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Senior General Than Shwe delivers address at graduation parade of 48th
Intake of DSA
Also
present on the occasion were Member of the State Peace and Development Council
General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, Members of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win,
Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Chief of Armed
Forces Training Lt-Gen Aung Htwe and Lt-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence,
Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air)
Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Ministers Maj-Gen
Htay Oo, U Aung Thaung, Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, Brig-Gen Thein
Zaw, Col Thein Nyunt, Maj-Gen Thein Swe, Brig-Gen Lun Thi, U Thaung, Dr Chan
Nyein, Dr Kyaw Myint and Brig-Gen Thein Aung, Military Appointment-General Maj-Gen
Hsan Hsint of the Ministry of Defence, Defence Services Inspector-General Maj-Gen
Thein Htaik, Maj-Gen Kyi Win of the Ministry of Defence, Vice-Chief of Armed
Forces Training Maj-Gen Aung Kyi, Vice Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Hla Shwe,
Directors Maj-Gen Mya Win, Maj-Gen Tin Soe, Maj-Gen Thein Tun, Maj-Gen Khin
Maung Tint, Maj-Gen Than Aung, Maj-Gen Tin Tun, Maj-Gen Sein Lin, Maj-Gen Aye
Myint, PyinOoLwin Station Commander Brig-Gen Nyi Tun and senior military
officers, military attachés of foreign missions to Myanmar, Mandalay Mayor
Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han, departmental officials, members of the Union
Solidarity and Development Association, Red Cross and Auxiliary Fire Brigades,
parents and relatives of the cadets and guests.
Commander-in-Chief
of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe took the salute of the cadet
battalions. Next, the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services inspected the
graduate cadet battalions.
Afterwards,
the graduate cadet battalion marched past the Commander-in-Chief of Defence
Services.
The
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services presented Best Cadet Award to Cadet Ye
Kyaw Swa, Excellence in Training Award to Cadet Aung Kyi Thein, Excellence in
Study Award (Computer Science) to Cadet Paing Soe Ko Ko, and Excellence in
Study Award (Science) to Cadet Wai Min Htet.
Next,
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe delivered an
address at the graduation parade. (The speech of the Senior General was
reported separately.)
The
Senior General took the salute of the cadet battalions and left there.
After
the graduation parade, Senior General Than Shwe met with four outstanding
cadets and their parents at the hall of the DSA Headquarters.
Senior
General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing attends graduation
dinner of DSA 48th Intake
Also
present at the dinner were Member of the State Peace and Development Council
General Thura Shwe Mann, Members of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin
Aung Myint Oo, Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Aung Htwe and Lt-Gen Tin
Aye of the Ministry of Defence, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe
Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air)
Lt-Gen
Myat Hein, Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council
Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Chairman of Bago Division Peace
and Development Council Commander of Southern Command Maj-Gen Ko Ko and their
wives, the ministers, Chairman of Magway Division Peace and Development
Council Col Phone Maw Shwe, the Mandalay Mayor, the PyinOoLwin Station
Commander, senior military officers of PyinOoLwin Station and DSA, faculty
members of DSA, graduate officers and their parents.
Senior
General Than Shwe inspects National Kandawgyi Gardens, National Landmarks
Garden in PyinOoLwin
YANGON,
17 Dec — Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and party
arrived at the National Landmarks Garden being undertaken by the Ministry of
Forestry near the National Kandawgyi Gardens in PyinOoLwin on 15 December
morning.
The
Senior General and party were welcomed by Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein
Aung and officials. At the briefing hall, Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein
Aung reported on construction tasks, allotment of plots to companies and
implementation of the tasks, growing of natural vegetation from States and
Divisions and arrangements for public recreation being carried out in building
the
After
hearing the reports, Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance that people will
have the opportunities to observe replicas of natural landmarks of States and
Divisions at the same venue. Furthermore, tasks are to extend construction of
replicas of natural caves such as
Senior
General Than Shwe and party inspected replicas of Shwedagon Pagoda, Shitthaung
Pagoda, Mawtinsun Pagoda, PhaungdawU Pagoda,
Afterwards,
they oversaw breeding of various species of birds in the
Secretary-General
of the Union Solidarity and Development Association Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo,
Secretariat Member Minister U Aung Thaung, and CEC member Minister Dr Chan
Nyein who accompanied the Senior General met with district and township
secretaries and ward organizers at PyinOoLwin District USDA Office, and called
on them to actively participate in development tasks of the nation.
Senior
General Than Shwe attends the ceremony to put
YANGON,
17 Dec — Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe joined the
ceremony to put PyinOoLwin Hospital (200-bed) into service at 11 am yesterday
after attending the graduation parade of the 48th Intake of Defence Services
Academy at DSA in PyinOoLwin.
Senior
General Than Shwe and party were welcomed there by Minister for Health Dr Kyaw
Myint, district and township level authorities, Medical Superintendent Dr Daw
Khin Saw Win and specialists, health staff, members of social organizations,
students and local people.
Member
of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of
Defence, Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council Commander
of Central Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, and Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint
formally opened the hospital.
Member
of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann unveiled
the bronze plaque of the hospital.
Senior
General Than Shwe sprinkled scented water on the bronze plaque.
General
Thura Shwe Mann, Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw and Minister Dr
Kyaw Myint also sprinkled scented water on the plaque.
At
the hall of the hospital, Minister Dr Kyaw Myint briefed the Senior General
and party on construction of the hospital buildings meeting the set standards
in accord with the guidance of the Head of State to build the hospital as
health resort in the hill station for ensuring convenience of patients, and
arrangements made for opening the general practice unit, the gynecological and
obstetric unit, the cardiac unit, the urosurgical unit, the paediatric unit,
the larynges otology unit, and the neurosurgical unit.
Minister
Dr Kyaw Myint presented a gift in commemoration of the opening the hospital to
the Senior General. Next, the Senior General inspected the units, offices,
patient wards and ICU of the hospital. Medical Superintendent Dr Daw Khin Saw
Win and Chairman of Aung Kaung Kyaw Construction U Kyaw Wai reported on
allotment of buildings in the compound of the hospital.
Senior
General Than Shwe cordially greeted the medical superintendent, specialists
and health staff.
Senior
General Than Shwe visits Nanmyint Tower, project site for construction of
YANGON,
17 Dec — Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing Kyaing left
On
arrival at
Minister
for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Thein Zaw gave a supplementary report. Senior
General Than Shwe gave guidance on sale of Myanma traditional arts and
handicrafts that attract the tourists and planting of seasonal colourful
flowers in the environs of the tower.
Next,
Senior General Than Shwe and wife and party inspected the coffee shop,
conference hall and seminar hall and enjoyed scenic beauty of Bagan
Archaeological Zone from viewing level-11. They also inspected tapestry and
lacquer ware shops on the level-1.
Afterwards,
the Senior General and party visited construction project site of
Arimadanapura Bagan Palace of King Anawrahta in NyaungU. They were welcomed
there by Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, officials of the Department of
Archaeology and the construction project in-charge U Te Za.
Minster
Maj-Gen Kyi Aung reported on excavation of the
After
inspecting the scale models for construction of the palace, Senior General
Than Shwe stressed the need for construction of the
Later,
Senior General Than Shwe and party inspected the construction work.
Senior
General Than Shwe inspects Textile Mill (Pakokku)
Senior
General Than Shwe together with member of the State Peace and Development
Council General Thura Shwe Mann and party left Bagan-NyaungU and arrived in
Pakokku in Magway Division at 11:30 am yesterday.
They
were welcomed by Commander of No 101 LID Col Maung Maung Ohn, senior military
officers and officials of Magway Division, Pakokku District and Township.
At
the briefing hall of Textile Mill (Pakokku), Minister for Industry-1 U Aung
Thaung reported on construction of the mill on the road to
Senior
General Than Shwe gave guidance on productivity and requirements.
Senior
General Than Shwe and party inspected sample of raw materials, local long
staple cotton and finished products. They also inspected installation of
machines at the weaving section and other units and production.
Minister
U Aung Thaung reported on production of poplin and other clothing from
Shwedaung and Paleik Textile and Finishing Mills, and textiles. Senior General
Than Shwe then gave necessary guidance.
The
Textile Mill (Pakokku) was opened on 1 October 2005 and it started production
on commercial scale.
Senior
General Than Shwe and party toured Pakokku and they were welcomed by local
people, service personnel and Tatmadaw members. Senior General Than Shwe and
party inspected renovation of
Senior
General Than Shwe and party arrived back in Bagan-NyaungU by helicopter.
