Emergence of the State Constitution Is the Duty of All Citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan

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Volume XI, Number 269 5th Waning of Pyatho 1365 ME Sunday, 11 January, 2004

Foreign Heads of State send felicitations Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of to Senior General Than Shwe law and order YANGON, 10 Jan — The following are and Tashi Delek to Your Excellency and * National reconsolidation messages of felicitations from foreign the Government and people of Myanmar * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution Heads of State sent to Senior General on the auspicious occasion of the Inde- * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace pendence Day of Myanmar. I would like Constitution and Development Council of the Union to take this opportunity to send our best of Myanmar, on the occasion of the 56th wishes for Your Excellency’s personal Four economic objectives Anniversary Independence Day of the well-being and happiness as well as for Union of Myanmar. the continued peace, progress and pros- * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development of other From King Bhumibol Adulyadej of perity of the friendly people of Myanmar. sectors of the economy as well Thailand: Please accept, Your Excellency, the as- * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system On the occasion of the Independence surances of my highest considertaion. * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of technical Day of the Union of Myanmar, the Thai From Maj-Gen Michael Jeffery, Gov- know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad people join me in extending our cordial ernor-General of the Commonwealth * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the hands of the congratulations and best wishes for your of Australia: State and the national peoples personal happiness and well-being as On the occasion of the anniversary of well as for the increasing welfare and the Union of Myanmar’s Independence Four social objectives prosperity of your country and its peo- Day, I am pleased to convey to the people * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation ple. of Myanmar my congratulations and those * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safe- From King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of the Government and the people of Aus- guarding of cultural heritage and national character of Bhutan: tralia. Please accept, Your Excellency, * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit On behalf of the people of Bhutan the assurances of my highest considera- and on my own behalf, it gives me great tion. * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the entire nation pleasure to send our warm felicitations (See page 2) Prime Minister attends opening of Ziwapala primary health care centre, Dhammapala library in Kwanmoe Dain model village, Kayan Township, Yangon Division YANGON, 10 Jan—Prime mander, officials of the Ziwapala primary health Minister General Khin State Peace and Develop- care centre and Nyunt, accompanied by the ment Council Office and Dhammapala library in the ministers, the deputy min- heads of departments, left model village was held at isters, the deputy com- here by car this morning the respective venues, at- and arrived at Kwanmoe tended by Prime Minister INSIDE Dain model village in General Khin Nyunt. Kayan Township, Yangon Also present on the oc- Perspectives Division at 8.30 am. casion were the ministers, Strive for constantly The Prime Minister and the deputy ministers, the producing new party were welcomed there deputy commander, offi- generation writers by the Chairman of Yangon cials of the State Peace and (Page 2) South District Peace and Development Council Of- Article Development Council and fice, heads of departments, Independence, the members of Thanlyin, members of district, town- Kyauktan, Kayan and ship and ward/village Peace inborn heritage Thongwa Township Peace and Development Councils, (Page 7) and Development Councils, departmental personnel, departmental personnel, so- social organizations, Circulation Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt holds a meeting with local authorities, cial organizations and local wellwishers and local departmental personnel and members of social organizations at Byamaso Hall in people. people. 23,372 Kayan Township. — MNA A ceremony to open (See page 8)

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004

th PERSPECTIVES The 57 Anniversary People’s Desire Union Day objectives * Oppose those relying on external Sunday, 11 January, 2004 — for all national races to safeguard the elements, acting as stooges, holding Strive for constantly producing national policy— non-disintegration of negative views new generation writers the Union, non-disintegration of national * Oppose those trying to jeopardize solidarity and perpetuation of sover- stability of the State and progress of Literature has been able to inculcate eignty readers with intellects and knowledge. It has the nation — to keep the Union Spirit ever alive and also been able to safeguard the national cul- * Oppose foreign nations interfering in dynamic among the national people ture and influence the way of thinking and internal affairs of the State behaviour of readers. Therefore, efforts are to — for all national people to defend and * Crush all internal and external be made to constantly produce new generation safeguard the Union for its perpetual writers. existence destructive elements as the common To be able to keep pace with changes — to prevent, through national solidarity, enemy and developments, special attention is to be the danger of internal and external de- paid to recognizing and respecting intellectual structive elements undermining peace property rights being practised in the world. and stability of the State and national Efficient use of electricity A ceremony to open the seminar on pub- development, and lishing sponsored by the Ministry of Informa- — for all national races to make concerted * Use daylight as the main source of light tion was held at the hall of Myanmar Writers efforts for successful implementation * Use the least possible amount of electricity and Journalists Association at Sarpay Beikman of the seven-point future policy only if there is not enough natural light Building in Kyauktada Township, Yangon on programme. * Use the least possible amount of electricity 9 January with an address by Minister for required in production and service enter- Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan. prises In his address, Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw * Preventing waste of electricity benefits the Hsan said as Myanmar literature is of high Efficient use of fuel user and others standard with substance and good style of * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per month writing, those in the literary field are to strive There are about 500,000 households using will save the nation one US dollar for penetrating the world with Myanmar lit- electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a four-foot erature and steps are to be taken to translate * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar can fluorescent lamp everyday by each household Myanmar literature of high standard into the save US$ 5.5 million in a year amounts to saving power that is equal to the international languages. * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build a capacity a 20-megawatt power station can The Ministry of Information has been major bridge across Ayeyawady River supply. holding paper reading sessions and literary seminars since 1965 for literary development and the present seminar was the 25th of its Foreign Heads of State… Foreign Head of Govt sends kind. The seminar was held to exchange views (from page 1) cooperation between our among compilers, graphic designers and pub- From Mr Thabo two countries will continue felicitations to Prime Minister lishers. Mvuyelwa Mbeki, Presi- to develop in the interest of General Khin Nyunt dent of the Republic of our peoples as well as of In the course of Myanmar literary his- YANGON, 10 Jan — The following is the message South Africa: strengthening peace and sta- tory, quality books full of knowledge for the of felicitations from foreign Head of Government sent to On the occasion of bility in the world. Please people emerged owing to concerted efforts of General Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of the Union of the celebration of the Inde- accept, Excellency, the as- Myanmar, on the occasion of the 56th Anniversary Inde- the literati and publishers, uplifting the national pendence Day of the Union surances of my highest con- pendence Day of the Union of Myanmar. prestige and integrity. There were literary of Myanmar on 4 January sideration. From Mr Svetozar Marovic, President of Serbia & works worthy of praise in Myanmar literature 2004, the Government and From Chief Olusegun Montenegro: in the course of history. Therefore, modern people of the Republic of Obasanjo, GCFR, Presi- On the occasion of the Independence Day of the South Africa join me in dent Commander-in-Chief printing techniques are to be applied for con- Union of Myanmar, I extend to you my sincere felici- conveying to the Govern- of the Federal Republic of tinued development of Myanmar literature. tations and best wishes for further prosperity of your ment and people of the Nigeria: Literature of high standard will emerge country. I am convinced that the relations and coopera- Union of Myanmar warm On the occasion of tion between our countries will continue to develop and if publishers, illustrators and graphic design- greetings and congratula- the Independence Day of be promoted in the interest of our friendly peoples. ers strive together, applying advanced tech- tions. Allow me to take this the Union of Myanmar, I Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest niques. For systematic development of opportunity to convey my hereby convey on behalf of consideration. — MNA Myanmar publishing industry, efforts are to sincere wishes for the pros- the people and the Govern- be made to acquire new ideas and new busi- perity of the people of ment of the Federal Repub- Counter Strike Championships ness partners from seminars, workshops and Myanmar. Please accept, lic of Nigeria, and on my Network Game to be held book fairs held in Asia and other nations. Your Excellency, the assur- own behalf our cordial fe- ances of my highest consid- licitations and best wishes YANGON, 9 Jan — In celebrating the anniversary of Furthermore, writers, editors, illustra- eration. for continuous progress, the Myanmar Information and Communication Technology tors, printers, publishers and librarians are to From Dr Carlo Azeglio peace and prosperity to the (MICT) Park and the ICT Week from 22 to 26 January make collective and concerted efforts out of Ciampi, President of the people and Government of 2004, the Myanmar National Counter Strike Cham- goodwill for development of Myanmar pub- Republic of Italy: the Union of Myanmar. pionships Network Game will be held in junior and senior lishing industry. On the occasion of Please permit me, Excel- divisions. Those teams wishing to participate can get the Independence Day, I lency, to also express my themselves registered not later than 20 January 2004 at Those in the literary field are urged to net-zone, red apple, inet, cyber city net bar, the goons and strive for constantly producing new generation wish to express, in the name sincere best wishes for your good health and the strength XgamerZ, Lan Wizards and MSM internet cafe. —MNA writers while making efforts for penetrating of the Italian people and on my own, sincere wishes for to consolidate unity of your the world with Myanmar literary works. the future of the people of beloved country. — MNA Myanmar.

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BAGHDAD, 10 Jan — The number of American troops who have died in Iraq since the war began last March is nearing 500, more than US losses in many regional conflicts of the past several decades: the Gulf War, Lebanon, Somalia, Panama, Grenada, Kosovo and Afghanistan. So far the Iraq conflict Ninety-nine American war began on March 20 — at has cost the lives of forces have been killed in least 333 — is approaching 494 American service the ongoing operation in the figure of 385 Americans members, including nine Afghanistan, less than a third killed in action during the who were killed Thursday of them by hostile fire. Spanish-American War of in the crash of a Black The number of American 1898-1899. Hawk medevac helicopter battle deaths since the Iraq Inernet believed shot down near Fallujah. Most of the deaths — both combat and non- US soldiers killed in combat — have occurred US troops carry out a weapons search. A 400-strong US military team that has been since President Bush action since WWII searching for illicit weapons in Iraq has been withdrawn after finding nothing of declared an end to major substance, although a separate group looking for weapons of mass destruction still fighting on 1 May. WASHINGTON, 10 Jan — The number of American Already, the loss of troops killed in Iraq and in other conflicts since World remains in the country. — INTERNET American life in Iraq has War II: surpassed the US death toll —Iraq: 494. Malaysia’s international of the first Gulf War of —Afghanistan: 99. 1991, when about 315 —Kosovo: 0. reserves up at 2003-end Americans died in the —Somalia: At least 25. operation to drive Saddam —Gulf War: 315. KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Jan — The international reserves of Malaysia Central Bank Hussein’s forces from —Panama: 21. stood at 44.9 billion US dollars on December 31, 2003, an increase of 900 million US Kuwait. That figure —Grenada: 16. dollars over the previous month. includes combat and non- —Lebanon: At least 241. against the US dollar during the quarter, it The increase was mainly attributed to combat deaths suffered —Vietnam: At least 58,000. said. sustained repatriation of export earnings during the military buildup —Korean War: At least 33,600. The reserves position was adequate to and foreign direct investment, the central and the war itself. —World War II: At least 290,000. — Internet bank said in a statement released on Thurs- finance 7.1 months of retained imports and day. was 4.8 times of the country’s short-term The reserves level had taken into ac- external debt. count the quarterly adjustment of foreign At the end of 2002, the bank’s interna- exchange revaluation gain amounting to tional reserves were pegged at 34.6 billion 1.8 billion US dollars, mainly as a result of US dollars. the appreciation of the major currencies MNA/Xinhua Shandong Province sees rapid development in foreign trade JINAN, 10 Jan — Foreign trade in east China’s Shandong Province saw rapid development last year, said Han Yuqun, Governor of Shandong. The gross foreign trade turnover of the said. province amounted to 44.6 billion US dol- The export of machinery, electronic and lars last year, a year-on-year increase of high-tech products increased in 2003, bring- 31.6 per cent, Han said. ing 29 per cent to the growth of Shandong’s Shandong’s export turnover was 26.6 foreign trade. billion US dollars, 25.9 per cent up from The gross export turnover of provincial 2002. private enterprises amounted to 4.4 billion Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters are pictured near the crash site on 9 January, Foreign trade contributed 30.4 per cent US dollars, increasing by 52 per cent, said 2004 of the Black Hawk which crashed on 8 January. The helicopter came down during to the provincial economy, the governor Han.— MNA/Xinhua a routine mission near Falluja, killing nine US soldiers. — INTERNET

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¥ ¤ LONDON, 10 Jan— Following is a chronology of some of the recent major bomb attacks in Iraq: Jan 9, 2004 - At least four base in Mosul. A car bomb at people are wounded. headquarters in Baghdad, killed and dozens wounded a Sunni mosque in Baghdad Oct 12 - Six Iraqis are killing 22, including top UN in a bomb blast during Friday kills three people. killed and dozens wounded envoy Sergio Vieira de UN seeks security assurances prayers at a Shi’ite mosque Nov 22 - Suicide bombers in a blast outside the Baghdad Mello, in the worst-ever in Baquba. detonate explosives in cars hotel on the capital’s main attack on a UN civilian from US in Iraq Dec 15, 2003 - Suicide outside Baquba’s police street. complex. UNITED NATIONS, 10 Jan—In an effort to get UN staff car bombs at two Baghdad headquarters and a police Oct 9 - Two suicide Aug 16 - Six Iraqis are back into Iraq sites, the United States on Friday reviewed area police stations kill nine station in the nearby town of bombers kill eight Iraqis at a killed and 59 wounded in a security for the world body, still reluctant to send officials including the two bombers Khan Bani Saad killing at police station in Sadr City, mortar bomb attack on Abu into the field after last summer’s disastrous bombing of and wound 30. least 18. northeast Baghdad. Ghraib prison on the outskirts its Baghdad offices. Aug 29 - A car bomb kills Dec 14 - A car bomb rips Nov 12 - A car bomb kills of Baghdad. US and British am- Negroponte after talks with at least 83 people, including through a police station in at least 28 people including Aug 7 - A truck bomb bassadors sounded out UN Annan and British top Shi’ite Muslim leader Khalidiyah in west Iraq, 19 Italians and nine Iraqis in explodes outside the Secretary-General Kofi Ambassador Emyr Jones Ayatollah Mohammed killing at least 17 and Nassiriya. Jordanian embassy Annan before a crucial Parry. Baqer al-Hakim, and wounds wounding 33. Oct 27 - Bombers strike compound in Baghdad, 19 Jan meeting on the future One proposal, participants some 175 at the Imam Ali Dec 9 - Forty-one US four times in Baghdad killing killing 17 people, wounding role of the United Nations in said, was to have the mosque in Najaf. soldiers are wounded when at least 35 people near a Red more than 60. Iraq. But many UN officials multinational force in Iraq Aug 19 - A truck bomb a car driven by a suicide Cross building and three July 5 - A blast kills seven are wary of seeing the United break off a contingent to devastates the UN bomber explodes near their police stations. Some 230 Iraqi police recruits at their Nations back in Baghdad protect UN staff. But no graduation ceremony in while the US occupation is decisions were made at the Ramadi. in force. session that included senior June 30 - An explosion “Security is of course one UN security officials. “The beside a mosque in Falluja the principle concerns of the situation on the ground kills nine Iraqis, including United Nations,” said US remains insecure. so the scope an imam.—Internet Ambassador John for a UN role is very much limited by the security factor. Foreign Affairs says That’s a fact of life,” UN spokesman Fred Eckhard Canadian civilian living in said. Annan withdrew international staff in October after Kuwait, killed in Iraq two bombing attacks on its OTTAWA, 10 Jan—Richard Flynn, a Canadian resident of Iraq headquarters, the one on Kuwait, was killed while travelling in Iraq this week, Aug. 19 costing the lives of Foreign Affairs said Friday. 22 staff and visitors. Reynald Doiron, a department spokesman, said only the Since then Annan has barest information could be released, because of privacy emphasized he would not considerations. It was not known why Flynn was in Iraq. send them back unless Flynn is reported to have been teaching at a Kuwait school security improved — and for expatriates, along with his wife Nancy. unless the UN’s political role His body was being flown back to Canada. His wife is also was well-defined in expected to return. contributing to the country’s Flynn’s home town was not available. — Internet future. — Internet The mother of an Iraqi prisoner waits for news of him outside the US run penitentiary at the Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib on 9 Jan, 2004. — INTERNET Over 90 US children die of flu WASHINGTON, 10 Jan — More than 90 US children have died from influenza, but this Iraq war a big mistake, season’s epidemic is showing signs of peaking, CDC Director Dr Julie Gerberding said on Thursday. She said her agency was “We are cautiously op- spread flu activity in 38 says report still trying to find out if this timistic that, at least in some states, down from 42 states year’s epidemic was affect- parts of the country, influ- last week. “But there is still WASHINGTON, 9 Jan — US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday there was ing children more than in enza may have peaked,” plenty of flu out there,” never any concrete evidence Saddam Hussein had ties to al-Qaida. past years but that there was Gerberding told a news con- Gerberding added. The admission followed Survey Group in its search gence community overesti- not yet enough information ference. In its official weekly a damning new report that for WMDs in Iraq, is on the mated the chemical and bio- to say. She said there was wide- report on death and illness, found Iraq had ended its verge of quitting. Washing- logical weapons in Iraq and the Centres for Disease weapons of weapons of mass ton is also withdrawing 400 was “unduly influenced by Control and Prevention destruction program years members of the team. The policymakers’ views”. ago and posed no imminent Carnegie think-tank com- Iraq’s chemical weapons said 93 US children under threat. The report, by the piled its report after poring production capabilities were the age of 18 had died of Washington-based think- over a pile of declassified effectively destroyed by the confirmed influenza. Doc- tank Carnegie Endowment US intelligence documents, 1991 Gulf War, the 1998 Op- tors are not required to re- for International Peace, says UN weapons inspections re- eration Desert Fox and UN port deaths from influenza, the US intelligence commu- ports and Bush Administra- inspections and sanctions. so it was hard to say how nity was “unduly influenced” tion statements. The Bush Administration serious that was compared by the Bush Administration Its findings included: misrepresented the threat with past years, Gerberding to make findings consistent No solid evidence of a co- from Iraq’s supposed weap- said. with the Administration’s operative relationship be- ons and ballistic missile find- About 92 children under wish to wage war. tween Saddam Hussein’s ings. Report co-author the age of five die from flu- Its release coincided with government and al-Qaida, Joseph Cirincone said a related illnesses in an aver- growing speculation that and no evidence Iraq would worst-case scenario had been age year, according to the David Kay, the CIA man who have transferred WMDs to represented as the most likely CDC. But the figures are has led the 1400-strong Iraqi terrorists. The US intelli- case.—Internet not comparable because of the hit-and-miss way in Four Britons,one German held in which flu statistics are col- lected in the United States, Ghana drugs raid the CDC said. LONDON, 10 Jan— Gha- ted drugs worth 80 million crime on our streets,” Cus- Gerberding said the naian drug enforcement of- pounds (145 million US dol- toms Minister John Healey CDC was considering mak- ficers seized a ton of cocaine lars), they said. The raid said in a statement. The drugs ing influenza deaths among and arrested seven men, in- came after intelligence from would have been shipped to children a reportable disease cluding five foreigners, in a British Customs and coop- Europe and then on to Brit- — meaning state health of- raid on a house in the capital eration from the Spanish po- ain, British Customs said. ficials would collect data on Accra, British Customs said lice. “A sophisticated inter- The cocaine was found in a them. In the meantime, it on Thursday. national gang has been dis- “specially constructed con- has asked states to report all Four Britons, a German mantled and a large ship- cealment” within the villa in US Army troops secure the area outside a building near a deaths among children from and two Ghanaians were ar- ment of cocaine has been the suburbs of the city. blood stain in Baquba aftera blast on 9 Jan, 2004. flu. rested in the raid, which net- prevented from causing MNA/Reuters INTERNET MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004 5

CONTINUING ANTI-US RESISTANCE

A US Army tank secures a street during a series of night raids, in Tikrit, Iraq on early Friday, 9 Jan, 2004. US forces in Tikrit detained 30 Iraqis, including Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division arrive home at Ft Campbell, a dozen suspected insurgents, in one of the biggest raids since the end of the Kentucky Ft Campbell has suffered more casualties than any other Army American-led war to oust Saddam Hussein. — INTERNET post to date, having lost 59 soldiers in Iraq. — INTERNET

People stand around a car destroyed in an explosion on a busy street on Friday 9 Jan, 2004, in Baqouba, Iraq. — INTERNET

A man looks out Smoke rises from a burning car after an explosion in Baqouba, Iraq, a window at on 9 Jan, 2004. — INTERNET Baghdad’s Burj al-Hayat hotel following a rocket propelled grenade attack on 9 January, 2004. Guerillas fired grenades on early Friday at the central Baghdad hotel used mainly by foreign business- men, but there were no casualties, witnesses Iraqi police officers watch a US soldier inspect a spot where an explosive

said. — INTERNET device went off in Baghdad on Friday 9 Jan 2004. Two Iraqi civilians were injured in the blast. — INTERNET

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JOHNSTON, 10 Jan — The Defence Department said 10 of the 12 Iowa Army Rice said, “Any indica- “We’re going to follow evidence that such a thing National Guard soldiers wounded in a mortar attack this week were treated and tion that something like that every lead on what may happened. returned to duty. happened would be a very have happened here,” Rice “But obviously we’re go- The two soldiers who re- tinues to receive treatment medical treatment. serious matter. said. ing to follow up every lead,” main hospitalized are from at a local military facility, A total of 35 soldiers were “But I want to be very “I don’t think we are at she said, “and it would be a the 1133rd Transportation and Spc Chad Hayes was wounded in Wednesday’s clear: we don’t, at this point, the point that we can make a serious problem if that, in Company, based in Mason transferred to Landstuhl attack at Logistical Base have any indications that I judgment on this issue. fact, did happen.” City. Regional Medical Center in Seitz, located west of would consider credible and There hasn’t been any hard Internet Spc Michael Doidge con- Germany for additional Baghdad.—Internet firm that that has taken place, but we will tie down every lead,” she said at a Philippines says OPEC plan to White House briefing about Bush’s trip Monday to a maintain production hurting economy hemispheric summit in Mexico. MANILA, 10 Jan— The Philippine Government has declared the Organization of In nine months, arms con- Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC)’s plan to maintain oil production at current trol experts in Iraq have levels despite high prices was hurting the economies of countries importing oil. failed to find a single item “The excessively high oil prices being barrel, sustaining oil prices above this price from a long list of weapons maintained by OPEC are hampering the will eventually work against OPEC,” he said. of mass destruction. sustainability of economic recovery of oil Earlier, there was reportedly no way The Bush administration consuming countries such as the Philip- OPEC would resort to an informal mecha- cited an alleged weapons pines,” the Philippine Star daily on-line nism providing for production increases if stockpile in Iraq as a pri- news Friday quoted Energy Secretary Vince oil prices exceed 28 US dollars a barrel for mary reason for launching Perez as saying. 20 consecutive days, which has already the war against Saddam’s “While the world has tolerated a crude lapsed. government. oil price range of 22 to 28 US dollars a MNA/Xinhua US plays down withdrawal A protester wearing a US President George of Iraq weapons team W Bush vampire mask KNOXVILLE (Tennessee), 10 Jan — The White House on Thursday played down the withdrawal from Iraq of a 400-member military team specializing in the disposal of waves to traffic during weapons of mass destruction. a 2003 protest against Scott McClellan, spokes- chemical and biological In a potential setback to man for US President George weapons would be the so far fruitless hunt for the war in Iraq. W Bush, said that even discovered. banned weapons, the head of though the disposal team was The Administration had the Iraq Survey Group, David INTERNET leaving, the group focused cited the threat of illicit Kay, told Administration on hunting weapons was re- weapons as a principle rea- officials last month he was maining in Iraq. son for launching war on considering leaving his job. Beijing set to deal with noise “The Iraq Survey Group Iraq in March of last year. MNA/Reuters continues to do its work,” pollution McClellan told reporters Vietnam to increase gold BEIJING, 10 Jan — Beijing Municipality would take measures to control the noise aboard Air Force One. pollution caused by road construction and vehicles, according to sources at the Beijing Bush was en route to import in 2004 Communications Committee. Tennessee for an event on HANOI, 10 Jan — The all-time high at 8-8.04 mil- The large number of ve- tection Bureau, the official ment set up a special fund school reform and a State Bank of Vietnam has lion Vietnamese dong hicles in Beijing, in addi- said. every year to deal with the fund-raiser. allowed businesses to im- (512.8-515.4 US dollars) tion to road construction Beijing will take noise noise pollution problems The New York Times port 15 tons of gold this per tael in the domestic projects, cause a major noise reduction into consideration caused by road construc- reported on Thursday that year, including 10 tons for market on Friday morning. nuisance, said an official when making road construction. the departure of the team the first quarter to stabilize The price surge is attrib- with the committee, adding tion plans this year, setting One measure which the was “a sign that the Admin- the domestic market, ac- uted to the hike in the world that his committee will deal up a special fund for envi- committee will take will be istration might have cording to local newspaper market as 70 per cent of with the noise pollution ronmental protection in each to help install standardized lowered its sights” and Labour on Friday. gold in the country is im- problem in cooperation with road building budget, he soundproof windows in viewed it as less likely that Gold prices recorded an ported.— MNA/Xinua the Municipal Construction said. buildings which face onto Committee, Municipal Plan- The Municipal Commu- roads, the official ex- ning Committee and Mu- nications Committee has plained. nicipal Environmental Pro- suggested that the govern- MNA/Xinhua Hog cholera case confirmed in S Korea

SEOUL, 10 Jan — A suspected hog cholera case in central South Korea has tested positive, South Korean Yonhap news agnecy quoted the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service as saying on Thursday. Scores of 40-day-old fected by the hog cholera on spread of the virus. pigs in a farm in Yeongdong Thursday after their blood The hog cholera came County, North Chung- samples were tested. on the heels of a fatal bird cheong Province, some 214 In order to prevent flu which hit 15 poultry kilometres southeast to possible spread of the dis- farms in South Korea. Seoul, are believed to have ease, 65 piglets were killed Around 2 million chicken been infected with hog chol- on Tuesday, reported and ducks have been era. Three of them died after Yonhap. slaughtered as an effort to suffering diarrhoea. The local government set prevent the spread of the A US Army soldier removes the hard disk of a computer inside an Iraqi house following Those baby pigs were up checkpoints around the bird flu. a series of night raids, in Tikrit, Iraq ,on early Friday, on 9 Jan, 2004.—INTERNET confirmed to have been in- farm to prevent the possible MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004 7 Independence, the inborn heritage Chin Gya (Maubin)

In his 54th Anniversary Armed Forces Day message gions, Kayin and Mon races took part in the battles together keeping eggs and the nest intact in Shan mountain range. to the nation, Chairman of the State Peace and Development with their Bamar brothers. A record of a British army major The British made an offer that they would not occupy Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior also stated the gallantry of the Shan people in the Wethteekan Chin mountain range if Chin nationals handed over Prince General Than Shwe said, “The Union of Myanmar stood Battle. Shwe Gyo Phyu to them, but Chin nationals dismissed the with her own civilization, as an independent and sovereign In February 1826, Assam, Manipur, Rakhine and proposal. After the Third Anglo-Myanmar War, Myanmar nation for years countable by the thousand.” And at present, Taninthayi regions were put under colonialist rule in accord nationals were fully equipped with the spirit of national the finds of the fossilized remains of the anthropoid primates with the Randabo Treaty. The national races including solidarity, unyielding spirit and revolutionary spirit. have proved that Myanmar is the place where human beings Kayin, Bamar, Mon and Rakhine of those regions fought Then, national people employed political means and originated. Thus, independence is the inborn heritage of the back the occupiers. ways to regain the independence by forming Buddhist Myanmar people. The Second Anglo-Myanmar War broke out in April associations in the cities of Myanmar starting from 1897, In about AD 801-802, a Pyu King from Myanmar 1852 resulting from the colonialists’ attempts to further Young Men’s Buddhist Association in 1906 and GCBA in sent an envoy to China via Nancho. During the reign of Sung encroach upon the Myanmar territory. In October that year, 1920. Dynasty before the Mongol annexation of China, King Mottama, Bago, Yangon, Pyay and Ayeyawady Delta re- The peasants uprising which was led by Saya San Kyansittha of Bagan sent a diplomatic mission to China. The gions fell under colonialist annexation. The national races and which occurred on 22 December 1930 reflected the Chinese hosts welcomed and treated the Myanmar guests including Kayin, Bamar and Mon of the occupied regions unyielding spirit of Myanmar nationals’ to the imperialists with respect and regards extended to the diplomats of a launched battles against the colonialists. who excelled much in armed power. sovereign nation. The Third Anglo-Myanmar War broke out in No- Thanks to the collective endeavours of the entire Starting from the Pyu era to the Bagan era or the First vember 1885. Mandalay, the royal capital fell in November. national races in anti-colonialist and independence struggle, Myanmar Empire, Myanmar was an independent and sover- The country lost valuables of the nation and of the King and Myanmar regained her independence on 4 January 1948. eign nation, enjoying peace, prosperity and unity. In the 13th Queen including the famous Nga Mauk Ruby. Previously, there was an argument whether primi- Century, the Mongols after seizing China, intruded into The records on traditions and culture of the Myanmar tive fossils found in Myanmar were real Anthropoid Myanmar territory at the surrounding areas of Bhamo in AD races that were kept at the Pitaka taiks and libraries were Primates or not. Thus, a survey team led by the Ministry 1278. Ngazaungchan fell under Mongol occupation on 3 destroyed. Witnesses said that a large number of palm leaf of Defence and the Ministry of Education made continu- December 1283; Kaungsin, on 9 December; and Tagaung in treatises and records spread in disarray on the floor of the ous endeavours in the study of fossils in Pondaung re- January 1284. royal palace; and that some of them were burnt down. At gion. Myanmar experts in cooperation with the fossil Led by the three Shan brothers — Athin Khaya, Yaza last, Taung Kwin Mingyi sent a messenger to Col EB Sladen experts from France made a survey tour. They found an Thingyan and Thihathu — the Myanmar races drove out the to protest against the destruction of the documents. ankle and a lateral malleolus of primates at Hsechauk Mongols with national unity, and founded the Pinya dynasty According to the record of Pitaka administrator Kyitchaung near Mogaund Village in November 2002. and restored the independence and sovereignty. From Pinya U Than there were 2,047 books and palm leaf documents on The anthropological finding was stated on pages dynasty to Toungoo period till founding of the Second 36 different fields in the royal library during the reign of 1317 and 1318 of number 23, volume 100 of PNAS; Pro- Myanmar Empire, the nation stood firmly as an independent King Thibaw. ceeding of National Academy of Science published in the and sovereign nation, with her own traditions and culture as It is learnt that the colonialists sent 1,150 palm-leaf United States. It assured that the fossils found in Myanmar the base of civilization. manuscripts to the library of the Indian Secretariat. Profes- were anthropoid primates. Taking advantage of the disunity between sor Fausboll noted in his diary that out of the palm-leaf So, the finding dimmed the deduction that the origin Hanthawady and Toungoo and Rakhine and Hanthawady manuscripts taken from Myanmar, around 800 were lost on of man was from Africa, and the experts from international Philip de Britto (a) Nga Zinga tried to colonize Myanmar. the way to India. community confirmed that the origin of man was from Asia With Thanlyin town as his foothold, he destroyed pagodas Indeed, it is natural that a nation has to encounter a lot (Myanmar). in and around Dagon and Hanthawady and took away many of evil consequences when it loses its independence and Over 2,700 years ago, Abhiraja cleared the trees, valuables enshrined in the religious edifices. He took away sovereignty. After Myanmar had fallen under the colonialists, constructed roads and established a new town. He estab- the bronze bells, donated by the local people at the religious all the adults of national races with whatever arms they lished Myanmar in the area between the Republic of India edifices, and cast them into cannons. could get launched anti-colonialist struggles on a large scale and the People’s Republic of China. After building 16 In 1503, Ludovico Di Varthema, a native of Bolo- in such regions of Upper Myanmar as Myede, Thayet, garrison towns along the areas in the east, he set up the gna, arrived at Hanthawady and Bago. In his record, he NyaungU, Myingyan, Meiktila, Thazi, Pyawbye, Yamethin palace in Dagaung also called Thindwe, which was ruled by praised the Kanbawzathadi Palace of Hanthawady for its and Kyaukse. 33 kings for some 300 years. According the historical splendor. Every part of it was gold painted, he wrote in the Myanmar nationals bravely fought against the records, after King Bhinnakarij, the last one, had passed record. The splendid palace was destroyed by the Portu- colonialists wherever they met with them while Shan na- away, and the Lord Buddha had attained Buddhahood, guese invaders. tionals launched anti-colonialist struggles in the plain re- princes led by King Dhaja Raja entered Myanmar and lived The Myanmar Tatmadaw under the command of gions. However, due to a great gap of weaponry between the together with local people. King Anaukphelon defeated the Portuguese intruders, after two sides, later, Myanmar and Shan nationals had to retreat So, it is crystal clear that Myanmar national races sacrificing many lives and much blood of his men, and gradually up to hilly regions covered with dense forests. The have been living in the same land partaking water from the restored the independence and sovereignty. The Myanmar local people joined the forces in fighting against the intrud- same source since aeons ago. And Myanmars are not races Tatmadaw led by King Alungphaya founded the Third ers, followed by fierce battles against the colonialists in who migrated from other countries. Myanmar Empire. Kayah, Kachin, Chin and Shan mountain ranges. Besides, studying the Myanmar’s history, one will In 1627, the Dutch, the British and the French cov- Kachin nationals led by Phonkan Duwa, Sama Duwa, vividly understand that throughout the history, Myanmar eted the wealth of Myanmar. They were vying to win better Gara Duwa, Thaphar Duwa and Sadon Duwa and Shan, national races with Union Spirit always unitedly drove out opportunity to invest in Myanmar. Bamar and Kachin nationals led by U Khan Hlaing, Saw the intruders endangering the independence, the inborn The British East India Company was desirous of Yan Paing and U Aung Myat with full sense of nationalistic heritage of Myanmar. Therefore, no matter how the annexing Myanmar before the French started their occupa- spirit fought against the colonialists in Kachin mountain colonialists change the practice of colonialism, it is incum- tion scheme. The First Anglo-Myanmar War broke out after range. So did Bamar nationals led by Prince Shwe Gyo bent upon the entire people of the Union to collectively Lord Amherst declared war on Myanmar in 1824. The Phyu, Chin nationals led by Kyun Bi and Shan and Bamar defend and safeguard the independence, the inborn heritage, Myanmar races including Bamar, Kachin, Chin, Shan, nationals led by U Tet Pya in Chin mountain range, and Shan as a national duty. Rakhine and Mon were fighting against the colonialists at nationals led by Prince Myinsaing, Prince Linpin, Kengtung ***** Assam, Manipur and Chittagong fronts. At the Taninthayi, Sawbwa and Yakswak Sawbwa and Wa nationals led by (Translation: TMT + MS) Mottama, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady Delta and Pyay re- Saw Maha and Naw Kham Oo sharing weal and woe and (Kyemon: 9-1-2004)

Kengtung Government Technological College Project being implemented in Shan State (East) ( News on page 16). — MNA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt visits Dhammapala Library in Kwanmoe Dain Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt donates cash to the fund of Sakkja Marazin Bronze Model Village, Kayan Township. — MNA Buddha Image through the pagoda board of trustees. — MNA Prime Minister attends opening … cal equipment and cash donations for Ziwapala health care achieved success in the agricultural sector greater than it was centre in Kwanmoe Dain Model Village to the township PDC last year. (from page 1) chairman. Next, Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw He added that he has fulfilled the requirements for re- A ceremony to share merits gained for construction of Hsan presented books for Dhammapala Library to the chair- gional development. Only when townships are developed, so Ziwapala primary health care centre and Dhammapala library man. Afterwards, wellwishers donated K 12.5407 million for are the States and Divisions and the entire nation. Similarly was held at the Sasana Jotika Dhammayon in the village at Ziwapala health care centre and Dhammapala Library, which the development of townships depends on that of rural re- 8.45 am. The ceremony was graced by the attendance of was accepted by Minister Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Minister Brig- gions. So, emphasis must be placed on progress of rural areas members of the Sangha led by Maha Nayaka Sayadaw of Gen Maung Maung Thein and Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw including border regions, he noted. Mandalay Masoeyein Taikthit Agga Maha Pandita Agga Hsan. That is why the Government has been implementing the Maha Saddhama Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Chairman U Aye of the committee for construction of the five rural development tasks for ensuring rural development Rajadhammabhivamsa. The ceremony was opened with the clinic and library and Head of the township Health Depart- and uplifting the living standard of the rural people, he three-time recitation of Namo Tassa. ment Dr Tin Nwe Kyi presented documents related to the remarked. Next, the congregation received the Five Precepts from clinic and commemorative pennant to Head of Yangon Divi- All should participate in the development projects with Presiding Sayadaw of Nyaungbingwin Kyaung in Kayan sion Health Department Dr Hla Myint. Secretary U Myint the sense that the tasks for development of a township is not Township Bhaddanta Vijaya. Swe presented documents related to the library to District concerned with the incharge of the township alone but with all Next, members of the Sangha recited parittas. IPRD Staff Officer U Tin Maung Aye, who then presented a the staff of the departments in the township, he pointed out. Next, the Prime Minister and party and wellwishers commenmorative pennant to Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan. Those in charge of the townships are to make field trips presented offertories to members of the Sangha. Then, Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan said it is an auspi- right down to the rural areas of townships concerned in After that, Maha Nayaka Sayadaw of Mandalay Masoeyein cious day as a clinic and library could be constructed in fulfilling the requirements for accomplishment of the five Taikthit Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhama Kwanmoe Dain Model Village, Kayan township. In present rural development tasks and to carry out tasks in harmony Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Rajadhammabhivamsa delivered a day, the Head of State has been making tours of rural and after forming respective township development committees, sermon and the Prime Minister and party and wellwishers border regions and fulfilling the needs for the socio-economy he said. shared merits gained. of the rural people. He said that efforts are also being made for The Government has been taking systematic measures for The merit-sharing ceremony ended with the three time the development of human resources, which are vital for promotion of education and health sectors of rural people and recitation of Buddha Sasanan Ciram Titthatu. development of the State. We can see that some nations are at the same time it is implementing sector-wise projects Afterwards, the opening ceremony of Ziwapala primary standing tall among the world countries because of their including transportation and water supply, he disclosed. health care centre was held in front of the centre. advanced human resources although they have only few Furthermore, various means and ways are being em- Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo, Deputy Com- natural resources. Now it is the time when the Head of State ployed for supply of water for ever greening of 30-mile radius mander of Yangon Command Col Wai Lwin and Wellwisher himself is nurturing in all aspects for the development of of Yangon City. So, respective officials in the townships in the U Ye Tun formally opened the centre. human resources, he added. Therefore, townselders and stu- 30-mile radius of Yangon City are to take preparatory meas- Next, the Prime Minister unveiled the stone inscription of dent youths are urged to take such good opportunities and ures for the project, he remarked. the centre and sprinkled it with scented water and the cer- strive their utmost for their enhancement of socio-economic In conclusion, the Prime Minister said township level emony ended. After the ceremony, the Prime Minister and life, education and health. officials to make collective effort hand in hand with the local party inspected the health care centre. Later, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party people for regional development and elevating of the living Next, the opening ceremony of Dhammapala library in arrived at Kayan. The Prime Minister met with members of standard of local people. the village was held in front of the library. district and township PDCs, departmental officials and social After that, the Prime Minister and party inspected surgical Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Chair- organizations at Byamaso Hall in Kayan Township. ward (men), ward (children) and X-ray room of Kayan man of the Township Peace and Development Council U Kayan Township Chairman U Than Oo reported on Township People’s Hospital. Medical Superintendent Dr Tin Than Oo and wellwisher U Win Naing formally opened the extended cultivation of monsoon paddy, pulses and beans Nwe and officials conducted them round the hospital. library and the ceremony ended. After the ceremony, the and edible oil crops, raising of poultry, fish and prawn, Next, they visited Pali Tekkatho Kaingkon Monastery Prime Minister and party viewed round the library. education and health sectors, construction of roads and bridges, and presented rice, cash donations and offertories to Sayadaw Next, the ceremony to hand over the health care centre and and regional development tasks in the township; Thongwa Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta Sobhita and library to the departments concerned was held at the hall of Township Chairman U Khin Maung Aye, on regional devel- members of the Sangha. Basic Education Middle School (Branch) of the village. opment tasks including extended cultivation of monsoon The Prime Minister and entourage also visited Sakkja Secretary of Kayan Township USDA U Myint Oo read a paddy, pulses and beans and edible oil crops, education, Marazin Bronze Buddha Image in Kayan and made cash message on the health care centre and library of Nayaka health and communication sectors, building of roads and donations for all-round renovation of religious edifices in the Sayadaw of Mandalay Masoeyein Taikthit Bhaddanta bridges, and rural water supply in the region; Thanlyin compound. The Prime Minister and party viewed the thriving Kesarabhivamsa. Township Chairman U Tin Zaw Win, on township’s agricul- green gram plantations along Thanlyin-Kayan Road. The Next, Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Prime ture, transport, education and health sectors; and Kyauktan Prime Minister cordially met with local farmers of Thaiktugan Minister General Khin Nyunt presented a TV set, video Township Chairman U Khin Zaw, on agriculture, education, Model Village in Thongwa Township and fulfilled their cassette player and computers for No 1 BEHS of Kayan, a TV health and transport sectors of the region, and tasks being requirements on education sector. The Prime Minister also set, video cassette player and computers for No 2 BEHS of implemented for clean water supply. viewed the green gram plantations near the village. Kayan to the respective school heads. The Prime Minister attended to the needs, saying that The Prime Minister and party arrived back in the evening. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt presented medi- according to the reports, he learnt that the regions have MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and wellwisher U Win Naing formally open Dhammapala Library in Kwanmoe Dain Model Village, Kayan Township. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004 9

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt tours Kayan Township Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party inspects green gram plantations along Thanlyin-Kayan Road.(News on page 1) — MNA

by Principal U Aung Nyunt Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt presses the button to unveil the stone Secretary-2 tours… and faculty members. inscription of Ziwapala Clinic in Kwanmoe Dain Model Village, (from page 16) project, 25,000 acres of land The Secretary-2 and Kayan Township. (News on page 1)— MNA The Secretary-2 and will be reclaimed in eastern party inspected the e-Edu- party went to the site of No Shan State beginning 2003- cation Resource centre, e- Measures for smooth and secure transport 2 highland farming reclama- 2004. Out of 2,000 acres in Education learning centre, tion project in Monglat Vil- the first year of the project, language lab and computer coordinated lage tract. 706 acres have been re- training centre and library YANGON, 10 Jan — and guests. planes; rectors of the uni- Director of No 2 high- claimed—390 acres in and met faculty members. Yangon Division Supervi- At the meeting, Com- versities and colleges in land farming reclamation Kengtung district, 110 in The Secretary-2 and sory Committee for Ensur- mander Maj-Gen Myint Yangon, on assistance to be project U Nyo Win reported Tachilek district, 67 in party visited Khema Ratha ing Secure and Smooth Swe dealt with tasks to be rendered for smooth trans- on implementation of the Mongphyat district and 139 Pagoda in Kengtung. The Transport held a coordina- carried out by the supervi- portation of teachers and project with the aim of up- acres in Monghsat district. Secretary-2 presented cash tion meeting at Yangon sory committee for conven- students; chairmen of the lifting the social standard In Monglat village tract, 50 donations to pagoda board Command Headquarters at ience of the passengers. private bus lines, on super- of the local people, settle- acres out of 220.69 have of trustees and signed in the 5 pm yesterday. Members of the super- vising bus drivers and con- ment and conservation of been reclaimed. The Secre- visitors’ book. They went to Present on the occasion visory committee reported ductors; and those present, environment and reclama- tary-2 gave instructions and Maha Myatmuni Pagoda in were Deputy Commander on supervisory measures on measures to be taken for tion of highland farming. inspected the reclamation of Kengtung and offered Col Wai Lwin, senior being taken for conven- minimizing traffic acci- Commander Maj-Gen Khin farmlands. lights. The Secretary-2 pre- military officers, local au- ience of the passengers, dents. Zaw gave a supplementary The Secretary-2 and sented cash to chairman of thorities, officials, chair- and punctual departure and The commander deliv- report. party proceeded to the pagoda board of trustees men of private bus lines arrival of passenger buses, ered concluding remarks. According to the 10- Kengtung Degree College and signed in the visitor’s running in the division trains, ships and aero- MNA year highland farming where they were welcomed book.—MNA

Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein hears a report presented by Deputy Minister Myanmar delegation leaves for India Col Nyan Tun Aung on Kengtung Airfield Construction Project in YANGON, 10 Jan — A off at the airport by Minis- neer U Zaw Tint of Shan State (East). — MNA Myanmar delegation led by ter for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myanma Posts and Tel- Minister for Communica- Myint, the chairman of the ecommunications, President Minister inspects wood-based industries tions, Posts and Telegraphs Civil Service Selection and U Thein Oo of Myanmar YANGON, 10 Jan — Min- Officials of the industry the wood based industries of and for Hotels and Tourism Training Board, Deputy Computer Federation and ister for Forestry Brig-Gen reported to the minister on CD International Trade, Win Brig-Gen Thein Zaw left for Minister for Hotels and executive U Thaung Tin of Thein Aung, accompanied production process of the Enterprise, Soe Than Hyderabad in India by air Tourism Brig-Gen Aye the Union of Myanmar Fed- by departmental heads of the factory. Next, the minister Brotheres Co, Khine Insayi, this morning to attend Asia Myint Kyu, officials of the eration of Chambers of Ministry of Forestry, in- proceeded to Hlinethaya In- Asia Wood Co and fulfilled IT Ministers’ Second Meet- Indian Embassy in Myanmar Commerce and Industry spected the wood-based industrial Zone and inspected the requirements. — MNA ing to be held on 12 and 13 and departmental officials. accompanied the minister as dustry of Myitmakha Co in January. Member of the CSSTB the members of the delega- Hline Township this morn- Donate Blood The delegation was seen U Aung Myint, Chief Engi- tion. — MNA ing. 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004 Kale Industrial Zone inspected YANGON, 10 Jan — Chair- man of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Commander of North-West Command Maj- Gen Tha Aye and Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe arrived at Kale Airport yesterday afternoon and heard reports on upgrading of the runway. Afterwards, the commander and the minister gave necessary instructions. Later, the commander and the minister proceeded to Kale Industrial Zone. Minister Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe inspects land allotment in Kale Industrial Zone. — TRANSPORT Brig-Gen Khin Maung Aye of Kale Station, the chair- Independence Day Exhibition China’s first human sperm bank opens for deposits man of the industrial zone and entrepreneurs reported continues CHANGSHA, 10 Jan— Chi- health, such as aspermia and maintain its activity for 10 to to them on requirements. YANGON, 10 Jan — The istry of Science and Tech- na’s first human sperm bank, deteriorating sperm quality, 20 years of freezing. After fulfilling the require- 56th Anniversary Independ- nology, objectives, organi- in central China’s Hunan that have become a notice- Founded in 1981, Lu’s ments, the commander and ence Day Commemorative zational set-up and human Province, started a new serv- able problem in China. sperm bank now has the ca- the minister inspected the Exhibition continued for the resources development pro- ice this week to help men “Many people, in their peak pacity to freeze 50,000 tubes allotment of land and con- eighth day at the Tatmadaw grammes were shown. aged 25-45 to deposit sperm reproductive period, have to of sperm and has frozen more struction tasks in the zone. Convention Centre on U Students took part in for later use. delay the process for various than 10,000 tubes. More than The commander and the Wisara Road from 9 am to 5 computer quiz. News and Pe- The sperm bank, in reasons. But when they want 6,600 tubes of sperm have minister met with local farm- pm today. riodicals Enterprise of the Xiangya Medical College of to have a baby, they found been used in artificial fertili- ers and industrialists at the At the “Build the mod- Ministry of Information has Zhongnan University, is they have lost the ability to zation. hall of Kale Station and ful- ern and developed nation opened NPE Book Shop among the first batch to open do so.” Lu did not disclose the filled the requirements. Af- through education” booth of along with the Sarpay such a service to the public. Lu blamed environmen- price for the service, but said terwards, the commander the Ministry of Education, Beikman Book Shop of Lu Guangxiu, founder of tal pollution, and factors such a price had been set pending and the minister inspected map showing the location of Printing and Publishing En- the sperm bank, said the new as illness, and accidental in- the approval of the local the vehicles assembled in universities, colleges and terprise near the exhibition service aims to ease repro- juries. price administration depart- Kale Industrial Zone this institutes in 2003-2004, pho- hall. ductive concerns caused by As one of the most freeze- ment. morning. tographs depicting the ac- A total of 7,066 persons worsening male reproductive durable cells, sperm could MNA/Xinhua Later, the minister ar- tivities of the higher educa- including students and teach- rived at Bagan-NyaungU tion sector, human resources ers of basic education schools Australia to China cooperates with int’l Airport and attended the cer- development centres, 30 in Insein Township and Ba- emony to pave the 4-inch years long term plan (Edu- sic Education High School beef up community to fight SARS thick tarred runway. After cation Sector), the basic edu- No 3, Bago, visited the exhi- BEIJING, 10 Jan— China progress. the ceremony, the minister cation sector, non-formal bition today. It will be kept security of is making the utmost efforts China has built a com- inspected the machinery to education and literacy cam- open from 9 am to 5 pm daily with the international com- prehensive prevention and be used in upgrading the air- paign were on display. till 11 January. Admission is Sydney munity to overcome severe monitoring system to fight port. — MNA At the booth of the Min- free. — MNA Opera House acute respiratory syndrome SARS since it broke out last (SARS), a challenge to the year, Kong said, and China CANBERRA, 10 Jan— Se- whole human kind, Chinese is confident of preventing curity at Sydney Opera Foreign Ministry spokesman another outbreak. House will be beefed up with Kong Quan said here Thurs- The World Health Or- a multi-million-dollar up- day. ganization has expressed the grade against possible ter- Kong said cooperation opinion that China has es- rorist attack. between China and the inter- tablished an effective, reac- New South Wales Pre- national community, includ- tive and transparent moni- mier Bob Carr on Thursday ing international organiza- toring system to fight SARS, announced nine million Aus- tions and other countries and Kong said. tralian dollars (6.8 million regions, have made gradual MNA/Xinhua US dollars) will be used to

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MWJA Vice-Chairman U Tin Kha (Tekkatho Tin Kha) makes a speech at the second day session of Seminar on Publishing in Myanmar. — MNA Seminar on Publishing continues YANGON, 10 Jan — The Seminar on Publishing of Myanmar Artists and Artisans Asiayon, officials of (Htay Maung) presented paper on editing sector and an- Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association continued Myanmar Printing and Publishing Entrepreneurs Associa- swered the queries put by those present. Patron of MAAA for the second day today at the hall of MWJA in Sarpay tion, resource persons and guests. U Min Naing (Min Naing) presided over the second ses- Beikman building this afternoon. News and Periodicals Enterprise Managing Director sion together with U Thaung Han (Bagyi Thaung Han) It was attended by MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing MWJA Vice-Chairman U Tin Kha (Takkatho Tin Kha) and U Thant Zin (Bagyi Hla Tin Tun). Resource person (Ko Hsaung) and CEC members, Chairman of the work presided over the first session of the seminar together U Kyaw Thaung (Bagyi Kyaw Thaung) submitted paper committee for holding the seminar U Myo Thant (Maung with U Win Maung (Min Yu Wai) and Dr Myo Thant Tin on illustration sector and replied to the queries raised by Su Shin) and members, the patron and chairman of (Dr Myo Thant Tin). Resource person U Htay Maung those present at the seminar. — MNA Narcotic drugs seized YANGON, 10 Jan — Acting on a tip-off, the team made up of members of local intelligence unit and Tachilek Anti-Drugs Squad searched the house of U Ya Pa Lon of No 4/62 in Ward Hsanhsai (Ka) Ward, Tachilek, on 8 November 2003, and seized 41 grams of heroin. A similar team, acting on information, searched Hsan Lwin in the house of Khin Maung Htay in Myoma (A) Ground, Tamu, on 24 December 2003, and seized 124.572 grams of raw opium hidden in his jacket. Action is taken against the two under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by the police station concerned. MNA Ya Pa Lon with seized narcotic drugs. — MNA Hsan Lwin with seized narcotic drugs. — MNA

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Europe, Japan and Canada opened the 95 Despite the speculation on the ground billion US dollars orbiting laboratory to long- over the station’s condition, the astronauts term crews in 2000. —MNA/Reuters Oil prices near nine-month highs LONDON, 10 Jan — Oil prices held near nine-month highs on Thursday, bolstered by record low crude oil inventories in the United States, despite OPEC producing well above quotas in an effort to moderate prices. “We would like to have prices a little bit “There are two main reasons for this in down,” Purnomo Yusgiantoro, president of our view. Firstly a wave of very cold weather the Organization of the Petroleum-Export- moving across the US Northeast which is ing Countries, told Reuters in Jakarta. expected to persist into next week means that Despite comments from the cartel, which market participants are more concerned about controls half of world crude exports, bench- future movements in heating oil inventory mark US light crude futures traded at 33.70 than in recent history,” said Barclays capital US dollars a barrel, up eight cents. London analyst Kevin Norrish. Brent crude stood up four cents at 30.80 US “Furthermore the market is firmly under- dollars. pinned by the extremely low level of US oil Cold weather has helped push prices to inventory.” nine-month highs this week, as a freezing Wednesday’s report showed crude in- front now buffeting the US Northeast is ventories falling to 269 million, their lowest expected to increase demand for winter fuel since October 1975. in the world’s biggest heating oil market, Purnomo, also Indonesia’s Oil Minister, which in turn should cause stockpiles to fall. said OPEC wanted prices to fall to 28 US Supply fears were oly marginally eased dollars for the basis of OPEC basket of on Wednesday with data from the US Gov- crudes, which now stands at 30.33 US dol- ernment showing national distillate stocks, lars. inclding heating oil, rose a bigger-than- “OPEC has contributed what is necessary expected 6.4 million barrels to 135.5 mil- to produce to stabilize the price,” he said. lion barrels in the week ended January 2. MNA/Reuters Philippine military to Despite the build, prices remain very near this week’s earlier post-Iraq war high China reports new upgrade air, naval assets of 34.35 US dollarsa barrel. suspected SARS case MANILA, 10 Jan — The ill-equipped Armed Forces of the Philippines plans to Travellers with a fever over 38 affects no others so far upgrade its air and naval assets to be used against various threat groups, military BEIJING, 10 Jan — The newly reported officials said recently. degrees barred from trains SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) The military will acquire a squadron of could not afford to procure advanced BEIJING, 10 Jan — The Ministry of Rail- case in south China’s Guangdong Province hi-tech fighter jets, 50 helicopter gunships fighter/attack jets like F-16s and Harriers. ways has ordered temperature checks on affected no other people with contacts so far, capable of night flight and a fleet of Navy Air Force F5 jets were grounded two passengers at railway stations across the according to the daily report of China’s Min- gunboats this year, part of which will come years ago when one of the nine remaining country, and those with a fever over 38 istry of Health here Thursday. from donor countries like the United States, jets crashed in the northern Philippine prov- degrees are forbidden to board trains. The 100 people with “close or normal Lieutenant-General Rodolfo Garcia, Armed ince of Pampanga, killing its pilot, during a The ministry said travellers with a tem- contacts” with the 20-year-old restaurant wait- Forces Vice Chief of Staff told reporters. joint exercise with US troops. perature above 37.5 Celsius degrees and a ress showed no abnormal symptoms, accord- The upgrading of its air and naval as- Besides the fighter jets, the military is cough would be sent to the local emergency ing to the report. sets is in line with the long-overdue mod- expected to acquire this year some 40 UH- medical station for further examination, while It said that the patient had fever on De- ernization programme, Garcia said, and for 1H Huey attack helicopters, 10 of which those whose temperature ranges between cember 26, 2003, and was isolated for medi- this war materiel alone, the military will be come from the United States while the other 37.5 and 38 degrees, without other SARS cal observation on December 31 in No.1 spending more than one billion pesos (18.18 30 would be bought as part of the military (severe acute respiratory syndrome) symp- People’s Hospital in Yuexiu District of million US dollars). modernization programme. toms may travel by train. Guangzhou. Public bidding for the said aircraft is As for the Navy, Navy commander The ministry has issued contingency plans The patient, who was later transferred to now being prepared, he added, “we are ac- Vice-Admiral Ernesto de Leon said at least to deal with another possible outbreak of No. 8 People’s Hospital in Guangzhou, capi- quiring a squadron of surface attack aircraft. three patrol ships are due to arrive within SARS. Chinese travellers will make an un- tal of Guangdong, had been in stable condi- This is a transitional aircraft but advance first months of the year to augment the present precedented 1.89 billion journeys by bus, tion with normal body temperature for seven avionics”, Garcia said. naval fleet, including a Cyclone Class fast train, air or ship during the Spring Festival days in succession, said the report. “These are now being bided out by attack craft from the United States and two peak travel season, starting Wednesday, ac- Other municipalities, autonomous regions interested companies from the United States, patrol killer medium class ships from South cording to estimates by the ministries of and provinces in the Chinese Mainland re- British, France and Israel,” Garcia added. Korea. railways and communications. ported no new SARS cases, said the report. He said for now, the Armed Forces MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

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LAS VEGAS, 10 Jan — Rock stars, soul singers and famous faces from the movies came to Las Vegas on Thursday to help one of the world’s largest computer companies make a pitch against digital piracy. Rocker Sheryl Crow, U2 guitarist The Edge and actor HP announced plans on Thursday for a digital music Ben Affleck spoke out against piracy after a keynote player based on Apple Computer Inc.’s wildly popular iPod address at the Consumer Electronics Show by Hewlett- player and said it would install Apple’s iTunes music Packard Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Carly Fiorina, software on its computers. who pledged her company would protect artists’ rights in all Longstanding music industry executive Jimmy Iovine, its devices. the chairman of Universal’s Interscope music label, gave a Singer Alicia Keys, who performed two songs on stage, lengthy speech condemning piracy and called for changes. told the audience she regularly spoke with children about “For the last few years, parents and children have been music piracy. given a pass to do something they knew in their heart was “I always tell them, ‘You can download, but if you like wrong,” he said. “We’re going to support HP to the point what you hear, go out and buy it,” she said. where they’re going to ask us to stop.” Fiorina said the company would commit to either Iovine and Fiorina were joined on stage by the music buying or developing the best software possible for content industry figures, who also included country artist Toby security, in a fervent speech in which she dedicated the Keith and producer Dr Dre, to raucous cheers from a full company to battling piracy. theatre audience.— MNA/Reuters Cyprus, Estonia to enhance German jobless rate trade links climbs to NICOSIA, 10 Jan— Cyprus and Estonia agreed on Thursday that more effort should be six-year high made to enhance commercial and trade links and assist each other as European partners. A virtual keyboard, designed by VKB Inc, is illuminated Addressing a seminar held here at the able conditions for continuation of economic in December by a laser in front of a pocket PC, during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 9 Jan, 2004. Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Indus- cooperation”. BERLIN, 10 Jan — Ger- Sensors in the unit detect precise finger position. The unit try, visiting Estonian President Arnold Estonia’s economy amounted to over man unemployment climbed is available as a stand-alone product or can be embedded Ruutel and Chairman of the Cyprus Cham- 6.6 billion euros (over eight billion US dol- to 10.4 per cent in Decem- into product lines. Panasonic will test market the ber of Commerce and Industry Vasilis lars) last year and Estonia has made a re- ber, the highest rate for the technology in Japan this April said Mario Neves, VKB Rologis said the two countries’ accession markable progress since independence, month since 1997, the Fed- senior vice president of marketing and sales. — INTERNET to the European Union (EU) in May will Ruutel said, adding that more than 80 per eral Labour Bureau reported provide more opportunities for enhanced cent of exports of his country, including on Thursday. Portland airport shut down cooperation. wood, textile, foodstuff and electronics, go The number of jobless by storm for 3rd day Ruutel, who arrived here Wednesday to EU markets. people rose to 4.376 million, for a four-day official visit, said that Cy- For his part, Rologis said “both countries or 8 per cent higher than in SEATTLE, 10 Jan — Portland, Oregon’s airport was prus ranks in third place as far as Estonian share excellent prospects for a better future” December 2002, the bureau closed for the third day on Thursday after a winter storm swept through the northwest region this week, direct investment is concerned and “EU since they will be acceding the European said. dropping snow and ice over runways, railways and membership will create even more favour- Union together on 1 May.—MNA/Xinhua In western Germany, the roads. unemployment rate was at Flights in and out of Portland were suspended until Yellow River loses 200 million 8.4 per cent, while in the east 5 am PST (1300 GMT) and Portland Internal Airport it was 17.9 per cent. None- spokeswoman Elisa Dozono said that some airlines had theless, for the first time in cancelled flights on Friday, as well. tons of sand in past two years three years the number of offi- “So far, no one seems to be able to predict the storm cially unemployed people in ZHENGZHOU, 10 Jan — The Yellow River, China’s second largest, has shed nearly well,” Dozono said. “We’re depending a lot on Mother 200 million tons of sand in the past two years, said Li Guoying, deputy director of the the east decline. In December, Nature at this point.” Government offices and many busi- Yellow River Water Resources Committee, here Thursday. 1.564 million were jobless in nesses shuttered their doors earlier this week after the The loss had increased the river’s flow voir on the lower reaches of the river, suc- the east, 13,000 fewer than region, known for its mild but wet weather, was hit by its by 100 to 400 cubic metres per second, Li cessfully carrying 187.1 million tons into the 2002. — MNA/Xinhua biggest winter storm in seven years. — MNA/Reuters said at the National Conference of Water sea. Resources Directors. The reservoir had prevented some 900 Uzbek FM pledges closer The committee organized sand wash- million tons of silt from flowing to the lower ing operations in July of 2002 and Septem- reaches since it started storing water in Octo- ber of 2003 by discharging speeding cur- ber, 1999. ties with China rents from the massive Xiaolangdi Reser- MNA/Xinhua ALMA-ATA, 10 Jan — Uzbek Foreign Minister Sodik Safaev has said his country will promote its relations with China in economic cooperation. In a recent written interview with leaders hammered out a blueprint for a po- Xinhua, Safaev, who will visit China on 13- litical dialogue and for mutually beneficial 16 January, said the Uzbekistan-China ties economic cooperation. were established on the basis of mutual Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing respect, equality, friendliness and a win-win visited the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, and situation for each other. took part in a SCO foreign ministers’ meet- He said he was satisfied with the close ing there in September, 2003. and stable ties between Uzbekistan and The SCO established its two standing China. organs, the secretariat and the regional anti- China, a country with huge political terrorism centre, in the Chinese and Uzbek and economic potentials, is one of capitals, Safaev said, adding that the two Uzbekistan’s reliable partners in relation to standing organs had a symbolic significance. Central Asia’s economic development and He said the mutual cooperation and regional security, said Safaev. The high- coordination within the SCO framework level political dialogue between Uzbekistan will give fresh impetus to efforts by the two and China is of great significance for the countries to develop ties. development of bilateral relations, he said. Safaev praised China’s economy and Hu Jintao visited Uzbekistan in 1995 said he was surprised at the speed of its and held his first talks with Uzbek President growth in the last 10 years. Islam Karimov. Hu also had talks with Uzbekistan is implementing structural Red Panda ‘Xia-Tschung-Mao’ feeds on bamboo in its new enclosure in the zoo in Karimov on the sidelines of the 2003 Shang- and market economy reforms, which are Duisburg, western Germany, on 9 Jan, 2004. The red panda is a smaller relative of the hai Cooperation Organization (SCO) sum- aimed at realizing economic modernization Giant Panda. Xia Tschung Mao was born in Rotterdam. The extremely endangered mit in Moscow. and integrating the country into the world species is a smaller relative of the Giant Panda. — INTERNET During the talks in Moscow, the two economy, he said. — MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004 Liverpool may sign goalkeeper Beckham out of Sociedad match S after Dudek injury with ankle injury MADRID, 10 Jan— Real Madrid ish league leaders' 1-0 win over Murcia at LONDON, 10 Jan— Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier says he midfielder David Beckham has ruled him- the Bernabeu on Saturday. could sign a goalkeeper on a short-term deal with Chris Kirkland and P self out of Saturday's Primera Liga match at The wound then became infected, forc- Jerzy Dudek both sidelined through injury. Real Sociedad because of an ankle injury. ing him to miss Real's King's Cup third Kirkland has been ruled out of action for a month with a broken "I'm definitely out of the game," the round, first leg match away to second divi- finger while his Polish replacement Dudek sustained a groin injury O England captain told reporters after train- sion Eibar on Wednesday, which they drew during Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on ing on Thursday. "I was running yesterday 1-1. Wednesday. and it was fine, but today it was very pain- "I didn't think I'd miss the game on Dudek limped off late in the game with the club's website reporting ful." Wednesday," he said. "Now I won't be able R he could be out for two to three weeks. The Polish international was Beckham received four stitches in his to play on Saturday either which is annoy- replaced by Frenchman Patrice Luzi. right ankle after clashing with Argentine ing." "I may need a new goalkeeper as Jerzy has a groin problem. We defender Jose Luis Acciari during the Span- MNA/Reuters T still have Patrice and, if he has to, he will fill the position well," Houllier said on Thursday. "He came on for his debut last night and did very well, making two Sevilla claim emphatic 3-1 Cup S great saves. But we only have him available now so we might have to look at someone for the short-term." — MNA/Reuters win at Villarreal MADIRD, 10 Jan— Sevilla took a major vidual performance to claim his second with stride towards the booking their place in the another classy finish that put Sevilla 3-1 up quarterfinals of the King's Cup when they 13 minutes from time. came from a goal down to claim a 3-1 win The Brazilian cracked home with a styl- at Villarreal in a third round, first leg match ish scissors-kick after fellow striker Dario on Thursday. Silva had headed him the ball when he Sevilla fell behind early on in the game picked up the rebound from his own shot. when Villarreal's Brazilian midfielder The only negative note for Sevilla came Juliano Belletti scored a brilliant solo goal, when midfielder Francisco Casquero was weaving his way in from the right wing sent off after picking up a second booking before cutting in towards the area and firing just seven minutes after coming on as a late off an unstoppable left-foot shot. substitute. The visitors hit back at the start of the But Villarreal were also reduced to 10 second half, though, Brazilian striker Julio men a few minutes later when defender Baptista beating keeper Javier Lopez Vallejo Fabrizio Coloccini was given a straight with a deft chip after controlling a cross redcard when he was adjudged to have fouled from compatriot Daniel Alves. Sevilla forward German Hornos. Six minutes later Alves grabbed one for Troubled Barcelona face a tricky match himself to put Sevilla into the lead when he away to Second Division leaders Levante drilled in with a low angled shot after a fine later on Thursday. pass from Jose Antonio Reyes. The second leg matches will be played Sporting's Joao Pinto is embraced by Brazilian teammate Anderson Polga, right, after Baptista then capped a brilliant indi- next week. —MNA/Reuters scoring against Guimaraes during their Portuguese soccer league match on 9 Jan, 2004, in Lisbon, Portugal. At left celebrating are Sa Pinto and Elpidio Silva, Rivaldo mobbed by jubilant fans background. — INTERNET RIO DE JANEIRO, 10 Jan— Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo was mobbed by jubilant Cruzeiro fans when he arrived on Thursday to be officially presented by the British tennis star Rusedski fails drug test Brazilian champions. Television pictures At Cruzeiro’s training “I’d never visited LONDON, 10 Ja— British I have been advised by the The 30-year-old took a tennis number two Greg ATP anti-doping administra- doping test at the ATP tour- showed security men and ground, Rivaldo praised the Cruzeiro before and I’m sur- club’s infrastructure, saying prised to discover that we Rusedski has confirmed his tor that a sample I provided nament in Indianapolis on police attempting to open a path to allow Rivaldo he was confident he could have this sort of thing in Bra- test failure but stressed that tested positive for a low con- July 23 last year when he through the supporters to a put his career back on track zil, not just abroad.” Rivaldo he is totally innocent. centration of nandrolone was plagued by a string of waiting bus after he arrived after an unhappy 18 months will lead Cruzeiro’s chal- "In response to media metabolites," the player said injuries and competed in only at Belo Horizonte’s in Italy. lenge this year as they de- in a statement. inquiries, I can confirm that six tournaments. Pampulha Airport. “Cruzeiro’s installations fend the Brazilian title and The Canadian-born The former World Player are certainly not behind Bar- attempt to win the Crossword Puzzle Briton faces a hearing in of the Year joined Cruzeiro celona or Milan,” he told re- Libertadores Cup, the South Montreal on February 9 and, on Monday little over a porters. “I think they’re slight American equivalent of the if found guilty, will be month after being released better than Milan’s, I’m Champions League, for the banned for two years. by AC Milan where he had greatly impressed. third time. — MNA/Reuters "I wish to make it clear been relegated to the reserve that I do not and never have team. The 31-year-old is re- taken performance enhanc- turning to play in his home- ing drugs,"he said. land for the first time in seven "This is a very complex years, during which he also situation which once under- played for Spanish clubs stood will clearly demon- Deportivo Coruna and Bar- strate my total innocence," celona. he added. Rusedski's career Tottenham’s highlight was a run to the US Open final in 1997 where he Kanoute can play finished runner-up to Aus- for Mali, says FIFA tralian Pat Rafter. But the LONDON, 10 Jan — big-server had suffered a suc- Tottenham Hotspur striker cession of knee, foot and Frederic Kanoute can play back injuries with his world for Mali at this month’s Af- rankings slipping to a new ACROSS DOWN rican Nations Cup after world low of 119. One day before 1 Gypsum 1 Position soccer’s governing body 5 Landscape 2 Mediocre Rusedski's test failure, the FIFA announced on Thurs- 8 Poplar 3 English river men's tennis organizers ATP day that he is eligible to rep- 9 Ogling 4 Widow announced that Argentina's resent his parents’ country. 10 Extendable rubber 5 Elizabethan poet Mariano Puerta was banned FIFA’s status committee, 11 Vulgar speech 6 Heather for nine months after testing which rules on the eligibility 12 Deliver sermon 7 Betrothed positive for steroids during a of players, also decided 14 Mission 12 Accurate tournament last year. Leeds United’s Lamine 17 Eat away 13 Finely mashed He is the third Argentine Sakho and Mohamed 19 Write music 15 Tropical pear player to fail a drug test after Sissoko of Valencia can play Monaco’s Fernando Morientes of Spain (L) fights for the 22 Moslem 16 Wattle Juan Ignacio Chela during the for Mali and Senegal respec- control of the ball with Lyon's Edmilson of Brazil during 23 Muscular spasm 18 Lubricated Cincinatti tournament in 2000 tively at the tournament start- their French first division soccer match in Monte Carlo 24 Finished 20 Coffee and Guillermo Coria two ing in Tunisia on January 24. on 9 Jan, 2004. Monaco is the current leader of the 25 Study of body 21 Unoccupied years ago. — MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters French championship. — INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 11 January, 2004 15

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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). 5th Waning of Pyatho, 1365 ME Sunday, 11 January, 2004 Secretary-2 tours Kengtung District, Shan State (East) YANGON, 10 Jan— Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, accompanied by member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Aung Htwe, Minister for Progress of Border Ar- eas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung, Minister for Education U Than Aung, Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint, Deputy Minister for Con- struction Brig-Gen Myint Thein, Deputy Minister for Transport Col Nyan Tun Aung, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office and heads of departments, left here in the morning on 8 January and arrived at Kengtung Airport at 11.30 am. The Secretary-2 and party were welcomed by Chair- man of Shan State (East) Peace and Development Coun- cil Commander of Triangle Region Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, senior military officers and departmental officials. The Secretary-2 and the commander went to the construction site of Kengtung Airport. Deputy Minister Col Nyan Tun Aung reported on data of construction of Kengtung Airport. Deputy Superintending Engineer U Aung Kyaw Myint of Kengtung Airport construction project special group-3 and officials reported on stockpil- ing of gravel, fuel, machines, progress of work, tasks being Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and party view the study of the students at Kengtung Degree College in implemented in the present financial year and require- Shan State (East). — MNA ments. The Secretary-2 fulfilled the requirements and gave Minister U Thaung, Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw and instructions on completion of the project in accord with Chairman of Naungton Construction Co Ltd U Sai Tip Tatmadaw Military Band the standard set under the guidance of the Head of State. Aung gave supplementary reports. Contest opened He also inspected the extension of the runway and progress The Secretary-2 and party inspected construction of of work. The asphalted old runway is 4,700 feet long, 70 the three-storey reinforced concrete main lecture hall. The YANGON, 10 Jan — The opening of the 13th Defence feet wide and 12 inches thick. government computer college was opened on 19 March Services (Army, Navy and Air) Military Band Contest to Under the guidance of the Head of State, beginning 2001. Construction of the main lecture hall started on 1 mark the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day took place 1995-96 fiscal year the old runway was extended to 8,000 July 2002. Eighty per cent of the project have been com- at the People’s Square on Pyay Road here this morning. feet long, 75 feet wide and 22 inches thick one on which pleted. It was attended by Chairman of the Leading Commit- Fokker F-28, can land. Now, 7,800 feet of the runway has The Secretary-2 and party proceeded to Kengtung tee for Observance of the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces been asphalted. As the second phase, it will be upgraded government technological college. Principal U Win Tun Day Member of the State Peace and Development Coun- to 8,000 feet long, 150 feet wide one which Y-8, cargo Oo reported on historical background of the college, lo- cil Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, planes can take off and land. cation, courses being conducted, development of human Chairman of the Management Committee for Observance Vice-Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee resources, civil service and academic matters. of the 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commander Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and party went to the site Engineer-in-charge U Thein Aung of Naungton Con- of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Vice-Chiefs of Kengtung government computer college near Yanghla struction Co Ltd reported on start of the project on 16 of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen Win Myint and Maj- Village on Kengtung-Mongla Road, four miles of July 2002, construction of lecture halls, completion of the Gen Aung Kyi, Chairman of the Committee for Holding Kengtung. They were welcomed by Principal Daw Sandhi project and tasks to be done. the band contest Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Hla Bo and teachers. The commander, Minister U Thaung and Chairman U Shwe, senior military officers, departmental heads, mem- Engineer-in-charge U Win Tin of Naungton Construc- Sai Tip Aung gave supplementary report. The Secretary- bers of the Organizing Committee, Panel of Judges, mili- tion Co Ltd reported on progress of work of the main 2 gave instructions and inspected the construction. tary bands and others. lecture hall of the college and tasks to be undertaken. (See page 9) Lt-Gen Kyaw Win delivered a speech on the occasion. The military bands saluted the chairman of the Lead- ing Committee. Next, the bands of the students representing Tamway Township Basic Education High School No 4 and Mingala Taungnyunt Township BEHS 3, the bands representing Fire Services Department, Myanmar Police Force, the Guard of Honour of Defence Services and the band of the Military Band Unit performed skill demonstration. U Saw Aung Naing of Myanma Alin Musical Instru- ments Co Ltd and wife and family, and U Khin Maung Htoo of the American Services (Myanmar) Co Ltd, donated K 1 million each to the Committee for Organizing the contest through the chairman of the Lead- ing Committee. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win presented cash awards to leaders of the bands that presented skill demonstration. Altogether 51 bands from the Commander-in-Chief (Navy)’s Office, the Commander-in-Chief (Air)’s Office, military commands, Light Infantry Divisions and military Kengtung Degree College in Shan State (East). — MNA training schools are taking part in the contest. — MNA

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win addresses the opening of 59th Anniversary Armed Forces Day Commemorative Military Bands Competition. — MNA