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Friday,
January 21, 2005 |
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Headlines
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Foreign Heads
of State send felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe
YANGON, 20 Jan— The following are
messages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of State to Senior General Than
Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of
Myanmar, on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union
of Myanmar:
 A & I Minister
visits Kunchaung-2 Dam Project
YANGON, 20 Jan—Minister for
Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo on 16 January inspected the
Kunchaung-2 Dam Project being implemented in Kyangin Township, Ayeyawady
Division.
Four Ministers
receive Chinese Ambassador, technicians
YANGON, 20 Jan — Minister for
Industry-1 U Aung Thaung, Minister for National Planning and Economic
Development U Soe Tha, Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Minister for
Science and Technology and for Labour U Thaung received Chinese Ambassador to
Myanmar Mr Li Jinjun and Vice Governor of Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s
Government Ms Shang Yuyin and technicians at the hall of the Department of Human
Settlement and Housing Development on Bogyoke Aung San Street, here, on 18
January.
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Ukrainian PM
sends felicitations to Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win
YANGON, 20 Jan— The following is
a message of felicitations from Mr Victor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine,
to Lt-Gen Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, on the occasion of
the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar:
Home Affairs
Minister inspects construction of Police Housing Estates
YANGON, 20 Jan — Minister for
Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo, accompanied by Deputy Director-General of Myanmar
Police Force Col Zaw Win, Police Quartermaster-General Police Brig-Gen Win Soe
and police staff officers, inspected progress in building Lanmadaw Police
Station at the corner of Maha Bandoola and Phonegyi Streets in Lanmadaw Township
on 18 January.
Tatmadawmen
taking part in Military Band Competition
YANGON, 20 Jan — The 14th Defence
Services (Army, Navy and Air) Military Band Competition in commemoration of the
60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day 2005 continued at the People’s Square, here,
this morning.
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Free transport
during MICT Park Week 2005
YANGON, 20 Jan—The fourth Myanmar
ICT Week 2005 will be held on a grand scale at the park in Hline Township from
21 to 27 January. It will include ICT booths, talks, workshops, ICT products
presentation, and ICT contests.
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Region
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Winners in
Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award Contest announced
YANGON, 20 Jan — The Government
has been presenting prizes to winners in the manuscript contest spending the
interest of the literary fund donated by wellwisher U Ohn Pe of Pakokku since
1993. The winners list of the 12th Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award Contest was
announced today.
Pakokku U Ohn
Pe Library Award winners announced
YANGON, 20 Jan — “Myathida of
Ayeyawady and other articles” of writer Moe Htet Myint (Delta),
“Shwe-naingngan-ei-ahlathitsa” of writer Yuwady Khin Oo and
“Akyinna-maha-tadine” of writer Yuwady Khin Sein Hlaing were announced as
winners of Pakokku U Ohn Pe Library Book Award today by the Library Committee.
Plantations for
greening Bago mountain range inspected
YANGON, 20 Jan — Director-General
U Tun Tun of Arid Zones Greening Department made an inspection tour of 200 acres
of plantations in watershed areas for greening Bago mountain range in
Taungdwingyi Township,...
Implementation
of rural development tasks picking up momentum
YANGON, 20 Jan—The township
Development Affairs Committees are carrying out civil engineering projects and
rural development tasks with added momentum under the supervision of the
Development Affairs Department of the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas and
National Races and Development Affairs.
Meeting on ELF
held
YANGON, 20 Jan — A ceremony to
meet National Task Force for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis was held in
Insein Township this morning.
Panpyolatt Arts
Gallery extended to 23 Jan
YANGON, 20 Jan — The Third
Panpyolatt Arts Gallery of teachers of the Arts Department under the Ministry of
Culture (Yangon) held at the National Museum starting 14 January will be kept
open on Bakri Id day without closing and it extended till 23 January in order
that enthusiasts would observe it.
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Preparations
made for 60th Armed Forces Day Exhibition
YANGON, 20 Jan — The booths at
the Defence Services Museum were decorated for an exhibition to mark the 60th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day this morning. Officials concerned inspected
preparations for booths to complete them on time for the exhibition daily.
Myanmar Dental
Conference on 26 Jan
YANGON, 20 Jan — The opening
ceremony of the 25th Myanmar Dental Conference and the 6th Joint-meeting of
Myanmar Dental Association and FDI will be held at International Business Centre
on Pyay Road at 8 am on 26 January.
Rules for Armed
Forces Day commemorative poem contest announced
YANGON, 20 Jan—Hailing the 60th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day which falls on 27 March 2005, the Poem Contest
Organizing Sub-committee under the Poem and Arts Competition Organizing Work
Committee, chaired by Deputy Minister for Culture Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung, has
announced to hold the Poem Contest to mark the 60th Anniversary Armed Forces
Day.
AGM of MFF,
Marine Products Exhibition to be held
YANGON, 20 Jan — The 6th Annual
General Meeting of Myanmar Fisheries Federation and the opening ceremony of MFF
new building will be held at the office of the federation at the corner of
Bayintnaung Road and Sethmusaywa Road on 24 January.
Hlawga Wildlife Park kept open on Bakri Id Day
YANGON, 20 Jan—The Forest
Department today announced that the Hlawga Wildlife Park will be kept open on 21
January (Bakri Id Day) from 8 am to 5 pm for recreation of the public.
Training
courses conclude at Communications & Postal Training Centre
YANGON, 20 Jan — The e-Government
Workshop Training Course for Senior Officials and the e-Mail Operating Course
concluded at Communications and Postal Training Centre of Myanma Posts and
Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs
this morning.
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Self-reliant
creek bridge opened
YANGON, 20 Jan — The opening
ceremony of self-reliant Taungkhinyan creek bridge was held at the bridge near
Shwebo Village in Gangaw Township on 18 January with an address by Gangaw
District Peace and Development Council Chairman Lt-Col Hla Swe.
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Drug
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Stimulant
tablets seized in Tachilek
YANGON, 20 Jan — A total of
18,000 WY-brand stimulant tablets were seized at a hotel in Tachilek, Eastern
Shan State, on 11 December 2004.
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Sport
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First Air Bagan
Open Golf Championship opened
YANGON, 20 Jan — With the
sponsorship of Air Bagan Ltd, the First Air Bagan Open Golf Championship,
co-organized by Myanmar Professional Golfers Association and Myanmar Golf
Federation, was opened at Bagan Golf Course in NyaungU Township this morning.
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Poem
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In unison
* To attend the Convention in
unison
The day has been declared
* The nation’s cause, our cause
We shall discuss
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