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A Press Conference Held
 [26-11-2002]
- Myanmar’s continuous efforts for eradication of narcotic drug explained
Regular press conference held..........


A Press Conference Held
 [31-10-2002]
- Failed attempts to commit acts of terrorism by dispatching letter bombs to Myanmar embassies in Tokyo, Japan, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Thai citizens shoot and kill Myanmar citizens from Thai territory in the Myanmar-Thai border areas The New Destiny Project to totally eliminate poppy cultivation from Myanmar soil
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A Press Conference Held
 [25-9-2002]
Government Plans and Programmes for Prevention of Human Trafficking Distribution and Supply of Electrical Power..........


A Press Conference Held
 [12-9-2002]
Young foreign women sneaked into Maesai in Thailand to be sold as commercial sex workers. The Myanmar National Work Committee for Women’s Affairs. makes field trip to Mon. State and Kayin State to promote development of women in the region. Myanmar’s conduct of good neighbourly relations towards Thailand. Electrical Power Situation Clarified
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A Press Conference Held
 [3-9-2002]
News Bulletin Issued by the UN on the Reduction of Opium Production in Myanmar.
News reports that Myanmar dissidents living in Yodaya had been seized and sent back to Myanmar. Chairman of the Yodaya Senate Foreign Relations Committee  makes false claims that the news of the rape of Shan women by members of the Myanmar Armed Forces, is true........


A Press Conference Held
 [26-8-2002]
The identity of individuals and groups, who have falsely accused members of the Myanmar Armed Forces of the rape of Shan women now exposed.............


A Press Conference Held
 [17-8-2002]
Action taken against brokers and illegal traders involved in human trafficking; Members of the Myanmar National Working Committees Women's Affairs make a field trip to the Shan State (East) to implement development programmes and projects for Myanmar women in the region; Female twins conjoined at the hip separated after successful surgical operation at the Mandalay Paediatric Hospital .............


A Press Conference Held
 [9-8-2002]
The affair concerning the hospitalization of Shan women who have allegedly been sexually molested by members of the Myanmar Armed Forces;
The rumour that the Myanmar Armed Forces were planning on conducting military exercises; The allegation that Myanmar had demanded 60 million bahts to Border Gates; Thirteen Yodaya citizens detained on suspicion of being intelligence agents. .............


A Press Conference Held
 [30-7-2002]
Ywet Sit's SURA group have committed 25 atrocious acts,  KNU terrorist insurgents have committed over 50 atrocious acts including atrocities since January 1988, killing 100 innocent people and wounding 230. .............


A Press Conference Held
 [12-7-2002]
Responses made concerning allegations that members of Myanmar Tatmadaw have molested women of Shan nationality; The Situation of the SURASI (143) Military Exercise of the Yodaya Armed Forces. .............


A Press Conference Held
 [24-6-2002]
Myanmar Army Outposts on the Myanmar-Yodaya Border Seized by SURA Drug Trafficking Insurgents Successfully Recaptured by Myanmar Armed Forces .............


A Press Conference Held
 [19-6-2002]
Regular press conference explains " The Control of Money Laundering Law " to ease public anxiety; The Law enacted to protect public interests and not to cause public sufferings ........


A Press Conference Held
 [14-6-2002]
Briefing Concerning the Attacks on Myanmar Tatmadaw Outposts Along the Myanmar Thai Border by the Opium Smuggling Insurgent Group SURA and the KNU Insurgent Group with the Support of the Yodaya Army
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A Press Conference Held
 [8-6-2002]
Press conference on destruction of poppy seeds, seized narcotic drugs, precursor chemicals and paraphernalia in Lashio, Laukkai.............


A Press Conference Held
 [7-6-2002]
Heads of Diplomatic Missions briefed on Yodaya's provision of refuge, support and assistance to armed insurgent groups from Myanmar.............


A Press Conference Held
 [6-6-2002]
Attacks to be launched by Tatmadaw to recapture Tatmadaw outposts and people's militia camps explained to Military Attaches .........


School bus attacked in Yodaya designed to harm bilateral relations
 [4-6-2002]
Yodaya television news station reported that two Yodaya youths were killed and 15 wounded in an attack .........


A Press Conference Held
 [4-6-2002]
Tatmadaw to launch attack to recapture military outposts and camps seized by SURA drug-trafficking terrorists; Myanmar will respond if its soldiers are fired by heavy weapons during the attack .........


A Press Conference Held
 [30-5-2002]
SURA Drug Trafficking Terrorists and KNU Terrorists , permitted to settle in Yodaya territory and in conjunction with Yodaya army troops are attacking Myanmar outposts. Myanmar citizens .........


A Press Conference Held
 [28-5-2002]
SURA Drug Trafficking Terrorists and KNU Terrorists create problems on Myanmar-Yodaya Border to sow suspicion and create misunderstanding and dissension between the two countries.
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A Press Conference Held
 [21-5-2002]
Follow-up news concerning the attack on Myanmar Army Posts by SURA drug trafficking insurgents who were given heavy artillery support by Thai military units on the Myanmar-Thai Border.
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A Press Conference Held
 [20-5-2002]
It was attended by Minister for Labour U Tin Win, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung.......


A Press Conference Held
 [17-5-2002]
KNU and ABSDF terrorists attack Min Let Pan Village in Myawaddy Township on Myanmar-Thai Border. Thai media distort news and falsely claim that narcotic drugs were seized.....


Press Meet of Third Special Working Group Meeting on Singapore-Kunming Rail Link held
 [15-5-2002]
The Press Meet of the Third Special Working Group Meeting on the Singapore Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) between delegation leaders and officials of the ASEAN Secretariat and journalists was held at Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road at 9.45 am today.


A Press Conference Held
 [9-5-2002]
Regular press conference held with local and foreign journalists Reception of Myanmars working illegally in Thailand explained; Myanmar launching narcotics elimination and opium-substitute crops cultivation projects; Action taken against smuggling of cars into Myanmar from other country KNU terrorist insurgents fire at passenger buses, blow up gas pipelines
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A Press Conference Held
 [28-4-2002]
A press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road here at 12.30 pm today. As explained by Lt-Col San Pwint at the meeting, there is a small encampment of the "Wa" national group on Hill Point 3850, approximate map reference (U-465488) in the Mong Yun region of Monghsat Township on the Myanmar-Thai Border......


A Press Conference Held
 [18-4-2002]
A press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at Tatmadaw guest house on Inya Road here at 1 pm today. As explained by Lt-Col San Pwint at the briefing, On the third day of the "Thingyan" Water Festival, 15 April 2002 at 4.15 p.m. an incident occurred where a time-bomb placed on a "pedicab" exploded on Bogyoke Road in front of the "Swe Sone" Restaurant and Thein Kaba Tea Shop in Ward No.1 of the border town of Myawaddy......


A Press Conference Held
 [5-4-2002]
A press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at Tatmadaw guest house on Inya Road here at 12 pm today. Present were Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint  Maung, Deputy Minister for information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Office of the Chief of Military Intelligence for Chief of Military Intelligence Col. Kyaw Thein.....


Regular press conference held
 [1-4-2002]
A regular press conference was held at Tatmadaw guest house on Inya Road this evening.  Present were Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs .Brig-Gen Thura Myint  Maung, Deputy Minister for information Brig-Gen Aung Thein.....


SURA attacked Pachee outpost to mislead certain western nation into viewing it as prime mover in drug eradication and the world into believing Myanmar Tatmadaw to be drug producer Three SURA members who exchanged arms for peace give first-hand account to ambassadors
 [29-3-2002]
 The ambassadors of foreign missions met with SURA company commander Kum Kham, platoon commander Aik Maung and private Aik Pee at Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road at 10 am today. Kum Kham, Aik Maung and Aik Pee had recently exchanged arms for peace and given a first-hand account of the terrorist acts of SURA drug-trafficking insurgent Ywet Sit's group.....


Military attaches meet with SURA members who exchanged arms for peace
  [28-3-2002]
The foreign military attaches met with SURA company commander Kum Kham, platoon commander Aik Maung and private Aik Pee at Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road this afternoon. Kum Kham, Aik Maung and Aik Pee had recently exchanged arms for peace


A Press conference held
  [21-3-2002]
A press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road here at 12 pm today.....


A Press conference held
  [20-3-2002]
A press conference with Foreign Ambassadors, Defence Service Attaches, local and foreign journalists was held at the Drug Museum on Kyundaw Road, here at 10.30 am today....


A Special Press conference held 
  [18-3-2002]
A special press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road, here at 12 pm today....


A Special Press conference held 
  [12-3-2002]
A special press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road, here at 12 pm today....


A Special Press conference held
  [9-3-2002]
A special press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at the Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road here at 2 pm today. It was attended by Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung........


Regular Press conference held
  
[6-3-2002]
A regular Press conference with local and foreign journalists took place at the Tatmadaw guest house on Inya Road here this morning. Present at the meeting were Minister for Labour U Tin Winn.....


Regular press conference held
  
[21-1-2002]
Regular press conference with local and foreign journalists was held at Tatmadaw Guest House on Inya Road here this afternoon. Present on the occasion were Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, Vice-Chief of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win........