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MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE, YANGON
Information Sheet

N0. D- 3232(I)
January 4,2005

  1. LPDR Vice-President sends congratulatory message to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye

    YANGON, 4 Jan—The following is the message sent by Mr Choummaly Xayasone, Vice-President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day.

    Your Excellency,

    On the auspicious occasion of the 57th Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar, I have a great pleasure to extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes to Your Excellency.

    I am delighted to note that the friendly relations and good neighborly cooperation existing between our two countries Laos and Myanmar have been strengthened and have flourished continuously. May I take this opportunity to wish Your Excellency good health, well-being and success in your noble task.

    Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

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

  2. Indonesian Vice-President sends congratulatory
    message to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye

    YANGON, 4 Jan—The following is the message sent by Mr Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice- President of the Republic of Indonesia to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day.

    Your Excellency,

    I am greatly pleased to extend to you my cordial greetings and sincerest felicitations on the happy celebration of the Anniversary of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

    It is my firm belief that while working together on a bilateral basis as well as on international fora, Myanmar and Indonesia will be able to contribute significantly to the cause of regional as well as international peace and prosperity.

    Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my most distinguished consideration.

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

  3. 266 drug-related cases exposed in November

    YANGON, 3 Jan — The Tatmadaw, Myanmar Police Force and the Customs Department exposed 266 drug-related cases in November 2004.

    The authorities seized 10.063 kilos of opium in 27 cases, 8.7137 kilos of heroin in 102 cases, 0.356 kilos of opium in 13 cases, 6.5905 kilos of low-grade opium in 17 cases, 9.8923 kilos of marijuana in 17 cases, 165,981 stimulant tablets in 55 cases, 0.084 kilo of speciosa in one case, 0.005 kilo of stimulant ice, two tablets of ecstasy in one case, 236 litres of chemical liquid in one case, 16 kilos of chemical powder, 24 cases of failure to register and eight other cases.

    Action was taken against 380 people in 266 cases — 316 men and 64 women in November.

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

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