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Saturday, January 22, 2005

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Agriculture, irrigation facilities inspected in Ayeyawady Division YANGON, 21 Jan — Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo inspected tasks of Ma Mya Dam Project in Hmyinwataung region of Myanaung Township on 16 January. Preparations for MICT Week-2005 inspected YANGON, 21 Jan — Chairman of the Leading Committee for Organizing the Fourth Myanma ICT Week-2005 Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein, accompanied by vice-chairmen of the leading committee Maj-Gen Thein Tun of the Ministry of Defence and member of Civil Service Selection and Training Board U Aung Myint and officials, arrived at Myanma Information and Communication Technology Park (MICT Park) on Hline University Campus in Hline Township this afternoon.		42nd Myanma Gems Emporium to be held in March YANGON, 21 Jan—The Myanma Gems Enterprise under the Ministry of Mines is making arrangements to hold the 42nd Myanma Gems Emporium in March 2005 in the interest of the State and gem entrepreneurs. The gem entrepreneurs will be able to generate their income more and more as gems and jewellery with a reasonable fixed reserve price will be sold through competitive bidding at the emporium. Military Band Competition continues YANGON, 21 Jan — The 14th Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) Military Band Competition to mark the 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day 2005 continued at the People’s Square on Pyay Road, here, this morning. The bands comprising students of Tamway Basic Education High School No 1 and Thakayta BEHS No 2 performed their skills demonstration.

International Relation

Hotels & Tourism Deputy Minister receives guests YANGON, 21 Jan — Chairman of Singapore-based Navitas Management Pte Ltd Mr Willian Tan and party called on Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu at the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, here, yesterday morning.

Region

Rules on Armed Forces Day Commemorative Painting and Sculpture Contests announced YANGON, 21 Jan — Hailing the 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day which falls on 27 March 2005, the Painting and Sculpture Contests and Exhibition Organizing Sub-committee under the Poem and Arts Competitions Organizing Work Committee chaired by Deputy Minister for Culture Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung announced rules on the Arts and Sculpture Contests. Myanma Cooperatives centenary commemorative Bagan Supermarket opened YANGON, 21 Jan—Mya Sein Shin Cooperative Ltd today opened Bagan Supermarket to mark the centenary of Myanma Cooperatives on the ground floor of the Cooperative Trade Centre (Saya San Plaza) at the corner of Saya San Road and University Avenue in Bahan Township. Plantations for greening Bago mountain range inspected YANGON, 21 Jan — Director of Arid Zone Greening Department (Mandalay Division) U Min Din, accompanied by officials at district and township levels, made an inspection tour of preparations for growing saplings and nursery tasks at 500 acres of watershed plantations in Tatkon Township, 60 acres of village fuel-substitute wood plantations of Yamethin Township, 10 acres of village fuel-substitute wood plantations in Ingon Village, 1,830 acres of watershed plantations in Tatkon and Yamethin townships and 115 acres of village fuel-substitute wood plantations on 14 and 15 January. Cash donated to funds of Home for the Aged in Yedashe YEDASHE, 21 Jan— The cash donation ceremony for construction of the Home for the Aged worth K 25 million was held at the residence of U Myint, owner of Moe In in Ward 1 of Yedashe, who is the chairman of the construction committee of the home for the aged, on 19 December afternoon. Kalaw Station Road put back into service KALAW, 10 Jan— A ceremony to put back into service repaved Kalaw Station Road was held at the road on 26 December.		Construction Ministry holds coord meeting YANGON, 21 Jan—The Ministry of Construction held its work coordination meeting at Public Works (Head Office) on Shwedagon Pagoda Road here today. Rural and urban development tasks carried out in Bago, Sagaing, Mandalay Divisions YANGON, 21 Jan — Toungoo Township Development Affairs Committee repaved the 810 feet long and 12 feet wide Tabinshwehti Road, the 675 feet long and 12 feet wide U Kar Road, the 950 feet long and 12 feet wide Bagyi Dagar Road and the 320 feet long and 12 feet wide Yeiktha Road in the township yesterday. Weinlaung tarred road commissioned into service in Tangyan YANGON, 21 Jan — As a gesture of hailing the 58th Anniversary Union Day, a ceremony to put back Weinlaung tarred road into service was held at the archway of the road in Ward 6 of Tangyan Township on 12 January. School building handed over in Yamethin YAMETHIN, 18 Jan — A ceremony to hand over school building of Letha BEPS in Ywadan Letha Village-tract of Yamethin Township was held at the school on 29 December. Aunglan Township gets tubewell AUNGLAN, 10 Jan — Aunglan Township Development Affairs Committee held a ceremony to open the tubewell in Sangale Village in Aunglan Township on 1 January. 250 copies of journals donated to Kawlin Township IPRD KAWLIN, 13 Jan — Under the leadership of Kawlin Township Writers and Journalists Association, a ceremony to donate books to Township Information and Public Relations Department was held at the office of the Township WJA on 13 December.

Sport

Zaw Paing Oo stands first in Air Bagan Open Golf C’ship YANGON, 21 Jan — The Air Bagan Open Golf Championship continued for the second day at Bagan Golf Course in NyaungU Township this morning.		Prizes presented to winners in First Inter-Department Volleyball Tourney of F&R Ministry YANGON, 21 Jan — The First Inter-Department Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Tournament of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue was held at Aung San Gymnasium, here, this afternoon.

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