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Volume XV, Number 87 13th Waning of First Waso 1369 ME Thursday, 12 July, 2007 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 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 Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein receives Sri Lankan Foreign Minister

NAY PYI TAW, 11 July — Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Develop- ment Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein received visit- ing Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Mr Rohitha Bogollagama and party here today. The delegation arrived here to attend the First Meeting of the Myanmar-Sri Lanka Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation to be held at the State Peace and Development Council Office, here. Also present at the call were Minister for National Planning and Economic Development Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein receives visiting Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Mr Rohitha Bogollagama and U Soe Tha, Minister for party in Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA Commerce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein, Minister for gious Affairs Brig-Gen Kyaw Win of the State General Col Thant Shin Kyaw Kyaw of the Proto- Sri Lankan Ambassador Foreign Affairs U Nyan Thura Myint Maung, Di- Peace and Development of the Government Of- col Department of the Min- to Myanmar Mr Win, Minister for Reli- rector-General Col Kyaw Council Office, Director- fice, Director-General U istry of Foreign Affairs and Samarasekera.—MNA Myanmar adheres to the principle of “One China Policy”, regards Taiwan as an integral part of China Myanmar opposes Taiwan’s UN membership bid under any appellation

NAY PYI TAW, 12 July — It is learnt that the the friendly relations with the People’s Republic of Taiwan’s push for referendum on joining UN would Taiwan authorities led by Chen Shui-bien have re- China, the Union of Myanmar has consistently ad- raise tension in Taiwan cross-Straits relations and cently been pushing hard for a referendum on joining hered to the principle of “One China Policy” and jeopardize the peace and stability in the region. the United Nations in the name of “Taiwan”. regards Taiwan as an integral part of China. Myanmar, therefore, opposes the Taiwan’s UN mem- As a nation which has steadfastly nurtured The Union of Myanmar is of the view that bership bid under any appellation. — MOFA

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

12-7-07 NL 1 8/5/18, 01:17 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 July, 2007 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Thursday, 12 July, 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 MWVO members to ensure * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State success of National Convention * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The Myanmar War Veterans Organiza- tion is a consolidated auxiliary force for na- Minister receives German Ambassador tional defence. The Central Organizing Com- NAY PYI TAW, 10 July mittee and State, Division, District and Town- — Minister for Home Af- ship Organizing Committees have been fairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo formed and their membership is on the in- received Ambassador of Germany to Myanmar Mr crease. They are carrying out the respective Dietrich Andreas at his duties. office here today. With the increasing members of MWVO, Also present at the call were Director-General of the organization is training its members General Administration through various means to become qualified Department U Myat Ko, ones. Under the leadership of the Tatmadaw, Director-General of Myanmar Police Force MWVO has been participating in the tasks Brig-Gen Khin Yi, Direc- for defending the State, nation-building and tor-General of Bureau of community welfare activities. It also serves Special Investigation U Aung Saw Win and offi- the interest of war veterans and their fami- cials concerned. Minister Maj-Gen Maung Oo receives German Ambassador to lies. MNA Myanmar Mr Dietrich Andreas. — MNA The National Convention, the first step of the seven-point Road Map, will be recon- Minister Brig-Gen vened soon. Members of MWVO will have to Lun Thi receives take their respective roles in providing as- Ambassador of sistance for the successful completion of the National Convention. Kingdom of Den- War veterans possess defence capability, mark to Myanmar organizational capability and management Mr Michael capability. They also have noble traditions such as sacrifice and esprit de corps. Sternberg in Yangon We would like to urge the members of on 10 July 2007.

MWVO with such noble spirit, experiences ENERGY and fine traditions to do their bit for the success of the National Convention. Deputy Minister for Health attends WHO SEA regional meetings

NAY PYI TAW, 10 July — Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo and party attended the Health Secretaries’ Meeting of WHO South-East Asian Re- gion member countries and the 44th Senior Officials Meeting for Health Plan Management in New Delhi of India from 2 to 6 July. On 2 July, WHO SEA Regional Director Dr Samlee Pilanbangehang delivered an address at the opening ceremony of the meeting. Health secretaries and rep- resentatives discussed health plans to be implemented with the use of WHO funds in 2008-09, management and financial matters, reviewing of the resolutions adopted by the 60th WHO Conference and the topics to be discussed at the 60th WHO SEA Regional Committee Meeting. Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo also discussed the In memory of late U Ba Thwin-Daw Thaung plans to be implemented in Myanmar with the use of Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo attends Health Nyunt, Daw Win Yi, Ko Maung Maung Oo WHO funds in 2008-09, preventive measures being Secretaries’ Meeting of WHO South-East taken against bird flu and dengue fever and its success. and Ko Zaw Win, bereaved families of Ahlon Asian Region member countries. — HEALTH Township donated K 100,000 to Hninzigon The deputy minister tabled a motion calling for Home for the Aged recently. Joint Treasurer U providing preliminary health care services to be dis- Deputy Minister Dr Mya Oo and member Deputy cussed at the 61st WHO SEA Regional Committee Director Dr Ko Ko Naing of Foreign Relations Divi- Maung Maung Gyi of the Home accepts cash Meeting in 2008. All the participants seconded the sion arrived back at Nay Pyi Airport on 7 July. donated by the wellwishers.— H motion. The meeting ended on 6 July. MNA

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S Tut\kun\N˙s\S tiu;®mHc\.Âk Detained Iranians complain about US treatment TEHERAN, 10 July— Arbil, accusing them of have not fulfilled their Iranian Foreign Ministry being members of Iran’s promises on their release,” spokesman Mohammad- Revolutionary Guards and Hosseini said, adding the Ali Hosseini said the five backing militants in Iraq. five Iranians called for Iranians detained in Iraq However, Iran denied a meeting with their by the US forces have the accusation, insisting families. Hosseini also complained about their the five were diplomats thanked Iraqi officials treatment in detention, the working in Iraq. and the International official IRNA news agency Three Iranian dip- Committee of the Red reported. lomats in Iraq, including Cross for their efforts to A 17 May, 2006 file photo shows the USS Enterprise in the Adriatic sea, near “The five Iranian the Ambassador Hassan hold the consular meeting the city of Split, Croatia. The US Navy has sent a third aircraft carrier to its diplomats have com- Kazemi-Qomi, Saturday and called on them to Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes Gulf waters close to Iran, the plained that international visited for the first time secure the release of the Navy said on 10 July, 2007. —XINHUA regulations are not being five Iranians held by US detainees. observed about them and forces since January, He described as “neces- Blair’s aide says Cabinet had they are given the least according to Iraq’s sary but not sufficient” the facilities,” Hosseini told Foreign Ministry. US measure on preparing “severe doubts” on Iraq his weekly Press con- “The (detained) diplo- the ground for the consular ference. mats told Kazemi-Qomi visit, saying it took place LONDON, 10 July— publicity on Monday. or “spinning”, the news US forces arrested the psychological pressure after six months of pro- Senior members of Tony He said Blair’s deputy, made him a controversial five Iranians in January in has been exerted on them crastination. Blair’s government suf- John Prescott, as well as figure under Blair. He is northern Iraqi city of because the US officials MNA/Xinhua fered “severe moments of several other ministers often accused of being doubt” about whether to “looked physically sick” responsible for Blair’s back the 2003 US-led as the Cabinet discussed reputation of being invasion of Iraq, the the move on 17 March. obsessed with image over former prime minister’s The following day, substance. closest aide said on March 18, 2003, Blair won He admitted in the Monday. Alastair Parliament’s backing for foreword that he had Campbell, who was the Iraq war to bring down heavily edited his diaries, Blair’s chief media adviser Saddam Hussein. and “The Blair Years” and a defining figure in A former newspaper contained only “about a his decade-long admini- journalist, Campbell’s sixth” of his recordings. stration, said Blair was the techniques of managing, MNA/Reuters only leading government member who did not have Thousands flee private reservations about the March 2003 decision to invade Iraq. Indonesia volcano “All of us, I think, had JAKARTA, 10 July— Gamkonora, in North Contestants of the Miss had pretty severe moments Thousands of Indonesians Maluku province, has Avian flu found in Va turkeys Tourism Queen Inter- of doubt but he (Blair) have been evacuated from been raised to its highest national competition pose HARRISONBURG, 10 July mile radius of the farm hadn’t really, or if he had the slopes of a volcano level amid fears a major for a group photo in he had hidden them even that is spewing out hot ash eruption could be im- —More than 50,000 and at the more than 1,000 Hangzhou, east China’s from us,” Campbell wrote and smoke in the east of minent. turkeys on a farm west of poultry farms in the Zhejiang Province, on in his diaries, which were the country. Scientists have reported Mount Jackson tested Shenandoah Valley, 10 July, 2007.—XINHUA positive for avian flu Bauhan said. published in a blaze of The alert around Mount seeing fire and ash clouds antibodies, prompting The turkeys, which were rising as high as 4,000m additional testing and ready to be sent to the (13,100ft) since Monday. surveillance at area of slaughterhouse, tested Some 8,400 villagers poultry farms, officials positive during a routine have been moved to said. pre-slaughter test by the special camps away from The infected birds will Virginia Department of the volcano. be killed and composted Agriculture and Con- However, scientists are on site, said Hobey sumer Services on Friday, warning that lava could Bauhan, president of the Bauhan said. still reach the camps if Virginia Poultry Federa- Avian flu spreads when there is a large eruption - tion. Map Your Comm- infected birds transmit and have advised residents unity. the virus through saliva, to wear face masks to Use Local Explorer to nasal secretions and protect themselves from learn about Washington, feces, and other birds the ash clouds. DC, Maryland and Virgi- have contact with cont- Some 2,000 people are nia communities. aminated secre-tions or reported to have chosen to To prevent spread of excretions, according to A resident makes his way on a raft made from plastic basins in flood waters after remain within the 8km the virus, more testing and the Centers for Disease torrent rain hit Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province, on 9 July, 2007. (five mile) danger zone surveillance will be Control. Heavy rains were forecast for areas of southern China where floods and landslides marked out by officials. conducted within a six- Internet have already killed at least 94 people, state media reported on Monday. — INTERNET Internet

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cooperation with Vanuatu Wu Bangguo (R), chairman BEIJING, 10 July— cations and infrastruc- of about 200,000. of the Standing Chinese President Hu ture. Mataskelekele ex- Committee of Jintao on Monday pledged He expressed appre- pressed gratitude to China the Chinese to enhance cooperation ciation of Vanuatu’s ad- for its support during National with Vanuatu and other herence to the one-China Vanuatu’s campaign for People’s countries in the Pacific policy and its opposition national independence Congress, Ocean. “It has been our to “Taiwan Indepen- and the country’s con- shakes hands consistent policy to dence”. Hu said China and struction. with Vanuatuan cement the relationship Vanuatu respected each He hoped to deepen the President with Vanuatu and other other, had cooperated in cooperation with China on Kalkot Pacific island countries,” the economic domain, and agriculture, fishery, and Mataskelekele Hu said during a meeting supported each other in tourism. He also said during their with Vanuatu’s President international and regional Vanuatu would like to take meeting in Kalkot Mataskelekele affairs. an active part in the forum Beijing, capital who arrived here on “China would like to between China and Pacific of China, on 10 Sunday for a six-day state work with Vanuatu to island countries on econo- July, 2007. visit to China. improve long-term friend- mic development. XINHUA Hu encouraged Chinese ship and cooperation in MNA/Xinhua entrepreneurs to increase all areas,” Hu said. China turns back investment in Vanuatu in Vanuatu is a country Attack on lone nurses rising in Britain agriculture, forestry, in the southwest Pacific LONDON, 10 July—A the possible risks of each Peter Carter. “The results fishery, telecommuni- Ocean with a population US drink mix third of nurses have been home visit. of this survey are extreme- Embattled US Hurricane assaulted or harassed The survey, for the ly disappointing.” shipment while working alone over Royal College of Nursing Carter criticized the BEIJING, 10 July— the last two years and (RCN), which represents government for failing to China has sent back a Centre boss ousted many feel the dangers are more than 300,000 health give most nurses mobile shipment of sugar-free rising, a survey said on workers, found that a third security devices that can MIAMI, 10 July—The director of the US National drink mix from the United Monday. sometimes felt unsafe at record evidence of an Hurricane Centre, a critical government agency that States, after tests in Two-thirds said their work. “Attacks on nurses, attack and silently ring for issues hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was Shanghai showed the boss did not always know whether physical or help. Only three per cent ousted on Monday after a staff mutiny. presence of too much red where they were, and verbal, are completely of NHS trusts have Bill Proenza, who was appointed to the top hurricane dye, the Xinhua news three-quarters wanted unacceptable,” said RCN invested in the system, he job about six months ago, was embroiled in controversy agency said on Tuesday. more information about General Secretary Dr said.—MNA/Reuters after criticizing his Washington bosses for spending The shipment was produced by Sturm Foods money on public relations while an aging weather Ltd, it said, a manu- satellite needed replacement. facturer of powdered After vowing not to be silenced, Proenza faced a drinks and cereals based revolt at the Miami Hurricane Centre last week, when in Manawa, Wisconsin. 23 staff members, about half the work force, issued a China warned last petition calling for him to resign. month it would apply They said Proenza had “poisoned the atmosphere” greater scrutiny to food at the Hurricane Centre, which also issues weather shipments from the United information widely used by countries throughout the States, even as inter- Caribbean basin. national concern grows “We need to move forward,” said Dennis Feltgen, over the safety of Chinese the Hurricane Centre’s spokesman. “Effective food, drug and toy exports. immediately, Ed Rappaport will serve as acting director A chemical additive to on an interim basis.” pet food caused the deaths Rappaport, a veteran hurricane forecaster, was the or illnesses of pets in the Centre's deputy director. — MNA/Reuters United States, sparking An engineer prepares a hot-air balloon during a greater attention to competition in Changchun, capital of northeast Chinese export and quality China’s Jilin Province on 8 July, 2007. INTERNET controls.— MNA/Reuters Two New York Police officers shot in Brooklyn N EW Y ORK, 10 July—Two New York extremely critical condition, while the Police Department officers were shot other officer, Herman Yan, 26, was shot during a routine traffic stop in the Crown in the left forearm and in the chest area of Heights section of Brooklyn early his bulletproof vest, police said. Monday morning, local media reported. “One will recover and one is clinging to The two officers were on patrol when, life,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at at 2:30 am (0630 GMT), they pulled a news conference. “I ask all New Yorkers over a black SUV that they thought had to pray for their recovery.” A police been stolen and were fired upon from source said investigators believe there were the car, the police said. One of the three people in the SUV, and two of them Giant panda Tai Shan walks towards a special fruit-filled ice treat presented officers was able to return fire, police fired on the officers during the traffic stop to it by zoo staff to celebrate its birthday at the National Zoo in Washington, said. Officer Russell Timoshenko, 23, at the corner of Lefferts Boulevard and on 9 July, 2007.—XINHUA was shot twice in the face and was in Rogers Avenue.—MNA/Xinhua

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E C O N O M I C N E W S HKIA names Asia-Pacific’s most efficient airport

HONG KONG, 10 July— in the travel industry, are a field of 30 major Asian Hong Kong International a testament to the hard airports. Conducted by Airport (HKIA) has won work and dedication of international aviation the Airport Transport the 60,000 people who experts, the Global Airport Research Society’s 2007 comprise the airport Benchmarking Project Asia-Pacific Airport community,” said Stanley measured productivity Efficiency Excellence Hui, chief executive and efficiency, costs and Award for its outstanding officer of Airport Autho- competitiveness, financial efficiency and service, the rity Hong Kong. results and airport charges. Airport Authority Hong “Every day, we and our HKIA was nominated The Brokdorf nuclear power plant is seen in Brokdorf, near Hamburg, Kong said in a statement business partners at HKIA for the Best International on 8 July, 2007. —XINHUA on Sunday. deliver an efficient, Airport award by a panel Meanwhile, HKIA has friendly and customer- of travel industry experts. Switzerland recognizes won the Best International focused experience for our The final award was Airport Prize in the 2007 passengers and business determined in a polling China as market economy TravelWeekly (Asia) partners,” he added. process that saw readers Industry Awards, it said. HKIA won the Airport of TravelWeekly maga- GENEVA, 10 July— vulnerable to rows over further agreed, it said, to “These awards, which Transport Research zine cast more than Switzerland has re- tariffs applied to Chinese bolster protection of were presented by both Society award after 160,000 individual votes. cognized China as a goods. intellectual property rights academics and our peers receiving the top score in MNA/Xinhua market economy, easing The Swiss move shows by setting up a regular the way for an expansion its “objective and just dialogue through a work- of trade between the two evaluation of China’s ing group of government Iran, Iraq to build first joint nations, their governments development of a market and industry represen- said on Monday. economy, and will lay an tatives from the two power plant in Baghdad Statements issued after even firmer foundation for countries. TEHERAN, 10 July—Iran Ministry, is obliged to to supply two districts talks in Beijing on Sunday creating a fair environ- This is a key issue for and Iraq officially signed establish the 315-mega- inhabited by the low- between Switzerland’s ment for the compre- Switzerland’s phar- an agreement on Sunday watt power plant in Sadr income strata of Sadr City, Economic Affairs Min- hensive development of maceutical and watch- to set up their first joint City, a suburban area of Ebadzadeh told IRNA. ister Doris Leuthard and China-Swiss economic making industries who power plant in the Iraqi Baghdad. The project is to cost Chinese Minister of and trade ties”, Bo said in have been urging the capital of Baghdad, the The Iranian side has 150 million US dollars, he Commerce Bo Xilai, said a statement issued in government to make more official IRNA news agency agreed to implement the said. they also agreed to work Beijing. efforts to protect their reported. project in almost two years MNA/Xinhua towards a free trade pact. A statement from products from piracy. The agreement was Switzerland, an Leuthard’s ministry in the The Swiss statement signed by Managing export-dependent country Swiss capital Berne said said the ministers also Director of Iranian SANIR which is not a member of the two sides also decided agreed to set up another Company Reza Ebad- the 27-member European “to conduct internal working group to help zadeh and the Iraqi Deputy Union, is the 75th nation feasibility studies towards Swiss businesses invest in Electricity Minister Salam around the world but only a possible free trade China and to attract al-Qazaz. the third in Europe as a agreement... at some point Chinese investors to Based on the agree- whole to designate China in the future”. Switzerland. ment, SANIR Company, as a market economy. Leuthard and Bo had MNA/Reuters affiliated to Iran’s Energy The United States and the EU — which argue that the state plays too A Brilliance car at a great a role in China’s Beijing exhibition. economic affairs — have not yet done so, leaving INTERNET the Asian powerhouse Apple to launch Nano-based iPhone

BEIJING, 11 July—The displaying illuminated new model will likely be enthusiasm of die-hard symbols that could change controlled by a scroll Apple fans can gear up for depending on the mode wheel and might have the next product release - in use. limited functionality. - a less expensive version The companydesignes Long lines of people of iPhone based on the themodel along the lines turned out 29 June when iPod Nano music player oftheiPod nano and US sales began for the later this year, saida JP prices it at 300 dollars or iPhone, a mobile phone A customer looks over Morgan report Tuesday. lower, said Kevin Chang, with a music player and the Apple iPhone at the Apple Inc plans to an analyst at JP Morgan. Web browser. Analysts introduce the new type of Unlike the current have estimated that sales Apple store in San iPhone, which is described iPhone, which is con- in the first weekend were Chinese Taipei pop singer, Jay Chou, performs at Francisco, California. as a handheld device trolled by a 3.5 widescreen as high as 700,000 units. the concert dedicated to campus ballads, at Beijing’s INTERNET with a circular touch pad touch screen display, the Internet Century Theatre, on 8 July, 2007.—INTERNET

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Chinese V-PM calls for improved management of Qinghai-Tibet railway

BEIJING, 10 July— project of the Golmud- without serious accidents, Chinese Vice-Premier Lhasa section passed said Zeng. Zeng Peiyan said the national acceptance re- Managing the railway management of the Qing- view. is “more difficult and hai-Tibet railway should The railway stretches arduous” than building it, be further improved to 1,956 kilometres from said Zeng, adding that ensure safe operation and Xining, capital of Qing- railway departments better environmental pro- hai, to Lhasa, capital of should improve their tection. Tibet, with the project of services and transportation Zeng made the remarks the 1,142-kilometre efficiency. at the 10th meeting of the Golmud-Lhasa section Safety measures and Qinghai-Tibet railway being built from 2001 to environmental protection Chinese stars Tong Yao, Yan Kuan, Chi Shuai and a group of celebrities, construction group held on 2006. work must be strengthened who are die-heart fans of Transformers attended the premiere of 7 and 8 July, on which the The Xining-Golmud along the railway. “Transformers” in Beijing at the Wanda Theatre on Tuesday. —INTERNET section was completed in The opening of the Fuel truck crash kills 13 1984. railway should be con- Since going into sidered as a rare oppor- in southeast Iran operation in July 2006, tunity for social and TEHERAN, 11 July— An explosion in southeast Iran the railway had carried economic development of killed 13 people when trucks smuggling gasoline 2.6 million passengers Qinghai Province and crashed on Tuesday, a police official was quoted by the and 13 million tons of Tibet Autonomous Regi- official IRNA news agency as saying. cargo, going through the on, said Zeng. Police General Salah Asgarpour said the accident test of seasonal changes MNA/Xinhua occurred when a truck carrying smuggled gasoline lost Five people killed in control and ploughed into three other trucks also carrying smuggled material, including gasoline and fabrics. landslide in south “There was a fireball in the place of the accident in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan,” Philippines Asgarpour said. Three people were injured, he added. MANILA, 10 July— Five people were killed, Iran has one of the highest road accident rates in the including a pregnant woman, after heavy rains triggered world. Frequent crashes are blamed on poor police a landslide in a famous goldrush area in the southern supervision, poor quality roads and reckless driving. Philippines, officials said on Tuesday. MNA/Reuters Franco Tito, a village captain on Mount Diwata, Heavy rains kill 11 about 600 miles (965 kilometres) south of Manila, said the victims were killed in an avalanche of boulders in Central India and soil while eating dinner on Monday evening. One of the victims was four months pregnant, a NEW DELHI,10 July— of MP as torrential police spokesman said. At least 11 people have monsoon rains continued The lure of gold has attracted tens of thousands of been killed and six women for the third consecutive small-scale miners to Mount Diwata, or Diwalwal as are feared to have been day Monday. A model displays a A worker herds it is commonly known, honeycombing its rocky soil washed away by a swollen Revenue Minister creation as part of with a warren of tunnels and making their settlements river in Central India’s Kamal Patel told IANS chickens at the susceptible to landslides. Madhya Pradesh (MP) that the Indian Army has fashion desinger grassland in Hami, The 8,100-hectare reservation is believed to have region following heavy been urged to help the Farhad Re during his Northwest China’s the richest gold deposit in the Philippines, according rains, Indo-Asian News civilian administration to Fall/Winter 2008 to the government. — MNA/Reuters Service (IANS) reported carry out relief and Xinjiang Uygur “Psyco Couture” Monday. rehabilitation work in Autonomous Region, Eight people died Harda area, where 20 collection in Rome on Three killed, 10 injured in on 9 July, 2007. Sunday evening in Ho- villages were submerged 9 July, 2007. shangabad District when a by floodwater. XINHUA Malaysian pile-up accident XINHUA jeep in which they were MNA/Xinhua KUALA LUMPUR, 10 July— An elderly woman and travelling overturned while her two children have been killed while 10 others crossing the over-flowing injured in an accident involving five vehicles, local river Denwa. media reported on Monday. Earlier Sunday, a child V Neelaveney, 64, and her children S Poongody, drowned in Harda District 36, and S Chandra Mohan, 42, in a car, were on their while two children died way from their house in Merlimau, Malacca State to after being struck by Kuala Lumpur when the accident happened on the lightning in Ratlam. The expressway on Sunday. feared deaths of women Their two other family members who were also in were reported from Harda. the car escaped with minor injuries. With rivers in spate and The collision also involved an express bus, which many roads submerged in was on its way from Malacca to Kuala Lumpur, a van towns, normal life was and two other cars, said a police spokesman. paralyzed in Harda, It is believed that one of the cars was hit from Rajgarh, Khandwa, Betul, behind by another car. Indore and Jhabua districts MNA/Xinhua

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5th cash donation to Grow more trees to mitigate monastery in Paris

global warming YANGON, 11 July — Donors are invited to attend the 5th cash donation ceremony for construction of a Rector U Win Kyi -1 Myanmar monastery in Paris, France, to be held at Wizaya Mingala Dhamma Hall near Kaba Aye Cave here on 13 July. The article “Con- next day. species, the average mean groups do the same job Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Com- certed efforts to mitigate If you and your rela- annual increment-MAI of as you have done, their mittee Abhidhaja Maha Rathta Guru Abhidhaja Agga global warming” states tives and friends totalling a tree plantation varies work will reduce 50,000 Maha Saddhamma Jotika Magway Sayadaw Bhaddanta that global warming is 54 grow ten saplings each from 1.5 cubic tons to 9.4 metric tons of Kumara will deliver a sermon and Ashin Nandasiri, a missionary to France, will explain conditions of the the result of the increase with your persuasion, the cubic tons. If the MAI of carbondioxide from the monastery, which is under construction in Paris. in the emission of green- 540 trees you and your the 540 trees is at about atmosphere annually till More information related to construction of the house gases including group have planted equal four cubic tons that equal the trees they have monastery is available at 09 5192468, 09 5197474, 09 carbondioxide into the the number of trees that 2.84 metric tons of wood grown become too old. 5002983. — MNA atmosphere; that green are cultivated 9-ft apart containing 1.42 tons of Moreover, you can plants turn on an acre of forest plan- carbon, it means that your cut down the trees you Every village in Magway carbondioxide and wa- tation. In other words, you 540 trees absorb 5.21 met- have planted after five ter into food using en- have established a one- ric tons of carbondioxide years. If you grow one Division gets library ergy obtained from sun acre tree plantation. Don’t from the air to form 2.84 acre annually, you can YANGON, 11 July — Cash and books were do- light for their existence; worry about space prob- tons of wood within a extract the trees on five- nated to Information and Public Relations Department that they absorb 1.63 year. year rotation. This proc- lem. You can grow trees on 6 July to mark the completion of establishment of grams of carbondioxide in the compound of your So, you and your rela- ess will not generate any libraries in all villages in Magaway Division. from the atmosphere to house, a monastery or a tives and friends have negative effects on the The donation ceremony was held at the City Hall make one gram of pagoda or on either side helped reduce five tons annual volume of in Magway, and Chairman of Magway Division Peace and Development Council Col Phone Maw Shwe biomass. The article ap- of a road. You do not need of carbondioxide from the carbondioxide that trees donated K 12.7 million to the libraries and 18 sets of peared in Kyemon daily to have a stretch of one- air to mitigate global are absorbing. computers worth K 21.5 million to be used in e- on 5 June 2007 and in acre vacant land. warming. And if other As the atmosphere libraries of district IPRDs in the division through Myanma Alin daily the Depending on tree 10,000 like-minded covers the whole earth, Director-General of IPRD U Chit Naing. your efforts will benefit Afterwards, U Chit Naing donated 3,950 books and officials of Magway Division PDC 10 TVs and not only the nation, but As the atmosphere covers the whole earth, 10,000 periodicals to self-reliant libraries in the divi- your efforts to grow trees will benefit not only also the entire mankind sion through officials concerned. of the planet. As a ges- Director-General of IPRD U Chit Naing also the nation, but also the entire mankind of the ture hailing the tree met with heads of division offices of IPRD and called planting month, I would for maintenance of self-reliant libraries in the division. planet. As a gesture hailing the tree planting MNA like to urge all to grow month, I would like to urge all to grow trees to trees to mitigate global No confidence and interest mitigate global warming. warming. (Translation: TMT) in NLD and its leaders No longer wish to stand as Monsoon sales promotion at Gamonepwint Shopping Mall party members Three members of Sagaing YANGON, 11 July — wears to the customers at sales promotion was go and patronize the sales Township resign from NLD A monsoon sales promo- the sales promotion from packed with the visitors. promotion. YANGON, 11 July — Three members namely tion is being held at Friday to Sunday. The Those interested should MNA Gamonepwint Shopping U Mya Win Gyi, U Win and U Mya Maung of Mall in Myenigon here Sagaing Township National League for Democracy from 16 June to 15 July. of Sagaing Division resigned from the party of their During the promo- own volition, sending their resignation letters to tion period, a wide vari- NLD Headquarters and local authorities concerned ety of international qual- on 4 July. ity men’s and women’s In their resignation letters sent to Sagaing wears, children’s clothes Division Multi-party Democracy General Election and fashion items are on Subcommission, they said that they had no confi- sale at up to 50 per cent dence and interest in the party and its leaders and discount. they no longer wished to stand as party members. Fashion models Opening of monsoon sales promotion of Gamonepwint Shopping Mall That was why they resigned from the party of their were demonstrating in progress. — MNA own volition, they said. — MNA

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Indian delegation leaves Secretary-1 Lt-Gen for Mandalay Thein Sein NAY PYI TAW, 11 the Indian Armed Forces, Nay Pyi Taw Airport by welcomes July — A goodwill accompanied by Indian Commander of Nay Pyi delegation led by General Defence Attaché Col Taw Command Maj-Gen Foreign Officer Commanding-in- Manoj Mukund Mara- Wai Lwin and wife Daw Minister of Chief, Lieutenant-General vane, left here by air for Swe Swe Oo, senior KS Jamwal, AVSM, Mandalay this morning. military officers of the Sri Lanka VSM, of Eastern The Indian command headquarters Mr Rohitha Command (Kolkata) of delegation was seen off at and station. — MNA Bogolla- gama in Nay Pyi Taw. (News on page-1)

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Minister attends ceremony of World Population Day for 2007 NAY PYI TAW, 11 Vice-President Dr Daw representative Mr Daniel Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin sees off General Officer July — A ceremony to Tin Lin Myint of Myanmar B Baker to those in essay Commanding-in-Chief Lt-Gen KS Jamwal, AVSM, VSM, of Eastern mark World Population Maternal and Child competition. Day for 2007, jointly- Welfare Association to After the Command (Kolkata) and party at Nay Pyi Taw Airport. — MNA organized by the Ministry those in poster competition ceremony, Minister Maj- Minister receives guest NAY P YI T AW, 11 July — Minister for Industry- 1 U Aung Thaung received President General Manager Mr Zhao Qin Lei of Shandong Boshan Yin Shan Porcelain Co Ltd of the People’s Republic of China at his office here yesterday. Also present at the call were directors-general of the departments and the managing director of the Myanma Ceramics Industries under the ministry. MNA VOV delegation arrives YANGON, 11 July Vietnam (VOV) arrived — Under the cooperation here by air on 9 July of Immigration and (open class); Deputy Gen Maung Maung Swe programme between evening. Minister Maj-Gen Radio the Voice of They were Population and UNFPA, Minister for Immigration and guests viewed the Maung Maung Swe was held at the City Hall and Population Brig-Gen documentary photos on Vietnam (VOV) and welcomed at Yangon delivers an address of Nay Pyi Taw Win Sein to those in poster display in the hall. Next, Myanma Radio and International Airport by at a ceremony to Development Committee competition (level-4); Minister Maj-Gen Maung Television, a four- Director (Broadcasting) U mark World this morning, with an Deputy Minister for Social Maung Swe together with member delegation led by Ko Ko Htway of MRTV Population Day. address by Minister for Welfare, Relief and diplomats and resident Mr Pham Duy Hung of and officials. MNA Immigration and Resettlement Brig-Gen representatives and prize the Radio the Voice of MNA Population Maj-Gen Kyaw Myint to those in winners posed for a Maung Maung Swe. poster competition documentary photo. First, Minister (level-2) and resident MNA Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe made a speech on the occasion and then resident Mr Daniel representative Mr Daniel B Baker B Baker of UNFPA to reads Myanmar read out the message message sent by Executive Director Ms Thoraya sent by Abmed Obaid of UNFPA. Executive Next, Minister Director of Maj-Gen Maung Maung UNFPA Swe presented prizes to Ms winners in color photo Thoraya competition; Vice- President Daw Khin Lay Obaid. Myint of Myanmar MNA The delegation of Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) being welcomed Women’s Affairs by officials at Yangon International Airport. — MNA Federation to those in quiz;

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F&R, PBANRDA, Information win in First Nay Pyi Taw Inter- Ministry Football Tournament

NAY PYI TAW, 11 July venue in the afternoon. heads and staff. — Ministry of Finance and At Lewe Township Ministry of Religious Revenue team eased Sportsground, Ministry of Affairs team and Ministry through Ministry of Foreign Information team stunned of Defence team will meet Affairs team 8-0 in the first Ministry of Hotels and in the morning match, and round of the First Nay Pyi Tourism team 4-0 in the Ministry of Social Welfare, Taw Inter-Ministry afternoon. Relief and Resettlement Football Tournament at Among the spectators team and Ministry of Sports Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence accepts cash donated by a Paunglaung Sports Ground were Minister for team in the afternoon match wellwisher. — MNA in Pyinmana this morning. Information Brig-Gen at Paunglaung Sports Likewise, Ministry of Kyaw Hsan, Minister for ground tomorrow. At Lewe Trust funds set up for child patients… Progress for Border Areas Finance and Revenue Maj- Township Sportsground, (from page 16) To ensure a fall in the which are curable diseases. and National Races and Gen Hla Tun, Deputy Ministry of Health team The government is maternal mortality rate and Now, dengue Development Affairs team Minister for Hotels and will play against Attorney- taking all necessary infant mortality rate is an hemorrhagic fever is beat Ministry of Home Tourism Brig-Gen Aye General’s Office team in measures for improvement indicator of the Millennium common, and without any Affairs team 3-2 at the same Myint Kyu, departmental the afternoon. — MNA of the health sector. The Development Goals. The effective treatment, the National Health Plan infant mortality is largely infant mortality rate can get Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aye embodies the programme due to pneumonia, high. So, it is needed to set Myint Kyu watch a football match of Ministry of Information and to upgrade the present diarrhoea, measles, and up trust funds for providing Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. — MNA hospitals. dengue hemorrhagic fever, better health care. Yangon Division has formed work committee and subcom- mittees for control of dengue hemorrhagic fever. The government and various programmes are providing medicines and medical equipment for mothers and children. However, it is still needed to launch a self-reliant system with the support of the people for adequate supply of medicines and medical equipment. So, trust fund for needy patients has been founded in every hospital. Meetings of Task Force Alternative Development He thanked the well- Minister inspects Nawnghkio wishers for donating and Task Force Law Enforcement commence medicines and medical equipment and cash and YANGON, 11 July — this morning. These meetings will hydropower project Under the arrangements of Deputy Director- continue up to 13 July. Yangon Division Union Also present at Solidarity and Develop- the ASEAN and China General of Myanmar Police NAY P YI T AW, 11 July hydropower project on 7 Cooperative Operations in Force Police Brig-Gen Zaw the meetings were ment Association for — Minister for Electric July. donating blood. Response to Dangerous Win, Coordinator Mr Keo Ambassadors of ASEAN Power No 1 Col Zaw Min First, Project Director countries and the People’s Lt-Gen Myint Swe Drugs-ACCORD, the Fifth Chhea of ASEAN inspected Nawnghkio U Myint Zaw and Deputy Secretariat and Senior Republic of China, urged respective adminis- Meeting of Task Force hydropower project, 29 Director (Geology) U Alternative Development Adviser Mr Qianrong diplomats, representatives trative bodies, the Ministry miles and two furlongs Kyaw Nyein briefed the and the Sixth Meeting of Wang to UNODC Regional of ASEAN countries, PRC, of Health and other relevant South of Nawnghkio in minister and party on Task Force Law Center for East Asian and UNODC, ASEAN ministries, social organiza- Enforcement were opened the Pacific from Bangkok Secretariat and Shan State (North) feasibility study and tions, and the people to at Parkroyal Hotel, here, delivered addresses. INTERPOL. — MNA through Yeywa geographical condition work together to contribute and flow of water in the towards the State’s health river. policy, uplift public health After hearing the standard and provide better reports, the minister gave child health care. instructions on Wellwishers made requirement of the project cash donations to the child and feasibility study. patients through Lt-Gen Nawnghkio hydro- Myint Swe, Yangon power project is located Division PDC Chairman on Dokhtawady River, 25 Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Hla miles upstream of Yeywa Htay Win, Vice-Chairman hydropower project. of Yangon City The technicians Development Committee are conducting feasibility Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa Police Brig-Gen Zaw Win delivers an address at opening ceremony of 5th Meeting of Task study to implement the and officials. Force Alternative Development and 6th Meeting of Task Force Law Enforcement. — MNA project.— MNA MNA

12-7-07 NL 9 8/5/18, 01:17 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 July, 2007 Plan under way to cultivate 550,000 acres … Fingerlings released into (from page 16) important role for the cultivate sunflower and Ayeyawady River authorities and officials to emergence of a modern and bean as mix-crops. coordinate their tasks to developed democratic Officials are to strive for prevent against floods at nation. Furthermore, the implementation of the plan Sittoung and Myitmakha border areas and national to cultivate 550,000 acres valleys and its surrounding races development plan, the of edible oil crops including areas. 24 special regions extension of 150,000 acres On completion of flood development plan and the in 2007-08 in Bago prevention and land five rural development tasks Division for ensuring reclamation tasks, 110,000 are being undertaken, and edible oil sufficiency of the acres of land can be the long-term economic plan division. Furthermore, he reclaimed for monsoon is being implemented for stressed the need to plant paddy in Sittoung Valley development of agriculture, physic nut on commercial and surrounding areas in livestock breeding, scale. In accord with the Bago Division (East) and commercial and industrial directives of the 17,000 acres of land for sectors. At present, progress government, efforts are to monsoon paddy in of these sectors can be be made for cultivation of Myitmakha Valley and witnessed. Hence, depart- 500,000 acres of physic nut surrounding areas in Bago mental personnel and local in three years. In Division (West). people are to harmoniously conclusion, Lt-Gen Khin USDA Secretary-General U Htay Oo and Col Phone Maw Shwe release In Bago, they met implement the assigned Maung Than urged fingerlings into Ayeyawady River. — MNA departmental officials, plans. departmental personnel to members of social He stressed the need to make field trips to grass- NAY PYI TAW, 11 Department, was held at of Magway Division PDC organizations and grow 10 major crops, root levels for gaining July — With the Kandawgyi jetty, Magway Col Phone Maw Shwe. townselders. perennial and new crops for success in five rural supervision of Magway Division on 7 July. Arrangements are After hearing the ensuring surplus food and development tasks. Division Peace and Present on the being made for releasing a reports of officials, Lt-Gen for exporting these products. Afterwards, they Development Council, a occasion were Secretary- total of 13.5 million Khin Maung Than gave Despite ensuring food cordially greeted those ceremony to put fish into General of the Union fingerlings into the dams instructions. He said that the sufficiency in rice present. Ayeyawady River, Solidarity and of Magway Division this Government is carrying out production, the country Next, Lt-Gen Khin organized by Magway Development Association year. tasks for ensuring peace and still needs to meet the Maung Than and party Division Fisheries U Htay Oo and Chairman MNA stability and prevailing law production target of edible viewed maintenance tasks and order, developing State oil and fuel. Therefore, it being carried out along Nay First Meeting of Joint Commission for economy and human is necessary to extend Pyi Taw-Yangon Road. resources that play an edible oil crops and to MNA Bilateral Cooperation between Myanmar and UNFPA Resident Representative calls Sri Lanka organized NAY PYI TAW, 11 They discussed the interest and drafted the on NPED Minister July — The First Meeting issue of bilateral agreed minutes for of the Joint Commission for cooperation and adopted recommendation to the Bilateral Cooperation the minutes of the meeting meeting of the joint between the Union of recommended by the SOM commission. Myanmar and the leaders. After conclusion of The Sri Lankan Democratic Socialist the meeting, the two minister and party Republic of Sri Lanka was ministers signed the Agreed proceeded to Yangon from held at the Ministry of Minutes of the First Nay Pyi Taw this afternoon Foreign Affairs, here, this Meeting of the Joint and then they left for Sri morning, with opening Commission for Bilateral Lanka. address by the two Co- Cooperation between They were seen off Chairmen of the Joint Myanmar and Sri Lanka. at Yangon International Commission Minister for Yesterday, the Airport by Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Senior Officials’ Meeting Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win and Sri Lankan between Myanmar and Sri Win, Director-General U Minister of Foreign Affairs Lanka held at Royal Hla Myint of International Mr Rohitha Bogollagama. Kumudra Hotel in Nay Pyi Organizations and Minister U Soe Tha receives Resident Representative of UNFPA It was attended by Taw. The two delegations Economic Department and the Myanmar and the Sri discussed a wide range of officials. Mr Daniel B Baker. — MNA Lankan delegations. bilateral issues of mutual MNA NAY PYI TAW, 11 July for National Planning and Also present at the call — Mr Daniel B Baker, Economic Development U were Deputy Minister Col Resident Representative of Soe Tha at the minister’s Thurein Zaw and depart- UNFPA, called on Minister office here today. mental officials.— MNA Mines Minister greets gem merchants YANGON, 11 July — Patron of inspecting sales of jade, gems and pearl Central Committee for Organizing the lots through tender. Myanma Gems, Jade and Pearl Special At MCC, a total of 716 lots of Sales Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn jade were sold today. From 6 July to date, Myint, accompanied by Vice-Chairman 3,737 lots of jade have been sold. The of the Central Committee Col Kyaw remaining jade lots will be sold tomorrow. Kyaw Tun and Secretary Managing A total of 4,055 gem merchants Director U Thein Swe of Myanma Gems — 527 at home and 2,411 abroad — have Enterprise, cordially greeted gem arrived here and attended the Myanma merchants at Myanmar Convention Gems, Jade and Pearl Special Sales. More Centre on Mindhamma Road in gem merchants will arrive here to the Merchants evaluate value of gems at Jade, Gems and Mayangon Township this afternoon after sales. — MNA Pearl Special Sales. — MNA

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Interpol chief blasts Britain Roche antibiotic plus calcium may McCain’s top cooperation on terrorism endanger babies, says US report two aides BLOOMBERG, 11 July— Babies are at increased quit 2008 LONDON, 11 July — Britain’s counter-terrorism efforts are “in the wrong risk of death if they are given Roche Holding AG’s century”, the head of Interpol said on Monday, accusing it of failing to share Rocephin along with products containing calcium, campaign information on militants and consult a vital global police database. according to the US Food and Drug Administration. WASHINGTON, 11 July The harsh and significant investigative foreign visitors against an Roche sent doctors a letter on the danger of — Republican John embarrassing criticism lead; the country con- Interpol global database administering calcium within 48 hours of using McCain’s top two aides from Ronald Noble, boss sulting Interpol would containing details of more Rocephin, an injectable antibiotic, after reports of quit his struggling of the 186-nation police obtain no or incomplete than seven million lost and deaths of both premature and full- term babies. The presidential bid on organization, came as information; and those stolen passports. There FDA posted the letter on its Web site today. Tuesday, dealing a sharp investigations into a individuals on the UK was a “clear link between Rocephin is prescribed to treat gonorrhea, blow to the Arizona suspected al-Qaeda car terrorist watch list would stolen passports and al- bacterial septicemia, urinary tract infections, and senator and casting the bomb plot involving remain free to plan and carry Qaeda-linked terrorist acute ear infections, according to the letter from the future of his 2008 cam- Indian and Arab medics out more terrorist attacks.” activity”, he told the BBC. Basel, Switzerland-based drugmaker. paign in doubt. stretched from Britain as Noble also slammed a “The UK’s anti- Ear infections are a common childhood The campaign an- far as Australia. failure by British au- terrorist effort is in the illness. Antibiotics are recommended for children nounced the resignations Prime Minister Gordon thorities to systematically wrong century.” under the age of two with ear infections, according to of manager Terry Nelson Brown has stressed the check the passports of MNA/Reuters the National Institutes of Health. — Internet need for countries to ex- and longtime chief strategist John Weaver change information on sus- The special plane that while McCain was on the pected militants, but Noble brings back Team said Britain was not passing Senate floor defending Alinghi in Switzerland is on such data. President George W “The UK has not sprayed with water by the Bush’s strategy in Iraq. shared its terrorist watch airport fire brigade “I believe that our list with Interpol,” he said during a ceremony at military in cooperation in an open letter on the Geneva airport on 8 with Iraqi security forces organization’s website, July, 2007. Alinghi won is making progress in a www.interpol.int. the 32nd America’s Cup number of areas. In other He said this could have on Tuesday, beating areas they are not,” damaging consequences if Team New Zealand by McCain said as the Senate other countries approached launched a new debate one second in a thrilling Interpol for information on on the future of the suspects. seventh race to take the increasingly unpopular “The UK might lose a series 5-2. — INTERNET Iraq war. — MNA/Reuters

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12-7-07 NL 12 8/5/18, 01:17 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 July, 2007 13 pvaer;®Pc\. eKt\m^P∑M>‘Pi;tui;tk\eqa Nuic\cMeta\”k^; tv\eSak\AM. Fruit, fish protect teens’ lung function BEIJING, 10 July — A graders from the United lining the airways, their lung function later in new research published States and Canada over a resulting in lower average life,” Burns warned, Tuesday in the US journal course ofone year. lung-function scores.And “Don’t be surprised in Chest finds that teens with The research finds that those who had low intake your 20s and 30s if you the lowest intake of fruit one-third subjects had of omega 3 fatty acid-rich had those problems earlier and fish are more likely to dietary shortfalls when it foods, especially fish, are on.”“I think vitamin have asthma and res- came to consumption of 37 percent more likely to supplements are fine. I piratory symptoms such fruits, vegetables, vita- have increased levels of think adding vitamin D to as wheezing. mins A and E, beta- chronic bronchitic symp- orange juice is fine. I do The research is led by carotene and omega-3 toms. “This is a time in think there are benefits that Jane Burns and her fatty acids. their lives when they we don’t fully understand colleagues at the Harvard Burns said that the should all have good lung to eating whole foods like School of Public Health antioxidant properties in function, and they may not fruits and vegetables and in Boston, who surveyed vitamins C and E found in be obtaining optimal lung fish,” she added. and tested 2112 12th- fruit likely protect cells function. This may affect Internet Dell launches “Vostro” for small business market

BEIJING, 11 July — puters designed to sim- Dell gained a larger share plify tech support to of the small business small business with 25 or market Tuesday by fewer employees. Vostro, launching the “Vostro’ a Latin word meaning brand of notebook and “yours,” joins Dell’s desktop personal com- existing product lines, which include Inspiron for FDA: No strong link between consumers, the Latitude and Optiplex for large companies, and the XPS lycopene, reduced cancer risk for gamers. BEIJING,11 July — the beneficial effects on interpreted as con- Vostro PCs will come The Vostro 200. There is no strong link products containing to- firmation that tomatoes with a suite of subscrip- between eating lycopene matoes. are not beneficial in tion-based services and a Vista or XP operating The systems include and a reduced risk of “The analysis found no preventing prostate dedicated tech support systems, but won’t come three notebooks with certain cancers, the US credible evidence that cancer, Dr Edward Gio- staff, said Frank Muehle- with any so-called screens ranging from 14 to Food and Drug Admini- lycopene, either in food or vannucci of the Harvard man, senior vice president “trialware,” or sample 17 inches and starting station (FDA) concluded in a dietary supplement, School of Public Health of Dell’s small and versions of software that prices from 449 to 799 Tuesday inthejournal of was associated with wrote in an editorial medium business group. expire after a few weeks dollars. A desktop version the National Cancer reduced risk of any of the accompanying the report. Vostro systems will be or months, Muehleman will be available starting Institute. cancers evaluated,” said The FDA report al- available with Windows said. at 319.— Internet FDA evaluated 145 chief researcher Claudine so acknowledged there studies of lycopene, Kavanaugh and his was “limited evidence” tomato, or tomato product colleagues of the FDA’s showing an association West Nile virus spreads in California intake and cancer risk Center for Food Safety between reduced rates of LOS ANGELES, 10 July - virus. good for the virus,” said when some US tomato and Applied Nutrition, prostate, ovarian, gastric West Nile virus has No other county has Stan Husted, a supervising growers and retailers College Park, Maryland. and pancreatic cancers and already spread to 26 reported human cases so public health biologist asked permission to But the FDA’s con- eating tomatoes. counties in California, far this year, but health with the California include labels advertising clusions should not be Internet infecting three people, officials warn that high Department of Public health officials confirmed temperatures that have hit Health. “What we want is on Tuesday. much of the state could to have fewer cases than The spread prompted prompt a more rapid last year, not more.” health officials to call on spread of the disease than The disease is named the public to take last year. after the West Nile district aggressive preventive Sixty new cases of dead of Uganda, where the virus measures, including birds testing positive for was first isolated; it is immunizing their animals, the virus were reported last commonly found in Africa draining standing water, week across the state, and Asia. —Internet putting screens on according to the Los windows and doors and Angeles Times. The best time preventing mosquito bites. West Nile virus, All three infected unheard of in California to plant a tree people were reported in before 2002, is now Kern County which leads endemic in California and was 20 years in the number of cases there is no hope of reported of the mosquito- eradicating it. It spreads ago. An image of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is projected on a screen borne disease. most rapidly in July and as he performs onstage during a concert of the band’s “A Bigger Bang” The county also August. The second best reported 41 dead birds that “The hot spells we are European Tour in Budva on 9 July, 2007. —XINHUA tested positive for the having now are definitely time is now.

12-7-07 NL 13 8/5/18, 01:17 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 12 July, 2007 China thrash Malaysia 5-1 in Group C opener S P O R T S KUALA LUMPUR, 11 July — China ing Malaysia to score after leading looping header in the final minute. stormed to an emphatic 5-1 victory 4-0. China’s goal rush began after China play their next match on over Asian Cup co-hosts Malaysia just 15 minutes when striker Han Sunday against Iran, who open on Tuesday, putting on the most Peng headed in Wang Dong’s high their Group C campaign against impressive display of the tourna- cross from the right after Malay- Uzbekistan on Wednesday. ment so far as they cruised to vic- sia's defence was split open by some MNA/Reuters tory in their Group C opener. dynamic approach play. The 2004 runners-up became the Midfielder Shao Jiayi, who plays first of the favoured teams to score for Energie Cottbus in the German a victory in the tournament after Bundesliga, doubled the lead after Australia and defending champions 36 minutes with another free header. Japan were held to respective 1-1 Any hopes of a Malaysian come- draws by Oman and Qatar in their back were dashed six minutes after opening group matches. the break when Wang made it 3-0 Despite enjoying home advan- with a snap-shot from outside the Liu Xiang of China competes to win the men’s tage, Malaysia failed to emulate the box that deflected in off defender 110m hurdles at the IAAF Super Grand Prix performances of fellow southeast Fauzie Nan. athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, Asian co-hosts Vietnam and Indo- Han made it 4-0 with his second on 10 July, 2007. Liu Xiang won the victory of nesia, both of whom scored surprise goal of the match four minutes later, 110m hurdles here in 13.01 seconds, the season’s victories in their first games. when he turned in Mao Jianqing’s third-best time.—INTERNET Thailand are the other nation host- cross from the left. ing the 16-team tournament that Malaysia scored a consolation China’s Han Peng (L) plays a shoot Real Madrid agree deal for culminates with the final in Jakarta goal in the 73rd minute when sub- against Malaysia during the AFC on 29 July. stitute Indra Putra beat Li Leilei Asian Cup Group C soccer match Porto defender Pepe Although happy with the victory, with a low shot from the edge of the in Kuala Lumpur, capital city of China coach Zhu Guanghu said his penalty area, but Wang restored Malaysia, on 10 July, 2007.China MADRID, 11 July — Real Madrid reached an crushed Malaysia 5-1.—INTERNET agreement to sign Porto centre-back Pepe for a fee of team lost their discipline in allow- Chinas four-goal advantage with a up to 30 million euros on Tuesday. Security tightened Both clubs confirmed the deal with the Portuguese National League champions detailing the amount offered for the All-Star catcher at Asian Cup after 24-year-old Brazilian-born player, which makes him Russell Martin of the one of the world's most expensive defenders. Los Angeles Dodgers threat warnings (L) tags out American Pepe, who is set to sign a five-year contract, is the B ANGKOK, 11 July — Security arrange- second centre-back Real have signed in the close League All-Star Alex ments at the Asian Cup are being tight- season with German international Christoph Metzelder Rodriguez of the New ened after intelligence reports warned of due to be presented on Wednesday. York Yankees at home possible terrorist threats in two of the Real’s move for Pepe could signal the end of plate in the fourth four host nations. attempts to sign Romania defender Cristian Chivu inning of Major Police in Thailand have already beefed from AS Roma, with Fabio Cannavaro and Metzelder League Baseball’s up security in Bangkok after Army intel- already lined up for next season. All-Star Game in San ligence reports suggested separatists in The Spanish champions have moved quickly for Francisco, California, the rebellious Muslim south might take Pepe having unveiled Bernd Schuster as their new on 10 July, 2007. their insurgency to the capital. coach on Monday.— MNA/Reuters INTERNET The Australian Government has also warned its citizens to reconsider travel- Indonesia opens Cup campaign with Bahrain win Bellamy leaves ling to Indonesia, which will host the Asian Cup final on 29 July, because of JAKARTA, 11 July — Indonesia for- clearly with the ability of Indonesian Liverpool for West Ham the imminent threat of a terrorist attack. ward Bambang Pamungkas’s second- players.” LONDON, 11 July — Striker Craig Vietnam and Malaysia are the other half strike gave the Asian Cup co-hosts The home team had struck first in the Bellamy has joined West Ham United nations hosting the 16-team tournament. a 2-1 victory over Bahrain in a lively 14th minute after midfielder Utina from fellow English Premier League side Representatives of the Australian team, Group D opener on Tuesday. In swel- threaded a defence-splitting pass through Liverpool for 7.5 million pounds (15.11 who are playing their group matches in tering heat in the Gelora Bung Karno to Budi Sudarsono, who chested the ball million US dollars). Bangkok, were due to meet the Thailand stadium, both sides had chances as the beyond the goalkeeper and slotted home The 27-year-old Wales captain signed ambassador on Tuesday for a briefing on play swung swiftly from end to end. from inside the penalty area. a five-year deal. plans to protect players and spectators. But it was Pamungkas, who had trou- MNA/Reuters West Ham, who narrowly escaped rel- John Boultbee, the head of high per- bled the visitors with his trickery around egation last season, have been busy in the formance for the Australians, said he was the box, sealed Indonesia’s win 18 min- transfer market with Scott Parker also in constant contact with the government utes into the second half when he blasted joining in June from Newcastle United about the latest security situation and home a rebound after the Bahrain keeper for seven million pounds. was confident with the AFC's arrange- could only parry a ferocious Firman “I had a great experience at Liverpool ments. Utina shot onto the post. and I believe West Ham will benefit this “We’re monitoring it as we have been Indonesia coach Ivan Kolev played year, because I know I am a better player all along,” Boultbee told Reuters. tribute to his side's desire and said all the for it,” Bellamy told the team’s official “Every place we go, whether it be team played well. Web site. Europe or Asia or wherever, we’re con- “They wanted to win. They proved to “I’ve signed a five-year contract here stantly getting the latest information.” all of us that they can win,” Kolev told a and I will be here for the long term. I’ve “The government’s always very cau- post-match news conference, where he moved around a bit in recent years and tious and we listen to them.” also thanked the noisy home fans who now I want to settle.”— MNA/Reuters “Indonesia is a place where Austral- had filled much of the 88,000-capacity ians need to be a bit more vigilant... but Kim Clijsters, the retired Belgian stadium in the capital. we’ve had a full briefing security from tennis star and former world tennis Asked about his strategy for the game, the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) No 1, is expecting her first child, her he said: “We did study how Bahrain and we’re satisfied with the arrange- father said on Tuesday.—INTERNET played. And then we tried to anticipate ments.”— MNA/Reuters

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Asleep in Jesus U Khin Maung San (55) years Greek police break up Jude Ko Gyi (Ex St. Peter’s - Mandalay) LL.B(Yangon), LL.M (International Maritime Law) (Malta) human trafficking ring Deputy Assistant Director (Retd), Attorney's General Office National Legal Officer, UNHCR ATHENS, 11 July — profiting from illegal sexual One and only son of (U Ko Gyi-Daw Mya Thein) of Greek police said on activity. Mandalay; son-in-law of (U Lazum Yaw-Daw Jang Ma Lu) of Monday they had broken “Members of the gang Bhamo; beloved husband of Daw Lazum Mary residing at up a human trafficking ring were luring women from Building 370/4, Yankin Township, Yangon; father of Maung that forced women from these regions promising Sann Aung @ Duwa and Maung Kyaw Kyaw Aung @ Put Kyut; brother of Professor Dr Daw Khin May San, Dr Daw Eastern Europe and the them legal work and were Kyu Kyu San (USA)-(Dr U Toe Aye), Daw Rita Ba Saing Balkans to work as prosti- keeping them in several (F.A.O)-U Saw Matthew Ba Saing, Daw Wai Wai Sann-U tutes. apartments in Athens,” Khin Maung Win, Dr Mu Mu-Dr U Myo Thant, Daw Sabai- Nine people were Bougoudis said. U Saw Dickson, Daw Mie Mie Sann-Dr Maung Maung Htun arrested in Greece and two MNA/Reuters (USA) and Daw Yin Yin Sann-U Tin Htwe fell asleep in Jesus in Ukraine, charged with at 3.45 am on 10-7-2007 (Tuesday). Funeral service will be held at St. Jude Catholic Church at 2 pm on 12-7-2007 sexual exploitation, they (Thursday) and thence Yeway cemetery for entombment. said. (Cars will leave the resident at 1.30 pm.) They were still Bereaved family searching for seven other people abroad, helped by Interpol, the international Asleep in Jesus police agency. Paul Michael Carrapiett “Greek security forces Thursday, 12 July @Tun Tun Kyi uncovered members of an Tune in today (Aged 42) international criminal group 8:30 am Brief news that has been operating for 8:35 am Music: WEATHER Son of late Mr Ronald M. Carrapiett @ Michael the last two years,” Greek -If I only had the heart (Human Kyi (PAN AM/German Embassy) and Daw Winita police security chief Wednesday, 11 July, 2007 Nature) Drossos Bougoudis told Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 Shwe Wa (former UBA Chief Airhostess/ French 8:40 am Perspectives hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been Embassy), brother of Thida Kyi (Baby), Slept in reporters. 8:45 am Music: partly cloudy in Kayah State, lower Sagaing and Manda- “They were trafficking Jesus on 12th June 2007 in Perth, Western Australia, -Wanna be lay Divisions, rian have been isolated in Magway Divi- women from Eastern where you are sion, scattered in Shan and Rakhine States, upper Sagaing and buried on 15th June 2007 in Padbury, Western Europe and Balkans,” he (Steven Gately) Division, fairly widespread in Kachin State and wide- Australia. May his soul RIP. Relatives and friends said. 8:50 am National news / spread in the remaining States and Divisions with iso- Slogan please accept this only intimation. Three Ukrainian lated heavyfalls in Kachin and Rakhine States. The 9:00 am Music: noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Gwa (4.06) Bereaved family women, held against their -Take on me will in an Athens apartment, inches, Putao (3.50) inches, Hkamti (2.40) inches, (A 1) Kawthoung (1.97) inches and Dawei (1.93) inches. were freed and now in safe 9:05 am International Maximum temperature on 10-7-2007 was 85¡F. pn\;mn\\\\ \qs\\\\ \pc\\\\ \elqn\\\\ \>sc\\\\ \j\\\\ hands, police said. news Minimum temperature on 11-7-2007 was 73¡F. Rela- A further 62 people 9:10 am Music: tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 11-7-2007 was √y¥a√etatn\\\\\ ;s\\\\\ tiiiii r\\\\\ cWWWWW ln\\\\\ ;f"\\\\\ were arrested in a related -Take a chance 83%. Total sunshine hours on 10-7-2007 was (3) hours anti-vice raid and were on me (A Teen) approx. 1:30 pm News / Slogan Rainfall on 11-7-2007 was (0.28) inch at charged with facilitating and 1:40pm Lunch time Mingaladon, (0.11) inch at Kaba-Aye, (0.24) inch at music Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was 8:45 am 5:45 pm -Hello how are (70.08) inches at Mingaladon, (74.68) inches at Kaba- 9. Let’s Go 9. ÂkyÂkyp\\\\\ c∑∑∑∑∑ m¥a;r.\.\.\.\.\ >rc´´´´´ K\\\\\ nuuuuu q\\\\\ MMMMM you (No Mercy) 4:00 pm Aye and (71.89) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum 6:00 pm -I know what 1. Martial song wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (7) mph from 10. Evening news love is (Celine 4:15 pm Dion) Southwest at (17:30) hours MST on 10-7-2007. 2. Song to uphold 6:30 pm Every time it rain Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate in the North National Spirit 11. Weather report (Hozareth) Bay and strong in the Andaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. Thursday, 12 July 4:30 pm 6:35 pm 9:00pm Aspects of 3. English for Forecast valid until evening of 12-7-2007: Rain View on today 12. q^^r^^^ iieghaiii Myanamr Everyday Use will be widespread in Kachin and Rakhine States, 7:00 pm -The traditional 7:00 am 4:45 pm dances of our Taninthayi Division, fairly widespread in Mon and Kayin 1. Recitation of Parittas 4. Musical programme 13. Discovery Nationalities States, Yangon, Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions, scat- by Missionary 4:55 pm 7:05 pm 9:10pm Article tered in Chin and Shan States, upper Sagaing Division Sayadaw 5. Aew;qctk\\\\\ q˚˚˚˚˚ liiuuiuiiuu \\\\\ 14. Al˙˙˙˙˙t∑∑∑∑∑c\\\\\Ay√\\\\\Sc\\\\\.....Aq∑∑∑∑∑c\\\\\ 9:20pm Pourri and isolated in the remaining areas. Degree of certainty is U Ottamathara pvaer; Rpuuuuu mc\\\mc\\ q\\\\\ Âka; MMMÂka; MM tcenqv.\.\.\.\.\ m.\.\.\.\.\ tiiiii laknÊ^Ê^Ê^Ê^Ê^ \\\\\ -WHO says (80%). 7:25 am smoking could State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough sea qcKn\\\\\ ;sa\\\\\ 7:15 pm 2. To be healthy -pTmNs˙˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ kill 1 B this are likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along 15. Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MKa;zatMMMKa;zatM \lm\\\\ \;t\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ exercise (s;p^^^^^ a;er;pva∑∑∑∑∑ AT;‘p¨¨¨¨¨ ) century Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed in squalls {dtuuuuu yARiiiii y∑∑∑∑∑ fK¥s\\\\\ emt\\\\\ a}††††† may reach (35-40) mph. Sea will be moderate elsewhere 7:30 am (s;p^^^^^ a;er;pva∑∑∑∑∑ ) -Study says 3. Morning news (Apiuicuiuiuiu \;-2)\\\\ depression in Myanmar waters. 5:10 pm 7:40 am 8:00 pm treatment helps Outlook for subsequent two days: Moderate 4. Nice and sweet song 6. Cute little dancers reduce attempts Monsoon. 16. News 7:50 am 5:25 pm 9:30pm Favourite songs Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring 5. Dance of national 7. Musical programme 17. International news chosen by music areas for 12-7-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree races 5:35 pm 18. Weather report lovers of certainty is (60%). 8:00 am {cå;rs\\\\\m¥oiiiii;cå;_ _ _ 19. Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MKa;zatMMMKa;zatM \lm\\\\ \;t\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ -If you come to Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas At^^;p^^^ iiociiioc\\p\\\ ∑∑´´∑´∑∑´´ 8. 6. tiu>msa;}(Era'iuiuiuiu {kMÂkmMMMÂkmM µantµµµµ \qm\\\\ ^;}^^^^ me for 12-7-2007: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is 8:15 am Kiuciuiuiuiu \qc\\\\ \;Âkv\\\\ \'\\\\ empiu;Aiuiuiuiu i'iiii (Apiiuuciuiuiu \\;-19)\\\ -Any man of (80%).). 7. Dance variety mind Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas 8:30 am VVuiuiuiuiui siuiuiuiuiu miiiii '.\.\.\.\.\ mqkTa;)\\\\\ 20. The next day’s 9:45 pm News /Slogan for 12-7-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of 8. International news (dåRiukiuiuiuiu \ta-r\\\\ ´wc´´´´ \;n\\\\ ^)^^^^ programme 10:00 pm PEL certainty is (60%).

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12-7-07 NL 15 8/5/18, 01:17 AM 13th Waning of First Waso 1369 ME Thursday, 12 July, 2007 Lt-Gen Ye Myint and wife host dinner in honour of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command (Kolkata) of Indian Armed Forces

NAY PYI TAW, 11 July — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence and wife Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint hosted a dinner in honour of the goodwill delegation led by General Officer Commanding-in- Chief Lieutenant General KS Jamwal AVSM, VSM of Eastern Command (Kolkata) of Indian Armed Forces and wife at Myat Taw Win Hotel in hotel zone, here, yesterday evening. The dinner was also attended by Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin and wife Daw Swe Swe Oo, Vice-Chief of Armed Forces Train- ing Maj-Gen Zaw Win, Vice Adjutant-General Maj- Gen Hla Shwe, Vice Quartermaster-General Maj-Gen Khin Maung Tun and their wives, senior military officers and Indian Defence Attache Col Manoj Mukund Naravane. After the dinner, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and wife presented souvenirs to Lieutenant General KS Jamwal Lt-Gen Ye Myint hosts dinner in honour of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt-Gen KS AVSM, VSM, wife and party. Jamwal AVSM, VSM of Eastern Command (Kolkata) of Indian Armed Forces, and party at MNA Myat Taw Win Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw. — MNA Plan under way to cultivate 550,000 acres of edible oil crops including 150,000 extended acres in Bago Division in 2007-08

NAY PYI TAW, 11 July — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Minis- try of Defence, accompa- nied by Chairman of Bago Division PDC Com- mander of Southern Com- mand Maj-Gen Ko Ko, arrived at Nyaunglebin Township Irrigation De- partment yesterday. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than heard reports on forming of the committee and subcommittees for Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than meeting with departmental officials, social organizations and townselders in Bago. — MNA taking preventive meas- ures against floods at heavy machinery and fuel, Sittoung valley, Myit- arrangements for ex- Trust funds set up for makha valley and sur- tended cultivation of rounding areas and recla- monsoon and summer mation of farmland, con- paddy and others pre- child patients in Yangon struction of embankments sented by Director U Aye at Sittoung River and Myint of Bago Division YANGON, 11 July—Yangon Division Health Com- the entire nation” as a social objective, the government Mokkhamu Creek, dredg- Irrigation Department. mittee this afternoon organized a ceremony at Yangon formed the National Health Committee to raise the ing of Yenwe and Leinbin The commander gave a Children’s Hospital in Dagon Township here to set up health standard of the people. Then, it laid down the creeks and blocking task supplementary report. the trust funds for the children receiving treatment at National Health Plan to expedite the functions. at Chauktan Creek in Bago After hearing the re- Yangon Children’s Hospital, North Okkalapa General The health care services the government is imple- Division (East), construc- ports, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Hospital and Insein General Hospital. Lt-Gen Myint menting for regional development cover the entire tion of the embankment at Than instructed local Swe of the Ministry of Defence said that after designat- nation including rural areas. Myitmakha River, use of (See page 10) ing “Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of (See page 9)

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