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Volume XII, Number 136 Fullmoon Day of Wakhaung 1366 ME Monday, 30 August, 2004 Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- tution * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution Four economic objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all- round development of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco- nomic system * Development of the economy inviting partici- pation in terms of technical know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples Agricultural Development Committee Chairman State Peace and Development Council Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects agricultural equipment manufactured by Shwe Tun Co Ltd.—˚MNA Four social objectives * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and Use of machines in entire farming work cuts preservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national character cultivation time, reduces labour, cost * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- Secretary-2 inspects reploughing of farmlands ards of the entire nation

YANGON, 29 Aug — the State Peace and Devel- Yangon Command in Mingaladon townships for Mingaladon Station Com- Chairman of the Agricul- opment Council Office and wetlands and low-lying ar- ever greening of the 30-mile mander Brig-Gen Min INSIDE tural Development Commit- departmental officials, this eas of Barlar region into radius of Yangon Interna- Thein, and others. The Sec- Perspectives tee Secretary-2 of the State morning inspected a pilot normal monsoon farmlands. tional Airport. retary-2 inspected replough- Peace and Development project to transform late- The project is being On arrival at Barlar farm ing and weeding on the Strive for develop- Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, monsoon farmlands of regi- launched to educate farm- of the command at the junc- farmlands one after another ment of science & accompanied by officials of ments and units under the ers in Hmawby, Hlegu and tion of Yangon-Bago High- with the use of agricultural technology way and No 3 Highway in machinery to meet the sown (Page 2) Due to heavy rains, some of the farm lands in Yangon Mingaladon Township, the acreage target of the divi- Division were inundated. As the floods are receding, Secretary-2 was welcomed sion. Some farmlands were Article preparations should be made for cultivation of crops at by Chairman of Yangon inundated in Barlar region Combating micro- Division Peace and Devel- at the border of Mingaladon the fields in time. Local authorities are going to render nutrient deficiencies opment Council Com- and Hlegu townships due to (Page 10) necessary assistance to farmers. mander of Yangon Com- heavy rains. mand Maj-Gen Myint Swe, (See page 8)

Agricultural Development Committee Chairman Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein meets local farmers from Hmawby, Hlegu and Mingaladon townships.— MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Monday, 30 August, 2004 * 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 Strive for development of * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State science and technology * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Now is the age of Information Technol- ogy (IT). IT has a great influence on develop- ment of the world. At such a time, the Govern- Dry Day inspection teams supervised ment of the Union of Myanmar is paying seri- ous attention to IT development in the country. In his address at the Annual General Meeting of the Myanmar Computer Federation, the Myanmar Computer Scientists Association, the Myanmar Computer Industrialists Associa- tion and the Myanmar Computer Enthusiasts Association held at the MICT Park in Hline Township on 28 August, Chairman of the Myanmar Computer Science Development Council Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt said that the Government is making concerted efforts not only for ensuring the nation’s IT standard to be on a par with that of interna- tional level but also for boosting the national Dry Day Supervisory Committee Vice-Chairman Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office Maj-Gen interest through effective use of modern tech- Thein Swe and committee members supervise inspection teams on the Dry Day. — MNA nologies. In its drive for shaping a brighter future Rural YANGON, 29 Aug —The dry day inspection teams today checked the use of vehicles of Tatmadaw and departments at the main points of Yangon City. in the interest of the nation and its people, the development The inspection teams checked dry day pass, driver’s licence, wheel tax and Government is providing effective encourage- works inspected wearing of uniforms and violation of traffic rules from 7 am to 5 pm. ment for enabling the nation to catch up with YANGON, 29 Aug — Dry Day Supervisory Committee Vice-Chairman Minister at the Prime Minis- world class communication technology. Now, Director-General of the ter’s Office Maj-Gen Thein Swe, together with the Supervisory Committee members some Western powers are taking full advan- Development Affairs de- Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe, Deputy Minister for Hotels & tage of technological gap in order to widen the partment under the Minis- Tourism Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu, Director-General of the Myanmar Police Force gap of development and wealth and they are try for Progress of Border Brig-Gen Khin Yi, Lt-Col Aung Thu of the Quartermaster-General’s Office, Director- resorting to all the possible ways and means to Areas and National Races General U Thaik Tun, Directors Lt-Col Tin Maung Kyi and U Myo Nyunt, Committee get the developing countries under their thumb. and Development Affairs Secretary Deputy Director-General U Sein Hla and officials today supervised the in- spection teams. — MNA Only if a developing nation like Myanmar Col Myo Myint together is able to make progress in science and techno- with officials inspected de- velopment activities in vari- logy, it can polish national prestige and integ- ous townships in Mandalay rity and safeguard the sovereignty. Division on 27 August The strength of Myanmar Computer Fed- morning. eration, Myanmar Computer Scientists Asso- First, the director- ciation, Myanmar Computer Industrialists As- general and party arrived sociation and Myanmar Computer Enthusiasts Pyawbwe and inspected Association plays a vital role in making efforts growing of flowering plants to achieve this end. Thanks to the united efforts along roads, paving of plat- forms and dredging of of the associations and their constant learning drains. Next, they went to on science and technology which is rapidly Meiktila and inspected the changing in the world, it can be witnessed that water supply station No 1. the ICT sector of Myanmar is developing with Then, they pro- greater momentum. ceeded to Kyaukse and in- Due to cooperation with friendly nations spected rural and township including ASEAN member countries and active development works. They participation of those at the national level and also inspected paving of in the private sector, better results have been tarred roads, growing of shade trees and flowering achieved in making efforts for development of plants, and paving of plat- Director-General of Development Affairs Department Col Myo Myint and the ICT sector in Myanmar. Only when science forms. — MNA officials inspect paving of platforms in Kyaukse. — PBANRDA and technology is applied effectively will the nation be free from other’s influence and able Nursery Market to stand tall among the nations of the world. Festival continues At a time when the Government is giving YANGON, 29 Aug — greater encouragement to those who are en- The Nursery Market Festi- gaged in the tasks for development of science val continued at Myay and technology, computer scientists, industri- Padetha Park in Bahan alists and enthusiasts are urged to actively par- Township here today with the aim of providing neces- ticipate in the endeavours of the Government. sary assistance to growers and attracting the public to SNOOKER C'SHIP: be interested in agriculture, horticulture, livestock The Rave Myanmar breeding and vegetable Snooker Championship, farming. jointly sponsored by the Kitchen crops, fruits Myanmar Billiard & and saplings of herbal Snooker Federation and plants are being shown at Sein Wut Hmon Co was the festival. Poultry farm- held at Asia Plaza on ing and fish breeding are also exhibited there. 38th Street in Yangon The PTA annual meeting of Basic Edcuation Primary School No 10 of Educative booklets on 28 August. Photo Bahan Township for 2003-2004 academic year was held in conjunction with shows Aung San Oo and pamphlets on utiliza- a ceremony to give away prizes to outstanding students at the school on 29 tion of fertilizers and pesti- (Mandalay) who stood August. Headmistress Daw Sein Myaing presents a prize to Maung Hein cides are also available first in the C’ship. (H) Zaw Zaw Myint who stood first in the second standard. — (H) there. — MNA

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DOHA, 28 Aug—Two French journalists have been taken hostage in Iraq by Islamic militants demanding the rescinding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in French schools, the Arabic satellite news channel Al-Jazeera Nepalese hostages shown saying reported. The kidnappers from the Islamic Army in Iraq, the same The group is demanding that “France rescinds within 48 US “lies” brought them to Iraq group which killed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni after hours the law banning” Islamic headscarves in schools, taking him hostage, gave Paris a 48-hour ultimatum to meet describing the law as “an injustice and an attack on the DUBAI, 28 Aug—Twelve Nepalese held hostage in its demands, the Qatar-based television said citing “our own Islamic religion and individual freedoms,” Al-Jazeera said. Iraq were shown on video footage on an Islamist website, sources in Iraq”. The French foreign ministry in Paris was unable imme- with one of them reading a statement saying they had The channel identified the kidnapped Frenchmen as diately to confirm the Al-Jazeera report. been misled into working there by “American lies”. missing journalists Christian Chesnot of Radio France Kidnappings of journalists and other foreigners have “We come here to Iraq on of the hostages, seated Internationale and Georges Malbrunot of Paris daily Le become common in Iraq as guerillas attempt to force coun- the basis of an agreement be- amongst the 11 other captives. Figaro and said it had received video footage of the two tries to withdraw their troops from the war-ravaged country tween our company, Nepa- “The salary is ... 2,500 newsmen. or extort money. lese agency, and the Ameri- dollars they give us on guar- The pair went missing on August 20 after leaving Bagh- Baldoni’s captors had threatened to kill their hostage can (army), with the help of a antee, and then they said for us dad for the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf, where US forces unless Italy withdrew its 3,000 troops from Iraq within 48 Jordanian company... to help that the situation is not dan- were fighting Shiite Muslim militiamen. hours. — Internet with American force,” said one gerous in Iraq but we see the situation” is dangerous, added the hostage, reading a state- Five killed in latest round ment in broken English that was difficult to comprehend. “We are arrested by un- of Iraq violence known group and this is on BAGHDAD, 28 Aug— Shiite militants and US forces evidence the situation is not battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, under American” security or and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy control in Iraq, said the hostage, neighborhood in the capital in a new wave of violence who had a US flag pinned to his Saturday that killed at least five people and wounded chest, covering the front of his dozens of others. shirt. “So we ask anyone who US warplanes and tanks The new violence came wants to come to Iraq not to be later bombarded targets in as residents of Najaf cheated by these high salary the Sunni stronghold of began digging out of the because they are false and Fallujah, and US forces rubble and debris left by America is lying,” he added, exchanged gunfire with in- three weeks of fierce fumbling over the words. surgents along the city’s fighting between mili- As he spoke, the other hos- eastern outskirts and the tants and US forces in the tages held up what appeared to main highway running to holy city. be their passports. Some were neighboring Jordan, wit- The crisis ended Friday seated alongside the speaker on nesses said. when the militants withdrew the floor while others stood The fighting in- under a peace deal brokered behind, all of them against a US Army soldiers withdraw from central Najaf, Iraq, to the outskirts of the city after jured at least 14 people, by Iraq’s most senior Shiite black backdrop which read: a peace deal was reached on 27 Aug, 2004. — INTERNET hospital officials said. cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali “Ansar al-Sunna”. al-Sistani. On 20 August, the Army Iraqi police spread out of Ansar al-Sunna said in a Guindon may be first Sistani secures Iraq peace across Najaf’s devastated statement that it had taken cap- Old City on Saturday, pa- tive 12 “infidels” who were trolling in vehicles and on “affiliated with a Nepalese Air Force Iraq suicide deal after bloody days foot and taking over check- company” and had been help- points that until recently MERRIMACK, 28 Aug — The New Hampshire Air NAJAF, 28 Aug— Iraq’s most revered Shi’ite leader ing “US crusader forces to fight National Guard member who killed himself 18 Aug— persuaded a rebel cleric Thursday to accept a deal ending were manned by followers Islam”. Last week, an employ- one day after returning from a six-month tour in Iraq — a three-week uprising in Najaf, after returning to the holy of rebel Shiite cleric ment agency in Amman said Muqtada al-Sadr. may be the first suicide in the US Air Force or Air city amid bloody clashes that killed at least 74 people. the 12 had come to Jordan seek- US forces pulled back National Guard by someone who served in Iraq, Air Iraqi Minister of State ernment is to compensate vic- ing jobs but were lured by of- from the neighborhood, the Force officials told the Sunday News. Kasim Daoud said the gov- tims of the fighting. fers of higher salaries in Iraq. site of much of the fighting. “This is the first suicide you very safely that we don’t ernment had also agreed to the Khafaf said Sistani had also “They were hired for Jordan,” “It’s a joyful thing, the we are aware of within a know why (Guindon shot deal brokered by Sistani and asked the Iraqi government to assistant manager Haytham armed men have left Najaf year of being deployed to himself). We may never would fund the reconstruction allow Shi’ite marchers to en- Mohammad of the Morning and (neighbouring) Kufa,” Iraq,” said Gary Pomeroy, know why.” of Najaf. ter the sacred shrine. Tens of Star agency, which has of- interim Prime Minister spokesman for the Air Force The 48-year-old man, who “We are three-quarters to- thousands of Shi’ites have fices in Nepal and in other Ayad Allawi told al- Surgeon General, speaking was married and had a daugh- ward the end of this crisis,” converged on Najaf, heeding parts of the world, said. The Iraqiyah television Satur- of the death of Tech Sgt ter, died in his Merrimack said Hamed al-Khafaf, senior calls by Sistani and Sadr to 12 arrived in Amman around David Guindon. home, Stavenger said. aide to Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani march on the city. day. Internet three months ago. “The level to which this is Guindon’s death is part of who entered Najaf in a huge Internet Internet connected to service over an increase in suicides among convoy of vehicles earlier there (Iraq) has yet to be active Air Force personnel, Thursday for talks with radi- determined,” he noted. according to data obtained cal rival Moqtada al-Sadr. No suicide note was from the US Air Force Sur- He said Sadr, whose fight- found, Merrimack Deputy geon General’s Office. ers have been holed up in the Police Chief Paul Stavenger Although the country is at Imam Ali mosque and bat- said last week. war, there is no proven cor- tling US and Iraqi forces in the Authorities have learned relation between suicides and alleys outside, agreed to all information in connection combat, said Lt Col Rick points of Sistani’s peace plan with Guindon’s death, how- Campise, who heads the Air to end fighting that has killed ever, that may shed some Force’s suicide program. hundreds, driven oil prices to light on the local man’s “The ability to predict record highs and undermined thoughts before he shot him- what causes suicide is in the Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s self, Stavenger said. stone age,” he said. authority. “We’re holding that in- Including Guindon, there The plan involves Sadr’s formation close to heart un- have been 33 suicides of active Mehdi Army militiamen leav- til we feel comfortable the reservists and Air Force per- ing the sacred Imam Ali shrine investigation is over,” sonnel this calendar year, by 10 am (0600 GMT) Friday. Stavenger said. Campise said. According to US forces are also to leave Although he would not the Air Force’s data, the ratio of Najaf, with security being reveal the subject or the na- suicides so far this year is 13.6 turned over to Iraqi police. ture of the information, suicides per 100,000 active Air Najaf is to be declared a weap- An American soldier stands by as Iraqi police patrol the streets in the southern Iraqi Stavenger said, “I can tell Force personnel. — Internet ons-free zone, and the gov- city of Najaf on Friday ,27 Aug, 2004. —INTERNET

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BAGHDAD, 28 Aug— The interim government has accepted the peace agreement reached by top Shiite Ayatollah Cyclists protest Ali al-Sistani and Moqtada al-Sadr to end the standoff in Najaf, Iraqi Minister of State Kasim Daoud said late Thursday. “no more Bush” “We have accepted the Iraqi citizen to do whatever Hamed al-Khafaf, a top taken to prepare for demo- NEW YORK, 28 Aug — Thousands of cyclists brought solution of peace that has he likes,” he said in English. aide to Sistani, said the peace cratic elections in January, traffic in midtown Manhattan to a virtual standstill on been presented to us by his Sistani, Iraq’s most in- agreement was a five-point Khafaf said. Friday in the first significant protest ahead of the Re- eminence Grand Ayatollah fluential Shiite leader plan asking Najaf and Kufa Khafaf said Sistani had publican convention at which President George W Bush Ali al-Sistani,” Daoud told a reached a peace agreement to be weapons-free cities, all also asked the Iraqi Govern- will be nominated to run for a second White House term. news conference. with Sadr on Thursday to foreign forces to withdraw ment to allow Shiite march- Thousands of cyclists passed through a bustling “Moqtada al-Sadr is free end the 22-day-old fighting from Najaf, and Iraqi forces ers to enter the Imam Ali swarmed down Broadway Times Square. to go anywhere he likes and in Najaf, only hours after he take over security. shrine. from Central Park in a pa- At least 30 cyclists were as far as I hear ... probably he returned to the holy city from It urges the government Tens of thousands of rade stretching more than a detained and handcuffed at will stay in his house in London where he received to compensate victims of the Shiites have converged in mile on Friday evening — a various locations along the Najaf, but he is as free as any medical treatment. clashes and a census to be Najaf, heeding calls by time when the area is typi- route after small altercations Sistani and Sadr. cally crowded with between riders and motor- Najaf Governor Adnan al- theatregoers and people out ists who were irritated at the Zuhfa said Sistani’s request for dinner and drinks. congestion, according to had been accepted and un- The protest lasted several Reuters witnesses. armed Shiites could enter the hours, with many chanting The New York Police De- shrine. “No more Bush”, and was partment said it had no imme- The US forces would the first sizable demonstra- diate information about arrests. leave Najaf once Sadr’s tion ahead of the August 30- The event was mounted Mehdi Army withdraws September 2 convention. by a group called Critical from the mosque area, he Many locals in the mostly Mass, which wants to boost added. Democratic city stopped to the rights of cyclists in traf- MNA/Xinhua applaud the cyclists as they fic-clogged city streets and holds its rides in cities around the world on the last Friday 12 US soldiers wounded in separate of each month. More demonstrations are Baghdad grenade attacks expected in the coming days. BAGHDAD, 28 Aug— Twelve US soldiers were wounded The biggest anti-Bush in separate grenade attacks in central Baghdad on Friday, protest is set for Sunday, the US military said. Guerillas lobbed eight hand gre- when more than 200,000 are nades at US soldiers at around 10:00 a.m. (0600 GMT), expected to march to decry wounding five US soldiers. the Bush Administration’s US Army soldiers withdraw from central Najaf, Iraq, to the outskirts of the city after a Another attack took place an hour later when guerillas economic policies, the war peace deal was reached on 27 Aug, 2004. — INTERNET threw two hand grenades wounding five other soldiers, in Iraq and what they see as and a third attack 45 minutes after that left two more the erosion of civil liberties Group warns Turkey over Iraq supplies soldiers wounded. at home after the September As the soldiers finished their patrol at around 1:00 11, 2001 attacks. DUBAI, 28 Aug — An Islamist group has threatened to attack Turkish supplies to p.m., another two hand grenades were thrown, but no The group organizing Sun- the US Army in Iraq if Turkey did not stop them, according to an Internet statement day’s march was denied a per- posted on Friday. soldiers were wounded, the US military said. Eight people were arrested in connection with the mit to rally in Central Park on “We peacefully call on Earlier this month, a Militants in Iraq have also attacks, the military said, without specifying the exact the grounds such a large crowd the Muslim Turkish Govern- group calling itself the Jor- kidnapped several foreign- location of the incident. would damage the grass. An ment and people to halt send- danian wing of Islamic ers who were delivering sup- Meanwhile, witnesses said fighting broke out on unprecedented security effort ing military equipment and Tawhid threatened to kill plies to the US-led multina- Friday in Baghdad’s Haifa Street neighbourhood, an has been put in place to protect aid to the invading forces via officials and foreigners in tional force in Iraq or who area notorious as a haven for guerillas, with US ar- the Republican convention its border with Iraq ... if they Jordan unless Amman stops were contractors with the moured vehicles blocking streets and helicopters hover- after Washington said the don’t respond to our demands sending truckloads of sup- military. Some hostages ing overhead. Gunfire could be heard and columns of event, and last month’s Demo- then we will use special ways plies to the US Army in Iraq have been released unharmed smoke were rising from the area, according to the wit- cratic convention in Boston, to stop the aid,” said the state- within a week. but at least nine have been nesses. — MNA/Xinhua were possible terrorist targets. ment signed by the Islamic Several Islamist groups killed. — MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters Tawhid Group. have issued Internet state- It was not possible to ments in recent weeks threat- Indonesia, Australia try to verify the authenticity of the ening nations that have statement. troops in Iraq. resolve missile spat JAKARTA, 28 Aug — Australia has briefed Indonesia More representation sought on its plan to create the most lethal force of fighter jets in Southeast Asia, and Jakarta said on Friday it welcomed for India in IMF the effort to explain. WASHINGTON, 28 Aug— Countries like India and China Australia announced on ties. Praise the Lord, after a should be given more representation in the International Thursday it would spend 24-hour gap, a channel of Monetary Fund by reducing the influence of EU and G-7 up to 450 million Austral- communication has been nations, a former official with the lending agency has said. ian dollars (319 million US provided today,” Indonesian Suggesting a major revamp in the agency, former IMF dollars) to arm F/A-18 Hor- foreign affairs spokesman secretary Leo Van Houtven said the voting power and net fighters and AP-3C Marty Natalegawa told re- representation of European Union should be reduced. Orion maritime patrol air- porters on Friday. “Emerging market countries such as Brazil, China, India craft with air-to-surface “It is just natural for us to and South Korea, whose importance in the world economy missiles capable of hitting question to whom these has grown enormously over recent decades, have fewer targets up to 400 kilome- weapons are directed to as votes than many industrial countries whose economies are tres away, which would be the range is about 400 kilo- now smaller than theirs,” he said. installed between 2007 and metres. We want to know the Writing in Finance and Development, an IMF publica- 2009. rationale behind this, tion, he proposed reducing the number of directors of the EU Indonesia, Australia’s whether it is meant for shoot- to one from seven, which would automatically reduce the partner in anti-terror efforts ing fish in open sea or what,” number of executive directors by six. which sits on its northern he said. One change that would increase the quotas of developing doorstep, had expressed con- Few nations other than countries as a group would be to use the gross dometic product cern about the plan and Can- Indonesia are in the range of data converted on the basis of Purchasing Power Parities berra’s failure to promptly the missiles and a recent poll (PPP) rather than market exchange rates, as is currently done. explain its rationale. showed Australians think By PPP calculations, Indian GDP is the fourth largest in the “To build confidence and their biggest security threat world, behind the US, China and Japan. Industrialized coun- trust, it is never a mistake comes from their northern An American soldier makes his way out of a destroyed tries resist the use of PPP partly because of the central role of that these kinds of things are neighbour. shop in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on 27 Aug, 2004. market exchange rates in the IMF’s work, he said.— MNA/PTI communicated to related par- MNA/Reuters INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004 5 Thousands of Shiites in Najaf KGL says it has no presence in Iraq shrine after peace deal NEW DELHI, 28 Aug — The Kuwaiti company KGL employing three Indians held hostage in Iraq on Friday said NAJAF (Iraq), 28 Aug— Thousands of chanting Iraqi Shiites entered a sacred shrine in Najaf on Friday where it had no presence in the war-ravaged country and asked the they were greeted by rebels who overnight reached a peace agreement to end a bloody three-week uprising. abductors to believe it and release the captives. The supporters of revered persuaded Sadr to accept a ever Ayatollah Sistani and “We pray today that Najaf Responding to the abductors’ statement Thursday night cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali deal ending the rebellion in Sayyed Moqtada have will recover. The military on dropping all demands but asking the company to end its al-Sistani, who brokered the Najaf, after returning to the agreed. But we will still slit operations have only brought operations in Iraq to ensure freedom of the hostages, KGL peace deal, kissed the outer holy city amid bloody the throats of the Ameri- destruction,” said Kassem spokesperson Rana Abu-Zaineh said it was a “welcome” wall of the Imam Ali mosque clashes that killed at least 74 cans,” said one militiaman, Hameed, a 52-year-old oil development and hoped for an early end to the over month- before the militants allowed people. Hussein Taama. worker from the southern city long crisis. them in. Iraq’s Government said Sistani’s supporters of Basra who came to sup- “We confirm we have no presence or operations in Iraq. Sporadic shooting broke it had also agreed to the deal, walked past dozens of pock- port Sistani, Iraq’s most in- They (abductors) should believe it and release the hos- out nearby, but the cause was under which Sadr’s Mehdi marked and destroyed build- fluential cleric. tages,” Zaineh told PTI over phone from Kuwait while unclear. Army militia will leave the ings to reach the mosque just Sistani aide Hamed al- reacting to the latest statement of the Iraqi militant group Armed with AK-47 as- shrine and US forces will after dawn. Spent ammuni- Khafaf said Sadr had agreed ‘Islamic Secret Army -Holders of Black Banners’. sault rifles, teenage fighters pull out of the city. tion littered the city centre, to all points of the peace plan “It is for the abductors to believe us and we hope the they loyal to cleric Moqtada al- But after bitter fighting which only a day earlier had to end fighting that has driven will believe us,” said Zaineh. She also conveyed the same Sadr spilled over the alley- with US Marines that killed been infested with snipers. oil prices to record highs and message to the abductors through the Dubai-based news ways leading to the gold- hundreds and in the wake of A few men carted off a body. undermined interim Prime channel. The new development indicated efforts to secure domed mosque. Some smiled ferocious American bom- Several American mili- Minister Iyad Allawi’s au- release of the hostages were moving in a “promising direc- and said to the visitors as bardments, some Mehdi tary humvees drove past, thority. — MNA/Reuters tion”, she said. — MNA/PTI they flowed in: “Welcome militants still wanted to vent away from the shrine area as pilgrims to the shrine.” their fury. police appeared to be taking Late on Thursday, Sistani “We will support what- control. Kidnappers claim killing Italian hostage DUBAI, 28 Aug — The kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, taken hostage in Iraq, have said they have killed him, the Arabic language television channel Al- Jazeera reported on Thursday. The station made the announcement in a Baldoni, told Italian television on Wednes- scrolling text newsflash. There was no way day. to immediately verify the report. “He was trying to save human lives in A group called the Islamic Army in Iraq Najaf by helping a Red Cross convoy in a told Al-Jazeera television earlier it was hold- spirit of solidarity which has always under- ing Baldoni, who disappeared near Najaf scored his thinking and his actions,” she several days ago. told RAI television. The kidnappers were calling for Italy to Four other Italians have been taken hos- withdraw its 2,700 troops from Iraq, the tage in Iraq since militants began employ- third largest foreign military contingent in ing the technique in April to pressure US US Marines patrol central Najaf, Iraq, after a peace deal was reached the country. That is something Italy has allies and businesses to leave the country. on 27 Aug, 2004. — INTERNET refused to do. One of them, civilian security guard As well as a reporter for Italian newspa- Fabrizio Quattrocchi, was shot dead. Three Militants free relative of Iraqi Minister pers, Baldoni was volunteering for the Red others were released unharmed. Cross while in Iraq, his daughter, Gabriella MNA/Reuters DUBAI, 28 Aug — Militants who had kidnapped two relatives of Iraqi Defence Minister Hazim al-Shalaan have released one of them, Al Jazeera television reported China grants aid to ASEAN Summit on Friday. It said the group calling itself the “Bri- US forces leave the holy city of Najaf, the HANOI, 28 Aug — China has agreed to provide Laos with 13 million yuan worth of gades of God’s Anger” freed Salah Hassan scene of fierce clashes between Sadr’s sup- grant aid to support the upcoming summit of the Association of South-East Asian Zeidan Lamie, a relative of Shalaan by mar- porters and US forces. Nations (ASEAN), a source from Laos said on Thursday. riage, after Iraqi police met their demand to The footage had shown the two men ternational Technology and of this year. An agreement of grant release Ali Smeisim, an aide to rebel Shiite kneeling in front of masked militants, but no Economic Cooperation of It also aims to strengthen assistance was signed on cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. audio could be heard. China. the existing ASEAN-China August 25 at the Ministry of There was no word on the other kid- Militants have kidnapped scores of peo- The grant aid comprises relations as well as the rela- Foreign Affairs of Laos be- napped man — a blood relative of Shalaan ple to drive out individuals, companies and five vans, five ambulances, tions between China and Laos. tween Sayyakan Soulivong, — who was captured by the group. troops supporting US-led forces and the new 20 police cars and some ASEAN groups Brunei, head of the ASEAN Depart- The militants had earlier demanded in a Iraqi interim administration. safety inspection devices. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, ment under the Ministry of video aired on Al Jazeera on Wednesday that MNA/Reuters Foreign Affairs, and Shen The grant aid is designed Malaysia, Myanmar, the Yueming, assistant to the to aid Vientiane in hosting Philippines, Singapore, Visitor arrivals to Vietnam surge Oman’s oil production up to director-general of the the 10th ASEAN Summit Thailand and Vietnam. Yunnan Corporation for In- which will be held at the end MNA/Xinhua in first 8 months 780,000 BPD in June HANOI, 28 Aug — Vietnam is estimated to receive ABU DHABI, 28 Aug — Oil pro- roughly 1.9 million foreign visitors in the first eight duction of Oman grew to 780,000 months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 33.1 per barrels per day (BPD) in June, 2004, cent, the Vietnam National Administration of Tour- compared to 777,000 BPD in May, ism (VNAT) told Xinhua on Thursday. major Arab financial web site The number of tourists surged the most by 48 per menafn.com reported Thursday. cent to over one million, followed by overseas Viet- The statistics released by the namese returning home to visit relatives by 27.6 per Oman Ministry of National Economy cent to 324,000, and business visitors by 17.7 per cent showed the total oil production of to nearly 333,000. Oman fell slightly to reach 142.5 In the eight-month period, the highest numbers of million barrels in the first half of international arrivals to Vietnam came from Chinese 2004 from 150.7 million barrels in Mainland, the United States, and Taiwan, reaching the same period of last year. 520,000, nearly 188,000 and 166,000 respectively, Average daily oil production posting year-on-year increases of 39 per cent, 29.7 per was 783,000 BPD for the first half cent and 43 per cent. of 2004 from an average of 832,000 Vietnam targets to host 2.7-2.8 million international BPD during the same period of arrivals and reap tourism revenues of 25 trillion Vietnam- ese dong (roughly 1.6 billion US dollars) this year, up 22.7- 2003. 27.3 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively. It plans to host Oman produces more than 740,000 US soldiers guard the area near the wreckage of a car bombing in the northern city of 3-3.5 million foreign visitors, and gain tourism revenues BPD of oil and it is a non-member of Mosul, Iraq on 27 Aug, 2004. The blast appeared to target a US military convoy of more than two billion dollars next year, VNAT deputy the Organization of Petroleum-Ex- moving through a traffic circle on the western edge of the city. At least 10 Iraqi head, Pham Tu, said. porting Countries (OPEC), said the civilians were wounded. — INTERNET MNA/Xinhua web site. — MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004

Iraqis pick up some of the belongings left next to a puddle of blood after a mortar barrage hit a building in the Iraqi city An Iraqi man views the shattered ceiling of his house after a rocket landed on it in the al-Mansour district in of Kufa, Iraq on 26 August, 2004. Baghdad, on 29 August, 2004.

Iraqis check the damage following an overnight air strike in the An Iraqi medic carries a wounded child after a mortar flashpoint town of attack on a building in the Iraqi city of Kufa, at the Fallujah, west of Images of Iraq hospital in Kufa, Iraq, on 26 August, 2004. Baghdad on 29 August, 2004.

Iraqi oil workers wait for fire fighting force to arrive at the Iraqis inspect the remains of a car bomb after it exploded near a vehicle in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul scene of eight burning pipelines, 40 km south of Basra in on 26 August, 2004. southern Iraq on 26, August, 2004. THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004 7 Libraries built to disseminate knowledge

Self-reliance library in Magyihtoo village in Myothit Township, Magway Division. —IPRD

Shepyithit Library was opened in Mothsoegwin Village-tract in The opening ceremony of a library in Phayeohnbinzu model village in Myaungmya Township, Ayeyawady Division. —IPRD Mawlamyinegyun Township, Ayeyawady Division. —IPRD

Villagers of Zegon Sanypa Village, Shwepyitha Township, Yangon Division are now able to read books in the library opened in A library opened for bookworms of Magyiton Village in Wetlet Township, their village. —IPRD Sagaing Division.—KYEMON 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004

Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspects cultivation of late-monsoon paddy in Barlar region.— MNA Use of machines… (from page 1) Officials of the Myanma Agriculture Service and farmers will have to And, the Secretary-2 inspected cultivation of late- make collective efforts for effective implementing the four methods namely monsoon paddy of the command. The commander reported on arrangements being made for cultivation of monsoon application of correct methods, increasing of crop yield, utilization of and summer paddy, pulses and beans, edible oil crops, quality strains and chemical and natural fertilizers, and extension of sown vegetables and crops on commercial scale on the farm- lands the whole year, greening of Barlar region, turning of acreage. The State laid down the four political objectives, the four eco- wetlands into proper monsoon paddy fields and reclaiming nomic objectives and the four social objectives and is implementing them of flooded farmlands for carrying out cultivation because of heavy rainfall in Yangon Division this month. for emergence of a peaceful, modern and developed nation. The Secretary-2, the commander and party saw over nurturing of Chainut 60 and Shwenatha 9 strains by apply- ducing mechanized farming, farmers will have to use more is in progress. A portion of the National Convention has ing modern technology. farm machinery to reduce cost and cut cultivation time. They already been implemented successfully at present. There Next, they viewed agricultural machinery manufactured also need to pay special attention to minimizing wastage. As are three basic requirements in the process of transition to by Shwe Tun Co Ltd. Managing Director U Win Naing building of an industrial nation is needed for national eco- modern and developed discipline-flourishing democratic na- briefed them on matters relating to the products. nomic progress, industrial zones have been set up in various tion, and they are State peace and stability and the rule of In the briefing hall, the commander reported on farm- parts of the nation and the private sectors have been given law; a robust national economy, sufficiency in food, cloth- lands of regiments and units in Barlar region and flooded encouragement in all sectors. The zones are manufacturing ing and shelter needs and improving of living standard; and areas. and distributing farm machinery, and the Agriculture and the high intellectual standard, the efficiency of considera- Afterwards, the Secretary-2 met local farmers and heard Irrigation Ministry and Industry-2 Ministry are also produc- tion and human qualification. Only if the nation can fulfill reports on expense for cultivating one acres of monsoon ing farm machinery. Use of machines in the entire farming the requirements, will it be able to reach a modern and and summer paddy and per-acre yield. He gave instruc- work will cut cultivation time and reduce labour and cost, developed democratic nation, the goal of the people. The tions on cultivation of high yield paddy, use of natural and leading to further improving the living standard of peas- agricultural sector plays a meaningful role in ensuring a chemical fertilizers and quality strain. ants. Thus, farmer should use more farm equipment. robust economy. Thus, harmonious efforts are required for Chairman of Yangon North District Peace and Devel- Officials of the Myanma Agriculture Service and farm- strengthening the national economy. opment Council Lt-Col Myat Min reported on cultivation ers will have to make collective efforts for effective imple- Next, the farmers from Barlar region reported on require- matters. menting the four methods namely application of correct ments in cultivation tasks. Division Manager of Myanma Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein methods, increasing of crop yield, utilization of quality Agriculture Service U Aung Hsan reported on assistance said that due to heavy rains, some of the farm lands in strains and chemical and natural fertilizers, and extension provided for timely cultivation of late-monsoon paddy in Yangon Division were inundated. As the floods are reced- of sown acreage. The State laid down the four political Yangon Division, educative talks given to local farmers for ing, preparations should be made for cultivation of crops at objectives, the four economic objectives and the four social use of correct cultivation methods, quality strains and natural the fields in time. Local authorities are going to render nec- objectives and is implementing them for emergence of a chemical fertilizers, cultivation of edible oil crops and other essary assistance to farmers, who are required to make ef- peaceful, modern and developed nation. crops in addition to monsoon and summer paddy. Managing forts to meet the division’s monsoon paddy cultivation tar- The seven-point future policy programme of the State Director U Tun Than of MAS gave a supplementary report. get of 1.2 million acres. The State’s economic development has already been laid down and, the convening of the Next, the Secretary-2 attended to their needs and left depends on agriculture. As priority has been giving to intro- National Convention, the first step of the policy programme there.— MNA

Myingyan at 7.30 am. On local people to render their Chosen site for new vest factory inspected the occasion, the minister cooperation in social welfare YANGON, 29 Aug — Myanma Textile Industries tance from farmland and Solidarity and Development presented awards to Ma tasks in harmony with au- Minister for Industry-1 U near Kwingyan village in making comprehensive sur- Association and Minister for Khin Nyein Chan, who won thorities concerned in imple- Aung Thaung, accompanied Mandalay Division yester- vey for water supply to the Industry-1 U Aung Thaung six distinctions at the ma- menting the five rural devel- by officials, inspected the day morning, giving instruc- factory. and wife attended the third triculation examination of opment tasks. Later, the site chosen for construction tions on designation of the Next, member of the prize presentation ceremony 2003-2004 academic year. minister handed over K 1 of a vest factory of the place located at a safe dis- Secretariat of the Union in Manikinsana hall in He also presented awards to million donated by staff of those who won five and four the ministry for construction distinctions. Next, officials of a two-storey school build- gave away prizes to students ing at the school. winning distinctions ranging The minister also met from four to one. The min- teachers and townselders at ister also presented awards a pandal in front of Yathit to 73 teachers. BEHS in Taungtha town- At 10 am, the minister ship. At the get-together, the met villagers at the hall of minister called for concerted Htanaungtaing BEHS in efforts to promote educa- Myingyan township. On the tional standard and handed occasion, the chairman of the over K 3 million donated by school board of trustees ex- wellwishers and staff of the pressed his thanks towards ministry for extension of the the government for upgrad- school. The minister also ing the school from an af- presented sports gear to be filiated one to independent used at the school and gifts USDA Secretariat Member Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung meets USDA members, teachers, one. to the teachers. departmental officials and local people in Myingyan.—˚INDUSTRY-1 Next, the minister urged MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004 9 Provisions donated to monasteries … (from page 16) East District and South Okkalapa Township PDCs, member of Yangon City Development Committee Col Tin Soe, rice by the YCDC, Secretary U Myo Aung, rice by Myanmar Fisheries Federation, an official, rice by Township Union Solidarity and Development Committee, an official, edible oil and soap by the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd, officials, iodized salt and soft salt boxes by Myanma Salt and Marine Chemicals Enterprise under the Ministry of Mines and Yangon Division Salt Factory Entrepreneurs Association, Deputy Director-General Dr Myat Myat Ohn Khin, traditional medicines by the department and traditional medicine houses, and wellwishers, rice to the members of the Sangha. Afterwards, Tatmadaw families presented K 170,00 to the monasteries; Yangon Division PDC, K 51,000; U Bo Hsai (Chairman of South Okkalapa Industrial Zone), K 1.3 million; South Okkalapa Industrial Zone, K 1,000,500; U Aung Myat (Mother Trading Co Ltd), Managing Director of Grade Nine Construction Co Ltd U Aik Lin, Naing Group Construction and Cherry Oo Watch Shop, and U Tin Win-Daw San San Win of Myanmar Pyi Thar Hei Co, K 300,000 each; traditional physician U Bo Gyi- Daw Htay Htay Nyunt and family, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of State Peace and Development Council Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein Commerce and Industry President U Win Myint, Great Wall Traditional Embrocation presents offertories to a Sayadaw at the ceremony to donate cash and kind House family, and Yangon East District and Township PDCs, K 200,000 each; Sandi to monasteries in South Okkalapa Township. — MNA Traditional Medicine (U Thein Maung)-Daw Par Par, K 150,090; U Than Naing-Daw Kyi Kyi Swe and family of Thamada Thingan House, K 120,000; U Tin Aung-Daw Hla 328 boxes of soft salt, 3,280 bars of Padomma soap and K 8,964,590. Hla Nwe of Win Yadana Travelling Agency, 108,000; Myanmar Rice Merchants A similar ceremony took place for Dagon Pariyatti Monastery, Dekkhinayon Association; Myanmar Edible Oil Merchants Association, U Aung Mon-Daw Hla Hla Monastery and Kyaku Monastery in Dagon Township this afternoon at Kyaku Monastery Mon (Myint Myat Paddy Trading), U Tint Hsan (ACE Construction), Dr Win Zaw on Shwedagon Pagoda Road, attended by the Secretary-2. (Lizstar Enterprise Co Ltd), Dr Moe Tin, U Ko Ko Lat-Daw Tin Tin May (Kyi Tha It was also attended by the Chairman Sayadaw of Dagon Township Sangha Nayaka Committee and members of the Sangha, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, Minister Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, senior military officers, departmental heads, local authorities, officials, members of social and religious associations, wellwishers and guests. Chairman of Township Sangha Nayaka Committee Kaba Aye Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Revata administered the Five Precepts to the congregation. The Secretary-2, the commander, the minister and senior military officers presented alms to the Sayadaws. Vice-Adjutant-General Brig-Gen Hla Shwe, Commodore Maw Thein and Lt-Col Chan Maung presented rice, edible oil and gram donated by Tatmadaw families to members of the Sangha. Next, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and YCDC Member Col Tin Soe, Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung presented rice donated by SPDC, Ministry of Religious Affairs and YCDC respectively. Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd donated 38 viss of edible oil and 830 soap bars; Myanma Salt and Marine Chemicals Enterprise and Yangon Division Salt Millers’ Association 415 viss of iodized salt and 81 tubes tooth paste; Traditional Medicine Department of the Ministry of Health 100 boxes of traditional medicine; traditional medicine houses traditional medicines and other wellwishers rice bags. Next, Secretary-2 Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, the ministers and the vice adjutant-general accepted the cash donations for the monasteries by wellwishers including families of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe accepts cash donation from a wellwisher at Air), Yangon Division PDC, Yangon West District PDC and Dagon Township PDC. the ceremony to donate cash and kind to monasteries in Dagon Township. Lt-Col Chan Maung of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Air) supplicated — MNA the purpose of the donations made by families of the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air). Jewellery Shop, Thingangyun), Thiri Thudhamma Manizawtadara U Sein Hla Win Afterwards, Dagon Township Sangha Nayaka Presiding Sayadaw Bhaddanta Revata (Sein & Hsan Co), U Khin Zaw (Nine Tigers Car Tyres Production), U Pye Hlaing of Silver Shine Co Ltd, and Youths Sasana Hita Neikbansaw Association, K 100,000 each; U Myo Aung-Daw Khin Yi Mon (Hsan Myint Myanmar Co), K 80,000; medical staff of South Okkalapa Township, K 59,000; U Than Maung-Daw Ngwe Kyi and family of Chan Mye Store, K 54,000; Saya U Shwe Hmyar-Daw Khin Yon (traditional physician), Kay Thi Pan U Kyi Soe (Kay Thi Pan Traditional Medicine), U Tun Shwe and family of Tun Shwe Wah traditional medicine house, Myanmar Sesamum Merchants’ Association, South Okkalapa Township Rice Merchants’ Association, U Zaw Aung and family of No 1045, Thumingala Street, Ward 4, Daw Than Sein and family of 806, Saga 19th Street, Ward 4, Daw Li Li Khaing and family of 1260, 3rd Street, Ward 6, U Myo Aye-Daw Htwe Htwe and family of 307, Thumingala Street, Ward 7, U Hson Min-Daw Than Yee and family of 296, Thit Sar Street, Ward 10, Daw Hla Kyi and family of Thit Sar Street, Ward 10, Awaiya Clinic family of Myitta Street, Ward 10, K 50,000 each. The Secretary-2, the commander, the minister, the deputy minister and senior military officers accepted the donations. Lt-Col Ne Win supplicated on the donation to the Sayadaws. The Sayadaw of Ngwe Kya Yan Monastery delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits gained. Today’s donations amounted to 433 rice bags, 160 viss of edible oil, 300 viss of gram, 1,640 viss of iodized salt, 6,364 different kinds of traditional medicine boxes, Minister for SWRR Maj-Gen Sein Htwa accepts cash donation from a wellwisher at the ceremony Commander, Minister meet entrepreneurs, farmers, to donate cash and kind to monasteries in Dagon departmental officials in Sagaing Division Township. — MNA administered the sermons followed by sharing of merits YANGON, 29 Aug—Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Development Council Commander of the North- gained. A total of 122 bags of rice, over 40 viss of edible West Command Maj-Gen Tha Aye, together with Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and officials, yesterday oil, 81 viss of pulses and beans, 415 viss of iodized salt, afternoon, arrived at the pest control centre in Ohndaw village, Sagaing Township.Sagaing Division and met entre- 81 tubes of tooth paste and 1934 boxes of traditional preneurs and farmers engaged in wheat cultivation and departmental officials. medicines and over K 3 million were donated today. MNA The minister gave instructions and urged farmers and departmental officials to cooperate with entrepreneurs for regional development, for acquisition of techniques and for boosting the per acre yield. Next, farmers who are Energy Deputy Minister engaged in wheat cultivation reported on cultivation and production of wheat in the division and measures being taken for extended cultivation of wheat to the commander who fulfilled requirements. leaves for Thailand In the afternoon, the commander and party attended the work coordination meeting held at the Sagaing Division YANGON, 29 Aug—Deputy Minister for Energy Brig- Peace and Development Council Office in Monywa. The commander made a speech on the occasion. Gen Than Htay left here by air this morning to attend Afterwards, the minister gave necessary instructions to entrepreneurs, departmental officials and farmers. The Conference on Biofuel to be held in Bangkok, Thailand. minister together with Managing Director U Min Hla Aung of Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading this morning He was seen off at the airport by Minister for Energy met departmental personnel at the Divisional Manager’s Office in Monywa and gave necessary instructions. Brig-Gen Lun Thi, heads of department and his families. In the afternoon, the minister and party arrived at Bawdhitataung Buddha Kyaungdaw in Monywa where they The deputy minister was accompanied by Director paid homage to Bawdhitataung Sayadaw Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Narada and presented offertories (Admin) of Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise U Thaung to him. — MNA Myint.—MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004 All this needs to be known * Do not be frightened whenever Combating micronutrient deficiencies intimidated * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered Dr Hla Kyi * Do not be softened whenever appeased

Malnutrition literally means bad nutrition and it are more common among them. They also tend to have encompasses both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. In Under-nutrition and micro nutrient babies with low birth weight. this sense, no country in the world is free from the deficiencies constitute major Meat and liver are rich in iron which is readily problem of malnutrition. Under-nutrition and nutritional problems in the absorbed in the gut. Cereals, peas and dark green leaves micronutrient deficiencies constitute major nutritional also contain some iron but it is not easily absorbed in problems in the developing countries while obesity and developing countries while obesity the gut. As Myanmar women eat cereals and plant foods diet-related chronic diseases including diabetes, and diet-related chronic diseases more frequently than animal products, it is strongly hypertension and coronary heart diseases prevail in the recommended that all adolescent girls and women take developed countries. With rapid economic development including diabetes, hypertension and iron tablets biweekly to prevent iron deficiency. Pregnant and associated lifestyle changes, including consumption coronary heart diseases prevail in the women should take the supplement daily. of fatty foods and sedentary nature of work, obesity and developed countries. With rapid Distribution of iron tablets to pregnant women diet-related diseases are emerging in some developing has been a routine function of midwives in Myanmar for countries as a public health problem. In other words, economic development and more than two decades. But not all pregnant women are these countries are bearing the double burden of under- associated lifestyle changes, including taking the tablets regularly. Some women do not bother nutrition and over-nutrition. to take iron tablets just because they are not aware of the Just like other developing countries, Myanmar consumption of fatty foods and dangers of anaemia and the benefits of taking iron tablets. has been fighting against three micro nutrient problems, sedentary nature of work, obesity Distribution of iron tablets to pregnant women is included namely iodine deficiency disorder (IDD), vitamin A and diet-related chronic diseases are in the Nutrition Promotion Week activities in order to deficiency (VAD) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). increase public awareness of iron deficiency anaemia. The Nutrition Promotion Week campaign of this year emerging in some developing Anaemic children are likely to suffer infectious aims to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders and vitamin countries as a public health problem. diseases more frequently and more severely because their A deficiency and, reduction of iron deficiency anaemia. body defense mechanism is weak. They are slow in Iodine deficiency learning and thus, bad at school performance because of Iodine deficiency is one of the common causes of Vitamin-A deficiency impaired cognitive development and poor concentration preventable brain damage among children. A baby born Vitamin-A deficiency used to be one of the power. to an iodine-deficient mother may be mentally retarded, common causes of preventable blindness among children Babies are usually born with significantly large deaf, dump, stunted and unable to walk at all. Less in the developing world. The deficiency also impairs stores of iron in the body. Iron deficiency anaemia is severely affected children may be slow in learning and the body defense system leading to increased rare among exclusively breastfed babies during their first bad at school performance. In adults, iodine deficiency susceptibility of infections and higher risks of death. six months of age. So they do not need any iron manifests itself as a swelling in front of the neck due to During the last decade, regular Vitamin-A supplementation during this period. Oral iron supplements the enlargement of thyroid gland which is known by supplementation programmes saved the sight and lives may even enhance multiplication of pathogenic bacteria medical professionals as goitre and lay people as “big of thousands of children from many developing countries. in the infant’s gut and cause gastrointestinal diseases. neck”. Iodine deficiency can adversely affect the The Ministry of Health has been distributing high- But after the sixth month of age, when body stores are socioeconomic status of families and communities by potency vitamin A capsules to children between 6 months depleted, babies should be given iron-rich foods such as decreasing work capacity and productivity of people. and 5 years of age since early 1990s. It is one of the meat and liver as well as iron-containing syrup to prevent Making salt fortified with iodine available for human regular functions of health staff to deliver vitamin A anaemia. and animal consumption throughout the country is known capsules in March and September every year. More than Eat variety of nutritious foods as universal salt iodization (USI). It has been proved to eight per cent of children all over the country receive In every developing country, mothers and children be an affordable and effective strategy for fighting iodine vitamin A capsules through the routine distribution are the most vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies. deficiency in a number of countries. system. Coverage of vitamin A supplementation Myanmar is not an exception. One of the reasons is that a markedly increased when it was integrated with polio number of nutritious foods are denied to them. Some Some nursing mothers also vaccination on the National Immunization Days of the pregnant women refuse to eat nutritious foods for fear of restrain themselves from eating a years from 2000 through 2002. Vitamin A coverage getting a big baby which may lead to a difficult labour. was high in 2003 when supplementation was done during Some foods are avoided for fear of causing harm to the variety of food for fear of causing the Nutrition Promotion Week because of the support baby in the womb. In fact, these are wrong beliefs. Women harm to the baby. In fact, they need provided by local authorities, government departments, need to eat a variety of food as much as they can during to eat a variety of nutritious food to non-governmental organizations and the community pregnancy in order to keep themselves healthy and let their itself. babies inside the womb grow normally. keep themselves well nourished and Today, clinical vitamin A deficiency is no longer Some nursing mothers also restrain themselves from to provide adequate nutrition for the a public health problem in Myanmar. Blindness due to eating a variety of food for fear of causing harm to the vitamin A deficiency has become very rare. But, regular baby. In fact, they need to eat a variety of nutritious foods baby through breast milk. Weakness, vitamin A supplementation for children is needed to to keep themselves well nourished and to provide adequate numbness, angular stomatitis, sore continue because it can improve the immune function of nutrition for the baby through breast milk. Weakness, tongue etc are signs of malnutrition the body. Children who regularly receive vitamin A numbness, angular stomatitis, sore tongue etc. are signs of supplementation can resist infection more powerfully malnutrition and deficiency of vitamins which result from and deficiency of vitamins which and are less likely to die of communicable diseases. In avoidance of nutritious foods during pregnancy and lactation. result from avoidance of nutritious order for all children to enjoy these benefits, parents Some nursing mothers who practice too much restriction of and child caregivers are requested to bring their kids to foods suffer from tingling, numbness, muscle pain and foods during pregnancy and the nearest health centre and let them receive vitamin A muscle weakness due to deficiency of vitamin B1. Babies lactation. capsules. feeding on the breast milk of these mothers suffer from a Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of disease known as infantile beri beri which may lead to life assures adequate vitamin A supply for them, provided heart failure and sudden death around the age of 2-4 months. Myanmar has adopted the USI strategy with the aim that mothers regularly consume vitamin A rich foods. Wrong belief such as “Fish and meat cause worms”, of eliminating iodine deficiency by 2005. Proportion of Vitamin A content in breast milk significantly rises if “Fruits cause loose motion”, “Vegetables cause abdominal households consuming iodized salt increased from 11% the mother takes one capsule of high-potency of vitamin pain” etc. are common reasons for denial of nutritious foods in 1994 to more than 86% in 2004. As a result, goitre A (200,000 international unit) within one month after to young children in some communities. In fact, worm rate dramatically dropped from 33% to 5.5% during the childbirth. After six months of age, all children should infestations are due to poor personal hygiene and bad same period. Myanmar Iodine Deficiency Disorders be gradually introduced to vitamin A-rich foods including sanitation. Elimination Programme is aimed to achieve the objective liver, eggs, dark green leafy vegetables, yellow fruits, Fish and meat, which are good sources of protein, of 90% iodized salt consumption rate in 2005. It has roots and vegetables such as mango, papaya, yellow should be given to children as much as family can afford. also made plans to ensure that all salt contains adequate pumpkin, sweet potato and beet root. In fact, diarrhea is most common due to unhygienic foods amount of iodine for providing full protection against Iron deficiency anaemia and unsafe water. Fruits and vegetables, which are rich in brain damage. Routine testing of iodine content in salt is Iron deficiency is the most common cause of vitamins and minerals, should be given to children daily. done by Myanmar Salt & Marine Chemicals Enterprise nutritional anaemia. In 2001, the World Health In conclusion, I would like to urge all families to under the Ministry of Mines at the factory level and by Organization estimated that about 52% of pregnant consume iodized salt; all parents and child caregivers to midwives of the Ministry of Health at the household women in the developing countries were anaemic. bring their children to the health centres to receive vitamin level. In the Nutrition Promotion Week, health staff will Children and women of reproductive age are also at A capsules; all women of reproductive age to take iron check the iodine content in salt at wholesale and retail risk. tablets regularly; all babies under six months to be shops with the help of persons from Yangon City Anaemic women cannot work as hard as ordinary exclusively breastfed; and people of all ages to eat a variety Development Committee, Mandalay City Development people. They are more likely to have complications of nutritious food. Committee and Development Affairs Department. during pregnancy and childbirth and maternal deaths * * * * * THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004 11 China beefs up prevention and control of contagious disease

BEIJING, 29 Aug — money, some patients could HIV in China. The law also China’s top legislature on not receive timely, effective rules out discrimination Saturday passed the revised and formal treatment and against people infected with version of Law on the became new sources of contagious diseases, people Prevention and Control of infection.” The law carrying the pathogen of a Infectious Diseases, which stipulates that governments contagious disease and requires that the of various levels should people who are suspected of government guarantee strengthen prevention and having a contagious disease. funds for infectious disease control of AIDS and take In general, the law prevention. The revised law measures to prevent the underscores prevention was passed at the 11th spread of the disease. This and early-warning of con- session of the 10th Standing is the first time that AIDS tagious diseases and Committee of National is specifically targeted in isolation of patients of People’s Congress (NPC). the law. The revised law contagious disease. It puts which concluded Saturday also includes clauses that greater responsibility on morning. The central require blood donation medical institutions to The Japanese Buddhist mission being welcomed at Yangon International government shall provide centres and biological monitor the spread of Airport by Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko. aid to major projects in product companies to contagious diseases and MNA areas that cannot support strictly abide by regulations prevent infection inside their own and to poor of the state. This will hospitals. China has Japanese Buddhist mission arrives people infected with disease guarantee the quality of established a four-level who cannot afford blood and blood products. disease prevention and YANGON, 29 Aug — A Japanese Buddhist mission led by Ven Hiroshi Fujikura, treatment, according to the Statistics show that among control system starting from Secretary General of the Buddhist Summit Nenbutsushu Buddhist Sect of Japan, arrived law. Lack of adequate funds the reported AIDS cases in the county level up to the here by air this evening to attend the Preliminary Coordination Meeting on the Fourth undermined contagious China, 11 per cent were prefecture, province and World Buddhist Summit to be held in Mynamar. disease prevention and infected in the processes of state levels, with a staff of The Japanese delegation was welcomed at Yangon International Airport by Deputy control capabilities of having blood drawn or 288,000 people. By 2003, Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko, Adviser U Arnt Maung, organizations entrusted with blood transmissions. the incidence of contagious Director-General of the Religious Affairs Department Dr Myo Myint, Director-General the tasks,” Vice-Minister of According to estimates of diseases in China had fallen of the Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana U Sann Lwin, Pro- Health Gao Qiang once experts, there are 840,000 to 182 in 100,000 people. Rector (Admin) of International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University Dr Myint said. “Due to the lack of people infected with AIDS/ MNA/Xinhua Kyi, and officials. The Japanese delegation comprised 24 members. — MNA Philippines expects to enhance India to raise issue of premium Boat capsizes on crude oil with OPEC in Vietnam bilateral relations with China HANOI, 29 Aug— NEW DELHI, 29 Aug — India’s Petroleum Minister Fifteen people died or went MANILA, 29 Aug — The Philippines is expecting a very fruitful state visit of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to China, with the expected signing of agreements Mani Shankar Aiyar said Friday India will raise the issue of missing after their boat on tourism, energy, fisheries and infrastructure between the two countries.“China, Japan OPEC countries charging a premium on crude oil it sells to capsized on Thursday on and the United States have a determining influence in the security situation — and developing countries at the oil cartel’s ministerial meeting Cua Luc River in Vietnam’s economic evolution — of East Asia. This is the first of eight realities that currently next month. “One of the themes which I intend to focus on northern border province of shape the foreign policy of the Philippines,” said Philippine Press Secretary and in my address to the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Quang Ninh, Vietnam News Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye in a joint interview by Xinhua and other Chinese Countries (OPEC) on September 17 is the Asian premium,” Agency reported on Friday. media Friday.“The President thinks China is a very important neighbour and partner to the Press Trust of India quoted Aiyar as saying. The accident happened the Philippines,” Bunye said. OPEC charges one US dollar a barrel premium on when the wooden boat with “The destinies of China and the Philippines — geographically, politically, supplies it makes to India when compared to the price at 18 people on board was hit economically, and culturally — are so closely intertwined,” he said. The hybrid rice which it sells to the United States and Europe. by a strong whirlwind technology borrowed from China is responsible for doubling, sometimes tripling, There is solidarity among Asian countries, he said. accompanied by heavy rain. Philippine domestic rice yields per hectare, Bunye said, adding that this time Arroyo OPEC has invited India to present the developing Only three of them have expects to bring home hybrid corn technology which will further boost our efforts to nation’s perspective on international oil prices at its meeting been rescued. MNA/Xinhua achieve food sufficiency. in Vienna next month. 59 companies “China is helping us with the North Rail project, once completed, it will not only Aiyar will also voice concern at the runaway facilitate the transport of people and goods but will also ultimately result in the international oil prices, which have crossed the 21-year-old join WWF HK decongestion of Metro Manila,” Bunye said. high. India is one of the fastest growing oil consumers in the Corporate world and imports 70 per cent of its crude oil needs. “Still to be tapped in the huge tourist market, with the economic boom in China, Membership an estimated 600 million, or roughly half of its 1.3 billion population, are potential It imported 90.83 million tons in 2003-04 for 18.36 tourists,” he added. Likewise, he said, the Philippines is expecting to discuss the problem billion US dollars. — MNA/Xinhua HONG KONG, 29 of anti-drug trafficking cooperation with China and the country is working to push Aug— World Wide Fund forward the signing of the early harvest agreement of the ASEAN (the Association of Senior PLA officer says for Nature (WWF) Hong South-East Asian Nations)-China Free Trade Area. — MNA/Xinhua Kong presented Friday China-Australia mily awards to 59 companies who have joined or renewed cooperation active the WWF Corporate BEIJING, 29 Aug — Liang Guanglie, Chief of Membership to help protect General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army natural environment. The (PLA), Friday described the exchanges and cooperation Corporate Membership between the two armies in recent years as active. Programme was launched in Liang, also member of the Central Military 2000 to engage the business Commission, held talks with visiting Australian Chief community in protecting Commander of the Defence Forces Peter Cosgrove. He the precious natural said the Chinese and Australian Armed Forces maintain environment. Since its frequent high-level visits and contacts over the past few inception, the membership years, with seven defence and strategic consultations held has grown from 35 to 59. and active exchanges carried out in such fields as warship Four categories of corporate visits, training, logistics, and college education. membership are offered, China attaches great importance to friendly namely the Double cooperation with Australia and is willing to make efforts Diamond, Diamond, Gold to promote relations between the two countries and the and Silver Membership with two armies, Liang said. different levels of Cosgrove said the relationship between the contribution and support. Australian Armed Forces and the Chinese PLA has Being committed to developed well in recent years, expressing his hope for protecting natural furthering exchanges and cooperation with China, which SWIMMING COMPETITIONS: The Swimming Championships (2004) were environment, WWF as a he called beneficial to both sides. platform of environment held at the National Swimming Pool on U Wisara Road in Yangon on 29 Cosgrove and his delegation arrived here Friday protection needs continued August. Myanmar Swimming Federation President Dr Khin Shwe presents morning on an official goodwill visit to China at the support from the society. the championship trophy to the Ministry of Sports (A) team. — NLM invitation of Liang.— MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

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Tianshi Group to invest in MINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION However, he said that Cambodia, promising that MYANMA RAILWAYS China’s development has not the government will offer only contributed to maintain supports and facilities for INVITATION TO SEALED TENDER the peace and stability of the them. 1. Sealed Tender is invited by Myanma Railways, for supply of the world and the region, but MNA/Xinhua following Telecommunication Equipment which will be purchased in Singapore, Malaysia discuss sea Myanmar Kyats:- Sr.No Tender No Description Quantity marshals aboard SINGAPORE, 28 Aug— Singapore and neighbouring Malaysia are now discussing 1. 14(T)7/MR(S&T) Glass Fibre Insulation 142-Sets the possibility of placing sea marshals on ships passing through the Straits of Malacca 2004-2005 Rail Joint 75Lb as part of their efforts to protect the world’s busiest waterway from piracy and terror attacks. Closing Date. - 27.9.2004 (Monday) (12:00) Hours. This was revealed by Minister Abdullah Badawi “The talks are going on 2. Tender documents are available at the office of the Deputy General Singapore’s Deputy Prime and Deputy Prime Minister now and I think that we will Manager (Supply), Myanma Railways, Corner of 51st Street and Merchant Minister Tony Tan Friday Najib Razak last month, both see further development in Street, Botataung, Yangon starting from 27.8.2004 during the office hours. while attending the launch- men were very keen to see this area,” Tan added. ing ceremony of a book out- how the two countries can The Straits of Malacca 3. For further details please call: 291982,201555 Ext-602, 605, 612 lining the island state’s strat- further strengthen security in is a narrow waterway sepa- Deputy General Manager egies in the fight against ter- the straits, possibly by mov- rating Indonesia, Malaysia Supply Department, Myanma Railways, Botataung, Yangon ror. Tan, also coordinating ing from coordinated patrols and Singapore. About half minister for security and de- to having some security pres- of the world’s oil supplies US to test new China crushes 198 narcotics-making fence, said that during his ence on ships passing move through the straits, as air passenger talks with Malaysian Prime through the vital straits. well as one quarter of the sites in 55 days world’s overall trade. screening MNA/Xinhua BEIJING, 28 Aug — One hundred and ninety-eight Belgium identifies remains programme illegal narcotics labs were destroyed by the Chinese police Germans WASHINGTON, 28 Aug— from July 1 to August 24, with 263 drug-selling gangs shut of WW1 British soldier The US Government un- down, the People’s Daily quoted the Ministry of Public become poorer, BEUSSELS, 28 Aug— Belgium has identified the re- veiled plans on Thursday for Security as saying. living standards a revised computer-based A total of 5,565 suspects have been arrested and drugs mains of a British soldier who was killed nearly 90 years programme using personal weighing 5,041 kilogrammes have been confiscated during the ago on the World War I battlefields of western Flanders. drop information to identify air- period, the report noted. During the January-June period, The body was that of of Zonnebeke told Reuters BERLIN, 28 Aug— Pov- line passengers who may 26,049 suspects were arrested by the Chinese police with 4,931 Private John Robert on Friday. erty levels in Germany are pose a threat to air travel. kilogrammes of heroin, 1,941 kilogrammes of methampheta- Thompson, a soldier in the Thompson’s body, increasing, and greater dis- While the Transporta- mine hydrochloride, also known as “ice”, and more than second battalion of the along with the remains of crepancy in wealth distribu- tion Security Administration 220,000 amphetamines, called “shaking head pills”, said the Gordon Highlanders, an of- two other unidentified sol- tion is expected in coming said it had addressed contro- paper. — MNA/Xinhua ficial from the western town diers, was discovered in a years, the Frankfurter versial elements of passen- private garden six years ago. Allgemeine Zeitung newspa- ger pre-screening, key as- Centennial hospital donates Belgian researchers per reported on Friday. pects of the new plan, called were able to identify The report cited a survey Secure Flight, have yet to be funds to AIDS-hit area Thompson from his initials, released by the Federal Sta- worked out. ZHENGZHOU, 28 Aug—The centennial Henan Provincial People’s Hospital carved on the blade of a knife, tistics Office as saying that at The new system, to be- donated 500,000 yuan (60,240 US dollars), originally budgeted to pay for a celebration and a badge identifying his the end of 2002, 11.1 per cent gin tests this fall, will re- to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founding, to AIDS-hit Shangcai County military unit. DNA from two of Germans lived in relative place the Computer Assisted Thursday to boost local efforts in prevention and control of the epidemic. of his relatives later con- poverty, earning less than half Passenger Pre-Screening “There won’t be any ceremonial com- strength. firmed his identity, the of average income compared programme which was sus- memoration activities. We’ve donated the Founded in 1904, the Henan Provincial spokesman said. with 9.4 per cent a year ear- pended this summer after 500,000 yuan that was originally budgeted People’s Hospital developed from a small Thompson was killed on lier. In eastern Germany, consumer protest, legal chal- as a special purpose fund for the celebration mission hospital into a leading hospital with October 4, 1917, during the Germans living in relative lenges and embarrassing rev- because we want to do something more the best facilities, technologies and services battle of Passchendaele, also poverty have doubled in the elations about how passen- concrete and practical,” said Li Junxiu, presi- in the province. known as the Third Battle of past 10 years, the survey ger data were obtained. dent of the hospital. The largely agricultural Henan Prov- Ypres. More than 500,000 showed. “We’re now keen to The fund will help expand 10 village- ince, China’s most populous, became the Allied and German soldiers Referring to living stand- move forward,” David Stone, run clinics and upgrade the overall medical site of one of the country’s worst AIDS were killed or wounded dur- ards, Germany has also administrator of the Trans- facilities in the county, said Nie Yong, deputy outbreaks. A large number of farmers there ing the battle, which lasted slipped into Europe’s mid- portation Security Adminis- head of Shangcai County in the southwest- were infected after selling blood to illegal from July to November of field, the report concluded. tration, told reporters. ern part of the central China province. dealers and having HIV-infected blood that year, the spokesman Germans were also The government hopes The hospital has also sent several teams pumped back into them, before 1995. said. among the least satisfied peo- to refine the programme dur- of doctors to rural areas this year to provide The poverty-stricken Shangcai County, Thompson will be bur- ple in the 15 European coun- ing 2005. — MNA/Reuters free medical consulting, examinations and with a population of one million, had suf- ied with military honours tries surveyed in the European treatment to the needy farmers in the prov- fered most from the epidemic, which or- at a nearby cemetery in Union before the accession of DONATE BLOOD ince, and it launched academic exchanges phaned about 700 children. October. the 10 recent entrants, said the with other hospitals to improve its overall MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters report. — MNA/Xinhua

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Philippines, Thailand cooperate in OPEC expects oil prices to fall fuel additive development to $30 per barrel MANILA, 28 Aug— The governments of Philippine and Thailand have been JAKARTA, 28 Aug— The Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC) working together in developing the use of ethanol as a fuel additive, a local newspaper expects to see a fall in global oil prices to as much as 30 US dollars per barrel, OPEC reported Friday. President Purnomo Yusgiantoro has said. Energy Secretary Vince Perez told the for the exploration of oil and gas in the “Oil prices have re- “That’s part of the members were producing Philippine Star that the government would country. As an alternative energy resource treated, but we want them to agenda. more oil than the official send a top level mission to Thailand next produced from crops such as corn, grain fall to about 30 dollars per If we consider that quota in an effort to cool Sunday to discuss cooperation with Thai- sorghum, wheat, sugar and other agricultural barrel. (raising output) needs to be down an overheated mar- land’s largest government-owned oil firm, feedstock, ethanol can be used as a transpor- That would be good done, we’ll take an inven- ket. Currently, the cartel’s the PTT. Currently, the Philippine Govern- tation fuel in three ways: as a blend to gaso- enough,” Purnomo, who is tory on how much spare ca- oil production has reached ment is implementing the energy independ- line, a component of reformulated gasoline, also the Indonesian Minis- pacity we have from each 30 million BPD, consisting ence programme in face of the surging oil or a primary fuel with gasoline as blend. ter of Energy and Mineral member of OPEC, so we of a quota of 26 million, prices, encouraging ethanol production to This drinkable fuel additive has been Resources, was quoted can raise OPEC quotas,” two million from Iraq, and generate electricity, in which Thailand has named by legendary car manufacturer Henry Friday by The Jakarta Post said Purnomo, ruling out the two million in overproduc- successful practice. “Thailand is using 5-10 Ford as the “fuel of the future”. Senator as saying. possibility of moving the tion. per cent ethanol in its transport fuel,” Perez Aquilino Pimentel earlier proposed a law He said OPEC would meeting up to an earlier date. OPEC lifted its official said. “We will try to work with them to help seeking to establish a National Fuel Ethanol first take an inventory of its He previously said that, output limit by 500,000 us in the application and/or commercializa- Programme to help alleviate the plight of the spare oil capacity before if needed, OPEC would be BPD to 26 million BPD on 1 tion of ethanol here in the country”. Accord- sugar industry and also “to generate em- making any decision on a ready to raise production by August. ing to the Philippine Star, the PTT has been ployment, enhance the technological and possible hike in its official between one million and 1.5 MNA/Xinhua a partner of the Philippine Government in engineering position of the country and pro- output ceiling at the cartel’s million barrels per day various oil and gas projects. Earlier this year, vide a continuous flow of purchasing power meeting on September 14 in (BPD). Terminal it signed a memorandum of understanding to the rural areas”. — MNA/Xinhua Vienna, Austria. Purnomo said OPEC Senior Chinese leader arrives One of South Korea for visit BCIA to SEOUL, 28 Aug — Jia Qinglin, chairman of the reopen in National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), arrived here Thurs- September day for an official goodwill visit to South Korea. BEIJING, 28 Aug— Af- Lim Chae-jung, chairman In the statement, Jia ex- ter 14 months of renovation, of the Unification, Foreign pressed his belief that his visit Beijing’s Capital Interna- Affairs and Trade Committee will further increase mutual of South Korea National As- understanding and trust, tional Airport (BCIA) will sembly, greeted Jia at the air- broaden consensus and co- reopen on September 20 af- port. In a statement released operation between the two ter being closed for five upon his arrival, Jia said that countries. The CPPCC is years. China and South Korea, with a China’s top advisory body, The new terminal will be long-standing friendship be- consisting of representatives jointly operated by BCIA and tween the two peoples, have of the Communist Party of China Southern Airlines registered rapid progress in China, non-Communist par- (CSA) according to their co- exchanges and cooperation in ties, personages without party operative agreement signed various fields since the estab- affiliation, and representa- last year. lishment of diplomatic ties 12 tives of people’s organiza- Eurostar trains at London's Waterloo station. Eurostar operations were unaffected by a From 20 September and years ago. Jia, who was invited tions, national minorities and 24-hour strike over pay by members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, on, all domestic flights of by Kim One-ki, speaker of all social strata. a company spokesman said. — INTERNET South Korea National Assem- MNA/Xinhua China Northern Airlines, bly, said that his on-going visit HONG KONG, 28 Aug — The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou invited Xinjiang Airlines, Xiamen is meant to further enhance businesses in nearby Hong Kong on Thursday to help it build facilities for the Asian Airlines and CSA will move understanding, promote friend- China Games in 2010. to the new terminal. Sichuan ship and deepen cooperation “With the opportunities offered by the Asian Games in 2010 in Guangzhou, we would Airlines will also gradually between the two countries. offers like to invite Hong Kong enterprises to invest, build, manage and operate competition move its flights to the new During his four-day visit, sites, Asian Games villages, media centres, city projects and other infrastructure projects,” terminal. Jia will meet with President 2010 Asian Guangzhou Mayor Zhang Guangning said at a forum in Hong Kong. The total construction Roh Moo-hyun, Speaker of His comments come just a few weeks before Hong Kong holds elections to its area of the four-storey Ter- the National Assembly Kim Legislative Council. Pro-Beijing lawmakers dominate the legislature, but pro-democracy minal One is 78,841 square One-ki and Prime Minister Lee parties are tipped to make a strong showing at the September 12 polls. Games metres. Hae-chan to exchange views Beijing has bestowed many economic gifts on this former British colony since taking The first floor is for on further developing the Sino- projects to it back in 1997, particularly in the past year as the territory has fought its way back to South Korean cooperative economic recovery after the SARS crisis. arrivals, the second for de- partnership and maintaining “China is clearly worried about the democrats getting a majority ... it is doing all it can parture, and the third used peace and stability on the Ko- HK to help canvass votes for pro-China parties,” said Wong Yiu-chung, a politics professor for shops and restaurants.

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"Manchester United have made an offer for Wayne keep working away... O Southampton striker James Beattie Rooney which is in excess of the second bid which was "It's down to Everton to decide whether the boy comes to scored at both ends at Stamford Bridge, lodged by Newcastle United earlier this week," Everton's us or goes elsewhere," he added, after his side's 1-1 draw at putting his side ahead after just 12 sec- head of public relations Ian Ross told the club's web site. Blackburn Rovers. "I believe (the squad) will be just as R onds and following up with a 34th minute Rooney, still sidelined after breaking a bone in his foot strong as we had in 1999. Both squads have really good own goal before England midfielder at the Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal, handed a transfer talent, although it is difficult to compare players," Ferguson Frank Lampard converted a 41st minute request to Everton manager David Moyes on Friday. was quoted as saying in British newspapers on Saturday. penalty. Action was continuing with the The transfer window closes on Tuesday. "But what I will have again is four top strikers to choose T late kick-off at Carrow Road between Moyes, speaking after Everton beat West Bromwich from. It will give us strength and a lot of options," he said of promoted Norwich City and champions Albion 2-1 at home on Saturday, said if it were down to him Rooney, who scored four goals for Euro 2004 quarterfinal- Arsenal, who were looking to extend a Rooney would not be transferred. "Ultimately all decisions ists England in June. Ferguson has three top strikers in his S record-breaking 43-match unbeaten run are the football manager's...but I don't expect it, selling a present squad, Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy, England's in the league. — MNA/Reuters player at that price or keeping a player...It'll be a club Alan Smith and Louis Saha of France. — MNA/Reuters Deportivo scramble draw Argentina wins men's soccer with 10-man Espanyol in Olympics in 52 years MADRID, 29 Aug— Title hopefuls ATHENS, 29 Aug— Argentina defeated Deportivo Coruna needed a late Walter nine-man Paraguay 1-0 in the final of the Pandiani header to claim a 1-1 draw with men's soccer tournament on Saturday to take 10-man Espanyol on the opening day of the their first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. Spanish league season on Saturday. Carlos Teves, from Boca Juniors, scored Deportivo, who finished third last term his eighth goal in the Olympics at the 18th and also reached the semifinals of the Cham- minute for the win in the ill-tempered South pions League, fell behind in the 23rd minute American game. when Raul Tamudo tucked in a penalty after Paraguay had Emilio Martinez sent off in being brought down by goalkeeper Jose the 66th minute for elbowing Andres Molina. D'Alessandro in the face and Diego Figueredo Espanyol had midfielder Ivan de la Pena was dismissed for a second bookable offence sent off with over half an hour to go but seven minutes from time. stuttering Deportivo hardly threatened a Argentina, runners-up to Nigeria in At- comeback until Pandiani swooped to con- lanta eight years ago, had not won an Olym- vert a Pedro Munitis cross from the left with pic gold in any sport since a rowing title at the 12 minutes to go. 1952 Helsinki Games. Javier Irureta's side pushed forward for The Paraguay side did make a few coun- Uruguay's Daniel Pereira, left, of Penarol batlles for the ball with Alvaro Pintos, the remainder of the game but they failed to ter attacks in the first half, but their forward right,of Central Espanol during the fisrt division soccer match in Montevideo, Uruguay, create a single clear chance in what was a were tightly marked once they drove the ball on Saturday, 28 Aug, 2004. — INTERNET disappointing start to their campaign. to the Argentine half, making their few shoot- Atletico Madrid, who missed out on a ing attempts uncomfortable. PSV Eindhoven go top despite 2-2 draw at NAC Breda return to Europe when they were beaten by The 1.68-metre tall Boca Junior Tevez, AMSTERDAM, 29 Aug— PSV Eindhoven moved to the top of the Dutch First Division Villarreal in the Intertoto Cup in midweek, who seemed always ready to score, on Saturday, despite a 2-2 draw at NAC Breda. were immediately into their stride in the attracted quite a lot attention from the AZ Alkmaar clinched their first win, 2-1 beat fifth-placed NEC Nijmegen. Dutch in- league with a smart 2-0 win at home to Paraguayan side. at NEC Nijmegen, while Heerenveen went ternational Denny Landzaat netted after 14 Malaga on Saturday. In the 59th minute, the Argentina had down 4-1 at Twente Enschede. PSV head minutes and Kenneth Perez doubled the lead After a series of near-misses, Atletico another excellent chance when Cesar Delgado the table with seven points from three with 13 minutes remaining. took the lead when Ariel Ibagaza's shot muscled a header to the goal, and Luis matches, one above Feyenoord, who travel Romano Denneboom, new to the Dutch came back off a post and rebounded in off Gonzalez dashed up to tap it in the right to fourth-placed Vitesse Arnhem on Sun- national squad, scored a consolation for the Malaga keeper Juan Calatayud just before direction, but was confiscated by the goalie. day, and Ajax Amsterdam, who host Utrecht. hosts in injury time. half-time. — MNA/Reuters MNA/Xinhua Three days after their impressive 7-3 Twente Enschede were 3-1 ahead at aggregate win over Red Star Belgrade to halftime against Heerenveen through Blaise Arsenal extends unbeaten run with 4-1 win reach the Champions League, PSV had the N'Kufo, Jason Culina and Ramon Zomer LONDON, 29 Aug— Arsenal extended their record unbeaten run with a 4-1 win at perfect start when skipper Mark van Bommel before Culina netted again in the second half Norwich City on Saturday. opened the scoring after just 56 seconds. to seal Twente's first win of the season. Champions Arsenal are pound (42.23-million-US- Premier League newcomers. NAC fought back, however, and lev- Roda JC Kerkrade moved into sixth spot top of the table and un- dollar) offer from Newcas- Goals from Spaniard elled through Arne Slot's header two min- after coming from behind to beat Graafschap beaten in a record 44 league tle. Tottenham Hotspur Jose Antonio Reyes and utes before the break. Five minutes into the Doetinchem with second-half goals from games, while Chelsea's moved up to third on eight France's Thierry Henry and second half, the home side took the lead Arouna Kone and Brazilian Cristiano. fourth win from four was points after beating Bir- Robert Pires put Arsenal a again through Mike Zonneveld only for On Friday, Willem II Tilburg beat Den their best start to a top-flight mingham City 1-0 with a 3-0 up at halftime, though Gerald Sibon to equalize 11 minutes later. Bosch 2-1, scoring their first goals of the season and left them sec- Jermain Defoe strike, Man- they were lucky not to have Alkmaar had started the season with just season thanks to Danny Mathijssen and Kevin ond only on goal difference. chester City got their first defender Lauren dismissed a point from two matches but comfortably Bobson. — MNA/Reuters United scraped their win by crushing Charlton after he bundled striker Girondins Bordeaux draw at Ewood Park to lie Athletic 4-0 and Newcastle Darren Huckerby to the floor Answers for yesterday's 12th, but the club took an- United lost 4-2 at Aston on the break. crossword puzzle claim 2-0 win over other step towards signing Villa. Norwich replied in the Sochaux Everton's teenage England Arsenal were good value 50th minute, when H ANSOMKPRINTS PARIS, 29 Aug— Goals striker Wayne Rooney after for their win at Carrow Road Huckerby converted a pen- ATOPMULNCGHI by Cyril Rool and Lilian bettering a 23.5-million- after a flying start against the alty after being tripped by MTMISSTATEDC Laslandes earned Girondins defender Justin Hoyte, but Bordeaux a deserved 2-0 Arsenal were largely in LEANHKWCODIRK victory over Sochaux in the cruise control and com- pleted the scoring through ETTRDEVILOREL early Ligue 1 game on substitute Dennis Bergkamp Saturday. THREATCDIMITY in stoppage time. The Aquitaine side pro- "It's always difficult to NTIRRYKKNIGHC visionally move to third in keep the same focus when the standings with seven JAMMEDBFETISH you're 3-0 up," Arsenal man- points from four matches. UTORSALADOBAE ager Arsene Wenger told Sky The hosts opened the Sports News. NINERATTFLEA scoring after 38 minutes "They got back into it KTYORKSHIREMR when former RC Lens left with the penalty and from back Rool blasted home ELONEEOROAST then on, we kept the ball well a perfect Camel Meriem Arsenal's Jose Antonio Reyes celebrates his goal against but they had a few chances." TOCSINMEMORY cross. — MNA/Reuters Norwich at Norwich on 28 Aug,2004. — INTERNET MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 30 August, 2004 15

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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). Fullmoon of Wakhaung 1366 ME Monday, 30 August, 2004 Provisions donated to monasteries in Dagon, South Okkalapa

YANGON, 29 Aug— members of the Sangha Families of Tatmadaw from the monasteries. (Army, Navy and Air) and Also present on the wellwishers donated rice, occasion were Yangon edible oil, salt, medicines Division Peace and and grams to 17 Development Council monasteries in South Chairman Yangon Okkalapa Township, Command Commander Yangon East District, at a Maj-Gen Myint Swe, ceremony held at the Minister for Social Dhammayon of the Welfare, Relief and Okkalapa Pagoda in the Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein township this afternoon, Htwa, Deputy Minister for attended by Secretary-2 of Religious Affairs Brig-Gen the State Peace and Thura Aung Ko, senior Development Council military and civilian Adjutant-General Lt-Gen officers, local authorities, Thein Sein. officials, members of social The ceremony was and religious associations graced by the presence of and wellwishers. member of the panel of The Sayadaw of patrons of Ngwe Kya Yan Ngwe Kya Yan Monastery invested the congregation Pariyatti Monastery in the State Peace and Development Council Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein accepts cash donation for township Sayadaw with the Five Precepts. monasteries in Dagon Township from a wellwisher — MNA Dhammacariya Digha The Secretary-2 Bhandaka Bhaddanta presented offertories to the the minister, the deputy officers offered alms to Commander-in-Chief (Air) the deputy minister, Dhamma Dinna and Sayadaw. The commander, minister and military members of the Sangha. also offered rice, edible oil rice donated by the Next, Vice-Adjutant- and grams donated by Ministry of Social Welfare, General Brig-Gen Hla families of Tatmadaw Relief and Resettlement, Shwe, Commodore Maw (Army, Navy and Air) to Chairman of Yangon East Thein of the Office of the the Sayadaws. District PDC Lt-Col Commander-in-Chief The commander Maung Maung Shein and (Navy) and Lt-Col Nay presented rice donated officials, rice by Yangon Win of the Office of the by Yangon Division PDC, (See page 9) Efficient use of power inspected at offices in downtown Yangon

YANGON, 29 Aug — Chairman of Power and Fuel Utilization Supervisory Committee Member of the State Peace and Development Council Chief of Armed Forces Training Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, accompanied by Vice-Chief of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen Win Myint, Vice-Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa and officials, inspected efficient use of power and fuel at filling stations in Ahlon Township, Ahlon Power Station, the City Hall, Maha Bandoola Park, the Ministers’ Office, General Post Office Myanma Airways, Customs Department, Six-Storey Building, Ministry of Commerce and Bogyoke Market at 8 pm yesterday. State Peace and On his inspection tour, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win instructed officials to use just adequate Efficient use of electricity Development Council light at the offices at night, turn on the light at the office in-charge and places for member Lt-Gen Kyaw security measures, not to switch on security light and switch off power after the Win inspects efficient daybreak. * Use daylight as the main source of light use of electricity at the Next, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspected supply and sufficient use of power in the * Use the least possible amount of ele Office of Ministers. MNA townships in Yangon City.— MNA tricity only if there is not enough natu- ral light * Use the least possible amount of elec- Philippines, Thailand to discuss tricity required in production and serv- ice enterprises developing alternative fuel * Preventing waste of electricity benefits the user and others MANILA, 29 Aug — Philippine President Gloria Philippines will also be using petrol blended with at least There are about 500,000 households Macapagal Arroyo said on Saturday that she would discuss 5 per cent of this natural additive. using electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving with Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra jointly The Philippine Government is promoting a four-foot fluorescent lamp everyday by developing an alternative fuel during a meeting next week exploration and use of ethanol and other alternative fuel each household amounts to saving power in Beijing. to lessen the country's reliance on imported oil. The that is equal to the capacity a 20-mega- Both Arroyo and Shinawatra will attend the Third Philippine Department of Energy admitted on Friday that International Conference of Asian Political Parties the country is in the midst of an oil crisis and ordered watt power station can supply. scheduled from September 3 to 4 in the Chinese capital. government offices to reduce electricity and fuel "Thailand's Prime Minister Dr. Thaksin consumption. The world oil price hit 38.54 US dollars per Shinawatra and I will talk about investment in ethanol," barrel this month, as was compared with 31.52 US dollars said Arroyo during a tour of an oil depot in Manila as the in the wake of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in October 1990. Efficient use of fuel country is in the midst of an oil crisis caused by soaring Arroyo Friday also ordered all members of her * Saving one gallon of fuel per car per oil prices. Cabinet to trim down their respective security convoys in Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol, is a line with the government's energy conservation and month will save the nation one US dollar colourless, high-performing and environment friendly austerity programme. * Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmar motor fuel made by fermenting and distilling starch and She also praised the drivers of Jeepneys, the jeep- can save US$ 5.5 million in a year sugar crop like maize, sorghum, potato, wheat, sugar- like small buses which are an important means of mass * The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build cane, corns as well as fruit and vegetable waste. transportation in Philippine cities and towns, for keeping a major bridge across Ayeyawady River Arroyo cited Brazil for its successful production the fare rates unchanged despite soaring fuel prices. and use of ethanol, while expressing optimism that the MNA/Xinhua