Daw Kyaing Kyaing Attends Ceremony to Hoist Shwehtidaw, Seinbudaw, Hngetmyatnadaw Atop Laykyun Sakkyashin Maha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda in Dagon Myothit (East) Township

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Volume XIII, Number 9 2nd Waning of Tagu 1367 ME Monday, 25 April, 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 Daw Kyaing Kyaing attends ceremony to hoist Shwehtidaw, Seinbudaw, Hngetmyatnadaw atop Laykyun Sakkyashin Maha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda in Dagon Myothit (East) Township

Daw Kyaing Kyaing, Daw Mya Mya San and party convey Seinbudaw, Hngetmyatnadaw and Hsatthaphudaw atop Laykyun Sakkyashin Maha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda by decorated carriage. — ˚MNA

YANGON, 24 April — A ceremony to keep wife of member of the State Peace and Develop- Commander-in-Chief (Navy), Chairman of Yangon religious objects into the reliquary of Laykyun ment Council General Thura Shwe Mann, Daw Than Division Peace and Development Council Com- Sakkyashin Maha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda was held in Than Nwe, wife of Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win, mander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe conjunction with the Shwehtidaw hoisting and con- Daw Khin Khin Win, wife of Secretary-1 of the and wife, Vice-Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Hla Shwe, secration ceremony at the pagoda in Sitpintaung State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein officials and local authorities and local people. Ward, Dagon Myothit (East) Township, this morn- Sein, wives of the SPDC members, the wife of the (See page 8) ing, attended by Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chair- man of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Dawei Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Arçinnabhivamsa and member Sayadaws, members of the Sangha and nuns. Also present on the occasion were Daw Mya Mya San, wife of Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and De- velopment Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice- Senior General Maung Aye, Daw Khin Lay Thet,

INSIDE Ye Nwe Multi-purpose Dam Project is part of the Pyundaza plain cluster of dams together with Baidah, Kawliya, Bawni and Pyinbongyi dam projects, and the drive will yield fruits towards more than 200,000 acres of crops. Daw Kyaing Kyaing, Daw Mya Mya San and party convey Seinbudaw,Hsatthaphudaw and tiers of (Page 7) THIHA AUNG Shwehtidaw round Laykyun Sakkyashin Maha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda.— MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Monday, 25 April, 2005 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State To play a vital role in * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy building a new nation with lofty aims Commander meets with specialists, staff before their The work coordination meeting of departure for Cocokyun Township Myanmar Police Force of the Ministry of Home Affairs was held at the meeting hall of the MPF on 22 April with an address by Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win. In his address, Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win said that Myanmar Police Force has been operating to make reforms for betterment of its form and essence since 1995 in accord with the guidance of the Head of State as it is an organization equipped with arms which has always to enforce community peace and prevalence of law and order and deal with the people. The Myanmar Police Force has been participating practically in the drive for the emergence of a modern and developed nation Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe meets with specialists, health staff and departmental personnel bound in accord with the guidance of Head of State for Cocokyun Township on 23-4-2005. — YANGON COMMAND Senior General Than Shwe. A glance at administrative machinery of YANGON, 24 April — Chairman of Yangon Divi- tion, health, economic and transport to Cocokyun the global nations will reveal that a nation is different from another but its police force has sion Peace and Development Council Commander Township that is the most distant township in Yangon to be involved in the task of administrative of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe met with Division, remarkable progress has been machinery. specialists, health staff and departmental personnel made in the township. Later, the Commander thanked A dynamic and bona fide administrative bound for Cocokyun Township, at the hall of them for their performance of health care services to machinery is indispensable in building a mod- the local regiment in Thanhlyetsoon, Botahtaung be given to a distant township of the city. ern, developed and discipline-flourishing demo- Township, yesterday afternoon. Afterwards, the specialists, health staff and cratic nation. Speaking on the occasion, Commander Maj-Gen departmental personnel were introduced to the To keep pace with changes and develop- Myint Swe said that the specialists, health staff and commander. ments, the State Peace and Development Coun- departmental personnel will start their trip Also present on the occasion were No 4 Military cil is introducing reforms for regional general to Cocokyun Township soon for providing health Region Commander Col Yan Naing Oo, authorities administrative departments and police forces. care services to local people. and departmental officials, Cmdr Thura Thet Swe Police officers should understand that the tasks As the Government fulfilled facilities of educa- of the local regiment and official. — MNA of building a new nation entering a new age and the tasks of transforming the entire MPF have interrelations. Construction Minister inspects road & bridge construction The MPF is discharging duties in different sectors ranging from ensuring peace, sta- projects in Ayeyawady Division bility and regional development and improving YANGON, 24 April — Minister for Construction sharing merits for Thitsadhammamala monastery the people’s living standard to national devel- Maj-Gen Saw Tun, accompanied by officials of building donated by the minister and family and opment in addition to its normal duties. That is why police officers should have Public Works, inspected road construction tasks along ceremony of ordination and novitiation at administrative, political, security and eco- Yangon-Pathein Highway on 22 April and gave in- Thiriyanaung Monastery in Kanyingone Village in nomic outlooks as their functions involve in structions on early completion before the rain and Labutta Township. political, economic and social sectors. Mean- proper water drainage. After donating the provisions to sayadaws, the while, they should try to improve their quali- The minister and party proceeded to Pammawady minister and family and party offered Soon to fication and professionalism in serving the river Bridge Project and looked into the worksite. sayadaws. interest of the State and the people while re- At the briefing hall, he heard reports on the progress Later, the minister and party inspected the dura- vitalizing and upholding Our Three Main Na- of the tasks and future plans. After hearing the re- bility of Labutta suspension bridge on Myaungmya- tional Causes. ports, the minister left necessary instructions. Labutta Road. Similarly, they looked into the road This being so, the MPF members are to On 23 April, the minister and party inspected constructions projects on Myaungmya-Einme Road try their utmost for MPF to become a patriotic, the road construction tasks along Myaungmya- and progress of No 1/70 Mayanngu Bridge on the qualified and modern force on which the peo- Labutta Road. Next, they attended the ceremony of road. — MNA ple can rely while enthusiastically taking part in nation-building endeavours with the lofty aims.

Armed Forces day commemorative teleplay to be telecast again YANGON, 24 April — In commemoration of the 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day, teleplay, “Thu- ye-gaung-do-htun-ga-the” will be broadcast again from Myawady TV dividing into three parts after the news programs on 27, 28 and 29 April. The teleplay was directed by Academy Bagyi Soe Moe and starred by Academy Kyaw Thu, Acad- emy Zin Wine, Academy Yan Aung, Academy Dwe, Academy Minmawgun, Naing Naing, Sai Sai Kham Hlaing, Academy May Than Nu, Academy May ThinzaOo and Academy Soe Myat Nander. Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe and party supervise functions of dry day inspection teams MNA in Yangon on 24 April. (News on page 11)— MNA

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Recently, the kicked off here on Friday, As the tourism volume totalled 17.3 is caused by atherosclerosis One of the new treatment benefit of high dose statin said sources from the facilities in Thailand’s billion US dollars in 2004, of the vessels in the body, strategies is the use of therapy was also Chinese delegation. tsunami-hit areas have a 37 per cent increase over Thaksin expressed his been restored by and the previous year. China a disease process drugs that limits confirmed by an thanks to the Chinese large, Thailand welcomes and Thailand also characterized by the atherosclerotic plaque international multicentre Government and people Chinese tourists to spend conducted well coordina- thickening of the arteries formation in the artery. A trial which was for providing fund and their holidays in the tion on international and with deposition of plaques recent study found that announced in the material assistance after resorts, the Thai Prime regional issues, the inside the wall of the vessel. this can be achieved by American College of Thailand was hit by the Minister said. Chinese President noted. One of the main targets of the use of high dose statin, Cardiology annual December 26 earthquake The Chinese President China is ready to join treatment in patients with a cholesterol-lowering scientific meeting in and tsunami. He said such said China and Thailand with Thailand to conduct ischaemic heart disease is drug, therapy. March 2005. move fully demonstrated are good neighbours, all-round, multi-level to limit the amount of Studies results show According to the the deep friendship good friends and good friendly cooperation in atherosclerotic plaque that the new therapy not university, ischaemic heart between the peoples of the partners. In recent years, various areas and push two countries. bilateral relations have forward bilateral ties, Hu formation in the arteries. only prevents athero- disease is the second top Thailand and China are been well developed with added. For the past 10 years sclerotic plaque formation killer in Hong Kong, just both neighbours and frequent exchanges of Thaksin also reiterated the Division of Cardiology in the major artery, but is after cancer. Every year relatives, the Thai Prime high-level visits. The that the Thai Government of the university has been able to significantly about 4,000 people died Minister said. The Year decision made in 2001 on will firmly stick to the in the forefront of research regress the plaque from this disease in Hong 2005 will mark the 30th starting strategic co- “One China” policy and and new therapies for thickness by nearly 10 Kong. — MNA/Xinhua anniversary of the operation between will support any move that establishment of full Thailand and China is is in the interests of Hu Jintao diplomatic relations playing a “leading role” China’s reunification. WEF to host Asia between the two countries. in establishing China- MNA/Xinhua meets UN Secretary- Roundtable in Singapore SINGAPORE, 23 April — The World Economic General Forum (WEF) will host its Asia Roundtable in JAKARTA, 24 April— Singapore on 28-29 April, WEF Asia Director Lee Chinese President Hu Howell said on Thursday. Jintao met here on Saturday With the theme “Tilting the global balance: the with Kofi Annan, strategic implications of Asia’s growth”, the meeting Secretary-General of the will address critical issues concerning the region’s United Nations, and increasing global economic and political influence. exchanged views with him “The goal of the roundtable is a frank exchange on on issues of common both the challenges and opportunities that will be the concerns. focus of the coming months,” Howell noted. Hu Jintao and Annan Topics to be discussed during the event include the were here attending the business impact of the geopolitics of Asia, the impact Asian-African Summit, of China and India on Asian competitiveness and which wrapped up future growth, the future supply of key natural resources Saturday after endorsing a and its impact on regional relations, as well as the statement declaring the prospects for Asia’s financial integration. establishment of a strategic A delegation of political and business leaders from partnership between the US soldiers secure a road leading to the Baghdad airport highway after a car the Middle East led by King Abdullah II of Jordan will two continents. join the discussion on the growing trade and investment bomb exploded in the Hai Al-Furaat area of Baghdad, on 23 April, 2005. Hu and Annan both INTERNET ties between the Middle East and Asia in the roundtable, praised the summit as a according to Lee.—MNA/Xinhua Tanzania’s eco growth to success, saying the Eight killed as conference demonstrated exceed expectations for unity between Asia and car bomb hits Africa, and is one with far- Shiite mosque 2004-05 reaching historical DAR-ES-SALAAM, 24 April — Tanzania is significance. The UN in Baghdad predicted to achieve the major economic targets Secretary-General briefed BAGHDAD, 24 April — under the 2004-2005 budget with an annual growth Hu about his UN reform A car bomb detonated at a rate of over 6.3 per cent expected. plan and hopes China will Shiite mosque in Baghdad Economic indica- 4 per cent by June this give him support. on Friday, killing at least tors available here on year compared to the 6.3 Hu praised the UN as eight people and Friday showed that good per cent in the previous having played an wounding 20 others, performance in the first period and the 22 per cent indispensable role in maintaining world peace police said. half of the financial ten years ago. and promoting common The blast took place year, July-December in According to development as well as in at al-Subeih Shiite mosque 2004, had made it Friday’s local newspaper international affairs. in southeastern Baghdad possible for the country Business Times, during “We advocate that the to exceed the earlier during Friday prayers after the first half of the UN should play an even estimated 6.3 per cent midday, police said, adding financial year, a total of greater role in international the powerful explosion of gross domestic 870 million US dollars affairs, and support the caused heavy damages to products growth rate. has been collected as efforts of the UN the mosque and nearby Statistics also domestic revenue, a 3.4- Secretary-General in buildings. The US military indicated that the national per-cent increase over the multilateral areas and in had no immediate inflation rate had been put estimated sum of 842 strengthening the role of information on the under control and was million dollars. the UN,” Hu said. A worker prepares to install telecommunication cables incident.—MNA/Xinhua predicted to be at about MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua on a street in Hong Kong recently.—INTERNET

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Thailand’s repaid SIM card buyers to report identity BANGKOK, 23 April — Customers buying prepaid phone SIM card in Thailand will have to show their identifications starting from 10 May, a measure aimed to prevent bombs set off by mobile phone in the country’s restive deep south. State agencies and can buy a prepaid phone million prepaid phone mobile phone operators SIM card at any users are not required to agreed to implement the convenient store. register themselves with new rule at a meeting held However, the system their mobile phone on Thursday, Bangkok Post has raised security operators, said Kanawat. on Friday quoted Kanawat concerns when continuous Instead, the mobile Sri Lankan employees of Dankotuwa Porcelain Ltd add designs to tableware at Wasinsungworn, vice- bombs hitting the phone operators will carry a factory in Dankotuwa on 23 April, 2005.—INTERNET minister of the Information country’s restive deep on promotions to attract and Communications south were set off by more existing prepaid card Technology (ICT) mobile phones with users to switch to new card China, Zimbabwe friendship Ministry, as saying. prepaid SIM card. so as to get their The operators would With the new rule identification. But some further strengthened draft the agreement requiring buyers’ analysts question whether together on 4 May, identification, the the rules will truly improve HARARE, 23 April — The peoples of China and Zimbabwe enjoy a including details on how authorities wish they can the southern security, profound fraternal relationship and an all-weather friendship in spite of personal information cut down such bomb saying that assailants can thousands of miles afar, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Chang Xianyi would be stored and the attacks or easily track use a prepaid mobile card said on Friday. standard form to be filled down those who set of bought at neighbouring Speaking at the its adherence to the “one Zimbabwe’s policy that by SIM card buyers. bombs. Malaysia to set of bombs. reception celebrating the China” principle and Taiwan question is an Previously, customers Still, the existing 22 MNA/Xinhua 25th anniversary of the resolute support for internal affair of China, establishment of China’s peaceful adding that any Economists say Singapore might “Polish Culture diplomatic relations reunification cause. external actions on be Asia’s first global city Days” to be held between China and On same occasion, Taipei is an encroach- SINGAPORE, 23 April — Economists calculated Zimbabwe, Chang said Zimbabwean Acting ment on China’s that Singapore might be the first global city in in Beijing Zimbabwe declared Foreign Minster Herbert sovereignty and is an Asia in the near future, according to Channel BEIJING, 23 April— independence on 18 Murerwa said the interference in China’s NewsAsia report on Thursday. The most well-known April 1980 and just on relations between the internal affairs. Defining global city as cosmopolitan with ethnic Polish musicians will the same day the two countries have “We therefore sup- and cultural diversity, they said that this is a big perform in Beijing during diplomatic relation was positively unfolded and port the ‘one country, two advantage Singapore enjoys over its rival cities in the “Polish Culture Days” established between the grown from strength to systems’ policy and the Asia like Hong Kong and Tokyo. from 9 to 13 May, two countries. strength over the years. Anti-Secession Law “The global city, unlike an industrial model, according to a notice He said tracing back The acting minister adopted on 14 March, requires an organic mixing of a number of ingredients,” released on Friday by the to the past quarter of said China is now the 2005 by the National the report quoted Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank Polish Embassy to China. century, the friendly single largest investor People’s Congress. Sanjeev Sanyal as saying, indicating that setting up The activity is cooperation between the in Zimbabwe and the Taipei’s ‘dollar diplo- the integrated resorts with casinos is just a part of sponsored by the Polish two countries has two countries should macy or bribery diplo- Singapore’s strategy. Analysts tagged education and Government according to witnessed steady growth therefore continue to macy’ will be defeated tourism as two key growth areas for the city state to an agreement between the in various fields. develop synergies which internationally,” said build up its strength, forecasting that Singapore will two culture ministries, said The two countries would lead to a win-win Murerwa. Murerwa said eventually become a service economy with focus on Aquicuzka Lobacz, have supported each situation for both Zimbabwe cherishes the high value-added manufacturing. Charge d’Affaires of the other in international countries. He said traditional friendship, Some economists also suggested the island state Polish Embassy. She noted affairs and jointly Zimbabwe was endowed solidarity and cooperation continue to expand its international trade links, which the musicians will play safeguarded the rights with the minerals, the with the People’s they believe will feed back to the home-city. both classical and pop and interests of the raw materials and Republic of China, The report said that Singapore is exerting efforts to music during their stay. An developing countries, he agricultural land while adding that Zimbabwe is realize the goal “by reinventing its economy to one exhibition of Polish said. Chang said the China has the expertise fully committed and that is conducive to creative and knowledge-based handicraft will also be held Chinese Government and capital to process geared to promote the industries”. — MNA/Xinhua in Beijing.—MNA/Xinhua and people highly and add value to the Sino-Zimbabwe relations appreciate the Zimba- products of Zimbabwe. to new heights. bwean Government for He reaffirmed MNA/Xinhua Kidnappers in Iraq threaten to kill Romanian journalists BAGHDAD, 24 April — Guerillas in Iraq threatened to kill three Romanian journalists they kidnapped last month, unless the Romanian Government pulls out troops from Iraq, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel reported on Friday. “The militants gave the Romanian journalists sitting on the ground with Government four days from the date of militants’ weapons pointing to their the videotape to withdraw from Iraq or heads. they would kill them,” the broadcaster The three journalists, two men and a of the Arabic TV said. woman, were kidnapped on 28 March in Romania has about 730 troops in Baghdad. Chinese visitors are reflected on a Rolls-Royce car on display at the 2005 Auto Iraq. The video showed the three MNA/Xinhua Shanghai Exhibition in China’s financial capital on 24 April, 2005. —INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005 5 ASEM finance officials gather in China BEIJING, 23 April — Deputy finance ministers representing 39 members of Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) gathered in Xi’an, capital city of north China’s Shaanxi Province, on Friday to brace for the upcoming Sixth ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meeting to be held later in China, according to the Chinese Ministry of Finance said on Friday. The ministry noted that Participants conducted Economic and Financial the meeting was aimed at in-depth discussions on a Cooperation. preparing for the forthcom- range of issues, such as the It was decided that the ing Sixth ASEM Finance global and regional next ASEM Finance Depu- Ministers’ Meeting economy development, ties’ Meeting would be (ASEM FMM) to be held enhancing the effective- held in an EU country in in Tianjin, north China, on ness and efficiency of the 2006. 26 June 2005. ASEM FMM, and eco- The ministry said Friday’s meeting was nomic and financial coop- preparations for the Sixth chaired by Li Yong, Chi- eration between Asia and ASEM FMM are progress- nese Vice-Minister of Fi- Europe, the ministry said ing smoothly. Media reg- nance, and was attended in a statement. istration will start on May by the Finance Deputies of They also conferred on 8. Interested reporters, Sentosa Island resort in Singapore seen on 25 April,2005. 39 ASEM members and the expected outcome of both domestic and foreign, INTERNET representatives of interna- the Sixth ASEM FMM, the are welcome to visit the tional financial institutions, framework and major con- official web site of the including the International tents of the Chairman’s Sixth ASEM FMM: Record exhibitors come to Monetary Fund, the World Statement of the Sixth www.asemfmm.gov. cn, Bank, the Asian Develop- ASEM Finance Ministers’ for on-line registration, Hong Kong Houseware Fair ment Bank and the Euro- Meeting and the Tianjin according to the statement. HONG KONG, 23 April — Over 2,100 exhibitors from 37 countries and pean Central Bank. Initiative on Closer ASEM MNA/Xinhua regions around the world are taking part in this year’s “Hong Kong Houseware Fair,” making it the largest of its kind ever in Asia. China follows steadfastly its The four-day event, expected that overseas Industries. unveiled Thursday at its buyers will also account He noted that Hong chosen path of peaceful development 20th anniversary, are dis- for a high percentage. Kong industry needs to JAKARTA, 23 April — Chinese President Hu Jintao reaffirmed here on playing a wide range of “With a strong export remain competitive for Friday that China will follow steadfastly its chosen path of peaceful develop- artificial flowers, industry on household high-volume goods, as ment and commit itself to achieving common development with other coun- handicrafts, health & per- products and effective well as to leverage tries in Asia and Africa. sonal care items, home market platforms, such as strengths in business, cre- He made the remarks “China will follow development without the decorations, furniture, the Houeseware Fair, ating its own brand names while delivering a speech steadfastly its chosen path cooperation from the de- bathroom accessories, ta- Hong Kong is evolving and entering into licens- entitled “From the Glori- of peaceful development. veloping countries. bleware, kitchenware, and into a key sourcing centre ing agreement with glo- ous Past to a Bright Fu- The purpose of China’s “China will always gadgets. in the region for house- bally recognized brands. ture: Building a New Type foreign policy is to main- commit itself to achiev- According to Jeffrey hold goods,” he said. To highlight Hong of Strategic Partnership tain world peace and pro- ing common development Lam, chairman of the fair Hong Kong manufac- Kong’s design capability, between Asia and Africa” mote common develop- with other countries in organizing committee, turers have been escalat- a central product display at the two-day Asian-Af- ment,” Hu said. China will Asia and Africa,” Hu said. there are six newcomers ing up the value chain by area will be staged during rican Summit which always be a member of China has become the from the Bahamas, Bra- developing their design the fair period. kicked off Friday at the the developing world, and fastest growing export mar- zil, the Czech Republic, capability and adding A series of seminars Jakarta Convention Cen- strengthening solidarity ket for Asian and African Egypt, New Zealand and value to their services in will also be held during tre amid tight security. and cooperation with the countries. In 2004, China’s Poland. order to stay competitive, the fair to share views Development is the other developing countries trade with the rest of Asia He noted that overseas said Andrew Leung, among buyers, sellers and most pressing task for the is the cornerstone of Chi- and Africa reached 462.99 exhibitors account for half honorary president of the industry researchers. Asian and African nations, na’s diplomacy, he added. billion US dollars, account- of the total sellers, and he Federation of Hong Kong MNA/Xinhua the Chinese President said. “In the pursuit of world ing for 40 per cent of its The development of peace and common devel- total foreign trade. China Singaporean Premier S Africa ready Asia and Africa is closely opment, China will always has provided preferential to respond to linked with that of the other stand by and work through tariff treatment to many urges progress in WTO Marburg parts of the world. The two thick and thin with the Least Developed Countries JAKARTA, 23 April — Singaporean Prime Minis- continents make up half of developing countries in (LDCs) in Asia and Africa ter Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday that making virus the world’s land mass and their large members,” he and reduced or forgave progress at the World Trade Organization is the JOHANNESBURG, 23 three quarters of the noted. China would have debts owned by some of most critical thing for his country, where “the April — The South Afri- world’s population. been unable to achieve its them.— MNA/Xinhua benefits of globalization far outweigh the disad- can Government said on vantages”. Thursday that the nation “It is like casting a huge net and hauling in a large has countrywide systems catch of fish, because at the WTO, every economy in place to respond to makes a commitment to open up,” Lee said when suspected cases of the addressing a speech to delegates of the Asian-African Marburg virus. Business Summit in Jakarta. “No confirmed case of Lee noted that in a globalized world, Singapore Marburg has been re- could earn a good living by exporting goods and ported in South Africa. services to China and India, whose fast growths put Isolation facilities for sus- them in the need of raw materials, components and pected cases have been commercial services. identified in all pro- But Singapore cannot just rely on WTO to develop vinces,” Health Minister its external linkages. Manto Tshabalala- “The unsuccessful WTO ministerial meetings at Msimang said in Preto- Seattle and Cancun are constant reminders not to take ria. the multilateral trading system for granted,” he said. The minister made the He said regional initiatives such as the Association statement at the opening of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia- of a seminar between her Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and bilateral department and Britain’s Kekaimalu (L), the only known living hybrid of a false killer whale, shows off free trade agreements can serve as good fallbacks health protection her baby, a female dolphin, at Sealife Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, should “the big net fail”. agency. on 21 April, 2005.— INTERNET MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

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on oil imports BOAO (Hainan), 23 April — With looming challenges in energy resource management, China will lower its reliance on oil imports to around 35 per cent BFA releases first Annual Report by 2020, and seek to maintain it at that level, said Wang Tao, senior vice- president of the World Petroleum Congress (WPC), here on Friday. 2005 on Eco Integration in Asia A large petroleum consumer, China 37.8 per cent, have been discovered. faces serious challenges in energy re- Potentials lie in western regions and Boao (Hainan), 23 April — The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) released its source management as its economy has marine areas, where the percentage of oil first “Annual Report 2005 on Economic Integration in Asia” here on Friday been growing at an average rate of 9 per fields being discovered is 21.5 per cent to provide the latest information on economic integration in Asia and cent in the past 20 years. and 22.6 per cent, respectively. advance the latest suggestions for the process. Energy supplies, especially oil sup- Despite of its bad effects, the price According to the Asia would not only push affect the regional ply, cannot meet the demand of the soar- hike in the international oil market could BFA’s annual report, forward economic integra- economy as a whole. ing economy, said Wang, at a roundtable help China to collect more money and deeper economic and po- tion in Asia but also pro- The report says that meeting, part of the Annual Conference improve oil field exploration, said Wang. litical cooperation will be mote such a process around from 1986 to 1995, devel- 2005 of Boao Forum for Asia. Meanwhile, China could also enhance conducive to the further the world. oped nations posted an av- Last year, China’s oil output reached exploration efficiency of oil field by enhancing of bilateral and The fast economic erage annual economic 174 million tons, ranking fifth in the adopting advanced technologies, he said. multi-lateral trade among growth in China has served growth of 3 per cent, and the world. However, in the same year about Wang predicted that China’s oil out- Asian nations. as a driving force for its growth rate slowed down to 40 per cent of China’s oil supply was put would keep rising and the oil and gas The report says that it neighbouring countries, in 2.8 per cent for years be- from imports. production would reach a peak period by is necessary for the gov- particularly for East Asian tween 1996 and 2005. Dur- Due to its large population, China’s 2020. ernments of Asian nations economies, said Ramos. ing the same two periods, average resources per capita are much On the other hand, China is taking an to improve their macro- In 2001, China ac- the economic growth in lower than the world average level. The energy-saving approach to development economic measures so as counted for 30.6 per cent emerging Asian economies average storage of coal per capita is only to ease its energy pressures. Wang sug- to attract more direct for- of trade in East Asian re- was 8.1 per cent and 4.3 per 79 per cent of the world average, oil 11 gested that more detailed policies and eign investment, or FDI, gion, up from the 24.7 per cent, and the growth rates per cent and natural gas 4.5 per cent, said regulations should be made to save en- and that FDI will promote cent in 1985. Meanwhile, for developing Asian na- Wang, also director of the Chinese ergy in economic growth. the development of trade. China has grown into an tions headed by China stood National Committee under the WPC. In the next 15 years, China is likely to The deepening of the important market in the at 7.7 per cent and 6.6 per The latest evaluation results show quadruple its national economy while its international division of in- region. Between 1995 and cent on average. that China’s petroleum storage is 61.9 energy consumption will only double, dustries demand more effi- 2003, the nation’s imports Long Yongtu, general- billion tons and only 23.4 billion tons, or Wang said. — MNA/Xinhua cient policy coordination from ASEAN (Associa- secretary of BFA, said at between different govern- tion of South-East Asian the Press conference that Official says ments in Asia in order to Nations) member coun- from this year forward avoid unnecessary trade fric- tries soared dramatically. BFA will release an an- China, Ethiopia tion. Fidel Ramos, chairman According to the re- nual report on economic ties further of the board of BFA, said at port, the sustained growth integration in Asia every the Press conference for the of the Chinese economy year at its annual confer- consolidated launching of the annual re- has promoted the rise of ence, making it an authori- port that China and other Asia. A slow down of the tative report on the issue in ADDIS ABABA, 23 April — fast growing economies in Chinese economy would the world.— MNA/Xinhua Visiting Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng said here Friday France ready to improve cooperation with N-E China that the bilateral coopera- SHENYANG, 23 April — French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said tion between China and here on Friday that France is optimistic about the economic prospects of Ethiopia has been further China’s northeast region and wants to step up cooperation with the area. consolidated. The northeast region 1911) in Shenyang, France signed 20 agree- During his talks with Ethio- is China’s old industrial capital of Liaoning Prov- ments and contracts with pian State Minister of For- base, consisting of ince. a total value of three eign Affairs Tekeda Alemu, Liaoning, Jilin and Raffarin arrived in billion euros, following Lu said the cooperation Heilongjiang provinces. Beijing Thursday for a hour-long talks between between the two countries At a seminar, Raffarin three-day official visit to Raffarin and Chinese in various sectors have been told local officials and China. On Thursday Premier Wen Jiabao. strengthened in particular entrepreneurs that the morning, China and MNA/Xinhua after Ethiopian Prime Min- A disabled Cambodian works at the business northeast China has ad- ister Meles Zenawei’s visit incubator park set up by the Development vantages in industrial in- to China. Technology Workshop (DTW) in Phnom Penh on 23 frastructure and person- The increasing trade vol- April, 2005.—INTERNET nel. France’s cooperation ume between the two na- would involve ground tions and the success of the Putin, Lukashenko meet to transportation and envi- development activities be- ronmental protection, he ing carried out by Chinese advance integration said. investors operating in Moscow, 23 April — Russian President Vladimir Senior officials from Ethiopia are some indica- Putin and his Belarus counterpart Alexander the region, including tors for the enhancement of Lukashenko met here on Friday to give a fresh boost Governor Zhang Wenyue bilateral cooperation, he to the two countries’ integration into a union state. of Liaoning Province, said. Putin and Lukashenko vance in currency integra- Governor Zhang Zuoji of The relations between jointly presided over a ses- tion and further integra- Heilongjiang Province the two nations have been sion of the Supreme State tion of the two economies, and Executive Vice-Gov- strengthened since the first Council of Russia and Putin was quoted by the ernor Tian Xueren of the ministerial meeting of the Belarus, at which the Interfax as saying. The Jilin Province, briefed China-Africa Cooperation budget of the Russia- two presidents also signed Raffarin on each prov- Forum in 2000, said the Belarus union state for an agreement on mutual ince’s background, invit- Chinese official. 2005 was approved. observation of the rights ing France to take part in Hosting the second minis- “This document fully for both countries’ citizens. China’s plan of rejuve- terial meeting of the China- meets the current and long- “The nationals of Rus- nating the old industrial Africa Cooperation Forum term tasks of our coun- sia and Belarus must have base. successfully shows that tries’ economic develop- the equal degree of confi- Prior to the seminar, Two girls pay a visit to the Eiffel Tower Photo Show how Ethiopia is committed ment,” which include the dence and social security,” Raffarin visited the Impe- in Shanghai Oriental Pearl Television Tower to successful completion of rial Palace of the harmonization of Customs Putin said after signing the Square in Shanghai, China, on 23 April, 2005. the forum, he said. Qing Dynasty (1644- and tax legislation, ad- document. —MNA/Xinhua INTERNET MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005 7 State’s electric power projects Thiha Aung

In his inspection tour of Rakhine State on 18 April 2005 at Annawa Yeiktha Hall in Thandwe, Head of State Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance on constantly upgrading of transport facilities for enabling the region to enjoy an easy access to other states and divisions, development of trade and production services, and raising the living standard of local people. He also stressed the importance of the extension of the businesses that conform with the encouragement of the government for economic development of the entire Rakhine State. In relation to the prospects for rapid progress of the entire nation, he said that the government has been building development infrastructures including irrigation works, roads, bridges and hydel-power stations all over the nation. Now, the nation has an adequate number of development facilities. Soon, all the infra- structure development projects would be completed meeting the targets, and the nation would be developing with greater momentum. It is known to all that the Tatmadaw Government Yeywa Hydel Electric Power Project site to generate 790 megawatts in Mandalay. has made unremitting efforts for more than 10 years in On completion, the zone-type with central core dam will on completion of the project as soon as possible, and all sectors for national development. have a 1,300-foot-long and 250-foot-high embankment. systematization of construction tasks. Rakhine State lagged behind in development in the The maximum water storage capacity will be 340,000 The project is being undertaken by construction past. So, the government has to attend to all require- acre feet, and the depth of water, 216 feet. It will be able group-5 of the Irrigation Department under the Minis- ments for regional development. to generate 100 megawatts (or) 318 million kilowatt try of Agriculture and Irrigation, and construction For the first phase, it constructed roads and bridges hours annually. group-3 of the Hydel-power Department under the necessary for regional development. Now, the region The project will come up for development of Thandwe Ministry of Electric Power. has enjoyed better transport with a number of transport and hotel services on the Ngapali Beach Resort. In The Head of State also visited the Pyuchaung facilities. addition, An Chaung hydropower project will be launched Multi-purpose Dam Project in Pyu Township, on 13 For the time being, the government is implement- on An Creek, 3.5 miles north-east of An, for the regional March. The officials concerned reported on facts about ing electric power projects across the region, which is development. On completion, the dam will have a 1,600- the project, and salient points about Thaukyaykhat a fundamental factor for its progress. foot-long and 140-foot-high embankment with a water Hydropower Project to be implemented in Bago Divi- The government is putting into motion Thahtay storage capacity of 399,400 acre feet. In the first phase, sion. The Senior General gave guidance on the pro- Chaung, An Chaung and Kyeintali hydropower projects it will be able to generate five megawatts or 33 million grammers and responsibilities for implementation of for supply of more electricity for townships in Rakhine kilowatt hours a year, and in the second phase, 10 Thaukyaykhat Hydropower Project, and plans for State such as Thandwe, Taungup, and Gwa. megawatts or 53 million kilowatt hours a year. Pyuchaung Multi-purpose Dam Project to be jointly At the meeting with the officials at Annawa Yeiktha Head of State Senior General Than Shwe on 11 undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irriga- Hall in Thandwe on 16 April, the Head of State gave March 2005 inspected Shwegyin Hydropower Project tion and the Ministry of Electric Power. guidance, saying that the government has been striving being implemented near Kyauknaga village, six miles On completion, the Pyuchaung Multi-purpose Dam for emergence of a peaceful, modern and developed north-east of Shwegyin, Bago Division, with the aim of Project will be able to benefit some 100,000 acres of nation. In the process, measures were to be taken for supplying more electricity for the entire nation. The farmland in Ottwin and Pyu townships and generate 40 Rakhine State to be part of the national development. project is located on Shwekyin Creek, and it will be able megawatts. It was needed to implement electric power projects to generate 75 megawatts on completion. On 14 March, the Senior General, accompanied by phase by phase for supply of electricity for the entire The Ministry of Electric Power is implementing members of the State Peace and Development Council, Rakhine State. many hydropower projects along the Sittoung Basin. senior military officers, ministers and departmental It was safe to say that the entire nation would have Now, Zaungtu Hydropower Project in Bago Division has heads, inspected the Kunchaung Hydel-power Project, an access to electricity on completion of hydel-power been completed, and under way are Shwegyin, nine miles south-west of Pyu, and gave guidance, projects under way across the nation such as Ayeyawady Kunchaung, Pyuchaung, Khabaung, Ye Nwe and Pathi saying that in implementing the dam projects, it was Myitkyinn hydel-power project in Kachin State, hydropower projects in Bago Division, and Paunglaung required to ensure completion ahead of schedules to Mawlaik and Manipura hydel-power projects in Sagaing and Ahtet Paunglaung hydropower projects. enable the people to enjoy the fruits of the projects Division, Kengtawng hydel-power project in Shan State, Hydropower projects to be launched along the earlier. Thus, related construction tasks included in the Namtlwe hydel-power project near Kengtung, and Sittoung Basin are Thaukyaykhat and Bawgahta project were to be carried out simultaneously rather Mayyun hydel-power project in Taninthayi Division. hydropower projects in Bago Division and Namcho than one after another. For instance, it was needed to Thahtay Chaung Hydropower Project will be im- hydropower project in Mandalay Division. ensure parallel completion of the main dam and its plemented on Thate Creek (a) Thahtay Creek, 15 miles Later that afternoon, Senior General Than Shwe and canal system. And innovative measures were to be north-east of Tandwe, with the aims of supplying party left Shwegyin for the Khabaung Multipurpose taken for producing electrical apparatus locally. electricity to southern Rakhine State, to add power to Dam Project in Ottwin Township. In response to the The Kunchaung Hydel-power Project will be im- the grid, and to prevent the region from being flooded. reports by the officials, the Senior General gave guidance plemented by construction group-3 of the Hydel-power Department, and the diversion weir and the irrigation system, by the Irrigation Department. Under the project, a rock-fill with earth core dam, 1,260 feet long and 240 feet high one, will be built. On completion, the project will be able to irrigate 110,000 acres of farmland and generate 60 megawatts. In the afternoon, Senior General Than Shwe inspected Ye Nwe Multi-purpose Dam Project being implemented by construction group-1 of the Irrigation Department and construction group-4 of the Hydel-power Department near Myochaung Village in Kyaukdaga Town- ship and gave guidance to the officials. On completion, the facility will be able to irrigate about 118,500 acres of crops and generate 25 megawatts. Ye Nwe Multi-purpose Dam Project is part of the Pyundaza plain cluster of dams together with Baidah, Kawliya, Bawni and Pyinbongyi dam projects, and the drive will yield fruits towards more than 200,000 acres of crops. (To be continued) Translation:MS Tikyit coal-fired plant being seen at Pinlaung Township in Shan State (South). Myanma Alin, Kyemon: 24-4-2005 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005

Daw Kyaing Kyaing offers Seinbudaw and religious objects for Laykyun Laykyun Sakkyashin Sakkyashin Maha Hsutaungpyae Pagoda to the Vice-Chairman Maha Hsutaungpyae Sayadaw.— MNA Pagoda. —˚MNA

Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party take Nine Precepts from the Vice-Chairman Dawei Sayadaw.— MNA Daw Kyaing Kyaing attends ceremony to hoist Shwehtidaw,…

(from page 1) The commander, goda. The Sayadaws, Next, Daw Kyaing First, Daw Kyaing the vice-adjutant-general Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Kyaing and Daw Mya Kyaing and Daw Mya and officials donated of- Maj-Gen Hla Shwe and Mya San conveyed Mya San and party, to- fertories to the lay persons kept the re- Hsatthaphudaw and gether with the congrega- Sayadaws. The Joint- ligious objects into the Seinbudaw atop the pa- tion opened the ceremony Secretary Sayadaw de- middle and upper reli- goda, and the Sayadaws, by reciting Namo Tassa livered a sermon and quaries. Maj-Gen Myint Swe, three times. They took Daw Kyaing Kyaing and Daw Kyaing Maj-Gen Hla Shwe and Daw Khin Lay Thet donates tiers of Shwehtidaw the Nine Precepts from party poured water as an Kyaing and Daw Mya lay persons hoisted them to a Sayadaw.— MNA the Vice-Chairman act of sharing merits. Mya San sprinkled atop the pagoda. Sayadaw. Next, they con- scented water on tiers of Daw Kyaing Daw Kyaing veyed the Seinbudaw, the Htidaw and con- Kyaing performed the Kyaing offered Sein- budaw and religious objects for the pagoda to the Vice-Chairman Sayadaw. Similarly, Daw Mya Mya San donated Hngetmyatnadaw and religious objects for the pagoda to Joint-Secre- tary Sayadaw Kalewa Daw Than Than Nwe presents tiers of Shwehtidaw Tawya Sayadaw to a Sayadaw.— MNA Bhaddanta Jagara- bhivamsa. Daw Khin Lay Thet, Daw Than Than Nwe and Daw Khin Khin Win offered Daw Mya Mya San offers provisions to the Joint-Secretary Sayadaw.— MNA Hsatthaphudaw and tiers of the Htidaw for the Hngetmyatnadaw, veyed them atop the pa- rituals of golden and sil- pagoda to members of Hsatthaphudaw and reli- goda. At the same ver showers to mark suc- the Sangha. gious objects round the time, the Sayadaws, cessful completion of the pagoda. Daw Kyaing the commander, the ceremony. Later, the Daw Khin Khin Win Kyaing and Daw Mya vice-adjutant-general consecration ceremony offers Hsatthaphudaw Mya San sprinkled and lay persons hoisted followed at the to a Sayadaw.— MNA scented water and con- Htidaws atop the encir- Gandakuti Building of veyed them atop the pa- cling zedis. the pagoda.—MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005 9 Industrial sector has promising future…

(from page 16) The factory and mill management committee will have innovation and initiative to meet ISO and ensure Add on in producing machine parts in order to be able to penetrate foreign market. When the industry is in the process of advance- ment, it will be able to add other items such as spectrometer, ultrasonic crack dactor, precision measuring instrument, preheating furnace, CNC machine etc. one after another. Then only, are the factories and mills to apply the electronic technology to catch up with those of international community and they will be able to switch from import-substitute industry to export -oriented one which is exporting mechanical spare parts. Hence, officials concerned are to make integrated and well-coordinated efforts for ensuring proper management system at the foundries, constantly producing technicians and technocrats and penetrating foreign markets. With development of foundry industry, progress Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win views parts of tractor invented by A&I Ministry .—MNA will be made in industries such as power tiller produc- production industry and small rice mill and hydel Based on the strength of qualification, money tion industry, farm-used small trucks production in- power turbine production industry. and kinds of entrepreneurs in industrial zones, encour- dustry, motorcycle production industry, bus and lorry To be able to do so, those in charge of the agement is to be given to industries with great potentials. With development of foundry in- respective industrial zones and sub-committees are to Only then, will all the industrial zones meet with make close supervision and coordination. The govern- success. If development pace of the industrial zones dustry, progress will be made in indus- ment on its part is to provide all the necessary assist- slows, development gap among the industrial zones tries such as power tiller production ance to the industrialists to put them on the right track will be great later on. In short, today’s discussions industry, farm-used small trucks pro- on which they handle their jobs on their own. cover ensuring development of private industry, con- duction industry, motorcycle produc- At the same time, it is required for other indus- stant production of machine parts by foundries of trial zones to meet with success. It can be assessed that Industrial Zone-3 and parallel development of all the tion industry, bus and lorry produc- industries of other industrial zones will make progress industrial zones. tion industry and small rice mill and at a time when foundry industry is meeting with Only when private industries develop will a hydel power turbine production in- success. modern and developed nation emerge. At present, the However, it is important to search and expose existing factories and mills are required to run at full dustry. the industrial talent in the industrial zones, he said. (See page 10) Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Kyunchaung Fertilizer Plant, Kyunchaung Natural Gas Power Plant

YANGON, 24 April — Member of the State Peace officials, Lt-Gen Ye Myint proceeded to Tantkyitaung machinery and perform maintenance of the plant. and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Jetty in Pakokku Township where they were wel- Next, he inspected the gas liquefied plant. Ministry of Defence, accompanied by officials of the comed by Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and At the Natural Gas Power Plant (Kyunchaung), State Peace and Development Council Office and Development Council Commander of North-West Lt-Gen Ye Myint heard a report on matters related to departmental officials, left here by air on 22 April Command Maj-Gen Tha Aye and officials. the power plant. The power plant was installed with morning and arrived at Bagan-NyaungU Airport later They arrived at No 2 Fertilizer Plant three duel fuel gas turbines that can generate 18.1 at 11 am. (Kyunchaung) of the Ministry of Energy near megawatts. The plant produces 475,668 million kwh a Lt-Gen Ye Myint was welcomed there by Brig- Kyunchaung Village of Pakokku Township. Plant year to supply electricity to factories in Sale, Wazi, Gen Than Tun of Kyaukpadaung Station, Chairman of Manager U Kyaw Sein Than reported on implementa- Kyunchaung and Nyaungbingyi as well as Pakokku, Magway Division Peace and Development Council tion of the tasks, availability of gas, production and Yezagyo, Monywa, Salingyi, Yinmabin and Pale Col Phone Maw Shwe and officials. distribution of fertilizer and progress of the plant. Townships. Accompanied by Col Phone Maw Shwe and Lt-Gen Ye Myint instructed them to repair heavy Lt-Gen Ye Myint oversaw the power control room of the plant and gave necessary instructions to the officials. They headed for the site of Tantkyitaung Greening Project of the Arid Zone Greening Depart- ment. Staff Officer U Tun Lwin submitted reports on establishment of forest plantation, conservation of natural forest, water supply and future plans. Lt- Gen Ye Myint inspected progress of forest planta- tions. In Seikpyu, he met with departmental personnel and social organization members at Seikpyu Town- ship Peace and Development Council Office. Next, he inspected Seikpyu Township Hospital and Win Thuza Shop. At Tegyi Dam, Lt-Gen Ye Myint heard reports on matters related to the dam by officials. Tegyi Dam was built on Migyoung Creek. It is an earth dam measuring 1,350 feet by 27 feet. It will supply water to 150 acres of farmland. Similarly, Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected functions of Wunlochaung Dam that benefits 300 acres of land. In his tour, Lt-Gen Ye Myint looked into progress of roads and bridges. Afterwards, they proceeded to Kyaukhtu of Magway Division. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects power control room at power plant.—MNA MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005 Efforts are to be made for development of current private industries and to put them on the right track

(from page 9) 556.38 million. Similarly, there are 152,754 employ- ment Committee Director-General U Khin Maung of capacity since the government will not yet establish ees working in the industrial sector and its number is Directorate of Industrial Planning submitted reports factories and mills. 82,323 more than that in the past. Next, the minister on checking automobiles produced at industrial zones. Therefore, efforts are to be made for develop- continued his reports on investment, production and Chairmen and officials of the respective sub- ment of current private industries and to put them on development of the their zones. committees reported on progress of tasks and future the right track. Invitation is to be extended to foreign The minister briefed the Prime Minister on programmes. private industrialists who want to invest cent per cent import of machinery for establishment of foundry Chairmen of Industrial Zone Supervisory Com- in addition to national private industrialists. plants, forging shops, mould shops and machine mittees reported on requirements for industrial de- Only then, could development momentum of plants at Mandalay, Monywa and Taunggyi velopment. industrial sector be added. (Ayethaya) Industrial Zones with US$ 5 million Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win gave in- Next, Secretary of Industrial Development assistance provided by the Government in order to structions on conversion of CNG run vehicles Committee Chairman of Myanma Industrial Devel- manufacture quality products with the use of modern with correct method, systematic manufacturing opment Committee Minister for Industry-1 U Aung technology, progress in conversion of CNG run ve- of automobiles, emphasis to be placed on pro- Thaung reported that the Government today is plac- hicles and assembling of bus and truck. ducing bus and truck, priority to be given to ing emphasis on development of the industrial sector Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin research and development tasks and holding of with momentum. And, the Government provides reported on arrival of machinery from abroad for seminars. assistance to industries for their development. foundry plants in Mandalay, Monywa and Taunggyi Chairmen and officials of Myanmar In- With regard to development of the industries (Ayethaya) Industrial Zones, distribution and instal- dustrialists Association, Myanmar Engineering and industrial zones, a total of 11,895 industries have lation of machinery at respective industrial zones and Society and UMFCCI and entrepreneurs from been established during the 10 years from 31-3-1995 technological assistance. industrial zones took part in the discussions. to 31-3-2005. Value of the production amounted to K Deputy Minister for Industry-2 Lt-Col Khin Next, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe 31,843.46 million in 2001-2002, and K 285,736.45 Maung Kyaw presented reports on progress in build- explained arrangements for convenient conver- million and US$ 556.38 million on 31 March 2005. ing the mould and die factory and conversion of sion of buses plying in Yangon City to CNG run Therefore, the industrial sector could increase its diesel and petrol run vehicles to CNG run vehicles. buses. production worth K 253,892.99 million and US$ Secretary of Myanmar Industrial Develop- After hearing the reports, the Prime Minis- ter gave instructions on development of the in- Based on the strength of qualification, money and kinds of entrepreneurs dustrial sector, industrial zonewise progress to in industrial zones, encouragement is to be given to industries with great be made, production of machine parts by operating foundry plants and he urged that the Govern- potentials. Only then, will all the industrial zones meet with success. If ment and people are to realize mutual under- development pace of the industrial zones slows, development gap among the standing for convention into CNG run vehicles. industrial zones will be great later on. After the meeting, Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win and party inspected display of the parts of power-tiller manufactured by the Ministry of Ag- riculture and Irrigation at its booth, the booth of Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than meets departmental official, Myanmar Engineering Society, iron-cast products to be imported to Republic of Korea manufactured social organizations, officers of local battalion, other at North Okkalapa Industrial Zone and the elec- ranks and families in Kyaukkyi Township tronic equipment booth of T&D Co.— MNA NPED Minister leaves for Vietnam YANGON, 24 April — Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha left here by air this evening to attend the ASEAN Eco- nomic Ministers’ Retreat to be held from 24 to 27 April in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The minister was seen off at the airport by Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Min- ister at the Prime Minister’s Office U Than Shwe, Vietnamese Ambassador Mr Tran Van Tung and departmental officials. The minister was accompanied by Adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office U Maung Maung Yi, Director-General Daw Myo Nwe of Foreign Eco- Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than meets officers, other ranks and their families at the hall of local battalion in nomic Relations Department and Director U Khin Kyaukkyi in Bago Division. —MNA Maung Ba of Planning Department.— MNA YANGON, 24 April — Member of State Peace In his address, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave instruc- and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than tions to the officials on the participation of people in of the Ministry of Defence together with Bago Divi- the nation-building endeavours, fulfilling the require- sion Peace and Development Council Chairman South- ments of the education, health, social welfare of fami- ern Command Commander Maj-Gen Ko Ko and offi- lies and carrying out the agriculture and livestock cials, attended a ceremony to hoist Shwehtitaw atop breeding tasks on a manageable scale to promote the Thirimingalanyeinchanaung Sutaungpyae Pagoda in income of families. Later, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than Penwegone Township, Bago Division yesterday cordially greeted officers, other ranks and families. evening. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party pro- In the evening, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than vis- ceeded to Kyaukkyi Township and met with division/ ited Che-say-kan Pagoda in Kyaukkyi, Bago Division district/township departmental officials, social organi- and paid homage to the pagoda. zations and townselders. Afterwards, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than looked After hearing the reports of Kyaukkyi Township into the renovation tasks of the pagoda. Next, Lt-Gen PDC Chairman U Myint Wan and the commander, Lt- Khin Maung Than and party went to Pyilonechantha Gen Khin Maung Than delivered a speech. Next, Lt- Sutaungpyae Ngadetgyi Buddha Image and offered Gen Khin Maung Than cordially greeted those present. lights and joss sticks to it. Later, Lt-Gen Khin Maung On arrival at the hall of Kyaukkyi Township Than donated K100,000 for the image and Col Khin local battalion, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than met with Maung Oo of Kyaukkyi Station accepted the donation. Minister U Soe Tha being seen off at the airport. officers, other ranks and families and made an address. MNA MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005 11 Lt-Gen Aung Htwe on tour of townships in Shan State (East)

YANGON, 24 April also reported to Lt-Gen Veterans Organization. — Member of the State Aung Htwe on upgrading Lt-Gen Aung Htwe Peace and Development of Meiktila-Taunggyi- visited Pungpahkyem Council Lt-Gen Aung Kengtung-Tachilek Un- Township Hospital and in- Htwe of the Ministry of ion Road and Takaw- spected progress in build- Defence explained re- Mongpyin-Kengtung road ing the BEHS. Lt-Gen gional development work section and targets of other Aung Htwe and party went in meeting with depart- development projects. to Mongton and met with mental officials of Shan Commander Maj-Gen officers and other ranks State (East) at the meeting Khin Zaw gave a supple- and their families of hall of Coastal Region mentary report. In re- Mongton Station. He gave Command in Kengtung on sponse to the reports Lt- an instruction on fulfil- the morning of 21 April. Gen Aung Htwe urged ment of the needs of edu- It was attended by those present for com- cation, health and social Shan State (East) PDC bined efforts to undertake welfare tasks of the fami- Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe sprinkles scented water on Seinbutaw and Chairman Coastal Region development tasks. lies. At Mongton Town- Hngetmyatnadaw. (News on page 1) —˚MNA Command Commander Next, Lt-Gen Aung ship PDC office, Lt-Gen Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Brig- Htwe visited Maha Aung Htwe met govern- Departmental and Tatmadaw Gen Tin Yu and Brig-Gen Myatmuni Buddha Image ment employees, socials Win Aung of Kengtung in Kengtung and pro- organizations and local vehicles checked on dry day Station and local authori- ceeded to Pungpahkyem people and explained the ties. U Aye Thein, Man- in Monghsat District. In seven-point road map of YANGON, 24 April Affairs Brig-Gen Phone supervision group Deputy ager of Shan State meeting with service per- the State and regional de- — Vice-Chairman of the Swe this morning super- Minister for Hotels and Myanmar Agriculture sonnel at the township of- velopment work. Lt-Gen Dry Day Supervision vised dry day inspection Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Service, reported on yield fice, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe Aung Htwe together with Committee Minister for teams that were checking Myint Kyu performed su- of 17.28 million baskets briefed them on the seven- Commander Maj-Gen Transport Maj-Gen Thein Tatmadaw and depart- pervision tasks in the of paddy in 2004-2005 in point road map and re- Khin Zaw, met departmen- Swe, together with com- mental vehicles in the evening. Shan State (East); and gional progress after hear- tal officials at the town- mittee members Director- main points of Capital The dry day inspec- Head of Shan State Set- ing reports by officials on ship hall of Monghsat and General of MPF Brig-Gen Yangon. tion teams checked dry day tlement and Land Records functions of various de- heard reports on tasks be- Khin Yi, senior military Similarly, Dry Day pass, driver’s licence, wheel Department U Ohn Myint partments. He presented ing carried out for various officers and departmental Supervision Committee tax bill, wearing of respec- on efforts to meet the cul- cash in aid to township sectors in the township. heads led by deputy leader members senior military tive uniforms and breaking tivation target of 400,000 Union Solidarity and De- After leaving necessary in- of the supervision group officers and departmental of traffic rules from 7 am to acres of paddy, cultiva- velopment Association, structions, Lt-Gen Aung Deputy Minister for Home heads led by leader of the 5 pm today. — MNA

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In Europe, Variant Speaking at the institute which he will not only fail miserably, but will be in the Mesos Medical Cen- Scientists are also be- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease called “perhaps the most pioneering acting irresponsibly,” he added. tre in Utrecht in central ginning to suspect that the has only occurred in the project of 19th Century Switzerland”, The Swiss Government created the part of the country is suf- disease can be transported Great Britain, Ireland, Schmid called on researchers to pay first Federal Institute of Technology in fering from Variant by blood. The Dutch France and Italy. The extra attention to ethical issues raised by Zurich in 1855. About 18,000 people Creutzfeldt-Jakob, it said. Health Inspectorate is in- Dutch authorities have said modern science. from Switzerland and abroad are cur- This fatal brain dis- vestigating whether the that that Dutch beef is safe “These are fundamental questions rently studying, working or conducting ease can be caused by eat- patient has infected oth- to eat. because they concern creation research at the institute. ing proteins called prions ers, the report said. MNA/Xinhua itself...Men will never be able to bend According to Swissinfo, no less than in infected beef. It is not nature to their own will. Superior scien- 21 Nobel Prize winners have studied or yet clear whether the pa- US researchers develop tific minds admit that there is a greater taught at the institute, including Albert tient in Utrecht was in- plan at work,” he was cited by an official Einstein, Wilhelm Rontgen, Wolfgang fected in this way as the microbial fuel cell web site Swissinfo as saying. Pauli or more recently Richard Ernst and disease can also be con- LOS ANGELES, 23 April—US Researchers said “Anyone who wants to play God Kurt Wuthrich.—MNA/Xinhua tracted by transplanting Friday that they have developed a new electrically- assisted microbial fuel cell that does not require Berlusconi to oxygen, enabling bacteria to produce four times as much hydrogen directly out of biomass than can be form Italian generated typically by fermentation alone. new This process is not lim- Acetate.” The paper is pub- ited to using only carbohy- lished in the online issue government drate-based biomass for of journal Environmental ROME, 23 April— hydrogen production like Science and Technology. Silvio Berlusconi was conventional fermentation In their paper, the re- given the green light on processes. Theoretically, it searchers explain that hy- Friday by Italian Presi- yields hydrogen from any drogen production by bac- dent Carlo Azeglio biodegradable, dissolved, terial fermentation is cur- Ciampi to form a new organic matter and cleans rently limited by the “ fer- government. the wastewater, according mentation barrier,” the fact Berlusconi told re- to Bruce Logan, a profes- that bacteria, without a porters after a 60-minute sor at Pennsylvania State power boost, can only con- meeting with Ciampi that University who led the vert carbohydrates to a lim- he had received the presi- study. ited amount of hydrogen dent’s mandate to form a “While there is likely and a mixture of “dead end” new executive, averting insufficient waste biomass fermentation end products the need for snap elec- Thousands of wildebeest wind through the Masai Mara National Reserve in to sustain a global hydro- such as acetic and butyric tions. —MNA/Xinhua Kenya on 23 April, 2005. —INTERNET gen economy, this form of acids. renewable energy produc- However, giving the Study finds snow melt causes tion may help offset the bacteria a small assist with substantial costs of a tiny amount of electric- large ocean plant blooms wastewater treatment as ity, about 0.25 volts or a well as provide a contribu- small fraction of the volt- LOS ANGELES, 23 April —A new study supported by US space agency NASA has found a decline in tion to nations able to har- age needed to run a typical winter and spring snow cover of Southwest Asia, and the Himalayan Mountain range is creating ness hydrogen as an en- six volt cell phone, they conditions for more widespread blooms of ocean plants in the Arabian Sea. ergy source,” Logan said. can leap over the fermen- The decrease in snow Western Arabian Sea have low pressure system over tense upwelling and more The researchers de- tation barrier and convert a cover has led to greater increased by more than the Indian Subcontinent widespread blooms of scribed their findings in a “dead end” fermentation differences in both tem- 350 per cent over the past and a high pressure sys- phytoplankton along the paper “Electrochemically product, acetic acid, into perature and pressure sys- seven years. tem over the Arabian Sea. coasts of Somalia, Yemen Assisted Microbial Pro- carbon dioxide and hydro- tems between the Indian When winter and This difference in and Oman. duction of Hydrogen from gen.—MNA/Xinhua Subcontinent and the Ara- spring snow cover is low pressure causes winds to According to Goes, bian Sea. The pressure over Eurasia, the amount blow from the southwest while large blooms of differences generate of solar energy reflected Arabian Sea bringing an- phytoplankton can en- monsoon winds that mix back into the atmosphere nual rainfall to the Sub- hance fisheries, excep- the ocean water in the is less. continent from June to tionally large blooms western Arabian Sea. This A decline in the September. In the western could be detrimental to mixing leads to better amount of snow cover Arabian Sea, these winds the ecosystem. Increases growing conditions for means less of the sun’s also cause upwelling of in phytoplankton amounts tiny, free-floating ocean energy goes towards melt- cooler nutrient-rich water, can lead to oxygen deple- plants called phytoplank- ing of snow and evapora- creating ideal conditions tion in the water column ton, scientists said on tion of wet soil. As a re- for phytoplankton to and eventually to a de- Thursday. sult, the land mass heats bloom every year during cline in fish populations. The study, appearing up more in summer, creat- summer. MNA/Xinhua in this week’s journal Sci- ing a larger temperature Since 1997, a reduc- ence, was led by Joaquim difference between the tion in snow has led to Goes, a senior researcher water of the Arabian Sea wider temperature differ- The eroding banks of at the Bigelow Laboratory and the Indian Subconti- ences between the land the mighty Yangtze for Ocean Sciences. The nent landmass. and ocean during summer. researchers used satellite The temperature dif- As a consequence, sea sur- seen on 23 April, observations of ocean col- ference is responsible for face winds over the Ara- our to show phytoplankton a disparity in pressure over bian Sea have strength- 2005.—INTERNET concentrations in the land and sea, creating a ened leading to more in- 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 25 April, 2005 Roddick advances to 5th US clay court final Nine-man Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-1 SSS WASHINGTON, 24 April — Top-seeded Andy Roddick reached his MADRID, 24 April — Nine-man Real Madrid came from behind to beat fifth straight US Clay Court Championships tennis final in Houston on Villarreal 2-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday after Zinedine Zidane and Walter Saturday with a straight set win over Jurgen Melzer from Austria. Samuel had been dismissed with red card. PPP Roddick of the United States rallied after losing the first three games With the home win, second-placed ner four minutes later. to beat the seventh-seeded 6-4, 6-2. Real moved up to 69 points, three behind Real were reduced to 10 men after 72 He will play for the title Sunday against either qualifier Nicolas Barcelona who travel south to play Ma- minutes when Argentina defender OOO Lapentti of Ecuador or sixth-seeded Sebastien Grosjean of France. laga on Sunday. Champions League- Samuel received his second yellow card. Grosjean reached the semifinals with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over chasing Villarreal are third on 52 points The home side then lost Zidane to a second-seeded American Andre Agassi, the champion in this event in with a game in hand on Real. straight red in stoppage time as the French RRR both 1988 and 2003. Argentine midfielder Juan Roman international scuffled with Villarreal Lapentti advanced with a thrilling three-set win over American Riquelme put Villarreal in lead from the defender Quique Alvarez, who was also James Blake to reach his first semifinal since July 2003. penalty spot before the break. marked. Earlier, Osasuna overcame TTT Roddick, who won this 380,000-dollar red clay tournament in 2001 Real, however, recovered in the sec- Atletico Madrid 1-0 to record their sec- and 2002, is seeking his second title of 2005 after a victory at San Jose, ond half as Ronaldo headed the equal- ond victory in four days over the capital California, in February. After dropping the first three games to izer on 70 minutes and provided for club and all but secure their Primera Liga SSS Melzer, Roddick held then broke Melzer's serve three times in a row defender Michel Salgado to fire the win- place.—MNA/Xinhua to take the set.—MNA/Xinhua Milan overwhelm Parma to temporarily move clear on top ROME, 24 April— AC Milan cruised past Parma 3-0 on Saturday to temporarily move three points clear of Juventus at the top of Serie A before the Old Lady visit Lazio on Sunday. With the goals from Brazilians Kaka Shevchenko's follow-up was blocked, and Cafu and Dane Jon Dahl Tomasson, Kaka pounced on the loose ball. Milan eased to a win which put them on European Footballer of the Year 73 points. Shevchenko then provided then second Udinese claimed a 3-2 away win at goal and Tomasson beat Frey to fire Siena on Saturday and climbed above home at 62. Milan made it 3-0 when Sampdoria into fourth place, thanks to Ukrainian Shevchenko's shot was half two goals from David Di Michele. blocked and Cafu lashed in the rebound Milan, without the injured Andrea in the 71st minute. Pirlo and the suspended Gennaro Carlo Ancelotti's side face freshly Gattuso, dominated from the outset and crowned Dutch champions PSV took the lead after 34 minutes. Eindhoven in the first leg of their Cham- Rui Costa had a shot parried by Parma pions League semifinal on Tuesday. keeper Sebastien Frey and, after Andriy MNA/Xinhua Club says Maradona to work for Boca Chelsea's Claude Makelele, right, fights for the ball with Fulham's Brian BUENOS AIRES, 24 April— Retired soccer player Diego Maradona is McBride during their FA Premiership soccer match at Stamford Bridge in about to work with Boca Juniors, announced on Saturday by the boss of the London on 23 April, 2005. —INTERNET Argentine soccer club. "Next week there will be a meeting of to leave" the club. Chelsea within touching distance of title the board of directors to discuss this "The thing is that there is a player LONDON, 24 April — Chelsea moved within touching distance of their first issue," Mauricio Macri, President of (Barros Schelotto) who for seven years ever Premiership title with a 3-1 home win over Fulham on Saturday while Boca, told Argentine Radio Mitre sta- has been a key of the team, and now there Crystal Palace dragged themselves out of the relegation zone and Norwich tion as he was taking part in the installa- is an alternative (Rodrigo Palacio) for City moved off the foot of the table. tion of Pope Benedict XVI in Italy. his position according to the coach," he West Brom slipped in front but Fulham were pionship on Monday. The boss declined to reveal what po- pointed out. back into the bottom three level before half time cour- Everton's push for a sition Maradona will take. Thus Macri backed Benitez as saying courtesy of a defeat to tesy of a well-taken effort UEFA Champions League Maradona, 44, who retired from soc- "his responsibility is to form the best Middlesbrough, while from Collins John. berth suffered a setback as cer in 1996 and has been struggling to team possible" and "this has to be clear Everton were held at home But second half goals they had to come from be- control obesity and drug-addiction since from Guillermo all the way to the young- by Birmingham City. from the ever-impressive hind to earn a point at home then, said he would never take a job as a est player of minor leagues; whoever Aston Villa and Frank Lampard and Eidur to Birmingham. club's offcial and he wishes to share his doesn't understand this is wrong and Blackburn Rovers were Gudjohnsen left Chelsea Former Liverpool experience with players. loses." —MNA/Xinhua also held on their own just a win away from the striker Emile Heskey re- The Boca president, however, backed patch, by Bolton Wander- title, although an Arsenal turned to haunt his old the coach, Jorge Benitez, who was in ers and Manchester City slip-up against Tottenham Merseyside rivals with the conflict with striker Guillermo Barros respectively. could hand Jose opener after five minutes Schelotto, and assured the player "wants Joe Cole fired the Blues Mourinho's side the cham- but Duncan Ferguson res- Samuel, Zidane, Salgado not to cued a point four minutes Answers to yesterday’s from time. play match against Real Sociedad Crossword Puzzle Palace moved out of the MADRID, 24 April— Argentine Walter bottom three as Andy Samuel, French Zinedine Zidane and CHARISMA88R8O Johnson's header was Spanish Michel Salgado will not be able A8M8R8A8SLOGS enough to sink Liverpool to play the coming league match of Real at Selhurst Park. 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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). 2nd Waning of Tagu 1367 ME Monday, 25 April, 2005 Industrial sector has promising future Prime Minister addresses coord meeting (2/2005) on industrial development In 2004-2005 fiscal year, the in- Prime The process can be divided into dustrial sector contributed 10.7 per cent two categories. The first includes devel- Minister towards the GDP, the agricultural sec- opment of Mandalay, Monywa and Lt-Gen tor, 40.7 per cent, and the meat and fish Ayethaya industrial zones. Soe Win sector, 9.2 per cent. So, except the agri- The modern foundry plants, forg- cultural sector, the turnover of the indus- addresses ing shops, and forging machines in these trial sector stands first in the State’s three industrial zones will launch their the coordi- economy. manufacturing processes in late May. nation The industrial sector has a prom- It has been a great change in the meeting ising future for the development accord- private enterprise as the nation’s iron ing to its prospects and the targets set. (2/2005) on casting industry was transformed from In the process, emphasis is to be cottage industry to better one with the industrial placed on further development of the use of modern machinery. develop- private enterprise that is the majority of Each modern forging shop in the ment. the nation’s industrial sector in quality three industrial zones has a capacity to and production volume. The entire pri- melt more than 1,000 tons a year. So, the MNA vate sector will make progress in paral- industrial zones have been able to manu-

YANGON, 24 April — The coordi- men and members of Myanmar Industri- lel with the development of the private facture iron products on a large scale. nation meeting (2/2005) on industrial de- alists Association, Myanmar Engineer- small and medium enterprises. With the use of lathe machine, velopment took place at the Ministry of ing Society, Yangon Division All Bus- As the private small and medium milling machine, drilling machine, slot- Industry-1 on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road line Control Committee and other com- enterprises play a fundamental role in ting machine, grinding machine, boring here this afternoon with an address by mittees. the industrial sector. Measures are thus machine, gear cutting machine and tolls Industrial Development Committee Chair- Next, Industrial Development to be coordinated for making such an grinding machine, the workshops of the man Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win. Committee Chairman Prime Minister essential requirement strong on the cor- foundry plants can produce a large range Also present at the meeting were Lt-Gen Soe Win made a speech. He said rect path. Hence, it is needed to collect of iron products. Yangon Division Peace and Develop- that at every meeting of the committee data and figures for the industrial sector So, it is important to operate the ment Council Chairman Yangon Com- for industrial development, all the mem- such as number of factories, types and plants and workshops at full capacity mand Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, bers are able to hold discussions and scales of enterprises, and strength of round the clock. It is important to have ministers who are also members of the seek better ways and means for indus- employees. man, material, money and market for the committee, the Yangon City Develop- trial development. As a result, remark- The Prime Minister called for fig- industrial development in the long run as ment Committee chairman mayor, able success has been achieved in the ures of large, medium and small enter- there have been modern machinery. deputy ministers, the vice-mayor, offi- Each modern forging shop in the three industrial zones has a Management system of factory and mill should be flexible according to the capacity to melt more than 1,000 tons a year. So, the industrial zones economic nature and it cannot be prac- have been able to manufacture iron products on a large scale. tised as the management system of the governmental department. Only when there is proper management system of factory and mail, will the foundry industry run constantly and gain benefits. (See page 9)

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe. MNA cials of the State Peace and Develop- Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin—MNA ment Council Office, departmental Minister U Aung Thaung.—MNA heads, chairmen and members of indus- industrial sector. prises from respective states and divi- trial zone supervisory committees and In the past four years, an average sions. industrial zone management commit- annual industrial development rate indi- He highlighted the parallel de- tees, the president and members of the cates about 24 per cent. The target has velopment of all the industrial zones in Union of Myanmar Federation of Cham- been set to achieve 27.5 per cent in the the drive for further progress of the Deputy Minister Lt-Col Khin Maung bers of Commerce and Industry, chair- final year of the five-year plan. private enterprise. Kyaw.—MNA