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Volume XII, Number 47 Fullmoon Day of Nayon 1366 ME ˚˚Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe sees off Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt on his departure for Malaysia YANGON, 1 June — At the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt of the Union of Myanmar left for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by air this morning to pay a goodwill visit. The Myanmar delegation led by Prime Minister Gen- eral Khin Nyunt was seen off at Yangon International Airport by Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, Vice-Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Deputy Com- mander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in- Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, member of State Peace and De- velopment Council General Thura Shwe Mann, members of State Peace and Develop- ment Council, the Com- Senior General Than Shwe and party see off Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt at Yangon International Airport. — MNA mander-in-Chief (Air), the Chairman of Yangon Divi- charge’ de affaires of Ma- Win Aung, Minister for sion Peace and Development laysia Embassy and officials Hotels and Tourism Brig- Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt Council the Commander, and departmental heads. The Gen Thein Zaw, Minister arrives at Malaysia on working visit senior military officers, Dean Myanmar delegation mem- for Energy Brig-Gen Lun YANGON, 1 June — At by State Peace and Devel- port this morning. of Diplomatic Corps Ambas- bers Secretary-1 of the State Thi, Deputy Minister for the invitation of Malaysian opment Council Secretary- The aircraft carrying sador of Singapore Mr Simon Peace and Development Foreign Affairs U Khin Prime Minister Dato Seri 1 Lt-Gen Soe Win and Prime Minister General Tensing de Cruz and heads Council Lt-Gen Soe Win, Maung Win and departmen- bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, party, left here by air for Khin Nyunt and his entou- of foreign missions in Minister for Commerce tal heads accompanied Prime Minister of the Un- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, rage landed at Kuala Yangon, resident representa- Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Minis- Prime Minister General ion of Myanmar General on a goodwill visit from Lumpur International Air- tives of UN agencies, the ter for Foreign Affairs U Khin Nyunt . — MNA Khin Nyunt, accompanied Yangon International Air- port at 11.30 am local standard time. Myanmar Ambassador to Malaysia U Hla Maung and Head of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Yahaya bin Abdul Jabar welcomed the Prime Minister and party on board the aircraft. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party were also welcomed by Malaysian Foreign Minis- ter Datuk Seri Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, a (See page 8) INSIDE

Perspectives To boost production of agriculture, forest and fishery sectors (Page 2)

Group discussions of National Convention delegates continue (Page 10) Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and his Malaysian counterpart Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi inspect the Guard of Honour. — MNA The National Convention is the concern of all our national races. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation To boost production of agriculture, * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State forest and fishery sectors * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The Government has been striving on all fronts for peace, development and moderniza- tion of the Union. In doing so, it has to face a lot of obstacles within and without. However, it is determined to build all the infrastructures all over the Union. Head of State Senior Gen- eral Than Shwe gave guidance on the use of natural resources for national interests that for the development of the nation the Government and the people should cooperate and explore the rich resources of the nation. Strong economic infrastructures are the sine qua non for the national economic growth. This being so, the Government is accelerating MMCWA President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe delivers an address at the opening of the refresher course. — MNA efforts at building economic infrastructures the Refresher course for core peer educators opened length and breadth of the nation. YANGON, 1 June — A refresher course for core Present on the occasion were MMCWA President The agriculture, forestry and fishery sec- peer educators under the Improving Adolescent Repro- tors are the main pillars of the national economy Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, UNICEF Resident Representa- ductive Health Project was opened with ceremony under and these sectors have a lot of potential for tive Mr Najib M Assifi, officials, honorary patrons, raising the socio-economic life of the entire the joint sponsorship of the Myanmar Maternal and Child Yangon Division MCWA Supervisory Committee Patron people and for national development. The Gov- Welfare Association, UNICEF and International Planned Daw Khin Thet Htay, personnel from NGOs and others. ernment has been spending large sums of money Parenthood Federation (IPPF) this morning at the MMCWA President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and Mr on the construction of dams, river-water pump- MMCWA head office at the corner of Thanthuma and Najib M Assifi spoke on the occasion. The six-day course ing stations and underground water supply Parami Roads in South Okkalapa Township here. is being attended by 40 core peer educators. — MNA projects to make sure that there is sufficient supply of water so that production of the agriculture sector can be increased. Therefore, it is only necessary to make the best use of the favourable environment the Government has provided. Ayeyawady, Bago and Yangon Divisions being the main rice-growing regions, the authorities and farmers in these regions will have to make constant efforts not only to increase the annual yield of paddy but also to extend the cultivation of other crops such as cotton, sugarcane and beans and pulses. If we study the forestry sector, one of the main economic Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein delivers an address at the seminar. — MNA sectors of the nation, we can see that more than 130,000 square miles of the nation’s total area Seminar on ASEAN Economic Cooperation held is covered with forest. YANGON, 1 June—Under the project of ASEAN The ASEAN Information Seminar Series and the Now, in accordance with the project for Information Seminar Series ( Fy 2003-04 ), Seminar on ASEAN Quiz are plans on information for ensuring suc- the greening of dry and arid regions, there ASEAN Economic Cooperation, sponsored by ASEAN cessful realization of ASEAN Awareness. That is why the emerge teak plantations in these regions and Information Seminar Series Organizing Management Com- Ministry of Information has been participating in the tasks, the total area of teak plantations now stand at mittee led by Ministry of Information was held at the taking a leading role. The ASEAN Information Seminar almost 1.1 million acres. Local people should meeting hall of Myanmar Information and Communica- Series which began last year were held three times at the take part in teak cultivation as well as in forest tion Technology Park this morning. It was attended by MICT Park, Yangon last year. To impart information and conservation work. If we study the fishery sec- Chairman of the Management Committee Deputy Minis- knowledge to people in Mandalay the ASEAN Informa- tor, we can see that Ayeyawady, Taninthayi and ter for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein and committee tion Seminar Series (Fy 2003-2004) and Understanding Rakhine States have favourable conditions for farming fish and prawn. It is only necessary to members, members of ASEAN Culture and Information ASEAN, the first session of the ASEAN Information make effective use of these favourable condi- Sub-Committee, heads of department under the ministry Seminar Series (Fy 2003-2004) was held at Swan Hotel tions to boost the output of marine products. and officials, those from departmental organizations and in Mandalay on 2 April. The Integrating ASEAN’s Newer We would like to call upon all those re- social organizations and mediamen. Members, the second session of the ASEAN Information sponsible and local people to make effective use Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Seminar Series (Fy 2003-2004) was held at the MICT of terrestrial and aquatic resources and to in- Thein made a speech. He said that Myanmar has been Park, Yangon on 4 May and the two sessions were at- crease the production of the agriculture, forest making integrated and well-coordinated efforts together tended by over 100. and fishery sectors. with ASEAN member countries and ASEAN dialogue part- The ASEAN Economic Cooperation, the third ners in the interest of the whole region and itself since it meeting, is held today and it is believed that those present MEB branch opened in Pyu has become an ASEAN member on 23 July 1997. at the meeting will be able to widen their horizons of The Heads of ASEAN nations laid down ASEAN knowledge as panel of discussions will be conducted, he YANGON, 1 June — The Myanma Economic Bank Vision (2020) at the Second ASEAN Informal Summit said. Next, Adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U branch was opened with ceremony in Pyu this morning. held from 15 to 17 December 1997. The aim of the Maung Maung Yi reported on ASEAN Economic Com- Toungoo District Peace and Development Council ASEAN Vision is to turn the ASEAN into an organiza- munity (AEC); Deputy Director-General of Customs Chairman Lt-Col Ye Myint and Managing Director of tion in which nations with peaceful, tranquil and prosper- Department Thiha Thura U Thein Tun Tin on ASEAN MEB Col Hsan Tun formally opened the new branch by ous communities are making concerted efforts. In the proc- Free Trade Area and Myanmar; Deputy Director of AFTA cutting a ribbon. Bago Division Peace and Development ess, Hanoi Plan of Action has been laid down and is being Unit Daw Tin Tin Htwe, on behalf of Adviser Dr Daw Council Chairman Southern Command Commander Maj- implemented. In this connection, concerted and collective Khin Ohn Thant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Gen Ko Ko and Minister for Finance & Revenue Maj- efforts are to be made among ASEAN nations and to- Establishing Free Trade Area with ASEAN Dialogue Part- Gen Hla Tun spoke on the occasion and the commander gether with other countries in economic and social sec- ners; and Deputy Director-General U L Zaw Shan of In- formally unveiled the signboard of the MEB branch. The tors. The Bali Concord II Declaration was issued at the dustrial Coordination and Inspection Department of the minister later met with staff of MEB, Myanma Small Loan 9th ASEAN Summit held at Bali, Indonesia from 7 to 8 Ministry of Industry-1 on ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Enterprise and Internal Revenue Department at the local. October 2003 to reinforce the ASEAN Vision 2020. Under Scheme (AICO Scheme) and the first session of the semi- He also inspected the MEB branches in Kyauktaga, the declaration, efforts are to be made to establish a peace- nar came into recess. The second session of the seminar Nyaunglaybin and DaikU as well as Bago Division MEB ful, tranquil and prosperous region based on ASEAN continued in the afternoon. Director-General U Khin branch.—MNA Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and Maung Latt of Directorate Hotels and Tourism of the Min- Film entertainment to NC delegates ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. In this context, the istry of Hotels and Tourism reported on ASEAN and YANGON, 1 June — The Entertainment and Wel- 6-year Vientiane Action Plan has been laid down and is Myanmar Tourism Development; Deputy Director-Gen- fare Subcommittee of the National Convention Conven- being implemented to be able to continue implementing eral U Thein Lwin of Energy Planning Department of the ing Management Committee organizes entertainment pro- the Hanoi Plan of Action. The objectives laid down by Ministry of Energy on Future Key Role of Myanmar in grammes for delegates to the National Convention daily the Heads of ASEAN nations could not be fully imple- ASEAN Energy Sector; and Director-General U Win Pe at the gymnasium of Nyaunghnapin Camp. Yesterday mented through only cooperation among the Governments, of Transport Department of the Ministry of Transport on evening, the delegates were entertained with “Maunt-Mu- and cooperation among the peoples of ASEAN nations is Current Status of ASEAN Cooperation in Transport. This Pai-Shin”, an academy award-winning film for 2000, imperative. The ASEAN Committee on Culture and In- was followed by a general round of discussions. The semi- directed by Ko San Aung and starred by Dway, Lwin formation has laid down and is implementing plans yearly nar ended with the concluding remarks by Adviser at the Moe, Htet Htet Moe Oo and Htun Eindra Bo. — MNA for realization of ASEAN Awareness. Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Maung Maung Yi.—MNA

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The two latest casualties - soldiers killed month of Ramadan. in a continuing battle in Kufa with Shiite In April, it was pitched battles that raged A US soldier stands behind his jeep and takes aim following a car bomb on Kindi street, guerillas, boosted May to the third deadliest for days between US Marines and Iraqi forces in a western Baghdad neighbourhood on 31 May, 2004. — INTERNET month of the war that began in March 2003. in the Sunni stronghold of Fallujah and south May also ranks as the most perilous month of Baghdad in the Shiite sectors of the coun- for US National Guard and reserve troops try that led to the soaring body count. A Flights to Iraq virtually stopped since the war started. At least 22 so-called recent ceasefire in Fallujah worked out be- “weekend warriors” perished, accounting tween guerillas and US troops reduced at- for lack of security for nearly a third of the fatalities in Opera- tacks there in May. MOSCOW, 31 May— Flights to Iraq have virtually been stopped because of lack of tion Iraqi Freedom. May also has brought a rise in non-com- security, a spokesman for the Russian Transport Ministry told Tass answering the In April, part-time troops accounted for bat deaths: 20 Americans succumbed to ve- question as to how the airlift between the two countries is operated. fewer than 1 in 5 of the fallen. hicle accidents, drowning and accidental The growing toll of Guard and reserve electrocutions. That is about double the non- “Flights to Baghdad do not meet the cials have not imposed an official ban on forces was predicted by military officials, hostile deaths in April. international requirements for security”, he flights to Iraq. “Flights to Iraq will depend stemming from an influx of thousands of Nearly half of all US combat deaths in said, recalling that a bus that carried a group on the concrete situation in the region”, said reservists as part of a massive rotation of US May resulted from improvised explosive of staffers of Interenergoservis company the source. forces over the past few months. With the devices, remote-controlled bombs that since came under fire. Two men were killed and Avialinii- 400 company was the coun- replacement operation nearly done, the force August have been the guerillas’ weapon of seven wounded. The representative of the try’s only air carrier that made charter flights of 138,000 in Iraq consists of nearly 40 choice in nearly half of all successful attacks Russian Transport Ministry said civilian to Baghdad. According to a representative percent civilian-soldiers. on US troops. But May saw a considerable planes “must not make flights to the danger- of the company two charter flights that were The overall number of fatalities for May rise in the use of mortars, which accounted ous zone”. scheduled for the first half of June have been is far fewer than April, the war’s bloodiest for at least 10 US deaths and have been a Meanwhile, the Russian aviation offi- cancelled. — Internet month, with 134 dead. Even so, May’s esti- growing menace in recent months. mated death count at 79 is just short of the 83 Only three of the dead in May have been WHO says smoking takes a heavy who fell in November 2003, the second officers, while slightly more than 40 percent worst month. The Pentagon ascribed the were sergeants and other non-commissioned toll in poor countries November violence to an guerilla offensive officers. timed to coincide with the Muslim holy Internet WASHINGTON, 31 May—Smoking and cultivation of tobacco have hit poor countries hard as people neglect food, education and health for tobacco related addiction, the World Health Organization said, urging nations to adopt stronger regulatory mecha- Britian confirms oil co executive killed in Khobar nism and promote prevention programmes. LONDON, 31 May— A British oil company executive is among those killed by gunmen “The poorest people tend through the loss of foreign Framework Convention on in the oil city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia, the British Foreign Office confirmed on Sunday. to smoke the most and bear exchange in the import of Tobacco Control (FCTC), Michael Hamilton in his 50s, a senior apparent links to al-Qaeda. the greatest health and eco- tobacco, the loss of tax rev- currently signed by 118 executive for Apicorp, the Arab Petroleum On Saturday, British Foreign Secretary nomic burdens in many so- enue due to smuggling and countries. The agreement Investment Corporation, was shot in his car Jack Straw condemned the attack and vowed cieties. For the poor, money damages to the environment would come into effect when by al-Qaeda-linked militants as he drove to that Britain stands with the government and spent on tobacco is money caused by cultivation,” the 40 nations ratify it and 16 work at around 0730 local time on Saturday. people of Saudi Arabia in their fight against not spent on basic necessi- world health body said. countries have so far done The attack was “yet another reminder terrorism. ties such as food, shelter, It said the cultivation and so. about the terrorist threat that we face”, Prime The British Foreign Office has updated education and health care,” consumption of tobacco cre- According to WHO, Minister Tony Blair said Sunday on BBC’s its travel advice, advising against all but WHO said in a statement re- ates a cycle of poverty, push- smoking kills one person in Breakfast with Frost programme. Responsi- essential travel to Saudi Arabia and warning leased Friday ahead of the ing the ravages of smoking every 6-1/2 seconds and to- bility has been claimed by a group with visitors to “take great care”. — MNA/Xinhua World No Tobacco Day on beyond health concerns. bacco kills 4.9 million peo- Monday. This year’s No Tobacco ple annually, which is ex- “Beyond consequences Day comes as WHO attempts pected to double in the next borne by the individual, na- to build greater momentum 20 years. tional economies also suffer for adoption of the UN MNA/PTI China creates 6.92 million new jobs in 2003 BEIJING, 31 May— China created 6.92 million new jobs last year, with the total number of registered employed standing at 744.32 million, latest statistics show. Nearly half of the total employed, or from the previous year, while the private more than 365 million, are engaged in agri- economy employed 49.22 million people, an culture, according to a report jointly re- increase of 6.54 million. leased by the Ministry of Labour and Social According to the MOLSS, China created Security (MOLSS) and the National Bureau 3.6 million new jobs in the first four months of Statistics (NBS). this year, accomplishing 40 per cent of the The number of people employed in in- year’s target. dustry accounts for 21.6 per cent of the total, This was a good start for the year, said or 160.77 million, according to the report, Zhang Xiaojian, Vice Minister of the while the tertiary industry, or the service MOLSS, at a national conference on promot- sector, employs 218.09 million people, ing employment. nearly one third of the total. Zhang said that China’s fast-growing US soldiers stand guard as an Iraqi extinguishes debris of a vehicle following a car Statistics show that the number of regis- economy serves as a prerequisite for tackling bomb on Kindi street, in a western Baghdad neighbourhood on 31 May, 2004. tered employed in urban areas stood at 256.39 the nation’s employment issue. INTERNET million in 2003, an increase of 8.59 million MNA/Xinhua

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Car bomb kills four near US

¥ HQ in Baghdad ¤ BAGHDAD, 31 May— A car bomb exploded Monday near coalition headquarters, killing four people and wounding 25 in violence that US authorities believe was aimed at blocking the coming transfer of power. Four American Bomb kills two US-led soldiers were reported killed in other attacks. Shiite leaders also urged around Shiite holy cities where the head of the Iraqi ing crowds as ambulances soldiers in Iraq US troops to halt “aggres- south of the capital. Governing Council, Izzadine raced to tend to the wounded. BAGHDAD, 31 May—A large bomb has killed two sol- sive patrolling” in a bid to Monday’s blast took place Saleem, was assassinated in US officers said no promi- diers of the US-led coalition in Baghdad, an army spokes- save a tattered truce with a in Baghdad’s Harithiyah dis- a May 17 car bombing. US nent political figures were in man says. radical cleric’s militia trict, about a half-mile from soldiers pushed back scream- the area at the time and they US Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt told a news confer- were uncertain of the target. ence one soldier was killed immediately by the 500-pound It also was unclear whether improvised explosive device and a second died later from it was a suicide attack. his wounds. However, the dead did in- Kimmitt said the attack took place in the last 24 hours. He clude Sabiha Aref, 72, the sis- did not elaborate. He said a member of the US-backed Iraqi ter of former Iraqi Presidents Civil Defence Corps was also killed in a seperate attack in Abdel-Salam Aref and Abdel- the last 24 hours. Rahman Aref, who served as Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, have been one of head of state in succession the deadliest weapons against US occupation soldiers in between 1963 and 1968. She Iraq. was killed by flying glass while They are hidden near sidewalks and in cans, bottles and cooking lunch at home, a rela- even animal carcasses and have been described by the US tive said on condition he not military as one of the biggest challenges facing American be named. — Internet soldiers in Iraq. — Internet Anti-American sentiment grows in Iraq city of Najaf NAJAF, 31 May—Thousands of leaflets urging Najaf’s residents to hand in their weapons litter the street near a US tank parked by the governor’s office. Almost all of them have been ripped up. sands of Shiite pilgrims from nearby Iran Iraqi doctors and nurses surround a woman inside a Baghdad, Iraq hospital on 31 May, “People read the leaflet and get annoyed and elsewhere who flocked to its shrines, the 2004 after she was injured in an explosion in Baghdad. A car bomb exploded Monday and then deliberately tear it,” said Ahmed most sacred in Shia Islam. near the headquarters of the US-run occupation authority, killing at least two people Mussawi, a tea boy standing opposite the As anti-American sentiment grows, some and injuring more than 20. — INTERNET fortified offices, where flyers not caught on Shiites are reassessing their deposed ruler in the razor wire flutter in the air. a more benevolent light. China to build park on ruins of US troops have been able to move more “It has turned out that Saddam Hussein freely in the holy city’s main streets since was more merciful than Bush. Yes, it’s true ancient kingdom radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s truce offer Saddam hurt us but Bush is more unjust and last week led to a reduction in violence after relies on brute force. Bush failed to under- CHENGDU, 31 May— China is seeking overseas cooperation in building a multi- almost two months of clashes that killed stand the Iraqis,” said Sadeq Hassani, 47, a million dollar cultural park at the site of the earliest and largest ruins of the ancient hundreds of Iraqis. farmer. Shu Kingdom in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Fighting has taken its toll on the once “I expect America will lose in Iraq. God The expansion of the existing museum the 20th Century, has long been suspected to thriving city, scaring away hundreds of thou- willing we will defeat them.”—Internet site will cost an estimated investment of be the remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom 42.16 million US dollars and yield an an- that suddenly disappeared in southwest China nual profit of 300 million US dollars when between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago. it starts operation, said Li Chengyun, a Some of the most striking pieces were leading official of the Deyang City, at the found accidentally in 1986 at Sanxingdui, a Fifth Western China Expo held in Chengdu, small village in Guanghan City, when work- capital of Sichuan. ers unearthed two pits. Archaeologists have The cultural park is located at the ruins excavated city walls, with an average height of Sanxingdui, which is near present-day of three to five metres, with the highest being Guanghan City on the Chengdu Plain. Con- six metres, sacrificial pits, ruins of residences, struction of the expansion project will take tombs, jade and stone pits as well as bronze eight years and comprises 11 projects in- ware such as big masks and figurines at the cluding a cultural research centre, a group site. of museums, a film studio, an art education Experts estimated the number of visitors centre and hotels. to the park would be more than 2.2 million Construction of the project has been annually and the annual profits gained from approved by the State Administration of the park would be 150 million US dollars by Cultural Heritage and relevant government 2005. By 2010 when the whole tourist zone departments and won the approval from opens, the annual tourist arrivals will climb experts. Sanxingdui, which was listed among to 3.6 million and the tourist income will China’s top 10 archaeological findings of exceed 320 million dollars. — MNA/Xinhua

Saudi guards oil after attack, seeks to calm fears An Iraqi fireman extinguishes a burned out car at the scene of a car bomb explosion in KHOBAR (Saudi Arabia), 31 May—Saudi Arabia was tightly guarding its vast Baghdad, Iraq on 31 May, 2004. A car bomb exploded Monday near the headquarters energy network, still running as normal after a militant attack in Khobar, as its oil of the US-run occupation authority, killing at least two people and injuring minister planned on Sunday to reassure Western executives over security. more than 20. — INTERNET World oil markets have been on edge “...the company is committed to carrying over the possibility of a militant strike in top out the Saudi Arabian government’s policy Indian telecom witnesses 98.73 billion rupees FDI inflow crude exporter Saudi Arabia, now pumping of providing a reliable supply of oil to meet NEW DELHI, 31 May— Indian telecom sector witnessed inflow of foreign direct more than 9 million barrels daily in a bid to world energy demand.” investment worth rupees 98.73 billion till January 2004 from August 1991 with the cool scorching prices. Suspected al-Qaeda militants killed some highest contribution coming from Mauritius at 72.3 per cent. But a purported statement from al-Qaeda hostages after Saudi commandos stormed a The highest amount of FDI of rupees Up to January this year, FDI worth ru- boasting of a hit on “American compa- building on Sunday to rescue some 50 for- 39.71 billion came in the Year 2001 while the pees 90 million had already come into the nies... specialized in oil” and claiming the eigners in a Khobar housing compound. Year 1998 also saw substantial FDI coming sector. attack on the eastern oil city of Khobar will Hostage-taking is a new twist in the wave of to telecom sector at rupees 17.76 billion, the In terms of sector, holding companies heighten dealers’ concern about supply militant violence sweeping the kingdom. Department of Telecom sources said. contributed maximum of this FDI at rupees security in the Middle East. But pledges of secure supplies from oil In 2002, the FDI inflow was rupees 48.42 billion (49.05 per cent) while cellular “No Saudi Aramco facilities or person- giant Saudi Aramco might not go far enough 10.82 billion and it slowed down in 2003 to mobile telephone services provided rupees nel were affected by the incidents in al- to soothe jittery world markets, where prices rupees 3.01 billion. 25.86 billon or 26.20 per cent. Khobar on May 29, 2004, and normal op- again were threatening to pierce the 40 US While in 1997, FDI worth rupees 12.45 Manufacturing and consultancy serv- erations continue at all of the company’s dollars a barrel mark. Markets reopen on billion had flowed in, in 1999 and 2000, it ices fetched about 16 per cent of the total installations,” state-run Saudi Aramco said Tuesday after a long weekend holiday. was rupees 2.13 billion and rupees 2.89 actual FDI inflow during the last 13 years at in a statement received by Reuters. MNA/Reuters billion respectively. rupees 15.76 billion. — MNA/PTI

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BAGHDAD, 31 May—A car bomb has exploded in a busy Baghdad street, causing several casualties. A US military source place in al-Kindi street to Baghdad airport used by said two people were killed near the Green Zone, the US occupation forces as Iraqi killed,12 wounded in and about 17 Iraqi civilians the US-led occupation headquarters was attacked were injured in Monday’s authority’s headquarters in by mortar shells and columns clashes in Najaf blast, according to Baghdad. of smoke were seen billow- BAGHDAD, 31 May— An Iraqi was killed and 12 others were wounded during the Aljazeera’s correspondent While US occupation ing from the site. past 24 hours as clashes continued in the holy city of Najaf on Sunday. Imad al-Atrash. troops practice strict se- The attacks follow the clergy offered a truce on struck a deal with Sadr to The source said there were curity measures within the death of a US soldier Explosions and gunfire Thursday, under pressures withdraw his Mehdi Army no casualties among occu- Green Zone, it is still dif- on Monday of wounds rocked the city after fierce from other Shiite factions in from the holy cities. pation soldiers. A US occu- ficult for them to control sustained a day earlier in a clashes broke out at about a bid to end fightings in the Sadr was wanted to an- pation soldier said the blast the situation outside the mortar attack in northern 9.00 am (0500 GMT) near holy city. swer for charges in relation was caused by a car bomb.a massive compound. Iraq. Najaf’s sprawling cemetery After normal life seemed to a suspect murder of a rival The explosion took Later in the day asite close Internet and the 1920 Revolution Square, witness Muhsin temporarily restored in the cleric last year and the US- Jawad at the scene told city over the past few days led coalition has been trying Red Crescent says Britain says four Britons, Xinhua. following the truce, many to isolate him and to disband Iranian quake toll The two sides traded fire shops were closed and resi- his Mehdi Army militia. Iraqi escape Baghdad attack dents rushed for shelters on After the ceasefire came rises to 35 and loud blasts were heard LONDON, 1 June— Four British civilians and one Iraqi from US tanks and the mili- Sunday as Najaf’s streets into force as of late Thursday, TEHERAN, 1 June — The escaped after their convoy was attacked in northwest tia’s rocket-propelled gre- looked deserted again. the US-led occupation author- death toll from an earthquake Baghdad on Sunday, Britain’s Foreign Office said on nades, mortars and machine Sadr, who has led an ity announced a suspension in that shook northern Iran on Monday. guns, Jawad said. uprising against the US an effort to “kill or capture” Friday rose to 35, most of An Iraqi was killed and forces throughout southern the young cleric, saying the vehicle convoy with small whom were crushed in One Iraqi was killed and 12 others were injured, in- Iraq for the past two months, future of Sadr would be dis- arms fire as it travelled along rockfalls on the road from the body had been recov- cluding two children, medi- said he would only disarm cussed among religious and a highway and that two West- Teheran to the Caspian Sea ered, it said. cal source in Najaf said. his militia and withdraw from political leaders. erners were killed. coast, the Iranian Red Cres- “Four British citizens and Clashes between Shiite Najaf if the US forces also For his part, Sadr said in Locals and police said on cent said on Sunday. another Iraqi national travel- Muslim militiamen loyal to withdrew. an interview with al-Jazeera Sunday the attackers had Mehran Nourbakhsh, di- ling in the convoy got out of radical cleric Moqtada al- The US-led coalition TV late Friday that “peace dragged away three survi- rector of public relations for the vehicle, flagged down a Sadr and US forces have bro- agreed Thursday to suspend would only be possible when vors after the attack but the the aid group, said 28 peo- passing Iraqi vehicle and ken out repeatedly in the its military operations in foreign forces left Iraq.” Foreign Office spokes- ple were killed when boul- drove away,” a Foreign Of- Najaf area since the firebrand Najaf after Shiite leaders MNA/Xinhua ders tumbled onto their cars fice spokeswoman said in a woman said sources who had on the road north from Te- statement. visited the scene did not be- heran. “None of the four British lieve that was the case. State television showed citizens were injured or After the attack a crowd the twisted and flattened killed,” she added. “The Iraqi of cheering Iraqis leapt up shells of cars, some of them was wounded — we believe and down on the crippled burned out after their petrol not seriously.” vehicles and later set them tanks caught light. Witnesses on Sunday said ablaze. MNA/Reuters gunmen strafed the three- MNA/Reuters Hu Jintao joins children in marking Children’s Day BEIJING, 1 June — Chinese President Hu Jintao joined hundreds of children here Monday to celebrate the International Children’s Day, which falls on June 1, chatting and even playing table tennis with them. The President visited state-of-the-art materials and biggest of its kind in the the China Science and products with the children, capital city and spacious Technology Museum, one of including the returning enough for up to 5,000 the major attractions for capsule of China’s first children. children in Beijing, and manned flight, two robot Hu was shown web the Beijing Municipal dogs capable of performing pages made by children at Children’s Palace on on command, products and the palace, and watched with Kashmiri protesters shout slogans during an anti-American protest in Srinagar on 29 Monday morning. models on environmental interest children drawing May, 2004. — INTERNET Hu was welcomed by protection. pictures, and later an art jubilant children at the The President later performance by children. Cambodia declares fight against illegal tree cutting museum, and he took a close visited the Beijing Municipal After enjoying the look at about 600 pieces of Children’s Palace, the performance, the President PHNOM PENH, 1 June — Cambodia on Monday launched a campaign against talked with the kids the illegal tree cutting and land grabbing and vows to take severe penalty actions practicing on the basketball against people involved. court, and played table tennis “This is a campaign that Prime Minister Hun Sen Hun Sen told the people with a youngster. could not wait for the new on Monday ordered all minis- involved to stop immediately MNA/Xinhua government to start, the old tries, concerned departments these violation acts and give government still has the au- and all sorts of Armed Forces, back the land grabbed to the China opened thority to work and to take all levels of local authorities to government. Hun Sen said actions on powerful officials cooperate effectively with the that there was a lot of anar- 1,176 air routes that grab the land for their Ministry of Agriculture, For- chy of tree cutting between by end of 2003 ownership,” Prime Minister estry and Fishery and the Min- 1993 and 1998 when he BEIJING, 1 June — The Hun Sen said Monday at the istry of Environment to stop started for the first time the General Administration of inauguration ceremony of the the illegal cutting and burning campaign against illegal tree Civil Aviation of China had new Forestry Administration of trees and illegal land grab- cutting and land grabbing. opened 1,176 air lines by the building in Phnom Penh. bing. MNA/Xinhua end of 2003, with the total mileage for air traffic up to Singapore receives large number of foreign tourists in April 2.29 million kilometres. SINGAPORE, 1 June — Singapore received a total of 651,860 foreign tourists in April According to the admin- this year, up 220 per cent over the same month of last year, according to a statement istration, from March 28, issued by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Monday. 2004, China would open 20 The STB said that the tain its position as the sec- Philippines and India new domestic air lines and number of foreign tourists ond largest source for Singa- jumped 28 per cent, 27 per 15 new international routes. in April this year registered pore’s visitor arrivals. In cent and 26 per cent respec- “Air routes are just like a 5-per-cent increase over April 2004, the number of tively. bus lanes on the ground. Only the same period of 2002, Chinese visitors reported a The average occupancy A Shiite Muslim Iraqi fighter of the Mehdi Army militia with air lines, can passen- which recorded 622,301 for- rise of 17 per cent over April rate for hotels in April of this walks with his rocket propelled grenade launcher on his gers take flights,” said an eign tourists to the island 2002. year is estimated to have in- shoulder, close to the Abbasiyah Bridge, the scene of official with the administra- state. In April 2004, visitor ar- creased 78 per cent. fighting in the town of Kufa on 29 May,2004. — INTERNET tion. — MNA/Xinhua China continues to main- rivals from Indonesia, the MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004

Images of Iraq

An Iraqi man carries a boy through the rubble Iraqi children are seen through a bullet-riddled windscreen in the southern town of of a destroyed house Amarah, 365 kms south of Baghdad, after it was hit by British troops on 30 May, 2004. outside Kufa, Iraq on 31 May, 2004, after a night of fighting between US troops and Shiite gunmen.

A physician attends to an injured Shiite boy in a hospital in Kufa, near the Southern Iraq city of Najaf on 31 May, 2004. The boy was wounded after clashes between US troops and Iraqi guerillas.

Iraqis walk past an explosion damaged building in the Iraqi town of Najaf on 29 May, 2004.

An injured Iraqi youth lies in hospital after a U.S. air strike over Najaf, on 28 May 2004. An Iraqi boy looks at the collapsed ceiling of his house after an overnight US air strike over the city of Najaf, on 29 May, 2004.

Iraqi Hamza Abass, left, stands near his destroyed home outside of the town of Kufa, Iraq on 31 May, 2004, after a night of heavy fighting between Shiite militia members An Iraqi Man is assisted at a hospital in Najaf after he was injured in clashes between and US troops in the area. US forces and Shiite gunmen on 30 May, 2004. THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 7 New and fast developments throughout Myanmar Border and rural area developments

The 400-foot Yu Creek bridge on Tamu-Zedi Road in Sagaing Division is an important facility for the development of the Kabaw Valley, lying in the north-west of the nation and it will help develop the region.

The government is spending a large sum of money on water supply projects in rural Transportation plays a vital role in national development. The photo shows areas. The photo shows machinery used to sink artesian wells as deep as over 1000 Mongnaung-Kehsi-Hamngai-Pankaytu Road in southern Shan State. feet in Taungdwingyi Township, Magway Division.

To provide effective health care services to rural people is one of the five rural development tasks. The government is carrying out the tasks in rural areas including border regions. The photo shows station hospital in Honamt Village in Maukmai Township, Loilem District, Shan State (South). 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt being welcomed back at Yangon International Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt being welcomed back at the airport by Dean of Airport by Dean of Diplomatic Corps Singaporean Ambassador Mr Simon Tensing Diplomatic Corps Singaporean Ambassador Mr Simon Tensing de Cruz and de Cruz and ambassadors of foreign embassies in Yangon. — MNA ambassadors of foreign embassies in Yangon. — MNA

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi greets Prime Minister Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt presents a souvenir to his Malaysian General Khin Nyunt at the former’s office. — MNA counterpart Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi. — MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and his Malaysian counterpart Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi take the salute of the Guard of Honour. — MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party being welcomed by the Malaysian The Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister and party bid farewell to Prime Minister Foreign Affairs Minister at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. — MNA General Khin Nyunt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. — MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt arrives at… welcoming party, to Myanmar Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt. Likewise, Prime (from page 1) Minister General Khin Nyunt also presented his entourage to his Malaysian counterpart. welcoming party led by Deputy Minister of Internal Security Mr Chia Kwang Chye, And Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt greeted foreign diplomats of the embassies in Myanmar Ambassador U Hla Maung and wife, Myanmar Military Attaché Brig-Gen Malaysia. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and the Malaysian Prime Minister posed Than Aung and wife, staff and families of Myanmar embassy and military embassy. for a souvenir photo. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt also had group photos taken Accompanied by the Malaysian foreign minister, Prime Minister General Khin together with the Malaysian Prime Minister and party. After the ceremony, Prime Minister Nyunt and party went to Putrajaya, where the Office of Malaysian Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and his entourage, together with the Malaysian Prime Minister, exists, in a special motorcade to attend a ceremony held by the Malaysian Prime Minister proceeded to IOI Marriot Hotel in Putrajaya to attend a luncheon hosted by the Malaysian in honour of Myanmar delegation. On arrival there, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Prime Minister. The luncheon was hosted in Selangar Room on the first floor of the bin Haji Ahmad Badawi cordially welcomed Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and hotel at 1 pm. Also present at the luncheon were Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win, Minister party. Next, the two Prime Ministers went to the dais to take the salute of the Guard for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Minister of Honour. At that time, the State Band played national anthems of both countries. After for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, inspecting the Guard of Honour, they returned to the dais. The Malaysian State Band Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Myanmar Ambassador to played again the national anthems of both countries. Later, the Malaysian Prime Minister Malaysia U Hla Maung, and departmental heads. The Malaysian Prime Minister was presented his ministers, deputy ministers and high-ranking officials, who included in the accompanied by ministers, deputy ministers and high-ranking officials. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 9

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt signs in visitors’ Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party pose for a documentary photo together with Malaysian book at the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office. — MNA Prime Minister Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi. — MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and Malaysian Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party attend the luncheon hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Prime Minister Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi pose Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi at the IOI Marriot Hotel. — MNA for a documentary photo. — MNA Myanmar, Malaysian PMs discuss… (from page 16) Attaché Brig-Gen Than Hanadzlah, Deputy Minis- Minister for Hotels and Aung and senior officials. ter of Energy, Water and Tourism Brig-Gen Thein Also present at the meeting Communications Dato Zaw, Minister for Energy together with Malaysian Shaziman Abu Mansor, Ad- Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Deputy Prime Minister were Min- visor for Foreign Affairs to Minister for Foreign Affairs ister of Foreign Affairs Prime Minister Tan Sri U Khin Maung Win, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid bin Abdul Kadir Mohamad, Myanmar Ambassador to Syed Jaafar Albar, Minister Malaysian Ambassador to Malaysia U Hla Maung, of Tourism Datuk Dr Leo Myanmar Dato Cheah Sam Director-General of the Michael Toyad, Deputy Kip and senior officials. Government Office U Soe Minister of Internal Secu- The Prime Ministers of Tint, Director-General of rity Mr Chia Kwang Chye, the two countries cordially the Protocol Department Deputy Minister of Internal discussed matters relating to Thura U Aung Htet, Direc- Security Dato Noh Omar, bilateral relations and coop- tor-General of the Political Deputy Minister of Interna- eration, especially, in the Affairs Department U tional Trade and Industry trade, investment, tourism, Thaung Tun, Military Datuk Ahmad Husni bin health and technological Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi hold a special meeting at the latter’s office. — MNA

sectors. Prime Minister said that he warmly wel- Nyunt and party greeted General Khin Nyunt said comed his Myanmar coun- Minister of Foreign Affairs that Myanmar greatly val- terpart, expressing wish to Datuk Seri Syed Hamid bin ues her relations with Ma- extend economic ventures Syed Jaafar Albar, Deputy laysia., thanking the coun- including investments in Minister of Internal Secu- try for its support for Myanmar, and hope to en- rity Mr Chia Kwang Chye Myanmar in international hance bilateral cooperation and party, Myanmar Am- and regional affairs. based on common interest. bassador to Malaysia U Hla Myanmar is glad to see After the meeting, the Maung and wife, Military Malaysia’s important role Malaysian Prime Minister Attache Brig-Gen Than for Myanmar’s develop- accompanied Prime Minis- Aung and wife, Myanmar ment, he said, adding that ter General Khin Nyunt and embassy staff and families. his visit is to widen and delegation to the motorcade. Prime Minister General strengthen the existing bi- At the Kuala Lumpur Khin Nyunt and party ar- Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win being seen off by the Myanmar Ambassador to lateral relations. The International Airport, Prime rived back here by air in the Malaysia and embassy staff at the airport. — MNA Malaysian Prime Minister Minister General Khin evening. — MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 Group discussions of National Convention delegates continue

Group discussions of peasant delegates in progress. — MNA Group discussions of intellectuals and intelligentsia delegates in progress. — MNA

YANGON, 1 June— the meeting. The chairman Deputy Director of National National Convention delivered an introductory Convention Convening delegate groups of political speech. Resource persons U Work Committee Group 5 parties, intellectuals and Khun Win Sein of Pa-O U Thein Tun acted as intelligentsia, national races, National Organization, U master of ceremonies peasants, workers, State Kya Shee of Lahu National together with Assistant service personnel and other Development Party and U Director U Than Tun. The invited delegates held Khin Maung Aye of master of ceremonies discussions at the respective Kokang Democracy and announced the start of the designated halls of Unity Party read papers meeting as there were 617 Nyaunghnapin Camp in regarding the detailed basic out of 663 delegates listed Hmawby Township today. principles for sharing of the accounting for 97.47 per Delegate Group of Executive, Legislative and cent. U Mann Ohn Maung Political Parties Judicial powers that are to made an opening address. U The Delegate Group be included in framing the Saw Hta Lon and U Hann Group discussions of State service personnel delegates in progress. — MNA of Intellectuals and State Constitution. The Hla Myaing of Kayin State suggestions. The morning was held at meeting hall suggestions with respect to Intelligentsia met for group meeting went into recess at and U Ha Shein Bwe and session went into recess at No 4 at 10 am today. the NCC Work discussions at the meeting 11.10 am with closing Daw Hsa Hsu of Chin State 11.30 am. The afternoon Present on the occasion Committee’s clarifications hall No 1 starting at 10 am remarks by the meeting read the papers as regards session resumed at 2 pm. U were delegates U Kan on the detailed basic today. U Saw Philip (a) U chairman. the NCC Work Win Myint and Daw Yee Nyunt of Sagaing Division, principles for sharing of the Philip Hsam of Wa National Delegate Group of Committee’s sector-wise Yee Win of Yangon U Saing Tint Aung of Shan Executive, Legislative and Development Party presided National Races clarifications of the detailed Division and U Khun Kyaw State (North), U Tin Maung Judicial powers that are to over the meeting. Deputy The Delegate Group basic principles for Thu and Daw Nan Aye Tint Kyaw of Magway Division be included in drawing the Director U Khin Maung of National Races held delegation of the Executive, of Shan State read papers. and U Mya Aye of Yangon State Constitution. Phyu of National group discussions at Union Legislative and Judicial Afterwards, the chairman Division. Deputy Director U Members of the Panel of Convention Convening hall at 9 am today. U Mann powers that are to be delivered concluding Myint Thein of National Chairmen discussed matters Work Committee Group 3 Ohn Maung of Kayin State included in drawing the remarks, and the meeting Convention Convening on presentation of papers at emceed it together with chaired the meeting together State Constitution, and the concluded in the late Work Committee Group 6 the group-wise discussions. Assistant Director Daw Yin with members of the Panel meeting went into recess. afternoon. acted as master of The master of Yin Than. The emcee of Chairmen Duwa Zok The meeting resumed at Delegate Group of ceremonies together with ceremonies announced the announced the start of the Daung of Shan State 10.45 am. Dr Hla Myint Peasants Assistant Director U Myint start of the meeting as all meeting with the permission (North) and U Maung Hla Lwin and Daw Nan Yee The dicussion of Kyaing. The delegates from 48 delegates attended the of the chairman as 89.66 per (a) U Hla Myint of Yee Than of Sagaing Panel of Chairmen of Kachin and Kayah States, meeting. U Khin Maung cent of delegates attended Taninthayi Division. Division read papers on Delegate Group of Peasants Bago Division, Rakhine Aye made an introductory State and Yangon Division address on the occasion. presented papers on Worker delegates Daw suggestions with respect to Aye Aye Thaung of the NCC Work Ayeyawady Division, U Committee’s clarifications Poe Yai Aung Thein of of the detailed basic Kayah State, U Sein Aung principles for sharing of the of Sagaing Division and U Executive, Legislative and Aung Mon of Mandalay Judicial powers that are to Division read papers on be included in drawing the suggestions. U Than Myint Group discussions of delegates of political parties in progress. — MNA State Constitution. of Delegate Group of Members of the Panel of Workers from Yangon Chairmen discussed matters Division presented a paper on presentation of papers at with regard to the social, the group-wise meetings. management and legislative Delegate Group of sectors. Workers The meeting ended The Delegate Group with concluding remarks by of Workers held group the chairman at 10.20 am. discussions at meeting hall Delegate Group of No 5 at 9 am today. U Khin Intellectuals and Maung Aye of Sagaing Intelligentsia Division presided over the The Delegate Group meeting together with U of Intellectuals and Intelligentsia held group Group discussions of other invited persons in progress. — MNA Kyaw Win Tun of Mandalay Division and Dr discussions at meeting hall Myo Thant Tin of Yangon No 6 at 9 am today. Division. Deputy Director U Chairman of Myanmar Zaw Win of National Academy of Agriculture, Convention Convening Forestry, Livestock and Work Committee Group 7 Fishery Sciences U Tin acted as master of Hlaing presided over the ceremonies together with meeting together with Assistant Director U Aung Chairman of Myanmar Win. The delegates from Academy of Technicians Dr Kachin and Kayah States, U Thein Oo Po Saw and Bago Division, Rakhine Head of Department State and Yangon Division Professor Dr Thein Nyunt Group discussions of worker delegates in progress. — MNA presented papers on (See page 11)

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Winners of World Environment Day poster competition announced YANGON, 1 June — Prize winners for World Environ- ment Day Commemorative Colour Poster competition (open), organized by the Environmental Conservation National Com- mission, were announced today. They were the first prize winner, Mg Kyaw Tint (12/BaHaNa(N) 094676), the second, U Aung Moe (12/TaMaNa(N) 047881), and the third, Ma Tha Zin Soe Myint (12/ TaMaNa(N) 099632). The consolation prizes went to Ye Htut Aung (Lawkanat Bachi) (KTN-091912), Mg Si Thu Aung (12/ThaGaKa(N) 161888), Ko Htwe (KTN-045679), Mg Zin Ko Ko (12/KaMaTa(N) 066192), Pho Shwe Lamin (12/KaTaNa (N) 007433), U Maung Maung (12/KaTaNa (N) 014739), Ma Khaing Tharaphy Din of Bohtataung Township, Nay Maung Thurain Min (Bachi-Babu), and Design Zaw Htet (Architect-Manda- lay) (KTA-053975). Prizes will be presented at the ceremony of World Environment Day-2004. Winners are to contact ECNC of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs not later than 4 June 2004 at 11 am. — MNA delegates listed accounting of the Ministry of Foreign Director U Win Myint. World Population Day poster, essay competitions to be held for 98.81 per cent were Affairs, U Myat Ko of the The emcee YANGON, 1 June — The Ministry of Immigration and Population in cooperation announced the start of the psresent. Ministry of Home Affairs, with the United Nations Population Fund will hold poster, and essay competitions to meeting as 99 out of 105 The chairman U Arnt Maung of the commemorate World Population Day 2004. delegates listed accounting delivered an opening speech Ministry of Religious The chosen title for the poster is “Statistical Girl” in English Version and “Pyinnya- for 98.429 per cent were on the occasion. Affairs, and U Hla Tin of kyan-ma Hkwint-lan-tha Pyae-sone-hla-pa Main-kha-lay-bawa Sa-yin-in-hnint Hnoon- present. On behalf of the Head of Office of the Ministry of Commerce. so-pya” in Myanmar Version. chairman, U Aung Hkam the Ministry of Rail Deputy Director U Htay The poster competition will be categorized into five levels. The age group for the Hti delivered an opening Transportation U Hla Myint Win of National Convention first level will be between 6 and 8; the second level, between 9 and 12; the third level, speech on the occasion. (Manaw Maya-Padamya), Convening Work between 13 and 15; the fourth level, between 16 and 18 and the fifth level, between 19 U Saing Khwan member of Myanmar Committee Group 9 acted and above. The competitions from the first to fourth level will be held at designated Mein of Shwepyiaye Language Commission U as master of ceremonies venues in the capitals of States and Divisions on 12 June under the supervision of State/ (MTA) Group read the Myint Kyi, Vice-Chairman together with Assistant Division Immigration and National Registration Departments. Only 15" x 20" drawing paper submitted by of Myanmar Thabin Director U Htein Min. papers to be issued by the Population Department are to be used in the competitions. Shwepyiaye (MTA) Group, Asiayon (Central) puppeteer Afterwards, those Those wishing to participate in the competitions from the first to four levels are to Homein Region Welfare U Ye Dwe, Chairman of present assessed the 11 contact the offices of State/Division Immigration and National Registration Departments and Development Group Myanmar Architects papers presented by sector- concerned for enrollment not later than 9 June. The fifth level is designated as an open and Manpan Regional Association Dr Hla Than, wise paper compiling invitational competition. Entrants can use any sort of 18"x24"- drawing papers and Militia Group; and U Khun executive member of groups, and the meeting should send their works either to State/Division Immigration and National Registration Tin Htut and U Khun Myanmar Academy of Arts ended at 10.20 am. Departments concerned by 14 June or to the Population Department (Head Office Yangon) Kyaw Kyaw of Shan State and Science Daw Yee Yee Group of Other Invited by 24 June. Prizes for the competitions from the first to four levels are K 50,000 for first (South) Special Region 6, Myint, Vice-Chairman of Delegates prize, K40,000 for second prize, K 30,000 for third prize, and K 20,000 each for three the paper submitted by Myanmar Thabin Asiayon The Group of Other consolation prizes. Prizes for the fifth level competition are K75,000 for first prize, K Shan State (South) Special (Central) musician U Sein Invited Delegates held 50,000 for second prize, K 40,000 for third prize and K 30,000 each for three conso- Region 6; member of the Hla Myaing, and Secretary group discussions at lation prizes. Detailed information about the competitions can be obtained at State/ Panel of Chairmen U Aung of Myanmar Traditional meeting hall No 8 at 9 am Division Immigration and National Registration Departments, and the participants from Hkam Hti, the paper Artists and Artisans today. U Paw Laik Kham Yangon Division can obtain detailed information about the competition either at Na- submitted by U Phado Association (Central) U of Shan State (North) tional Registration Departments or Population Department in Yangon Division. Aung San of Phayagon Thant Sin (a) artist Hla Tin Special Region 2 presided Similar essay (Myanmar Version) competitions in commemoration of World Special Region as regards Tun read papers as regards over the meeting together Population Day 2004 will also be held under the title “Pyinnya-kyan-ma Hkwint-lan-tha the NCC Work the NCC Work with Dr Manan Tue Ja of Pyae-sone-hla-pa Main-kha-lay-bawa Sa-yin-in-hnint Hnoon-so-pya.” Committee’s sector-wise Committee’s sector-wise Kachin State Special The essay will be classified into two levels — high school level(8th, 9th, 10th clarifications on the detailed clarifications on the detailed Region-2 and U Aung grades) and middle school level — (5th, 6th, 7th grades) — held in major towns of basic principles for basic principles for sharing Hkam Hti of Kachin State States and Divisions from 9 to 11 am on 13 June. Prizes for both levels will be K 30,000 delegation of the Executive, of the Executive, Special Region (6). Deputy for first prize, K25,000 for second prize, K 20,000 for third prize and K10,000 each for Legislative and Judicial Legislative and Judiciary Director U Aung Kyi of three consolation prizes. First, second and third winners in central level, will be pre- powers that are to be powers that are to be National Convention sented prizes at the ceremony of World Population Day to be held in Yangon and included in drawing the included in writing the State Convening Work consolation prizes of essay will be sent through respective State/Division Immigration State Constitution, and the Constitution. Committee Group 10 acted and National Registration Departments to winners. — MNA The chairman as master of ceremonies meeting ended at 9.55 am. delivered concluding together with Assistant MNA Minister inspects preservation of cultural heritage YANGON, 1 June — Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, accompanied by Director-General of the Archaeological Department U Nyunt Han, arrived at Beikthanoe Myohaung in Taungdwingyi township on May 30 morning. The minister inspected the plot chosen for construction of the Beikthanoe archaeological museum and gave instructions. The minister also visited Shweyaungdaw pagoda there and viewed round progress of renovation work at the pagoda. Next, the minister looked into road construction works there and gave instructions MWEA OFFICIALS LEAVE: At the invitation of Myanmar-Japan Relations Centre, on systematic measures. The minister also inspected the progress of construction of a 25-member delegation of the Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Association led by Aungmyinzeya stupa and heard reports. He also inspected renovation works being carried Daw Pwintbyu Tin Htut left Yangon by air on 31 May to attend the Business Messe out at Shweintaung pagoda. The minister arrived at Pyay, through which he proceeded 2004 Osaka and to discuss with Osaka Japan Women Entrepreneurs Association. to Thayekhittaya Myohaung, where he checked the site chosen for construction of an The delegation being seen off at Yangon International Airport by MWEA President archaeological technical training school. — MNA Daw Khin Myint Myint and party. — (H)

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China builds 477 million square Russia launches military metres of low-price houses satellite BEIJING, 31 May— China has built low-price houses totalling 477 million square MOSCOW, 31 May— Rus- metres from 1998 to 2003, solving the living problems for six million middle and low- sia on Friday succesfully income families, statistics from China’s Ministry of Construction (MOC) showed. launched a new Cosmos se- China started to build low-price houses The Chinese Government will give more ries military satellite to re- specially for the middle and low-income support in the future to building more low- plenish its depleted satellite families in 1998 when the country launched price houses for the middle and low-income cluster in space in the post- its large-scale housing reform. families, which should be the major form of Soviet era. The low-price houses have proven an China’s housing system, according to the The Cosmos-2405 mili- effective way for middle and low-income MOC. tary satellite was launched families to buy houses, which also eased the China’s first regulation on low-price by Russian Space Forces problems of resettlement caused by the on- houses for middle and low-income families from the Baikonur space sta- going reconstruction in cities. took effect this May, which stipulates the tion in Kazakhstan on a The large amount of low-price houses standard for the building and selling of low- Tsiklon-2 (Cyclone) rocket has optimized the structure of the housing price houses to ensure that they meet the at 0500 GMT, ITAR-TASS market and balanced the price of commer- needs of middle and low-income families. reported. cial houses, said an official of the MOC. MNA/Xinhua The final stage boosters placed the satellite on its des- Indian Naval Academy cadets ignated orbit 47 minutes later and the Main Centre for Test- complete training ing and Control of Space PANAJI, 1 June— Some 111 cadets of the torious cadets. Satellites assumed its con- Indian Naval Academy recently celebrated Exhorting the recruits to keep pace with trol, it added. their transition into officers at the passing technology, Vice-Admiral Puri asked them This is the third launch of out parade here in the western state of Goa. to go for continuous self-learning. “It is a military satellite this year. People pass the Archibald Fountain in Sydney's Hyde The cadets have completed their train- only when you are in touch with the latest Russia has about 100 Park. Australians have been warned they face an envi- ing successfully in the 68th edition of the technology in the field that you will be able operating satellites and ronmental crisis unless they stop squandering scarce various courses offered by the academy. to keep up with the required military at- half of them are used for water resources in the world's most arid inhabited The parade was reviewed by Vice-Ad- tack”, he added. “Remember, you will military purposes. Most of continent. — INTERNET miral Raman Puri, Chief of the Integrated serve the nation, not work for it, and as the satellites belong to the Staff, for Chairman, Chiefs of Staf Com- professionals, your clientele will be the so- Soviet era. Expert says demand for mittee, who also presented medals to meri- ciety,”, he said. — MNA/PTI MNA/PTI surgery for obesity increases Bangladesh PRAGUE, 31 May — The fattening of the rich world has “Harry Potter” makes European sparked a surge in demand for surgery to help people lose allocates special weight, a European specialist said on Saturday. funds for reducing premiere in London Most people can drop have been performed each LONDON, 31 May— Spellbound fans flocked to central London on Sunday for the excess pounds or kilos year in Europe and many ferry disaster European premiere of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, the third film in through exercise, eating less more in the United States DHAKA, 1 June— The a blockbuster series about the schoolboy wizard. or medication, but for the where the surgery was in- Bangladeshi Government Actors Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma author J.K. Rowling, had its world premiere most obese and people suf- vented and developed. has approved a special 14.6 Watson (Hermione Granger) and Rupert in New York City last week to rave reviews fering a weight-related dis- Only the most severely million US dollars alloca- ease, this may not suffice. overweight — the technical tion for improving infra- Grint (Ron Weasley) struggled to that described it as deeper and darker than the Dr Martin Fried, of the term is morbidly obese — or structure and logistic sup- make themselves heard above the din of earlier Potter instalments. Laparoscopic-Obesity people close to that category port in the shipping sector in screaming fans, many of whom arrived at “This film is a lot more sophisticated and Treatment Hospital in but have a serious illness a bid to reduce ferry disas- dawn to secure spots alongside the red I think it will appeal to a wider range of Prague, told a medical con- linked to obesity, such as ter. The allocation was made carpet. ages,” Radcliffe said. ference more patients are high blood pressure or dia- for several projects under the “It’s amazing, the dedication of people is Directed by Mexican Alfonso Cuaron, opting for surgery to cure betes, qualify for the sur- next annual development terrifying, it’s brilliant though and fantas- “Prisoner of Azkaban” has won generally their obesity. gery. programme, The Daily Star tic,” 14-year-old Radcliffe told reporters at favourable reviews from critics in Britain “Demand is increasing Morbidly obese people reported Monday. the Leicester Square premiere. and opens on wide release on June 4. because people are getting have a body mass index Sources in the Ministry “I never thought I’d see scenes like this The latest adventure of Harry Potter and fatter and are better in- (BMI) of 40 or more — equal of Shipping said the projects when we were doing the first movie... It’s his magical friends is the third of a planned formed,” he said. to being about 100 pounds include 1.7 million dollars to beyond comprehension, he added. seven films based on Rowling’s best-selling Weight-loss surgery re- or 50 kilos overweight. launch a ship model testing stricts the food a person can BMI measures fat distri- laboratory, 0.9 million dol- “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of books. consume or interferes with bution. It is calculated by lars to install weather fore- Azkaban”, based on the book by British MNA/Reuters calorie absorption by shrink- dividing weight in kilos by cast centers in important ing the stomach with bands height in metres squared. A places along the river routes, or staples or bypassing part healthy person will have a 4.3 million dollars to reha- of the organ. BMI of 25 or under. bilitate three passenger ships Up to 50,000 operations MNA/Reuters running on the coastal belt and 3.4 million dollars to re- Uganda to build more health units habilitate two dredgers under the government. The to check cholera outbreak project implementation work KAMPALA, 31 May— Ugandan State Minister for Pri- is going to start on July 1 in mary Health Care Alex Kamugisha said here Saturday that the next fiscal year (July 2004 the government would continue extending health services to June 2005). to the population by building more health units throughout An unofficial estimate the country to check the rampant cholera outbreak. shows that around 4,000 pas- Kamugisha made the remarks while attending a gradu- sengers were killed in ferry ation ceremony in the western district of Kasese, according disasters in one decade. to Radio Uganda. However, official figure He expressed concern at the increased rate of cholera in shows the number to be the East African country. A total of 24 people have been 3,000 since 1977. Faulty killed by cholera since the disease broke out in Uganda in design, lack of government Aqiyla Gomez (C) from Trinidad and Tobago poses after winning the 16th Miss Model February and about 10 died of the disease in Kasese. supervision and river routes He blamed the rampant cholera outbreak in Kasese on without any demarcation of of the World competition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on 28 May, 2004. Ma Li (R) local leaders, who have not taken interest in sensitizing the danger zones were the main from China and Zhang Ying (L) from Hong Kong came second third respectively. community on sanitation and personal hygiene. reasons of frequent launch INTERNET MNA/Xinhua disasters. — MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 Danes fail to take chances, draw 2-2 Flamengo still winless after losing two-goal lead RIO DE JANEIRO, 31 May— Flamengo are still without a win in the Brazilian S in Estonia championship after the country’s most popular club threw away a two-goal lead in a TALLINN, 31 May— European Championship-bound Denmark were 2-2 draw at Goias on Sunday. held to a 2-2 draw by Estonia in an international friendly on Sunday after The Rubro-Negros have only four points supporters club known as the Hawks of the P failing to convert a flood of chances. from eight games, are languishing 22nd in Faithful, following last week’s 5-0 home Denmark, who will face Italy, Bulgaria and Sweden in Group C at the 24-team championship and look set to defeat by Atletico Paranaense. the Euro 2004 finals, quickly gained control of the match with some fine spend the season fighting to avoid being Sao Paulo, Brazil’s lone survivors in the O possession football against an Estonian side ranked 57 places below relegated for the first time. Libertadores Cup and second in the table them in the FIFA rankings. Jon Dahl Tomasson duly opened the scoring Striker Negreiros and veteran midfielder behind Criciuma on goal difference, went for the visitors with a cool finish in the 28th minute after Dennis Zinho, a survivor from Brazil’s victorious ahead through Fabio Simplico but a Renato Rommedahl had worked his way into the box on the left and his pass 1994 World Cup-winning team, scored as free kick before halftime salvaged a point for R found the AC Milan striker unmarked. Flamengo strolled to a 2-0 halftime lead. Corinthians, who are a lowly 19th. But thereafter Denmark spurned their chances in front of goal and But Goias striker Alex Dias replied with Only 17,000 fans watched the match at the Estonia, who had failed to create a single chance until that moment, two goals, the second in the 89th minute 80,000-capacity Morumbi Stadium. T equalized through a Kristen Viikmae header in the 77th minute. after the Flamengo midfield had given the “The Sao Paulo supporters are focused on Danish honour looked to have been restored when substitute Kenneth ball away, taking his tally to eight in the the Libertadores and the Corinthians fans are Perez put them back in front three minutes later, pouncing on the championship. at home, ashamed,” Sao Paulo director Marco S rebound after Estonia’s goalkeeper Martin Kaalma had parried a Danish Flamengo also had a goal disallowed Aurelio Cunha said. header. — MNA/Reuters when they were 2-1 ahead. “The Faithful aren’t faithful any more.” “It’s better for me not to say anything,” Palmeiras went third with a 2-0 win over Flamengo coach Abel Braga said. Coritiba as Estevam Soares made his debut as “Some players did not respect the insti- their coach while Ponte Preta, the club Soares tution of Flamengo.” left to take up his new post, stumbled to a Crisis-hit Corinthians were happy to 1-0 home defeat against Juventude. settle for a 1-1 draw against arch-rivals Sao Striker Valdir scored twice and Serbian Paulo as Tite took over as their fifth coach midfielder Dejan Petkovic converted two in less than one year. penalties as Vasco da Gama beat Botafogo Tite replaced Oswaldo Oliveira, fired 4-0 in front of only 12,000 fans in the Rio de amid protests from the volatile Corinthians Janeiro derby. — MNA/Reuters Police to check all cars at Euro 2004 LISBON, 31 May— Security officials will Kallen said he is particularly worried about check every car at Euro 2004 soccer stadi- Benfica’s Luz Stadium in Lisbon, which will ums, including those of top Portugal offi- host the final. Members of the media will not cials, tournament chief operating officer be able to park in that underground area and Martin Kallen said in a report published on will be directed to Colombo Commercial Saturday. Centre, he said. “All vehicles will be inspected, includ- “Fans should get there three hours before England soccer players Michael Owen, left, and Wayne Rooney compete in go-carts ing that of the Prime Minister (Jose Manuel the game or they won’t be able to park,” at the Forte Village Hotel in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Tuesday May 25, 2004, where Durao Barroso),” Kallen told Portuguese Kallen said. the England soccer squad are preparing for the Euro 2004 European Soccer newspaper Expresso. Police have been worried about hooligan- Championships. — INTERNET The underground garages of the stadi- ism and possible terror attacks during ums will be used by VIPs and “will stay the tournament, which takes place 12 June Owen tips Rooney for England wonder goal practically empty”, he said. through July 4. — MNA/Reuters at Euro 2004 Italy enjoy 4-0 friendly win over Tunisia LONDON, 31 May— England’s Michael Owen reckons his teenage strike partner Wayne TUNIS, 31 May— Italy completed a confident 4-0 victory over African champions Rooney could make the same impact on Euro 2004 as he did on the 1998 World Cup. Tunisia on Sunday in their final warm-up game before Euro 2004. Owen was a relatively unknown 18-year- he’s played so far are that he does like to After an own goal from Riadh Bouazizi danger of failing at a sparsely attended No- old when he scored one of the goals of the score spectacular goals. Let’s hope he can do in the 15th minute three Italians scored their vember 4 stadium. 1998 tournament in England’s second round it as well in the big games... and that he has debut goals for the national side. Right from the outset Trapattoni’s side defeat by Argentina after a surging run from a cracking impact on this tournament.” A header from Fabio Cannavaro in the looked confident and determined although it midfield. Rooney was the revelation of English 27th minute gave the Italians a 2-0 lead at took a stroke of good fortune to break the Now he believes 18-year-old Rooney, football in 2002-03, muscling his way into the break. deadlock. who hit the headlines with a superb Premier Everton’s starting line-up and going on to Coach Giovanni Trapattoni made six Francesco Totti produced a superb turn League matchwinner for Everton against become England’s youngest player ever as a changes at halftime but his team maintained and launched the ball towards Christian Vieri Arsenal aged only 16, could emulate that 17-year-old against Australia in February of their dominance against a weakened Tuni- and Bouazizi’s headed intervention was di- feat in his first tournament. last year. sia with two late goals ensuring a convinc- rected past his keeper Ali Boumnijel. “Let’s hope so,” Owen told reporters at But although he did well for England in ing scoreline. Italy are investing high hopes in the Totti- England’s pre-Euro 2004 training base in 2003-04, becoming the country’s youngest A brilliant curling free kick from Andrea Vieri partnership and it almost delievered a Sardinia. “We all hope he’s the sort of player ever scorer in a 2-1 qualifying win over Pirlo in the 86th minute and then a last second minutes later when a brilliant pass who does things like that. Macedonia, Rooney had a fairly mediocre minute strike from Gianluca Zambrotta en- from Totti put in his strike partner whose shot “Some players are just lucky, or what- second season in club football. sured a confidence-boosting victory for the whistled just over the bar ever, and they do rise to the occasion. It’s an Nine goals and 12 bookings with a strug- Azzurri. Poor defending assisted Italy’s second unknown with Wayne because we’ve never gling Everton side was a meagre return for Italy have a habit of struggling in pre- when an unmarked Cannavaro rose to head in seen him play outside the premiership, apart England’s most exciting youngster for a tournament friendlies, having lost their last a Totti corner. from a few qualifiers for England. decade. three such matches but they never looked in MNA/Reuters “But the early indications from the games MNA/Reuters Euro 2004 teams to get paid for wins and draws GENEVA, 31 May— UEFA will give the 16 teams at Euro 2004 extra financial rewards for wins and draws, European soccer’s governing body said. UEFA announced that total income from group games they would pick up total prize the tournament would be 1,250 million Swiss money of 27.5 million Swiss francs, almost francs (817 million euros). The 16 teams double the 14.4 million Swiss francs France will be awarded a definite fixed payment of earned when winning Euro 2000. 7.5 million Swiss francs, a 56-per-cent in- A total figure of around 200 million crease on Euro 2000. Swiss francs will be paid out to the 16 An extra one million Swiss francs will be nations in prize money, UEFA said. paid out for every victory and 500,000 Swiss “We have moved on to a higher level and francs for every draw in the group phase, this is visible in the commercial results,” said replacing the previous system which based UEFA’s chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson. prize money on final group positions. The total expenditure of UEFA and Portugal Quarterfinalists will pick up an addi- to host the tournament is around 350 million tional three million Swiss francs, a further Swiss francs. four million payment for reaching the semi- A further 300 million Swiss francs will be finals and the winners and runners-up will be banked by UEFA in order to cover its awarded 10 million and six million respec- own costs for the next three years, the major- tively. ity of which will go into financing youth and Italy’s Christian Vieri (R) looks back for the ball, stripped away by Anis Ayari of If the eventual champions won all three women’s tournaments. — MNA/Reuters Tunisia, during their friendly match in Tunis, May 30, 2004. — INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 2 June, 2004 15

Malaysian dignitaries being introduced to Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt. MNA Myanmar delegation members being introduced to the Malaysian Prime Minister. MNA

Lt-Gen Ye Myint delivers at address at meeting with departmental personnel and townselders in Pauk. — MNA Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects development tasks in Kyaukhtu, Pauk, Pakokku YANGON, 1 June — Member of the State Peace and town hospital round the clock. The turbine is run by the Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected exten- water from Yawmingyi Creek. Later, he inspected durabil- sion of Matupi-Mindat Road on 29 May. ity of Gonbo Bridge on Yaw Creek that is 440 feet long Accompanied by Chairman of Sagaing Division and 12 feet wide, monsoon paddy cultivation, and digging Peace and Development Council Commander of North- of 18,500-foot long diversion canal of the Minlwe daw WEATHER West Command Maj-Gen Tha Aye, he visited the Diversion Weir. The weir is irrigating 935 acres of crops. Tuesday, 1 June, 2004 Tatmadawmen digging a drainage canal of the road. He Lt-Gen Ye Myint also inspected sections of Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 also inspected the durability of Mone Creek Bailey Bridge, Kyaukhtu-Pauk-Pakokku and Mindat-Pakokku roads and hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been building of a road session passing through the rocky ter- Pauk Township People’s Hospital. At his meeting with partly cloudy in Sagaing and Magway Divisions and rain rain, earth moving work at a place where soil erosion took departmental personnel, social organizations and local elders, or thundershowers have been isolated in Kachin State and place, a rural road to Aung village at the border of Htilin he said that Pauk Township is still weak in agriculture and Mandalay Division, scattered in Shan and Rakhine States Township from the Mindat-Matupi Road. livestock breeding. Thus, there is still weakness in the re- and Taninthayi Division and widespread in the remaining At the 30th mile camp, he met with drivers of pas- gional undertakings. Departmental personnel are required areas with isolated heavyfall in Rakhine State. The note- senger buses and trucks, inquiring them about the passen- to find water resources and build dams and lakes to extend worthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Thandwe (5.87) ger and freight situation. Officials reported to him on the paddy cultivation. Although there is progress in agricul- inches, Gwa (2.80) inches, Yangon Airport (2.52) inches number of buses running daily on the Pakokku-Mindat Road ture, more efforts are still needed. Departmental personnel and Mawlamyine (2.13) inches. Maximum temperature and development of rural roads. He inspected the different are required to make extra efforts to develop the economy on 31-5-2004 was 29.5°C (85°F). Minimum temperature on 1-6-2004 was 19.5°C (67°F). Relative humidity at 9:30 sections of the road. In Kyaukhtu, he visited delivery room, of the town. They will have to work in harmony and with hrs MST on 1-6-2004 was 92%. Total sunshine hours on operation theatre, X-ray room, and solar room at the town- goodwill. 31-5-2004 was nil. Rainfall on 1-6-2004 was 64mm (2.52 ship hospital, and the multimedia room of the township In Pakokku, he met with departmental personnel, inches) at Yangon Airport, 31mm (1.22 inches) at Kaba- basic education high school. social organizations and local elders, and said that Pakokku Aye and 27mm (1.06 inches) at central Yangon. Total He met with departmental personnel, social organi- has already been designated as the capital of the west bank rainfall since 1-1-2004 was 497 mm (19.57 inches) at zations and local elders in the town, saying that Kyaukhtu of Ayeyawady River, efforts are being made for all-round Yangon Airport and 454mm (17.87 inches) at Kaba-Aye is located in a place where Saw-Pauk-Pakokku, Htilin- progress of the town. Road transportation network has been and 556mm (21.89 inches) at central Yangon. Maximum Gangaw and Pakokku-Mindat-Matupi roads meet. The Gov- upgraded and extended to supply required materials for wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 10 mph from ernment is providing assistance for the developing town. progress of southern Chin State via Pakokku. Efforts are Southwest at (16:40) hours MST on 31-5-2004. Bay in- Departmental personnel will have to work harder for fur- required to ensure food sufficieny for the township. Offi- ference: According to the observations at (12:30)hrs MST ther development of the town. Small-scale dams should be cials and experts should help farmers to reclaim more land today, yesterday’s depression over East Central Bay has moved into Southeast Bay and is centred about (550) miles built to boost its paddy output. They should make efforts to for cultivation. Local authorities will have to look into the East of Chennai (India). It is forecast to move west ward enable the township to produce food for Magway Division requirements of development of the regional industrial zone, slowly and expected to be weakened as a low pressure as well as Chin State. They will have to work together with and health, education and social requirements. The town- area within next (24) hrs commencing noon today. the people to smoothly run the town administrative ma- ship development affairs committee will have to build more Monsoon is weak to moderate in the Bay of Bengal. chinery. recreation centres and parks to beautify not only the town- Forecast valid until evening of 2-6-2004: Rain or thun- The next morning, he inspected the generation of ship but also the whole Pakokku District. Government dershowers will be isolated in lower Sagaing, Mandalay power with a 3,000-watt turbine to supply electricity to the employees are required to implement the border areas de- and Magway Divisions, scattered in upper Sagaing, Divi- velopment project, 24-zone development project and five sion, Kachin, Shan, Chin and Kayah States and wide- rural tasks with the help of local people and social organi- spread in the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is (80%).

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Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution * 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 must be kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples

Four social objectives * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safe- guarding of cultural heritage and national character * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the entire nation

Senior General Than Shwe sends Senior General Than Shwe and party welcome back Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt at the airport. — MNA felicitations to Italian President Chairman of State Peace and Development Council YANGON, 2 June — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Republic of Italy, on the occasion of the Anniversary Senior General Than Shwe welcomes back Day of the Proclamation of the Republic of Italy, which falls on 2 June Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt 2004. — MNA YANGON, 1 June — At officials and departmental the invitation of Malaysian heads. Myanmar, Malaysian PMs discuss cooperation in trade, Prime Minister Dato’ Seri The Myanamar delega- bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, tion members Secretary-1 of investment, tourism, health, technology sectors Prime Minister General State Peace and Develop- YANGON, 1 June — Myanmar delegation led by Prime Maung Win, Myanmar Ambassador to Malaysia U Hla Khin Nyunt of the Union of ment Council Lt-Gen Soe Minister of the Union of Myanmar General Khin Nyunt Maung and Director-General of the Political Affairs De- Myanmar arrived back by Win, Minister for Com- held talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri bin partment U Thaung Tun, Foreign Affairs Minister of Ma- air this evening after going merce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Haji Ahmad Badawi at Putrajaya, Malaysia, this after- laysia Datuk Seri Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar, on a working visit. Minister for Foreign Affairs noon. The Malaysian Prime Minister welcomed the Deputy Minister of Internal Security Mr Chia Kwang Chye, The Myanmar delega- U Win Aung, Minister for Myanmar delegation. Malaysian Ambassador to Myanmar Dato Cheah Sam Kip tion led by Prime Minister Hotels and Tourism Brig- First, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt signed in the and senior officers. General Khin Nyunt was Gen Thein Zaw, Minister visitors’ book of the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office. Afterwards, the meeting between two countries fol- welcomed back at Yangon for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Special meeting of General Khin Nyunt and Dato’ lowed at the meeting hall of the Prime Minister’s Office International Airport by Thi, Deputy Minister for Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi was held at the office of the at 3 pm. It was attended by Prime Minister General Khin Chairman of State Peace Foreign Affairs U Khin Malaysian Prime Minister. Nyunt, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development and Development Council Maung Win and departmen- It was also attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace Council Lt-Gen Soe Win, Minister for Commerce Brig- Commander-in-Chief of tal heads also arrived back and Development Council Lt-Gen Soe Win, Minister for Gen Pyai Sone, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Defence Services Senior on same flight.—MNA Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Deputy Minister U Khin (See page 9) General Than Shwe, Vice- Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior Gen- eral Maung Aye, member of State Peace and Develop- ment Council General Thura Shwe Mann, members of State Peace and Development Council, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy), the Commander-in- Chief (Air), the Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command, senior military officers, Dean of Diplo- matic Corps Ambassador of Singapore Mr Simon Tens- ing de Cruz and officials of foreign embassies in Yangon, resident repre- sentatives of UN organizations, the charge’ de affaires Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and his Malaysian counterpart Dato Seri bin Haji Ahmad Badawi hold a meeting at the Office of of Malaysia Embassy and the Prime Minister. — MNA With hands linked firm around the National Convention.