Innovative measures are to be taken with added momentum for production
of electrical apparatuses Senior General Than Shwe inspects Kunchaung Hydropower Project, Ye Nwe Multi-purpose Dam Project in Bago Division

YANGON, 15 March—Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe held a meeting with Tatmadaw members and families of local regiments and units of Toungoo Station at Southern Command Headquarters in Toungoo yesterday morning.

Myanmar welcomes ratification of the Anti-secession Law by NPC of the People’s Republic of China

YANGON, 15 March—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar today issued a statement with regard to the ratification of the Anti-Secession Law by the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China unanimously on 14 March 2006.

The full text of the statement is as follows:-

Upgrading of roads and bridges along Taninthayi-Bokpyin Road inspected

YANGON, 15 March — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Ohn Myint, Brig-Gen Thura Thet Oo Maung of Bok-pyin Station, senior military officers, officials of the State Peace and Development Council office and heads of departments, inspected upgrading of roads and bridges along Taninthayi Bok-pyin Road and cultivation of oil palm on 10 March.

Big nations of west bloc use ILO as political forum to put pressure on Myanmar in order to install their puppet government in power

YANGON, 15 March — The Information Committee of the State Peace and Development Council held the press conference (2/2005) on the arbitrary pressure put on Myanmar by ILO, endeavours of Myanmar in combating the danger of narcotic drug abuse, matters relating to producing and trafficking of narcotic drugs by the SURA insurgent group led by Ywet Sit under cover of Shan State liberation movement and other related matters at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Information on Theinbyu Road here at 3 pm today.

Myanmar delegation leaves for India

YANGON, 15 March— Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun this morning left here by air for India to attend meeting on information and communication technology of public relations departments and the finance sector to be held in New Delhi from 16 to 18 March.

New houses for rural people in Patheingyi Township

YANGON, 15 March— Deputy Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Tin Ngwe, accompanied by officials, on 11 March, inspected water supply tasks in TadaU in Mandalay Division.

New roads put into service in Bago Division

YANGON, 15 March— As a gesture of hailing the 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day, ceremonies to open new roads were held on 13 March in townships of Bago Division.