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MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE, YANGON
Information Sheet

N0. D- 3230(I)
January 1,2005

  1. Senior General Than Shwe sends felicitations to Republic of Cuba

    YANGON, 1 Jan — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Dr Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Council of State and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Liberation Day of the Republic of Cuba which falls on 1 January 2005.

    Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
     

  2. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing attend graduation dinner of 6th intake of DSMA

    YANGON, 31 Dec — Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing attended a dinner to mark the graduation of the 6th intake of the Defence Services Medical Academy held at the Convocation Hall of the Academy today.

    Also present on the occasion were SPDC Vice-Chairman Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife, Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann and wife, Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win and wife, Secretary-1 of the SPDC Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife, Members of the SPDC       Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein and their wives, Yangon Division PDC Chairman Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and wife, senior military officers, ministers, deputy ministers, senior military officers of Mingaladon Station, departmental heads, the rector of Defence Services Medical Academy and advisers, professors, graduating officers and their parents and relatives.

    After the ceremony, those present were entertained with songs and dances by artistes of Myawady Music Troupe, Myanmar Music Asiayon and Myawady Anyeint Troupe to the accompaniment of Myawady Music Troupe

    Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
     

  3. Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Cuban counterpart

    YANGON, 1 Jan — U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar has sent a message of felicitations to Mr Felipe Perez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Liberation Day of the Republic of Cuba which falls on 1 January 2005.

    Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
     

  4. Sports meets to mark 57th Anniversary Independence Day to be held

    YANGON, 31 Dec—The Subcommittee for Organizing the 57th Anniversary Independence Day Commemorative Sports Meets will hold sports meets at the Aung San Stadium, the Sports and Physical Education Institute (Kyaikkasan), the Thuwunna Cycling Training Grounds and the Youth Training Centre (Thuwunna) on 4 January 2005 (the Independence Day).

    The sports events to be held at Aung San Stadium from 6 to 8.30 am include marathon, 100-metre, 400-metre, 800-metre and 1,500-metre races, long-jump, shot-put and others whereas the Myanmar Olympic Committee Chairman’s Trophy Volleyball Tourney to mark the 57th Anniversary Independence Day will be held at the same venue from 9 to 10.30 am.

    From 7 to 8.30 am at the Sports and Physical Education Institute, there will be 75-metre, 100-metre, 400-metre, 800-metre and 1500-metre races, net ball, hockey, tug of war, cycling and others. Traditional sports events will be took place at the Thuwunna Cycling Training Grounds from 7 am to 8.30 am. At the Youth Training Centre (Thuwunna), 100-metre, 400-metre, 800-metre races , tug of war, greasy pole and others will be held. The prize presentation ceremony for marathon event will be held from 8.30 am to 9 am while the prize presentation ceremony for the 36th Inter-State/Division Sports Meet will be held at 2.30 pm at the Aung San Stadium.

    Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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