Information Sheet No.B-1121(I)

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                          MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
                                              Yangon 

                                      Information   Sheet
                           No.B-1121(I)           27 October 1999

(1) Secretary-2 and Party Donates Rice to Catholic Church   

    Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo and 
party  visited Loikaw Catholic Church where a ceremony to donate rice was 
held. On the occasion, the Secretary-2 said he and his party were there to 
donate rice so that those who are discharging religious duty will not have 
rice difficulties. The Secretary-2 then presented rice to a bishop of Loikaw 
Catholic Church. Afterwards, the Secretary-2 and the Secretary-3 went to 
Regional Control Command (Loikaw) where they met national race leaders of 
Kayah State Special Region 1 (Kayan Region Development Committee), Kayah 
State Special Region 2 )Kayinni National People's Liberation Front), Kayah 
State Special Region 3 (Kayan Pyithit Party), and Kayinni National 
Development Party (Hoya Region) and officials and made arrangements for 
regional
development. 

(2) Myanmar, Japanese Merchants, Industrialists Meet in  Tokyo

    The Myanmar entrepreneurs led by Minister at the State Peace and 
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel attended the meeting of 
economic cooperation committee of Myanmar-Japan merchants and industrialists 
in Tokyo, Japan, on 21 October.  The meeting was sponsored by Japan Chambers 
of Commerce and Industry. Professor Mr. Tamio Shimakura and
Central Executive Committee member Dr. Ko Ko Gyi of Union of Myanmar 
Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry discussed the Counter Trade, 
Adviser to Itochu Co Mr. Toshihiko Seikimoto and Secretary-General of UMFCCI 
U Zaw Min Win on the Trade and Investment and Mr. Hiro Kinoshita and Dr. Soe 
Myint of UMFCCI on the Small and Medium Enterprise.

(3) Industrial Delegation Back from Japan

    A Myanmar delegation led by Minister for Industry-2 who were in Japan as 
invited by Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan, arrived back Yangon by air on 
26 October. They discussed industrial cooperation between the two countries 
and visited car production of Suzuki Motor Corporation.

(4) Minister Meets CICC Officials of Japan

    Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs met Executive Director 
Yamazaki Akira and party of CICC (Centre of the International Cooperation for 
Computerization) of Japan who called at his office on 26 October. They 
discussed propagation of computer technology and Y2K matters.


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