THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR (Friday ,

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR  (Friday , 3 July 1998) 
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(1)   State Peace and Development Council Chairman  Senior General Than Shwe 
        accepts credentials  Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
(2)   MIC Chairman receives MD of Keck Engg Industries
(3)   Myanmar Travel Show to be held in Singapore
(4)   250 bottles of phensedyl seized in Mandalay
(5)   MIC Chairman receives MD of Mitsui Marine and Fire  Insurance
(6)   UDE lectures
(7)   Mayor of Yangon City receives Ambassador of Italy
(8)   Minister for Energy receives Executive Officer of Premier  Oil, GM 
        of Sumitomo Corporation
(9)   Commander of Coastal Region Command tours Palaw  Township

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(1)   State Peace and Development Council Chairman  Senior General Than Shwe 
        accepts credentials  Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
 
YANGON, 2 July . Mr Amar Hafeez newly accredited Ambassador of the Islamic
Republic of  Pakistan to the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to
Senior General Than Shwe,  Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
of the Union of Myanmar, at Dagon  Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence at 10 am
today.

 Also present on the occasion were State Peace and Development Council
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen  Khin Nyunt, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Ohn Gyaw and
Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of  the Protocol Department.
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(2)   MIC Chairman receives MD of Keck Engg Industries
 
YANGON, 2 July- Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of Myanmar Investment
Commission  Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin received Managing Director Mr Sam
Tan and party of Keck  Engineering Industries Pte Ltd of Singapore at his
office at 2.30 pm today.

 Present also were Minister at the Office of the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman  Secretary of Myanmar Investment Commission Brig-Gen Maung
Maung and officials.
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(3)   Myanmar Travel Show to be held in Singapore
 
YANGON, 2 July-Myanmar Travel Show will be held in Singapore on 3 and 4 July
to  promote Myanmar's tourism industry and to increase the number of tourist
arrivals from Singapore  to Myanmar in accordance with the guideline given by
Chairman of Tourism Development  Management Committee Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin  Nyunt.

 Led by Director-General U Khin Maung Latt of Directorate of Hotels and
Tourism, a delegation  comprising 56 entrepreneurs of 34 hotels and tourism
services and one enterprise dealing in selling  Myanmar arts and crafts left
here by air this morning to take part in the show to be held at  Shangri-La
Hotel.

 They will meet entrepreneurs of airlines and travel agencies of Singapore to
promote tourism  industry between the two countries, to cooperate with air
transport services of Singapore for  promoting sale of package tours with a
special price and to increase the number of tourist arrivals  from Singapore
to Myanmar.

 The delegation was seen off at Yangon International Airport by Minister for
Hotels and Tourism  Maj-Gen Saw Lwin and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aye Myint
Kyu, departmental officials and  families of delegation members.  
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(4)   250 bottles of phensedyl seized in Mandalay
 
YANGON, 2 July Acting on a tip off, while waiting at a place between 80th and
23rdx24th  Streets in Aungmyay Thazan Township, Mandalay, at 2 pm on 15 June,
members of Defence  Services Intelligence Unit nabbed U Tin Win and Ko Paing
together with 250 100 ml JJ brand  bottles of Phensedyl made in India.

 According to the investigation, U Kyaw Nyunt, who kept the phensedyl, of No
28, Daungtaw  Ward, between 8th and 80thx81st Streets, near the compound of
Yaynar monastery, and owners  of the phensedyl U Win Maung and Ma Nu of
between 86th and 17thx18th Streets, Mawgawiri  Ward, Aungmyay Thazan Township,
were caught with a motor cycle 1Ya/52566 and proceeds of  K 565,000 from the
sale of phensedyl.

 Action is being taken against the culprits under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotrophic Substances  Law by No 9 Police Station of Mandalay.
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(5)   MIC Chairman receives MD of Mitsui Marine and Fire  Insurance

YANGON, 2 July-Deputy Prime Minister Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission
Vice-Admiral Maung Maung Khin received Managing Director Mr Takazumi Kanai and
party of  Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Co Ltd of Japan at his office at
3.30 pm today.

 Present also were Minister at the Office of the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman  Secretary of Myanmar Investment Commission Brig-Gen Maung
Maung and officials of the  Myanma Insurance.

 They discussed opportunities of insurance service in Myanmar.
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(6)   UDE lectures

YANGON, 2 JULY- Radio Myanmar will broadcast lectures for students of the
University of  Distance Education from first to final year arts, law and
economic majors on 63.49 metres short  wave from 8 to 10 pm on 8 July.

 Lectures include Myanmarsar for all first year science majors, Myanmarsar for
fourth year  Myanmarsar majors, history for fourth year history majors,
geography for fourth year geography  majors, ancient oriental philosophy for
second year philosophy majors, law for first year law  majors, law for third
year law majors and law for fifth year law majors.  
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(7)   Mayor of Yangon City receives Ambassador of Italy

YANGON, 2 July-Chairman of the Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko
Lay  received Ambassador of Italy Dr Cesare Capitani at the Mayor' parlour at
10.30 am today.

 Present also were Vice-Chairman of YCDC Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, committee
members,  heads of departments and officials.
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(8)   Minister for Energy receives Executive Officer of Premier  Oil, GM 
        of Sumitomo Corporation

YANGON, 2 July - Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi received Executive
Officer of  Premier Oil PLC Mr Charles Jamieson of Britain at his office this
afternoon.

 The minister also received General Manager of Sumitomo Corporation Mr T
Takavama of Japan  this afternoon.

 They discussed energy matters.

 Present also were Deputy Ministers for Energy U Tin Tun and Brig-Gen Thein
Aung,  Director-General of Energy Planning Department U Soe Myint, Managing
Director of Myanma Oil  and Gas Enterprise U Kyaw Nyein and Managing Director
of Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise U  Kyaw Shein.
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(9)   Commander of Coastal Region Command tours Palaw  Township

YANGON, 2 July Chairman of Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Coastal Region . Command Maj-Gen Thura Thiha Thura Sit Maung,
accompanied  by officials, inspected construction of road at Kaboattaung 47
miles on 30 June.

 The Commander then met local farmers in Palauk Village and gave instructions.

 The commander proceeded to primary school in Htaminmasar Village in Palaw
Township and met  teachers and pupils.

 He attended to their needs.

 The commander met township departmental officials and farmers at Yadana Hall
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 He gave suggestions on paddy cultivation for the region .

 The commander and party inspected model paddy farm in Palaw Township on I
July.

 He gave instructions and inspected construction of suspension bridge.

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