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Thursday, March 17, 2005 |
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Headlines
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Senior General Than
Shwe sends felicitations to Ireland
YANGON,
17 March — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the
State Peace and Development Council of the Union of
Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to Her
Excellency Dr Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, on
the occasion of the National Day of Ireland, which falls
on 17 March 2005.
 Meetings
of NC delegate groups held
YANGON,
16 March — Delegate groups of political parties and
peasants held their meetings to compile the proposals to
be submitted to the NCC Work Committee at designated
meeting halls in Nyaunghnapin Camp, Hmawby in the
morning and afternoon today. Present at the meetings
were group-wise members of panel of chairmen and NC
delegates.
 Lt-Gen
Maung Bo tours Myeik, Kyunsu Townships
YANGON,
16 March — Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence gave
instructions on economic, social, transport and regional
development of Taninthayi Division to officials at the
hall of Coastal Region Command Headquarters in Myeik on
11 March.
 Lt-Gen
Maung Bo attends opening of multimedia classrooms of BEMS in Myeik
YANGON,
16 March—A ceremony to open renovated buildings and open
multimedia classrooms of Basic Education Primary School
in Myitnge Ward, Myeik Township, Tanin-thayi Division,
was held at the school on 11 March.
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 NC
delegates, wellwishers donate K 14.3m hailing 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day
YANGON,
16 March — As a gesture of hailing the 60th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day, the cash donation ceremony of
delegates to the National Convention and wellwishers was
held at Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township at 2 pm
today, attended by Chairman of the National Convention
Convening Commission Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein.
Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win sends felicitations to his
counterpart of Ireland
YANGON,
17 March — Lt-Gen Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union
of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His
Excellency Mr Bertie Ahern, Prime Minister of Ireland,
on the occasion of the National Day of Ireland, which
falls on 17 March 2005.
 Alleged
forced recruitment of soldiers especially child
conscriptions are based on false information
YANGON,
16 March — The Information Committee of the State Peace
and Development Council held the press conference
(2/2005) yesterday.
 Lt-Gen
Maung Bo inspects regional development tasks in Bokpyin,
Taninthayi Division
YANGON,
16 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, ...
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International
Relation
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Foreign Minister
sends felicitations to his counterpart of Ireland
YANGON,
17 March — U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of
felicitations to His Excellency Mr Dermot Ahern,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland, on the occasion
of the National Day of Ireland, which falls on 17 March
2005.
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Minister meets
Singaporean Sayadaw
YANGON,
16 March— Sayadaw of Buddhist Golden Temple Monastery in
Singapore Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Ven Shi Fa Zhao and
party called on Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen
Thura Myint Maung at the latter’s office yesterday
evening.
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Region
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Government and KNU
in direct contact Progress has been made in the discussions between officials
concerned and KNU delegates
YANGON,
16 March — The Information Committee of the State Peace
and Development Council held the press conference No
2/2005 yesterday afternoon at the Ministry of
Information.
Commander, USDA
Secretariat Member tour Kachin State
YANGON,
16 March — Chairman of Kachin State Peace and
Development Council Commander of Northern Command Maj-Gen
Maung Maung Swe and Member of the Secretariat of the
Union Solidarity and Development Association Brig-Gen
Thein Zaw on 11 March delivered addresses at the opening
of Executive Management Course No 2 of Kachin State USDA
and other summer courses at the city hall in Myitkyina.
Task for sufficient
supply of drinking water inspected
YANGON,
16 March — Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee
Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, accompanied by Head of
Engineering Department (Water and Sanitation) U Thaung
Yin and officials concerned inspected measures being
taken for providing assistance to ensure sufficient
drinking water for Yangonites yesterday morning.
Cash and kind
donated to MMCWA
YANGON,
16 March — As a gesture of hailing the annual meeting of
Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association,
wellwishers donated cash and kind to MMCWA at its
association building at the corner of Thanthuma and
Parami Streets yesterday afternoon.
Talks on general
knowledge of MWAF held
YANGON,
16 March — With the aim of enhancing efficiency of MWAF
members and developing their knowledge, the talks on
international general knowledge took place at the
federation on 14 March, attended by the president, the
vice-president, the general secretary and the
joint-general secretary and official of the MWAF.
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 An
evidence of Ywet Sit’s SURA insurgent group on producing and trafficking
narcotic drugs
YANGON,
16 March — Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan
added his explanation on acts of SURA terrorist group
led by Ywet Sit under cover of liberation of Shan State
concerning manufacturing of narcotic drugs, drug
trafficking and its related matters at the press
conference No 2/2005 held by the Information Committee
of the State Peace and Development Council on 15 March.
Armed Forces Day
comemmorative booths inspected
YANGON,
16 March — Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung
Thein together with Managing Director of News and
Periodicals Enterprise Col Soe Win and officials of the
Ministry of Information checked booths of the ministry
and those of nation-building endeavours to be displayed
at Defence Services Museum to mark the 60th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day this morning.
Tatmadawmen of
parade columns entertained
YANGON,
16 March — Under the arrangement of Directorate of Pubic
Relations and Psychological Warfare, No 1 and No 2
Mobile Public Relations Units entertained Tatmadawmen of
various columns with films at different camps yesterday
evening.
Prize winners
announced
YANGON,
16 March — The list of winners in the Myawady colour
photo contest and those who won the best manuscript
prizes of Myawady and Ngwetayi magazines for 2004 were
announced today.
Exhibition booths
inspected
YANGON,
16 March — Minister for Rail Transporation Maj-Gen Aung
Min together with Deputy Minister Thura U Thaung Lwin,
this morning, arrived at the Defence Services Museum in
which the booths are to be displayed for the 60th
Anniversary Armed Forced Day Exhibition.
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Sports
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Myanmar youth win
over host Brunei 6-0
YANGON,
16 March — Selected Myanmar youth team, as its second
match in the Group B trounced host Brunei youth team 6-0
by retaining its capability of goal score at the
Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy Under-21 Invitational Football
Tournament today.
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27th
Inter-State/Division Golf Championship continues
YANGON,
16 March — Yangon Division team stood first by firing
456 strokes in total gross at the top of the leader
board after the second round of the team scratch event
in the 27th Inter-State/Division Golf Championship being
held at Danyingon Golf Club, here, this morning.
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Inter-State/Division
Golf Championship 2005 opens
YANGON,
15 March—The opening of the 27th Inter-State/Division
Golf Team Championship 2005, mainly sponsored by Isuzu
Motor Ltd, took place at Yangon Golf Club in Danyingon
this morning.
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