Emergence of the State Constitution Is the Duty of All Citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan

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Volume XI, Number 323 14th Waxing of Tabaung 1365 ME Thursday, 4 March, 2004

Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- tution * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution Four economic objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all- round development of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of technical know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy Senior General Than Shwe being welcomed by faculty members and officials at Dawei University.— MNA must be kept in the hands of the State and the Government has already provided infrastructures in various national peoples sectors for development of Taninthayi Division Four social objectives * Uplift of the morale and morality of the Senior General Than Shwe meets departmental personnel in Palaw, entire nation Dawei, inspects Maungmagan Beach in Launglon Township * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and YANGON, 3 March — Aung Myint Oo, Lt-Gen party held a meeting with forts, he said. preservation and safeguarding of cultural Chairman of the State Peace Kyaw Win and Lt-Gen Tin local authorities, service per- Based on the current heritage and national character and Development Council Aye, Commander-in-Chief sonnel, members of the Un- achievement, continuous ef- * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit Commander-in-Chief of De- (Navy) Rear-Admiral Soe ion Solidarity and Develop- forts are to be made with fence Services Senior Gen- Thein, Commander-in- ment Association and social added momentum for greater * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- eral Than Shwe, accompa- Chief (Air) Maj-Gen Myat organizations, townselders, development, he said. ards of the entire nation nied by members of the State Hein, Chairman of Tatmadaw members of (See page 16) Peace and Development Taninthayi Division Peace Palaw Station and their fami- Council General Thura and Development Council lies at Kanyodan Yadana Shwe Mann, Lt-Gen Maung Commander of Coastal Re- Hall in Palaw. Bo, Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin gion Command Brig-Gen On the occasion, Gen- Ohn Myint, ministers, eral Thura Shwe Mann de- INSIDE deputy ministers, senior livered an address, saying military officers, and offi- that Senior General Than Perspectives cials of the State Peace and Shwe and entourage dropped Strive for regional Development Council Of- in Palaw, while touring security and economic fice, arrived at Palaw via Taninthayi Division to fulfil development Myeik at 12.30 pm on 29 the requirements for regional (Page 2) February. development. Article They were welcomed After taking over the “Is that so, Maung Ka there by Staff Officer (Grade State’s responsibilities, the Lu?” “It’s more than I) (Q) of the Coastal Region Tatmadaw Government has Command Lt-Col Tun Ohn, that” been systematically imple- Myeik District Peace and menting the development (Page 7) Development Council Chair- projects, and now the mag- Circulation man Lt-Col Khin Maung nificent development images Kywe and officials. in all spheres have stood wit- 22,714 Senior General Than Shwe meets departmental personnel and local people at The Senior General and ness to the government’s ef- Town Hall in Dawei.— MNA

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 4 March, 2004 PERSPECTIVES 59th Anniversary People’s Desire Armed Forces Day Objectives * Oppose those relying on external elements, Thursday, 4 March, 2004 — To strive hand in hand with the people for suc- acting as stooges, holding negative views Strive for regional security cessful realization of the State’s seven-point and economic development policy programme * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability — To crush internal and external destructive ele- of the State and progress of the nation Rich in natural resources, the Union of ments hindering the stability and progress of Myanmar enjoys favourable environments for the State through people’s militia strategy * Oppose foreign nations interfering in self-sufficiency and regional development. The — To implement border area development tasks State Peace and Development Council on its internal affairs of the State and the five rural development tasks hand in part, making the best use of these conditions, hand with the entire people has been building economic and social infra- * Crush all internal and external destructive — To build up a strong and efficient Tatmadaw to structures region-wise for the harmonious de- elements as the common enemy uphold ‘Our Three Main National Causes’ velopment of the entire Union. Prevalence of peace and stability has paved the way for the execution of more eco- Meeting of Fifth State Central Working Committee of the Sangha concludes nomic and social work. YANGON, 3 March— Therefore, regional administrative or- The Fourth Meeting of the Fifth State Central Working gans and the local people on their part should Committee of the Sangha work together to widen the horizon of peace continued for the third day and stability and rule of law in their respec- at Maha Pasana Cave Ordi- tive regions. nation Hall on Kaba Aye In his meeting with departmental per- Hill this morning and con- sonnel, members of social organizations, cluded in the evening. Present were State Tatmadawmen and their families during his Ovadaçariya Sayadaws, visit to Bokpyin, Karathuriya, Pyigyi- members of the State mandaing and Taninthayi in Taninthayi Di- Sangha Maha Nayaka Com- vision on 26 and 27 February, Chairman of mittee and members of the the State Peace and Development Council State Central Working Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen- Committee of the Sangha, Minister for Religious Af- ior General Than Shwe emphasized that it The third day session of the Fourth Meeting of the Fifth State Central Working fairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Committee of the Sangha in progress. — MNA was necessary for the local people to cultivate Maung, Deputy Minister the love for the motherland and for the re- Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko, Ponnamayama Zaykyaung Rattha Guru Abhidhaja lists. The meeting ended in sponsible personnel to safeguard their re- adviser U Arnt Maung, di- Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Agga Maha the afternoon. gional peace and stability and rule of law so rectors-general and officials. Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Saddhammajotika Magway Today’s wellwishers Osadhabhivamsa acted as Sayadaw Bhaddanta U Hla Aye and Koepahsay that the local people can live in peace and Vice-Chairman of the SSMNC Dawei master of ceremonies. Kumara submitted lists of Family of No 177, Wahdan security. Gawthitayama Monastery Joint-Secretary vice-chairmen Sayadaws Street, Lanmadaw Town- As the Bokpyin region is away from the Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Sayadaw Bhaddanta and joint-secretaries ship, offered ‘soon’ to the capital and difficult of access, the Govern- Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Kundalajoti sought the ap- Sayadaws for the second Sayadaws and then tradi- ment has given special emphasis to develop- Açinnabhivamsa presided proval on the report of the three-year term and the tional medicines to the ment work in the Bokpyin region. over the meeting and Joint- SSMNC. Then, Secretary meeting chairman Sayadaw Sayadaws. Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha sought the approval of the MNA Now the Bokpyin-Kawthoung and Secretary Nyaungdon Bokpyin-Taninthayi motor roads can be used Nursery Market Festival continues in all weathers. And all the requirements for YANGON, 3 March — The Nursery Market Festival the development of transport, administration, continued at Myay Padetha Park in Bahan Township here education and health infrastructures have today with the aim of providing necessary assistace to growers and attracting the public to be interested in agri- been fulfilled in Bokpyin, Pyigyimandaing and culture, horticulture, livestock breeding and vegetable Taninthayi. farming. As Taninthayi township enjoys a favour- Kitchen crops, fruits and saplings of herbal plants able climate, gardening is the main industry are being shown at the festival. Poultry farming and fish of the area. It is necessary to extend arable breeding are also exhibited there. land for the cultivation of paddy, oil palm, Pamphlets and booklets on scientific cultivation of crops, mechanized farming, utilization of natural and rubber and pepper to ensure self-sufficiency Deputy Minister U Thein Sein and officials select the prize-winning colour photos. — MNA chemical fertilizers are also available there. and economic development of the region. The Nursery Market Festival is drawing more and Therefore, we would like to call upon Winners in colour photo contest announced more visitors and attracting people to get interested in departmental personnel and local people in YANGON, 3 March— The 59th Anniversary Armed agriculture and livestock breeding works. — MNA Taninthayi Division to work in concert for Forces Day Commemorative Literary and Colour Photo Organizing Working Committee chaired by Deputy Min- peace and stability and economic development ister for Information U Thein Sein announced the win- of their region, bearing in mind the guidance ners today. given by the Head of State. AK Moe (Zoology) won the first prize, Sein Win Htway in the second and Anthony (Mawla myine) in the novice class of the contest entitle ‘Prosperous Myanmar’, and Saw Thein Win (City News) the first, NyaungU Po Cho the second and Shweintha Khin Maung Win the third in the class of the contest for those have already won the prizes. U Lu Maung (MPS) won the first prize, U Than Aung (IPRD) the second and Ko Aung Than (Ayeya) U Aye Lwin and U Moe Kyaw being seen off at the the third in the novice class of the contest entitled ‘Pre- Yangon International Airport. — (H) serve Cultural Heritage’ and NyaungU Po Cho won the first prize in the contest for those who has already won Officials leave for Bangkok the prizes. YANGON, 3 March— Executive of UMFCCI Secre- The winners are to contact Secretary of the Work tary of Myanmar Timber Entrepreneurs Association U Aye Committee U Tun Min, Director, Information and Pub- Lwin left here by air yesterday morning for Thailand to Ranbaxy, Indian multi-national Pharmaceutical, cel- lic Relations Department, not later than office hour on attend the Bangkok Furniture Fair 2004 in Bangkok from ebrated its decade of presence in Myanmar at Traders 7-3-2004. Prizes will be presented to first, second and 4 to 7 March. CEC member of UMFCCI U Moe Kyaw Hotel in Yangon recently. There was also a scientific third winners at the prize presentation ceremony to mark also left here by air to attend the Leadership Forum 2004 symposium chaired by Prof U Saw Naing, consultant the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day. Consolation in Bangkok from 3 to 5 March. They were seen off at the physician of New Yangon General Hospital. prizes will be presented to winners at the respective Yangon International Airport by UMFCCI President U (H) military commands.—H Win Myint and officials. — (H)

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ZHENGZHOU, 3 March — The government of central China's Henan Province has pledged to improve the living conditions of its AIDS patients as soon as possible. Government officials a one-year mission to help They will team up with An angry mob of Iraqis throw rocks at US troops after retreating back to their camp said that a group of 76 improve AIDS control and local officials to fan out into following a series of explosions in Khadimiya in Baghdad, Iraq, on 2 March, 2004. officials from Henan treatment work in the most the 38 most affected villages INTERNET Province went last month for seriously affected villages. in the province — including Wenlou village of Shangcai county, which has AIDS CPC calls for understanding India’s exports surge 8.74% in January patients in nearly every NEW DELHI, 3 March— Continuing the forward march, India’s exports surged 8.74 household and has hit the inner-party supervision per cent to 5.11786 billion US dollars in January 2004 over 4.70669 billion US dollars headlines of worldwide in the same month last year. media in recent years. regulations In rupee terms, exports (April-January 2003-04) ex- growth in April-January These officials are went up by 3.12 per cent to ports surged 12.8 per cent to 2002-03 over the correspond- BEIJING, 3 March — Wu Guanzheng, a senior leader expected to supervize village 2,853.05 billion rupees in the 47.5025 billion US dollars ing period previous year. of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has called on all authorities to offer free review month over 2,409.65 over 42.10055 billion US Even as exports climbed party members to thoroughly study and implement its medical treatment to AIDS billion rupees in January dollars during the year-ago 8.74 per cent, trade deficit first ever inner-party supervision regulations made public patients, free and anonymous 2003, an official release said period. This is over and above nearly doubled during April- recently. HIV/AIDS tests, free on Monday. Cumulative the 17.1 per cent export January 2003-04.— MNA/PTI Wu, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for education for orphans of Discipline Inspection, said that the party will continue to AIDS patients and to take expand inner-party democracy as an important basis for care of the elderly who have improved inner-party supervision. lost children to AIDS. The regulations make it clear that the emphasis should be They would also help the on supervising the leading Party organizations and officials, villagers build basic which holds the key to solving difficulties in supervision infrastructure, including a implementation, Wu said. paved road, a well, a school, Wu said the regulations underlined the important role of a clinic and an orphanage institution building for inner-party supervision and also are and a home for the elderly in vital to guarantee the effect of the supervision. each village. The provincial Wu, also a member of the Standing Committee of the government has earmarked Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said the over 30 million yuan (3.6 regulations stress the need for members to abide by both the million US dollars) to finance Party’s disciplines and the law. building of the facilities. No organization or individual will be allowed to enjoy So far, 4,352 AIDS privileges above the Constitution and the law, said Wu. patients in Henan have He described the inner-party supervision as the basis for received free medical the outside supervision of the party, and called on the treatment. coordinated combination of both kinds of supervision. Henan, China's most The target of supervision is to strengthen the solidarity populous and a largely and unity of the Party, so supervision of Party members agricultural province, reported should be combined with the support and protection work. a population of nearly 93 Party members should implement their supervision rights Women react near the scene of several bomb blasts which exploded in densely-occupied million at the 2000 national according to the regulations, said Wu.— MNA/Xinhua areas, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on 2 March, 2004.—INTERNET census.—MNA/Xinhua

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¥ Bush should ‘come clean’ ¤ LONDON, 3 March— Former chief US weapons inspector David Kay said in an interview on Wednesday President Bush should come clean and admit he was mistaken about Iraq having stockpiles of biological and chemical US soldier killed in Iraq attack weapons. BAGHDAD, 3 March—A US soldier was killed on Tues- Kay told Britain’s Guardian news- more than 500 US troops have died. ing pressure in an election year he has day in Baghdad after resistance fighters tossed a gre- paper that the failure to accept that the In January, Kay resigned his post ordered an independent investigation nade at an army Humvee as it drove down a road in the intelligence was wrong was giving the saying he now believed no such arms to examine the issue. capital.˚ impression people had been delibe- existed and the failure to find any such Kay, who says he still believes the According to the US occupation forces, another soldier rately misled. arms has raised serious questions about war was justified and that Bush had was injured and taken to a military hospital where he was “When you don’t say you got it wrong, the quality of pre-war intelligence. acted in good faith, said the President listed as being in a serious condition. There was no word on it leads to the general belief that you Bush has since defended the war had to go further to regain public trust. Iraqi casualties. manipulated the intelligence and so you saying Saddam Hussein had the capa- “It’s about confronting and coming Both soldiers were part of the 1st Armoured Division. did it for some other purpose,” he told city to develop banned weapons even clean with the American people, not The occupation military said it did not believe the attack the paper. if he did not actually posses them. just slipping a phrase into the state of was related to the bombings at Shia shrines in the capital Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction But Bush’s Democratic challengers the union speech,” Kay said. “He should and in Karbala, which left several dead and injured. was the main reason given by the Bush have accused him of hyping the threat say ‘We were mistaken and I am deter- Most of that number have died since US President George administration for the war in which to justify the invasion and under mount- mined to find out why’.”—Internet Bush declared an end tomajor combat on 1 May. — Internet 549 US service members killed since the beginning of malitary operations in Iraq

BAGHDAD,3 March—As of Tuesday, 2 March, 549 US service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defence. Of those, 378 died as a result of hostile action and 171 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. The British military has reported 58 2,727 US service members have been injured deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, five; as a result of hostile action, according to the Thailand, two; Denmark, Ukraine, Estonia Defence Department’s figures. Non-hostile and Poland have reported one each. injured numbered 419. Since 1 May, when President Bush de- The latest deaths reported by the military: clared that major combat operations in Iraq One 1st Armoured Division soldier was had ended, 411 US soldiers have died — 263 killed and another wounded Tuesday after as a result of hostile action and 148 of non- insurgents threw a grenade into a Humvee in hostile causes, according to the military. Baghdad. Since the start of military operations, Internet Bermuda’s Premier calls for break from Britain HAMILTON (Bermuda), 3 March — Bermuda’s Premier has called for a national debate on independence from Britain and said the wealthy island can fully develop only if it breaks centuries-old colonial ties. Iraqi men check the list of casualities from the explosion at al-Karkh hospital in Premier Alex Scott’s The ruling party sup- based on a gross domestic Baghdad, on 2 March, 2004.—INTERNET centre-left Progressive ports putting independence product per capita of nearly Labour Party supports to the test at a general elec- 60,000 US dollars. independence but has not tion, but the centre-right The self-governing Australian Defence Force put the issue on the agenda opposition United Ber- colony has been under Brit- since winning power for muda Party favours a ref- ish control since 1684. the first time in 1998. erendum followed by a The low-tax island has signs contract with Boeing “It is for the people constitutional conference. one of the world’s biggest CANBERRA, 3 March — The Australian Defence Force (ADF) signed a contract of Bermuda to decide The next general election reinsurance markets and is with Boeing Monday for a most advanced air defence command and control whether or not they wish must be held by 2008. the nominal home of system. to become independent,” Some 75 per cent of 13,500 international com- The 88 million US dol- sible future incursions into “The contract involves Scott told supporters on Bermudians voted against panies. lars Vigilare system would Australia’s airspace, not only the complex task of integrat- Sunday. “But we consider independence when it was Business groups wel- enable the ADF to support by aircraft but also by any ing and installing high tech- it our duty to declare our last put to a referendum in comed the call for debate surveillance and air defence missiles that are detected,” nology systems and will conclusion that only with 1995, but the poll was boy- on independence. of the entire country from said Hill. bring together capabilities independence can national cotted by the Progressive “The subject is going to two operations centres in The system would pro- developed both overseas and unity be forged and pride Labour Party. come up and it is good that New South Wales and North- vide high-tech communica- within Australia,” said Hill. in being Bermudian fully Bermuda, a mid-Atlan- he (Scott) is looking for an ern Territory, Australian De- tion facilities which would The first command and develop. We call on the tic island of 62,000 people open discussion,” said Ber- fence Minister Robert Hill be networked with other control system is expected people of Bermuda to act east of North Carolina, muda Chamber of Com- said in a statement. ADF and allied surveillance to be installed and opera- boldly in fashioning their would be the third wealthi- merce President Charles “This means we will be and combat assets, accord- tional by mid-2007. future.” est country in the world Gosling. — MNA/Reuters able to better respond to pos- ing to the Defence Minister. MNA/Xinhua Shaolin Temple under repair in Henan Province ZHENGZHOU, 3 March— Extensive renovations of the Shaolin Temple, the cradle of the famous Shaolin Boxing, have started in central China’s Henan Province. Located in the Songshan “wu shu” or martial arts. The building houses on 1,000 Mountain area in Dengfeng fame of Shaolin Temple at- square metres and installing City, the temple was built in tracts millions of visitors a fire-fighting system. It will 496 in the period of the every year. cost an estimated 40 million Northern and Southern Dy- The temple has a moun- yuan (4.8 million US dol- nasties (420-581). tain gate, guest rooms, lars). The temple was origi- Dharma Pavilion, Baiyin The temple has under- nally constructed for the In- Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, and a gone repairs on many occa- dian monk, Bodhidharma, hall housing 1,000 statues of sions since the founding of who came to China to spread Buddha and murals depict- new China in 1949. The cur- Buddhism and introduce an ing 500 arhats. rent renovation aims to im- Indian form of exercise. The The renovation project prove infrastructure facili- Chinese monks that gathered includes dismantling build- ties and provide a bigger An employee of Smart loads bags into the trunk of the new Smart Roadster during its as followers combined this ings on 5,000 square metres, space for martial arts dem- presentation at the 74th Geneva International Motor Show on 2 March, 2004 in with Chinese techniques to laying 40,000 square metres onstrations and exhibitions. Geneva, Switzerland.—INTERNET produce the unique form of of high quality grey bricks, MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 4 March, 2004 5

IRAQ UNDER US OCCUPATION

A US soldier prepares to extinguish a fire that engulfed a Hummer military vehicle following an attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday morning, 2 March, 2004 killing a US soldier. — INTERNET The flash from an explosion is seen between two buildings in Karbala, Iraq, on Tuesday, 2 March, 2004. INTERNET

US Army soldiers from the 1st Armoured Calvary Division run to reinforce the gate of Camp Bonzai after a stone-throwing mob attacked US forces in Baghdad, Iraq, An Iraqi woman cries as she waits for news of her relative, a victim of the explosion on Tuesday, 2 March, 2004. — INTERNET in Baghdad, at the Medinat hospital on 2 March, 2004. —INTERNET

Captain Jason Deel from the 4th Infantry Division Ironhorse replaces an anti-USA and ICDC (Iraqi Civil Defense Corps) graffiti with supporting ones during a joint night patrol with ICDC members in Tikrit, the former stronghold of ousted leader Iraqis carry a victim to a hospital as US soldiers rush to the scene moments after a Saddam Hussein in northern Baghdad, on 28 February, 2004. series of explosions in Khadimiya, Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, 2 March, 2004. INTERNET INTERNET

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has not cooperated UNITED NATIONS, 3 March — UN Arms inspectors on Tuesday complained that a lack of cooperation by the United States had stymied their efforts to completely account for Iraqi weapons. The latest quarterly report by the UN information from UNMOVIC,” the UN re- Monitoring, Verification and Inspection port said. Commission, known as UNMOVIC, says It sets out Kay’s findings that it was Washington never gave the commission a unlikely large stockpiles of chemical and copy of US inspector David Kay’s findings biological weapons were deployed in Iraq on Iraqi weapons, and it failed to seek any after 1994, but makes no comment on them. UN information for Kay’s team. The report also said it was hoping for UN inspectors withdrew from Iraq a year more cooperation from the new US search ago, shortly before the US-led invasion of team, led by Charles Duelfer, who was for- the country. After the war, the United States merly the deputy chairman of the UN in- deployed its own team under Kay and re- spectors and replaced Kay in January. fused to allow UN inspectors to return. Kay’s Demetrius Perricos, acting executive team concluded that Iraq did not have stock- chairman of UNMOVIC, said the agency piles banned weapons as alleged by Presi- now hoped to get a copy of Duelfer’s find- dent George W. Bush in making his case for ings. “The commission hopes that this re- war. port will be provided to it,” he said. “During the period under review, no of- The UN group, seeking a permanent role ficial information was available to in monitoring arms programmes interna- UNMOVIC on either the work of, or the tionally, is hoping to complete is accounting results of, the investigations of the United of Iraqi arms as a model for future investiga- Iraqis, carrying the wounded, run from the second of the series of explosions in Karbala States-led Iraq Survey Group in Iraq. Nor tions. has the (US) survey group requested any MNA/Reuters on 2 March, 2004—INTERNET IATA says international air LAAW asks ICC to probe Blair’s traffic in healthy recovery GENEVA, 3 March — The International Air war crime claims Transport Association (IATA) released traffic figures for January 2004 on Monday, which reflect the air LONDON, 3 March — The British pressure group Legal Action Against War (LAAW) asked the International industry’s sound recovery from last year’s Iraq War, Criminal Court ( ICC) in the Hague on Tuesday to probe allegations of war crimes by British Prime Minister Tony SARS eruption and global economic recession. Blair. The figures for January The Middle East region As well as Blair, the staunchest US ally on Iraq, the dent Saddam Hussein, provided a satisfactory legal basis 2004 show a 5.9 per cent continues its strong recovery LAAW was also targeting British Foreign Secretary Jack for attacking Iraq, lawyer Michael Mansfield, who sup- growth in passenger traffic with 30.3 per cent passenger Straw, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and Attorney-Gen- ported the LAAW, told a news conference here. and 11.2 per cent increase traffic growth as compared to eral Lord Goldsmith, who advised that the US-led war Although the ICC did not have jurisdiction to rule that for freight, as compared to January 2003 when the Iraq against Iraq was lawful. unlawful aggression was a war crime, the context of consid- January 2003. conflict slowed travel to the According to the LAAW, the ICC should investigate ering the particular individual war crimes had to be set “These results confirm region. whether the bombing campaign in Iraq, the use of cluster against what the LAAW claims was an unlawful war, the healthy recovery trend The Far East and Africa bombs and depleted uranium shells constituted war crimes. Mansfield said. of the last quarter of 2003,” regions also enjoyed a sus- The LAAW, which has been set up by a group of The court should not just address alleged war crimes in said IATA Director Gen- tained traffic increase, which concerned British citizens to investigate and utilize every “banana republics” but should investigate the world’s pow- eral and CEO Giovanni can be attributed to the New possible legal avenue available to prevent Britain using erful nations too, Mansfield argued. Bisignani. Year holidays in Asia and military force to resolve international disputes, said a The legal petition from the LAAW was launched as the “It is a good start towards the religious holidays in the “principle charge” was “ intentionally launching an attack British Government continued to defy pressure to publish achieving the 7 per cent an- Middle East. knowing it will cause incidental loss of life or injury to the full legal advice it received on the war’s legality. nual growth in global pas- North America and Eu- civilians”. The British Foreign Office on Tuesday declined to senger traffic and 4.4 per cent rope traffic were both over None of the reasons given for the Iraq war, including comment on the petition, saying only that it stood by the in cargo that we have fore- the 3 per cent growth mark. Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction, violation of legal basis given for the war. cast for 2004,” he said. MNA/Xinhua United Nations resolutions and removing Iraqi former presi- MNA/Xinhua Brazil calls on China to open special rehabilitation IMF to help sections for drug addicts against BEIJING, 3 March— A special section would be opened in China’s rehabilitation hunger centres for drug addicts with HIV/AIDS, said a Chinese public security official Monday. In some places, special control and rehabilitation, as The country would RIO DE JANEIRO,3 March centres will, if possible, be well as the programme of also enhance drug preven- — The Brazilian Govern- established for drug addicts Drug-free Communities and tion education and control ment Monday urged the with HIV/AIDS disease, Villages, said Luo. the growth of number of International Monetary said Luo Feng, Vice-Minis- Cracking down on new drug addicts. Besides, Fund (IMF) to help curtail ter of Public Security, at a drug-related crimes and in- it would keep on strength- the misery of hunger Press conference, when de- tercepting drug sources were ening exchanges and coop- affecting 40 million Bra- scribing China’s measures still important measures that eration with international zilians. in drug control in 2004. China would take in drug drug control agencies and Patrus Ananias, the Bra- In 2004, China would control in 2004, according to neighbouring countries, zilian Social Development push forward drug abuse Luo. said Luo. — MNA/Xinhua and Hunger Fight Minister, seized the opportunity of IMF Director Horst Heilongjiang registered over Kohler’s attendance to a ceremony in northern 12% industrial growth in 2003 Montes Claro City to request HARBIN, 3 March— The northeastern province of Heilongjiang reported a “more efforts” in the dis- 12.2-per-cent rise in its total industrial added value in 2003, the latest statistics show. bursement of resources to The province’s indus- nearly 60 per cent to the prov- per cent and 28.9 per fight poverty. trial added value in 2003 ince’s GDP growth in 2003. cent from a year earlier, Ananias pointed out that stood at 224.9 billion yuan The province’s GDP increased according to the provincial the ministry’s main target (27 billion US dollars), ac- by 10.3 per cent in 2003. economic commission. was to aid more than 40 mil- cording to the provincial eco- Total taxes and profits It is high on the Chi- lion Brazilians living below nomic commission. from the industries of the nese Government’s agenda the line of poverty, defined A wild Asian elephant feeds her calf at the Minneriya National The total industrial out- province reached a record to revitalize the three tradi- by the Food and Agricul- Park near Polonnaruwa, 170 km (106 miles) northeast of put accounted for over 50 per 87.73 billion yuan (10.6 bil- tionally industrialized north- tural Organization of the Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s domesticated elephants are cent of the province’s gross lion US dollars) and 59.49 eastern provinces that in- United Nations. in desperate need of a new job as machines take over their domestic product last year, and billion yuan (7.2 billion US clude Heilongjiang, Jilin and MNA/Xinhua traditional role in the logging trade. — INTERNET the industries contributed dollars), up respectively 23.4 Liaoning. — MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 4 March, 2004 7 Efficient use of electricity “Is that so, Maung Ka Lu?” “It’s more than that” * Use daylight as the main source of light * Use the least possible amount of electric- Maung Ka Lu ity only if there is not enough natural light Grandpa: You are welcome, Maung Ka Lu, I am expect- not deserve independence. They had insulted * Use the least possible amount of electric- ing you. us. At the Panglong Conference, our national Maung Ka Lu: I was also thinking about a visit to you. race leaders firmly declared that they would ity required in production and service Not long ago, the TV and the radio were not accept the colonialists’ scheme, and started enterprises broadcasting and dailies were featuring a to rebuild the Union. Despite the colonialists, * Preventing waste of electricity benefits variety of articles honouring the Independ- perpetration to cause dissension among the the user and others ence Day and then the Union Day. Did you national races, they were able to show that read them? the blood was always thicker than water in Grandpa: Why not? We need to know all the news about times of emergency. Thus, the colonialists There are about 500,000 households us- and objective conditions of our nation. The were flabbergasted. ing electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a more we know about them the stronger na- Maung Ka Lu: Yes Grandpa. The combination of the four-foot fluorescent lamp everyday by each tionalistic fervour we will have. If not, we spirit to regain independence and the Panglong household amounts to saving power that is would possibly be deceived by outsiders and spirit is the Union Spirit. Because of Union equal to the capacity a 20-megawatt power would be on the wrong track. So, we must Spirit, our national races have become more know all the authentic facts of history, in order united. station can supply. that we may not be fallen into the evil trap Grandpa: The nation regained independence due to strong laid by the internal and external perpetrators. Union Spirit and consolidated national soli- Maung Ka Lu: Yes Grandpa. We must always remem- darity. When our nation regained independ- Efficient use of fuel ber the background history of the two auspi- ence, all we needed was just to properly and cious days — the Independence Day and the collectively utilize the land and water re- * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per Union Day. We must always remember the sources and fertile crop fields and to fully month will save the nation one US dollar lives, blood and sweat sacrificed by all the enjoy the taste of freedom. But unfortunately, * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar patriotic Myanmar races for the emergence of our nation passed a period of nearly half a can save US$ 5.5 million in a year the two significant days in history. century for nothing, because of the external Grandpa: Correct. 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Senior General Than Shwe presents cash donations to offer gold foils for Senior General Than Shwe donates provisions to a Sayadaw at Lawka Marazein Shwetaungsa Pagoda in Dawei to officials.— MNA Pagoda in Dawei.— MNA

Senior General Than Shwe inspects Maungmagan Beach.— MNA

Senior General Than Shwe cordially converses with departmental personnel, local Senior General Than Shwe meets Tatmadawmen and family members at Heinze people and Tatmadawmen of Palaw Station at Kanyoedan Yadana Hall in Palaw.—MNA Station Hall in Yebyu Township.— MNA

carry out the tasks hand in hand with the State, the people Township, the Senior General and party heard a report on Government has already… and the Tatmadaw. Senior General Than Shwe said the salient points of the pleasant beach, which is eight miles (from page 16) Government has been giving priority to development of long, presented by Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism On 1 March, Senior General Than Shwe and entourage Dawei region. Infrastructure development is important for Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu, who also explained that plans are paid obeisance to members of the Sangha at Lawkamarazein carrying out regional development undertakings. The Gov- under way to make the beach as beautiful and developed as Pagoda. Senior General Than Shwe presented offertories to ernment has already provided infrastructures in various the Ngapali and Ngwe Hsaung beaches. Chairman of Agga Maha Kamahtanacariya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Arindama sectors including health, education and transport sectors in Myanmar Hoteliers Association U Khin Shwe explained of Zeyawady Kyaungtaik in Dawei. Dawei and Myeik development zones for progress of arrangements to develop the beach. Next, General Thura Shwe Mann, members of the State Taninthayi Division. The Ye-Dawei-Myeik-Kawthoung Senior General Than Shwe said a master plan should be Peace and Development Council, the Commander-in-Chief Union Highway reaching Kawthoung in the southernmost presented to make further discussions for the development (Navy) and the Commander-in-Chief (Air) presented offer- tip of the nation has already been built, and necessary of the beach. Further improvement of the transport to the tories to the members of the Sangha. bridges on it has been constructed. Thanks to Ye-Dawei region will ensure its long-term progress. The Senior Gen- Secretary of Township Sangha Nayaka Committee Agga railroad, the journey from Mawlamyine to Dawei has be- eral and party then inspected the beach. Maha Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Sagara delivered a sermon, come one-day-trip. Travelling time between the two desti- In Dawei, they met with the heads of Dawei University followed by sharing of merits. Senior General Than Shwe nations can be cut after completion of the upgrading work. and the colleges and faculty members at the university. Pro- presented cash for offering Shwethingan to Shwetaungsar Completion of Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) will ensure Rector of the university U Kyaw Kyaw Htay, Principal of Pagoda to the Board of Trustees. He then signed in the direct link between Dawei and Yangon, and will contribute Dawei Education College U Mae Aung, Principal of Gov- visitors’ book. to the progress of the Taninthayi region. ernment Technological College Daw Kyay Yi and Principal Senior General Than Shwe and party met departmental The Government has been narrowing the development of Government Computer College Daw Myint Myint Maw officials, Chairmen of district and township Peace and gap between all regions of the nation to the most possible presented reports on the location, classes, major subjects of Development Councils, members of USDA and townselders degree, and striving for their simultaneous progress, with- the institutions of higher learning, provision of teaching at the town hall in Dawei. Chairman of Dawei District Peace out taking into account the distance or condition of any aids, academic matters and strength of faculty members. and Development Council Lt-Col Khin Maung Nyo reported region. The Government has already fulfilled all the re- The Senior General provided guidance on the need of on cultivation of crops including rice, rice sufficiency in the quirements, and the Dawei region should strive to boost adequate human resources like well-rounded intellectuals region, cultivation of oil palm, rubber and pepper, forestry, production and accelerate regional development. and intelligentsia in building a new nation, the building of mining and electric sectors, rural and border development, Efforts should be made to add value to the natural necessary infrastructure by laying down the special four- education, health and transport matters, implementation of resources in the region, and energetic efforts are required year national education promotion plan and the need of the projects. for regional development. He cordially greeted those present making efforts to bring about highly-qualified human re- General Thura Shwe Mann reported on endeavours for at the meeting. sources. building of a peaceful modern developed nation and need to At the briefing hall in Maungmagan Beach in Launglon (See page 9) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 4 March, 2004 9 the punctual broadcasting of Government has already … television programmes. The (from page 8) General Thura Shwe Mann minister also looked into the Next, the Senior General extended greetings, followed IPRD in Bokpyin Township signed in the visitors’ book by the guidance given by the on 26 February and the con- of the Dawei University. Senior General. struction of the subprinting Senior General Than Senior General Than house in Myeik on 27 Febru- Shwe also cordially greeted Shwe and party proceeded ary. After hearing the reports the faculty members of the to Mon State and Kayin State presented by officials con- university and inspected the and arrived back here from cerned and inspecting the progress made in construc- Mon State this evening. printing house, the store- tion of school buildings at On 1 March, General house, the generator, the the university. Later, Senior Thura Shwe Mann met with water tank and progress of General Than Shwe and his Tatmadawmen and their the construction of staff quar- entourage viewed the devel- families from battalions and ters, the minister gave in- opment conditions of Dawei units of Dawei Station at structions. He also inspected by car. Aung San Hall and gave in- the IPRD and the television Senior General Than Shwe gives guidance to Tatmadawmen and family members of The Senior General and structions. relay station in Myeik.– MNA Heinze Station at the station hall in Yebyu Township.— MNA

More ancient Buddha Images of Inwa 203 drug cases exposed in January party also visited Dawei Edu- Similarly, Minister for cation College and Govern- Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Period excavated YANGON, 3 March — The Tatmadaw, the Myanmar ment Computer College. Hsan, member of the entou- YANGON, 3 March — A team led by U Hla Kyi Police Force, and the Customs Department exposed 203 They also cordially greeted rage, arrived at the Informa- Maung Maung, director (admin) of the Archaeological drug-related cases during January 2004. teachers, trainees and stu- tion and Public Relations Department has been taking measures for renovation of The cases were: 30 cases with 56.2 kilos of opium, 73 dents who were welcoming Department at Kawthoung deteriorating Aungsikhon Pagoda built by King cases with 25.1 kilos of heroin, 1 case with 0.97 kilo of them. District on 25 February, and Swazawke of Inwa near Zaga-in village of Pinya ancient morphine, 6 cases with 2.76 kilos of opium oil, 4 cases On 2 March, the Senior there the minister inspected city, TadaU Township, Mandalay Division, since the with 11.27 kilos of low-grade opium, 17 cases with 0.84 General and party arrived at the wall magazines, the second week of December 2003. A total of 32 ancient kilo of marijuana, 1 case with 3.75 litres of phensedyl, 46 Heinze Station in Yebyu office building and Pyinnya Buddha statues of Inwa era had been found during the cases with 343,696 stimulant tablets, 0.1 kilo of ephedrine, Township by helicopter and Alin Library. period from 11 January to 7 February 2004. On 28 59 kilos of stimulant powder, 6 cases with 5.281 kilos of there he met with The minister also over- February, seven more Buddha statues were found from opium dust, 1.5 kilos of chemical powder, 8 cases for Tatmadawmen and their saw the television relay sta- south-west corner of the pagoda. To date, 39 Buddha failure to register, and 11 other cases. Action was taken families. At the get-together, tion and gave instructions on statues have been found from the pagoda. — MNA against 314 peresons — 271 men and 43 women. — MNA

General Thura Shwe Mann gives instructions to local authorities, departmental officials, local people and Tatmadawmen at Kanyoedan Yadana Hall in Palaw.— MNA

General Thura Shwe Mann meets departmental officials and local people at Town Hall in Dawei.—˚MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 4 March, 2004

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than delivers an address at the meeting with Tatmadaw officers and other ranks and their families at Pathein Station hall. — MNA Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects development undertakings in Ngayokkaung, Ngapudaw Township, Ayeyawady Division YANGON, 3 March — Member of the State Peace and At the meeting, he said the regional transport is feet wide concrete road on the Pathein-Ngwe Hsaung Road. Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the improving thanks to the assistance of the Government. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party inspected Ministry of Defence inspected development undertakings As the village’s location is good, it will develop in the cultivation of summer paddy in Tunpalun Village, Pathein in Ngayokkaung town, Ngapudaw Township, Ayeyawady near future. Local people are required to strive for progress Township. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave instructions. Division, on 1 March. of their own region. The social organizations should render Out of the 61,152 acres, 47562 acres of summer paddy Accompanied by Chairman of Ayeyawady Division cooperation sector-wise. General Manager of Myanma have been grown in Pathein Township. Peace and Development Council Commander of South- Agriculture Service Dr Nyi Nyi and Ayeyawady Division Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and Commander Maj-Gen West Command Maj-Gen Soe Naing and officials, he met Manager U Hla Myo disseminated scientific cultivation Soe Naing inspected laying of concrete on the Pathein- with local elders in the town and attended to the needs in methods to the farmers. Ngwe Hsaung road section and approach road to the constructing a two-storey school building. During the inspection of Pathein-Ngwe Hsaung Road Pathein Bridge by Asia World Co Ltd. At the station hospital, he inspected the store room, a Project, he heard a report on the tar laying of the section, They spent the night in Pathein. solar-powered freezer, and operation theatre and visited 30 miles and three furlongs long, being undertaken by Yesterday, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than met Tat- the patients. After inspecting the farming work at the police Asia World Co Ltd, presented by officials. Lt-Gen Khin madawmen and families in the Pathein Station Hall. station, he inspected construction of an earth road, 19 miles Maung Than inspected the road by car. The Pathein-Ngwe He gave instructions on education, health, social affairs and five furlongs long, linking the town and Hsaung Road is 30 miles and three furlongs long. The and livestock breeding on a manageable scale. Ngayokkaungtaung village. At the village, he cordially gravel road is 21 miles and tarred road 9 miles three Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party arrived back here met with members of social organizations. furlongs long. The gravel road is being upgraded to 14 in the afternoon.—MNA

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects the construction of Kanni-Ngwe Hsaung road leading to Pathein Bridge in Pathein, Ayeyawady Division. — MNA

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Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt pays homage to Sayadaws at Fourth Meeting of Fifth State Central Working Committee of the Sangha at Maha Pasana Cave.— MNA Vegetable & Livestock Farming inspected Prime Minister visits fourth meeting of State Central YANGON, 3 March— Chairman of Yangon Division Working Committee of the Sangha Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected cultivation of YANGON, 3 March— Prime Minister General Khin Ko, Adviser U Arnt Maung and heads of departments. vegetable plantations and livestock breeding tasks at Nyunt visited the fourth meeting of the fifth State The Prime Minister paid homage to State Yangon Division Vegetable and Livestock Farming Special Central Working Committee of the Sangha at the Ovadacariya Sayadaws, State Sangha Maha Nayaka Zone near Nyaunghnapin Village, Hmawby Township, ordination hall of Maha Pasana Cave in Thiri Mingala Sayadaws and members of State Central Working yesterday. At Hmawby Hsan Hall in Fish Breeding Special Kaba Aye Hill this afternoon. Committee of the Sangha. He visited the session of the Zone-1, he met with officials concerned and gave The Prime Minister, accompanied by officials of third day of the fourth meeting of the State Central instructions. So far, 5,405 acres of land have been put the State Peace and Development Council Office arrived Working Committee of the Sangha. under vegetable plantations at the Special Zone. Similarly, at the ordination hall at 1.40 pm. They were welcomed The Prime Minister inspected preparations for over 1.1 million of broilers and layers have been bred and three by Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura religious title presentation and dry rations offering over 900,000 broilers have been sold. Over 1.2 million of Myint Maung, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aung ceremony.—MNA fish are being bred in 568 acres of ponds. — MNA and approved to implement 2003, cultivation of poppy Press conference on narcotic drugs reports of INCB held that MoU in September plantation was obviously YANGON, 3 March — Tun, Patron of Myanmar areas of poppy plantation obviously seen that seizures 2003. He supported regional reduced by 24 per cent. The press conference related Foreign Correspondents continued to decline in east of production and traffick- cooperation such as control UNODC, on its part, is to the narcotic drugs reports Club U Hla Htway, Presi- and south-east Asia regions ing of amphetamine stimu- of transnational smuggling carrying out drugs elimina- of International Narcotic dent U Sao Kai Hpa and in 2003, there was the two- lant tablets declined in of narcotic drugs, matters tion tasks in Myanmar with Control Board-INCB was members, officials of peri- thirds decline of poppy cul- Myanmar in 2002. related to amphetamine tab- the assistance being pro- held at the hall of United odicals, Resident Repre- tivation in Myanmar in He welcomed Myanmar let and prevention against vided by the US, Germany, Nations Office on Drugs and sentative Mr Jean-Luc 2003 compared with the and Mongolia which joined HIV infection. Japan and Italy. It is esti- Crime-UNODC on Malikha Lemahieu of UNODC and cultivation in 1996 due to as members in the narcotic In addition, he was sat- mated that out of US$ 26 Road in Mayangon Town- officials. endeavours in narcotic drugs control treaty (1988) isfied with eradication of million which will be spent ship this afternoon. At the press conference, drugs elimination being and drug eradication treaty narcotic drug production on drugs elimination in Present were Director Resident Representative Mr undertaken by the Govern- (1982). jointly carried out in April Kokang and Wa regions, (News) of News and Peri- Jean-Luc Lemahieu said ment of the Union of Cambodia, China, Laos, 2003 by Myanmar and Chi- UNODC has already odicals Enterprise U Hla that as illegal cultivation Myanmar. Similarly, it was Myanmar, Thailand and Vi- nese police forces. fetched about US $ 6 mil- etnam, members of Mekong As there were 81,400 lion. Later, the resident rep- Basin Countries, signed the hectares of poppy planta- resentative answered the MoU on cooperation in tions in Myanmar in 2002 queries raised by journalists. drugs elimination in 1993 and 62,200 hectares in MNA Upgrading of sports grounds inspected YANGON, 3 March— in Tamway Township. ground in North Okkalapa Chairman of Myanmar Ol- According to the instruc- Township and one training ympic Committee Minister tion of the Prime Minster, ground at Thuwunna Youth for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Salin sports ground in Training Centre, totalling 11 Aye Myint inspected upgrad- Kyimyindine Township, are being upgraded by the ing of Salin football grounds Hline sports ground in Hline Ministry of Sports and eight in Kyimyindine Township Township, Padetha and university sports grounds of this morning. Myathida sports grounds in university in Kamayut The minister then in- South Okkalapa Township, Township by Myanmar spected arrangements for the sports ground in Thakayta Football Federation. construction of a football Township, four sports Then, the minister in- ground in the compound of groundss in Kyaikkasan spected the hostels and mess Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan meets staff of Kawthoung District IPRD. Kyaikkasan Sports and Sports Ground in Tamway of the athletes of Myanmar (News on page 1 )—MNA Physical Education Institute Township, Mandaing sports Archery Federation.— MNA

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan inspects wall magazine at Myeik District Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint inspects construction of football ground Information and Public Relations Department. (News on page 1 )— MNA in the compound of Kyaikkasan Ground in Tamway Township.— SPED

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ENGAGEMENT DR. MIN THAW M.B.,B.S (YGN), son of U Kaung Yin & Daw Myint Thein, residing at Shwe ZarYan Pagoda Road, Thaton to AYE AYE MAW B.A. (Hons) (English) daughter of (U Thein & Daw Htay Kyin) residing at South Okkalapa, Yangon. on 23rd December 2003 at the Dusit Inya Lake Hotel, Yangon. Parents of both sides and Dr. Min Thaw-Aye Aye Maw. TRADE MARK CAUTION NORAUTO a Company incorporated in France, of Centre de Gros Lesquin, Rue du Fort, 59262 SAINGHIN EN MELANTOIS (France), is the Owner of the following Trade Mark:- N O R A U T O Reg. No. 4289/1996 Reg. No. 4868/2003 in respect of “Accessories and spare parts for cars, vehicles and apparatus for locomotion: cars, vehicles and apparatus for locomotion” Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Mark will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L for NORAUTO P.O. Box 60, Yangon CORRIGENDUM Beijing drivers pay no more “towing fee” Dated: 4 March, 2004 With regard to the for illegally-parked cars Indonesia’s export, import Cautionary Notice BEIJING, 3 March — Be- cars, which usually would to leave, they would be fined sides a normal parking fine, be towed by the police. from 20 to 200 yuan (2.4 to slightly down in January published on 24 Feb- Beijing drivers will pay no But the police often tow 24 US dollars), and their JAKARTA, 3 March — In- Mukeno said that Japan, ruary, 2004 for trade- more extra “towing fee” for illegally-parked cars with- cars would be towed by the donesia’s export in January the United States and Singa- mark “One Touch”, their illegally-parked cars out warning or neglect to police, the official warned. reached 5.03 billion US dol- pore are the main importers owned by “One Touch from March 1, a source with inform the car owners after Beijing now has more lars, but 3.66 per cent lower of Indonesia’s non-oil and gas the local traffic control bu- towing their cars away. The than two million vehicles, GmbH & Co. KG” of than that of December 2003, product in January. reau announced Sunday. extra “towing fee” sparked and the number is set to soar. the Central Bureau of Statis- The Indonesian Govern- Germany, in the list of According to the current extensive complaints among Serious traffic jams and lack tic (BPS) said here Monday. ment has targeted the coun- goods appearing in the national regulation on road drivers in large cities like of parking lots have become But the figure in January try’s export growth by 5 per first column, line 6, transportation released in Beijing, who say they are the problems affecting local was still 0.74 per cent higher cent to 7 per cent in 2004. there should be semi 1988, if drivers parked their driven to the random park- residents. than the same month last year, At the same time, Indo- cars in unauthorized parking by a serious lack of park- Beijing plans to build said Slamet Mukeno, the nesia’s import in January was column (;) between ing spaces, the police could ing lots. huge free or low-cost park- Deputy of Economic Statis- down to 2.75 billion US dol- the words “make-up” only impose a fine of five According to China’s ing lots beyond the fourth tic of the BPS. lars or 2.76 per cent lower and “blusher” and in yuan (0.6 US dollars) or sus- first Law on Road Trans- and fifth ring roads. Car The deputy said that the than in December 2003, he the second column, pend their driving licences portation Safety, which will owners living in the suburbs decrease of export in January said. The deputy said that the line 12, the correct for one month. take effect on May 1, 2004, will be encouraged to park compared to December 2003, decrease of the country’s im- In order to reduce the this kind of extra “towing their cars outside the fourth was caused by the decrease port in January was driven by words should be traffic jams, many cities like fee” should be cancelled and and fifth ring roads and take of non-oil and gas export, the 9 per cent decrease of “threads for textile Beijing publicized local if drivers park in the unau- buses or subways down- which totalled 3.837 billion imports of non-oil and gas use.” documents regulating that thorized places, the police town. Low or nonexistent US dollar, 5.44 per cent lower products over December. The drivers should pay an extra should ask them to leave parking fees in these areas than the previous month. import totalled 2.05 billion “towing fee” of about 200 instead of giving an imme- would help ease growing However, Indonesia’s oil US dollars in January. Hong Kong’s yuan (some 24 US dollars) diate fine. parking demands in urban and gas export in January in- He said Japan, the United crime figures for their illegally-parked But if the drivers refused areas.—MNA/Xinhua creased to 1.19 billion US States and China are the main dipped 11% in dollars, 2.54 per cent more countries supplying products January Natural disasters killed 2,259 in China than that in December last to Indonesia in January. HONG KONG, 3 March — year, he said. MNA/Xinhua Hong Kong’s Secretary for in 2003 Security Ambrose Lee said CHENGDU, 3 March — and flattened 3.43 million 2.404 billion yuan (290 mil- Indonesia’s foreign tourist on Saturday that crime fig- Natural disasters including houses across the country, lion US dollars) for disaster ures fell 11 per cent in Janu- earthquakes, floods, causing an economic loss relief, a year-on-year rise arrivals decreases in January ary from the same period droughts, typhoons and totalling 188.42 billion of 34 per cent. The Minis- JAKARTA, 3 March — The tistic of the BPS. last year, mainly due to the snowstorms killed 2,259 yuan (22.78 billion US dol- try of Civil Affairs has urged number of foreign tourists The number of foreign reduction in shop thefts, car people in China last year, lars). various localities across visiting Indonesia in Janu- tourists to the beautiful re- thefts and deception cases. according to the Ministry The central government China to guarantee supply ary reached to 358,400, 1.9 sort of Bali Island in January After the first Fight of Civil Affairs. allocated a record 4.05 bil- of food, clothing and other per cent lower than Decem- also increased to 109,600, Crime Committee meeting Various disasters dam- lion yuan (489.72 million daily necessities for people ber 2003, said the Central 10.24 per cent higher than in 2004, Ambrose Lee told aged 54.386 million hec- US dollars) for disaster re- in disaster-hit areas and help Bureau of Statistic (BPS) December last year, he said. the media that serious crimes tares of crops, of which lief last year, up 62 per cent them rebuild homes before here Monday. Indonesia’s tourism in- in Hong Kong also dropped 8.546 million hectares pro- from the previous year. the start of flood season this But the figure was sig- dustry was first hit by the 18 per cent, due to the fall in duced nothing, the ministry Initial statistics avail- year. — MNA/Xinhua nificantly 28.29 per cent financial crisis in Southeast- serious wounding and ex- said. able show that provincial, higher than that of January ern Asia in 1997 and now by tortion cases. Natural disasters af- prefectural and county- DRIVE SAFELY 2003, said Slamet Mukeno, the global economic down- MNA/Xinhua fected 490 million people level governments set aside the Deputy of Economic Sta- turn. —MNA/Xinhua

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Rosetta spacecraft launched China has over 17,000 from French Guiana centenarians KOUROU (French Guiana), 3 March— Europe’s BEIJING, 3 March— The number of centenarians in Rosetta space mission, which aims to chase and land on China has climbed past 17,000, hitting a record high, a comet to try to unlock the mysteries of the solar system, according to the latest statistics from the China National blasted-off aboard an Ariane rocket from French Committee on Aging. Guiana on Tuesday, space officials said. By the end of 2003, Chaoyang District in Beijing The rocket departed from the European Space Agency’s Beijing alone boasted 257 does not hear well, but taken (ESA) launch centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on the centenarians, with three of good care of by his family northeast coast of South America at 4.17 am (0717 GMT) them over 110 years old, a members, the 103-year-old on the first stage of a seven-billion-kilometre, 10-year rise of 57 over 2001. is still in a good mental state. journey to reach the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Female centenarians ac- “My daughter-in-law Two launch attempts last week were cancelled due to count for approximately 80 prepares tea and snacks for bad weather and technical problems. per cent of the total, includ- me every morning. Isn’t it The Ariane-5 rocket lit up the partly cloudy equatorial ing three aged over 110 years good enough?” said Liu. night sky and was visible from the ground for over a minute. old, and 209 centenarians, Addicted to drinking and It is scheduled to fly for over two hours before its upper or 84.6 per cent of the total, smoking, Liu was not in good stage re-ignites and then releases the Rosetta spacecraft. are urbanites, according to health when he was young. Scientists believe comets may contain chemical and statistics of the Beijing Mu- He gave up the habit later physical records from the time the solar system was formed nicipal Committee on Ag- and never caught any some 4.6 billion years ago. The Rosetta mission will at- ing. serious diseases after that. tempt to discover the secrets of how life began on Earth — According to a recent sur- Statistics from the Minis- and perhaps even elsewhere in the universe. vey conducted by the Beijing try of Civil Affairs show that “This mission will attempt to see material that dates Municipal Research Centre China has already become an from the formation of the solar system,” said Phillipe on Aging, the secret for lon- aging society with a high-age Kletzkine, ESA’s lead scientist for Rosetta’s comet-land- gevity of those centenarians population rate, and the coun- ing probe. could be due much to, among try now has 134 million peo- A European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane V rocket blasts off “Comets are small masses far from the sun in a sort of other things, a natural way of ple, or 10 per cent of the from Kourou, French Guiana, on 2 March , 2004. Europe’s deep freezer. For four and a half billion years they have been living, good-quality sleep and national total, at and over the Rosetta space mission, which aims to chase and then land kept in deep freeze. The importance of this mission to rational eating, open- age of 60. Experts said the on a comet in search of secrets of the history of the solar identify and analyse this material, as it was during the mindedness and a good tem- figure could keep rising at an system, has begun its ten year voyage after the spacecraft formation of our planet and at the beginning of life,” per, as well as fine family annual rate of 3.2 per cent in separated from the Ariane rocket early on Tuesday, space Kletzkine said. living environment. the next half century. officials said. — INTERNET MNA/Reuters Liu Ruocun from MNA/Xinhua Study says breast-fed babies have S African President congratulates lower blood pressure Theron on Oscar win WASHINGTON, 3 March— Breast-fed babies grow up to have lower blood pressure JOHANNESBURG, 3 March—The whole country of South Africa, including President than bottle-fed children, British researchers reported on Monday. Thabo Mbeki, on Monday congratulated Charlize Theron on winning an Oscar for best This could mean they will have lower lems and may show differences in intelli- actress Sunday. blood pressure as adults, and thus a lower gence, other studies have shown. Therefore, Mbeki was among the after the news spread over Mbeki said. risk of heart disease, the No 1 killer in the groups such as the American Academy of first to congratulate Theron, South Africa on Monday Raised in the small town industrialized world, the researchers said. Pediatrics recommend that all mothers breast- who won Hollywood’s top morning. “Ms Theron, who of Benoni, near Johannes- For every three months a child was feed their babies for the first year, and two prize for her role in “Mon- is able to command all of the burg, Theron overcame trag- breast fed, his or her systolic blood pressure years if possible. ster”. cosmetic glamour and hype edy in her own childhood — reading — the top number — went down Writing in the journal Circulation, the “In this film, we see her that naturally go with Holly- her mother fatally shot her 0.2 point, on average. Breast-feeding time researchers said the nutritional content of drawing on her innate tough- wood stardom, has fittingly father in self-defence during did not significantly affect diastolic blood breast milk may be responsible. mindedness and her own won this great prize for her a violent argument 13 years pressure — the lower number. Breast-fed children tend to consume less emotional stamina in over- performance in a film, ‘Mon- ago — to pursue her dreams “Even this small reduction may have sodium, which is one factor that can influ- coming the tragic personal ster,’ that demonstrates her in Hollywood. important population-health implications,” ence blood pressure. Breast milk also con- circumstances of her own far more profound qualities,’’ MNA/Xinhua said Richard Martin, a senior lecturer in tains long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, early life in order to shine,” Mbeki said in a statement epidemiology and public health at the Uni- which are compounds that can affect the versity of Bristol in Britain, who led the development of blood vessels. Indian scientist study. Infant formula supplemented with these “A 1 per cent reduction in population fatty acids has been associated with lower gets top French systolic blood pressure levels is associated blood pressure. honour with about a 1.5 per cent reduction in all- Formula feeding can also cause babies to cause mortality,” Martin added, equivalent eat more than they need and can, in some NEW DELHI, 3 March— to a reduction in premature death of about babies, cause too-rapid weight gain. Indian physicist P G S Mony 8,000 deaths per year in the United States “Excess weight is also associated with was Monday awarded one and 2,000 deaths per year in Britain. higher blood pressures and promotes insulin of France’s most prestigious Lower blood pressure is directly linked resistance, which often precedes develop- awards, the ‘Chevalier de to lower risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney ment of diabetes in adulthood,” the l’Ordre national de la Le- disease and other related illnesses. American Heart Association, which gion d’Honneur’, for his Breast-fed babies are also less likely to publishes Circulation, said in a statement. contribution in promoting be overweight, have fewer behavioural prob- MNA/Reuters cooperation between the two countries in the area of Indonesia’s dengue outbreak unlikely to be new strain science and technology. JAKARTA, 3 March— Indonesia’s dengue fever outbreak, which has killed hun- Mony, Director of the dreds of people in the past two months, is not likely to be the result of a new and more Indo French Centre for the deadly strain of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Promotion of Advanced Re- The death toll from the disease has He said the disease outbreak this year search, supported by both climbed to 344 since the start of January, was likely part of a five-year cycle common the governments, is the first with 19,908 cases recorded across the ar- in tropical countries. “The main reason for Indian to get this French chipelago, the Health Ministry said in a the outbreak is the immunity in the popula- honour in the category of statement. Indonesian officials have said tion (is lower),” Petersen said. “It seems to science. they are waiting for the results of blood have a peak or large outbreak around every The Centre is a joint or- tests to find out if the outbreak is the result five years,” he said. Indonesia’s Govern- ganization with equal par- An acrobat from the Beijing Acrobatics School performs in of a new strain of the virus. ment has come under heavy criticism in the ticipation between the two China’s capital on 25 Feb, 2004. The school is the largest But Georg Petersen, the WHO’s repre- local media for its handling of the disease countries which takes up re- art school in China and teaches circus arts, martial arts, sentative in Indonesia, said a new strain and many say the outbreak highlights loop- search projects involving the dances and arts from other categories. Chinese acrobatics was unlikely. “We don’t expect that to be holes in the country’s underfunded and two sides in various areas of has a long historical tradition, dating back more than the case,” Petersen told Reuters. hobbled health care system.—MNA/Reuters science.—MNA/PTI 2,500 years. — INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 4 March, 2004 Probe turns eye on Lazio bonuses S and transfer deals ROME, 3 March— Serie A club Lazio may have received funds diverted from food company Cirio before it plunged into insol- P vency, a judicial source said on Monday. Rome magistrates are investigating the collapse of Cirio, which was owned by former Lazio president Sergio Cragnotti. The source said they believe they have found evidence that Lazio O paid bonuses to their players for their 2000 Italian championship win using cash diverted from Cirio. Lazio and Cirio are both listed on the stock market although R Cirio shares have been suspended since mid-2003 and the company is in the process of being liquidated. Lazio declined to comment. Rome investigators are also looking at transfer deals between T Lazio and Parma in recent years, the source said. Parma is owned by dairy company Parmalat, which is struggling to survive a multibillion-euro hole in its accounts which has led to S the arrest of its founder Calisto Tanzi and his son, former Parma president Stefano Tanzi.—MNA/Reuters Bulgarian coach hit by bottle suffers broken nose Fabricio De Carvalho, right, of Sao Caetano of Brazil marks the goal against SOFIA, 3 March— The Uruguay's goalkeeper Federico Elduayen of Penarol , left, during their Libertadores coach of Bulgarian club Cup soccer match at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, on 2 March, 2004.—INTERNET Botev Plovdiv suffered a broken nose when he was hit by World Club Cup, WADA agreement get one of the bottles thrown by Cherno More Varna fans as FIFA’s green light his team left the stadium af- LONDON, 3 March— A revamped FIFA Club World Championship will start in ter their First Division match December 2005 and be held annually although the venue for the first competition has in Varna on Saturday. yet to be finalized, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Sunday. Local television station At an executive commit- was not staged in either 2001 tinental Club Cup played be- Nova Televizia showed tee meeting, world soccer's or 2003 because of financial tween the European and South coach Trifon Pachev with his governing body also agreed and then logistical difficul- American champions almost nose bandaged as he told the to sign WADA's anti-doping ties. every year since 1960. Blatter channel in an interview on declaration in Paris on May The first round will con- said discussions would be Sunday that it had been bro- 21 and temporarily lift the sist of knockout matches be- held among organizers to see ken in the incident. international suspension im- tween the champions of Af- what the future of the compe- After Saturday's match posed on Guatemala. rica, Asia, the North Ameri- tition might be. supporters from both clubs Despite some opposition can and Caribbean federa- Most of the decisions fought in the streets of the to an enlarged Club World tions (Concacaf) and Oceania. taken by the executive com- city and two fans were ar- Championship from the The two winners of those mittee were expected. The rested. South American Confedera- matches will play the South commitee approved the latest The Bulgarian Football tion (Conmebol) last week, American and European stage of the negotiations with Union is expected to look Blatter announced that FIFA's champions in a knockout WADA, the World Anti- into the incidents. Executive Committee had semifinal. Doping Agency, and Blatter Cherno More won 3-1 to unanimously approved its in- The losers of the first- reiterated that the FIFA would Jorge Daniel Guagua, right,of Ecuador's El Nacional move up two places to sev- auguration during a London round matches will play off sign up to WADA's code at soccer team fights for the ball with Alberto Garcia, of enth after 18 matches, while meeting on Sunday. for fifth and sixth places, the FIFA Congress in Paris Argentina's Independiente, during their Libertadores Botev stayed bottom after The championship, held while the semifinal losers will on May 21. Cup, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 2 March, 2004. their 13th defeat. once in January 2000 in Bra- play off for the third and fourth He also said that the con- INTERNET MNA/Reuters zil with eight teams involved, places which means that every cept of individual case man- team will play two matches agement in doping cases, RobertO Carlos handed two-match ban by UEFA during the eight-day compe- rather than an automatically MADRID, 3 March — Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos will miss the return leg of his side's Champions tition. imposed blanket ban, would League knockout tie against Bayern Munich after he was handed a two-match ban by UEFA on Monday. The tournament is likely be part of the agreement with The Brazilian interna- Real Madrid web site. If the ban is upheld thorities. to put an end to the Intercon- WADA.—MNA/Reuters tional was given the ban "In any case, we think a Roberto Carlos will miss Last year he was given a by UEFA's Control and two-match ban is excessive. the return match against three-match ban by world Disciplinary Committee The club will be studying the Bayern at the Bernabeu on soccer's governing body for "improper conduct" af- decision over the next few March 10 and the first leg FIFA for pushing Israeli ref- ter retaliating for a foul by days to see if we can appeal." of the quarterfinal if Real eree Alon Yefet during Bra- Bayern defender Martin Television replays reach the next round. zil's 2-1 defeat to Portugal Demichelis in the 59th showed Roberto Carlos It is not the first time the after being sent off for pro- minute of last week's 1-1 swiping at Demichelis's face left-back has been in trou- testing about the award of a draw in Munich. after being fouled by the ble with the football au- free kick.— MNA/Reuters "The UEFA discipli- Bayern defender who re- nary body ruled that ceived a booking for the of- Curfew-breaking Japan Roberto Carlos had com- fence. mitted an act of assault, Roberto Carlos went un- players face JFA probe which usually carries a punished by referee Terje TOKYO, 3 March— Seven Japan players who allegedly three-match ban," read a Hauge who said he had been broke curfew in a late-night drinking session will be asked statement on UEFA's web unable to see the Brazilian's to explain why they flouted team rules, the Japan Football site. reaction to the foul because Association (JFA) said on Sunday. "However, it took into his view had been impeded The players were said to have thrown sushi and verbally account the foul committed by two players. abused female staff during a night out on February 9, during on the player, and subse- The Real Madrid de- a Japan training camp in Kashima, north of Tokyo. quently imposed a two- fender went on to score his "The JFA will speak to all the players and ask them to match suspension." side's equalizer seven min- explain what happened. If true, then it's important for them Real Madrid director utes from time when his long- to know how serious it is to break JFA rules," JFA Press Emilio Butragueno said the range free kick squirmed manager Hideto Teshima told Reuters. club had been taken by sur- under the body of goalkeeper "However, they did not commit a traffic accident and prise by UEFA's decision. Oliver Kahn, cancelling out nobody got injured, so I doubt it will be too much of an issue. "We thought the incident a 75th minute goal from The JFA will probably just give them a warning." was a reaction by Roberto Bayern striker Roy Makaay. Weekly magazine Shukan Gendai is set to publish an Carlos to a heavy challenge UEFA said the Real article of the incident on Monday, reporting that the seven Russia`s Marat Safin shouts as he misses a point against by Demichelis and we did player had until midnight on players, including World Cup midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara, Switzerland's Roger Federer during the Dubai Tennis not think he would be Thursday to lodge an appeal acted improperly during their curfew-breaking visit to a Championship on 2 March, 2004, in Dubai. Federer won banned," Butragueno told the against the suspension. local bar.— MNA/Reuters 7-6, 7-6.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 4 March, 2004 15 16:05 The Art of Stone row (Lwan Ngwe & Morning Transmission 03:50 Tour In Myanmar Festival Sculpture Wai Wai) (23:30-1:30) “Pyin Oo Lwin” 05:40 Headline News MRTV-3MRTV-3 16:10 Myanmar Modern 20:30 National News 23:30 Signature Tune 03:55 A Song of the “Nat” 05:42 The Wonderful Song“A Compassion- 20:35 Pickled Featherback Greeting Spirits Peikchin Ravine ate Love Boat” 20:40 Mandalay, The Golden 23:32 Song of Myanmar 03:58 The Pathein Umbrella 05:45 National News 16:12 Hot Springs in Lashio City Beauty & Scenic 04:00 National News 05:50 Novitiation of 1000 and Nam-Kham 20:45 National News Sights “Mingalabar” 04:05 Ancient Buddha novices in Myan Aung 16:15 National News 20:50 Bamboo Parquet 23:36 Shwesaryan Pagoda Images Carved On 05:55 Lon Yuu Festival 16:20 Biological Expedition 20:55 Rakhine Traditional Festival Stone Walls (Akauk Dance 4-3-2004 (Thursday) to Hponkan Razi Cultural Dance 23:40 Headline News Mountain) 06:00 National News (Programme Schedule) Region (II) (Upper Honouring Buddha 23:42 The Wonderful 04:10 Song “Hill Steps 06:05 The Art of Stone Morning Transmission Shangaung - Awadam) 21:00 National News Peikchin Ravine Town” Sculpture (9:00 - 10:00) 16:25 Song of Myanmar 21:05 Reclamation & Culti- 23:45 National News 04:15 National News 06:10 Myanmar Modern Beauty & Scenic vation in the Uplands 23:50 Novitiation of 1000 04:20 Biological Expedition Song“A Compassion- 9:00 Signature Tune Sights “Myanma Pano- 21:10 Myanmar Modern novices in Myan Aung to Hponkan Razi Re ate Love Boat” Greeting rama & Myanma Sen- Song “Naughty Girl” 23:55 Lon Yuu Festival gion (I) (Yangon- 06:12 Hot Springs in Lashio 9:02 Song of Myanmar timent” 21:12 Mosaic Painting of Dance Putao-Upper Shan- and Nam-Kham Beauty & Scenic 16:30 National News Myanmar 24:00 National News gaung) 06:15 National News Sights “Myanma Pano- 16:35 Gold Honey, Honey 21:15 National News 00:05 The Art of Stone 04:25 Song “Smoke of Sor- 06:20 Biological Expedition rama & Myanma Sen- Gold 21:20 Bagan Our Pride and Sculpture row (Lwan Ngwe to Hponkan Razi 00:10 Myanmar Modern timent” 16:40 Lacquerware in Bagan Glory of the Past Wai Wai) Region (II) (Upper 16:45 National News Song“A Compassion- 9:06 Shwesaryan Pagoda 21:25 Song of Myanmar Shangaung - Awadam) 16:50 The Ancient City Beauty & Scenic ate Love Boat” 04:30 National News Festival 04:35 Pickled Featherback 06:25 Song on Screen 9:10 Headline News Mrauk U Sights “Mingalabar” 00:12 Hot Springs in Lashio 16:55 Long Drum Folk Song 21:35 Shwesaryan Pagoda and Nam-Kham 04:40 Mandalay, The Golden “Young Love” 9:12 The Wonderful City 06:30 National News Peikchin Ravine & Dance Festival 00:15 National News 17:00 National News 21:40 Headline News 00:20 Biological Expedition 04:45 National News 06:35 Gold Honey, Honey 9:15 National News 04:50 Bamboo Parquet Gold 9:20 Novitiation of 1000 17:05 Thihathana Throne 21:42 The Wonderful to Hponkan Razi 17:10 Song “Saying with the Peikchin Ravine Region (II) (Upper 04:55 Rakhine Traditional 06:40 Lacquerware in Bagan novices in Myan Aung Cultural Dance 06:45 National News 9:25 Lon Yuu Festival Eyes!” 21:45 National News Shangaung - Awadam) 17:15 National News 21:50 Novitiation of 1000 00:25 Song of Myanmar Honouring Buddha 06:50 The Ancient City Dance Mrauk U 9:30 National News 17:20 Tour In Myanmar novices in Myan Aung Beauty & Scenic 05:00 National News 9:35 The Art of Stone “Bago, Thanlyin” 21:55 Lon Yuu Festival Sights “Myanma Pano- 05:05 Reclamation & Culti- 06:55 Long Drum Folk Song Sculpture 17:25 Song of Myanmar Dance rama & Myanma Sen- vation in the Uplands & Dance 9:40 Myanmar Modern Beauty & Scenic 22:00 National News timent” 05:10 Myanmar Modern 07:00 National News Song“A Compassion- Sights “Come and See 22:05 The Art of Stone 00:30 National News Song “Naughty Girl” 07:05 Thihathana Throne ate Love Boat” Myanmar” Sculpture 00:35 Gold Honey, Honey 05:12 Mosaic Painting of 07:10 Song “Saying with the 9:42 Hot Springs in Lashio 22:10 Myanmar Modern Gold Myanmar Eyes!” and Nam-Kham Evening Transmission Song“A Compassion- 00:40 Lacquerware in Bagan 05:15 National News 07:15 National News 9:45 National News (19:30 - 23:30) ate Love Boat” 00:45 National News 05:20 Bagan Our Pride and 07:20 Tour In Myanmar 9:50 Biological Expedition 22:12 Hot Springs in Lashio 00:50 The Ancient City Glory of the Past “Bago, Thanlyin” to Hponkan Razi 19:30 Signature Tune and Nam-Kham Mrauk U 05:25 Song of Myanmar 07:25 Song of Myanmar Region (II) (Upper Greeting 22:15 National News 00:55 Long Drum Folk Song Beauty & Scenic Beauty & Scenic Shangaung - Awadam) 19:32 Song of Myanmar 22:20 Biological Expedition & Dance Sights “Mingalabar” Sights “Come and See 9:58 Song of Myanmar Beauty & Scenic to Hponkan Razi 01:00 National News 05:35 Shwesaryan Pagoda Myanmar” Beauty & Scenic Sights “Myanma Region (II) (Upper 01:05 Thihathana Throne Sights “Come and See Panorama & Myanma Shangaung - Awadam) 01:10 Song “Saying with the Myanmar” Sentiment” 22:25 Song on Screen Eyes!” 19:36 Popa Mountain Park “Young Love” 01:15 National News 4-3-2004 (Thursday) 19:40 Headline News 22:30 National News 01:20 Tour In Myanmar Regular Programmes for 19:42 Kinpon Bridge 22:35 Gold Honey, Honey “Bago, Thanlyin” Viewers from Abroad 19:45 National News Gold 01:25 Song of Myanmar Evening Transmission 19:50 Tour In Myanmar 22:40 Lacquerware in Bagan Beauty & Scenic (15:30 - 17:30) “Pyin Oo Lwin” 22:45 National News Sights “Come and See 19:55 A Song of the “Nat” 22:50 The Ancient City Myanmar” 15:30 Signature Tune Spirits Mrauk U Greeting 19:58 The Pathein Umbrella 22:55 Long Drum Folk Song 5-3-2004 (Friday) 15:32 Song of Myanmar 20:00 National News & Dance Morning Transmission Beauty & Scenic 20:05 Ancient Buddha 23:00 National News (03:30-07:30) Sights “Mingalabar” Images Carved On 23:05 Thihathana Throne 03:30 Signature Tune 15:36 Shwesaryan Pagoda Stone Walls (Akauk 23:10 Song “Saying with the Greeting Festival Mountain) Eyes!” 03:32 Song of Myanmar 15:40 Headline News 20:10 Song “Hill Steps 23:15 National News Beauty & Scenic 15:42 The Wonderful Town” 23:20 Tour In Myanmar Sights “Myanma Peikchin Ravine 20:15 National News “Bago, Thanlyin” Panorama & Myanma 15:45 National News 20:20 Biological Expedition 23:25 Song of Myanmar Sentiment” 15:50 Novitiation of 1000 to Hponkan Razi Re Beauty & Scenic 03:36 Popa Mountain Park novices in Myan Aung gion (I) (Yangon- Sights “Come and See 03:40 Headline News 15:55 Lon Yuu Festival Putao-Upper Shan- Myanmar” 03:42 Kinpon Bridge Dance gaung) 4-3-2004 (Thursday) & 03:45 National News 16:00 National News 20:25 Song “Smoke of Sor- 5-3-2004 (Friday) Evening

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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). 14th Waxing of Tabaung, 1365 ME Thursday, 4 March, 2004 Excerpts from Senior General Than Shwe’s address * Government has been giving priority to development of Dawei region. * The Ye-Dawei-Myeik-Kawthoung Union Highway reaching Kawthoung in the southernmost tip of the nation has already been built, and necessary bridges on it has been constructed. * The Government has been narrowing the development gap between all regions of the nation to the most possible degree, and striving for their simultaneous progress, without taking into account the distance or condition of any region. * Completion of Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) will ensure direct link between Dawei and Yangon, and will contribute to the progress of the Taninthayi region. * Efforts should be made to add value to the natural resources in the Senior General Than Shwe gives guidance to departmental personnel, local people, region, and energetic efforts are required for regional development. Tatmadawmen and families at Kanyoedan Yadana Hall in Palaw.— MNA

ing better arrangements after reviewing the previous under- Than Shwe and entourage. Senior General Than Shwe then Government has already … takings sector-wise, he remarked. After the meeting, the gave guidance on implementation of the tasks for commu- (from page 1) Senior General had a cordial conversation with those present. nity peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order, In the process, the State, the people and the Tatmadaw are to Next, the Senior General and party inspected progress of sufficiency of food and economic progress, dynamism of be united in making combined efforts for ensuring food Palaw and Palaw Bridge. On arrival at Palauk Station, they the Union Spirit and patriotism and security of the regions. sufficiency in respective regions and then for development met with departmental personnel, members of the USDA Senior General Than Shwe and entourage greeted depart- of the entire nation, he added. and social organizations, Tatmadaw members of Palauk mental officials, Tatmadawmen and their families. They Next, the Senior General said that he toured Palaw three Station and their family members. then left Palauk by helicopter and arrived in Dawei in the or four years ago, adding that the government has been Township Officer of Palauk Township General Admin- evening. They were welcomed at Dawei Airport by Minis- attending to the needs for regional development. istration Department U Myint Khaing reported on condi- ter for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min, Deputy While the government has been striving constantly for tions of the township, efforts for regional development, Minister for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu, regional and national development, divisions, districts and education, health and transport sectors, rice sufficiency and Col Kyaw Aung of Dawei Station, departmental officials, townships, on their part, are also to endeavour for progress surplus in the region and requirements. Member of the State members of USDA, social organizations, teachers, students, of respective regions, he noted. Measures are to be taken to Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann Tatmadawmen and families. be able to accelerate the development momentum by mak- explained about the purpose of the tour of Senior General (See page 8) Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects all-round upgrading of Yangon Kandawgyi Garden YANGON, 3 March—Prime Minister General Khin Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, Yangon Mayor Brig-Gen Aung at the Central Symbol Zone, construction of the barbecue Nyuntr yesterday morning inspected all-round upgrading Thein Lin, the deputy ministers, members of the working garden modern restaurant at the Recreation Zone, and the tasks of environs of Yangon City Kandawgyi Garden and committee and departmental officials. modern aquarium being built by Myanma Agriculture Serv- gave necessary instructions to officials. First, the commander reported to the Prime Minister ice, the fruit garden and propagation booth where 37 kinds At 9.30 am, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, ac- on progress of upgrading tasks at the Recreation Zone, of fruits including durian, kyetmauk (Amaratus caudatus), companied by officials of the State Peace and Develop- the Education Zone and the Central Symbol Zone. Next, pineapple, papaya and others will be displayed, the booth ment Council Office, arrived at the briefing hall of the officials reported on tasks being carried out by respective of vegetable patches, spices and herbal plants, the orchid construction of Water Plaza at Central Symbol Zone at groups and future tasks. After hearing the reports, the park, the booth of vegetable patches with the use of fer- Kandawgyi, where they were welcomed by Chairman of Prime Minister attended to their needs and gave instruc- tilizers, the flower booth, nursery shops and agricultural the Working Committee for all-round Upgrading of Envi- tion that officials are to coordinate timely completion of equipment shops and sanitation tasks being carried out at rons of Kandawgyi Garden and Zoological Gardens the upgrading tasks applying technology and using their the Kandawgyi Garden. Officials conducted the Prime (Yangon) Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and De- experiences for enabling the public to take a rest in the Minister round the sites. velopment Council Commander of Yangon Command modern garden and durability of the grand garden. Then, Next, the Prime Minister gave necessary instructions Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Hotels and Tourism the Prime Minister inspected completion of the water plaza and left there in the morning. —MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects upgrading tasks at environs of Kandawgyi Garden.— MNA