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

YANGON, 9 Aug— Mr Juan Deputy Ministers for Foreign Af- Manuel Lopez Nadal, newly ac- fairs U Kyaw Thu and U Maung credited Ambassador of Spain to Myint and Director-General Thura the Union of Myanmar, presented U Aung Htet of the Protocol his credentials to Senior General Department. Than Shwe, Chairman of the MNA State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Senior General Than Shwe Myanmar, at Zeyathiri Beikman, accepts credentials of newly- Konmyinttha, at 10 am today. accredited Spanish Ambassa- Also present on the occa- dor Mr Juan Manuel Lopez sion were Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Nadal, at Zeyathiri Beikman. Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Minister for MNA Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany

YANGON, 9 Aug— Mr Dietrich Andreas, newly accredited Ambassador Also present on the occasion were Secretary-1 of the State Peace and of Federal Republic of Germany to the Union of Myanmar, presented his Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan credentials to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Win, Deputy Ministers for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu and U Maung Myint Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, at Zeyathiri Beikman, and Director-General Thura U Aung Htet of the Protocol Department. Konmyinttha, at 10.30 am today. MNA

Senior General Than Shwe receives newly-accredited German Ambassador Mr Dietrich Andreas at Zeyarthiri Beikman. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 Boost production of * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views high-quality industrial items * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation The government of the Union of Myanmar * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State is striving for the nation’s industrial develop- * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy ment by encouraging the private industrial sector in order that the nation can catch up with other developed countries in the world. In striving for the industrial development, the govern- Beautifying tasks in ment is doing so in accordance with one of the four economic objectives — the initiative to city inspected shape the national economy must be kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples. YANGON, 9 Aug— Chairman of Yangon Divi- Bothtoung Township, Kyauktada Township, Bahan In enhancing the industrial sector in ac- sion Peace and Development Council Commander Township, Mayangon Township and South Okklapa of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Chair- Township. The commander urged officials to organ- cordance with the market economic system, first man of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor ize people to participate in sanitation tasks which priority is being given to meeting the domestic Brig-Gen Aung Thien Lin inspected upgrading of contribute much to dengue haemorrhagic fever pre- necessity by producing import-substitute items. roads in the city today. vention activities being carried out by Yangon Divi- Therefore, national entrepreneurs are being The commander and the mayor inspected sion PDC, the Ministry of Health and YCDC in the encouraged to engage in industries. dredging of drains and laying of concrete marbles in city. —MNA For the development of industries, the government mobilized and established industrial zones. As a result of the government rendering Deputy Health Minister all the necessary assistance, there have been altogether 19 industrial zones up to now. Under leaves for Thailand the supervision of the Central Committee for YANGON, 9 Aug— isterial Meeting on up- health standard to be land, from 10 to 11 Industrial Development, the government and To attend the 6th Min- lift of international held in Bangkok, Thai- August, Deputy Minis- national entrepreneurs run heavy and medium- ter for Health Dr Mya sized industries and Cottage Industry Depart- Oo left here for Thai- ment supervises light industries. land this morning. It is necessary for industrialists to con- The deputy minis- stantly innovate new ideas and methods. Only ter was seen off at the airport by Minister for then will their factories and mills become ad- Health Dr Kyaw Myint, vanced and modernized. directors-general of de- To contribute to the industrial develop- partments under the min- ment, the government, on its part, helped build istry, Resident Repre- foundries in Mandalay, Monywa and Taunggyi sentative Professor Adik Ayethaya Industrial Zones. Now, flywheels and Wibowo of WHO, and brake drums are being produced by these in- officials. dustrial zones. Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo was accom- Both the government and local industri- panied by Director Dr alists made investments in the establishment of Tin Min of Health De- foundries and machinery plants. partment. Now that these plants are operational, nec- Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo being seen off at the airport. — MNA MNA essary industrial items can be produced locally. The industrial zones should produce items of required standard first and then high-tech items. Forestry Minister on inspection Moreover, local products should be of good tour of Ayeyawady Division quality and their prices reasonable. We would like to urge national entrepre- YANGON, 9 Aug— instructions. Afterwards, No126 sawmill (Thida on timber extraction to neurs to strive for the industrial development Minister for Forestry the minister inspected No Hilly Camp). At Thida the minister who gave of the nation by making better use of the assist- Brig-Gen Thein Aung 31 sawmill in Ingapu, No Hilly Camp in Pathein necessary instructions. — yesterday arrived at No- MNA ance rendered by the government and by inno- 106 sawmill in Yekyi and (West), officials reported 105 sawmill in Kyangin vating new ideas and methods. and inspected functions

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SINGAPORE, 8 Aug—Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo on Sunday stressed the need for younger citizens of the Association of South-East Filipino women duped as drug Asian Nations (ASEAN) to deepen mutual understanding. George Yeo made the appeal ahead "In the end, what are we doing all of the ASEAN Day which falls on the this for is really to create a better life couriers by int’l drug traffickers 8th of August, Channel NewsAsia re- for our people. It means reducing con- MANILA, 8 Aug—Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo said on ported. It was important that the flict, no war, minimize tension, maxi- Sunday that some Filipino women are being duped by international drug younger generation of ASEAN citizens mum opportunities for our citizens," traffickers to act as drug couriers between Southeast Asia and South America. be enthused to know one another and said Yeo. Romulo also reiterated his directives taking advantage of their need to seek feel comfortable in each others' coun- "We are 550 million people with a to all Philippine foreign service posts to overseas jobs. The warnings came in tries, the minister said. sizable collective GDP, and if we stand closely monitor the "modus operandi" of the wake of two more arrests in June of Saying that ASEAN's leaders want together in trade negotiations and fight- drug trafficking syndicates duping Fili- Filipino women by airport authorities the 10-member family to be friends ing for our rights and our place in the pino women to act, in many cases un- in Bolivia for possessing cocaine. with everyone and have no enemies, sun, we cannot be ignored so I see us wittingly, as drug couriers, according to Romulo said the incidents indicate the minister stressed that this can be increasingly rallying around the officials of the Department of Foreign Filipino women "are being victimized achieved through good diplomacy, ASEAN flag for very hard headed rea- Affairs (DFA). The DFA said it has re- by criminal drug syndicates targeting greater integration and by engaging the sons and in our enlightened self inter- issued an advisory for Filipino women the vulnerability of the Filipino big neighbours. est," he said.—MNA/Xinhua to steer clear of international syndicates women".—MNA/Xinhua Chinese experts find evidence Chemical that garlic may prevent cancer storehouse fire BEIJING, 9 Aug — Chinese experts have recently found new evidence that garlic may help prevent injures nine cancer through study on stomach cancer samples. in S China city According to a report of the Science and Tech- nology Daily, Chinese experts found that garlic may SHANTOU (Guangdong), restrain the multiplication of stomach cancer cells 8 Aug—Nine people, and cause the cancer cells to die. including six fire fighters, The research was jointly conducted by experts were injured in a che- from Beijing Genome Research Institute of the Chi- mical storehouse fire nese Academy of Sciences, the Clinical Tumor Insti- in Shantou City, tute of Beijing University, and the Beijing Tumor Guangdong Province on Prevention and Treatment Research Institute. Sunday morning, accord- The researchers also found that stomach cancer ing to local government. is caused by many factors including the framework One severely-injured fire fighter was in a criti- of cell, energy metabolism, control of cell multipli- The new Boeing 787 jet. Four Chinese airlines signed contracts worth 5.04 cal condition, according cation. Cancers have topped the causes of all deaths billion dollars to buy 42 of Boeing’s new-generation 787 planes, the first to local hospital. in China. firm orders for the jet from China with more on the way, officials said. MNA/Xinhua The fire broke out INTERNET around 9 am Sunday at Dengue fever kills 1,834 US soldiers killed in Iraq Dhaka to start a chemical storehouse, 143 so far this which is on the ground WASHINGTON, 8 Aug—As of Monday, 8 Aug, 2005, at least 1,834 mem- master plan for floor of a seven-storey year in bers of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in building, trapping a March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,417 died as water supplies young man and two Philippines a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The figures DHAKA, 8 Aug — As boys, said witness. include five military civilians. a high level of ground MNA/Xinhua MANILA, 8 Aug — The The AP count is five higher than the Defence Department's tally, last Philippine Department of water consumption updated at 10 am EDT Monday. The British military has reported 93 deaths; US crude oil Health (DoH) said on is rapidly depleting Italy, 26; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Slovakia, three; Saturday that mosquito- Dhaka's water resources, El Salvador, Estonia, Thailand and the Netherlands, two each; and Denmark, climbs to new born dengue fever has the government will Hungary, Kazakhstan and Latvia one death each. start formulating a killed 143 people since high in opening Since 1 May, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat op- master plan for Dhaka January. The DoH also erations in Iraq had ended, 1,695 US military members have died, according water supplies from said 10,977 dengue cases trade to AP's count. That includes at least 1,308 deaths resulting from hostile November. were reported from Janu- SINGAPORE, 8 Aug — action, according to the military's numbers.—Internet According to The ary to July this year, 9 US crude oil futures Daily Star Saturday, per cent more than the climbed to a new all-time Dhaka is facing a wa- same period last year. ter shortage of about high in opening trade on Health Secretary Fran- 500 million litres per Monday, buoyed by a cisco Duque said the DoH day (mld), over 25 per string of refinery snags in is coordinating with local cent of the existing de- the United States and nag- government officials in in- mand. This shortage ging geopolitical worries tensifying information will hit 1,500 mld in in the Middle East. drive on how to prevent 2015 if no action is September crude on the outbreak of dengue. initiated now. the New York Mercan- "The DoH is intensi- From November, tile Exchange (NYMEX) fying its information the government will climbed as much as 36 drive on the importance begin a year long 1.25 cents to a new high of draining stagnant wa- million US dollars "fact 62.67 US dollars a bar- ters which mosquitoes finding technical rel in the opening min- need to breed, keeping mission" with the utes of electronic trade, surroundings clean and assistance of the Asian passing last Wednesday's detecting the early signs Boys play in the rubble of a house which residents said was destroyed by a Development Bank previous peak of 62.50 of dengue," he said. US military airstrike in the western Iraq town of Haditha, 200 km (124 (ADB). US dollars a barrel. MNA/Xinhua miles) west of Baghdad, on 7 August, 2005. — INTERNET MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters

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¥ UNSC plan ¤ BEIJING, 8 Aug— China will veto a plan to enlarge the United Nations Security Council if the reform measure goes to a vote, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The so-called Group of Four — sider the interests of the majority of India, Germany, Japan and Brazil — nations, including African countries, and have called for adding 10 new seats to has been opposed and questioned by the present 15-member body, which is many nations and cannot gain support," comprised of five permanent members the ministry said. with veto power and 10 chosen by re- On Thursday, China's UN Am- gion who rotate for two-year terms. bassador Wang Guangya said his coun- "To uphold the interests of most try and the United States had agreed to developing nations, and to preserve the work together to defeat plans to expand long-term interests of the United Na- the prestigious Security Council. tions, China will resolutely vote no if the The African Union, at a meeting G-4 proposal is put up for a vote," the in Addis Ababa the same day, voted to Foreign Ministry said in an official state- reject the G-4 proposal and ratify its own ment. plan for enlarging the Council. The proposal calls for adding six China's Foreign Ministry sug- permanent seats without veto powers — gested the G-4 nations withdraw their four for the G-4 nations themselves and resolution for further consultation among two for Africa —and four seats on rotat- countries and warned against attempts to Japanese traditional 'taiko' drums are beaten during a performance in front of ing two-year terms. push through a vote. the Indianapolis Colts prior to their NFL's preseason game American Bowl "The G-4 resolution fails to con- MNA/Reuters against the Atlanta Falcons at Tokyo Dome on 6 Aug, 2005.—INTERNET

Bank of Thailand says China holds forum on population, high-priced oil slows development of N-W region XINING (Qinghai Province), 8 Aug— More than 180 officials and experts on population-related investment issues attended an ongoing forum here since Saturday to discuss population and social development in China's northwest region, the biggest one of all six geographical regions around the country. BANGKOK, 8 Aug— Businessmen are slowing their investment in production and real estate The three-day Northwest China Forum on Popu- tiated in the early 1970s, and low GDP growth for development amid rising oil prices, a slowing lation and Development, the first of its kind ever held relying heavily on agriculture and animal husbandry, economy and rising interest rates, the Thai News in the northwest region, will confer on such topics as the region has been troubled by how to attain a ba- Agency quoted a report of the Bank of Thailand as regional population growth trends, population and lanced and sustainable development between popula- saying Sunday. socio-economic development, population and envi- tion development, environmental protection and socio- In its monthly inflation assessment for July, the ronment and corresponding measures. economic development. BoT reported its ongoing dialogue with the business China is divided into six geographical regions, Studying population situations and issues in the sector. Business leaders told the central bank their including north China, northeast China, east China, region to formulate a scientific population develop- view that the Thai economy is slowing both in con- central China, southwest China and northeast China. ment strategy is very important for facilitating the sumption and investment due to the constant rise in The northwestern region is the largest in territory of development process of west China and narrow the gap energy prices worldwide, denting consumer confi- 3.09 million square metres and the smallest in popula- with the developed east region, said Su Ning, director dence and purchasing power. tion of 90 million. of the Qinghai Provincial Population and Family Plan- The businessmen said apart from implementing But with population growing at the country's ning Commission. investment in capacity and production machinery fastest rate since the family planning policy was ini- MNA/Xinhua replacements already planned, they are refraining More Singaporeans using mobile phones from new investment pending otherwise improved China supports economic conditions and oil prices. At the same time, illegally while driving AU to property sector investment has definitely started slow- SINGAPORE, 8 Aug— More and more people were using mobile phones ing, with the trend moving from high-end to mid-price illegally while driving in Singapore in the past three years. safeguard and low end segments. According to Channel NewsAsia Talking on the phone while driv- MNA/Xinhua reports on Sunday, in 2002, Singapore ing is legal here if the motorist is not interests on police issued 606 summonses to drivers holding on to the phone while the vehicle for using their phones illegally while is moving. But the Automobile Associa- UNSC reform driving, and the number jumped to nearly tion of Singapore does not encourage BEIJING, 8 Aug — 1,300 in 2003 and more than 1,800 in such habit. China supports the 2004. Police in the country have warned African Union (AU) to In the first half of this year, nearly that motorists can be prosecuted for safeguard solidarity and 1,300 drivers were reported for using careless or dangerous driving if involved common interests on re- mobile phones illegally while driving, in an accident while using a mobile forms of the UN Security and such number is likely to rise for the phone, even if used legally. Council, said Chinese For- rest of the year. MNA/Xinhua eign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao here Satur- American freelance journalist day. At the extraordi- shot dead in Iraq nary summit of the Af- BASRA, 8 Aug—An American freelance journalist, who accused Basra’s rican heads of state in police of being infiltrated by Shiite militiamen in a recent New York Times Ethiopia, African lead- column and his Internet blog, was found shot to death in the southern city ers announced on after being abducted by armed men driving a police car. Thursday evening to Steven Vincent, whose work also way south of Basra. He had been shot reject a proposal from has appeared in The Wall Street Jour- in the head and body, al-Zaidi said. Brazil, Germany, Japan nal, and his female Iraqi translator were The translator, Nour Weidi, was se- and India, which is abducted at gunpoint by five men Tues- riously wounded. “The US Embassy is known as the Group of A Tibetan horseman displays his equestrian skills as day evening as they left a currency ex- working with British military and local Four (G-4), on the he picks white scarfs off the ground during a change shop, police Lt Col Karim al- Iraqi officials in Basra to determine who expansion of the United fiercely contested race at the annual harvest festival Zaidi said Wednesday. is responsible for the death of this jour- Nations Security in Tsara Township, 70 km from Tibet's capital Vincent’s body was discovered nalist,” embassy spokesman Pete Council. Lhasa on 8 August, 2005.—INTERNET Tuesday night on the side of the high- Mitchell said Wednesday.— Internet MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 5 Kachin State and fruits of development PyinOoLwin Chit Swe

I had been to several regions of Kachin State, but to Bhamo region. Recently, I made a trip to Bhamo by speedboat “Shwe Yi Oo” along the Ayeyawady River from Myitkyina. Having a chance to sit by U Thein Zaw Naing, the helmsman of the speedboat, I enjoyed scenic natural beauties along the 150-mile Myitkyina-Bhamo trip. He shared with me the historic events that happened in the regions along the river. I learnt that in the past, people had to take risks in travelling from Bhamo to Myitkyina in Kachin State. By contrast, after the Tatmadaw had taken up the State’s respon- sibilities and made peace with national race armed groups, peace and stability had been restored well and local people could travel from one place to another at will. Along the river are a variety of ships and motorboats plying from one region to another. Previously, people had to spend one day to travel from Myitkyina to Bhamo. But thanks to the emergence of passenger speedboats, people can take that A passenger speedboat that plies between Myitkyina and Bhamo. trip in daytime, and the villages along the banks of the river are enjoying the fruits of development. in Bhamo Region went down in the annals of the from Bhamo and Kaungton. The boat arrived at Hsinbo Jetty, 84 miles nation’s history. In honour of patriot hero Bala Min Htin, the from Myitkyina, at 11.30 am. Hsinbo is a village but British colonialists marched upstream the first bridge built across Ayeyawady River near has developed dramatically into the status of a town Ayeyawady River and occupied Mandalay on 29 No- Myitkyina in the time of the Tatmadaw Govern- with fine transport facilities, modern buildings, mar- vember 1885. The intruders came under fierce attacks ment, was named Bala Min Htin Bridge. The bridge kets, shops, 16 departmental offices including the along the over 270-mile route upstream the Ayeyawady project was launched on 20 July 1995, and the General Administration Department, hospital, health River to Bhamo and at the entrance to Bhamo by facility was built at a cost of K 1,077.38 million plus care centres, a basic education high school, a TV Kachin, Shan and Myanmar nationals with unyielding US$ 5.90 million. On 14 November 1998, Chair- retransmission station, and an auto exchange. spirit. Some famous patriots at that time were Kachin man of the State Peace and Development Council Hsinbo is just two and a half miles far away national race leader Phonkan Duwah, Moeline Sawbwa Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior from the entrance to the defile of the river. The first U Kham Hlaing, and Saw Yan Paing. General Than Shwe opened the bridge that contrib- defile is 36 miles long between Myintha Village in Commanding officer Bala Min Htin controlled utes towards all-round development of the entire Myitkyina Township and Myazedi Village in Bhamo and commanded the troops at Kaungton fortress in Kachin State and national races living in respective Township, and the narrowest site is only about 50 launching defensive attacks against the alien invaders border areas, and restoration of peace, stability and yards wide. The second and third defiles are down- in Konbaung period. He was one of the 68 horsemen security of the region. stream Bhamo. Bhamo is located upstream the heroes of King Alaung Mintayagyi and also known as Bhamo District has a population of more Ayeyawady River, but it firmly stood as a front line Ye Kyaw Thura, Bala Naw Rahta, and Kaungtonwun. than 300,000 and Bhamo Township, more than for national defence in Bagan, Toungoo and He had a good reputation as Kaungton Administrator 80,000. In the time of the SPDC, Bhamo has been Konbaung periods. Counter offensives launched in Bala Min Htin. enjoying improvement in various sectors with Ngahsaungchan-Kaungsin in Bagan period, com- Commanding officers such as Inwa Hsinbyushin Bhamo Degree College, Government Computer bats in Bhamo-Kaungton in Konbaung period, and and Bala Min Htin were well-versed in the art of College, Government Technological College, battles for national defence in the colonialist period warfare and so the intruders had to retreat in disarray Nurses Training School, and Vocational Training Centre for Women. With a view to ensuring development of Bhamo, one of the regions designated to become developed region, the government heavily invested in the road projects — Bhamo-Myitkyina Road (115 miles), Bhamo-Lwejwe Road (56.5 miles), Bhamo-Namhkan Road (168 miles), Bhamo-Si-U Road (56.5 miles) and Bhamo-Shwegu-Mandalay Road (275 miles). During my trip to Bhamo, I dropped in Laingza, Kachin Special Region (2), Bhamo Dis- trict, which is over five miles from the road via Lagya Yan in Momauk Township. Laingza shares border with the People’s Republic of China, and as a result of regional peace and stability, both sides have enjoyed development with modern buildings, hotels, stores, and supermarkets. On the way from Laingza, I visited Dawphoneyan in Momauk Town- ship, Bhamo District, which is enjoying fruitful results of the five rural development tasks. During my study tour of Bhamo, I witnessed the fruits of development in Kachin State. Bala Min Htin Bridge across Ayeyawady River. — MNA Translation: MS 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than calls for agricultural development in Ayeyawady Division, inspects rubber cultivation

YANGON, 9 Aug — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Min- istry of Defence and Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and De- velopment Council Com- mander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung met with departmental officials, members of social organizations and townselders in Pantanaw Township, Ayeyawady Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects the 400-acre model plot in Kyontongalay Village, Pantanaw Township. — MNA Division, and urged them education and health sec- acres of fish ponds and Myint Aung and offi- ranks and their families. will be cultivated in the to make efforts for agri- tors. At the meeting, Lt- efforts are to be made to cials released fingerlings At the meeting, Lt-Gen division. Now, a total of cultural development in Gen Khin Maung Than reach its target of 100000 into the fields. A total of Khin Maung Than urged 2,855,000 rubber strains the region. At the meet- said Ayeyawady Division acres of fish ponds, he 40,000 fingerlings were them to carry out farming have been gathered. ing held at Pantanaw is the rice bowl of urged. released into the paddy on a manageable scale. Later, Lt-Gen Khin Township Peace and De- Myanmar and the divi- After the meeting, fields. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party velopment Council Of- sion set its target of over Lt-Gen Khin Maung Afterwards, Lt- Maung Than went to rub- proceeded to Pathein- fice yesterday, the acting 3.6 million acres of paddy Than and party went to Gen Khin Maung Than ber cultivation of local Ngwehsaung Road con- chairman of Pantanaw this year. 400-acre model paddy and party met with the battalions and regiments struction project of Asia Township Peace and De- Pantanaw Town- field in Pantanaw Town- local farmers and dis- and inspected the rubber World Co Ltd and gave velopment Council and ship exceeds its target by ship. At the briefing hall, cussed cultivation and saplings. instructions. The road officials reported on cul- 600 acres of monsoon an official reported on production of paddy. At the briefing hall, connecting Pathein and tivation of monsoon paddy and the number of cultivation of monsoon During his tour of an official of Myanma Per- Ngwehsaung is 30 mile paddy for 2005-2006, monsoon paddy acres paddy and arrangements Pathein, Lt-Gen Khin ennial Crops Enterprise re- long. Out of 30 miles, cultivation of 10 major reaches 83211 acres. It is for high yield. Maung Than and party ported on land allotments nine-miles long road sec- crops, digging of fish the pride of the town. Next, Lt-Gen Khin went to local battalion to grow rubber. It is tar- tion has been concrete and ponds, regional food suf- In Ayeyawady di- Maung Than, Com- in Pathein and also met geted that a total of the rest has been tarred. ficiency, transportation, vision, there are 96,000 mander Maj-Gen Thura with officers and others 100,000 acres of rubber MNA Cash donated for 13th Myanmar Traditional CNG filling station opened in Shwepyitha Cultural Performing Arts Competitions YANGON, 9 Aug Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, First, General Man- — A ceremony to open Minister for Rail Transpor- ager of MOGE U Thein CNG filling station No tation Maj-Gen Aung Min, Htay explained salient (014) of Myanmar Oil deputy ministers, heads of points as to CNG filling and Gas Enterprise un- departments, officials con- station. der the Ministry of En- cerned of the Ministry of Next, Deputy Min-

Maj-Gen Myint Swe accepts cash donations from a wellwisher. — YGN COMMAND

YANGON, 9 Aug — YCDC Chairman Mayor commander, the mayor The first cash donation Brig-Gen Aung Thein and officials accepted K ceremony organized by Lin, departmental offi- 1,005,0000 donated by Ministers and deputy ministers have a cordial conversation with a driver. the fund raising and cials, wellwishers and ministries, social organi- ENERGY prize-presenting sub- guests were present. zations and wellwishers. ergy was held at the sta- Energy, members of Union ister for Industry-2 Lt-Col committee for the 13th First, the mayor Then the commander tion in Shwepyitha Solidarity and Develop- Khin Maung Kyaw and Myanmar Traditional presented K 3 million do- made a speech and ex- Township this morning. ment Association, mem- Deputy Minister for Rail Cultural Performing Arts nated by the YCDC to the pressed thanks to the Present on the oc- bers of social organizations Transportation Thura U Competitions took place commander. Next, the wellwishers. — MNA casion were Minister for and guests. Thaung Lwin formally at the meeting hall-4 of opened the station. the city hall of Yangon Gust of wind destroys some houses in Mon State Afterwards, the City Development Com- YANGON, 9 Aug — houses in Aungthukha slightly tilted by the wind. is strong in the Bay of Ben- ministers, deputy minis- mittee this afternoon. A gust of wind destroyed ward in Kyaikkhami, Local authorities, depart- gal, and that isolated heavy ters and guests inspected Chairman of the leading some houses in Mon State Thanbyuzayat Township, mental personnel and so- rains of thundershowers CNG filling station. GM committee for organiz- yesterday, but there were and four houses in cial organizations are car- may occur at times in states U Thein Htay conducted ing the performing arts no human and animal casu- Debarein village in Thaton rying out relief work in and divisions, authorities, them around the station. competitions Chairman alties. The strong wind de- Township. the gust-hit areas. As the departmental personnel and After that, they of Yangon Division stroyed a dhammayon and Forty other houses Meteorology and Hydrol- social organizations have viewed filling of natural Peace and Development five houses in Muyitkale in Aungthukha ward in ogy Department has al- notified the locals to take gas to the vehicles and Council Commander Ywathit village in Kyaikkhami, Thanbyu- ready issued a warning preventive measures. conversed with the driv- Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Chaungzon Township, 37 zayat Township were also saying that the monsoon MNA ers. —MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 7 Fingerlings released into Phaungkada dam Mass activities for control under construction of dengue hemorrhagic fever launched YANGON, 9 Aug—The Department of Health under the Ministry of Health, and the Health Department under the Yangon City Development Committee co- organized mass activities for control of dengue hemorrhagic fever in nine townships of Yangon mu- nicipal area this morning. Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Devel- opment Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj- Gen Myint Swe, Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint, Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin and Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa inspected mass activities on control of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Dagon Myothit (North) Town- ship, Yangon East District, and held discussions on the drive. Commander Maj-Gen Tha Aye and Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo inspects constructtion of Phaungkada dam in YCDC Health Department Head Dr Tin Maung Salingyi township in Sagaing Division. —˚A & I Win, Township Health Department Head Dr Daw Than Hla and Division Health Department Head Dr Hla Myint YANGON, 9 Aug— other sectors of the chinery. The minister gave the ministers, officials, so- reported on supply of water, outbreak of the disease, Minister for Agriculture economy as well. The min- instructions on measures to cial organizations and lo- infection of the disease age-wise, and disease control and Irrigation Maj-Gen istry has to do research, dis- be taken for achievement. cal people released more activities carried out in 25 wards in the township, out- Htay Oo held a meeting seminating methods, pre- Chairman of Sagaing than 50,000 fingerlings. break of the disease, control activities and health edu- with members of Sagaing vention of pests, and effec- Division Peace and Devel- The commander and min- cative talks held at schools in the four districts of Division agricultural coor- tive use of machinery for opment Council Com- isters met those present and Yangon Division. Officials reported on infection of dis- dination committee at the ensuring food surplus, mander of North-West dealt with regional devel- ease in Yangon East District, control activities carried Irrigation Department in meeting per acre yield of Command Maj-Gen Tha opment tasks. out in wards and schools, causes of the disease, out- ChaungU, Sagaing Divi- crops and boosting agricul- Aye, Minister Maj-Gen Officials presented a break of the disease in neighbouring nations, and pre- sion, on 6 August. The min- tural production. Being Htay Oo and Minister for work progress report. The ventive measures against the disease in Yangon Divi- ister in his speech instructed blessed with good founda- Transport Maj-Gen Thein commander and ministers sion. the departments and enter- tions in the agricultural sec- Swe attended the ceremony dealt with crop cultivation The commander, the minister, the mayor and the prises under the Ministry to tor, Sagaing Division needs to release various species in the irrigated areas and vice-mayor gave instructions on precautionary meas- put into reality one of the to become the granary of of fingerlings into the water supply. ures for drastic decline of the outbreak of the disease, four economic objectives Upper Myanmar. The com- Phaungkada dam under The commander gave collecting correct data and effective treatments, health — Development of the ag- mittee members reported on construction in Salingyi instructions on cultivation educative talks to be held through cooperation of local riculture as the base and cultivation of crops includ- Township. of long staple cotton and authorities, departments, and social organizations. They all-round development of ing paddy and use of ma- The commander and paddy in the irrigated sys- also inspected preventive measures in Ward 34 in Dagon tem. Minister Maj-Gen Myothit (North) Township, and health education talks PBANRDA conducts courses Htay Oo stressed the im- held at No 14 basic education primary school. portance of suitable crop YANGON, 9 Aug — occasion were Deputy Min- done in accord with acts MNA pattern, calling for boost- Minister for Progress of isters Brig-Gen Than Tun and rules and regulations ing agricultural production Border Areas and National and Col Tin Ngwe, direc- of finance and tasks to be by constructing irrigation Races and Development tors-general, deputy direc- carried out sufficiently. A facilities where necessary. Affairs Col Thein Nyunt tors-general, directors, total of 138 trainees are at- Upon completion, the attended Advanced Land- trainees and guests. First, tending the respective facility will be able to ben- scaping Course No 2, Man- the minister delivered an courses. After the opening efit around 1,500 acres and agement Course No (24/25) address on the occasion. ceremony, the minister in- generate electricity. and Clerical Course No 37 Next, he explained the pur- spected hostels, mess and The minister gave in- at Central Training Centre pose of the course, arrange- preparation for agriculture structions to those in charge of Education and Training ments to be made for speedy and greening and left nec- on efficient use of water for Department this morning. development of the urban essary instructions. agricultural purpose. Also present on the and rural areas, work to be MNA MNA 19th sales of gems, jade for 2005 kick off

YANGON, 9 Aug — Union of Myanmar Economic the mart. He cordially met with gem merchants. Holdings Limited held its 19th sales of gems and jade for Some 406 gem lots and 747 jade lots were sold 2005 at Myanma Gems Mart on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road through tender and competitive systems. Gem merchants Singaporean Ambassador Mr T Jasudasen and wife here this morning. will visit and view gems and jade lots up to 11 August greet Foreign Minister U Nyan Winnn and wife. Managing Director Col Win Than of UMEHL vis- from 9 am to 5 pm daily. Gem and jade lots will be sold MNA ited and viewed the sales of gems and jade. First, Col Win through auction and bargain systems. Altogether 676 Than inspected jade lots and gems lots displayed at the local merchants and 247 foreign ones have already ar- Sithu Than’s late goal gives mart. Col Win Than was conducted by officials around rived at the mart and viewed gem and jade lots. — MAN Myanmar win over Thailand

YANGON, 9 Aug — AFF U-20 Championship 2005 was held in Jakabairng, Indonesia at 4 pm local time today. Myanmar beat Thailand 1-0 in group-A. Both teams struggled hard to win the goal. But the players failed to take advantage of the chances and the match ended with goalless draw in the first half. After the half-time, Myanmar dominated the area of its rivals and penetrated the defence of Thai- land. Myanmar Sithu Than scored the winning goal at 85th minute. Myanmar gained six points after winning two matches in the group. Myanmar will face Malaysia Managing Director Col Win Than and officials visit the 19th sale of gems and jades. — MNA on 11 August at 6.45 pm pmlocal time. — MNA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005

Senior General Than Shwe receives Spanish Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Juan Manuel Lopez Nadal at Zeyathiri Beikman. (News on page 1) — MNA Preparations discussed for reconvening of National Convention before end of 2005

NCCC Chairman Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects tasks for greening of Nyaunghnabin Camp. — MNA

(from page 16) Kyu and secretaries of the nies. Speaking to the to the National Conven- year, the NC would not delegates for power shar- and commission mem- management committee. meeting, Secretary-1 Lt- tion. He added that he had stop its work. So, the ing of executive and judi- bers, NCC Work Com- NCCC Joint-Secre- Gen Thein Sein said the said before the National Commission, the Work cial sectors that will be mittee Chairman Chief tary-2 U Myint Thein aim of the meeting was Convention was ad- Committee and the Man- included in the State con- Justice U Aung Toe, acted as master of ceremo- to discuss matters related journed on 31 March this agement Committee are stitution. He said matters Vice-Chairman Attor- to seek ways and means to relating to these sectors ney-General U Aye complete preparations for such as adopting basic Maung and secretaries of Matters relating to sectors such as adopting the reconvening of the Na- detailed principles and the the Work Committee, tional Convention before remaining chapters will NCC Management Com- basic detailed principles and the remaining chap- the end of 2005. be discussed at the ses- mittee Chairman Audi- At the previous sion of the NC to be re- tor General Maj-Gen Lun ters will be discussed at the session of the NC to be session of the NC, mem- convened. Maung, Vice-Chairmen bers of the panels of chair- The Secretary-1 Maj-Gen Than Htay and reconvened. men collected and com- stressed the need for the Brig-Gen Aye Myint piled the discussions of (See page 9)

NCCC Chairman Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects tasks for renovation of Pyidaungsu Hall, the venue of the National Convention. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 9 Preparations discussed for … (from page 8) Hsan reported on tasks and NCCMC Chairman work committee and man- being carried out by the Maj-Gen Lun Maung also agement committee to commission after the ad- reported on respective make preparations for the journment of the National tasks being carried out by NC. Convention on 31 March the committees. Then Next, NCCC Sec- 2005 and keeping records those present took part in retary Minister for Infor- of the NC. NCCWC the discussions. Later, the mation Brig-Gen Kyaw Chairman U Aung Toe Secretary-1 gave conclud- ing remarks. At the previous session of the NC, After the meeting, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein members of the panels of chairmen col- Sein inspected renovation lected and compiled the discussions of and decoration tasks be- delegates for power sharing of execu- ing carried out in tive and judicial sectors that will in- Pyihtuangsu Hall and clude in the State constitution. Matters greening tasks at relating to these sectors such as adopt- Nyaunghnapin Camp. MNA ing basic detailed principles and the remaining chapters will be discussed at Senior General Than the session of the NC to be resumed. Shwe accepts creden- The Secretary-1 stressed the need for tials of newly-accred- the work committee and management ited German Ambas- committee to make preparations for sador Mr Die trich Andreas. (News on the NC. page 1)— MNA

NCCC Vice-Chairman Minister Maj- NCCC Secretary Minister Brig-Gen NCCWC Chairman Chief Justice U NCCMC Chairman Auditor-General Gen Tin Htut. — MNA Kyaw Hsan. — MNA Aung Toe. — MNA Maj-Gen Lun Maung. — MNA Some alien nations in collusion with a handful of people are meddling in internal affairs of Myanmar to encroach upon Our Three Main National Causes

(from page 16) emerged along with the independence. In the time of border regions with the emergence of major towns and Next, Joint Secretary of Kachin State USDA U the Tatamadaw government priority is being given to cities such as Mongla and Panhsan in Shan State and Tin Maung Win made a speech. He said that Kachin development of border areas and bringing about equi- Panwa and Laiza in Kachin State. State USDA with a membership strength of 391,106 table development in all parts of the nation. The discussions and statements of the War Vet- has been in a position to take part in nation-building The Tatmadaw government has been able to erans Organization’s Conference held last and the endeavours by doing their bit. The association was make peace, which could not be made by the previous ceremony to mark the Myanmar Women’s Day held on formed with people from all walks of life including governments, with national race armed groups. Re- 3 July 2005 called for exposing and guarding against students. markable progress has now been made in border areas the sinister acts of internal and external destructive In the course of Myanmar history, some border thanks to combined and concerted efforts of the gov- elements with Union Spirit. areas lagged behind in development due to a lack of ernment, the Tatmadaw and the people. Education, At present, some alien nations in collusion with peace and stability, and internal insurgency which health and transport sectors are making progress in a handful of people are meddling in the internal affairs of Myanmar with the intention of encroaching upon Our Three Main National Causes. Their loathsome acts are detrimental to efforts for the emergence of a modern, developed and disci- pline-flourishing democratic nation that is to be in conformity with own race, own culture and own national characters.The government is exerting all-out efforts for the realization of common goal of the entire national people, the emergence of a new democratic nation, while facing a series of attacks launched by neo-colonialists who are acting to the liking of some big nations. In conclusion, he called on the entire national people to ward off any acts that are harmful to Our Three Main National Causes and own national stand, and any ones who are attempting to undermine na- Members of panel of chairmen seen at the mass meeting on guarding against the dangers posed by tional solidarity with the united strength of the people. destructionists through the united strength of people. — MNA (See page 10) 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005

Meeting chairman Kachin State USDA Joint-Secretary U Tin Maung Win speaks at the mass meeting.—MNA

(from page 9) Tatmadaw in cooperation with the people has been gional food production exceeded sufficiency. After that, Secretary of Myitkyina Township making strenuous efforts for eradication of narcotic Concerning the transportation sector, she said 42 USDA U Nyunt Win made a speech. He said that it drugs sacrificing the lives, blood and sweat. bridges 180 feet and above long and 289 bridges is known to all that the Tatmadaw had unavoidably Myanmar has also been participating in drug con- less than 180 feet have been constructed in Kachin assumed the State responsibility when anarchy trol programmes after signing an MoU on drug con- State. reigned in 1988 due to disturbances in the nation. trol in the region with China, Cambodia, Laos, Thai- Union Highway connecting Myitkyina and Man- After the Tatmadaw government had taken up land and Vietnam in cooperation with UNODC since dalay has been constructed. It is 417 miles long and the State duties, there was unprecedented progress in 1993. passes through Bhamo, Shwegu, Tagaung and political, economic and social sectors of the country. According to the data on anti-drug campaign re- Thabeikkyin. Moreover, 350-mile-long Myitkyina- leased by UNODC, opium cultivation dropped to Shwebo-Mandalay Road, 115-mile-long Myitkyina- 13% in 2002, 24% in 2003, 29% in 2004. Opium Bhamo Road and 302-mile-long Bhamo-Mandalay cultivation declined 88% and opium production 81% Road have also been inaugurated in the region. Putao- Myitkyina in nine years. Narcotic drugs seized worth over US Machanbaw-Nagmon Road Section and Myitkyina- Township $ 14.6 billion have been destroyed 19th times. As an Namti-Tanai-Shinbweyan-Panhsaung-Ledo Road are expression goes, “The strength of the nation lies under construction. USDA within”, the government, the Tatmadaw and the In the education sector, the number of schools Secretary people in unison are to ward off the danger posed by reaches 137 in the state. One university, two degree external and internal elements. The destructive ele- colleges and five colleges have also been established U Nyunt Win. Implement the seven-point Road Map MNA with greater momentun under correct leadership of the government

The entire people now have witnessed national de- in Kachin State. velopments and enjoy fruitful results. They also join Repre- In Kachin State, there were only 35 hospitals in the past. At present, all hospitals have been upgraded the USDA to participate in the nation-building tasks sentative hand in hand with the Tatmadaw upholding Our and nine more hospitals, one traditional medicine of Kachin Three Main National Causes. There are altogether hospital and five clinics have been inaugurated. over 21 million members. Members of the USDA State Thanks to the stability in the region, Kachin State has developed and regional people have enjoyed hand in hand with the Tatmadaw will have to fight Women’s peace and tranquillity. against the danger of external and internal elements. Affairs In her discussions, representative of Kachin State We all desire to preserve peace and stability and Women’s Affairs Organization Daw Malar Htut said Organiza- to carry out development tasks. In conclusion, she Some are levelling accusations at Myanmar that she tion Daw pledged to crush those who disturb peace and stability. does not participate in anti-drug campaign. The gov- Malar ernment has laid down strategies and tactics and is Maj La Mongan (Retired) of Kachin State WVO Htut. implementing the tasks on eradication of narcotic said that the people have never accepted the perpe- drugs as the national duty whether it receives assist- MNA tration to destroy national peace, stability and secu- ance from international communities or not. The rity and endanger Our Three Main National causes. The people always oppose the perpetration and will crush the perpetrators with the united force. As the Crush those who disturb nation has sound economic and social foundations and abundant array of qualified human resources, it is now implementing the seven-point Road Map. The peace and stability National Convention, the first step of the (See page 11) ments are to be removed through united strength of the people. Repre- He urged the national people to implement the Bhamo sentative seven-point Road Map with greater momentun un- Township der the correct leadership of the government. of Kachin Next, Bhamo Township USDA Executive U Bo State USDA Bo Kyaw seconded the two motions tabled by U Maternal Executive Nyunt Win and Daw Malar Htut. and Child Afterwards, Daw Khin Aye Myint, representa- Welfare U Bo Bo tive of the Kachin State Maternal and Child Welfare Associa- Association, tabled a motion for participation in im- Kyaw. tion Daw plementing the nation-building tasks and the seven- Khin Aye MNA point Road Map. She said in the agriculture sector in Kachin State, Myint. the state’s cultivation area has increased from 443160 MNA acres in 1988 to 583888 acres in 2005. Now, re- THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 11 Ayeyawady Division marks completion of ploughing fields for monsoon paddy cultivation

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than delivers a speech at the ceremony to mark completion of ploughing fields for cultivation of monsoon paddy for 2005-2006. — MNA

YANGON, 9 Aug— A Township PDCs, depart- in states and divisions. visited the contestants. 100,000 fingerlings to Khin Maung Than and ceremony to mark com- mental officials and Arrangements have They also in- farmers. He observed the officials presented prizes pletion of ploughing members of social or- been made for cultiva- spected model farm and sales of Leya-16 power to the winners of the fields for cultivation of ganizations. tion of 3.6 million acres pilot farm. Lt-Gen Khin tillers. contest. monsoon paddy in In his address, Lt- of monsoon paddy in Maung Than presented Afterwards, Lt-Gen MNA Ayeyawady Division for Gen Khin Maung Than Ayeyawady Division. 2005-2006 was held in said that now the gov- He urged the farmers conjunction with trans- ernment is making to play an active part in planting skill contest at strenuous efforts for the the transformation of Kwinya Ashay Village emergence of a peace- manual farming into in Kangyidauk Town- ful modern developed mechanized farming. ship this morning. nation. In doing so, Next, Commander Present on the occa- three basic factors are Maj-Gen Thura Myint sion were Member of important— prevalence Aung delivered a speech. the State Peace and De- of peace and tranquil- Deputy Director U Aung velopment Council Lt- lity and law and order, Tin Myint of Division Gen Khin Maung Than economic progress and Settlement and Land of the Ministry of De- human resources devel- Records Department re- fence, Chairman of opment. For realization ported on cultivation of Ayeyawady Division of the objectives, the monsoon paddy and he

PDC Commander of government is under- presented the report on Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than presents first prize to Pathein District. — MNA South-West Command taking the three major completion of monsoon Maj-Gen Thura Myint projects. paddy to the com- Aung, senior military In Myanmar, the ten mander. officers, members of major crops, three new Afterwards, the trans- Division Agricultural items and three peren- planting skill contest was Supervisory Committee, nial crops are fixed for held and Lt-Gen Khin chairmen of District and export and cultivation Maung Than and party

Implement the seven-point Road Map …

Myitkyina Township USDA Member Representative of Kachin State War (from page 10) All should play their meeting ended with Daw Ohnmar Pyone. Veterans Organization Road Map, has been held. respective roles for the chanting of slogans. MNA Maj La Mongan (Retd). — MNA The government, the peo- successful implementation MNA ple and the Tatmadaw of the Road Map, while should harmoniously placing in the fore Our strive for the success of Three Main National the Road Map. The gov- Causes. ernment is striving with Daw Ohnmar Pyone added momentum for all of Myitkyina Township round progress of the na- USDA seconded the motion. tions tabled by Daw Khin On the other hand, Aye Myint and Maj La the destructive elements Mongan (Retired). are trying to erode the na- The meeting chair- tion’s democracy transi- man then sought the tion. It is the historic duty approval of the mass of all to ward off the de- meeting that passed the structive acts. two resolutions and the Those present chanting slogans at the mass meeting. — MNA 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 Rescue mission for Russia’s submarine ends Six men charged over 21 July London attacks MOSCOW, 8 Aug— said. The Russia’s mini- LONDON, 8 Aug— Earlier on Sunday, Scotland Yard has The Pacific Fleet rescue Meanwhile, the Brit- submarine had been en- Three people, including another 21 July suspect also charged three other service has received an ish and American rescu- tangled in 190 metres of two of the men named as was charged with four of- men linking with the failed order from the headquar- ers who participated in lift- water off the Pacific Coast bombing suspects, have fences, including at- 21 July attacks. ters of the Russian Navy ing the Russian mini-sub- for three days with seven been charged with con- tempted murder. Manfo Kwaku to wind up the rescue op- marine are leaving Russia crew members onboard spiracy to murder people Yassin Omar, 24, Asiedu, 32, from north eration over the strand- later on Sunday, the before a British Scorpio on the London transport from north London is the London, was charged with ed mini-submarine and Interfax quoted a Russian submersible robot cut the system, the British Broad- first of four suspects ar- conspiracy to murder Lon- return from the Navy spokesman as vessel free of cables and casting Corporation rested after the attacks to don transport passengers Berezovskaya Bay off the saying. helped it to surface at (BBC) reported Sunday be charged. and conspiring to endan- Kamchatka coast, the After the successful around 4:26 p.m. local evening. He was also charged ger life through explo- ITAR-TASS news agency rescue, Russian Defence time (0126 GMT) on Muktar Said Ibrahim, with conspiracy to mur- sions. reported on Sunday. Minister Sergei Ivanov Sunday. 27, and Ramzi Moham- der and making or pos- Siraj Yassin Abdullah “We received an or- and Commander of the All seven crew mem- med, 23, were charged sessing an explosive sub- Ali, 30, and Wharbi Mo- der to call back all forces, Russian Pacific Fleet Ad- bers are in satisfactory with attempted murder stance. hammed, 22, were both participating in the (res- miral Viktor Fedorov both condition and can walk and possession of an ex- The charges are in re- charged with helping a cue) operation,” Deputy expressed gratitude to unaided on board the res- plosive substance with the lation to the failed London person or people evade Chief of the main head- Britain, the United States cue ship Alages, and intent “to endanger life or bomb attacks on 21 July. arrest.— MNA/Xinhua quarters of the Russian and Japan, that have par- would be brought to the cause serious injury to Navy Vladimir Pepelyaev ticipated in rescuing the coast in about four hours. property”, Scotland Yard India, Pakistan reach agreement stranded Russian sailors. MNA/Xinhua said. Mass murder over missile tests NEW DELHI, 8 Aug— Singh last month. suspect arrested Nuclear-armed India and Both India and Paki- in Ukraine Pakistan agreed on stan had so far failed to KIEV, 8 Aug— Police Saturday to inform each formalize an understand- have arrested a Russian other formally about any ing already in place to in- man suspected of killing missile tests, pushing for- form each other about about 30 young girls who ward a sluggish peace missile tests, which both have disappeared over process that seeks to re- conduct regularly. more than two decades, a solve their most conten- The countries senior official was quoted tious dispute over Kash- stunned the world by con- as saying. mir. ducting tit-for-tat nuclear Deputy Interior Min- The two also agreed tests in 1998, triggering ister Hennady Moskal, to start a direct phone link US sanctions which have addressing journalists on between top bureaucrats been mostly lifted. Saturday, said the suspect in their foreign ministries Analysts said the had been detained in the by next month. agreement was a small but A Chinese man tests a Lenovo desktop at a computer shop in Shanghai on 9 August, Zaporizha region in east- “The result of the concrete step towards bet- 2005. Integration issues will take centre stage on Wednesday for Lenovo Group Ltd, ern Ukraine. talks is the agreement on ter relations between the as China’s top personal computer maker releases its first quarterly results since its Moskal, quoted by the pre-notification of the arch rivals. landmark purchase of IBM’s PC business. Lenovo completed its $1.25 billion Ukrainian media, said the ballistic missile tests,” “It moves in the di- purchase of the IBM unit in May, in a deal that created the world’s third-largest PC man moved from Siberia Meera Shankar, a senior rection that we are hoping maker after Dell and Hewlett-Packard. —INTERNET to Ukraine in 1982, set- Foreign Ministry official it will take, but there may tling in the Dnipro- who led India at the talks, be no agreement yet on petrovsk region, also in Russian governor killed in highway accident told reporters after the doctrine and strategy the east of what was then MOSCOW, 8 Aug— and a bodyguard to the were killed instantly, while meeting. about no first use or nu- the second most populous Governor of the Altai Ter- village of Polkovnikovo the governor’s wife had her The two-day talks clear parity. It is modest republic in the Soviet ritory Mikhail Yevdo- to attend events marking legs broken. She was taken were part of a tentative but encouraging,” C Uday Union. kimov in Russia was killed the 70th birthday of the by a helicopter to a hospi- peace process that began Bhaskar, an analyst with Criminal records in a traffic accident on world’s second cosmo- tal, the ministry said. in January 2004 and led to defence think-tank Insti- showed a series of disap- Sunday morning, the naut Gherman Titov. Officials with the ter- improved ties between the tute for Defence Studies pearances of young girls Emergency Situations In an attempt to avoid ritory’s prosecution de- South Asian rivals, who and Analyses, told in the region dating from Ministry was quoted by collision with a car com- partment said a thorough have fought three wars. Reuters. 1983 and blamed on the the Interfax news agency ing from the opposite di- investigation will be car- The latest nuclear The joint statement “Pavlograd killer” — a as saying. rection, the governor’s car ried out over the gover- talks come after India was said both countries would reference to a major in- The accident occurred ran off the road and nor’s death. It was possi- recognized by the United continue talks covering dustrial town. on the Biisk-Barnaul bumped into a tree at a ble the accident will be States as a responsible nu- their respective security That prompted the Highway near the village high speed. investigated as a criminal clear power during a visit concerns and nuclear doc- Soviet Communist Party’s of Pleshkovo, at 9:20 a.m. The governor, his case, they said. to Washington by Prime trines. Central Committee to Moscow Time (0520 bodyguard and the driver MNA/Reuters Minister Manmohan MNA/Reuters launch an investigation, GMT). but no one was ever Mikhail Yevdokimov Former oil-for-food head resigns before explosive report charged.—MNA/Reuters was driving with his wife UNITED NATIONS, 8 tions of corruption in the Sevan, 67, to UN Secre- your reputation as well as Forest fires continue to rage in Aug— The former head humanitarian pro- tary-General Kofi Annan my own, but sacrificing of the scandal-tainted oil- gramme for Iraq, which resigning from his current me for political expedi- Russia’s Far East region for-food programme re- began in 1996 and ended job, which he was given ency will never appease MOSCOW, 8 Aug— hectares of non-forest land signed from the United in 2003. after he retired. our critics or help you or About 116,000 hectares of in the region. Up till now, Nations on Sunday, hours Benon Sevan, the The one-US-dollar-a- the organization,” Sevan forest have already been the area of woodland rav- before he is expected to former executive direc- year post carries immu- wrote. destroyed as 33 forest fires aged by fires in the Far East be accused of getting tor of the programme, is nity and was meant to en- He said that the pro- are raging in Russia’s Far region is five times larger kickbacks from the 67 to be accused of getting sure he would cooperate gramme, which supplied East region, said the Rus- than that in the correspond- billion US dollars opera- cash for steering Iraqi oil with the probe. food and other goods to sian Ministry of Emergency ing period of last year. tion. contracts to an Egyptian Sevan blamed the 27 million Iraqis, was of- Situations. Amurskaya and More than 300 fire- A UN-established trader and of refusing to Secretary-General and his ten caught between con- Khabarovsk, where 15 fires fighters as well as 14 planes Independent Inquiry cooperate with the staff for not defending the flicting mandates given by are within 10 kilometres to and helicopters have so far Committee, led by Volcker panel, his attor- programme and making the UN Security Council, people’s living areas, have been mobilized to tackle former US Federal Re- ney Eric Lewis said. him a scapegoat. which supervised it, and been the worst hit by the the fires, said officials of serve chairman Paul Sevan has denied the al- “I fully understand the national interests of those fires. Russia’s Ministry of Emer- Volcker, plans to release legations. pressure that you are un- trying to do business with In addition, the blazes gency Situations. on Monday its third in- On Sunday, Lewis der, and that there are those Iraq. have also charred 77,000 MNA/Xinhua terim report on allega- distributed a letter from who are trying to destroy MNA/Reuters

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Columbia broke up on re-entry because of damage had been hoped; as with Columbia, foam debris broke detecting intelligence work However, foreign security it sustained when foam debris fell off the fuel tank free from Discovery’s external tank during launch — against Venezuelan officials say the two during lift-off. one of which was only slightly smaller than the one that Government carried out by countries’ relationship has On leaving Discovery, the crew went to inspect the doomed Columbia. NASA grounded its shuttle fleet the DEA”. been strained by mistrust vehicle on the tarmac. until the problem is fixed. “Under these and corruption. “It’s been four years’ training for the STS-114 Astronaut Steve Robinson also had to conduct an circumstances, we decided Political relations with [shuttle] mission and this is a wonderful moment for all audacious spacewalk to remove two cloth gap fillers to shut down these the US Government have of us to experience,” said Discovery’s commander which were sticking out from beneath the vehicle. agreements. ... The US become more and more Eileen Collins standing next to the shuttle on the Grounded fleet DEA is not essential to the tense since President runway, “We met the test objectives of the space Officials wouldn’t be drawn on when the next fight in Venezuela against Chavez came to power in shuttle programme and brought Discovery back in shuttle mission — still officially slated for September drug-trafficking. We will 1999. He ended joint great shape.” — would launch. “Until we get some data back, we keep working with military operations and NASA officials cheered and clapped as Com- can’t make that decision. We will fly it when it’s ready international organizations exchanges with the United mander Collins made a perfect landing on runway 22 to go,” said the shuttle programme manager Bill Par- against drugs,” he said. States and ordered US at Edwards Air Force Base about 54 minutes before sons. At 1206 BST (0706 EST; 1106 GMT) on Tues- Venezuela is a major military instructors out of dawn. The shuttle touched down at around 322km/h day, the orbiting shuttle began its return to Earth by hub of smuggling routes the country on 22 April. (200mph), deploying its parachute to slow its speed firing its two Orbital Manoeuvring System engines for for cocaine and heroin The DEA suspension after making a 196-degree turn to align itself with the about two minutes 42 seconds at an altitude of around from Colombia to Europe adds further tension to landing strip. Its steep trajectory took it over the Pacific 329km (205 miles). and the United States. The Venezuela’s already Ocean and just north of Los Angeles. Discovery was due to land on Monday in Florida US and Venezuela had tenuous relations with the “Everywhere you look was nothing but outstand- but bad visibility due to a deck of low-lying cloud agreed until recently to United States. ing success, and the external [fuel] tank engineers now forced a delay for 24 hours. —Internet work together in the fight MNA/Xinhua 19 treated for smoke inhalation Two injured, in Paris Metro train fire 25 missing in PARIS, 8 Aug— Nineteen people were treated for minor smoke inhalation after a metro train fire in boat mishap north Paris, officials said on Sunday. According to the Paris transit authority, RATP, 17 in central Nepal transport workers, a caretaker and one passenger KATHMANDU, 8 Aug— were treated at nearby hospitals after the fire that At least two persons were broke out in a Paris Metro train on Saturday, French injured and 25 others TF1 news channel reported. missing in a boat mishap The fire broke out on a train inside a stop and spread Sunday at a river in central to a second oncoming train, causing large amounts of Nepal, local police office smoke that billowed through the underground tunnel said here. to other stations.— MNA/Xinhua “At least two persons were injured and 25 others Tanker explosion kills nine missing when a boat they in southeastern Turkey were travelling in capsized at Lalbakaiya River in Gaur ANKARA, 8 Aug— Nine people were killed and 12 Astronaut Soichi Noguchi of Japan plays with some string and a roll of tape on the mid-deck of the shuttle Discovery during his 'crew choice' video segment City of Rautahat District, others injured when a tanker carrying Liquefied Petroleum some 150 kilometres south from the orbiter on 7 Aug, 2005.—INTERNET Gas (LPG) exploded near the southeastern province of of Kathmandu,” district Gaziantep on Sunday, the semi-official Anatolia news First Chinese newspaper officially issued in Nigeria police said in a Press agency reported. LAGOS, 8 Aug— West African United Business Weekly, the first newspaper statement. The tanker exploded after hitting barriers on the D- in Chinese, was officially issued on Sunday in Lagos, the commercial capital At least 47 people, 400 highway between Gaziantep and the eastern province of Nigeria. including children and of Mersin. The Turkish General Staff sent helicopters to women, were onboard the the region to take the injured to the Gulhane Military With the title written by Wan Guoquan, in the economies of Nigeria and other president of the China Council for the West African nations”. ill-fated boat, the statement Medical Academy (GATA) in Ankara. Most of the noted, adding the mishap injured suffered from severe burns. — MNA/Xinhua Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, the Qian said proudly that the weekly newspaper was issued and distributed by was the first newspaper in Chinese issued took place due to fresh flood 1st solar system assembly newly-established West African United in the West African region, adding that in the river after heavy rainfall Multimedia Co, Ltd. the publication of the newspaper in the area. Most of the people plant to be built in Uganda In an interview with Xinhua, Qian signalled that the Chinese people in travelling in the boat were KAMPALA, 8 Aug— Solar Energy for Africa, a US- Guolin, president of the newspaper, said West Africa “have made great strides from Tikuliya Town of the based organization, will build a solar system assembly the publication of the newspaper “is to forward in creating and improving their district, who were returning plant in Entebbe, Uganda, the first of its kind in East meet the requirements of the Chinese lives and expanding their businesses”. home for lunch after working Africa, local Press reported on Saturday. economy which has developed rapidly MNA/Xinhua in their farmland, the Solar power is cheaper and cleaner than diesel statement said. A search generators because it is from the dependable sunlight. Egypt uncovers remains of ancient church operation was underway and Managing director of Solar Energy for Africa further details are still awaited, Richard Kanyika said the plant would assemble solar beneath monastery the statement added. More panels, charge controllers, inverters, solar lights and CAIRO, 8 Aug — The remains of an ancient church dating to the early days of than 30 people died when lanterns and heater kits. “We want to fight poverty by Christianity have been discovered beneath a Coptic Christian monastery, the another boat capsized in providing villages with affordable power. Egyptian Gazette daily reported Sunday. Barganga River in Kapilvastu It will cost 3.4 million dollars to run the assembly Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni announced Saturday that archaeologists District, some 300 kilometres lines in about two years,” he said. have found the remains of the church, built of bricks. It included a number of west of Kathmandu, about a MNA/Xinhua underground rooms which monks used for celebrating the liturgy.—MNA/Xinhua month ago.—MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 Canas hit with two year ban for doping LONDON, 9 Aug— Argentine world number 10 Guillermo Canas has been S P O R T S banned for two years for doping, men's tennis organizers the ATP said on Monday. Pierce cruises past Sugiyama The baseliner was hit sterone. Later that year singles titles and two dou- with the suspension from Coria was banned for bles titles in his career, for San Diego Classic win competition after he tested seven months and fined has not played since reach- CARLSBAD (California), 9 Aug— Sixth seed Mary Pierce combined a positive for the prohibited 98,500 US dollars after ing the semi-finals of the powerful serve with punishing returns to pick up a first US hardcourt title, diuretic hydrochlorothi- testing positive for Halle grasscourt tourna- easing past Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6-0, 6-3 in the final of the San Diego Classic azide (HCT) at the ATP nandrolone. ment in the first week of on Sunday. tournament in Acapulco, Puerta was suspended June because of the inves- French Open finalist Mexico in February. for nine months in 2004 tigation. Pierce will rise to number Canas must repay after he was found to have In June he protested his 11 when the WTA 276,070 US dollars in the banned substance innocence. rankings are released on prize money and forfeit clenbuterol in his system "I've kept quiet for a Monday. Pierce has not 525 singles and 95 dou- during a doping test at a long time because the ATP been ranked in the top-10 bles ranking points as part tournament in Chile in didn't allow me to speak," since April 2001. of the sanction. He will be 2003. Canas said in respected "When you are eligible to return to com- Tennis has now signed newspaper La Nacion. younger, winning titles is petition on 11 June, 2007. up to the World Anti-Dop- "I don't know how the really exciting but now it The 27-year-old being Agency's protocol rumours started and I'm means more because I comes the fourth Argen- which demands an auto- not interested. Now, I've know how much work I've tine to fall foul of doping matic two-year ban for got chance to speak and I had to put into it," said tests in recent years after doping offences such as want people to know from Pierce, who has suffered Juan Ignacio Chela, Canas's. my own mouth. numerous serious injuries Guillermo Coria, who Canas, winner of six MNA/Reuters Ai Sugiyama of Japan, right, congratulates Mary Pierce over her 16-year career. reached the final of Roland of France, right, after Pierce won their final match at After playing in Los Garros in 2004, and this the Acura Classic held at the La Costa Resort and Spa Angeles next week, Pierce year's French Open final- in Carlsbad, Calif on Sunday 7 Aug, 2005. Pierce won will take a two-week break ist Mariano Puerta. the event in straight sets 6-0, 6-3.—INTERNET before heading to the US Chela was suspended Open, where she has never for three months in 2001 "It feels great," said the fore breaking her oppo- advanced past the quar- after testing positive for Frenchwoman, who did nent to pull back to 5-2. terfinals.—MNA/Reuters the steroid methyltesto- not drop a set throughout Sugiyama then held her the tournament and lost own serve and battled Genoa appeal against only 24 games in her five gamely in the last game, matches. with the two times grand demotion rejected After playing a singles slam champion needing MILAN, 9 Aug— Italian club Genoa's appeal against semifinal and long dou- three more match points their demotion to the third division, imposed for bles semifinal on Satur- to seal the contest. match-fixing, was rejected on Monday. day evening, the unseeded Pierce erred on a fore- The Italian Football Federation's appeal commis- Sugiyama was unable to hand on the first of them sion said it rejected all the appeals relating to the case muster the energy neces- and missed a simple over- and confirmed that all sanctions imposed against the sary to push Pierce in the head on the second that club and officials would stand. 75-minute contest. The had both players doubling The nine-times Italian champions won promotion top-ranked Japanese over with laughter. back to the top flight Serie A last season but in July player, who took a medi- It was the first final be- were sent down to Serie C1 after a probe into their cal timeout for a split toe- tween two 30-year-olds on 3-2 win over Venezia on the final day of the season. Goalkeeper Hana Qassem of Amman Club saves the nail after the third game of the WTA Tour this year Club president Enrico Preziosi and general man- ball from Jordan's Youth Club's Rasha Obeidat during the second set, only man- and the Japanese player ager Stefano Capozucca have been banned from hold- the final match of the Kingdom Women's Soccer League aged to hold serve once in was magnanimous in de- ing any positions in the game for five years. Cup in Amman on 8 August, 2005. Jordan's Youth Club the contest and was bro- feat. "She just played so Genoa, who will start next season with a three point beat Amman Club 4-0 in Jordan's first women's soccer ken four times to love. great, so aggressively penalty, could also face further disciplinary action league cup.—INTERNET With Pierce on the every point and it was after their Italian Cup first round tie against Catanzaro verge of victory, tough because she was on Sunday was abandoned. Ferdinand signs four-year Sugiyama staged a late all over every ball," The match, played in Alessandria, was stopped revival when she fought Sugiyama said. after 21 minutes when Genoa fans through flares on to deal with Man United off five match points be- With the victory, the pitch. —MNA/Reuters LONDON, 9 Aug— England central defender Rio Ferdinand has signed a new four-year contract with Roma win appeal over FIFA transfer ban Manchester United that will keep him at the Premier MILAN, 9 Aug— AS Roma have won an appeal against a FIFA League club until 2009. ban that stopped them from registering new players, the Serie A The deal ends months of speculation over the 26- club said on Monday. year-old's future. Ferdinand had been under contract at The Court of Arbitration for the new Serie A season which Old Trafford for another two years. Sport (CAS) accepted Roma's starts on August 28. "It's great news that Rio has agreed a contract," said appeal against the FIFA decision In July FIFA imposed a one- manager Alex Ferguson who had expressed his frus- which was imposed following a year ban on Roma stopping them tration last month at the slow speed of the contract dispute over the signing of French registering any new players talks. defender Philippe Mexes from bought from domestic or interna- "The reality of negotiations today is that they take Auxerre last year, the club said. tional clubs after Auxerre de- time. But these have always been conducted in a good Roma said in a statement that manded compensation for the loss spirit and we are very pleased with the outcome." with the ban now suspended they of Mexes. Ferdinand became the world's most expensive de- would ask Italian soccer authori- FIFA had ruled Mexes should fender when he moved to United from Leeds in 2002 ties to swiftly complete the regis- pay eight million euros (9.91 mil- for 30 million pounds (53.61 million US dollars). tration of their recent signings. lion US dollars) to the French Media reports said the former Leeds United and Ghana defender Samuel club to compensate them for Kajsa Bergqvist of Sweden celebrates West Ham United player had asked for 120,000 pounds Kuffour, Brazilian midfielder breach of contract. after clearing the bar in the women's a week under his new deal, almost certainly making Rodrigo Taddei and Democratic Auxerre claimed they had not high jump final at the world athletics him England's highest-paid player. Republic of Congo forward given Mexes permission to leave championships in Helsinki on 8 "I said all along that I wanted to stay at the club and Shabani Nonda have all been and complained that Roma had August, 2005. Bergqvist cleared 2.02 this has now put that issue to bed," said Ferdinand. 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R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 6th Waxing of Wagaung 1367 ME Wednesday, 10 August, 2005 Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein discusses preparations for reconvening of National Convention before end of 2005

National Convention Convening Commission Chairman Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein addresses the coordination meeting No 7/2005. — MNA YANGON, 9 Aug — National Convention Con- Camp in Hmawby township here at 3 pm today. Chair- It was attended by Vice-Chairman of NCCC vening Commission, Work Committee and Manage- man of National Convention Convening Commission Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut, Secre- ment Committee held a work coordination meeting No Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Coun- tary Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan (7/2005) at the meeting hall of NCCC in Nyaunghnapin cil Lt-Gen Thein Sein addressed the meeting. (See page 8) Entire national people are to ward off any acts that are harmful to Our Three Main National Causes with united strength of people

YANGON, 9 Aug— State War Veterans Super- Hsaing Naw and Repre- as master of ceremonies and The mass meeting focus- visory Committee Major sentative of Townselders member of Myitkyina INSIDE ing “Guard against the Jan Malah (Retd), Head of U Sai Yi Kyan as mem- Township USDA Daw Daw Commanding officers such as Inwa danger posed by destruc- Kachin State Red Cross bers of the panel of chair- Htu Maing acted as Co- Hsinbyushin and Bala Min Htin were well-versed tionists through united Society U Ge Ness, men. master of ceremonies and in the art of warfare and so the intruders had to strength of the people” Deputy Commanding Of- Member of those present on the occa- retreat in disarray from Bhamo and Kaungton. was held at the City Hall ficer of Kachin State Aux- Myitkyina Township sion saluted the State flag. PAGE 5 PYINOOLWIN CHIT SWE of Myitkyina in Kachin iliary Fire Brigade U USDA Daw Mon Jar acted (See page 9) State on 1 August morning. It was attended by members of Kachin State Union Solidarity and De- velopment Association, Kachin State Women’s Affairs Organization, Maternal and Child Wel- fare Association, Myanmar War Veterans Organization, Red Cross Society and Auxiliary Fire Brigade, representa- tives from Kachin Spe- cial Region-1 and Kachin Special Region-2, guests and local people number- ing over 1,600. Joint Secretary of Kachin State USDA U Tin Maung Win presided over the meeting together with Chairperson of Kachin State WAO Daw Tin Tin Htay, Chairper- son of Myitkyina District MCWA Daw Nan Sein Aye, member of Kachin The mass meeting on guarding against dangers of destructive elements through the united strength of the people in progress. — MNA