THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 1 Tapo ca, ascetic practices; this is the way to auspiciousness. Established 1914

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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 integrity * National reconsolidation system and preservation and safeguarding of * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in cultural heritage and national character Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept standards of the entire nation Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples Commander attends coordination meeting on cultivation of crops Progress in every region YANGON, 28 Dec— Divi- gates and digging of drains ture sector. sion/State, District and for supplying water to farm- In conclusion, the com- With the aim of constructing a comprehensive development Township Agricultural Su- lands. District and township mander said that efforts are network encompassing the entire country, 24 Special Develop- pervisory Committees held agricultural supervisory to be made for greening 30- ment Regions have been set up to promote the economic, educa- the coordination meeting to committee members are re- mile radius of Yangon In- tion and health conditions and develop the highly-qualified hu- fully cultivate summer quired to supervise the local ternational Airport all the man resources. In addition, to ensure that no area is left unat- paddy, beans and pulses, farmers for cultivation of year round by exploiting tended, the five rural development tasks are being implemented. vegetables and other crops summer paddy, beans and natural resources. And As a result of these endeavours, economic and social indicators of in Yangon Division, at the pulses, edible oil crops and members of division/state, the Union of Myanmar today show that the targets have been meeting hall of Yangon vegetables in vacant and vir- district and township agri- fulfilled exceeding expectations. Command this afternoon, gin lands. cultural supervisory com- Senior General Than Shwe, attended by Chairman of Next, local authorities re- mittees should try their best Chairman, State Peace and Development Council, Yangon Division Peace and ported on requirements of for exceeding the target. Defence Services Commander-in-Chief Development Council Com- cultivation tasks. Departmen- Later, the commander at- (From address at the parade of the 58th Anniversary Armed Forces Day) mander of Yangon Com- tal officials submitted reports tended to their needs. mand Maj-Gen Myint Swe. on assistance for the agricul- MNA Also present were Col Myat Thu of No 11 LID, Mingaladon Station Com- mander Col Win Naung, lo- cal authorities and officials. The commander gave a speech. He said summer paddy, beans and pulses, oil crops, vegetables and other crops are to be cultivated on the farmlands where monsoon paddy has already been harvested. As the greening project is being im- plemented in the environs of Yangon International Air- port, departments concerned participate in the tasks for construction of dams, sluice Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe addresses coordination meeting to grow summer paddy and other crops in Yangon Division.— YANGON COMMAND Independence Day commemorative features on pages 6, 7 and 11. Industry-1 Minister inspects Pulp Factory in Thabaung YANGON, 28 Dec— Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung, on Saturday morning, met with officials of Pulp Factory Project (Thabaung) and bamboo merchants at the factory near Hlaygyitet Village, Thabaung Township. Pulp Factory under Myanma Paper and Chemicals In- dustries is being implemented for producing 200 tons of the bleached pulp a day. At the meeting, Managing Director U Than Shwe of MPCI reported on implementation of the project, future tasks and engineering works. After hearing the reports, the minister gave instructions on tasks to be carefully carried out on civil and engineering works and project works to be implemented on time. The bamboo merchants reported on production of bam- boo in Ayeyawady Division. The minister urged those present to make efforts for opening of the factory in October 2004.

Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung inspects construction of 200-ton Pulp Factory Project (Thabaung).— INDUSTRY-1 (See page 8) Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 PERSPECTIVES Objectives of 56th People’s Desire Anniversary of * Oppose those relying on external Monday, 29 December, 2003 elements, acting as stooges, holding Independence Day negative views Towards development of — All the national people to collectively advanced industries safeguard the national independence and * Oppose those trying to jeopardize ensure perpetuation of sovereignty stability of the State and progress of Head of State Senior General Than Shwe — All the national people to be united to the nation has given guidance on striving for gradual de- ensure non-disintegration of national velopment of the entire industrial sector, with * Oppose foreign nations interfering in solidarity agro-based industries as the starting point. internal affairs of the State — All the national people to strive for the As Myanmar is an agro-based nation, emergence of enduring State Constitution * Crush all internal and external the agricultural sector’s contribution to the and for the building of a new, modern and destructive elements as the common gross domestic product is 48 per cent, while developed nation the industrial sector’s participation is nearly enemy — All the national people to participate with ten per cent. full sense of Union Spirit and patriotism in Thus, the government has been building more and more irrigation facilities, and up to successful implementation of the seven- Efficient use of electricity now it has built 155 dams and 265 water pump- point roadmap of the State. ing stations. The annual sown acreage of the * Use daylight as the main source of light nation has reached over 40 million acres at * Use the least possible amount of electricity present. only if there is not enough natural light Both the State-owned and the private * Use the least possible amount of electricity sectors are manufacturing and using various required in production and service enter- kinds of power tillers, harvesters and thresh- ers on an extensive scale in transforming from prises conventional farming to mechanized one. * Preventing waste of electricity benefits the As regards private-owned industries, user and others there are now over 100,000 factories and work- There are about 500,000 households using shops in the whole country, up from only over electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a four-foot 39,600 in the past. Over 6,800 industries have been relocated at the 18 industrial zones. And GOLD PLATES DONATED TO SHWEDAGON fluorescent lamp every day by each household the industrial sector is enjoying quantitative PAGODA: The Cetanasambara Wut Association of amounts to saving power that is equal to the and qualitative improvement. Kyimyindine Township donated gold plates to capacity a 20-megawatt power station can Shwedagon Pagoda for 53rd time on 27-12-2003. Secretary-1 of the State Peace and De- supply. Yangon Division peace and Development Council velopment Council Lt-Gen Soe Win met with Chairman Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen industrialists at the Ministry of Industry-1 on Myint Swe accepts the gifts from a wellwisher. 26 December. MNA Efficient use of fuel On the occasion, the Secretary-1 said that as the industrial zones play a key role in de- Tourism, communication * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per month veloping the industrial sector of the State, the will save the nation one US dollar industrialists will have to gradually develop tasks inspected in Pathein * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar can their industries from manual control system YANGON, 28 Dec— and then met with hoteliers. save US$ 5.5 million in a year to mechanized and computerized control Minister for Communica- Next, he inspected along the system. tions, Posts and Telegraphs beach on board the vessel. * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build a The industrialists are to study the use and for Hotels and Tourism On 26 December major bridge across Ayeyawady River and manufacturing of advanced machinery and Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, ac- morning, the minister pro- rubber processing methods at the State-owned companied by officials, dis- ceeded to Hsinma and factories to invent goods that will be actually cussed communication and Ngayokkaung regions and All this needs to useful for the nation. hotel works with Chairman saw over the places for ex- of Ayeyawady Division tension of tourist destina- At a time when the State is placing em- Peace and Development tions. While in Chaungtha be known phasis on development of the private-owned Council Commander of Beach, the minister met * Do not be frightened industrial sector and development of the in- South-West Command Maj- with hoteliers and attended whenever intimidated dustrial zones, industrialists are urged to strive Gen Soe Naing, in Pathein to their needs. under the leadership of the State for flourish- on 25 December. In Pathein, the minis- * Do not be bolstered ing of industries with high technical know-how At Ngwe Hsaung ter inspected Pathein Hotel, whenever flattered that produce import-substitute items. Beach, the minister in- the Microwave Station and * Do not be softened spected arrival of tourists Auto-exchange. — MNA whenever appeased Peru slaps temporary Myanmar Printers and Russia, Ukraine agree Publishers Association meets compensation for downed plane ban on US beef imports YANGON, 28 Dec— Myanmar Printers and Pub- MOSCOW, 28 Dec— Moscow and Kiev agreed compen- LIMA, 28 Dec— Peru said on Friday it had placed a The Myanmar Printers and lishers Association sation on Friday for the families of people killed when a stray temporary ban on its small imports of US beef and live cattle Publishers Association held U Maung Maung and mem- Ukrainian missile downed a Russian airliner two years ago. with immediate effect after the United States discovered its the 12th annual meeting at bers. The 78 passengers, who were mainly Israeli and Rus- first case of mad cow disease. Grand Plaza Park Royal At the meeting, par- sian citizens, died when a surface-to-air missile hit a Tupolev- “The ban will be maintained or lifted definitively based Hotel on Alanpya Pagoda ticipants approved the re- 154 airliner over the Black Sea in October, 2001. on the results of studies being carried out by the Peruvian Road in Dagon Township port of the executive com- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko authorities,” the National Agricultural Sanitary Service on 26 December morning. mittee and the annual finan- and Igor Ivanov, his Russian counterpart, signed an agree- Senasa said in a government decree. Present on the occa- cial statement. Then, offi- ment on Friday, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry Senasa said the ban would also be extended to bone sion were President of Un- cials answered queries statement. meal, essentially ground-up animal carcasses many experts ion of Myanmar Federation raised by members of the “The ministers paid special attention to settling the believe to be the most likely culprit in the spread of mad cow of Chambers of Commerce association. disease, a brain-wasting disease also known as BSE. and Industry U Win Myint, Next, 23 executive situation of paying compensation to the families of those Peru’s decision follows similar bans by other Latin Chairperson of Myanmar committee members includ- killed in the crash of the Russian...plane,” the statement said. American importers, including Mexico, Chile and Ven- Women Entrepreneurs’ As- ing Patrons Col Kan Nyunt “As a result of the talks, an agreement was signed.” ezuela, after a cow slaughtered earlier this month in the sociation Daw Khin Myint (Retd), U Than Nyunt and The ministers did not reveal how much compensation Pacific state of Washington became the first animal to test Myint, Chairman of U Aung Lwin, Chairman would be paid, although Ukrainian media reported two positive for mad cow disease in the United States. Myanmar Writers and Jour- U Maung and Secretary U months ago — after Kiev signed a similar deal with Israel — Although Peru is only a minor importer of US beef, it nalists Association U Hla Tint Swe were elected for that relatives would receive 200,000 US dollars for each relies on imports of specialty meats for steak and hamburger Myaing (Ko Hsaung), Di- 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 person killed. restaurants, as well as on lower quality meat for pet food and rector of Press Scrutiny and financial years. Later, the The plane, operated by Russian company Sibir, was on animal feed. Peru imports the bulk of its beef from Argen- Registration Division U chairman gave concluding its way to the city of Novosibirsk from Tel Aviv. tina. — MNA/Reuters Aye Tun and Chairman of remarks. — MNA MNA/Reuters

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BAGHDAD, 28 Dec—Deadly attacks in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Karbala climaxed a particularly bloody week Eight US soldiers in Iraq, confirming US warnings that Saddam Hussein’s arrest would not immediately end the violence. After a series of Christmas Day attacks on Baghdad On Christmas Eve, three US soldiers died in a roadside killed in Iraq which the military dismissed as “weak and ineffective,” bombing near Samarra, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) the guerillas showed Saturday they can still strike with northwest of Baquba. deadly precision nine months after US and British forces The anti-US insurgency has claimed the lives of 209 Christmas violence invaded. American soldiers since US President George W Bush BAGHDAD, 28 Dec— Eight US soldiers have been killed Six coalition soldiers and seven Iraqis died and at least declared major combat in Iraq over on 1 May, according to across Iraq over the Christmas period, as a series of attacks 129 people were wounded as guerillas attacked Karbala an AFP count. battered the capital. The latest US troop fatalities came with four suicide car bombs, machine-gun fire and mor- In the northern city of Mosul on Saturday, 400 kilome- Friday with one soldier killed defusing a roadside bomb near tars. tres (250 miles) from Baghdad, US forces shot dead four Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, and another when his con- Earlier in the week, bomb and mortar attacks claimed guerillas after the later fired a rocket-propelled grenade voy hit a booby-trap explosive between Baquba and Samarra, the lives of 10 US soldiers, and assailants gunned down (RPG), a US soldier from the 101st Airborne Division told said Captain Jefferson Wolfe. two Iraqi officials in Mosul, while a suicide bomber in AFP. “There was an IED (improvised explosive device) attack Arbil killed four others plus himself and wounded 101. One US officer based north of the capital said Saturday on a convoy, two soldiers were injured, one of whom later Guerillas also hammered Baghdad with rocket, mortar that although the number of resistance fighters is declin- died,” Wolfe said. and gunfire over Christmas. Although there were no fatali- ing, those who are left remain strong and prepared to fight Their deaths took to eight the number of US soldiers ties, US forces hit back with artillery and airborne cannon to the end. killed in action in Iraq since Christmas Eve. fire in the capital’s biggest anti-guerilla operation in weeks. “We do not expect at this time that we will have a On Thursday night, two US soldiers died during a mortar Bombs killed two US soldiers Friday in the area around complete elimination of these attacks,” the coalition’s attack on a US army base near Baquba, military spokes- Baquba, 60 kilometres (35 miles) north of Baghdad, after ground forces chief, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, woman Josslyn Aberle said Friday. a Christmas night mortar attack claimed the lives of two warned shortly after Saddam’s capture. Four other soldiers were wounded in the attack, she said, other soldiers in their fortress-like base. “I believe these will continue for some time.”—Internet while an officer in Baquba put the wounded toll at six. Internet Ukraine suspends US beef imports UN warns new US agricultural law due to BSE could harm Latin America KIEV, 28 Dec— Ukraine SANTIAGO, 28 Dec — The new US agricultural policy is has suspended US beef im- a protectionist system that will reduce even further the ports after the discovery of exports of Latin America and affect the international the first case of mad cow dis- prices, the United Nations warned Friday. ease, Ukrainian veterinarian The Economic Commis- “ strengthen the production authorities said on Friday. sion for Latin America and capacity of the US agricul- “Today we have sus- the Caribbean (CEPAL) of tural sector and respond to pended imports of beef and the United Nations said this pressure from the traditional beef products from the United lobby of agricultural pro- Sates,” a senior official told policy increases the number Reuters. A government tel- of protectionist mechanisms ducers.” On the other hand, egram sent to Ukrainian Cus- and raises the level of subsi- the article said, it “seeks to toms early on Friday said: dies and other subventions change the rules of the game “Imports of cattle, raw beef for the US farm sector. of international agricultural and beef products are The US Agricultural Law exchange.” The United suspended.”The government of 2002 defines a protection- States will increase the com- also said the suspension would ist position far from the offi- petitiveness of its wheat over be replaced by a ban if inter- cial policy for trade liberali- Argentina and Canada while zation, said the organization the US subsidies for corn Two US soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division national organizations con- firmed the diagnosis. in an article in the latest issue and sorghum will affect the secure the parameters during a foot-patrol along a street of former Iraqi leader Saddam The official said Ukraine of the CEPAL Magazine. small producers in Latin Hussein's hometown Tikrit, on 27 Dec, 2003.—INTERNET does not import beef from the The article, on the impli- America, who will “have dif- United States but the suspen- cations of the change in the ficulties to survive.” Bush says US faces sion had to be introduced to US agricultural policy, The big producers in the prevent the country from pos- warned that Latin American region will see their income “time of great challenge” sible beef imports in the fu- products such as sugar, cit- from exports reduced, even ture. The suspension follows rus fruits, orange juice, ap- though local consumers will CRAWFORD (Texas), 28 Dec— President George W Bush said on Saturday the the first suspected case of bo- ples, vegetables, peanuts, benefit from the lower prices, United States faced a “time of great challenge” amid efforts to quell guerilla attacks vine spongiform encepha- cotton and tobacco have now the article said, indicating in Iraq and keep the peace in Afghanistan. lopathy (BSE), or mad cow less chance to get into the US that US subsidies to soybean His remarks came as Iraq lenge for our country,” he In their own radio ad- disease, in a single cow in the market. farmers will mainly affect faced fresh violence with added. dress, Democrats criticized US Pacific state of Washing- The US legislation seeks, Brazil and Argentina. insurgents attacking govern- Ahead of the November Bush for his economic poli- ton.—MNA/Reuters according to the article, to MNA/Xinhua ment buildings and bases of 2004 election, Bush has cies, saying his tax cuts and foreign troops in the south- come under criticism from spending on the mission in ern city of Kerbala, leaving Democrats for his decision Iraq have drained money at least six of the soldiers and to go to war in Iraq. Although away from domestic seven Iraqi police and civil- the main reason cited for the programmes, including ians dead. war was a charge that Iraq education. Bush, who is spending possessed weapons of mass “If we have enough the week after Christmas at destruction, none have been money to provide a huge tax his Texas ranch with his fam- found in the war’s aftermath. cut to the wealthiest in this ily, used his weekly radio Former Vermont Gover- country, if we have enough address to offer a holiday nor Howard Dean, consid- resources to rebuild a coun- wish for Americans facing ered the front-runner for the try far away, to put resources hardships, such as poverty Democratic presidential in their schools and their edu- and unemployment. But he nomination next year, has cation system, surely — gave particular emphasis to made his anti-war stance a surely — we can find re- those serving abroad in the major theme in his campaign. sources for our own,” said military. While casualties stem- Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack. “We are grateful for the ming from guerilla attacks Vilsack, delivering the courage and commitment of on US troops in Iraq eroded radio address on behalf of our troops, and we are safer some of Bush’s support, the Democrats, also faulted Bush because of their skill and sac- capture earlier this month of for not taking action to ex- rifice,” Bush said. former Iraqi president tend emergency benefits for “This Christmas season Saddam Hussein gave Bush unemployed workers. comes at a time of great chal- a lift in the polls. MNA/Reuters An Iraqi passes US soldiers securing a checkpoint in Samarra, on 27 Dec, 2003.—INTERNET

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In a chilling comment later to foreign ministers meeting For the American-appointed Iraqi Governing Council, it in Geneva, Mr. Annan underlined how gravely he viewed would introduce a notion of outside acceptance. the responsibility of having clear orders for his people. “Bad Public opinion surveys of Americans showing 60 percent resolutions,” he said, “kill people.” approving of President Bush’s conduct of the Iraq operation He is now committed to running the Iraq mission from also show nearly 70 percent of those polled calling for offices in Cyprus and Jordan and only beginning to relocate greater United Nations activity there. Even the United staff members to Baghdad next summer when the transfer to Nations-wary Bush administration has joined in the calls for Iraqi authorities is to begin. the world body to get more involved right away. But he is facing pressure to move back into the country Yet, with these urgent summonses coming into its New sooner than that, and as in many other instances concerning York headquarters from all sides, the United Nations itself Iraq, the debate has cast the United Nations and the United is resisting.It is doing so despite being a champion of joint States in opposition to one another. international endeavours, an experienced hand at helping Mr. Annan’s suspicions of the United States are palpable. restore post-conflict societies and an institution hounded by In a year-end news conference, he betrayed his irritation at detractors’ charges that its performance in Iraq is proving its the absence of any mention of the United Nations in the irrelevance. November agreement on the political timetable in Iraq. The issue for Kofi Annan, the Secretary General, is what “There have been some questions about whether this was the United Nations’ precise role would be and whether its an omission or a message,” he commented. people would be safe. Mr. Annan says he will not send his people back until He pulled out all non-Iraqi staff members in October after their function is more clearly spelled out. American diplo- a surge of attacks on relief workers and diplomats and the mats counter that Security Council resolutions to which they bombing of the organization’s Baghdad headquarters in agreed this fall provide that clarity.—Internet Bulgarian soldiers among A little girl clings to her father's legs as a US Army Yearbook of PRC soldier frisks him at a checkpoint in Baghdad on 27 Dec, 13 killed in˚Iraq published 2003.—INTERNET BAGHDAD, 28 Dec — At least 13 people, including four BEIJING, 28 Dec— Both the Chinese and English- Latvia bans US Bulgarian soldiers, were killed and 172 people injured in language versions of the 2003 Yearbook of the People’s almost simultaneous bomb attacks on a military base, Republic of China (PRC) have been published by the city hall and other facilities in Karbala in central Iraq on Xinhua news agency. beef imports Saturday. The yearbook will be dis- checked by experts from dif- RIGA, 28 Dec— Latvia announced Friday it had Among the dead were Kimmitt told reporters in tributed at home and abroad, ferent central and local gov- banned beef imports from the United States, following four Bulgarian soldiers, who Baghdad. according to official sources. ernment departments. the discovery of one case of mad cow disease in the US were deployed in the area as Seven Iraqi police and The yearbook, the 23rd since It is a handy reference state of Washington. part of Polish-led multina- civilians were killed and 1981, contains over three work for both Chinese and Ilze Vilne, an expert from the country’s food and quar- tional forces, according to 135 others injured in the million Chinese characters, overseas readers. antine bureau, said Latvia made the decision as the case had media reports. attacks. and all its figures have been MNA/Xinhua Insurgents detonated four Karbala is a holy Shiite been confirmed by a British laboratory as mad cow disease. suicide car bombs and fired city located some 50 kilo- The US Government announced on Tuesday that a mortar shells and grenades, metres south of Baghdad. Pertamina to restart oil Holstein cow in a Washington State farm had tested positive US Army Brig Gen Mark Internet for mad cow disease. exploration in Iraq More than 20 countries, including top importers like Iraqi promises level playing JAKARTA, 28 Dec— Indonesia’s state-run oil and gas Japan and Mexico, suspended imports of beef and related company Pertamina will resume oil exploration in Iraq, products from the United States after detection of the field for contracts Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported Saturday. disease. The company will send a director-general Iin Arifin Mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform CAIRO, 28 Dec— A member of Iraq’s Governing team to conduct a seismic Takhyan said that Pertamina encephalopathy (BSE), is a brain-wasting disease thought Council assured Egyptians on Saturday that the council test in Iraq’s western desert has opened a branch office to be transmitted from animal feed containing animal would not follow the United States in discriminating next year as part of the ex- in Iraq to follow on the con- parts. The disease is also linked to a fatal brain-wasting against companies from countries that opposed the US ploration activities, said the tract. His remarks came after invasion. report. a report saying that Iraqi of- disease in humans. The disease, first found in Britain in Iraqi Foreign Minister The United States de- Pertamina reportedly ficials refused Pertamina to 1986, was then spread to other European and Asian Hoshiyar Zebari told re- cided earlier this month to planned to invest 24 million start oil exploration activi- countries. This is the first time the disease has been porters after talks with make US-funded recon- US dollars in the western ties in the country. reported in the United States. Egyptian Foreign Minister struction contracts avail- desert bloc after the Iraqi MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Ahmed Maher that the US able to companies from Government last year decision to discriminate in countries which supported awarded the company three giving reconstruction con- the invasion of Iraq, but not large oil fields with a com- tracts applied only to con- to those which opposed the bined reserve of three mil- tracts financed by the war, such as Egypt. lion barrels of crude oil. United States. The decision was a blow But the legality of the “This is an American to Egyptian companies, contract is in question as it decision and the money is some of which could be well was signed under former American money and placed to operate in Iraq. Iraqi leader Saddam comes from the grant of- One Egyptian mobile phone Hussein’s regime without fered to Iraq, which is 18 company, Orascom Tele- being preceded by a com- billion US dollars. They are com, has a contract to oper- petitive bidding process. free to dispose of this ate in Iraq but it is not “Pertamina signed the money,” he said. funded by US taxpayers. contract with the Iraqi le- “But as for us as Iraqis, The measure for awarding gitimate government of we do not discriminate... contracts would be “the best Saddam Hussein at that time. The Governing Council and the most appropriate We rely on this,” Pertamina will have a major influence price, without discrimina- spokesman Ridwan Nyak in preparing the budget for tion”, Zebari said. Baik was quoted as saying. 2004 and in this budget, Apart from a US grant He said the new Iraqi and in future contracts, Iraq of 18 billion US dollars, Government should not ar- will take into account all Iraq also has access to rev- bitrarily annul the contract US soldiers secure the area in Karbala, about 110 kms south of Baghdad, Iraq, the interests of countries in enue from the export of signed by a legitimate gov- where rebels unleashed a massive and coordinated assault on a pair of military bases the reconstruction process,” Iraqi oil. ernment. and the governor's office on 27 Dec, 2003, killing four coalition soldiers. he added. MNA/Reuters Meanwhile, oil and gas INTERNET

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The violence serves as a reminder that a US military spokeswoman, said five sol- The increase of trade and obligations towards the na- stressed the need to support guerillas remain defiant despite the capture diers were injured when a US convoy hit a investment volumes with tional economy. the tourism sector. of Saddam Hussein. “daisy chain” of two homemade roadside Iraq will give an impetus to The study indicates that “In 2002, the UAE re- In the northern city of Mosul on Satur- bombs in Baghdad, and another soldier was the service sector in the UAE, the merger of national banks ceived as many as three mil- day, witnesses said guerillas fired from a hurt in a similar roadside blast at Habaniyah, said the study prepared by will enhance the potentiali- lion tourists from around the car on a US convoy. west of the capital. Dr Ahmed Qassim Al ties of national banks, enable world and its share in the The soldiers pursued the attackers, and Another bomb exploded at a fuel depot Ahmed. It said that with the them to compete with for- international tourism is not shot and killed four of them. The military, near Latifiyah, south of Baghdad, causing economic activity in the re- eign banks and allow them that little, thanks to ameni- which usually only reports deaths of no injuries but igniting a big fire, she said. gion back to normal and oil the opportunity to expand ties available,” he said, add- coalition soldiers, did not confirm that Angry witnesses in Baghdad’s al- prices in global markets sta- their investment policies in ing that the number of hotels report. Qalani district charged US troops fired ble, the state’s financial rev- order to benefit from global in the country has reached Also in Mosul, rebel gunmen on Friday indiscriminately after their convoy was enues would surge and so capital markets and bourses. 364 by the end of 2002. assassinated a tribal leader who backed attacked, and pointed to bullet holes in would its ability to fulfil its Dr Ahmed, in his study, has Internet the coalition. Anti-US guerillas have tar- the windshields and windows of three geted Iraqi police and other officials who cars in a line of vehicles in which owners cooperate with the US-led occupation au- had spent the night in hopes of getting thorities. rationed fuel. Air Force Capt. Patricia Teran-Matthews, Internet China to adopt direct management system for land officials BEIJING, 28 Dec— The Chinese Government has decided to put land officials below the provincial level under the direct management of superior land departments in a bid to tighten its control over land resources, according to sources at the Ministry of Land and Resources. This is an important de- abused land-use rights on vision over the enforcement cision of the central govern- the excuse of economic de- of land-related laws and ment for improving the land velopment, which has seri- regulations, he noted. Land management system, said ously affected the security management is very lax in Sun Wensheng, Minister of of agriculture and grain pro- some areas, and the abuse of Land and Resources, at the duction. In 2003, the cen- land use is still serious, he National Conference of tral government reinforced warned. Land Officials here its efforts to regulate the He stressed that land re- Iraqis gather around the rubble of a house in Karbala, about 110 kms south of Saturday. rules governing the land sources departments should Baghdad, Iraq, on 27 Dec, 2003 after guerillas unleashed a massive and coordinated At present, local land of- market, and has put a halt to take the implementation of assault on a pair of military bases and the governor's office.—INTERNET ficials are managed by local the trend of abuse of land the policy on arable land governments, which has set requisition in economic de- protection as a major task, British policeman shot dead by gunman in stolen car up barriers to the smooth velopment zones. and improve land market LONDON, 28 Dec— A married police traffic officer was shot dead Friday when implementation of orders To date, 2,426 out of the management. trying to arrest a man in a stolen car in northern England, a Sky News report said. from the superior land de- 6,015 economic develop- Sun urged the depart- He and his male colleague stopped a tive Superintendent Chris Gregg with West partments. ment zones or industrial ments concerned to improve BMW in a routine check in Leeds as the Yorkshire Police was quoted as saying. The direct management parks have been abolished, legislation concerning fixed gunman, who was thought to be white and in After the shooting the gunman threatened system will ensure the and 294 have been merged assets registration and land his 30s or 40s, pulled out a handgun and a couple at gunpoint before taking their car to implementation of orders in with others. Meanwhile, use and requisition. In addi- opened fire. His colleague, who was seri- escape. local regions, and tighten about 168,000 land fraud tion, he asked local land de- ously injured, has been undergoing surgery More than 50 police officers have been central government’s cases have been dealt with. partments to start investiga- but were not thought to be in life-threaten- killed since 1980 in the battle against the control over land resources, Sun said there are still tions into how to amend the ing condition. The gunmen shot the two increasing violence on Britain’s streets. said Sun. barriers to land protection present laws on land man- police officers both “several times”, Detec- MNA/Xinhua In recent years, many lo- and proper land use. It is agement and mineral re- cal governments have hard to conduct strict super- sources.—MNA/Xinhua Over one million Thais to pay tax via Internet BANGKOK, 28 Dec— Some one million Thais were expected to pay their tax via Internet, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. People would be able to number was expected to rise The official said the gov- make their tax payments via over one million in 2004, ernment believed the use of the Internet on a 24-hour ba- Jantima was quoted by the Internet-based payment sis, said the Revenue Depart- state- run Thai News Agency would save at least 53 baht ment’s deputy director-gen- (TNA) as saying. (about 1.26 US dollars) per eral Jantima Sirisaengtaksin. But she warned that the person in costs for the depart- There were figures show- department would make ran- ment, which would be 53 mil- ing that 240,000 Thais had dom inspections to ensure that lion baht (1.26 million dol- paid their income tax over the documents on tax payment lars) for one million people. Internet in 2003 and the were complete and correct. MNA/Xinhua Indonesia bans US cattle products import JAKARTA, 28 Dec— Indonesia temporarily bans the import of cattle products from the United States for fear of mad cow disease outbreak, a local newspaper reported Friday. Kompas newspaper quoted a senior of- United States include beef meat, animals, ficial at the Agriculture Ministry as saying milk, cheese and leather. The imports that the decision to temporarily ban US amounted to 62.3 million US dollars in 2002. cattle product imports has been taken since The newspaper also said the US Embassy December 24 in an emergency meeting. has sent a letter to the Indonesian Agriculture “A decree concerning this matter will be Ministry to provide further details about the signed very soon. But we have ordered reported discovery of mad cow disease in the officials in charge to temporarily ban the United States and crucial steps the US Gov- An Iraqi woman looks out of her gate as US soldiers patrol her street in Saddam imports,” said Bactiar Moerad. ernment has been making to deal with the Hussein's home town of Tikrit, Iraq, on 27 Dec, 2003.—INTERNET Indonesia’s cattle products from the problem.—MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003

Hailing the 56th Anniversary Independence Day: Emerging roads and bridges like blossomning flowers throughout the Union

There was no doubt it was the hallmark of armed insur- Tekkatho Maung Thu Hline gents. Having stopped for a long time at Kyaikto station, our train continued. Passen- Enormous Progress has was armed insurgency which gers were in a state of panic. now been made in the trans- broke out after independence Luckily we reached Mottama portation sector. All over the was regained. Worst areas station safely. country, the number of mo- were those around Bilin and Passengers had to wait tor roads, railroads, airways Thaton. Z-craft ferry to go to and waterways, and bridges People could not pay Mawlamyine. As the number are on the increase amaz- any heed to those dangers as of Z-craft was little, we had ingly. Why so at this time? they had their reasons to to wait for long. Therefore, My answer to that question travel. As there were few passengers relied on sampans will be given based on my motor roads, only trains were plying Mottama and personal experience. used. The trains were es- Mawlamyine. The sampans It was an incident that corted by members of the at that time were not motor- happened to me on my way Tatmadaw. When the train ized. The Gulf of Mottama back to my native town Ye we were travelling on pulled was at the confluence of the from Yangon some 40 years up at Kyaikto station, I no- Gyaing river and the Tatmadawmen to continue to Ye from Therefore, after 1988, ago. ticed that it was stopping Thanlwin river and its cur- actively taking part in Mawlamyine. The nearby the Tatmadaw government At that time, there was a there too long. We learnt that rent was very rapid. To cross building of areas of Anin station and laid down the twelve politi- railroad linking Yangon and a train that had gone before the river by boat was a mat- Lamaing station were where cal, economic and social ob- Aunglan-Hsatthwa Mawlamyine. But, it was not ours came under attack at ter of life and death. insurgents were active most jectives and gave top prior- a safe journey because there Hninpale station near Bilin. We had to rely on train railroad. on Mawlamyine-Ye railroad. ity to the tasks for stability of The insurgents coming from the State, community peace No Name of Bridge and Length 56. Nwetame Bridge (Salin) 1200 Mawkanin often blew up and tranquillity and preva- location (feet) 57. Seikma Creek Bridge (Bogale) 280 bombs around Lamaing sta- lence of law and order. It 58. Ooyin Creek Bridge (Kyaiklat) 300 1. Pathwe Bridge (Pantanaw) 420 tion and committed robber- could make peace with the 59. Khattiya Bridge (Maubin) 420 2. Kyaunggon Bridge (Kyaunggon) 600 ies. armed groups. The national 60. Thanlwin Bridge (Hpa-an Town) 2252 3. Thongwa Town Bridge (Thongwa) 224 We arrived at Ye from race leaders who had ex- 61. Ohnte Creek Bridge (An) 270 4. Kyonkanaung Bridge (Pantanaw) 240 Mawlamyine safe and sound. changed arms for peace have 62. Ngamoyeik Bridge (Parami) 5. Thayu Creek Bridge (An) 320 The railroad ended there. been taking part in develop- (Yangon) 664 6. Bon Creek Bridge (Kale) 300 Although there was a motor ment projects in the respec- 63. Nawaday Bridge (Pyay) 4183 7. An Creek Bridge (An) 540 road linking Ye and Asin tive regions at their full ca- 64. Myaungbwe Bridge (MraukU) 740 8. Bodhi Bridge (Pantanaw) 180 village, the road was very pacity hand in hand with the 65. Pyayyesin Bridge (Pyay) 183 9. Mezali Bridge (Nyaungdon) 240 rough and notorious for Tatmadaw and the people. 66. Labutta (Pinlelay) Bridge 10. Kyauk Creek Bridge (Yekyi) 246 lootings committed by in- As a result, with the devel- (Myaungmya) 1300 11. Ngwon River Bridge (Yekyi) 1164 surgents. Therefore, passen- opment of the political sec- 67. Maubin Bridge (Maubin) 2362 12. Thongwa Exit Bridge (5/48) (Thongwa) 224 gers had to stream down tor, peace has been restored 68. Var Bridge (Falam) 340 13. Dagon Myothit Bridge (North Okkalapa) 600 Ye river. But, sometimes successfully the length and 69. Yoe Creek Bridge (Kyauktaw) 420 14. Natho Creek Bridge (Kyaukhtu) 180 the insurgents opened fire breadth of the nation. And 70. Attaran Bridge (Mawlamyine) 1420 15. Ma Mya Creek Bridge (Myanaung) 328 from the other bank of the Myanmar nationals can 71. Winwa Bridge (Thayetchaung) 500 16. Kanyin Creek Bridge (Ingapu) 328 river. freely run their businesses 72. Linlonbin Bridge (Nyaungdon) 180 17. Thebyu Creek Bridge (Ingapu) 246 At last, we saw our na- and travel wherever they like 73. Mone Creek Bridge (Pwintbyu) 1300 18. Zawgyi River Bridge (3/402) (Kyaukse) 210 tive town. Peace did not pre- across the country. 74. Kin Creek Bridge (Ponnagyun) 440 19. Thebyu Creek Bridge (Kyaikto) 180 vail even there. Our family Thanks to the combined 75. Auksu Bridge (Nyaungdon) 180 20. Thakhut River Bridge (Kawhmu) 495 had to hide in a cell under the and united efforts made day 76. Dwayawady MyoU Bridge (Thandwe) 540 21. Dayebo Bridge (Hlegu) 220 house as the insurgents en- in, day out by the govern- 22. Thanlyin Bridge (Yangon Division) 5977 77. Pon Creek Bridge (Hsihseng) 220 tered the village and sprayed ment and the people in 23. Shwehlay Bridge (Thandwe) 600 78. Bala Min Htin Bridge (Myitkyina) 2688 bullets. To this day, the nation-building tasks, the 24. Teinyo Bridge (MraukU) 300 79. Palauk Bridge (Palaw) 500 memory is still with me. nation has developed 25. Nyaungbinwun Bridge (Sagaing Division) 600 80. Palaw Bridge (Palaw) 600 Although independence unprecedentedly. 26. Bago River Bridge (Bago) 290 81. Mekane Bridge (Myawady) 182 was regained in the country There has emerged a 27. Einme Bridge (Einme) 276 82. Dotawady Bridge (TadaU) 700 at that time, the national races network of roads, bridges 28. Thanatpinyoe Bridge (Yekyi) 180 83. Thanlwin Bridge (Tarhsan) (Mongpan) 900 had no chance of enjoying and railroads stretching the 29. Apinhnitse Bridge (Pathein) 220 84. Ngamoeyeik (Thingangyun ) 700 the taste of independence to whole nation. So, now one 30. Lilu Bridge (Namhsan) 300 85. Gyaing (Zarthabyin) Bridge (Hpa-an) 2900 the full. The national people can travel from Yangon to 31. Bayintnaung Bridge (Yangon) 1640 86. Tonghong Bridge (Nyaungshwe) 240 were living in constant fear Mawlamyine and then to 32. Watpote Bridge (Thegon Township) 180 87. Bridge No 2/83 (Waw) 180 because of the splits within Ye without crossing any 33. Tapain Bridge (Momauk) 320 88. Myitmakha Bridge (Letpadan) 1520 parties and sects and the rivers and creeks by boat. 34. Thaik Creek Bridge (Paukkaung) 198 89. Beza-in Bridge (Yekyi) 360 lootings and robberies com- And one can directly travel 35. Ba Maung Bridge (Paukkaung) 226 90. Gyaing (Kawkareik) Bridge (Kawkareik) 1200 mitted by insurgents. It was between Yangon and 36. Kyeintali River Bridge (Gwa) 700 91. Nammyitkha Bridge (Waingmaw) 260 also the time when internal Mawlamyine by car passing 37. Two Miles Bridge (Mongpyin) 220 92. Dalat Creek Bridge (An) 990 stability, the rule of law and Thanlwin Bridge (Hpa-an), 38. Hlaing River Bridge (Uto) (Taikkyi) 780 93. Pikauk Bridge (Kyauktaw) 360 the economy of the people Gyaing (Zarthabyin) Bridge 39. Myittha River Bridge (Gangaw) 600 94. Yaw Creek Bridge (Myebon) 1100 were all on the decline. and Attaran River-crossing 40. Gabani Bridge (Kale) 595 95. Maliyan Bridge (Waingmaw) 320 Therefore, the development Bridge through Hpa-an in 41. Kiddapana (Kyauktan) 188 96. Chaungdwin Bridge (Pyapon) 236 of national races was a dis- Kayin State. Thanlwin 42. Khanaung Creek Bridge (Kyauktan) 180 97. Panlaung Six-lane Bridge (TadaU) 300 tant reality. The insurgents Bridge (Mawlamyine) is in 43. Tabat Creek Bridge (Waingmaw) 500 98. Inlan Bridge (Taikkyi) 205 creating chaotic conditions the course of construction to 44. Tawpale Bridge (Kungyangon) 186 99. Donbyaikin Bridge (Taikkyi) 200 were in fact the national enable the people to travel 45. Yu Creek Bridge (Tamu) 320 100. Hsinbyushin Bridge (ChaungU) 4957 brethren living in the same to Mawlamyine by crossing 46. Fillin Bridge (Tamu) 250 101. Bo Myat Tun Bridge (Nyaungdon) 8544 land drinking water from the the river from Mottama 47. Hlaingwa Bridge (Kawkareik) 240 102. Yamaung Bridge (Minbya) 1300 some source. On account of bank to Mawlamyine 48. Thamayoe Bridge (Ayadaw) 748 103. Kissapanadi Bridge (Kyauktaw) 2513 the sectarian and ideological bank. In the past, construc- 49. Myaungmya Bridge (Myaungmya) 1270 104. Uto Creek Bridge (Pathein) 900 differences, they went un- tion of Thanlwin Bridge 50. Pazunphay Bridge (Thandwe) 300 105. Min Creek Bridge (Sittway) 2003 derground. If efforts were (Mawlamyine) was just a 51. Yaw Creek Bridge (Seikphyu) 530 106. Pantanaw Bridge (Pantanaw) 420 made to develop the country dream because of powerful 52. Nat Creek Bridge (Bogale) 300 107. Hlaing River Bridge (Myochaung) with the combined strength current in the gulf, vast wa- 53. Thanlwin Bridge (Tarkawet) (Tangyan) 600 (Hmawby) 1940 of all national brethren, a ter surface of the river and 54. Dedalu Bridge (Pyapon) 400 108. Kaingshe Bridge (Taungup) 540 modern nation would have lack of peace and stability. 55. Mann Creek Bridge (Minbu) 900 109. Nansanyan Bridge (Momauk) 400 taken shape. (See page 7) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 7 (from page 6) road and Nawaday Bridge toung, Sittway-An-Minbu, The 11,575-foot-long Than- or through An Pass Kawthoung-Bokpyin-Da- lwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) and Ayeyawady Bridge wei-Mawlamyine, Taungup- Construction Project will be (Magway). Ma-ei-Kyaukpyu, Monywa- completed soon. On comple- Ayeyawady Division is Hkamti, Minbu-Seikpyu- tion, it will be the longest endowed with rivers and Pakokku-Monywa, Minhla- bridge in the nation. The Ye creeks. However, as the con- Thayet-Pyay, Monywa- River-crossing bridge was sequence of the construction Kalewa, Pyinmana- inaugurated on 25 Novem- of roads and bridges wher- Taungdwingyi, Pyawbwe- ber 2003. And there has ever necessary, local resi- Natmauk-Magway and emerged the railroad leading dents can go anywhere in the Toungoo-Pyay roads. to Dawei. Mawlamyine-Ye- area. And, agricultural pro- Among the railroads Dawei Road has been ex- duce and other goods from constructed in States and tended reaching up to Ayeyawady Division, Divisions are Pyay-Aunglan- Kawthoung directly. With Myanma granary, can be Taungdwingyi, Pakokku- the emergence of this road, conveniently transported to Chauk, Shwenyaung-Taung- people can directly travel by other parts of the country in gyi-Saikkhaung, Pakokku- car to and fro between Kachin a short time. ChaungU, Budalin-YeU- New building of Tachilek airport was opened on 19-2-1999. With 300x300 State, northernmost part, and Indeed, roads and KhinU, Yangon-Bagan, Taninthayi Division, bridges are the strength of a Namhsan-Mongnai, feet apron, the airport has 7050 feet long and 100 feet wide runway. southernmost part of nation. In the past, the trans- Nyaungshwe-Yaksawk, Myanmar. That road is a port link of Myanmar lies Aungpan-Loikaw, Ye- Besides, the transporta- No Name of Bridge and Length main Union Highway of the between south and north of Dawei and Yaypokni- tion sector has been upgraded location (feet) and so international air and water transport sectors and 110. Mole Bridge (Momauk) 325 local air and water transport 111. Samonpauk (Myittha) 300 sectors have developed in 112. Maha Bandoola Bridge (Pazundaung) 3643 harmony. 113. Aung Zeya Bridge (Insein) 3786 The number of airfields 114. Kabaung Bridge (Toungoo) 600 has also in creased to 27, up 115. Kadote Creek Bridge (DaikU) 196 from 21 in 1988. In the past, 116. Bawle River Bridge (Yebawthaung) there were only six airfields (Htantabin) 1940 Yangon-Pyay that can be used by jets and 117. Taninthayi Birdge (Taninthayi) 1360 now there are 18. Regarding 118. Namtain Creek Bridge (North) (Kunlon) 432 road was the inland water transport 119. Ywale Yoegyi Bridge (Yekyi) 300 sector, the number of jetties 120. Hlaing River Bridge (Shwepyitha) 3415 upgraded into 121. Kawliya Bridge (DaikU) 196 has grown to 27, up from 13 122. Gonhnyintan Bridge (Kyaiklat) 1940 in 1988. Six container yards a modern 123. Thaleikgyi Bridge (Pyapon) 180 have been established. And highway for 124. Tamanyoe Bridge (Hlegu) 180 there were 22 Five Star ves- 125. Barla Creek Bridge (Mingaladon) 211 sels in 1988, in comparison smooth 126. Hsetthwa Bridge (Gwa) 660 with 26 vessels now. 127. Anarawhta Bridge (Chauk) 5192 transporta- Myanmar Shipyard has 128. Konminyoe Bridge (Yekyi) 240 been building and repairing 129. Yoenyinaung-2 Bridge (Yekyi) 180 tion. local vessels and construct- 130. Meza Bridge (Indaw) 465 ing vessels under the orders 131. Lamu Bridge (Taungup) 500 of foreign nations. During 132. Thegon Bridge (Kyaunggon) 300 133. Pyay Creek Bridge (Thandwe) 440 the period from 1988 to 2003, 134. Tanlwe Creek Bridge (Taungup) 600 it is learnt that it has built 149 135. Ma-ei Creek Bridge (Taungup) 940 and repaired 347 vessels. 136. Laungat (Gangaw) 300 I would like to answer 137. Pyu Creek Bridge (Pyu) 468 the question regarding the 138. Tanai Bridge (Tanai) 942 nation. the nation on the east of Gangaw-Kalewa railroads. significant progress made in 139. Matlan Bridge (Langkho) 240 There are also several Ayeyawady River. Now, The Ministry of Con- the nation. 140. Shwelaung Bridge (Shwelaung) 1900 roads directly linking east- new roads, bridges and struction has constructed 165 In reality, it is the result 141. Zawgyi Bridge (Kyaukse) 210 ern part and northern part of railroads have been con- bridges of 180 feet and above of the might of the unity 142. Kattel Bridge (Tidden) 480 the country. In the past, the structed after laying down from 1988 to date. In 1988, among the national brethren 143. Mann Creek Bridge (Saku) 420 people had to rely mainly on strategies for ensuring a there were only 461 roads implementing the develop- 144. Kyaukkyipauk Bridge (An) 300 only waterway and airway transportation network cov- stretching 13,600 miles. A ment projects through inde- 145. Tannga Bridge (Madaya) 360 146. Phaunggyi Bridge (Hlegu) 240 147. Ayeyawady River Bridge (Magway) (Magway) 8989 148. Lanthamaing Bridge (Wakema) 220 149. Wakema Bridge (Wakema) 3020 150. Sittaung Bridge (Shwekyin-Madauk) (Shwekyin) 1500 151. Yenwe Bridge (Pyuntanza) 360 152. Chindwin Bridge (Monywa) 4730 153. Shweli Bridge (Katha) 2330 154. Ayeyawady Bridge (Dedaye) 4088 155. Paungtoke Bridge (MraukU) 240 156. Hoping Bridge (Hoping) 200 157. Dakha Bridge (Kangyidaunt) 1400 158. Langkho Bridge(Langkho) 300 159. Nanmwe Bridge (Nammwe) 300 160. Kwin Creek Bridge (Pyu) 300 161. Baingda Bridge (DaikU) 300 162. Laynya-Mandaing Bridge (Bokpyin) 860 Kitsapanady Bridge in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State. 163. Kyweku-Kyaukphya Bridge (Myeik) 3600 164. Sanepauk Bridge (An) 789 in travelling from Rakhine ering the whole nation lead- total of 55 new roads stretch- pendence, peace and stabil- 165. Ye River Bridge (Ye) 857 State to Yangon. But, now ing to all directions. ing around 2,000 miles have ity. one can travel Rakhine State- Among the new roads emerged. In a nutshell, I would tion at all. Such a nation can transport will be carried out Yangon journey by car are Mandalay-Myitkyina, With regard to the rail- say that if there prevails in- achieve great success in car- in the Union of Myanmar for through Gwa. Furthermore, Mandalay-Bhamo, Myit- road sector, the length of dependence and sovereignty rying out nation-building ever. one can journey from kyina-Putao, Hpa-an-Zar- railroads has increased to and the citizens can build tasks and development *** Rakhine State to all parts of thabyin-Mawlamyine, nearly 3,000 miles, com- unity among them in a na- projects. ***** the nation through Taungup Taunggyi-Ywangan-Han- pared with 1,976 miles in tion, any colonialist or en- In other words, the tasks for Translation: Pass, Oakshitpin-Padaung myinmo, Pyinmana-Sit- 1988. emy cannot insult that na- ensuring smooth and secure KTY + MWT + MS 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 Cash donated to renovation of Myatsaw Nyinaung Pagoda YANGON, 28 Dec— The ment Council Lt-Col Tun Aye 2.2 million by U Win Myint- second cash donation cer- supplicated on progress of Daw Nwe Nwe Win; and K 1 emony for all-round renova- work. million by Kanbawza Bank tion of Myatsaw Nyinaung Commanding Officer of Ltd Chairman U Aung Ko Pagoda in Toungoo was held the local battalion Lt-Col Win-Daw Nan Than Htwe. at the Dhammayon at the pa- Win Myint handed over K Next, the commander goda on 26 December morn- 300,000 donated by Prime inspected renovation tasks at ing. Minister General Khin Nyunt the pagoda and fulfilled the Present were Yangon and wife Dr Daw Khin Win requirements. Monastery Sayadaw Shwe to the commander. On 27 December morn- Bhaddanta Silavamsa of Then, the commander and ing, the commander attended Toungoo and members of the officials accepted K the mass sports activities for Sangha, Chairman of Bago 26,065,720 donated by the last week of December Division Peace and Devel- wellwishers including K 5.5 on Shwemawdaw Pagoda opment Council Commander million by Vice-Chairman of Road in Bago. Over 50,000 of Southern Command Brig- City Bank U Khin Maung local people participated in Gen Ko Ko and wife, Deputy Aye-Daw Wutyi Aye; K 3 it. Similar activities were Commander Brig-Gen Thura million by U Kyaw Win- held in the townships in Bago Maung Ni, Brig-Gen Thura Daw Tin Moe Moe Lwin; K Division.— MNA Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe presents prizes to winners in Defence Services Myint Thein of Toungoo Sta- Tatmadaw and departmental vehicles Commander-in-Chief’s Shield and Trophy Sports Competitions.— YANGON COMMAND tion, local authorities, depart- mental officials and checked on dry day Victorious athletes of Yangon Command honoured wellwishers. Chairman of the YANGON, 28 Dec— At the Kyu, Deputy Minister for YANGON, 28 Dec—A mand Col Way Lwin and presented their shields and All-round Renovation of the main points in Yangon City Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay, ceremony to honour athletes wife, commanders of mili- trophies. Commander Maj- pagoda Chairman of Toungoo from 7 am to 5 pm today, the Provost Marshal Maj-Gen of Yangon Command who tary regions and their wives, Gen Myint Swe accepted District Peace and Develop- dry day inspection teams Saw Hla and Director-Gen- emerged champion in the senior military officers of the shields and trophies and checked Tatmadaw and de- eral Brig-Gen Khin Yi of Defence Services Com- Yangon Command and their presented prizes to the Tipitakadhara … partmental cars and drivers Myanma Police Force, sen- mander-in-Chief’s Shiled wives, members of Yangon sports teams. (from page 16) on observance of the dry day ior military officers, direc- and Trophy Tatmadaw Division Peace and Devel- Next, Commander Maj- under the supervision of the disciplines — bearing of dry tors-general, Secretary (Army, Navy and Air) opment Council and their Gen Myint Swe made a Sayadaws of Pariyatti day passes, driver’s licences Deputy Director-General U sports meets was held at the wives, local authorities and speech. Sarthintaiks. and wheel taxes, wearing of Sein Hla of the Government’s Yangon Command at 6.30 their wives, managers and Afterwards, Commander He said Tipitakadhara departmental uniforms by Office and Acting Com- pm today, attended by athletes of victorious sports Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Tipitakakovida Selection drivers and breaking of traf- mander of Yangon Division Chairman of Yangon Divi- teams and others. wife Daw Khin Thet Htay Examination is the highest fic rules. Wireless and Traffic Police sion Peace and Develop- Sports teams represent- hosted a dinner in honour of one. Only candidates who Vice-Chairman of Dry Force Police Maj Nyunt Aung ment Council Commander ing Yangon Command— the victorious athletes of can recite Pitaka in Pali by Day Supervisory Committee divided into two groups su- of Yangon Command Maj- Youth Football Team, Youth Football Team, Men’s Gen Myint Swe and wife Men’s Football Team, Ac- heart and know its meaning Minister at the Prime Minis- pervised dry day inspection Football Team, Acrobatic Daw Khin Thet Htay. robatic Team, Judo Team, well can pass the examina- ter’s Office Maj-Gen Thein teams which were checking Team, Judo Team, Track & Also present on the oc- Track & Field Team, Cy- tion. There are only nine Swe and members Deputy Tatmadaw and departmental Field Team, Cycling Team, casion were Deputy Com- cling Team, Water Polo Water Polo Team and Row- members of the Sangha who Minister for Hotels and Tour- vehicles this morning and af- mander of Yangon Com- Team and Rowing Team ing Team. — MNA received Tipitakadhara ism Brig-Gen Aye Myint ternoon. — MNA Tipitakakovida titles in 56 years. He said altogether 262 candidates— 155 in oral and 107 in written examinations are enrolled to sit for the examination. Next, Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung suppli- cated on religious matters. He said Pariyatti examina- tions are held for propaga- tion of the Sasana. The examination will last 33 days. Wellwisher U Kyin Hok-Daw Phwa Kyi offered ‘soon’ to the members of the Sangha and the candi- dates.—MNA Minister at the Prime Minister's Office Maj-Gen Thein Swe and party supervise tasks of Minister of Culture and Information of Laos arrives dry day inspection teams. —˚MNA YANGON, 28 Dec — A Republic, arrived here on a Minister for Culture Brig- Industry-1 six-member delegation goodwill visit by air this Gen Soe Win Maung, Am- Drug traffickers sentenced headed by Mr Phandouang- evening. bassador of LPDR to YANGON, 28 Dec—A combined team comprising mem- Minister inspects … chit Vongsa, Minister of The delegation was wel- Myanmar Mr Chanthavy bers of local intelligence unit, Yangon Special Anti-Drug (from page 1) Culture and Information of comed at Yangon Interna- Bodhisane and officials. Squad and Mingaladon Police Force, acting on a tip-off, on Next, the minister in- Lao People’s Democratic tional Airport by Deputy MNA 4 January 2003 searched Maung Su (a) Ahnyatha (a) Mya spected construction of the Win on Aungmingalar Street in Kyusanmyoma, Mingalardon oil storage & pump house, Township and arrested him together with 102.0561 grams of the water purification station marijuana hidden under his shirt. Action was taken against and clarifier water tanks No 1 Maung Su, son of U Nyo Yin, of Kyusankwetthit Village, and No 2, the chipper house, Mingaladon Township under Section 15/19 (A) of Narcotic the screening and washing Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law. He was sentenced house and raft jetties on the to 20 years’ imprisonment under Section 19 (A) and 5 years’ bank of Ngawun River, in- imprisonment under Section 15 to serve separately by Yangon stallation of cranes and land North District Court on 19 November. preparation for building raw Likewise, a combined team comprising members of materials house. local intelligence unit, Yangon Special Anti-Drug Squad Afterwards, he saw over and the District Police Force, acting on information, on 1 the place for building 60-ton February 2003 searched Ma Myint Myint Kyi, on 120th newsprint factory and 7,000 Street, Yedwingon Ward, Mingalar Taungnyunt Township acres of tree plantations and arrested her together with 1,260 stimulant tablets hidden Kyaukchaunggyi reserve in her handbag.Action was taken against Ma Myint Myint forest of Thabaung Town- Kyi (a) Shanabi, daughter of U Soe Myint, of No 52, 54th ship Forest Department. Street, Ward 2, Pazundaung Township under Section 19 (A) While in Pathein, the of Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law. Ma minister inspected produc- Myint Myint Kyi (a) Shanabi was sentenced to 20 years’ tion process of Pathein Glass Minister of Culture and Information Mr Phandouangchit Vongsa and party being imprisonment under Section 19 (A) by Yangon East District Factory. welcomed at the airport.—˚MNA Court on 11 November.—MNA MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 9

Six resolutions of Bagan mass meeting on 1-1-2000 ushering in the 21st century

—We continue to regard Our Three Main National Causes as a national duty — We shall steadfastly implement objectives laid down for political, economic and social development —We shall safeguard our nation and citizens —We shall build a peaceful and stable nation having high standard of living —We shall strive for development of human resources of the State —We shall strive for the flourishing and propagation of Union Spirit in the State. Myanmar Education Committee Chairman Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects the computer skill of students on the third floor of Diamond Jubilee Hall on 27-12-2003. (News reported) — MNA

Myanmar Education Committee Chairman Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt attends the opening ceremony of School Family Day on 27-12-2003. (News reported) — MNA Hockey coach arrives Fence to be set up against Sri Lanka sees more accident YANGON, 28 Dec — A training course for hockey wild elephants in Bangladesh victims during Christmas season coaches will be conducted soon under the joint sponsor- DHAKA,28 Dec— The local authorities in southeast COLOMBIA, 28 Dec— The number of accident victims in ship of the International Olympic Committee, the Myanmar Bangladesh planned to erect barriers to fence off Sri Lanka has risen during the Christmas festive season Olympic Committee, the Federation of International ravaging wild elephants, reported the Daily Star on compared to the corresponding period last year with road Hockey and the Myanmar Hockey Federation. Saturday. traffic accidents taking the heaviest toll, the official Daily World’s No 1 hockey coach of Pakistan Mr Sultan According to the Forest leading to financial losses of News reported on Saturday. The total number of accidents Sikandar Ghuman arrived here by air this afternoon. Ministry, wild elephants some 113,333 US dollars. reported to the Colombo National Hospital on December President of the Myanmar Hockey Federation Brig- have killed 12 people and Many panic-stricken villag- 24-25 increased from 508 to 553, up by 9 per cent compared Gen Myo Myint and Executive Committee members injured scores of others in ers had to flee home to safety to the corresponding period during the previous year. welcomed him at Yangon International Airport. The train- 2003 in Rangamati, the hilly elsewhere. The number of admissions to hospital due to accidents ing course will be conducted from 29 December 2003 to frontier district in southeast The wild elephants grew from 140 to 187 during the two days with 127 road 5 January 2004. Altogether 45 trainees from States and Bangladesh. stormed into human habitats accident victims. Most accidents were blamed on liquor Divisions are attending the course. The frequent attacks by in search of food, and the while the majority of cases were reported in the night, a World's No 1 Hockey referee Mr Ky Koow Alia of the wild tuskers also dam- attacks have now reached an hospital official said. Drunk and reckless driving as well as India will also arrive here on 8 January 2004 and the aged villagers’ property in- alarming level. careless setting off of firecrackers are the major causes of referees training course will be conducted. cluding houses and crops, MNA/Xinhua accidents in the small Indian Ocean island. — MNA/Xinhua MNA

TATMADAW WUSHU COMPETITIONS: The opening ceremony of the Tenth Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air Force) Wushu Competitions for the Defence Hockey coach of Pakistan Mr Sultan Sikandar Ghuman being welcomed at the Services Commander-in-Chief's trophy was held at the Shan State Gymnasium in airport by Myanmar Hockey Federation President Brig-Gen Myo Myint and Taunggyi of southern Shan State on 24-12-2003. New generation athletes seen officials — MHF presenting Wushu demonstrations at the opening ceremony. — NLM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt unveils the signboard of multimedia teaching centre at Bago BEHS No 6 on 27-12-2003. (News reported)— MNA Colombian drug kingpin surrenders to justice BOGOTA, 28 Dec — Colombian drug kingpin Daniel Serrano surrendered himself to justice, police said on Saturday. He went to the police Serrano, the Rodriguez lombia. department in the northern brothers and William In another victory city of Bucaramanga to give Rodriguez Abadia, Miguel’s against drug trafficking in himself up on Friday after- son, as well as three other indi- Colombia, one of the larg- noon, according to police. viduals, who were involved in est drug producers in the Serrano, whose extradi- cocaine trafficking. world, the Colombian Navy tion is sought by the United The US authorities said said they had seized 67 tons States, was immediately that while the brothers were of cocaine in the open sea taken to Colombia’s capital in prison, William was in and coastal areas this year. Bogota. Serrano was known charge of the operations of Navy Commander Ad- Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt presents teaching aids to Headmistress as accountant of brothers the Cali cartel, which is still miral Mauricio Soto said a Daw Khin Sein of BEHS No 6 in Bago on 27-12-2003. (News reported)— MNA Miguel and Gilberto involved in drug trafficking total of 90 tons of chemicals, Rodriguez Orejuela, the and other criminal activity. used in drug processing, were founders of the so-called Cali The United States ac- also seized by the Navy. China seals off source of cartel, who are currently im- cused the seven Colombians Colombia, situated in prisoned in Colombia. of drug trafficking, money the well-known “Silver deadly gas leak The United States has laundering, bribing and the Triangle” of drug produc- BEIJING, 28 Dec— Chinese emergency workers sealed off a natural gas well on urged Colombia to extradite murder of witnesses in Co- tion in South America, re- Saturday, capping the source of a toxic gas cloud that killed nearly 200 people and portedly produces three- poisoned thousands in southwestern Chongqing municipality. Zambia arrests 15 suspected fourths of the world’s illicit Dressed in special mud into the well, plugging mostly villagers, and large cocaine, most of which goes breathing gear, a crew of 80 a deadly flow of natural gas numbers of livestock were poachers to Europe and the United technicians began pouring and sulphurated hydrogen killed after the blow-out, LUSAKA, 28 Dec — The Zambia Wildlife Authority States. —MNA/Xinhua hundreds of cubic metres of that turned surrounding which spewed a poisonous (ZAWA) has arrested 15 suspected poachers, recover- farmland into a death zone gas cloud into the night sky. ing 30 muzzle loaders and 82 kilos of assorted game Four injured in light aircraft’s late on Tuesday. Xinhua said the toll had risen meat, the official Times of Zambia newspaper reported “The capping of the from the earlier reported 191 Saturday. forced landing in Chile Chuandongbei well has been but gave no explanation. ZAWA public relations officer Maureen Mwape was SANTIAGO, 28 Dec —Four people were injured when completed successfully,” the More than 40,000 peo- quoted as saying that the 15 poachers were arrested in a joint a light airplane force-landed on a Santiago street on official Xinhua news agency ple were evacuated from vil- operation with the police in Rufunsa and other areas sur- Saturday. said soon after the operation lages within a radius of three rounding the lower Zambezi national park. The airplane caught fire after landing, but the fire did began. In separate reports, miles from the remote site of “The team recovered 30 locally made muzzle loaders not spread to the nearby houses in La Florida neighbour- Xinhua said air pressure the gas field, operated by and 82 kilos of assorted game meat from the suspects who hood, one of the densely populated areas in the capital. around the cap had begun to state-run China National Pe- are currently in custody and will appear in court soon,” she Firemen rescued those on board before the airplane drop 10 minutes after the troleum Corp, parent of listed said. caught fire and sent them to the Santiago Central Hospital capping procedure began. oil major Petrochina. Mwape said ZAWA will continue with the clean-up for treatment. On November 28, a Cessna Centurion light- After the well was filled with More than 9,000 people operation in order to combat poaching in the lower Zambezi airplane crashed at Penaleon, injuring four people, includ- mud, layers of cement would poisoned to varying degrees national parks, and the Rufunsa and Luano game manage- ing two people on board and a woman whose house was be added. filled local hospitals. Res- ment areas.— MNA/Xinhua rammed by the aircraft. — MNA/Xinhua At least 198 people, cue teams scoured surround- ing villages, finding corpses strewn on roadsides. Others died as they slept. State media have been full of photographs of chil- dren in hospital, their eyes sealed shut by the gas, and of dead livestock lying on vil- lage streets. Rescue operations, de- layed by a lack of protective equipment, ended on Satur- day morning ahead of the capping operation. The successful capping of the 400-metre deep gas well meant a recurrence of the blow-out was unlikely, Xinhua said. Dangerous sub- stances lingering in the air would be cleared in an anti- chemical operation, the Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation President Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe attends dinner hosted by Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs’ Association for agency said but gave no de- All China Women’s Federation-ACWF Vice-President Mme Chen Xiurong and party on 27-12-2003. (News reported)— MNA tails. — MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 11

Hailing the 56th Anniversary Independence Day: Increased production of the Ministry of Mines in the time of the State Peace and Development Council

Minerals exploited in the country from 1988 to 2003 No Subject Unit 1988 2003 The Ministry of Mines is making earnest 1. Iron and steel metric ton 7840 8626 efforts for fulfilling the needs in nation-build-

2. Coal ton 29780 550278 ing tasks and establishing various industries by providing minerals of the country. More- 3. Cathode copper metric ton - 27173 over, under the Pivate Investment Law, the

4. Jade Kilogram 132 10849 ministry is allowing the private firms from in thousand home and abroad and joint ventures to expand export. 5. Gems Carat in 170 54460 thousand To be able to exploit and use the minerals in the country in the long run, the ministry is 6. Pearl quantity 15275 117852 supervising the tasks under Myanma Mines (momme) (7335) (39318) Law and Myanma Gemstone Law. 7. Limestone ton 65862 128150

8. Common quartz ton 30143 90002

No-1 Copper Mine

An aerial view of raw minerals collected in No-1 Mining Enter- prise of the Ministry of Mines in Salingyi Township. At No-1 Mining Enterprise, raw materials for produc- ing copper are being collected and processed.

Coal Deposits

Coal deposits found in

Manpanponmar region in Tangyan Township,

Shan State (North). Coal produced in the coal mines in Shan

State (North) is of high quality.

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Chinese Premier marks working for balanced growth next year BEIJING, 28 Dec— Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has marked the government’s fiscal priorities for next year, stressing balanced growth. The government will work policy and further economic said. China’s fiscal revenue to realize a balanced growth restructuring, Wen said. is estimated to exceed two between urban and rural ar- Wen said taxation should trillion yuan (about 244 bil- eas, between economic and be carried out in line with lion US dollars) this year social progress, and among laws to guarantee a stable thanks to fast economic different regions, Wen said. and affluent state treasury. growth and improved corpo- More effort will be made Taxation reform will con- rate returns, said the State to improve the living stand- tinue next year while gov- Administration of Taxation ards and environment for ernment funds will be better on December 18. needy people and less deve- managed to reduce risk, he MNA/Xinhua loped regions, he added. The country will better China, S Korea sign agreement A D V E R T I S E M E N T S apply the proactive fiscal TRADE MARK CAUTION on development loans NOTICE is hereby given BEIJING, 28 Dec— South of the loans is 2.5 per cent. that KABUSHIKI KAISHA Korea will offer to China 25 Most of the money will be KENWOOD(also trading as million US dollars in devel- used to purchase farming KENWOOD CORPORATION) a opment loans, according to equipment for use in the four Company incorporated in an agreement between the provinces. Japan of 2967-3 Ishikawa- two governments signed here The agreement was signed Machi, Hachioji-Shi, Tokyo, Friday. by Chinese Vice-Minister of Japan is the Owner of the Finance Li Yong and South following Trademarks:— China will use the loans to promote the mechanization Korean Ambassador to of rice growing in Hubei, China Kim Ha Joong. The KENWOOD Hunan, Anhui and Yunnan loans were part of the sixth (Reg: Nos. IV/179/1973 provinces. The term of the batch of South Korean & IV/3623/2003) loans will be 30 years, in- Economic Development cluding a 10-year grace pe- and Cooperation Fund riod. The annual interest rate (EDCF).—MNA/Xinhua Minor quake jolts southern Peru LIMA, 28 Dec— An earth- Peru. On Thursday night, quake measuring 4.6 degrees another 4.4-degree quake hit on the Richter Scale alarmed the southern states of (Reg:Nos. IV/4881/ in the early hours of Friday Arequipa, Moquega, Tacna 1997 & IV/3624/2003) the population of the south- and Puno, and no injuries or In respect the above two Chinese media pay tribute to Mao on his trademark are- ern Peruvian state of Ica, material damage were re- “Scientific, nautical sur- 110th birth anniversary 320 kilometres south of ported. veying and electrical appa- BEIJING, 28 Dec— Mao Zedong, the late Chinese leader and founding father of the Lima, causing no injuries or In June, 2001, a 6.8-de- ratus and instruments (in- People’s Republic of China, was born 110 years ago. All major Chinese newspapers damage. gree earthquake jolted cluding wireless), photo- on Friday dedicated special reports to Mao. The quake had its epicen- Arequipa, Moquega and graphic, cinematographic, The People’s Daily, the which are now best sellers lighted by Mao’s calligra- tre 33 kilometres southeast Tacna, with a death toll of optical, weighing, measur- organ of the state and the on the Chinese Mainland. phy and rare photos of the of the capital of Ica, at a 200 and over 250 million US ing, signaling, checking (su- Communist Party of China, The Xinhua Daily Tele- late leader. It also dedicated depth of 52 kilometres, said dollars in losses. pervision), lift-saving and the Geophysical Institute of MNA/Xinhua teaching apparatus and in- carried articles and stories graph filed a story about a a full page to the memoirs of struments; coin or counter- about Mao, including re- couple’s legendary roman- Mao’s daughter, grandson freed apparatus; talking ma- ports of commemorative ac- tic marriage, matchmade by and granddaughter. Storm leaves two dead, 15 chines; cash registers; calcu- tivities across the nation, Mao Zedong. The paper also The China Daily, an Eng- lating machines; fire-extin- recollections of the elderly reported Chinese young peo- lish language newspaper, injured in Argentina guishing apparatus”. in Mao’s era, and theoreti- ple’s views on Mao and his said in a front page report BUENOS AIRES, 28 Dec— rupted in parts of the prov- Any fraudulent imitation cal explorations into Mao’s thoughts. that Mao’s military, philo- At least two people died ince. At Cordoba, the capital or unauthorized use of the thoughts. “It is amazing to witness sophical and literary teach- and 15 others were injured with the same name, Mayor said trademarks or other in- “His outstanding Mao creatively applying ings still influence China and on Friday after a storm hit Luis Juez said that gusts were fringements whatsoever will achievements, glorious ideas Marxism introduced from the many foreigners have be dealt with according to the northern Argentine running at 90 kilometres per and great charisma influence Western world in the Chi- learned through their per- law. province of Cordoba, offi- hour. people generation after gen- nese revolution and achiev- sonal experience of the in- cials said. He said that a 60-year- eration far beyond his own ing great success,” Guo fluence of Mao on modern The storm, accompanied old man and a 45-year-old U KYI WIN,B.Com.,B.L., days,” said the People’s Fo- Zhiqiang, a junior at Nanjing China’s economic and so- by haze, left houses, bill- woman were killed when for KABUSHIKI KAISHA rum, a column of the Peo- University, was quoted as cial development. boards, electricity posts col- their houses collapsed. The KENWOOD (also trading as ple’s Daily. saying. China Central Television lapsed, and trees uprooted. injured suffered from blows KENWOOD CORPORATION) Meanwhile, the paper’s The Shanghai-based Wen (CCTV) has released a TV Some 100 individuals were to the head as well as burns P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. overseas edition carried re- Hui Bao published its spe- serial “Mao Zedong the Poet” forced to evacuate. due to fires caused by short Phone: 372416 ports on biographies and cial edition in commemora- and a documentary serial Power supply and tele- circuit. Dated: 29 December, 2003 books in memory of Mao, tion of Mao, which was high- “Mao Zedong—A Charis- phone service were dis- MNA/Xinhua matic Leader” to commemo- French thieves drive victim home for Christmas Eve rate the late leader. Second herd quarantined in mad A “Mao Zedong Memo- PARIS, 28 Dec— A pair of car fitted with a flashing blue around 185 miles to his home thieves who seized a van light, a siren and a “police” in Saint Soupplets in eastern rial” on the Internet has been cow scare in Washington State set up by 110 web sites to loaded with pricey designer sign, local media reported France, so he could arrive in WASHINGTON, 28 Dec— deadly, brain-wasting dis- goods on Wednesday took a on Friday. time for the traditional recall Mao. The US Agriculture Depart- ease, on Friday withdrew ob- two-hour detour so they Despite being armed with Christmas meal which in “We miss you forever, ment on Friday quarantined jections to tighter controls could drive the owner home guns and wearing balaclavas, France is eaten on the Chairman Mao,” postings a second herd of cattle in that would prevent sick ani- for his Christmas Eve din- the thieves showed some sea- evening of December 24. said. Washington State in connec- mals from entering the food ner, before fleeing with the sonal goodwill when they Showing that Christmas MNA/Xinhua tion with the first US case of supply. loot. asked their victim where he spirit only goes so far, the mad cow disease, as cattle The second Washington Posing as police, the two lived, explaining “we don’t man, whose van was loaded producers scrambled to mini- State herd placed under quar- men tricked the van driver want you to have too far to with clothes from labels like er˙ac\elew;ew; mize damage to the 27-bil- antine brings to 4,400 the into pulling over at a motor- walk”, according to police Gucci and Yves Saint lion-US-dollar industry. number of animals under ob- way intersection on the edge sources. Laurent, has filed a complaint m¨;ys\\eS;" The cattle industry, reel- servation. of Paris by chasing him in a They then drove the man with police.—MNA/Reuters ing from the discovery of the MNA/Reuters

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US, Canada at odds over China’s steel giant set to enter mad cow origin world’s top 500 WASHINGTON, 28 Dec — The US Agriculture Department said on Saturday the SHANGHAI, 28 Dec — The Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation says it hopes to Washington State dairy cow infected with mad cow disease had probably been imported enter the world’s top 500 enterprises this year, with sales revenue forecast to top from Canada but Canadian authorities called the statement premature. 13.25 billion US dollars. Ron DeHaven, the USAD’s chief This week’s discovery of the first US The figure far exceeds smaller state-owned, loss- Fortune magazine be- veterinarian, told reporters the animal was case of mad cow disease in a 6-1/2 year-old the 10.173 billion US dollars making steel companies in gan in 1990 to publish a rank- likely imported into Idaho from Alberta, Holstein dairy cow has halted most US ex- reported by the lowest ranked 1998, which led Standard & ing of the top 500 industrial Canada, in August 2001. ports of beef, sent food company stocks tum- on Fortune’s list in 2002, said Poor’s to downgrade its rat- enterprises worldwide. “The positive animal likely entered the bling and shaken consumer confidence. Baosteel’s President and Gen- ing. The ranking is based United States as part of a group of 74 dairy Some two dozen countries including Japan eral Manager Xie Qihua. But the annexed com- mainly on operational rev- cattle that were imported through the border have banned US beef, seriously threatening Xie said Baosteel aims panies performed well, with enues. Factors taken into crossing at Eastport (in Idaho),” DeHaven the 27 billion-US-dollar US cattle industry. to enter the top 500 by 2005 substantial drops in debt bur- consideration also include said. DeHaven said the 74 imported cows were and become a world-leading den, marked improvement in assets, net income, sales But in Ottawa, chief Canadian veterinar- sent to a dairy farm in Mattawa, Washington multinational firm by 2010. capital structure and cash volume, number of employ- ian Dr Brian Evans told a news conference: and the infected cow was later sold to another The steel giant has been flow, strong production ca- ees, investment and divi- “It would be premature to draw such a con- dairy operation in Mabton, Washington. The rated BBB this year by Stand- pacity and optimized prod- dends. clusion at this time ... As yet, there is no USAD is still unsure where the cow was born. ard & Poor’s, the prestigious uct structure. Most Chinese firms definitive evidence that confirms that the The USAD, which has already quaran- international rating organiza- The company recorded that have made the list so far BSE-infected cow originated in Canada.” tined two Washington herds, is investigating tion, for its successful reforms net profit of 3.803 billion are either from monopolistic In May this year, Canadian officials re- where the other 73 dairy cows went. in management and produc- yuan (458 million US sectors such as telecommu- ported a single case of mad cow disease in a “We feel confident that we are going to be tion, as well as the massive dollars) in the first half of nications, power, gas and pe- black Angus cow in Alberta, but the USAD able to determine the whereabouts of most, if potential for further expan- 2003, a jump of 183 per cent troleum or state-owned com- said it was too early to speculate on whether not all, of these animals within the next several sion. year on year, earlier reports mercial banks. the two cases were related. days,” DeHaven said. — MNA/Reuters Baosteel annexed two said. MNA/Xinhua Cold wave China reports one suspected Israel launches in north SARS case second commercial India brings BEIJING, 28 Dec — A The Health Ministry the SARS-related travel ad- toll to 34 32-year-old man who has and a panel of medical spe- visory against Guangdong been receiving treatment in cialists confirmed this case Province. satellite NEW DELHI, 28 Dec — quarantine in south China’s of suspected SARS on 26 The first SARS case was North India reeled under in- Guangdong Province was December. found in Foshan City of the JERUSALEM, 28 Dec — Israel launched its second tense cold wave Friday with confirmed to be a suspected Wang Zhiqiong, province in November, 2002. commercial communications satellite from the Baikonur temperature plummeting by case of severe acute respira- deputy head of the provin- Chinese Mainland’s last Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday. a few degrees claiming a tory syndrome (SARS), said cial health department, said two SARS patients were dis- Live television pictures eign customers in the Mid- broadcast on Israeli television dle East and Europe, serv- woman’s life and taking the a spokesman of China’s Min- that the patient claimed he charged from hospital on 16 showed the lift-off at 2130 ing Israeli satellite televi- countrywide toll to 34, ac- istry of Health Saturday af- has stayed in Guangzhou August in Beijing after more ternoon. City and eaten no wild ani- than 100 days of medical treat- GMT of the Russian Soyuz- sion company YES as well cording to the Press Trust The man, a freelance TV mals for one month before ment. Fregat launch vehicle which as US broadcaster HBO in of India (PTI). station worker, lives in Panyu hospitalization. As of 10 am on 16 Au- carried the AMOS-2 satellite Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, While sub-zero tem- District of Guangzhou, capi- The provincial health gust, a total of 5,327 SARS into space. Romania and the Czech Re- peratures in the mountains tal of Guangdong Province. department was not sure cases were reported on the The operation was con- public. kept people indoors, the He began to have a fever and about his claim and is or- Chinese Mainland, 4,959 pa- ducted by Starsem, a Euro- AMOS-2 will expand ca- thick fog in the plains and headache in the evening of ganizing further epidemic tients were cured and dis- pean-Russian space launch- pacity and coverage, pro- hills disrupted normal life. 16 December and went to see investigation and lab ex- charged from hospital. ing venture set up in 1996. viding access to the east In Delhi, a dense fog a doctor at No 1 Hospital aminations. Death toll from the dis- AMOS-1, launched in 1996 coast of the United States throughout the night re- affiliated to Zhongshan Uni- This is the first sus- ease stood at 349. Of the total by Ariane space in French and offering broadband Guiana, was Israel’s first services in addition to di- duced visibility to around versity on 20 December. pected SARS case ever figure, 2,521 SARS cases and communications satellite. rect-to-home television dis- 100 metres making opera- He was diagnosed as found since 23 May 193 deaths from the disease pneumonia with the right when the World Health Or- were reported in Beijing. It provides broadcasting tribution. tion of flights and running lower lung and was quaran- ganization (WHO) lifted MNA/Xinhua services for Israeli and for- MNA/Reuters of trains virtually impossi- tined for treatment. ble. Several flights and The patient was trans- trains were cancelled or re- ferred to the quarantine ward Egyptian human scheduled. of Guangzhou No 8 People’s MNA/Xinhua Hospital on 24 December. trafficker sentenced Cambodia bans US to seven years CAIRO, 28 Dec— A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian beef imports due to man to seven years in prison on Saturday for his role in the drowning of some 353 migrants on an overcrowded vessel trying to reach Australia in 2001. mad cow disease The court in the Cairo dis- from each family which PHNOM PENH, 28 Dec — Cambodia has decided to trict of Abdeen found Mootaz boarded the vessel on the temporarily ban the imports of US beef due to the mad Muhammad Hasan guilty of journey from Indonesia to cow disease reported in the country, the Cambodia Daily manslaughter on the grounds Australia, where they in- reported Saturday. that the vessel was not sea- tended to seek political asy- The border checkpoints 5,800 US dollars of US meat worthy. lum. authorities was informed in 2002. Japan, South Korea, Hasan, also known as Abu The 353 migrants, mostly Friday by the Commerce China and Thailand have Quassey, was deported to Iraqis and Afghans, drowned Ministry of the temporary halted US beef imports due Egypt from Indonesia this when the vessel sank in the ban, said the newspaper. to the outbreak of mad cow year after serving a six- Indian Ocean off the Indo- “The ministry hopes all disease. Some supermarkets month sentence there for visa nesian island of Sumatra in vendors, importers and au- around Phnom Penh said they violations. Indonesia turned October 2001. Only 44 peo- thorities will follow the or- would stop buying US beef, KONOS satellite image of historic Bam in southeastern down an Australia extradi- ple survived. der,” Commerce Minister which is mostly eaten as Iran, taken from 423 miles in space on 27 Dec, 2003, just tion request, citing “techni- Indonesia did not charge Cham Prasidh was quoted steaks in expensive restau- one day after the earthquake struck there. Whole blocks cal reasons”. Hasan for arranging the jour- as saying. Commerce Min- rants or at the hamburgers of homes that had collapsed onto their square lots may be Prosecutors told the court ney because it has no law istry statistics showed that that have popped up around discerned in the satellite imagery. Some smaller roads that Hasan and a colleague dealing with trafficking in the country imported about town. — MNA/Xinhua appear to be cluttered with debris and cars. — INTERNET received 10,000 US dollars humans. —MNA/Reuters 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 Para Games concludes in Vietnam Celtic crush Hibernian to go 11 points clear HANOI, 28 Dec— The 2nd ASEAN Para Games, the biggest sporting event for the GLASGOW, 28 Dec— Celtic crushed Hibernian 6-0 to extend their lead over Rangers disabled in South-East Asia, concluded here on Saturday with Thailand topping the at the top of the Scottish Premier League to 11 points on Saturday. medal tally. It was Celtic's 17th straight league win of course, we must start again next week," "The Para Games is a regional major cluding 10 members of the Association of and swift revenge for Martin O'Neill's side O'Neill told reporters. event. Besides its sports meaning, the Games South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the who suffered a shock 2-1 defeat by the same Sutton opened the scoring after four min- shows the care and encouragement of the region's youngest country East Timor, won opponents in a League Cup quarterfinal this utes and Hibs crumbled after Riordan was whole society towards disabled people," medals at the Games which featured five month. red-carded for flying into a late challenge on said Nguyen Danh Thai, chairman of Viet- sports, namely athletics, swimming, bad- Two goals each from Chris Sutton and Jackie McNamara. nam's Committee of Sports and Physical minton, table tennis and weightlifting, with John Hartson put Celtic 4-0 up after an hour Hartson headed home the second while Culture, at the closing ceremony. a total of 287 gold on offer. before Henrik Larsson and Stilian Petrov Sutton netted the third from the penalty spot. "Its success is not only manifested in At the closing ceremony, the Games' or- completed the rout. Hibs were reduced to 10 Hartson made it four with a fizzing low strike sports achievements and medals, but also in ganizing committee presented the Best Ath- men just before halftime after Derek Riordan and Larsson got in on the act with number steel will of those who have overcome their lete Award to Vietnamese Nhu Thi Khoa was dismissed. five after some hapless defending. disability," he added. and Thai Prawat Vahorum, both of whom Celtic have 52 points from 18 games and Petrov completed the rout with 13 min- After four days of competition, Thailand won as many as five gold in track and field Rangers, who play away at Dundee on Sun- utes left to leave a 59,609 home crowd, topped the medals table with 101 gold, 61 events. day, have 41 from 17 matches. The top two Celtic's biggest of the season, in a buoyant silver and 31 bronze, followed by hosts The 3rd ASEAN Para Games will be held meet in the Old Firm derby next weekend. mood. Third-placed Hearts, 11 points be- Vietnam on 81-80-86 and Malaysia 54-40- in the Philippines in 2005. The host country "It closes off 2003 very nicely for us and hind Rangers, were held to a 0-0 draw at 46. is supposed to increase the programme to at we're absolutely delighted with the run. We're home by Motherwell. Bottom club Partick Notably, all 11 participating nations, in- least 10 sports.—MNA/Xinhua scoring goals, playing very strongly at the Thistle thrashed Dunfermline Athletic 4-1. moment and are keeping the fans happy but, MNA/Reuters Opinion poll shows Barcelona unsatisfactory MADRID, 28 Dec— It is not a surprise to see the members of under performed FC Barcelona far from happy with their team. This is the result of an Brazilian play maker bers to a record 108,000, opinion poll conducted Ronaldinho, whom 86.4 per 46.4-per-cent criticize among 500 members from cent consider to be "the best Laporta for having raised the different section, which was player of the season so far". price of season tickets by published on Friday by Coach Frank Rijkaard re- around one-third. Catalan sports daily Mundo ceived little credit. 43.6 per About 27.7 per cent, in Deportivo. cent of the members asked addition, believe that Laporta About 57.2 per cent of the consider him to be responsi- needs to "begin to translate members consulted believe ble for the poor results, and his good intentions into that the club should sign new 37.4 per cent think that achievements"... mainly by players during the mid-win- Laporta should look for an- constructing a new football ter transfer period despite other coach immediately. team capable of challenging new president Joan Laporta Barca are ninth in the ta- Real. has made it clear that the ble, no less than fifteen points Paper concludes with the club's economic situation behind leaders and hated ri- observation that "the mem- will not allow this. vals Real Madrid. bers are anxious for the club In particular, 59.7 per cent The opinion poll also dem- to start to improve, but do want Laporta to sign a new onstrates impatience with not see the signs of that im- striker, with 42.6 per cent Laporta. Whilst 58.8-per- provement at the moment... desperate for the club to sell cent praise him for "having and are running out of pa- off the unpopular Patrick generated new enthusiasm" tience".—MNA/Xinhua Chelsea's Frank Lampard (C) looks on as his teammate Claude Makelele (R) challenges Kluivert. The only player to at the club, and whilst 76.7- Louis Saha. Fulham manager Chris Coleman said his in-form striker Saha would stay emerge from the poll with per-cent praise him for rais- with the club until the end of the season.—INTERNET some credit, predicably, is ing the number of club mem- Wanchope out for up to ten FA sees positives in Ferdinand weeks with knee injury drugs case LONDON, 28 Dec— Manchester City striker Paulo LONDON, 28 Dec— One positive to come out of the Rio Ferdinand drugs case was that Wanchope could be out of action for up to ten weeks for a no player would miss taking a dope test again, Football Association (FA) chief knee surgery. executive Mark Palios said on Sunday. The Costa Rican international sustained the cartilage "After this case, I don't widely criticized for its han- finals. "I've got this reputa- injury during a league match against Leeds on Monday. think any club will allow a dling of the affair, ruled him tion as a hardliner... but it's City manager Kevin Keegan said: "You can't help but player to miss a drugs test out of England's final Euro not true. This is about con- Liverpool's Michael Owen feel sorry for the lad because he has had no luck with again," Palios told the News 2004 qualifier in Turkey on sensus — I want to draw a (foreground) jubilates with injuries. of the World newspaper in October 11. line under the Ferdinand case teammate El-Hadji Diouf af- "It's two years now since he's had an injury-free period. an interview. Ferdinand's exclusion and move on," Palios said. ter he scored a Liverpool "But he is a good professional and we are hoping he will England international from the game in Istanbul "I hope it is understood goal. Liverpool and England get over this in time to still play a big part in the latter part Ferdinand was given an prompted threats of an un- that we had picked Rio for striker Michael Owen could of the season." eight-month ban by an inde- precedented strike by his the Turkey game, the Asso- make his first step back from MNA/Xinhua pendent disciplinary com- England teammates. Eng- ciation and the England team an injury layoff in next week- mission earlier this month land drew the match 0-0 to would have been compro- end's FA Cup third round. Answers for yesterday’s for missing a drugs test. qualify for the tournament mised." — MNA/Reuters INTERNET Cross Puzzle The Manchester United defender had been charged EUSTONNOHOW by the Football Association S (FA) with a "failure or re- STMWAOR fusal" to take the test at Unit- CHASEHIRSUTE ed's training ground at Carrington on September 23. P OTLIKRN "I didn't feel pleased or RAIMENTZINC vindicated (about the deci- sion). I actually felt quite TOTELKH O sad because I know, up un- TGNATEASE til now, football has been CXELMEHA the loser," Palios said. "But if there has been a R RUDEEXPRESS positive in what has been a EAAASLT difficult year it is that we are at last on the right road." T CARAVANAFTER Ferdinand passed the test HEETKEA 36 hours after he should have Austria's Hermann Maier is airborne on his way to clock the ninth taken the original one. fastest time in the training session of a men's ski World Cup S ELDERPETROL The FA, which was downhill race in Bormio, Italy, on 27 Dec, 2003.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 15 15:50 Cover Poster and Crea- 20:10 Song “Blessed Song “Have Sweet MRTV-3 tive Painting Myanmar” Dreams” MRTV-3 15:55 Dance of the Oil 20:15 National News 23:15 National News Lamps 20:20 Unique Biodiversity of 23:20 Welcome To Ngwe 16:00 National News Indawgyi Lake(V) Hsaung 16:05 Mogok (or) The 20:25 Song “Let my first 23:25 Song of Myanmar Ruby Land of love know” Beauty & Scenic 29-12-2003 (Monday) Myanmar 20:30 National News Sights “Come and Morning Transmission 16:10 Song on Screen 20:35 Off-shore Fishing See Myanmar” (9:00 - 10:00) “Flourishing” Boat Construction 9:00 Signature Tune 16:12 Mingun Bell 20:40 Myanmar Cuisine 29-12-2003˚(Monday & 30- Greeting 16:15 National News “Traditional 12-2003 (Tuesday) 9:02 Song of Myanmar 16:20 Unique Biodiversity of Shwedaung Noodle” Evening & Morning Beauty & Scenic Indawgyi Lake(VI) 20:45 National News Transmission Sights 16:25 Song of Myanmar 20:50 Novitiation Ceremony (23:30 - 1:30) “Myanma Panorama & Beauty & Scenic 20:55 Myanmar National 23:30 Signature Tune Myanmar Senti- Sights Races Cultural Greeting ment’ “Myanma Panorama & Dances (U Shwe 23:32 Song of Myanmar 9:06 From Independence Myanma Sentiment” Yoe & Daw Moe) Beauty & Scenic Towards a Modern 16:30 National News 21:00 National News Sights “Mingalabar” Developed Nation (In- 16:35 A Journey To Research 21:05 Photo Exhibitions of 23:36 From Independence dustries & Electricity) Taron Race Shwedagon Pagoda Towards a Modern 9:10 Headline News 16:40 Myanmar Cuisine 21:10 Song “Pleasant and Developed Nation (In- 9:12 Easily Cooked Tasty “Fish Soup” Greenish Lake” dustries & Electricity) Dishes 16:45 National News 21:15 National News 23:40 Headline News 9:15 National News 16:50 Art in Glass Bottles 21:20 Precious Myanmar 23:42 Easily Cooked Tasty 9:20 Cover Poster and Crea- 16:55 National Dance Lacquerware Dishes tive Painting “Kayah Dance” 21:25 Song of Myanmar 23:45 National News 9:25 Culture Stage 16:58 Stone Inscription Beauty & Scenic 23:50 Cover Poster and Crea- “Dance of the Oil 17:00 National News Sights “Mingalabar” tive Painting lamps” 17:05 Adept Sons of Inlay 21:35 From Independence 23:55 Dance of the Oil 9:30 National News Lake Towards a Modern Lamps 9:35 Mogok (or) The 17:10 Myanmar Modern Developed Nation (In- 24:00 National News WEATHER Ruby Land of Song “Have Sweet dustries & Electricity) 00:05 Mogok (or) The Ruby Land of Myanmar Dreams” 21:40 Headline News Sunday, 28 December, 2003 9:40 Song on Screen 17:15 National News 21:42 Easily Cooked Tasty Myanmar “Flourishing” 17:20 Welcome To Ngwe Dishes 00:10 Song “Flourishing” Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours 00:12 Mingun Bell 9:42 Mingun Bell Hsaung 21:45 National News MST: During the past 24 hours, except for the isolated 9:45 National News 17:28 Song of Myanmar 21:50 Cover Poster and Crea- 00:15 National News 9:50 Unique Biodiversity of Beauty & Scenic tive Painting 00:20 Unique Biodiversity of light rain in Kachin and Chin States, upper Sagaing Di- Indawgyi Lake(VI) Sights “Come and 21:55 Dance of the Oil Indawgyi Lake(VI) vision, weather have been generally fair in the whole coun- 9:58 Song of Myanmar See Myanmar” Lamps 00:25 Song of Myanmar try. Night temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) above normal Beauty & Scenic Beauty & Scenic 22:00 National News in Rakhine, Chin, Kayah, Kayin and Shan States, Bago, Sights “Come and Sights “Myanma Pano- Evening Transmission 22:05 Mogok (or) The Mandalay, Ayeyawady and Yangon Divisions, (7°C) above See Myanmar” (19:30 - 23:30) Ruby Land of rama & Myanma 19:30 Signature Tune Myanmar Sentiment” normal in Kachin State and about normal in the remain- 00:30 National News 29-12-2003 (Monday) Greeting 22:10 Song “Flourishing” ing areas. 00:35 A Journey To Research Regular Programmes for 19:32 Song of Myanmar 22:12 Mingun Bell Maximum temperature on 27-12-2003 was 33.0°C Taron Race Viewers from Abroad Beauty & Scenic 22:15 National News 00:40 Myanmar Cuisine (91°F). Minimum temperature on 28-12-2003 was 16.0°C Evening Transmission Sights “Mingalabar” 22:20 Unique Biodiversity of “Fish Soup” (61°F). Relative humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on 28-12-2003 (15:30 - 17:30) 19:36 Thihathana Throne Indawgyi Lake(VI) 00:45 National News 15:30 Signature Tune 19:40 Headline News 22:25 Songs on Screen was 74%. Total sunshine hours on 27-12-2003 was (8.6) 00:50 Art in Glass Bottles Greeting 19:42 Easily Cooked Tasty “Flowers Lover” hours approx. Rainfall on 28-12-2003 was nil at Yangon 00:55 Kayah Dance 15:32 Song of Myanmar Dishes “Saute Prawn 22:30 National News 00:58 Stone Inscription Airport, Kaba-Aye and central Yangon. Total rainfall since Beauty & Scenic with Asparagus” 22:35 A Journey To Research 01:00 National News 1-1-2003 was 2211 mm (87.05 inches) at Yangon Air- Sights “Myanma Pano- 19:45 National News Taron Race rama & Myanmar 01:05 Adept Sons of Inlay port, 2315 mm (91.14 inches) at Kaba-Aye and 2394 mm 19:50 Central Glass Pavilion 22:40 Myanmar Cuisine Lake Sentiment” 19:55 From Independence “Fish Soup” (94.25 inches) at central Yangon. 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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). 16 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 December, 2003 7th Waxing of Pyatho, 1365 ME Monday, 29 December, 2003 Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examination begins YANGON, 28 Dec— The opening ceremony of the 56th Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examination sponsored by Religious Affairs Depart- ment of the Ministry of Reli- gious Affairs was held at Wizaya Mingala Dhamma Thabin on Kaba Aye Hill this morning. Present were member Sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Com- mittee led by Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Aungmyebonsan Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe supplicates on religious affairs at 56th Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examination.— MNA Kyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta Rattha Guru Aungmye- Panindabhivamsa, Tipita- bonsan Kyaung Sayadaw 16-bed Hospital opened under Yaungkha Village Project of kadhara Selection Ovada- Bhaddanta Paninda- Myanmar-Thai narcotic drugs eradication and all-round cariya Sayadaws led by bhivamsa read the Saraniya Chairman of Tipitakadhara Ovadakatha of Chairman of development of border areas Selection Examination the State Sangha Maha YANGON, 28 Dec— Un- ter for Agriculture and Irri- Yaungkha Village-tract bamboo shoot, macadamia, Ovadacariya Committee Nayaka Committee der the arrangement of gation Brig-Gen Khin formed with 13 villages and etc were distributed to the Sayadaw of Sasana Manaung Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Myanmar-Thai narcotic Maung, Deputy Minister for its environs. The project local farmers and arrange- Webyan Sarthintaik in Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha drugs eradication and all- Home Affairs Brig-Gen started in January 2003. In ments are being made to ex- Mawlamyine Abhidhaja Saddhammajotika Mying- round development of bor- Phone Swe, Deputy Minis- implementing the education port poppy-substitute crops Maha Rattha Guru yan Sayadaw Bhaddanta der areas, the ceremony to ter for Progress of Border sector of the all-round devel- produced from the project Bhaddanta Vijayabhivamsa Sobhita. open 16-bed hospital which Areas and National Races opment project, Basic Edu- area to Thailand. Before con- and candidate members of In the Saraniya Ova- was one of the Yaungkha and Development Affairs cation Primary School that clusion, Col San Pwint said the Sangha. dakatha the Sayadaw ex- Village Project in Monghsat Brig-Gen Than Tun, Deputy can accomodate 500 students that fish, poultry and pig are Also present were Chair- plained the purposes of the District, Shan State (East), Minister for Livestock and was built in May 2003. Start- being bred in the region in man of Yangon Division Tipitakadhara examination. was held at the venue on 26 Fisheries U Aung Thein, ing from June 2003, 10 teach- the livestock breeding sector Peace and Development He said Pariyatti is vital for December morning. Deputy Minister for Health ers appointed by the Minis- for distributing them to Council Commander of perpetuation of the Sasana Chairman of Shan State Dr Mya Oo, departmental try of Education are teaching households of the villages. (East) Peace and Develop- officials of Tachilek and 222 students at the school. In Afterwards, Chenmai Yangon Command Maj-Gen and urged the candidates to ment Council Commander Monghsat Districts, local the health sector, construc- District Lwetong Project Myint Swe, Minister for Re- learn Pitakat thoroughly. The of Triangle Region Com- national race leader U Pau tion of the 16-bed hospital Chief Executive Officer Mr ligious Affairs Brig-Gen Sayadaw also urged the mand Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Yu Chan, officials of depart- was completed in Septem- Disnadda Diskul, in-charge Thura Myint Maung, Com- members of the Sangha to mander of No 1 Military and Commanding General of ments of Thailand and local ber 2003. At present, one of the Thai side in Yaungkha make efforts for perpetua- 3rd Army Area of Thailand people totalling over 2,000. doctor and four nurses ap- Village Project, reported on Region Col Tun Kyi, Ad- tion of the Sasana. Lt-Gen Picharnmeth Speaking on the occa- pointed by the Ministry of arrangements for coopera- viser to the State Peace and Next, Commander Maj- Muangmanee formally sion, In-charge of Yaungkha Health are providing health tion in education, health, Development Council Office Gen Myint Swe supplicated opened the hospital. Village Project Col San care service to local national agriculture and livestock U Arnt Maung, Director- on religious affairs. In his Also present on the oc- Pwint said that the project is races. breeding sectors related to General of Religious Affairs supplication, he said Pariyatti casion were Deputy Minis- being implemented accord- With regard to the agri- the project. Department Dr Myo Myint, Sasana is Five Nikaya Tri- Next, local national race Director-General of Depart- Pitaka formed with methods leader U Pau Yu Chan pre- ment for Promotion and of practices and meditation. sented fruit baskets to Com- Propagation of the Sasana U If the Sasana becomes ex- mander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Sann Lwin, Secretary of tinct, the right practices be- and Lt-Gen Picharnmeth Yangon Division Peace and come weak. Muangmanee of Thailand. Development Council Lt- Therefore, members of Then, Deputy Minister Brig- Col Kyaw Tint, chairmen of the Sangha are making ef- Gen Khin Maung handed District and Township Peace forts for propagation of the over seeds of crops for local and Development Councils, Sasana. people to U Pau Yu Chan. officials and wellwishers. He said teaching of Commander Maj-Gen At the opening ceremony, Pariyatti literature at the Khin Zaw and guests viewed the congregation received the Pariyatti Sarthintaiks in agriculture and livestock Five Precepts from Webyan Pakokku and other cities and breeding tasks in the com- Sarthintaik Sayadaw State Pariyatti Sasana Uni- pound of the school and the Bhaddanta Vijayabhivamsa. versities in Yangon and Man- display of fruits produced Next, members of the dalay is very good. Besides from the area. Sangha recited the Parittas. State-sponsored Pariyatti Then, Commander Maj- Vice-Chairman of the State examinations, local Pariyatti Gen Khin Zaw and Lt-Gen Picharnmeth Muangmanee Sangha Maha Nayaka Com- examinations are being held Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw attends opening of 16-bed hospital in Yaungkha of Thailand formally opened mittee Abhidhaja Maha (See page 8) Village, Monghsat District, on 26-12-2003.— MNA the stone inscriptions to mark ing to the agreement of cultural sector, the plan has the opening of the hospital. Myanmar-Thai narcotic been drawn to cultivate Next, the commander drugs eradication and all- opium-substitute crops. and party viewed round the round development of bor- Nowadays, 1,300 acres of hospital.—MNA der areas after the meeting highland area and 900 acres between the prime ministers of farmland, totalling over INSIDE of the two countries in 2001. 2,200 have been put under Perspectives The Prime Minister of Thai- paddy, and arrangements Towards development land provided 20 million were made for building Baht to implement the small-scale dams with a view of advanced industries project. to ensuring cultivation of Page 2 According to the agree- double cropping. Now, six Article ment between officials of the small-scale dams together Emerging roads and two countries, Yaungkha with a 20-metre-long canal bridges like blossoming Village-tract, 30 miles west were built in cooperation flowers throughout the of Tachilek, was chosen as with local people for supply- Union the project area in 2001- ing water to over 840 acres Page 6 2002. So, the project will of farmland all the year benefit not only Yaungkha round. So, over 2,000 tons of Circulation 16-bed station hospital and staff quarters of Yaungkha Village Project in Monghsat Village but also local people rice surplus achieved this 23,639 District on 26-12-2003.— MNA who are residing in year. Maize, soya beans,