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Established 1914 Volume XV, Number 153 5th Waxing of Tawthalin 1369 ME Sunday, 16 September, 2007 Senior General Than Shwe sends message of felicitations to Mexican President NAY P YI T AW, 16 Sept — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Felipe Calderon, President of the United Mexican States, on the anniversary of the Independence of the United Mexican States which falls on 16 September 2007. — MNA Acting Prime Minister and Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein congratulates Mr Viktor Zubkov NAY PYI TAW, 15 Sept — Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Acting Prime Minister and Secretary- 1 of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of congratulations to His Excellency Mr Viktor Zubkov, on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Russian Federation on 14 September 2007. — MNA Trophy of AFF Women’s Championship. Myanmar crown AFF Women’s Championship YANGON, 15 Sept — Myanmar Women’s Na- emony were Daw Khin Thet Htay, wife of Lt-Gen Federation U Zaw Zaw and officials. tional Team beat Thai Women’s National Team 5-2 in Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence, Daw Mar Mar In the third place match that commenced the final match of the 3rd AFF Women’s Champion- Wai, wife of the commander, Chairman of Myanmar at 3 pm, Vietnamese Women’s Team routed Malaysian ship at Youth Training Centre, here, this evening. Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Women’s Team 6-0. Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and De- Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Chief Justice U Thein Soe, The final match opened with singing the na- velopment Council Commander of Yangon Command members of the MOC and their wives, Chairperson tional anthems of Myanmar and Thailand. In the match, Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win attended the third place match, Daw Aye Aye of the Central Working Committee for both Myanmar and Thai teams could not score any the final match and the prize presentation ceremony of Myanmar Women’s Sports Federation, Ambassadors goal till the final whistle. In the extra time, Myanmar the Championship. and Charges d’Affaires ai of ASEAN member coun- scored the opening goal, and Thai women’s Also present at the prize presentation cer- tries to Myanmar, President of Myanmar Football (See page 8) Myanmar women players celebrate victory lifting high the championship trophy. — NLM Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 16-9-07 NL 1 7/29/18, 02:35 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 16 September, 2007 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Sunday, 16 September, 2007 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Extend export of quality * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State species of fish and prawn * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Today, human consumption of fish and F & R Minister inspects Foreign Minister felicitates prawn is on the increase owing to its high nutrition content and being healthy food. If arrangements for opening Mexican counterpart compared with other kinds of meat, fish is training courses NAY PYI TAW, 16 Sept — U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, easier to cook, and fish demand is getting YANGON, 15 Sept — Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun visited the customs ware- has sent a message of felicitations to Her Excellency higher as a result. house at Yangon International Airport this morning. Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Minister In Myanmar, Taninthayi, Ayeyawady After hearing the reports presented by departmental of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, on the anniversary of the Independence of the United and Yangon divisions are largest producers officials, the minister gave necessary instructions and Mexican States which falls on 16 September 2007. of marine products such as fish and prawn. inspected the warehouse. Next, accompanied by officials, the minister MNA Other states and divisions also breed fish went to the office of Myanmar Banks Association and reported on preparations for opening the training and prawn from small scale to commercial inspected arrangements being made for conducting courses. Later, the minister gave necessary instruc- scale based on the existence of dams, creeks courses on banking services. Vice-Governor U Maung tions and inspected the lecture halls and language lab. Maung Win of the Central Bank of Myanmar and A diploma course on banking will be opened soon at and lakes in the regions concerned. Rector U Kan Zaw of Yangon Institute of Economics the office of Myanmar Banks Association. — MNA The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries is rendering technical assistance to the fish- ery entrepreneurs for encouraging exten- sive production of fish and prawn, satisfying local demand, and exporting the fish sur- plus. Apart from accelerating the fishery in- dustry, the Ministry is engaged in coastal and offshore fishery. Taninthayi Division produces more ma- rine products than any other state or divi- sion. Such sea products as fish, prawn, crab and eel are well marketable. Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun delivers an address at meeting on opening Now, local fishery entrepreneurs are step- of Banking Service Diploma Course. — F&R ping up the breeding of first-growing species Mayangon Township USDA holds Annual General Meeting of fish and prawn, gudgeon, Tilapia, rohu YANGON, 15 Sept — The annual general meeting of who had passed the matriculation examination. and lobster are fast-growing species with Mayangon Township Union Solidarity and Develop- The Minister presented a set of computer and books good taste, so, they are in high demand. ment Association was held at Kyaikwaing Youth Train- worth K 50,000 to Township USDA Secretary Daw Khin ing Centre in the township this evening, with an address Than Nwe. National fishery entrepreneurs are, there- by CEC member of the USDA Minister for Religious The minister and Secretary U Aye Myint accepted fore, urged to extend the breeding of quality Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung. donations. Wellwishers from Bayintnaung Brokerage species of fish and prawn to meet local de- Also present were Secretary of Yangon Division donated K 200,000 for maintenance of No 25 BEPS in mand and to export more marine products. USDA U Aye Myint, executive members, Secretary of Mayangon Township. District USDA U Nay Win, departmental personnel, Secretary Daw Khin Than Nwe presented longyis members of social organizations, wellwishers and and cash for Ward USDA and Kyaikwaing Youth Train- guests. ing Centre. USDA member students sang a song “Eternal Union”. Next, executives submitted the respective reports to The CEC member and the Secretary of Yangon the meeting. Division USDA presented prizes to outstanding students MNA Executive Committee Chairman Lt-Col Kyaw Shein (Retd) of Hninzigon Home for the Aged accepts K 100,000 donated by Daw Thaung of Zeyathukha Road in Ward A of Thingangyun CEC member Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung addresses Township. — H Annual General Meeting 2007 of Mayangon Township USDA. — MNA 16-9-07 NL 2 7/29/18, 02:35 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 16 September, 2007 3 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 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to widely use solar energy BEIJING, 14 Sept — the Chinese People’s About 40 million Solar power will be widely Political Consultative Chinese households, or applied during the 2008 Conference (CPPCC), 150 million Chinese Beijing Olympic Games, said about 90 per cent of people, now use solar according to a senior all the hot water used in energy in their daily lives. government official. the Olympic village will According to the Li Zhonghai, senior be solar heated and 80 to People’s Daily, China is official with the China 90 per cent of street lights the world’s biggest user Association for Standar- around the Olympic of solar water heating. 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