Press conference 6/2006 held in Kengtung

Yangon, 16 Aug — The Information Committee of the State Peace and Development Council held the press conference 6/2006 at the city hall in Kengtung, Shan State (East), on 14 August afternoon.

Present on the occasion were Chairman of the Information Committee of SPDC Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and members, the ministers, the deputy ministers, Acting Dean of the Diplomatic Corps to the Union of Myanmar Cambodian Ambassador Mr Hul Phany and diplomats from foreign missions, Charges d'Affaires ai and staff of embassies, resident representatives of UNODC, UNAIDS, WFP and DEA, advisers and officials, Director-General Brig-Gen Khin Yi of Myanmar Police Force and departmental heads, the Director (News) of News and Periodicals Enterprise and officials, members of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club, local journalists, members of social organizations, town-selders, national race leaders of Shan State Special Region No 2 and No 4, local people and guests.

Chairman of the Information Committee Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan clarified terrorist acts such as drug trafficking, ethnic cleansing, rapes, massacres, planting of mines, setting fire, collecting extortion money, and forced recruitment of Ywet Sit of SSA (South).

(The clarification of Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan is reported separately.)

Next, Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo, Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo and MPF Director-General Brig-Gen Khin Yi replied to the queries raised by local and foreign journalists.

After the press conference, diplomats, responsible persons of UN agencies and local and foreign journalists viewed documentary photos on raiding two opium refineries of Ywet Sit of SSA-S in Khampar area, seizures of narcotic drugs in Tachilek, Hsutlay and Mongpyin, the destruction of seized narcotic drugs held in Laikha, the 20th destruction of seized narcotic drugs in Yangon and the destruction of seized narcotic drugs in Kengtung on 26 April 2006, seizures of narcotic drugs in Wamyein and Tachilek, handing over of drug trafficker Han Yu Wam from Myanmar Police Force to the Police Force of the People's Republic of China, seizures of narcotic drugs from Soe San Zone, and occupying of 15 assorted arms, 582 rounds of ammunition, three grenades and 26 assorted magazines from two opium refineries from Khampar area of Ywet Sit of SSA-S group.