Independence and Sovereignty Are the Most Valuable Heritage of The

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Natural resources are gained from Senior General Than Shwe sends the natural world. Another strength message of sympathy to PRC President is the Myanmar society, which has many fine cultural traditions. YANGON, 15 June — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Devel- opment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of sympathy to His Excellency Mr Myanmar people possess such out- Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China for the loss of life and property caused standing characteristics as persever- by the recent floods and landslides in Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces and Xinjiang ance, bravery, patience and forgive- Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. — MNA ness. Independence and sovereignty are the most valuable heritage of the nation It is the national duty of all citizens to safeguard the heritage throughout the generation “Our Three Main National Causes” and 12 political, economic and social objectives are the national policy of Myanmar

YANGON, 15 June—The opening of Myanmar and they have faced in their lives. International Studies Course No 8 conducted by the The purpose of the courses constantly conducted Union Solidarity and Development Association took by the Association is to develop human resources place at the USDA Training Centre in Hmawby and to shape the brighter future of the nation. The Township this morning, with an address by Member subjects on knowledge, education, vocation, and mod- of USDA Central Panel of the Patrons Prime Minis- ern technologies are prescribed to flourish firm be- ter Lt-Gen Soe Win. lief and conviction, the spirit through which the peo- Also present on the occasion were USDA Secre- ple want to live in peace and stability and share weal tariat members, CEC members, guests, course in- and woe, the spirit of building the nation, and Union charge Lt-Col Khin Win, course instructors and train- Spirit among the trainees, to preserve national char- ees. acter and to sharpen the skills of the trainees. As a The Prime Minister in his speech said that the result, the drive enhances the capability of the nation course is nurturing and training educated new gen- and imparts the trainees with Union Spirit, national- eration youths to become a reliable force of the na- istic fervour and skills. tion. Myanmar is blessed with fine geographic features The course covers subjects on national politics, and moderate climates and rich in natural resources. State security, State’s political affairs, economic and These strengths are gained from the natural world. social development, and international affairs. The Another strength is the Myanmar society, which has trainees have an opportunity to study Myanmar and many fine cultural traditions. Myanmar people pos- Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win delivers an international affairs. sess such outstanding characteristics as perseverance, address at the opening ceremony of Myanmar and The scope of Myanmar and international studies bravery, patience and forgiveness. And they never International Studies Course No 8 of Union is quite broad, so the trainees should pay a serious bear grudge against anyone and tend to forgive. Solidarity and Development Association. — MNA attention to the subjects, considering the experiences (See page 8)

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Thursday, 16 June, 2005 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Myanmar determined to fight * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation against trafficking in persons * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The Union of Myanmar does not condone the practice of trafficking in persons and is constantly striving to overcome the pernicious prac- Sittway GTC, site of Yegyanbyin Sluice Gate inspected tice under the guidance of the Government and leadership of Myanmar Women’s Affairs Fed- YANGON, 15 June — Maj-Gen Khin Maung Next, the commander oversaw construction eration and with the cooperation of the entire Myint, Chairman of Rakhine State Peace and Devel- tasks at the college and growing of shade and flowery national people. However, the big nation has opment Council and Commander of Western Com- plants. mand, accompanied by Brig-Gen Than Tun Aung of Afterwards, the commander and party proceeded turned a blind eye to the firm determination Sittway Station and departmental personnel, arrived to the site for construction of the sluice gate for demonstrated by Myanmar in eradicating the at Government Technological College in Sittway on prevention against flow of salty water into farmlands problem of trafficking in persons and the progress 13 June morning. in Yegyanbyin. achieved so far. Principal Dr Win Naing briefed the commander MNA The fifth annual report on trafficking in on academic and construction matters and greening persons issued by US State Department this month tasks in the environs of the college. Brig-Gen Than Complementary copies of Yangon has totally ignored Myanmar’s efforts to combat Tun Aung of Sittway Station gave a supplementary trafficking in persons and its enthusiastic coop- report. Tourist Map (09-2005) distributed eration with neighbouring countries and interna- The commander instructed officials to try hard tional organizations. Therefore, the Ministry of to complete the tasks in time meeting the set standard. Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Union 219 drugs-related cases of Myanmar on 9 June, 2005, issued an announcement with respect to the report of the US State exposed during May Department. In the announcement, it is men- YANGON, 15 June — Tatmadaw, Myanmar Po- tioned that the report lacks objectivity and does lice Force and Customs Department managed to ex- not inspire greater action against human traf- pose 219 drugs-related cases during May 2005. The drugs-related cases exposed were 91.8075 ficking. kilos of opium in 31 cases, 6.5819 kilos of heroin in While the report alleges that Myanmar 78 cases, 0.4519 kilo of opium oil in 11 cases, 0.6157 does not comply with the minimum standards for kilo of low-grade opium in 12 cases, 4.2325 kilos of the elimination of trafficking in persons and is mirijuana in 14 cases, 3,860 stimulant tablets in 52 not making significant efforts to do so, it ac- case, 19 kilos of stimulant powder in one case, 0.1 knowledges that Myanmar has made improved litre of cough syrup in one case, 10.27 kilos of speciosa efforts to combat trafficking. It also criticizes in seven cases, 102.05 kilos of stimulant iced in one case, 150.15 litres of chemical liquid in one case, two Myanmar for providing minimal assistance to cases for failure to register and eight others. victims but acknowledges that Myanmar has set In connection with the cases, action was taken up a repatriation centre on the Myanmar-Thai against 320 persons— 273 men and 47 women. border. Therefore, the report is contradictory. MNA The Preventive Working Committee for Trafficking in Persons established in July, 2002, Self-reliant library opened has been very active in carrying out its work. YANGON, 15 June —In an effort to disseminate Yangon Tourist Map in circulation.—MNA During the period between 2002 and 2004, the general knowledge to people, a self-reliant library of committee reviewed 474 cases. As a result, 519 Gwaybin Village-tract in Seikphyu Township was inaugurated on 10 June. YANGON, 15 June — Under the directives of the persons had legal action taken against them; At the opening ceremony, wellwishers donated Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Design Printing Serv- 2,629 victims were rescued; 722,061 were edu- books on general knowledge and 20 chairs. Chairman ices Co Ltd (DPS) has already distributed Yangon cated regarding the danger posed by traffickers of Seikphyu Township Peace and Development Coun- Tourist Map (09-2005). and 17,280 persons repatriated. The National cil U Ye Hla, Head of township Information and Yangon Tourist Map (09-2005) features de- Plan of Action on anti-trafficking contains strat- Public Relations Department U Myint Soe and tailed Yangon map, residences of entrepreneurs. It egies for prosecution, protection and preventing. Gwaybin Village PDC Chairman U Mya Thaung precisely describes locations and telephone numbers Moreover, the Committee on Combating Traf- formally opened the library. — MNA of international airlines, embassies of foreign mis- sions, hotels, inns, restaurants, travel and tour serv- ficking in Persons, the Preventive Working Com- ices, golf courses, medical centres, courier services, mittee for Trafficking in Persons and the Task MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DONATED: Mr Oliver language schools, beauty spa and taxi and transport Force to draft the anti-trafficking law have been E Soe Thet & Daw Khin Khet Khet Khaing and German Interplast donated one operation table, services. Besides, markets for world tourists, inter- established. one operation light, one suction machine and one national standard showrooms, museums, pagodas, To prevent trafficking in persons in Asia, air-conditioner worth K 4 million to Thandwe gems and jewellery shops and souvenirs shops with Myanmar and Australia have signed an MoU on Hospital on 12-6-2005. The medical complete map references included in it. prevention of human trafficking. According to superintendent of the hospital accepts Businessmen from hotels, travel and tour op- the MoU, Myanmar has been cooperating with the donations.— H erators, embassies, airlines, restaurants and souvenir Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. From 27 to 29 shops across the country may take out copies of October, 2004, Myanmar hosted the Meeting for Yangon Tourist Maps by showing a copy of company’s register and a letter of special power at DPS the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative No (165-167), 35th Street, First Floor, Kyauktada Against Trafficking in Persons. The MoU on Township (Tel - 204020) during office hours with free Coordinated Ministerial Initiative Against Traf- of charge. ficking (COMMIT) was signed by six countries of MNA the Greater Mekong Sub-region. It is a critical step to creating a regional cooperation platform to combat trafficking in persons. All this needs to be known The Union of Myanmar is determined to continue to combat trafficking in persons, enlist- * Do not be frightened whenever ing the help of its national people and cooperating intimidated with neighbouring nations and international * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered organizations. * Do not be softened whenever appeased

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HONG KONG, 14 June— Business decision-makers should pay special attention to identities of different markets when they are investing in Asia, Prime Minister of Malaysia said here Monday. While addressing at the dinner of challenge to those wanting to 'conquer the 38th International General Meet- Asia'," he said. He suggested business ing of the Pacific Basin Economic leaders do well to tease out the differ- Council, Abdullah Haji Ahmad ences and use them to their advantage. Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Badawi also advised business deci- said Asia is changing into a region that sion-makers not to concentrate re- is more dynamic and robust, more sources on one location because of dif- integrated and more innovation-driven, ferences within Asia, which he believed which he called it a "New Asia". is a "short-sighted approach". No matter how interconnected and Different places within Asia have their interdependent Asia will be, the differ- comparative advantages which can be ent markets in the region will still have woven into a very strong and profitable their own identities and their own pre- value chain, he said. The terrain in Asia ferences, he added. "Standards may be calls for a balanced approach in opera- increasingly harmonized across borders, tions and investments. Only then would Japan Airlines’ Boeing 767, flight from new Chitose airport, northern island but tastes and consumer wants will still the true advantage of Asia be fully of Hokkaido, sits in a runway after landing at Tokyo airport in Tokyo, be highly localized. This presents a great leveraged.—MNA/Xinhua on 15 June, 2005. — INTERNET EU Ambassador to Indonesia supports OPEC’s decision to China hails Sino-EU increase oil output quota JAKARTA, 14 June— Indonesia will support the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries textile agreement (OPEC) if the oil cartel decides to raise its output quota by 500,000 barrels per day (BPD) to 28 BEIJING, 14 June — The EU Ambassador to million bpd, a top executive has said. China Serge Abou on Monday hailed the Sino- Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo said, however, that this month's pos- EU memorandum on textile trade, saying the EU Purnomo Yusgiantoro was quoted Tuesday by sible quota increase would not alter the state will possibly not use special restrict measures The Jakarta Post as saying OPEC should main- budget. against Chinese textile products. tain its current quota and, if possible, even pro- "We have already set oil prices at 45 US dollars Chinese and EU senior trade officials signed a duce more oil to ease the soaring global oil a barrel in the revised state budget," he said. memorandum last Saturday early morning to avoid prices and meet higher demand in the fourth Analysts believe that the planned increase in the worsening a trade friction sparked by EU's restric- quarter of the year. quota will not have a significant impact on the price tion on T-shirt and flax or ramie yarn and possible "There have been talks about an increase in the of crude oil, which has fluctuated around 50 US restriction on another eight kinds of Chinese textile quota by 500,000 bpd," Purnomo said. dollars for the past five months, as actual produc- and clothing. "I think (the raise) is a good move." tion from OPEC member countries is already higher The agreement is "inspired by partnership" and Ministers from 11 member countries of OPEC than the quota. "well-balanced", Abou said, noting it will benefits will meet at the organization's headquarters in According to data from Indonesia's chapter of the EU textile industry and the EU's neighbour coun- Vienna on Wednesday to discuss their production OPEC, the organization produced 30.4 million bpd tries which also have great employment in the in- strategy for the rest of the year. in April — including two million bpd output from dustry. He said that besides trade and economic The group's official production target was boosted Iraq, whose production has not been calculated into cooperation, the European Union carried out broad from 27 million bpd to 27.5 million bpd in April to OPEC's quota since the Gulf War. exchange and cooperation with China in other fields, help slash the soaring oil prices. MNA/Xinhua such as science and technology, aviation and agriculture. Polio cases MNA/Xinhua China spends 250m yuan in Indonesia annually for relic protection soar to 34 HENYANG S , 14 June— The Chinese Ministry of Finance starts to allocate JAKARTA, 14 June— 250 million yuan every year from 2005, in an effort to protect the country’s Indonesia has seen six large-scale historical heritage. more cases of polio con- The information was movable heritage with such as A'fang Palace of firmed, bringing the total released from an on-go- high historical and cul- Qin Dynasty (221 BC- number of children af- ing forum on relics sur- tural value, which oc- 206 BC), imposing flicted with the crippling vey and relics database cupy large areas. Shan Chang'an City of Han virus up to 34, local news- construction held in Qixiang, Head of the Dynasty (206 BC-220 paper reported on Mon- capital of northeast State Administration of AD), Hanyang Mauso- day. One of the newly con- China's Liaoning Pro- Cultural Heritage, said leum of Han Dynasty firmed cases came from vince. that protection efforts and Daming Palace of the West Java regency of Large-scale historical will first go to those Tang Dynasty (618- Sukabumi, where the first relics refer to those im- well-known relics sites, 907).— MNA/Xinhua polio case was found in April, and five were found Two US soldiers killed by in the neighbouring regen- cies of Lebak, Cianjur and Bogor, said The Ja- roadside bomb in western Iraq karta Post. The polio BAGHDAD, 14 June—Two US soldiers were killed on Monday in the volatile cases could increase fur- were killed when a roadside bomb city of Ramadi, some 110 km west of ther in the near future as struck their vehicle in western Iraq, the Baghdad, the military said in a state- the Ministry of Health US military said on Tuesday. ment. Over 1,700 US soldiers have been and WHO are waiting for A US humvee is driven past an army lorry as it The soldiers, assigned to the 2nd killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion the results of laboratory burns after being attacked by a roadside bomb in Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Marine Di- in March 2003, according to media tests on 40 other stool southern Baghdad on 14 June, 2005. — INTERNET vision, II Marine Expeditionary Force, tally. —Internet samples.— MNA/Xinhua

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¥ ¤ opens to foreign investment JINAN, 14 June — Six railway construction projects in east China’s Shandong China’s gold enterprises Province are open to foreign investment, the province’s State Assets Regulatory and Management Committee has announced. The move made the six projects are expected province’s railway net- register profit growth Shandong the first province to exceed five billion yuan work. The lines pass the BEIJING, 14 June — Chinese gold enterprises have raked in a profit of 1.07 to admit foreign capital into (about 600 million US dol- resource-intensive areas billion yuan between January and April, up 41.15 per cent over the same the sector after the nation lars). As China’s second- where large state-owned period of last year, statistics from the China Gold Association (CGA) said here issued new management largest economy at the pro- coal mines and petroleum on Monday. regulations on foreign in- vincial level, Shandong is companies are located. According to Mon- yuan, up 27.55 per cent while smelting enterprises vestment at the end of 2004, in urgent need of all kinds The six lines include the day’s China Securities over the same period of produced 28.142 tons, up which no longer restrict the of resources and expansion Longkou-Yantai Line, the Journal, China produced last year. 6.49 per cent. flow-in of foreign capital of the transportation capac- Linqu-Yishui Line, the 60.258 tons of gold in the CGA statistics also re- In a breakdown, gold into the field. ity, especially the railway Dalailong Line, the first four months of this vealed that China’s gold output of Jiangxi Copper Railway construction transportation. Pingshang-Lanshan Line, year, up 2.85 per cent year- mines have produced Group grew 10.15 per cent used to be considered as The province requires an the Zaozhuang-Linyi Line on-year, generating a com- 45.892 tons of gold in the year on year in the period; strategic resources and was effective railway network and the Longkou Port Line. bined industrial output first four months, down that of Anhui Tongling solely funded by state capi- to expedite its import and MNA/Xinhua value of 11.098 billion 7.52 per cent year on year; Nonferrous Metal Group tal in the country. export channels and prop Company, 77.18 per cent; Foreign investors can up its economy, said Li that of Yunnan Copper solely fund the six rail lines Chang’en, deputy director Group Company, 42.4 per in Shandong, set up joint of the Shandong Railway cent. Gold output of Hubei ventures or buy the pro- Bureau. Daye Nonferrous Metal perty rights. Li said the six rail lines Company dropped 41.96 The total investment of are an essential part of the per cent. — MNA/Xinhua Iranian Oil Minister to visit Pakistan Vietnam to send for talks on gas pipeline more workers ISLAMABAD, 14 June Prime Minister Shaukat abroad — Iranian Oil Minister Aziz last week. HANOI, 14 June — Bijan Zanganeh would Jilani said during their Vietnam is expected to visit Pakistan on 20 and meetings in Islamabad, the send 70,000 people to 21 June to discuss the pro- Pakistani and Indian oil work abroad this year, up posed four-billion-US- ministers agreed to set up from 67,447 employees dollar Iran-Pakistan-India a joint working group to last year, a department gas pipeline project, For- discuss all the aspects of Scores of cars are lined up waiting for customers at a car lot in Beijing, on under the Vietnamese eign Office spokesman the project including tech- Wednesday, 15 May, 2005. China’s auto sector saw profits slide 57 percent in Ministry of Labour, Inva- Jalil Abass Jilani said nical, financial and pric- the first four months of this year, compared with a year earlier, due to sluggish lids and Social Affairs Monday at a weekly news ing issues. —MNA/Xinhua sales and rising costs. — INTERNET said on Monday. briefing. Malaysia will be- Zanganeh’s visit fol- Speed pills found 1,704 US soldiers killed in Iraq come Vietnam’s biggest lows the talks between in corn field in labour export market, fol- Indian Petroleum Minis- WASHINGTON, 14 June—As of Tuesday, 14 June, 2005, at least 1,704 mem- northern lowed by Taiwan, South ter Mani Shankar Aiyar bers of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March Thailand Korea and Japan, said the and his Pakistani coun- 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,300 died as a result of Overseas Labour Man- terpart Amanullah Khan hostile action, according to the Defence Department. The figures include five BANGKOK, 14 June — agement Department. Jadoon and Pakistani military civilians. Thai authorities seized on The AP count is one higher than the Bush declared that major combat opera- Monday some 30,000 Most of the Vietnam- Four US troops Defence Department’s tally, last up- tions in Iraq had ended, 1,566 US mili- methamphetamine tablets ese employees will work dated at 10 am EDT Tuesday. tary members have died, according to buried in a corn field in as caretakers, domestic wounded in The British military has reported 89 AP’s count. That includes at least 1,191 northern country. servants, and workers. attack in east deaths; Italy, 25; Ukraine, 18; Poland, deaths resulting from hostile action, ac- The drugs, buried in To boost labour ex- 17; Spain, 11; Bulgaria, 10; Slovakia, cording to the military’s numbers. soil, were found by a team port, Vietnam is focusing of Kandahar three; Estonia, Thailand and the Neth- Since the start of US military opera- of 20 soldiers that on improving labour qual- KABUL, 14 June — erlands, two each; and Denmark, El tions in Iraq, 12,896 US servicemembers searched a corn field ity, expanding markets, Four US soldiers were Salvador, Hungary, Kazakhstan and have been wounded, according to a De- farmed by members of the and intensifying labour wounded on Monday Latvia one death each. fence Department tally released Tues- Lahu hill tribe in Chiang export promotion, the de- when a suspected impro- Since May 1, 2003, when President day. —Internet Mai Province, some 1,000 partment said, adding that vised explosive device kilometres north of Bang- the country is negotiating detonated near Kandahar, kok. with Chinese Taiwan to said the US-led coalition The troops also ar- ask the latter to remove forces. The US soldiers, rested a drug trafficker its decision on not receiv- travelling in a convoy, related to the case. ing Vietnamese caretak- were on their way from Authorities believed ers and domestic helpers Lashkar Gah to Kandahar that intensified anti-drug due to high rate of break- for an unknown mission, measures have forced ing labour contracts said the coalition in a Press drug traffickers to find among Vietnamese peo- release. ways hiding drugs, in- ple. It also denied the pre- cluding burying them in Vietnam sent some vious reports which said soil. 25,600 people to work five soldiers were killed. Use of amphetamine- abroad in the first five Earlier, Kandahar po- style drugs has been on months of this year. Tai- lice chief General Ayub rise in Southeast Asia, wan was the biggest la- Salangi told Xinhua that while traditional narcotic bour importer from Viet- five US troops were killed such as heroin in decline, nam in the period when in a suicide bomb attack according to the United receiving 14,385 workers, while the suicide attacker Nations Office on Drugs followed by Malaysia, was killed at the site. Iraqis gather to look at the wreckage of a vehicle following a car bomb in and Crime. South Korea and Japan. MNA/Xinhua Baquba, 60 kms from Baghdad on 14 June, 2005. — INTERNET MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 5 Vietnam hopes to conclude WTO entry negotiation before September HANOI, 14 June — Vietnam is expected to conclude all bilateral negotiations on its entry in the World Trade Organization (WTO) including those with the United States and China before September, said Vietnamese Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen on Tuesday. If the United States ac- in the fields of telecommu- namely the European Un- celerates the third negotia- nications, banking and ion, Japan, South Korea, tion round on June 13-16, it finance. Singapore, Argentina, Bra- will create a great chance Regarding China, the zil, Cuba, Chile and Uru- for the latter to join the or- Chinese negotiation delega- guay since it began bilat- ganization in late 2005, lo- tion will come to Vietnam eral and multilateral nego- cal newspaper Pioneer on 26 June, he said, noting tiations in 1998. quoted Tuyen as saying. that the two countries last In addition to acceler- During the round, Vie- October signed a joint state- ating negotiations, the coun- tnam and the United States ment to facilitate Vietnam’s try is speeding up law mak- are expected to focus their accession to the WTO. ing, with hope to join the negotiations on tariff reduc- To date, Vietnam has world’s largest trade body tion, and opening up mar- wrapped up bilateral nego- this year. Chinese workers unload steel bars at a construction site in Beijing kets of services, especially tiations with nine partners, MNA/Xinhua on 14 June, 2005. — INTERNET Cambodia launches web site Wu Yi urges increasing cooperation for common for garment industry news prosperity in APR PHNOM PENH, 14 June — A new web site was launched here Monday that will give the latest news HONG KONG,14 June — Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi on Monday called on Asia-Pacific Region (APR) and research on Cambodia’s main revenue earner countries and regions to step up cooperation in seeking common progress and prosperity by integrating — garment industry. into the process of world economic development. The new web site in “The garment indus- She made the remarks in a keynote speech titled cific countries and regions must increase cooperation, English was launched by try is truly global and the “Cooperation for Win-Win, and Harmony in Devel- promote development so as to realize a win-win situa- Better Factories Cambo- Cambodian scene attracts opment” at a luncheon of the 38th International Gen- tion. dia, a project of the Inter- interest from all over the eral Meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic Council “This is where the fundamental interests of the national Labour Organi- world,” said Ros Harvey, (PBEC) which opened here on Monday. people in the region lie in and also the prerequisite to zation (ILO). chief Technical Advisor Wu said China is willing to further expand eco- and corner-stone of the region in leading the global The web site gives to Better Factories Cam- nomic cooperation and trade exchanges with countries economy,” said the Chinese Vice Premier. access to key information bodia. and regions in Asia-Pacific and the world as a whole, She called on all the regional governments as well and research as it is pub- Cambodia’s garment and promote dialogue and exchanges with them on the as the business circles to join efforts in speeding up lished, including the ILO’s sector has grown from al- basis of equality and mutual benefit, mutual respect, economic integrity in the region, increasing and deep- monitoring reports on la- most nothing in 1995 to coexistence in peace, and harmonious development. ening bilateral economic and trade cooperation and bour conditions, industry the country’s main export She said the economic development of the Asia- expanding cultural and personnel exchanges through studies by the Asian De- industry. Pacific Region is now facing new opportunities and strengthening good-neighbourliness and mutual po- velopment Bank and the MNA/Xinhua challenges in the new century. Therefore, Asia-Pa- litical trust. World Bank Group, and At the same time, she added, they should persevere information resources on Suicide car bomb hits US convoy in Baghdad in opening-up and mutual accommodation and expand improving working con- BAGHDAD, 14 June — A suicide car bomb detonated on Monday near a US cooperation gearing to the whole world. ditions and factory pro- military convoy in Baghdad’s western district of Yarmouk, causing casualties China has been maintaining rapid and healthy cesses. among the US soldiers and wounding four Iraqi civilians, witnesses said. economic development since the 1980s and the com- “A car bomb went off “I saw a US helicop- added. prehensive national strength has witnessed marked China to issue as a five-vehicle US con- ter landing at the scene The blast took place a growth, Wu said, adding China is the third largest regulations on direct voy passed by at about and evacuating some few metres away from a import market in the world and the biggest in Asia. 2:00 p.m. (1000 GMT), in wounded soldiers,” governmental building af- China has in its economic development interacted sales promotion Baghdad’s western Rahman said. filiated to the Iraqi Minis- with countries and regions in Asia-Pacific and the Yarmouk District, de- Among the four in- try of Electricity and close world, featuring exchange and cooperation, mutual BEIJING, 14 June — Three regulations aiming stroying a US Humvee and jured civilians are a two- to the headquarters of the benefit and a win-win situation, she said. to straighten out China’s causing casualties among month-old baby and a 11- Iraqi Islamic Party, a ma- China is striving to build a well-off society in an direct sales promotion the US soldiers,” Ali year-old girl who were jor Sunni party, he said. It all-round way in the first two decades of the 21st have been submitted to Abdul-Rahman from wounded by smashing was also close to the local Century, which will for sure provide a broader market China’s Cabinet, the Eikrima medical centre for window glass in one of council of Yarmouk Dis- and more business opportunities for the countries and State Council, the cripples told Xinhua. the nearby houses, he trict. — MNA/Xinhua regions in Asia-Pacific and the world at large, Wu Beijing-based Jinghua added. — MNA/Xinhua News reported here on A man views new Monday. mobile phone models India signs $22b LNG deal with Iran Citing an anonymous at a telecommunica- TEHERAN, 14 June— India on Monday signed a sources close to issue, tions expo in 22-billion-US-dollar contract to import five million the newspaper said the tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum package of instrument Singapore on Tuesday. from Iran beginning 2009-10 and struck deals to jointly drafted by the The world’s top invest in oil and gas fields and petrochemicals plant Ministry of Commerce mobile phone in the oil rich Persian Gulf nation. and the State Adminis- manufacturers have The Gas Sales and Pur- Iran also agreed to give tration for Industry and chase Agreement (GSPA) ONGC Videsh Ltd, the Commerce was the first simultaneously for import of five million overseas arm of India’s of its kind in China and launched new phone tons per annum of LNG at state-owned Oil and Natu- will include a regulation models at Asia’s Dahej in western state of ral Gas Corp (ONGC), a on the management of largest telecommuni- Gujarat and Kochi in 10-per-cent share in the direct sales promotion, southern state of Kerala development of Iran’s big- a management method cations trade show beginning second half of gest onshore oilfield, on the training of direct hoping to attract the 2009-10 was signed by a Yadavaran and a 100-per- sellers and a regulation growing markets in consortium of Indian state- cent interest in the 30,000 forbidding pyramid mar- China and India. run firms and National Ira- barrels per day Jufery keting. nian Gas Export Company field in lieu of the LNG MNA/Xinhua INTERNET (NIGEC). purchase.— MNA/PTI

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It was followed by ing to seek a licence to this year. such licences in the past armour plate and electric crease in investments in the United Arab Emirates branch into the produc- In that case, the state six years since 1999. instrument, Liu acknowl- the sector during the pe- (UAE) with eight facto- tion, research and devel- capital’s long-standing “Our next step is to edged that non-public riod from about 174.4 mil- ries and investments worth opment of China’s wea- monopoly on China’s na- target qualified non-pub- companies would be only lion US dollars to 793.2 64.2 million US dollars, ponry industry, said the tional defence industry lic companies. About 60 allowed to pitch in subor- million US dollars, said a then Kuwait, Qatar, Oman Beijing-based newspa- will breach for the first to 70 private firms are now dinate production. report by the Gulf Organi- and Bahrain. per. time, and non-public com- on the top of the candi- The licences for “core zation for Industrial Con- As for individual con- According to an offi- panies will therefore gain dates’ list,” he said. military production” are sultations. sumption of medicine last cial method issued by the unprecedented access to Classifying the li- still reserved for state- According to the re- year, the report noted that Commission of Science the special industrial sec- cences into two catego- owned military factories. port, Saudi Arabia ranked it reached 52 US dollars in Technology and Industry tor. ries, with the first kind Besides, the total number first in number of facto- the GCC states and 20.3 for National Defence, Liu Dongkui, an offi- qualified for “core mili- of such licences will be ries and size of invest- dollars in the Arab coun- which is due to become cial with the commission, tary production” and the strictly controlled. ments, with 27 factories tries on average. valid on 15 June, a total of said that a total of 540 second kind for manufac- MNA/Xinhua and 619 million US dol- MNA/Xinhua Lenovo mulls introducing Qatari FM called for south S Asian countries discuss new brand besides IBM cooperation for development human-elephant KUWAIT CITY, 14 June—A senior Qatari official on Monday called on the Think in India countries of the south to further boost mutual cooperation in the fields of conflict in Nepal NEW DELHI, 14 June—Lenovo made its high-key development strategies, investments, human resources and technologies. KATHMANDU, 14 debut in India Monday by announcing that it is consid- Qatari First Deputy the UN General Assembly consideration in interna- June—A regional confer- ering bringing new brand under Lenovo to India while Prime Minister and For- meeting next September tional and multilateral eco- ence opened here on Mon- strengthening “Think” originally held by IBM. eign Minister Sheikh that will examine the mil- nomic regulations.” day to exchange lessons The world’s third larg- by 34.4 per cent last year Hamad bin Jassem Al- lennium development Sheikh Hamad, mean- and experiences in human- est PC producer, just and is expected to rise by Thani made the call at the goals, Sheikh Hamad while, noted that there are elephant conflict among founded on 1 May, will not 29.3 per cent this year. foreign ministerial meet- urged. attempts to limit the role of South Asian countries. only keep improving prod- Lenovo will give sig- ing of the Group of 77 (G- He underlined that the United Nations regard- Jointly organized by ucts and service of Think nificant focus on India, one 77) in the Qatari capital of development was a prior- ing major economic issues, the Nepali Government and products but also introduc- of the world’s fast-growing Doha, the Qatar News ity and a basic concern for warning against neglect- World Wildlife Fund ing Lenovo into India, PC markets, said Ravi Agency reported. the developing countries, ing consequences of glo- (WWF) Nepal Programme, Deepak Advani, senior vice- Marwaha, senior vice-presi- Developing countries adding “we should also balization on human val- the two-day conference will president and chief market- dent of Lenovo in charge of should spare no effort to make sure that the inter- ues, justice, equity and focus on issues like dynam- ing officer of Lenovo, told a worldwide sales. “We hope push forward their devel- ests of developing coun- prosperity for all peoples. ics of human-elephant con- Press conference here. the sale will grow faster than opment agenda ahead of tries are fully taken into MNA/Xinhua flict in relation to elephant “We are thinking of in- the industry here.” ecology, behaviour and cur- troducing another brand The company will fo- rent threats, Chandra P under Lenovo,” he said. cus more on growth mar- Gurung, Nepali representa- “Lenovo has developed kets like Asia, East Europe tive of WWF, told report- some good products in and South America while ers. Governmental offi- China which might meet the dabbling more in products cials and conservation need of Indian market. For for small business and con- practitioners from Bang- example, it has worked out sumers market which IBM ladesh, Bhutan, India, products for those not very PC division paid less atten- Nepal and Sri Lanka are skilled in computer or for tion, he added. attending the conference schools where many China-based Lenovo to share their knowledge students have to share one acquired IBM’s PC division on the dynamics of hu- computer.” late last year and the new man-elephant conflict and The company is study- company, headquartered in the experiences and key ing the market to make sure New York, has 19,000 em- lessons learnt on the strat- where the opportunities are, ployees worldwide with a A Filipino stock broker monitors a screen showing an index value graph at the egies implemented to miti- he added. total revenue of 13 billion Philippine Stock Exchange trading floor in Manila’s Makati financial district gate the conflict in South India PC market grew US dollars.—MNA/Xinhua on 14 June, 2005.—INTERNET Asia.—MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 7 Arab FMs coordinate stance Two wounded in bomb explosion on UN reform in southeastern Iran DOHA, 15 June — Arab foreign ministers met here Monday on the TEHERAN, 15 June — A bomb exploded in the southeastern Iranian city sidelines of the second Group of 77 (G-77) plus China summit to coordinate of Zahedan early Tuesday, wounding two people, the official IRNA news their stance on UN reform. agency reported. Arab League Secre- (NAM), which also fo- Monday to lay ground- The explosion took Iran, facing its ninth killing two people and tary General Amr cused on the UN reforms work for the second G- place in Zahedan, capital presidential elections on wounding three others. Moussa told the Press and called for streng- 77 plus China Summit. city of Sistan-Baluchesta Friday, has witnessed nine Iranian Minister of that the meeting focused thening the role of the The statement, ex- Province bordering Af- explosions within less Information Ali Younessi on UN reforms, an ex- world body to reject uni- pected to be approved by ghanistan and Pakistan, at than three days. said on Monday that Iran pected vote in the UN lateralism. leaders of the G-77 at the 4:40 am local time Four bombs went had found the fatal bomb- General Assembly on a A joint declaration end of the summit, high- (0010 GMT), just several off consecutively within ing in Ahvaz was related draft resolution submit- issued after the meeting lights South-South co- hours after a bomb rat- two hours Sunday morn- to some foreign agents, ted by four countries to said that the ministers operation and the combat tled a main street in the ing in Ahvaz, capital city stressing that the explo- increase the number of “expressed their rejection against poverty and hun- city. of the oil-rich Khuzestan sions could never affect the UN Security Council of unilateralism, which ger. Leaders and repre- The incident is under Province bordering Iraq, the atmosphere of the (UNSC) members. could lead to the erosion sentatives from over 130 investigation, according killing eight and wound- elections. The Arab stance is and violation of interna- developing countries are to the report. ing dozens others. “We have provided that it is not proper to tional law, to the use and to attend the South sum- An informed source Several hours later, for the full security of the have no Arab or Islamic threat of use of force and mit dedicated to explor- told Xinhua that witnesses three bombs shook Tehe- voting stations and the representative in the to pressure and coercion, ing ways to strengthen had reported several dead ran. One of them was people who would attend UNSC under its new for- including unilateral sanc- South-South cooperation in the first explosion in placed around a traffic them to cast their votes,” mation, Moussa stressed. tions by certain coun- in addition to discussions Zahedan, which has not juncture in the eastern Younessi said. Moussa and a tries”. on North-South ties and been confirmed yet. part of central Teheran, MNA/Xinhua number of Arab foreign Earlier, foreign min- UN reforms. ministers also took part isters of the G-77 plus The G-77, founded in Four tons of heroin seized, gang in a foreign ministerial China also endorsed a 1964, now groups 134 meeting of the Non- final statement and a Pro- developing countries. smashed in south Afghanistan Aligned Movement gramme of Action on MNA/Xinhua KABUL, 15 June — Afghan law enforcing agencies in a major anti-drug operation in southern Helmand Province have seized four tons of heroin FTA talks between Pakistan, and arrested seven smugglers, a state-run newspaper reports on Tuesday. “Personnel of Na- One of smugglers, jor operation in the pro- Malaysia progressing well tional Security Directorate the daily added, was in- vince against the smug- KUALA LUMPUR, 15 June — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in an operation against jured during the ex- glers. Personnel of Af- here on Monday that talks on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) drug traffickers in change of fire. ghan Counter Narcotics between Pakistan and Malaysia were progressing well. Khanshin District of A quantity of arms Force in a three-day ope- Helmand Province busted including a rocket pro- ration had destroyed a “The progress is Musharraf told reporters Pakistan. And we are a gang and seized 4,000 pelled grenade and two drug bazaar in Bahram good with regard to the before boarding his flight very keen to send our kilos of heroin from their vehicles were also seized Shah area close to Pakis- intention between the at the Kuala Lumpur In- manpower to Malaysia. possession yesterday,” from the band. tan border early this leadership of the two ternational Airport. On So it is of mutual interest daily Anis added. It is the second ma- month. — MNA/Xinhua countries (to have the Malaysia’s intention to to both countries,” he FTA),” Musharraf, who take in 100,000 Pakistani added. Malaysia is now made a brief stop-over in workers, Musharraf said facing a shortage of la- Vietnam’s rural young face Malaysia en route to that about 3,500 of them bourers as a result of its Australia, was quoted as had either come or in the amnesty programme unemployment saying by the national process of coming to launched last year. news agency Bernama. Malaysia. A total of 400,000 HANOI, 15 June — Seven out of 10 unemployed or under employed “We share a total “The process will go foreign immigrant work- people in Vietnam’s rural areas are young, Vietnam Economic Times understanding on interna- on. It takes time to select ers returned to their own reported on Tuesday. tional and regional issues. the right people. But I countries of origin during The underdeveloped eas, the report said. counted for 21 per cent And we are trying to know that the govern- the programme and in the rural economy with few The country plans to of the country’s total la- improve our commercial ment of Malaysia wants following operation. processing or service in- double the number of bour force, far below the and trade ties as well,” to have manpower from MNA/Xinhua dustries create a limited skilled workers before demand of manufacturing number of jobs for local 2010. As of last year, factories. Susilo thanks Arroyo for youths, who often do not skilled workers ac- MNA/Xinhua want to work as farmers. release of hostages However, their low edu- cational background pre- JAKARTA, 15 June — Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vents them from taking has conveyed his personal thanks to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal intellectual work. Arroyo for the safe release of two out of three Indonesians held hostage by Only 1.9 per cent of Muslim militants. rural young people have Susilo telephoned authorities to release the land of Jolo since March, university degrees or Arroyo on Monday to two hostages and hoped were freed after Philip- above, compared with 15 convey Jakarta’s appre- to forge closer bilateral pine Army troops clashed per cent of urban peers. ciation for Manila’s ef- ties between the two with the kidnappers at And only 10 per cent of forts to free the two hos- countries in countering dawn on Sunday. employees in rural areas tages and its hopes for the terrorism and The third hostage, have undergone full vo- speedy release of the transnational crimes,” identified as Achmad cational training, com- third man, who is still in Presidential Spokesman Resmiyadi, is still being pared with 25 per cent in captivity in the southern Dino Patti Djalal was held somewhere on the Vietnam as a whole. Philippines, reported The quoted as saying. island. Vietnam with a Jakarta Post newspaper Yamin Labaso, 28, Philippine Armed population of over 82 Tuesday. and Erikson Hutagaol, Forces chief General million now has some 3.2 “The President said 23, two of three Indone- Efren Abu promised af- million unemployed peo- Giant pandas Tian Tian and Mei Xiang (R) snack during the telephone con- sian seafarers who had ter the rescue operation ple. The unemployment on bamboo at the Washington National Zoo on 16 versation that he had been been held captive by to release Resmiyadi rate is nearly 7.3 per cent January, 2002. The US National Zoo’s giant impressed by the efforts Muslim gunmen on the within the next few days. in urban areas and some panda Mei Xiang might be pregnant, scientists made by the Philippine southern Philippine is- MNA/Xinhua 11 per cent in rural ar- said on 14 June, 2005. — INTERNET 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 (from page 1) In addition, they protect and safeguard their line- age. The favour of the nature and fine characteristics of Myanmar society serve as prospects for development of the nation. Now, nation-building tasks are being carried out unremittingly with added momentum. Na- tion-building tasks include all sectors such as political, economic and social areas. The nation has seen fine political, economic and social in- frastructures. The Government has been working overtime for development of all Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win cordially greets MISC trainees after the opening ceremony.— MNA sectors, while giving pri- ority to cementing the a sovereign state till the emerged to carry out the sons who place in the power, qualification, skill bility, strong belief and nation’s regional and in- colonialists waged three historic national task. The fore Our Three Main Na- and efficiency, according conviction, he added. ternational relations. In aggressive wars against national force has to be tional Causes — non-dis- to the national policy, He stressed that addition, it has been her and occupied her in capable of safeguarding integration of Union, practices and political members of the USDA strictly adhering to the the 19th Century. She lost the Union and building a non-disintegration of na- programmes. have to overcome these five principles of peace- her independence and new modern and devel- tional solidarity, and per- He said upholding hindrances and difficul- ful co-existence — mu- sovereignty for over 120 oped nation. petuation of sovereignty Our Three Main National ties even at the risk of tual respect for each oth- years. But thanks to the In his opening address — will be able to develop Causes, the USDA lays their lives if necessary. er’s territorial integrity united strength and Un- at the Myanmar and In- the nation throughout the down future tasks in con- In conclusion, he and sovereignty; to abide ion Spirit that is derived ternational Studies course successive eras and de- formity with prevailing urged members of the The entire Myanmar society is desirous of building a modern developed nation. Such desire is a driving force to achieve the goal. A peaceful, modern developed nation is to be built with national capability, strong belief and conviction by mutual non-aggres- from patriotism, the na- No 7, USDA Patron Sen- fend the Union.” situations of the State USDA to uphold the poli- sion; non-interference in tion has regained her in- ior General Than Shwe In accord with the every year and is imple- cies of the State— Our the each other’s internal dependence and sover- gave guidance, saying guidance, “Our Three menting national devel- Three Main National affairs; respect for mutual eignty. “The goal of the nation- Main National Causes” is opment tasks and com- Causes, twelve objectives equality and work for Independence and building undertaking is to the national task that munity welfare services and seven-point Road mutual benefit; and sovereignty are the most ensure peace, stability, should always be kept in with full Union Spirit. Map — and to accept peaceful co-existence — valuable heritage of the unity, development and a the fore. “Our Three If one studies the six them as work guideline, and taking part in the nation. It is the national democratic state. The Main National Causes” resolutions announced at to observe nation-build- work programmes of duty of all citizens to nation-building undertak- and the 12 political, eco- the mass rallies held naing tasks and interna- ASEAN, BIMSTEC and safeguard the heritage ing is the task of many nomic and social objec- tionwide, four-point Peo- tional relations and par- GMS countries in all se- throughout the genera- generations that will go tives are the national ple’s Desire, the resolu- ticipate in regional and riousness. tions. down in the annals of the policy and the practice of tions of Bagan mass rally, national development Since many centuries The USDA is a force history of the Union of Myanmar. The Govern- the goal of the people, tasks, to safeguard the ago, the nation had been of the nation that has Myanmar. Only the per- ment is now in the proc- five oaths of USDA interest of the people ac- ess of implementing the youths, reports of the tively taking part in striv- Excerpts from the speech delivered by seven-point Road Map as people and slogans, it is ing for the future tasks of the political programme obvious that people have the association for real- the Prime Minister of the nation. Today’s strong desire to uphold izing the guidance of the * Uphold the policies of the State— Our Three Main National Causes, youths who will have to Our Three Main National Patron, to impart the will twelve objectives and seven-point Road Map — and to accept them discharge the duties of Causes and they want to to live in peace and sta- the future society of remove obstacles that bility, to share weal and as work guideline Myanmar, should value undermine the interests of woe and to forge the na- * Observe nation-building tasks and international relations and par- the Union, sovereignty, the State. tion-building spirit and ticipate in regional and national development tasks peace, and Union Spirit, He said the entire patriotism among the na- * Safeguard the interest of the people actively taking part in the future while striving to develop Myanmar society is de- tional people and to pre- tasks of USDA for realizing the guidance of the Patron the political, economic sirous of building a mod- vent any danger to peace * Impart the will to live in peace and stability, share weal and woe and and social sectors and ern developed nation. and stability of the State to forge the nation-building spirit and patriotism among the national safeguard the Union for Such desire is a driving with national awareness. its perpetuation. They force to achieve the goal. After the ceremony, the people will have to build a mod- A peaceful, modern de- Prime Minister cordially * Prevent any danger to peace and stability of the State with national ern and developed state veloped nation is to be greeted the trainees. awareness with their consolidated built with national capa- MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 9 In his address, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than said Panmawady River that as Ayeyawady Division is a significant one for Lt-Gen Khin economic development of the State, efforts are to Maung Than Bridge (Myinkaseik)… be made for development of agriculture and live- addresses (from page 16) stock breeding sector that is the main business in Ayeyawady Division at the office of Ayeyawady Ayeyawady Division. Local authorities and depart- coord meet- Division Peace and Development Council. mental officials are to place emphasis with good- ing for Head of Ayeyawady Division Land Records will on progress of the division and the State. It is boosting and Resettlement Department U Aung Tin Myint necessary to grow 10 main crops to exceed the presented reports on land utilization in the division, target, to meet the per-acre yield, and to beef up cultivation sown acreage of 10 main crops in 2004-05, imple- cultivation capability. Furthermore, utmost efforts and produc- mentation of the plan to extend 3.6 million acres of are to be made for putting 3.6 million acres of land monsoon paddy in 2005-06, completion of monsoon under monsoon paddy. And, pepper and rubber are tion during paddy in 2005-06, arrangements for growing also to be grown to meet the target. In addition, 2005-2006. 100,000 acres of rubber plantation, land reclama- assistant on distribution of quality strains, collec- MNA tion of private entrepreneurs and growing of pep- tion of nurseries and transferring of technologies per. Division Manager of Myanma Agriculture Service U Myo Wai briefed them on the plan for extended cultivation of monsoon paddy, emphasis being placed on boosting production of 100 baskets per acre yield, distribution of high yield paddy strains, use of fertilizers and growing of pepper. Division Manager of Myanma Perennial Crop Enterprise U Khin Maung Win reported on the plan for planting 100,000 acres of rubber within three years, vacant and virgin lands for growing rubber in townships, the annual rubber planting plan and land allotment for entrepreneurs and organizations. Next, chairmen of Pyapon, Maubin, Hinthada, Myaungmya and Pathein District PDCs submitted reports on functions and progress of the district- wise agricultural matters. The Commander explained supervision for completion of tasks on time, agricultural tasks to be carried out for meeting the target, cultivation of are to be provided. that at present. Departmental personnel are mem- crops on vacant and virgin lands by using various With regard to the livestock breeding sector, bers of the committees for regional development in ways and means, tasks of rubber nurseries, grow- it is necessary to breed fresh water fish and domes- the division, districts and townships. ing of pepper plantations and others. tic poultry in order to make more progress than That is why, they are to perform not only duties of the respective ministries but also regional Cash assistance presented to trainees development tasks. to attend MIS Course No 8 MNA

YANGON, 15 June — Patron of Mon State 12 June. During the meeting, Secretary of Mon State Union Solidarity and Development Association Com- USDA U Tin Soe Moe Naing reported to the com- Commander attends Nikaya mander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Soe Naing mander on set-up of the course and its functions. together with officials concerned met with trainees Next, the commander presented cash assist- Examination in Myeik who would attend Myanmar and International Stud- ance to the trainees of the course. ies Course No 8 at the building of the association on MNA YANGON, 15 June — Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Chairman of Taninthayi Bhaddanta Pandavamsa. Meeting to introduce Law of Prevention against Division Peace and De- Next, the com- velopment Council Com- mander and wife and offi- Trafficking in Persons held mander of Coastal Region cials offered alms to mem- YANGON, 15 June — ney-General U Aye Yi, Director-General U partment Police Col Sit Command Maj-Gen Ohn bers of the Sangha. The coordination meeting Maung, Deputy Minister Myat Ko of General Ad- Aye, Directors of the At- Myint attended the Nikaya Later, the Sayadaw to prescribe Combating for Home Affairs Brig- ministration Department, torney-General’s Office U Examination in the cave delivered a sermon fol- Human Trafficking Law Gen Phone Swe, Deputy Director-General Col Kyaw Sein and Daw Khin of Maha Theikdizaya Pa- lowed by sharing of mer- in the Union of Myanmar Minister for Social Wel- Maung Maung Than of Myo Myint and General goda in Myeik on 13 June its gained. was held at the Ministry fare, Relief and Resettle- Immigration and National Secretary of Myanmar morning. Afterwards, the of Home Affairs yester- ment Brig-Gen Kyaw Registration Department, Women’s Affairs Federa- The congregation commander, wife and of- day afternoon. Myint, Deputy Chief Jus- Deputy Director-General tion Dr Daw Khin Mar took the Five Precepts ficials donated ‘soon’ to Present on the occa- tice U Thein Soe, Deputy of MPF Police Brig-Gen Tun. from Myeik Sankyaung the Sayadaws. sion were Minister for Attorney-General U Zaw Win, Police Chief of Speaking on the oc- Sayadaw Agga Maha MNA Home Affairs Maj-Gen Myint Naing, Director- Staff Police Brig-Gen casion, Meeting Chairman Maung Oo who presided General of Myanmar Po- Win Myaing, Head of Minister Maj-Gen Maung over the meeting, Attor- lice Force Brig-Gen Khin Transnational Crime De- Oo said that Myanmar Sagaing Division PDC holds joined as a member of the UN Convention on Com- Sagaingwork coordination Division PDC meeting holds bating Transnational work coordination meeting Crimes and the Treaty on YANGON, 15 June Command Maj-Gen Tha Combating Trafficking in — Work coordination Aye discussed with dis- Persons. Work is being meeting of Sagaing divi- trict/township PDCs carried out to introduce sion/district/township chairmen development new appropriate law of in- Peace and Development tasks being carried out in ternational standard since Councils and depart- the respective townships. 2004. Now, the Attorney- ments took place on 10 Departmental officials General’s Office has scru- June at the town hall of also reported on tasks tinized the first draft of the Monywa. being carried out sector- law. Later, he stressed the At the meeting wise. Next, the com- need to enact the law as Chairman of Sagaing Di- mander attended to the soon as possible. Next, vision Peace and Devel- needs and the meeting Home Affairs Minister Maj-Gen Maung Oo addresses meeting to introduce Law participants took part in opment Council Com- came to an end. of Prevention against Trafficking in Persons. — MNA the discussions. —MNA mander of North-West MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 Measures for development of Pathein Ceremony to mark success of District discussed literacy campaign held in DaikU YANGON, 15 June — members, teachers and lo- YANGON, 15 emony for 2005 held in forts to be made harmo- PDC office. A ceremony to mark suc- cal people. The com- June—Chairman of front of Pathein Govern- niously by departments, Executive Officer cess of Literacy Cam- mander gave a speech. Ayeyawady Division ment Technological Col- social organizations and of Township Develop- paign in Einchay-layhse Next, DaikU Township Peace and Development lege in Apinhnase Vil- local people for greater ment Affairs Committee Village was held at Af- Education Officer Daw Yi Council Commander of lage, Kangyidaunt success in regional de- U Sai Tun Tun reported filiated Basic Education Yi Nyunt explained the South-West Command Township. The com- velopment tasks and the on progress of tarring of High School in the vil- tasks of literacy campaign. Maj-Gen Thura Myint mander and his wife five rural development the road and laying con- lage in DaikU Township Afterwards, trainees Aung held a meeting planted two saplings. tasks. crete. Director U Soe on 12 June morning. from the reading group with district and town- Next, he viewed He visited the Tint of District Devel- Present were Chair- demonstrated their lit- ship level departmental the planting of 450 sap- Lawkahmanku Hsu- opment Affairs Depart- man of Bago Division eracy skills. The wife of officials at Ayeya Shwe lings of various species taungpyae Pagoda in the ment and the chairman Peace and Development the commander presented Wah Hall in Pathein on by those present. town. of Pathein District PDC Council Commander of reading aid books and 12 June morning. On arrival at In the afternoon, gave supplementary re- Central Command Maj- gifts to two trainees. The commander Kangyidaunt, he met lo- the commander ad- ports. Gen Ko Ko and wife, lo- Out of 4,845 people elaborated on measures cal authorities, service dressed the meeting to The commander cal authorities, Division in the village, there were for regional develop- personnel and members coordinate for upgrading delivered concluding re- Education Officer U Thu 135 illiterate persons. ment. Next, he attended of social organizations. of Strand Road in marks. Kha, departmental offi- Now, all the villagers be- the tree-planting cer- He called for ef- Pathein at the Division MNA cials, social organization come literate. — MNA Mayor inspects water supply project (Ngamoeyeik) YANGON, 15 June take channel will trans- (Ngamoeyeik) in carried out and future meeting the set standard and inspected storage of — Chairman of Yangon port water from the dam Hmawby Township. Of- plans. Next, Brig-Gen and work site safety. water and supply of wa- City Development Com- to Yangon City water ficials concerned also re- Aung Thein Lin called Later, the Mayor ter from the reservoir to mittee Mayor Brig-Gen supply project ported on tasks being for construction work went to Hlawga Reservoir Yangon City. — MNA Aung Thein Lin, accompanied by YCDC Vice Chairman Col Maung Pa and officials, this morning arrived at Yangon City water supply project (Ngamoeyeik) and inspected the construction work. At the briefing hall, the Joint Secretary of YCDC reported on construction of 31,383- foot-long intake channel which connects with the head regulator of the main canal of Ngamoeyeik Dam in Hlegu Township. The in- Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspects Yangon City water supply project (Ngamoeyeik). — YCDC eq∑;l∑n\tup\ek∑;eragåkak∑y\N˙im\nc\;er; Three ASEAN countries reject foreign forces in Malacca Strait JAKARTA, 15 June — eration assistant Vice- On the same occasion,

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Single visa for southern African A visitor walks in a countries by 2010 steel sculpture JOHANNESBURG, 15 June — Eight Southern African Development Commu- made by US artist nity (SADC) countries have committed to working towards a “uni-visa” for Richard Serra at the the region by 2010 when the World Cup soccer finals is staged in South Africa. Tourism ministers of the coun- South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Guggenheim tries met on Monday at Johannesburg Zambia, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia Museum in Bilbao, International Airport to discuss how and Mozambique. Senior officials from the region could benefit from the world’s Angola were also present. Spain, in this 7 soccer showcase five years later. He said that in the next two to three “We need much more free move- weeks, 30 kilometres of fencing in the June, 2005 file ment of people,” said South African Great Limpopo Park, running into South photo. Serra won Environment and Tourism Minister Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Marthinus van Schalkwyk on the no- would be lifted. the International tion of a one visa requirement for visi- In the latter part of this year, a new Prize for Plastic tors to the region. border post would open between Mo- “By the end of June tenders by the zambique and South Africa, he added. Arts from the SADC Secretariat will go out to initiate “The meeting considered a new Cristobal Gabarron work on the single visa,” Van strategy, identifying seven specific Schalkwyk said, quoted by the SAPA transfrontier parks and the necessary Foundation in news agency. A campaign that encour- upgrading and investment to ensure that aged a marriage between the soccer these facilities offer travellers to the Valladolid on 13 event and the transfrontier conserva- World Cup the opportunity to experi- June, 2005. tion areas and national parks would ence Africa beyond the walls of the help tourism in the region. soccer stadia,” read a statement. INTERNET “All the countries (at Monday’s Infrastructure needed to be devel- meeting) committed themselves to this oped, including landing strips, accom- Zimbabwe’s youth need unanimously,” Van Schalkwyk said. modation and the upgrading of fencing. The countries represented were MNA/Xinhua government protection Serbia- Fugitive former HARARE, 15 June — The youth in Zimbabwe are a vulnerable group that Montenegro needs the protection of the government and their society for the nation to develop and progress, a senior official said on Monday. Daewoo head arrested pledges to adhere Minister of Youth to be protected by the gov- Mutinhiri said. to One-China Development and Em- ernment, other supporting He said the ministry upon return to S Korea ployment Creation agencies and their own in collaboration with va- SEOUL, 15 June — once was South Korea’s policy Ambrose Mutinhiri said communities.” rious stakeholders had Kim Woo-choong, influential conglomerate, BELGRADE, 15 June this at the official launch He reaffirmed the produced a National founder of the bankrupt was undergoing total fi- — Serbia-Montenegro of commemorations to ministry’s commitment to Youth Policy, which em- South Korean Daewoo nancial failure with debts Parliament Speaker Zoran mark the Week of the Af- fight the HIV/AIDS pan- phasized the multi- Group who had been on estimated at 80 trillion Sami on Monday pledged rican Child whose theme demic which had become sectoral approach to youth the run for nearly six years, won (80 billion US dol- to adhere to One-China this year is “Fighting child serious, especially among development. was arrested upon his ar- lars). policy and strengthen abuse is fighting HIV and young people in Zimba- The day of the Afri- rival at the South Korean In a arrest warrant is- overall cooperation with AIDS”. bwe. can Child has its origins in Incheon International Air- sued in 2001, the South China. “No nation can move He highlighted the the struggle against apart- port earlier Tuesday. Korean Supreme Public During a meeting forward when its young need to explore all possi- heid in South Africa where The 69-year-old Kim Prosecutors Office said with a delegation of the people are trapped in vi- ble ways to address the hundreds of students from arrived at the airport lo- that Kim authorized win- Communist Party of cious cycles of poverty, challenges faced by the Soweto were killed on 16 cated just west of Seoul at dow-dressing of the China (CPC) headed by unemployment and nega- youth. June, 1976 in a demon- group’s accounting of around 5:30 am on Tues- Beijing party chief Liu Qi, tive anti-social habits, or “Today, a lot of child stration against the en- about 41 trillion won (40.8 day (2030 GMT Monday) Sami conveyed his coun- when they have inade- abuse cases have been re- forcement of the aboard an Asiana flight billion dollars) between try’s support for the One- quate health care and ported with child physical Afrikaans language as from Hanoi, and was im- 1997 and 1999. China policy. limited education or when abuse and child sexual their medium of study. mediately taken into cus- The warrant also said Liu, a member of the they are constrained by abuse topping the list, The Week also seeks tody, according to local Kim obtained illegal bank Political Bureau of the social and cultural values hence the need to fight to create a platform for media reports. loans of 9.3 trillion won CPC Central Committee, that hinder progress,” he child abuse,” he said. dialogue between children In a written statement (9.2 billion dollars) and said that China has said. The ministry would and other members of the issued upon his arrival, the was involved in diverting “Youth constitute a continue to revamp its pro- society with a view to former tycoon delivered 25 trillion won (24.9 bil- strongly advocated for the preserving of Serbia- significant proportion of grammes as it strives to making societies more re- his apology for having lion dollars) abroad by our population and it is create an enabling and sponsive to their views and setting up a secret body — Montenegro’s sover- caused troubles to people clear that they are a vul- empowering environment aspirations. British Finance Centre. eignty and territorial in- over the Daewoo Group nerable group that needs for youth development, MNA/Xinhua problems. In April, Seoul Su- tegrity, a full implemen- Television footage preme Court levied record tation of UN Security showed Kim was being fines of 23 trillion won Council Resolution 1244, Zanzibar expects increased tourist arrivals escorted out of the airport (23 billion dollars) against as well as that all the in- DAR-ES-SALAAM, 15 June — Zanzibar is expecting an increased tourist by prosecutors, sur- seven former Daewoo ex- habitants of Kosovo have influx of 141,000 people between July 2005 and June next year, local media rounded by reporters and ecutives, and ruled that equal rights. reported on Tuesday. protesters. Kim had been an accom- “We wish to Ali Khalil Mirza, 2004/2005 fiscal year from Europe and North Local reports said ear- plice in their crimes. strengthen cooperation marketing and promotion ending on 30 June would America shifted to visit lier that he would be sent Kim’s return trig- with all political parties director of the Zanzibar be 100,000 people in all. the Indian Ocean archi- to the building of the Su- gered controversy in in Serbia-Montenegro,” Tourism Commission, Zanzibar earned 55 pelago ensuing terror preme Public Prosecutor’s South Korea. Liu said when meeting said that increased arriv- million dollars in the past alerts in other parts of the Office in southern Seoul Supporters of Kim, members of Group for als of tourists to visit fiscal year. world and after the tsu- to receive special investi- most of whom are former Friendship with China of Zanzibar are also ex- Zanzibar was voted nami had hit Southeast gation. Daewoo executives, ap- the Serbia-Montenegro pected to boost govern- the best island destina- Asia last year. The former business pealed that Kim should Parliament. ment earning from the tion for tourists in Africa A quarter of the tour- conglomerator started his receive fair treatment as He said that the CPC tourism trade to more than and the Middle East late ist arrivals last year was escaping life in October he once made contribu- has been cooperating with 60 million US dollars in last year by a United from Italy while tourists 1999, three months after it tions to the country’s over 400 political parties the new fiscal year. States-based travel maga- coming from Britain ac- was unveiled that the economy. from all over the world. The director said zine. counted for 15 per cent. Daewoo Group, which MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua tourist arrivals for the Quite some tourists MNA/Xinhua 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Earthquake jolts A D V E R T I S E M E N T S M.V. BOUGAIN VILLA VOY: NO (085) Indonesia’s TRADE MARK CAUTION NOTICE Consignees of cargo carried on M.V. BOUGAIN Molucca Sea BAYER CROPSCIENCE SA, a company incorporated VILLA VOY NO (085) are hereby notified that the HONG KONG, 14 under the laws of FRANCE, and having its registered office at vessel will be arriving on 16.6.05 and cargo will be June— An earthquake 55, Avenue Rene Cassin, 69009 Lyon, France is the owner and sole proprietor of the following Trademarks:- discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie measuring 5.7 on the Rich- BALANCE at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the ter Scale jolted Molucca Reg. Nos. 1290/1999, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 MERLIN byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Sea of Indonesia at 3:08 Reg. Nos. 752/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 A.M pm Hong Kong Time Used in respect of:- to 11:20 A.M and 12 Noon to 4 P.M up to Claims Day (0708 GMT) on Monday. “Herbicides” LeFIT now declared as the third day after final discharge of According to the Reg. Nos. 5614/1997, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 cargo from the Vessel. Hong Kong Observatory, Used in respect of:- the epicenter was initially “Chemicals used in agriculture, horticulture and forestry, No claims against this vessel will be admitted after manures preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, the Claims Day. determined to be 2.1 north herbicides”. Latitude and 126.7 east LeSAK SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Reg. Nos. 2048/1995, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Longitude, about 210 kilometres east-northeast of Used in respect of:- AGENT FOR: M/S PREMIER SPECTRUM “Insecticide” Manado. Anthemis & Device Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 MNA/Xinhua Reg. Nos. 1047/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 Used in respect of:- “Insecticides for use in public health for combatting disease Governmental institutions to be scaled down in China transmitting insects”. BEIJING, 14 June — in the United States, the that the revised figure cov- ASCEND Reg. Nos. 753/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 With more than 70 mil- ratio of civil servants to ers all kinds of function- Used in respect of:- lion people working for the general public stands aries working for govern- “Insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, preparations for destroying vermin”. governmental institutions only 1/94. mental institutions, paid PLANOFIX Schering’s and getting their salaries Zhou Tianyong, with salaries from public Reg. Nos. 754/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 from public finance, the deputy director of the re- finance shored up by tax Used in respect of:- Asia-Pacific HQ Chinese taxpayers have to search office, said the fig- payers’ money. “Chemicals used in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; manures; plant growth regulator”. opens in Singapore support a colossal contin- ure was revised based on To curb the scale of PARZON gent of government em- China’s newly issued Law governmental institutions SINGAPORE, 14 June— Reg. Nos. 755/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 ployees, the Legal Daily on Civil Servants. from further swelling, SERADIX German drugmaker Reg. Nos. 756/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 Schering opened its Asia- reports here Monday. Statistics released by Zhou suggested a new law TERMIDOR Pacific headquarters in Citing a latest survey some domestic experts in be enacted to help clarify Reg. Nos. 757/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 Singapore’s Changi Busi- conducted by the Research 2003 said that with 6.54 the principles on how to ROVRAL Office of the Party School million civil servants on utilize taxpayers’ money. Reg. Nos. 758/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 ness Park, Channel TOPSTAR NewsAsia reported on of the Communist Party the Chinese Mainland, the Unreasonable ad- Reg. Nos. 759/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 Monday. of China (CPC) Central proportion of civil serv- ministrative fees have to MOCAP Committee, the Beijing- ants to the general public be rescinded and all tax- Reg. Nos. 760/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 Serving as Schering’s SHERPA information technology based newspaper said in China was only 1/198, able items should be ap- Reg. Nos. 761/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 (IT), administration and every 18 Chinese civilians much lower than that of proved by the legislatures, ZENITH now support one govern- the United States. he said. Reg. Nos. 762/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 research coordination cen- ALIETTE tre in Asia, the regional ment employee, whereas Zhou acknowledged MNA/Xinhua Reg. Nos. 763/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 headquarters will deal GOLIATH Beijing to have five million cars by 2020 Reg. Nos. 764/1998, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 with sales worth 500 mil- SECURE lion Singapore dollars BEIJING, 14 June — the coming 15 years. compendium.From 1993 to Reg. Nos. 4886/1999, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 (about 300 million US Beijing is expected to have According to the com- 2003, Beijing Municipal REGENT five million automobiles by pendium, the number of au- Government spent more Reg. Nos. 4823/1997, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 dollars) approximately. REGENT: PROSPERITY PARTNER The new headquar- 2020, which means nearly tomobiles in Beijing than 140 billion yuan for Reg. Nos. 4824/1997, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 ters will also coordinate every family has its own amounted to the current transportation infrastruc- PROSPERITY PARTNER clinical trials to be con- car, according to a 57-page 2.35 million from 564,000 ture construction, taking up Reg. Nos. 4825/1997, 4/5148/2002 & 4/5380/2004 Beijing Transport Deve- for 1993 and the figure to 5.3 per cent of the then Used in respect of:- ducted throughout the re- “Preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides”. gion, aiming to help bio- lopment Compendium. would exceed 3.8 million city’s GDP total. Any unauthorized use, imitation, infringements or fraudu- medical companies better The compendium, is- by 2010 and five million by However, more than 80 lent intentions of the above marks will be dealt with sued by Beijing Municipal 2020. per cent of the investment according to law. meet the needs of Asian TIN OHNMAR TUN B.A(LAW)LL.B,LL.M(U.K) societies in their research, Government, gave a spe- Faced up to the coming was input into the down- P.O. Box. 109, Ph:248108/723043 said the report. cific blueprint on Beijing’s overburden traffic, the town transportation infra- (For. Domnern Somgiat & Boonma, Attorney at Law, Thailand) transport development in Beijing Municipal Govern- structure, leaving the trans- Dated: 16 June 2005 MNA/Xinhua ment is planning to build portation facilities in sub- At least one killed in Sony Ericsson launches new mobile phones more highways and roads, urbs still backward. There- Chilean strong quake SINGAPORE, 14 June — Megabytes memory. a mobile phone that wraps encourage citizens to take fore, the compendium is SANTIAGO, 14 June — Sony Ericsson, a world For daring fun-seek- multiple high-tech fea- bus and subway and con- aiming to optimize the city A strong earthquake with leading provider of mo- ers, the Sony Ericsson tures inside a sleek and struct more parking lots, transportation construction a magnitude of 7.9 rocked bile multimedia devices, S600 offers extensive fea- stylish body, targeting according to the patterns.— MNA/Xinhua northern Chile late on announced its global tures such as two stereo fashion-conscious female Monday, killing at least launch of four new mo- speakers, media player, consumers. India calls for protection of farmers’ one person and injuring dels of mobile phones here Internet browsing, hori- Other new products interest at WTO talks seve-ral others, authorities on Monday. zontal full screen video included an entry-level NEW DELHI, 14 June “The G-33 movement said. The quake struck at Designed to support and three-dimensional mobile phone model Sony — India has called for ini- is a significant grouping 6:48 p.m. (2248 GMT) the growing third genera- games, as well as 1.3 Ericsson J210, a personal tiatives by G-33 grouping of 42 countries, banded and its epicenter was 110 tion (3G) Universal Mo- Megapixel camera with 64 computer card that com- to effectively protect in- together to protect our in- kilometres northeast of bile Telecommunications Megabytes memory. bines 3G broadband with terests of farmers in de- terests in agriculture.” Iquique, some 1,800 kilo- System (UMTS), Sony “The phone will ap- wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), veloping countries in “We ask for nothing metres north of the capi- Ericsson K608 is a sleek peal to young adults with as well as accessories us- WTO negotiations in the more than what the Doha tal, Santiago. device that weighs the busy social lives and a de- ing bluetooth technology current Doha round. Development Agenda and Some houses and same as the existing 2G sire to express themselves including a headset and a Speaking at the Min- the WTO July Framework roads were damaged in phones, much lighter than in multiple ways,” said Jan car handsfree. isterial meeting of G-33, Agreement already afford villages in the mountain- other bulky 3G handsets. Wareby, Corporate Execu- Most of the products an allinace of developing us. We in the G-33 must ous region. Power sup- Being a phone when tive Vice President and will be commercially avail- countries on special prod- be prepared to take a firm plies and communications it is vertical, K608 can also Head of Sales and Market- able in the third or the ucts (SP) and special safe- and determined stand (on were interrupted in be used as a fully featured ing of Sony Ericsson at the fourth quarter of this year, guard mechanism (SSM), these issues),” an official Iquique and Arica, a port 1.3 Megapixel camera launching ceremony. but the prices have not been at Jakarta, Commerce and release said here today city on the border with when it is horizontal with The company also set yet, according to the Industry Minister Kamal quoting Nath. Peru. — MNA/Xinhua a 4X digital zoom and a 32 unveiled the Z520 model, company. — MNA/Xinhua Nath said. MNA/PTI

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Non-Aligned FMs call for UN Annan calls for full role to reject unilateralism implementation of DOHA, 14 June — Foreign ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held on Monday a meeting UNSC resolution 1559 on the sidelines of the second Group of 77 (G-77) plus China summit due to start in Doha on Wednesday. UNITED NATIONS, 14 June — UN Secretary-Gen- The meeting focused on a host of pressing issues, General Amr Moussa and a number of Arab foreign eral Kofi Annan called for the full implementation of chiefly the United Nations reforms to strengthen the role ministers also took part in the meeting. Security Council resolution 1559, UN spokesman of the world body and to reject unilateralism, according Set up in 1961, the NAM now comprises 116 Fred Eckhard said Monday. to a joint declaration issued after the meeting. countries, which advocates national independence In a statement issued by the spokesman, Annan The ministers “expressed their rejection of unilater- and sovereignty. said he was encouraged by what his Special Envoy alism, which could lead to the erosion and violation of Meanwhile, foreign ministers of the G-77 plus Terje Roed-Larsen briefed in Paris on Monday. international law, to the use and threat of use of force China also endorsed a final statement and a Pro- Roed-Larsen, who has just returned from Syria and to pressure and coercion, including unilateral gramme of Action on Monday to lay groundwork for where he met with President Bashar el-Assad on sanctions by certain countries,” said the declaration. the second G-77 plus China summit. Sunday, had constructive and helpful discussions with It added that “the ministers reiterated their commit- The statement, expected to be approved by leaders the Syrian President, Eckhard said. ment to multilateralism (and) the importance of the of the G-77 at the end of the summit, highlights south- According to the spokesman, Roed-Larsen will promotion and strengthening of the multilateral process”. south cooperation and the combat against poverty and continue working together with President Assad, the They “emphasized that all reforms within the United hunger. Syrian Government and other parties for the full im- Nations system, including institutional reforms, should Leaders and representatives from over 130 devel- plementation of Security Council resolution 1559. promote greater democracy, effectiveness, efficiency, oping countries are to attend the South summit dedi- Annan decided on last Friday to send a UN verifi- transparency and accountability,” it said. cated to exploring ways to strengthen South-South cation team back to Lebanon to see if Syrian intelli- The meeting was chaired by Malaysian Foreign cooperation in addition to discussions on North-South gence agents are still in the country. Minister Syed Hamid Albar. Arab League Secretary ties and UN reforms.— MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua China determined and capable of curbing HIV/AIDs BEIJING, 14 June — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told UN officials here Monday that China is determined and capable of controlling HIV/AIDS in the country. “China is still facing China has an estimated social sectors. serious challenges in 840,000 people infected China’s Cabinet set up HIV/AIDS prevention with HIV, including a high-level committee in and control, but the Chi- 80,000 with full blown 2004. The organization, nese Government is de- AIDS. known as the AIDS Pre- termined and capable of Wen said the Chinese vention Committee, is curbing the spread of the Government attaches headed by Vice-Premier disease to ensure the peo- great importance to the Wu Yi, and involves 23 ple live a healthy and work of HIV/AIDS pre- departments and institu- peaceful life,” Wen said vention and control and tions of the central Gov- School children reach to touch Roboraptor at a department store in Sydney, in a meeting with Peter has set up a working ernment and leading offi- on Wednesday 15 June, 2005. Roboraptor, designed by a former NASA scien- Piot, executive director mechanism led by the cials of concerned depart- tist, is a robotic dinosaur that has the ability to hear, see and feel people and of the Joint United Na- government, coordinated ments of seven provincial the environment around him, has won the Australian Toy, Hobby and Nursery tions Programme on by different departments, governments. Fair's toy of the year award. —INTERNET HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). and participated by all MNA/Xinhua

46th Paris Air Show G-33 upbeat on WTO members’ accepting special treatment offer JAKARTA, 14 June — The Group of 33 developing countries is upbeat about the chances that World starts with showcase Trade Organization members will accept its proposal on the implementation details of special and differential treatment in protecting staple farm products. of ‘A 380’ In a meeting here over has been accommodated quoted as saying. ering the G-33 represents Le BOURGET, France, 14 June — The curtain of the weekend, WTO gen- in the July 2004 frame- On the same occasion, almost two-thirds of the the 46th Paris Air Show rose on Monday at Le eral council chairwo- work, thus the grouping Honduras Ambassador for world’s population. Bourget Airport in northern suburbs of Paris, man Amina Chawahir would have to negotiate the WTO Dacio Castilio “G-33 is the biggest showcasing the Airbus’ super jumbo A380. Mohamed said the impor- the details, The Jakarta Flores said the grouping group in the negotiations, The biyearly show, in which nearly 2,000 exhibi- tance of the Special Prod- Post reported on Monday. had a bigger chance of thus chances are now tors from 41 countries participate, will last one week uct and Special Safeguard “The devil is always being heard in the agricul- among the biggest one,” between 13 and 19 June and will open to the public Mechanism (SP-SSM) in the details,” she was ture negotiations consid- he said. on the last three days. Therefore, the group- The show was inaugurated by French President Reforms for Bangladesh Railway fail to achieve desired goals ing has moved forward, Jacques Chirac, and stars Airbus’s new super jumbo DHAKA, 14 June — The on-going reforms programme for the state-run Indian Minister of Com- A380, the world’s largest airliner, in its first public Bangladesh Railway (BR) has failed to yield the desired result in the face of its merce and Industry Kamal appearance after its first flight on 27 April. surging revenue expenditure. Nath said, “in what would An A380 aircraft flew to Le Bourget on Sunday Official figures show that the BR’s One of the main objectives of the be the possible criteria for “without a hitch” from the Airbus’ headquarters in the revenue expenditure is set to hit 6.12 current reforms programme that was ini- special products, in the southwestern French city of Toulouse. billion taka (102 million US dollars) in tiated by the government with the finan- sense that agriculture to The super jumbo is expected to take off daily, the 2004-05 fiscal, reflecting an increase cial supports of the Asian Development different countries means according to French pilot Jacques Rosay, who will of 294 million taka (4.9 million US Bank (ADB), is to reduce the BR’s huge different things”. “In the man the controls of the A380 during the week. dollars) over the last financial year. deficit. United States, the farmer Le Bourget officials said they specially extended a However, the BR’s total revenue Four other objectives include termi- is a corporation, in India a runway to accommodate the double-decker A380, earnings have been projected at 4.79 nation of open-ended subsides, ration- farmer is subsistence, which an Airbus spokesman said would hit its 100th billion taka (79.83 million US dollars) alization of its labour force, institutional where he earns less than 1 hour of flying time at Le Bourget and is due to enter in the current fiscal, The Financial reforms and adoption of a rational in- dollar a day,” Nath said. commercial service in 2006. —MNA/Xinhua Express daily reported on Monday. vestment programme. — MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 16 June, 2005 S P O R T S Arsenal striker arrested in Rotterdam on suspicion of rape AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), 15 June— Arsenal striker Robin van Persiehas has been arrested in Rotterdam on suspicion of rape, public prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecution spokeswoman Jei Chen whether formal charges will be filed de Graaf said Van Persie was arrested against him. Monday in connection with an incident His custody may then be extended. If that allegedly occurred over the week- convicted, the 21-year-old could be jailed end. for as long as 12 years, although sen- "The investigation is in full motion tences are usually shorter. right now," she said. One of the Netherlands' most promis- Van Persie's lawyers could not im- ing young players, the left-footed striker mediately be reached for comment. is touted as a replacement for country- Van Persie, who played for Rotter- man Dennis Bergkamp at Arsenal. He dam's Feyenoord before joining Arsenal scored five goals this season in 27 Pre- in May 2004, must appear before a judge mier League games, most of them as a China's Chen Toa (L) converts a penalty kick past Ukraine's goalkeeper Leonid within three days of his arrest to hear substitute. —MNA/Xinhua Musin during the group B FIFA World Youth Championship match at the Galgenwaard Stadium in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 14 June, 2005. China ODESUR offers Santiago for S American Games won the match 3-2.—INTERNET RIO DE JANEIRO, 14 June— The Executive Committee of the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR) on Monday unanimously cancelled the South China beat Ukraine 3-2 in World Youth C’ships Ameircan Games that was previously scheduled to take place in 2006 at La Paz, UTRECHT (The Netherlands), 15 June— China displayed superb resilience Bolivia, and it expects a response from the Chile Olympic Committee to know when they pulled off a dramatic 3-2 win over Ukraine in their second group if Santiago will be the next venue. match of the FIFA World Youth Championship on Tuesday. The organization attributed its deci- the event. The Chilean capital was de- sion, adopted during a meeting at Rio de clared as "substitute venue" during the China, played for the final 23 min- absorb up Ukraine's attack with a close- Janeiro, Brazil to the "social and institu- April 8, 2003 meeting at Buenos Aires utes with 10 men, scored the winner in up defence in the first half. tional problems Bolivia is currently be- (Argentina), when La Paz was appointed the 74th minute to wrap up their second Ukraine, knowing a win would possibly ing affected by." as the seat for the South American Games win in as many games. put them through to the kockout stage after After taking from La Paz the organi- of 2006. But Ukraine looked more dangerous beating Panama 3-1 in their first match, zation of the 8th South American Games, If the Chileans do not accept the or- from the start and created a good chance stepped up their attack after the restart to ODESUR has started contacts with the ganization of the event, ODESUR will in the 8th minute through fluent team- rattle China's seemingly shaky defence. Olympic Committee of Chile to define open a selection process to define the work when Oleksandr Sytnyk cut in Yang denied Milevskyi from close within 30 days whether Santiago is in new seat of the sports event. from the left side to feed Aretem range again in the 63th minute when conditions to take on the organization of MNA/Xinhua Milevskyi comfortably, and the striker playmaker Oleksandr Aliiev's through shunned one defender only to see his ball put Vorobe unmarked racing into the Int’l Sports Invitational men’s blank-point shot parried by Chinese area. The striker dished out a pinpoint goalkeeper Yang Cheng. pass to Milevskyi who just found it hard volleyball competition Ukraine did not wait too long for to put it past Yang. SAN DIEGO, 14 June— Tang Miao scored a match-high 25 points and Shen their first goal and they craked China's One minute later, China made it 2-1 Qiong added 24 as China defeated Australia 3-2 to capture third place in the defence with a lightening counter-at- when they were awarded a penalty and men's volleyball competition of the International Sports Invitational held in tack in the 18th minute as forward striker Chen Tao buried it from the point. here on Sunday night. Dmytro Vorobe beat defender Zhao But China's lead last for only three Miao had 23 kills, one block and one the Aussies, who finished the competi- Ming to drive the ball past Yang. minutes and Ukraine found the net service ace in the 23-25, 26-24, 26-28, tion winless at 0-5 but lost in five sets in China pulled it even in the 30th minute through Aliiev with a penalty in the 67th 25-17, 15-10 win that for the Chinese at both the semifinals and in the third-place when midfielder Hao Junmin charged minute when Zhu got the marching order Jenny Craig Pavilion on the campus of match. down from the right flank to produce a for arguing and pushing refree. the University of San Diego. Daniel Howard and Andrew Earl each deadly cross and forward Zhu Ting China, though reduced to 10 men, were Qiong also ripped 23 kills and added tallied 19 points while Hidde Van Beest poached in to volley home the spectacu- resilient enough and regained the lead one ace as China finished the competi- posted 18 points for Australia. Howard lar equalzer. again in the 74th minute when midfielder tion with a record of 2-3 overall. Both had 11 kills, a match-high six blocks and Chinese players, whose steps became Cui Peng scored off a corner by Chen. wins came against Australia. two aces. Earl ripped 18 kills with one heavy with the game going on in the China, who beat the odds to hold off Benjamin Hardy scored 23 points on block, and Van Beest chipped in with 14 sun-bathed Galgenwaard stadium, Turkey 2-1 with a last- gasp goal in their 19 kills, two blocks and two aces to lead kills and four blocks. — MNA/Xinhua seemed to struggle against Ukraine's first game, will play their last grouper Chelsea goalie wins Czech award strong mettle, though they managed to with Panama on Friday. —MNA/Xinhua PRAGUE, 15 June — Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech won the Golden Ball award Taibei beat India, Myanmar crush Philippines as the Czech Republic's player of the season on Tuesday, beating five-times winner Pavel Nedved of Italian champions in AFC Women’s soccer Juventus. HANOI, 15 June— Taibei downed India 2-1, while Myanmar crushed the Philip- The 23-year-old, who becomes the pines 4-1 in the qualifying round of the AFC Women's Championship on Tuesday. first keeper to win the award, played a Twenty minutes into the match, Taibei several saves. key role in helping Chelsea secure their midfielder Lan Mei-fen converted a The score of 2-1 remained unchanged first league title for 50 years and reach powerful free kick outside the penalty to the end of the match. the Champions League semi-finals. area into the opening goal. Taipei had better way of playing and He has also performed well at interna- Fifteen minutes later, Indian better quality players, India's coach tional level in the Czech bid to qualify midfielder Oinam Bem-bem Devi equal- Harjinder Singh said after the match. He for the 2006 World Cup. They trail Group ized the score with a penalty. Then, also expressed his hope that his team will One leaders Netherlands by one point Taibei forward Lin Yuhui scored one by better perform in next matches. after seven wins and one defeat. a blitz shot from the right wing after After six matches, in Group A, Viet- Striker Milan Baros of Premier latching onto a short pass in the penalty nam and Myanmar had three points each, League rivals and European champi- area, giving her team a 2-1 lead. ahead of the Philippines on zero; in Group ons Liverpool came third, followed In the second half, the two teams B, India and Taibei had three points each, by Borussia Dortmund striker Jan continued applying defence-attack tac- Guam zero; in Group C, Uzbekistan had Koller, the national team's all-time tics. 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Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 10th Waxing of Nayon 1367 ME Thursday, 16 June, 2005 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integ- * National reconsolidation system rity and preservation and safeguard- * Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in ing of cultural heritage and national Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from character * Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sends Panmawady River Bridge message of sympathy to PRC Vice-President (Myinkaseik) * Panmawady River Bridge (Myinkaseik) YANGON, 15 June — Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Construction project is being implemented Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of sympathy to His Excellency by Bridge Construction Special Group-5 Mr Zeng Qinghong, Vice-President of the People’s Republic of China for the loss of life and property of Public Works on Pathein, Kangon- caused by the recent floods and landslides in Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces and Xinjiang Myinkaseik-Myaungmya Road. Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. — MNA * Panmawady River Bridge (Myinkaseik) will be 1,260 feet long and it is of bailey suspension type. PM Lt-Gen Soe Win sends message of * From Pathein to Myaungmya along Pathein-Dhaka-Einme-Myaungmya Road sympathy to Premier of PRC is 65 miles long. YANGON, 15 June — Lt-Gen Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a * On completion of the bridge, Pathein- message of sympathy to His Excellency Mr Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Kangon-Myinkaseik-Myaungmya Road is Republic of China for the loss of life and property caused by the recent floods and landslides in Hunan, 32 miles. Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic * Therefore, the latter is 33 miles shorter of China. — MNA than the former. Panmawady River Bridge (Myinkaseik) to facilitate better transport between Pathein and Myaungmya Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects development of agriculture, livestock breeding in Ayeyawady Division Maj-Gen Thura Myint Daw Si Than reported on From Pathein to Aung and departmental salient points of the bridge, Myaungmya along officials. construction of the main Pathein-Dhaka-Einme- Accompanied by bridge and approach Myaungmya Road is 65 the commander and offi- bridges and future tasks. miles long. On comple- cials, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Deputy Chief Engineer U tion of the bridge, Pathein- Than proceeded to the site Tin Maung Hla of Public Kangon-Myinkaseik- of Panmawady River Works also gave a supple- Myaungmya Road is 32 Bridge (Myinkaseik) mentary report. Lt-Gen miles. Therefore, the lat- Construction project be- Khin Maung Than left inter is 33 miles shorter than ing implemented by structions on timely com- the former. Bridge Construction Spe- pletion of the tasks and In Pathein, Lt-Gen cial Group-5 of Public worksite safety and viewed Khin Maung Than at- Works on Pathein, round the worksite. tended the coordination Kangon-Myinkaseik- Panmawady River meeting on the increase Myaungmya Road. Bridge (Myinkaseik) will of monsoon paddy culti- Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects construction of Panmawady River Bridge At the briefing hall, be 1,260 feet long and it is vation for 2005-2006 in (Myinkaseik).— MNA Project Senior Engineer of bailey suspension type. (See page 9) YANGON, 15 June — of agricultural, livestock Member of the State Peace breeding and regional de- and Development Coun- velopment tasks in cil Lt-Gen Khin Maung Ayeyawady Division. Than of the Ministry of At Bo Myat Tun Defence, accompanied by Bridge in Nyaungdon officials of the State Peace Township, they were wel- and Development Coun- comed by Chairman of cil Office and departments Ayeyawady Division concerned, left here by car Peace and Development on 14 June morning to Council Commander of make an inspection tour South-West Command

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