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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 November, 2003 1 Kalena dhammasavanam, timely audition of the doctrines; this is the way to auspiciousness. Established 1914 Volume XI, Number 225 4th Waxing of Nadaw 1365 ME Thursday, 27 November, 2003 Senior General Than Shwe receives Thai Defence Minister YANGON, 26 Nov — Senior General in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Kyi Min, Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace Commander-in-Chief (Air) Maj-Gen Myat and Development Council of the Union Hein, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win of Myanmar, received visiting Thai De- Aung, Deputy Minister U Khin Maung fence Minister General Thammarak Win, Brig-Gen Aye Myint of the Ministry Isarangura and party at the Credentials of Defence, Director-General of the State Hall of the Pyithu Hlutaw Building on Peace and Development Council Office Pyay Road here at 11 am today. Lt-Col Pe Nyein, Director-General of the Present at the call together with Sen- Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet, ior General Than Shwe were Vice-Chair- and Myanmar Military Attaché to Thai- man of the State Peace and Development land Col Ko Ko Maung. Council Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Thai Defence Minister General Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, Thammarak Isarangura was accompanied Member of the State Peace and Develop- by Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Oum ment Council General Thura Shwe Mann, Maolanon and Military Attaché Col Kasam Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Devel- Nakpun. opment Council Lt-Gen Soe Win, Secre- MNA tary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Commander- Senior General Than Shwe greets Senior General Than Shwe receives visiting Thai Defence Minister General visiting Thai Defence Minister General Thammarak Isarangura and party at the Thammarak Isarangura and party at the Credentials Hall of Pyithu Hlutaw Credentials Hall of Pyithu Hlutaw Building on Pyay Road in Yangon. Building on Pyay Road in Yangon. MNA MNA All arrangements afoot for all-round development of Chin State Prime Minister inspects development projects in Chin State YANGON, 26 Nov — of Kale Station, officials and opment projects including roads in the township, exten- expanded the horizon of de- ing of Tiddim-Reed Road Prime Minister General Khin members of social organiza- education, health and trans- sion of forest reserves and velopment projects in all the and Falam-Reed Road in Nyunt, accompanied by Sec- tions. port sectors of the region, education sector. border areas including Chin addition to Tonzang-Tiddim retary-1 of the State Peace The Prime Minister and arrangements for growing The Prime Minister ful- State. The transport sector Road and Tonzang-Kyikha and Development Council party, together with the com- 840 acres of tea and breed- filled the requirements, say- plays the vital role in re- Road in the region, the Prime Lt-Gen Soe Win, member of mander, proceeded to ing of domestic wild oxen ing that arrangements have gional development. Only Minister said. the State Peace and Devel- Tonzang in Chin State, where and requirements. been made for placing em- when the transport sector has With the development of opment Council Lt-Gen Ye there were welcomed by Col Tin Hla reported on phasis on tasks for develop- made progress, can other de- transport sector, Tonzang Myint of the Ministry of Chin State Peace and Devel- communication and electric ment of Chin State and high- velopment tasks be carried and Tiddim will develop, he Defence, the ministers, the opment Council Chairman power sectors of Tonzang, ranking officials occasion- out one after another, he re- noted. So, efforts are to be Chief of Staff (Navy), the Col Tin Hla, local authori- upgrading of Tiddim- ally make tours of Chin State marked. made for raising the eco- deputy ministers, officials of ties, service personnel, mem- Tonzang Road and the needs; and fulfil requirements for The government has nomic standard of the region. the State Peace and Devel- bers of the social organiza- Deputy Minister for Agri- regional development. spent a large sum of money There are a lot of natural opment Council Office, de- tions and local national races. culture and Irrigation Brig- Likewise, the purpose of on the tasks for better trans- barriers in a bid to carry out partmental heads and offi- The Prime Minister met Gen Khin Maung, on assist- the tour was to provide nec- port in Chin State. Measures agriculture and cials, left here by air and with members of Township ance to be rendered for ex- essary assistance for the re- are being taken for upgrad- (See page 16) arrived in Kale, Sagaing Di- Peace and Development tended cultivation of paddy, gion. Chin State lagged be- Lt-Gen Maung Bo vision, on 24 November Council, departmental per- corn, vegetables, orange and hind in development due to INSIDE attends opening of Ye morning. sonnel, members of social mulberry tree in the region; various reasons. In the time Perspectives river rail-cum-road They were welcomed organizations, townselders local livestock breeding en- of present government, pri- The role of literati in bridge there by Sagaing Division and local people at Chin trepreneurs, on livestock ority was given to develop- national development tasks Page 2 Page 9 Peace and Development Shwe Pyi Hall in Tonzang. breeding tasks; and the min- ment projects for the border Council Chairman North- Chairman of Township isters, on assistance to be areas where armed groups Article West Command Com- Peace and Development provided for regional devel- had exchanged arms for ASEAN and APEC do Circulation not accept the scheme of mander Maj-Gen Tha Aye, Council U Khin Maung Oo opment undertakings includ- peace, he added. America and its allies 23,858 Brig-Gen Khin Maung Aye reported on regional devel- ing tasks for upgrading the Later, the government Page 7 Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 November, 2003 PERSPECTIVES Thursday, 27 November, 2003 The role of literati in national development tasks It is a custom of Myanmar people to pay due respect to their elders, to have proper re- gard for those who are of the same age as them- selves and to be kind and sympathatic to those who are younger. And it is an age-old tradition that they honour their grandparants, parents, teachers and aged and experienced persons in various sections of the community, usually on days of significance. One can become a cultured man, one can broaden his horizons and one can have a cor- rect outlook on life by reading literature. There- General Thura Shwe Mann hosts dinner in honour of the Thai minister and party. — MNA fore, we can say that literati can widen the scope of knowledge of people, sharpen their outlook General Thura Shwe Mann hosts dinner in honour of Thai General on life and vitalize their nationalism and patri- YANGON, 26 Nov — Maung Bo, Lt-Gen Thiha (Navy) Maj-Gen Soe Thein, fence , Ambassador Mr Oum otism. Member of the State Peace Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo Military Appointment-Gen- Maolanon and Military It is the way to auspiciousness to honour and Development Council and Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, eral Maj-Gen Hsan Hsint, Attaché Col Kasam Nakpun. those to whom honour is due. Therefore, the General Thura Shwe Mann Commander-in-Chief Military Judge Advocate- During and after the first waxing day of Nadaw, a Myanmar calen- hosted dinner in honour of (Navy) Vice-Admiral Kyi General Maj-Gen Soe dinner, vocalists sang songs dar month which roughly corresponds to No- visiting Minister of Defence Min, Commander-in-Chief Maung, Military Inspector- to the accompaniment of or- of Thailand General (Air) Maj-Gen Myat Hein, General Brig-Gen Thein chestra to entertain them. vember, has long been designated as the Thammarak Isarangura and Yangon Division PDC Htaik, Vice Chief of Mili- After the dinner, artistes of Sarsodaw Day to honour literati. party, at Zeya Thiri Beikman Chairman Yangon Com- tary Intelligence Maj-Gen the Fine Arts Department of The ceremony to pay respects to the Hall on Konmyinttha, here, mand Commander Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Deputy Minis- the Ministry of Culture pre- doyen literati, sponsored by the Myanmar at 7 pm today. Myint Swe, Minister for ter for Foreign Affairs sented variety of dances at Writers and Journalists Association, was held Also present on the Foreign Affairs U Win U Khin Maung Win, Mili- Thabin Hall. The Thai min- at the City Hall on the morning of 25 Novem- occasion were members Aung, Minister at the Prime tary Attaché Col Ko Ko ister presented a basket of ber and a total of 77 doyen literati was present of the SPDC Lt-Gen Khin Minister’s Office Maj-Gen Maung, senior military of- flowers to the artistes. Maung Than, Lt-Gen Thein Swe, Chief of Staff ficers of the Ministry of De- MNA on the occasion. At the ceremony, ministers including Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, deputy ministers, the vice-mayor of Yangon City and responsible personnel presented K 75,000 in cash and kind to each of the doyen literati. For this year’s Sarsodaw Day ceremony, the State Peace and Development Council do- nated K 595,000, Press Scruting and Registeration Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs K 8.2 million, the Ministry of Informa- tion K 250,000, the Yangon City Development Committee K 200,000, the Mandalay City De- velopment Committee K 300,000 and well- wishers more than K 12.70 million. Literati can promote the image of their nation and they should regard it as their profound duty to preserve the national pres- tige and integrity.

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