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Volume XIII, Number 256 13th Waning of Nadaw 1367 ME Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from Constitution character sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Delegate groups almost finished compiling proposal papers and will submit them to National Convention Plenary session soon National Convention Convening Commission holds meeting 10/2005
Lt-Gen Thein Sein speaks at the National Convention Convening Commission meeting 10/2005.—MNA
YANGON, 27 Dec — Development Council bers. tasks and functions of State Hluttaw to be in- held in states and divi- The meeting No 10/2005 Lt-Gen Thein Sein. Joint Secretary-2 of the National Convention cluded in legislation sec- sions. of the National Conven- Also present were the commission Direc- are successful due to sys- tor in drafting the State He said Management tion Convening Com- Vice-Chairmen of the tor-General of the Pyithu tematic management of Constitution. The del- Committee and sub-com- mission was held at the commission Chief Jus- Hluttaw Office U Myint NCCC, National Con- egate groups have al- mittees are carrying out commission office in tice U Aung Toe and Thein acted as master of vention Convening most finished compliling their tasks smoothly. He Nyaunghnapin camp in Minister for Electric ceremonies. Work Committee and their proposal papers urged NCCC, Work Hmawby Township this Power Maj-Gen Tin In his address, the National Convention and they will submit Committee, Management morning, with an ad- Htut, Secretary of the Secretary-1 said the Na- Convening Management them to the National Committees and sub- dress by Chairman of the commission Minister for tional Convention has Committee and coopera- Convention Plenary ses- committees to continue commission Secretary-1 Information Brig-Gen been in progress for tion of the delegates with sion soon, he said. to discharge their respec- of the State Peace and Kyaw Hsan and mem- nearly a month and the national out look. He said the commis- tive duties until the suc- He said the eight del- sion is to coordinate the cessful conclusion of Na- Commission is to coordinate the matters egate groups are compil- matters in connection tional Convention. ing, reading and discuss- with the formulation of Next, members of the in connection with the formulation of ing proposal papers re- the basic principles and commission discussed the basic principles and detailed basic garding the findings of detailed basic principles papers presented by the Chairman of the for the State Constitu- Work Committee to the principles for the State Constitution in Work Committee for tion in accord with the commission. The Secre- communication among objectives of the Na- tary-1 took part in the accord with the objectives of the National the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, tional Convention. Ral- discussions and the meet- Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyo- lies to hail the National ing came to a close at Convention. tha Hluttaw, Region and Convention are being 11.50 am. —MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Try to be able to produce * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State machines of high quality * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The government is trying to build a peace- ful and modern nation with the active participa- tion of the national peoples. In doing so, priority Talks on reproductive health given is being given to the development of the indus- trial sector, the key to modernizing the nation. in Hlegu township Now new factories and workshops are being built and new industrial zones established wherever possible. Moreover, innovations are being made for the technological development and increased production. Chairman of the State Peace and Develop- ment Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, accompa- nied by responsible personnel, visited 11 towns in Kachin State and Mandalay and Magway Divi- sions from 11 to 26 December, inspecting the work on human resources development, construction of airports and bridges and regional development, hotel and tourism industry, health care services, preservation of ancient cultural heritage and con- servation of environment, dam projects and in- CEC member of MMCWA Daw Aye Aye delivers an address at the talks on reproductive health. — MNA dustrial development work. YANGON, 27 Dec — Myanmar Maternal and reproductive health, behavioural changes and con- In his meeting with responsible personnel Child Welfare Association (Central) held talks on ducting of teachership and multiplier courses on re- during his visit to the Mandalay Industrial Zone reproductive health at Hlegu township MCWA, productive health; Hlegu township MCWA Daw Hla (2) on 25 December, Head of State Senior Gen- Yangon North District, this morning. Present on the Hla Win on arrangements being made by the asso- eral Than Shwe gave guidance on shifting the occasion were MMCWA CEC member Daw Aye Aye ciation for reproductive health knowledge. production of spare parts to that of advanced and members, Yangon Division Maternal and Child MMCWA (Central) Joint-Secretary Dr Daw machines. Welfare Supervisory Committee Chairperson Daw May Mar Lar explained facts about exam questions The government and private industrialists Khin Thet Htay and members. for reproductive health and behavioural changes. are making concerted efforts for the development Daw Aye Aye briefed on arrangements being Next, trainees who completed the teachership of the industrial sector. All the necessary assist- made for improvement of health knowledge of preg- courses answered the questions. ance is being rendered to industrial zones so that nant women and their babies by drawing the 10 future Similar talks were given at Ngasutaung they can boost production quantitatively and work programmes by the MMCWA (Central); Daw Village Basic Education High School in Hlegu town- qualitatively by using modern high-tech machin- Khin Thet Htay on dissemination of knowledge about ship. — MNA ery. Of the industrial zones established with the assistance of the government, the Mandalay, Monywa and Ayethaya Industrial Zones have now Fourth leg of Air Bagan Myanmar Golf Tour opened begun producing spare parts of machines and YANGON, 27 Dec— agricultural implements. The fourth leg of Air Now, industries that can support the agri- Bagan Myanmar Golf cultural sector, industries based on agricultural Tour 2005-2006 organized produce, automobile industries and plastic indus- by Myanmar PGA and tries are developing. Special efforts should be Myanmar Golf Federation made for factories and workshops to operate to and mainly sponsored by its full capacity, to boost production and to pro- Air Bagan Ltd opened to- duce import-substitute machines and spare parts. day at Bagan Resort Golf At a time when the government is esta- Club in NyaungU Town- blishing new factories, workshops and industrial ship, Mandalay Division. zones in the interests of the nation and the At the opening cer- people, we would like to call on all those respon- emony, the golfers took sible and technicians of industrial zones to try their place at Tee-1 and Aung Htay led the their best to be able to produce machines of high President of MPGA and Amateur events with 73 NyaungU District PDC Chairman Lt-Col Teza quality. MGF Maj-Gen Win strokes, Naing Naing Lin tees off at the fourth leg of Air Bagan Myanmar Hlaing (Retd) and Chair- and Aung Win (Monywa) Golf Tour. — MNA man of NyaungU District shared the second with 75 Peace and Development strokes and Kyaw Thiha Council Lt-Col Teza and the third with 76 strokes. AGM of MTEA at IBC President of Air Bagan Ltd The main sponsor on 5 Jan U Teza opened the first of the Golf Tour is Air YANGON, 27 Dec— The 12th Annual General day events. Bagan and official bank is Meeting of Myanmar Timber Entrepreneurs Asso- After the 18-hole KBZ Bank Ltd. The co- ciation will be held at International Business Centre events, Hla Myo of Srixon sponsors are Myanmar (IBC) on Pyay Road here on 5 January at 5 pm and Zaw Zin Win of Brewery Ltd, Myanmar instead of 31 December at Tawwin Hall of the For- Srixon shared the lead with Treasure Resort Hotel, estry Department. Members are invited to attend the 68 strokes in Professional Aureum Palace Hotel Re- meeting without fail. — MNA Golfers event. The runner sort, Srixon, Jade Land up was Soe Kyaw Naing Myanmar Co.Ltd, Kachin of Srixon. Than Naing of Golfers Group, Max 52nd conference of MMA Srixon, Aye Lwin of Myanmar Co Ltd, London, U Aung Than Oo-Daw Khin Pyone and family of Srixon, Zaw Zaw Latt of Imperial Jade Drinking from 18 to 24 Jan Room No 6, Building-1, Bago Club Yeiktha,, Srixon, Zaw Paing Oo of Water and Bagan Resort YANGON, 27 Dec— Myanmar Medical Asso- Dagon Township, recently donates K 100,000 to Srixon and Myint Thaung Golf Club and Han Event ciation will hold its 52nd conference at the audito- Hninzigon Home for the Aged to mark the birth- of KM Golf Centre fol- Management. The Golf rium of MMA on Theinbyu road, here, from 18 to day of U Aung Than Oo through Joint-Secretary lowed the runner up with Tour continues tomorrow 24 January. Doctors are invited to attend the confer- U Tin Maung Win. — MNA 72 strokes each. at the same venue.—MNA ence. — MNA
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WASHINGTON, 26 Dec— The US National Security Agency (NSA) has traced and analyzed a larger volume of telephone and Internet communications flowing into and out of the United States as part of a domestic eavesdropping programme than the Bush Administration has acknowledged, The New York Times reported on Saturday. The volume of tional communications, the secret domestic sur- information harvested officials said. veillance programme, from telecommunication The government's Bush and his senior data and voice networks, collection and analysis of aides have stressed that without court-approved phone and Internet traffic his executive order warrants, was collected have raised questions allowing eavesdropping tapping directly into among some law en- without warrants was some of the Ameri- forcement and judicial limited to the monitor- can telecommunication officials familiar with the ing of international phone system’s main arteries, the programme. One issue of and e-mail communica- newspaper quoted current concern to the Foreign tions involving people and former government as Intelligence Surveillance with known links to Fireworks from China light up the sky at the scenic Manila Bay at the opening saying. Court, which has reviewed al-Qaeda. of the five-day 'Pyro Olympics' competition, the first in the Philippines, As part of the some separate warrant MNA/Xinhua on 26 Dec, 2005 in Manila.—INTERNET programme, approved by applications growing out President George W Bush of the NSA's surveillance Nigeria to provide free after the 11 September, programme, is whether the Plane crash in Sudan 2001, attacks for domestic court has legal authority surveillance without war- over calls outside the kills two AIDS drugs from 2006 rants to hunt for evidence of United States that hap- LAGOS, 26 Dec — Nigeria will start providing KHARTOUM, 26 Dec— A plane used by the African terrorist activity, the NSA pen to pass through the AIDS drugs for free next year, the government Union (AU) crashed in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur has gained cooperation of US-based telephonic agency in charge of fighting AIDS said on Saturday, Region on Saturday evening, killing the two pilots on US telecommunications “switches”, according to scrapping fees aid workers say deny access to board, the AU said in a statement on Sunday. companies to obtain the report. treatment for poor patients. The Russian-made Antonov 28 was taking off from backdoor access to streams Since the disclosure Nigeria has 3.5 million Nigeria's goal is to get the town of Zalinge in West Darfur state and heading of domestic and interna- last week of the NSA's people living with HIV/ 250,000 people on ARVs towards the region's main town of El-Fasher when it AIDS, the third-highest by the end of next year, crashed, killing both pilots, one Ukrainian and another number in the world after and Osotimehin said Seven killed in fire outbreak in Moldovan. There were no other people on the plane, India and South Africa, providing the drugs for free the AU said. and at the moment it has would help meet that target eastern Uganda It was the first crash since the organization deployed an estimated 40,000 by encouraging more KAMPALA, 26 Dec—An entire family of seven its 6,000 peacekeepers in the war-torn region in 2004 people on subsidized anti- people to come forward for were killed on Sunday morning in a fire outbreak at and used planes for personnel transportation. retroviral drugs (ARVs). treatment. Funding for the Camp Swahili, Soroi District in eastern Uganda, Investigators are now trying to establish the cause “Up until now we free drugs will come from Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) reported. of the incident. The official Sudan News Agency quoted provided ARVs at a extra government money The UBC quoted sources as saying that the an unnamed AU official blaming the crash on a subsidized rate and approved by President incident took place at around 2 am (23 GMT, "technical breakdown" that took place shortly after patients had to pay 1,000 Olusegun Obasanjo, as Saturday) on Sunday. takeoff. Around 6,000 AU troops are now deployed as naira (8 US dollars) per well as from major donors, Local police said the accident was caused by the peacekeepers in the vast Darfur Region of western month. They will not have including the World Bank, generator which setting the house a blaze and Sudan, where at least 180,000 people have died and to pay that anymore,” said the Global Fund to fight reducing all occupants to ash. two million lost their homes since ethnic African Babatunde Osotimehin, AIDS, tuberculosis and The report described the accident as “a wrong rebels began to fight against the government in 2003. chairman of the National malaria, and the US start” of the Christmas festival.—MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Action Committee on Government. Heavy snow kills five HIV/AIDS (NACA). MNA/Reuters in Japan Moderate aftershock TOKYO, 26 Dec — Heavy snow killed five jolts Pakistan people in Japan at the weekend, disrupted holiday traffic and left thousands of households without ISLAMABAD, 26 Dec — A moderate aftershock of electricity. A severe snowstorm warning was issued 5.2 intensity jolted the Pakistani capital of in the area, police said. In the western prefecture of Islamabad and some northern cities on Sunday. Fukui, where snow has piled up to more than 200 Tremors lasting a few said the epicentre was cm (78 inches) in some areas, a factory building seconds were felt at 01:02 located near Mansehra, collapsed, killing a 72-year-old man, police said. pm (2002 GMT) in some 80 kilometres Those who died were mostly the elderly, Islamabad and Muzaf- northeast of Islamabad, in including a 78-year-old man who fell from a ladder farabad, the capital of the North-West Frontier while trying to remove snow from the roof of his Pakistan-controlled Province. home in northern Akita prefecture, police said. Kashmir, as well as He said that more than Some of the heaviest snowfall on record for Peshawar, Mansehra, 1,500 aftershocks with December has hit the country since last week, even Balakot and Abbotabad, intensity of more than 3 in some southern prefectures that rarely see snow, the cities hit by the October on the Richter Scale had but Tokyo has been spared. 8 devastating earthquake been recorded since the In the northern prefecture of Niigata, where as which had killed more powerful quake on 8 many as 650,000 homes and businesses suffered a than 73,000 people. October. blackout last week, about 1,100 households were “It was an aftershock Chaudhry said such left without electricity on Sunday due to the snow, measuring 5.2 on the aftershocks would be felt Six-year-old Karar Ali peers out from his hospital Kyodo said. The snow has also snarled operations Richter Scale,” Dr Qamar- for two months, adding bed with shrapnel injuries to his chest from a mortar of the high-speed bullet trains, used by many uz-Zaman Chaudhry, that aftershocks were attack, as his mother stands by his bed, rear left, at Japanese to spend the holiday season with their director-general of the routine matters after a al-Hakim hospital in Baghdad, families.— MNA/Reuters department told the major earthquake. on 26 Dec, 2005.—INTERNET official Pakistani PTV. He MNA/Xinhua 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 One in five tsunami survivors suffers PTSD
BANGKOK, 25 Dec— One in five Thai tsunami survivors are still suffering effects of last year’s tsunami — that in a few minutes one year ago forever changed the physical, social and psychological landscape of some areas in Thailand. According to clinical cases, has suffered twice throughout the country. studies and interviews, an the PTSD rate of Phuket, PTSD is prevalent in average of 20 per cent of which has the lowest rate 33.6 per cent of survivors Thai tsunami survivors are of PTSD. in Phang-nga, 26.7 per cent now still suffering the post The Thai tsunami in Krabi, 21.5 per cent in traumatic stress disorder PTSD studies were Ranong, 19.5 per cent in (PTSD), with some having conducted by the Thailand Trang, 17.3 per cent in symptoms of depression, Centre of Excellence for Satun and 16.4 per cent in A worker paints a new house beside the ruins of a damaged house in Banda reported the Thai News Life Sciences (TCELS) Phuket itself, according Aceh, Indonesia, on 25 Dec, 2005. Construction spending in Aceh, devastated by Agency on Saturday. and the Department of to TCELS executive Kom- last year's tsunami, will soon reach $2 billion a year, the United Nations Phang-nga, with the Mental Health, the jorn Palangura. Development Programme said. —INTERNET greatest prevalence on Ministry of Public Health, Komjorn said on Fri- on 3,141 survivors of day that some surveyed Another move to combat Thailand’s 26 December survivors have symptoms Women share “Boxing Day” tsunami, of depression, one of major terrorist activities in Bangladesh which physically devas- mental health problems significant part of tated the country’s six suffered by those ex- DHAKA, 25 Dec— As part of the current move to southern Andaman Sea periencing tragic disasters. curb terrorists in the country, the government of Malaysian workforce provinces of Phuket, The study has also found a Bangladesh has decided to take another action in Phang-nga Trang, Krabi, significant difference KUALA LUMPUR,25 Dec— Women constituted a the financial sector under which all commercial Ranong and Satun and among survivors, re- significant component of workforce in Malaysia banks have to report of any transactions above devastated families, broke garding their gender and nowadays, especially in the public sector, although 500,000 taka (7,700 US dollars) to the central bank. hearts and the economy marital status. men outnumbered them, according to the Women, Bangladesh Bank The action of for thousands of others MNA/Xinhua ordered the commercial Bangladesh Bank is Family and Community Development Ministry. banks through a directed to the gove- Of the 1.04 million workforce in the public Toxic substance released notification on Thursday nment’s bids to curb sector, 40.2 per cent were women, Women, Family to comply with the terrorists, who killed at and Community Development Minister Shahrizat into S African river decision without any least 20 persons and Abdul Jalil said in a report recently. JOHANNESBURG, 25 failure and in case of injured hundreds others in Of the 6.4 million workforce in the private sector of Johannesburg after a Dec— South African violation of the order, the the last four weeks through in the country, 36.4 per cent were women, while of large release of a toxic authorities Friday alerted central bank will punish suicide bombings. the 1.7 million self-employed workers in the country, substance into the the public not to use the commercial banks, a The official said 26.2 per cent were women, the official said. Crocodile River. borehole or ground water senior official of the bank commercial banks were However, the country saw a relative large number Petrus Venter, the between Brits and the said Saturday. earlier asked to send of househusbands, some 157,000, while 351,000 deputy regional director Roodekopjies dam about The official, reports to the central bank women were housewives. — MNA/Xinhua for Water Resource 120 kilometres northwest demanding anonymity, on suspected terrorism Management in the North- said Bangladesh Bank has to prevent money West Province, said there directed the commercial laundering. There are was a large release of toxic banks to provide the allegations that some chromium-6 into the information with effect banks are still allowing Crocodile River below from the first day of the themselves to be used for Brits around 8 and 9 new year on any illegal transactions, which December. The polluted transaction amounting to has prompted the central water was bright yellow 500,000 taka and above, bank to take the latest in colour, according to a otherwise they will have action. report by South African to face punishment. MNA/Xinhua Press Association. “While the river itself Kathmandu Valley sees 151 is now largely washed clean, the toxic Cr-6 traffic accidents in a month pollution plume may have KATHMANDU, 25 Dec — Nine persons were killed contaminated shallow and 52 injured in 151 road accidents that took place in ground water aquifers the Kathmandu Valley in a month from 15 November immediately adjacent to to 15 December, the valley police office said on the Crocodile River Sunday.In a statement, the police office said 114 between Brits and the motorcycles, 16 taxis, two trucks and public buses met Iraqis inspect the wreckage of two cars at the site of a mortar shell attack in Roodekopjies dam,” with the accidents during the period. Baghdad, on 25 Dec, 2005. —INTERNET Venter said. “Users of It also noted that the traffic police penalized over groundwater should not 100 drivers in the same period. drink groundwater from Traffic police are searching for a car and four Mortar round kills citizen in boreholes adjacent to the motorcycles for hitting pedestrians in different places river if the water is bright in the valley, the police added. western Baghdad yellow in colour,” he Though the accidents were attributed mostly to BAGHDAD, 25 Dec — A mortar round landed on Saturday morning on a house said.Stock watering with drivers’ negligence, poor road structures and geometry in western Baghdad district and Iraqi police discovered seven bodies in southern discoloured yellow water cannot be ruled out, said Devendra Dhar Pradhananga, Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. should also be avoided, he a road engineer for the last 40 years. “A mortar round landed on a house in al-Khadra’a District, killing a civilian and said.He said the spillage The mishap rate in Nepal tops that of the whole badly damaging his house,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “almost certainly” came South Asian region. One major cause of road accidents Guerillas frequently attack an Iraqi police commando base in the area, said the from the African Chrome is defects in road environment, such as poor alignment, source, adding the mortar round apparently missed its target. industry, which belongs to lack of proper road signs, dangerous speed breakers Meanwhile, Iraqi police discovered seven bodies in execution style in Rustamiyah the Industrial Develop- and other obstacles, according to Pradhananga. area in southern Baghdad, he said, adding police are trying to know identities of the ment Corporation. MNA/Xinhua victims.—MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 5 Sri Lankan Tamil legislator shot dead
COLOMBO, 26 Dec—A leading legislator from Sri Lanka's Tamil party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) was shot dead at a midnight mass in the Eastern Province, police said on Sunday. The 71-year-old security opened fire at the nation. Joseph Pararajasingham suspected assassins who Pararajasingham was shot at about 1:20 am were fleeing the scene. entered Parliament in (1920 GMT) at close range Eight others, including 1990 and had been a by unidentified gunmen at Pararajasingham’s wife legislator since then. The St Mary’s co-cathedral were injured at the midnight TNA, with 22 seats in the church at Batticaloa, about mass, said the police. 225-member national 303 kilometres east of the No organization had Parliament, is a proxy of capital Colombo. The claimed responsibility for the rebel Liberation Tigers senior parliamentarian the assassination and no of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). was attending the mass on arrests had been made, the Elsewhere in the Eastern The children of Phi Phi’ perform during a candlelight vigil ceremony marking Christmas Eve when the police said. However, the Province, the LTTE was the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thailand's island of assassin reached near him police suspected the blamed for two murders Phi Phi on 26 Dec, 2005. —INTERNET and shot at him. His armed loyalists of the LTTE on Saturday, one in the renegade Karuna alias port town of Trincomalee Guerillas kill 10 Beijing residents pay more for Vinayagamurthi Mura- and the other in Eravur. Iraqi security litharan for the assassi- MNA/Xinhua force members vegetables due to price hikes Portuguese PM makes BEIJING, 27 Dec— ravaged regions. According to the BAQUBA, 27 Dec — Guerillas killed 10 Residents in China’s The price of Chinese newspaper, two cold surprise visit to Afghanistan members of the Iraqi capital have paid 74.1 per cabbage, a traditional currents in early and mid security forces in separate cent more for 40 out of 54 staple vegetable for Beijing December and frequent LISBON, 26 Dec—Portuguese Prime Minister Jose attacks north of Baghdad varieties of vegetables this residents, rose 170.59 per typhoons in summer and Socrates made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. year as a result of price cent from last year as fall contributed signi- Saturday to meet Portugal's peacekeepers in the country, In an early morning hikes due partly to supply decreased by 5.1 ficantly to the decline in local media reports quoted a government official as attack in Buhriz, about 37 declining land sown to per cent to 76 million the production of saying. miles from Baghdad, vegetables and yield kilograms, Monday’s vegetables such as Socrates was being accompanied by Defence guerillas opened fire on a reduction in typhoon- Beijing Times reported. including eggplant, Minister Luis Amado and top military officers on his checkpoint, killing five cucumber, tomato and first visit to the country, said the reports. Iraqi policemen and Airbus wants to expand sweet bellpepper. He dined with Portuguese troops responsible for wounding three others, Meanwhile, increasing running Kabul's airport. Socrates is also scheduled to police said.They said six export of garlic due to hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. guerillas were killed when cooperation with China price rises on the The first batch of Portuguese troops arrived in the police officers returned BEIJING, 26 Dec— AVIC II next year in international market also war-torn Asian country in 2002. Portugal currently fire. In the village of Airbus will expand its Beijing. contributed to the high has 156 troops with the 10,500-strong International Dhabab, some 62 miles overall cooperation with With the establishment price level at home. Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. from Baghdad, five China to an "unprecedent- of the Beijing engineering MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua soldiers were killed by edly" large scale next year, and technology centre, gunmen while leaving for including supply of full- China will participate in work or during their range airplanes and the designing and manu- morning routine, the army industrial and technological facturing of 5 per cent of the body of the all-new said. cooperation, according to Violence in Iraq has A350 aircraft. The a company executive. engineering centre plans surged in the past few days Laurence Barron, Airbus after a lull in attacks earlier to recruit 100 Chinese senior vice-president and this month during engineers by 2006 and the Airbus China president, parliamentary elections, new office building will said earlier this week that partly due to an informal also break the ground. a new joint venture will truce by some Sunni Arab In 2006, Airbus will guerilla groups and strict be set up by Airbus and continue to work closely security measures at the China Aviation Industry with the State Develop- time. — MNA/Reuters Corporation (AVIC) I and ment and Reform Com- mission to carry out a feasibility study of Four rebels killed in establishing a final assem- bly line for Airbus single aisle aircraft in China, north Sri Lanka Barron added. An Iraqi soldier walks past burning vehicles following a car bomb in the Waziriyah District of Baghdad on 26 Dec, 2005.—INTERNET COLOMBO, 26 Dec—Four Tamil Tiger rebels MNA/Xinhua were killed in an exchange of fire with the Gunmen kill six in separate government troops in Jaffna City in north Sri Death toll rises to 44 in Lanka, defence officials said here on Saturday. attacks in Baghdad S-W China gas explosion The clash took place around 6:15 pm local time BAGHDAD, 26 Dec— incident, gunmen opened CHENGDU, 26 Dec— Dujiangyan and Wen- (1215 GMT) in the Jaffna City. Unknown gunmen shot fire and killed an Iraqi Army Forty-four people were chuan cities in the The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) dead six Iraqis in separate captain in Amil District in confirmed dead and 11 province. Most of the rebels had fired at a military officer and a soldier and attacks in Baghdad on southwestern Baghdad, others injured in the gas victims were construction the Army retaliated resulting in the killing of the Saturday, a police source Abdullah said. A third explosion at a road workers. four rebels, military officials said, adding that the told Xinhua. attack took place in 14 construction site in Sichuan Two bodies were two Army personnel suffered injuries with one of "Armed men opened fire Ramadhan Street in Mansur Province as of Saturday, discovered on Saturday, them serious. The skirmish occurred a few hours at a car carrying employees District in western Bagh- according to the provincial bringing the death toll to after the ambassadors of the European Union, of the Health Ministry in dad, where armed men work safety watchdog. 44. The 11 injured were Norway and Japan visited the LTTE headquarters in Baghdad's southern Doura riddled a shop with bullets, The blast occurred at 2 hospitalized, and two of Kilinochchi to discuss with its political leadership District, killing three of killing two persons, the pm on Thursday in a tunnel them in critical condition the growing fears of resumption of hostilities between them," Captain Ahmed source added. of a highway under are out of life danger. the government and the rebels.— MNA/Xinhua Abdullah said. In a separate MNA/Xinhua construction between MNA/Xinhua 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 Thaksin lays foundation stone for Tsunami Memorial PHANGNGA (Thailand), 27 Dec — Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday attended the one-year in memory of tsunami ceremony in Thai- land’s southern Phangnga Province and laid foundation stone for the Tsunami Memorial. In his opening address Thaksin arrived at Jensen in the disaster, will at the ceremony in Khao Phangnga, the worst hit chair an Interfaith Memo- Lak-Lamru National Park, coastal province in last rial Service in the evening. Thaksin said the tsunami year’s giant waves, and vis- Thailand’s six southern catastrophe which took ited venues of the events, coastal provinces, namely place on 26 December last talking with tsunami survi- Phuket, Phangnga, Krabi, year was the worst natural vors and relatives of those Trang, Ranong and Satun, disaster that the present perished. were battered by last year’s generation of Thai people The official memorial tsunami, leaving 5,395 peo- have ever encountered. services were held at seven ple dead, 2,817 injured and He said to cope with venues in four provinces more than 2,000 still miss- such an unacquainted dis- along the Andaman coast. ing, most of whom were Commuters cross an intersection in downtown Tokyo on 27 Dec, 2005. Japan's aster as tsunami, people Participants, including gov- holidaymakers. population declined by 19,000 in 2005, the government said in an annual report should compile the knowl- ernment and local authori- MNA/Xinhua on Tuesday. —INTERNET edge, understanding and ties, survivors, as well as India-Bangladesh railway cargo service lessons learned from it. relatives and friends of the Three killed, 26 “It is hoped that the victims, laid wreathes, under study memorial will serve as a flowers and mementos to wounded in learning centre concerning those perished at different DHAKA, 27 Dec — Bangladesh is actively examining an Indian proposal — this natural disaster as well memorial sites. introduction of direct railway cargo service — to cut the cost of trade between Baghdad market as a monument that will Most of the foreign the two neighbours, local daily The Financial Express reported on Monday. forever stand in remem- visitors are from Sweden, India has proposed the wants a decision of the BR will also need han- bombing brance of all those who lost followed by Britain, Aus- use of the Jamuna Multi- government first before its dling equipment. BAGHDAD, 27 Dec their lives in last year’s trag- tralia, Germany, France purpose Bridge in north- taking up actions for build- The Container Corpo- — Three Iraqi civilians edy,” said the Prime Min- and Greece. Princess western Bangladesh for ing necessary infrastruc- ration of India (CCI) Ltd were killed and 26 ister. Ubonrattana, who lost her the movement of contain- tures to facilitate move- has agreed to bear the cost others wounded in a On Monday morning, only son Khun Poom erized cargoes, the daily ment of the Indian con- of installation of a weigh- busy market in north- said. tainer trains. bridge at the one end of ern Baghdad on Mon- Warner Brothers unveils plan to The Ministry of Com- The BR suggested set- the Jamuna Bridge. day, an Interior Minis- munications has already ting up of scanners at the In a letter sent in Sep- try source told Xinhua. build digital cinema in Beijing held a number of meet- entry point of the border tember, the CCI Ltd re- “A booby-trapped BEIJING, 27 Dec — The United Stated-based film ings with the different and weighbridge at quested BR to consider its bike left in the al-Naser firm — Warner Brothers Inc plans to build a digital government agencies, in- Jamuna Multipurpose proposal and also conduct popular market in the cinemas in Beijing in June next year, the first of its cluding the Bangladesh Bridge for ensuring secu- a trial run of container train al-Shula District went kind in the capital city. Railway (BR), and dis- rity of the country’s one between India and Ban- off, killing three Iraqis Warner Brothers has Brothers will open a high- cussed the Indian proposal of the most important key gladesh. and wounding 26 unveiled its future plan to standard digital cinema in submitted in May, the point installations. Many businessmen, others,” the source said. expand business in China in Beijing, the Beijing News daily quoted a senior offi- It also proposed con- particularly who import The blast followed Shanghai, a remarkable step quoted a senior official with cial as saying. struction of a transship- goods in bulk, said the di- four car bomb attacks to great China’s centennial the Warner Brothers as say- “The proposal being ment yard in between rect containers service in the Iraqi capital ear- a politically sensitive one Iswardi and Sirajganj in between India and Ban- anniversary for the firm in- ing on Saturday. The new lier this day, which left is likely to be referred to western Bangladesh, so gladesh will benefit them. dustry in 2005. Under the cinema, to be located in several Iraqis killed or the Cabinet committee,” that the containers can be India is among the top new plan, the US film giant Beijing’s “silica valley”— wounded. plans to increase its digital the Zhongguancun District, the official said. Accord- transferred to metre gauge ten sources of Bangladesh MNA/Xinhua projection halls in China to will have seven digital pro- ing to the daily, the BR from the broad gauge. The imports. — MNA/Xinhua 170 by the end of 2007. jection halls with 1,100 seats, Expert says earthquake, tsunami As China opened its said the official. More Chinese suffer digital cinema market to According to the official, might repeat in Sumatran region overseas investors in July the new cinema in Beijing SINGAPORE,27 Dece — bigger tsunami than the from losing hairs this year, Warner Brothers was jointly invested by Warner Geological expert James one which occurred a year BEIJING, 27 Dec — Over 16 million Chinese are accelerated its steps to open Brothers and the Guangzhou- Rice of Harvard Univer- ago in the Indian Ocean suffering from trichomadesis or losing hairs, an more digital cinemas in Based Quanyi firm com- sity said that another ma- are a very real possibility insider said here on Sunday. China. In June 2006, Warner pany. —MNA/Xinhua jor earthquake and an even in Sumatran region. A healthy adult has Kong said. According to Channel about 100,000 hairs and “Nowadays, unbal- NewsAsia report on Mon- loses 50 to 100 hairs daily, anced diet, job pressure, en- day, this could happen Shao Guoyun, an insider vironmental pollution, TV anytime in the next 400 with the Shanghai Master or computer’s radiation are years with the average re- Biology Gene Science and the main reasons for hair peat time of such an earth- Technology Development losing,” she said. quake being 200 to 300 Company said. Lin especially opposed years. “If you lose more than those people who fre- “It’s very unlikely 100 hairs a day, you should quently dyed or permed now that anyone living consult doctors,” Shao said. their hairs, “it is extremely now in that area which China’s coastal and harmful to one’s hairs,” she experienced the big tsu- developed areas have more said. nami will experience an- people suffering from los- Shao also pointed out other big tsunami in their ing hairs with those higher that with more people los- lifetime,” Rice was quoted salary earners in particular, ing hair, the market for hair as saying. Shao said. regrowth liniment is also The professor added In Hong Kong, five to quite huge in China. that Singapore and South six people in every ten have “The Chinese market Spent bullet casings litter the road as firefighters douse a fire after gunmen Malaysia would feel con- the problem of hair losing is filled with fake hair attacked and killed five officers at a police checkpoint near Buhriz, Iraq, 45 siderable ground shaking currently but only two to regrowth liniment at miles (30 miles) north of Baghdad, a morgue official in Baqouba said on 26 should such an earthquake three ten years ago, Lin present,” Shao warned. Dec, 2005. —INTERNET happen.—MNA/Xinhua Shuling, an expert in Hong MNA/Xinhua THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 7 Border areas witness sustained progress
Development of border areas in the time of the Tatmadaw government
TV transmission progress in border areas
After ensuring na- doubts grew among them tions of the country. tional reconsolidation in due to instability in their To disseminate the Union of Myanmar, region and colonialits’ and knowledge among na- national race groups are aliens’ attempts to incite tional brethren, the actively taking part in racial hatred. Tatmadaw government border area development In the time of the has been building TV undertakings hand in Tatmadaw government, retransmission stations in hand with the govern- priority has been given to far flung areas of the coun- ment and now fruitful regional stability and bor- try. results have been der area development The table shows achieved. projects. Thus, national increase in the number of In the past, na- people have come to real- TV retransmission sta- tional brethren were far ize and accept the genuine tions in border areas in the from realizing the true goodwill of the govern- time of the Tatmadaw gov- situation of the nation and ment and objective condi- ernment.
Increasing TV retransmission in border areas
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OLONGAPO CITY (Phi- base at Subic Bay, suggest- northwest of Manila. BANDA ACEH (Indo- Bush said in a taped mes- Bush said in his message lippines), 27 Dec — Phil- ing there was consensual “We are happy the girl nesia), 27 Dec — US sage broadcast to com- which was aired during ippine prosecutors were set sex. The sixth soldier, who is going to get some kind of President George Walker memorate the 2004 tsu- the commemoration led by to file rape charges on Tues- had also taken part in two- justice,” said Katrina Bush hailed his Indone- nami in the Aceh capital of Susilo. day against four US Ma- week military exercises Legarda, a lawyer for the sian counterpart Susilo Banda Aceh. “When the water re- ceded, more than 200,000 rines, while clearing two with Philippine troops in complainant. In the charge Bambang Yudhoyono on “One year ago, the Monday for his “steady most powerful earthquake innocent lives had been other soldiers accused of October, did not submit an sheet seen by reporters, leadership” in a time of in decades shook the is- taken. assaulting a 22-year-old affidavit. The Filipino Olongapo City chief prose- crisis that put the lives of land of Sumatra and set off A year later, we re- driver of the van, initially cutor Prudencio Jalandoni Filipino woman in early Aceh people back on a violent tsunami in the member those days of sor- considered to be a witness, November. In affidavits, said evidence suggested the track after last year’s tsu- Indian Ocean. From Thai- row, and we also recall five of the Marines had dis- was to be charged as an two soldiers to be cleared nami. land to the Horn of Africa, the acts of courage and puted allegations that the accomplice, according to were not in the van at the “We can see signs of the storm left an arc of kindness that made us woman was gang-raped in documents to be submitted time of the alleged rape. hope and new life destruction and inflicted proud,” Bush added. a van at a former US Navy to a court in Olongapo City, MNA/Reuters throughout the region,” enormous loss and grief, MNA/Xinhua 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 Implementing the seven-point Road Map for the future nation Kaytu Nilar
The drive to build a new democratic state of become the people’s common enemy. Now, the delegates are holding the future, that is the goal of the entire people, faces In his address delivered at the Annual General discussions at the ongoing National hindrances and obstructions and does not make Meeting of the Union Solidarity and Development progress as expected because of the irresponsible Association, held on 15 September 1996, USDA pa- Convention for the adoption of the basic acts of an individual person towards the national tron, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of De- principles and detailed basic principles cause and the person’s acceptance of alien influence fence Services Senior General Than Shwe said, “We in formulating the State Constitution. and misuse of authority together with wrong politi- must firmly establish solidarity of our national By studying these basic principles and cal stance, personality cult and lack of democratic brethren and national races based on stability, detailed basic principles, one can practice within the party. peace and the rule of law. There must be a consti- In reality, giving greater priority to national tution which all the national races must strictly envisage the future of the nation in form interest than individual and party interest in solving follow if the nation’s path leading to the future is to and essence. Articles on the National a national problem is the performance of a national be straight, resulting in prevalence of peace and Convention will be inserted in the duty well. And it is the noble tradition of the persons continued progress. So efforts must be made for newspapers daily for enabling the people and organizations that continuously serve the na- the emergence of an enduring constitution. Suc- to visualize the future of the nation in tional cause. cessful convening of the National Convention is the On the other hand, the National League for main reason for the emergence of the constitution. form and essence. Democracy and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi have ig- The constitution will not emerge if obstructions are nored the national cause, turning their back to the made to delay or disturb the National Convention; ment said that the representatives-elect of the 1990 National Convention, while opposing the work of and the present form of administration will stay on election shall not resign or be dismissed by any law, drafting a new constitution which is designed to if hindrances and obstructions are imposed to bylaw or authority or of own volition. It in reality was serve the interest of the entire nation. delay and disturb the economic progress of the a violation against the law and the individual rights. Despite the NLD’s words and announcements nation causing backwardness in economy.” Are the Pyithu Hluttaw members exempt from pun- advocating democracy, in practice the party even However, the NLD has been knowingly ignor- ishment according to the law or not? If they are rejected the most basic democratic principle and ing and slandering the Tatmadaw government’s po- privileged in accord with the NLD way of democ- attempted to transform the National Convention into litical, economic and social endeavours from the nega- racy, it will be totally against the essence of democ- its own conference. As the scheme of the NLD’s tive angle. It made an announcement dated 23 June racy which highlights equality, the rights of the western masters to dominate Myanmar has failed, 1998 demanding for the convening of the Hluttaw citizens, and the rule of law. A Pyithu Hluttaw NLD is opposing and slandering the National Con- within two months. Foreign radio stations under the member is free to resign. Thus, it can be seen that the vention from the negative point of view. influence of the neo-colonialists aired the NLD’s so-called Pyithu Hluttaw representative committee Actually, the National Convention reflects demand. It issued the announcement No 58 (9/98) and was violating the individual democratic rights and and is based on the wish of the people. It serves declared the formation of Pyithu Hluttaw Representa- inborn rights of the people. the national interest and represents the entire tive Committee of representatives-elect in the 1990 Witnessing the state of the affairs, national nation as it is a nation-building endeavour. At the multi-party generation election. people came to abhor and oppose the destructive acts Convention are the representatives of the na- The NLD was so inconsiderate politically and of the persons and parties who were perpetrating tional races, people from all walks of life and legally that it even issued the announcement No 1 of incitement to disrupt the good foundations built in the political parties laying the foundation of the fu- the Committee. The wordings and the usage in the political, economic and social sectors, in which the ture state through discussions and suggestions. announcement showed how much the NLD was devi- former were enjoying fruitful results. Not any individual or organization can ating from the international political science and legal Various historic changes and developments stop the progress of the Convention as it is the affairs. were leading the nation to its national goal — emer- national political developing trend that will go Such a Pyithu Hluttaw Representative Commit- gence of a peaceful, modern and developed demo- down in the annals of the history. If someone tries tee can be formed only by the Pyithu Hluttaw itself in cratic nation with flourishing discipline, thereby in- to hinder the progress, he will be punished by accordance with the law, bylaws, rules and regulations spiring the national people to play an active role in the history and his acts will be left as a black mark. introduced according to the constitution to carry out the drive hand in hand with the Tatmadaw, a strong Hence, the people of the whole nation op- task on behalf of the Pyithu Hluttaw. As Pyithu Hluttaw national force. posed the irresponsible acts of the NLD hindering Representative Committee formed by the NLD was The Tatmadaw Government never let the the emergence of a new constitution, the common representing the Pyithu Hluttaw that had not been in nation lose sight of the drive for building a peace- interest of the entire nation. The four-point People’s existence, it was illegal. So the Committee was like a ful, modern and developed democratic nation in Desire has been thus announced. It is natural that the parallel government challenging and opposing the State. line with the aspiration of the national people. ones trying to harm the interest of the people will The sub para (a) of the para 9 of the announce- Even though the political developments had to be suspended temporarily, it was putting its unre- mitting efforts into the tasks for economic and Actually, the National Convention reflects and is based social development. It was also taking measures on the wish of the people. It serves the national interest and for moral development of the people and the development of human resources, while building represents the entire nation as it is a nation-building endeav- all necessary infrastructures for national devel- opment. our. At the Convention are the representatives of the national After it had fulfilled almost all the require- ments for democratic transition, the government laid races, people from all walks of life and political parties laying down and declared the State’s seven-point Road Map in August 2003. The seven-point Road Map helps the foundation of the future state through discussions and implement two of the four political objectives the Tatmadaw Government is putting into practice — suggestions. (See page 9) THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 9 Implementing the seven-point Road Map for the future nation
(from page 8) emergence of a new enduring State Constitution, and According to the prevailing situation of the nation, building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution. except the seven-point Road Map, any other policies cannot The State’s seven-point Road Map is as fol- lows: be exercised to shape the brighter future of the nation. (1) Reconvening of the National Conven- And according to the nation’s political changes and develop- tion that has been adjourned since 1996. (2) After the successful holding of the Na- ments, the State’s future trend must be in conformity with the tional Convention, step by step implementation of the process necessary for the emergence of a seven-point Road Map. genuine and discipline-flourishing democratic system. In response, NLD said it would attend the NC Convention. The representatives from SSA of Shan (3) Drafting of a new constitution in accord- and made demands for an increase in the number of its State (North) Special Region (3), who could not ance with basic principles and detailed basic prin- representatives to the NC and invitation of the repre- attend the Convention held in February 2005, are ciples laid down by the National Convention. sentatives they proposed. The government complied present at this Convention. (4) Adoption of the constitution through with NLD’s demands but the latter again turned its The ongoing National Convention has adopted national referendum. back on the NC of its own accord. Similarly, the Shan the detailed basic principles for the distribution of (5) Holding of free and fair elections for National League for Democracy and Kokang Demo- executive and judicial powers. And the delegates are Pyithu Hluttaws (Legislative bodies) according to cratic Party that were under the domination of NLD now holding discussions for adoption of the detailed the new constitution. failed to attend the NC. basic principles for carrying out the functions be- (6) Convening of Hluttaws attended by However, all the political parties, representa- tween Hluttaws. Hluttaw members in accordance with the new tives-elect, and delegate groups attended the National Internal and external destructive elements have constitution. Convention (2004). Being imbued with Union Spirit resorted to various means with the intention of dis- (7) Building a modern, developed and demo- and giving priority to the interests of the nation and the rupting the progress of the Convention, but their acts cratic nation by the state leaders elected by the people rather than to that of the party or the race are not working. So, they are manufacturing a wide Hluttaw; and the government and other central concerned, the delegates coordinated with each other range of irresponsible fabrications such as the Na- organs formed by the Hluttaw. in cohesion in holding discussions, enabling the Na- tional Convention is not in conformity with the According to the prevailing situation of the tional Convention to continue successfully. wishes of the people, that the government is manipu- nation, except the seven-point Road Map, any The delegates of the National Convention (2004) lating the NC with their handpicked delegates, and other policies cannot be exercised to shape the were as follows: that the majority of the delegates do not know any- brighter future of the nation. And according to (a) delegates of political parties 29 thing about the Convention and they are just yes- the nation’s political changes and developments, (b) representatives-elect delegates 13 men. Certain broadcasting stations under the domi- the State’s future trend must be in conformity (c) delegates of national races 633 nation of the neo-colonialists are entertaining such with the seven-point Road Map. (d) delegates of peasants 93 groundless accusations on a wider scale. Indeed, the Road Map was laid down by the (e) delegates of workers 48 In reality, witnessing the progress of the Na- State Peace and Development Council through coor- (f) delegates of intellectuals tional Convention in total contrast to their expecta- dination under the guidance of the Head of State, not and intelligentsia 56 tions, the destructive elements are making baseless by a person alone. The successful implementation of (g) delegates of State service accusations in a frenzy. Of the over 1,000 NC del- the seven-point Road Map is the national duty con- personnel 109 egates, 99 have completed post-graduate courses, ceived in the present period of Myanmar. The entire (h) delegates of 17 national race armed and 514 are graduates numbering 613, accounting for national people held mass rallies in various regions groups that returned to legal fold 56.34 per cent. And 980 delegates have completed across the nation and made a unanimous resolution and other organizations 115 post-graduate courses, or are graduates, or have high that the government, the people and the Tatmadaw Total 1086 or middle school education, accounting for 90.07 per would have to see to it. The National Convention (2005) resumed on 17 cent. Such an improper criticism made without know- In implementing the first stage of the seven- February 2005. The government invited the delegates ing the educational qualifications of the delegates point Road Map, the National Convention that had to that were in the list of the National Convention (2004). depicts too much conceit and selfishness of isolated be adjourned in 1996 resumed on 17 May 2004 and All the delegates, except five representatives of other groups. went on till 9 July. In resuming the National Conven- invited persons from SSA of Shan State (North) Special At the National Convention, the delegates are tion, the government invited all the 10 political Region (3), attended the NC. They applied to the NC for holding frank and cordial discussions in groups or parties including the National League for Democ- exemption from attending the Convention because of individually. And through the assessment of the racy that had attended the National Convention since the internal affairs of their group, not because of prohi- matters discussed, they are compiling proposals, and 1993. bition or pressure of the government and the National reading out and submitting them. They are, indeed, In reality, NLD representatives turned their Convention Convening Commission. So, a total of 1081 carrying out the functions democratically. back to the previous sessions of the National Con- delegates from eight delegate groups carried out the So far, the National Convention has com- vention of their own volition. So, the National tasks on the Convention. pleted about 70 per cent of its functions to draft an Convention Convening Commission had to de- The National Convention was adjourned on 31 enduring State Constitution. The above-mentioned cide whether it should allow NLD to attend the March 2005 to avert long-term delay of the farming, facts represent that various national races, people resumed NC or not, only if NLD made a request. trade and businesses of the delegates to the NC and from all strata of life and political parties upholding However, the government showed its benevolent because it was in the hot season. the national interests are shaping the brighter future attitude to NLD and invited it so as to ensure And the NC resumed on 5 December 2005. The of the nation hand in hand with the government, the national reconsolidation and coordination of all same delegates invited to the NC held from 17 Febru- people, the Tatmadaw. parties and delegate groups. ary 2005 to 31 March 2005 were invited to the National Translation: TMT + MS
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YANGON, 27 Dec— Convention that will Meetings of National Con- vention delegate groups see victory took place in the desig- nated meeting halls at the Nyaunghnapin Camp in Convention that is striving, writing Hmawby Township here For the awakening this morning. Delegate group of Of the national interest. peasants A democracy state that’ll be set up The meeting of del- egate group of peasants As envisaged by was held at the meeting By our eight brethren groups. hall-4. U Kyi Tint of Ayeyawady Division pre- Good basic principles to be decided sided over the meeting to- By our nationals gether with U Mya Aye of Alternate Chairman U Kyi Tint of Ayeyawady Division addresses the meeting of Yangon Division and U Sai In good harmony. the delegate group of peasants. — MNA Tint Aung of Shan State. Convention that will Deputy Director U Myint will be included in the Myat Myat Ohn Khin of Thein of the Ministry of Kyaing of Work Group-6 drafting of the State con- the Ministry of Health and Transport and U Thein Serve the interests of of National Convention stitution. U Myat Ko of the Ministry Lwin of the Ministry of All citizens who are Convening Work Commit- Afterwards, U Kyi of Home Affairs. Finance and Revenue read tee acted as master of cer- Tint sought approval on Deputy Director U their parties’ proposal pa- The nation’s internal strength. emonies and Assistant Di- the proposal paper of del- Htay Win of Work Group- pers on legislative matters Convention that is being rector Daw Myint Sein as egate group of peasants to 9 of National Convention of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, co-MC. be presented at the plenary Convening Work Commit- Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Unitedly supported First, the master of meerting of National Con- tee acted as master of cer- Hluttaw and Region or By the entire citizens. ceremonies announced the vention and approved it. emonies and Assistant Di- State Hluttaw that will be start of the meeting as 93 The meeting ended rector U Htein Min as co- included in the drafting of Convention that will see victory delegates out of 93 del- with the concluding re- MC. the State constitution. Due to firm resolve egates attended it, account- marks by the meeting First, the master of Next, the meeting ing for cent per cent. chairman. ceremonies announced the chairman sought approval No matter who may attempt to destroy it. Next, U Kyi Tint Delegate group of State start of the meeting as 107 on the proposal papers of Tekkatho Tin Kha (Trs) made an opening speech. service personnel delegates out of 109 were delegate group of State At the meeting, U The meeting of del- present, accounting for service personnel to be pre- Saw Lin Aung of Bago egate group of State serv- 98.17 per cent. sented at the plenary meet- Division and U Myint ice personnel was held at Next, Maj-Gen ing of National Conven- Kyaw of Mandalay Divi- the meeting hall-7 this Aung Thein of the Minis- tion and approved them. Service personnel of sion read their parties’ pro- morning. try of Defence made an The meeting came posal papers on legislative Maj-Gen Aung opening speech. to an end with the conclud- Ministry of Energy offer matters of Pyithu Hluttaw, Thein of the Ministry of After that, U Than ing remarks by Maj-Gen ‘soon’ to members of Sangha Amyotha Hluttaw and Re- Defence presided over the Tun of the Ministry of For- Aung Thein of the Minis- gion or State Hluttaw that meeting together with Dr eign Affairs, U Myint try of Defence.—MNA YANGON, 27 Dec — Service personnel of the Ministry of Energy offered soon to members of the Sangha led by Presiding Nayaka of the State Pariyatti Sasana University (Yangon) at Mogok Soonsarhsaung on Kaba Aye Hill this morning. Deputy Presiding Sayadaw Agga Maha Gandhavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta Ottama adminis- tered the Five Precepts. Daw Khin Mar Aye, wife of Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, presented offertories to the mem- bers of the Sayadaw. Deputy Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay presented K 220,000 for a day’s meal. MNA
Alternate Chairman Maj-Gen Aung Thein delivers an introductory speech at the meeting of the delegate group of State service personnel. — MNA
Chinese delegation visits Shwedagon Pagoda, Gems Emporium
YANGON, 27 Dec — First, they went to ducted them around the Chinese goodwill delega- Shwedagon Pagoda and emporium. — MNA tion led by Deputy Com- paid homage to Buddha mander Lt-Gen Gui Image at the southern Quanzhi of Chengdu Mili- prayer hall of the pagoda. Deputy Commander tary Area Command of the They also made cash do- Lt-Gen Gui Quanzhi People’s Republic of nation at the pagoda. China, this morning vis- Afterwards, they visits the Myanma ited Shwedagon Pagoda proceeded to the Myanma Gems Emporium. and Myanma Gems Em- Gems Emporium where MNA porium. officials concerned con-
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Chinese Ambassador Mr Guan Mu, Economic and Daw Khin Khin Lay extends greetings in the paper reading session. — MNA Commercial Counsellor Mr Tang Hai and officials of the ministry. CNOOC had a YANGON, 27 Dec— Secretary of the work MWAF, the chairperson, CNOOC Myanmar Ltd Chairman Mr Xu Fa documentary photo taken. The working group of group Deputy Director of vice-chairperson, heads of explained the prospects of the block-M and The minister urged the legal affairs under the the Attorney-General’s department, leaders and arrangements for exploration of oil from the test well. engineers and staff to strive Myanmar Women’s Office Daw Myint Swe, members of work groups, Next, the minister presented a basket of fruits to for timely completion of Affairs Federation held member Deputy Law regional organizers, foreign technicians and Myanmar staff. the project. a paper reading session Officer of Yangon members of Yangon The commander, the minister and officials of MNA on legal affairs for women Division Law Office Daw Division Union Solidarity at the federation office on Khin Mar Mar, and and Development Thanlwin Street in Deputy Leader Head of Association, Division Bahan Township this Law Department of Women’s Affairs afternoon. Yangon University Organization, and Leader of the work Professor Daw Than Nwe Division Maternal and group Daw Khin Khin Lay read the papers. Child Welfare extended greetings and Present on the Association numbering explained the purpose of occasion were members about 200. the session. of the panel of patrons of MNA Home Affairs Minister receives Israeli Ambassador YANGON, 27 Dec — Also present at the Administration Minister for Home Affairs call were Director General Department Col Khin Maj-Gen Maung Oo of Myanmar Police Force Maung Thein, Head of received Israeli Brig-Gen Khin Yi, Bureau Transnational Crime Ambassador to the Union of Special Investigation Department Police Col Sit of Myanmar Mrs Ruth Director General U Aung Aye and head of office of Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint, Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Chinese Schatz at his office at 5 Saw Win, Deputy Director the ministry U Kyaw San. Ambassador Mr Guan Mu and party pose for a photo at the test-oil well. pm today. General of General MNA ENERGY
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BANDA ACEH (Indonesia), 26 Dec — Mourners across the world gathered on Monday along ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines on Monday to remember more than 231,000 people who died in last year's tsunami. A year on, a huge Ocean countries — nearly US dollars, according to the reconstruction operation three quarters of them in United Nations, making it has brought hope to Aceh, on the northern tip the most generously funded hundreds of thousands of Sumatra. humanitarian effort in living in temporary The tsunami also made history. shelters, but the sorrow 1.8 million homeless. In Sri Lanka's southern and pain from one of While remembering town of Peraliya, Hindu, nature's most ferocious the dead, Yudhoyono said Christian, Buddhist and episodes remains strong it was also time to look Muslim priests chanted — and fears that monster toward the future. blessings at the site where waves could come again. “Today, tomorrow and 1,000 people died when A heron rests on a tree at a zoo on 26 Dec, 2005 in Shanghai, China. China In a flattened coastal the day after will not be their train was bowled plans to produce 1 billion doses of a new bird flu vaccine for animals that is suburb of Banda Aceh, about suffering because over by the tsunami. designed to make an effort to inoculate the country's billions of farm birds faster capital of Indonesia’s we are here also to honour MNA/Reuters and cheaper, state media reported on Monday.—INTERNET Aceh Province, President those who survived ... they Susilo Bambang Yudho- all want to rebuild their Lightning yono said: “In this wide lives. You will see the MC6 shows HK civil service’s open space ... under the tsunami survivors every- kills six at blue sky, we stand where.” efficiency South African together as God's children. The leader of the It was under the same blue HONG KONG, 26 Dec— The success of the WTO Sixth Ministerial Conference Christmas world’s fourth most (MC6) has reinforced Hong Kong's image in the international arena as Asia's sky exactly a year ago that populous nation thanked mother earth unleashed World City and enhanced the city's civil service's reputation as one of the most Party the international commu- efficient in the world, Hong Kong Secretary for the Civil Service Joseph Wong the most destructive JOHANNESBURG, 26 Dec nity for its help, but said said on Saturday. power among us.” “there is still much more — Six South African men The tsunami left more to be done”. In his letter to all civil time, thousands of civil tal to the success of the were killed when lightning than 231,000 dead or Public and private aid servants on Saturday, service colleagues from conference, he said, "I hit a hut packed with missing in 13 Indian pledges totalled 13.6 billion Wong said that through- other bureaus and am sure our civil service Christmas Eve revellers in out the conference, police departments also worked will continue with the central Kwazulu-Natal Website on human showed diligence and tirelessly round the clock fine tradition of serving Province, police said on professionalism in main- in support of the the community with Sunday. resources launched in Beijing taining law and order and conference. dedication and commit- Police spokesman Vusi BEIJING, 26 Dec— A website on human resources in taking measured and "Planning for this ment. " Mbatha said the incident research was launched on Friday in Beijing to provide robust action against the mammoth exercise started Hong Kong hosted the occurred on Saturday in professional human resources services for the municipal sometimes violent many months ago and MC6 between December Nongoma when lightning government and the public. protesters. involved many bureaus 13 and 18, and about struck a traditional The website was sponsored by Beijing Municipal "Our world-class and departments also 11,000 delegates, non- thatched-roof hut, setting Human Resources Research Centre, an institution on police force has demon- worked tirelessly round government organization it alight. "It was burned human resources development and management under strated once again their the clock in support of the representatives and and collapsed over them. the Organization Department of the Beijing Municipal outstanding performance conference." correspondents attended MNA/Reuters Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). in handling a crisis Describing their the conference. MNA/Xinhua situation. At the same contribution as instrumen- MNA/Xinhua EU says Zambia’s biggest power station Libyan Court’s HIV shut down due to heavy rains ruling is good LUSAKA, 26 Dec— Zambia's biggest power station on the Kafue River has been shut down due to Saturday night's heavy rains that damaged some parts news of the equipment, local media reported on Sunday. BRUSSELS, 26 Dec— Rodney Sisala, to the magnitude and generated by Kariba The European Union managing director of weight of the sediment North Bank Power welcomed the Libyan Zambia Electricity loads from the landslides. Station and Victoria Falls Supreme Court's order to Supply Corporation He said ZESCO has Power Station which retry five Bulgarian nurses (ZESCO), the power contracted a South are operating at their and a Palestinian doctor station's operator, was African company maximum capacities. sentenced to death for cited by Zambia's ESKOM and ZESA of Sisala assured the allegedly infecting Libyan official news agency as Zimbabwe to supply the nation that the company's children with the HIV saying the heavy rains country with 300 mega- engineers were working virus. in the area caused watts of power in a bid to around the clock to restore “It is good news that landslides which led to minimize the impact of the generation plant as death sentences against the water, mud, trees, rocks the shutdown. soon as possible. medical workers have not and other debris to gush The Kafue George In the meantime, he been confirmed. We hope into the power station Power Station generates has appealed to the public today’s decision can lead through the emergency about 900 megawatts out to conserve power during to a rapid and fair settle- access tunnel. of the country's 1,750 the period by switching ment to all concerned,” Pedestrians stroll the paths on the meadows along the Sisala said the station megawatts of installed off non-essential loads, said Emma Udwin, the banks of the River Elbe in Dresden, eastern Germany, drainage system could not capacity. particularly during the European Commission’s after overnight snow falls and at sub-zero divert the water away This is in addition to peak time. external relations spokes- temperatures on 26 Dec, 2005. —INTERNET from the power station due the 525 megawatts being MNA/Xinhua woman.—MNA/Reuters 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 Rangers held by basement club S P O R T S Dunfermline GLASGOW, 27 Dec — Champions Rangers had to settle for a 3-3 draw after Darren Young slotted home a penalty in the final minute for basement club Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League on Monday. Leaders Celtic did not allow a power fermline had a share of the points. cut, which delayed their kick off by 45 A power failure in the east end of minutes, to distract them and secured a Glasgow forced back the start of Celtic's 2-1 win over Livingston. match against Livingston 1545 GMT. Celtic have 48 points, four more than Shaun Maloney handed Celtic the lead Hearts, who romped to a 5-0 win over in the first half from a spot kick. 10-man Falkirk, while Rangers are in Although Livingston's Paul Dalglish fifth place on 31. equalized soon after the interval with Dunfermline went ahead with a a shot from the edge of the penalty header from Andy Tod in the 16th min- area, Japanese international mid- ute before Danish forward Peter fielder Shunsuke Nakamura fired Lovenkrands drew Rangers level five Celtic's winner from 18 metres in 87th minutes later. minute. Ex-Celtic player Mark Burchill put Hibernian held on to third place with Dunfermline 2-1 ahead but Rangers 37 points despite losing 2-0 at Inverness Manchester United's Ji-sung Park, left, is tackled by West Bromwich Albion's stormed back after the break. Caledonian Thistle. Zoltan Gera during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Lovenkrands hammered home a pen- Kilmarnock beat Dundee United 2-1 Stadium, Manchester, England, on 26 Dec, 2005.—INTERNET alty in the 65th minute after Dunferm- to leapfrog champions Rangers into fourth line's Lee Makel handled a Marvin An- place with 32 points, while Motherwell China expects three golds drews header and was sent off. beat Aberdeen 3-1 at home. Rangers appeared have tied up the MNA/Reuters from “water sports” in 2008 points two minutes later when Chris BEIJING, 27 Dec — Rowing, canoeing ning three World Cup events in 2005. Burke found the back of the net. and sailing are called "water sports" in Canoeing slalom may become However, when Greek defender China and governed by Wei Di, director China's another gold point although this Sotirios Kyrgiakos was sent off for a of the Chinese Water Sports Administra- event came to China only five years ago. second yellow card and conceded a last- tion Centre. MNA/Xinhua minute penalty, Young ensured Dun- China won its first ever water sports gold medal in the Athens Olympics as Crespo goal gives Chelsea 3-2 win Meng Guoliang and Yang Wenjuan tri- umphed in the men's canoeing C2 500m over Fulham (metres) final. LONDON, 27 Dec — A superb Hernan Crespo volley in the 74th minute gave One will not be enough as Beijing Chelsea a 3-2 win over Fulham on Monday that maintained their 100 percent hosts the 2008 Olympics. Three is a real- home record in the Premier League and opened a 12-point lead over Manches- istic goal. ter United. Recruitment of foreign coaches is a Chelsea went two goals up in 24 min- fight-back, said: "They showed the spirit key to China's success in the water sports. utes through defender William Gallas is strong." The Chinese canoeing team is headed and midfielder Frank Lampard but "When you are in a comfortable po- by Josef Capousek, who had helped as a Fulham came back into the game with a sition and you make mistakes, it is hard coach for the German team to win 17 knock in from Brian McBride before the to come back but I trust my players' Aston Villa's Juan Pablo Angel, right, Olympic gold medals. Another foreign half hour following keeper Petr Cech's mentality." celebrates after scoring with Milan recruit Marek Ploch is the man behind blunder at a free kick. He added that he had a limited squad Barros during their English Premier- China's historic win in Athens. Fulham equalized in the 56th minute with Asier del Horno, Damien Duff and ship match against Everton at Villa The first gold medal in 2008 for China with a penalty converted by Heidar Ricardo Carvalho injured and Michael Park, Birmingham, England on 26 Dec, in water events should justifiably come Helguson after Joe Cole had fouled US Essien sick. — MNA/Reuters 2005.—INTERNET from canoe and kayak. Besides the men's striker McBride. C2 500m, the men's C2 1000m and wom- Cole made amends with the right cross English Premier League match reports en's k4 500m also have gold chances. from which Crespo, who minutes earlier LONDON, 27 Dec— Brief reports of English Premier League matches on Since December last year, a new ca- had been denied by a superb save from Monday: noeing team was set up for the Beijing Fulham keeper Mark Crossley, volleyed Games. After months of training in the a brilliant winner for his fifth goal in 13 Tottenham Hotspur 2 — Shay Given's head for an own goal. Qiandaohu Lake and Yunnan Chenggong league appearances this season. Birmingham City 0 Manchester United 3 — West Plateau, the team went on to compete in Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, re- Robbie Keane scored Spurs' first from Bromwich Albion 0 three World Cups and the world cham- ferring to his team's reaction to Fulham's the penalty spot in the 58th minute after he Paul Scholes opened the scoring for pionships, winning three titles in all. was fouled by defender Matthew Upson dominant United minutes after the visitors Chinese rowing is expected to end its and eight minutes later City were down to lost defender Paul Robinson, who had to be Olympic gold drought in 2008 since win- 10 men with the sending off of Muzzy carried off after a clash of heads with a team Izzet for a second bookable offence. mate as they both went to clear a corner. Reyes ends Arsenal Jermain Defoe scored the second two Rio Ferdinand headed home Ryan goal drought in 1-0 minutes into injury time as City stayed one Giggs's corner in first-half stoppage time from bottom. for his second goal for the club and second win over Charlton Liverpool 2 — Newcastle United 0 in four games. LONDON, 27 Dec — Jose Antonio Michael Owen's first match at Anfield Ruud van Nistelrooy headed the third Reyes scored just before the hour to give since he left Liverpool for Real Madrid last from substitute Alan Smith's cross just past Arsenal their first win and goal in four year was an unhappy homecoming and the hour as United stayed nine points be- Premier League matches in a 1-0 vic- included a melee involving most of the hind leaders Chelsea. tory at Charlton Athletic on Monday. players after Newcastle midfielder Lee Middlesbrough 0 — Blackburn Rovers 2 The Spanish international struck his Bowyer's ugly challenge on Xabi Alonso. A double from in-form Shefki Kuqi second league goal of the season with a Bowyer was sent off with 24 minutes either side of the break earned pitched Boro shot inside the near post after goalkeeper remaining and Newcastle were two goals into the bottom half of the table. Thomas Myhre had parried Thierry down by then as Liverpool cruised to their Kuqi nodded in the first from a Brett Henry's shot from the right. eighth league win on the trot to stay third. Emerton cross after 38 minutes and he Charlton were down to 10 men for John Terry (top) of Chelsea vies for the Steven Gerrard drove in the opener finished the hosts off 11 minutes from time, ball with Heidar Helguson of Fulham after a quarter of an hour and two minutes drilling home after keeper Mark Schwarzer the last 18 minutes after midfielder during a premiership match at before halftime Peter Crouch's shot hit the had parried Craig Bellamy's drive. Danny Murphy was sent off for dissent. Stamford Bridge in west London. post and went in off the prostrate keeper MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters Chelsea won the match 3-2.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 15 Maj-Gen Aung Hlaing Maj-Gen Aung Hlaing (Charles Hlaing) BC/11462 BC/11462 Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defence Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defence D.Sc (Eng), B.E. (Mech.), MEM: ASME (USA) D.Sc (Eng), B.E. (Mech.), MEM: ASME (USA) MEM: ASEAN Eng, A.M.I (Mar).E. (Lon) MEM: ASEAN Eng, A.M.I (Mar).E. (Lon) 60 years Eldest son of U Tin Hlaing and Daw Than Yi, 60 years son-in-law of (U Hla and Daw Ma Ma Gyi), beloved Eldest son of U Tin Hlaing and Daw Than Yi, elder brother of Daw Kyi Kyi Hlaing-U Maung son-in-law of (U Hla and Daw Ma Ma Gyi), beloved Maung Aye, Dr Aye Aye Hlaing-Dr Tin Htay, (U husband of Daw Khin Win Nwe of No-120 Alone Maung Maung Hlaing)-Daw Nu Nu Tin; beloved Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, father of Daw younger brother of U Htin Kyaw-Daw Nyunt Nyunt Khaing Khaing Soe-Maj Kyaw Swa Win (Retd), Ko Yi, Col Myo Min (Retd)-Daw Khin Myo Swe, U Soe San and Ko Tin Htet, beloved grandfather of Ma Thein Kyaw-Daw Khin Oo Maw, Daw Win May, U Khaing Thazin Kyaw passed away on 27-12-2005 at Myo Thant Hla-Daw Khin Myint Mu passed away on 4.26 am local time in Singapore. The remains will be 27-12-2005 at 4.26 am local time in Singapore. The sent from morgue of Military Hospital (Mingaladon) remains will be sent from morgue of Military Hospital to Mingaladon Military Cemetery in a military parade (Mingaladon) to Mingaladon Military Cemetery in a on 29-12-2005 at 1 pm. (Cars will leave the above- military parade on 29-12-2005 at 1 pm. (Cars will mentioned house at 11 am.) leave the above-mentioned house at 11 am.) Bereaved family Bereaved family
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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). 13th Waning of Nadaw 1367 ME Wednesday, 28 December, 2005 Lt-Gen Kyaw Win sees of PRC goodwill delegation
YANGON, 27 Dec — Chinese goodwill delega- tion led by Deputy Commander Lt-Gen Gui Quanzhi of Chengdu Military Area Command of the People’s Republic of China this afternoon left here for home. The guests were seen off at Yangon Interna- tional Airport by Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Kyaw Win of the Min- istry of Defence, Deputy Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Wai Lwin, senior military offic- ers, Ambassador of PRC to Myanmar and military attaché and officials. Before their departure, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win pre- sented a documentary video tape on the visit and a photo album. MNA
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Tasks for upgrading of Yangon City inspected
YANGON, 27 Dec— mander of Yangon Com- mittee Mayor Brig-Gen this morning. in the Kandawgyi Gar- Township, the dredging of Chairman of Yangon Di- mand Lt-Gen Myint Swe Aung Thein Linn in- They inspected the dens, the unblocking of Khunhnapinlein Creek vision Peace and Devel- and Chairman of Yangon spected the tasks for up- laying of asphalt along the the drains along U Chit between Wards 15 and 16, opment Council Com- City Development Com- grading of Yangon City ring road of the forest zone Maung Road in Bahan expansion of Panglong Street between Bayint- naung and Sittoung Roads in Dagon Myothit (North) Township, laying of box culverts on both sides of Thumingalar Street in South Okkalapa Town- ship, and reconstruction of Shukhintha Street in Thakayta Township. During their inspec- tion tour, the commander and the mayor gave in- structions and provided assistance for the tasks. Commander Lt-Gen Myint Swe and Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Linn inspect tasks for proper drainage MNA in Bahan Township.— MNA Indian locomotive, coaches run on Yangon-Pyinmana route
YANGON, 27 Dec — graded and built railroods class coaches, 22 ordinary the launching ceremony, Win of Myanma Rail- over US $ 200,000 has 62. As part of an effort to im- for better transportation, class coaches, two other General Manager Mr RP ways. The up-train to prove rail transportation, the minister said. coaches and spare parts of Singh of M/S Rites Ltd of An upper-class Pyinmana leaves at 9.30 Myanma Railways According to the locomotives worth US $ India handed over docu- coach worth over US $ pm and the down-train to launched Indian locomo- minister, Myanma Rail- 28 million from India. A ments related to a loco- 200,000 has a seating ca- Yangon leaves at 8.30 pm tives and coaches on ways purchased 11 diesel 1,350 HP locomotive motive and coaches to pacity of 30 and an ordi- daily. Yangon-Pyinmana route locomotives, 12 upper costs US $ 1.6 million. At General Manager U Soe nary-class coach worth MNA yesterday evening . In an attempt to meet the needs of rail trans- portation, Myanma Rail- ways under the Ministry of Rail Transportation as- sembled coaches at home and imported locomotives and coaches, said Minis- ter for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min at the launching ceremony held at Yangon Central Rail- way Station. Moreover, in comformity with the guid- ance of the Head of State, Rail Transportation Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min and officials see off the passengers at the launching ceremony of Indian Myanma Railways up- locomotive and coaches. — MNA