FROM "THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR"

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                GLEANINGS FROM "THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR" 
 
                  (selections from "Burma Press Summary")
 
 
Under the heading "Donations from Abroad": 
 
1994
 
10 Jan: Director Mr Ra Hul Argawal of Piyarelal Import and Export
Ltd. donated 8 air conditioners and 5 motorcycles to the Ministry
of Cooperatives. (NLM 11 Jan. 94)
 
23 Jan: General Managing Director Mr Koh Soin Khacong of United
International Ltd., donated 960 dozen "Close Up" brand
toothpaste, worth K200,000, for schoolgirls at the opening and
closing of the Second National Sports Festival. (NLM 24 Jan 94?)
 
26 Jan: Dr Steve L. Montfort of the Smithsonian Institution of
the United States donated "equipment for artificial insemination
research on elephants" to the Myanma Timber Enterprise, as well
as equipment for elephant censuses and for "compiling data on
conservation of wild elephant population, capture capacity and
population dynamics and medicine for tamed elephants" to the
Ministry of Forestry at the Zoological Gardens. (NLM 27 Jan. 94)
 
4 April: Mr Lee Pit Teong of Book Promotion and Service, which
runs the Innwa Bookshop, donated 500 copies of Websters New World
Dictionary to the Ministry of Education. (NLM 26 April 94)
 
18 May: Disciples of Sayadaw U Ottama of Thailand donated a 
K 55,000 air conditioner to the No. 2 Military Hospital. 
(NLM 19 May 94)
 
19 May: Mayor Takii Yoshitaka of Tagawa, Japan, accompanied by
Honorary Member Mr Momii San of the Tagawa Fire Brigade, "with
the assistance of Sayadaw Ashin Kondannya of Thailand and Sayadaw
U Vijjananda of Japan" donated two fire engines, a Toyota RY 12
and a Nissan FH 60, to the Fire Services Department. 
(NLM 20 May 94)
 
28 June: Golden Harp Co. Ltd. of Japan donated a reconditioned
Isuzu bus, worth US6,000, to the Social Welfare Department. 
(NLM 29 June 94)
 
12 July: President Mr Yoji Nomaguchi and party of Forum
International Club presented an Air Ration Machine to the
[Yangon?] City Golf Resort. (NLM 13 July 94)
 
24 July: Minister Nobutake Odano of the Japanese Embassy in
Yangon donated 100 footballs to the Sports and Physical Education
Department. (NLM 25 July 95)
 
15 Aug: Managing Director Mr Loh Muifah and Mr Edwin Ho of
Myanmar Seal Ltd. of Malaysia, presented a BMW car to the Yangon
City Development Committee. (NLM 16 Aug. 94)
 
23 Aug: President Dr Adisai Bodharamik of Jasmine International
Public Co. Ltd. of Thailand donated microphones worth US14,466 to
the Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and National Races and
Development Affairs. (NLM 24 Aug. 94)
 
5 Oct: On behalf of JOICFP of Japan, President Mr Takaji Hoshino
of Hoshino Co. Ltd. of Japan presented 150 bicycles, 30 pumps and
150 tubes to the Health Ministry; 14 bicycles to the Myanmar
Maternal and Child Welfare Association; and 10 bicycles, 3,000
notebooks, and 5,000 pencils to the Ministry of Education. 
(NLM 6 Oct. 94)
 
2 Dec: The Republic of Korea presented road-building equipment
worth US$200,000 to the Ministry of Progress of Border Areas and
National Races and Development Affairs. (NLM 3 Dec. 94)
 
8 Dec: Dr Hirahara, Superintendent of the Kamamoto Hospital,
Japan, presented two wheelchairs worth US$3,000 to the No.2
Military Hospital. (NLM 9 Dec.94)
 
13 Dec: Ismail Ebrahim Bawani of Karachi, former proprietor of
Violin Hosiery, presented K 50,000 to Yangon West Agencies. 
(NLM 14 Dec. 94)
 
21 Dec: Tiger and Heineken Beer Companies donated 2,500 bottles
of purified water, worth K 30,000, to the Regatta Festival. 
(NLM 22 Dec.94)
 
 
1995
 
19 Jan: TV Asahi of Japan representative Mr Yosuke Ishizuka
donated goods worth US$ 16,688 to the Ministry of Defence, in
honor of Golden Jubilee Armed Forces Day. (NLM 20 Jan. 95)
 
23 Jan: Medical Consultant Dr Dierendonck of the NV Organon Co of
the Netherlands, and Executive Director Dr Maung Maung Lay
donated a Sharp Fax machine to the Myanmar Maternity and Child
Welfare Association (Central). (NLM 24 Jan. 95)
 
7 Feb: Chairman Mr Louis Tan of Techmat Myanmar Co. presented
"Snickers" worth US$105,939 to the Ministry of Defence, for
distribution to "hospitals, social welfare organizations and
Tatmadawmen discharging national defence duties in forward
areas". (NLM 8 Feb. 95)
 
Feb. 2: The German Government donated film and drawing paper
worth US$ 2,750 to the Department of Archeology for use in Bagan.
(NLM 3 Feb. 95)
 
March 7: Mr Yoshio Kimura and Mrs Taeko Kimura of the Friendly
Asians Home presented soap and other toiletries to the Tiger
Parahita School for the Development of National Races. 
(NLM 8 March 95)