Adequate Fertilizers Needed to Beef up Per Acre Yield of Crops Prime Minister Visits Factories, Construction Projects in Aunglan

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Volume XIII, Number 8 1st Waning of Tagu 1367 ME Sunday, 24 April, 2005 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 and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integ- * National reconsolidation system rity and preservation and safeguard- * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in ing of cultural heritage and national Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from character * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Adequate fertilizers needed to beef up per acre yield of crops Prime Minister visits factories, construction projects in Aunglan

Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win inspects Duyingabo river water pumping project site in Aunglan Township.— MNA

YANGON, 23 April— Kyaw, Deputy Minister velopment Council Of- istry of Energy near ister Brig-Gen Lun Thi production process and Prime Minister Lt-Gen for Rail Transportation fice, and departmental Kyawswa village in reported on the back- steps taken for the plants Soe Win made an inspec- Thura U Thaung Lwin, heads, the Prime Minis- Aunglan Township. They ground history of the fa- to be operated at full ca- tion tour of Aunglan Deputy Minister for Sci- ter arrived at No 3 Ferti- were welcomed there by cility, and annual produc- pacity. Township in Magway ence and Technology Dr lizer (Kyawswa) of the local authorities and de- tion capacity of Sale and In response, the Prime Division for supervising Chan Nyein, officials of Myanma Petrochemical partmental officials. Kyungyaung fertilizer Minister said that the regional development un- the State Peace and De- Enterprise under the Min- On the occasion, Min- plants; and officials, on (See page 8) dertakings today. Together with Minis- ter for Agriculture and Ir- rigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo, Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Min- ister for Cooperatives Col Zaw Min, Deputy Minister for Industry-2 Lt-Col Khin Maung

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Local farmers were worried about inundation in the paddy fields. But thanks to the drainage the Government has built the fields are safe.

MYINT SOE (NA-TA-LA) (Page 7) No 3 Fertilizer Plant (Kyawswa) of Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise near Kyawswa Village in Aunglan Township.— MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Sunday, 24 April, 2005 * 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 together with the * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State government to safeguard Our * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Three Main National Causes It is known to all that the government de- Htidaw hoisted atop Kyaikhmawwun Yayle Pagoda clared unlawful association the group led by ren- YANGON, 23 April — Yangon South District egade Sao Hkam Hpa and other related groups A ceremony to hoist the Peace and Development whose aims and acts endanger the State and the Seinbudaw,Hngetmyatnadaw Council Lt-Col Aung Pyi entire people. and Shwehtidaw atop and officials, the chairman The group led by renegade Sao Hkam Hpa, Kyaikhmawwun Yayle Pa- of the Pagoda Board of son of the late Nyaungshwe Sawbwa Sao Shwe goda in Kyauktan, was held Trustees and members, Thaike, from a foreign nation on 17 April an- in the precinct of the pa- well-wishers, religious as- nounced the formation of the so-called Shan State goda this morning, at- sociations and social or- provisional government and independence of tended by Chairman of ganizations. Yangon Division Peace Shan State. The announcement poses a grave The ceremony was and Development Council danger to stability of the State and national soli- opened with the recitation Commander of Yangon of Namo Tassa three times darity and it could lead to disintegration of the Command Maj-Gen Myint by members of the Sangha Union. Swe. and lay persons. With regard to it, the Information Com- Also present on the Next, State mittee of the State Peace and Development Coun- occasion were members of Ovadacariya Sayadaw cil held a press conference on 22 April. the Sangha led by State Agga Maha Ganthavacaka In his clarification, Minister for Informa- Ovadacariya Sayadaw Pandita Agga Maha tion Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan said that the announce- Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Kyauktan ment has been an attempt of the descendants of Pandita Agga Maha Minkyaung Pariyatti Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe hoists Seinbudaw some Shan Sawbwas to secede from the Union in Pandita Kyauktan Sarthintaik Sayadaw atop Kyaikhmawun Yayle Pagoda in Kyauktan. accord with the wishes of colonialists and their Minkyaung Pariyatti Bhaddanta Jagara invested YANGON COMMAND lackeys designed to cause disintegration of the Sarthintaik Sayadaw the congregation with the Later, Kyauktan Shwehtidaw round the pa- Union, which has been in existence in unity since Bhaddanta Jagara, Deputy Nine Precepts and mem- Minkyaung Pariyatti goda clock-wise. Next, the time immemorial. The attempt may be seen as Minister for Religious Af- bers of the Sangha recited Sarthintaik Sayadaw commander and the deputy part of machinations perpetrated constantly fol- fairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung parittas. Afterwards, Com- Bhaddanta Jagara deliv- minister hoisted tiers and lowing the dictates from outside the country and Ko, Commodore Maung mander Maj-Gen Myint ered a sermon and the con- the Seinbudaw, relying on the external elements, he added. Oo Lwin of Thanlyin Sta- Swe presented Seinbudaw gregation shared the merit Hngetmyatnadaw of The acts and declaration of renegade Sao tion, Commander of No 2 and Hngetmyatnadaw to be gained. After that, the com- Htidaw atop the pagoda, Hkam Hpa can also be found as part of the Military Region Col Tun hoisted atop the pagoda, to mander, the deputy minis- and sprinkled them with conspiracies of SURA, SNLD and Shan State Kyi, Secretary of Yangon the Sayadaw. ter and officials flanked by scented water. Intellectuals Advisory Council to form a nomi- Division Peace and Devel- Next, the commander, regal processions con- The ceremony ended nal Union and later secede from the Union and it opment Council Lt-Col the deputy minister and of- veyed tiers of the with the recitation of Bud- could lead to disintegration of the Union. Myint Kyi and departmen- ficials presented offertories Seinbudaw, dha Sasanam Ciram Hence, social organizations, political par- tal officials, Chairman of to members of the Sangha. Hngetmyatnadaw and Titthatu.—MNA ties and national race armed groups, which had Work coord meeting for Vannamei prawn breeding held returned to the legal fold, made their declara- YANGON, 23 April — ond work coordination dress by Minister for Fish- tions, unanimously opposing and objecting the U Hla Maung Shwe, Presi- The Myanmar Prawn En- meeting at the meeting hall eries Brig-Gen Maung dent of Myanmar Fisheries aims and acts of renegade Sao Hkam Hpa. trepreneurs Association, of the Ministry of Live- Maung Thein. Federation U Htay Myint Altogether 33 national races residing in 56 under Myanmar Fisheries stock and Fisheries yester- Deputy Director of the and Deputy Director-Gen- townships of Shan State did not recognize and Federation, held the sec- day afternoon, with an ad- Fisheries Department U eral U Hla Win made the support the so-called Shan State provisional gov- Min Thein clarified discussions on rules to breed ernment and denounced it in the strongest terms. Cricket promotion progress of the Vannamei Vannamei prawn, the prof- The response highlights the genuine nationalistic YANGON 23 April— A ceremony to honour those prawn being bred in other its for the entrepreneurs and spirit based on non-disintegration of the Union who lend themselves to the tasks for progress of countries and requirements seeking the markets. After and non-disintegration of national solidarity. Myanmar Cricket Federation promotion of cricket was for breeding in Myanmar. hearing the reports, the min- However, broadcasting stations of the West held at Grand Plaza Park Royal on Alanpya Pagoda Afterwards, Chair- ister gave the concluding bloc such as BBC and VOA are broadcasting the Road here at 6 pm yesterday attended by officials from man of Myanmar Prawn remarks. formation of the so-called Shan State provisional the Ministry of Sports, President of Myanmar Cricket Entrepreneurs Association MNA government and abetting it. Federation U Nyunt Win and executives, wellwishers This being so, the entire national people and invited guests. Health facilities in Bago are to oppose and condemn any acts detrimental First, U Nyunt Win extended greetings. Next, U Nyunt Win and Vice-President U Kyaw Naing pre- to stability of the State, prevalence of law and Division (West) inspected sented certificates of honour to 30 wellwishers, and a order and community peace and tranquillity and dinner was hosted to those present. Wellwishers in- YANGON, 23 April — Secretary of National Health safeguard Our Three Main National Causes un- cluding the Pakistani Ambassador Mr Muhammad Committee Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo and der the leadership of the government. Nawaz Chaudhry donated K 6,650,000 to the federa- party met with township health committee members,

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Joint Trade Committee, which will clearance systems opened Thursday at Hong Kong's PARIS, 22 April — All these were specified in a explore the possibility of a bilateral Saudi Arabia, the world's Lok Ma Chau checkpoint to improve traffic flows. memorandum of understanding free trade agreement (FTA). biggest crude oil Cross-boundary departure hall in (MoU) between the two countries Mbeki also agreed to start talks producer and exporter, drivers who are Hong December 2004. signed here Thursday at the witness on an FTA between Singapore and the produces currently 9.5 Kong permanent residents The e-channels, at the of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Southern African Customs Union million barrels per day holding smart identity departure kiosk No 11 and Hsien Loong and visiting South (SACU), which comprises South and is ready to use its cards may use these e- arrival kiosk No 11 at Lok African President Thabo Mvuyelwa Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, excess capacity to meet channels for immigration Ma Chau checkpoint, aim Mbeki, said a statement by the Botswana and Lesotho. market needs, Saudi Oil clearance, said a to help cross-boundary Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 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BEIJING, 22 April — French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is paying an official visit to China and talked with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday morning. Indonesia urges Asian-African countries According to Chinese Foreign on cooperation between China and Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang at a France in such fields as agriculture, to open market regular Press conference, Premier aviation and energy. JAKARTA, 22 April — Indonesian Economic Minister Aburizal Bakrie on Wen and Raffarin exchanged views On the European Union’s arms Thursday called on countries in Asia and Africa to open their market wider in their talks on furthering Sino- embargo on China, China reiterated in order to strengthen economic cooperation between the two continents. French and Sino-EU ties and on other that the embargo has become an Aburizal said trade tion must be accompanied Pangestu said countries in international issues of common obstacle to the development of Sino- relations between the two by business-to-business Asia and Africa are faced concern. Both sides, during their talks, EU comprehensive strategic continents do not cooperation,” Aburizal with various challenges in spoke highly of the development of partnership, and that the early lifting represent their actual told reporters on the their efforts to strengthen Sino-French relations in recent years. of the embargo will be conducive to potential and there are a sidelines of the Asian- economic ties, including China hopes that the two countries further development of Sino-EU lot of opportunities to African Business Summit the lack of information can continue to keep their current relations. boost trade and here. He said the Indone- about each other’s mar- momentum in high-level visits and Raffarin also reiterated France’s investment. sian Government will kets. Other obstacles in the actively expand cooperation in support for lifting the arms embargo “Both regions still have initiate greater access to economic coopera-tion economy, trade, energy, transport, against China. Raffarin arrived here a large room to explore the trade of goods and between the two con- aviation, agriculture and environment. Thursday morning on a three-day economic opportunities services from other Asian tinents are geographical Premier Wen also proposed to official visit to China. Besides Beijing, among themselves. and African countries. distance and relatively establish and improve various kinds he will also visit Shenyang, capital of Therefore, government- Separately, Trade small trade volume, Pan- of cooperation mechanisms between northeast China’s Liaoning Province, to-government coopera- Minister Mari Elka gestu said.—MNA/Xinhua the two governments, and to promote and Shanghai, China’s economic hub. cooperation in law between the two Raffarin is scheduled to leave Pre-Pharaonic funerary 1,800 kilos of sides based on mutual respect. Shanghai Saturday, concluding his complex excavated in Egypt cocaine seized in Wen and Raffarin attended a second visit to China since 2003. CAIRO, 23 April — An American-Egyptian Nicaragua signing ceremony of 20 agreements MNA/Xinhua team has excavated what is believed to be the largest ever found pre-Pharaonic funerary complex MANAUGA, 22 April — The naval force of Nicaragua South in southern Egypt, Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said on Thursday. seized 1,853 kilos of cocaine from drugpushers who ran Koreans look The funerary site, thought to be more than 5,000 years old, is in the southern Kom al-Ahmar region away from near Tasbapouni, east of the country, Press at a large between Luxor and Aswan, the minister said in a statement. reports here said on Wednesday. This is the Chinese The complex is enclosed in a well-preserved wall of wooden posts and consists of a large rectangular largest haul of drug seized this year in the Central lantern at the tomb covered with the earliest known superstructure and a wooden offering table. American country, said The remains of seven people were discovered Navy Commander Roger World of inside the necropolis, four of whom are believed to Gonzalez in a statement. have been buried alive as human sacrifices, said the The cocaine was kept Lights Expo statement. A flint statuette of a cow's head was also in 78 sacks and was seized found at the site. In 2000, fragments of a limestone on Sunday, he said. The 2005 in Ilsan, statue thought to be the oldest life-size human depiction drugpushers abandoned in Egypt were discovered in the same area. the drug in two boats fixed north of Secretary-General of the Supreme General of with four 200-horse- Antiquities Zahi Hawas said in the same statement that power engines and a Seoul, on 22 the complex should yield significant information on radio. pre-Pharaonic Egypt. The drug is worth 7.5 April, 2005. The site is thought to have belonged to a ruler of million US dollars in the the ancient Nile city of Hierakonpolis or the city of the Nicaraguan market and 40 INTERNET falcon, which was the dominant pre-dynastic urban to 50 million dollars in the centre and the capital of the kingdom of Upper Egypt. United States. Nine die in Iraq bombing; MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Romania gets hostage ultimatum BAGHDAD, 23 April — Captors threatened to kill three Romanian journalists unless Bucharest pledged withdrawal of its troops from Iraq within four days as a car bomb killed nine people outside a Baghdad mosque packed with Shiite worshippers. Another 26 people were wounded government came in a videotape sent to by the blast during the main weekly the Qatar-based Arabic satellite channel Muslim prayers, in what appeared to Al-Jazeera. be the latest in a string of sectarian The footage showed the three attacks by Sunni Arab armed group hostages — Marie-Jeanne Ion and Sorin against Iraq’s Shiite majority Miscoci of Prima TV and Eduard community. Ohanesian of Romania Libera— “Six of those hurt are in a serious appealing to their government to condition,” said a staffer at the capital’s announce the withdrawal of all 800 Kindi hospital where many of the Romanian troops within four days casualties were treated. “otherwise they will execute us.” An interior ministry official said Romanian President Traian Basescu the attack might have been a suicide cut short a visit to the Moldovan capital operation. Chisinau on the news. “Some witnesses said they saw a The trio were kidnapped 28 March in bomber in the car, a white BMW, but we the latest of a string of abductions of are checking these reports,” he said. foreign hostages in Iraq. Smoke trails behind a flaming helicopter carrying civilian contractors shot The ultimatum to the Romanian Internet down by missile fire north of Baghdad, Iraq on 21 April, 2005.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005 5 China issues first stamp China, France to launch to commemorate first forum on local govt’s cooperation BEIJING, 22 April — China and France will hold World Earth Day their first high-level forum on local governments’ BEIJING, 23 April — The first Chinese “World Earth Day” stamp was issued here on Friday by the cooperation in Wuhan, capital of central China’s State Post Bureau (SPB) to encourage the whole society to treasure resources and protect the Earth. Hubei Province, from 27-28 October this year. The one-piece set of stamp has a face value of 80 ple’s Congress and Minister Sun Wensheng of the The forum was initi- a solid foundation of China- fen (10 cents) . Its print features a pair of reaching Ministry of Land and Resources presented the stamp ated by France and organ- France relations. “The fo- hands against a white globe surrounded by blue. and its commemorative cover to children of the ized by the Chinese Peo- rum will actively push for- Designer Chen Shaohua said that he wished to use Experiment Primary School of the Beijing Normal ple’s Association for ward our bilateral ties, and the hands to express human beings’ respect and appre- University. Friendship with Foreign provide guidance for the two ciation towards Mother Nature. These children made a proposal earlier this year Countries (CPAFFC), with countries’ local govern- Vice-Minister Lu Xinshe of the Ministry of Land calling on all Chinese children to protect the Earth. the theme of “friendship, ments through sharing ex- and Resources which jointly initiated the stamp issue Premier Wen Jiabao was said to have responded, cooperation, development perience in city planning, campaign with SPB said he hoped the tiny stamp calling their proposal “valuable and meaningful”. and mutual benefits”. administration and cultural would raise people’s awareness of the Earth’s dwin- The World Earth Day began on 22 April, 1970 Each of the two coun- exchanges,” he said. dling resources and encourage them to live in harmony through the efforts of Harvard student Denis Hayes. tries will send 100 partici- Jacques Valade, French with nature. Twenty years later, former Chinese Premier Li Peng pants to the forum, to discuss senator and president of the “With a population of 1.3 billion, China has left a made a TV speech on behalf of the Chinese the topics of city environ- French guidance committee severe impact on the natural environment in its eco- Government, supporting the campaign of the “World mental protection, construc- on the forum, said the forum nomic and social development. To realize sustained Earth Day” approved by the United Nations. tion, transportation and ways will function as a more effi- development, the Chinese people must become more Since then, China has celebrated the special date for cooperation between the cient platform for the two aware of the nature, make better use of resources, annually. two countries’ local govern- countries’ regional coopera- reduce pollution and improve their production The theme of this year’s commemorative activi- ments. Chen Haosu, presi- tion, and promote sister city efficiency,” he said. ties in China is “Take good care of the Earth by seeking dent of the CPAFFC, said links among even more At the issuing ceremony, Vice-Chairwoman He scientific development and establishing harmony”. the cooperation among lo- French and Chinese cities. Luli of the Standing Committee of the National Peo- MNA/Xinhua cal governments serves as MNA/Xinhua Annan calls on South Korean company rich countries develops new PECVD system to assist poor KWANGJU (South Korea), 22 April — South Korea’s Jusung Engineering Co Ltd has developed countries a new generation of plasma enhanced chemical JAKARTA, 22 April — vapour deposition (PECVD) system, the company The UN Secretary-Gen- said on Thursday. eral Kofi Annan here The system allows for Jusung, one of the Thursday called on rich the first time production of world’s leading PECVD countries to meet their liquid crystal display manufacturers, said the commitment of allocating (LCD) panels with a size of brand new equipment 0.7 per cent of their gross up to 3 X 3 metres, accord- adopts an in-line process- domestic product (GDP) ing to the company. ing system instead of the for poor countries this The PECVD system currently prevailing cluster year, a special adviser to is one of the core appara- system. The in-line system the UN Secretary General tuses in the process of allows its PECVD users to Jeffrey Sachs said. manufacturing thin film boost productivity by some Indian students wear the kimono, a traditional Japanese dress, during a According to the spe- transistor (TFT)-LCD pan- 30 per cent while helping function organised by the India-Japan Initiative (IJI) in Mumbai on 21 April, cial adviser, the Secretary- els, which are commonly them sharply reduce costs used in such application by more than 30 per cent in 2005. — INTERNET General called on rich countries to be true part- areas as LCD monitors for manufacturing the five- Austria-China economic, trade ners of poor countries by personal computers, televi- millimeter-thick LCD pan- honouring the commit- sion sets and other flat els, according to the com- ment of giving 0.7 per cent displays. pany. — MNA/Xinhua cooperation fruitful of their GDP as official BEIJING, 22 April — Visiting Austrian Federal Chancellor Wolfgang development assistance. Schuessel Thursday said that Austria-China economic and trade cooperation The rich countries had scored remarkable achievements in the past 40 years and China had only gave 0.25 per cent of become Austria’s important trade partner. their GDP or two-third of Addressing the opening ceremony of in Vienna soon in order to strengthen bila- what their promised to an exhibition on Austrian economic teral cooperation, said Schuessel. poor countries. achievements in China, Schuessel said the Yu Guangzhou, China’s Vice-Minis- The Secretary-Gen- event was aimed at sharing Austrian expe- ter of Commerce, said China and Austria eral laid out a rigorous rience in fields like environmental protec- were “highly complementary” in economy, timetable for all rich coun- tion, education, transportation, economy calling for more Austrian entrepreneurs to tries and urged them to and technology transfer with China, which invest in China and to take an active part in implement the commit- hopefully could help China’s economic China’s efforts to revitalize the old indus- ment in 2005. growth. Schuessel said political coopera- trial base in its northeast regions and de- The Secretary-Gen- tion could provide a sound basis for eco- velop its vast western hinterland. eral said that it was impor- nomic development, while rapid economic According to sources with the Chinese tant for the world to development could create opportunities Customs, the trade volume between the two achieve the millennium for world peace and stability. countries reached 2.29 billion US dollars in development goal and cut Austrian enterprises could explore the 2004, an increase of 28.8 per cent over the extreme poverty by half Asian market with assistance from their previous year. Statistics from the Austrian by 2015. He said that large Chinese counterparts, while Chinese busi- side showed its export volume to China last investment in healthcare, nessmen could also make best use of Aus- year topped one billion euros for the first education, environment tria’s geological advantages to promote time, arise of more than 25 per cent, thus and infrastructure in poor A Chinese woman works at a production line in a their businesses in Europe, he said. making China the second biggest market for countries can help reduce textile company in Liaocheng, east China’s A Chinese hi-tech park will be set up Austria’s export. — MNA/Xinhua poverty. — MNA/Xinhua Shandong Province on 20 April, 2005. — INTERNET

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Nepal to get VAT refund KATHMANDU, 21 April — The Nepali Government IE Singapore launches programme has decided to refund the value added tax (VAT) to help local companies paid by foreign tourists on SINGAPORE, 21 April — A new programme named " Intellectual Property goods worth more than (IP) for Internationalization" was launched by International Enterprise 15,000 Nepali rupees Singapore (IE Singapore) here on Tuesday to help local companies develop (214.3 US dollars) at the long-term IP management strategies. time of their departure. "Singapore-based com- portfolio to determine its grammes, workshops and The decision, which panies that are internation- strategic value, which will seminars. Supported by was made recently accord- alizing should develop eventually be integrated the Intellectual Property ing to a Financial Ordi- strategies for using IP to into the company's inter- Office of Singapore nance provision, will come protect market share and nationalization plans. (IPOS), IE Singapore's into effect from 1 May, The exploit new revenue IE Singapore will also latest effort expects to ben- Himalayan Times newspa- streams, thus creating com- support industries and efit more than 500 local per on Wednesday quoted petitive advantages for trade associations to con- companies in the next government sources as say- themselves," said a state- duct IP-related market re- three years, generating IP ing. Any international tour- ment by IE Singapore. search for the benefit of value outputs of over 100 ist, who has not been em- Fish swim about a coral outcrop in the Great With this initiative, their members, as well as million Singapore dollars ployed in Nepal for the past Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeastern consultants will audit and provide companies with (about 60 million US dol- six months and has not coast.—INTERNET assess a company's IP customized training pro- lars). —MNA/Xinhua stayed for more than 183 days in Nepal, can claim CAS warrants VAT refund on his or her Iran firm on N-talks with EU, but warns against dishonest purchases. TEHERAN, 21 April — Iran said on Wednesday that its nuclear talks with the European Union (EU) technology to top The VAT refund ap- trio are going on well, but warned that Teheran would quit talks if it found the EU dishonest, reported game provider plies only to goods being the official IRNA news agency. taken out of Nepal within Iran's chief nuclear eral assessment (on the nium enrichment. lic's ideas can be realized BEIJING, 21 April — The 60 days of the date of pur- negotiator Hassan talks) is not negative. We "We will quit nego- and how enrichment is Chinese Academy of chase. The Finance Min- Rowhani told a Majlis do not believe the Euro- tiations when we feel they done without causing any Sciences (CAS) Institute of istry has directed the (Parliament) session that peans are wasting time. will bear no fruit and concern" and the two sides Automation signed here Rastriya Banijya Bank, recent talks between Te- They are settling the is- Europe intends to waste held no discussion over Tuesday a cooperation one of the country's lead- heran and the three EU sue". time ... This issue has no enrichment suspension, he agreement with Shanda Net- ing commercial banks, to powers of Britain, France "We should be opti- specific timetable," said. working, a NASDAQ-listed open a branch at the and Germany were "sat- mistic that we will reach Rowhani said. The Iranian Rowhani also com- online game provider, al- Tribhuvan International isfying", said IRNA. results in the near future negotiator elaborated that plained that the Europe- lowing the company to ap- Airport lounge to provide The EU-Iran nuclear and (if so,) we will con- Tuesday's meeting was fo- ans had always announced ply its advanced interactive refund services to tourists. working group started a tinue talks," he underlined. cused on technical mat- they were negotiating with technologies game service. The ministry has also two-day talks in Geneva However, Rowhani ters, adding "most techni- Iran, but "practically they With two million yuan directed the Inland on Tuesday and talks are also warned that Iran cal discussions were held had been in coordination (240,000 US dollars') worth Revenue Department to due to continue at a more would discontinue nego- to materialize the ideas with the United States". of technological licensing provide VAT refund ap- senior level in London on tiations if the Europeans agreed upon by the two "We hope the Euro- fee, the CAS Institute trans- plication forms at depart- 29 April. proved they were dishon- sides on 23 March, 2005". peans would be able to ferred five technologies con- ment stores with immedi- Rowhani was quoted est, reiterating that Iran "The talks are focused on finally settle the issue," he cerning biometrics verifica- ate effect.—MNA/Xinhua as saying that "our gen- would never give up ura- how the Islamic Repub- said.—MNA/Xinhua tion and interactive role control for games. Philips to set up global R&D China’s largest oil producer sets new daily Tan Min, vice-director of the CAS Institute, said centre in Shanghai production record that all the transferred tech- SHANGHAI, 22 April — World leading electric HONG KONG, 22 April — China's largest offshore oil producer announced nologies were newly deve- appliance producer Philips will set up a global re- here on Thursday that the oil field discovered independently by the company loped by the Institute. search and development (R&D) centre in this east in the Bohai Bay outperforms the initial target. "The interactive tech- China municipality, said Gerard Kleisterlee, presi- China National Off- nologies as well as graph- dent and CEO of the Dutch company, Wednesday. shore Oil Corp said in a ics and voice processing Gerard Kleisterlee Kleisterlee, that the city Press release that LD 10-1 technologies would be very was in Shanghai to attend will create a more favour- oil field in the Bohai Bay helpful to developing more a ceremony marking the able environment for over- is now producing more real-scenario games," Tan 20th anniversary of seas businesses by im- than 28,000 barrels per said. Chen Tianqiao, chair Philips' investment in proving its management day, which is quite higher of the board and CEO of China and an innovation mechanism and strength- than expectation. Shanda, said, "Developing exhibition. The company ening its efforts in intel- An oil well in the field advanced interactive games will invest 40 million lectual property rights pro- numbered as A11 has is part of Shanda's overall euros for the establishment tection. Zhou said that achieved a steady daily strategy for cultivating di- of the R&D centre, Gerard the city hopes Philips can production of 7,000 bar- versified family entertain- Kleisterlee said. participate in the World rels per day since its com- ment." He said the company Exposition to be held in mencement on 29 March, The CAS Institute or- chose Shanghai as the site Shanghai in 2010. setting a new record in ganized a research team in of its global centre because Gerard Kleisterlee daily production. March 2003 to develop in- of the city's favourable in- said that the company can MNA/Xinhua teractive technologies for vestment environment. provide technological sup- entertainment application. Yeni Choi, 22, a student He also said he hopes port to the event. Wang Yangsheng, a from South Korea at the centre, after its estab- Philips set up its first senior researcher who is in Hawaii Pacific Univer- lishment, can help boost venture in China in 1985, charge of the team, said, sity, dresses as a tradi- the growth of the compa- and the company now has "Players can change their tional Korean bride ny's business in the Chi- 35 businesses in the Chi- own faces to roles in games outfit in front of the nese market in the future. nese Mainland, with a to- and control the roles with Korean flag in Hono- Shanghai Vice-Mayor tal investment of 3.4 bil- their own gestures and lulu, Hawaii, on 22 Zhou Yupeng said, when lion US dollars. voices," Wang said. April , 2005.—INTERNEt meeting Gerard MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005 7 A village called Naryaing Myint Soe (Na-ta-la) A hamlet ap- agriculture they had no With the leadership of peared in my mind first, time to choose whether to teachers, over 150 stu- when I thought about grow seasonal or peren- dents of the school ob- writing an article. It is nial crops. First, they serve the Independence located in Namsang planted corn that grows Day and Union Day Township, southern well at the place. A pri- every year to the best of Shan State. Every time mary school was built on their ability. The school I get the opportunity, I self-reliant basis. also provides nutritious feature its name in my It started with an food to the students. articles. But only few impoverished situation. While looking at readers will remember But later, brick houses the seasonal crop fields its name as the hamlet with CI sheet roofing in the surrounding areas is located in a far cor- were gradually taking of the village, I came to ner of the nation, and over the place of huts. A remember the words of

Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint and party attending the opening of Naryaing Basic Education Middle School. ment has provided all nec- village has put over Command Maj-Gen essary items from chemi- 2,580 acres of land un- Khin Maung Myint, cal fertilizers to seeds. Lo- der seasonal crops this Shan state level offi- cal farmers were worried year. It is in the process cials, members of the about of inundation in the of reclaiming 600 more Naryaing region devel- paddy fields. But thanks acres of land. Test plan- opment and new life- to the drainage the Gov- tation of orange and style settlement group ernment has built the lemon is well under way. led by U Li Chan and fields are safe. We are The village is also ex- local national races at- School children happily taking part in School Family Day. now planning to cultivate tending pig and fish tended the ceremony. very few outsiders have sublime pagoda and a Phahti (Phado Aung 100 acres of summer farming. The commander met visited it. It can be said fine monastery emerged Hsan). Phahti said, “We paddy. We will also grow At present, the vil- with local people at the an unknown little vil- in the village. The Gov- were heartily happy sugarcane and rubber and lage primary school has village hall and made lage. The hamlet’s ernment graveled the when the State officials The Government graveled the arrangements for fur- name is Naryaing. Hainarle-Naryaing road warmly accepted and ther development of Hainarle-Naryaing road and built 14 When the MTA and built 14 bridges on welcomed our offer to the region. led by U Khun Sa un- it. It erected the Naryaing exchange arms for bridges on it. It erected the Naryaing Bridge The locals are conditionally aban- Bridge on Naryaing- peace. Since we have on Naryaing-Monghsit road to facilitate happy as motor roads doned the armed strug- Monghsit road to facili- exchanged arms for transport for the locals, and a primary have emerged in the gle line in 1996, some tate transport for the lo- peace with the Govern- school and a rural dispensary and also region where only members of the cals, and a primary ment, we have made a provided financial assistance to build the footpaths and mule/ Loimaw troops settled school and a rural dispen- resolution to join hands Naryaing village monastery. horse tracks were at Shwepyi Aye sary and also provided in the task of develop- available in the past. (Kathegwin) in Phekon financial assistance to ing the nation’s agricul- conduct poultry and fish been upgraded to a mid- Now the local children Township, some at build the Naryaing vil- ture. So, when citizen- farming”. dle school and the dispen- can pursue middle Manpang village in lage monastery. ship scrutiny cards were I wonder whether sary to a rural health cen- school education at Tangyan Township, I have already issued for us, we asked the former MTA troops tre. The Government has their own village. northern Shan State, mentioned Naryaing as the personnel concerned under the leadership of U already erected a When U Chan Li and and others at Monhin/ an unknown village. But to mention our job in the Li Chan of the Naryaing retransmission station at his men were clearing Monha, Homein and I was astonished to know card as farmer. We have village filled in the space the village for locals to ground to set up the Monhtaw/Momhta in that the village primary already put 100 acres of provided for occupation enjoy TV programmes. It village, they had no Mongrai Township. school was holding land under paddy this IDs with the word also provided financial as- idea which place But the way U school family day annu- year. We apply both the “farmer”. Corn is their sistance to construct a would become a rural Chan Li and his men ally. The school family manual and mechanized major seasonal crop. They new building of the mid- health centre, a mini- chose a place to live in day includes sports methods. We are so en- also grow paddy, niger, dle school. The entire na- market and a commu- was somewhat strange. events and fun fares. couraged as the Govern- garlic and soy bean. The tion heartily welcomed nity hall. The TV They never made a re- the 60th Anniversary retransmission has also quest to settle at a place Armed Forces Day which helped improve their near Namsang where fell on 27 March 2005. knowledge. From far transport is good, nor to Likewise, the locals of and near, the village set up a village near Naryaing village launched looks pleasant with a Mongnai. They ex- the development drive in pagoda, a monastery, a pressed their wish to commemoration of the middle school echoing stay at their own Armed Forces Day. the sweet voice of chil- Naryaing village. When At 8 am on 20 dren reading their les- they started their settle- March, the village held sons, a community ment there it was not the ceremony to put into hall, a rural health cen- even a village. They service the Naryaing TV tre, a mini-market and cleared the bushes and retransmission station, to the thriving seasonal wild plants and built open the middle school crop fields. And the long temporary shelters and rural health centre village is called with thatch roof and and to commission into Naryaing. bamboo matting walls. service the Hainarle- (Translation: TMT) Small huts were built Naryaing gravel road. Myanma˚Alin+Kyemon: for the leaders. As for A fish breeding pond and pigsties in Naryaing village. Commander of Eastern 22 April 2005. 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005

Prime Minister Lt-Gen Prime Minister Soe Win receives of the Union of Korean guests Myanmar Lt-Gen Soe Win YANGON, 23 April — Prime Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Minister for Minister of the Union of Myanmar Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut, greets Lt-Gen Soe Win received Deputy Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister for Trade, Industry and U Kyaw Thu and Director U Soe Minister Energy Mr Cho Hwan-Eik and party Win of Protocol Department of the of Trade, of Republic of Korea at Zeyathiri Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Industry Beikman, Konmyinttha yesterday Deputy Minister Mr Cho and evening. Hwan-Eik and party were accom- Also present on the occasion panied by Ambassador of Republic Energy were Minister for Mines Brig-Gen of Korea to Myanmar Mr Lee Mr Cho Ohn Myint, Minister for Energy Ju-Heum and embassy staff. Hwan-Eik MNA of ROK at Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win receives Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry Zeyathiri and Energy Mr Cho Hwan-Eik of ROK at Zeyathiri Beikman. Beikman. MNA MNA

Adequate fertilizers needed… water pumping project about Duyingabo water Maung reported on culti- The Prime Minister being undertaken by the pumping project, and ir- vation of 1,700 acres of then gave instructions (from page 1) nation, needs adequate Water Resources Utiliza- rigated area of the water paddy, 705 acres of and inspected pumping purpose of his inspection fertilizers to beef up per tion Department on the pumping stations in sugarcane and other crops of water from tour is to learn require- acre yield of crops, but eastern bank in Aunglan Magway Division. according to Duyingabo Ayeyawady River, water ments for industrial de- local demand is still Township, Thayet Dis- Manager of Magway river water pumping pumping station and velopment, promotion of greater than the supply, trict, Magway Division. Division Myanma Agri- project in Aunglan Town- control room. production capacity of so it still has to import The Agriculture and Irri- culture Service U Kyawt ship. (See page 9) the factories, and meet- the products. In conclu- gation minister gave an ing the targets. sion, the Prime Minister account of the cluster of Duyingabo water pumping project being undertaken Despite the best per- called for collaboration Duyingabo, Panmata, formance of the employ- and innovative measures Zeya, Nanzupin and by the Water Resources Utilization Department on the ees, the factories could for raising the production Yoneseik river water eastern bank in Aunglan Township, Thayet District, not boost production capacity of local factories pumping stations in the Magway Division. The cluster of Duyingabo, Panmata, much due to their old to fulfil the local require- district. age. ment of fertilizers. Director-General of Zeya, Nanzupin and Yoneseik river water pumping sta- He noted that The Prime Minister the WRUD U Win Shwe tions are also built in the district. Myanmar, an agro-based proceeded to Duyingabo reported on salient points

Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win hears reports on progress of Bwetgyi Bridge on Yangon-Pyay-Mandalay Highway in Aunglan Township by an official.— MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005 9 Adequate fertilizers needed… (from page 8) Duyingabo river water pumping project was imple- mented in 1989-90 and it benefits 10,400 acres of land. Monsoon and summer paddy, cotton and sugarcane are grown with the supply of water from the water pumping station. The Prime Minister and party went to Bwetgyi Bridge project site on Yangon-Pyay-Mandalay Road in Aunglan Township and inspected it. Managing Director of Public Works U Han Zaw reported on work. Magway Division Superintending Engineer U Tin Lwin reported on the project and progress of work. The Managing Director of Public Works took part in the discussions and the Prime Minister gave necessary instructions. A pre-stressed new bridge, 1,770 feet long and 34 feet wide including three feet wide walkway on each side, is being built as the old one could no longer withstand the heavy trucks. It can now withstand 60 tons of load. The Prime Minister and party inspected No 10 Sugar Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win inspects production sections of No 10 Sugar Mill (Duyingabo) in Mill (Duyingabo) where factory manager U Sein Hlaing Aunglan Township.— MNA reported on data of the factory, sugarcane needed for crushing, annual growing of sugarcane and production. Minister Brig-Gen Htay Oo gave a supplemen- tary report. The Prime Minister inspected maintenance of machines in the mill. The mill can crush 1,600 tons of sugarcane a day and it aims at producing 4,375 tons of sugar. The Prime Minister and party went to No 3 fertilizer plant (Kyawswa) where Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Dr Chan Nyein, Deputy Minister for Industry-2 Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw and Deputy

Myanmar, an agro-based nation, needs adequate fertilizers to beef up per acre yield of crops, but local demand is still greater than the supply, so it still has to import the products. Innovative measures are to be taken for raising the production capacity of local factories to further fulfil the local require- ment of fertilizers.

Minister for Rail Transportation Thura U Thaung Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win views spare parts of machinery at Central Maintenance Work- Lwin reported on supply of spare parts by the minis- shop of No 3 Fertilizer Plant (Kyawswa) in Aunglan Township.— MNA tries concerned and requirements for the plant. The Prime Minister inspected ammonia factory, the main control room, process of production, stockpile of spare Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win inspects Urea Plant of No 3 Fertilizer Plant (Kyawswa) in parts and maintenance. Aunglan Township.—˚MNA The Prime Minister and party arrived back here in the evening.—MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005

Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win holds a meeting with the officials in No-3 Fertilizer Plant (Kyawswa). (News on page-1).—MNA Outstanding MPF members honoured YANGON, 23 April — Minister for Home Af- fairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo attended the coordination meeting of Committee for Reforming Manage- ment System of Myanmar Police Force at the MPF Headquarters this morning. Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Phone Swe, Director-General of MPF Brig-Gen Khin Yi, directors-general, senior police officers, State and Division Police Force Commanders, comman- No-10 Sugar Mill (Duyingabo) of Myanma dants of Police Training Minister for Forestry inspects saw mills, Sugarcane Enterprise in Aunglan Township. Depots and commanding MNA officers of Police Battal- reserved forests ions. First, Minister Maj- Billboards erected Gen Maung Oo delivered an address. Next, Minis- to hail MWVO ter Maj-Gen Maung Oo, Deputy Minister Brig- Conference Gen Phone Swe and MPF YANGON, 23 April Similarly, bill- Director-General Brig- — As a gesture hailing boards were erected in Gen Khin Yi presented the Myanmar War Vet- front of the MCDC Of- certificates of honour and erans Organization Con- fice and near Zaycho letters of promotion to ference (2005), a bill- Market in Mandaly to outstanding police mem- board was erected at the mark the MWVO confer- bers and officers. corner of 20th and 66th ence. — MNA MNA streets in front of the National Theatre (Man- dalay), Aungmyaythazan Township, Mandalay, Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung inspects Lathagon Nursery in yesterday morning. Taikkyi Township.— FORESTRY Present at the bill- YANGON, 23 April — Minister for Pyinmabinsan Camp and firewood board-erecting ceremony Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung made plantations. were member of Manda- an inspection tour of saw mills, forests Seinkantlant Raft Jetty in Minhla lay Division WVO Su- and greening tasks at Yoma mountain Township, the minister heard reports pervisory Committee range in Bago Division (West) on 22 on timber extraction and transport by Commissioner of Divi- and 23 April. the regional manager. sion General Administra- On 22 April, the minister and party In the evening, the minister looked tion Department U Kyin oversaw functions of No 66 Saw Mill into No 100 Saw Mill in Phalon of Lin, Secretary of Divsion in Minhla. The minister heard reports Taikkyi Township, No 101 Saw Mill WVO member of Man- on progress of teak plantations at plot in Taikkyi and Lathagon nursery. dalay City Development 52 of Mokkha reserved forest and plots On 23 April, the minister inspected Committee Lt-Col Kyaw 11 and 12 of Minhla reserved forest Kan-3 Raft Jetty of Myanma Timber Win, departmental offi- and separate teak plantations and gave Enterprise in Ahlon Township, cials and social organiza- necessary instructions. Aungzeya Raft Jetty, Bayintnaung Raft tions. Commissioner U In the afternoon, the minister in- Jetty, Sethsan Raft Jetty in Pazundaung Kyin Lin formally un- The setting up of the billboard in progress. spected bamboo nursery at Township. — MNA veiled the billboard. MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005 11 Htidaw hoisted atop Thirimingala Nyeingyanaung Hsutaungpyay in Kyaukdaga Township

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Commander Maj-Gen Ko Ko, Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min and party convey Seinbudaw, Hngetmyatnadaw and tiers of Htidaw atop Thirimingala Nyeingyanaung Hsutaungpyay Pagoda in Pado Village of Kyaukdaga Township. — MNA

YANGON, 23 April — A ceremony to hoist Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Tatkon Sayadaw Bhaddanta Buddha images, Seinbudaw, Hngetmyatnadaw and Shwehtidaw atop Thirimingala Nyeingyanaung Çandasiri and Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha tiers of Htidaw for the pagoda to the Sayadaws. Hsutaungpyay on Pado Village of Kyaukdaga Town- Saddhamma Jotika Kalewa Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sayadaw Bhaddanta Jagarabhivamsa delivered ship was held at the precinct of the pagoda yesterday Jagarabhivamsa and members of the Sangha, Chair- a sermon, followed by sharing of merits. morning, attended by Members of the State Peace and man of Bago Division Peace and Development Coun- Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and cil Commander of Southern Command Maj-Gen Ko the commander, the minister and officials sprinkled Lt-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence. Ko, Minister for Rail Transport Maj-Gen Aung Min, scented water on them and hoisted them atop the Also present on the occasion were Vice-Chair- officials and local people. pagoda. man Sayadaws of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Com- Bago Township Sudhamma Nikaya Maha Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Tin mittee Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Nayaka Sayadaw Bhaddanta Visuddha administered Aye, the commander and the minister donated alms to Jotikadhaja Mandalay Nandithenayama Monastery the Nine Precepts. the Buddha image at the pagoda. Then planted a Bo Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ariyavamsa, Joint-Secretary Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Tin Aye, tree in the precinct. Later, they offered ‘soon’ to Sayadaws Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha the commander, the minister and officials offered members of the Sangha at the monastery in Pado Village. — MNA Korean Deputy Minister calls on Energy Minister Communal ordination & novitiation ceremony of SWRR held YANGON, 23 April — The 41st communal ordination and novitiation ceremony of the Social Welfare Department under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement was held at SWD on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning. Present on the occasion were Minister for SWRR Maj-Gen Sein Htwa and wife Daw Khin Aye, Deputy Minister Brig- Gen Kyaw Myint and wife Daw Khin Nwe Nwe, Officer on Special Duty Brig-Gen Thura Sein Thaung, directors-general of departments under the ministry, donors and staff families. The congregation received eight precepts and ROK Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Mr Cho Hwan-Eik, Deputy Minister for Energy Brig- a sermon from Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Gen Than Htay and Deputy Minister for Mines U Myint Thein sign an agreement in the presence of Maha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi and Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint. — ENERGY Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Arçinnabhivamsa. Next, the minister and wife, the deputy min- YANGON, 23 April — The visiting Korean del- public of Korea at the Sedona Hotel. ister, the officer on special duty and directors-gen- egation led by Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry Also present on the occasion were Minister eral donated the offertories to the Sayadaws. and Energy of Republic of Korea Mr Cho Hwan-Eik Brig-Gen Lun Thi and Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Afterwards, the congregation shared the called on Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi Ohn Myint and Korean Ambassador Mr Lee merits gained. yesterday morning at the Ministry of Energy. Ju-Heum and officials. — MNA MNA During their meet, the two sides discussed cooperation of energy sector between the two coun- RELIGIOUS OBJECTS DONATED: The tries and speedy exploration of natural gas according Phugyi Station Commander, local Tactical Op- to the agreement inked between Myanmar Oil and erations Commander, Captain Kyi Shein and Gas Enterprise and Daewoo Int’l Corporation to family, Daw Tin Tin Win and U Aung Myo and jointly explore oil and natural gas Rakhine Offshore family donated religious objects for Zabuaye block A-1. Hsetameenyein Pagoda to be built on In the evening, Korean Deputy Minister Mr Pantapwint Hill in Taikkyi Township to State Cho Hwan-Eik and Deputy Minister for Energy Brig- Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee member Gen Than Htay and Deputy Minister for Mines U Sayadaw Bhaddanta Paññasiri today. The photo Myint Thein signed terms of reference of Joint Co- shows wellwisher Daw Tin Tin Win offers reli- operation Committee for Energy and Mineral Re- gious objects to the Sayadaw. — ( H) sources between the Union of Myanmar and the Re-

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He said the Used in respect of:- Austria and expand bilat- China and Austria es- Austrian Government will “Insurance and Financial” eral cooperation in tablished diplomatic ties remain committed to the (International Class 36) economy, environmental in 1971. The trade vol- one-China policy and his protection, forestry, agri- Any unauthorized use, ume between the two government will continue culture and culture.” imitation, infringements countries exceeded three to work with China to Zeng also urged the or fraudulent intentions billion euros (3.87 billion deepen the friendship be- two sides to seek more of the above marks will US dollars) in 2004. tween the two countries. consensus in international be dealt with according Schuessel, who is cur- Schuessel arrived here affairs and improve con- to law. Guangdong to rently here for a week- Tuesday for a week-long build world’s sultation and coordination long visit, said China is official visit to China. He TIN OHNMAR TUN in the United Nations and largest garbage the sixth largest economy will also head to South B.A(LAW)LL.B,LL.M(UK) the other international or- in the world and Austria’s China’s island province of P.O. Box 109, treatment project ganizations. largest trade partner in Hainan for the annual Ph:248108/723043 GUANGDONG, 22 April He said the Taiwan is- Asia. meeting of the Boao Fo- (For. Mark-i Inc., Japan) Oil tanker — A multiple-functional sue concerns China’s sov- He said the economic rum for Asia and visit Dated: 24 April 2005 garbage treatment project ereignty and territorial in- and trade cooperation be- Shanghai and east China’s leakage is expected to be built and tegrity. “China highly ap- tween Austria and China Jiangsu Province. More new eliminated in go into operation in preciates the Austrian has produced significant MNA/Xinhua hotel rooms Guangzhou, capital city N China port of south China's China protects varieties of in HK by SHENYANG, 22 April Guangdong Province, by — Oil leakage caused the end of 2006. 2006 Monday morning by an Costing 320 million agricultural, forestry plants HONG KONG, 22 April oil tanker berthed in the yuan (38.69 million US BEIJING, 22 April — China had enhanced protection of new varieties of — The number of hotel new port of Dalian in dollars), the Likeng Do- agricultural and forestry plants and handled more than 800 cases of infringe- rooms will increase by northeast China's mestic Garbage Treat- ment of new agricultural plant variety rights and of faking new agricultural about 14,000 by the end Liaoning Province has ment Project, is the first plant varieties by the end of 2004, says a white paper released by the Informa- of 2006 and more than half been removed due to garbage treatment project tion Office of China's State Council here on Thursday. of them will be medium- timely cleaning-up meas- in Guangdong which has The white paper, titled tively, forming an institu- Centre for the Preservation priced, Secretary for ures, said source with the the functions of sorting New Progress in China's tional protection system of Breeding Materials of Housing, Planning & local port office on out garbage, anaerobic Protection of Intellectual combining examination New Varieties of Agricul- Lands Michael Suen said Wednesday. fermenting and generat- Property Rights, says that and approval agencies, tural Plants, Centre for Test- here on Wednesday. The oil tanker, ing electricity with meth- since 2001, the Chinese law-enforcement organi- ing of New Varieties of Speaking at the Leg- Jingbohu, berthed at the ane gas, said Lu Zhiyi, Government began experi- zations, intermediary Plants and its 14 sub-cen- islative Council, Suen said No 4 berth in the new director of the Guangzhou mental law enforcement on service organizations and tres, and the Centre for the information from the Plan- Dalian port on 16 April, Urban Outlook and Envi- the protection of new vari- other rights protection or- Testing of New Varieties ning Department and the the source said, adding ronmental Protection eties of plants in 12 se- ganizations. of Forest Plants and its five Hong Kong Tourism the leakage occurred af- Administration. lected provinces and mu- A technological sup- sub-centres and two mol- Board as at December ter the oil tanker loaded The project has a dis- nicipalities, and then port system has been estab- ecule determination labs. 2004 suggests the number with 14,000 tons of posing capacity of 1,000 gradually spread the work lished, which includes the MNA/Xinhua of hotel rooms will in- crude oil. tons daily, larger than the across the country. crease from 39,000 to Oil drops and stains daily disposing capacity By the end of 2004, 17 Chinese, Russian police crack about 53,000 by the end were discovered around of 600 tons of the cur- provinces (autonomous of 2006. the tanker immediately rently world's largest mul- regions and municipali- cross-border drug ring Based on the location, after the leakage took tiple-functional garbage ties directly under the cen- HARBIN, 22 April — Chinese and Russian police facilities and number of place, and four rescue treatment project in Spain. tral government) had han- have cracked a cross-border drug ring and seized about rooms to be provided as boats rushed to the scene Lu said, Likeng mul- dled 863 cases of infringe- 935 kilos of ephedrine in northeast China's Heilongjiang reported, it is expected that to stop the leakage and tiple-functional garbage ment of new agricultural Province, local police announced on Wednesday. more than half of them cleaned up the floating treatment project is one plant variety rights and of Police seized 13 suspects from a ring headed by will be medium-tariff ho- oil drops. All the clean- of the seven garbage treat- faking new agricultural Guo Changhai and their weaponry. tels, Suen said. ing-up work was com- ment facilities scheduled plant varieties. The ring allegedly started trafficking drug from This reflects the mar- pleted in about two to be built in Guangzhou According to the white China to Russia in 2002 and allegedly has dealt with ket's responsiveness to hours, the source said. before 2010, at a cost of paper, the Chinese Gov- about two tons of ephedrine, raw materials to make tourism growth and The current leakage five billion yuan (about ernment has set up the Of- "ice" drug, according to Wang Xiaoxi, spokesman of changing trends to meet was the third one occurred 600 million US dollars). fice of Protection of New Heilongjiang Provincial Public Security Department. the visitors' demands, he in the port in the recent Also among the seven Varieties of Plants and the At Heilongjiang's 17 ports opening to Russia, drug added. The government period. The aging part of projects is the Likeng Reexamination Board for trafficking crimes have been increasing along with the will continue to monitor the tanker hull was Garbage-burning Power New Varieties of Plants at booming economic activities. Russian and Chinese the hotel-room supply blamed for the leakage, Plant, which is now un- the Ministry of Agricul- police have cooperated in cracking about 160 drug crimes closely, he said. the source added. der smooth construction. ture and State Forestry over the past years, involving 110-plus suspects and two MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Administration, respec- tons of drugs, according to local police. — MNA/Xinhua

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One million Chinese women to get breast Anti-biotics found unable to screening to avoid breast cancer prevent heart BEIJING, 22 April—China on Thursday launched a nationwide project to check and cure breast diseases and reduce the death rate from breast cancer. disease The project, called “one million Under the guidance of the Health WASHINGTON, 22 women breast screening project”, is Ministry, the association set up an office April—Long-term anti-bi- expected to select 100 hospitals from all to formulate standards of diagnosis meth- otic medication against a over the country which will provide ods, service and equipment and devel- bacterial infection linked in four breast examinations to one million oped a mobile vehicle for screening and many studies to heart at- women in six years, said Xu Guangwei, treating. tacks and clogged arteries head of the Chinese Anti-cancer Asso- The first group of 15 qualified hospi- does not work to prevent ciation. tals has been selected and will start screen- heart problems as scien- According to figures, the death rate ing women in Beijing, Shanghai and 10 tists expected, showed two from breast cancer in China has been provinces, said Xu. large studies to appear on increasing by 3 per cent annually in “Preventing and controlling breast Thursday’s New England recent years. It has replaced lung cancer cancer is a long-term difficult task be- Journal of Medicine. The as the most rapid growing cancer in the cause China has more than 300 million bacteria is Chlamydia country. targeted women and one million is only pneumoniae. Its infection Xu said more than 90 per cent of a small part of it. But we will always try can double the risk of de- early breast cancer patients can live 10 our best,” he said. “The programme sends veloping subsequent heart more years and their breast can be kept a signal to the rest of the world that the A South Korean worker displays domestic beef at a attacks, and was found in as much as possible. However, current Chinese Government is paying more at- department store in Seoul on 22 April, 2005.—INTERNET previous studies in more ordinary physical exams cannot effec- tention to and making more efforts for than three-quarters of heart tively diagnose early breast cancer, so improving people’s health,” said Stephen Swiss tourism sector to attack patients. But to the an advanced and special exam of breasts Sener, president of the American Cancer disappointment of the re- is needed. Society.—MNA/Xinhua grow this year searchers in the above-men- GENEVA, 22 April—The Swiss tourism sector tioned two studies, anti- Extreme life in US provides looks set to grow this year after foreign visitors, biotics showed effect not especially from Japan and China, returned in big- different from that of the clue for life’s origin ger numbers in 2004, according to an official website placebos in reducing the risk LOS ANGELES, 22 April—US researchers said Wednesday a bizarre group of Swissinfo on Thursday. of heart attack. One study, microbes were found living inside rocks in an inhospitable geothermal environ- Switzerland Tourism, visitor numbers have led by Dr J Thomas ment at Yellowstone Park, a discovery providing new clues about ancient life on the national tourist board, dropped, we have done Grayston of the University the Earth and helping seek evidence of life on the Mars. estimates turnover in the better,” said Jurg Schmid, of Washington in Seattle, The microbes were found in the pores there, the researchers said. tourism sector grew by up head of Switzerland Tour- tested Pfizer’s Zithromax, of rocks in a highly acidic environment Norris Geyser Basin is considered to to 2 per cent last year, ism. or azithromycin, in 4,012 with high concentrations of metals and be the hottest and most active geyser basin Swissinfo said. “These nations are heart disease patients who silicates at roughly 35 degrees in in Yellowstone and perhaps the world. It The domestic market feeling the competition took the drug or a placebo Yellowstone’s Norris Geyser Basin. also is extremely acidic. lost ground again in 2004, from cheap destinations once weekly for more than The microbe communities are sub- “The pores in the rocks where these with the number of Swiss such as Turkey now, one year. The other one, led ject to fossilization and have the potential creatures live has a pH value of one, tourists making overnight something we experi- by Dr Christopher Cannon to become preserved in the geologic which dissolves nails,” said Norman Pace, stays dropping 2.8 per enced years ago,” he said. of Brigham and Women’s record, researchers at the University of Professor of the University of Colorado cent. This decrease was Statistics show that Hospital and Harvard Medi- Colorado said in the April 21 issue of who led the study. “This is another exam- blamed on bad weather stays by Chinese nationals cal School in Boston, used a journal Nature. ple that life can be robust in an environ- conditions. doubled, while they were different and theoretically Scientists believe similar kinds of ment most humans view as inhospitable.” But this was compen- up by a quarter for the Japa- more powerful anti-biotic, geothermal environments may once have Scientists discovered the new microbe sated by the arrival of for- nese. The mass arrival of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s existed on the Mars, where astrobiologists community in 2003 after breaking apart a eign visitors, whose num- groups of Chinese as well Tequin, or gatifloxacin. A have intensified the search for past and chunk of sandstone-like rock in the Norris bers rose by 1.7 per cent. as Korean tourists mostly total of 4,162 patients took present life forms in recent years. Geyser Basin. An analysis determined the “Compared with coun- benefitted central Switzer- the drug or a placebo 10 The prevalence of this type of micro- green band was caused by a new species tries such as France, Italy, land and the country’s days monthly for two years. bial life in Yellowstone means that of photosynthetic microbes in the Austria or Spain, where cities.—MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Martian rocks associated with former Cyanidium group, a kind of alga that is hydrothermal systems may be the best among the most acid-tolerant photosyn- Nigeria to supply gas to hope for finding evidence of past life thetic organisms known. —MNA/Xinhua neighbouring countries next year ABUJA, 22 April—Nigeria will supply natural gas to its neighbouring countries of Benin, Togo and Ghana in December 2006, a high-ranking official said here on Thursday. At the meeting of committee of min- states, but all stakeholders,” he added. isters of the West Africa Gas Pipeline According to the presidential adviser, the Project (WAGPP), Edmund Daukoru, ministers will deliberate on the effective special adviser on petroleum and en- date for the construction of a 600-kilo- ergy to Nigerian President Olusegun metre pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana Obasanjo, said the WAGPP would take through Benin and Togo. natural gas from Nigeria to power in- Daukoru also reaffirmed Nigeria’s dustries in the three West African coun- commitment to the project and described tries. “The project has now moved be- it as a key to the economic emancipation yond concept to reality,” he said, adding of the West African sub-region and a that “the ministers have already ap- practical spirit of the New Partnership for proved the Environmental Impact As- Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to which sessment (EIA) of the project and that the four member nations subscribed. the parliaments of member states have At the closed-door meeting, Ghana’s ratified the treaty setting up the project”. Energy Minister Mike Oquaye said the “The implementation stage requires project demonstrated what a private-pub- Farmers ride on a cart pulled by a cow through a rice field in more efforts, cooperation, support and lic partnership could achieve when un- Vietnam recently. —INTERNET hard work not only on the part of the dertaken in mutual trust.—MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005 China enters Fed Cup Ferrero edges past Gaudio into SSS Asia-Oceania Group final Barcelona semis NEW DELHI, 23 April— Top-seeded China defeated India 2-0 to MADRID, 23 April— Juan Carlos Ferrero overcame second seed Gaston PPP top Pool A and enter the final of the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Gaudio of Argentina 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Group I here on Friday. Barcelona Open tennis touranment. On Saturday, China will play the final against second-seeded Czech Radek Stepanek volley and then finished court and gained the cru- OOO Australia to decide the Pool B competition as the latter beat South joined Ferrero in the last off with a clever crosscourt cial breakthrough in the Korea 2-0. four after coming from one winner. eighth game, breaking to Zheng Jie, who ranked 69th in the world, gave China a flying start set down to beat Swiss Gaudio, the only one of go 5-3 up when he forced RRR beating Rushmi Chakravarthi 6-3 and 6-0, before Li Na, who placed qualifier Stanislas the top six seeds to make it Gaudio into a forehand 41st in the WTA Tour, downed India's Shikha Uberoi 6-1 and 6-2. Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. into the quarterfinals, error and the Argentine In other actions of the day, Evie Dominikovic won the opening Ferrero, who won the fought back hard to claim then double faulted. TTT singles for Australia 6-0, 4-6 and 6-3 against South Korea's Lee Ye- French Open in 2003, took a 4-0 lead at the start of the Gaudio saved three match ra before Aussie No. 1 Samantha Stosur defeated Kim Jin-hee 6-3, an evenly balanced first second set and although points but succumbed at 7-5. set after earning himself a Ferrero pulled it back to the fourth, sending the SSS The winner of Saturday's final will advance to the World Group break point in the 10th 5-4 he wrapped up with a home fans into joy. II playoffs. —MNA/Xinhua game with a delicate drop confident service game. Teenager Rafael Nadal Neither player gave any takes on Agustin Calleri Henry likely to miss quarter in the decisive in another Spanish-Argen- FA Cup final third set, trading a succes- tine duel later on Friday. sion of powerful ground In the other quarterfi- LONDON, 23 April— Arsenal manager Arsene strokes during the course nal Max Mirnyi of Belarus Wenger said on Friday that injured striker Thierry of some lengthy rallies. faces Russia's Nikolay Henry is doubtful for next month's FA Cup final But Ferrero stretched Davydenko. against Manchester United. his opponent around the MNA/Xinhua Wenger said he was waiting for the results of a scan which Henry, the club's main goalscorer, was having on a groin injury on Friday. Teenager Nadal continues stormy Asked if the France forward would be fit to face campaign in Barcelona United at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wenger MADRID, 23 April— Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal told Sky Sports News: "I don't know yet. It's impos- turned in another irresistible display on Thursday, sible to say today." —MNA/Xinhua Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry has a shot beating Slovak Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 6-2 to reach the at goal during a Premiership match against Nor- Ferguson wants Keane to take Barcelona Open quarterfinals. wich at Highbury, on 2 April, 2005. Henry will miss The 18-year-old, the youngest player in 15 years to the club's next two games and faces a race against over Man Utd win a Masters event last week in Monte Carlo, will next time to recover full fitness in time for the FA Cup LONDON, 23 April— Manchester United coach Alex meet Agustin Calleri, who claimed a 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 final, manager Arsene Wenger said.—INTERNET Ferguson wants captain Roy Keane to take over the victory over fellow Argentine and fourth seed team when he eventually quits the post. Guillermo Coria. Robben to return against Fulham Three years ago Ferguson abandoned plans to retire "It wasn't as easy as the scoreline suggests," said LONDON, 23 April— Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and said he will be in charge for at least one more year, Nadal. "It was a tough game. I seem to be making few has confirmed Arjen Robben will return to the Blues in marking the 20th anniversary of him taking the job mistakes which is good but I certainly don't feel the game against Fulham on Saturday. after moving from Aberdeen in November 1986. unbeatable at the moment." The Dutch midfielder, sidelined since last month "I will carry on at United next season and I have a Aggressively competing for every point, the Span- when he damaged ankle ligaments while on interna- contract to do that," Ferguson told Friday's Sun news- iard gave his opponent little chance as he reeled off a tional duty with Holland, has been included in the paper. "But when I do move on I would like to see Roy string of precise two-handed backhands and spectacu- Blues' squad for the clash at Stamford Bridge — which Keane taking over. lar running passes on his way to an emphatic victory. is live on Sky Sports 1. —MNA/Xinhua "He is a leader on the pitch and he could be that kind Third seed Carlos Moya of Spain was ousted from CROSSWORD PUZZLE of leader sitting on the United bench too." the third round after losing 6-4, 6-4 to big-serving Max Ferguson will be on a 12-month rolling contract Mirnyi of Belarus. next season. French Open champion Gaston Gaudio become the Keane, 33, has been at United since 1993 and is only one of the top six seeds to reach the quarterfinals taking his coaching badges. with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over in-form Spaniard David The Ireland midfielder has been outspoken in his Ferrer. The second-seeded Argentine next faces Juan criticism of some of his fellow players in recent seasons Carlos Ferrero, who continued his revival with a com- and last week said that not every United player could say fortable 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Alberto they were giving 100 per cent.—MNA/Xinhua Martin. —MNA/Xinhua Ferguson must be given time to decide, says Webb LONDON, 23 April— Alex Ferguson must be given time to decide when he steps down as Manchester United boss, former Old Trafford and England star Neil Webb was quoted as saying on Friday. Webb played under Ferguson him as manager. at United for three years and saw Webb played with Keane when the Scot turn the club around and the duo were at Nottingham For- ACROSS DOWN deliver its first league title in 26 est under Brian Clough. "He was 1 Inspiring personal 1 Playful skip years in 1993. only a kid when we were together quality 2 Loss of memory "When you've won what he at Forest," Webb said. 7 Hits hard 3 Metal 8 Dumb show 4 Damsel has and transformed a club, you "But he's gone on to become a 9 River of SW England 5 Wanderer decide when you go, nobody great leader and motivator, with 10 Chance 6 Bony else," Webb told BBC Sport. experience at the very top level, 11 Canopy over bed 7 Navigational "He's still got the passion. I so if anyone's going to become a 13 Instantaneous instrument think next season will be his top manager, you'd think it would 14 Joints 12 Tombstone inscription swansong." be him. Spain's Sergio Garcia chips out of 17 Irritable 13 School-bag Webb, who played for United "But it's dangerous to predict a bunker on the 8th hole of his second 18 Commotion 15 Wash clothes from 1989 to 1992 and won 26 these things. I played with Mark round at the 2005 Johnnie Walker 20 Wretched dog 16 Pertaining to choir England caps, thinks Ferguson Hughes at United and never Classic at the Pine Valley Golf Resort 22 Game-bird 17 Body of soldiers will "move upstairs" at Old thought for a minute he would in Beijing, on 23 April, 2005. Garcia 23 Age 19 Clean with broom Trafford at the end of next sea- become a manager. finished the second round with a score 24 Empty words 21 Season's yield son, with Roy Keane succeeding MNA/Xinhua of six-under-par.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 April, 2005 15 Israel, Palestinians US to seek passenger urged to do more to lists for flights over sustain peace hopes American soil WASHINGTON, 23 April — The US Government UNITED NATIONS, 23 April — The Palestinians must do more to reorganize their security forces plans to force foreign airlines flying over American soil to turn over the names of passengers on board or to prevent violence and Israel must halt all settle- check the names against its watch lists in an effort to ment activity if recent hopes for resolving the prevent terrorists from entering US airspace, the Middle East conflict are to be sustained, a senior Washington Post reported on Thursday. UN official said on Thursday. “Recent events in the Middle East continue to The proposal was list contains the names of prompted by a KLM Royal individuals who are not confirm the potential for peace, but warn us as well Dutch Airlines flight from known terrorists but present that this new process is still fragile,” said Under-sec- Amsterdam to Mexico on a possible threat to the retary-General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast April 8 that was prohibited airplane. in a briefing to the Security Council. from flying over American Under current rules, He welcomed the public reiteration by both sides airspace because two pas- overseas carriers are re- of their willingness to coordinate Israel’s planned sengers were found to be on quired to provide passenger withdrawal of its settlements in the Gaza Strip this the US Government’s no-fly manifests to US officials summer, but voiced concern “at reports that this an- list, the report said. within 15 minutes of take- nounced readiness to coordinate has not yet been suf- “We are currently con- off if they are to land in the ficiently translated into practice. “Direct dialogue and sidering a measure that United States, according to would require foreign car- the TSA. The proposal has communication are essential first steps towards ensur- riers to vet their passenger angered European, Mexican ing that the disengagement is as smooth and non- manifests against the ‘no- and Canadian airlines, violent as possible,” he added. “The pressing chal- fly’ list and ‘selectee’ lists which operate most of the lenge for the parties and the international commu- on overflights,” Transporta- 500 estimated daily WEATHER nity is to take all possible actions to ensure that dis- tion Security Administration overflights, according to the (TSA) spokeswoman report. engagement happens, that it happens in a coordi- Saturday, 23 April, 2005 nated way, and that it does not become a dead end, Yolanda Clark was quoted If foreign airlines do Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 but contributes to the momentum for peace,” he said. as saying. not comply with the order, While stressing that there is “no quick fix” to The secret no-fly list which is expected to be is- hours MST: During the past 24 hours, light rain or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he urged the two has thousands of names of sued in coming weeks, they thundershowers have been isolated in Kayin State, known or suspected terror- could have to re-route Bago and Taninthayi Divisions and weather has been parties to implement their commitments under the ists who the US Govern- flights, adding time and cost roadmap peace plan and the accord reached recently ment fear may pose a threat to the journeys. partly cloudy in the remaining States and Divisions. at Sharm el-Sheikh. — MNA/Xinhua to its aviation. 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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 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 1st Waning of Tagu 1367 ME Sunday, 24 April, 2005 National race peace groups issue declarations totally opposing, condemning acts, aims of renegade Sao Hkam Hpa, his group, cohorts

YANGON, 23 April — The social organizations, political parties and peace groups that had returned to the legal fold issued declarations condemning and opposing the acts disturbing and endangering peace and stability and law enforcement of the State and peace and tranquillity of the entire people of the group led by renegade Sao Hkam Hpa and his cohorts. The following is a translation of the full texts of their declarations:

Declaration of SSA Special Statement of SSNA Dated: 21 April 2005 Region-3 1. We have learnt from a broadcast of the RFA that a group of Shan nationals Dated: 21 April 2005 announced independence of Shan State on 17 April 2005. Regarding the 1. We have learnt a group of fugitives from abroad on 17 April 2005 declared announcement, we Shan State National Army (SSNA), issue our statement. independence of Shan State. In this regard, we Shan State Army (SSA) 2. The SSNA is in favour of the Union principle, in which all can enjoy Special Region-3, that has made peace, issue our attitude. equality and self-determination. We therefore make clear our attitude that 2. The SSA is an organization, which has made peace with the Government so we oppose the declaration of secession from the Union. in order to solve political problems through political means peacefully. We Sao Sai Yi take a firm stand on equality, self-determination and genuine Union policy Commander-in-Chief in the Union of Myanmar to bring about peace and regional development. Central Leading Committee 3. We SSA of Shan State (North) Special Region-3 hereby declare that we Shan State National Army (SSNA) protest at the declaration that could lead to disintegration of the Union and misunderstanding among the national races. Declaration of Group led by Sao Yah Pay Sao Kai Hpa Sao Lwe Maw Secretary Vice-Chairman Chairman Phado Aung San which Central Leading Central Leading Central Leading Committee Committee Committee exchanged arms for peace Shan State (North) Shan State (North) Shan State (North) Date: 21 April 2005 Special Region-3 Special Region-3 Special Region-3 1. It is learnt that VOA broadcast on 17 April 2005 the formation of Shan State Shan State Army Shan State Army Shan State Army government made up of five persons with positions of the president, prime minister, foreign minister, defence minister and home affairs minister announced by the ministry of foreign affairs based in Bangkok. It is also learnt Declaration of New Mon State on 18 April that Sao Hkam Hpa announced on the Internet through BBC Burmese Com independence of Shan State under federal principle. Party 2. As the State Peace and Development Council, has made relentless efforts in accord with ‘Our Three Main National Causes’ and the twelve political, Date: 20 April 2005 economic and social objectives, the country is now enjoying peace and 1. We have heard that a handful of renegade Shan nationals declared tranquillity and is on the way to progress. And the State will become a independence of Shan State on 17 April, 2005. We of the New Mon State discipline-flourishing democratic one. Party make clear our stand on their declaration of independence. 3. Therefore, their declarations stated in para 1 are indeed detrimental to Our 2. We of the New Mon State Party take a firm stand on the establishment of Three Main National Causes. Our group which have exchanged arms for federal Union System that guarantees equality and self-determination. Based peace hereby declares that it opposes and shall never recognize their unilat- on this concept, the genuine multi-party democracy system is to be eral declarations as the group always wants to see the Union of Myanmar, established after exchanging views at the round-table discussion. where all national races live in unity, enjoying peace and stability. 3. At this juncture, the unilateral declaration of independence and secession from the Union is an act that can cause misunderstanding among the national Phado Aung San The Group which exchanged arms for peace races. The NMSP, therefore, totally disapproves of and opposes it. Naing Raw Sa Vice-Chairman-2 for Central Executive Committee Declarations condemning and opposing The New Mon State Party acts of group led by renegade Declaration on present Sao Hkam Hpa and cohorts issued YANGON, 23 April — National race armed groups in the Union of Myanmar domestic situation that returned to the legal fold and peace groups, namely, MTA (Matkyan) 1. With regard to present domestic situation, Wa State submitted 11 points of group, MTA (Homain) group, SSNA (break-away) Wunyein group, Naryaing suggestion to the National Convention on 30 April 2004 and issued seven Region Development and New Lifestyle Settlement Group, MTA (Shwepyiaye) points on 1 December 2004. The Wa State continues to abide by the above- group, SSA Brigade-1 group, SSA Brigade-7 group, Kayan Region Develop- mention policies. ment Group (Kayah Special Region-1), Kayinni National Democratic Party 2. Wa State will strive for safeguarding the State’s territorial integrity, national (Dragon) Group, Mon Peace Group (Myeik Region), Arms for Peace Group solidarity and unity of the entire nation, and it hereby declares its opposition (Thandaung North Special Region), Mon Peace Group (Nai Saik Chan), to any conspiracy to cause disintegration of the country and words and Arakanese Army (AA) Group, Rakhine Peace Group led by U Saw Tun Oo expressions to endanger national unity. and Mongha Regional People’s Militia Group, issued their declarations condemning and opposing the acts of the group led by renegade Sao Hkam Hpa Central Committee and cohorts that harm the State stability, prevalence of law and order and Wa Solidarity Party peace and tranquillity of the people. 22 April 2005 MNA