Information Sheet N0. D- 3143 ( I )
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YANGON
Information Sheet
N0. D- 3143 ( I ) 25th August, 2004
(1) PM Receives Chinese GuestsPrime Minister
General Khin Nyunt received Chief Executive Officer Mr. Deng Chongyun and party
of Tsingda Daring Biotechnologies Group of the People’s Republic of China at
Zeyathiri Beikman in Yangon on 24 August. At the call, they discussed matters
related to pulp factory project, hydel power project and oil and natural gas
project.
(2) Opening Ceremony of Shwechaung Bridge
The opening ceremony of Shwechaung Bridge built by Bridge Construction Special
Group-13 of Public Works of the Ministry of Construction near Shantatgyi
Village on Pathein-Monywa Road (northern section) in Minhla Township, Thayet
District, Magway Division, was held on 24 August. The bridge was built of
reinforced concrete. The upper structure is of pre-stressed concrete beam,
reinforced concrete floor and frame. Shwechaung Bridge is located at mile post
79 on Pathein-Monywa (North) and it is 500 feet long. The motor way is 28 feet
wide and three feet wide pedestrian lanes on both sides. It can withstand
60-tons loads.
The bridge serves as a facility linking an area where four townships and 610
villages are located and over 360,000 people live. The bridge has helped
facilitate the transport on Pathein-Monywa Road, serving as a facility to
exchange goods between regions in upper Myanmar and lower Myanmar.
(3) ASEAN Meeting on Integrated Cultivation Systems
Under the ASEAN-Japan cooperation programme, the fourth expert meeting on
integrated cultivation systems project in ASEAN countries was opened with
ceremony held at Traders Hotel in Yangon on 24 August. The project has been
commenced since 2000. In Myanmar, the Myanmar Agriculture Service is
implementing the integrated cultivation in Inlay region of Shan State and
Nyaungdon region of Ayeyawady Division.
(4) Treatments Carried Out in YGH together with Medical Specialists from
Indonesia and Australia
Heart treatment has been carried out by six-member Myanmar medical team led by
Professor Dr. Daw Khin May San and heart specialists led by Dr Muhammad Munawar
of Harapan Kita Heart Specialist Hospital in Indonesia at cardiac unit at the
Yangon General Hospital (YGH) on 24 August. The medical teams inserted dual
chamber pacing machines into four heart patients and they treated other 12
patients.
Another operation was also performed at the same hospital by Myanmar surgeons
led by Professor Dr Khin Maung Lwin and the team led by Dr Michael Me Glynn of
Interplast of Australia. The four-member Interplast group arrived in Myanmar on
22 August. The group will perform operation on 50 patients with cleft lips and
palate or burns. The group has performed operations since 2001 and gave medical
lectures.
(5) UMFCCI Officials Meet Guests
A 10-Member delegation from the People’s Republic of China headed by
Vice-Mayor of Anshan People’s Municipal Government of Liaoning Province of
the PRC Mr. Ge Haiying called on the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of
Commerce & Industry(UMFCCI) General Secretary and party at the UMFCCI head
office in Yangon on 20 August. They discussed matters on investment
opportunities and mutual interest. Similarly, Commercial Counsellor of
Bangladeshi Embassy in Yangon also called on UMFCCI General Secretary and party
on 23 August on separate occasion and discussed matters on trade promotion
between the two countries.
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