Union Spirit and Standardization Ours Is a Union Where Various National Races Reside Together Every- Where

Kelena dhammasakaccha, the timely discussion of the doctrines; this is the way to auspiciousness.

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Volume XI, Number 244 9th Waning of Nadaw 1365 ME Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 State encouraging traditional medicine in all sectors for its systematic progress Union Spirit and standardization Ours is a Union where various national races reside together every- where. All national races are living together in the nation made up of 14 normal efforts are not enough for States and Divisions. Loving kindness, attachment and truthfulness firmness and perpetuation of have grown firmly through age-long existence. Therefore, it is Union Spirit of national people who live in the same land and drinking water delicate art of traditional medicines from the same source to build and safeguard a single motherland. In Chairman of the State Peace and the field on all fronts. other words, Union Spirit is patriotism cultivated by correct national Development Council Senior General Than Throughout the course of history of belief. Shwe sent a message to the Fourth Myanmar civilization countable by the Senior General Than Shwe Myanma Traditional Medicine Practition- years in the thousand, the traditional medi- Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council ers Conference. cine has been developing and flourishing Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services The message is as follows: stage by stage in accord with the geographi- (From address at the graduation parade of the 45th Intake It is now the Fourth Myanmar Tradi- cal condition, culture and customs and tra- of Defence Services Academy) tional Medicine Practitioners Conference ditional art of thinking of the nation, and that has been held annually with the lofty besides, it has been a genuine traditional aims: to develop traditional medicine in heritage helping keep Myanmars healthy accord with the required standard; and to and fit and possessing physical and intel- promote the traditional medicine sector lectual ability. Chairman of the State Peace and to better benefit public health care serv- Moreover, the traditional medicine is a ices. much delicate and profound branch of stud- Development Council Senior General Than Shwe Here it is to be emphasized that the ies having a large collection of detailed State honours and praises the traditional treatises, potent medicines and effective sends message of felicitations to Bhutan medicine practitioners for successfully therapies discovered and invented by the holding the annual conference, where they Myanmar traditional medicine practition- YANGON, 17 Dec — On the occasion of the National Day of Bhutan can discuss in unity further raising of the ers of the successive eras. which falls on 17 December 2003, Senior General Than Shwe, Chair- standard, qualification and dignity of their Normal efforts are not enough for the man of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of profession in accord with the noble aims. firmness and perpetuation of the delicate Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Majesty Jigme With the conviction that giving encour- art of traditional medicine whose range is Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan. agement and protection for perpetual de- unlimited, and which is in the golden age MNA velopment of the Myanmar traditional as it is being encouraged by the State and medicine amounts to preserving and pro- its potency winning the trust and reliance moting it as a cultural heritage, and in of the majority. In this regard, I would like Nurses Sports addition to extending the scope of public to urge all the traditional medicine practi- Independence Day commemorative Festival health care with the use of traditional medi- tioners to make endeavours in harmony and features on Pages 6, 7 and 11. cine, the State Peace and Development unison to preserve and promote the field. commences Council is encouraging and safeguarding (See page 2) YANGON, 16 Dec — The 48th Nurses Sports Festival Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives (Yangon) was opened this morning at Aung San Sta- Malaysian Military Attaches dium, with an address deliv- YANGON, 16 Dec — Vice- Chief of Defence Services Col Hj Harun Bin Hitam, Hall on Konmyinttha at 10 and Development Council ered by Chairman of Yangon Chairman of the State Peace Commander-in-Chief who has completed his tour am today. General Khin Nyunt and Division Peace and Devel- opment Council Commander and Development Council of (Army) Vice-Senior General of duty, and new Military Also present at the call Chief of Staff (Navy) Rear of Yangon Command Maj- the Union of Myanmar Maung Aye received Attaché Col Hj Abbas Bin were Military Adviser to the Admiral Soe Thein. — Gen Myint Swe. Deputy Commander-in- Malaysian Military Attaché Hj Mat at Zeyathiri Beikman Chairman of the State Peace MNA Athletes marched past the commander. The commander explained the aims of the festival in his address. The championship shield was handed over to Vice- President of the Myanmar Nurses Association Daw Khin May Win, who for- mally opened the festival. Over 300 nurses are taking part in the festival, sponsored by the MNA, which continues till 19 December. Also present were Di- rector-General of Sports and Physical Education Depart- ment U Thaung Htaik, No 4 Military Region Com- mander Col Yan Naing Oo, officials, guests, nurses and athletes. — MNA

Circulation Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Malaysian Military Attache Col Hj Harun Bin Hitam and his successor Col Hj Abbas Bin Hj Mat. — MNA 23,599 Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 * Oppose those relying on external Readying ourselves for elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views keeping abreast with * Oppose those trying to jeopardize international community stability of the State and progress of Nowadays, science and technology have the nation been experiencing such rapid development that * Oppose foreign nations interfering in they have overshadowed all other sectors. At a internal affairs of the State time like this, it is our national duty to prevent our Union, a developing nation, from falling into the * Crush all internal and external influence of others. Therefore, the government destructive elements as the common has been striving for the emergence of patriotic enemy and highly qualified human resources to increase the national wealth and enhance the development of science and technology. The State is encouraging… A ceremony to honour those who had suc- (from page 1) ceeded in gaining their doctorates from universi- At the same time, the State is also encouraging the ties under the Ministry of Education, the Minis- traditional medicine in all sectors for its systematic try of Health and the Ministry of Science and progress and standardization. For the systematic devel- Technology was held at the Golden Jubilee Hall opment of the field, the State is conducting traditional medicine diploma courses and traditional medicine prac- on the morning of 15 December and it was at- titioner courses, and also founded an international level tended by Chairman of Myanmar Education University of Traditional Medicine which can confer Committee Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt. degrees on the graduates. In his address on the occasion, the Prime Advanced traditional medicine hospitals, dispensa- Minister said that the Union of Myanmar can Vice-Senior General Maung Aye greets Malaysian ries and clinics have been opened the length and breadth take pride in the fact that its universities are Military Attache Col Hj Harun Bin Hitam and his of the nation as a means to extend the public health successor Col Hj Abbas Bin Hj Mat. constantly turning out doctorate degree holders care services of the traditional medicine sector. (News on page 1) — MNA Furthermore, the Traditional Medicine Law has been who can bring development to it. For the educa- enacted for ensuring standardization and safety of the tion sector to be able to develop advanced tech- MAI launches Yangon-HK Myanmar medicines. Modern traditional medicine fac- nologies and to produce highly qualified human tories are emerging in the nation, as the State has been resources, new universities and colleges are being direct flights giving encouragement for the advancement of the in- opened region-wise and subject-wise. YANGON, 16 Dec — Flight 8M 237 will de- dustry. For scientific progress of the traditional medi- As a result, there is a total of 154 universi- Myamar International Air- part Yangon every Monday cine, the State has been making arrangements to dis- ties and colleges all over the nation and there are ways (MAI) has announced and Friday at 7.45 am and cover, to conduct research on and to record the potency and standards of the traditional drugs, to conduct re- more than 2,600 candidates attending the 31 doc- the launch of a new serv- arrive in Hong Kong at search for production of effective drugs for common ice to Hong Kong from 12.45 am. Conversely, flight torate courses conducted by Yangon University, diseases, to set up herbal gardens for herbal plant con- 8M 238 will depart Hong Mandalay University, Yangon Institute of Eco- Yangon, Myanmar. Com- servation, to discover and promote the potent drugs and Kong at 13.45 pm every nomics and Yangon Institute of Education under mencing 12 December therapies for the diseases that cannot be cured by the the Ministry of Education. Similarly, nearly 180 2003, MAI will operate a Monday and Friday and western medical science, and to find methods for com- candidates are working for Ph.D and Dr.Med.Sc twice-weekly service using arrive in Yangon at 3.45 bination of the western medicine and traditional medi- pm. This was disclosed by at the universities under the Ministry of Health. a combination of Boeing cine in treating patients. 737-800 and Boeing MD 82 Gerard de Vaz, Managing Meanwhile, at the universities under the Ministry Thanks to the Government’s well-rounded efforts to aircraft. Director for MAI. —NLM encourage the traditional medicine, it is developing with of Science and Technology, about 470 trainees are greater momentum, and seeing a lot of good results in doing doctorate courses on engineering, architect Malaysian delegation many areas, as the art of teaching traditional medicine and information and communication. Up to De- reaching the international level, the traditional medicine cember, 2003, the universities under the Ministry concludes visit itself winning greater confidence and reliance of the of Education have produced 119 doctorate de- YANGON, 16 Dec — souvenirs. people, a large number of traditional medicines manu- gree holders, the Ministry of Health 71 and the The Malaysian delegation Officials conducted factured through advanced techniques coming out, and Ministry of Science and Technology 173. led by Under Secretary Dr the Malaysian guests round the research work achieving success after success. At a time when the traditional medicine is in the We would like to urge all the doctorate Hj Ismail bin Hj Ahmad of the institution. golden age, the Myanmar Traditional Medicine Practi- the Policy Division of The Malaysian degree holders to apply their skills and knowl- tioners Association has emerged, and the foundations of guests left here by air in the edge in such a way as to develop the nation and a Malaysian Armed Forces cooperation among the persons of the profession laid. evening after completion of knowledge-based society. Only then will our Un- visited Defence Services At this juncture, I would like to express my firm belief ion be able to keep abreast with other nations of Medical Academy in their visit to Myanmar. that with their united strength, all the traditional medi- the world. Yangon this morning. They were seen off cine practitioners will make utmost efforts for further The delegation at the airport by Deputy development and flourishing of the traditional medicine members were welcomed Commandant of National and to extend the effective health care services of the UMFCCI President receives guest by Rector of DSMA Brig- Defence College Brig-Gen sector for the entire national people. YANGON, 16 Dec — Executive Vice-President of Gen Min Thein and faculty Than Maung, senior mili- I wish the Conference to be successful in every as- Korea International Trade Association (KITA) Mr Lee members. Brig-Gen Min tary officers, Military pect in accord with the lofty aims, and the practitioners Suk-Young, accomapnied by Commercial Attache of the Thein extended greetings, Attaché of the Malaysian collectively and energetically striving for the develop- Embassy of the Republic of Korea Mr Choi Yong-Tae, and explained the back- Embassy Col Hj Abbas Hj ment of the traditional medicine, which is the national called on Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of ground history of the acad- Mat and officials. heritage and the dignity, reaching the world countries. Commerce & Industry President U Win Myint, Vice-Presi- emy with the help of audio- MNA MNA dent U Zaw Min Win, U Aung Lwin and Joint Secretary- visual aids. Brig-Gen Min 2 Dr Maung Maung Lay yesterday morning at the head Thein and Dr Hj Ismail bin office of the UMFCCI here. They discussed matters relat- Hj Ahmad exchanged ing to investment and trade promotion and development

of small and medium enterprises. —MNA

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UMFCCI President U Win Myint receives Korean guests. — MNA Under Secretary Dr Hj Asmail bin Hj Ahmad and members being seen off at the airport. — ˚MNA

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Non-hostile injured numbered attack Monday on a station in the capital’s northern auctioneers and insurance Bush declared that major combat opera- 361. outskirts, their commander said. companies. tions in Iraq had ended, 317 US soldiers The latest deaths reported by the military: Lt Col Ali Amer said 10 officers were injured in the blast The eastern China me- have died — 198 as a result of hostile action A Coalition Joint Task Force soldier in the northern Husainiyah district. Residents said at least tropolis has more than 300 and 119 of non-hostile causes, according to died Monday from a non-hostile gunshot five civilians, including a five-year-old girl, were also jewellery stores, 50 pawn- the Defence Department’s figures. wound in Baghdad. —Internet wounded by flying glass and debris. shops and over 70 auction- Earlier Monday, seven officers were wounded when eers, but only five qualified another car bomb exploded in the western Ameriyah neigh- jewellery appraisers, accord- bourhood just after 8 am. ing to Zhou Yi, general man- That attack was partially foiled by Iraqi police and US ager of a leading jewellery Military Police who fired on a second explosives-packed company in downtown vehicle and prevented it from ramming the police station and Shanghai. detonating, said US Army Brig Gen Mark Hertling, of the Zhou is one of the 1st Armoured Division. first 16 trainees to attend A would-be suicide bomber in the second ran off, courses at the city’s voca- abandoning the vehicle without detonating it, Hertling said. tional training centre to be- The man was later captured, said US Army Capt Brad come qualified jewellery Loudon. The car’s 250 kilograms (550 pounds) of plastic appraisers. explosives, with a powerful limpet mine attached as a They have received in- detonator, was defused, Hertling said tensive training over the past Later in the day, several large explosions reverberated in six months under the inter- central Baghdad. The cause was not immediately clear. national Anna Miller certifi- Hertling said US troops found yet another explosives- cation system and are ex- packed vehicle parked in east Baghdad on Sunday that pected to become China’s appeared to have been abandoned, possibly because of first generation of interna- mechanical trouble. tionally certified appraisers “Right now, we don’t know what the target was,” Hertling after they pass tests at the said. “It goes with the intelligence we had yesterday, that end of the programme. Iraqi policemen stand beside the remains of a car bomb, after a suicide attack outside a there would be several (car bombs). We dodged a couple of Zhou’s classmates in- police station on the outskirts of Baghdad, on 15 December, 2003. —INTERNET bullets in Baghdad.”—Internet clude bosses from time-hon- oured jewellery stores in Vajpayee urges farmers Shanghai, professors from India, Iran sign MoU for cooperation the elite Jiaotong and Tongji DUBAI, 16 Dec — In a bid to boost their bilateral economic and trade ties, India and Iran universities and appraisers to tap global market on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance their cooperation in various sectors including petroleum, railways, power and communications. from local appraisal organi- NEW DELHI, 16 Dec — Indian Prime Minister Atal zations. They will be in- Bihari Vajpayee said on Saturday that India should put The MoU was signed by External Affairs of transfer of technology, investment and volved in formulating a set in place world standard trading exchanges to tap the Minister Yashwant Sinha and his Iranian joint ventures. officials told PTI. of professional standards to 600-billion-dollar global commodities market while pro- counterpart Kamal Kharrazzi in Teheran, at Senior Indian officials were in Teheran guide future jewellery ap- tecting the interests of the domestic farmers from sharp the 13th Joint Commission meeting during two days prior to the minister’s visit to fine- praisers in the city. price fluctuations. which the two sides reviewed bilateral rela- tune and finalize the terms of the MoU. It used to be difficult for “For achieving this goal, we have to equip ourselves with tions and stressed the need for sharper thrust The automobile sector was particularly Shanghai’s jewellery mer- the appropriate markets instruments and institutions”, Vajpayee to realize the full potential in two-way trade. in focus as India was keen to set up joint chants to tell the true value said in New Delhi while inaugurating futures trading in wheat The MoU also covered shipping, tex- ventures in Iran. Tatas and Mahindras had of a piece of jewellery. and rice. “I am told that by building a commodity trading tiles, small and medium enterprises, cement, made a strong pitch at an India Fair in Tehe- “It all depends on the ex- exchange of global standards, India has an opportunity to chase pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, and re- ran in this regard early this month. perience, or rather, the feel- a 600-billion-US-dollar market opportunity,” he said. solved to work together to enhance the pace MNA/PTI ing, of the evaluator him- Vajpayee said farmers are often worried over the uncer- self,” said Tang Yuanjun, tainty of the price they will get for their produce. Introduction Afro-Arab trade fair records $167m transactions head of the Shanghai of futures and derivative contracts in various commodities is DAR-ES-SALAAM, 16 Dec— Business transactions worth 167.3 million US dollars Zhongbao Jewellery Ap- an effective instrument to manage the uncertainty in a free have been recorded during the just ended sixth Afro-Arab Trade Fair, local newspa- praisal Centre. market regime and to mitigate risks, he added. per The African reported on Monday. MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Chairman of the fair and Trade, said that the fig- ies, beer, spirits, honey and Ahamda Ngemera was ure confirms the success of spices. quoted as saying that the fig- the fair. It is reported that three ure includes enquiries and He mentioned some countries have shown their orders for both export and products which exporters interest to host the 7th Afro- imports trade. have shown interest in as Arab Trade Fair to be held in Ngemera, also the per- textiles and garments, elec- 2005, namely the United manent secretary in the Tan- trical appliance, cashew nuts, Arab Emirates, Bahrain and zanian Ministry of Industries hides and skins, car batter- Sudan. —MNA/Xinhua China, Jordan sign economic cooperation protocols AMMAN, 16 Dec — China and Jordan on Monday signed four economic cooperation protocols in a bid to further promote bilateral relations. The executive programme of cultural nical and economic cooperation agreement, and scientific cooperation between the two under which the Chinese Government will countries over years of 2003 till 2006 was supply Jordan with 3.6-million-US-dollar inked by visiting Deputy Chinese Cultural interest-free loans to help the country over- Minister Chang Keren and Jordanian Plan- come economic crisis. ning and International Cooperation Minis- According to the other two documents, ter Basem Awadallah. the Chinese Government will provide funds The agreement provisions cooperations for Jordan to conduct infrastructure projects in education, culture, archaeology, health in the country's southern city of Ma'an, and An unidentified gunner operates a machinegun on a US Army's helicopter patrolling the and media between China and Jordan. provide 1,000 tons of rice and some medical area of Adwar, some 10 miles of Saddam Hussein hometown of Tikrit, Iraq on Monday, Chinese Ambassador to Jordan Luo equipment for Jordan. 15 Dec, 2003. — INTERNET Xingwu and Awadallah signed another tech- MNA/Xinhua 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003

Security Council to consider Arab League to visit Iraq

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on fact-finding mission ¥ Iraq’s future ¤ CAIRO, 16 Dec — A delegation of the Arab League BAGHDAD, 16 Dec—With the long manhunt for (AL)will visit Iraq within days on a fact-finding Saddam Hussein finally over, the UN Security Council mission, AL spokesman Hosam Zaki said here on will meet Tuesday to discuss the still uncertain political Monday. future of Iraq. “The delegation will be problems Iraqis are facing. UN hopes for Iraq Iraq’s interim foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari is ex- led by AL Assistant Secre- The delegation’s visit to pected to face a grilling by the 15-nation council, whose tary-General Ahmad bin Iraq comes on the heels of reconciliation bitter divisions over the Iraq war again risk bubbling to the Helli, who will meet with former Iraqi President surface. BAGHDAD, 16 Dec—The head of the United Nations representatives of various Saddam Hussein’s arrest, The United States hopes the dramatic weekend capture hopes that the capture of Saddam Hussein will acceler- political powers in Iraq, in- which was made near his of Saddam will unite the council behind its plan for rebuild- ate reconciliation in Iraq. ing of Iraq and the delicate steps needed to establish an cluding members of the In- hometown of Tikrit on Sat- Secretary General Kofi Annan called for a fair and open interim Iraqi government in the next few months. terim Governing Council urday evening. trial for Saddam Hussein, and said that the UN remained “Affirmations of support for the political, economic and (IGC),” Zaki was quoted by On Sunday, Arab League opposed to the death penalty. security development of Iraq would be most welcome in- Egypt’s official MENAnews chief Amr Moussa remained US President George W Bush has refused to be drawn on deed, and most appropriate under the circumstances,” US agency as saying. cautious aboutSaddam’s whether he favours the death penalty for Saddam Hussein. ambassador John Negroponte said on Monday. He said such meetings capture, and said the Iraqis But he said the US would work with the people of Iraq Zebari, faces agrilling at the UNbut an especially terse would focus on seeking the should determine his fate. to ensure the trial stands international scrutiny. statement from Security Council president Stefan Tafrov of best means to quicken the “One must let the Iraqi However, a senior US official has made it clear the Bulgaria on Saddam’s capture reflected the reluctance of transfer of power from United people have their word on former Iraqi leader is not likely to be handed over for trial in other nations to throw their full support behind US plans in States troops to the Iraqis, this important event,” the near future. Baghdad. “Council members welcomed the capture of and on the AL’s contribution Moussa told reporters. He is now being held for interrogation at an undisclosed Saddam Hussein on December 13,” he said. to developing political life in He said the 22-member location, but the International Committee of the Red Cross Large UN role the war-torn country. pan-Arab forum will make says its hopes the US military will allow a visit so that it can France, Germany and Russia, the council nations that led The delegation will also contact with theUS-picked check on his conditions. opposition to the war, want a large role for the United visit some Iraqi cities to get IGC to learn about its re- The US says that Saddam Hussein is being treated Nations in the political transition and reconstruction of acquainted with conditions quirements. according to the Geneva Convention, but has not yet Iraq.—Internet on the ground and discuss Internet confirmed that he is considered a prisoner of war.—Internet Forum ushers in new era in China-Africa cooperation

ADDIS ABABA, 16 Dec — The establishment of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum three years ago has ushered in a new era of cooperation between China and African nations, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Monday. “The past three years Wen said China has Sino-African cooperation since then have witnessed taken further measures to in human resources devel- steady growth and remark- increase its imports from opment is on the upswing. able achievements of coop- African countries, and that China has sponsored a va- eration between China and trade volume between riety of training pro- Africa on all fronts. Our China and Africa has been grammes and trained nearly friendship and mutual trust increasing at an annual 7,000 African personnel of are stronger and deeper. rate of more than 20 per a wide range of profes- Our cooperation on inter- cent. sions, the Chinese Premier national affairs has been Over the last three said. constructive and fruitful. years, China has also in- “The Chinese Govern- Our trade and economic co- vested 117 new enterprises ment has fulfilled ahead of operation are growing with in Africa. schedule its debt exemption a more robust momentum,” Sino-African coopera- commitments and cancelled the premier said at the tion in energy development 31 African countries’ debts Demonstrators shout anti-war slogans during a protest against the government’s opening ceremony of the and hi-tech industries is totalling 10.5 billion RMB Second Ministerial Confer- getting off the ground, he yuan,” Wen said. decision to send its troops to Iraq, in Tokyo, December 15, 2003. ence of the forum. said. MNA/Xinhua INTERNET Megawati arrives in African states to become Thai, Laos to Islamabad for visit build bridge ISLAMABAD, 16 Dec — Indonesian President Megawati destinations for Chinese tourists Soekarnoputri Sunday arrived here for a three-day across official visit, the first trip by an Indonesian leader in the ADDIS ABABA, 16 Dec— The Chinese Government will grant eight more African past three years. countries the status of approved destination for outbound Chinese tourists, Heuang River During her stay, Megawati will hold separate meetings Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Monday. BANGKOK, 16 Dec— with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Wen made the an- ism cooperation with Af- Once African countries Thailand and Laos have Zafarullah Jamali and exchange views with them on ce- nouncement at the opening rica, China will grant eight acquired the status of “ap- started to build a bridge menting bilateral ties through increased economic coopera- ceremony of the Second more African countries the proved destination for out- across the Heuang River be- tion, according to the official Associated Press of Pakistan. Ministerial Conference of status of approved destina- bound Chinese tourists,” tween Thailand’s Loei Prov- She will also discuss with the Pakistani leaders the the China-Africa Coopera- tion for outbound Chinese Chinese tourists can travel ince and Laos’ Sayaboury situation in South Asia, Afghanistan and Iraq. It is reported tion Forum. tourists,” Wen announced. to these countries at their Province to facilitate trade that the visit will see the world’s two largest Muslim nations, The eight African coun- In 2002, the Chinese own expenses under the or- and tourism between the both battling Islamic extremism, to forge pacts against tries are Tanzania, Ethio- Government granted Egypt, ganization of Chinese travel two countries, The Nation terrorism and drug-trafficking. — MNA/Xinhua pia, Kenya, Tunisia, Sey- South Africa and Morocco agencies, according to offi- chelles, Zambia, Zimbabwe the status of approved des- cials from the Chinese For- Newspaper reported Mon- and Mauritius. tination from outbound eign Ministry. day. “To step up our tour- Chinese tourists. MNA/Xinhua Thai Foreign Minister India offers defence Surakiart Sathirathai and his Laotian counterpart technology, training to Sudan Somsavat Lengsavad BANGOLARE, 16 Dec — India has offered military presided over the ground- training and defence equipment technology to Sudan breaking ceremony Sunday for its ambitious 20-year plan to revive and develop its at Ban Na Kaseng in Loei Army, Sudanese Defence Minister Major-General Province, 550 kilometres Bakri Hassan Salih said on Sunday. northeast of Bangkok. “We have an ambitious 20-year plan for the revival Surakiart said that the and development of Sudanese Army. India has demon- bridge, scheduled to be fin- strated its political will and determination in this proc- ished in six months, would ess,” Salih told reporters after his visit to the Bharat facilitate transport of Earth Movers Ltd factory, a defence undertaking, here. agricultural products from He said the training would encompass the Navy, Army Laos to Thailand and the and the Air Force, besides technical institutions in Su- Actor Jeremy Sumpter portrays Peter Pan and actress Rachel Hurd-Wood plays Wendy movement of tourists from dan. — MNA/PTI Darling in a scene from the live-action film adaptation of the beloved literary classic, Thailand to Laos. ‘Peter Pan.’ The film opens on 25 December in the United States. — INTERNET MNA/Xinhua

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¥¥ ¨ Palestinians burn US flags over ¦ § Saddam’s capture Halliburton gets more GAZA, 16 Dec— About 200 diehard Palestinian supporters of Saddam Hussein burnt US flags on Monday to protest against his capture by US troops while their leader Yasser Arafat kept silent. business in Iraq Most Palestinians were no champions of Saddam’s bru- tured our hearts,” organizer said through loudspeakers. WASHINGTON, 16 Dec — The US military said on tal leadership but all saw him as the only consistent Arab “We will sacrifice our blood and souls for Saddam,” Monday Vice-President Dick Cheney’s former com- patron of their independence struggle against Israel and shouted marchers in a chant heard over and over in Iraq pany Halliburton was allocated 222 million US dollars many were in shock after his meek surrender. through Saddam’s three decades of rule. more last week for work in Iraq, at the same time as a Activists of the pro-Saddam Arab Liberation Front and Like many Palestinians, Adli Sadek, columnist in the Pentagon audit found the firm may have overbilled for the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a spin-off of Arafat’s Fatah official Palestinian Authority daily al-Hayat al-Jadia, wrote someservices there. faction, marched in Gaza’s Khan Younis refugee camp, that Saddam should have died resisting capture rather than Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root has firing assault rifles into the air and setting US and Israeli submit without a shot fired, despite a pistol by his side. now clocked up 2.26 billion US dollars under its March no- flags alight. “Maybe they fired a smoke bomb that neutralized him. bid contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild They held up old posters of a sleek, imperious Saddam Maybe he was asleep and was betrayed by traitors,” Sadek Iraq’s oil sector. contrasting with the grubby unkempt fugitive found mused. “We wish he had resisted as did his sons,” he added. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Bob Faletti said a hiding in a hole in the ground by US troops, and waved Iraqi Uday and Qusay Hussein died in a shootout with US troops new task order was made for KBR last week worth up to flags. in July. 222 million US dollars for the “restoration of essential “The Americans may have captured you but you cap- MNA/Reuters infrastructure”. Faletti said this work order would be paid for by money Police fire at from the Development Fund for Iraq and not from 18.6 billion US dollars in new funds to rebuild Iraq appropriated fleeing by Congress. He said Congress had specified new funding for Iraq bag-snatchers should not be used for contracts that were not competitively bid, such as the deal with KBR. near EU summit “To make sure that we avoided any perception of wrong- BRUSSELS, 16 Dec— Brus- doing, we are not co-mingling appropriated and non-appro- sels police opened fire on two priated funds (from Congress),” said Faletti.—MNA/Reuters suspected thieves fleeing in a car outside the European Un- Annan says Saddam trial ion summit venue on Satur- day after the pair tried to must be fair, no death penalty snatch the bag of a passer-by, police said. UNITED NATIONS, 16 Dec—UN Secretary-General Kofi The early morning incident Annan said on Monday he does not support the death was not related to the summit penalty for Saddam Hussein and emphasized any of leaders from the 25 current tribunal would have to meet international norms and and future member states of standards. the EU in Brussels’ Justus Annan, who offered UN help in the judicial process, said General view of the site of a suicide car bomb attack outside a police station on the he was encouraged by Bush Administration comments that Lipsius building about 100 outskirts of Baghdad, on 15 December, 2003. —INTERNET metres away. Saddam would be treated humanely “even though this is a treatment he in the past did not accord those who fell into his A policeman guarding the hands”. But he said the world body has not supported the security perimeter outside the “Free Willy” killer whale star death penalty in any court it set up previously. summit centre fired two shots “So as Secretary-General ... I am not going to now turn at the vehicle as it careered Keiko dies at 27 around and support a death penalty,” he said. towards the crash barriers. OSLO, 16 Dec— Keiko the killer whale, star of the “Free Willy” movies, has died The president of Iraq’s Governing Council, Abdelaziz A blood-stained car was at 27 of pneumonia in a Norwegian fjord, ending campaigners’ hopes of returning the al-Hakim, said in Paris that Saddam could face execution. discovered abandoned not far people-loving mammal to life in the wild. He also said he recognized the need for an international role from the incident and police The world’s most fa- Millions of dollars was of the sea late on Friday. in the proceedings but gave no details. later detained two suspects in mous orca, a magnet for tour- spent on preparing the 10- “It’s terribly sad,” Seter Annan said it was essential that Saddam’s prosecution a nearby hospital, one with a ists who spent most of his metre animal for the wild told Reuters. “We had been should be conducted under due process of law. gunshot wound in the arm life in captivity, died about after the 1993 movie “Free hoping to have him around “It is essential and it is absolutely vital that all those and the other with cuts from 15 months after turning up in Willy” prompted a campaign for many more years.” Killer responsible for these crimes should be brought to account,” broken glass. Norwegian waters, officials for his release, but Keiko whales can live to around he said. “I believe this should be done through open trials in MNA/Reuters said on Saturday. never rejoined killer whale 35. properly established courts of law which will respect basic company. The Hollywood star, a international norms and standards, including respect for Shanghai-Melbourne Margrete Seter, mayor big tourist draw in Halsa, international humanitarian law.” of Halsa municipality in had shown signs of lethargy Annan said the former Iraqi leader had “cast a rather long western Norway which has and lack of appetite just be- shadow” over the country as it moves toward self-rule. direct flights start been Keiko’s home since he fore he died, said the Free “With his capture, that shadow has been removed and I surprisingly turned up there Willy Keiko Foundation, SHANGHAI, 16 Dec — An Airbus 340-600 jetliner took hope this will help us move ahead with the transition period off at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai for in September last year, said which has headed the and also accelerate the process of reconciliation and at- Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, marking the start of the giant mammal had been campaign to free Keiko. tempts to establish a provisional Iraqi Government that is direct air service between the two cities. found floating on the surface MNA/Reuters inclusive and transparent,” he told reporters.— MNA/Reuters China Eastern Airlines sent a delegation aboard the first flight to the Victoria State, Australia, to participate in a Iran to upgrade ceremony for the launch of the direct air route. Under an agreement between the airlines and the govern- medium-range ment of Victoria State, the Shanghai-based airlines will missiles offer the direct air service every Monday and Thursday. TEHERAN, 16 Dec — Iran Before the new service, the airlines ran flights between will upgrade its medium- Shanghai and Sydney five times a week. range Shahab-3 missiles that Australia has become one of the hottest tourist destina- analysts say can hit Israel tions for Chinese citizens with growing government and and US bases in the Gulf non-governmental exchanges between the two countries in rather than develop a new, recent years. longer range weapon, a sen- China Eastern Airlines alone reported a 7-per-cent in- ior official was quoted as crease in income from services to Sydney so far this year, saying on Monday. despite the outbreak of severe acute respiratory Acting Defence Minis- syndrome earlier in the year. ter Hossein Dehghan denied MNA/Xinhua reports Iran intended to build a new missile, Shahab-4, with a 2,000-kilometre (1,250-mile) range, but said Donate blood the Shahab-3 would be improved.—MNA/Reuters Keiko, whale of Free Willy fame, dies but debate continues on return to wild.—INTERNET 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003

Hailing the 56th Anniversary Independence Day: National races, let’s join hands firmly

The Union of Nyaung Oo Phee were cultural heritage stand in national unity. Myanmar, home to various famous. It was said that the Bagan region till today. They Myanmar historian national races, had existed in combined might of the four include Shwezigon Pagoda, Dr Khin Maung Nyunt, in glory under her own rulers heroes was equal to the total Lawka Nanda Pagoda, Tant- his paper on culture of since so many years ago. strength of 400,000 soldiers. kyi-taung Pagoda, and Tu- national races, wrote that the The golden ages — They were the commanders ywin-taung pagoda in Bagan founders of the second and the First Myanmar Empire, of the Bagan Army, leading region. It is said that the tooth the third Myanmar Empire the Second Myanmar Empire Myanmar soldiers to ward relics of the Buddha were encouraged the culture of the and the Third Myanmar off and drive away, with enshrined in the pagodas. national races. They Empire — did exist in courage and energy, all the The historical records succeeded in achieving Myanmar history as enemies trying to attack the indicate that the religion and national solidarity through prominent periods. Why are State. civilization thrived, the mutual understanding among these periods prominent in We have firm economy developed, and the national races. Myanmar history? The historical evidence and national unity getting King Alaungmin- answer is that during the records that the King had stronger in the Bagan State taya, the founder of the third periods religion and made great effort to build or the First Myanmar Myanmar Empire, used civilization flourished, and irrigation works to ensure Empire. The Second national unity as a weapon in unity among national races an adequate amount of water Myanmar Empire or the reuniting the deteriorating was strong in the entire for cultivation. Concerning Toungoo period. Myanmar as well as in nation. the King’s dam building Although Toungoo crashing the enemies within The First Myanmar endeavours, the Glass was the cradle of the Second and without. Empire was founded by King Palace Chronicle states as Myanmar Empire, Bago In the paper, Dr Khin Anawrahta, who ascended follows: thrived as the royal seat of Maung Nyunt mentioned the the throne in 1044 AD, and “In addition, the King the Empire. national races’ united fight the nation during the time built a large number of dams King Bayintnaung against foreign invasions: enjoyed an abundant array of and reservoirs on natural who ascended the throne in At the time of King food supplies from her own watercourses in the entire 1551 built the Kanbaw- Hsinphyushin (1763 - 1776 sources. The water supply Myanmar. zathadi Palace in 1553 and AD), the wars were defensive from the many dams and When the King the Hanthawady royal city in ones. Mons, Bamars, reservoirs was more than climbed up the Tha-hlyaung 1566. Rakhines and Shans joined enough. Because of the Hill and studied the area, he At the time of King forces in those wars. King’s prowess and came to realize that if a Bayintnaung, organi- Similarly, at the times of intellectual ability, he was cluster of dams would be zational network could be King Bodawphaya (1782 - able to build an Empire so built to store water from the spread over Assam-Manipur 1819 AD) and King large that its borders reached Kayuttaung Hill watershed in the northwest, Hotha, Bagyidaw (1819 - 1837 AD), Pareik-khaya State in the area, they would benefit the Latha and Sanna in the Chins and Rakhines were west, Gandalariz in the north, people for many many years. northeast and Linzin, included in the military Satitha State which was also Thus, he built four dams — Ayodaya, Chiangmai and columns to resist the called Pinka State in the east, the Kinda Dam, Nga Naing- Thokkate in the east and aggressive wars along the and Jon State in the south- the Dam, Pyaungpya Dam, southeast. At that time, King western border of Myanmar. east. and Gume Dam — on the Bayintnaung was a king It is sure that a comrade of The King after ruling Pantaung River, with the possessing most powerful one national race in these the nation for 16 years, built labour of his million-strong King Anawrahta, the founder of the First Myanmar military and organizational columns came to understand 34 towns at the same time Army.” Empire. His intellectual and physical power led to skills. the culture of the other. As where the national races The history book also consolidating the unity of all the national races and In AD 1581, when national races joined forces could live together in unity. said that the King built seven building a single State or in other words “the Union of King Bayintnaung passed in their fight against British It was one of his efforts to dams including Nwatet Myanmar”. away, his son King Nanda in 1824, 1852, and 1885 and forge national solidarity. Dam, Konhse Dam, and succeeded him. But, national thus their cultures became In addition, many Gudaw Dam on Mekkhaya unity became weak because mingled. military heroes emerged River and reclaimed over 1.4 of King Nanda’s lack of British imperialists during the reign of the King. million acres of land. Myint Wai Hlaing organizational skill. It was at tried, through various ways Of them, Kyansittha, Nga The edifices built by this time that the alien and means, to jeopardize the Htweyu, Nga Lon Laphe and the King as religious and enemies overran Hantha- national unity, but in vain. wady and Por-tuguese National brethren continued mercenaries set fire to to live in unity and amity Kanbawzathadi Palace of through thick and thin. Their Hanthawady, as the saying “ unity and Union Spirit United we stand, divided we became stronger and fall” goes. stronger. The study of the fall To put it in a nutshell, of Hanthawady and the the national races were destruction of the always united in times of Kanbawzathadi Palace emergency, irrespective of show that it was due to where they live, on the hills weaknesses in patriotic or on the plains. It was spirit, nationalistic fervour because of their union spirit, and national unity. they were able to win The first Myanmar Myanma independence Empire founded by King back. Anawrahta stood tall in the At any time, the world because of Union nation can stand tall in the Spirit. So did the second world if its nationals are Myanmar Empire founded patriotic and united. by King Bayintnaung. Otherwise, that nation will According to collapse. Therefore, let’s historical records, King join hands firmly for peace, Alaung-phaya U Aung prosperity and development Zeya who ascended the of the State and for warding throne in 1752 AD founded off the danger of The Government is excavating the Bagan Palace built by King Anawrahta who ascended the throne in 1044 AD as a the third Myanmar Empire imperialists. means to raise the national pride and character. with the same spirit of (Translation: TMT+NN) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 7

Hailing the 56th Anniversary Independence Day: Images of Myanma history

King Bayintnaung, a man of great valour The Statue of King Alaungphaya, founder The Statue of King of the Third Myanmar Empire, who used the Bayintnaung, a man national solidarity as of great valour and a weapon in recon- founder of the Second structing disunited Myanmar Empire, Myanmar and crush- who is widely known ing the external and as a king whose internal enemies. military might and organizational power spread every corner of Southeast Asia.

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traditional handicraft. 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 The Government is giving… (from page 16) studies, difficult and pro- “The Myanmar tradi- found medical treatises, ef- tional medical practitioners ficient and effective thera- conference is the one that pies, and potent medicines gave birth to the first and has stood to this day as Myanmar Traditional Medi- a medical practice of high cal Practitioners Association quality and potency thanks which deserves to be ar- to the perseverance of tra- chived in the history of ditional physicians of suc- Myanma traditional medi- cessive eras. cines. Therefore, I am very “For this reason, the delighted to meet Myanmar Government keeps placing traditional physicians in per- unusual emphasis on the son. I would like to cite that advent of a new era of in- the holding of such confer- ternational-standard ence grandly like this with- Myanma traditional medi- out fail promises a bright cines that are priceless na- and new era of Myanma tra- tional heritage as well as ditional medicines owing to being a shot in the arm of the united strength of the drive to promote public Myanmar traditional physi- health care services. cians. “As is known to all tra- “While meeting on such ditional physicians, Head of Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt cordially greets traditional medicine practitioners at the opening a rare occasion the tradi- State Senior General Than of the Fourth Myanmar Traditional Medicine Practitioners Conference. — MNA tional physicians coming Shwe, keeping an eye on learners can have access to heritages and preventing damage original potency of on all traditional medicine from various parts of the Myanma traditional medical a variety of traditional against possible threats of herbs in a bid to keep practitioners to polish up the country to gather at this advances, never fails to give medical professions cover- extinction. abreast with the interna- reputation of the Myanmar conference which is filled guidance on Myanma tradi- ing the four Nayas of “Although Myanmar tional standard pharmaceu- traditional medical sphere with sound potentials and tional medicines to meet in- Myanma traditional medical traditional medical science ticals. by exchanging traditional great opportunities, I also ternational standard and to practice which are taught in was under the threat of be- “Today, the public have medical science, experi- would like to urge the tra- be on a par with western accord with the curriculums ing vanished and extinction again given priority to tra- ences and views at the con- ditional physicians to make medical profession in terms collectively written by sen- due to the oppression under ditional medicines naturally ference in order to upgrade harmonious efforts with of medical development. ior traditional physicians to the servitude of the compounded from tubers and scientifically promote firm determination to real- “It is encouraging to include every essence of colonialist for more than and bulbs of herbal plants the standard of the ize the objective — the pro- witness a series of signifi- medical studies. one hundred years and pen- instead of modern drugs Myanmar traditional medi- motion and propagation of cant achievements in the “Moreover, Government etration and influence of the because of high prices and cal science. Myanmar traditional medi- Myanma traditional medical departments, to ensure the western medical science, it side effects of the latter. It “The Government has cines as national heritage sector. It is due to the guid- growth of Myanma tradi- is still in existence thanks can be vividly seen that the been endeavouring to im- and as national prestige. ance the Head of State him- tional medical practices as to preservation of succes- traditional medicines and prove the health standard of “Since the prehistoric self gave emphatically, the a world-grade medical pro- sive Myanmar traditional medical sciences of some rural people by accelerating fession, are offering broader medicine practitioners fully eastern nations become the health care services assistance to doing re- equipped with patriotism popular in the world, deeply across the nation including searches on traditional and nationalistic spirit and penetrating international far-flung and rural areas. At medicines and therapies constant consumption and community. the same time, it is taking with the use of modern support of rural people who “It is opportune time to systematic measures for en- technologies and equipment have trust in and rely on tra- systematically upgrade the suring effective use of tra- for keeping records of their ditional medicines. arts of Myanmar massage ditional medicines on which efficiency and of Myanma “Therefore, emulating that can cure different types the majority of rural people traditional medicines capa- the fine traditions of previ- of paralysis considering that place reliance. ble of curing uncommon ous Myanmar traditional Myanmar arts which is on “So, I would like to urge diseases the western medi- medicine practitioners, the a par with Chinese acupunc- the traditional medicine cines have no cure, and in- present generations are to ture being popular among practitioners to raise the Minister Dr Kyaw Myint reads the message sent by tegrating Myanma tradi- exert endeavours in system- the nations of the world. national health standard try- Senior General Than Shwe. — MNA tional medical practices into atically doing research and Likewise, it is time to el- ing your utmost to effec- period of Myanma culture efforts the Government ex- the western medical prac- recording priceless medical evate the role of blood tively employ the Myanmar throughout the course of erted to implement them, tices with modern hospital palm-leaf manuscripts, tra- tonic, a kind of Myanmar traditional medical science Myanma history countable the active participation of equipment. ditional medical treaties, traditional medicine, com- for ensuring health and fit- by years in the thousand, all traditional physicians in “The Myanmar tradi- delicate Myanmar tradi- pounded from tubers and ness of the entire people in Myanma traditional medi- this drive under the leader- tional medical science is tional medical science, ef- bulbs of plants similar to accordance with its fine tra- cines have been standing as ship of the Government, and broad and delicate and so it fective therapies, and po- ginseng of the Republic of ditions. a medical practice, national the growing confidence and is essential that harmonious tent traditional medicines Korea to internationally “At such a most oppor- and traditional, that has al- reliance of national people measures are to be taken to and herbal plants. I would well-known one. tune time when the Head of ways taken care of in Myanma traditional preserve and boost effec- like to call on the entire tra- “And now is an oppor- State has given guidance Myanmar people to be medicines. tiveness and potency of ditional practitioners based tune time to carry out sci- from time to time, the gov- healthy, strong and consid- “The Government is Myanmar traditional medi- on patriotism and national- entific research on ernment provides great en- erate people. Moreover, it giving encouragement to the cines and to scientifically istic spirit to collectively Myanmar traditional medi- couragement and assistance is also a true traditional effort to develop the tradi- improve the standard of the carry out these tasks. cines that can cure hyper- and the people place much medical practice that has tional medical practice sys- medicines in order to pen- “In fact, Myanmar tra- tension, diabetes, tuberculo- reliance on traditional medi- flourished in Myanma soci- tematically and create etrate deep into international ditional medical science is sis, hepatitis and cancer, cines, Myanmar traditional ety along with the Myanma highly-qualified human re- markets. so vast and delicate that it major diseases threatening medicine practitioners under geographical condition, the sources in the traditional “Respective Myanmar can make use of every plant to the entire humankind. the flag of the association Myanma traditional and medical profession sector. traditional medicine practi- of different sizes for medi- “Thanks to the encour- are urged to cooperate in cultural custom and tradi- Previously, there were only tioners separately handed cal purpose. Myanmar tra- agement and assistance of making efforts to elevate the tion, the philosophy of ordinary courses and di- over their traditional medi- ditional medicines are natu- the Government and sus- role of Myanmar traditional Theravada Buddhism ploma courses for tradi- cal science to only their dis- rally compounded from the tainable efforts of national medical science, to produce Myanmar people believe in. tional medical practitioners. ciples or family members. ingredients without causing traditional practitioners, more international standard “The Myanmar tradi- But now, there has emerged Consequently, Myanmar any chemical reaction to the now Myanmar can produce traditional medicines and to tional medical practice that an international-standard traditional medical science consumers and practically a broad range of interna- bring about highly-skilled sprang from the combina- University of Traditional and therapies may diminish all the diseases can be cured tional standard traditional traditional medicine practition of four Nayas (meth- Medicines that can offer tra- gradually, and invaluable through the traditional medicines through modern tioners. ods) — Desana Naya, ditional medical degree. traditional medical treaties medical science. manufacturing process and In conclusion, I would Bhesajja Naya, Nakkhatta “That signifies an overt and palm-leaf manuscripts “Collective efforts of advanced machines. There- like to call on all of you: Naya and Vajjadhara Naya shift in traditional medical may get damaged in the national traditional medi- fore, I would like to urge - to make sustained ef- — which came into exist- studies from the system in long run. cine practitioners combining you to gradually expand the forts to further improve and ence in accordance with which traditional medical “In this regard, I would their arts of giving medical scope of production of in- raise Myanmar traditional Myanma traditional phe- associations and traditional like to state that the entire treatment and invaluable ex- ternational level traditional medical science, to enhance nomenon, is a living proof physicians handed down people including traditional periences play a fundamen- medicines, speeding up the the good qualities of tradi- that the Myanma traditional their medical knowledge to medicine practitioners are tal role in upgrading already-achieved develop- tional medicine practition- medical practice is full of those who studied under responsible for preserving Myanmar traditional medi- ment momentum. ers and to fully provide broad and delicate medical them, to the one in which these traditional medical cal science that does not “I would also like to call (See page 9) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 9 The Government giving encouragement to develop traditional medical practice systematically and… (from page 8) traditional medical treatises health care services with the and potent herbs so as to people; upgrade Myanmar tradi- - to unitedly and collec- tional medical science to a tively participate in doing science of the national her- scientific research on herbs itage.” for manufacturing more ef- After the opening cer- fective and potent tradi- emony, Prime Minister Gen- tional medicines that can eral Khin Nyunt and party Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt attends the new year dinner hosted by the Tuesday Club and Chairman of the club Mr Martin Pun extends greetings. 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The senior officials meeting for the 9th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in progress. —˚MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 Agricultural work and regional development tasks inspected ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting in Hlegu and Dagon Myothit (East) on Rural Development and Poverty YANGON, 16 Dec — Township and met with lo- tive use of irrigation facili- the needs. Afterwards, the Eradication concludes Chairman of Yangon Divi- cal farmers. Next, the com- ties provided by the Govern- commander and party in- YANGON, 16 Dec — The sion Peace and Development mander gave instructions, ment. spected the sales of fertiliz- Than Swe. Fourth ASEAN Senior Offi- Council and Commander of saying that assistance has Next, a local authority ers by the Myanma Agricul- In the afternoon, senior cials Meeting on Rural De- Yangon Commander Maj- been provided to ensure the reported to the commander ture Service to local farmers, officials from ASEAN coun- velopment and Poverty Eradi- Gen Myint Swe went to availability of water re- on progress of land prepara- the demonstration of the tries visited the Myanma Gem cation, hosted by Myanmar, townships in Dagon Myothit sources and agricultural tion work for cultivation of nursing of paddy strain, and Emporium on KabaAye Pa- continued this morning at (East), Yangon East District, techniques, and at the same various crops on a commer- the display of farm equip- goda Road, the women de- Sedona Hotel here. and Hlegu Township, time measures are being cial scale in the township ment by the Agricultural velopment centre of the Min- Director-General of the Yangon North District, this taken for cultivation of sum- and arrangements for future Mechanization Department, istry of Social Welfare, Re- Progress of Border Areas and morning and inspected agri- mer and monsoon paddy, agricultural plans. and gave instructions. lief and Resettlement in National Races Department cultural tasks and regional beans and pulses, edible Local farmers also re- The commander and Bahan Township and Na- U Than Swe presided over development tasks. crops and vegetables on a ported to the commander on party also inspected the tasks tional Races Village in the meeting together with At 10.30 am, the com- commercial scale in the vi- the requirements to be ful- being taken with the use of Thaketa Township. the leader of the Philippines mander inspected measures cinity of the Yangon Inter- filled for cultivation of crops heavy machinery for con- Minister for Progress of delegation Deputy Director being taken for cultivation national Airport by desig- all the year round on a com- struction of sluice gates at Border Areas and National General Mrs Veronic Fenix of summer paddy near nating five agricultural mercial scale and for educa- the Ngamoyeik Dam in Races and Development Af- Villavicencio of the Na- Hsinphon village by zones. He also urged the tion, health and transport sec- Hlegu Township. fairs Col Thein Nyunt this tional Anti-poverty Com- Khayepin Road in Hlegu farmers to make the effec- tors for regional develop- On completion, the dam evening hosted a dinner in mission of the President’s ment. Later, Lt-Col Kyaw will irrigate 5,000 acres of honour of the delegates from Office of the Philippines. At Fourth Myanmar Traditional… Tint, Secretary of Yangon land for cultivation of sum- ASEAN countries at Sedona the meeting, those present Hotel. (from page 16) Division Peace and Devel- mer paddy in Hlegu and discussed the report of the Deputy Ministers of the Next, the master of ceremonies announced that alto- opment Council, spoke of Dagon Myothit Townships. meeting and approved it. The PBANRDA Brig-Gen Than gether 439 delegates attended the conference. the need for local farmers to At the temporary brief- meeting came to an end with Tun and Col Tin Ngwe also In his address, Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo said in the cooperate with departments ing hall at the construction concluding remarks by U attended the dinner. — MNA course of history Myanmar people valued and preserved concerned in agricultural site, the commander heard Myanmar traditional medicine, the heritage of ancestors, in tasks by using irrigation fa- reports presented by officials Myanmar hosts ASEAN CCI different eras. They have been relying on the traditional cilities provided by the Gov- and called for collective ef- medical science. Reputation of the traditional medical sci- ernment. forts of local officials and EC Meeting ence has spread in the country due to the potent medicine. After hearing the reports, farmers to make systematic YANGON, 16 Dec — sessed the accomplishments He said traditional medical science provides health and the commander coordinated arrangements for boosting Myanmar hosted the fourth of the Food, Agriculture and fitness of Myanmar people and promotes patriotism. He said with departmental officials agriculture in the region. Executive Committee Meet- Forestry committees and Head of State Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance on concerned and attended to MNA ing of the ASEAN Chamber others. promotion of potency of Myanmar traditional medicine and properties and systematic development of Myanmar traditional medical science. He urged the traditional medicine practitioners to try to become those who can promote health standard. Next, U Tun Kyaing of Magway Township tabled a motion calling for participation in rural health development project and taking care of the people through traditional medicine. Daw Than Than Soe of Sittway seconded the motion. U Myo Myint of Maha Aungmye Township tabled a motion calling for continuous implementation of training and educative tasks for enhancing the skill of traditional medicine practitioners. Daw Lay Lay Thant of Mogaung Township seconded the motion. U Khun Than Htaik of Taunggyi Township tabled a motion calling for collection of standard therapies to be used as the manual of the traditional medicine practitioners. Daw Khin Thein Win of MyaungmyaTownship seconded the Those present at the meeting No 4/2003 of the ASEAN motion. The afternoon session was presided over by Deputy the State Peace and Development Council Senior General Chambers of Commerce and Industry Executive Commit- Minister Dr Mya Oo. Chairman of Traditional Medicine Than Shwe was put on record. Decision was made that the tee pose for a documentary photo. — MNA Council Director-General Dr Thein Swe, member U Nyan guidance in the message would be regarded as work guide- of Commerce and Industry It also approved the fu- Tun and delegates U Hla Htay and U Tha Maung acted as lines. The opening address delivered by Prime Minister at Sedona Hotel in Yangon ture programmes: holding of members of the Panel of Chairmen. General Khin Nyunt was also put on record. Decision was today. an ASEAN trade fair in Bru- Deputy Director U Soe Win acted as master of ceremo- made that the directives included in the address would be Minister at the Prime nei in 2004, a trade fair of the nies. U Thein Naing of Myeik Township tabled a motion regarded as work guidelines. Minister’s Office Maj-Gen Greater Mekong Subregion calling for conducting courses on systematic research meth- Similarly, decision was made that five motions tabled and Thein Swe, President of Un- Business Forum in Hanoi, Vi- ods for traditional medicine practitioners in order to prove seconded at the conference were regarded as work guide- ion of Myanmar Federation etnam, an investment sum- that the potency of Myanmar traditional medicine meets the lines for development of future traditional medicine and of Chambers of Commerce mit in Laos, a tripartite coop- internaitonal standard. U Hla Pe of Paungde Township uplift of medical field. The chairman of the conference and Industry U Win Myint, eration meeting, the 16th seconded the motion. reported on the motions for approval. The delegates ap- Executive Committee Chair- ASEAN CCI Conference in U Saw Hlaing of Sagaing Township tabled a motion proved them and three resolutions were passed. man of the ASEAN CCI Yangon, the 61st Council calling for conservation of herbal plants and organizing the The conference came to a close after concluding remark U Pyone Maung Maung meeting, the 1/2004 people to grow herbs on a manageble scale for local suficiency by Deputy MInister Dr Mya Oo. made speeches. EC meeting, and of raw materials. Daw Tin Nwe Oo of Pabedan Township The paper reading session will continue at Pyidaungsu The meeting discussed ASEAN+China meeting. seconded the motion. Hall on 17 and 18 December. Altogether 25 papers will be financial matters, and as- MNA Next, the message sent to the conference by Chairman of submitted to the conference.— MNA

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Hailing the 56th Anniversary Independence Day: Endeavours made to develop human resources

With the accelerating national development, the national duty in the education sector is to create human resources for bringing these fruitful results in hand to the future and promoting them. Panglong University, located in Loilem District, Shan State, was constructed under the charge of the Ministry of Education. Developing trend of education in the time of the State Peace and Development Council Subject 1988 2003

No. of basic education students 5,239,878 7,550,896 No. of basic education teachers 173,000 222,000 No. of university teachers 6,500 16,600 No. of degrees Masters Degree Only 313 degrees inclusive of masters degrees and doctoral ones No. of master degree holders 266 9,474 No. of Ph.D degree holders — 206 No. of basic education schools 33,747 40,049 No. of universities and colleges 32 154 No. of university and college students 130,000 890,000 No. of technological universities — 4 No. of computer universities — 2 No. of aerospace and engineering universities — 1 No. of maritime universities — 1 No. of technological colleges — 26 No. of computer colleges — 24

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That year, a perts defused a recently un- Monday. man of the Indonesian Motorcycle In- total of 1.64 million motorcycles were earthed British bomb left The national electricity demand looks set to sky- dustry Association (AISI), has pre- sold in the country, against 1.85 million over from World War II. rocket over the next couple of years, and this in turn dicted no additional investment planned in 1997. About 500 police sealed would increase fuel use, EGAT Governor Sithiporn by local motorcycle manufacturers in While all manufacturers who have off the area during the five- Rattanophat was quoted by the Thai News Agency as machinery to expand their production excess capacity will withhold investment hour operation, which also saying Monday. capacity next year, Jakarta Post re- plans to increase capacity next year, some disrupted some train services. This could raise fuel oil usage way above the present rate ported on Monday. of them are expected to invest to alter “Dismantling the detona- of 200-300 million litres, he said. He said the country’s motorcycle indus- their production lines to produce new tor was more difficult than He noted that higher fuel oil consumption is likely to push try was now running at between 80 and 85 models. expected. The fuse was rusted up generating costs. per cent of its capacity. At full capacity, the Gunadi said that with rising per capita and the detonator very Electricity generated from oil costs 1.75 baht (0.43 cent) industry can produce up to 3.5 million units income and the consequent increase in twisted,” a police official said. per unit, compared to 1.60-1.80 baht ( 0.4 cent - 0.45 cent) annually. demand, motorcycle manufacturers, who The 250-kilo bomb had per unit from coal, and 1.70 baht (0.42 cent) per unit from “Prior to the economic crisis in 1997, possess excess capacity, may also invest been discovered on Wednes- natural gas. the industry and its suppliers — which in extending distribution and after-sales day at a construction site for He said that the EGAT is considering use of LNG gas in include local components manufacturers networks. This includes opening new a new hotel in an area previ- new generating stations, noting that several sources of LNG — engaged in major reinvestment to dou- showrooms and workshops. ously used to host trade fairs. have been discovered in countries, including China and ble their capacities following predictions Additionally, local component sup- Bombs from both world Malaysia. that local production would rise,” pliers are expected to reinvest to support wars are sporadically un- Revealing that the EGAT is now conducting feasibility he said. new motorcycle models, the rise in out- earthed across the former studies on the use of LNG, he said that generating costs using However, sales fell sharply after the put and the demand from spare-part battlefields of northern LNG are 30 per cent cheaper than electricity generation economic crisis and could only recover shops. France. — MNA/Reuters using natural gas. — MNA/Xinhua to near pre-crisis level in 2001, four years MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 Bergkamp puts Arsenal back on top French midfield star Zinedine Zidane LONDON, 16 Dec — Arsenal knocked Manchester United off the top S of the Premier League on Sunday after Dennis Bergkamp guided them is FIFA World Player of the Year to a 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers at Highbury. BASEL (Switzerland), 16 Dec—French midfield maestro Zinedine Zidane has won The Dutch forward coolly steered home a cutback by Ivory Coast the FIFA Player of the Year award for a third time, beating countryman Thierry defender Kolo Toure in the 11th minute of a game which Arsenal Henry and Real Madrid teammate Ronaldo. P dominated for long periods and should have won by a bigger margin. But English football's only unbeaten club still secured a win which Zidane, who also won in one second-place vote and portant trophies in 2003, put them top with 38 points. United, who beat City 3-1 in Saturday's 1998 and 2000, topped a poll two third-place votes. Zidane says his overall game O Manchester derby, are a point further back on 37 with Chelsea third on of 142 national soccer Canadian striker Christine has improved considerably. 36. coaches from around the Sinclair was 17th with one "I've learned a lot how to Arsenal, who hit the post through Robert Pires, squandered a world. He had 264 points in first-place vote (Mozam- play more with my left foot number of scoring chances against a battling Blackburn side who won voting released Monday. bique). and I've become a more com- R this fixture last season and were left to rue a disallowed goal in the Henry, Arsenal's star striker, Juventus midfielder Pavel plete two-footed player be- second half for German midfielder Markus Babbel. had 186 and Ronaldo, last Nedved finished fourth in the cause of that," he said. Henry, who missed several chances to score on Sunday, is compet- year's winner, received 176. men's voting, with Real Ma- Ronaldo's third place T ing with Real's Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo for FIFA's World Player "The more often you get drid's Roberto Carlos fifth, meant he missed out on an of the Year award on Monday. it the better. I don't think you van Nistelrooy sixth and Eng- unprecedented fourth World Earlier, Aston Villa left the relegation zone after two goals from ever get tired of winning it," land captain David Beckham Player of the Year award. He Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel steered then to a 3-2 victory over Zidane said. seventh. won the award in 1996, 1997 S Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Midlands derby. and 2002. MNA/Reuters "It's a pleasure to be recognized as one of the best three in the world," Ronaldo Boca claim shoot-out glory in told reporters. Henry said that "to be here World Club Cup for the first time is great but YOKOHAMA (Japan), 16 Dec — Boca Juniors edged out AC Milan 3-1 in a penalty to be here with Zinedine and shoot-out following an absorbing 1-1 draw after extra time to win the World Club Cup Ronaldo is extraordinary." on Sunday. Prinz, who was voted Midfielder Raul Cascini Abbondanzieri from eight knock-down, only for player of the tournament at blasted in the decisive pen- metres following a superb Abbondanzieri to produce a the World Cup, has been ap- alty after Andrea Pirlo, through ball by Pirlo. brilliant point-blank save. proached by the president of Clarence Seedorf and But Boca were back on However, Boca substitute Perugia, Luciano Gaucci, to Alessandro Costacurta had level terms five minutes later Carlos Tevez almost become the first female missed for Milan in front of when man of the match snatched a dramatic injury- player in Serie A. a boisterous section of blue Matias Donnet hooked in the time winner when his left- "I have spoken to the presi- and yellow-clad Boca fans loose ball after Milan goal- foot shot dipped just over the dent. I met him once," Prinz among a crowd of 66,000. keeper Dida had blocked a bar after a neat layoff from told reporters. "But I haven't "It was a game between flicked attempt from the dan- Iarley. Zinedine Zidane, of France, and Birgit Prinz, of Germany, made any decision yet." the champions of South gerous Iarley. Milan, who beat Juventus hold their Player of the Year awards at the FIFA World Player World men's champion America and Europe, so logi- Almost straight from the 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to Brazil retained its Team of Gala 2003 in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday.—INTERNET cally it turned out to be a the Year award. battle," said Boca coach Zidane received 35 first- Zidane's previous awards The FIFA Fair Play Carlos Bianchi who became choice votes, 27 second- followed on from winning Award was given to the fans the first coach to win the place and eight third-place major international tourna- of Glasgow Celtic for their annual match three times. ballots. ments - the 1998 World behaviour at last season's "Towards the end of ex- Canada's vote was cast Cup and the European UEFA Cup final. tra time I felt the Milan play- Championship in 2000. ers were hanging on for pen- by assistant coach Colin Some 70,000 to 80,000 This year, the 31-year- alties," he added. "I'm very Miller, who chose Zidane supporters descended on the old Zidane helped Real proud of the way we kept ahead of Manchester Unit- Spanish town of Seville, Madrid win the Spanish attacking. We were even ed's Ruud van Nistelrooy where the match was held. more aggressive with our and Paul Scholes. The bal- league and reach the semifi- Only 30,000 of them had penalties." It was a disap- lot came out after Canadian nals of the Champions tickets. Celtic lost the match pointing end for Milan, who head coach Holger Osieck League - eventually losing but there was no trouble and had dominated for long peri- stepped down. to Juventus. the fans partied peacefully. ods in their bid to become Birgit Prinz clinched the Although he won less im- Internet the first team to win the women's award with 268 World Club Cup four times. points. She helped Germany Milan coach Carlo win the recent women's Ancelotti paid tribute to his World Cup over Sweden. players after a valiant attempt Boca Juniors midfielder Matias Abel Donnet holds a key to Last year's winner, to even the record between a Toyota car as his prize after winning the most valuable American Mia Hamm, was Europe and South America, player award, after his Argentine team defeated Italy's second with 133 points and who now lead the series 22- AC Milan in the World Club Cup soccer championship in Sweden's Hannah 20. "You have to give credit Yokohama, on 14 Dec, 2003. Boca won the match 3-1 Ljungberg third on 84 to Boca. Their defenders on penalties. — INTERNET points. The women's in- closed us down very quickly volved 100 national and the goalkeeper made restart, Brazilian Kaka hit the win last season's Champions coaches. some terrific saves," he said. post with a curling right-foot League final, converted just Canadian coach Even "We are usually so reli- shot from the edge of the box one spot kick this time, hand- Pellerud voted for Prinz able at penalties but today, as Milan quickly sought to ing Boca their third World for some reason, we just reassert themselves. Club Cup title. The Argentine ahead of German Maren couldn't complete the job." Milan captain Paolo champions won in 1977 when Meinert and Sweden's Vic- Striker Jon Dahl Maldini nearly capped a they beat German club toria Svensson. Coaches are Third placed Ronaldo of Brazil (L) and second placed Tomasson put Milan ahead record fifth appearance in this Borussia Moenchengladbach not allowed to vote for their Thierry Henry of France share a light moment during the in the 24th minute, calmly fixture with a goal in the 61st and lifted the trophy in 2000 own players. 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award ceremony in sliding the ball under minute when he latched on also under Bianchi. Canadian captain Basel, Switzerland, on 15 December, 2003. Coaches from goalkeeper Roberto to an Andriy Shevchenko MNA/Reuters Charmaine Hooper finished around the world voted French midfielder Zinedine Zidane 13th with one first-place the World Player of the Year for the third time in his career. Van der Vaart goal puts Ajax back on top vote (Trinidad and Tobago), INTERNET AMSTERDAM, 16 Dec— Ajax Amster- back to second on 36. dam bounced back from their midweek AZ Alkmaar stayed third on 32 points Valencia edge out Betis to keep pressure on Real Madrid Champions League elimination to regain after thrashing lowly Volendam 6-0. Strik- MADRID, 16 Dec — Valencia clinched a 34 points from 16 games and left Real Ma- top spot in the Dutch First Division with a ers Ali Elkhattabi and Kenneth Perez scored 1-0 win at Real Betis on Sunday to take drid needing to beat Deportivo Coruna in a 1-0 win over Utrecht on Sunday. two apiece after the break following earlier provisional top spot in the Primera Liga and later match at the Bernabeu to reclaim the The only goal came on 76 minutes from efforts from Stijn Huysegems and Michael keep the pressure on Real Madrid. league leadership. Real have 33 points from skipper Rafael van der Vaart following an Buskermolen. Valencia were a long way short of 15 games, with Deportivo in third on 30. assist from Maxwell. Bottom side Zwolle drew 1-1 at home to their best but an own goal from Juanito Osasuna drew 0-0 away to Racing Ajax have 37 points and a game in hand Groningen while NEC Nijmegen beat fel- after 18 minutes was enough to give them Santander to move a point clear of Atletico on PSV Eindhoven, who beat RKC low strugglers Vitesse Arnhem 2-0. victory. Madrid in fourth place. Waalwijk 3-1 on Saturday but have dropped MNA/Reuters The result took them top of the table with MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 15 16:20 The Oldest Anthropoid 21:10 Song “Sagawa Flowers 23:45 National News Kachin State” 06:10 Song “Saying with the Primates of Pondaung in Land” 23:50 Sri-Kestra Museum (Pyi 04:30 National News Eyes!” MRTV-3MRTV-3 Myanmar (Part-II) 21:15 National News Cultural Site) 04:35 Reclamation & Cultiva- 06:12 Clothes decorated with 16:25 Song of Myanmar 21:20 Ship Building of 23:55 The Royal Page Dance tion in the Uplands Sequin-like Colourful Beauty & Scenic Sights Myanmar 23:58 Plaster Toys 04:40 Easily Cooked Tasty Plastics “Myanma Panorama & 21:25 Song of Myanmar Beauty 24:00 National News Dishes (Hot and Sour 06:15 National News Myanma Sentiment” & Scenic Sight 00:05 To Combine Forces of Fresh-water Prawn Soup) 06:20 The Oldest Anthropoid 16:30 National News “Mingalabar” Agriculture and Industrial 04:45 National News Primates of Pondaung in 17-12-2003 (Wednesday) 16:35 The Beauty of the 2nd 21:35 Mythun (Counterpart of Sectors 04:50 The Beauty of the 1st Myanmar (Part-II) Defile of The River Cattle) 00:10 Song “Saying with the Defile of The River 06:25 Song “Horse Cart” (Programme Schedule) Ayeyawady” 21:40 Headline News Eyes!” Ayeyawady 06:30 National News Morning Transmission 16:40 Easily Cooked Tasty 21:42 Easily Cooked Tasty 00:12 Clothes decorated with 04:55 Lon Yuu Festival Dance 06:35 The Beauty of the 2nd (9:00 - 10:00) Dishes (Pork Curry Dishes (Head of River Sequin-like Colourful 05:00 National News Defile of The River 9:00Signature Tune mixed with Vegetable Catfish and Indian Leek Plastics 05:05 Colourful Garden City of Ayeyawady Greetings Sour Soup ) Sour Soup) 00:15 National News Yangon 06:40 Easily Cooked Tasty 9:02 Song of Myanmar 16:45 National News 21:45 National News 00:20 The Oldest Anthropoid 05:10 Song “Sagawa Flowers Dishes (Pork Curry Beauty & ScenicSights 16:50 Greening of the Hills and 21:50 Sri-Kestra Museum (Pyi Primates of Pondaung in Land” mixed with Vegetable “Mingalabar” Ranges, in order to Cultural Site) Myanmar (Part-II) 05:15 National News Sour Soup ) 9:06 Mythun (Counterpart of achieve Climate 21:55 The Royal Page Dance 00:25 Song of Myanmar 05:20 Ship Building of 06:45 National News Cattle) Change(Taung Thar 21:58 Plaster Toys Beauty & Scenic Sights Myanmar 06:50 Greening of the Hills and 9:10 Headline News Hill)(Magway Division) 22:00 National News “Myanma Panorama & 05:25 Song of Myanmar Beauty Ranges, in order to 9:12 Easily Cooked Tasty 16:55 Kachin Dance 22:05 To Combine Forces of Myanma Sentiment” & Scenic Sight achieve Climate Dishes (Head of River 17:00 National News Agriculture and Indus- 00:30 National News “Mingalabar” Change(Taung Thar Hill) Catfish and Indian Leek 17:05 Progressing Cultivation in trial Sectors 00:35 The Beauty of the 2nd 05:35 Mythun (Counterpart of (Magway Division) Sour Soup) Northern Shan State 22:10 Song “Saying with the Defile of The River Cattle) 06:55 Kachin Dance 9:15 National News 17:10 Song “No right to love, Eyes!” Ayeyawady” 05:40 Headline News 07:00 National News 9:20 Sri-Kestra Museum (Pyi yet” 22:12 Clothes decorated with 00:40 Easily Cooked Tasty 05:42 Easily Cooked Tasty 07:05 Progressing Cultivation in Cultural Site) 17:12 The Unique Pindaya Sequin-like Colourful Dishes “Pork Curry Dishes (Head of River Northern Shan State 9:25 The Royal Page Dance Shan Paper Plastics mixed with Vegetable Catfish and Indian Leek 07:10 Song “No right to love, 9:28 Plaster Toys 17:15 National News 22:15 National News Sour Soup ” Sour Soup) yet” 9:30 National News 17:20 Ah Mae Ywa Literature 22:20 The Oldest Anthropoid 00:45 National News 05:45 National News 07:12 The Unique Pindaya Shan 9:35 To Combine Forces of Nursery Primates of Pondaung in 00:50 Greening of the Hills and 05:50 Sri-Kestra Museum (Pyi Paper Agriculture and Indus- 17:25 Song of Myanmar Myanmar (Part-II) Ranges, in order to Cultural Site) 07:15 National News trial Sectors Beauty & Scenic 22:25 Song “Horse Cart” achieve Climate 05:55 The Royal Page Dance 07:20 Ah Mae Ywa Litera- 9:40 Song “Saying with the Sights “Come and See 22:30 National News Change(Taung Thar Hill 05:58 Plaster Toys ture Nursery Eyes!” Myanmar” 22:35 The Beauty of the 2nd (Magway Division) 06:00 National News 23:25 Song of Myanmar 9:42 Clothes decorated with Defile of The River 00:55 Kachin Dance 06:05 To Combine Forces of Beauty & Scenic Sequin-like Colourful Evening Transmission Ayeyawady” 01:00 National News Agriculture and Industrial Sights “Come and See Plastics (19:30 - 23:30) 22:40 Easily Cooked Tasty 01:05 Progressing Cultivation in Sectors Myanmar” 9:45 National News 19:30 Signature Tune Dishes (Pork Curry Northern Shan State 9:50 The Oldest Anthropoid Greetings mixed with Vegetable 01:10 Song “No right to love, Primates of Pondaung in 19:32 Song of Myanmar Sour Soup ) yet” Myanmar (Part-II) Beauty & Scenic 22:45 National News 01:12 The Unique Pindaya Shan 9:58 Song of Myanmar Sights “Myanma Pano- 22:50 Greening of the Hills and Paper Beauty & Scenic rama & Myanma Senti- Ranges, in order to 01:15 National News Sights “Come and See ment” achieve Climate 01:20 Ah Mae Ywa Literature Myanmar” 19:36 Kachin hand-woven ma- Change(Taung Thar Hill) Nursery terial (Magway Division) 01:25 Song of Myanmar 17-12-2003˚(Wednesday) 19:40 Headline News 22:55 Kachin Dance Beauty & Scenic Regular Programmes for 19:42 Easily Cooked Tasty 23:00 National News Sights “Come and See Viewers from Abroad Dishes (Catfish Curry) 23:05 Progressing Cultivation in Myanmar” Evening Transmission 19:45 National News Northern Shan State (15:30 - 17:30) 19:50 The Oldest Anthropoid 23:10 Song “No right to love, 18-12-2003 (Thursday) 15:30 Signature Tune Primates of Pondaung in yet” Morning Transmission Greetings Myanmar (Part-I) 23:12 The Unique Pindaya Shan (03:30 - 07:30) 15:32 Song of Myanmar 19:55 The Pindaya Natural Cave Paper 03:30 Signature Tune Beauty & ScenicSights 20:00 National News 23:15 National News Greetings “Mingalabar” 20:05 The Ancient City 23:20 Ah Mae Ywa Literature 03:32 Song of Myanmar 15:36 Mythun (Counterpart of Thirikhittaya Nursery Beauty & Scenic Sights Cattle) 20:10 Song “We’ll Be Waiting 23:25 Song of Myanmar “Myanma Panorama & 15:40 Headline News For You” Beauty & Scenic Myanma Sentiment” 15:42 Easily Cooked Tasty 20:15 National News Sights “Come and See 03:36 Kachin hand-woven ma- Dishes (Head of River 20:20 Equal Wishes that come Myanmar” terial Catfish and Indian Leek from the heart 17-12-2003˚(Wednesday) & 03:40 Headline News Sour Soup) 20:25 Myanmar Modern 18-12-2003 (Thursday) 03:42 Easily Cooked Tasty 15:45 National News Song “Welcome to Evening & Morning Dishes (Catfish Curry) 15:50 Sri-Kestra Museum (Pyi Kachin State” Transmission 03:45 National News Cultural Site) 20:30 National News (23:30 - 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Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of peace and tranquillity, prevalence of development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation law and order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic sys- * Uplift of national prestige and integrity * National reconsolidation tem and preservation and safeguarding of * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in cultural heritage and national charac- Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from ter * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt addresses the opening of the Fourth Myanmar Traditional Medicine Practitioners Conference. — MNA The Government giving encouragement to develop traditional medical practice systematically and create highly-qualified human resources Unusual emphasis placed on advent of new era of international-standard Myanma traditional medicines that are priceless national heritage Senior General Than Shwe sends message to Fourth Myanma Traditional Medicine Practitioners Conference, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt addresses the conference YANGON, 16 Dec — The ference were Yangon Divi- ministry, members of the read the message of Chair- tives of UN agencies, the Myanma traditional medi- opening of the Fourth sion Peace and Development Traditional Medicine Coun- man of the State Peace and chairman of the Myanmar cines: the development of Myanma Traditional Medi- Council Chairman Yangon cil, members of the Tradi- Development Council Sen- Traditional Medicine Practi- Myanma traditional medicine Practitioners Conference Command Commander Maj- tional Medicine Inspection ior General Than Shwe. tioners Association and offi- cines that meet the set stand- was held at Pyidaungsu Hall Gen Myint Swe, the minis- Central Committee, officials Afterwards, National cials, and Myanmar tradi- ard, the lasting existence of in Kyaikkasan Grounds, here, ters, the Chief Justice, the from Myanmar Maternal and Health Committee Chairman tional physicians. Myanma traditional medi- at 8 am today. Attorney-General, the Child Welfare Association, Prime Minister General Khin And I also would like to cines in a prominent position Chairman of the State Yangon Mayor, members of Myanmar Red Cross Soci- Nyunt delivered an address. express my best wishes to all dese-rveingly, and the provi- Peace and Development the National Health Commit- ety, Myanmar Medical As- He said: of you to be in peace of mind sion of public health care Council Senior General Than tee, the deputy ministers, of- sociation, Myanmar Nurses “I would like to first of all and body and to establish effectively with Myanma Shwe sent a message to the ficials from the SPDC Of- Association, Myanmar Den- extend my greetings to re- yourselves into ones capable traditional medicines. conference and Prime Minis- fice, departmental heads, am- tal Association and Myanmar sponsible personnel of the of developing and proliferat- (See page 9) ter General Khin Nyunt de- bassadors of foreign missions Health Assistants Associa- State, members of the Na- ing Myanma traditional medi- livered an address on the oc- in Yangon, resident repre- tion and invited guests. tional Health Committee, spe- cines. INSIDE casion. sentatives of UN agencies, On the occasion, Minis- cially invited guests, diplo- To start with, the fact that Perspectives Also present at the con- directors-general from the ter for Health Dr Kyaw Myint mats and resident representa- Myanma traditional medi- Readying ourselves for cine practitioners confer- keeping abreast with Prime Minister attends New Year dinner ences can be held success- international fully on a grand scale with- YANGON, 16 Dec—Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt Before the dinner, Chairman of Tuesday Club Mr Mar- community attended a New Year dinner hosted by Tuesday Club at the tin Pun made a speech and explained work programmes of out missing a single year re- flects the concerted efforts page 2 Traders’ Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road here at 6.30 pm today. Tuesday Club and measures taken during a year. Article Also present on the occasion were the ministers, the Myanmar traditional physi- Next, Minister for Labour U Tin Winn spoke words of National races: let’s deputy ministers, officials of the State Peace and Develop- thanks. cians have made to reach the ment Council Office, heads of departments, foreign busi- Afterwards, Chairman of Tuesday Club Mr Martin goals of preserving and pro- join hands fimly nessmen and their wives, Chairman of Tuesday Club Mr Pun presented a gift to Prime Minister General Khin moting the standard of page 6 Martin Pun and members and guests. Nyunt. — MNA Fourth Myanma Traditional Medicine Practitioners Conference held YANGON, 16 Dec— The Myanmar Traditional Medi- Fourth Myanma Traditional cine Practitioners Confer- Medicine Practitioners Con- ence, delegates from states ference began at the and divisions and guests. Kyaikkasan Grounds this The morning session morning. was presided over by Present were Deputy Deputy Minister Dr Mya Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo. Chairman of Tradi- Oo, Director-General of tional Medicine Council Traditional Medicine De- Director-General Dr Thein partment Dr Thein Swe, the Swe, member U Nyan Lwin deputy director-general and and delegates U Tan Kay directors, members of and U Than Nyunt acted as Myanmar Traditional Medi- members of the Panel of cine Council, Traditional Chairmen. Medicine Practitioners of Deputy Director-Gen- Myanmar Traditional Medi- eral Dr Myat Myat Ohn cine Practitioners Associa- Khin acted as master of tion, members of Leading ceremonies. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt greeting members of Tuesday Club at the New Year dinner. — MNA Committee of the Fourth (See page 10)