Lt-Gen Kyaw Win Meets Farmers, Inspects Regional Development Tasks in Shan State (East)

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

NAYPYIDAW, 4 April — Member of the State Peace and Develop- ment Council Lt-Gen Kyaw Win of the Minis- try of Defence arrived at Kengtung Airport in Shan State (East) yesterday where he was welcomed by Shan State (East) PDC Chairman Triangle Region Com- mand Commander Maj- Gen Min Aung Hlaing, senior military officers, departmental officials and members of social Lt-Gen Kyaw Win talks at a meeting with local farmers in Shan State (East). – MNA organizations. local farmers in Yanlaw U Aye Thein of Shan cultivation of summer paddy set by the State paddy in 2005-2006. At 2 pm, Lt-Gen field on Kengtung- State Myanma Agricul- paddy in Shan State and to cooperate with de- Afterwards, Lt- Kyaw Win and party met Kattaung Road. Manager ture Service reported on (East) in 2005-2006 and partmental staff in carry- Gen Kyaw Win and party the commander on ar- ing out regional develop- viewed by car the thriv- Farmers in Shan State (East) urged to strive rangements being made ment work. Lt-Gen Kyaw ing summer paddy plan- for ensuring local suffi- Win then viewed the tations along Yanlaw- for meeting the target of cultivating 400,000 ciency of food. broadcasting of fertilizers Kattaung-Kattak-Kattaw- acres of paddy set by the State and to cooper- Next, Lt-Gen into the paddy fields and Wanlon village-to-village Kyaw Win called on the cordially greeted the road. They also inspected ate with departmental staff in carrying out farmers to strive for farmers. Shan State cultivation of 80,000 rub- meeting the target of cul- (East) has cultivated ber plants and 80,000 regional development work. tivating 400,000 acres of 26,117 acres of summer physic nut plants owned by Myanmar Police Force near Kengphaung and gave necessary instructions to officials. Later, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and party visited the state sports ground in Wakhot in Kengtung Township. Of- ficials reported on upgrading of the sports ground. The sports ground was constructed at K 39 million — K 29 million contributed by the State Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspects physic nut plantations of Shan State Myanmar Police Force. – MNA and K 10 million by wellwishers. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views More new generation mercantile * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State marine officers for the nation * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Nowadays, the government is striving together with the entire people for the nation to Patron of Shan State stand shoulder to shoulder with the global nations. And it has laid down and is implement- WAO meets local people ing the seven-step Road Map for the emergence of a peaceful, modern, developed and discipline- in Taunggyi flourishing democratic nation. YANGON, 4 April — Patron of Shan State Wom- Meanwhile, it has laid down the national en’s Affairs Organization Chairperson of Shan State education promotion programmes, a driving Maternal and Child Welfare Supervisory Committee factor for national development, and is nurtur- Daw Myat Ngwe and officials met members of ing the new generation youths. women’s affairs organization and MCWA of Steps are being taken to bring about de- Ayethaya Industrial Zone in Taunggyi on 28 March. velopment in different sectors including marine Chairperson of Shan State Women’s Affairs transport sector for the emergence of highly Organization Daw Swe Swe Myint briefed on wom- qualified human resources required in the na- en's affaris and Daw Mya Mya Lwin on bird flu. tion and the development of human resources Patron Daw Myat Ngwe and party explained required in different regions. functions of WAO and MCWA in meeting with local A glance at the prevailing situation in the people in Banbwe Village tract. They also discussed A wellwisher makes cash donations at the 463rd world will reveal that the economic develop- tasks of the associations after meeting with people gold foil-offering and cash-donating ceremony ment of a particular nation mainly rely on its of nearby villages. for the Shwedagon Pagoda held at the pagoda transport and communication sectors. Out of MNA on 4-4-2006.—MNA transport routes such as the land route, water route and air route, water route plays a greater Armed Forces Day Basic tailoring course ends role. Therefore, the State is constantly produc- Exhibition concludes YANGON, 4 April At the ceremony, ing mercantile marine officers, while striving — A conclusion cer- Deputy Director General for the development of mercantile marine sci- YANGON, 4 April — The public including emony of the tailoring of the Education and ence in the marine transport sector. monks and students visited the 61st Anniversary course No 1 of Seikphyu Training Department de- The concluding ceremony of Mercantile Armed Forces Day Exhibition which concluded to- Township Vocational livered a speech. The Marine Officer Cadet Training Course (CD/33) day at the Defence Services Museum on Shwedagon Training School of the ministry sold sewing ma- of the Institute of Marine Technology under Pagoda Road. Education and Training chines to the trainees by the Ministry of Transport was held in conjunc- At the exhibition today, officials presented Department under the installments and Director tion with the opening of the course (CD/34) at awards to students who won in the computer quiz. Ministry for Progress of U Aung Soe presented the parade ground of the institute on 3 April. MNA Border Areas and Na- awards to outstanding At the concluding ceremony, 298 mercan- tional Races and Devel- trainees. tile marine officer cadets and mercantile ma- Students visiting the booths displayed at the opment Affairs took The 14-week rine engineer cadets, who had completed the 61st Anniversary Armed Forces Day Exhibition. place at the school on 31 course was attended by a course (CD/33), were presented completion cer- MNA March. total of 50 trainees from tificates while the opening ceremony was at- the villages of Seikphyu tended by 301 mercantile marine officer cadets and Pauk townships. who will attend the course (CD/34). Training MNA and producing of those technicians will not only fulfil the requirement of mercantile marine tech- UMFCCI nicians in inland vessels but also satisfy the demand of seafarers in foreign vessels registered officials in Myanmar. The institute has made contact with re- meet guests lated universities and institutes and foreign com- panies and is teaching marine science. Up to YANGON, 4 April— the 2006 academic year, it produced 2,958 mer- Vice-Presidents of Un- cantile marine officers of international class. ion of Myanmar Federa- At a time when all-out efforts are being tion of Chambers of made for national development, we firmly be- Commerce and Industry lieve that the new generation mercantile ma- U Zaw Min Win and U rine officers will uphold and enhance the dig- Aung Lwin, Adviser Dr nity of the State and the nation through dili- Kyaw Htin and General gence and perseverance. 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According to agreement will further Buddhists.—INTERNET Customs departments. the agreement the Customs consolidate the legal basis departments of the two for bilateral cooperation 43 aftershocks hit countries shall, at the between the Customs Tokyo asks sneezing citizens to request of the other, conduct departments of the two special surveillance of countries, the Chinese cough up for trees western Iran people suspected of Customs Department said TEHERAN, 3 April— aftershocks which rattled breaking Customs laws. in a statement. TOKYO, 3 April — The city expects the Iran’s western province of at 04:47 am (0117 GMT) Tokyo’s city government project to cost three billion The agreement was MNA/Xinhua Lorestan has been rattled Friday morning, has is trying to persuade yen and take 10 years.A by some 43 aftershocks killed at least 70 people allergy sufferers to reforestation programme since a strong earthquake and injured nearly 1,300 sponsor a campaign to after World War II sparked was felt Thursday so far. replace the pollen-rich Japan’s pollen allergy evening, the official IRNA The quakes also cedar trees that cause problem — the authorities news agency reported on rendered about 15,000 misery for many Japanese only later realized the Saturday. families homeless and each spring. cedars were leaving mil- The first quake damaged 330 villages at Hay fever sufferers lions of Japanese sneezing measuring 4.7 on the various degrees, IRNA are being asked to donate and tearyeyed. Tokyo has Richter Scale Thursday hit said. 1,500 yen to cover the cost been engaged in a push to Boroujerd and Doroud, A UN assessment team of cutting down one of help allergy sufferers since two cities some 300 has rushed to the quake- about 1.8 million cedars last year, when City kilometres southwest of stricken areas early in a western Tokyo forest Governor Shintaro Teheran, at 23:15 local Saturday morning to see and replacing it with a low- Ishihara himself deve- time (1945 GMT). whether further assistance pollen variety, a city loped the symptoms of hay The quake, along with would be required from official said on Monday. fever.—MNA/Reuters the strongest of the 43 the UN according to a written Press release Sharks storm China honours geological issued by the UN workers, teachers information centre in Gaza Strip shores Teheran. GAZA, 3 April— A BEIJING, 4 April — Sixteen Chinese geologists Iran sits on some of the Palestinian official said were honoured in Beijing on Monday for their world’s most active on Sunday that schools outstanding performance in research, field work and seismic fault lines and is A woman battles with a gusty wind as she walks by of sharks stormed shores education. prone to frequent a bridge connecting skyscrapers at Tokyo’s newly of the southern Gaza Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan presented the awards earthquakes. developed Shiodome business district on 3 April, Strip. to the geologists at Ninth Li Siguang Geological MNA/Xinhua 2006. —INTERNET Fouad al-Aamoudi, Science Award Presentation Ceremony. chief of the Palestinian The award is named after leading Chinese geologist Nine more US troops killed in Fishermen Association in Li Siguang, who made a great contribution to the Gaza told reporters that development of China’s geoscience and geological weekend in Iraq flocks of sharks stormed education. His research led to the discovery and the shores of the southern successful exploration of gas and oil fields in Daqing BAGHDAD, 3 April — their truck rolled over in a killed and one was injured Gaza Strip, mainly in the and Shengli regions and other mineral resources. Four American troops flash flood this weekend when the seven-ton US towns of Rafah and Khan The geologists receiving awards included were killed by hostile fire, in separate incidents in military truck rolled over Younis. engineers, professors and researchers from universities while five others died and western Iraq, the military in a flash food. The “Dozens of sharks and research institutes. — MNA/Xinhua three were missing after said on Monday. military said it appeared which stormed the shores In violence targeting to be an accident and “not of Rafah and Khan Younis Iraqis, a suicide truck a result of enemy action.” were seen today bomb exploded Monday Three Marines and one (Sunday),” said al- near a Shiite mosque in sailor also were killed by Aamoudi, adding that it northeastern Baghdad as hostile fire elsewhere in the was the first time that such worshippers were leaving volatile province, the kinds of fish appeared on after evening prayers, military said Monday, the Gaza shores. killing at least 10 people largest number of American He warned residents to and wounding 30, police deaths in a single attack in avoid swimming or using said.The US military said more than a month. The small boats in fishing in it was “using all the incidents raised to 13 the those areas. “Some resources available” to number of US troops who fishermen managed to find the two Marines and died this weekend. At least catch some of those sharks a sailor who were missing 2,342 American service right at the beach. Some of after Sunday’s accident, members have died since the sharks are weighing A view of the Singapore central business district in this 22 August, 2005 file which occurred near the the Iraq war started in March 120 kilogrammes,” said al- photo. Asian expatriates ranked Singapore the best place to live out of 257 Asad air base in Anbar, 2003, according to an Aamoudi. locations worldwide because of its clean air, infrastructure and low crime rate, near the Syrian border. Associated Press count. MNA/Xinhua a survey published on 3 April,2006 showed.—INTERNET Five Marines were Internet

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ASADABAD (Afghanistan), 3 April — Five US soldiers were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan on Saturday while, in a separate incident, a suicide bomber blew himself up in an attack on Canadian troops, military officials said. No Canadian or ment. added. Afghan Army troops The US troops were Four US soldiers were hurt in the attack in wounded while on patrol were killed by a roadside Kandahar Province but in the Peche Valley of bomb in Kunar last Afghan soldiers killed a eastern Kunar Province, month. Sixteen US troops man on a motorbike, near the border with were killed in the mistaking him for Pakistan and the scene of province last June when another attacker, an repeated clashes between guerillas shot down their Afghan commander said. insurgents and US and heli-copter with a rocket- The Taleban claimed Afghan government propelled grenade. responsibility for the troops. A Taleban spokes- third suicide attack in A roadside bomb man said Taleban fighters three days. A Canadian struck their armoured had carried out the third soldier and at least seven vehicle, US military suicide attack in Kandahr passers-by were spokesman Lieutenant in as many days. An aerial view of a new pier for the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian town of wounded in the earlier Mike Cody said. MNA/Reuters Meulaboh, on 3 April, 2006. —INTERNET attacks. The five wounded Violence in Afg- men were evacuated to Spider-hunting nudist ends with ring of fire hanistan has in-tensified the main US military in recent days since base at Bagram, north of SYDNEY, 3 April — A red-faced Australian nudist who tried to set fire to what he thought was a deadly Taleban guerillas said Kabul, he said. He did funnel web spider's nest ended up with badly burnt buttocks, emergency officials said on Monday. they launched a spring not know their condition. The 56-year-old man burns to 18 percent of his it was called to a property up the wall of a friend’s offensive in their Guerillas attacked was at a nudist colony near body, on the upper leg and in the same area in January cabin. The man broke his campaign to oust foreign the convoy after the blast Bowral, about 100 km (62 buttocks,” the NRMA when another man kicked leg in two places, it said. troops and defeat the and one suspected miles) southwest of Careflight helicopter a spider that was crawling Internet Western-backed Govern- guerilla was detained, he Sydney, on Sunday when rescue service said in a he spotted what he statement. It said the man's Scandinavia’s first gorilla believed to be a funnel lack of clothing probably web spider hole. contributed to the extent born at Sweden’s zoo Ambulance workers, of his burns. STOCKHOLM, 3 April — The first baby gorilla in including a helicopter “The fate of the Scandinavia has been born in the largest zoo in crew, were called to the bunkered spider was south Sweden, the zoo said on Saturday. scene after the man poured unknown, although other The zoo officials said the newcomer of the petrol down the hole and guests at the resort thought Kolmarden zoo was born early Saturday, and now the then lit a match in an it was probably a harmless gorilla baby and its mother Naomi were fine. attempt to kill the trapdoor spider and not a They did not know the baby's gender, as zoo keepers offending arachnid. deadly funnel web,” the A funnel-web spider rears up on its hind legs at the had yet to take it from Naomi for an examination, the “The exploding petrol statement said. Australian Reptile Park at Gosford in a 2001 file officials added. fumes left the man with NRMA Careflight said photo. —INTERNET The official said that the baby would be named A rescue through a contest and allowed to appear in public in Vietnamese worker sits in May. About five to 10 gorillas are born in captivity front of a huge prefer throughout the world each year, the zoo said, adding dam built with that gorillas haven been raised in the Kolmarden for sandbags more than 40 years, but no baby gorillas have ever been against the chip bank born before. — MNA/Xinhua floods of the river Elbe in cards the eastern HANOI, 4 April — German town The Vietnamese prefer of Pirna, 20 chip bank cards to kilometres (12 magnetic strip ones, a recent survey by giant miles) east of credit card group Visa Dresden, on International has 3 April, 2006. indicated. INTERNET Up to 82 per cent of the Vietnamese respon- Rising river causes flood in eastern Germany dents expressed interest in BERLIN, 3 April — About 300 people were evacuated from their homes over chip cards, which have yet the weekend in the eastern city of Dresden as the water level of the Elbe River to be issued in the country, reached its banks, local media reported on Sunday. the Vietnam News Emergency aid workers urged to leave their houses been called in to help in reported on Monday citing and the local fire before authorities issued reinforcing dams and the survey result. departments have been forced evacuations. protecting historic Plastic smart cards gearing up blocking the Other cities along the buildings. The region last with a microchip that rising waters, caused by Elbe such as Bad saw the century's worst stores identification the melt of snow, since Schandau, Prina, Wehlen, flood in August 2002, when information and discount Friday with pumps and Rathen, Koenigstein and the high waters of the Elbe points can ensure security sandbags. Heidenau have been and its tributaries caused better than magnetic strip In the Dresden suburb already experiencing an immeasurable amount cards whose contents can A Chinese man works at a construction site in of Laubegast-Zschieren, heavy flooding. of damage and financial be easily copied. Beijing on 3 April, 2006. —INTERNET some 700 people were The German Army has loss. —MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 5 Hollywood to sell digital films online LOS ANGELES , 3 April— Hollywood studios will start selling digital versions of films such as “Brokeback Mountain” and “King Kong” on the Internet this week, the first time major movies have been available online to own. The films can’t be Pictures, Paramount available, although both burned onto a disc for Pictures, Twentieth services say talks are viewing on a DVD player. Century Fox and MGM ongoing. Still, the move is seen as a will offer some first-run “Digital delivery hasn’t step toward full digital and older titles on arrived until the major distribution of movies Movielink. New films will studios allow home over the Internet. be priced similar to DVDs ownership, and now they Six studios said — between $20 and $30 have and now digital Monday that sales will — while older titles will delivery is very real,” said begin through the sell for $10 to $20. Jim Ramo, chief executive download Web site In a separate announce- at Movielink. Movielink. The site is ment, Sony and Lionsgate Studios will sell some jointly owned by five of said they will sell films new films online the same A US Air Force C-5 Galaxy cargo plane lies in pieces after crashing in a field the seven major studios. through the Cinema day they become available short of the runway at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware on 3 April, Warner Bros., Uni- Now site. on DVD. Most films will 2006. —INTERNET versal Pictures, Sony Films from The Walt be made available within Czech Republic confirms Disney Co will not be 45 days.—Internet 6th case of bird flu Earthquake jolts Sumatra PRAGUE, 3 April — The Czech Republic has of Indonesia confirmed its sixth case of bird flu. The disease was HONG KONG, 3 April— An earthquake discovered in a dead swan, a spokesman for the State measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale rocked sea Veterinary Authority said on Sunday. waters west of Sumatra, Indonesia, at 4:36 pm The bird, which had the H5 strain of the disease, (0836 GMT) Sunday, according to the Hong was found near a fishing pond in the province of Kong Observatory. Jihocesky Kraj, the same region where the previous The epicentre was initially determined to be five cases of bird flu were detected. 2.4 North Latitude, 96.4 East Longitude, about The first swan to be hit by the disease, found dead 250 kilometres west-southwest of Medan. on 27 March, has been confirmed by the European MNA/Xinhua Union Laboratory at Weybridge in Britain of having the “highly pathogenic H5N1” strain of bird flu virus. MNA/Xinhua Explosive plant blast kills 20 US aid targets poor in China’s Shandong Province JINAN, 3 April — Twenty workers were confirmed Vietnamese schoolchildren dead and two others were injured in a blast occurred HANOI, 3 April — A proceeds from the sale of at an explosive plant in Zhaoyuan City of east 10,500-ton shipment of the shipment, as well as China’s Shandong Province, a local government soybean meal of the US proceeds from another A tap drips in a washroom in central London on official said on Sunday. Government arrived in donation arriving later in 3 April, 2006. Following the worst period of drought in Rescuers are searching for another nine workers Vietnam on Friday, which 2006 to ensure that 60,000 a century, a hosepipe ban for domestic users in south- missing in the explosion, according to the provincial will be sold to fund a school pupils in 169 primary east England came into force on Monday which will administration of production safety. The injured feeding programmes in six schools in six central and affect up to 11 million people in Greater London, Kent, have been hospitalized and were in stable condition, provinces with high northern provinces, the north Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire. —INTERNET according to the administration. malnutrition and poverty US Consulate General in The blast occurred at a packing workshop of No rates. southern Ho Chi Minh Brazil plane crash kills 19 761 Explosive Co Ltd in Xiadian Town at 7:05 pm The Vietnam Red City said in a Press release. RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil), people onboard, rescue Saturday, when 31 workers were working at the Cross and American Red The donation will fund 3 April — A Brazilian services and the airline site.— MNA/Xinhua Cross, in cooperation with the second phase of the plane crashed into a said on Saturday. the Vietnamese Ministry American Red Cross’ mountainside as it carried Team Empresa Aerea Eight dead, one missing of Education and Food for Education passengers from the oil airline said two crew in N China firecracker factory blast Training, will use 2.7 programme in Vietnam. town of Macae to Rio de members and 17 passengers TAIYUAN, 3 April— Eight people were killed and million US dollars in MNA/Xinhua Janeiro, killing all 19 died in the Friday night crash one other was missing in a firecracker factory of the twin engine LET 410 explosion on Saturday in the county of Pianguan in near Saquarema City, about north China’s Shanxi Province, local government 60 miles (100 kilometres) said Sunday. The accident occurred at the east of Rio de Janeiro. Wannianhong firecracker factory at around 3:30 The dead included pm Saturday. Eight people died on the site, according employees of the con- to the provincial administration of work safety. struction company Hochtief, Rescuers were searching for the missing and which is building an investigation into the cause of the accident is administrative complex for underway, according to the administration. the state-run energy company MNA/Xinhua Petrobras in Macae, Team official David Faria said. Cholera kills 5 in Zanzibar They were heading home for DAR-ES-SALAAM, 4 April — Cholera has claimed the weekend. a fifth victim in the Indian Ocean archipelago of The plane left Macae, Zanzibar, increasing the fatality to five with 40 the base for offshore oil people having fallen prey to the epidemic. operations in Rio de Zanzibar Health Minister Sultan Mohamed Janeiro State, for the 40- Mughery told local reporters on Sunday that the minute flight to Rio de latest victim had died in the Unguja Southern Region. Janeiro City about 110 The official attributed the spread of the disease Workers carry out restoration works on the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt, miles (180 kilometres) to on 3 April, 2006. The restoration effort will concentrate on the neck and chest to poor sanitation and polluted drinking water in the the southwest. isles. — MNA/Xinhua of the Sphinx which have been eroded over time by the desert winds.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 Iran fires world’s fastest underwater missile TEHERAN, 3 April— Iran said on Sunday it had test fired what it described as the world's fastest underwater missile during a week of war games in the Gulf, Iranian state television reported. “The world’s fastest says is aimed at building the missile's range, saying it underwater missile was atomic bombs. Iran says depended on the warhead successfully test fired on the programme is civilian. weight.He told state television the third day of the 'Holy On Friday, Iran’s it was a defensive weapon. Prophet war games’,” Armed Forces said they had The US-based military state television reported in successfully test fired a affairs Website global- a caption without giving a domestically produced security.org describes the source or details. missile from land which Fajr-3 as a 240 millimetres Western nations have could evade radar. artillery rocket with a 25- been watching deve- Iranian state television had mile (40-kilometre) range, lopments in Iran’s missile said that missile was called one of a group of light US Capitol Hill police cars and a Washington DC fire truck block the capabilities with concern Fajr-3. But Hossein Salami, rockets Iran has developed intersection into the Senate-side of the US Capitol after police ordered a amid a standoff over the head of the Revolutionary mainly for tactical use on complete evacuation of the building because of a power outage inside the Iranian nuclear pro- Guards Air Force, did not the battlefield. building in Washington, on 3 April, 2006. —INTERNET gramme, which the West name the new weapon or give MNA/Reuters China willing to develop friendship, partnership with Australia CANBERRA, 4 April— Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday that China is willing to become a good friend and good partner to Australia. “There are no Wen said a long-term partner to Australia,” he “China is now the largest fundamental differences and stable relationship and said. source country of overseas standing in the way of cooperation between China The Chinese Premier students to Australia and China- Australia relations. and Australia serve the noted Australia is endowed the number of Chinese Rather, we enjoy extensive fundamental interests of with rich resources and has tourists to Australia is converging interests,” both countries and peoples. a developed economy and growing faster than any Wen said in a speech “The Chinese side views its advanced technologies, other country,” he said. delivered at a welcoming relationship with Australia whereas China has a large MNA/Xinhua banquet hosted by from a strategic perspective population, a huge market Turkish engineer Australian Prime Minister and wishes to become a and tremendous potential John Howard. good friend and good for development. killed in Afghanistan KABUL, 4 April — Suspected Taleban militants A Fajr-3 missile is test fired during naval have killed another road manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman engineer of a Turkish on 31 March, 2006 in this video frame grab company in southwest released on 3 April, 2006.—INTERNET Afghanistan, provincial governor said on Monday. Gunmen kidnap senior official in Baghdad "Taleban militias BAGHDAD, 3 April— portation, in Waziyriya at intercepted the car of a Turkish Unknown gunmen about 12:10 pm (0810 engineer on Dularam road in kidnapped a senior official GMT),“ the source said on Nimroze Province Sunday of a state-run company in condition of anonymity. evening and killed him on the eastern Baghdad on Muhammed was spot," Governor Ghulam Sunday, an Interior driving his car on a main Dastgir Azad told Xinhua. Ministry source told road near the Mustansriya The militants also Xinhua. gas station when captured five local “Unidentified armed unknown gunmen forced bodyguards of the engineer men kidnapped Subhi him to stop and drag him Students walk across a shallow river as a bridge damaged by March 2005's and set them free after Muhammed, director- into their vehicle, the earthquake is seen on the background, in Idano Gawo, Nias island, Indonesia, disarming them, he general of the State source said. on 3 April, 2006. —INTERNET added.— MNA/Xinhua Company of Trans- MNA/Xinhua China completes radio telescope for moon-probe project

KUNMING, 4 April — Chinese scientists on Monday completed the main part of a high-tech radio telescope which will serve China’s ambitious moon- probe project scheduled for launch in 2007. The 45-metre tall telescope weighs kilometres apart from each other. 400 tons and measures 40 metres in The telescopes will form a diameter of the antenna. It’s located in comprehensive earth-based research and southwest China’s Yunnan Province and survey network that will be able to detect, is the country’s second largest radio track and retrieve data sent back from telescope. The largest is being built in China's first moon-orbiting satellite, Li Beijing. said. Located on top of the 2000-metre- According to Li Yan, director of tall Mountain Phoenix in an eastern Yunnan Observatory of Chinese suburb of Kunming, capital city of Academy of Sciences, together with Yunnan Province, the newest radio two radio telescopes already set up in telescope is “superbly well positioned”, Shanghai and northwest China’s the scientist said.The construction of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, telescope started in August last year and A Humvee passes the wreckage of a car bomb on 3 April, 2006 in China now has four large radio will be completely installed and tested Baghdad, Iraq. —INTERNET telescopes which are 2,000 to 3,000 by June.—MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 7

Double standard nature of US human rights report

Aung Moe San

The US State Department issued the 2005 within the limit of human relations development. make practical efforts for progress of economic report on human rights practices on 9 March, 2006. But man cannot develop human relations according environment, end unnecessary restrictions against The report in reality is an attack against the coun- to wish. Human relations can be called the eco- the developing countries; set up an international tries America disliked, or the countries that never nomic system of a human society. All the human economic order, and put an end to racism, coloni- yielded to the American domination. By issuing knowledge, laws and political systems develop on alism, hegemony, intrusions and interferences that the report, the US disguised itself as a model, while the foundation of human society. But the US report may jeopardize progress, and create a beneficial hiding all its human rights violations inside and ignores the fact and concentrates only on attacking international environment. outside the nation. Hence, all the countries cited in others. The concept — non-interference in internal the report refuted it. Food, clothing and shelter are the most basic affairs is useless in human rights problems — in China also issued its own report, rebutting human needs. Human history begins with the en- reality is a demand for others to relinquish their the US report, and from racial discrimination to deavour to fulfilling the basic needs. The quest for sovereignty in the human rights affairs. Hence, the crimes it revealed in detail all the US human rights religion, politics, administration and culture came concept breaches the international law. The act of violations. only after the basic needs had been fulfilled. Usu- forceful indoctrination, with human rights as a tool, The Chinese report stated the rising US crime ally, a social revolution begins from economic re- means the use of political power for interferences. rate, the tapping of e-mail and telephone conversa- forms. As the economic productivity is the heart of We should remove such wrong concepts from the tion inside the US and the arrest of Iraqi journalists the human society, all other progresses are based on international human rights movement or amend by the American troops in Iraq. The Chinese report it. them. issued through Xinhua urged the US to have equal- It is true according to social science that No country can stay aloof from the objective ity in addressing its own human rights problems, to human rights can conquer even the universe. Eco- economic, political and cultural conditions in ma- review its own acts, and to make practical efforts to nomic and technological development and advance- terializing and protecting human rights. A sover- improve its own human rights conditions. The ment of human beings are vital for human beings to eign nation should precisely define human rights report said that America arrogantly boasted itself a conquer the universe. But the US is violating human by enacting a law. The 45th UN General Assembly model democracy, other countries should copy. rights by practising double standard policy against resolution stated that every nation had the right to A Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokes- the developing countries that have freed themselves choose and develop its own political, social, eco- man at a formal press conference said that China from colonialist rule or are in the process of trans- nomic and cultural systems. The 46th UNGA reso- always protected its constitution and observed hu- forming themselves from the centralized socialism lution also pointed out that there could not be a man rights with respect; that in every aspect, the into democracy. The act of imposing economic single development model for all civilizations and Chinese government adhered to the policy towards sanctions against those developing countries based peoples. It is inappropriate and impossible for any its people; and that it was making great efforts to on double standard policy totally breaches human nation to make others to copy it. The main aim and develop democracy according to the law. rights norms of the peoples of those nations. activities of international human rights protection A Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman From the view point of the political science, should help develop international human rights also criticized the US report on 11 March. The Thai human rights knowledge and essence develop to- cooperation, and international mutual love, under- report sent to Xinhua said that the US report was far gether with human evolution. standing and respect. Human rights with different from truth; that every nation had its own traits and The rich-poor gap is widening in the world at historical, religious and cultural backgrounds should characteristics; that measuring others with US yard- present. Many of the developing countries are fac- be taken into account. Based on similarities, while stick was wrong; and that the US report was con- ing slow social and economic progress. One third of leaving aside the differences, mutual respect, un- trary to true situation in Thailand. the population of the developing countries still live derstanding and cooperation should be enhanced, The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Myanmar in poverty. As for the peoples of the developing with the spirit of encouragement. also issued a press release, saying, “No foreign nations, survival and economic, social and cultural In this regard, the so-called annual US report states can claim to have greater interest in the well- development are still the most important human on human rights is just a weapon to attack the being of citizens of Myanmar than the Government rights. Hence, they should give priority to progress. countries the US dislike and the countries that and people of Myanmar. The report of the US State The international community should pay heed to the never yield to its domination, according to its Department can only be regarded as a politically right to make progress of the developing countries, double standard policy. motivated attempt to maintain pressure on Myanmar and should strive to adopt active schemes to free the (Translation: TMT) and to interfere in the domestic affairs of the world economy from unjust and inappropriate means, Kyemon: 4-4-2006 country. It has conveniently ignored the positive achievements scored by the Myanmar Govern- The concept — non-interference in internal affairs is useless in ment in the political, social and economic spheres human rights problems — in reality is a demand for others to of the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically and totally rejects the US State De- relinquish their sovereignty in the human rights affairs. Hence, the partment’s annual report on human rights in concept breaches the international law. The act of forceful indoctrina- Myanmar.” tion, with human rights as a tool, means the use of political power for The press release indicates the social science that every country has developed on its own his- interferences. We should remove such wrong concepts from the tory, social situation and other conditions. international human rights movement or amend them. The scope of fulfilling the basic needs is 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspects sports ground in Warkhoke, Kengtung Township. (NEWS ON PAGE 1) — MNA Kyindwe Village in USDA Secretary-General pays homage to Kanpetlet Township gets Sayadaws, meets local people in Bago Division Telegraph office

YANGON, 4 April — Secretary-General of the structions to officials. He also visited Moegaung Mon- NAYPYIDAW, 4 April — A new telegraph office Union Solidarity and Development Association Min- astery and paid homage and offered provisions to the was opened in Kyindwe Village in Kanpetlet Town- ister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo, presiding Sayadaw. Afterwards, the secretary general ship, Chin State, on 1 April, and Vice Chairman of accompanied by townselders and USDA members, met with townselders and USDA members and called Chin State Peace and Development Council Col Hsan visited Ratana Siddhi Pagoda in Kanyutkwin in Bago for the implementation of regional development work. Aung unveiled the signboard of the office. Division and paid homage and offered alms to the He gave necessary assistance for the upgrading of During his tour of Kanpetlet Township, Col Yadana Theikdhi Mandalay Monastery Sayadaw on 1 village roads. Hsan Aung provided two sets of computer to the high April afternoon. The minister and party inspected the renovation school (branch) at Kyindwe Village through the head- Next, the secretary-general inspected the reno- of Moegaung Pagoda and construction of Kanyutkwin mistress of the school and one generator to the station vation of Maha Theindawgyi and gave necessary in- Auto Telephone Station. — MNA hospital. — MNA Writer donates books to USDA Preventive measures on bird flu being taken intensively

YANGON, 4 April bodies were examined Officials of the Live- — Avian influenza con- through rapid test, HA test stock Breeding and trol programmes are be- and HI test and there was Veterinary Department ing carried out in Sagaing no evidence of bird flu. inspected a farm, and Mandalay Divisions. There were chicken where 700 layers were The dead bodies of deaths at five poultry raised, in No 8 Ward in chicken, pigeons, crows farms in Myingyan, Yesagyo Township in and sparrows from vari- Myaung, Taungtha, Magway Division. It was ous parts of the country Chanayethazan and Maha found that 13 chickens were sent to Yangon Aungmye Townships in died of heatstroke and Central Animal Labora- Mandalay Division. thick phlegm. tory and Mandalay Re- The dead bodies of Two chickens died of gional Animal Labora- the chicken and pigeons newcastle disease at a tory and they were ex- were examined at Manda- farm in Shwebo Town- U San Tin Aung (Shwebo) presents books to Deputy Information Minister amined from the first lay Regional Animal ship where 180 fowls U Thein Sein. — MNA week of March to 2 April. Laboratory. were raised. There were 20 cases The H5N1 virus Preventive measures YANGON, 4 April — Headquarters of the ter for Information U of chicken, pigeons, was found at a farm in are being taken inten- A writer donated 350 cop- USDA, writer U San Tin Thein Sein. crows and sparrows in Maha Aungmye Town- sively by Livestock ies of a book to Union Aung (Shwebo) presented Deputy Minister U Sangyoung, Hlegu, ship where 630 chickens Breeding and Veterinary Solidarity and Develop- books worth K 735,000 Thein Sein spoke words Twantay, Insein, were raised. All the fowls Department of the Min- ment Association today. through Central Execu- of thanks and presented a Tharkayta, Hlinethaya, in that township were istry of Livestock and At the donation tive Committee member certificate of honour to the Mingaladon, Kyauktan, culled and buried. The Fisheries in cooperation ceremony held at the of USDA Deputy Minis- writer. — MNA Dagon Myothit and farms were sprayed with with Health Department South Dagon Townships pesticides. There was no and local authorities. qti in Yangon Division. The virus in other townships. MNA ®mn\ma.yU\ek¥;mOqÂkçn\®mn\ma.yU\ek¥;mOqÂkçn\ 1" elepåc\(100)m˙(150)ATi Atc\AK¥ ®polup\jrqv\. k∑n\prk\Sapn\≥m¥a;®Pc\.

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YANGON, 4 April — under Yangon Division will last till 10 April. At A training course on arts Woman Affairs Organiza- the opening ceremony, of make-up and hair styles tion was opened today in Patron of the division organized by the work Thakayta township. WAO Daw Mar Mar Wai group for uplifting of The course at- explained the purpose of womens’ living standard tracted 50 trainees and the course. — MNA

U Myat Thin Aung and Daw Khin Myint Myint donate alms to the Kandawmingalar Sayadaw at the novitiation ceremony in DaikU Township, Bago Division on 4 April .—MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Old Composers’ Songs and Biographies Scrutinization Committee meets

Yangon Division Women’s Affairs Organization Patron YANGON, 4 April— Htin U Sein Mya Maung, Minister for Information Daw Mar Mar Wai and guests view demonstration of wearing makeups. The Old Composers’ U Myint Kyi, A1 U Soe Brig-Gen Aung Thein MNA Songs and Biographies Myint, U Maung Maung made a speech on the Scrutinization Committee Latt, U Min Naung, U Lay occasion and Secretary U Lucky draw winners chosen held its coordination meet- Nyunt, U Maung Maung Ko Ko Htwe reported on YANGON, 4 April— Brand tinned evaporated lion to Waingdawtha Cafe ing at the meeting hall of Gyi, Danubyu Soe Thein, works to be carried out. TZK Co Ltd and Myanmar milk at the Traders Hotel of Ward 10 in South the Myanma Radio and Pyinmana Myint Hlaing, Afterwards, those SEA Marketing Co Ltd on Sule Pagoda Road here Okkalapa, and the third Television this afternoon. Daw Htar, U Tin Oo Lay, from the respective com- held a lucky draw pro- on 1 April evening. prize of K 500,000 to It was attended by Ketu Win Htut, U Tun mittees took part in it. gramme in response to The first prize of Luxury Cafe in Market Deputy Minister for Myint, Yenathar Win This was followed their regular customers of K 1.5 million went to Ward, Magway. The list Information Brig-Gen Maung and officials. by a general round of dis- Ship Brand condensed Aung Myanmar Cafe of of the prize winners and Aung Thein, Director- Assistant Director cussions. sweetened milk, Falcon Parami Ward, South consolation prize winners General of MRTV U Khin (Music) Daw Tin Tin Mya The meeting ended Brand condensed sweet- Okkalapa Township, the will be inserted in weekly Maung Htay, Bogalay acted as master of ceremo- at 4.10 pm with the con- ened milk, and My Boy second prize of K 1 mil- journals. —MNA Tint Aung, Gita Lulin nies. First, Chairman of cluding remarks by the U Ko Ko, Wunna Kyaw the Committee Deputy deputy minister.—MNA Negligence causes fires in some regions

YANGON, 4 April— incident cost about The fire also cost the life Despite widespread edu- K 5.462 million. of five-year-old Maung Ar cative talks and remind- A fire broke out at Khi. ing of the Fire Services the car servicing work- A Daewoo Brand Department under the shop of U Hla Moe in the automobile of Daw Aye Ministry of Social Wel- compound of Chaunggyi Aye of No 4, Myalayyon fare, Relief and Resettle- Industrial Zone in Street, Ward 7, Hline ment and the Myanmar Taninthayi, Taninthayi Township, Yangon Divi- Fire Brigade about pre- Division, at midnight on sion, with number plate ventive measures against 31 March, when a candle Bha/7816 caught fire at fires and dangers of fires, set the workshop on fire, about 9.40 am yesterday some regions were rocked destroying the workshop when it was started after AAOfficials awardA K 1.5 million to lucky draw winner, by fires that occurred due and two homes. its old pump was replaced Aung Myanmar Cafe. — MNA to negligence. While Maung with a new one. The inner On 22 March Mone Htaw Hla was play- part of the car was de- Fire drill conducted at Taunggyi evening, a fire broke out ing with live candle in the stroyed and worker in lower Palaing Village, home of Daw In Daung Kayinlay had his chest Sub-printing house Paletwa Township, Kwunt of No 518, Yuzana burnt. Rakhine State, burning Ward, Myitkyina, at 11.45 Similarly, a fire YANGON, 4 April extinguishers in case of ship Fire Services Depart- down 28 homes. A candle pm on 2 April, a bamboo broke out in Su Htoo Pan — Staff of Taunggyi Sub- fire. ment. burnt in the house of matting wall caught fire. fifth Street, Ward 70, printing house under the The drill was con- Staff of the print- U Aung Kyaw set on fire Then, the house was burnt Dagon Myothit (South) News and Periodicals En- ducted at the printing ing house and members of the nearby inflammable and the child met his tragic Township, this morning, terprise were drilled on 2 house under the supervi- the township FSD partici- things and spread to sur- end. leaving three houses de- April on the use of fire sion of Taunggyi Town- pated in the drill. — MNA rounding houses. The house of Daw stroyed. The fire started A fire broke out on Char Mar Too at No 80, from Pan Cherry tea shop

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Bird flu brought under control in Shwebo, KhinU risk prevention. The destruction included 120,995, fowls, 112,414 quails, Townships and Mandalay District 50,515 quail eggs and 560 eggs. Press release on measures undertaken in central Myanmar The farms and other materials were sprayed with pesticides. The ban on sale and transport of animals and their products was imposed after the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Live- control and restricted and control areas were designated between 3 kilo- stock Breeding and Fisheries issued a press release on death of chicken in metres and 7 kilometres from the infected farm. It was found that there central Myanmar. was no evidence of human and other animal infections from the H5N1. 1. Death of chicken: The LBVD carried out restriction and control measures The situation is now under control in affected townships of Mandalay on prevention and control of disease regarding the death of chicken and Division. quails in Shwebo District, Sagaing Division from the first week of Febru- 3. The latest condition up to 26-3-2006: The disease has been brought under ary 2006 to 26-3-2006 and Mandalay District, Mandalay Division from 8- control in Shwebo, KhinU except in Kaboe Village in Kanbalu Township 3-2006 to 26-3-2006. and Mandalay District; control measures continue at Kaboe Village. (A) Death of chicken/those destroyed 4. Cooperation with international organizations: Regional Coordinator of Out of 60,929 fowls at 93 poultry farms 6,731 died in Shwebo District FAO Dr K Watanabe and Regional Coordinator of USAID of the United (Shwebo, KhinU, Kanbalu and YeU) from the time of chicken death to 26- States Dr John MacArthur in cooperation with the LBVD made a field trip 3-2006, altogether 24,836 fowls were culled and buried. In Mandalay Dis- to the affected areas in Mandalay and Shwebo Districts and took emer- trict (Pyigyidagun, Amarapura, Chanmyathazi, Chanayethazan, Maha gency measures on control of the disease. Minister for Livestock Breeding Aungmye and Aungmyethazan) 2,060 fowls died at 99 poultry farms where and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein received the FAO and WHO 111,919 were kept and 96,159 were destroyed. Therefore, 8,791 fowls died resident representatives to Myanmar and discussed bird flu control pro- and 120,995 fowls and 560 eggs were destroyed and buried in those dis- grammes. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and a re- tricts. gional laboratory in Australia provided educative posters and laboratory (B) Death of quails and those destroyed equipment. Myanmar received protective gear, testing kits and others worth Altogether 1,941 quails at two quail farms in Shwebo District and about US $ 100,000 provided by FAO, JICA and the regional laboratory in 115,650 quails in 44 quail farms in Mandalay District and 50,515 eggs Australia. Three experts from FAO, JICA and DLD of Thailand together were killed/destroyed. Therefore, 117,591 quails and 50,515 quail eggs with Dr K Watanabe will conduct disease control in Mandalay and Shwebo were killed/destroyed and buried. for two weeks beginning 28-3-2006. (C) Finding of bird flu virus 5. Rehabilitation: Under the programme of the Ministry of Livestock and After the initial outbreaks in the cull zone in Kanbalu, KhinU, YeU, Fisheries, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, the Myanma Pyigyidagun, Amarapura, Chanmyathazi, Chanayethazan, Maha Aungmye Livestock Breeding and Fisheries Development Bank and the Myanmar and Aungmyethazan Townships, investigation was made at 47 poultry farms. Livestock Breeding Federation will jointly take measures for rehabilitation A total of 433 samples (blood, inner organs of the chicken and trachea) of the affected chicken runs. were collected and examined through rapid test and HA, HI and PCR 6. Regions that have not been infected: To ensure normal rate of consump- processes. The H5N1 virus was detected in 26 samples of 35 chicken farms. tion and trade of domestic chickens and chicken products in such regions, 2. Control of disease: Under the supervision of local authorities the LBVD State/Division Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Departments will hold is taking measures on disease control in the cull zones in cooperation with coordination meetings and issue animal health certificates to livestock breed- Health Department, Development Affairs Departments, Myanmar Livestock ers and traders to distribute products with the permission of respective local Breeding Federation and breeders and with the assistance of disease control authorities. experts from international organizations. All the fowls in the farms from Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department one kilometre radius of the farm where the virus was found were culled for Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006

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Hadinugroho, chairman of Susono believed that He said Indonesia the Surabaya Orchid orchids should not only was earning 3 million US Society, as saying on be protected but also pre- dollars a year from Saturday. served by promoting exporting orchids, well Indonesia’s orchid orchid breeding even below Thailand’s 50 population is the second outside their habitats. million US dollars while most diverse in the world Indonesian Agricul- the total value of global Wenwen and Mingming, cartoon image spokesmen of Zhengzhou's police, after Brazil's. Around ture Minister Anton Apri- orchid trade reaches 150 are displayed on the street in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province on 5,000 species of the yantono said earlier that million US dollars. 3 April, 2006. Wenwen and Mingming are to help police in promoting traffic world's total 26,000 orchid the Indonesian Govern- MNA/Xinhua safety.—INTERNET species are to be found in Indonesia, he said in Britain recalls soft Surabaya, capital of East Java Province. drinks over benzene Especially for “Phalaenopsis”, also called “moon orchid”, fears around 65 per cent of these LONDON, 3 April — Britain’s Food Standards species grow in Agency said four soft drinks were being removed from Indonesia's islands, sale after they were found to contain high levels of Hadinugroho said during benzene which can cause cancer. an orchid exhibition. The FSA said it had discovered the products with a He called on the benzene level above the World Health Organization’s government to amend the guidelines during a survey of 150 soft drinks on sale in existing government re- Britain. gulation on the protection The four products were Co-op’s low calorie bitter lemon: Popstars still sugar free lemon and lime drink; Electricity to Morrisons’ no added sugar pineapple and grapefruit crush, and Hyberry’s high juice no added sugar Tourists view the highest mountain in the world, the Mt Everest, and other be prepaid blackcurrant squash. ranges at the Kwangde resort in northern Nepal on 1 April, 2006. —INTERNET MNA/Reuters for in Zambia Pakistan bus accident LUSAKA, 4 April — Israeli flood claims five lives Zambia’s sole electricity JERUSALEM, 3 April — Five people were killed and many others injured or supply corporation has trapped on Sunday, as heavy rain caused flash flooding throughout Israel, kills eight, injures 10 launched Phase One of Jerusalem Post reported. ISLAMABAD, 3 April — At least eight harbour the prepaid billing system A 23-year old woman as rescue crews worked because of inclement workers were killed and 10 others injured as a bus project to cater for 21 was found dead by rescue to salvage trapped weather conditions. skidded off a bridge in the Pakistani port city of townships in Lusaka, workers Sunday afternoon motorists. One 26-year-old Karachi early Sunday, TV channels reported. Sunday Mail reported. after torrential rains and A head-on collision on Palestinian man from a The speedy bus, heading to Karachi City from the Managing Director flash flood washed away Highway 90 in the Jordan West Bank village was city’s main fish harbour, went out of driver’s control of Zambia Electricity her car on Highway 65 in Valley left three people found dead after rains and fell down from the bridge near the harbour, reports Supply Corporation northern Israel, the report of a family dead and two swept away his car. said. (ZESCO) Rhodnie Sisala said. seriously wounded. Many homes were Six workers died on the spot while two later died in said at the launch here Dozens of other cars According to an initial damaged as a result of the hospital and 10 others were also injured, who were Saturday that 24,000 were trapped in the area, investigation, one of the flooding. Some people had taken to local hospitals. metres will be installed where up to two metres drivers involved in the been trapped in their Most of those died and injured were stated to be before the end of June of rain was reported. road accident lost control vehicles or houses. workers of the fish harbour. this year. Highway 65 was closed to of his vehicle and rush MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua traffic in both directions into oncoming traffic, Editors of Oscar-winning film arrested in S Africa JOHANNESBURG, 3 April — Two people to two members of the editing team of involved in post-production of South both movies, James Lennox, chief Africa's Oscar-winning drama film executive of the South African Federation "Tsotsi" have been arrested for producing Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT), told and distributing pirate copies of the movie, the newspaper. Both worked at Video a South African newspaper reported on Lab, a Johannesburg company that has Sunday. The suspects were also allegedly edited more than 30 South African films involved in producing pirate copies of including "Tsotsi", until they resigned late "Mama Jack", another hit South African last year. Fake DVDs featuring local hits film, said the Sunday Times. and Hollywood productions such as "Big Reportedly key members of a suspected Momma 2" could be easily found on some syndicate, they will face charges of fraud, Johannesburg streets. They were estimated theft and corruption in the Johannesburg to cost South Africa's fledgling but Magistrate's Court on Monday. internationally-acclaimed film industry A monitor lizard crawls on the hand of an Indian snake expert at Jaldhapara A three-month investigation leads to 850 million rand (135 million US dollars) wildlife sanctuary, 130 km (81 miles) north from the northeastern Indian city the arrest last week, as all evidence pointed a year.— MNA/Xinhua of Siliguri on 3 April, 2006. —INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 Blackburn European ambitions dented by Wigan S P O R T S LONDON, 4 April— Blackburn Rovers’ Champions League qualification ambitions suffered a setback on Monday when they were held 1-1 at home by Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. Substitute Shefki Kuqi grabbed have 55 from 32. The point lifted even close." a controversial 84th minute equal- Wigan above West Ham United into Rovers, who had won their last izer for Rovers and Craig Bellamy eighth place, although their man- five league games to mount a seri- was denied a winner by a superb ager Paul Jewell felt they should ous challenge for a top-four finish, reflex save by Wigan goalkeeper have had all three points. had the better of the early exchanges John Filan. Defender Arjan De Zeeuw had with Pedersen a constant threat. Both sides had goals disallowed what seemed a perfectly good goal The Norwegian looked to have in the first half before Jason Roberts disallowed after 42 minutes, while given Rovers the lead after 36 min- looked to have won the points for Kuqi's equalizer came after Filan utes when Filan dropped the ball Wigan after 53 minutes with a neat had been flattened by Lucas Neill. under challenge from Paul Dickov, close-range finish. Victory for Rov- Morten Gamst Pedersen also had who was adjudged to have impeded ers would have sent them above a first-half goal harshly ruled out for the keeper. Rovers keeper Brad Arsenal into fifth place and level on Rovers Friedel made a superb save to deny points with Tottenham Hotspur who . "I don't normally blame referees Andreas Johansson after 52 min- currently occupy fourth spot. but it was a complete push," Jewell utes, but from the resulting corner Rovers stay sixth with 53 points told Sky Sports. "For me the ref's Pascal Chimbonda headed the ball Roger Federer of Switzerland is seen at the from 32 games. Arsenal, who have cost us three points, the lad (Neill) back into the danger zone and Nasdaq-100 Open tennis tournament in Key a far superior goal difference, have has barged into John and it's a foul." Roberts flicked it past Friedel. Biscayne, on 2 April, 2006.—INTERNET 53 from 31 games while Tottenham "As for the offside goal, it wasn't MNA/Reuters Surprise results continue in Mansion pulls out of $120.9m African Champions League Man United talks JOGANNESBURG, 4 April— Equatorial Guinea's LONDON, 4 April— Entertainment company Mansion pulled out Renaciemento and USCAFOOT of Madagascar of 70 million-pound (120.9 million US dollars) sponsorship talks with kept up the surprise results in this year's African English premier league soccer club Manchester United on Monday. Champions League, both securing berths in the In a statement Mansion said that book business and said the deal third round of the competition on Sunday. United, one of the world's richest with United would have been worth Renaciemento be- an even more embarrass- soccer clubs, had told it at the week- 65-70 million pounds over four came the first side from ing home defeat. end that another company had been years. the tiny island nation to USCAFOOT now simultaneously agreeing a deal with Kinsman later told Reuters in a progress through two suc- meet Ghana's Asante the club. telephone interview: "We dealt with cessive rounds in African Kotoko, who struggled to "We are very disappointed at two people during our negotiations club competition, over- overcome 10-man the manner in which Manchester — David Gill, the managing direc- coming Stade Malien 1-0 Ferroviario Maputo 2-1 in United has concluded these con- tor and CEO, and Andy Anson, in Malabo on Sunday for a Obuasi on Sunday. tract negotiations and are very sur- who is the commercial director of 3-2 aggregate win. Shila Illiasu scored prised that the discussions were Manchester United. In the first round, the winner for Kotoko terminated at this late stage, in what "It was Andy Anson who con- Renaciemento, whose against the Mozambican Inter Milan players Adriano, below, we consider to be an unprofes- firmed to me on Friday night that new-found success goes side, whose goalkeeper from Brazil, and Kily Gonzalez, from sional manner," Mansion's chief we had a deal, it was Andy Anson hand in hand with the oil Rodrigo had to be taken to Argentina, joke during a training operating officer David Kinsman who advised me on Saturday night boom that has allowed hospital after a clash with session in the Madrigal stadium in said. in writing as to his arrival details in them to import players an opponent. The first leg Villarreal, Spain, on 3 April, 2006, There was nobody immediately London for this morning and it was from Cameroon, Nigeria in Maputo ended goalless on the eve of their Champions available for comment from United. Andy Anson who rang me at 5.45 and Senegal, scored a sur- two weeks ago. League soccer match against Mansion runs an international last night to tell me they had gone prise victory on away MNA/Reuters Villarreal.—INTERNET casino, sports exchange and sports elsewhere."—MNA/Reuters goals over Africa Sports of the Ivory Coast and now Brazil President backs face holders Al Ahli of Egypt in the third round. 2014 World Cup bid USCAFOOT held RIO DE JANEIRO, 4 April— Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da South African club Silva promised on Monday to back the country's bid to host the 2014 Mamelodi Sundowns to a World Cup. 2-2 draw in Pretoria to "Football is the greatest passion in the country and it deserves to advance on the away goals host the World Cup," he said after a meeting with Brazilian Football rule after a 1-1 tie in the Confederation (CBF) president Ricardo Teixeira in Brasilia. first leg in Antananarivo "I will give all the backing necessary to Ricardo Teixeira so that, last month. 64 years on, we can hold the World Cup in Brazil." The Malagasy visi- "It's unbelievable that a country which has won the World Cup five tors twice took the lead times and which, during decades, has had the best team in the world, and Sundowns only man- has not brought another World Cup here." Olympique Lyon soccer team train during a practice session in aged a late equaliser from Brazil, five-times winners of the World Cup, have only hosted the Milan, Italy, on 3 April, 2006 ahead of the team's Champions Sandile Ndlovu to avoid competition once, in 1950.—MNA/Reuters League match against AC Milan scheduled for Tuesday.—INTERNET PSG, Marseille docked Rangers close in on Hearts a point, presidents banned with 4-1 Dundee United win PARIS, 4 April— Paris St Germain and Olympique GLASGOW, 4 April— Champions Rangers cut the Marseille have been docked a point each over a row gap on second-placed Hearts to three points with a involving a Ligue 1 meeting between the two arch- comfortable 4-1 win at Dundee United on Sunday in rivals last month. their Scottish Premier League clash. The ethics commission of the French Football Fed- Striker Kris Boyd netted a hat-trick and Dado Prso eration (FFF), meeting in Paris on Monday, ruled that nabbed the other, while Collin Samuel scored a conso- the clubs had harmed the sport's image. lation goal for United. Both clubs said they would appeal against the rul- Croatian forward Prso rifled a spectacular 20- ing. Jose Maria Olazabal, of Spain, hits his approach shot metre shot into the top left for the opener after 30 The FFF also said that the clubs' presidents, PSG's to the first green during practice for the 2006 Masters minutes. Two minutes later Boyd finished off a won- Pierre Blayau and Marseille's Pape Diouf, would be golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club derful passing move with a first time shot past keeper suspended for three months.—MNA/Reuters in Augusta, Ga, on 3 April, 2006.—INTERNET Derek Stillie.—MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 15 Study finds nicotine interferes with chemotherapy WASHINGTON, 4 April — Nicotine can prevent chemotherapy drugs such as taxol from killing lung cancer cells, researchers reported on Sunday in a finding that may help explain why lung cancer is so difficult to treat in smokers. They said their find- smoke have worse sur- three standard lung can- cells, they reported in the ings may also suggest that vival profiles than those cer drugs: gemcitabine, study, which was also pre- even people who quit who quit before treat- cisplatin and taxol, on sev- sented to a meeting of the smoking but use nicotine ment,” the researchers eral different batches, American Association for supplements, such as wrote in a study published called cell lines, of cells Cancer Research. patches or gum, may not by the Proceedings of the taken from lung cancer MNA/Reuters be helped as much as they National Academy of tumors. Adding a small should be by cancer Sciences. amount of nicotine, No bird flu therapy. Srikumar Chellappan equivalent to what would “Our findings are in and colleagues at the H. be found in the blood of threat in agreement with clinical Lee Moffitt Cancer Cen- an average smoker, inter- studies showing that pa- tre and Research Institute fered with the drugs’ ac- Zambia tients who continue to in Tampa, Florida, tested tion against the tumor LUSAKA, 4 April — There is no immediate threat from migratory birds that have a possibil- ity of spreading bird flu in Zambia at the moment, Zambia Daily Mail reported on Monday. Mathews Ngosa, ex- WEATHER ecutive secretary of the Poultry Association of Tuesday, 4 April, 2006 Zambia (PAZ), was Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 quoted as saying that there hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thun- is no bird flu outbreak in south of the equator yet. dershowers have been widespread in Kachin and Chin He said in a statement States, scattered in upper Sagaing Division, isolated released on Sunday “it is in Shan State, weather has been partly cloudy in important to know that the Rakhine and Mon States, lower Sagaing, Mandalay threat from migratory and Taninthayi Divisions and generally fair in the Actors perform at the Children’s Theater Festival, on 2 April, 2006, in Bagh- birds at the moment is not remaining States and Divisions. Day temperatures dad, Iraq. 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YANGON, 4 April— Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe inspected the dredging of mud and sand along the harbour of Yangon River between Nanthida Jetty and Thanlyetsun this afternoon. Managing Director of the Myanma Port Author- ity U Thein Htay and officials reported on the ac- quisition of fuel in the 2005-2006 fiscal year and work progress. The minister gave instructions on the tasks. of the waterways in minimize loss and wast- Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe inspects the unloading of goods from a ship at He looked into the Thanlyetsun. In response age of fuel and effectively Bo Aung Kyaw container yard No (3).—TRANSPORT unloading of goods from to the reports, the minister carry out the tasks. the ships and the dredging instructed the officials to MNA Minister visits cooperative Energy extend win to societies, Yenangyoung move into quarterfinal Industrial Zone

YANGON, 4 April— turing of physic nut sap- tary-General Col Zaw Min Minister for Cooperatives lings at the farm of the delivered an address at the Col Zaw Min held a meet- township cooperative so- ceremony to sow physic ing with the employees of ciety. nut seeds and grow physic township cooperative so- He met with teachers nut grafts at the physic nut cieties, and the Small Loans of Myanmar Institute of farm of Yenangyoung In- Enterprise run by the Co- Lacquerware and those dustrial Zone. A total of operative Department and from NyaungU Township 507 membership applica- UNDP at the Cooperative Cooperative Department tions were submitted on Department in at the institute, and in- the occasion. Kyaukpadaung Township spected the basement and Proprietor of Golden on 31 March morning. the showroom of the insti- Dragon motorcycle fac- Officials reported on tute. tory Daw Win Maw Tun work progress and grow- In the evening, he met presented K 1 million; ing of physic nut. The industrialists at the Golden Ngwe Sakkyar motorcy- minister gave instructions Dragon motorcycle enter- cle enterprise Managing on systematization in al- prise in Yenangyoung In- Director U Aung Kyaw locating loans, security of dustrial Zone and in- Soe, K 500,000; Race loans, extended providing spected parts of motorcy- Horse Brand three-wheel Goalie Zaw Moe Htet of Commerce tries to block the attack of Aung Kyaw of small loans in villages, cles and the assembling of cycle factory Managing Myo of Energy. — NLM rule enforcement, meas- the motorbikes. Director U Myo Naing, K ures for progress of coop- Next, he visited Three 500,000; and Shwe Wah thirsty to win victory and YANGON, 4 April— noon. erative societies, and Friends motorcycle enter- Myay Agricultural Co Di- managed to book a place The second quarterfinal The only goal of Min boosting production of prise and Ngwe Sakkyar rector U Thurein, K 1 mil- in the quarterfinal. match of the Myanmar Min Tun gave Energy a 1- export goods. automobile factory. lion to township USDA. Fixture on 5 April: League Closing Cup 0 victory over Commerce He inspected the nur- USDA Joint Secre- MNA Knockout Football Tour- to join last four. Inspired (Aung San Stadium) nament for 2005-2006 by the deserved win over (Third quarterfinal) took place at Aung San the defenders Finance & Kanbawza vs YCDC Stadium here this after- Revenue, Energy were NLM Gems & pearl special sales in June, July

Weather Forecast for 5-4-2006 YANGON, 4 Apri— organizing the special the Central Committee The special sales of jade, sales yesterday. Deputy Commander of Naypyidaw & neighbouring areas gems and pearl is report- At the meeting held Yangon Command Brig- edly decided to be held at Myanma Gems Enter- Gen Wai Lwin, Manag- Partly cloudy at Myanma Convention prise here, Patron of the ing Director of Myanma Yangon & neighbouring areas Centre here in June and Central Committee Min- Gems Enterprise U Thein July. ister for Mines Brig-Gen Swe and officials dis- Generally fair weather Central Commit- Ohn Myint, Chairman of cussed preparations for tee for Holding of Yangon City Develop- the sales. The sales will Mandalay & neighbouring areas Myanma Gems Empo- ment Committee Mayor benefit the country and rium yesterday held its Brig-Gen Aung Thein merchants at home and Partly cloudy coordination meeting on Linn, Vice-Chairman of abroad. — MNA