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Volume XVIII, Number 167 12th Waning of Tawthalin 1372 ME Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire * Stability of the State, community peace and ment of other sectors of the economy as well nation tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of preservation and safeguarding of cultural her- * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitu- technical know-how and investments from sources inside the itage and national character tion country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation in * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- accord with the new State Constitution hands of the State and the national peoples ards of the entire nation Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party pay homage to That Louang Stupa in Vientiane

NAY PYI TAW, 4 Oct—A Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing paid homage to That Louang Stupa in Vientiane of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on 2 October morning. At 9.20 am, the Senior General, wife and party arrived at the stupa where they were welcomed by Vice-Mayor of Vientiane Mr Somvandee Nathavong and officials. Senior General Than Shwe and wife offered meal, fruits, flowers, water, lights and joss sticks to the Buddha image on the platform of the stupa. They went round the stupa clock-wise. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing signed the visitors’ book accepted the donation. Senior General Than Shwe and wife donated a mosaic of Shwedagon Pagoda, Jade Buddha image, diamond orb and cash for the stupa. The Vice- Mayor accepted the donation. The Vice-Mayor briefed the Senior General, wife and party on history of the stupa. Accompanied by Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Mr Phongsavath Boupha and Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Myanmar Ambassador U Nyunt Hlaing, Senior Daw Kyaing Kyaing pay homage to That Louang Stupa in Vientiane of Lao PDR.—MNA General Than Shwe and wife and party left Vientiane International Airport by Laotian special aircraft They were welcomed by Governor of wife. and arrived at the airport in Savannakhet. Savannakhet Province Mr Vilayvanh Phomkhe and Two Laotian girls presented bouquets to Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing. Senior General Than Shwe, wife and party were accorded welcome at Savannakhet Airport by Lao traditional music troupes and the people waving miniature flags. Senior General Than Shwe, wife and party left there and arrived at Daosavanh Resort Hotel in Savannakhet where they stayed.—MNA

Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing present a mosaic of Shwedagon Pagoda to Vice-Mayor of Vientiane Mr Somvandee Nathavong.

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5-10-2010 NL.pmd 1 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Respect teachers constantly * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Today (5th October) is World Teachers’ Day. Every country is giving priority to constantly turning out qualified Senior General Than Shwe’s wife teachers. Myanmar is also trying to nurture good citizens enlisting the strength of Daw Kyaing Kyaing visits Lao Women’s Association teachers by carrying out the long-term national education promotion plan. Parents send their children to teachers for pursuing education so that they can become brilliant and polite citizens. In the Myanmar society that highlights education and the teacher role, teachers are responsible not only for giving education to their students but for training them to be disciplined and morally good. Qualities of a noble teacher such as goodwill, devotion and sacrifice plus high teaching quality can turn out more human resources capable of building a modern, developed nation aspired by the people. Loving-kindness, compassion, goodwill, devotion and sacrifice are characteristics of a noble teacher the students always have to respect. All in all, teachers are urged to continue training the youth of new Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior generation to be educationally, physically General Than Shwe and party view handicraft and cotton and silk wares booth of Lao and mentally strong. Women’s Association.—MNA Political parties NAY PYI TAW, 4 Oct U Tin Aung Myint Oo; They were welcomed and LWA Chairperson —Daw Kyaing Kyaing, Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, wife of by Chairperson Ms. Sysay Ms. Sysay Leudemoun- submit lists of party wife of Chairman of the Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing Leudemounsone and sone exchanged sou- State Peace and of Ministry of Defence; officials of the association venirs. Senior General members to UEC Development Council Deputy Minister for Health on their arrival at the Than Shwe’s wife Daw Senior General Than Shwe Dr Paing Soe; and Daw association at 2.30 pm. Kyaing Kyaing signed the NAY PYI TAW, 4 Oct— Political parties are accompanied by Daw Khin Nan Aye San, wife of Daw Kyaing Kyaing visitors’ book. to submit lists of their party members organized in Lay Thet, wife of SPDC Myanmar Ambassador to and party viewed Daw Kyaing Kyaing line with Article 13 (a) of Political Parties Registration Member Thura U Shwe Lao PDR U Nyunt Hlaing handicraft and cotton and and party also visited Rules to the Union Election Commission within 90 Mann; Daw Khin Saw visited Lao Women’s silk wares booth at the Ammarinh Handicraft and days from the date they have been granted permission Hnin, wife of SPDC Association in Vientiane on association. Cotton Wares Enterprise to register. Secretary-1 Thiha Thura 1 October. Daw Kyaing Kyaing in Vientiane.—MNA National Democratic Force party submitted the list of its members to the UEC today. So far, there were 36 parties that have already submitted lists of their party members to the UEC within the prescribed period. — MNA Concordia to conduct survey, GPS courses YANGON, 4 Oct— matriculation examination Concordia Int’l Co Ltd will and basic education high conduct the survey school may attend the certificate course (12/ courses. 2010) from 11 to 25 For further October and the GPS and information, contact Google Earth Software Concordia Ltd, 3rd and 5th from 11 to 14 October at flats of Shwegon Plaza, its hall, here. Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, The survey course Bahan Township, Tel: 01- and the GPS course will 544824, 558170, 540026, Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior admit the trainees 73009223, 7300927 and beginning 4 October. 095005912, Fax: 544199. General Than Shwe and Chairperson of Lao Women's Association Ms. Sysay Those who passed the MNA Leudemounsone exchange souvenirs.—MNA

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 2 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 3 Key NATO supply route hit again Afghan starts to close private in Pakistan security firms from the capital KABUL, 4 Oct—The Afghan and businesspeople. Islamabad took place on government said Sunday it has started Some security contractors have a supply line that has dissolving private security firms in been criticized for operating more like been stalled because of the country by taking steps to end the private militias, and the government a temporary border operations of eight companies, said it could not have armed groups closing imposed by including the firm formerly known as that were independent of the police or Pakistani authorities to Blackwater and three other military forces. protest a NATO international contractors. The eight companies include Xe helicopter attack that “We have very good news for the Services — the North Carolina-based killed three Pakistan Afghan people today,” presidential contractor formerly called Blackwater troops last week. spokesman Waheed Omar told — Virginia-based NCL Holdings LLC, It will raise the stakes reporters in the capital. “The New Mexico-based Four Horsemen Pakistani firefighters try to extinguish burning in the closure, which has disbanding of eight private security International and London-based NATO oil tankers following the gunmen attack on exacerbated tensions firms has started.” Compass International, Omar said. the outskirts of Islamabad. Ambushes of NATO between Washington and Afghan President Hamid Karzai Two large Afghan firms, White Eagle convoys are not uncommon, but are normally Islamabad but has been announced in August that private Security Services and Abdul Khaliq concentrated in strongholds of militants in the welcomed by militant security contractors would have to Achakzai, are also on the list. The lawless northwest, where Pakistan has closed a key groups opposed to cease operations by the end of the year remaining two companies are small land crossing into Afghanistan after a cross-border Pakistan’s support of the — wiping out an industry with tens of operations with fewer than 100 NATO attack. US-led war in thousands of guards who protect employees, so he declined to name Afghanistan. Police INTERNET military convoys, government officials them.—Internet officer Umer Hayat said ISLAMABAD, 4 Oct— Afghanistan on Mon- three people were killed Britain warns travellers of “high threat” in Militants attacked and day, the third such strike and blamed Monday’s set fire to at least 20 inside Pakistan in as early morning attack on France, Germany tankers carrying oil for many days, police said. “terrorists.” LONDON, 4 Oct— Britain had NATO and US troops in The attack not far Internet Britain updated its travel previously identified only Bomb hits convoy of Iraqi official, advice for France and a “general threat” in the Germany on Sunday, two European countries. kills one warning there was a “high The move came threat of terrorism” as it shortly after the US State backed a similar US alert Department issued a about possible attacks French Army soldiers travel alert for Europe, across Europe. are on patrol at the warning of “the potential “We can confirm that Eiffel Tower in Paris. for terrorist attacks” and the travel advice for France INTERNET urging Americans to take and Germany has been precautions in public updated,” a Foreign Office advice for France and places and transport spokeswoman told AFP. Germany on the Foreign systems. “Like other large Office website “Current info- European countries, they (www.fco.gov.uk) warned rmation suggests that Al- have a high threat of that “attacks could be Qaeda and affiliated terrorism, which is indiscriminate, including organizations continue to reflected in our updated in public places frequented plan terrorist attacks,” the travel advice.” by expatriates and foreign State Department alert The updated travel travellers”. said.—Internet Iraqi security forces are seen at a bombing site in A police officer Baghdad. Iraq, 3 Oct, 2010. Baghdad police Explosion at plaza injures 15 in northern inspect the area where officials say a bomb attached to a car has exploded, a grenade was killing an employee of Iraq’s Agriculture Ministry. Mexico detonated by INTERNET unidentified people, MONTERREY, 4 Oct— located. three separate grenade leaving at least 12 An explosion at a plaza Six children, the attacks happened: near BAGHDAD, 4 Oct—Police officials say a roadside people injured, in in northeastern Mexico youngest 3 years old, the federal courts, bombing has targeted the convoy of a deputy front of the town hall injured 15 people, an were among the injured, outside a prison and near minister in Iraq’s government, killing a bodyguard in the municipality of attack authorities said Francisco the US Consulate in and injuring seven people. Guadalupe, outskirts blamed Sunday on drug Gonzalez, the state Monterrey. A security of Monterrey, Baghdad has been hit by a wave of apparent cartels targeting the deputy health director. guard was injured in the northern Mexico, late Sunni insurgent attacks against security personnel civilian population to He said the injuries were attack at the courts. Saturday, on 2 Oct, and government workers. cause chaos. not life-threatening, and Internet 2010.—INTERNET Police officials say the blast struck the convoy Police believe the most of the victims had of Fouad Al-Moussawi, a deputy minister of attackers threw a returned home from the sciences and technology, in an area of southeast grenade Saturday night hospital. Baghdad. at the main square in the It was the fourth He was not harmed, but one of his security town of Guadalupe, but such attack in two days team was killed and four others were wounded in were still trying to in the area around the Monday’s attack. confirm the type of city of Monterrey, which Three civilians also were injured. Officials at explosive, said Adrian has been reeling from a Ibn Al-Nafess Hospital confirmed the police report. de la Garza, the director turf war between the The officials spoke on condition of anonymity of the investigations Gulf and Zetas drug because they are not authorized to brief media. agency of Nuevo Leon, gangs. Internet where the town is On Friday night,

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 3 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 Science UN climate chief urges action as China Census surveys vast body of global marine life talks open LONDON, 4 Oct— Results of the first-ever global marine life census were unveiled Monday, revealing A Pakistani flood survivor an unprecedented view of life beneath the waves wades through the floodwater after a decade-long trawl through the murky depths. in Khairpur Nathan Shah on 18 September. The UN The Census of Marine Life estimated there are climate change chief has one million-plus species in the oceans, with at least warned countries they must three-quarters of them yet to be discovered. File photo issued by the immediately begin working The 650-million-dollar (470-million-euro) Census of Marine Life towards a deal to combat international study found more than 6,000 shows Sunflower Sea global warming, as talks potentially new species, and found some species Stars photographed in resumed in China. considered rare were actually common. Prince William Sound, INTERNET The research involved more than 2,700 Alaska. Results of the TIANJING, 4 Oct—The UN climate Copenhagen last year and the delegates scientists, 670 institutions, more than 540 first-ever global marine expeditions and around 9,000 days at sea. Nearly change chief on Monday warned feuding were told they had to break the stalemate life census have been 30 million observations of 120,000 species were countries they must immediately begin ahead of another UN climate summit in unveiled, revealing an working towards a deal to combat global Mexico starting next month. “Now is the made. unprecedented view of warming, as gridlocked talks resumed in time to rise to your challenge,” UNFCCC The census establishes a baseline against which life beneath the waves China. executive secretary Christiana Figueres 21st-century changes can be monitored. The six days of talks in the northern said in an address at the start of the New species were discovered, marine highways after a decade-long city of Tianjin are part of long-running conference to delegates from more than and rest stops mapped and changes in species trawl through the efforts through the United Nations to 170 nations. abundance were documented. murky depths. secure a post-2012 treaty to limit global Internet Internet INTERNET warming and avoid potential LONDON, 4 Oct— A virus that makes frogs bleed to death is wiping them out in much of Britain, environmental catastrophes. The event is Virus biologists said. the first time that China, the world’s threatens The ranavirus has killed off 80 percent of common frogs in the worst-hit areas and threatens other biggest source of greenhouse gases, which amphibians, a senior research fellow at the Zoological Society of London told The Sunday Telegraph. scientists say cause global warming, has survival of Scientist Trent Garner said, “Many of these populations are hanging on by a handful of frogs. If the hosted a UN Framework Convention on disease causes the frog populations to fall so low then so many other factors come into play that could Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting. British cause local extinctions.” The researchers examined frog numbers in a selection of populations around Little progress has been made since the country where ranavirus disease has been reported since 1996. In half of the populations surveyed, world leaders failed to broker a deal in frogs there were repeated outbreaks. —Internet Technology Samsung to unveil LG Elec says Android 2.2-based tablet plan dropped seeking to bolster its to be named, saying LG WiMax 2 Trial system loss-making handset had yet to decide on the division with attractive timing for its tablet in Japan new devices, as its tablet launch. TOKYO, 4 Oct—Samsung Electronics plans to reveal may come too late to a BlackBerry maker its latest Mobile WiMax wireless broadband suddenly congested Research In Motion Ltd technology at the CEATEC Japan 2010 electronics market led by Apple unveiled its PlayBook show this week in Tokyo. Inc’s successful iPad. tablet last week in the The company has partnered with UQ “We plan to fast-growing market that Communications to build a WiMax 2 network based on A man walks past the headquarters of LG Electronics introduce a tablet that is becoming more the IEEE 802.16m standard, with a wireless network in Seoul on 19 March, 2010.—INTERNET runs on the most reliable crowded with the likes speed of 330M bps (bits per second). The two will SEOUL, 4 Oct—LG decision that may delay Android version ... We of Samsung Electronics demonstrate simultaneous transmission of 16 full-HD Electronics Inc said on the rollout of its first are in talks with Google Co Ltd and Dell Inc. videos using the WiMax 2 trial system. Monday that it had tablet PC slated for next to decide on the most LG, the world’s No WiMax 2 is more efficient and faster system than scrapped a plan to launch quarter. suitable version for our 3 mobile phone maker the first generation of WiMax, Samsung said. That a tablet computer based The decision could tablet and that is not but a laggard in the technology operates at speeds up to 40M bps. on Google Inc’s Android mark another setback for Froyo 2.2,” said an LG booming smartphone The WiMax 2 trial system uses Samsung Mobile 2.2 operation system the South Korean official. market, introduced the WiMax base stations already deployed globally by known as “Froyo,” a company, which is The official declined Optimus One major Mobile WiMax operators, the company said. smartphone in Korea this Companies can upgrade current Samsung Mobile Asia’s nanotechnology scientists to gather in week before launching WiMax base stations to WiMax 2 with new channel global sales through cards or system software. There’s also a benefit to Singapore, Malaysia about 120 carriers with a subscribers since they won’t have to make upgrades to SINGAPORE, 4 Oct— Nanotechnology scientists from some 35 universities sales target of 10 million connect to the new systems, according to Samsung. across Asia Pacific will meet in Singapore and Malaysia over a period of 12 units. Its smartphones The first commercially available WiMax 2 products days from Monday. The 40 camp participants will not only discuss and have yet to reach the 1 from Samsung will be out at the end of 2011. collaborate on nanotechnology, but also experience the cultures of their host million unit sales mark Samsung said WiMax 2 standards are expected to nations. Participants will present their research on nano-structured materials and LG is betting on be finalized by November of this year. The company and devices, as well as discuss the impact of nanoscience and nanotechnology strong demand for worked with UQ Communications to show that it’s on society. A substantial part of the programme will also involve participants Android-based leading the charge to rapid commercialization of the discovering more about their host nations, research- wise, economically and smartphones to help put wireless broadband technology. culturally. it firmly back on the Reuters Xinhua recovery path.—Reuters

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 4 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 5 Health 7th World Congress of Chinese Medicine A vendor wraps a variety of cheeses in opens in Netherlands 2009 at Eastern Market in Washington. Chinese medicine in the world, Researchers backed by especially in European countries. the US dairy industry Acupuncture in the Netherlands is say saturated fat is increasingly being accepted as a unfairly blamed for complementary medicine, as an causing heart attacks addition to regular medicine. The and other standardization of Chinese medicine cardiovascular is another focus of this congress. problems.—INTERNET Presentations and lectures with the title “Technical requirement for Delegates talk during the opening registration of Chinese medicine in Heartbreak puts brakes on Heart ceremony of the 7th World Congress of EU” and “Quality control of Chinese Chinese Medicine in The Hague of the New York, 4 feel ‘heartbreaking,’ as volunteers didn’t know medicine”, attracted hundreds. Netherlands, 1 Oct. , 2010. The 7th World Oct— Waiting for reflected by a transient that, and returned later The Annual World Congress of Congress of Chinese Medicine, which another person’s slowing of heart rate,” to look at a series of Chinese Medicine is a global event attracted about 800 Chinese medical opinion of you will slow the study authors wrote photos of the college for Chinese medicine. After its experts and scholars all over the world to your heart, and its rate in a news release from students who were attend, opened here Friday. establishment in 2003, it has attracted will dip even further if the Association for ostensibly judging them XINHUA hundreds of experts and scholars you get rejected, a new Psychological Science. and guess what their worldwide. The next congress will be Dutch study has found. In the study, opinions of the THE H AGUE, 4 Oct— The 7th World held in London in 2011. “Unexpected social volunteers were asked volunteers had been. Congress of Chinese Medicine Xinhua rejection could literally to submit photos of Using an (WCCM) started here Friday, with themselves and told that electrocardiogram, more than 800 experts and An official game ball sits students at another researchers then professionals from dozens of countries on the field during the university would look measured the heart rates focusing on its clinical progress and NFL football game at the images and decide of the volunteers as they global spread. between the San Diego whether they liked the discovered what the The theme of the two-day congress Chargers and the Arizona person in the photos. other students is “the clinical practice, scientific Cardinals in San Diego, This was a ruse: no one supposedly thought of research and new medicine and cure California on 3 October, was actually looking at them. development of Chinese medicine”. 2010. them. But the Internet There is growing interest in INTERNET Business Japan’s average monthly wages remain flat on year Oil above $81 in Asia on signs in August demand to improve TOKYO, 4 Oct— Monthly wages at Japanese yen in the recording month, marking the 25th straight KUALA LUMPUR, 4 companies with at least five employees remained monthly decline, the government’s preliminary report Oct—Oil prices held gains unchanged in August from a year earlier at an average revealed. Overtime working hours increased 8.9 above $81 a barrel of 274,232 yen (3,288 US dollars), having risen for the percent to 9.7 hours in August with those in the key Monday in Asia on previous five straight months, the Ministry of Health, manufacturing sector surging 29.0 percent to 13.8 renewed hopes that Labour and Welfare said in a report on Monday. hours, marking a ninth straight monthly increase on demand for crude will Economists said the stagnation of wages was due to year, but the pace is easing, the labor ministry said. improve. World oil prices concerns over the yen’s appreciation hampering Japan’s The report said that the number of regular employees Benchmark oil for retreated, dragged down export-led recovery, lingering deflation and dwindling rose 0.5 percent, with those in full time employment November delivery eased by downbeat equity domestic growth prospects. slipping 0.3 percent. Part-time workers rose 2.4 2 cents to $81.56 a barrel markets and after an Overtime pay, a key gauge of the relative strength percent.—Xinhua at midday Kuala Lumpur unexpected rise in US in corporate activity, rose 10.8 percent to 18,068 yen in time in electronic trading crude inventories. August from a year earlier, rising for an eighth straight on the New York INTERNET month, but the pace slowed from a revised 12.4 percent Mercantile Exchange. The an energy analyst at gain in July, the ministry reported. contract gained $1.61 to consultancy Purvin & Scheduled pay, however, which includes basic settle at $81.58 on Friday, Gertz in Singapore. salary, fell 0.1 percent from a year before to 244,483 the first time it topped $80 A decline in first-time a barrel since early claims for jobless benefits A worker cleans the August. windows at the and an improvement in headquarters of German “We have expecta- Chicago Region insurance giant Allianz in tions of demand growth manufacturing activity Cologne, western returning to the market. spurred oil’s rally on Germany. Allianz has set The current momentum Friday. The US aside a billion euros (1.37 built into oil futures may government has also billion dollars) for future support pricing at this $80 raised its estimate of The Swiss Parliament (L) is pictured with the logo of acquisitions but will take plus level for a while but second quarter gross its time and shop Swiss bank UBS in Bern. Swiss government-appointed it remains a question domestic product growth carefully, chief executive experts said Monday that tougher capital standards whether it can be Michael Diekmann said in should be imposed on Switzerland’s two biggest banks, to 1.7 percent from 1.6 an interview published on UBS and Credit Suisse, that far exceed new sustained over the longer- percent. Monday.—INTERNET international “Basel III” proposals.—INTERNET term,” said Victor Shum, Internet

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 5 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 Future comes from hands of today’s teachers U Than Oo

World Teachers’ Day Accordingly, it can be said that the future of a class scholars unanimously adopted four learning The 5th October 2010, 12th waning of Tawthalin, country is kept in the hands of teachers of that pillars of the 21st Century. They are: 1372 Myanmar Era, (Tuesday) is the World country, referring to the above-mentioned saying. (1) Learning to know Teachers’ Day. It is an auspicious day in the It is a simple, noticeable and acceptable (2) Learning to do education field. presentation. (3) Learning to be Indeed, the paying respects to the respectable Likewise, one more expert left a short and sweet (4) Learning to live together persons in response to the gratitude is auspicious. saying. He is Henery Brook Adams. He said: World teachers are to systematically train and As such, we all have to deeply honour the teachers ‘A teacher affects eternity, he can never tell nurture their pupils in and out the classroom in line on the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day. where his influence stops’ with the four learning pillars. As such, the pupils Motto of World Teachers’ Day It is true. Myanmar people deeply accept that will have wide range of necessary knowledge and The theme of the motto for the world Teachers’ teacher is an eternal benefactor in the traditional technology and individual all-round development. Day is designated annually. culture and belief. Myanmar people firmly believe They will be able to enhance co-existence instead of The motto for the World Teachers’ Day-2008 that the influence of teachers over pupils will never co-extinction. was ‘Teachers’ Master’. come to an end and the power of teachers will be ever Due to receiving correct way of teaching and In 2009 it was ‘Build the Future Invest in lasting. valuable guidance from the teachers, the pupils Teachers Now’. With regard to the concepts on teachers, a special will have the capabilities of correct thinking, This year, the motto for the World Teachers’ attention was paid to teaching of teachers in the innovation, assessment and consideration. Day is ‘Recovery Begins with Teachers’. ‘educational century’, ‘education age’ and Role of today’s teacher In reviewing the mottos and themes for the ‘educational human society’, effectiveness of teaching Nowadays, the 21st Century’s teachers are World Teachers’ Day, I have learnt that teachers and necessity of guarantee for the future. constantly learning everything with high spirit of are playing a key role in the education sector; that ‘The future of the nation is on the shoulders of teachers and behavior like that of eternal students. the best investment is to nurture the teachers so as teaches and how they teach kids; the future of the They have to nurture their pupils to love for learning to shape the brighter future; that strenuous efforts world is in the classroom where the teachers are. And and to pursue life long learning. are to be made for putting investment in nurturing if we have any chance to guarantee a positive bridge The teachers discharging the noble duty are to the teachers as initial stage to have the economic, to the 21st Century, it is how we educate the children uplift themselves with higher proficiency to be able social and technological recovery with a view to in the classroom to day.’ to stand as the persons with loving-kindness, overcoming the world economic crisis; and that the Richard Reginald Green compassion, the will to rejoice at their pupils’ mottos and themes for the World Teachers’ Day It is true. The 21st Century is the significant one. success or prosperity, good will, the sacrificing mean encouraging the teachers to be able to achieve Education is jewel in the globalization while teacher spint and sympathy. greater progress. is key player. Those who can provide proper education As such, they will be the 21st century’s great Future depends on teachers are teachers. teachers on whom the pupils rely. The word “world teachers” is inclusive of It is necessary to place emphasis on the saying of All-round decorators Myanmar teachers. The teacher is a general term Myanmar scholars: ‘Without teaching of a teacher Over 60 million teachers in the world today are for both female and male teachers. Likewise, pupil one will not do things correctly. striving for equipping over 1000 million pupils student means both female and male pupil students. Teachers are to train and give advice to the with physical and mental development, improvement A renowned scholar of the world ‘William James’ students not only in the classrooms but also at the of moral characters, enhancement of aesthetic said: sports grounds outside the classroom through enjoyment and vocational development. ‘The teachers of this country, one may say, correct ways and techniques. It is necessary to Nowadays, all unanimously accept that the have its future in their hands.’ perform the systematic teaching and make sure world teachers (including Myanmar teachers) are According to his definition, the future of a that there is proper learning of pupils from the decorating the world with education and they are country is in the hands of teachers of that country. teachers. Teachers are to initiate the pupils to be shaping the future. It is true. The new generation youths on whom able to have creative and innovative thinking. It is All the pupils owe gratitude to the teachers a country relies actually possess the future of the the duty of the teachers. forever. nation. Indeed, those who nurture the new generation Four learning pillars ****** human resource youths are teachers. After holding a coordination meeting, the world Translation: TTA Venezuela’s Chavez to visit China, Russia, Iran calls on foreign powers to leave Belarus, Iran Middle East region immediately offer specific financial details of the TEHERAN, 4 Oct— not leave the region on Ahmadinejad as saying. dates. “In a few days, I bank. It is very likely that Iranian President your own, the regional Iran has reiterated that will be travelling to when I get to Moscow it Mahmoud Ahma- nations will kick you the interference of Russia. We have will be ready,” Chavez dinejad called on out.” foreigners is the root important projects with said. foreign powers to leave He made the cause of tensions and Russia,” Chavez said. China and Venezuela Middle East region remarks in Savojbolagh divisions in the region A bilateral finance have also boosted their before being expelled of Alborz Province, and the foreign forces Hugo Chavez bank to which Russia and economic cooperation; by the regional states, some 70 km west of the must leave the region. CARACAS, 4 Oct— Venezuela agreed two they have a 12-billion- the official IRNA news capital Teheran, Meanwhile, Iranian President Hugo Chavez said years ago could be ready dollar joint finance fund. agency reported on according to the report. officials have said that Sunday that he will travel to launch on time for the Beijing has said it will Sunday. “US army soldiers are a the best way to soon to Russia, Belarus, visit, he said. spend 16 billion dollars Referring to the group of oppressed establish and safeguard China and Iran; four “A few days ago, I on a heavy crude well in presence of Western people from Africa and a durable security in the countries with which received a letter from the the Orinoco delta area, in forces in Iran’s the United States who Middle East is the Venezuela has sought close Russian president (Dmitry the east of Venezuela, an neighbouring coun- were deceived by the US cooperation of all political and economic ties Medvedev) in which he OPEC member and South tries of Iraq and officials and came to the regional governments in recent years. was insisting that we iron America’s biggest oil Afghanistan, Ahmadi- army just to earn a and nations. Chavez did not out the technical and producer.—Internet nejad said, “ if you do living,” IRNA quoted Xinhua

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 6 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 7 Modern People Party presents party’s policy, stance and work programmes

NAY PYI TAW, 4 Oct—Joint-General Secretary-2 of Modern People Party Daw Yi Yi San presented the party’s policy, stance and work programmes on radio and TV on 4 October. The translation of her presentation is as follows:- given to implementation of the agriculture sector on - to set up state and large farm cultivation applying advanced technology private-owned for improvement of farmers from the rural areas. agricultural banks Culture and Social Affairs: We have planned to preserve in order to provide good heritage of Myanmar traditional culture and loans with long- promote the modern culture. We will preserve fine term low interest traditions of Myanmar national society. Furthermore, for development of we will realize the fine social traditions in conformity agricultural busi- with the current period. nesses Religious Affairs: We will allow everybody to enjoy the - to encourage joint- freedom of religions. (We will not complicate the ventured agri- religious and political affairs.) cultural businesses National race affairs: The genuine Union will be out of own volition I would like to present our party's policy, stance established through the market-oriented economic - to improve the living standard of farmers in and work programmes. system and rights of democracy that can grant the harmony with progress in agricultural production Policies equal rights of the national races. We pledge to realize - to promulgate laws preventing against trading Economy: The open door economic system that allows the capitalism free from chauvinism and narrow- and pawning estate that can cause the emergence economic freedom of the people will be practised. minded racism and to ensure perpetual existence of the of landlords who exploit growers and monopolize Priority will be given to development of private national unity and the Union. agricultural farming to delay the latter’s progress businesses. Direct investment will be invited from Internal peace: Relentless efforts will be made to end the - to enjoy the right to export agriculture produce, abroad. Encouragement will be given to invest abroad. internal armed conflict which is one of the longest in rice, by farmers themselves or through the traders Trade and production technology will be enhanced in the world and ensure the Path of National Reconciliation association. cooperation not only with ASEAN countries but also without fail. - to practise free competition system that can benefit with global countries. Four work guidelines both producers and consumers in trading at home Politics: We will practise the multi-party democracy (1) Let’s analyze everything scientifically without and abroad and to promulgate law against system that can grant political freedom of the people. believing blindly. monopolization of a certain association or a Political freedom will be allowed for freedom of (2) Let’s rely on knowledge and intellectual power group exession, press and organizing, establishment of after abandoning irrationalism. - to set up market research groups to enable the political parties, peaceful demonstration for realizing (3) Let’s emphasize on Abhidhamma abandoning farmers to have information about crops that are the democracy without undermining the public interest. unsystematic assessments in demand in international market and crop prices The capitalism without attachment to landlord system (4) Innocent people are getting nearer to the truth than and to send Myanmar farmers and growers to will be practiced to become Myanmar as a world those holding old irrationalism. countries achieving success in agriculture sector model country with development of economic Myanmar History and present democratization process - to encourage government and private sector in productivity forces and improvement of living standard conducting research on high yield quality strains, and thinking power. When Myanmar regained her independence after agricultural methods and modern farm equipment Education: The education system serving the interest of experiencing the Second World War, there emerged - First, in market-oriented agriculture, growers the human society will be practised to be able to turn sectarianism, ideological differences, personality cult and and farmers will be able to mass-produce and out intellectuals and intelligentsia. The education racism in the country instead of rebuilding the nation as a mass-distribute their crops only after being able system will nurture the human resources. The united one. The nation faced civil war due to disintegration to engage in small-scale agricultural business. compulsory middle school education will be of the national consolidation and outside interferences and As a result, their crops will be distributed to the implemented for broadening the horizon of the people. the people became innocent victims of the civil war. The region, then to the whole nation and then to Private entrepreneurs will be permitted to do business nation lagged far behind other countries in development. global market. As today’s Myanmar farmers in the education sector. Encouragement will be given The nation experienced various forms of difficulties under have had links with international markets, the to both government and private entrepreneurs to the rule of economically and politically centralized single time has come for farmers to know socio- conduct the education research. party socialism. Finally, the nation faced violence and economic conditions in the local and Health: Basic health policies will be adopted for ensuring unrest in 1988. Due to lack of cooperation with the Tatmadaw international issues whether or not they have the health and fitness of the entire people and systematic government who practised market-oriented economic system desire to do so. improvement of medical education. We will place and multiparty system in the aftermath of the unrest, the The 21st Century is the threshold of the globalization emphasis on providing of health care services by the nation has seen outside interferences and economic sanctions period. Most of the countries turned into the multiparty government to the people and the opportunity will be again. Then how do we strive for the nation to be a modern democracy (capitalism) as the globalization is seen not created for the private sector to be able to competitively and developed one? only for the economic sector but also for the political participate in the health sector. We will give The Modern People Party will try our best to turn out sector. In the developing world, all the countries are encouragement to doing medical research works more and more national entrepreneurs, modern workers, striving for modernizing themselves. including traditional medicines. farmers and intellectuals and intelligentsia for development Taking lessions from the bitter history, the people, the Defence: There must be a modern national Tatmadaw of private sector. We will strive for lifting of the economic political parties and the Tatmadaw as three national that sacrifices lives for sageuarding the Independence sanctions and to invite foreign investment. Especially, strengths are to join hands in building the new democratic and sovereignty, lives and property of the people and drive for development of rural farmers who make up 70 per nation. the Union against the dangers. We will try hard to cent of the whole population of Myanmar is flourishing of Our Modern People Party does not support the constantly modernize the national Tatmadaw. democracy in Myanmar. Democracy cannot flourish in a works with terrorist acts against the culture that destroys Foreign Affairs: We will continue to practise the peaceful poor country. modern materials and knowledge because these activities coexistence Bandung five principles. We will practise At a time when the nation is put on the path to retrogress the culture and civilization. We do not support the independent foreign policy to strive for peaceful democratization and market-oriented economic system, the violation that occurs between downtrodden and upper development of international human society. All-out the Modern People Party will adopt the following class societies because their conflict will not contribute efforts will be made for giving priority to ensure agricultural policy for increasing per capital income of to the achievement. Our party supports peaceful and international peace and development. We will actively rural farmers, economic development, living standard and developed educative activity. We will practise the social participate in the global affairs in the United Nations knowledge. They are as follows:- science activity when theory becomes a material force such as security, peace and development of the - to ensure that every grower has a right to sell crops when it grips the masses. international people. as they like, to trade their crops and to enjoy their We pledge to shoulder the duty of displaying new Agriculture: The agricultural policy will be realized in profit freely modern social world with a view to emerging Myanmar as conformity with the market-oriented economic system - to develop private-owned agricultural business a modern and developed new democratic nation. for ensuring free cultivation, harvest, storage and with the use of investments from sources inside the May all the Myanmar people enjoy physical and sales at home and abroad. Encouragement will be country and abroad mental well-being.

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 7 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing pay homage to Ing Hang Stupa in Savannakhet

NAY P YI T AW, 4 Oct— Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party paid homage to Ing Hang Stupa in Savannakhet of the Lao People’s Demo- cratic Republic yesterday morning. On arrival at the stupa at 9.25 am, Senior General Than Shwe, wife and party were welcomed by Gov- ernor of Savannakhet Province and Mr Vilayvanh Phomkhe, wife and party. Senior General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party pay homage to Ing Hang Stupa in Senior General Than Savannakhet of Lao PDR.—MNA Shwe and wife Daw water, lights and joss pagoda. Senior General Buddha images of stupa. Kyaing Kyaing donated a Buddha image, Tipitakat Kyaing Kyaing offered sticks to the Buddha im- Than Shwe and wife paid Senior General Than mosaic of Shwedagon treatises and cash through meals, fruits, flowers, age on the platform of the homage to ancient Shwe and wife Daw Pagoda Painting, Jade an official.—MNA Governor of Savannakhet Province of Lao PDR calls on Senior General Than Shwe

NAY PYI TAW, 4 Democratic Republic at Council Thiha Thura U Maung Myint and high Myanmar Mr Kouily A Mr Vilayvanh Phomkhe Oct—Chairman of the 6 pm on 2 October. Tin Aung Myint Oo, Lt- ranking officials. Soupakhet, Vice-Gover- of Savannakhet Province State Peace and Devel- Also present at Gen Min Aung Hlaing The Governor of nor of the province Dr and party attended a Lao opment Council Senior the call were Member of of the Ministry of Savannakhet Province of Khampherk Phanthachon traditional ceremony. The General Than Shwe re- the State Peace and De- Defence, Commander of Lao PDR was accompa- and senior officials. governor and wife hosted ceived Governor Mr velopment Council Triangle Region Com- nied by Minister at the Senior General Than dinner in honour the Vilayvanh Phomkhe of Thura U Shwe Mann, mand Brig-Gen Than President’s Office Mr Shwe and wife Daw Myanmar delegation led by Savannakhet Province of Secretary-1 of the State Tun Oo, Deputy Minister Phongsavath Boupha, Kyaing Kyaing and party Senior General Than Shwe the Lao People’s Peace and Development for Foreign Affairs U Laotian Ambassador to together with Governor and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing at Daosavanh Resort Hotel at 7 am. The governor and wife hosted dinner in honour of Myanma delegation led by Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing at the hall of Daosavan Resot Hotel. Before and during the dinner, Lao cultural troupes entertained with traditional songs and dances. After the dinner, Sen- ior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing presented bouquet to Lao cultural troupe members and then posed for a documentary photo togerher with Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe receives Governor Mr Vilayvanh them. Phomkhe of Savannakhet Province of Lao PDR.—MNA MNA

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 8 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 9 Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing tour Savannakhet

Chairman Mr

Krisda

Monthienvichienchai

of MITR Phol Sugar

Corp., Ltd extends

greetings to Senior

General Than Shwe

and wife Daw

Kyaing Kyaing at

the hall of MITR

Sugar Mill.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 4 Oct museum. General Than Shwe and On their arrival at basket of fruit to Senior On their arrival at —The Myanmar Officials of the wife Daw Kyaing MITR Sugar Mill in General Than Shwe and KoLAO automobile and delegation led by museum gave an account Kyaing visited Mekong Savannakhet at 10.45 wife Daw Kyaing motorbike assembling Chairman of the State of the museum to Senior river crossing Lao-Thai a.m., Senior General Kyaing. plant in Savannakhet at Peace and Development General Than Shwe and friendship bridge No (2) Than Shwe and wife Daw Afterwards, Senior 11.45 a.m., Company Council of the Union of wife Daw Kyaing on the Lao-Thai border Kyaing Kyaing and party General Than Shwe and Chairman Mr. Jheon Myanmar Senior Kyaing. in Savannakhet. were welcomed by wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing Chaung Wook and General Than Shwe and Next, the Myanmar Then, Senior Chairman of MITR Phol presented a Karaweik officials welcomed the wife Daw Kyaing delegation observed the General Than Shwe and Sugar Corp., Ltd Mr. mosaic to Chairman of Myanmar delegation led Kyaing on 2 October tomb of Laotian national wife Daw Kyaing Krisda Monthien- MITR Phol Sugar Corp., by Senior General Than evening visited Laotian leader Kaysone Kyaing and party viewed vichienchai and officials. Ltd Mr. Krisda Shwe and wife Daw national leader Kaysone Phomvihane in the development of At the briefing hall Monthienvichienchai as a Kyaing Kyaing. Phomvihane Museum in compound of the Savannakhet in a of the mill, Chairman gift. At the briefing Savannakhet of the Lao museum. motorcade and arrived Mr. Krisda Monthien- Next, Senior hall of the plant, the PDR. Then, Senior General back at Daosavanh vichienchai extended General Than Shwe and company chairman On arrival at Laotian Than Shwe and wife Daw Resort Hotel where they greetings. wife Daw Kyaing explained production national leader Kaysone Kyaing Kyaing signed in were staying. Next, Sales and Kyaing planted a process of the plant. Phomvihane Museum in visitors’ book at the The Myanmar Marketing Manager of commemorative tree in Next, the Savannakhet at 3.40 museum. delegation led by Senior Phol Sugar Co., Ltd Mr. the compound of MITR Myanmar delegation led p.m., the Myanmar Senior General Than General Than Shwe and Krichpetch Phondonkor Sugar Mill. by Senior General Than delegation led by Senior Shwe and wife Daw wife Daw Kyaing explained facts about the Then the Myanmar Shwe and wife Daw General Than Shwe and Kyaing Kyaing and party Kyaing on 3 October mill. delegation posed for a Kyaing Kyaing arrived wife Daw Kyaing viewed round the morning visited MITR Then Chairman Mr. documentary photo back at Daosavanh Kyaing were welcomed museum. Sugar Mill in Krisda Monthien- together with officials of Resort Hotel where they by officials of the Next, Senior Savannakhet. vichienchai presented a the mill. were staying. — MNA

Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing visit Laotian National Leader Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Savannakhet of the Lao PDR.—MNA

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Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing receive Laotian Vice-President Mr Bounnhang Vorachit at the lounge of Wattay International Airport in Vientiane.—MNA Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing seen off by Vice-President... (from page 16) Office Mr Phongsavath Boupha, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Heim Phommachanh and high- ranking officers, Myanmar Ambassador U Nyunt Hlaing and wife, Military Attaché Col Win Hlaing and wife, and embassy staff and their families. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing, and party left the airport at 4.10 p.m. local time by Myanma Airways International special flight and arrived in Nay Pyi Taw in the evening.—MNA Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe gives guidance to embassy staff at the lounge of Wattay International Airport in Vientiane.—MNA

Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing meets with Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence

Lt-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of Ministry of Defence meets Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Lt-Gen Douangchay

Phichit.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 4 Oct — Lt-Gen Min Aung public Lt-Gen Douangchay Phichit at the Ministry The Laotian Deputy Prime Minister was Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence, member of of Defence in Vientiane at 7.30 am on 2 October. accompanied by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Lao Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the State Also present at the call together with Lt- Armed Forces Brig-Gen Bouasieng Champaphanh, Peace and Development Council Senior General Gen Min Aung Hlaing were Commander of Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence Brig- Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing, met Triangle Region Command Brig-Gen Than Tun Gen Sisophonh Bang One Sengdeth and senior with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Na- Oo, Military Attaché Col Win Hlaing of Myanmar military officers. tional Defence of Lao People’s Democratic Re- Embassy in Lao PDR and senior military officers. MNA

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Chairman of State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party pose for a documentary photo together with Laotian dance troupes.(News on page 8) —MNA NPED Minister receives Chairman of Lao-Myanmar Friendship Association NAY PYI TAW, 4 Don Chan Palace Hotel in Hauk Do Swam, Director of Oct— Minister for National Vientiane at 5:15 pm local the Government Office U Planning and Economic time on 1 October. Ye Min and Chairman of Development U Soe Tha, Together with Union of Myanmar Travels who accompanied Chair- Minister for National Plan- Association U Maung man of State Peace and ning and Economic Devel- Maung Swe. Dr Development Council opment U Soe Tha were Phandouangchith Vongsa, Senior General Than Shwe Minister for Hotels and Chairman of Lao-Myanmar and wife Daw Kyaing Tourism U Soe Naing, Friendships Association, Kyaing on a State visit to Deputy Minister for Foreign was accompanied by Direc- Lao People’s Democratic Affairs U Maung Myint, tor-General of Department Republic, received Dr Myanmar Ambassador to of International Relations Phandouangchith Vongsa, Lao PDR U Nyunt Hlaing, Mrs Siphorn, Secretaries of Chairman of Lao-Myanmar Deputy Director-General of Lao-Myanmar Friendship Friendship Association, at Political Department U Association Ms Chan Thu NPED Minister U Soe Tha receives and Mr. Khamkeo, as well Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe of the Ministry of Defence and wife Dr Khin as members of Lao- Dr Phandouangchith Vongsa, Chairman of Myanmar Friendship Asso- Thida being greeted by ROK Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Cho Lao-Myanmar Friendship Association, at ciation Dr Sulot and Mr Byung-jae and wife at the reception to mark National Foundation Day Don Chan Palace Hotel in Vientiane. Thangsay. and Armed Forces Day of ROK on 4 October.—MNA MNA MNA Kayah State-in-charge, UEC member, supervises demonstration on casting votes

YANGON, 4 Oct—Member of Union Election Commission in-charge of Kayah State U Khin Maung Nu yesterday morning viewed demonstration on how to cast votes at the polling station in Naungya (A), Loikaw in Kayah State. He was accompanied by Members of State/ District/Township/Ward and Village-tract Election Subcommissions. On the occasion, Secretary of State Election Subcommission U Khin Maung Yi attended to the needs on the demonstration.—MNA

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5-10-2010 NL.pmd 11 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV KULSAMUT VOY NO (07/10) MV RATHA BHUM VOY NO (532) Consignees of cargo carried on MV KULSAMUT Consignees of cargo carried on MV RATHA BHUM VOY NO (07/10) are hereby notified that the vessel will VOY NO (532) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 4.10.2010 and cargo will be discharged be arriving on 4.10.2010 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.P.L where it will lie at the into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINER AGENT FOR: M/S KULNATEE CO, LTD LINES Phone No: 256916/256919/256921 Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE A flight from Moscow to Grozny MV BUNGA MAS 12 VOY NO (124) made emergency landing Consignees of cargo carried on MV BUNGA MAS MOSCOW, 4 Oct— A Serge Izvolsky, spokes- 12 VOY NO (124) are hereby notified that the vessel passenger jet flying from man for Russia’s air trans- will be arriving on 5.10.2010 and cargo will be dis- Moscow to Grozny made port agency, told Itar-Tass charged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at the an unexpected landing on on Sunday. The plane — consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Sunday more than half- a Yakovlev Yak-42 carry- Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am way through the trip after ing 73 passengers — to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now an anonymous call landed in Volgograd. declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo warned that an explosive Authorities were in- from the Vessel. device was on board, a specting the aircraft and No claims against this vessel will be admitted after transportation official told interviewing passengers, the Claims Day. state-run media. Izvolsky said. Officials at SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT The call was made the airports in Volgograd MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY sometime after the plane and Vnukovo confirmed AGENT FOR: M/S MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL departed at 4:15 pm from the landing to CNN, but Floods kill six in central SHIPPING CORPORATION Vnukovo International declined to give details on Vietnam Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Airport near Moscow, the incident.— Internet HANOI, 4 Oct—Floods caused by heavy weekend Man hands £20,000 to cancer charity rain killed six people in central Vietnam, the LONDON, 4 Oct—A mystery man shop. Volunteer Alexandra government said on Monday. Ha Tinh province walked into a charity shop and Macmillan, 48, was handed the en- recorded the worst death toll with four people dead, handed in an envelope with a velope while helping at the Glasgow £20,000 donation inside, then left Cancer Research UK shop. Ms while neighbouring Quang Binh and Quang Tri without saying a word. It is believed Macmillan, who has been volunteer- Provinces reported one each, said the national flood to be the biggest donation handed ing at the shop in Sauchiehall Street and storm control department in Hanoi. in to a Cancer Research UK shop in for nine years, said: “It was quite At least 13,300 people in Ha Tinh were evacuated the UK. Staff unveiled a banner at busy in the shop, so I thought he was to safety after 728 millimetres of rain fell, the agency the shop with the words “thank you” just another customer. He didn’t say said. to send a message to the mystery anything, just smiled and handed me State-linked media said thousands of houses have Cancer Research UK received benefactor. an envelope. Before I could say any- been submerged while transport in some areas was £20,000 from a mystery do- Workers said it was the biggest thing to him he had turned around disrupted by flooding.—Internet nor.— INTERNET donation they had “ever seen” at the and walked away.”—Internet Experts baffled by ‘small’ Bangladesh tigers Tourist plane crashes DHAKA, 4 Oct — Tigers prowling the region tipped the scales at 138.2 kg on near famed Nazca Lines famous mangrove forests of Bangladesh average. Researchers said this could be LIMA, 4 Oct — A small plane carrying are nearly half the weight of other wild because Sundarbans tigers ate smaller deer. British tourists crashed near the famed Bengal tigers in South Asia, a study has The team believes the big cats found in the Nazca Lines in Peru on Saturday, killing found. The average weight of female ti- mangrove forest, which stretches from all six people on board, police said. The gers in the Sundarbans forests was Bangladesh to India, could be among the victims were listed as four Britons — three 76.7kg (170lb), according to the US Fish world’s smallest tigers. They belong to one men and a woman — and the pilot and and Wildlife Service research. of nine sub-species of Bengal tiger in In- co-pilot, both Peruvian. But other wild Bengal tigers in the dia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan. The Cessna plane apparently had en- Researchers from the University of gine trouble that led it to crash in a field, Minnesota and the Bangladesh Forest De- Nazca police chief Alfredo Coronel said. partment — who carried out the study for Police were working to recover the bod- the US Fish and Wildlife Service — ies. An official who answered the phone weighed three Sundarbans tigers. Two of at the British Embassy in Lima declined A Pakistani factory worker loads steel rods the animals were captured and sedated, to comment without authorization from onto a truck at a steel mill in Islamabad. but the other one had been killed by vil- London. The Nazca Lines, mysterious Worldwide steel production may plateau lagers. Adam Barlow, one of the authors geoglyphs etched into the desert centuries over the next five years as a result of Sunderbans tigers were found to of the research, said they do not know why ago by indigenous groups, are a UNESCO environmental pressures and smaller weigh nearly half as much as their the Sundarbans tigers are so small. World Heritage Site and one of Peru’s demand increases, one of the world?s top cousins in the region —INTERNET Internet leading tourist attractions.—Internet steelmakers has said.—INTERNET

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 12 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 13 First gold at stake as Concern over health of C’wealth Games begin Singapore’s Lee SINGAPORE, 4 Oct—Singaporeans paid tribute on NEW DELHI, 4 Oct—The Commonwealth Monday to the late wife of founding leader Lee Kuan Games finally got underway on Monday with Yew amid growing concern over the elder statesman’s eight gold medals at stake as the focus switched own health. to sport after a nightmarish run-up damaged Kwa Geok Choo, 89, died after a long illness on India’s reputation. Saturday while her husband was undergoing treatment Five of the titles will come in the pool where in hospital for a chest infection following a working England’s double Olympic champion Rebecca trip to Europe, one of several missions he continues Adlington headlines the women’s 200m freestyle, to carry out each year. the first leg of what she hopes will be a four-gold England swimmer Rebecca Adlington (left) talks to the media at the athlete’s village, saying that pulling out of Lee, a fitness buff who turned 87 on September medal haul. 16, has not appeared in public since his wife of 63 Gold will also be won in the men’s 400m the troubled Games was never an option and is looking forward to competing after inconsistent recent form, as years died. The couple’s physician daughter Lee Wei freestyle, the women’s 200m individual medley, her teammate Fran Halsall listens.—INTERNET Ling, 55, was reportedly at her mother’s bedside the men’s 200m butterfly and the men’s 4x100m when she passed away. Their son, Prime Minister Lee freestyle relay where Australia, South Africa Seven killed in road accident in Hsien Loong, 58, immediately flew back from and England should be in contention. Brussels, skipping an Asia-Europe summit due to Glory is also on the line in weightlifting in east China start Monday. the women’s 48kg category and the men’s 56kg, NANCHANG, 4 Oct—Seven people were burnt to Kwa’s body lay in state at the Istana government while the Commonwealth’s top men’s gymnasts death after a car they were riding crashed into a road complex on Monday, where members of the public will battle for team bragging rights. circular island and caught fire in east China’s Jiangxi can pay their respects until a private funeral on The lead-up to the 11-day long Games has Province early Sunday, local authorities said. Wednesday.—Internet been dogged by months of worries over threats The accident occurred at around 00:28 am on the of terror attacks, corruption and construction No 320 national highway near Gao’an City, Jiangxi, delays, but India regained some credibility with said a statement released by the city government. an epic opening ceremony on Sunday evening. The car was heading from Gao’an to Nanchang, The colourful three-hour extravaganza capital of Jiangxi Province. It was not immediately celebrated the country’s long history as well as known why the car had lost the control and crashed. Police were still investigating the cause of the its emergence as a powerful global player, and, accident.—Xinhua importantly, it went off without any major glitches. File photo shows Singapore’s founding leader Lee “Finally, Delhi Dazzles,” screamed the Kuan Yew (left) and his wife Kwa Geok Choo. Lee’s broadsheet Times of India on its front page wife died after a long illness on Saturday and Lee Monday, while the tabloid Mail Today simply himself is under treatment in hospital for a chest said “Indiaaah!”—Internet infection.—INTERNET Archaeologists find statue of Austrian town hosts European beard contest Wearers of spectac- Tutankhamun’s grandad ular beards and moustaches gathered in A handout picture Hawass said. the Austrian town of from the Egyptian Archaeologists Leogang for a Europe- Supreme Council of believe the full statue is wide facial hair contest, Antiquities (ESCA) around three metres organizers said. shows a 3,000-year- (nearly 10 feet) tall. Around 150 old statue of the In recent years, a participants from eight large quantity of red- pharaoh Amenhotep countries fought for 17 granite statue pieces titles at the European III, believed to be L R: Franz Mitterhauser of Austria, Juergen have been uncovered at Beard and Moustache Burghart of Germany, and Herve Diebholt of the grandfather of Amenhotep III’s Championship in the France pose on 2 October during the European the young King funerary temple at Kom town high in the Beard and Moustache Championships in Leogang, Tutankhamu, al-Hitan on Luxor’s west Austrian Alps on in the Austrian province of Salzburg. unearthed by bank. Saturday. “Natural Moustache” 19th century Italian archaeologists. Amenhotep III Categories included and “Verdi”, a beard in composer Giuseppi ruled Egypt between “Freestyle Beard”, the style of the famous Verdi. Egyptian archae- Amun,” the chief deity, 1390 and 1352 BC. ologists have unearthed Hawass said. He was almost India’s wrestlers have village cow request part a 3,000-year-old The red-granite top certainly the grandfather statue of the pharaoh half of the statue was of Tutankhamun, rejected Amenhotep III, discovered at the site of according to the results India’s much-fancied wrestlers at the centre of a row over poor believed to be the the Amenhotep III’s of DNA tests and wanted to have their own cow at the hygiene and accommodation grandfather of the funerary temple in the computerised tomog- Commonwealth Games athletes’ standards that raised the prospect of young King southern city of Luxor, raphy (CT) scans on the village but the request was turned mass withdrawals. Tutankhamun, antiqui- Hawass said. famed boy king’s down, the Times of India said on “They can have as much milk as ties chief Zahi Hawass The newly- mummy announced by Sunday. they want at the dining hall,” the said on Saturday. discovered artifact The daily said that an unnamed official was quoted as saying. scientists on 17 “The statue was which measures 130 cm government official was told that Wrestling makes a return to the February. found near the northern (51 inches) in height and the grapplers wanted the cow to give Games after being dropped from the entrance of Amenhotep 95 cm (37 inches) in them easy access to “unlimited and 2006 programme, with India top of III’s temple and depicts width is “fantastic... News fresh milk”. The official said it was the rankings and seen as the team to the king sitting down because of the details not possible to bring a cow into the beat on home soil. Women’s wrestling on a throne with of the facial features,” Album high-security complex, which was is included for the first time.

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 13 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 Leicester unveil Eriksson Results of EPL, Serie-A, Laliga, Platini revisits financial club as new coach Bundesliga and France on 3 October meltdown fears LEICESTER, 4 Oct — Eriksson as their new England - Premier League ROME, 4 Oct — UEFA European game, telling Second tier English coach on a two-year con- Manchester C. 2 - 1 Newcastle U. chairman Michel Platini Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore Championship side tract. Liverpool 1 - 2 Blackpool has repeated fears for the that “European football is Leicester on Sunday Eriksson, 62, attended Chelsea 2 - 0 Arsenal financial security of the overall not in good (finan- Saturday’s match against unveiled Sven-Goran Italy - Serie A cial) shape”. Scunthorpe at the Walkers Lecce 1 - 0 Catania In an interview pub- Stadium and chairman Bologna 1 - 1 Sampdoria lished Sunday, the former Milan Mandaric got his Chievo 0 - 0 Cagliari France and Juventus star man after sacking Paulo Fiorentina 1 - 2 Palermo said: “Last year we high- Sousa on Friday. Genoa 2 - 1 Bari lighted a difficult situation Sousa was dismissed Lazio 1 - 0 Brescia where half of top flight after Leicester lost six of Napoli 2 - 0 AS Roma clubs were racking up their opening eight league Inter Milan 0 - 0 Juventus losses. matches, including a Spain - Primera Division “After a first look heavy 6-1 defeat by strug- Almeria 1 - 1 Malaga through the accounts in gling Portsmouth. Getafe 3 - 0 Hercules UEFA chairman 2009 the situation does Osasuna 1 - 1 Levante Former England boss Michel Platini, has not appear to have im- Sevilla 3 - 1 Atletico Madrid Eriksson, who managed repeated fears for the proved - on the contrary, Second tier English Villarreal 2 - 0 Racing Santander Manchester City and was financial security. the losses are rising.” Championship side director of football at Barcelona 1 - 1 Mallorca INTERNET Internet Leicester on Sunday Notts County last season, Real Madrid 6 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna unveiled Sven-Goran will begin work Monday, Germany - Bundesliga I. Veteran Zambrotta earns Eriksson, as their new when the club leave for a Stuttgart 1 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt coach on a two-year week-long tour of Thai- Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Bayern Munich Italy recall Bayer Leverkusen 2 - 2 Werder Bremen contract.—INTERNET land.—Internet ROME, 4 Oct — Vet- France - Ligue 1 eran AC Milan full-back Lille 3 - 1 Montpellier Gianluca Zambrotta is Juve hold Inter in drab goalless draw Paris S.G. 0 - 0 Nice amongst four changes to ROME, 4 Oct — Inter Rennes 3 - 1 Toulouse Milan lost top spot in the Italy squad for this Serie A as Juventus held Bayern beaten in Dortmund month’s Euro 2012 quali- fiers against Northern Ire- them to a dull 0-0 draw Veteran AC Milan as slump continues land and Serbia. at the San Siro on Sun- full-back Gianluca BERLIN, 4 Oct — Bayern Coach Cesare day. Zambrotta Lazio took over the Munich’s Bundesliga Prandelli recalled the 33- league leadership as slump continued on year-old alongside his Molinaro as well as Stefano Mauri scored the Sunday when they suffered club team-mate striker midfielder Riccardo only goal of the game to their second straight league Marco Borriello, Genoa Montolivo of Fiorentina beat Brescia 1-0. Inter Milan’s defender defeat as they were beaten full-back Domenico and Juventus striker Inter drop to second Cristian Chivu (R) fights 2-0 at second-placed Dort- Criscito and Lazio Fabio Quagliarella miss with Napoli moving up to mund. midfielder Stefano out from the squad picked for the ball with Juventus’ Dortmund’s midfielder third as they beat second- After Bayern lost 2-1 to Mauri. for last month’s qualifi- midfielder. —INTERNET Jakub Blaszczykowski bottom AS Roma 2-0 at new leaders Mainz last Defenders Lorenzo De ers against Estonia and and Bayern Munich’s the San Paolo stadium in back to the top of the ta- weekend, this was Louis Silvestri of Fiorentina Faroe Islands. midfielder Bastian Naples. ble while Juve knew a de- van Gaal-coached Munich’s and Stuttgart’s Cristian Internet Schweinsteiger.—INTERNET But the big game of feat would leave them six third defeat of the season the day turned out to be a points behind their fierce from seven games and most of our chances, espe- Haas holds on for Viking hugely disappointing af- rivals at this early stage leaves them 12th in the ta- cially in the first-half,” fair. of the season. ble - 13 points from the lead- fumed Bayern captain Mark Classic win Inter had to win to go Internet ers. “We didn’t make the van Bommel.—Internet MADISON, 4 Oct — Bill Haas, who never Haas overcame five bo- trailed in the tournament, Valencia footballers braced Sharapova advances, Stosur geys in the final round to bogeyed the first hole, and out in Beijing win the Viking Classic by had four bogeys on the for Barcelona title test three strokes on Sunday. back nine — including MADRID, 4 Oct — Va- actual title challenge. BEIJING, 4 Oct– Maria Sharapova struggled to find one of the par-5 18th. He lencia have surprised eve- A two-horse race was her rhythm Sunday but advanced to the second round also scattered five birdies ryone with their impressive expected between Barce- of the China Open thanks to her brute force from the to finish at 15-under 273 unbeaten start to the league lona and Real Madrid, but backcourt, while Australia’s Samantha Stosur was not for his second victory of season, but it remains to be Valencia have won five and so lucky. Sharapova, a former world number one and the year. seen if the 2002 and 2004 drawn once in their first six the 12th seed in Beijing, defeated Bulgaria’s Tsvetana The $648,000 win- champions can maintain an matches. Their title pedi- Pironkova in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), in a duel of ner’s purse jumped Haas gree will be truly put under 23-year-olds that lasted more than two hours in warm to No. 26 on the money the microscope, however, afternoon sun.—Internet list and earned him a spot in their next league match in the Masters and the Maria Sharapova of Rus- at Barcelona. US Open. His second sia serves the ball against As it stands, Valencia victory of the year ex- Tsvetana Pironkova of are three points ahead of tended his exemption Bulgaria during their Barca and will take heart through 2013. first round match in the Valencia’s midfielder from the fact that the cham- Bill Haas Internet Vicente Rodriguez cele- pions have won just one of China Open tennis tour- brates his goal during their first three home nament at the National their Spanish League matches in the league. Tennis Center in S P O R T S Beijing.—INTERNET football.—INTERNET Internet

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas rainfall since 1-1-2010 was (70.08) inches at Mingaladon, WEATHER (81.69) inches at Kaba-Aye and (92.09)inches at Central Yangon Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was th Monday, 4 October, 2010 (8) mph from East at (13:30) hours MST on 3-10-2010. Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers the Andeman Sea and South Bay and Partly cloudy have been widespread in Taninthayi Region, fairly elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. widespread in Ayeyrwady Region, scattered in Rakhine Forecast valid until afternoon of the 5th October State, Magway, Bago and Yangon Regions, isolated in 2010: Weather will be partyl cloudy in Kachin State and Mon State, Sagaing and Mandalay Regions and weather Sagaing Region, rain or thundershowers will be isolated in has been partly cloudy in the remaining States and Chin and Kayah States, Magway and Mandalay Regions Regions. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded and scattered in the remaining States and Regions. Degree were Thayawady(1.34) inches, Cocogyun (1.06) inches, of certainty is (80%). Kyaukphyuand Kawthoung(0.83) inch each, Manaung State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate in (0.71) inch and Magway(0.55) inch. Myanmar waters. Nay Pyi Taw Weather Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation of Maximum temperature on 3-10-2010 was 97°F. rain or thundershowers in the Lower Myanmar. Minimum temperature on 4-10-2010 was 74°F. Relative humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 4-10-2010 was (79%). Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area Rainfall on 4-10-2010 was (Nil). for 5-10-2010: Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder- Yangon (Kaba-Aye) showers. Degree of certainty is (60%). Maximum temperature on 3-10-2010 was 95°F. Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for Minimum temperature on 4-10-2010 was 78°F. Relative 5-10-2010: Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder- humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 4-10-2010 was (69%). showers. Degree of certainty is (60%). Total sunshine hours on 3-10-2010 was (5.0) hours. Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area Rainfall on 4-10-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, 0.08 for 5-10-2010: Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder- inch at Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon. Total showers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

Cut flower business blooms MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL in Yunnan Programme Schedule (5-10-2010)(Tuesday) YUNNAN, 4 Oct—Today’s cut flower business is a multibillion dollar global industry, and nowhere is this more evident than in China’s Yunnan Transmissions Times Province. Interestingly enough, the land route connecting Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am) MST the southwestern region of China to Bangkok is Oversea Transmission - (5-10-10 09:30 am ~ fast increasing Yunnan’s market share of fresh cut 6-10-10 09:30 am) MST flowers in Thailand and Singapore. Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, is Local Transmission famous for its year-round temperate climate. It is * Opening often called the “City of Eternal Spring” and even * News the “Capital of flowers”. * Ngapali, Unique Spot To Relax It is thus no surprise that fresh cut flower * News production is one of the chief industries in the * Creative Expert in Myanmar ‘‘The life of a Movie Director’’ province. Flowers in Kunming. Xinhua * News * ‘‘MNL’’ Special Oaktha United FC 7:50 am Traditional Culture 5:45 pm * News 6. Song Of National Performing Arts 9. Sweet Melody * Blue Wind Multimedia Art Festival Oversea Transmission Races Competitions 6:00 pm * Opening 8:00 am 4:20 pm 10. Evening News * News 7. Myanmar 3. Musical Programme 6:15 pm * Ngapali, Unique Spot To Relax Traditional Culture 4:30 pm 11. Weather Report * News Tuesday, * Creative Expert in Myanmar ‘‘The life of Performing Arts 4. University Of 6:20 pm 5 October Distance Education 12. Kyae Pwint Myaye a Movie Director’’ Competitions * News View on today Yin Khone Than 8:10 am (TVLectures)-First * ‘‘MNL’’ Special Oaktha United FC 7:00 am Year (Philsophy) 6:35 pm 8. Songs Of Yester * News 1. Paritta By 4:45 pm 13. Sing A Song * Blue Wind Multimedia Art Festival Venerable Min Years 5. Songs For 7:00 pm * News Gun Sayadaw 8:20 am Upholding National 14. TV Drama Series * Music Gallery 7:15 am 9. Teleplay (Traffic) * Fine Arts Podium ‘‘Short Drum’’ Spirit 8:00 pm 2. Dhamma Puja 8:40 am * News Song 4:50 pm 15. News * Travelogue in Popa 10. International News 7:25 am 6. The Mirror Images 16. Talk of the * VCD Centre ‘‘The story of a rainbow, A 8:45 am 3. To Be Healthy Of The Musical Political Parties float Cloud’’ Exercise 11. Musical Programme Oldies 17. International News * News 7:30 am * Traditional Fair 4:00 pm 5:05 pm 18. Weather Report 4. Morning News * Architecture of the Great Ananda 1. Martial Song 19. Just for Laughs 7:40 am 7. ‘‘Phwar Cho’’ * News 4:10 pm 5. Nince & Sweet 5:30 pm 20. TV Drama Series * The land of Silver Mountains (Kayah State) Song 2. Myanmar 8. Documentary 21. Movie Quiz * Myanmar Movie “Life is struggling’’ R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar.

5-10-2010 NL.pmd 15 10/5/2010, 4:01 AM 12th Waning of Tawthalin 1372 ME Tuesday, 5 October, 2010 Only with stability and peace will the nation develop Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy Riots beget riots, not democracy Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire VOA, BBC-sowing hatred among the people We favour peace and stability RFA, DVB-generating public We favour development outrage We oppose unrest and violence Do not allow ourselves to be Wipe out those inciting unrest swayed by killer broadcasts and violence designed to cause troubles

NAY PYI TAW, 4 Oct—Myanmar goodwill delega- Senior General Than Shwe and wife tion led by Chairman of the State Peace and Develop- ment Council of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing left Daw Kyaing Kyaing seen off by Vice-President Savannakhet of Lao People's Democratic Republic at 2.10 p.m. yesterday. They were seen off by Governor of Lao PDR Mr Bounnhang Vorachit of Savannakhet Province Mr Vilayvanh Phomkhe and wife, and high-ranking officers. Senior General Than Shwe and party arrived at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane at 2.55 p.m by special flight. Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing were greeted at the lounge of the airport by Vice-President of Lao PDR Mr Bounnhang Vorachit. Before departure for Myanmar, Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing received a courtesy respect from Myanmar Ambassador to Lao PDR U Nyunt Hlaing and wife Daw Nan Aye San, Military Attaché Col Win Hlaing and wife Daw Mya Mya Win, and staff members of the Myanmar Embassy. Next, Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance to embassy staff. Senior General Than Shwe and wife presented foodstuff for the embassy staff through the ambassador, the military attaché and their wives. Next, Senior General Than Shwe and wife were seen off at Wattay International Airport by Vic-President Mr Bounnhang Vorachit, Minister the President's (See page 10) INSIDE Modern People Party Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe and wife presents party’s policy, stance Daw Kyaing Kyaing being seen off at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane by Laotian and work programmes Vice-President Mr Bounnhang Vorachit .—MNA PAGE 7

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