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Prime Minister attends inauguration of Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate in Kawa 
Bago Division facilitated with dams, reservoirs and sluice gates one after another in addition to regional development projects

Yangon, 28 Feb - Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, accompanied by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, the ministers, the deputy ministers, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office and departmental heads, this morning left here by helicopter and arrived in Kawa Township, Bago Division, this morning.

They were welcomed there by Bago Division Peace and Development Council Chairman Southern Command Commander Maj-Gen Ko Ko and officials. The opening of the new Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate constructed by the Irrigation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation took place at the pandal of the facility, with an address by the Prime Minister.

Also present were Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Commander Maj-Gen Ko Ko, the ministers, the deputy ministers, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, departmental heads, local authorities, service personnel and others totalling over 5,000.

In his address, the Prime Minister said that with a view to reclaiming wetlands and low-lying areas between Bago and Sittoung Rivers, the Government has been building sluice gates where necessary. The Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate is the fourth of its kind in the region.

The government built sluice gates one after another. Paddy can be cultivated on the wetlands along the Bago-Sittoung Canal both in monsoon and in summer. Those areas could not be put under crops in the past owing to the floods and sea water. He said he was pleased to know that valuable farmlands reclaimed are beneficial to local farmers and they contribute towards food sufficiency of the nation.

The agricultural sector plays the main role in ensuring sufficiency of basic needs of the people and strong national economy. And as for respective regions, the agricultural sector, a good basic foundation, plays the main role in ensuring regional food sufficiency, improving regional economy and elevating the living standard of local farmers.

In a bid to lay basic foundations to enable the nation to stand tall among the world nations, and to raise the national economy independently, the Government places emphasis on promotion of the agricultural sector.

Regarding the State's economic objectives, measures are being taken for bringing about industry-based agriculture as the first step for the emergence of agro-based industrialized nation.

In particular, the Government places emphasis on advanced agricultural methods and high-yield strains of crops for boosting production. Being well aware of the concept that with the progress of the agricultural sector, the economic sector and development foundations will meet with the targets, the Government gives top priority to the agricultural sector.

Now, the Government has been striving for enabling the nation to catch up with the development of international community and to exist as long as the world does. Measures are being taken systematically for ensuring equitable development of all parts of the Union and improving economic and social life of the entire people.

In the process, the Government has been laying basic foundations such as manufacturing products in agriculture, livestock breeding, meat and fish, mineral and energy sectors, establishing small and medium industries, and trade businesses across the nation. Moreover, it has been constructing roads, bridges and irrigation facilities in the strategic places spending a huge sum of funds.

Besides, steps are being taken to ensure good social foundations of education, health and culture in all parts of the country.

Therefore, Bago Division, a reliable one for the nation, is being facilitated with dams, reservoirs and sluice gates one after another in addition to regional development projects.

Altogether 39 dams and reservoirs including Shwe Hlay sluice gate were constructed in Bago Division out of 157 dams and reservoirs built across the nation from 1988 up to date.

The government has spent nearly K 23,800 million on 39 dams and reservoirs in Bago division out of spending K 68,800 million on 157 dams and reservoirs the length and breadth of the nation. Medium and small scale dams and reservoirs were built in Bago Division since the division is a hilly one with many creeks and rivers and it is difficult to build large scale dams and reservoirs. In so doing, more funds have had to be used.

Shankaing sluice gate benefiting 25,000 acres of farmland in Waw Township, Paingkyon sluice gate benefiting 30,000 acres of farmland in Kawa Township, Tawa

sluice gate benefiting 32,000 acres in Thanatpin Township including Shwe Hlay sluice gate to benefit 30,000 acres of farmland have been able to turn over 100,000 acres of wetland near Pagaingta embankment and Bago-Sittoung canal into farmland. As a result, Bago Division has emerged as a granary of the State like Ayeyawady Division.

Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate opened today is in the area where Yangon Division and Bago Division meet and it will benefit the farmland in Kawa Township, Bago Division and Kayan Township, Yangn Division. The sluice gate will also play a crucial role in greening the 30-mile radius of Yangon City.

Under the programme for greening the 30-mile radius of Yangon City, arrangements are being made for ensuring water supply to Kayan, Thongwa, Thanlyin and Kyauktan regions with the use of water from Moeyungyi natural lake in Bago Division.

Therefore, the sluice gate opened today will benefit not only farmers in Bago and Yangon Divisions and but also the tasks for greening the 30-mile radius of Yangon City.

With sluice gates, local farmers will be able to carry out tasks for land preparation in the wetland areas on either side of Bago-Sittoung canal. Shwe Hlay sluice gate will benefit 20,000 acres of farmland in Kawa Township and 15,000 acres of farmland in Kayan Township numbering 35,000 and contribute to farmers in the two townships.

Conditions that are beneficial to farmers are being created and it is a result born out of the goodwill of the government which calls for building a peaceful community with the emergence of economic and social infrastructures for the entire national people.

The farmers, on their part, are to make concerted and collective efforts for improvement of economic life of rural people and development of agricultural undertakings, realizing the genuine goodwill of the State.

The government with the aim of serving the interests of the farmers is introducing free paddy marketing system, abolishing the system to sell fixed paddy to the government and efforts will have to be made to boost the per acre yield and produce more quality paddy.

Continued efforts are to be made to serve the interests of farmers, distributing modern cultivation techniques, fertiliser and quality paddy strains to farmers, in addition to building irrigation infrastructures such as dams and sluice gates.

The farmers are to strive for the emergence of a stable paddy market, enhancement of their socio-economic life and national development while making efforts for improvement of agricultural undertakings.

In conclusion, the Prime Minister called on local people to strive for improvement of their socio-economic life with the effective use of irrigation facilities created by the State, to make efforts together with the government for national development and development of national economy, to safeguard the sluice gate for its durability and to actively take part in successful realisation of the seven-point political programme of the State by doing their bit.

Next, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin explained that the Government has been providing assistance to the agricultural infrastructure which is suitable for States and Divisions for long term development of the agricultural sector. More and more sluice gates, dams and river water pumping projects are being implemented with a view to ensuring socio-economic development as well as boosting of agricultural produces. It is estimated that about K 69,000 million have been spent on implementation of dam and floods prevention projects to be able to benefit over 2 million acres of land in the nation. At present, a total of 39 dams and sluice gate projects are contributing toward success of cultivating double and multiple cropping in about 625,000 acres of farmlands in Bago Division.

In lower Myanmar, Bago Division is a region on which agricultural tasks can rely. Fertile land exists in the division for growing not only paddy, pulses and beans, edible oil crops and industrial crops but also the crops which can earn foreign currency. Therefore, feasibility surveys were conducted at rivers and creeks originated in the middle Yoma (mountain ranges) and then dams, diversion weirs and sluice gates projects were built. In addition, Yenwe, Phyuchaung and Khabaung multi-purpose projects are being implemented for ensuring supply of water for agricultural purpose as well as for generating hydro-electricity.

Next, the commander spoke on the occasion. Then, Secretary of Kawa Township USDA U Aye Naing spoke words of thanks.

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt presented cash prizes for civil and mechanical workers to officials. He then unveiled stone inscriptions of the sluice gate. Afterwards, Commanders Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Maj-Gen Ko Ko and Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin formally opened the sluice gate.

Next, General Khin Nyunt and party had documentary photo taken together with workers and local people. The Prime Minister cordially conversed with local people at the ceremony and inspected the sluice gate.

At the briefing hall, Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin reported to the Prime Minister that the 30-mile radius Yangon City greening project (eastern part) in the year round is being implemented. In this regard, arrangements are being made for diversion of water from Moeyungyi lake to Bago-Sittoung Canal through Zwebet diversion weir and then the water will be supplied to Ohnhne Creek through Bagan-Nyaungbin sluice gate. Water from Ohnhne Creek will be supplied to Kayan and Thongwa regions through canals along Thanatpin-Thongwa Road.

Then, the minister reported on the plan to supply water to cultivation areas in Kawa and Thanatpin townships in Bago Division and Kayan, Thongwa and Thanlyin in Yangon Division.

The Prime Minister approved the water supply plan. Next, Director-General U Kyaw San Win of ID reported on facts about Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate and benefited areas.

Commanders Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Maj-Gen Ko Ko gave supplementary reports.

Later, the Prime Minister gave instructions that as Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate can benefit Bago and Yangon Division, durability and maintenance tasks are to be carried out properly.

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects development tasks in Kawa, Thanatpin

Yangon, 28 Feb - After attending opening ceremony of Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate held in Kawa Township, Bago Division this morning, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party, accompanied by Chairman of Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Ko Ko, arrived in Kawa at 10.30 am today.

They were welcomed there by members of the District and Township Peace and Development Councils, departmental officials, social organizations and local people.

First, the Prime Minister and party arrived at the Kawa Basic Education High School where they were welcomed by members of the School Board of Trustees, Headmaster U Aung Than and teachers and students.

Next, the Prime Minister and party inspected computer aided instruction room, electronic media (audio system), language lab, electronic media (video system) and others.

After that, the Prime Minister met with members of the Township Peace and Development Councils, departmental officials and social organizations at Kawa BEHS. The Chairman of Kawa Township Peace and Development Council reported on location and area of Kawa Township, population, weather, rainfall, cultivation of monsoon paddy and yield, cultivation of summer paddy, measures for extended cultivation of summer paddy, cultivation of edible oil crops and pulses and beans, self- sufficiency, health, education and requirements. Next, departmental officials reported on work being carried out in the respective sectors and requirements.

Next, the Prime Minister made arrangements for construction of Sittaung river crossing bailey bridge on Kawa-Intagaw road, upgrading of two schools into high schools in the township, upgrading of a 16-bed facility into a 25-bed hospital and opening of one more station hospital and rural health care centres.

Next, the Prime Minister presented TV set, video set and a computer for the school through the headmaster and made arrangements for opening of the multimedia classrooms.

Next, the Prime Minister made a speech. He said that they were there to fulfil the needs for regional development after attending the opening of Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate held in Kawa Township this morning. He added that they were also there to know the prevailing situations for development in townships that are the basic regions and to fulfil the requirements.

It is imperative to form administrative machinery at different levels in effectively managing the affairs of a country and the township level officials play a leading role in making the administrative machinery sharp and dynamic, he stressed.

In Myanmar, not only administrative machinery at different levels but also work committees at different levels from central to state, division, district, township and rural regions have been formed and steps are being taken for development of economic, education, health, social and transport sectors of the State, he noted. At present, the high-ranking officials and central level officials have been making strenuous efforts, touring right down to grassroots level. Likewise, only when state, division, district and township level officials are striving, making field trips right down to grassroots level will the national objectives be successfully implemented. Nowadays, some district and township level officials are weak in taking measures and the national objectives will not be fully implemented should departmental officials and local authorities are discharging duties perfunctorily.

The government enlisting the strength of national intellectuals and intelligentsia is now making all-out efforts alongside the people for building a new modern and developed nation, relying on own wealth.

At such a time, service personnel are to make integrated and well-coordinated efforts for regional development and improvement of the living standard of local people, avoiding the practices of bureaucracy that made only a perfunctory effort.

The township level officials are responsible for harmonious and equitable development of all villages in their townships and they are to make arrangements that contribute to the people, touring right down to grassroots level, he said.

They are to make integrated and well-coordinated efforts with goodwill for the national development as committees comprising the departments concerned have been formed. The departmental officials are to keep in touch with the people to be able to know their requirements and fulfil them. Only then will they be able to carry out tasks for regional development and improvement of socio-economic life of the local people.

The Prime Minister and party arrived at Kawa Township Hospital where they were welcomed by medical Superintendent Dr Ye Myint, doctors and nurses. The Prime Minister and party inspected patient wards, the operation theatre, the medical store and the lab. Next, the Prime Minister permitted to upgrade the 16-bed township hospital into 25-bed one.

In Thanatpin Township, the Chairman of National Health Committee Prime Minister and party went to Thanatpin Township Hospital and inspected patient wards, the lab, the medical store, the X-ray room, the operation theatre and OPD. Next, the Prime Minister permitted to upgrade the 16-bed township hospital into 25-bed one, and inspected the place for construction of the extended building.

On arrival at Thanatpin Basic Education High School, the Prime Minister and party were welcomed by members of the School Board of Trustees, Headmistress Daw Than Than, teachers and students.

Then, the General and party inspected computer application & e-mail room, computer aided instruction room, language lab, electronic media (video system) room, visual presenter electronic media (audio system) room and printed media.

At the hall of the school, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt met with members of the Township Peace and Development Council, departmental personnel and social organizations. Chairman of Township Peace and Development Council U Soe Myint Win reported on location and area of the township, rainfall, net cultivated acres, cultivation of monsoon and summer paddy, food sufficiency, cultivation of edible oil and pulses and beans, livestock breeding, education, health, implementation of five rural development tasks and requirements.

For development of the region, the Prime Minister managed to upgrade BEMS, BEMS (Branch) and self-reliant BEPS into BEHS, BEMS and BEMS respectively, the 16-bed township hospital into the 25-bed one and to open one Station Hospital and one rural health care unit. Next, the Prime Minister presented TV, VCR and a set of computer for Thanatpin BEHS to the Headmistress.

The Prime Minister delivered a speech on the occasion, saying that the purpose of their tour was to fulfil the requirements for development of Thanatpin Township. He added that he dropped in Kawa and Thanatpin townships to attend to the need for regional development of its environs after attending the inauguration of the Shwe Hlay Sluice Gate in Kawa Township.

The Tawa Sluice Gate was opened in Thanatpin Township in 2002.

The Bago Kwingyi in Bago is flooded in the rainy season and salty water enters the region in summer, and so the region could not put all the cultivable lands under crops. That is why, the present Government has been taking measures such as digging canals in Bago Kwingyi and construction of sluice gates in strategic places for transforming the low-lying areas to cultivable areas, he said.

Besides, it has constructed a cluster of small dams by damming the small creeks and canals that flow from Bago Yoma mountain range for ensuring irrigation of cultivated areas in all seasons, he noted.

At a time when the number of cultivable acres in Bago Division is growing, efforts are to be made for promotion of the agricultural sector by extending cultivation of crops and using high-yield strains of crops, he urged the officials.

Head of State Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation to take charge of responsibilities for Bago Division to become a granary of the nation like the Ayeyawady Division, he pointed out. In the inspection tour, requirements has been fulfilled for dam and sluice gate projects and measures for raising the agricultural sector being undertaken by the ministry and construction of embankments and small dams by the commander, he added.

At a time when the Government is rendering assistance for speeding up implementation of the agricultural tasks, regional development and elevating the living standard of the people, township level departmental officials are to collectively accomplish the aims of the State, he said.

He spoke of the need for township level officials to make trips to rural areas and to fulfil the requirements of the people and they are to report on some matters that they could not carry out to district level.

He said district level officials are to fulfill the requirements. Some that they could not undertake are to be submitted to the state and division levels precisely. Only when officials at different level make integrated and well-coordinated efforts, will progress be made in the nation, he said.

Therefore, officials concerned are to implement the tasks at different levels under the collective leadership and responsibility and strive for improvement of socio-economic life of the regions and their people with dilligence and goodwill, he said.

The Prime Minister and party arrived back here in the evening.

Region

State, division, district and township level GAD officials urged to win respect and trust of people

Yangon, 28 Feb - The coordination meeting of General Administration Department for 2003 was held at the Ministry of Home Affairs this afternoon, with an address by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein.

Present were Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Phone Swe, the director-general of Myanmar Police Force, directors-general of GAD and Prisons Department, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, heads of departments and guests.

In his address, the Secretary-2 said the Ministry of Home Affairs is carrying out very important tasks of State security, prevalence of law and order, community peace and tranquillity and community welfare services. GAD under the Ministry of Home Affairs has laid down the tasks of community peace and tranquillity, regional development tasks and community welfare, and State and Division GAD officials are implementing those tasks in cooperation with district and township level officials.

He said the objective of the State is to build a peaceful, modern developed nation and the future objective is also to build a discipline-flourishing modern democratic nation. The seven-point future programme of the State was laid down and it was publicly declared that a democratic state would be built, he said.

He said stability of the State, security and prevalence of law and order are essential in building a discipline-flourishing modern developed democratic nation. He said that the Head of State pointed out that good armed forces, good police force and good administrative bodies are required for ensuring stability of the State, security and prevalence of law and order.

He said the government is building the Tatmadaw into a strong, highly-qualified and modern one to be able to safeguard the nation as long as the world exists. The Myanmar Police Force Management Reform Committee was formed with six sub-committees.

The committee is making efforts to enable the MPF to be systematic one, to be the one loved by the people and to be a reserve force for the national defence, he said.

He said good administrative bodies much depend on state and division level GAD officials. Important GAD officials need administrative capabilities including efficiency, good character and uprightness.

He spoke of the need for state, division, district and township level officials to become the ones on whom the people rely and to win respect and trust of the people. They are to serve the interest of the people without burdening the latter. He said they need to create better conditions to be able to earn their living in peace under the protection of law. He also said they are to undertake the tasks for prevalence of law and order and uprightness of judicial pillar in coordination with judges, law officers and police officers.

Efforts to develop economy are to be made for national development. The government is making endeavours for food sufficiency and uplift of social standard progress of agriculture, fish and meat sector and industrial sector. Agriculture sector is the base of the State's economy. Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development of other sectors of economy as well is the first point included in the four economic objectives. In 2002-2003, 44.3 per cent of the national economy including 14.5 per cent of export turnover is agriculture sector.

The Secretary-2 spoke at length on cultivation of ten crops, per acre yield set, cultivation of coffee, tea and pepper, perennial crops such as rubber, oil palm and Thitseint and four methods for success of cultivation.

He said farm workers go to work in factories. As a result, there is scarcity of workers in the farm work and charges have increased. Therefore, manual farming must be transformed into mechanized farming. He also stressed the importance of industrial sector in the development of the country, establishment of 19 industrial zones in major cities, assembling of vehicles, improvement of old items and innovation of new ones and production of affordable farm equipment for farmers.

He said 8.1 per cent of the national economy was contributed by fish and meat sector in 2002-2003. Administrative bodies are to provide assistance for boosting production of fresh water prawn and sea prawn. Breeding of prawn is prudent investment and the government set the targets to increase from 5,300 acres of fish breeding ponds to 25,000 acres, he added.

He said the government is implementing three major projects - border areas development project, 24 region development project and rural development project and he urged the administrative bodies to take part in the implementation of the projects of the State, to discharge their duties, to work harder, to avoid taking bribe and to supervise their subordinates at the grassroots levels.

Next, Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing reported on targets and implementation of GAD, accepting the guidance of the Head of State as work guidelines and cooperation in successful implementation of the seven-point future programme of the State.

Chin State Commissioner U Kyaw San submitted a paper on transformation of administrative systems at successive periods and not to burden the people. Next,

Yangon Division Commissioner U Hla Soe reported on implementation of the tasks of GAD in Yangon Division.

In conclusion, the Secretary-2 said the government has made arrangements for welfare of service personnel, to discharge duties assigned, to lay emphasis on agriculture and livestock breeding for welfare of service personnel, to practise thrift.

The meeting continued after the concluding remarks of the Secretary-2.

Defence Services Museum to be closed temporarily

Yangon, 28 Feb - The Defence Services Museum on Shwedagon Pagoda Road, here, will be temporarily closed for the public beginning 1 March so as to decorate the museum for holding the exhibition to mark the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day. The exhibition will be kept open on 26 March 2004.

Hninzigon Home for the Aged holds annual general meeting

Yangon,28 Feb - The 2003 annual general meeting of. Hninzigon Home for the Aged was held at 9.30 am today at the Home with an address delivered by Administrative Board Chairman of the Home Capt Maung Tin (Retd) who presided over the meeting.

The annual report and balance sheet were submitted and new administrative board was elected at the meeting. The meeting then ended with concluding remarks by the meeting chairman.

International Relations

Brunei Darussalam celebrates National Day

Yangon, 28 Feb - Brunei Darussalam held its 20th National Day at the National Stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan on 23 February evening.

The ceremony was graced by the presence of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hjh Saleha.

Accompanied by royal relatives, His Majesty and Her Majesty arrived at venue at 8.30 pm. Just after the arrival of His Majesty and Her Majesty, the national anthem was played. His Majesty inspected the Guard of Honour comprising personnel from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Royal Brunei Police Force.

After His Majesty had taken the dais, there was a march past by 87 contingents from government agencies, schools and other bodies accompanied by music and patriotic songs.

A total of 20 parachutists from the Royal Brunei Air Force descended on the stadium to the delight of the thousands of spectators. A 350-member choir group collectively sang the songs of patriotism.

Next, the 6,000-member troupe presented performances of pom-pom dances, swordsmanship and sports skill demonstrations, in the presence of more than 25,000 spectators. Among the entertainment programmes was the fly-past by several paramotors carrying personnel from Fire Services, drawing a great attention of the audience. During the intervals, there were fireworks displays over the sky.

In the middle of the programmes, His Majesty read the National Day message .

The motto of this year's National Day was "Patriotism Teras Keteguhan Bangsa" or "Patriotism, the Core of the Nation's Strength".

The celebration of the Brunei Day was held for the first time on a grandest scale, which ended at 11 pm.

Officials leave

Yangon,28 Feb - Myanmar Industrial Producers Association Executive Committee members Dr Aung Win Maung (Shwe Eya and Grand Master International Co) and U Hla Myint Shwe (United Pacific Co) left here by air this afternoon for Osaka, Japan, to attend the 24th Kankeiren ASEAN management seminar from 1 to 5 March 2004. Officials concerned saw them off at Yangon International Airport.

Religion

Plenary meeting of the fifth State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee concludes

Yangon, 28 Feb - The Tenth 47-member Plenary meeting of the fifth State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee held the second-day session at Wizaya Mingala Dhamma Thabin on Kaba Aye Hill, here, this morning.

Present were Vice-chairmen of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, the Secretary Sayadaw, Joint-Secretary Sayadaws, Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Adviser U Arnt Maung, Director-General Dr Myo Myint of Religious Affairs Department, Director-General U Sann Lwin of Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana and officials.

Vice-Chairman Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Pannindabhivamsa presided over the session and Joint-Secretary Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja Bhaddanta Kundalajoti acted as master of ceremonies. Matters related to Vinicchaya, religious affairs and education were discussed. The Joint-Secretary Sayadaw sought approval of the report on undertakings of the first branch of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee during the period from 17 November 2003 to date. A general round discussions followed. Fourth Plenary meeting of the Fifth State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee will be held on 1 March.

Drug

Heroin seized in Phakant, Monywa

Yangon, 28 Feb - A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and Myitkyina Special Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, searched the house of U Sein Pe in Hsekhin Village, Phakant Township, on 29 January and seized 220 grams of heroin kept in the 11 soap cases in the bedroom.

Sein Pe, son of U Thein Maung and Win Aung, son of U Than Aung, residing in Hsekhin Village, Haungpa Village-tract, Phakant Township, were filed by Phakant Police Station, under the Sections 15/19(A) and 21 of Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law.

Similarly, a combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit, Monywa Special Anti-Drug Squad, Bureau of Special Investigation and Monywa District Police Force, acting on information, searched Shwe Pyi Tan Ship which will leave Monywa for Kalewa at Shwenadi Jetty in Phayagyi Ward, Monywa, on 9 February and nabbed 0.212 kilo of heroin kept in the 13 soap cases of passenger Maung Sein Shin Khaing.

Monywa Police Station filed Maung Sein Shin Khaing, son of U Shin Zadan of Seikkantha Street, Binhton Ward, Kalay under Sections 15/19(A) of Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law.


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