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hospitals and presented the onion seeds in accordance with his wish
to bring about development of Myanma agricultural service." (WPD
3/19) // Mar. 20: Chairman Mr. Daijiro Okuyama gave two cars to the
Ministry of Health. (WPD 3/21) // Mar. 21: President Mr. Hiroshi
Okuyama "explained ways to construct and use plastic septic tanks" at
the Ministry of Health. (WPD 3/22)
Water Projects
Feb. 28: Australian Ambassador Geoffrey Charles Allen and Mr.
Kalidas Ray of UNICEF visited the Australian-financed Taungzin water
supply project in Bagan-Nyaung-U. Equipment for the 66KV substation
was purchased with the support of the Australian AIDAB and
transported with help from UNICEF. It will serve 98 villages and
100,000 villagers. (WPD 3/1)
Mar. 6: An agreement for implementing the extension project for
the Yangon water supply was signed by the Yangon City Development
Committee (YCDC), represented by Secretary U Pan Aung, and M/S Binnie
and Partners of England, represented by Mr. Christopher D. Walter.
The agreement provides for the distribution of another 27 millions of
gallons of water by repairing old pipes and installing new ones.
Current water supply is 75 million gallons. The two-year project will
cost US$6 million. (WPD 3/7)
Mar. 13: YCDC authorities met with South East Asian Manager Mr.
Bruno Mercier of Andaman Co., France, to purchase machinery and spare
parts by counter trade, and for renovation of the concrete pipe
plant. (WPD 3/ 14)
UN Child Convention
Mar. 12: Minister for Health and for Education Col. Pe Thein
addressed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Implementation
National Committee, led by Dr. Aung Tun That, Director-General of
Planning and Statistics. (WPD 3/13)
Books for US Buddhists
Mar. 25: The Department for the Promotion and Propagation of
the Sasana donated 185 books of Buddhist Canons in Pali, Myanmar, and
English to the Missionary Sayadaw Bhaddanta Somabuddhi Sundararama
Brahmavihara of Los Angeles, California for use in the propagation of
Theravada Buddhism in America. He received the Agga Maha
Saddhammajotikadhaja Title on Mar. 9. "The Most Venerable Sayadaw
teaches the basic principles of Theravada Buddhism to children,
conducts courses on Abhidhamma and teaches Satipatthana Vipassana
Meditation in America. He conducts a seven day...course and about 40
devotees practise meditation in each course. He also travels to such
cities as San Francisco and preaches the Dhamma; conducts Vipassana
courses and hold talks on Theravada Buddhism at the universities and
colleges on request and teaches Theravada Vipassana meditation to
Tibetan Buddhists including Lamas." He will return to the USA on
April 21. (WPD 3/26)
Agricultural Cooperation
Mar. 1: A new strain of sunflower, which is expected to produce
25.3 baskets per acre, is being grown in inundated areas of
Ayeyarwady Division. 100,000 acres is expected to be grown in 1992-
93. (WPD 3/2)
Mar. 19: FAO Resident Representative J.S. Oscar Lazo and Myanma
Agriculture Service representative Dr. Mya Maung toured Ayeyarwady
Division Mar. 13-16 to meet peasants and discuss agricultural
development. (WPD 3/20)
FOREIGN VISITORS
Business Visitors
Mar. 4: Mr. Zhao Mingqi, Assistant to the President of China
National Aero Technology Import & Export Corporation called on
Minister for Transport, for Social Welfare, and for Labour Lt-Gen.