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Volume XIII, Number 124 14th Waxing of Wagaung 1367 ME Thursday, 18 August, 2005
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 order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integ- * National reconsolidation system rity and preservation and safeguard- * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in ing of cultural heritage and national Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from character * 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 Prime Minister urges industrialists to produce high quality parts, endeavour for installation of automatic machines
prises. The Prime Minister and party were conducted round the shop. The Prime Minister met departmental officials, members of Monywa Industrial Zone Supervisory Committee and industrialists at Chindwin Yadana Hall of the shop. Chairman of Monywa Industrial Zone Supervi- sory Committee Secretary of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Myo Myint re- ported on construction of factories and progress of (See page 8) Out of the industrial zones, there are good prospects in Monywa, Man- dalay and Ayethaya (Taunggyi) Indus- trial Zones. The government has given encouragement to the establishment of foundry and machine shops, forging, press and heat treatment shops. These shops are now in operation. Prime Minister General Soe Win inspects foundry in Monywa Industrial Zone. — MNA
YANGON, 17 Aug — Chairman of Industrial De- velopment Committee Prime Minister General Soe Win together with member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, the com- manders, the ministers, the deputy ministers and officials inspected foundry shop and machine tools factory in Monywa Industrial Zone on 15 August and modern foundry shop in Mandalay Industrial Zone on 16 August. The Prime Minister and party arrived at the foun- dry shop and parts manufactured. They also inspected sample machine tools ordered by the Ministry of Industry-2, Ministry of Rail Transportation, facto- ries under Agricultural Mechanization Department and private enterprises. The Prime Minister and party inspected tools to be tested at the quality control room and their uses and foundry process at No 2 foundry shop and it can manufacture 18HP pulleys. The Prime Minister and party inspected produc- tion of farm equipment at the forging shop and stor- age of materials at the warehouse. They went to machine shop where officials reported on installa- tion of machines and parts ordered by private enter- Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Thursday, 18 August, 2005 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Pakokku-Gangaw-Kale * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State railroad : a main artery * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The government of the Union of Myanmar is building all the necessary infra- structures for harmonious development of edu- Myanmar delegation leaves for China cation, health, transport, communications, eco- nomic and social sectors. At the same time, it YANGON, 17 Aug — Myanmar delegation led is implementing development plans according by Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung left here to the requirements of various regions across by air yesterday evening to attend the 1st China- the nation. ASEAN Eminent Persons Group (EPG Meeting) which Head of State Senior General Than Shwe, will be held in Qingdao, the People’s Republic of on one occasion, said that transport plays a China today. Myanmar delegation will also meet pivotal role in our endeavours for national de- company heads who are cooperating in the interests velopment, that only with smooth transport will of the two countries and study the factories in Beijing, social and economic development be feasible the People’s Republic of China. and that roads and bridges are being built to The delegation was seen off at the airport by pave the way for closer friendship among na- Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Minister tional peoples living in different parts of the for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Deputy Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen Thein Tun, Chinese Ambassador nation and to bridge the development gap be- to Myanmar Mr Li Jinjun and members, the director- tween regions. general and managing directors of the Ministry of In accordance with the guidance of the Foreign Affairs. Head of State, new roads and bridges are be- The Industry-1 minister was accompanied by Minister U Aung Thaung being seen off by officials ing built and the existing ones upgraded to Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu, at the airport. — INDUSTRY-1 ensure better transport the length and breadth Adviser of the Ministry of Industry-1 U Kyaw Myint, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Soe and Head of the nation. Deputy General Manager of Myanma Paper and Chemi- of the Political Department Daw Myat Thida Aye. Prime Minister General Soe Win, accom- cal Industries U Ko Ko Lwin, Assistant Director of MNA panied by responsible personnel, inspected the railroad tunnel on the Pakokku-Gangaw-Kale CD-ROMs donated to Ministry of Religious Affairs railway line and the extension of the Pale- YANGON, 17 Aug — A ceremony to demonstrate keting Co Ltd and donate 50 CD-ROMs of ‘Shu-myin- Gangaw motor road during his tour of Magway Myanmar @ a Glance CD-ROM of Computer Mar- san-gyin Myan-pyi-takhwin’ to Ministry of Religious Division on 14 August. In his meeting with re- Affairs, was held at MICT Park in Hline Township sponsible personnel at the Ponnyataung rail- today, attended by Minister for Religious Affairs Brig- road tunnel construction project site, the Prime Gen Thura Myint Maung. Minister said that the tunnel was constructed Also present on the occasion were Member of through self-reliant efforts and that it was nec- Civil Service Selection and Training Board Deputy essary to do all the work systematically for the Minister U Aung Myint, Director-General of the tunnel’s durability would last long. Religious Affairs Department U Myo Kyaw, Director- The ChaungU-Pakokku-Gangaw-Kale General of Department for Promotion and Propagation railway line is part of the development plan of Sasana Dr Myo Myint, departmental heads, Presi- for the regions situated on the western banks dent of Myanmar Computer Federation U Thein Oo, of the Ayeyawady and the Chindwin. The Vice-President Daw Nwe Nwe Win and Myanmar 142.54-mile-long ChaungU-Kyaw railroad sec- Computer Entrepreneurs Association tion and the 105.35-mile-long Yemyatni- Chairman U Aung Zaw Myint. Gangaw-Kale railroad section are completed Company Managing Director U Thein Tun Pe and so there are now regular rail services. The donated CD-ROMs to the Ministry of Religious Affairs tunnel on the Kyaw-Yemyatni railroad section through the minister. has also been successfully bored and 121 bridges Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung accepts Next, the minister expressed thanks and the have also been built. the donation from Managing Director ceremony ended. U Thein Tun Pe.—RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS When the construction of the tunnel and MNA the laying of the rails are completed, there will appear a through railroad from Pakokku to Rules for Armed Forces Day commemorative Kale. We believe that the Pakokku-Gangaw- Kale railroad will become a main artery on the poem contest announced westen banks of the Ayeyawady and the Chindwin and contribute a lot to social and YANGON, 17 Aug — Hailing the 61st Anniver- prizes in the Poem Contest to mark the Armed Forces economic development of the local people there. sary Armed Forces Day which falls on 27 March Day and the National Motto Contest, Sarpay Beikeman 2006, the Poem Contest Organizing Sub-committee Manuscript Award Contest and the poem contest of under the Poem and Arts Competition Organizing the Pakokku U Ohn Pe Literary Award Contest and New domestic tours launched Work Committee, chaired by Deputy Minister for National Literary Award winners may participate in Culture Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung, has announced level-1 and those who did not win the prize may take YANGON, 17 Aug — Myanma Tourism Serv- ices is making arrangements for people wishing to that the Poem Contest will be held to mark the 61th part in the level-2. travel around Myanmar at a resonable price. Anniversary Armed Forces Day. One contestant may take part in one level only. The contestants can portray objectives of the The short poem must be between 100 and 300 Among them, the tours of Yangon-Bago, 61st Anniversary Armed Forces Day, matters related stanzas and the long one between 1,000 and 2,000 Yangon-Kyaiktiyo-Mawlamyine, Yangon- to objectives of the 61st Armed forces Day, 12 fine stanzas. The entries must be in line with the rules. Danubyu-Zalun-Yangon, Yangon-Pathein-Yangon, traditions of the Tatmadaw, 10 Strengths of the The poem must be written on one side of paper Yangon-Myitkyina-Yangon, Yangon-Kawthoung- Tatmadaw, historic endeavours of ancient Myanma and the three copies of the entry must be submitted. Yangon, Yangon-Tachilek-Yangon and Yangon- Tatmadaw, Burma Independent Army, Burma De- And, the entry must be attached with the name Lashio-Muse, are being put into service. fence Army and Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) of the contestant, pen-name, names of parents, edu- The arrangements are also being made for in safeguarding the State, and nation-building en- cation, occupation and address together with three the travellers to be able to stay at Inya Lake, deavours of the State Peace and Development Coun- 2" x 2.5" size colour photos. The entry must be own Thamada, Mya Yeik Nyo hotels at reasonable price cil after 1988 for Non-disintegration of the Union, creation and has not featured in any publication yet. for tourists visiting Yangon. non-disintegration of National Solidarity and Per- The entries are to be sent to Lt-Col Ohn Maung The detailed information can be inquired petuation of Sovereignty. The poem contest will be (Retd) (Myinmu Maung Naing Moe), Chief Editor, through No 77-91, Sule Pagoda Road, Tel: 252859, divided into two. There will be two events at the Naingngan Gonyi Literary House, Sarpay Beikman, 387002. level-1 — the long poem and the short poem. 529/530, Merchant Street, here, Tel: 374532, not MNA Those who have won first, second or third later than 31-1-2006. — MNA
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JAKARTA, 16 Aug—Indonesia and Singapore resumed on Monday in Singa- pore a two-day technical meeting to discuss the draft of an extradition pact. The meeting is taking place at the delegation had formulated. Singapore's Attorney General Office, a Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Singaporean diplomat here said. Wirayudha earlier said at least 20 kinds of Held on 15-16 August, the on-going crimes, including drug smuggling, money meeting is the third one after the previ- laundering and terrorism, would be in- ous two meetings held last 17-18 Janu- cluded in the draft. The meeting is a fol- ary in Singapore and last 12-13 April low-up of an agreement between Indone- in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. sian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Sources who was quoted by the Antara and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien A Chinese customer looks at rolls of textile at a market in Shanghai on 17 news wire said delegates at the third Long in a meeting held here on Novem- August, 2005.—INTERNET meeting will exchange drafts which each ber 8 last year. —MNA/Xinhua India willing to deepen relations Singapore offers to help with neighbours contain haze in Indonesia SINGAPORE, 17 Aug—Singapore has offered to dis- NEW DELHI, 16 Aug—Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that India is patch a C-130 military transport aircraft to do cloud willing and ready to deepen its trade and cultural relations with China for the benefit of the two seeding in Indonesia by the end of this week so as nations. to help contain the haze situation there. Speaking on the 58th our trade and cultural re- ladesh, Bhutan, Maldives deepening its economic According to Channel NewsAsia report on Tues- anniversary of India's lations with China for the and Myanmar, he assured and technological rela- day, Singapore has also provided the Indonesian Independence Day, the benefit of the two nations. them that India is tions, "we will be accel- authorities with satellite pictures on areas affected Prime Minister said The agreement arrived at willing to work together erating our own growth". by the haze which is caused by fires on Indonesia's India has had centuries- between our two coun- with them for promoting India, he said, will Sumatra Island. old links with China, its tries in April has paved development, pros- deepen its friendly rela- Minister for Environment and Water Resources largest neighbour, and it the way for a closer rela- perity and peace in the tions with Russia, an old Yaacob Ibrahim was quoted as saying that the offer, is a relationship from tionship," he said. region. friend which has helped which has been accepted by the Indonesian Govern- which both countries Speaking about Terming his recent it in difficult times. ment, is expected to help douse off the flames as have learnt a lot and im- India's relationship with visit to the United States MNA/Xinhua quickly as possible. — MNA/Xinhua bibed a lot. other neighbouring as a major step in pro- "We are today will- countries, such as moting friendship with ing and ready to deepen Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bang- that country, he said by US anti-war group won't pay Iraq sanctions fine CHICAGO,16 Aug—US peace activists the organization, one of the largest faced with a $20,000 fine for violating American anti-embargo groups in the US sanctions against Iraq seven years 1990s, to pay a $20,000 fine imposed ago for delivering medical supplies said by the US Department of the Treasury on Tuesday they will go to jail before in 2002. The fine was issued by the paying the fine. government after group members car- "For 15 years our government has ried medicines and medical supplies to waged economic and military warfare Iraq in 1998 without asking for a li- Black smoke fills the sky following car bombings in central Baghdad on 17 Aug, against the people of Iraq," Jeff Leys, cense to export humanitarian supplies. 2005. Three car bombs exploded just minutes apart at a busy bus station and near a coordinator for the group, Voices in The Chicago-based group was one of a hospital in the centre of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 43 people.— INTERNET the Wilderness, told a press conference many US and European organizations here. "We will not comply, we will not that in the 1990s defied trade sanctions Three car bomb attacks kill collaborate." to deliver medicines to Iraqi hospi- On Friday, a federal judge ordered tals.—Internet 43 in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq, 17 Aug — Three car bomb attacks near a bus station and hospital in Baghdad Wednesday killed at least 43 people and wounded Police say US troops hold children 89, in the deadliest attacks in the capital in weeks. Survivors searched charred buses and cars for signs of relatives. hostages in northern Iraq The violence came as Iraq’s lead- Shiite-dominated cities in southern Iraq, BAGHDAD, 16 Aug—US over several other chil- rillas, he said. ers resumed negotiations on a draft of police Capt Nabil Abdul-Qader said. troops held five children dren showed on TV The US military, how- a new constitution, a charter they hope A second suicide bomber exploded as hostages to demand channels celebrating the ever, said they had no will bring stability and help end the his vehicle near the Kindi Hospital handover of guerillas killing of US soldiers information about the in- insurgency. The document was to be about 30 minutes later as many of the near a northern Iraqi after roadside blast last cident. finished Monday, but the deadline was wounded were arriving for treatment, town on Tuesday, police week," a police source Last week, four US extended one week. police said. said. from Baiji told Xinhua soldiers were killed and A suicide car bomber targeting It was unclear if the hospital was "The US forces sur- on condition of anonym- six others wounded in a policemen detonated his vehicle out- targeted in the blast. rounded the village of ity. roadside bomb blast that side the Nahda bus station in central It was the deadliest series of sin- Mazraa near Baiji and The US troops threat- hit their patrol near the Baghdad, one of the city’s major tran- gle-day suicide bombings in Baghdad detained five children ened to sweep the village northern oil refinery city sit points, the US military said. in weeks, although suicide attacks with A second car exploded in the open- far lower death tolls occur here regu- under 10 years old, call- by Wednesday morning of Baiji, some 200 km air station’s parking lot near buses that larly. ing on the residents by to detain the other chil- north of Baghdad. carry passengers to Amarah and Basra, Internet loudspeakers to hand dren and suspected gue- Internet
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¥ in trade disputes ¤ OTTAWA, 16 Aug— Canada has been treated unfairly by the United States in trade disputes over such goods as wheat, beef and softwood lumber in recent years, federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said on Monday. Dealing with the US on trade dis- dian companies since 2002. putes has been "a very painful experi- However, the US refused to accept ence" for Canada, said Goodale while the deal, dismissing it as largely attending a conference in Toronto, the irrelevant while demanding for more Canadian Press reported. negotiations. The minister said he was "very dis- Canadian softwood producers sell turbed" by the American response to a about 10 billion US dollars worth of recent panel ruling on the softwood lum- spruce, pine and fir lumber a year to the ber dispute by the North American Free US home-construction and renovation Trade Agreement. sectors. Earlier this month, the panel dis- Goodale said International Trade missed Washington's claims that Cana- Minister Jim Peterson is considering dian softwood exports are subsidized Canada's options — which could include and damage the US lumber industry. litigation or trade sanctions. The ruling is viewed by Canada as a "He will no doubt be coming to Cabi- binding decision that clearly eliminates net very shortly to outline what the op- the basis for US-imposed duties on Ca- tions might be and seek support for that," nadian softwood lumber. A total of five Goodale said, adding "We want to send a Indonesian residents put out fires in Rokan Hilir, Riau, on 14 August, 2005. billion Canadian dollars (four billion US very clear signal that Canada takes this Malaysia and Singapore have called for a coordinated Southeast Asian dollars) in countervailing and anti-dump- very, very seriously." response to the annual haze problem, as the smoke and dust which smothered ing duties has been collected from Cana- MNA/Xinhua Malaysia last week shifted north to Thailand. — INTERNET New Iraq abuse 10 killed, 35 missing in Experts say US pressure on N-E China province floods Iraq could backfire allegations hit British SHENYANG, 16 Aug— Torrential rainstorms and WASHINGTON, 16 Aug— The United States is ensuing floods in northeast China's Liaoning Pro- pushing Iraqi leaders hard to reach agreement on troops vince since Friday killed ten people, injured 46 and a draft Constitution but US experts on Iraq warned left 35 others missing, according to sources with the on Monday that too much pressure could backfire LONDON, 16 Aug—British troops were today and undermine the leadership's credibility. facing fresh allegations of abusing Iraqi prisoners. provincial department of civil affairs on Monday. The floods hit 20 188,000 homeless people Iraq's Parliament agreed on Monday to allow an Two brothers have claimed they were beaten with counties of seven cities in and already sent three extra week for negotiations on the Constitution after sticks and denied water and sleep. One says a soldier Liaoning, affecting 1.44 working teams to the politicians asked for more time to reach a deal and urinated on his head and another man claims he was million people. flood-hit areas to organ- postponed a Monday deadline. held for 31 days without sleep. The precipitation in ize the disaster relief work. The delay is seen as a blow to efforts by US Brothers Marhab and As'ad Zaaj-al-Saghir claim the city of Fushun MNA/Xinhua diplomats who have been shuttling between the sides they were abused by British soldiers who raided their amounted to 150 milli- in the hope that a deal could help weaken the insur- Basra home in 2003— just weeks after the invasion. metres and it reached 174 Vietnam to gency among the Sunni minority in Iraq. Marhab said his brother was tied up, and they claim millimetres in Tieling The Bush Administration is under intense pressure troops stole their family car and cash. build largest City. at home to get the Constitution signed and for Iraq to They say they were taken to a British base where A total of 6,531 homes be seen as moving ahead after the US invaded it in they were denied water and sleep and were then taken urban area in were destroyed and March 2003 and toppled president Saddam Hussein. to an internment camp where they were abused. 118,000 hectares of farm- Hanoi Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice downplayed Marhab said: "While I was tied up, [they] threw me land were left fruitless. HANOI, 16 Aug — Vi- the news of the deadline extension and said it showed on the floor and hit me with a stick. I lost conscious- The provincial gov- etnam will shortly embark "democracy at work" in Iraq. While the United States ness. I thought they would throw water over us but he ernment has allocated 4.5 on a 30-billion-US- dollar was involved "every step of the way", the Iraqis were urinated on my head." million yuan (about project to build the largest firmly in charge, she said. The brothers have not made any official complaint 544,000 US dollars) for urban area in the capital "I think you saw today that Iraqis are in control of and their accounts are confused. The only corrobora- emergency disaster relief. city of Hanoi, local news- this process," she told a news conference. tion of what they say are forms issued a month later by The department of paper Vietnam Economic But some US-based Iraq analysts disagreed and the US Army, showing they were eventually released civil affairs relocated Times reported Monday. criticized the United States for piling too much pres- from the Umm Qasr camp without charge.—Internet The municipal au- sure on all sides to reach agreement and said it had thorities will call for both made Iraqi politicians' jobs more difficult. local and foreign compa- "Clearly the deadline is not working as there are nies to invest in building still such big issues outstanding and putting pressure the 11,562-hectare area in on them to meet the timetable is probably causing more the rural district of Dong division among the Iraqis than consensus," said Iraq Anh, including key infra- expert David Phillips of the Council on Foreign Rela- structure works in the tions. — MNA/Reuters 2005-2010 period, and other facilities around the Suicide bomber hits Noi Bai International Air- port from 2010 to 2015, in restaurant in Baghdad, order to accommodate 764,000-769,000 people wounding 11 by 2020. BAGHDAD, 16 Aug — A suicide bomber on a The authorities are de- motorcycle struck a restaurant frequented by po- licemen in central Baghdad on Monday, wounding termined to turn the future 11 people, police said. urban area into a modern "A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-packed industrial, trading and motorcycle into a restaurant at lunchtime in Baghdad's service centre, the report district of Karada," an Interior Ministry source told said. Total investment for Xinhua on condition of anonymity. the project is estimated at Initial reports said that eleven people including 30 billion dollars, part of policemen were wounded in the attack, he said. Gue- Iraqi soldiers and police officers secure the area around one of the two which will come from of- rillas have often attacked the Iraqi security forces in an massive car bombs that exploded at a main bus station, on 17 August, 2005, ficial development assist- attempt to cripple the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad, Iraq.—INTERNET ance.—MNA/Xinhua formed in late April. — MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 5 East Asia Summit could create free trade CANBERRA, 16 Aug — The creation of the East Asia Summit could be the first step to establishing free trade throughout the region within the next 20 years, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Monday. Australia fought hard to be included negotiating a deal with Japan. It already in the East Asia Summit, which will has free trade deals in Asia with Thai- meet for the first time on 14 December land and Singapore. in Malaysia, and July in Canberra gave Although keen to cement its place in in to pressure to sign a Southeast Asia Asia, Australia had long shied away from peace pact in return for admission. signing the Treaty of Amity and Coop- “(The summit’s) task will be to try to eration because it feared the pact, which chart a course for the evolution of an it described as unnecessary and out- East Asia community,” Downer said in dated, would affect its key alliance with a “World Power Shifts: The Changing the United States. Balance in Asia” address to an industry But Canberra changed its mind after Two Singapore Airlines Air stewardesses pose in front of a model of the Airbus forum. being assured by ASEAN, which con- 380 plane which is capable of carrying up to 555 passengers, on 16 August, “I think it is conceivable that in the sists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, 2005 at the Changi International Airport in Singapore. next 20 years we could see a completely Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, the Philip- INTERNET free trade area... which goes from the pines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet- north of China down to Stewart Island in nam, the pact would not affect existing the south of New Zealand and across to bilateral and multilateral commitments. Vietnam accelerates export promotion Mumbai... I think that’s a reasonable “We’ve argued Australia should be HANOI, 16 Aug— Vietnam is focusing on solving export difficulties, aspiration.” in the East Asia Summit and a part of the enhancing trade promotion and offering more support to enterprises to boost Australia is negotiating free trade emerging East Asia community because export in the remaining months of this year. deals with China and the Association of Australia in itself is a significant country The government has It asked the Trade Min- Assistance Fund in the South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), and economy,” Downer said. just asked relevant agen- istry to submit a master 2005-2006 period. and it is studying the possibility of MNA/Reuters cies to clarify reasons for plan on trade promotion, An import-export bank the country’s not-as-ex- and revise policies on designated for improving pected export perform- awards for outstanding financial support for busi- FAW, US firm strike $61.7m ance in the first seven exporters. nesses will be established months of this year, and The ministries of in the near future. contract on wheel exports provide new incentives trade, finance, and plan- Vietnam earned nearly CHANGCHUN, 16 Aug— First Automotive Works (FAW), China's leading and measures to counter ning and investment were 17.4 billion US dollars automaker, will sell five million sets of self-developed wheels in four series and the backward trend, ac- urged to quickly issue a from export in the seven- 13 varieties to the United States, under a five-year contract. cording to local newspa- list of export items to en- month period, posting a The 500-million-yuan (61.7-million- the company has increased its export per Vietnam News on joy short-term credits year-on-year surge of 11.8 US-dollar) contract was inked between sales by 67 per cent year on year. Monday. from the Development per cent. It faced difficul- the Wheel Branch of FAW Sihuan Co In 2004, China exported 5.63 billion ties in shipping abroad and an American company which pre- yuan (695 million US dollars) of auto People’s petition for a some key items including ferred to remain anonymous, during the spare parts, up 73.2 per cent over the textiles and garments, sea- fourth Changchun International Auto previous year, compared to the imports way out of Iraq food and footwear, of Expo. of 7.93 billion yuan (979 million US which export turnovers WASHINGTON, 16 Aug—A campaign is being According to FAW sources, FAW dollars), which represented a year-on- respectively rose 0.2 per launched this week by a host of groups including Sihuan Co is now the exclusive pur- year drop of 4.5 per cent, said Deputy cent, 6.2 per cent and 7.6 Progressive Democrats of America, Peace Action and veyor to Beijing Hyundai, a Sino-South secretary Shen Ningwu with the China per cent to over 2.5 billion others to demand an exit strategy from Iraq. A central Korea car joint venture, and major Automotive Industry Association. US dollars, 1.3 billion US part of these efforts is a new petition which lays out a wheel supplier for domestic coach giant Shen said, the Ministry of Commerce dollars and 1.7 billion US way to get out of Iraq and will be presented to Congress Yutong Company. and the association have made it an ob- dollars. in mid-September. Liu Bin, the marketing manager of jective to expand exports of spare parts MNA/Xinhua This comes at what could be a tipping point moment. the Wheel Branch, said, "We have re- to four billion US dollars by 2010. The country is waking up to the truth that Bush's ceived orders from companies in Aus- The fourth International Auto Expo decisions have led to the unnecessary deaths of more Floods claim tralia and the United States. We will also was held between 5 and 14 August in than 1,800 Americans, and tens of thousands of Iraqis, supply wheels to some world-famous Changchun, capital of northeast China's 13 lives in while making the US, the world and Iraq less secure. A automakers such as General Motors Jilin Province. About 600 motor vehi- majority of Americans now understand that we were Vietnam (GM) and Volvo." cles from 27 countries and regions par- deliberately misled into war; a majority recognize that Liu said, in the first half of the year, ticipated in the expo. —MNA/Xinhua HANOI, 16 Aug— the US made a mistake in sending troops to Iraq; and a Floods caused by torren- majority believe that no matter how long US troops tial rain in Vietnam's cen- remain there, they will not be able to establish a stable, tral Nghe An Province democratic government. killed 13 people, includ- Cindy Sheehan's dignified and defiant stance in ing six, aged 8-16, and in- Crawford has highlighted the callousness of a President jured four others, accord- who lacks the compassion to grieve or mourn for those ing to local newspaper he sent into battle. As EL Doctorow wrote last year, "I Vietnam News on Tues- fault this president for not knowing what death is...He day. does not feel a personal responsibility for the thousand The floods, lasting dead young men and women who wanted to be what from last Friday to Sun- they could be."President Bush should meet with Sheehan. day, also destroyed over But, even more important, he should listen to the griev- 1,000 houses and sub- ing mother, and to the growing number of military merged nearly 9,000 hec- families and citizens who are demanding an end to the tares of agricultural land, disastrous occupation of Iraq. Bush should also listen to causing an estimated loss those who will testify at informal Congressional hear- of nearly 12.7 million US ings—now expected on the eve of the 24 September to dollars. 26 September antiwar demonstrations—designed to Local authorities have Female peasant farmers from the remote countryside of Shaanxi Province explore possible exit strategies. It is anticipated that offered 40 tons of rice and perform at a concert in Beijing in June, 2005. Many women in rural China are leading US academics, opposition politicians, civil so- three tons of kerosene to torn between traditional family responsibilities and their role as guardians of ciety activists and Iraqi parliamentarians seeking an end people in the flood-hit the 1,000-year-old music heritage.—INTERNET to US occupation will testify.—Internet areas.— MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 Nepal to launch anti-tetanus vaccination programme KATHMANDU, 16 Aug—The Nepali Ministry of Health and Population will launch an anti-tetanus vaccination pilot project in seven districts across the country from November of this year. According to Mon- vaccine will be adminis- gramme on Immunization number has dropped to 10 day's statement from the tered to a child when he/ Unit, Department of this year, according to ministry, it will adminis- she is below the age of one Health Services, Shyam Upreti. ter three doses of anti-teta- year, the second dose Upreti said. Nepal Health Sector nus vaccines to women of when enrolled in the first "Neo-natal tetanus Programme Implementa- child-bearing age in the grade, and the third and vaccination programme tion Plan 2004-2006 is set districts of Morang, the fourth doses in the fol- has been introduced after to increase the anti-mea- Chitwan, Nawalparasi, lowing two years. a programme that began sles and anti-tetanus vac- Palpa, Dhading, Surkhet The programme will in 2002 to vaccinate cination rate from 71 per and Kanchanpur. be extended across the women of child- bearing cent in 2001 to 78 per cent The project also aims country to curb the teta- age was a success," he by 2006 and to increase to administer four nus death rate to less than said. total immunization to 85 vaccines to children. The one per 1,000 live births, Last year, 36 cases of per cent by then, he first dose of anti-tetanus chief at Expanded Pro- tetanus were detected. The added.—MNA/Xinhua Police MRT unit begins patrols in Singapore SINGAPORE, 16 Aug—A new police unit specially trained to deal with security incidents on Singapore's A model displays a creation from the fall/winter collec- Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system began patrols on Monday, Channel NewsAsia reported. tion 2005 of designers Manish and Payal Chhabra in Equipped with the Tau- fronted with a situation Singapore. cles carrying hazardous New Delhi late on 16 August, 2005.—INTERNET rus service-revolver and T- where there is immediate Their operations will materials within the city baton, these police officers danger to life, he is au- be random and unpredict- state round-the-clock from Singapore’s citizen births are granted the right to shoot thorized to use the neces- able to ensure the effec- 1 July this year with the to kill in case of potential sary force to remove the tiveness. help of a Hazmat Trans- up 3% in first six months threats like suspected sui- danger and this may ex- A separate Channel port Vehicle Tracking SINGAPORE, 16 Aug— The number of Singapore cide bombers. tend to the use of fire- NewsAsia report said on System. citizens born in the first half of this year rose by "If an officer is con- arms," Minister for Home Monday that vehicles car- Since then, the SCDF about 3 per cent as compared with the correspond- Indonesia, Affairs Wong Kan Seng rying hazardous materials has issued 78 warning ing period of last year, according to Channel was quoted as saying in will be stopped and im- notices to first-time viola- NewsAsia report on Monday. GAM sign the Parliament. mobilized if they are found tors and 19 summonses to Minister for Commu- declining since 1990 and Aceh peace Wearing blue berets, deviating from their ap- repeat offenders for fire nity Development, Youth fell below the 40,000- these officers patrol in proved routes. safety offenses, according and Sports Vivian mark in 2002, the Singa- deal pairs in and around the The measure will to the report. Balakrishnan was quoted pore Government has HELSINKI, 16 Aug— MRT stations, as well as come into effect in the sec- These two moves are as saying in Parliament taken several measures to The Indonesian Govern- check bags and items ond half of next year. expected to enhance the that first-time visits for encourage more couples ment and rebels from onboard trains which The Singapore Civil security measures taken outpatient pregnancy con- to have babies. Aceh signed a truce on transport some 1.2 million Defence Force (SCDF) by the city state. sultancies at public hospi- A pro-family Parent- Monday aimed at ending commuters everyday in began to monitor all vehi- MNA/Xinhua tals also increased by some hood Package of 300 mil- nearly three decades of 4 per cent during the same lion Singapore dollars fighting in the province Vietnam purchases more Chinese period. (about 184 million US devastated by last De- In 2004, Singapore dollars) was launched in cember's tsunami. locomotives saw a historic low record August last year, and prac- The deal, signed in HANOI, 16 Aug — The Vietnam Railway Corporation has just signed a of 36,900 births while tices like the five-day Helsinki by Indonesian contract with China's Ziyang Diesel Locomotive Works to buy five diesel- 50,000 new-born babies week for the civil service Justice Minister Hamid powered locomotives, the state-owned corporation told Xinhua on Monday. are needed for its popula- and the extended mater- Awaluddin and Malik In the next eight Giang. lion US dollar contract, was tion replacement. nity leave were also Mahmud of the Free Aceh months, the Sichuan-based Over the past four made in August 2004. As birth figures kept adopted.—MNA/Xinhua Movement (GAM), pro- Chinese factory is due to years, the Vietnamese cor- The Vietnam Railway vides for an amnesty and supply the Vietnamese poration has inked four Corporation serviced over Bangladesh records $4.0b disarming of the rebels side with the 2,000- contracts on buying a total 8.1 million passengers and from September 15 and hoursepower locomotives of 45 diesel-fuelled loco- 5.2 million tons of car- in trade deficit restricts government which will be used for 1.4- motives produced by the goes in the first seven DHAKA, 16 Aug — Bangladesh's imports to- troop movements in metre-wide rail routes link- Chinese factory. The most months of this year, post- talled 12.663 billion US dollars against its exports Aceh. ing Hanoi, the capital, with recent delivery of Chinese ing respective year-on- worth 8.654 billion US dollars in 2004-2005. Indonesian Presi- the northern provinces of locomotives, their spare year rises of 7.4 per cent The country recorded cal, up 24.13 billion taka dent Susilo Bambang Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, parts and maintenance and 4 per cent, it said. more than 4 billion US (402 million dollars) over Yudhoyono called it a Quang Ninh and Bac services, under a 14.4-mil- MNA/Xinhua dollars in trade deficit in the level in 2003-2004, "very happy, thankful and fiscal July 2004-June The Financial Express historic day" and ex- 2005, up 24 per cent over reported on Sunday. pressed gratitude to his Passengers walk beside that of 2003-2004. The The import of inter- "brothers" in GAM for the railway after they trade deficit in 2001-2002 mediate goods, capital ma- working to "reunite with was 2.1 billion dollars. It chinery and industrial raw were evacuated from the big Indonesian fam- crept up and reached 2.7 materials recorded growth ily to build a better future Shinkansen bullet train billion dollars and 3.2 bil- of 32.08 per cent, 42.35 in Aceh". near Sendai station in lion dollars in 2002-2003 per cent and 3.91 per cent, EU foreign policy Miyagi Prefecture. and 2003-2004. respectively, in 2004- chief Javier Solana said The speedy trade lib- 2005 fiscal. Japan's meteorological he hoped the truce would eralization by successive According to the Cen- help the rebuilding of agency says it warned governments in the coun- tral Bank figures, inter- Aceh after the tsunami. residents of a major try has made negative im- mediate goods, capital Successful implementa- earthquake 14 seconds pact on the country's trade machinery and industrial tion of the truce in one of balance, officials said. raw materials worth 15.94 before it hit under a Asia's longest-running Consumer goods such billion taka (265.6 mil- conflicts could smooth new trial alert system as rice, wheat, baby foods lion dollars), 19.85 billion the way for a five-billion- in one of the world's and cereals, fruits and fruit taka (330.8 million dol- US-dollar internationally most quake-prone juice and processed foods lars) and 11.15 billion taka backed reconstruction worth 78.39 billion taka (185.8 million dollars) countries.—INTERNET programme in Aceh. (1.3 billion dollars) were were imported in 2004- MNA/Reuters imported in the past fis- 2005.—MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 7 Sayadaw to administer Nine Minister inspects Pyapon bridge construction task Precepts on TV YANGON, 17 Aug — Sayadaw of Nyaungdon Pali Tekkatho in Bahan Ovadacariya Sayadaw of Shwedagon Pagoda State Ovadacariya Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maharathtaguru Bhaddanta Sobhana will administer the Nine Precepts on TV after the MRTV morning programmes on 19 August. MNA Commander attends annual… (from page 16) Supervisory Committee Daw Khin Thet Htay gave away prizes to outstanding members and Chairperson of Yangon Command MCWA Daw Swe Swe Oo pre- sented gifts to those who actively participated in activi- ties of the association. Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun inspects installation of steel beams at Pyapon Bridge construction site. Afterwards, Secretary of Yangon Command CONSTRUCTION MCWA Daw San San Aye presented membership ap- YANGON, 17 Aug— Yangon-Pathein road After hearing reports steel frame. With the to- plications to Secretary of Yangon Division SCMCWA Accompanied by offi- and Hsamalauk-Maubin- presented by an official tal length of 3932 feet Dr Hla Myint. cials of Public Works, Kyaiklatt-Pyapon road on the work done and fu- and eight inches the The commander and party viewed the documentary Minister for Construc- yesterday. ture plan the minister bridge has 28 feet wide photos on activities of Yangon Command MCWA. tion Maj-Gen Saw Tun The minister also in- gave instructions and ful- motorway and 6 feet Next, the chairperson of Yangon Division MCWA inspected maintenance of spected laying of con- filled the requirements. wide pedestrian lanes on Supervisory Committee explained the future tasks fol- roads along crete on the main frame Pyapon bridge is re- both sides. lowed by presentation of annual report of the association Myaungmya-Eine road, of Pyapon bridge and in- inforced concrete type It can withstand 60 and future plan and the balance sheet. — MNA Pantanaw-Einme road, stallation of plate girder. and its main bridge is of tons of loads. — MNA Construction Ministry holds “soon” offering ceremony YANGON, 17 Aug— Family mem- Precepts from Sayadaw Agga Maha bers of the Ministry of Construction Panditta Bhaddanta Pandita Bhivamsa. offered soon to 450 members of the Next, the minister and party offered pro- Sangha of State Pariyati Sasana Univer- visions to the Sayadaw. sity (Yangon) at a ceremony held at The minister also presented K 295250 Thiri Minigalar Kaba Aye Hill at 10.30 for a day meal to Deputy Director-Gen- am today. eral U Tun Mya Aung of Department for Present on the occasion were Minis- Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana. ter for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, The Sayadaw delivered a sermon fol- Deputy Minister U Tint Swe, managing lowed by sharing of merits gained. directors and directors-general under the Afterwards, the minister and party ministry and family members. offered soon to members of the Sangha. The congregation received the Five MNA Energy Minister inspects oil refinery Minister U Nyan Win shakes hands with Indonesian Ambassador Mr Wyoso Prodjowarsito at a ceremony to mark the 60th Independence Day of Indonesia. in Thanlyin YANGON, 17 Aug — staff at the factory and and the deputy minister MNA Minister for Energy Brig- heard reports by the offi- inspected the test running Water supply systems in Pakokku Gen Lun Thi, accompa- cials on production and of the factory. After- nied by Deputy minister distribution of oil, ar- wards, they arrived the District to be upgraded Brig-Gen Than Htay and rival of asphalt and dis- port terminal and in- YANGON, 17 Aug — Development Affairs De- carried out for drinking officials, arrived No-1 oil tribution. Next, the min- spected the arrival of as- Minister for Progress of partment held at the office water supply tasks and refinery in Thanlyin ister gave necessary in- phalt from MV Salamat- Border Areas and National of Pakokku Township beautifying tasks in Township this morning. structions. 3 Ship and attended to the Races and Development DAD on 14 August, the Pakokku District and fu- The minister met with Later, the minister needs. — MNA Affairs Col Thein Nyunt minister also urged the ture plans. Those present called for upgrading the officials to carry out also reported on require- Myanmar swimming team to enter 4th Asia water supply systems in greening and beautifying ments to be fulfilled. Af- swimming championship Yesagyo, Myaing, Pauk tasks in the district sys- ter hearing reports, the and Seikphyu townships tematically. minister attended to the in Pakokku District and Director-General of needs. Later the minister completion of rural water the Development Affairs went to the National Races supply tasks. Department U Myo Myint Youth Training School in At a meeting with de- and Deputy Director-Gen- Pakokku and fulfilled the partmental officials and eral (Engineer) U Kyaw requirements.
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(from page 1) shops, forging, press and heat treatment shops. These Next, the Prime Minister cordially greeted the in- work, water and power supply, finance, storage of shops are now in operation. dustrialists. After the meeting, the Prime Minister and materials, appointment of skilled workers and produc- With the development of technology, related in- party inspected three-wheeled motor-cycles, light and tion. An industrialist reported on requirements. dustries will develop. Now government departments heavy trucks, farm equipment and textile. Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Develop- and private entrepreneurs have begun to order neces- On 16 August, the Prime Minister and party ar- ment Council Commander of North West Command sary parts. He spoke of the need to install modern rived at modern foundry shop in Mandalay Industrial Maj-Gen Tha Aye also reported on raising funds, re- machines and to produce parts of high standard and Zone and inspected production of fly wheel and instal- lation of machines. They also inspected fly wheel, brake shoes, counter weight, brake drums, pulley, nozzle, water pump and dynamo house and parts. The Prime Minister and party inspected installation of machines at No 2 workshop and process of the forg- ing shop. The Prime Minister met departmental offi- cials, members of Mandalay Industrial Zone Supervi- sory Committee and industrialists. Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Devel- opment Council Commander of Central Command Maj- Gen Khin Zaw reported on progress of the zone, con- struction of modern foundry shop and conditions of Meiktila and Myingyan industrial zones. Chairman of Mandalay Tawwin Industrial Co U Aung Win Khaing reported on construction of modern foundry shop and production of parts. Next, Chairman of Mandalay Industrial Zone Su- pervisory Committee Chairman of Mandalay District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Maung Maung and industrialists reported on measures undertaken by the zone, assembling of bus and trucks. Lt-Gen Ye Myint took part in the discussions. Prime Minister and party seen during their tour of inspection in Monywa Industrial Zone. — MNA The Prime Minister said the government would cruiting skilled workers, supply of machines, market- quality, he said. provide assistance to the development foundry and ing and management. Only when private industries improve, will indus- Mandalay Industrial Zone. Prime Minister General Soe Win said the gov- tries of the State develop with greater momentum and He urged the industrialists to produce high quality ernment established industrial zones with industrial will the nation lead to a modern developed one. parts and to make endeavours for installation of auto- foundations for development of private industries. He urged private entrepreneurs to make efforts for matic machines later in the zone. Out of the industrial zones, there are good pros- progress of their industries on the correct path with He then cordially greeted the industrialists. pects in Monywa, Mandalay and Ayethaya (Taunggyi) high aims. MNA Prime Minister General Soe Win meeting with departmental officials and industrialists in Monywa Industrial Zone. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 9 (from page 16) measures effectively for deans, faculty members flourishing friendly rela- and students. tions and Union Spirit The rector reported among the national races. on the courses conducted The Prime Minister in the university, the met the officials and number of graduates the viewed the booths on facts university has nurtured about the university. since 1964, students of In meeting with fac- minor ethic groups, sup- ulty members and stu- ply of assistance for out- dents at the convocation standing students, con- hall, the Prime Minister struction tasks, agricul- said that they have toured tural and livestock work, Pakokku Region on west and welfare services. bank of Ayeyawady River The Prime Minister to fulfil requirements for instructed the officials to greening of the region, produce educated na- supply of water, agricul- tional race youths, to nur- tural improvement, rais- ture youths to become ing regional economy and faculty members with living standard of local good morale who are ca- people. They dropped pable of taking a leading into the university in Prime Minister General Soe Win and Lt-Gen Ye Myint present offertories to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Narada role in organizational and Sagaing Division. He said of Bodhitahtaung Monastery in Monywa Township. — MNA Faculty members are to inculcate the students with a strong conception of development of national races and Union Spirit closely sharing weal and woe in the Union. It indicates that mu- tual understanding, at- tachment and amity based on Union Spirit have flourished among the na- tional races that have lived keeping eggs and nest intact in line with the fine tradition of the na- tion. The flourishing of Union Spirit among the national brethren is the most crucial factor ac- cording to the situation in the nation. It is needed to nur- ture the students to flour- ish Union Spirit among them. The faculty members are to inculcate the stu- dents with a strong con- ception of development Prime Minister General Soe Win being welcomed by the rector, pro-rector, professors, faculty members and students of the University of national races and Un- for Development of National Races. — MNA ion Spirit with which all construction matters. He it is heartening to see that thanks to the assistance forts of successive offi- characteristics and eager- the national brethren will said he took pride in the the university is gaining of the State and local au- cials in charge of the fa- ness of the students to continue to live in amity university that can take development momentum thorities, and all-out ef- cility, and the mature pursue studies. keeping eggs and nest in- Myanmar is home to tact in addition to teach- diverse national races that ing respective subjects. have been living in it in He said Head of State unity and amity for very Senior General Than long. Shwe has given guidance The names of the na- many times on paying a tional races are various serious attention to such but it has been a fine tra- a fine conception. dition that they have lived (See page 10) At a time when the government has been implementing the projects for the development of border areas and rural areas, the faculty members on their part are to be capable of contributing towards regional and national development tasks in collaboration with local people and Prime Minister General Soe Win greets faculty members and students of the University for Development of social organizations. National Races at the Convocation Hall. — MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 Prime Minister General Soe Win meeting with Rector, Pro-rector and faculty members of University for Development of National Races. — MNA Mandalay bank. evening met with profes- lay Division Health De- health care concerns Faculty members are to… On completion, the sors, physicians, and of- partment. On the occa- such as preventive meas- (from page 9) Brig-Gen Phone Zaw bridge will be 5,614 feet ficials of the Health De- sion, he dealt with mat- ures against malaria, TB Therefore, the fac- Han and officials. They long with a 49-foot- partments in Upper ters on maternal and and HIV. ulty members are to be inspected the wide four-lane motor- Myanmar at the Manda- child welfare, public MNA teachers as well as or- Ayeyawady Bridge ganizers armed with a (Yadanabon) Project. strong conception to Deputy Minister for carry out tasks for ensur- Construction Brig-Gen ing national solidarity, Myint Thein gave an ac- and enhancing knowl- count of the project; edge and intellectual Deputy Superintending power of national races, Engineers U Hsan Win and their development. and U Htay Myint, on At a time when the the construction of ap- government has been im- proach roads and plementing the projects bridges, installation of for the development of steel beams in the main border areas and rural ar- bridge, and work eas, the faculty members progress; and Minister on their part are to be ca- for Rail Transportation pable of contributing to- Maj-Gen Aung Min, on wards regional and na- the construction of the tional development tasks railroad on Mandalay in collaboration with lo- bank. cal people and social or- In response, Prime ganizations. 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Kanbawza Club who beat YCDC Club on 17 August and reaches to ! * ; )%: 8 semi-final of Myanmar premier league. 8 / 8. . ; / 8. ; / . . ; $ "$M $ $ "$M $ $ "$M $ NLM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 11 Israel tells Gaza settlers IMF says violence curbing Iraq time is nearly up reconstruction effort NEVE DEKALIM (Gaza Strip), 17 Aug — Israel WASHINGTON, 17 Aug — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, in its first economic review of gave thousands of Jews still in the Gaza Strip a last Iraq in 25 years, said guerilla violence had dampened the country’s growth prospects and tied up funds chance on Tuesday to leave or face forcible removal meant for reconstruction. in the first uprooting of Jewish settlements on land Palestinians want for a state. The IMF gave Iraq a secure environment has economy would grow just tory as long as expansion “The only way is out,” Eival Giladi, strategic 436-million-US-dollar also impeded the effec- 3.7 per cent as produc- in oil production proceeds coordinator in Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Office, emergency loan last year tiveness of reconstruction tion has leveled off. without undue interrup- told reporters after Israeli Army officers with 48-hour to help rebuild the spending, with contrac- “We have had to re- tion and world oil prices eviction notices confronted and consoled shouting and economy, a US-led war tors and donors reporting vise down the projection remain at favourable tearful settlers on Monday. and an insurgency spurred security and insurance for growth in 2005,” said levels,” the IMF said in a “All of Gush Katif is in mourning,” settler Gilad widespread unemploy- outlays in the range of 30- Adam Bennett, assistant staff report accompanying Meimon told Israel Radio on Tuesday as he waited in ment and decay. 50 per cent of total costs,” director of the IMF’s Mid- the review. a vehicle packed with family belongings to leave In its Article IV review, it said. dle East and Central Asia MNA/Reuters Gaza’s largest Jewish settlement bloc forever. a step toward a new lend- Iraq’s growth pros- Department. In a televised address Sharon, once the settlers’ ing programme for Iraq, pects are closely tied to “It has been harder to Girl dies in champion, told Gaza’s 8,500 Jewish settlers he shared the IMF said security its oil sector, which ac- proceed with reconstruc- their pain but also understood the plight of 1.4 million problems had stalled ef- counts for three quarters tion, including in the oil British beach Palestinians in the coastal strip. forts to rebuild the fragile of the economy, accord- sector, than we had “We cannot hold on to Gaza forever. More than a accident Iraqi economy. ing to IMF estimates. anticipated.” million Palestinians live there and double their number LONDON, 17 Aug— A with each generation. They live in uniquely crowded “Violence has deterred The global lender said Still, the IMF said it three-year-old girl died af- conditions in refugee camps, in poverty and despair, in trade and investment an oil production rebound expected growth rates to ter getting trapped in a hole hotbeds of rising hatred with no hope on the horizon,” flows,” the global lender spurred a 46.5-percent regain speed in 2006 and dug in sand on a beach in Sharon said in the five-minute address. said in the consultative increase in Iraq’s gross 2007 as oil production Cornwall, police said on Eviction warnings to the 9,000 settlers in all 21 review, its first look at the domestic product in rates rebound. Monday. settlements in Gaza and four of 120 in the West Bank Iraqi economy since Feb- 2004. This year, how- “Iraq’s medium term Abigail Livingstone- went into effect at midnight on Sunday under Sharon’s ruary 1980. “The lack of a ever, it forecast the outlook appears satisfac- Nurse, who was on holi- plan to “disengage” from conflict with the Palesti- day with her family from nians. British pension deficit headache worse Goring-By-Sea in Sussex, “This plan will be good for Israel in any future had made the 5-feet (1.52- scenario. We are reducing daily friction and its victims than in US metre) deep pit with her on both sides. The Israeli Army will redeploy along LONDON, 17 Aug — British company-run pensions plans are four times as brother as they played on defensive lines behind the security fence,” Sharon likely to have insufficient funds to cover future payouts than their US the beach near St Ives on said. counterparts, according to a survey by Aon Consulting on Tuesday. Sunday afternoon. Sharon, whose plan is shown to have majority While deficits in fi- fully funded to meet fu- increase in line with retail The pit collapsed trap- support in Israeli opinion polls, said Israel was pre- nal-salary, or defined ture obligations at the end prices, making British ping her, although her pared to make peace but he threatened Palestinians benefit pensions are a of 2004, compared with pensions more suscepti- brother was unharmed. with Israel’s harshest response ever should they attack business and political is- 20 per cent of US funds in ble to changes in long- Emergency services once the settlers had been evacuated. sue on both sides of the that position. term interest rates, Aon along with the Coast In the West Bank, two settlements — Ganim and Atlantic, shortfalls in “Contributions to Bri- said. Guard, an air ambulance Kadim — became the first to be vacated, an Army British retirement plans tish pension plans have “More generally, Bri- and a Royal Navy heli- spokeswoman said. Most of the residents had already are relatively more acute doubled over recent years. tish companies have not copter were sent to the left before the eviction order. than is the case with US However, this increase in increased their level of scene. The girl was freed The Army has yet to say in what order it will schemes, Aon said. contributions has been in- cash contributions to the and rushed to hospital in evacuate the remaining settlements starting early on Only 5 per cent of Bri- sufficient to compensate same extent as their coun- Truro but was pronounced Wednesday.—MNA/Reuters tish pension schemes were for a combination of fall- terparts in the US,” dead. A lot of sand col- ing bond yields, increas- Claringbold said. lapsed back into the hole, ing life expectancy and The average pension then the emergency serv- Indochina floods kill dozens, poor equity performance,” plan deficit of a British ices arrived and between Andrew Claringbold, of firm accounted for seven us we dug for about half hit crops, tourism Aon Consulting, said. months of a British firm’s an hour and managed to get her out,” Penwith area BANGKOK, 17 Aug — Flash floods have killed dozens of people and left tens The size of British pen- pre-tax profits, compared Beach Manager Phil Drew of thousands camped out on higher ground in Vietnam, Cambodia and sion deficits is aggravated with about two months for told the BBC. Thailand, where tourism and farming have suffered millions of dollars in lost by the fact that British oc- a US business. MNA/Reuters revenues and ruined crops. cupational benefits must MNA/Reuters In Vietnam, floods in the north and bodian province of Kompong Cham the Central Highlands have killed at drowned when strong winds overturned least 17 in the past week, while unsea- their boat as they evacuated to higher sonably early floods were expected to ground. The father of one of the children reach danger levels in the southern was also swept away as he tried to rescue Mekong Delta on Thursday. them. A storm dumped heavy rains on Disaster officials in Phnom Penh said northern and central provinces last flood warnings had been posted in three Wednesday, causing floods two days provinces along the Mekong, as workers later in the central province of Nghe An, rushed to build sandbag defences and where 13 people, six of them children, move people and animals out of low- were killed, the state-run daily Vietnam lying areas. News said on Tuesday. Residents of northern Thailand are Last Friday, two men were swept still totting up the damage from flooding away by flash floods in the northern described as the worst in decades. mountainous province of Yen Bai, 110 At least six people have been killed miles northwest of the capital, Hanoi. and nine are still missing after flash flood- On the same day two farmers work- ing affected 90,000 people and damaged ing in rice fields were killed by floods roads and bridges across six northern A Cambodian boy washes his cows in the Mekong River near Phnom Penh on in the central highland province of Kon provinces, including the northern city of 16 August , 2005. Flash floods have killed dozens of people and left tens of Tum, 340 miles north of Ho Chi Minh Chiang Mai, a popular tourist destina- thousands camped out on higher ground in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, City. tion. where tourism and farming have suffered millions of dollars in lost revenues Three children in the eastern Cam- MNA/Reuters and ruined crops.—INTERNET 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 Int'l expo for manufacturing A D V E R T I S E M E N T S industry opens in N-E China sk\S^'eK¥aS^Awy\tc\då TRADE MARK CAUTION HARBIN, 16 Aug— An New products, equip- Honda Giken Kogyo international exposition of ment, technologies and wy\y¨mv\.psßv\;m¥a; sk\S^' eK¥aS^ (17)m¥oi; Kabushiki Kaisha, of the manufacturing indus- materials in the field of tc\dåpit\rk\ 25-8-2005 1-1, Minami-Aoyama, try opened Monday in manufacturing are dis- AK¥in\ 16;00 nar^ 2-Chome, Minato-ku, northeast China, the old played and traded at the tc\dåpMusMN˙c\.tc\dåsv\;km\;Aeq;sip\AK¥k\Alk\m¥a;kiu Tokyo, Japan, is the industrial base of the exposition, which the or- eAak\ePa\®ppå @anm¥a;t∑c\ suMsm\;em;®mn\;Niuc\påqv\" Owner of the following country. ganizers expected would ty\l^Pun\;Am˙t\- 561059' 566014' 566015 Trade Marks:- The fifth China play a role in improving ®mn\ma.sa;eqak\kun\lup\cn\; Harbin International Expo the overall level of the Am˙t\-192' kmıaeA;Bura;lm\;'rn\kun\‘mi>" for the Manufacturing manufacturing sector in Industry, held in Harbin, northeast China. CLAIMS DAY NOTICE capital of Heilongjiang As Heilongjiang bor- Province, attracted 338 ders Russia, cooperation MV GEE HONG VOY NO (512) domestic companies and between Chinese and Consignees of cargo carried on MV GEE HONG Reg. No. 1359/1996 28 foreign companies Russian manufacturers VOY NO (512) are hereby notified that the vessel will from 10 countries and re- will be one of the topics of be arriving on 18-8-2005 and cargo will be discharged Reg. No. 1360/1996 gions, according to the the exposition. into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at the in respect of “Repair, organizing committee. MNA/Xinhua consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the maintenance and installa- byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. tion services under Int’l World Carnival sees its profit Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to Class 37, including such 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now services for vehicles”. increasing in Beijing declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo Fraudulent imitation BEIJING, 16 Aug— The income largely due to fre- first ten days this year has from the vessel. or unauthorised use of No claims against this vessel will be admitted after World Carnival tour to quent rainstorms. paid 1.54 million yuan the said Trade Marks Beijing this year has wit- But the weather this (189,800 US dollars) in the Claims Day. will be dealt with ac- nessed a year-on-year year has been much better taxes, a year-on-year in- SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT cording to law. MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY profit increase since its and the number of visi- crease of 8.5 per cent. Win Mu Tin, opening ten days ago, the tors to the carnival has al- The local tax depart- AGENT FOR: M/S EAGLE SHIPPING M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Beijing News reported on most doubled from last ment expected the World for Honda Giken Kogyo Monday. year, Zhang Shuhua, Carnival this year to re- Kabushiki Kaisha During the first ten president of the China of- ceive two million visitors, Nepal, India to hold petroleum P.O. Box 60,Yangon days, the World Carnival fice of the carnival, was bringing an income of 250 Dated: 18 August 2005 pipeline talks in Beijing, featuring rides, quoted by the newspaper million yuan (30.8 million KATHMANDU, 16 Even the government- Helios Airways games, stage performances as saying. dollars) during its 73-day Aug— Nepal and India level agreement might be grounds flights and specialty snacks from According to figures stay in Beijing. will hold a meeting in essential to carry out around the world, earned a released by the local tax Last year, the carni- October to prepare a de- works to construct the after Cyprus total of 23.41 million yuan department in the val ran for 52 days and tailed project report (DPR) pipeline as it should be crash (2.9 million US dollars), Shijingshan District, generated income of less for the construction of a placed in both private and NICOSIA, 16 Aug— 1.78 million yuan more where the carnival is than 140 million yuan. petroleum pipeline from government lands as well Helios Airways, which than its first-ten-day busi- staged, the carnival in the MNA/Xinhua Raxaul, Nepal's southern as in forest, Pandey noted. owned the Cypriot airliner ness income last year, the border with India, to India is constructing that crashed on Sunday Beijing News quoted fig- Oil price falls from record Amalekhgunj of Bara Dis- the pipeline from Barauni killing all 121 people ures from the local tax trict of central Nepal, an of Bihar State of India to aboard, has grounded all department as saying. high, Iran in focus official of Nepal Oil Cor- Raxaul. its planes, a Cyprus Trans- The carnival, orga- NEW YORK, 16 Aug— bling. Analysts at Wash- poration (NOC) said here The construction of the port Ministry spokesman nized through a joint ven- Oil from a 67-US-dollar ington-based PFC Energy on Monday. pipeline and gas plants is said on Monday. ture between British Fun- high on Monday but the said some were looking "The construction proc- expected to reduce trans- "The company did this fairs Ltd and Hong Kong- United States' refusal to for oil to breach 70 US ess of the pipeline and gas port cost, leakage and of its own volition after based World Carnival Ltd, rule out using force against dollars a barrel. Adjusted plants has been delayed due adulteration, Pandey the strength of public opin- came to Beijing for the Iran, OPEC's second big- for inflation, that would to the absence of the DPR noted. ion," the spokesman told first time last summer but gest producer, limited bring it within sight of the although NOC and Indian MNA/Xinhua Reuters. — MNA/Reuters did not earn a satisfying losses. 82 US dollars average in Oil Corporation signed an Doubts that the oil in- 1980, the year after the agreement last year to lay Nepal takes precautions to check bird flu threat dustry can pump and re- Iranian revolution. the pipeline and establish KATHMANDU, 16 Aug trol Centre (EDCD) of comprises representatives fine enough crude have Iran's determination to two liquefied petroleum — The Nepali Govern- Nepal said. from the Ministry of catapulted prices nearly 40 Press on with its nuclear gas stations," Gobinda Dev ment has set up a commit- "The precautions have Health and Population, the per cent higher this year. programme in defiance of Pandey, executive chair- tee and directed the re- been taken against the Department of Health US light crude on the the West has put the man of NOC, a govern- gional health directorate threat of avian influenza, Services, EDCD, the Min- New York Mercantile Ex- world's fourth biggest ment-owned monopoly to take precautions to con- commonly known as bird istry of Agriculture and change settled at 66.27 US crude producer at risk of petroleum products trol any outbreak of bird flu," Mahendra Bahadur Cooperatives, the Live- dollars per barrel, down punitive United Nations supplier of Nepal, told flu, the director of Epide- Bista, director at the stock Service Department 59 cents, having surged sanctions. reporters. miology and Disease Con- EDCD, told reporters on and the Animal Health more than one US dollars "As long as the pros- Monday.Bista noted that Directorate. on Friday to touch a record pect of sanctioning four British prison watchdog criticizes bird flu may spread in Ne- The committee has di- 67.10 US dollars. London million barrels per day of holding centres pal and "the Health Min- rected all regional health Brent crude fell 87 cents Iranian oil is out there, the LONDON, 16 Aug— port and Dover Asylum istry of Nepal has strength- directorate to inform the at 65.58 US dollars, after Iranian situation, in our Britain's prison watchdog Screening Centre had a ened surveillance and District Livestock Ser- hitting a record high of view, will be the front- criticized four short-term number of "important awareness-creation meas- vice Office immediately 66.85 US dollars on the and-centre issue that will immigration holding cen- shortcomings". ures and is also organizing if any chicken is reported International Petroleum command market atten- tres on Tuesday saying "None of the facilities advocacy programmes re- to have died of unknown Exchange. tion," said Edward Meir some detainees had to we inspected was suitable garding the infection". causes, Bista revealed. The losses came as the of Man Energy. sleep on tables because of for overnight stays — we "We will formulate "Since avian influenza top economist at the Inter- It also drew strong inadequate facilities. found detainees sleeping guidelines as recom- is mainly caused due to national Energy Agency words over the weekend Anne Owers, the chief on tables or in plastic mended by the World imported birds and also warned that red hot oil from US President George inspector of prisons, said chairs, sometimes without Health Organization very migratory ones, there is a prices would crimp world W Bush, who said he holding facilities at adequate heating, blankets soon," Bista added. need for strict surveil- economic growth this year. would consider using Gatwick Airport's two ter- or bedding," she said in a The Central Level lance," Bista said. But tensions in Iran force against Iran as a last minals, London City Air- report.— MNA/Reuters Task Force Committee MNA/Xinhua helped keep prices bub- resort.— MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 13 ¦ © © © © © © © ¡¢£¤¥¨£ ¥ ¡£¢ ¥ ¥ £¢ ¨¨£ ¢ § §§ China plans unmanned Left-handedness dominant in wild chimpanzees LOS ANGELES,16 Aug— More wild chimpanzees prefer using their left hands when they fish termites moon mission by 2007 with sticks or other tools, US scientists reported on Monday after observing a chimpanzee community for BEIJING,16 Aug— China plans to launch its first years. unmanned lunar flight by 2007 in a three-phase These findings demonstrate that population-level when termite fishing — delicately prodding dirt mounds mission that aims to bring back rock samples, state handedness (where the same hand is preferred by the for termites with a small stick. media said on Tuesday. majority of a certain group) is evident in wild chimpan- The chimpanzees showed clear preferences for one In the second stage, a lunar vehicle would land on zees, and this trait can be passed on to offspring, said hand or the other, with 12 being left-handed, four right- the moon by 2012 and by 2017 the rock samples could Elizabeth Lonsdorf and William Hopkins of Emory handed and one ambiguously-handed, the researchers be collected, the report said quoting aerospace offi- University. Their paper is published in the online issue found. Furthermore, the handedness trait ran in fami- cials. “Scientists hope to get to know the moon’s of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of lies, with both right-and left-handed females tending environment and analyse the composition of lunar Sciences. Earlier studies noted that chimpanzees in to produce offspring with the same hand preference. rocks,” the China Daily quoted Luan Enjie, chief captivity show a right-handed preference for some But it remains unclear whether this is due to genetics commander of China’s lunar exploration programme, tasks, but researchers have wondered if this is an effect or learned behaviour, noted the researchers. as saying. of being reared in a human, predominantly right- “There are three significant findings revealed in China has developed an ambitious space programme handed, environment. this study. First, contrary to previous claims, wild since its first Long March rocket blasted off in 1970. It The lateralization of function associated with hand- chimpanzees show population-level handedness in became the third country to successfully send a man use was present at least five million years ago when the tool use,” they said in the paper. into space in October 2003 and regularly sends up Pan-Homo, the common ancestor of human and chim- “Second, directional biases in hand-use vary de- research satellites. panzee, split into different species, the researchers pending on the type of tool used. Termite-fishing China’s lunar orbiter weighed more than two tons indicated. From 1998 to 2001, elicits left-handedness, whereas nut-cracking ... elicits and was expected to fly for a year, collecting informa- Lonsdorf observed 17 wild chimpanzees in Gombe right-handedness.” “Third, handedness runs in fami- tion for a mapping of the moon’s surface and studying National Park in Tanzania. Tracking the chimpanzees’ lies of wild chimpanzees, with offspring hand-use its mineral content, Luan said. activities continuously, she and Hopkins then looked resembling the hand preferences of their mother,” the MNA/Reuters specifically at which hand mothers and offspring used paper said. — MNA/Xinhua S Africa sees shortages of Nestle Abbas says Floods render Darfuris baby AIDS formula Israel must homeless again JOHANNESBURG,16 Aug— Swiss food maker Nestle on Monday warned give up KHARTOUM,16 Aug— About 13,000 refugees South Africa of possible shortages of a special infant formula which the have been made homeless by floods in Sudan’s government has selected to help fight mother-to-child transmission of the more than troubled Darfur region, in the worst rains for half AIDS virus. a century, a government official said on Monday. Nestle is South Africa’s sole pro- demic will continue to outpace efforts to Gaza El-Fatih Abdel Aziz, the government’s manager of vider of the “Pelargon” formula, which fight it. The Department of Health said GAZA, 16 Aug— Pa- Abou Shouk camp in North Darfur, told Reuters the it says can help reduce the risk of pass- on Monday that Nestle had warned of lestinian President heaviest rains seen in decades had damaged a dam built ing the virus to infants when used in expected supply problems and that some Mahmoud Abbas said on to prevent flooding in the camp next to the state’s main place of breast milk from HIV-positive health facilities were already running Monday, as Israel town, el-Fasher. “This dam... was damaged because of mothers. South Africa’s Government short. “There was a first indication in launched its pullout from the heavy rain at night, and after that half of the camp was has estimated that about 260 babies con- June that they had some internal prob- the Gaza Strip, that the flooded,” he told Reuters from Darfur. “The government tract HIV each day, while 28 per cent of lems but then the understanding was that move was insufficient and intervened and gave every family blankets and corn”. pregnant women are HIV-positive. there might be some way of working he called for an end to He added non-governmental organizations work- Across the country, more than five mil- around it,” said Health Department occupation of other terri- ing in the camp were to meet to decide whether to lion of 45 million population are in- spokesman Sibani Mngadi. “We need to tories too. transfer the 13,000 displaced to another camp. Abou fected with the virus. establish the extent of the challenges.” “The Israeli with- Shouk, just outside el-Fasher, houses about 50,000 The government has over the past Mngadi said some facilities, mainly drawal that has begun to- Darfuris. About 2 million Darfuris fled to makeshift year rolled out public AIDS treatment, around Johannesburg, had already expe- day is an important and camps in the remote region during more than 2-1/2 including life-prolonging anti-retroviral rienced shortages of the formula but that historic step that years of rebellion by non-Arab rebels against the drugs. Pelargon is given free to patients. these were being covered through back- shouldn’t only happen in Islamist central government. Tens of thousands have But supply problems are slowing up stock from other regions. Gaza but also the West been killed in the violence, and the International implementation, spurring fears the pan- MNA/Reuters Rank and the rest of the Criminal Court is investigating alleged war crimes land reaching to the 1949 committed during the uprising. — MNA/Reuters Iraq buys 1.2m tons of wheat from US, Australia borders,” he told the Pal- AMMAN,16 Aug— Iraq has bought 1.2 million tons of American and estinian Government- Australian wheat in one of the biggest deals since the 2003 US-led invasion, controlled Wafa news market sources close to the agreements told Reuters on Monday. agency. “All the big details have been worked Under the agreements, Cargill and Palestinians want a out after months of negotiations. The ADM will supply 600,000 tons of wheat state on all of Gaza, the Iraqis are improving their tendering pro- at 216 US dollars a ton for delivery into West Bank and Arab East cedures and bringing them closer to in- Umm Qasr and the Syrian port of Tartous, Jerusalem, territories cap- ternational standards,” one major player the traders said. tured by Israel in the 1967 said. But delivering the cargo will be a The Australian Wheat Board will Middle East War. They logistical challenge, traders said, add- supply 600,000 tons at 226 US dollars a fear Israel will use the ing that a trucking dispute that closed ton. The disruptions at Umm Qasr, which Gaza pullout as a ruse to Iraq’s main port of Umm Qasr for five have been contributing to a wheat short- strengthen its hold on days last month has resumed, disrupting age in the country, have forced Iraq to West Bank settlements. unloading of food vessels. buy flour.— MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters Italy arrests 141 in terror swoop ROME,16 Aug— Italy has arrested 141 people in a security swoop following the bombings in London and Egypt last month and remains at high risk from an attack by Islamic militants, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. Italy, the subject of several Internet threats from purported Islamic militant groups, said it had begun expulsion procedures against 701 people. “The latest evaluations ... confirm an ongoing high risk of a terrorist attack on our country,” the ministry said in a statement after a parliamentary meeting on the findings from a series of nationwide raids A Chinese worker inspects spools in a textile com- in recent days. pany in Huaibei in east China’s Anhui province on MNA/Reuters 16 August, 2005. — INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 No pressure on Owen for Eriksson COPENHAGEN, 17 Aug— England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson assured S P O R T S striker Michael Owen on Tuesday he does not need to play more regularly for Real Madrid to keep his place in the team. Ascoli, Treviso handed Serie A promotion Owen endured a frustrating first sea- son, Owen said earlier this month: "I still son at Real Madrid, trailing Ronaldo managed to start 26 games and score 16 MILAN, 17 Aug— Ascoli and Treviso will play in Italy's Serie A next season and Raul in the pecking order at the goals." the Italian Football Federation ruled on Tuesday ending weeks of wrangling Bernabeu, and the Spanish club have He also said that "brief negotiations" and legal disputes. since signed Robinho and Julio Baptista had taken place with three of four Pre- The two clubs have been handed at the end of last season only runners-up up front. mier League clubs. places in the top division after Torino Empoli will actually take their place "If he plays as many games as he England captain David Beckham and Genoa, who had won promotion alongside the big name clubs like cham- played last year for Real Madrid, I'm fended off questions on Tuesday as to from Serie B, were both denied their pions Juventus and beaten Champions happy," Eriksson told a news confer- whether Owen should return to the Pre- places. League finalists AC Milan. ence as he prepared for Wednesday's mier League to be sure of regular foot- Torino, who won the Serie B promo- Instead Treviso, who have never been friendly against Denmark. ball in a World Cup year. tion playoff, were denied a return to the in the top flight and finished fifth in "I don't think he's happy. I think he "He needs to be happy, he needs to be top flight due to their poor finances and Serie B and Ascoli, who were last in wants to play more but he was extremely playing football and that will be his de- have been ordered to compete in the Serie A in 1992, have been handed 'pro- fresh every time he came to England last cision," Beckham said. "I hope he stays second tier again next season. motion' by the Federation. season." Owen's starting place in the at Real Madrid because he scores goals, Genoa, who were Serie B champions, The Federation's ruling should put an England team will go to Jermain Defoe his record speaks for itself. start next term in the third division after end to weeks of wrangling over which on Wednesday and next month's World "It's very hard when you want to play authorities uncovered evidence of match- clubs deserved to be given a Serie A Cup qualifier in Wales — for which the football and you're not in the team. But fixing in their final game of the season place and is a blow to relegated Bologna Real Madrid forward is suspended. when you're at Real Madrid it's tough to against Venezia. who had hoped for a reprieve. Defending his club record last sea- get in any team of theirs."—MNA/Reuters Of the three clubs originally promoted Perugia, who finished in fourth place in Serie B, have been demoted to Serie Mew Choo upsets seeded player to lead C1 due to their financial problems. The Serie A season starts on Saturday women campaign August 27 with the fixture list due to be ANAHEIM, California, 17 Aug —Malaysia’s Wong Mew Choo pulled off a published later on Tuesday. pleasant upset in the World Badminton Championships by defeating 15th seed The situation in Serie B is even more Xing Aiying of Singapore 11-8, 11-8 in straight sets at the Arrowhead Pond farcical with Perugia and Genoa being Arena near here on Tuesday. demoted along with Salernitana. The unseeded 22-year- coming such situations Pek Siah/Chor Hoi Yee The Federation ruled that relegated old, who came under heavy can eventually win the ti- who advanced into the Catanzaro, Pescara and Vicenza would criticism after losing in the tle," she said. third round after overcom- be reprieved and allowed to stay in the qualifying round of the With Mew Choo's win, ing rather tough oppo- second division. Malaysian Open last month Malaysia will have two nents. However, Malay- Napoli, themselves demoted last year said the win will be a big singles players in the sec- sia's third pair Ooi Sock due to bankruptcy, had been hoping to boost to her campaign in ond round as M. Ai/Mooi Hing Yau lost to be handed a promotion by the Federa- the championships. Sutheaswari had already Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen tion and could now take legal action "We were meeting for qualified yesterday. 4-15, 6-15 of China. against the decision. the first time and it was a Sutheaswari will face Pei Tty/Eei Hui rallied Under a recent Italian regulation cit- pretty even match. But I'm Singaporean Li Li tomor- from a set down to ies whose clubs' fail to gain a profes- Russian cyclist Vladimir Efimkin cel- glad to have started off row while Mew Choo conquer Japan's Miyuki sional licence owing to poor finances, or with a win. I had difficul- takes on Taiwan's Cheng Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna ebrates after winning the Tour of Portu- who go bankrupt, are allowed to have a gal cycling race on 15 August, 2005. ties adapting to the condi- Shao-chieh. 12-15, 15-6, 15-9 while reformed club take their place in the tions inside the stadium as Mew Choo's win was Pek Siah/Hoi Yee beat Efimkin won the overall standings in the division below the one they last com- Tour of Portugal.—INTERNET the draft was very strong," also a form of inspiration England's Ella Tripp/ peted in. — MNA/Reuters said Mew Choo when met for two other Malaysian Joanne Wright also in after her game Tuesday. women pairs Wong Pei three sets, 15-12, 3-15, Berdych springs a shock on Nadal Mew Choo added that it Tty/Chin Eei Hui and Lim 15-6.—Internet MASON(Ohio) ,17 Aug— Rafael Nadal suffered a shock exit from the was very difficult to judge Cincinnati Masters at the hands of 19-year-old Czech Tomas Berdych. the shuttle due to the draft Nadal's 16-match un- Berdych looked poised Ginepri surprised 10th and those who could ad- beaten streak ended as he for victory when he broke seed Mariano Puerta 7-6 just quickly and make less looked tired against a de- to lead 5-4 in the third set. (7-2) 6-1. mistakes would have a termined opponent who But Nadal broke back Dominik Hrbaty beat better chance of winning. saved three match points and held three match Thomas Johansson, The petite lass who in a 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) points, only for Berdych seeded 13, 6-1 7-5, and made it to the last 16 of the win. to save them all and force Paul-Henri Mathieu past World Champion- The Spanish teenager a tiebreak. edged Tommy Haas 6-3 ships in Birmingham, two twice required on-court A double-fault from 2-6 6-1. years ago hopes to accom- treatment for back prob- Nadal gave Berdych three Sixth seed Nikolay plish a similar feat, if not lems in the pulsating three- match points, and he Davydenko saw off better here. hour marathon. clinched victory on the Sebastien Grosjean 7-6 "I believe players with a Australian Open cham- first. (7-4) 7-5.—Internet lot of experience in over- pion Marat Safin and Safin won his first match beaten finalist Lleyton since Wimbledon on Flamengo sack third coach Hewitt both came through Tuesday, beating Jan straight-set wins. Hernych 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 in of this year World number two the second round of the RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 Aug— Celso Roth has been fired Nadal found fellow 19- Cincinnati Masters. by Flamengo, making him the third coach this year to year-old Berdych more The Russian had been be dismissed by Brazil's most popular club. than a match in a pulsat- struggling with a knee in- Flamengo football vice-president Gerson Biscotto ing contest. jury after losing to confirmed the decision in a television interview on Nadal snatched the first Feliciano Lopez at SW19. Tuesday morning after it had been announced by the set 7-4 in a tie-break but Lleyton Hewitt, who media the previous evening. world number 36 Berdych retired in his opening The decision came after Sunday's 2-0 defeat at took the second with pun- match at last week's Mon- Goias sent Flamengo back into the relegation zone of Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna of Japan eye the ishing groundstrokes that treal Masters with a stom- the Brazilian championship. shuttlecock during a second round match against the mobile Nadal could ach upset, beat Igor Flamengo are 19th in the 22-team table with 20 Pei Tty Wong and Eei Hui Chin of Malaysia at the not hunt down in his 74th Andreev 6-3 6-4. points from 20 games. The bottom four go down. IBF World Badminton Championships in Anaheim, match of the year. Elsewhere, Robby MNA/Reuters California, on 16 August, 2005. —INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 18 August, 2005 15 Russia says bird flu may Northeast China floods kill spread to Europe 10, more rain to come MOSCOW, 17 Aug— Russia, which is scram- BEIJING, 17 Aug — Floods caused by heavy rains bling to contain a bird flu outbreak in Siberia, in the northeast Chinese province of Liaoning have warned the world on Monday that migrating birds killed at least 10 people and left 35 missing, the may export the deadly virus to Europe and the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Tuesday. Middle East in coming months. And more rain is fore- Communication said on its The outbreak, pre- “Apart from Russia’s cast across the country this web site. China has been viously confined to five south, migrating birds may week, prompting the Na- hit by several typhoons remote areas of Siberia, spread the virus to nearby tional Meteorological and tropical storms in the appeared to be moving countries (Azerbaijan, Centre to issue new flood past few months, causing westward on Monday Iran, Iraq, Georgia, warnings. unusually heavy rains after the virus hit a major Ukraine, Mediterranean More than 2.3 million throughout the country. industrial region — countries) because bird people were affected by Tropical storm Sanvu Chelyabinsk in the Ural migration routes from Si- the flooding that caused hit southern China at the Mountains which sever beria also go through those more than 30 thousand weekend, a week after ty- Asia from Europe. regions in autumn,” said houses to collapse, result- phoon Matsa swept up the And officials said the Russia’s top state epide- ing in direct economic coast killing three people virus, which can kill hu- miologist, Gennady damage of 2.31 billion and forcing more than one mans, was likely to spread Onishchenko. yuan (285 million US dol- million to flee their homes. further. MNA/Reuters lars), the ministry said. “Areas throughout the “We have evacuated country, already reeling 34.1 million people to a from cyclones, down- higher place. If the storm pours, floods and ensuing continues, we will trans- disasters, are in for further fer more. But now the rain punishment with more WEATHER has stopped, so it seems rain forecast this week,” Wednesday, 17 August, 2005 there is no need,” an offi- the China Daily said. Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 cial surnamed Zhao from MNA/Reuters hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has the disaster relief bureau been partly cloudy in lower Sagaing Division, rain have at the ministry told been scattered in Shan, Kayah and Kayin States, upper Reuters. Sagaing, Mandalay and Bago Divisions and widespread The floods were in the remaining areas with locally heavyfalls in Rakhine sparked by the heaviest State and isolated heavyfalls in Mon State. The note- worthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Taunggoke rain this year that caused (7.72) inches, Mawlamyine (4.73) inches, Kyaukpyu the highest flood peak in (4.21) inches, Kyauktaw (3.11) inches, Gwa (2.76) U Khin Maung Nyunt-Daw Than Yi and family Liaoning since 1995. Thursday, 18 August inches, Hkamti (2.60) inchces, Thandwe (2.56) inches, of Building 208, Room13,Ward1,Yankin Township Flood waters cut off Tune in today: Homalin (1.85) inches and Mogok (1.73) inches. donate K 100,000 through Treasurer U Aung Than of roads and bridges but by 8.30 am Brief news Maximum temperature on 16-8-2005 was 88°F. Hninzigon Home for the Aged Administrative Board for Tuesday some had been 8.35 am Music: Minimum temperature on 17-8-2005 was 70°F. Rela- -A rocking good construction of three-storey hospital for the aged.—H repaired, the Ministry of tive humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on 17-8-2005 was 93%. way Total sunshine hours on 18-8-2005 was 2.8 hours 8.40 am Perspectives approx. 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R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 14th Waxing of Wagaung 1367 ME Thursday, 18 August, 2005 Flourishing of Union Spirit among national brethren most crucial factor according to situations in the nation Prime Minister inspects University for Development of National Races, Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadanabon) Project Prime Minister General Soe Win inspects Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadanabon) Project on Mandalay bank. — MNA YANGON, 17 Aug— Chairman of Sagaing Di- Technological College ported on facts about the supplementary report. In response, the Prime Prime Minister General vision PDC Commander Project in Monywa, project, progress of con- Managing Director U Minister gave instructions Soe Win, together with of North-West Command Sagaing Division, on 15 struction of buildings, Maung Maung of Shwe on the project and in- Member of the State Peace Maj-Gen Tha Aye, minis- August morning. courses, and academic Than Lwin Highway Co spected the construction and Development Coun- ters, deputy ministers, and Principal Dr Nwe matters. Deputy Minister Ltd reported on construc- site. cil Lt-Gen Ye Myint of officials, inspected Nwe and Deputy Princi- for Science and Technol- tion of the building and Next, the Prime Min- the Ministry of Defence, Monywa Government pal Dr Tin Pa Pa Tun re- ogy U Kyaw Soe gave a work progress. ister and party visited Maha Bodhi Tahtaung Monastery and offered alms to Sayadaw Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Narada. They helicoptered to the University for Devel- opment of National Races in Ywathitkyi, Sagaing Township, where they were welcomed by Civil Service Selection and Training Board Chairman Dr Than Nyun, Member U Aung Myint, Director- General of the Civil Serv- ice Selection and Train- ing Department U Hla Kyi, Professor U Zaw Min Thein, pro-rectors, heads of department, Convocation Hall of the University for Development of National Races in Ywathitkyi, Sagaing Township. — MNA (See page 9) Commander attends annual meeting of Yangon Command MCWA Myanmar U-20 moves to final YANGON, 17 Aug— this morning attended by Swe. on penalty shoot-out The third annual meeting Chairman of Yangon Di- The commander (2004) of Maternal and vision Peace and Devel- presented gifts to students YANGON, 17 Aug — Myanmar U-20 beat Vietnam with 6-5 on penalty Child Welfare Associa- opment Council Com- who passed the matricu- shoot-out in the first semifinal match of AFF U-20 Youth Championship 2005 tion of Yangon Command mander of Yangon Com- lation examination. held in Jakabaking Stadium of Indonesia at 4 pm local time today. was held at the command mand Maj-Gen Myint Next, Central Ex- Vietnam took the lead scoring the opening goal in the 42nd minute and the ecutive Committee mem- match ended 1-0 in the first half. ber of Myanmar Mater- INSIDE In the second half, Myanmar Soe Thiha Aung took the equalizer from a nal and Child Welfare As- free kick to its rivals in the 10th minute. The scores were tied at 1-1 in full time. The 142.54-mile-long ChaungU-Kyaw rail- sociation Daw Htwe Both teams failed to score winning goal in an extra time. road section and the 105.35-mile-long Yemyatni- Htwe Nyunt, Joint Secre- Myanmar defeated Vietnam with 6-5 on penalty shoot-out and reached the Gangaw-Kale railroad section are completed and tary Dr Daw May Marlar final. Myanmar will take on the winner of the second semifinal match between so there are now regular rail services. and Chairperson of Laos and Malaysia on 19 August. ERSPECTIVES Yangon Division MCWA PAGE 2 P MNA (See page 7)