YANGON, 9 April — The Information Committee of the State Peace and Development Council held the press conference No 3/2006 to clarify matters relating to sabotage acts of terrorists against the nation and the people, at the Ministry of Information on Theinbyu Street, here, this morning.

It was attended by Chairman of the Information Committee of the State Peace and Development Council Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint, Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, Deputy Minister for Labour Brig-Gen Win Sein, Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar U Kyaw Kyaw Maung, Director-General Brig-Gen Khin Yi of Myanmar Police Force, members of the Information Committee, departmental heads, personnel of Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, information officials, U Sein Win of Kyodo News Agency, Patron of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club U Hla Htway, President U Sao Kai Hpa and member correspondents, editorial staff of local magazines and journals, and guests.

First, Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan clarified matters relating to sabotage acts of terrorists against the nation and the people.

(The full text of the clarification made by Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan is reported separately.)

Afterwards, Chairman of the Information Committee Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Deputy Minister for Labour Brig-Gen Win Sein, Director-General Brig-Gen Khin Yi of Myanmar Police Force, Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar U Kyaw Kyaw Maung replied to the queries raised by journalists.

Likewise, Saya Ye (a) U Than Oo, Daw Khaing Mar Soe, U Khin Maung Win, U Aung Thein and Yunoot (a) Aung Cho Oo who were hard-cores of FTUB Pyithit Nyunt Wai and NDD Thein Win answered the queries raised by journalists. The press conference ended in the afternoon.

The journalists and personnel of media viewed documentary photos on the person who committed bomb blasts at two places in Taungoo, and his partners, the photos on explosions of two bombs in Taungoo, the photos on planting mines on Yangon-Mandalay Railroad to kill innocent passengers, the photos on bomb blasts at Leiktho Tower and Taungoo Railway Station, the photos on bomb explosions in Penwegon, Bago and Pyu, sabotage acts of SSA and KNU against the nation and the people, conspiracy of NCUB, FTUB, NDD, and NLD-LA against the internal unrest, the photos on organizational set-up of NCUB, DAB, NDF, NLD-LA, MPU, and ABSDF.