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Volume XIV, Number 96 12th Waning of Waso 1368 ME Friday, 21 July, 2006

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 * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from character Constitution sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Construction of No 1 Pauk Bridge (Ohndaw) across Yaw Creek on Pakokku-Pauk-Htilin-Gangaw Road in Pauk Township completed in June 2006 Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects development facilities in Magway Division

Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Anawrahta Bridge (Ayeyawady) linking Chauk and Seikpyu. — MNA NAY PYI TAW, 20 Lt-Gen Ye Myint Command Maj-Gen Tha Shwe gave supplementary Township. The 1,380 feet party viewed collective July — Member of the and officials inspected Aye and departmental of- reports. long bridge has 12 feet harvesting of paddy at the State Peace and Develop- maintenance of Anawrahta ficials. Lt-Gen Ye Myint wide motor road. Its clear- entrance to Kyaukhtu and ment Council Lt-Gen Ye Bridge (Ayeyawady) link- After inspecting gave instructions on tasks ance is 55 feet wide and conversed with local farm- Myint of the Ministry of ing Chauk and Seikpyu. maintenance tasks for the to be carried out for dura- five feet high. The bridge ers. They proceeded to Defence inspected the Deputy Chief Engineer bridge, Lt-Gen Ye Myint bility of the bridge. can withstand 13-ton Mindat by car. Along feeder conduit of (Upper Myanmar) U Kyu gave necessary instruc- No 1 Pauk Bridge loads. The entire project Kyaukhtu-Mindat Road, Taungyay Dam and sup- Hin of Public Works re- tions. At the briefing hall, (Ohndaw) across Yaw was completed in June they viewed monsoon ply of water near Meiktila- ported on maintenance Executive Engineer U Thi Creek is located on 2006. paddy plantations and de- Kyaukpadaung Road on tasks. Hla of Public Works re- Pakokku-Pauk-Htilin- In the evening, velopment of the region. 18 July. In the afternoon, ported to Lt-Gen Ye Myint Gangaw Road in Pauk Lt-Gen Ye Myint and MNA In Chauk, Lt-Gen they arrived at No 1 Pauk on construction of 1,380 Ye Myint viewed thriving Bridge (Ohndaw) where feet long main bridge and The 1,380 feet long No 1 Pauk Bridge (Ohndaw) physic nut plantations of they were welcomed by 520 feet long approach Chauk Township Wom- Chairman of Sagaing Di- road. Commander Maj- has 12 feet wide motor road. Its clearance is 55 feet en’s Affairs Organization vision Peace and Devel- Gen Tha Aye and Chair- and Chauk Township For- opment Council Com- man of Magway Division wide and five feet high. est Department. mander of North-West PDC Col Phone Maw INSIDE Surrounded by pine trees, Panglong University stands magnificently at a pleasant place, about two miles from Panglong on the road to Laikha in Loilem District, Shan State (South). Students can study in peace at the university. It has a scenic natural beauty and gets a temperate climate all-year round. PAGE 7 SAI SOE MIN LATT Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Friday, 21 July, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Continuing fight against * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State narcotic drugs * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Narcotic drugs are not the concern of Myanmar only but of all nations in the world. 63rd birthday of Myanmar, on its part, is leaving no stone U Than Tun accredited unturned to root out the danger of narcotic Bhaddanta Vepulla 8 Aug drugs from our soil once and for all by the to Portugal YANGON, 20 July — A ceremony to mark the year 2014. NAY PYI TAW, 21 July — The Chairman of Narcotic drugs seized in Shan State 63rd birthday of Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Agga the State Peace and Development Council of the (South) were put to torch for the fifth time in Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta Vepulla Union of Myanmar has appointed U Than Tun, the sports ground in Laikha on 16 July. Mahathera, Presiding Nayaka of Waiponlayama Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Narcotic drugs destroyed at the ceremony were Monastery of Pyay and Chairman of Bago Division the Union of Myanmar to the Republic of Italy, worth K 28,377.55 million (US$ 46.99 million) Sangha Nayaka Committee, will be held in conjunction concurrently as Ambassador Extraordinary and and included 229.28964 kilos of raw opium, with the 79th re-ordination ceremony at the monastery Plenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmar to the 0.0458 kilo of heroin, 345.398 kilos of morphine on 8 July morning. Portuguese Republic. powder, 2.02764 kilos of solid opium oil, 1.1712 Disciples and lay person of the Sayadaw are MNA kilos of inferior opium, 0.18764 kilo of invited to attend the ceremonies. — MNA marijuana, 0.007 litre of cough syrup containing opium liquid, 670.45 litres of opium oil, 380 Tourism Training Program for litres of ethyl ether, 232.5 litres of hydrochloric acid, 670.5 litres of ammonium chloride, 200 Front-Liners opens kilos of sodium carbonate, 758 litres of lyzol liquid, 47,286 stimulant tablets, 28,526.877 kilos of poppy seeds and 992.864 kilos of dry poppy seeds. So far, narcotic drugs have been destroyed 20 times in Yangon and 39 times in border and other towns. In trying to get rid of narcotic drugs, it is not enough only to prevent the cultivation of poppy. It is also necessary to find other ways and means for former poppy growers to earn their living. Therefore, the government is taking necessary measures and rendering necessary assistance to them to raise their living standard. For example, arrangements are being made to ensure that they have a sustainable income from the Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing delivers an address at opening of Tourism Training Program for cultivation of poppy-substitute crops and get a Front-Liners course. — MNA market share for substitute crops in neighbouring countries. YANGON, 19 July — Jointly organized by the the ministry and trainees. In May, 2006, CCDAC of Myanmar and Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and ASEAN-Japan In his address, the minister said that the NNCC of China inked an agreement to Centre, an opening ceremony of Tourism Training opening of the training course can contribute to undertake joint surveys on poppy cultivation Program for Front-Liners was held at Dusit Inya Lake promoting friendship between Myanmar and Japan, and to initiate alternative development Resort yesterday morning with an address by Minister increasing the number of Japanese tourists visiting programmes in Wa and Kokang special regions. for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing. Myanmar. The ministry is working hard to promote Myanmar is carrying out the task of It was also attended by Director-General U the tourism services in cooperation with private eradicating narcotic drugs as a national duty Htay Aung of Directorate of Hotels and Tourism, enterprise. by developing all the appropriate strategies and Managing Director U Soe Thein of Myanma Hotels Next, the Assistant Director of ASEAN-Japan tactics. And we believe that, in the future also, and Tourism Services, Chairman of Myanmar Hoteliers Centre made an address and introduced those present Myanmar will continue fighting narcotics drugs Association Dr Khin Shwe, Chairman of Union of to the course instructors. The minister cordially greeted in cooperation with international organizations, Myanmar Travels Association U Khin Zaw, officials the trainees. A total of 60 trainees from the ministry, neighbours and other countries in the region from Japanese Embassy, Assistant Director Mr Joukei- travel agencies and hotels are attending the training and achieve greater success. Fuchigami and course instructors of ASEAN-Japan course. Centre, Tourism Division, heads of department under MNA UMFCCI Vice-President Aged people receive free eye surgeries in receives Japanese Second Mawlamyine

Secretary YANGON, 20 July comforted the patients. donated K 1 million for Myint Myint Soe accepted Wellwishers also the treatment and Daw the cash donation. — MNA YANGON, 20 July — Vice-President U Aung —Mon State Maternal and Lwin, General Secretary U Sein Win Hlaing and Child Welfare executives of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Supervisory Committee Chambers of Commerce and Industry met with Second has provided free eye Daw Secretary Mr Ichio Mizuno from Embassy of Japan at surgical treatment to over Myint the office of UMFCCI on 12 July. 100 aged people in 10 Myint Soe At the meeting, they held comprehensive townships in Mon State. accepts discussions on increasing trade between Myanmar and The free medical Japan, rules and procedures related to import and treatment started on 17 K 1 export, academic matters and future programme of July at Eye, Ear, Nose million Hospital in Mawlamyine. UMFCCI, and technical assistance from Japan to donated Myanmar. Chairperson of Later, the Second Secretary visited computer Mon State MCWSC Daw by a and lecture rooms provided by JODC in UMFCCI Myint Myint Soe and wellwisher. members went to the Training Centre. MNA MNA hospital on 19 July and THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 3 World’s first pay digital radio TTutut\k\kunun\N\ ˙s˙ \S\ ttiu;®miu;®mHcHc\.Âk\.Âk service launched in Singapore

SINGAPORE, 19 July—The world’s first digital subscription radio broad- casting service was launched in Singapore Tuesday, according to Channel NewsAsia report Tuesday night. The pay Digital Audio Broadcasting receivers are available and Rediffusion (DAB) service is offered by Rediffusion, plans to launch digital car-adapter Singapore’s only subscription radio receivers, digital home-adapter receivers broadcaster, which launched 10 channels and portable hand-held receivers by the on Tuesday. Rediffusion has developed end of this year. a set of DAB receivers encrypted with Singapore became the first country in conditional access to its service since it Asia to have commercial DAB service was awarded a DAB multiplex license when its major free-to-air radio by the Media Development Authority of broadcaster MediaCorp Radio got a Singapore in April last year. license in 1999, the report said, adding The report said that it is the first and that the radio station now has six DAB only digital DAB conditional access channels to simulcast eight of its most system for the mass market in the world. popular FM (frequency modulation) Currently, only the digital hi-fi channels.—MNA/Xinhua Models display Sony Corp’s new digital high-definition video cameras ‘HDR- SR1’ (L) and ‘HDR-UX1’ during an unveiling in Tokyo on 19 July, 2006. Venezuelan President accuses US of The HDR-SR1, equipped with a 30GB harddisk drive, will be priced around 180,000 yen ($1,532), and HDR-UX1, which records on 8cm DVD discs, will pushing oil prices carry a price tag of around 170,000 yen ($1,448) and will go on sale worldwide from September.—INTERNET CARACAS, 19 July— augurating a new subway that they (the prices) keep Venezuelan President line in Caracas, Chavez rising, but (US) imperial Hugo Chavez on Tuesday said he hoped the oil prices craziness and other factors Death toll rises to 57 in suicide car accused the United States would not rise further, disturbing world peace of being one of the forces accusing Washington of have raised the price of oil bomb in southern Iraq that was contributing to fuelling the geopolitical to 70 US dollars a barrel,” BAGHDAD, 19 July— the suicide car bombing,” Shiite mosque of Kufa, the surging world oil tensions behind the price he said. The death toll of a suicide the source told Xinhua on where dozens of con- prices. dilemma. Chavez promised to car bomb among a crowd condition of anonymity. struction workers gathered In a speech in- “It’s not in our plans divert new revenue from of construction workers in Earlier, a ministry to wait for daily work. Ceasefire needs to end Israeli-Lebanon surging oil prices to social the holy Shiite city of Kufa source said that 45 people The source said that and infrastructure deve- on Tuesday rose to 57, an were killed and up to 65 ambulances and Iraqi conflict, says Syrian President lopment. “If the oil prices Interior Ministry source others wounded when a security forces rushed to DAMASCUS, 20 July — leaders exchanged views continue rising, this fund said. suicide bomber detonated the scene to evacuate the Syrian President Bashar on “Israeli attack on will continue receiving “Our latest reports said his explosive-laden victims. al-Assad said on Wed- Lebanon.” additional resources,” he that 57 people were killed vehicle at about 7:30 am Kufa, some 150 nesday that a ceasefire is They also discussed said.—MNA/Xinhua and 93 others wounded in (0330 GMT) near the holy kilometres south of needed to stop Israeli “the international stance Baghdad, is a stronghold attacks on Lebanon, the and how the international of radical Shiite cleric official SANA news community is procrasti- Muqtada al-Sadr. agency reported. nating on imposing a Violence and sectarian President Assad made ceasefire and ending the strife have persisted the remarks in a statement crisis”, added the state- despite the formation of a after a telephone discus- ment. new unity government in sion with Turkish Prime This is the first time the war-torn country in late Minister Tayyip Erdogan, that Syria expresses the May. SANA said. desire for a ceasefire MNA/Xinhua The statement noted between its ally Hizbollah that during the phone and the Jewish state. Zimbabwe to conversation, the two MNA/Xinhua sign accords with Namibia HARARE, 19 July— Zimbabwe will streng- then bilateral ties with Lava flows down the slopes of Mayon volcano in Legazpi city, Albay Namibia through signing Province, south of Manila, on 20 July, 2006. Mayon volcano has been a cooperation agreement erupting slowly since Friday.—INTERNET and extradition treaty that is expected to assist Junk food banned in school meals the two nations to fight LONDON, 19 July— decades of neglect” and Pupils will get “a crime and improve School meals have been improve pupils’ health, he minimum” of two portions relations, a Namibian criticised for their poor said. of fruit and vegetables official has said. nutritional content The standards, based on with every meal, while Visiting Namibian School dinners in recommendations by the deep-fried food will be Minister of Justice and England will be free from School Meal Review restricted to two portions Attorney General Pendu- chocolate, crisps, fizzy Panel, follow a campaign per week. keni Iivula-Ithana on drinks and “low-quality” by TV chef Jamie Oliver Mr Johnson said: Monday said the accords meat from the autumn, to improve the quality of “These new standards will would go a long way in the government has school dinners. start to undo decades of combating crime in the two announced. From September, cate- neglect and ensure that African countries. Education Secretary rers will ensure “high- healthy eating is the norm She said the purpose Alan Johnson has pub- quality meat, poultry or in every school. of her visit was to Vehicles move on a flooded street in Yangzhou, lished nutrition guidelines oily fish is available on “The health of our familiarize and learn more east China’s Jiangsu Province on 20 July, 2006. banning meals high in salt a regular basis”, the young people is not an area from the Zimbabwean Heavy rain hit Yangzhou on Thursday. and fat. Department for Education for compromise,” he justice system. INTERNET These would “undo and Skills said. added.—Internet MNA/Xinhua 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 sk\mOs∑m\;Aa; eKt\ek¥a\lWa; US researcher detained in Indonesia JAKARTA, 19 July — A Airport in Timika Re- province. doctoral candidate from gency. The Indonesian Gov- Columbia University in His colleague said ernment is very restrict- New York was arrested Golden was arrested for ed against international on Tuesday at an airport failing to report to the local visits to the most remote in Indonesia’s easternmost police upon his arrival province, a scene of British transport pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair launches the A-bike during a province of Papua. Sunday, reported the rebellion for nearly 30 Press launch at the Design Museum in London. Conceived in Britain, built in Brigham Golden was Kompas online news years since it was taken Malaysia and sold via the Internet, it’s the latest — and potentially one of the arrested when he was service. over by Jakarta from the most successful — ideas to come out of the mind of prolific inventor Sir Clive waiting a flight to Jakarta Officers in charge were Dutch colony in the 1960s. Sinclair.—INTERNET at the Moses Kilangin not available for com- Earlier in June, the ments. Papua immigration office Turkish PM slams US envoy over mily Last month, two US deported four Russians citizens were detained for and a Japanese for illegally operation in N Iraq misusing their tourist visas working in a local airline

ANKARA, 19 July — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan slamed US ambassador to Ankara to attend a meeting of local company. Ross L Wilson’s statement over Turkish cross-border military operation into northern Iraq, Turkey’s tribal group in the MNA/Xinhua Cihan news agency reported on Tuesday. Trapped whale freed from nets Erdogan said that it is should not carry out and a government should Turkish intelligence MELBOURNE, 19 July— free by rescue teams from the Turkish Government, similar cross-border first be formed in Iraq sources believe that nearly Rescuers have freed a the Department of Primary not the US ambassador, operation “unilaterally” before the PKK is tackled, 4,000 to 5,000 PKK whale from shark nets on Industries (DPI). who will decide on into Iraq. said the report. militants are hiding in the the Gold Coast in south- The teams attached a possible Turkish military These statements came In early 1990s, the mountainous northern Iraq east Queensland. large buoy to the whale operation into northern just days after the killing Turkish army crossed the from where PKK’s terrorist The eight-metre hump- and then cut net away from Iraq. He was responding of 15 Turkish soldiers by border to combat PKK activities were emanat- back was trapped in nets at the trapped animal. to Wilson’s remark that it the militants of outlawed militants based in Iraq. ing.—MNA/Xinhua Broadbeach and was cut The whale is again would not be sensible for Kurdish Workers’ Party moving up the coast after Turkey to launch a (PKK). Turkish Govern- being freed. DPI district unilateral cross-border ment spokesman Cemil officer Jeff Krause says offensive into northern Cicek said after the rough sea conditions would Iraq. Cabinet meeting Monday have tired the animal and Erdogan noted that that Turkey was going to helped rescuers. “That is an advantage Wilson’s statement was make full use of its for the release team as they very wrong. “Such a international rights to are able to get a lot closer decision is taken by the prevent terrorist attacks on to the whale without any Turkish Government and the country, adding that fear of being injured by the authorized institutions Turkey would continue to flukes or the tails or the of Turkey, not by the combat terrorism at any pectoral fins,” he said. ambassador. We decide cost. Internet and implement the Turkey has repeatedly A Uros woman walks next to tiger headed totora decision”, he added. On called on US forces to reed boats on Uros Island in Lake Titicaca on 19 Monday, Wilson said that take “concrete” action July , 2006. The Uros Islands are a group of 70 Israel was exercising its against the PKK militants man-made totora reed islands floating on the lake, right to self-defence by based in northern Iraq. But the world’s highest navigable lake at over 4,000 making incursions into the US officials had con- metres above sea level. The Uros people fish and Lebanon. However, he tinually claimed that hunt, but tourism is their main source of claimed that Turkey stability must be restored livelihood. —INTERNET Six-month-old baby Britain braced for record survives tsunami high temperature this week in Indonesia LONDON, 19 July — Temperatures could reach an PANGANDARAN (Indonesia),19 July — A six-month- all-time high in Britain on Wednesday as a heatwave old baby survived the tsunami which has ravaged tightens its grip, forecasters said. Pangandaran beach resort in Indonesia’s Ciamis There is a 30-per-cent chance Britain would swelter District. in its hottest-ever day, leaving Bangkok, Athens and Sri Sulistiawati was found by local residents when the Caribbean in the shade, the Met Office said on she was lying under a coconut tree on Tuesday morning, Tuesday. Suwondo, the baby’s grandfather Suwondo told The highest temperature ever recorded in Britain reporters. was 38.5 Celsius (101.3 Fahrenheit) at Faversham in Sri Sulistiawati’s mother Sri Sulastri, 26, and brother Arief Yulianto, 5, died while her father Tarno, 35, and Kent, on 10 August, 2003. sister Jihan, 9, also survived the disaster. “It is possible that the all-time record could be broken,” the Met Office said. The Department of Suwondo, 64, said that residents found her Maya and 18-month-old Euan, Asian elephants grandchild lying under the tree about 50 metres from Health warned that elderly people and young children keep themselves cool in the elephant pool at the coastline. should stay indoors and drink plenty of water. Whipsnade Zoo, England, on 19 July, 2006, as “She was crying and was immediately rushed to a “These temperatures are high enough to give rise to temperatures in southern England soared, by mid- local health centre for treatment,” he said, adding she significant health risks,” the government said. afternoon, the temperature at Charlwood, near is in good condition. Suwondo said that Sri Sulastri Bookmakers have slashed the odds on thermometers London’s Gatwick Airport, hit 35.9 Celsius (96.6 and her three children were on a holiday on the beach. reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Fahrenheit) — the hottest temperature ever MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters recorded in Britain in July. —INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 5 Australia grounds “F-111s” after wheel falls off CANBERRA, 19 July 19 — Australia the left main wheel fell off. Now that’s grounded its fleet of F-111 combat an occasion without precedent with 34 aircraft after a wheel fell off one of the years of flying the F-111 in the Royal combat jets during a training flight on Australian Air Force,” Air Force Chief Tuesday. Air Marshal Geoffrey Shepherd told A junior pilot who qualified to fly reporters. F-111s two weeks ago was forced to Australia has lost eight F-111s in circle for three hours before landing the crashes. ageing plane safely with its wheels up. Defence Minister Brendan Nelson The emergency landing was televized said Australia's remaining 25 F-111s live across Australia. would be grounded until the cause was The wheel fell off just after take-off. determined. All the aircraft could all be Champion Yan Yuting (C) from China, second prize winner, Polish “When he retracted the undercarriage, checked. — MNA/Reuters competitor GaLina (1stR) and third prize winner, Italian girl Lisa hold up their trophies during the final of the 2006 International Silk Road model Indonesia says tsunami killed pageant in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on 18 July, 2006.—INTERNET 528, displaced thousands PANGANDARAN(Indonesia), people have been injured, says. A French national is Rice-sized radio chip developed in Britain 20 July —The tsunami the National Disaster among those missing. LONDON, 19 July—A battery as it draws power similar principles to RFID that smashed into the Management Coordinat- The agency also says radio chip the size of a from the reading device's but significantly extends heavily-populated south ing Agency says. two Dutch, a Japanese, grain of rice has been radio field. them in terms of reading coast of the Indonesian The agency estimates Austrian, three Saudis and developed at Hewlett In comparison with speed and memory island of Java this week more than 50,500 people two French nationals have Packard (HP)’s research existing radio frequency capacity,” said Huw has killed at least 528 have been displaced. been injured in the labs in Britain. identification (RFID) Robson, director of media people, the Indonesian The deaths include tsunami, which smashed The chip, called a tags that can store up to technologies at Hewlett- Government says. five foreigners: one Dutch, ashore after a 7.7-mag- Memory Spot, is small a few kilobytes of data Packard’s labs in Bristol, As many as 275 are a Swede, a Pakistani and nitude quake struck off enough to be attached to a and transmit this Britain.—MNA/Xinhua still missing and 400 two Saudis, the agency Java island. postcard or a photograph wirelessly over a range Survivors of the and could be used to of a few metres, the new tsunami are trying to pick append video, audio or chip provides much up the pieces of their hundreds of pages of text more memory — lives, despite repeated to all sorts of everyday between 32 and 500 aftershocks that have been objects. The HP unveiled kilobytes. The chip can shaking parts of the island the concept at an event in be read at about 10 and spreading fresh fear. London on Monday. megabits per second, Although tens of A Memory Spot can be fast enough to download thousands displaced by read by a specialized everything from a 500 the disaster remain in device, an appropriately kilobyte model in one- temporary shelters, of- modified cell-phone or a third of a second and ficials and aid workers say personal digital assistant around 10 times faster they are generally getting (PDA). than a typical RFID chip. adequate care. It does not require a “A Memory Spot uses In the early morning hours in the beach town of Singapore conveys sympathy to Pangandaran, fishermen have combed through quake, tsunami victims in Indonesia A woman clears up the ruins of the house damaged in the storm Bilis, in debris, searching for nets SINGAPORE, 19 July— GMT) on Tuesday. Zhangpu County of southeast China’s Fujian Province, on 17 July, 2006. and equipment lost in the Singapore’s Minister of MNA/Xinhua INTERNET tsunami.— Internet Foreign Affairs George Yeo said on Tuesday Indonesian mily sends 1,392 that the city state conveys Amsterdam Airport its sympathy to victims of personnel to tsunami-hit areas the earthquake and runway reopened JAKARTA, 19 July— areas, he said Tuesday stricken areas. Its tsunami which hit BRUSSELS, 19 July—One of the two runways closed The Indonesian Defence night. The Air Force helicopter and Puma Indonesia on Monday, at Amsterdam International Airport to allow a Force (TNI) has deployed on Monday and Tuesday aircraft are also on standby according to a statement precautionary landing by a damaged freight plane was 1,392 soldiers to help sent its Fokker 27 plane at Wiryadinata airbase in issued by the Ministry reopened early on Tuesday morning. tsunami victims in west on an aerial photography Tasikmalaya. of Foreign Affairs The Boeing 747 suffered several burst tires and Java and Central Java mission to the tsunami- MNA/Xinhua (MFA). damaged the lighting along the Polder runway at provinces, a military “We are saddened to Schiphol Airport during takeoff on Monday night, spokesman said. hear that yet another Dutch news agency ANP reported on Tuesday. The soldiers came natural disaster has hit Once airborne, the pilot turned the plane around and from different Army Indonesia causing the landed safely on the other affected runway, Kaag. No units including healthcare loss of lives and property. one was injured in the incident. units in West Java, We convey our sympathies The plane, however, suffered damage to its Antara news agency to all those affected, undercarriage, nose wheel and fuselage and had to be on Wednesday quoted especially the families of towed off the runway, the report said. TNI spokesman Rear those who have lost loved The Polder runway was reopened shortly before Admiral Mohammad ones in this latest 1 am on Tuesday morning, while Kaag was set to Sunarto Sjoekronoputra as calamity,” Yeo said. remain closed for a longer period. An airport spokesman saying. The MFA said that said the incident had not delayed other flights. Apart from these, TNI there had been no reports On 4 October, 1992, a Boeing 747 cargo plane, has also sent a number Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian of any Singaporean operated by Israel's El Al airline, crashed into an of ambulances, heavy island of Sicily in the early hours of 17 July, 2006. casualties in the areas apartment complex in Amsterdam's Bijlmer District equipment, trucks, The volcano has been erupting since Saturday, affected as of 9:00 am shortly after takeoff. A total of 43 people, including the excavators and field local media reported. Singapore Time (0100 plane's crew, were killed.—MNA/Xinhua kitchens to the disaster INTERNET 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 Pakistan asks India to share information on Mumbai blasts ISLAMABAD, 18 July — Pakistan asked India on Monday to share any “solid information or concrete evidence” about the 11 July Mumbai blasts on trains, which had killed some 200 people. India had suspected Islamabad. used against any other Pakistan-based hard-line “Pakistan is also country, said the Foreign groups to have connections investigating killing of Secretary while answering with the Mumbai blasts, a about 50 people by a question. charge denied by the terrorists in Karachi early “Pakistan is part of the groups. this year and if there are international coalition “There is a standing leads it would approach against terror and has done offer from Pakistan to those countries for more than any one else on cooperate in investigations investigating those this account,” he said. Models show off a Panasonic 103-inch plasma TV, the world’s largest, during a if evidence or information leads,” the Foreign He said Pakistan and launch event of its new plasma TVs in Tokyo on 19 July , 2006. Panasonic is provided to us,” Pakistani Secretary said. He said India must learn to resolve brand maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd will start taking orders in Foreign Secretary Riaz Pakistan has not received problems rather than to Japan for the 103-inch plasma TV, priced at around 6 million yen ($50,000), on Muhammad Khan told a any formal commu- live with them, adding 1 September, the company said on Wednesday. —INTERNET news conference in nication from India to that Pakistan would not substantiate its allega- like reversing any of the Pacific mangroves disappearing under rising seas tions in connection with Confidence Building SYDNEY, 18 July— Global warming could lead to the destruction of more than half the mangrove the Mumbai blasts. Measures already agreed wetlands of some Pacific islands, wiping out or reducing marine breeding grounds that support multi- Pakistan does not between the two coun- million-dollar fisheries, a UN report says. allow its territory to be tries.—MNA/Xinhua A UN Environment and fish traps." The report cent of commercially fishery worth 100 million Programme (UNEP) said goods and services caught prawns in US dollars a year. Singapore sets up new office report looking at the generated by mangroves Australia's tropical state Mangroves also protect impact of rising seas on may be worth an average of Queensland depend on islands from flooding to boost environment mangroves in 16 Pacific of 900,000 US dollars mangroves. In Malaysia, during storms, with nations found the worst per square kilometres, a 400 square kilometres mangroves estimated to industry hit-islands would be depending on their location (154 square miles) reduce wave energy by 75 SINGAPORE, 18 July — Singapore’s Ministry of American Samoa, Fiji, and uses. managed mangrove forest per cent, said the report. Environment and Water Resources has set up a Tuvalu and the Federated An estimated 75 per in Matang supports a MNA/Reuters new office to boost the growth of the environmental States of Micronesia. and water industry, the ministry said in a statement The report, released on on Monday. Monday, found that these The office, called the Environment and Water island nations could lose Industry Development Council (EWI), will oversee more than half their the development of the industry ecosystem by attracting mangroves by the end of more foreign players and growing local companies. the century. It will also help Singapore-based companies "The true economic expand their businesses and operations to overseas value of ecosystems like markets, as well as encouraging more companies and mangroves is now starting research institutes to develop cutting-edge water to emerge," said report technology. coordinator Kitty Si- “With the growing global emphasis on water and monds. the environment, Singapore is well-placed to take the "Mangroves are lead in this industry as an R& D (research and important nurseries for development) base and as a provider of water solutions,” fish, act to filter coastal the statement said. pollution and are Singapore aims to triple the value-add in the important sources of A part of the Earth Simulator supercomputer, one of the world’s fastest industry to 1.7 billion Singapore dollars (about 1.1 timber and construction supercomputers, is seen at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and billion US dollars) and double the number of jobs to materials for local Technology’s Earth Simulator Centre in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Tuesday, 11,000 by 2015. communities," she said. 18 July, 2006. Harnessing the supercomputer, Japan is planning to start next The Environmental and Water Technologies "Pacific islanders also year ultra long-range 30-year weather forecasts that will predict typhoons, programme was approved to be one of Singapore’s harvest dyes from man- storms, blizzards, droughts and other inclement weather, an official said on three strategic research programmes for the next five groves to treat textiles, nets Tuesday. —INTERNET years by the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Bulgaria accepted as member of China to establish modern travel Council chaired by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong earlier this month. The government will also invest Antarctic Research Committee insurance system by 2010 330 million Singapore dollars (about 207 million US SOFIA, 18 July — Bulgaria has been accepted as BEIJING, 18 July — tourists by 2010. dollars) in the research and development in the industry a fully-fledged member of the Scientific Committee China’s tourism and in- MNA/Xinhua over the next five years. —MNA/Xinhua on Antarctic Research (SCAR), local media surance watchdogs have reported on Monday. launched a campaign to A model dressed in Qi-pao, a SCAR, an inter-disciplinary committee of the raise public awareness of International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), is in the need for travel in- traditional Chinese dress for charge of initiating, developing and coordinating high surance and to encourage quality international scientific research in the Antarctic insurance firms to sell ladies, performs during the final region.The committee also focuses on the region’s role travel policies. in the Earth system, said Nicola Petkov, programme of the 2006 International Silk The China National manager of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute. There are three categories of membership in the Tourism Administra- Road model pageant in Urumqi, committee: full members, ICSU members, and associate tion is hoping that members. Full members are countries that have active the travel and insu- capital of northwest China's scientific research programmes.Bulgarian scientists are rance sectors will be Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous among the most active, said the report. They mapped able to offer com- Livingston Island in 2005, giving all landmarks prehensive and com- Region, on 18 July, 2006. Bulgarian names, and added a bit of fun to their scientific petitive policies for work by tying Spain in the first ever football game the ever-increasing INTERNET played on the continent. — MNA/Xinhua number of Chinese THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 7 Panglong University turns out first batch of graduates Sai Soe Min Latt

The students that time, and this also name of Maha Ratthabhi There have come University, 17 students are History, 110 in who were about to applied to their teachers. Samaggi in the compound out 137 graduates who got attending ordinary classes Philosophy, eight in receive their degrees at Panglong region of Panglong Kyauktaing their degrees from and honours classes in Oriental Studies, 200 in the convocation of in Loilem District is one of (independence monu- Panglong University. At Myanmar, 17 in English, Law, 54 in Chemistry, 81 Panglong University the 24 development zones ment) in Panglong region the convocation, degree 23 in Geography, 12 in in Physics, 71 in were with intense designated by the where Union Spirit was certificates for English History, 37 in Philosophy, Mathematics, 52 in delightful satisfaction government. The conceived. were conferred on two eight in Oriental Studies, Zoology, 50 in Botany, and smiles on their faces. government facilitated the The pagoda looks students, for mathematics 70 in Law, 53 in Chemistry, 48 in Geology, 94 in So were their relatives region with Panglong very sublime and on 25, for Physics on 36, 81 in Physics, 71 in Economics and 22 in who accompanied them University, a technological enhances the prestige of for Chemistry on 16, for Mathematics, 52 in Economics/Mana- on the occasion. university, a computer the region. Botany on 11, for Zoology Zoology, 50 in Botany and gement. The parents’ college and a 200-bed The 21st of May on eight, for Geology on 48 in Geology. And among Surrounded by tiredness due to a variety hospital in 2002. In honour 2006 (Sunday) was an 19, for Geography on 13, 1,558 students (distance pine trees, Panglong of sacrifices they had of the late martyrs, the auspicious day because for History on three, and education), 162 students are University stands made for a good government built a 135- the first-ever convocation for Philosophy on four. attending ordinary classes magnificently at a pleasant education of their foot-high Shwedagon of Panglong University Among 539 day in Myanmar, 42 in English, place, about two miles from children was no more at Pagoda replica under the took place. students of Panglong 395 in Geography, 169 in Panglong on the road to Laikha in Loilem District, Shan State (South). Students can study in peace at the university. It has a scenic natural beauty and gets a temperate climate all-year round. Now, Panglong University has been capable of nurturing flowering plants until they are in bloom. And the university will continue to nurture the youth in Loilem District to produce more and more human resources. Translation: MS Panglong University in Panglong, Loilem District, Shan State (South). Scientists probe origin of most China eyes powerful explosions in universe exploration of Mars BEIJING, 20 July — A scientist from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said here on Wednesday that tremendous progress has been made in understanding the most BEIJING, 20 July — government official as powerful explosions in universe, the gamma-ray burst. China’s space exploration saying. China will also seek Delivering a speech probe the early universe, ma-ray bursts to study the galaxies, while the origin plans include not only international cooperation at the 36th Committee on he said. early universe. of the short gamma-ray missions to the Moon but for its deep space plans, it Space Research Scientific During its two-year “A huge step forward bursts had been shrouded also Mars, the official quoted Sun Laiyan, head of Assembly, Neil Gehrels, mission, Swift is expected has been made in our in mystery until now. Xinhua news agency on the China National Space from NASA said gamma- to observe more than 200 understanding of the MNA/Reuters Wednesday cited a Administration, as saying. ray bursts are among gamma-ray bursts. Three mysterious short gamma- “In the coming five the most fascinating instruments of Swift work ray bursts,” Gehrels said. Japan to launch 3rd spy years, China will on the occurrences in the together to observe He said two types of satellite in September basis of its Moon probes cosmos. gamma-ray bursts and gamma-ray bursts had actively plan deep space “They are thought to afterglows in the gamma been identified: the long TOKYO, 20 July— Japan plans to launch a spy exploration, focusing on be the birth cries of black ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, bursts lasting for tens or satellite in September aimed at helping it keep an eye lunar and Mars ex- holes throughout the and optical wavebands. hundreds of seconds, and on neighbouring North Korea following Pyongyang’s ploration,” Xinhua said in a universe,” Gehrels said. He said the satellite shorter ones lasting a few launch of a series of missiles earlier this month. brief report. China expects NASA launched a would determine the milliseconds to a second. The information-gathering satellite will be to launch its first lunar probe satellite, Swift, in origin of gamma-ray They had different origins. Japan’s third, after the successful launch of a pair of next year, state media has November 2004, carrying bursts, classify gamma- There was sufficient satellites in March 2003. Two other satellites were lost said. It will spend a year an international multi- ray bursts and search for research evidence to show when a rocket failed in November that year. orbiting the moon to collect wavelength observatory new types, determine how that long bursts were the The optical satellite will be launched from three-dimensional images designed to determine the the blast waves evolved death throes of massive Tanegashima in southern Japan on 10 September, an and data on the moon’s origins of the gamma-ray and interacted with the stars in distant, young, official at Japan’s Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Centre surface and environment. bursts and use them to surroundings, use gam- and vigorously forming said on Thursday. — MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006

Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence inspects a canal of Taungyay Dam. (News on Page 1) — MNA

Minister receives guests Minister inspects power supply tasks

NAY PYI TAW, 20 July Next, the minister and staff of the finance — Minister for Electric inspected the power section were urged to Power No (2) Maj-Gen control room. perform their tasks Khin Maung Myint, At Nay Pyi Taw dutifully. accompanied by officials Printing House of the At TV Station (Nay of Electric Power Supply Ministry of Information, Pyi Taw) of Myanma Enterprise, arrived at 230- the minister and party Radio and Television kv Pyinmana Sub-Power inspected power supply under the Ministry of Station on 17 July system, construction of the Information, the Deputy afternoon. sub-power station and Director-General, the Manager of the Sub- printing works of the Chief Engineer and Power Station U Soe Win house. The minister left officials reported on reported on supply of instructions on systematic location of the project site electricity from the use of power. and power supply matters. national grid to Pyinmana In Tatkon Township, The minister Township and Nay Pyi the Township Electric explained arrangements of Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Taw Region. Managing Engineer briefed the the Ministry of Electric Zaw receives Director-General Mr S N Zindal of Software Technology Director U Tin Aung and minister on supply of Power No (2) for supply of Parks of India. — MNA Deputy Chief Engineer U power to Tatkon and its power to the station. He Aung Khaing gave environs. inspected installation of 33 NAY PYI TAW, 20 office here yesterday. Technology U Kyaw Soe, supplementary reports. The minister gave kv power line and July— Minister for At the call, they Col Kyaw Nyunt of the The minister gave instructions on efforts to construction of the 33 kv Communications, Posts discussed bilateral Ministry of Defence, instructions on supply of be made for minimizing sub-power station. and Telegraphs Brig-Gen coorporation in officials of Myanma Posts more power to the people. loss and wastage of power, MNA Thein Zaw received information technology and Telecommunications Director-General Mr S N sector. and President of Zindal of Software Also present at the Myanmar Computer MMCWA holds educative talks Technology Parks of India call were Deputy Minister Federation U Thein Oo. (STPI) at the minister’ for Science and MNA Health Deputy Minister inspects Universities of Medicine-1, Nursing and Traditional Medicine Hospital

YANGON, 19 July — heard the reports on heads of department at Deputy Minister for maintenance of buildings the meeting hall of Health Dr Paing Soe and academic matters Yangon University of accompanied by Acting presented by Rector Dr Nursing and gave Director-General Dr Myo Myint. necessary instructions. Dr Than Oo of Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association Kyaw Min of Medical The deputy minister Later, the deputy (Central) gives talks on health at No 1 BEHS in North Okkalapa. — MNA Research Department, and party inspected minister and party Deputy Director-General Student Affairs Depart- proceeded to Yangon YANGON, 20 July — members of Yangon East and CEC member Dr Khin Dr Aye Thaung of ment, Computer Room, Traditional Medicine Educative talks on health District MCW Super- Mya Win and Dr Than Oo Medical Science Library, Reference Hospital and met with conducted by Myanamr visory Committee, gave educative talks on Department and officials Room, Electronic Medical Superintendent Maternal and Child Township MCWA health. Daw Tin Tin Mya met with rectors and Library Room and Stack Dr Thein Kyaw and Welfare Asso-ciation Chair-person and presented prizes to professors/heads of Room, and fulfilled the officials. Deputy (Central) was held at members, teachers and students in pre-test and department at the requirements. Minster Dr Paing Soe BEHS No (1) in North students. final test of the talks. meeting hall of Yangon The deputy minister inspected the out-patient Okkalapa Township this MMCWA CEC Headmaster U Sein University of Medicine- and party also met with department at the afternoon. It was attended member Daw Tin Tin Mya Win expressed words of 1 yesterday afternoon. Rector Dr Khin May hospital. by CEC member Daw Tin briefed on the purpose of thanks. The deputy minister Ohn and Professors/ MNA Tin Mya and executives, holding educative talks MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 9 Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspects H&T Ministry offers development of Shan State (South) Waso robes YANGON, 20 July — Families of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism held a Waso robes offering NAY PYI TAW, 20 July — Member of State work ahead of schedule. ceremony at the ministry dhammayon here on 18 July. Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Kyaw Win The bridge, which is of reinforced concrete Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe of the Ministry of Defence accompanied by Minister type is 208 feet long and it has 24-foot wide mortor Naing and wife Daw Tin Tin Latt, Director-General of for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung, Minister for road and can withstand 60-ton loads. Directorate of Hotels and Tourism U Htay Aung, Progress of Border Areas and National Races Devel- The constuction of bridge started since March Managing Director of Myanma Hotels and Tourism opment Affairs Col Thein Nyunt and Minister for this year. Services U Soe Thein, staff and families offered Waso Culture Maj-Gen Khin Aung Myint and officials left Later, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and party went to robes to Sayadaws led by Vice-Chairman of State Taunggyi for Laikha on 11 July. physic nut plantation at the entrance to Loilem and Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Abhidhaja On arrival at Mongpun Bridge Construction encouraged officials and locals taking part in growing Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Project being implemented by Public Works, the of physic in the plantation. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win urged Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Pañindabhivamsa. officials of Public Works conducted Lt-Gen Kyaw them to go all-out for the cultivation of physic nut. The congregation received the Five Precepts Win and party around the project. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and party arrived in Laikha from Sayadaw Bhaddanta Pañindabhivamsa. urged them to meet targeted standard and complete in the afternoon. — MNA Merits gained were shared. — MNA Reproductive health tasks to be stepped up

NAY PYI TAW, 20 jointly organized by Min- tive health to the public. July — Minister for istry of Health and World The meeting was Health Dr Kyaw Myint Health Organization also participated by called for stepping up ef- (WHO). Deputy Ministers for forts for reproductive At the meeting, Health Dr Mya Oo and health tasks to meet the the minister also urged Dr Paing Soe, professors UN’s millennium devel- NGOs to cooperate in im- of the medical institutes, opment goals at the Ad- plementing the tasks to re- obstetric and vocacy Meeting on Re- duce the infant and child gynecologists, pediatrics productive Health for Key mortality rate and death and representatives of Stakeholders on 18 July rate in labour in Myanmar. Myanmar Maternal and at the Health Department He also stressed the need Child Welfare Associa- here. to disseminate general tion (Central). Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing and wife Daw The meeting was knowledge on reproduc- MNA Tin Tin Latt present Waso robes to a Sayadaw. H&T

Education Minister visits University, College in Toungoo

YANGON, 19 July study of trainees at the ter proceeded to Toungoo — Minister for Education science lab, language lab University and met with Dr Chan Nyein met with and computer room. rector, pro-rector, heads departmental officials, He visited of department and profes- Principal Daw San San Practicing High School sors at the multimedia Myint and faculty mem- of Toungoo Education room. The minister heard bers of Toungoo Educa- College. the reports on academic Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint delivers an address at Advocacy tion College at the meet- The minister also matters presented by the Meeting on Reproductive Health for Key Stakeholders. — HEALTH ing hall of Taungoo Edu- met with headmasters heads of department and cation College on 17 and headmistresses and fulfilled the requirements. July. teachers in Toungoo Minister Dr Chan Nyein Arrangements under way to The minister Township at No (1) inspected Computer gave necessary instruc- BEHS, Toungoo and in- Training Centre, Lan- rebuild Nanwum bridge tions on academic and spected science lab, li- guage Lab, Resource Trains can regularly run on administrative matters brary, computer room Centre, e-Learning Cen- and fulfilled the require- and language lab. tre and science labs. Yangon-Mottama rail road section ments. He viewed the Later, the minis- MNA

YANGON, 20 July Tachilek District in Shan Theinzayet station and — A bailey bridge locally- State (East) on 19 July. Theinzayet bridge was Villager loses leg in land mine explosion called Nanwum bridge at The officials concerned temporarily closed in the mile post No 25-4 on are making arrangements Kyaikto Township in Mon Kenglat-Tarle motor road for rebuilding the bridge. State on 19 July owing to NAY PYI TAW, 20 Kyaw Myint, 35, stepped ties to jeopardize the com- was destroyed by the Likewise, the rail the flooding on the rail July— A villager lost left on it on his way to a forest munity peace and tranquil- heavy rains in Kenglat, road section between track caused by the tor- leg when a land mine ex- near the village to get bam- lity. rential rains. ploded on 16 July near boo shoots. MNA All this needs to be known After the flood Kyaukkyipauk Village in The victim is un- waters had retreated at Htantabin Township, dergoing medical treat- * Do not be frightened whenever 10.30 pm, the rail road Bago Division. ment at Zayatkyi Hospital Donate intimidated section was reopened and A land mine in the township. * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered the trains can regularly run planted by insurgents ex- Insurgents have blood * Do not be softened whenever appeased on it. — MNA ploded when a villager been committing atroci- 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 Information Minister offers Waso robes in Loilem

NAY PYI TAW,20 Police Force Brig-Gen Minister Brig-Gen July— Minister for Khin Yi offered Waso Kyaw Hsan on 15 July Information Brig-Gen robes and alms to member went to Information and Kyaw Hsan and Director- of Loilem Township Public Relations General of Myanmar Sangha Maha Nayaka Department in Loilem and Committee Presiding inspected Pyinnyaalin Minister Brig-Gen Sayadaw Agga Maha library, training hall, Kyaw Hsan offers alms Saddamma Jotikadhaja office building and wall to Sayadaw Agga Bhaddanta Silananda of magazine. Then, the Maha Saddamma Yadanasi monastery in minister gave instructions Loilem on 14 July. to officials. — MNA Jotikadhaja Bhad- danta Silananda. Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan inspects MNA Loilem District IPRD. MNA

“Superman” records “satisfactory” box office in China BEIJING, 20 July — “Superman Returns” recorded box office sales of 31.71 million yuan (about four million US dollars) over its opening weekend in China ahead of the release of “Mission: Impossible III”. “The figure is movie’s two China million US dollars). satisfactory following our distributors, told Xinhua “Cinemas with a earlier prediction of the on Tuesday. single screen will replace movie’s gross box office But he admitted the ‘Superman’ with ‘M:I3’ - 60 million yuan (7.5 film may lose out on and cineplexes will million US dollars),” sales to “M:I3,” which is devote most of their Weng Li, deputy due to be released on the screens to ‘M:I3’ after distribution manager of Mainland on July 20 and Tom Cruise returns to the China Film Group is estimated to reap over Chinese screens,” Weng Corporation, one of the 100 million yuan (12.5 added. — MNA/Xinhua Human trafficker Soe Myint arrested YANGON, 20 July organizations at home and Street, Ward 10, North Quake jolts Jakarta — Cases of trafficking in international community Okkalapa Township. He persons for sexual abuse and countries in the region worked as Boedaw (faith- JAKARTA, 20 July — Tall buildings swayed as an earthquake struck the and forced labour have in preventing human healer) at his office at No Indonesian capital and nearby parts of Java Island on Wednesday, sowing been occurring in trafficking. 570, 7th Street, Ward 8, fear two days after an undersea quake triggered a tsunami on the southern countries throughout the At 8 pm on 4 Thakayta Township. coast, witnesses said. world. Human trafficking July, Yangon Division According to the There were no immediate reports 550 people. harms dignity and prestige Committee for Prevention investigation, Soe Myint of casualties or damage, but people in Asked on Indonesian news radio of the people as well as of Trafficking in Persons sent Kalar and Cherry Oo several areas fled from office buildings Elshinta whether the quake on national prestige and rescued Khin Maung Swe to the other country in and homes. Wednesday could cause a tsunami, Fauzi integrity of Myanmar. and five persons who February 2006, and Khin The quake’s strength was 6.2 at said: “If there is a tsunami it won’t be Accepting the were bound for the other Yi Yi Tun, Aye Aye Win, its epicentre in the Indian Ocean off big.” prevention against country via Yangon Sargale and Maung Thein the southwestern tip of Java, Fauzi, an Indonesia’s 17,000 islands sprawl trafficking in persons as a Railway Station. from Ayeyawady Divi- official at the national earthquake along a belt of intense volcanic and national duty, the Furthermore, the sion in April on payment. centre, told Reuters. seismic activity, part of what is called Government is joining authorities seized Soe Action is being taken A quake of 7.7 magnitude on the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, and is prone hands with the social Myint of No 1249, Bonma against him. — MNA Monday off the southern Java coast to frequent earthquakes. triggered a tsunami that killed at least MNA/Reuters Indonesia urges UN to sponsor Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie(R) ceasefire in Middle East and Brad Pitt give JAKARTA, 20 July — Indonesia, the biggest Muslim country urged the a Press conference United Nations to take a lead to impose a ceasefire and set up a peacekeeping at a Namibian force in a bid to stop the bloody conflict in the Middle East, which has killed hotel recently. Hollywood hundreds of innocent people, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here celebrity couple on Tuesday. Brad Pitt and Susilo made the with the possibly- said the President. Angelina Jolie statement after a hearing established international “It needs a global would make the with envoys of 10 peacekeeping force and to step, and the United most popular cycle countries in the Middle provide one-million- Nations needs to play an pillion pas- East to Indonesia at the US-dollar humanitarian important roles... the sengers, a poll just State Palace. assistance to Palestine, necessity to impose a published has re- Indonesia vowed to Susilo said. ceasefire soon,” he said. vealed.ÐINTERNET contribute to the peace During the hearing, The President said process in the region, Indonesia and the that the ceasefire then must by appointing a special ambassadors as well as the be monitored by a The best time to plant a tree was envoy to voice the representatives of the 10 peacekeeping force, country’s messages in countries hoped for which its establishment 20 years ago. various international resuming political also must be organized by The second best time is now. forum, preparing one negotiation that can be the United Nations. battalion troops to join done after the ceasefire, MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 11

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Ecuador volcanic eruption destroys 19,000 Italian police free 113 Polish slave labourers hectares of farmland ROME , 20 July — Italian police on Tuesday freed 113 Poles living “like slaves” in forced labour camps, where those refusing to work were raped, QUITO, 20 July — The Ecuadorean President’s Office said on Tuesday that the Tungurahua Volcano, currently erupting in central Ecuador, had tortured with metal batons and attacked by dogs. destroyed 19,000 hectares of farmland. Authorities in They were Warsaw. Tungurahua had destroyed Bilbao and Cusua, two of the badly- both countries said that at alleged-ly members of a He said the 12,000 hectares in Chimborazo and 7,000 affected areas and is preparing to evacuate least four workers had criminal ring that recruited workers in the camps were in Tungurahua, the Foreign Ministry said. residents from Chacauca, Juive and apparently committed people in Poland through held in rooms without The 5,029-metre-high volcano, which is Ponton. suicide in the camps in adverts in newspapers heating, light or gas and showering the region with ash and burning Ecuador’s President Alfredo Italy’s southern region of promising them a safe job were watched by hot lava, entered a critical phase on Friday Palacio has ordered the Cabinet to come Puglia, but those deaths as agricultural workers in Ukrainian, Italian and that might last for months or years. up with an emergency plan. The were being investigated Italy. Polish armed guards. It has devastated villages that government decided on Monday to spend as suspicious. “Those who ap- He added there have maize, potato, cereal and livestock 4.9 million US dollars to tackle the Twenty people plied were charged 400- was evidence of forced farms and affected more than 13,000 disaster, and has already spent 300,000 were arrested for human 800 zlotys (124.50 US prostitution, rapes, torture people. dollars delivering food, medicine and trafficking in a joint dollars-248.90 US dol- with metal batons of those The Ecuadorean Government has drinking water to refugees. operation in Italy and lars), plus another 150 who tried to resist. Some evacuated around 1,000 families from MNA/Xinhua Poland, codenamed euros when they reached victims had dogs set “Promised Land”, and Italy,” Polish police chief against them and were police were looking for Marek Bienkowski told threatened with guns. seven more people. a news conference in MNA/Reuters Blair mocked as US poodle LONDON, 20 July — Prime Minister Tony Blair was roundly mocked as a US poodle on Tuesday after an off-the-cuff chat with President George W Bush was accidentally broadcast. Bush and Blair enjoyed a gossip much-vaunted “special relationship” over lunch at the Group of Eight summit with the United States. in St Petersburg on Monday, unaware “Yo, Bush! Start treating our that a microphone in front of them was prime minister with respect,” the popular switched on and their words would be tabloid Daily Mirror said, joining others relayed around the world. in seeing the US President’s greeting as Breaking with diplomatic disrespectful. formalities, Bush hailed Blair, his closest The broadcast chat “reinforces European ally, with the words “Yo, the damaging public image of Blair as Blair”. His solution to the Middle East the US President’s poodle”, it said. crisis was that Syria should press But most damaging to Blair was Hizbollah to “stop doing this shit”. what commentators saw as his plea — The British media pored over rebuffed by Bush — to be allowed to Two white tigers play water to cool themselves in the Qinling Wild the text of the conversation, saying it visit the Middle East to try to stop Animal Zoo of Xi’an recently. The zoo has taken various measures to cast Blair in a subservient role and fighting between Israel and Hizbollah help animals get through the scorching summer. —INTERNET showed the unequal nature of Britain’s guerillas. — MNA/Reuters 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006

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celebrates with a Colombian start point for negotiations TEHERAN, 19 July — Iranian Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein flag after winning the gold Elham said on Tuesday that a package of proposals offered by six world powers aimed to defuse the standoff over Iran’s nuclear issue was a good start medal at the cycling sprint point for negotiations. “We still believe that stance that Iran wanted to doctrine is transparent in competition in the Central the proposed package is a resolve the current this regard. We are not American and Caribbean good start point for standoff through diplo- after nuclear weapons and negotiations on the macy, talks and coopera- do not need them,” he said. Games in Barranquilla, nuclear issue,” Elham was tion, saying “the Islamic “We do not accept quoted by the official Republic of Iran calls for these kind of weapons by Colombia narrowly missing a IRNA news agency as continuation of coopera- any country and believe saying at a weekly news tion within the framework in international disarma- dog that had wandered onto conference. of the International ment,” he added. “We are optimistic Atomic Energy Agency In addition, Elham the track on 19 July, 2006. and believe that the issue (IAEA) and international stressed that Iran respected can be resolved,” he rules and regulations”. international laws, saying INTERNET added. The spokesman Meanwhile, Elham that Teheran “never reiterated Teheran’s stressed that Iran was not intended to move in a way trying to acquire nuclear contrary to accepted in- Privately funded spacecraft carries NASA weapons. “Iran pursues ternational regulations or peaceful policies. Our even beyond them”. “Genebox” into space political and military MNA/Xinhua LOS ANGELES, 19 July In about two weeks, Bigelow Aerospace, is a seems to be in good Diet drug may help — The Genesis-1 the device will be one-third scale prototype shape, and is expected to inflatable module, the activated and send its of the commercial space circle the planet for obese adolescent world’s first privately experiment data to Earth station module in future. several years while NEW YORK, 19 July — The weight-loss drug funded spacecraft, has a for further analysis. The Launched into orbit scientists study its Meridia may be a safe, effective treatment for shoebox-size device for Genesis-1 spacecraft, atop a Russian rocket on durability. life experiment in orbit, built by Las Vegas-based 12 July, the module now MNA/Xinhua severely overweight children as young as 12, US space agency NASA researchers reported on Monday. said on Monday. In a study of nearly 500 obese 12- to 16-year-olds, The payload, called investigators found that children who took Meridia, “GeneBox,” contains a and also underwent behavioural counselling, lost an miniature laboratory average of 14 pounds over a year. In contrast, those designed to analyze how who received counselling alone continued to gain the near weightlessness weight. of space affects genes in The findings are published in the Annals of microscopic cells and Internal Medicine. Meridia, known generically as other small life forms, sibutramine, is approved in the US as a weight-loss according to NASA’s aid for people ages 16 or older. The new findings Ames Research Center suggest the drug is “relatively safe and effective” based in Silicon Valley, for younger teens as well, said lead study author Dr. California. Robert I. Berkowitz of Children’s Hospital of The micro-laboratory Chinese workers planting grass near the third terminal under construction for Philadelphia. includes sensors and the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, 19 However, he told Reuters Health, more research is optical systems that can July, 2006. The new terminal, being built at a cost of 25 billion yuan (US$ 3.2 detect proteins and billion; euro 2.7 billion), is part of efforts to double the airport’s capacity to 60 needed to see how effective the drug is in the long term — including whether young users keep the weight off specific genetic activity. million passengers a year in advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.—INTERNET and whether they develop fewer obesity-related health Japan PM hopeful envisions Heavy rains hit two Koreas, problems, like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Berkowitz also stressed that medication is an option “Beautiful Country” some 130 dead only for teens with severe weight problems. “This is TOKYO, 19 July — Chief Cabinet Secretary not for children who need to lose 20 pounds,” he said. S EOUI, 19 July — At least rain, officials said Shinzo Abe, who tops opinion polls as the politician MNA/Reuters most Japanese would like to see as the next premier, 129 people are confirmed or MNA/Reuters will publish a book this week calling for changes to reported dead in North and Balloons fly over a the pacifist Constitution, a Japanese newspaper South Korea in flooding and said on Wednesday. landslides over the last few fashionable Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is due to step down days, according to officials in September. His successor as Liberal Democratic Party and a leading international Shinjuku amusement (LDP) leader is effectively guaranteed the premiership relief agency. street in Tokyo on 20 due to the LDP’s dominance in Parliament. In secretive North July, 2006 to Public opinion polls show Abe is the most popular of Korea, over 100 people died the politicians likely to stand in the party election. and thousands of people promote the FIBA But many poll respondents cite Abe’s looks and were left homeless, the clean-cut image as his strengths, rather than his policies. World Basketball International Federation Abe may be hoping his book, an unofficial manifesto of Red Cross and Red Championship to be entitled: “Beautiful Country — towards a Japan with confidence and pride,” will change that. The volume Crescent Societies said held in Japan from citing reports. details his views on changing the US-drafted postwar 19 August to 3 Constitution, strengthening Tokyo’s alliance with At least 29 people have Washington and educational reform, the Nihon Keizai been killed and another 32 September. Shimbun said. are missing in South Korea INTERNET MNA/Reuters after a week of torrential 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 S P O R T S Wembley, Berlin bidding to host Champions League final Zidane set to face FIFA over LONDON, 20 July — from a 242-million euro Moscow Olympics and and promotional plans, World Cup head butt The newly rebuilt Wem- (302.4-million-US-dol- also held the 1999 UEFA and the principle of geo- BERN (Switzerland), dia reports, based on the bley Stadium and Ber- lar) overhaul for the Cup final. graphical rotation.The 20 July — Former France opinions of lip-readers, lin’s Olympiastadion, the World Cup. UEFA will evaluate 2007 Champions League captain Zinedine Zidane that he used racist insults venue for the World Cup Wembley, scene of the the bids according to the final is being staged in will appear before FIFA’s to provoke Zidane. final on 9 July, are in the 1966 World Cup final and capacity and infrastruc- Athens and the UEFA disciplinary committee in The Inter Milan running to stage the 2008 five European Cham- ture of the stadium, the Cup final at Hampden Zurich on Thursday to player, who had his own or 2009 Champions pions’ Cup showpieces, is city and airport agree- Park, Glasgow. give his account of the hearing before the disci- League finals. in the final stages of being ments, accommodation MNA/Reuters incident in which he head- plinary committee last Fri- The decision will be rebuilt with a 90,000-seat butted an opponent in the day, told Italy’s Gazzetta taken in early October capacity at a cost of 1.2 World Cup final. dello Sport newspaper that when the UEFA Execu- billion euros. After a se- The 34-year-old was it was “one of those in- tive Committee meets in ries of delays it is expected sent off in the closing sults you hear dozens of Ljubljana, Slovenia. to open next year. stages of the final match times and that often slips Wembley and the Wembley, also the of his illustrious career out on the pitch”. Olympiastadion are on the main venue for the 1948 after butting his head into FIFA has been tight- short list for both finals along Olympics, has staged the the chest of Italian de- lipped about the exact with the Stadio Olimpico in finals of Europe’s premier fender Marco Materazzi. charges being brought Rome and Moscow’s club competition in 1963, Zidane, three-times against the two players, Luzhniki Stadium. 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992. FIFA’s World Player of and about the size of the The Estadio Olimpico Rome provided the the Year, had already an- punishments that could be in Seville, which staged setting for the 1960 nounced his decision to handed out. the 2003 UEFA Cup final Olympic Games and the retire as a player long be- According to the or- between Porto and Celtic 1990 World Cup final and fore the final took place. ganization’s disciplinary is also in contention for has staged the European Without their captain, code, any player who “de- both showpieces. Cup finals of 1977, 1984 and regular penalty-taker liberately assaults someone The Olympiastadion and 1996. who had scored their goal physically or damages his has never hosted a Euro- The Luzhniki was the from the spot in the game health will be suspended pean final but profitted main venue for the 1980 that eventually ended in a for at least four matches”, 1-1 draw, France lost the and handed a minimum subsequent shoot-out 5-3. fine of 5,000 Swiss francs The five-member dis- (3,984 US dolars). Discovery Channel's team rider George Hincapie of ciplinary panel will also A lesser assault in the US cycles after the 15th stage of the 93rd Tour de consider possible punish- which the victim is not France between Gap and L'Alpe D'Huez, on 18 July, ments against Materazzi considered to have been 2006.—INTERNET who admitted insulting physically harmed is sanc- He takes men’s 1m spring- Zidane in the moments tioned with a ban of at leading up to the head butt. least two matches and the board gold at World Cup Materazzi has, how- same minimum fine. CHANGSHU (East of China), 20 July — Chinese ever, denied several me- MNA/Reuters diver He Chong took the gold of men’s 1-metre China, Japan post victories in springboard event at the 15th edition of FINA Diving World Cup here on Wednesday. women’s Asian Cup The 19-year-old He, who grabbed the gold of 3m CANBERRA, 20 July — Han Duan and Pu Wei each springboard synchronized event with Wang Feng at scored a goal to give China a 2-0 win over Taibei in the 2005 World Aquatic Championships in Montreal, first Group A match of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Canada, firmly held the first place on Wednesday in Adelaide, Australia on Wednesday. since the first dive. In another Group A clash, Japan thrashed Vietnam Although he did not performed well in the fourth 5-0. The strike duo of Ma Xiaoxu, top-scorer in the round while executing a reverse two-and-a-half somer- AFC U-19 championships this year and Han posed as sault and earned 72 points, his lowest score tonight, He big threats to their opponents before Han opened convinced the judges with his last two dives, one scoring on 11 minutes off a set-piece by midfielder Bi receiving 90.00 points and the other 96.90 points. He Yan. China doubled their advantage on 65 minutes Patty Schnyder, pictured at Wimbledon, reached the took the gold with a total score of 505.65 points. when Pu tapped the ball in after a goalmouth melee “I didn’t spend much time training on the 1m sparked by a Bai Lili corner. quarter-finals of the 175,000-dollar WTA tourna- ment in Cincinnati with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory springboard, so I think I performed well enough Japan were merciless toward Vietnam when they tonight,” said He.—MNA/Xinhua poured in five goals by Sawa Homare (39, 52), over US qualifier Abigail Spears.—INTERNET Sakaguchi, Mizuho (65, 78) and Nagasato, Yuki (81). Orlando Pirates draw in After the first round of group matches, Japan top Colombia govt says ready to the group and China stand second on goal difference. host 2014 soccer World Cup African Champions League Taibei come third and Vietnam, fourth.—MNA/Xinhua JOHANNESBURG, 19 July — Emmanuel Umoh scored BOGOTA, 19 July — Colombia's vice-president, an injury-time equalizer as Ivory Coast's ASSEC Abidjan Francisco Santos, told media on Tuesday that the forced a 1-1 draw with hosts Orlando Pirates in their nation was ready to host the 2014 soccer World Cup African Champions League Group B match at Ellis Park and that the government had not been hasty in present- on Tuesday. ing its candidature. A header from Blaise Mbele had given Pirates the Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia, said on lead just before half-time. Saturday, at the opening ceremony of the 20th Central ASEC threatened to equalise for the last quarter of American and Caribbean Games that Colombia would the game with Abdul Moustapha Ouedraogo hitting seek to host the Cup; a statement that was greeted with the post in the 85th minute. skepticism by the nation's sporting media. The draw means Nigeria's Enyimba, who won 2-0 Uribe said at the same ceremony that Santos would at Ghana's Hearts of Oak on Sunday, top the Group B take charge of preparing Colombia's proposal to the standings. International Federation of Football Associations Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips Tuesday's match was halted for 23 minutes after the (FIFA). fields a ball from a New York Mets hitter during first half hour of the game when the floodlights at Ellis "The prospect makes my mouth water," Santos said the third inning of their MLB baseball game at Park went out. The stadium will be one of the 10 on Tuesday. "I would love to see all we saw in Germany Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio, on here in Colombia in eight years." venues to be used by South Africa for their hosting of 19 July, 2006.—INTERNET MNA/Xinhua the 2010 World Cup finals.— MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 21 July, 2006 15 UN calls for quick Middle East ceasefire UNITED NATIONS, 20 July — Israel and Hizbollah must stop fighting before a broader settlement of the conflict can be reached, a top UN official said on Wednesday, clashing with the United States which said a ceasefire made little sense. The UN call came hostilities,” UN Deputy litical problems in the Washington frowns on hours after Israeli Prime Secretary-General Mark region,” Malloch Brown the idea of a ceasefire now. Minister Ehud Olmert Malloch Brown told re- said. US Ambassador John Bol- said his country’s mili- porters, a day after France Council members ton said a ceasefire be- tary campaign against suggested the Security said they were waiting for tween a state and a “terror- Hizbollah guerillas would Council adopt a resolution a briefing by UN Secre- ist group” like Hizbollah continue “as long as nec- calling for a ceasefire un- tary-General Kofi Annan made little sense. He said essary” to free two cap- derpinned by political and on Thursday before de- the Council should instead tured soldiers and ensure security steps. ciding on next steps. US focus on disarming the group was no longer a “The Middle East is Secretary of State Hizbollah and extending threat. littered with the results of Condoleezza Rice was Lebanese Government “What there needs to people believing there are having a private dinner control over all its terri- be now is a cessation of military solutions to po- with Annan on Thursday, tory. UN officials said. MNA/Reuters India’s DM says terrorism cannot destroy spirits of citizens CHENNAI, 20 July — Condemning terrorism of all forms, India's Defence Minister Pranab WEATHER Mukherjee Tuesday night said terrorism might Thursday, 20 July, 2006 kill some people, but could not destroy the indi- Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 vidual spirits of the countrymen. hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain has been isolated Unveiling Rajiv Gan- communalism, which in Chin State, fairly widespread in upper Sagaing. Mandalay dhi Memorial Arch at the were attempting to divide and Yangon Divisions and widespread in the remaining Kathipara Junction, the the country. areas with isolated heavyfalls in Rakhine State and southern entrace to the The arch, which has Ayeyawady Division. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall city, he said the country the busts of Jawahrlal recorded were Pyapon (4.96) inches, Thandwe (4.01) inches. was passing through a Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Yangon (Kaba-Aye) (2.48) inches, Sittway (2.41) inches, difficult time as forces Rajiv Gandhi, Kamaraj Bago (2.20) inches and Pyinmana (0.63) inch. Maximum temperature on 19-7-2006 was 86¡F. of destruction and and GK Moopanar, sym- Minimum temperature on 20-7-2006 was 66¡F. Relative destablization were bent bolized the unity of the upon to divide the coun- humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 20-7-2006 was (100%). nation, he said. Total sunshine hours on 19-7-2006 was (0.4)hour approx. try on the basis of reli- All the leaders have con- Rainfalls on 20-7-2006 were (1.69) inches at gion and caste. tributed greatly to the na- Mingaladon, (2.48) inches at Kaba-Aye and (1.14) inches at “As long as Congress tion's development, he Central Yangon. Total rainfalls since 1-1-2006 were (47.95) is at the helm of affairs, said.—MNA/PTI inches at Mingaladon, (57.64) inches at Kaba-Aye and we will not allow the (62.48) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at country to be divided nor Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (10) mph from Southeast at any attempts to harm it,” He Chong took the gold of men's 1-metre (18:30) hours MST on 19-7-2006. he said.He asked the Con- Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate in the springboard event at the 15th edition of FINA gressmen to stand united Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay and generally strong Diving World Cup on 19 July, 2006.—INTERNET and fight the forces of elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. Friday, 21 July Forecast valid until evening of 21-7-2006: Rain 8:20 am 5:45 pm Tune in today will be scattered in Chin, Shan and Kayah States, fairly widespread in Mandalay and lower Sagaing Divisions and 8. 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Martial song 11.Evening news 9:00 am Music: Outlook for subsequent two days: Strong monsoon. 4:15 pm 6:30 pm -I remember you Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring 7:00 am areas for 21-7-2006: One of two rain. Degree of certainty is 2. Songs to uphold 12.Weather report 9:05 am International 1. Recitation of Parittas news (80%). by Missionary Saya- National Spirit 6:35 pm 9:10 am Music: Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring quutsuuu MMuuMlcuMMuu \\ \\\ er∑∑ˆa%∑∑∑ \\r\\\ ˙˙c˙˙˙ \\\\\ daw U Ottamathara 4:30 pm 13. -Tarzan boy areas for 21-7-2006: Some rain. Degree of certainty is 7:25 am 3. Practice in Reading 7:05 pm 1:30 pm News / Slogan (80%). Niiuuicuiiuu \\c\\\ MMKa;zatMMMKa;zat\\lm\\\ \\;t\\\ ∑∑´´∑´∑∑´´ 1:40 pm Lunch time music 2. To be healthy 4:45 pm 14. Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring {K¥s\\\\l\\\\\\ iipiii \\pael;\\\pael; twtw´´lv´´´ \\\\\ -I wish it would rain areas for 21-7-2006: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is exercise 4. 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Lt-Gen Kyaw Win of Ministry of Defence views transplanting competition in Laikha. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 20 July — Member of the zations and local people. paddy strains are yielding over 250 baskets of paddy State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Kyaw Seven teams took part in the competition. per acre. They should apply the advanced techniques Win of the Ministry of Defence attended a paddy Honaungoum team won the first prize, Ward disseminated by Myanma Agriculture Service in cul- transplanting competition in Laikha Township, south- 1 team, the second prize, Nongmein team, the third tivating paddy strains that grow well in the region. ern Shan State, on 12 July. prize, and other four teams, the consolation prize. Laikha Township put 36,821 acres of land Also present were Chairman of Shan State The commander and officials gave away the prizes under paddy in 2005-2006. In 2006-2007, the town- Peace and Development Council Commander of to the winners. ship has cultivated over 24,880 acres of paddy up to Eastern Command Brig-Gen Thaung Aye, Minister In meeting with members of the teams and now against the target of 37,900 acres. for Culture Maj-Gen Khin Aung Myint, senior mili- local people, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win said that as Shan Lt-Gen Kyaw Win spent the night in Laikha. tary officers, departmental personnel, social organi- State has been striving to boost food production, some MNA Cash donated to funds of Monywa Weather Forecast for (21-7-2006) General Hospital Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areas NAY PYI TAW, 20 Hospital, at the City Hall 600,000 by Sagaing Di- ment Dr Kyaw Shein July — Chairman of in Monywa. vision Health Department spoke words of thanks. One or two rain. Sagaing Division Peace The commander and and K 10.7 million by 39 At Monywa District and Development Coun- officials accepted K 1 wellwishers. Law Office, the com- Degree of certainty is (80%). cil Commander of North- million for the hospital Afterwards, well- mander attended the cer- West Command Maj-Gen donated by Sagaing Divi- wishers donated emony to recount the Yangon and neighbouring areas Tha Aye on 14 July at- sion Peace and Develop- K 18.3 million to the 28th work coordination Some rain. Degree of certainty is tended the ceremony to ment Council; K 1 mil- funds of the hospital. meeting between the At- set up the blood trust- lion All Bus-lines Control Head of Sagaing torney-General and law (80%). fund of Monywa General Committee of Monywa; K Division Health Depart- officers. Sagaing Divi- sion Law Officer U Tin Mandalay and neighbouring areas Thein Maung reported on tasks being carried out. One or two rain. Later, the commander Degree of certainty is (80%). gave necessary instruc- tions. — MNA Noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded

(20-7-2006) Pyapon (4.96)inches, Thandwe (4.01) inches, Yangon (Kaba Aye) (2.48) inches, Sittway (2.41) inches, Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Com- Bago (2.20) inches, mander Maj-Gen Tha Aye accepts cash donation for Monywa General Pyinmana (0.63) inch. Hospital presented by a wellwisher. — MNA