Vol. VI, No. 3, March 1992 +-+-+-+-+ - Ibiblio

Personnel and outstanding donors of the four kinds of requisites to
the Buddhist Sasana" as follows:
Aggamahakammathanacariya Title: 1 [named];
Aggamahasaddhammajotikadhaja Title: 3 [named];
Mahasaddhamajotikadhaja Title: Sayadaws 1, Laymen 1 [named].
(WPD 3/10)
Mar. 9: SLORC Notification No. 20/ 92 of Mar. 6 awards military
titles as follows:
Thiha Thura Title: 1 [named];
Thura Title: 4 [named];
Gallantry Medal: 39 [named];
(WPD 3/10)
Medal (2nd Class) for Excellent Performance in Industrial Economy
Field: 4 [named];
Medal (1st Class) for Excellent Performance in Administrative
Field: 3 [named]; (WPD 3/11)
Medal (2nd Class)...: 10 [named];
Medal (3rd Class)...: 11 [named];
Medal (2nd Class) for Excellent Performance in Social Field: 1
[named];
Medal (3rd Class...: 1 [named].
(WPD 3/12)
Mar. 18: At a further ceremony on Kaba Aye Hill, more religious
titles were presented:
Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Title: 18 [6 named];
Abhidhaja Maha Ratha Guru Titl; 3 [named];
Agga Maha Pandita Title: 15 [unnamed].
Eight Toyota SE and three Mazda Pathfinder cars were donated to
eleven of the Saydaws given titles. (WPD 3/19)
Mar. 27: SLORD Notification No. 26/92 of Mar. 27 presents
titles and medals of honour as follows:
Thiha Thura Title: 1 [named];
Thura Title: 11 [named];
Gallantry Medal: 62 [named];
Medal (2nd Class) for Excellent Performance in Industrial
Economic Field: 3 [named];
Medal (3rd Class)...: 1 [named];
Medal (1st Class) for Excellent Peformance in Administrative
Field: 2 [named];
Ye Thurein Medal: 1 [named].
(WPD 3/27)
Tariff Legislation & Rules
Mar. 12: SLORC Law No. 2/92 of Mar. 12, the Tariff Law [full
text printed] repeals the Tariff Act, 1953, and provides that the
Minister for Planning and Finance may establish and change tariffs,
and may exempt both private and Government exports and imports from
customs duty, subject to Government approval. Other administrative
measures are provided. (WPD 3/13)
Mar. 12: Ministry of Planning and Finance Notification No. 18
of Mar. 12 [text not printed] contains "new rates of tariff." The
list of goods stated in Appendix A of the notification may be
examined at the Customs Department. "Similarly, regarding exemption
from levy of customs duties, a notification cancelling all goods
under the heading `A. General' concerning imports of goods of the
Notification No 370 issued on 15-9-61" was also issued. These changes
"have been issued to keep the system of levying customs duties in
accordance with the market-oriented economic system and to have the
same system of grouping and symbolizing goods being practised in most
nations of the world, and are not meant to change the rate of tariff
levied on goods exported from Myanmar or goods imported to Myanmar."
(WPD 3/13)
Mar. 29: Ministry of Trade Import License Fees Amendment Order
No. 3/92 was issued "to enable the import work to be carried out more
smoothly and efficiently." [Text not published]. (WPD 3/30)