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Senior General Than Shwe, Wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing Leave for PRC to Pay State Visit Established 1914 Volume XVIII, Number 140 14th Waning of Wagaung 1372 ME Wednesday, 8 September, 2010 Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing leave for PRC to pay State visit NAY PYI TAW, 7 Sept—Chairman of the State Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan Tun of the Ministry of Defence and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Peace and Development Council of the Union of and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hla, Minister for National Planning and Economic Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Hein and wife, senior military officers of the Ministry Development U Soe Tha, Minister for Commerce U Kyaing Kyaing left Nay Pyi Taw by special aircraft at of Defence and their wives, the commander of Nay Tin Naing Thein, Minister for Science and Technol- 10.15 am today to pay a State visit to the People’s Pyi Taw Command and wife, Minister for Home ogy U Thaung, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Republic of China at the invitation of Mr. Hu Jintao, Affairs U Maung Oo, Minister for Information U Win, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and President of the People’s Republic of China. Kyaw Hsan, departmental heads and Acting Charge National Races and Development Affairs U Thein Chairman of the State Peace and Development d’ Affaires ai of the Embassy of the People’s Repub- Nyunt, Minister for Transport U Thein Swe, Minister Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw lic of China Mr Wang Zong Ying. for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs U Thein Kyaing Kyaing were seen off at Nay Pyi Taw Airport The Senior General and wife were accompa- Zaw, Minister for Energy U Lun Thi, Minister for by Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Develop- nied by Member of the State Peace and Development Health Dr Kyaw Myint, Director of Medical Services ment Council Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and Council Thura U Shwe Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay Maj-Gen Than Aung of the Ministry of Defence, wife Daw Mya Mya San, Prime Minister U Thein Thet, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Develop- Deputy Minister for Health Dr Paing Soe and depart- Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win, Member of the ment Council Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo and mental heads. State Peace and Development Council U Tin Aye, wife Daw Khin Saw Hnin, Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing MNA Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing on departure for China to pay a State visit being seen off at Nay Pyi Taw Airport by Vice-Chairman of SPDC Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San. —MNA Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire * Stability of the State, community peace and of other sectors of the economy as well nation tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of preservation and safeguarding of cultural her- * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitu- technical know-how and investments from sources inside the itage and national character tion country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation in * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- accord with the new State Constitution hands of the State and the national peoples ards of the entire nation 8-9-2010 NL 1 8/6/18, 8:51 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 8 September, 2010 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Wednesday, 8 September, 2010 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Literacy programmes to * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State gain higher momentum * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The International Literacy Day falls on 8 September (today). Despite rapid advancements Tree-planting ceremony held Myanmar Ambassador presents in science and technology, millions of people in the Credentials to Governor-General of developing countries remain illiterate. Now, the in Patheingyi Township number of adult illiterates around the world is Commonwealth of Australia over 700 million. NAY PYI TAW, 7 Sept—Tree-growing NAY PYI TAW, 8 Sept—U Paw Lwin Sein, The United Nations General Assembly held ceremony took place at Yaytagontaung in Patheingyi Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of in December 2001 reached a unanimous agreement Township on 4 September. It was attended by the Union of Myanmar to the Commonwealth of to designate the decade from 2003 to 2012 as Chairman of Mandalay Region Peace and Australia, presented his Credentials to Her Excellency United Nations Literacy Decade. Development Council Commander of Central Ms. Quentin Bryce AC, Governor-General of the In the post-independence period, 11 million Command Brig-Gen Ye Aung, Chairman of Commonwealth of Australia, on 26 August 2010 in of the Myanmar’s population of 17 million were Mandalay City Development Committee Mayor U Canberra.—MNA illiterate. The nation’s literacy rate was 85 per Phone Zaw Han, departmental officials and members cent in the times of monarchs. Since post- of social organizations. commander on farming and breeding. After that, the independence period, literacy campaigns have been The commander and the mayor planted commander inspected breeding and gave necessary implemented. In 2009, the literacy rate increased saplings and so did those present. instructions. to 94.89 per cent. Now, Myanmar stands as one of The commander and the mayor scattered seeds The commander attended the opening of the countries with highest literacy rate in Asia and from the platform of Yaytagontaung Sutaungpyae office of Shwemintha Foundation (Myanmar) in Pacific region. Pagoda and enjoyed tree-planting. upper Myanmar and donation ceremony and made To ensure every citizen is literate is a national On arrival at integratedframing in Patheingyi an opening speech. The commander and donors task. The continuing education programme is in Township, the mayor and officials reported to the made donations.—MNA progress for illiterates to become literate people. It is required to open more and more community learning centres in wards and villages with favourable conditions as part of the post-literacy programme. Today, the government has set up a massive number of rural libraries and community learning centres the length and breadth of the country. Therefore, literacy campaigns are to go on with momentum in order to maintain fine traditions under which considerable success is achieved in pursuing international literacy movements. Myanma traditional Chinlon Commander Brig-Gen Ye Aung addresses opening of office of Shwemintha Foundation contests held (Myanmar) in upper Myanmar and donation ceremony.— MNA NAY PYI TAW, 7 Physical Education Sept — The seventh Department. After the championship trophies Concordia Int’l Co., Ltd to promote Fuji Sports Minister’s trophy matches, the minister and and prizes to the winning Xerox color printer Myanma traditional officials presented teams.—MNA Chinlon contest and the NAY PYI TAW, 7 final match and prize- Sept — Concordia Int’l presentation ceremony of Co., Ltd, a sole agent in Yokpyo Cup Myanma Myanmar, sells Fuji traditional Chinlon Xerox copiers at contest were held at Concordia showrooms in Yanggyi Aung Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw and gymnasium in Shwebo of Mandalay. It will take part Sagaing Region in 1ts Myanmar-Korea copy board will be Township, Yangon (Ph: yesterday morning. ICT Products & Solutions available at the 01 73009221, 73009215, Chairman of Myanmar Exhibition 2010 to be exhibition. 73009216, 095062601 Olympic Committee held in Myanmar Info- Up to 16 and 098031373 and Fax: Minister for Sports Thura Tech from 9 to 11 September, laser printer 951 544199, No (5) on the U Aye Myint watched the September. model DPC 1110 B will ground floor of SY contests and presented A 0 size photo be sold at K 360,000 at Building on 30 street championship trophies. copiers, A 3 size photo computer sales centers. between 77 and 78 streets Also among the and colour copiers, 3 in For further in Chanayethazan spectators were 1and 4 in 1 copiers, A4 information, contact Township, Mandalay (Ph: responsible persons of and A3 laser printers, Concordia Int’l Co., Ltd 095067172, 0291001983, Myanmar Traditional colour laser printers, on third and fifth floors of 02 36478 and 02 96303 Sports Federation and projectors and electronic Shwegon Plaza, Bahan and No (144) in Thiri Myanmar Chinlon Yadana Market, Nay Pyi Federation, guests, Minister Thura U Aye Myint presents Taw (Ph: 0949200948, officials of Sagaing championship trophy to Ministry of Industry-1 067 420819 and 421362). Region Sports and team. —SPED MNA 8-9-2010 NL 2 8/6/18, 8:51 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 8 September, 2010 3 1,000 homes evacuated in Colo fire Kurt Rieder, in white hat, with his 9 year old DENVER, 7 Sept—A in the 3,500-acre blaze. of Boulder, and erratic daughter Lily watch wind-driven wildfire in But at least some were winds gusting to 45 mph the smoke plume from a the rugged Colorado houses, including four spread the flames wildland fire burning in foothills spread across 5 that belonged to quickly, sometimes in the Four Mile Canyon 1/2 square miles Monday, firefighters battling the two directions at once. area just west of destroying an unknown blaze, said Laura Tom Neur told Boulder Colo number of homes and McConnell, a spokes- KDVR-TV he had to on 6 Sept, 2010.
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