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Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from character Constitution sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Head of State has given guidance to carry out work for cultivation of physic nut plants as rural development task Secretary-1 inspects physic nut plantation in Mandalay

YANGON, 4 Feb — inspected growing of A roller with 120 HP duction of physic nut oil the afternoon, the Secre- Mandalay Division. Divi- Secretary-1 of the State 48,000 physic nut plants consumes one gallon of and production process of tary-1 and party attended sion Agricultural Service Peace and Development on 40 acres of land. The physic nut oil per hour. the oil. One basket of a physic nut planting cer- Manager U Aung Kyin Council Lt-Gen Thein mayor reported on grow- An excavator with 140 physic nut seeds can pro- emony held in Shwepyi reported on plans to Sein, accompanied by ing of 150,000 physic nut HP consumes five gal- duce one gallon of oil. In village, Singu township, (See page 8) SPDC member Lt-Gen plants and acreage of land lons of physic nut oil per Ye Myint of the Minis- where the plants can be hour. Physic nut plants have been try of Defence, ministers grown. The Secretary-1 Afterwards, the and deputy ministers and and party looked into run- Secretary-1 and party growing in many parts of the country officials of the SPDC ning of bulldozers, roll- viewed Jiangoong en- office, arrived in Manda- ers and excavators with gines manufactured by as they are compatible with Myanmar lay yesterday evening. cent-per-cent use of Kyaw Padetha Co of geographical conditions. It is a peren- The Secretary-1 and physic nut oil. D4H type Mandalay Sein Pan In- party were welcomed at bulldozer with 96 HP dustrial Zone that can be nial crop that can be cultivated with Mandalay International consumes four gallons of run with physic nut oil, Airport by Mandalay Di- physic nut oil per hour. machine parts for pro- cost-effectiveness. vision PDC Chairman Central Command Com- mander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo, Deputy Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Tin Ngwe, Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han, senior military officers and divisional departmental officials. Next, they went to the guest house of Man- dalay Nanmyo. This morning, the Secretary-1 and party visited the pig breeding farm of Manda- lay City Development Committee where 140 large white pigs are being raised. They pro- ceeded to the physic nut plantation of MCDC agriculture and livestock Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects physic nut saplings of Mandalay City Development Committee. — MNA breeding farm No 1 and Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Sunday, 5 February, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Strive for full acquisition * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation of potable water * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State The State Peace and Development Coun- * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy cil, upholding Our Three Main National Causes, has laid down and is implementing the 12 political, economic and social objectives for the Fifth Anniversary Buddha

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Wednesday. solution of Kashmir comments he has shown Aslam said Pakistan The Prime Minister's Frequent reports of several times late last dispute," Pakistan Foreign some flexibility. wanted an atmosphere of comments on the Indo-Pak robberies on the Dacia and year, spokesman for the Office spokesperson Pakistan has cooperation in the region ties made in a press Beograd express trains railway company Imre conference in New Delhi led the Austrian and Kavalecz told local wednesday were pro- Romanian railway media. minently reported in the companies to contact In one case, the media here. their Hungarian valuables and cash of all MNA/PTI counterpart, MAV, the passengers in a Dacia Express sleeping car Five killed in Philippine were stolen while they were asleep. The next farm robbery morning passengers MANILA, 3 Feb — Five failed to find any firearm, complained of headaches people were shot dead on they rummaged through and suspicious looking Wednesday night in a the family's belongings. train attendants. village farm of Central Valmocina and his son, In an online chatroom, Luzon, local police said Roel Joseph tried to stop a victim claimed that on Thursday. them when the suspects sleeping gas had been A businessman, his son shot them. The suspects pumped into the train's and three farm workers took 100,000 pesos (1,866 ventilation system. were shot and killed by US dollars') worth of Similar incidents had armed robbers in a farm in jewellery, cash, and four been reported on the Avala San Ildefonso, Bulacan cellular phones from the and Corona trains, Province, Philippine family, police said. Kavalecz confirmed. Demonstrators protest in front of the White House about conditions in Sudan, Daily Inquirer online MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua on 2 Feb, 2006, in Washington.—INTERNET quoted police as saying. Two others are missing Guerillas launch new following the fatal rob- Latest British Iraq death bery, police said. attack on Iraqi oil exports Local police chief said BAGHDAD, 3 Feb — Guerillas have blown up an that at least 12 men barged Iraqi crude oil pumping station feeding one of two brings toll to 101 into the house of export pipelines from northern fields to Turkey, an businessman Ricardo oil official said on Thursday. LONDON, 3 Jan —A British soldier has been killed in a road traffic accident Valmocina, 61, around Exports from the up two pipelines last week, in Iraq — the third to die there within a week. 9 pm Wednesday, looking northern city of Kirkuk to just a week after exports The soldier, from the vehicle. non-combat injuries, for guns supposedly kept the Ceyhan terminal in resumed. 9th/12th Lancers (Prince The announcement of accident or unknown cause by the family. Turkey were already on “They have attacked of Wales’s), was killed at another death brings the to 24. —Internet When the suspects hold after guerillas blew the new process plant near 11:17pm local time on number of British armed the west of Kirkuk which Thursday night on the forces personnel who have feeds the second export outskirts of Basra. died since the start of pipeline to Turkey,” the Another man was hostilities in Iraq to 101. official said. injured in the accident but On Tuesday, Corporal “The pipeline was is expected to be released Gordon Alexander damaged in the first attack, from hospital shortly, a Pritchard, 31, from workers were working on spokeswoman for the Edinburgh, became the repairing it but now the Ministry of Defence said. 100th soldier to be killed feeding plant has been She added that there was there - in Um Qasr, in the blown up so we don't know no suggestion that the southern province of Basra. how long will it take now,” soldier died as a result of Of the 101 military he added. “hostile involvement”. It victims, 77 are classed as Earlier this week, was not clear whether the killed in action. The latest workers from Iraq's accident was caused by a death brings the number Northern Oil Company, collision with another who have died from illness, seeking to restore exports to Turkey, had started Provincial office of Nigerian repairing the pipelines Central Bank gutted by fire under heavy guard. A US soldier stands guard near the wreckage of cars as his compatriots secure Keeping the oil LAGOS, 3 Feb — A section of the Central Bank of the scene of Thursday's bomb attack in Baghdad on 3 Feb, 2006. —INTERNET flowing to Ceyhan Nigeria office in the southwestern city of Ibadan terminal in Turkey is was gutted by fire on Wednesday, state media Thirty rescued in South African river always a challenge for the reported. The fire, which began from the engine JOHANNESBURG, 3 Feb— Thirty people were rescued on Thursday after being Oil Ministry, which is room of a lift at about 8.30 am (0730 GMT), left the spotted floating on the Vaal River using tyres, Johannesburg emergency services trying to increase exports entire seventh floor of the bank's seven storey said. to revive Iraq's battered complex in ruins. Spokesman Malcolm Midgley said a team was attending a river rescue course economy. The official News Agency of Nigeria quoted the at about 9 a.m. when they spotted the group of local residents, both children and Exports hit their lowest bank branch controller Jerry Okafor as saying that adults, on the river. in December at 1.1 million although most of the records in the administrative "The current was quite strong. A tube one girl was using to float burst and she barrels per day because of section were destroyed, no money was lost as “we hit her head against a rock," Midgley said. attacks and bad weather. do not keep money there”.— MNA/Xinhua She was treated on the scene, he said. — MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters

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Asked if any developing the Buddhist he said. concrete project was religious tourism circuit On the penultimate discussed, Sikri replied in as Buddhism is a key day of Kalam's three-day negative and said it would cultural link between India visit here, Singapore said take some time for a joint and ASEAN, and reviving it was promoting India as defence project to a multi-disciplinary an attractive investment concretise. university in Nalanda, one destination not only to The two leaders also of the greatest centres of investors from the city discussed maritime Buddhist scholars. state but also Japan. The security and expressed Addressing Nanyang joint collaboration in concern over the situation Technological University, defence sector came up in Malacca Straits, which a prestigious centre of for discussion when serves as energy lane excellence here, visiting Singapore Defence connecting Persian Gulf President A P J Abdul Minister Teo Chee Hean and large consuming Kalam said Aeronautical called on President Kalam. countries in East Asia, and Development Agency and Kalam also had talks is often buffeted by piracy A South Korean protester shouts a slogan during an anti-US rally in front of US Hindustan Aeronautics with Commerce and and gun running. Embassy in Seoul, on 3 Feb, 2006. The Korean read ' We oppose the Limited of India and Industry Minister Lim MNA/PTI US President Bush.' —INTERNET Singapore Technologies Hng Kiang and Foreign can move forward with a Minister George Yeo, Gunmen kidnap two Iraqi TV correspondents joint venture for wrapping up his talks with BAGHDAD, 3 Feb — Gunmen kidnapped two Iraqi correspondents working for an independent designing, development, Singapore leaders. satellite television channel, police and station officials said on Thursday. production and marketing Secretary (East) in of ASEAN Passenger Jets. External Affairs Ministry Reem Zaid, 23, and on Wednesday after US-backed or other “We are a neutral "They can also work Rajiv Sikri told reporters her colleague Marwan attending a Press con- foreign news outlets in channel, we are not linked out joint programmes for here that Kalam and the Khaza’al, 25, were ference when they were Iraq. to the government,” she aircraft maintenance, Singapore Defence returning to the offices of kidnapped, said a station As a result many have said. repair and overhaul to Minister felt perhaps there Sumariya TV in Baghdad official who spoke on quit their work or take In New York, the condition of anonymity. great precautions not to be Committee to Protect “They were in a car identified with their Journalists (CPJ) said it Colliery blast kills 23 in north China with two cameramen and employers. was alarmed by the report TAIYUAN, 3 Feb — Twenty-three miners were confirmed dead and 53 their driver when another Many Iraqi media of the abductions. others sickened in a colliery gas blast on Wednesday in north China’s car blocked them. outlets are also controlled “We condemn the Shanxi Province, the local mine safety authorities said on Thursday. The five gunmen took by various political continued targeting of all Altogether 697 miners were seriously poisoned by carbon the correspondents and factions inside and outside innocent civilians, working down the pit when the blast monoxide, he said quoting hospital their car and left the two the government. including journalists, and went off at around 7:00 pm at Sihe sources. cameramen,” the official But the Sumariya appeal to those holding Coal Mine under the state-owned The bureau plans to set up an said. official stressed the station them to free them at once,” Jincheng Mining Group, said an official investigation team on Thursday to see Sunni militants was privately owned by CPJ executive director with the provincial coal mine safety into the accident, he said. frequently target Iraqis and had no links to Ann Cooper said in a supervision bureau on condition of A preliminary investigation shows journalists working for any political group. statement. anonymity. the explosion occurred at an airtight She said armed groups The official said search and rescue area in the pit. had kidnapped at least 37 work had ended at the site by 7:00 am Sihe Coal Mine, one of the largest WHO confirms Iraq other journalists in Iraq on Thursday and the the sickened collieries in the coal-rich Shanxi since April 2004; most had miners had been hospitalized. Province, currently produces 10.8 bird flu death been freed but six had Most of them suffered no fatal million tons a year. LONDON, 3 Feb—The World Health been killed. injury except for one miner who was MNA/Xinhua Organization has confirmed that a teenage girl American reporter Jill died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in northern Carroll, who was abducted Iraq last month. by gunmen in Baghdad on Initial tests found the support from WHO staff, 7 January, is still being virus had not been the have set up an emergency held hostage. cause of Shanjin Abdel operations room to Her kidnappers have Qader’s death, but tests respond to the outbreak, threatened to kill her carried out in a UK investigate rumours, and unless women detainees laboratory have now address public concerns,” held by US forces and the proved otherwise. a statement posted on the Iraqi Interior Ministry are Specimens from the WHO website said. freed. girl’s 39-year-old uncle, Internet MNA/Reuters who died last week, and a sick 54-year-old Disasters in S Africa woman are now being tested. worsened by wetland loss The WHO has sent JOHANNESBURG, 3 Feb— The destruction of the experts in infection world's wetlands is exacerbating global disasters such control and epidemiology as floods and famines and is a potential source of to the region. conflict in volatile regions, environmentalists said on But the team will not Thursday. "By a conservative estimate, about 50 per arrive in northern city of cent of the wetlands worldwide are gone. These include A US soldier sits aboard a tank as his compatriots secure the scene of Sulaimaniya until early rivers, swamps, marshes, small ponds, and mangrove Thursday’s bomb attack in Baghdad on 3 Feb, 2006. Two car bombs killed at next week, because of the systems," said Jane Madgwick, the chief executive least 16 people and wounded 65 others in Baghdad on Thursday, police sources security situation. officer of conservation group Wetlands International. said. —INTERNET “Health officials, with MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 5 Indonesian President, Annan discuss Iranian nuclear issue JAKARTA, 3 Feb— Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had a discussion via telephone from his office in Jakarta with United Nations' Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Iranian nuclear programme on Thursday, Presidential Spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said. "During his phone the President also stressed Iran would soon make a talks with the UN the importance of efforts final decision on the Secretary-General, the to avoid the outbreak of Russian offer for the President reiterated the open conflict that could enrichment of its need to maximize efforts harm the people. uranium," Dino said. through diplomatic Yudhoyono empha- Yudhoyono, according channels to solve the sized the need for Iran to to Dino, stressed the need problem of the Iranian abide by all provisions set to prevent an open conflict nuclear programme," by the International because it would affect Antara news agency on Atomic Energy Agency world oil prices, hoping Iran's girls attend in a rally to support Iran's nuclear programme in Teheran on Friday quoted the (IAEA), and for the world that no action would be 3 Feb, 2006. —INTERNET spokesman as saying. to listen to IAEA director taken against Iran before The spokesman general's report on the IAEA makes its report UN says more cash needed for disclosed the news in 6 March, 2006. on March 6. Batam, in Riau Province "We are waiting for the Dino said Indonesia southern Africa food aid on Thursday, said the IAEA director general's had a clear position in report. Dino also said that report. We also hope that regard to the Iranian JOHANNESBURG, 3 Feb— The United Nations said on Thursday it needed an nuclear issue, namely that extra 63 million US dollars in donations to help six southern African countries HK Disneyland reopens Iran should have a right to cope with food shortages in the coming months. utilize its nuclear energy Although more in Zimbabwe, Malawi, to distribute food to about to waiting visitors for peaceful purposes, and abundant rains had raised Zambia, Mozambique, 111,000 people in HONG KONG, 3 Feb— Hong Kong Disneyland that Iran's nuclear hopes for bigger crop Lesotho and Swaziland up Namibia, most of whom reopened on Thursday afternoon to tourists with programme should remain yields, the UN World Food to and shortly after the were orphans and children tickets, who were rejected of entry earlier into the in the corridor of peace. Programme expected to April harvest. affected by the AIDS park, which is full with vacationers. MNA/Xinhua feed up to 10 million people The WFP also planned Around 200 tourists According to the new pandemic. holding tickets gathered in ticket selling mechanism, Earthquake shakes Fiji, no damage report "We still have needs of front of the park gate asking guests can book their tickets 63 million US dollars to WELLINGTON, 3 Feb— Hawaii-based Pacific miles east of the Fijian for entrance on Thursday on-line and pick up the buy some additional food A strong earthquake Tsunami Warning Centre capital, Suva. morning, and some of them tickets when visiting the to complete our work to shook deeply underneath said the magnitude-6.6 Earthquake are tried to climb over the iron- park on any day in the sixth June," James Morris, the South Pacific near Fiji quake hit 370 miles below frequent around Fiji under barred gate, according to months. However, guests executive director of the on Friday, but there were the earth's surface, and the sea, mostly causing the local News Channel. holding tickets without WFP and a special UN no immediate reports of the earthquake occurred no damage to the islands An angry tourist from specific dates are not humanitarian envoy to injury or damage, at about 1 am Fiji time in the area. Taiwan told the TV station guaranteed admission. the region, said in a according to local media. and was centred about 215 MNA/Xinhua that he visited Disneyland In a bid to relieve the news conference in in California, the United situation, the park issued a Dozens still missing from sunken Johannesburg. States, and Tokyo of Japan, statement at 9:00 am Morris, who is on a five- and had never been locked Thursday, announcing it Indonesian ferry day visit to Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa, out of the park. was full and would receive JAKARTA, 3 Feb— Two days after a ferry sank in heavy seas in Indonesia's The park closed its gate no more visitors in the day. east, nearly 40 people were still missing, a rescue official said on Thursday, said he hoped the agency's at 10:00 am Thursday, the The statement was although estimates of the number of people on the ship have varied widely. existing donors, the largest eighth sold-out day in published at all entrance of The Indonesian Navy died,” search and rescue without tickets, officials of which are the United almost five months’ the railway leading to the has rescued more than 100 operation chief Colonel said, noting a frequent States and the European operation. Hundreds of park. “In order to preserve people after the ferry, Agus Susilo told Reuters practice across the world's Union, would help to make visitors with tickets were the guest experience, the travelling from Kupang on by telephone on Thursday. largest archipelago. up the food relief shortfall. refused to enter the park park cannot permit further Indonesia's side of Timor That would bring the MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters when it was full at entries,” said a Hong Kong island to nearby Rote number known to have 11:30 am on Wednesday. Disneyland statement on Island, ran into trouble on survived to 115, and the China honours 99 The park started selling Thursday, suggesting Tuesday night. known dead to two. tickets without a specific “guests holding tickets may “We have found another Asked about the environment-friendly towns date but valid in sixth visit on another day”. three people stranded on number missing, Susilo BEIJING, 4 Feb — A total of 99 towns across China months on 3 January. MNA/Xinhua an island nearby. One said: "Around 37. That is have now been honoured as "environment-friendly" according to the briefing for their effective protection of the environment and we had half an hour ago. the provision of a quality life to local residents. That is the latest figure." The towns nominated in 2005 are scattered in 19 He said the estimates of provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, the missing were based on according to a bullet in by the State Environmental survivor reports on how Protection Administration (SEPA) announcing the many people they believed honours. to be aboard. East China's Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shandong Officials had earlier provinces are at the top of the list, with each having given higher figures for the 37, 14 and 13 towns winning the awards, respectively. number of missing and In the bulletin, the SEPA calls on the towns to different officials have cherish their honour, continue to pursue sustainable given different figures for development and provide quality air, water and food the number of passengers to local residents. and crew on the ferry China began honouring environment-friendly manifest, but agree it listed towns in 2002, and by 2004, 79 towns nationwide had less than 100. been granted the title. However, it is common China has also launched a series of similar for Indonesian ferries to policies at provincial, city and county levels to boost A US soldier stands guard near a damaged oil pipeline complex in Khabaza carry considerably more the country's efforts of building an energy-conserving village near Kirkuk, about 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad on 2 Feb, passengers than are listed. and environment-friendly society. 2006. —INTERNET Some might have boarded MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 Poor nations need billions to fight “La Nina” climate climate change phenomenon causes

NEW DELHI, 4 Feb — A top British environmentalist said on Friday the developing world needed to drought across S America spend at least 40 billion US dollars more every year to fight climate change. BUENOS AIRES, 4 Feb— Most South American Last year was the Carbon dioxide levels Mexico and Indonesia, rely relation to the energy and nations have suffered serious drought in 2005 and warmest on record across are now at their highest heavily on fossil fuels to electricity bills which the the early period of 2006, severely damaging harvests, the globe and it was levels than at any time in power their rapidly growing developing world is already the Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange said in a report unusually hot in the Arctic, the past 650,000 years, economies, while Brazil is running, it would be far published on Thursday. US space agency NASA Antarctic ice core studies losing large areas of cheaper if they invest in The cooling of sea reduced rain in most of the said last month. Five of the show and concentrations of rainforest each year that can cleaner technologies," he waters around the area. Brazil and Uruguay hottest years since modern methane, another powerful soak up carbon dioxide. said. southern cone of the are currently suffering record-keeping began in the greenhouse gas, are rising "If you look at it in MNA/Reuters American continent has drought, which has 1890s occurred in the past as well because of reduced rainfall by decade. agriculture, melting Arctic between 25 and 50 per cent, "If the developing permafrost and destruction with Brazil's Amazon world is to have extra of peat bogs. region being the worst-hit. resources necessary to Scientists say global In southern Bolivia, modify their investments to warming threatens to create Paraguay and in the make them carbon clean or greater extremes of Argentine regions of reduce it significantly, they droughts and floods, more Chaco, northern Meso- need extra finance of over intense storms, rising seas potamia and Pampea, 40 billion US dollars each and melting glaciers and ice droughts have also hit year," Sir Nicholas Stern, caps. agricultural production. adviser to the British Stern, who was Central Argentina Government on climate speaking on the sidelines of narrowly avoided a serious change, told Reuters. a conference of world en- agricultural catastrophe Scientists say the earth's vironmentalists, scientists because of a burst of rain atmosphere is warming as and policymakers to discuss last week which irrigated ever-greater amounts of sustainable development, its main growing region. carbon dioxide are pumped said the 40 billion US But local meteorologists into the air by the burning dollars was less than de- said that the late January of fossil fuels to feed coal- veloping governments are rains will be short lived. fired power plants, smoke- already spending on energy. They are caused by a temporary weakening in stack industries and Major developing Afghans look at the wreckage of a car that was bombed in the southeastern transport. nations such as India, China, La Nina, which coincided province of Khost, Afghanistan on 2 Feb, 2006.—INTERNET with a warm air current Mothers plead for lives of in Brazil, an atypical Experts call for more investment combination which German hostages in Iraq loosened up rain pro- in China’s high-tech industry duction mechanisms. BERLIN, 4 Feb — The mothers of two German La Nina has engineers kidnapped in Iraq pleaded for their sons' BEIJING, 4 Feb — Leading officials in the Chinese computing industry have strengthened again and the lives on Thursday as their government said it was still called for more investment in domestic high technologies. Brazil air current has trying to make contact with the captors. "We must develop our Chinese-made servers 31 invention patents with retreated northward, The mothers of Rene Braeunlich and Thomas indigenous technologies attracted few domestic or Suma 4000A, which has reducing the chance of new Nitzschke were filmed by ARD television making an in superservers, central overseas buyers. To date, never been seen in any rains. The meteorologists appeal which was due to be shown later by Arab processing units and optical the most powerful Chinese Chinese-made servers. predicted serious problems broadcaster Al Jazeera. and electronic units because superserver was listed by China started research for the next growing season "We have seen our sons on television. We are very developed countries the US Department of on its own superserver in if the drought extends into afraid for their lives," said one of the women, whose prohibit the export of these Energy as the world's tenth the early 1980s and fall, as a new agricultural names and location were not given. technologies to China," Li fastest superserver. successfully developed the cycle would begin without "Thomas and Rene travelled to Iraq with no political Guojie, director of the Suma 4000A, Milky Way I in 1983, with enough reservoir water for motive. They never intended to harm your country. We Institute of Computing developed by the ICT, has the highest computing the second season in a row. appeal to your charity and mercy and ask you with all Technology (ICT) under the highest computing performance of 100 million MNA/Xinhua our hearts to spare our innocent sons. Please, let the Chinese Academy of speed of 11 trillion times times per second. Financial Thomas and Rene go free," said the other mother, her Sciences (CAS), said in an per second and eight allocation and personnel 1.5 tons of voice almost breaking. interview with Xinhua on trillion times per second deployment to develop The two engineers were abducted on 24 January marijuana seized Friday. according to the Linpack superservers reflected outside their workplace in the Iraqi industrial town of A decade ago, Benchmark, which China's commitment to in Argentina Baiji, 110 miles north of Baghdad.— MNA/Reuters measures server promoting indigenous high BUENOS AIRES, 4 Feb — performance. technologies. The Argentine authorities Li and his team own MNA/Xinhua have seized 1.5 tons of marijuana and arrested four Three Afghan soldiers people who were transporting the drugs in a killed in suicide attack truck, said the police KHOST (Afghanistan), 4 Feb — Suicide bomber Thursday. Police discovered detonated a car packed with explosives in Afghanistan, the drugs at a toll on the killing three government soldiers and wounding three Panamerica Highway, in others, police said on Thursday. Garin in the province of The attack occurred at a checkpoint in the Buenos Aires, 30 kilometres southeastern province of Khost on Wednesday when from Argentine capital Afghan soldiers and US troops were checking vehicles, Buenos Aires. a police official said. One of the four arrested "Apart from the suicide bomber, three national was a former member of Army soldiers were killed," senior provincial police Argentina's paramilitary official Mohammad Zaman told reporters. police, who was Taliban guerillas were believed to be responsible discharged around a year British soldiers patrol a street in Basra, 550 Km, (341miles) south of Baghdad for the attack, he said. There were no casualties among ago for mental health on 3 Feb, 2006.—INTERNET the US troops.— MNA/Reuters reasons. — MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 7

Fifty years journey to achieve leprosy elimination

Dr Kyaw Myint (Programme Manager) In accordance with the health policy of Myanmar, regimen. WHO recommended and approved MDT for delegates from private sectors and has implemented putting in a nutshell has two objectives: - health and leprosy since that time. to achieve the elimination goal. longevity of the people and freed from diseases, The prevalence of leprosy remarkably declined dur- Following this, Myanmar was declared as one of implementation of health care services are carried ing 10 years after discovering MDT due to multiple the member countries reaching leprosy elimination out as national task, at all levels. factors including short duration of treatment, accept- goal (prevalence below one pre ten thousands popu- MOH (Ministry of Health) is doing its best under ance by patients and high potency of the MDT regi- lation) on the 6th of February 2003 in Third Global the guidance of the National Health Committee and men. That was why WHO had set the goal in 1991 that Alliance for Elimination Leprosy (GAEL) meeting, with cooperation and collaboration of related minis- leprosy be eliminated as a public health problem by the held at Sedona Hotel in Yangon. Now, one of the tries, allied associations and international non-gov- year 2000. public health problems could be successfully solved ernmental organizations. Anti-leprosy campaign has been implemented in with 50 years lasting efforts (1952-2002). Leprosy control programme of Myanmar has been Myanmar since 1952. Dapsone monotherapy was pro- Looking in retrospective on leprosy situation in one of the health care services. Leprosy is no more vided to all patients in the villages. After emergence of Myanmar, the prevalence declined gradually from a public health problem as it has been eliminated Dapsone resistance, WHO recommended Multi Drug 86.20 /10,000 population in 1977, 53.40 /10,000 since January 2003. Therapy was introduced in 1986. In 1988, it covered all population in 1987, 2.90 /10,000 population in 1997 So as to gain such a victory, the programme has the patients from hyperendemic areas such as lower and finally to 0.44 /10,000 population in 2005. planned long-term scheme, tasted for 50 years (1952 Sagaing, Mandaly, Magway, Bago, Yangon and The result of 50-year efforts finally documented - 2002). There were 122 countries in the world that Ayeyawaddy divisions and it contributed 85 percent of in history of health as one of the countries that has had fought against leprosy as a public health prob- been eliminated from leprosy. Yet, we still have lem since 1980s and Myanmar was one of them. Looking in retrospective on more rooms to fulfil. Leprosy had been an ancient evil disease that had Our future activities for leprosy control include caused multiple problems to human beings, such as leprosy situation in Myanmar, the 1. Sustainability of current leprosy elimina- medical problem without curative medicine, public prevalence declined gradually tion status. health problem without any measures for prevention 2. Rehabilitation programs for Persons Af- against the spread of disease among people and from 86.20 /10,000 population in fected by Leprosy who are at a loss of human problem with social disability because of 1977, 53.40 /10,000 population in physical, mental and social well-being. disfigurement and deformity caused by the disease. Although we reached leprosy elimination target, The causative germ called Mycobacterium leprae 1987, 2.90 /10,000 population in following patients still can be missed. was found in 1873 by Dr. Hansen from Norway. In 1997 and finally to 0.44 /10,000 1. Those from the areas which remain out of spite of discovering of causative agent no curative leprosy elimination activities. (e.g, urban medications had been found. Therefore, it was unani- population in 2005. population) mously announced that leprosy was an incurable 2. Those from inaccessible areas due to vari- disease at the first conference held at Berlin, Ger- all patients throughout the country. in 1991, MDT ous reasons many in 1897. At that time, isolation of the patient service was integrated into Basic Health Services to 3. Those who are hidden because of social from the community was adopted as an old and gain more area and population coverage. Finally, both stigma and fear. rooted practice among the people. Even in Europe patients and area were achieved 100 percent coverage 4. Incident cases especially in thirteenth century when there were for the whole country including the border areas in The basic information that needs to spread among high incidence of the disease, community tried to 1995 and the later in 1996 respectively. the community is that a person who has any white or stay away from the lepers. In order to achieve the leprosy elimination activities red patch or patch with numbness on his/her body It was a frightful disease with disfiguration which successfully, Ministry of Health and Department of needs to consult at the nearest health center as soon could destroy skin and nerves unless early treatment Health had played a key role for guidance and manage- as possible for early diagnosis and treatment. was initiated. Leprosy patients were treated as dis- ment and World Health Organization and Interna- Over 260,000 cases were treated and cured from gusting and detestable persons and there were seg- tional Federation of Anti-leprosy Associations had 1988 to 2005 so that there will be no more transmis- regation even in family members that had made also provided necessary support. sion from these people, yet disability due to nerve huge obstacles in fighting the disease. Not only related departments under the Ministry of destruction in leprosy tolls 30 to 35 percent of However, in 1941 Dapsone therapy appeared as Health but also Non Governmental Associations such persons affected by Leprosy. In fact the families and the treatment of leprosy, creating the dawn of expec- as Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association, the persons affected by leprosy themselves need to tations for the patients. Even then Dapsone Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Movies be rehabilitated physically, mentally, socially and monotherapy had to be taken for at least five years Association, Media personnel, News and Periodicals economically. Thus, it will be in line with one of the to life-long, thus causing the development of Dap- etc, had actively participated in Leprosy elimination social objectives laid down by the Government of sone resistance and facing curative difficulties dur- activities. the Union of Myanmar. ing 1970s. The Leprosy Control Programme of Myanmar has With 50 years service-investment and zealous In 1982, currently using Multi Drug Therapy organized “National Task Force Committee for Lep- efforts carried throughout the country, we will be (MDT) was introduced and found out that the cur- rosy Elimination” consisting representatives from vari- able to commemorate the 6th anniversary of leprosy ability could be obtained with 6 months to 1 year ous organizations mentioned above, including elimination that falls on 6th February 2006. Malaysian virologists sent to study Beijing has least blue-sky days suspected JE cases in January KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Feb — The Malaysian Health Ministry has sent two BEIJING, 4 Feb — Beijingers could only enjoy blue sky for 11 days in virologists to the northern state of Kelantan to investigate the death of two January, due to increasing pollutants in the air. teenage girls who were feared to be killed by Japanese Encephalitis (JE), local The figure is the least for the same Beijing is growing by 10 per cent year- authorities said Thursday. period over the last six years, according on-year, and coal remains the major source The study of the two experts from the According to local reports, the to the Municipal Bureau of Environ- of energy. Each year, the city sees more Institute of Medical Research and Na- county of Tanah Merah has reported mental Protection. than 100 million square metres of con- tional Public Health Laboratory would one confirmed JE case and four suspi- This has made it more difficult for struction sites to start or re-start. help the Health Ministry to work out strat- cious cases. Norhayati Awang, 27, has the Chinese capital to reach its goal of Beijing launched the campaign of egies to control the virus, Deputy Direc- been confirmed to be infected with JE having 238 “blue sky” days this year, “Defending the Blue Sky” in 1998, which tor-General of Health Shafie Ouyub was virus. She is now warded at a local eight more than that in 2005. saw only 100 days of blue sky. quoted as saying by the Bernama news hospital. Experts said the capital is faced It has removed 4,000 old polluting agency. Last Thursday and this Tuesday, with quite a number of difficulties to buses and 30,000 cabs from service this Shafie made the remarks in Kelantan two 13-year-old students, Siti Mardiana achieve the goal because of the ever year and replaced them with vehicles before being briefed on the JE situation by Mohd Romli and Hasnira Akmal increasing autos, energy consumption meeting newly promulgated, more rigid Kelantan Health Director Ahmad Razin Hussin, died after showing JE symp- and construction sites. state standards for pollution control. Ahmad Maher. toms. — MNA/Xinhua The number of motor vehicles in MNA/Xinhua 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 Local people urged to grow more physic nut plants that can generate more incomes and contribute to regional development

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein grows a physic nut plant in Shwepyi Village, Singu Township. MNA

operation of trawler-Gs plants on the 100-acre and other farm machin- plantation by MAS in ery with physic nut oil. Singu Township and two- After the ceremony, the acre plantation of physic Secretary-1 cordially nut owned by the Forest greeted those present. Department and left nec- Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects demonstration of operating a bean thresher with the use of Later, he inspected grow- essary instructions. physic nut oil in Shwepyi Village, Singu Township, Mandalay Division. — MNA ing of 120,000 physic nut MNA (from page 1) work for cultivation of cultivate physic nut on physic nut as a rural de- 500,000 acres of land velopment task. This is from 2006-2007 to 2008- why local people are 2009, collecting of physic urged to grow more nut seeds, plans to grow physic nut plants as tar- 480000 physic nut plants geted that can generate on 400 acres of land at more incomes and con- the ceremony. After in- tribute to regional devel- specting the physic nut opment, said the Secre- seeds and plants, the Sec- tary-1. retary-1 gave instructions Next, the Secre- saying that physic nut tary-1 and party together plants have been growing with those present at the in many parts of the ceremony totalling over country as they are com- 5000 grew physic nut patible with Myanmar plants. The Secretary-1 geographical conditions. presented physic nut It is a perennial crop that grafts to local authorities, can be cultivated with townselders and officials cost-effectiveness. The of social organizations. Head of State has given He then inspected culti- Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein views physic nut plants of Myanma Agriculture Service in

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Children with cancer who Soe Aung, Professor Dr Minister for Health live in developing coun- Thida San, and Professor Dr Kyaw Myint in his tries have less than a 50 Dr Aye Maung Han gave speech said that today, per cent survival rate, as educative talks on cancer. the 4th of February, is the opposed to 80 percent for Also present were anniversary of the first children living in devel- officials of the depart- Sayadaw Bhaddanta Dr Ashin Ñanissara, Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw World Summit Against oped countries. Cancer ments under the ministry, and Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung plant a Sal plant. — MNA Cancer held in Paris on 4 has come to be a public medical superintendents, February 2000. Globally health problem around WHO Resident Repre- YANGON, 4 Feb— opened the archway. Gen Kyi Aung suppli- more than 10 million the world. The holding of sentative Professor Adik Minister for Culture Maj- The minister un- cated on religious affairs people are diagnosed commemorative ceremo- Wibowo, representatives Gen Kyi Aung attended veiled the inscription of to the Sayadaws. with cancer every year nies will help disseminate of UN agencies, repre- the opening of Dagaung the archway. The commander, the and it is estimated that knowledge about cancer sentatives from the asso- Archaeological Zone in Later that morning, minister and lay persons there will be 15 million among the people and it ciations at home and Dagaung on 1 February the minister attended the presented Seinbudaw new cases every year by is aimed to reduce can- abroad, and health staff. morning. cash donations presenta- (Diamond orb), tiers of 2020. Cancer is prevent- cer burden on the nation. MNA Officials formally tion ceremony for the Shwehtidaw, and reli- Laymyethna Pagoda in gious object and offered Dagaung and accepted alms to members of the the donations. Sangha. On the morning of 2 Next, the religious February, a ceremony to object were enshrined enshrine religious objects into the reliquary, and into the upper reliquary, Htidaw was hoisted atop hoist Htidaw (tired and the pagoda. ornamented finial) atop Yesterday morning, the pagoda, and conse- the minister attended the crate the pagoda took hoisting of Htidaw atop place. the Naungdawgyi Pagoda Chairman of Manda- in Wayongon Village, lay Division Peace and Thabeikkyin Township. Development Council He also inspected cultural Commander of Central tasks of the ministry in Command Maj-Gen Khin Mandalay. Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint addresses the ceremony to mark World Cancer Day. — MNA Zaw and Minister Maj- MNA 12,000-ton capacity dry dock launched Market festival extended by repairing MV Mandalay to 7 February YANGON, 4 Feb — sels. The construction of abroad. Now, the repair vessels under the inspec- YANGON, 4 Feb — The market festival of the MV Mandalay which is the dry dock was com- works will be carried out tion of Lloyd’s Register Ministry of Industry-1, opened to hail the 59th An- 149 metres in length, 22.4 pleted in January 2005. at home. Hence, MFSL of Shipping and Ameri- niversary Union Day, continued for the fourth day metres in width and 8 After completion, seven can save 60 per cent ex- can Bureau of Shipping. in the compound of the Ministry-1 today. metres draught, a multi- ships including two pense in foreign currency The Deputy Minister At the festival, a total of 333 kinds of goods are purpose cargo ship of 3,300-ton vessels of in docking its vessels at urged officials of on sale in retail and wholesale at special prices. Myanma Five Star Line, MFSL were repaired in home. Myanma Ship- Myanma Shipyards to From 6 to 8 pm, entertainment programmes are was docked at the dry the dock in 2005-06 fis- yards took offers of work extend repair and build- being staged and the restaurants are also kept open dock in Thilawa, Thanlyin cal year. MFSL spent from Singapore, the Peo- ing of ships at home and there. The festival will be extended up to 7 February Township on 3 February, US$ 500,000 on repair of ple’s Republic of China abroad including vessels and the goods are available from 10 am to 8 pm under the supervision of a vessel in the dock and Indonesia to build 22 of MFSL. — MNA Deputy Minister for daily during those days. Transport U Pe Than. It MNA was the first docking service of the 12,000-ton-ca- Paper reading session of pacity dry dock. In the past, ocean-going ships of MEA held Myanma Five Star Line YANGON, 4 Feb — A paper reading session of were docked at shipyards Myanmar Engineer Association took place at abroad. Myanmar Info-Tech Building on Hline Campus in Myanma Shipyards Hline Township this morning. It was attended by the of the Ministry of Trans- patrons of the association, chairman and CEC mem- port repaired 1,700-ton bers, resource persons and others. vessels in its dockyards. Deputy Minister for Industry-2 Lt-Col Khin In accord with the guid- Maung Kyaw extended greetings. ance of the Head of State, Chairman U Than Myint of the association made a 12,000-ton-capacity dry a speech. After that, a total number of 39 resource dock measuring 168 me- persons read out 39 papers ranging from engineering tres long, 28 metres wide to business. and 9 metres deep was The paper reading session ended in the evening built to accept offers of Multi-purpose MV Mandalay of Myanma Five Star Line being docked at and continues tomorrow. docking 12,000-ton ves- 12,000-ton-capacity Dry Dock. — TRANSPORT MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 Police Sub-Inspector Course No 54 concludes YANGON, 4 Feb — Speaking on the and the people forever. Minister for Home Af- occasion, the minister A total of 206 fairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo said that the trainees are trainees attended the delivered an address at to uphold Our Three course. the concluding ceremony Main National Causes as Also present on the of SIP Course No 54 at national policy, to serve occasion were Deputy Myanmar Police Force the interest of the people, Director-General of MPF Central Training Depot in to cooperate with the Police Brig-Gen Zaw Zeebingyi of Pyin- people in carrying out Win, Police Adjutant- OoLwin Township yes- border area development General Police Brig-Gen terday morning. tasks, tasks of 24 special Soe Win Myint, Princi- The minister in- development regions and ple of the Training spected the trainee com- development of the rural School Police Brig-Gen MINISTER ATTENDS RECEPTION: The Sri Lankan Embassy held the pany and took the salute regions, to put on Khin Maung, Director of of the trainee company. standby to join hands Administration and celebration to mark the Independence Day at its embassy on 4 February. The minister pre- with the Tatmadaw for Training Department of Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win and wife being welcomed by sented outstanding discharging State defence MPF Headquarters Police Ambassador of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Union of awards to the respective duties if necessary, and Col Win Khaung and Myanmar Mr DMM Ranaraja. — MNA trainees. to be loyal to the State officials. — MNA Sitthway magazine introduced

YANGON, 4 Feb — Sitthway magazine issued for December 2005 was introduced at Sakura Tower at the corner of Sule Pagoda Road and Bogyoke Aung San Street this morning. It was attended by journalists and writers. Editor-in-Chief Thaung Wai Oo of the magazine explained that it was issued in December 2005 and it’s No 3 came out this month. It would be a monthly one. Interested persons may contact the following address— ground floor of 38th Street Plaza on Up- Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo speaking at the concluding ceremony of Police per Seikkantha Street in Kyauktada Township, Tel: Sub-Inspector Course No 54. — HOME AFFAIRS 379773. — MNA

Chief Editor Thaung Wai Oo explains publication of Sitthway Magazine to journalists. 17th annual meeting of MNA MFCC held

YANGON, 4 Feb — The 17th annual meeting of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club took place at Summit Parkview Hotel this evening. Patron of the club U Hla Htway made an opening speech. Presi- dent U Sao Kai Hpa read out annual report and financial statement. The new executive members for 2006-2007 were selected . After the meeting, a dinner was hosted to Min- ister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein, MRTV Director- General U Khin Maung Htay, IPRD Director-Gen- eral U Chit Naing and NPE Managing-Director U Soe Win, officials and those present.—MNA Chairman U Myat Thin Aung of AA Medical Products Ltd-Thiri Thudhamma The 17th anniversary meeting of Myanmar Foreign Correspondents Club Theingi Daw Khin Myint Myint and family donate four kinds of anti-biotic in progress at Summit Parkview Hotel. medicines worth K 20 million to Director-General Dr Tin Win Maung of MNA Health Department. (News on page 2)— HEALTH THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 11 Scientists find evidence of ice on comet

LOS ANGELES, 4 Feb— US scientists reported on Thursday that exposed deposits contain water ice on the surface of comet Tempel 1, the target of NASA’s Deep Impact experiment last year. The first direct evidence of ice on the surface of a formation of the solar system, according to Sunshine. comet comes from images and spectra taken by the She also indicated that water, and even life on the Deep Impact spacecraft, which launched a copper- Earth may have linked with comet. tipped probe to collide with the comet on July 4 this “Understanding a comet’s water cycle and supply year. The impact created a flamboyant fireworks dis- is critical to understanding these bodies as a system play in space. and as a possible source that delivered water to Earth,” Imaging the comet nucleus with cameras on board she said in a statement. the Deep Impact spacecraft, scientists found several “Add the large organic component in comets and patches to be bluer than the rest of the cometary you have two of the key ingredients for life,” she surface. added. Absorption features in infrared spectra further con- According to their paper, the surface area of Tempel firmed the presence of ice in these spots, and suggested 1 is roughly 120 square kilometres, but the ice covers the ice is in large grains — probably aggregates — tens roughly 0.5 square kilometre. And only 6 per cent of of microns in size, the researchers reported in the 2 that area consists of pure water ice. February online edition of the journal Science. The deposits are too small in area to be the main “We have known for a long time that water ice source of outgassing water vapour from the comet Workers clean the snow from the run of the 140 meters exists in comets, but this is the first evidence of water nucleus, implying most of the water in the comet lies ski jumping hill of Pragelato, northern Italy, in sub- ice on comets,” said Jessica Sunshine, the lead author beneath the surface, the researchers said. zero temperatures on 3 Feb, 2006. Pragelato will see of the Science paper. “While they may be associated with natural out- all Olympic ski jumping events. The Turin 2006 Winter The discovery offers important insight into the bursts, the water ice deposits detected on the surface of Olympic Games open on 10 Feb.—INTERNET composition of comets, the small, Sun-orbiting space Tempel 1 reported here are not the dominant sources of travellers that are believed to be leftovers from the outgassing,” they wrote in the paper. — MNA/Xinhua WWF says climate Report says more Japanese Kelantan State in Malaysia change makes Russian overweight, exercising less to use ducks to fight snails bears aggressive TOKYO, 4 Feb — More ernment would review the KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Feb— The Kelantan State in MOSCOW, 4 Feb — Russians have had to shoot three Japanese are overweight campaign by April, al- northern Malaysia can use ducks widely to ward off unusually aggressive polar bears so far this year, in what and are exercising less, though it had no plans to attacks of golden apple snails in paddy fields, a environmental group WWF said was a sign the bears’ putting them further away ease targets such as on the senior official said Thursday. feeding patterns were being disrupted by global warm- from government targets percentage of people who Farmers’ experience partment to expand the ing. aiming for a health-con- overdrink, those under shows ducks of certain duck aid scheme by esta- The group said bears used to come ashore in winter scious nation by 2010. stress and the amount of species turn out effective blishing a duck breeding along the sea ice to forage for food, but that the ice had Some 29 per cent of vegetables consumed per in dealing with those snails centre. retreated unusually far from the coast leaving predators men aged 20-60 are over- day. The report showed which can cause damage Meanwhile, he admit- with a long swim. weight, a Health Ministry Japanese are exercising less, to the crop during the early ted that though the ducks “This makes them particularly vulnerable since report revealed, compared with men on average walk- stage of planting, Agricul- were capable of reducing animals in search of food lose their sense of danger, they with 24 per cent when it ing 7,575 steps a day com- ture and Agro-Based In- the attack, it was not a enter villages and often attack people,” the WWF said in started a “Health Japan 21” pared with the target of dustries Minister long-term solution to the a statement. campaign in 2000. 9,200 and women walking Muhyiddin Mohamad problem. In an unusual attack, a polar bear had killed a 15- The target is to bring 6,821 steps against a tar- Yassin said. Noting that there were year-old girl in the remote Arctic Peninsula of Chukotka, the figure below 15 per cent geted 8,300. “We live in a He made the remarks many areas affected by the which faces Alaska across the Bering Straits, the group by 2010. A ministry offi- country abundant with to reporters after present- snail attack, he urged the said. —MNA/Reuters cial said on Friday the gov- food. There isn’t anything ing ducks under a farming local agricultural depart- you want to eat you can’t aid scheme to paddy farm- ment to carry out more get, even things not grown ers in Kelantan. research work to find ways NASA’s Inspector-General in Japan,” the official said. Muhyiddin also asked to overcome the pro- under investigation MNA/Reuters the local agricultural de- blem.—MNA/Xinhua WASHINGTON, 4 Feb— A federal watchdog agency is investigating multiple complaints against NASA Inspector-General Robert Cobb, including accusations he failed to investigate safety violations and retaliated against whistle-blowers, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Most of the complaints were filed NASA space station and space shuttle by current and former employees of audits, was one of several associates his own office, the newspaper reported. to describe Cobb as a “bully”. Written complaints and support- Coldren also alleged that, just ing documents from at least 16 people weeks before the February 2003 Co- allege Cobb suppressed investigations lumbia space shuttle disaster, Cobb of wrongdoing within NASA and quashed efforts to inquire into can- abused and penalized his own investi- celled funding to upgrade deteriorat- gators when they persisted in raising ing gantries, launch pads and other concerns, the newspaper reported. shuttle infrastructure. The complaints were being re- The shuttle disintegrated upon viewed by the FBI-led Integrity Com- reentry, killing all seven astronauts mittee of the President’s Council on aboard, and the shuttle fleet was Integrity and Efficiency, the article said. grounded, except for one flight to the In documents obtained by The International Space Station last Washington Post and in interviews, summer. current and former NASA employees The petitioners said Cobb had dis- said Cobb’s actions had contributed regarded the inspector-general’s man- to a lack of attention to safety prob- date to root out “waste, fraud and lems at the space agency, the newspa- abuse” and caused dozens of longtime per said. NASA employees to leave the IG’s In an interview with the Post, 200-person office, the newspaper Dennis Coldren, retired manager of reported.— MNA/Reuters 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 INVITATION TO TENDER Sealed Tenders are invited by the Department of Health, A D V E R T I S E M E N T S Central Medical Stores Depot for the supply of pharmaceu- ticals, dental materials, laboratory apparatus and chemicals. Tender documents are available during office hours at the office of the Deputy Director (Medical Stores), Central Medical Stores Depot, No-57, Sakawa Road, Dagon Town- ship, Yangon, commencing from (7.2.2006). Sealed bids are to be submitted to the office of the Deputy Director (Medical Stores), Central Medical Stores Depot, not later than (21.2.2006) 14:00 hour, after which no bid will be accepted. No telegraphic/telex proposal will be accepted. For detail information please contact the Deputy Direc- tor (Medical Stores) Phone No. 371284, 371969. Central Medical Stores Depot Department of Health

EU Parliament backs truck, bus driving limits BRUSSELS, 3 Feb — The European Parliament on Thursday backed rules that limit the amount of time bus and truck drivers across Europe can spend on the road, despite opposition from representatives of the transport industry. The lawmakers approved a deal sealed in December with European Union member states and the executive European Commission that will cut drivers' hours, mandate longer rest periods and close some gaps among a patchwork of different standards across the 25- nation bloc. The rules require that digital tachographs be installed on trucks and buses from May of this year to monitor the number of hours a given vehicle spends on the road. MNA/Xinhua Greenspan signs up as UK Treasury adviser LONDON, 3 Feb — Alan Greenspan, who this week stepped down as chairman of the US Federal Reserve, will turn up as an adviser to the UK Treasury, the UK Ben Bernanke sworn in as 14th FED chairman Treasury said on Wednesday. WASHINGTON, 3 Feb — Greenspan. The oath of office was Bernanke’s four-year Greenspan has agreed to become an honorary adviser Ben Bernanke was sworn At the same time, administrated in the Board term as Fed chairman ends to the UK Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer in to be the 14th Chairman Bernanke, 52, became the Rood at 9:00 am by Vice- 31 January, 2010, and his Gordon Brown said. of the Board of Governor Chairman of the Federal Chairman Roger W fourteen-year term as a Brown said his new adviser would help the Treasury of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, Ferguson, according to a member of the board ends develop its thinking in areas related to global economic System on Wednesday, which is the central bank’s brief statement released by 31 January, 2020. change. succeeding Alan policy-making arm. the Federal Reserve. MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

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Network and parents with young chil- up and down the country Rail took control of Brit- dren. will be familiar with the ain’s rail tracks and sta- —Few train operating stark contrast between the tions in 2002, inheriting a companies have joined na- Malaysian villagers bath a two-month-old female baby elephant in Sungai modern new trains now in network with a troubled tional crime reduction Siput, in Malaysia’s northern state of Perak, on 2 Feb, 2006. The 200 kg (441 service and the deplorable history of accidents, esca- schemes despite research lbs) baby elephant was captured by oil palm planters when it was found state of many of the rail- lating costs and train de- showing this can increase roaming near their plantations. —INTERNET way stations they serve,” lays. Since privatization passenger numbers by up in 1996 private sector in- to 11 per cent. Zambia collects vestment had been dis- —The number of bod- Credit cards still mislead $1.1m from couraged by the large ies involved in maintaining hunting licences number of bodies in- and improving stations has consumers volved, “all at loggerheads led to a fragmented ap- in 2005 about who is responsible LONDON, 3 Feb— Credit card providers disguise their charges to such an proach, lacking overall LUSAKA, 3 Feb — extent that consumers find it impossible to work out which card is the cheapest, for what”, Leigh said. leadership and strategic Zambia collected 3.9 bil- consumer body Which? said on Thursday. Among the commit- focus. lion kwacha (over 1.1 tee’s findings were: MNA/Reuters Which? said its own one with a higher rate,” interest charges were ap- million US dollars) from research showed cards Which? editor Malcolm plied, that would affect hunting licences in 2005, with higher annual per- Coles said in a statement. the length of an interest- according to Times of Japan’s Emperor, Empress visit centage rates (APRs) “We want the credit free period as the two were Zambia on Thursday. Japan-China calligraphy exhibition could be cheaper than card industry to use one inextricably linked. Acting Director-Gen- TOKYO, 3 Feb — Japanese Emperor Akihito “Most card users — those with more competi- standard way to charge eral of the Zambia Wild- and Empress Michiko visited an exhibition of Chi- 56 per cent — always pay tive rates depending on interest so consumers re- life Authority (ZAWA) nese and Japanese masterpieces of calligraphy on off their balance in full how many days’ interest ally can choose the cheap- Gershom Chilukusha Wednesday afternoon in Tokyo. each month and the vast they applied. est card.” told the newspaper on The exhibition “Twin peaks: the finest of Chinese majority of the rest do so While many cards The Card Payment Wednesday that the 2005 and Japanese calligraphy” shows the history of Chinese most of the time. What’s applied interest from the Association, APACS, hunting season was a suc- calligraphy. Around 190 pieces of masterpieces were important to them is the date of purchase, others said consumers were cess and the authority re- exhibited in Tokyo National Museum, including the length of the interest-free waited a few days and only able to compare the true alized much more rev- classic works of Wang Xizhi (Eastern Jin Dynasty) and period,” Quinn said. started applying the inter- cost of their credit by enue than the previous Su Shi (Northern Song Dynasty) from China, as well as At the moment, peo- est from the date the card looking at the summary year, when 2.5 billion those of Kukai (Heian Period) and other masters from ple who buy goods on provider actually paid the box, which all providers kwacha ( about 700,000 Japan.The exhibition has attracted many Japanese visi- their credit cards get be- retailer. were now obliged to pub- dollars) was collected. tors, said the officials of Tokyo National Museum. tween 45 and 56 days to Which? said, in this lish. Summary boxes He also said ZAWA About 50 pieces of the exhibited works are na- pay that amount off in full way, Cahoot’s card, were not only on market- has mobilized resources for tional treasures. Shanghai Museum of China provided before they are charged which charged 11.8 per ing literature but should the planned national park some works of art to the show, which are from the interest. If they don’t, the cent APR could work out also be available as in Shantumbu area south of ancient Song, Yuan or Tang Dynasty. issuer then applies inter- more expensive than Internet links from finan- Lusaka. The work to fence The exhibition, co-organized by Tokyo National est, dated back to when HSBC’s card that charged cial comparison websites. off the area will start imme- Museum, Asahi Shimbun, TV Asahi and Shanghai the purchase was made or 13.9 per cent. APACS spokes- diately after the surround- Museum of China is to lasts from 11 January to when the card provider “It’s ludicrous that a woman Sandra Quinn said ing communities harvest 19 February. These masterpieces of calligraphy from paid the merchant. card with a lower interest if providers standardized their produce, he said. the two countries will be exhibited in Shanghai from MNA/Reuters rate can cost more than the number of days where MNA/Xinhua 13 March to 23 April. — MNA/Xinhua EU favours diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear JAKARTA, 3 Feb— The European blem, it is extremely dangerous for the Union favoured a diplomatic solution to people of Iran and the people of the the nuclear crisis in Iran and expected region,” he said. the country not to be ambivalent in Regarding the decision of perma- developing its nuclear energy, a top of- nent member countries of the United ficial of European Union Counter-Ter- Nations Security Council and Germany rorism told Xinhua here on Thursday. on Tuesday to bring the problem to the Coordinator Gijs M de Vries said Council meeting in March, Vries said that a peaceful solution could be reached that it was one step in a diplomatic if the country would like to say it would process. “I think we should not be fo- use the energy for peaceful purpose cusing much on the precise process. only. “We would like to see a diplomatic The real question is about the intention solution. If Iran is unambiguous, then of the Iranians. But if Iran does not want we can make a progress,” Vries said. bombs, then we can find the solution. “If Iran does not agree (to develop The Iranians must choose what they the nuclear energy for peaceful pur- should choose for their country,” he A recortador jumps over a bull during the opening ceremony of the World Bull pose), we will have a real serious pro- said.— MNA/Xinhua Fair in Seville, Spain on 1 Feb, 2006. —INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 5 February, 2006 Senegal end Guinea's run with 3-2 win S P O R T S ALEXANDRIA (Egypt), 4 Feb— Senegal scored three goals in the last half-hour to beat surprise package Guinea 3-2 in their African Nations Cup quarterfinal on Friday. Arsenal’s Lauren Guinea, who won all In a dramatic finale, Guinea dominated the their group matches, pro- Henri Camara made it 3-1 opening half hour with out for season duced a sparkling first 30 with a breakaway goal in Diawara at the centre of LONDON COLNEY (England), 4 Feb— minutes and looked set to injury-time before Guinea the action. Arsenal defender Lauren has been ruled continue their run when reduced the arrears with a He twice headed wide out for the rest of the season with a knee Kaba Diawara pounced on precise Pascal Feindouno in a five-minute spell, the injury, manager Arsene Wenger said on an awful mistake by Sen- free kick, his fourth goal second a free header from Friday. "It is bad news because he is one egal goalkeeper Tony of the competition. six metres, and had the who can play everywhere, right, left, in Sylva open the scoring. Senegal, who qualified ball in the net in the 19th midfield," Wenger told a news confer- Senegal fought back despite losing two of their minute, only for the goal ence. "It is a blow because we have many and replied through Pape three group games and to be ruled out for offside. injuries." Bouba Diop in the 62nd were missing injured In the 26th minute, he Fellow defenders Pascal Cygan (ham- minute and substitute striker El Hadji Diouf, pounced on Sylva's sec- string), Ashley Cole (thigh), Gael Clichy Mamadou Niang with play Egypt or DR Congo ond mistake in successive (foot) and Kerrea Gilbert (back) are una- seven minutes to go. in Tuesday's semifinal. games to open the scor- vailable for Saturday's game against Bir- ing. mingham City. Centre back Sol Campbell Lamine Diatta played Lazio's forward Igli Tare of Albania has been left out of the squad because of the ball back from the cen- heads the ball during Italian Cup personal problems. tre circle but Sylva, whose return leg, quarterfinal soccer match Lauren has been one of Arsene mistake allowed Nigeria against Inter Milan at the San Siro Wenger's most consistent performers this to score on Tuesday, failed stadium in Milan, Italy, on 2 Feb , season and Wednesday's defeat by West to control the ball with his 2006. On the right Inter goalie Ham United was the first league game he first touch. Francesco Toldo.—INTERNET had missed.—MNA/Reuters His attempted clear- ance was charged down Benitez says we cannot catch Chelsea by Diawara, who walked LIVERPOOL (England), 4 Feb— Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says the the ball into the empty net. European champions cannot catch Chelsea in the Premier League this season Guinea had another and is not sure if they ever will. chance in the 37th minute Liverpool travel to side could catch Chelsea behind or two or more. "I when Fode Mansare beat Stamford Bridge on Sun- this season, he said: "No, don't analyse other teams Guinea's Dianbobo Balde (R) challenges Senegal's Ferdinand Coly to the ball day 18 points behind the we will just have three every week, just the week Henri Camara (L) during their African Nations Cup and broke clear, only to title holders with two more points. we play them so I don't quarter-final soccer match at the Border Guard shoot wide from just in- games in hand. They are "It is difficult to talk think about the next sea- stadium in Alexandria, Egypt on 3 Feb, 2006. side the penalty area. three points behind sec- about the future. At this son, just the next game." Senegal won 3-2. —INTERNET MNA/Reuters ond-placed Manchester moment we can beat any- Benitez should not need United. one but in nine months to spend too long analys- Egypt cruise into Cristiano Ronaldo banned The last of Liverpool's different clubs have dif- ing Chelsea as he has faced semifinals for one game for gesture record 18 league titles ferent players, so it's hard them eight times in the came in 1990 and Benitez to know. past two seasons. CAIRO, 4 Feb— Egypt's 39-year-old LONDON, 4 Feb— Manchester United's accepts that the next might "Can we improve? Yes. However, despite captain Hossam Hassan steered the hosts Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for be some time in coming. Can they (Chelsea) im- knocking them out of the to a 4-1 victory over DR Congo on one match by UEFA for a gesture towards Asked at a news con- prove? I think so. I don't Champions League last Friday that booked them into an African Benfica fans in a Champions League match ference on Friday if his know if we are one step season and finishing Nations Cup semifinal against Senegal. last month. The 20-year-old Portugal above the Londoners in Midfielder Ahmed Hassan converted winger made the one-fingered sign at the CROSSWORD PUZZLE the group stages of the a 33rd minute penalty and Hossam Estadio da Luz on 7 December when same competition this sea- Hassan drilled the second before United were eliminated from the compe- son, the 1-0 Champions teammate Zaher El Sakka scored an tition after losing the Group D match 2-1. League win at Anfield last own goal for Congo in first-half stop- Ronaldo played for Sporting, Benfica's May is Liverpool's soli- page time. rivals, before joining United in August tary victory. Striker Emad Moteab put the result 2003. Because United have been elimi- This season's league beyond doubt in the 57th minute from nated from Europe this season, the ban game at Anfield in Octo- close range and Ahmed Hassan added will come into effect next season ber was a 4-1 win for the his second of the night with a free kick should United qualify for a European visitors.—MNA/Reuters in the 88th minute.—MNA/Reuters competition.—MNA/Reuters Milan look to resurrect title bid at Lazio ROME, 4 Feb— AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko has insisted they can resurrect their challenge for the Serie A title by beating Lazio on Sunday (kickoff 1930 GMT). Milan travel to Rome's Olym- Shevchenko, however. pic Stadium on the back of two "We're going through a bad patch poor results and continuing specu- but there are still plenty of matches lation about the future of coach to play — and I'm not just referring ACROSS DOWN Carlo Ancelotti. to the Champions League," the 5 Begin 1 Apart Last Saturday's 1-1 draw with former European Footballer of the 8 Blue gem 2 Malice Sampdoria at San Siro left them a Year was quoted as saying in La 9 Flood 3 Seat distant third in the standings with Gazzetta dello Sport this week. 10 Held back 4 Gluttonous 47 points, a massive 12 points "So far Milan has earned two 11 Moving 6 Arras behind leaders Juventus. points more (in Serie A) than it did 14 Yes 7 Family servant That was followed by a 3-0 at this stage last season but the 16 Vex 12 Fish Italian Cup quarterfinal, second incredible performances by Martina Hingis of switzerland returns 17 Unfruitful 13 Minute portion leg defeat at Palermo on Tuesday Juventus have made us look weaker the ball against Maria Kirilenko of Rus- 18 Cry convulsively 14 Donkey that knocked them out of the com- by comparison," he added. 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*R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843, Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press). 8th Waxing of Tabodwe 1367 ME Sunday, 5 February, 2006 Bago Station holds physic nut 59th Anniversary Union Day objectives

planting ceremony — For all national races to safeguard the national policy — non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of national

Com- solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty. — To keep the Union spirit ever alive and mander dynamic among the national people. Brig-Gen — For all national people to defend and Hla Htay safeguard the Union for its perpetual

Win existence. — To prevent, through national solidarity, presents the danger of internal and external physic nut destructive elements undermining peace grafts to and stability of the State and national development. an official. —˚For all national races to make concerted MNA efforts for successful implementation of the seven-point future policy programme of the State.

YANGON, 4 Feb — As Yangon Division will physic nut planting ceremony and dissemination of Tatmadawmen, family members, departmental per- launch its plan in 2006 to grow 500,000 acres of agricultural technology. sonnel, and local people in cultivation of 12,000 physic nut plants within three years, all are to work The commander and wife and party distrib- physic nut plants. Also present on the occasion were in concert to meet the target, Chairman of Yangon uted physic nut cuttings and seeds to officials of the No 77 LID Commander Brig-Gen Win Myint and Division Peace and Development Council Com- regiments and units and departments. wife, Tatmadawmen and family members, depart- mander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay Next, the commander and party viewed dem- mental officials and local people. Win said at the physic nut planting ceremony at Bago onstration on running of generator and power-tiller MNA Station of Yangon Command area this morning. with the use of physic nut oil. Bago Station Commander Brig-Gen Thant Swe Later, they grew physic nut plants in the plot I N S I D E and officials reported on the purpose of holding the of the station, and looked into participation of Factory projects in Kyaukse Township With 50 years service-investment and zealous efforts car- inspected ried throughout the country,

YANGON, 4 Feb — Minister for Industry-1 U basket to foreigner technicians who contributed to we will be able to commemo- Aung Thaung, accompanied by Managing Director building the factory. rate the 6th anniversary of U Aye Mauk of Myanma General and Maintenance The minister inspected bicycles manufactured Industries, inspected implementation of Enamel Ware by Myanma General and Maintenance Industries, and leprosy elimination that falls and Steel Products Factory Project (Minzu) near gave necessary instructions. Minzu Village of Kyaukse Township yesterday morn- In Inyaung Village of Kyaukse Township, the on 6th February 2006. minister inspected functions of Pharmaceutical Fac- ing. PAGE 7 DR. KYAW MYINT (PROGRAMME MANAGER) The minister inspected construction of the tory (Inyaung) of Myanma Pharmaceutical Indus- main building measuring 200 feet by 200 feet, in- tries. stallation of machines, test-running and products of He instructed officials to perform tasks to in- Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung the factory. The minister gave necessary instruc- stall machines at the factory as soon as possible, and inspects machines of Enamel Ware and Steel tions. to grow physic nut plants in vacant lands of the Products Factory Project (Minzu). The minister oversaw cultivation of vegetable factory. Later, the minister oversaw construction tasks INDUSTRY-1 plantations and the physic nut nursery in vacant and and arrival of machines from abroad. — MNA fallow lands. Managing Director U Aye Mauk of Myanma General and Maintenance Industries briefed the minister on progress of the factory. The minister said that the Enamel Ware and Steel Products Factory will produce import-substitute steel waves for the rural people at reasonal price. Hence, efforts are to be made for manufacturing various items of steel products. Enamel Ware and Steel Products Factory Project (Minzu) site is located on 26.42 acres of land. Minister U Aung Thaung presented the fruit

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