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Four political objectives Head of State Senior General Than Shwe sends * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order felicitations to Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- YANGON, 5 Dec — On the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej tution which falls on 5 December 2003, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and * Building of a new modern developed nation Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Majesty in accord with the new State Constitution King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand. — MNA Four economic objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all- Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects development tasks in Pakokku District round development of other sectors of the economy as well YANGON, 4 Dec — The dam constructed with undertaken by the Irrigation giving instructions, Lt-Gen * Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco- Member of the State Peace the assistance of Magway Department on Htanngetaw Ye Myint inspected the dam nomic system and Development Council Division Peace and Deve- Creek near Nyaungnyotaw that benefits 43 acres of land * Development of the economy inviting partici- Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the lopment Council benefits Village. Officials reported and paddy fields. pation in terms of technical know-how and Ministry of Defence, about 95 acres of crops. on salient points about the They also inspected investments from sources inside the country accompanied by Sagaing Lt-Gen Ye Myint dam that will irrigate 200 Magyeesu dam in Magyeesu and abroad Division Peace and Deve- and party proceeded to acres of land. Lt-Gen Ye Village and Kaing dam in * The initiative to shape the national economy lopment Council Chairman Kyauktaing rural dam which Myint and party inspected Kaing Village in Pakokku. must be kept in the hands of the State and the North-West Command benefits 30 acres of farmland land preparation work and They visited Hsugyi- national peoples Commander Maj-Gen Tha in Kyauktaing Village. the creek. In meeting with pantaung Monastery in Aye, Magway Division Lt-Gen Ye Myint local farmers, Lt-Gen Ye Pakokku and paid rever- Four social objectives Peace and Development inspected the embankment Myint gave necessary ence to the Sayadaws and * Uplift of the morale and morality of the Council Chairman Col Zaw and inflow of the dam and instructions. presented offertories to entire nation Min, Col Sein Win of paddy fields and left They inspected Thit- members of the Sangha. * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and Pakokku Station and off- instructions on growing of kyitaw dam construction They looked into Pauk Lake preservation and safeguarding of cultural icials of the State Peace and Mezali (Cassia siamea) and project that will benefit 200 and Myakantha amusement heritage and national character Development Council Theitseint (Belleric acres of land on Kyaukhsauk park. * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit Office, inspected Hseikhsin Myrobalan) trees around the (Yayhsu) Creek near In the afternoon, Lt-Gen * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- rural dam in Hseikhsin dam.They headed for Thitkyitaw Village and gave Ye Myint held a meeting with ards of the entire nation Village, Myaing Township, Thaphankan Village and instructions. departmental officials, yesterday. looked into the dam and Afterwards, they went members of social organi- ture, livestock breeding, said that township level An official reported on paddy fields and left to Phalannwe rural dam in zations and townselders at education, health and departmental officials are to facts about the dam. Lt-Gen instructions. Pauktaw village. Officials Pyithaya Hall in Pakokku. economy of the region and make filed tours right down Ye Myint urged officials Next, they inspected reported on facts about the At the meeting, officials work done sector-wise. to the grassroots level for and local people to work Thiri Nanda dam dam. Col Zaw Min gave a reported on condition of local In response to the rural development. for durability of the facility. construction project being supplementary report. After rice sufficiency, agricul- reports, Lt-Gen Ye Myint (See page 9)

Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the INSIDE The Government of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Defence Ministry of Home Affairs inspects Hseikhsin rural Perspectives dam in Hseikhsin village, Towards total eradication Notification No. 1 /2003 Myaing Township. of narcotic drugs Yangon, 12th Waxing Day of Nadaw, 1365 M.E. MNA Page 2 ( 5th December, 2003 ) Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspects In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (a) of section 41 of the Control of Money Laundering Control of Money development tasks in Law, the Ministry of Home Affairs issues the following Rules with the approval of the Government:— Namsang Township Chapter I Laundering Page 16 Title and Definition 1. These Rules shall be called the Control of Money Laundering Rules. Rules issued CPLA Deputy Chief of General Staff visits National 2. The expressions contained in these Rules shall have the same meanings as are assigned to them in the Control YANGON, 4 Dec — Defence College of Money Laundering Law. In addition, the following expressions shall have the meanings given hereunder: - The Ministry of Home Page 2 Affairs of the Union (a) Law means the Control of Money Laundering Law. of Myanmar issued the Foreign News (b) Money Laundering Offence means an offence of illegally converting, transferring, concealing, Control of Money Pages obliterating or disguising of money and property obtained from the commission of any of the following Laundering Rules under the 3,4,5,12,13,14 offences to legalize the same : - Notification No 1/2003 (1) offences committed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law; dated 5 December 2003. Circulation (See page 6) MNA 23,819 Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003 PERSPECTIVES Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends message of Friday, 5 December, 2003 felicitations to Prime Minister of Thailand YANGON, 5 Dec — On the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej which falls Towards total eradication of on 5 December 2003, General Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of narcotic drugs felicitations to His Excellency Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand. — MNA As narcotic drugs pose a grave threat to mankind, every nation in the world is trying to Minister U Win Aung sends MYANMAR GEZETTE eliminate the scourge. The Government of message of felicitations to YANGON, 4 Dec— The State Peace and Develop- Myanmar, on its part, is leading anti-narcotic ment Council has confirmed the appointment of the drugs campaign and carrying out the task of Thai counterpart following heads of service organizations on expiry of the stamping out the danger of narcotics as a na- one-year probation period. YANGON, 5 Dec — On the occasion of the birth- tional duty. Name Appointment day of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej which In accordance with the guidance of Head (a) Brig-Gen Khin Yi Director-General falls on 5 December 2003, His Excellency U Win Aung, Myanmar Police Force of State Senior General Than Shwe, the 15-year Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Home Affairs plan has been laid down since 1999 and is being has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Dr (b) U Aung Bwa Director-General implemented stage by stage. The Government of Surakiart Sathirathai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the ASEAN Affairs Myanmar is very serious about wiping out the Kingdom of Thailand. — MNA menace of narcotic drugs from its soil once and Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for all. The entire people are also actively co- Deputy Chief of General Staff General Wu Quanxu and MNA operating with the Government in its fight against party visit the National Defence College. — MNA narcotics, the evil legacy of imperialists. Involved in the various measures taken to eradicate narcotic drugs are seizure of drugs, punishing drug traffickers and introducing the cultivation of poppy-substitute crops in the areas where poppy used to be grown. Moreover, as part of the 15-year plan, the New Destiny Project was launched in April, 2002. According to the New Destiny Project, farmers are being organized to grow poppy- substitute crops. Moreover, cash, food supplies, seeds of crops, piglets are being distributed so that the farmers can engage in agriculture and livestock breeding. Various organizations of national races are also making efforts to raise the momentum of growing substitute crops and establishment of manufacturing industries to promote the economy of their respective regions. Member of the State Peace and Develop- ment Council Lt-Gen Aung Htwe on 28 Novem- ber visited Shan State (North) and inspected the construction of a brick factory on the Lashio- Hsenwi-Muse road. CPLA Deputy Chief of General Staff visits National Defence College The construction of the factory is another YANGON, 4 Dec— Win of the Ministry of De- and party were welcomed at Gen Moe Hein extended way to replace poppy cultivation. Visiting Deputy Chief of fence and Military Attaché the college by Commandant greetings and explained brief In the past, the eastern and northern parts General Staff, General Wu Senior Colonel Xu Shulai of of National Defence College history of the college with of Shan State were the areas where poppy was Quanxu of the Chinese Peo- the Embassy of the People’s Maj-Gen Moe Hein, Deputy the use of video tapes. grown most. But now, poppy-substitute crops ple’s Liberation Army of the Republic of China, arrived Commandant Brig-Gen Later, the visiting are thriving there. People’s Republic of China at National Defence College Than Maung, heads of de- Chinese general and party Agricultural services are also providing all and party, accompanied by on Shwedagon Pagoda Road partment and instructor colo- viewed round the college and the necessary help from the cultivation season to Vice-Chief of Armed Forces at 3.30 pm today. nels. left there in the evening. the harvest season. Training Brig-Gen Nyan The Chinese general Commandant Maj- MNA We would like to urge all the entire na- River water pumping projects Financial Management Course tional people to enthusiastically cooperate with the Government for total eradication of narcotic inspected opened YANGON, 4 Dec — torate reported to the minis- drugs from the soil of our country during the YANGON, 4 Dec — emony. A total of 22 trainees Minister for Transport Maj- ter on irrigation tasks of the Financial Management are attending the six-week targeted period. Gen Hla Myint Swe, accom- station. After hearing the re- course. The opening cer- panied by officials of Direc- ports, the minister fulfilled Course (2) of the Public torate of Water Resources the requirements. Next, the Works under the Ministry emony was also attended by and Improvement of River minister proceeded to Lawka of Construction was opened Deputy Ministers for Con- Systems, arrived at Nanda River Water Pump- this morning at the Central struction U Tint Swe and Tanyaung River Water ing Project and inspected the Training School Brig-Gen Myint Thein, the Pumping Project in Salin availability of water and (Thuwunna) of the ministry directors-general and man- Township Magway Divi- waterway of the river. The here. Construction Minister aging directors of the minis- sion this morning. minister gave necessary in- Maj-Gen Saw Tun made an try, officials concerned and Officials of the direc- structions. —MNA address at the opening cer- trainees. — MNA

MYANMAR DELEGATION LEAVES: A 13-member Myanmar delegation led by Union of Myanmar Federa- tion of Chambers of Commerce and Industry CEC member U Nyein left here by air for Thailand on 4-12-2003 afternoon to attend Quadrangle Expo 2003 to be held in Changmai from 3 to 16 December and to participate in entertainment programmes at the Expo 2003. UMFCCI President U Win Myint Sees off the Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun addresses the opening of financial management course No 2 of Public Works. delegation. MNA CONSTRUCTION

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KBR staff were wounded and four sub- crucial industry. “Sabotage obviously Mele declined to provide details of contractors were missing. BAGHDAD, 4 Dec—A 10th soldier with ties to Missis- continues to be a concern. It looks like recent attacks on oil pipelines and in- “You have to be diligent about se- sippi has been killed in Iraq. Spc Raphael Davis, 24, of it is more concerted and better organ- stallations or the extent of the damage curity,” he told the conference, packed Tutwiler, was killed Tuesday, said the Department of ized than it has been in the past,” Mele and how much work had to repeated with about 400 company representa- Defence, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. told Reuters on the sidelines of a recon- due to sabotage. This information, he tives eager for new business in Iraq. The Rev Ilanda Pimpton, the stepfather of Davis, said struction conference on Iraq. said, was classified. Two follow-on contracts to replace military officials told the family that the incident in which Restoring Iraq’s oil fields and boost- Oil production in Iraq is up to its KBR’s no-competition deal issued in his stepson was killed was still being investigated. ing capacity are essential to the long- prewar levels of about two million bar- March are set to be announced by mid- Davis was a member of Company C, 223rd Engineer term success of Iraqi reconstruction, rels per day, and Mele said about three- January, although Mele said he hoped Battalion of the Mississippi Army National Guard. He is the particularly when US and other fund- quarters of that was being exported. the decision would be made this second Mississippi guardsman to die in Iraq. ing runs out. “As soon as we get tankers into month. “We’re still waiting for further details of when and Mele said the US Army Corps of port, we fill them up and ship the oil out. The amount for the two deals was how,’’ Pimpton said Wednesday. Engineers and its contractors were be- In the north, it’s a different story,” he doubled in October to $2 billion, fol- The 223rd Engineer Battalion is headquartered in West ing much more cautious and low-key said, adding that oil had to be trans- lowing a spate of attacks on oil facili- Point and has units in Bruce, Calhoun City, Charleston, over where they worked in Iraq. ported via vulnerable pipelines from ties. By last week, KBR had been given Webb, Aberdeen and Clarksdale. Members were called to “We are not advertising or announc- the north. $1.72 billion in business and Mele said active duty in January. The battalion has about 600 mem- ing what we are working on, where The Corps of Engineers’ main con- the Texas firm would continue its work bers. Members of the 223rd Engineer Battalion perform improvements are being made, espe- tractor in Iraq is Kellogg Brown and until the follow-on contracts were general engineering tasks such as constructing and main- cially in the northern oil fields,” he Root, a subsidiary of Texas company awarded. KBR has also bid for that taining main supply routes, landing strips, buildings, struc- said. Halliburton Co, the oil services firm work. —Internet tures and utilities. —Internet UN inspectors plan possible long-term UNODC assists monitoring of Iraq’s weapons despite US ban Vietnam in WASHINGTON, 4 Dec—UN weapons in- undertaken by the UN inspectors to seek spectors are planning for possible monitor- new information about Iraq’s weapons ing of Iraq’s biological, chemical and mis- programmes and to prepare for a possible fighting drugs sile programmes despite being barred from future role. the country by the United States, according UN inspectors were pulled out of Iraq in HANOI, 4 Dec—The to a report to the UN Security Council. March, just before the US-led war that top- United Nations Office The quarterly report released Wednes- pled Saddam Hussein’s regime. After the on Drugs and Crime day by the UN Monitoring, Verification and war, the United States deployed its own (UNODC) will help Viet- Inspection Commission, known as search teams and refused to allow UN nam establish task forces UNMOVIC, outlines a range of activities inspectors to return. — Internet with personnel coming from the country’s police, Customs and border forces 71% Americans support UN role in Iraq, says poll in the central level and in WASHINGTON, 4 Dec—Seven in 10 in Iraq are central to winning the war on the six provinces to combat Americans do not think the war in Iraq has terror. drug crimes and traffick- reduced the threat of terrorism, according Attacks on US troops in Iraq have been ing, local newspaper Youth to a poll released on Wednesday. sharply increasing throughout the fall and reported here. The poll by the Program on Interna- terrorists have struck targets in Turkey and This is an important part tional Policy Attitudes at the University of Saudi Arabia in recent weeks. of a project launched by Maryland also found strong support, 71 Despite apparent uneasiness with this UNODC and Vietnam on An Iraqi girl carries empty bins while helping her mother per cent, for the United Nations taking the country’s military presence in Iraq, two- Monday to enhance the queue for heating oil at a gasoline station in Baghdad on lead to help establish a stable government thirds said they don’t think US troops should country’s ability to combat 3 Dec, 2003. Power shortages and sabotage since the in Iraq. That’s up from half in April. withdraw until there is a stable government. drug crimes and traffick- US-led war that ousted Saddam have hit oil production President George W Bush and admin- That’s down 14 points from April. ing. and refining and made fuel scarce in Iraq.—INTERNET istration officials frequently say the efforts Internet MNA/Xinhua 5.52 billion rupees scheme approved for Vietnam’s wood product export to rise sharply HANOI, 4 Dec— Vietnam The country shipped 508 country will concentrate on Indian exports is expected to obtain wood million US dollars worth of exploiting traditional mar- NEW DELHI, 4 Dec—The Indian Federal Cabinet here approved a 5.52 billion product export turnovers of wood products in the first 11 kets such as the United States, rupees export promotion scheme with the aim of capturing at least 1 per cent of world 530 million US dollars in months of this year, increas- Australia, New Zealand and trade by March 2007 when the 10th Plan period ends. 2003, up 23.3 per cent from ing 35.2 per cent over the Japan, and new ones includ- The promotion scheme million rupees now raised to play of selected products in 2002, according to the Min- same period last year. ing Kuwait, South Africa and was mounted on a modified 5.52 billion rupees, a gov- identified centres in focus istry of Trade here. To boost export, the Peru. —MNA/Xinhua Market Access Initiative ernment spokesperson said. countries, intensive and sus- (MAI) originally launched Tuesday’s scheme pro- tained publicity campaign, in September 2001 to give vided for extensive market quality upgradation and more thrust to marketing In- study/survery of the poten- product development and dian products in the global tial markets through leading state potential. markets with a corpus of 145 marketing consultants, dis- MNA/PTI Dhaka seeks assistance to build underground railway system

DHAKA, 4 Dec— Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia sought assistance of the World Bank to introduce underground railway system in Dhaka City to ease traffic jam in the capital. She sought the assi Appreciating Khaleda The World Bank offi- stance when the World Zia’s plan for underground cial highly appreciated vari- Bank’s visiting executive di- railway system as a prece- ous steps taken by the rector CM Vasudev called on dence of her farsightedness, Bagladeshi Government in- her at the Prime Minister’s Vasudev said the World Bank cluding reform measures in Office here, the official Bang- would come forward if it gets the financial sector. An Iraqi woman cries as her house is searched by US soldiers during a massive raid in ladesh News Agency reported. a proposal in this regard. MNA/Xinhua Hawijah west of Iraq’s northern oil centre of Kirkuk on 3 Dec,2003.—INTERNET 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003

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Non-hos- Army Specialist Uday Singh became the first Indian of China and Hungary have Ukraine and Poland have reported one each. tile injured numbered 353. to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom when his convoy enhanced mutual under- On or since 1 May, when President The latest identification reported by the was ambushed in Habbaniyah near Baghdad on 1 standing between the two Bush declared that major combat opera- Department of Defence: December. Uday had enlisted in the US Army after he sides, said Liang Guanglie, tions in Iraq had ended, 303 US soldiers Army Spc Raphael S Davis, 24, Tutwiler, passed Class XII from St Stephen’s School here. chief of General Staff of the have died — 189 as a result of hostile action Miss; killed Tuesday when his vehicle was hit Two military officers from the US embassy in New Chinese People’s Liberation and 114 of non-hostile causes, according to by an explosive in Tampa, Iraq; assigned to Delhi conveyed the news of Uday’s death to his father, Army (PLA), here. the Defence Department’s figures. B Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Lt-Col (retd) PM Singh, at his Sector 18 home. A third- Liang made the remarks Since the start of military operations, Army National Guard, Calhoun City, generation soldier, Uday had enlisted in the US Army on when meeting with Havril 2,150 US service members have been in- Miss. —Internet 28 August, 2001. Andras, Deputy Chief of Singh was in shock when the HT team visited him on General Staff of the Armed Wednesday. He was being consoled by relatives and Forces of Hungary, and his friends. Uday’s friends and batchmates from school were party. also present at the house. Some of them had spoken to him Liang said the peoples over the phone just a few days back. of China and Hungary have Singh said Uday received 16 weeks of training at Fort a profound friendship de- Knox in Kentucky and was assigned to the Ist Batallion, spite the geographic dis- 34th Armour Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Fort tance between the two coun- Riley, Kansas. His unit was deployed in Iraq on 8 Septem- tries. ber, 2003 after being initially based in Kuwait. Since 1993, China and Uday was killed when his unit was attacked while on Hungary have respectively a patrol in Habbaniyah. He was in a Humvee vehicle as a sent 19 military delegations gunner when it was ambushed. He died on the way to to each other, which has en- hospital. Exact details are still not available as the official hanced mutual understand- version will be provided by US Army officers when they ing, he added. visit Singh.—Internet He stressed that the Armed Forces of China are Kuwait bank service to Iraq willing to promote military relations with Hungary. BAGHDAD, 4 Dec—The National Bank of Kuwait Havril said the Armed announced yesterday it has started offering money Forces of Hungary values transfer services to Iraq, becoming the first local bank the exchanges and coopera- to do so since the 1990-91 Gulf War. tion with their Chinese Customers can now transfer dollars and Iraqi dinars to counterparts and are ready banks in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, and the major cities of to expand areas of coopera- Basra and Mosul, NBK, the country’s largest commerical tion. A US soldier blocks a road during a US Army raid in outskirts of Iraqi town of Kirkuk bank, said in a statement. MNA/Xinhua on 3 Dec, 2003. —INTERNET Internet ASEM ministers call for Sino-ASEAN economic park to be built NANNING, 4 Dec— A China-ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) SAARC cultural diversity to curb economic park will be set up in this capital of southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous terrorism Region, on the site of the existing Overseas Chinese Investment Zone in the city. experts to An official from the regional govern- formerly the Wuming Overseas Chinese BEIJING, 4 Dec — The culture ministers attending ment said that in addition to upgrading the Farm. More than 7,300 overseas Chinese the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) here called on ASEM Overseas Chinese Investment Zone, 46 kilo- returned from Indonesia, Vietnam and other meet members to increase dialogue among diverse cultures metres from downtown Nanning, they would South-East Asia nations have settled down and civilizations in a bid to wipe out misunderstanding also work out special policies to draw more in the zone, but they still retain folkways of again for and conflicts, thus to prevent terrorism and exclusiveness. entrepreneurs from ASEAN and domestic ASEAN nations and have kept kindred rela- At the ASEM Conference on Cultures and Civilizations, businessmen who export commodities to tions with residents in 29 countries and re- free trade which opened here Wednesday, ministers and officials from ASEAN to start businesses in the Sino- gions. There are 50 industrial businesses in 26 ASEM members warned of the increasingly grave threats ASEAN economic park. the zone, including a dozen overseas fi- to non-traditional security, such as the September 11 terrorist A Sino-ASEAN fair will be held in nanced ventures, which are engaged in such treaty attacks on the United States and the Bali bombings in Nanning next year, according to the official. industries as sugar processing, cassava starch, KATHMANDU,4 Dec— October last year. The Overseas Chinese Investment Zone, toilet paper, galvanized iron plate, pharma- The sixth round meeting of They claimed that the radical reaction to the globalization covering 179 square kilometres, is situated ceutical, canned food and garment making. the South Asian Association in some countries led to aggravated violence and terrorism in Wuming county of Nanning and was MNA/Xinhua for Regional Cooperation against the background of unbalanced economic (SAARC) Committee of Ex- development and cultural misunderstanding. perts that concluded here Cultural diversity based on mutual understanding and failed to finalize the draft mutual respect should be considered a shield against framework treaty of the terrorism, they said. Due to insufficient understanding of South Asian Free Trade Area each other’s ideas and thoughts, culture is playing a more (SAFTA), but the experts complex role in society than political, economic and scientific agreed to meet again soon. factors, said Rais Yatim, Malaysian minister from the Prime The two-day joint-secre- Minister’s department. tary level body meeting Gunter Mulack, German Ambassador of the federal failed to draft a comprehen- foreign office, said that the world’s cultures are moving sive treaty regime for the toward unity in parallel with information technology, which SAFTA following differ- in turn has led to cultural disputes. ences over providing prefer- The dialogues should be conducted to achieve ential treatment to the least understanding and tolerance and curb terrorism, racism and developed countries among exclusiveness, said Mulack. SAARC members, The Ris- Terrorism is increasing in Singapore, a multi-national ing Nepal newspaper on and multi-racial country, said Lee Boon Yang, Singaporean Wednesday quoted a Nepali Minister for Information, Communications and Arts. official who attended the The ASEM countries should remove cultural conflicts meeting as saying. Aboriginal Bom tribesmen have found a ‘critically endangered’ ash-white and owl-eyed and differences, and create more channels for mutual MNA/Xinhua understanding among peoples, said Lee.—MNA/Xinhua monkey in the southeastern Bangladesh hills.—INTERNET

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¥¥ ¨ analysis work on Iraq attack in southern Afghan city ¦ § UNITED NATIONS, 4 Dec— The United Nations Monitoring, Veri- KABUL, 4 Dec— Two US soldiers were wounded fication and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) has continued on Wednesday in an attack in the southern Afghan with its analysis work on Iraq since its withdrawal from the country city of Kandahar when an Afghan man targeted New Iraq funds panel set to meet last March, a UN spokesman said Wednesday. their car with a hand grenade, an Afghan official BAGHDAD, 4 Dec—A new board that will monitor a The spokesman told a noon briefing that the commission in- said. US- and British-controlled fund for Iraq’s development will formed the UN Security Council, in its latest quarterly report, that it The incident took place at 11:30 am local time hold its first meeting tomorrow, a UN spokesman announced. had continued with its work, including analyzing biological samples at Chaoke Shahidan area in the city centre, accord- The International Advisory and Monitoring Board was and doing technical evaluations of Iraq’s Al-Samoud 2 missiles. ing to Kandahar police chief Mohammed Salim authorised by a Security Council resolution adopted on 22 May The commission said that up through the end of the November, it Hasas. that lifted UN sanctions on Iraq and start rebuilding the country. was not provided with the results of investigations by the US-led Iraq “Syed Rahim of Helmand Province threw a The board includes representatives from the Arab Fund for Survey Group, other than a statement made to the public on its hand grenade at a US military vehicle on patrol, Economic and Social Development, the International Mon- interim progress report. The survey group has not given the commis- injuring two US soldiers,” the official said, refer- etary Fund, the UN and the World Bank. sion that report, it said. ring to the man from a neighbouring province. UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said the initial meeting will The commission has continued to store equipment for its activi- An Afghan policeman was also injured when take place at UN headquarters. The IMF will be represented by ties in Cyprus, as well as some in Baghdad, but its core professional the culprit resisted police arrest on the spot, he Bert Keuppens, senior adviser in the finance department; the staff has been reduced to 51, a 10-per-cent reduction since the last added. “Now the attacker is in police custody and World Bank by vice-president and controller Fayezul quarter, said the UNMOVIC report. being investigated,”said Hasas. Choudhury; and the UN by assistant secretary-general and MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua controller Jean-Pierre Halbwachs, he said. —Internet Italy says no plans to send more troops to Iraq

ROME, 4 Dec— Italy said on Wednesday it had no plans to send any more troops to Iraq and its forces there would in fact decrease when 500 Italian Navy personnel return home, as planned, later this month. But Defence Minister Antonio Martino and helping reconstruction. said the government had no intention of pull- “Their number is not set to rise,” Martino ing out of the region, despite the poor security said, adding that when the Italian ship San situation and a deadly attack on an Italian base Giusto returned home later this month some in November. 2,200 troops would remain in Iraq. “There has been no request for any in- Italians in Iraq have been on high alert since crease of our military presence in Iraq and I a suicide bomber killed 19 of their compatriots don’t imagine one will be made soon,” Martino in the southern city of Nassiriya last month. told a parliamentary defence commission. Martino said a few dozen security special- Centre-right Prime Minister Silvio ists could be sent to Iraq as a protection measure Berlusconi has been one of President George for the remaining troops following the Nassiriya W Bush’s staunchest allies over the war attack. despite million-strong anti-war marches by Last week guerillas in Baghdad fired mis- Italians. siles at the Italian Embassy, causing structural Some 2,700 Italian non-combat troops damage but no injuries. A US soldier uses spray paint to cover anti-American graffiti that reads ‘We will cut hands are in Iraq, principally charged with policing MNA/Reuters of those who cooperate with Americans,’ in Baghdad on 3 Dec, 2003.—INTERNET

Authorities arrest Indian Navy to outsource maintenance equipment Investment NEW DELHI, 4 Dec— The Indian Navy “The idea of PBL is to place the support said here it was considering outsourcing responsibility squarely on the shoulders of from private 57 Hells Angels in major maintenance of equipment and im- the suppliers,” he said. The Indian Navy was plement performance-based logistics con- also considering outsourcing of major main- sector US raids cept to achieve guaranteed level of perform- tenance of equipment by the suppliers them- ance and make suppliers more accountable. selves, Bhasin added. reaches LOS ANGELES, 4 Dec— Fifty-seven Hells Angels “The performance-based logistics (PBL) “This would obviate the necessity for members were arrested on Wednesday as police and encompasses the management of logistics creation of the requisite infrastructure by record high federal agents raided homes and motorcycle gang support including supply of requisite spares the Navy and enthuse suppliers in having BEIJING, 4 Dec — Private clubhouses across the western United States, seizing within an agreed time-frame, services and continued interest in the equipment,” Bhasin investment of nearly 1,000 guns, explosives and drugs. equipment upgrade by the supplier to ensure said. billion yuan in China in the Authorities said the geles spokesman for the US guaranteed level of performance of the equip- He also praised the government for al- first nine months of the year predawn raids, which fol- Bureau of Alcohol, To- ment at a contracted price,” Vice-Admiral P lowing private participation in the defence has exceeded the figure for lowed a two-year under- bacco, Firearms and Explo- C Bhasin, Chief of Material, Integrated sector, saying it was a ‘win-win’ situation any whole year since this cover operation in five sives (AFT). Headquarters, told the Navy-Industry for both the Industry and the Navy. once planned economy loos- states, turned up more than The Hells Angels, ac- Partnership Meet 2003 in New Delhi. MNA/Xinhua ened some restrictions on 100 firearms, along with a tive back to the 1940s, have private enterprise eight small amount of metham- an estimated worldwide years ago. phetamine, and suggested membership of 2,500, in- The latest statistics from that more charges could fol- cluding chapters in Canada, the All-China Federation of low. Europe and Australia. Industry and Commerce They said the Hells An- Their litany of misdeeds show that the private sector gels were believed to be includes the stabbing death invested a total of 957.7 bil- involved in a variety of of a spectator at a 1969 Roll- lion yuan (115.4 billion US criminal activities, includ- ing Stones concert in dollars) in fixed assets in ing the manufacture and Oakland, California, and a the period, up 30.3 per cent distribution of metham- violent brawl and shootout on the same period last year. phetamine, firearms traf- at a Nevada casino in April Based on a less restricted ficking, extortion and mo- 2002 during a motorcycle market and increased eco- torcycle theft. rally. nomic strength, private in- But officials gave few Three bikers were killed vestors set foot in fields that details of those arrested on on a crowded casino floor were previously off limits, Wednesday or the specific in Laughlin and a fourth like heavy industry, finan- charges against them. was fatally shot in the back cial services, education and “This joint operation is hours later while riding on culture industry, media and just one small part of ATF’s a nearby highway. publication, roads and ur- ongoing, collaborative ef- Authorities declined to ban public infrastructure. forts to reduce violent say if any of the evidence Logistics has become a crime, particularly as it re- seized was related to the Gusts of wind or a hard rock could spoil next month’s landings of two robots designed major new attraction for pri- lates to gang violence and Launghline incident or if to explore the surface of Mars, NASA said on 2 Dec, 2003. But the US space agency, vate investment, according firearms related violent any of the weapons found shaken by the deaths of seven shuttle astronauts in February and the loss of two robotic to the federation survey. crime,” said Special Agent could be tied to a crime. missions to Mars in 1999, said it had spared no expense in planning for the latest rover MNA/Xinhua Donald Kincaid, a Los An- MNA/Reuters mission. An artist’s rendition shows a 2003 rover.—INTERNET 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003

(from page 1) committed, the Preliminary Scrutiny Body shall be formed and assigned (2) trafficking in and smuggling of women and children; functions and duties thereto for enabling to conduct hearing of the said (3) undertakings of a financial institution without the licence to operate matter and to submit remark thereof issued by the Central Bank of Myanmar; (3) if it is found clearly that no money laundering offence has been (4) theft and smuggling out of the country of antiques and articles of committed, the case under investigation shall be closed; in addition, the cultural heritage; money and property seized temporarily shall be returned in Form (7) to (5) illegal trafficking of arms, ammunitions and explosives; the person under investigation or the person whose property has been (6) counterfeiting money, using and possessing thereof; seized. (7) hijacking of aircraft, vessel or any type of vehicle; (4) if it is nescessary to take action against the offender under section 22 or (8) cyber crimes committed by electronic means; 23 of the Law, the Investigation Body shall be directed to file the (9) offences committed by act of terrorism; information report at the relevant police station and to proceed further. (10) offences prescribed by the Government by notification from time to (k) may, under the report of findings of the Investigation Body and submission of time; the Preliminary Scrutiny Body, pass the order confiscating or not confiscating (11) transnational crimes of offences mentioned above in sub-rules (1) to the money and property seized temporarily. If prior sanction has been granted (10). or is to be granted to prosecute the offender, under section 22 or 23 of the Law (c) Investigation Body means the Investigation Body formed by the Central postponement shall be made without passing the confiscation order on the Control Board under sub-section (a) of section 9 of the Law and Rule 14; money and property seized temporarily as exhibit, and necessary order shall be (d) Preliminary Scrutiny Body means the Preliminary Scrutiny Body formed by passed in conformity with the order and judgment of the relevant Court which the Central Control Board under section 13 of the Law and Rule 26; is final and confirmed. (e) Financial Intelligence Unit means the body formed and assigned duty by the (1) may, if it is evident that, after committing the money laundering offence the Central Control Board under sub-rule (d) of Rule 4 and Rule 5; person under investigation is absconding or cannot be found or has died or has (f) Central Bank means the Central Bank of the Union of Myanmar; gone abroad for good, with respect to money and property involved in the (g) Person having beneficial interest in the exhibit means any person other than money laundering offence, pass the confiscation order under the report of the person under investigation who has suggested that the money and property findings of the Investigation Body and submission made by the Preliminary obtained by illegal means have been transferred and obtained by any means,with Scrutiny Body. consideration and in good faith. (m) may, before or after passing the order confiscating the exhibit, if the person Chapter II under investigation applies within 90 days after hearing is made by the Duties and Powers of the Central Control Board Preliminary Scrutiny Body for review of the case, submitting witnesses, 3. The Central Control Board document and evidence that he was not able to submit at all in the previous (a) may liaise with the States Parties of the United Nations conventions, international investigation, direct the Investigation Body to investigate again or the Preliminary and regional organizations and neighbouring countries in respect of exchange Scrutiny Body to conduct the hearing again. of information, investigation, taking legal action and adjudication relating to Chapter III the control of money and property obtained by illegal means; Formation of the Financial Intelligence Unit (b) shall co-ordinate and co-operate with the relevant government departments and Functions and Duties thereof and organizations so as not to enable the owner or possessor of money and 5. The Central Control Board shall, in forming the Financial Intelligence Unit under property obtained by illegal means to operate economic enterprises or to sub-rule (d) of Rule 4, form with suitable, competent persons from the relevant establish and operate banks and financial institutions and other economic government departments and organizations who are included in the Office Staff. organizations by using such money and property or to use the same as legal 6. The Financial Intelligence Unit shall carry out the following functions and duties money or property; in accordance with the directive of the Central Control Board: (c) shall, to increase technical know-how in investigating and exposing arrange, (a) with respect to matters on exchange of information relating to money and supervise and guide the responsible persons from the banks and financial property obtained by illegal means, liaising mutually with international institutions, members of Financial Intelligence Unit and responsible persons organizations, regional organizations and neighbouring countries; from the relevant government departments and organizations for conducting (b) with respect to matters to be carried out by the banks and financial institutions necessary training courses, holding workshops and exchanging of local and under these Rules, reporting to the Central Control Board, if no reporting is foreign knowledge. made on matters that are to be investigated and reported, or if unusual or 4. The Central Control Board: suspicious information is received; (a) shall prescribe the amount and value of money and property against which (c) reporting to the Central Control Board, if information has been received on action can be taken as the money laundering offences under sub-section (c) of illegal financial transactions, not through the banks and financial institutions; section 5 and sub-section (a) of section 8. Such provision may be amended from (d) reporting to the Central Control Board, if responsible persons of the Department time to time; of Settlements and Land Records and State, Divisional, District and Township (b) shall , with the approval of the Government, prescribe the amount and value of Land Records Offices and Registration Offices subordinate to it fail to give money and property which shall be reported to the Central Control Board under information after undertaking intelligence measures under section 20 of the sub-section (c) of section 8, sub-section (b) of section 19, sub-section (b) of Law on the registration of documents relating to the transfer of immoveable section 20 and section 21 of the Law. Such provision may be amended from property or obtaining information that is unusual or suspicious; time to time with the approval of the Government; (e) reporting to the Central Control Board, if responsible persons from relevant (c) shall inform the prescribed amount and value of money and property to the government department and organization fail to report on matters that are to be relevant government departments and organizations as confidential; reported or obtain the unusual and suspicious information after investigation (d) shall form the Staff Office comprising experts to assist its functions and relating to money which has been brought in or brought out by any person duties.The Finanicial Intelligence Unit shall be formed, with suitable expert entering or leaving Myanmar; members out of the members of Staff Office for detecting money laundering (f) advising and submitting to the Central Control Board to conduct training offences; courses for the responsible persons from the banks and financial institutions, (e) shall, on receiving the information that money laundering offence has been and government departments and organizations to assist in increasing the committed, form the necessary Investigation Bodies in accordance with the necessary technical know-how. Law and assign duty to carry out investigation, entering, inspecting , searching and seizing; Chapter IV (f) shall, when duty has been assigned under sub-rule (e) with respect to money Duties to Report and property obtained by illegal means, issue in Form (1) the order granting 7. For the purpose of these Rules, the responsible persons from the banks and financial permission to the Investigation Body to investigate, enter and make inspection, institutions — search and seize; (a) shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the existing laws regarding bank (g) may, issue order under sub-section (f) of section 8 of the Law to the responsible secrecy, with respect to depositing, withdrawing and transferring of money, if persons from the banks and financial institutions to grant permission to the any of the following points is found, determine the accounts of the person who Investigation Body to seize temporarily as exhibit the money and property has made deposit and withdrawal of money as confidential, and, without delay, obtained by illegal means deposited in the relevant banks and financial report to the Central Control Board in the Form specified by directive of the institutions to inspect financial records and if necessary, to make copy thereof, Central Control Board, and a copy shall be sent to the Central Bank: and seize temporarily as exhibit; (1) exceeding of the amount and value of money prescribed by the Central (h) shall, if order is passed to return the property seized temporarily in Form (2) Control Board; as exhibit, under a bond, cause to the bond to be entered into in Form (4); if there (2) being unusual or suspicious although it does not exceed the amount and is violation of the bond, the order returning the property under the said bond value of money prescribed by the Central Control Board; may be revoked. (b) may continue to perform according to the procedures of the banks and financial (i) may issue a prohibitory order in Form(3) under sub-section (g) of section 8 of institutions to deposit, withdraw and transfer of money, if no prohibition is the Law to the relevant departments, organizations and persons not to convert, made by issuance of order by the Central Control Board although information transfer by any means, conceal, obliterate and disguise the money and property is made under sub-rule(a). obtained by illegal means during the period in which investigation is being 8. The Central Bank shall, with respect to matters of suspicious nature out of the made under these Rules. In addition, if necessary, may direct the sealing of the information sent by copy to it under sub-rule (a) of Rule 7, call for information as immoveable property. may be required from the banks and financial institutions, scrutinize and submit to (j) Under the report of findings of the Investigation Body:— the Central Control Board matters that are required to be detected and exposed. (1) if it is necessary to make further investigation of the supporting evidences, 9. For the purpose of these Rules, the responsible persons of the Department of directive may be issued to the Investigation Body to make such Settlements and Land Records and State, Divisional, District and Township investigations and submit thereof; Settlements and Land Records Offices and the Registration Offices: (2) if evidence is found that a money laundering offence is likely to be (See page 7) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003 7

(from page 6) property has been seized, only when the prohibitory order in Form (3) of the (a) shall, if any of the following points is found in performing registration with Central Control Board has been obtained. respect to sale, gift, charity, disowning and exchanging of immoveable (g) shall, in entering and inspecting, searching and seizing temporarily of money property, classify the names of transferor and transferee and the value of and property under the duties and powers mentioned in sub-rules (a) to (e), property as confidential, and report, without delay, to the Central Control seizing shall be made in the presence of two search witnesses by making three Board in Form (5), and send a copy to the Department of Settlements and Land copies of temporarily seizing of property Form (2). The said Form shall be Records:- signed by the person under investigation or the person whose property has been (1) Exceeding of the value of property mentioned in the instrument over the seized, search witnesses and the Head of the Investigation Body. One copy of amount and value of property determined by the Central Control Board; the temporarily seizing of property Form (2) shall be given to the person under (2) Although the value of property mentioned in the instrument does not investigation or the person whose property has been seized. exceed the amount and value of money determined by the Central Control 18. The Investigation Body shall, if there arises a cause to pass any of the following Board, under field inspection, the value of property being in excess of the orders and directive during the period of investigation with respect to money and amount and value of property determined by the Central Control Board; property seized temporarily as exhibit, submit to the Central Control Board giving (3) Transferring of property which is unusual or of suspicious nature. remark:- (b) may, if no prohibition is made by issuance of order by the Central Control (a) order to return under a bond of sufficient security, on the application made by Board, although it has been reported under sub-rule (a), continue the registration the person under investigation, person whose property has been seized or of instruments in accordance with the procedures relating to registration of person who has beneficial interest in the exhibit to return the property under a instruments. bond; 10. The Department of Settlements and Land Records shall, out of the information (b) prohibitory order that prohibits converting, transferring, concealing, obliterating sent by copy to it under sub-rule (a) of Rule 9 regarding matters of suspicious and disguising of property in any manner; nature, call for necessary information from the relevant State, Division, District and (c) directive to seal the land and building. Township Department of Settlements and Land Records, Registration Offices, scrutinize 19. The Central Control Board shall: - and submit to the Central Control Board matters that are required to be detected and (a) after scrutiny on the matter submitted under Rule 8, pass any suitable order and exposed. directive; 11. Out of the matters which are to be reported, responsible persons under Rules 7 and (b) if the property permitted to be seized temporarily as exhibit are arms and 9 shall not have the duty to report the matter which is not related to a money laundering ammunitions, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, controlled precursors offence and in respect of which supporting evidence can be submitted that it is a deposit, or other properties not permitted by any existing law, direct the Investigation withdrawal and transfer of money or transfer of property under any existing law or any Body to hand over systematically to the relevant government department and customary law and which is in accordance with the right of inheritance. organization. 12. For the purpose of this Law any responsible person from the Customs Department 20. The Investigation Body shall, after conducting investigation, submit the report on and relevant government department and organization shall, in respect of foreign findings to the Central Control Board together with the case proceedings. In the said currency brought into, imported into the country or carried and sent abroad from a port, report, the following points with respect to money laundering offence shall be included airport or any border area or by money order by post which exceeds the prescribed as may be necessary:- amount of the Central Control Board classify as confidential and without delay report (a) type of offence committed and summary of the case; to the Central Control Board in Form 6 and shall send a copy to the Head of his (b) name, father’s name, occupation and address of persons involved in the department. commission of the offence; 13. The Head of a department shall, out of information a copy of which was sent under (c) date of ownership or enjoyment of benefit in respect of money and property Rule 12, regarding suspicious matters, call for necessary information from his subordinate located locally or abroad by the person under investigation; department and organization and after scrutinizing the same submit to the Central (d) the manner and the date on which deposit, withdrawal or transfer was made; Control Board for the necessary exposure and investigation. (e) type of property, the means by which the said property was owned and date of ownership or transfer; Chapter V (f) estimate current value of properties, location thereof and if the property does Formation of the Investigation Body and Functions not exist at the time of investigation, the reason why that property does not and Duties thereof exist; 14. The Central Control Board shall, on obtaining information and data relating to (g) type of property which is under the control or not under the control of the person money laundering offence, form the Investigation Body comprising not less than three under investigation; type of property transferred to other person’s name under suitable persons from the relevant government departments and organizations for pretence; type of property transferred to other person, type of property mingled enabling investigation and exposure. In so forming, the members of the Investigation with property owned by another person, which is easy or not easy to seperate Body shall not be retained permanently, but shall be assigned duty case-wise or subject and current value of each item of property; to a time limit by changing the composition thereof. (h) income and business of the person under investigation; 15. The Investigation Body shall, only after obtaining the sanction of the Central (i) submission made by the person who has beneficial interest in the exhibit; Control Board commence carrying out investigation and exposure, entering and (j) summary of one’s activities under the orders and directives issued by the inspecting, searching and seizing as exhibits. Central Control Board; 16. The Investigation Body, in carrying out under Rule 15 with respect to money (k) list of evidential documents and witnesses; laundering offence:- (l) the findings of the investigation and review. (a) shall open the case and conduct the necessary investigation; (b) shall, in investigating, show to the person under investigation the sanction of Chapter VI the Central Control Board initially and explain for which matter investigation Inspecting, Making copies and Seizing as Exhibits of is going to be conducted; Financial Records of Banks and Financial Institutions (c) may call for and examine the documents and other supporting evidence as are 21. The Investigation Body shall, during the period of investigation, for enabling the required from the person under investigation, the relevant government issue of prohibitory order not to withdraw or transfer money and property relating to departments and organizations, and banks and financial institutions; money laundering offence that are maintained in banks or financial institutions, and for (d) may summon and obtain statements from the person under investigation or obtaining permission to inspect and, if necessary, to make copy and to seize temporarily other persons as are required. as exhibit of financial records, submit the following points to the Central Control Board 17. The Investigation Body, in carrying out under Rule 15, with respect to money in a confidential manner:- laundering offence:- (a) summary of the offence committed known through investigation and exposure; (a) has the right to enter and inspect the building, land and work-site of the person (b) findings on commission of the offence; under investigation; (c) matter desired to be carried out and duration of time; (b) shall, if it is required to seize the diamond, gold, silver, gems, jewellery, (d) name and address of the bank or financial institution relating to the matter ornaments, money and valuables, seal the same and seized temporarily.The desired to be carried out. said properties shall be deposited in the bank determined by the Central 22. The Central Control Board:- Control Board under a safe custody system; (a) may, after scrutinizing the submission made under Rule 21 by the Investigation (c) shall seize temporarily different kinds of vehicles such as motor-car, vessel, Body, during the period of investigation, pass any of the following order:— engine-propelled vehicle, vehicle without engine and slow-moving vehicles, (1) prohibitory order prohibiting withdrawal and transfer of money and different kinds of accessories thereof and documents. If the Central Control property; Board grants permission during the period of investigation to return the (2) order permitting inspection of the financial records and order permitting property seized temporarily under a bond, a bond with sufficient security shall copies thereof to be made; be entered into in Form (4) and the said properties shall be re-entrusted to the (3) order permitting seizure temporarily of the financial records and money person whose property has been seized; and property as exhibit. (d) shall, if it is required to seize animals such as elephant, horse and cattle, seize (b) when passing any order under sub-rule (a) shall issue the said order to the the same temporarily. During the period of investigation, a bond with sufficient responsible persons of the banks and financial institutions and send a copy of security shall be entered into in Form (4), and the said animals shall be re- the order to the Governor of the Central Bank and Head of the relevant bank entrusted to the person whose animals have been seized; and financial institution. (e) shall, if it is required to seize moveable properties such as furniture, musical 23. The Investigation Body:- instruments and electrical goods, seize the same temporarily, and during the (a) shall, in accordance with the order issued by the Central Control Board, carry period of investigation, a bond with sufficient security shall be entered into in out in accordance with sub-rule (g) of Rule 17 inspection, copying, seizing Form (4), and the said properties shall be re-entrusted to the person whose temporarily as exhibit the financial records, seizing temporarily as exhibit the property has been seized; money and property deposited, or transferred by the person under investigation; (f) shall, with respect to properties that will be re-entrusted under a bond under (b) shall deposit the diamond, gold, silver, gems, jewellery, ornaments, money and sub-rules (c), (d) and (e), re-entrust the same under a bond to the person whose (See page 8) 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003

(from page 7) temporarily as exhibit should be confiscated. valuables seized temporarily as exhibit in the bank and financial institution 30. The Preliminary Scrutiny Body shall, on being directed by the Central Control determined by Central Control Board for safe custody system. Board to make investigation again on the submission made under sub-rule (g) of Rule 29, submit again, examine again the witnesses as may be required, obtain more Chapter VII evidences, and submit again with remark. Measures to be Taken for Passing the Prohibitory Order and Directing to Seal 31. The Preliminary Scrutiny Body shall, on being directed by the Central Contral in Respect of Exhibits Board to scrutinize the application made by the person whose property has been seized 24. During the investigation period, when the Central Control Bank issues the or person having beneficial interest in the exhibit stating that the money and property prohibitory order or directs to seal the immovable property to the relevant government seized temporarily as exhibit have been obtained through transfer by certain means, department, organization and persons, so as not to convert, transfer, conceal, obliterate with consideration and in good faith, obtain necessary statements and evidences in or disguise money and property obtained by illegal means to be legal, the Investigation accordance with Rules 28 and 29, and submit to the Central Control Board with remark Body: as to whether or not the right applied for by the said person should be given. (a) shall affix the said order or directive in a conspicious place at the site where the property in respect of which a prohibitory order or a directive to seal was Chapter IX issued is situated and also at the relevant offices of the Township, Ward and Confiscation Village-Tract Peace and Development Council; 32. The Central Control Board, with respect to money and property seized temporarily (b) may, with respect to the sealed immoveable property if the person under by the Investigation Body as exhibit :- investigation, the person whose property has been seized or the person having (a) may, if it is required to obtain statements of witnesses and evidences, again beneficial interest in the exhibit applies for return of the property under a bond direct the Preliminary Scrutiny Body to obtain and submit the same again; submitting valid evidence during the investigation period cause a bond to be (b) shall, on finding out that a money laundering offence has been committed entered into in Form(4) with sufficient security by order of the Central Control according to the report of findings of the Investigation Body and submission Board and return the sealed immoveable property; made by the Preliminary Scrutiny Body, pass an order confiscating the money (c) shall, if the sealed immoveable property is not returned under a bond, remove and property seized temporarily as exihibit. If it is found that the said offence the residents from there, lock and seal the property; has not been committed, it shall pass an order to return the money and property (d) shall assign duty to the relevant Township Police Force Commander to keep seized temporarily as exhibit to the original person whose property has been the sealed immoveable property in safe custody. seized. 25. The person under investigation or the person to whom the property is returned (c) shall, in carrying out under sub-rule (b), if prior sanction has been granted or under a bond, shall not sell, mortgage, lease, transfer by any other means or give right is to be granted to prosecute the offender, postpone passing the order confiscating of residence and occupancy to a third person in respect of property and money on which the money and property seized temporarily as exhibit and pass the order as may a prohibitory order is issued or which is directed to be sealed by the Central Control be required in conformity with the order and judgment of the relevant Court Board. which is final. (d) shall send the order passed under sub-rules(b) and (c) to the person under Chapter VIII investigation, or person whose property has been seized or person having Formation of the Preliminary Scrutiny Body and Functions beneficial interest in the exhibit within 30 days from the date of passing the and Duties thereof order. 26. The Central Control Board shall, from the report of findings of the Investigation 33. The Central Control Board shall, if it is clearly evident that the money and property Body, if there is supporting evidence that a money laundering offence has been seized temporarily as exhibit has been obtained through transfer by certain means, with committed by any person, form the Preliminary Scrutiny Body comprising not less than consideration and in good faith by the person whose property has been seized or person three suitable persons to scrutinize and submit as to whether or not the property seized having beneficial interest in the exhibit according to the report of findings of the temporarily should be confiscated. In such body , one Deputy Minister shall be assigned Investigation Body and submissions made by the Preliminary Scrutiny Body - duty as the Chairman. (a) if all the said money and property have been transferred and obtained, return 27. The Preliminary Scrutiny Body shall:- all such money and property to the said person; (a) carry out and open the preliminary proceeding when assigned duty by the (b) if part of the said money has been transferred, obtained and in possession, Central Control Board; return such part of the said money to the said person; (b) inform the person under investigation, the person whose property has been (c) if part of the property transferred and obtained is not jointly owned by the seized or person having beneficial interest in the exhibit, personally or by person under investigation and is easy to separate, return such part of the said representative or by lawyer to appear and defend within 30 days; property to the said person; (c) submit with remarks to the Central Control Board, if the persons concerned fail (d) if the property transferred and obtained is jointly owned by the person under to appear for defence although informed under sub-rule (b), after summoning investigation and is not easy to separate, such property shall be sold by auction. and examining witnesses who have been examined by the Investigation Body Out of the proceeds of the sale, the money proportionate to possession of that and other necessary witnesses whether the money and property seized person shall be returned to him, and the money proportionate to possession of temporarily as exhibit shall be confiscated or not. the person under investigation shall be confiscated. 28. The Preliminary Scrutiny Body shall, when the person informed under sub-rule 34. When the Central Control Board returns the money and property seized temporarily (b)of Rule 27 appears and clarifies:- as exhibit to the person under investigation, person whose property has been seized or (a) explain to the person under investigation, person whose property has been person having beneficial interest in the exhibit, the Investigation Body shall return the seized or person having beneficial interest in the exhibit to clarify and defend same in Form (7) in the presence of witnesses. showing the reason why the money and property seized temporarily as exhibit 35. The Central Control Board shall:— should not be confiscated; (a) pay the money confiscated to the accounts head prescribed by the Government. (b) submit to the Central Control Board with remarks that the money and property (b) administer the properties confiscated in accordance with the decision of the seized temporarily as exhibit should be confiscated, if the person under Government or transfer to the relevant government department and organization. investigation, person whose property has been seized or person having 36. With respect to properties transferred under sub-rule (b) of Rule 36, the relevant beneficial interest in the exhibit admits that he has committed the money government department and organization shall administer the same in accordance with laundering offence. the directive of the Government. 29. If the person under investigation, person whose property has been seized or person 37. The Central Control Board:- having beneficial interest in the exhibits denies that he has not committed any money (a) shall, if it is found that the person under investigation, person whose property laundering offence, the Preliminary Scrutiny Body:- has been seized or person having beneficial interest in the exhibit has (a) shall first hear and examine the witnesses examined by the Preliminary transferred, obliterated, destroyed or caused destruction, of the property Scrutiny Body; involved in the money laundering offence and which is seized temporarily as (b) after hearing the person under investigation, person whose property has been exhibit during the period of investigation, pass the confiscation order without seized and person having beneficial interest in the exhibit and scrutinizing the making further investigation with regard to the said property. documentary evidences submitted by them, may accept as exhibit or refuse to (b) shall, if it is found that the person under investigation, person whose property accept as exhibit has been seized or person having beneficial interest in the exhibit has (c) shall hear and examine the witnesses submitted by the person under transferred, obliterated, destroyed or caused destruction to the money and investigation, person whose property has been seized and person having property entrusted under a bond, and no exposure and seizure have been made beneficial interest in the exhibit; of to the said money and property, pass an order on the said person to pay the (d) may, if necessary, summon and examine the persons who have been exposed said money and value of the said property as indemnity without making further during the course of investigation and examine again witnesses who have been investigation with regard to the said money and property. If the said person examined; fails to pay the same, a person from the relevant government department and (e) If it is found that certain evidence is required to be examined from the report organization may be assigned duty to recover the amount as if they were of findings of the Investigation Body or from the defence of the person under arrears of land revenue. investigation, person whose property has been seized and person having (c) may direct the Investigation Body to take action under section 26 or 27 of the beneficial interest in the exhibit shall direct the Investigation Body to make Law against the person violating the provisions contained in sub-rules (a) and further investigation and submit the findings. (b). (f) shall read out the statements, and cause the person under investigation to sign on each page of the statements, and the members of the Preliminary Scrutiny Chapter X Body shall also put their signatures. Functions and Duties of the Central Bank and the Financial Institutions (g) shall , after scrutiny of the report of findings of the Investigation Body and the 38. The Central Bank, to enable the successful performance of the functions and duties statements made by the person under investigation, person whose property has of the banks and financial institutions contained in these Rules:— been seized, person having beneficial interest in the exhibit and the statements (a) shall inspect, supervise and control the banks and financial institutions that of witnesses of both sides, and exhibit documents submit to the Central Control transact business under the licence to operate issued by it. Board together with remark as to whether or not the money and property seized (See page 9) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003 9 Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects development… Work coordinated for Yangon Division observes (from page 1) met with departmental institutes, hospitals and Independence Day World AIDS Day Only when rural areas officials, members of social industries nationwide. Lt- reception and dinner have developed, will the YANGON, 4 Dec— Control Project Manager Dr organizations and Gen Ye Myint called for YANGON, 4 Dec — Yangon Division Min Thwe of Yangon nation develop, he noted. townselders at the office of ensuring correct figures in The first work coordination Supervisory Committee for Division Health Department Later in the Township Peace and respective sectors. He called meeting of the Subcommittee Maternal and Child Welfare and Chairman of Yangon afternoon, they inspected Development Council. on the officials to make for Holding the 56th Association and Yangon Division MCWA Chairman Pakokku Station and gave Officials reported on matters endeavours with goodwill in Anniversary Independence Division Health Department Head of Yangon Division instructions on cleanliness of related to local rice discharging the duties, Day Reception and Dinner jointly organized a Health Department Dr Hla the station and ensuring sufficiency, agriculture, cooperating with social was held at the Ministry of ceremony marking World Myint briefed those present convenience of passengers. livestock breeding, health, organizations and local Foreign Affairs this AIDS Day at the hall of on AIDS and STD Control They inspected education and social affairs people. afternoon. Yangon Institute of Nursing Project and tasks of AIDS Pakokku jeeps and test of the region and sector-wise Afterwards, Lt-Gen It was attended by this morning. control. production of small tasks. The commander gave Ye Myint and party went to Chairman of the subcom- Patron of the Yangon Then, Daw Khin bulldozers in Pakokku a supplementary report. Yesagyo Station and mittee Deputy Minister for Division MCW Supervisory Thet Htay and officials Industrial Zone. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected crops plantations Foreign Affairs U Khin Committee Daw Khin Thet presented prizes to winners They paid a visit to made a speech, saying that of local regiments and units. Maung Win and members. Htay explained the purpose in the competitions to mark the Sithushin Pagoda in the government has been At the meeting with officers First, the chairman of holding the ceremony. the World AIDS Day. Yesagyo Township and implementing the five rural and other ranks and their called on the members to AIDS and STD MNA made cash donations. development tasks in families at Yesagyo Station, concertedly strive for the At 3 pm, they looked accordance with the Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave successful holding of the into the rural dam in guidance of Head of State instructions on agriculture dinner and reception. Acting course trainees visit Myekhetaung Village and Senior General Than Shwe. and livestock breeding on a Members of the subcom- Culture University, MRTV Khwehmyok (Khinmon) Accordingly, more and more commercial scale and mittee reported on works to Village. roads and bridges and matters pertaining to social be carried out by the YANGON, 4 Dec — officials of the course They inspected irrigation facilities are being affairs, health sector. respective departments. The The trainees of the training supervisory committee paid construction of buildings in constructed. At the same Lt-Gen Ye Myint and meeting came to a close with course No 2/2003 on movie a study visit to the University Daw Oo Home for the Aged time, the government has party arrived back here by concluding remarks by the acting, organized by of Culture and Myanma in the township. been constructing schools, air this morning. chairman. — MNA Myanmar Motion Picture Radio and Television on 2 In the evening, they universities, colleges, MNA Asiayon, together with December. — MNA

(from page 8) (d) order revoking the order for returning the exhibit money and property under a bond; (b) may request to submit financial and economic information and data and records (e) directive to seal the immoveable property; of deposit and withdrawal by sending a notice to the relevant banks and financial (f) confiscation order. institutions. 41. An appeal filed under Rule 40 by the person under investigation, person whose (c) shall, with respect to money and property obtained by illegal means in the property has been seized or person having beneficial interest in the exhibit shall be relevant banks and financial institutions, when order is issued by the Central attached with the following documents and supporting evidences:- Control Board to the responsible persons of the relevant banks and financial (a) certified copy of order or directive passed by the Central Control Board; institutions to grant permission for seizing temporarily as exhibit, for inspection (b) documentary evidence and other valid supporting documents relied upon; of financial records, and if necessary, for making copy thereof, supervise the (c) existing laws, rules, procedures, orders and directives which are desired to be relevant banks and financial institutions by issuing necessary directives. referred (if any); (d) may contact with local and foreign organizations to give technical know-how 42. The Office of the Government, shall scrutinize the petition for appeal attached with to the responsible persons and staff of the relevant banks and financial documents and supporting evidences, and if it is complete, submit the same to the institutions. Government and shall abide by the decision. 39. The relevant banks and financial institutions:— 43. The Government may, upon an appeal submitted by the aggrieved person or in its (a) shall compile detailed records of the name, address, occupation, Citizen discretion, call for the proceedings on any order passed by the Central Control Board and Scrutiny Card number, National Registration Certificate number, Foreigners pass any suitable order for confirmation, revision or setting aside the said order or if Registration Certificate number, and if it is a foreigner residing abroad, the necessary for re-investigation to be made. nationality, passport number and visa number of the person who opens accounts, the person who deposits and withdraws money and the person who transfers 44. The order of the Government under Rule 43 shall be final and conclusive. money, and the information and data relevant to the said persons. Chapter XII (b) shall, in carrying out under sub-rule (a), inspect and scrutinize necessary Miscellaneous evidences and documents. If it is found that the data are incorrect or if it is 45. In respect of the money and property obtained by illegal means, the person doubtful that a false name has been used, shall not continue further but shall whose property has been seized or the person having beneficial interest in the exhibit inform the Central Bank; shall: — (c) shall, keep the accounts and records for at least five years from the date of (a) be exempted from action being taken any offence contained in the Law, if commencing transactions; valid supporting evidence can be furnished that such money and property (d) shall, grant the Investigation Body permission to inspect the financial records, were transferred by certain means with consideration and in good faith. In make copy thereof to seize temporarily as exhibit and to seize the money and addition, in accordance with section 33, he shall have the right to receive the property obtained by illegal means as exhibit in accordance with the order issued money and property seized. by the Central Control Board. In granting such permission, if financial transactions (b) have action taken against him, under section 32 of the Law if it is found that and records are carried out and kept in store using cyphers making use of such money and property were transferred by certain means with or without electronic technology, the original meaning shall be deciphered and exposed; consideration and not in good faith or if it is found that a false submission (e) shall receive and keep the money and property entrusted by the Investigation that such money and property were transferred with consideration and in Body under sub-rule (b) of Rule 23 safely, in accordance with the directive good faith was made. issued by the Central Control Board; 46. The Central Control Board shall keep secret the name of an informant in respect (f) with respect to money and property obtained by illegal means, shall not issue or of the money and property obtained by illegal means and shall arrange measures to transfer the said money and property during the period of investigation, without give lawful protection as necessary. In addition, depending on the severity of permission of the Central Control Board; offence, it may arrange for rewarding the following persons with the approval of (g) shall not obliterate, change or amend the financial records relevant to the Government: - investigation; (a) an informant regarding the commission of any offence under the Law; (h) shall, provide necessary assistance when financial records relevant to offences (b) secret hardcore informant; of money laundering are being examined by the Investigation Body or Financial (c) persons who make brilliant investigation and search to enable seizure of Intelligence Unit; money and property involved in the offence and arrest of the offender. (i) shall, during the period prescribed report to the Central Bank their administrative 47. In the absence of express provisions in these Rules regarding the issue of search matters and business situation, compiling and completing fully in the Forms warrant, search, arrest, or seizure as exhibits for any offence contained in the Law, prescribed by the Central Bank for the purpose of these Rules. the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall be complied with. (j) shall submit to the inspection of investigators of the Central Bank and auditors 48. (a) The Central Control Board may, in exercising its powers and duties, appointed by the Central Bank and show them the necessary accounts, record form the Central Control Works Committees comprising three suitable books and documents. persons out of its members and assign duty to them. Chapter XI (b) The Central Control Works Committees which are assigned duty Appeal and Revision under sub-rule (a), submit their activities to the nearest meeting 40. If the person under investigation, person whose property has been seized or person held by the Central Control Board and shall obtain the approval having beneficial interest in the exhibit, is dissatisfied with any of the following order or thereof. directive of the Central Control Board in respect of money and property obtained by (Sd.) illegal means, he may appeal to the Government within 90 days from the date on which Colonel Tin Hlaing the said order or directive is received: — Minister (a) order granting permission to seize temporarily as exhibit; Ministry of Home Affairs. (b) prohibitory order in respect of the exhibit money and property; (c) order for not returning the exhibit money and property under a bond; (Relevant forms will be published tomorrow.) 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003

People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

Efficient use of electricity Lt-Gen Ye Myint presents offertories to a Sayadaw of Hsugyipantaung Monastery in Pakokku Township. — MNA * Use daylight as the main source of light * Use the least possible amount of electricity only if there is not enough natural light * Use the least possible amount of electricity required in production and service enter- prises * Preventing waste of electricity benefits the user and others There are about 500,000 households using electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a four-foot fluorescent lamp every day by each household amounts to saving power that is equal to the capacity a 20-megawatt power station can supply.

Efficient use of fuel Deputy Chief of General Staff General Wu Quanxu and party visit the Command and General Staff College in Kalaw. — MNA * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per month nese general and party ar- the college. Then, Brig-Gen CPLA Deputy Chief… rived at Command and Gen- Mya Win and the Chinese will save the nation one US dollar (from page 16) lay. eral Staff College in Kalaw. general exchanged souvenirs. * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar On arrival in Nanmyo of Next, the guests left Man- Commandant Brig-Gen Mya Next, the guests went around Mandalay, the guests visited dalay International Airport Win, Deputy Commandant the college. Later, the visit- can save US$ 5.5 million in a year the Myanan Sankyaw by special Tatmadaw aircraft Col Kyaw Htoo, Chief In- ing general and party went to * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build a Shwenandaw. They then and arrived at Heho Airport structor Col Thura Bo Ni and Heho Airport. They left the major bridge across Ayeyawady River went to Mandalay Hill and where they were welcomed officials welcomed the airport and arrived back here enjoyed the sunset beauty of by Chairman of Shan State guests. At the meeting hall, by special Tatmadaw aircraft Mandalay and natural scenes Peace and Development Commandant Brig-Gen Mya at 3 pm. They were seen off on the platform of Council Commander of the Win extended greetings and at the airport by Commander All this needs to Hsutaungpyay Pagoda of the Eastern Command Maj-Gen Senior Instructor Col Tun Hla Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint hill. They then donated cash Khin Maung Myint and sen- Aung explained facts about and party. —MNA be known towards the funds of the pa- ior military officers. goda. Afterwards, the Chinese BEMS of Khatatkan village * Do not be frightened In the evening, Com- general and party donated mander Maj-Gen Ye Myint gold foils to PhaungdawU gets new school buildings whenever intimidated hosted a dinner in honour of Buddha images and cash for YANGON, 4 Dec — Min- opened the school buildings. * Do not be bolstered the Chinese general and party all-round renovation of the ister for Education U Than Next, Deputy Commander at the guest house of the Cen- pagoda. The guests visited Aung, accompanied by Di- of North-West Command whenever flattered tral Command. After the din- Inlay Shwehintha Weaving rector-General of No 2 Ba- Brig-Gen Tin Maung Ohn ner, the commander and the Workshop. They then sic Education Department unveiled the stone inscrip- * Do not be softened Chinese general exchanged viewed plantations of toma- Lt-Col Win Htein, Deputy tion of the school building. souvenirs. The visiting gen- toes and vegetables on float- Director-General U Thaung After the speech deliv- whenever appeased eral then presented the flower ing islands in Inlay Lake. Khine, Deputy Director- ered by the minister, the basket to vocalists and danc- In the evening, Com- General of the Higher Edu- chairman of the school board ers. mander Maj-Gen Khin cation Department (Upper of trustees handed over Yesterday morning, the Maung Myint hosted a din- Myanmar) U Soe Myint and documents related to the guests viewed production ner in honour of the guests at officials, attended a cer- school buildings to the di- process of gold foil at Golden Island Cottages Ho- emony to hand over new rector-general of No 2 BED. Galonmin Gold Leaf Indus- tel. school buildings to the ba- The minister then donated try in Myetpa Ward, Manda- This morning, the Chi- sic education middle school 200 dozens of exercise in Khatatkan village, books, 100 dozens of pen- Monywa, on 30 November. cils, and one computer to the The minister, together school through the school with the Buddha Light Mon- head. The school buildings astery of Australia Sayadaw were constructed at a cost of Ven Chein Tunt and nearly K 40 million. wellwishers, formally MNA C-in-C’s Trophy Soccer YANGON, 4 Dec — The Team beat North-West Com- second round group matches mand 4-0 at the tournament of the 42nd Defence Serv- in the sports grounds of HYGIENIC SCHOOLS HONOURED: Yangon City ices Commander-in-Chief Yangon Division (Minga- Development Committee honoured basic education (Army, Navy and Air)’s Tro- ladon) and No 11 LID Team schools with hygienic food stalls in Yangon municipal phy Soccer Tournament for beat No 77 LID 5-4 at area on 4-12-2003 at the City Hall. Photo shows Mayor 2003 took place here Padonma grounds in Sang- Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin presenting the first prize to Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw presents a prize to a today. young Township. winner. — MNA Yangon Command MNA Headmaster of Dagon BEHS No 1 U Kyaw Kyaw. — H THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003 11 Condominiums and housing complexes for national capital

The photo (left) shows Myitta Nyunt modern housing estate now being constructed by the National Development Company Group Ltd with the aim of enabling all citizens to own nice houses at

reasonable The photos (above and below) show the scale model of the international-standard Pyay Tower prices. — NLM Condominium, which will have 325 rooms and will be constructed by the National Development Company Group Ltd under the programme to help all citizens own modern houses at fair prices.— NLM

The photo (below) shows the scale model of the housing estate under construction by the National Development Com- pany Group Ltd at 154th Street in Yangon to enable the na- tional people to have access to neat and tidy as well as posh

housing at fair prices. — NLM

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No. 4/2619/1996 to Nepal at the invitation of ing social stability, speeding Used in respect of:- Parasu Narayan Chaudhary, up economic development “Measuring apparatus and chairman of the Raj Parishad and improving Nepali peo- instruments, namely mi- of Nepal, spoke highly of ple’s living standards. crometers; vernier calipers, bilateral relations. Gyanendra recalled his A D V E R T I S E M E N T S dial indicators, profile pro- He mentioned the smooth visit to China last year, say- jectors, form and contour growth of bilateral relations ing that he was deeply im- INVITATION TO TENDER MYANMA RAILWAYS analyzing instruments; in the past 48 years in bilat- pressed by the friendly sen- 1. Sealed tenders are invited by Myanma Railways, Ministry of Rail Transportation, the roundness testers; coordinate eral diplomatic ties and the timents of the Chinese lead- Geovernment of the Union of Myanmar for Indian Goods of Indian Manufacture and measuring machines; laser bilateral friendship culti- ers and people for Nepal dur- Services for the supply and delivery of the following:- length testing machines; vated by leaders of the two ing the visit. Sr Tenders No. & Stores QTY Tender Issuing Tender Closing height gauges; liner scales; countries. He said he supports the No. Date Date & Time tool maker’s microscopes; He pointed to the con- exchanges and cooperation gauge blocks; height mea- sistent efforts made by the between the Nepali Raj 1. Tender No. 1/MR/IND (M) 1 Set 8th Dec, 2003 9th Feb, 2004 surement unit for determin- Nepali kings in different Parishad so as to make con- 2003-2004 Coil Spring 12:00 Hours ing the accuracy of height, periods of time and the royal tributions to the overall de- Production Plant depth, opening, positioning, family for bilateral friend- velopment of bilateral rela- 2. Tender No. 2/MR/IND(M)/2003-2004 8th Dec, 2003 9th Feb, 2004 gap, width, length and spa- ship in the past years, and tions. (a) Spectrometer to determine 1 Set 12:00 Hours tial determinations; check- their indispensable role in Nepal is the fourth leg of Composition of Metal ing unit for determining the this process. Jia’s visit to five South Asian (for Foundry) accuracy of measuring ap- Jia said the new Chinese nations. (b) Wheel Flange Welding Machine. 1 Set paratus; angle meters and leadership will, in the spirit Jia has visited India, Sri (c) Injection Pump Calibrating 1 No protractors; image process- of treating neighbours in a Lanka and Bangladesh be- Machine. ing and measuring appara- friendly way and as partners, fore arriving here and is also 2. Tender Document is available at the office of the Managing Director, Myanma tus; electric data processors further bilateral cooperation scheduled to visit Pakistan. Railways, 357/361, Merchant street, Botataung Township, Yangon and at the Embassy for processing and display- in various fields and enhance MNA/Xinhua of the Union of Myanmar, New Delhi, India during office hours on payment of US$ ing measurement data re- 200.00 (United States Dollars Two Hundred only) or 200.00 FEC per set for Tender No. ceived from the foregoing Turkey, Greece sign 1/MR/IND(M)/2003-2004 and on payment of US$ 100.00 (United States Dollars One Hundred only) or 100.00 FEC per set for Tender No.2/MR/IND(M)/2003-2004 instruments.” agreement to prevent respectively. Any fraudulent infringe- 3. The Bids are to reach the office of the Managing Director, Myanma Railways, 357/ ments, imitation or unau- double taxation 361 Merchant Street, Botataung Township, Yangon, Myanmar, on or before the thorized use of the above closing Date and Time shown in the above table. The bid will be opened publicly at mark will be dealt with ac- ANKARA, 4 Dec — Turk- tion between the two coun- 14:00 hours on the closing Date at the Myanma Railways Head Office. cording to law. ish Finance Minister Kemal tries. 4. The bid not accompanied by Earnest Money (Bid Bond), shall not be considered. TIN OHNMAR TUN Unakitan and visiting Greek Speaking at the signing No Fax/Email proposal will be considered or accepted. B.A(Law) LL.B,LL.M (UK) National Economy and Fi- ceremony, Unakitan noted 5. Tender will be accepted only from Bidder who has purchased Tender Documents P.O. Box 109, nance Minister Nikos that economic and commer- from Myanma Railways or from the Embassy of the Union of Myanmar. Those Ph: 248108/723043 Khristodoulakis signed an cial relations between two purchased through Embassy in Myanma shall declare for whom they are purchasing. (For: Mark-i Inc, Japan) agreement Tuesday on the countries would further 6. The above Articles are to be purchased from the proceeds of loan from the Dated: 5 December, 2003. prevention of double taxa- improve with that agree- Government of the Republic of India. Managing Director ment. Myanma Railways Pakistan, Nepal to further “This agreement will contribute to the improve- ARRIVAL/CLAIMS DAY NOTICE EU natural gas expand bilateral ties ment of such relations and sources to be help solve the problems that MV “MANDALAY” VOY NO. 113/N ISLAMABAD, 4 Dec — ment issued after the meet- may stem from the improve- enriched via Pakistan and Nepal have ing. ment,” he said. Consignees of cargo carried on MV “MANDALAY” agreed to make more efforts On the 12th summit Voy No.113/N are hereby notified that the vessel has arrived Turkey For his part, Khris- to expand bilateral ties and meeting of the South Asian todoulakis called the deal a at Yangon port on 5-12-2003 and will be berthing on about ANKARA, 4 Dec— Turk- expressed the hope that the Association for Regional “delayed agreement,” saying 6-12-2003 and cargoes will be discharged into the premises ish Energy and Natural Re- upcoming 12th regional sum- Cooperation (SAARC) that both sides had spent of Myanma Port Authority where it will lie at the consign- sources Minister Hilmi mit would give an impetus to scheduled for January next much time and exerted many ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the bye-laws and Guler said Tuesday that the cooperation in the sub-con- year in Islamabad, Jamali efforts for the agreement. conditions of the port of Yangon. European Union (EU)’s tinent, the English-language expressed the hope that a The deal, that would natural gas sources will be newspaper Dawn reported framework agreement on Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily between 8 am to eliminate taxes on profits that enriched by Turkey’s re- Tuesday. free trade in the region will companies operating in the 11.30 and 12 noon to 4 pm into Claims Day now declared as sources as well as its vital The pledge was made be adopted at the meeting. the third day after final discharged of cargo from the vessel. other country have had to location as a hub. during a meeting held here For his part, Thapa wel- pay in both countries, will No Claims against this vessel will be admitted after the The EU countries, which Monday between Pakistani comed the recent peace ini- encourage Greek business- Claims Day. usually buy natural gas from Prime Minister Mir tiatives taken by Pakistan for men to invest in Turkey, he CONTAINER FEEDER SERVICE Algeria, Norway and Rus- Zafarullah Khan Jamali and improving its relations with said. MYANMA FIVE STAR LINE sia, “attach a special impor- his Nepali counterpart Surya India. The agreement will also Bahadur Thapa, said the re- Thapa also met with Phone: 293147,296507,295754 tance to natural gas that help Turkish businessmen to comes via Turkey,” the port. President Pervez Musharraf invest in Greece, the Greek Anatolia News Agency “Pakistan attaches par- earlier Monday, during Minister noted. quoted Guler as saying. ticular importance to which Musharraf expressed He pointed out that as qs\etaqs\pc\ K¥s\Kc\t´.l¨m¥io; “They attach great im- strengthen and expand its the hope that the SAARC bilateral relations were be- portance to Turkey for rich- relations with Nepal in all summit will give a new mo- low expectations and their ness of sources and security fields and especially to pro- mentum to the association, real potential, the agreement qs\pc\kiuN˙s\sU\siuk\ erWtiuk\kiusiu; of energy,” Guler said in mote economic, defence and which groups seven South would serve as a new oppor- Istanbul after a series of commercial cooperation for Asian countries including tunity for both sides. energy meetings in Vienna the mutual benefit of the India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka MNA/Xinhua and Rome. —MNA/Xinhua two countries,” said a state- and Nepal. —MNA/Xinhua

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Yang papers on AIDS research will Zemin to honour the astro- entered outer space aboard Liwei and his 13 teammates be presented at the meeting. naut team. the Shenzhou-V spacecraft were all present at the Roberto Gallo, the US The team of 14 astro- from Jiuquan Satellite ceremony. —MNA/Xinhua researcher who discovered the HIV virus, will takc part Two million flu cases expected in France in the event.—MNA/Xinhua PARIS, 4 Dec—Two million cases of flu are expected in France by the end of this week, health officials said Tuesday. Britain to “The climax of the out- the Paris area were over- that killed 13,000 people, break should come on De- loaded as worried parents mostly elderly, partly be- crack down cember 7 when some two brought in hundreds of chil- cause the authorities failed million people will have dren suffering from flu, to deal with it on time. on wife consulted their doctor with bronchiolitis or gastroen- General Director for flu symptoms,” said Antoine teritis. Health William Dab denied Decorated with 100,000 crystals, a 23.3-metre-tall beaters Flahaut, Health Ministry of- Reports said the French the similarity: “At that time, Christmas tree valued at more than 5 million Hong Kong LONDON, 4 Dec— The ficial in charge of viral dis- health care system faces a we were facing a silent epi- dollars (about 644, 000 US dollars) is showed in Hong British Government is plan- eases monitoring. big challenge similar to the demic, but this is a typical Kong on 30 Nov, 2003. The Christmas tree will be put ning to toughen laws against Over the weekend, crisis during the unprece- one.” forward for an application for being listed in the domestic violence, which emergency departments in dented summer heat wave MNA/Xinhua Guinness Book of Records. —INTERNET accounts for almost a quar- ter of all violent crimes in the Study says older men over-screened Beijing Port country. acts to contain “Domestic violence is a for prostate cancer sickening crime which has spread of hidden in the shadows for WASHINGTON, 4 Dec—Too many men over age 75 are being screened for prostate cancer, a common but slow- far too long,” British Prime growing form of the disease, US and Canadian researchers said on Tuesday. “AIDS” Minister Tony Blair wrote While doctors fre- cer Institute. The result New Jersey reviewed the found for existing estab- BEIJING, 4 Dec—The in the Sun newspaper pub- quently recommend pros- could be unneeded expense cases of 7,889 men of all lished screening technolo- Beijing Municipal Adminis- lished Tuesday, saying do- tate-specific antigen (PSA) and anxiety, they said. ages taking part in a national gies such as fecal occult tration for Entry-Exit Inspec- mestic violence is more com- screening for men of 75 and PSA is a protein pro- health survey. blood testing for colon can- tion and Quarantine on Tues- mon than people think in older, it is generally agreed duced by prostate cells and About 33 per cent of cer,” the researchers added. day announced that they had Britain. that the test does little good over-produced by prostate those aged 75 or older said Colon cancer screening discovered 19 HIV carriers “Domestic violence for them, the researchers tumor cells. High levels can they had undergone a PSA has clearly been shown to during routine inspection so devastates families and ru- said. indicate cancer, but it is not screening test in the past save lives. far this year. ins lives... It’s something this “It is somewhat surpris- always clear just what level year. Although 88 per cent of AIDS virus has been government, together with ing that so many physicians is dangerous. “Despite controversy the men said their doctors spreading rapidly in China the police and courts, has would suggest screening in Grace Lu-Yao of regarding the efficacy of recommended screening, since the first AIDS case was worked hard to treat with the elderly men when the bene- HealthStat in Princeton, PSA screening, there has there was usually no press- spotted in the country in gravity it deserves,” he said, fits have not even been es- New Jersey, Therese Stukel been general agreement that ing reason to do so, Yao’s 1985. citing that two women are tablished among younger of the Institute for Clinical men aged 75 years or older team reported. Apart from stemming the killed by a current or former men,” the authors wrote in Evaluative Sciences in To- (ie, elderly men) should not “Known risk factors for exodus of HIV carriers from partner every week. the December 3 issue of the ronto and Dr. Siu-Long Yao be screened,” the research- prostate cancer, such as fam- China, the municipal admin- MNA/Xinhua Journal of the National Can- of the Cancer Institute of ers wrote. ily history and race/ethnic- istration has stepped up the This is mainly because ity, were not associated with entry inspection and quaran- by age 75, men usually die PSA screening among eld- tine at its land ports and air- of something other than erly men.” they wrote. ports to prevent HIV carriers prostate cancer. Prostate cancer affects from entering the national “Rates of PSA screen- 189,000 US men a year and capital.m the administration. ing among elderly men ap- kills more than 30,000. 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BUCHAREST, 4 Dec— The number of AIDS patients in Romania has increased to 10,000, 75 per cent of them youngsters, the National Courier newspaper reported Tuesday. Most of the young AIDS patients were offer free treatment and enhance public infected through blood transfusion or the awareness of HIV/AIDS, he added. use of blood products in the late 1980s and Romanian health authorities, which early 1990s, the newspaper said, quoting the have set aside 21.8 million US dollars to treat Romanian Health Ministry. Unprotected sex the AIDS patients, also called for domestic A Salvadoran woman works at putting a doll together inside the Roxana Doll Factory in and drug abuse among the youth fuelled the and foreign donations to help the ill-fated, San Salvador on 3 Dec, 2003. Since the doll’s debut in 1970, the ‘Roxana’s dolls have spread of the deadly disease, said Streinu Cercel said. With better medical care, the been the Salvadoran favourite and one of the most sold in the Central American mar- Cercel, chairman of Romania’s anti-HIV/ survival time of AIDS patients has risen to kets. They are now looking to expand their market to the United States, Mexico, and AID commission.Nine rehabilitation cen- 15-17 years from two-four years in the early Europe with the benefits of the Free Trade Agreement in the region.—INTERNET tres have been set up across the country to 1990s. —MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003 Myanmar, Malaysia into SEA Games soccer semifinals S HANOI, 4 Dec— Myanmar and Malaysia on Wednesday booked their berths in the semifinals of the 22nd South-East Asian Games soccer tournament. P Captain Soe Myat Min scored a hat-trick as Myanmar crushed minnows Cambodia 6-0 in a Group B match played in Ho Chi Minh City, while Malaysia beat Singapore 2-0 with two second-half strikes. Malaysia, who trounced Cambodia 8-1 in their opening group O match on Saturday, now top the group with six points from two games, ahead of Myanmar on goal difference. Myanmar defeated Singapore 2-0 on Saturday. Singapore and Cambodia, both winless so far at the region's biggest R sporting event, rank third and fourth respectively. After Kyaw Thu Ra put Myanmar 1-0 ahead in the 9th minute, Soe Myat Min scored three goals in just over 30 minutes hinging the two T halves. Tint Naing Tun Thein and Aung Kyaw Moe then added a goal apiece to seal the lopsided victory for Myanmar. In a more heatedly contested match, the Malaysians managed to S Real Madrid's British player David Beckham, right, fights for the ball against take upper hand over Singapore and opened scoring in the 58th minute Argentinean Diego Siemone of Atletico de Madrid during a Spanish league soccer through Rajan Koran.— MNA/Xinhua match in Madrid, Spain, on 3 Dec, 2003. Real Madrid won the game 2-0.—INTERNET PSG go third after 3-2 win over Strasbourg Real stun Atletico 2-0 to reclaim top spot PARIS, 4 Dec— Paris St. Germain, inspired by Brazilian forward Reinaldo, beat MADRID, 4 Dec— Ronaldo and Raul helped Real Madrid reclaim the leadership of Racing Strasbourg 3-2 on Wednesday to pull level with second-placed Olympique the Primera Liga on Wednesday, producing stunning goals to give their side an Lyon in Ligue 1. emphatic 2-0 win over neighbours Atletico in the Madrid derby at the Bernabeu. Monaco lead with 36 down in the 14th minute from Yannick Fischer in the when Serbia and Mon- 19th minute following a cor- Real made a dream start Even the most optimis- Burgos. Atletico remained points from 15 games fol- when Ronaldo scored within tic Real Madrid fans could unbowed and teenage striker lowed by champions Lyon tenegro striker Danijel ner. 15 seconds of the kickoff with hardly have hoped for a bet- Fernando Torres posed on 30 — neither team played Ljuboja scored with a free Lille finally won a game a brilliant solo effort. ter start against their eternal plenty of problems for the on Wednesday ahead of next kick around the wall. after 12 successive failures, The champions delivered rivals at the Bernabeu. Real defence as he battled week's Champions League Ljuboja's compatriot Branko a creditable 2-0 victory at the knockout blow when Zinedine Zidane fed the away up front but, although matches. Boskovic quickly equalized home to Nantes who, with skipper Raul added a second ball from the kickoff to they had several chances to PSG are third on goal and Reinaldo, who arrived 22 points, have lost touch 19 minutes later, heading in Roberto Carlos, who slipped narrow Real's lead, they difference while RC Lens, this season at PSG as World with the leading group of after a pass from David a quick pass to Ronaldo. lacked the finishing touch. who beat bottom side Tou- Cup-winner Ronaldinho de- seven. Beckham. The Brazilian striker Real eased up after louse 2-1, have 28 points parted for Barcelona, fin- Toulouse slipped to the But arch-rivals Barce- then swerved one defender, the break and the game from 16 matches. ished off a fine move 15 bottom below Le Mans af- lona, who host Real at the darted forward into the area, gradually petered out as After their 1-0 "flood- minutes into the second half. ter their last match and they Nou Camp on Saturday, left keeper German Burgos Atletico grew frustrated at light robbery" win at The Brazilian then set up suffered another 2-1 defeat could hardly have prepared on the grass with another their inability to mount a Olympique Marseille at the Portugal's Pauleta for PSG's to Lens. The home side's for the game in worse fash- shimmy and poked home into fightback. — MNA/Reuters weekend, PSG went 1-0 third. The Parc des Princes chances were not helped by ion, crashing to a 5-1 defeat an empty net before Atletico crowd had a late shock when a red card for Christophe at Malaga in a contest that had even had a first sniff of Lierse rout Millen in Belgian Abdelilah Fahmi pulled one Avezac in the 36th minute. featured a classy hat-trick the ball. back for Strasbourg but they The game between from striker Salva Ballesta. Atletico recovered well Cup “replay” have now gone seven games Montpellier and Sochaux Real now lead the table from the early setback and BRUSSELS, 4 Dec— Lierse easily overcame Fourth Divi- without a win. was called off because of on 30 points, two clear of appeared to be working their sion Millen 5-0 in a Belgian Cup fifth round tie on Wednes- AJ Auxerre stayed in sev- heavy rain in southern Valencia who drew 0-0 at way back into the game, but day in a game replayed following a protest at the First enth place after a 1-0 win France. Real Sociedad on Tuesday Real hit them again 19 min- Division side's unsporting conduct in the original tie. over Le Mans who could not Montpellier said their and three ahead of Deportivo utes later after a superb piece Millen officially protested to the Belgian FA that Lierse Coruna, who were held to a of vision from Beckham. build on their surprise 4-0 stadium had been hit by un- disappointing 1-1 draw at in- Picking the ball up two had hit the winner in a 3-2 victory last month after Millen's thrashing of Montpellier at precedented flooding which form Valladolid. metres inside his own half, keeper had put the ball into touch so an apparently injured the weekend. was much worse than that This season's surprise the England captain saw that teammate could be treated. Led by the league's lead- of December 2002 which package Osasuna move up Raul had lost his marker and The unwritten convention is that the other team should ing scorer Djibril Cisse, caused it to be closed for a to fourth, a further four points planted a perfect 40-metre throw the ball back in to their opponents as a gesture of fair Auxerre threatened to tear month. The game against back, after a gritty 1-0 win pass over the Atletico de- play. Lierse supported Millen's request on fair-play grounds the visitors apart in the early Olympique Marseille on away to basement side fence — and on to the head similar to those in a case involving Arsenal in an English FA stages but they had to be December 13 is also off. Espanyol. Atletico drop to of the striker who directed Cup tie in 1999. content with an own goal MNA/Reuters fifth on 22 points. home past a bemused Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger had successfully asked the English FA to replay an FA Cup tie against Sheffield Bolton knock holders United in February 1999.— MNA/Reuters Salva hits three as Malaga Liverpool out of League Cup thrash Barcelona 5-1 LONDON, 4 Dec— Holders Liverpool were knocked out MADRID, 4 Dec— Barcelona crashed to a humiliating of the English League Cup in the fourth round on Wednes- 5-1 defeat at Malaga on Wednesday in a Primera Liga match day as Bolton Wanderers claimed an impressive 3-2 win. that featured a brilliantly taken hat-trick from striker Salva Liverpool, who beat Manchester United in last year's Ballesta. final, fielded a strong side in the all-Premier League clash The former Valencia player finished off two slick coun- but went down to Youri Djorkaeff's last-minute penalty. ter-attacks to score twice in the first 15 minutes and helped League leaders Chelsea also advanced with a hard- himself to his third midway through the second with a fought 1-0 win at First Division Reading, Jimmy Floyd delicate chipped finish. Hasselbaink getting the only goal. He left the pitch to a standing ovation five minutes later, Aston Villa beat First Division Crystal Palace 3-0 while but his replacement Diego Alonso then compounded Barce- Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 3-1, helped by a lona's misery by scoring with his first touch to put Malaga first goal for the club by 6.75 million pounds (11.67 million 4-0 up. US dollars) striker Helder Postiga. Barcelona pulled one back when defender Fernando Manchester United were playing West Bromwich Albion Sanz put through his own net on 80 minutes, but Malaga later on Wednesday while Middlesbrough against Everton restored their four-goal cushion when Manuel Canabal went into extra-time after a goalless 90 minutes. cracked in three minutes from time. A Mario Jardel header after four minutes had Bolton The Catalans have now taken just one point from their ahead at Anfield but Danny Murphy equalized in the 66th last three games, a miserable run that has coincided with the minute. injury to their Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho. Djorkaeff had a goal ruled out for handball in the 77th Deportivo Coruna failed to take their chance to go top of minute but there was no debate about Jay-Jay Okocha's the table when they were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by FC Barcelona's Luis Garcia, right, is fouled by Mala- superb free kick two minutes later. in-form Valladolid, but modest Osasuna continued their ga's Portuguese player Carlos Litos, during a Spanish Liverpool fought back again though and thought they had strong start to the season with a 1-0 win away to bottom club league soccer match in Malaga, Spain, on 3 Dec, 2003. taken the game into extra-time with Vladimir Smicer's Espanyol.—MNA/Reuters Malaga won the match 5-1.—INTERNET 88th-minute shot.— MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 5 December, 2003 15 16:15 National News 16:20 The Fascinating Ocea- Poem MRTV-3MRTV-3 nography of Myanmar 16:25 Song of Myanmar Keep hearing father’s words Beauty & Scenic Sights “Myanma * In my mind, these days Panorama & Myanma Sentiment” What father said, when I was young 5-12-2003 (Friday) 16:30 National News Words of counsel, those good words (Programme Schedule) 16:35 Myanma Ancient Morning Transmission Ornaments Showroom I seem to keep hearing them, these days (9:00 - 10:00) 16:40 Myanmar Cuisine * Here my boy, you just remember “Pineapple Salad” Around our village, when we were young 9:00 Signature Tune 16:45 National News Greetings 16:50 Lawka Nanda Sanc- There was a ruffian, a rich man’s son 9:02 Song of Myanmar tuary Garden Existed, my son, he said. Beauty & Scenic 16:55 Wararya Dance Sights “Mingalabar” 16:58 The Silk Industry of * That bad hat, with bundle of money 9:06 Pickled Herbal Tea Inlay Gathered retinue around him, did what he liked leaves of Myanmar 17:00 National News 9:10 Headline News 17:05 Myanmar Profile: “An- Entered many villages, played havoc 9:12 Easily Cooked Tasty tique?? May be” To make trouble, one way overtly Dishes “Saute Prawn 17:10 Myanmar Modern with Asparagus” Song “A Compassion- Covertly another, he did what he liked 9:15 National News ate Love Boat” Brought trouble in many ways 9:20 Snakes in the Pagoda 17:12 Conservations of Sea- We experienced that, my boy, said father. Precinct turtles 9:25 Dance of the 17:15 National News * To act in retaliation, to fight back Konbaung Era 17:20 How to make Chinlone It seemed there was no way 9:30 National News 17:25 Song of Myanmar 9:35 The National Museum Beauty & Scenic But his kin, his relatives (I) Sights “Come and See And those who sided with him 9:40 Song “Golden Land, Myanmar” Myanmar” Were separated and nipped off 9:42 Poppy Substitute Crop Evening Transmission Bit by bit, he met trouble Cultivation in Border (19:30 - 23:30) WEATHER Areas 19:30 Signature Tune And all these happened till he died 9:45 National News Greetings Then all lived in peace, my son, said father. Thursday, 4 December, 2003 9:50 The Fascinating Ocea- 19:32 Song of Myanmar * In order not to meet such fate nography of Myanmar Beauty & Scenic Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours 9:58 Song of Myanmar Sights “Myanma In your time, you make money MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been gene- Beauty & Scenic Panorama & Myanma But even if you prospered, became rich Sights “Come and See Sentiment” rally fair in the whole country. Night temperatures were Myanmar” 19:36 The Grand Bagaya Don’t act like that, to win fame 5˘C to 6˘C below normal in Shan and Rakhine States, 5-12-2003 (Friday) Monastery (Inwa) Don’t you dare act like the man lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Bago Divisions, 3˘C to 4˘C Regular Programmes for 19:40 Headline News Viewers from Abroad 19:42 Easily Cooked Tasty Don’t do that, my son, he said. below normal in Kachin, Chin and Kayin States, upper Evening Transmission Dishes (Prawn Salad) * Even if you’re poor, seek out not the rich Sagaing, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and about (15:30 - 17:30) 19:45 National News normal in the remaining areas. Significant night tempera- 15:30 Signature Tune 19:50 The beautiful green ice What acts as a bully, side not with him Greetings 19:52 Dance of the Oil Don’t work with him in business ture was 0˘C in Hakha. 15:32 Song of Myanmar Lamps Don’t do that, my son, he said. Maximum temperature on 3-12-2003 was 33.5°C ` Beauty & Scenic 19:55 A Thin Kind of Paper (92°F). Minimum temperature on 4-12-2003 was 15.5°C Sights “Mingalabar” 20:00 National News * While father was alive, and I was young (60°F). Relative humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on 4-12-2003 15:36 Pickled Herbal Tea 20:05 Song “Missing you so His good counsel, these good words leaves of Myanmar much” was 74%. Total sunshine hours on 3-12-2003 was (6.6) Don’t know why, but these days 15:40 Headline News 20:10 The Salone in Myeik hours approx. 15:42 Easily Cooked Tasty Archipelago In my mind, I keep hearing Dishes “Saute Prawn 20:15 National News Rainfall on 4-12-2003 was nil at Yangon Airport, with Asparagus” 20:20 Folk Art of Pottery When I think deeply, ’tis what I keep hearing Kaba-Aye and central Yangon. Total rainfall since 15:45 National News 20:25 Song “Across the What is happening, those events in Iraq 1-1-2003 was 2211 mm (87.05 inches) at Yangon Air- 15:50 Snakes in the Pagoda Ayeyawady” Precinct 20:30 National News The true nature appears port, 2315 mm (91.14 inches) at Kaba-Aye and 2394 15:55 Dance of the 20:35 Toddy Palm Arts Very distinctly. mm (94.25 inches) at central Yangon. 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R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 12th Waxing of Nadaw, 1365 ME Friday, 5 December, 2003 Myanmar cruises to semifinal YANGON, 4 Dec — Singaporean girls were no match to Myanmar eleven that they wholly played a defensive game throughout the 90 minutes, rarely threatening the Myanmar defence and goal. Myanmar girls were launching attacks from all an- gles, penetrating the Singaporean defence again and again, with fine passes and dribbles, and scored three goals to secure the semifinal berth. —NLM Premier League Soccer continues YANGON, 4 Dec — Pre- port Team-A beat the Min- mier League Soccer Tour- istry of Construction Team nament of Myanmar Foot- 2-0 and the man of the match ball Federation continued at award went to Myat Min Aung San Gynasium here Oo of the Ministry of Trans- this afternoon. port Team-A. The Ministry of Trans- MNA CPLA Deputy Chief of General Staff, General Wu Quanxu and party visit Myanansankyaw Golden Palace. — MNA Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspects development CPLA Deputy Chief of General Staff and party tasks in Namsang Township tour Central Command, Eastern Command areas YANGON, 4 Dec — Mem- Gen Aung Htwe and party partmental staff, local peo- YANGON, 4 Dec— A vis- Airport at 10 am. tor Col Thoe Htein and offi- ber of the State Peace and also saw over the site chosen ple and students at the Gen- iting goodwill delegation led They were welcomed cials. Development Council Lt- to construct Namhaunglatt eral Administration Depart- by Deputy Chief of General there by Chairman of Man- At the DSA Convocation Gen Aung Htwe of the Min- Creek Dam on the ment, Kengtwang and urged Staff, General Wu Quanxu dalay Division Peace and Hall, the rector and officials istry of Defence, accompa- Namhaunglatt Creek near them to cooperate in the re- of the Chinese People’s Lib- Development Council Com- explained matters related to nied by Commander of East- Ward-4 in Namsang Town- gional development tasks. eration Army of the People’s mander of Central Command the DSA and answered the ern Command Maj-Gen Khin ship. During the tour, Lt-Gen Republic of China, accom- Maj-Gen Ye Myint and sen- queries. Next, the Chinese Maung Myint and officials, After hearing reports, Aung Htwe and party also panied by Vice-Chief of ior military officers. general spoke words of on 1 December inspected the Lt-Gen Aung Htwe attended met with local Tatmadaw- Armed Forces Training Brig- Accompanied by Com- thanks and signed in the visi- site chosen to construct the to the needs. Later, Lt-Gen men in Kholan region and dam on Wampon Creek near Aung Htwe and party went to Wanhsin Village. Gen Nyan Win of the Minis- mander Maj-Gen Ye Myint tors’ book. Later, Rector Wanpon Village in Namsang Kengtwang by helicopter and Lt-Gen Aung Htwe also try of Defence, Military and senior military officers, Brig-Gen Min Aung Hlaing Township. met with officers and other held a meeting with depart- Attaché Senior Colonel Xu the visiting Chinese general and the Chinese general ex- On completion, the dam ranks in Kengtwang Station. mental staff and local people Shulai of the Embassy of the and party proceeded to changed souvenirs. will be 600 feet in length and Afterwards, they pro- in Wanhsin Village. After People’s Republic of China PyinOoLwin where they Next, General Wu 53 feet in height with 8.4 sq ceeded to Tonhong Pariyatti hearing reports on construc- and officials, left Yangon were welcomed by Quanxu and party together miles of catchment area. Its Monastery and presented tion of Namhit Creek Dam International Airport by PyinOoLwin Station Com- with Commander Maj-Gen water storage capacity is 1,560 offertories to members of the on Namhit Creek at the meet- Tatmadaw aircraft on 2 De- mander Rector of Defence Ye Myint and senior mili- acre feet and it will benefit Sangha. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe ing, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe at- cember morning and arrived Services Academy Brig-Gen tary officers posed for docu- 1,000 acres of farm land. Lt- and party also met with de- tended to the needs. — MNA at Mandalay International Min Aung Hlaing, Pro-Rec- mentary photo. After visit- ing the DSA, the guests ar- rived at Defence Services Technological Academy where they were welcomed by Rector Brig-Gen Win Myint and professors. At the meeting hall, the rector extended greetings and briefed the guests on matters related to the DSTA. After signing in the visitors’ book, the visiting general ex- changed souvenirs with Rec- tor Brig-Gen Win Myint. The guests then visited the DSTA. Afterwards, the Chi- nese general and party went to National Kandawgyi Gar- den and toured there. Maj-Gen Myint Swe speaks at the coordination meeting between national agricultural and livestock breeding entrepreneurs. — YANGON COMMAND (See page 10) Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe meets national Photo Expo shows Myanmar beauty YANGON, 4 Dec — As U Tin Kha, Managing Direc- entrepreneurs part of promoting the tour- tor of the Myanma Hotels YANGON, 4 Dec — eral of Department of Hu- ance of Head of State Sen- lines have been installed ism industry in Myanmar, and Tourism Services U Htay Yangon Division Peace and man Settlement and Hous- ior General Than Shwe. and arrangements have the 10th Beauty of Myanma Aung, and officials. At the Development Council ing Development U Arnt The zone supplies kitchen been made to extend phone Photo Exhibition, organized prize presentation ceremony, Chairman Yangon Com- Kyaw, Officer on Special crops, fish and meat to lines. by Today Companies Group, Brig-Gen Thein Zaw pre- mand Commander Maj- Duty Col Khin Maung Soe Yangonites to some extent. Afterwards, officials of was held in conjunction with sented awards to those stand- Gen Myint Swe met na- at Myanma Electric Power Tasks are to be extended special zone-1, zone-2 and a prize presentation cer- ing first, second and third and tional entrepreneurs of Enterprise, Head of Engi- to meet the demand of in- zone-3, the chairman of emony at the Traders Hotel those winning consolation Yangon Division Vegetable neering Department U Zaw creasing population of the Supervisory Committee for on Sule Pagoda Road here prizes. Next, Dr Tha Tun Oo, Cultivation and Fish and Win of YCDC, Yangon Di- city. the zone, the Yangon Di- this morning. managing director of TCG, Poultry Farming Special vision Peace and Develop- The special zone is sup- vision Irrigation Depart- Present on the occasion presented gifts to member Zone near Nyaunghnapin ment Council Secretary plied with water from the ment director and the were Minister for Hotels and photographers on the panel Village in Hmawby Town- Lt-Col Kyaw Tint and right canal of Ngamoeyeik DHSHD director-general Tourism Brig-Gen Thein of judges. Later, Brig-Gen ship, Yangon North Dis- members, entrepreneurs Dam. In addition, Kalihtaw reported on tasks being Zaw, Director-General of the Thein Zaw formally opened trict, at the hall of Yangon and others. Dam has already been built carried out and future State Peace and Development the exhibition and viewed Command this afternoon to Commander Maj-Gen to supply enough water. tasks. Council Office Lt-Col Pe round the photos on display discuss matters on ex- Myint Swe made a speech The entrance road to the The meeting came to Nyein, Director-General of there. The exhibition will be tended tasks of agriculture on the occasion. zone has been tarred and a close with concluding the Directorate of Hotels and kept open daily at the hotel and livestock breeding. He said there are many electricity has also been remarks by the com- Tourism U Khin Maung Latt, till 10 December and admis- Also present on the oc- infrastructures in the zone supplied to the zone like mander. Managing Director of News sion is free. casion were Director-Gen- established under the guid- industrial zones. Telephone MNA and Periodicals Enterprise MNA