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Established 1914 Volume XV, Number 99 10th Waxing of Second Waso 1369 ME Tuesday, 24 July, 2007 Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Russian Military Attachés NAY PYI TAW, 23 July — Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and De- velopment Council Deputy Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior Gen- eral Maung Aye received Military Attaché of the Russian Federation Colo- nel Vladimir I Konchakov, who had completed his tour of duty, and his suc- cessor Colonel Alexander V Svintsovsky at Bayintnaung Yeiktha, here, at 9 am today. Also present at the call were Member of the State Peace and De- velopment Council Gen- eral Thura Shwe Mann of Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives outgoing Military Attaché the Ministry of Defence, Thein, Commander-in- Security Chief Lt-Gen Ye Colonel Vladimir I Konchakov and incoming Military Attaché Commander-in-Chief Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Myint. (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Hein and Military Affairs MNA Colonel Alexander V Svintsovsky of the Russian Federation.— MNA Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Pakistani military attachés NAY PYI TAW, 23 July Commander-in-Chief of Maung Aye received Mili- pleted his tour of duty in Bayintnaung Yeiktha here Peace and Development —Vice-Chairman of the Defence Services Com- tary Attaché of the Islamic Myanmar and his at 9:30 am today. Council General Thura State Peace and Develop- mander-in-Chief (Army) Republic of Pakistan Col succesor Col Muzammil Also present at the call Shwe Mann of Ministry ment Council Deputy Vice-Senior General Zafar Jamil who com- Hussain Shah at were Member of the State of Defence, Commander- in-Chief (Navy) Vice- Admiral Soe Thein and Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein and Military Affairs Se- curity Chief Lt-Gen Ye Myint. — MNA Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives outgoing Military Attaché Col Zafar Jamil and incom- ing Military Attaché Col Muzammil Hussain Shah of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 24-7-07 NL 1 7/24/07, 02:34 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 24 July, 2007 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Tuesday, 24 July, 2007 * 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 Exert continued efforts for * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State food sufficiency * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Myanmar is an agricultural country and Minister inspects regional development the government has paid serious attention to tasks in Ayeyawady Division the agriculture in the interest of the farmers YANGON, 23 July — who constitute the great majority of the Minister for Progress of Minister nation. In the process, it is disseminating Border Areas and National Races and Development advanced cultivation techniques and dis- Col Thein Affairs Col Thein Nyunt tributing the modern farming equipment together with officials con- Nyunt and and high-yield strains. cerned inspected regional wife development affairs in As a result, per acre yield of crops has Maubin and Pyapon Dis- donate increased. In Shan State (East) over 300,000 tricts yesterday. Waso acres of monsoon paddy were grown in 2006- First, the minister at- tended a ceremony to hand robes to a 2007. Per acre yield was over 70 baskets of over a fire engine collec- Sayadaw. paddy. Over 30,000 acres of summer paddy tively donated by MNA were also grown and per acre yield was over wellwishers in Pantanaw Township and gave in- 80 baskets. structions on three plans The government presented awards to and development tasks on fire fighting drills and million donated by the Phone Maw accepted being carried out by the attended the opening cer- wellwishers for the build- farmers who produced over 100 baskets of documents related to the State. emony of a rural health ing of rural health care rural health care centre paddy per acre. On behalf of the care centre in Chaung- centre. Chairmen U Htay handed over by This year farmers are making endeav- wellwishers, the minister galay Village. After- Win of Maubin District wellwishers, and then the presented K 6.7 million for wards, the minister gave PDC and U Mya Oo of ours for exceeding the targets of monsoon minister and wife do- the fire engine to Chair- instructions on health Pantanaw Township nated Waso robes and and summer paddy in the region. man U Myo Oo of care services being pro- PDC accepted cash do- provisions to members of Cultivation of paddy is being extended for Pantanaw Township Peace vided for the villages of nations. the Sangha of East Mon- and Development Coun- border areas. Afterwards, Head of astery of Chaunggalay food sufficiency in the respective states and cil. Next, the minister Afterthat, the min- Pantanaw Township Village. divisions. As a result, there is surplus of viewed the demonstration ister accepted K 13.2 Health Department Dr MNA paddy in the country. KOICA provides Taekwondo equipment for ISPE Regional authorities, departmental offi- YANGON, 23 July—Minister for cials and farmers are thus urged to do their Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint attended utmost in extending cultivation of paddy, oil the ceremony to donate Taekwondo equip- crops, marketable industrial crops and new ment by Korea International Cooperation Agency for Institute of Sports and Physical crops by seizing the opportunities provided Education (ISPE), here, yesterday. by the government for development of agri- Also present on the occasion were culture. Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Myanmar Mr Park Key-chong, KOICA Resident Representative Mr Cho Sang-woo, the principal of ISPE, KOICA Taekwondo 14 NLD members of coaches, officials and students of ISPE. Sagaing, Myaung, The equipment worth over US$ 20,000 will help improve Myanmar's Taekwondo training capabilities and further Twantay Townships quit Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Korean Ambassa- strengthen bilateral cooperation between YANGON, 23 July—Six members including Korea and Myanmar. dor Mr Park Key-chong and Taekwondo trainees pose U Chit Hsaing of Sagaing Township National League MNA for documentary photo. — SPED for Democracy, five members including Daw San San Win of Myaung Township NLD, Sagaing Divi- A delegation led by Myanmar Prawn sion and three members including U Than Sein of Entrepreneurs Association poses for Twantay Township NLD, Yangon Division, resigned from the party of their own accord and sent their documentary photo at Yangon letters of resignation to NLD (Headquarters) and International Airport before depar- authorities concerned on 12 July. ture for Thailand on 23 July, 2007. The letter sent to Sagaing, Myaung and The 14-member delegation led by Twantay Township Multi-party Democracy General Chairman of MPEA U Hla Maung Election Subcommission, said that they quit the NLD of their own volition as they no longer wanted to Shwe left here for Thailand to support the party's political activities and stand, and study sea prawn farming. they also did wish to stand as NLD members. —MNA UMFCCI 24-7-07 NL 2 7/24/07, 02:34 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 24 July, 2007 3 I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S Tut\kun\N˙s\S tiu;®mHc\.Âk UAE’s Burj Dubai wins title of world’s tallest building ABU DHABI, 22 building in the world in heights to the structural July—Burj Dubai, a 1,276 days, the report top, to the highest occu- skyscraper developed by said. pied floor, to the top of Emaar Properties of the The tower has the roof, and to the tip of United Arab Emirates currently reached 141 the spire, pinnacle, (UAE), wins the title of stories, which makes it antenna, mast or flag the world’s tallest also the building with pole. building at the height of most stories in the world. When completed, 512.1 metres, Emirates Scheduled to be Burj Dubai will have News Agency reported on completed in 2008, Burj consumed 330,000 cubic Saturday. Dubai will be the tallest metres of concrete, With excavation structure in the world in 39,000 tons of steel rebar, A boy jumps into Dambovita River on a hot day in central Bucharest on 19 work started in January all four of the criteria July , 2007. The death toll from Romania’s heat wave rose to 15 on Sunday 142,000 square metres of 2004, Burj (meaning listed by the Council on after six more people died in the Black Sea country where temperatures glass and 22 million man “tower” in Arabic) Dubai Tall Buildings and Urban hovered around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), Health Minister Eugen hours. — MNA/Xinhua became the tallest Habitat (CTBUH) — Nicolaescu said. — INTERNET Reduced rank for US Marine in Hamdania case CAMP PENDLETON (Cali- Corporal Trent Thomas, kidnapping, false official fornia), 22 July —A US who has been in military statements and murder for Marine guilty of kidnapping prison since May 2006, his involvement in the and conspiring to murder was found guilty by a death of Hashim Ibrahim an Iraqi grandfather last military jury on Wednes- Awad in April 2006 near year was sentenced on day of kidnapping and Hamdania, Iraq. Friday to a reduction in rank conspiracy to commit Thomas, a Purple Heart to private and a bad-con- larceny, housebreaking, recipient who was serving duct discharge with no Chinese Sichuan opera his third tour of duty in additional time in prison, actress Chen Qiaoru Iraq, was one of eight according to a US Marine performs during a members of an infantry Corps statement.