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Volume XIV, Number 192 5th Waxing of Tazaungmon 1368 ME Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 Senior General Than Shwe sends It is evident that the felicitations to President of United Nations needs change and reform at all Republic of Kazakhstan times in order to respond NAY PYI TAW, 25 Oct— Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe has sent a message of felicitations to Mr to and reflect new reali- Nursultan A Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which falls on 25 October 2006.—MNA ties. No reform of UN will be complete without reform of Security Council Security Council should be forum where voices of weaker partners are heard and duly respected

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein views award-winning posters and paintings of United Nations Information Centre. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 the Philippines, charges’ port for the United Na- Oct— A ceremony to de affaires ai, resident co- tions as the premier or- mark the 61st anniversary ordinators and resident ganizations and system United Nations Day 2006 representatives of UN addressing the mainte- was held at the hall of agencies, winners of ba- nance of international Government Office, here, sic education high school peace and security and the this morning with an ad- level essay competitions, promotion of the eco- dress by Secretary-1 of the middle school level poster nomic and social advance- State Peace and Develop- competitions, primary ment of all people. ment Council Lt-Gen school level painting com- In the Millennium Thein Sein. petitions and guests. Declaration of 2000, Also present on the In his address, the world leaders committed occasion were the minis- Secretary-1 said: It gives themselves to spare no ters, the deputy ministers me great pleasure to be effort to free our fellow and their wives, the direc- here with you to celebrate men, women and children tors-general of SPDC Of- the Sixty-first anniversary from abject and dehuman- fice and the Prime Minis- of the United Nations. izing conditions of pov- ter’s Office, departmental First and foremost, I erty. This political moti- heads, Ambassadors led would like to take this vation as well as the eco- Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein greets a diplomat at the ceremony to by Dean of the Diplomatic opportunity to reaffirm our nomic growth in some Corps the Ambassador of commitment to and sup- (See page 8) mark 61st Anniversary of United Nations Day. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

25-10-06NL_01 1 18/7/30, 9:31 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Strive for development of * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State wood-based industries * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Myanmar is a country where valuable hardwood such as teak and pyingadoe grow in Home Affairs Minister Foreign Minister sends abundance. The teak of Myanmar is the most popular in the world. In the past, only such receives Resident felicitations to Kazakhstan hardwood are used in building houses and mak- NAY PYI TAW, 25 Oct— Minister for Foreign ing furniture. Representative of ICRC Affairs of the Union of Myanmar U Nyan Win has Efforts are now being made for national sent a message of felicitations to Mr Kasymzhomart economic growth through the development of K Tokayev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the the forest sector and measures are being taken to NAY PYI TAW, 24 ciety U Hla Myint and Republic of Kazakhstan, on the occasion of the export not only logs but also value-added fin- Oct— Minister for Home Head of Office U Khin National Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which ished wood products. Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Maung Thein. falls on 25 October 2006.—MNA Saw mills and furniture factories of Oo received Resident MNA Myanma Timber Enterprise and private entre- Representative Mr Pierre preneurs in the Wataya wood-based industrial Andre Conod of the Inter- zone produce sawn timber, furniture and door national Committee of the and window frames made of colourful hard- Red Cross at the ministry wood. here today. Myanmar Furniture Fair 2006, jointly Also present at the organized by Myanma Timber Enterprise and call were Minister for Myanmar Timber Entrepreneurs Association, Health Dr Kyaw Myint, was opened at the Tatmadaw Convention Hall Director-General U Myat in Yangon on 21 October. There are 162 booths Ko of General Adminis- of 47 companies at the fair and various kinds of tration Department, Di- household and consumer goods and furniture rector-General U Zaw made of wood, rattan, bamboo, metal, plastic Win of Prisons Depart- and sea shells and machines used in making ment, Deputy Director- furniture are on display. General Police Brig-Gen Forest resources are very important to Zaw Win of Myanmar conservation of the natural environment. There- Police Force, President of Home Affairs Minister Maj-Gen Maung Oo receives Resident fore, if wood-based industries use timber to- Myanmar Red Cross So- Representative of ICRC Mr Pierre Andre Conod. — MNA gether with other raw materials in producing finished goods, it will contribute a lot to the Home Affair Minister Hotels and Tourism conservation of the natural environment. Myanma forest resources have remark- meets WVO, Red Cross Minister receives able qualities due to the favourable terrestrial, aquatic and climatic conditions. It is only neces- members in Lewe Egyptian Ambassador sary to export finished wood products in good NAY PYI TAW, 24 Oct— Minister for Home NAY PYI TAW, 23 Oct— Minister for Hotels demand in the international market by system- Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo met members of Town- and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing received Ambas- atically exploiting such hardwood as teak, rat- ship War Veterans Organization in Lewe, Pyinmana sador of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mr Yousser tan and bamboo. We would like to urge Myanmar District, yesterday. He urged the war veterans to form Kamal Boutros Hanna at the ministry, here, this timber entrepreneurs to contribute to the na- the organization to be a consolidated one and abide by afternoon. tional economy by trying to develop wood-based the rules and regulations. The minister also met mem- Also present at the call were the directors- industries, get a steady market share and pro- bers of Red Cross Society and gave necessary instruc- general of departments under the ministry and offi- duce furniture to the satisfaction of customers. tions—MNA cials.—MNA Japan provides cash assistance to Airbus A 310-200 aircraft arrives

school construction project YANGON, 23 Oct — Yangon route daily and times a week. will soon arrive here and YANGON, 24 Oct— The Government of Japan The XY-AGD aircraft, on the Yangon-Manda- Airbus A310-200 will be added to domestic will provide a grant aid of US$ 65,531 to Wailuwun one of the two Airbus A lay-Kunming-Manda- and another Fokker 100 and international flight Monastic School Construction Committee for con- 310-200 planes bought lay-Yangon route three bought by the company services. — MNA struction of Wailuwun Monastic School in Kyone by Air Bagan Ltd, arrived Pyaw Township in Pathein District, Ayeyawady Divi- at Yangon International sion, under the scheme of Japan’s Grassroots Grant Airport from Kuala Assistance. Lumpur, Malaysia, this The support will contribute to the improvement morning. of schoolchildren’s access to quality education as well Air Bagan Ltd is as the community development in the area and will using one Fokker 100, also strengthen friendship between the people of Japan three ATR 42s and two and Myanmar. ATR 72s totalling 6 in The Grant Contract to this effect was signed on domestic flight services. 20 October at the Embassy of Japan in Yangon, be- The passenger plane tween Mr Tetsuro Amano, Minister, Deputy Chief of which arrived today will Mission, Embassy of Japan to the Union of Myanmar, fly on the Yangon-Bang- and U Hla Myint, Chairman of Wailuwun Monastic kok-Yangon route and Airbus A 310-200 of Air Bagan Ltd. — MNA School Construction Committee.—H the Yangon-Singapore-

25-10-06NL_01 2 18/7/30, 9:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 3 Chavez says Venezuela achieves Tut\kun\N˙s\S tiu;®mHc\.Âk objective against US in UN Nations despite trailing Guatemala, a US-backed candidate, in previous rounds of voting for a UN Security Council seat, President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday. The UN General Assembly remained deadlocked last Thursday after a third day of voting to choose a nonpermanent member of the Security Council designated to Latin American Chavez said on 22 Oct, 2006 that and Caribbean states. Venezuela had achieved its objective After 13 rounds of voting, which within the United Nations by takes the total number of rounds so far preventing Washington’s preferred to 35, neither Guatemala nor Venezuela candidate from winning a seat on the had yet obtained a two-thirds majority. UN Security Council.—INTERNET Balloting is scheduled to resume on Jia Qinglin (front, R), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese CARACAS, 23 Oct—Venezuela has Wednesday. People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), talks with the president of MNA/Xinhua achieved its objective within the United 48 Group Club Stephen Perry in London, Britain, on 23 Oct, 2006. —XINHUA UK ‘tops energy Bush faces political nightmare if Democrats win

W ASHINGTON, 23 Oct— Republicans applied a would challenge Bush on years in office to overhaul wasters league’ If Democrats win control rubber stamp to much of fronts ranging from his US immigration laws and LONDON, 23 Oct— said 71% of UK consumers of the US Congress in the his conservative agenda warrantless domestic the Social Security Britons are the worst admit to leaving standby 7 November election, it the past six years, spying programme to his retirement programme, energy wasters in Europe buttons on once a week. would turn the Capitol including tax cuts that energy and health-care two goals he has failed to with bad habits which Meanwhile, 65% of UK upside down and create a went largely to the rich. policies. accomplish. could cost £11bn by 2010, consumers leave chargers political nightmare for the Polls show Democrats “In some ways it would But Ornstein said that a survey of Europe’s five on once a week and 63% already embattled Pre- running ahead less than be a nightmare for Bush, but was unlikely. “I’ve talked most populous nations forget to switch the lights sident George W Bush. three weeks before the in other ways it could be an to a lot of people who know suggests. off when leaving the room. If his Republicans lose congressional election. If opportunity,” said Norman him well and are really Leaving mobile phone The comparison with the majority, Bush would they win control of Ornstein, a congressional close to him. I have yet to chargers plugged in, German consumers, who hear newly empowered Congress from Bush’s scholar at the American find one who thinks he will appliances on standby and top the energy efficiency calls to withdraw US troops fellow Republicans, they Enterprise Institute. change his modus operandi lights on are among their league, reveals major from Iraq and would Ornstein said Bush, dramatically,” he said. most common failings. differences. suddenly face promised Three US soldiers who denounces Democrats Democrats deny If the levels of wastage Britons leave chargers Democratic-led con- as soft on terrorism, could Republican claims they continue, an extra 43m on three times as much as gressional investigations killed in Iraq move toward the political would try to impeach Bush tonnes of carbon dioxide Germans, they leave with subpoena power into BAGHDAD, 23 Oct— centre and reach out to and remove him from will be pumped into the standby buttons on twice the unpopular war. Three more American Democrats in his final two office.—MNA/Reuters atmosphere by then, the as much and forget to Bush, whose public soldiers have been killed Energy Saving Trust said. switch off lights four times approval ratings are below in Iraq, the US military It interviewed 5,000 as much. 40 per cent, would also said on Sunday, bringing people in the UK, France, Almost half (48%) of face Democratic demands the death toll of American Germany, Spain and Italy. Britons admit to using the he offer “mainstream” troops in Iraq this month Figures in the Habits of car for short journeys rather rather than “right-wing” to 81. A US soldier died a Lifetime report, comm- than public transport, judicial nominees if he on Sunday when his issioned to mark the start walking or cycling. wants them confirmed. vehicle was hit by a of Energy Saving Week, Internet Bush’s fellow roadside bomb in western Baghdad, the US military said. A Marine assigned to Regiment Combat Team 5 died on Saturday from wounds sustained in combat in Iraq’s volatile western province of al- Anbar, according to a separate statement. In Salahuddin Province, another US soldier assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team China’s Zhang Ning holds the trophy in the awarding under Task Force Haze blankets Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin airport in Palembang in ceremony for the final match of women’s singles Lightning was killed and Indonesia’s South Sumatra Province on 23 Oct, 2006. Airports on competition during the China Open Badminton three others were Indonesia’s Sumatra island were shut or operating reduced service on wounded on Saturday in Championships 2006 in Guangzhou, capital of south Monday after rains failed to clear smoke from forest fires that cut visibility to fighting, the military China’s Guangdong Province, on 22 Oct, 2006. Zhang just 200 (656 feet) metres, officials said. —INTERNET said.—MNA/Xinhua won the match 2-0 and claimed the title.—XINHUA

25-10-06NL_01 3 18/7/30, 9:31 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 Nepal striving to make air transportation safe

KATHMANDU, 22 Oct— tions to make no consi- government is to introduce The Nepal Air Traffic deration when it comes a new regulation for Controller’s Association about the technical aspect reforms of the civil has been striving to make of the air travel. aviation. air transportation safe, Gyawali was quoted by The International Air regular and reliable in the RSS as saying that the Traffic Controller’s Ass- For the second consecutive year Secunia claims it has found a flaw on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, and this year’s flaw is the same as last Nepal since its establish- government was fully ociation was formed by the year.The flaw discovered in 2005 on Explorer 6 and now on Explorer ment in 1991, the national committed for promotion initiatives to 12 countries 7, enables attackers to steal user information that’s being entered on a news agency RSS reported and development of the air on 20 October, 1961. separate website, just as long as the user is visiting a site exploiting the flaw Saturday. service adding that the MNA/Xinhua in another window.—XINHUA Addressing a pro- gramme organized to mark FBI probes Boeing scientist the International Air Traffic Controller’s Day on classified information here Friday, participants stressed the need to LOS ANGELES, 22 Oct — Federal authorities are implement the capacity investigating the handling of classified information by and skill of the existing a Los Angeles scientist who works for the aerospace technical, physical and giant Boeing, it was reported Friday. human resource in the air The FBI would not comment on the probe, but travel service in order to spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed that agents make it further reliable and served three search warrants in the last two months at safe. Minister for Culture, the Valley Village home of Abraham Lesnik, according Tourism and Civil to the Los Angeles Times and Daily News. Lesnik’s Aviation Pradeep Gyawali attorney, Marc Harris, declined to talk about the case stressed the need to make but dismissed any suggestion that his client engaged in the air travel management corporate espionage or turned over information about further efficient due to the a US Government project to a foreign power, the country’s geographical newspapers reported. Members of the Mexican group MANA shows the MTV Latin America 2006 music and climatic diversity. Lesnik’s role at Boeing was not immediately known awards they won in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on 19 Oct, 2006. —XINHUA He also issued instruc- Earlier this year, Lesnik sued Boeing after a supervisor Four killed in suicide seized his laptop computer because he was accessing Floods death toll rises the Internet Website Mapquest during an office attack in Baghdad meeting. He challenged the confiscation of his laptop on to 104 in Thailand BAGHDAD, 22 Oct— 9:30 am (0630 GMT) grounds that it contained personal information on his BANGKOK, 22 Oct— A total of 104 people Four people were killed inside a minivan near the have drowned since Thailand was hit by massive wife and four children and argued that Boeing’s policies and 15 others wounded Sarrafiyah Bridge in floods since 27 August, the Disaster Prevention permitted use of the computer. The computer was later when a suicide bomber Baghdad’s Karkh area, on and Mitigation Department announced Friday, turned over to the FBI. Lesnik is listed as an employee Anucha Mokawet, the director-general of the blew himself up inside a the west bank of the Tigris at Boeing’s Space Based Radar group in El Segundo, department, said most of those who drowned in minivan in downtown River,” the source told California. An expert in high-energy physics, Lesnik flood waters were children. Baghdad on Saturday, a Xinhua on condition of developed anti-missile systems for Boeing and has a Among the inundated areas, Phichit and well-informed Interior anonymity. high-level security clearance, according to court papers Ayutthaya provinces saw the highest death tolls of Ministry source told MNA/Xinhua made public. — MNA/Xinhua 11 each. Xinhua. Britain to consider using prison ships The two provinces were followed by Sukhothai “A suicide bomber and Nakhon Sawan with 10 deaths each, he said. wearing an explosive-belt LONDON, 22 Oct— ways of doing that and a said 47 prisoners were MNA/Xinhua blew himself up at about Britain is to consider using prison ship is one now being held in police prison ships as a way of possibility,” Home Office cells to deal with the tackling the growing crisis Minister Vernon Coaker shortage after police of overcrowding in jails, told the BBC. forces made 240 places A police van is according to media reports Britain’s only prison available. on Saturday. ship HMP Weare, which The crisis comes parked outside Home Secretary John could house 400 low-risk because longer sentences Belmarsh prison in Reid has advertised for prisoners in Portland and high reconviction contractors to provide Harbour in Dorset, closed levels have pushed prison London. The Home ships that could house up in 2005. numbers to a record high. Office is looking at to 800 prisoners in The ship, which had There are now less than England and Wales as the opened in 1997 as a three- 100 places left in the using ships as prison population neared year temporary measure, system. prisons because its capacity of around was condemned by the Other plans being 80,000 inmates. Chief Inspector of Prisons considered by the Home land-based jails are “What he’s (Reid) Anne Owers who called Office include moving determined to do is to it an unsatisfactory, some prisoners to open saturated. ensure we’ve got expensive “container” jails and deporting some INTERNET sufficient prison places, located in the wrong place. foreign inmates more and obviously, he’s The announcement quickly. looking at a number of comes as media reports MNA/Reuters

25-10-06NL_01 4 18/7/30, 9:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 5 Asian Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit held in Singapore

SINGAPORE, 23 Oct— which also celebrated its Exchange, among them, The Asian Chinese En- 100th anniversary. over 250 companies are trepreneurs Summit was Statistics showed that of foreign origin. And held here on Sunday with the value of the top 500 within this group are 110 1,200 Chinese businessmen Chinese enterprises in enterprises from China. from Asia and beyond 2006 is worth nearly 900 “The value of these gathering to discuss how to billion US dollars, with the China plays has already contend with globalization. majority of the companies reached 28 billion Singa- The summit, themed originating from Asia. pore dollars (about 17.7 “Towards Global Con- “We welcome bus- billion US dollars), and nectivity”, was organized inessmen from every part account for 5.5 per cent of by the Singapore Chinese of the world to invest in the Singapore market,” Winners pose with their awards at Rome's first international film festival on Chamber of Commerce Singapore, set up com- said Wong. He also 21 Oct, 2006. —XINHUA and Industry (SCCCI), panies here and even get a encouraged local com- listing on the Singapore panies to work with their Iraq death rate estimates defended by researchers Exchange,” Wong Kan counterparts in the Seng, Deputy Prime Association of Southeast LOS A NGELES, 23 Oct— The study, published civilian populations in between 43,850 and Minister and Minister for Asian Nations (ASEAN) A controversial estimate earlier this month by the times of war. 48,693 extra civilians have Home Affairs, said at the and other regions in Asia to by public health experts Lancet medical journal, Researchers from Johns died since the invasion. summit. Currently, more enter into joint investment that hundreds of thousands employed a method Hopkins University in Rush, speaking at a than 700 companies are projects in China and India. of Iraqis have died because known as “cluster Baltimore and Al Mus- meeting in Los Angeles listed on the Singapore MNA/Xinhua of the March 2003 US-led sampling” in which data tansiriya University in on the medical con- invasion of Iraq is likely are collected through Baghdad estimated with 95 sequences of the Iraq war, an accurate assessment, interviews with randomly per cent certainty that the said that the relatively Prisoners wed after researchers said on selected households. war and its aftermath have small size of the sample Saturday. Critics, including Pre- resulted in the deaths of — 1,849 households — peephole courtship “Over the last 25 years, sident George W Bush, between 426,000 and does not change the ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast), 23 Oct —Two prisoners in this sort of methodology have said the results are 794,000 Iraqis. Other findings, although it does an Ivory Coast jail who courted and fell in love through has been used more and not credible, but Rush said estimates have calculated widen the “confidence a peephole in an iron door have been released for a few more often, especially by traditional methods for the number of extra Iraqi limits”, hence the large hours to get married, one of their jailers said Friday. relief agencies in times of determining death rates, deaths to be much lower. range of the estimated Roland Guy Bouabre, serving a 3-year sentence for emergency,” said Dr such as counting bodies, The Iraq Body Count additional deaths. stealing a bicycle, courted Emilie Yobouet, who was David Rush, a professor are highly inaccurate for Database calculates that MNA/Reuters given a one-year sentence for kidnapping a child, and epidemiologist at while he was delivering groceries for her to cook. Tufts University in He would take the groceries to the iron door and then Boston. a guard would deliver them. “You can find love in all kinds of places — even

Govt says HIV-AIDS prison,” Daloa prison guard Norbert Bah told Reuters rates spiking by telephone. Yobouet completed her sentence two days after the QUEENSLAND, 23 Oct— wedding but brings food to the jail each day to supplement The Queensland Govern- her husband’s meager prison diet.—Internet ment says HIV-AIDS infection rates are rising in the state. Health Minister Ste- phen Robertson has released a progress report on the first year of a six- year strategy to deal with HIV, Hepatitis C and sexually-transmissible A student accompanied by her mother checks school information with a foreign infections. Mr Robertson university official at the 2006 China Education Expo on 21 Oct, 2006.—INTERNET says there are more than 100 Government-funded activities and initiatives to Woman gives birth to quintuplets deal with the problem. But he says complacency in northern Malaysia about the safe-sex mes- sage and better reporting KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Oct— A woman on Sunday gave birth to quintuplets in could be leading to a spike Kedah State in northern Malaysia. in the statistics. The mother delivered two boys and three girls through caesarean section “The report shows some Sunday afternoon in Alor Star Hospital in the state capital city, said hospital very concerning statistics, director Che Pah Saad. El Salvador’s first lady Ana Ligia Mixco de Saca showing Queensland is Each of the babies weighed about 550 grammes, he said, declining to disclose (L) and Japan’s first lady Akie Abe (2nd R), wife following a national trend of the mother’s name. of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, visit a rising infection rates of HIV, The mother and her babies, who are unwell, have been placed at the intensive nursery in Tokyo on 23 Oct, 2006. El Salvador’s gonorrhoea and chlamydia,” care unit, Che said. President Tony Saca and the first lady are he said. —Internet MNA/Xinhua currently on an official visit to Japan.—INTERNET

25-10-06NL_01 5 18/7/30, 9:31 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 Tokyo International Film Festival opens TOKYO, 23 Oct — The 19th Tokyo International Film Festival started Saturday with “Flags of Our Fathers” as the opening movie in Roppongi Hills. Around 300 actors, directors and others attended the opening ceremony. A total of 15 films headed by French director festival is Winds of Asia, from around the world Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and which features over 30 have been entered in the the results will be movies from Asian competition for the announced on the last day. countries including Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix Some 300 films will be China, South Korea, and other awards, shown during the festival Singapore, Indonesia, including three Chinese through October 29 at Thailand, and others, movies “The Exam”, cinemas such as those in among which Chinese “Dog Bite Dog” and Bunkamura in Shibuya films “Crazy Stone”, “Thirteen Princess and other locations in “The Postmodern Life of Trees”. the Japanese capital, My Aunt”, “Young & The winners of the according to the or- Clueless” and others will awards will be selected ganizers of the event. be shown. Police band from China’s Hong Kong perform beside the Victoria Harbour by an international jury A popular part of the MNA/Xinhua in Hong Kong, south China,on 22 Oct, 2006.—XINHUA “Newsweek” poll puts Democrats far US lawmakers urge Bush ahead in Congress to revise Iraq policy WASHINGTON, 23 Oct and 37 per cent said they Newsweek said in a WASHINGTON, 24 Oct bring a change of control change in its Iraq policy. — More than half of would vote Republican. statement. — Senior members of the over the legislature. Senator Joseph Biden, Americans, 55 per cent, This includes 31 per cent The poll, which had a US Congress urged While Democrats the ranking Democratic would like to see of White evangelical margin of error of 4 President George W Bush continued their calls for a member of the Senate Democrats take control of Christians, an increase of percentage points, found on Sunday to revise the new strategy in Iraq, some Foreign Relations Congress, according to a 6 points among that that 44 per cent of White administration’s Iraq Republican lawmakers Committee, said there was poll by Newsweek strongly Republican group Catholics planned to vote policy, two weeks before joined their Democratic a need for “ radical magazine released on over the 2004 elections. Democrat and 42 per cent the midterm congres- colleagues in calling the change” in the Bush Saturday. The poll of “Similarly, Democrats planned to vote Repub- sional elections that could Administration for a Administration’s policy 1,000 likely voters found now lead among White lican.—MNA/Reuters on Iraq. “The truth of the that 55 per cent would Catholics, a group that matter is there’s a need for choose a Democrat to went for President George radical change in policy,” represent their district if W Bush in the 2004 he told the Fox News the vote were held now, presidential election,” television. Biden said there was a need for a Killer drug “Xinfu” political solution in Iraq destroyed in east China and a bipartisan solution in Washington. “Without H EFEI,23 Oct — The drug watchdog in east China’s those two things hap- Anhui Province on Monday began destroying more pening, there is no than 2.75 million recalled bottles of “Xinfu”, a faulty possibility, in my view, antibiotic drug that killed six people this summer. we succeed in Iraq, “ he The industrial licence of the drug’s producer, the said. Anhui Huayuan World-Best Biology Pharmacy Co, Democratic Senator was revoked and its top management dismissed. The John Kerry, the party’s Anhui Provincial Food and Drug Bureau is supervising presidential candidate the destruction by videotaping the process. in 2004, told ABC The State Food and Drug Administration discovered television’s “This Week” that the problematic injection, produced in June and John Chambers, chief executive of Cisco Systems, speaks during a news that a political rather than July, was not properly sterilized, with both sterilization conference in the southern Indian city of Bangalore in this file photo from 21 military solution was temperature and time being below the state-required Oct, 2005. Cisco on Sunday unveiled a high-definition, video conferencing needed for Iraq. safety levels. — MNA/Xinhua system. — XINHUA MNA/Xinhua Bird flu-hit Indonesia to bar city backyard poultry J AKARTA, 23 Oct — Indonesia, which has the world’s highest number of bird flu deaths, intends to bar city residents from keeping chickens and other poultry in their backyards, ministers said on Friday. Indonesia has become developing country of 220 human beings and poultry a frontline in the battle million people, where the need to be separated,” she against the virus that has bird flu threat is not seen as added. The move is likely killed 55 people in the a high priority by many. to face opposition from country, where millions of “There are laws banning small poultry farmers who chickens roam freely in poultry in cities in Thailand keep chickens in their urban residential areas. and Hong Kong. We will backyards to earn money. Despite the rising also carry that out soon,” Agriculture Minister human death toll, the Indonesian Health Anton Apriyantono said a Actresses perform for sales promotion at the 24th Trade Fair for Bicycle, government has resisted Minister Siti Fadilah set of legal guidelines was Electric Bicycle & Bicycle Components at the Nanjing International mass culling of birds, Supari told reporters being worked out. “We Exhibition Centre in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 21 citing the expense and without giving a timeline. need law enforcement. impracticality in the MNA/Reuters Oct, 2006.—XINHUA “Principally, I think

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Diplomatic ploy “Beda” is not diplomatic ethics Chingya (Maubin)

Since their youth, Myanmar people have been Admiral Don Al Fonce got along with the king of Bago The paper “Diplomatic practices of European familiar with a Myanmar saying “discouraging commencing from 1511. Portuguese were given countries” stated equality of and difference between children not to point at someone with a weapon made permission to open trading office in Mottama in 1516. four kinds of diplomats of Western countries and five of iron even if it was a pin”. Originally it meant that From that time on, Myanmar’s dealing with Dutch, kinds of diplomats of Myanmar. a diplomat was to enjoy immunity that he should not France and English was on the rise in various ways. Despite sound evidence of Myanmar’s be threatened with a weapon even if it was a pin. That Myanmar’s diplomatic and political relation with foreign diplomatic practice, leader of an English diplomats is in support of the inscription embodied on Mangla countries reached its peak in Konbaung Dynasty group that visited Myanmar Capt Cox made a harsh Ceti Stone Inscription of the Bagan Period that says established by King Alaungphaya. Therefore, Myanmar comment on Myanmar, saying that Myanmar people “Kings shall not impose any restrictions on foreign had to face and brave the hardest adversities in the would never experience any kinds of diplomatic diplomats”. The saying discouraging children not to political and diplomatic fields to ensure perpetuation of practice; and that Myanmar people did not deal with point at someone with a weapon made of iron even Myanmar throne, and not to lose sovereignty and foreigners politely. Indeed, Myanmar people were if it was a pin means there should be no intention to independence. not weak in diplomatic affairs and were intelligent point a pin at a diplomat, leave alone harming, In the times of Myanmar kings, one who was enough to distinguish friendly diplomats and hostile arresting, or attacking that diplomat. It indicates that assigned diplomatic duties was called Taman Amat or ones. Myanmar society deeply upholds the principle envoy. Diplomat, one of the 14 kinds of court officials, In Myanmar, there emerged exemplar “activities of a diplomat are absolutely privileged”. was divided into five categories or levels. diplomats such as Shin Disapamokkha, Minister In AD 801-802, a Pyu king of Myanmar sent The treatises prescribed as references regarding Kinwun, Counsellor U Cheint, Sagyo Thu Myat and an envoy to China. In the time of Sung Dynasty, Myanmar diplomats in the time of Myanmar kings were Maha Pyinnya Kyaw. English counsellor Baker sent King Kyansittha of Bagan sent a team of diplomats (a) Arammaduteya Myanmar Diplomats Treatise by by the East India Company of the British was granted to China. China gave a warm welcome and provided Venerable Monk Dhamma Siri revered by King Narapati audience by King Alaungphaya in 1755. And he read them with due accommodations. Myanmar also sent Sithu, (b) verse of five kinds of diplomats supplicated out the diplomatic note sent by the company that diplomats to renovate religious edifices in Bodh by Minister Saturinga to King Mohnyin, (c) home meant the East India Company would render assistance Gaya. Myanmar encouraged its nationals to pay a affairs and five kinds of diplomats articulated in to Myanmar, and establish diplomatic ties with visit to Sri Lanka on pilgrimage or on business. Monyway Treatise by Monyway Sayadaw, (d) lyric Myanmar. In that regard, King Alaungphaya accepted Ketu (the art of diplomacy) is one of the 18 poem on five kinds of diplomats written by Sale Sayagyi the proposal to establish diplomatic ties, but refused manly skills prescribed in Myanmar in olden days. U Ponnya to King Bagan, (e) lyric poem on five kinds to accept its assistance. After being granted audience So, Myanmar is familiar with diplomacy. King of diplomats stipulated in the palm-leaf inscription of by King Alaungphaya, English officer Lester was Anawrahta, King Bayintnaung and King Pitakat Taik (library) written by Minister Kinwun, and given permission in 1775 to open a branch of the East Alaungphaya managed to unify Myanmar. At those (f) five kinds of diplomats enumerated in Kawi Lekkhana India Company in Pathein. After having permission times, Myanmar had diplomatic relations with Sri Dipani Treatise by Minister Maha Siri Zeyathu. to establish base stations in Hainggyi Island and Lanka, Assam, Manipura, Bangladesh, India, China, There were many Myanmar ministers, Pathein, the British committed acts in violation of Linzin (Laos), Chiangmai, Ayoddhaya (Thailand), counsellors, attaches and envoys in Konbaung Period diplomatic ethics such as driving a wedge among Arnam and Champa (Vietnam), Yun (Cambodia), who were knowledgeable about rules and regulations national races to undermine national unity, and set up and Malaysia. and procedures on diplomatic practices of foreign Union Jack on Shinmabyu Island of Myanmar. In the time of King Bayintnaung, a group of countries as they gained such kind of knowledge during These days, diplomats and staff of the US and Myanmar diplomats was sent to Sri Lankha, and Goa their visits to those countries. Under the order of the British embassies are conducting courses with the use under Portugal on various matters including Buddha’s then king, paper “Diplomatic practices of European of their information departments with the intention of Tooth Relic and emerald alms bowl, and on business. countries” featuring the difference between the misleading the people into misunderstanding Myanmar also sent a diplomatic mission to King diplomatic practice in Western countries and that in Myanmar’s internal affairs. Besides, they are Akbar, Moghul Emperor of India, who then presented Myanmar was submitted to the king. frequenting the headquarters and state and division gifts and documents to Myanmar. In the time of King Myanmar senior diplomats who were assigned branches of a certain political party and maintaining Anaukphetlun, a Myanmar diplomatic team was sent duties to submit the report to the then king were (1) clandestine relations with it. to Portuguese Governor in Goa, after eliminating the Foreign Affairs Minister Mingyi Maha Min Hla Kyaw Article 41 of Vienna Convention promulgated dangers posed by Portuguese de Brito who had taken Htin, (2) official for foreign affairs Mingyi Maha Min in 1961 says that diplomats are under a duty to abide a stronghold in Thanlyin of Myanmar by King Kyaw Raja, (3) Mingyi Maha Siri Zeyathu, (4) Mingyi by the law and rules of the host nation. They are also Anaukphetlun. Siri Maha Nanda Kyaw Htin, (5) Kalasuwunsu affairs responsible for avoiding interference in the internal In the times of King Bayintnaung, King officials Mingyi Maha Minkhaung Raja, (6) Mingyi affairs of the host nation, it says. Dabinshwehti, and King Anaukphetlun, foreign Min Hla Maha Zeya Thingyan, (7) Mingyi Min Hla Regarding diplomatic practices, there are four merchants, missionary groups and adventurers from Maha Sithu Kyaw, (8) Mingyi Min Htin Maha Sithu, (9) kinds of diplomatic ploys — Thama, Dana, Beda, and West countries visited increasingly coastal regions Maha Min Hla Thinkhaya, (10) Maha Min Hla Raja, Danta. Of them, a treatise compiled by minister such as Thanlyin, Bago, Mottama, Thaton, Myeik, (11) Ne Myo Min Htin Thurein, and (12) Ne Myo Min Sanakya and Raja Dhamma Sangaha treatise by Dawei, Pathein and Rakhine. Portuguese Rear Hla Raja. Yawmingyi U Bo Hlaing defined diplomatic ploy “Beda” undermining unity of an organization. In the In the post-Cold War period, diplomats of certain Western post-Cold War period, diplomats of certain Western countries abusing the diplomatic privilege and immunity are resorting countries abusing the diplomatic privilege and immunity are resorting to various means to break up to various means to break up unity of the people of the host nation unity of the people of the host nation concerned. concerned. In consequence, diplomatic practice is now In consequence, diplomatic practice is now connected with connected with pernicious means. There is a saying that diplomatic relations is the first line of defence in pernicious means. There is a saying that diplomatic relations is the the defence sector of a nation. Therefore, only when first line of defence in the defence sector of a nation. Therefore, only people are convinced well that diplomatic ploy “Beda” is not diplomatic ethics or code of conduct, will when people are convinced well that diplomatic ploy “Beda” is not diplomatic practice gain due attention in the diplomatic ethics or code of conduct, will diplomatic practice gain due international community. Translation: MS attention in the international community. Kyemon: 24-10-2006

25-10-06NL_01 7 18/7/30, 9:31 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein delivers an address at ceremony to mark 61st Anniversary United Nations Day. — MNA own resources progress has Myanmar condemns terror- tude to the Secretary-Gen- Afterwards, Minister U No reform of UN will be been achieved in basic infra- ism in all its forms and mani- eral Mr Kofi Annan for his Nyan Win presented first, structure, education and festations, committed by wisdom and perseverance second and third prizes for complete without… health care for the people in whomever, wherever and for through which he has guided high school level essay com- (from page 1) opment efforts to a desired remote areas. In this regard, whatever purposes. We are the work of the Organiza- petitions to Maung Tin Phyo parts of Asia has contributed pace. we are thankful to the United convinced that no cause can tion for the past ten years. Aung of Sittway BEHS-2, to our shared goal of fighting For her part, the Union Nations agencies concerned excuse terrorism. It is nei- During its sixty one Ma Su Su Win of Lamadaw the poverty. As a result, many of Myanmar has been imple- for the invaluable assistance ther our nature nor culture to years of history, the United BEHS-2 and Ma Khin Phu of our citizens have been re- menting the National Devel- and cooperation we received resort to violence, and Nations has proved to be Maw of Bago BEHS-1; Min- leased from the grip of ex- opment Plan to speed up eco- from them. Myanmar will join others in capable of change and inno- ister for Education Dr Chan treme poverty. At the conse- nomic growth to achieve eq- On the environmental realizing the global counter- vation and the United Na- Nyein presented first, sec- quent gatherings, we have uitable and balanced devel- front, world leaders decided, terrorism strategy to enhance tions today is much different ond and third prizes for mid- identified added partnership opment and to reduce socio- at the 2005 Summit on a operational measures to from that created in 1945. dle school level poster com- and adequate financing as economic development gap number of measures aimed counter-terrorism. With the cooperation of its petitions to Maung Aung key components to develop- between rural and urban ar- at protecting our common On this occasion, I membership, it has been able Thura of Aungmyethazan ment. It is our hope that with eas in the country. Notwith- environment, including a call would like to acknowledge to take an even more respon- Township BEHS-1, Ma May new ingredients, we will be standing the fact that we are for a more coherent institu- the leading role the United sibilities in various fields. It Htoo Myat Mon of Kyauktan able to accelerate our devel- implementing it solely on our tional framework to address Nations System has taken in is incumbent on Member Township Myoma BEMS, the environment challenges the global fight against HIV/ States to continue to cooper- Maung Aung Paing Soe of of today. Myanmar is a state AIDS as well as in facing the ate with the United Nations Bago BEHS-3; and Mr party to Kyoto Protocol and new challenge of Avian In- to enable it to effectively Charles James Petrie pre- considers its entry into force fluenza. Myanmar regards carry out the mandate en- sented first, second and third as a timely response to cli- HIV/AIDS as a disease of trusted to it. On this solemn prizes for primary school mate change. Yet, a wider national concern and mak- occasion, I wish to reiterate level painting competitions United Nations framework ing every effort to effectively that Myanmar will continue to Ma Phu Thinzar Naing of is needed to tackle the issue address the issue. As a result, to cooperate with the United the Practising School of In- effectively. we have been able to level Nations in its endeavours for stitute of Education in The growth of interna- the HIV/AIDS infection rate a peaceful, stable and pros- Kamayut Township, tional terrorism is a new re- and even to reduce it. perous world. Maung Aung Pyi of Maha ality. We are encouraged by It is evident that the Next, Minister for For- Aungmye Township BEPS- the response of the United United Nations needs change eign Affairs read out the 18 and Maung Kyaw Soe Nations to this new reality. and reform at all times in message sent by Chairman Han of Bago BEHS-3 re- of the State Peace and De- spectively. It is neither our nature nor cul- velopment Council Com- After the ceremony the mander-in-Chief of Defence Secretary-1 greeted guests ture to resort to violence, and Services Senior General and viewed the award win- Than Shwe and Resident Co- ning essays, posters, paint- Myanmar will join others in realiz- ordinator Mr Charles James ings and posters of the Petrie message of UN Sec- United Nations Information Foreign Affairs Minister U Nyan Win reads ing the global counter-terrorism retary-General Mr Kofi Committee. out message of Chairman of State Peace and strategy to enhance operational Annan. MNA Development Council Senior General Than measures to counter-terrorism. Shwe on United Nations Day. — MNA order to respond to and re- SSNA (Breakaway Group) condemns decision to flect new realities. No re- form of the World Body will put Myanmar on the agenda of UNSC be complete without the re- form of the Security Council and the Council should be NAY PYI TAW, 24 Oct—SSNA (Breakaway Group) on 23 October issued a declaration on its stance over the decision to put Myanmar on the agenda of more representative, more ef- ficient and transparent in its the United Nations Security Council. working methods. Being a The following is the full text of the declaration. United Nations organ with a The declaration of Shan State National Army powerful mandate to main- 1. It is learnt that owing to the submission of the US permanent representative tain international peace and to the UN, a decision was made on 15 September to put Myanmar on the agenda security it is vitally impor- of the UN Security Council. tant that the Security Coun- 2. SSNA (Breakaway Group) opposes and protests against the decision as it cil acts in conformity with is aimed at jeopardizing Our Three Main National Causes, disrupting the the Charter Provisions. In ad- National Convention and harming peace and security already achieved, rule of dition, it should also be the forum where the voices of law, national consolidation and democratization process in Myanmar. weaker partners are heard and Signed duly respected. Chairman Before concluding, I Coordinator of UN Mr Charles James Petrie Sai Kyaw Naing would like to take this op- portunity to express our pro- presents awards to a winner of primary level (SSNA) Mongkai, Mongyun region found appreciation and grati- painting contest. — MNA

25-10-06NL_01 8 18/7/30, 9:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 9 Saddhasumana Drama for Marionette Contest continues

Lt-Gen Ye Myint and Lt-Gen Maung Bo enjoy Saddhasumana Drama for Marionette Contest. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Oct performed by Yadanabon Leading Committee Maung Maung Thein, Gen Win Sein, Secretary Taing Htaung Myanmar — Members of the State Marionette Troupe Commander of Nay Pyi Minister for Communi- of the Leading Committee Orchestra. Peace and Development representing Mandalay Taw Command Brig-Gen cations, Posts and Col Yan Naing Oo, Ayeyar Hline Mario- Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint Division at the hall of Wai Lwin, member of the Telegraphs Brig-Gen officials, members of nette Troupe representing and Lt-Gen Maung Bo University of Veterinary Panel of Patrons of the Thein Zaw, Minister for cultural troupe and locals. Ayeyawady Division will enjoyed the Saddhasu- Science here this evening. Leading Committee Sports Brig-Gen Thura Artistes took part in participate in the contest mana Drama for Among the audience Minister for Livestock and Aye Myint, Deputy the contest to the tomorrow. Marionette Contest were Chairman of the Fisheries Brig-Gen Minister for Labour Brig- accompaniment of Pyit MNA 14th Myanmar Hand down patriotic heritage Traditional Grandpa hands down, Grandchild picks up Cultural Try and disseminate, Patriotic heritage Performing … Reliable in long term, Future looks bright (from page 16) For Myanmar’s future, Myanmar Guitar contest, four in basic education level (aged 15-20) men’s Myanmar Guitar contest and one Heart feels good in basic education level (aged 15-20) women’s Build new strength, Myanmar Guitar contest. For national cause. Donmin contest was held at the lecture hall of Yan Naing Oo (Trs) University of Agriculture and panel of judges of music Member of panel of judges U Thein Han Gyi (Hailing the 14th Myanmar Traditional Cultural contest supervised the competitions. Five contestants teaches playing harp to two children.— MNA Performing Arts Competitions) took part in amateur level (first class) men’s Donmin contest, two in amateur level (first class) women’s Donmin contest and one in higher education level Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Donmin contest, two in higher education level men’s women’s Donmin contest. Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, the ministers Piano contest was held at the Yezin Forest and deputy ministers greets maestros who supervised Research Department and Chairman U Yi Nwe of the competitions. The 14th Myanmar Traditional panel of judges of music contest and members Cultural Performing Arts Competitions continue supervised the competitions. Eight contestants took tomorrow at designated places. — MNA part in amateur level (second class) men’s piano contest and two in basic education level (aged 15-20) women’s piano contest. Saddhasumana Drama for Myanmar Saing (orchestra) contest took place at the convocation hall of the University of Agriculture marionette contest and supervised by Chairman U Yi Nwe of panel of judges of music contest and members. Seven contestants NAY PYI TAW, 24 Oct — The Saddhasumana took part in amateur level (second class) women’s solo Drama for marionette contest of the 14th Myanmar Saing contest, three in higher education level women’s Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions solo Saing contest and six in basic education level continued at University of Veterinary Science in (aged 10-15) girls’ solo Saing contest. Yezin and anyone may enjoy the competitions free Chairman of the Leading Committee for of charge. Organizing the Competitions Commander Brig-Gen Ayeyar Hline Marionette Troupe A contestant participates in amateur level Wai Lwin, Member of the Panel of Patrons of the representing Ayeyawady Division will take part in MNA (second class) men’s piano contest. — MNA Leading Committee of the Competitions Minister for the contest tomorrow. —

25-10-06NL_01 9 18/7/30, 9:31 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 Lt-Gen Maung Bo tours Taninthayi Division

NAY PYI TAW, 23 Oct — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Coastal Region Command Brig- Gen Khin Zaw Oo, Deputy Minister for Construction Brig-Gen Myint Thein, senior military officers, officials Lt-Gen Maung Bo meeting with departmental officials and townselders at Kaleinaung. of the State Peace and MNA Development Council Office and Departmental Kaleinaung General health matters and They inspected wards respective places. Sarthintaik in Dawei. Officials inspected Administration development of the and operation theatres. Lt-Gen Maung Bo Lt-Gen Maung Bo damage of road sections Department. township with officials Lt-Gen Maung Bo gave observed the cultivation presented offertories to on Dawei-Yebyu- Township Officer U concerned. He also gave instructions on storage of of physic nut and pepper. the members of the Kaleinaung Road on 19 Soe Lwin reported on instructions on medicines for common He met Station Sangha. October. data of the region, cultivation of paddy, diseases and providing Commander Brig-Gen Aungchantha Lt-Gen Maung Bo measures undertaken on rubber and physic nut. kind treatment to Maung Oo Lwin and Kyaungtaik Sayadaw met departmental development and rice Lt-Gen Maung Bo patients. Tatmadaw members. Agga Maha Saddham- officials, members of sufficiency. and party left Kaleinaung They went to regional Lt-Gen Maung Bo majoticadhaja Issariya social organizations and Lt-Gen Maung Bo for Kanbauk Station station in Heinze and and party inspected delivered a sermon. townselders at discussed education and Hospital. visited cultivation of cultivation of oil palm Lt-Gen Maung Bo physic nut. Lt-Gen along the road. also met Tatmadaw Hockey pitch begins to Maung Bo planted a They arrived in members of Dawei physic nut plant. Dawei in the evening. On Station. take shape The commander and 20 October, they paid They arrived back in party also planted physic obeisance to Sayadaws of Yangon in the evening. nut plants at the Zeyawady Pariyatti MNA

Furniture Fair sees upward spiral sales

Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint accepts document related to Aung assistance for Hockey pitch. — MHF visits Myanmar YANGON, 23 Oct — At the coordina- Cargo of the con- Furniture Minister for Sports Brig- tion meeting held at MHF struction materials ar- Fair- Gen Thura Aye Myint here, Minister Brig-Gen rived here yesterday. 2006. and officials of Myanmar Thura Aye Myint ac- As part of an ef- UMFCCI Hockey Federation held cepted documents related fort to strengthen the a meeting today to dis- to material assistance for friendship between YANGON, 24 Oct— four days. Myanmar Timber Enter- cuss matters on construc- construction of the Myanmar and Bangla- Myanmar Furniture Fair- Orders worth prise under the Ministry tion of Hockey pitch with Hockey pitch from desh, the Catter provided 2006 continued as the over US$ 1.75 million of Forestry and artificial turf. Bangladesh. material assistance for the fourth day at Tatmadaw were placed at the fair Myanmar Timber Entre- construction of the Convention Hall in which is scheduled to preneurs’s Association, The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. ground. Dagon Township and keep open until tomor- the fair was opend on 21 MNA earned over US$ 50,000 row. October. The second best time is now. and K 68 million within Organized by MNA

25-10-06NL_01 10 18/7/30, 9:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 11 PRC goodwill delegation visits… (from page 16) Liang Guanglie signed in and Head of the During the tour of the visitors’ book and Engineering Department PyinOoLwin, the exchanged souvenirs with of the academy Lt-Col delegation visited Defence Commandant of the Zaw Win briefed the Services Academy (DSA), academy Brig-Gen Kyaw delegation on the Defence Services Swe. academy’s background Technology Academy At the DSTA, history and academic (DSTA) and National Commandant of the matters. Kandawgyi Garden. academy Brig-Gen Win Afterwards, General At DSA, General Myint extended greetings Liang Guanglie signed in

Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win welcomes Chief of General Staff of People’s Republic of China General Liang Guanglie. — MNA

the visitors’ book and Mandalay Division Peace this morning by special exchanged souvenirs with and Development Council flight and they were seen Commandant of DSTA Commander of the Central off at Mandalay Brig-Gen Win Myint. Command Maj-Gen Khin International Airport by The goodwill Zaw hosted a dinner in Commander Maj-Gen delegation also visited honour of the delegation at Khin Zaw, Mayor of Myanansankyaw Golden Mandalay Hill Resort Mandalay Brig-Gen Palace and Mandalay Hill Hotel. Phone Zaw Han and Chinese goodwill delegation visits Mid-Year Myanma Gems on the tour of Mandalay. The delegation left senior military officers. Emporium — MNA Chairman of Mandalay for Yangon MNA Kyimyindine No 1 BEHS to pay Yangon-Mandalay Market Fire breaks out in respects to elder teachers Boat arrives back Thingangyun Township YANGON, 23 Oct— No 1 Basic Education High YANGON, 24 Oct — Mya Ayeya Yangon- School in Kyimyindine Township will hold a respects Mandalay Market Boat of Inland Water Transport of paying ceremony to elder teachers on 26 November the Ministry of Transport left Mandalay on 3 October (Sunday) at the school. and arrived back here on 22 October. YANGON, 24 Oct — A fire broke out at Lin Htet Those wishing to donate cash to the fund for the The market boat will unload 955 tons of general garment owned by U Lin Zaw Win on No 6-A ceremony may contact ph: 220362, 223325, 512667, cargoes at Botahtaung Bridge No 6 starting 23 October. — MNA Kyosetyon Street, Ward B in Thingangyun Township 534747 and 721704. — MNA early this morning. The fire began at the boiler room began to Singaporean specialists, Myanmar specialists explode while starting the 3 KVA generator. Diesel barrels near by caught fire. successfully perform medical treatment Altogether 300 firemen and 102 auxiliary firemen led by Principal U Thoung Zin of Central Fire YANGON, 24 Oct— Workshop at Yangon gallbladder, common presentation on Service Training School and officials of Fire Services The Singapore-Myanmar General Hospital here on bile duct and pancreatic Therapeutic Endoscopy Department put out the fire. The factory, textiles and team led by Professor U 20 October. diseases. and Professor Lim Seng Thein Saw (Professor and Afterwards, the The team on 21 Gee gave talks on 13 huts were lost and 78 persons from 18 households Head of Department of team successfully October held a scientific Advanced Techniques in were rendered homeless due to the fire. The loss of Gasteroenterology) and performed medical symposium at Parkroyal Management of property was about K 2,363.48 million. Professor Ho Khek Yu treatment on seven Hotel where Professor Ho Hepatocellular MNA conducted the ERCP patients with Khek Yu made a Carcinoma. Ms Rani Kaur discussed services rendered by National Health Care Group of Singapore and NGH Myanmar Information Centre of Mascots Health Care Co Ltd. In early November, a team comprising two urologists from Tan Tock Seng Hospital of National Health Care Group will arrive here and do similar co-operative activities together with their Myanmar counterparts. Singapore-Myanmar medical team provides medical treatment to a patient at Yangon General Hospital. — MNA MNA

25-10-06NL_01 11 18/7/30, 9:31 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 A D V E R T I S E M E N T S CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV HUNJIANG VOY NO (198) Consignees of cargo carried on MV HUNJIANG VOY NO (198) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 25.10.2006 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of B.S.W.3 where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. 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Baquba, 65 kilometres A vendor sells vegetables at the Sunday Farmers’ Market in Hollywood, MNA/Reuters (40 miles) north of California on 22 Oct, 2006.—INTERNET

25-10-06NL_01 12 18/7/30, 9:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 13 pvaer;®Pc\. eKt\m^P∑M>‘Pi;tui;tk\eqa Nuic\cMeta\”k^; tv\eSak\AM. Russian film wins Rome’s first film festival ROME, 23 Oct — A modern-day Russian film, based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, won top prize at Rome’s first international film festival as the nine- day marathon wrapped up on Saturday. “Playing the Victim” by uncovers the mystery a convicted murderer in Kirill Serebrennikov, a surrounding his father’s “L’aria Salata”, while the critically acclaimed theatre death. The jury also gave a best actress award went to director in his native special prize to “This is France’s Ariane Ascaride, Russia, was named best England”, British director for her interpretation in film among the 16 movies Shane Meadows’ story “Armenia” by director in competition. They were of a 12-year-old boy Robert Guediguian. mostly art-house titles by befriending a group of MNA/Reuters new directors. skinheads in the early Children hold baguettes with salo (pig’s fat) forming a 43 metres-long (141 Serebrennikov’s film is 1980s. Italy’s Giorgio Col- US deaths in feet) sandwich during a salo festival in Lutsk some 400 km (249 miles) a family drama centred on angeli was named best Iraq expose northwest of Kiev on 22 Oct, 2006.— INTERNET a young student who male actor for his role as challenge of Chinese scientists refute urban war Himalayas to continue to grow WASHINGTON,23 Oct — Mounting US deaths in Iraq LHASA, 23 Oct — Will the Himalaya Mountains, expose the difficulties the home to the world’s highest peaks, continue to American military faces in push up into the sky in future? Some Chinese fighting urban enemies who scientists say no. look like civilians and can The Himalayas may mantle of the earth attack from anywhere, have reached their highest counteracts this upward soldiers and analysts say. altitude and in the movement,” said Bian. Despite high-tech tools, centuries to come even According to mea- additional boots on the shrink a little, said Bian surements made by ground and local forces scientists in 2005, the Qiantao, a researcher with working alongside altitude of Mount the Institute of Geology Americans, fighting in Qomolangma, or Ever- and Geophysics of the Iraq’s capital remains est, is 8844.43 metres, Chinese Academy of daunting and the violence 3.70 metres lower than Shaolin Temple presents a grand welcome ceremony to guests from all over Science. unrelenting. the figure obtained in the world during The Second Traditional Wushu Championships last week. Bian is taking part in a “There’s not much we 1975. About 50,000 wushu practitioners performed along the way from Shaolin month-long scientific can do,” said one US The result suggests that Square to Shaolin Temple gate which covers 1.5 kilometres. —INTERNET expedition to the Hima- defence official about the the Himalayas and the layas. Located on the spiralling violence in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Gang attacks Russian modern art gallery southern rim of the Baghdad, which has helped will not continue to move Moscow, 23 Oct— A Moscow’s best known our staff.” Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, push US deaths so far in up indefinitely. group of young men modern art galleries on Paintings were the Himalaya Mountains October to at least 73, one MNA/Xinhua ransacked one of Saturday, ripping paint- trampled on the floor of form an arc protruding of the highest tolls in recent ings from walls and the gallery, one of southward. The main part months. damaging equipment, its Moscow’s best known in of the range lies in China. “The strategy here is to staff said. operation since the early “Himalaya” means “abode get the bad guys under The attack was 1990s, and papers, books of snow” in Tibetan. The control then bring in the launched on the Marat and office supplies were average height of these local police to work with Gelman Gallery a day after strewn about. mountains is more than the population,” the official photograph monta-ges it MNA/Reuters 6,000 metres. said.— MNA/Reuters Scientists believe that had displayed caricaturing 65 million years ago, the the Russian and US 88,000 tons of copper Indian Plate moving presidents were seized by north collided with the Russian Customs at a surplus worldwide Eurasian Plate, and the Moscow airport. “A group LUSAKA, 23 Oct — A surplus of 88,000 tons of upheaval saw the emer- of tough-looking young copper was recorded worldwide in the first eight gence of the Qinghai- men in black jackets and months this year, The Saturday Post reported. Tibet Plateau as well as hats came into the gallery. The Zambian newspaper quoted the World Bureau the Himalayas. They clearly knew the of Metal Statistics (WBMS) as reporting that the stock “Friction between the layout,” gallery manager increased by 30,000 tons during the period. tectonic plates continues Sergei Serebrennikov said. “No allowance is made in the consumption to this day, gradually “They split up into groups calculation for unreported stock changes,” WBMS pushing the Himalayas and set about smashing all said. Copper mine production is 2,000 tons higher upward,” said Bian. “But paintings on the wall, than the same period in 2005 at 9.79 million tons. at the same time, a attacked our offices, Supply problems in Mexico and Indonesia horizontal pulling power A shopper listens to a representative explaining smashed equipment and dampened global output and counteracted in the effect inside the lower features of a mobile phone at a shop in Tokyo, on telephones and took of increases in Africa and Kazakhstan, said WBMS. continental crust and Tuesday morning, 24 Oct, 2006. —INTERNET mobile phones away from MNA/Xinua

25-10-06NL_01 13 18/7/30, 9:31 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 S P O R T S Blanco sets America on way to derby win MEXICO CITY, 24 Oct— Volatile forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco Rangers leave it late set America on their way to a 2-0 win over local rivals UNAM in the Mexican championship on Sunday. for 3-2 win at St Mirren The outspoken Blanco, contro- Americo Gallega is one of the fa- GLASGOW, 24 Oct— Rangers rescued their flicker- versially left out of Mexico's World vourites to replace Ricardo La ing Scottish title hopes with a late winner from substi- Cup squad this year, opened the Volpe in charge of the Mexican tute Nacho Novo to claim a 3-2 victory at St Mirren on scoring with a long-range left-foot national team, needed an 84th- Sunday. shot in the 33rd minute at the Azteca minute goal from Josue Castillejos After stumbling to victory and third place they trail stadium. Paraguay striker Salva- to beat lowly Santos Laguna 1-0. champions Celtic by 10 points after 11 matches. dor Cabanas added the second two Santos remained bottom of Manager Paul Le Guen played down suggestions minutes later, chesting the ball Group Three and winless after 14 the win would be a turning point in a difficult start to down to score from close range. games. the season, but praised Spanish striker Novo. America, Mexico's richest team, Atlas (23 points) went top of Striker John Sutton headed St. Mirren in front after climbed to second place in Group Group One on goal difference from six minutes but Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam, Palermo's Carvalho de Oliveira Three of the Apertura champion- Cruz Azul as they came from be- who spent last season on loan at Saints, lashed in a 20- Amauri (L) celebrates with his team ship with 24 points from 14 games, hind to beat nine-man Monterrey metre free kick for the equalizer after 18 minutes. mate Roberto Guana after scoring two behind leaders Toluca. 2-1. The visitors had Jose Gonzalez Belgian Thomas Buffel made a diagonal run into the against AC Milan during their The 18 teams play each other sent off for elbowing in the first right of the box to drill a low shot into the left side of Italian Serie A soccer match at the once in the qualifying stage but are half but still took a 66th-minute the net to put Rangers 2-1 up after 26 minutes. San Siro stadium in Milan divided into three groups of six. lead through Pierre Ibarra. MNA/Reuters on 22 Oct, 2006.—XINHUA Toluca, whose Argentine coach MNA/Reuters China sweeps 4 of 5 golds Rogge awarded Honorary Doctorate of in China Open Badminton Beijing Sports University GUANGZHOU (China), 24 Oct— China BEIJING, 24 Oct— International Olympic Committee President Jacques swept four out of five gold medals at the Rogge was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Beijing Sports University China Open Badminton Tournament here on Sunday. on Sunday. Defending champion Chen Rogge, who is currently Rogge spoke of his de- cal education and sports in Hong nipped fellow Chinese Bao Chunlai in Beijing on the occasion light at receiving this hon- China and in the world," 21-17, 21-19 to win the men's singles of the 5th World Forum on our on behalf of the entire he said. final while veteran Chinese Zhang Ning, Sport, Education and Cul- Olympic Family. Born on May 2, 1942 in 32, lifted the women's singles top honor ture, was accompanied to "I am very pleased and Belgium, Rogge is an or- with a 21-14, 21-5 victory over Yao Jie the ceremony by China's honoured to receive the thopaedic surgeon by pro- from the Netherlands. IOC members Yu Zaiqing Honorary Doctorate from fession. In the course of his The women's doubles final was an all- and He Zhenliang, and Liu the Beijing Sports Univer- sports career, he competed Atlanta Hawks forward Shelden Chinese affair as Yang Wei/Zhang Peng, President of the Chi- sity, one of the most pres- in the yachting competi- Williams (33) goes to the net against Jiewen triumphed 21-17, 21-7 over Wei nese Olympic Committee. tigious university of physi- tions at the Mexico Games the Washington Wizards during the Yili and Zhang Yawen. in 1968, Munich in 1972 fourth quarter of a preseason The mixed doubles clash was also and Montreal in 1976. He NBA basketball game,on 23 Oct, between the Chinese as Xie Zhongbo/ was also a member of the 2006, at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Zhang Yawen clinched a 21-19, 21-5 Belgian national rugby The Wizards won 110-105. victory over uninspired Xu Chen and team. INTERNET Zhao Tingting.— MNA/Xinhua Rogge became Presi- dent of the European Ol- Chelsea write to FAPL over goalkeeper injuries ympic Committees in LONDON, 24 Oct— Chel- their concerns Chelsea is- they warrant further inves- 1989, IOC member in 1991 sea have written to the Pre- sued a statement on Mon- tigation, not just in terms of and Executive Board mem- mier League (FAPL) and day, which said: what happened at Reading, ber in 1998. He became FA regarding their concerns "Chelsea FC want to but also to prevent the same Real Madrid's Ruud van Nistelrooy celebrates after the eighth IOC President, about the medical proce- stress that we have not pre- questions being raised if scoring a goal against Barcelona during their Span- elected in July, 2001, at the dures following injuries to judged the outcome of these similar incidents occur in ish first division soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu 112th IOC Session in Mos- goalkeepers Petr Cech and issues. But we do believe the future.—MNA/Reuters stadium in Madrid on 22 Oct, 2006. —XINHUA cow. —MNA/Xinhua Carlo Cudicini in a match at Reading earlier this Collymore appeal against Bayern defender Lucio month. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho complained Real Oviedo debt thrown out facing 3 weeks out at a news conference last LONDON, 24 Oct— Former England striker Stan BERLIN, 24 Oct— Bayern Munich de- week that it took 30 min- Collymore has failed in his attempt to avoid paying a fender Lucio will be out for around three utes for an ambulance to 260,000-pound (486,800-US-dollar) debt with Span- weeks because of an ankle problem, the take Cech to hospital after ish side Real Oviedo, court sources said on Monday. German champions said on Sunday. his collision with Reading They said an appeal heard on Monday had been Lucio suffered the injury in Satur- forward Stephen Hunt in thrown out by the judge as "baseless" and that Collymore day's 3-1 defeat away to Werder Bremen. the Premier League game was also liable for 8,500 pounds of Real Oviedo's Werder's clinching third goal in that on 14 October. 13,000-pound costs incurred in seeking enforcement game was an own-goal from the unfor- Ferrari Formula One driver Michael Reading said Mourinho's of the debt in Britain. tunate Brazilian centre back. Schumacher of Germany sits for a photo remarks contained "very The 35-year-old Collymore, who is looking to make Bayern are short of cover in the centre with the rest of the team, after the run- serious factual inaccura- a footballing comeback in England and did not appear of defence after Frenchman Valerien ning of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the cies" and issued a timeline in court on Monday, walked out on the Spanish club Ismael was ruled out for six months with last race of Schumacher’s F1 career, at of events. After writing to five years ago after only a few months and said he was a broken shin bone back in August. the Interlagos track in Sao Paulo, on 22 the FAPL and the FA about retiring at the age of 30.—MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters Oct, 2006. —XINHUA

25-10-06NL_01 14 18/7/30, 9:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 25 October, 2006 15 Democrats say Bush must show Iraq plan before elections WASHINGTON, 24 Oct — Key Senate Democrats urged the White House on Sunday not to wait until after the US congressional elections in two weeks to give the Iraqi Government a timetable to assume a larger role in securing the country. The top Democrat on ’til the end of the year to ing control of both the going to do what only they the Armed Services Com- come up with milestones. House of Representatives can do, which is to work mittee, Senator Carl We ought to be doing that and the Senate in the 7 out those political differ- Levin, said the Iraq strat- now. We should have done November elections. ences,” he said. egy blueprint reportedly it long ago,” Levin of The expectation of Campaigning ahead being drafted for President Michigan said on “Fox US troop withdrawal must of the elections, Demo- George W Bush specify- News Sunday”. be the linchpin of any crats and many Republi- ing ways to reduce sectar- Voter discontent with plan, Levin added. “Be- cans have called for Bush ian violence should also the Iraq war is one of the cause without that pres- to overhaul his Iraq strat- include a schedule for pull- main reasons Bush’s Re- sure of our troops leaving egy because of intensi- ing out US forces. publicans are said to be Iraq a few months down fying violence from gue- “We shouldn’t wait increasingly at risk of los- the road, the Iraqis are not rillas and rival sects that threatens to tip the coun- try into open civil war. The New York Times said the White House plan was being formulated by WEATHER General George Casey and Ambassador Zalmay Tuesday, 24 October, 2006 Khalilzad, the top US mili- Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 tary and civilian officials hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy in Kachin, Kayah, Kayin and Mon in Iraq, along with Penta- States, lower Sagaing and Magway Divisions, rain gon officials. or thundershowers have been isolated in the remain- MNA/Reuters ing areas. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall re- corded were PyinOoLwin (0.99) inch, Hakha and Gwa (0.63) inch each. Maximum temperature on 23-10-2006 was 95¡F. Minimum temperature on 24-10-2006 was 76¡F. Relative humidity at 09:30 hours MST on Visitors observe floor tiles at the booth of Maruart Korean Laminate 24-10-2006 was 79%. Total sunshine hours on floors at Myanmar Furniture Fair-2006 on 24-10-2006. — H 23-10-2006 was 7.6 hours approx. Rainfalls on 24-10-2006 were (Nil) at Wednesday, 25 October ÂkøÂkøqcÂkøÂkøqc\\;)\\\ Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total 8:45 am Tune in today rainfalls since 1-1-2006 were 98.46 inches at 10. Let’s Go (dåRkiuiuiuiuiu ta-q\\\\\ niiiii ;hn\\\\\ )\\\\\ 8:30 am Brief news Mingaladon and 111.61 inches at Kaba-Aye and 4:00 pm 5:50 pm 8:35 am Music: 116.61 inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind 1. Martial song 11. RPOOOOO y∑∑∑∑∑ s\\\\\ lcuuuMMuuMMM \\\\\ AaSy^^^^^ AsMMMMM As√^^^^^ \\\\\ -Love’ll find speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 9 mph from East 6:00 pm away at 14:15 hours MST on 23-10-2006. 4:15 pm Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy to 12. Evening news 8:40 am Perspectives 2. Songs to uphold 8:45 am Music: cloudy in the Andaman Sea and the South and West National Spirit 6:30 pm Central Bay and generally fair elsewhere in the Bay of Wednesday, 25 October -With you…Lila 4:30 pm 13. Weather report McCann Bengal. View on today 6:35 pm 8:50 am National news/ Forecast valid until evening of 25-10-2006: 3. Practice in Reading Slogan 7:00 am 14.qutsuuuu MulcMuMuMuMu \ \\\\ eRWˆa%WWWW \r\\\\ ˙c˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ Light rain or thundershowers are likely to be isolated 4:40 pm 9:00 am Music: in Kachin, Chin, Shan, Mon and Rakhine States, 7:05 pm 1. Recitation of Parittas 4. Aew;qctk\\\\\ q˚˚˚˚˚ liuiuiuiuiu pvaer;\\\\\ -What it’s like to upper Sagaing, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and Âka;mcÂka;mc\\\\\quuuuutpv\\\\\.....wesra by Missionary Saya- Rupuuuu \mc\\\mc\ \q\\\\ MÂka; qcMMMÂka; qcM \Kn\\\\ \;sa\\\\ 15. be me…Britney Taninthayi Divisions, and weather will be generally daw U Ottamathara -pTmN˙s˙ \ \ (qK¥açATç ¨;‘p)¨ sapedqa Spears fair in the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is -pTmN˙˙s˙ \\ \ (qK¥aççATç ¨¨;‘p)¨ 9:05 am International 7:25 am (qK¥çça)ççç 7:15 pm 60%. news State of the Sea: 2. To be healthy 16. ya√sv\\\\\ ;km\\\\\ ;'\\\\\ lm;sv\\\\\ ;km\\\\\ ;\\\\\ ''' 9:10 am Music: Seas will be slight to mode- 4:55 pm rate in Myanmar waters. exercise ˆa%\sm\\\\ \;pehL\\\\ i‘piii‘pi iciiii \p\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ 1:30 pm News / Slogan 5. Song of national races Outlook for subsequent two days: Likeli- 7:30 am (AeKKMmMMMM ¨ltn¨¨¨¨ \;ASc\\\\ \.)\.\.\.\. 1:40pm Lunch time music 5:05 pm -If I let you go hood of isolated light rain or thundershowers in the 3. Morning news 8:00 pm 6. lkSc\\\\\ km..\\.\..\\ ;ep;\\\\\ gtet;^^^^^ -That is the way it Southern Myanmar areas. 7:40 am 17. News is Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbour- 5:10 pm 4. Nice and sweet song 18. International news -Can’t we try ing areas for 25-10-2006: Partly cloudy to cloudy. 7. mnmnmasa'\\\\ mnmaska;\\\\ 7:50 am 19. Weather report 9:00pmVariations on a Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring tune areas for 25-10-2006: Possibility of isolated light 5. At At^;‘p^^^^ iciiii \p\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ 5:20 pm 20. 2006KNuuuuu s˙˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ (14) Âkmiiiii emak\\\\\ \\\\\ 8. {qttsiiiii K¥k\\\\\ ts\\\\\ qk\\\\\ Am\\\\\ a;}˙˙˙˙˙ -Love is all around rain or thundershowers in the afternoon or evening. 8:00 am mnmnma\\\\\ r..... ;rauuiiuuuiii y√ek¥;m\\\\\ OOOOO AS'uuiiuuuiii 9:15pm Article (ek¥amc\\\\\ ;enac\\\\\ '\\\\\ Âkvl\\\\\ l..´´...´´´ √..´´...´´´ ;'^^^^^ Degree of certainty is 40%. 6. mø;mø;Âk mø;mø;ÂkÂk∑∑Âk∑∑∑ ∑∑∑∑∑ y√ek¥;m\\\\\ AkOOOOO Ak' Aer;' At;^^^^^ pociiiocii p\\\\\ ´´∑∑´∑´∑´∑ 9:25pm Music at your Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring nn\;kl¥al\\\\ OicOiOiOiOi \)\\\\ 8:15 am 21. Myanmar movie: request areas for 25-10-2006: Partly cloudy. ASiui‘puiuiui‘pu iciiii \p\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ (dåRuikuiuiuiui \ta-esasN\\\\ ∂al∂∂∂∂ OicOiOiOiOi \)\\\\ {pn\;pn\\ \l¥k\\ \på}\\ -Don’t wanna 7. {pn\;pn\ \l¥k\ \på}\ love you Earthquake report 8:20 am 5:30 pm (ekalpiiiii g¥c\\\\\ enwc\\\\\ ;'\\\\\ mtel;'\\\\\ amazing… (Issued at 07:30 hours MST today) 8. r˙˙˙m˙˙ \\\;pv\\ \\\ny\\ \\\Aer\\ ˙˙˙≥p≥p˙˙≥piiiuuuciiuu \\\;nm\\ \\\...em\\.. ∑∑∑∑∑ 9. Classical song ÂkvÂkvÂkv\\\Âkv\\ e™;'\\\\\ eBBN^^^^^ >)´∑´∑´∑´∑´∑ Madonna A strong earthquake of intensity (6.8) Richter tMMta;MMM 5:40 pm (dåRiuikuiuiuiu \ta-K¥s\\\\ \Kc\\\\ \)\\\\ -All in a day… Scale with its epicentre outside Myanmar about {dA^^^^^ tuiiuuiuuii Ak^^^^^ s\\\\\ }\\\\\ The Corrs (3,100) miles Northeast of Kaba-Aye Seismological 8:30 am 10. 22. The next day’s 9:45 pm News / Slogan 9. International news (P:Pø'ek¥auuiiuiuuii T\\\\\ ;'¨¨¨¨¨ Kcuuiiuiuuii qc\\\\\ ;Âkv\\\\\ '\\\\\ programme 10:00 pm PEL observatory, was recorded at (03) hrs (47) min (00) sec MST on 24th October 2006. *R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 392226, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 392223, Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 297028

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Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from Constitution character sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation 14th Myanmar Traditional General Soe Win sends Cultural Performing Arts Competitions felicitations to continue for the tenth day Republic of Kazakhstan

NAY PYI TAW, 24 ter for Transport Maj-Gen taken place at Auditorium NAY PYI TAW, 25 Oct— Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar Oct — Programmes of the Thein Swe, Deputy Min- of University of Veteri- General Soe Win has sent a message of felicitations to Mr Daniyal 14th Myanmar Traditional ister for Industry-2 Lt-Col nary Science and super- Akhmetov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the occasion Cultural Performing Arts Khin Maung Kyaw, vised by the Panel of of the National Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which falls on 25 Competitions continued Deputy Minister for Rail Judges led by Professor October 2006.—MNA for the tenth day at desig- Transportation U Pe Than, Daw Nu Nu Khin. nated places here today. Deputy Minister for So- Myanmar musical playing Chairman of the cial Welfare, Relief and contest was held at audi- 1,754 jade lots sold at Mid-Year Leading Committee for Resettlement Brig-Gen torium of the University Organizing the Competi- Kyaw Myint, Deputy At- of Agriculture and panel tions Commander of Nay torney-General U Myint of judges of music contest Myanma Gems Emporium Pyi Taw Command Brig- Naing, Secretary of the supervised the competi- Gen Wai Lwin, Member Leading Committee Col tions. Nine contestants of the Panel of Patrons of Yan Naing Oo, officials from states and divisions the Leading Committee of and locals enjoyed the took part in amateur level the Competitions Minis- competitions. (second class) men’s ter for Progress of Border Altogether 13 contest- Myanmar musical playing Areas and National Races ants took part in basic edu- contest, two in amateur level and Development Affairs cation level (aged 15-20) (second class) women’s Col Thein Nyunt, Minis- men’s dancing contest (See page 9)

Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint looks into a big jade at Mid-Year Myanma Gems Emporium. — MNA

YANGON, 24 Oct— ship here this morning. Gems Emporium pro- The sale of jade lots by Patron of Myanma gramme, the sale of jade tender system continued Gems Emporium Central lots continued this morning for the second day at the Committee Minister for and altogether 843 jade lots Myanma Convention Mines Brig-Gen Ohn were sold through tender A contestant participates in amateur level (second class) women’s Centre on Mindhamma Myint looked into jewel- system from 8 am to 4 pm. Road in Mayangon Town- orchestra contest. —MNA lery shops at the hall of A total of 3,194 Myanma Convention Cen- gem merchants at home tre, quality jade lots dis- and abroad are attending PRC goodwill delegation visits Yangon, played at the reception hall the emporium. on the ground floor and As the number of uncut jade displayed in the local and foreign gem PyinOoLwin, Mandalay compound of the centre, merchants attending the and greeted local and for- emporium is more than NAY PYI TAW, 24 Oct — A goodwill delegation Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay eign gem merchants. expected, pearl, gems lots led by Chief of General Staff General Liang Guanglie Win and senior military officers. Altogether 342 jade and jade lots were sold of the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Re- The goodwill delegation, accompanied by lots were sold through ten- more than that of the pre- public of China today visited Myanma Gems Mart and Ambassador of the PRC to Myanmar Mr Guan Mu and der system from 4 pm to vious emporiums. Mid-Year Gems Emporium for 2006 in Yangon. Military Attaché Senior Col Fan Lian Feng and offi- 7.45 pm yesterday and a The remaining jade They arrived at Yangon International Airport cials, also visited PyinOoLwin and Mandalay yester- total of 911 jade lots were lots will be sold through this morning and were welcomed by Chairman of day. sold yesterday alone. tender system tomorrow. Yangon Division Peace and Development Council (See page 11) Under the Myanma MNA

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