President of Uzbekistan sends felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON 27 Jan — The following is a message of felicitations from Mr Islam Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, sent to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar:

Your Excellency,

On behalf of the people and the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan let me extend to you congratulations on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

I wish Your Excellency good health and success as well as peace and well-being to the people of Myanmar

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

Fourth Myanmar ICT

Week-2005 concludes successfully

YANGON, 27 Jan — The programmes of the Fourth Myanmar ICT Week-2005 concluded at the MICT Park in Hline Township this evening.

In  the  Myanmar National Counter Strike Championship, officials presented               K 500,000 to the first prize winner, K 300,000 to the second and K 100,000 to the third in the amateur class and K 1 million to the first prize winner, K 500,000 to the second and K 300,000 to the third in the professional class.

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

The 5th meeting of Committee of experts/officials of BIMSTEC held

YANGON, 27 Jan — The 5th meeting of Committee Experts/Officials for energy sectors programmes of BIMSTEC countries to be hosted by Myanmar took place this morning at Dusit Inya Lake Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Mayangon Township.

Present at the meeting were Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Htay, Deputy Minister for Electric Power U Myo Myint, directors-general and managing director of the department and enterprises under the Ministry of Energy, delegates to the ministries of Energy, Electric Power, Mines, Forestry, Science and Technology, Foreign Affairs, Ambassadors and delegates of BIMSTEC-member nations, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi made an opening address. After the opening ceremony, the delegates had documentary photo taken together and the meeting continued.

Director-General of the Energy Planning Department U Soe Myint presided over the meeting. At the meeting, the future tasks of the projects being implemented in energy sectors of BIMSTEC were coordinated.

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

Bodh Gaya pilgrimages by chartered flight

YANGON, 27 Jan — Arrangements are being made for facilitating Bodh Gaya pilgrimages by chartered flights of Myanma Airways every Sunday beginning February.

Those wishing to join the pilgrimage individually or in groups may submit applications to Daw Thazin Myint Aung (Aung Chan Tha Bodh Gaya Pilgrimage), Power Palace Hotel, at 16, Pyithaya Road, Baukhtaw, Yankin Township, Tel: 708156, 660843, 544287, 548210, 549668, 099926108, 095022454 and U Htein Lin, Yangon Bodh Gaya Pilgrimage Service, at 55, 17th Street, Latha Township, Tel: 665383, 225989 and 225915.

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

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