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Volume XIII, Number 52 1st Waxing of Nayon 1367 ME Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 Above-ground and external destructionists perpetrating conspiracies through political means and terrorism With vision and awareness, national people will have to ward off destructive schemes and slanders of minions YANGON, 6 June— tion U Than Aung, Magyiyay Village in Next, the Prime Min- Dokhtawady Bridge Deputy Minister for Nawnghkio Township, ister and party attended (Nawnghkio) linking Health Dr Mya Oo, offi- they were welcomed by the inauguration of the Yaksauk Township in cials of the SPDC Office Chairman of Shan State bridge. The Prime Min- Shan State (South) and and departmental heads, (North) PDC Commander ister delivered a speech. Nawnghkio Township in arrived at Nawnghkio of North East Command He said national races Shan State (North) was Township, Shan State Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing, can now make closer inaugurated this morning. (North) by helicopter via Minister for Construction contact with their rela- The bridge construction Taunggyi, Shan State Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Min- tives after opening the was undertaken by (South). ister at the Prime Minis- Dokhtawady Bridge Bridge Special Group-14 First, the Prime Min- ter’s Office Brig-Gen Pyi through new Nawnghkio- of Public Works of the ister and party inspected Sone, Maj-Gen Mya Win Yaksauk Road. People Ministry of Construction. the condition of of the Ministry of De- from northern and south- Prime Minister Lt- Nawnghikio-Kangyi- fence, senior military of- ern Shan State can go Gen Soe Win addressed Taungkham-Kyaukgu- ficers of the command easily from one place the opening of the bridge. Yaksauk-Shwenyaung and departmental offi- to another along the The Prime Minister, ac- Road. On arrival at cials. (See Page 8)

Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win addresses the opening of Dokhtawady Bridge (Nawnghkio).—MNA companied by member of the State Peace and De- velopment Council Lt- Gen Aung Htwe, Chair- man of Shan State PDC Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, Minister for Com- munications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Minister for Educa-

Dokhtawady Bridge (Nawnghkio) linking Yaksuak township in Shan State (South) and Nawnghkio township in Shan State (North) .—MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Strive for further development * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation of industrial sector * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State The Union of Myanmar is striving for * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy the development of industries, relying on that of agriculture as the base. Only with the devel- Minister calls for meeting and exceeding production target opment of the industrial sector would the emergence of a peaceful, modern and developed nation be feasible. Therefore, the government is providing necessary assistance and fulfilling all the requirements. Of all the industrial zones established throughout the nation, Taunggyi Ayethaya In- dustrial Zone, Mandalay Industrial Zone and Monywa Industrial Zone are going to have foundry plants, machine shops and forging shops and for this the government is providing assistance in terms of foreign exchange. The government is doing so for the sustainable development of both State-owned and private industries. It reflects the goodwill of the government. Moreover, measures are now being Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint addresses work coordination meeting. — MNA taken to upgrade Ayethaya Industrial Zone in Taunggyi Township for the development of YANGON, 6 June — Ministry of Mines held its First, the minister delivered an address on the private industries in Shan State. And only with work coordination meeting at Thiri Yadana Hall of occasion. In his speech he urged officials concerned the industrial development will the economy of the ministry this morning with an address by Minister to follow the guidance given by the Head of State and Shan State become stronger. for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint. discharge duties according to these directives, to exert Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win visited During the meeting, managing directors, direc- efforts for excessive growth of production target of Ayethaya Industrial Zone in Taunggyi Town- tors-general and deputy directors-general and manag- the respective departments by seeking ways and means, ship and met with responsible personnel and ers of the departments and enterprises under the min- to carry out the tasks in accord with laws, rules and entrepreneurs at the briefing hall of the indus- istry reported on progress of work and arrangements regulations, to use fuel efficiently,to focus on work trial zone the other day. In his address at the for meeting and exceeding the production target. proficiency of the service personnel, and to extend meeting, the Prime Minister said that local in- In connection with the reports, the deputy min- livestock and breeding for staff welfare. dustrial entrepreneurs were required to strive ister gave supplementary reports. MNA for the industrial development, to keep in touch with local and overseas markets and to make Myanmar delegation better use of the assistance rendered by the government. returns home Responsible personnel and entrepreneurs YANGON, 6 June— The Myanmar delegation of the industrial zone need to follow the work led by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung programmes set by the government to ensure Myint arrived back here by air this afternoon after successful running of foundry plants and pro- attending the 4th IISS Asian Security Conference duce machines and equipment as required by held in the Republic of Singapore. the market. Ayethaya Industrial Zone now pro- The deputy minister was welcomed back at duces automobiles, trucks, threshers, harvest- the airport by Singaporean Ambassador Mr Jasudasen ers, power tillers and automobile spare parts. Thanbynathan and responsible officials of the Min- It is necessary for those with capital to invest istry of Foreign Affairs. in manufacturing industry so that all economic During his stay in Singapore, Permanent Sec- enterprises can be run properly and regularly. retary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore The proper and regular running of economic Mr Peter Ho called on U Maung Myint, Deputy enterprises will contribute to the development Minister of Foreign Affairs, and exchanged the views of the industrial sector and the economic de- on matters of mutual interests between the two na- velopment of the nation. tions. Deputy Minister was accompanied by Ambas- Therefore, we would like to call on indus- sador U Nyunt Tin, Secretary of Myanmar Institute Myanmar delegation led by Deputy Minister for trial entrepreneurs to strive for the industrial for Strategic and International Studies at the Minis- Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint being welcomed development of the nation by making the most try of Foreign Affairs.— MNA back at the airport. — MNA

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On the quoted a senior Indian Petroleum Min- political front is India’s keenness to know istry official as saying that this is the the extent of Pakistan’s commitment and first in-depth dialogue between India the time line for the execution of the and Pakistan over the issue. project. With Washington having ex- After years of distrust, the dialogue pressed reservations over the project, Osamu Inokoshi, JFE’s DME (Dimethyl Ether) project General Manager, is also seen as a positive move in bi- India is keen to know Pakistan’s re- shows off synthesized liquid-DME at the DME Demonstration Plant in lateral relations between India and Pa- sponse.—MNA/Xinhua Kushiro City, Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.—INTERNET WB approves $10m grant Beijing aims to inscribe seven more sites for Cambodian economy on UNESCO’s heritage list PHNOM PENH, 5 June—The World Bank an- BEIJING, 5 June— Beijing plans to inscribe on UNESCO’s World Heritage List seven more sites, nounced on Friday that it had approved a trade including the Marco Polo Bridge and the nearby Wanping County, which witnessed Japanese aggres- facilitation and competitiveness project to promote sion in China between 1937 and 1945. Cambodia’s economic growth. The municipal cultural heritage bureau said Beijing UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1987. The project, which is financed by a 10-million- has also recommended its ancient imperial city, the Beijing is seeking to include Beihai Park on the US-dollar grant from the International Development downtown imperial garden Beihai, an ancient ob- UNESCO list this year as an extension of the Sum- Association, aims to help Cambodia reduce its trans- servatory and three temples on the city’s outskirts to mer Palace, the country’s largest imperial garden that action costs associated with trade and investment, the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cul- was named a world heritage site in 1998, said a according to a statement of the Bank. tural Organization. spokesman with the Beijing cultural heritage bureau. It also aims to introduce transparency in invest- The imperial city in central Beijing features an- He said the city has stopped all major renovation ment process including infrastructure concessions and cient city walls, compounds and imperial gardens projects in the imperial city to preserve to the maxi- facilitate access of enterprises to export markets. including the Palace Museum — also known as mum its original outlook. Cambodia expressed its welcome to the project. Forbidden City to foreigners, the Beihai Park, Beijing is now home to six of China’s 30 world “This project provides a platform for reducing the Zhongshan Park and the Zhongnanhai leadership heritage sites, the largest number among all Chinese obstacles our businesses face,” said Commerce Min- compound. The Palace Museum was inscribed on localities.—MNA/Xinhua ister Cham Prasidh. “By reducing the cost of importing and export- China calls on more scrutiny on AIDS Nepal to host ing, the project will help our garment industry weather the storm of international competition, and lay a foun- spread among drug users int’l conference dation for increased exports from all sectors,” he added. BEIJING, 5 June— China’s Ministry of Health (MOH) required local on hydropower The project builds on last year’s investment cli- health departments to look into AIDS spread among drug users to help mate assessment and the resulting 12-point plan of combat the killer disease. KATHMANDU, 5 June— investment climate reforms developed by the gov- In a notice issued on Friday, the mented to continue to take preventive An international confer- ernment.—MNA/Xinhua MOH ordered local health departments measures such as free needle exchange ence has been scheduled to gradually make AIDS testing among and methadone maintenance therapy. for next week in drug users a routine work in order to Local health authorities are also called Kathmandu to discuss understand how the deadly disease for offering services to help drug users and exchange expe- spreads among the highly vulnerable to stop drug addiction and offer free riences on the develop- group. AIDS testing and consultation. ment and extension of The notice urged all community clin- The notice said medical institutions hydropower, an organ- ics to take part in a campaign on build- should strengthen management of nar- izer said here on Satur- ing a “drug-free neighbourhood” and cotics to prevent the medicines from day. regions where AIDS prevention and flowing to illegal channels and their About 350 individu- control pilot programme is imple- own medical work.—MNA/Xinhua als concerned to the field from 25 Asian- Iraq says US deaths climb, Iraqi deaths go uncounted African countries will BAGHDAD, 4 June—May was the sec- counts”, General Tommy Franks, who participate in the confer- ond deadliest month for the US occupa- commanded US troops during the inva- ence to be jointly held tion forces in Iraq so far this year, with sion of Iraq, stated in 2002. by the Nepal Electricity 72 US troops killed. This took the total However, over the past year, in an Authority, Central number of US troops killed in Iraq since attempt to convince the US public that it Irrigation Energy Board the war began in March 2003 to 1657, is “winning” its war against the resist- of India and Interna- according to a count kept by Associated ance to the occupation, the US military tional Association for Press. On 20 May, General Michael Ro- has released figures on the number of the Generation, Trans- chelle, chief of the US Army Recruiting “guerillas” it claims to have killed in each mission and Extension Command, revealed that the war had major battle. But it still does not count of Electricity, Janak resulted in 8000 dead or severely the number of civilians who die as a result Lal Karmacharya, ex- wounded US soldiers. The total number of its operations. Nor does Washington’s ecutive director of Ne- of Iraqi deaths since the war began is puppet Iraqi government, which only pal Electricity Author- Iraqi police officers patrol a checkpoint at a street unknown, largely because the Pentagon announces figures for the number of ci- ity, told a Press confer- in Baghdad on 5 June, 2005. refuses to count Iraqi civilian deaths vilians it says have been killed by the ence. INTERNET caused by US forces. “We don’t do body anti-occupation resistance.—Internet MNA/Xinhua

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The campaign thereafter, discuss a production plan for is part of the government's efforts to the 'model car' with an automobile manu- reduce the country's rising trade deficit, facturer, may be the Japanese firm which is largely a result of increased oil General view of Brani terminal of PSA Corporation Pte Ltd in Singapore Toyota," he said. imports. on 5 June, 2005. — INTERNET The government plans to en- MNA/Xinhua Malaysia's trade continues uptrend in April Anger grows in KUALA LUMPUR, 5 June — Malaysia's trade continued its uptrend in April, with exports increasing by 9.4 per cent and imports up by 4.7 per cent compared with the same period last year, an official Iraq over statement said on Friday. Trade surplus was higher by 35.3 per cent to Imports in April increased by 4.7 per cent to detentions 8.27 billion ringgit (2.17 billion US dollars) compared 35.13 billion ringgit (9.24 billion dollars) from 33.54 ABU GHRAIB, 5 June—A year after the Abu with April 2004, which was the 90th consecutive billion ringgit (8.82 billion dollars) in April 2004, due Ghraib abuse scandal erupted, Iraqi anger has month of trade surplus recorded since November 1997, to higher imports of intermediate and capital goods. flared anew over the growing numbers of detainees the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Imports of intermediate goods saw an increase held without charge at the notorious detention said in a statement released here. of 2.5 per cent at 24.95 billion ringgit (about 6.56 centre and another prison in the south. Exports in April amounted to 43.4 million billion dollars) from April 2004, representing 71 per As the United States battles the insurgency in ringgit (11.42 million dollars), which was the highest cent of total imports. Iraq, military sweeps have netted many guerillas but ever recorded for the month of April. The increase was Imports of capital goods increased by 15.4 per also thousands of others whose offenses were non mainly supported by higher exports of electrical and cent to 5.0 billion ringgit (1.31 billion dollars) while existent, minor or impossible to prove. They often are electronic (E&E) products, crude petroleum, refined imports of consumption goods declined 2.4 per cent to held for months, only to be released without explana- petroleum products and liquefied natural gas (LNG). 1.94 billion ringgit (0.51 billion US dollars). tion. The population of long-term detainees in Abu Major export markets contributing to the in- Major sources of imports in April were ASEAN Ghraib and the larger Camp Bucca, near Basra, has crease include ASEAN with exports expanding by countries valued at 8.41 billion ringgit (2.21 billion more than doubled since August, now topping 10,000. 18.4 per cent, followed by the United States (16.2 per dollars) or 23.9 per cent of Malaysia's total imports, The military has established a multi-tiered sys- cent), Australia (38.1 per cent), South Korea (12.3 per followed by Japan (14.1 per cent) and the US (13.8 per tem to ensure that innocent people caught up in chaotic cent), the Netherlands (12.2 per cent) and the United cent). events are not held for extensive periods. Records Arab Emirates (22.3 per cent). MNA/Xinhua provided by the military, however, show that only China poses no threats to other countries about one in four people arrested ultimately meets the Two US SINGAPORE, 5 June — China poses no threats to other countries including test of evidence. Nonetheless, more than half are the United States, US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld said on Saturday. detained three months or more before being freed. soldiers killed "China is an increasingly impor- Rumsfeld held that the proper thing The men are held as security risks under the UN tant country which is growing economi- for the rest of the world to do is to work Security Council resolution that gives coalition forces in southeast cally and has relations with many na- with China diplomatically and economi- the authority to maintain order in Iraq. After secret tions across the globe. That is a good cally. He continued that the United States reviews of their cases, some are let go. But the future Afghanistan thing, it is not a bad thing, not a threaten- would prefer to see China entering the of those who remain in custody is unclear. There is no KABUL, 5 June — ing thing," he said at the fourth IISS Asia world in a peaceful and successful way, limit on how long they can be held.—Internet Two American soldiers Security Conference here. and contribute to the growth and oppor- were killed and two He noted that China's emergence tunity throughout the world. others including their lo- is understandable, taking into conside- Organized by the International cal interpreter were ration its size, population and history. Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), the wounded as a mine went "China's emergence is an impor- three-day conference attracted more than off in southeast Paktika tant new reality of this era — one that the 200 participants from over 20 countries Province of Afghanistan on countries of the region would no doubt and regions from Asia Pacific, North Friday, a US military state- like to embrace. Indeed, the world would America and Europe. The annual secu- ment said on Saturday. welcome a China committed to peaceful rity conference, which opened on Fri- "An improvised solutions and whose industrious and well- day, has been held in Singapore's explosive device deto- educated people contribute to interna- Shangri-la Hotel since 2002. nated on 3 June near tional peace and prosperity," he added. MNA/Xinhua Orgun-E killing two US CAIRO, 6 June — Egyptian Foreign Minister service members and Egyptian FM Ahmed Abul Gheit has requested food relief as- wounding a third," said sistance to Ethiopia within the coming few days, the statement. the official MENA news agency reported Satur- One Afghan inter- seeks urgent day. preter accompanying the The ministry's Fund for Technical Coopera- soldiers was also injured tion with Africa would supply Ethiopia with flour, in the incident. relief rice and cooking oil, said a source at the Egyptian "The wounded Foreign Ministry. were medically evacuated The step comes in response to a joint appeal by by helicopter to Forward assistance for the Ethiopian Government and UN relief agencies to A Chinese girl displays a dress made of recycled Operating Base Salerno extend emergency relief assistance to the Ethiopian bottles and waste compact discs in a children's for treatment," the state- Ethiopia people to ease suffering caused by drought and fashion show with a protect-the-environment theme ment added. famine in the country. in Shaoxing, east China's ZhejiangProvince, MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua on 4 June, 2005.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 5 Green China Fund ready to promote int’l cooperation BEIJING, 5 June — The Green China Fund is ready to cooperate with more international organizations and enterprises to promote environmental protection in China, said Wang Zhibao, director of the council for the Green China Fund, said here Friday. He made the remarks at a meeting proved remarkably, while China’s eco- of the fifth council of the Green China logical efforts years ago could almost be Fund, which was founded in September negligible in protecting the degenerat- 1985. The Green China Fund is seeking ing environment, Wang said, citing a more financial help from the interna- survey in 2004 on China’s forestry re- tional organizations and multination- sources, wild life and desert. als, Wang said. The organization has China still shoulders heavy burdens already received donations from indi- on environmental protection, and the viduals and organizations in countries fund is ready to promote cooperation like the United States, Canada, Japan with both domestic and international and Singapore. organizations to complement the gov- A survey showed that China’s ef- ernmental work, Wang said. forts in environment protection had im- MNA/Xinhua Train tickets for sale in Shanghai seen on 6 June, 2005. — INTERNET Belgian King Albert II Chinese, US senior officials hold talks arrives in Beijing over textile trade BEIJING, 5 June — Belgian King Albert II arrived BEIJING, 5 June — Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai held talks with his US counterpart Carlos in Beijing on Saturday morning, starting a state visit Gutierrez here on Saturday to explore for the solution to the Sino-US textile trade friction which reports to China from 4 to 11 June. It is the first China tour by said will cause 100,000 job cut in Chinese factories. a Belgian state head in the past 24 years. The two ministers also ty to properly deal with manner during the talks. As one of the world’s During the visit, the province of Shaanxi and discussed intellectual the textile trade issue and “The US Government major textile and clothing King will hold talks or eastern province of property right protection, other questions,” Bo said decided to restrict Chinese provider, Chinese textile meet with Chinese Presi- Jiangsu. US trade deficit with after the talks, which textile and clothing im- industry has a 19 million dent Hu Jintao, top legis- China and Belgium China and the preparation lasted three quarters ports earlier this year, employment and even more lator Wu Bangguo and established diplomatic re- work for the upcoming longer than the scheduled months after such quota in relevant sectors, accord- Premier Wen Jiabao, ac- lations in 1971. The Sino- 16th meeting of Sino-US one hour. was eliminated worldwide ing to Bo Xilai. Most of the cording to diplomatic Belgian trade surged joint commission of com- “China has become the on 1 January, according to factories were of low-profit sources. The visit is ex- about 450 per cent from merce and trade, but third largest trade partner World Trade Organization and workers were low-paid pected to further promote 1971 to 2004 to hit 9.38 mostly focus on the tex- of the United States and agreements. Such limita- but rely on the job to raise bilateral relations and co- billion US dollars and the tile issue, sources said. it’s natural for some prob- tion sparked anger among their families. Gutierrez operation in all fields. contractual investment of “Sino-US trade wit- lems to emerge in such a Chinese textile and cloth- said it is a “good meeting”, Besides Beijing, the Belgian companies in nessed such great progress developing progress,” Bo ing industry. Reports said but he did not elaborate what King is also scheduled to China reached 1.22 bil- in the last 26 or 27 years said. “We exchanged our that will cause about will US do to settle the visit Chinese economic lion US dollars in 2004. and we two countries points on the textile issue 100,000 job cut in Chi- textile issue. hub Shanghai, northwest MNA/Xinhua should have the capabili- frankly and in a systematic nese factories. MNA/Xinhua “USS CIA accused of masterminding “magnicide” on Chavez Susilo asks intelligence BOGOTA, 5 June — Colombian paramilitaries and gunmen have been Nimitz” linked to a plan of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to assassinate to monitor possible starts Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Vice-President Jose Vicente Rangel said. terror attacks routine In remarks made in conference, the Vice- cused the CIA of master- Havana, Cuba where President said Chavez “is minding a “magnicide” on JAKARTA, 5 June — Indonesian President Susilo visit in HK Rangel was attending a in serious risk” and ac- the Venezuelan President. Bamabang Yudhoyono on Friday asked the intelli- “This would be a CIA gence to continuously monitor terrorism groups that HONG KONG, 5 June— possibly plan to launch attacks in the country, the state- The USS Nimitz started its crime, a crime by the US owned Antara news agency reported Saturday. routine port visit in Hong Government, a crime by The President made the statement upon returning Kong on Friday and will President (George W) to Jakarta from his visits to the United States, Vietnam stay for a few days. Bush and his govern- and Japan. Commander of Car- ment’s team,” Rangel was “The President instructed intelligent officers to rier Strike Group 11 Rear quoted as saying by local persistently detect on the terrorism groups that might Admiral Peter H Daly said media. Last year, Ven- carry out strikes,” said Police Chief General Da’I at a Press briefing on ezuelan authorities cap- Bachtiar after meeting the President. Nimitz that it was a real tured over 100 The meeting was attended by Vice-President Jusuf great pleasure to dock in paramilitaries, who were Hong Kong. Members of accused of preparing at- Kalla and scores of ministers, including Security Min- the ship consider Hong tacks against Venezuelan ister Widodo As and Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda. Kong a favourite port due institutions and the gov- Days earlier, the police chief disclosed increasing to its special status as an ernment of Chavez, near activities of terrorist cell in the country led by Malaysians international city and its the capital city of Cara- fugitives: bomb expert Azhari Husin and terrorist unique culture. cas.—MNA/Xinhua coordinator and recruiter Noerdin Mohammad Top. He said that young He said that police found indication that the cell are people formed a majority Dr Kazuhiro Kosuge, preparing other attacks, which prompted the closure of of the crew and most of Professor of Japan's the US Embassy in Jakarta. them were having a trip Tohoku University The most recent bloody blast happened in a market outside America for the unveils the Partner in the town of Tentena in Poso Regency in Central first time. They spent a Ballroom Dance Robot Sulawesi Province, killing 20 people. lot of time learning the (PBDR) at a factory of This could be a trick to distract attention of Indone- culture of other places on Nomura Unison robotic sian authorities from the real terrorist target, Bachtiar board and they were ready venture company in said. to be good ambassadors Chino city, 200-km west After it resumed operation on Friday, the US Em- of America in Hong of Tokyo on 5 June, bassy again gave warning to its citizens here of 2005. — INTERNET possible strikes from terrorists. Kong. MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 China urges SCO members to consolidate unity, cooperation Thaksin woos Indian ASTANA (Kazakhstan), 6 June — Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing urged here Saturday the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to further consolidate unity and businessmen cooperation to guarantee a smooth development of the group. NEW DELHI, 6 June — Visiting Thai Prime Addressing an SCO operation, beef up security economic development. bility, cooperation and de- Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged Indian foreign ministers’ meeting, measures, broaden exter- The Chinese Foreign velopment in Central Asia. businessmen and software professionals to Li called on the SCO mem- nal contacts steadily, Minister expressed his de- In his speech, Li also empower his country with their expertise and bers to take concrete meas- deepen cooperation in cul- light to see the situation in stressed that the United Na- enterprise, Indo-Asian News Service reported ures to step up preparation ture, disaster relief, educa- Uzbekistan’s Andijan re- tions (UN), as the world’s Saturday. for the forthcoming SCO tion, tourism, media and gion back to normal, and most representative and au- Addressing a group of trade barriers to encour- summit, scheduled to be other fields. hoped that the coming presi- thoritative organization, business leaders on age Indian investment in held in Astana in July. On the situation in dential election in should play a leading role Friday, Thaksin, who ar- Thailand. To make the summit a Central Asia, Li said China Kyrgyzstan would proceed in international affairs, es- rived here Friday on a The two countries united, pragmatic and pio- firmly supports the efforts smoothly. pecially in safeguarding working visit, urged them hope to increase bilateral neering one, the Chinese by the Central Asian coun- He encouraged the SCO world peace and the pro- to help make free trade trade to 4 billion US dol- Foreign Minister proposed tries to maintain independ- member states and other or- moting common develop- agreement between the lars by 2007, up from 2 the SCO members to ence and sovereignty, keep ganizations concerned to ment. two countries a reality. He billion US dollars in 2004. strengthen economic co- social stability and promote make efforts to maintain sta- MNA/Xinhua promised to streamline MNA/Xinhua SCO vows to further cooperation against “three evil forces” ASTANA (Kazakhstan), 5 June — Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) reaffirmed their readiness on Saturday to further cooperate on combating “three evil forces”, namely, terrorism, extremism and separatism. SCO — a regional or- Kazakh capital of Astana. noted that SCO, which has ganization grouping Terrorism, extremism been seen as an active China, Russia, and separatism have posed player in safeguarding re- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, major threats to security gional and international Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and stability in Central security, will send repre- — released a joint com- Asia, said the foreign min- sentatives to monitor munique after the meet- isters in the joint commu- presidential and parlia- ing, noting that the minis- nique, adding the July mentary elections in its ters discussed prepara- summit will further member states, a new tions for the upcoming strengthen related coop- move taken by the group meeting of the heads of eration between the mem- to help maintain stability A man sits in front of electronic stocks monitors in Shanghai the member states, which ber countries. in the region. on 5 June, 2005.—INTERNET is slated for July in the The foreign ministers MNA/Xinhua India says more CBMs with Hotels in Jakarta told to Pakistan’s Pakistan in the offing beef up secutiry HONG KONG, 6 June — Stating that a number of economy confidence building measures are in the pipeline to JAKARTA, 6 June — The Jakarta Police on Friday told hotel operators to propel the peace process with Pakistan, India be on alert for possible terrorist attacks and increase their security measures grows Saturday nevertheless made it clear that much will following a warning from the US Embassy here that extremists might target depend on Islamabad honouring its commitment to hotels frequented by foreigners. 8.4% stop cross-border terrorism through “concrete “Hotel operators car with bomb driven by a activities of terrorists. ISLAMABAD, 6 June actions”. must keep on guard suicide bomber exploded Earlier in the day, the — Pakistan’s economy “We sincerely desire one year, said India wel- against any incoming ve- at the lobby of the JW US Embassy said it has during the current finan- to find mutually accept- comed President Pervez hicle to their hotels. Never Marriott Hotel here, kill- learned that as of June 1, cial year has shown im- able solutions to all out- Musharraf’s pledge dur- forget to open the bag- ing 12 people and wound- there were plans by expressive growth of 8.4 standing issues with Paki- ing his visit to India in gage and the door for a ing 150 others. tremists to conduct bomb per cent, the fastest pace stan by carrying forward April this year not to security check,” Jakarta Tjiptono said the po- attacks “targeting the lob- in two decades, accord- the current composte dia- allow terrorism to impede police spokesman lice have raised alert to its bies of hotels frequented ing to Pakistan Eco- logue process and by mak- the bilateral peace Tjiptono told reporters. maximum level in Jakarta by Westerners”. nomic Survey 2004- ing our quest for abiding process. On August 5, 2003, a after it detected increased MNA/Xinhua 2005, released on Satur- peace irreversible,” visit- “Much of the progress day. ing External Affairs Min- will depend on the actual This is much higher ister K Natwar Singh said situation on the ground than the original target while addressing promi- and on Pakistan’s sincer- of 6.6 per cent and 6.4 nent members of the In- ity to translate its com- per cent last year. Eco- dian community here. mitments into concrete nomic Survey, a pre- At the same time, we actions,” he said. budget document, shows remain firm in our con- “We are also striving that the gross national viction of the need for a to expand the agenda of product has also exhib- complete cessation of mutually beneficial co- ited acceleration in cross-border terrorism, operation,” he said citing growth from 5.2 per cent including the dismantling the example of the two last year to 8.1 per cent of terrorist training camps sides exploring coopera- this year. and launch pads across the tion in petroleum and natu- The survey was Line of Control, he said. ral gas sectors, including jointly released by Ad- Singh, who spoke on on the issue of pipeline viser to the Prime Min- major foreign policy ini- from Iran through Pakis- ister on Finance Dr tiatives taken by the gov- tan. Salman Shah, Minister ernment during the last MNA/PTI of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan and Economic Adviser Dr Farmers tend to their crops under plastic covering in the compact yellow earth, Ashfaq Hassan Khan at Donate blood known as loess, of western China’s Shaanxi Province on 5 June, 2005. a news conference. INTERNET MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 7 Myanmar, garden of fascinating flowers in full bloom U Maung Maung Soe Tint (Retired Ambassador)

I was taking a stroll along the world famous polluted; that the water along the coast of Myeik enhances the admiration of the visitors and makes Waikiki beach and enjoying the beauty of Hawaii archipelago had not been compromised or polluted; them peaceful. The pagodas, stupas and temples in Island in 1961. And I was enraptured by the view and the Italians would like to visit the beautiful places Bagan archaeological region and religious edifices of young men and women who were having a swim for recreation and enjoy a deep sea diving. He added in various parts of the nation indicate the devout- in the bluish sea water. The view with the Dia- that the Italian businessmen would build lodging ness of the national people. mond Head Hill in the background made the beach houses that would match with the sea, the archi- The Union of Myanmar is home to over one more pleasant and beautiful. The soft music from pelago and its environs. And over 500 Italian tour- hundred national races who have been living in the hotels along the beach was floating in the air. ists were expected to put up in the houses monthly. amity and harmony for thousands of years. The Until that time I had never seen the sea, so I was He admitted that natural beaches like those in colourful costumes, customs and traditions and cul- completely captivated by the breathtaking beauty Myanmar become rare in the world. So, I took pride tures of the national races make the Union truely of the beach. I therefore wished such a fascinating in Myanmar’s beauties that are on a par with those impressive. Any other nations do not have as many scenery existed in Myanmar. in other global nations. impressive beauties as Myanmar does. During my stay in foreign countries, I vis- Situated in Myanmar are the Ayeyawady, Myanmar is rich in natural resources. And ited similar beaches, and among them were Miami Chindwin and Thanlwin rivers that stretch from north the best quality of jade, sapphire, ruby and pearl beach and Coney Island beach in New York in the to south. Such large rivers cannot be found in every are peculiar to the nation. Moreover, the nation US, Black Pool beach, Brighton beach and Eastborn Myanmar is home to all types produces a lot of gold. So, the people offer gold beach in England, and Sochi sea beach of Black foils to or gild the religious edifices. Myanmar is Sea in the then Soviet Union. One salient point I of natural flowers that exist around thus called “The Golden Land”. noticed was that the beaches were mostly strewn the world. Furthermore, some kinds Many foreign tourists say one of Myanmar’s with pebbles. During my assignment in Australia, of such natural flowers are peculiar impressive beauties is the friendly and hospitable I visited Bundaing Sea beach near Sydney, and attitude of the people. Every tourist who has ever Gold Coast beach near Brisbane. The beaches were to our nation. In a word, I would been to the nation acknowledges it. It is said such attractive with nearby hotels which were busy with like to urge all the national people to a charming hospitality is rarely seen in other na- festivities and dancehalls. I was very excited at harmoniously keep the garden lush tions. A friend of mine from New Zealand sent to these scenic beauties, and I did not think Myanmar and green forever. me a video tape entitled “Born to be a Myanmar”. had them. He recorded scenic natural beauties, customs, tra- However, I found out I was totally wrong nation. Nor are they in such countries as UK, Aus- ditions and cultures in the tape. At the end of the when I visited Ngapali, Chaungtha and Ngwe tralia and New Zealand. The scene of the activities tape, he wished he would like to be born to be a Hsaung beaches and Myeik archipelago. To my of the people doing businesses in towns and villages Myanmar if he had an opportunity to be born in surprise, Myanmar has captivating beaches like along the river banks is the beauty of Myanmar riv- the next existence. those in the US, Russia, the UK, Australia and ers. Such beautiful, pleasant and impressive New Zealand. There could be other beautiful Similarly, expressive scenery of mountain beaches, mountains, mountain ranges, rivers, creeks beaches in the nation to which I have not been. ranges like Rakhine Yoma mountain range stretch- and lakes, religious edifices, cultures, customs and With better transport, we national people will get ing from north to south, Bago Yoma mountain range traditions, and natural resources in abundance are opportunities to visit these beaches. The beauty of and Shan Yoma mountain range cannot be found in indeed colourful fragrant flowers blooming in the beaches in the nation is more natural, and those every nation. These green and lush mountain ranges Myanmar. in the foreign countries I visited were mostly arti- are home to a large variety of bio-diversity that can The Union of Myanmar is like a lovely gar- ficial, and they are having adverse effects on the attract tourists. den in which attractive colourful flowers are in natural beauties. In the northernmost of these mountain ranges full bloom that we national people have inherited About five months ago, I met with Mr Fran- is the region where Mt Khakaborazi lies. The region from our ancestors. Myanmar is home to all types cisco, an Italian businessman. He said that he took covered with ice over six months a year is the best of natural flowers that exist around the world. Fur- interest in running a hotel resort in Myeik archi- place in South-East Asia region for skiing, luring the thermore, some kinds of such natural flowers are pelago to attract Italian tourists, and asked me for tourists. If that region has enjoyed development, peculiar to our nation. In a word, I would like to advice. I asked him why he was interested in Myeik Myanmar will become the Switzerland of South-East urge all the national people to harmoniously keep archipelago although there were so many exciting Asia region. the garden lush and green forever. beaches around the Mediterranean Sea. He said the The Shwedagon Pagoda built in the time of Translation: MS water of the Mediterranean Sea was becoming Lord Buddha is one of the world’s wonders. And it Myanma Alin, Kyemon: 6-6-2005 UN mission in Congo China urges various levels for efforts condemns killing of peacekeeper KIGALI, 6 June — The UN peacekeeping against floods, droughts mission in Congo MONUC condemned here Saturday the killing of a Nepali peacekeeper in BEIJING, 6 June — Chinese Government and departments at various levels have been ordered Ituri Brigade. to get themselves ready for combating floods and droughts in the summer flood season and ensure According to a UN Press release, the peacekeeper the safety of major rivers and reservoirs. was seriously injured at Rakpa, a locality situated 65 In a working meeting of the State Flood Con- Victims in disaster-hit areas should be provided kilometres northeast of Bunia in the Democratic trol and Drought Relief Headquarters, Chinese Vice- with adequate food, shelter, clean drinking water, Republic of the Congo, whilst the platoon under his Premier Hui Liangyu, also chief of the headquarters, clothing and medical care, he stressed. command was securing the take-off of a helicopter urged the full implementation of all anti-flood and According to the latest statistics released by the transporting MONUC civilian staff. drought measures so that human casualties and prop- headquarters and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the As the helicopter transporting the civilian staff erty loss can be reduced to a minimum and the safety floods this year have already killed 204, left 79 was ready to launch, armed men opened fire on the of major cities and communication lines can be missing and affected 17.06 million people in 16 aircraft which nevertheless managed to take off and guaranteed. Chinese provinces, municipalities and autonomous safely brought all those onboard back to the town of As most parts of China have entered the main regions. Mahagi, said the Press release. flood season, the disasters have already caused great They have also affected 1.828 million hectares The peacekeeping platoon immediately returned human and property losses, said Hui at Saturday’s and destroyed 614,000 hectares of farmland and fire allowing the civilian helicopter to take off safely. meeting. damaged 137,900 houses. Four peacekeepers were injured during this firefight. At the same time, other parts of China have Meanwhile, 6.647 million hectares of "MONUC rushed in reinforcement, including an been suffering serious droughts. farmland from 11 provinces have suffered from MI25 combat helicopter, which facilitated the evacu- He urged people to be fully prepared for more droughts which have caused drinking water shortage ation of the injured and the extraction of the two floods and droughts and to closely monitor the for 11.08 million of local residents and 6.37 million helicopters transporting the Nepli troops," the state- changes brought by floods, droughts and other dis- livestock. ment added. — MNA/Xinhua asters. MNA/Xinhua 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005

Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win formally unveils the stone inscription. — MNA Above-ground and external have emerged. The Kengtung-Mongpyin-Tarkaw road Tachilek road, Kengtung-Mongla road, Kengtung- section will be opened soon, he said. Mongkhat-Mongyang road, Monghsat-Mongtong road, destructionists… Major roads in Shan State were upgraded and short- Monghsat-Tachilek road and Mongpyin-Monghsat road cut roads such as Hanmyinmo-Myogyi-Ywangan- are being upgraded and built. In addition, Tar-kaw-ek, (from page 1) Aungban road and Pyinmana-Pinlaung road were built Tarhsan and Tarpar Bridges across the Thanlwin River Nawnghkio-Kangyi-Taungkhan-Kyaukgu-Yaksauk- and they are now in use. were also built. Shwenyaung Road. The new Nawnghkio-Yaksauk Road Moreover, Hsipaw-Nanlam-Tonlaw-Panketu-Loilem In the Union of Myanmar, Shan State is the largest is 100 miles shorter than the previous one through Road was built with the strength of the Tatmadaw area and has the largest population and various PyinOoLwin, Mandalay, Kyaukse and Meiktila. It also saves time and it is the new shortest road between northern and southern Shan State. The new 105 miles Nawnghkio-Yaksauk Road was built with the help of Tatmadaw members more than seven years ago. The 30-mile Nawnghkio-Kangyi- Taungkhan-Magyiyay-Tarpalan road section was built by Tatmadaw members of North-East Command and 76-mile Yaksauk-Kyaukgu-Dokhtawady section by No 55 LID. The road sections were opened in February 1998. He said now small or big vehicles can pass through the newly-built Dokhtawady Bridge. There will be progress in commerce and travelling between northern and southern Shan State. The new road serves the interest of 67 villages and 10 village tracts along the road and the success of community welfare services under the rural development tasks, he said. Roads and bridges could be built one after another under the guidance of the government and through cooperation of the people and Tatmadaw members, he said. In the past, people could go from plain regions to Shan State through only two routes— Mandalay- Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win and party inspect Dokhtawady bridge. — MNA Nawnghkio-Kyaukme-Lashio Road and Meiktila-Thazi- Shwenyaung Road. There were some damages on these members. Therefore gateways to Shan State are on the national races reside there. Union Highways. Later they were upgraded and Man- increase, he said. Once there were various armed groups with politi- dalay-Nawnghkio-Lashio-Muse Road and upgraded The Lashio-Mongyai-Tanyang road, Hsenwi- cal and racial attitudes in all parts of Shan State due to 400-mile Thazi-Kalaw-Shwenyaung-Taunggyi-Loilem- Kunlon-Laukkai road, Laukkai-Kongyan road, Kutkai- the instigations of colonialism, feudalism and parlia- Namhsam-Kunhein-Mongpyin-Kengtung tarred Roads Tarmonye road-Mongsi-Tarshwehtan road, Kengtung- mentary democratic system, failing to perform one’s own duty. The region is so wide and there was poor transport. Most of the roads were only earth roads. Therefore, there was less contacts among the national races. The state lagged behind in development and there were no progress in the state because of lack of stability and poor communication. The Tatmadaw government carried out the task for ensuring smooth and easy transport first. Roads were upgraded, new roads and rail roads were built and Tachilek, Kengtung, Heho, Namhsam and Lashio air- ports were renovated. Overall, basic better foundations such as roads, railroads and air transport have taken shape under the Tatmadaw government. (See page 9) The bridge is 465 ft long and 24 ft wide flanked by 3-foot-wide pedestrian lanes. It’s clearance is 80 ft wide and 18 ft high. It can withstand 60- ton loads. Construction of the bridge started on 22 February last year and completed on 15 May 2005. Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win, officials and national races pose for a documentary photo. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 9 Above-ground and external destructionists… (from page 8) As doubts can be cleared and national consolida- tion based mutual trust, understanding and cooperation can be built, armed groups in northern Shan State are now in the embrace of peace and the rule of law, and they are joining hands with the Government. In the past development could be seen in Shan State only in and around Taunggyi. Now, Lashio and Kengtung regions are also enjoying progress together with Taunggyi region. Thanks to efforts for progress of all sectors, northern, southern and eastern regions of Shan State are witnessing equal development. Taunggyi is developing as a city of flowers, Lashio as a trade centre and Kengtung as the capital of the east bank of Thanlwin River. Many regions and towns in the whole Shan State are also achieving sustainable development. Panglong has been designated as a development zone to strengthen Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win greets those attending at the opening ceremony of Dokhtawady Bridge. —MNA Union Spirit. Everyone can see the developments of achieved progress to a certain degree. The shape of the the state in the papers as well as with their own eyes. development, betterment of posterity, progress of all the regions of the Union and perpetuation of the na- future nation can be imagined at present. All are the During his visit to Shan State (East) in 2002, the results of the mutual trust, understanding and coopera- Head of State said, “The Government has been devel- tion. All will have to shape the nation according to the 12 political, economic and social objectives. The fu- tion between the people and the Government. oping the health and education sectors of Lashio and Some underground and above-ground and external Taunggyi regions in addition to Kengtung region. Now, ture work programmes of the State have been laid down to implement the third and fourth points of the political destructionists are perpetrating conspiracies through Panglong region in Loilem District, where Union Spirit political means and terrorism. With vision and aware- was conceived, has been designated as a development objective — Emergence of a new enduring State Con- stitution; and Building of a new modern developed ness, the national people will have to ward off the zone for progress of every area of the state. Nationali- destructive schemes and slanders of the minions, so ties living in all the 14 states and divisions are breth- Thanks to efforts for progress of all sec- that their acts will not be able to slow down or stop the tors, northern, southern and eastern regions ren. Thus, the Government has been striving for progress national development drive. The Government, the peo- and prosperity for all of them.” of Shan State are witnessing equal develop- ple and the Tatmadaw collectively strive to build the Thanks to the development of transport infrastruc- ment. Taunggyi is developing as a city of democracy system in accord with the nation’s own way. tures, all the regions of Union are linked with one flowers, Lashio as a trade centre and Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun said another, opening ways to share knowledge, cement unity Kengtung as the capital of the east bank of that a total of 199 above-180-foot-long bridges includ- and narrow the development gap between regions. Thanlwin River. Many regions and towns ing Dokhtawady Bridge have been commissioned into In addition to transport infrastructures, the Govern- service in the country. Dokhtawady Bridge inaugurated ment has been building facilities in all other sectors, in the whole Shan State are also achieving today is the 12th one in Shan State and Shweli Bridge sustainable development. the basic foundations for actual development of the (Namkham) is under construction. The minister urged the local people for to help maintain the bridge. Next, Chairman of Shan State (North) Peace and Development Council Commander of the North-East Command Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing said that Dokhtawady Bridge serves as the shortest route linking Shan State (North) and Shan State (South). With the emergence of the bridge, education, health, economy and social standards of the locals will improve. The Tatmadaw Government has built 333 small and large bridges in Shan State (North) including 465-foot- long Dokhtawady Bridge in a decade. Being a transportation infrastructure for the region, Dokhtawady Bridge is important for the improvement of social standards of the local people. He thanked the experts of the Ministry of Construction and skilled workers, and local people who provided necessary assistance for the timely completion of the bridge. Afterwards, Chairman of Shan State Peace and De- velopment Council Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint said that the new bridge will be of benefit to everyone in the region. Local people had to Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing and Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun travel 244 miles from Taunggyi to Nawnghkio in Shan State (North) in the past. Now, on completion of the formally open Dokhtawady Bridge. —MNA bridge, the distance between Taunggyi and Nawnghkio nation, on self-reliant basis. The basic foundations for nation in accord with the State Constitution. The Na- crossing the new bridge is only 156 miles. The bridge developments can be seen not only in Shan state, but tional Convention, the first step of the programme, has was built on the road which is the shortest route linking also in all states and divisions. All the states and divi- been held at present. And the discussions, held by rep- Shan State (North) and Shan State (South). sions should effectively use the facilities for regional resentatives of nationalities, and all walks of life, have (See page 15)

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing.—MNA Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint.—MNA Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun.—MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein greets a visitor at World Environment Day Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein views the booth on Myanmar environmental ceremony. — MNA conservation activities. — MNA Greening of Yangon … also have many other ef- implemented. Gardens, their important contribution Myat Soe and Daw Nan fects. Expanding human parks and the environs of and all the Government May Thu who won other (from page 16) changes in the other parts. settlement will replace trees Kandawgyi and Inya Lake departments, non-govern- prizes in Essay Competi- devastated, its resources The theme for this and greeneries and agricul- are being beautified and mental organizations and tion (open division) to mark and wildlife depleted. Thus year’s Environment Day is tural land surrounding the upgraded as relaxation, rec- the private sector for taking the WED for 2005. efforts have been made both “Green Cities: Plan for the cities. reation and environmental at the international and na- Planet” which focuses on It is a challenging education zones. tional level to deal with en- the growing population and task for the developing Activities for the vironmental issues. Over its impact on the cities. Our countries to address these year’s World Environment the past three decades, a planet which is home to urban environmental is- Day are organized by the large number of interna- over 6.2 billion people to- sues. National Commission for tional conventions related day seems to become to the environment have smaller and smaller as thou- been adopted and imple- sands of new inhabitants mented. are added to the place eve- All the countries are ryday. Population growth

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein presents a prize to U Aye Myint who stood first in essay contest in commemmoration of World Environment Day.—MNA an active part in today’s Next, Chairman of celebration. I would also the Myanmar National like to urge everyone of you Commission for Environ- to join hands and strive our mental Affairs Minister for Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein presents a prize to the utmost to do the best we Forestry Brig-Gen Thein third prize winner. —MNA can to protect and promote Aung presented prizes to Like many other de- Environmental Affairs in our environment. artistes who contributed Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung presents a certificate veloping countries, cooperation with related Next, Resident Rep- their shares to the activities of honour to an artiste.—MNA Myanmar also has a grow- Ministries. These activities resentative of UNDP Mr to mark the WED for 2005. ing urban population. In include essay competition Charles James Petric read Later, Resident Rep- aware that a growing popu- occurs more rapidly in cit- order to cope with the ris- and exhibition on this year’s messages of UN Secretary- resentative of UNDP Mr lation and increased urbani- ies especially in the devel- ing urbanization, new hous- World Environment Day General Mr Kofi A Annan Charles James Petric pre- zation will exert pressure oping countries. Industri- ing estates have been es- theme, presentation of en- and Executive Director of sented certificates of hon- on the environment. It is alization ushered in ever tablished in cities across the vironment award to honour UNEP Dr Klaus Toepfer. our to officials of the Min- important for us to remem- increasing urbanization country to resettle people individuals and organiza- Afterwards, Secre- istry of Forestry, the Minis- ber that human beings live with cities growing far living in the crowded and tions who have made out- tary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein try of Energy, the Ministry in eco-system, and the con- larger than our pre-indus- congested urban slums. standing contributions to presented prizes to those of Agriculture and Irriga- cept of an eco-system helps trial predecessors. It is esti- Moreover, clean and green the management and pro- who made relentless efforts tion, the Ministry of Con- us to understand that all mated that more than three cities programmes are be- tection of the environment for environmental conser- struction, the Ministry of parts of the environment persons in five will live in ing carried out extensively and songs commemorating vation. They are U Mya Health, the Ministry of Rail are in dynamic interaction urban areas by 2030. In in the country. The month the World Environment Thein (Zanihein-Hsipaw), Transportation and the with one another. Changes many of the developing of July has been designated Day has been aired from the first prize winner, U Yangon City Development in one part of the eco-sys- countries the urban popu- as a Tree-planting month the Broadcasting stations. Tin Win (Shwenaga Tin Committee, who partici- tem will likely produce lation is growing too fast and Tree-planting ceremo- All these activities are Win), the second prize win- pated in the exhibitions to for the civic authorities to nies are held all over the aimed to enhance aware- ner, the Biodiversity and mark the WED for 2005 respond to the needs of the country. ness and inspiring people Environmental Conserva- and the ceremony ended. rising urban population With the aim to pro- to care for the environment. tion Association, the third After the ceremony, such as housing, water and mote Yangon to be a Gar- I would like to take prize winner. the Secretary-1 greeted electricity supply, trans- den City of Southeast Asia, this opportunity to extend He also presented those present on the occa- port, communications, col- greening of Yangon and its my warm congratulations prizes to U Aye Myint, Ma sion. He together with the lection and disposal of surrounding areas within 30 to all the winners of the Sein Sein and Ma Htar Su guests viewed round the wastes, health and educa- miles radius of the city is essay competition and the Nyein who stood first, sec- prize winning works in es- tion facilities. Urban poor being undertaken. Restora- environment awards. ond and third and Dr Hsint say competition and booths live in crowded slums tion and promotion of the In conclusion, I Soe, Maung Win Pyi Pyo on environmental conser- where clean water is scarce natural environment and would like to commend the Paing, U Myint Thein vation activities of Mr Charles James Petrie and refuse rarely collected. landscape in the city is be- National Commission for (Maung Maung Myint Myanmar. reads messages.—MNA Urban sprawl can ing carefully planned and Environmental Affairs for Thein-RIT), Ma Aye Myint MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 11 Shan State (East) WVO holds Preliminary POEM: Conference (2005) If ASEAN and Myanmar are in solidarity * ASEAN and Myanmar, patterns and events Features and appearance, are alike. * From time of Independence, if years Are counted, ‘tis over forty years Only after those periods, are passed Outlook and mind, are rendered clear And close ancestors, fall into embrace And think ahead, for future progress In discussions, that’s Myanmar. * At time of founding there was no stability Because of prevailing conditions in region And events, the initial Founding time, saw only Five nations, and then As time passed, over thirty years Then only, ten nations Happily, became members Commander Brig-Gen Min Aung Hliang speaks at the Shan State (East) WVO Preliminary 2020, the passage to it Conference (2005). — MNA When it is reached, entire region Will in happiness, hearts at peace YANGON, 6 June — tral Organization Com- emony, the command and Members of Shan Come to the destination, as envisaged The preliminary confer- mittee for MWVO Deputy Shan State (East) PDC, State (East) WVO dis- That’s ASEAN. ence of Shan State (East) Minister for Home Affairs district and township cussed a wide range of * ASEAN and Myanmar, as hoped for War Veterans Organiza- Brig-Gen Phone Swe, PDCs and the wellwishers topics on the conference. On the way, making good pace tion for 2005 took place at Deputy Minister for En- donated K 7 million to the Later, the conference Without outside interference the city hall of Kengtung ergy Brig-Gen Than Htay, Shan State (East) WVO adopted five future work If able to, steadily proceed yesterday morning, at- Chairman of Supervisory and the first session of the programmes, passed two Myanmar and ASEAN, in reciprocal help tended by Patron of Shan Committee for Shan State conference adjourned. resolutions, approved one The winning post ahead, with mutual hope State (East) WVO Chair- (East) WVO Lt-Col Khin At the second session matter and put five mat- We’ll be able to reach. Meru (Trs) man of Shan State (East) Maung Kyaw, senior mili- of the conference, Lt-Col ters on record.— MNA Peace and Development tary officers and others. Tin Soe of Secretary of Council Commander of The commander de- Supervisory Committee Triangle Region Com- livered a speech on the for Shan State (East) mand Brig-Gen Min Aung occasion. WVO made an opening Hlaing, Secretary of Cen- At the donation cer- speech. Information Minister receives ambassadors YANGON, 6 June—Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received Korean Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Lee Ju-Heum and Australian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Robert Joseph Davis at his office on Theinbyu Road here at 1.30 pm and 2.15 pm respectively. Also present on the occasions were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein, departmental heads and the head of office of the ministry.— MNA

The first meeting of the Joint-Committee for Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation between Myanmar and China in progress. — MNA Deputy Energy Minister inspects filling stations in Kengtung YANGON, 6 June— Myanmar War Veterans MWVO Deputy Minister Deputy Minister for En- Organization Brig-Gen for Home Affairs Brig- ergy Brig-Gen Than Htay Than Htay attended Pre- Gen Phone Swe met with arrived at the storage and liminary Conference of members of Shan distribution sub-division Shan State(East) WVO State(East) WVO and (B) of Myanma Petroleum 2005 held at the city hall urged them to participate Products Enterprise, of Kengtung. The deputy in programme to develop Kengtung Township, on minister together with defence, economy, and Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan receives Korean Ambassador 4 June afternoon and in- Secretary of Central Or- social affairs of the State. Mr Lee Ju-Heum.— MNA spected security measures ganization Committee for MNA being taken at the sub- division, fuel storage, maintenance of oil tank- ers and fire preventive measures. He also met with service personnel and urged them to tighten the security at the filling stations and tanks, follow the security instructions. The deputy minister next ful- filled the requirements. The deputy minister then proceeded to filling station No-0747 and gave necessary instructions. On 5 June morning, Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan receives Australian Ambassador member of Central Or- Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than Htay inspects Mr Robert Joseph Davis. — MNA ganization Committee for filling station No 0747. — ENERGY 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 ®pv\eTac\su®mn\maNiuc\cMeta\®pv\eTac\su®mn\maNiuc\cMeta\ A D V E R T I S E M E N T S rn\kun\‘mi>eta\sv\pc\qayaer;eka\mt^ psßv\;wy\yërac\;K¥er;AP∑´> rk\s∑´' 2005 KuN˙s\ z∑n\l 6 rk\ AeSak\AAMuAc˙a;K¥Ta;rn\ K¥ip\pit\eZ;NOn\;lWaeKÅy¨®Kc\; rn\kun\‘mi>eta\sv\pc\qayaer;eka\mt^piuc\ mrm\;kun\; ‘mi>ny\' Ac\;sin\lm\;N˙c\.k¥oik\wiuc\;Bura;lm\;eTac\.ri˙ (7)Tp\ AeSak\ AAMuAa; s^;p∑a;er;lup\cn\;lup\kiuc\luiq¨m¥a;qiu≥ Ac˙a;K¥Ta;liupå q®Pc\. sit\påwc\sa;qv\. pug©iol\m¥a;' kumπ%^lup\cn\;r˙c\m¥a;Aen®Pc\. K¥ip\pit\eZ;NOn\;lWam¥a; tc\q∑c\;Niuc\påeÂkac\; Pit\eKÅAp\på qv\" K¥ip\pit\eZ;NOn\;lWam¥a;kiu rn\kun\‘mi>eta\sv\pc\qayaer; eka\mt^' Bt\g¥k\N˙c\.ec∑sarc\;@ant∑c\ ts\sMulYc\ k¥p\ 1000/- (k¥p\ts\eTac\titi)NOn\;®Pc\. wy\y¨rri˙Niuc\®p^; 15-6-2005 en≥ (16;00)nar^ enak\SMu;Ta;j psßv\;wy\yërac\;K¥er;AP∑´>RMu;qiu≥ tc\q∑c\;Niuc\påqv\" qiri˙liuqv\. Aeq;sit\AK¥k\ Alk\m¥a;ri˙påk Ac\g¥c\n^ya @an(AeSak\AAMu) Pun\;Am˙t\-249525 N˙c\. Bt\g¥k\N˙c\.ec∑sarc\;@an Pun\;Am˙t\-282330qiu≥ RMu;K¥in\At∑c\; Sk\q∑y\em;®mn\;Niuc\påqv\" Uk˚™ psßv\;wy\yërac\;K¥er;AP∑´>

Albanian police destroy Indian hemp plants in south area TIRANA, 5 June — Al- banian police destroyed on Friday about 9,000 Indian Mozambique, hemp plants planted in S Africa agree Romes Village, located 40 on 24-hour kilometres away from Vlora Town in southern border opening Albania. MAPUTO, 5 June — According to police Mozambique has come to sources, in the last three an agreement with South days, Vlora police have CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Forest fires Africa that the main bor- found and destroyed more spreading in der post between them, at than 14,000 hemp plants M.V. GEE HONG VOY: NO (507) Ressano Garcia, should in Romes Village. Consignees of cargo carried on M.V. GEE HONG Canada’s Quebec remain open for 24 hours In recent years, Al- VOY NO (507) are hereby notified that the vessel will Province a day, Mozambican me- bania has been one of the be arriving on 7.6.05 and cargo will be discharged into OTTAWA, 5 June— dia reported on Saturday. hottest place in Balkan for the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at the consign- More than 70 forest fires The two sides agreed ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and drug’s traffic, planting and covering a large area are conditions of the Port of Yangon. to set up a joint team that producing. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to spreading in Canada’s will make the preparations MNA/Xinhua 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now Quebec Province, local for putting this decision declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo Press reported Saturday. into effect. Zimbabwe to rebuild accommodation from the vessel. A major forest fires The same group No claims against this vessel will be admitted after continued to burn dan- would also work on publi- for informal traders the Claims Day. gerously close to cizing the April agreement HARARE, 5 June — lition. Chombo stressed SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Chibougamau in north- to waive visa requirements The Zimbabwean Govern- that the clean-up cam- MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY central Quebec, and the for visits of up to 30 days. ment has set aside more paign was not meant to than 300 billion Zimba- destroy the informal sec- AGENT FOR: M/S EAGLE CORPORATION provincial authorities have Information posters ordered about 150 homes bwean dollars (about 33.3 tor but was an exercise to Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 on the visa waiver agree- to evacuate in the area ment would be produced, million US dollars) for the deal with a parallel sector Spanish arms exports amount around the town. Many of and put at strategic points construction of proper that had become a threat the displaced residents are on either side of the bor- market stalls and factory to economic revival. to $1.627b staying at the local high der, in several languages. shells to accommodate Chombo said from MADRID, 5 June— United States, Saudi Ara- school. The two sides also informal traders whose Monday, the government Spain’s arms exports bia, Egypt, United Arab The blaze is about half agreed that the immigra- structures were destroyed through the Ministry of reached 1.252 billion Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, a kilometre from the town tion authorities of the two during the nationwide Small and Medium Enter- euros (1.627 billion US Morocco, Angola, France, of nearly 9,000 people and countries should meet clean-up campaign. prises Development will dollars) between the pe- Portugal, Belgium, Swe- is one of 72 forest fires more regularly. The Minister of Local start constructing proper riod from 2000 to the first den, Switzerland, Greece, burning in the province. In the near future, the Government, Public Works market stalls and factory half of 2004, Press reports Holland, Finland, Den- The fires cover more two sides will meet again to and Urban Development, shells in Bulawayo to ac- here said on Friday, quot- mark, Norway, Poland, than 100,000 hectares. discuss the construction of Ignatius Chombo, made the commodate those who were ing a government docu- Turkey, Australia, Philip- About a third of them are a new border post at Ponta announcement in Bulawayo affected by the operation. ment for Congress. pines, India, Malaysia, Sri burning out of control. do Ouro, the southernmost on Friday after briefing He said the govern- The main destina- Lanka and Thailand. Dozens of fires are Mozambican tourist resort, stakeholders on the clean- ment will assist people tions for Spanish-made The exports include raging from James Bay on the border with the South up campaign and touring build their own houses af- weapons and military airplanes, transport and to Manicouagan and even African province of some of the affected areas, ter they had been allocated equipment are Britain, surveillance vessels and farther east. About Kwazulu-Natal. local newspaper the Herald stands and some of the Italy and Germany. ammunitions and riot- 40,000 people live in the The two sides would reported on Saturday. building regulations would In Latin America, the control equipment. region. also discuss the inaugura- He said the clean-up be relaxed to address the major importers of Spanish Since 2000 Britain has Fire crews from On- tion of the Giryonde fron- campaign had been em- accommodation crisis that arms are Argentina, Brazil, been the main buyer of tario Province and New tier post, inside the Greater braced by Zimbabweans had led to the setting up of Chile, Colombia, Costa Spanish weapons with im- Brunswick Province are Limpopo Transfrontier with some of the affected shacks by unscrupulous Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Uru- ports amounting to 334 mil- helping hundreds of local Park, which should take people having already landlords who were charg- guay and Venezuela. lion euros (434.2 million firefighters. place in the second half of started moving out of these ing exorbitant prices. Other clients are the dollars).— MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua this year. — MNA/Xinhua structures on their own vo- MNA/Xinhua

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Almost 3,600-year-old Pharaoh statue discovered in southern Egypt CAIRO, 5 June— A nearly 3,600-year-old statue of Pharaoh Neferhotep I has been discovered in Karnak Temple complex in Luxor, 720 kilometres south of Cairo, the top Egyptian archaeologist said on Saturday. Secretary-General of Hawas decided to because he did not have any the Supreme Council of form a team of experts to royal blood in his family. Antiquities (SCA) Zahi decide whether to dig out “This is very impor- Hawas told reporters that the limestone statue or tant because we actually a Franco-Egyptian exca- leave it where it was for have very little to know vation team had suc- fear its removal could about the 13th Dynasty,” ceeded in unearthing the affect the obelisk. Hawas said, adding “the artefact. Neferhotep I, the statue shows a very high The limestone statue 22nd king of the 13th quality of craft and art.” was unearthed in a niche Dynasty, ruled Egypt Another statue of below the foundation pit from 1696 to 1686 BC. Neferhotep I was found in of an obelisk, and the sec- He was the son of a tem- Karnak in 1904 and is cur- ond half of the double ple priest in Abydos. rently in Egyptian Mu- Mexico’s Volcano of Fire, also known as the Colima volcano, is seen in a statue remained buried in His father’s position seum in Cairo. time exposure photograph during an explosion as lava and hot rocks flow down sand, he said. helped him gain the power MNA/Xinhua its sides and lightning flashes over its crater late 1 June, 2005.—INTERNET UNICEF, Macedonia sign Georgia President says ties with Russia cooperation action plan enter new stage TBILISI (Georgia), 5 June — The agreement on the withdrawal of Russian military bases from TIRANA, 5 June — Macedonian Foreign Minis- ter Ilinka Mitreva and UNICEF Representative to Georgia has ushered in a new stage of bilateral relations, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Macedonia Gao Hongwei signed Friday an action on Friday. plan of cooperation for 2005-2009 in Skopje, The deal is of significance and presents a historic for the pullout of the remaining two. Macedonian capital, the Macedonian Information opportunity for a turn of Georgian-Russian ties, They agreed on Monday that Russia would com- Agency reported. Saakashvili said while hosting a dinner for participants plete the closure of the last two bases in 2008, resolving of a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent one of the most serious disputes between the two sides. The document en- a joint five-year long- States (CIS). But they still have differences over Abkhazia and compassed the joint co- term development pro- It enables the two countries to spare efforts for the South Ossetia, Georgia’s two breakaway regions bor- operation between Mace- gramme. settlement of other issues, Saakashvili stressed, adding dering Russia. donia and UNICEF and The plan was a part that Georgia will not be a troublemaker for Russia, and In addition, Saakashvili dismissed previous re- represented a mutual from the process of imple- is ready to resume cultural exchanges with the neigh- ports that Georgia plans to withdraw from the CIS, and commitment for improv- mentation of the Conven- bour. said Tbilisi will neither impose its own political mode ing of children’s rights in tion for Protection of Chil- Russia has four military bases in Georgia, a former on other countries nor intend to export “revolution” to the country, Gao said, dren’s Rights, which Soviet republic, after the collapse of the former Soviet other CIS members. Georgian opposition staged a adding that it was the first Macedonia ratified in Union. “Rose Revolution” in November 2003, installing time that the UNICEF 1993, Mitreva said. Two bases were later removed, but the two coun- Saakashvili in power. and Macedonia prepared MNA/Xinhua tries have been in tense negotiations over the timetable MNA/Xinhua Australia’s Survey shows Greeks feel vehicle sales financial conditions worse on record ATHENS, 5 June — Most Greeks feel that their CANBERRA, 5 June — financial conditions were worse than last year, Australia’s auto market in according to a survey released on Saturday. May posted its fifth con- The survey conducted shareholder issue and eco- secutive monthly record of by the Metron Analysis nomic policy. the year with the sale of Company for the daily A total of 63.7 per cent 83,730 vehicles, or an in- newspaper Ethnos believed that the govern- crease of 7 per cent year on showed that 55.9 per cent ment was not acting on year. Figures released Fri- of respondents felt that the employment issue se- day by the Federal Cham- their personal financial riously and only 24.6 per ber of Automotive Indus- conditions were worse cent thought it was. tries (FCAI) show the to- than last year, while 15.8 In addition, 47.5 per tal sales of cars, sports util- per cent said they were cent believed that the gov- ity vehicles (SUVs) and better. ernment’s handling of the trucks went up 5.5 per cent According to the sur- primary shareholder issue over last year. vey, the main frictions be- harmed the country, while “At the current rate of tween the public opinion 18.2 per cent deemed it growth, the motor vehicle A monkey bites a frozen sucker to have a cool down in the Tianjin Zoo, and the government were beneficial. market is well on track to north China, on 4 June, 2005.—INTERNET employment, the primary MNA/Xinhua reach the Chamber’s forecast of 980,000 sold by the Natural gas pipeline to link West Asia, Europe NZ signs four-nation free trade deal end of the year,” said FCAI SOFIA, 5 June — En- Oil and natural gas the report said. WELLINGTON, 5 June — New Zealand has signed Chief Executive Peter ergy company leaders company leaders from The 3,300-kilometre- negotiations for a free trade agreement with Chile, Sturrock, in a Press release. from five Asian and Euro- Turkey, Bulgaria, Roma- long pipeline, which runs Singapore and Brunei, trade authorities said Friday. The boom in small car pean countries have de- nia, Hungary and Austria through Turkey, Bul- The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partner- sales was the main driver cided to jointly set up a have recently held a meet- garia, Romania, Hungary ship Agreement, the first one for New Zealand to of market growth in May firm to lay a pipeline for ing in Bulgaria’s seaside and finally to Austria, is involve a Latin American country, is to come into with the number of small transporting natural gas city of Varna, where they designed to transport force in January next year.Negotiations were finalized passenger cars sold rose from West Asia to Europe, agreed to establish a firm natural gas from the Cas- at a meeting in South Korea, where ministers from the 24.3 per cent year-on- Bulgaria’s newspaper the in September for the con- pian Sea and Iran to Eu- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum year. — MNA/Xinhua Monitor reported Friday. struction of the pipeline, rope.— MNA/Xinhua members are gathering.— MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 Bryant wins PGA Memorial tournament WASHINGTON, 6 June— Bart Bryant of the United States outplayed a stellar S P O R T S field and made a sizzling par save at the final hole to capture the 5.25 million US dollars PGA Memorial by one stroke over Fred Couples at Muirfield Zimbabwe beats Gabon 1-0 in World Cup Village in Dublin, Ohio, on Sunday. Bryant, 42, finished at yards after driving into a he made too many mis- qualifier 16-under-par 272, while hazard to clinch his second takes, starting with a dou- HARARE, 6 June— Zimbabwe brightened its chances of qualifying for the favourite Couples shot 69 victory on the PGA Tour. ble bogey on the par-3 African Cup of Nations and the World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Gabon a for second place on 15- Former Masters cham- eighth when his delicate qualifying encounter on Sunday. under 273. pion Couples had to birdie flop did not reach the green But the home side fought hard for its respectively before Sunday's match. "It's a real honour to win the last to force a playoff, and he rimmed out a 4-foot victory, which came via a penalty in the The Gabonese pressured in both halves here," said Bryant, who but missed the green with putt. second half after a Zimbabwean player for a goal, but were kept at bay by tight sank a 15-footer on 18 for his second shot and had to Bryant, who started the was fouled in the box. marking Zimbabwean defenders. Both a four-under-par 68 in settle for par. final round in a four-way Captain Peter Ndlovu converted to Angola and Nigeria were playing on steamy heat at Muirfield Tiger Woods shot 68 to tie for the lead, enjoyed his give the hosts maximum points in Group Sunday, but Zimbabwe could only hope Village. tie for third with Jeff first tour victory at last Four, with 11 points behind Nigeria and to displace Angola from second position Bryant got up-and- Sluman and Bo Van Pelt, year's Texas Open, on the Angola which had 13 and 11 points if it lost in its match. — MNA/Xinhua down on the 18th from 173 four shots off the pace. same day that Europe won Woods made eight bird- the Ryder Cup, but Sun- Nadal at centre of tennis stage with French Open feat ies, enough to give him a day's win was in a different PARIS, 6 June— Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal leapt onto the centre of the world tennis stage when the chance to win the Memo- league against a stellar fourth seed pulled off a dream French Open final victory 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 over unseeded Mariano rial for the fourth time. But field. — MNA/Xinhua Puerta of Argentina on Sunday. back, threw his headband into the audience and pumped Brazil beats USA team in Lang his fists. He then shook the hand of Spain's King Juan Carlos, who was seated behind the baseline and went Ping’s first match as coach up into the Friend's Box to embrace his parents, his WASHINGTON, 6 June— Brazil spoiled the debut of sister and his coach/uncle Toni. Jenny Lang Ping as head coach of the USA Women' Just before the trophy ceremony, the young National Volleyball Team as it posted a 3-1 victory in Mallorcan wept tears of joy into his towel. the second match of their tour in Fort Collings, Colo- "These are important moments. I didn't think I was rado, Saturday night. going to cry but my whole family was very emotional. Thaisa Menezes scored a team-high 21 points and For the first time I cried after winning a match," he said, Adenizia Silva added 14 points in the 25-23, 25-21, 21- adding that Toni was the first person he thought of after 25, 25-23 victory as Brazil rebounded from a 3-0 loss the match. "I thought of a lot of people but especially in the opener Thursday night in Denver Brazil faced a my uncle and coach because without him, I can never different American team on Thursday at Metro State Spain's Rafael Nadal kisses the winner's cup on the play here," he said. College. That team, led by Olympians Danielle Scott, podium after winning his men's final match against Threatened by a forecasted rain, the final was kicked Tayyiba Haneef and Robyn Ah Mow-Santos and Argentina's Mariano Puerta in the French Open tennis off at Court Phillipe Chatrier under overcast sky. coached by Paula Weishoff, departed Saturday for the tournament at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on In the highly competitive and entertaining match Montreux Volley Masters tournament in Switzerland. 5 June, 2005. Nadal won 6-7 6-3 6-1 7-5.—INTERNET between two talented left-handers, Nadal put up a Lang Ping, hired by USA Volleyball on February 7 defensive wall against the streaky Argentine, pulling this year, will be taking the young team that played "It's one of the best moments in my career. I am very off amazing shots on the run when it looked like he was Saturday to the Dominican Republic to compete in the happy. I can't say my feelings because that's unbeliev- totally out of points. Pan American Cup beginning June 10. able for me. It's a dream for me to win here," said The 19-year-old Spaniard and the 26-year-old Ar- "The only person who was able to put the ball away Nadal, who turned 19 on Friday when he sent world gentine wowed the sold-out crowd on Court Philippe tonight consistently was Nancy (Metcalf), but she is number one Roger Federer packing home in the semi- Chatrier, going end to end chasing down each other our most experienced player," said Lang Ping. "Most final. heavily top-spinned blows. But in the end, it was of the players on this team are young. I want to see how "For me it means that I am now at the same level as Nadal's ability to exhaust Puerta that keyed his victory, they can perform at a higher level. We have been other great players having won the French Open, the as he mixed in deft drop shots, slapping backhands and training very hard. But our young players don't have ones I watched on television. To be on the same list as heavy forehand to every part of the court. enough ball control and game experience yet. they are is a dream," he said, who became the first man Puerta had won two heroic matches against "You can see it, it's pretty obvious compared to to win here in his debut since Mats Wilander in 1982. Guillermo Canas and Nicolay Davydenko coming into Brazil," Lang added. "And Brazil is a very young team On clinching the match point, Nadal slid on his the final, but could not muster up enough magic in the too. That's our situation. We have to be patient and we fourth set. have to deal with it. We just have train and play and Egypt crushes Sudan The Argentine held three sets points serving at 5-4 train and play until they get better." in the fourth set, but the Spaniard would not quit, MNA/Xinhua at World Cup qualifier running wide and punching a backhand passing shot; CAIRO, 6 June— The Egyptian men's national foot- taking a rapid exchange at the net where Puerta dove ball team, dubbed as "Egyptian Pharaohs", eased to a for a forehand volley and was unable to lift it over the convincing 6-1 win over Sudan on Sunday, narrowing tape; and then watching the Argentine dump a fore- gap with group leader Ivory Coast. hand into the net. Sunday's home victory, which came after a similar "I wonder how he was able to get that ball," Puerta win over Libya in March, helped Egypt stay among the said. "He has very strong legs. He moves so well. He top competitors for a berth at the 2006 Germany World runs so fast. He surprised me a lot." Cup finals in the Group C of the African zone qualifi- After holding to 6-5, a pumped up Nadal seized the cation. moment, ripping a backhand down the line, rifling a Abdel Ali scored for the home side just eight min- forehand winner that Puerta could only stare at and utes after the match kicked off. Teammate Amr Zaki then winning the match when the Argentine erred on a made it two at the 28th minute before Ali scored his forehand. double on 31 minutes to help Egypt take a 3-0 lead at "The way I played today, if it had been another the end of the first half. player, I could have won," Puerta said. "But I played The Egyptian team, which has come under immense the best player in the world, and he played at a maxi- pressure after a staggering start at the qualifiers, kept mum level. I am surprised that he's able to play so well pressure against the Sudanese in the second half. The so young. He's able to face very difficult situations. He Sudanese struggled, but failed to make a comeback. reacts in a very natural way. Today he never doubted Egypt continued their goal-scoring spree as Zaki his game. Agassi started the 1999 final being very scored again at the 50th minute. Thirteen minutes later, nervous. Gaston Gaudio last year started very poorly Tarek El Saeed once again sent the home fans into the first two sets. He was very nervous. Well, today Paraguay's Nelson Cuevas (R) is challenged by jubilation with a good shot. Ahmed Eid completed the Rafael was very calm from the start. It's admirable." Brazil's Emerson in the second half of their World scoring for the home side at the 71st minute. Nadal, who is the first left-handed champion since Cup qualifying match in the southern Brazilian city Haytham Tambal scored the only goal for the Suda- Thomas Muster in 1995, is the tournament's fourth- of Porto Alegre on 5 June, 2005. Brazil won the nese at the 81st minute. — MNA/Xinhua youngest champion.— MNA/Xinhua match 4-1.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 15 APEC trade ministers agree on tariff reduction formula

JEJU ISLAND (South Korea), 6 June—Trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies agreed here Friday on a formula for the calculations of future tariffs. At the end of the 11th that in future DDA nego- chair statement. merce, and Panitchpakdi Meeting of APEC Minis- tiations, the APEC econo- Participants to the Supachai, Director-Gen- ters' Responsible for Trade, mies will present their meeting included Bo Xilai, eral of the WTO. trade ministers and their "unified position" on the Chinese Minister of Com- MNA/Xinhua representatives from the tariff reduction, which is organization’s 21 mem- expected to induce all bers reached consensus members of the WTO to U Aung Naing Tun of Kangyi village speaks words that “‘Swiss Formula’ achieve consensus. of thanks at the opening of the bridge.—MNA should be used to calculate "The fact that coun- tariff reductions in non-ag- tries account for nearly half Above-ground and external ricultural products”, ac- of world trade concurred cording to a news release on a plan to lower the tar- destructionists… of the meeting. The "Swiss iffs of manufactured goods Formula" was first pro- sends a clear political mes- (from page 9) posed by Switzerland in sage that could give mo- In Shan State (South), Loilem-Panketu-Hsipaw the 1973-1979 Tokyo mentum to DDA talks," Road, Meihan-Mongyai-Kehsi Road, Laikha- Round negotiations. The said Kim Jong-hoon, South Mongnaung-Monghsu-Mongkaung-Tangyang Road and Shwenyaung-Yaksawk-Indaw-Kyaukgu-Nawnghkio “Swiss Formula”, com- Korean APEC ambassador Road have been upgraded and five large bridges in- pared to the "Girard For- in a Press conference cluding 900-foot-long Thanlwin River crossing bridge mula”, allows for actual jointly held with the 21 have been constructed in the region, he said. cuts to tariffs and has tradi- APEC trade ministers and tionally been opposed by their representatives on On behalf of the local people, he also thanked the developing countries. Friday. officials concerned who constructed the bridge. However, technical The release also details, such as the coeffi- said participants of the Afterwards, Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint, Com- cient in the formula used meetings realized the cur- mander Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing and Minister Maj-Gen to calculate future tariff rent priorities of the DDA Saw Tun formally opened the bridge. cuts still need to be worked negotiations are to make After having the documentary photos taken together out later, the release said. progress both in agricul- with local people, the Prime Minister unveiled the stone The consensus is seen ture and non-agriculture plaque of the bridge. as a breakthrough in the issues. WEATHER Next, the prime minister and party strolled along negotiations of the DDA The meeting ended its Monday, 6 June, 2005 the bridge. (Doha Development two-day official sessions Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours Dokhtawady Bridge is located at mile post No 115/ Agenda), since the APEC Friday after adopting a MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers 4 on Shwenyaung-Nawnghkio Road. ministers represent econo- ministerial statement on have been widespread in Kayin and Mon States, The bridge is 465 ft long and 24 ft wide flanked by mies accounting for 46 per Doha Development Taninthayi Division, scattered in Bago, Yangon and 3-foot-wide pedestrian lanes. It’s clearance is 80 ft wide cent of the world trade, 57 Agenda negotiations and a and 18 ft high. It can withstand 60 tons of load. Con- per cent of the global GDP Ayeyawady Divisions, isolated in Chin and Rakhine struction of the bridge started on 22 February last year and 45 per cent of the glo- States, Magway Division with isolated heavyfalls in Mon and completed on 15 May 2005. bal population. State and Taninthayi Division and weather has been partly MNA The release also said cloudy in the remaining States and Divisions. The note- worthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Dawei (3.94) 8:30 am 5:55 pm inches, Mawlamyine (3.03) inches, Co Co Island (1.97) inches, Hmawbi (1.22) inches, Hpa-an (1.14) inches and 9. International news 9. Sing and Enjoy Tuesday, 7 June Shwegyin (1.02) inches. Maximum temperature on 5-6- 8:45 am 6:15 pm Tune in today:

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R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 1st Waxing of Nayon 1367 ME Tuesday, 7 June, 2005 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integ- * National reconsolidation system rity and preservation and safeguard- * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in ing of cultural heritage and national Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from character * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Greening of Yangon and 30-mile radius under way to become Garden City of SEA

YANGON, 6 June—A ceremony to mark the lems have emerged that had called our attention again World Environment Day for 2005 sponsored by the and again to the fragility of the world environment Myanmar National Commission for Environmental such as desertification, deforestation, pollution of the Affairs was held at the International Business Centre atmosphere and water, acid rain and many others. on Pyay Road in Kamayut Township this morning Underlying all of this is the frightening realization that with an address by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and we may be altering and damaging our environment in Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein. ways that are irreversible. Man is confronted with this Also present on the occasion were ministers, the undeniable fact that the natural world or the Planet Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, deputy ministers, Earth, which is his only home at present, has been the Vice-Mayor, heads of department, ambassadors of (See page 10) foreign embassies in Yangon, officials of UN agencies, the President of Myanmar Foreign Corre- INSIDE spondents Club and member correspondents, social Such beautiful, pleasant and impressive organizations, prize winners and guests. beaches, mountains, mountain ranges, rivers, In his address, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein creeks and lakes, religious edifices, cultures, cus- said: most of the nations across the world are holding toms and traditions, and natural resources in abun- special events to pay tribute to the environment and dance are indeed colourful fragrant flowers bloom- Myanmar is of no exception. We have celebrated this ing in Myanmar. U MAUNG MAUNG SOE TINT Lt-Gen Thein Sein delivers an address at the day in a fitting manner annually since 1993. (Page 7) (RETIRED AMBASSADOR) ceremony to mark World Environment Day.—MNA In this present day era, many disturbing prob-

Destructionists spreading rumours to frighten public and manipulate prices for self-interest Authorities rushed to rumoured sites in time, found that fabrications were groundless Public security constantly supervised, authentic news issued Public urged to participate in warding off destructive elements

YANGON, 6 June—The destructive elements, ing prices for self-interest. for ensuring security at their offices, departments, who want to undermine stability of the State, commu- The authorities concerned rushed to rumoured worksites, crowded supermarkets and cinemas under nity peace and tranquillity and prevalence of law and sites in time and made investigation, and they found the supervision of the government.The destructive order, resorting to various ways and means, have that those rumours were totally groundless. The au- elements under the guise of ordinary people have been been spreading fabricated news with the intention of thorities concerned have been constantly carrying out committing destructive acts, under individual clandes- jeopardizing peace and stability of the State. supervision and inspection on security and issuing tine plans. Hence, it is required for the entire people to At present, the destructive elements invented authentic news. Hence, the people are advised not to participate in preventing the destructive acts. There- rumours to the effect that “bomb explosion or bombs believe the fabricated news. fore, the people are to come forward with information will explode” at busy spots, supermarkets, markets Moreover, the government and departmental of- to officials concerned as soon as possible if they find and schools in downtown Yangon with every inten- ficials are making arrangements to ensure security for any suspicious person, items and acts, and hear ru- tion of jeopardizing stability, frightening the people, the entire national people. Likewise, organizations, mours circulating at their wards and regions or when causing business in a state of disorder and manipulat- companies and entrepreneurs are making arrangements they are moving about.—MNA