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Established 1914 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 7 September, 2006 1 Volume XIV, Number 144 1st Waning of Tawthalin 1368 ME Thursday, 7 September, 2006 Senior General Than Shwe True patriotism sends felicitations to Brazil * It is very important for everyone of the NAY PYI TAW, 7 Sept — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the nation regardless of the place he lives to State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a have strong Union Spirit. message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on the anniversary of the * Only Union Spirit is the true patriotism Independence Day of the Federative Republic of Brazil which falls on 7 all the nationalities will have to safe- September 2006. — MNA guard. Sooner completion of irrigation facilities ensures faster implementation of development projects Secretary-1 inspects Myogyi multipurpose dam project NAY PYI TAW, 6 with dam-building task. Sept — The earlier the Irrigation and irrigation facilities are greening are the main ob- completed, the sooner the jectives of the government development undertak- in building dams and river ings will emerge, said Sec- water pumping stations retary-1 of the State Peace throughout the whole na- and Development Coun- tion, he said. cil Lt-Gen Thein Sein dur- The earth dam near ing his visit to Myogyi Myogyi village in multipurpose dam project Ywangan Township is in southern Shan State 2,461 feet long and 258.5 yesterday. feet high. Synchronous im- The 359,550 acre- plementation of the re- feet capacity dam with a quired sectors of the surface area of 3,420 acres project will ensure the at full brim will use water dam’s early completion, supplied by Zawgyi Dam he pointed out, adding, in Yakswak Township, planning of the canal net- southern Shan State, and Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects work must be in harmony the catchment area be- construction of Myogyi multipurpose dam in Ywangan Township. — MNA tween the two dams to ir- rigate about 30,000 acres of crops in Meiktila plain. The dam project will also help green the plain. When completed, the project will generate 30 megawatts. Accompanied by member of the State Peace and Development Coun- cil Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and De- velopment Council Com- mander of Central Com- mand Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, ministers, deputy minis- ters and officials, the Sec- retary-1 inspected con- crete retaining wall and (See page 8) Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 7-9-06NL_01 1 7/30/18, 5:29 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 7 September, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Thursday, 7 September, 2006 * 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 Do extensive research and * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy produce potent traditional medicines Foreign Minister sends Appointment of The Government of the Union of Myanmar felicitations to Brazil Ambassador agreed on is encouraging the development of traditional NAY PYI TAW, 7 Sept — U Nyan Win, Min- NAY PYI TAW, 7 Sept — The Government of the medicine in every way possible — by founding ister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, Union of Myanmar has agreed to the appointment of the University of Traditional Medicine and turn- has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr PAD Samarasekera as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Re- ing out traditional practitioners, by doing re- Mr Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Minister of Exter- nal Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil, public of Sri Lanka to the Union of Myanmar. search for producing potent traditional medi- on the anniversary of the Independence Day of the Mr PAD Samarasekera was born in 1932. He cines and by establishing herbal gardens for Federative Republic of Brazil which falls on used to practise as a Proctor and Notary Public from preservation of medicinal plants. 7 September 2006. — MNA 1959 to 1963 and was qualified in 1964 as an Advocate The Medical Research Department (Up- passing all three examinations with First Class Honors. per Myanmar) was established near Anisakhan From 1965 to 1983, Mr PAD Samarasekera practised Minister for Finance and Revenue as an Advocate in the District Courts of Colombo, Village in PyinOoLwin Township and extensive Maj-Gen Hla Tun meeting with Gampaha and other stations. He has been practising research is being carried out on diseases that are exclusively in the Superior Court of Sri Lanka since common in Upper Myanmar, especially malaria, the ministry’s employees in Mandalay 1983, and he is also serving as President’s Counsel TB, hypertension, diabetes, diarrhoea and dys- Division. — F&R since 1985. He is married with four children. —MNA entery. At the herbal garden of the Medical Re- search Department (Upper Myanmar), various species of herbal plants to cure six common diseases are grown in addition to 400 kinds of medicinal plants that can be used in producing medicines to cure various kinds of diseases in- cluding the above-mentioned ones. To be able to contribute to public health care service, the Medical Research Department (Upper Myanmar) is acquiring laboratory equip- ment, sending medical staff abroad for further AA studies, holding workshops with the participa- tion of foreign experts and testing the potency of medicines available on the market. F&R Minister meets employees in Mandalay While the government is taking various NAY PYI TAW, 6 Sept — Minister for Finance services in the division and future tasks of departments measures to raise the standard of Myanmar and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun on 4 September met under the ministry. traditional medicines, we would like to call on with officials and employees of departments and banks Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and under the ministry in Mandalay Division at City Hall Development Council Commander of Central Com- Myanmar traditional practitioners, the Myanma in Mandalay. mand Maj-Gen Khin Zaw also attended the meeting. Pharmaceutical Industries and private pharma- At the meeting, the minister called on the em- Before the meeting, Minister Maj-Gen Hla Tun ceutical entrepreneurs to work in concert to be ployees to carry out financial services abiding rules went to the construction site of Myanma Economic able to produce and distribute potent traditional and regulations of the ministry. Bank Branch (2) in Mandalay and gave instructions. medicines that can cure the six diseases most Officials reported to the minister on financial — MNA common in Myanmar. Myanmar, Japan officials hold talks on trade and investment YANGON, 6 Sept — General Secretary U Sein Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MetaMMMM \As\\\\ iu;r@anpiuiuiuiu iuciuiuiuiu \\\\\ Win Hlaing of Union of Myanmar Federation of emaeta\\\\\ yaU\\\\\ mq\\\\\ ;suMuMMuuMuM ∑´ren∑´´∑∑´∑´ ≥≥≥ Chambers of Commerce and Industry met Execu- lsU\lf dutiypt\ (tngçeN∑en>)N˙c\≥ tive Director Professor Mr Minoru Kiryu of Asia enak\SuM;pt\ (tngçeN∑en>)tiu>qv\ RuM;lup\cn\; Community Research of At∑k\ mPs\menq∑a;larn\liuAp\qv\. kisßrp\ Osaka Sangyo University m¥a;m˙Ap ema\eta\yaU\m¥a; mquM;s∑´ren≥ Ps\qv\" of Japan and Senior Ex- ecutive Director Mr Kiyoshi Koizumi of 2006 KuN˙s\' sk\tc\BalAt∑k\ Myanmar Economic and (10-9-2006) rk\en≥ Management Institute on 4 September. Both sides N˙c\≥ General Secretary U Sein Win Hlaing of (24-9-2006) rk\en≥ discussed matters relating Business Committee to be to the 7th meeting of held in Yangon and other UMFCCI meeting with Japanese guests. Myanmar-Japan CCI business matters. — MNA UMFCCI 7-9-06NL_01 2 7/30/18, 5:29 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 7 September, 2006 3 ASEAN firms eye China’s Tut\kun\N˙s\S tiu;®mHc\.Âk northeast market CHANGCHUN, 5 Sept— almost sold out,” said said. Despite the huge distance, Benjamin Kalalo, manag- Taking advantage of more than 70 ASEAN ing director of the Philip- geographical proximity, (Association of South- pine Exporters Confed- ASEAN enterprises have East Asia Nations) eration and co-chairman built up long-standing firms are seeking partners of the Philippine trade economic relations with at the second Northeast group. their counterparts in Asia Investment and According to Ben- southern China and tar- Trade Expo. jamin Kalalo, 15 Philip- geted the China-ASEAN In the Exhibition Hall pine enterprises are Expo held in Nanning, of Changchun Interna- taking part in the expo capital of south China’s tional Exhibition Centre, with 20 booths display- Guangxi Zhuang Autono- ASEAN firms’ booths ex- ing traditional products mous Region. hibiting native products, like houseware, accesso- “This expo has such as rosewood furni- ries, wood and shell gift opened another window ture, shell gift items and items. for us in the Chinese mar- seafood, were surrounded “It'’s my second time ket,” said Daw Htay by curious visitors. at the expo. Many other Kywe, head of the “We have found a companies from the Phi- Myanmar trade group. A grand celebration for the 950th anniversary of the building of the new and promising mar- lippines would like to do Enterprises from Myan- Sakyamuni Pagoda is held near the ancient pagoda in Yingxian County, ket in northeast China. Our business in the vast north- mar occupied three exhi- north China’s Shanxi Province, on 5 Sept, 2006. About 30,000 people at- products are very popular bition booths at the trade east market, which offers tended the celebration on Tuesday.