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Source: The New Light of Myanmar (June 1,1999)

(11)  Myanmar-Japan friendship cultural show 
      wins viewers' hearty applause


YANGON, 1 June Myanmar artistes who had staged 
variety dances and anyeints at Myanmar-Japan 
friendship cultural show in Tokyo met the Press 
at Yangon International Airport yesterday evening 
soon after arriving back from Japan.


    Leader of the Myanmar cultural delegation 
Chairman of Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon 
U Sein Tin and members Bogale U Tint Aung and Gita 
Lulin U Ko Ko explained their experiences during 
the show, saying the group led by Bogale U Tint 
Aung left here for Tokyo on 14 May and the group 
led by U Sein Tin on 19 May.


    Twelve ladies were included in the 30-member 
delegation, they said.


    With the cooperation of art-lovers in Japan, 
the delegation made prevarations to stage the 
friendship cultural show at Nihon Kyoiku Kaikan 
Theatre in Tokyo, they recounted.


    The show was formally opened by Myanmar 
Ambassador to Japan U Khin Maung Thein and 
Chairman of Institute of Asian Ethno-Forms and 
Culture Professor Mr Kaneko with a ceremony on 
22 May, they said.


    Myanmar artistes staged variety dances and 
anyeints in the presence of relatives of the 
royal family of Japan, officials of the Japanese 
government, ambassadors and Myanmars who were 
living in Japan at the theatre on 22 and 23 May, 
winning the hearty applause of the audience, 
they recalled.


    The show achieved cent per cent success due 
to the goodwill assistance rendered by Japanese 
officials, the Myanmar Ambassador and staff and 
Myanmars residing in Japan, they said.


However, the permission to present the fourth 
and final day programme was revoked by authorities 
as there was some arrest caused by about two Myanmars 
at the end of the third day performance, they 
recounted.


The two who were residing in Japan disturbed the 
performance under the pretext of human rights and 
democracy which led to a melee with the audience, 

they added.


    They also replied to queries raised by Patron 
of Myanmar Foreign Correspondent Club U Sein Win 
of Kyodo, U Zaw Than of Sankei, Adviser to the News 
and Periodicals Enterprise U Maung Maung Nyo, U 
Thurein Hla Htwe of Nihon Keizai Shimbun and U 
Khin Maung Myint of NHK.

    Also present on the occasion were Deputy 
Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein, 
Deputy Minister for Culture U Soe Nyunt, 
journalists led by Managing Director of 
NPE U Tin Kha, the patron of MFCC, President 
U Sao Kai Hpa and member journalists, 
Charge d'Affaires ai of Japanese Embassy 
Mr Yoshi Kamo and staff and officials.


The Press meet ended at 7.45 pm.




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