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Volume XIV, Number 84 Fullmoon Day of Waso 1368 ME Sunday, 9 July, 2006

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from character Constitution sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation - Bridge (2) Project 66 per cent complete

YANGON, 8 July — Lt- Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence in- spected the Yangon- Thanlyin Bridge (2) Project in Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township, Yangon East District, this afternoon. Superintending Engi- neer (Project) U Myint Lwin of Public Works of the Ministry of Construc- tion and officials reported on work progress. In re- sponse to the reports, Lt- Gen Myint Swe called for completion of the project Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence inspects physic nut farm of Yangon East District. — MNA on schedule meeting the standards set, and timely wide with a six-foot-wide link Yangon-Thanlyin ship. On completion, the completion of the tarred pedestrian lane each on Bridge (2) and Yangon- facility will be 4.4 miles Upon completion, approach roads to the fa- either side on it. Its clear- Mandalay Highway (2) long and 34 feet wide. cility that will be able to ance area will be 130 feet and so it should be robust Lt-Gen Myint Swe withstand 75-ton loads. wide and 18 feet high. So enough to withstand 75 inspected the bridge Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge-2 Upon completion, the far, the project has been tons of loads. He called project. The superintend- bridge will link Bagomyit completed 66 per cent. for completion in upgrad- ing engineer also gave an will link Bagomyit Street in Street in Dagon Myothit Director U Aung Tun ing the road in the open account of the project. (Seikkan) Township and of the Department of Hu- season. He looked into the Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Kalawel Village in man Settlement and Hous- The road will link physic nut plantation in Thanlyin Township, ing Development reported Thayetpin Chaung Vil- Ward 93 in the township. Township and Kalawel Vil- Yangon South District. on progress of construct- lage and Dagon Myothit Local authorities reported And the reinforced con- ing Strand Road and three (Seikkan) Township In- on achievement in exceed- lage in Thanlyin Township, crete type facility will be sluice gates. Lt-Gen Myint dustrial Zone in Dagon ing the targets of growing 4,540 feet long and 72 feet Swe said that the road will Myothit (Seikkan) Town- physic nut plants. Lt-Gen Yangon South District. And the reinforced concrete type facility will be 4,540 feet long and 72 feet wide with a six- foot-wide pedestrian lane each on either side on it.

Myint Swe gave instruc- Lt-Gen Myint Swe tions on the project. So encouraged service per- far, Yangon East District sonnel and members of has put 7,214.83 acres and social organizations clear- Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) ing weeds in the planta- The photo shows progress of Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge No 2 being built by Township 544.67 acres tions. Bridge Construction Special Group-1 of Public Works. — MNA under physic nut plants. MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Sunday, 9 July, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Dhammacakka Day * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State Today, the Dhammacakka Day, is * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy a day of religious significance to the Bud- dhists. Commander, Mayor inspect After attaining the Buddhahood, the Lord Buddha walked Migadawon sanitation works where He preached the Dhammacakka Discourse to the Five Disciples, plus devas and Brahmas on Fullmoon Day of Waso. The Buddha expounded the Four Noble Truths in His first sermon known as the Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta — the truth of suffering, the truth of cause of suffering, the truth of cessation of suf- fering and the truth of way to cessation of suffering, and delivered the Noble Eightfold Path for human beings to fol- Commander Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win and Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspect low in order that they can escape from sanitation tasks along Thanthuma Road. — MNA suffering and craving. YANGON, 7 July— Chairman of Yangon Di- Okkalapa Township this morning and gave neces- The Dhammacakka Pavattana vision Peace and Development Council Commander sary instructions to the officials. of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win and Next, the commander and mayor also looked Sutta, it is worthy of note, is one of the Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee into dredging of ditches with the help of heavy ma- most important discourses of the Bud- Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspected unblock- chinery along Parami Road and Thanthuma Road in dha, for it embodies the basic tenets of ing of ditches and sanitation tasks at the corner of ward (5) and ward (14), in South Okkalapa Town- Waizanyantar Road and Parami Road in South ship. —MNA the Buddhism. The Buddha Himself prefered the MoU signing ceremony Traffic rules enforcement practice of the Middle Way or Majhima held course opened Patipada, which avoids the extremes of YANGON, 7 July — A ceremony to sign the NAY PYI TAW, 6 July — Organized by Traf- MoU on academic matters between Union of fic Rules Enforcement Committee of Nay Pyi Taw, self-indulgence and self-mortification and Myanmar Federation of Chamber of Commerce and an opening ceremony of traffic rules enforcement of eternalism and nihilism. Industry (Working Committee for Academic Mat- course for auxiliary traffic police took place at ters) and Chonnam National University of Republic Mingalarkandaw in Pyinmana on 28 June. The Noble Eightfold Path—Right of Korea was held at the meeting hall of UMFCCI It was attended by Commander of Nay Pyi Understanding, Right Thought, Right this morning. Taw Command Brig-Gen Wai Lwin, senior military It was attended by UMFCCI Vice-President Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, officers, local authorities and others. U Thaung Tin, General-Secretary of UMFCCI Chair- Commander Brig-Gen Wai Lwin made an Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right man of Working Committee for Academic Matters opening speech. Concentration—are the noble practices U Sein Win Hlaing and committee members, Direc- A total of 100 trainees attended the 3-day tor of Chonnam National University Professor Dr course. — MNA of the Dhammacakka Discourse. Hoisoo Kim and members. Those present made dis- We firmly believe that all the Bud- cussion on matters related to MoU. The Commerce Journal comes out At the ceremony, Chairman of Working YANGON, 7 July—Volume-6, No 12 of the dhist devotees will be able to follow the Committee for Academic Matters U Sein Win Hlaing Commerce Journal with eight special pages has been and Director of CNU Professor Dr Hoisoo Kim Noble Eightfold Path through practice in circulation. signed the MoU to set up Korea Technology, Cul- The journal carries a wide array of items and moderation to find truth, fulfillment ture and Business Education Center (KTCBEC) un- such as service of Myanmar Trade Net, the differ- and happiness. der UMFCCI Training Center, jointly conducted by ences between leadership and management by Maung Gwangju-Jeannam e-Learning Research Center, Su San, sales of train tickets for company staff, herbal Chonnam National University. export to Sri Lanka, commerce dialogue by Maung MNA Taing Bin, 100 keys to success by Kyi Shone, Chi- Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MetaMMMM \As\\\\ iu;r@anpiuiuiuiu iuciuiuiuiu \\\\\ nese automobiles with own brands by Maung Paso ema\eta\\\\ \yaU\\\\ \mq\\\\ uM;suMuMuMuM ∑´ren≥∑´∑´∑´∑´ Gyan, local and foreign market news and others. 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Pass”, aimed to promote world, Tunku noted, Travellers from all intra-and inter-ASEAN adding that up till now, around the world can book tourism and supported by there are already 666 air tickets, hotels and tour the national tourism hotels registered as VAP services for different organizations of all 10 suppliers. ASEAN countries by just ASEAN countries, was The Visit ASEAN one visit to any travel agent introduced one year ago Pass, comprising the or ASEAN airline’s office and launched from ASEAN AirPass, the which has registered as an A Tibetan visitor stands beside a huge urn while offering prayers near January, 2006 at an ASEAN HotelPass and the ASEAN Tourism Asso- Lake in Tibet Autonomous Region on 6 July, 2006. Namtso Lake, which means ASEAN tourism forum. ASEAN TourPass, is to ciation (ASEANTA) sacred or in Tibetan, is 4,718 metres (15,479 feet) above sea level and member, without additional With the VAP e- provide travellers with is the second largest salt-water lake in next to . —INTERNET booking system coming special deals offered by cost. —MNA/Xinhua Pirates attack three ships off Indonesia JAKARTA, 7 July — the weekend attacks the crew's wallets, cellphones, Pirates have attacked three pirates, who were in shoes and clothes. ships, including two UN- fishing boats, took the MNA/Reuters chartered vessels and a Japanese bulk carrier, in Indonesian waters around the Malacca Strait in recent days, maritime and police officials said on Wednesday. Two attacks occurred on ships carrying relief material to tsunami- Dancers in Malaysian traditional dress perform during a rehearsal of the stricken Aceh Province at “Colours of Malaysia” festival in Kuala Lumpur on 7 July, 2006. The the weekend, while a month-long festival, now into its eighth year and themed “The Colours and Japanese bulk carrier was Festivals of Malaysia”, will be launched by the Malaysian King Syed targeted on Monday, Noel Choong, head of the piracy Sirajuddin on Saturday. —INTERNET reporting centre of the International Maritime Police nab “Catch Me If You Can?” Bureau in Kuala Lumpur, told Reuters. SYDNEY, 9 July — An Australian woman nicknamed the "Catch Me If You In at least one of the Can Thief" appeared in court Friday charged with 34 counts of fraud after she weekend attacks, raiders was arrested with more than 100 fake identities and wigs. were armed with AK-47 Jodie Harris, 28, wanted for a long time. She has Melbourne after meeting rifles, grenades and in three states over a string come close to being them socially. pistols. of audacious identity thefts, arrested for sometime,” She allegedly stole “That area has been a had been on the run for New South Wales (NSW) identity documents such as piracy hot spot in the past, years, taunting police to state police detective driver’s licenses and so we hope it is not the Wu Yulu, a farmer who likes making robots, poses try and catch her. Grant Taylor told tricked bank staff into start of a series of attacks with his latest robot at Mawu village in Beijing on 29 “We’ve been waiting for reporters. giving her access to the and we are monitoring the June, 2006. Wu, who has made 25 robots in the past her for some time,” Police told the court that women’s accounts, situation at the moment,” 26 years, has been forced to sell his beloved home- Magistrate Les Brennan since July 2005, Harris had robbing them of more than Choong said. made robots to pay off debts after his house burnt told Sydney's Central assumed the identities of A$250,000 (US$185,000), Jodi Heryadi, a down, state media reported on 7 July,2006. —INTERNET Local Court as Harris was at least five women in local media reported from spokesman for Aceh led into the dock Friday. “I Brisbane, Sydney and the court.—Internet police, said that in one of knew she would turn up Bio-diesel producing some day,” he said. Jatropha planted in Zambia A pregnant Harris was arrested by police in LUSAKA, 7 July — A kind of crop producing bio- Sydney on Thursday in a diesel has been planted in Mkushi, central province of “sting operation” invol- Zambia, according to Zambia News and Information ving a police officer service. Marli Investment, a Mkushi based agro- believed to be her former company, has started an outgrower scheme for boyfriend. “Jatropha”, a crop that produces bio-diesel. Local media have It quoted Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) dubbed Harris the “Catch Mkushi District business manager, Martin Mwansa, Me If You Can” thief, after as saying in Mkushi on Wednesday that so far some the movie in which actor farmers in the district have planted the crop. Leonardo DiCaprio played Mwansa said about 15 farmers have since been a master conman. She given seed for the crop that matures in two years and allegedly telephoned that the farmers have been requested to tender until detectives, taunting them that age. He said the seeds from Jatropha plant produces and offering up false bio-diesel, a liquid which can be later refined into a promises to surrender. Penguins stagger on the artificial ice at the Polar Animal Hall in Dalian, final quality product, the common engine diesel that is “She has been pursued northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on 5 July, 2006.—INTERNET derived from crude oil. — MNA/Xinhua 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 Hu says China must ease growing wealth gap sk\mOs∑m\;Aa; eKt\ek¥a\lWa; BEIJING, 7 July — Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called for stronger efforts to tackle a widening Gulf between rich and poor that analysts say threatens social stability even as the economy booms. Speaking during a government website. minimum wages to halt the distribution according to discussion of China’s in- Beijing must aim for emergence of an urban work is dominant ... (but) come distribution, Hu said higher minimum living underclass, after a study further attention should be salaries should be market- standards in urban areas, found that from 1994 to paid to social fairness,” Hu oriented but China must better pensions and the 2004 China’s urban poor was quoted saying. focus on fairness, make expansion of the middle had become poorer, with He also called for policies favourable for class, he told the meeting. minimum wage rises not government agencies to poorer regions and crack Premier Wen Jiabao also matching average urban double their efforts to “try down on illegal earnings, attended the gathering. income rises. to ease the trend of according to a report A Chinese think-tank “We have to stick to widening wealth dis- posted on the central has suggested higher the system in which tribution gap between regions and certain social groups”. Hu, who also called for adjustment of “excessive” incomes, reiterated a pledge to boost public servants’ salaries but said the government needed to do more research into how to do it. Finance Minister Jin Renqing, in an interview with the official Xinhua news agency, said the Zhang Baoxiu, a farmer, shows an odd duck with government would inject 4 legsat Minzhu village in Zaozhuang city, east China’s more funds into rural Shandong Province, on 7 July, 2006. Zhang Baoxiu regions to help beef up boughta duck in June, 2006. The duck has four legs, infrastructure and increase A local resident of two of 4 webbed feet are normal, and the othersgrow farmers’ incomes. together. The duck can walk on land and swim in the Unknown brain disease Castlegar, British MNA/Reuters water like other normal ducks.—INTERNET kills 13 in northern Columbia uses binoculars to watch as Sean Connery to publish views on Brazil the leading edge of a RIO DE JANEIRO, 7 July — An unknown brain summer storm life and Scotland EDINBURGH, 8 July — with autobiographical Scotland,” in conjunction disease has killed 13 people and hospitalized eight accompanied by high Sean Connery, who has said anecdotes, his publishers with Polygon. others in the Municipal Hospital of Imperatriz, he would not live in his said. Canongate Books of “Our goal is to produce local media Wednesday quoted health authorities winds and plenty of Scotland again until it Edinburgh said it had a very readable, visually of Brazil’s Maranhao state as saying. lightning and thunder became independent, is acquired world English- stimulating and hopefully The mysterious treated in time. moves into the area on writing a book about his language rights to the film intriguing history of syndrome, which was The disease-infected 6 July, 2006.—INTERNET native country mixed star's memoirs, “Connery’s Scotland, with personal first detected at the people, with swollen legs, discoveries,” Connery said beginning of this year, usually feel weak and are in a statement. Best known has mainly affected the extra sensitive. for his screen portrayal of rural region around Most of those killed by fictional British spy James Imperatriz, the second the disease lived in rural Bond, Connery will work largest city of the areas, where proper in collaboration with writer northern Brazilian state. medical care was not and film-maker Murray Physicians of the immediately available. Grigor. Maranhao State, joined by When they finally reached Connery, the Edinburgh- a team of the Health a hospital, the disease was born son of a truck driver, Ministry's neurologists already well advanced. worked together with Grigor who arrived on Sunday, Experts believe that a on an award-winning have been investigating lack of Vitamin B1 in diet documentary, “Sean the disease on site. They could be the cause of the Connery's Edinburgh.” The have collected blood syndrome. star now lives in the samples of the people They say alcoholics are Bahamas. The Herald news- infected with the disease the highly risky group as paper quoted Grigor as and put them into the high consumption of saying: “The content of the laboratory analysis. alcohol reduces the body's A three-month-old Siberian Tiger is fed milk by a zoo keeper at the Hengdaohezi book is not quite all settled, The disease is not capacity to absorb Siberian Tiger Zoo in Hailin, northeastern China’s Heilongjiang, on 6 July, and we have just been contagious, said experts, vitamins. 2006. According to the zoo, which has a total of 256 tigers, it is the world’s largest discussing exactly what will adding that it is not fatal if MNA/Xinhua breeding centre for Siberian Tigers.—INTERNET go into it.”—Internet Eight Asian bodies found on PNG shores Floods claim 11 lives in S-W, east China CANBERRA, 7 July — decomposed that they had yet to be determined. the mouth of the Fly BEIJING, 7 July —Floods have claimed four lives in Eight bodies, thought to to be buried where they But PNG Western River had been reporting southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, and seven be Asian, have been found were found in Western Province police com- bodies washing up on the others are confirmed dead in east China’s Huaihe on a remote Papua New Province, just cross the mander Inspector Mark beach and until last River drainage basin. The floods, caused by heavy Guinea (PNG) beach, water from the Australian Yangen said the dead Thursday, a total of eight rainstorms, have caused 161 million yuan (20.1 million raising concerns about border in the Torres Strait, might have been asylum were found. US dollars) in damages and destroyed 12,415 houses people smuggling and Australian Associated seekers or illegal fishers Other bodies might still and 32,560 hectares of crops. transnational crime in the Press reported on whose vessel had be out at sea or might have The rainstorms that have ravaged nine counties area. Wednesday. capsized. washed up elsewhere have affected 1.24 million people. One person remains The rotting bodies, PNG police were Villagers living along the coast, Yangen missing. In east China’s Huaihe River drainage basin, some torn apart by quoted as saying the between Daru, the capital said. 10.86 million people have been affected by torrential sharks, were so badly nationality of the dead was of Western Province, and MNA/Xinhua rains since last week.— MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 5 China, India reopen historic trade route qa;cå;P∑M>“Pio; ®pv\.Ak¥oi; NATHU LA PASS (Tibet), 7 July— The barbed wire that separated the world's two most populous nations is gone and happy crowds of traders crossed the Sino-Indian border, 44 years after a border conflict closed down one of their main trade routes. China and India Nathu La Pass, which sits between Yadong County Nathu La. It is a small restarted border trade 4,545 metres above sea of Tibet's Xigaze Pre- beginning. I hope that Thursday through the level and is wedged fecture and India's Sikkim subsequently we’ll be State. able to visit the Chinese They also opened two Mainland through Nathu border trade markets— La in the near future,” the Renqinggang market Sonam Dorjee, member in Yadong and Changgu of the State Planning mart in India’s state of Commission of the Sikkim. Sikkim government, told Traders from both Xinhua in an interview. sides of the borderline Before the pass crossed the pass to enter was officially reopened, each other’s territories China and India raised after an inaugural their national flags and ceremony late Thursday played national anthems morning. on the two sides of their A Tibetan trader greets to well-wishers after crossing Nathu La Pass was also borderline. into India through the border post at Nathu La, a major artery of the Silk Experts say the between Tibet and the tiny northeastern Indian state Road that historically reopening of Nathu La of Sikkim on 6 July, 2006. Asian giants India and linked China via Central Pass, plus last Saturday’s China opened a Himalayan pass to border trade on Asia to Europe. launching of the Qinghai- Thursday, 44 years after a brutal frontier war shut “We’re very happy that Tibet Railway, will help down the ancient route.—INTERNET trade is opened through pave a new Silk Road and A model presents a wedding dress by French build up regional har- designer Christian Lacroix as part of his Autumn/ mony and prosperity. Winter 2006-2007 Haute Couture fashion show in California man kills self, four children China and India Paris on 6 July , 2006.—INTERNET LOS A NGELES, 7 July— A California man armed with a hunting gun shot and recorded 18.73 billion US killed his four young children before turning the gun on himself, a report said dollars of trade in 2005, India to buy three more Wednesday. up 37.5 per cent year-on- stealth frigates The killings happened California city believe the "surreal", Jim Bonta, the year, according to the early Tuesday, the festive shooting deaths of four mayor of Gustine, said Chinese Ministry of NEW DELHI, 7 July— cost of 55.14 billion rupees Independence Day, in children and their father, there has been no murder Commerce. The figure is The Indian Navy will (1.22 billion US dollars), Gustine, about 150 kilo- who had argued with their reported in the city for expected to exceed 20 acquire three additional the Indian Government metres southeast of San mother earlier, was almost four decades. billion US dollars this Talwar-class stealth announced Thursday. Francisco, when the 38- murder-suicide. MNA/Xinhua year.— MNA/Xinhua frigates from Russia at a The Cabinet Com- year-old father opened They said Branscum mittee on Security, which fire at his four children killed his children and met under the chair- aged from 5 to 12, himself at home when his manship of Indian Prime according to local wife left with a friend for Minister Manmohan newspaper Modesto Bee. about an hour after the Singh here, gave its Tremor Branscum died couple argued loudly at a approval to the purchase, from a self-inflicted market. according to Indo Asian gunshot wound, and Neighbours reported News Service. authorities said the seeing the father and Of the total cost, 51.14 victims, including a pair children lighting off billion rupees (1.13 billion of five-year-old girl twins, fireworks just hours before US dollars) will be the cost each died from a gunshot the slayings, according to of the warships and 4 wound to the head. police. billion rupees (88 million Police in the Northern Calling the slayings US dollars) for additional equipment to be fitted on, Coalition soldier killed Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in east Afghanistan after the meeting. The first ship will arrive KABUL, 7 July— A lives of more than 1,000 in India within five years coalition soldier has been people including some 45 after the signing of the killed while on patrol in foreign soldiers over the The Leonardo multi-purpose logistics module (C) containing supplies for the contract, the Indo Asian Afghanistan's eastern past six months. International Space Station is docked to the Unity node of the orbiting News Service said. Paktika Province after MNA/Xinhua laboratory in this view from NASA TV, on 7 July, 2006.—INTERNET MNA/Xinhua the soldiers received small arms fire from a The 2006 Miss Deputy to Blair faces sleaze inquiry Universe group of extremists, the L ONDON, 7 July— Britain's Parliament began a career-threatening investigation contestant US-led military said on Thursday into contacts between Prime Minister Tony Blair's deputy and an from Thursday. American billionaire hoping to open a London casino. Nicaragua The firefighting took The inquiry is the latest in a string of bad headlines for Deputy Prime Minister Christina place in the Gayan Frixione John Prescott that also threaten to undermine Blair's already precarious position. Mendoza District on Wednesday, Blair allies fear that if Prescott is forced out of office, calls could grow for Blair during which a 10-year- poses in Los to leave much sooner than planned after he said he would not seek a fourth term. Angeles on 7 old Afghan girl was also Prescott, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused by some local officials and July, 2006. wounded, the coalition opposition politicians of abusing his power to help US oil and entertainment The Miss said in its news release. mogul Philip Anschutz in a bid to open a casino at London's Millennium Dome. Universe The Afghan girl has Parliament's Standards' Commissioner said he would launch a full inquiry pageant will be undergone surgery and is telecast to a over a visit by Prescott to Anschutz' Colorado ranch and whether it should have worldwide in stable condition, it been declared publicly. added. audience from "Following preliminary enquiries, the commissioner has decided to look at the Los Angeles Taleban-linked in- issues around the hospitality," said a spokeswoman for Commissioner Philip on 23 July. surgency has claimed the Mawer.—MNA/Reuters INTERNET 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 Indian Govt notifies ban on sugar exports N EW D ELHI, 7 July — The Indian Government has banned export of sugar till the end of the current financial year, that is 31 March, 2007. The ban would, (DGFT). last month banned however, not be appli- Sugar exports to the exports of pulses and cable on preferential US and EU would be eased the norms for quota sugar exports to permitted only through the import of sugar and the United States and Indian Sugar Exim wheat as part of measures European Union, Corporation Ltd up to a to check rising prices of according to a notification quantitative ceiling essential commodities. by the Directorate General notified by DGFT, it said. The notification al- of Foreign Trade The government had lows for shipment of the commodity against the GSLV to lift off with contracts in which Letters of Credit were “INSAT-4C” on 10 July opened before 22 June this year, when the BANGALORE,7 July — The Geosynchronous government had Satellite Launch Vehicle will blast off into space announced its decision with the state-of-the-art communications satellite to ban exports. Doctors prepare to operate on 10-month-old conjoined twin girls at Fudan INSAT-4C at 4.30 pm (1100 hours GMT) on July MNA/PTI University’s Children’s Hospital in Shanghai, on 6July, 2006. —INTERNET 10, the Indian Space Research Organization said Wednesday. Colliery flooding “As per the present the INSAT series, has progress, the launch is undergone detailed checks traps eight miners expected to take place at since its arrival at the in north China around 4.30 pm on 10 July spaceport from the ISRO from the second launch Satellite Centre here. After TAIYUAN, 7 July— Eight pad which was commis- propellant filling, the miners were trapped in a sioned in May 2005 with satellite has been coal mine flooding in the launch of the PSLV integrated with the GSLV, north China’s Shanxi (Polar Satellite Launch it said. Province on Wednesday, Vehicle),” the space agency ISRO said the mission said local government said in a statement here. readiness review is sources. “Preparations for the planned for Thursday, The accident occurred launch are proceeding followed by a meeting of at 6:50 am at Songjiagou satisfactorily at Satish the Launch Authorization coalpit of Leijiagou Coal Dhawan Space Centre in Board that will clear the Mine in Zhongyang County, said Liu Fuxing, Sriharikota,” it said. launch. In the next few The film stills of Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s martial arts film “Curse of head of the county The launch rocket’s days, a complete check of the Golden Flower” were exposed on 6 July,2006. Audience and media were information office. systems have been the fully integrated rocket very excited bythe golden costumes in the stills .—INTERNET integrated and checked, and the satellite will be When the flooding ISRO said. The INSAT- carried out, it said. Strongest rainstorm in 45 years hit happened, 48 miners were 4C, the latest satellite in MNA/PTI working underground, E China province Liu said. Official says US airstrike He said 40 miners , 7 July — Continuous storms hit parts of East China’s managed to escape. kills 19 in S Afghanistan Province since 21 June, which have dumped 316 millimetres of rain and have Local officials have collapsed houses, inundated croplands and caused dozens of casualties. rushed to the site to KABUL,7 July — The place in Ghach Zar From 21 June to July forests and rising water cyclone in an area of the direct rescue operation, US military air raid on a Village in Kajaki 5, this coastal province levels are threatening to province also caused and three pumps are suspected hideout of District around 12 o’clock has had the most rainfall overflow the shores of a dozens of casualties, busying pumping water Taleban militants left 19, at night,” Hajji Mohiudin since 1961, nearly four major lake along the lower according to the bureau. out of the flooded pit, including civilians, dead Khan told Xinhua. times the average of Huaihe River which runs Meanwhile, the water Liu said. in the troubled southern He could not tell this period in many across the province. levels in other major lakes The mine is a licensed Helmand Province on how many civilians years, according to Water flowing into along the Huaihe River are county-run coal producer Tuesday night, spokes- were killed, saying the provincial mete- hit 6,500 also rising to flood levels, with an annual production man of the provincial investigation was orological bureau. cubic metres per second, said the Huaihe River capacity of 210,000 tons. Government said Thurs- underway to identify the The disastrous leading to rising water Water Resources Com- MNA/Xinhua day. victims. weather inundated large levels, the bureau said. A mission.—MNA/Xinhua “The incident took MNA/Xinhua tracts of cropland and Spain confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu MADRID, 8 July — grebe in a marsh area. A in Spain, a country which Spain has recorded its first protective zone with a is on a major route of case of H5N1 bird flu in a three-kilometre radius has migrating birds from waterfowl outside the since been set up. Africa. Bird flu has killed northern city of Vitoria, Preventive measures, at least 131 people the country’s Agriculture including banning outdoor worldwide since it began Ministry said on Friday. poultry farming within a ravaging Asian poultry in The government depart- certain distance from late 2003, according to the ment said the disease had some marshlands, had World Health Organi- been found in a great crested already been in operation zation.—MNA/Xinhua Google steps up competition in China’s on-line books BEIJING,7 July — Google, the world’s largest Internet search engine company, is to start an on-line book search service in China, accelerating fierce competition with Baidu, its biggest Chinese rival, the Xinhua-run Shanghai Securities News reported Wednesday. Google had signed cooperation agreements with four publishing houses in China, including the Tsinghua University Press and the Children’s Publishing House, the newspaper said. The US-based company will make their books available on-line, provide search Aposento da Moita’s forcados bullfighter leader Tiago Ribeiro hangs onto a bull links and grant free access to a segment of each work, but readers would have to pay during a bullfight in Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno arena on 6 July, 2006.—INTERNET to read the full content, said Kai-fu Lee, vice-president of Google.— MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 7 NLD… or a party protecting interests of one individual Aung Thein (Dawei)

Uncle Phyo: Come in. Where have you been lately? Phyo: Did they also find any letters sent by ABSDF NLD’s future. We haven’t seen each other for long. Come that had been declared a terrorist organization Thein:I have also heard them. The worst is the and sit. Here are some fresh fruit and green not long ago? interview with the persons from inside the tea. Thein:Than Tun Soe, CO of ABSDF battalion 701 nation who called themselves the new Aung Thein: I was away in Kawthoung. The seasonal sent a 7-6-89 dated letter to Ko Maw and Ko generation students of 1988. fruit look delicious. Oh, thanks a lot. Aung who were acting as bodyguards of Daw Phyo: Aren’t the so-called new generation Phyo: I have many things to tell you. The Suu Kyi. In the letter was written that Than Tun students of 1988 the members of All Burma Information Committee of the State Peace Soe had a plan to meet with Daw Suu Kyi; that Student Union formed in November 1988? and Development Council organized the press he had not got the opportunity to do so then; and They were released from prison not long conference (4/2006) in Kengtung, eastern that he sent video tapes and photos for Daw Suu ago after being arrested in March and April , on 26 April 2006. At the Kyi. 1989 for causing disturbances under the conference, Minister for Information Brig- Phyo: Anything else? manipulation of the BCP during the 1988 Gen Kyaw Hsan said: “The National League Thein: Of the 40 persons found holing up in Daw Suu unrest. for Democracy (NLD) has been continuously Kyi’s house was Soe Myat Thu, joint secretary Thein:You are right. carrying out its wrong policy of defying all of the logistics committee of ABSDF. Under Phyo:To my knowledge, those persons once orders, confrontation, utter devastation, the assignment of the ABSDF in November launched opposition against the Burma isolating Myanmar by cutting off all her 1988, he arrived at Yangon via Kawthoung Socialist Programme Party government international links, and relying on foreign from Ranong in Thailand. During his stay in under the orchestration of BCP. Now, they powers, that would in no way benefit the Yangon, he met with Daw Suu Kyi, student with the support of the West bloc are taking nation and the people. The NLD has leaders and war veterans and gave advice to part in the interview programmes of some connections with expatriate groups and launch an armed opposition against the foreign radio stations to tarnish the image of terrorist insurgent groups. The government Tatmadaw. Afterwards, he left Yangon for the Tatmadaw government. One of the has firm and adequate evidence to declare Bangkok. He met Brang Seng of KIA after the directors of a foreign organization — US NLD unlawful association.” ABSDF Central Committee meeting held at U Campaign for Burma — is a former executive Thein:I have also heard about it. Thu Ta insurgent camp. He was arrested at of the BCP. Phyo: Concerning the minister’s clarification, I Daw Suu Kyi’s house while trying to make Thein:Yes, I know. would like to know whether the NLD had contacts with foreign embassies on his return to Phyo: At the invitation of the Myanmar Minister connections with illegal organizations in the Yangon. for Foreign Affairs, Under Secretary- past also. Phyo: Didn’t the BCP also make contacts with the General of Political Affairs of UN Mr Thein: It had connections with illegal organizations NLD in addition to ABSDF? Ibrahim A Gambari visited Myanmar on 18 in the past, uncle. Thein:Yes, the BCP did. BCP politburo member May this year. The government permitted Phyo: If so, please elaborate on the whole affair, so Kyaw Mya sent a letter to Thet Khaing a Mr Gambari to meet and talk freely with that the public would be known. member of underground cell (UG) at the end of NLD executives including Daw Suu Kyi at Thein:When authorities acting on information February 1989. The letter in reality was sent the Government Guest House. The foreign searched the house of Daw Suu Kyi on 20 from first vice-chairman of the BCP central sources that are slamming Myanmar in July 1989, they found 40 persons illegally military commission Kyaw Zaw (retired brig- various ways should understand the staying at her house in addition to letters and gen Kyaw Zaw) to Daw Suu Kyi. The letter said government’s goodwill. papers sent to her by underground insurgent that the BCP leaders were in favour of Daw Suu Thein: I agree with you. Expatriate groups abroad organizations and unlawful groups. Kyi; that they had the similar view as Daw Suu and their masters are not happy with the Phyo: Please continue. Kyi, urging her to continue to strive for ending government’s decision to extend one more Thein:Among the letters the authorities found was the internal strife, vitalizing national politics year of restriction order on Daw Suu Kyi on the 23-9-88 dated letter from KNU chairman and flourishing of democracy. 27 May 2006. They are trying to slander the Saw Bo Mya to U Aung Gyi, U Tin Oo and Phyo: The NLD as a legally formed political party government, which they call “military junta”. Daw Suu Kyi, saying that KNU would provide should not make contacts with unlawful and Phyo: Whatever the expatriates and their masters are all-out support to them in opposing and illegal organizations at all. It should inform the saying from abroad, the government knows best attacking the Tatmadaw, and the copies of authorities if those organizations made attempts the objective conditions at home. It will do what the announcement of the Burma Communist to contact it. If all what you have just said is is necessary for protecting community peace and Party Central Committee issued on 19 August true, it can be assumed that NLD has had stability and the rule of law. It has to give priority 1988, and the declaration of BCP 4828 connections with expatriate groups and terrorist to majority’s interest, rather than an individual’s. regional committee. insurgents since long ago. Thein:Concerning the minister’s clarification at the Phyo: Did the authorities find papers of other Thein:All I have told you are true and concrete as press conference, please tell me what would be unlawful organizations? they are based on the clarification of the special the future of the NLD, and the government’s Thein:Yes. They also found a diary of an ABSDF press conference held on 5-8-89 concerning the attitude in the future. youth, who went to Phayathonzu region, about BCP’s clandestine plots to cause unrest for Phyo: In my view, the future of NLD depends on the his visit to KNU area from Yangon during the grabbing power and its infiltration into various deeds of its members. The party’s future will be period from 18 September 1988 to 16 October political parties. bright, if they do good. If they make things worse 1988, the 13-8-89 dated biography of a Phyo: The Information Minister said at the press they will meet with legal action. The government’s member of Democratic Student Front (DSF), conference (4/2006) that the government attitude will be according to a motto —“ If you India (Manipur), and the Progressive Student already had firm evidence to declare NLD an are good, I will not be bad”. OK, that’s all for Force for Democracy (PSFD), the record on unlawful association. The minister’s today. the arrival of four DSF members in Myanmar, clarification had made profound impact at home (Translation: TMT) and papers on political assessment of the and abroad. Some foreign radio stations are Myanma Alin & prevailing situation and the stance of DSF interviewing almost daily the so-called student Kyemon: 8-7-2006 and PSFD. leaders of expatriate groups abroad concerning ***** 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 Energy Minister meets national Tea, physic nut saplings handed over to entrepreneurs five villages in Kengtung Township

NAY PYI TAW, 8 general and the managing- those present. July — Minister for Energy directors of departments Later, the Brig-Gen Lun Thi met with and enterprises under the minister, the deputy national entre-preneurs ministry and others. minister and officials who have purchased the The minister replied to the queries raised fuel through foreign elaborated on the by the national exchange at the ministry in distribution of fuel to the entrepreneurs. The Nay Pyi Taw on 7 July. national entrepreneurs and minister fulfilled the It was attended by discussed matters on oil requirements of the Deputy Minister Brig-Gen price and, storage and entrepreneurs and the Than Htay, the directors- distribution of fuel with meeting ended. — MNA Minister for Electric Power No 1 receives Chinese guests

Commander Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing presents physic nut salpings to a villager. — MNA NAY PYI TAW, 8 for regional development medicines to the July — A ceremony to and urged local farmers to representatives of five hand over tea and physic extend cultivation of villages. nut saplings to five summer paddy, tea and Next, the villages of hilly region in physic nut plants. commander viewed Kengtung was held at the Departmental cultivation of tea and physic model farm in Armude officials reported on nut saplings at the terrace Village near Kengtung- benefits of growing tea and tea farm. The commander Mongkhok Road in physic nut plants, inspected thriving 9,150 Kengtung Township on prevention against forest physic nut plants in Nam-in 21 June. depletion, and Village-tract. Minister for Electric Power No 1 Col Zaw Min poses for documentary Chairman of participation in regional At the hall in photo with Vice-President Mr Mao Guoquan and party of China Power Shan State (East) Peace development. Armude Village, the and Development Council The commander commander met with Investment Corporation of China. — ELECTRIC POWER NO 1 Commander of Triangle handed over 35,000 tea officials and left NAY PYI TAW, 8 July — party of China Power Also present at the Region Command Maj- saplings and 19,000 instructions on upgrading Minister for Electric Investment Corporation of call were Deputy Minister Gen Min Aung Hlaing physic nut saplings, 40 of the village to a model Power No 1 Col Zaw Min the People’s Republic of for Electric Power No 1 U explained undertakings bags of sticky rice and received Vice-President China at the ministry in Myo Myint and directors- one. — MNA Mr Mao Guoquan and Nay Pyi Taw on 6 July. general. — MNA Religious Affairs Ministry holds cash assistance presentation ceremony NAY PYI TAW, 8 July — A ceremony to reward service personnel of Ministry of Religious Affairs who won Good Public Service Medals for 2006 by the State Peace and Development Council and to present cash assistance to the children of the staff of the ministry was held at the meeting hall of the ministry in Nay AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MAYOR: Singaporean Ambassador Mr Pyi Taw yesterday. It was Chua Hian Kong Robert called on Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin on attended by Minister for 8 July. The Mayor receives the ambassador. — YCDC Religious Affairs Brig- Gen Thura Myint Maung, Pro-Rector (Admin) Dr Myint Kyi of ITBMU Vice-Mayor inspects tax Deputy Minister Brig-Gen hands over cash assistance for children of Thura Aung Ko, Adviser staff of Ministry of Religious Affairs to free markets U Arnt Maung, heads of Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung. YANGON, 8 July — and party looked into together with chairman of department and staff. MNA Vice-Chairman of Yangon poultry, fish and vegetable Myanmar Rice Dealers Firstly, Pro- City Development Com- shops run by Yangon Association and re- Rector(Admin) Dr Myint Bahujanahitadhara presented cash assistance mittee Vice-Mayor Col Vegetable Cultivation and sponsible personnel Kyi presented K 1,451,500 Dhamma Duta Ashin for the children of staff to Maung Pa together with Poultry Breeding Special inspected arrival of rice- for the children of the staff Chekinda. the officials. Cash head of markets Zone, edible oil shops of loaded vessels from to Minister Brig-Gen Minister Brig- assistance provided by the department U Soe Myint Myanmar Oil Dealers Ayeyawaddy Division in Thura Myint Maung on Gen Thura Myint Maung ministry and Sayadaw and officials inspected tax Association and groceries . At the behalf of Associated presented K 3,000 each to Dhamman Kathika free markets in Yankin run by Yangon Division meeting hall, Vice-Mayor Township, Tamway Wholesale Centre and Col Maung Pa gave Professor of International 15 staff who won Good Bahujanahitadhara Township and Sanchaung cordially met with shop necessary instructions Tharavada Buddhist Public Service Medals. Dhamma Dhuta Ashin Township. keepers and customers. and fulfilled the University Sayadaw Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Chekinda amounted to The vice-mayor The vice-mayor requirements. —MNA Dhamma Kathika Thura Aung Ko also K 94,425,000. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 9 PBANRDA holds Waso robes Ministry of Home Affairs offers offering ceremony Waso robes to Sayadaws NAY PYI TAW, 8 Pandita Agga Maha congregation with the Five July — Ministry for Ganthavaçaka Pandita Precepts. Later, the Progress of Border Areas Bhanddanta Kavisara. minister and wife and and National Races and It was attended by those present offered waso Development Affairs held Minister for PBANRDA robes and provisions to the the 13th Waso robes Col Thein Nyunt and wife Sayadaw and members of offering ceremony at the Daw Kyin Khine, Deputy the Sangha. Sayadaw hall of the ministry in Nay Minister Col Tin Ngwe, Banddanta Kavisara Pyi Taw this morning. Directors-General and the delivered a sermon and The ceremony Managing Director of the those present shared the was graced under the departments and merits gained. presence of a nine- enterprise under the After the Sayadaw led by Pyinmana ministry and families of ceremony, the families of Zaygon Monastery the ministry. Ministry for PBANRDA Presiding Nayaka The Nayaka led by the minister and Sayadaw Agga Maha Sayadaw invested the wife offered ‘soon’ to the Sayadaws. — MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Maung Oo and wife offer Waso robes and provisions to a Sayadaw. — HOME AFFAIRS

NAY PYI TAW, 8 U Tejaniya and members Maj-Gen Maung Oo, wife July — Under the aegis of of the Sangha, Minister Dr Daw Nyunt Nyunt Oo Minister for Home Affairs for Home Affairs Maj- and party offered Waso Maj-Gen Maung Oo and Gen Maung Oo and wife robes and provisions to the wife, staff families of the Dr Daw Nyunt Nyunt Oo, Sayadaws. Ministry of Home Affairs departmental heads and After taking a held the 13th Waso robes staff families. sermon from the Sayadaw, offering ceremony at the Chairman of the the congregation shared ministry in Nay Pyi Taw Township Sangha Nayaka merits gained. this morning. Committee Bhaddanta Later, they Member of the Vimalabuddhi admi- donated ‘soon’ to Minister Col Thein Nyunt and wife offer Waso robes and provisions State Central Working nistered the Five Precepts. members of the Sangha. to a Sayadaw. — PBANRDA Committee of the Sangha Next, Minister MNA Merits shared for PPE, MMPE hold Waso POEM: all-round renovation of PhaungdawU Standing robes offering ceremony Special Obeisance On Arrival of Lent Buddha Statue in Insein YANGON, 8 July — Under the auspices of Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and YANGON, 8 July — A ceremony to share merits * At the start of the Lenten period wife Daw Kyi Kyi Win, families of Printing and for completion of the walls, the banner post and the We pay obeisance with special thoughts platform of PhaungdawU Standing Buddha Statue was Publishing Enterprise and Myanma Motion Picture To the Holy One held at Dhamma Yeiktha Dhammayon in the precinct Enterprise held a Waso robes offering ceremony at We do it, holding our palms in supplication of the pagoda in Myothit (A+B) Ward in Insein Kyaukyaydwin Yandana Beikman Pariyatti Monastery Hearts filled with spirit of offering Township this morning. in this morning. We supplicate before Lord Buddha. Member of State Sangha Maha Nayaka MNA * By this offering in this manner Committee Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta As Teacher of Disciples Three Tilokabhivamsa of Ywama Pariyatti Monastery, We lay down all that we felt amiss Chairman of Yangon North District Peace and But pray not for their fulfillment Development Council Lt-Col Myat Min, Chairman of And not as a clamour, for healing Township PDC U Aung Swe and Thiha Thudhamma Or to make it known repeatedly, O Lord. Manijotadhara U Soe Thein formally opened the walls, * The main reason for paying obeisance the banner post and the platform. A total of 25 wellwishers donated K 14.45 Specially now, today million to the fund for construction of the all -round Is for Myanmar at present renovation of the Buddha Statue. — MNA Who, with their clear conscience Shunning bad acts, not veering from the path And for doing what is good and noble So that we may overcome The vicious acts that are being committed Headmaster U Tint Lwin and teachers, And all acts that tend to corner us Patron of Parent-Teacher Association Not veering from our original path Chairman of School Board of Trustees U And continue marching, acting Aung Tha Tun and members offer Waso confidently robes to five members of the Sangha on To let Buddha, our Lord, know 7-7-2006 at Waso robes offering ceremony We are thus supplicating. of No 29 Basic Education Primary School in * Shunning vice and espousing the good South Okalapa Township. — H Keeping a clear mind as preached The wondrous Buddha Dhamma’s ability Sayadaw Bhaddanta Tilokabhivamsa , Lt-Col Myat We dedicate and pray Min,U Aung Swe and Thiha Thudhamma Specially at the start of the Lenten period Manijotadhara U Soe Thein formally open the walls, Donate Blood We supplicate, O Lord. the banner post and the platform of PhaungdawU Shoon Mya Aung (Trs) Standing Buddha Statue in . — H 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 MCWA holds MMCWA(Central) donates cash and kind annual meeting

YANGON, 8 July — Child Welfare Daw Mar Mar Wai and Bahan Township Supervisory Committee party presented prizes to Maternal and Child Daw Mar Mar Wai. outstanding members Welfare Association held Chairperson of and association the 16th Annual Meeting Bahan Township MCWA branches. at No 2 Basic Education Daw Phyu Phyu handed The Chairperson of High School in Bahan over 1,000 membership Township MCWA read Township this morning, applications to the annual report and with an address by Chairperson Daw Mar financial statement, and Chairperson of Yangon Mar Wai. submitted future tasks. Division Maternal and Next,Chairperson MNA Vice-Chairperson of MMCWA Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint presents medicines to Dr Chit Ko Tin.—MMCWA

YANGON, 8 July Hospital to Medical — Vice-Chairperson of Superintendent Dr Chit Myanmar Maternal and Ko Tin yesterday Child Welfare afternoon. Association Dr Daw Tin Deputy Director Lin Myint and executives Dr Kyaw Lin and presented K 500,000 and officials, specialists, medicines worth K matrons and nurses 700,000 for Child Cancer attended the ceremony. Unit of Yangon Children MNA

Afflux bund of Washaung Chairperson of Yangon Division Maternal and Child Welfare Supervisory Committee Daw Mar Mar Wai speaking at 16th Annual Meeting of Bahan Township Maternal and Child Welfare Association. — MNA Dam breached

Torrential rains cause floods in Singapore to NAY PYI TAW, 8 July — Owing to the heavy train more rains in Waingmaw Township, on 5 July, some parts of Myanmar the Washaung dam had overflowed its embankment seafarers in the afternoon. Therefore, the afflux bund of the dam NAY P YI T AW, 8 July— Taninthayi Division. Mar who lived in that hut had to be breached about 200 feet to lower the water The rivers and creeks in On the morning of 6 are missing. SINGAPORE, 8 July — level and save the dam. Myanmar became raging July, Maung Tun Myint In the remaining Singapore on Friday launched a Maritime Tatmadaw members in cooperation with due to the continuous rains Aung, 18, son of U Aung incidents, there were no Training Fund, aiming to departmental personnel and local residents removed that fell down in torrents Khin Soe of street to casualties, and officials train up to 20 seafarers the flotsam in the dam. At the same time, arrangements throughout the nation in BEHS No-4 in Ward 6, concerned managed to each year for its booming are being made for rebuilding the afflux bund of the recent days. Hpa-an, plunged into a evacuate the flood maritime cluster. dam. — MNA Due to the incessen drain with his motorbike victims to safe places. Initiated by the theavy rains, some wards, and lost his life. On the Now, the floods have Singapore Maritime villages, roads and same day, a landslide abated in those regions. Officers’ Union (SMOU) Chinese college students railroads close to rivers occurred near the Local Tatmadaw and local shipping and creeks were flooded join “new countryside” footpath, west of the members, personnel, and companies, the fund of 2.3 in Mawlamyine, Kyaikto, Moksoe Taung Pagoda members of social million Singapore dollars construction drive Bilin and Mudon (about 1.5 million US in Kyaikhtiyoe Pagoda organizations are helping development, according Townships in , dollars) will focus on BEIJING, 8 July — Region, Kyaikto. In the to the activity plan. Hpa-an and Kya-in the victims to return to training in operating more Chinese college students Seikkyi Townships in incident, a temporary hut their homes, carrying out complex navigational will go to the countryside The summer , and was thrown into the relief measures, and tools and handling gas and during their summer vacation of Chinese Taninthayi, Dawei, Ye and ravine and Ko Naing providing relief for them. chemical products, vacation to publicize “new colleges and universities Yebyu townships in Lin Tun and wife Ma Zin MNA Channel News Asia report socialist countryside” generally start in July and said. policies and help rural last for around one and a The SMOU is to residents improve their half months. The Former Chinese V-P conferred partner with other Asian lives. government usually countries, starting from The students will head organizes college Honorary Degree in S’pore China in October this year, to around 1,000 villages in students to make field SINGAPORE, 8 July — ceremony at the NUS, tourism are getting closer to recruit from regional 600 teams, with 100 teams trips to the countryside Former Chinese vice- along with the faculty and and bearing fruit. nations. devoted to publicizing and other grassroots premier Li Lanqing students from the “Through mutually Speaking at the government policies, 100 units. launching ceremony, received a Honorary university. beneficial cooperation, publicizing the “socialist A circular, jointly Minister of State for Doctor Degree of Letters Speaking at the we have not only concept of honour and issued by the Ministry of Finance and Transport from the National ceremony, Li said that the promoted the disgrace”, 100 providing Education and several Lim Hwee Hua said that technical assistance to other organizations, said University of Singapore cooperation and fundamental interests of manpower development farmers, 100 giving the activity is “an (NUS) here on Thursday. exchanges between China our two peoples, but also will be one of the key effective approach” to Singaporean Prime and Singapore in the contributed to prosperity factors in Singapore’s lectures to rural students, improving the ideological Minister Lee Hsien fields of political and progress of our region efforts to become an 100 providing medical and Loong and Minister relations, economy, trade, and the world as a whole,” international maritime health care and 100 teams and political education of Mentor Lee Kuan Yew education, culture, said Li, who retired in centre. of PhD students offering college students. attended the conferment science, technology and 2003. — MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua advice on local economic MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 11 UNSC to begin process of selecting new S-G next week

UNITED NATIONS, 8 July — The United Nations Security Council will begin the process of selecting a new secretary-general, for which Indian candidate Shashi Tharoor is in the fray, from next week when it is expected to hold the first "straw" or informal poll on aspirants already in the field. The poll is designed whether they support or Currently, there are to gauge the support that oppose the candidate. three candidates in the each of the declared The permanent five field — Indian nominee candidates enjoys among either mark the paper with UN Undersecretary the Council members a different ink or are given General Shashi Tharoor, especially the permanent ballots with different Sri Lanka's Jayantha five — United States, colours. Dhanapala and Thai Britain, France, Russia Should a permanent Deputy Prime Minister and China — whose member oppose a Surakiart Sathirathai. Soldiers exercise during a training session at a beach in Sanya, south backing is necessary for a particular candidate, he or MNA/PTI China's Hainan Province, on 6 July, 2006. —INTERNET candidate to be finally she is informally informed nominated. about it but no one would Indonesians living abroad APEC symposium on total Though the Council is know which of the five free to devise its own has cast negative vote. can lose citizenship supply chain security opens procedure, generally each There could be several JAKARTA, 8 July — The Indonesian Parliament is in S’pore candidate is voted straw polls before a final slated next week to enact the citizenship bill, under SINGAPORE, 8 July — The inaugural Asia-Pacific separately. The members poll is taken and a which an Indonesian citizen who lives abroad for five Economic Cooperation (APEC) Symposium on total are distributed blank nomination sent to the consecutive years and fails to report to the Indonesian supply chain security opened here on Thursday ballots on which they General Assembly for mission will lose his citizenship. with the participation of some 320 policy makers, make a mark to show approval. "All Indonesian citizens who live abroad for five consecutive years, including corrupt officials who industry practitioners and professionals from over flee justice, and fail to report themselves to the 15 countries and regions. Indonesian mission will lose their citizenship," said They are expected to Deputy Prime Minister S. Slamet Effendi Yusuf, who chairs the special address issues like threats Jayakumar said that the long committee on citizenship bill in the House of and vulnerabilities to the global supply chains are Representatives. global supply chain, vulnerable to disruption by The ruling also applies to "those who join foreign benefits to facilitating trade external forces and events military service without prior approval from the and business, perspectives with terrorist attacks being President", he said. from governments and the biggest threat. But Indonesian students whose adopted countries industry on principles and "To safeguard global obliged foreign citizens to join the military service approaches towards supply trade and commerce, the can elude the ruling, he said. chain security, international security of the global supply Indonesians who take oath of allegiance to a foreign cooperation, as well as chain as a whole needs to country or hold foreign passport on their names can challenges for the future. be enhanced. Collective also lose citizenship. Speaking at the opening attention must be paid to MNA/Xinhua ceremony, Singapore's this complex task," he noted, adding that the Two killed in coal mine collapse in consequences of such disruption could be devastating for many northern Turkey economies worldwide. ANKARA, 8 July — Two people died as they were trapped under a Stressing that Singapore collapsed coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday, the semi-official Anatolia approaches the supply chain news agency reported. security issue on a holistic According to were pulled under the poisoned by the gas basis, Jayakumar, who is the report, the collapsed rubble at the end of leakage, said the report, also Coordinating Minister coal mine in Azdavay rescue operations that adding that they were for National Security and Town of Kastamonu lasted more than five rushed to a hospital for Minister for Law, Province belonged to a hours. medical treatment and announced the esta- Revellers hold up red scarves as they celebrate private company. Meanwhile, six they are in sta blishment of the country's the start of San Fermin festival in Pamplona , Bodies of an engineer workers who entered the ble condition after national supply chain and an administrator of collapsed mine to rescue treatment. security programme. Spain, on 6 July, 2006. — INTERNET the private company the trapped people were MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Dutch police seize massive drugs in Rotterdam BRUSSELS, 8 July — Dutch police have intercepted a shipment of 204 kilos of heroin in the Netherlands as part of an international operation against a Turkish drugs gang, Dutch media reported on Friday. The drugs were hidden inside on Wednesday. speakers in a delivery van stopped in Justice officials and police in the two Rotterdam on Tuesday, the National countries have been working closely in Detective Service of the Netherlands recent months to combat a Turkish crime was quoted as saying. gang that dominates the heroin scene in The consignment came from Turkey the Netherlands. It also uses the and passed through Germany on the Netherlands to distribute the drugs to way to the Netherlands. Britain, Germany and France, according Five people were arrested and police to the Dutch police. Five other people found a further 14 kilos of heroin in the were arrested in May by the Dutch police Amsterdam home of one of the suspects. as part of the investigation. The drugs are KPMG employee Sophie Chen (C) teaches Yao Yuan (L) from Gezhi German police seized a further 90 believed to have come from Afghanistan. High School how to answer a business call on 6 July as part of the kilos of heroin and arrested six people MNA/Xinhua 2006 JA Job Shadow Day programme in Shanghai, China.—INTERNET 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S Flood kills three oil workers in N-W China URUMQI, 7 July — Three oil workers were killed and five are missing after a flood washed away their work camp in Yumen, northwest China's Gansu Province on Thursday, a local source said. More than 50 workers lived in the camp operated by Tuha Oil Field Company which is headquartered in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.— MNA/Xinhua Putin wants quicker reaction from Iran MOSCOW, 7 July — are intended to persuade Oil near record above $75, eyes on US gasoline Russian President Iran to halt uranium LONDON, 7 July — Oil stayed within sight of a new record high beyond 75 US dollars on Thursday as Vladimir Putin said on enrichment. investors fretted over gasoline supply in the United States, where drivers burn 40 per cent of the world's Thursday he wanted a Major powers have motor fuel. "quicker" response from demanded an answer by Prices have climbed biggest energy user. record of 75.40 US dollars 75 US dollars. Iran to major powers' 15 July, when their leaders more than 5 US dollars a Investment funds, a key a barrel. US Government data due proposals over its nuclear will meet at the G-8 barrel over the past two driver of a four-year rally “It will be much more at 1430 GMT will provide programme, but spoke out summit in Putin's weeks, fuelled by signs that that began at 20 US dollars, than 100 US dollars before further clues on the health of against sanctions. hometown of St. US pump prices near 3 US remain convinced there is the bull market is over,” demand in the United States. "We would like this Petersburg, but Iran says dollars a gallon have yet to no end in sight to the bull billionaire US investor Jim The data is expected to show reaction to be quicker, and it will respond on 22 pinch the wallets of market and helped propel Rogers told Reuters on a 1.1 million-barrel decline the talks that should begin August. — MNA/Reuters motorists in the world's Wednesday's climb to a new Thursday. He has predicted in gasoline stockpiles and a on the basis of these the current bull market has 1.9-million-barrel draw on proposals should be Iran defies int’l calls for early reply another 15 years to run. crude inventories for the constructive," he said, BRUSSELS, 7 July — meeting is just for But Iran said its chief US crude for August week to June 30, a Reuters through an interpreter, on Iran defied international removing ambiguities. nuclear negotiator Ali shed 30 cents to 74.89 US poll found. Distillate stocks an interactive webcast. calls for an early reply to Iran will not give its Larijani would meet dollars a barrel by 1014 were seen up 1.1 million "To wait endlessly is an offer of incentives definitive answer at this Solana for a private dinner GMT. London Brent crude barrels. counter-productive, but it aimed at ending a nuclear meeting,” an Iranian on Thursday. was off 36 cents to 73.62 NYMEX gasoline would be more counter- stand-off, insisting on official, who requested “What we are looking US dollars a barrel. futures led Wednesday's productive to drive this Thursday it would use a anonymity, told Reuters. for (on Thursday) is the In another indication of rally, rising 5.7 cents or 2.6 problem into a dead-end key 11 July meeting Major powers have first feedback— the start the market's sustained per cent, on forecasts that and that is why I would merely to raise questions said they want a reply from of the process of getting a strength, Goldman Sachs US demand increased last not speak about sanctions on the package. Teheran by a 15 July reply,” an EU diplomat raised its forecast for five- week ahead of the holiday at the moment." The European Union Group of Eight summit in said of the Thursday year-ahead US crude by weekend. Supply concerns Putin next weekend is due to hold preliminary St. Petersburg at the latest. meeting. 7.50 US dollars to 67.50 raised by the row between hosts President George W. talks with Iran on Teheran insists it will not “The more they (the US dollars a barrel because key oil producer Iran and Bush and the other leaders Thursday and more give its answer before Iranians) wait, the more of the rising costs of the West over Teheran's of the G-8 nations for a detailed discussions next 22 August. the countries who made bringing new oil on line. atomic ambitions, along summit where the Iranian Tuesday in which it Iran postponed talks the offer will feel Goldman, the biggest with a partial loss of issue will be a major topic. expects a formal response with EU foreign policy impatient,” said the trader of energy among Nigerian supply, had helped Iran said on Thursday to a package of chief Javier Solana in diplomat, who requested investment banks, also drive prices to the previous it would take its time over technology, trade and Brussels on Wednesday in anonymity. lifted its second-half 2006 record at 75.35 US dollars the package of proposals, other incentives to halt apparent anger at an exiled MNA/Reuters estimate by 5 US dollars to in April. —MNA/Reuters which include trade and uranium enrichment. opposition leader's visit to technology incentives and “The Tuesday the European Parliament. New York Mayor testifies in favour of guest worker programme NEW YORK, 7 July — violating current laws. work visas and opposes New York Mayor Michael "By winking at suggestions of mass Bloomberg on Wednesday businesses that hired deportations. testified in favour of the illegal immigrants, the "The truth of the matter guest worker programme federal government sent a is we need lots of at a Senate Judiciary clear signal to those in immigrants to come into Committee hearing on other countries: 'If you this country every year," immigration reform. can make it into our said Bloomberg. "Our Outlining his support country, you'll have no birth rate is not high of the programme that trouble qualifying for enough to sustain the would allow illegal employment,'" said growth in the economy immigrants to work Bloomberg. that we need. legally in the United States Bloomberg also backs This is the third time while putting them on a a DNA or fingerprint this year that the mayor path to citizenship, the database to track and has testified before a mayor called on verify the identity of legal congressional committee A man looks at the shattered windshield of a car after a bomb attack outside a lawmakers to hold US workers. He also on issues concerning the building in Baghdad on 7 July, 2006. —INTERNET businesses accountable for supports an increase in city. — MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 13 pvaer;®Pc\. eKt\m^P∑M>‘Pi;tui;tk\eqa Nuic\cMeta\”k^; tv\eSak\AM.

S African granny, 132, may be World’s oldest JOHANNEESBURG,7 July — At 132 years of age, South African granny Moloko Temo may be the world’s oldest citizen, though her name has not appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records, local media reported on Thursday. Temo, who lives in Sowetan said Temo has the world’s oldest living Mohodi Village in South outlived three of her eight person by the Guinness Africa’s northern province children, has 29 Book of World Records, of Limpopo, celebrated her grandchildren, 59 great- which currently lists Maria 132nd birthday on Tuesday, grandchildren and five great- Esther de Capovilla of said The Citizen newspaper. great-grandchildren. Ecuador, born on 14 “Her skin still looks Agnes, Temo’s 77-year- September, 1889, as the healthy, even though she is old daughter, told the oldest living woman. wrinkled, and her newspaper that though her “I wish I can live to see complexion is very light,” elderly mother cannot see the 2010 Soccer World Cup said the newspaper, which and has to use a wheelchair, (in South Africa). Everyone carried a picture of her she still speaks well and here is talking about it,” identity document that enjoys the company of Temo told Sowetan at her records her year of birth as others. colourful birthday party 1874. Efforts were being made in her village on Tuesday. A little girl muses over life possibilities on Mars at the Beijing Planetarium, where Another newspaper to have her recognized as MNA/Xinhua an exhibition on the birth of the solar system opened on 6 July, 2006.—INTERNET Hollywood to make movie based on London Olympics promotion video LOS ANGELES, 7 July — Hollywood studio Paramount/Nickelodeon has signed a deal with British TV director Daryl Goodrich to make a feature- length movie based on his video that helped London win the bid for the 2012 Olympics, reports said Wednesday. Goodrich’s three-minute selection as 2012 host, Puttn am, whose credits promotion video was shown Hollywood studios and include the Oscar-winning as part of the London agents began calling “Chariots of Fire”, Goodrich bid committee’s final Goodrich and his producer and Rowland set up a presentation to the Caroline Rowland about production company and International Olympic possible projects. were considering various Committee (IOC) in Advised by renowned film ideas with sports Singapore last year. British film producer Lord themes. —MNA/Xinhua It seemed that the short film, titled “Inspiration”, Sales volume of Photo taken on 6 July, 2006 shows the Discovery crew members (from front to impressed the IOC back) Mission Specialist Michael Fossum, Commander Steve Lindsey, Mission members as London was Mercedes-Benz rise by Specialists Piers Sellers, Stephanie Wilson and Lisa Nowak float in the Destinychosen to host the 2012 module of the International Space Station after arriving on 6 July, 2006. The Games.The video featured 25% in China seven member crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery will conduct 2 spacewalks a Mexican boy and his rusty during their visit.—INTERNET Within days of London’s B EIJING,7 July — Sales of Mercedes-Benz in China surged 25 per cent in the first five months of this year New study show colon cancer related to body measures to reach 13,122 units, Beijing Daily reported on Wednesday. LONDON,7 July — European researchers have found that men and women with a large waist Till Becker, CEO of DaimlerChrysler in Northeast circumference and a large waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) have an increased risk of developing colon cancer. Asia attributed the sales increase to strong demand for the Benz-S series. The report said the consumption In a European-wide 52-per-cent higher risk of than short men under 168 abdominal body fat is tax introduced by China on 1 April, which was aimed study known as EPIC colon cancer than those centimetres (the shortest especially important for at discouraging consumers from buying cars with (European Prospective with a WHR under 0.73 ones). development of colon large engines seems to have had little impact on the Investigation into Cancer and similar values were In the study, the cancer, the researchers sales of imported luxury sedans.— MNA/Xinhua and Nutrition), observed in men, whose researchers also observed claimed — MNA/Xinhua researchers got the colon cancer risk sex-specific differences conclusion after increased by 51 per cent with body mass index examining in 368,277 from the group with the (BMI) (calculated by participants the lowest WHR (less than dividing the body weight associations between 0.89) to the group with in kilogrammes by the various body measures the highest WHR (equal square of the body height and the risk of colon and to 0.99). in m2) and found men rectal cancer, according The study results also with a BMI over 29.4 had to the main European showed that height was a 55-per-cent higher risk science website also rather strongly of colon cancer than slim AlphaGalileo on associated with cancer men with a BMI under Wednesday. risk in both sexes, with 23.6 and women had only The analysis is based women taller than 6 per cent higher risk at on a six-year follow-up 167.5 centimetres having the most between the during which 984 a 79-per-cent higher corresponding groups. participants developed chance of developing However, there is no colon cancer and 586 colon cancer than short relation between the rectal cancer, according women (less than 156.0 body measures of the to the researchers. centimetres) and men tall investigation and rectal The study results 180.5 centimetres (the cancer risk. A polar bear sleeps soundly on the artificial ice at the Polar Animal Hall in Dalian, showed that women with tallest ones) having a 40- The results support northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on 5 July, 2006. The polar animals enjoy a WHR over 0.85 had a per-cent higher chance the hypothesis that a comfortable cool environment during the hot summer.—INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 Wie goes through to meet Pak in World Matchplay S P O R T S GLADSTONE (New Jersey), 8 July— Top seeds Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie kept on course for a dream final with second round victories at the Women’s World Matchplay Championship on Friday. FIFA World Cup Fixture Wie reached the last 16 "I felt I played really first two holes with birdie can teenagers, Paula with a 3 and 2 win over the solid and pulled out the and brushed past Ameri- Creamer, who was No.2 Monday, 10 July 2006 US Solheim Cup player birdies when I needed can Heather Young by 3 to Sorenstam on the Tour Italy v France, 00:30 MST Christina Kim, coming them." Her eyes lit up at and 2. "Heather put up a last year, and rookie back from one down after the prospect of playing good fight and it was a Morgan Pressel who tied Vijay Singh eight holes with a spurt of Pak, another player who good match, but I'm very for second as a 17-year- of Fiji three winning birdies in hit the headlines very early happy with the way I'm old amateur in last year's watches his four holes from the turn. in her career. In her rookie playing," said the Swede, US Women's Open. tee shot on The 16-year-old Ha- 1998 season, Pak, then who started the week by Creamer ended the the seventh waiian now faces a tough aged 20, won four times winning her third US reign of defending cham- hole during third round tie against one on the LPGA Tour, in- Women's Open. pion Marisa Baena, from the second of her idols, South Korean cluding two majors. Sorenstam goes Colombia, by 5 and 3 with round of the Pak Se Ri. "I've never played Se through to meet 20-year- some splendid golf while Western Open "Christina and I are Ri before but I really re- old Brittany Lang, one of Pressel was a 3 and 1 win- golf tourna- good friends, but you just spect what xshe has done. the up-and-coming gen- ner against last year's ment in have to try and treat eve- She came out here (on the eration of US players. beaten finalist Meena Lee Lemont, ryone just like another LPGA Tour) and achieved Another attractive clash of South Korea. Illinois, on 7 opponent," said the Ha- so much early on and I've features two of the Ameri- MNA/Reuters July, 2006. waiian youngster who is always really admired seeded second to her," said Wie. Inspired Nadal reaches INTERNET Sorenstam. Sorenstam won the Wimbledon final Watson takes charge at LONDON, 8 July— An inspired Rafael Nadal beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 on Friday to set up a US Senior Open dream final against triple Wimbledon champion Roger NEW YORK, 8 July— Tom Watson moved to plug Federer. one of the few holes in his glittering resume by firing The Spanish second seed, who beat Federer in the a second-round four-under 66 to grab a one-shot lead French Open final last month, battered his Cypriot at the US Senior Open at the Prairie Dunes Country opponent to a standstill in front of an enthralled Centre Club in Hutchinson, Kansas on Friday. Court crowd. Watson, winner of eight majors and three seniors Baghdatis, 21, was overwhelmed in a 30-minute titles, mixed six birdies with a pair of bogeys to move first set but the second produced a breathtaking battle to four-under 136 heading into the weekend and into as the pair contested sublime rallies. contention for his first US Senior Open crown. Despite going two sets and then a break down Defending champion Allen Doyle, Mark James, Baghdatis refused to give up, but 20-year-old Nadal Bob Gilder and Morris Hatalsky were a shot in arrears. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates during his men's would not be denied and he became the first Spanish "I had the Watson of old kind of feel today," Watson semi-final match against Marcos Baghdatis of man to reach the final here since Manuel Santana in told reporters. "Hit it sideways a little bit here and there Cyprus at the Wimbledon tennis championships in 1966, clinching victory in two hours 26 minutes. and hit some really good shots and hit some bad shots London on 7 July, 2006.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters and let the putter do the work. "I could say I'm hitting on all cylinders, but I'm not Podolski named Best Young Player Finalists unable to exactly doing that right now. of 2006 World Cup train at stadium Overnight leaders Jay Haas of the US and Canada's Dave Barr both struggled in the difficult scoring BERLIN, 8 July— German rising star Lukas Podolski won the FIFA BERLIN, 8 July— World Cup fi- conditions. — MNA/Reuters Best Young Player award of the 2006 World Cup on Friday. nalists France and Italy cannot train The 21-year-old Polish-born from Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo at the Olympiastadion before Sun- CROSSWORD PUZZLE striker has scored three goals in Ger- from Portugal, Luis Valencia from day's final because of the condition many's six World Cup matches so Ecuador to win the coveted prize. of the pitch, FIFA said on Friday. far. His two early goals in the Ger- "Podolski not only scored three Spokesman Andreas Herren con- many-Sweden knockout duel sent goals, he was a key element in Ger- firmed that FIFA had taken the the hosts into quarterfinals. The other many's attack," explained Holger decision "because of the state of goal came from Germany's last Osieck, head of the FIFA Technical the pitch and because of the heavy Group A match against Ecuador. Study Group. "He showed a great rainfall in Berlin over the last cou- Podolski said: "I would have liked understanding with Miroslav Klose ple of days".— MNA/Reuters to have taken home the World Cup. and the two players formed a very But this is a great honour and is a effective partnership. Together, they great motivation to become more netted eight of Germany's 11 goals." successful." Klose, the German First Division Podolski beat off competition top scorer from Werder Bremen, is from 40 candidates including Cesc now leading the top scorer list with Fabregas from Spain, Lionel Messi five goals. — MNA/Xinhua Scolari says third-place match causes suffering ACROSS DOWN 1 Foaming wave 1 Foundation STUTTGART, 8 July— The third-place match at the World Cup 5 Raise anchor 2 Before causes suffering for the teams involved, said Portugal coach Luiz 8 Unrelenting 3 Realm Felipe Scolari ahead of his side's game with Germany on Saturday. 9 Diversity 4 Disclose Scolari said it was a struggle to "If you're on our side of the fence, 10 Constant 5 Get the better of motivate players only days after they this game represents suffering, rather 12 Service charge 6 Indescribable suffered agonizing defeats in the than a match you are happy to take 13 Traduce 7 Tomboys semifinals of the competition. part in. 14 Misgivings 11 Producing desired Hosts Germany were beaten 2-0 "After losing to France, it's very 17 Curve result by Italy on Tuesday, conceding two difficult to motivate the players for Annika Sorenstam of Stockholm, 18 Puritan 12 Severe goals deep into extra time, and Por- this. Sweden pumps her fist after sink- 20 Hero of Wagnerian 15 Neat tugal went down to a 1-0 defeat "It's difficult to stop our players ing a putt on the first hole during opera 16 Smoke-stack against France on Wednesday, sunk and ourselves thinking about what second round play of the LPGA 21 Perch 18 Honey-badger by a controversial penalty. we missed out on. You think about Women's World Match Play Golf 23 Fish basket 19 Song "From the business perspective, what you've lost and not about what Championships in Gladstone, New 24 Faithfulness 22 Lubricate maybe it's a good thing," said Scolari. you might win. — MNA/Reuters Jersey, on 7 July, 2006. —INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 July, 2006 15 Mongolian wrestlers Quake causes $1b train at a camp in the grasslands town of Suuj, economic losses in about 60 km (37 miles) north of the capital Ulan Indonesia Bator, on 5 July, 2006. Mongolians celebrate JAKARTA, 8 July — In- their annual festival of donesian Cooperatives, Naadam, a pageant of Small and Medium Enter- wrestling, hoseback- prises Minister Surya riding and archery, on Dharma Ali said the tec- 11 July. This year’s will be bigger than ever as tonic earthquake that Mongolians mark the struck Yogyakarta and 800 years since Genghis parts of Central Java Prov- Khan united the na- ince had caused nine tril- tion.—INTERNET lion rupiah (about one bil- lion US dollars) in eco- Struggling China graduates stay put on campus nomic losses. BEIJING, 8 July — Thousands of new graduates in China’s booming southern “Small and medium city of Guangzhou have refused to leave university dormitories due to a lack of enterprises suffer financial affordable housing and satisfactory jobs, state media said on Friday. losses reaching 7.7 trillion Students in Guangzhou prices 10 to 15 per cent 1,000 yuan (125 US dol- rupiah (about 860 million have to contend with rental above the city average of lars) per month in areas US dollars),” Antara news popular with graduates, the agency on Friday quoted U^;mc\;q¨ (Niuc\cM®Ka;qtc\;eTak\) China Daily said, so about the minister as saying. 20,000 of them have sim- The government is now Aqk \\\\ (77) Ns˙˙˙ \\\ collecting data on the ex- mN el;‘m††††† >iiiii ply stayed put. WEATHER “I didn’t find a job until tent of damage and loca- mN el;‘m† >eni (U;emac^ emac\ ”k\ ;)+(edÅÂkv^ Âkv\ )\ t≥fui qa;”k;'^ the end of last month. And tions and assigns each de- Saturday, 8 July, 2006 U^;tc\eAac\+edÅmc\.mc\.tiu≥f As\kiu' rn\kun\‘mi> YMCA en now I am busy looking for partment in accordance Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 Niuc\cMKa;qtc\;eTak\ U^;mc\;q¨qv\ 8-7-2006 (senen≥) ven with its task and authority hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been 6:15 mins\AK¥in\t∑c\ rn\kun\‘mi> U^;eN˙ak\N˙c\. AaRuMeÂkaeS;RuM”k^;Ò a house, which the com- for reconstruction, restruc- partly in Magway Division and , rain have k∑y\l∑n\q∑a;påqPc\. Âk∑c\;k¥n\rs\eqa Rup\klap\kiu 10-7-2006 pany will not provide,” been isolated in , Sagaing and Mandalay (tnlaen≥)ç nnkM \ (10)nart^ c∑ \ erew;AeA;tkui m\ ˙ erew;qqanu q\ ≥ui newly minted graduate turing and economic re- Divisions, fairly widespread in Bago Division, Shan and piu≥eSac\m^;q“gçoih\mv\ Ps\påeÂkac\; eS∑m¥io;mit\qgçhm¥a;Aa; Chen Qi told the paper. habilitation. Rakhine States and widespread in the remaining areas Based on preliminary with locally heavyfalls in , isolated AeÂkac\;Âka; qiesAp\ påqv\" ka;m¥a; YMCA m˙ nMnk\ “Besides that, high rental data submitted by the of- heavyfalls in Kayin, Mon States, Bago, Yangon and (8;45) AK¥in\t∑c\ T∑k\K∑apåmv\" costs are really frighten- Thaninthayi Divisions. The noteworthy amounts of rain- k¥nrs\\\\\ q\\\\\ m¨¨¨¨¨ qa;siiiii "uuuuu ing.”— MNA/Reuters fices of the worst-hit fall recorded were Gwa (4.25) inches, Yay (4.05) inches, Bantul and Klaten District, Yangon (Central) (3.70) inches, Hpa-an (3.58) inches, 4:30 pm small and medium enter- Dawei (3.47) inches, Shwegyin (3.43) inches, Thandwe 8:50 am (3.31) inches, Thaton (2.72) inches, Kyaukpyu and 8. BdN ∂∂∂∂∂ ††††† (ABDzmhar@iiiii gRuuuuu 'uuuuu 3. rnk\\\\\ nuuuuu t\\\\\ cuuuiiuuiii ;'\\\\\ Amt˙˙˙˙˙ (3)AeKK\\\\\ MMMMM prises suffered 100 billion pvaU^;s^^^^ ^;@an'^^^^ S™mA”kimiiii \\\\\ Hinthada (2.56) inches each, Kyauktaw (2.40) inches and ABiiDzAgiii ©©mhaqd©©© ÎÎmÎÎÎ μμμμμ rupiah (about 11 million Nay Pyi Taw (0.79) inch. ezatiik)iii Uk˚˚™Sraeta˚˚˚ \\\\\ DmsÂkawtμμμμμ r\\\\\ t∑∑∑∑∑ p\\\\\ eza eza¨¨¨¨¨ p\\\\\ (d (d´´´´´∑∑∑∑∑ tuuuuu yiiiii US dollars) in financial Maximum temperature on 7-7-2006 was 84¡F. Nciiuuiuiiuu c\\\\\ etaMMMMM q\\\\\ GaMMMMM ..... mhanayk Suuuuur) (ATk-1' dguuuuuMMMMM) losses. — MNA/Xinhua Minimum temperature on 8-7-2006 was 70¡F. Relative (Am¥io;qmio;qm^;^ wt\AP\ ∑´>)∑´ AP∑´>'∑´∑´∑´∑´ mhawiqiiii utaramtuuuu iukiuiuiuiu \\\\\ (Am¥io;qmiio;qm^;^^ wt\AP\\ ∑´>)∑´∑´ humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 8-7-2006 was (96%). qs\'\\\\ mek∑;‘m∑∑∑∑ i>'iiii mek∑;t∑∑∑∑ iuciuiuiuiu \;\\\\ 4:45 pm Total sunshine hours on 7-7-2006 was Nil. Aew;qctk\\\\\ q˚˚˚˚˚ liiuuiuiiuu pvaer;\\\\\ Rainfalls on 8-7-2006 were (2.00) inches at TmMMMMM ˙˙˙˙˙ nwgUepåqTqççççç l^^^^^ KyMMMMM ¨¨¨¨¨ 4. Sunday, 9 July Rpuuuuu mc\\\mc\\ q\\\\\ Âka; qcMMMÂka; qcMM Kn\\\\\ ;sa\\\\\ Mingaladon, (1.14) inches at Kaba-Aye and (3.70) inches eSaktv\\\\\ Kc\\\Kc\\ ;\\\\\ -pTmNs˙˙˙˙˙ ( (\\\\\ qtebdAT††††† ;‘p)¨¨¨¨¨ at Central Yangon. Total rainfalls since 1-1-2006 were View on today 11:00 am (qt†ebd)†† (38.58) inches at Mingaladon, (47.52) inches at Kaba- 7:00 am 1. Martial song Aye and (51.85) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum ek¥;z;R¨¨¨¨¨ c˙˙˙˙˙ mc\\\\\ ;k\\\\\ n∑∑∑∑∑ ;Sraeta\\\\\ \\\\\ 5:00 pm 1. 11:10 am 5. Dance of national wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from Bra;”kuuuuu ;'^^^^^ Nuicuiuiuiui \c\\\\ MetaMMMM \q\\\\ MGaMMMM ..... Sunday, 9 July Southwest at (9:30) hours MST on 8-7-2006. 2. 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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 392226, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 392223, Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 297028 Fullmoon Day of Waso 1368 ME Sunday, 9 July, 2006 Minister for Industry-1 inspects factories in townships of Mandalay Division

NAY P YI T AW, 8 July — Secretariat Member of the Union Solidarity and Development Association Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung, accompanied by Secretary of Mandalay Division USDA U Tin Maung Oo and executives of district and township USDAs, met with the secretary and executives at Mahlaing Township USDA Office yesterday. Mahlaing Township USDA Secretary U Shwe Nann reported on progress of rural development tasks and fulfillment of school furniture. The Secretariat Member explained organiza- tional tasks and undertakings of the rural development tasks. At Mahlaing Cotton Factory, the minister in- spected cotton ginning tasks, boilers and machines. Next, the Secretariat Member attended the ceremony to grow physic nut plants organized by Taungtha Township USDA at Panpaung Village-tract. At Taungtha Cotton Factory, the minister in- spected arrangements for installation of cotton ginning machines. Afterwards, the Secretariat Member attended the ceremony to donate school furniture and exercise books to basic primary schools at the office of Taungtha Township USDA. Secretariat Member U Aung Thaung USDA Secretariat Member Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung presents school furniture presented school furniture and exercise books to 189 basic education schools through Township Education for basic education schools to Taungtha Township Education Officer Daw Marlar May Thin. Officer Daw Marlar May Thin. INDUSTRY-1 Next, member of Myanmar War Veterans Secretariat Member presented K 3 million for con- Organization Central Organizing Committee Minister struction of new building at Kyawzi BEHS donated by U Aung Thaung met members of Taungtha Township wellwishers to officials. 11 quit NLD as they War Veterans Organization, secretaries and execu- While in Taungtha, Minister U Aung Thaung tives of Kyaukpadaung, Natogyi and Taungtha Town- inspected sales of products from the Ministry of Indus- ship USDAs. try-1 at Taungtha Win Thuza Shop and left necessary have lost interest, faith Township WVO Chairman U Aung Than re- instructions. He proceeded to Vest Factory (Taungtha) ported on social and economic matters of WVO mem- and viewed production process of the factory. Factory in it because of its evil bers and carrying out of public welfare tasks. Execu- Manager U Saw Lin and Managing Director U Oo tives and organizers of Kyaukpadaung, Natogyi and Thein Maung gave supplementary reports. Later, the Taungtha Township USDAs briefed the Secretariat minister instructed officials to make efforts for ex- deeds Member on carrying out of public welfare tasks. The ceeding the production target. — MNA YANGON, 8 July — Members of KhinU Nay Pyi Taw & neighbouring areas Township National League for Democracy in Weather Sagaing Division — U Kyaw Shwin, U Aung Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). Myint, U Toe Maung, U Win Aung, Daw Kyi Sein, Daw Nyo Hmi, Daw Yin Yin Hla and Daw Nyo Forecast Nyo Win of Ngatingyi Village and U Si, Daw Khin Yangon & neighbouring areas Myat and U Myint Sein of Magyioak Village — resigned of their own accord from the party on 12 for Some rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). and 23 June respectively. They sent their resigna- tions to NLD Headquarters and authorities con- (9-7-2006) cerned. Mandalay & neighbouring areas In their resignation letters, the 11 members said they quit the NLD as they have lost interest and Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). faith in it because of its evil deeds. MNA I N S I D E Politburo member Kyaw Mya sent a letter to Thet Khaing a member of underground cell (UG) at the end of February 1989. The letter in reality was sent from first vice-chairman of the BCP central military commission Kyaw Zaw (retired brig-gen Kyaw Zaw) to Daw Suu Kyi. The letter said that the BCP leaders were in favour of Daw Suu Kyi; that they had similar view as Daw Suu Kyi, urging her to continue to strive for ending the internal strife, vitalizing national politics and flourishing of democracy.

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