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Volume XIII, Number 96 1st Waning of Waso 1367 ME Thursday, 21 July, 2005 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integ- * National reconsolidation system rity and preservation and safeguard- * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in ing of cultural heritage and national Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from character * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing donate Waso robes to Sayadaws at sixth Waso robes offering ceremony of Ministry of Defence

YANGON, 20 July — Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing attended the sixth Waso robes offering ceremony of the families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) of the Ministry of Defence at Pyilonchantha Ordination Hall of Nikaya Monastery in Ward 26, Dagon Myothit (South) Township, at 9 am on Fullmoon Day of Waso (Dhammaçakka Akhadaw Day), to- day. Also present on the occasion were Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Magway Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara and member Sayadaws, Nikaya Monastery Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw Tipitakadhara Dhamma Bhandagarika Bhaddanta Silakkhandha Bhivamsa and members of the Sangha, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Com- Chairman Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara invests Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing mander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General and congregation with the Nine Precepts. — MNA Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San, Daw Khin Than Nwe, wife of Lt-Gen Tin Oo, Mem- ber of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of De- Senior General Than Shwe sends fence and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet, Prime Minister General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, felicitations to King of Belgium YANGON, 21 July — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Develop- Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, SPDC members and ment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Majesty King their wives, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and Albert II of Belgium on the occasion of the National Day of the Kingdom of Belgium which falls (See page 8) on 21 July 2005. — MNA

Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party receive the Nine Precepts from Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Thursday, 21 July, 2005 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Boost public health care * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation services for better health * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The State Peace and Development Coun- cil is expanding the horizon of the health care services for ensuring health and longevity of the Waso robes offering ceremony held at entire national people. In order to achieve this goal, the govern- Shwedagon Pagoda ment has been constructing basic foundations the length and breadth of the nation to enhance YANGON, 20 July — A ceremony to offer the health infrastructure of the nation, while Shwekyar Thingan was held as Buddha Pujaniya at paying a serious attention to health care con- Shwedagon Pagoda on Fullmoon Day of Waso, to- cerns for the people. As a result, many achieve- day. ments of the national surgeons have gone down Member of the Pagoda Board of Trustees do- nated Shwekyar Thingans to four Buddha images in in the annals of the nation’s medical history. the precinct of the pagoda and Padamya Myetshin Chairman of the National Health Com- Buddha Image on the upper terrace. mittee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and De- Next, the ceremony to donate cash towards the velopment Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein observed funds of all-round renovation of the pagoda followed. the 11th renal transplant performed at the New Director-General U Aye Kyu of Department of Basic Yangon General Hospital on Bogyoke Aung San Education (Yangon City), the deputy director-gen- Street on 18 July. eral, township education officers and school heads The NHC chairman asked after the health handed over K 13,979,375 donated by schools from of the patient, saying that thanks to the high four Yangon districts under No 3 DBE, Latha BEHS efficiency of medical professionals, Myanmar No 2, Dagon BEHS No 1, Sangyoung BEHS No 2, had achieved success in conducting renal trans- Tamway BEHS No 1 and No 4, Kamayut BEHS No plants one after another. He lauded the immense 2 and Bahan BEHS No 2 to members of the Pagoda goodwill of the donors who usually are close Board of Trustees. relatives of the patients. At 9.30 am, members of the pagoda board of Myanmar has set up a milestone in its trustees, religious associations and devotees took the medical history with the brilliant performances Nine Precepts from Pagoda Ovadaçariya Abhidhaja on separation of conjoined twins, restoration of Maha Rattha Guru Agga Maha Pandita Nyaungdon amputated limbs, and renal transplants. Monastery Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw Bhaddanta The medical staff in Myanmar including Sobhana. Members of the Sangha recited Parittas. The Shwekyar Thingan offering ceremony in physicians, surgeons and nurses have been pro- Later, wellwishers donated Waso robes and progress at a Buddha Image of Shwedagon alms to the Sayadaws. — MNA viding health care services, giving medical treat- Pagoda.— MNA ments to the people, taking preventive meas- ures against the diseases, and giving health A & I Ministry offers Waso robes education talks not only in urban regions but in YANGON, 20 July—The 14th Waso robes of- rural areas. fering ceremony of the Ministry of Agriculture and In this regard, the medical staff are to Irrigation was held at the assembly hall of the Min- carry on their studies and improve their skills istry here this morning. to catch up with the medical science that is mak- Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj- ing a rapid progress and to give loving-kind- Gen Htay Oo and wife, heads of department under ness-based medical treatments to the patients. the ministry presented Waso robes and offertories to Wellwishers and social organizations Sayadaws and shared merits gained. should cooperate to help provide health care At the ceremony, members of the Sangha services for needy patients through establish- led by State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Joint- ment of medical trust funds in hospitals and to secretaries Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha carry out health care tasks in states and divi- Saddhammajotikadhaja Yenangyoung Sayadaw sions. Bhaddanta Tejaniya and Agga Maha Pandita At a time when the government has been Dwipitakadhara Dwipitaka Kovida Bhaddanta creating opportunities for uplift of health and Jagarabhivamsa recited the parittas. fitness and ensuring longevity of the people, First, the congregation received the Nine wellwishers are urged to contribute towards the Precepts from Sayadaw Bhaddanta Tejaniya. drive in harness with service personnel in the Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen After the ceremony, the congregation also medical field. Htay Oo and wife Daw Ni Ni Win offer waso robes offered ‘soon’ to members of the Sangha. and alms to a Sayadaw.— A&I MNA SID offers Waso robes to Cash donated to build new monastery building members of the Sangha YANGON, 20 July — Cash donation ceremony to build new Danyawady monastery building at YANGON, 20 July— The 51st communal Waso robes offering ceremony of the Special Investigation Danyawady Monastery in Bahan Township was held Department of Myanmar Police Force took place at in conjunction with Waso robes offering ceremony Aungthabye Ye Yeiktha on Kyaikwaing Pagoda this morning at the monastery. Road, Mayangon Township, on Fullmoon Day of At the cash donation ceremony, Chairman of Waso, today. the monastery construction committee and officials Present on the occasion were Commander of accepted the cash totalling K 11.6 million donated by SID Police Brig-Gen Myint Thein and wife, Police wellwishers and presented certificates of honour to Senior Officers and their wives, families of the de- them. Officials and wellwishers also offered Waso partment and guests. robes to the members of Sangha at the ceremony. At the ceremony, they donated Waso robes MNA and ‘soon’ to Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru All this needs to be known Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Magway * Do not be frightened whenever Chairman of Danyawady Monastery Construction Committee U Kyaw Thar Hla accepts K 10 million Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara and members of the intimidated Sangha. The Magway Sayadaw delivered a sermon, donated by U Aung Tha Tun (a) U Ngan Gyar and * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered and the congregation shared merits. wife Daw Ma Mya Oo of Bogale Market Street in MNA * Do not be softened whenever appeased Botahtaung Township.—˚MNA

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Chinese, followed by just over 12 per Asked about the growing popularity cent of Indonesians, 12 per cent of in Asia of weight-loss programmes from Malaysians, 10 per cent of Thais and 8 Western nations which advocated diets per cent of Filipinos. that were low in carbohydrates and high Ethnic Indians were the healthiest in fat and meat, Leung said they would in this regard, with only 5 per cent have to be followed over the long term to suffering the same condition. be harmful. A study spanning 14 cities across Asia has found the highest incidence of colorectal cancer among ethnic Chinese, a trend which researchers in Hong A leading researcher in the study The study covered the cities of Kong on Monday blamed on a more Westernized diet. A vendor seen drinking blamed the phenomenon on the genetic Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Delhi, Jakarta, water at a wholesale market in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province, in this makeup of ethnic Chinese and their Fukuoka, Kitasato, Kurume, Seoul, 4 July, 2005 file photo.—INTERNET changing diet. Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, “The prevalence of colorectal pol- Taibei, Kaohsiung and Bangkok. yps and cancer among ethnic Chinese is Among ethnic Chinese examined in Iraq reconstruction projects very high, as high as in Caucasian the survey, researchers found those in populations,” Leung Wai-keung, pro- Hong Kong the most susceptible to ad- face hurdles fessor at the Chinese University’s Insti- vanced colorectal polyps and cancer — UMM QASR,20 July—At Iraq’s only outlet to the sea, Bob Hearn is one of two tute of Digestive Diseases, told Reuters 11 per cent of them were diagnosed with Americans trying to give this country an economic shot in the arm. Sometimes in an interivew. the condition. he sleeps in his car when major shipments arrive, trying to reassure ship “Our belief is that the Chinese ge- MNA/Reuters captains the port is functioning again. But success remains far away, as it does for many US-funded reconstruction projects in Iraq. Although ships are they’re not shooting at us. military to ship its sup- Sri Lanka, Over 100 sickened in food trickling back two years They just want some plies to the port here in- poisonous incidence after the invasion to oust money,” said Hearn, who stead of to Kuwait, argu- Malaysia Saddam Hussein, the port oversees a multimillion ing the move could em- in S Philippines is more than a year from dollar project that has ploy thousands of Iraqis sign open international accreditation, cleared away several and end American troops’ MANILA, 18 July — More than 100 persons were which could increase ship sunken ships and repaired need to drive the equip- skies pact sickened as a result of a mass food poison incidence in traffic fivefold. For now, some loading docks. ment north. But he has not the southern Philippines on Monday, the local govern- Hearn can’t even get the Many reconstruction succeeded, in part because COLOMBO, 19 July — ment reported. US military to route sup- workers in Iraq see a direct 50 sunken ships still lie in Sri Lanka and Malaysia According to the authorities in Upi Town, plies through Umm Qasr. link between their efforts the short waterway lead- have signed an open skies Maguidanao Province, at lease 134 people have been Thousands of US and and easing the US mili- ing from the Persian Gulf agreement aimed at pro- sent to hospitals after eating anchovies. Western reconstruction tary’s burden. to the port. Some date back moting the airline frequen- Among the sick, about 20 were in a critical condi- workers across Iraq are in For now, Hearn is try- to the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq cies between the two coun- tion, doctors said. the same situation — ing to persuade the US war.— Internet tries, the local web site Upi Mayor Ramon Piang told reporters that the struggling to rebuild the Lankapage reported on victims bought the anchovies from four vendors and country in a volatile envi- India’s trade deficit widens Monday. began suffering from severe headaches, stomach pains ronment. Frustrated Ira- The new deal provides and vomiting on Saturday. qis dismiss US explana- further in first quarter for an open skies policy in The incidence is still under the investigation, he tions for delays. NEW DELHI, 19 July — India’s exports in the first keeping with current avia- added. “That’s our big chal- quarter of the new fiscal grew by 19.04 per cent as tion trends and grants the MNA/Xinhua lenge — hiring people so compared to the previous financial year in the same right to each of the desig- quarter. According to the foreign trade data for the first nated airlines to carry in- quarter of the 2005-06 financial year released here ternational traffic between Monday, exports during April-June period in the 2005- Sri Lanka and Malaysia, 2006 year, are valued at 20,900.31 million US dollars Sri Lankan Civil Aviation which are 19.54 per cent higher than the level of Ministry said. 17,483.26 million US dollars achieved during the first Delegations of the two quarter of the previous financial year. countries met in Colombo However, India’s imports registered a quantum last week to discuss mat- jump of over 38 per cent. ters relating to air services India’s imports during April-June, 2005-2006, are and to negotiate the text of valued at 32, 360.13 million US dollars, representing a new air services agree- an increase of 38.02 per cent over the level of imports ment replacing the one in the same period last fiscal. signed in 1969. While oil imports increased by of 33.16 per cent in “The designated air- the same period this fiscal, non-oil imports grew by lines of the two countries over 40 per cent in the same quarter when compared to are permitted to determine the oil imports in April-June 2004. the frequency and capac- The trade deficit for the first quarter of the current ity of the international air fiscal is estimated at 11,459.82 million US dollars services that each wishes which is higher than the deficit at 5,962.44 million US to offer based upon com- dollars during April-June, 2004-2005. The govern- mercial consideration in An injured boy rests in an ambulance after being turned away from Yarmouk ment has set the export target for this fiscal at 92 billion the market place,” the min- Hospital after doctors went on strike over claimed abuses in Baghdad US dollars compared to about 80 billion US dollars istry said. —MNA/Xinhua on 19 July, 2005.—INTERNET achieved during the previous year. — MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 5 National Film Festival concludes in Nepal Waterborne diseases spread KATHMANDU, 19 July — The first National Film Festival, which began from 10 July in fast across Bangladesh Kathmandu, has concluded on Sunday, Radio Nepal reported on Monday. Nepali King Gyanendra gave away awards in programmes on different aspects of cinema, cultural DHAKA, 19 July — Different waterborne dis- the closing ceremony to dozens of personalities shows, food festival, and so on. eases, including diarrhoea, have been spreading fast contributing to the development and promotion of Addressing the closing ceremony, Minister for across Bangladesh, especially in flood-hit areas. Nepali cinema in Nepal and outside, the state-run Information and Communication and Chairman of At least 16 people flood-hit areas and the ar- radio said. the Main Organizing Committee, Tanka Dhakal, said died of diarrhoea and eas clogged with water. Awards were given to 17 veterans of Nepali the film festival was an important step in promoting 63,410 caught the More than 600,000 cinema, which comprised of producers, directors, Nepali cinema at a time when the movie industry is in waterborne disease in the people were marooned in writers, actors and actresses, while another 25 per- a lean phase. last one month. Of them, seven districts on the sonalities in 21 other categories also won awards, the The film festival was organized by Nepal Film three died and 14,538 con- Brahmaputra Basin in radio noted. Development Board with financial support from the tracted the disease in the northern Bangladesh as The weeklong festival was marked by the screen- government. past week alone, New Age more areas were inundated ing of new and old Nepali movies, interaction MNA/Xinhua quoted sources in the con- with further deterioration trol room of the of the overall flood situa- Iraq, neighbours directorated of health as tion till Sunday, official Construction saying on Monday. BSS news agency re- discuss border The number of peo- ported. BSS quoted Water control workers in ple affected by diarrhoea Development Board as and admitted to the hos- saying that the rainfall ISTANBUL, 19 July— Guanghan City. pital from 1 July to 7 July recorded during the past Iraq’s Interior Minister is was 1,357, but the figure one week at different demanding that his country’s China’s economy was 1,920 from 10 July to points of greater Rangpur neighbours take stronger 16 July, it reported. in northern Bangladesh measures to stem the flow of grew 9.5 percent in A number of people was almost around 600 money and recruits to gueril- have also been affected millimetres, the fifth high- las, and Turkey said on Tues- the first half of the by other waterborne dis- est annual average rain- day that ending infiltration eases like dysentery and fall recorded in these was critical for stability in the year, 0.2 percen- pneumonia due to lack of areas in recent decades. region. pure drinking water in the MNA/Xinhua Turkey is demanding tage points lower that Iraq and the United States take stronger measures to stop than the same Singapore’s non-oil Turkish Kurdish guerillas period in 2004. exports up 1% in June based in Iraq from crossing into Turkey—while agree- SINGAPORE, 19 July — Singapore’s non-oil do- INTERNET ing that halting infiltration mestic exports (NODX) registered an increase of 1 into Iraq is also vital. per cent to 11.21 billion Singapore dollars (about “Controlling the borders 6.64 billion US dollars) in June as compared with is the most urgent problem Iran, Iraq sign two MoUs on economic cooperation the same period of last year. that stands in front of us,” TEHERAN, 19 July — Iran and Iraq signed here on Sunday two memo- According to the fig- The NODX to China, Turkish Interior Minister randa of understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade ures released by the In- one of the top three Abdulkadir Aksu said in his and transportation, the official IRNA news agency reported. ternational Enterprise growth contributors for opening speech at a meeting One MoU, inked by clusive exhibitions, facili- also stressed Iran’s readi- Singapore (IE Singapore) the month besides Tai- of Iraq’s neighbours. “The visiting Iraqi Minister of tate rendering of technical ness to export automobile, on Monday, the growth wan province and Thai- success of the process in Iraq Trade Abdul Basit Karim and engineering services cement, steel and reversed last month’s land, sustained a double- will be our success as well.” and his Iranian counterpart and make joint investment petrochemical products to contraction of 5.6 per digit growth of 18 per cent The interior ministers Mohammad Shariatmadari, in infrastructure construc- Iraq. cent, the first negative in June. from Turkey, Iran, Syria, was aimed at expanding tions, the report added. Meanwhile, Iranian growth rate in 35 months. The NODX to the Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bah- bilateral cooperation in The development of Minister of Transportation The export of elec- United States and the Eu- rain and Jordan as well as various trade and border markets, the estab- Mohammad Rahmati and tronics continued to de- ropean Union con-tracted Iraq were expected to pledge commercial fields, said the lishment of Iran’s trade bu- his Iraqi counterpart Salam cline by 4.2 per cent in by 14 per cent and 0.3 per to take steps toward increased report. reau in Baghdad and the al-Maliki signed another June, while the export of cent respectively last border security and intelli- Based on the MoU, cooperation of the Iraqi side MoU on expansion of rail, non-electronic products month. gence sharing at the meeting the two countries expressed in this regard were also road, air and sea transporta- grew by 6.7 per cent in Singapore’s total on how to increase regional readiness to sign free trade among issues agreed upon tion between the two neigh- the same month, revers- trade rose 11.3 per cent in security. agreements, facilitate issu- by the two sides. bours. ing the drop of 6.6 per June. Internet ance of trade visa, hold ex- Additionally, the MoU MNA/Xinhua cent in May. MNA/Xinhua China to build dinosaur park around Cretaceous footprints JINAN,19 July — The construction of a dinosaur park will soon begin in east China’s Shandong Province in a bid to preserve a large number of rare dinosaur footprints dating back to the Cretaceous period. The park, covering of the shape of beast feet flocks of intact dinosaur some 60 square kilome- and the other is of the footprints in the stratum. tres in Junan County of shape of bird claws, said The park will not only re- Yimeng Mountain Area, Zhao Xijin, an expert with store the traces of dino- will exhibit the intact re- the Chinese Academy of saurs’ activities to visitors, mains of dinosaur foot- Sciences. but will offer valuable prints, the physiognomy During the Creta- materials for the research of volcano lava, fossilized ceous period, there was a of Cretaceous dinosaurs, insects, and traces of rain, huge lake in the region, the expert said. water waves and splashes home to a large number of “A geological park is of mud made by passing herbivorous and carnivo- of great importance in the dinosaurs. rous dinosaurs, said Zhao, protection of the rare di- The footprints, found who specializes in the re- nosaur footprints, which two years ago in a 700-by search of ancient verte- require very special con- 100-metre quarry, belong brates and palaeoan- ditions to be well pre- to two categories of Cre- thropology. served,” said Zhao. An Iraqi policeman looks at a body in a car after gunmen killed three men in taceous dinosaurs. One is It is rare to discover MNA/Xinhua Baghdad on 19 July, 2005. —INTERNET 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 Top-notch Chinese student unable HK, EU to strengthen to apply to key universities structured dialogue BEIJING, 19 July—Li Yang, 16, obtained first place in this year’s National College Entrance HONG KONG, 20 July—The Hong Kong Special Examination amid the 44,929 examinees in south China’s Hainan Province. His score of 897 points Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and theoretically made him qualified to apply to all the country’s prestigious universities. the European Union (EU) Commission should However, his Li, who has a Hainan Province’s lower uni- lowers admission develop, broaden and deepen cooperation in areas applications to the residence permission, but versity recruitment standards for students of common interest through a structured dialogue, country’s key universities spent more than ten years standards. from economically and a joint statement said here on Monday. was officially disqualified in Hubei Province’s In China, the educationally backward Both sides are Ministerial Conference on Friday by the Hainan education system before examination content of the provinces to ensure a instructing respective of the World Trade Provincial Educational transferring to a Hainan annual National College certain proportion of officials to assess options Organization, which will Department because Li high school where he Entrance Examination in students there still receive and recommend ways be held in Hong Kong in was an examination studied for less than two different provinces is higher educations. forward in this regard, said December. Since trade has immigrant — the study years, can only apply to almost entirely unified. But This favourable policy the statement issued by been a key driver in EU- time he spent in Hainan common universities. admissions standards for toward economically and Donald Tsang, Chief Hong Kong relations, Province did not meet Li was one of the university enrollment educationally backward Executive of HKSAR, and both sides attach great Hainan Provincial regu- tens of thousands of for students from diffe- provinces, however, has Jose Manuel Barrose, importance to achieving a lations. examination immigrants in rent provinces vary been criticized for causing president of the EU substantive outcome of the The provincial the country. An official dramatically due to “unfair” competition. As a Commission. conference which will pave regulation stipulates that with the Hainan Provincial regional education consequence of the The two parties further the way for the successful only students who possess Education Department imbalances, which are policy, examinees from agreed that it would be conclusion of the Doha Hainan residence permits disclosed that more than caused by China’s regional economically affluent useful to periodically Development Round. and finish the last two years 9,600 high school students economic disparities. Due provinces face inordinately review progress in the It is Barroso’s first visit of high school courses in from central China’s to lower education fierce competition in dialogue at the leadership to China as president of the Hainan are entitled to apply provinces of Henan, investment, the quality of college admissions since level and update mutual EU Commission. Hong to the country’s top Hubei, Hunan and Jiang- primary school and middle entrance standards for agenda to meet future Kong is the last stop of his universities. Students who xi came to Hainan school education in them are dozens of points demands as their dynamic five-day official visit. He only fulfill one of the two Province to attend the economically-backward higher than those for relationship continues, the had visited Beijing, requirements can only National College Entrance provinces is lower than students from poor statement added. Shanghai and Macao apply for the country’s Examination to take that in affluent provinces. provinces. The statement also before his arrival in Hong common universities. advantage of Hainan Government, therefore, MNA/Xinhua mentioned the Sixth Kong. — MNA/Xinhua Iraq port paralysed, commodities import flows hit AMMAN, 19 June—Iraq’s main port of Umm Qasr remained paralysed for the fifth day on Monday after a dispute between the Transport Ministry and private trucking fleets halted unloading of vessels, regional shipping agents said. Smooth flows at Umm have almost solved the the government’s fleet, Qasr, Iraq’s primary outlet dispute, but shippers said which was huge before the for imports of commodities, there was no movement at US-led invasion of Iraq in are vital to solve shortages the Gulf port and corn and 2003, was not an option in the state’s food rice cargoes have not been because it has been mostly distribution system, which unloaded. looted. have caused popular “We wanted to regulate It remains to be seen complaints and undermined the private fleets. I think whether the ministry would economic recovery efforts that the issue has been rescind an order to use only by the US-backed gover- solved,” Malaki said. its own battered fleet at Um nment. Shipping agents said Qasr and honour previous Iraqi Transport the dispute concerns the contracts with private fleets Minister Salam al-Malaki, ministry’s demands for after receiving orders from Models pose with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX during the official launch of who is on a visit to Jordan, higher fees from private the Iraqi Cabinet to do so, Mitsubishi cars in Kuala Lumpur on 18 July, 2005.—INTERNET told Reuters negotiations trucks, adding that using they said.—MNA/Reuters Road accident kills 16 S Korea opposes Japan in raising abduction in northern Iran issue in nuke talks TEHERAN, 19 July—Sixteen people, mostly SEOUL, 19 July—South Korea on Monday voiced opposition to Japan’s idea to raise the Japanese students, were killed and four others injured when citizens kidnapping issue in the upcoming six-party nuclear talks. a minibus collided head-on into a truck in Iran’s “Clearly, the purpose resolution of the nuclear Korea and the United States. issue at the nuclear dis- central province of Teheran on Saturday, the official of the six-party talks is to issue — in the keynote But, the official did not armament talks. IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. resolve the ... nuclear issue speech at the upcoming elaborate on what he meant In 2002, North Korea’s The accident took At the first view, so that other issues fourth round of the six-party by Japan’s passive position. top leader Kim Jong-il place near Firouzkouh, a police blamed the accident can be consulted on nuclear talks. The top nuclear nego- admitted that his country’s town 130 kilometres east on the recklessness of the through different channels, North Korea announced tiators of South Korea, the agents had kidnapped 13 of Teheran city. minibus driver, who including bilateral ones,” a it will rejoin the six-party United States and Japan Japanese citizens in the The minibus driver suddenly swerved to the ranking South Korean talks aimed to resolve the gathered here last week to 1970s and 1980s to use as and 15 of the passengers left, IRNA said. official was quoted by nuclear issue on the Korean coordinate their strategy in language and culture aboard, who were students Iran has one of the South Korean Yonhap news Peninsula in the last week resolving the nuclear issue instructors. of a university and highest rates of road agency as saying on of July. But the exact date in the six-party talks, which Kim said among the 13 accompanying relatives, accidents in the world, and Monday. of opening of the talks is yet also involve China, North Japanese citizens, five were were killed in the fatal official statistics show that The South Korean to be decided. Korea, and Russia. alive, eight others had died accident, the report said. in every 24 minutes there official, who is overseeing Moreover, the unnamed The South Korean of illness or in accidents. Meanwhile, four is one person dead in the Seoul’s foreign and national South Korean official called official’s remarks came four However, Japan is other people were road accident. Transport security affairs, also said on Japan to be more active days after Japan’s Chief skeptical of North Korea’s seriously injured and were experts blame most of the South Korean delegation to in ending the nuclear issue, Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki explanations about the eight rushed to hospitals in accidents on hazardous the six-party nuclear talks saying Tokyo has been Hosoda said that his country dead, urging North Korea Teheran city by helicopter, roads and reckless driving. will present the nature and passive in recent trilateral will strongly press for the to show evidence to support according to the report. MNA/Xinhua purpose of the talks — the consultations with South resolution of the kidnapping its claim.—MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 7 Human resource development in full swing across the nation Chingya (Maubin)

On his inspection tour around Pathein in dicative of to what extent the government has placed disciplinary and Inter-disciplinary approach methods Ayeyawady Division in 2004, Head of State Senior emphasis on the education sector of border areas. to keep the national level with international standards General Than Shwe gave guidance, saying that at a In the past, there were only a few schools in in science and technology, thereby increasing learn- time when the government was taking all possible border areas, but these regions have so far been ing opportunities for the students. steps for regional development, Ayeyawady Divi- facilitated with 852 basic education primary schools, Previously, under the Ministry of Education sion on its part was to effectively harness its land, 90 basic education middle schools and 92 basic edu- were 79 under-graduate, diploma, honours, and mas- water and forestry resources in abundance for its cation high schools. On 30 June 1999, the government ters degree courses, and now there are 192 degree, greater development. And the region had also got an established the Education and Training Department honours, and doctorate courses including 24 masters adequate number of human resources capable of under the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas and (research) degree courses and 21 doctorate courses, tapping the natural resources, so what was needed National Races and Development Affairs, and since accounting for additional 113 courses. was just to make efforts and take innovative meas- then the department has been constantly conducting a In addition, it has opened four doctorate courses, ures. variety of courses for the development of the youths in 15 masters degree courses, and one BE Aerospace The Head of State also gave guidance during the regions. degree course including under-graduate courses (regu- a visit to Pathein Government Technological Col- Up to now, the department has opened 27 lar), honours courses, and post-graduate diploma courses lege. He said that only when human resources were youths training schools and 21 vocational training under the Ministry of Science and Technology. well qualified, would the nation become one of the centres for women. At present, 1,908 boys and 341 Similarly, respective departments for develop- top countries, and in that regard turning out educated girls are attending the classes of the youths training ment of human resources have opened 173 certificate human resources was a must for national develop- courses, under-graduate courses, post-graduate ment. The universities and colleges courses, and masters degree courses. The number of With a view to ensuring development of hu- courses conducted at universities and colleges under man resources for emergence of a developed nation, throughout the nation have been car- the Ministry of Education has reached 365. the government has designated 24 development re- rying out tasks on research based on So far, the universities under the Ministry of gions and established in those regions many univer- natural resources of respective regions Health have launched international level post-gradu- sities, degree colleges, computer colleges and tech- ate courses on medicine — 29 masters degree courses nological colleges that are the most important factor and have prescribed suitable subjects on medicine, 28 post-graduate diploma courses, 30 for development of human resources. Now, the gov- on technologies that can enhance re- doctorate courses on practical medicine, and seven ernment’s goodwill and the emergence of the educa- doctorate courses on basic practical medicine. tional institutions have borne fruit. gional development. As a result, success has been achieved in the In his speech at the seminar (2004) on promo- higher education sector in creating learning opportu- tion of national education (higher education), Minis- schools. The government opened Nationalities Youths nities, raising the education standard, and launching ter for Education U Than Aung said that the regions Resource Development Degree Colleges (Yangon) more courses in accordance with the national educa- in which universities and colleges were located were and (Mandalay) on 15 June 2000 and 12 July 2000 tion promotion goals. The new universities and col- rich in natural resources. And if the resources could respectively for enabling youths, who have passed leges in respective regions across the nation have been be put into use for the community, the existence of matriculation examinations from the schools, to con- developing human resources. the universities and colleges would be more mean- tinue their studies. The government has taken measures for ena- ingful. As to the opportunity for pursuing higher edu- bling local youths to pursue higher education in their Now, respective universities and colleges have cation, the number of universities and colleges in the own regions with the aim of ensuring further develop- been opened in each development region for local nation has now surged to 156, up from 32 in 1988. ment of human resources in the 24 development youths to pursue higher education. In compliance Previously, the higher education sector made regions. The faculty members are also nurturing their with the guidance of Head of State Senior General available the limited fields of arts and science, tech- students and doing research constantly to sharpen the Than Shwe, Maubin University was constructed in nology, medicine and forestry. Now, there have qualifications of the youths in the regions where they Maubin Region. The Head of State also inspected the emerged different additional fields such as computer, are posted. Maubin University Project on 22 February 2003 and maritime, aerospace engineering, culture, and coop- For example, the bio-research is being carried gave guidance on the project. Maubin University eratives. out at Pathein University in Ayeyawady Division was put into commission on 18 December 2002, and In relation to the field of medicine, there have where agriculture thrives well, and research on plant the inauguration of the main building of the facility emerged five institutes of medicine, two dental insti- resources at Myitkyina University in Kachin State that took place on 18 July 2003. tutes, one institute of nursing and paramedical sci- is endowed with rare species of plants and flowery Maubin University is situated on the 67.07- ence, two institutes of pharmacy, and one university plants. Now, Maubin University has been able to acre campus in Aikaing Village-tract, Maubin Town- of community health. Under the Ministry of Science contribute towards technological development and to ship. Thanks to the facility, local youths in eight and Technology are four technological universities, create fine prospects that benefit not only the region townships in Maubin and Pyapon Districts — Maubin, two universities of computer studies, one aerospace concerned but also the nation. Nyaungdon, Pantanaw, Danubyu, Pyapon, Bogalay, engineering university, 26 government technological The universities and colleges throughout the Kyaiklat and Dedaye — can pursue higher education colleges, 24 government computer colleges and 11 nation have been carrying out tasks on research based in their region at fair expense. government technical institutes. on natural resources of respective regions and have More than 5,000 students, including those of Simultaneously, the government has installed prescribed suitable subjects on technologies that can University of Distance Education, attend Maubin modern teaching and learning aids, computers and enhance regional development. University, creating opportunities for local people to electronics on information and technology, networks The human resource development drive is now do businesses such as running restaurants and hos- on information and technology, international level in full swing in all regions of the nation due to the tels, and marketting of personal goods. workshops and laboratories, international standard government’s earnest efforts and arrangements to Out of K 69,827.75 million plus over US$ 550 libraries, and modern research departments in the uplift the level of higher education or that of universi- million the government spent on border areas devel- universities and colleges to enhance the higher educa- ties and colleges of respective development regions opment projects from May 1989 to 6 July 2005, K tion of the nation. thereby contributing towards community develop- 3,930.07 million went to the plans for promotion of It is also helping prescribe new subjects by ment there. the education standard of border areas. That is in- combining new studies and branches through cross- Translation: MS 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005

Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing offer Waso robes to Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee the Magway Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party donate “soon” to members of the Sangha. — MNA Sayadaw. — MNA Senior GeneralMNA Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing donate…

(from page 1) ‘soon’, fruits, water, Shwe and wife Daw the Commander-in-Chief lights, joss sticks and Kyaing Kyaing and (Air) and their wives, the flowers to the Buddha party took the Nine Pre- Chairman of Yangon Di- Image in the Ordination cepts from Chairman vision Peace and Devel- Hall and paid homage to Sayadaw Bhaddanta opment Council Com- it. Kumara. Members of mander of Yangon Com- Master of cere- the Sangha recited mand and wife, minis- monies Deputy Director Metta Sutta. Next, the ters, senior military of- U San Thin Hlaing Senior General and wife ficers of the Ministry of of Yangon Division donated Waso robes and Defence, deputy minis- Religious Affairs Depart- alms to the Chairman ters, departmental heads, ment supplicated on the Sayadaw. local authorities, families agenda of the ceremony. Vice-Senior General of Defence Services First, the congrega- Maung Aye and wife (Army, Navy and Air) tion paid obeisance to the Daw Mya Mya San and guests. Buddha Image with offered Waso robes and Senior General Than three-time recitation of donations to the Shwe and wife Daw Namo Tassa. Sayadaw. Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San donate Waso Kyaing Kyaing offered Senior General Than (See page 9) robes to a Sayadaw. — MNA

Daw Khin Than Nwe, wife of Lt-Gen Tin Oo, offering Waso robes to a General Thura Shwe Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet offer Waso robes Sayadaw. — MNA to a Sayadaw. — MNA

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein presenting Waso robes to a Sayadaw. Prime Minister General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe offer Waso MNA robes to a Sayadaw. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 9

Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing offer lights to the Buddha image kept in Pyilonchantha Maha Ordination Hall. — MNA Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing donate Waso robes to Sayadaws …

(from page 8) Presiding Nayaka Sasanam Çiram Daw Khin Than Sayadaw of the Monas- Titthatu. Nwe, wife of Lt-Gen tery Bhaddanta After the cer- Tin Oo, General Thura Silakkhandha Bhivamsa emony, the Senior Gen- Shwe Mann and wife delivered a sermon, and eral and wife and party Daw Khin Lay Thet, Senior General Than offered ‘soon’ to the General Soe Win and Shwe and wife Daw Sayadaws. wife Daw Than Than Kyaing Kyaing and Next, they do- Nwe, Lt-Gen Thein Sein party shared the merits nated rice to members and SPDC members gained. of the Sangha of the Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace and Development presented Waso robes The ceremony monastery and offered Council Senior General Than Shwe, donates “soon” to a member of and offertories to mem- ended with three-time ‘soon’ to them. the Sangha.—MNA bers of the Sangha. recitation of Buddha MNA

Daw Khin Than Nwe, wife of Lt-Gen Tin Oo, presents “soon” to a Daw Mya Mya San, wife of Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, donates member of the Sangha. — MNA “soon” to a member of the Sangha. — MNA

Daw Khin Lay Thet, wife of General Thura Shwe Mann, offers “soon” Daw Than Than Nwe, wife of Prime Minister General Soe Win, presents to a member of the Sangha. — MNA “soon” to a member of the Sangha. — MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 Meritorious deeds performed at pagodas… Shwedagon (from page 16) ing of merits. The Waso Shwenaban, South Pariyatti Sasana Univer- robes offering ceremony Okkalapa MyoU Zedi, Pagoda’s sity (Yangon) Sayadaw was held at Mahasi Sasana Dagon Myothit MyoU Bhaddanta Pandit- Yeiktha at 9th Mile, here, Zedi and other pagodas precinct abhivamsa and members this morning. and stupas, monasteries of the Sangha consecrated Similar ceremonies and religious buildings, is packed the Image. Later, the Rec- were held at Chaukhtetkyi, and devotees, pilgrims and tor Sayadaw delivered a Meilamu, Kyaikkasan, wellwishers attended the with sermon, followed by shar- Moegoung, Yanmyoaung, ceremonies. — MNA pilgrims

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Those present receiving the Nine Precepts from the Sayadaw. — MNA YANGON, 20 July — The 48th Waso robes Precepts from Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Officials, members of the board of trustees, offering ceremony organized by Shwephonepwint Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Narinda members of social organizations and wellwishers Pagoda Board of Trustees was held this afternoon Bhivamsa of Phayaphyu Monastery. also presented Waso robes and offertories to the at the pagoda in Pazundaung Township. Next, Ovadacariya Sayadaws of the pagoda Sayadaws.

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Station Col Tint Wai, senior military officers, Secre- During the ceremony, Chairman of Yangon Built on Myohla creek, the earth dam is Division Peace and Development Council Commander tary of Yangon Division PDC Lt-Col Myint Kyi and 2,000 feet long and 80 feet high, with a maximum storage of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe planted a departmental officials at division level, Chairman of capacity of 13,000 acre-feet. From its 30 feet long rein- Yangon North District PDC Lt-Col Myat Min and forced concrete spillway, the dam can irrigate 10,000 officials, officers and other ranks of regiments and acres of crops. units and families. After hearing the presentations of officials, the Speaking on the occasion, Maj-Gen Myint Swe commander made arrangements to fulfil the require- said that the tree planing ceremony held in Taikkyi ments. At Paunglaung multipurpose dam project, the commander gave instructions on work. Officials also Station is the fourth time in Yangon Division. Taikkyi conducted him around the control room and operation Station is contiguous to Bago Yoma. sectors of the power plant. It is situated in the area of greening the 30- mile radius of Yangon Internation Airport all the Depending on the volume of water in year round. As a result, the perennial crops and the reservoir, the power plant is running its shade trees are to be planted in the places where the four 70-megawatt turbines to generate 180 monsoon and summer paddy are not grown in the megawatts at night and 45 megawatts in the station. day time beginning 17 July. Next, Station Commander Col Tint Wai briefed Depending on the volume of water in the reser- him on planting of trees in the station and measures to voir, the power plant is running its four 70-megawatt be taken for planting trees and Director of Division turbines to generate 180 megawatts at night and 45 Forest Department U Khin Win on collection and megawatts in the day time beginning 17 July. Up to now, the reservoir has stored 28,949 acre-feet of water. At its distribution of saplings and preventive measures maximum water storage of 560,000 acre-feet, the facility against cutting trees illegally. will irrigate 35,000 acres of crops — 19,000 acres in Afterwards, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe Mandalay Division and 16,000 acres in Bago Division. and officials distributed saplings to those present. The In the evening, the commander attended the cer- commander planted a teak sapling to mark the cer- emony to launch the bio gas power station of Hteelaing emony. The commander, officials and families took village four miles east of Yangon-Mandalay highway in Yamethin Township. Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe plants a sapling at part in the tree planting ceremony. A total of 10,050 trees were planted in Taikkyi Locals contributed K 3.5 million and Mandalay the ceremony. — YGN COMMAND Division Union Solidarity and Development Association Station today. — MNA K 1 million to build the mini power station. After paying respects to and presenting offertories USDA Secretary-General meets with members in to the Sayadaw of the village monastery, the commander inspected the station hospital and looked after the health Kanyutkwin, Nyaunglebin of patients. — MNA YANGON, 20 July — Dhamma Withawdani or- USDA at USDA office in USDA members in Secretary-General of the dination hall in Kanyutkwin. At the meet- Nyaunglebin Township, FM sends felicitations to Union Solidarity and De- Kanyutkwin. He also pre- ing, he briefed on future Secretary of Nyaunglebin velopment Association sented cash to officials for tasks of the association and Township USDA reported Belgian counterpart Maj-Gen Htay Oo on 17 all-round renovation of urged them to make ef- on regional development YANGON, 21 July — U Nyan Win, Minister for July made cash donation Mokaung Pagoda. forts for successful imple- tasks. Next, Maj-Gen Htay Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent in Kanyutkwin, Bago Di- Afterwards, Maj-Gen mentation of the five rural Oo urged them to make a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr vision (East), to the funds Htay Oo met with execu- development tasks. efforts with Union Spirit Karel de Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs of of the renovation of tives and members of At the meeting with for the emergence of Belgium, on the occasion of the National Day of the peaceful, modern and de- Kingdom of Belgium which falls on 21 July 2005. Minister looks into factories in veloped nation. — MNA MNA Indagaw industrial region Myanmar archers taking part in international championship YANGON, 20 July — team are Paw Oo, Lin dent Dr Khin Shwe, the Myanmar team is taking Naing, Ye Min Swe, Myo team, also comprising part in the compound and Aung Hsan, Thin Thin Vice-President Dr Zaw recurve events of the 29th Khaing, Yu Nanda Htaik Tun, Coach Cum Manager international archery and Kathi, and recurve Nyi U Kyaw Oo and Coach championship being held Nyi Tun, Tun Lin Aung, Daw Myat Thuza Myint, in Kuala Lumpur, Malay- Zaw Win Htaik and Zaw left Yangon by air this sia to 25 July. Min Tun. morning. The members Compound event Led by Myanmar were seen off by officials. archers of the Myanmar Archery Federation Presi- NLM

Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin inspects aluminium wire factory. — MNA YANGON, 20 July — on production process of tor factory of MMTEI and Myanmar Minister for Industry-2 aluminum wires. installation of machine Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, ac- In connection with parts. Officials conducted archery companied by Deputy the reports, the minister them round the factory. team seen Minister Lt-Col Khin gave instructions on stock- Afterwards, the at airport Maung Kyaw and officials pile of raw materials, pro- minister gave instructions on 20-7- concerned visited duction with full capac- on measures to be taken Indagaw industrial region ity, standardization of for systematic installation 2005 in Bago Division yester- quality products, produc- of machine parts and test before day afternoon. During the tion of varieties of sizes run, takeover of technol- departure arrival, Managing Direc- and nurturing of skilled ogy, timely completion of for Malay- tor of Myanma Machine workers. production, building of Tool and Electrical Indus- Next, the minister roads in the factory’s en- sia. tries U Kyaw Win and and party looked into virons, worksite safety and NLM General Manager U Pe progress in building of duty assignment to skilled Than Hlaing briefed them electrical and electric mo- workers. — MNA 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 UN aide targeted in oil-for-food probe Poll shows more US COs seeing shortages loses job of skilled labour UNITED NATIONS, 19 basis.” Washington in 1977. WASHINGTON, 19 marked the highest level The unemployment July — UN Secretary- Strong voluntarily According to a crimi- July— A latest survey has in four years. rate in the United States General Kofi Annan’s withdrew from his duties nal complaint filed by US showed that US busi- Meanwhile, the sur- declined to 5 per cent in special adviser for North as Annan’s adviser on federal prosecutors in nesses increasingly are vey showed that the short- June, the lowest since Korea has not had his con- North Korea in April after April, Park told an inform- reporting shortages of age of skilled workers has August 2001 when US tract renewed amid inves- questions were raised ant he had invested about skilled workers, suggest- been a growing problem unemployment rate was tigations about his ties to a about his ties to a South one million US dollars in ing the US labour market for businesses. Over the 4.9 per cent. suspect in the scandal- Korean lobbyist suspected an unnamed Canadian is improving steadily. last year, the proportion The NABE survey tainted oil-for-food pro- of bribing UN officials company set up by the son The National Asso- of NABE respondents re- also showed that US busi- gramme. with Iraqi funds. of a high-ranking UN of- ciation for Business Eco- porting such shortages has nesses remain upbeat Canadian entrepre- In an unrelated mat- ficial, who was not named. nomics (NABE), which risen 10 percentage points about the economic out- neur Maurice Strong has ter, his stepdaughter soon Strong, who has been polled 103 corporate plan- to 35 per cent. That surge look. A majority of the not been accused of any afterward resigned from a associated with the United ners and financial analysts has occurred despite a respondents said they ex- wrongdoing but was ques- UN job after it was learned Nations for decades, recently, said on Monday steady increase in the pro- pect the economy to ex- tioned by investigators Strong had put her on his mainly as an environmen- that more than a third of portion of businesses re- pand by about 3 per cent about his links to South payroll in possible viola- tal official, later confirmed them reported their com- porting increases in wages to 4 per cent in the second Korean lobbyist Tongsun tion of UN rules. that Park invested the panies had difficulty hir- and salaries, according to half of 2005. Park, accused by federal An independent in- money in Cordex ing skilled workers. That the survey. MNA/Xinhua prosecutors of bribing UN quiry led by former US Petroleums Inc, a now- officials with Iraqi funds. Federal Reserve Chair- bankrupt Calgary oil com- South Africa develops wine tourism “His contract expired man Paul Volcker began pany. But he has denied JOHANNESBURG, 19 try’s gross domestic prod- which included the re- last Thursday and was not investigating Strong after any involvement with the July — South Africa, one uct in 2003 and approxi- gions of Melbourne, Bor- renewed,” UN spokes- he acknowledged business oil-for-food programme. of major wine producers mately 11.4 billion rand deaux, Porto, Bilbao- woman Marie Okabe said ties to Park, indicted ear- Strong and his son in the world, will further (1.73 billion dollars) of Rioja and Florence. on Monday. “If he is lier this year in US federal Frederick were major in- develop wine tourism by this remained in Cape This network served cleared of any involve- court as an unregistered vestors in Cordex in the incorporating wine tour- Town and the Western to encourage international ment in the oil-for-food Iraqi agent under presi- 1990s, along with CSL ism into the African cul- Cape Province. winery tourism as well as programme, the Secre- dent Saddam Hussein. Group Inc., a holding com- tural experience, accord- There was, therefore, economic academic and tary-General will consider Park was earlier a pany owned by Canadian ing to a report here on a real obligation to drive cultural exchanges be- availing himself of his central figure in an influ- Prime Minister Paul Mar- Monday. transformation in the wine tween famous wine capi- expertise on an informal ence-peddling scandal in tin. — MNA/Reuters The local daily Star tourism sector, Noki Dube, tals. reported that the total the chief executive of Cape Dube said the chal- India’s tiger and fresh- turnover of the wine in- Town Routes Unlimited, lenges and opportunities water dolphin dustry in 2003 amounted said last week at a wine were the creation of a dis- populations are rapidly to 10.6 billion rand (about tourism workshop. tinctive image for South dwindling as poachers 1.6 billion US dollars), of This agenda included African and Western Cape kill the endangered which 4.2 billion rand community involvement, wines associated with species to feed a lucra- (about 640 million dollars) skills transfer and capac- tourism, the linking of the tive trade in traditional was derived from the wine ity building, ownership winelands experiences to medicines, newspaper tourism industry. ratios, overall fit into lo- the authentic experiences reports said.—INTERNET A study by the South cal economic develop- of the townships. African Wine Industry ment planning and tar- They also include the Algeria’s Information & Systems geted domestic market incorporation of wine found that excluding tour- focus, Dube said. tourism into the African Bouteflika lifts ism, the wine industry con- Cape Town and the cultural experience and the ban on alcohol tributed 16.3 billion rand Western Cape were al- continual creation of sus- (2.47 billion dollars), or ready members of the tainable jobs in the wine imports 1.5 per cent, to the coun- Great Wine Capitals, industry. — MNA/Xinhua ALGIERS, 19 July— Algeria has lifted a ban on Nigeria, TOTAL sign contract on developing alcohol imports, a govern- Nissan to recall 140,000 SUVs ment official said on Mon- deep-sea oil day, in a move that will ABUJA, 19 July— first oil. years. in North America help negotiations for The Nigeria National The NNPC is the The NNPC is WASHINGTON, 19 July sion that has been up- World Trade Organization Petroleum Corporation concessionaire of the Oil partnering in the block — Nissan North America graded to prevent the membership. (NNPC) and the French Prospecting Lease 223 through its exploration and Inc said on Monday it will problem. President Abdelaziz oil company TOTAL have block and has 30 per cent production arm the Nige- recall more than 140,000 The US National Bouteflika used Parlia- signed a production shar- share while TOTAL is the rian Petroleum Develop- Murano sport utility vehi- Highway Traffic Safety ment’s summer recess to ing contract to develop oil contractor and has 70 per ment Company (NPDC). cles (SUV) amid concerns Administration said in a push through a decree late resource in the deep off- cent holding in the block. Daukoru and Manag- that a broken wire in the posting on its web site that on Sunday to amend a law shore Niger Delta, Nige- Describing the block ing Director of TOTAL alternator could deplete a wire could break inside introduced last year by rian Minister of State for as attractive, Daukoru said Jacques Marraud Des power to the engine and the alternator and prevent Islamic parties in the na- Petroleum Resources “every square in it is a Groittes signed the con- lead to a crash. the battery from charg- tional assembly to ban Edmund Daukoru said potential oil discovery”. tract on behalf of their re- The recall involves ing. The charger warning imports of wine and beer. here on Monday. “We cannot wait for spective companies. The and brake warning lamps more than 125,000 vehi- Algeria, an oil-pro- Speaking at the sign- the first oil given the pros- contract is for 30 years would come on and the cles from the 2003-2005 ducing country, needs to ing ceremony in the Nige- perity of the block,” he and is also renewable. battery would start to dis- model years in the United open up its 90-billion-US- rian capital Abuja on Mon- added. The French com- Nigeria is the largest charge. After a short time, States and more than the engine would go into dollar economy to foreign day, Daukoru said under pany’s managing director oil producer in Africa and 15,000 vehicles in a condition that limits the markets if it is to gain the contract, 7.6 million welcomed the opportunity the sixth largest oil ex- Canada, a spokesman vehicle’s speed and stop WTO membership. It US dollars would accrue to exploit oil from the porter in the world with a from Nissan said. But he running, creating the po- hopes to wrap up acces- to the NNPC as a signa- block, promising that daily crude output of over said that no injuries or tential for a crash. sion talks this year. ture bonus and another 10 TOTAL would strike the 2.4 million barrels. crashes linked to the prob- MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters million dollars after the first oil in the next seven MNA/Xinhua lem have been reported as yet. The recall is expected to begin on 3 August. The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. Dealers will be instructed to inspect and replace the The second best time is now. alternator with a new ver-

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But many tion to protect about 60,000 people. were unable to leave or decided to see it through, so Soldiers packed 2,000 visitors from three luxury they hunkered down as the Category 4 hurricane tore hotels into one gymnasium in Cancun and simply in from the Caribbean. barred the doors. “This is my first trip outside the United States and “I am dying here,” screamed Spanish tourist Juan then this happens ... I’m just going to keep praying,” Moreno, 27, from Madrid as he banged on a locked Lucky the Dinosaur is seen in Lake Buena Vista, said Rod Jones, a schoolteacher from Michigan, as he iron gate. There was no fan or air conditioning, and Florida on 19 July, 2005. Lucky, the latest innovation sat nervously in a blacked-out hotel room early on hotel staff tied to calm down a woman who was in Disney Audio- Animatronics design will be trans- Monday, clutching a pillow. hyperventilating. ported to the Hong Kong Disneyland in China where Outside, trees were bent over and large branches Many locals who live in ramshackle houses feared he will be an opening day cast member when the theme were ripped off and dragged along the streets. for their homes as they packed a few possessions and park opens on 12 September, 2005.—INTERNET Mexico shut down most of the offshore wells in its headed for shelter. — MNA/Reuters Abortion pill maker alerts doctors to five deaths Nigerian Govt donates WASHINGTON,19 July — Five women who took the abortion pill RU-486 have died from bacterial infections since its US introduction nearly five years ago, the manufacturer reported on Monday. food to Niger “No causal relationship between these events” has “With these very rare infections, we want people to LAGOS,19 July— The Nigerian Government been established with the drug, also known as Mifeprex be able to recognize them early,” she said. has donated 6,500 bags of grains to Niger Republic or mifepristone, maker Danco Laboratories LLC said. RU-486 is approved for terminating a pregnancy as part of efforts to mitigate the ravaging drought “Childbirth, menstruation and abortion, whether of 49 days or less. Abortion opponents fought vigor- in its northern neighbouring country, the official spontaneous, surgical or medical, all create conditions ously to keep it off the US market and have asked the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported on that can result in serious and sometimes fatal infection, FDA to revoke the approval. Monday. and there is no evidence that Mifeprex and misoprostol More than 460,000 US women have taken Mifeprex The relief consign- of neighbourliness and present a special risk of infection,” the company said since September 2000, Danco said. ment, worth 54 million brotherhood between the in a statement. One of the deaths occurred during a clinical trial in naira (about 415,000 US two countries”. Misoprostol is a drug that women must take two Canada in 2001, the company said. The other four were dollars) was presented to He added that the days after Mifeprex to complete the abortion. reported in California. Two of the California deaths Niger by the Jigawa State measure was aimed to al- Danco said it was sending a letter to alert physi- were reported in late 2003, one in early 2004 and one Government at the week- leviate the hardship expe- cians about the cases and updating warning informa- in mid-2005. Three of the cases involved a rare bacte- end in Babura, a border rienced by the Nigerian tion on the drug’s label. rium known as Clostridium sordellii, Danco’s state- town between the two communities that suffered Mifeprex already carries a warning about the pos- ment said. countries. from famine. sibility that women who take the drug could experi- Women who take Mifeprex and misoprostol should The grains, including “The donation is to ence serious and sometimes fatal infections. The com- contact a doctor or visit an emergency room immedi- millet, maize and sor- reduce the current hard- pany is updating the label to give physicians more ately if they experience abdominal pain or discomfort ghum, were conveyed in ship experienced by the information to help them spot the problem, Danco or general malaise more than 24 hours after taking 16 trucks from Jigawa to people of Niger Repub- spokeswoman Cynthia Summers said. misoprostol, Danco said. — MNA/Reuters Damagaran in Niger Re- lic,” he said. public for distribution to He added that the do- Robots replace child jockeys in UAE camel race the affected communities, nation would go a long ABU DHABI,19 July — Remote-controlled robot jockeys made their debut as camel riders in the said Malam Ibrahim way in reducing famine United Arab Emirates on Monday, competing in a trial race after the Gulf Arab State tightened a ban Dandoka, chairman of and ensuring food secu- on child jockeys. Nigeria’s Donation Com- rity, noting that “the meas- Robots weighing up nationally as a form of slav- from Asian countries and kept in prison-like condi- mittee. ure is taken to promote to 15 kilos (33 pounds) ery, raising the age limit Japan at the cost of about tions and underfed to keep Presenting the items, security in the border were dressed in the clothes from 16. 2,000 US dollars each. them light so the camels run he said “the donation is a communities.” of human jockeys during The UAE and neigh- Rights groups have said that faster.MNA/Reuters gesture based on the spirit MNA/Xinhua the race held in the capital bouring Qatar, which has several thousand boys, Abu Dhabi, which offi- also banned child camel some as young as four, work cials described as “suc- jockeys, want to replace as jockeys in the lucrative cessful”, the WAM news them with robot riders which sport in the oil-rich state. agency reported. Earlier receive orders from an in- They say many children, this month the UAE out- structor via a remote control mainly from poor Asian lawed using children un- system on the back of the countries, had been ab- der 18 in camel races, a camel. UAE officials plan ducted or sold by their fami- practice condemned inter- to order up to 10,000 robots lies and that the boys were Model plane lovers to stage simulated “anti-Japanese” air-war BEIJING, 20 July — Model plane To mark the the 60th anniversary of lovers will launch a simulated “anti- the victory over the War of Resistance Japanese” air-war on 13 August to mark Against Japanese Aggression, China will the 58th anniversary that Japanese troops stage a series of activities to mark the attacked Shanghai, the Beijing-based event. The First Daily reported on Tuesday. The air models, most of which are More than 80 air models are ex- modeled on US and Japanese airplanes pected to participate in the simulated air popular during World War II, will be Cosplayers dressed as characters from the Japanese comic ‘The Twelve battle, the largest of its kind since the locked in 86 fierce fights in the air 60 Kingdoms’ (R) and the Japanese online game ‘Shin Sangohumushou 4’ (C) pose People’s Republic of China was founded metres to 120 metres above ground, ac- during a cosplay contest at a shopping mall in Hong Kong on 19 July, 2005. in 1949, the paper says. cording to the paper. — MNA/Xinhua INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 21 July, 2005 Construction of modern stadium at S P O R T S full swing in Tanzania DAR-ES-SALAAM, 20 July— The construction of a 60,000-capacity modern stadium was put in full swing here on Monday when Tanzanian President Italy striker Gilardino joins AC Milan Benjamin William Mkapa laid the foundation stone. MILAN, 19 July — Parma's Alberto Gilardino, the most prolific Italian The New National Stadium is de- gymnasium and a theatre. President striker in Serie A over the last two seasons, has joined AC Milan, the club said signed to meet both the FIFA and IAAF Mkapa wrote on the visitors' book that on Monday. standards as well as those required by upon completion the stadium will stand "I'm very happy, it was a long nego- other Olympic sports, according to out as a fitting monument of the friend- tiation that fortunately ended in the best project manager and architect Aloyce ship between China and Tanzania. way," Gilardino told Milan's in-house Mushi. Chinese ambassador to Tanzania Yu television channel. "Everything about The stadium, with a construction cost Qingtai said at the foundation stone- this team fascinates me — the club, the of 54.6 million US dollars, has special laying ceremony that the modern and history, the top players who are part of it. ramps and lifts for the disabled to reach top-quality stadium would be a new tes- Gilardino has signed a five-year con- the spectators stands, 70 per cent of timony to the bilateral friendship. tract. Milan gave no immediate details which are to be roofed up. The old Tanzanian National Stadium, of the size of the transfer fee. The Tanzanian and Chinese govern- just in the vicinity of the New National Parma were asking for 35 million ments are jointly financing the construc- Stadium, has a seating capacity of not euros (42.25 million US dollars) when tion of the stadium, part of a sports more than 6,000 spectators. Milan first enquired about Gilardino to- complex that is also to have an indoor MNA/Xinhua wards the end of last term with an initial offer above 20 million. Parreira supports Ronaldo leaving national The 23-year-old Gilardino, who has team in 2006 scored 46 goals in 72 games over the last RIO DE JANEIRO, 19 July— Brazilian national team coach Carlos Alberto two seasons, will form a strike partner- Parreira, said Monday he understood the decision of Real Madrid striker ship with European Footballer of the Newly signed forward Alberto Gilardino Ronaldo to leave the national team by the end of the Germany 2006 World Year Andriy Shevchenko. waves to fans prior to a training session Cup. "Why did I choose Milan? Because at the AC Milan training facility in "Playing a cup at 33 or 34 is compli- last World Cup and that he is decided they are the strongest club in Europe and Carnago, near Milan, Italy, on Tuesday, cated for a striker. Ronaldo has to to leave room for new players from his for me it is a great honour to wear these 19 July, 2005. The Italian centre make use of his age. In 2006 he will country. colours," he said on signing for the Cham- forward was transferred from Parma to live his fourth World Cup and has He said that in spite of these words pions League finalists. AC Milan, the Milanese team announced already helped Brazil a lot," said he does not plan to abandon his career Gilardino has been a regular for Italy on Monday.—INTERNET since Marcello Lippi took over last July Parreira as cited by Lancepress news nor Real Madrid. agency. Parreira, who was Monday at the after the striker was controversially left an interest in Gilardino, who is widely Ronaldo said on Sunday Spanish city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do out of the Italy squad for Euro 2004 in expected to spearhead Italy's attack at television network Television Sul State (south) offering a conference Portugal. the World Cup if they qualify for the Espanola, while in Los Angeles, where for businessmen, has said in other oc- Last season Milan openly expressed 2006 finals in Germany.—MNA/Reuters he is with Real Madrid as part of a pre- casions that Ronaldo could be replaced Real says Ronaldo not for sale under any conditions season tour, that Germany will be his in the national team.—MNA/Xinhua MADRID, 19 July— Real Madrid denied media reports on Monday they Challenger Tokuyama reclaims WBC title had been trying to arrange an exchange deal between Ronaldo and Inter Milan TOKYO, 19 July— Masamori Tokuyama defeated Katsushige Kawashima striker Adriano. to take back his WBC super flyweight title in a unanimous decision on "In the light of the reports about a At present he is touring the US States and Monday. possible deal involving Ronaldo and Asia with Real Madrid. Tokuyama, a DPR Korean resident of It was Kawashima's third attempt to Adriano Real Madrid would like to reit- Although they have denied any in- Japan who lost the title to his Japanese defend his super flyweight title, since he erate that they will not listen to any offer terest in Adriano, Real have made no rival one year ago, opened a gash above won a technical knockout over then- nor will they negotiate the sale of secret of their desire to sign another his opponent's eye in the fifth at Osaka. champion Tokuyama on June 28, 2004 Ronaldo," read a statement on the club's Brazilian international, Robinho, despite Kawashima fought back, landing a punch in Tokyo. Kawashima also won a unani- web site. "The club would like to make the unwillingness of his club Santos to to send Tokuyama to the canvas in the mous decision over Mexico's Raul Juarez it absolutely clear that neither the presi- sell him. Spanish and English media 12th round. in September and a split decision over dent (Florentino Perez) nor any repre- have been reporting that if Real suc- US judge James Jenkins scored Jose Navarro of the United States in sentative of the club will consider an ceeded in signing the 21-year-old for- the match in favour of Tokuyama, January. offer for the Real Madrid player." ward they would be willing to sell Eng- 118-109. Japanese judges Kazuo Abe With the victory, Tokuyama improved Ronaldo, 28, joined Real for 46.3 land striker Michael Owen, but as yet the and Hisatoshi Miyazaki favoured to 31-3-1 with 8 KOs. Kawashima was million US dollars from Inter Milan in club has not made any official comment Tokuyama 117-110 and 115-112, 28-4-0 with 18 KOs. 2002 and has been the club's leading about the former Liverpool player's fu- respectively. MNA/Xinhua scorer in each of the last three seasons. ture.—MNA/Reuters Southampton's Jakobsson returns to Helsingborg STOCKHOLM, 19 July— ny's Hansa Rostock dur- caps for Sweden, Southampton defender ing 2000-2003 and for retiring from the national Andreas Jakobsson has Helsingborg from 1995- team after the Euro signed a 2-1/2-year con- 2000. 2004 championships in tract with his former Jakobsson won 36 Portugal.—MNA/Reuters Swedish first division team Helsingborg, the Dalmat signs five-year deal club said on their web site on Monday. with Racing Jakobsson, 32, made MADRID, 19 July— French midfielder Stephane 29 appearances and Dalmat has signed a five-year contract with Racing scored two goals for Santander, the Primera Liga club said on Monday. Southampton last season, The 26-year-old, who began his professional career which ended with the at Chateauroux in 1997, joined Inter Milan from Paris club being relegated St Germain for 9 million US dollars in 2001, but was from the Premier League. unable to secure an extended run in the first team He joined Southamp- during his two-season spell at the Serie A club. ton in 2004, having spent He was loaned out to Tottenham Hotspur in August the previous season with 2003 and made a good start at the London club, but he Qatar's Mohamad Salem Al-maal (R) fights for the ball with Switzerland's Danish Superleague club fell out of favour with caretaker manager David Pleat Maric Mijat during their friendly soccer match between the Qatar Under-21 Brondby. and was sent back early to Inter Milan after a training and Switzerland Under-21 teams at the Vevey Stadium in Switzerland He played for Germa- ground incident. —MNA/Reuters on 19 July, 2005.—INTERNET

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YANGON, 20 July — of Desana from members Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Today is Fullmoon Day of of the Sangha. At night, Manitabhivamsa of Maha Waso (Dhammaçakka wut associations recited Aungmye Township de- Akhadaw Day) in 1367 religious verses. livered Desanas to the con- Myanmar Era. Pagodas, The Shwekyar gregation in the afternoon. stupas and religious build- Thingan offering cer- Similarly, the ings in Yangon City were emony in conjunction with Dhammaçakka Akhadaw teeming with devotees the ceremony to observe Day was observed at Thiri from dawn to early Dhammaçakka Akhadaw Mingala Kaba Aye Pa- evening, offering Day was held at Sule Pa- goda in conjunction with Shwekyar Thingans and goda this morning. Joint- the ceremony to donate Waso flowers to the Bud- Secretary of YCDC U Tin Waso robes to the Buddha dha images, taking pre- Soe and members of the images. The congregation cepts and practising medi- Pagoda Board of Trustees recited Dhammaçakka tation. offered Shwekyar Thingan and Anattalakkhana Devotees and pil- to Buddha Images. In the Suttas and shared merits grims did meritorious afternoon, wut associations gained. Next, members of deeds at Shwedagon Pa- recited religious verses at the Pagoda Board of Trus- goda. They performed the prayer hall. tees offered Waso robes donation of Shwekyar At Botahtaung Pa- to the Buddha Images. Thingan, flowers, water, goda, Tipitaka Maha Chairman of All-

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Waso robes devotees attended the religious ceremonies to Kyaikwaing Pagoda in Dhammaçakka Akhadaw mark the Fullmoon Day Mayangon Township. to a Bud- Day at Lawka Chantha of Waso and This morning, the 28th Dhammaçakka dha image Abhaya Labha Muni Bud- Dhammaçakka Akhadaw dha Image in Insein Town- Day were held at Akhadaw Day was held at of Thiri ship. The Deputy Minis- Ngadatgyi Pagoda in Myanmar Buddhist Mis- ter and party offered Bahan Township, sionary Organization on Mingalar ‘soon’ and Shwekyar Varadattha Buddha Tooth Shwedagon Pagoda Road in Bahan Township. Chair- Kaba Aye Thingan to the Buddha Relic Pagoda in Image. They also donated Mayangon Township, man U San Tun and offi- Pagoda on Waso robes and alms to Maha Wizaya Pagoda in cials offered candle lights members of the Sangha. Dagon Township, and water to the Buddha the Waso robes offer- Koedatgyi Pagoda in Image. Rector of State (See page 10) Fullmoon ing ceremonies and other Sangyoung Township and

Day of Waso (20- Pilgrims 7-2005). seen at MNA Maha Wizaya Prime Minister General Pagoda Soe Win sends felicitations on Fullmoon to PM of Belgium Day of YANGON, 21 July — General Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Guy Waso Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium, on the occasion of the National (Dhamma- Day of the Kingdom of Belgium which falls on 21 July 2005. — MNA çakka) lights joss sticks and fruits Gandawin Monastery round Supervisory Com- (20-7- to Buddha images at the Sayadaw Dwipitakadhara mittee for Mindhamma prayer halls of the pagoda, Dwipitaka Kovida Hill Deputy Minister for 2005). recitation of Bhaddanta Obhas- Religious Affairs Brig- Dhammaçakka and abhivamsa of Dagon Gen Thura Aung Ko, MNA Anattalakkhana Suttas, Myothit (East) Township Chairman of the Pagoda practising of meditation, and Maha Withoddayon Board of Trustees U Shein donations to those present Taikthit Thahtaytan Mon- Aung Bo and members, at the pagoda and taking astery Sayadaw Agga religious associations and