Prime Minister Receives Timorese Minister and Party

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Volume XIII, Number 99 4th Waning of Waso 1367 ME Sunday, 24 July, 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 Prime Minister receives Timorese minister and party

YANGON, 23 July — Prime Maung Myint, Director-Gen- Minister General Soe Win of eral U Soe Tint of the Prime the Union of Myanmar re- Minister’s Office and Director- ceived Dr Jose Ramos Horta, General Thura U Aung Htat Senior Minister and Minister of the Protocol Department of Prime for Foreign Affairs and Coop- the Ministry of Foreign Af- Minister eration and party of the Demo- fairs. cratic Republic of Timor Leste Dr Jose Ramos Horta was General at Zeyathiri Beikman, accompanied by Rev. Arlindo Soe Win Konmyinttha here this evening. Marcal, Ambassador Extraor- greets Present on the occasion dinary and Plenipotentiary of Senior were Minister for Foreign Af- Timor Leste in Jakarta, Mr Minister fairs U Nyan Win, Deputy Nelson Santos, Secretary-Gen- Dr Jose Ministers U Kyaw Thu and U eral for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr Juvencio de Ramos Prime Minister General Jesus Martins, Director of Re- Horta at gional Affairs Directorate, Ms Soe Win receives Zeyathiri Sonia Neto, Advisor to the of- Beikman. Senior Minister fice of the Senior Minister. MNA Dr Jose Ramos Horta at They discussed matters on bilateral cooperation and Zeyathiri Beikman. friendship between the two MNA countries.—MNA

INSIDE Nowadays, there has emerged opportunity to pursue higher education in strategic regions of the nation. And more higher learning institutions were opened in the nation in addition to major cities such as Yangon and Mandalay. In the education, there were 32 universities and colleges in the past, and there are now 156 universities, degree colleges and colleges across the nation. With the emergence of those higher learning institutions, over 700,000 university and college students are now pursuing higher education within their own regions. PAGE 2 PERSPECTIVES Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Sunday, 24 July, 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 Serve national interest * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State with might and main * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The State Peace and Development Coun- cil has been taking systematic measures in vari- Ministry of Transport holds robes offering ceremony ous sectors for the nation to keep abreast of the world community. YANGON, 23 July— Meanwhile, it is placing emphasis on es- The Ministry of Transport tablishment of development infrastructures such held the 8th ceremony of as education, health, economy and transport offering Waso robes to sectors. In this regard, efforts are being made members of the Sangha at to bring about harmonious development the the Dhammayone of the length and breadth of the nation. ministry in the princint of Maha Wizaya Pagoda this The government has laid down and is morning. implementing the 24 development zones, the five Present on the oc- rural development tasks and projects for devel- casion were members of opment of border areas and national races to the Sangha led by Patron see to it that equitable development is brought of Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha about across the nation. Kyaukpadaung Sayadaw In building a peaceful, modern and de- Maha Kammathanacariya veloped nation, nurturing and producing quali- Sasanadhaja Dhamma- fied human resources has been accorded spe- cariya Baddanta Kumara, cial priority. In this connection, the education Minister for Transport promotion programmes have been laid down Maj-Gen Thein Swe and Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe and wife presents Waso robes to Sayadaw. and are being implemented at different levels wife Daw Mya Theingi, ( TRANSPORT) of the education sector. Deputy Ministers U Pe Nowadays, there has emerged opportu- Than and Col Nyan Tun tion received the Nine Next, the minister and wife accrued.After the cer- nity to pursue higher education in strategic Aung, senior officers and Precepts from the and party presented Waso emony, the minister and regions of the nation. And more higher learn- their wives, directors and Kyaukpadaung Sayadaw, robes and offertories to the party offered “soon” to staff members. ing institutions have been opened in the nation and members of the members of the Sangha the members of the First, the congrega- Sangha recited parittas. and shared the merits Sangha. —MNA in addition to those in major cities such as Yangon and Mandalay. Waso robes offering ceremony In the education sector, there were 32 uni- Staff families of Supreme Court versities and colleges in the past, compared with of CMA held offer Waso robes to monks YANGON, 23 July — The 34th novitiation cer- 156 universities, degree colleges and colleges YANGON, 23 July — Under the patronage of across the nation today. With the emergence of emony and the 16th Waso robes offering ceremony, Chief Justice U Aung Toe and wife Daw Aye Kyi, staff those higher learning institutions, over 700,000 organized by the Buddhist Association of the CMA families of the Supreme Court held a rice offering university and college students are now pursu- under the Ministry of Defence took place at the new ceremony for 420 members of the Sangha and the 55th ing higher education within their reach. office of the CMA on Yankin Road in Yankin Town- Waso robes offering ceremony at the Dhammayone of As systematic steps are being taken in the ship. the Supreme Court this morning. Present on the occasion were Sayadaws and education sector, the government has been able First, Sukha Pariyatti Monastery Sayadaw members of the Sangha , Chairman of the Buddhist to produce a number of intellectuals and tech- Bhaddanta Janita invested the congregation with the Association Acting Director General U Kyi and offi- nocrats on whom the State can rely. Five Precepts. Chief Justice U Aung Toe, Deputy Chief cials, staff families and guests. Moreover, the education sector has been Justice U Thein Soe and wife, officials and staff fami- First, Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw of Parahita lies offered Waso robes and alms to 10 members of the making all-out efforts to enhance education (Tiger) training school for development of national standards of the national people and ensure the Sangha. races Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhama Jotika MNA adequate number of intellectuals and techno- Bhaddanta Pandita invested the congregation with the crats. Only then, will the nation-building en- Five Precepts. Members of the Sangha recited parittas. novitiated. deavours meet with success. The chairman of the association and families of After the ceremony, ‘soon’ was offered to the The intellectuals and technocrats are to the staff offered Waso robes and alms to the Sayadaws Sayadaws and members of Sangha and the 108 novices. strive for the interests of the State and the peo- and members of the Sangha. Next, 108 trainees were MNA ple in accord with the 12 political, economic and social objectives laid down by the govern- Blood donation at Jivitadana Sangha Hospital ment, distinguishing right from wrong and good YANGON, 23 July— donated blood at the ganized by Jivitadana Sangha Hospi- from bad. Altogether 214 persons fourth blood donation or- Adminiatrative Board of tal held at the Mingala Therefore, we would like to call on all the Hall of the hospital at 9 intellectuals and technocrats to serve the na- am today. tional interest in whatever sectors they are in, Present on the oc- realizing the goodwill of the government and casion were monks and making better use of education and knowledge nuns from different mon- they have acquired. asteries and nunneries in Bahan township, chairman of the Hospital Ad- ministrative Board U Ko TV programmes launched Ko Gyi, members of the in Lamai board, doctors and nurses, staff and blood donors. YANGON, 23 July — For extension of TV First, secretary of programmes, the construction of MRTV the board U Maung retransmission station in Lamai, Ye Township was Maung made a speech. completed on 17 July. Next, Medical Superin- Starting from 18 July, the TV programmes tendent Dr U Po Lay have been aired. wellwishers donate blood at the blood donation ceremony held at the Mingala thanked the donors. MNA Hall of Jivitadana Sangha Hospital.— MNA MNA

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¡ ¢¡ ¥§ ¨¢¡ joint communique BEIJING, 22 July — China and Vietnam issued a joint communique here on Thursday, pledging to further strengthen their good-neighbourly At least 83 killed in Egypt and all-round cooperative relations. The communique was signed during Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong's state visit to China from 18 to 22 Red Sea resort bombing spree July at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao. SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt) 23 July — Suicide car bombers unleashed a The communique says the two bility, orientation toward the future, trail of carnage in Egypt’s tourist-packed Red Sea resort of Sharm presidents had an in-depth exchange good neighbourhood and all-round co- el-Sheikh on, killing at least 83 people and wounding 110, medics and of views on bilateral relations and other operation". witnesses said. international and regional issues of The two sides agreed to maintain The attacks on the immediate indication as to ees of the hotel because the common concern and reached broad high-level official contacts, increase popular Sinai resort at the who had carried out the tourist villas are on the consensus. mutual understanding and trust and peak of the tourist season blasts, anti-terrorist units other side of the hotel," a The two sides believe that Presi- further strengthen the friendly ex- were the deadliest in were rushed to the scene police officer said. dent Tran Duc Luong's China visit is changes and cooperation for mutual Egypt in eight years and and tight security was im- Medical sources said at very successful, which will push for- benefit in various fields to promote the officials feared the death mediately slapped on the least 83 people were ward China-Vietnam good-neighbourly bilateral ties to a new phase, the com- toll could rise further. area. killed and 110 wounded. and all-round cooperative relations, the munique says. An AFP reporter saw "We have cancelled all There have also been communique says. According to the communique, the the wreckage caused by holidays and dispatched several attacks in tourist It says the two sides are pleased to two sides are satisfied with the devel- three bombings but police the bulk of our anti-ter- areas in Cairo in recent see the growth of relations between the opment of China-Vietnam trade and sources said up to seven rorist units to Sharm. We months. two countries and the Communist Party economic relations and agreed to ex- blasts may have rocked are at the highest level of Saturday's attacks fol- of China and the Communist Party of pand the two-way trade volume in a the town in quick succes- alert across the country," lowed a new terror scare Vietnam. The bilateral relations main- positive and pragmatic spirit to gradu- sion shortly after 1:00 am a high-ranking security of- on London's transport sys- tain a good momentum of development ally reduce the imbalance in the bilat- (2200 GMT Friday). ficial told AFP. tem on Friday after a se- under the guidelines of "long-term sta- eral trade. — MNA/Xinhua In the most devastating An AFP reporter said ries of bombings on of the strikes, a suicide the force of the blast sent 7 July that killed 52 Indonesia’s fuel campaign targets vehicle owners bomber rammed his car debris flying more than people plus four suicide JAKARTA, 22 July — The Indonesian Government is considering asking into the Ghazala Garden 100 metres (yards) from bombers. The Foreign some car owners to buy non-subsidized fuel, as well as raising the purchase hotel. "A suicide car the hotel building, which Office in London said taxes and import tariffs for vehicles, a government official has said. bomber forced the barrier threatened to collapse. British nationals were Head of the Finance would be imposed on try, which could be an in- at the entrance of the ho- "There were at least 30 killed in the Egyptian Ministry's Financial, Eco- owners of cars with an convenience for car own- tel. A member of the se- dead in this bombing, most attacks. nomic and International engine capacity of 2,000cc ers," Angito was quoted on curity staff tried to stop of them Egyptian employ- Internet Collaboration Studies (cubic centimetres), Thursday by the Jakarta him but he sped towards Agency Anggito 2,500cc or 3,000cc," he Post daily as saying. the reception and there Abimanyu said that among said. "We also have to Pertamax Plus is a non- was a huge explosion," a measures under considera- consider the fact that subsidized fuel available in Ghazala hotel employee tion was instructing some Pertamax is not always some of the country's big told AFP. car owners to use available across the coun- cities. — MNA/Xinhua While there was no Pertamax fuel. He said his office would continue talks with 1,775 US soldiers killed in Iraq the relevant ministries, in- WASHINGTON, 22 July — As of Friday, 22 July, 2005, at least 1,775 mem- cluding Energy and Min- bers of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in eral Resources Ministry, so March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,365 died as the policy could be imple- a result of hostile action. The figures include five military civilians. mented without disrupting The AP count is five higher than the Defence Department’s tally, last the country's automotive updated at 10 am EDT on Friday. industry. The British military has reported 92 deaths; Italy, 25; Ukraine, 18; Poland, "We are yet to decide 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Thailand and the Neth- whether the requirement erlands, two each; and Denmark, El Salvador, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Latvia one death each. Singapore eases rules Since 1 May, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat for publicity of operations in Iraq had ended, 1,636 US military members have died, accord- Map of Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.—INTERNET rated films ing to AP’s count. That includes at least 1,256 deaths resulting from hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.—Internet US General says Iraq forces SINGAPORE, 22 July — Trailers of upcoming need more training films rated Mature 18 WASHINGTON, 22 July — None of the 10,000 American- (M18) have been allowed trained Iraqi troops in western Iraq are yet capable of for television (TV) fighting the insurgency without US support, but some broadcast after 10 pm should be ready by next year, Marine Corps Maj Gen since July 1 in Singapore, Stephen Johnson said on Friday. the Media Development The former guerilla stronghold in Fallujah was the Authority (MDA) an- scene of heavy combat last November, a fight in which the nounced on Thursday. guerillas suffered heavy losses but Iraqi government According to a state- troops fell short of expectations. Several Iraqi battalions ment by the MDA, trail- collapsed. ers of movies rated No In a two-way audio link with reporters at the Pentagon, Children Under 16 Johnson acknowledged that because of the strength of the (NC16) and TV pro- attack in Anbar Province, which stretches west from grammes rated Parental Baghdad to the borders with Syria and Jordan, the rate of Guidance (PG) can also progress in training Iraqi troops and police has been be shown on TV any slower than elsewhere in Iraq. Pentagon officials said on time of the day, provided Thursday that only three of the 107 Iraqi army battalions that the content is suit- are capable of operating on their own, without US support. able for a general audi- US Army Spc Jason Farr, from the 15th Infantry Regiment, searches for About two-thirds of the battalions are rated as "partially ence. guerillas in the town of Taji, on the outskirts of Baghdad, in this military capable" of battling the insurgency, but only with US MNA/Xinhua handout photo released on 21 July, 2005. — INTERNET support, the report said.—Internet 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 NY Police begin random bag searches on subways NEW YORK, 23 July — New York authorities began randomly searching bags of subway passengers on Friday in the aftermath of a second set of London bombings and planned to extend the practice to buses, airport trains and suburban commuter lines. Riders on the nation’s largest subway Authorities announced plans to begin searching system waited patiently while officers at various passengers’ luggage and packages beginning on Mon- stations around the city combed through their brief- day on some buses and trains and travellers who refuse cases and knapsacks on the first day of what Mayor the searches will be asked to leave the terminals. Michael Bloomberg said would be a practice that Police also will start randomly searching passen- would go on indefinitely. gers’ bags on suburban commuter trains in New Jersey “Clearly we’ll do it for a little while. It’s partially as of Monday. designed to make people feel comfortable ... and keep Searches at a subway station near the city’s bus- the potential threat away,” Bloomberg said in his tling Port Authority bus station certainly appeared weekly radio show, adding that there were no new random, as police stopped White tourists, a Jewish threats to New York. man wearing a yarmulke, an Asian man, a young Black In Washington, D C, officials said they were not woman and a man wearing a turban. instituting a similar system of random searches on “I think it’s necessary, especially at this time, as a subways, but were still considering it. precaution. I think it should have been in place even Neither were random searches launched in Boston before the London attacks,” said subway passenger or Los Angeles, although security was stepped up with Tony Decal at the Columbus Circle subway station. Space shuttle Discovery Mission Specialist Soichi officers and bomb-sniffing dogs. Security on New York’s transit system had already Noguchi of Japan gestures after arriving from And in Chicago, police spokesman David Bayless been stepped up since the 7 July bombings in London, Houston to the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy said, “Nothing has changed for the last two weeks,” when three subway trains and a bus were targeted by Space Center in Cape Canaveral, on 22 July , 2005. when security was stepped up on train and bus stations suicide bombers. INTERNET after first London bombings on 7 July. MNA/Reuters Indonesia prepares to open Journalists look at role of Int’l symposium on APEC labour market media in interfaith relations held in Vietnam JJAKARTA, 22 July – The Indonesian Government is JAKARTA, 22 July — In a discussion on the role of HANOI, 22 July — Some 150 foreign and local lobbying foreign countries and making the necessary media in relations between people of different faiths, delegates are discussing the APEC's issues, especially preparations ahead of the liberalization of regional journalists from Europe and Asia agreed that it should those for the APEC Year 2006 to be hosted by Viet- labour markets. be handled with great care and wisdom so as not to fuel nam, at the international symposium on the prepara- The chief of the Centre for Research, Development the conflict. tion for APEC 2006 which opened here on Thursday. Studies and Information at the Ministry of Manpower This conclusion came from the Third Journalists' The year of 2006 will be a milestone in the devel- and Transmigration, Harry Heriawan Saleh, said the Colloquium of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) opment process of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic government has prepared the necessary infrastructure being held in Bali, Indonesia, Antara news agency Cooperation), since the forum is halfway toward the and attending international conferences as part of reported Thursday. Bogor goals, which were adopted by APEC economic efforts to protect the interests of the country when In his keynote address at the seminar on Wednesday, leaders at their 1994 meeting in Bogor, Indonesia, labour markets are opened up. Arizal Effendy of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign specifying its objectives for free and open trade and "Indonesia is committed to providing job opportu- Affairs said the media has a role to play in promoting not investment among industrialized members by 2010, nities for foreign workers only in the professional, only inter-faith dialogue, but also "intra-faith". and among developing members by 2020, Ambassa- energy, maritime, education, construction, finance and Arizal termed journalists alongside educators, reli- dor Kim Jong Hoon, Chair of the 2005 APEC Senior health sectors," Heriawan was quoted by the Jakarta gious leaders and civil society organizations as impor- Officials Meetings, said at the symposium's opening Post as saying on Thursday. tant players in promoting inter-faith dialogue, and to session. The local labour market will be opened to foreign defuse the threat of religious conflict. The symposium will help identify the central theme workers amid the global economic liberalization "When leaders of different religions meet, they and sub-themes for the APEC Year 2006, he said, drive, starting with the implementation of the discover that they have more commonalities than dif- noting that the central theme of APEC Korea 2005 is ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) next year ferences. The question then becomes how do we main- "Toward One Community: Meet the Challenge, Make and a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement stream these common values, how do we overcome the Change," and its sub-themes include Renew the in 2008. barriers that exist by peaceful means," he said. commitment to the Bogor goals, Ensure transparent MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua and secure business environment, and build bridges over differences. During the two-day symposium, the delegates from Stressed US troops in Iraq ‘turning to drugs’ 21 APEC member economies, and the forum's secre- BAGHDAD, 23 July — Two years into the occupation of Iraq the menace of drug abuse appears tariat and relevant organizations are to centre their to be afflicting American troops. discussions on four main topics, namely 15 years in Aware of the debili- charged with drug of- demoted to private and jailed, demoted or retrospect, new global and regional context — impli- tating effect drugs had on fences. Since the over- given a bad conduct dis- discharged from the cations to APEC, the way forward, and preparation for the morale and effective- throw of Saddam's regime charge. In another case, forces. APEC Vietnam 2006. ness of GIs in the Viet- the borders that have been Pte Emily Hamilton told Internet MNA/Xinhua nam War, the authorities so porous for fighters a court martial that she are attempting to stifle a have been equally open used a hashish pipe be- repeat in Iraq. for heroin and hash smug- longing to a colleague Aside from random glers from Afghanistan because "it helped me go urine tests and barrack and Iran providing a right to sleep". room searches, command- cheap market for troops. She was given a ers have asked their troops With colleagues being year's confinement and a to inform on colleagues. killed or wounded on a bad conduct discharge. In the past month a daily basis, some US sol- "Some of these young soldier has been arrested diers have turned to drugs soldiers just can't handle for selling cocaine and to escape the horrors of the stress," said Capt two per cent of the troops fighting guerillas. In one Christopher Krafchek, a from one brigade have case, according to Stars military defence lawyer. been charged with drug and Stripes, the in-house The majority of drug- and alcohol abuse. US forces newspaper, Sgt users are in their teens or According to US Michael Boudreaux was early 20s, and sometimes A damaged car seen outside a building following an explosion in Egypt’s Red army figures, out of the found with drugs, four get their drugs from local Sea resort of Sham el-Sheik early Saturday 23 July, 2005. Mutliple explosions, 4,000 men of the 256th bottles of whiskey and 22 Iraqis while on patrol in possibly as many as seven, rocked the Egyptian tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheik Brigade Combat Team, 53 videos of Iraqi pornogra- Baghdad. Troops caught in the Sinai Peninsula early Saturday, targeting several hotels and severely faced alcohol-related phy. He received a seven in possession of illegal damaging at least one hotel, witnesses said. charges and 48 were month confinement, was substances are either INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 5 Malaysia not to allow foreign China purchases forces to patrol Malacca Straits 20 Airbus planes KUALA LUMPUR, 22 July — Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on BEIJING, 22 July — Air China signed a contract with Air- Thursday his country would never allow foreign military forces to help it patrol the Malacca bus on Thursday for purchasing 20 Airbus A330-200s. Straits. The planes are scheduled for delivery from May 2006. Malaysia firmly believes in the principle of However, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minis- China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group (CASC) sovereignty and independence of a country, ter Najib Tun Razak said on June 7 that the was also involved in this deal. no matter how small the country is, Badawi international community could help reinforce Air China President Li Jiaxiang, CASC president Li Hai said in his keynote speech at the 56th General security in the straits by providing maritime and Airbus president and CEO Gustav Humbert signed the Assembly of the ruling United Malays National surveillance aircraft which would be operated contract at the Great Hall of the People. Chinese Premier Organization (UMNO). by security forces of the littoral states. Ac- Wen Jiabao and visiting Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis “Their presence (of foreign forces) without cording to a recent report issued by the Inter- Rodriguez Zapatero witnessed the signing ceremony . our permission is an encroachment which we national Maritime Bureau, eight piracy attacks “These 20 A330-200 aircraft will help us expand our fleet consider as being disrespectful of our country’s have been reported in the straits with increas- and open new international routes,” said Li Jiaxiang, “A330- sovereignty,” Badawi, who was also UMNO ing violence during the first half of the Year 200 will also further strengthen our reliability, punctuality president, was quoted as saying by the Bernama 2005. and efficiency, and improve our competitiveness in the global news agency. The Straits of Malacca is now Over 60,000 vessels, with shipment of a third market. “ Air China’s fleet now has 16 A319s, five A320s and jointly patrolled by the littoral states of Malay- of global trade and half of the world’s oil, pass six A340s. The selection of 20 A330-200s will further diver- sia, Indonesia and Singapore. through the straits every year.— MNA/Xinhua sify its fleet. — MNA/Xinhua China approves reform plan on postal system BEIJING, 22 July — An executive meeting of the State Council, the Chinese Cabinet, was held on Wednesday to hear reports on key state enterprises and a reform plan on postal system. Chinese Premier Wen Development and Re- To this end, China Jiabao presided over the form Commission on the will form State Post Ad- meeting. reform of post system. ministration as the super- The meeting heard a Postal service is an im- vision organ and the report by Commission for portant public service China Postal Group Cor- Supervision and Manage- and the postal network is poration to deal with all ment of State-owned a major telecommunica- kinds of postal services, Properties under the State tion infrastructure. To the meeting said. Council on the supervi- better the service, the A postal depository sion of major enterprises. reform plan required to bank will be set up to The meeting stressed separate the administra- regulate financial serv- the supervision commit- tive functions from the ices in postal area, the From left, Hong Kong actor Leon Lai, martial art actor Donnie Yen, actress tee should increase super- enterprises, strengthen meeting said. Charlie Yeung and director Tsui Hark attend their movie premiere vision ability of state as- governmental supervi- MNA/Xinhua ‘Seven Swords’ in Hong Kong, on 22 July, 2005.—INTERNET sets, and promote the re- sion, guarantee general form of state enterprises. services and special serv- The meeting also ices and ensure postal More Americans believe Iraq war heard a report by State security. Iraq police search for hurts fight against terrorism WASHINGTON, 22 July — Nearly half of Americans say the war in Iraq has hurt what the White Algerian diplomats House calls its ''war on terror'— the highest percentage since the US-led invasion of Iraq in March BAGHDAD, 22 July — Police tightened security in 2003 — according to a major new poll released on Thursday in the immediate aftermath of the latest an upscale Baghdad neighbourhood on Friday as the bomb attacks in London. search intensified for two Algerian diplomats kid- The survey, by the withdrawing from Iraq. vey after the US House a date for a troop pullout napped there. At least 16 people died in attacks in Pew Research Center for President George W Bush of Representatives ap- would encourage terrorists Baghdad and elsewhere. the People and the Press, opposes such a move, as proved Wednesday a non- to ratchet up their opera- More police were on the streets and motorists re- also showed that 49 per- did 45 percent of the binding resolution oppos- tions. ported extra checkpoints Friday in the western Bagh- cent of respondents now 1,502 American adults ing the early withdrawal The Pew findings were dad neighbourhood of Mansour, where top Algerian believe that Washington surveyed 13-17 July. of US troops from Iraq broadly consistent with envoy Ali Belaroussi, 62, and fellow Algerian diplo- should set a timetable for Pew released the sur- and declaring that setting those of a Gallup poll re- mat, Azzedine Belkadi, 47, were seized the day be- leased before the fatal fore. They were not traveling with bodyguards, offi- 7 July London bombings, cials said. suggesting that those in- The kidnappings brought to five the number of cidents have had no sig- key diplomats from Islamic countries targeted in nificant impact on US Baghdad in less than three weeks in an attempt to public opinion. No one undermine support for the Iraqi government among was killed in yesterday's Arab and Muslim nations. attacks. Police officials said they suspected the diplomats Forty-five percent of and their kidnappers may still be in the Mansour Americans believe that area because witnesses reported the abduction too the war in Iraq has in- quickly for the gunmen to have gone far. creased the chances of Egypt's top envoy, Ihab al-Sherif, was seized at terrorist attacks in the gunpoint in another western Baghdad neighborhood United States, up from 36 on 2 July, also without security. Three days later, percent last October, the gunmen opened fire on senior envoys from Pakistan Pew survey said. and Bahrain in separate attacks police described as By contrast, 22 percent kidnap attempts. of citizens said they The Pakistani diplomat's security guards returned agreed with Bush that the fire and the assailants fled. The Bahraini, who was Iraq war has lessened the slightly wounded, had no bodyguards, but a traffic chances of terrorist attacks policeman saw the attack, fired his pistol in the air US Marines look for weapons caches at Tharthar Lake, west of Baghdad on on home soil. and the assailants fled, police said.—Internet 22 July 2005.—INTERNET Internet 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 Malaysian Piracy attacks reduce in half of WHO names HLA alleles CPI for first 2005 worldwide by Chinese scientists six months HANGZHOU,22 July —The World Health KUALA LUMPUR, 22 July — The number of piracy attacks worldwide Organization (WHO) has named four newly increases by dropped by approximately 30 per cent in the first six months of 2005, the identified human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles 2.8% International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said in a report released recently. that will hopefully enhance the success rates of bone marrow transplants for leukaemia patients. KUALA LUMPUR, 22 The first half of this the end of 2004. highest number of attacks, The alleles, HLA- leukemia and other fatal July—Malaysian Con- year reported 127 cases “However, since the accounting for one third A*3308, HLA-B*1586, blood disease sufferers, sumer Price Index (CPI) of piracy attacks end of February 2005, of the world’s total with HLA-B*4061 and HLA- for whom the best for the first six months of compared with 182 cases eight attacks have been 42 incidents, IMB said. DRB1* 1212, were therapy available so far 2005 increased by 2.8 per over the same period last reported in the Straits of In the 127 cases of identified recently by is bone marrow trans- cent to 108.1 compared year, IMB said in its 2005 Malacca with increasing attacks, pirates boarded transfusion specialists plant. In China, leukemia with the same period last half-yearly report on violence and innocent ships in 92 instances and with the Zhejiang pro- patients increase by year, the Statistics Piracy and Armed crew being abducted for six ships were hijacked. vincial blood centre, said 40,000 each year, and Department said on Robbery Against Ships. ransom,” IMB was quoted A total of 176 crew were Professor Yan Lixing, currently, there are more Wednesday. IMB said that the Straits as saying by the Bernama taken hostage and 12 head of the research team than four million patients The 2.8 per cent rise of Malacca was free from news agency on kidnapped during the first based in the provincial waiting for bone marrow in the CPI was brought piracy threats for nearly Wednesday. six months of this year, IMB capital Hanghzou, on transplants. about by increases in the two months beginning at Indonesia recorded the said. — MNA/Xinhua Wednesday. The results of the indices of all main groups except those of clothing He said the finding Chinese scientists’ and footwear which has been reported in research may also help decreased by 1.1 per cent, Tissue Antigen, an organ transplant patients the department said in a international authoritative find ideal donors and statement released here. journal on immuno- help anthropologists Notable among genetics. study the migration of these increases were HLA is a kind of different ethnic beverages and tobacco antigen of the white communities in history. (13.4 per cent), food (3.6 blood cells. Chinese scientists per cent) and transport and Doctors rely on an have so far identified com-munication (2.8 per HLA antigen system that more than 20 of all the cent). gauges how well donated 2,088 known alleles of The CPI for June rose tissue matches the HLA-A, B and DRB1, by 3.2 per cent to 109 when patient’s immune system. the absolute majority of compared with the same The more HLA matches which were discovered month last year, and was there are, the greater the by Americans. Profes- up by 0.2 per cent when success rate of sional Yan’s team alone compared with the Chinese farmer Tan Chengnian (R) tells two enthusiasts about his self-designed transplants. has identified six HLA previous month, the and self-assembled plane in Weifang, east China’s Shandong Province on The new alleles will alleles, including two last department said. 22 July , 2005. Tang is making the final preparation for his third test flight match more adequate September. MNA/Xinhua scheduled on 24 July .— INTERNET types of bone marrow for MNA/Xinhua Science Pakistan arrests 200 suspected of involving in terrorist activities association to ISLAMABAD, 22 July — Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Wednesday said that 200 people have been arrested during the crackdown against the extremists involved in terrorist activities. host annual The operation was the 7 July London attacks. oriented. involved persons must be shown by the authorities, academic taken against the terrorists Sherpao said that the During a meeting booked and arrested under he said. and extremist elements in operation against attended by home the relevant law. Sherpao directed the conference the light of the directives extremists, terrorists and secretaries and police He urged them to send authorities to implement BEIJING,22 July— The of President General those fanning hatred in the chiefs of provinces, a weekly report on such the law against display of China Association for Pervez Musharraf and the society will continue till Sherpao said that it is high mosques and Madaras arms in letter and spirit Science and Technology law enforcing agencies complete elimination of time to have an effective which provoke religious and no one should be (CAST) announced here have arrested 200 people extremism from the blow against the workers sentiments and action spared at all. on Wednesday that it involved in terrorist society. of prescribed organi- taken against them. It was a follow-up will organize its annual related activities and Earlier Wednesday, zations and speakers in Literature provoking meeting of the directions academic conference from violation of publication Sherpao stressed that mosques and Madaras or sectarianism must be given by President 20 to 23 August in Urumqi, ordinance, Sherpao told crackdown against religious schools involved confiscated, the writers, Musharraf against capital of northwest China’s reporters in Islamabad. prescribed religious in fanning hatred against printers and publishers be religious extremism and Xinjiang Uygur Auto- He added those organizations should be other sects should be booked and in this regard terrorism.—MNA/Xinhua nomous Region. arrested have no link with made effective and result- closely monitored and zero tolerance will be Xu Shanyan, vice- CAST president, said at a China’s certified public accountant business grows fast Press conference that more BEIJING,22 July— Four indigenous certified public accountant (CPA) than 5,000 participants companies have seen their 2004 earnings break the record of 100 million yuan nationwide, including 150 (about 12.09 million US dollars), Wednesday’s Economic Daily reports. academicians of the and Ernst & Young, still Citing a recent report US dollars). have taken an absolute lead Chinese Academy of from the Chinese Institute The other three are the in the Chinese market. Sciences and the Chinese of Certified Public Beijing-based Shinewing, MNA/Xinhua Academy of Engineering, Accountants, the Beijing- Accountant Final and are expected to attend the based newspaper said that Yuehua, whose 2004 meeting and discuss inter- domestic CPA companies earnings stood at 120.95 Yukio, a 17-year- disciplinary and frontier have picked up their pace million yuan (14.63 million old polar bear, areas of science and amidst the competition US dollars), 116.59 million licks a block of ice technology. with foreign peers. yuan (14.1 million US Meanwhile, Xu said, The Shu Lun Pan dollars) and 100.96 million containing a scientists and technologists Certified Public Accounts yuan (12.21 million US salmon at Ueno are encouraged to provide Co Ltd, based in Shanghai, dollars), respectively.Still, Zoo in Tokyo on suggestions to Xinjiang, a ranked first among all foreign heavyweights like border region, for its social domestic players with PricewaterhouseCoopers, 23 July , 2005. and economic development. earnings of 153.3 million Kpmg Peat Marwick, INTERNET MNA/Xinhua yuan (about 18.54 million Deloitte touche Tohmatsu THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 7 Australia to review anti-terror laws WHO says Cambodia one of nations LONDON, 23 July — Visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday that Australia was reviewing its laws to see if they were hardest hit by TB adequate to tackle terrorist threats in the 21st Century. PHNOM PENH, 23 July — The World Health Organization (WHO) has British police special- nation the sort of changes acquiring bomb-making in- singled out Cambodia as one of the countries hardest hit by tuberculosis ists who dealt with the 7 that have been contem- structions on the Internet. (TB), local Press reported on Thursday. July bomb attacks in Lon- plated here in Britain," he Howard praised the With 70,000 people land of Peace reported. meeting on Wednesday, don would travel to Aus- said, adding he had dis- British response to the Lon- infected with the respira- Approximately 33,000 Mao Tan Eang said Cam- tralia to pass on their expe- cussed the issue with Blair. don terrorist attack on July tory illness each year, TB of the 70,000 TB pa- bodia discovered 35 per rience, Howard told a joint "We have a 19th Cen- 7, which left 56 people dead, killed 107 people for tients have tested posi- cent of BK or 10,500 news conference with his tury legal response to po- and more than 700 others every 100,000 Cambodi- tive for BK, Mao Tan positive patients in the British counterpart Tony tentially 21st Century tech- injured. ans last year, according Eang, director of the first half of this year, Blair after their talks nological terrorist capacity. On Thursday, there to WHO estimation on National Tuberculosis Chinese newspaper Jian Australia was consid- Now you don't want to rush have been a series of four Wednesday. Centre, was quoted by Hua Daily said. ering new legislation out- these things but you do want incidents on the London The global health Rasmei Kampuchea as Last year, Cambodia lawing indirect incitement to recognize there is a case transport network on Thurs- body has set a specific saying. cured 90 per cent of TB of terrorism — a law which for looking at where the day. The emergency serv- strategy for Cambodia He said 225 of cases, identified 64 per Britain plans to have in laws are adequate," Howard ices are in attendance. to fight the illness, call- every 100,000 Cambo- cent of BK cases and pro- place by the year's end, said, adding that Australia The incidents took ing for the provision of dians develop BK each vided treatment to 100 Howard said at the news would look into the pro- place at Warren Street and TB-specific treatment year, while 508 of every per cent of all TB cases. conference, which were posed British legislation. Oval tubes, an area above programmes, an 85-per- 100,000 Cambodians Meanwhile, the govern- held hours after a series of The legislation would ground at Shepherds Bush, cent recovery rate and are infected with all ment spends six million four explosions on Lon- outlaw "indirect incite- and a number 26 bus, en the identification of 70 forms of TB. to seven million US dol- don's transport system on ment" of terrorism — tar- route from Waterloo to per cent of all cases of Speaking at the Na- lars annually on the fight Thursday. geting extremist Islamic Hackney. BK, a new strain of TB, tional Tuberculosis Cen- against TB. "We are carrying out clerics who glorify acts of Attacks on the trans- Khmer newspaper Is- tre's biannual evaluation MNA/Xinhua an examination at the mo- terrorism and seduce import system were designed ment of the need to change pressionable Muslim youth. to scare people, and police NZ concerns meat exports and strengthen our laws It will outlaw receiving hoped London will return against terrorist activity or training in terrorist tech- to normal quickly, Blair to Malaysia potential terrorist activity," niques in Britain or abroad. said. "Fortunately, in this WELLINGTON, 23 July — Departments of New Zealand Government is- said Howard, who arrived A new offence of "acts pre- instance, there appear to sued on Friday a joint statement, expressing concerns over "apparent in London for an official paratory to terrorism" have been no casualties ... changes" by Malaysia to the status of New Zealand's meat exports to that visit on 20-24 July. "We would outlaw planning an We've got to react calmly." country. will include in that exami- attack and activities such as said he. —MNA/Xinhua The statement said New Zealand. New Zea- of meat export premises. three days after Malay- land trade officials have Malaysian officials Beirut blast wounds seven in busy street sia apparently reduced met with the Malaysian have advised informally BEIRUT, 24 July — A loud explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut the number of New Zea- High Commissioner in that a letter explaining wounded seven people near a busy street of restaurants and bars on Friday, land meat premises that Wellington and New the situation will be security sources said. can export to the coun- Zealand’s High Com- forthcoming in the very Security forces first with nightlife, with shards killed former Primer Min- try, New Zealand has missioner in Kuala near future, but there is reported the blast, which of glass. Four of the ister Rafik al-Hariri in Feb- yet to receive any offi- Lumpur has spoken to now no feedback on the came hours after a short wounded were sent to hos- ruary. But no politician was cial notification. the Malaysian Govern- issue from Malaysian visit by Secretary of State pital, security sources said. apparently targeted by the The joint statement ment to express New foreign officials here. Condoleezza Rice, had Three others were latest bombing. was signed by the New Zealand's concern that In the year ending killed one person. treated with minor inju- Friday's blast was the Zealand Food Safety the apparent change to May 2005, New Zealand The blast was caused ries. Police cordoned off first explosion since a new Authority, the Ministry New Zealand's export exported meat worth at by a small bomb near a car the area and evacuated the government, the first of Foreign Affairs and status came without least 66 million NZ dol- parked outside a restau- street after the blast. since Syrian troops with- Trade, the Meat Indus- warning and that no rea- lars (46.5 million US rant in Rue Monot. It de- Lebanon has been hit drew, took office on try Association, Meat & son has been given. dollars) (Free On- stroyed two cars and by a string of bombings Thursday. Wool New Zealand, Spokesman for the Board) to Malaysia, and sprayed the street, bustling since a massive car bomb Internet New Zealand Islamic joint statement Richard meat export has been Meat Management and Trow told Xinhua that one of the kingpin of the NZ PM expresses “sadness” to the Federation of Is- he has yet no exact country's trade. second London bomb attacks lamic Associations of number of the changes MNA/Xinhua WELLINGTON, 23 July — New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on Friday expressed "sadness" at the reports of more bomb attacks on London's transport system. Clark said that "her weeks ago," she said. by the British authorities thoughts today are with "Their response to in response to these awful (British Prime Minister) these crises has been im- events, said Clark. Tony Blair and the peo- pressive, and I am sure will Four blasts hit London's ple of London at this test- be on this occasion," she bus and underground train ing time." "I have great added. Officials in New network on Thursday, in- respect and admiration Zealand are meeting on Fri- juring one person, two for the speed with which day morning, and they will weeks after bombers killed the British authorities advise the Prime Minister more than 50 people in the identified those who car- further on the bombings. British capital. ried out the bombings two The steps were taken MNA/Xinhua Thailand sets up dengue fever vaccine research center BANGKOK, 23 July — The provincial hospital of Khon Kaen, northeast Thailand set up a center for dengue fever vaccine research with total 25 million baht (625,000 US dollars) funding. Vithaya Jarupoon-pol, Director of years from now will go to research activi- Khon Kaen Hospital was quoted by the ties into the development of the vaccine, Thai News Agency as saying that the while an additional five million baht research center will hold a comprehen- (125,000 US dollars) has been used to A giant turtle in Kampot Z00, Cambodia. An endangered ‘royal’ turtle, sive and systematic database to dengue equip the centre with state-of-the art fa- believed to be one of 10 left in Cambodia, has narrowly escaped a trip to a vaccine research. The 20 million baht cilities to ensure top-quality and reliable Chinese soup-pot thanks to a tiny microchip implanted in its leg. (500,000 US dollars) funding over three clinical data. — MNA/Xinhua INTERNET 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 Indaing Station holds tree planting ceremony Waterways changed for

commander. vessels plying under Com- Station Commander Col Bo Lwin then reported Ayeyawady Bridge (Magway) mander on progress of planting and conserving trees and YANGON, 23 July—The waterway between pil- Maj- Deputy Director U Than Myint of Yangon Division lars Nos 2 and 3 of the Ayeyawady Bridge Myint Forest Department gave reports on progress of tak- (Magway) was designated for vessels sailing down- ing tree planting measures to the commander. Swe stream and the waterway between pillars Nos 1 The commander, wife and party also viewed plants a and 2 for vessels moving upstream the Ayeyawady round the herbal plant showroom, displayed by the tree at River. Now, the current of the river is rising, and Forest Department. tree- so beginning 25 July 2005, vessels driving down- Maj-Gen Myint Swe, wife and officials deliv- planting stream are to take the waterway between pillars ered the saplings to those present. Nos 3 and 4, and vessels upstream, between pillars ceremony The commander and wife then planted Nos 2 and 3. in Hlegu Gantgaw trees to mark the ceremony. The clearance of each new waterway is 110 Township. Brig-Gen Win Myint and officials also planted metres wide and 17 metres high. A green triangle YANGON a wide range of saplings. mark is shown on the entrance to the waterway, COMMAND The commander and party viewed round the and a red-colour red cross mark represents no-en- progress of growing trees and the ceremony ended. try sign. After that, the commander, wife and officials The Directorate of Water Resources and Im- also inspected the nursery plantations of the local provement of River Systems today announced that regiment. YANGON, 23 July — Indaing Station of Yangon parallel running of two vessels under the bridge is A total of 24,060 saplings were planted today. Command held the tree planting ceremony at local not allowed and priority is to be given to the vessel MNA regiment in Hlegu Township, Yangon Division this plying downstream. morning, attended by Chairman of Yangon Division MNA Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe and wife Division Myanmar Archery team bags 4 Daw Khin Thet Htay. Women’s Present on the occasion were Commander of Affairs gold, 3 silver and two bronze No 77 Light Infantry Division Brig-Gen Win Myint, Organiza- YANGON, 23 July — Station Commander of Indaing Station Col Bo Lwin, tion Members of Myanmar Commander of No 1 Military Region Col Myat Thu, Patron Archery Team are par- senior military officers, departmental officials and Daw Khin ticipating in the 29th others. Thet Htay Men’s International Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe made a plants a Invitational Archery speech, saying that Yangon Command has been Championship being holding the ceremony for four times since 2002. As tree at held in Kuala Lumpur, an agro-based country, monsoon and summer paddy, Indaing Malaysia starting from oil crops as well as perennial, shady and wind break Station 21 July, and won three trees were to be planted all the year round for raising tree- gold, one silver and two national incomes. Planting tree is beneficial to the planting bronze till yesterday. regional greening tasks, greening projects of 30-mile ceremony. Zaw Min Tun won Paw Oo in man’s radius of Yangon International Airport all the year YANGON gold in man’s indi- individual compound vidual recurve (70m). round and Bago Yoma greening projects, added the COMMAND competition (70m), Nyi NLM Construction of Saikhoung-Namhsan rail road inspected Nyi Tun in man’s individual recurve (90m) one gold and two silver YANGON, 23 July — Shan State Peace and The commander stressed the need for timely and Zaw Min Tun in again. Altogether 4 Development Council Chairman Eastern Command completion of the project meeting the set standards, man’s individual gold, three silver and Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint arrived at Namhsan maintenance of roads and bridges and measures to recurve (70m) bagged two bronze were bagged railroad construction project site in Punchaung on be taken for work site safety. Next, the commander one gold each. Kay Thi by Myanmar athletes. 15 July morning. Brig-Gen Thaung Aye of the local viewed construction tasks from Pun Creek Bridge. won silver in woman’s Totalling 6 coun- battalion reported on progress in construction of Saikhoung-Punchaung-Namhsan railroad will individual compound tries including Malay- Saikhoung-Namhsan railroad and future tasks and be 103 miles long, and 324 bridges have been built and, Thin Thin Khine sia, Myanmar, Singa- project director U Tin Soe on progress in construc- along the road. and Kay Thi two pore, Thailand, Indone- tion of bridges, use machinery and removal of rock. MNA bronzes in woman’s in- sia and Iran are taking Knowledge Bank Paper Reading Session held dividual compound. part in the competitions After today’s com- and they continue to- YANGON, 23 July — Knowledge Bank Paper Twantay) and joint secretaries, CEC members, guests petitions, Myanmar ar- morrow. Reading Session organized by Myanmar writers and and MWJA members and guests. chery athletes bagged NlM Journalists Association took place at the Salpay First, U Myo Thant (Maung Su Shin) extended Beikman building of MWJA Office on Merchant greetings. Next, resource persons Daw Kyan (Ma Street at noon today. Kyan) and Dr Myint Hlaing read out their respec- Khamoutkyi TV retransmission Present on the occasion were Chairman of tive papers. Later, the resource persons answered MWJA U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung), Vice-Chair- the queries raised by those present and MWJA station begins telecasts men U Tin Kha (Takkatho Tin Kha), U Than Maung Chairman U Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung) expressed YANGON, 23 July — The construction and (Than Maung), Secretary U Hla Tun (Hla Tun thanks. — MNA installation of Khamoutkyi TV retransmission station in Taninthayi Division were completed on 17 July 2005. It begins telecasting of MRTV programmes at from 18 July 2005. MNA

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Last year saw 15 The storm was moving NASA's plans to tropical storms, of which ing northwest at 9 mph, launch on Tuesday the nine became hurricanes. Chinese villagers check the site of a collapsed reservior in the Xiaocaoba with winds of 45 mph, first space shuttle mission Florida was struck by township of Yiliang county, southwest China's Yunnan Province, but was expected to shift since the Columbia dis- four of the hurricanes in on 22 July , 2005.— INTERNET to a more northerly direc- aster in 2003. a six-week period. tion and eventually to- Franklin's formation Most US hurricane ward the northeast, the on Thursday marked the experts do not attribute Boeing in talks with IAF on centre said. The Depart- earliest in the season the high number of ment of Meteorology of since records began in storms to global warm- the Bahamas said light to 1851 that six tropical ing. But climatologists super hornet aircraft moderate rains were fall- storms have formed in say warmer sea-surface NEW DELHI, 23 July — Two days after India and the US decided to ing over the Abaco area the Atlantic. The hurri- temperatures and greater strengthen cooperation in nuclear, defence and security issues, American but Franklin had not yet cane season runs from amounts of water vapour aircraft firm Boeing on Friday said it was talking with Indian Air Force brought strong winds. 1 June to the end of No- in the atmosphere could (IAF) and Navy on offering supper hornet aircraft for IAF's multi-role "We're not getting a vember. Hurricane ex- lead do more intense hur- combat planes and its co-production. whole lot of weather perts have predicted an ricanes in the future. "We are just entering security of India and its systems providing en- from the system," a de- unusually busy season MNA/Reuters the talk process with the people. hanced interoperability, IAF and the industry. The super hornet is situation awareness and Shell to invest $ 125m in Brazil Some IAF personnel the second (block-2) support which allows di- RIO DE JANEIRO, 23 July — Anglo-Dutch Shell will invest 125 million US have flown the aircraft. phase of the hornet which rect communication with dollars in petroleum exploration and production in Brazil this year, a senior We think there is a lot of is flown by eight coun- the troops on ground or official of the company said on Friday. capability for production, tries — the US, Kuwait, ships at sea. On the ques- The investment in- cent. According to Smith, a petroleum potential, is and India will be the Australia, Malaysia, tion whether Boeing was cludes drilling a new Shell will drill another in charge of oil produc- launch customer Canada, Finland, Swit- considering joint produc- probing well in the BC- probing well in BS-4 area tion in Bijupira/Salema (if it chooses the war- zerland and Spain. tion or manufacturing 10 area of Campos mari- of Santos basin, off the deposit, located in plane)," PTI quoted The F/A-18E/F super super hornets in India, time basin, off the coast coast of Sao Paulo and Campos where it extracts Boeing Vice-President hornet is in competition Chadwick said there is no of Espirito Santo, where Rio de Janeiro, where 14- 50,000 barrels of oil a day. Chris Chad-wick as say- with aircraft of three issue at all with this a heavy-crude deposit has 15 API degree heavy The Anglo-Dutch ing on Friday. other countries including aircraft being manufac- been found, Exploration crude was discovered. firm will participate in the As for the request for the euro-fighter of Brit- tured in India. Manager for Latin In case of a positive seventh round of bidding information (rfi) docu- ain for the IAF's combat "We have co-produc- America Graeme Smith assessment, extraction to a number of areas with ment already issued to fleet, for which the tion (of the earlier said. Shell and Brazil's would start in 2009 in a potential for petroleum fighter jet manufacturers, request for proposals version of hornets) with state-run oil company Campos deposit and 2011 and natural-gas produc- the IAF would initially (rfp) documents are likely a number of countries PETROBRAS have a 35- in Santos basin. tion, organized by the require 18 aircraft and to be issued in the next apart from country supper-cent share of the crude Shell, which partici- National Petroleum deposit each, while pates in the exploration Agency (ANP) of Brazil then transit into co-pro- two months. port", Chadwick said, and ExxonMobil gets 30 per in 12 Brazilian areas with this year. —MNA/Xinhua duction. The Boeing official added that if Boeing

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The exchange reserve of 700 billion US dollars, Westerners still have a very limited Minister Jose Luis lateral relations between trade volume added up to knowledge of the Chinese culture and language, said Zhao Qiguang, director Rodriguez Zapatero, who China and Spain as well four billion US dollars in of the Asian Language and Culture Department of Carleton University said arrived in Beijing on as on regional and inter- the first five months of the here on Thursday at the World Chinese Conference. Thursday on a three-day national issues of mutual year, up 48 per cent. He added that some Chi- nese language still has a popularize our language official visit to China, and concern. In addition, Wen nese children speak better long way to go before be- and culture," said Zhao. Chinese Premier Wen Wen Jiabao highly highly appreciated the of Western culture than their coming an international lan- He noted that the estab- Jiabao witnessed the sign- praised the Spanish Spanish Government's own. guage," Zhao said. lishment of the Confucius ing of the agreements fol- Government's plan to adherence to one-China Currently more than 300 As a veteran Chinese Institute overseas was of lowing their hour-long strengthen relationship policy. million foreigners are learn- teaching expert, Zhao great significance, as more meeting. The two sides with China and other For his part, Zapatero ing Chinese, but it is hard to pointed out the Chinese and more foreign students will strengthen political Asian-Pacific nations, stressed that Spain wants tell how many of them can teaching method should and businesses are taking dialogue through a mecha- adding that China attaches to be a friend of China, really master the language, comply with a modernized an interest in Chinese lan- nism between foreign equal importance to its and that it supports Chi- Zhao said. In the United society. "We should em- guage and culture. ministries of the two coun- relationship with Spain. na's economic develop- States, about 24,000 high phasize Putonghua, Pinyin The two-day conference tries, according to an The Chinese Premier ment and national school students are learn- and simplified characters in debuted here on July 20 agreement. proposed that the two reunification. ing Chinese, while more the teaching courses. The with the theme of "the De- The two sides will each countries should step up The Spanish Prime than one million high school textbooks should be sim- velopment of Chinese in a establish a cultural centre their cooperation in areas Minister said Spain hopes students are learning ple, and standard Chinese Multi-cultural World", and in the other country. of politics, economy, sci- to increase consultations French. should be taught systemati- has attracted nearly 600 China will buy 20 Air- ence and technology as with China on major re- "We should take notice cally and continuously". government officials, bus A330 jetliners, ac- well as culture. gional and international that the 1.3 billion popula- "Most importantly, only Sinologists and Chinese cording to a framework The Chinese Premier issues, and upgrade the tion in China and the 80 50 per cent of the Chinese learners from 67 countries agreement signed by the pledged that China would level of economic coop- million population in people can speak and regions, among which two sides. increase imports from eration. In addition, he said France stand behind these Putonghua, so we must more than 350 came from Chinese Foreign Min- Spain. Spain would help promote two languages. The Chi- improve ourselves to better overseas. —MNA/Xinhua istry spokesman Liu China-Spain trade the development of EU- Jianchao said the two sides reached 7.2 billion US China relationship. Japan votes missile interception bill into law reached wide-range con- dollars last year, up 38 per MNA/Xinhua TOKYO, 23 July — Japan's Upper House on Friday voted for a bill which aims to speed up the process of intercepting missiles against Japan. Susilo to visit China Under the revision to the Prime Minister to de- of the air, ground and mari- the Self-Defence Forces ploy the missile shield, in- time forces. The Defence BEIJING, 23 July — President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Law, the Defence Agency cluding Aegis vessels, and Agency plans to introduce Bambang Yudhoyono will pay a state visit to China from 27 to 30 July at chief is able to order inter- the SDF will launch inter- the new structure by next the invitation of President Hu Jintao, the Foreign Ministry announced ception in emergencies ceptors if the enemy fires a March. here on Thursday. without the approval of missile toward Japan. Japan is ratcheting up According to the origi- upcoming visit, Chinese as well as mutual under- the Prime Minister and the However, if there are the drive to deploy ground- nal arrangement, President leaders will confer with standing and trust con- Cabinet. no clear signs of a launch and sea-based missile de- Susilo was going to pay a him on expanding the tinuously deepening. The bill was approved but conditions call for fence systems in coopera- state visit to China from 13 friendly cooperation be- President Hu Jintao by the ruling coalition- high alert and there is no tion with the United States. to 16 July, but he delivered tween the two sides, and made a successful visit to controled House of Rep- time to seek consent, the The deployment is ex- a speech on 11 July on a series of documents on Indonesia in April this resentatives in June. agency chief can mobilize pected to start in 2007 at postponing his visit to China economic and trade co- year. During the visit, Hu The missile intercep- the SDF to stand by for any the earliest. and other countries due to a operation will be signed. and Susilo signed a joint tion bill has stirred up con- sudden attack and order an Despite its pacifist domestic emergency. China and Indonesia, declaration on strategic tentions that the civilian intercept under emergency postwar Constitution, Ja- Chinese Foreign Min- as two good neighbours, partnership between control over the Self-De- guidelines approved in pan has ardently pushed istry spokesman Liu have enjoyed good bilat- China and Indonesia, fence Forces would be advance by the Prime Min- forward with a shift in its Jianchao said at a previ- eral relations, with an ex- pushing the Sino-Indone- weakened. Under a new ister. defence policy over the ous Press conference that change of high-level vis- sian relations to a new provision on measures to The House of Coun- past several years. The during President Susilo's its being more frequent high.—MNA/Xinhua intercept ballistic missiles, cillors also approved a law move intends to enable the if signs of an imminent on the day to reorganize self-defence-only troops Malaysia ringgit opens steady missile attack are detected, the SDF under a unified have a more aggressive and the Defence Agency chief command by setting up a far-flung manoeuvrability. against US dollar will seek permission from Joint Staff for command MNA/Xinhua KUALA LUMPUR, 23 July — Malaysian ringgit opened for trading at 3.7930/ 7950 against the US dollar on Friday morning under the managed float system. The new floating level lar had been adopted since tral bank Zeti Akhtar Aziz was close to Thursday's September 1998 when assured the public on closing rates of 3.7995/ Malaysia imposed capi- Thursday that the ringgit 8005 on the foreign ex- tal controls to curb specu- would be traded close to its change screens. lation against the ringgit. fair value when it opened Major currencies were Malaysian central for trading on Friday. mixed against the ringgit bank said on Thursday Aziz also said that at the opening. evening that the govern- Malaysian exports would The ringgit opened ment decided to unpeg the not become less competi- lower against the Singa- ringgit to the greenback tive as the central bank pore dollar at 2.2862/ and the ringgit would be would monitor the level 2881 from 2.2584/2603. traded under a basket of closely to ensure that it was Against the British currencies of Malaysia's consistent with price sta- pound, the Malaysian cur- trading partners. bility and growth in the rency was lower at The bank added that country. 6.6412/6469 from "the exchange rate after In the first half of the 6.6294/6334 while it shifting to this new sys- year 2005, the ringgit had opened steadier against tem is not expected to de- already appreciated quite the euro at 4.6062/6113 viate significantly from significantly against ma- from 4.6130/6153. the current prevailing jor currencies at 8 per cent The currency peg of level." to 11 per cent, Aziz said. A moose swims in a pond in June. Moose caused serious havoc on highways 3.80 ringgit to the US dol- Governor of the cen- MNA/Xinhua in Canada this week, according to officials. — INTERNET 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 Italian trade A D V E R T I S E M E N T WTO chief presses alarm button deficit hits 6.277b INVITATION TO TENDER over trade talks Sealed tenders are invited by the Department of Health, euros in first five Central Medical Stores Depot for the supply of Medical GENEVA, 22 July—World Trade Organization chief Supachai Panitchpakdi Instrument. months said on Thursday the time had come to press the alarm button over the lack Tender documents are available during office hours at ROME, 22 July—Ita- of progress in the WTO’s free trade talks. the office of the Deputy Director (Medical Stores), Central “I have said before that missed its initial end-2004 the year, ministers set them- Medical Stores Depot, No-57, Sakawa Road, Dagon Town- ly’s trade deficit for the ship, Yangon, commencing from (26-7-2005). first five months of the my finger was hovering deadline. selves objectives which Sealed bids are to be submitted to the office of the year hit 6.277 billion over the alarm button. The new target is early clearly now are not going to Deputy Director (Medical Stores), Central Medical Stores euros, the highest since Now I have pressed it,” he 2007, but for that to be be reached by the end of Depot, not later than (9-8-2005) 14:00 hour, after which no told the talks’ steering realistic, ministers need to July,” said WTO spokes- bid will be accepted. No telegraphic/telex proposal will be 1992, the national statis- accepted. tics bureau (Istat) reported group, the Trade Negotia- be able to gavel a blue- man Keith Rockwell. For detail information please contact the Deputy Direc- on Wednesday. tions Committee. print in December with Officials said that ne- tor (Medical Stores) Phone No. 371284/371969. According to the Istat “I urge you all to hear the most difficult issues gotiators would focus on Central Medical Stores Depot. the alarm and to act upon resolved. agriculture over the com- Department of Health that the trade deficit for the same period last year it,” he added. However, with the ing days and only if there was 2.742 billion euros. Leading trade minis- talks way behind sched- were some advance there, The trade deficit in ters had called for accords ule again, hopes of a so- would it be possible to talk May stood at 366 million by the end of July to clear called “first approxima- seriously about industrial euros, compared to a sur- the way for the full WTO tion” for Hong Kong be- goods. plus of 142 million euros virtually to wrap up its ing agreed this month Rich members, such a year before, Istat said. Doha Round of trade lib- have been dashed. All ne- as the United States and Compared to May of eralization negotiations at gotiators are aiming for in the European Union, un- last year, exports for the a ministerial meeting in a final week of intensive der pressure to cut farm month rose 8.9 per cent Hong Kong in December. discussions is to make subsidies and tariffs to while imports jumped 11.1 The round, launched some progress. give developing countries per cent, exports were sta- in the Qatari capital in But Supachai and oth- more chance to compete, tionary over April 2005 November 2001 and ers fear that it may leave want opportunities for and imports dipped 1.4 per whose successful conclu- too much to be done in the their manufacturing and cent. sion would boost the glo- autumn. service industries in re- MNA/Xinhua bal economy, has already “In the beginning of turn.—MNA/Reuters Kodak plans to cut East African TV to continue up to 10,000 more jobs broadcasting in Uganda WASHINGTON, 22 July—Eastman Kodak Co said KAMPALA, 22 July—East African Television on Wednesday that it is cutting as many as 10,000 (EATV), a TV station that transmits to Uganda, more jobs as it posted disappointing second-quar- A Bangladeshi trader sells imported fish at a whole- Kenya and Tanzania, is to continue broadcasting in ter results amid a struggle to make the wrenching sale market in Dhaka on 20 July , 2005.—INTERNET Uganda after partly conforming to the broadcast- transition from film to digital photography. ing regulations, according to the chairman of the Kodak, the largest January 2004 and now Broadcasting Council. Bangladesh garment maker of film and other plans to cut 22,500 to Godfrey Mutabazi the broadcasting regula- camera product in the 25,000 jobs. The restruc- told Xinhua by telephone tion. exports to US make United States and targeted turing is expected to be on Wednesday that the The council said that largely completed by the 12,000 to 15,000 job cuts station, popular with the the station was not broad- middle of 2007 and will significant growth by 2007 early last year, youth, was making im- casting local content and trim its work force to made the announcement provements in the pro- development programme DHAKA, 22 July—Bangladesh’s export of gar- around 40,000. of more job cuts as it gramme line-up. for the targeted society. ments to the United States is witnessing a signifi- The company re- swung to a loss for the “We do not expect Mutabazi said that af- cant growth, thanks to higher quality and competi- ported that it lost 146 mil- second quarter in a row. ter the warning, the sta- tiveness of the country’s products. lion dollars in the April- them to make sudden As part of its effort changes in their pro- tion started broadcasting The knitwear alone knit, Bangladesh products June quarter, compared to fortify its digital busi- grammes but so far they brief news reports from showed a 60-per-cent were enjoying a well- with a profit of 136 mil- nesses to counter a faster- are taking the right direc- east Africa and around the growth in the US market founded comparative ad- lion dollars in the same than-expected decline in tion,” said Mutabazi. world, which was not the during May-July period of vantage because of the sec- quarter of last year, al- consumer film sales, Last month, the coun- case before. fiscal 2004-05 when its ex- tor’s backward linkage sup- though its sales grew by 6 Kodak said it will cut cil threatened not to re- He noted that a copy of ports fetched 371 million ports and its efficient man- per cent to 3.69 billion deeper into its work force new the stations broad- their new line-up complies US dollars. The total ex- agement. dollars from 3.46 billion than it set out to do in casting licence because it with the council’s guide- ports to the United States Annisul Huq, president dollar a year ago. MNA/Xinhua had failed to comply with lines.—MNA/Xinhua stood at around two billion of Bangladesh Garment Toyota recalling US dollars during the pe- Manufacturers and Export- about 350,000 riod, local daily The Finan- ers Association said the cial Express reported on trade growth in the US mar- vehicles in US Thursday. ket would sustain more or WASHINGTON, 22 On an average, the less until 2008, when the July—Toyota Motor Co growth this time marked WTO safeguard clause said on Wednesday that 25-per-cent increase in would eventually go. it would recall 345,000 America, reversing a de- The textile and cloth- Sienna minivans in the clining trend demonstrated ing exporters are seeing United States because the since 2000 when the United more opportunity in the fu- seat belt in some seating States allowed preferential ture, provided that the gov- positions may become trading facilities to 72 Sub ernment works with the ex- difficult to retract when Saharan and Caribbean porters closely for support unbuckled. The company countries. services, the report said. said that the voluntary “The quality of our The garments indus- recall in the United States products has improved and try developed in Bangla- involves Siennas from that they are also very com- desh and emerged as the the 2004 and 2005 model petitive,” Mir Shahabuddin major export in about two years and it had received Ahmed, vice-chairman of decades. Readymade gar- 14 complaints but there the Export Promotion Bu- ments accounts for 9.5 per have been no accidents The University of Calgary’s solar car stops at a red light on Inkster Boulevard, reau, was quoted as saying. cent or more of GDP in the or injuries from the pro- in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 22 July, 2005 while on its way to the Ahmed said in case of country.— MNA/Xinhua blem.—MNA/Xinhua checkpoint at Red River College.—INTERNET

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"I don't think anyone loved his fans and appre- Services Inc, according to the agent. ciated his fans more than he did," said Stevens. "He just The Houston-based company teams with commer- adored them, and it shows — they adored him." cial launch organizations in offering out-of-this-world MNA/Xinhua FAO says Fraudsters swindle Japan’s Africa locust alert persists isolated elderly ROME, 22 July — TOKYO,22 July — Fraudsters keen to cash in on the growing ranks of Many countries in sub-Sa- Japan's isolated old people have hit on a new way to swindle them — tell them haran Africa are still at risk their homes are falling down. Batty Bradley of Cork, Ireland, tries to impress the from locust swarms in the Con men are mak- ion of Japan. "They have (102 million US dollars) judges during the second preliminary round of the coming months, the United ing millions of yen by no one to consult with." in unnecessary repair 'Papa' Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, Nations food agency said duping or threatening Nearly one in five contracts. Florida, on 22 July, 2005. Almost 150 look-alikes are on Thursday. senior citizens into sign- Japanese is aged 65 or Other fraudsters vying for the 2005 title during the featured event of Key The Food and Agri- ing up for unnecessary older, and the figure will were found to have fit- West's 25th annual Hemingway Days festival. The culture Organization ruled home repairs, according jump to one in four over ted dozens of unneeded 2005 winner is to be named late Saturday.—INTERNET out its previous worst-case to a government survey the next decade, accord- ventilation fans under scenario of over a million issued this week. ing to government data. the floor of a house be- Roche reports strong hectares of land being dev- More than 8,700 Increasing numbers of longing to two elderly astated by the insects, but people complained the elderly live alone. sisters suffering from interim benefits a serious risk remained in about door-to-door The con men usu- senile dementia in the GENEVA,22 July — Roche, the world's largest some countries due to fa- house renovation serv- ally operate by offering city of Fujimi, north of maker of cancer drugs, on Wednesday reported vourable rains in breed- ices in 2004, almost potential victims a free Tokyo, in March. strong interim results, with net profit of 3.24 billion ing areas. three times the figure for home survey, then per- Preying on fears Swiss francs (2.5 billion US dollars), a four-per- "FAO is prepared for 1995, the National Con- suading them to agree to about the safety of old cent increase over the same period of last year and the probable scenario with sumer Affairs Centre of expensive repairs by wooden houses in the above market expectations. locusts infesting between Japan report said. saying their houses are latest in a string of "Roche performed ex- nesses, Roche said the phar- 50,000 and 250,000 hec- More than half the on the verge of collapse. techniques, criminals tremely well in the first half maceuticals division was the tares of land in the next victims were over 60, In other cases, the have used to swindle of 2005. We increased our "key growth driver" during months," Director-Gen- and many suffer from fraudsters simply intimi- elderly Japanese out of net income, strengthened our the period, with its sales in- eral Jacques Diouf said. impaired judgement due date elderly people into their often substantial market position and made creasing three times bigger The situation in Chad to senile dementia, the paying for repair work savings. progress on major develop- than the global market aver- and western Sudan was survey found. Consumer they pretend to carry out A wave of what be- ment projects," said chair- age. Sales in the pharma- critical, the FAO said. groups say the growing in parts of the house the came as “it’s me” fraud man and chief executive ceuticals division rose by Mali, Mauritania, and number of old people owners cannot see, such over the past couple of Franz Humer in a statement. 19 per cent to 12.65 billion Niger were also at risk and need more support. as roofs or foundations. years has deceived many The company, based in Swiss francs (9.76 billion the agency urged contin- "In the past, com- In one of the most elderly people into trans- Basel, Switzerland, reported dollars), significantly ued monitoring. munities were very serious cases, Tokyo po- ferring substantial sums first-half sales of 16.2 bil- ahead of the average In 2004 the worst lo- close-knit, but now eld- lice arrested four men of money to the bank ac- lion Swiss francs (12.5 bil- growth rates in the United cust infestation for 15 erly people are increas- last month on accusa- counts of people posing lion dollars), up 14 per cent States, Europe and Japan years worsened food ingly isolated," said tions they had swindled as relatives in financial from a year earlier. — the division's three most shortages in West Africa. Hiroko Mizuhara, head 5,400 people out of a trouble. With pharmaceuticals important markets. MNA/Reuters of the Consumers' Un- total of 11.5 billion yen MNA/Reuters and diagnostics as core busi- MNA/Xinhua

Yelena Isinbayeva of HK surgeons upbeat on brain cancer Russia jumps 5 meters in the pole vault to break removal method the world record during HONG KONG, 22 July — Surgeons in Hong Kong who invented a less- the Crystal Palace invasive way of removing cancers from the base of the brain said on Thursday athletics Grand Prix, in that patients had had no complications after the treatment and ran very little southern London on 22 risk of relapse. July, 2005. The 23-year- Doctors traditionally permanent facial deform- has since performed 12 old Russian Olympic remove these tumours — ity, numbness and scars. such surgeries. champion easily cleared which occur between In 1996, doctors at the While up to 66 per cent the 5 meters on her first the roof of the nasal University of Hong Kong of patients who have un- attempt, barely nudging cavity and the base of the developed a less-invasive dergone traditional open- the bar on a still evening. front part of the brain — way to remove such can- face surgery run a risk of It was the fourth time through extensive surgery, cers. relapse, the problem has this month that which requires cutting Using endoscopes and recurred for only one of Isinbayeva has set a open the face, removing forceps inserted through the 12 patients treated un- world record and the nasal bones and a craniec- the nose, surgeons cut off der the new method. 17th world record — tomy. nasal tissues and bones to "None of them had com- indoors and out — of her But this procedure is isolate the tumour, which plications after the treat- career. invasive and results in seis then removed through ment. internet vere facial pain, as well as craniectomy. The team MNA/Reuters 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 CBF supports Santos, vetoes Robinho’s S P O R T S transfer to Real Madrid RIO DE JANEIRO, 23 July— The Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF) Friday supported Santos and confirmed its veto to the transfer of striker Robinho deal still not sealed, says Real Robson de Souza "Robinho" to Real Madrid, of Spain, announced by the MADRID, 23 July— Real Madrid have not yet completed the signing of player's agent, Wagner Ribeiro. Brazilian forward Robinho from Santos, the Spanish club said on Friday. "Despite the respect for the player, year-old Robinho with Santos was signed "We have to be cau- is no doubt that it is a very for the transfer to the Span- who is an outstanding professional and on 31 August, 2004, and will run until tious," vice-president important decision. ish FA (RFEF) who in turn was part of the victory in Confederations 30 January, 2008, and that the unilateral Emilio Butragueno told "We have to remain had requested Robinho's Cup in Germany, CBF cannot back the suspension of it, as sought by Robinho Real's website. "The door prudent but we hope that International Transfer transfer petition in the terms it is being and his advisers, less than a year before has been opened to the everything will become Certificate from the Bra- put forth, as it does not meet the neces- its conclusion, goes against three years signing of Robinho but it clear in the next 24 to 48 zilian FA. sary legal aspects," Friday read CBF's set by the International Soccer Federa- still hasn't been finalized, hours. Robinho's agent communique through the Internet. tion (FIFA). although it is very close." "He's a different player Wagner Ribeiro said the It reminded that the contract of 21- CBF underscores that the fine for the The nine-time Euro- with enormous talent and 21-year-old had agreed to Desailly, Benarbia join cancellation of the contract for 50 mil- pean champions said they there aren't many players forego the 40 per cent of lion US dollars, as established by Santos paid 60 per cent, or 30 like him around at the his rights to which he was Qatar Sports Club for foreign clubs interested in hiring million US dollars of the moment. We've got a week entitled, accounting for the DOHA, 23 July— Marcel Desailly, the Robinho, goes in agreement with Pele 50 million US dollars buy- left of our tour (of Asia) shortfall of 20 million US former captain of France and Chelsea, Law, which rules sports in Brazil, thus, out clause stipulated in and if the signing is dollars in the buy-out has left Qatar champions Al Gharafa for the 30 million US dollars paid for by Robinho's contract to buy speeded up then we will clause. First Division rivals Qatar Sports Club Real Madrid to complete the transfer are Santos' share of his rights. take a decision to see if he But Brazilian club (QSC). The 37-year-old central defender insufficient. "We've presented a can join up with the rest of Santos insisted Robinho scored six goals in 27 games to help Al In announcing the transfer to Real, document to the Brazilian the team." still belonged to them and Gharafa collect their fourth Qatar title Ribeiro said that the "dream of the player Federation that guarantees In a further develop- that they were due the full last season. Algerian midfielder Ali to play" for the European club made the payment of 60 per cent ment the Primera Liga 50 million US dollars. Benarbia, formerly of Manchester City, Robinho giving up 20 million US dol- of the player's rights. We club said they had pre- "They haven't depos- has also joined QSC from Qatar's Al lars, the equivalent to the 40 per cent of still have to wait but there sented the documentation ited anything," club presi- Rayyan club. the amount he had a right to receive in dent Marcelo Teixeira was "We are happy that these two fine leaving Santos. CBF also said "this would quoted as saying by Span- players have agreed to join us. I think we only be valid if Santos accepted it, but ish sports daily Marca. now have a formidable line-up," said this was rejected by the club." "The situation hasn't Sheikh Jassem bin Hamad Al Thani, CBF's Legal Director Carlos Eugenio changed and things are the QSC's director of football, on Friday. Lopes said Friday "the amount Santos same as they were before. Former Argentine World Cup strikers has to receive is 50 million US dollars, in If Real Madrid deposits Claudio Caniggia and Gabriel Batistuta, accordance to the conditions for the can- 50 million US dollars who were playing for QSC and Al Arabi cellation of the contract". The payment Robinho will go, but if not Sports Club respectively, announced of the 30 millions does not proceed be- he will stay at Santos." their retirements towards the end of last cause of the unilateral cancellation by MNA/Reuters season. — MNA/Reuters the player.—MNA/Xinhua Celta Vigo sign Brazilian coach Wortman joins Dynamo Brazilian on one-year deal India's Sania Mirza returns a volley to Japan's Akiko striker Baiano MOSCOW, 23 July— Dynamo Moscow presented their new coach Ivo Wortman Morigami during their quarter-final round match on Friday, hoping the Brazilian can turn around the fortunes of the Russian MADRID, 23 July— Pro- at the 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Premier League club. Women’s Open tournament in Cincinnati 22 July, moted Celta Vigo have signed Brazilian striker "I'm honoured to work Dynamo's caretaker from Samara and Porto 2005. Morigami defeated Mirza 6-4 6-3. —INTERNET Fernando Baiano on a with such a great European coach Andrei Kobelev, who goalkeeper Nuno. three-year contract, the club and my aim is to make had been in charge since Nuno's addition brings CROSSWORD PUZZLE Primera Liga club said on Dynamo even better and former Russia manager the number of Portuguese- Friday. stronger," said Wortman, Oleg Romantsev quit in speaking players at Dy- The 26-year-old who signed a one-year con- mid-May, became namo to nine. "It's always Baiano joined Malaga on tract on Friday. Wortman's assistant. difficult to join the team in loan from Brazilians Sao The 55-year-old, who On Friday Dynamo also the middle of the season but Caetano in January and quit Brazilian club unveiled four new signings, at least, I shouldn't have was the Spanish side's Juventude earlier this a pair of Nigerian interna- any language barrier," leading scorer with nine month, becomes the first tionals Joseph Enakarhire Wortman said. "Our goal goals from 17 games. top level coach from Latin from Sporting Lisbon and this season is to fight for the Protracted negotiations America to work in Russia. Krylya Sovietov Samara's championship or at least for led to Malaga, Celta and "I know that I'm the first Patrick Ovie, Russia de- places in the UEFA Galician rivals Deportivo Brazilian coach to come to fender Denis Kolodin also Cup."—MNA/Reuters Coruna competing for the Russia but hopefully my player's services in the stay here will be a pleasant close season before he one," said Wortman who eventually agreed to join has extensive coaching ex- Fernando Vazquez' perience at domestic and side.—MNA/Reuters international level. ACROSS DOWN Dutch keeper Westerveld 7 Stature 1 Masticating 8 Cause 2 Brown coal joins Portsmouth 10 Winter apple 3 Abyss LONDON, 23 July— Dutch goalkeeper Sander 11 Prussian lancer 4 Fastened Westerveld, a free agent after leaving Spanish club 12 Snares 5 Sacred song Real Mallorca last season, has joined Portsmouth. 13 Short 6 Silly "Sander has bags of experience, not least in the 17 Nickname for Irishman 9 Goddess of lov e Premier League, and this afternoon we have agreed 18 Rebuff 14 Biased terms with him," chief executive Peter Storrie told 22 Apportion 15 Disclose Portsmouth's website on Friday. Manchester United's soccer player Ryan Giggs 23 Clover 16 Skill Westerveld, who previously played for FC Twente signs on the jersey of a fan after arriving at the 24 Bauble 19 Measure and Vitesse Arnhem, made 75 appearances for Liver- Hong Kong Airport 22 July, 2005. Manchester 25 Unassuming 20 Buffon pool before joining Real Sociedad in 2001. United will play a soccer match with the Hong Kong 21 Broom MNA/Reuters national team on 23 July, in the territory.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 24 July, 2005 15 Indonesia prepares hospitals for bird flu care JAKARTA, 23 July — Indonesia is preparing 44 hospitals across the sprawling archipelago for treatment and detection of bird flu after recording its first deaths from the virus, the Health Minister said on Thursday. Siti Fadillah Supari also told reporters authorities WHO China spokesman Roy Wadia said. were yet to determine how a government official “I really can’t say what sort of timetable they’re and his two young daughters living in a Jakarta sub- operating under in this case, all I can say is that we urb contracted the H5N1 strain of the virus. would hope that such information would be shared All three died earlier this month, but the offi- sooner rather than later.” —MNA/Reuters

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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). 4th Waning of Waso 1367 ME Sunday, 24 July, 2005 Upgrading of roads, sanitation tasks inspected

YANGON, 23 July — Yangon Division Peace and Development Coun- cil Chairman Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Yangon City Develop- ment Committee Chair- man Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspected the upgrading of roads and sanitation tasks in Yangon City this morning. The commander and the mayor arrived at the junction of Pyay Road and Myakantha Road-2 in Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspect resurfacing of Strand Road in Kyimyindine. — YGN COMMAND Kamayut township, and inspected dredging work weeds and bushes on both Road. Township, dredging of the machinery and repaving tions, the commander and being carried out at sides on Myakantha Road- They also looked drain near the junction of of Kyaikwaing Pagoda the mayor gave necessary Kamayut Creek for proper 2, and unblocking of into tarmacking of Strand Parami Road and Insein Road in Mayangon Town- instructions to officials. drainage, clearing of ditches on Dhammazedi Road in Kyimyindine Road with the use of heavy ship. During the inspec- MNA

Basic organizational course No 22 concluded Results of 2005 matriculation exam announced

YANGON, 24 July— The results of matriculation examination held in March 2005 were announced at 6 am today. The results were posted at the respective exam centres in townships in states and divisions. The results of other states and divisions except Yangon division were also posted at No 1 BEHS, Insein; No 1 BEHS, Yankin; No 3 BEHS, Kamayut; No 1 BEHS, Lanmadaw; No 2 BEHS, Dagon; and No 1 BEHS, Thingangyun . MNA Minister U Aung Thaung addresses the concluding of basic organizational course No 22. — INDUSTRY-1

YANGON, 23 July — Member of the Secretariat of Minister U Aung Thaung delivered an address. the Union Solidarity and Development Association The minister and Chairman of Bahan Township Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung attended the Peace and Development Council U Tun Hla Aung conclusion of basic organizational course No 22 jointly presented prizes to the outstanding trainees. Results of matriculation sponsored by Bahan, Hline, Kamayut and Mayangon Managing Director of TMDC Co (Tamway Plaza) Township USDAs at Bahan USDA Office this after- U Michael Nyunt and Daw Nan Htwe Khan Nyunt exam from regions of noon. donated a computer and a laser printer worth K 1 Trainees sang a song “Yathetpan Pyidaungsu” on million to U Aung Thaung who presented certificate of poor transport to be the occasion. Member of the Secretariat of USDA honour to the donor.—MNA on air

Producers, importers to produce or import only YANGON, 24 July — Among the results of matriculation examination-2005 to be announced genuine, potent and quality food and drug, to this morning, those of the examination centres in some regions from states and divisions where trans- participate in government’s public health care services port is difficult will be broadcast by Myanma Radio through 41.75 metres at 8.30 am today. YANGON, 23 July —At a time when technology is with the prescribed laws. Development Affairs De- Those regions cover Tanai, Machanbaw, advancing in leaps and bounds, packaging and con- partments under the Ministry of Progress of Border Putao, Nagmon, Phakant, Sumpranbum and Chipwe tent of unauthorized dyes in local-made and imported Areas and National Races and Development Affairs of Kachin State; Papun, Kya-in-Seikyi and foods are harmful to the health of consumers. and Township Peace and Development Councils are Kamamaung of Kayin State; Kanpetlet, Matupi, In the interests of the health of consumers and also carrying out the tasks in the rest of the townships. Mindat and Paletwa of Chin State; Gwa, Kyeintali students, the government formed the Food and Drug After examining the quality, potency and side and Manaung of Rakhin State; Moemeik, Namhsan Administration. The government also assigned duties effects of the drugs, the Drug Supervisory Committee (North), Monghsat, Mongkai, Kunlong, Mongton, to FDA in order to supervise plum jam and other permits the producers to register only potent drugs Mongpyin, Mongyan, Maukmai, Mongyai, preserved foods at food stalls in schools, markets and without side effects. Severe action is being taken Kehsimahsam, Kunhein, Hopong, Monghkat, major stores in accord with the set standards and against those who produce substandard medicines, Mongping, Mongphyat, Mabein, Monghsu, quality. counterfeit medicines and those which are produced The national law was enacted in this regard. The or imported without meeting the standard sample. Tonhong and Manton of Shan State; Palaw, Ministry of Health and Development Affairs Com- The producers or importers are therefore to pro- Bokpying and Pala of Taninthiyi Division; Pauk, mittees are examining foods and drugs in order that duce or import only genuine, potent and quality food Htilin, Saw, Longshe, Kyaukhtu, Sedoktara and the people can consume quality food and drugs. The and drugs and they are to participate in the public Ngaphe of Magway Division, Nanyun, Leshi and respective development affairs committees in Yangon health care services being carried out by the State. Lahe of Sagaing Division; and Coco Island of Yangon and Mandalay are undertaking the tasks in accord MNA Division. — MNA