Senior General Than Shwe sends message of sympathy to Indonesian President

YANGON, 29 March — Messages of sympathy have been sent from Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe to President of Indonesia Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, from Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Vice-Senior General Maung Aye to Vice President of Indonesia Mr Jusuf Kalla, from Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Lt-Gen Soe Win to President of Indonesia Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and from Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, U Nyan Win to Foreign Minister of Indonesia Dr N Hassan Wirajuda for the extensive loss of life and property suffered by Indonesia as a result of the powerful earthquake that occurred off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia on 28 March 2005.

Delegate group of intellectuals and intelligentsia reads proposal papers

YANGON, 29 March—The National Convention plenary session continued at the Pyidaungsu Hall of the Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township this morning.

Action to be taken against persons who still own unlicensed car after the last date 31.3.2005

YANGON, 29 March — At the Press Conference held on 9 November 2004, the director-general of Myanmar Police Force had already explained that all cars can be used only if that are licensed according to the existing law of the State; that the Government is impounding the unlicensed cars; that only the vehicle will be confiscated, without taking any action against the owner and the driver and without asking them about the seller of the car and the means they had used in obtaining the car; that the best way for the owner of a unlicensed car is to hand it over to the nearest police station.

Curriculum Vitae of His Excellency Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore

His Excellency Mr Lee Hsien Loong was born on 10 February 1952. He was educated in Nanyang Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He was graduated in 1974 with First Class Honours in Mathematics and a Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge of the United Kingdom. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University of America in 1980.

Arrangements for 42nd Myanma Gems Emporium previewed

YANGON, 29 March—Patron of the Central Committee for the Myanma Gems Emporium Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint previewed arrangements for the 42nd Myanma Gems Emporium (2005) at Myanma Gems Mart on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road here this afternoon.

USDA courses opened

YANGON, 29 March—The opening of organizational course (basic) No 22, computer course (basic) No 20 and first national culture and morals course took place at Dagon Myothit (East) Union Solidarity and Development Association Office this morning.

Monsee TV retransmission station airs programmes

YANGON, 29 March — Under the TV retransmission programme, TV relay stations are being built one after another. And construction of a TV retransmission station was completed in Monsee, Shan State on 23 March. Programmes of Myanma Television have been on the air beginning 24 March, it is learnt.

U Soe Myint presents credentials to President of Turkey

YANGON, 30 March — U Soe Myint, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmar to the Republic of Trukey, presented his Credentials to His Excellency Mr Ahmet Sezer, President of the Republic of Turkey, on 30 March 2005, in Ankara.

6th international ICT exhibition launched

YANGON, 29 March—The opening of the sixth international ICT exhibition, sponsored by the Myanmar Computer Federation and organized by the Myanmar Computer Industrialists Association and the Myanmar Computer Scientists Association took place at the Myanmar Convention Centre on Mindhamma Road here this morning.

K 2.5 million for Women Care Centre (Mandalay)

YANGON, 29 March—A ceremony to donate cash to Women Care Centre (Mandalay) of Social Welfare Department took place at the SWD (Head Office) on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Mayangon Township here this afternoon.

Country Coordinating Mechanism Meeting for Global Fund
for Fight against AIDS/TB/Malaria held

YANGON, 29 March — The Country Coordinating Mechanism Meeting for Global Fund for Fight against AIDS/TB/Malaria organized by the Ministry of Health was held at the Department of Health (Head Office) on Theinbyu Street this afternoon.