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of phensedyl at Gyothonbin village. (WPD 3/7)
Mar. 7: The Myitkyina anti-drug squad on Feb. 22 seized 67
bottles of phensedyl from a bullock-cart west of Hopin. (WPD 3/9)
Mar. 14: The Kalay anti-drug squad on Feb. 20 seized 4.1 kilos
of raw opium from a car coming from Chin State. (WPD 3/15)
Mar. 20: The Lashio anti-drug squad on Mar. 7 seized 4.9 kilos
of heroin in Hopaik Village. The Homalin anti-drug squad seized 500
bottles of phensedyl from a powerboat enroute from Homalin to Nandaw
village. (WPD 3/21)
Mar. 21: The Yangon anti-drug squad on Mar. 16 seized 11.4
kilos of marijuana and arrested five persons. (WPD 3/22)
Mar. 22: The Kale anti-drug squad on Mar. 9 seized 183 bottles
of phensedyl in Pyidawtha village. (WPD 3/23)
Mar. 23: The Lashio anti-drug squad on Mar. 1 seized 0.8 kilos
of heroin from "two suspicious-looking persons." (WPD 3/24)
Mar. 27: A Tatmadaw column on Mar. 8 seized 17.5 kilos of
"ownerless" heroin at Lwe-ma-tone village, Mongping Twp. [Shan]. The
Kengtung anti-drug squad on Feb. 23 seized 3.4 kilos of raw opium
near Wannaung village. Mandalay police on Feb. 27 and Mar. 6. seized
a total of 0.9 kilos of heroin. (WPD 3/28)
Anti-Narcotics Activities
Mar. 12: The Tatmadaw destroyed 207.5 acres of SUA terrorist
poppy plantations in Tangyan Twp., 54.8 acres in Kunlong and Hsenwi
Twps., and 8 acres in Muse Twp. [Shan]. (WPD 3/13)
Mar. 11: Since Jan. 1991, 1,500 acres of poppy plantations have
been destroyed in the Kokang region of Northern Shan State. In 1992,
the second year of the eradication project, arrangements have been
made to destroy 2,550 acres in 18 villages in the Maishapa, Laukkai,
and Yanlukyaing area; however, only 524.25 acres were put under poppy
cultivation this year, since other crops are being cultivated in 10
of the 18 villages. So only 523.25 acres [breakdown provided] were
destroyed. The State supplied 5 bags of rice and 5 viss of salt to
each of the 276 households whose poppy plantations were destroyed. In
the Wa region, plans are to destroy 3,286 acres of poppy plantations;
so far 1,290 acres [breakdown] have been destroyed. 569 households
received the distribution of rice and salt. (WPD 3/14)
Mar. 23: A co-ordination meeting was held between UN Agencies
and the CCDAC to discuss "projects to be implemented under subregional
co-operation between between Myanmar/ Thai, Myanmar/China
and the UNDCP. Present were UNDCP Adviser Mr. C.F. Massey, Ms. Monima
S. Magallanes from UNDP, Dr. Laroche and Mr. Krishna Tewari from
UNICEF, and Myanmar officials. (WPD 3/24)
Obituaries
[English language obituaries only; there are occasional
obituaries in Burmese as well.]
Feb. 28: U Dawood Jamal, Director, D.J. International Co.,
Ltd., husband of Kathleen Jamal, died in Yangon, aged 51. [Muslim]
(WPD 3/1)
no date given: Daw Khin Ma Lay (May), wife of U Hla Soe, Director,
Thiri Sandar Co. Ltd. [condolences] (WPD 3/2)
Mar. 8: U Saw Roy D Ba E, 1st Admin. Officer (Rtd), Myanma Oil
and Gas Enterprise, died in Yangon, aged 64. [Christian] (WPD 3/10)
Mar. 9: Mr. Puran Dutt Rai, son of Lila Dhar of Taunggyi, died
in Yangon, aged 52. (WPD 3/10)
Mar. 9: Maung Min Than Kyaw, 3rd year M.B.B.S. IM 1, son of Dr.
Aung Kyaw, Neuro Surgeon, and Dr. Daw Khin Than Tin, Obstetrician,
died in Yangon, aged 22. (WPD 3/10)
Mar. 10: Yangon Myo Thant (U Myo Nyunt), Writer, 1968 National
Literary Prize Winner, Foreign Correspondent, husband of Daw Hla
Myint, died in Yangon, aged 64. (WPD 3/11)
Mar. 10: Mrs. Mabel Abraham (nee D'Silva), wife of the late Mr.
Alec Abraham, died in Yangon, aged 78. [Christian] (WPD 3/11)
Mar. 13: Dr. A.K. Chowdhury, Ex-Medical Officer, State Timber
Board, Ahlon, and proprietor of the U Ottama Pharmacy at 356