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Volume XV, Number 119 15th Waning of Second Waso 1369 ME Monday, 13 August, 2007

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 development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and 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 Constitution character 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 Lt-Gen Maung Bo on inspection tour of Taninthayi Division Sufficiency of edible oil discussed

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Aug versity of computer stud- — Member of the State ies were opened in Peace and Development Taninthayi Division. Council Lt-Gen Maung He urged the faculty Bo of the Ministry of De- members to nurture fence, Chairman of younger generation at the Taninthayi Division Peace university to become good and Development Coun- citizens. cil Commander of Coastal He also spoke on Region Command Maj- maintenance of teaching Gen Khin Zaw Oo and aids and participation in officials left Dawei by air the tasks for greening of and arrived in Myeik on the university and its en- 10 August. virons. Lt-Gen Maung Bo Chairman of Yuzana and party met Pro-rector Co U Htay Myint pre- Dr Than Swe of Myeik sented K 3 million for University, professors and prize-presentation for out- faculty members at the standing students in university. Taninthayi Division to the Present were the com- commander. mander, members of Di- Lt-Gen Maung Bo, vision Peace and Devel- the commander and party Lt-Gen Maung Bo of Ministry of Defence visits Myeik University.— MNA opment Council, depart- visited language lab and mental personnel and lo- computer training centre The main lecture hall Gen Khin Zaw Oo gave a groundnuts, 1,299 acres Acreage of oil crops will cal authorities. and met the students. is 385 feet long and 281 supplementary report. of sesamum and 36 acres be extended yearly ac- Pro-rector Dr Than Lt-Gen Maung Bo in- feet wide. There is a con- In Taninthayi Divi- of sunflower were cording to the three-year Swe reported on aca- spected construction of vocation with 1,200 seat- sion 200,039 acres of oil grown in 2006-2007. Oil plan. demic and management convocation hall and ob- ing capacity and a lift. palm, 164 acres of sufficiency is 94.89%. MNA affairs, Chairman of served bones of whale Lt-Gen Maung Bo Yuzana Co U Htay Myint gathered on the shore of went to Taninthayi Divi- on construction of the Ginga Island and fossils sion Peace and Develop- In Taninthayi Division 200,039 acres of oil four-storey main lecture of fresh water and deep ment Council Office and hall and Chairman of sea animals at the marine addressed the meeting on palm, 164 acres of groundnuts, 1,299 acres of Myeik District Peace and science museum. sufficiency of edible oil in Development Council He also observed Taninthayi Division. sesamum and 36 acres of sunflower were grown U Kaung San Oo on booths of fisheries com- Officials concerned arrangements for opening panies and marine prod- reported on cultivation and in 2006-2007. Oil sufficiency is 94.89%. Acre- of the main hall. ucts trading and cold stor- production of oil palm, Lt-Gen Maung Bo age to be displayed at the other oil crops and allot- age of oil crops will be extended yearly accord- said Myeik and Dawei opening of the main lec- ment of land for oil palm Universities, technologi- ture hall of Myeik Uni- companies. ing to the three-year plan. cal universities and uni- versity. Commander Maj- Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

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Monday, 13 August, 2007 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Protect rare species of * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State birds, flora and fauna * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Nowadays, many countries are fac- ing deforestation, bio-diversity dilapidation NC delegates visit pagodas, attend service at church

and desertification. And there has emerged YANGON, 12 Aug — environmental deterioration such as degra- The delegates to the dation of farmlands and soil deprivation. So, National Convention to- gether with officials of environmental conservation issue becomes a the invitation and recep- high priority for every country. tion subcommittee paid In Myanmar systematic measures are homage to the Tooth being taken for preservation of natural re- Relic Pagoda (Yangon) on Dhamma Pala Hill in sources. The Ministry of Forestry in coop- Mayangon Township eration with relevant ministries has estab- yesterday and presented lished protected public forest, wildlife sanc- cash donations to mem- bers of the Pagoda Board tuaries and forest plantations. of Trustees. Hukoung Valley, Khakaborazi Na- The NC delegates tional Park, Alaungdaw Kathapha National also paid homage to Delegates to National Convention visit Tooth Relic Pagoda in Park, Shwesettaw Sanctuary, Inlay Lake Padamya Myetshin Bud- dha Image on the upper Mayangon Township.—MNA Sanctuary, Indawgyi Lake Sanctuary and terrace of Shwedagon flowers, water, lights and The Christian del- at Nantthagon Kayin Bap- Moeyongyi Lake Sanctuary are the ones Pagoda today. joss-sticks to the Buddha egates together with offi- tist Church in Insein this where various kinds of wildlife and bio-di- They offered images and donated cash. cials attended the service morning. — MNA versity can be found. Nine species of bio-diversity out of Respect paying ceremony of University’s 144 that are endangered species in the world former athletes on schedule can be found in Myanmar. Being blessed

with bio-diversity and wider in area, YANGON, 12 Aug — An ex- Hukoung Valley is taking steps to increase The coordination meeting ecutive the number of tigers. for organizing a ceremony to pay respects to trainers discusses The excessive extraction of forest and of University’s former ath- holding use of forest products and endangered spe- letes was held at the hall first cies, slash and burn farming and pollution of Kyaikkasan Archery respects Shooting Range, here, this paying can have a great impact on the perpetual afternoon, attended by ceremony existence of bio-diversity. Chairman of the Organiz- of former The onus is on all the citizens to pro- ing Committee U Maung athletes of tect the nation’s natural resources. The en- Maung (football) and Sec- University retary U Kyaw Oo (SPED) team. tire national people are to preserve protected and members. The cer- public forests, rare species of birds and flora emony will be held at the NLM and fauna. Only then, will the whole environ- Universities’ Dhamma- yon at 8 am on 26 August. ceremony annually. Minister for Education ing athletes in football, ment flourish all the more. First, the chairman Former athletes will (Retd) Dr Khin Maung volleyball, swimming, explained the purpose of pay respects to Sports Of- Win and Deputy Minister tennis, cycling, weight- holding the ceremony. ficer (Retd) U Nyein, Pro- (Retd) Dr Maung Di who lifting and track and field Those present gave sug- fessor (Retd) of Manda- provided necessary assist- events at the ceremony. gestions on holding the lay University U Ba Toke, ance to turn out outstand- NLM

Five members of Hlinethaya, Kyimyindine Township NLDs quit

YANGON, 12 Aug —Five members resigned ship NLD. from National League for Democracy Party of their In their resignation letters sent to the NLD own accord and sent their letters of resignation to (Headquarters) and Hlinethaya and Kyimyindine NLD (Headquarters) and authorities concerned on 3 Township Multi-party Democracy General Election To mark the birthday of U Tin Myint of August. Subcommissions, they said they no longer supported Mayangon Township, K 100,000 was donated They were: U Tet Toe, U Maung Htay and U acts of the party. That is why they quit the party of to Hninzigon Home for the Aged through Myint Lwin of Hlinethaya Township NLD and Daw their own volition, they said. Mya Yi and Daw Sein Ngwe of Kyimyindine Town- MNA Treasurer U Aung Than recently.— H

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S Tut\kun\N˙s\S tiu;®mHc\.Âk IEA says world needs more OPEC oil LONDON, 11 Aug — The need for more OPEC oil is growing more urgent to avoid a worrying drop in global inventories faced with ever rising demand, the International Energy Agency said on Friday. The adviser to 26 in September in Vienna. will lift the need for OPEC industralized countries “OPEC is leaving oil in 2008 by 700,000 bpd said it was also closely things late if it is to sustain to 32.1 million bpd. That monitoring the world’s market balance and avoid a is down 200,000 bpd from financial markets, rattled sharp tightening of inv- IEA’s estimate in July. by the deterioration of the entories,” the report said. “With risks over non- US subprime mortgage The IEA said demand OPEC supply and global sector, and their potential will rise by an average 2.2 demand arguably lying impact on global oil million barrels per day in in the same direction demand. In its monthly Oil 2008, unchanged from its (downward), there ap- Market Report, the IEA July estimate and up from pears to be little chance of repeated its call for the this year’s 1.5 million bpd. overshoot were OPEC to Organization of the Oil demand next year raise supply to the A miniature Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests within the Temple of Heaven, Petroleum-Exporting will average 88.2 million market,” the report said. made of 200 thousand diamonds is exhibited in Guangzhou, south China’s Countries to increase bpd, the agency said. The outlook comes as Guangdong province,on 10 Aug, 2007. — INTERNET production when it meets The growth in demand oil prices have traded above 70 US dollars for the past five weeks. Diamond miniature of Hall of US crude oil futures rose to an all-time high of Prayer on exhibition in S China 78.77 US dollars last BEIJING, 12 Aug — news outlet, dayoo.com, The Temple of week, but prices have An art miniature of the reports that the miniature Heaven is located in since fallen amid a sell- Hall of Prayer for Good is 1.38 metres high and southern Beijing. It off in equity markets due Harvests within the is able to open its door was included in the to a global credit squeeze. Temple of Heaven is automatically presenting UNESCO world heritage Lawrence Eagles, being exhibited in to visitors a view of how list in 1998. With an area head of the IEA’s Oil Guangzhou, attracting an ancient emperor held a of 2.7 million square Industry and Markets visitors with the glitter reverent petition cer- metres, it is the largest Division, said it was far from its special building emony. of its kind in the Members of the Zunyi Acrobatic Troupe from too early to know whether materials, 200 thousand Other valuable country. Built in 1420, China perform an exercise during a training problems in the US diamonds and precious artworks, such as during the 18th year reign session at Cercedilla’s bullring, near Madrid, on subprime mortgage sector stones. sculptures made of jade of Ming Emperor 10 Aug, 2007. The group will perform their show will impact global oil The local leading and wood, are also on Yongle, the temple was in Madrid from 21 to 25 Aug, 2007.—XINHUA demand.—MNA/Reuters exhibit in Panyu Yuguang for emperors to worship Jewelry Company in the heaven for good Lithuania probes mystery powder near Guangzhou in southern harvests. nuclear plant China. Internet Vilnius 12 Aug — leaking an unidentified found in a forest about found two kilometres (just Security forces Lithuanian police said on powder in a sensitive zone seven kilometres (four over a mile) from a village Saturday they were near the country’s nuclear miles) from the Ignalina which had not been attacked in southern investigating several power plant. nuclear plant in northeast evacuated, Lithuanian metal cylinders found The cylinders were Lithuania. television said. Thailand “It is not radioactive, Unexploded bombs BANGKOK, 11 Aug — At least six locations of the security forces were attacked by suspected insurgents but its origin is still and shells are often found in Thailand’s southern Yala Province since Friday unclear,” said a police in rural areas and forests night to Saturday morning, injuring at least one soldier, officer for the district of in Lithuania which have according to local media Saturday. Zarasai, in whose territory remained from World Police source was quoted by the Bangkok Post’s the powder was found. War II. webnews as saying that insurgents attacked the “The samples are The Soviet-era security forces in Raman, Krong Pinang, Yaha and going to be examined at Ignalina plant, which has Than Tho districts. One soldier at Ban Sa-ae in Krong Pinang District were injured. the laboratory of the the same type of reactor Also on Saturday morning, insurgents toppled environmental protection as caused the 1986 three electricity poles in Yala’s Muang District, which agency,” he told Reuters. Chernobyl nuclear blocked traffic on Yala- Betong road, said the report. “We are guarding disaster in Ukraine, will They also placed a suspicious object near the South Korean protesters participate in an anti-war the site and waiting for be closed in 2009 for location, but it turned out to be fake bomb. and anti-US candlelight rally on 10 Aug. Taliban the results of exa- safety reasons under a Thailand’s three southernmost provinces — Yala, representatives and members of a South Korean Narathiwat and Pattani have been troubled with mination,” the officer deal with the European delegation meet face-to-face to negotiate the insurgency-related violence which has claimed more release of the remaining 21 hostages held. added. Union. than 2,400 people’s lives since 2004. INTERNET The cylinders were MNA/Reuters MNA/Xinhua

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Ecuador, Venezuela to study building giant oil refinery QUITO, 11 Aug — US dollars to build. Chavez arrived in Ecuadorian President The two leaders also Ecuador on Wednesday Rafael Correa and visiting agreed to boost the strength night to talk with Correa Venezuelan President of Sacha, an oil field in about energy cooperation Hugo Chavez on Thurs- Orellana Province, in and a possible purchase of day agreed to conduct a Ecuador’s Amazon region. 500 million dollars of joint feasibility study on Ecuador’s state oil Ecuadorean Govern- building giant oil refinery company currently pro- ment’s bonds to help it with in Ecuador. The refinery duces close to 42,732 its debts. Chavez was in Ecuador’s Pacific coast barrels a day of 27 degree cheered by dozens of province of Manabi which API oil from Sacha. Ecuadoreans in Plaza General view of the construction site for the Soyuz launch site at the Kourou is expected to have a daily At the start of the year, Grande. “As I have told Space Centre in French Guiana on 9 Aug, 2007. Construction should be processing capacity of Venezuela agreed to your president, Venezuela complete at the end of 2008 with the first launch of a Soyuz-ST medium 300,000 barrels of oil and support Ecuador’s is the home-from-home for launch vehicle from the Kourou Space Centre in 2009. —INTERNET cost nearly five billion Esmeraldas refinery and all Ecuadoreans,” Chavez exchange crude oil and said to the crowd. China’s heavy industry continues to increase refined products. MNA/Xinhua power consumption Bomb kills southern BEIJING, 12 Aug — conservation goal. 2.67 percentage points centage points higher Iraq governor China’s high energy- The power con- higher than the same than the year-earlier BAGHDAD, 11 Aug— A powerful roadside bomb consuming sectors such sumption nationwide period last year, was level though 0.31 has killed the governor and police chief of the southern as iron and steel, reached 1.5 trillion largely attributed to the percentage points lower Iraqi province of Diwaniya. The governor was a key nonferrous metals, kilowatt hours in the first power consumption of than the figure for the figure in the Badr Organization, the military wing of chemicals and con- half, up 15.56 percent secondary industry, first five months. the largest Shia Muslim party, the Supreme Islamic struction materials year on year. The growth, which was 3.9 per- Internet Iraqi Council (SIIC). continued to lead the Khalil Jalil Hamza and police chief Maj-Gen growth in power con- Khaled Hassan were returning to Diwaniya city after sumption in the first a funeral when a bomb exploded beside their convoy. half of this year, ac- The area has seen clashes between Shia militias cording to a report by and security forces. the China Electricity The bomb blew the vehicle off the road into a Council. water-channel as the officials returned from a tribal Secondary industry leader’s funeral. The governor died instantly, while was responsible for up the police chief died in hospital. —Internet to 83.83 percent of the growth in China’s total power consumption, NATO soldier killed with heavy industry increasing its power in S Afghanistan consumption by 18.84 KABUL, 11 Aug — A soldier of the NATO-led percent in the first half International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was from a year earlier, killed and another injured in southern Afghanistan making it more difficult on Friday, an ISAF statement said. for the country to The casualties occurred during a patrol, said the realize its energy statement. But it did not mention which province the incident occurred. In accordance with ISAF policy, ISAF also does Storm “Pabuk” shortens stocks trading, disrupts not release a casualty’s nationality prior to the relevant national authority doing so. Due to rising Taleban traffic in HK violence, over 3,800 persons have been killed in HONG KONG, 11 Aug — return home immediately Pabuk was centred about up to 111 kilometres per Afghanistan this year. —MNA/Xinhua Tropical storm Pabuk and closed all of the city’s 90 kilometres west of the hour, according to the made a powerful landfall schools. Hong Kong Observatory observatory. Friday afternoon in Hong Trading on the Hong but the tropical cyclone As at 9:00 pm (1300 China bus plunges, kills 11 Kong and forced the stock Kong Stock Exchange warning signal was still in GMT)), the Home Affairs BEIJING, 11 Aug — Eleven people were confirmed market to close ealier and was suspended at 2:45 pm force in the city. Department of the Hong dead on Friday after a bus carrying more than 20 caused large-scale traffic (0645 GMT) due to the There have been no Kong Special Admini- passengers plunged into a reservoir in east China, chaos in the cosmopolis. cyclone warning, only reports of casualty by the strative Region govern- Xinhua news agency said. The Hong Kong 15 minutes after the Press time. ment has opened 26 The accident occurred in coastal Zhejiang Province Observatory issued a trading was resumed in Under hours of the temporary shelters in when the bus collided with a truck and fell more than tropical cyclone warning the afternoon session tropical storm Pabuk’s various districts for 198 10 metres (more than 30 feet) into the Pengxi reservoir signal No 8 at 2:30 pm and one hour and 15 battering, maximum people in need of refuge and sank, Xinhua said. (0630 GMT), the first of minutes earlier than usual. winds of 90 kilometres during the passage of Seven people had been rescued, but there was no its kind in three years, By 9:00 pm (1300 per hour were measured in tropical storm Pabuk. accurate total number of the passengers on the bus, advising the public to GMT) tropical storm the territory, with gusts of MNA/Xinhua Xinhua said. — MNA/Reuters

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E C O N O M I C N E W S China bans import of breakdown- prone gas-turbo generators from GE BEIJING, 11 Aug — “banned the import of such down in May and caused Gas-turbo generating gas-turbo generators, and damages to the generating units manufactured by the will return or impose units. In June last year, the US-based GE and im- compensation claims on generating units the ported by a power supply those already purchased”, company imported from company in south China’s an official with the ad- GE also incurred a severe Guangdong Province ministration said. breakdown. have suffered another He said that the gas The administration said breakdown, the State turbines of PG9171E that the gas-turbo Administration of Quality generating units imported generating units have Inspection, Supervision by Shenzhen Baochang suffered breakdown for and Quarantine said on Power Co Ltd in Shen- times, which incurred Friday. China has zhen of Guangdong broke huge economic losses for the Chinese user and Panama needs over $300m threatened local power Boeing has delayed the first flight of its 787 Dreamliner to October from late MNA/Xinhua to eliminate child labour supply. — September, according to a Seattle-based newspaper on 10 Aug, 2007.—INTERNET PANAMA CITY, 11 Aug Panama has a programme — Panama needs 304 which helps the youngest Colombia signs free trade agreements with C American nations million US dollars for to advance. BOGOTA, 11 Aug — The presidents of the Medellin, the capital of exporters would benefit child labour eradication The two-day meeting, Colombia signed on four nations — Alvaro Antioquia, 246 kilometres most from the free trade programmes, Guillermo which has the motto Thursday separate free Uribe of Colombia, Elias northeast of Bogota. agreement. Colombia Dema, sub-region co- “ending child labour trade agreements with El Antonio Saca of El The agreements will exports textiles, books, ordinator for the and forging a worthy Salvador, Honduras and Salvador, Manuel Zelaya come into force as soon as soap, cosmetics, plastic, International Labour life for children”, ends Guatemala, the Colom- of Honduras and Oscar they are ratified by the basic chemicals and Organization, said on on Thursday. bian presidential office Berger of Guatemala — nations’ legislatures. metals to the countries. It Thursday. MNA/Xinhua said in a statement. signed the agreement in Colombian authorities imports fresh fish and At a session of regional estimate that exports to the minerals. Negotiations on education and labour three nations will rise from the agreements began in ministers, Dema said he 239 million US dollars a June 2006, and ended 10 was optimistic the scourge year at present to a billion months later. The deal could be eradicated, and dollars after the removes tariffs on services, that with 20 years work, agreements are put into investment and public the economy will grow effect. Eduardo Munoz, purchases between enough to eliminate it. Colombia's Deputy Colombia and the three Nearly 48,000 children Foreign Trade Minister, countries, but does not work in Panama, ac- said Colombia's small— include sensitive products. cording to a 2000 survey, and medium-sized MNA/Xinhua a nation which has just over 755,000 people between five and 17 years old. If children are considered to be under-14, the world working child population is 210 million. If under-17, the figure is Britain’s Virgin founder Richard Branson (2nd right), Malaysian 350 million. businessman and AirAsia X major owner Tony Fernandes (3rd right), pose Panama’s Education together with Air Asia staffs after a signing ceremony in Putrajaya outside Minister, Miguel Angel Kuala Lumpur. Virgin Group purchased a 20% stake in Malaysia’s long- Canizales, said that haul budget carrier AirAsia X. — INTERNET Brazil’s fight against slave labour not enough BRASILIA, 11 Aug — mental and labour documents are taken and advances,” Patricia Audi Brazil has made con- standards. armed guards prevent of the International Labour siderable progress in Most slave labour them from leaving. Organization, or ILO, told freeing slave labourers but occurs along the agricul- Brazil has stepped up a congressional human has not done enough to tural frontier encroaching controls since former rights committee on punish the crime or tackle on the Amazon rain forest, union leader Luiz Inacio Thursday. She cited a its causes, experts told a where labour is needed to Lula da Silva came to black list that banned congressional committee clear huge tracts of land to power in 2003, freeing farmers who used slave on Thursday. plant crops or graze cattle. 15,875 forced labourers, labour from receiving Brazil’s booming farm Poor migrants looking nearly five times the government credit and an sector has repeatedly been for jobs are usually taken annual average between accord companies signed accused by foreign by bus or by trucks to 1995 and 2002. in 2005 to reject products A model displays a creation by South African competitors of ignoring farms, where they fall into “Without a doubt made with slave labour. designer Deo Sagoe during the Cape Town international environ- debt peonage. Often, their Brazil has made big MNA/Reuters Fashion Week on 9 Aug, 2007.—INTERNET

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MOSCOW, 11 Aug — an inseparable part of Friendship and Coo- Uzbekistan reaffirmed China,” Interfax quoted 0peration with China. on Friday its one-China a Uzbekistan Foreign The statement was made policy and regards Taiwan Ministry statement as in response to recent moves an inseparable part of saying. by the Taiwan authorities China, according to reports The statement men- under Chen Shuibian reaching here. tioned attempts by the to push for UN mem- “Uzbekistan recognizes Taiwan authorities to join bership under the name of that there exists only one the United Nations and to “Taiwan”, attracting oppo- China in the world and hold a referendum on the sition fromthe inter- that the government of issue, reaffirming its national community, the People’s Republic of principle concerning including the United States China is its only legitimate Taiwan as recorded in and the European Union. government. Taiwan is a Treaty of Partnership, MNA/Xinhua A boy uses his mobile phone to take pictures of New action film tells story of a Honda Hybrid car at the 1st Philippine International Motor Show at the World Trade love triangle in ancient China Centre in Manila, on 10 Aug, 2007. The motor B EIJING, 12 Aug — A for his 15-million-dollar show introduced 18 new car models to the general press release was held on work. Hong Kong actors motoring public and also exhibited six Thursday for an action Leon Lai, Kelly Chen and state-of-the-art concept cars.—INTERNET movie titled “Jiangshan action star Donnie Yen Meiren”, which means will tell a story of a love “The Kingdom and The triangle in this movie. Spanish cruise ship Beauty”, in Beijing’s Rising mainland actor suburban Huai’rou Guo Xiaodong plays a rescues 27 migrants district, where the film was wicked official in this MADRID, 11 Aug — A not for the migrants to shot. Siu-Tung Ching, story that took place in Spanish cruise ship has disembark, the paper the renowned martial ancient China. —Internet rescued 27 migrants from said. art choreographer who the sea near Malta after The same ship dis- collaborated with director Hong Kong actor Leon earlier spotting a boat covered a boat carrying Zhang Yimou in his films Lai (L) and actress carrying another 225 225 people off the coast such as “House of Flying Kelly Chen attend a migrants, El Pais news- of Malta two hours Daggers” and “Curse of press release held on paper reported on its earlier. It had notified the Golden Flowers,” is Thursday for an action website on Friday. Maltese authorities and directing the movie movie titled The cruise ship, kept guard over the boat this time. “Jiangshan Meiren” in belonging to tour group until a patrol arrived. At the same time, the Beijing’s suburban Vision Cruises, found Nobody at Vision director has already Huai’rou district. the migrants wearing Cruises or the Spanish assembled a stellar cast INTERNET lifejackets and floating maritime rescue autho- in the Mediterranean rity was available to Bomb blast hits Ankara court house, no casualties around 80 miles (130 comment. ANKARA, 11 Aug — A windows, the news blast. separatist Kurdistan kilometres) off the Mal- Malta and Spain are bomb exploded inside a agency said, quoting In May a powerful Workers Party (PKK). tese coast. two of the most popular court house in the police officials. bomb outside a crowded Bombs are often used Staff are now looking entry points for African Turkish capital Ankara It exploded on the shopping mall in the by Kurdish militants after them on board in a migrants turning to on Friday, state news fourth floor of the court heart of Ankara injured and other radical groups makeshift hospital, El Pais Europein search of a better agency Anatolian house, near a room used scores of people. Auth- in Turkey, which has said. life, and thousands die each reported. by prosecutors. A clerk orities said they believed seen an escalation in Maltese authorities year during perilous sea The bomb caused no in the building told the blast to be the deadly attacks this year. have given the ship crossings. injuries but shattered Reuters she heard a loud work of the outlawed MNA/Reuters permission to dock, but MNA/Reuters US soldier dies from non-combat related incident in Iraq BAGHDAD, 11 Aug — place on Wednesday, a Iraq, including one also An American soldier has military statement said died of non-combat been killed in a non- without providing further related incident in the combat related incident details. restive province of in Baghdad, the US Earlier, the military Anbar. military said on Friday. announced the death of The latest deaths bring The incident took two Marines in western the number of US soldiers who have been A parachutist freefalls with a major construction killed in Iraq to about site beneath him in Singapore on 9 Aug, 2007. 3,685 since the Iraq war Singapore’s economy grew 8.6 percent in the broke out in March 2003, second quarter, driven by strength across most according to media count industries, according to government figures based on Pentagon released on Friday.—INTERNET figures. — MNA/Xinhua

13-8-07NL 6 8/13/07, 02:31 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 13 August, 2007 7 US cracks down on employment Police says heater explosion at of illegal immigrants Austrian home kills 2 VIENNA, 12 Aug — The group of WASHINGTON, 12 Aug— The Bush Administration said on Friday it police said. would increase scrutiny and impose heftier fines on US businesses that A heater exploded in an students from Vienna, After firing up the employ illegal immigrants as it sought to step up enforcement despite Austrian holiday home, four men and four heater late on Friday, one Congress’ failure to reform immigration laws. killing two men and women — most of them of the men who was Employers who sure.” said it could give abusive injuring six other in their early or mid-20s, killed mistakenly closed ignore immigration laws Congress failed to employers more power people, one of them had planned to hike in the a valve meant to let water will face an increased pass a comprehensive over workers. critically, police said on Styrian village of circulate through the likelihood of criminal overhaul of immigration MNA/Reuters Saturday. Pruggern, 100 kilometres house’s heating system. charges and 25 per cent laws in June despite (60 miles) southeast of The heater exploded after higher penalties, Home- heavy lobbying by the Salzburg, Guenter pressure built up, Peterka land Security Secretary Bush Administration. Peterka of the Styria said. Michael Chertoff said. The new enforcement “It was an absolutely Chertoff said the effort could create San Francisco Giants’ deadly mistake to make,” new effort was the most headaches for farms, Peterka said. the government could do restaurants, construction Barry Bonds follows The force of the to fight illegal immi- companies and other busi- through on his 756th explosion blasted away gration as long as nesses that rely on low- three walls of the house, career home run Congress does not act. skilled immigrant workers. prompting the concrete “These are — not The US Chamber of during the fifth inning ceiling to come crashing the best tools we can Commerce said the effort down on the group, police of a baseball game off use,” Chertoff said at a would impose new costs said in a statement. news conference. “This on businesses, and the Washington Nationals’ Seven were Austrian AFL-CIO labour group nationals and one of the is kind of a half mea- Mike Bacsik recently in young women was from San Francisco. Newly Germany, Austrian media said. INTERNET named Wake MNA/Reuters

Forest coach NY hikes security on dirty bomb Dino Gaudio internet chatter smiles NEW Y ORK, 12 Aug— New York police stepped up security throughout Manhattan and at bridges and tunnels on Friday in response to an Internet report — which authorities said they could not verify — that during a al-Qaeda might be plotting to detonate a dirty bomb in the city. New York City threat was any different electronic chatter on al- The New York Police news police said in a statement from countless others Qaeda sites, one saying Department said in a the threat against the city since the September 11 there would be an attack statement it had increased conference was an “unverified attacks. “by means of trucks the deployment of radiological threat”, One law enforcement loaded with radio-active radiological sensors on recently. stressed the increased source told Reuters that material against vehicles, boats and security was authorities were America’s biggest city and helicopters, and had set up INTERNET precautionary and said the responding to Internet financial nerve center.” vehicle checkpoints in city’s alert status for an chatter reported on Israeli Another al-Qaeda lower Manhattan’s attack was unchanged at website www.debka.com, message mentioned New financial district and at Arizona cops bust ring “orange.” but that the information York, Los Angeles and bridges and tunnels. New York Mayor reported there could not Miami as targets, the Police confirmed the smuggling cash to Mexico Michael Bloomberg be verified. Jerusalem-based increased security was in PHOENIX, 12 Aug— The people indicted stressed there was no That site reported that DEBKAfile Internet news response to receiving A criminal ring that included drivers and other reason to believe this there has been a rush of site reported. information that a dirty Arizona police said used employees of the shuttle bomb may go off on Friday a shuttle service to firm. They face a range of evening around 34th street smuggle drug and human charges including money in Manhattan — a trafficking profits to laundering, conspiracy neighbourhood with the Mexico has been broken and illegally conducting a Empire State Building, up with 47 people business as well as New York City’s tallest indicted, authorities said weapons and drug building, Madison Square on Friday. possession. Garden and Macy’s Arizona Attorney “(The operation) is department store. General Terry Goddard very important both A spokesman for the said the firm shuttling because of the dollar Department of Homeland passengers from Phoenix volume which has now Security in Washington to Sonoyta, Caborca and been cut off ... but also all said the threat to New York Puerto Penasco in Mexico the other drug and human was “unsubstantiated” and moved some two million smuggling operations that there was “no credible US dollars a month in dirty were all damaged by this information telling us there money for at least 20 particular effort,” Goddard is an imminent threat to different human and drug told Reuters. NASCAR driver Kyle Busch races through Turn 3 during the Pennsylvania 500 the homeland at this time”. trafficking organizations. MNA/Reuters NASCAR auto race in Long Pond, Pa., at Pocono Raceway recently.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters

13-8-07NL 7 8/13/07, 02:31 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 13 August, 2007 Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends coordination meeting of Taninthayi Division Peace and Development Council

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Aug — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence attended the coordina- tion meeting of Taninthayi Division PDC in Myeik yesterday afternoon. Secretary of Taninthayi Division PDC U Than Win reported on political, economic and regional development progress of the division. Chairman of Taninthayi Division PDC Com- mander of Coastal Region Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Oo gave a supplementary report on local food sufficiency and agricultural matters. Speaking on the occasion, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said that today’s meeting is to review accomplish- ments of the previous year and assess strong and weak points. He added that he was there to fulfill requirements of political, economic, transport, con- struction, education and health sectors of the divi- sion. Progress of the nation can be witnessed under the correct leadership of the Head of State and nel and the people. In the education sector, Lt-Gen Maung Bo of Ministry of Defence concerted efforts of Tatmadawmen, service person- Taninthayi Division achieved remarkable progress addresses coordination meeting of Taninthayi Division PDC.—MNA MWAF organizes educative talks in Paungde in pass rate of matriculation examination for 2007. Hence, faculty members of universities, teachers of basic education schools, parents and members of School Board of Trustees are to join hands for gaining greater success in coming examinations. In conclusion, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said that departmental personnel are to organize the local people to participate in regional development tasks. MNA

Mayor opens International Health and Beauty Centre

Dr Daw Khin Hsan Nwe explains the facts about Myanmar Women’s Affairs YANGON, 12 Aug — An International Health Federation.— MNA and Beauty Centre was opened on Bo Aung Kyaw Street this morning. The opening ceremony was at- YANGON, 12 Aug — An educative talk organized Secretary Dr Daw Khin Ohn Myint and members. tended by Chairman of Yangon City Development by Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation was held at First, Dr Daw Khin Hsan Nwe extended greet- Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, depart- the office of Township Peace and Development Coun- ings and explained facts about the Federation. Daw mental heads, CEC members of Myanmar Writers and cil Office in Paungde in Pyay District yesterday. Khin Khin Pyone of Bago (West) WAO gave talks on Journalist Association and guests. Also present were head of administration de- trafficking in person. First, the mayor, Chairman of IHBC Dr Tin Tun partment of MWAF Dr Daw Khin Hsan Nwe, patron After the talks, Dr Daw Khin Hsan Nwe pre- Oo cut the ribbon to open the centre. of Bago Division ( West) Women’s Affairs Organiza- sented the federation uniforms to Dr Daw Khin Ohn Next, the mayor and party viewed cosmetic tion Daw Thein Pai and members, chairperson of Myint. Afterwards, the chairperson presented mem- shops, pharmaceuticals shops and sales centres related Paungde township WAO Daw Khin Swe Win and bership applications to patron Daw Thein Pai who to health and beauty displayed at the centre. Interna- donated K 100,000 for eye patients through Dr Daw tional Health and Beauty Centre is opened from 9 am Nu Nu Yi of towhship WAO.— MNA Villager loses leg in mine blast to 8 pm daily. — MNA NAY PYI TAW, 12 Aug — Insurgent destruction- ists are undermining stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity and prevalence of law and order. They are also committing destructive acts with the intention of killing and injuring innocent people using various ways and means. On 7 August, U Aung Htwe, 60, son of U Phar Tu of Kwingalay Village in Myawady Township, stepped on a mine planted by insurgents while he was picking up durians in the durian farm. He lost his right leg due to the explosion and was wounded in his left leg and thigh and right arm. He was taken to the people’s hospital in Myawady and treatment was given to him. Officials and local people are trying to expore the insurgents. Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin and Dr Tin Tun Oo open International Health and Beauty MNA Centre.— MNA

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Cash and kind donated to… Shwepyitha Township in (from page 16) kinds of medicine andK Yangon North District. the Tatmadaw (Army, 10,033,660. The donations were 146 Navy and Air ), K 200,000 Similarly, bags of rice, 459 viss of by wife of Lt-Gen Tin Oo, Families of the Tatmadaw edible oil, 648 viss of Daw Khin Than Nwe and (Army, Navy and Air iodized salt, 99 viss of K 410,000 by Yangon Forces) and public grams, 305 tubes of Division and Yangon East wellwishers donated rice, toothpaste and 1790 District PDCs. Today’s edible oil, salt, grams and bottles of various kinds donations were 309 bags medicine as well as cash of medicine and others of rice, 1,295 viss of edible to seven monasteries and andK 7,977,000. oil, 2,155 viss of iodized one nunnery in MNA salt, 431 viss of grams, 411 tubes of toothpaste and Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence 1,020 bottles of various donates provisions to a Sayadaw.— MNA

Commander attends distribution of first-aid… (from page 16) kits. Health Dr Kyaw Myint distributed to Nay Pyi Next, the and Deputy Ministers Dr Taw Pyinmana, Nay Pyi commander presented the Mya Oo and Dr Paing Soe Taw Lewe and Nay Pyi kits to Chairman of Nay handed over the kits to Taw Tatkon. Later, the Pyi Taw Pyinmana responsible persons. kits are to be distributed District Peace and At the ceremony, to the whole nation. Development Council U a total of 150 first-aid Therefore, local Khin Maung Zaw, Dr Aye traditional medicine kits authorities, ministeries Ko Ko of District Health were distributed to 44 and NGOs are to take part Department, chairmen of villages in Nay Pyi Taw in providing health care Nay Pyi Taw Lewe and Pyinmana District and services to the people with Nay Pyi Taw Tatkon Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana, the use of traditional Townships and a Nay Pyi Taw Lewe and medicines and representative of Yezin Nay Pyi Taw Tatkon Dr Kyaw Myint presents first-aid traditional medicine kit to a distributing of the first- Model Village. Townships. representative of the village in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana.— MNA aid traditional medicine Minister for MNA Eye specialists provide free treatment to people in Paungde

YANGON, 12 Aug — Dr Nilar Thein, Dr Thein People’s Hospital The Ministry of Health Htut, Dr Aye Myat Oo, Dr participated in providing and Myanmar Women’s Nan Ei Shwe Sin, Dr health care services. Affairs Organization Maung Maung Myo Win, They gave medical jointly organized pro- Dr Chaw Wai Lwin, Dr treatment to 2,066 patients viding free medical Aye Chan and technicians from Paungde Township treatment to the people led by Head of and its surrounding with eye complaints in Administration Depart- villages and presented Paungde Township ment of MWAF Dr Daw optical glasses to 1,067 yesterday. Khin Hsan Nwe, together people. Furthermore, they At Paungde Township with eye specialist Dr planned to provide Hospital, eye specialists Khin Ohnma of Pyay surgical operations to 240

Specialists give treatment to patients with eye complaints in Paungde.— MNA

patients. local battalion, local members provided The pharmaceuticals authorities and depart- necessary assistance for and cost of the whole mental officials together convenience of the eye programme was with social organization specialist team. — MNA sponsored by Managing Director U Than Shwe of Myanma Pharmaceutical All this needs to be known Industries and family and * Do not be frightened whenever Managing Director U Aung Myat of Mother intimidated Patients receiving medical treatment in Trading Co Ltd. * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered Commanding Officer Paungde.— MNA Lt-Col Soe Myint of the * Do not be softened whenever appeased

13-8-07NL 9 8/13/07, 02:31 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 13 August, 2007 SCO starts 2nd phase of anti-terror joint drill CHELYABINSK (Russia), 12 Aug — About 2,000 troops from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members held a joint field exercise here on Saturday, starting the second phase of the “Peace Mission 2007” anti-terror drill. Those troops, from mutual trust and benefit, The joint exercise is China, Kazakhstan, Kyr- equality, respect for intended to show the will gyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan cultural diversity and a and determination of SCO and Uzbekistan, staged a desire for common members in action to crack parade at a military base development. down on the “three evil near Russia’s Ural Mou- The organization has forces” — terrorism, ntains city of Chelyabinsk. established a new model separatism and extremism. Commanders from of defence and security It will improve their battle the six countries agreed cooperation under the effectiveness and upgrade that since the SCO was principles of openness, cooperation mechanism in forged in June 2001, it has transparency and non- a bid to maintain regional An IBM Anyplace kiosk is seen through the frosty window of the Thermal Chamber, abided by the “Shanghai targeting at the third party, peace and stability, they recently, where they test the product in cold, hot and humidity in the Retail Test Super Spirit”, which embodies they noted. said. — MNA/Xinhua Lab on the main campus in Research Triangle Park, NC. —INTERNET Brazilian Govt says Amazon deforestation Three die in Indiana drops sharply mine accident ASHINGTON BRASILIA, 12 Aug — in the 12 months through More controls on a news conference in the W , 11 Aug — Three people died in a mining accident in Gibson County, Indiana on Friday, Deforestation of the July to the lowest rate in at illegal logging, improved capital Brasilia. CNN reported. Amazon rain forest in least seven years, the certification of land It is the lowest Rescue workers and a coroner have been dispatched Brazil fell by about a third government said on Friday. ownership, and economic deforestation rate since to a coal mine in that county, according to the Courier development projects that 2000. The highest & Press of the Gibosn County. preserve the forest were recorded was in 2004, at The accident reportedly occurred over an air shaft driving deforestation 27,429 square kilometres construction site of the mine. down, authorities said. (10,590 square miles). According to the website of the company that An estimated 9,600 But ministry officials owns the mine, Gibson County Coal, the underground mining complex is located near Princeton, Ind. square kilometres (3,707 say a revision of historical The mine began production in November 2000 square miles) of the world’s data using new and continuous mining units employing room-and- largest rain forest were methodology will show it pillar mining techniques. cleared in the year ended on to be the lowest in three The preparation plant has a throughput capacity of 31 July, compared to a revi- decades. — MNA/Reuters 700 tons of raw coal an hour. — MNA/Xinhua sed 14,039 square kilo- metres (5,417 square miles) Marine involved in Iraq killing released the previous year, the En- SANFRANCISCO, 12 instead seized Hashim circumstances, damaging vironment Ministry said. Aug — A young Marine Ibrahim Awad, a disabled the image of US troops The findings are involved in the April 2006 police officer known to abroad. based on a preliminary killing of a 52-year-old support the American Pennington, 21 at the study of satellite images Iraqi man was released occupation, according to time of Awad’s death, and have a margin of error following a clemency defendants’ testimony. received an eight-year of plus or minus 10 per decision, the Marines said The death near prison sentence in February cent. The final report is on Friday. Hamdania, a rural town in after pleading guilty to expected by November. Robert Pennington the vast western Iraqi conspiracy and kidnapping. “It’s a great was one of seven Marines province of Al Anbar, was In exchange, prosecutors Shari Gonzalez poses with Loki, a dog which she rents achievement for Brazilian and a Navy medic who set one of a series in which US dropped murder, larceny from Flex from Flex Petz, Thursday on 26 July, 2007, in San Diego. Flex Petz rents dogs by the day to time- society. It reflects a new out to kidnap and kill a forces abused or killed Iraqi and housebreaking charges. pressed and space-challenged people and is preparing to environmental gover- suspected insurgent but civilians under questionable MNA/Reuters bring its shared dog ownership concept’ to Manhattan nance,” Environment San Francisco and London later this year. — INTERNET Minister Marina Silva told Putin says Russia launching new air defence programme MOSCOW, 12 Aug — St Petersburg. He did not kilometres (30 miles) north Russia’s President Vladimir elaborate. of St. Petersburg has been Putin said on Saturday a It was the first public operational since new radar station near St. announcement of such a December 2006 and can Petersburg was the first programme. Russia has monitor the territory stage in a large-scale air said it will beef up its air between the North Pole and defence programme, Ru- defence system in response Africa. ssian agencies reported. to the United States’s “This is what I call “This is the first step initiative to station modern development of in a large-scale elements of a missile shield Armed Forces. A lot more programme in this sphere near Russia’s borders. The effective, a lot more National Football League New Orleans Saints’ running back Reggie Bush (L) and that will be carried out to Voronezh-type radar reliable,” Putin was quoted Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of global marketing, interactive entertainment 2015,” Putin was quoted station in the village of as saying. business at Microsoft demonstrates Electronic Arts Sports Madden NFL 08 during as saying during a visit to Lekhtusi about 50 MNA/Reuters Microsoft’s E3 media briefing in Santa Monica on 10 July, 2007. — INTERNET

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Gunmen shoot at Shooting claims 3 lives Romney wins Iowa Guatemalan presidential in Los Angeles Republican straw poll LOS ANGELES,12 Aug — Three people were killed candidate in a shooting resulting from a dispute involving AMES (Iowa), 12 Aug election, a traditional GUATEMALA CITY, 12 was also travelling in the neighbours in Los Angeles, police said on Friday. — Republican Mitt early gauge of support Aug — A Guatemalan car. Gunshots were reported at an apartment complex Romney won the first test in the state that holds the presidential candidate said Close to 40 candidates, late Thursday afternoon in Burbank near downtown of the 2008 White House first nominating con- unidentified gunmen had activists and workers from Los Angeles, said Lieutenant Armen Dermenjian of race on Saturday, using a test leading up to the shot at him as he drove on different parties have been the Burbank Police Department. big wallet and broad November 2008 ele- a remote highland road on murdered over the last year The shooter was among the dead and one man was organization to muscle ction. Friday evening, the latest as drug traffickers and wounded in the shooting but was not in life-threatening aside a field of second- Competing on a attack in an increasingly former paramilitaries condition, said Dermenjian. tier rivals in a low-turnout shoestring budget, former bloody election campaign. muscle in on September 9 One of the dead was the manager of the complex Hector Rosales of the elections for president, and the father of the surviving victim, witnesses said. Iowa straw poll. Arkansas Governor Mike tiny DIA political party said Congress and All of the people lived in the same complex, Romney won 31 per Huckabee finished a he was unhurt in the attack, municipalities. Dermenjian said. An investigation was underway, he cent of the votes cast in surprising second with 18 which happened at dusk as Rosales, who said his said. — MNA/Xinhua the non-binding mock per cent of the 14,302 he was driving close to the assailants chased him for votes cast — a much Maya Indian town of about 20 miles (30 smaller turnout than the Cunen, about 120 miles kilometres) but only approximately 24,000 (200 kilometres) northeast lodged one bullet in his who voted in the last of Guatemala City. vehicle, blamed a rival Republican straw poll in “I have just been the party for the attack. 1999. victim of a terrorist attack, MNA/Reuters Romney was a heavy an assassination attempt,” Rosales, a right-leaning England’s Mike Catt, favourite after the other retired colonel told cable left, puts France’s top three national television channel Pierre Mignoni, second Republican candidates — Guatevision. left, under pressure former New York mayor “There are no during their rugby Rudy Giuliani, Arizona injuries. I have some union international Senator John McCain and training in this kind of match at Twickenham former Tennessee senator stadium in west London thing so I drove at high Fred Thompson — on 11 Aug, 2007. speed and zig-zagged,” skipped the poll. INTERNET said Rosales, whose wife MNA/Reuters

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S Nepal Red Cross issues emergency appeal to help flood victims KATHMANDU, 11 Aug — As national and international support to help the flood victims of Nepal continue to pour in following the urgent appeal made by the government, the In- ternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has also appealed for 1.7 million US dollars to help more than 20,000 families INVITATION TO TENDER US unveils new affected by torrential TENDER NO. 2 (T) AMD-FR (2007-2008) plan for monsoon rains, landslides 1. Sealed Tender are invited by Agricultural Mechanization Department, Ministry passenger and extensive flooding of Agriculture and Irrigation, for the supply of following Machines which will be in the south of Nepal. purchased in Myanmar Kyats pre-screening According to Sr. No Description Quantity WASHINGTON, 11 Aug Saturday’s report of a — The US Government 1. Machinery & Equipment for S1110G Engine Production 2 Lot leading Nepali website, on Thursday proposed 2. Machinery & Equipment for 30 Cusec Pump 1 Lot nepalnews.com, the a scaled back plan to 3. Machinery & Equpment for Research & Development 1 Lot Nepal Red Cross Society upgrade computerized 2. Tender closing date (3.8.2007(Friday) (12:00 HR) has estimated that more airline passenger sc- 3. Tender documents are available at the Factory & Research Section of Agricul- than 330,000 people reening using personal tural Mechanization Department, Bayintnaung Road, Insein Township, Yangon during have been affected due information, a long office hours. to floods. “The hardest delayed centerpiece of 4. For further details please call 680959, 682046 Ext. 323. hit communities need aviation security. to receive food, clean Director General Homeland Security water, and access to Agricultural Mechanization Department Secretary Michael sanitation facilities,” Chertoff said officials Secretary-general of the believe they have Nepal Red Cross Dev resolved congressional Ratna Dhakhwa said. and other concerns about “But we also need to personal privacy and look beyond this emer- were ready to begin gency phase, towards testing with airlines this helping people return to a fall. normal way of life and “This information will enable vulnerable com- better identify individuals munities to be prepared who may pose a known for future disasters such or suspected threat to as this,” he added. aviation or national The Nepal Red Cross security,” Chertoff said at has been leading the a news conference at distribution of relief in Washington Reagan the country and is National Airport. working closely with the More than 600 million government, United passengers fly on do- Nations agencies and mestic airlines annually. other aid organizations. Rescuers gather the fragments of an aircraft that crashed at sea killing at One year after Volunteers in each of least 17 people, at the harbour of the French Polynesian resort island of authorities said they had the 33 affected districts Moorea. — INTERNET disrupted a plot to blow have so far distributed rice, up transatlantic flights noodles, salt and sugar British soldier killed in Afghanistan using liquid explosives, to around 30,000 families, LONDON, 11 Aug — The British Defence Ministry announced on Friday that a Chertoff said threats to along with first aid and pn\;mn\\\\ \qs\\\\ \pc\\\\ \\\\\ British soldier was killed on Friday during a routine patrol in Afghanistan. the United States and ambulance services. A spokesman for the ministry said the patrol, which was on its way to check on to air travel remain. Plastic sheets, cooking elqn≥sc\\≥sc\≥sc\\ j\\\\\ a local irrigation project, came under fire from Taleban fighters in the area of Chertoff said there is no utensils and blankets Jusyalay, north east of Sangin, in Helmand Province. information pointing to have also been given to Uy¥aU\etatn\\\\ \;\\\\ His next of kin have been informed, he said. The death brings the number of British specific plans for an more than 3,000 families, sitiiii \r\\\\ WcWWWW \ln\\\\ \;f"\\\\ military fatalities in Afghanistan since operations began in 2001 to 69. Britain is attack but said vigilance according to Dhakhwa. among the largest contributors to the NATO mission in Afghanistan, with 7,100 was crucial. MNA/Xinhua troops based in Helmand Province in the south of the country. — MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters

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Nepal wants top-level Overweight increases risk of school absenteeism L OS ANGELES, 11 setting themselves up for talks with India over Aug—Overweight chil- the negative fallout dren are at greater risk of that accompanies absen- flood issue school absenteeism than teeism,” he said. K ATHMANDU, 11 Aug — district/state level, we their normal-weight peers, What was keeping them Nepali Foreign Minister should hold talks at top- a new study showed. from school, more than Sahana Pradhan has said level at central level.” The study, conducted health issues, is the stigma that the Nepali Govern- Talking to reporters, by researchers at the and the bullying that ment wants to hold top- Pradhan said that the two University of Penn- accompanies being level talks with the Indian countries should coope- sylvania and Temple Children sit on a pool side during a summer overweight, Geier said, University, found that Government to resolve the rate with each other to end camp for overweight children which organized by adding that future perennial problem of the perennial problem of overweight children were Gangseo district office, in Seoul. INTERNET research should explore flooding, which has been flooding. absent on average 20 this additional, very affecting people living According to the percent more than their This was the first ssarily experiencing the damaging side effect of in border areas, a leading website’s report, dams and normal-weight peers. study of how weight may health problems that will being overweight. Nepali website, ne- embankments constructed The study also affect school attendance. likely confront them later The disadvantages that palnews.com, reported on in Indian territory are determined that body mass The findings were in life unless serious arise from missing school Saturday. blamed for flooding in index, or BMI, is as published Saturday in the intervention takes place,” such as increased drug After her meeting with Nepali side while Indian significant a factor in August issue of the journal said Andrew B Geier, a use, increased rates of Indian Ambassador Shiv authorities blame untamed determining absenteeism Obesity. doctoral candidate in the pregnancy and poor Shankar Mukherjee here rivers coming from Nepal from school as age, race, The study analyzed Department of Psycho- academic performance on Friday, Pradhan said, for causing devastation on socioeconomic status more than a thousand logy in the School of Arts have been previously “Not only the joint their people. and gender, formerly the 4th, 5th and 6th graders and Sciences at the documented. Meanwhile, committee level or the MNA/Xinhua four main predictors. in the Philadelphia school University of Pennsy- the rate of childhood system. lvania.“However, they are obesity has tripled in the “At this young age, missing school at a greater United States during the children are not nece- rate than their peers, past 25 years.— Internet Guatemala’s Fire Volcano spews lava near Antigua GUATEMALA CITY, 11 City. attractions and home to Aug — Guatemala’s Fire The villagers were some of the country’s best Volcano erupted on unharmed, an official coffee farms. Thursday, spewing lava, said.“Last night, the No damage was rock and ash near the situation was quite reported to the plan- colonial city of Antigua serious and we declared tations, where coffee and some of the Central an orange alert,” said beans are just beginning American country’s most Benedicto Giron, a spo- to mature. famous coffee farms. kesman for Guatemala’s Fire Volcano is about Guatemala’s volcano- emergency response 12,300 feet (3,760 A newborn dolphin swims in a basin with mother Liliya and father Gavryusha logy service said seven service. “We will remain metres) high and part of a in the dolphinarium in the Black Sea port city of Odessa on 10 Aug, 2007. For families were evacuated in the area to monitor the chain of active volcan- the first time in ten years a dolphin was born on 5 Aug, 2007 in the dolphinarium from their homes near situation.” oes along the edge of “Nemo” in Odessa, the management of the dolphinarium said. —INTERNET the volcano, about 27 The volcano looms Guatemala’s Maya- miles (50 kilometres) behind Antigua, one of Indian highlands. Court puts off bail decision for southwest of Guatemala —Guatemala’s top tourist MNA/Reuters Bollywood’s Sanjay Dutt NEW DELHI, 11 Aug — appealed against his on the Central Bureau of India’s Supreme Court put conviction and sought bail Investigation, the main off a decision on Friday to claiming the judgement prosecutors, to give their grant bail to Bollywood was based on a confession response to Dutt’s actor Sanjay Dutt, jailed for that he had later retracted request. six years for receiving guns and promising not to MNA/Reuters from gangsters, and sought commit any offence while an opinion from the on bail. Spacewalkers Rick county’s top investigation “He has been out on Mastracchio (L) and body. Dutt, 48, was bail for 12 years and then Dave Williams (R) of sentenced last week for he has suddenly been the Canadian Space taking an AK-56 rifle and taken in,” Fali S Nariman, Agency work to attach a pistol from gangsters Dutt’s counsel, argued in the new S5 truss linked to India’s deadliest court. segment to the bombings, which killed But the court postponed International Space 257 people in Mumbai in a decision on whether or Station in this view 1993. not to grant bail to Dutt from NASA TV on 11 On Tuesday, the actor until 20 August and called Aug, 2007.—INTERNET

13-8-07NL 13 8/13/07, 02:31 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 13 August, 2007 Tevez completes Brazil defender Alex signs S P O R T S Man United deal for Chelsea LONDON, 11 Aug — Argentine striker Carlos Tevez LONDON, 11 Aug — Brazil central defender Alex finally completed his move to Manchester United on completed his move from PSV Eindhoven to Chelsea Friday, putting an end to the long-running saga over his on Friday. registration. “Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa today passed a medi- The 23-year-old is now an official member of the cal and signed a three-year contract with Chelsea,” squad after the Premier League ratified the two-year said a brief statement on the London club’s website loan deal. (www.chelseafc.co.uk). “Manchester United is delighted to announce that Completion of the 25-year-old’s move had been Carlos Tevez has been registered as a member of its delayed for more than a week due to the Premier first-team squad by the Premier League,” United said League team’s application for a work permit. in a statement.—Internet Alex, who began his career at Santos, helped PSV win three successive Dutch league titles. MNA/Reuters

A Chinese player tries to save a spike from their Beckham makes long-awaited Polish rivals in the match in Hong Kong MLS debut on 11 Aug, 2007. —INTERNET W ASHINGTON, 11 Aug — half against D.C. United. Rakitic earns Schalke David Beckham made his The 32-year-old long-awaited Major midfielder and former a draw at Stuttgart League Soccer debut on England captain was called Thursday, entering the on to the pitch as a substi- BERLIN, 11 Aug — Schalke 04 drew 2-2 at champi- game for the Los Angeles tute in the 72nd minute with ons VfB Stuttgart in the opening match of the Carlos Tevez Bundesliga season on Friday. Galaxy late in the second United leading 1-0. Croatian 19-year-old midfielder Ivan Rakitic beat Relegated Charlton sign China captain Zheng Beckham played 16 min- three defenders with a fine move to score the equalizer utes in a friendly against into the new squad,” Pardew said on the from long range for last season’s runners-up after BEIJING, 11 Aug — Charlton Athletic Chelsea on June 21 but club’s website. Stuttgart had scored two goals in four minutes midway have signed China captain Zheng Zhi in had since been nursing an “Plenty of people have worked very through the second half. a two-million-pound (4.05-million-US- injury to his left ankle. Mexico midfielder Pavel Pardo converted a penalty dollar) deal after the versatile midfielder hard behind the scenes to get this deal One of the world’s most in the 67th minute after teammate Sami Khedira had impressed during a six-month loan stint done and I would like to thank them and marketable athletes, Beck- notched Stuttgart’s first goal. with the relegated London club last sea- Shandong Luneng for helping to make ham shocked the soccer In an high-tempo match between Germany’s two son. the deal happen.” world this year when he Champions League qualifiers, Schalke went in front The English Second Division club’s Zheng returned to his Chinese club announced he would be against the run of play in the 25th minute when a Levan manager Alan Pardew said securing the Shandong in May after 12 appearances leaving Spanish giants Real Kobiashvili shot was deflected by Roberto Hilbert past 26-year-old Zheng’s services on a two- for Charlton during their fruitless bid to Madrid for the Galaxy in his own goalkeeper Raphael Schaefer. year contract was a “huge boost”. avoid relegation from the Premier League a five-year deal that could Stuttgart, who won their last eight matches at the “I hope we will be able to get him here last season. net him up to 250 million end of last season to pip Schalke, kept the pressure on as soon as possible and integrate him MNA/Reuters US dollars.—MNA/Xinhua Schalke after falling behind but it was the visitors who had got closer to the goal, twice nearly doubling their Sevilla turn down 2 bids Sharapova survives tough test lead. Christian Pander’s free kick sailed just wide to the for Brazil defender Alves from Krajicek right in the 54th minute and three minutes later Schaefer MADRID, 11 Aug — Sevilla have turned LOS ANGELES, 11 Aug —Maria Sharapova overcame a stern chal- made a fantastic save to deny Fabian Ernst, who broke down two large offers for their Brazilian lenge from Michaella Krajicek to reach the Los Angeles Classic free on the left to get a foot to a low cross. right back Daniel Alves, club president quarterfinals with a 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 victory on Thursday. Schalke paid the price when Stuttgart, cheered on by Jose Maria del Nido said on Friday. The top seed needed nearly three hours to see off the 18-year-old the sell-out crowd of 57,500, then scored twice. “If we receive a market-breaking of- Dutchwoman, losing her serve nine times in the match. But Rakitic, who came on in the 70th minute for fer for Alves he will go, if not he will Krajicek also had trouble serving into the wind and sun and Kobiashvili, saved the point for Schalke with his late stay,” Del Nido told a news conference. Sharapova broke her 10 times. Krajicek, who reached the Wimbledon equalizer.— MNA/Reuters “We have turned down two offers, quarterfinals, got up a break at 4-3 in the third set but was immediately one for 35 million euros (47.9 millionUS broken back.— MNA/Reuters Answers to yesterday’s dollars) and another for 31.5 million Crossword Puzzle euros, both without other players in- cluded.” CO U R T 8 NA P P I N G Earlier this week, Alves asked Sevilla O8H8R8A8R8M8L to seriously consider any approaches for him from big clubs, saying that he felt it VA L I A N T 8 A M P L E was time for him to move on if the right E8A8N8U8Y8E8A deal came up. RI NGS 8 ROS TRUM He admitted he knew about an offer from Chelsea and was keen for the club E888ITEM88I88 to view it favourably. DENOTE8EMBLEM “I am convinced Daniel will complete 88O88ANNE888O his commitment with Sevilla. He’s happy COSTUME8MISER here,” Del Nido said. The 24-year-old international, who Y8T8K8T8E8P8P has a contract until 2011, has been one of NORMA8 TUNDI SH the club’s outstanding players and was a I8U8S8L8T8T8 I key figure in helping them to win the Bayern Munich’s player celebrates victory with supporters after King’s Cup and retain the UEFA Cup their German Bundesliga soccer match against Hansa Rostock in COMPETE8OPERA last season.— MNA/Reuters Munich on 11 Aug, 2007. Munich won the match 3-0.—XINHUA

13-8-07NL 14 8/13/07, 02:31 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 13 August, 2007 15 Bush, Sarkozy promote ties over burgers, hot dogs KENNEBUNKPORT (Maine), 12 Aug— President George W Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday stressed friendship over disagreement at a lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs at the Bush family estate aimed at improving relations strained by the Iraq war. Bush called Sarkozy ments, on Iraq in particular. 2003 US-led invasion of as the children,” Bush said. “a friend” while waiting But I’ve never allowed Iraq. “We fully understand.” with his wife, Laura, and disagreements to not find Sarkozy, wearing blue The setting for the parents to greet the French other ways to work jeans in keeping with the lunch — which also leader on the driveway of together,” he told casual nature of the meeting, featured corn-on-the-cob, the family’s compound in reporters. also stressed good relations. baked beans and fresh this Maine resort town. The United States “Do we agree on blueberry pie — was a “We’ve got good hopes for improved ties everything? No,” he said. cluster of dark brown relations with France, with France under Sarkozy “Even within families there buildings with tennis courts obviously there’s been after relations chilled with are disagreements, but we and a swimming pool on a disagreements,” Bush said. his predecessor, Jacques are still the same family.” point jutting over rocks, “We have had disagree- Chirac, who opposed the Sarkozy arrived at the with boats and ducks Bush “Walker’s Point” bobbing nearby in the estate from nearby New waves. Hampshire, where he is on The French flag flew his first vacation since over the compound. taking office in May. Bush, Sarkozy, and Sarkozy’s wife, Cecilia, Bush’s father, former called First Lady Laura president George Bush, Bush on Saturday morning held a private meeting for and said she and her children about 50 minutes before were not feeling well and lunch. Bush said they were WEATHER would not attend the lunch. to have a “heart-to-heart Sunday, 12 August, 2007 Sarkozy said when he talk” about key issues, Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hour returned from France he including Iran. MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly Forest Whitaker, left, speaks as Jennifer Lopez and discovered they had sore MNA/Reuters cloudy in lower Sagaing Division, rain have been isolated in Marc Anthony look on during the Hollywood throats. Mandalay and Magway Divisions, scattered in Shan, Kayah Foreign Press Association’s annuaL luncheon at “She’s a very dynamic and Kayin States, fairly widespread in upper Sagaing and woman, we were looking Taninthayi Divisions and widespread in the remaining areas The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif, with isolated heavyfalls in Kachin and Rakhine States. The on 9 Aug, 2007. —INTERNET forward to seeing her as well noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Putao (6.41) inches, Thandwe (3.74) inches, Maungtaw (2.95) inches, 8:45 am (The Radio Mawlamyine (1.89) inches and Thaton (1.81) inches. 11. BdN∂∂∂∂∂ k††††† ‹ezatuuuuu iiiii Myanmar Modern Maximum temperature on 11-8-2007 was 86¼F. Minimun (Agmhap‹©©©©© t'iiiii Music Troupe) temperature on 12-8-2007 was 75¼F. Relative humidity at Agmhaqd©©©©© mÎÎÎÎÎ ezatµµµµµ kDz)iiiii 5:45 pm Monday, 13 August 09:30 hour MST on 12-8-2007 was 89%. Total sunshine hours dtuuuuu y√kiiiii ™Sraeta˚˚˚˚˚ \\\\\ 9. √^^^^^;Kiiiiiuuuuuk\\\\\P¨¨¨¨¨;ePa\\\\\erWWWWWema\\\\\eDa Tune in today on 11-8-2007 was (1.1) hours approx. Niiuuciuiiuu \\c\\\ MMetaMMM \\q\\\ MMGmhanaykMMM est^eta^^ \\\ Rainfall on 11-8-2007 was (1.14) inches at Mingaladon, AP>'´∑´∑ ezatkarii påLMuMu ii 8:30 am Brief news AP>'´∑´∑´∑ ezatkariii påLMuMuMu iii 6:00 pm (1.02) inches at Kaba-Aye and (0.98) inch at Central Yangon. tkq˚˚˚˚˚ luiuiuiuiui ek¥ac\\\\\ ;t\\\\\ kuiuiuiuiui '\\\\\ 8:35 am Music: Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was (89.25) inches at Monday, 13 August 10. Evening news pvpvm\\\m\\ o>'iiio>'ii ppK´´´´´ ;t¨¨¨¨¨ cuiuiuiuiui ;T\\\\\ mMMMMM ˙˙˙˙˙ -Take your Mingaladon, (90.90) inches at Kaba-Aye and (92.16) inches View on today nwgç√epåqTqçççç ^lK^^^^ MyMMMM ¨¨¨¨¨ 6:30 pm chance at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba- 7:00 am tveSak\\\\\ Kc\\\Kc\\ ;\\\\\ 11. Weather report 8:40 am Perspectives Aye) was (15) mph from Southwest at (11:10) hours MST on ek¥;z;r¨¨¨¨¨ c˙˙˙˙˙ mc\\\\\ ;k\\\\\ n∑∑∑∑∑ ;\\\\\ 6:35 pm 1. 4:00 pm 8:45 am Music: 10-8-2007. Sraeta\B\\\\ ura;Âkuuuu ^;'^^^^ 12. Al˙r˙˙˙˙ ˙amy˙˙˙˙ \l\\\\ ˙km˙˙˙˙ ıawyıııı \\\\\ -Love is all Bay inference: According to the observations at (06:30) Ncuiuiuiuiui c\\\\\ etaMMMMM q\\\\\ GMMMMM 1. Martial song 4:15 pm 7:00 pm around hr MST today, yesterday’s low pressure area over Northwest mhanaykAP>Ak¥o´´∑∑´∑´´∑∑ ;etaiiiii \\\\\ {ÂkoSiiioSii l¥kuuiiuiuuii på}\\\\\ Bay still persists. Monsoon is strong to vigorous in the Andaman 2. Songs for uphold 13. 8:50 am National news/ eSac\\\K¥op\\ \\\'\\ ABiiiDzmhaii {ck˙˙˙˙˙ ep¥aeÂka\\\\\ '\\\\\ Slogan Sea and Bay of Bengal. r@guuuruuu' ABiiiDzAg©©©mha National Spirit r@guuruu' ABiiDzAg©©mha mc;Tk\\\\\ ek¥a\\\\\ zc\\\\\ '\\\\\ enT;N¨¨¨¨¨ cuuiiuiuuii '\\\\\ 9:00 am Music: Forecast valid until evening of 13-8-2007: Rain will be qdÎmÎÎÎÎ µezatµµµµ ik'iiii tipiiii i!kDr'iiii 4:30 pm rn\k\ unu \t\ iuciu \;Am\ ˙t˙ \ \ (3) eny'MMMMM zczc\\\\\ eza\\\\\ mc\\\mc\\ '.\.\.\.\.\ -Base of love isolated in lower Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Divisions, DmµB‹agårµµµµ ik'iiii Sraeta\\\\\ 3. rn\k\\ unuu \t\\ iuciuiu \;Am\\ ˙t˙˙ \ \\ (3) AeKKMpva√MMMM ^;s^^^^ ^;@an'^^^^ nn;S\\\\\ rtuuuuu s^^^^^ ;'uiuiuiuiui 9:05 am International scattered in Shan and Kayah States and upper Sagaing Divi- Bd∂∂∂N∂∂ †††w†† iiisii iiitii †††qaraB†† iiiwii MMMqfMM sion, fairly widespread in Chin and Kayin States and wide- S™mAÂkimii \\\ qc\zawc\\\\ \.ek¥a\.\.\.\. \)\\\\ news prtiiiii tra;eta\\\\\ \\\\\ spread in the remaining areas with isolated heavyfall in DmµsÂkawtµµµµ \r\\\\ ∑t∑∑∑∑ \ \\\\ p¨eza¨¨¨¨ \p\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ dåriukiuiuiuiu \ta-eAac\\\\ \m\\\\ iu;(piuiuiuiu ´rs´´´´ \)\\\\ 9:10 am Music: Rakhine State. Degree of certainty is (80%). 7:25 am (ttiySiiii u)uuuu -I swear 2. To be healthy 7:10 pm State of the sea: Squalls with rough sea will be experi- (ATk-1' ek¥ak\tn\\\\ \;)\\\\ 14. Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MKa;zatMMMKa;zatM \lm\\\\ \;t\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ 1:30 pm News / Slogan enced at times off and along Myanamr Coasts. Surface wind exercise (Am¥oi;qmiiii ^;wt^^^^ \r\\\\ ∑t∑∑∑∑ \AP\\\\ ∑´>)∑´∑´∑´∑´ 1:40 pm Lunch time 7:30 am {K¥s\eqaer\\\\ WenKvWWWW \}\\\\ speed in squalls may reach (40) to (45) mph. 4:50 pm (Apiuicuiuiuiu \;-2)\\\\ music: Outlook for subsequent two days: Strong monsoon. 3. Morning news Aew;qctk\\\\\ q˚˚˚˚˚ liiuuiuiiuu \\\\\ 7:40 am 4. 8:00 pm -Can you hear me Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areas pvaer; Rpuuuuu mc\\\mc\\ q\\\\\ Âka; MMMÂka; MM for 13-8-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of certainty 4. Nice and sweet song 15. News -Where you are ? qcKn\\\\\ ;sa\\\\\ is (80%). 7:55 am 16. International news 9:00 pm Spotlight on -pTmNs˙˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ the star (Celine Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas for 13- 5. Song of national 17. Weather report (qt†ebdAT†††† ¨;po)¨¨¨¨ Dion) 8-2007: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). races (qtebd)††† 18. Niuciuiuiuiu \c\\\\ MKa;zatMMMKa;zatM \lm\\\\ \;t\\\\ ∑´∑´∑´∑´∑´ Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas for 8:05 am {erq¨mel;¨¨ 9:10 pm Article 5:05 pm 13-8-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of certainty is 6. Cute little dancers dtuuuuu yK¥siiiii p\\\\\ pcuuMMupcMuuMM }(Ap\\\\\ ciiuuiuiiuu ;-35)\\\\\ 9:20 pm Drug/Women 5. Dance variety (80%). 8:15 am mc\;k\\\\ ∑n∑∑∑∑ \;Sraeta\\\\ \\\\\ Affairs ASiiuupiuiiuupiiociiioc\\p\\\ ∑∑´´∑´∑∑´´ 5:15 pm 19. 9:35 pm Golden Land Flood Bulletin 7. Bura;Âkuuuu ^;^^^^ √^;w^^^^ isiiii itiiii ††††† 6. mnmnmasa\\\\\ mnmaska;\\\\\ Melody/Vocal (Issued at 12:30 hr MST on 12-8-2007) 8:20 am qaraBiwiiii MqfArpMMMM \Sy\\\\ \\\\\ Krm\;eK¥ac\\\\ \;t\\\\ Mta;MMMM 5:25 pm Gems According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today, 8. m¥k\\N\\\ ˙˙aemt˙˙˙ ††aBawna††† 8:30 am 7. Song and dance of -Paradise the water level of Sittoung River at Madauk (1074) cm is pa;m¥a;Kc∑∑∑∑∑ \;tra;eta\\\\ \\\\\ 9. International news national races -To sir with love exceeded (4) cm above its danger level. The water level may 8:40 am 5:30 pm 20. The next day’s 9:45 pm News /Slogan remain above its danger level (1070) cm during the next 10. Islands of Dhamma 8. Musical programme programme 10:00 pm PEL (48) hrs commencing noon today. *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. 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13-8-07NL 15 8/13/07, 02:31 AM 15th Waning of Second Waso 1369 ME Monday, 13 August, 2007 Cash and kind donated to monasteries, nunneries

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence and congregation receive the Five Precepts from a Sayadaw at donation ceremony of rice and provisions.— MNA

YANGON, 12 Aug — Families of the Tatmadaw nuns of the monasteries and nunneries also graced the the Tatmadaw to members of the Sangha and nuns. (Army, Navy and Air ) and public wellwishers do- ceremony. Next, Yangon Division PDC, YCDC, departments and nated rice, edible oil, salt, grams and medicine as well First, Lt-Gen Myint Swe offered robes and enterprises of various ministries, social organizations as cash to 18 monasteries and three nunneries in provisions to Chairman of North Okkalapa Township and private companies donated rice, edible oil, salt, North Okkalapa Township in Yangon East District Sangha Nayaka Committee Presiding Sayadaw of grams and medicine. this afternoon. The donation ceremony took place at Ganthayon Sarthintaik of Zabuaye Monastery Bhandda Afterwards, Lt-Gen Myint Swe, Vice-Mayor Dhamma Maydini Sarthintaik in Ward-9, North Khemeinda. Senior officials also donated alms to the Col Maung Pa and officials accepted K 10,033,660 Okkalapa Township, attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe Sayadaws and members of the Sangha. Three senior donated by wellwishers including K 210,000 by of the Ministry of Defence. Presiding Sayadaws and officers offered rice, edible oil and grams donated by (See page 9) Weather forecast for Commander attends distribution of (13-8-2007) Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areas traditional medicine kits to 44 villages Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (60%). of Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana District

Yangon and neighbouring areas NAY PYI TAW, 12 Commander of Nay Pyi medicine. In that regard, cines. Furthermore, the One or two rain. Degree of certainty is Aug — A ceremony to Taw Command Maj-Gen it has been able to open government since 2000 distribute first-aid tradi- Wai Lwin. the University of Tradi- has organized the Tradi- (80%). tional medicine kits, or- Speaking on the tional Medicine , tradi- tional Medicine Practi- ganized by Traditional occasion, the commander tional medicine hospital tioners Conference, and Mandalay and neighbouring areas Medicine Department, said that the government and clinics and promul- now is the seventh of its Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of was held at the Ministry is giving special priority gate the Traditional Medi- kind. certainty is (60%). of Health, here, this morn- to development of cine Law and produce Under the leader- ing, with an address by Myanmar traditional potent traditional medi- ship of National Health Committee, the Ministry of Health is striving for providing health care serv- ices to the people with the use of traditional medi- cines. Today’s cer- emony was aimed at dis- tributing first-aid tradi- tional medicine kit to the rural areas. The first-aid traditional medicine kit includes medicines for common diseases, spirit, cotton and bandage and a book on basic use of tradi- tional medicine. As a pilot Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin delivers a speech at distribution of traditional medicine kits in Nay Pyi Taw project, the kits will be Pyinmana.— MNA (See page 9)

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