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MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE, YANGON
Information Sheet

N0. D- 3287(I)
March 13,2005

  1.  Secretary-1 addresses Annual General Meeting (2/2005) of MWVO

    YANGON, 12 March — Myanmar War Veterans Organization Central Organizing Committee held its Annual General Meeting
    (2/2005) at the MWVO Headquarters here this morning, with an address by Committee Chairman State Peace and
    Development Council Secretary-1 Adjutant General Lt-Gen Thein Sein.

    Also present on the occasion were Vice-Chairmen of MWVO Vice-Admiral Kyi Min (Retd) and Minister for Construction
    Maj-Gen Saw Tun, committee members—ministers, senior military officials, deputy ministers and departmental heads.

    Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein said that the plenary session of the National Convention, the first
    phase of the State’s seven-point Road Map, is now being held. So, it is important to complete the National Convention
    successfully. The Secretary-1 called on all the committee members to participate in successfully convening the National
    Convention in cooperation with the national people.

    The State is striving its utmost to ensure the balanced development of all regions across the nation and rural progress by
    establishing 24 special development regions and five rural development tasks. In this process, the Secretary-1, said MWVO
    members are required to play their part in the development drive.

    It is important that to ensure the pepetuation of an organization, we need to have shared concept, confidence and ambition, he
    added. That is why all the members with these characteristics in common are to serve their duties conscientiously in the interests
    of the State and the people. Next, Committee Secretary Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe passed the
    resolutions with the approval of the meeting and presented a work progress report.

    Commandant of MWVO (Headquarters) Col Win Maung (Retd) read out the work plan (draft) for convening the National
    Convention. Then those present took part in the discussions, and the meeting ended with concluding remarks by the
    Secretary-1.

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

  2. U-21 Myanmar team trounce Singapore team 6-0

    YANGON, 12 March — Selected Myanmar youth team whitewashed Singaporean youth team 6-0 in the Group B of the
    Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy Under-21 Invitational Football Tournament today.

    The tournament is being held in Brunei from 12 to 26 March.

    Yan Paing of Myanmar youth team scored an opening goal at sixth minute in first half, Mar La second goal at 12th minute in first
    half and sixth goal at 45th minute in second half, Khin Maung Tun third goal at 29th minute in first half, Kyaw Thura fourth goal
    at 31st minute in first half and Soe Lin Tun fifth at 43rd minute in second half.

    The Myanmar youth team will meet with host Brunei youth team at 4 pm local time on 16 March.

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

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