Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt Receives Officials of Unocal Myanmar Offshore

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Volume XII, Number 64 3rd Waxing of First Waso 1366 ME Saturday, 19 June, 2004 Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- tution * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution Four economic objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all- round development of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of technical know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt greets Senior Vice-President, Global Marketing, Unocal Corporation, Mr Randy Howard of Unocal Myanmar Offshore Co Ltd. — MNA Four social objectives * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safeguarding of cultural officials of Unocal Myanmar Offshore heritage and national character YANGON, 18 June — Foreign Affairs Thura Offshore Co Ltd was ac- nam) Mr Steve Green and * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit Prime Minister of the U Aung Htet. companied by Chairman of Unocal (Myanmar) Presi- * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- Union of Myanmar General The Senior Vice-Presi- IEO, South East Asia, dent Mr David C Peters. ards of the entire nation Khin Nyunt received Sen- dent of Unocal Myanmar (Myanmar, Thailand, Viet- MNA ior Vice-President, Global Marketing, Unocal Corpo- ration, Mr Randy Howard of Unocal Myanmar Off- shore Co Ltd and party at Zeyathiri Beikman at 8.30 am today. Also present at the call were Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Min- ister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win, Director-Gen- eral of Government Office U Soe Tint and Director- General of Protocol Depart- ment of the Ministry of

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Perspectives Towards development in education sector Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives Mr Randy Howard of Unocal Myanmar Offshore Co Ltd and party. — MNA (Page 2) Commander attends Blood Donor Day Container yards, loading of export

National Convention YANGON, 18 June — mander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw sented gifts to those who items inspected Convening A ceremony to observe and wife, State, District and have donated blood 10 YANGON, 18 June— Minister at the Prime Minis- Commission, Work World Blood Donor Day Township level officials, times and above. ter’s Office Maj-Gen Thein Swe inspected No 2 Forest Committee and was held for the first time members of social organi- Afterwards, the Products Container Yard this afternoon. Management in Shan State (East) on 14 zations, doctors and nurses Medical Superintendent Managing Director U Thein Htay of Myanma Port Committee meet June. of Kengtung Hospital, accepted blood transfusion Authority and party supervised inspection of export and (Page 16) The ceremony took blood donors and invited apparatuses worth FEC 200 import containers by officials from the Customs Depart- place at the Development guests. The commander de- were donated by Myanmar ment and Forest Department. The minister and party went to Bo Aung Kyaw National Convention Committee Hall in livered a speech. Next, the Red Cross Society Kengtung and it was at- Medical Superintendent of (Kengtung Health Project) Container Inspection Camp and supervised inspection of delegates tended by Shan State (East) Kengtung Hospital ex- and medicines worth K containers. The minister inspected loading of export tim- entertained Peace and Development plained matters related to 60,000 for blood donors by bers and beans onto vessels at Sule Jetty and instructed (Page 2) Council Chairman Triangle donation of blood. Shan State (East) AIDS/ officials to take measures for work site safety and mini- Region Command Com- The commander pre- STD Unit. —MNA mize loss and wastage.— MNA The National Convention is the concern of all our national races. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 19 June, 2004 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Saturday, 19 June, 2004 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Towards development in * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy education sector In its drive for the nation to become peace- “Soon” offered to ful, modern and developed, the State Peace and Development Council is trying its best for hu- State Pariyatti man resource development because only the Sasana University highly qualified human resource can build a (Yangon) modern nation. The National Education Promotion Spe- YANGON, 18 June — cial Four-Year Plan designed to produce highly Sayadaws and members of the Sangha of the State qualified human resource, launched in 2000-2001 Pariyatti Sasana University had been implemented successfully in accord were offered “soon” this with the guidance of the Head of State. morning at Mogok Refec- Simultaneously, the 30-year plan is being tory on Kaba-Aye Hill here. implemented phase by phase after adopting long- Minister for Trans- term goals for promotion of the national educa- port Maj-Gen Hla Myint tion standard. Chairman of the Myanmar Edu- Swe and wife, Deputy Min- cation Committee Prime Minister General Khin ister U Pe Than, Deputy Nyunt addressed Meeting No 2/2004 of Myanmar Minister Col Nyan Tun Education Committee held at the Universities Aung and wife, heads of Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe hands over K 285,000 for alms Central Council in Kamayut Township on 17 department and others were meal of Sayadaws and members of the Sangha to Director of Department for June. In his address, the Prime Minister said prersent on the occasion. Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana U Khaing Aung. — MNA that at the basic and higher education levels, The minister and seminars are held yearly prior to the opening of party presented offertories to Water purifiers, mosquito nets presented to the schools, that scholars of the Ministry of Edu- Sayadaws. Next, the minis- MCWA branches of Yangon Command cation discuss promotion of education, and that ter handed over K 285,000 YANGON, 18 June— trol of Yangon Command MCWA and explained func- the seminars have laid down future education donated by the Department of Civil Aviation and Patron of Yangon Division today and yesterday. tions laid down by plans, resulting in effective implementation of Myanmar Maternal and Myanmar Maritime Univer- Supervisory Committee for On 17 June, Daw tasks. Child Welfare Association sity for offering "soon" to Maternal and Child Welfare Khin Thet Htay went to Pre- Thanks to successful implementation of the (Central). Secretary Dr Daw Sayadaws and members of Association Daw Khin Thet Primary Schools opened by Htay, together with mem- MCWA branches at local Nwe Ni Ohn also explained National Education Promotion Four-Year Plan, the Sangha at the State bers of the panel of patrons battalions in Mingaladon future tasks of the associa- border areas and national races development Pariyatti Sasana University and Secretary Dr Daw Nwe and Hmawby Townships tion and progress. Daw project, project for 24 Special Development Re- (Yangon) to Director of De- gions and the five rural development tasks, the Ni Ohn, visited Pre-Pri- and presented water purifi- Khin Thet Htay fulfilled partment for Promotion and requirements. Today, Daw education gap between urban and rural regions mary Schools opened by ers and mosquito nets to the Propagation of the Sasana U MCWA branches at regi- chairpersons of the respec- Khin Thet Htay and party and between border areas and remote regions Khaing Aung. — MNA ments and units under con- tive branches. Daw Khin went to pre-primary schools can be narrowed down remarkably. Thet Htay and party en- of local battalions in South During the inspection tours of the Head of Nursery Market Festival continues joyed skill performance of Okkalapa Township and State and the dignitaries of the State, educa- YANGON, 18 June — The Nursery Market Festival the children and gave them presented water purifiers tional requirements have been fulfilled many continued at Myay Padetha Park in Bahan Township here snacks. She fulfilled re- and mosquito nets donated times. Moreover, they also attended to the needs today with the aim of providing necessary assistance to quirements of MCWA by Yangon Division regarding the reports on education presented growers and attracting the public to be interested in agri- members who are develop- MCWA to officials. Then, by local people. That is why fruitful results can culture, horticulture, livestock breeding and vegetable ing businesses using capital they watched skill perform- be seen in the education sector in a short period. farming. provided by the association. ance of children at the schools and gave them The active participation of people and Kitchen crops, fruits and saplings of herbal plants Daw Khin Thet Htay and are being shown at the festival. Modern and scientific party proceeded to Hmawby snacks. They inspected wellwishers is one of the key factors for achiev- poultry farming as well as fish and prawn breeding are Township MCWA and ob- herbal plantations of respec- ing success in the education sector. also exhibited at the Nursery Market Festival. served schoolchildren at tive MCWA branches at the At the time when success has been achieved Pamphlets and booklets on scientific cultivation of Pre-Primary School. Daw battalions. in the education sector, we would like to urge all crops, mechanized farming, utilization of natural and Khin Thet Htay inspected Afterwards, they in- those concerned to make concerted efforts for chemical fertilizers are also available there. the delivery room of the spected the multiplier tailor- maintaining the already-achieved momentum. The Nursery Market Festival is drawing more and Township MCWA. Next, ing course at the local bat- more visitors and attracting people to get interested in she met the chairperson and talion and attended to the

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¡ ¢¡ ¥§ ¨¢¡ BAGHDAD, 17 June— Car bombers targeted Iraq’s security services Thursday, blasting Iraqis hoping to join the military in Baghdad and a civil defence post north of the capital, killing 41 people and wounding nearly 150. Most of the victims were coughing up blood. “I heard “We will cut off the hands American troops and their poor Iraqis desperate to take a big explosion, I lost sight of those people, we will slit Iraqi allies ahead of the trans- First Hungary soldier dangerous jobs in the Iraqi of everything and then I their throats if it is necessary fer of sovereignty to Iraqis security forces because of a found myself in the hospi- to do so,” he told reporters. on 30 June. killed in Iraq “For those people who want The attacks are apparently lack of alternatives in a coun- tal.” Shadhan said he had BUDAPEST, 17 June — A suspected roadside bomb designed to shake confidence try with up to 45 percent been out of work since the to join the new Iraqi army, killed a Hungarian soldier in Iraq and wounded a in Iraqi security forces, seen unemployment. They took Americans disbanded the we will protect them and we civilian driver on Thursday, Hungary’s first military by some in the region as be- their chances at the recruit- Iraqi army last year. “I was will find them a safe location fatality since it joined the US-led coalition. holden to the Americans.At ment center in Baghdad even obliged to work as a porter so they can submit their ap- Hungarian Defence Minister Ferenc Juhasz said the least 35 people died and 145 though a car bombing killed to feed my seven children,” plications.” casualties were probably caused by a bomb which hit a were wounded, and the toll 47 people there in February. he told The Associated Press. Thursday’s attack near military convoy some 70 km (45 miles) southeast of was likely to increase, health “I have been coming for Iraqi Defence Minister the recruitment centre — the Baghdad. ministry official Saad al- three weeks and they decided Hazem al-Shalan promised deadliest single blast since a “The explosion ripped through an amoured personnel Amili said. to interview us today,” Abdul a “house-to-house” search car bombing at the same base carrier...and fatally injured the lungs of a 27-year-old Another car bomb ex- Wahid Shadhan, 32, said as for anybody involved in in February — came amid a non-commissioned officer,” Juhasz told a press confer- ploded Thursday afternoon in he lay in a hospital bed planning the suicide attack. surge of violence targeting ence. a village near Balad, 50 miles The civilian driver was hit by shards of flying glass, north of Baghdad, killing six Juhasz said. Iraqi Civil Defence Corps He said Hungary’s 300-strong transport battalion members and wounding four would remain in Iraq. others, the US 1st Infantry “The Hungarian military will continue its duty in Iraq Division said. The defence unless parliament decides otherwise,” said Juhasz. corps is the main internal se- Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy and his government curity force, created by US strongly supported the US-led invasion of Iraq and sent administrators to battle insur- troops after the war to help with security and reconstruc- gents. The bombings have tion. But the Hungarian people are now mostly against alarmed the people of Bagh- their country’s involvement in Iraq. dad. Most are convinced that Before last year’s invasion which toppled Iraqi leader the attacks are carried out by Saddam Hussein, the United States used Hungary as a outsiders — even by Ameri- base to train Iraqi exiles to work with US-led forces. cans who they say hope to A Hungarian civilian was shot dead by US troops in weaken Islam and find a pre- Iraq in November after he failed to slow at a military text to stay in this oil-rich checkpoint.—Internet country.—Internet Annan says Iraq too dangerous for UN return A car, which was thrown into middle of the road by the force of a blast, sits in the street UNITED NATIONS, 17 June— UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said that Iraq was while US and Iraqi troops and Iraqi police secure the scene of an explosion in central still too dangerous for the United Nations to return to the country. Baghdad, Iraq, on 17 June, 2004. — INTERNET “On the security situation on the ground and October. A UN Security Council motion in Iraq, obviously I am extremely worried,” left it up to Annan to decide when Iraq was Britain plays hardball over EU Constitution Annan told reporters at the UN headquar- safe enough for a UN return. Annan also said LONDON, 17 June — Britain will hold out for every last detail of its demands before ters in New York. A new car bomb attack in he hoped to soon announce who would be the signing up to an EU Constitution, ministers and officials said on Wednesday. Baghdad on Thursday left at least 41 dead next UN representative to Iraq. “I haven’t Prime Minister Tony that in respect of vital na- articles like the right to strike and Iraqi and US officials have warned that quite decided. I have a list which I am looking Blair has staked out “red tional interests the veto will — should not allow EU courts more deaths are likely ahead of the June 30 at. I would hope to be able to designate some- lines” to keep national con- be maintained.” to challenge Britain’s light- handover of power by the US-led coalition. one within the next week or so. It’s a tough trol of areas like tax, defence The latest draft from the touch labour laws which have “I am grateful to the Security Council choice,” he said. “In some situations, the and foreign policy and says Irish presidency made clear helped it maintain low unem- that they inserted the phrase that we could candidates have been willing, excited when he will only agree to the that unanimity would be ployment levels. go in ‘as circumstances permit’. As of today we have described the assignment to them, but Constitution if they are met. needed to take decisions re- “We have highlighted it circumstances do not permit and we are a week or two later they come and tell you: Diplomats say most of lated to taxation. as an issue we want to re- monitoring the situation extremely care- ‘We would love to do it but our wives and them already have, or will be. But British officials say solve,” Blair’s spokesman fully,” Annan added. families don’t want us to do it’.” Lakhdar Britain confirmed a further it does not yet go far enough. said. “It is a clarification we The United Nations withdrew interna- Brahimi has been the Annan’s special envoy objection on Wednesday, re- And to the anger of Euro- are seeking.” tional staff following two bomb attacks on or in Iraq and played a key role putting together fusing to back Belgian Pre- pean partners, Britain has Relaxed Labour laws and near the UN offices in Baghdad in August the interim government.— Internet mier Guy Verhofstadt to suc- belatedly decided that a Char- tax sovereignty cut to the ceed EU Commission Presi- ter of Fundamental Rights, to heart of the government’s dent Romano Prodi, as Paris be incorporated into the Con- blueprint for economic suc- and Berlin want. stitution, also needs tidying cess — which it views as “Britain does not support up. Industry groups have superior to its more heavily Mr Verhofstadt for the presi- pressed Blair to ensure the regulated EU partners. dency,” a senior British offi- Charter — which includes MNA/Reuters cial told reporters in Brus- sels. Drubbed in European Parliament elections last ADF increases support week, Blair will join fellow leaders on Thursday to thrash to Africa’s SMEs out a charter to allow the TUNIS, 17 June — The African Development Fund enlarged bloc to function (ADF) under the African Development Bank has strength- properly. ened its support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) Aides say he must seal a development on the continent, through a new grant to the deal that shows London re- African Management Services Company (AMSCO). tains sole control of key policy This grant, amounting to 2.35 million US dollars, was areas to have any chance of approved Wednesday by the Board of Directors of the ADF, selling it to wary Britons in a which will help strengthen the African Training and Man- referendum he has promised agement Services (ATMS) Project and improve the quality them on the issue. of its service delivery. “We have made clear It is intended to assist African businesses to become what we won’t accept but we more competitive by seconding experienced managers and US Army troops arrive on the scene after a car bomb exploded outside a recruiting have also shaped the debate supporting training to upgrade management skills, consid- centre in the capital Baghdad on 17 June, 2004. There is still too much violence in Iraq in our favour,” Foreign Sec- ered to be one of the main causes of the weak performance for UN senior staff to reestablish a permanent presence to help with the political retary Jack Straw told Par- of enterprises on the continent, in particular the SMEs. process and reconstruction, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday. liament. “We are ensuring MNA/Xinhua INTERNET

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US service members have died since the beginning of persuaded Americans to Saddam Hussein’s regime, cusably, selling the false It criticized Bush admin- military operations in Iraq last year, according to the back the invasion of Iraq last which was also charged with Iraq-Qaeda claim to Ameri- istration foes for seizing on Defence Department. Of those, 612 died as a result of year, the most plainly dis- posessing as yet undiscov- cans. the commission’s sentence hostile action and 219 died of non-hostile causes. honest was his effort to link ered weapons of mass de- “There are two unpleas- that it found “no credible ˚ The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 18; his war of choice with the struction. ant alternatives: either Mr evidence” linking Iraq to Spain, eight; Bulgaria and Poland, six each; Ukraine, battle against terrorists “This is not just a matter Bush knew he was not telling September 11 to claim the four; Slovakia three; Thailand, two; Denmark, El Salva- worldwide.” of the President’s diminish- the truth, or he has a capacity White House has been lying. dor , Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and the Netherlands have A panel investigating the ing credibility, although for politically motivated self- “The accusation is nearly reported one each. Since 1 May, 2003, when President 11 September, 2001 attacks that’s disturbing enough,” deception that is terrifying in as irresponsible as the Bush Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had said Wednesday there was The New York Times said. the post-9/11 world,” con- administration’s rhetoric has ended, 693 US soldiers have died — 503 as a result of no “credible evidence” Iraq “The war on terror has cluded the Times. been,” the Washington Post hostile action and 190 of non-hostile causes, according to had helped Osama bin Lad- actually suffered as the con- But the Washington Post editorial said. —Internet the military.—Internet en’s extremist al-Qaeda net- flict in Iraq has diverted mili- pointed out that the 9/11 pan- work to attack the United tary and intelligence re- el’s report “has not denied States and no sign of any sources from places like Af- there were contacts” between “collaborative relationship” ghanistan, where there could Saddam’s regime and al- Ancient Babylon closed to visitors by US-led coalition in Iraq BAGHDAD, 17 June—The US-led coalition in Iraq has closed the ancient site of Babylon over worries about the “safety and care” of the archaeological treasure, a statement said. The closure follows archaeologists’ quarters depart,” the coalition statement said. warnings that military activities were dam- “The site will be closed to all visitors, aging the historically unique site. other than archeologists, until completion of Last week, Iraq’s US Governor Paul the study.” Bremer and the top US military commander The study will look into moving heavy Lieutenant-General Ricardo Sanchez equipment and living quarters at the Camp launched a probe into whether coalition Alpha military base and investigate any activity has damaged the ancient city south damage done by parking, storage and traffic. of Baghdad, ordering a halt to any projects The ancient Mesopotamian city is just that might harm historic artifacts or sites. one example of Iraq’s cultural heritage, which “As a result of the concern that we have is one of the richest in the world. International cultural organizations had about the safety and care of the ancient and An Iraqi paramilitary civil defence guard views an upturned vehicle after a car bomb urged that the heritage of Iraq, which boasts historically valuable site at Babylon, we de- killed six comrades and wounded four, on 17 June, 2004 near the town of Balad, north cided to initiate a comprehensive study to more than 10,000 archeological sites, be of the Iraqi capital.— INTERNET determine how to best preserve the site be- spared ahead of the US-led war launched tween now and the time the division head- March 20 last year.—Internet CPC senior official meets Lee Kuan Yew BEIJING, 17 June— Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met here Wednesday with visiting Singaporean Senior Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Lee Kuan Yew. Li praised Lee for his each other in culture, educa- Lee positively com- contribution to the Sino- tion and science and tech- mented on the latest devel- Singaporean friendship. nology, he said. opment of the Singaporean- Since they established dip- Sino-Singaporean coop- Chinese relationship. lomatic ties, Li said, China eration has markedly sped Faced with changing and Singapore have devel- up in recent years and en- situations, Lee said, both Sin- oped their relationship tered into an all-round, multi- gapore and China seized the soundly and rapidly. faceted development era. The opportunity and closely co- In the many past years, two sides has timely desig- operated with each other. Singapore remained one of nated major cooperation ar- Lee said Singapore is China’s most important trade eas according to changing willing to more actively en- partners in Southeast Asia, situations, and thus breathe gage in the process of Chi- Li said.Meanwhile, the two new vitality into the existing na’s economic development. countries cooperated with relationship, Li said. MNA/Xinhua Thailand’s economic growth to rise Iraqi children in the Sadr City district of Baghdad come out of their homes to survey the above 6% in 2 years damage of bullet riddled and burned cars left in a street after clashes between US troops BANGKOK, 17 June— Thailand’s economy would grow annually by more than 6 per and Iraqi militants loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on 17 June, 2004. — INTERNET cent over the next two years with the oil prices as a key factor, the Business Day website Australian Government announces energy plan on Wednesday quoted an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official as saying. “Thailand is doing quite 6.5 per cent for this year and performance of 7.8 per cent CANBERRA,17 June — The Australian Government announced an energy plan on well despite the little bleep 6.7 per cent for the year 2005. in the previous quarter. Tuesday to encourage environment-friendly technologies for the next eight years. in the first quarter,” the IMF The IMF official said While attributing rising The plan highlights a 500-million-dol- Australia’s Energy Future. division chief for Asia and this was a lowered forecast oil prices and bird flu to the lar (341.2 million US dollars) fund for Launching the plan here, Prime Minister the Pacific Alessandro for Thailand’s economic slowdown in the first three research to put carbon dioxide emissions John Howard attached importance to fossil Zanello was quoted by Busi- growth for the concern that months this year, the Thai underground. The fund will be boosted by a energy sources, rather than renewable sources. ness Day website as saying. rising oil prices would hurt Government declared to cut further 1 billion dollars (0.68 billion US “Renewable energy sources such as wind and Alessandro Zanello said the economy. down its projection for this dollars) from private investment. The solar power will play a part in meeting grow- that the improving domestic The Thai economy ex- year’s economic growth by federal government will inject 75 million ing energy demands ... But for the foreseeable dollars (51.18 million US dollars) into a future, coal, oil and gas will meet the bulk of and external demand should panded 5 per cent in the first one percentage point to 6-7 project on solar energy for households, Australia’s energy needs,” he said. sustain the kingdom’s GDP quarter of this year, a per cent. according to the plan, entitled Securing MNA/Xinhua growth at a robust level of slowdown compared with the MNA/Xinhua

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Qaeda to carry out the attack and no sign of duced in the United States that the core argu- The US military hopes to base in Iraq since last year’s take over airport security any “collaborative relationship” between ment advanced by John Howard, that attack- stop using the heavily invasion that toppled from existing contractor Baghdad and the group. ing Iraq was part of the war against terrorism, guarded airport by mid-Au- Saddam Hussein. The US Custer Battles, will be an- The conservative government of Prime has been blown apart by this report,” Labour gust, leaving it in the hands military will continue to use nounced in the next day or Minister John Howard repeatedly cited al- foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd said. of the Iraqi Transport Min- Camp Victory, a sophisti- two, the adviser said. leged ties between Al-Qaeda and other in- The report by a commission of inquiry set istry, which will bring in a cated base it has built on the That security contractor, ternational terrorists to Iraq, along with up to investigate the September 11 airliner private contractor and a new edge of the 35 square mile which was chosen through weapons of mass destruction that have not attacks on New York’s World Trade Center Iraqi airport police force to airport, officials said. open bid and will be account- been found, to justify joining the US-led and the Pentagon in Washington found that handle security. Military aircraft will con- able to the Transport Minis- invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden explored “Incrementally, (the tinue to use the airport but try, will also train Iraqis even- Howard’s policy on Iraq, where Aus- possible cooperation with Iraq while he was Transport Ministry) will take only to support the future US tually take over, he said. tralia still has troops deployed, has become based in Sudan in the early 1990s. over all of the security for Embassy, not to support No scheduled passenger increasingly unpopular in Australia and has It said there were also reports of contacts the airport,” a foreign ad- troops, a senior coalition flights currently operate out emerged as a key issue ahead of national with Baghdad after bin Laden returned to viser to the ministry told re- military operations official of Baghdad, due to threats elections expected later this year. Afghanistan “but they do not appear to have porters. “There’s going to said. of attack from the area The main opposition Labour Party — resulted in a collaborative relationship”. be a combination of private Currently, about 90 per around the heavily-guarded which has called for the withdrawal of Aus- Internet contractors working in con- cent of the 500 daily flights airport. Attacks on vehicles, junction with the Iraqi Air- to Baghdad Airport are mili- particularly military con- port Police and the Iraqi military but US-forces will step voys, travelling from the tary.” up use of other Iraqi airfields airport into the capital are Baghdad Airport has and land routes instead. common. been the main US military The company that will MNA/Reuters US soldier charged in fatal shooting of wounded Iraqi WASHINGTON, 18 June — The US Army is bringing murder charges against a soldier who fatally shot at close range an Iraqi man who already was badly wounded in a vehicle after a high-speed chase in Iraq, officials said on Wednesday. "Charges have been shooting near Kufa in passenger in the vehicle was preferred," said Lieutenant- southern Iraq. less seriously wounded, Colonel Pamela Hart, an The incident took place according to that statement. Army spokeswoman at the after US forces engaged in a The US soldier then Pentagon, but she did not high-speed chase after approached the car and shot specify the charges or name coming across a motorcade the wounded driver to death the 1st Armoured Division in which the Iraqi was driving at close range, according to soldier. Another Army one of the vehicles, according the statement. At the time, official said the soldier is to a statement issued by US defence officials said the being charged with murder Central Command on June investigation centred on "a Iraqi oil workers make repairs on pipelines near Faw, Iraq, on 17 June, 2004, after after the Army Criminal 4. The man's vehicle was hit potential violation of US saboteurs blasted the oil lines on Tuesday and Wednesday halting Iraq’s oil exports. Investigation Division by gunfire and he was rules of engagement". INTERNET looked into the May 21 seriously wounded, while a MNA/Reuters Overseas APEC to heighten level of WTO Portuguese forces to stay in Iraq till November talks LISBON,18 June— Portuguese Foreign Minister Teresa Gouveia announced Filipino worker’s Wednesday that the government intends to maintain the contingent of the National MANILA, 17 June — Philippine Trade and Industry Republican Guard (GNR) in Iraq till November. remittances down Secretary Cesar Purisima said members of the Asia Gouveia said that "in the face of the country. Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum are ready resolution that was unanimously approved Portugal's opposition parties said at the in April to push negotiations at the World Trade Organization to by the United Nations (UN)," the presence National Assembly on Wednesday the MANILA,17 June — a higher level, a local newspaper reported Wednesday. of the multinational troops in Iraq will be contingent should be withdrawn from Iraq, Remittances from over- Purisima told Philippine isters in the Doha Develop- decided by the Iraqi Government. arguing the European elections held on June seas Filipino workers Daily Inquirer that when at- ment Agenda, and the need The UN Security Council last week 10 to 13 gave 60 per cent of the votes to the approved a resolution endorsing the transfer whole of the left parties, that are against the (OFWs) in April 2004 tending earlier this month a for high levels of ambition of sovereignty to Iraq's new government by involvement of the Portuguese Government reached 660 million US meeting of the APEC Minis- and respect for flexibility,” dollars, 5.6 per cent lower the end of June and authorized deployment in the case of Iraq. ters Responsible for Trade Purisima said. of a multinational security force in that MNA/Xinhua than the 699 million dol- in Pucon, Chile, all delegates In a November 2001 lars recorded in the same agreed to forge a consensus ministerial conference held period last year, the cen- on key trade issues by next in Doha, Qatar, delegates tral bank said Wednesday. month. agreed on an agenda cover- The central bank “We emphasize the con- ing a wide range of subjects, said in a statement that tinued importance of the including agriculture and the decline resulted in mandate agreed by the min- services.— MNA/Xinhua the slowdown in the growth of the four-month Chittagong Port introduces cumulative OFW remittances to 1.6 per cent or security code 2.6 billion dollars from 4.4 DHAKA,17 June — Chittagong Port, the largest seaport in per cent recorded during Bangladesh, Wednesday formally introduced the Interna- the first three months of tional Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, reported the year. the official Bangladesh News Agency. The central bank attrib- At the function organized for awarding the ISPS Code uted the contraction in re- compliance certificate to the stakeholders, Chittagong Port mittance flows in April Authority (CPA) announced Bangladesh is now capable of partly to more rigid imple- detecting and defeating any security threat on maritime mentation of the Anti- sectors. Money Laundering Law by The ISPS Code is a globally applicable unified safety Saudi Arabia, which homes and security code for port and shipping sectors. The code A US soldier drives away the media from the site of an explosion in Baghdad, Iraq, on about one-fifth of Filipino was set as an obligation by British based maritime watchdog 17 June, 2004. A sport utility vehicle packed with artillery shells slammed into a crowd workers overseas. International Maritime Organization (IMO). of people waiting to volunteer for the Iraqi military, on Thursday killing dozens of MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua people, authorities said. — INTERNET

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main arguments for re-election. “We all believe that cur- man of the military Joint lead the United States into and by a cynical campaign to rent Administration policies Chiefs of Staff. an “ill-planned and costly persuade the public that have failed in the primary In attacking Bush’s na- war from which exit is un- Saddam Hussein was linked Japan, EU to urge mily forces in responsibilities of preserv- tional security record, they certain”. to al-Qaeda and the attacks ing national security and pro- challenged a key Bush argu- Bush has maintained an of September 11,” it said. Iraq to follow int’l law viding world leadership,” ment for his re-election “overbearing” approach to “The evidence did not sup- said a statement signed by against Democrat Senator foreign policy that relied port this argument.” TOKYO, 17 June — Japan and the European Union are the 27 retired officials. “We John Kerry, that the Iraq war excessively on military “Never in the two and a preparing to issue a joint statement at the end of their need a change”. has made America safer. power, spurned the concerns quarter centuries of our his- summit meeting here next week that will urge all mili- The rare criticism by ca- “Our security has been of US traditional allies and tory has the United States tary forces in Iraq to follow international law in the wake reer senior US officials came weakened,” the group said. disdained the United Na- been so isolated among the of the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers. from a group that included The former officials, tions, the group said. nations, so broadly feared According to Kyodo News, Japanese and EU officials are members of both major po- some of whom said they had “It justified the invasion and distrusted,” it added. scheduled to meet Thursday to put the final touches on the litical parties, two former voted for Bush, said the Re- of Iraq by manipulation of While the group did not draft of the joint statement. ambassadors to the Soviet publican President manipu- uncertain intelligence about explicitly call in its state- As for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, the draft says the Union and a retired chair- lated intelligence on Iraq to weapons of mass destruction, ment for Kerry’s election in leaders of the two sides “called on all military forces in Iraq the November 2 presiden- to uphold respect for international law and welcomed the tial election, several mem- firm commitment by the relevant governments to bring to bers made clear that they justice any individuals responsible for such acts involving believed the Massachusetts the abuse of detainees.” Democrat would do a better “The leaders reiterated that respect for human rights and job than the Republican in- adherence to the rule of law is essential in the fight against cumbent. terrorism,” indirectly criticizing the prisoner abuse inci- “Obviously we think that dents in the war-shattered country, according to the draft. Senator Kerry should be They also underscored the need for the international elected but we are not here to community to support the work of the interim Iraqi Govern- speak for him,” William ment with a view to direct elections being held in accordance Harrop, a former ambassa- with the timetable set out in UNSCR (UN Security Council dor to Israel, Zaire and Resolution) 1546, it says. Kenya, told reporters. On the Middle East, Japan and the European Union Retired General Tony agreed that the US-backed roadmap peace plan is the only McPeak, a former chief of route to achieving a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestin- staff of the US Air Force, ian conflict. said the military had per- They called on the Israelis and the Palestinians to end all formed well in Iraq but the acts of violence against each side and to fulfill their obliga- pre-war diplomacy had been tions under the roadmap, which calls for the creation of a bungled and the Pentagon Palestinian state by 2005. — MNA/Xinhua now had only about half the An American soldier walks through the site of an explosion in Baghdad, on 17 June, troops needed for the occu- Vice-Premier says China will 2004. — INTERNET pation.—MNA/Reuters further relations with India Mounting Iraq tumult threatens BEIJING, 17 June— China will work with India to push forward the bilateral long-term constructive and food stocks cooperative partnership, said Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju at a meeting here Wednesday with former WASHINGTON, 17 June — Iraq’s food supplies are threatened by the country’s deteriorating security and Indian President Kocheril Raman Narayanan. problems could get worse when the US hands over power to Iraqis in the next two weeks, US officials told Congress Huang said China and India are neighbours and the Five on Wednesday. Principles of Peaceful Coexistence initiated by the two The 14-month-old US ther instability among the hamper the country’s food trucks went off the road”. countries have provided an important guarantee for the occupation of Iraq has been population,” Natsios said in supplies as revenues from Since the overthrow of sound development of bilateral ties. hobbled by stepped up at- prepared testimony. crude exports help fund food Saddam Hussein, US offi- He spoke highly of Narayanan’s contributions to bilat- tacks on soldiers and civil- Iraq is heavily depend- purchases. cials have been trying to help eral relations and cooperation. ians along with difficulties ent upon imported wheat, Officials also said Iraq rebuild Iraq’s farm sector. Narayanan, who is here as guest of the Chinese People’s in supplying electricity. But rice, cooking oils and other now has a 30-day supply of But a US AID official told Institute of Foreign Affairs to attend the International Semi- until recently, Washington basic commodities. Even food. the House panel that those nar on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, men- has not had to worry about a with those imports, Iraqi “While 30 days doesn’t efforts have been disrupted tioned the rapid development of bilateral relations in recent food crisis that could further families’ wheat consump- sound like much, I’m glad by flaring violence and more years. undermine popular support tion is only 60 per cent of we’re not three weeks ago violence at the June 30 hand- He said he believes that bilateral relations will progress for US efforts. the level consumed by Turks when we were down prob- over to an interim Iraqi gov- under the guidance of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coex- Andrew Natsios, admin- and also significantly less ably to a two-week (food) ernment could make matters istence and he will continue to make his own efforts to this istrator of the US Agency for than consumption in Iran pipeline in the country,” said worse. end. — MNA/Xinhua International Development, and Syria, according to US Lee Schatz, a US Depart- MNA/Reuters told the House Agriculture statistics. ment of Agriculture official Committee he was “fearful” Represenatative Charles working on developing of food interruptions result- Stenholm of Texas, the sen- Iraq’s food and farm indus- ing in food shortages. ior Democrat on the House tries. “Delayed food deliveries committee, pointed out that Schatz said that “as the vio- not only threaten the vulner- this week’s sabotage of Iraqi lence spiked about two weeks able, they could create fur- oil pipelines could further ago, all the (food delivery) Bangladesh to set up 100 more safe blood transfusion centres DHAKA, 17 June — Some Population Sector Pro- The Health Minister told 100 more safe blood transfu- gramme (HNPSP) Wednes- the meeting that awareness sion centres will be set up in day, reported the United programmes were not the country soon, aiming to News of Bangladesh, a pri- enough to prevent fatal dis- check various blood-borne vate news agency in he coun- eases like HIV/AIDS. “We contagious diseases, particu- try. need to take preventive meas- larly HIV/AIDS. In the meeting, some 20 ures too,” he said. Health and Family Wel- operational plans of HNPSP He directed the authori- fare Minister Dr Khondaker were approved involving an ties concerned to give em- Mosharraf Hossain said this estimated cost of 17.525 bil- phasis on the frontier areas in a meeting of national lion taka (302 million US of the country for establish- steering committee on im- dollars). Earlier, 11 opera- ing the new safe blood trans- The mother of Abdul Razak Abdullah, 32, cries and reaches out to hug him as she plementation of the three- tional plans were approved fusion centres. discovers he is not in serious condition outside of Baghdad hospital after he was injured year Health, Nutrition and on June 2. MNA/Xinhua in a car bomb blast in Baghdad on 17 June, 2004. — INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 19 June, 2004 7 New and fast developments throughout Myanmar

For the development of national races youths living in border area,Youth Centre was built in Kengtung, Shan State (East).—HTAY AUNG (KYEMON)

Village-to-village roads and town-to-village roads are being built for better transportation in rural areas. Photo shows road construction site between Hsayhtoe and Thayagon villages in Natogyi Township, Mandalay Division. — PBANRDA

People living in Thityakauk village in Magway Township, are now possessing new houses built under rural housing project.—PBANRDA

Under the Arid Zones Greening Plan, a dam was built in Kanhnahsint village in Aunglan Township, Magway Division.—MOE KO (FORESTRY) Border and rural area The Government is paying serious attention to border area development. Photo shows developments the development of Panwa in Kachin State.—PBANRDA

Kawthoung Airport in Taninthayi Division. — MNA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 19 June, 2004 Burundian Vice-President SEPA to conduct cleaner Efficient use of electricity visits Anhui Province production experiment on SMEs * Use daylight as the main source of light HEFEI,18 June— Burundian Vice-President BEIJING,18 June— ment. Alphonse-Marie Kadege visited East China's Anhui China's environmental Cleaner production * Use the least possible amount of elec- Province on Wednesday. watchdog will begin means to use clean tricity only if there is not enough As the guest of standing between Anhui and a cleaner production technologies in the natural light Chinese Vice-President Burundi, and the bilateral experiment on dozens of production process and Zeng Qinghong, Kadege exchanges and cooperation small- and medium-sized recycle the discharge at the * Use the least possible amount of elec- and his party arrived at will also be boosted. enterprises selected from end. It is considered a leap tricity required in production and Anhui Province Tuesday Kadege said that though pharmaceutical, printing forward from China's old service enterprises night, and they visited some Anhui is an inland Chinese and dyeing, electroplating, practice of "treatment after * Preventing waste of electricity benefits industrial and agricultural province, its achievements paper-making and brewery pollution". projects of Anhui on and experiences in industry industries in six months. China promulgated the the user and others Wednesday morning. and agriculture left a deep Wang Jirong, vice- Regulation on the There are about 500,000 households Kadege also met with impression on them. director of the State Promotion of Cleaner using electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a Anhui Governor Wang Kadege and his party Environmental Protection Production in 2003, 20 Jinshan on Wednesday, who will leave Anhui for Shenzhen Administration (SEPA), years after it first realized four-foot fluorescent lamp everyday by each said the visit of Kadege will City to continue their China made the remark Wed- to minimize pollution in the household amounts to saving power that is further deepen the visit on Thursday. nesday at the letter of intent production process in 1983. equal to the capacity a 20-megawatt power friendship and under- MNA/Xinhua signing ceremony of However, promotion station can supply. a cleaner production of cleaner production is not Food poisoning sickens at programme. as smooth as the legislators Lasting for three have imagined. least 70 in south China years, the programme will According to Wang, Efficient use of fuel GUANGZHOU,18 June Tuesday. cost 720,000 US dollars, major problems preventing * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per which is sponsored by Dow enterprises from cleaner — At least 70 people were Doctors said they had month will save the nation one US dollar sickened by a mass food taken emergency measures Chemical, one of the production include a lack of poisoning in Meizhou City and the patients were in stable leading global chemical funds and technologies, a * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar of southern China's and not life-threatening giants known for strict defective environmental can save US$ 5.5 million in a year Guangdong Province, local condition. environmental standards. management system, rare health officials and doctors Preliminary investiga- "Although cleaner channels to get updated * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build said Wednesday. tion by local health super- production is compulsory information and absence of a major bridge across Ayeyawady River Beginning Sunday vision authorities showed all for enterprises according market incentives. morning, dozens of locals the food was produced by six to China's law, many of "It is necessary to who ate sandwiches and chain stores under a local them are hesitating and cooperate with multi- toast from the same bakery company, 100 Point Artistic lack motivation. This pro- nationals. With experience All this needs to be known chain reported symptoms Bakery. gramme intends to and advanced technolo- of bellyache, nausea, The city government has show them that cleaner pro- gies in cleaner production, * Do not be frightened whenever suspended the sales and duction is not a burden but they set up models for vomiting, diarrhoea, intimidated dehydration and fever, said production of the suspect food can bring profits," said Chinese enterprises," Zhang doctors with the Meizhou on the market and organized Zhang Lijun, head of SEPA said. * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered recall efforts. Pollution Control Depart- MNA/Xinhua City People's Hospital, * Do not be softened whenever appeased where at least 70 people Further investigation

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¨ ¨ © © ¥¥ ¢ ¢ ¥¥ " " )¨ ¨ § § ¥¥ > > flexibility among parti- days.— MNA/Xinhua alternative to so-called trade deal.—MNA/Reuters - THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 19 June, 2004 9 Commander inspects Pathein Airport Commander tours Bawlakhe, Pruhso in runway, building of hovercrafts Kayah State YANGON, 18 June — Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development YANGON, 18 June — Chairman of Shan State Peace and Development Council Council Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Soe Naing arrived Pathein Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint, accompanied by Airport on 17 June. Pathein Airport Construction Project In-charge Lt-Col Kyaw Myint Chairman of Kayah State Peace and Development Council Col Myint Oo and officials, of Myanma Ar Construction Co Ltd reported on building of concrete runway. met departmental officials, social organization members and local people at Bayintnaung Officials of Department of Civil Aviation reported on keeping the airport clean Hall in Bawlakhe Township on 13 June evening. and pleasant. The commander instructed them to ensure proper drainage at the airport Chairman of Bawlakhe District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Kan Tun area, build a small park and keep the airport clean and pleasant. reported on land utilization, food sufficiency and agriculture and livestock breeding. Beginning 19 November 2003, a 22-inch high concrete runway was built by The commander gave necessary instructions. Myanma Ar Co Ltd. For the first phase, the runway, 8,500 feet long and 100 feet wide The commander donated K 100,000 for Bawlakhe Township Hospital to Head of was opened on 14 March 2004. The runway was extended to the 9,500 feet by 200 feet the Township Health Department Dr Yan Naing. and it was completed on 15 May. At the private workshop on Strand Road in Pathein, On 14 June, the commander inspected maintenance of Pun Creek Bridge in the commander inspected finishing touches to hovercrafts. Bawlakhe. The bridge is 340 feet long and 12 feet wide and it is of bailey type. The Technician U Aung Myint briefed the commander on building of the hovercraft. bridge links Bawlakhe and Ywathit townships. The hovercrafts, 130 feet long, 18 feet wide and with a draught of 4 feet, are being built The commander and party inspected irrigation from Dawtacha Dam to farmlands. at the private workshop. Each hovercraft can carry 250 passengers and it can be driven The dam is 1,640 feet long and 27 feet high and it has 55 square miles of catchment at 25 nautical miles per hour. So far, six hovercrafts have been built and are running area. Next, the commander donated cash for the funds of Maha Kantaya Teinna Pagoda on Hainggyi-Pyinkhayaing-Pathein and Thongwa-Ngaputaw-Pathein routes. — MNA in Bawlakhe and offered provisions to Sayadaw U Vijaya at Maha Kantaya Teinna Monastery. On 15 June, the commander, accompanied by Chairman of Kayah State Col Myint Oo and Col Aye Lwin of Bawlakhe Station, met officers, other ranks and families of the station at the hall in Pruhso and presented cash assistance to Maternal and Child Welfare Association of the station. Next, the commander met departmental officials, social organization members and local people at the hall of Pruhso Township Peace and Development Council. Chairman of Loikaw District Lt-Col Win Maung reported on land utilization in Loikaw District, local food sufficiency, agriculture, livestock breeding, water supply, education and health. Officials also submitted reports on their respective sectors. The commander attended to the needs. He presented K 100,000 for Pruhso Township Health Department and K 100,000 for purchasing school stationery to officials. In the evening, the commander met Tatmadawmen and families at the station hall of Phekhon Station.— MNA

National Convention Convening National Convention Convening Work Commission Secretary Minister for Committee Chairman Chief Justice Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan U Aung Toe explains matters at the explains matters at the meeting. meeting. (News on page 16) — MNA (News on page 16) — MNA Minister inspects roads in Chin State, Magway Division YANGON, 18 June — Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun accompanied by departmental officials inspected maintenance of Kalay-Falam-Haka road on 14 June morning. The minister looked into Falam-Haka road section between mile posts 82/0 and 82/1 and fulfilled requirements. On 15 June morning, the minister saw over completion of upgrading task of Mandalay-Sagaing-Monywa-Gangaw-Haka road and gave necessary instructions. At Lanthok Camp, Senior Engineer U Kyaw Wai reported on upgrading of the road. The minister instructed officials to supervise building tasks for meeting set standard. On 16 June morning, the minister inspected completion and maintenance of Meeting of the Delegate Group of Other Invited Persons in progress. — MNA upgrading Gangaw-Pale-Monywa-Sagaing road (Gangaw-Monywa section). —MNA Panel of Chairmen of Delegates Group of Other Invited Home Affairs Minister inspects Drug Museum Persons meet YANGON, 18 June — Chairman of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing arrived at the Drug Museum this afternoon. The YANGON, 18 June — The Panel of Chairmen of the Delegates Group of Other minister was welcomed there by CCDAC member Police Brig-Gen Win Myaing, CCDAC Invited Persons held the coordination meeting at the hall No 8 of Nyaunghnapin Camp Joint-Secretary Police Col Kham Aung and officials. in Hmawby Township at 9 am today. Macrox Co Ltd Managing Director U Aung San Myat conducted the minister round Present on the occasion were Vice-Chairman U Sai Aung Tun of Myanmar the booths. The minister next viewed the extension of booths. Later, the minister inspected History Commission, U Aung Hkam Hti of Shan State (South) Special Region-6, Dr preparations for the 18th destruction ceremony of seized narcotic drugs to mark the International Manan Tu Ja of Kachin State Special Region-2, Secretary of Myanmar History Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking to be held on 16 June. — MNA Commission U Tun Aung Chein, U Paw Laik Kham of Shan State (North) Special Region-2, Deputy Director U Aung Kyi and Assistant Director U Win Myint of the Courses of Communication, Postal Training Centre end working Group-10 of the National Convention Convening Work Committee. YANGON, 18 June — course instructors and 56 certificates to the trainees They discussed matters related to proposals concerning detailed basic principles The concluding ceremony trainees. The minister and awards to the to be laid down for sharing of power in legislative, executive and judicial sectors to be of Database Management addressed the ceremony and outstanding. included in writing the State Constitution clarified by the National Convention Convening Course, Introduction to presented course completion MNA Work Committee. — MNA Outside Plant Course, Fujitsu SDH Digital Renovation of Kyaukseindwin Microwave Equipment Dhammayon, Myanmar Shopping Handling Course and Mall inspected Subscriber Line Construction Course for YANGON, 18 June — minister went to Myanmar Rural Telecommunication Minister for Com- Shopping Mall on Sule conducted by the Com- munications, Posts and Pagoda Road where he munication and Postal Telegraphs and for Hotels inspected the stalls of Training Centre was held at and Tourism Brig-Gen consumers’ goods, the training centre this Thein Zaw this afternoon electronic items, foodstuff morning. inspected renovation of and jewellery and the It was attended by Kyaukseindwin Dhamma- Internet Cafe. Managing Minister for Communi- yon carried out by Director U Te Za conducted cations, Posts and Myitkyina Association the minister round the Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein (Yangon) near the southern shops, and he left necessary Zaw, officials of Myanma stairway of the Shwedagon instructions. — MNA Posts and Tele-com- Pagoda and left necessary munications and Directorate instructions. Donate blood of Tele-communications, Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw inspects the Myanmar Shopping Mall. — MNA In the evening, the 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 19 June, 2004

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S WHO experts inspect elephantiasis ARRIVAL/CLAIMS DAY NOTICE TRADE MARK CAUTION TORAY KABUSHIKI control in China MV “BAGO” VOY NO BG 772/N KAISHA (TORAY INDUS- GUANGZHOU, 17 June — which is spread by a micro- infection since 1956, China A five-member team of spe- scopic parasitic worm, car- has been successful in Consignees of cargo carried on MV “BAGO” Voy No TRIES, INC.) of No. 2-1, 2-chome, Nihonbashi- cialists from the World ried by mosquitoes, that in- spreading the use of taking BG 772/N are hereby notified that the vessel has arrived at Muromachi, Chuo-ku, To- Health Organization has vades the human lymphatic oral hetrazan salt among Yangon port on 19-6-2004 and will be berthing on about kyo, Japan, is the Owner of been conducting a five-day system. people who have already had inspection over controlling The WHO passed a reso- LF infection,” said Sun. 20-6-2004 and cargoes will be discharged into the premises the following Trade Mark:- of Myanma Port Authority where it will lie at the consign- lymphatic filariasis, a mos- lution at its 50th world health LF has disappeared in all quito-borne disease, in south conference held in 1997 to but 17 of 847 counties in 11 ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and China’s Guangdong Prov- wipe out LF globally by Chinese provinces, includ- conditions of the Port of Yangon. ince since Sunday. 2020. ing Guangdong Province, by Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11.30 (TORAY in Chinese charac- Lymphatic filariasis, or LF used to run rampant late last year. am and 12 noon to 4 pm into Claims Day now declared as the ters) LF, can result in the enlarge- in 16 Chinese provinces, au- While pledging that third day after final discharge of cargo from vessel. Reg. No. 1369/1998 ment and disfigurement of tonomous regions and mu- greater efforts would be in respect of “Unprocessed the arms, legs and genital nicipalities. made to wipe out LF in the No Claims against this vessel will be admitted after the synthetic resins and plastics organs, a complication Sun Dejian, head of the remaining 17 counties by Claims Day. for industrial use. Synthetic known as elephantiasis. national leading group on late 2005, Sun said China CONTAINER FEEDER SERVICE resins and plastics in the The WHO estimates that control of LF with the Chi- had decided to accept as- MYANMA FIVE STAR LINE form of film, sheet, plate, some one billion people in nese Ministry of Health, sessment by WHO special- Phone : 293147, 296507, 295754 foil, block, filament, rod, 80 tropical and subtropical claimed China was leading ists in 2007 and would try to tube, strip or other shaped countries are at risk from LF the world in LF control. become the first country in sections. Ropes, twines, while 120 million people “By adopting a method the world to wipe out LF. CLAIMS DAY NOTICE strings, nets, tents, awnings, actually carry the infection, of destroying the source of MNA/Xinhua "MV MAGWAY VOY NO (5) " tarpaulins, sails, sacks and fishing nets. Raw fibrous S Africa to publish biodiversity action plan Consignees of cargo carried on MV MAGWAY Voy No textile materials, Yarns and JOHANNESBURG, 17 June — South Africa will publish a national action plan in (5) arrives 19-6-2004 are hereby notified that their cargo threads. Textile fabrics. October to bring its rich natural heritage under better conservation and sustainable will be discharged into the premises of Myanma Port Au- Clothing, footwear, head- utilization. gear. Synthetic suede and thority where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses The National Bio-diver- identify priority areas for only after Brazil and Indo- goods made of those materi- conservation and establish and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of als. Water filtering sity Strategy and Action Plan nesia, according to the De- norms and standards to guide Yangon. equipments. Fishing lines” (NBSAP), the first of this partment of Environmental kind in South Africa, will local environmental conser- Affairs and Tourism. Damaged cargo will be surveyed from 8 am to 11.20 am Fraudulent imitation or result in the establishment vation plans, it said. However, ecosystem and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now declared as the unauthorised use of the said Trade Mark will be dealt with of a national biodiversity The five-year plan will degradation such as loss of third day after final discharge of cargo from the vessel. according to law. framework, the South Afri- also enable fair and equita- wetlands and desertification, No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Win Mu Tin, can Press Association ble sharing of benefits aris- as well as human activities (SAPA) reported Tuesday. ing from the use of generic including poaching and de- Claims Day. M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L The framework will pro- resources, it said. velopment, have endangered AGENCY DEPARTMENT for TORAY KABUSHIKI KAISHA vide for an integrated and South Africa enjoys the many species in South Af- MYANMA FIVE STAR LINE P.O. Box 60, Yangon. uniform approach to third-highest level of rica, and some are already Phone : 295279, 295280, 295281, 295658, 295659 Dated: 19 June, 2004. biodiversity management, biodiversity in the world, on verge of extinction, said the department. ®Pv.\s∑k\Pt\ROpårn\®Pv.\s∑k\Pt\ROpårn\ Amv\e®pac\;®Kc\; NYC auctioneer puts dinosaur remains The NBSAP will focus 13-6-2004en≥Tut\ Èqtc\; ABU^;ek¥a\eAac\fqm^; on conservation, sustainable sat∑c\wn\Tm\;er∑;K¥y\ el.k¥c\.er;AP∑´> A-l-k(7) m/Uk˚lap'stutÊtn\; on the block use, access and benefit shar- (A)m˙ m®cim\;K¥m\;emAa; mT¨;AUßl^hu eÂka\®casaAm˙t\ 24/2004Am˙t\sU\ NEW YORK, 17 June — Ettinger said. In 1997, into the high six figures to ing, invasive alien species (1)pvaArv\AK¥c\;Ò mhaqipπM e®pac\;l´eKÅpårn\" mT¨;AUßl^ Dinosaurs have inspired en- Sotheby’s auctioned the re- potentially millions. and economic integration (Ac\g¥c\n^yaR¨pebd)Asa;mhaqipπM tertainment fare ranging mains of a Tyrannosaurus Also for sale is a unique and poverty alleviation, the B∑´> (Ac\g¥c\n^yaR¨pebd)hu ®Pv\.s∑k\ Whales seen from the “Jurassic Park” rex nicknamed Sue for a gar- complete skull of a SAPA said. Pt\rOpårn\" facing biggest blockbuster movie to the gantuan 8.4 million US dol- stygimoloch — a horned di- “We can’t conserve eve- threat for 15 years “Barney” TV series. Now a lars. nosaur that lived 68 million rything and what this plan German joyriders New York company is hop- But Guernsey’s will be years ago — that was ex- does is to prioritize which LONDON, 17 June — The ing an auction of dinosaur the first “major, full-blown pected to fetch between geographic areas need atten- cause havoc with world’s whales are facing remains will inspire buyers. auction focusing on prehis- 150,000 US dollars and tion to keep our ecosystems 8-tonne trucks their biggest threat in 15 The approximately 225 toric creatures”, Ettinger 200,000 US dollars. alive,” said Amanda Driver, years as the three whaling selections in Guernsey’s said. Among the featured Less-expensive items in- coordinator of the National BERLIN, 17 June 17 — nations — Norway, Japan Auction House June 24 sale pieces is a nearly complete, clude a double-crab fossil Spatial Biodiversity Assess- Joyriders wreaked havoc in and Iceland — all have their include actual bones, teeth 40-foot skeleton of an with an estimated price of ment team. Germany with three eight- fleets at sea at the same time, and fossils as well as repro- anatotitan duck-billed dino- 750 US dollars to 1,000 US Mathieu Rouget, the tonne trucks and a bulldozer, environmental activists said ductions and works of art. saur. dollars. Other selections in- NBSAP lead conservation damaging buildings, knock- on Wednesday.. Dinosaur remains have “It is very rare to have a clude two dinosaurs created planner, said so far research- ing over masts and cutting a MNA/Reuters been part of natural history dinosaur skeleton in one for “Jurassic Park” and the ers knew nothing about the trail through a forest in a auctions that also included piece,” Ettinger said. As a complete set of paintings full impact of land degrada- night-time race, police said meteorites, gemstones, sea result, it is difficult to esti- from The Tiny Perfect Dino- tion in South Africa and had on Wednesday. DON’T SMOKE shells and other items, mate the selling price, al- saur series of books. no detailed map of marine MNA/Reuters Guernsey’s president Arlan though he said it could go MNA/Reuters habitats. —MNA/Xinhua

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South Africa will embark son of the UN Children’s One polio case means up on a polio immunization cam- Fund (UNICEF) for the south- to 100,000 people being ex- paign next month after an out- ern African region, said the posed to the crippling disease, break of the deadly disease in wild polio virus in Botswana said the health official, who neighbouring Botswana ear- was genetically traced to Ni- recommended the countries lier this year, South African geria. to launch house-to-house im- newspaper This Day reported Nigeria now has 170 po- munization campaign as the Wednesday. lio cases, ranked the top quickest and surest method to Nearly 250,000 children among 11 case-reporting stop the disease. younger than five were being countries around the world, Gordon Lewis, targeted with a second dose of showed statistics from the UNICEF’s Botswana repre- the oral polio vaccine in Bot- World Health Organization’s sentative, said the polio re- swana this week. The first dose polio web site. infection was a real wakeup was administrated to 222,000 This is one of the first call for the rest of the world to children on May 10-14. cases of long-distance impor- step up surveillance of sus- A Russian Proton-M rocket, carrying a US Intelsat-10 satellite, successfully blasts off a Botswana discovered its tations of the disease. Though pected cases. launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, first polio case since 1991, having a small population of MNA/Xinhua on early Thursday, 17 June, 2004. — INTERNET becoming the 9th African 1.7 million, Botswana has a country where polio had bro- very mobile population, Smoking rates New method predicts speed Yahoo ken out afresh in the past year. Crowe was quoted as saying Most of other countries are in by the newspaper. decline in of a woman’s biological clock upgrades free West and Central Africa. She said 40 cases of polio Canada LONDON, 17 June — Scientists have developed a method e-mail storage United Nations health of- had been reported in the nine that aims to predict how fast a woman’s biological clock OTTAWA, 17 June— ficials fear that the human-to- countries last year, but the is ticking and when she is likely to go through menopause. to 100 MB Smoking rates in Canada have human disease might soon number had risen to 200 in a By measuring the vol- ductive lifespan will enable LOS ANGELES, 17 June — declined dramatically in the jump across South Africa’s few months, despite a global ume of ovaries with ultra- doctors to predict how long Yahoo, a leading global past decade, especially among border. effort in past years to elimi- sound, researchers in Scot- she will be fertile and Internet company, upgraded young people, according to a Sarah Crowe, spokesper- nate the virus forever. land said on Thursday that whether she will have an on Tuesday its free e-mail survey published Tuesday. they can predict the repro- early menopause. storage to 100 MB, 25 times Daily smoking in Canada ductive age of a woman aged Dr Thomas Kelsey, a more than its prior free of- Bangladesh’s import declined to less than 20 per 25 to 51, or how many eggs computer expert at the Uni- fering. cent of the population, the low- she may has left, which could versity of St. Andrews, said “Free e-mail subscribers rises sharply in 2004 est level since federal data have dramatically change fertility the main benefit of the re- will automatically be up- been kept, according to a Sta- DHAKA, 18 June— Bangladesh’s import during the treatments. search will be to improve graded to 100- megabytes of tistics Canada survey of first 10 months of the fiscal 2003-2004 beginning on July “What we have done is fertility treatment and plan- storage,” Yahoo said in a 135,000 people last year. 1, 2003, rose by 20 per cent over that of the correspond- to come up with a method ning and to provide doctors statement. 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Needell, Apollo programme curator for the Needell said the Smithsonian was pre- Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and serving the Saturn V because it was one of Space Museum. only three Apollo rockets still in existence The 363-foot-long behemoth has lain and therefore an important artifact of mid- on its side in front of JSC since 1977, a 20th Century life. favourite sight of tourists, but also a victim It was built to launch the Apollo 18 of the elements. flight, but never flew because NASA can- Instead of launching astronauts to the celled the moon programme after Apollo 17 moon as it was built to do, it has become a in December 1972. The other Saturn V’s are slowly fading hulk of peeling paint and on display at the Kennedy Space Centre in January 2004 satellite view released by NASA showing a brown cloud (C) over the corroded metal where birds live and plants Florida and Marshall Space Centrer in Ala- erupting Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. — INTERNET sprout, Needell said on Wednesday during a bama.—MNA/Reuters 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 19 June, 2004 Haas makes mark with red card Croatia hold France to surprise 2-2 draw LEIRIA, 18 June — Croatia held champions France to a 2-2 draw in an explosive S LISBON, 18 June — Switzerland defender Bernt Haas made totally the Euro 2004 match on Thursday, the latest tournament surprise that leaves Group B wrong impression against England on Thursday just a day after saying wide open. he dreamed of scoring the winner. game that he would be de- England on Sunday, were P Haas, who helped West Bromwich Albion gain promotion to the lighted with a draw and his stunned but quickly collected English Premier League last season, was sent off in the 60th minute of side were on level terms three themselves and drew level the Group B clash in Coimbra for a second yellow card. minutes into the second half with a hotly-disputed goal in O "It would be a dream for me to score against England, even though after Mikael Silvestre bun- the 64th minute. they might stop me at the airport when I go back to my club there," said dled over Dovani Rossi in Trezeguet charged down Haas on Wednesday. the box. a Butina clearance, the ball His first yellow came in the 49th minute when he crunched into French goalkeeper hitting his arm, before slot- R Steven Gerrard and he committed a similar offence on Ashley Cole to Fabien Barthez had saved ting into the empty net from leave Russian referee Valentin Ivanov with no choice but to show the David Beckham's penalty for a tight angle. red card. England on Sunday but had The Croatian players T Haas is the second Swiss player to be sent off in the tournament An own goal by Igor Tu- no chance with Rapaic's complained bitterly to Dan- after Johann Vogel's red card in the 0-0 draw against Croatia. He will dor midway through the first blasted effort. ish referee Kim Milton miss the final game against France, although Vogel will be avail- half seemed to have France The massed hordes of red Nielsen but the goal stood. S able. on course for the quarterfi- and white checked Croatian France then went for the MNA/Reuters nals but two goals in four fans erupted to acclaim their win, sending on Robert Pires minutes early in the second, first goal of the tournament for the rusty-looking Sylvain a Milan Rapaic penalty and a and four minutes later they Wiltord but they could not shot by Dado Prso, suddenly took the roof off to celebrate manage it. turned things round. the second. Ivica Mornar could have David Trezeguet rescued Prso, who earned his liv- won it for Croatia in injury- the holders in the 64th minute ing in the French league for time when he swivelled in- to set up a tense final round AS Monaco last season, side the six-metre box but of fixtures on June 21. thought he had lost posses- flashed his shot over the bar France lead the way with sion after hooking the ball and their last chance of vic- four points. England, who over the head of Silvestre tory was gone. beat Switzerland 3-0 earlier but a miscued clearance by Croatia, who had lost their on Thursday have three, recalled captain Marcel three previous meetings, in- Croatia have two and the Desailly returned it to him cluding the 1998 World Cup Swiss one. and he took full advantage semifinal, also threatened on France play Switzerland by lashing the ball past the break but at the final in the final round, needing Barthez. whistle their fans celebrated just a draw to advance. Eng- France, who had scored as if they had already won land play Croatia, also need- twice in three minutes to beat the title.— MNA/Reuters ing a point, but Croatia and Switzerland could still qualify with wins. England's Steven Gerrard (L) scores past Switzerland's Joerg Stiel during their Group France started confi- B Euro 2004 soccer match at the Cidade de Coimbra Stadium in Coimbra, on 17June, dently, knocking the ball 2004. — INTERNET about crisply, but never really threatened in the open- History man Rooney sees nervy ing 20 minutes. England home The breakthrough came out of the blue when Zinedine COIMBRA, 18 June — Two-goal Wayne Rooney became the youngest scorer in Zidane, who struck both European Championship finals history as England put their Euro 2004 campaign goals in France's 2-1 come- back on course with a 3-0 win over 10-man Switzerland on Thursday. back win over England on rhythm, England's frustra- able to connect properly with Sunday, curled a free kick tion showed after 19 min- Ashley Cole's raking low ball from wide on the left that utes when Rooney followed across the face of the goal. took a slight deflection off through on grounded Swiss Switzerland kept plugging defender Tudor and left goalkeeper Joerg Stiel. away at an England defence keeper Tomislav Butina The 18-year-old conceded in which Sol Campbell was wrong-footed. a free-kick two minutes later again imperious, this time The game then went into for a barge, showing all the partnered by John Terry on a lull with neither side show- signs of a player about to get his return from a hamstring ing any particular urgency France's players Mikael Silvestre (13), Lilian Thuram(15), a red card. injury. until an outrageous Fabien Barthez (16) and Marcel Desailly (8) surround Instead, he made history Though England got for- backheeled flick by Zidane Croatia's Dovani Rosso, bottom centre, as he was fouled in The striker, 18 years and when David Beckham ward more easily after Haas's from a corner set up William the penalty box during the Euro 2004 Group B soccer match seven months old, headed picked out an unmarked dismissal for a second book- Gallas for a header, which between France and Croatia at the Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa home after 23 minutes and Owen at the far post and the ing on the hour, Owen failed the defender wide of the post. Stadium in Leiria, Portugal, on 17 June, 2004. Milan scored a second goal in the striker's chip across the goal to make the most of the op- Croatia coach Otto Baric Rapaic of Croatia scored from the penalty spot as the match 75th minute of a nervous dis- gave Rooney an easy close- portunities and it needed said in the build-up to the ended in a 2-2 draw. — INTERNET play by his team rounded off range header. Rooney's second and by a late Steve Gerrard strike. A disappointing Owen Gerrard's strike to finish the Portugal's Deco close to Chelsea switch Still bearing the scars of a could have added a second job. LISBON, 18 June — Portugal midfielder 2-1 stoppage time defeat by before the break had he been MNA/Reuters Chelsea say a deal has not yet been com- France in their Group B Deco says he is almost certain to pleted. opener on Sunday, England join Premier League club Chelsea after Born in Sao Paulo, Deco — full name only settled in the closing Euro 2004, TSF radio reported on Thurs- Anderson Luis de Souza — arrived in Portu- stages after Swiss defender day. gal in 1997 to play for lowly Alverca. He then Bernt Haas was sent off. "I have things practically resolved with moved to Salgueiros and has been at Porto Rooney's third interna- the clubs," the Porto player said on since the 1999/2000 season. tional record after becoming Wednesday after featuring in Portugal's He made his international debut in April England's youngest player 2-0 defeat of Euro 2004 Group A rivals last year, ironically against the country of his and youngest scorer last year Russia. birth, and celebrated by scoring from a free as a 17-year-old, threw them "I still have to do medical examinations kick in Portugal's 2-1 win. a lifeline before their final and sign a contract with Chelsea, which Portugal and Real Madrid's Luis Figo led group game against Croatia. should happen after Euro 2004." the criticism of Deco's selection, saying in a Faced with a match they The 26-year-old Deco, who was born in newspaper interview: "You can learn na- could not afford to lose, Eng- Brazil and whose decision to play for Portu- tional anthems but not feel them". land were a bag of nerves in gal sparked a debate over naturalization, is Deco said he did not take the criticism the early stages, over-hitting the second player from the Champions personally and that everyone was entitled to passes forward for Michael League winners set to link up with former their opinion. Owen and conceding a flurry Wayne Rooney (left) heads the ball past Switzerland Porto coach Jose Mourinho at Stamford Deco began Euro 2004 as deputy for Rui of free-kicks and corners to a goalkeeper Joerg Stiel to put England ahead in their 3-0 Bridge. Costa but won a place in the starting lineup composed Swiss side. victory at the Cidade de Coimbra Stadium yesterday. Right back Paulo Ferreira is reported to for the match against Russia. Unable to build any INTERNET have joined the Premier League club, though MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 19 June, 2004 15 Flower” 20:35 Greening of the Hills of Myanmar (Pre-War MRTV-3 16:12 Myanmar Marionette and Ranges, in order to Period) Rainfall on 18-6-2004 was 90mm (3.54 MRTV-3MRTV-3 “The Ogre Dance” achieve Climate 23:25 Song of Myanmar inches) at Yangon Airport, 101mm (3.97 16:15 National News Change (Taung Thar Beauty & Scenic 16:20 Leisurely Cruise Hill) (Magway Divi- Sights “Come and See inches) at Kaba-Aye and 41mm (1.61 inches) Along The Coast sion) Myanmar” (Yangon to 20:40 Myanma Paintings of 19-6-2004 (Saturday) & at central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1- Mawlamyine) Successive Periods 20-6-2004 (Sunday) 2004 was 925mm (36.41 inches) at Yangon 16:25 Song of Myanmar 20:45 National News Evening Transmission & 19-6-2004 (Saturday) Beauty & Scenic 20:50 Myanma Custard Morning Transmission Airport and 807mm (31.77 inches) at Kaba- (Programme Schedule) Sights “Mingalabar” Apple (23:30-1:30) Aye and 936mm (36.85 inches) at central Morning Transmission 16:30 National News 20:55 Kayin Dance 23:30 Signature Tune (9:00 - 10:00) 16:35 Myanmar Profile 21:00 National News Greeting Yangon. “Supermarkets” 21:05 The Ancient City 23:32 Song of Myanmar 9:00 Signature Tune 16:40 Myanmar Footware Mrauk U Beauty & Scenic Greeting “Ponedaw” Famed in 21:10 Song “Greetings from Sights “Myanma 9:02 Song of Myanmar Successive Eras Chin Hills” Panorama & Myanma Beauty & Scenic 16:45 National News 21:15 Weekly News Sentiment” Sights “Mingalabar” 16:50 A Village of Pa O Highlights 23:36 Myanmar Elephants 9:06 Myanmar Elephants 16:55 Rakhine Traditional 21:20 The Incredible Edifice from Myanma Forest from Myanma Forest Cultural Dance, (The Ananda Temple) 23:40 Headline News 9:10 Headline News Honouring Buddha 21:25 Song of Myanmar 23:42 Fishery Industry in 9:12 Fishery Industry in 16:58 Kengtaung Waterfall Beauty & Scenic Thandwe Township Thandwe Township 17:00 Weekly News Sights “Myanma Pano- 23:45 National News 9:15 National News Highlights rama & Myanma Sen- 23:50 Myanmar Movie 9:20 Myanmar Movie 17:05 Thihathana Throne timent” Impact “Style” Impact “Style” 17:10 Song “Sagawa Flowers 21:35 Myanmar Elephants 24:00 National News 9:30 National News Land” from Myanma Forest 00:05 The Beautiful Green 9:35 The Beautiful Green 17:15 Weekly News 21:40 Headline News Ice Ice Highlights 21:42 Fishery Industry in 00:10 Song “Moonlight 9:40 Song “Moonlight 17:20 Beauty of the Woman Thandwe Township Flower” Flower” of Myanmar (Pre-War 21:45 National News 00:12 Myanmar Marionette 9:42 Myanmar Marionette Period) 21:50 Myanmar Movie “The Ogre Dance” “The Ogre Dance” 17:25 Song of Myanmar Impact “Style” 00:15 National News 9:45 National News Beauty & Scenic 22:00 National News 00:20 Leisurely Cruise 9:50 Leisurely Cruise Sights “Come and See 22:05 The Beautiful Green Along The Coast Along The Coast Myanmar” Ice (Yangon to (Yangon to 22:10 Song “Moonlight Mawlamyine) Mawlamyine) Evening Transmission Flower” 00:25 Song of Myanmar 9:58 Song of Myanmar (19:30 - 23:30) 22:12 Myanmar Marionette Beauty & Scenic Beauty & Scenic 19:30 Signature Tune “The Ogre Dance” Sights “Mingalabar” Sights “Come and See Greeting 22:15 National News 00:30 National News Myanmar” 19:32 Song of Myanmar 22:20 Leisurely Cruise 00:35 Myanmar Profile Beauty & Scenic Along The Coast “Supermarkets” 19-6-2004 (Saturday) Sights “Mingalabar” (Yangon to 00:40 Myanmar Footware Evening Transmission 19:36 Myanma Art of Mawlamyine) “Ponedaw” Famed in (15:30 - 17:30) Making Items in Gold 22:25 Songs on Screen: Successive Eras 15:30 Signature Tune 19:40 Headline News “Musical Maze’ 00:45 National News Greeting 19:42 The World of Mro 22:30 National News 00:50 A Village of Pa O WEATHER 15:02 Song of Myanmar Nationals 22:35 Myanmar Profile 00:55 Rakhine Traditional Friday, 18 June, 2004 Beauty & Scenic 19:45 National News “Supermarkets” Cultural Dance Sights “Myanma 19:50 From Yangon to the 22:40 Myanmar Footware 00:58 Kengtaung Waterfall Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 Panorama & Myanma Peak of Mt Victoria “Ponedaw” Famed in 01:00 Weekly News hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain have been 20:00 National News Successive Eras Sentiment” Highlights scattered in Kayah State, lower Sagaing, Mandalay and 15:36 Myanmar Elephants 20:05 Paper Toys 22:45 National News 01:05 Thihathana Throne from Myanma Forest 20:10 Song “From the 22:50 A Village of Pa O 01:10 Song “Sagawa Flowers Magway Divisions and widespread in the remaining areas 15:40 Headline News Golden National Con- 22:55 Rakhine Traditional Land” with locally heavyfalls in Rakhine and Mon States, Yangon ventionTowards ...” Cultural Dance 15:42 Fishery Industry in 01:15 Weekly News Division, isolated heavyfalls in Kayin State, Bago, upper Thandwe Township 20:12 The Wonderful 22:58 Kengtaung Waterfall Highlights 15:45 National News Peikchin Ravine 23:00 National News 01:20 Beauty of the Woman Sagaing and Ayeyawady Divisions. 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State Peace and Development Council Secretary-2 National Convention Convening Commission Chairman Lt-Gen Thein Sein delivers an address at the meeting. — MNA Delegates show positive attitude in submitting papers and holding discussions National Convention Convening Commission, Work Committee, Management Committee meet YANGON, 18 June— The National Convention Constitution, which plays the most fundamental role in wish to donate cash to storm victims in Rakhine State and Convening Commission, the National Convention transforming the nation into a democratic one. the donation of wellwishers hailing the National Convening Work Committee and the Management The NCCC Chairman expressed his heartfelt pleasure Convention will be included in the programmes. Committee held coordination meeting No 12/2004 at that as delegates are those who are from all strata of life, Every Thursday and Sunday, the anyeint troupe, Anawrahta Yeiktha of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby representing various national races and organizations, they Myanmar Thabin Asiayon and vocalists will be Township, at 9.30 am today, with an address by Chairman had different intentions, aspirations and desires at the performing. And, prizes will be presented to winners in of the National Convention Convening Commission beginning of the National Convention. However, when the singing programme. In addition, arrangements are being Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council several weeks have passed, delegates show more positive made for entertainment of Min Okka Elephant Team. Lt-Gen Thein Sein. attitude in submitting papers and holding discussions under Next, Chairman of the Work Committee Chief Justice Also present on the occasion were Secretary of the the unanimous objective — National Convention must U Aung Toe reported on submitting of proposals to panel National Convention Convening Commission Minister for succeed. of chairmen of respective delegate groups and the Work Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and commission The Work Committee had received the proposal Committee; Chairman of the Management Committee members, Chairman of the National Convention Convening papers of delegate groups. The Work Committee is now Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung, on health care for Work Committee Chief Justice U Aung Toe and members, setting itself enthusiastically into its work in holding the delegates and excursions. Chairman of the Management Committee Auditor-General discussions with delegate groups in order to lay good A general round discussions of the members of the Maj-Gen Lun Maung and members. foundations for the State through thorough study of all National Convention Convening Commission, the National Joint-Secretary-2 of the NCCC Director-General of papers of the eight delegate groups. Convention Convening Work Committee and the Pyithu Hluttaw Office U Myint Thein acted as master of In conclusion, he called on those responsible to make Management Committee followed. Afterwards, Chairman ceremonies. efforts for ensuring emergence of a discipline-flourishing of the Commission Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein fulfilled First, Chairman of the NCCC Secretary-2 Lt-Gen democratic nation, putting aside discrimination of race, the requirements and delivered concluding remarks. Thein Sein delivered an address. He said that the National person, ism, and locality in exchanging views, and to strive The coordination meeting among the National Convention has turned five weeks, and discussions are for adopting firm and durable basic principles that can Convention Convening Commission, the National gathering momentum and so it has reached a crucial point. shape brighter future of the nation by taking both good Convention Convening Work Committee and the It is heartening to note that delegates openly submitted and bad lessons from the experiences gained throughout Management Committee concluded at 12.25 pm.— MNA proposal papers and held cordial discussions individually the history of the nation and by forming correct views of or in groups with respect to the Work Committee prevailing conditions. Coordination meeting on Chairman’s clarifications on the detailed basic principles Next, Secretary of National Convention Convening international civil aviation to be adopted for division of legislative, executive and Commission Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw judicial powers to be included in framing the State Hsan presented a report, saying that the five-member security measures held Constitution. The National Convention is the first step of translation team has started its function. Arrangements YANGON, 18 June — security measures took the State’s seven-point policy programmes, and it will are being made for cash donation ceremony. In this regard, A coordination meeting on place at the Ministry of have to lay down basic principles to write the State the donation of the delegates in accordance with their international civil aviation Transport on Merchant Street here this afternoon. It was attended by Minister for Transport Maj- Gen Hla Myint Swe, Deputy Minister Col Nyan Tun Aung, Officer on Special Duty Brig-Gen Myo Tin and officials of the Department for Civil Aviation, the Attorney- General’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister delivered an opening speech. The Director- General of the Department for Civil Aviation and directors reported on measures taken by National Convention Convening Work Committee Chairman Chief Justice U Aung Toe delivers an address at the meeting. — MNA departments concerned regarding the findings in the National Convention Convening Work Committee and State Service inspections of the Aviation Security Audit Team. Next, Personnel Group meet the deputy minister gave a YANGON, 18 June — mittee and members and coordination meeting at the National Convention present discussed com- supplementary report. Then, The chairman, the vice- members of panel of meeting hall of NCCWC Convening Work Com- pilation of papers to be those present took part in chairman and the secretary chairmen and resource in Nyaunghnapin Camp, mittee Chairman Chief submitted to the plenary the discussions and the of the National Convention persons of the State Service Hmawby Township this Justice U Aung Toe session of the National minister gave concluding Convening Work Com- Personnel Group held a afternoon. At the meeting, delivered a speech and those Convention. — MNA remarks. — MNA With hands linked firm around the National Convention.