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Volume XII, Number 54 7th Waning of Nayon 1366 ME ˚ Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- tution * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution Four economic objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all- round development of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco- nomic system * Development of the economy inviting partici- pation in terms of technical know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the hands of the State and the Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects Basic Education High School at Pauktaw in Rakhine State, national peoples which was hit by the storm. — MNA Four social objectives Prime Minister inspects development of townships in * Uplift of the morale and morality of the Rakhine State, relief measures for storm victims entire nation * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and YANGON, 8 June— and party and commander Council, departmental of- The Prime Minister ful- preservation and safeguarding of cultural arrived in Pauktaw Town- ficials, social organiza- filled the requirements on Prime Minister General heritage and national character Khin Nyunt, accompanied ship where they were wel- tions and townselders at relief, education, health and by member of the State comed by local authorities, the meeting hall of Town- construction of jetties, com- * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit Peace and Development departmental personnel, so- ship General Administra- munication and roads for * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- Council Lt-Gen Khin cial organizations and lo- tion Department. regional development. He ards of the entire nation Maung Than of the Min- cal people. Member-2 of Rakhine said houses, departments, prawn breeding farms, hos- istry of Defence, the min- Chairman of Myanmar State Peace and Develop- INSIDE isters, the deputy minis- Education Committee ment Council Police Com- pitals and schools were He said it is the tradi- ters, officials of the State Prime Minister General mander of Rakhine State destroyed, cattle were also tion of Myanmar to help Perspectives Peace and Development Khin Nyunt and party Police Col Win Kyi re- lost due to the strong winds those who encountered dif- Towards successful ficulties. This noble tradi- Council Office, heads of went to Basic Education ported on conditions of hit on 19 May in Pauktaw implementation of departments and officials, High School in Pauktaw houses, hospitals, schools, Township. tion existed in the Union national education arrived in Sittway by air Township where they were religious structures and de- He said natural disas- of Myanmar long ago. He on 7 June. welcomed by members of partments damaged by the ters usually occurred when said that as soon as the plan The Prime Minister School Board of Trustees, strong winds on 19 May, the weather changed and chairman of Rakhine State (Page 2) and party were welcomed Headmistress Daw Ohn loss of cattle and relief people lost their property. Peace and Development Poem there by Chairman of Tin, teachers and students. measures including health The government made ar- Council and also the com- Alert as we are for Rakhine State Peace and The Prime Minister in- care services and supply of rangements for providing mander of Western Com- benefit of National Development Council spected the storm-hit drinking water. assistance to those who mand learned the occur- Cause Commander of Western school buildings and com- Chairman of Township faced natural disaster. rence of the natural haz- (Page 2) Command Maj-Gen puter rooms and fulfilled Peace and Development National people living ard in Rakhine State, he Article formed necessary bodies, Maung Oo, military and the requirements. Council U Kyaw Zaw Hla in other states and divi- RFA, a rumour The Prime Minister also reported on education, sions of the Union also and started to carry out civilian officials and social factory organizations. met members of Township health, roads and jetties and provided assistance to relief programmes. The Prime Minister Peace and Development requirements. them, he said. (See page 9) (Page 8)
The three-storey building of the Government Technological College being built in Sittway, Rakhine State. — MNA The National Convention is the concern of all our national races. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 People’s Desire PERSPECTIVES * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State Towards successful * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy implementation of national education plan POEM: At a time when the world is changing Alert as we are for rapidly, the Union of Myanmar is taking ap- benefit of National Cause propriate measures by studying the interna- * Famous and noble our future tional situation with national viligance so that As a reflection of which we must build it can keep abreast of other nations in the Brethren of same blood, world. Fellow Union citizens The Government is also taking system- Helpful and united, gathered together atic measures for development of science and Look for concurrence, seek solution technology, strong national economy, turning out intellectuals and intelligentsia for national New and refreshing Nyaunghnapin Camp Clearly pleasant in that place development and preservation and promotion The Internet room for children at the Natural History of national character, traditional cultural and Museum to widen their scope of knowledge. Myanmar blood-brothers social norms. Will benefit much The special four-year national education Yangon Now, efforts are be- — National Convention promotion plan and the long-term national edu- Zoological … ing made to turn Yangon — Alert as we are cation plan being carried out in the education City into a modernized one. — For benefit of National Cause (from page 16) To upgrade the Yangon sector are parts of the strategic plan for na- The Yangon Zoo- We are making it a reality. tional education reforms. One of the national Zoological Gardens and to logical Gardens is the big- make it looks as natural as Yan Naing Oo (Trs) aspirations in carrying out the educational gest one in Myanmar. There possible, tasks for the ex- reforms is for the emergence of a peaceful, are 62 species of mammals, tension of buildings and Film entertainments to NC delegates developed and modern nation. And these re- 66 species of birds and 19 roads, supply of electricity YANGON, 8 June — The Entertainment and Wel- species of reptiles. Besides, forms have begun to take shape. and water and the renova- fare Subcommittee of the National Convention Conven- there are 192 species of Now, e-Education has been launched by tion of the Natural History ing Management Committee organizes entertainment pro- trees and small trees, 19 upgrading the curricula in the basic and the Museum are being carried grammes for delegates to the National Convention start- species of palms and pseudo higher education sector and by establishing out. Officials of the Yangon ing at 7 pm daily at the gymnasium of Nyaunghnapin palms, 23 species of bam- modern laboratories, science practical rooms, Zoological Gardens are Camp. boo and grass, 87 species working hard to arouse the Yesterday evening, the delegates were entertained libraries, learning centres and resource cen- of shrubs and climbers and public awareness to the love with a film entitled “Thamee Shin” (Mother of daugh- tres. Teachers, on their part, should strive 24 species of seasonal flow- of wildlife during and after ters) directed by Khin Maung Oo & Soe Thein Htut and unitedly with national awareness for nurtur- ers. their visit to the zoo. starred by Yan Aung, Dway, Khin Than Nu and Myo ing highly-qualified human resources, for The Zoological Gar- ***** Thanda Tun.— MNA higher national education standard and for the dens is designed to ease the (Translation: AMS) emergence of a constant-learning society. stressful minds of the pub- Education is the name of the game for the lic in their urban life once development of a nation. Development of a na- they visit there. Surrounded tion is measured by the education, health and by hillocks, the gardens is social standards of its people and education is an also decorated with big and small trees to make the visi- index of the dignity of a nation and its people. tors feel as if they were in We would like to call on all those re- the woods. sponsible, parents and teachers to strive for Moreover, birds, fish national development, for strong national and tortoises can be viewed economy, for the nation’s existence as a sover- at natural lakes in the gar- eign state, for development of science and tech- den. Monkeys and other nologies and for turning out highly-qualified rare species can also been technicians by trying to implement the national seen there. As some of wild- educational plan successfully. life are rare in Myanmar, measures are taken to im- port, reproduce, exchange, Basic fire-fighting course opened gather and maintain rare YANGON, 8 June — Jointly organized by the Min- species to increase their istry of Health and the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief number. and Resettlement, the basic fire-fighting course No 1/2004 A giant dinosaur figure in front of the Natural History Museum. of the Ministry of Health was opened at the meeting hall of the Health Department (Head Office) on Theinbyu Road here this morning, with an address by Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Dr Kyaw Myint said with the application of electrical appliances more and more at departments and hospitals, there may occur prob- lems leading to the outbreak of fire. Fire may break out on account of careless use of them. For this reason, the course is conducted. He urged departmental officials con- cerned to disseminate what they will have to learn at the course to their subordinates. The course was attended by directors-general of the Ministry of Health, deputy direc- tors-general, rectors, directors, deputy directors, medical superintendents, deputy medical superintendents, members of the auxiliary fire brigades of departments, medical
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BAGHDAD, 7 June—As of Monday, 7 June, 820 US service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defence 60% believe Iraq war spending ‘a waste’ Department. Of those, 603 died as a result of hostile action and 217 died of non-hostile LONDON, 8 June—Sixty per cent of people think Government spending on the causes. war on Iraq was “a waste of money”, and should have been spent on overseas aid, The British military has reported 58 declared that major combat operations in a new poll shows. The survey shows that most Britons would have preferred the deaths; Italy, 18; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, six; Iraq had ended, 682 US soldiers have died — billions spent on invading and occupying Iraq to be channelled towards helping the Ukraine, four; Poland, three; Thailand, two; 494 as a result of hostile action and 188 of world’s poor. Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia and the Neth- non-hostile causes, according to the mili- Women were particularly angry about It found that an increased commitment erlands have reported one each. tary’s numbers as of Monday. the use of taxpayers’ money to invade to overseas aid would persuade more young Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush Internet Iraq. Two-thirds of women believe the people not to stay at home. One-in-six 18- money set aside for Iraq should have been to 29-year-olds would be more likely to spent on aid, according to the YouGov vote in a general election if it would benefit poll. The Government has reserved £3.8bn people in poor countries. for the Iraq war but some estimate the war Charities campaigning on aid issues yes- and occupation could cost the British tax- terday said Mr Blair’s decision to spend payer up to £6bn. money on a military invasion rather than The poll comes as world leaders gath- help poor nations showed a skewed set of ered today at the G8 meeting of leading priorities. “This isn’t just aid agencies com- industrialised nations in the state of Geor- plaining. It’s what voters want,” said Justin gia, in the United States. Forsyth, Oxfam’s director of policy and The YouGov poll also shows that Tony campaigns. Blair’s foreign and domestic policies are un- Aid agencies said that cash could have popular with majority of Britons. Fifty-seven lifted 2.7 million people in the third world per cent of people disapprove of the Govern- out of poverty permanently. And Brit- ment’s international policies while 51 per ain’s aid budget would have doubled if the cent disapprove of his domestic agenda. amount reserved for the Iraq war had been The poll, commissioned by the chari- earmarked for development. ties Oxfam, ActionAid, Christian Aid, According to Oxfam, the amount the DATA and Save the Children, could not UK set aside for the war could have been come at a worst time for the Prime Minis- used to set up 860,00 schools or 5.8 mil- ter as he fights to defend his stance on Iraq lion water wells in the third world. ahead of this week’s elections. He ac- Although Mr Blair has personally US soldiers wait on a bridge inspecting a plume of black smoke on the outskirts of knowledged on Sunday that Iraq would pledged to do more to help Africa, the debt Fallujah, on 7 June, 2004.—INTERNET prove to be a “problem” for Labour in this relief delivered by rich countries to Africa week’s European, local and London elec- is less than 1 per cent of the amount that the tions. coalition spent on the Iraq war. The cost of US contractors in Iraq face John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minis- buying five stealth bombers, around $1bn ter, said Iraq was a cloud over the election (£550m) each, could get all the world’s 100 dangerous, ambiguous tasks campaign. The Yougov poll, which in- million children not inn school into educa- volved interviews of over 2000 adults tion. “For the money the British Govern- WALNUT CREEK, 7 June— Thomas RoseHaley brought a souvenir home from work throughout the UK, found that disapproval ment has committed to the Iraq war we last week: an armour plate with a deep gouge carved by a bullet fired at him during of Labour’s policy on Iraq could seriously could have doubled aid,” said Matt Phillips an ambush in the desert. affect turnout. of Save the Children.—Internet A few weeks earlier, his reports of insurgent attacks for reported abuses - military close friend and co-worker, and G.I. deaths. laws don’t apply - have raised Michael Price of Concord, But lately, their work in sharp concerns over an Thailand hosts ASEAN cosmetic conferences Calif, was killed on the job. Iraq with the military, gov- unequaled reliance on private BANGKOK, 7 June — Eighty delegates from member countries of the Association of RoseHaley’s wife, caring for ernment agencies or private security in a war zone. South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are arriving in Bangkok to discuss cosmetic their new baby, wanted him contractors has drawn in- The parallel work of bat- codes, the Thai News Agency reported Sunday. home. The ambush cinched it. tense scrutiny, both for the tle and reconstruction has The Food and Drugs follow up on several projects by Singapore and Thailand “This was just too hard on peril they face and what crit- swelled demand for former Administration (FDA), that are currently underway. respectively. The three my family,” he said on his ics call a troubling lack of military personnel and law which oversees the quality These include the project projects are intended to lay first day back after four clear, enforceable rules or enforcement officers to fill standard of cosmetic prod- to promote good manufac- down the infrastructure nec- months in Iraq. “Mike going hiring standards. roles that a downsized mili- ucts in Thailand, will host turing practice (GMP) for essary for ASEAN members down was what did most of The deaths of four Ameri- tary no longer can or wants the Second ASEAN Cosmet- cosmetics led by Malaysia, under the Cosmetics Regula- the damage.” can security contractors in a to do. ics Committee Conference, surveillance steps for prod- tion Amendment Agreement RoseHaley, 28, called it March ambush, Price’s death Contractors are protecting and the First ASEAN Cos- uct and cosmetic safety as- and to help the region a step quits for reasons he can in a roadside bomb attack and key leaders, escorting con- metics Scientific Body in sessment and the setting up closer to an ASEAN Cosmet- touch. He took the job for others, have brought home voys, guarding military in- Bangkok between June 7-9. of a Technical Committee ics Regulation by 2008, the reasons he can spend. the dangers for an estimated stallations or oil pipelines, The two conferences will for ASEAN cosmetics, led agency said. — MNA/Xinhua The former Navy Seal was 20,000 private security work- training Iraqi forces, interro- among thousands of private ers now spread across a coun- gating prisoners. Far from security contractors pulling try beset by violence. simple guard duty, some in well over $10,000 a month, Meanwhile, the role of have become entangled in often tax free, for jobs in Iraq contractors in the Abu Ghraib firefights, pressed into the that until recently went prison scandal, and the legal work of war. largely unnoticed amid daily obstacles to prosecuting them Internet Chinese Vice-Premier calls on whole society to save energy
BEIJING, 7 June— Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan Sunday appealed to the whole society to develop and spread energy-saving technologies and enhance the awareness of energy conservation, saying that China’s electricity strain has not been relieved. When inspecting an energy-saving prod- one year. Therefore, great efforts should be ucts showcase booth in Beijing, Zeng care- made to encourage every citizen and every fully asked about the market prospect of family to use electricity-saving products. energy-saving products and watched a per- Recently, students from 10 Beijing’s pri- formance played by children on energy con- mary schools made a proposal, calling for servation. students nationwide to save electricity. Zeng He said China has 1.3 billion people. If wrote back to the students, hoping in his US troops secure the scene of an attack on an airport highway in southern Baghdad on one citizen saves one kilowatt-hour of elec- letter that primary school students all over 5, June 2004. The United States and Britain pressed UN Security Council members to tricity every day, the country will reduce the country could respond to the call to save pass swiftly a resolution on Iraq future but rejected a proposal by France to give Iraq 200 million tons of coal consumption for energy from childhood. — MNA/Xinhua more control over US troops. —INTERNET
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Military Police Company general to look into it, and will visit the unit to check on Members of the 94th have will be brought home by the the general has agreed to do its service time. He also told had their military missions Fourth of July. that.” them, however, that he “can’t extended twice. Should they “They’ve been deployed Army Reserve spokesman guarantee their return dates; return home in October, as for a very long time. They’re Al Schilf said specialized this is war.” currently scheduled, they tired, and they feel like companies like the 94th, Family members came off will have served 685 days, they’ve done their part,” said which provides combat sup- their bus at the Pentagon on just short of two years. They came achingly close Western media forfeits moral to going home at Easter. Michael Lee already had ground in reports mailed his personal belong- ings to his wife in Reading, KUALALUMPUR, 8 June— The Western media have forfeited their moral ground Mass. The company’s equip- in their reports on the recent events, Malaysian Information Minister Abdul Kadir ment was loaded, and the Sheikh Fadzir said on Monday. reservists were 10 hours from “With the recent turn of events, the seldom countered effectively, much like try- boarding a plane, when the media in the West have in effect forfeited ing to collect the feathers from a bag scat- order came to wait. their high moral ground, as they have al- tered from the top of the building,” he said. During the long, 10-hour lowed themselves to be used by those in Meanwhile, the Asia-Pacific nations bus ride from Tewksbury, authority to further their political or other now need a code of journalistic ethics more Mass., family members agendas,” the minister said while opening suited to its own environment, Abdul Kadir made the photo buttons they the 12th general assembly of the Organiza- said. A US Army soldier carries part of a weapon after an wore into the meetings. Some attack in Mosul, on 5 June , 2004. An American soldier tion of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) They should highlight those character- carried 8-by-10-inch photos here. istics that will serve the region better in was killed in Baghdad and three wounded in attacks that of their soldiers. Some wore also left two civilian vehicles of a type favoured by Some 100 delegates from 27 news agen- pursuing the profession, he said. patriotic pins.—Internet cies of 24 countries are attending the two-day As such, he said, OANA members need foreigners blazing on the main airport road.—INTERNET OANA assembly. to draw up common guidelines for efficient “Those who manage the media should and effective dissemination of news and Another Puerto Rican soldier killed in Iraq be mindful of what those responsibilities information so that “we can all get a clearer ARECIBO, 7 June—Sgt Melvin Mora attack on Camp Cooke, were the Sgt Mora are,” he said while referring to the negative and more realistic picture of what is happen- Lopez, a 28 year-old native of Arecibo, was Lopez was stationed,” said Pagan in a pre- aspect of the Western media’s coverage of ing in the region”. killed on Sunday in Iraq, joining the ranks pared statement. developing countries generally and Palestin- He said many countries in the region, at of Puerto Rican casualties of the United Camp Cooke, which was established in ian and Iraqi issues in particular. some time or other, would have faced frac- States’ War on Terror. the former Al Taji Air Base, is 27 km Abdul Kadir said that at the same time tious or divisive issues but dealt with them Jose Pagan, local US Army spokesman, northwest of Baghdad. it is also vital for developing nations to successfully in their own way. Citing Malay- said Lopez was killed when a mortar ex- This is the 16th Puerto Rican soldier express their views and defend themselves sia as an example, he said the country’s ploded near him. killed in the United States’ war on terror. when negative reporting occurred, which multicultural society too had its own share of “The incident occurred during a surprise Internet they found hard to rectify most times. problems between communities but man- “We are literally at the mercy of such aged to resolve them amicably without much Five British soldiers quizzed over Iraqi death journalists, as negative news that goes out is public debate in the media.—MNA/Xinhua LONDON, 7 June — Five British paratroopers have been questioned over the death of NEW DELHI, 7 June— The foreign ministers of India and a 17-year-old boy in Iraq earlier this year, according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper. India, Pakistan spoke on Sunday and vowed to carry on their peace Military police also want several Iraqis in a car. whether the latest allegation dialogue process, an Indian Foreign Ministry official said. to interview three other mem- The Ministry of Defence was new or whether the boy’s Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh told his bers of the 2nd Battalion in London refused to con- case was among others al- Pakistan Pakistani counterpart, Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri, that Parachute Regiment who firm or deny whether any ready being probed. contacts between the South Asian neighbours would be have since left the unit, it parachute regiment soldiers Last month, human pledge to intensified and “both sides had vested interests in promoting added. The alleged killing is had been questioned. rights group Amnesty Inter- good bilateral relations”. believed to have happened “Several investigations national accused British sol- It was the second telephone conversation between the in southern Iraq when the are ongoing and it would be diers of killing several civil- carry on two in the past three days. After their last call on Thursday eight paratroopers were pa- inappropriate to confirm de- ians, and lawyers for 12 Iraqi the two countries agreed to keep in close touch and avoid trolling in two vehicles, the tails,” he said. families who allege their rela- peace publicizing differences ahead of peace talks this month. paper said. Members of the battal- tives were unlawfully killed The official quoted Singh as saying “we hold the Pakistani The unidentified boy ion were stationed around have begun a High Court process leadership in the highest esteem” and “the future of Indo- was alleged to have been at- the southern city of Basra. It action in London. Pakistani relations does not lie in the past”.—MNA/Reuters tacked when the unit stopped was not immediately clear MNA/Reuters Cambodia ready for Emerald Triangle tourism project SIEMREAP (Cambodia), 8 June— Cambodia supports and is ready for the tourism development of a three-country Emerald Triangle project which includes Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, an official said on Monday. “This triangle area has a lot of potential cleared,” he said. in tourism including cultural, historical and Khon said the project will cover three of natural tourism,” Thong Khon, Cambodia’s Cambodia’s provinces like Preah Vihear, secretary of state of the Ministry of Tourism, Oddar Meanchey and Stung Treng. told reporters Monday. “We are trying to The 41st WTO meeting will discuss make this project successful.” some concerns and activities in tourism-re- “Three governments from Cambodia, lated sectors in East Asia and the Pacific, as Laos and Thailand support the project,” well as to formulate the regional project for Thong Khon said at the 41st Meeting of the the Emerald Triangle for Cambodia, Laos World Tourism Organization (WTO) Com- and Thailand. mission for East Asia and the Pacific. “Our Moreover, the Project of Heritage Neck- plan is until 2020.” lace, which focuses on cooperation among Cambodia will need to improve road Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Protesters chant ‘Fire Rumsfeld’ as US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld speaks infrastructure and clear the mines as priori- Vietnam, will also be on the agenda. about prisoner abuse in Iraq at the Senate Armed Services hearing at Capitol Hill on ties, Khon said. “Mines are gradually being Representatives from more than 20 coun- 7 May. The protesters were escorted by Capitol Hill police out of the room and the cleared and Anlong Veng area (near the tries and regions and some organizations hearing continued.—INTERNET border of Cambodia and Thailand) is already attended Monday’s meeting.—MNA/Xinhua
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Quoting a US military pation units in Baghdad had would not comment on casu- The firm has about source, Aljazeera’s corre- also come under attack. alties or provide details. 1100 mercenaries on the spondent in Baghdad said Iraqi resistance fighters Earlier on Monday, a ground in Iraq - mainly Attack on US convoy kills the ambush took place near also launched a mortar at- roadside bomb wounded armed former Nepalese and civilian driver in Iraq al-Iskandariya on Monday tack on the presidential pal- three civilian security con- Fijian soldiers. morning. ace in the Adhamiyya dis- tractors working in north- The incident is the sec- BAGHDAD, 7 June — A roadside bomb attack on a US A US spokesperson was trict - a building used by US ern Iraq for the London- ond attack against armed military convoy northeast of Baghdad on Saturday killed not able to provide the names forces as military headquar- based firm Global Risk contractors in as many days a civilian contract driver and wounded an American of those injured, but con- ters. Strategies, the US military in Mosul, a major city in soldier, the US military said on Sunday. firmed that other US occu- US military authorities said. northern Iraq. It said the attack happened in Haditha, 125 miles north- The British Foreign Of- west of Baghdad. A US military statement said the wounded Oil official fice said that a British mer- soldier was from the 13th Corps Support Command. It did cenary was killed and three not give the nationality of the contractor who was killed. shot dead colleagues were wounded in The military also said the death toll from a roadside by gunmen a drive-by shooting Satur- bomb attack in Baghdad on Saturday had risen — two day in Mosul. soldiers were killed and two wounded. Initially the Army in southern Internet said one soldier had been killed. — MNA/Reuters Iraq Singapore says sea piracy could NASIRIYA, 6 June— cripple world trade The director of oil dis- SINGAPORE, 7 June — Attacks on ships by sea pirates in Southeast Asia are tribution in the south- resembling military operations — growing bolder, more violent and fuelling fears of ern Iraqi province of an attack that would cripple world trade, Singapore said on Sunday. As the United States con- sampan or a boat coming up about an hour, and then even- Dhiqar, Ali Jamail, siders plans for a Regional to a cargo ship, pirates throw- tually left with the captain in was shot dead by gun- Maritime Security Initiative ing up some ropes, scram- their captivity,” he said. men in Nasiriyah on to tighten surveillance of bling on board, ransacking “To all of us, this is remi- Sunday, the deputy Southeast Asia’s busy Ma- the ship for valuables, steal- niscent of the pattern by governor of the region lacca Strait, through which a ing money and then running which terrorists mount an said. third of world trade passes, away,” he told an Asian se- attack.” “Ali Jamail was Singapore said the risk of a curity forum. The International Mari- driving to his office devastating attack was grow- “But the last piracy at- time Bureau says one-third when unknown men ing. tack that took place in the of the 445 cases of recorded fired at his car, killing “We have been alarmed Straits of Malacca showed a pirate attacks last year hap- him at 9:00 am in not only by the increase in different pattern,” he added. pened in Indonesian waters, Nasiriyah”, a city 375 the number of pirate attacks The pirates were well- including the Malacca Strait kilometres south of in the sea lanes of communi- armed, operating sophisti- linking trading and oil cen- Baghdad administed cation in this part of the cated weapons and com- tres in the Middle East, Asia by Dhiqar, the official, US soldiers and an Iraqi Civil defence Corps officer guard the area world, but also in the nature manding high-speed boats. and Europe. Adnan Chraifi, told of the piracy attacks,” said “They conducted the opera- More than 50,000 com- following a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack on an army AFP. Singapore’s Coordinating tion almost with military pre- mercial vessels travel the recruitment centre in the city of Mosul, on 6 June 2004.—INTERNET Internet Minister for Security, Tony cision,” Tan said. 500-mile channel between France says Iraq resolution still needs adjusting Tan. “Instead of just ransack- the Indonesian island of “In previous years when ing the ship for valuables, Sumatra and the Malaysian PARIS, 8 June— France believes negotiations on a UN Security Council resolution on you had a piracy attack, what they took command of the Peninsula to Singapore each Iraq are heading towards a conclusion, but the draft still needs a number of adjustments, it meant is that you have a ship, and steered the ship for year. — MNA/Reuters Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said on Monday. “We are on the way to points to finalize,” Raffarin oppose the US-led war in Iraq. China tightens trade ties with new EU members closing this subject. There are told LCI television. “There is a consensus BEIJING, 8 June— With ten new member states and a total population of 455 still a number of important He said France had re- emerging around France’s million, the European Union, already China’s second largest trade partner before the points regarding the sover- ceived the backing of Ger- positions. That is why the reso- expansion, is attracting more and more Chinese businesses. eignty of the Iraqi people to many and Russia, two other lution is evolving in the right Figures from the Chi- nese enterprises to increase nia will certainly push for- which France is very attached. heavyweight countries with direction,’’ Raffarim said. nese Customs showed that investment and set up facto- ward the bilateral trade co- There are still a number of which it lined up last year to MNA/Reuters the trade volume between ries in the Central and east operation between China and China and the ten new EU European nations so as to those countries. Libya wants Western compassion in members registered a 50.2- improve bilateral economic The latest EU expansion, per-cent increase in 2003 on and trade ties with the area,” which took place on 1 May, “AIDS plot” case a year-on-year basis to 7.65 an official from the Ministry 2004, admitted ten new TALLOIRES(France), 7 June — Western countries criticizing Libya for sentencing billion US dollars and the of Commerce said. members — Cyprus, Czech five Bulgarian nurses to death should show compassion for the 426 children they were figure rose by 49 per cent in Meanwhile, experts said Republic, Estonia, Hungary, convicted of infecting with the deadly HIV virus, Libya said on Sunday. the first four months this year Chinese President Hu Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Speaking at a symposium in the Lake ship with Mediterranean region countries, to 3.29 billion US dollars. Jintao’s upcoming visits to Poland, Slovakia and Annecy resort town of Talloires in eastern which could bring Tripoli more trade and “We will encourage Chi- Poland, Hungary and Roma- Slovenia. — MNA/Xinhua France, Libyan Prime Minister Shokri aid. Ghanem denied he was offering a deal to The five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestin- ease the death sentence by firing squad, ian doctor were detained in 1999 and charged which he said was handed down last month with “uncontrollable murder aimed at after a fair trial by a court in Benghazi. destabilizing the country and deliberately “I’m not suggesting a deal, but a show of starting an epidemic”. compassion so the families of the victims at In 2001, Libyan leader Moammar least will feel that people are sharing with Kadaffi said the children were infected as them the suffering inflicted on them,” part of an experiment ordered by the US or Ghanem told journalists. Israeli intelligence services. He declined to elaborate on how this EU aspirant Bulgaria has slammed the could be done and what effect it could have. trial as unfair, saying there was no hard Tripoli, which has been seeking closer evidence except for confessions from two ties to the West and has promised a quick nurses held without council for a year before solution to the issue, was under strong pres- being indicted. sure from families of the children infected The nurses and doctor pleaded not guilty, by blood contaminated with HIV, the virus insisting the epidemic that Tripoli says has that causes AIDS, he said. killed more than 40 children since 1999 The European Union, the United States started before they went to work in Benghazi. and the human rights group Amnesty Inter- Ghanem, an economic reformer who national have joined Bulgaria in denounc- has spearheaded Libya’s opening to the out- ing the sentence as unacceptable. side world, criticized his country’s critics for The Bulgarian nurses dispute is a hurdle not accepting the court ruling as valid. Iraqis pick through the rubble of destroyed police station in the Sadr City district of to Libya joining an EU economic partner- MNA/Reuters Baghdad, on 7 June, 2004.—INTERNET
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Representatives at the 13 Iraqis killed, 10 wounded been monitored by the began in March 2003 and the “It is possible that some scrapyard indicated that be- United Nations, were at the United States has refused to of the materials may have tween five and a dozen simi- in blast south of Baghdad sites during the US-led war allow them to return, instead been removed from Iraq by lar engines had been seen BAGHDAD, 7 June — Thirteen Iraqis were killed and 10 looters of sites and sold as there in January and Febru- wounded when guerillas blew up the front of a police station scrap,” the UN Monitoring, ary, and that more could have in al-Musayyib, 50 kilometres south of Baghdad, early Sunday, Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel reported. Verification and Inspection passed through the yard un- A group of guerillas attacked the police station at Commission said in its quar- noticed, the report said. 4:20 am (0020 GMT) with small arms fire and explosives terly report to the UN Secu- Company staff said other that partly demolished the building, the channel said. rity Council. items made of stainless steel The guerillas disguised as policemen entered the build- UNMOVIC said its ex- and other corrosion-resistant ing in the town of Musayyab and killed the victims before perts and a team from the metal alloys bearing the in- planting explosives in the police station, the channel quoted International Atomic Energy scription “Iraq” or “Bagh- witnesses as saying. Agency, which was respon- dad” had been observed in Guerillas have regularly targeted the Iraqi police who sible for dismantling Iraq’s shipments delivered from the are seen by some as collaborators with the occupiers. nuclear programme, were Middle East since Novem- Also on Sunday, a car bomb blew up at the gate of an jointly investigating items ber 2003, it said. Iraqi security force base just north of Baghdad, killing six from Iraq that were discov- Internet Iraqis and wounding at least 20 others. — MNA/Xinhua ered in a scrap yard in the Dutch port of Rotterdam. G-8 summit aims to bridge gap on Through photographs taken during an initial IAEA Iraq debt investigation, UNMOVIC said it discovered that SA-2 OTTAWA, 7 June — Leaders of the Group of Eight nations want to decide how engines used in Iraq’s Al much of Iraq’s estimated 120-billion-US-dollar debt should be forgiven when they Samoud 2 banned missile meet next week, Canadian Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said on Saturday. programme were among the “There is a view — at forgiven. Ottawa favours a debt, and it is due to be scrap. least on the part of some higher, rather than lower, discussed at a meeting Commission experts ex- European countries — that percentage of debt forgive- of creditors in this month. amined one missile engine something in the order of ness. World Bank President Members of the Zengakuren group protest during a at the site and discovered 60 to 65 per cent would be The International Mon- James Wolfensohn has said demonstration against US troops in Iraq near the US from the serial number that it appropriate. There are some etary Fund said last month at least two-thirds of Iraq’s Embassy in Tokyo, on 5 June, 2004. Some protesters had been tagged by UN in- other countries, including an analysis of Iraq’s debt debt would have to be spectors in the past and had the United States, that had been given to Paris forgiven to rebuild the denounced the US military occupation of Iraq.—INTERNET would argue for a substan- Club members, which country properly. tially higher number in the will help creditors to “We’re not publicly Saudi Arabia says no troops until 90 to 95 per cent range,” decide how much could be putting a figure on it. We’re Goodale told Reuters. written off. trying to be helpful in Iraq has legitimate govt “They’ll discuss it. “Our Canadian view the (G-8) discussion here,” Whether it’ll be ripe for would be that something to- Goodale added. JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia), 7 June — Saudi Arabia said on Sunday Iraq must have conclusion remains to be ward the higher end of the The Group of Seven what he called a legitimate and independent government before Arab countries determined,” Goodale range would be most economic powers agreed would consider sending forces. added. appropriate and we could last year to reach a deal on The new Iraqi interim government, ence. Iraqi Finance Minister also argue very strongly that forgiving Iraqi debt by the which the United Nations helped form, is “The request cannot come from a gov- Adel Abdul-Mahdi said this this does need to be accom- end of 2004. set to take over from US-led occupation ernment which does not have full sover- week he expects up to 90 plished under the auspices The G-7 and Russia authorities on June 30 and hold office eignty,” he said. per cent of the debt to be of the Paris Club,” Goodale hold the bulk of the debt until national elections due in January. Iraqi officials have said they want Arab said. Iraq owes the Paris Club, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud troops to replace US-led forces. The Arab The IMF analysis which includes 19 of al-Faisal said he welcomed the interim League has said there was a possible role China to open painted different scenarios the world’s wealthiest government and hoped it would “respond for Arab forces only once foreign occupi- for dealing with the nations. to the aspirations of the Iraqi people for ers left. 14 ports to boost war-shattered country’s MNA/Reuters forming of a legitimate government... and Washington has said its troops will regaining complete Iraqi sovereignty”. remain in Iraq after June 30 to help combat South-East Asian “For Arab states to be capable of send- guerilla attacks. ing forces to Iraq there must be a request Saud said Riyadh would establish dip- cooperation from a legitimate and independent Iraqi lomatic ties with Baghdad once security government,” Saud told a news confer- returned to Iraq. — MNA/Reuters BEIJING,7 June — China plans to open 14 border ports between 2006-2010 to fur- Chinese scientist suggests to set up policy on ther boost the economic co- operation among Southeast climate change Asian countries. BEIJING, 7 June — One of China’s leading meteorologists suggested here Sunday Southwestern prov- that the country need to set up a uniform policy on climate change, in order to ince of Yunnan bordering coordinate diplomatic, economic and social measures for ensuring the country’s Laos, Myanmar, Thai- sustained development. land, Vietnam and Cam- Qin Dahe, chief of China “We need to comprehen- might help the Chinese gar- bodia aims to become a Meteorological Adminis- sively study the effects from ner more specific data of major thoroughfare for tration, who attended the climate change and take ap- the globe. commodities transporta- 12th conference of the Chi- propriated measures accord- The existing climate ob- tion among members of nese Academy of Sciences ingly,” said Qin, who is also servation network is only the Association of South- (CAS) academicians, said a CAS academician, adding for weather forecast while East Asian Nations that the global warming that a national policy is des- the CCOS surveys physi- (ASEAN), Xinhua news brought about unbearable, perately required. cal, chemical and biologi- agency reported. irreversible and sustained He appealed to the cal changes and human ac- The new ports include effect to the Chinese eco- country to invest more funds tivities which could result three air ports in Lijiang, nomic and social develop- into long term research on in climate change. Diqing and Dali, one rail A militiaman with rocket propelled grenade heads in a sack ment. climate change. Meanwhile, Emission of greenhouse port in the east railway slung over his shoulder and his automatic rifle in his hand However, he said, there he said a nationwide obser- gases including carbon di- station of Kunming and makes his way down a street in the town of Kufa on 6 June is still no plan to draft vation network on climate oxide primarily caused the 10 land ports along its 2004. Five civilians were killed in Kufa as the top Shiite any strategy or policy fight- system would be useful. global warming in the past 4,060 kilometres border ing the global warming The China Climate Ob- half century. line. cleric in the twin city of Najaf gave a cautious welcome to trends. servation System (CCOS) MNA/Xinhua MNA/PTI the newly-appointed interim executive.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 7 New and fast developments throughout Myanmar
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PBANRDA PBANRDA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 Efficient use of electricity RFA, a rumour factory * Use daylight as the main source of light * Use the least possible amount of elec- Kyaw Win tricity only if there is not enough natural light The entire national peoples of the Union of engaged in fabricating news and lying to the peoples of Myanmar have been longing for the emergence of a the world. * Use the least possible amount of elec- peaceful, modern and developed nation for many years In Myanmar, now is the time when the tricity required in production and since they themselves had encountered the bitter experience Government, political parties, delegate groups of national service enterprises throughout the course of Myanma history. races, and delegate groups of the people from all walks of * Preventing waste of electricity benefits People of national races born in Myanmar had life are gathering at the National Convention and suffered various kinds of troubles in servitude that lasted coordinating as to the establishment of a peaceful, the user and others over one hundred years. Despite the restoration of developed and modern democratic nation. independence, the colonialists sow seeds of discord among When listening to the news about Myanmar aired There are about 500,000 households us- national brethren. In consequence of it, there surfaced by some foreign news agencies such as the BBC, the ing electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a upheavals caused by the multi-coloured insurgents across VOA and the RFA, it can be found that they are constantly four-foot fluorescent lamp everyday by each the country, leaving the people in grief. spreading rumours about Myanmar. Their invented news household amounts to saving power that is Throughout the successive ages, measures for reports are intentionally designed to deceive the peoples equal to the capacity a 20-megawatt power national development had been proved ineffective on of the world, and Myanmar nationals living in foreign account of the lack of stability and security. countries for various reasons. station can supply. The unrest in 1988 broke out due to instigation of On the morning of 29 April 2004, the US-based political hypocrites who wanted to seize power in short RFA news agency aired a fabricated news about Dalla, cut. A multitude of aboveground and underground where I live. It aired blatantly an article of U Htein Lin, Efficient use of fuel destructive elements within and without the country also a columnist of the RFA. fomented the unrest in various ways. With the The news said that Dalla had not yet made progress * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per circumstances getting uncontrollable, the country was in although it was one of the townships nearest to Yangon month will save the nation one US dollar a mess. All the people were in a state of panic in the City. U Htein Lin did not seem to know the fact that the * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar absence of the rule of law and security. development condition of Dalla at the present Tatmadaw can save US$ 5.5 million in a year To alleviate public suffering and erase social Government has been much different from it was before problems with which the people were faced, the leadership 1988 when the Tatmadaw assumed the responsibility of * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build of the Tatmadaw assumed the responsibility of the State the State. The columnist himself would know best where a major bridge across Ayeyawady River on 18 September 1988. Keeping in the fore Our Three he got such news and how he created them. Let alone to Main National Causes: “non-disintegration of the Union, put the blame on the reporter, why did the RFA broadcast non-disintegration of national solidarity, and perpetuation the news without scrutinizing whether the news authentic of sovereignty” and making a guiding star the four political or not? Columnist U Htein Lin lied to the RFA, which in All this needs to be known objectives, the four economic objectives and the four social turn did the same thing to the peoples of the world. It was objectives, the Tatmadaw took effective measures and crystal clear that the liar hand in glove with the cheater * Do not be frightened whenever realized them practically. Thanks to these efforts, incredible deceived all its audience all over the world. success gained within a span of 15 or 16 years can be To reveal the objective condition of Dalla, this intimidated witnessed in various aspects such as national stability, article is written. It is true that Dalla was not developed * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered rule of law, education, health, economy, social much before 1988. At that time, it had no characteristics advancement and culture. Apart from the emergence of of a town when it came to education, health, social, * Do not be softened whenever appeased
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Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects No 1 Jetty in Sittway. —MNA
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt meets with local authorities, departmental personnel and townselders in Pauktaw. —MNA Prime Minister inspects development of … (from page 1) victims with immense Next, the Prime Min- Similarly, at the cen- goodwill to relieve their ister greeted the local peo- tral level, the groups led physical and mental pains ple. by the Social Welfare, and sufferings. Afterwards, the Prime Relief and Resettlement Moreover, the team Minister and party arrived Minister and the deputy will tour the villages in the back in Sittway in the minister toured the areas region to practically imple- afternoon. affected by the storm and ment the five rural deve- Next, the second cer- provided necessary assist- lopment tasks. emony to donate cash and ance to the victims. The Next, Prime Minister kind for storm victims in Prime Minister led a team General Khin Nyunt pre- Rakhine State was held at comprising the regional sented bags of rice, relief U Ottama Hall of Sittway head and ministers visited items, medicines, clothing, yesterday afternoon, at- Rakhine State to give com- personal goods and others tended by Prime Minister fort and encouragement to for storm victims of General Khin Nyunt. the victims, who are the Pauktaw Township to the After the ceremony, nationalities. Chairman of the Township the Prime Minister and Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects Pauktaw Township Hospital. —MNA The Prime Minister Peace and Development party looked into develop- was accompanied by Council and the ceremony ment of Sittway by car. they were briefed by Man- ported on background his- ister and party looked into wellwishers from Yangon, ended. Later, the Prime Min- aging Director of Myanma tory of the university, construction of two-storey and they are going to pro- Next, Chairman of ister and party viewed the Five Star Line U Khin courses being conducted, lecture halls. vide assistance for the vic- National Health Commit- sales of rice shops on Maung Kyi on berthing of subjects taught, number of Afterwards, the Prime tims to relieve their tee Prime Minister General Strand Road in Ohdan coasters and Managing students, IT classrooms Minister and party in- sufferings. The Prime Khin Nyunt inspected Ward, Sittway and met Director U Thein Htay of complete with 119 sets of spected construction of the Minister and party met wards, operation theatre, with rice merchants there. MPA on renovation of computers, strength of three-storey main building with township level offi- medical store, laboratory Next, Prime Minister No1 Jetty and construction staff and academic and of Government Techno- cials, and fulfilled the nec- and wards for members of General Khin Nyunt and of Sittway-Phaungdawgyi management matters. logical College (Sittway). essary requirements. the Sangha of Puaktaw party proceeded to No 1 bridge. Minister for Trans- Minister for Education The Prime Minister Necessary assistance Township Hospital and Jetty of Myanma Port port Maj-Gen Hla Myint U Than Aung gave a sup- gave necessary instruc- will be provided for the attended to the needs. Authority in Sittway where Swe gave a supplementary plementary report. tions. Next, the Prime report. After fulfilling the Next, District Senior Minister and party arrived requirements, the Prime Engineer of Public Works at the guesthouse in Minister inspected No 1 U Khin Maung Aye re- Sittway. Jetty. ported on progress of con- In the evening, the Next, the Prime Min- struction of six two-storey Prime Minister and party ister and party inspected lecture halls, two lecture arrived at Lawka Nanda Strand Road and bridges halls each holding 300 stu- Pagoda where they paid up to the view point of dents, water supply and homage to the Buddha Sittway by car. electricity, platforms, en- images. After that, the Prime trance road to Convocation Next, the Prime Min- Minister and party arrived Hall and others, work be- ister and party paid hom- at Sittway University con- ing carried out and future age to Cakkja Muni Bud- struction project site tasks. Prime Minister Gen- dha image and made cash where they were wel- eral Khin Nyunt gave nec- donations and arrived back comed by Rector of the essary instructions. at the guest house in university U Wan Tin, the Next, the Prime Min- Sittway.—MNA Pro-rector, professors/ heads of department, as- sociate professors and fac- Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects construction of two-storey building of ulty members. Drive safely Sittway University. — MNA Rector U Wan Tin re- 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 9 June, 2004
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt hands over bags of rice, medicines, clothes and Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt accepts cash donation from a wellwisher in consumer goods to the Township Peace and Development Council chairman. — MNA Sittway. — MNA Prime Minister attends cash and kind … (from page 16) Now is the time when efforts are being made on a self-reliant basis for national development. Consequently, remarkable progress has been achieved in the Union. The State is making progress cumulatively. But the nation still lags behind in development compared to the neighbouring countries due to economic and political pressures of western countries. The State has built roads and bridges in Rakhine state for ensuring smooth and secure transportation. Therefore, marine products can be sent to local and foreign countries via Yangon-Sittway road. Moreover, there have been frequent closer relations among the people. Similarly, the State has provided necessary assistance for communications, transportation, education, health, agriculture and livestock breeding in the region. In conclusion, he said, the State has been making arrangements for equitable development in all regions of the Union. These measures contribute towards the realization of State’s seven-point future policy programmes. United efforts are to be made for the perpetuation of the Union. — MNA
Commander attends tree-planting ceremony Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than accepts cash donation from a wellwisher in Sittway.—MNA YANGON, 8 June — wards and villages in The commander and Yangon Division Peace and Taikkyi. Later, Daw Khin party also inspected Development Council Thet Htay distributed a agricultural works being Chairman and Yangon variety of herbal plants to carried on 83 acres of Command Commander members of Taikkyi farmland with the use of Maj-Gen Myint Swe and MCWA. The commander machinery to meet targeted wife Yangon Division and wife planted starflower yield at the edge of Hlegu Maternal and Child Welfare trees to mark the monsoon township. Officials reported Supervisory Committee tree-planting ceremony and on measures being taken for Patron Daw Khin Thet Htay encouraged those proper drainage and tasks to attended a monsoon tree- participating in the realize the targeted yield. planting ceremony, ceremony. The commander After hearing the reports, organized by Taikkyi and wife and party went to the commander gave Station under the the agriculture and poultry instructions on timely arrangement of Yangon farm conducted by a timber cultivation of monsoon Command, in Taikkyi joint-venture corporation. paddy alongside vegetables Township, Yangon North They next proceeded to and fruits and fulfilled the District, this morning. The collective ploughing requirements. — MNA Commander Maj-Gen Maung Oo accepts cash donation from a wellwisher.—MNA commander and wife ceremony near Kungyangon arrived there at 7.30 am. village in Taikkyi They were welcomed there Township. The commander National Convention Convening Work Committee meets by Commandant of Taikkyi also visited U Maung Yon YANGON, 8 June — The National Convention Convening Work Committee held its meeting No 4/2004 at its Station Brig-Gen Htein Win and Daw Yin Home for the meeting hall in Nyaunghnapin Camp, Hmawby Township, this afternoon. and wife, Brig-Gen Kyaw Aged in Okkan, where Daw The meeting was attended by NCCWC Chairman Chief Justice U Aung Toe, Vice-Chairman Attorney-General Thu of Phugyi Station and Khin Thet Htay explained U Aye Maung, Secretary U Thaung Nyunt, joint secretaries, and members. U Aung Toe presided over the meeting, wife, departmental officials, measures being taken by the and Joint-Secretary-1 U Khin Maung Myint acted as master of ceremonies. After the speech delivered by U Aung Toe, and members of social MMCWA to look after the U Aye Maung and U Thaung Nyunt put into discussions about the tasks to be carried out. Next, members of the Work organizations. senior citizens and Committee reported on progress of tasks being carried out. The meeting came to an end in the afternoon. — MNA On the occasion, the presented provisions commander said measures through the head of the are being taken for the home for the aged. greening of the 30-radius of Wellwishers also made a Yangon Division and the donation of cash totalling K growing of shady trees and 1.7 million. Maj-Gen Myint plants all the year round. He Swe, wife Daw Khin Thet continued that tree-planting Htay, Brig-Gen Htein Win ceremonies are held with and Brig-Gen Kyaw Thu the aim of ensuring accepted the donations and moderate and regular presented certificates of climatic conditions. The honour to the wellwishers. deterioration of water and They also presented NCC Work Committee Chairman Chief Justice U Aung Toe delivers an address at the meeting. — MNA land resources will have an provisions for individual adverse effect on weather. aged persons. Delegation leaves for Philippines Next, Brig-Gen At the Station YANGON, 8 June — Brig-Gen Than Htay, Deputy Htein Win reported on Hospital in Okkan, the Minister for Energy, left here by air this morning to attend arrangements to be made for commander, wife and party the 22nd ASEAN Energy Ministers Meeting and the 1st the growing of trees in the viewed round health care ASEAN+3 Energy Ministers Meeting to be held tomorrow rainy season by the given to local patients for in the Philippines, and the 6th ASEAN Energy Industries Tatmadawmen of battalions their respective diseases and Meeting to be held on 10 June. The deputy minister and and units at Taikkyi Station cordially conversed with party were seen off at Yangon International Airport by in cooperation with local them. On the occasion, Daw departmental heads, officials, and their families. The people. Local authorities Khin Thet Htay provided deputy minister was accompanied by Deputy Assistant also reported on cash assistance for twins Director U Tin Zaw Myint of the Myanma Petroleum Deputy Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay being arrangements to be made for and donated spectacles to Products Enterprise. MNA seen off at the airpoprt..—MNA the growing of trees at needy patients. THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 11 Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspects regional development measures in Lashio
YANGON, 8 June—Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by senior military officers and officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office left here by air and arrived at Lashio on 6 June afternoon. They were welcomed at the airport by Shan State (North) PDC Chairman North-East Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Hla Myint and senior military officers. Together with the commander, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe and party inspected the 2.75-acre plantation of mixed crops of Hsinshweli orange and eggplants being undertaken by the North-East Command in Lashio. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe and party proceeded to the nursery. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspects Hsinshweli strain hybrid paddy plot of North-East Command in Lashio. — MNA Officials reported on the nursery. The commander gave a supplementary report. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe looked into the by Lt-Gen Aung Htwe. Also present on the occasion were are to be used to meet the target, he said. Thanks to the nursery of 4,000 saplings of macadamia and 700,000 Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing, Brig-Gen Hla Myint, senior assistance rendered by the State and combined efforts of saplings of coffee. military officers, officials, members of the Union respective officials and local farmers, agricultural success They headed for Hsinshweli strain hybrid paddy plot Solidarity and Development Association, social has been achieved in the agricultural sector, he said. of the command and inspected the seeds of sunflower and organizations and national cultural troupes, leaders and He called for maintaining the already-achieved paddy field. An official of Myanma Agriculture Service members of the groups for cultivation of paddy and locals. development momentum and urged officials concerned to reported on the plan for production of paddy seeds. The Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing and Brig-Gen Hla Myint disseminate agricultural methods and distribute high-yield commander gave a supplementary report. reported on measures for production of paddy seeds. strains. Local farmers are to contribute towards the project They also inspected progress of Lashio along Lashio- Officials concerned also reported on arrangements for the through collaborative endeavours, he said. Hsenwi Road. Next, they went to 120-acre Hsinshweli project. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe handed over the paddy seeds to high-yield paddy model plot. In his speech, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe said that in respective group leaders. After the ceremony, Lt-Gen Aung The duty-assigning ceremony for production of hybrid compliance with the guidance of the Head of State, Shan Htwe looked into samples of hybrid paddy strains and paddy seeds for cultivation of 1,000 acres took place at State is striving for ensuring regional rice sufficiency this Hsinshweli high-yield sunflower seeds. the Peasants Hall later in the afternoon, with an address year. In that regard, more farm implements and machinery MNA
Discussions of panel of chairmen of other invited Discussions of panel of chairmen and proposal Discussions of panel of chairmen of delegates of State persons. — MNA compiling group of peasants in progress. — MNA service personnel. MNA Submission of proposals, discussions of panel of chairmen continue YANGON, 8 June—Proposals were submitted by proposals of delegate groups of peasants from State/ compilation of proposals to be submitted by the delegate delegate groups of representatives-elect, peasants, State Division on sector-wise clarifications made by the National groups of State service personnel to the Plenary Session service personnel, and other invited persons to the National Convention Convening Work Committee with respect to of National Convention. Convention, and discussions held by the panel of chairmen the detailed basic principles to be adopted for division of Delegate group of other invited persons at the respective venues of Nyaunghnapin Camp in legislative, executive and judicial powers to be included The coordination meeting of the panel of chairmen Hmawby Township, this morning, attended by members in drafting the State Constitution. of delegate group of other invited persons took place at of the panel of chairmen and delegates. The chairman delivered closing remarks and the the meeting hall-8 at 9 am. Members of the panel of Delegate group of representatives-elect meeting came to an end at 10.45 am. chairmen Chairman of Myanmar History Committee The meeting of the delegate group of Delegate group of State service personnel U Saing Aung Tun, U Aung Hkam Hti of Shan State representatives-elect took place at the meeting hall at 10 The coordination meeting between the panel of (South) Special Group 6, Dr Manan Tu Ja of Kachin State am. U Maung Gyi of Pa-O National Organization presided chairmen of delegate groups of State service personnel Special Region-2, Secretary U Tun Aung Chein of over the meeting together with U Law Hsin Kun of Kokang and leaders of proposals compilation groups was held at Myanma History Committee, U Paw Laik Kham of Shan Democracy and Unity Party and U Yaw Aye Hla of Lahu the meeting hall-7 at 9 am. Members of the Panel of State (North) Special Region-2, and masters of ceremonies National Development Party. Deputy Director U Maung Chairmen Maj-Gen Aung Thein of the Ministry of Deputy Director U Aung Kyi and Assistant Director U Maung Phyu Tint of National Convention Convening Work Defence, U Ko Ko Kyaw of the Ministry of Foreign Win Myint of NCC Work Committee Group-10 discussed Committee Group-4 emceed the meeting together with Affairs, U Myat Ko of the Ministry of Home Affairs, U matters on the proposals submitted by Burma Communist Assistant Director Daw Tin Tin Nwe. Hla Tin of the Ministry of Commerce, U Arnt Maung of Party (Rakhine Group) and compilation of proposals to be The emcee announced the validity of the meeting the Ministry of Religious Affairs and leaders of proposals submitted to the National Convention Plenary Meeting. as 86.67 per cent of the delegates were present. compilation groups dealt with matters pertaining to MNA The chairman gave an introductory speech. Representative-elect U San Tha Aung read the proposals submitted by Mro (a) Khami National Solidarity Organization as to the detailed basic principles to be laid down for sharing of legislative, executive and judicial powers to be included in writing the State Constitution. The chairman delivered concluding remarks and the meeting ended at 10.30 am. Delegate group of peasants The coordination meeting between the panel of chairmen of delegate group of peasants and proposals compilation groups of the Plenary Session of National Convention was held at the meeting hall-4 at 10 am. U Mya Aye of Yangon Division presided over the meeting together with U Tin Maung Kyaw of Magway Division, U Saing Tint Aung of Shan State (North) and U Group discussions of delegates of representatives-elect in progress. — MNA Kan Nyunt of Sagaing Division. Deputy Director U Myint Thein of National Convention Convening Work Group-6
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Anderson Cancer Centre in on Saturday involved 21 doxorubicin, by itself. dispute. One trial involved 21 pa- Houston. ovarian cancer patients given Doxil as a stand-alone Heemeyer drove the bulldozer, which was fortified with tients who were given the Telcyta was not tested by Telcyta in combination with treatment typically shrinks steel and concrete, through Granbys main street on Friday drug, called Telcyta, in com- itself against carboplatin, a Doxil, a Johnson & Johnson tumors in only about 12 per afternoon, plowing into buildings and causing severe dam- bination with carboplatin, a drug that Telik chief execu- drug typically given only to cent of patients, Wick said. age to the towns city hall, bank, newspaper and other standard initial treatment for tive Michael Wick said typi- patients who have failed MNA/Reuters businesses.— MNA/Reuters the disease. The patients had cally produces shrinkages in many rounds of chemo- failed at least one round of only about 10 per cent of therapy. chemotherapy. such patients with advanced All patients had previ- After about one year of ovarian cancer. ously taken platinum-based treatment, 56 per cent of the “The data are so strong chemotherapy, typically patients saw their tumors that we have decided to be- carboplatin. OAS calls poverty worst enemy of Latam stability QUITO (Ecuador), 7 June— Poverty and economic inequality pose the greatest threats to democratic stability in Latin America and must be tackled for the region to progress, the chief of a regional organization said on Sunday. At the opening of a two-day summit of zation, which is expected to elect former foreign ministers in Quito, Organization Costa Rican president Miguel Angel of American States Secretary General Rodriguez, an economist, to the post of Cesar Gaviria said the region had advanced secretary general on Monday. in security and human issue but not in Gaviria, who was president of Colom- economic fairness. bia from 1990 to 1994, urged the region to “We need a system of greater solidarity fight inequality and exclusion to avoid the and with a larger humanitarian compo- political turmoil that has threatened de- nent. We have advanced in political and mocracy in nations ranging from Haiti to security issues but not in social ones,” Ecuador over the past decade. “There is no Dancer Yang Liping (R) from China's southern province of Yunnan performs during Gaviria told foreign ministers from across political system that is immune to greater 'Dynamic Yunnan' in Guangzhou in this pictutre taken on 6 June, 2004. It took Yang the Americas. inequality or regress in the fight against Liping, famous for her vivid imitation of a peacock in her dance, more than two years to Gaviria is ending his decade-long ten- poverty,” he said. choreograph 'Dynamic Yunnan'... a large scale dance drama and panoramic depiction ure at the head of the hemispheric organi- MNA/Reuters of the colourful life of the ethnic people of Yunnan Province.—INTERNET Teenager to run No earthquakes caused by water storage 10,000 policemen to come Nigerian commercial to Istanbul for NATO summit capital for one day of Three Gorges Project CHONGQING, 7 June— The Three Gorges astrous influence on the Three Gorges Project, ANKARA, 7 June— Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir LAGOS, 7 June— A 16- Project, believed to be the world’s largest which is designed capable of resisting earth- Aksu said on Sunday that 10,000 policemen would come to year-old Nigerian teenager, Istanbul from other provinces of Turkey as backup for this Tolulope Esan, is expected multi-purpose power project, did not induce quakes measuring 7 on the Richter Scale, any strong earthquakes since it began to Wang said. month’s NATO summit. to assume governor of Nige- “Many heads of state and government, ministers and rian commercial capital of store water a year ago. In world reservoir construction history, Though the number of earthquakes in earthquakes triggered by construction of res- high-ranking military officials will attend the summit of Lagos on Monday to admin- NATO in Istanbul between June 28 and 29,” Aksu was ister its 13-million-strong reservoir areas of the Three Gorges Project ervoirs have occurred on many occasions. increased since it started to store water on Since the 1960s, construction of six large quoted by Anatolia News Agency as saying in Abant, 200 population, but only for one kilometres west of Ankara. day. June 1, 2003, the number of earthquakes reservoirs in various parts of the world measuring 2 or above on the Richter Scale resulted in earthquakes with a magnitude of “Even the most unlikely things were taken into consid- The teenager, a student eration. Security of the summit will be jointly provided by of Lagos State Model Col- were rarely seen, according to Wang Qiang, 6 on the Richter Scale, with two of director of the Chongqing Municipal Seis- them causing damage to parts of related the Security Department, Gendarme Forces Command and lege, emerged as the overall Coast Guard Command,” Aksu said. Turkish Press has winner of the 2004 Spelling mological Bureau. reservoirs. The earthquakes failed to exert any dis- MNA/Xinhua reported that some 30,000 police officials are expected to be Bee for Public Secondary on duty during the two-day summit. School, a pet project of the Turkish authorities are taking massive security measures First Lady of the state, for the upcoming NATO summit and the alliance will Oluremi Tinubu. provide AWACS surveillance planes to enforce a no-fly The competition was zone over the summit area throughout the two-day gather- evolved as part of the means ing. Turkey’s intelligence agency, police departments, armed to promote excellence among forces and Interior Ministry are coordinating measures and secondary school students high-level meetings have been held to review the progress. and reward outstanding stu- MNA/Xinhua dents. According to the pro- gramme for the day, Esan Turkey captures 470,000 would be at the governor’s office at 8 am (0700 GMT) illegal immigrants in 5 years on Monday and would over- ANKARA, 7 June— Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir see affairs on the governor’s Aksu said on Sunday that Turkish security forces had captured manifest including presiding 470,000 illegal immigrants from 63 different countries in the over the State Executive last five years as they were trying to proceed to European Council meeting. countries via Turkey. “About 4,000 human smugglers were She would also visit pub- also captured. Human smugglers often cooperate with terrorist lic and places of interest with organizations,” Aksu was quoted by Anatolia News Agency as top government functionar- saying in Abant, 200 kilometres west of Ankara. ies in the entourage. Gover- Turkey is a key route of illegal migration due to its nor Bola Tinubu, who would geographical location lying between Asia and Europe and Beyonce Knowles (news), right, who presented Carolina Herrera, left, the award for step down for Esan, would its rough mountainous eastern and southeastern borders. also pay her a visit at the Womanswear Designer of the Year, pose for photographers backstage at the 2004 Illegal immigrants from Middle Eastern, Central Asian State Secretariat during the Council for Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards, held in the New York and Far Eastern countries generally use this route to sneak day.—MNA/Xinhua Public Library, on Monday, June 7, 2004.—INTERNET into European countries.—MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 Zidane grabs late winner for France Five-goal Colombia hand Uruguay another S PARIS, 7 June — A goal two minutes from time by Zinedine Zidane World Cup defeat handed European champions France a 1-0 victory over Ukraine on Sunday in their last warm-up match before they start the defence of their BARRANQUILLA (Colombia), 7 June — Colombia lifted themselves off the bottom of title in Portugal. the South American group table by hammering Uruguay 5-0 on Sunday, sending their P In a tight match, Zidane slotted home after Thierry Henry knocked opponents slumping to their third successive World Cup qualifying defeat. down a cross by substitute defender Willy Sagnol. Midfielder Victor Pacheco, making his for Moreno to hook the ball past Munua. It Jacques Santini's team dominated for most of the match but had first international appearance for seven was the second game in a row Uruguay had O looked set for a third goalless draw from four matches after goalkeeper years, scored twice and Tressor Moreno gone two goals down in 20 minutes. Oleksander Shovkovsky saved two clear chances which fell to Zidane added the other as Colombia swept into a 3- Uruguay, beaten at home by Venezuela and midfielder Robert Pires. 0 halftime lead. and Peru in their last two games, were in more R France, who are now on a 18-match unbeaten run and have not John Restrepo notched a brilliant indi- trouble in the 32nd minute when Gerardo conceded a goal for almost a year, start their Euro 2004 campaign next vidual goal in the 81st minute and Sergio Bedoya slipped the ball inside the penalty Sunday against England in Group B. Herrera added a fifth late in the match, the area to Pacheco, who flicked the ball up and France dominated the first half with Zidane displaying his breathtak- 11th goal Uruguay have conceded in three volleyed home. T ing skills but he was often left frustrated as three defenders tracked his outings. The visitors brought Diego Forlan on for every move. Colombia, who have seven points from Oswaldo Canobbio at halftime and nearly He only managed to outmanoeuvre Ukraine's solid defence once the same number of games, moved above pulled a goal back when Javier Chevanton S before the break but his shot from just outside the box was saved by Uruguay, who also have seven, on goal went past goalkeeper Miguel Calero but had Shovkovsky in the 18th minute. — MNA/Reuters difference, and Bolivia, who have six. his shot blocked by Mario Yepes. Coach Reinaldo Rueda made five Forlan had a volley turned over by Calero changes to the Colombia team which started but Colombia also went close when Herrera the 2-1 defeat by Ecuador on Wednesday. hit the post with one effort and forced a good His opposite number Jorge Fossati, who save from Munua with another. was in charge for the first time against Peru Restrepo crowned Colombia's day when on Tuesday, made six alterations. he picked the ball up in midfield, jigged his Pacheco, who plays for Mexican club way through a pack of defenders, dribbled Atlante, broke through in the 18th minute round Munua and slid the ball home. after finding a gap in the defence and plac- Five minutes later, Colombia again carved ing a left-foot shot beyond goalkeeper open the Uruguay defence, leaving Herrera Gustavo Munua. with a simple job of tapping the ball into an Two minutes later, Pacheco turned pro- empty net. vider as he chipped a pass over the defence MNA/Reuters Argentina held to 0-0 draw Angelucci earns by 10-man Paraguay Venezuela a point BUENOS AIRES, 7 June— Argentina were held to a in Peru frustrating goalless draw at home by 10-man Paraguay in a LIMA, 7 June — Ven- World Cup qualifier on Sunday, a result which increases the ezuela held out for a goalless pressure on their beleaguered coach Marcelo Bielsa. draw away to Peru in Sun- Argentina fielded four forwards, gave Barcelona's Javier day's World Cup qualifier Saviola a rare start, laid siege to the Paraguay goal but could thanks to an inspired per- Ukraine’s Oleh Husyeh (yellow jersey) tries to tackle France’s Zinedine Zidane, right, not find a way past inspired goalkeeper Justo Villar. formance from goalkeeper during their friendly soccer game at Stade de France in Saint Denis outside Paris, Not even a red card for Paraguay midfielder Angel Ortiz Gilberto Angelucci. Sunday, June 6, 2004.—INTERNET in the 61st minute, for a second bookable offence, could help Peru, hoping to capitalize the 1978 and 1986 World Cup winners. Argentina, beaten 3- on last Tuesday's 3-1 win Germany stunned 2-0 at home by Hungary 1 by Brazil on Wednesday, have 12 points from seven games away to Uruguay, dominated the match but repeatedly KAISERSLAUTERN (Germany), 7 June— Germany were jeered off the pitch after in the South American group while Paraguay have 11. slumping to an embarrassing 2-0 home defeat by Hungary in their final warm-up for Bielsa, who was surprisingly kept on as coach despite found Angelucci in their Euro 2004 on Sunday. Argentina's first-round elimination at the 2002 World Cup, way. The result kept Ven- Two first-half goals from striker Sandor box to surprise Oliver Kahn with an angled has become increasingly unpopular with the public, who ezuela, who have 10 points Torghelle gave the visitors, coached by shot from 11 metres on seven minutes. believe he is not making the most of the team's rich potential. from seven games, one point former Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus, Germany, who looked clumsy and short The coach has been repeatedly insulted by the crowd at ahead of Peru in the South a surprise victory. of ideas throughout the first half, were press- the River Plate stadium, even though Argentina have lost American qualifying group. Germany, who had already worried their ing hard in search for an equalizer when a only once in seven qualifiers. Sunday's game was again "Today, we tried every- fans with a traumatic 5-1 defeat by Romania swift counter-attack caught their defence off played in a half-empty arena, with Paraguay supporters thing to win the game but in April, will need dramatic improvement if guard again. It ended with Sorghelle landing making up a sizeable contingent. it didn't work out," Peru they are to trouble the Netherlands in their the ball on his chest before beating Kahn Saviola and Hernan Crespo started a game together for coach Paulo Autuori told re- first Euro 2004 game on June 15 in Oporto. from close range in the 31st minute. the first time under Bielsa while goalkeeper Roberto porters. They also face the Czech Republic and The three-times world and European Abbondanzieri was given his international debut at the age "In the first half, we tried Latvia in a tough Group D in the finals in champions stepped up a gear after the inter- of 31 as he replaced Pablo Cavallero, who picked up a thigh to use the speed of our for- Portugal. val but were denied by a string a great saves strain during practice on Friday. wards. In the second, we lost Hungary, who failed to qualify for Euro from Gabor Kiraly. The Hungary goalkeeper Argentina, who have not beaten Paraguay at home in a our way and used the long- 2004 and were missing several players was notably tested by a diving header from World Cup qualifier since 1973, sliced through the visitors' ball approach, which made through injuries, made a furious start. midfielder Michael Ballack eight minutes defence in the first half but could not find a way past Villar. life easier for our opponents. A shaky German defence had already into a lively but goalless second half. MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters struggled a few times when Torghelle, poorly MNA/Reuters marked by Christian Woerns, raced into the Cameroon fight back to Latvia held to 2-2 draw by beat Benin Azerbaijan YAOUNDE, 7 June — Cameroon beat Benin RIGA, June 7 — Surprise Euro 2004 2-1 on Sunday in their first 2006 World Cup qualifiers Latvia were held to a 2-2 draw at African Zone group three qualifier. home by Azerbaijan on Sunday, failing to Benin took a surprise lead after 11 min- give the small Baltic nation a confidence utes when Romuald Mpoco, 45 metres out, boost before the Portugal finals. caught goalkeeper Carlos Kameni off his Latvia, in their final warm-up friendly line and the ball went in off the underside of before their Group D opener against the the bar. Amid jeers from the 65,000-crowd, Czech Republic on June 15, struggled in an Cameroon upped their game and scored uneventful first half in which the visitors twice in two minutes just before halftime created the only two scoring chances. through Samuel Eto'o and a header from But Latvia came out from the break look- captain Rigobert Song. ing much more aggressive, Dynamo Kiev Cameroon had been under a six-point striker Maris Verpakovskis giving the hosts penalty for the qualifiers after the team wore the lead in the 53rd minute with a diving a controversial one-piece kit during this header. Azerbaijan equalized just two min- year's African Nations Cup, but FIFA utes later when Emin Guliyev thumped a changed their mind last month. scorching shot from 25 metres into the top- The rest of group three comprises Egypt, Argentina’s Carlos Tevez (L) kicks the ball away from Paraguay’s Julio Enciso during left corner. Ivory Coast, Libya and Sudan. second half of their World Cup qualifying match, in Buenos Aires, June 6, 2004. The MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters game ended in a 0-0 tie.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 9 June, 2004 15 Beauty & Scenic Point” 23:42 Mounzann Maywae 04:30 National News 06:00 National News Sights “Mingalabar” 21:12 The World’s Biggest 23:45 National News 04:35 SA-LE Monastery 06:05 2004 Chaungtha Sea MRTV-3MRTV-3 16:30 National News Book 23:50 The Art of Making Decorated with Training (Part-III) 16:35 Myanmar Rattan Fur- 21:15 National News Pennant Handicrafts 06:10 Song “Auspicious Day, niture for the connois- 21:20 The Art of Making 23:55 Shutaing Thaswa 04:40 Oboe: Myanma Musi- May 17th” (I) seurs Paper Toys Nanadar Kan Ahla cal Instrument 06:15 National News 16:40 Myanmar Traditional 21:25 Song of Myanmar 24:00 National News 04:45 National News 06:20 Biological Expedition Marionette (The Al- Beauty & Scenic 00:05 2004 Chaungtha Sea 04:50 The Excellent Photo- to Hponkan Razi Re- chemist Dance) Sights “Myanma Pano- Training (Part-III) graphs in Shan State gion (III) (Awadam 16:45 National News rama & Myanma Sen- 00:10 Song “Auspicious Day, 04:55 Kayin Dance (Ton Village-Ziadam Vil- 9-6-2004 (Wednesday) 16:50 Golden Plum Job of timent” May 17th” (I) Pana (or) Kywe Min lage) (Programme Schedule) Central Myanmar 21:35 Butterfly Garden In 00:15 National News Don Dance) 06:25 Song On Screen “Love Morning Transmission 16:55 Scenic Beauty of Yangon 00:20 Biological Expedition 04:58 The Mountain With Slave” (9:00 - 10:00) Falam and Cultural 21:40 Headline News to Hponkan Razi Re- Antique Stone Sculp- 06:30 National News 9:00 Signature Tune Dance 21:42 Mounzann Maywae gion (III) (Awadam tures 06:35 Myanmar Rattan Fur- Greeting 16:58 Spirulina Products 21:45 National News Village-Ziadam Vil- 05:00 National News niture for the connois- 9:02 Song of Myanmar 17:00 National News 21:50 The Art of Making lage) 05:05 Myanmar Traditional seurs Beauty & Scenic 17:05 Everything you want to Pennant 00:25 Song of Myanmar Art Sliversmith 06:40 Myanmar Traditional Sights “Mingalabar” know about star tor- 21:55 Shutaing Thaswa Beauty & Scenic 05:10 Song “With A Weak Marionette (The Al- 9:06 Butterfly Garden In toise, but dare not ask? 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Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt delivers an address at the ceremony to make donations for storm victims of Rakhine State. — MNA Prime Minister attends cash and kind donation ceremony for storm-hit townships in Rakhine State YANGON, 8 June — A ceremony to donate cash and million by UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR and BAJ. The Prime the spirit of national consolidation and the Union. UN kind for the second time to the storm-hit townships in Minister, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, the commander and organizations such as UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, BAJ Rakhine State was held at U Oktama Hall in Sittway the ministers accepted the donations and presented and NGOs as well as wellwishers from Rakhine State yesterday afternoon, attended by Prime Minister General certificates of honour to the donors. also took part in the donations. Owing to changes of Khin Nyunt. Commander Maj-Gen Maung Oo and ministers weather, there occur natural disasters sometimes not only Present on the occasion were member of the State accepted donations and presented certificates of honour to in Myanmar but also in other countries in the world. Some Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung wellwishers. countries had encountered such disasters for several times Than, Rakhine State Peace and Development Council Today’s donations were K 2.5 million by Kachin and there had been heavy damages. Such disasters can Chairman Commander Maj-Gen Maung Oo, the ministers, State Peace and Development Council, K 3 million by rarely be found in Myanmar. In 1968, there had been the deputy ministers, officials of the State Peace and Shan State (North) Peace and Development Council, K floods in Rakhine for one time. Now Rakhine state was Development Council Office, departmental heads, 2.5 million by Shan State (East) Peace and Development hit by storm for the second time. Values of losses were members of division, district and township PDCs, members Council, K 2.5 million by Shan State Peace and less than those of other countries owing to mutual respect of social organizations and wellwishers from Yangon. Development Council, K 2.5 million by Mon State Peace and belief in respective religions, loving kindness to each First, Commander Maj-Gen Maung Oo reported and Development Council, K 5 million by Taninthayi other, Union spirit and goodwill. on conditions of damages to houses, departmental and Division Peace and Development Council, K 1.2 million Sittway, Pauktaw, Kyaukpyu and Myaybon were religious buildings, basic education schools, dams of the by Kayin State Peace and Development Council, K 2.5 hit by the storm. Schools, hospitals, prawn breeding ponds, Irrigation Department, embankments of farmers, prawn- million by Yangon Division Peace and Development salt works, some cattle and motor boats were also destroyed breeding ponds in Sittway, Pauktaw and Myebon Council, K 2.5 million Ayeyawady Division Peace and or damaged. National races have been residing unitedly in townships in Rakhine State due to the storm occurrence, Development Council, K 3 million by Sagaing Division the Union of Myanmar since time immemorial. There is sinking of motor boats and rowing boats, loss of lives, Peace and Development Council, K 2.5 million by also a custom of helping each other if necessary. If relief measures being taken by Rakhine State PDC, Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council, K 1 something occurs in a region, there is a tradition of conducting the field trips for relief measures by ministers, million by Magway Division Peace and Development providing assistance from one region to another under the deputy ministers and departmental heads, relief measures Council, K 1 million by Bago Division (West) Peace and leadership of the Government. The commander of Rakhine being taken for the whole storm-hit area, raising of relief Development Council and K 2.5 million by Bago Division State Peace and Development Council and the ministers funds and supplies by foreign and local organizations, Peace and Development Council. of ministries concerned provided necessary relief assistance private business entrepreneurs, public wellwishers, UN Next, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt made a to the victims rapidly. Wellwishers were invited from agencies and NGOs and tasks for water supplies. speech on the occasion. In his speech, he expressed his Yangon to render assistance to the victims. Today’s Then, cash and kind were donated to storm victims. thanks to donations of wellwishers to victims, national donations totalled over K 300 million. Shan, Kachin, Today’s donations included K 396,534,000 (396 races, who encountered the natural disaster in Rakhine Kayin, Kayah, Mon states, Taninthayi, Bago, Mandalay million) by seventy five wellwishers from companies, K State, on behalf of the State and Rakhine nationals. Most and Ayeyawady divisions also took part in the donations. 45,868,500, US$ 134,800 and other supplies worth ¥ 11.29 of the donors were from Yangon. Such donations show (See page 10)
Built in 1901 with the contribution of the public, Yangon Zoological Gardens the Yangon Zoological Gar- dens was inaugurated in De- cember 1906. Therefore, it Article & photos by Thaung Win Bo will turn its centenary by 2006. The Natural History Museum was opened in 1966. Dopyitha Enterprise Ltd built the Sport Grounds meeting international stand- ard on 12.3 acres of land south of the Zoological Gar- dens. Inaugurated on 7 Oc- tober 1997, it has been popular with the children up to date since then. The Yangon Zoological Gardens has intended to en- sure public recreation and relaxation, to provide gen- eral knowledge, to help stu- dents acquire botanical and zoological knowledge, to impart knowledge of envi- ronmental conservation, to carry out research work, and to reproduce rare species which are on the verge of extinction. With the success achieved, the Zoological Gardens can now survive on its own income. This peaceful and scenic spot is in the Yangon Zoological Gardens. (See page 2)