Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends felicitations to Vice-President of Socialist Republic of Vietnam

NAY PYI TAW, , 2 Sept — On the occasion of the 6r3d Anniversary of the National Day of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which falls on 2 September 2008, His Excellency Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to Her Excellency Madame Nguyen Thi Doan,Vice-President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Prime Minister sends felicitations to Socialist Republic of Vietnam

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Sept —On the occasion of the 63 rd Anniversary of the National Day of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which falls on 2 September 2008, His Excellency General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Mon beats Taninthayi in ISD U-15 Football Tournament opener

NAY PYI TAW, 31 Aug— A ceremony to honour athletes who are to take part in the 13th Inter
State and Division U- 15 Football Tournament was held at the Mon State Hall in Mawlamyine, Mon State yesterday morning.
Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council Commander of South-East Command
Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win and Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint attened the ceremony and made speeches.
Next, the minister presented sport gear for athletes in ten townships of Mon State and seven
townships of Kayin State and sport equipment worth K 600,000 for footballers of three football
teams of Mon and Kayin States and cash for coaches.
Under the youth football development, football gear worth K 1.4 million for Mon and Kayin State and cash for coaches were provided and sports equipment worth over K 1.6 million for the state and township sports and physical education committees
of Mon and Kayin State were provided.
Later, the 13th Inter State and Division U-15 Football Tournament took place at the Mon State Sports Ground in Mawlamyine at 3 pm. Next, Commander Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win and Chairman of Kayin State Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen Zaw Min presented K
100,000 each and Hometauk Construction Co K 20,000 each to 16 football teams.
In the first match, Mon State beat Taninthayi Division 2-0.

USDA CEC Member supervises development tasks in Kayah State

YANGON, 1 Sept—Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung went to Kokway Timber Extraction Camp in Taunggyi on 29 August and urged officials concerned to make efforts for afforestation and meeting the objectives of the Forest Department.

At the meeting, Deputy General Manager of Shan State (South) Timber Extraction U Sein Win
reported to the minister on tasks for extraction of timber from Shan State (South) and Director of Forest Department U Kyaw Soe Khaing on forest plantation and conservation of reserve forests and seizure of timber smuggling.

Member of the Central Executive Committee of Union Solidarity and Development Association
Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung and Chairman of Kayah State Peace and Development Council Brig-Gen Win Myint attended a ceremony to conclude transplanting paddy seedlings at Htayngarhlyar Village in Loikaw Township on 30 August.

After the ceremony, they inspected natural fertilizer, paddy strains and natural and chemical insecticides produced by Myanma Agriculture Service and farm equipment produced by Agricultural Mechanization Department displayed at the
ceremony.

During the tour of Kayah State on 30 August, CEC Member of USDA Minister Brig-Gen Thein
Aung, and Brig-Gen Win Myint also attended a ceremony to honour outstanding students who passed the matriculation examination for the 2007-2008 Academic Year. At the ceremony, they presented prizes to two five-distinction winners, four four-distinction winners, six two- distinction winners and 33 one-distinction winners.

Afterwards, Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung and Chairman of Kayah State PDC Brig-Gen Win
Myint attended a ceremony to open a new school building of No. 5 Basic Education High School in Dawnoku Ward in Loikaw and delivered speeches. They donated K 500,000 and exercise books to the school.

They also attended a ceremony to open a new building of No. 6 Basic Education Post Primary School and handed over exercise books and K 900,000 to the school.
In the afternoon, they went to Kayah State Home for the Aged and donated medicine and cash to 23 aged men and women.

USDA Youth Members of Group (7) continuous to participate in reconstruction tasks in the Letputta township(8.8.2008)

USDA Youth Members of Group (7) continuous to participate in reconstruction tasks in the Pyinsalu village(7.8.2008)

USDA Youth Members of Group (1) continuous to participate in reconstruction tasks in the Bokalay township(7.8.2008)

USDA Youth Members of Group (7) continuous to participate in reconstruction tasks in the Daydaye township
(8.8.2008)

USDA Youth Members of Group (6) continuous to participate in reconstruction tasks in the Satsan village
(7.8.2008)

USDA Youth Members of Group (6) continuous to participate in reconstruction tasks in the Satsan village
(6.8.2008)

USDA Youth Members of Group (2) continuous to participate in reconstruction tasks in the Pyinsalu township
(5.8.2008)

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General Thura Shwe Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet attend ceremony to .......

Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet attended the ceremony to mark the 81st Anniversary of
the Founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army at Traders Hotel, here, at 7 pm today. The General and wife were welcomed by Military Attaché of the People’s Republic of China to the Union of Myanmar Senior Colonel Fan Lianfeng and wife and the Deputy Military Attaché. Also present on the occasion were Lt-Gen MyintSwe of the Ministry of Defence and wife, Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu and wife, senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, Charge d’Affaires ai of the PRC Embassy Mr Wang Zongying and wife, embassy staff and officials, Ambassadors of foreign missions and their wives, Military Attachés and their wives, officials and guests. During the ceremony, the cultural performances of the People’s Republic of China were presented to those present.