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Volume XIII, Number 158 4th Waning of Tawthalin 1367 ME Wednesday, 21 September, 2005

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integ- * National reconsolidation system rity and preservation and safeguard- * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in ing of cultural heritage and national Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from character * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Senior General Than Shwe receives Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces

YANGON, 20 Sept — Chairman of Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Se- the State Peace and Development nior General Maung Aye, member of the Council of the Union of Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Ser- General Thura Shwe Mann of the vices Senior General Than Shwe re- Ministry of Defence, Prime Minister ceived Supreme Commander of Royal General Soe Win, Secretary-1 of the Thai Armed Forces General Chaisit State Peace and Development Council Shinawatra and party at Zeyathiri Adjutant General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Beikman on Konmyinttha here at 3 pm Chief of Military Affairs Security Maj- today. Gen Myint Swe and Deputy Minister Also present at the call were for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu, Thai Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Development Council Deputy Com- Dhirakaosal and Military Attache Col mander-in-Chief of Defence Services Prissapa Suvanatat. — MNA

Senior General Than Shwe and party Senior General Than Shwe pose for a documentary photo cordially greets Supreme together with Thai Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Commander General Chaisit Forces General Chaisit Shinawatra and party. — MNA Shinawatra. — MNA

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Put energies into all * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy nation-building work Now is the time when the government, Minister for Mines inspects preparations for enlisting the united strength of the entire na- tional races of Myanmar, is striving for peace opening of Myanma Gems and Jewellery shop and development of the nation and taking nec- essary measures for harmonious progress of all the regions across the Union. At such a time like this, the national brethren are re- quired to lend themselves actively and enthu- siastically to the endeavours aimed at mod- ernizing the nation. The Union Solidarity and Development Association is a national force that came into being to serve the best interests of the nation and the people. Those who belong to the asso- ciation are those who love the nation and the people, those who wish to further consolidate national unity, those who are in favour of the rule of law and community peace and those Minister Brig-Gen Ohn Myint inspects who would like to preserve the national cul- arrangements for opening Myanma Gems & ture. Jewellery Shops.—MNA To be able to make a concentrated ef- fort on national development, the government worked steadfastly for national reconso- YANGON, 20 Sept — Minister for Mines Brig- Gen Ohn Myint inspected the preparations for open- lidation. As a result, armed insurgencies have ing of the Myanma Gems and Jewellery shop at the come to an end, peace is now prevailing all ground floor of the Myanma Gems Museum on Kaba- over the nation and the momentum of national Aye Pagoda Road here this afternoon. development work can be accelerated. Decent Also present were Deputy Minister for Mines living, security of life and property, health and U Myint Thein, Managing-Director of No 2 Mining education are the fundamental rights the peo- Enterprise U Hla Thein, Managing-Director of Gold coins are on sale at the Myanma Gems & ple of a nation should fully enjoy. Myanma Gems Enterprise U Thein Swe, patrons of Jewellery Shop of the Ministry of Mines. — MNA For the people to be able to fully enjoy Myanmar Gold Entrepreneurs Federation, president, these rights, national economic development and chairman of Myanmar Gold Entrepreneurs As- is necessary. Therefore, the government is sociation (Mandalay) and CEC members. using various ways and means to achieve it. After inspecting the preparations for the sale In the social sector, the government is centre, Brig-Gen Ohn Myint gave instructions to the officials. Afterwards, he viewed around the sale working for eternal existence of the nation and centre at the ground floor. the people as well as for uplift of national pres- Starting today, the sale centre sells 1 tical of tige and integrity while preserving and safe- gold for K 300,000. Arrangements are being made guarding national character at the same time. to sell gold coins of different weights as well as It is with the intention of creating a favour- ready-made jade and jewellery at the sale centre. able environment for the nation’s future that The sale centre will be opening at a ceremony the government is making every endeavour in on 21 September 2005. Gold coins weighing a tical, half a tical, and every way. MNA one-fourth tical. — MNA We would like to call on new generation youths of the Union Solidarity and Develop- Am¥a;®pv\q¨qir˙irn\ Aqiep; NOi;eSa\K¥k\ Road ment Association to put their energies into all 1" eZ;k∑k\m¥a;t∑c\ erac\;K¥eneqa eAak\ePa\®ppå {Aa;eS;}m¥a;m˙a ®mn\maNuic\cMt∑c\ construction the nation-building work with genuine national m˙t\puMtc\Ta;®Kc\; (mr˙i)eqa eS;wå;m¥a;®Ps\påeÂkac\;N˙c\. m˙t\puMtc\Ta;®Kc\;mr˙ieqa eS;wå;m¥a;m˙a spirit, following the correct leadership of the Arv\Aeq∑;AamKMK¥k\ mr˙ipåeÂkac\; Aqiep;Ap\påqv\" discussed government. YANGON, 20 Sept sU\ eS;Amv\ Tut\lup\qv\.kumπ%^Amv\ Niuc\cM — Director-General U 1 Vitamin B Complex Rota Laboratories Co., Ltd. Thailand Myo Myint of Develop- Hole-in-one 2 Cycovit 25 Chalermchai Ltd Thailand ment Affairs Department (Vitamin B12 25mcg) Partnership under the Ministry for YANGON, 20 Sept— U Tun Tun of Honma Progress of Border Areas F vita Capsule Medicine Supply Co., Ltd Thailand Golf scored an ace from 130 yards at the 2nd hole 3 and National Races and at Pondy Golf Course on 12-9-2005 while playing (Multivitamin) Development Affairs ad- with golf ball Twin Marks (1) Honma using club 53 4 Vitamin ADE Capsule Hua Sheng Pharmaceuticals Taiwan dressed the meeting to Lob Wedge Tour World Honma. The partners at the (100% Pure Vitamin) Ltd build district-to-district time were U Yan Naing, U Sai Saing Leaing, U (Vitamin A 60,000 IU, roads in Mandalay Divi- Kyaw Swa Lin and U Zaw Min. sion. NLM Vitamin D 6,000 IU, The Director of Vitamin E 400 IU) Mandalay Division DAD reported on progress of 2" Am¥a;®pv\q¨m¥a;qv\ ®mn\maNuic\cMt∑c\ m˙t\puMtc\Ta;®Kc\;mr˙ieqa eS;wå;m¥a;kui wy\y¨quM;s∑´®Kc\; All this needs to be known work and officials on m‘pÂkrn\N˙c\. ®mn\maNuic\cMt∑c\ m˙t\puMtc\Ta;eqa eS;wå;m¥a;kuiqa s¨;sm\; wy\y¨ quM;s∑´rn\ work being carried out in NOi;eSa\Ap\påqv\" the respective sectors. * Do not be frightened whenever 3" eS;wå;tc\q∑c\;®Pn\≥®Pø;qv\. kumπ%^' eS;wå;erac\;K¥qv\. eS;Suic\m¥a;qv\ ®mn\maNuic\cMt∑c\ intimidated m˙t\puMtc\Ta;®Kc\;mr˙ieqa eS;wå;m¥a;' eS;wå;Atu' sMmv^eS;wå;m¥a; tc\q∑c\;®Pn\≥®Pø;erac\;K¥®Kc\; The meeting came to a close with conclud- * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered luM;wm‘plup\rn\N˙c\. luik\naeSac\r∑k\®Kc\;mr˙ipåk qk\Suic\raAa%apuic\AP∑´>Asv\;k tv\S´ ing remarks by the direc- * Do not be softened whenever appeased UpedAr Aer;y¨ mv\®Ps\eÂkac\; qtiep;Ap\påqv\" k¥n\;maer;wn\”k^;@an tor-general. MNA

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BAGHDAD, 20 Sept—British forces using tanks have broken down the walls of the central jail in the southern city of Basra to free two Britons. The captives were allegedly under- “The situation in Basra is currently cover commandos, who had been ar- calmer after a day of disturbances. At rested on charges of shooting two Iraqi this stage it is not possible to be certain policemen. why these disturbances began.” Witnesses said about 150 Iraqi pris- Earlier during the day, British forces British soldiers take up positions near a white car which Iraq says was oners fled the jail as well. surrounded a police station in the cen- involved in a shooting incident in the southern Iraq city of Basra on Iraqi police detained the two tre of Basra after Iraqi police refused to 19 September, 2005.—INTERNET British soldiers in the Basra follow- release the two men. ing a shooting incident, a British The British forces were themselves Annan urges leaders to make military spokesman and police sources surrounded by demonstrators who threw said. stones and British soldiers fired warn- efforts for better world Britain, however, denied reports late ing shots, he said. on Monday that its troops had Demonstrators then set fire to NEW YORK, 19 Sept—Development, security and human rights are so in- stormedthe prison to free twosoldiers, two British tanks. British soldiers terconnected that collective action is needed on all of them if the world is saying the pair were released after ne- jumped from the tanks and withdrew to meet today's threats and challenges, United Nations Secretary-General gotiations. without returning fire. It was not Kofi Annan told world leaders. British Defence Secretary John Reid immediately known if there were any Addressing a high-level choose to be silent and turn change more effectively. said in a statement that the two men, injuries. meeting organized by away. Or we can step for- Annan said develop- who have not been named, were back with One Basra policeman said the two former US president Bill ward and take action. You ment, security and human British forces.“I can confirm that the two men who were detained were under- Clinton Saturday, Annan are here to make a differ- rights are not just vitally British service personnel detained earlier cover soldiers, wearing Arab costume, urged participants who ence, and there is much important on their own, today by the IPS (Iraq Police Service), who allegedly fired at a police patrol included current and you can do," Annan said. but they also "...depend on have now been released and are back with before being forced to stop. former heads of state and The meeting was organ- each other".—MNA/PTI British forces,” he said. Internet government, business ized under the Clinton leaders, academics and Global Initiative which representatives of non focuses work in four ASEAN Inter-Parlt Organization governmental organiza- areas — poverty allevia- tions to play their part to tion, improving religious build a better world. and ethnic reconciliation, General Assembly opens in Laos "We all have the power encouraging better govern- VIENTIANE, 19 Sept—The 26th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organiza- to make choices. We can ance and handling climate tion (AIPO) kicked off here on Monday with the participation of over 300 delegates, igniting main discussions about regional political, economic and social issues. Car bomb hits US military This is the first time gional issues as anti- also scheduled to hold preventive measures convoy in western Baghdad Laos, which became terrorism and sea pi- dialogues with parlia- for natural disasters, an AIPO member racy, the Treaty of mentarians from nine educational coopera- BAGHDAD, 20 Sept — A car bomb detonated near in September 1997, two Amity and Cooperation observers, namely tion, and technology a US military convoy in western Baghdad on Tues- months after its acces- in Southeast Asia, the Australia, Canada, transfer. day, police said. sion to the Association ASEAN economic com- China, the European Full activities of the “A car packed with explosives blew up at about of South-East Asian munity roadmap, the es- Parliament, Japan, New 26th AIPO General 2:10 pm (1010 GMT) near a passing US military Nations (ASEAN), tablishment of an Zealand, Papua New Assembly are to convoy on the main road near Nalag al-Shurta (Po- has hosted such a meet- ASEAN development Guinea, Russia and last from 18-23 Septem- lice Tunnel),” an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua ing. fund, legal cooperation South Korea. The ber. The assembly on condition of anonymity. The assembly, which on combating women dialogues are expected will adopt a joint com- Several shops and nearby buildings were dam- consists of eight and child trafficking, to mention various munique and more than aged by the blast, the source said, adding the car was ASEAN members, and and disaster manage- matters, including 10 resolutions on parking on the side of the road. two others, Brunei and ment. international security, Thursday. It was not clear whether there was any casualty Myanmar, as special The 10 countries are trade liberalization, MNA/Xinhua among US soldiers or Iraqi civilians, as US troops observers, are expected condoned off the area to prevent people and Iraqi to touch upon such police from approaching the scene.— MNA/Xinhua international and re- Bangkok braces for flooding

BANGKOK, 19 Sept—Bangkok is province of Quang Tri — was expected bracing for much more rain on Mon- to hit the province Sunday. day as season weather moves into Thai- At least 11 provinces in Thailand's land from Vietnam and Laos. North, Northeast and East are expected A tropical depression moving across to experience heavy rainfall and flash Laos and Cambodia from Vietnam is floods. As the depression moves fur- expected to hit the northern, northeast- ther inland and then out to sea it will ern and eastern regions of Thailand also cause heavy storms in both the Sunday bearing heavy rainfall and pos- Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea sible flash floods, the Thai News for the next three or four days, the an- Agency quoted the announcement is- nouncement said. In Bangkok, Gover- sued by the Meteorological Department nor Apirak Kosayodhin said more than as saying. 1,000 pumps were ready for emergency The announcement, released Satur- use. Apirak said water could be drained A Malaysian fire and rescue team carries a victim from a collapsed con- day evening, said the depression named within an hour if the amount of rain struction site during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Regional Vicente — then centred 120 kilome- was not more than 60 mm. Disaster and Emergency Exercise 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, tres east of the Vietnamese central MNA/Xinhua on 19 September, 2005. —INTERNET

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 children suspected of bird flu  JAKARTA, 19 Sept— Two children have been hospitalized in Indonesia with suspected bird flu and a zoo in Jakarta has been closed after tests showed some exotic birds had the virus, the Health Minister said on Monday. The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain the teeming capital. of the virus has killed four Indonesians, “For the time being, the (Jakarta) including one woman who died in Jakarta regional office has decided to close down a week ago. The virus has killed 64 people Ragunan for 21 days,” Sapari said. in four Asian countries since late 2003 and The Jakarta Post newspaper quoted has also spread to Russia and Europe. Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono “Until now, three children are as saying that 19 birds in the zoo had the being treated in a hospital ... two are virus. Over the weekend, tens of thou- suspected of having the symptoms of sands of people visited the zoo, which is bird flu based on the lab tests. The other popular with low-income Indonesians. one is still under observation,” Minister The government would kill those Siti Fadillah Supari told the local El birds at the zoo which had tested posi- Shinta radio. tive for the virus, Sapari said. Indonesia sends blood tests from Health officials last week said that all suspected bird flu cases to Hong bird flu had killed a 37-year-old woman Kong for confirmation. Sapari said offi- who lived near a chicken farm in south cials had also found traces of bird flu in a Jakarta, and that another person who had A grey-tree duck (Anas giberifrons), bottom, stands in a cage with European number of exotic birds at Jakarta’s close contact with her was also suspected flamingos (Phoenicopeterus ruber roseus) at Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, Indone- Ragunan Zoo, which lies in the south of of having the virus.—MNA/Reuters sia, on 19 September, 2005.—INTERNET Four US soldiers Iraqi Minister says $1bn Landmine killed in western Iraq plundered in Iraq explosion kills LONDON, 19 Sept— Large-scale corruption in Iraq's ministries, particu- one in east BAGHDAD, 20 Sept — Four US soldiers were larly the Defence Ministry, has led to one of the biggest thefts in history with killed in western Iraq on Monday, raising the number more than $1 billion going missing, Iraq’s Finance Minister said in an Afghanistan of Americans who have died in Iraq to 1,903, the US interview. military said Tuesday. "Huge amounts of the budget of the Minis- is now living as a private KABUL, 19 Sept— One The four soldiers were attached to 2nd Marine money have disap- try of Defence, it is nearly citizen in Jordan. He has soldier was killed and five Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, said the peared. In return we got 100 percent of the minis- denied any wrongdoing. others wounded when military, adding that they were killed in two separate nothing but scraps of try's (procurement) Allawi, the Finance their vehicle ran over a bomb attacks on Monday in the restive city of Ramadi, metal," Finance Minis- budget that has gone Minister, was also quoted landmine in Afghanistan's 115 km west of Baghdad. ter Ali Allawi told Brit- (missing)," Allawi said. by the newspaper as say- eastern province of Guerillas frequently target US soldiers by plant- ish newspaper The Inde- Most of the question- ing $500-$600 million Nooristan on Sunday ing roadside bombs. pendent in a report pub- able contracts are said had vanished from the morning, Deputy Defence MNA/Xinhua lished on Monday. "It is to have been signed un- electricity, transport, Minister Yusuf Nooristani possibly one of the larg- der the previous govern- interior and other minis- told Xinhua. est thefts in history." ment, headed by Iyad tries. The soldiers were car- Bomb blast hits fuel train in Corruption, both in Allawi, which served The newspaper re- rying ballot boxes to a poll- the bidding for and the from 28 June, 2004 un- ported that the total ing station when their four- southern Baghdad awarding of contracts, til late February this amount missing from all wheel drive ran over a planted mine and destroyed, BAGHDAD, 19 Sept— A bomb blast set a train and in the administration year. the ministries could be carrying fuel on fire in Dora District in southern of public offices, is one The former defence as much as $2 billion. he said. Baghdad on Sunday, police said. of the most frequent ac- minister, Hazim Shaalan, Internet MNA/Xinhua "Two containers carrying gas oil were set on fire by cusations made by Iraqis a bomb blast which took place near the Athoriyen against their government Protesters draw link between market in Dora neighbourhood," police officer Ahmed and foreign firms oper- Abdullah told Xinhua. ating in the country. Katrina and Iraq war "Firefighters are trying to cool the nearby contain- "If you compare the ers to prevent fire spread," he said. There were no amount that was alleg- NEW YORK, 19 Sept—President George W Bush's faltering performance casualties in the incident, he added. edly stolen of about $1 after Hurricane Katrina, like his decision to invade Iraq, show his priorities MNA/Xinhua billion compared with are at odds with actions needed to keep Americans safe, anti-war protesters said on Monday. "One of the bogus reasons that permit allowed amplified sound. George Bush gives for this invasion Morrigan Phillips, spokeswoman for (and) occupation of Iraq is to make the Bring Them Home Now Tour, which America safer — and Katrina exposed has been stopping in towns across that clearly he has made America more America on its way to the march in vulnerable through his policies in Iraq," Washington, said the arrest was the first anti-war activist and bereaved mother since the group began its campaign Cindy Sheehan told a morning news earlier this summer. conference. Leaders of the coalition organizing US troops fighting an unexpectedly the 24-26 September protest in Wa- stubborn insurgency in Iraq should come shington include Sheehan, who gained home to help face domestic challenges international fame by camping out for like the unprecedented humanitarian weeks outside Bush's ranch in Crawford, relief and recovery effort on the Gulf Texas. Coast, said the activists, who will stage The anti-war group United for Peace a march on Washington this weekend. and Justice, spearheading the march on When Sheehan later spoke in Man- Washington, said National Guard troops hattan's Union Square to a group of and materiel deployed in Iraq were about 200 anti-war protesters, New York needed to respond to the tragedy in and Iraqi firefighters try to put out the flames on a train transporting fuel on the police broke up the rally and arrested a around New Orleans. southern outskirts of Baghdad on 18 September, 2005. — INTERNET man over a dispute about whether their Internet THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 5 Iranian President turns nuclear charges against US UNITED NATIONS,19 Sept— Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday his country had the inalienable right to produce nuclear fuel and accused the United States of violating global nuclear treaties. In an unyielding speech that sought duce, stockpile and extensively test such to turn the tables on Western powers weapons ... and have armed the Zionist which suspect Teheran of seeking to occupation regime with weapons of mass develop nuclear weapons, he offered destruction,” he said in a reference to the other countries joint ventures in Iran’s United States, the only country to have uranium enrichment programme. used an atomic bomb, and Israel. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is “(They) are not only refusing to rem- prepared to engage in a serious partner- edy their past deeds but in clear breach of ship with private and public sectors of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, are trying other countries in the implementation to prevent other countries from acquiring of uranium enrichment programme in the technology to produce peaceful nu- Iran,” Ahmadinejad told the UN Gen- clear energy,” Ahmadinejad said. eral Assembly in an eagerly-awaited “Today, the most serious challenge is Vehicles move through a flooded road in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad speech. that the culprits are arrogating to them- on 19 September, 2005. Heavy rain swamped parts of the western India and The hardline President said nuclear selves the role of the prosecutor.” disrupted traffic. — INTERNET fuel supply contracts with other coun- He demanded the creation of a UN tries were unreliable and unenforceable committee to press for universal nuclear in international law, so Iran could not disarmament and investigate who had Putin says date should be set depend on other countries. Russia has supplied Israel with nuclear weapons. contracted to supply fuel for Iran’s sole Ahmadinejad also urged that the In- for Iraq pullout nearly completed reactor. ternational Atomic Energy Agency re- MOSCOW,19 Sept — The United States and its allies should name a Ahmadinejad accused Washington port on violations of countries’ right un- deadline for pulling their troops out of Iraq, Russia’s President Vladimir and other Western nuclear powers of der the NPT to access to peaceful nuclear Putin said in an interview published by the Kremlin on Sunday. double standards, recalling that they technology. Putin said the transcript of which was on the situation in Iraq,” had been silent when former Iraqi presi- “Those hegemonic powers... have pullout should take place published on the official said Putin, who has been dent Saddam Hussein used chemical misrepresented Iran’s healthy and fully within one or two years, web site. in New York attending a weapons against Iran in the 1980s Gulf safeguarded technological endeavours in but added that the exact “That would provide United Nations summit. War. the nuclear field as pursuit of nuclear timetable depended on some discipline for eve- Moscow criticized “Ironically, those who have actually weapons,” he said. the security situation in rybody and force them to the US and its allies for used nuclear weapons, continue to pro- MNA/Reuters Iraq. move towards the objec- invading Iraq. Times “It would be the tive they set,” he said. But it has since ex- Reporter working for right thing to do if we “I think we should pressed support for ef- precisely set out this be talking about one year forts to restore stability abducted and slain in Iraq timetable,” Putin said in and a bit, or two years, and crack down on vio- BAGHDAD, 19 Sept— An Iraqi journalist and photographer working for The an interview with US something like that. I lence by militants. New York Times in Basra was found dead early Monday after being abducted network Fox News, a repeat, it should depend MNA/Reuters from his home by a group of armed men wearing masks and claiming to be police officers, relatives and witnesses said. 15 Iraqi border guards The journalist, Fakher friction and violence among Basra’s Haider, 38, was found with his rival Shiite militias, which are widely hands bound and a bag over his believed to have infiltrated the abducted in northern Iraq head in a deserted area on the out- police. TIKRIT (Iraq), 19 Sept— Fifteen Iraqi border guards were abducted skirts of Basra, in southern Iraq, He did part-time for work for other by a group of gunmen in a restive area north of Baghdad, police said hours after being taken from his news organizations, including Merbad on Sunday. house in that city. A relative who TV, a local Basra station, and for pub- “We can confirm that The source said that kilometres north of viewed his body in the city morgue lications including The Guardian of 16 border guards from one of the guards man- Baghdad, where he man- said he had at least one bullet hole London and National Geographic. But the division of the west- aged to escape from his aged to run away by in his head and bruises on his back his principal affiliation was with The ern border were miss- captors and informed the jumping from the bus in as if he had been beaten. Times. ing the day before yes- Iraqi authorities of the one of turns. Mr Haider had worked for The Mr Haider is the second journalist to terday as they were incident. Guerillas frequently Times since April 2003 and had be killed in Basra in the past two months. heading to Baghdad According to the attack and kidnap Iraqi recently reported on the growing Internet from Tikrit,” a source guard, a group of gun- security forces to crip- from the Joint Coordi- men aboard two vehi- ple the Shiite-dominated nation Centre told cles hijacked a bus car- government formed in Xinhua on condition of rying the border guards late April. anonymity. near Samarra, some 120 MNA/Xinhua India opposes taking Iran case to UN security body NEW DELHI, 20 Sept— India, facing US pressure to take a tougher line on Iran's nuclear ambitions, said on Monday it did not want the issue to be reported to the UN Security Council, as sought by Washington. "Everybody would like to avoid a out within the framework of the Inter- confrontation," Foreign Minister Natwar national Atomic Energy Agency Singh told NDTV television news. (IAEA). "Everybody would like to avoid a Washington, backed by France, Ger- contentious debate in the Security Coun- many and Britain, wants to refer Iran to cil," Singh, who visited Iran earlier this the Security Council for possible sanc- month, said in New York on the side- tions as it suspects Teheran is covertly lines of the United Nations General As- building atomic weapons. Television footage shows an Iraqi man throwing an object on the top of a sembly meeting. The issue will come to a head at an British tank, under attack from a crowd in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, on He said New Delhi wanted a com- IAEA meeting later on Monday. 19 September, 2005.—INTERNET promise so that the issue could be sorted MNA/Reuters 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 Pakokku District enjoying sufficient supply of clean water Zeya Myo Htet Recently, I made a field trip by air to the said that the arid zone would get through scarcity arid zone to study the water supply projects be- of water and see many oases soon. Along the road ing implemented to supply clean water for the were lush and green forests thanks to the greening rural folks. project for Tetma Mountain. After the mountain, After drawing the itinerary for the trip to- we noticed recently-inaugurated Pauk Bridge gether with local officials, we information group (Yaypya) and Pauk Bridge (Ohndaw) across Yaw members first studied the supply of water from Creek. the tube-well sunk by the Development Affairs Then, we arrived at Pauk. The region has Department in Paunglaung Model Village, three creeks but they are full of sand and cannot Pakokku Township. The 3-inch diameter and 240- hold rain water at all. A water supply project was foot-deep tube-well could pump 1,700 gallons under way to supply locals with sufficient safe an hour. We interviewed U Nyunt Aung, Chair- water. When we left Pauk for Kyaukhtu, I was man of the Village Peace and Development Coun- captivated by the natural beauty of the gloomy cil and villagers. Pontaung mountain range. They said that in the past, local people had The next day, we went to Mintharkya Vil- to use water from the muddy lake near the vil- lage in Myaing Township. At that time, a test- lage. In the years of droughts and in summer, running tube-well just started to pump water, com- they had to fetch water from the lake near Kyee Village, one and a half miles from their village. A test-running tube-well When the lake near Kyee Village was dry, they had to get water from Shwetanttit River Water just started to pump water, Pumping Station that pumped water from Ayeyawady River, about three miles from their completely drawing the at- village. tention of many villagers. With great pleasure, a local senior citizen Children were taking a bath Grandpa Kyaw recounted how villagers wished Local residents and children taking a bath for the sinking of a tube-well to be successful happily under the splashing happily under the splashing water pumped when they watched the sinking, and how much from the newly-sunk tube-well in Mintharkya they rejoiced to see the tube-well that started to water pumped from the Village, Myaing Township. flow clear fresh water. tube-well. We shared happinesses of the villages re- sponding to our questions. supervision of the Development Affairs Depart- The next day, we proceeded to Pauk by pletely drawing the attention of many villagers. ment of the Ministry for Progress of Border Ar- car along Pakokku-Pauk Road. When we got Children were taking a bath happily under the eas and National Races and Development Af- beyond Pakokku, the van we were taking stuck splashing water pumped from the tube-well. fairs. in the sand in the dry Kan Hla Creek. Many Before long, all the villages in Pakokku, From the trip, we gained a lot of experi- male villagers holding mattocks and spades came Pauk, Yesagyo, Seikphyu and Myaing townships ences and knowledge, and witnessed the enthusi- out to help us move the car. That was an ador- in Pakokku District will be able to enjoy sufficient astic performance of service personnel of the De- able tradition of Myanmar nationals. clean water. So far, 967 out of 1,209 villages in velopment Affairs Department in the interests of Later, we passed by Kamma Village that the district have access to sufficient supply of clean local residents, and joy and happinesses of the was lively with a row of shops and stalls due to water. villagers in Pakokku District due to the sufficient the existence of Yangon-Mandalay highway bus In the near future, the project will thoroughly water supply. So, we were completely filled with stop. We learnt that beans and pulses and betel cover the entire district as the Water Supply Project joy, sharing happinesses and delights of local peo- thrive well in that village and water can be ob- for the entire Pakokku District is being imple- ple during the trip. tained from the shallow wells there. And it is mented with momentum by the Magway Division Translation: MS called the oasis of the arid region. The driver Development Affairs Committee under the close Myanma Alin, Kyemon: 20-9-05

Workshop on “Growing Integration of the Greater Mekong Sub-regional Member of USDA (Central) Panel of Patrons, ASEAN States in Asian Region” held Secretariat-Member tour Kachin State

YANGON, 20 Sept — Workshop on the Grow- ing Integration of the Greater Mekong Sub-regional YANGON, 20 Sept — Member of the Panel of Bhaddanta Silavamsa and sayadaws of the monas- ASEAN States in Asian Region organized by Patrons of the Union Solidarity and Development teries in the state. Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Association (Central) Chairman of Kachin State Commander Maj-Gen Ohn Myint and Minis- Studies-MISIS at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peace and Development Council Commander of ter Brig-Gen Thein Zaw met with officials of kicked off here today with an opening address by Northern Command Maj-Gen Ohn Myint, together churches at the Baptist Church in Tatkon Ward, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu. with Secretariat-Member of USDA Minister for Myitkyina, and accepted 1,200 membership appli- At the opening ceremony held at Traders Communications, Posts and Telegraphs and for Ho- cations of USDA. Hotel, Secretary of MISIS Ambassador U Nyunt tels and Tourism Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, on 18 Sep- At the meeting, the commander and the min- Tin, Dr Colin Durkop of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung tember attended a ceremony to unveil a signboard ister donated bags of dried fish to the churches and and Professor Robert H Taylor of London School bearing “True Patriotism” organized by Kachin State made cash donations. They also made arrangements of Economics also delivered addresses. USDA in Myitkyina. for renovation of four basic education primary Professors, Scholars and researchers from Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw pressed the schools in Tatkon Ward. China, Germany, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, button to unveil the signboard. They also donated bags of dried fish and cash United Kingdom, Vietnam, the senior officials from After the ceremony, the commander, the to Catholic Church in Myitkyina. During their tour Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ministries con- minister and party visited Wuntho Monastery in around Myintkyina, the commander and the minis- cerned presented the papers. Myitkyina and paid obeisance and presented offer- ter held a meeting with local farmers at the Town The panel discussions of the workshop con- tories to State Ovadacariya Sayadaw Agga Maha Hall in Myintkyina and attended to the needs for tinue tomorrow. —MNA Pandita Agga Maha Saddhama Jotikadhaja growing cold season crops. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 7 Lt-Gen Maung Bo urges local people, departmental personnel to step up regional development tasks

Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends the paddy transplanting contest in Mareekalat Village, Thanpaya Village-tract, Kya-in-Seikyi Township, Kayin State. — MNA YANGON, 20 Sept — development of socio- plementary reports. of monsoon paddy and post ment laid down 24 special the present requirements Member of the State Peace economy of local people At the briefing hall, monsoon paddy and rubber development regions and of the nation by taking ad- and Development Council and cultivating Union plantation in-charge Major cultivation and arrange- was implementing five vice from intellectuals and Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Sprit. Next, Lt-Gen Maung Zaw Win Naing briefed ments to be made for cul- rural development tasks intelligentsia. With the Ministry of Defence, ac- Bo viewed growing of them on establishment of tivation of remaining post- for equitable development correct leadership of the companied by Chairman of monsoon paddy in Chaung- nursery, completion of monsoon paddy. Next, Col across the nation. He urged Government, Tatmadaw Mon State Peace and De- hna-Khwa Village from the sowing rubber seeds, grow- Khin Kyuu gave supple- those present to constantly hand in hand with the peo- velopment Council Com- observation tower. After- ing of rubber on manage- mentary reports. participate in development ple were in the process of mander of South-East wards, the managers of able scale and gathering of Afterwards, Lt-Gen tasks hand in hand with the building a peaceful mod- Command Maj-Gen Soe District and Division rubber seeds. Regarding the Maung Bo made a speech Government, Tatmadaw ern developed democratic Naing, Chairman of Kayin Myanma Agriculture Serv- reports, Lt-Gen Maung Bo on the occasion, saying and the local people. nation. The Government State PDC Col Khin Kyuu, ice gave supplementary re- gave instructions on culti- that Kayin and Mon After that, Deputy did not rely on any assist- senior military officers, of- ports. vation of 500,000 rubber States were now in Director-General of Basic ance from abroad in car- ficials of the State Peace Following the meet- trees in coming year. After progress. Kya-in-Seikyi Education Department U rying out development and Development Council ing with local peasants, Lt- inspecting one-year-old Township has made Tun Kyi presented exercise tasks in the country. Office and the ministries Gen Maung Bo gave in- rubber trees, Lt-Gen singnificant progress due books for the students in Nowadays, some of the concerned, departmental structions on cultivation of Maung Bo met with mili- to the cooperative efforts Kya-in-Seikyi provided by big nations were attempt- officials at state level and 1 million acres of monsoon tary officers and other of regional officials and the Ministry of Education, ing to influence over small local authorities went on an paddy and 24,000 acres of ranks and their families in local people. The officials South-East Command and ones which lagged behind inspection tour of Kya-in- summer paddy and keep- Kya-in-Seikyi Station and and local people did their Kayin State PDC to Town- by applying various ways Seikyi in Kayin State via ing records of growing called for safeguarding of bits for regional develop- ship Education Officer and means. They were Mawlamyine of Mon State rubber in the region. Next, lives and properties of the on 17th September. After Lt-Gen Maung Bo met public and regional stabil- inspecting regional devel- with local peasants and in- ity and joining hands with opment tasks, Lt-Gen structed them to boost cul- the local people in health Maung Bo and party held tivation of paddy and other and social fields . a meeting with service per- crops and to purchase and Afterwards, Lt-Gen sonnel and local people and use farm equipment in Maung Bo presented cloth- members of social organi- installments. ing and personal goods to zations and had a discus- Upon arrival at families in the local battal- sion about regional devel- Mareekalat Village in Kya- ion and so did Commander opment tasks. in-Seikyi Township, Lt- Maj-Gen Soe Naing. On First, Lt-Gen Maung Gen Maung Bo and party arrival at Kya-in-Sekyi Bo and party looked into viewed a collective culti- Township 25-bed People's road repair nearby Kada vation of monsoon paddy Hospital, Head of Town- Police Check Point in Kada during 2005-2006. ship Health Department Dr Village, Mon State. On ar- The township man- Maung Maung Lwin and rival at Chaung-hna-Khwa ager of Myanma Agricul- staff conducted Lt-Gen Village in Kyaikmaraw tural Service reported to Maung Bo and party Twonship, they were wel- them on completion of around the facilities of the Lt-Gen Maung Bo presents K 500,000 to the funds of Kya-in-Seikyi comed by members of 69871 acres of monsoon hospital. Next, he presented Township Union Solidarity paddy cultivation out of cash assistance to the pa- Township People’s Hospital through an official. — MNA and Development Associa- 79249 as targeted account- tients who were undergo- ment tasks with sense of Daw Hla Hla. making plans to delay de- tion, Women's Affairs Or- ing for 88 per cent during ing treatment in the hospi- duty. Kayin State restored Next, Lt-Gen velopments in the nation. ganization, Maternal and 2005-2006, arrangements tal and K 500,000 to Dr peace and tranquillity and Maung Bo and party ar- All the people in the na- Child Welfare Association, to be made for cultivation Maung Maung Lwin for so development tasks rived back in Mawlamyine tion are to pay special at- Red Cross Society and Aux- of remaining 1154 acres of the hospital's medical could be carried out in the and met with local authori- tention to danger of inter- iliary Fire Brigade and lo- post-monsoon paddy, funds. Lt-Gen Maung Bo region. But some of the re- ties, departmental officials nal and external destruc- cals. completion of 13763 acres then gave instructions on mote areas were lack of and townselders and held tive elements. Local peo- After cordially of rubber growing and ar- measures to be taken for peace. Armed groups were discussions on develop- ple are to cooperate in greeting those present, Lt- rangements to be made for health care services with to be invited to enter legal ment tasks with them. Af- safeguarding the State- Gen Maung Bo stressed extension of paddy and goodwill. fold and participate in re- terwards, Lt-Gen Maung owned buildings in Mon the need for boosting cul- rubber cultivation. In con- At Zami hall of gional development tasks. Bo made a speech on the State and to inform any tivation of crops and ex- nection with the reports, Kya-in-Seikyi Township, The Government was occasion, saying that after suspicious things or per- tending business for the Col Khin Kyuu gave sup- Lt-Gen Maung Bo and standing tall among the in- regaining the independ- sons in their environs to party met with departmen- ternational community ence, the State started to authorities concerned. Lo- Kya-in-Seikyi Township has tal officials, members of with its own determina- practise a democratic sys- cal authorities are to pay social organizations and tion. The Government, tem but development pace special attention to re- made singnificant progress due to local people. During the Tatmadaw and the people was slow in the nation for gional security. After the the cooperative efforts of regional meeting, the chairman of were joining hands in various reasons. After tak- meeting, Lt-Gen Maung Township PDC reported to building of a peaceful, ing lessons of past history, Bo cordially greeted those officials and local people. them background history of modern developed demo- the State Peace and Devel- present and spent the night the township, completion cratic nation. The Govern- opment Council provided in Mawlamyine. — MNA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005

Senior General Than Shwe receives Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces General Chaisit Shinawatra. (News on Page 1)— MNA Vice-Senior General Maung Aye hosts dinner in honour of Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces

YANGON, 20 Sept — Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Devel- opment Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Com- mander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye received Su- preme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces General Chaisit Shinawatra and party at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha here at 6.30 pm today. Also present at the call were member of the State Peace and Devel- opment Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces General Chaisit Shinawatra. —MNA Vice-Senior Council Adjutant Gen- Next, Vice-Senior Maung Bo and Quarter- General eral Lt-Gen Thein Sein, General Maung Aye master General Lt-Gen hosted a dinner in Maung Aye SPDC members Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Kyaw Win, Lt-Gen honour of the visiting Myint Oo of the Minis- shakes Maung Bo and Quarter- Supreme Commander of try of Defence, Com- hands with master General Lt-Gen Royal Thai Armed mander-in-Chief (Navy) Thiha Thura Tin Aung Forces and party at Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Supreme Myint Oo of the Minis- Zeyathiri Beikman on Commander-in-Chief Com- try of Defence, Com- Konmyinttha. The dinner (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, was also attended by mander of mander-in-Chief (Navy) Chief of Military Affairs Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, member of the State Security Maj-Gen Myint Royal Thai Commander-in-Chief Peace and Development Swe, senior military of- Armed (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Council General Thura ficers of the Ministry of Chief of Military Affairs Shwe Mann of the Min- Defence and Deputy Forces Security Maj-Gen Myint istry of Defence, Secre- Minister for Foreign Af- General Swe and Deputy Minis- tary-1 of the State Peace fairs U Kyaw Thu, Thai and Development Coun- Chaisit ter for Foreign Affairs U Ambassador to Kyaw Thu, Thai Ambas- cil Adjutant General Lt- Myanmar Mr Suphot Shinawatra. sador to Myanmar Mr Gen Thein Sein, SPDC Dhirakaosal and Military MNA Suphot Dhirakaosal and members Lt-Gen Kyaw Attache Col Prissapa Military Attache Col Win, Lt-Gen Khin Suvanatat. Prissapa Suvanatat. Maung Than, Lt-Gen (See page 9) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 9 Vice-Senior General Maung Aye hosts… (from page 8) Before and during dinner, artistes of the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture enter- tained the guests with songs. After the dinner, the guests were entertained with Myanmar traditional songs and dances. Later, General Chaisit Shinawatra presented a basket of flowers to artistes. Then the Vice-Senior General and party had a documentary photo taken together with the guests. — MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye hosts dinner in honour of Thai Supreme Commander General

Chaisit Shinawatra and party. — MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye welcomes Thai Supreme Commander…

(from page 16) greeted members of the welcoming Vice-Senior Vice-Senior General Maung party. Aye cordially greeted members of The Thai Supreme Commander General the Thai delegation. The Thai Su- and party proceeded to No 1 Tatmadaw Maung Aye preme Commander also cordially State House. — MNA shakes hands Thai delegation visits with Thai Supreme Shwedagon Pagoda

Commander YANGON, 20 Sept — Myint of the Ministry of Chaisit Shinawatra signed Thai goodwill delegation Defence, this afternoon vis- in the visitors’ book and General led by Supreme Com- ited Shwedagon Pagoda. made cash donation. mander of Royal Thai Members of the Next, the delega- Chaisit Armed Forces General Pagoda Board of Trustees tion paid homage to jade Shinawatra Chaisit Shinawatra, accom- welcomed the delegation. Buddha image at the pa- panied by Maj-Gen Aye At the pagoda, General goda.— MNA at the airport. USDA Secretary-General meets MNA ambassadors

YANGON, 20 Sept — Secretary- Executive Committee Member U Soe General of Union Solidarity and Devel- Tha and secretaries of Bago Division opment Association U Htay Oo met (West) and Ayeyawady Division with ambassadors and charge d’ affaires USDAs. Ministry of Culture donates of ASEAN countries, People’s Repub- At the meeting, U Htay Oo briefed lic of China, Japan and Korea at USDA on objectives and programmes of USDA, books to MMCWA Headquarters in Bahan Township five rural development tasks and partici- today. pation of USDA in social welfare pro- Also present were Secretariat grammes in rural areas. He also replied Member of USDA U Thaung, Central queries raised by those present.— MNA

Daw Khin Khin Lay, wife of Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, presents the donation to MMCWA President Daw Khin Khin Win. — MNA

YANGON, 20 Sept — Ministry of at MMCWA building in South Okkalapa Culture donated the novels of Writer Ma Township this afternoon, Daw Khin Khin USDA Secretary-General U Htay Oo poses for a documentary photo together Mar Mar (Archaeology) to Myanmar Lay, wife of the minister for culture, with ambassadors and charge d’ affaires of ASEAN countries, the People’s Maternal and Child Welfare Association. handed over novels to President of Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. At a book donation ceremony held MMCWA Daw Khin Khin Win. — MNA MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 Government placing emphasis on emergence of an education system of international standard Kawkhame BEHS in Mawlamyine Township equipped with multimedia classrooms

YANGON, 20 Sept— A ceremony to open the multimedia classrooms of Kawkhame Basic Educa- tion High School in Mawlamyine Township was held at the school on 18 September morning with an address by mem- ber of the State Peace and Development Council Lt- Gen Maung Bo of the Min- istry of Defence. Also present on the Lt-Gen Maung Bo addressing the inauguration of the multimedia teaching centre of Kawkhame BEHS in Mawlamyine Township. — MNA occasion were Chairman of Mon State Peace and Maung Bo and Com- auk Kyaungtaik, K 1 mil- producing human re- for the constant emergence social organizations to par- Development Council mander Maj-Gen Soe lion by U Soe Naing and sources capable of build- of highly qualified human ticipate in successful reali- Commander of South-East Naing inspected multime- family of Pha-auk Village, ing a nation that can keep resources. In the knowl- zation of the national edu- Command Maj-Gen Soe dia classrooms and learn- K 100,000 by U Thein Tan- abreast of the world com- edge age in which science cation promotion pro- Naing, Secretary Lt-Col ing of the students and gave Daw Soe Soe of Pha-auk munity as well as for de- and technology is advanc- grammes. In conclusion, Soe Myint Aung, officials necessary instructions. Village and K 100,000 by velopment of the educa- ing, the nations with high Lt-Gen Maung Bo called of the State Peace and This was followed Zabutun Goldsmith. tion sector. technology have the edge upon officials concerned Development Council Of- by the second session of After that, the The State Peace and on others. Teaching and and the people to take part fice, heads of department, the opening ceremony. Deputy Director-General Development Council is learning aids are intro- in building a new and mod- the chairmen of the dis- First, the headmis- of No 1 Basic Education taking systematic steps for duced in the education sec- ern nation whatever role trict and township PDCs tress and the chairman of Department reported on uplift of education stand- tor to be able to learn the they are in, uplift of educa- and members, the head- the school board of trus- measures being taken for ard of the entire nation and advancing science and tion standard of the entire mistress and teachers, tees reported on efforts development of the educa- for producing highly quali- technology. nation and stressed the im- members of the school made for the emergence of tion sector. Next, Com- fied human resources. At a time when portance for the youths to board of trustees, social the facility. Later, Lt-Gen mander Maj-Gen Soe In this connection, every nation is in the proc- engage in constant learn- organizations, students Maung Bo presented teach- Naing reported to Lt-Gen teaching and learning ess of education reform the ing, not losing sight of cur- and others. ing and learning aids for Maung Bo on the pass rate based on electronic com- government is placing rent developments and try First, Headmistress the school to the headmis- of matriculation in Mon puter science is of utmost emphasis on promoting their utmost in the interest Daw Mya Sein and Chair- tress. State and that of the importance for develop- education standard and of the State and the people. man of the School Board Afterwards, Com- Kawkhame BEHS and ment of human resources. emergence of an education After the ceremony, of Trustees U Cho Gyi for- mander Maj-Gen Soe work being carried out for Under the education system of international Lt-Gen Maung Bo and mally opened the multi- Naing presented K 200,000 development of the educa- promotion programme, the standard. Teachers play a party had a documentary media classrooms. for the school to the head- tion sector of Mon State. national education promo- leading role in this proc- photo taken together with Next, Lt-Gen mistress. Next, the head- In his address, Lt- tion special 4-year project ess, and that is why they the headmistress, teachers Maung Bo unveiled the mistress accepted the do- Gen Maung Bo said that is being implemented are to try harder to know and students and greeted signboard of the facility. nations—K 400,000 by the nowadays, relentless ef- while efforts are being current developments of those present on the occa- After that, Lt-Gen presiding Sayadaw of Pha- forts are being made for made for upgrading of cur- the world. sion. ricula of the basic educa- He stressed the need Later, Lt-Gen In the knowledge age in which science and tion sector. In the mean- for local authorities, well- Maung Bo and party left time, steps are being taken wishers, parents as well as the school.—-MNA technology is advancing, the nations with high technology have the edge on others. Teaching Entries invited for 61st Anniversary Armed Forces and learning aids are introduced in the educa- Day commemorative colour photo contest YANGON, 20 Sept— who have not won prizes category will have to re- tion sector to be able to learn the advancing The work committee for can get more chance for ceive prizes in Yangon on organizing the 61st Armed winning prizes. If an entry the 61st Anniversary science and technology. Forces Day Anniversary wins prize in the contest, Armed Forces Day Cer- (2006) commemorative its negative is to be sub- emony to be held on 27 colour photo contest is mitted. Slide films are not March 2006. And conso- making arrangements for valid. Separate sheets stat- lation prizes will be pre- conducting a colour photo ing respective data and cap- sented to the winners at the contest. tions are to be attached to ceremonies to be held in The contest is divided the entries. If there is a commemoration of the into two categories with model in the photo, his or 61st Armed Forces Day the titles “Building of Mod- her permission is a must. Anniversary (2006) at re- ern All-round Developed Every entry needs testi- spective commands and Nation”, and “Charming mony that they have never light infantry divisions. National Culture”. Every been inserted in any publi- Entries are to be sent contestant may send four cations and are not prize- to Secretary of the work entries for each category. winning works. Handsome committee U Than Tun The entries must be prizes including consola- (Deputy Director of the print ones with the size of tion prizes will be pre- Information and Public 10" x 12" or above. As sented to the winners of Relations Department) at those who have won first, each category. No 22-24 on Pansodan Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspects the study of the students in the multimedia class- second and third prizes are The first, second and Street, Yangon, by 14 Feb- rooms of Kawkhame BEHS in Mawlamyine Township. — MNA grouped separately, those third prize winners of each ruary 2006. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 11 Government implementing three projects for all-round development in every sector

Candidates seen at nutrition development contest of mothers and children at City Hall in Kengtung.— MNA

YANGON, 20 Sept ment. With the peace and national outlook. cil Commander of Trian- Sai Naw Ngin on malaria, ment index for adult lit- — Member of Central Ex- tranquillity in the country The Ministry of Health gle Region Command danger and control of eracy rate. Generally ecutive Committee of the economic, social, educa- is undertaking the tasks Brig-Gen Min Aung mosquito and Dr Tin Swe speaking, Myanmar is a Union Solidarity and De- tion and health sectors for eradication of malnu- Hlaing, region in-charge Aye on nutrition, giving pleasant place to live. Ad- velopment Association have improved. trition and for emergence of Shan State (East) and vitamin A pill to children ditional Education Officer Deputy Minister for All-round development of healthy lifestyle among Deputy Minister for Home and eating nutritious food U Than Nyunt said the Home Affairs Brig-Gen has been made in rural the people and for control Affairs Brig-Gen Phone and cooperation with ru- government is implement- Phone Swe arrived in regions in Shan State as of diseases such as obes- Swe. ral people. ing border areas develop- Kengtung, Shan State five rural development ity, diabetes, hypertension Also present were local Dr Tin Swe Aye said ment project, 24-special (East) to inspect rural de- tasks were implemented and heart which are re- people from ten town- beginning 2000 vitamin A region project and rural velopment tasks being in accord with the guid- lated to over nutrition. ships, townselders, moth- pills were given to chil- development project for

Personnel present prizes to winners of nutrition development contest of mothers and children at City Hall in Kengtung.— MNA carried out in accord with ance of the Head of State. On 17 September, nu- ers and children, members dren together with polio raising of living standard the five rural development The government has trition development con- of NGO. Altogether 282 vaccine on national im- of the people. tasks. laid down the tasks for test of mother and chil- persons took part in the munization day. Myanmar Better foundations on The government hand uplift of health and fitness dren was held at the city contest. Doctors checked stands high position in giv- high education standard, in hand with the people of the people and is imple- hall in Kengtung. the monthly body weights, ing vitamin A pills to the turning out intellectual and the Tatmadaw made menting them as the na- Present were Chairman completion of vaccination, children. and intelligentsia are endeavours for national tional goal. It also fulfill- of Shan State (East) Peace personal hygiene of moth- Mortality rate of needed for emergence of and regional develop- ing requirements with the and Development Coun- ers, free from disease and children under five was a democratic state. Basic breastfeeding. 130 out of 1,000 in 1990. education schools were Next, officials con- In 2003 the rate fell to opened in border areas for cerned presented prizes to 66.6. Mortality rate of chil- the children to gain wide 35 children. dren under one year in knowledge and correct A talk on health knowl- 1990 was 98 and in 2003 it thought. edge was held. It was at- dropped to 49.7. The ob- The sounds of tended by 1,200 local peo- jectives of the health care learning lessons by the ple from Kengtung Town- projects were realized due children can be heard in ship and nearby villages. to the cooperation of Kengtung area. School Head of Township health staff and the peo- enrollment rate of Shan Health Department Dr ple. State (East) is 95.98%. Tin Shein gave a talk on According to the data There are now spread of HIV/AIDS, released by International strong and healthy chil- Additional Head of Shan Fund on Development of dren and mothers and State Health Department Agriculture, Myanmar is would-be-mothers in Dr Myint Aung on out- in sixth position in food Kengtung region because break of TB, ways to sufficiency index, ninth in of the measures under- Officials assess monthly body weight of nutrition development contest of avoid diseases and launch poverty index and 12th taken on health. mothers and children at City Hall in Kengtung.— MNA of DOTS nationwide, Dr position in basic require- MNA 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005

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The film by Gavin best Canadian First community, including Reliance, for co-branding of He said there was consolidation happening in the Hood and based on the Feature: Louise Archam- handsets,” Heikki Norta, Senior Vice-President mobile phone market globally with market share of top novel by Athol Fugard, bault’s “Familia” and (Marketing) Mobile Phones at Nokia, said. three players going up at the cost of smaller players, was selected by audiences Michael Mabbott’s “The He said while negotiating on co-branding, talks who are gradually losing the market. as their favourite of 335 Life and Hard Times of normally focus on how the operator’s name would “In Asia there was, however, a room for improve- films from 52 countries Guy Terrifico”. appear on handsets, how it is manifested in packaging ment as we are not in the leadership position in all the screened over 10 days at The Bravo/FACT and points of sale, and how the handset functions. markets. For that we are making significant invest- the festival. Short Cuts Canada Award “All these points are being negotiated in the Re- ment in people and marketing,” Norta added. The Discovery was awarded to the 14- liance deal,” Norta said. Of the total spend on marketing by all the mobile Award, voted on by inter- minute” Big Girl” by He said the success enjoyed by Nokia in India has players, Nokia takes the leadership position with a national media, went to Renuka Jeyapalan, with an been due to the fact that the company has understood share of 46 per cent followed by Samsung at 18 per Australian Sarah Watt’s honourable mention go- differences. cent. “Look Both Ways”, while ing to Andrea Dorfman’s “Going forward we will have interface on mobile Even in a market like India, where Nokia is a the FIPRESCI Prize, cho- “There’s a Flower In My phone in 10 Indian languages,” Norta said. leader by a large margin, the company’s share of sen by an international Pedal”. He said though the mobile phone manufacturing marketing spend is 48 per cent, he said. jury of film critics, went Starting in 1976 as plant coming up in Chennai would cater to the Indian MNA/PTI to South Korean Kang Yi- “the festival of festivals” kwan’s “Sa-Kwa”. which aimed to screen best HK Disneyland theme The Toronto-City films screened by other Award for best Canadian film fests, the Toronto In- park expansion planned feature went to Jean-Marc ternational Film Festival HONG KONG, 19 Sept— Hong Kong Disneyland Vallee’s “C R A Z Y”, a has become the key North will be expanded by adding new attractions and im- cinematic homage to the American event in the film proving services each year, Commissioner for Tour- pop culture-saturated industry, and widely per- ism Eva Cheng said on Saturday. middle class of the 1970s. ceived to be second only Speaking on a radio talk show Saturday, Cheng Two first-timers to the Cannes Film Festi- said that, according to the agreement between the shared the City Award for val. — MNA/Xinhua government and the Walt Disney Company, the theme park project’s phase one site covers 126 hectares of land on Penny’s Bay. The park itself now has an area Researchers discover of 70 hectares. She said similar to Disneyland parks in Tokyo and how malaria parasite the US, HK Disneyland build new facilities each year, and the theme park will help promote family tourism. disperses from RBCs On service quality, Cheng noted improvement is WASHINGTON, 19 Sept— In a significant research being made to suit the local culture. Transport and finding that could pave the way for better approaches crowd-control measures are also in place to ensure the in treating malaria, scientists at the National Institute theme park’s smooth operation. of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) She expected the number of Chinese Mainland have determined the sequence in which the malaria visitors coming to Hong Kong will reach the peak in parasite disperses from red blood cells. early October, with most of them to stay in the city for “This discovery provides the groundwork for pos- three days. With the opening of the Tung Chung sible new approaches in treating malaria,” Director of cable car and Hong Kong Wetland Park next year, NICHD Duane Alexander said. Cheng said the city’s tourism facilities will be more “The malaria parasite is growing resistant to the diversified. Russia's space agency officers work on the Soyuz drugs used to treat it, and new knowledge is essential The first weekend (Saturday and Sunday) after the TMA-7 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in for developing strategies to protect against the formal opening of Hong Kong Disneyland witnesses the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, on 19 disease,” he said.The study which supplants earlier the theme park open half an hour earlier than the September, 2005, while preparing it for a space trip theories on how the malaria parasite spreads from the schedule to greet the hundreds of passengers. to the International Space Station with the third red blood cells it infects, appears in the 20 September MNA/Xinhua tourist aboard.—INTERNET issue of Current Biology. — MNA/PTI Frenchman, son scoop $93m Tourist evacuation ordered lottery jackpot in Florida Keys PARIS, 19 Sept— A jobless 55-year-old Frenchman and one of his seven MIAMI, 19 Sept— Tropical Storm Rita, the 17th tropical storm of the busy children shared a prize of 75.88 million euros (92.80 million US dollars) on Atlantic hurricane season, formed near the Bahamas on Sunday and prompted Saturday after selecting combinations of the family’s ages in the multi-nation an evacuation order for tourists in the lower Florida Keys. Euro Millions lottery. Forecasters said Rita could be a southeast of Nassau, the Bahamian capi- The French lottery French television lion euros won in July in hurricane by Tuesday, when it was ex- tal, the US National Hurricane Center firm said the winning showed one of the win- Ireland. pected to be in the Florida Straits be- said. It was moving to the west at about ticket in Friday’s draw was ner’s sons arriving at the This week’s winning tween the Keys and Cuba. The Baha- 10 miles per hour, on a path that could bought in “Cafe de cafe on Saturday to numbers were 12, 13, 19, mas, southeastern Florida, the Keys, take it into the Gulf of Mexico by Tues- l’Arrivee” — the Arrival celebrate and talk to re- 21 and 38 on the main Cuba and the Turks and Caicos were all day or Wednesday. Pub — at Franconville- porters. board, plus 3 and 9 on the under storm alerts. Rita had sustained winds of 40 miles la-Garenne in Val d’Oise, The record jackpot in “Lucky Star” section. At 5 pm EDT (2100 GMT), the per hour. not far from Paris. the lottery was 115.4 mil- MNA/Reuters centre of Rita was about 355 miles east- MNA/Reuters 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 Campbell at double for Arsenal S P O R T S LONDON, 20 Sept— Defender Sol Campbell celebrated his first Premier League game of the season in style by heading both goals as Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 at Highbury on Monday. Campbell, wearing the David Moyes's side fin- into their passing rhythm captain's armband in the ished a highly impressive and Dutch winger Robin absence of injured striker fourth last term. van Persie missed his Thierry Henry, scored his Knocked out of the chance to make it 2-0 with copycat goals in the 11th Champions League quali- a shot on the break which and 30th minutes — both fiers and almost certainly cannoned off the post. times from free kicks heading out of the UEFA Robert Pires, injured by curled in by Spanish for- Cup after being hammered a crunching tackle from ward Jose Antonio Reyes. 5-1 last week in the first Phil Neville, was replaced Arsenal, who memora- leg of their first round tie by Belarus midfielder Al- bly won this fixture 7-0 at at Dinamo Bucharest, they exander Hleb two minutes the end of last season, are second from bottom in later — just before coasted through the sec- the Premier League with Campbell added his sec- ond half and were only three points from five ond. denied a third when a games. Reyes, this time shap- Fredrik Ljungberg effort Campbell, who made ing up on the left side, sent crashed against the cross- his season debut against his free kick straight into bar. The victory will have Thun after a prolonged the danger zone and Roma's Christian Panucci, right, and Livorno's Cristiano Lucarelli compete for steadied Arsenal's nerves spell on the sidelines, Campbell again steered the ball, during the Italian Serie A first division soccer match in Livorno's after two defeats and two could not have dreamed his header past a stranded Armando Picchi Stadium, central Italy, on 18 September, 2005.—INTERNET wins in their previous of such a rewarding open- Martyn. Everton struggled league games and only a ing half hour. to gain possession in both Deschamps steps down as Monaco stoppage-time win over Reyes curled over a free halves and offered little tiny Swiss club Thun in kick from the right and the real threat in front of goal, coach their Champions League burly central defender got though striker Marcus MONACO, 20 Sept— tuation," said Deschamps, ences of my professional opener last week. to the ball before Nigel Bent warmed Jens Didier Deschamps re- who was jeered by run," the former France For Everton, it was only Martyn, leaving the Lehmann's gloves after the signed as Monaco coach Monaco fans in an embar- captain said in a statement the latest setback in a sea- Everton keeper with no break. on Monday after a poor rassing 2-0 home defeat released by his agent. son which has started in chance. At the other end, Martyn run of form that has left by Stade Rennes on MNA/Reuters unrelenting misery after The release from a year needed a sharp save to stop the club 15th in Ligue 1 Sunday. dogged by injury which Van Persie's first-time shot and out of the Champions "I'm leaving a club I had cost him his England from a Hleb cut-back but League. dedicated myself to with place and raised specula- the bigger applause was "Ending my collabora- energy and passion. Those tion that his top-flight ca- saved for Reyes for kick- tion with the club appears four years will remain en- reer might be over was ing the deeply unpopular to me to be the best deci- graved in my memory as etched over Campbell's Neville — for which the sion given the current si- one of the richest experi- face as he celebrated. Spaniard was booked. Nacional defeat Sporting Arsenal soon settled MNA/Reuters Rijkaard commits to go joint top in Portugal LISBON, 20 Sept— Nacional Madeira moved joint to Barcelona until 2009 top of the Portuguese Premier League with a 2-1 MADRID, 20 Sept— Barcelona coach Frank home win over Sporting on Monday. Rijkaard has signed a contract extension that will The Madeira Island side have 10 points from four keep him at the club until June 2009, the Spanish games, the same total as leaders Porto and second- champions said on Monday. placed Braga who have a superior goal difference. The former Dutch international midfielder had been Sporting, who are fourth on nine points, suffered negotiating an improved deal for several months. their first league defeat of the season despite opening Rijkaard, 42, signed a four-year contract with Bar- the scoring when Brazilian striker Deivid drove in an FC Porto's Brazilian Diego Cunha, right, vies with celona in 2003 and led the Primera Liga team to second unstoppable shot. Sporting Bragas Andres Madrid from Argentina place in his first campaign in charge. Nacional equalized after 64 minutes when Brazil- during their Portuguese League soccer match in Last season Barcelona won their first league title for ian Alexandre Goulart headed in a free kick by Braga, northern Portugal, on 18 September, 2005. six years and in August they beat Real Betis to lift the Miguelito. The match end in a 0-0 draw.—INTERNET Spanish Supercup.—MNA/Reuters Striker Andre Pinto sealed victory for Nacional with a shot from inside the box in the 78th minute. Ronaldinho wins players' award In Monday's other match, sixth-placed Belenenses LONDON, 20 Sept— Barcelona's gifted Brazilian midfielder overcame bottom club Vitoria Guimaraes 3-1. Ronaldinho was elected the first FIFPro World Player of the MNA/Reuters Year on Monday from a poll of 38,000 professional players in 40 countries. Mourinho hints at possible The members of the players' "To be recognized by your world association also voted fellow professionals from interest in England job in a secret ballot to choose across the world is a unique LONDON, 20 Sept— Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho the 2004-05 season's best honour. has hinted he may be interested in coaching England in team from a shortlist of 55 top "While we respect the many the future, even though he believes the job is more names. other football awards that are suited to an Englishman. "It's a great honour to re- handed out I think it is special "It's true that part of me feels like an Englishman ceive another one of these big to see these results, the very now," Mourinho, who comes from Portugal, said in an prizes and this one is extra spe- first ballot among the world's interview with Time Out magazine. cial because it's voted for by players." "If I stay here for the next five years, the length of my my fellow players," said Featuring alongside World No 1 Maria Sharapova of contract, I will feel even more English. Ronaldinho, who was voted Ronaldinho in midfield in the Russia, left, and Venus Williams of the "With six years of loving London and England I will FIFA's Player of the Year in world team are Real Madrid's United States hold bouquets of flowers have something of England and the people in my heart December. Zinedine Zidane with French they received after their invitational so I could do it (the England job) in a professional way FIFPro president Gordon compatriot Claude Makelele exhibition match at Olympic and also with my heart. Taylor said: "There are no and his Chelsea teammate Frank Gymnasium in Seoul on 19 September, "I still think (though) it's really for an English greater football critics than the Lampard of England. 2005. Williams defeated Sharapova person." —MNA/Reuters players themselves. MNA/Reuters 6-4, 6-4.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 15 Australian police find ecstasy Beijingers munch 15,000 tons of tablets hidden in furniture mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival BEIJING, 20 Sept — The people of Beijing CANBERRA, 20 Sept — Australian authorities munched through 15,000 tons of mooncakes — have discovered around 115,000 ecstasy tablets more than one kilo (2.2 l pounds) per person — with a street value of 4.7 milion Australian dol- and bought one tenth of all the round cakes sold lars (3.6 million US dollars) hidden in furniture nationwide for Sunday’s Mid-Autumn Festival, in a shipping container sent from Belgium. Xinhua news agency said on Monday. Justice Minister Chris Ellison said authorities The traditional, Buddha statues and X-rayed the container after an anonymous tip-off. heavy pastries, symbols sometimes offered as “On closer inspection the container held furni- of the moon and common bribes to government of- ture. Customs officers drilled a small hole in the gifts for family, friends ficials. But the controver- furniture and a quantity of powder was extracted. and business associates, sies have not left a bad The powder later tested positive to illegal narcotics,” have become a huge busi- taste in China’s mouth Ellison said in a statement. ness in China with elabo- about the pastries, which He said three men had been charged with va- rate, lavishly packaged come filled with salted rious offences in relation to the haul and, if con- sets of just a few cakes duck egg yolk, lotus seed victed, faced a maximum sentence of life imprison- commanding sky-high paste and even chocolate ment. prices. or ice cream. China’s MNA/Reuters Around this year’s 10,000 mooncake makers moon festival, when baked off 200,000 tons of families get together for mooncakes last year, Zhu dinner and to observe the Nianlin from the Chinese largest full moon of the Association of Bakery year, mooncake sales in and Confectionery Indus- the Chinese capital alone try was quoted as saying WEATHER hit nearly one billion by Xinhua. yuan (123.9 million US MNA/Reuters Tuesday, 20 September, 2005 dollars), Xinhua said. Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 For all their popu- hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thun- larity, mooncakes are dershowers have been widespread in the whole coun- subjects of annual contro- try with locally heavyfalls in Rakhine State, Sagaing versy over their climbing prices, the waste gener- and Taninthayi Divisions and isolated heavyfalls in Mon State, Mandalay, Magway and Bago Divisions. 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Í ¦Í ¦Í ¦Í ¦Í 8. ¦ 8. 10.00 pm PEL rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is 80%. R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 4th Waning of Tawthalin 1367 ME Wednesday, 21 September, 2005 Vice-Senior General Maung Aye welcomes Thai Supreme Commander

YANGON, 20 Sept— will visit Myanmar. At the invitation of Vice- The Thai Supreme Chairman of the State Commander and party Peace and Development were welcomed at Yangon Council Deputy Com- International Airport by mander-in-Chief of De- Vice-Senior General fence Services Com- Maung Aye, SPDC Mem- mander-in-Chief (Army) ber General Thura Shwe Vice-Senior General Mann of the Ministry of Maung Aye, a Thai del- Defence, Commander-in- egation led by Supreme Chief (Navy) Vice-Admi- Commander of Royal ral Soe Thein, Com- Thai Armed Forces Gen- mander-in-Chief (Air) Lt- eral Chaisit Shinawatra Gen Myat Hein, Chief of arrived here by air this Military Affairs Security afternoon, to pay a good- Maj-Gen Myint Swe, se-

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A test-running tube-well just started to pump water, completely drawing the attention of many villagers. Children were taking a bath happily under the splashing water pumped from the tube-well. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye welcomes Thai Supreme Commander General Chaisit Shinawatra at PAGE 6 ZEYA MYO HTET the airport. — MNA nior military officers from the Ministry of Defence, Thai Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhira Kaosal, Military Attache Col Prissapa Suvanatat and officials. On arrival at the air- port at 1.20 pm, the Thai Supreme Commander and party were welcomed by Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and party. Next, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and Thai Supreme Com- mander General Chaisit Shinawatra took positions on the dais at the recep- tion hall of the airport and took the salute of the Guard of Honour. Afterwards, the Thai Supreme Com- mander and Vice-Senior General Maung Aye in- spected the Guard of Hon- Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and Thai Supreme Commander General Chaisit Shinawatra inspect the Guard of Honour. — MNA our. (See page 9)

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and Thai Supreme Commander General Chaisit Shinawatra take the salute of the Guard of Honour. — MNA