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Subject: JAMAICA DRUG MONELY LAUNDERING DIPLOIMACY RE  MYANMAR ( Vol.1 , No.48 )

if i am not mistaken, isnt Jamaica also on the US state dept bad drug
country list 1999?


spdc extends money laundering operations...




> NEWS AND VIEWS FROM MYANMAR ( Vol.1 , No.48 )
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> INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS
> Endeavours for developing border areas
> 
> FOREIGN RELATIONS
> Myanmar and Jamaica establish diplomatic relations
> 12th Governing Council Meeting of CIRDAP
> 
> ECONOMIC COOPERATION
> Myanmar-Japan Joint Economic Conference held
> Thailand Exhibition' 99 held
> Seminar on Bank Management into New Millennium
> 
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> 
> INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS
> 
> Endeavours for developing border areas
> 
>     Since the assumption of State responsibilities, the State Peace and
> Development Council has been making great efforts to build the country as a
> new modern, developed one. For more than four decades, the nation had to face
> the problem of armed insurgency, which had laid great hindrance in developing
> the country. However, with successful negotiations with armed groups, peace
> was restored to the country following the return of 17 armed groups to the
> legal fold. Today, Myanmar enjoys unprecedented peace and tranquillity,
> enabling the Government to engage in development activities in previously
> inaccessible areas.
> 
>     One of the aspirations of the Government is to narrow the differences
> between the urban, the rural and the border areas as much as possible.
> Projects for development of border areas and national races were accordingly
> laid down and implemented. Endeavours have also been made for the progress of
> education, health, transport and economic sectors of national races. Apart
> from expenditure spent by respective ministries for development tasks in
> border areas, K 17.439 billion have been used exclusively for the development
> of national races and border areas, over K 10 billion of which have been used
> for building of roads and bridges.
> 
>     In the education sector, altogether 351 primary schools, 46 middle
> schools and fourteen high schools have been opened in the border areas.
> Training schools for development of youths from border areas and colleges for
> efficiency development of the national youths of the Union have also been
> opened and the national youths from border areas are given education to be
> able to discharge the duties related to education, health and administration
> in their respective border areas.
> 
>     Efforts for peace and development of border areas are the outstanding
> feat of the Government, which has been giving special priority to further
> strengthening and flourishing of national solidarity and  Union spirit.
> 
> FOREIGN RELATIONS
> 
> Myanmar and Jamaica establish diplomatic relations
> 
>     The Union of Myanmar has steadfastly adhered to the policy of maintaining
> friendly ties with all nations of the world in accordance with its
> independent and active foreign policy. Myanmar has maintained diplomatic and
> consular relations with 78 countries in all five continents of the world.
> 
>     Recently, since the Governments of the Union of Myanmar and Jamaica,
> guided by the principles of sovereignty and mutual respect, have, in
> accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter and
> the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, established diplomatic
> relations at the Ambassadorial level from 6 December 1999 as both governments
> are desirous of promoting and strengthening the already existing friendly
> relations between the two countries and their peoples, and of promoting
> better understanding and cooperation.
> 
> 12th Governing Council Meeting of CIRDAP
> 
>     The 12th Governing Council Meeting of the Centre of Integrated Rural
> Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) was opened at the International
> Business Centre on 3 December 1999.
> 
>     Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
> in his opening address, pointed out that the development of the country could
> be achieved only with the advancement in the daily lives of the rural
> inhabitants.
> 
>     He said in all the member countries of CIRDAP, the overwhelming majority
> of the population live in rural areas, and poverty, low standard of living,
> lack of infrastructure, inadequate economic and social facilities including
> education and health facilities, and insufficiency of opportunities for
> meaningful employment are some of the issues that all shared. He also said,
> these are issues, which must be tackled if we want our nations to develop.
> Development of the country can be achieved only with the advancement in the
> daily lives of the rural inhabitants.
> 
>     The Secretary-1 stressed that as a member of ASEAN, Myanmar is committed
> to building a socially cohesive and caring society as set out in ASEAN Vision
> 2020; and together with other member states, Myanmar fully supports building
> social safety nets for the protection of the poor and most vulnerable
> segments of the society.
> 
>     He also stressed that it becomes imperative that the developing nations
> should work extra hard in order not to be marginalized since while
> globalization will bring many benefits and possibilities, it will also result
> in daunting challenges to many countries, particularly to the developing
> countries.
> 
> ECONOMIC COOPERATION
> 
> Myanmar-Japan Joint Economic Conference held
> 
>     The Third Myanmar-Japan Joint Economic Conference was held at the
> International Business Centre, Yangon, on 6 and 7 December attended by high
> dignitaries and officials concerned and entrepreneurs of the two countries.
> Minister at the State Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office
> Brig-Gen. Abel and Chairman of Myanmar-Japan Joint Economic Conference Mr.
> Iwao Toriumi made the opening speeches.
> 
>     Then, papers on 'Aftermath of ASEAN Financial Crisis' and on 'Japanese
> Response to the Financial Crisis' were presented by Vice-Governor of the
> Central Bank of Myanmar U Than Lwin and Counsellor Mr. Endo of Mitsui Company
> respectively. Afterwards, General Secretary U Zaw Min Win of the Union of
> Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry presented a paper on
> investment analysis of FDI in Myanmar, followed by a general round of
> discussions.
> 
>     On the second day, Adviser Dr. Kyaw Htin of the Ministry of Industry-2
> submitted the paper on 'Myanmar Industrialization' and Dr. Chan Nyein of
> Ministry of Science and Technology presented the paper on 'Human Resource
> Development'.
> 
>     The conference ended with  concluding remarks by Minister Brig-Gen. Abel
> and Mr. Iwao Toriumi.
> Thailand Exhibition' 99 held
> 
>     Under the programme for promotion of bilateral economic cooperation
> between Myanmar and Thailand, Thailand Exhibition' 99 was held at the
> Tatmadaw Convention Hall from 1 to 4 December. The exhibition was organized
> by the Department of Export Promotion of the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand
> in collaboration with the Board of Trade, Thai Chamber of Commerce and the
> Royal Thai Embassy in Yangon.
> 
>     Myanmar has hosted in the past few years quite a number of trade fairs,
> single country trade exhibitions and specialized exhibitions on construction
> materials, packaging and small scale machinery from India, Bangladesh,
> Malaysia, People's Republic of China and Singapore. Myanmar has also
> participated in  international trade fairs occasionally and organized Myanmar
> Trade Fairs in Yangon inviting exhibitors from abroad. Thailand Exhibition
> '99 was the second exhibition of its kind, following the one held at the same
> venue in 1998. With the objective of presenting a cross-section outlook of
> Thai products and services to  individuals and potential businessmen from the
> Union of Myanmar, more than one hundred Thai companies are participating in
> this exhibition, displaying quite a wide range of products including
> construction materials, textiles, chemicals, electrical products, furniture
> and household products, cosmetics, food items amongst others.
> 
> Seminar on Bank Management into New Millennium
> 
>     Seminar on Bank Management into New Millennium co-organized by the
> Central Bank of Myanmar and Deutsche Bank of Germany was held at CBM on 7
> December. Minister for Finance and Revenue U Khin Maung Thein in his opening
> speech, said banking methods to be experienced in the new year which will
> fall in a few weeks would be discussed at that seminar.
> 
>     He said in endeavouring for economic development of the nation, the
> State's banking system will be reformed as required in accordance with the
> changing and developing international banking; at a time when efforts are
> being made for recovery of economic undertakings in Asia after the economic
> crisis, special attention is to be paid to banking systems, and urged the
> participants to apply experience and knowledge gained from the seminar in
> development of the financial business in future.
> 
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