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Volume XV, Number 154 6th Waxing of Tawthalin 1369 ME Monday, 17 September, 2007

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Stability of the State, community peace * Uplift of the morale and morality of development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from Constitution character sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Families of Defence Services and wellwishers donate cash, provisions to monasteries and nunnery in Sangyong, Thakayta and Dawbon Townships

YANGON, 16 Sept — The families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) and wellwishers held a ceremony to donate rice, edible oil, salt, medicine, gram and cash to 15 monasteries and one nunnery at Thandhithukha Dhamayon, Sangyong Township this afternoon, attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence and he offered robes and alms to members of the Sangha. Present on the occasion were Presiding Sayadaws of monasteries and nuns in the township, Vice-Chairman of Yangon City Development Com- mittee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, senior military officers, heads of departments, local authorities and members, members of the social organizations and donors. Firstly, the congregation led by Lt-Gen Myint Swe received the Five Precepts from Member of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Wailuwun Mon- astery Presiding Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Aggavamsa. Next, Lt-Gen Myint Swe and members offered robes and alms to the Sayadaw and the Vice-Mayor as well as senior military officers Lt-Gen Myint Swe and the congregation share merits gained during the ceremony to donate alms and cash towards monasteries and a nunnery in Sangyong Township. —MNA those to members of the Sangha. On behalf of the families of Defence Serv- ices, three senior military officers donated rice, ed- ible oil and gram to the Sayadaw and senior nuns. Next, officials and wellwishers donated alms to the Sayadaw. Afterwards, Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the Vice- Mayor and senior military officers accepted K 8,337,500 donated by wellwishers and presented certificates of honour to them. Secretary Sayadaw of Yangon Division Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Sangyong Town- ship Naynattha Monastery Presiding Sayadaw Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Bhaddanta Sucitta preached the sermon and the congregation led by Lt-Gen Myint Swe shared merits gained. (See page 7) Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

17-9-07 NL 1 7/30/18, 02:15 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Monday, 17 September, 2007 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation We honour Myanmar * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State women’s soccer team * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy It is opportune to write on promoting the standard of sports in the nation when First monson paddy harvested in Htantabin Myanmar women’s soccer team wins the trophy of AFF Women’s Championship. The government has been providing neces- sary assistance for raising the sport stand- ard of the country. Due to their strength and sporting spirit, we believe that Myanmar athletes can enter into the com- petitions of Asian level. Myanmar hosted the third ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Champion- ship for the first time. Myanmar women’s team beat Thai women’s team in the final and won the AFF Women’s Championship trophy for the second time. The trophy was won due to team spirit, hard training and maximum performance in the final. Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win inspects computer application room, computer aided instruc- Women’s teams from Myanmar, Thai- tion room, language lab and the students who are learning at Htantabin Township BEHS. — MNA

land, Laos, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, YANGON, 15 Sept — The first paddy harvest- The commander also inspected special high yield Indonesia and the Philippines participated ing and second paddy ploughing were held at paddy fields. in the championship and Myanmar was Kyaunggon Village of Htantabin Township this morn- MNA unbeaten in the all five matches including ing, attended by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace the final. Gaining victory in sport promotes and Development Council Commander of Yangon the prestige of the State and the people. Command Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win. Wood-Based Technology Thousands of sport fans watched the final The commander and party arrived at the farms in Course No 9 open of AFF Women’s Championship held the Htantabin and observed paddy harvesting and other day. threshing. YANGON, 15 Sept — The opening ceremony TV viewers in Myanmar are very much The commander next inspected computer applica- of Wood-Based Technology Course No 9 was held pleased with the team spirit and victory of tion room, computer aided instruction room, language in conjunction with the concluding ceremony of Course No 8 at the Wood-Based Technology Train- Myanmar team. Winning of the match in- lab and learning of the students at Htantabin Township ing School in Dagon Myothit (North) this morning. dicates united spirit and patriotism. Basic Education High School. In meeting with farmers, the commander spoke on It was attended by General Manager U Tin Soe Myanmar women’s soccer team sets an the use modern farm equipments and fertilizer and of Myanma Timber Enterprise and officials, Patron of example of fine performance with high cultivation of physic nut in model villages. Myanma Forest Products and Timber Merchants As- spirit to other athletes. Therefore, athletes sociation U Aung Lwin, Chairman U Sein Lwin and of volleyball, track and field, archery, ten- executives, trainers and trainees. nis , weightlifting, taekwondo, sepak takraw The chairman of the association extended greet- and swimming should harmoniously strive Foreign Minister leaves ings and the general manager delivered an address. with national spirit to win victory in every for Cuba Next, the honourable principal of the training competition. school presented gifts to trainers and the patron of the association presented prizes. NAY PYI TAW, 15 Sept—At the invitation of A total of 28 trainees attended six-week course Minister of Foreign Investment and Economic Co- and 22 trainees are attending four-week course. operation of the Republic of Cuba Mr Marta Lomas MNA Morales, the Myanmar delegation led by Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win left for Cuba by air this afternoon to attend the 2nd Ministerial Meet- ing of the Joint Commission for bilateral coopera- tion between the Union of Myanmar and the Repub- lic of Cuba to be held in Havana from 17 to 18 September 2007. The Minister was accompanied by Direc- tor-General U Phae Thann Oo of Political Depart- ment, Deputy Director-General U Hla Thaung of Foreign Economic Relations Department of Minis- try of National Planning and Economic Develop- To mark the birthday of son Maung Kyaw Swa ment, Director U Aung Ba Kyu of Political Depart- Than, U Thein Htaik and wife Daw Pa Pa Lin, ment and Assistant Director U Win Zeyar Tun of Minister’s Office of Ministry for Foreign Affairs. and family living in 29 Ward of Thuwunna, After attending the 2nd Myanmar-Cuba Joint west of filling station at Zeyathiri Street, Commission for Bilateral Cooperation Ministerial donated K 100,000 to the funds of Hninzigon Meeting, the minister will proceed to New York on Patron of Myanmar Forest Products and Home for Aged through Secretary Major Aung 19 September 2007 to attend the 62nd Session of Timber Merchants Association U Aung Lwin Than (Retd) of Administrative Board of the United Nations General Assembly. presents prize to an outstanding trainee. Hninzigon Home for the Aged. — H MNA UMFCCI

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BERLIN, 15 Sept — spokesman Martin Jaeger (IAEA) on 21 August to Germany on Friday denied told a regular news con- take effect. a recent US report saying ference. Jaeger described the that it tried to hold off The comments came as report as “nonsense”, drafting any further UN a response to the TV adding that the German sanctions against Iran over channel FOX’s report Government is working the country’s nuclear saying that Germany closely with European programme. wanted to delay any partners on the Iran issue. “Germany is prepared sanctions to allow a He said Germany was to take the necessary steps deal struck between Iran also open to “give Iran a against Iran, if neces- and the International chance to recover the Atomic Energy Agency international community's sary,” Foreign Ministry The Chinese visiting fleet arrives in the southern Spanish port city of Cadiz, lost confidence in its on 14 Sept , 2007. Two Chinese warships, the missile destroyer “Guangzhou” nuclear programme.” and the depot ship “Weishanhu”, arrived in Cadiz on Friday, starting the first The IAEA, the UN visit to Spain by Chinese warships. During their five-day visit, the Chinese watchdog, reached a deal fleet will conduct a joint military exercise dubbed “Chinese-Spanish with Teheran last month Friendship-2007” with Spanish naval vessels. — XINHUA to bring transparency to Iran’s nuclear programme. “If Iran is ready to do Zimbabwe tops literacy rankings this ... then I think we can spare ourselves future in southern Africa sanctions debates,” the HARARE, 15 Sept — International Literacy Day 81 per cent while spokesman said. Zimbabwe has the highest that falls any day between Mozambique recorded Iran has repeatedly overall literacy rate of 90 8 and 12 September the lowest at 46 per cent. claimed its nuclear per cent in southern Africa showed that close to 98 Last year, the Organi- programme is for peaceful followed by South Africa per cent of youths in zation of Economic Co- purposes such as gene- with 86 per cent, according Zimbabwe are literate operation and Develop- rating electricity. to the latest United Nations compared to a regional ment ranked the quality of Washington, however, Educational, Scientific and average of 69.4 per cent education on offer in suspects that Iran is Cultural Organization while the adult literacy rate Zimbabwe as the third best seeking nuclear weapons statistics on literacy in is 89.4 per cent, way ahead in Africa, after Tunisia and and insists to expand Africa, The Herald of the regional average of Kenya, and 39th in the sanctions against the so- reported on Friday. 59.2 per cent. world. The quality of called “rogue state”. The statistics, released Botswana, Lesotho and mathematics and science MNA/Reuters during celebrations to mark Swaziland are third with education in Zimbabwe American Jason Mc- was ranked 70th in the Cartney (Discovery) world with Morocco at celebrates after winning Cholera infects 16,000 in northern Iraq 49th and Benin at 55th the 14th stage of the Tour GENEVA, 15 Sept — Between 23 August with them on this issue. of essential drugs as well adjudged to be the only of Spain between Torre The cholera outbreak in and 10 September, at least The WHO has also pre- as medical and laboratory other African countries Pacheco and Villacar- three provinces of 6,000 people had been positioned 10 Interagency are available. better in this department. rillo, in southern Spain. northern Iraq has now reported with diarrhoeal Diarrhoeal Disease kits — MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Russia’s Denis Menchov, infected 16,000 people, diseases in Sulaymaniyah each with the capacity to Protesters hold a banner near the American of the Rabobank team, including 10 deaths, the Province, almost 7,000 in treat 100 severe cases of consulate during a protest in Sydney on 15 Sept, retained his lead in the World Health Organiza- Kirkuk Province, and at cholera — in order to 2007. The small protest group are calling for an overall classification. tion (WHO) said on least 3,000 cases in Erbil ensure adequate supplies end to the conflict in Iraq.—INTERNET INTERNET Friday. Province, WHO spokes- woman Fadela Chaib told Four US soldiers killed in reporters in Geneva. The good news is that, Iraq’s Diyala although the disease has BAGHDAD, 15 Sept — Four US soldiers were killed spread, the number of on Friday by an explosion near their vehicle in Iraq’s deaths has remained the volatile Diyala province, north of Baghdad, the US same, Chaib said, adding military said. Their deaths take to 3,780 the number of that measures taken to deal US service personnel killed since the US-led invasion with the outbreak are to topple Saddam Hussein in March 2003. having an effect. No other details about the incident were immediately Chaib said the WHO’s available. A total of 38 US soldiers have been killed representative for Iraq, so far in September, compared with 84 last month. who is normally based in Thousands of US and Iraqi troops have been Amman, Jordan, had made cracking down on al-Qaeda and other Sunni Arab a number of trips to the militants in Diyala Province in recent weeks as part of north of Iraq, as well as to nationwide offensives against the Sunni Islamist group, Baghdad to talk to the insurgents and Shiite militias. — MNA/Reuters authorities and coordinate

17-9-07 NL 3 7/30/18, 02:15 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 sk\mOs∑m\;Aa; eKt\ek¥a\lWa; Russian envoy describes ties with Syria as “very good” DAMASCUS, 15 Sept — in a continuous coordina- accomplish the basic aim Visiting Russian Pre- tion and communication in this regard, which is sident’s Special Envoy to discuss situations in establishing a Palestinian Alexander Sultanov the region and world,” State. On Iraq, Sultanov described on Thursday ties Sultanov said, adding that expressed his country’s between Syria and his his talks here concen- support to all efforts aimed country as “very good and trated on the latest at preserving Iraq’s unity, cooperation is standing developments in the sovereignty and territorial between them in all region. integrity and realizing the domains”, the official The envoy affirmed political reconciliation SANA news agency Russia’s care to give an with the participation of reported. opportunity to get the all the national political Sultanov, who is also region out of the strained powers in Iraq. Russia’s Deputy Foreign and difficult situation and MNA/Xinhua Minister, made the achieve stability and a remarks after meeting comprehensive peace. The needy students with Syrian President On the Palestinian receive donated articles Two people reach for each other as they swing on an open-air trapeze at the Bashar al-Assad and his issue, Sultanov said he at the enrollment Trapeze School of New York atop a building along the Hudson River in lower deputy Farouk al-Shara. discussed with the Syrian ceremony held at Manhattan, New York on 13 Sept, 2007. -— INTERNET “Syria and Russia are leaders means to Mudanjiang University in Mudanjiang, a city New FDM outbreak confirmed in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, at second British farm on 14 Sept, 2007. The LONDON, 15 Sept — outbreak of the disease “Rainbow Project” to The British Government discovered onWednes- help needy college on Friday officially day, local media re- students was launched confirmed that cattle ported. in Mudanjiang on culled at a second Surrey Stroude farm is about Friday. A total of 35 farm have tested posi- 16 kilometres from the qualified students from tive for foot-and-mouth Pirbright research com- needy families were disease. plex blamed as the source sponsored by the The government’s for the foot-and- project in their studies chief vet Debby Reynolds mouth outbreaks at two at Mudanjiang said that foot-and-mouth farms in early August. University and all their had been present at the A total of 940 cattle expenses at school farm — taking the total and pigs have reportedly would be covered by number of farms where been culled so far in the the local government the disease has been found latest outbreak. New York Police and Fire Department officials survey the damage following and university. in 2007 to four. MNA/Xinhua a scaffolding collapse in New York on 14 Sept, 2007. —INTERNET XINHUA The chief vet said she was glad that all the California’s city limits water use animals on the farm had been culled before the test amid supply woes results were announced. LOS ANGELES, 15 Sept ease water supply woes a water emergency, The “precautionary” cull — Long Beach has become caused by record dry officials of the port city of animals took place at the first city in California weather and a court ruling, near Los Angeles Stroude Farm, in Egham, to impose severe water use the Los Angeles Times announced Thursday near the scene of the restrictions as an effort to reported Friday. Declaring measures that would change residents and Suicide truck bomb kills 11 in northern Iraq businesses’ behaviour, TIKRIT (Iraq), 15 Sept — A suicide policemen and two civilians, along with including how people fuel tanker bomb struck a police wounding eight civilians and damaging water lawns and res- checkpoint in the town of Beiji in parts of the nearby restaurant, the source taurants serve water to Salahudin Province north of Baghdad, said. Iraqi security forces cordoned off diners. on Friday, killing 11 people including the scene and ambulances rushed to the The restrictions, which policemen and wounding eight others, a area to evacuate the casualties, he added. include a provision barring provincial police source said. The incident came a day after a lawn watering during the “A suicide bomber blew up his roadside bomb killed Sheikh Abdul day and limiting the act to explosive-laden fuel tanker at a police Sattar Abu Risha, a key leader of an three times a week, follow checkpoint near the Mashallah alliance of Sunni Arab tribes. a federal court ruling that Restaurant on the southern entrance of Abu Risha is the head of the Anbar limits water deliveries to the town of Beiji, 200 kilometres north Awakening Council, which is backed Southern California from of Baghdad,” the source told Xinhua on by the government and the US troops to Northern California’s condition of anonymity. fight the al-Qaeda network in Iraq. Sacramento-San Joaquin The powerful explosion killed nine MNA/Xinhua Delta.— MNA/Xinhua

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E C O N O M I C N E W S Singapore tries to spur LNG trading growth SINGAPORE, 15 Sept — operational by 2012. energy infrastructure A Singapore senior The government will within Asia. official on Thursday also appoint an LNG He added that, at the stressed Singapore’s aggregator next year to same time, opportunities policy of spurring the consolidate gas demand have been created, and growth of the liquefied from all end users in global oil majors, such as natural gas (LNG) trading Singapore and procure Total, BP and Shell, have sector. LNG from suppliers on been making inroads in- Speaking at an event to their behalf. He also said to the Chinese market, award top 250 global that global demand growth entering into joint ventures energy companies in has also led to the ex- for refineries, petrochemi- An exhibitor (L) introduces agricultural products to a visitor during the Third Asia, Lee Yi Shyan, pansion of Asian-based cal plants and even retail Kunming Int’l Agricultural Exposition in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Minister of State for Trade integrated oil majors and stations. Yunnan Province, on 13 Sept , 2007. With 700 companies participating, the expo and Industry, formulated spurred investments into MNA/Xinhua was opened to the public for free on 12 Sept. — XINHUA two key pillars of the country’s energy policy Indian airport firm seeks partner framework: improving energy efficiency and for budget airline plan investing in clean energy. NEW DELHI, 15 Sept — put aside its plan to fly to preferably a new regional He was optimistic in A south Indian interna- the Middle East and was airline company, the DNA Singapore’s LNG trad- tional airport is looking rather concentrating on reported. ing volumes, saying for a partner for its plans domestic operations. Three new regional “International Enterprise to start a budget airline, The domestic operation airlines in south India, (IE) Singapore is now in Air Kerala, the Daily News will be launched with a including Air Dravida, discussion with a number and Analysis (DNA) partner because the Star Aviation and Emric of companies about newspaper reported Fri- company has no sufficient Air, are preparing to start starting LNG trading in day. funds to support the operation. Singapore. It quoted an official of project, the official said, Others like the Bird “Given the synergies the Cochin International adding it could be an group and Megha Airways and the strong interest, we Airport Limited (CIAL) existing domestic airline also plan to fly as regional are optimistic that we will as saying the company had that shows interest, or airlines. — MNA/Xinhua be able to leverage on Singapore’s expertise in A model wears a Singapore’s employment oil trading to grow our creation from LNG trading volumes,” Topshop’s Unique growth hit record high in Q2 he added. collection at their Last week, the Spring/Summer 2008 SINGAPORE, 15 Sept — sustained strong economic Singapore Government show during the Singapore’s employment growth, the government announced that PowerGas London Fashion Week, growth hit a record high said on Friday. had been designated to London, on 14 Sept , while the unemployment Figures from the rate fell sharply in the Ministry of Manpower build and operate the LNG 2007. — INTERNET terminal which will be second quarter thanks to (MOM) show that total employment grew by an Unemployment rate to reduce Oil falls towards $79 as US hurricane fades all-time quarterly high of SINGAPORE, 15 Sept — previous day’s record high GMT, having settled up 18 64,400 in the second in Vietnam this year Oil slid towards 79 US on supply worries ahead cents in New York on quarter, surpassing the HANOI, 15 Sept — million US dollars) into dollars a barrel on Friday, of peak winter demand. Thursday, when prices hit increase of 49,400 in the Vietnam is estimated to creating jobs from 2006 as a hurricane subsided in US crude for October a record of 80.20 US dollars first quarter and 36,400 in reduce unemployment to 2010. the Gulf of Mexico, though dropped 42 cents to 79.67 a barrel. London Brent the same quarter a year ago. rate to 5.02 per cent in MNA/Xinhua prices held near the US dollars a barrel by 0450 crude for November lost This brought employment 2007 from 5.1 per cent in 27 cents to 76.85 US dollars growth in the first half of 2006, local newspaper US gasoline futures 2007 to 113,800, compared Vietnam Economic Times eased 0.4 per cent after with 81,500 in the same reported Friday. leading gains on Thursday, period last year. The country has eyed as hurricane Humberto was The unemployment to annually create near- downgraded to a tropical rate, on a seasonally ly two million jobs, in- storm after shutting oil adjusted basis, fell cluding sending 320,000 shipping channels and significantly to 2.3 per workers abroad by 2010, three refineries when it cent in June from 2.9 per the paper quoted the slammed onshore in cent in March, the ministry Vietnamese Ministry of Texas.— MNA/Reuters said. — MNA/Xinhua Labour, Invalids and A Bentley Arnarge T on display. Volkswagen’s Social Affairs as re- luxury car division Bentley wants to make its porting. models more environmentally friendly and to edge Vietnam is pouring closer to proposed EU limits, the financial daily 5,985 billion Vietnamese Handelsblatt reported on Friday, citing Bentley dong (nearly 374.1 head Franz-Josef Paefgen.— INTERNET

17-9-07 NL 5 7/30/18, 02:15 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 Illegal African immigrants die crossing from Somalia to Yemen GENEVA, 15 Sept — At arrivals in Yemen told us resorting to smugglers in least 56 illegal African that they were beaten by the Gulf of Aden, the immigrants have lost their smugglers during the trip Mediterranean and other lives trying to make the and that 24 people on their waters, UNHCR said in a perilous Gulf of Aden boat had died — three as a statement. crossing from Somalia result of beatings; 11 after In recent months, to Yemen since early being crammed into the international agencies September, the UN High hold of the boat; and 10 working in Somalia have Commissioner for Re- from drowning in waters joined forces and set up a fugees (UNHCR) said on offshore,” Redmond said. task force to better address Friday. UNHCR questioning of the problem, it said. Since 3 September, 12 earlier arrivals determined So far in 2007, more than smuggler’s boats carrying that at least another 32 10,000 people have 925 Somalis, Ethiopians people on three of the boats reportedly arrived in Children gather to look at a model of a mosquito, which sits on top of a and others have reached had lost their lives during Yemen in 103 boats. A total vehicle used by workers spraying insecticide to fight an onset of dengue fever, Yemen after crossing the crossings this month, he of 282 people died while in the outskirts of Phnom Penh in 3 July, 2007file photo. Spanish bullfighter Gulf of Aden, UNHCR added. The deaths in the 159 remain missing and Jose Maria Manzanares likely contracted Dengue fever transmitted by spokesman Ron Redmond Gulf of Aden are a reminder presumed dead, according mosquito bite during a Latin America tour involving appearances in Mexico, told reporters in Geneva. of the risks taken every year to UNHCR figures. Colombia and Venezuela, doctors say.—INTERNET “The most recent by thousands of people MNA/Xinhua Indian Ocean tsunami alerts Laos takes concrete measures to improve, but still flaws reduce smokers

JAKARTA, 15 Sept — more than 6.3 on the a nation-wide tsunami HANOI, 15 Sept — Laos important step in con- plemented a programme Tsunami warning systems Richter Scale and less than early warning system due has made an anti-tobac- trolling smoking in the on expanded non-smoking in the Indian Ocean have 70 kilometres deep to be completed by the co draft law, intensified country, Lao newspaper workplaces. improved since the automatically triggers a end of 2008. propaganda on smoking’s Vientiane Times reported According to a survey devastating 2004 Indo- tsunami warning in The system includes harmful effects, and Friday. conducted by the ministry nesian quake but still have earthquake centres and tsunami buoys and tide expanded non-smoking The country has also in 2005, smokers, of many flaws and produce then a seismologist gauges on several offshore areas, aiming to reduce launched a campaign on whom 66.7 per cent were false alerts or miss po- reviews the data before quake-prone points as well smokers in the country. propagandizing harmful males, accounted for 40.3 tential threats, experts and deciding whether to issue as sirens in populated The Lao Health effects of smoking on per cent of Laos’ popu- officials said on Friday. an alert. coastal areas. Ministry is making an anti- mass media and tobac- lation. Authorities in nations Pariatmono, an official MNA/Reuters tobacco draft law, an co packages, and im- MNA/Xinhua ringing the Indian Ocean at Indonesia’s Research issued a series of tsunami and Technology Ministry, Haiti grounds domestic airline after 14 killed alerts this week after a said a warning, even if it emergency landings powerful quake hit was false, was better than as bus Indonesia’s Sumatra none, but admitted to HAVANA, 15 Sept — Haiti’s aviation The National Civil Aviation Office Island on Wednesday, flaws. authority Thursday grounded the restricted Caribintair flights pending the followed by more than 40 “At the moment the country’s largest domestic airline after results of investigations into why two plunges in aftershocks of between system is not fully reliable, it emerged that two of its airplanes had twin-engine Cessna Caravan planes were magnitude 4.9 to 7.8. and that is why there are made emergency landings during the forced to make emergency landings on N-W So far, there only many false warnings,” he past fortnight. Tuesday and 31 August. —MNA/Xinhua appear to have been a few said by telephone. Pakistan localized and non-fatal The lack of an effective ISLAMABAD, 15 Sept — tsunamis in Sumatra, but warning system in the At least 14 people were experts said the region was Indian Ocean was brutally killed in a road accident in lucky to have escaped a exposed in 2004, par- a remote mountainous tsunami similar to the one ticularly compared with region in Pakistan’s off Indonesia’s Aceh the Pacific where US and North West Frontier which killed more than Japanese agencies are Province (NWFP), local 280,000 people in 2004. highly developed. TV channels reported on Seismologist Mike Neighbouring Ma- Friday. Turnbull of Australia’s laysia issued a tsunami A passenger bus fell Central Queensland warning on Wednesday, into a river in Kaghan University said authorities including alerting those on Valley of NWFP when its had not over-reacted this the resort island of Penang, tie rod opened, leaving at week. which was hit by the 2004 least 14 passengers dead “It would have been tsunami. and four others injured. irresponsible not to issue Malaysian Science Local people pulled the warnings because all Minister Jamaludin Jarjis bodies and injured people the scientific evidence told Reuters he was “very out of the rubble and the (was) available at the time happy” with the coor- injured were taken to when the warnings were dination between Indo- a nearby hospital. issued,” Turnbull said by nesian and Malaysian DigitalGlobe’s WorldView I satellite is seen in an undated artists rendering. Witnesses said around 20 telephone. authorities that shared DigitalGlobe, provider of imagery for Google Inc’s interactive mapping persons were travelling in In Indonesia, any real-time data. programme Google Earth, said a new high-resolution satellite will boost the the bus. undersea quake measuring Indonesia is setting up accuracy of its satellite images and flesh out its archive.— INTERNET MNA/Xinhua

17-9-07 NL 6 7/30/18, 02:15 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 7 U Wunna Maung Lwin appointed as Permanent Representative of Myanmar to UN NAY PYI TAW, 17 Sept— The Chairman of the State Peace and Devel- opment Council of the Union of Myanmar has appointed U Wunna Maung Lwin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmar to the Kingdom of Belgium, as the Permanent Representative of the Union of Myanmar to the United Nations, Geneva. — MNA Families of Defence Services and… (from page 1) Five Precepts from Chairman of Today’s donations towards Yangon Division Sangha Maha monasteries and nunneries were 221 Nayaka Committee Sasana Alinyoung bags of rice and 947 viss of edible oil, Monastery Presiding Sayadaw 1570 viss of iodized salt, 314 tubes of Bhaddanta Jotika. tooth paste, 4095 kinds of traditional Next, Lt-Gen Myint Swe of- Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence offers alms to a Sayadaw in medicines, 314 viss of gram and 450 fered robes and alms to the Sayadaw. Sangyong Township. — MNA packets of chilly powder and K Afterwards, the commander, the vice- 8,337,500. mayor and senior military officers of rice, 1631.2 viss of edible oil, 2712 cines, 542 viss of gram, 450 packets of Similar ceremonies were held donated robes and alms to members viss of iodized salt, 542 tubes of tooth chilly powder and K 23,365,000. in Thakayta and Dawbon Townships, of the Sangha. paste, 1084 kinds of traditional medi- MNA attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Min- On behalf of the families of istry of Defence and he offered robes Defence Services, three senior military and alms to Sayadaws. officers donated rice, edible oil and gram 18 members quit Sagaing Township NLD Present on the occasion were to the Sayadaw and senior nuns. After- Presiding Sayadaws of monasteries in wards, officials and wellwishers donated YANGON, 16 Sept — Eighteen members of Sagaing Township National Thakayta and Dawbon Townships and alms to the Sayadaw. League for Democracy including U Min Aung, U Khin Maung Gyi, U Mya senior nuns, Chairman of Yangon Di- Afterwards, Lt-Gen Myint Maung, U Tun Myint, U Myint Thein, U Kyaw Hsan Oo, U Taik Ya, Daw Khin vision PDC Commander Maj-Gen Hla Swe, the commander, the vice-mayor Mya, U Thaung Tin and U Maung Maung on 5 September resigned from the Htay Win, Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, and senior military officers accepted NLD party of their own accord, sending their resignation letters to NLD senior military officers, heads of de- K 23,365,000 donated by wellwishers Headquarters and authorities concerned. partments, local authorities, members and presented certificates of honour to In the letters sent to Sagaing Division Multiparty Democracy General of social organizations and donors. them. Election Sub-commission, they said they quit the NLD of their own volition as First, the congregation led by Today’s donations towards the they no longer wanted to remain as party members. — MNA Lt-Gen Myint Swe and Commander monasteries and nunneries in Thakayta Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win received the and Dawbon Townships were 457 bags Five chosen as lucky Mamee noodle consumers

Nutrition Development Week launched in YANGON, 16 Sept At the lucky draw Myint of Asia Light Co — Five lucky Mamee noo- held at Yuzana Garden Ltd made speeches. Nay Pyi Taw Special District dle consumers for August Hotel for the first time, Master of cer- 2007 were chosen at Daw Kyin Myaing won emonies Daw Theinla Soe Yuzana Garden Hotel on the first prize, U Aung Soe also explained the Mamee Signal Pagoda Road here Min, the second prize, U noodle lucky draw pro- this afternoon. Than Tint, the third prize, gramme. Sponsors Ma Than Than Aye, the Consumers can Myanmar Mamee Double fourth prize and Ma Yu send coupons to township Decker Ltd and Asia Light Nanda Aung, the fifth Asia Light branches, Co Ltd have been choos- prize. All the winners are shops that keep lucky draw ing five winners every from Yangon Division. boxes, Mamee noodle month among the Mamee General Manager wholesale outlets and post noodle consumers through Mr David of Myanmar box No 928 at Yangon lucky dips during the pe- Mamee Double Decker Post Office. riod beginning 1 August Ltd and Director U Soe MNA and 31 October this year. Every consumer who buys five packets of Mamee noodle can ask for Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin and wife view booths on display marking a coupon from the shop to Nay Pyi Taw Special District Nutrition Development Week 2007. —MNA take part in the special NAY PYI TAW, 16 Sept — Com- an address. Pediatrician Dr Myo Myint lucky draw programme. mander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj- Kyi of Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana District Participants who are not Gen Wai Lwin attended the ceremony to Hospital gave talks on foods and nutri- lucky enough to win any mark the activities of Nutrition Devel- tion. one of the five special opment Week of Nay Pyi Taw Special Chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Tatkon prizes for August are au- District in Nay Pyi Taw Tatkon Town- Township PDC U Nay Aung presented K tomatically allowed to ship this morning. 300,000 to the funds of Traditional Medi- take part in the lucky It was attended by Daw Swe cine Clinic through Deputy Head of the draws for the months Sep- Swe Oo, wife of the commander, chair- clinic U Than Tun Aung. tember and October. The men of Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana District Later, the commander and wife two companies will and Township Peace and Development visited the booth at the ceremony. Next, choose a special winner in Councils, departmental officials and they presented vitamin and iodized salt the final lucky draw they Myanmar Mamee Double Decker Ltd and Asia members of social organizations. to expectant mothers and children. are going to sponsor in Light Co Ltd launch the first lucky draw at First, the commander delivered MNA November. Yuzana Hotel. —MNA

17-9-07 NL 7 7/30/18, 02:15 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 Champion Myanmar Women’s Team wins victory through high sporting spirit and good teamwork plus the all-out support of the fans

Article: Ko Htwe Photos: Ko Ko Soe Nyunt

second with six points, the final whistle. As both and both teams entered teams scored one goal the semifinal. In the each in the extra times, Group (B), Myanmar that the result had to be secured the first position decided through the with nine points on the penalty shoot-outs. standing table together While Myanmar could with runner-up Thailand kick four balls into the with six points cruised net, Thai team was able into the semifinal. to score only one goal. On 13 September, Therefore, Myanmar Victorious Myanmar women footballers celebrating victory by lifting up their individual Thailand edged out emerged champion with championship trophies. Vietnam 3-0 in the first a 5-2 score due to the The 3rd AFF In the 1st AFF championship was its comprised defending semifinal, and Myanmar fact that the fifth penalty Women’s Championship Women’s Championship second success. In its first champion Vietnam, routed Malaysia with a 5- shot was not required. 2007, hosted by the held in Vietnam in 2005, success on the soil of Indonesia, Malaysia and 0 win. On 15 September, At this juncture, Union of Myanmar for Myanmar Women’s Vietnam, Myanmar won the Philippines, while host the third place and the final it can be seen that the the first time, that started Team clinched the title over the host team on the Myanmar, Thailand, matches were organized. dynamism of patriotic at Youth Training Centre after beating the host penalty decision. Singapore and Laos were Vietnamese Women’s spirit and the high in Thuwunna of Yangon Vietnamese Women’s Likewise, Myanmar on 6 September, Team on the penalty emerged champion for successfully concluded shoots. In 2006 when the the second time at home on 15 September. 2nd AFF Women’s by beating Thai Team on Myanmar Women’s Championship was also the penalty kicks. It is Team deservedly organized in Vietnam, the obvious that Myanmar secured the cham- host women’s team did not easily clinch the pionship by winning emerged champion. titles in its competitions. over Thai Women’s The victory of In the 3rd AFF Team 5-2 in the final Myanmar Women’s Women’s Championship match. Team in the 3rd 2007, the Group (A)

Victorious Myanmar women footballers celebrating victory by lifting the State Flag. included in the Group (B). Team bagged the third sporting spirit to achieve The group matches were prize with a 6-0 win over victory played a key role held from 6 to 11 Malaysian team. in securing the September. Final matches Furthermore, Vietnamese championship trophy. of both groups took place Women’s Team was Furthermore, the at YTC (Thuwunna) and awarded with the fairplay tumultuous applause and Aung San Stadium at 3.30 prize. all-out support of home pm simultaneously. In the final football fans became a After the group match, Myanmar and powerful strength for the Chairperson Daw Aye Aye of Central Work Committee of Myanmar matches, Vietnam stood Thai women’s teams Myanmar women Women’s Sports Federation posing for a photo together with first in the Group (A) with could not break the players in playing their victorious Myanmar women players. nine points and Malaysia, goaless draw deadlock till (See page 9)

17-9-07 NL 8 7/30/18, 02:15 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 9 Champion Myanmar Women’s Team wins…

(from page 8) Thein and Moe Moe Wah match. In other words, could strongly block the victory of the attacks and penetrations Myanmar women’s of the opponent players, team came through the while skillful midfielders united strength between Aye Nanda Hlaing and the spectators and the Than Than Htwe played players. As a result, up and down linkages in Myanmar Women’s attacks and defensive Team deservedly won moves. the championship In five matches from Victorious Myanmar Women’s Team and responsible persons seen with championship trophy trophy in the Third AFF the group to the final, after the final match. Women’s Cham- Myanmar scored 17 goals pionship due to and conceded only one. victory and for its Team was headed by San Maw, Sein Cho Aung teamwork are important strengthening of their For the Myanmar team, wonderful defensive Team Leader U Soe (Home Affairs); Mid- for gaining success in dynamism of patriotic Aye Nanda Hlaing and plays. Myint Lwin (Technical fielders Su Su Wai, Khi the international football spirit, diligence, per- Zin Mar Wan shot four The victorious Director of MFF) together Moe Wai (Home Affairs), tournament. Moreover, severance and unity. goals each, Khin Marlar Myanmar Women’s with Manager Daw Myat San Yu Naing, Than Than the tumultuous applause Myat Oo, Chief Coach U Htwe, Aye Nanda Hlaing and cheers of officials Aye Kyu Gyi (Defence), (Transport), Nyein Nyein concerned and packed Assistant Coach U Chit Ei (Yangon Division); spectators with patriotic Naing (SPED), Forwards Mai Nilar Htwe spirit encouraged the Goalkeeping Coach U (Home Affairs), Khin Myanmar Women’s Kyaw Tint (SPED) and Marlar Tun (SPEI- Team to be able to Medical Officer Dr Molly Mandalay), Zin Mar Wan march to the Chit (SPED). The team and Margaret Mary championship. In fact, was formed with (Transport). the victory of Myanmar Goalkeepers May Khin Indeed, the victory of Women’s Team in the Yamin (Home Affairs) Myanmar Women’s 3rd AFF Women’s and Thin Thin Soe Team proved that not only Championship is a (Transport); Defenders the individual football milestone in the history Myint Myint Aye, Moe skills and application of of Myanmar football. Moe Wah (Transport), excellent techniques but Translation: TTA Myanmar goalkeeper seen ready to make fantastic save against Shwe Sin Aung (Industry- also the high sporting attack of a Thai player. 1), San San Thein, San spirit and harmonious *******

Myanmar Women’s Tun, Margaret Mary and Team showed its Khin Moe Wai two goals brilliant football skills in each, and Moe Moe Wah the championship. and Su Su Wai, one each. Although Thai players Myanmar should have football skills and be proud of being able to techniques individually host the AFF Women’s and team-wise, Championship to keep Myanmar team put the abreast of other rival under its thumb tournaments held in with the harmonious ASEAN member teamwork and high countries. Match sporting spirit. Commissioner of the third Especially, Myanmar championship Dato’ Rap woman goalkeeper May recognized the Union of Khin Yamin made Myanmar for successful fantastic saves hosting of the competition throughout the match. and praised the Myanmar Superb defenders San Women’s Team for its San Maw, San San keen spirit to achieve Packed Myanmar spectators from the stands cheering Myanmar Women’s Team.

17-9-07 NL 9 7/30/18, 02:15 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 Australian scientist to lead California’s stem research institute LOS ANGELES, 16 Sept — Australian biologist Alan Trounson will lead California’s three-billion-dollar effort to find cures for diseases through human embryonic research, it was reported on Saturday. Alan Trounson, 61, Hall, who left two months work part time at a director of the Monash earlier than his announced prorated salary for up to Immunology and Stem retirement date. six months as he closes Cell Laboratories in Trounson had deep down his laboratory, Klein Melbourne and a founder roots in the field and rich said in remarks published of the Australian Stem experience in taking by The Times. Cell Centre, would be the discoveries from the Trounson’s appoint- new president of the laboratory to the clinic ment comes just as the California Institute for with “global vision,” said almost 3-year-old institute Regenerative Medicine, Robert Klein II, board is set to shift into warp according to The Los chairman and driving speed with an infusion of Angeles Times. force behind Proposition money and talent. Until The institute had 71, which authorized now, it was running on been without a president creation of the institute. borrowed money and a Gerry McCann, father of missing toddler Madeleine, leaves the offices of since the April resignation Under the terms of skeletal staff. their lawyers in central London, on 14 Sept , 2007. The investigation into the of neuroscientist Zach W his contract, Trounson can MNA/Xinhua case of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann continued in Portimao, Portugal, on Friday at the public prosecutor’s office. Parents Kate and Gerry McCann are facing the prospect of being charged over their daughter’s disappearance after Portuguese police named them as ‘arguidos’, or formal suspects, during questioning on 7 September . — INTERNET Missing British girl’s parents say hunt must go on LONDON, 16 Sept — suspects in the police in Portugal on 3 May. The parents of missing investigation into her “The fund will British girl Madeleine disappearance, believe she finance a broad range of McCann are to launch an is still alive and have asked initiatives in advertising advertising campaign police to keep looking for to remind everyone that across Europe to try to the four-year-old. Madeleine is still miss- shift attention back to the They will pay for the ing,” Gerry McCann’s search for their daughter, campaign using a million brother John said in a a family member said on pound fund donated by statement. “I hope that the Eighty elephants parade around Chitrada palace to celebrate the upcoming Saturday. well-wishers since their general public will 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok on 15 Sept , 2007. Gerry and Kate daughter was reported continue to support us in INTERNET McCann, who are formal missing while on holiday this.” — MNA/Reuters Iraqis vow to fight al-Qaeda after Germany warns of terrorist, even Sheikh death nuclear, attack RAMADI (Iraq), 16 Sept posting. The self-styled Islamist al-Qaeda out of BERLIN, 16 Sept — strike, is high despite last Schaeuble told a news- — Sunni Arab Iraqis and Islamic State in Iraq called much of the vast desert The risk of a terrorist week’s arrest of suspected paper on Saturday. US forces in Anbar the killing of Abu Risha a area. attack in Germany, Islamist militants, Inte- “The terrorist threat Province vowed on Friday “heroic operation” and MNA/Reuters possibly even a nuclear rior Minister Wolfgang has not diminished,” to keep fighting al-Qaeda vowed to assassinate Schaeuble told the after the assassination of a more tribal leaders who Frankfurter Allgemeine tribal leader who worked cooperate with US and Sonntagszeitung, accor- with Americans to create government forces. ding to extracts published one of Iraq’s few security Its statement could in advance. success stories. not be authenticated, but “I am no less worried Abdul Sattar Abu it was posted on a main since the arrests. We know Risha was killed in a bomb Islamist Web site. more precisely that we are attack on Thursday near “This ... is a new in the crosshairs of his home in Ramadi, setback for the crusaders’ Islamist terrorism ... the provincial capital of what plans and Bush’s new terrorists want to carry out was once one of Iraq’s strategy,” the Islamic State more attacks,” he said. most dangerous areas. in Iraq said, adding the Schaeuble even “All the tribes agreed operation took more than warned of the danger of a to fight al-Qaeda until the a month to prepare. nuclear attack, although it last child in Anbar,” his Abu Risha, who met was not clear if he was brother, Ahmed Abu US President George W referring to Germany Risha, told Reuters. Bush less than two weeks specifically. An al-Qaeda-led ago, led the Anbar “Many experts are group said on Friday it Salvation Council, an convinced this kind of was responsible for the alliance of Sunni Arab attack is a question of killing of Abu Risha, tribes that worked with People gather outside a hospital in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, after when, not if,” he told the according to an Internet US troops to push Sunni an earthquake in this 12 Sept, 2007 video grab. — INTERNET paper. — MNA/Reuters

17-9-07 NL 10 7/30/18, 02:15 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 11 Innovation, technology expo opens in HK HONG KONG, 16 Sept — A five-day exhibition showcasing advancements in innovation, technology and design in the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao opened here on Friday. Innovation Expo 07, institutes. Twenty semi- grammes and infra- held at the Convention nars and 50 DesignTech structural support. and Exhibition Centre, Workshops will also be “Looking ahead, we attracted about 100 held during the expo. will continue to pro- participants from Chinese Addressing the open- mote innovation and Mainland, Hong Kong and ing ceremony, Hong Kong technology, strengthen Macao, including univer- Financial Secretary John Hong Kong’s role as a sities, research and Tsang said the Hong Kong technology servicing hub development organi- Special Administrative in the region and con- zations, industry support Region government tribute to the building an Chinese rescuers have parachuted on Saturday in another effort to groups, technology and actively promotes in- innovative nation,” Tsang search for six Russian canoeists reportedly missing in northwest design enterprises, and novation and techno-logy said. China’s Xinjiang since 2 Sept. — XINHUA technology education through funding pro- MNA/Xinhua Osteoporosis drug Evista approved to cut risk of breast cancer WASHINGTON, 16 Sept — The US Food and Drug Administration approved Evista on Friday for reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and in postmenopausal women at high risk for invasive breast cancer. In 1997, FDA of breast cancer. Evista is Galson, director of approved Evista, which is commonly referred to as a FDA’s Centre for Drug manufactured by Eli Lilly selective estrogen receptor Evaluation and Research. and Company, for the modulator (SERM). In “Because Evista can cause prevention of osteoporo- reducing the risk of serious side effects, the sis in postmenopausal invasive breast cancer, benefits and risks of taking women and, in 1999, for SERMs may act by Evista should be carefully the treatment of post- blocking estrogen recep- evaluated for each indi- menopausal women with tors in the breast. vidual woman”. osteoporosis. “Today’s action The serious side Previously as a drug provides an important new effects include blood clots An earthquake survivor tries to salvage belongings from the wreckage for osteoporosis, Evista is option for women at in the legs and lungs, and of a house in Lais, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, on 14 Sept , 2007. now only the second drug heightened risk of breast death due to stroke. INTERNET approved to reduce the risk cancer,” said Steven Women with current or prior blood clots in the legs, “Eastern Promises” tops at Blue whale carcass found on California beach lungs, or eyes should not take Evista. Other potential L OS ANGELES, 16 Scientists rushed to coastline, but how the one Toronto Film Festival Sept — The 70-foot the scene to examine the that drifted into the rocks side effects include hot flashes, leg cramps, TORONTO, 16 Sept — “Eastern Promises,” a Russian carcass of a blue whale vast body. off Hobson Beach died mob thriller directed by Canadian cult legend David washed up on a beach Blue whales, the will not be known until swelling of the legs and Cronenberg, won the Toronto International Film in Ventura County, largest animal on earth, scientists have taken tissue feet, flu-like symptoms, Festival’s top prize on Saturday, positioning itself as about 50 kilometres have been migrating samples and examined its joint pain, and sweating. an early Oscar favourite. northwest of Los through the Santa Barbara body. MNA/Xinhua The festival’s Cadillac People’s Choice Award, Angeles recently. Channel on the California MNA/Xinhua voted on by moviegoers, often is an indicator of Man killed by Academy Award nominations. Past recipients include hailstones in Spain best picture winners “American Beauty” and “Chariots MADRID, 16 Sept— A of Fire.” man was killed by “It’s great that it’s a Canadian film by one of our hailstones in the southern monsters, somebody that we’re really closely associated Spanish province of Jaen with,” Piers Handling, the film festival’s director said and two other people are in an interview after the awards presentation. “It missing after heavy rain, couldn’t be a better finish for us.” authorities said on Friday. Cronenberg did not accept the award in person The dead man was because he was in New York promoting the film, working in his garden which opened in select cities this weekend. when he was hit by a It stars “Lord of the Rings” actor Viggo Mortensen sudden storm. as a ruthless Russian gangster in London who crosses “(The sotrm) hit him paths with an innocent midwife, played by Naomi by surprise and he didn’t Watts, holding secrets about the mob family. get a chance to react to It is the second time in three years Cronenberg the amount of hail which and Mortensen have teamed up. The two worked fell in such a short time,” together in the 2005 Oscar-nominated “A History of Cannes harbour. Tucked away amid a mass of gleaming European and the mayor of the town of Violence,” another movie about crime and how people American vessels at a boatshow on the French Riviera stands alone but Chilluevar told state respond to it. significant new arrival — a powerboat made in distant Dongguan radio. MNA/Reuters in China. — INTERNET MNA/Reuters

17-9-07 NL 11 7/30/18, 02:15 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007

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This would @anAerak\k¥p\ec∑Pc\. wy\y¨liupåqPc\. K¥ip\pit\ eZ;NOn\;lWam¥a; 1,576 houses destroyed in quake require a greater degree of tc\q∑c\;Niuc\påeÂkac\; Pit\eKÅAp\påqv\" intellectual versatility than sU\\\ psßvßßßß \;Am¥o\\\\ i;Amviiii \\\\\ AerAtk∑∑∑∑∑ \\\\\ in Bengkulu, Indonesia what we see now coming (k) Thermoplastic Powder (White) 100 Tons out of high schools and B ENGKULU (Indonesia), Natural Disaster Mitigation (2,316 units), Bengkulu (K) Thermoplastic Powder (Yellow) 50 Tons universities in most sys- 15 Sept — The total Agency, most (1,462 units) City (2,106 units), eZ;NOn\;lWapit\rk\m˙a (28-9-2007)en≥ (16;00)nar^Ps\p^; tems,” he said. number of houses entirely of the wrecked houses were Kapahiang (5 units) and eZ;NnO ;\ tcq\ c∑ ;l\ apW suM M tss\ lYcuM \ k¥p \ 2000/- (k¥pN\ s˙ eTac\ t\ ti )i He cautioned against destroyed by last Wed- located in the Bengkulu Seluma (73 units). NnO ;Pc\ .\ Btg¥k\ N\ c˙ ec.\ sarc∑ ;@an'\ psvß ;wy\ y\ erac¨ ;K¥er;@ans\ tu c∑ \ producing too many nesday’s earthquake has Utara District with the The temblor which wy\y¨Niuc\påqv\" Aeq;sit\AK¥k\Alk\m¥a;kiu Pun\;Am˙t-\ generalists, saying spe- reached 1,576 units in second largest number (109 registered 7.9 on the 388732 qiu≥RMu;K¥in\At∑c\; Sk\q∑y\ em;mn\;Niuc\påqv\" cialist training was still Bengkulu, Indonesia. units) to be found in Richter Scale also caused important, because the Uk˚™˚˚˚ According to data Bengkulu City and the heavy damage to 12 training that a specialist psßvßßßß \;wy\\\\ \y\\\\ ¨erac¨¨¨¨ \;K¥er;AP\\\\ ∑´>∑´∑´∑´∑´ collected by Bengkulu’s smallest number (5 units) houses of worship located undergoes, in being willing Truck bomb kills seven police north of Baghdad in Seluma. in Bengkulu City and to go in-depth in a particular Heavily damaged Bengkulu Utara District. area, will help them adapt BAGHDAD, 15 Sept — A An official at a joint so far recovered. houses totaled 3,835 units Damage to varying and cope with new areas. suicide bomber rammed police and Army co- The police cars were consisting of 2,017 units degree was also done to But the specialist is not a truck laden with ex- ordination centre put the parked outside a res- in Bengkulu Utara district, school buildings. One the traditional form of plosives into two police death toll at 10, and said tauraunt, three kilometres 864 units in Benkulu City school building in Rejang specializing in just one cars near the northern he believed it could rise (two miles) south of Baiji, and 70 units in Seluma. Lebong collapsed while area. It should be a new Iraqi town of Baiji on further because identi- the official said. He said The number of lightly 150 others in different hybrid that of specialists Friday, killing at least fication cards had been eight civilians were damaged houses was parts of Bengkulu were willing to step out into new seven policemen, a police found at the scene which wounded in the attack. 4,831 units located in heavily damaged. areas, Tharman explained. source said. did not belong to bodies MNA/Reuters Bengkulu Utara District MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

17-9-07 NL 12 7/30/18, 02:15 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 13 pvaer;®Pc\. eKt\m^P∑M>‘Pi;tui;tk\eqa Nuic\cMeta\”k^; tv\eSak\AM. Shanghai tops out world’s third-tallest building S HANGHAI, 15 Sept — A major investor in the observation platform. topping-out ceremony for project. The skyscraper, The tower will house 70 the world’s third-tallest which usurps the nearby floors of office space building — the 101-storey, 421-metre Jinmao Tower designed to accommodate 492-metre Shanghai as the tallest on the Chinese 12,000 people, with a hotel, World Financial Centre — Mainland, will be finished restaurants, conference was held on Friday mor- and put into commercial centres and shopping malls. ning after the last beam use next spring. The rental has been was laid to mark the com- The most distinctive initially set at three US pletion of construction. feature in the building’s dollars per square metre a The building would cost design is a trapezoidal hole day, the highest rent in a total of 125 billion at the top. There will be the city Japan’s Mizuho Japanese yen, or 8.17 an observation deck Corporate Bank and Su- Hundred-year old dictionaries, pictured on 15 Aug, 2007, are used as a billion RMB, according to on the 100th floor, 472 mitomo Mitsui Banking resource by editors at Merriam-Webster in Springfield, Mass., who track and Minoru Mori, president of metres up, making it the Corporation have signed update entries as meanings for words evolve over time.—INTERNET Mori Building Co Ltd, a world’s highest public leases. Other potential tenants include JPMorgan Cambodia sets up and Lehman Brothers. sanctuary for rare crane MNA/Reuters Some 4,000 Hungarians PHONOM PENH, 15 than 1,000 of the birds hold green umbrellas on Sept —Cambodia has left in the wild. the historical Chain established an 8,000 “We need to protect Bridge as they hectares (20,000 acres) these beautiful creatures,” participate in the sanctuary in flood plains Mok Mareth said, adding performance of Spanish near the Mekong Delta to that wildlife officials had ‘land-art’ artist Maiden protect the rare Eastern been dispatched to tell Lopez to turn the bridge Sarus Crane, Environ- local fishermen and into the colour of the ment Minister Mok farmers not to hunt the River Danube in Mareth said on Friday. cranes for food. Budapest, Hungary on Nearly 300 of the The cranes have also 15 Sept, 2007. Lopez’s red-headed, 1.3-metre been found in the performance wants to (four-feet) tall birds northwestern province make the bridge invisible have been found in of Banteay Meanchey for airplane two districts of Takeo Province, 300 kilometres passengers.—INTERNET Province near the border (185 miles) northwest of with Vietnam. Con- Phnom Penh, in an old Zeta-Jones plans film set in India servationists said in Khmer Rouge reservoir. MUMBAI, 15 Sept — a frenzy last year when country for a month to had seen a lot of 1999 there may be fewer MNA/Reuters Hollywood actress Hollywood heavyweights shoot a film. Bollywood movies, Alcohol education should Catherine Zeta-Jones Angelina Jolie and Brad Asked if she had “though I can’t remember is set to visit India Pitt, along with their watched any Indian films, the names now”. start in elementary with husband Michael children, stayed in the Zeta-Jones replied she MNA/Reuters Douglas to shoot a new school in US film, a newspaper on NEW YORK 15 Sept— small in the 4th grade, the Thursday quoted her as Efforts to curb underage data show that the per cent saying. drinking in the US should of children who have used Zeta-Jones told the start as early as the fourth alcohol increases with age Times of India newspa- grade, a University of and doubles between the per she was currently Pittsburgh Medical Centre 4th and 6th grades, with developing the script with researcher reports in the the largest jump seen Douglas. current issue of Pre- between grades 5 and 6. The newspaper did not vention Science. “It is clear from this say when it would be In a review of state and review that attention to ready or when the couple national surveys of children’s alcohol use would visit. alcohol use among cannot wait until they “We will take our kids children in grades 3 are adolescents,” warns and all of us will come through 6 conducted over Donovan. At each grade there, set a camp in India the last 15 years, Dr John level, boys were more and shoot a film,” Zeta- E Donovan found that likely to have used alcohol Jones, who won an Oscar among typical 4th graders, than girls, and African in 2003 for her role in the 10 per cent had already American children were musical “Chicago”, told An uprooted tree lies near a house on 13 Sept, 2007 in Beaumont, Texas had more than a sip of nearly twice as likely as the newspaper. “I’m hours after Hurricane Humberto came ashore along the Southeast Texas alcohol and 7 per cent had White or Hispanic looking forward to going coast. Humberto, the first hurricane to hit the US in two years, sneaked up on a drink in the past year. children to have used to India.” south Texas and Louisiana overnight and crashed ashore on Thursday with While the numbers are alcohol.—MNA/Reuters India’s media went into heavy rains and 80 mph winds, killing at least one person. —INTERNET

17-9-07 NL 13 7/30/18, 02:15 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 17 September, 2007 Hiddink to Blackburn’s Samba knocked out S P O R T S extend Russia in Chelsea clash Anne Dot Eggers contract LONDON, 16 Sept — Blackburn de- been caught by the boot of Chelsea striker Nielsen (C) of fender Christopher Samba was taken to Andriy Shevchenko, was treated on the Denmark vies through 2010 hospital on Saturday after being knocked pitch for six minutes and put in a neck with Priscilla MOSCOW, 16 Sept — unconscious in a goalmouth clash dur- brace before being carried off on a Duncan of New Guus Hiddink has agreed ing his side's 0-0 Premier League draw stretcher. — MNA/Reuters Zealand during a in principle to extend his at Chelsea. Blackburn manager Mark Group D match contract as Russia coach Hughes said the Congolese player had at the 2007 FIFA through 2010, ending been kicked in the back of the head and Women’s World speculation the Dutchman had twisted his neck in the clash in the Cup in Wuhan, would coach elsewhere in 85th minute. capital of central the near future, he said on "He's on his way to hospital as we China’s Hubei Saturday. speak. I don't think he had come round in Province, on 15 Hiddink told Reuters he the dressing room so there is a bit of Sept, 2007. had met Russian FA chief concern," Hughes said. Samba, who had Denmark won Vitaly Mutko on the eve 2-0.—XINHUA of Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against England in London to discuss his Benzema treble gives Lyon Chelsea’s Andriy Shevchenko (L) future. "I had a talk with challenges Blackburn’s Ryan Nelsen fourth win in row Mr Mutko and although during their English Premier League P ARIS, 16 Sept — A Karim Benzema hat-trick earned we didn't go into the con- soccer match at Stamford Bridge in Olympique Lyon their fourth Ligue 1 win in a row on tract details because I London on 15 Sept, 2007. — INTERNET Saturday, the six-times French champions thrashing wanted to concentrate on Metz 5-1. the England game, we Barclays Premier The France striker was on target for the visitors in have decided to continue the fifth, 36th and 39th minutes as Lyon moved up to our relationship for an- League Table second in the table with 15 points from seven games. other two years through 2010," Hiddink said in a P GD PTS Alain Perrin's side, who scored a fourth through China’s Han Duan (R) vies for the 1 Arsenal 5 6 13 midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa and a fifth thanks to telephone interview from ball during a Group D match against 2 Man City 6 3 12 Juninho, trail Nancy by a point after the leaders lost the Netherlands. Brazil at the 2007 FIFA Women’s 3 Liverpool 5 9 11 1-0 at Racing Lens.— MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters World Cup in Wuhan, capital of 4 Man Utd 6 2 11 central China’s Hubei Province, 5 Chelsea 6 1 11 Nesta grabs last gasp point for Milan at Siena on 15 Sept, 2007. —XINHUA 6 West Ham 5 5 10 7 Everton 6 2 10 M ILAN, 16 Sept — European champions AC Milan 8 Blackburn 5 2 9 snatched a 1-1 Serie A draw at Siena on Saturday Porto move clear at the top 9 Newcastle 4 3 8 thanks to Alessandro Nesta's injury-time strike. 10 Wigan 6 2 8 Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti rested Kaka among with win over Maritimo 11 Aston Villa 5 1 7 others with one eye on Tuesday's Champions League LISBON, 16 Sept — Lucho Gonzalez 12 Birmingham 6 -2 7 opener with Benfica but the policy backfired slightly. gave leaders Porto a 1-0 victory over 13 Middlesbrough 6 -2 7 Visitors Milan could have scored in the first couple second-placed Maritimo to make it four 14 Sunderland 6 -4 7 of minutes but were stung midway though the first wins from their first four games as they 15 Portsmouth 6 -1 6 moved three points clear in the Portu- 16 Fulham 6 -2 5 half when former Middlesbrough forward Massimo 17 Tottenham 6 -2 4 guese Premier League on Saturday. Maccarone capitalized on mistakes by goalkeeper 18 Reading 6 -7 4 Dida and defender Kakha Kaladze to score. Argentine striker Gonzalez grabbed 19 Bolton 6 -4 3 Ancelotti brought on striker Filippo Inzaghi for the winner for the champions with a far- 20 Derby 5 -12 1 midfielder Gennaro Gattuso at halftime to boost his AC Milan’s Clarence See- post header after 56 minutes following a Internet attacking options. dorf (R) jumps for the ball cross from the left by Slovakian defender Siena, saved from relegation with only five min- with Daniele Galloppa of Sie- Marek Cech. Porto are top with 12 points utes to go last season, almost held on but were finally na during their Italian Serie followed by previously unbeaten undone when defender Nesta forced the ball home. A soccer match in Siena on Maritimo on nine and Benfica, who beat MNA/Reuters 15 Sept, 2007. — INTERNET Naval 3-0, with eight.— MNA/Reuters Answers to yesterday’s Schalke get 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich Crossword Puzzle BERLIN, 16 Sept — Bayern points, with Bayer Leverkusen Munich had to settle for a 1-1 fifth on eight points after their S8 K 8M8 88 C 8 S 8 F draw at home to Schalke 04 on 2-0 win at home to VfL Bochum. PE NC I L 8VA I N E R Saturday, a result that cut their With Luca Toni back and fit, I8U8N8K8P8 I 8 I lead in the Bundesliga to a single Bayern looked capable of win- NO C T U R N8 I M P E L point. Ivan Rakitic beat Oliver ning handsomely. Kahn with a low shot in the 36th Toni, however, wasted his first A8K8S8O8T8E8L minute to stun the 66,000 crowd chance in the seventh minute, CULL8SWEAR888 at the Allianz Arena. dragging a shot wide after being H8 E 8 H 8 L8 L 8 G 8 L Bayern equalized with a put clean through on goal. Miroslav Klose header nine min- Klose then missed two perfect 88 8 F I LED8 FREE utes after the break. After five opportunities to play in his strike Aston Villa’s Gabriel Agbonlahor (R) S8 P 8 R 8 D8 D 8 I 8 G games Bayern lead with 11 points, partner after neat build-up play challenges Manchester City’s Vedran CR A S S 8 GR OWN U P one ahead of Arminia Bielefeld and Christian Lell fluffed a good Corluka during their English Pre- R8R8U8E8V8N8U and Eintracht Frankfurt. opening at the far post. mier League soccer match at Borussia Dortmund, 3-0 win- Schalke were struggling to hold Eastlands Stadium in Manchester, ASTUTE8REPEAL ners over Werder Bremen on Fri- on when from nowhere they took northern England, on 16 Sept, 2007. P8 Y 8 E 8 88 R 8 D 8 L day, are in fourth place on nine the lead.— MNA/Reuters INTRNET

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Asleep in Jesus Daw Yu Yu Myaing, neé Una Takwalai Protest in Washington Age 76 years Daw Yu Yu Myaing, neé Una Takwalai, beloved wife demands end to Iraq war of (U Ba Myaing) Ð U Khin Maung Phyu, beloved WASHIGNTON, 16 Sept Police said dozens of mother of Daniel Ba Myaing -Hlaing Hlaing Aye, Marcus Ba Myaing - Nadine Cazi, June (Darlington Din), Richard — Tens of thousands of protesters had been arrested Ba Myaing -Romay Paw, Yvonne aka Yu Wai Myaing protesters staged the first without incident after they (Harold Po Myat ),(Arthur Ba Myaing -Esther), Sally anti-war protest in this US climbed over a waist-high Anne-Douglas Watson and Sammy Ba Myaing - Jenna. capital since January on metal fence erected at the Sister of (Samuel Shin Sho , Lionel Takwalai and Joe Saturday, demanding an end base of the Capitol. Takwalai ). to the Iraq war. Cheered on by the Grandmother of 23 and great grandmother of 7, passed Holding black and crowd, more demonstrators away peacefully on the 16th September 2007 at 5:10 am. A religious ceremony will be held at the Judson Church, yellow signs reading “End were leaping over the fence Pyay Road, Kamayut at 10:00 am on Tuesday 18th the War,” protesters started every few minutes in the September followed by the burial service at the Yé Way to gather in the morning near late afternoon and were cemetery. the White House. The being taken into custody. Bereaved family protest formally began at Like the last major noon at Lafayette Park, on anti-war march in January, the north side of the White when tens of thousands House, with speeches from marched to the National at least two dozen speakers Mall, Saturday’s event ranging from former US came at a tense time in the attorney general Ramsey fractious debate over the Clark and Ralph Nader to US mission in Iraq. Washington Wizards player MNA/Xinhua Etan Thomas. Around 3:00 p.m., WEATHER protesters began to march Sunday, 16 September, 2007 Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova hits a return against to the Capitol, where they Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours MST: Italy’s Mara Santangelo during their Fed Cup final staged a “die-in” with a During the past 24 hours, rain or thunder- showers have been isolated in Kayin, Mon States, Magway tennis match in Moscow, on 15 Sept , 2007. INTERNET mock 21-gun salute. and Ayeyawady Divisions, scattered in Kayah, Rakhine New Rainfalls Record States, Mandalay, Yangon and upper Sagaing Divisions, Monday, 17 September fairly widespread in Shan State, lower Sagaing and Bago (Issued at (12:30) hours MST on 16-9-2007) Tune in today Divisions and widespread in the remaining areas with The amounts of rainfall recorded at (09:30) hours MST today, at the following locally heavyfall in Mandalay Division and isolated 8:30 am Brief news stations observed the (24) hours new maximum rainfall records for the month of heavyfall in Mon State and lower Sagaing Division. The September. 8:35 am Music: noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Theinzayat No. Station New rainfal Previous Record Late Rainfall Record -I wanna be (10.04) inches, Sagaing (5.16) inches, TadaU (Aviation Record Date Period with you Met) (5.00) inches, Mandalay (3.03) inches, Myinmu (mm) (inches) (mm) (inches) (years) 8:40 am Perspectives (2.05) inches, Hkamti (1.61) inches and Sawel (1.57) 1. Theinzayat 255 10.04 185 7.28 24-9-1996 42 8:45 am Music: inches. 2. Sagaing 131 5.16 105 4.13 6-9-1998 41 -Now and Maximum temperature on 15-9-2007 was 91¼F. 3. TadaU 127 5.00 117 4.61 23-9-2003 13 forever Minimun temperature on 16-9-2007 was 76¼F. Relative 8:50 am National humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 16-9-2007 was 85%. (Aviation met) news/Solgan Total sunshine hours on 15-9-2007 was (4.5) hours 9:00 am Music: approx. 8:45 am ppiociiioci \p\\\\ ∑´wc∑´∑´∑´∑´ \m¥a;el\\\\ .laN.... iuciuiuiuiu \Âkrn\\\Âkrn\ \\\\\ -Got the Rainfall on 16-9-2007 was (0.16) inch at Mingaladon, 9. Grammar Made Easy (mhagt)^^^^^ (AScmc.\.\.\mc.\.\ pva.\.\.\.\.\ (Nil) at Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall 4:00 pm feeling ASc).....\\\\\ (Am¥o;qa;'o;qa;'iiiii Am¥Am¥o;qmo;qmiiiii ;)^^^^^ since 1-1-2007 was (106.18) inches at Mingaladon, 1. Martial song 9:05 am International 4:15 pm 6:00 pm news (108.74) inches at Kaba-Aye and (110.63) inches at 2. Song to uphold 10. Evening news 9:10 am Music: Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from Southwest at (14:30) National Spirit 6:30 pm -Sunshine hours MST on 15-9-2007. 4:30 pm 11. Weather report 1:30 pm News /Slogan Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the Andaman Monday, 17 September 3. Musical programme 6:35 pm 1:40 pm Lunch the 4:45 pm Sea and the Bay of Bengal. View on today Al˙r˙˙˙˙ ˙amy˙˙˙˙ \l\\\\ ˙km˙˙˙˙ ıawyıııı \\\\\ 4. Aew;qc\tk\\\\ ˚q˚˚˚˚ iuliuiuiuiu \\\\\ 12. music Forecast valid until evening of 16-9-2007: Rain or pvaer;Rupuuuu \mc\\\mc\ \q\\\\ MÂka;MMMÂka;M 7:00 pm -You get what thundershowers will be widespread in Kachin, Chin 7:00 am qcKn\\\\\ ;sa\\\\\ 13. {N˙s˙˙˙˙ \m\\\m\ WantWWWW \m\\\\ imyiiii \}\\\\ you give 1. Recitation of Parittas States and Taninthayi Division, fairly widespread in -pTmN˙˙s˙˙˙ \\(R\\\ ¨¨pebdAT¨¨¨ ¨¨;po)¨¨¨ (mc\;q\\\\ ¨'m¨¨¨¨ iu:pviuiuiuiu .\pv.\.\.\pv.\ .\emac.\.\.\.\ \)\\\\ -Oh yes Shan, Rakhine, Mon and Kayin States, Sagaing, Yangon, by Missionary (Rpebd)¨¨ (Rpebd)¨¨¨ (dåRkuuiiuiuuii ta-\\\\\ 9:00 pm Spolight on Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions and scattered in the Sayadaw U 5:00 pm eAacek¥a\\\\\ ek¥a\\\\\ )\\\\\ Ottamathara the stars (A1) remaining areas. Degree of certainty is (80%). 5. Dance variety 7:15 pm 9:10 pm Article State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmar 7:25 am 5:10 pm 2. To be healthy exercise mnmnmasa\\\\\ mnmaska;\\\\\ 14. Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MKa;zatMMMKa;zatM \lm\\\\ \;t\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ 9:20 pm Drug/ Women waters. 6. {K¥s\eqaer\\\\ WenKvWWWW \}\\\\ 7:30 am 5:25 pm Affairs Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of 3. Morning news 7. Musical programme (Apcuiuiuiuiui \;-12)\\\\ 9:35 pm Golden Land withdrawal of Southwest monsoon from the Central 7:40 am (The Radio Myanmar 8:00 pm melody/Vocal Myanamr areas. 4. Nice and sweet song Modern Music 15. News gems Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring 7:55 am Troupe) 16. International news -Have you areas for 17-9-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%). 5. Song of national races 5:35 pm 17. Weather report ever been in 8:00 am 8. Songs and dance of Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas 18. Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MKa;zatMMMKa;zatM \lm\\\\ \;t\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ love 6. ASiuipuiuiuipu iociiioci \p\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ national races for 17-9-2007: One or two rain or thundershowers. {po;lMMMo;lMM v˙˙˙˙˙ påK¥s.\.\.\.\.\ q\\\\\ ry¨¨¨¨¨ }\\\\\ -One boy one 8:15 am 5:45 pm Degree of certainty is (80%). (Apciiuuiuiiuu ;-6)\\\\\ 7. Cute little dancers 9. 2007KNuuuuu s˙˙˙˙˙ '\\\\\ (15)Âkmiiiii emak\\\\\ \\\\\ girl Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas mnmnma\\ R.. ;ray√uiui ek¥;m\\ OO AS'uiui 8:30 am mnmnma\\\ R... ;ray√uiuiui ek¥;m\\\ OOO AS'uiuiui 19. The next day’s 9:45 pm News /Slogan for 17-9-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree Ak' Aer;' At^^;^^^ 8. International news programme 10:00 pm PEL of certainty is (80%). *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. 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1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890national grid pylon, preventive

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Commander Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung, Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe and Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint look into 230-KV (Hlinethaya-Athok) national grid pylon and preventive measures against erosion. — MINISTRY OF ELECTRIC POWER NO 2

YANGON, 15 Sept — Maj-Gen Khin Maung Ayeyawady River . Deputy Director- nance of pylons. The com- tion of the objectives set. Chairman of Ayeyawady Myint and officials yes- Project Manager U General of Department of mander and the minister They inspected py- Division Peace and De- terday inspected mainte- Saw Win Maung of Power Water Resources and Im- gave instructions and ful- lons, preventive measures velopment Council Com- nance of 230 KV national Supply Project (South) provement of River Sys- filled the requirements. against erosion, mainte- mander of South-West grid pylon No 147 and Project Director U tems U Hla Myint Thein Minister Maj-Gen nance of Bo Myat Tun Command Maj-Gen (Hlinethaya-Athok) near Thein Hlaing reported on reported on the speed of Khin Maung Myint said Bridge. Officials of De- Thura Myint Aung, Min- Kazintaw Village in bank erosion, laying of the current, change of wa- the projects are the life partment of Water Re- ister for Transport Maj- Pantanaw Township and sand matress and willow terway and preventive blood for supply of power sources and Improvement Gen Thein Swe, Minister measures taken for chang- matress and preventive measures in the long run. to Yangon and Aye- of River Systems and Pub- for Electric Power No 2 ing of the current of measures against erosion. Managing Director of Ol- yawady Divisions. He lic Works reported on pre- ympic Co U Aung Than urged the officials to im- ventive measures against INSIDE reported on the mainte- plement them for realiza- erosion.—MNA In the final match, the penalty shoot-outs. While Flood Warning Myanmar and Thai women’s Myanmar could kick four balls (Issued at 12:30 hr MST on 16-9-2007) teams could not break the goaless into the net, Thai team was able According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today, the water levels of draw deadlock till the final to score only one goal. Therefore, the Ayeyawady River at Mandalay and Sagaing are (1228) cm and (1224) cm whistle. Myanmar emerged champion respectively. The water levels may reach their danger levels of Mandalay (1260) As both teams scored one with a 5-2 score due to the fact cm and Sagaing (1150) cm during the next (24) hrs commencing noon today. goal each in the extra times, the that the fifth penalty shot was result had to be decided through not required. Flood Bulletin (Issued at 12:30 hr MST on 16-9-2007) According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today, the water level of the Ayeyawady River at NyaungU (2135) cm is exceeded (15) cm above its danger level. It may remain above its danger level (2120) cm during the next (48) hrs commencing noon today. According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today, the water level of the Chindwin River at Homelin (2922) cm is exceeded (22) cm above its danger level. It may fall below its danger level (2900) cm during the next (48) hrs commencing noon today. According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today, the water level of the Chindwin River at Monywa (1024) cm is exceeded (24) cm above its danger level. It may remain above its danger level (1000) cm during the next (48) hrs commencing noon today. According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today, the water level of the Thanlwin River at Hpa-an (756) cm is exceeded (6) cm above its danger level. It may fall below its danger level (750) cm during the next (48) hrs commencing PAGES 8 & 9 ARTICLE: KO HTWE PHOTOS: KO KO SOE NYUNT noon today.

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