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 Monday,    8  January  2001
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  1. Secretary-2 inspects rehearsal for Military Band  Contest opening ceremony
  2. Appointment of Ambassador agreed on
  3. Magway Division War Veteran Organization holds pre-conference
  4. Trade Training Courses to open soon
  5. Sunflower and sesame cultivation demonstrated in  Hmawby Township
  6. Cash and kind donated to DSRO
  7. USDA CEC member meets executives and organizers
  8. Provisions donated to monasteries in Yankin Township
  9. 26 members resign from Labutta Township NLD of own accord
(1) Secretary-2 inspects rehearsal for Military Band Contest opening  ceremony

YANGON, 7 Jan-The rehearsal for opening ceremony of the 56th Anniversary  Armed Forces Day  Commemorative Tenth Military Band Contest was held at the People's Square this morning. Chairman of  Leading Committee for Observance of  the 56th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Patron of Tenth Military
Band Contest  Chief of Bureau of Special Operations Chief of Staff (Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo  inspected the  rehearsal.

Also present on the occasion were Chairman of Management Committee for the  Contest Commander of  Yangon Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, Chief of Armed  Forces Training Maj-Gen Win Myint, Chairman of Organizing Committee for the  Contest Vice-Adjutant General Brig-Gen Maung Nyo, Vice-
Quartermaster-General  Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, Provost Marshal Brig-Gen Saw Hla, Director of Military   Training Brig-Gen Aung Kyi, Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Soe Win, Director-General of Fire Services Department U Myint Tun and  officials. Band troupes of Tatmadaw  (Army, Navy and Air) rehearsed for the  Contest.

Afterwards, Guard of Honour Band, Military Band, MPF Band and Myanmar Fire  Brigade Band  presented skill demonstrations.

Secretary-2 attends prize presentation ceremony of Ministry of Defence

YANGON, 7 Jan-A ceremony to present prizes to outstanding students who are  offspring of Tatmadaw members (Army, Navy and Air) and passed their  examinations in 1999-2000 academic year, was held at the hall of the Ministry  of Defence this afternoon, attended by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and   Development Council Chief of Bureau of Special Operations Chief of Staff  (Army) Lt-Gen Tin Oo. Also present on the occasion were directors of  departments and offices under of the Ministry, senior military officers, parents officers and other ranks and outstanding students. The Secretary-2  spoke on the occasion. Then, the Secretary-2, the directors and senior military officers presented prizes to 131  outstanding students 61 in Basic  Education Primary level , 13 in Middle School level, three ninth  standard students, 46 tenth standard students and eight university/college students.  The ceremony  came to a close at 2.30 p.m.

Last date for marching and military song competition extended

YANGON, 7 Jan-Sub-committee for organizing military and marching song  competition has invited entries to the 56th Anniversary Armed Forces Day commemorative military and marching songs composing competition. The  Sub-committee is a body of the Work Committee for holding poetry and art  competition, headed by Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt. Marching song  composing competition  includes open division and military song competition has level 1 and level 2. In addition to the first,  second and third prizes, special prizes will be awarded in both competitions.

Rules and regulations for composing of the marching songs are as follows:  Composing of songs should  be based on the Twelve National Objectives the objectives of the 56th Anniversary Armed Forces Day  and the twelve traditions of the Tatmadaw. Anyone can compete in military song competition. There are  level-1 and level-2 in the competition. Composers and vocalists of level-1 are not allowed to take part in  the level-2. Those who had won first, second or third prizes in the level-2 will be allowed to participate
only in the level-1. Entrants in individual or group categories are allowed to compose only one song  each. Marching songs must be composed in accord with the composing system. Military songs must be Myanmar tune and Myanmar style. All  songs must be four to six minutes long.

Entries must be sound singing with complete music. Each reel or tape is  permitted to record only one  song. Suitable title of the song can be given. Ten copies of typed song and the original copy of the music notes should be  presented together with the recorded cassette tape or reel. Brief biography  of the  composer and vocalist is to be sent together with three passport-size (2"x2 1/2') colour photos. Tentatively selected persons will be announced  to take part in the final competition. Entries are to be  sent to U Ko Ko  Htwe, Secretary of the Sub-committee for organizing military and marching  song competition, Myanma Radio and Television, Pyay Road, Yangon, not later  than 16 January 2001.

(2) Appointment of Ambassador agreed on

YANGON, 8 Jan-The Government of the Union of Myanmar has agreed to the  appointment of Mr Oum Maolanon as Ambassador Extraordinary and  Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Union of Myanmar.

Mr Oum Maolanon was born on 25 March 1949 and graduated from Thammasat  University of Bangkok, Thailand, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in  International Relations. He joined the Ministry of Foreign  Affairs of  Thailand in 1971 and has served in various capacities in the Ministry as well as in Thai  Embassies in Jakarta and Washington and at the Permanent Mission  of Thailand to the United Nations Office in Geneva. In 1998, he served as  Deputy Director-General of the Department of Economic Affairs
and from 1999  he has been serving as Deputy Director-General of the Department of  Information at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. Mr Oum Maolanon  is married.

(3) Magway Division War Veteran Organization holds pre-conference

YANGON, 7 Dec-The pre-conference of Myanmar War Veteran Organization (Magway  Division) was held at Magway City Hall at 9 am today, attended by Patron of  Myanmar War Veteran Organization (Magway Division) Chairman of Magway  Division Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen Thein Zaw.

Also present on  the occasion were members of Central Organizing Committee of Myanmar War Veteran  Organization Deputy Minister for Education Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung,  Vice-Chairman of Yangon City  Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa  and Director-General of Social Welfare Department U Sit Myaing, senior  military officers in the division, members of supervisory committee for the  organization, division level officials, chairmen of township Peace and  Development Councils, executives of USDA, Maternal and Child Welfare  Association and Women's Affairs Work Committee in Magway Division, members of  Myanmar Red Cross Society, Auxiliary Fire Brigade, My! anmar Writers and  Journalists Association, merchants association and economic enterprises,  officials and invited guests. Lt-Col Myint Tun (Retd) chaired the conference  with Lt-Col Tin Ngwe (Retd), and Maj Tin Hlaing (Retd). Daw Tin Moe Kyi and  Daw Thein Kyu Myint acted as masters of ceremonies.

The master of ceremonies read out the agenda and opened the conference. Then,  Lt-Col Myint Tun delivered an opening speech. Capt Aung Kyi (Retd), Maj Tun  Sein (Retd) and Maj Kyi Than (Retd) of  Supervisory Committee for War Veteran  Organization (Magway Division) read out three sections of the report  respectively.

Afterwards, Maj Sein Hlaing (Retd) read out the report on National Politics,  Maj Maung Maung Nyein (Retd) on National Defence and Security, Capt Thet Aung  (Retd) on Economic Sector, Capt Tin Myint Aung on Social Welfare and Capt Saw  Sein Tun (Retd) on Community Works Sector. Chairman Lt-Col Myint Tun (Retd)  made a concluding speech and the ceremony came to an end with the chanting of  slogans.

Central Organizing Committee of MWVO presented K 1 million, Magway Division  Peace and Development Council K 100,000, District Peace and Development  Councils K 100,000, Myan-mar
Police Force (Magway Division) K 60,000, Magway  Division Development Committee K 50,000, Magway Division Maternal and Child  Welfare Association K 50,000, Asia World Co Ltd K 50,000, Contact Co K  50,000, Magway Division USDA K 30,000, Magway Division Red Cross Society K  30,000,
Bureau of Special Investigation K 30,000, Magway Division Transport  Association K 1 million, Magway Division Agricultural Produce Trading K  50,000, Pyay Maha Agricultural Co (Natmauk) K 20,000 for Magway Division WVO.

(4) Trade Training Courses to open soon

YANGON, 7 Jan- The Trade Training Courses will be opened for those wishing to  discharge duty at  factories and mills by Nawarat Education Family. Interested  persons may attend Fitter, Welder,
Plumber, Surveying, Site Carpentry,  Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Electrical Installation and  Computer  Aided Draughting courses. Classes of HND engineering course will be opened for those who passed the matriculation examination and the basic education  high school examination. Applications will
be submitted to Student Affairs  Department, Nawarat Education Family, 82, Anawrahta Street, phone 250225.

(5) Sunflower and sesame cultivation demonstrated in Hmawby Township

YANGON, 7 Jan-A ceremony to demonstrate sunflower and sesame cultivation through irrigation was  held at Shwemyaya Village-tract in Hmawby Township,  Yangon North District this morning, attended by member of Yangon Division  Peace and Development Council Police Col Tin Win, Chairman of District
Peace  and Development Council Lt-Col San Ma Tu and division/township level  departmental officials, members of Union Solidarity and Development  Association and peasants. Chairman Lt-Col San Ma Tu, Yangon Division Myanma  Agriculture Service U San Maung, Head of Land Records of Yangon Division
U  Naing Win, officials from Yangon Division Water Resources and Irrigation  Departments explained the  system. The officials attended to the matters related to construction of bridge and water supply put forward by the  peasants.

Then, the irrigated by Chairman of Township Peace and Development Council U Ye Hla and Township Agricultural Services Manager U Thein Lwin at the  plantation of Peasant Daw Hla Myint. Afterwards, Lt-Col Tin Win and party  attended the ceremony to collectively cultivate summer paddy at Kyunchaung  Village in Phalon Kankon Village-tract, Taikkyi Township. Police Col Tin Win,  Lt-Col San Ma Tu and members of Supervisory Committee for Cultivation made  speeches. The cultivation of summer paddy
and winter crop in Taikkyi Township  was reported by Taikkyi Township Peace and Development Council U Myint Than  and general round of discussions followed. After sowing paddy and ploughing  the fields with 120 cows and 20 tractors, the ceremony came to an end.

Yangon bustling with activities

YANGON, 7 Jan-Today is Sunday, an office holiday, and pilgrimage centres were  crowded with Buddhist devotees and members of the Sangha, and recreation and  amusement centres with holiday-makers. Laypersons and members of the Sangha,  including tourists, thronged the pagodas such as  Shwedagon, Maha Wizaya,  Sule, Botahtaung Kyaik-day-up, Koehtatgyi, Chaukhtatgyi, Ngahtatgyi, Thanlyin  Kyaikkhauk Sandawshin, Kyaikmhawwun Yaylezedi, and were seen paying reverence  to the
pagodas, keeping precepts, counting beads, practising meditation,  offering flowers, water, lights and incense sticks and making donations. Likewise, People's Park and People's Square, Yangon Zoological Gardens, Thakayta Amusement Park, Myakyuntha Amusement Park and Kandawmingala Park  were teeming with holiday-makers.

(6) Cash and kind donated to DSRO

YANGON, 7 Jan- Happy (Juice) of Happy International Co Ltd presented soft  drinks to No 4 Military Region and Maternal and Child Welfare Association of  Defence Services Records Office at the meeting hall of DSRO this morning. Commandant of DSRO and Commander of No 4 Military Region Brig-Gen Myo Myint and wellwisher Managing Director U Kyaw Thaung gave speeches. Then, the  wellwisher presented K 200,000 for No 4 Military Region to Commandant  Brig-Gen Myo Myint and K 200,000 and
10 dozens of orange soft drinks to MCWA  of DSRO to hairperson Dr Thi Thi Aye.

Independence Day Exhibition continues

YANGON, 7 Jan- The 53rd Anniversary Independence Day Exhibition, organized by  the Sub-committee  for Organizing the 53rd Anniversary Independence Day  Exhibition, continued at Tatmadaw Convention Centre on U Wisara Road in Dagon  Township this morning. Teachers, students, members of Union
Solidarity and Development Association and the public visited the exhibition. Struggles for  building of  the first, second and third Myanmar empires and activities for independence struggle, documents related to the Independence Day on 4 January 1948, culture and development of the State, ministries and  narcotic drugs  eradication booths were displayed at the exhibition. There are quizzes on  computers and quizzes on the paintings in the exhibition. Various kinds of  books were sold at the bookshops of News
and Periodicals Enterprise, Information and Public Relations Department and Sarpay Beikman. The   exhibition will be kept open free of charge to ! the public from 9 am to 5 p.m.  until 11 January.

(7) USDA CEC member meets executives and organizers

YANGON, 7 Jan- Member of Central Executive Committee of the Union Solidarity  and Development  Association U Aung San met with organizers and executives at  the office of Thingangyun Township USDA this morning. First, organizers  reported to the EC member on organizational work. Then, the EC member made a speech. First, he urged the organizers to carry out the tasks systematically. He also stressed the need to zealously take part in activities that strengthen the association.

(8) Provisions donated to monasteries in Yankin Township

YANGON, 7 Jan- Families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) and  wellwishers offered provisions  to Pyinsanikaya Sasana Beikman, Aung Chantha, Maha Sandathuriya and Aungthukha monasteries in Yankin Township this morning. Deputy Minister for Labour Brig-Gen Win Sein, senior military officers, officials and guests attended the ceremony at Sasana Beikman Monastery. On behalf of the families of  Tatmadaw, Commandant of Camp Commandant's Office Brig-Gen Hla Aung Thein, General Staff
Officer (Grade-I) (Navy) Cmdr Aung  Thaw and Officiating Colonel Air Staff (Mechanical) Lt-Gen Ye Chit Pe offered  rice to the Presiding Nayaka of the monastery.

Wellwishers then donated provisions to Saya-daws and K 400,000 to through the  deputy minister and  officials. Deputy Director of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare Col Kyaw Myint supplicated on the purpose of the donations. Next, Ashin Pannasihabhivamsa of the monastery delivered a sermon,
followed by sharing of merits. After the ceremony, Shwesin Yadana Gold & Jewellery Shop owner U Tin  Oo-Daw Hla Myint and family offered " soon" to the  Sayadaws.

Merit-sharing of Ngadatgyi Pagoda, Buddha Pujaniya held

YANGON, 7 Jan- A ceremony to share merits for all-round renovation of Maha  Thakya Atula Manaung  Ngadatgyi Pagoda was held in conjunction with the  opening of the archway and 100th year Buddha Pujaniya at the pagoda in Bahan  Township this afternoon. Present were Secretary of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha  Saddhammajotika Magway Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara and members of the Sangha,  Minister for Religious Affairs U
Aung Khin, Deputy Minister for Religious  Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Commandant of DSRO  and Commander of No 4  Military Region Brig-Gen Myo Myint, Director-General of Myanma Police Force  Police Maj-Gen Soe Win and officials, members of Pagoda Board of Trustees, wellwishers and guests.

Myanmar Buddhist delegation arrives back

YANGON, 7 Jan- A Myanmar Buddhist delegation led by Vice-Chairman of the  State Sangha Maha  Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta  Arinnabhivamsa arrived back here by air yesterday evening after paying a  missionary visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The  Sayadaw and  party were welcomed back at Yangon International Airport by Deputy Minister  for  Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko and officials.

(9) 26 members resign from Labutta Township NLD of own accord

YANGON, 7 Jan- Twenty-six members resigned of their own accord from the  National League for  Democracy of Thabyugon Village-tract, Labutta Township, Ayeyawady Division. Twenty-six members of  Thabyugon Village-tract, Labutta  Township NLD, Ayeyawady Division, of their own accord, resigned by
sending  letters of resignation to Labutta Township Multiparty Democracy General  Election Sub-commission and the party concerned on 19 March 2000 as they no  longer wished to participate in party politics of NLD.

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