The National Convention Is the Concern of All Our National Races

Cittam yassa na kampati, be free from anxiety; this is the way to auspiciousness.

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Volume XII, Number 80 4th Waning of First Waso 1366 ME Monday, 5 July, 2004 University teachers and citizens should all join in Four political objectives to contribute their skills and expertise in whatever * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order capacity and role to protect the State * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- General Khin Nyunt attends opening ceremony of Special tution * Building of a new modern developed nation Refresher Course No 2 for Faculty Members in PyinOoLwin in accord with the new State Constitution YANGON, 4 July — Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, dations have been laid and plans and programmmes are accompanied by ministers, the chairman of the Civil Serv- now being implemented. Four economic objectives ice Selection and Training Board, the Chief of Staff (Navy), In the pre-1988 period there were only 32 universities, * Development of agriculture as the base and all- deputy ministers and officials of the State Peace and degree colleges and colleges whereas today there are 156 round development of other sectors of the Development Council Office and departmental heads, institutions altogether. In the capitals of states and divi- economy as well yesterday morning arrived at Mandalay International Air- sions, in the cities of certain development zones there is * Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco- port in TadaU Township, Mandalay Division, where they either a university, a degree college or college as you all nomic system were welcomed by Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace know. * Development of the economy inviting partici- and Development Council Commander of Central Com- Efforts have also been made to develop curricula in pation in terms of technical know-how and accordance with international norms and standards to mand Maj-Gen Ye Myint, Mandalay City Mayor Brig- investments from sources inside the country Gen Yan Thein and officials. provide a wide range of subjects for study. Masters and and abroad The Prime Minister and party, together with Com- doctoral degree courses are being opened with interdisci- mander Maj-Gen Ye Myint, proceeded to the Central In- plinary and multidisciplinary courses. In addition to these * The initiative to shape the national economy stitute of Civil Service (Upper Myanmar) in PyinOoLwin regular courses the Centres for Human Resource Devel- must be kept in the hands of the State and the Township by helicopter. opment provide pre-graduate and post-graduate diploma national peoples Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt attended the open- courses. So, in the period before 1988 there were only 59 ing ceremony of the Special Refresher Course No 2 for pre-graduate and post-graduate courses. Now there are Four social objectives Faculty Members at the institute at noon. 157 courses in the regular curricular and nearly 160 pro- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the The opening ceremony was also attended by Com- vided by the Centres for Human Resource Development. entire nation mander Maj-Gen Ye Myint, the ministers, the chairman of To enhance opportunities for raising teaching and learn- * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and the Civil Service Selection and Training Board, the Chief ing skills, international level learning processes have been preservation and safeguarding of cultural of Staff (Navy), the deputy ministers, the Deputy Chief introduced and developed so that any one irrespective of heritage and national character Justice of Supreme Court (Mandalay), the Deputy Attor- age or time will be able to participate in the continual * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit ney-General, senior military officers, officials of the State learning cycle. Because we have succeeded in laying down * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- Peace and Development Council Office, the rector, the the necessary education infrastructure, we now have 51 e- ards of the entire nation pro-rector, heads of department, lecturers and trainees. learning centres, 143 Computer Training Centres, 49 e- General Khin Nyunt delivered an address. He said: Education Resource Centres based on Electronic Data In this very sensitive age where all changes are inter- Broadcasting System in many universities and colleges. connected, only a nation whose people are highly edu- These universities and colleges are also linked through e- cated, widely learned with wide ranging views and a strong mail, Internet, and a Video Conferencing System in addi- spirit of nationalism will be able to protect and promote tion to which there is an online system called the Web- the national good. based Teaching System for some subjects. Furthermore to Now is the time for the education sector to nurture enhance Teaching and Learning skills and to raise the such patriotic force and instill a deep spirit of nationalism quality of human resources, we have formed an academy among the people of the country. of veteran scholars and academics who are participating The Government also has, in accordance with the needs wholeheartedly in raising the quality of education and and demands of time and conditions, done its best to research to international norms. So, it can be said with enhance its scientific and technological resources in vari- great assurance, no gap remains in the country where there ous sectors such as education, health, social, economic is no university or college and that international standards and defence sectors and build up a high quality of human of education are now flourishing. This is indeed a most resources and to establish a constantly learning Myanmar favourable time for university teachers to utilize the edu- society with the drawing up and implementation of sub- cational opportunities and infrastructure effectively to fulfil stantive plans one after the other. the educational goals of the State. Especially in the higher education sector, plans have If you wish to nurture the desire and habit of life long learning in your students then you must yourself set the been drawn up and are being implemented to provide MEC Chairman Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt example, and while nurturing students, nurture yourself opportunities for Myanmar citizens to be able to study addresses opening ceremony of Special Refresher with life long learning. one’s subject of choice, irrespective of race, creed, status Course No 2 for Faculty Members at CICS (Upper or gender and to provide opportunities. Thus, solid foun- (See page 8) Myanmar).˚—˚MNA

The National Convention is the concern of all our national races. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 5 July, 2004 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Monday, 5 July, 2004 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State Towards development of * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy the women sector The Myanamr Women’s Day falls on 3 English proficiency course for POEM: July 2004. women concludes Mother The designation of Myanmar Women’s YANGON, 4 July—The English Proficiency Course * From morn till night fall Day is to mark the day, 3 July 1996, on which for women sponsored by Education Working Group and Up on two feet, serving all the Myanmar Women’s Affairs Committee was Information Working Group of Myanmar Women’s Af- Like “doctor-on call”. founded with the objectives: to ensure the life fairs Federation concluded in conjunction with the cer- * “Mom — I've lost my book security and development of Myanmar women, emony to honour those who contributed to conducting the You know who sneaked in and took?” to preserve the already-achieved attributions course and well-wishers who provided stipends to stu- Kid with puzzled look. of Myanmar women, and to enhance the ca- dents at No 3 Basic Education High School in Mingalar * “A button gets pop Taungnyunt Township here this morning. pacity of Myanmar women that have a his- Other jackets I don't opt. It was attended by MWAF Vice-Presidents Daw tory. Therefore, the day is very meaningful be- Mom — come fix it off”. Khin Lay Thet and Daw Than Than Nwe, advisers, Leader * “My backpack just snapped cause it represents the entire mass of Myanmar of Education Working Group Daw Min Thet Mon and What to do with broken strap? women. members, Leader of Information Working Group Daw No school but a nap”. The attribute of “women” in Myanma Mya Mya and members, officials, guests, course instruc- * Just an example society itself has been significant. Therefore, tors, well-wishers and trainees. A day in a life simple Myanmar nationals give them a proper place Leader of Information Working Group Daw Mya Mom has to tackle. in Myanmar society, treating them on an equal Mya extended greetings. Next, MWAF Vice-President * Little things not small footing. Daw Khin Lay Thet delivered an address. Afterwards, In magnitude nor in stall Besides the right to independent move- Daw Khin Lay Thet presented completion certificates for Impassable balls. the trainees to representatives of trainees. On behalf of ment and to innovation for their own develop- * Three sixty-five days the trainees, Ma Sein Sein Myint spoke words of thanks. ment, Myanmar women, as Myanmar men do, Nobody comes and pay Next, Daw Khin Lay Thet presented certficates of Holidays seem nay. also have the right to show that they are com- honour to U Than Myint and Daw Khin Thein Kyi who * Yet mothers do stay petent and able. donated K 200,000 and U Sein Tha and Daw Thida Oo Find solutions all the way In his speech delivered at the ceremony who donated K 400,000. MWAF Vice-President Daw make home bright and gay. to mark Myanmar Women’s Day (2004) held Than Than Nwe presented certificates of honour to U Soe * A mother's great role at the International Business Centre on Pyay Lin +Daw Ginswi; Daw Khin Phwa and family; U Aung We must appreciate more Road on 3 July, Patron of the Myanmar Wom- Myo + Daw Hla Hla Mya; U Htet Nyi + Daw Yin Yin With all hearts and souls. en’s Affairs Federation Prime Minister Gen- Myint and Leader of Education Working Group Daw Min Aye Aye eral Khin Nyunt said that the capabilities of Thet Mon who donated K 100,000 each. Two persons

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¡ ¢¡ ¥§ ¨¢¡ BASRA, 3 July— An oil pipeline has been “breached” in southern Iraq causing a fresh fall in exports, the British military and Iraqi oil officials said. “I can confirm the pipeline said exports had fallen to condition of anonymity. An and they may have hit the was breached. The cause was 40,000 barrels per hour from Iraqi Southern Oil Company pipeline by mistake.” The Militants say abducted US unknown,” a British military 84,000 barrels per hour. employee said the damage incident happened in an area spokesman said Saturday. “It could take a few days may have been caused by an known as Al-Maqalai, soldier beheaded in Iraq An official at the terminal to go back to the previous accident, “as there were some southeast of the Az-Zubayr DUBAI, 3 July— A militant group said on Saturday it serving the southern oilfields level,” said the official on forklifts working in the area oil fields. Another British had beheaded US Marine Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun, military spokesman said the the second reported killing of a kidnapped American rupture was at the site of one soldier in Iraq this week. of two sabotage attacks “We beheaded the marine the Army of Ansar al-Sunna which halted southern oil of Lebanese origin Hassoun said in a statement carried on exports for almost a week and you will see the film at least two Internet sites. last month. — Internet with your own eyes soon,” The group said it was holding another “infidel” hostage. US says coalition forces fail It was not immediately to reduce level of resistance possible to verify the authenticity of the Arabic- operations in Iraq language statement, which was addressed to President WASHINGTON, 3 July—US officials have said in publi- Bush and advised him to shed newspaper interviews that coalition forces have withdraw his troops from failed to reduce the level of resistance operations in Iraq. Iraq. In an interview with The New York Times on Friday a Arabic television Al former US occupation official said US forces in Iraq had Jazeera last Sunday aired a failed to reduce the number of “hard-core Saddamists” since video tape of militants the US occupied Iraq last year. holding a blindfolded 24- The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, year-old Hassoun with a estimated the number of fighters in Iraq has remained sword poised over his head. constant at 4000-5000, suggesting that all those killed and They demanded the release A vehicle commander scans the street in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Fallujah on 2 July. captured are promptly replaced. of prisoners in Iraq. One US marine was killed in action and a second marine died from wounds received “I have seen no evidence that the number has changed,” “We will soon issue a new the previous day near Fallujah, the US military said.—INTERNET said the official, who spent more than a year in Iraq with the tape showing a new infidel just-dissolved occupation authority, and had access to top hostage,” Ansar al-Sunna intelligence. He said fighters loyal to former president Road trade route linking Thailand and China opens said in its statement, without Saddam Hussein were more dangerous than foreign fighters BANGKOK, 3 July— Land-crossing trade route between Thailand and China has giving the nationality of the because they were backed by an outer ring of “less hard- opened after a truck loaded with Thai fruits set out to a southwestern Chinese town hostage. core” supporters, including teenagers and others paid to from northern Thailand, the Thai News Agency (TNA) reported on Friday. The militants said in a attack US troops. The new trade route starts strengthen trading ties be- Meanwhile, the two previous statement they The former official, who spoke to a small group of from Thailand’s northern tween Thailand and China. countries were building a would carry on attacking reporters outside the White House on Thursday, also said it border town Mae Sai, runs It improves our means of 1,850-kilometre highway Iraqi officials and US-led has proven “almost impossible to penetrate” the network led through the territory of transportation,” the minister connecting Yunnan’s capi- foreign forces, despite by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Myanmar and ends at the was quoted by the state-run tal Kunming with Bangkok, Washington’s handover to an Meanwhile, former US administrator, Paul Bremer said southwestern Chinese TNA as saying. which would run through interim Iraqi government last al-Zarqawi has set up a dangerous, “professional operation” municipal prefecture Thailand and China Laos and was believed to Monday, until “God’s law” in Iraq that will likely be active long after other insurgent Xishuangbanna, said Thai signed a free trade agree- promote exchange of goods prevailed in Iraq.—Internet groups are “defeated”.—Internet Industry Minister Pinij ment on agricultural pro- and people among the re- Jarusombat, who presided duct last year and the two are gion. Locating at the up- Malaysian Army Chief urges servicemen to the opening ceremony on working to promote bilat- stream of the Mekong River, Thursday. The truck, loaded eral trade through the sub- China’s Yunnan is now drop smoking habit with 18 tons of durain and Mekong River region that building more transport KUALA LUMPUR, 3 July — Malaysia Defence Forces Chief General Mohd Zahidi routes linking it with coun- dried longan produced in covers southwestern China Zainuddin has urged officers and soldiers who smoke to drop the habit. Thailand is expected to ar- and northern Thailand. tries in the region. Smoking not only contributed to poor rive at the destination in It is now feasible to navi- The other two highways packets a day. I quit in 1974 and never health but also affected the quality of work China on Friday. gate from the southwestern under construction are one smoked since because I was aware of the as well, Mohd Zahidi told reporters at the The truck’s journey is Chinese Yunnan Province 1,857-kilometre long connect- health complications the habit caused.” Terendak Camp Armed Forces Hospital in viewed as an unprecedented through Mekong River to ing Yangon and Kunming He told the Medical Corps to work out a central town of Melaka on Friday. event that marks the progress northern Thailand and small and the other 775-kilometre programme to help military personnel to get Being in the forefront of the country’s of Sino-Thai bilateral trade. shipment has gone down the long linking Hanoi and rid of the unhealthy habit. defence, the soldiers should be constantly “This new road link will way by river. Kunming.—MNA/Xinhua Approximately 55 per cent of male sol- in tip-top condition, he said. diers in the 130,000-strong Armed Forces Singapore, Malaysia sign agreement to boost eco ties Citing his own experience, the general smoke compared to 40 per cent of male said: “I started smoking in 1966 when I was SINGAPORE, 3 July — Singapore and Malaysia inked here on Friday the agreement for civilians. the Malaysia-Singapore Third Country Business Development Fund (MSBF) as part of a cadet and back then I was smoking two MNA/Xinhua their efforts to boost the two neighbouring countries’ economic ties. The agreement was signed by Singa- being ranked Singapore’s top trading partner pore’s Minister for Trade and Industry with total trade valued at 77.2 billion Singa- George Yeo and Malaysia’s Minister for pore dollars (about 44.9 billion US dollars) International and Industry Dato’ Seri Rafidah last year. Last year, Singapore was one of the Aziz during a seminar organized by the Sin- top five foreign investors in Malaysia, and gapore Manufacturers’ Federation on “In- Singapore’s investments were concentrated tensifying Malaysia-Singapore Business in electrical and electronics, plastics products Cooperation”. The MSBF, amounting to 4.5 and fabricated metal products. million Singapore dollars (about 2.6 million MNA/Xinhua US dollars), replaces and expands the scope Kuwaiti minister optimistic on of the former Malaysia-Singapore Third Country Investment Feasibility Study Fund future of Kuwaiti-Iraqi ties (MSTC Fund), and will be used to finance KUWAIT CITY, 4 July — Kuwaiti the two countries’ companies jointly carry- Information Minister Mohammad ing out feasibility studies and organizing Abulhasan expressed Saturday optimism on joint missions in third countries such as the future of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations, China and India. During the seminar, Yeo Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. called for more Malaysian investment in “We have a futuristic outlook and do Singapore while his Malaysian counterpart not look back to the past. We know that Rafidah welcomed as many as possible Sin- most if not all the Iraqi people are willing gapore companies to do business in Malay- to promote bilateral ties,” Abulhasan was British soldiers and Iraqi policemen secure the area where an improvised bomb was found sia. The economies of the two countries are quoted as saying. in Basra on 28 June. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that one soldier was killed and two now very much tied together with Malaysia MNA/Xinhua wounded after a bomb attack on a military convoy in the southern Iraqi city.—INTERNET

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Second Lt Bryan Suits, host of the “Bryan 2002 Mariners,” KVI producer Travis Box gave the board independence from the ex- “The investigation was the highest profile Suits Show” on KVI-AM Radio, caught said. ecutive branch of government and appointed probe the board was handling. It is impossi- some shrapnel in his wrist and suffered a Box said Suits was injured while accom- Karim as its head in April. ble to speculate who killed Mr Karim, but the mild concussion Thursday, when an en- panying a Major from the West Point Mili- The board appointed international ac- oil-for-food corruption involved very pow- emy-fired mortar round exploded about 10 tary Academy who was touring Iraq to gather countants Ernst and Young in May to inves- erful people inside and outside Iraq,” he feet away from him near Baghdad information to help train new lieutenants in tigate commissions Iraqi and foreign com- added. He’s also suffering from short-term the United States. The two men had just panies paid to former President Saddam The US General Accounting Office has memory loss and ringing in his ears, but returned to the base and were heading inside Hussein and his government for securing said Saddam and his circle raised $4.4 bil- doctors have told him his memory and for lunch when the mortar exploded. billions of dollars worth of contracts under lion in illegal revenue by imposing oil sur- hearing will return to normal. The major was injured by shrapnel to his the 1996-2003 oil-for-food programme. charges and commissions on suppliers of Suits, 39, has been serving with an 81st hip, chest, neck and face, Box said. The investigation undermined a separate goods to Iraq under the oil-for-food pro- Brigade unit since late last year. Earlier this week in Central Iraq, two probe initiated by the now dissolved Iraqi gramme. He called the station Friday morning, soldiers from the Army Reserves 737th Governing Council and led to tension with Billions of dollars of goods flowed through telling his colleagues and listeners: “I feel Transportation Company were wounded former financier Ahmad Chalabi. the programme, which the United Nations like the Mariners beat me with their base- when their convoy struck a string of road- Zaab Sethna, a spokesman for Chalabi, administered from New York through French ball bats —not this year’s Mariners, the side explosives.—Internet said the audit board was poorly equipped to bank Paribas.—Internet Mubarak up and walking at German hospital MUNICH (Germany), 3 July — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is up and walking at a German hospital, but will stay under supervision for a few more days after an operation for a slipped disc last week, hisdoctor said on Friday. Mubarak was doing well and able to because of a back problem and waited five walk in the hospital garden, his Munich days to see whether physiotherapy alone doctor, Heinz-Michael Meyer said in a state- would be effective before doctors decided to ment, adding: “He will remain for a few operate. days in the Orthozentrum clinic.” His sudden departure from Egypt caused Egypt’s Health Minister said on Thurs- concern because he has no obvious succes- day Mubarak would return to Cairo in the sor. But a television appearance dispelled middle of next week. rumours he was seriously ill. Mubarak flew to Munich two weeks ago MNA/Reuters Vietnam to build largest bridge next year HANOI, 3 July — Vietnam plans to pour some 4.3 trillion Vietnamese dong (VND) A US Army 1st Cavalry soldier, left, watches over Iraqi National Guard soldiers (273.9 million US dollars) into constructing its largest and most modern bridge in the conducting a weapons raid on a home in Baghdad, Iraq on 3 July, 2004. —INTERNET capital of Hanoi. Construction of the 33.2- called Nhat Tan, is expected from the urban district of Indonesia, metre wide bridge with six to be constructed under the Tay Ho to the rural district WHO to work closely with China lanes for motorized vehicles mode of built-operate-trans- of Dong Anh over the Red Australia and two lances for trains is fer. River, the bridge, whose of- to tackle public health issues scheduled to start in June The Hanoi authori- ficial name has not been de- MANILA, 3 July — The World Health Organization inaugurate Crime 2005 and last for three years, ties plan to auction five plots fined, will facilitate trans- (WHO) Friday commended the Chinese authorities for according to the country’s of land with total area of port passengers and goods taking swift action to control the latest SARS outbreak Coordination Transport Design Consult- more than 300 hectares to between Hanoi and its and vowed to work closely with China to assist in the ing Corporation on Friday. get funds for site clearance. neighbouring localities. strengthening of biosafety after China released its in- Centre The bridge, temporarily Spanning 8.4 kilometres MNA/Xinhua vestigation report on the incident. JAKARTA, 3 July — Indo- “Overall,” said Dr WHO looks forward to nesian Police Chief General Shigeru Omi, Regional working with China in its Da’i Bachtiar and his Aus- Director of WHO’s West- efforts to tackle SARS (se- tralian counterpart inaugu- ern Pacific Region, “WHO vere acute respiratory syn- rated the Crime Coordina- believes that the Chinese au- drome) and other public tion Centre (TNCC) at the thorities acted swiftly and health issues in the future, police headquarters here on effectively to control the the statement said. Friday. outbreak once the alarm had A laboratory with Chi- In his speech, Bachtiar been raised. Extensive con- na’s national disease con- said the centre could be used tact tracing was undertaken trol and prevention centre for exchanging information in a matter of hours, and the was found to be the source about transnational crimes, effective isolation of cases of the SARS outbreak dur- such as narcotic, terrorism and identification of con- ing April and May of this and human trafficking. tacts appears to have ensured year, showed the investiga- The centre is more fo- that the outbreak was con- tion result released Thurs- cused on the communication tained with remarkable day by the Ministry of network of the Indonesian speed.” Health of China. and Australian police. WHO will be working Poor lab safety manage- The centre is also aimed closely with the Chinese au- ment and irregular operations at supporting efforts to ar- thorities to assist in the by professionals resulted in rest main suspects of terror- strengthening of biosafety, the pollution of a laboratory ist acts, such as Malaysian and to build a long-term strat- and SARS virus infection of bomb expert Azhari and A main highway is blocked off after a Cessna 172 plane made an emergency landing in egy for strengthening labo- some lab staff members, Noordin M Top, he said. Beirut. A small private plane made an emergency landing on a main street in Beirut ratory research and diagno- which constitutes a major “They are possibly still in Indonesia,” said the po- after the flight instructor and a student pilot encountered technical problems, aviation sis in China, the WHO re- accident due to negligence, gional office said here in a officials said. lice chief. sources said. —INTERNET statement. 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At least despite a sovereign Iraqi gov- planned, in an attempt to cial Council meet in New the same day another Marine was killed in 636 US troops have been killed since the start ernment taking over from the thwart guerilla violence York, Russia was willing to the western al-Anbar province, which in- of last year’s invasion. —Internet Coalition Forces with 15 per planned for the run-up to Juen provide assistance to the in- cent saying that the situation 30. Many Russians described terim Iraq Government both will only get worse. About 24 the US Administration’s as part of international ef- per cent were, however, said policy on Iraq as ‘’expan- forts and within the frame- the situation would improve. sionist’’. work of bilateral co-opera- Coalition Forces had on According to Deputy tion.—Internet Russia takes active measures to protect world heritage SUZHOU, 4 July — The Russian Gov- have defined special zones for protecting ernment has adopted persistent measures to historical relics. Any reconstruction of the protect its world heritage sites and preserve historical relics is considered illegal. the historical culture, said Igor Makovetskiy, Meanwhile, the Russian world heritage chairman of the Russian world heritage com- committee organized some foundations to mittee. offer support for protecting world heritage, Makovetskiy made the remarks here and encouraged non-government investment Friday in his interview with Xinhua at the to participate in the protecting of world her- ongoing 28th Session of the World Heritage itage, he noted. Committee held in Suzhou, east China’s As the world’s largest country, Russia Jiangsu Province. boasts a spectrum of sites of historical and He said that as a party to the Conven- cultural heritage, from the spectacular tion Concerning the Protection of the World Kremlin to the gorgeous historical architec- Cultural and Natural Heritage, Russia has tural complex in St. Petersburg. “They are been protecting its cultural and natural her- the pride of Russian people,” Makovetskiy Guerillas set a southern oil pipeline ablaze on 3 July, 2004, halving Iraq’s vital crude itage in strict accordance with the require- said. Russia has a great number of highly exports, in the first major sabotage attack since an Iraqi interim government took over ments of the convention, and has set up experienced experts, who applied the most from the US-led occupation. —INTERNET dedicated laws and regulations. advanced technologies to rebuilding histori- Makovetskiy also emphasized the “key cal architectures. This is the reason why role” of a sound legal system in protecting Russia has completely preserved great cul- HK people more aware of world heritage. He said many Russian cities tural relics, he said. —MNA/Xinhua communicable diseases Japan, Pakistan accede to ASEAN HONG KONG, 3 July — Hong Kong public awareness of dengue fever and SARS grew last year, with most people adopting preventive measures to safeguard their amity treaty health, according to a survey by the Department of Health. The department said on Friday that the and mouth when sneezing or coughing, 89 JAKARTA, 3 July — Japan and Pakistan signed here Friday their accession to the survey has found over 90 per cent of people per cent wash hands after sneezing, coughing Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Treaty of Amity and Cooperation have fair to good knowledge of the diseases or cleaning the nose, and 89 per cent use soap (TAC), making them the fourth and the fifth non-ASEAN countries to accede to the and about 97 per cent are aware of preven- when washing hands. However, measures treaty. tive measures. like using serving utensils during meals with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko ference in each other’s internal affairs and The survey was conducted in December others and family members are not com- Kawaguchi and her Pakistani counterpart peaceful settlement of disputes. to evaluate public perception of the diseases monly adopted. Khurshid Kasuri signed the treaty in two Kasuri said the signing of the TAC repre- and the effectiveness of government cam- Eighty per cent said environmental hy- separate ceremonies attended by all sents a clear indication of Pakistan’s com- paigns against them. giene improved after the SARS outbreak last ASEAN foreign ministers. mitment to resolving all its disputes with all A total of 3,163 people, aged 12 and year and over half agreed the community has “We are very pleased that we have its neighbours in a peaceful manner. above, were interviewed, representing a a role to play in maintaining a hygienic envi- acceded to the pact. This is another ele- “Many years ago we had the era of response rate of 71 per cent. About 96 per ronment. ment which strengthens our relations with military alliances but that is the past. Now we cent of respondents are accustomed to The Centre for Health Protection’s Regina ASEAN countries, as Japan and ASEAN are looking forward to the new era of coop- putting refuse in covered bins, 85 per cent Ching said understanding the public’s per- have 30 years of history of cooperating eration between Pakistan and Southeast Asian keeping drains free from blockage and 67 ception and hygienic practices will help the together,” Yoriko told reporters after the countries,” he told reporters. per cent covering all water containers tightly centre map out effective control measures signing. Papua New Guinea was the first non- to prevent dengue fever. against the diseases. Adopted by ASEAN in 1976, the TAC’s ASEAN country to accede to the treaty in However, some personal preventive “It is encouraging to find the public is of core principles are the renunciation of the 2000 and China and India followed to do so measures, such as using mosquito repellent the view that to maintain a hygienic environ- threat of use of force, respect for sover- during the ASEAN Summit last October in and the installation of mosquito nets in non- ment requires the collective efforts of the eignty and territorial integrity, non-inter- Bali. — MNA/Xinhua air-conditioned rooms are less practised. whole community,” she said. For SARS, 94 per cent cover their nose MNA/Xinhua China, Ukraine vow to strengthen cooperation on Expo 2010 SHANGHAI, 3 July — Visiting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko spoke positively on the preparation work for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai here Friday, and signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China, pledging that Ukraine would participate in the event. Tang Dengjie, Deputy-Mayor of Shang- expo, expressing the hope that the two coun- hai, met Gryshchenko and expressed his tries could forge extensive cooperation in the appreciation for Ukraine’s support for China fields of aircraft manufacturing, high tech- hosting the 2010 World Expo, stressing that nology and education. China would fulfil its promise to make good China is a reliable partner of Ukraine, preparation work for the expo and present a and Shanghai plays a vital role in Ukraine- successful, exciting and impressive World China cooperation, Gryshchenko said, add- Expo to the world. ing that Ukraine established a consulate in “I hope the Shanghai World Expo will Shanghai at the beginning of this year, offer a new platform for China and Ukraine reflecting the importance that Ukraine to further cooperate,” Tang said. attaches to the cooperative ties with A monkey eats an ice cream cone given by a visitor in a zoo in Islamabad. Gryshchenko said he believed that Shanghai. INTERNET Shanghai would host a wonderful world MNA/Xinhua

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cooperation on environmental protection BEIJING, 3 July — China and Iran should learn from each other to enhance the cooperation and exchanges on environmental protection, said a senior Chinese official here Thursday. A South Korean Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan said the Chi- marking a new step forward between the protester holds a nese Government attaches importance to the two countries on cooperation for environ- environmental and ecological protection, mental protection. candle during a rally and has taken priority to the sustainable He said China and Iran have made mourning Kim Sun-il, development to promote social development. progress in cooperation in all fields since who was killed by Zeng made the remarks in a meeting with the two countries forged diplomatic ties. militants in Iraq in Iranian Vice-President Masoumeh Ebtekar, Ebtekar spoke highly of the achieve- who is also in charge of the environmental ments China has made in the reform and Seoul, on 3 July, 2004. protection sector. opening-up drive, noting that Iran will work Hundreds of protest- Zeng said China and Iran have signed a with China on environmental protection ers gathered on memorandum of understanding on environ- and clean resources. Saturday demanding mental protection during Ebtekar’s visit, MNA/Xinhua the government drop China Information Centre opens its plan to send more troops to Iraq and in Nepal withdraw its troops already deployed from KATHMANDU, 3 July — The China Information Centre, which will provide the Nepali people with all kinds of information about China, opened in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu Iraq. —INTERNET on Friday. “The newly founded volved in cultural ex- room of Chinese China Information Centre changes between Nepal and handicrafts, three comput- is one of avenues to get the China in the past few years. ers and Internet facilities in information and knowl- There are a reading the information centre Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills 18 edge about today’s China room, a video room, a show MNA/Xinhua TUNCELI (Turkey), 3 July — Eighteen people were killed and 27 injured when an and will play a very impor- earthquake hit remote villages in the eastern Turkish province of Agri on Friday, tant role in bridging the devastating the local stone and earth houses. gap in disseminating infor- ARF opens to discuss Soldiers worked with villages, but there are only to homes in the mountains in mation on what is happen- residents to rescue people slight injuries there,” the of- summer months to escape ing in today’s China,” said regional security, trapped in the rubble and set ficial said. The first televi- the heat. “The search and Chinese Ambassador to up tents and mobile kitchens sion pictures from the scene rescue is finished... There is Nepal Sun Heping while anti-terrorism for those made homeless, showed emergency workers no one in the rubble. These inaugurating the opening JAKARTA, 3 July — The 11th Meeting of ASEAN Anatolian news agency said. carrying the injured into an are not buildings that can ceremony. Regional Forum (ARF) was kicked off Friday here to Istanbul’s Kandilli Observa- ambulance while locals withstand earthquakes, they “From the centre, Nepali discuss political and security issues with direct reper- tory said the quake meas- looked on amid devastated are made of earth and stone. people can learn more about cussion to regional peace and stability. The one-day ured 5.1 on the Richter Scale. one-storey houses. Some of the houses are made China’s rapid economic forum will focus on security issues of both traditional An official at the local The remote Dogubayazit of concrete and those are growth,” Sun said, adding and non-traditional nature. Participating countries will governor’s office said the area is a destination for ad- fine,” Yavuzdemir said. that “the younger genera- seek ways to deal with terrorism which has a global village of Yigincal, with venturous travellers who The weather in the area tion of Nepali in particular character. about 100 houses, suffered come to visit Mount Ararat was mild and locals spent can benefit from informa- severe damage in the quake, and palace ruins on a hill the night outside, he said. tion and valuable experi- Through a plenary session gion. The ARF groups the 10 which struck three villages near the main district town. Earthquakes are common ences in the great changes and a frank exchange of views ASEAN nations, their 10 dia- in Dogubayazit District near The Red Crescent aid in Turkey, which is criss- taking place in our country in a retreat format, they de- logue partners: Australia, the Iranian border at 1:30 organization said it had sent crossed by geological fault now.” cided to work assiduously and Canada, China, the European a.m. (2230 GMT). Residents 500 tents and 500 blankets lines. Nine people were killed The information centre expect to achieve a higher Union, India, Japan, New wailed as bodies were pulled to the area along with two and dozens injured when a is aimed at enhancing peo- degree of coherence in ef- Zealand, Russia, South Ko- from the rubble in Yigincal, mobile kitchens, Anatolian quake of the same magni- ple-to-people contact be- forts to deal with political and rea and the United States, and where all the 18 dead were reported. tude hit Erzurum Province tween Nepal and China, he security issues affecting the Papua New Guinea, as well found, Anatolian said. It said Agri Governor Huseyin in eastern Turkey in March. added. region. as Mongolia and North Ko- there had already been sev- Yavuzdemir told CNN Turk A massive quake in August The centre is being es- ARF, initiated in 1993, rea. eral aftershocks. television he did not think 1999 killed some 18,000 peo- tablished with the assist- serves as a multilateral con- A meeting involving “Work is continuing on the death toll would rise, ple in an industrial area of ance of the Chinese Gov- sultative forum aimed at pro- their defence and military clearing away the rubble. because it was summer. northwestern Turkey. ernment at the initiative of moting preventive diplomacy officials was held Thurs- There is also damage in other Many northeasterners move MNA/Reuters the World Culture Net of and confidence building day as a preparation for the

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Earth work being carried out to grow high-quality strain paddy in Hsibaw Kyaunggon bridge across Ngawun river in Ayeyawady Township, Shan State Division is 600 feet long and it is located on Yangon- Pathein Highway.—KYEMON (North). —MYANMA ALIN

Mandalay-Meiktila road section in Mandalay Division is being upgraded into a six-lane one. Photo shows the smooth road near Kyaukse.—MYANMA ALIN Border and rural area Telephone exchange station built for convenience of local people living in Swa, Yedashe developments Township, Bago Division.—IPRD

Tawa sluice gate benefits local farmers in Pawai village, Bago Township, Bago Division.—MYANMA ALIN 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 5 July, 2004 University teachers and citizens… emergence of the discipline- flourishing and well-ordered (from page 1) I wish to emphasize at democratic State where In order that the univer- this point that your respon- peace and stability prevails. sities you now serve be- sibilities as a teacher do not In making preparations come the education re- end when you have taught to bring about these changes source centre of that par- your students to be reflec- it has made systematic plans ticular region and a depart- tive and analytical, innova- to ensure that progress and ment that fulfills the local tive and creative in their development of the State needs of the region you studies and make them un- follows a course that will have to carry out field sur- derstand that learning coincide with and give veys and undertake research means not only for expend- every support to the national projects and be innovative ing the horizons of their interest and that firm foun- in your teaching and learn- knowledge but also for their dations be laid that will ing methods. creative skills to enhance guarantee the perpetuity and So, I would like to urge capacity for research. strength of the Union. you again to do your utmost Moreover they must Knowing that this is the to fulfill regional needs and learn to acquire a national situation today as well thereby contribute towards outlook and a national knowing what the needs of Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt cordially greets trainee faculty members at opening the development of the standpoint and standing the State are, university ceremony of Special Refresher Course No 2 for Faculty Members in CICS State with what you have firmly on these founda- teachers, as well as citizens, (Upper Myanmar).— MNA learned and trained for, and tions, assess the national should all join in to contrib- place among the world’s Spirit and who will build democratic State and this always remember that while situation and thereby find ute their skills and exper- nations as a sovereign and and protect a modern and fulfils our national goals contributing to local needs ways and means to protect tise in whatever capacity independent nation. developed State. and aspirations. and the needs of the State, and enhance the national and role they are competent I also urge the educa- And finally I urge all After the ceremony, the make every endeavour for interest. to protect the State. tion sector to enhance to of you to do your duty in Prime Minister cordially your university to play a At this point in time, the So, in conclusion: I produce outstanding and whatever role and in what- greeted the trainee teachers prominent role to enhance government, in accordance would like to urge you to educated scholars and pro- ever capacity to success- and left there at 1 pm. the national economy, and with the wishes of the peo- raise the quality of national fessionals of international fully achieve the seven- Altogether 617 faculty to preserve and maintain the ple, is making every en- education so that the Un- calibre who are imbued stage policy road map for members are attending the social and cultural life of deavour to bring about sig- ion of Myanmar will be with patriotic fervour, na- the emergence of a fully one-month course. the people. nificant changes towards the able to take her pride of tional spirit and Union discipline-flourishing MNA Kyauktan Township Maternal and Child Welfare Association gets new building YANGON, 4 July — A ceremony to open new building of Kyauktan Township Maternal and Child Welfare As- sociation was held at the building on Minkyaung Street in Kyauktan Township this morning, attended by Presi- dent of Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Associa- tion Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe. Also present on the occasion were Vice-Presidents Dr Kyi Soe and Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint, executives, Patron of Yangon Division Supervisory Committee for MCWA Daw Khin Thet Htay and members of the panel of patrons, Yangon Division MCWA Chairman Dr Hla Myint, local authorities, MCWA members, social organizations and local people. At 7.40 am, Vice-President Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint and wellwisher Managing Director Dr Daw Moe Mya Mya of Dagon International Co Ltd formally opened the new building. Next, President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe unveiled MMCWA President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe addresses opening of new building of Kyauktan Township MCWA. the bronze inscription of the building. Afterwards, MNA Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party viewed documentary there. In 1995, the tailoring course and the Myanma tra- Committee Dr Hla Myint. photos of the cornerstone laying ceremony of the build- ditional bakery course which are tasks to increase in- Afterwards, Vice-President Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint ing, township MCWA activities and inspection tour in come of families, were conducted at the building. So, presented toys and school stationery for the pre-primary Kyauktan Township of the president of MMCWA. organizations at home and those from abroad often ob- school to Township MCWA Chairperson Daw Mu Mu At the opening ceremony, President Dr Daw Khin serve duties and functions of Kyauktan Township asso- Swe. Win Shwe delivered an address, saying that she was ciation which has been performing tasks of MMCWA Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and Daw Khin Thet Htay delighted for emergence of a grand building of Kyauktan actively and systematically. Hence, wellwishers Chair- accepted K 8.2 million for the township MCWA— K Township MCWA. In its retrospect, she said that par- man of Dagon International Co Ltd U Win Aung-Dr 2.5 million donated by U Teza-Daw Thida Zaw of Htoo ents and relatives of Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt Daw Moe Mya Mya and family donated a new building Trading Co Ltd; K 1 million by U Tun Myint Naing donated a plot to build a delivery room in 1947 for pro- with the wish for the emergence of a new building on a and wife of Asia World Co Ltd; K 500,000 by U Win viding health care to maternal and children in Kyauktan, grand scale whenever the guests visited. Myint of Shwe Naga Min Co; K 500,000 by U Aung and then the delivery room was built. Therefore, not only the association office but also Htwe of Golden Flower Co Ltd; K 1 million by U Htay In 1991, the government enacted a law to establish the pre-primary school, the tasks to increase family in- Myint of Yuzana Co Ltd; K 500,000 each by Dr Zaw the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association come and the youth secular house could be placed on Tun-Dr Htay Htay Kyi of Shwe Kyarbyan Construc- and the plot and delivery room were handed over to the wide plot. Later, she urged officials of the association; Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Kyauktan Township MCWA. tion to perform respective tasks setting up committees Commerce and Industry; Patron of Myanmar Rice and As the township association, on its part, could ex- and all members are also urged to maintain durability of Paddy Wholesalers Association U Nyein-Daw Ohn Kyin tend its functions year after year in accord with the di- the building. (OK Rice & Oil Trading, Bayintnaung); and U Ohn rectives of MMCWA, it turned the old building into the Next, wellwisher U Win Aung explained the purpose Myint-Daw San Myint (Htut Khaung Construction), K pre-primary school on the same venue in 1994 and 35 of the donations and handed over documents related to 200,000 each by Chairman of Myanmar Rice and Paddy children from 3 to 5 years of age are being nurtured the building to Yangon Division MCWA Supervisory Wholesalers Association U Aung Than Oo and family; Shwe Gabar Maung Maung Construction Family; and Mr Nurul Islam of Dubai, UAE; and K 100,000 by Myanmar Beans and Pulses and Sesame Merchants Association. Chairman of Kyauktan Township Peace and Devel- opment Council U Khin Zaw expressed gratitude for donations. After the ceremony, President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party visited the pre-primary school and the youth secular house and presented gifts to the children. Wellwisher U Win Aung and Dr Daw Moe Mya Mya constructed the buildings and other facilities spending K 121.4 million. At the new building, the township association schedules to open Township MCWA Office, the pre-primary school, the youth secular house and conducting of the training courses.

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Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt unveils stone inscription of Sabaibyu building at Thayettan Post-Primary School in Madaya Township.— MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt unveils stone inscription of Pan-ei-san building at Salunphyu BEHS (Branch) in Madaya Township. — MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt opens stone inscription of Yadana Win building at Tangataung Post-Primary School in Madaya Township. — MNA Educative talks on women and cancer held

YANGON, 4 July—The educative talks on women and cancer, sponsored by the Women Chapter of Myan- mar Medical Asso-ciation (Yangon) were held at the hall of MMA(A) in Mingala Taungnyunt township this afternoon.It was attended by Leading Patron of the Women Chapter, President of Myanmar Women Affairs Federation Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe. Present were members The opening ceremony of Yadana Win school building of Tangataung Post-Primary of patron of the Women School in progress in Madaya Township. — MNA Chapter, chairman of MMA (centre) Prof U Myo Myint, president of the Women Chapter of MMA Dr Daw Khin Lay Kyi and executives, members of the President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presents certificate of Women Chapter and guests. honour to a wellwisher. —˚MNA First, president of the Women Chapter Dr Daw Federation Dr Daw Khin to officials of Lucky Seven Khin Lay Kyi extended Win Shwe presented gifts to Co Ltd and Mingalar greetings. Next, adviser of adviser of the Women Advanced Co that donated the Women Chapter Prof Dr Chapter Prof Dr Daw Cherry K 1 million and K 300,000 Daw Cherry Than Than Tin Than Than Tin and gave towards the funds of elderly

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The airline said Nicholls International Service Industries Convention and Expo Fri- Yesimov agreed with Wu’s remarks, The meeting discussed substantial co- would remain suspended day night, together with Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the Na- saying China is a strategic partner of operation in trade and economic coopera- while an international inves- tional Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Con- Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan attaches im- tion, communication, ports of entry, science tigation was carried out. sultative Conference. portance to the constructive partnership with and technology, finance, energy, mining, The British Government The service sector was of great significance to China’s China, vowing to further security coopera- culture and security and agreed to hold the recently introduced new social and economic development, as it was an important tion, striking the “three forces”, namely the second meeting next year in the Kazakh regulations which make air- industry to optimize the economic structure, improve the terrorists, separatists and extremists. capital Astana. — MNA/Xinhua line staff and ships’ crews quality of economic growth, and raise people’s living stand- subject to police breath tests. ard, as well as a major channel for employment, the Premier Blood pressure drop warns British Airways an- said. nounced it was introducing He also called for strengthening international coopera- of dementia its own drug and alcohol tests tion and exchange in the service sector. last week. — MNA/Xinhua WASHINGTON, 3 July—Elderly people whose blood pressure drops suddenly may MNA/Xinhua be about to develop Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, researchers in Sweden reported on Thursday. Tow fighters arrive in S’pore for Patients whose systolic “These findings indicate certain threshold.” blood pressure — the top a possible threshold level in Writing in the journal performance evaluation number — dropped 15 points systolic pressure, especially Stroke, the researchers said SINGAPORE, 3 July—Two Typhoon fighter jets of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) or more in six years or less for people with vascular dis- they studied 947 people aged arrived in Singapore on Friday for a performance evaluation. had triple the risk of Alzhe- ease in whom further reduc- 75 or more who had no evi- According to a statement als here come more than a cle but also the unique and imer’s disease or other de- tion of blood pressure under dence of dementia. They by the British High Com- month after reports pub- professional abilities of the mentia, the team at the this level may precipitate were examined initially and mission to Singapore, the two lished in Britain which de- RAF. Karolinska Institutet in dementia onset,” Qiu added. three and six years later. Eurofighters, supported by scribed the Eurofighter as The aircraft, jointly de- Stockholm found. “Using anti-hyperten- At three years, 147 were other RAF assets, are in Sin- being unsuitable for mod- veloped by Britain, Ger- “Our findings imply that sive medications is impor- diagnosed with Alzheimer’s gapore to be evaluated by ern warfare. many, Italy and Spain, has poor blood flow in the brain, tant for high blood pressure disease and 39 with other the Singapore Government, However, the statement also demonstrated much resulting from an extensive and related disorders, but our dementia. 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UAE, India non-oil trade soars History on ABU DHABI, 3 July — The non-oil trade between the United Arab Emriates (UAE) and India recorded a Chinese-language 61-per-cent jump in 2003-2004, reaching 6.23 billion US dollars from 3.87 billion dollars the previous year, the official WAM news agency reported here Friday. According to Indian Consul General in Dubai Yash Indian products in the region. education traced back Sinha, Indian exports to the UAE registered a record growth Major export items include gems and jewellery, which MACAO, 3 July — In Macao, which is the headstream of 47.2 per cent in 2003-2004 to 4.45 billion dollars from showed some 90 per cent jump, textiles and garments, of developing Chinese-language learning to Westerners, 3.02 billion dollars in the previous year, reinforcing UAE’s machineries, plastics, electronics and agro products. Almost the International Symposium on the History of Chinese position as the second largest export destination of India all major categories of exports recorded significant growth. Language Education was opened Friday. after the United States. India’s non-oil imports from the UAE also showed a The conference gathered This is exactly the aim of the Compared to this growth rate, exports to the United remarkable surge last year to 1.78 billion dollars from 850 together 80 scholars engaged symposium, said Chui. “With States, which maintains its number one rank among India’s million dollars in the previous year, up 108 per cent. in Chinese-language teach- an importance given to the export destinations, showed only a two-per-cent growth the Major imports included pearls, gold ornaments, semi- ing or research from 10 coun- Chinese-language teaching same year. precious stones, scarp metals, organic and inorganic chemi- tries including Italy, Norway, and research overseas, espe- The two-way non-oil trade between the two countries, cals. New Zealand, Russia and cially since 1980s, the Chi- showing a consistent growth over the years, has also posi- India’s overall non-oil trade with the Middle East region Japan. In a welcoming nese culture studies have be- tioned India among the top five trading partners of the UAE. also posted similar up trend. speech, Fernando Chui Sai come a cause worthwhile for Quoting the latest official statistics, Sinha said 47-per- Exports to the Middle East countries grew from 6.1 On, secretary of social and international academic re- cent growth in exports last year vis-a-vis an average 19 per billion dollars to 8.2 billion dollars and non-oil imports from cultural affairs with the search,” said Ren Jiyu, cura- cent annual growth in the previous years, is a key indicator the region rose from 2.7 billion dollars to 4 billion dollars, Macao Special Administra- tor of the National Library of of the growing market acceptability of a diverse range of according to WAM.—MNA/Xinhua tive Region (SAR) Govern- China in his congratulations ment, said that it is an exhila- speech to the opening of the rating occasion that scholars symposium. The three-day Cheap Indian AIDS pill from the education, history symposium was jointly spon- and cultural circles could dis- sored by the Macao Poly- as good as pricey brands cuss the history and prospect technic Institute, the Beijing of Chinese-language educa- Foreign Studies University LONDON, 3 July — A cheap three-in-one generic tion in the city, which wit- and the Beijing Language and AIDS pill from India is just as good as more expensive nessed China’s earliest Culture University. branded medicines and should be widely used in deve- spread of Chinese-language Li Xiangyu, rector of the loping countries, researchers said on Friday. education to overseas in the Macao Polytechnic Institute, Lack of scientific evi- months treatment. 15th Century. is the one who made the ear- dence about the clinical ef- Results of the study in- Macao was a small port liest research to disclose that fectiveness of such generic volving 60 patients in in south China, where West- Macao is the location of the fixed-dose combinations has Cameroon, 92 per cent of erners first landed on the ori- headstream for developing until now caused some inter- whom had full-blown AIDS, ental continent over 400 years Chinese-language learning to national AIDS donors to were published in The Lan- ago. The city still preserves Westerners and the earliest refuse to fund their use. cet medical journal. abundant historical docu- to introduce Chinese-lan- But a team from the “This generic fixed-dose ments on how the Chinese- guage education into curricu- French national agency for combination (FDC) gives re- language education was de- lum in higher-learning insti- AIDS research and Swiss sults comparable to those veloped around the world. tutes. — MNA/Xinhua charity Medecins sans seen in the developed world Frontieres said Cipla’s using triple-drug therapy Typhoon “Igme” leaves Triomune performed as well comprising brand name as brand drugs in the first drugs,” said study coordina- 16 dead in Philippines open clinical study in a de- tor Eric Delaporte. MANILA, 3 July — The death toll brought about by veloping country. “It is now no longer pos- typhoon “Igme” (international codename: Mindulle) They found that 80 per sible to raise scientific un- Thursday rose to 16 in the Philippines, according to the cent of HIV-infected patients certainty as an objection to National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). given the tablet twice a day the widespread utilization of Most of the fatalities As of late Thursday, at had undetectable levels of FDCs in the developing were from the Cagayan Val- least 53,988 families or virus in their blood after six countries.” — MNA/Reuters ley region in the northern 188,988 persons from the re- Chinese capital raises A Chinese tourist jumps to beat one of China’s biggest Philippines where five fa- gions have been already af- drums in Xian, Shaanxi Province, on 1 July, 2004. The talities were reported to be fected by the typhoon, on subsidy standard for drum named ‘Wentian Gu’, measures 3.43 metres in caused by strong winds and top of 844 families or 4,140 diameter and weighs1,800 kg.—INTERNET heavy downpour caused by persons who were evacuated Igme, which is making its to safer grounds. urban poor exit towards Taiwan, the The NDCC also said ini- BEIJING, 3 July — Poor residents in China’s capital Rocker David Crosby fined NDCC said in a report. tial estimates of properties Beijing have more money to help them withstand price $5,000 over gun charge The Cordillera Admin- damaged, mostly agriculture hikes as the local government has raised the subsidy istration Region in the north- products, were 353.16 mil- standard for them beginning Thursday. NEW YORK, 3 July — Rock musician David Crosby ern Philippines and the Cen- lion pesos (6.29 million US The minimum wage for The financial sector, so- was fined 5,000 US dollars on Friday after pleading tral Mindanao Region in the dollars), with at least 333.16 employees was newly set at cial security fund and com- guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon southern Philippines had million pesos (5.93 million 3.26 yuan per hour and 545 panies related will jointly following his arrest in New York in March when a gun, four deaths each while the US dollars’) worth of crops yuan per month, up from foot the bill for the subsidy knife and marijuana were found in his luggage. Ilocos Region also in the being lost. As of early Thurs- former 2.96 yuan and 495 increase, said the official. In exchange for his plea Michael Ambrecht that pros- north pegged three people day, the NDCC said there is yuan respectively. One US The official noted that in in which one count of un- ecutors were recommending dead, said the NDCC, quot- still no electricity in Vigan dollar is equal to about 8.3 the first half of this year, the lawful possession of mari- the sentence “based on the ing reports from local disas- City in Ilocos Norte due to yuan, said an official from prices of food increased by a juana was dismissed, Crosby, unique circumstances” sur- ter units. The number of in- toppling of electric posts. the local government. large margin, bringing up per 62, was given a conditional rounding Crosby’s gun jured also rose to 16 while Many areas in the province Unemployment insur- capita expenditure for resi- discharge. As long as he pays charge. the number of missing vic- remained under floodwaters. ance will increase to a sum dents by 13.92 yuan per the fine and does not get re- MNA/Reuters tims increased to 17, it added. MNA/Xinhua ranging from 347 to 446 yuan month. arrested for a year, the from previous 326 to 419 The local govern- charges will be discharged. Marlon Brando dies at 80 yuan. ment also plans to increase Crosby, a Rock ‘n’ Roll LOS ANGELES, 4 July — Marlon Brando, one of the most influential actors of his Pensions for the retired the price of water, electricity Hall of Famer and founding generation, has died, according to media reports on Friday citing his lawyer. He was and the injured will also be and medical care, which will member of the Byrds and 80. increased accordingly. The also bring up per capita ex- Crosby, Stills and Nash, will A family friend told Fox The cause of death was not can macho for a generation minimum living allowance penditure by 19 yuan per be formally sentenced on News that Brando died on immediately known. with classic performances in for poor families will still be month. The price of a bus September 15 in New York 290 yuan per capita on aver- pass will also increase in the State Supreme Court. Thursday night at 6.20 pm Brando, with his broken “A Streetcar Named Desire” age, but the distributing poli- future, equalling monthly Assistant District Attor- (2220 GMT) in a Los Ange- nose and rebel nature, estab- (1951), “The Wild One” (1953) cies will be improved to help expenditure increase of 31 ney Mark Dahl told State les-area hospital after being lished a more naturalistic style and “On the Waterfront” the most needy get the most. yuan. — MNA/Xinhua Supreme Court Judge taken there on Wednesday. of acting and defined Ameri- (1954).—MNA/Reuters 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 5 July, 2004 Greece will not be helped by Czechs depart with heads held high S PORTO, 3 July — The Czech Republic squad left Portugal on Friday with heads held Merk, says Rehhagel high following their shattering silver goal Euro 2004 semifinal defeat by Greece. PORTO, 3 , July — Greece coach Otto Rehhagel does not believe his There were no complaints about the re- “We are all really most disappointed at the side have an advantage in the Euro 2004 final against Portugal on sult and no moans about the referee, who way we lost,” he told reporters. “It is so hard P Sunday because the referee is fellow German Markus Merk. allowed their rhythmic attacking play to be to go out that way. It is impossible to recover Surprise packages Greece reached the final against the hosts in broken up by the destructive Greek tactics from a goal like that, scored in the last few Lisbon after their shock 1-0 silver goal win over the Czech Republic on and niggling infringements. seconds of the first half. “We really wanted to O Thursday. I have known him (Merk) since he was a boy, since the age Instead, following a perfect example set reach the final and play against Portugal and of 15,” Rehhagel told reporters. by their coach Karel Brueckner, the Czech it is a shame we shan’t be there. I don’t think “He is a very strict referee and he once sent me to sit in the stands so players went through their post-match me- the two best teams are in the final, but con- R I don’t think there will be any problem.” dia duties with their usual honesty and gratulations to Greece on winning.” Rehhagel coached Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen, Bayern Mu- integrity, admitting that their skilful team Brueckner said it was too soon to talk nich and Kaiserslautern. had simply been ambushed. about the future and the qualifying cam- T He has been hounded by German media since Greece’s stunning Their stunning 1-0 loss, to a goal headed paign for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. 2-1 victory over Portugal in the opening Euro 2004 match, particularly in by Traianos Dellas from a corner in the Midfielder Karel Poborsky, who won his after Germany’s first-round exit. final minute of first-half extra time, left the 99th cap against Greece, was the first Czech S Merk also officiated at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup. Czechs facing an unavoidable truth. In the player down the tunnel after the semifinal MNA/Reuters end, they had all the style but not quite and at the age of 32 is expected to announce enough substance. Brueckner, loyal to his his international retirement.— MNA/Reuters Portugal must keep calm, says Maniche players and tactics throughout the tourna- ALCOCHETE (Portugal), 3 July — Portugal cannot afford another bout of stage ment, must have felt mugged by the Greek fright when they meet Greece for the second time in the tournament in Sunday’s Euro side’s German coach Otto Rehhagel, who 2004 final. freely admitted he had set out to stop the “We know we’ll need to be on form and tions throughout the tournament and the hosts Czechs playing in the hope of nicking a mentally strong to win this one,” midfielder are determined not to under-estimate their result. But Brueckner ignored all opportu- Maniche told reporters on Friday. threat. “We are absolutely not the favour- nities to complain, instead praising his play- “It will take patience. We’ve all seen that ites,” Maniche said. “We have home advan- ers as they headed home after proving that Greece are a very compact side, who defend tage but England had more fans than us in our they remain one of the most gifted and with discipline all the time, but if we stay match and we still beat them. “I hope we can adventurous teams in Europe. calm I’m convinced we can win.” win, I think we can win, but we’re not the Milan Baros, the 22-year-old striker who Portugal looked nervous wrecks when favourites.” To win a major tournament for is likely to finish as the tournament’s top they took the field for the tournament’s the first time, Portugal need to beat the team scorer with five goals, endured an evening opening match against the Greeks three that gave them such a traumatic start to the of frustration but was still generous in de- weeks ago. With the hosts’ defence at sixes event. That would be a highly satisfying way feat. and sevens, Greece took an early lead, dou- to sign off but the match will not be about bled their advantage and held on for a 2-1 revenge. “Portugal is a friendly country and Greece burning with victory that threatened to knock Portugal we wouldn’t think about getting revenge,” football fever out of the tournament. Portugal recovered Maniche said. “We respect Greece.” ATHENS, 3 July — Greece is burning with to beat Russia and Spain and reach the MNA/Reuters soccer fever before Sunday’s Euro 2004 quarterfinals, and further victories over final, rediscovering its national pride just England and the Netherlands put them into weeks before the start of the Athens Olym- Greek national soccer team coach Otto the final. Greece came through despite only pics. Rehhagel of Germany gestures during a drawing with Spain and losing to Russia. Millions of Greeks took to the streets on news conference at the Luz Stadium in They then beat holders France and a fancied Thursday night to celebrate the last-minute Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday, 3 July, Czech Republic side to reach the final. win over the Czech Republic that sent their 2004, ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2004 final Portugal will be overwhelming favour- team into the final against hosts Portugal. soccer match between Portugal and ites at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon but Greece Many turned up late for work on Friday, Greece. —INTERNET have made a mockery of pre-match predic- bleary-eyed and hoarse from shouting but still with football the number one topic of conver- Chelsea agree fee for PSV Feyenoord recruit sation. Even traders at the Athens bourse said striker Kezman Australian striker, transfer they would rather talk football tactics than LONDON, 3 July — Striker Mateja Kezman watch their screens for financial news. looks set to join former PSV Eindhoven goalkeeper “Never before have we seen this kind of teammate Arjen Robben at Chelsea after the LONDON, 3 July— Feyenoord have signed massive reaction, it is literally a reaction of English side said on Friday they had agreed Australian striker Alex Brosque and trans- the national collective sub conscious from a on a transfer fee with the Dutch club. ferred veteran goalkeeper Edwin Zoetebier country that had hardly achieved interna- Kezman, a Serbia and Montenegro inter- to Dutch league rivals PSV Eindhoven, the tional recognition in any field,” said national, will travel to London next week for Rotterdam club said on Friday. Marianna Pyrgioti, news manager of radio a medical, Premier League Chelsea said on Zoetebier, a 34-year-old former Sunder- station Flash96. their official web site. “We are delighted to land keeper, helped Feyenoord win the UEFA Portugal’s national soccer team coach Luiz “Greeks don’t normally get to feel as have agreed terms with PSV for Mateja. He Cup in 2002 during the second of two spells Felipe Scolari, from Brazil, smiles reacting to Brits or Germans do about the power and is one of the top strikers in Europe and will be in Rotterdam. a journalist’s question during a news confer- importance of their country. There is a na- an excellent addition to our squad and team,” Brosque, a 20-year-old of Uruguayan ori- ence on Saturday, 3 July, 2004, in Alcochete, tional element to this, it’s beyond football, Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said. gin with one full Australian cap, has signed a south of Lisbon, Portugal. Portugal will face it’s the case of the small country that at this The 25-year-old, who joined PSV from one-year deal with Feyenoord. He joins from Greece in the final of the Euro 2004 soccer moment, feels like a big country,” Pyrgioti Partizan Belgrade in 2000, was top scorer Marconi Stallions and will be farmed out to championship on Sunday, July 4, 2004, at the added. with 31 goals in the Dutch First Division last Belgian club Westerlo. —MNA/Reuters Luz Stadium in Lisbon. —INTERNET MNA/Reuters season. —MNA/Reuters Answers for yesterday’s Van Nistelrooy banned for two Milner signs for Newcastle, joins Crossword Puzzle World Cup matches Viduka in Leeds exit PORTO, 3 July — Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy WHOLLY8 8WAUGH LONDON, 3 July— Newcastle United signed teenage has been banned for two World Cup qualifying matches by midfielder James Milner from relegated Leeds United on R 8 V 8 O 8 S 8 A 8 T 8 O UEFA after insulting Swedish referee Anders Frisk after Friday. E V E R T 8 C URATOR the final whistle of their Euro 2004 semifinal against Leeds, off-loading their best players in search of much A 8 R 8 H 8 R 8 T 8 E 8 N Portugal. needed cash, were also on the verge of transferring Mark UEFA’s disciplinary committee said on Friday the sus- Viduka to Middlesbrough after the Australian striker passed TESTAT E 8 8 T R U E pension applies to the Netherlands’ first two qualifiers for a medical earlier on Friday. H 8 E 8 R 8 W A R 8 8 8 T the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He is expected to sign on Monday Newcastle said Milner He will miss the matches at home to the Czech Republic 8PERI88 8HALT8 had passed a medical and a transfer fee agreed, with details on September 8 and in Macedonia on October 9. to be finalized later on Friday. I888OWL8O8E8A Van Nistelrooy, who has until midnight on Monday 5 Milner, now 18, made his Premier League debut as a 16- MITE88ARDUOUS July to appeal, was reported to have had a heated argument year-old in November 2002 and is regarded as a future in the tunnel after the game which the Dutch lost 2-1 to hosts England prospect. M8A8H8T8E8N8S Portugal who progressed to face Greece in the final in In his fifth match for Leeds the following month he broke UNCOUTH8SPINE Lisbon on Sunday. England striker Wayne Rooney’s record as the youngest N8I8L8E8I8N8T The Dutch striker told reporters after the match that he Premier League scorer by four days, when aged 16 and 357 believed Frisk had favoured the Portuguese saying: days, he sealed a win at Sunderland. EXTOL88CARESS MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 5 July, 2004 15 Panorama & Myanma 21:40 Headline News timent” 05:40 Headline News 06:30 National news Sentiment” 21:42 Let’s Play “Chinlone” 00:30 National news 05:42 Let’s Play “Chinlone” 06:35 Making Myanmar MRTV-3MRTV-3 16:30 National news 21:45 National News 00:35 Making Myanmar 05:45 National News Marionette 16:35 Making Myanmar 21:50 Myanmar Women’s Marionette 05:50 Myanmar Women’s 06:40 Wildlife Conservation Marionette Fashion Show 00:40 Wildlife Conservation Fashion Show In Myanmar 16:40 Wildlife Conservation 21:55 Rakhine Traditional In Myanmar 05:55 Rakhine Traditional 06:45 National News In Myanmar Cultural Dance hon- 00:45 National News Cultural Dance hon- 06:50 Myeik, a Town in the 16:45 National News ouring Buddha 00:50 Myeik, a Town in the ouring Buddha Souhtern part of 16:50 Myeik, a Town in the 22:00 National News Souhtern part of 06:00 National News Myanmar Souhtern part of 22:10 Song “Moonlight Myanmar 06:10 Song “Moonlight 06:55 A Rural Village 5-7-2004 (Monday) Myanmar Flower” 00:55 A Rural Village Flower” 07:00 National News (Programme Schedule) 16:55 A Rural Village 22:12 Myanma Mat 01:00 National News 06:12 Myanma Mat 07:05 Myanma Traditional Morning Transmission 17:00 National News 22:15 National News 01:05 Myanma Traditional 06:15 National News Snacks (9:00 - 10:00) 17:05 Myanma Traditional 22:20 Lifestyles along The Snacks 06:20 Lifestyles along The 07:10 Songs On Screen 9:00 Signature Tune Snacks Ayeyawady (Manda- 01:10 Songs On Screen Ayeyawady (Manda- “With a Weak Point” Greeting 17:10 Songs On Screen lay to Pyay) (Part-I) “With a Weak Point” lay to Pyay) (Part-I) 07:15 National News 9:02 Song of Myanmar “With a Weak Point” 22:25 Myanmar Modern 01:15 National News 06:25 Song of Myanmar 07:20 The Pathein Umbrella Beauty & Scenic 17:15 National News Song “Tranquil 01:20 The Pathein Umbrella Beauty & Scenic 07:25 Song of Myanmar Sights “Myanma Pano- 17:20 The Pathein Umbrella Bagan” 01:25 Song of Myanmar Sights “Myanma Pano- Beauty & Scenic rama & Myanma Sen- 17:25 Song of Myanmar 22:30 National news Beauty & Scenic rama & Myanma Sen- Sights “Come and See timent” Beauty & Scenic 22:35 Making Myanmar Sights “Come and See timent” Myanmar” 9:06 Myanmar’s Ancient Sights “Come and See Marionette Myanmar” City Bagan Myanmar” 22:40 Wildlife Conservation 9:10 Headline News In Myanmar 6-7-2004 (Tuesday) Rainfall on 4-7-2004 9:12 Let’s Play “Chinlone” Evening Transmission 22:45 National News Morning Transmission 9:15 National News (19:30 - 23:30) 22:50 Myeik, a Town in the (03:30 - 07:30) – nil at Yangon Airport, 9:20 Myanmar Women’s 19:30 Signature Tune Souhtern part of 03:30 Signature Tune – 0.04 inch at Kaba-Aye and Fashion Show Greeting Myanmar Greeting – nil at central Yangon. Total rainfall since 9:25 Rakhine Traditional 19:32 Song of Myanmar 22:55 A Rural Village 03:32 Song of Myanmar Cultural Dance Hon- Beauty & Scenic 23:00 National News Beauty & Scenic 1-1-2004 was 1275mm (50.20 inches) at ouring Buddha Sights “Myanma Pano- 23:05 Myanma Traditional Sights “Myanma Pano- Yangon Airport and 1179mm (46.38 inches) 9:30 National News rama & Myanma Sen- Snacks rama & Myanma Sen- at Kaba-Aye and 1210mm (47.64 inches) at 9:35 Song “Moonlight timent” 23:10 Songs On Screen timent” Flower” 19:36 Wheat Handicraft Toys “With a Weak Point” 03:36 Wheat Handicraft Toys central Yangon. 9:42 Myanma Mat 19:40 Headline News 23:15 National News 03:40 Headline News 9:45 National News 19:42 Putao Surrounded by 23:20 The Pathein Umbrella 03:42 Putao Surrounded by 9:50 Lifestyles along The Natural Scenic Beauty 23:25 Song of Myanmar Natural Scenic Beauty Ayeyawady (Manda- 19:45 National News Beauty & Scenic 03:45 National News lay to Pyay) (Part-I) 19:30 Myanmar Movies Im- Sights “Come and See 03:30 Myanmar Movies Im- 9:58 Song of Myanmar pacts Myanmar” pacts Beauty & Scenic 20:00 National News 04:00 National News Sights “Come and See 20:05 Socioeconomic Condi- 5-7-2004 (Monday) & 04:05 Socioeconomic Condi- Myanmar” tions of Chin State 6-7-2004 (Tuesday) tions of Chin State 20:10 Song “Auspicious Day, Evening Transmission & 04:10 Song “Auspicious Day, 5-7-2004 (Monday) May 17th (II)” Morning Transmission May 17th (II)” Evening Transmission 20:15 National News (23:30 - 1:30) 04:15 National News (15:30 - 17:30) 20:20 A Brief Account of 23:30 Signature Tune 04:20 Mynmar Women’s 15:30 Signature Tune Bagan Greeting Fashion Show Greeting 20:25 Myanmar Modern 23:32 Song of Myanmar 04:25 Myanmar Modern 15:32 Song of Myanmar Song “To a Silvery Beauty & Scenic Song “To Silvery Beauty & Scenic Seagull” Sights “Mingalabar” Seagull” Sights “Mingalabar” 20:30 National news 23:36 Myanmar’s Ancient 04:30 National news 15:36 Myanmar’s Ancient 20:35 The King of Musical City Bagan 04:35 The King of Musical City Bagan Instruments 23:40 Headline News Instruments 15:40 Headline News 20:40 Unique Style of 23:42 Let’s Play “Chinlone” 04:40 Unique Style of 15:42 Let’s Play “Chinlone” Kachin Dress 23:45 National News Kachin Dress 15:45 National News 20:45 National News 23:50 Myanmar Women’s 04:45 National News 15:50 Myanmar Women’s 20:50 Shwe Nan Daw Cul- Fashion Show 04:50 Shwe Nan Daw Cul- Fashion Show tural Museum 23:55 Rakhine Traditional tural Museum 15:55 Rakhine Traditional 20:55 Smart Beautiful Cart Cultural Dance hon- 04:55 Smart Beautiful Cart Cultural Dance hon- 21:00 National News ouring Buddha 05:00 National News ouring Buddha 21:05 Fossilized Wood Gar- 24:00 National News 05:05 Fossilized Wood Gar- 16:00 National News den 00:10 Song “Moonlight den 16:10 Song “Moonlight 21:10 Songs On Screen “Fu- Flower” 05:10 Songs On Screen “Fu- Flower” ture Journey” 00:12 Myanma Mat ture Journey” 16:12 Myanma Mat 21:15 National News 00:15 National News 05:15 National News 16:15 National News 21:20 Moyingyi Wildlife 00:20 Lifestyles along The 05:20 Moyingyi Wildlife 16:20 Lifestyles along The Sanctuary Ayeyawady (Manda- Sanctuary Ayeyawady (Manda- 21:25 Song of Myanmar lay to Pyay) (Part-I) 05:25 Song of Myanmar lay to Pyay) (Part-I) Beauty & Scenic 00:25 Song of Myanmar Beauty & Scenic 16:25 Song of Myanmar Sights “Migalabar” Beauty & Scenic Sights “Mingalabar” Beauty & Scenic 21:35 Myanmar’s Ancient Sights “Myanma Pano- 05:35 Myanmar’s Ancient Sights “Myanma City Bagan rama & Myanma Sen- City Bagan WEATHER

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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). 4th Waning of First Waso 1366 ME Monday, 5 July, 2004 Prime Minister attends opening of new school buildings in Madaya Township

YANGON 4 July — Prime eral Khin Nyunt and party mally opened the building. Minister General Khin went to Tangataung Basic Chairman of Myanmar Nyunt and party together Education Post-Primary Education Committee Prime with Chairman of Manda- School in Madaya Town- Minister General Khin lay Division Peace and ship. They were welcomed Nyunt formally unveiled the Development Council Com- there by members of Town- stone plaque of the build- mander of Central Com- ship Peace and Develop- ing and sprinkled scented mand Maj-Gen Ye Myint ment Council, members of water on it. attended the opening of school board of trustees, The Prime Minister and Special Refresher Course social organizations, school party inspected the class- No 2 for faculty members heads, teachers, students rooms. Next, they presented at the Central Institute of and local people. offertories to Chairman of Civil Service (Upper The opening ofMandalay Division Sangha Myanmar) in PyinOoLwin Yadanawin new building Nayaka Committee yesterday afternoon. for Tangataung BEPPS was Myataung Kyaungtaik Next, the Prime Minis- held in front of the school. Sayadaw Bhaddanta ter and party arrived in Commander Maj-Gen Ye Sasanabhivamsa, chief pa- Madaya by helicopter at Myint, Minister for Educa- tron of Mandalay 1.30 pm. Chairman of tion U Than Aung and do- Masoeyein Taikthit Myanmar Education Com- nor of the new school build- Sayadaw Bhaddanta mittee Prime Minister Gen- ing U Khin Maung Soe for- Rajadhammabhivamsa and Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt presents TV and VCR to the Headmistress of Thayettan Post-Primary School in Madaya Township.— MNA

Pan-ei-san new school Prime Minister General building. Khin Nyunt presented TV Commander Maj-Gen and VCR for the school to Ye Myint, Minister U Than the headmistress. Aung and donor of the new The two-storey building school building U Khin contains 10 classrooms. Maung Swe formally Chairman of National opened the building. Prime Health Committee Prime Minister General Khin Minister General Khin Nyunt formally unveiled the Nyunt went to 25-bed Peo- stone plaque of the build- ple’s Hospital in Madaya ing and sprinkled scented where they were welcomed water on it. They inspected by head of Township health the building and the class- department, doctors and rooms. The two-storey new nurses. building is 140 feet long They inspected new la- and 30 feet wide. bour ward, operation thea- The Prime Minister and tre, wards for men and party went to Thayettan women and gave instruc- BEPPS and attended the tions. opening of Sabaibyu new MNA The opening ceremony of Sabaibyu school building of Thayettan Post-Primary School in progress school building. in Madaya Township.— MNA Commander Maj-Gen Ye INSIDE members of the Sangha. Myint, Minister U Than Commander inspects greening tasks of Afterwards, Chairman Aung and donor of the new Perspectives Yangon Port and its environs of Myanmar Education school building U Ye Tun Towards Committee Prime Minister formally opened the build- development of the YANGON, 4 July — Kyaw Myint. Afterwards, the com- General Khin Nyunt pre- ing. Prime Minister General women sector Chairman of Yangon Divi- Next, they inspected mander and party on board sented TV and VCR for the Khin Nyunt formally un- (Page 2) sion Peace and Develop- container yard of MIP and the ship viewed upgrading school to the school head. veiled the stone plaque of ment Council Commander wharf and Ayeyawady tasks of the port and its en- Poem The two-storey Yadana- the building and sprinkled of Yangon Command Maj- dockyard where they were virons. Mother win new building is 120 feet scented water on it. Gen Myint Swe together conducted round by offi- They gave instructions (Page 2) long and 30 feet wide. They inspected the build- with Minister at the Prime cials concerned. The com- on cleaning tasks to be Article Prime Minister General ing and the classrooms. The Minister’s Office Maj-Gen manders gave instructions taken not only along the Myanmar education Khin Nyunt and party went two-storey new building is Thein Swe and Chairman of on systematic implementa- Yangon Port but also in in the golden age to Salunphyu BEHS and 140 feet long and 30 feet Yangon City Development tion of greening of the port Yangon River. (Page 11) attended the opening of wide. Committee Mayor Brig-Gen and its environs. MNA Aung Thein Lin inspected greening tasks of Yangon Port and its environs and fulfilled the requirements. On arrival at Myanma Industrial Port, Ahlon, they heard reports on upgrading tasks for greening of Yangon Port and its environs, berth of ocean liners, construction of modern wharves, measures taken for container yards and greening tasks of the port presented by Managing Di- rector of Myanma Port Authority U Thein Htay and the emergence of Myanma Industrial Port, berth of ocean liners and loading and unloading of cargoes by Deputy General Manager of Myanma Industrial Port U Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe inspect sanitation tasks along Yangon Port.— YANGON COMMAND With hands linked firm around the National Convention.