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Volume XI, Number 288 8th Waxing of Tabodwe 1365 ME Thursday, 29 January, 2004

Preserve fine traditions of unity

It is the most important and noble duty of every citizen of the Union to preserve the fine traditions of unity forged among the national brethren with mutual understanding during the anti-colonialist and anti-fascist movements and the independence struggle. Senior General Than Shwe Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (From message on the 46th Anniversary Union Day)

Article ˚State Peace and Develop- INSIDE Imperialists’ instigations ment Council Chairman and interferences in Senior General Than Perspectives Myanmar during Shwe greets Deputy Prime Let’s make earnest and Konbaung period Minister and Chairman of concerted efforts for the Planning and Coop- (Page 8) success of national eration Committee of the Lao PDR Dr Thongloun Roadmap Circulation Sisolith. — MNA (Page 2) 23,518 Senior General Than Shwe receives Laotian Deputy PM YANGON, 28 Jan — State Peace and Development Present at the call with Senior General Than Shwe ment Council Office Director-General Lt-Col Pe Nyein Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe received were State Peace and Development Council Vice-Chair- and Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of Protocol the visiting goodwill delegation led by Deputy Prime Min- man Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Prime Minister Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to- ister and Chairman of the Planning and Cooperation Com- General Khin Nyunt, State Peace and Development Coun- gether with the visiting Deputy Prime Minister were mittee of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Dr cil Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Ambassador of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Mr Thongloun Sisolith at Credentials Hall of Pyithu Hluttaw Sein, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, Deputy Chanthavy Bodhisane. Building, here, at 10:30 am today. Minister U Khin Maung Win, State Peace and Develop- MNA

˚State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe receives Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Planning and Cooperation Committee of the Lao PDR Dr Thongloun Sisolith and party. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004

th PERSPECTIVES The 57 Anniversary People’s Desire Union Day objectives * Oppose those relying on external Thursday, 29 January, 2004 — for all national races to safeguard the elements, acting as stooges, holding Let’s make earnest and national policy— non-disintegration of negative views concerted efforts for success the Union, non-disintegration of * Oppose those trying to jeopardize national solidarity and perpetuation stability of the State and progress of of national roadmap of sovereignty the nation The Seminar on Understanding — to keep the Union Spirit ever alive and * Oppose foreign nations interfering in Myanmar, organized by Myanmar Institute of dynamic among the national people internal affairs of the State Strategic and International Studies was opened — for all national people to defend and at the MICT Park on the Hline University cam- safeguard the Union for its perpetual * Crush all internal and external pus on the morning of 27 January and Prime destructive elements as the common Minister General Khin Nyunt addressed the existence enemy opening ceremony. — to prevent, through national solidarity, Also present at the ceremony were Sec- the danger of internal and external retary-1 of the State Peace and Development destructive elements undermining peace Council Lt-Gen Soe Win, high-ranking civil and and stability of the State and national military officials, ambassadors of foreign em- Efficient use of electricity development, and bassies in Yangon, diplomats, UN resident rep- * Use daylight as the main source of light resentatives, officials of the SPDC office, de- — for all national races to make concerted partmental heads, retired Myanmar ambassa- efforts for successful implementation * Use the least possible amount of electricity dors, historians, economists, rectors and pro- of the seven-point future policy only if there is not enough natural light fessors, chairmen of social organizations as well programme. * Use the least possible amount of electricity as researchers from foreign countries, resource required in production and service persons and specially-invited guests. enterprises In his address on the occasion, the Prime Minister said, “The National Convention Con- Efficient use of fuel * Preventing waste of electricity benefits the user and others vening Commission and its subsidiary bodies * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per month have commenced work. Once the groundwork There are about 500,000 households using will save the nation one US dollar is complete, the process will go forward. To electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a four-foot ensure the success of the important undertak- * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar can fluorescent lamp everyday by each household ing, I have received to date thirteen national save US$ 5.5 million in a year groups out of 17 that have returned to the le- amounts to saving power that is equal to the gal fold. I plan to meet the remaining groups. * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build a capacity a 20-megawatt power station can In addition, we are holding talks with Kayin major bridge across Ayeyawady River supply. National Union, the last major group remain- ing out of the legal fold.” Now that peace and stability is prevail- MWAF holds ing all over the nation, special attention can be talks on culture given to the emergence of a peaceful, prosper- YANGON, 28 Jan — ous and modern state that can take its rightful The Myanmar Women’s place in the world. Systematic measures are Affairs Federation (Culture being taken for the emergence of a discipline- Group) organized talks on flourishing and modern democratic state in ac- culture at the University of cordance with the roadmap or the seven-point Culture (Yangon) in Dagon policy programme. The seven-point policy pro- Myothit (South) here this gramme includes the reconvening of the na- morning. tional convention to draft a new constitution, It was attended by the holding of free and fair elections in accord- Vice-President of the MWAF Daw Than Than ance with the new constitution, the formation MWAF Vice-President Daw Than Than Nwe delivers an address on the occasion. MNA of the Pyithu Hluttaw, the Government and Nwe and members, Rector the central organs of power. of the university U Tin Soe, Saw Mon Nyin presented Gold Uni Golf Classic As the Union of Myanmar is home to the pro-rector, professors, tasks on “Preserve tradi- Golf Tournament continues over 100 national races, the national unity is faculty members, students tional culture by wearing the sine qua non for the emergence of a peace- and guests. modest costumes”. Next, tournament with 140 ful democratic state. And we would like to call The vice-president the vice-president and mem- (72+68) strokes. Runners-up on the entire national people to make earnest made an address on the oc- bers viewed variety of were Min Naing (Srixon) with 144 (73+71), Nanda and concerted efforts for the successful reali- casion. dances, and demonstration Kyaw (YCDC) with 147 zation of the national roadmap. Doyen writer Daw of painting skills. — MNA YANGON, 28 Jan — (71+76), Zaw Zaw Latt Yangon Trade Fair to be held The Gold Uni Golf Clas- (Pan-West) with 148 sic Golf Tournament, or- (76+72) and Aung Win YANGON, foreign cosmetics, ganized by Myanmar PGA (YCDC) with 149 (73+76). 28 Jan — consumers’ goods, clothes, and Myanmar Golf Federa- Gold Uni Jewellery With the utensils, plastic wares, tion, continued at Yangon Co Ltd and Xie family to- permission foodstuff, electric and Golf Club in Danyingon gether with Imperial Jade of the Mini- electronic appliances, here this morning. purified drinking water also stry of Commerce, Yangon construction materials, After the second co-sponsored the tourna- Trade Fair 2004 will be held household goods, stationery, round, Soe Kyaw Naing ment that continues tomor- by Quartz International Co packaging materials, small (Pan-West) was leading the row. — MNA Ltd on a grand scale at machinery and installation Presentation of virus diagnostic in shrimp in progress. — MNA Yangon Trade Centre on machines, and western and Pazundaung Road from 30 traditional medicines. Virus diagnostic in shrimp presented January to 2 February. Entertainment programmes YANGON, 28 Jan — Fisheries on Hsinmin Road, On display at the will also include at the The presentation of virus Ahlon Township here at 10 trade fair will be local and trade fair. — MNA diagnostic in shrimp “Fo- am today. cus on SBBU PCR and Dr Philippe Tacon, busi- Rapid Test Methods” was ness manager of SBBU pre- held under the joint spon- sented the virus diagnosis in sorship of the Euro Conti- shrimps. nents Myanmar and the Present on the occasion Shrimp Biotechnology were Deputy Minister for Business Unit (SBBU) at Livestock & Fisheries U Myanmar ICT Week (2004) the meeting hall of the Cold Aung Thein, directors-gen- has been extended up to 31 January 2004 Storage Compound of the eral, heads of department, Fisheries Department of the invited guests and enthusi- MICT Park Yangon Ministry of Livestock & asts. — MNA Soe Kyaw Naing takes part in the tournament. — MGF

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¡ ¢¡ ¥§ ¨¢¡   BAGHDAD, 28 Jan— The United Nations agreed Tuesday to send a team to Iraq to help break the impasse over electing a new government, as the deaths of six more American soldiers in roadside bombings underscored concerns about security in the volatile nation. A bomb that exploded south of Instead, Washington wants the law- the number of Americans who have Baghdad killed three US soldiers and makers chosen in 18 regional caucuses. died since the Iraq war began. Most Guerillas attack Polish wounded three others Tuesday night, The Americans and the US-appointed occurred after President Bush declared hours after another bombing west of Iraqi Governing Council asked UN an end to active combat May 1. forces in Iraq the capital killed three US paratroopers Secretary-General Kofi Annan to send The last serious attack in Khaldiyah BAGHDAD, 28 Jan—Guerillas attacked the headquar- and wounded one, the military said. In a team to determine whether an early took place Saturday when a car bomb ters of Polish forces in a southern city, triggering a addition, two employees of Cable News election would be feasible. killed three US soldiers and wounded gunbattle that killed one Iraqi policeman. In Baghdad, Network died in a shooting south of In Paris, Annan said he believes the six. Two American soldiers were killed guerillas fired a rocket into the US compound but caused Baghdad. Elsewhere, US troops killed United Nations can play “a construc- in Fallujah the same day. no casualties. three suspected members of a guerilla tive role” in helping to break the im- In Baghdad’s southern outskirts, a As attacks continued, Iraq’s interim interior minister cell during raids Tuesday in the central passe, and would send such a team to driver and a translator-producer working blamed Osama bin Laden’s terror network al-Qaida for Iraqi town of Beiji, the Army said. And Iraq “once I am satisfied that the (coa- for CNN were shot and killed Tuesday by many of the suicide car bombings in the country in recent a suspected car bomb was discovered lition) will provide adequate security unidentified assailants, the network weeks. Late Monday, gunmen fired at a hotel housing Polish near coalition and Iraqi Governing arrangements. Annan said the mission said. They were returning from an assign- troops in the holy city of Karbala, but were repulsed by Iraqi Council offices. will solicit the views of Iraqis to find ment in a two-car convoy, CNN said. It police, said Karbala police spokesman Rahman Mashawi. The United States has cited the on- alternative ways to choose a provisional identified the men as translator-producer He said the police and the attackers fought a pitched gunbattle going violence in arguing against de- government. Shiite Muslim leaders have Duraid Isa Mohammed and driver Yasser that left one policeman dead. Police arrested two of the mands by Grand Ayatollah Ali al- said al-Sistani wants to hear alternatives Khatab. CNN said cameraman Scott gunmen and there were no Polish casualties, he said. Husseini al-Sistani for the direct elec- to the caucus plan if the UN team says McWhinnie, in the second car, was grazed Poland heads a multinational force in south-central Iraq tion of a provisional legislature, which it’s not feasible to hold elections by the in the head by a bullet. Correspondent to which it has contributed 2,400 troops based in Karbala, 75 in turn will select a government to take end of June Michael Holmes and several other peo- miles south of Baghdad. So far, two Polish soldiers have power by July 1. Tuesday’s killings brought to 519 ple in that car were unhurt. —Internet been killed in Iraq.—Internet US casualties feared in Iraq blasts BAGHDAD, 28 Jan— A roadside bomb exploded next to a passing US military convoy west of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, and a second bomb went off when reinforcements arrived, damaging vehicles and inflicting several casualties, witnesses said. The US military confirmed a “large ex- As more American forces came to the plosion” and said there were possibly US and scene, another bomb went off, setting fire to Iraqi civilian casualties. The attack occurred a second vehicle, he said. in Khaldiyah, 50 miles west of Baghdad. The In the confusion, the Americans fired town is near Fallujah, a hotspot of guerilla randomly, he said, and claimed that many activity where several attacks have taken Iraqis were killed. This could not be imme- place against US-led coalition forces. diately confirmed. Mohammed said he car- “One of our units was ambushed near ried several injured people to the hospital. Fallujah ... involving two coalition vehicles. The last serious attack in Khaldiyah took There might be coalition and civilian casu- place on Saturday when a car bomb killed alties,” said a military spokesman, speaking three American soldiers at a checkpoint and on customary condition of anonymity. injured six in addition to several Iraqi civil- Another spokeswoman earlier described ians. Two other American soldiers were the attack as a “large explosion.” Nameer killed in Fallujah the same day. Khaldiyah Mohammed, who said he was standing about and Fallujah are part of the Sunni Triangle, 500 yards away when the attack occurred, the area in central Iraq where most of the A crowd of Iraqis gather to watch US troops secure the scene of an explosion near described seeing a US military vehicle on anti-US attacks by die-hard Saddam Hussein Khaldiyah, Iraq, on Tuesday 27 Jan, 2004 —INTERNET fire after the first blast. loyalists have taken place.—Internet Tourism boom, neglect devouring Vietnam, Malaysia agree to boost multi-faceted ties HANOI, 28 Jan— Vietnam and Malaysia have agreed to further enhance their friendly relations and multi- China’s Great Wall faceted cooperation ties, especially economic ones. The consensus was experienced in apparatus or- tion ties, he said. would like to expand eco- BEIJING, 28 Jan—Booming tourism, neglect and inad- equate funds for protection is nibbling away China’s reached when Vietnamese ganization, industrial devel- Khai also agreed with nomic cooperation with and Great Wall and just one-third of it remains, a report says. Prime Minister Phan Van opment and international in- Badawi’s suggestion that Vi- continue investing in Viet- Only one-third of the 6,350 kilometres of the world- Khai held talks with his vis- tegration, the three fields etnam and Malaysia will re- nam, especially in construc- famous Great Wall now exists and the length is still shorten- iting Malaysian counterpart Vietnam can learn from. vise the aviation agreement tion of roads, bridges and ing, it says. The Great Wall, one of the seven wonders of the Abdulah Ahmad Badawi on The two countries should the two countries have al- wharves, exploitation of world, was first built in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) as a Monday, according to the build a coordination mecha- ready signed to facilitate oil and gas, and manpower major defensive project and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty Vietnam News Agency on nism to deal with issues travel of tourists between the training. — MNA/Xinhua (1368-1644). Monday. of mutual concern to two countries. Surviving the times, the Great Wall was listed as a world Khai said Malaysia is strengthen bilateral coopera- Badawi said Malaysia Zimbabweans urge cultural heritage site in 1987 by the United Nations Educa- coordinated tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The most recent case of damage happened last Decem- approach to export ber in Hebei Province, North China, Xinhua news agency market in Africa reported. A survey team found that a 14-metre-long breach had occurred at the 600-year-old Hongyukou section of the HARARE, 28 Jan— Zim- Great Wall. The blocks removed from the Great Wall babwe’s trade promotion rampart had been set aside and on both sides of the breach, body, Zimtrade, on here two sections of 1,000-metre new cement wall replaced the Monday called for a coordi- original wall. nated and integrated ap- Investigation showed that the project was part of the proach towards export mar- planned Hongyu villa project, which was unauthorized by ket in Africa. any cultural relic department. Zimtrade chief executive After being fined 100,000 yuan (12,000 US dollars) for Freddy Chawasarira said that the damage to the Great Wall, the investor Zhou Wen felt he a national thrust and appeal had been wronged. was required if Zimbabwe Many farmers along the Great Wall do not even know was to strongly compete with that the structure is under state protection. Wall bricks other players and make a mark become their courtyard walls and even pig pens in some in the export market. “The remote areas. Booming tourism, in itself, has increased the South African manufactures, burden on the Great Wall. The Wall has offered popular for example, work together to scenic spots and brought huge profits in recent years. make sure that a distribution Statistics show that it receives about 10 million visitors US soldiers ride past Iraqi women during a patrol on Baghdad’s Shuada square on 27 January. channel is established in a mar- every year all over the country.—MNA/PTI Two CNN employees were killed when their two-car convoy was attacked.—INTERNET ket,” he said.— MNA/Xinhua

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TIKRIT, 28 Jan— The roadside bomb near the main American military base here killed one woman soldier,

¥  and turned attention to the new role American women are playing in the war in Iraq. ¤ The nature of the con- Gutierrez, 21, of Houston, try Division, said. “This is that the physical stresses of flict, with US soldiers fac- was killed as a roadside not to say we are not moved combat, which include car- ing guerillas, not conven- bomb struck her Humvee when we lose a male sol- rying packs close to their tional troops, has blurred near Takrit,former leader dier, but her loss deeply af- own weight for long dis- Annan sees multinational, military traditions, and put Saddam Hussein’s home- fected us in additional tances or lifting men usually rear echelon troops town and a centre of resist- ways.” wounded in action, might not UN, Iraq force such as the military police ance to US forces. But Guckert and some prove too tough for some PARIS ,28 Jan—UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said — with their large contin- She was the first women other women serving in Iraq women. Tuesday he did not foresee a UN ‘blue helmet’ peacekeep- gent of women — under di- from the division to die in have different feelings about But most women, par- ing force being sent to Iraq for now, but said the dispatch rect enemy fire, along with Iraq. At the same time, the the dangers facing women ticularly military police sol- of a UN-approved multinational force was possible. the infantry, special forces quick thinking and bravery soldiers. diers who have been trudg- Speaking in Paris after talks with French President and other front line troops. shown by Gutierrez’s friend “Infantrymen say to me ing Iraqi streets and con- Jacques Chirac, Annan told a news conference sending a UN Although women are and fellow support soldier, they couldn’t handle seeing a ducting house raids for force would be a huge task. barred from front line units, Spc Karen Guckert, saved female getting hurt because it months, say this conflict has “I don’t think that for the moment that the question of more than 10 American two troops injured in the would remind them of their provided them with the same sending blue helmets has been raised. One could foresee a women soldiers have died blast and won her a US Army sister, aunt or wife,” said tasks as any infantryman. multinational force authorized by the Security Council,” he in Iraq since US-led troops Commendation Medal for Guckert, 24, of Yakima, Wash. “Any soldier out here is at said. —Internet invaded in March. Many Valor. “I understand their point, but risk, whether they are male or others have been wounded. “We were deeply moved at the same time we are all female or infantry, military Two CNN employees killed On 1 Oct, the dangers to when we lost Analaura soldiers and we can all die for police or anything else,” said women soldiers in Iraq Esparza,” Lt Col Steve our country. So we can’t we Lt Amanda Lee Dorsey, a in Iraq struck home for the US Ar- Russell, commander of the fight for our country?” 25-year-old military police BAGHDAD, 28 Jan— Two men working for CNN were my’s 4th Infantry Division 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Many female soldiers officer from Hickory Hills, Ill. shot and killed Tuesday by unidentified assailants when Pfc. Analaura Esparza Regiment of the 4th Infan- like Guckert acknowledge Internet outside Baghdad, the network said. CNN said in a broadcast that the pair was returning from Car bomb found an assignment in a two-car convoy that came under attack. It identified the two men as translator-producer Duraid Isa near Iraq Mohammed and driver Yasser Khatab, both Iraqi citizens. Governing A CNN cameraman in the second car was grazed in the head by a bullet but was safe, the network said. It said Office correspondent Michael Holmes was also in the car along BAGHDAD, 28 Jan— with three other people but none of them were hurt. American forces discovered The vehicles were travelling toward the Baghdad suburb a car bomb Tuesday in a park- of Mahmoudiya when a rust-coloured Opel came up behind ing lot near the offices of the one car. A gunman, standing through the sunroof, opened US-appointed Iraqi Govern- fire at the convoy with an AK-47, the network said. ing Council, the US com- The car with Holmes and wounded cameraman Scott mand said. McWhinnie escaped as an armed security adviser who was The car rigged with ex- with them returned fire. plosives was found at Gate Iraqi police later found the car with the bodies of Mo- 2, a high-security checkpoint hammed and Khatab. “This is very, very disturbing,” said manned by US troops, the Chris Cramer, managing director of CNN International. command said. US troops “This was a premeditated terrorist attack.” sealed off the area as bomb There were no markings on the vehicles to indicate they disposal experts tried to de- US Army soldiers seal off an area as a truck, and two Humvee vehicles obscured behind were carrying members of the Press, and CNN had no fuse it. it, are afire following an attack on a convoy in the central Iraq town of Khaldiya, indication that the gunmen knew them, Cramer said. Internet on 27 January, 2004. —INTERNET Internet China, France vow to work EU, Canada back world trade Oil prices for solution of global issues talks, bilateral deal fall as US PARIS, 28 Jan — China and France have agreed to work for the solution of global issues in a joint declara- BRUSSELS, 28 Jan — The European Union still believes world trade talks can be freeze eases tion signed Tuesday by visiting Chinese President Hu wrapped up this year, despite the collapse in negotiations in 2003, European Trade Jintao and his French counterpart, Jacques Chirac. Commissioner Pascal Lamy said recently. LONDON, 28 Jan— Oil On promotion of sustainable development, the two coun- After a meeting with his cult now than it was before tion believed that getting a prices eased further from re- tries pledge to make concerted efforts to fulfil the millen- new Canadian counterpart Cancun,” Lamy told a news deal, which aims to further cent 10-month highs on nium development targets set by the United Nations in James Peterson, the two men conference, referring to the liberalize global commerce, Monday after forecasters September 2000, and strive to eliminate poverty, hunger, also said they hoped offi- meeting in the Mexican re- was a good idea. predicted a deep chill in the diseases, environment degradation, illiteracy and discrimi- cially to launch talks on a sort where the global trade He said the EU was in a United States, the world’s nation against women. trade and investment agree- talks collapsed. “real hurry” to get the talks thirstiest oil consumer, On environment protection, China and France reaffirm ment at a summit in March. “This being said, it is going again and wanted the would loosen its grip and their support for the UN Framework Convention on Climate “What I believe is that not impossible,” he added, time lost after Cancun to be lower demand for heating Change, recalling that both have ratified the Kyoto Protocol. for sure completing the round noting that all members of made up by March or April. fuel. In a bid to draw more international attention to environmen- this year is much more diffi- the World Trade Organiza- MNA/Reuters London Brent crude was tal issues, the two countries support the strengthening of the down 46 cents at 30.50 US role of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and broad dollars a barrel, while US discussions on the reform of the UNEP. light crude on the New York In the joint declaration, the two countries voice their Mercantile Exchange fell 37 support to balanced international trade and globalization cents to 34.57 US dollars based on mutual benefit. They also reiterate their emphasis a barrel. on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the multilate- Freezing weather in the ral trade system. US Northeast, a huge con- The two countries agree that the WTO is the only sumer of heating oil, last legitimate body to make trade rules. week pushed US crude above The two countries are committed to establishing a fair, 36, its highest since the Iraq just and open international trade order within the framework war. of the WTO, strengthening consultations and cooperation in By next week, some of relevant fields, and helping developing countries, particular the extreme cold should abate the least developed countries, genuinely integrate into the with temperatures seen ris- multilateral trade system and the world economy. ing later this week to just In view of the fact that globalization often brings about 0-3 degrees Fahrenheit be- negative socio-economic consequences, the two countries low normal for the time of reiterate their support to the concern of social problems and year versus 6-12 degrees globalization based on mutual benefit and fair trade, to below normal on Monday, ultimately meet the target of eliminating poverty and US soldiers drive over Baghdad’s Shuhada bridge during a routine patrol of the Iraqi forecaster Meteorlogix said. ensuring sustainable development.— MNA/Xinhua capital on 27 January.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters

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LONDON, 28 Jan — Reuters expressed “growing frustration” on Tuesday that the US military had failed to address serious concerns about journalists’ safety in Iraq, which it said had put all media in the country at greater Three US soldiers risk. Global Managing Editor David Schlesinger said Reuters resolve outstanding issues.” was still awaiting an adequate response to a formal protest Reuters said Schlesinger sent a letter to the US Depart- killed in Iraq against the arrest and mistreatment of three Iraqis working ment of Defence on Tuesday expressing Reuters “growing BAGHDAD, 28 Jan— Three US soldiers were killed on with Reuters who were detained near Falluja on January 2 frustration at the US military’s failure to address its con- Tuesday by a roadside bomb attack on a convoy south of and held for 72 hours. cerns about the safety of journalists in Iraq, and to answer Baghdad, the US military said, bringing the day’s death On the day the Reuters team was detained, the US its requests for more information regarding incidents which toll for the US occupying forces to six. military issued a statement saying “enemy personnel posing have cost or endangered their lives.” Three other soldiers were wounded in the attack at as media” had fired on US troops in the area. But after the Two Reuters cameramen have been killed in Iraq by US approximately 8.00 pm (1700 GMT) near Iskandariya, release of the team three days later, the US Army said there troops. about 30 miles south of Baghdad, the military said in a was no credible evidence that they had been involved in any The US Army has said it is investigating the arrest and statement. In an earlier attack on Tuesday, three US soldiers kind of attack. treatment of the Reuters team near Falluja on January 2. had been killed by a roadside bomb west of Baghdad. “The safety of journalists in Iraq is not improving. The The detained Reuters staff were Baghdad-based cam- At least 520 American soldiers have died since the US- detention and mistreatment of our staff combined with the eraman Salem Ureibi, Falluja-based freelance television led invasion of Iraq last March, 361 in combat. military’s highly charged statements have only served to journalist Ahmad Mohammad Hussein al-Badrani and driver UN chief Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that security raise the risks for all journalists working in Iraq,” Schlesinger Sattar Jabar al-Badrani. A freelance cameraman with the permitting he planned to send a team to Iraq to study the said. US network NBC was also detained. feasibility of holding early elections. US security experts are “We think it absolutely necessary that this be addressed. The Reuters crew said US troops fired in their direction already in Iraq assessing the situation. We would welcome the opportunity to have a constructive as they were covering the aftermath of a helicopter crash, Two CNN staff were also killed in an ambush south of discussion with the US military on how we can work and later detained them. — MNA/Reuters Baghdad on Tuesday. — MNA/Reuters together to reverse this disturbing trend,” he said in a statement. US to offer “To achieve this we need a genuine commitment from second wave of the military to engage in constructive dialogue and quickly Iraq contracts UN envoy warns against to all PARIS, 28 Jan— The premature polls in Iraq United States on Tuesday opened the door to French WASHINGTON, 28 Jan— UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi companies to bid for a sec- said on Tuesday premature elections in Iraq could do ond wave of US-funded re- more harm than good and signalled he would not play construction contracts in the kind of leadership role there that Washington wanted Iraq. him to play. US Commerce Under- “If you get your priorities wrong, elections are a very secretary for International divisive process,” said Brahimi, speaking at a luncheon Trade Grant Aldonas, in sponsored by UN groups before talks with senior White Paris to improve US trade House officials later in the day. relations with France, said “They create tensions. They create competition. And in he had discussed opening up a country that is not stable enough to take that ... one has to the bidding with French be certain it will not do more harm than good.” Iraqi homeless women on 27 Jan demonstrate in the city of Basra against a decision Trade Minister Francois Brahimi also said that he would be working on Iraq in his to evict them from government buildings they have occupied.—INTERNET Loos. current role as an adviser to UN Secretary-General Kofi “There will be a second Annan, but he said: “To take responsibility for Iraq, no, Parmalat debt eight times more than tranche of contracts, which I that’s not in the cards.” The United States has been pressur- expect will be opened more ing Brahimi, who just finished a two-year stint as chief UN managers said broadly to all comers,” envoy in Afghanistan, to assume a central role in organizing MILAN/LONDON, 28 Jan — Parmalat on Monday said its net debt was 14.3 billion Aldonas told the French- a political transition to Iraqi self-rule, due in June. euros (17.6 billion US dollars) before it collapsed last month — almost eight times the American Press club in Paris. Washington opposes direct elections in postwar Iraq, amount claimed by its former managers, many of whom are now under arrest. Opening up bidding for citing what it says are insurmountable organizational and Parmalat’s battered suggested that debt holders tressed debt in London. future contracts was impor- political obstacles, but Iraq’s leading Shite religious author- bonds took another hit fol- may recover less than 10 per By comparison, the ana- tant to helping relations be- ity has rejected that and called for UN mediation in the lowing the news. Traders and cent of face value. The food lyst said, some bondholders tween Paris and Washing- dispute. — MNA/Reuters analysts said the numbers company also said auditors of bankrupt US energy trad- ton, Aldonas said. PriceWaterhouseCoopers ing company Enron recov- “This is another one of Study finds cholesterol drug may found that its earnings be- ered 10 cents on the dollar those issues where, if we are prevent bone fractures fore interest, tax, deprecia- after taking legal action. going to encourage a continu- tion and amortization in the Using Parmalat’s figures ing dialogue between the CHICAGO, 28 Jan — Statins, a class of drugs used to treat high cholesterol, reduced nine months to September on Monday and making vari- United States and France, these the risk of bone fractures in elderly women in some studies, though proof of the benefit 30 were 121 million euros, a ous assumptions, he calcu- are exactly the sorts of issues requires further research, a report published on Monday said. fifth of the result reported lated the group’s value at 3.3 that have to come on the ta- The risk of hip fractures was officially. billion euros, leaving 800 ble,” he said. — MNA/Reuters reduced by between 38 per Prosecutors leading a million euros to be split by cent and 81 per cent while fraud investigation have said holders of 11.8 billion euros Guatemalan the risk of non-spinal frac- Parmalat’s top management in bonds after 2.5 billion police seize tures was cut by between 5 routinely misled markets, euros are paid to creditor per cent and 51 per cent in faked bank documents and banks. Previous estimates of over 900 kilos of four large studies reviewed. inflated revenue for over a recovery rates for Parmalat cocaine Such fractures are often decade. They estimated debt assumed net debt of 10 MEXICO CITY, 28 Jan — blamed on osteoporosis- debts could total as much as billion euros and ranged from Guatemalan police recently weakened aging bones. 13 billion euros. 30 per cent to 50 per cent. seized more than 900 kilos A re-examination of eight Parmalat’s euro-de- Parmalat founder Calisto of cocaine that were being other studies was consistent nominated bond due in 2010 Tanzi, two former finance transported in a motorboat with the finding that statin was bid six percentage points directors and two outside across the Usumacinta River users suffered fewer frac- lower at 12 per cent of face auditors are among 11 peo- on the border with Mexico, tures, but two other clinical value on Monday. Its bonds ple arrested so far in the case. reports reaching here said trials did not support it. in dollars lost nearly half No one has yet been charged. recently. MNA/Reuters their remaining value in New Tanzi, 65, returned to jail The shipment was the York and were quoted at 11 late on Sunday after three biggest one that has been US and Iraqi soldiers cents to 12 cents on the dol- days under observation in seized since the beginning of guard the ‘Assassins’ Gate lar. Parmalat shares have hospital for suspected heart the year, retired General Otto entrance to the US-led been suspended indefinitely. problems and was due to Perez, the Guatemalan De- coalition’s headquarters “I estimate bondholder undergo another round of fence and Security Commis- in Baghdad on 27 Jan. recovery to be under 7 per questioning on Monday. sioner, told the Press in Gua- INTERNET cent,” said an analyst of dis- MNA/Reuters temala City.—MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 Iraq under US and allies’ occupation Weapons of American terrorism: cluster bomb

The danger of cluster bombs According to an AFP report, the British forces were responsible for the use of over 2,000 cluster bombs during the Iraq conflict last year. Cluster bombs are weapons comprising a container which breaks apart to drop a shower of bomblets. Released from high altitudes, they can wander off their target. Some also do not explode immediately, but litter the ground with bomblets with the potential to go off years later.

An unexploded portion of a cluster bomb lies in the Seybiran area, some 40km south from nothern Iraq’s town of Arbil, on 8 May, 2003.

Razzaq Kazem al-Khafaj grieves over the bodies of his children in Hilla in the southern province of Babylon. Khafaj lost 15 members (including six children) of his family as his car was bombed by coalition helicopters while fleeing al-Haidariyeh towards Babylon.

Iraqi deaths resulting from cluster bombs ¡

Date Location Death Toll

23-3-2003 Nassiriya 10 28-3-2003 Najaf 26 6-4-2003 Karbala 35 7-4-2003 Baghdad 4 9-4-2003 Baghdad 26 10-4-2003 Dibs District and Kalar 29 10-4-2003 Nassiriya 3 11-4-2003 Baghdad 2 12-4-2003 Baghdad 3 18-4-2003 Baghdad 1 Five year-old Iraqi boy Ali Mustafa is comforted by his mother Mona Hassan, 37, at 19-4-2003 Baghdad 3 Baghdad's Saddam hospital, Thursday April 17, 2003. Ali and his four brothers were up-to 20-4-2003 Kirkuk 83 wounded by an unexploded cluster bomb they found in the garden of their home. The others suffered facial and hand injuries. 21-4-2003 Kirkuk 52 26-4-2003 Baghdad 2 Total 279 Hana Mustafa (R) clings to her neighbor Um Mohammad at the Qaddamiyyah Hospital, while waiting for her eight-year-old son Munthadar Ali to have his hand amputated, in Baghdad April 19, 2003. Munthadar picked up a cluster bomb in his schoolyard in the Khadmiya area of Baghdad and took it home, where it Jaudet Abdul Katham, 22, who lost his left leg when he stepped on a cluster bomb while walking with friends in Khadmiya, western Baghdad, recuperates with numerous others exploded. at Qaddamiyyah Hospital in the wing for victims of cluster bombs, April 19, 2003. THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 7

Hailing the 57th Anniversary Union Day Development images of Shan State (South) in the time of the State Peace and Development Council

The Department of Electric Power under the Ministry of Electric Power is implementing the hydel- power project using water of Kengtwang Waterfalls on Nanttain Creek in Mongnai Township, Loilem Dis- trict, Shan State (South). On completion, it will be able to generate 472 million kwh per year.

Development Sector 1988 2004

Agriculture Sown acreage (paddy) - over 400,000 acres Highland cultivation - 323.25 acres Irrigation facilities 42 57

Communication Auto-exchange 1 8 Rural post office - 28 Panglong University which was opened on 11 February 2003. Microwave station 2 15

Transport Railroad (under construction) - 4 Railroad (constructed) 1 2 Road (constructed) 1686 miles 1953 miles Bridge (above 180 feet) 5 8

Education Basic education school 1930 2331 College 1 6 University - 2

Health Langkho Bridge, 290 feet long and 24 feet wide, in Daseik, Langkho Hospital (16 to 200-bed) 39 49 Township, Shan State (South). Station hospital 13 26 Rural health care centre 45 49

Information Myanma Alin/Kyemon Sub-printing house, Taunggyi) - 1 TV retransmission station - 5

Elecrtic power Diesel-fired power station 22 45 Hydropower station 1 4 Heho Airport in Shan State (South) which Industrial zone - 1 was up graded on 12 October 2003. 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 Marching toward Imperialists’ instigations and interferences Golden Land in in Myanmar during Konbaung period

unity and amity Haigyi Island in June 1687. in Pathein and Yangon. He At that time the French, like tried to request audience the British, tried to settle on with Alaungmintaya many Soe Thein (Myanma Alin) Myanmar soil under the pre- times in Myanaung, text of trade. During U Hinthada and Pathein dur- Aung Zeya ing Alaungmintaya’s tour of thorities sent three ships. not able to avoid the tide of (Alaungmintaya) period, the the Delta. He also tried to But Alaungmintaya cap- capitalism. Therefore, King attempts of the British and establish an official base of tured the ships and seized Mindon, Prince Kanaung the French grew bigger and the British East India Co on arms and ammunition from and some ministers began bigger. In those days ocean- Myanma soil. Meanwhile, them. Myanmar troops ex- to make capitalist-like re- going ships were built of the company stockpiled ecuted imperialist French forms. wood. They found that if a Myanmar teak logs at officials. The French At the end of 1854, ship was built of teak, it Hainggyi Island. scheme to occupy King Mindon sent a would be more durable. Soon, in response to Myanmar ended thus for Myanmar diplomatic mis- Cutting of teak started in the excessive economic the time being. sion led by Mingyi Maha order to build the ships with and military acts of the After the end of the Minkhaung Raza to gover- the use of Myanma teak. East India Co, first Anglo-Myanmar war nor-general Lord Dalhousie Later, the British and Alaungmintaya ordered which started in 1824, some in Calcutta and demanded French trading companies Myanmar troops to seize parts of Myanmar were lost. that all towns and villages took hold of cutch, sealing Hainggyi Island. During The national races raged occupied by the British be wax and other forest prod- the attack, many employ- against it. It was a disgrace returned to Myanmar. ucts and precious stones. ees of the East India Co for the first time because of Lord Dalhousie flatly In April 1753, the Brit- were killed. Head of the the imbalance in the fire turned down the request ish East India Co settled on company Captain Southaby power. It was a blow to of Myanma diplomatic In Myanmar history, Dalla, the port towns. He the main reason why for- had a scheme to annex the eign nations invaded whole Myanmar. First, he Myanmar was to possess was to occupy Pyay and Myanmar’s rich natural re- then Ava. sources. The imperialists After the annexation of employed various means to Toungoo, he took invade Myanmar. Par- Natshinnaung away to ticularly the British and the Thanlyin. It was De Britto’s French imperialists tried in blatant act of imperialism competition to occupy targeting Myanmar. Myanmar soil until the In 1627 AD, the Dutch, Konbaung period. the British and the French- It was Nicolo di Conti, men entered Myanmar. an Italian merchant, who On learning the profits first observed the richness of the Dutch East India Co, of Myanmar’s natural the British East India Co de- resources and sincerity of cided to open a trade centre the national people of the in Myanmar. From that time country. on, they set foot on He arrived in Bago, a Myanma soil. part of lower Myanmar, Under the name of about 1420 AD and studied trading, the British East Myanma natural resources India Co made continued A British military officer salutes Alaungmintayagyi, King of Myanmar, and prospects for trading. In efforts to be able to enjoy on 23 July 1775 at Hinthada port. 1496, Stephano, a merchant the privileges. The British from Italy, reached Bago. East India Co at Madras Haigyi Island while the was also killed. In 1756, national pride and there mission saying that the However, it was Ngazinkar Fort St George made at- French regualrly extracted Alaungmintaya made was burning anti-imperial- towns and villages had to (a) Philip de Britto, a Por- tempt to establish a military Myanma teak opening a preparations to attacking ist spirit among the people. be occupied for the sake of tuguese, who was the first and economic base in trade centre in Thanlyin. Thanlyin. The French did All patriotic national races their security and interest. to settle in Myanmar as a Hainggyi Island near In 1756, the British not want to relinquish fought the British. In 1852, In his reply, Lord Dalhousie colonialist. Pathein in 1686 AD. sent Ensign Robert Laster Thanlyin. the imperialists gave vari- said that as long as the sun He named himself as a The warship under the to take acre of economic Therefore, they asked ous excuses to create the shines in the world, the re- king and ruled Thanlyin. He command of by Captain and military affairs not only their governor for rein- second Anglo-Myanmar gions demanded by also occupied Pathein and Anthony Welden occupied in Hainggyi Island but also forcements. The French au- War (1852-1853). Myanmar would never be Mottama fell into the returned to the Myanmar hands of the British on 5 king. April, Yangon on 14 April, The statement was too Pathein on 19 May and haughty. At that time on 7 Pyay in October. August 1853, French lieu- In November and tenant Dor Gorni sent by the December, the British French Government arrived troops occupied Thayet in Mandalay. and Myede. After the end He said his government of the second Anglo would carry out the tasks Myanmar War (1852- according to the wishes of 1853), all seaports fell. Myanmar king. Myanmar could make con- He left and arrived in tact with the outside world Amarapura on 4 June 1855 only with the permission of for the second time. the British. The fall of the King Mindon sent a lower Myanmar into the diplomatic mission includ- hands of the British marked ing Myanmar ministers Myanmar heroes bravely attacked the fortress of Ngazinka, the Portuguese, who encroached upon the change from feudalism accompanying Dor Gorni to the sovereignty of Myanmar. to capitalism. Myanmar was France. THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 9 Imperialists’ instigations and interferences in Poem Myanmar during Konbaung period For our garden to be ever pleasant * South-East Asia Throughout this region, The purpose of the mis- reached an agreement about the signing of the ernment took great interest sion was to secure support (draft) in January 1873. agreement between in Myanmar affairs.The With beauty of over hundred flowers of the French Emperor Na- Later, Prince Kanaung Myanmar and France, the French interest could be just Nature has all unified poleon III in King Mindon’s was assassinated in British became restless. nominal, he said. In May One and only Myanmar garden. demand for the return of Myinkun and Myinkhon- The British saw nothing to 1884, the British govern- the occupied regions from daing affair. Some thought protest against the French ment informed French For- * All flowers in bud and bloom the British. that the prince’s assassina- in connection with the eign Affairs Minister Jules Fresh and fragrant they are The mission also car- tion was due to the instiga- treaty. But they suspected Ferry that it would strongly ried out military and eco- tion of the colonialists. that there would be another protest the French govern- To make it this pleasant garden nomic affairs. Later, it pur- Realizing the ability of treaty signed secretly be- ment if France signed a This garden with soil and fertilizer chased materials for con- Prince Kanaung, the intrud- tween them. The British treaty on political under- With a suitable mix struction of a gun powder ers assassinated the prince government thus assigned standing and formation of a factory and a saw mill. in conformity with their duties to British Ambassa- special alliance with Upper Of the seven fertilizers King Mindon began to policy that anyone capable dor Lord Lyons to hold Myanmar. Look for suitable time make a long-term plan to of hindering them from their talks with French Foreign On 1 June 1855, French fight the British. He intro- invasion was to be extermi- Affairs Minister Jules Consul Mr Monsieur Hass And let’s feed them all. duced the economy based nated in one way or an- Ferry. The talks took place arrived in Mandalay. The Byan Hlwar (Trs) on industry. other. The invaders called in summer and in autumn friendly ties between the Hailing the 57th Anniversary Union Day In response to the send- Prince Kanaung “War in 1883. two countries resulted in bi- ing of Myanmar diplomatic Prince”. The British ambassador lateral cooperation covering mission to Calcutta in the The Myanmar-France said that his government construction of a railroad day Mr Jules Ferry handed Myanmar Forestry Depart- mid-1855, Lord Dalhousie ties established during the wanted France to sign com- between Mandalay and a secret letter dated 15-1- ment and Bombay Burma made preparations for the time of King Mindon was mercial treaty only and that Toungoo, establishment of 1885 sent by French Prime Company, the British establishment of a Myanmar forged further in the time France should not sell arms banks and a military agree- Minister to Myanmar for- waged the Third Anglo- market by sending a diplo- of King Thibaw. Later, the and ammunition to ment. eign minister. The letter Myanmar War and com- matic mission led by Arthur French got permission to Myanmar. On 15 January 1885, said that appropriate ar- pletely occupied the entire Phayre to Myanmar. freely do businesses in According to the geo- French and Myanmar offi- rangements on transport of Myanmar in 1885. The The British wanted to Myanmar. graphical position of cials signed another materials, rounds of am- colonialists had already seize the opportunity to The area around Myanmar, the British gov- comercial treaty. On that munition and arms would plotted to capture the Up- be made between the two per Myanmar sooner or governments. later whether the conflict The British could not took place or not. bear to see the role of Fully equipped with French. They were wor- Union Spirit and patriot- ried that France could ex- ism, the entire national pand its domination in people launched anti- Asia, especially in colonialists struggles at the Myanmar. Therefore, they risk of their lives. sought excuses to occupy Taking these never-to- Myamar as soon as possi- be-forgotten lessons, it is ble. incumbent upon all the na- Then they concentrated tional brethren who have their efforts on termina- lived together on the same tion of the relations be- land and partaking water tween Myanmar and from the same source to France.They set an ulti- defend and safeguard the mate target to solely make nation against possible in- domination and manipula- vasion of the colonialists. tion on Myanmar’s eco- It is the bounden duty of nomic and political affairs. the national brethren. A united force of Myanmar national races gallantly fought against the British imperialists. Under the pretext of ***** the conflict between (Translation: NY + MS) trade freely in upper Indochina had been under Myanmar. They had strong their domination and so the desire to trade with China Frenchmen paid more at- by land through Myanmar. tention to Myanmar. In re- Arthur Phayre’s mis- ality, they intended to ex- sion arrived in Mandalay ploit Myanmar’s natural re- for talks to conclude a com- sources in competition with mercial treaty for the sec- the British or to manipulate ond time. Myanmar’s economic sec- King Mindon had to tor. From that time on, the agree to sign the commer- Frenchmen frequented the cial treaty. The treaty was Myanmar’s royal palace. signed on 10 November In 1883, King Thibaw 1862. The British thus got sent a Myanmar diplomatic the opportunity to manipu- mission led by Myosa of late political and economic Myothit Mingyi Min Hla affairs in upper Myanmar Maha Zeya Thingyan to at will. Europe. They visited Por- Kinwun Mingyi drop- tugal, Spain, Italy and ped in France and met the France. At that time, the authorities and held discus- British were following all sions with them on his way the news about the visits of to and back from England Myanmar delegation. In in 1872. At the meetings, France, the Myanmar del- the Frenchmen proposed to egation leader met French sign a commercial treaty Foreign Minister Mr Jules with Myanmar. Kinwun Ferry and signed a com- Mingyi accepted the pro- mercial treaty. posal, and their meeting On hearing the news 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 All district hospitals have… tematic arrangements to illofacial, jaw and oral sur- harmful to mankind through tional path to keep abreast develop the field and in- gery conducted at the Insti- dental treatment. of international communi- (from page 16) the dental wards equipped crease the number of quali- tute of Medicine I in Moreover, he said, for ties, to serve national inter- The Government is giv- with dental surgeons and fied human resources of the Yangon. In the academic continuing education of est and to safeguard the ing priority to the develop- installed with advanced sector. year 2002-2003, the Insti- dental surgeons the associa- Union for perpetuation. ment of human resources of equipment. A teaching hospital is tute of Dental Medicine tion is making efforts for He urged the association the dental field, to enable There are now two in- under construction at (Yangon) opened its first dissemination of dental sci- to make continued efforts the dental surgeons pursue stitutes of dental medicine present. Thus, an interna- doctorate degree course — ence through conducting for successful implementa- further studies, and ad- in the nation. In the past tional level teaching hospi- Oral medicine and oral pa- refresher courses, talks and tion of the seven-point fu- vancement of the dental there is only one. Thus, the tal will emerge in the near thology. Plans are under workshops for dentists, dis- ture policy programme pre- medicine and therapies in nation can now produce future. Like all other teach- way to open more oral and tributing papers and send- serving good traditions of conformity with the interna- twice the number of dental ing hospitals of the world, dental PhD courses. ing international dental con- participating in the mass tional developments in the surgeon when compared it will perform treatment for He said at a time when ferences. rally to support the seven- medical and science sectors. with that of the past. The tooth, facial and also jaw, the government is imple- He said the government point future policy pro- The Government’s endeav- number of dental surgeons oral and cleft lips and pal- menting the project for de- is building own national gramme held in Yangon in ours are for the harmonious is 1,500 at present, up from ate surgical operations. velopment of dental health resource forces as consoli- September 2003 and the progress of the dental medi- 800 in 1987. The number MDSc courses and di- sector including oral and dated forces in the respec- Bagan mass rally held in cine. of dental surgeons in the ploma courses have been dental health care and hu- tive sectors for national November in the Bagan Ar- Hospitals installed with government service is 500 extended to continuously man resource development, development with united chaeological Zone. world-class medical equip- at present, up from 300 in produce qualified doctors of it is obviously seen that national strength. He said the strength of ment have been extended in the past. As the nation’s the field. Up to now 85 dental medicine has im- It is heartening to note national forces can promote all states and divisions till population stands at over 52 MDSc degree holders and proved up to the interna- that the association is serv- the nation, its people and the public health care serv- million, more dental sur- 49 diploma certificate hold- tional level, standard of oral ing national interest dignity and stand tall as a ices cover the whole nation geons are still needed to ers have emerged in the and dental health of the through dental and oral independent sovereign state including border areas and develop the human re- nation. A dental surgeon is people has raised and their health care leading dental as long as the world exists. remote regions. At present sources of the field. The among the candidates of the knowledge has also wid- surgeons and it has become He urged the dentists to all the district hospitals have Government is making sys- PhD course degree for max- ened due to active coopera- a force on which the State participate in dental health tion of Myanmar Dental As- relies. care sector for uplift of den- sociation and its members. Better foundations for tal health care and strength. He said the MDA is national solidarity, progress In conclusion, he urged actively participating in the of national economic life, them to make efforts to tasks of dental and oral uplift of social conditions of become a national interest health care, school health the citizens and advanced force, to promote dental and activities, dental and oral science and technology of oral health care and to par- health care of the children international level have ticipate in efforts to imple- and the elder people and been achieved due to har- ment the seven-point future operation of cleft lips and monious efforts of all forces policy programme. palate patients in coopera- including the MDA under Next, the Prime Minis- tion with government de- the correct and upright lead- ter cordially greeted del- partments, social organiza- ership of the government. egates from international tions and international so- Accelerating the al- organizations and chairman cial organizations. ready-achieved national de- president and members of He said it is satisfactory velopment momentum, the MDA. to note that the MDA is government is now imple- The Prime Minister in- undertaking plans and edu- menting the seven-point spected showrooms of den- Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt views dental medicines and equipment at the cative tasks to control future policy programme in tal medicines and equip- opening ceremony. — MNA spread of HIV and AIDS accord with the correct na- ment companies. — MNA Laotian goodwill delegation visits Hlinethaya MDA Conference begins YANGON, 28 Jan — The and Prof U Myo Win as gen- persons from the country and Industrial Zone 24th Conference of the eral secretary, was elected. abroad will read papers at YANGON, 28 Jan — Ac- Hlinethaya Industrial Zone zone. Myanmar Dental Associa- The FDI-MDA meeting the meeting that continues companied by Laotian Am- this morning. The visiting delegation tion and the fifth joint edu- was held in the afternoon. till 31 January. bassador to Myanmar Mr They were welcomed then visited FAME medicine cational meeting of the Twenty-two resource MNA Chanthavy Bodhisane and there by Deputy Minister for factory in the zone-3. The World Dental Federation officials of the Ministry of Construction Brig-Gen factory manager and officials (FDI) and MDA began at Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, Myint Thein, Director-Gen- welcomed the visiting Lao- the Traders Hotel here this Energy Minister leaves for Laotian goodwill delegation eral of the Department of tian delegation and briefed morning. led by Dr Thongloun Human Settlement and on the production process of President of MDA Prof India, Malaysia Sisolith, Visiting Laotian Housing Development U the medicines at the factory. U Ba Myint, Dr Choo Teck YANGON, 28 Jan — A They were seen off at Deputy Prime Minister and Arnt Kyaw and officials. Later, the visiting Lao- Chuan of FDI and Recep- Myanmar delegation led by Yangon International Air- Chairman of Planning and At Kanaung Hall of the tian delegation was con- tion Committee Chairman Minister for Energy Brig- port by Minister for Indus- Cooperation Committee of office, the deputy minister ducted round the factory. Prof Dr Thein Tut gave Gen Lun Thi left here by air try-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, the Laos People’s Demo- extended greetings to the vis- Afterwards, the visiting del- speeches. this morning to attend a Minister for Rail Transpor- cratic Republic, visited the iting delegation and gave an egation left the factory at 10 MDA members read out meeting on prospects of bi- tation Maj-Gen Aung Min, management office at account of the industrial am. — MNA the messages and presented lateral energy coopera- Deputy Minister for Energy reports. tion in India and a meeting Brig-Gen Than Htay, de- Seminar on Understanding Myanmar concluded An new executive com- on natural gas development partmental heads of the mittee with Prof U Ba Myint work programmes of Ministry of Energy, and of- YANGON, 28 Jan — The kistan, the Philippines, Sin- cultural aspects’ by Direc- as the president, Prof Dr off-shore oil fields in Ma- ficials. second day session of the gapore, Thailand, UK, USA tor-General (Retd) Dr Khin Thein Tut vice-president, laysia. MNA Seminar on understanding and Vietnam, resource per- Maung Nyunt and ‘Human Myanmar, organized by the sons, officials and invited rights in Myanmar’ by Am- Myanmar Institute of Strate- guests. bassador Dr Kyaw Win. gic and International Stud- The papers read today After the presentations, ies, continued at the MICT were ‘Priorities in the academicians and re- Park in Hline Township to- Myanmar Foreign Policy’ searchers from home and day. by Director-General U abroad collectively partici- Present on the occasion Thaung Tun of Political pated in discussions on re- were Minister for Foreign Department, Ministry of spective papers. Affairs U Win Aung, Deputy Foreign Affairs, ‘Coopera- Chairman of Myanmar Minister U Khin Maung Win, tion with the United Na- ISIS Minister for Foreign ambassadors from foreign tions’ by Director-General Affairs U Win Aung made missions in Yangon, retired U Win Mra of International concluding remarks and the ambassadors, historians, Organizations and Eco- seminar came to a close. economists, rectors and pro- nomic Department, Minis- The participants led by fessors, researchers from try of Foreign Affairs, the minister will tour Upper Brunei, Chinese, France, ‘Women in Myanmar’ by Myanmar to observe devel- Germany, India, Indonesia, Professor (Retd) Dr Daw opment of border areas to- Italy, Japan, the Republic of Khin Aye Win of Yangon morrow. Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Pa- University, ‘Historical and MNA Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi and party being seen off at the airport. — ENERGY THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 11

Senior General Than Shwe and party pose for a documentary photo together with Laotian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Thongloun Sisolith and party. (News on page 1)— MNA Lt-Gen Ye Myint asks after health of Nayarkyaung Sayadaw, MFF holds executive meeting YANGON, 28 Jan — Myanmar Football Federation held inspects Yangon-Mandalay Highway Project (Mandalay-Meiktila section) its executive meeting No 1/2004 at the national football YANGON, 28 Jan — Bhaddanta Medhiya- way Project near land preparation with the training camp (Thuwunna) here this morning. Member of the State Peace bhivamsa, aged 94, Vasa Myothagon Village, use of heavy machinery for Present at the meeting were MFF Patrons Maj-Gen and Development Council 74, who was receiving Singaing Township, upgrading the road at mile Kyaw Win and U Aung Ko Win, the chairman, vice- Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the medical treatments at Man- Mandalay Division, and post No 391 near Sulegon chairmen and executives and others. Ministry of Defence, ac- dalay People’s Hospital, gave instructions to the of- Village, and construction of MFF Patrons Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and U Aung Ko companied by Mandalay yesterday morning. ficials on construction tasks. concrete foundation for Win and Chairman U Win Aung spoke at the meeting. Division Peace and Devel- Lt-Gen Ye Myint asked Afterwards, they in- Shweniyo canal-crossing Vice-Chairman of MFF Lt-Col Maung Ko, Officer on opment Council Chairman after the health of the spected laying concrete for bridge with 25 feet in length Special Duty, Ministry of Sports, and the executives pre- Central Command Com- Sayadaw and presented construction of a bridge at mile post No 381/6. sented reports. Afterwards, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and U mander Maj-Gen Ye Myint offertories to him. across Kwunsay canal near Lt-Gen Ye Myint and Win Aung fulfilled the requirements. — MNA and departmental heads, vis- Next, Lt-Gen Ye Myint Thamandalin Village in party also inspected con- ited State Ovadacariya and party attended the open- Kyaukse Township. Lt-Gen struction tasks along the Rice Milling Development Committee Mandalay Phayagyi Monas- ing of Chaungmanet Dam Ye Myint also inspected highway up to mile post No holds work co-ordination meeting tery Nayarkyaung Sayadaw in TadaU Township, Man- construction of Mounbaung 353/7 in Shawbin Village. Abhidhaja Maha Rattha dalay Division. They in- bridge in Ingon Village, and In the afternoon, they ar- YANGON, 28 Jan — The rice milling development Guru Abhidhaja Agga spected the Six-lane earth work for construction rived at Thabyewa camp at committee held its 3/2004 work coordination meeting at Maha Saddhammajotika Yangon-Mandalay High- of Dan bridge in Dan Vil- mile post 349. Officials the Ministry of Commerce this evening. lage and left necessary in- concerned reported on the Present were patron of the rice milling development Information Minister inspects structions. chosen axis for the con- committee Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, e-Library in Kyauktan They proceeded to mile struction of Meiktila circu- Chairman of rice milling development committee Deputy post No 393 and looked into lar road. Lt-Gen Ye Myint Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Aung Tun, member YANGON, 28 Jan — Public Relations Department Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Dr Chan Minister for Information where he gave necessary building a bridge across gave instructions to the of- Thin Dee canal. Lt-Gen Ye ficials. Nyein, Deputy Minister for Industry-2 Lt-Col Khin Maung Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan today instructions to the Kyaw, officials of the Union of Myanmar Federation of inspceted modern e-Library officials.—MNA Myint and party inspected MNA Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Myanmar Rice in Kyauktan in Yangon Millers Association, Myanmar Rice Merchants Association South District. He was welcomed there by Director- and guests. General U Chit Naing of Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone spoke on formation of Information and Public the rice milling development committee. Deputy Minister Relations Department and Brig-Gen Aung Tun took part in the discussions. Chairmen officials. of various subcommittees reported on future tasks and The minister in- requirements. The meeting came to a close with the spected extended con- concluding remarks by the minister.—MNA struction tasks for the library. MWAF national races affairs ACE Construction Group Chairman U Tint Hsan working group meets reported to him on YANGON, 28 Jan — The working group for national construction tasks. races affairs of the Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation After giving nece- held its second work coordination meeting at the meeting ssary instructions, the hall-1 at the Institute of Nursing here this afternoon. minister went to Kyauktan Vice-President of MWAF Daw Than Than Nwe deliv- Township Information and ered an opening address at the meeting, followed by talks Public Relations Depart- given by working group leader Prof Dr Daw May Win ment and Yangon South Aung Khin. District Information and Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan inspects e-Library in Kyauktan, Yangon South District. — IPRD Secretary of the group Daw L Khun Yi submitted the resolutions of the previous meeting. Matters related to the drawing of a year-long work programme of the working group were also discussed and then approved. — MNA Divisional Organization for Womens' Affairs clarifies sector-wise tasks YANGON, 28 Jan — Yangon Division Organization for Women’s Affairs clarified sector-wise tasks to Yangon South District Organization for Women’s Affairs at the Yangon South District Peace and Development Council Office this afternoon. Present on the occasion were Yangon Division Organization for Women’s Affairs Patron Daw Khin Thet Htay, President Daw Cherry Ye Khaung and members, Yangon South District Organization for Wom- en’s Affairs President Daw Le Le Chit and members, of- ficials and guests. Patron Daw Khin Thet Htay spoke on the occasion. Next, the leaders of the working groups for education, health, economy and environmental conservation took part in the Myingyan Degree College in Myingyan, Mandalay Division. (News reported) — MNA discussions on respective sectors.—MNA

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Over 5,000 flood victims dealt with according to law. HANOI, 28 Jan — The U KYI WIN, B.Com., B.L He told reporters that to stop the disease spreading evacuated in Sarawak World Health Organiza- for AKTIEBOLAGET SKF from about 40,000 samples, further. KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan — A total of 5,500 victims in tion’s Western Pacific Re- by its Attorneys laboratory tests indicated that Under the strict meas- flood-hit areas in Sarawak State were evacuated to higher gion Director Shigeru Omi REMFRY & SAGAR some chickens, ducks, quails ures, all poultry within a five- grounds as flood conditions there worsened, State’s Deputy arrived in Hanoi Monday to NEW DELHI MUMBAI and fighting cocks from eight kilometre radius of areas Dated: 29th January, 2004 Chief Minister George Chan said on Monday. discuss issues of avian in- provinces including Ayut- where infected birds have fluenza virus H5N1, said a With the additional 1,500 by the floods,” he said. Nine die in bush fire thaya, Singburi, Chainat, been detected would be victims evacuated in Kuching It is reported the police Press release of the Repre- Kamphaengphet, Phichet, killed, and chickens within a and Samarahan, the number station in Bau Town not far sentative Office of WHO in in western Uganda Sukhothai, Uthaithani and 50-kilometre radius would Vietnam on Monday. Omi of evacuees increased to from Kuching was also KAMPALA, 28 Jan — Nine Phitsnulok were infected by be banned from being trans- will meet with Vietnam’s 5,500 till Monday, Chan told closed after being submerged people died on Sunday in a the H5N1 virus. ported. Deputy Prime Minister reporters in Kuching, capital by flood waters. bush fire that engulfed them Including the eight, a to- The report said about 10 Pham Gia Khiem and Min- of the state. Chan, who chairs the as they collected grass for tal of 10 provinces in Thai- million chickens have been ister of Health Tran Thi “Heavy rain (300 milli- State Disaster Committee, thatching houses in Funlung, killed so far in the first two Trung Chien to discuss the land have been affected by metres) which fell over the added that heavy rain was Panyango Sub-county in the virus, particularly in the provinces confirmed bird flu expected to continue for the spread of avian influenza last 24 hours saw water le- Nebbi District, western lower northern region, he epidemic zone. vels rising in various areas next two or three days al- virus H5N1 in Vietnam and Uganda. said, adding that all the 10 The Thai Government around Kuching, dashing any though satellite pictures in- other parts of the region. The incident took place provinces would be declared announced on 23 January that hope of a quick relief to those dicated that dark clouds ho- A total of 46 people, around 2 pm (1100 GMT), epidemic zones. the country had found bird affected,” he said. Rescue vering over Sarawak for the mostly children, have been according to Radio Uganda. flu cases and the virus had workers were working over- past few days had eased a hospitalized in Vietnam due Police and local rescue The first confirmed cases time to transfer those trapped little. Meanwhile, State’s So- to flu Type A infections. Of teams are on the hunt for any of avian flu were found in not only spread among mil- by rising waters, he added. cial Development and Ur- whom, seven have been con- possible survivors or other the central province of lions of chickens in farms “We do not have enough banization Minister James firmed to be infected with bodies and the items they were Suphan Buri, while later but also infected to two boys, boats to ferry those affected. Jemut Masing has said that H5N1. Flu Type A infec- using, the government radio cases were discovered in the one of whom died of bird We urge those with boats to Sarawak is facing difficul- tions have been reported in said. The area’s Parliament nearby province of flu Monday morning. come forward and assist the ties in supplying relief to 10 cities and provinces, member, Fred Jachan Omach Kanchanaburi. Thailand will on Wed- rescue operations. We have flood victims as roads to some while bird flu has spread to confirmed the incident and Somsak noted that the nesday host an interna- opened 56 relief centres and parts of the state are sub- 24 localities, infecting over sent his condolences to the officials of the ministry tional meeting on the another 200 mini centres to merged in flood waters. 3.2 million fowls in Viet- bereaved families. would cooperate with sol- epidemic. accommodate those affected MNA/Xinhua nam. —MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua diers to use strict measures MNA/Xinhua

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"Green Lighting" project helps ease Scientists call Mars rock photos a power pinch in China "Holy Grail" for geologists SHIJIAZHUANG, 27 Jan— With a coupon given by the residents' committee, Grandma LOS ANGELES, 27 Jan— Photos from the surface of Mars taken by the newly-landed Wang in Shijiazhuang of north China's Hebei Province bought ten energy-saving bulbs Opportunity rover offer a "Holy Grail" for geologists, leaders of NASA's mission to the at half price this week. Red Planet said on Monday. Grandma Wang is a participant in a trial promised to give priority to power supply for project, the "Demand Side Management daily life use, such as in residential quarters In a briefing at the Jet Propulsion Labo- Steve Squyres, the principal science in- (DSM) Green Lighting" Project, which aims and schools. In Shanghai, electricity ratory in Pasadena, California, officials also vestigator for the mission, said the team was to promote the concept of energy saving to consumption for lighting accounts for 10 per said they were making progress in diagnos- already trying to figure out where to head help solve the power pinch in the country. cent of the city's total. ing and fixing the problems that have next. Besides Shijiazhuang, seven other Chi- China is the world's biggest lighting pro- plagued the Spirit rover, though they said it "There are a number of tempting targets, nese cities, including Shanghai, Beijing and ducts producer, with output reaching 7.4 bil- was too soon to tell if Spirit would ever potential craters that we could go to after we Nanjing, are also trial cities for the project. lion lamps in 2001, including 1.3 billion fluo- return to fully normal operations. crawl out of the one we are in," he said. With subsidies from the local govern- rescent ones. But because of low prices, most Opportunity, which landed on Mars early Much of Opportunity's landing zone ap- ment and international organizations, in- Chinese families are still using incandescent Sunday in a small and shallow crater in peared darker in colour and draped in fine- cluding the United Nations Development lamps. Experts said that fluorescent lamps, what scientists called an "interplanetary grain red and gray soils devoid of the rocks and Programme (UNDP) and the Global Envi- especially energy-saving ones, have better hole-in-one," has begun the process of shoot- boulders littering other areas on Mars, and ronment Fund (GEF), the project helps con- light efficiency and are more durable com- ing a 360-degree image of its landing area Squyres said his team was still debating the sumers to buy and use comparatively expen- pared with incandescent ones. using a panoramic camera setup called a composition. He also said that, not withstand- sive energy-saving fluorescent lamps, rather A recent survey held in Shanghai shows "pancam". ing Spirit’s troubles, the rovers looked to be than former incandescent ones. In that 45 per cent of lamps used in the city are In the meantime, scientists said, a "post- outperforming design expectations. Shijiazhuang, the project plans to promote incandescent and another 15 per cent are non- card" assembled from photos shot out of the "There is reason to believe we're going to 300,000 such lamps in 2004, and the local energy-saving fluorescent ones. "By 2010, if back of the rover are showing significant get significantly more than the 90 sols government plans to add 200,000 more. In we could replace 20 million incandescent rock formations. (Martian days) that we originally planned Shanghai, the figure will be 400,000 lamps. lamps with energy-saving fluorescent ones in "We're seeing outcrops ... this is like a for," he said. Spirit mission manager Jennifer China has been experiencing a power Shanghai, the power saved would be equal to Holy Grail for geologists to be able to see Trosper said her group was hard at work pinch for the past two years. In China's 400 million yuan of investment in power these incredible rocks," said Jim Bell, the trying to get Spirit back into shape after largest city Shanghai, the electricity demand station construction," said Chen Jinhai, direc- team's leading camera specialist. "There's a putting it into "cripple mode" over the week- is expected to reach 12.8 million kilowatts tor in charge of energy-saving and environ- end, allowing the rover to ignore the flash this winter, leaving a shortage of two million mental protection under the Shanghai lot more coming and we couldn't be hap- memory chips that appear to be at the root of kilowatts. Facing the shortage, China has Economic Commission.—MNA/Xinhua pier, more thrilled, with what we're see at this incredible landing site." its problems. — MNA/Reuters US survey says Love has eye for plastic surgery NEW YORK, 27 Jan— Love is not blind—at least when it comes to facial plastic surgery. Of people who are dating or married, 59 when a sweetheart offered to pay, were twice per cent of women and 54 per cent of men as likely to go ahead with plastic surgery. would like to change at least one feature on "This survey shows that love is not blind their partner's face, according to an Ameri- and, in fact, has an eye for improvement," can Academy of Facial Plastic and academy president Dr Keith LaFerriere said in Reconstructive Surgery survey released on a statement.The Alexandria, Virginia, acade- Monday. It found that men were most likely my sponsored the telephone survey December to take suggestions about plastic surgery as 2-5 of 1,000 adults across the United States, an insult. including 738 who were dating or married. It Women were more likely than men to had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 per take suggestions as gestures of love and cent.— MNA/Reuters Fossil millipede found in Britain to be oldest land creature LONDON, 28 Jan— Scientists revealed that a fossilized millipede found in Britain is the remains of the oldest creature to have lived on land — and named it after the bus driver who found it. The tiny fossil was found the first we were able to ogy. "This was breathing on a harbour foreshore near prove had," said Newman, air 420 million years ago". Aberdeen, eastern Scotland, who has a degree in geol- MNA/Reuters about three years ago and A child is pulled in a sled across a downtown intersection in Toronto on 27 Jan, 2004. has since been studied by Environment Canada says a winter storm over southwestern Ontario Tuesday afternoon experts from the National will bring more snow, freezing rain and ice pellets to the region. —INTERNET Museums of Scotland and Yale University in the Malaysia has no cases of bird flu United States. KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Jan— The Malaysian Health Minister said here on Tuesday National Museums cu- that Malaysia has so far no reports of avian influenza, the H5N1 virus known as bird rator of invertebrate palae- flu, either among poultry or humans. ontology Lyall Anderson Chua Jui Meng said his World Health Organization deaths in the affected said it was not only the old- ministry is working with the (WHO) and the United Na- countries. est fossilized millipede Agriculture Ministry to tions Food and Agriculture There has been no vac- found anywhere — at about guarantee that the disease, Organization (FAO). cine for the epidemic, but 420 million years old — but which has swept across Ja- Chua said that his min- WHO is working with other when scientists saw it under pan, South Korea, Vietnam, istry already has a National institutions to develop the the microscope they could Cambodia, Thailand and In- Surveillance System, under vaccine. Bird flu can be see it had holes allowing it donesia, will not spread to which clinics, laboratories transmitted to humans to breath air, meaning it lived Malaysia. and hospitals were mobi- through contact with an in- on land. The ministries of health lized during the Nipa epi- fected chicken's beak, nos- Aberdeen bus driver and and agriculture have "acted demic and the severe acute trils, body fluids and fae- fossil hunter Mike Newman, very positively and swiftly," respiratory syndrome ces. However, there are no 36, told Reuters on Monday he told a Press conference. (SARS) outbreaks. reported cases of person- he found the remains while Chua will attend an in- "It's already in place and to-person transmission. he was out searching in the ternational meeting on the we are using the same ma- Health clinics across area and immediately poultry disease in Bangkok, chinery and network to en- Malaysia are monitoring thought: "Here we go." Thailand on Wednesday. sure Malaysia is safe from cases of influenza-like ill- "I knew this was quite The meeting will bring avian influenza and other ness, fever, pharyngitis and well preserved, the legs were together ministers of agri- new and old diseases," he atypical pneumonia since very clear, and although we A Belgrade girl enjoys playing in the snow with her puppy culture and health from the said. the latter is one of the had been able to infer before in the centre of the Yugoslav capital, on 27 Jan, 2004. A region as well as officials So far, there have been complications of avian that they could have been heavy snowfall hit Belgrade for the second time this week, from the European Union 10 reported cases of humans influenza. able to breathe air, this was causing serious traffic jams.—INTERNET (EU), the United States, the contracting bird flu and 10 MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 Man Utd reach 5th round of FA Cup Brazil fail to qualify for Olympic Games LONDON, 28 Jan— Manchester United overcame a spirited VINA DEL MAR (Chile), 28 Jan— Brazil, who have never won an Olympic gold medal S Northampton Town to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup with a in soccer, failed to qualify for this year’s Games in Athens after a shock 1-0 defeat to 3-0 win over the third division side on Sunday. Paraguay on Sunday. United striker Diego Forlan had an early penalty saved, but the Brazil, five times world champions, had job with the senior team after failing to take P Uruguayan redeemed himself with a goal which, added to a Mikael needed only to draw against their less illus- Brazil’s Olympic squad beyond the quarter- Silvestre effort and an own goal, saw the Premier League cham- trious neighbours in their last game of the finals in Sydney four years ago. pions safely through. South American qualifying tournament but This time former Paris St. Germain de- Manchester United fielded a weakened side for the trip to were instead sunk by a 32nd-minute goal fender Ricardo Gomes took charge solely of O Northampton but they looked set for an early breakthrough when a scored from rival captain Jose de Vaca. the under-23 team and is almost certain to be penalty was awarded for Chris Carruthers’ push on Ronaldo in the Paraguay will thus join Argentina, who axed in turn. third minute — only for Lee Harper to save Forlan’s spot kick. qualified with a game to spare, as South Brazil, whose squad includes five mem- R Northampton battled to keep the visitors out but in the 34th America’s Olympic representatives. bers of the Santos team which won the Bra- minute Ronaldo’s shot was deflected away from Harper by his own Paraguay finished the four-team final zilian championship in 2002, had beaten defender and Silvestre was on hand to bundle the ball into the net. stage with six points alongside Argentina, Paraguay 3-0 in the first stage of the tourna- Just after the break Northampton defender Chris Hargreaves, who were playing their final game against ment. T under pressure from Forlan, put through his own net to double hosts Chile later Sunday. Brazil have three They fielded four attackers in the second United’s lead. points and Chile none. half but were unable to break down a typi- Forlan sealed victory for the 10-times Cup winners in the 68th Brazil have always taken Olympic soc- cally stubborn Paraguay defence and also S minute, turning the ball in from close range after Ronaldo’s header cer seriously and see the gold medal as the found goalkeeper Diego Barreto in inspired across the area.—MNA/Reuters one item missing from their trophy cup- form. The closest Brazil came was when board. Dudu Cearense sent a shot agonisingly wide Coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo lost his with five minutes to play.—MNA/Reuters Two-goal Kanoute wins opener for Mali BIZERTE (Tunisia), 28 Jan— Striker Frederic Kanoute scored twice on his competi- tive international debut to give Mali a 3-1 win over Kenya in their African Nations Cup opener in Group B on Monday. Mohamed Lamine Sissoko, who like Kenya coach Jacob Mulee, whose team Kanoute had played for France at junior face group favourites Senegal on Friday, level before changing his footballing na- said: “We cannot repeat the kind of mistakes tionality this month, put Mali ahead after 28 we made today — it would be suicidal.” minutes. Pointing the finger at Oliech, the target Titus Mulama levelled for Kenya in the for countless long balls over the Mali de- 58th minute but Kanoute restored Mali’s fence, he said: “The tactic worked very well. lead five minutes later and then rifled home Had he been playing for the team, I think their third with nine minutes left. Mali would have been talking a different The goals will have vindicated the strik- kind of story in the first half.” er’s decision to play this tournament in the Mali applied the early pressure and nearly face of strong opposition from his English took the lead when Kanoute set up Robert Boavista and Beira-Mar players hold hands during a minute of silence paying tribute to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Mambo for a shot that cannoned off a de- Benfica's player Miklos Feher at the start of a Portuguese league match on 26 Jan 2004 Mali’s delighted French coach Henri fender. in Oporto. The 24-year-old Hungarian soccer player Feher died Sunday night after Stambouli said: “We’ve won a lot of matches But Sissoko, who plays for Valencia in aparently suffering a heart attack and collapsing on the pitch during a Portuguese before this competition and we’d never re- the Spanish Primera Liga, took full advan- league match in Guimaraes, northern Portugal.—INTERNET ally been in difficulty. tage of a mix-up to rob the Kenyan defence “Today we were, but my players showed of possession and steer his shot past keeper Benfica’s Feher dies after on-field collapse they could deal with that — thanks to our Francis Onyiso. LISBON, 28 Jan— Benfica’s Hungarian international Miklos Feher died on Sunday qualities up front.” Further shots flew wide of the target and after collapsing from a heart attack just before the end of a league game with Vitoria He said of Kanoute: “A lot of people the misses could have proved expensive af- Guimaraes, a hospital spokesman said. have criticized me for selecting certain play- ter Mulama volleyed home an equalizer and The 24-year-old striker was taken to a scheduled for Monday. ers, but today the answer was there on the the Kenyans pressed for a second goal. nearby hospital from the stadium in This was the second on-the-field death of pitch, in his effectiveness and his model But Kanoute came to Mali’s rescue, col- Guimaraes after falling to the ground in in- a professional soccer player within seven approach. He’s an example for the whole lecting a cross the right and rifling the ball jury time. Medical personnel struggled to months. Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien group.” into the far corner minutes later. save him for about 90 minutes “until about Foe died in June when he collapsed during a The French connection provided the kind Further chances for the Kenyans to get 11:10 p.m., without success, the player have Confederations Cup semifinal against Co- of dividend which Malian soccer officials back in the game were blazed off-target by died”, the spokesman told private radio sta- lombia in Lyon in France. He was suffering had been praying for at these finals. Oliech before Kanoute put the result beyond tion TSF. Television reports said that emer- from a heart-related condition. Their team enjoyed more control of the doubt with a low shot. gency medical personnel had managed to The stadium in Guimaraes, about 200 game but lived dangerously at times against The Group B action was continuing later revive Feher on the field using a defibrillator. miles north of Lisbon, will be one of 10 Kenyan counter-attacks led by teenage on Monday with 2002 finalists Senegal tak- However, his heart had stopped by the hosting the European Soccer Championship striker Dennis Oliech, whose poor finishing ing on Burkina Faso in Tunis. time he reached hospital. An autopsy is finals this summer.—MNA/Reuters in both halves cost his side dearly. MNA/Reuters Diouf says Senegal pay price FIVB admits East Timor, opens way to Iraq for misses ACAPULCO (Mexico), 28 TUNIS, 28 Jan— Senegal playmaker El Hadji Diouf and Jan— The International Vol- coach Guy Stephan blamed their team’s squandered chances leyball Federation (FIVB) ac- for a bitterly disappointing 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso on cepted on Monday the mem- Monday. bership number 218 of East The World Cup quarter-finalists created plenty of oppor- Timor and opened the doors tunities in their African Nations Cup opener in Group B, for the return of Iraq. only for striker Henri Camara to let them go begging. The Administration “Above all, our finishing came up short,” Stephan told Council of the FIVB that reporters. “There were a lot of efforts that went very close to holds meetings in the touristic the woodwork, and we also managed to hit it. resort of Acapulco, 300 kilo- “We had so many chances inside the penalty area — not metres of Mexico City, de- shots from distance, but from seven or eight metres out. cided to provisionally accept “We just weren’t accurate enough and although we’ve the membership of East Timor worked on that over that past week we’re going to have keep beginning on the next World at it.” Congress of the association With Mali having beaten Kenya 3-1 in Monday’s earlier to be held in May in Portugal. game at Bizerte, Stephan added: “As a result, we’re obliged The federation also to beat Kenya and then get a result against Mali.” opened the doors for the re- Diouf, behind many of Senegal’s best moves, also rued turn of Iraq, who was sus- his team’s profligacy in front of goal. pended in the late 1980s for “We had chances and we didn’t take them,” said the not fulfilling the organization Patty Schnyder of Switzerland raises her arms in celebration after defeating Lisa Liverpool midfielder and former African Footballer of the of a tournament and for a debt Raymond of the United States in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open in Year. “And when you don’t take them in games at the with the Asian Confederation Melbourne, Australia, on 28 Jan, 2004. Schnyder won in straight sets 7-6, 6-3. highest level, you end up regretting it.—MNA/Reuters (AVC).—MNA/Xinhua INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 29 January, 2004 15 Modernization of Kandawgyi Park and Zoological Gardens coordinated

YANGON, 28 Jan — The work committee for all- round modernization of Kandawgyi Park environs and Zoo- logical Gardens (Yangon) held a work coordination meet- ing at the briefing hall of the Water Plaza construction site at Central Forest Zone yesterday afternoon. Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Chairman and Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe addressed the meeting. Present at the meeting were deputy ministers, the vice-mayor, departmental heads, and officials. In his speech, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe said as the project is aimed at building a public recreation centre, departmental officials are responsible for speedy completion of the project in accord with the master plan without causing any harm to natural beauties and resources. He also urged the zonal officials concerned to zation project of the park, Managing Director of Myanma Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe delivers an address at present progress reports on tasks being carried out in their Electric Power Enterprise Dr San Oo on measures being the meeting. — MNA respective zones. taken for installation of spot lights, Director-General of Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa later presented reports the Forest Department U Soe Win Hlaing on cultivation on progress of earth work, construction of island-crossing of trees and flowering plants, and other departmental of- bridges and car parking lots at Relaxation Zone. Deputy ficials and business entrepreneurs on tasks being carried Minister for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu out by their departments and companies in Recreation also reported on construction of modern restaurants in the Zone and Education Zone. park, Deputy Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay on After hearing the reports, the commander attended assistance to be rendered by the ministry to the moderni- to the requirements and gave instructions. — MNA Surgical treatment given to nasal meningocoele YANGON, 28 Jan — Minister for Health Dr Kyaw eration between the two countries and greeted Prof Muhr Myint, accompanied by Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo and Bauer of German Interplast Munich. officials, encouraged the surgical treatment of nasal The minister and party met with members of both meningocoele jointly conducted by neurological surgery surgical teams at the meeting hall, and attended to the team of Myanmar and German Interplast Munich at the requirements. Myanmar team consisted six surgeons and neurological surgery unit of Yangon People’s Hospital here one anaesthetist, and German team three surgeons and this morning. At the operation theatre, the minister and two anaesthetists. They will give surgical treatment to 5 party watched the treatment being given by Myanmar- persons suffering from nasal meningocoele. The opera- German neurological surgery team and the medical coop- tion continue tomorrow. — MNA Cultural Minister inspects antiques YANGON, 28 Jan — Ministry of Culture donated Minister for Culture Maj- K 500,000 to the pagoda Gen Kyi Aung together with construction fund. officials concerned arrived Afterwards the min- in Pinya on 23 January ister went to Kyan Hnyat morning and inspected reno- ancient fortress and in- WEATHER vation works of Aungsigon spected antiques of Stone Pagoda built by Mingyi Age, Bronze Age and Iron Wednesday, 28 January, 2004 Swasawke in 736 ME at Age as well as of Pyu and Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours southern part of Pinya an- Bagan periods. Those items MST: During the past 24 hours, light rain has been cient city. Pyu period urns were collected by primary isolated in Mandalay Division and weather has been and earthen wares school head U Tin Win Oo. partly cloudy in the remaining areas. Night tempera- In the afternoon, the The minister also inspected tures were (3°C) to (4°C) above normal in Shan, Mon minister went to Tagaung the ancient iron smelting States, Bago, Taninthayi Divisions and (3°C) to (4°C) and inspected pieces of oven and other furnaces near below normal in Chin, Rakhine States, Upper earthen wares, pieces of Padeephyu village. In the The ancient iron smelting furnace. — MNA Sagaing,Mandalay Divisions and about normal in the remaining areas. pots and beads found at evening, the minister paid Maximum temperature on 27-1-2004 was 33.0°C Jetika and studied the foot- sils and sand stones in the palace mound No 24. He homage to Tayok (91°F). Minimum temperature on 28-1-2004 was 17.0°C also inspected antique items Khaungtaik Pagoda and print of ancient man. He environs of the monastery. (63°F). Relative humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on 28-1- discovered from the first gave instructions to make also inspected Ingyin fos- MNA 2004 was 74%. Total sunshine hours on 27-1-2004 was plinth. He also inspected the excavations along River (7.1) hours approx. Rainfall on 28-1-2004 was nil at charcoal pit which is 56 feet Ayeyawady there. He also Sermons to be delivered Yangon Airport, Kaba-Aye and central Yangon. Total in diameter and 3.5 feet in inspected the renovation of YANGON, 28 Jan— Buddha Pujaniya of Myatheintan rainfall since 1-1-2004 was 3mm (0.12 inch) at Yangon height in the east of the second plinth of Pagoda of Dhammamaydini Pariyatti Sarthintaik and mo- Airport, Kaba-Aye and central Yangon. Maximum Chanthagyi monastery in Tagaung City. nastic education school in Ayechanthaya extension ward wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 8 mph from Tagaung region. These find- On 25 January, he in Waw Township, Bago Division will be held from 30 Westerly at (12:30) hours MST on 27-1-2004. Bay ings stand evidence that attended the ground-break- January to 4 February. inference: Weather is cloudy in South Bay and partly cloudy elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. Forecast valid man lived there in very ing ceremony for renovat- Minbu Sayadaw U Gositha (Dhammacariya) will de- until evening of 29-1-2004: Possibility of isolated rain early periods. ing the Yazamuni Pagoda at liver sermons on 30 and 31 January, Sayadaw U Waiponla of international Mahasi training school on 1 and 2 Feb- in Kachin State, Taninthayi Division and weather will Later, the minister Wayongon village. In the be partly cloudy in the remaining areas. Degree of cer- ruary and U Janeya (Maha Saddhammajotikadhaja) of inspected Laymyethna Tem- afternoon, he went to Hanlin tainty is (40%). State of the sea: Seas will be slight ple of King Anawrahta and ancient city of BC 11th Dhammamaydini Pariyatti Sarthintaik and Aunggyin to moderate in Myanmar waters. Outlook for subse- antiques of Tagaung period century and inspected the Sayadaw U Kundala on 3 and 4 February respectively. quent two days: Possibility of isolated rain in Kachin kept in the temporary mu- city gate and buildings at MNA State, Taninthayi Division and weather will be partly seum there. Nos 9 and 10 mounds. He cloudy in the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is On 24 January, the also inspected the Hanlin (40%). Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area minister handed over stone inscription shed and for 29-1-2004: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Forecast for enshrinements of ancient gave instructions on pre- The best time to plant a tree Mandalay and neighbouring area for 29-1-2004: Partly cloudy. pagoda near the farm of U serving Pyu stone slabs and ***** inscriptions. On 26 January, Win Aung at Wayongon “Earthquake Report” he went to Nyaungkan vil- village, 20 miles south of was 20 years ago. (Issued at 10:00 hours MST Today) lage of Budalin Township Tagaung. Then, he attended An earthquake of slight intensity (4.5) Richter Scale and inspected bones, pots the cash donation ceremony with its epicenter inside of Myanmar about (110) miles and utensils of Bronze Age. for building a pagoda there The second best time is now. North of Kaba-Aye seismological observatory was re- He paid respects to and accepted the cash do- corded at (07)hrs (46)min (38)sec MST on 28th January Thaphanywa Sayadaw U nation of K 410,000. The 2004.

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Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of peace and tranquillity, prevalence of development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation law and order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integrity * National reconsolidation system and preservation and safeguarding of * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in cultural heritage and national charac- Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from ter * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation All district hospitals have dental wards staffed with dental surgeons installed with advanced equipment Myanmar Dental Association holds 24th Conference

YANGON, 28 Jan — The UN agencies, representa- have helped Myanmar den- down and implementing the 24th Conference of the tives of international bod- tal surgeons get access to national health plans cover- Myanmar Dental Associa- ies, delegates of social or- the ever developing dental ing the oral and dental tion and the fifth joint edu- ganizations and guests. medicine, new therapies health sector to develop the cational meeting of the Prime Minister General and advanced equipment public health care system. World Dental Federation Khin Nyunt said, the hold- with the times, and create Primary oral and dental (FDI) and MDA opened at ing of the Myanmar Den- a better environment result- health care services are be- the Traders Hotel here this tal Conference up to the ing from the cooperation ing conducted in multi sec- morning, with an address 24th time indicates the fact with the international aca- tors to extend oral and den- by Chairman of the Na- that the MDA has been demics of the field. tal health care services tional Health Committee standing firmly as a united At a time when the among the students, youths, Prime Minister General organization working in State is striving with the middle-age persons and the Khin Nyunt. the interest of the nation. national strength for the aged persons; to effectively Also present were Vice- The FDI-MDA joint Union of Myanmar to be- take precautionary meas- Chairman of the NHC Sec- educational meeting has come a peaceful, modern ures; to educate the people retary-2 of the State Peace been held for the fifth and developed nation to have the habit of taking and Development Council time this year since the standing shoulder to shoul- the food that is good for the Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Chair- year 2000 to mark the cen- der with the world nations oral and dental health; and man of Yangon Division tenary of FDI. The hold- and with dignity, health to educate the elementary Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt delivers a speech at Peace and Development ing of the joint educa- and fitness of the entire students and the public the opening of 24th Conference of Myanmar Dental Council Commander of tional meeting has proved people is a basic require- about the oral hygiene. Association and joint educational meeting of World Yangon Command Maj- the MDA’s active efforts ment. (See page 10) Dental Federation (FDI) and MDA. — MNA

Gen Myint Swe, the minis- to cooperate with the FDI In this regard, the Gov- ters, the deputy ministers, and the international aca- ernment has laid down the ICT Week continues for 8th day members of NHC, officials demics of the profession objective — Uplift of YANGON, 28 Jan — Stu- University Campus in Hline Group Ltd which offers of SPDC Office, heads of for development of the health and fitness of the dents, service personnel, Township here today. one-year guarantee and af- department, representatives dental studies and im- entire nation — and is and the public thronged the The advancing IT tech- ter-sale services. of FDI, President of MDA provement of the dental striving in all sectors for Third Myanmar ICT Week- nologies are on display Software products and Prof U Ba Myint, execu- health standard of the glo- development of the public 2004 on its eighth day at there. hardware computer sets are tives and members, del- bal people. health care services. Myanmar Information and Canon copiers and spare available at a discount at egates to the conference, The joint meetings held The Government has Communication Technol- parts are put on sale at the Myanmar Technology resident representatives of in cooperation with the FDI been systematically laying ogy (MICT) Park on Hline booth of Success Copier Gate Co Ltd which offers various services on compu- ter. Tech training centre conducts courses on engi- neering, computer general business management. Mi- cro Computer Co Ltd sells computers, laptop PC net- works, toplat PCs, digital cameras with after-sale war- ranty. Win Win War Co Ltd offers installation of web- sites, registration of domain names, sells mail4U, e-mail account and access card at the Myanmar ICT Week- 2004 which was extended to 31 January. Admission is free. The Government Technical Institute (Myingyan) under construction in Myingyan, Mandalay Division seen on 27 January. (News reported) — MNA MNA