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

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party pay homage to Tharakkhan Buddha Image at Pakhangyi Village in Yesagyo Township on 4 August 2004.—MNA Establish forest reserves, conserve, protect public forests for better climate Regional agriculture developing significantly thanks to emergence of water pumping stations

YANGON, 5 Aug—Prime rived at the town at 8.45 am. ment Council Office and sion Peace and Develop- sonnel and social organiza- hearing a report on location Minister General Khin The Prime Minister was heads of department. ment Council Commander tions. and area of the town, land Nyunt left Bagan-NaungU accompanied by member of On arrival at the town, of North-West Command The Prime Minister met and water resources, crop for Yesagyo in Pakokku the State Peace and Devel- the Prime Minister and Maj-Gen Tha Aye, senior with departmental person- cultivation in 2003-2004 District, Magway Division, opment Council Lt-Gen Ye party were welcomed by military officers, local au- nel, local elders and social and 2004-2005, cultivation yesterday morning and ar- Myint of the Ministry of Chairman of Sagaing Divi- thorities, departmental per- organizations in Yesagyo, (See page 8) Prime Minister called on township level officials to coordinate and strive collectively in all spheres for all- round development of respective regions based on the five rural development tasks, while making field trips down to the rural areas.

Defence, chairman of Man- INSIDE dalay Division Peace and Development Council Perspectives Commander of Central Strive for main Command Maj-Gen Ye pillar of national Myint, ministers, the chair- economy man of Civil Service Selec- (Page 2) tion and Training Board, Article the Chief of Staff (Navy), Those who daren't deputy ministers, the chair- show their face — man of Magway Division 56 Peace and Development (Page 10) Council, officials of the State Peace and Develop- Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects multimedia classroom at Pauk BEHS. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Friday, 6 August, 2004 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Strive for main pillar of * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State national economy * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Our national economy mainly depends on the agriculture sector. Therefore, “develop- Gem mining permits to be Sermon to be delivered ment of agriculture as the base and all-round YANGON, 5 Aug— Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kavidhaja development of other sectors of the economy issued in August of 9th Mile Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha of Yangon will de- as well” is embodied in the four economic ob- YANGON, 5 Aug — Gem mining permits will be liver a sermon on Satipatthana Vipassana at 2 pm on 7 jectives. This being the case, development of issued in August 2004 for the plots whose terms expired August, Saturday, at Gotami Vihara in Tokyo, Japan. the agriculture sector is to be given top prior- during the period between April and June, whose terms MNA ity. The use of machines from the stage of sow- will expire during the period from July to September and ing to that of harvesting and winnowing saves new plots. Permits will be issued after the proposals are Mines Minister receives guest time and labour. Therefore, efforts should be being scrutinized by committees at different levels in accord with the Myanma Gems Law in August to begin YANGON, 5 Aug— Minister for Mines Brig-Gen made to be able to use more and more farm work in the open season. Ohn Myint received Chairman of Daewoo International implements and machines. Proposals for the plots whose terms will expire Corporation Mr Lee Tae-Yong and party at his office on A ceremony to mark the completion of during the period from October to December should be Kanbe Road here at 4 pm yesterday. paddy cultivation for 2004-2005 in Yangon sent to the Myanma Gems Enterprise during the period Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minis- Division, division-level direct seeding competi- from 20 July to 18 August 2004. — MNA ter U Myint Thein and officials..—MNA tion and to present outstanding awards for agricultural production in 2003-2004 was held in Hlegu Township, Yangon North District, on 1 August. It was attended by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein. In his speech on the occasion, the Secre- tary-2 said that combined efforts should be made to be able to meet the target yield of 100 baskets per acre and 1,200 million baskets nationwide. To meet this target, it is necessary to apply correct cultivational methods, grow quality strains, use organic and inorganic ferlitizers MWAF President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe gives talks on Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation. EDUCATION and extend sown acreage, he added. In Yangon Division, altogether 1.145 Talks on Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation held million acres have been put under monsoon YANGON, 5 Aug— Talks on Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation were held at Diamond Jubilee Hall on Pyay paddy against the target of 1.2 million acres Road here at 9 am today. MWAF President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Vice-Presidents, Education Minister's wife Daw and so 95.43 per cent of paddy cultivation has Win Shwe, Deputy Ministers' wives Daw Marlar Thein and Daw Thazin Nwe, professors, associate professors, been completed. A study of paddy production principals , faculty members and staff. MWAF President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe gave talks on MWAF. Next, Daw in Myanmar shows that 12 million acres pro- Win Shwe presented K 1 million donated by the Ministry of Education for MWAF to Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe. Similarly, talks on MWAF were held at the Myanmar Science & Technology Research Department of the duced 400 million baskets in 1962-63, 12.9 Ministry of Science & Technology in Yankin Township here at 2 pm today. Present on the occasion were MWAF million acres 680 million baskets in 1982-83, General Secretary Prof Dr Daw Khin Aye Win, Science & Technology Minister's wife Daw May Kyi Sein, Deputy 13 million acres of monsoon paddy plus 2 mil- Minister Dr Chan Nyein’s and wife Dr Sandar Aung, officials and staff numbering over 560. Prof Dr Daw Khin Aye lion acres of summer paddy 1050 million bas- Win gave talks. Next, Daw May Kyi Sein presented K 100,000 for the MWAF to Prof Dr Daw Khin Aye Win. — MNA kets in 2001-2002 and 13.43 million acres of monsoon paddy plus 3.1 million acres of sum- Journalism mer paddy 1156 million baskets in 2003-2004. For development of the agriculture sec- trainees visit tor, the Government has been building dams Myanma Alin and river water pumping stations the length YANGON, 5 Aug — Train- and breadth of the nation. Water from these ees of No 1/2004 Journal- sources should be used effectively so that the ism Course organized by yield of agricultural produce can be boosted. News and Periodicals En- We would like to call on farmers and terprise of the Ministry of local authorities to work in concert for the Information, accompanied development of agriculture, the main industry by course-in-charge U of the majority of people living in the rural Nyunt Hlaing and responsi- areas and the main pillar of the national ble persons, made a study economy. tour of Myanma Alin Daily in Natmauk Street, Bahan The journalism trainees visit Myanma Alin Daily. — MNA Township this morning. Zaw Win explained the sa-

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Demonstrators warned that Sudan could become a bat- came clear that the Khartoum government was failing to tlefield comparable to Afghanistan or Iraq if foreign mili- curb the perpetrators of most of the violence in Darfur. tary forces entered the African country to try to end the 17- The UN Security Council last week passed a resolution Iraqi official quits to month Darfur conflict. giving Sudan 30 days to stop Arab militia violence in Darfur “Targeting Sudan means you will fall into a third swamp, or face economic and diplomatic penalties. win sons’ freedom after Afghanistan and Iraq,” said Mohammed Ali Abdullah, The protesters, many chanting “No to America and its a senior member of the ruling party. followers”, delivered a memorandum to the UN envoy’s BAGHDAD, 4 Aug—The on the condition that he “There are lions here in Sudan who would like to con- office in Khartoum demanding that the secretary general, governor of Iraq’s Anbar quit office. front the Americans.” Kofi Annan, retract his “misleading” remarks about the governorate has resigned Abdel Karim Berges said While no Western government has threatened to invade Darfur situation, or resign. after three of his sons were on Wednesday he had put in Sudan, such intervention has been discussed since it be- Internet released by their captors his papersafter his sons, aged 15 to 30, were freed in Falluja following one week in cap- tivity. 917 US troops killed Berges said he had paid no ransom but met the cap- since beginning of tors’ demand that he leave office. military operations Ramadi’s chief administrator Mohammed Abed Awad has taken over his in Iraq last year duties. BAGHDAD, 4 Aug—As of Wednesday, 4 Aug, 917 US The three sons of Berges service members have died since the beginning of mili- were taken captive by armed tary operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the fighters who barged in and Defence Department. Of those, 680 died as a result of torched his family home in hostile action and 237 died of non-hostile causes. Ramadi while he was at The British military has reported 60 deaths; Italy, 18; work. Spain, eight; Poland, seven; Bulgaria, six; Ukraine, four; Ramadi, 100 west of Slovakia, three; Thailand, two; and Denmark, El Salva- Baghdad, is the capital of the dor, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and the Netherlands have Sunni Muslim governorate reported one death each. of Anbar, which also in- Since 1 May, 2003, when President Bush declared cludes the city of Fallujah where US troops have come Danish troops guard their contingent’s base in the Iraqi town of Al Qurna that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 779 US soldiers have died — 571 as a result of hostile action and under repeated attack and on 4 Aug, 2004. —INTERNET 208 of non-hostile causes, according to the Defence loyalty to Saddam Hussein Department on Wednesday. remains high. E-governance exhibition begins The latest identifications reported by the military: Also on Wednesday, re- — Army Sgt Tommy Gray, 34, Roswell, NM; died ports Aljazeera’s corre- Tuesday in a vehicle accident in Taji, Iraq; assigned to spondent in Ramadi, a car bomb exploded near a US in Beijing 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, checkpoint at the eastern BEIJING, 4 Aug— China’s largest exhibition on e-governance technologies and Fort Hood, Texas. entrance of the city. The products began here Tuesday, showing the latest products and solutions of world- —Army Sgt Juan Calderon Jr, 26, Weslaco, Texas; blast, which targeted a US leading information technology manufacturers. killed Monday in Anbar province, Iraq; assigned to 3rd patrol, left a number of casu- The Third China E-Government Tech- portal web sites, case studies on best solu- Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, alties among the US forces nology and Application Exhibition, jointly tions of e-governance and a dialogue be- I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, and damaged a military ve- organized by the Chinese Academy of Sci- tween governmental officials and Calif. hicle, the correspondent ences, the Ministry of Science and Technol- businesspeople. Shi Guangliang, vice secre- Internet ogy and the Ministry of Information Tech- tary-general of the exhibition, said he hopes said.—Internet nology, also includes forums and other spe- the exhibition would further stimulate use of cial events. e- governance in China. WTO draft a good “starting point” The exhibition attracted about 60 Chi- In recent years, Shi said, the focus of nese and overseas manufacturers in the field, development for e- governance in China has which bring network products, audio and already shifted from infrastructure building for further negotiations video products, high-speed broadband tel- to application and service providing. NEW DELHI, 4 Aug— Indian trade experts on Sunday warned that the WTO deal ecommunication products and network- Experts estimated that China has an e- had reduced developing nations’ flexibility but said it was a good “starting point” for based memory technologies. governance-related market valued at 40 bil- further negotiations. Governmental officials, experts and rep- lion yuan (4.8 billion US dollars), including “Developing nations board some of India’s de- ture with regard to special resentatives from enterprises are expected to 14 billion yuan worth of software products have put themselves in a bind mands like those in agricul- products.—MNA/PTI join discussions on the strategic development and services. on certain issues. Their flex- of e-governance in China in the near The organizers also set up an on-line ibility has also reduced in future.Special events of the exhibition might exhibition at the official web site, some areas,” Veena Jha, pro- include a survey on the best government www.egovchina.org. —MNA/Xinhua gramme coordinator UNCTAD India told PTI. However, she said the Vietnam to have cyber police deal was a trade-off between HANOI, 4 Aug— Vietnam plans to establish a cyber task force next month, in a move getting an agreement than to prevent and deal with Internet-related criminal cases, said the Ministry of Public not getting one but admitted Security on Tuesday. it was a positive develop- The expected task force about Internet security and sponse Team will be up- ment in terms of breaking will operate along with other fighting hi-tech criminals,” graded thanks to the support. the deadlock. cyber security forces, focus- Nguyen Tu Quang, director BKIS under the Hanoi Nagesh Kumar, who ing on criminal cases and of the Back Khoa Inter-net- University of Technology is heads Research Information people showing signs of law work Security Centre the author of the most popu- System for Non-Aligned violations. It is mainly sup- (BKIS), told Xinhua. lar local anti-virus software countries termed the deal as posed to prevent and combat BKIS, Vietnam’s lead- named BKAV in Vietnam, a good starting point for fur- the operation of hackers and ing cyber security centre, is he noted. The number of ther negotiations. hi-tech criminals who use receiving the state support to Internet users in the country He said it is to be seen computers to conduct frauds, improve its operation which soared to over 5.1 million, or that it was only a framework destroy web sites and net- involves creating anti-virus 6.3 per cent of its population, for further engaging construc- works, offer child pornogra- software, raising public in early July 2004 from al- tively in negotiations which phy, store and distribute awareness about Internet-re- most no users in December was a very positive develop- sexual materials. “Despite lated issues, and offering se- 1997 when it was officially ment after almost an year of being a research facility only, curity solutions to computer linked with the global com- stalemate after the trade talks A British Army soldier, accompanying US troops, checks we are willing to coordinate networks, Quang said, add- puter network, said the Viet- collapsed at Cancun. debris following a roadside blast which killed two with the expected task force ing that BKIS’s Vietnam nam Network Information Kumar highlighted that civilians in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on 4 Aug, in raising public awareness Computer Emergency Re- Centre. —MNA/Xinhua the agreement had taken on 2004. —INTERNEt

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The Reuters correspond- Egypt refuses to deploy in a roadside bomb blast and doctor at Mosul’s Medical Aljazeera’s correspondent in Mosul quoted wit- fierce clashes between Iraqi City hospital, after violent ent reported that explo- nesses as saying Iraqi police police and armed fighters in clashes broke out between sionswere being heard in the and armed fighters were Iraq troops the main northern city of the fighters and police on al-Najjar and al-Ghazlani fighting with rifles and CAIRO, 4 Aug — Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Mosul, according to Wednesday. neighbourhoods of Iraq’s rocket-propelled grenades Ghait Wednesday said Egypt will not deploy troops in Iraq. (RPGs)on the streets. “Egypt’s stance on that issue is clear and it is a total The correspondent said rejection of deploying any troops in Iraq,” Abul Ghait said one firefight began at about in response to a Saudi proposal to dispatch Arab and Muslim 12.45pm (0845 GMT) in the forces to help restore security and stability. Sinjar neighbourhood to the Arab diplomatic sources told UPI Cairo is not happy with southwest of Mosul. the Saudi proposal and it has tried to avoid any comment on Other battles wereit. They said Abul Ghait plans to visit Saudi Arabia soon to raging to the north, in the discuss the possible consequences of dispatching troops. centre and to the south of the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal announced city, he said. the Saudi proposal last week but stressed the deployment of He said the police had tried Arab and Muslim forces should be on a clear request from to seal off the Sinjar area and the Iraqi government and must be supported by the Iraqi were battling the fighters people. street-to-street near the high- He also said the forces should replace the existing multi- way. national troops in Iraq and must be operate under a UN Internet mandate.—Internet Danish officer accused of Iraq abuse COPENHAGEN, 5 Aug— Danish Army captain based in Iraq has been charged with abusing a prisoner there, military officials said Wednesday. The 37-year-old intelligence officer, a periods of time. woman, “used illegal interrogation meth- Hommel has insisted through her lawyer, ods,” according to Benny Holm Frandsen, Ebbe Mogensen, that Camp Eden manage- Iraqi police and a civilian stand next to a car caught in the middle of a gunfight as it head of the army’s auditing committee. It is ment was to blame for the abuse, maintaining was passing by an area where clashes between gunmen and police were taking place in in charge of investigating allegations that that she was simply a scapegoat sacrificed by the northern Iraqi town of Mosul on 4 Aug, 2004. —INTERNET several Danish soldiers stationed at Camp her superiors. Eden in Iraq had abused prisoners there. “Annemette feels that she is a scapegoat in China seizes 12 tons of drugs in The Danish, Defence Minister, Soeren this case, which in reality concerns many Gade, on Tuesday ordered the immediate soldiers and incidents,” Mogensen told the recall of the Danish battalion commander, Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet on Tuesday. past five years Henrik Flash, along with three other supe- “She has the feeling that she’s been dropped BEIJING, 4 Aug— China has cracked 636 drug-related cases during the past five rior officers, stating that he had lost confi- by the Camp Eden management and by the years, seizing 12.4 tons of drugs, 271 tons of chemicals, and arresting 832 suspects, the dence in them since they had failed to stop military brass who have consciously placed General Administration of Customs announced Tuesday. the violations. her center stage.” Serving with for the Danish “Drug traffickers China cracked 171 drug-re- China uncovered 93,900 drug- According to media reports, the captain contingent’s intelligence unit, Hommel, who mainly make use of mail or lated cases alone in related cases last year, seizing in question, Annemette Hommel, on 9 June has worked for both the Foreign Ministry and cargo delivery for smug- Kunming, capital of Yunnan, 9,535 kilos of heroin, 905 ki- refused to give an interrogated prisoner the Danish Parliament, had a key role in gling activities. They also in southwest China, account- los of opium, and 5,827 kilos water and forced him to remain in uncom- making the Iraqi prisoners talk. always disguise themselves ing for 27 per cent of the of “ice”.— MNA/Xinhua fortable and painful positions for long Internet as passengers in an attempt country’s total. to carry drugs through Cus- In the meantime, drug toms,” said Lu Bin, direc- trafficking in south China’s UN says security improving in Darfur camps tor of the administration’s Guangdong Province is be- KHARTOUM, 4 Aug— Se- the UN says conflict has up- “There are still many Pronk said after meeting Su- Smuggling Cases Investi- coming increasingly serious curity for refugees has im- rooted about one million. militia around. That is lead- danese Foreign Minister gation Bureau. and Guangdong has become proved in the camps of Darfur The UN Security Coun- ing to a great deal of insecu- Mustafa Osman Ismail. “But During the past five the major channel and dis- region in west Sudan, where cil has given Khartoum 30 rity. Also the rebel activities security in the camps has im- years, China has seen a grow- tributing centre for drug the United Nations says the days to disarm and prosecute are adding to the insecurity,” proved.” —MNA/Reuters ing number of major drug smuggling activities, Lu world’s worst humanitarian the Arab militia, or smuggling cases, Lu said, said. crisis is unfolding, a UN of- Janjaweed, or face sanctions. citing that they have cracked In addition, Lu said, ficial in Khartoum said on The Darfur rebels, who 41 such big cases, seizing China saw drug traffickers Monday. Jan Pronk, the UN launched an uprising against more than 10 kilos of drugs from China’s Hong Kong, Secretary-General’s special Khartoum in early 2003, and in each case, totalling 11,765 Macao and Taiwan regions representative to Sudan, said rights groups accuse Khar- kilos. and foreign countries as well rebels and Arab militia fight- toum of sending the In the period, China re- from time to time. ing them were still causing Janjaweed to attack non- ported 306 drug smuggling The Chinese Ministry of insecurity in the region where Arab Darfur villages. cases originating from over- Public Security has just an- seas and captured 1,677 ki- nounced last week that it will Ethiopia seeks cooperation los of heroin and marijuana, launch a new large-scale indicating a still grave situa- campaign against narcotics with UN mission tion of the smuggling of tra- by cutting channels for drug ditional types of drugs, espe- trafficking from abroad, ADDIS ABABA, 4 Aug— Ethiopian Foreign Minister cially from overseas. cracking down on domestic Seyoum Mesfin said Monday that the Ethiopian-Eritrean Meanwhile, China is fac- manufacturing of “ice,” and peace process has reached a critical stage, urging the United ing up to a severe situation of stopping smuggling of home- Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) to con- smuggling cases of new types made materials for making solidate its peacekeeping mission in the border area. of drugs, such as ecstasy and drugs. Seyoum made the remark in a meeting with the new “ice”, or methamphetamine, The campaign, to be car- Commander of the UNMEE Major-General Rajender Singh which has become a main ried out between August and in Addis Ababa, saying Ethiopia would continue working trend in drug trafficking, ac- December, will focus on with the mission as it has been doing during the last four years. cording to Lu. breaking up seven major He said Ethiopia would also continue to work closely Lu also pointed out that channels between China and and cooperate with the Indian general to make his term of these smuggling cases neighbouring countries and office a success, according to a Press release of the ministry. mainly happened in Yunnan, regions, said Yang Fengrui, Seyoum said Ethiopia would do everything in its power Guangdong, Fujian, Tibet, director of the Anti-Drug to effectively implement the provisions stipulated in the Hamidiye Demir, the wife of freed Turkish driver Sichuan, Shanghai and Bureau of the Ministry of Algiers peace accord, which ended the 1998-2000 war the Abdulrahman Demir (C) is embraced by a friend as she Dalian. Public Security. two countries fought over the small border town of Badme. celebrates her husband’s freedom in the western city of Among these areas, Ministry sources said The war killed about 70,000 people.—MNA/Xinhua Manisa, on 4 Aug, 2004. —INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004 5 Hearing starts for US soldier in Iraq abuse scandal

FORT BRAGG, (North Carolina), 4 Aug — A US military court began a hearing on Tuesday to decide whether a female soldier who held an Iraqi prisoner on a leash should stand trial in an abuse scandal that outraged the Arab world and embarrassed the Bush Administration as it sought to stabilize Iraq. The twice-delayed hear- lic face of inmate abuse at said nothing, heading ing for Private First Clain Abu Ghraib Prison near straight up to the third-floor, Lynndie England, whose Baghdad with the worldwide wood-trimmed courtroom lawyers have called her the distribution of photographs where Investigating Officer “poster child” for flawed US last spring featuring her in a Colonel Denise Arn was to war policies in Iraq, faces range of poses with Iraqi pris- hear testimony. charges ranging from prisoners, including one in which England has said she was oner abuse to committing she held a naked inmate on a just following orders when indecent acts. leash. she appeared in the infamous The visibly pregnant 21- England, wearing a cam- pictures. In some, she ap- year-old military police of- ouflage uniform, black boots peared to be smiling as she ficer was charged along with and beret, walked past doz- pointed pointed at prison- six other US soldiers in a ens of media cameras and ers’ genitals. scandal that prompted an reporters into the red-brick Lawyers for some of the An Iraqi Police officer stands by the scene after assailants detonated a roadside bomb, apology from US President judge advocate’s building accused have said intelli- killing a local police chief and another officer in Baghdad George W Bush, who placed minutes before the hearing gence officers told them to on 3 Aug, 2004. —INTERNET the blame on a small group was to start. soften up the prisoners for of soldiers. Flanked by her lawyers, questioning. The Pentagon England became the pub- she looked straight ahead and has denied sanctioning rough Denmark widens Iraqi prisoner treatment to make inmates Mumbai 15th expensive city talk. abuse investigation The hearing at Fort worldwide for office rentals Bragg, North Carolina, COPENHAGEN, 4 Aug— Several more Danish soldiers are under investigation for the where England was stationed suspected abuse of prisoners during interrogations at Camp Eden in southern Iraq, NEW DELHI, 4 Aug— Mumbai ranks 15th most expen- the Danish Army said on Tuesday. sive city in the world for office rentals while Delhi ranks after her return from Iraq, is 32nd, according to the latest global survey by real estate called an Article 32 investi- Former unit colleagues thirties. The Danish military investigation had been wid- consulting firm CB Richard Ellis. gation. have already complained declined to identify the sol- ened to cover a shooting in- Mumbai moved two ranks up from the last quarter Evidence will be pre- about the way one intelli- dier, but said several more cident — but would not ranking of 17 while Delhi moved up six positions from 38th sented and a military hear- gence officer interrogated personnel were now being elaborate further. rank at CBRE’s Global Market Rents, as per the survey of ing officer will decide prisoners, the Army said. It investigated. Danish troops have been office occupation costs in 158 cities. whether the case should go said the officer was sent home “The investigation is involved in several firefights London’s West End is the most expensive office location to trial. It has been delayed last week while Army staff wider. Several more indi- with guerillas in Iraq, includ- in the world followed by London (city) and Tokyo (inner since June as the military were sent to examine the viduals are now being inves- ing one in August last year central), it said. filed new charges and Eng- claims. tigated,” Armed Forces when two Iraqis were killed “The real estate market in India is looking up and is on land’s defenders made Two Danish newspapers spokesman Hans-Christian by Danish soldiers. track to achieve the expected space take-up of 20 million changes to their legal team. on Tuesday identified the Mathiesen told Reuters. Denmark has about 500 square feet by 2004-end,” Anshuman magazine, Managing MNA/Reuters officer as a woman in her The investigation has sent troops in the country. Director of CBRE in South Asia, said. The occupation cost shockwaves through Den- The latest development stands at 56.83 dollars per square feet per annum in Mumbai Singapore cites India’s mark, where most people emerged on the day a hear- while in Delhi it is 40.62 dollars. support the centre-right gov- ing starts in the United States Technically, occupation cost represents rent plus local swing role in WTO talks ernment’s backing of the US- into whether a US soldier taxes and service charge. The highest occupation cost was SINGAPORE, 4 Aug— The constructive stance taken by led campaign in Iraq. will be tried for prisoner recorded at 177.39 dollars in London’s West End, followed India’s new government was crucial to the breakthrough abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison by London (city) at 119.39 dollars and Tokyo (inner central) Although few details of in world trade talks last weekend, Singapore Trade near Baghdad. at 116.23 dollars. the claims have been made Minister George Yeo said on Tuesday. public, Defence Minister The hearing will deter- The most expensive US location now is Midtown Man- Yeo said the position sensus among themselves hattan, which ranks 20th at 52.04 dollars per square feet per Soren Gade told the media mine whether US military adopted by Indian Com- during the Geneva talks be- the mistreatment may have police officer Lynndie Eng- annum. merce Minister Kamal Nath fore trying to bring the Out of the top 50 most expensive office locations in the included denying prisoners land will be tried on charges during marathon World broader WTO membership world, 29 have experienced a fall in the occupational cost water. ranging from prisoner abuse Trade Organization negotia- on board. over the last six months. — MNA/PTI The Danish military also to committing indecent tions in Geneva marked a China was not part of told Reuters on Tuesday the acts.— MNA/Reuters dramatic break with the past. the group but Yeo said he “In earlier meetings, In- expected Beijing, which EAC to form Lake Victoria dia played very defensive joined the WTO only in roles. In fact their entire strat- 2001, to become increasingly committee egy was positional warfare influential. DAR -ES-SALAAM, 4 Aug— The East African Commu- — in other words, dig deep “They took carefully ar- nity ( EAC) has decided to form a special committee to trenches and stick to those ticulated positions; they were manage the sustainable development of the Lake Victo- positions,” Yeo, a former constructive and speaking ria basin, local Press reported Tuesday. army brigadier general, told out more, and I believe you EAC member states of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania reporters. will see China assuming a agreed to form the committee with senior government “But this time round ... greater role as it becomes officials sitting on it, The Guardian newspaper said, though they played a role which was more comfortable in its seat the formation of the committee still needs ratification of both defensive and construc- and as its economy grows,” their respective parliaments. The three countries agreed that tive. And that was a very he said. if properly used, the wide range of natural resources will be interesting change,” said WTO members reached of great benefit to their people. — MNA/Xinhua Yeo, who represented Sin- a framework agreement in gapore at the meeting. Geneva on the principles that MSF says Sudanese need food, He said India was bring- will govern the reduction of not politics ing its position in talks tariffs and other barriers to MOSCOW, 4 Aug— Thousands of Sudanese villagers among the WTO’s 147 trade in agriculture, indus- who have fled militia attacks will die if the world does not members closer into line trial goods and services. double the amount of food sent to the region, the head of with its more liberal domes- Yeo said the meeting had Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Monday. tic policy toward market- put world trade talks back on MSF International President Rowan Gillies recently opening. “I believe this will track after the failure of a returned from a month working in Sudan’s western Darfur be the case for future talks,” ministerial conference last Province, where 30,000 people have been killed and more Yeo said. September in Cancun, than 1 million displaced in a conflict with Arab militias. India was one of five big Mexico. But he said fleshing The United Nations on Friday gave Sudan a 30-day A US soldier looks at the remains of a car bomb that trading powers — along with out the details would take at deadline to disarm the militias, but Gillies said refugees exploded at a checkpoint on the northern road heading to the United States, the Euro- least two or three years, with were so weakened by hunger that epidemics could sweep the city of Baquba, northeast Baghdad recently. pean Union, Australia and no guarantee of success at through their camps if food aid was not sent immediately. INTERNET Brazil — that forged con- the end. — MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters

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LONDON, 4 Aug— The US general formerly in charge of Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib Prison said on Tuesday abuse of Iraqi captives was hidden from her in a cover- up that may reach all the way to the Pentagon or White House. Speaking on the same day a US soldier at have not seen the statement but the indica- the centre of the prisoner abuse scandal is tion is it may have”. due to face a military court, Brigadier-Gen- Photographs of US military police abus- eral Janis Karpinski said she was deliber- ing hooded prisoners in Abu Ghraib and ately kept in the dark about abuse and hu- accusations of abuse by British and other miliation of Iraqi prisoners. troops have fuelled Arab and international “A very reliable witness has made a anger, shaking US President George W. statement indicating that, not only was I not Bush’s efforts to stabilize Iraq. included in any of the meetings discussing In Britain, an Iraqi witness alleged at a interrogation operations, but specific meas- court hearing last week that British soldiers ures were taken to ensure I would not have had tortured detainees by beating and kick- access to those facilities, that information or ing them and pouring freezing water over any of the details of interrogation at Abu them. US Private First Class Lynndie Eng- Ghraib or anywhere else,” Karpinski told land, the 21-year-old military police officer Britain’s BBC radio. who became the public face of inmate abuse Karpinski, responsible for the military at Abu Ghraib, faces a hearing on Tuesday to police who ran prisons in Iraq when pictures determine whether she will be tried on were taken showing prisoners being abused, charges of abuse and committing indecent has been suspended from her post but not acts. A US soldier walks past stains of blood as buses cross a checkpoint on the northern charged with any crime. Karpinski told the BBC she never per- road heading to the city of Baquba, northeast Baghdad, where a suicide car bomb She said that those with “full knowl- sonally witnessed abuse at Abu Ghraib or at exploded on 3 Aug, 2004. —INTERNET edge” of what was going on in Abu Ghraib any of the prisons she commanded. worked to keep her from discovering the She has also said she was told by a truth. military intelligence commander that de- UNICEF appeals for Bangladesh flood aid Asked if a cover-up meant involvement tainees should be “treated like dogs”. DHAKA, 4 Aug — UNICEF said on Monday it had launched a global appeal to raise of the White House or Pentagon, she said: “I MNA/Reuters 13.4 million US dollars in emergency aid to save the lives of flood-hit Bangladeshi people. “The emergency appeal has been made provide them with safe drinking water, ad- Former Guantanamo detainee urges to address the immediate needs of the flood- equate sanitation, nutritious food and life- stricken people in the next six to eight saving medicine,” the statement quoted US to hand over “abuse videos” weeks,” the United Nations Children’s Fund A.P.B. Sanagama, UNICEF’s representative said in a statement. in Bangladesh, as saying. LONDON, 4 Aug — A former British detainee held at the Guantanamo Bay detention It said funds were urgently needed to centre on Cuba who claims to have been tortured at the centre, on Tuesday called for As flood waters continued to recede across expand UNICEF’s interventions to help al- the country, Bangladeshi health officials said the US Government to submit videos allegedly showing US captors abusing Muslim leviate the sufferings of flood-affected chil- prisoners. on Monday that diseases were spreading dren and women. because of a shortage of water purification Tarek Dergoul, a 26-year- has confirmed this,” The Foreign Office said The worst floods in 15 years have killed tablets. old former care worker from Dergoul’s lawyer Louise it has requested the US Gov- about 660 people, made over 10 million Victims in nearly 5,000 shelters were London, who was released in Christian said. ernment to confirm whether homeless and affected another 20 million in facing shortages of food and clean water March said in a statement that “It is important that the such videos exist but have 43 of Bangladesh’s 64 administrative dis- while the floods totally or partially damaged guards at the Guantanamo Bay British Government actually yet to receive a response from tricts. some 27,000 primary schools. camp mocked and cursed Is- sees the videos and does not Washington. The appeal was aimed at saving children In a separate appeal, the International lam, beat him and forced him just rely on what the US Five Britons, including suffering from waterborne diseases and acute Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent to look at pornographic maga- Government tells them, “ Dergoul, were released in respiratory infection, the statement said. Societies sought more than 10 million Swiss zines. “They put me on the Christian said. March after being detained “Bangladesh children living on the edge francs (7.8 million US dollars) to help South floor and jumped on me. I was Foreign Office officials at the US naval base for more urgently need attention to save them from Asia’s flood victims. knocked out and lost con- are investigating allegations than two years. They allege the worst ravages of flood. It is important to MNA/Reuters sciousness as a result of being that US soldiers assaulted they were kicked, punched beaten,” he said. and abused British detainees and stood on by guards, in- “We know these videos at Guantanamo Bay, the Brit- terrogated at gunpoint and China, Germany join hands to train exist because the com- ish Independent newspaper taunted by naked female engineering management mander of Guantanamo Bay reported Sunday. soldiers. — MNA/Xinhua SHANGHAI, 4 Aug— Shanghai’s elite Tongji University has founded a Sino-German Slovak military school to train bilingual professionals in engineering management. engineers return As an intergovernmental in German by specialists sent Dr Wolf-Dieter cooperation programme, the by the joint programme as Dudenhausen, state secretary from Iraq school was founded between well as senior engineers from of Education and Research BRATISLAVA, 4 Aug — A Tongji University and the German-invested companies of the Federal Government group of 96 Slovak military University of Applied Sci- in China. of Germany, was present at engineers returned home ences in Germany to train Besides a degree from the the school’s inauguration Tuesday from southern Iraq high-calibre engineering Chinese institution, the stu- ceremony on July 30 with as part of regular rotation. “We management professionals dents will get a bachelor’s Tongji’s president Wang are very tired but happy to be for Chinese and German en- degree from the German uni- Gang. Founded in 1907, back at home,” unit com- terprises. versity, if they pass the DSH Tongji is a multidisciplinary mander Karol Navratil said. The school, inaugurated German proficiency test and university featuring engi- In addition to the unbear- on 30 July, focuses on inter- spend at least one year in neering, sciences, manage- ably hot weather, the secu- disciplinary studies in engi- Germany studying and do- ment, arts and law. rity situation in Iraq has not neering, business adminis- ing internships. MNA/Xinhua improved since the Iraqi tration and information tech- Third subway in Guangzhou to be Government took over nology. power on 28 June, some en- Its three departments — finished in 2005 gineers said. mechanical and electronic GUANGZHOU, 4 Aug— Construction of the city’s third They said that they would engineering, automobile subway has made smooth headway in Guangzhou, capital never forget the mortar at- services and civil engineer- of south China’s Guangdong Province, and is expected to be tack in southern Iraq, which ing technologies — will open completed in 2005. claimed the lives of three to senior high school gradu- At the cost of 14.99 billion yuan (1.8 billion US dollars), Slovak military engineers. ates starting from Septem- the subway will run 36.1 kilometres via 18 stations on the After the rotation, Slovak ber. line. So far, half of the construction work on the line has engineer unit, which is de- Each student will study been completed. There are now two subways in operation ployed in southern Iraq under 1,200 hours of German un- in Guangzhou, with a length totalling 41.8 kilometres. Polish command, will now der the four-year under- Guangzhou, one of the major gates to the outside world in Iraqis view the wreckage of destroyed vehicles have 104 members. graduate programme and south China, has planned to build up eight subways by the year in Baghdad on 2 Aug, 2004. —INTERNET MNA/Xinhua most courses will be taught 2010, totalling 200 kilometres in length. — MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004 7 Endeavours to uplift the living standard of rural people

Rural houses built in Kanthit village in Wundwin Township, Mandalay A rural house built by Development Affairs Department in Mogaung Division.—TOWNSHIP DAD Village in Aunglan Township, Magway Division. — PBANRDA

Rural houses built in Mongli model village in Hsenwi Township, Shan State (North). — MNA

A rural house built by Development Affairs Department in Nyaungwaing village in Kyauktan Township, Yangon Division. — PBANRDA Rural housing projects implemented in Thityakauk Village of Magway Township. — PBANRDA

A rural house built by Development Affairs Committee in Daka village, Rural house in Shwepyigon Village, Yedashe Township, Bago Divison. Kangyidaunt Township, Ayeyawady Division. — PBANRDA PBANRDA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt meets with departmental personnel, townselders and officials of social organizations at Pauk BEHS. — MNA Establish reserved forests … (from page 1) As rural areas are gaining progress with greater mo- of ten main crops, local rice, oil and beans and pulses sufficiency, efforts to achieve the mentum, rural development task should be carried out targeted yield of crops, economy, livestock breeding, health, education and regional with integrated efforts of volunteer organizations and de- development, presented by local authorities. Chairman of Magway Division Peace and Development Council Col Zaw Min and partments. Township level officials will have to tour down officials briefed the Prime Minister on health and education undertakings and require- to the grassroots and provide assistance for the developments. The Prime Minister presented a TV, a video player and a computer each to No 1 and No 2 basic education high schools in the township. After looking into the require- ment of villages lying in the far corners of the region. ments, he gave a speech, saying that he has been visiting the town and providing assistance to it time and again since the start of the Pakhangyi-Pakhannge region development project. Thanks to a number of water pumping stations, regional agriculture is developing significantly. But agriculture should be extended till ensuring food sufficiency for the region. The Myanma Agriculture Service is urged to develop a high-yield paddy strain that suits to the dry region and to lead farmers for agricultural progress. Edible oil crops and beans and pulses grow well in the region, and efforts should be made to cultivate the crops with might and main. The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries should provide assistance including setting up of model farms for the region to conduct breeding business that suits to its climate and geographical conditions. As the region is included in the dry zone, regional greening task covering the projects to set up tree plantations, regeneration of hills including the Shinmataung. The region has become green and lush again, and restoration of a bal- anced climate depends on the establishment of forest reserves and conservation of protected public forests. As rural areas are gaining progress with greater momentum, rural development task should be carried out with integrated efforts of volunteer organizations and departments. Township level officials will have to tour down to the grassroots and provide assistance for the development of villages lying in the far corners of the region. By doing so, the whole township will achieve progress. All the departments will have to make a collective leadership and take a collective responsibility. Next, the Wellwishers U Aung Than and Daw Khin Than Oo of Kan Pwint joss stick Prime Minister cordially met with departmental personnel, social organization members industry hand over cash donations of K 70 million for building the Home and townselders. for the Aged and K 10 million for messing fund to Lt-Gen Ye Myint. — MNA Afterwards, the Prime Minister and party attended the ceremony to open Daw Oo Home for the Aged in extended ward (Tamadan) of Yezagyo. First, Chairman of Magway Tun Khaing. Next, U Aung Than and Daw Khin Than Oo handed over documents Division Peace and Development Council Col Zaw Min and wellwishers U Aung Than- related to the home to Head of Magway Division Social Welfare Department U Than Daw Khin Than Oo (Kan Pwint Joss Stick) formally opened the home. The General Tun. The home was formed with two 18-person-capacity hostels for the aged, one mess unveiled the stone inscription and sprinkled scented water on it. They visited the home hall, one Dhammayon, one office for the administrator, dispensary, an office, bathroom for the aged. Next, wellwisher U Aung Than explained the purpose of building the and toilets. home. Afterwards, Lt-Gen Ye Myint accepted K 70 million for building the home and On arrival at Sithushin Pagoda in Pakhangyi Village of Yezagyo Township, the K 10 million or the food funds of the home donated by U Aung Than and Daw Khin Prime Minister paid homage to Sithushin Buddha Image and Tharekkhan Buddha Im- Than Oo and K 4,905,555 by wellwishers through U Lu Min. Commander Maj-Gen Tha age. Next, he signed in the visitors’ book and made donations. The General also paid Aye also accepted K 515,000 for the medical funds donated by wellwishers through U homage to Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Paññinda and offered provisions. Afterwards, the Prime Minister inspected renovation of religious edifices. At Pakhangyi Archaeological Museum, Curator U Htay Win Maung reported to the Daw Oo Home for the Aged donated by U Aung Than Prime Minister on matters related to a silver ornament dating back to the Konbaung era, and Daw Khin Than Oo of Kan Pwint joss stick industry the lead coin bearing a Buddha image on one side and a pagoda another and a bronze was formed with one 18-person-capacity hostel for aged, coin bearing two fish with the year 1162 ME and Director (Upper Myanmar) U Hla Gyi Maung on matters related to one stone plaque bearing Hanlin Palace (Hantha Nagara) one mess hall, one Dhammayon, one office for adminis- found at Nwahtein Village of Singaing Village-tract and keeping the stone plaque at trator, one dispensary, an office attached with bathroom Bagan Archaeological Museum. Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung gave a supplementary report. The Prime Minister gave necessary instructions and inspected an- and toilets. cient Myanmar handicraft. Next, they helicoptered to Pauk. At Pauk Township Hospital, they were welcomed by Magway Division Health Department Head Dr Kyaw Hla Myint, Medical Superintendent Dr Aye Maung and officials. The Prime Minister looked into the wards and operation theatre and attended to the needs. Chairman of the Myanmar Education Committee Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party headed for Pauk BEHS, where they were welcomed by members of the school board of trustees, the schoolmaster, teachers and students. The opening of the multimedia classrooms of the school followed. The Prime Min- ister and party, departmental heads, members of the school board of trustees, the schoolmaster, teachers, students and guests attended the ceremony. The headmaster and the chairman of the school board of trustees formally opened the educational facility. The Prime Minister pressed the button to unveil the signboard of the multimedia classrooms. The Prime Minister and party and guests inspected computer skill room, audio visual room, language lab, drawing room, domestic science room, printed media room, altar room and music room. The Prime Minister met township level departmental officials, local senior citizens, social organizations and officials at the assembly hall of the facility. The chairman of the township PDC gave an account of location, area and natural resources of Pauk Township, agriculture and livestock breeding sector, efforts being made for meeting the target of per acre yield of crops in 2004-2005, regional sufficiency of rice, edible oil and beans and pulses, education and health sectors and needs. Daw Oo Home for the Aged in Yesagyo. — MNA (See page 9) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004 9 Establish reserved forests … (from page 8) The Prime Minister presented a television, VCD, computer and related accessories to the school. He fulfilled the requirements of education and health fields and rural development. The Prime Minister in his speech said that he had attended to the needs of education and health sectors of Pauk Township particularly rural development through coordination with regional officials. In this regard, departmental officials are to make attempts in taking innovative measures for regional development through effective application of the assistance rendered by the government. Pauk Township is a region where water is scarce, thus it can grasp only limited opportunity to extend its cultivable land. Hence, officials at the central level are to place emphasis on research to substitute present paddy strains for suitable high-yield strains, providing new strains of paddy seeds and establishment of model paddy plots, and officials at division and district levels are to supervise the agricultural tasks. The Prime Minister called on township level officials, who play a key role in the tasks for national development, to coordinate and strive collectively in all spheres for all-round development of respective regions based on the five rural development tasks, while making field trips down to the rural areas. After the meeting, the Prime Minister Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects antiques at Pakhangyi and party posed for documentary photos together with members of the school board of Archaeological Museum in Yesagyo. — MNA trustees, the principal, teachers and students. — MNA Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects … Commander inspects development of … (from page 16) (from page 16) The commander and the minister presented cash awards to them. The gymnasium Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and offciials accepted K 53,505,000 for all- is 120 feet long, 90 feet wide and 39 feet high in which sports athletes of the four round renovation of the pagoda donated by 53 wellwishers including K 50 million by townships of Maubin District can undergo training. Agga Maha Thiha Thudhamma Manijotadhara Chairman of Asia Express Co Ltd U After the ceremony, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party went to Maubin Paper Maung Maung; K 6.1 by Bhaddanta Indaçara and disciples, K 300,000 by Winner Factory of Myanma Jute Enterprise in Pantaput Village in Maubin Township. At the Brothers Co Ltd; K 200,000 each by Chairman of Myanmar Rice Wholesalers Association briefing hall, officials reported on facts about the project, requirements and stockpile of U Aung Than Oo; and breeder U Phe and other wellwishers. Next, certificates of honour raw materials, conditions of test-running of the factory, production of finished products were presented to the donors. The pagoda is 54 feet in height. The prayer hall for the for exports, cultivation and yield of jute in Ayeyawady Division and Maubin District pagoda will be built of reinforced concrete foundation. At the Dhammayon of the and arrangements for purchase of raw materials. Commander Maj-Gen Soe Naing also pagoda, the commander and party met the chairperson of Mingalun Village MCWA gave a supplementary report. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave instructions on safety Branch and members. Daw Khin Thet Htay explained functions of the association. measures for the factory and completion of the factory project meeting the set standard. Yangon Division MCWA SC Chairman Dr Hla Myint explained tasks for establishment Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party inspected the factory. The paper factory is of Mingalun Model Village. installed with machinery manufactured by China Yunnan Corporation for International Next, Dr Hla Myint accepted MCWA membership applications. The commander Techno Economic Corporation (CYC) and it will produce export quality paper. The and party inspected the self-reliant generator which can produce 150 KVA electricity. factory will produce 17 metric tons of writing paper and off-set paper per day. And a In Khanaung Village BEHS, the commander and party met the chairperson and members total of 5000 MT can be produced in one year. The factory will be opened soon. of village MCWA branch. Daw Khin Thet Htay explained future tasks of the association Together with the commander and officials, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than met officers and and Dr Hla Myint, tasks for setting up Khanaung Model Village. Next, the commander other ranks and their families at the local battalion in Maubin Township and discussed and party proceeded to Mingalun Creek Bridge near Mingalun Village and gave matters on township’s education, health and social welfare. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than instructions on timely completion of the construction tasks meeting the set standard. The donated cash for the Maternal and Child Welfare Association of the local battalion and bridge is under construction and it will be 65 feet long and 14 feet wide. — MNA inspected the vegetables plantations. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party looked into thriving paddy plantations on both sides of Maubin-Kyaiklet Road by car. Next, they arrived at Ayar Aung Hall in As development of Kyauktan in education, health, Kyaiklat Township, where they met with local authorities, departmental officials, social social and economic sectors is based on better organizations, townselders and local farmers. On the occasion, Lt-Gen Khin Maung transportation, it is necessary to ensure timely completion Than heard reports on data relevant to the township. Commander Maj-Gen Soe Naing then gave a supplementary reports. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than delivered an address. In of building bridges and repaving roads. his speech, he said the Government is striving for regional stability and rule of law, to strengthen national economy and to develop human resources. As a result, not only tranquillity but also rule of law reign in the country. Moreover, steps are being taken Priority to be paid to cyclists Drug dealer jailed to establish agricultural and livestock breeding infrastructures that are crucial for strong YANGON, 5 Aug — Under the close supervision of YANGON, 5 Aug — A economy of the country by laying down plans. As for the development of human Myanmar Olympic Committee and organized by Myanmar combined team comprising resources, efforts are under way to enhance the education sector, alongside the 24 Cycling Federation, the 160 km long Yangon-Bago- members of local intelli- development zones project, the border area development project and the five rural Yangon men’s open and 80 km long women’s open cycling gence unit and Tachilek development projects nationwide. Later, he urged regional bodies at different levels and race will be held at 6 am on 7 August (Saturday). Special Anti-Drug Squad, departmental staff to make field trips down to gross-root level for supervision of the The men cyclists must start the point in front of searched the house of Ar tasks and to provide necessary assistance, and to serve the public interests righteously. Youth Training Centre in Thuwunna and go to No 1 traffic Ngo (a) Noh San of Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than provided cash assistance for the delivery room of island at the entrance of Bago along Weizayanta Road Thayatchan Street, Loon Kyaiklat Township MCWA. Commander Maj-Gen Soe Naing donated 50 dozen each through South Okkalapa and North Okkalapa townships Kying Village, Tachilek of exercise books and pencils for students. Later at the hall, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and Mingaladon Garden City, along Pyay Road through Township on 10 October inspected farm implements on display and gave necessary instructions. Htaukkyant, Hlegu Township and Indaing, and they must 2003 and arrested him to- Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party arrived at Pyapon in the evening, where turn back to finish the race at Daewoo Garment Factory gether with 90 stimulant they attended a Waso robe-offering ceremony held at Yadana Theikdi Thathana Beikman (Pyinmabin) on Pyay Road. The women cyclists are to tablets. Tachilek District compete the event on the same route as the men cyclists Court sentenced him 5 The paper factory is installed with machinery and they must turn back at Indaing 10th-mile post to finish years’ imprisonment under manufactured by China Yunnan Corporation for the race at Daewoo Garment Factory (Pyinmabin) on Pyay section 15 and 19 years’ im- Road. Drivers of vehicles are to give priority to the prisonment under section 19 International Techno Economic Corporation (CYC) and competitors for traffic safety during the cycling race. MNA (a) to serve seperately. MNA it will produce export quality paper. The factory will produce 17 metric tons of writing paper and off-set paper SURA terrorist insurgents murder five per day. And a total of 5000 MT can be produced in one innocent farmers in Namhsan Township year. The factory will be opened soon. YANGON, 5 August — The SURA terrorist insurgents are committing to various Hall in Pyapon District. On the occasion, State Ovadacariya Minkyaung Sayadaw Agga forms of armed terrorism including disturbance of community peace, murdering and Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Visuta invested the congregation with the torturing of innocent people and looting and robbery. Five Precepts, followed by the recitation of parittas by members of the Sangha. Next, At about 1.30 pm on 1 August, a group of SURAs brutally murdered five farmers Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, the commander and party offered Waso robes and provisions near a farm hut on a mountain range east of Metmonlong village, Namhsan Township, to the Sayadaw and members of the Sangha. Htantabin Pariyatti Monastery Presiding southern Shan State. The SURA terrorist insurgents tied them, ordered them to kneel Sayadaw Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta Veponla delivered a sermon. down and shot them dead with small arms from close range. The five farmers were Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party proceeded to the Pyapon bridge construction project. Maung Thein Thein, Maung Zaw Myo and Maung Kyaw Min Latt of Konbaung village, At the briefing hall of the project, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than heard reports on progress Namhsan Township, and Maung Aung Lin Tun and Maung Hnget Kale of Taunggyi. of construction works and future tasks. In response to the reports, Lt-Gen Khin Maung The terrorist insurgents spared the life of Ma Nang Kyeing Kham who Than gave instructions on timely completion of the project meeting the set standard. On accompanied the farmers. They tied her and took her to a place south-east of the completion, the bridge will shorten the travel time between Bogale and such coastal mountain range. But later released her. Tatmadaw columns, as soon as they received regions as Kamakalu, Kyonkadun, Seikma and Kadonkani and Yangon, will quicken the information about the incident, rushed to the place, and found the bodies of five men flow of commodity and will raise the socio-economic standard of the people living in murdered by the SURAs and blank rounds. The Tatmadaw columns are in hot pursuit the areas involved. — MNA of the terrorist insurgents, who murdered the innocent people. — MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004 Those who daren’t show Efficient use of electricity * Use daylight as the main source of light * Use the least possible amount of elec- their face — 56 tricity only if there is not enough natural light Pauk Sa * Use the least possible amount of electricity required in production and Sadly, I would like to say that no one is more foolish than you, BBC. The BBC broadcast a news report It is quite clear. They should not service enterprises under the title “A solo demonstration in downtown make unjust slanders against * Preventing waste of electricity benefits Yangon”, on 16 July 2004 at 8.15 pm. The radio station the user and others said that as there occurred a solo demonstration in Myanmar and her Government nor downtown Yangon at about 11.30 am on Wednesday, the try to make political gains with evil There are about 500,000 households authorities arrested the protester. Afterwards, the radio intention, if they really have the station aired its interview with the joint secretary of the using electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a AAPP, a so-called body to assist and protect prisoners. sincere goodwill to see the flourishing four-foot fluorescent lamp everyday by each The summary of the news report was that military of democracy and human rights in household amounts to saving power that is intelligence and police arrested Ko Lay (a) Than Zaw Htay for making three demands during his solo Myanmar. equal to the capacity a 20-megawatt power demonstration he stage at a place between Sule Pagoda In the interview, the AAPP station can supply. and City Hall at about 11.30 am on 14 July 2004. The interpreted the random shouts made BBC continued to say that his whereabouts was unknown; that he could be sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment; by Than Zaw Htay (a) Ko Lay (a) and that he was an ordinary civilian, with no connection Khwe Lay, a person suffering from All this needs to be known to any group. * Do not be frightened whenever From the journalism point of view, I can say that mental disorder, as three demands. I the news was randomly broadcast by the BBC without pity the AAPP for it is also working intimidated knowing its source. Because, the BBC was asking the as an interpreter for insane persons. * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered time and place of the incident only at the interview. Shame on you BBC. How will you answer, if I ask “Is that your * Do not be softened whenever appeased method of broadcasting a news report?” especially when he was drunk. Since I joined the profession, I have been adhering Did both the BBC and the AAPP make a plot to to a journalist ethics — not to issue an incomplete news slander Myanmar and her Government, without properly report — as taught by the elder journalists. I have no idea analyzing the source of the information? The truth is that Efficient use of fuel what kind of evil is instigating some foreign media Than Zaw Htay (a) Ko Lay (a) Khwe Lay became including the BBC. They are receiving and distributing uncontrollable out of drinking, and was shouting on the * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per all the news that will discredit Myanmar and her road. Seeing him, authorities saved him from any accident month will save the nation one US dollar Government. Why are you all so crazy about democracy? that might befall him and temporarily kept him in a safe It is quite clear. They should not make unjust place. There is no reason for him to face any punishment * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar slanders against Myanmar and her Government nor try to as said by Bo Kyi, the joint secretary of the AAPP. He can save US$ 5.5 million in a year make political gains with evil intention, if they really have was sent to mental hospital for treatment. the sincere goodwill to see the flourishing of democracy The BBC and the AAPP made a stupid lie. So, I * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build and human rights in Myanmar. would like to tell them that lies will not become news. a major bridge across Ayeyawady River In the interview, the AAPP interpreted the random You cannot make a crocodile out of a lizard, nor a frog shouts made by Than Zaw Htay (a) Ko Lay (a) Khwe roars like a lion. Besides, the people of Myanmar do not Lay, a person suffering from mental disorder, as three believe their lies. Both of them should behave themselves. demands. I pity the AAPP for it is also working as an The VOA cannot save its face till now, as it had 2004-2005 Academic Year interpreter for insane persons. aired a false news report under the influence of the AAPP In reality, Than Zaw Htay (a) Ko Lay (a) Khwe on 4 July. In the report, the VOA wrongly stated a problem Lay is a person with mental problems, and out of nine of a drug addict, who was on drugs, as a political problem. siblings, two of his elder brothers died of mental illness, And again, the AAPP joint secretary stated the shouts of School Health Week another insane elder brother is missing till now. a drunken person as political demands that could cause (9th to 13th August 2004) One of his elder sisters revealed his mental illness him to stay in a prison for seven years. 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PHNOM PENH, 5 Aug — regional cooperation strate- Since 1992, when the The eighth Greater Mekong gic programme, North- GMS programme started, the Subregion (GMS) Transport South Economic Corridor, Mekong Subregion has wit- Forum opened here Tuesday, East-West Economic Corri- nessed dramatic economic aiming at further implement- dor, study on Southern Eco- transformation, said Urooj ing the GMS flagship pro- nomic Corridor, and updat- Malik, ADB’s director of In- gramme and to set up new ing the GMS development frastructure Division of strategies. matrix. In addition, the six Mekong Department. Representatives from six countries will also report on She said that average countries of the GMS at- their progress on the imple- GDP, in real per capita terms, tended the two-day forum, mentation of the GMS pro- has increased by almost 3 including China, Cambodia, gramme and progress on the per cent annually during this Laos, Myanmar, Thailand negotiation and implemen- period. Moreover, GMS and Vietnam. This is the sec- tation of annexes and economies have become ond time that Cambodia hosts protocols of the GMS cross- more open both among them- the transport forum. The first border transport agreement. selves and to the outside time was in 1995. A key agenda of the meet- world, and have been able to The forum will focus on ing is Asian Development attract higher foreign direct American nuclear scientist Billy Moore, from Hopkins, South Carolina, and his wife reviewing the GMS pro- Bank (ADB)’s proposed re- investment over the years. Ginnie Saunders look at the skeleton of the A-bomb dome, destroyed by the world’s first gramme and discussing key gional technical assistance The GMS has also be- atomic bomb blast against a civilian population in Hiroshima, Japan, on 5 August, strategic developments and for the conduct of an up- come the fastest growing 2004. Hiroshima observes the 59th anniversary of the bombing of the city on 6 August. future directions in GMS dated GMS Transport tourist destination in the transport sector, including Sector Strategy Study. world. — MNA/Xinhua INTERNET ADB, Philippines sign grant for renewable energy Microsoft launches Web MANILA, 5 Aug — The mainly on the use of kero- A revolving fund will be for small home- based busi- Philippine Government and sene, batteries, and candles set up so that lighting, tools, nesses, and skills develop- log service in Japan the Asian Development for energy, the ADB said in and equipment can be in- ment and on-site training. TOKYO, 5 Aug — “We are offering a serv- Bank (ADB) have signed a a statement. stalled and households can The project will also help Microsoft Corp. said on ice that can be used from 1.5-million-US-dollar grant Eight renewable energy connect to the renewable participants identify poten- Wednesday it was launching both personal computers and to bring renewable energy systems will be set up in the energy-based electricity. tial markets and market their its first-ever web log service mobile terminals in a seam- and livelihood opportunities villages, harnessing micro To build more livelihood products. in Japan next week and aimed less manner. That differenti- to low income villages of hydropower, solar, biomass, opportunities, another re- About a third of the ben- to have one million users in ates our service from oth- Negros Occidental in Cen- or wind systems, the state- volving fund will promote eficiaries live below the re- the first year, intensifying ers,” MSN Japan general tral Philippines. ment said. activities that can make use gional poverty threshold of competition with Google Inc. manager Yoshie Tsukamoto The community-based To mobilize the partici- of the renewable energy- 27 US cents per day. Web logs, or blogs, have told reporters. project will bring power to pating communities, based electricity. The four-year assistance been around for several MSN is Microsoft’s more than 100 households barangays (villages) will be These might include was signed Tuesday by years, serving as online jour- Internet division. and 2,480 people in eight organized into power asso- community-owned rice mills Philippine Finance Secretary nals for web-savvy Microsoft said its new off-grid villages who depend ciations and a funds collec- to increase rice production, Juanita D. Amatong and Tho- disseminators of informa- service, which enables blog tion mechanism will be set mini ice plants for cold stor- mas Crouch, ADB country tion, ranging from personal writers to update their en- Harley Davidson up to operate and maintain age of fish products, the director for the Philippines, ramblings and product re- tries and visitors to have ac- reports good sale the renewable energy sys- purchase of small power among others. views to social commentary. cess to blog sites from mo- tems, it added. tools and sewing machines MNA/Xinhua But blogging drew re- bile phones, not just PCs, in Indonesia newed attention after was well suited for Japan, JAKARTA, 5 Aug — The President says HIV/ AIDS vaccine Microsoft Chairman Bill where nearly 90 per cent of US motorcycle-maker Gates said in May that Web cellphones have Internet ca- Harley Davidson managed should be a priority for India logs and the way they were pability. to sell 122 motorbikes in In- NEW DELHI, 5 Aug — Kalam, himself an accom- ity. he said, adding stem cells distributed could be used as Google, the number one donesia during the first half Indian President A P J Abdul plished physicist, said. were also being used for business communication web search company, has of 2004, more than half of Kalam on Tuesday exhorted Noting that HIV-tuber- treating blindness in the L V tools, signalling Microsoft’s already upgraded its the full year target of 240 the country’s medical com- culosis combination had Prasad Eye Institute. growing awareness of Blogger.com service, which units. munity to focus research ef- emerged as the new killer, In view of Indians’ sus- blogging as both a potential it bought in 2003, by adding Of the sale volume, Tour- forts in the area of producing Kalam said prevention was ceptibility to heart diseases, features that allow users to ing model accounted for 60 threat and a new business per cent, Softail 20 per cent vaccine for the killer HIV/ possible only through a vac- efforts should be made to opportunity. publish content from any e- and Sporter, Dyna Glide and AIDS in view of the danger cine. know the reasons and Microsoft plans to start a mail-enabled device, such as V-Road for the rest, Bisnis it poses to the world. Kalam said scientists soultions to this situation, trial service on August 10 in cellphones and handheld de- Indonesia newspaper re- “India has an advanceed should work earnestly in the he said. Another area that cooperation with unlisted vices. ported Wednesday. programme in this area and I area of stem cell research needs attention of the coun- Japanese contents provider Nearly nine out of 10 Last year’s sale was re- learnt that tests are possible which had great potential in try’s scientists was cure for T.O.S. Co. Ltd., followed by households in Japan have corded at 220 units. in one-two years,” he said treating diseases like heart crippling diseases like Par- an official launch later this wired or wireless Internet Harley motorbikes are after presenting the B C Roy dysfunction and blindness. kinson’s, Kalam said. year. access, making it one of the sold here by the authorized National Awards at the Scientists at the All India Fifty-four eminent per- It has yet to be decided most web-enabled nations in dealer PT Mabua Harley- Rashtrapati Bhawan (Presi- Institute of Medical Sciences sonalities from the area of when Microsoft will launch the world, according to Davidson (MHD) at a price dent’s House). were already engaged in ex- medical sciences were pre- a blog service in the United the Telecommunications between around 17,777 US Producing vaccine for ploring use of stem cells for sented awards by the Presi- States, Europe and else- Ministry. dollars and 38,888 US this disease should be a pri- treating conditions in which dent.—MNA/PTI where. 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CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida), 4 Aug—NASA launched its first mission to the planet Mercury in a generation early on Tuesday, one that scientists hope will strip away much of the mystery surrounding the tiny planet closest to the sun. The MESSENGER itself but lost its rocky exte- that surrounded our young Each planetary pass will (Mercury Surface, Space rior either to some cataclys- sun. They formed by the same act as a gravitational tug to Environment, Geochemistry mic collision or to slow abla- processes, they formed at the slow MESSENGER’s speed and Ranging) spacecraft, rid- tion by the solar winds. same time, (but) their out- so that it can eventually slip ing a Boeing Co. Delta 2 Scientists also believe comes were extremely dif- into Mercury’s orbit for a rocket, blazed across the there may be frozen water ferent. And Mercury is the year-long study. nighttime sky above Flori- there, trapped in shadowy most extreme of those four The only other up-close da’s Cape Canaveral Air craters at the planet’s poles, planets,” said Sean Solomon, look planetologists have had Force Station as the 427 mil- never exposed to the sun- principle scientist for the 426 of Mercury came in the mid- lion US dollars mission got light that creates a 1,100 de- million US dollars mission. 1970s when NASA’s Mari- underway with lift off at 2:16 gree Fahrenheit difference MESSENGER will reach ner 10 spacecraft made three a.m. EDT (0616 GMT) on between daytime and Mercury after a seven-year fly-bys, photographing about Tuesday. nighttime temperatures on sojourn through the solar sys- 45 per cent of the planet and Among the questions the planet. tem that will take it 15 times discovering that it had a strong scientists hope to answer is “The inner planets (Mer- around the sun, making near magnetic field, an indication, whether Mercury, just cury, Venus, Earth and Mars) passes of Earth once, Venus scientists say, that Mercury is slightly larger than Earth’s all formed from the disk of twice, and Mercury itself about two-thirds iron. moon, was once Earth-sized gas and dust, the solar nebula, three times. MNA/Reuters A Hummingbird Moth hovers feeds on flowers on early New US spy plane based on Brazilian model Tuesday, 3 Aug, 2004 near Archer, Fla. This moth is often confused with the hummingbird as it feeds in the WASHINGTON, 5 Aug—The Pentagon will for the first time have a spy plane based on a model built by a developing same areas and mannner as the hummingbird. This insect economy. is about 2 inches long and can be seen usually from May The US Army recently would lease a 71,000-square- ment,” said Dong Oliver, US dollars but the programme to September in the South. —INTERNET awarded Lockheed Martin foot manufacturing facility Embraer’s spokesman. is expected to generate bil- Corp. a contract that could in Jacksonville, Florida, and The unarmed spy plane, lions more once production Expert says web sites be worth as much as six bil- plans to hire 200 American to be named Aerial Common begins. The Army is expected lion US dollars eventually to employees. Major sections Sensor, will fly 37,000 feet to order 38 planes and the promote unproven develop spy planes — based of the plane,including the over the battlefield at 400 miles Navy 19, Army spokesman on the Brazilian Embraer, wings, will be built overseas per hour searching for enemy Timothy Rider said. It is un- cancer therapies whose jets are widely used in countries such as Brazil rado and radar signals. The clear when the first plane will by business executives in the and Chile but the final prod- new aircraft will replace two be commissioned. LONDON, 4 Aug— Internet web sites are recommend- US. The spy plane, Lockheed uct will be assembled in the Army planes, Guardrail Com- The programme signifies ing unproven complementary medicines for cancer that will build, can detect enemy US. The jet programme is mon Sensor and Airborne Re- a “whole generation leap could interfere with conventional treatments and be dan- signals and track troop move- Embraer’s first Pentagon connaissance Low, and the forward,” said Stanton D gerous or deadly, a leading expert said on Monday. ments. Contract. “We are happy to Navy’s EP-3E. Sloane, Lockheed’s executive Professor Edzard Ernst mended 118 cancer cures, To meet the Pentagon’s be part of the Lockheed team The initial contract to vice-prsident for integrated analysed 32 web sites and 59 treatments to prevent the domestic manufacture re- and to be providing our prod- design and develop the plane systems and solutions. found many recommended illness and 88 for palliative quirement, Embraer said it ucts now for the US Govern- is worth about 879 million MNA/PTI treatments not supported by care. Some sites provided scientific evidence. information which discour- Locusts ravage Japan funds polio eradication in Ethiopia “If it sounds too good to aged patients from using con- northern China ADDIS ABABA, 3 Aug—Japan declared Monday a donation of 3.4 million US dollars be true it probably is,” said ventional treatments for can- to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to support polio eradication, and the the chair of complementary cer. grasslands elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus in Ethiopia. medicine at the Peninsula “A significant proportion BEIJING, 4 Aug—Swarms “This generous donation Ljungqvist here. has been consistently con- Medical School at the Uni- of the web sites are a risk to of locusts are ravaging by the Japanese Government “In addition, we will use ducting immunization cam- versities of Exeter & Ply- cancer patients,” he said. grasslands in northern China, will support our efforts to this money to achieve the paigns since 1996 in line with mouth in southern England. “There is no good evidence and eradication efforts are fall- rid Ethiopia of the scourge national goal of less than its national commitment to- Not everything natural that any complementary ing far short due to a severe of polio and protect children one case of neonatal tetanus wards the eradication of po- is risk free, he told reporters. treatment can prevent lack of money, the China Daily from its devastating effects per 1,000 births in each lio, and the country has been The web sites recom- cancer.”— MNA/Reuters said on Tuesday. of paralysis,” said UNICEF district of Ethiopia,” added free of wild poliovirus since Since the end of July, lo- Representative Bjorn the representative. Ethiopia 2001.— MNA/Xinhua Kenyan President custs have swept across 10 million hectares (24.7 million appeals for food aid acres) of grasslands in Inner NAIROBI, 3 Aug—Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Mongolia, about 10 per cent Monday appealed for food aid to combat a looming of the region’s plains, the famine caused by severe drought in the East African newspaper said. country. The voracious insects Kibaki said that due to aged Kenyans to continue were advancing 20,000 hec- failure of the long rains in working hard in all their en- tares (50,000 acres) a day and most parts of the country, it deavours, saying that the were expected to cause direct has not been possible to real- country could only prosper losses of 900 million yuan (110 ize the expected crop yields through commitment to pro- million US dollars), the news- and hence the food shortage, duction. paper said. according to a Press release “We want as a country to The region is a major pro- by the Presidential Press Serv- be people committed to hard ducer of meat and dairy goods. ice. “We are appealing to all work to provide for both our A lack of funds had hin- Kenyans of goodwill as well families and the country, for dered efforts to fight the as our friends to assist those it is only through such com- swarms, it quoted Zhang affected by these natural ca- mitment that we shall achieve Zhuoran, an official in charge lamity in anyway possible. the desired goals,” he said. of grassland preservation, as We shall appreciate any as- Reports said that cur- saying. sistance given despite the rently out of the 32 million “We only have money to Longyearbyen, one of the world’s most northerly tourist destinations, is a coal-dust quantity involved,” Kibaki Kenyan people, about 3 mil- treat 25 per cent of the seri- caked town situated among snowy peaks and icy landscapes between the Arctic Ocean said when receiving donations lion are facing the food short- ously harmed land. We just and the Barents Sea, and has only 1,700 inhabitants. While the polar bears are a major from local firms towards the age because of the severe don’t have the money now,” draw to the Norwegian archipelago — along with husky-drawn sleigh rides under the famine relief efforts. drought in the country. Zhang said. midnight sun and expeditions to the North Pole — nature lovers are advised not to go The President encour- MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters unarmed outside the capital, Longyearbyen. —INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004 Owen gives Liverpool winning S edge over Roma NEW YORK, 4 Aug — A late Michael Owen goal gave Liverpool P a 2-1 victory over AS Roma in the final game of the Champions World Series at the Giants Stadium in New Jersey on Tuesday. The England striker grabbed the winning goal five minutes from time O to seal victory for the Premier League side after Djibril Cisse had earlier netted his third goal for the club on the half hour to cancel out Marco Delvecchio's opener. New Liverpool signing Josemi came on for his debut at halftime R and slotted in at right back against last season's Italian Serie A runners up. The Champions World Series featured 11 friendly matches at T eight venues across the United States and Canada, involving club sides from England, Italy, Scotland, Portugal, Germany and Turkey. S MNA/Reuters Ireland's Shelbourne claim Champions League scalp A security blimp flies over the Olympic Stadium complex, which also includes the tennis LONDON, 5 Aug — Irish side Shelbourne upset Croatia's Hajduk Split on Wednes- and aquatic centres, the velodrome and indoor hall, in Athens, on Wednesday, 4 Aug, day to move into the third and final qualifying round of the Champions League. 2004, as preparations continue for the 2004 Olympic Games which are scheduled to Trailing 3-2 from the first to reach the group stages of tackle Romania's Dinamo begin on 13 August. —INTERNET leg in Split, Shelbourne se- European club soccer's elite Bucharest. Ten-man Dinamo cured a 2-0 win in the return competition for the first time, beat Slovakia's Zilina 1-0 in Ballooning Olympic costs derail Greek deficit leg of their second qualify- face Spain's Deportivo Romania on Wednesday to ATHENS, 5 Aug — Cost overruns in Olympic projects have exceeded even revised ing round tie with goals by Coruna in the third qualify- seal a 2-0 estimates and are pushing the country's already high budget deficit way over Dave Rogers after 78 mining round. aggregate win. European Union limits, a deputy finance minister said on Wednesday. utes and Alan Moore in the Manchester United, one Free-scoring Polish side "The budget for various a bit over," Doukas told ready topped the EU's limit of 90th minute, going through of several big names waiting Wisla Krakow will face nine- Olympics projects was 1.4 Reuters in a telephone call. 3 per cent of gross domestic 4-3 overall. to discover their third quali- times European champions billion euros (for 2004), the After wasting the early product in 2003 and the coun- The Dublin team, trying fying round opponents, will Real Madrid after complet- first tally we did set the sum years of preparations on in- try was subject to budget disci- ing an 11-2 success over WIT at 2.4 billion, and now we are fighting and bureaucracy, or- plinary action in an EU finance Zidane delays decision on Georgia Tbilisi with a 3-0 way beyond that at three bil- ganizers of the Athens Games ministers' meeting in July. France future home victory on Wednes- lion euros for 2004," Deputy have gone into overdrive in With the Commission day. Finance Minister Petros the last two years to complete breathing down its neck for PARIS, 5 Aug — Zinedine Zidane says he will decide Sweden's Djurgarden Doukas told Flash Radio. the venues, pushing up costs the current year as well, whether to carry on playing for France before their opening booked a tie against "The way things are go- as contractors deploy double Greece, the smallest country 2006 World Cup qualifier against Israel in Paris on Septem- Juventus, winners in 1996 ing, the budget deficit is head- and triple working shifts. to host the Olympics since ber 4 The Real Madrid playmaker met new France coach and 1985, with a 2-0 win at ing towards 4 per cent, maybe Greece's budget deficit al- Finland in 1952, is in line for Raymond Domenech over lunch in the Spanish capital on Kaunas in Lithuania. The some serious belt-tightening. Wednesday and said he still needed "one week or two" to first leg was goalless. "Expenses like salaries, make up his mind. Last season's losing final- pensions, subsidies of pen- "I talked with Domenech today and I gave him my point ists, AS Monaco, will play sion funds are more or less of view. I told what I had to say. He explained me what his Slovenia's Nova Gorica who inflexible, one cannot say they plans were," Zidane said in an interview on his website. stormed to a 5-0 win at FC can apply any measures in "Now we are going to have another meeting soon to sort Copenhagen to seal a 6-2 salaries or pensions," Doukas out what my future will be exactly. But I need some time to aggregate victory. told Flash. think about it. I have not made up my mind yet. It may take Russia's CSKA Moscow "What we can try and one week or two." secured a tie against Scot- do as much as possible is cut The 32-year-old had hinted that he might end his interna- tish club Rangers with a 2-0 the defence spending, bring tional career after France suffered a shock elimination by victory over Azerbaijan's the private sector in as much Greece in the quarterfinals of Euro 2004. Neftchi Baku after a goal- as possible into public Zidane, whose Real Madrid contract runs until 2007, less first leg. works projects so that they added: "I will have to let him know what my decision is The third qualifying A torch bearer carries the Olympic flame inside the Delfi are self-financed, do away before the match against Israel in Paris."— MNA/Reuters round first leg ties will be archaeological site, northwest of Athens, as he partici- with unnecessary spending, Camacho calls for new Real signings played on August 10 and 11 pates in the torch relay in Greece on 4 Aug, 2004. The and of course speed up with the returns two weeks flame is due to be lit at the Athens Olympic Stadium privatizations," he added. MADRID, 4Aug— Real Madrid will have to bring in new later.— MNA/Reuters on 13 August. —INTERNET Asked by Flash to com- players before the start of the season to balance the side, ment on reports that the total coach Jose Antonio Camacho warned on Tuesday. Iran coach Ivankovic slams referee after Asian Cup exit cost of the Olympic Games “This team doesn’t need touching in terms of attack but BEIJING 5 Aug— Iran coach Branko Ivankovic launched a withering attack on the would exceed 10 billion euros, the defence is another matter,” Camacho said in an inter- referee after his side were beaten by hosts China in the Asian Cup semifinals. Doukas said the sum looked, view with the club's web site. “We’re short of a player or two China won 4-3 on penal- in the game. "Usually, I don't say any- at first glance, to be an exag- and we have to balance the squad.” ties on Tuesday to set up a "That was not just a red thing about the referees but geration. "What we have re- He added: "We know that this team will attack with five showdown with Japan after card — it was worth three or against China, the referee corded until now shows a total players. We have to make sure we defend with the same extra time had failed to un- four red cards," Ivankovic made some big mistakes that towards six billion euros and number." lock a 1-1 stalemate in a con- said. "It was ridiculous that cost us," he said. over," Doukas said. The Camacho's comments came as Marca newspaper claimed troversial match in Beijing. he stayed on the pitch. He "Something should have original Games budget was Real had increased their offer for Arsenal's defensive Iran defender Sattar Zare should be suspended for four been done but what can you 4.6 billion euros. midfielder Patrick Vieira to 30 million euros. was sent off in the 48th games." do?" — MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters minute for shoving Chinese Three-times champions goalscorer Shao Jiayi, who Iran had three players sus- Eriksson not to attend fell theatrically to the turf. pended for violent conduct "That was 1,000 per cent after their explosive 2-2 draw FA board meeting never a red card," said with Oman in the group LONDON, 5 Aug — England coach Sven Goran-Eriksson Croatian Ivankovic, whose stage. will not attend the board meeting which will decide whether side had been dogged by poor Iran recovered to reach he keeps his job, the Football Association (FA) confirmed discipline during the Asian the last four after a 4-3 vic- on Wednesday. Cup. "We expected this sort tory over World Cup semifi- The FA's 12-man board will meet at an undisclosed of thing might happen. nalists South Korea in the central London location on Thursday afternoon to discuss Maybe it deserved a yellow quarterfinals. the fall-out from Eriksson's affair with secretary Faria Alam. card but the referee made a However, in that match, "Those employees involved in this matter... will not be mistake sending (Zare) off." Karimi won the free kick that attending the board meeting," the FA said on its web site. Ivankovic was furious that led to Iran's winning goal The statement also said a decision on Eriksson's future Lebanese official Talaat with a dramatic tumble — to might not be made on Thursday. Thomas Johansson of Sweden, left, congratulates Andre Najm produced only a yel- the fury of South Korea, who "The board may determine it appropriate to seek more Agassi following their match at the Tennis Masters low card when China de- accused him of diving. evidence or refer the matter for further consideration." Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, on Wednesday, 4 Aug, 2004. fender Zhang Yaokun Ivankovic claimed not to The issue is not Eriksson having an affair but whether he Agassi won 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. —INTERNET brought down Ali Karimi late have seen that incident. misled his employers about it.— MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 August, 2004 15

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YANGON, 5 Aug — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Ayeyawady Division PDC Chairman South West Command Commander Maj- Gen Soe Naing and officials attended the opening of the district gymnasium in Maubin yesterday morning. Present on the occasion were Myanmar Olympic Committee Chairman Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint and officials, members of division, district and township PDCs and departmental officials, members of social organizations and local people. First, the commander and the minister formally opened the gymnasium by cutting a ribbon. Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than formally unveiled the stone inscription of the gymnasium. They next inspected the gymnasium. Maubin District PDC Chairman Lt-Col Sein Maung reported on matters related to the gymnasium and handed over the documents related to the gymnasium building to Head of Division Sports and Physical Education Department U Tin Maug Yi. Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint delivered a speech and presented sports gear for the townships of

As for the development of human resources, efforts are being Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects installation of made to enhance the education sector, new machines at Paper Mill of Myanma Jute Steps are being taken to establish alongside the 24 development zones Enterprise in Maubin on 4-8-2004.—˚MNA agricultural and livestock breeding project, the border area development Danubyu, Nyaungdon and Maubin to officials. infrastructures that are crucial for Afterwards, to hail the opening of the gymnasium, strong economy of the country by project and the five rural sports athletes presented their skill demonstration such as development projects nationwide Myanmar martial arts, aerobics, karatedo and wushu. laying down plans. (See page 9)

State Peace and Development Council member Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects progress in construction of Pyapon Bridge on 4-8-2004.— MNA Commander inspects development of Kyauktan Township YANGON, 5 Aug — Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe and wife Daw Khin Thet Htay, Patron of Yangon Division Supervisory Committee for Maternal and Child Welfare Association, inspected agricultural tasks in Kyauktan Township this morning. In Pandaw Village, they viewed agricultural tasks and thriving paddy fields. At Ywathitgalay Bridge construction site on Pandaw-Mingalun Road, the commander heard reports on building of Ywathitgalay and Mingalun bridges, maintenance of 29 miles and two furlongs long Bago-Thanatpin-Kayan-Thongwa-Thanlyin Road, preparations for repaving Thongwa-Kadatpana Road and other construction matters. Speaking on the occasion, the commander said that as development of Kyauktan Township in education, health, social and economic sectors is based on better transportation, it is necessary to carry out work for timely completion of building bridges and repaving roads meeting the set standard. On arrival at Mingalun Village, they paid homage to Maha Atula Okshaung Koedatgyi Pagoda and attended the cash donation ceremony. (See page 9) The newly opened Gymnasium of Maubin. —˚MNA