INFORMATION SHEET NO.A-0342(I)

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                          INFORMATION SHEET
                  NO.A-0342(I)	 8th  March   1998

(1)		Tatmadawmen  Building  Ye-Dawei  Railroad  Push for Scheduled Completion 
		The Ye-Dawei Railroad is 100.8 miles long.  The 15.2-mile Ye-Paukpinkwin
section is being built by Militarymen of South-East Command and 85.6-mile
Dawei-Paukpinkwin section by troops of Dawei Station.  The 529-foot and 8-inch
bridge across Dawei River was built of 100-foot steel trusses and pre-stressed
concrete beams and reinforced  concrete  piers.  The railroad project
constructed with the assistance of the troops for regional development is
nearly  complete and railway service will begin soon.

(2)		$ 855,441 Realized from Jade and Gems Sale
		Sale of jade lots through competitive bidding continued for the second day
at 35th Myanma Gems Emporium in Myanma Gems Emporium Hall on 7 March.
Altogether 13 lots of jade were sold for US $ 780,558 through competitive
bidding from 9 am to 12.45 pm.  Jewellery and jade figurines sold at fixed
prices fetched US $ 74,883.  Sale of gem lots through competitive bidding will
take place tomorrow. A total of 435 foreign and local gem merchants attended
35th Myanma Gems Emporium.

(3)		Myanmar Radio and TV  Director General Leaves for UNICEF Conference
		Director-General of Myanma Radio and TV and Chief Programme Communication
and Information Section of UNICEF Myanmar, left Yangon by air for Britain to
attend the Second World Summit on TV for Children to be held in London.

(4)		London-Myanmar Open Continues
		London-Myanmar Open golf tournament continued at Bagan Resort Golf Club in
Bagan,  on 7 March for the third day.  Robert Huxtable of the United States is
leading for the third straight day with 209 strokes, and Vivek Bhandari of
India is behind him with 210.  Taimur Hussain of Pakistan, Eedtur Dy of the
United States, Jyoti Randhawa of India and Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand tie at
211 strokes for third place.  Other golfers who are included in today?s top
ten are Jaurav The of India with 212, Zhang Lian-Wei of China with 212,
Tharliew of Korea with 213 and Ed Fryatt of Britain with 213.  The tournament
continues tomorrow for the final day.

(5)		Basic Gemmology Course, Basic and Advanced Geological Survey 	Course
Conclude
		A ceremony to mark conclusion of the Basic Gemmology Course No 3 and Basic
and Advanced Geological Survey Course No 3 was held at Mandalay Hall of Yangon
University on 7 March.  A special gemmology basic course for the students who
have taken the 1998 Basic Education High School Exam will open at the
Department of Geology, Mandalay Hall, beginning 13 March 1998.

(6)		University For Distance Education?s 13th Convocation Continues
		The 13th Convocation of the University for Distance Education was held at
the Yangon University Convocation Hall for the second day on 7 March. Rector
of UDE conferred BA on 1,498 and BSc on 174.

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