PM Lt-Gen Soe Win receives representative of UNHCR

YANGON, 28 March — Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Lt-Gen Soe Win received representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr Rajiv Kapur at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha this morning.

Present at the call were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Deputy Ministers for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu and U Maung Myint, Director-General of the Government Office U Soe Tint and Director-General of Protocol Department Thura U Aung Htet.

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

Myanmar delegation leaves for Singapore

YANGON, 28 March— Myanmar delegation led by Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo left here for Singapore by air this morning to attend Global Asia Security-2005 Exhibition and Conference to be held in Singapore from 29 to 31 March.

The Myanmar delegation was seen off at Yangon International Airport by Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Singporean Ambassador to Myanmar Mr T Jasudasen, heads of Myanmar Police Force and Departments and their families.

The minister was accompanied by Deputy Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Col Zaw Win, Head of office Major Aung Swe Nyunt and Head of Transnational Criminal Department Police Col Sit Aye.

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

Vietnamese delegation arrives

YANGON, 28 March — Jointly-organized by Myanmar Radio and Television and Radio the Voice of Vietnam-VOV, a three-member delegation led by Mr Hoang Huu Khai of Head of Section of Radio the Voice of Vietnam of Socialist Republic of Vietnam arrived here by air yesterday evening. The Vietnamese study delegation together with officials visited Shwedagon pagoda and paid homage to it and made cash donations.

While visiting MRTV, they were briefed on broadcasting services and producing of television programmes and conducted round the department by Deputy Director-General of MRTV U Thein Aung and officials.

The delegation members also visited Drugs Elimination Museum where they were conducted round by museum in-charge Lt-Col U Htay Aung.

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

Bhaddanta Nandasiri to be honoured

YANGON, 28 March— A ceremony to honour Presiding Nayaka Sasanadhaja Dhammarcariya of the Committee for Construction of Theravada Buddha Missionary Myanmar Monastery in Paris, France, Bhaddanta Nandasiri who has been conferred Maha Kammathana Cariya Title on 4 January under the Notification No 1/2005 of the State Peace and Development Council, will be held at the Abhidhammaratan-aghaya Abhidhammar Dhmmabeikman near the 3rd Bahan Street in Bahan Township on 3 April 2005, and anyone may attend it.

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

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