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Monday, March 14, 2005 |
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Khabaung dam project
will irrigate 100,000 acres of farmland and power plant project can generate 30
megawatts Senior General Than Shwe inspects Khabaung Multipurpose Dam Project,
Thandaung Hill Station
Yangon,
13 March — Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior
General Than Shwe, accompanied by members of the State
Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann,
Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung
Myint Oo, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and Lt-Gen Tin Aye,
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein,
Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Chairman of
Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander of
Southern Command Maj-Gen Ko Ko, the ministers, senior
military officers, officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office and departmental officials,
arrived at Khabaung Multipurpoe Dam Project in Oktwin
Township from Shwegyin Township by helicopter on 11
March afternoon.
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Lt-Gen Maung Bo
inspects development tasks in Khamaukgyi Township
YANGON,
13 March — Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo, accompanied by Chairman of
Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Ohn Myint,
officials of the State Peace and Development Council
Office and departmental heads, inspected oil palm
plantations, agriculture, transport and regional
development in Khamaukgyi Township, Kawthoung District,
on 7 March morning.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint on
tour of Myitkyina
YANGON,
13 March — State Peace and Development Council member
Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence met military
officers, other ranks and their families at the hall of
Myitkyina Station on 10 March morning and called for
discharging duties in the interest of the people
upholding the three main national causes, implementation
of the five rural development tasks in cooperation with
local people, measure to be taken by responsible
officials for the health, education and social welfare
of the Tatmadaw families and undertaking of
manageable-scale livestock breeding.
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International
Relation
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Malaysian delegation arrives
YANGON,
13 March — The Malaysian trade and investment delegation
led by Minister of the International Trade and Industry
of Malaysia Dato’ Seri Rafidah Aziz arrived here by air
at 3 pm today.
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Religion
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Senior General Than
Shwe offers rice, edible oil, alms to
Sayadaws of
monasteries in Toungoo
YANGON,
13 March — A ceremony to donate rice, edible oil and
alms to Sayadaws of monasteries in Toungoo Township was
held at Sasana Hitakari Beikmandaw in Toung-oo yesterday
morning, attended by Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services Senior General Than Shwe.
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Region
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Tatmadawmen of
military columns entertained
YANGON,
13 March — Under the arrangements of Directorate of
Public Relations and Psychological Warfare of the
Ministry of Defence, Tatmadawmen of military columns
were entertained with songs, dances, Anyeints and films
by Defence Services TV Broadcasting Unit, Nos 1 and 2
Mobile Public Relations Units at local battalions
yesterday evening.
Culture Minister oversees maintenance tasks of ancient
stupas in Bangan NyaungU
YANGON,
13 March— Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung,
accompanied by officials, inspected the renovation and
maintenance tasks of ancient stupas, plots of royal
building and reconstruction of Bagan Golden Palace in
Bagan-NyaungU in NyaungU District, Mandalay Division,
this morning.
Deputy Minister
inspects CNG filling stations
YANGON,
13 March— Deputy Ministry for Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay
together with officials inspected the opening of
Compressed Natural Gas filling stations in Yangon City
this afternoon.
Yenangyoung
Industrial Zone, small loan services inspected
YANGON,
13 March — Minister for Cooperatives Col Zaw Min urged
entrepreneurs to manufacture two-wheel and three-wheel
motorcycles in their Yenangyoung Industrial Zone, Magway
Division, on 11 March.
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Dry Day Supervisory
Committee makes inspection
YANGON,
13 March— Chairman of Dry Day Supervisory Committee
Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, together with
Supervisory Group Deputy Leader Deputy Minister for
Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay and members Provost Marshal
Maj-Gen Saw Hla, senior military officers and
departmental heads, and another group comprising, deputy
group leader Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen
Phone Swe, Vice Quartermaster-General Maj-Gen Htin Aung
Kyaw, senior military officers and departmental heads
led by Deputy Minister for Construction U Tint Swe
supervised the functions of the dry day inspection teams
at the main points in Yangon City this morning and
afternoon.
Armed Forces Day
commemorative computer quiz continues
YANGON,
13 March — Organized by Work Committee for Holding the
Booths of Twelve Objectives of the State, the 60th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day commemorative computer quiz
2005 continued at Defence Services Museum and Historical
Research Institute, Dagon Township this morning.
NC delegates visit
pagodas, churches in Yangon City
YANGON,
13 March — As it being a holiday, under the arrangement
of the National Convention Convening Management
Committee and Reception and Accommodation Sub-Committee,
the delegates to the National Convention visited pagodas
and churches in Yangon today.
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Sports
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Winners of Yangon
Command military band, volleyball team honoured
YANGON,
13 March — A ceremony to host dinner to Tatmadawmen of
Yangon Command military band which won the first
championship shield of the 14th Defence Services (Army,
Navy and Air) military band contest 2005 to mark 60th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day and those of Yangon Command
volleyball team which did Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air)
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Shield volleyball
tournament was held at the hall of Yangon Command
Headquarters yesterday eveing.
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