Emergence of the State Constitution Is the Duty of All Citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan
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Established 1914 Volume XI, Number 210 4th Waning of Tazaungmon 1365 ME Wednesday, 12 November, 2003 Senior General Than Shwe receives Cambodian Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Mr Boungnang Vorachith and Thai Prime Minister Dr Thaksin Shinawatra. — MNA Prime Ministers of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Senior General Than Shwe hosts luncheon in Thailand call on Senior General Than Shwe honour of Cambodian, Laotian and Thai PMs YANGON, 11 Nov— in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior ter of Foreign Affairs and In- YANGON, 11 Nov— Chairman of the Chairman of the State Peace and Develop- Prime Minister of Cambodia General Maung Aye, Prime ternational Cooperation of State Peace and Development Council of ment Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mr Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, Cambodia Mr Hornamhong, the Union of Myanmar Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief Minister of Lao People’s member of the State Peace Deputy Prime Minister and of Defence Services Senior General Than (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Democratic Republic Mr and Development Council Minister of Foreign Affairs Shwe hosted lunch in honour of Prime Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, member Boungnang Vorachith and General Thura Shwe Mann, of Lao PDR Mr Somsavat Minister of Cambodia Mr Samdech Hun of the State Peace and Development Council Prime Minister of Thailand Secretary-1 of the State Peace Lengsavad and Minister of Sen and members, Prime Minister of Lao General Thura Shwe Mann, Secretary-1 of the Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, who and Development Council Lt- Foreign Affairs of Thailand People’s Democratic Republic Mr State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen are currently here to attend Gen Soe Win, Secretary-2 Lt- Dr Surakiart Sathirathai. Boungnang Vorachith and members and Soe Win, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein, the the Summit Meeting on Eco- Gen Thein Sein, Minister for After the call, Senior Gen- Prime Minister of Thailand Dr Thaksin ministers, the deputy ministers, Myanmar Am- nomic Cooperation Strategy Foreign Affairs U Win Aung eral Than Shwe and mem- Shinawatra and members, who are currently bassadors to Cambodia, LPDR and Thailand hosted by Myanmar, paid a and Deputy Minister U Khin bers, Prime Ministers of Cam- here to attend the Summit Meeting on Eco- and the directors-general of the State Peace courtesy called on Chairman Maung Win. bodia, Lao PDR and Thai- nomic Cooperation Strategy hosted by and Development Council Office, the Gov- of the State Peace and Devel- Also present together with land and members posed for Myanmar, at the hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw ernment Office, the President’s Office, the opment Council of the Union the visiting prime ministers documentary photos. building on Pyay Road today. Pyithu Hluttaw Office and the Ministry of of Myanmar Commander-in- were Senior Minister Minis- MNA The luncheon was also attended by Vice- Foreign Affairs.—MNA Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe at the Credentials Hall of the Pyithu Hluttaw building on Pyay Road this morning. Present on the occasion to- gether with Senior General Than Shwe were Vice-Chair- man of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of De- fence Services Commander- INSIDE Perspectives Perpetuation of independence and sovereignty, duty of all Union nationals Page 2 Article Emerging human resources Page 7 National development can be made with the systematic combination of natural resources and manpower Pages 9 Circulation Senior General Than Shwe hosts a luncheon in honour of Cambodian Prime Minister Mr Samdech Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Mr Boungnang 23,881 Vorachith and Thai Prime Minister Dr Thaksin Shinawatra. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 12 November, 2003 Thai Prime Minister and party visit Shwedagon Pagoda PERSPECTIVES YANGON, 11 Nov—The tees and officials. Thai delegation led by Prime Next, the visiting prime Wednesday, 12 November, 2003 Minister Dr Thaksin minister and party paid hom- Perpetuation of independence Shinawatra who arrived here age to the pagoda. to attend the summit meet- Afterwards, the visiting and sovereignty, duty of all ing on economic coopera- prime minister and party in- tion strategy of Cambodia, spected the bell of King Union nationals Laos, Thailand and Thayawady at the north-east The Union of Myanmar is a sovereign nation. Myanmar visited the of the pagoda and paid hom- The duty of preserving and safeguarding the Shwedagon Pagoda yester- age to Kakuthandha Buddha national independence and sovereignty rests with day evening. Image kept at the prayer hall of the eastern archway. all the national people living in the Union and Accompanied by Direc- tor-General of Protocol De- Next, the visiting prime their descendants. partment Thura U Aung Htet minister signed in the visi- Myanmar had stood for centuries as an inde- and officials, the delegation tors’ book and donated cash pendent and sovereign nation before it was an- members at 10 pm arrived at for the pagoda through mem- nexed by the colonialists after three aggressive the pagoda, where they were ber of PBT U Khin Maung wars. The people of Myanmar had to live under welcomed by members of Myint, and left the pagoda. MNA the colonialists rule for over a hundred years. the Pagoda Board of Trus- However, the national people of the Union Thai Prime Minister Dr Thaksin Shinawatra donates put up a continuous resistance against the cash to Shwedagon Pagoda through Pagoda Board of colonialists and fascists till they regained their Trustees on 11 November. freedom. MNA Although it is nearly 56 years now that the Union of Myanmar has become independent Health Minister views cleft lip and palate surgery again, it is still suffering from the grave conse- YANGON, 11 Nov — Maung, Deputy Director- morning viewed the medi- General Hospital jointly quences of the evil legacy left by the colonialists. Minister for Health Dr General of the Medical cal treatment given at the performed by Myanmar Kyaw Myint, together with Research Department (Up- Department of Plastic, surgeons and Interplast of Moreover, the neo-colonialists are also Director-General of the per Myanmar) Col Than Maxillo-facial and Oral Australia. maneuvering through various ways and means Health Department Dr Wan Aung and officials, this Surgery of the Yangon The minister greeted to manipulate our nation. Medical Superintendent Dr Therefore, the Government is essaying to Teik Wan, Professor Dr safeguard the national independence and sover- Khin Maung Lwin and of- eignty regained through loss of many lives and ficials, and six-member limbs. The younger generations should know Interplast led by Dr Gary Buckland and Dr Jeremy how the colonialists economically, culturally and Hunt and members and dis- socially exploited a nation and a people that had cussed matters on techni- lost their freedom and how their ancestors made cal cooperation between sacrifices to win back the independence of their the two countries. nation. Only then will the younger generations The Interplast, in come to value the status of an independent nation cooperation with Myanmar and people. surgeons, gave treatment to 43 cleft lip and palate pa- Now is the time when the State Peace and tients in June, 2001, and 70 Development Council and the entire national patients to June, 2002. The people, with the object of safeguarding the inde- Interplast group arrived pendence and sovereignty, are making concerted here to give treatment to 70 efforts to successfully realize the seven-point Interplast group, Australia, gives treatment to cleft lip and palate patient on 11 Novem- patients. policy programme. This policy programme is the ber at the Department of Plastic, Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgery. — MNA MNA roadmap drawn up with a national outlook for 8th Myanmar-Thailand Senior Officials Meeting on Drug Law the emergence of a genuine democracy. In accordance with the policy programme Enforcement Cooperation held in Taunggyi and with the participation of people, step-by- YANGON, 11 Nov — on drug seizures in the two seeds and prevention of UNODC. Moreover, they The 8th Myanmar-Thailand countries, measures taken poppy cultivation according also discussed drug control step implementation will have to be made for the Senior Officials Meeting on for the 15-year drug elimi- to New Destiny Project, de- and prevention, development emergence of a modern and developed demo- Drug Law Enforcement Co- nation plan in Myanmar, creasing of cultivation and of poppy-substitute and cratic nation. operation was held at Aye assistance provided by production of poppy accord- future tasks. Similar meet- The Government is fulfilling all the neces- Thar Yar Golf Resort Hotel, Yongkha project of Thai- ing to data collected by the ing at low level was held on Taunggyi in Shan State at 9 land, destruction of poppy United States of America and 10 November 2003.—MNA sary requirements for the harmonious develop- am today. Present on the oc- ment of all the regions in the Union. The State is casion were Myanmar del- now on the right path to development. At such an egation led by Secretary of opportune time, the national people will have to Central Committee for Drug lend themselves to the task of building the nation Abuse Control Director- General of Myanmar Police into a peaceful and developed one. Force Brig-Gen Khin Yi, We would like to call upon the national peo- Thai delegation led by ple to safeguard the national independence and Secretary-General of ONCB sovereignty so that Myanmar can stand proudly Police Maj-Gen Chidchai Vanasatidya and heads of among other nations of the world eternally. department. At the meeting, the The 8th Myanmar-Thailand Senior Officials Meeting on Drug Law Enforcement two sides discussed matters Cooperation in progress.