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Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)

The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe sends message of 
      sympathy to Vietnam
(2)   15th Sangha Meeting of All Shwekyin 
      Nikaya Ganas held in Nyaungshwe
(3)   Minister inspects mills of Myanma Textile
      Industries
(4)   Minister meets COMMENCO Vice-Chairman
(5)   Third Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of
      Immigration Departments ,and Heads of 
      Consular Divisions ends
(6)   Ordination, novitiation of 3,000 students,
      teachers and personnel of No 3 Basic Education
      Department (Yangon) held   
(7)   Minister meets officials Mandalay Industrial 
      Zone
(8)   Minister inspects loading of machinery onto
      Z-craft  
(9)   Banking Services Course 1/99 for Supervisors 
      of MEB concludes      
(10) Minister meets entrepreneurs of Hong Kong
(11)  Minister meets investors from Hong Kong
(12)  Joint Press Statement Third Meeting of ASEAN
      Directors-General of Immigration Departments 
      and Heads of Consular Divisions
(13)  Press conference held on Third Meeting of 
      ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration 
      Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions 
(14)  Photo Exhibition on Scenic Beauty of Japan 
      opened
(15)  Supplication of representative Sayadaw of 
      Shwekyin Gana in Sri Lanka
(16)  ASEAN delegates visit Shwedagon, Gems Emporium
(17)  45 members resign from Letpadan Township NLD
(18)  WEATHER
                        
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe sends message of 
      sympathy to Vietnam

YANGON, 15 Dec - Senior General Than Shwe,
Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a
message of sympathy to Mr Tran Duc Luong,
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,
for loss of lives and devastation caused by
torrential rains earlier this month in the
provinces of central coastal Vietnam.

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(2)   15th Sangha Meeting of All Shwekyin 
      Nikaya Ganas held in Nyaungshwe


YANGON, 14 Dec - The 15th Sangha Meeting of All
Shwekyin Nikaya Ganas was held at Kangyi Pariyatti
Sarthintaik in Nyaungshwe, Shan State, this
morning, attended by Vice-Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council Deputy
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung Aye.

State Ovadacariya Chairman of Shwekyin Nikaya
Dhipati' Maha Nayaka Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru
Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika the 13th
Shwekyin Sasanabaing Sayadaw of Kangyi Pariyatti
Sarthintaik Bhaddanta Vimalabhivamsa presided over
the meeting and State Ovadacariya Abhidhaja Maha
Rattha Guru Joint Shwekyin Sasanabaing Sagaing
Pahtama Gandhayon Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Supanindabhivamsa acted as Joint Chairman and
member of Mandalay Visuddhayon Ganavacaka
Committee Agga Maha Gandhavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta
Odatasiribhivamsa as master of ceremonies.

The Sayadaw said since from the First Shwekyin
Nikaya Gana Sayadaw, the Shwekyin Nikaya Gana is
developing gradually in accord with the teachings
of the Buddha.  This is due to the strict
observance of the rules and the Ovada given by the
elder Sayadaws.

He urged all the members of the Shwekyin Nikaya
Gana to strictly follow the guidance given by the
Sasanabaing Sayadaws and to strive for
purification, promotion and propagation of the
Sasana.

Next, State Ovadacariya General Secretary of
Shwekyin Nikaya Gana Working Nayaka Committee
Shwokyin Nikaya Centre Mandalay Maha Visuddhayon
Taikthit Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta
Aggiya reported on supplication.

Minister U Aung Khin supplicated on religious
matters.

The influence and dignity of the Shwekyin Nikaya
Gana is great in the Sasana due to the efforts and
perseverance of the successive Sasanabaung
Sayadaws in rendering supervision during the
period of nearly 140 years.

Holding of the 15th meeting successfully is the
result of the unity among the members of the
Sangha.

Under the guidance of the Head of State, Shan
State (South) Peace and Development Council made
arrangements to ensure every convenience for the
members of the Sangha who attended the meeting.

Harmonious efforts of the members of the Sangha
and laypersons for purification, promotion and
propagation of the Sasana will lead to flourishing
of the Dhamma in the entire world.

On behalf of members of Shwekyin Gana in Sri
Lanka, Sayadaw Bhaddanta Santindriya supplicated
on Dhamma Sandesa Katha in English.

Next, General Maung Aye presented offertories to
the Sayadaw of Kangyi Pariyatti Sarthintaik in
Nyaungshwe.

The Secretary-2 then presented offertories to
members of the Sangha.

General Maung Aye and party offered 'soon' to the
members of the Sangha.

The meeting continues till the day after tomorrow.

Yesterday afternoon General Maung Aye left here by
Tatmadaw flight for Taunggyi.

General Maung Aye and party toured Taunggyi.

This morning, the General and party went to
Nyaungshwe and attended the Sangha meeting.

In the afternoon, the General left for Yangon by
Tatmadaw flight.

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(3)   Minister inspects mills of Myanma Textile
      Industries


YANGON, 14 Dec - Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung, accompanied by Deputy Minister and
departmental heads, arrived at No 22 Blanket Mill
of Myanma Textile Industries on Lutlatyay Road in
Thingangyun Township this morning.

The minister inspected looms and process of
blanket production and environs of the mill.

In the briefing hall the minister met the mill
manager, officials and personnel and gave
necessary instructions.

The minister and party proceeded to No 10 Textile
Mill in Mayangon Township and inspected the mill.

He met the mill manager and service personnel and
gave instructions on strong and weak points of the
mill and works to be done.

At No 9 Textile Mill, the minister and party
inspected running of the machines, repair works
and production.

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(4)   Minister meets COMMENCO Vice-Chairman


YANGON, 14 Dec - Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen
Saw Lwin met Vice-Chairman Mr Chen De Quan of
Complete Machinery & Equipment Engineering Bureau
(COMMENCO) of Yunnan Province, the People's
Republic of China, and party at his office this
afternoon.

Also present at the call were Deputy Minister for
Industry-2 and officials.

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(5)   Third Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of
      Immigration Departments ,and Heads of 
      Consular Divisions ends


YANGON, 14 Dec - The Third Meeting of ASEAN
Directors-General of Immigration Departments and
Heads of Consular Divisions continued for the
second day at the Traders Hotel on Sule Pagoda
Road this morning and concluded in the evening.

Officials of ASEAN Secretariat explained, matters
relating to immigration and consular affairs and
minutes of the.  Second ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
on Transnational Crime.

The delegations of 10 ASEAN member nations took
part in the discussions.

Afterwards, the meeting decided,to hold the Fourth
Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions in the
Philippines in Year 2000.

Then, those present prepared the draft of joint
communique and approved the reports of the Third
Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions.  The
meeting came E to a close in the evening.

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(6)   Ordination, novitiation of 3,000 students,
      teachers and personnel of No 3 Basic Education
      Department (Yangon) held

YANGON, 14 Dec - The No 3 Basic Education
Department (Yangon City) held ordination and
novitiation ceremony of 3,000 students, teachers
and service personnel of schools under the
department, who will be entered into the religious
order as 100 monks, 2,000 novices and 900 nuns, at
Shwedagon Pagoda this morning.  The ceremony was
attended by Minister for Education U Than Aung.

A total of 3,000 students, teachers and service
personnel who will be entered into the religious
order took the positions at the north-west corner
the pagoda and paid obeisance to the pagoda and
recited Parittas.

Then, they themselves received the Five Precepts
at the pagoda.


Afterwards, the minister, the deputy minister and
officials together with 3,000 students teachers
and service personnel who will be entered into the
religious order and 150 members of wut association
and those carrying robes and articles for use of
Buddhist monks went round the pagoda thrice.

Next, a ceremony to donate gold plates to
Shwedagon Pagoda was held at old museum Tazaung.

Minister U Than Aung Deputy Minister ,
directors-general, deputy directors-general and
education families of No 3 Basic Education
Department (Yangon City) conveyed 24 gold plates
worth K 3,618,188 onto the pagoda with the
decorated float.

Then, 100 men were ordained, 2,000 boys were
novitiated and 900 persons were entered into the
religious order in Shweminwun Sasana Yeik-tha in
Bahan Township in the afternoon and Kaba Aye Maha
Pasana Cave, Mayangon Township in the evening.

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(7)   Minister meets officials Mandalay Industrial 
      Zone
      

YANGON, 14 Dec - Minster for Industry-2 Maj-Gen
Saw Lwin, accompanied by officials, met officials
of Mandalay Industrial Zone at Kanaung Hall in the
zone on 11 December morning.

The minister gave instructions.

On 12 December morning, the minister looked into
the arrangements for opening of an Industrial
Training School (Mandalay) at No 1 Motor Workshop
of Myanma Auto mobile and Diesel Engine Industries
in Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay.

He heard reports on the arrangements presented by
Managing Director of MMDEI and then inspected
lecture halls, mess, and hostels for teachers and
students.

The minister gave instructions on opening the
training school as targeted.


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(8)   Minister inspects loading of machinery onto
      Z-craft

YANGON, 14 Dec - Minister at the Prime Minister's
Office Brig-Gen Lun Maung, accompanied by
officials, inspected loading of machinery onto the
Z-craft of Myanma Ceramic Industries at Okkyin
Jetty of Irrigation Department this morning.

The machinery-two bulldozers, four tractors, 12
trailers and two cars are to be used in the Oil
Palm Project being undertaken by Taung Dagon Oil
Mill Ltd on 20000 acres of land in Bokpyin
Township, Taninthayi Division.

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(9)   Banking Services Course 1/99 for Supervisors 
      of MEB concludes

YANGON, 14 Dec - The closing ceremony of Banking
Services Course 1/99 for Supervisors of Myanma
Economic Bank was held at MEB Branch No 1 on
Pansodan Street in conjunction with the opening
ceremony of Banking Services Course 2/99 and
Financial Management Course 1/99 for Managers.

Minister U Khin Maung Thein made a speech on the
occasion, urging bank staff to work systematically
and correctly in accordance with the State's
objectives at a time when endeavours are being
made for political, economic and development of
the nation.

A total of 52 trainees are attending the course
for supervisors, 27 trainees the course for
managers and 50 financial management course.

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(10) Minister meets entrepreneurs of Hong Kong


YANGON, 14 Dec - Minister for Communications,
Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Win Tin met Mr Tsui
Sze Man of Hong Kong Association of International
Investment and a ten-member team who called at his
office at 2 pm today.

Also present at the call were Managing Director of
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications and officials.

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(11)  Minister meets investors from Hong Kong


YANGON, 14 Dec - Minister at the State Peace and
Development Council Chairman's Office Brig-Gen
Abel met the 17-member business delegation led by
Chairman Mr Hui Chi Ming of Hong Ekong Association
of International Investment of Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region and Adviser Mr Tsui Sze Man
at his office this afternoon.

Also present at the call were officials of the
Foreign Economic Relations Department and the
National AFTA Unit.
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(12)  Joint Press Statement Third Meeting of ASEAN
      Directors-General of Immigration Departments 
      and Heads of Consular Divisions

YANGON, 14 Dec - The following is the Joint press
statement issued at the end of the Third Meeting
of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions today.

The Third Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of
Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular
Divisions of ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs
was held on 13-14 December 1999 in Yangon,
Myanmar.  The meeting was chaired by U Maung Htay,
the Director-General of Immigration and National
Registration Department of the Union of Myanmar.

The respective ASEAN delegations were led by Awang
Sa Bali bin Abas, Acting Director, Immigration and
National Registration, Brunei Darussalam; General
Prok Saroeun, Director of Immigration Department,
Ministry of Interior, Cambodia; Mr H B Lapian,
Director of Immigration Information, Director-
General of Immigration, Department of Law and
Legislation, Indonesia; Colonel Khammouane
Savaivanh, Deputy Director-General of General
Security Department and Director-General of the
Immigration Department, Ministry of Interior,
Laos; Dato' Aseh bin Haji Che Mat,
Director-General of Immigration, Malaysia; U Maung
Htay, Director-General, Immigration and National
Registration Department, Myanmar; Atty Rufus B
Rodriguez, Commissioner, Bureau of Immigration,
the Philippines; Mr Lu Cheng Yang, Director,
Immigration and Registration, Singapore; Mr
Chaisiri Anamarn, Director-General, Department of
Consular Affairs, Ministry, of Foreign Affairs,
Thailand; Mr Le Van Thinh, Acting Director-General
of Consular Department, Ministr y of Foreign
Affairs, Vietnam; and Mr Immanuel Robert
Inkiriwang, the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN.

In his welcoming address, HE U Saw Tun, the
Minister for Immigration and Population of the
Union of Myanmar, emphasized the need for easy
communication and access to all ASEAN member
countries to strengthen regional unity and
identity, enhance economic cooperation and
facilitate closer economic integration.  He also
stressed the importance of modernization to spur
regional development and to keep pace with
technological advances in the developed countries.

Framework for ASEAN Cooperation on Immigration
Matters

The ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs fully
recognized the urgent need for greater cooperation
on immigration matters to support ASEAN
initiatives including efforts towards closer
economic integration, the move to facilitate
greatest intra ASEAN tourism and the fight against
transnational crime.  They agreed to meet on an
annual basis to coordinate regional cooperation on
immigration matters so they could effectively
contribute to the achievement of ASEAN goals.  In
this regard, they welcomed and supported the ASEAN
Vision 2020 and the Hanoi Plan of Action adopted
by the ASEAN Heads of Government State, which
would guide the future directions of ASEAN.

The ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs agreed to
establish an Adhoc High-Level Experts Group on
Immigration Matters to undertake the following:

 a.  To develop an institutional framework for
 ASEAN cooperation on immigration matters;

 b.  To develop a plan of action on immigration
 matters encompassing the objectives, scope,
 strategies, mechanisms, modalities and funding
 arrangements; and

 c.  To establish a directory of immigration focal
 points to establish a network among the
 immigration authorities in ASEAN, especially in
 the area of law enforcement.

The Meeting of the Ad-hoc High-Level Experts Group
on Immigration Matters will be convened in 2000 in
the Philippines.

Visa Free Entry Offered by Member Countries to
ASEAN Nationals

The ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs were
pleased that most countries in ASEAN had already
instituted visa free arrangements for ASEAN
nationals and encouraged Member Countries that had
yet to provide the facility to consider extending
it.

Use of the Smart Cards as Travel Document in ASEAN

The ASEAN Detectors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs agreed to
continue discussion on the use of smart cards to
facilitate travel within ASEAN.

Harmonization of ASEAN Immigration Disembarkation
Cards

The ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs
appreciated the need to harmonize the
disembarkation/embarkation card to facilitate
business, investment and tourism, and to create an
ASEAN identity.  They agreed, as a first step, to
implement as soon as possible the use of the ASEAN
logo on the front page of
disembarkation/embarkation card beside the emblem
of respective Member Countries.

ASEAN Lanes at ASEAN International Airports

The ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs supported
the Visit ASEAN Millennium Year (VAMY) 2002
campaign to be implemented by the ASEAN National
Tourism Organisation (NTOs) and agreed to consider
establishing ASEAN lanes to facilitate the
increase in tourist arrivals from ASEAN Member
Countries as soon as possible.

Combating Transnational Crime

The ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs welcomed
the ASEAN Plan of Action to Combat Transnational
Crime and the ACTC adopted at the Second ASEAN
Ministerial Meeting and agreed to work closely
with the Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational
Crime on transnational crime matters.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held in 2000 in the
Philippines.

Acknowledgements

The ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and the Heads of Consular Divisions of
the ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs expressed
their deepest appreciation to the Government and
people of the Union of Myanmar for their warm
hospitality and excellent arrangements made for
the meeting.

The Meeting was held in the traditional spirit of
ASEAN solidarity and cordiality.

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(13)  Press conference held on Third Meeting of 
      ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration 
      Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions
      

YANGON, 14 Dec - A press conference on the Third
Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions held
in Yangon from 13 to 14 December was held at
Traders Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road this evening.

Present were officials led by Deputy
Secretary-General of ASEAN Secretariat Mr Immanuel
Robert Inkiriwang, delegates from ten ASEAN member
nations, the directors-general on immigration,
heads of consular divisions, Managing Director of
News and Periodicals Enterprise U Tin Kha,
Director (News) U Hla Tun, Deputy Chief Editors
and editors from dailies, Patron of Myanmar
Foreign Correspondents Club U Sein Win, President
of MFCC U Sao Kai Hpa, correspondents from foreign
news agencies and guests.

Director-General of Immigration and National
Registration Department U Maung Htay reported on
the meeting.

Mr Immanuel Robert Inkiriwang explained about the
joint press statement of the Third Meeting of
ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Department
and Heads of Consular Divisions.

Next, questions asked by journalists were answered
by Director-General of the ASEAN Affairs
Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U
Aye Lwin, Deputy Secretary-General of the ASEAN
Secretariat Mr Immanuel Robert Inkiriwang and
Commissioner of Bureau of Immigration of the
Philippines Atty Refus B Rodriguez.

The Press conference ended at 6.30 pm.

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(14)  Photo Exhibition on Scenic Beauty of Japan 
      opened

YANGON, 14 Dec - Photo Exhibition on Scenic Beauty
of Japan, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture,
the Japan Foundation and the Embassy of Japan,
opened at the National Museum this morning.

Present on the occasion were Minister for
Education U Than Aung, Deputy Minister for
Culture, ambassadors and staff of foreign missions
in Yangon, Director-General of Department of
Cultural Institute, Director-General of
Archaeology Department, Director-General of Social
Welfare Department, officials and guests.

Deputy Minister and Ambassador of Japan Mr Kazuo
Askai gave speeches.

They then formally opened the exhibition.

The exhibition displaying 85 paintings of scenic
beauty opens daily from 10 am to 64 mill December.


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(15)  Supplication of representative Sayadaw of 
      Shwekyin Gana in Sri Lanka
      

YANGON, 14 Dec - The following are the salient
points of the supplication of representative
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Santindriya of Dhammagavesi
Meditation Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

As all we know human beings in the modern world
are deficient in values.  According to Buddha's
teachings the root cause of this is moha.  Man
cannot see the world as it is so long as he
entertains moha.

Current development in the world is only material
development such as aeroplanes, skyscrapers and
nuclear weapons and highly advanced motorcars.
These are only technological and material
development that satisfy ordinary mind of human
beings only.

We all hope for crime reduction and higher
intelligence in man.

If someone understands what is actual and what is
true in the world with intelligence, he can
overcome moha.  To be able to do so, we must train
mind.

If we can promote efficiency in the control of
mind and ability to see the truth, the world will
become better and tensions will be reduced.

We have to begin new mind training programme in
order to practise this method.  Instead of using
traditional method, we would like to propose
application of audio, video and electrical
communications method for Vipassana meditation in
the near future.

There-are 150 members of the Sangha, 73 Samaneras,
24 monasteries and 30 meditation centres in Sri
Lanka as of 4 August 1999.

May I propose to award scholarships to Sri Lankan
members of the Sangha who have learned Myanmar
meditation and Three canons, to establish a
religious associations that will not cause any
opposition between Hinayana and Mahayana Ganas and
to give assistance for strengthening of
Myanmar-Sri Lanka Shwekyin Sasana relations.

Wish all the living beings to be healthy and well.

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(16)  ASEAN delegates visit Shwedagon, Gems Emporium


YANGON, 14 Dec - The delegates attending the Third
Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration
Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions,
accompanied by Director U Thant Zin of Immigration
and National Registration Department of the
Ministry of Immigration and Population and
officials, visited Shwedagon Pagoda this morning.

In the afternoon, the delegates visited Myanmar
Gems Emporium of Myanma Gems Enterprise.

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(17)  45 members resign from Letpadan Township NLD


YANGON, 14 Dec - Forty-five members resigned from
the National League for Democracy of Letpadan
Township, Bago Division.

Forty-five members of Letpadan Township NLD, Bago
Division, of their own volition, resigned by
sending letters of resignation to Letpadan
Township Multiparty Democracy General Election
Commission Office and the party concerned on 21
October 1999 as they no longer wished to
participate in party politics of NLD.

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(18)  WEATHER

Maximum temperature on Dec 13 was 33.0 C (91F)
Minimum temperature on Dec 14 was 19.5 C(67F)

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