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Volume XIII, Number 176 7th Waxing of Thadingyut 1367 ME Sunday, 9 October, 2005

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

Officials of the commit- True patriotism tees and subcommittees are to prepare for the matters * It is very important for everyone of the nation wherever he pertaining to invitations and lives to cultivate and possess strong Union Spirit. welcoming of NC delegates, * Only Union Spirit is the true patriotism all the nationalities transport and accommoda- will have to uphold and safeguard. tion. Matters related to National Convention coordinated NCC Work Committee, Management Committee, subcommittees making arrangements for their respective tasks

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein speaking at the meeting (6/2005) of the National Convention Convening Commission.—MNA

YANGON, 8 Oct — The meeting (6/2005) of the place at the meeting hall of the commission on tional Convention by the Work Committee, he said. National Convention Convening Commission took Kyaikkahsan ground here this afternoon, addressed by Next, Secretary Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan Chairman of the National Convention Convening explained arrangements being made by the commis- Secretary Commission Secretary-1 of the State Peace and De- sion. Later, those present assessed the matters submit- of National velopment Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein. ted to the meeting and took part in the discussions. Convention NCCC Vice-Chairman Chief Justice U Aung After that, the Secretary-1 gave necessary instructions. Convening Toe, Secretary Minister for Information Brig-Gen The meeting ended in the evening.—MNA Commis- Kyaw Hsan and members were also present. sion Addressing the meeting, Lt-Gen Thein Sein said INSIDE Minister a series of meetings are being held on matters related Brig-Gen to the National Convention, which are to be submit- Better foundations for high education stand- Kyaw ted to the NC when it is reconvened this year-end. ard, and constantly turning out intellectuals and Hsan Likewise, the National Convention Convening Work intelligentsia are needed for emergence of a demo- explains Committee, Management Committee and subcommit- cratic state. Basic education schools have been arrange- tees are making arrangements for their respective tasks. opened in border areas for the children to gain ments He urged the officials of the committees and subcom- wide knowledge and correct thought. The sounds made by mittees to prepare for the matters pertaining to invita- of learning lessons by the children can be heard the com- tions and welcoming of NC delegates, transport and in Kengtung areas. School enrollment rate of Shan mission. accommodation. State (East) is 95.98 per cent. MNA The members of the commission are to hold dis- cussions regarding matters to be submitted to the Na- PAGE 6 TEKKATHO TIN KHA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Sunday, 9 October, 2005 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views To make concerted efforts * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State for rural development * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Today, the combined force of the State, the people and the Tatmadaw, is making all- out efforts for the national development as well Ways sought for boosting agricultural production as promotion of socio-economic life of the en- tire national people. In this regard, emphasis is laid on devel- oping the border areas which lagged behind in development due to various reasons in the past. In addition, five rural development tasks have been laid down and are being implemented with might and main. Moreover, efforts are also being made to supply electricity to rural areas and to open self-reliance libraries in villages throughout the country. It is targeted to open at least one library in each and every village all over the country during fiscal 2005-2006. With the supply of electricity to the rural areas, the socio-economic Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo addresses the meeting.—MNA life of rural people has improved significantly. In implementing these tasks, earnest ef- YANGON, 8 Oct—The pivotal role in the drive granting permission to been given permission forts are being made harmoniously by depart- agricultural production for the economic devel- national entrepreneurs to for growing perennial ments concerned, social organizations and well- associations met at the opment of the State and engage in agricultural crops, rubber, and oil wishers under the aegis of the Government. Union of Myanmar Fed- people. Myanmar has a farming. It is also render- palm. Now, agricultural To ensure equitable development of all eration of Chambers of lot of vacant land to be ing assistance and giving produce always has ready parts of the country including both urban and Commerce and Industry reclaimed. With a total of encouragement for ex- market in the world. In rural areas, the Government has been making here yesterday. 25 million sown acreage, tended cultivation of cash particular, castor oil strenuous efforts day in, day out. It is thus im- Present on the occa- the nation has cultivation crops. plant, plum, ginger, tur- portant for the entire national people to take sion were Minister for capacity of 49 million Thanks to the irriga- meric, medicinal orchid, part actively in these endeavours. Agriculture and Irrigation acres. Measures are be- tion facilities in Magway rubber and palm oil are As a result, remarkable progress has been Maj-Gen Htay Oo, Min- ing taken for meeting the region, Pakokku plain, in high demand. So, the achieved in both urban and rural areas. In- ister for Commerce Brig- target yields of the ten and Bagan-NyaungU re- ministry is rendering as- Gen Tin Naing Thein, major crops. In order to gion, the land along the creasing number of villages are being supplied sistance for extended UMFCCI President U boost agricultural produc- creeks downstream the with electricity generated by hydro-power, wind growing of such cash Win Myint and execu- tion, two methods are ap- dams can be put under power and bio-gas. crops. tives, departmental heads, plied — extension of onion and garlic. The Nowadays, the search for a solution to Minister Brig-Gen officials from the agricul- sown acreage and boost- ministry is providing ag- the fulfilment of the energy requirement has Tin Naing Thein said that tural associations, and ing per acre yield. ricultural methods, high- led to cost-effective resources of solar power, the Ministry of Com- proprietors of companies In the process, the yield strains, and meth- merce is also rendering wind power and hydro power. from special agricultural government is taking ods on prevention of dan- necessary assistance for Rural development tasks are being im- zones. steps for supply of water gers of insects. ensuring participation of plemented through the three strengths namely Minister Maj-Gen for respective regions, re- National entrepre- private sector for the eco- the State, the local people and the social or- Htay Oo in his speech gion-wise land reclama- neurs have enjoyed op- nomic development of ganizations. said that boosting agricul- tion, cultivation of portunities for economic the State. In addition, it With the achievements so far conceived tural production plays a newly-reclaimed land, development, and have helps entrepreneurs ex- in rural development, it is incumbent upon the port the agricultural pro- rural people to preserve traditions and culture Yangon East District USDA holds annual duce. Last year saw an and keep patriotism and Union Spirit alive and general meeting increase in exporting dynamic. mangoes and onions. He Hence, in building our nation into a YANGON, 8 Oct — ber in-charge of Yangon member accepted cash called on members of ag- peaceful, modern and developed one, the en- Yangon East District Division Vice-Chairman donations from ricultural organizations to tire people are to exert collective and concerted Union Solidarity and De- of Yangon City Develop- wellwishers. Secretary of strengthen the organiza- efforts earnestly in the drive for rural develop- velopment Association ment Committee Vice- Yangon Division USDA tions with greater mem- ment. held annual general meet- Mayor Col Maung Pa U Aye Myint, Joint Sec- bership, boosting agricul- ing 2005 at its office in delivered an address and retary U Tha Win and tural production, and in-

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BEIJING, 7 Oct — China firmly opposes the US announcement on considering to accept requests for imposing restriction on 13 categories of textile imports from China, a Press spokesman with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The US Committee for the Im- obviously runs counter to the The spokesman also welcomed plementation of Textile Agreements World Trade Organization rules," CITA's announcement on Septem- (CITA) recently accepted to con- the spokesman said. ber 30 to again extend the date for sider the application tabled by some He urged the United States to making determinations on whether US textile industry communities on handle the textile trade issue pru- to put safeguard actions on four cat- imposing limits on 13 categories of dently and properly in considera- egories of Chinese textile goods till imported Chinese textile products. tion of the overall situation of 30 November. "This action made by the US side Sino-US trade relations. MNA/Xinhua Strong earthquake kills at least six in India-controlled Kashmir NeW DELHI, 8 Oct— At least six people were killed and 87 injured in northern India-controlled Kashmir in a 7.6-Richter-Scale earthquake that hit Pakistan and north India Saturday morning, according to NDTV. The road between captial Islambad. Delhi. when a 10-storey residen- Srinagar and Muzaf- The first tremour According to Indo- tial building in Islambad farabad was blocked by was felt at 9:25 am Satur- Asian News Service, at collapsed following the An Italian carabinieri officer watches over a table landslide and houses were day in India-controlled least 40 people were feared earthquak filled with stolen artefacts recovered in an operation at reported collapse in India- Kashmir, north India's killed and several injured MNA/Xinhua a police station in Rome on 7 Oct, 2005. —INTERNET control Kashmir. The Uttaranchal, Punjab, earthquake was scaled 6.8 Rajasthan, west India's in the Richer-Scale by the Gujarat and the capital city Brazil asks WTO for right to levy US sanctions Indian Meteorological De- Delhi. Strong quakes have partment and 7.6 by the driven people out of their GENEVA, 7 Oct — Brazil on Thursday asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the right to US Geological Survey. homes in Srinagar in In- impose sanctions of up to 1.037 billion US dollars a year on US goods in a row over cotton, diplomatic The epicenter was located dia-controlled Kashmir. sources said on Thursday. 70 kilometres away from High rise buildings Brazil says the United and it wants the right to hit source said. leading it to request authori- Muzaffarabad of Pakistan- were left particularly States has failed to obey a back against US interests. The sanctions would be zation from the WTO's con- controlled Kashmir and 95 shaken by the tremour last- WTO ruling outlawing "The request was lodged in the area of goods and flict resolution body to ap- kilometres from Pakistan ing for about minutes in some of its cotton policies today," one diplomatic services and also in intel- ply sanctions against the lectual property, such as United States, its largest Singh˚ concerned patent rights — seen as trade partner. something which would hit The dispute began a few over Indian 1,950 US soldiers killed in Iraq the powerful US pharma- years ago when Brazil, with wildlife items sale ceuticals industry.The the backing of other cotton- NEW DELHI, 7 Oct— Con- since beginning of the war United States, the world's producing nations, like cerned over reports of sale of number one cotton pro- Benin and Chad, argued at Indian wildlife articles like WASHINGTON, 7 Oct—As of Friday, 7 Oct, 2005, at least 1,950 members of ducer, has said it has taken the WTO that US cotton tiger and leopard skins in the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, significant steps to reform subsidies cost poor farmers China and Nepal, Prime Min- according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,521 died as a result of hostile cotton subsidies in line with around the world hundreds ister Manmohan Singh on action, according to the military's numbers. The figures include five military the WTO ruling. of millions of dollars in lost Thursday directed that the civilians. But Brazil sees the meas- revenue. issue be taken up with the The AP count is three higher than the Defence Department's tally, last ures as too little, too late, MNA/Reuters authorities in the two coun- updated at 10 am EDT on Friday. tries through diplomatic The British military has reported 96 deaths; Italy, 26; Ukraine, 18; Poland, Danish tourist drowns in Uganda channels. The Prime Minis- 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Slovakia, three; Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, KAMPALA, 7 Oct — A Danish tourist has drowned in ter has also directed that a Thailand and the Netherlands, two each; and Hungary, Kazakhstan and Latvia River Nile near the Jinja Nile Resort Bungy Jumping detailed proposal for a Na- one death each. Camp in Uganda's Jinja District, some 80 kilometres tional Wildlife Crime Con- Since 1 May, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat east of Kampala, local Press reported on Thursday. trol Bureau (NWCCB) be operations in Iraq had ended, 1,811 US military members have died, according An Australian witness, Mark Percos, 23, who was placed before the Union to AP's count. That includes at least 1,412 deaths resulting from hostile action, in the company of the Danish tourist, said that the Cabinet by the third week of according to the military's numbers.—Internet accident occurred at 4:00 pm (1300 GMT) on Tuesday this month.—MNA/PTI when they are swimming.— MNA/Xinhua Explosions kill six Marines in Iraq BAGHDAD, 7 Oct —Bomb blasts killed six Marines as the US military announced on Friday it had completed a major sweep in western Iraq aimed at suppressing al-Qaida militants before next week's vote on Iraq's constitution. The military said 50 but militants have always of Sunni leaders who have guerillas were killed in the returned, bringing in for- threatened a boycott. six-day offensive, eigners from Syria and Eight days before Iraqis launched on 1 Oct in towns planning attacks to be car- were to approve or reject near the Syrian border. ried out elsewhere. the draft constitution, most The operation was the first The military said they were still waiting for cop- in a series of major will now leave a long-term ies of it to read. offensives in the past week presence there. The mili- Distribution began in a in the heartland of the tary has said it will wrap few Baghdad neigh- Sunni-led insurgency. up the operations in time borhoods, but did not ap- US forces have swept for Sunni Arabs in the re- pear to have begun else- through the area before — gion to vote in the 15 Oct where. British soldiers stand on armoured combat vehicles in Basra, Iraq, most recently in May — referendum, a key concern Internet on 7 Oct, 2005. —INTERNET 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 Cleric says Iran strong enough to stand sanctions

TEHERAN, 8 Oct— A senior hardline Iranian cleric said on Friday Iran was strong enough to withstand possible sanctions over its nuclear ambitions, as thousands rallied in support of the country's right to a peaceful atomic programme. Iran has yet to officially comment on the award on Council, where it could face sanctions, for failing to Friday of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International disclose the full extent of its atomic activities in the Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its head Mohamed past. ElBaradei. "Sanctions impose hardship and struggle on us, but But a source close to the government said awarding at the end of the day, they will benefit us even more the prize to the body that had been investigating Iran's than they harm," said Jannati. "We have never lost nuclear programme for three years was a "political anything because of sanctions." move directed at Iran". More than 1,000 people gathered in a central The head of the powerful Guardian Council Teheran square after Friday prayers and chanted: constitutional watchdog, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, "Nuclear energy is our right" and "Death to America, said during prayers at Teheran University that Iran Death to Israel". would not cave in to Western pressure over its nuclear Similar state-sponsored rallies were held in cities A policeman stands in front of the burned video ambitions. across the country, state media reported. Iranian store in the district of San Martin, Greater Buenos "We can stand firm and insist on our rights until we officials contacted by Reuters declined to comment on Aires, on 6 Oct, 2005. Three homemade bombs obtain them," Jannati said during the sermon broadcast Nobel prize award to the IAEA and ElBaradei. exploded on Thursday at two Citibank branches and live on state radio. "We are not as weak as they (the The IAEA has been investigating Iran's nuclear a Blockbuster video store in Argentina in what European Union and United States) think we are." programme for almost three years and last month its appeared to be a protest against US President Iran insists its nuclear programme is purely for board of governors passed a critical resolution which George W Bush's visit next month to attend the electricity generation, not bomb making. But could see Teheran's case referred to the UN Security Summit of the Americas, police said.—INTERNET Washington and the EU want it sent to the Security Council for punitive action. — MNA/Reuters Donated plane to Zimbabwe by Indonesian police says China expected next year Bali bombers from a HARARE, 8 Oct — A commuter plane donated to Zimbabwe by China following the purchase of two commuter aircraft last year is expected to arrive “new generation” in the country early next year, an official said on Thursday. KUTA BEACH (Indonesia), 8 Oct — Three young suicide bombers who Air Zimbabwe's its acceptance will be done The planes were killed 19 other people in Bali represent a new generation of violent militants spokesperson, David before the end of this year," expected to feed into the in Indonesia, Bali police chief Made Mangku Pastika said on Friday. Mwenga, said the plane he said. Far East destination with Explosives on the bodies of the three ripped through restaurants on the tourist was still going through the Mwenga said the new Harare being the harbour. island last Saturday, killing 22, including the three men, and wounding 146, police production process. plane was expected to They would also ply said. He said before end of service Hwange and the Lusaka, Lilongwe, Beira The bombers undoubtedly had help, police officials said. Indonesia, aided by the year the national airline Transfrontier Parks and Lubumbashi routes in foreign law enforcement officers and its own military, has launched a huge would dispatch a team of among other routes in a the region, and the Kariba manhunt for others involved. engineers to test and bid to promote tourism in and Victoria Falls routes Attention has centred on Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic inspect the MA60 aircraft. the country. locally. militant network blamed for past attacks in Indonesia, and two of its leaders, "We are expecting the Zimbabwe purchased Early this year, Air Malaysians Azahari bin Husin and Noordin M Top. aircraft early January and two MA60 commuter Zimbabwe relaunched a But experts say much of the old JI structure has been destroyed, and the two airplanes from China direct flight to the Malaysians may have formed fresh organizations and recruited new personnel. Quake kills at following an agreement Democratic Republic of Asked about that and reports the bombers might have been only recently that was signed between the Congo and the Victoria trained, Pastika told reporters: "They come from a new group. A new generation least 500 in one the two countries in Falls-Johannesburg flight. means that (they) are not known by the old group," he said, although he did not rule Pakistan district December last year. MNA/Xinhua out links with JI. Police have questioned at least 94 people, but no one has been arrested or charged. PESHWAR, 8 Oct— Security tightened on NY A Western diplomat in Jakarta also suggested the bombers did not necessarily At least 500 people were come from JI, saying: "There (are) also of course a lot of other people out there killed and over 1,700 subway after word of trained in the camps."— MNA/Reuters were injured in one dis- trict of Pakistan’s North “specific threat” West Frontier Province NEW YORK, 8 Oct — New York City subway by Saturday’s massive might be the target of a terrorist attack, and the city's earthquake, a senior po- police have taken additional measures to ensure the lice officer said. safety of the subway system and New Yorkers, said There were no clear New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday. reports on the death toll The mayor told a Press conference that the Federal from the other worst-hit Investigation Bureau (FBI) has shared information on region, Pakistan-held specific threat to New York subway system, and this is Kashmir, but several vil- the first time the city has information on specific lages were believed to threat. have been devastated. The mayor assured the New Yorkers that the “Initial reports say police have done and will continue to do everything at least 500 have been they can to protect the city. killed and 1,700 injured "We will spare no resources, and spare no expence. in the north district of We will increase police presence at subway," he said, NWFP,” Malick adding that the focus would be on mass transit vehicles Mohammad Saad, a sen- and random bag search for people entering the system ior NWFP police officer, would be increased. He urged the public to offer their told Reuters, referring to help, reporting what they deem suspicious and letting Mansehra district. “Four the professional do the analysis. cities are badly hit by the Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and FBI official A New York City police officer searches the bag of a subway passenger in New earthquake.” Mark Mershon were also present at the Press York City on 6 Oct, 2005. MNA/Reuters conference. — MNA/Xinhua INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 5 Death toll rises to 164 in Central Amercia floods

GUATEMALA CITY, 7 Oct— Raging flood waters cut off large areas of Cen- tral America and southern Mexico on Thursday, hurting efforts to rescue victims of mudslides that have killed at least 164 people in the wake Hurricane Stan. Emergency teams bat- smashed into Mexico from furniture from their tled to reach remote vil- the Atlantic earlier this flooded homes in remote lages where hillsides col- week. Guatemalan villages. lapsed under torrential Stan was only briefly Around 2,500 homes rains, and thousands of a hurricane and its winds were destroyed in Mexi- evacuees from urban caused moderate damage co’s bustling southern city shantytowns hunkered but several days of rains of Tapachula, on the bor- down in emergency shel- swelled normally slow riv- der with Guatemala. En- ters as rain pounded the ers into thundering, brown tire neighbourhoods were region. torrents that swept away deep in water and families “We have lots of land- bridges, houses, roads and spent the night on roofs, Residents look at the destruction of a train line and of a bridge caused by slides, and some bridges trees across the region. waiting to be rescued. heavy rains from Hurricane Stan in the town of Tapachula in the southern have collapsed,” said Thousands of homes MNA/Reuters Mexican state of Chiapas, Mexico, on 6 Oct, 2005. —INTERNET Benedicto Giron of the were destroyed. civil-protection agency in Troops tried to reach Guatemala, where at least flooded areas with drink- Zimbabwe defends media law criticized by West 20 communities were ing water, food and medi- HARARE, 7 Oct — The Zimbabwean Government Wednesday defended its proposed media laws completely isolated with cal kits but relentless criticized as too tough, bemoaning a uni-polar flow of information characterized by Western media’s rescuers were unable to downpours made the task dominance of the southern African region and the world at large. reach them. more difficult. Information and Publicity Deputy Minister, He said the ministry had asked the media to “The situation is very “It is the weather that Bright Matonga, said Zimbabwe had come up with make submissions on their reservations on the act, delicate. There are many is preventing us from do- the Broadcasting Service Act (BSA) and the Access adding the response they received indicated that few houses damaged and roads ing a more-effective job at to Information and Protection of Privacy Act journalists were aware of the provisions of the law covered with landslides,” this moment,” Mexican (AIPPA) to regulate the local media. while others thought the law was selective. Guatemalan President President Vicente Fox The BSA insists on 75 per cent local content Zimbabwe’s weak presence in the global media- Oscar Berger said. said. Meteorologists said programming for all broadcasters. It also bars for- landscape was shown by the country’s inability to Guatemala said it con- the rains would continue eign participation in the country’s broadcasting in- “effectively counter” the “bad publicity” it has been firmed 79 deaths, and that all week. dustry. Matonga also said AIPPA, which was de- receiving from the Western media, the Deputy Min- the toll would surely rise Stan felled trees and scribed as “draconian”, seeks to regulate the opera- ister said. “The reality of global affairs in this uni- higher. There were at least flooded sugar cane fields tions of the print media. polar dispensation is that whoever controls images 62 dead in El Salvador, 10 in the Mexican state of “There has been a lot of politicking around determines and defines reality,” he said. in both Nicaragua and Veracruz but left its cof- AIPPA, politicking by the same interests we ejected Matonga said the dominance of Western media Mexico and three in Hon- fee crop intact. from our land, who seek to turn to the area of de- in a global village was not “ethical” as each villager duras. Dazed peasant farm- mocracy and freedom for a fig leaf,” he said. had a voice which “must be heard”. The flooding came ers clad in makeshift rain He was addressing a visiting South African joint “It cannot be a global democracy where there is from storms sparked by gear made from plastic senior command and staff course on the Informa- just one voice which seeks a drowning echo through- Hurricane Stan, which sheets dragged drenched tion Policy of Zimbabwe. out the village,” he said. — MNA/Xinhua Indian Govt clears Early Warning Indonesian Army to join hunt for Bali bombers Centre on oceanic disasters KUTA BEACH (Indonesia), 7 Oct — Indonesia’s military will join a nationwide hunt for those be- NEW DELHI, 7 Oct — An Early Warning Centre to provide timely information on oceanic disas- hind the weekend suicide bombings in Bali, a ters like tsunami will be set up in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad by September 2007. senior officer said on Thursday, as police confirmed A meeting of the ing system for mitigation the centre, to be set up at international benchmark three more Australians were among the dead. Cabinet Committee on of oceanogenic disasters Hyderabad’s Indian Na- of such systems prevail- Hundreds of thou- sian police by sharing in- Economic Affairs like tsunami and storm tional Ocean Information ing in Japan and Chile. sands of police have al- telligence information (CCEA), chaired by surges in the Indian Services, would dissemi- After becoming opera- ready been mobilized to (and) are instructed to re- Prime Minister Ocean, Finance Minister nate information to coastal tional by September 2007, track down the master- activate the territorial Manmohan Singh, on P Chidambaram told re- habitations within 100 the Early Warning Cen- minds of the attacks on command,” Indonesia Thursday approved set- porters here. Estimated to kilometres radius within tre, which would function three packed restaurants military spokesman ting up of an early warn- cost 1.25 billion rupees, five minutes, which is the round-the-clock, would on the resort island. The Achmad Yani Basuki enable issuance of timely three young bombers said. and reliable warning, killed themselves and 19 “Our personnel will Chidambaram said. others on Saturday night, be placed in villages to It would issue watch and 146 were wounded. gain information from advisories on tsunami, The prime targets in common people. We call estimated arrival times, the manhunt are on the people to share forecast of its strength, Malaysian Islamic mili- with us any information,” surge heights, extent of tants, Azahari bin Husin he added. inundation and warning and Noordin M Top. The concept of a cancellation. The minister Officials say they are military territorial com- said the equipment, man- the leaders of the al- mand structure reaching power and other related Qaeda-linked Jemaah down to the village level heads of expenditure have Islamiah network, is controversial. been provided to four in- blamed for a series of During the decades- stitutions and government earlier attacks in Indone- long rule of autocrat departments, including sia, including one in Bali president Soeharto, Department of Ocean De- three years ago which which ended in 1998, it velopment and National killed 202 people. was seen as a tool for Iraqi children look at the remains of a car bomb in Samarra, Iraq, Institute of Ocean Tech- “In this case we will enforcing his iron-fisted on 7 Oct, 2005. —INTERNET nology. —MNA/PTI coordinate with Indone- control.— MNA/Reuters 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 Pleasant and prosperous Myanmar Tekkatho Tin Kha

The projects initiated by Head of State Sen- Only then will the country become developed”, “Mr their presence, and met the contestants. Local na- ior General Than Shwe during his inspection tours Township Education Officer, you have not compiled tional race people from nearby villages numbering across the nation have become historic undertak- data?” “If you’ve done you might be able to make more than 1,200 attended the ceremony. On the ings. Some of them are the Nine-District Greening an assessment of the trend”. These were the ques- occasion, medical experts gave educative talks on Project, irrigation projects, and roads and bridges tions raised by the Head of State in relation to the health and discussed health development. projects. I would like to present the historic events education and health sectors. The discussions of Paediatrician Dr Tin Swe in his 16-day trip from 22 November 2002 to 7 As regards health care services he also asked Aye of Shan State (East) were like answers to the December 2002. Regarding the inspection tours of “How many patients come to the hospital each year?, questions asked by the Senior General giving guid- the Head of State, a series of articles under the title “What is the rate of mortality?”, “You should note ance to officials concerned on sector-wise devel- of “Documentary on historic inspection tours” I the mortality rates of newly born and those between opment for local national races. compiled and four articles under the title of “To- 5 and 15”, “What is the common disease in the re- She said that Myanmar stands high position wards a modern and developed nation” writer U gion?”, “ Do you give any vaccine for immuniza- in giving Vitamin A pills to the children. Mortality Zaw compiled were featured in the dailies. tion?” rate of children under five was 130 out of 1,000 in In this regard, I would like to underline sa- The life span of the people should be extended, 1990. In 2003 the rate fell to 66.6. Mortality rate lient points about the tours, referring to the fourth he said. “Do you make any account on the ages of of children under one year in 1990 was 98 and in article written by U Zaw. male and female in the township?” “What is the 2003 it dropped to 49.7. At the face-to-face meetings held with those difference compared with the whole country?” The Ministry of Health has adopted a plan in charge of Bagan-NyaungU, Chauk, “You want a Station hospital? Then, how many to significantly reduce the mortality rate of under- Yenangyoung, Magway, Pakokku, Monywa, villages are there in this surrounding areas and how five children by two-thirds during the period from Ayadaw, KhinU, Dabayin, Budalin, Kalay, Kalewa far from the town?”, “You must be able to confirm 1990 to 2015. To meet the aim, it is effectively and Myittha, the Senior General asked about the the facts and data of your tasks and these must be implementing health care services in line with the population of respective townships, the number of correct.” plan. Up to 2003, success was achieved by close village-tracts, paddy sown acreage and measures to He asked such questions in the interests of the to 50 per cent, she said. be taken for rice sufficiency to them and offered people and for enabling those in charge to be able to The fruitful results came from the harmoni- “What can I do for your township? We will pro- carry out their work, and fulfilled all necessary re- ous cooperation of health staff and local people. vide assistance that will surely help develop the quirements immediately. She said she would like to present the data on region”. He also called for extended cultivation of While reading issues of the newspaper, I no- agricultural progress of Myanmar issued by the paddy and high yield. He noted that livestock breed- ticed the stories in which officials concerned in International Fund for Agricultural Development. ing tasks are to be carried out together with agri- Kengtung Township, Shan State (East), around 20 In Asia, Myanmar is in sixth position in food culture and asked “How many fish ponds are there September 2005, answered the questions asked by sufficiency index in the list of 24 Asian nations, so in your village? What about poultry farming and the Head of State during his inspection tours of Upper it is above the 18 nations in the region. pig breeding? he asked. Myanmar at the end of 2002. Myanmar stands at the ninth in poverty in- He also asked the GDP of the townships and CEC Member of the Union Solidarity and dex, so under Myanmar there are 15 nations. It gave guidance on seeking ways and means to in- Development Association Deputy Minister for Home ranks 12th in adult literacy, standing above 12 na- crease the GDP. He said that only when there is an Affairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe and party toured tions in the list. The average of Myanmar’s social increase in the sectors of production and services Kengtung in Shan State (East) to inspect progress in welfare rate is seventh among the Asian nations. will there be the rise in per capita income. He also carrying out the five rural development tasks and to As for a developing nation, Myanmar can be said suggested raising the per capita income of a certain encourage the locals. in a prosperous stage. township. During the tour, he witnessed the results of Additional Education Officer U Than Nyunt Moreover, the Head of State gave guidance the five rural development tasks and all-round de- said the government is implementing border areas on economic development of townships, water sup- velopment of Kengtung region. The nutrition devel- development project, the 24 special regions project ply, rice sufficiency in the region, combination of opment contest for mothers and babies was held in and rural development project harmoniously for agriculture and livestock breeding tasks and boost- conjunction with the prize-presentation ceremony and raising the standard of living of the people. ing per capita income. health education talks at Kengtung City Hall in Shan Better foundations for high education stand- “How many high schools are there in your State (East) on 17 September 2005. ard, and constantly turning out intellectuals and township?”, “How many students are attending the Chairman of Shan State (East) Peace and intelligentsia are needed for emergence of a demo- primary, middle and high schools?”, “What is the Development Council Commander of Triangle Re- cratic state. Basic education schools have been number of university students?”, “So, dropout rate gion Command Brig-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and wife, opened in border areas for the children to gain has increased. You should take care of this”. “It is In Charge of Shan State (East) USDA Deputy Min- wide knowledge and correct thought. The sounds necessary to increase the number of intellectuals. ister Brig-Gen Phone Swe graced the occasion by of learning lessons by the children can be heard in Kengtung areas. School enrollment rate of Shan Better foundations for high education standard, and con- State (East) is 95.98 per cent. There are now strong and healthy children and mothers and expectant stantly turning out intellectuals and intelligentsia are needed mothers in Kengtung region because of the meas- ures undertaken in the health sector. for emergence of a democratic state. Basic education schools The guidance given by the Head of State during the 16-day tour in 2002 has served as an have been opened in border areas for the children to gain initiation for the remaining parts of Myanmar to translate it into reality in respective regions. In the past, Kengtung region suffered the effects of armed wide knowledge and correct thought. The sounds of learning insurgency. There is a huge gap between the situ- ation of instability and that of stability. Now, lessons by the children can be heard in Kengtung areas. School Kengtung region is covered thoroughly by the sounds of learning of the children. Almost all of enrollment rate of Shan State (East) is 95.98 per cent. There the children and mothers are strong and healthy. On average of food security index, poverty are now strong and healthy children and mothers and indicator, and basic requirement index, Myanmar stands seventh in the social welfare rate among the expectant mothers in Kengtung region because of the Asian nations. So, Myanmar, a developing nation, is proud to be a prosperous land. measures undertaken on health. Translation: MS Kyemon: 8-10-2005 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 7 CEC members, Deputy Minister for Health attend opening of Gyobyu Pipeline in Tuchaung Village in Htantabin Township

YANGON, 8 Oct — made donations. in the village carried out CEC member of Union They attended the by USDA members and Solidarity and Develop- ceremony to put 2-in di- local people. ment Association YCDC ameter Gyobyu Pipeline At TatUkyaung, Chairman Mayor Brig- into service. Secretary of they attended the cer- Gen Aung Thein Lin and Yangon Division USDA emony to set up Phyo Vice-Mayor Col Maung U Aye Myint, Secretary Myitta Health Care As- Pa and Deputy Minister of Htantabin Township sociation of Htantabin

Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin offers alms to Sayadaw of TatU Monastery in Tuchaung Village, Htantabin Township, Bhaddanta Vinayacara. — CITY NEWS

U Soe Myint. referred to Yangon Gen- WAO on the future tasks Together with de- eral Hospital. Further- of Myanmar Women’s partmental officials, they more, the association will Affairs Federation, and viewed health care serv- take care of the patients Yangon Division USDA ice of USDA and Minis- during the treatment pe- Executive U Tin Maung USDA CEC Member Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin views villagers fetching try of Health. The medi- riod and will sent them to Oo on future tasks of the water from the 10,000-gallon concrete tank in Tuchaung Village. — YCDC cal teams led by physi- their homes. USDA. cians, specialists and Deputy Director- Afterwards, the for Health Dr Mya Oo USDA U Than Myint and Township USDA. Mayor Head of Yangon North General U Aye Myint of CEC members and the inspected development of village elder U Han Tin Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin District Traditional Medi- No 3 Department of Ba- deputy minister viewed Tuchaung Village in formally opened the pipe- gave a speech and pre- cine Department Daw sic Education and Dr health care services for Htantabin Township yes- line and inspected water sented K 1.1 million to Nyo Nyo and party gave Than Win of the Minis- rural people and gave fer- terday morning. supply tasks from the funds of the associa- medical treatment to 779 try of Health gave lec- rous sulphate and Vitamin First, they paid Gyobyu main pipeline to tion to Township USDA local people from wards tures on education mat- A pills to the children. homage to Ywama 10,000 gallons capacity Secretary U Than Myint. in the town and 10 vil- ters, Joint Secretary of Tuchaung Village Patipatti Mahasi Yeiktha water tank in the village CEC member lages. Yangon Division is one mile square. There TatUkyaung Presiding through 2-inch water Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin Yangon Division MCWSC Dr Nweni Ohn are over 400 houses in Nayaka Sayadaw pipeline. accepted 1,200 member- USDA spent its fund on on functions of the the village. Business of Bhaddanta Vinayaçara of Next, they viewed ship applications from expense of medical treat- MCWA, a representative the local people is agri- Tuchaung Village and sanitation tasks at the lake Village USDA Organizer ment of 130 patients to be of Yangon Division culture. —MNA

Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin visits health care services given to a lady by a Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin and party view the health education booth in team of dental surgeons in Tuchaung Village.—(YCDC) Tuchaung Village, Htantabin Township. — YCDC Kyimyindine BEHS No 1 to pay Mines Deputy Minister views sale of 2005 respects to teachers on 27 Oct Mid-Year Gem Emporium YANGON, 9 Oct — Kyimyindine BEHS No 1 will hold the ceremony to pay respects to teachers for the YANGON, 8 Oct — The 2005 Mid-year Gem A total of 1764 gem merchants at home and second time at its Myatwittyi Hall at 11am on 27 Emporium continued at Myanma Gems Mart on those from abroad viewed round gem and jade lots. October. Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning. It was attended A total of 141 gem lots including two largest The old students may dial Daw Swan by Chairman of the Central Committee for the Empo- reserve price lots — lot No 114 of Mongshu ruby (Tel:223325), Daw Khin Ti Ti (Tel: 512667), Daw Aye rium Deputy Minister for Mines U Myint Thein. weighing 7.50 kilos and lot No 77 of Mogok ruby Aye Than (Tel: 524405), Daw Nyunt Nyunt Sein (Tel: Gem merchants at home and those from abroad weighing 9.60 carats — will be sold through tender 650554), Daw Thazin (Tel: 500198), and Daw Sabei put bidding forms into the tender boxes. and competitive bidding systems on 9 and (Tel: 534747) to make cash donations. Old teachers 205 pearl lots were sold through competitive 10 October. have been invited to attend the ceremony. —MNA bidding system today. MNA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 sinking tubewell to Dr tions on extension of the Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends… Aye Pyi Sone. Pyigyi cultivation annually. (from page 16) to officials and K Mandaing Hospital is Htoo Trading Co Maj-Gen Maung Maung 100,000 to the band and one storey reinforced Ltd has been cultivating Swe-Daw Tin Tin Nwe; pom-pom dance troupe. concrete building meas- 63,000 oil palm saplings K 50,000 by Brig-Gen Commander Maj- uring 80 feet by 40 feet and has grown 1,050 Thura Thet Oo Maung Gen Maung Maung Swe built at a cost of K 30 acres of oil palm at the and wife of Bokpyin Sta- gave away clothes and million. camp. tion; K 500,000 by rice to the local people, Lt-Gen Maung Bo Lt-Gen Maung Chairman of Kawthoung the Patron of Division and party proceeded to Bo, Commander Maj- District PDC Lt-Col Tin WAO Chairperson of Chaungnaukpyan Oil Gen Maung Maung Swe and Brig-Gen Thura Thet Oo Maung of Bokpyin Station planted oil palms near the project office. At the oil palm plantation of Kanbawza Agricultural and Indus- tries Ltd in Taninthayi Township, they heard reports on completion of growing oil palms and tasks to be carried out by Lt-Gen Maung Bo plants a commemorative oil in-charge of the farm U palm at the oil palm farm of Htoo Trading Co in Hla Kyi. Lt-Gen Maung Taninthayi Township. — MNA Bo gave necessary in- structions. where oil palms are not matters related to Next, they met yet to grow, and on Kanmaw Village and Lt-Gen Maung Bo presents treated mosquito nets to Daw Maw Maw Khin with departmental offi- wetland areas. construction of village- and Daw Su Su Lwin. — MNA cials of the township. On 6 October, to-village roads. Com- Soe; K 100,000 by Division MCWSC and Palm Cultivation Camp Chairman of Township they arrived in Kanmaw mander Maj-Gen Maung Chairperson of party exercise books, of Htoo Trading Co Ltd PDC U Mya Thein Village of Kyunsu Maung Swe explained Taninthayi Division Ma- pencils, books, VCDs, in Taninthayi Township. briefed them on matters Township via Myeik. At five rural development ternal and Child Welfare tapes and iodized salt to Deputy Project manager related to the township. Kanmaw Village Affili- tasks to be speeded up Supervisory Committee officials of the social U Moe Zaw Aye re- The commander in- ated BEHS, they viewed for development of Daw Tin Tin Nwe and organizations, Division ported on growing and structed officials to co- free medical treatment of Kanmaw Village. After- other wellwishers. Development Affairs nurturing of oil palms ordinate with oil palm specialist teams given to wards, Lt-Gen Maung Lt-Gen Maung Bo Committee Director U and future tasks. Lt-Gen companies for cultivat- the local people under Bo also explained under- presented mosquito nets Tin Aung K 500,000 for Maung Bo gave instruc- ing paddy on the places the supervision of taking of five rural de- Taninthayi Division velopment tasks for im- WAO and MCWSC provement of the rural members. Patron Daw areas. Tin Tin Nwe explained At the cash dona- health care services. tion ceremony for con- Lt-Gen Maung struction of the new Bo attended the cer- school building, Lt-Gen emony to pay respects to Maung Bo donated K older persons of 70 years 100,000, the Com- old and above at the mander K 100,000 and school and presented an entrepreneur K 1.3 gifts to them. Next, Lt- million and a business- Gen Maung Bo in- man K 1.2 million to spected the school and Kanmaw Village PDC its environs and the place Chairman U Thein for construction of the Myint. Next, Lt-Gen new school building, and Maung Bo cordially attended to the needs. greeted the local people. At the school, they They inspected rubber met social organization plantations in Kanmaw Pyigyi Mandaing Township People’s Hospital in Bokpyin Township, Taninthayi Division. — MNA members, local people Island by boat and went and students. Officials back to Myeik. Opening and closing ceremonies of courses on family health submitted reports on MNA care service of housewives with traditional medicine held Industry-1 Minister meets YANGON, 8 Oct — Organized by Yangon The chairperson of Yangon Division MCWSC Division Maternal and Child Welfare Supervisory and party viewed traditional medicine stalls of tradi- officials of factories in Committee, Yangon West District MCWSC con- tional medicine production industries. ducted a course on family health care service of Altogether 130 trainees are attending the course Mandalay, Sagaing Divisions housewives with traditional medicine at Latha Town- until 14 October. YANGON, 8 Oct — Minister for Industry-1 U ship No 2 Basic Education High School on Bogyoke Also present on the occasion were Chairman Aung Thaung met with factory managers and staff Aung San Street this morning. of Yangon West District Peace and Development officers of Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions at Chairperson of Yangon Division MCWSC Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint, departmental personnel Kanaung Hall of Mandalay Brewery Factory of Daw Khin Thet Htay made an opening speech. and others. Myanma Foodstuff Industries, Aungmyaythazan Deputy Director-General Dr Daw Myat Myat The closing ceremony of the similar course, Township, this morning. Ohn Khin of Traditional Medicine Department of organized by Yangon East District MCWSC took Factory managers reported to the minister on the Ministry of Health extended greetings and an place at Botahtaung Township No 6 BEHS at 7.30 production of respective factories. official explained Myanma traditional medicine and am today. After hearing the reports, the minister attended herbal plants. Daw Khin Thet Htay made a speech. Daw to the needs, and said that it is necessary to make Next, Chairperson Daw Khin Thet Htay pre- Nan Shwe Yin, chairperson of District MCWSC pre- preparations for supply of raw materials to exceed the sented herbal plants to chairpersons of Township sented completion certificates to the trainees. targets of production and keep storage of spare parts. MCWA of Yangon West District. Daw Khin Thet Htay and party looked round He urged the officials concerned to carry out the pre- Wellwishers donated cash to Yangon West traditional medicine stalls. vention of minimizing the loss and wastage, fire pre- MCWSC. MNA vention measures and security tasks. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 9 Panan Village, the com- programmes. Panan Vil- sity, and a computer col- mander and the secre- lage is supplied with lege. So, local people tariat member met with power facility. As suc- have enjoyed fruits of the over 1,400 local people cess has been achieved government’s endeav- from Panan, Pankhwa, in running the bio-gas ours. Kade and Thangedaw vil- power supply task in In response, Minister lages. First Secretary Ms Panan Village, now over U Aung Thaung said that Li Xiaoyan of Consulate 80 villages in Mandalay he was very pleased to of the People’s Republic Division are being facili- hear the words of thanks of China was present as tated with bio-gas power expressed by the locals. an observer. generators. He pledged that meas- On behalf of the He, on behalf of lo- ures will be taken with local people, U Thet Tun cal people, expressed added momentum for the of Panan Village said that gratitude of medical upgrading of village-to- the village lagged behind treatments given by the village roads, supply of in development in educa- team of specialists. He sufficient supply of tion, health and economic pledged that locals will power, safe water, and sectors due to poor trans- lend themselves to na- the development of edu- port. Now, the village has tional and regional devel- cation, health and eco- Minister U Aung Thaung presents injection against snake-bites been facilitated with opment tasks. nomic sectors. to Dr Khin Maung Tun.—INDUSTRY-1 gravel road for better U Win Khaing of The cash donation to Local people enjoying fruits of government’s endeavours

(from page 16) sary construction commit- Vice-Chairman U Myat transport. Thanks to sup- Panan Village said that rural region development Basic Education Primary tee U Aung Than and Vil- Htay formally opened the ply of power in Kade, the government has projects, Panan Village School in Panan Village. lage USDA Organizer U bridge. The commander, Pankhwa and Thangedaw placed emphasis on the Basic Education primary Chairman of the School Nyi Maung cut the ribbon the minister and guests villages, the local people development of rural ar- School, MCWA and Board of Trustees U Nyi to open the dispensary. strolled on the bridge. can travel to the urban eas. In 17 years, the gov- WAO was held. Com- Maung and Headmaster The commander, the min- Panan Village is area from their villages ernment has constructed mander Maj-Gen Khin U Hla Myint Thein for- ister and guests viewed located four miles from day and night. Hence, 178 irrigation facilities. Zaw K 500,000 for reno- mally opened the school round the dispensary. Kyaukse-Myittha short- rural people can enjoy So, all the vacant lands vation of the school, building. After that, they cut Road in Kyaukse fruitful results of educa- in the region has been put member of the Secretariat The commander joined the ceremony to in- Township. The village is tion, health and social under paddy. of USDA U Aung Thaung and the secretariat mem- augurate new Panlaung set up on 17 acres. Over sectors. In addition, it has K 250,000 for purchase of

Minister U Aung Thaung holds a meeting with people from Panan, Pankhwa, Kade and Thangedaw villages in Kyaukse Township. — INDUSTRY-1 ber visited the building. River Bridge linking 1,700 people of 282 Next, U Nyi constructed fertilizer fac- desks and furniture and They attended the Panan and Pankhwa vil- households are residing Maung of Panan Village tories and established li- Chairman of School ceremony to put the self- lages in Kyaukse Town- in the village. The peo- said that the rural people braries in Kyaukse re- Board of Trustees U Nyi reliant rural dispensary ship. Chairman of the ple are enjoying enter- are informed of the ef- gion. Maung injections against into service in the village. bridge construction com- tainment from 10 TV sets forts of the Government Now, the region has snake-bites Chairperson of Chairman of the dispen- mittee U Aung Than and and two video houses. A to narrow the gap be- been served with a gov- Mandalay Division Mater- total of 886 acres of land tween the rural and ur- ernment technological nal and Child Welfare Panan Village is located are cultivable areas. ban areas through TV college, Kyaukse Univer- (See page 10) The village is be- four miles from Kyaukse- ing supplied with power Myittha short-cut Road in through one bio-gas power station installed Kyaukse Township. The vil- with 10 kv generator. At present, the station sup- lage is set up on 17 acres. plies power to 156 fluo- Over 1,700 people of 282 rescent lamps at houses, 35 in the street, 15 at the households are residing in school, 20 at the pagoda, totalling 226. the village. The people are Moreover, De- enjoying entertainment from partment of Develop- ment Affairs is carrying 10 TV sets and two video sta- out construction of the rural housing in the vil- tions. A total of 886 acres of lages. land are cultivable areas. In the compound Ms Li Xiaoyan presents K 50,000 to Headmaster U Hla Myint Thein. of the monastery in INDUSTRY-1 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005

The opening ceremony of Rural Dispensary in progress in Panan Village of Kyaukse Township. — INDUSTRY-1 Local people enjoying fruits of government’s… (from page 9) wishers K 1.18 million at the intensive care unit Supervisory Committee to the commander. and looked round free Daw Khin Pyone Win a The First Secre- medical treatment to the cupboard, medicines, 20 tary of Consulate-Gen- eye patients, provided by uniforms of MCWA, 500 eral in Mandalay pre- team of eye specialist Dr books of various kinds sented K 50,000 and the Daw Swe Swe Yi and for the library. Consulate-General of the staff. Daw Khin Pyone Republic of India K The commander, Win also presented K 50,000. secretariat member and 500,000 for The commander, U party also encouraged Thonhtaungywagyi Vil- Aung Thaung and guests medical treatment, pro- lage post-primary school, inspected bio-gas power vided by teams of the Chairperson of Division station in Panan Village doctors, peadiatricians,

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the office of UNICEF at Yangon International Hotel on 7-10-2005.— NLM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 11 Patron of Taninthayi Division WAO on a trip to World Post Day message from the Director-General of UPU Khamaukkyi in Kawthoung International Bureau YANGON, 9 Oct— The following is the message YANGON, 8 Oct — Pa- sent by the Director-General of the Universal Postal Un- tron of Taninthayi Divi- ion International Bureau on the occasion of World Post sion Women’s Affairs Day 2005 which falls today. Organization Chairperson The postal sector- An essential partner for the of Division Maternal and information society Child Welfare Supervi- With just a few weeks to go before this Novem- sory Committee Daw Tin ber’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Tin Nwe and party made which will be held in Tunis (Tunisia), I wish to recall, on a field trip to the occasion of World Post Day 2005, the important role Khamaukkyi in played by the postal sector in reducing the digital divide Kawthoung Township on around the world. With huge challenges facing the international com- 3 October. munity, the postal sector is increasingly a partner of choice They held round-ta- in the realization of the WSIS objectives, and is commit- ble discussions on educa- ted to working closely with governments, the private sec- tion, health, social and tor, other international organizations and representatives economic sectors in of civil society to bring the information society within meeting with rural peo- Patron of Taninthayi Division WAO Chairperson of Division MCWSC Daw reach of millions of people who currently lack access to ple from villages, mem- Tin Tin Nwe presents K 100,000 to medical fund to the in-chage of Pyigyi the Internet or to information and communication tech- bers of the Union Soli- Mandaing Hospital.— MNA nologies. darity and Development Department Dr Swe Win of education, health, so- Division Health Depart- According to the action plan adopted after the first Association, members of and a team of specialists cial and economy and ment Dr Swe Win and a phase of the WSIS, in December 2003, the establishment of an infrastructure that provides access to information WAO, MCWA, Fire Bri- arrived at Aungba model also explained develop- team of specialists gave and communication technologies forms the bedrock of an gade and Red Cross Bri- village and gave treat- ment of MWAF and medical treatment to the integrated information society. With more than 660,000 gade at the General Ad- ment to 225 patients. measures being under- patients. On 5 October, post offices around the world, and a labour force of more ministration Department. Daw Tin Tin Nwe taken by MMCWA and Daw Tin Tin Nwe and than five million men and women, postal services are The discussions also and members met villag- laws protecting women. members attended the ideally placed to help make this a reality, and I am pleased included prevention ers, members of USDA, They presented 100 doz- opening of 16-bed Pyigyi to note that, in many countries, the postal sector is doing against human traffick- WAO, MCWA, Fire Bri- ens of exercises books, Mandaing Hospital. Daw exactly that. ing, facts about Myanma gade and Red Cross Bri- 450 books of various Tin Tin Nwe presented K The Post is present almost everywhere—even in Women’s Affairs Federa- gade at Basic Education kinds for village library, 100,000 for medical fund the remotest corners of many countries— and serves as a tion and measures on High School there. The 300 viss of iodized salt and Chairperson of Divi- key point of access to the outside world. Its doors are open to all, without discrimination, making it a fundamentally education, health, social village people said edu- and 50 treated mosquito sion WAO Daw Tin Tin universal phenomenon, a force for integration. Today, and economy and secu- cation, health, social and nets for the students. Ohn K 100,000 to the the post office is so much more than the place you go to rity being undertaken by economic conditions of Daw Tin Tin Nwe Medical Superintendent. send or receive a letter or parcel; it is also a hub for elec- MMCWA and WAO. the village have now and party discussed pre- Daw Tin Tin Nwe tronic and financial services. For Bhutanese students liv- One hundred dozen improved. Daw Tin Tin vention against human presented 100 dozens of ing far away from their country’s capital, it provides a exercise books, 50 doz- Nwe and members ex- trafficking, facts about exercise books, 450 means of accessing their exam results via the Internet, ens of pencils, 500 books plained facts about MWAF and measures on books of various kind, while for thousands of Brazilians living in small commu- of various kinds for the MWAF and MMCWA. education, health, social 300 viss of iodized salt, nities along the Amazon, it offers direct access to the library, 300 viss of io- They presented 100 and economy and secu- 20 education VCDs on financial services they previously lacked, enabling them to save for the future and collect their pensions more dized salt, 30 education dozen of exercise books, rity being undertaken by reproductive health and quickly and easily, and in turn to reinvest in the local VCDs on reproductive 50 dozens of pencils, 650 MWAF and MMCWA at 50 treated mosquito nets economy and lead more independent lives. Access to new health, 20 cassette tapes books of various kinds the meeting with local for schools in Pyigyi information and communication technologies also means and 50 treated mosquito for village library, 300 people in Bokpyin Town- Mandaing. the ability to send a confidential electronic message se- nets were presented to the viss of iodized salt, 50 ship. She met officials of curely, certified by an electronic postmark showing who representatives of the education VCDs on re- They presented 100 WAO and MCWA and sent it and when. And it provides a means of receiving needy students and Vil- productive health, 30 cas- dozens of exercise books, discussed practical imple- parcels containing goods ordered over the Internet. lage USDA, WAO and sette tapes and 30 treated 50 dozens of pencils, 550 mentation of tasks laid The world postal network has evolved greatly over MCWA. mosquito nets for the vil- books of various kinds down by the MWAF. the past few years. It is pushing back the physical, digital Those present at lage. for village library, 300 On 6 October, she and financial frontiers through the effective use of new technologies. More than ever before, he activities of the the meeting sang patriotic They inspected meas- viss of iodized salt, 20 and the team of special- postal sector are helping to build national economies and songs. Patron of Tanin- ures for control of larvae education VCDs on re- ists went to Kanmaw reduce poverty around the world. A good example of this thayi Division Women’s in the houses. On 4 Oc- productive health, 20 cas- Village and explained the is the phenomenon of international migration and money Affairs Organization tober, Daw Tin Tin Nwe sette tapes and 50 treated objectives of MWAF and transfers. According to the UN, migrant workers make up Chairperson of Division and members met mem- mosquito nets for the MMCWA to local peo- 3% of the world’s population. These workers often leave Maternal and Child Wel- bers of social organiza- monastic education ple. They presented 100 their homelands to earn a salary that will enable them to fare Association Supervi- tions, students and local school. Daw Tin Tin dozens of exercise books, build a better life for the family they leave behind. Ac- sory Committee Daw Tin people at the meeting of Nwe and members vis- 50 dozens of pencils, 30 cording to World Bank figures, migrant workers trans- Tin Nwe and members, Karathuri GAD. They ited Bokpyin People’s mathematical instrument ferred sums totalling 110 billion USD in 2004, a 52% Head of Division Health enquired about progress Hospital where Head of boxes, 550 books for vil- increase over the figure for 2001. And with an average of 200 USD being transferred, customers require services lage library, 100 viss of that are not only reliable but affordable too. Moreover, iodized salt, 25 education after direct investments, money transfers are the second VCDs on reproductive biggest source of funding for developing countries. Thanks health, 20 cassette tapes, to the worldwide financial network, based on cutting- 50 treated mosquito nets edge technology, which the Universal Postal Union is and medicines to offi- helping to build, migrant workers, and millions of their cials. fellow citizens, are set to benefit from a wider range of The chairperson of services, and the ability to perform time-certain money Kanmaw Village WAO transfers at very reasonable cost.On this day, 9 October, presented 100 member- World Post Day 2005, I invite people all around the world to pay a visit to a post office and find out what it has to ship applications to Daw offer. I am confident they will find services which are Tin Tin Nwe. better adapted than ever to the new information society. Daw Tin Tin Nwe By the same token, I invite governments, the private sec- and party visited medi- tor, international organizations and members of civil so- cal treatment to 200 pa- ciety who share our desire to bridge the digital divide to tients and presented work in partnership with the postal sector, with all its spectacles to eye patients tremendous assets, and skills. Together, by creating last- and some medicines to ing partnerships, we can provide millions of people with the students. fairer access to communications and information: a hu- Patron Daw Tin Tin Nwe and party meet in a discussion with local people man right and, for the postal sector, a core mission. of Kanmaw Village in Kyunsu Township. — MNA MNA * * * 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 A D V E R T I S E M E N T S Fruit merchants to discuss apple trade in Shaanxi Province XI’AN, 7 Oct — Fruit businesspeople from China, Japan, South Korea and 10 ASEAN member countries will gather in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province to discuss the apple trade between 8 and 12 October, organizers said. The Second Round- ment official said. Luochuan has now Table Meeting of The representatives 17,333 hectares of apple ASEAN-China, Japan and will also visit Fuxian, an- orchards and manufac- South Korea Fruit other apple growing tures more than 400,000 Businesspeople, organ- county neighbouring tons of high quality ap- ized by China’s Agricul- Luochuan, to see about ples, statistics of the ture Ministry, Commerce apple planting and busi- Shaanxi Provincial Bu- Ministry and the Shaanxi ness management, the reau of Fruit Industry provincial government, government official said. show. will be held in Luochuan, Shaanxi has altogether The First Round-Table a county that is famous for 27 famous apple counties Meeting of ASEAN- apple planting in northern that sell apples abroad. China, Japan and South Shaanxi, local govern- The northern part of Korea Fruit Shaanxi is located in the Businesspeople was held France criticizes EU budget Loess Plateau, the third in Xi’an, capital city of largest plateau in China. Shaanxi, at the end of Sep- The Loess is composed of tember last year. rebate before Blair trip loamy sands rich in the During the first meet- nitrogen, phosphorus and ing, Chinese merchants PARIS, 7 Oct — France stirred a long-running row with Britain on potassium needed for Wednesday over European Union spending, two days before talks between reached 48 trade agree- farming. French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. ments worth 980 million The Ministry of Agri- yuan (121 million US dol- Foreign Minister come to the negotiating accept a reduction of its culture has listed the lars) with foreign coun- Philippe Douste-Blazy table, because the English annual rebate but London northern Shaanxi regions terparts. said in an interview with don’t want to pay. It says it will do so only if as the “apple first belt”. MNA/Xinhua Le Monde newspaper that shouldn’t be that way,” the EU agrees to a review Britain should contribute Douste-Blazy said. of all its expenditure and more to the EU budget. Britain holds the EU’s favours a reduction in farm Three wanted Britons of He appeared to be re- rotating presidency and spending. ferring to Britain’s annual will host the EU summit France is the biggest Pakistani origin sent home rebate from EU coffers on 27-28 October. Blair beneficiary of the Com- ISLAMABAD, 7 Oct— Three British men of Paki- which France says is un- will meet Chirac and mon Agricultural Policy, stani origin have been sent back to Britain, where fair on other states, par- Prime Minister which runs until 2013, and they are wanted for questioning in connection with ticularly poorer eastern Dominique de Villepin in has made it clear it is not the murder of a teenaged boy in 2004, the British European countries that Paris on Friday. prepared to accept any High Commission said on Thursday. have recently become The EU has failed to early changes. The three, who a Paki- missioner Mark Lyall members. agree its 2007-2013 Britain won its rebate stani security official said Grant said in a statement. “We see the efforts budget, partly because of in 1984 when it was one of were from the Scottish city “The search for justice made by the Eastern Eu- disagreement between the poorer EU countries of Glasgow, were arrested in this case continues, but ropean countries and then Britain and France. and got little back from in Pakistan three months I’m pleased to be able to we tell them no, when they France wants Britain to Brussels in farm subsidies ago. The men were sent say ... that we have moved which at the time made up back to Britain on a flight that process on consider- Senate votes to set detainee 75 per cent of the EU on Wednesday. They have ably with the return of three budget. Douste-Blazy said been wanted in connection suspects.” The High Com- France was paying an ex- with the murder of school- mission did not identify the treatment rules tra 12 billion euros (14.35 boy Kriss Donald in March three. Britain and Pakistan WASHINGTON, 7 Oct — Defying President George W Bush, the US Senate billion US dollars) into 2004, the High Commis- do not have an extradition voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to regulate the Pentagon’s treatment of European coffers until sion said. treaty but, following military detainees in the wake of abuse scandals at Abu Ghraib Prison and 2013. “The murder of Kriss lengthy negotiations, Paki- elsewhere. “We are asking that Donald was a vicious stani authorities amended a The Senate voted 90- ate was expected to con- Jabbing at the admin- everybody puts in as crime against an innocent 1972 extradition act to al- 9 for a bipartisan amend- sider this week would istration in which he much, including the Eng- 15-year-old boy that low for the return of the ment to establish rules for clarify the legal status of served, retired four-star lish,” he said. caused revulsion through- three, Lyall Grant said. detainee interrogation and enemy combatants at the general and former secre- MNA/Reuters out Britain,” High Com- MNA/Reuters treatment, even though the Guantanamo Bay military tary of state Colin Powell Republican administra- prison and increase con- backed McCain’s amend- tion said the measure gressional oversight of ment, which he said in a would tie its hands as it their detention and release. letter would “help deal fights terrorism and threat- McCain said the rules with the terrible public ened to veto a 440-billion- would help US soldiers, diplomacy crisis created US-dollar bill to fund the who are under intense by Abu Ghraib”. Pentagon if it contained pressure to extract intelli- Lawmakers from both them. gence from prisoners but parties have said the The amendment from blamed when there are abuses of prisoners in Iraq Arizona Republican Sena- excesses. and reported mistreatment tor John McCain, a pris- “I can understand why of prisoners elsewhere oner of war in Vietnam, some administration law- stemmed from the admin- would establish the US yers might want ambigu- istration’s murky policies. Army field manual as the ity, so that every hypo- The Pentagon has standard for interrogations thetical option is theoreti- blamed the Abu Ghraib and bar degrading and in- cally open,” McCain said. abuses on a few rogue sol- humane treatment of any- But he said US soldiers diers and produced reports one in US military cus- are “crying out for clar- from several of its own tody. ity” and “Congress can- investigations that showed A worker prepares to renovate the display window at a clothing store Another amendment not shrink from this duty, no wrong-doing at top damaged by one of Saturday’s bomb explosions in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, to the defence bill the Sen- we cannot hide our heads”. levels. — MNA/Reuters on 7 Oct, 2005. —INTERNET

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H5N1 influenza,” US who asked not to be “We must share epide- Health and Human Serv- named. “With proper co- miological data and sam- ices Secretary Mike Leavitt ordination, we might be ples with one another,” the told the meeting. able to intervene in time.” HHS official said. “With- Everyone at the meet- The officials did not out that kind of early co- ing, sponsored by the US specifically say if other operation, we will pull State Department, has countries and the World back to the next firebreak A promoter plays the Sony PlayStation Portable consoles in-front a giant agreed in principle to share Health Organization because we will have to model on display at the Sony Expo at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in information quickly to al- would share scarce drugs begin to protect our- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 7 Oct, 2005. low health experts to con- to treat influenza and selves.”—MNA/Reuters INTERNET tain the virus if it makes vaccines if a human epi- the jump to easily infect demic breaks out. Jakarta confirms two suspected bird flu cases people. Now, said offi- But they hinted Global disaster death cials, it is critical to make strongly that such help JAKARTA,7 Oct— Indonesian health officials said on Thursday that two young men, including one who sure they actually do so. would not be available if died a week ago, had proved positive for the bird flu virus in local tests. I Nyomantoll Kandun,soared head of in disease 2004 control at the Authorities in Indonesia say they have found in- Health Ministry, said specimens had been sent to a fected chickens that were asymptomatic of the virus, Hong Kong laboratory recognized by the World Health which could raise greater threats to human by making Organization for further testing. Results should be it harder to detect. available in the next few days. Health experts say the finding was bad news but Indonesian health officials suspect bird flu in six more information was needed as there are many differ- deaths since July in the world’s fourth-most-populous ent strains of H5N1. Many have low pathogenicity and nation, while the Hong Kong laboratory has con- are relatively harmless, and only some have proven to firmed four. be deadly for birds and humans. “The PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) showed Some species of waterfowl, like ducks and geese, positive for both (men),” said Kandun. “One is a 21- are natural hosts of the H5N1 and do not fall ill from it. year-old man ... he is still alive and in a stable condi- But the virus has always been known to be virulent in tion. The other one had died. Both are proven to have chickens, but they typically fall sick quickly and die had direct contact with dead poultry.” within 24 hours of contracting it. — MNA/Reuters Bird flu has killed more than 60 people in four Asian nations since late 2003 and has been found in Indian Ocean tuna birds in Russia and Europe. One of the greatest fears of experts is that the H5N1 tagged to preempt bird flu virus will mutate to become easily passed between humans, triggering a pandemic. The current stock depletion H5N1 strain cannot be easily transmitted by people. Millions have died in past flu pandemics. VICTORIA,7 Oct— Some 80,000 tuna in the In- A man peers at the back of the “Chess Player”, dian Ocean are being tagged as part of an EU- which is part of the “Bodyworlds” exhibit at the funded project to preempt the depletion of stocks Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on 6 Oct, 2005. from over-fishing. Gunther von Hagens from Germany uses the Under the Seychelles- among development ex- plastination technique to preserve human bodies for based project which be- perts and marine scien- display and demonstration. “Bodyworlds” will be gan in June and will cost tists that tuna — and other on display until 23 April, 2006.—INTERNET some 14 million euros, fish stocks — may disap- tuna fish are caught, given pear altogether. BMW hands German plastic tags, then tossed “We are not going to back into the sea. wait for them to go down Fishermen who find before we do this study,” Pope keys to X5 SUV tagged fish and hand them Athayde said. FRANKFURT,7 Oct— Germany’s BMW has over to teams of local sci- Athayde said the sur- handed the keys to an X5 full-size sport utility entists across the Indian vey — the first major vehicle to Pope Benedict, the world’s largest pre- Ocean region will get a study of tuna stocks in the mium carmaker said on Thursday. 10-US-dollar reward — region — was being con- “We are proud to be Apart from a fleet of and the fish back. ducted across all countries able to provide Pope BMW C1 covered scoot- Project spokeswoman that border the Indian Benedict XVI with a ers, the official Vatican Teresa Athayde told Ocean including Sey- BMW car,” the group’s car park only has one Reuters the study was ur- chelles, India, Iran, chief of marketing and BMW 5-Series executive gently needed as twenty Kenya, Yemen, and Thai- sales, Michael Ganal, and one 7-Series limou- times more tuna are land. said in a statement fol- sine. caught globally today than Somalia is excepted lowing an audience with The well-known 50 years ago. because of the threat from the pontiff. “Popemobile” by com- “Over one million tons pirates. Benedict hails from the parison is a modified A Thai-Chinese devotee who pierced rods of tuna are caught and sold Tuna is a staple food small Bavarian town of M-Class SUV built in through his cheeks joins a rally to mark the annual annually compared to for many poor coastal Marktl am Inn, about an 1999 by BMW’s arch Vegetarian festival in Phuket Province, about 690 only 50,000 tons 50 years communities in the Indian hour’s drive from Munich, rival Mercedes-Benz. km (429 miles) southwest of Bangkok, on 7 Oct, ago,” she said. Ocean. where BMW is based. MNA/Reuters 2005. —INTERNET That has fuelled fears MNA/Reuters 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 October, 2005 Poles struggle to beat Iceland 3-2 S P O R T S in friendly WARSAW, 8 Oct— Poland came from behind to beat Iceland 3-2 in their last warm-up before Wednesday's potential World Cup Group Six decider against England at Old Trafford. Bayer Leverkusen winger Jacek half chances. Janas said: "We couldn't Krzynowek's first-half strike kept the put it together until after half time, but in Poles in the game after Iceland grabbed the end I am contented since we won two well-worked goals, exposing de- with a team who play football in the fensive frailties to lead 2-1 at the break. British style — hard and aggressive." But coach Pawel Janas made three Celtic striker Maciej Zurawski ag- changes at half-time and Wisla Krakow gravated a recent thigh injury, but should full-back Marcin Baszczynski and be fit for Old Trafford. Borussia Dortmund's Ebi Smolarek took "We had to pull him off the park, just 19 minutes to give the Poles a lead because he didn't want to come, so signs they never looked like relinquishing. are he'll be okay by Wednesday," Janas Janas will be concerned, however, at said. Poland lead Group Six with 24 his first-choice squad's lacklustre first- points and will take first place automati- half performance, which made little use cally if England fail to win their game in of their overwhelming possession and hand against Austria on Saturday. exposed familiar problems in defence. If England beat Austria, the Poles Hit by injuries to playmaker will need a draw but may also go to Old Miroslaw Szymkowiak and striker Trafford for the group decider with a Hannes Sigurdsson (L) of Iceland shoots to score the second goal against Tomasz Frankowski — the team's lead- place at the finals guaranteed as one of Poland as Poland's Tomasz Rzasa (3) tries to stop him during a friendly soccer ing scorer in qualifying — Poland also the best-placed runners-up. match at Legia Stadium in Warsaw on 7 October, 2005.—INTERNET struggled to finish a series of second- MNA/Reuters Former Argentine keeper Pumpido Eriksson's house hit FIFA rankings will help to takes charge of Newell's by vandals determine European play-offs BUENOS AIRES, 8 Oct— Former Argentine goal- MANCHESTER (England), 8 Oct— England coach ZURICH, 8 Oct— The draw for the three European keeper Nery Pumpido has taken over as coach of Sven-Goran Eriksson says that vandals who smashed zone World Cup play-offs will take place in Zurich struggling First Division club Newell's Old Boys. a front window at his London home this week were not next Friday, two days after the qualifying competition Pumpido, a member of the 1986 World Cup- disaffected fans. ends. winning team, replaces former Chile coach Juvenal The vandals threw an object, reportedly a brick, The six teams will be divided into two pots based on Olmos who resigned two weeks ago. through the window near Regent's Park last Monday. their FIFA rankings for September. The three highest Newell's, winners of the 2004-05 Apertura champi- Police said on Friday they had made no arrests. placed teams will be in one pot and the three lowest in onship, are 16th in this season's competition having The Swede has been in the eye of a media storm the other pot. taken nine points from 10 games. since last month's humiliating 1-0 defeat by Northern One team will be drawn from each pot and a second Pumpido won the 2002 South American Libertadores Ireland in a World Cup qualifier and a 4-1 friendly rout draw will then determine which team will play the first Cup as coach of Paraguayan team Olimpia before by Denmark in August. leg at home. moving to Mexico to join UNAL. "It's correct that I had some damage to my house, Seven teams who could feature in the draw are He spent 18 months in charge of the Tigers, leading but that's the third time, I think," Eriksson told report- ranked in FIFA's top world 11 for September: the them to the final of the 2003-04 Apertura champion- ers on Friday. Netherlands, who are second, the Czech Republic ship where they lost to Pachuca.—MNA/Reuters "It wasn't three times after Northern Ireland — but (4th), France (6th), Spain (8th), Portugal (9th), Swe- CROSSWORD PUZZLE once after it. The other two were much before that, den (10th) and England (11th). unfortunately, and I don't think it has anything to do Scotland (74th) are the lowest ranked team still in with England fans, absolutely not." with a chance of finishing second in their group. Eriksson, who is preparing his team for two crucial The winners of the eight European groups qualify World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Poland in automatically for the finals in Germany next year, Manchester, was not in the house at the time. along with the two best runners-up. Eriksson said he had found England fans The remaining six runners-up will face each other very supportive during his visit to Premier League home and away on November 12 and 16 with the three club matches. winners qualifying for the finals. MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters Clijsters departs as Davenport reaches semis FILDERSTADT (Germany), 8 Oct— Kim Clijsters blew a chance to take the world number one spot from Maria Sharapova this week after losing at the Filderstadt Grand Prix on Friday. The second seed was Mauresmo to gain enough points. beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 by Elena Top seed Davenport meets ACROSS DOWN Dementieva while defending Daniela Hantuchova in the semi- 1 Make out 1 Old coin champion Lindsay Davenport finals after the Slovak beat Italy's 5 Intended 2 Knightly tax overcame another Russian, Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-4. 8 Royal household 3 Praise Anastasia Myskina, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Dementieva tackles third-seeded 9 Parcel 4 Table linen to reach the last four. Frenchwoman Mauresmo, who 10 Fishing boat 5 Germ Clijsters' defeat ended a 21- downed number six seed Nadia 11 Greek letter 6 Open-mouthed match winning streak stretching Petrova of Russia 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. 12 International 7 Sea-slug back to mid-August when she No player strikes the ball as agreement 12 Passage across lost to China's Shuai Peng in San hard as Dementieva and the fifth 14 Be the property of 13 Frugal Diego. The Belgian had since seed eventually pounded Clijsters 17 Fossil resin 15 Vent won four consecutive titles in into submission. Germany's Bjorn Phau serves the ball 19 Naive 16 Honest Toronto, Los Angeles, at the US Her powerful groundstrokes against Croatia's Mario Ancic during 22 With employee 18 Alloy Open and Luxembourg. and relentless ability to return the the men's singles semifinal match of complement 20 Alpine province Clijsters had been on course to ball in the furiously-contested the Japan Open Tennis Championships 23 Lift 21 Rate regain the number one ranking rallies eventually took their toll in Tokyo, on 8 October, 2005. Phau 24 Savoury she first earned in 2003 but had on the world number three. lost the match 2-6,1-6. 25 Flooded to beat Dementieva and Amelie MNA/Reuters INTERNET

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*R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 7th Waxing of Thadingyut 1367 ME Sunday, 9 October, 2005 Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends opening of hospital in Pyigyi Mandaing

SPDC Member Lt-Gen Maung Bo unveils the signboard of the People’s Hospital in Pyigyi Mandaing of Bokpyin Township. — MNA

YANGON, 8 Oct — Member of the State Peace In Pyigyi Mandaing, they attended the cer- In-charge of the hospital Dr Aye Pyi Sone and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the emony to put Pyigyi Mandaing Hospital into service. accepted K 100,000 to the medical trust-fund and for Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Commander Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe, Brig-Gen health and education tasks donated by Commander Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Coun- Thura Thet Oo Maung of Bokpyin Station and Deputy (See page 8) cil Commander of Coastal Region Command Maj- Director-General Dr Ye Myint of Health Department Gen Maung Maung Swe, senior military officers, formally opened the hospital. officials of the State Peace and Development Coun- Lt-Gen Maung Bo unveiled the signboard of Earthquake report cil Office and departments concerned, oversaw thriv- the hospital and sprinkled scented water on it. They YANGON, 8 Oct—An earthquake of very ing oil palm plantations along Kawthoung-Bokpyin- visited the hospital. strong inensity (7.6) Richer Scale with its epicenter Taninthayi-Myeik Road and regional development Deputy Director-General Dr Ye Myint reported outside Myanmar about (1,900) miles Northwest of on 5 October morning. on construction of the hospital. The commander ex- Kaba-Aye seismological observatory (60-miles plained implementation of five rural development Thanks to opening of the hospi- North Northeast of Islamabad, Pakistan) was re- tasks and tasks being carried out for ensuring local corded at (10) hrs (26) min (23) sec MST on 8 tal, local people can enjoy health care food sufficiency, and extension of oil palm, rubber October 2005. services. As the Government is per- and pepper cultivation. An aftershock earthquake of strong intensity After that, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said that thanks (6.3) Richter Scale with its epicenter outside forming cent per cent equitable de- to opening the hospital, local people can enjoy health velopment of rural and urban re- Myanmar about (1,960) miles Northwest of Kaba- care services. As the Government is performing cent Aye seismological observatory, (100 miles North gions across the nation, progress has per cent equitable development of rural and urban of Islamabad, Pakistan) was recorded at (17) hrs been made in Pyigyi Mandaing. regions across the nation, progress has been made in (21) min (50) sec MST on 8 October 2005.—MNA Pyigyi Mandaing. Development gap between urban and rural areas narrowed New school building, dispensary opened in Panan Village, Kyaukse Township

YANGON, 8 Oct — education and health sec- past. Tasks are being car- of the developing rural and Development Coun- Village of Kyaukse Town- The Government hand in tors. At present, the peo- ried out in education, areas. cil Commander of Central ship, Mandalay Division, hand with the people is ple in rural and urban ar- health, transport, water Patron of Manda- Command Maj-Gen Khin yesterday afternoon. striving with harmonious eas enjoy fruitful results supply and economic lay Division Union Soli- Zaw, Secretariat Member They attended the momentum for achieving of better transport. The gap fields. darity and Development of USDA Minister for In- ceremony to open the new success in economic plans between rural and urban Panan Village of Association Chairman of dustry-1 U Aung Thaung building of self-reliant being implemented for areas is narrower than the Kyaukse Township is one Mandalay Division Peace and party arrived at Panan (See page 9) development of the na- tion. Thanks to imple- mentation of dams and river water pumping projects in States and Di- visions in accord with the guidance of the Head of State, not only greening tasks but also agricultural ones have developed. Likewise, the Govern- ment built factories to cre- ate job opportunities for the local people. Universities and hospitals have been up- graded and opened in the Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw and USDA CEC member U Aung Thaung inspect bio-gas power station in Kyaukse Township. — INDUSTRY-1