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Foreign Heads of State send felicitations to Four political objectives Senior General Than Shwe * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order YANGON, 15 Jan — The following are messages of From Mr Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic of felicitations from foreign Heads of State sent to Senior Croatia: * National reconsolidation General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Union * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, on the of Myanmar, I am pleased to extend to you my most cordial tution occasion of the 56th Anniversary Independence Day of the congratulations and those of the citizens of the Republic of * Building of a new modern developed nation Union of Myanmar. Croatia, as well as best wishes for the prosperity of your in accord with the new State Constitution From Mr Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of the country and its citizens. Republic of Poland: Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest con- Four economic objectives On the occasion of the National Day of the Union of sideration. * Development of agriculture as the base and all- Myanmar, on behalf of the Polish nation and on my own, I From Mr Leonid Kuchma, President of the Republic of round development of other sectors of the convey to you and to all the citizens of the Union of Ukraine: Myanmar my heartfelt congratulations. On behalf of the people of Ukraine and on my own, I economy as well I wish, Mr President, that the coming future, beside sincerely congratulate you on the occasion of the National * Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco- achievements in economic and social development of your Holiday of the Union of Myanmar — Independence Day. nomic system country, may also bring a sustainable progress in the process I am confident that the relations of friendship and mutu- * Development of the economy inviting partici- of the national reconciliation with participation of all the ally beneficial partnership, which exist between our states, pation in terms of technical know-how and political and social forces of the country, thus bringing the will be further successfully developed and strengthened on investments from sources inside the country Union of Myanmar’s nation closer to full implementation of the benefit of Ukraine and the Union of Myanmar. its desires and aspiration. I wish you, Your Excellency, happiness, good health, and abroad Please accept, excellency, the assurances of my highest success and inspiration in your State activity as well as peace * The initiative to shape the national economy consideration. and prosperity to the friendly people of Myanmar. — MNA must be kept in the hands of the State and the Deep-water seaport in Dawei District will benefit not only national peoples Four social objectives Myanmar, but also neighbouring and regional countries * Uplift of the morale and morality of the Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects entire nation development tasks in Myeik * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safeguarding of cultural YANGON, 15 Jan — Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, the college presented by the principal, the Prime Minister heritage and national character accompanied by Member of the State Peace and Develop- fulfilled the requirements for construction of the main ment Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Chairman of Taninthayi building and a recreation centre for the students. * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit Division Peace and Development Council Commander Brig- Afterwards, the Prime Minister and party went to the * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- Gen Ohn Myint, ministers, deputy ministers, officials of the construction site of Maha Theikdizaya pagoda on Sandawadi ards of the entire nation State Peace and Development Council Office and depart- hill in Myeik. First, the Prime Minister inspected the con- mental heads, inspected the upgrading of approach roads of struction tasks of the pagoda and paid reverence to a Buddha Prime Minister Kyweku-Kyaukphya Bridge on Myeik-Dawei road near Image in the Gandakuti Taik and Htidaws to be hoisted atop INSIDE General Khin Nyunt Myeik, the current of the Kyaukphya river and the bridge the main pagoda and circling pagodas. attends ASEAN from Kut hillock on 13 January Morning. After hearing the report on construction of the pagoda Perspectives Steering Committee Superintending Engineer U Ba Wan of Public Works presented by Superintending Engineer U Ba Wan, the Towards higher Meeting (1/2004) reported to the Prime Minister on salient points and con- Prime Minister gave instructions on taking measures for (Page 11) struction tasks of the bridge. durability and gracefulness of the pagoda by employing national health Kyweku-Kyaukphya bridge, with reinforced concrete Myanmar traditional architecture. standard World-class commer- cial-scale gas deposit foundation and steel frames, is situated on Myeik-Dawei Afterwards, Lt-Gen Maung Bo accepted a total of (Page 2) road and 3,162-foot long. It supports a 28-foot motorway K102.5 million donated to the funds of the pagoda includ- found at A-1 block offshore Rakhine coast flanked by 6-ft pedestrian lanes on both sides. It can with- ing K 2.5 million donated by the ministers who accompa- Article stand 60-ton loads. nied the Prime Minister, K 30 million donated by Chairman (Page 16) Enjoying the taste of Next, the Prime Minister and party proceeded to Govern- Dr Khin Shwe of Zay Gaba Co Ltd, K 10 million donated by ment Computer College (Myeik). Principal Daw Mya Mya Chairman U Htay Myint of Yuzana Co Ltd, K 6.3 million independence Circulation Zin and teachers welcomed the Prime Minister there. After each by Pyi Phyo Tun Co and International Fisheries (Page 7) 23,619 hearing the report on academic and administrative affairs of (See page 8)

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt views Kyweku-Kyaukphya Bridge on Myeik-Dawei Road in Myeik, Taninthayi Division. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004

th PERSPECTIVES The 57 Anniversary People’s Desire Union Day objectives * Oppose those relying on external Friday, 16 January, 2004 — for all national races to safeguard the elements, acting as stooges, holding Towards higher national national policy— non-disintegration of negative views health standard the Union, non-disintegration of national * Oppose those trying to jeopardize solidarity and perpetuation of sover- It goes without saying that health and stability of the State and progress of fitness of people is the basic requirement for the eignty the nation development of a nation. Therefore, the govern- — to keep the Union Spirit ever alive and * Oppose foreign nations interfering in dynamic among the national people ment is taking systematic measures to provide internal affairs of the State better and wider health care services. It is also — for all national people to defend and striving for the development of human resources, safeguard the Union for its perpetual * Crush all internal and external medical sciences and research work and for the existence destructive elements as the common emergence of modern hospitals. — to prevent, through national solidarity, enemy The 50th Conference of the Myanmar Medical Association was held at the Hall (A ) of the danger of internal and external de- the Association on the morning of 14 January in structive elements undermining peace Yangon and Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, and stability of the State and national Efficient use of electricity also Chairman of the National Health Commit- development, and tee, attended the ceremony and delivered an — for all national races to make concerted * Use daylight as the main source of light address. In his address on the occasion, Prime efforts for successful implementation * Use the least possible amount of electricity Minister General Khin Nyunt said that progress of the seven-point future policy only if there is not enough natural light of Myanmar medical world and providing better * Use the least possible amount of electricity health care services are the objectives of the programme. required in production and service enter- health sector. prises The Government, since its assumption of Foreign Head of Government State responsibilities, has been building new * Preventing waste of electricity benefits the hospitals the length and breadth of the nation. As sends felicitations to user and others a result, there has been 763 hospitals now, com- General Khin Nyunt There are about 500,000 households using pared with 617 in 1988. In 1988, there was a total YANGON, 15 Jan — The following is the message electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving a four-foot of 11,300 doctors in the whole nation and, out of of felicitations from foreign Head of Government sent to them, only 3,200 were in the government service fluorescent lamp everyday by each household General Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of the Union of amounts to saving power that is equal to the but in March last year, 5,000 out of 18,000 were Myanmar, on the occasion of the 56th Anniversary Inde- serving in various hospitals under the Ministry pendence Day of the Union of Myanmar. capacity a 20-megawatt power station can of Health. In 1988, there were only three medical From Mr Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of the supply. institutes and one institute of dental medicine. Republic of Ukraine: But now, there are altogether 14 institutes and On behalf of the Government of Ukraine and on universities under the Ministry of Health, in- my own, I sincerely congratulate you on the occasion of Myanmar ICT Week 2004 cluding four institutes of medicine, two institutes the National Holiday of the Union of Myanmar — MICT Park, Yangon. of dental medicine,two institutes of nursing, two Inpdependece Day. I am confident that the relations of (From 9 am to 5 pm daily from 21 to 27 January) institutes of pharmacy, two institutes of para- friendship and cooperation, which exist between two coun- 21 January 2004 medical sciences, one university of primary health tries, will be further developed and strengthened on the 7:30 am — Opening Ceremony + Projects Launching benefit of our peoples. Availing myself of this opportu- 1 pm — Professional Certification and one university of traditional medicine. (seminar & ceremony) In the past, only one postgraduate diploma nity, I wish you, Your Excellency, good health and suc- cess in your state activity as well as peace and prosperity 1 pm — Capability Maturity Model Integration course and 12 master’s dergee courses could be to the people of Myanmar. — MNA (workshop) conducted. But now, there are six postgraduate 22 January 2004 diploma courses and 29 master’s degree courses. 9 am — Role of women in ICT industry (workshop) Moreover, as seven Ph.D courses and 30 MYANMAR GAZETTE 9 am — PKI application (CA) 1 pm — Myanmar language implementation Dr.Med.Sc courses are being conducted, 17 Ph.D (workshop) degree holders and 55 Dr.Med.Sc degree holders YANGON, 15 Jan — The State Peace and Develop- ment Council has confirmed the appointment of the fol- 1 pm — Hardware Trend for software developers have been turned out up to now. Not only that, (seminar) lowing heads of service organizations on expiry of the there have been 82 MRCP’s, 28 MRCPH’s, 35 23 January 2004 one-year probationary period. 9 am — Database Trend Technology (workshop) MRCOG’s, 78 FRCS’s and 10 MRCS’s of royal Name Appointment colleges of the United Kingdom. 1 pm — Object oriented software development with 1. U Saw Maung Hla Director-General, unified modeling language (workshop) Therefore, we believe that, as there are Budget Department, 24 January 2004 highly-qualified health staff, the development of Ministry of Finance & Revenue 9 am — Software products for SME the health sector and higher national health 2. U Mya Than Managing Director, (presentation & promotion) standard are ensured if they work in concert in Myanma Investment and Trade Bank, 1 pm — Software products for SME the interests of the nation and the people. Ministry of Finance & Revenue (presentation & promotion) The State Peace and Development Council has 25 January 2004 appointed Col Soe Win of the Ministry of Defence as 9 am —Security issues and related products (seminar) 1 pm —e-Procurement (seminar) ITF 14 and Under ASIAN C’ship Managing Director of the News and Periodicals Enter- 26 January 2004 2004 Asia Zone-2 continues prise of the Ministry of Information on probation from 9 am — Wireless and broadband application (seminar) YANGON, 15 Jan — The matches of the ITF 14 the date he assumes charge of his duties. — MNA 1 pm — Myanmar National Counter-Strike C’ship Final and Under ASIAN Championship 2004 Asia Zone-2, (Admission free) jointly organized by the International Tennis Federation laysia and Jayatilaka of Sri Lanka beat Thirumalai Chelvam and Myanmar Tennis Federation, continued at Theinbyu and Vythinathan of Malaysia 6-2, 6-0. Tennis Court here this morning. The matches of the first round of the champion- Among the spectators were Yangon City Devel- ship finished today and the matches of the second round opment Committee Chairman Yangon Mayor Brig-Gen continue tomorrow at the same venue. — MNA Aung Thein Lin, MTF Patron Maj-Gen Kyaw Win, Chair- man U Zaw Zaw (Max Myanmar Co Ltd) and Secretary Dr Tin Aung Lin (Aung Mingalar Co Ltd), Executive Major Tin Saw Naing (Ministry of Defence) and execu- tive committee members, ambassadors, invited guests and tennis enthusiasts. Final matches were held today. In men’s singles event, Phyo Min Tha beat Zin The PRC delegation visit Myanma Gems Museum.—MNA Bo 6-2, 6-0. PRC delegation visit Gems Museum In men’s doubles event, Phyo Min Tha and Win YANGON, 15 Jan — Deputy Minister for Foreign Af- Htet Paing of Myanmar beat Babar and Nazir of Pakistan fairs of the People’s Republic of China Mrs Meng Xiao Si 3-6, 6-3, 7-6. and party, together with official went on a trip and arrived at In the women’s singles event, Noordin of Ma- Phyo Min Tha stands first in men’s singles of first the Myanma Gems Museum on Kaba Aye Pagoda road here laysia beat Aru Dpragasam of Sri Lanka 6-0, 6-0. round of ITF 14 and under Asian Championship 2004 at 9:30 am. Officials conducted them round the museum In the women’s doubles event, Noordin of Ma- Asia Zone-2. — NLM MNA

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The Pentagon is ted from Iraq for mental health problems. ‘non-hostile’ deaths preparing for even more soldiers on “medi- The military prefers to treat mental health since the war began cal extension” after tens of thousands of problems such as depression by keeping last March, the troops in their regular duties while they get troops are rotated home from Iraq this spring, Pentagon said on 14 Winkenwerder said. counseling and possibly medication, Jan, 2004. The The issue of suicides so worried the mili- Winkenwerder said. Less than one percent Defence Depart- tary that the Army sent an assessment team of the troops in Iraq are treated for mental to Iraq late last year to see if anything more issues during an average week, he said. ment’s top health could be done to prevent troops from killing Winkenwerder said he had no specifics official said the themselves. The Army also began offering on the number of troops being treated for military plan to deal more counseling to returning troops after battlefield stress, although the military is with ‘battle stress’ in several soldiers at Fort Bragg, NC, killed focused on treating that problem. Iraq more aggre- their wives and themselves after returning “We believe they are being identified, ssively than in past home from the war. they are being supported,” Winkenwerder conflicts such as the Winkenwerder said the military has docu- said. The military also is working to solve Vietnam War and the mented 21 suicides during 2003 among the issue of soldiers awaiting medical care. 1991 Gulf War . US Since November, about 1,900 of the 4,400 troops involved in the Iraq war. Eighteen of soldiers are shown in those were Army soldiers, Winkenwerder troops waiting for medical care have been Tikrit, on 21 Sept, said. treated, Winkenwerder said. 2004. That’s a suicide rate for soldiers in Iraq of But the military expects more problems about 13.5 per 100,000, Winkenwerder said. when tens of thousands of troops are rotated INTERNET During recent peacetime years, that number in and out of Iraq this spring, Winkenwerder for the Army has hovered around 10.5 to 11 said. Many of those troops may have to wait per 100,000, Winkenwerder said. at various bases for medical treatment such “We don’t see any trend there that tells us as physical therapy for injuries, he said. Two dead, about 30 injured that there’s more we might be doing,” The Army is working to sign contracts Winkenwerder told a breakfast meeting of with civilian medical providers and bring- Pentagon reporters. ing in more staff from the Navy, Air Force in Iraq car bomb explosion The military has nine combat stress teams and Department of Veterans Affairs to help, in Iraq to help treat troops’ mental health Winkenwerder said. —Internet BAQUBA, 15 Jan—A car bomb blew up outside a police station in the restive Iraqi town of Baquba on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding around 30, local police, doctors and the US military said. Witnesses and a US soldier at the scene seconds before it detonated about 50 feet said the explosion was set off by a suicide car from the entrance to the compound. bomber but a military spokeswoman later He said police fired on the vehicle but the said the blast appeared to have been re- driver didn’t stop. One policeman at the motely detonated. scene said it appeared the bomber had tied “A suicide bomber in a green civilian his foot to the accelerator to make sure the sedan targeted the quick reaction police car would speed ahead even if he was killed. force,” First Lieutenant Brian Elliott of the “I was inside and I heard an explosion and US 4th Infantry Division told Reuters at the went out and I saw a car with someone whose scene, adding that there were at least two body was blown to bits,” said police Ser- deaths and a number of casualties. geant Raed Mehdi Zuhairi. “There was noth- “It could have been much worse if he had ing left.” gotten the car inside the compound,” he said. Police said they spoke to the driver mo- The US military estimated 29 people were ments before the attack and told him to get injured in the explosion. away from the area as it was a secure zone. Doctors at Baquba’s main hospital said The man spoke with something other than an two people had died and more than 25 peo- Iraqi accent, they said. ple were admitted with injuries sustained in US military spokeswoman Major Josslyn the blast, which threw scores to the ground. Aberle said the car bomb “was an IED (im- “The two dead were civilians and we have provised explosive device) consisting of ar- admitted 26 people for injuries, many of tillery rounds and grenades that was placed them police,” said Mohammed Apiya Jibouri, in a small automobile near the scene of the Relatives transport an injured Iraqi man in the back of their truck to the hospital from a surgeon and deputy head of Baquba Gen- explosion.” the site of a car bomb explosion in Baquba, Iraq, on 14 Jan, 2004. A car bomb exploded eral Hospital. “It was command detonated. Two addi- outside a police station killing at least three people, including the driver, A police officer at the scene said he saw tional IEDs were found nearby and disarmed and injuring nearly 30 others, police and witnesses said.—INTERNET the car heading toward the police station by US troops,” she said.—Internet Iraq seeks Brazil’s President says US 12,000 evacuated as violent storms Australia's help to fingerprinting rules useless hit Bolivia MONTERREY(Mexico), 15 Jan— Brazilian President Luiz Inacio LIMA, 15 Jan— Violent tropical storms caused the evacuation of clean river Lula da Silva said on Tuesday the new US policy of fingerprinting 12,000 people from the Bolivian city of Trinidad, capital of the CANBERRA, 15 Jan— Iraq's interim Brazilians entering the United States would do nothing to stop Amazon state of Beni, the official news agency ABI reported on governing body, the Governing Council, terrorism. Tuesday. on Tuesday asked Australia to help clean The United States says the week-old policy of fingerprinting Figures from Civil Defence showed the intense downpour affected up the polluted Tigris River. arrivals from all but 27 countries is aimed at tracking terrorists, 70 per cent of the 100,000 inhabitants of Trinidad, which is about 600 Iraq's Environment Minister Abdul- preventing criminals from entering the country and controlling kilometres northeast of La Paz, capital of Bolivia. Rahman Kareem told local ABC radio illegal immigration. It forced 5,000 of them to be evacuated at the weekend as their that Iraq needs Australia's scientific Brazil retaliated by requiring US citizens entering the South houses were flooded or verging on collapse. expertise to rid the historic river in American country to be fingerprinted as well. On Monday, another 7,000 Trinidad people were evacuated aboard human's civilization of raw sewage, Government officials privately complain the US measure is boats to provisional shelters. factory waste and heavy metals. aimed at illegal immigrants using forged documents, and that the Rescue teams, which included civilians, worked hard to take food, In an interview from Baghdad, he United States is using the threat of terrorism to justify tougher clothing, blankets and medicine to the victims, and try to re-establish said his government hopes that Australia, controls. the sewage system which had collapsed. a participant in the US-led coalition in "If the problem is to fight terrorism, this measure makes no sense. Beni Governor Edwin Rivero said that those evacuated "remain in Iraq, "will make an offer of assistance to We have no culture of terrorism (in Brazil)," Lula told reporters at provisional shelters located in the highlands of Trinidad". They expect help our environment and to train our the Summit of the Americas in the northern Mexican city of rains to ease allowing a start for humanitarian relief programmes, the staff". MNA/Xinhua Monterrey. — MNA/Reuters prevention of diseases and assessing material damage. — MNA/Xinhua

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turned up negative, though further tests will be conducted, a Danish army spokesman said Wednesday. The 36 shells, discovered last week by Danish troops, therefore take a shell for closer investigation,” including a are believed to be from the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. look into why the four initial tests gave a positive result. Four initial tests by British and Danish experts came up Before invading Iraq, the United States said Saddam positive for blister agents, Danish spokesman, Capt Kim Hussein’s regime had stockpiles of mustard gas, a World US curfew in Vibe Michelsen, told The Associated Press. War I-era blister agent that is stored in liquid form. The But later tests by US experts from the Iraq Survey chemical burns skin, eyes and lungs. northern Iraqi city Group on five of the shells have shown no trace of chemical US intelligence officials also claimed Iraq had failed to weapons, the Danish military said. destroy stocks of sarin, cyclosarin and VX in violation of However, more tests are needed, and the results will be UN resolutions. So far, however, no such materials have arouses complaints sent to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental been found nine months after the collapse of Saddam’s BAGHDAD, 15 Jan— A 12-hour curfew imposed by Laboratory, the military said in a statement. regime. The Danish troops initially found 36 shells, ex- American forces overnight in the city of Balad, 80 kilo- A US official said the tests suggest the munitions may posed by rain, in the ground outside a village near Qurnah metres north of Baghdad, has aroused complaints by not contain blister agents, as initial field tests had indi- on Friday. The Danish army’s Camp Eden is near Qurnah. local residents. cated. “This was a stash. They were stacked and ordered and The American forces slapped a curfew on Balad from The official, speaking on condition of anonimity, said wrapped in plastic,” Michelsen said, adding they must 6 pm (1500 GMT) Monday to 6 am (0300 GMT) Tuesday that the test results aren’t definitive, but “it seems to be have been buried 10 or more years ago. as they were about to be replaced by a batch of reinforce- turning away from being a blister agent.” The official said Michelsen said the 120mm shells, which have no ments, local residents told Xinhua on Tuesday. there are chemicals associated with certain munitions, markings indicating the country of manufacture, “don’t “American military vehicles with loudspeakers informed such as phospohrous, that can produce false positives. look like any known” mortars in the Iraqi arsenal. people in Arabic language the decision of the curfew,” said Initial tests by troops in the field are designed to favour Michelsen said the Danes have unearthed 50 shells so 29-year-old Saad Abdul Ameer. a positive reading, erring on the side of caution to protect far and at least 50 more are believed still buried. Villagers He described the decision as a way to increase the soldiers. More sophisticated tests are often necessary. told the troops that they had found about 400 or more some suffering of the people in the city, which might lead to “The Iraqi Survey Group has never encountered this years ago and threw them in the Tigris River, Michelsen increasing dissatisfaction and widen the gap between the type of shells before,” the Danish military said. “They will said.—Internet citizens and the occupying forces. US soldiers spread out docu- The curfew was due to the arrival of new US forces to ments and other objects on replace the current, said a source from the local Iraqi police the floor while looking for on condition of anonymity. evidence during a raid on an Some residents criticized the American decision as it Iraqi house on 14 Jan, 2004 hinders work in the city and paralyzes people there. near Fallujah, Iraq. The “Farmers come early to sell their goods from the owner of the house is sus- surrounding areas of Balad, such a decision delays their pected of being responsible return to their houses,” said Abdullah Khalil, a 45-year-old for attacks on coalition farmer. forces. —INTERNET MNA/Xinhua Foreign nationals killed in Iraq TIKRIT, 15 Jan—Occupation forces and foreigners come under attack near Tikrit. Three˚foreign nationals have been killed near the Iraqi town of Tikrit when unknown assailants fired on their convoy. The three men two Paki- soldier, a driver of an un- Two drivers were reported stanis and one Turkish were specified nationality and one killed while several others killed when unknown assail- US civilian were also injured. were injured. It was also ants opened fire on their vehi- Police said the incident took revealed on Wednesday that cles on Wednesday, said Iraqi place 15km south of Tikrit. eight Iraqis were killed on police. The US military con- Earlier, there were re- Tuesday in an apparent firmed that two foreign na- ports of an ambush on a con- firefight with US soldiers near tionals had been killed. A voy operated by US contrac- the town of Samarra, north of spokeswoman said one US tor Kellogg, Brown and Root. Baghdad.—Internet A sequence Kenyan grandfather joins primary school at 84 US jet of television images NAIROBI, 15 Jan— An 84-year-old Kenyan grandfather has joined primary school accidentally shows an to learn to read, after the government introduced free primary education last year, drops unarmed Argentine Kenyan daily newspapers reported on Tuesday. man lying Kimani Murage, who has 30 grand- uniform!” she was quoted as saying. bomb in Britain with a lion children, said he hopes to become a veteri- Murage said he was part of the Mau Mau named LONDON, 15 Jan — The Quique on narian. movement that fought against British colo- United States Air Force is His classmates’ average age is seven nial rule in Kenya in the 1950s, and wanted top of him, investigating how one of its after he years old, and two of his grandchildren to learn to read so he could count his hoped- fighter jets dropped an un- leapt over a attend more advanced classes in the same for compensation. armed bomb onto the coun- fence at the school in Kenya’s Eldoret District, some “When they start paying us, I do not want tryside in northern England Buenos 162 miles northwest of the capital Nairobi. any young man... trying to rob me of my last week, a spokesman said Aires Zoo, Headmistress Jane Obinchu told the money due to illiteracy,” Murage told the on Monday. in Argen- Daily Nation the school first thought East African Standard. There were no injuries tina on 12 Jan,2004. Murage’s interest was a joke. Kenya registered the Mau Mau move- and only “limited property “So we told him to come this year in first ment in November, which lawyers said could Television damage” in the incident, footage term, then we could see about it. It was a help surviving fighters obtain compensa- which happened near the total surprise when he showed up - in school tion. —MNA/Reuters showed town of Market Weighton in Quique the Yorkshire at around 1715 lion sitting World’s largest cruise ship sets sail GMT on Thursday, the Air on top of Force spokesman said. 22-year-old SOUTHAMPTON (England), 15 Jan— The world’s largest cruise ship, the 800 million The 25 lb practice bomb Lucas US dollars Queen Mary 2, set off across the Atlantic on its maiden voyage on Monday. was dropped by a F-15E Tomas, Bathed in multicoloured France three weeks ago, dents on board. Strike Eagle on a routine padding him with his lights like a floating city, when festivities were can- But it received a celebra- training run from a base in paw and smoke winding out of its celled in honour of 15 peo- tory baptism from Queen eastern England. leaving enormous stack, the QM2 ple who fell to their deaths in Elizabeth at a pomp-filled “Trained and experi- only drifted out of the English port November when a dockside naming ceremony last week. enced base personnel includ- superficial of Southampton, bound on a gangway to the ship col- The British-registered ing Ministry of Defence, and injuries to 14-day journey to Fort lapsed. liner is 1,132 feet long — the local constabulary authori- his head, Lauderdale, Florida. Bad luck continued to equivalent of 41 London ties responded to the scene arm and As it left the harbour fire- plague the ship after it ar- double-decker buses — and and an investigation team is chest, works filled the night sky. rived in Britain, when two more than 236 feet high. It determining the cause the in- doctors The send-off contrasted women in their 60s broke can take 2,620 passengers. cident,” the spokesman said. said. INTERNET with a subdued launch from their legs in separate inci- MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters

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Earlier this month 40 soldiers of the new State radio quoted Kolev as saying some Iraq-bound unit said they would quit but later of the Bulgarian contingent’s duties would their number grew to 62, despite raised pay- be taken over by coalition allies because of ment and Sofia’s attempts to boost morale. increased tension among soldiers after the Tuesday the government raised daily pay bombing. to troops in Kerbala to $82-$90 from $62- He did not say which duties the Bulga- $75 after soldiers demanded their compensa- rians would give up. tion be doubled because of higher risk. Kolev and President Georgi Parvanov Internet Nations cautious on Iraq contracts PARIS, 15 Jan—Nations frozen out of US-financed US soldier reconstruction contracts for opposing the Iraq war re- acted cautiously to an apparent policy change that could dies in Iraq allow them to bid for future projects. BAGHDAD, 15 Jan— A destroyed police car after a suicide car bomber blew himself up in Baquba, Iraq, US President George W Bush yesterday outlined a new An American soldier has recently. Violence raged unabated, with a car bomb killing at least two people and US policy as he announced that Canada would be allowed to bid died in a non-hostile in- forces gunning down nine guerillas.—INTERNET on some of the $US18.6 billion ($23.95 billion) in recon- cident in northern Iraq, struction work from which it had been excluded. the US military said to- And Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said three or day, raising the US death Turkey, Finland sign security four other countries, which he declined to name, would be toll since the Iraq con- eligible to bid for a second wave of reconstruction contracts. flict began to 496. France, Germany and Russia - which vehemently op- A US press statement cooperation agreement posed the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein - stand to said the soldier, attached ANKARA,15 Jan— Turkey and Finland signed an cooperation agreement on fight benefit from any policy change on rebuilding contracts. to the 101st Airborne Di- against crimes here on Tuesday. Jochen Muenker, head of the Middle East division at the vision, died last night in German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, said the US the northern city of Speaking at the sign- the target was to form an rorism with national borders hints were welcome. Mosul. ing ceremony, Turkish international platform to of a country. “Naturally it’s a very encouraging development,” he It said the “non-hos- Interior Minister Abdul- fight against crimes that For his part, Finnish In- kadir Aksu said that were changing in course of terior Minister Kari said. “There are big German companies that have led projects tile incident” that led to Turkey attaches great im- time and were committed Rajamaki said the signed in Iraq in recent decades that could shoulder such jobs. the death is under inves- portance to international through more sophisticated cooperation agreement “If confirmed, this would be a breakthrough for German tigation. It gave no other cooperation in the field of methods. would lay the foundation for business in Iraq.” details. security. He stressed that it is no fight against crimes. French companies are also eager to participate in the The name of the sol- Aksu said, adding that more possible to register ter- MNA/Xinhua reconstruction effort, but the French government will not dier was withheld pend- drop its demand for the transfer of power into Iraqi hands. ing notification of next- “We have expressed for a long time our availability to of-kin. Record number of ancient East China sees participate in Iraq’s construction,” French Defence Minister Since the US invasion Michele Alliot-Marie said. of Iraq last March, a total bronze characters rapid economic “But obviously only if it is in the framework where the of 496 soldiers have died Iraqi authorities will get back their sovereignty and the including 342 in combat. confirmed in China development ability to exercise their powers in full.” Most of the deaths —358 Alliot-Marie was to hold talks in Washington with — have occurred after XI'AN, 15 Jan— Chinese epigraphy experts JINAN,15 Jan— East Chi- Rumsfeld tomorrow. President Jacques Chirac said in a May 1 when President have identified a record of 4,048 characters on a na’s Shandong Province en- speech to French diplomats earlier this month that France George W Bush declared collection of 27 ancient bronzes unearthed in joyed a coordinated and was ready to assist in rebuilding the country “at the request an end to major hostili- northwest China’s Shaanxi Province after a year of healthy economic develop- of the Iraqis themselves”.—Internet ties. — Internet study and research. ment in 2003, said Han Zhang Runtang, deputy director of Baoji bureau of Yuqun, governor of cultural relics in Shaanxi, said at a meeting to mark the Shandong Province. anniversary of the discovery that the bronzes, including Speaking at a session of vessels used for rituals, drinking and food, were all the provincial people’s con- large and elegantly shaped. The bronze site was gress, Han said that the gross unearthed on January 19 last year by five villagers in domestic product (GDP) of Meixian county. Shandong amounted to 150 “Inscriptions are found on all the vessels, the content billion US dollars, up 13.3 of which covers 12 emperors of the Western Zhou per cent from the previous Dynasty (about 1046-771 BC),” said Zhang. year. A three-legged, wide shallow bowl with handles has The growth rates of the 372 characters, the most of all the bronzes ever disco- provincial industry, agricul- vered from the Western Zhou Dynasty, the content of ture and service industries which is about eight generations of the Shan family, an were 5.6 per cent, 16.1 per important political power of the time. cent and 11.9 per cent re- “The inscriptions not only provide valuable material spectively, contributing 8.6 for research into the history and culture of the Western billion US dollars to the pro- Zhou Dynasty, but are also significant to the dating of the vincial finance, said the gov- Xia (about 2070-1600 BC), Shang (about 1600-1046 ernor. BC) and Zhou (about 1046-221 BC) dynasties, which is Shandong Province spent still unclear because of the lack of recorded history, but 64 billion US dollars in fixed is important for the research into the development of assets in 2003, the governor ancient Chinese culture,” said Zhang. said, and over 1,000 projects Liu Yunhui, deputy director of Shaanxi bureau of with over 12 million US dol- An Iraqi man, suspected of involvement in attacks on coalition forces, is questioned in cultural relics, said the five villagers were rewarded for lars investment each were the living room of his home during a raid by the 82nd Airborne Division protecting the bronzes. being constructed. on 14 Jan, 2004 near Fallujah, Iraq. —INTERNET MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

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The southern demonstrations coincided with a growing Since May 1, when President Bush declared that major split between US officials and a prominent Shiite leader, combat operations in Iraq had ended, 358 US soldiers Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, who demanded Monday that have died — 228 as a result of hostile action and 130 of direct elections be held soon. US authorities plan to hold non-hostile causes, according to the Defence Depart- regional caucuses to choose a national assembly but do not ment’s figures. want to schedule elections until mid-2005. Since the start of military operations, 2,490 US service The protests in Kut included recently dismissed soldiers members have been injured as a result of hostile action, and laborers who have long been without jobs. Their anger according to the Defence Department. Non-hostile was directed largely at local and regional officials who they injured numbered 394. said demanded bribes or were former members of Saddam’s The latest deaths reported by the military: A 101st Baath Party. Airborne Division soldier died Tuesday in a non-hostile Internet incident in Mosul. —Internet Art therapy helps Iraqi children recover from war BAGHDAD, 15 Jan— At the Seasons Art School in south Baghdad, the goal is not to teach or learn but to give back Iraqi children their lost childhood. There are no classes and no exams. “We believe in the inherent crea- an escape and a way to deal with After formal lessons at other schools, tivity and loving potential of all chil- buried problems. Map of Iraq locating the latest developments.—INTERNET about 180 children from five to 18 dren,” reads a poster drawn up for a “Art therapy is a way to express come here for a few hours a day, and small art exhibition of the school’s emotions we are feeling inside,” she teachers help them use art, music and paintings at a Baghdad hotel. said. “Many children have no way to drama to unlock emotions which they The pictures displayed are bright express themselves at all, when you US economic may have suppressed during years of drawings of brick houses and fir go through a traumatic situation your war. trees and sunshine which could only defence is that you shut off, policies under fire at “Music or painting can help the hang on any classroom or fridge don’t speak very much.” children by making them forget their door worldwide. But teachers said The school has two psychologists Americas-wide summit real life,” staff member Iyad Hadi said that when the children first came to on hand to monitor the children and on Tuesday, as a class of girls and boys the school, their images were help them mix. One of the psycholo- MONTERRY, (Mexico), 15 Jan— Latin American scribbled happily with wax crayons on darker. gists, Rasha Imad, said she had seen leaders told President George W Bush on Tuesday paper. “A lot of kids used to draw tanks, significant improvement in many “perverse” US-backed economic policies had failed “When they get here, they play, that airplanes, guns,” Husni Mohammad children since starting work there their nations although they also agreed to fight makes them psychologically happier.” said. “We used to tear them apart, three months ago. corruption and terrorism together. Set up in last October by a new Iraqi say it’s over, it’s OK now.” “They have started to be calmer Bush tried at the 34-na- The Iraq war was widely non-governmental organization called Kiyoko McCrae, who works for in the classroom, to mix better, to tion Summit of the Ameri- unpopular in Latin America Childhood’s Voice, the school wel- an anti-war coalition in the United recognize letters and numbers and cas in Mexico to win back and countries like Brazil comes disabled and deprived children States and visited the school in Bagh- understand the meaning of play,” she the support of regional lead- and Argentina have moved among an intake from a wide range of dad, said her experience was that said. ers after spending the last to the political left so US- backgrounds. traumatized children used art as both MNA/Reuters two years focused almost backed policies are no exclusively on Iraq and se- longer an easy sell. curity. President Nestor NASA says “Space Station” leak traced to US lab Although he earned Kirchner of Argentina, MOSCOW, 15 Jan— A nated in a hose in a US late last month, sparked a it posed no danger to the backing for modest anti- which suffered financial leak which caused air pres- laboratory on board, a fresh row over the 16-na- two-man crew. corruption measures and collapse two years ago, said sure to drop aboard the In- NASA official in Russia tion station between the “The leak is in a flex the fight against terrorism, past mistakes were being ternational Space Station said on Monday. United States and Russia. hose in the lab window,” he also heard stinging criti- repeated today and com- is most likely to have origi- The leak, discovered But both acknowledged that Jim Neuman, Director of cism that rampant free mar- plained he was not getting NASA’s Human Space ket policies had done noth- enough support for his ef- Flight Programme in ing to ease poverty and had forts to rebuild the economy Russia, told Reuters by forced countries like Ar- and pay off debt. telephone. gentina into deep crisis. “We suffer pressures, “It’s 95 per cent at this Brazil’s leftist President incomprehension and de- stage... It is most likely the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva lays from international or- culprit.” said the “Washington con- ganizations which do not He said the problem, if sensus” of unfettered capi- appear to understand our confirmed, would probably talism in Latin America in need to grow,” he said. “It be solved by replacing the the 1990s had not delivered is unacceptable to insist on hose which helps keep air growth and kept millions recipes that have failed.” and condensation out of the of people hungry in shanty Latin American nations windows around the labo- towns and far-flung defeated a US proposal that ratory. villages. the most corrupt govern- Neuman believed there “After the 1980s — the ments in the Americas be was no longer any need to so-called lost decade — the barred from regional meet- proceed with a plan to iso- 90s was a decade of de- ings. They said it was too late the crewmen — US as- spair,” he said, calling for vague and some feared tronaut Michael Foale and new policies to tackle Washington would use it to Russian cosmonaut Alex- poverty directly. isolate its rivals. ander Kaleri — in a station “It was a perverse model Other anti-corruption module for five days. that wrongly separated the proposals were approved, That plan called for economic from the social, however, including a com- closing hatches connecting put stability against growth mitment to deny safe haven Iraqis men look into the window of a car in Baghdad on 13 Jan, 2004 which was the four main modules — and separated responsibi- to corrupt officials on the riddled with bullets the day before killing the driver and a 10-year-old boy according two Russian and two lity and justice,” Lula run as well as extradite them to relatives of the victims. Relatives say that US soldiers opened fire at the car American — in order to said. “Economic stability to their home countries and moments after an Army vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb on the street. One US trace the leak. turned its back on social help seize their assets. soldier was killed in the bombing, the US military said.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters justice.” MNA/Reuters THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004 7 Enjoying the taste of independence U Maung Maung Soe Tint (Retired Ambassador)

In the airspace of the Union of Myanmar, I flew to Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Deputy Minister for Ag- pation and colonial enslavement. And when the nation Tachilek in eastern Shan State on 25 December 2003 on riculture and Irrigation Brig-Gen Khin Maung, Deputy was independent, I started to enjoy the dignity and rights board a Myanmar Airways flight . I saw the Flag of the Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe, Deputy of a citizen of an independent nation. Thus, I know the Union proudly flying in the morning breeze under the Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races very difference between living under subjugation and liv- blue sky, with bluish mountain ranges in the background and Development Affairs Brig-Gen Than Tun, Deputy ing under independence, and also value the independence. during the stopover at the Heho Airport, and also at the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries U Aung Thein and Those were my memories for the independence. At the Tachilek Airport. As a citizen of Myanmar, I was happy Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo, and local na- same time, I was thinking about and thanking the and proud to see the State Flag fluttering in the air. And tional race leader U Pauk Yuchan. Also present at the Tatmadaw members and the national people who sacri- with so much joy, I felt the taste of independence. ceremony were Commander of the No 3 Military Area of ficed lives to restore and safeguard independence. Be- At that moment, my mind went back to the morn- Thailand Lt-Gen Pichammeth Muangmanee, the Thai in- cause of their sacrifices, we can live in the independent ing on 19 September 1985. At 9.15 am on that day, as charge of the project and senior military and civilian of- Union of Myanmar with dignity. I heartily thank all the already agreed upon as Myanmar Ambassador to Aus- ficials of Thailand. The motorcades from both countries heroes. tralia, I presented my credentials to the Governor General met near the Friendship Bridge. From the bridge, the mo- Then, I remembered what my Russian friends told in Canberra, Australia. I also took the salute of the guard torcades drove on for over 30 miles together to Yaungkha. me while I was serving as the Cultural Attache at the of honour. While saluting the Union Flag being hoisted to The earth road was rather rough. But it was an important Myanmar Embassy in Moscow. They were the persons the accompaniment of the national anthem, I came to friendship journey. who defended Leningrad while the Nazi troops besieged remember the gratitude I owed to the State and the grati- Till we reached the hospital and school, the villag- the city for over 400 days. With patriotism, they faced tude of my parents and teachers. I could serve as an ers greeted us. We felt refreshed when we saw them hunger and all kinds of sufferings to drive out the enemy Ambassador as Myanmar is an independent and sover- waving at us and welcoming us with their traditional songs in safeguarding independence. More than 20 million Rus- eign nation. I was deeply thinking about the actual taste and dances. And like the villagers, we were also happy. sians died during the World War II. They knew the value of independence. It was a victory of the Union people. of a loaf of brown bread. They told me that they wished As a citizen of the Union of Myanmar, I attended After the ceremony, they served us with the meals their children understand the sufferings they had faced to the ceremony to open a new hospital, covered by the cooked from the vegetables and fish and meat from the safeguard independence; that they wanted their children Yaungkha Village Project, Monghsat District, eastern Shan local farms. I was having a cordial conversation with Thai to enjoy the independence they had safeguarded with a lot State, on 16 December 2003. The project is being jointly senior military officer, who sat at the same table with me. of life, blood and sweat. implemented by Myanmar and Thailand under a friend- I also discussed about the project with the director-gen- We crossed the Friendship Bridge, and went up a ship programme. The project has come into being under eral of the Prime Minister’s Office of Thailand. The Thai hillock to pay homage to a pagoda built by King the agreement signed between the two countries to jointly officials happily accepted my invitation to visit Yangon Alungphaya near Maesai. When viewed from the hillock, wipe out the narcotic drugs and conduct border area de- for further discussions. Because of Myanmar’s fine his- we saw Tachilek and Maesai lying together peacefully. I velopment task. The Thai side contributed 20 million baht torical traditions, the Thais respect the Myanmar people. was also enjoying the taste of independence with pride, as to the project to show its friendship towards Myanmar. We will have to preserve the traditions. I saw from the hill the State Flag of the Union of Myanmar To prove her seriousness to the bilateral relations, All along the journey, I was enjoying the taste of flying in Tachilek. the Myanmar Government sent high level officials of the independence fully. I know well the sufferings of living ***** State including Chairman of Shan State (East) Peace and under subjugation, oppression and torture, as I have had (Translation: TMT) Development Council Commander of Triangle Region the personal experience of living under the Fascist occu- Kyemon+Myanma Alin: 12 January 2004. Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects development tasks in Myeik

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt views text books prescribed at Myeik University in Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects tasks for construction of the Maha Siddhi Myeik, Taninthayi Division on 13-1-2004. — MNA Pagoda on Sandawady Hill in Myeik, Taninthayi Division on 13-1-2004. — MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects newly-constructed Myeik General Hospital Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects Daungkumaw crab breeding farm in (200-bed) in Myeik, Taninthayi Division on 13-1-2004. — MNA Thannut Village-tract in Kyunsu Township, Taninthayi Division on 13-1-2004. — MNA 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004 Deep-water seaport in Dawei District … (from page 1) Deputy Minister for team of high level officials (Taninthayi) Ltd and Htoo Health Dr Mya Oo and the were touring Dawei, Myeik Htoo Toe Fisheries Ltd, K medical superintendent of and Kawthoung regions in 5 million each by the hospital reported to the Taninthayi Division to look Taninthayi Division Peace Prime Minister on treatment into the regional develop- and Development Council and construction tasks of ment undertakings, while and Coastal Region Com- the hospital. The Prime inspecting the state-spon- mand Headquarters, K 3.6 Minister gave necessary sored projects. million each by the Mon instructions. Afterwards, The team inspected the peace group, U Saw Jet of the Prime Minister arrived deep-water seaport that will Annawa Soe Co and Tetnay at Laykyun Hsemi pagoda benefit the nation much in Co, K 2 million each by in Myeik and paid rever- the future as well as the Myeik, Kawthoung and ence to a Buddha Image. transport, health, education Dawei District Peace and The Prime Minister and and social sectors and the Development Councils, K 1 party also contributed cash situation of the local agri- million each by Ahsaung towards the funds of the pa- cultural entrepreneurs and Kaung Fisheries Ltd and goda. Next, the Prime Min- the economy of Dawei re- Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects the 1,000-ton cold storage of Pyae Phyo Moekaung Oil Palm Co, K ister and party proceeded to gion. If a deep-water sea- Tun Int’l Co Ltd on Pahtaw Island in Kyunsu Township on 13-1-2004. — MNA 200,000 by U Sai Kyaw of the International Fish Auc- port can be built in Dawei the Paradise Hotel, K 350,000 each by U In Hone and U Maung Win (Kanphya), K 1.05 million by Thida Fisheries Co, K 6.3 million by Vintage Co and Summit Co, and K .5 million each by Dr Soe Win and U Khin Zaw of Tour Mandalay. Next, the Prime Minister and party arrived at Myeik University. Pro- rector U Khin Maung Cho and faculty members wel- comed the Prime Minister. Deputy Minister for Education U Myo Nyunt re- ported to the Prime Minis- ter on brief history of the university, courses and spe- cialisation conducted, stu- dent population, organiza- tional set-up and IT centre Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects the International Fish Auction Market in Myeik, Taninthayi Division, on 13-1-2004. MNA complete with 84 sets of computers and construction tion Market in Myeik and District, the sea-borne goods southern tip of the country, the national development. the Government is making tasks. Senior Engineer U inspected the business of from West Europe and prospects of eco-tourism de- Local authorities and depart- arrangements to assign du- Kyaw Myint reported to the private companies. South Asia can be trans- velopment in Myeik archi- mental personnel should ties to the private sector, Prime Minister on construc- Later, the Prime Minis- ported to Thailand via the pelago, and Ma Kyone strive for the successful im- combining its financial tion tasks. After hearing the ter met with members of Di- district. Thus, the project Galet, Salone and Pale is- plementation of the State’s power, efforts and efficient reports, the Prime Minister vision, District and Town- will benefit not only lands. The whole Taninthayi national development management system, base gave instruction on con- ship Peace and Develop- Myanmar, but also the Division including Myeik projects, while giving sup- on common interest. Thus, struction of a main build- ment Councils, departmen- neighbouring and regional Township is rich in natural port to the private sector. the private entrepreneurs ing attached to convocation tal officials and members of countries. The inspection resources, and have been the Local authorities and de- should extend their enter- hall. social organizations at Pale tour was meant to witness region contributing much to partmental heads will have prises, while existing as a Next, the Prime Minis- Yadana hall in Myeik. the deep-water seaport as Myanmar economy through- to make efforts with heart force worthy of the State’s ter and party viewed round First, Commander Brig- well as the arrangements to out the successive eras. In and soul for regional rice protection and support. Of- the books displayed at the Gen Ohn Myint reported to start a transnational high- addition to fisheries, rubber sufficiency, to provide en- ficials are required to oceanography lab and gave the Prime Minister on ar- way project that will be plantation and mineral min- couragement and assistance strive for progress of the instructions on taking nec- rangements for ensuring the jointly implemented by ing, oil palm cultivation is to the private oil palm cul- regional businesses includ- essary measures for devel- local rice sufficiency, yearly Myanmar, India and Thai- also standing as one of the tivation business to help ing rubber, pepper and opment of oceanography. rice output, targeted land. He and his team has main economies of the re- fulfil the edible oil con- mining. As pearl culture is Later, the Prime Minister monsoon paddy acreage, ar- already attended to the gion at present. sumption of the nation and achieving success under the and party went to new 200- rangements for cultivation needs of an industrial zone The Government has to further develop the fish- leadership of the State, ef- bed General Hospital in of summer paddy, winter project in Launglon Town- been encouraging the partici- eries that is the largest sec- forts should be made for Myeik. The medical super- crops, oil palm, rubber and ship, Dawei District, and pation of the private entre- tor and the most basic foun- the business to flourish intendent, doctors and pepper, production of meat world-class infrastructure preneurs, while implement- dation of the regional with added momentum. nurses welcomed the Prime and fish, and livestock projects to develop ing necessary economic economy. The private sec- As the private sector has Minister and party. Next, breeding tasks by citing Maungmakan beach. projects on self-reliant basis tor is extending coastal and been assigned to develop the Prime Minister and facts and figures. On 12 January, the team for progress of the entire deep-sea fishing in coopera- nature tourism in Taninthayi party viewed round the hos- After hearing the re- after looking into the require- Taninthayi Division includ- tion with the neighbouring Division possessing wide pital and inspected the con- port, Prime Minister Gen- ments of Kawthoung region ing Myeik, Dawei and countries. In order to effec- and long beaches, vast di- struction of the main opera- eral Khin Nyunt said start- development, studied the Kawthoung, to become a tively utilize the nation’s versity of flora and fauna, tion theatre. ing 11 January he and his rich aqua resources of the zone contributing towards riches for the State interest, (See page 9)

The newly-constructed 200-bed General Hospital (Myeik) in Taninthayi Division. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004 9

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt meets with local authorities, departmental officials and members of social organizations at Pale Yadana Hall in Myeik. — MNA systematically by the Government, it is incumbent upon the condition of the company’s incomes realized from the Deep-water seaport in… departmental officials as well as the entire national people export of crabs. (from page 8) to make active and harmonious cooperation with the Gov- After hearing the reports, the Prime Minister gave in- and pristine islands and coral reefs, the government bod- ernment so as to secure achievements in these tasks in the structions, saying that efforts are to be made to breed ies are required to support the sector. The team inspected spirit of national solidarity and Union Spirit, he concluded. crabs which have a ready market in foreign nations as the arrangements to hold the Salone Festival, making Next, U Htay Myint, Chairman of Yuzana Co Ltd, many as possible and that the ministries concerned are to arrangements for the national entrepreneurs and the de- donated K 50 million to the education, health and rural offer necessary assistance to private sectors with the con- partments to implement development undertakings includ- development tasks of Myeik region and K 500,000 to the viction that the development of private economies is in ing the eco-tourism business to help Salone race settle at Pale Kyun BEHS (branch); Zegaba Co Ltd Chairman U other way round the economic growth of the country. appropriate places, improve their social standard, promote Khin Shwe, K 500,000 to the Pale Kyun BEHS (branch); Manager of Ahsaung Kaung Industries Co Ltd U Aung their culture, and preserve their race. The Salone is a rare U Kya Maung of International Marine Products Co, K Lin donated K 1.5 million worth of school exercise books and significant people of the world living on boats, and 500,000 to the Pale Kyun BEHS (branch); and Managing and pencils to the basic education primary schools; Direc- earning their living fishing, their skilled profession. The Director of Tour Mandalay Co Ltd U Khin Zaw, K 200,000 tor U Maung Sit, K 1 million for the same reason. The Government has been further improving the transport to the same school. The donations of cash were received donations were received by Commander Brig-Gen Ohn sector, the main requirement for development of the whole by Commander Brig-Gen Ohn Myint. Myint. Taninthayi Division. Later, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party Next, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party In addition to Lenya Mandaing Bridge and Kyweku went to Hseiknge Bridge in Myeik, and then they left for inspected the production and breeding of crabs at the camp. Kyaukphya Bridge, major bridges were constructed. Daungkumaw crabs breeding camp in Thantok village- The Prime Minister and party also went to the 1000- Moreover, Kawthoung-Myeik-Mawlamyine motor road tract in Kyunsu Township. ton cold storage of Pyae Phyo Tun Intl’ Co Ltd on Pathaw was constructed. As a result, there has emerged a motor Officials of Ahsaung Kaung Industries Co Ltd reported Kyun in Kyunsu Township. There they were conducted road linking Kawthoung, the southernmost town in to the Prime Minister and party on production of fresh round the storage by officials. In giving instructions to Myanmar, to Putao, the northernmost town in Myanmar. fish and prawns, the breeding of crabs in 15 ponds, and officials of the storage, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt At a time when the Government is making systematic arrangements for developing all sectors in Taninthayi Division, departmental officials, on their part, should make field trips down to grass-roots level and implement the Government’s regional development measures to ensure the higher living standard of the people. A peaceful, modern, developed and discipline-flour- ishing democracy, which is the national goal, will take shape in a not too distant future without a shadow of doubt should the departmental officials lend themselves practically and energetically to the drive to improve the regions where they are assigned duties. Now that the seven-point roadmap of the State de- signed to create a peaceful, modern, developed and dis- cipline-flourishing democratic state is put into action Buildings on Myeik University campus in Taninthayi Division. — MNA said that ways and means should be sought for the pen- etration of fish and prawns into foreign markets. After- wards, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party left Myeik by air and arrived back here in the evening. Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, one of the members of the entourage of the Prime Minister, went to the subprinting house in Shanchaung Ward of Myeik on 13 January morning. There the minister inspected the construction works being carried out at the subprinting house and heard reports on progress of construction. Of- ficials also conducted him round the construction site. Later, the minister gave instructions on construction of the buildings meeting the set standards. He also met with employees of the Information and Public Relations Department at district and township levels and gave in- structions on efforts to achieve the targeted goals in the The developing condition of Taninthayi Division. — MNA implementation of the tasks. — MNA

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan inspects the construction site at the School buildings of the Government Computer College (Myeik) seen on 13-1-2004 in subprinting house in Myeik, Taninthayi Division. — MNA Taninthayi Division. — MNA 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004 Regional development measures inspected in Myitkyina YANGON, 15 Jan — Sec- Myitkyina, where officials of vide public health care are in retary-1 of the State Peace the hospital reported on mat- accord with the social objec- and Development Council ters related to treatment be- tives of the State. The Secre- Lt-Gen Soe Win, accompa- ing given to drug addicts, tary-1 later attended to the nied by member of the State mental as well as physical requirements. Peace and Development treatment, and anti-drug cam- The Secretary-1 and party Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, paigns. Director-General of proceeded to the Myitkyina deputy ministers, officials of the Health Department also University, where he met the State Peace and Develop- made additional reports. with the rector, professors, ment Council Office, and After hearing the reports, associate professors, lectur- departmental heads, left here the Secretary-1 gave instruc- ers, demonstrators at the hall by air for Myitkyina of tions and inspected round the of the university. On the oc- Kachin State on 12 January hospital. Secretary-1 Lt-Gen casion, the rector reported on morning. Soe Win and Lt-Gen Ye matters related to the univer- On arrival at the Myint signed in the visitors’ sity. After hearing the reports, Myitkyina Airport, the Sec- book of the hospital. the Secretary-1 gave instruc- retary-1 and party were wel- At the Myitkyina 300-bed tions, saying that the Gov- comed there by Kachin State General Hospital, the Secre- ernment is making efforts to Peace and Development tary-1 and party inspected the achieve simultaneous devel- Council Chairman and Com- man and women patient opment in political, economic Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win presents offertories to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Silavamsa. — MNA mander of Northern Com- mand Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe, Brig-Gen Bo Kyi of Myitkyina Station and senior military officers, de- partmental officials, and lo- cal people. At the Myitkyina Gov- ernment Technological Col- lege, the Secretary-1 and party inspected the teaching aids at the electronic com- munication department, the electric power department and the mechanical depart- ment, workshops and com- puter rooms. At the briefing hall, the principal of the college gave a brief account of the history of the college, courses avail- Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win meets with the rector, professors and associate-professors of Myitkyina University. — MNA able at the college, the popu- lation of students and the wards, the surgical room, the and social sectors. Success In the afternoon, the Sec- vided and encouragement Bhamo Road by Kachin strength of faculty members intensive care unit, and the has been achieved in these retary-1 and party headed being given by the State for State Special Region 2 and of the college, followed by operation theatre. At the hall tasks owing to the active par- for Government Computer the industrial development. Jade Land Myanmar Co; and supplementary reports by of the hospital, the Secre- ticipation of employees and College in Myitkyina. Prin- He spoke of the need of the Engineer (Project) U Tin Deputy Minister for Science tary-1 met with specialists, the people. An adequate cipal Daw Khin Than Mya industrialists to visit the Myint, on repair work to the and Technology Dr Chan doctors and nurses and heard amount of infrastructure has reported on salient points other industrial zones for de- road. The Secretary-1 and Nyein. reports on treatment being been provided for the health, about the college and Man- velopment of Myitkyina In- Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave nec- Speaking on the occasion, given to patients, the raising education and road transpor- aging Director of the Ever dustrial Zone. essary instructions. Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win of medical trust funds, and tation sectors. Arrangements Green Construction Co Ltd The Secretary-1 and The Secretary-1 and said that the Government is necessities of the hospital. are under way to further pro- U Than Shwe, on construc- party viewed the farm im- party inspected construction making efforts to develop In response to the reports, vide such requirements. tion tasks. Commander Maj- plements, and machines pro- of 110-mile Myitkyina- human resources crucial for the Secretary-1 said that with At the same time, as the Gen Maung Maung Swe duced by Myitkyina Indus- Bhamo Road. the establishment of a mod- an average life expectancy of seven-point roadmap of the gave a supplementary report. trial Zone. They arrived back ern nation. Therefore, it is 62 years for men and that of State has been set, measures The Secretary-1 in- Next, they headed for Myitkyina later in the necessary for the teachers of 65 years for women, it is are being taken phase by spected the scale model of Bala Minhtin Bridge across evening and inspected the the college to arm themselves found that the people of phase to ensure the economic the college and left neces- Ayeyawady River. Officials chosen site for construction with advanced technologies Myanmar now enjoy longer security of the people. He sary instructions. Next, they reported on implementation of the main sub-power sta- while nurturing their students life. Apart from it, Myanmar then called upon the faculty attended the stake-driving of Mali Hydropower Project, tion of Malikha Hydropower to be intellectuals. made clear to the world that members of the university to ceremony for construction work being done, efforts be- Project. They inspected the Moreover, steps are to be since 2003 it has reached the do everything in their capac- of a Government Techno- ing made for ensuring com- stone embankment along taken to be able to produce status of a country free from ity to implement the goals. logical College near pletion of the project by the Ayeyawady River near essential new items and in- leprosy and polio, and of a Later, the Secretary-1 Pammati Village in end of 2004, and arrange- Kachin State Development novate import-substitute country that has brought TB and party inspected the Myitkyina. Vice-Chairman ments being made for distri- Affairs Committee office. goods through the integra- under control. Similarly, the microbiology laboratory and of the Myanmar Education bution of electricity from the Officials reported on build- tion of their intellects with successful separation of con- the library at the university Committee Secretary-1 Lt- 10.5 megawatt power plant ing of the stone embank- the growing private indus- joined twins, kidney trans- and the construction works Gen Soe Win, Lt-Gen Ye to Myitkyina and ment. The Secretary-1 and tries. The Secretary-1 then plants, and the rejoining of being carried out there. Af- Myint and the commander Waingmaw. party visited Myitkyina cordially met with the fac- crushed arms are significant ter inspecting the construc- drove the stakes at the desig- The Secretary-1 gave in- Dhamma Rakkhita Wuntho ulty members of the college. achievements in the health tion of Adipadi road and the nated places and sprinkled structions to the officials Monastery and presented of- Next, the Secretary-1 and sector. archway of the university, scented water on them. concerned. Afterwards, fertories to Presiding party arrived at the Drug Ad- These measures being the Secretary-1 gave instruc- The Secretary-1 looked Deputy Superintending En- Sayadaw Vice-Chairman of dicts Treatment Hospital in taken by health staff to pro- tions to officials. into the site chosen for con- gineer of Bridge Special the State Sangha Maha struction of the college and Group 15 U Soe Thet re- Nayaka Committee gave instructions to the offi- ported on condition of the Sayadaw Agga Maha cials concerned. flow of Ayeyawady River, Pandita Agga Maha The Secretary-1 and construction of stone em- Saddhamma Jotikadhaja party held a meeting with bankment near the bridge on Bhaddanta Silavamsa and industrialists at Myitkyina the left of Myitkyina and members of the Sangha. Industrial Zone. Chairman work progress. Member of the Central of Myitkyina Industrialists The Secretary-1 in- Panel of Patrons of the Un- Association U Soe Myint spected the site chosen for ion Solidarity and Develop- Tun reported on establish- construction of a control ment Association Secretary- ment of the industrial zone, tower, progress in construc- 1 Lt-Gen Soe Win, accom- and assistance rendered by tion of the stone embank- panied by Commander Maj- Kachin State Peace and De- ment and the bridge opened Gen Maung Maung Swe, velopment Council for de- in November 1998. They met with secretaries, execu- velopment of the zone; and proceeded to Waingmaw in tives and members of Kachin industrialists, on tasks be- the evening. U Hsin Wah State, Myitkyina District, ing implemented. Naung of Kachin State Spe- Putao District and Myitkyina In response to the reports, cial Region 2 reported on Township USDAs at the of- the Secretary-1 elaborated measures being taken for fice of Kachin State USDA The scale model of Myitkyina Government Computer College. — MNA on necessary assistance pro- upgrading of Myitkyina- office. —MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004 11

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt addresses the Meeting No 1/2004 of the ASEAN Steering Committee. — MNA Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt attends ASEAN Steering Committee Meeting 1/2004

YANGON, 15 Jan — ASEAN Steering Committee Meet- subcommittees for respective economic sectors. Next, the of the ASEAN became stronger and leaders of the member ing 1/2004 was held at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha chairman of the CSSTB, Dr Than Nyun reported on matters countries were extending friendly relations based on mutual at 4 pm today attended by Chairman of the ASEAN Steering related to the participation of Myanmar delegation in the respect towards each others, said the Prime Minister. Committee Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt. 12th Meeting of the ASEAN on Government Employees In this way, leaders of the ASEAN nations supported the It was attended by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and held in Brunei from 13 to 15 October 2003. seven-point future policy programme of Myanmar. Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, the auditor-gen- Vice-President U Win Aung of the Union of Myanmar Today, problems caused by rapid developments in inter- eral, the chairman of the Civil Service Selection and Train- Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry re- national affairs could not be overcomed by any single ing Board, the judge advocate-general, deputy ministers, ported on matters related to ASEAN Business Advisory nation. With this in mind, world nations had established members of the steering committee, officials of the State Council (ASEAN-BAC) Meeting. After hearing the reports, organizations to work for the mutual benefit. Peace and Development Council Office, departmental heads the Prime Minister made a speech. He said the ASEAN Myanmar was participating not only in the ASEAN but and officials. stood firmly as a united organization with rapid momentum also in the BIMSTEC that would connect the South Asian First, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung reported of development. As a result, international organizations and South-East Asian countries. on the requirements to add new members in the steering including western and European nations shifted their atten- It could be seen that with its participation in regional committee, and attendance of the delegations of the Minis- tion to the ASEAN and promoted friendly relations with it. countries and organizations, Myanmar was able to enjoy the try of Foreign Affairs at ASEAN meetings. Next, Deputy At the ASEAN Summit held in Cambodia, the delega- gradual progress in political, economic, social sectors, as Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu reported on tion of South Africa attended the meeting on behalf of the favourable foundations had been achieved in the country. matters related to reduction of taxes for imports up to 0 per African nations and discussed the possibilities of coopera- Ministries concerned were required to actively partici- cent in accord with the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation tion with the ASEAN. pate in the ASEAN meetings and implement the results of Scheme, participation of Myanmar in Standards and Con- The People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Repub- the meetings in Myanmar, the Prime Minister pointed out. In formance of the ASEAN, the 12th Meeting of the ASEAN lic of Korea was participating in ASEAN+3 cooperation in conclusion, the Prime Minister urged those present to exert Trade Negotiating Group held in conjunction with the 10th the Asia region, the Prime Minister added. efforts to enable Myanmar to actively participate in the Meeting of the ASEAN-China Trade Negotiating Commit- The Republic of India started its cooperation with the activities of the ASEAN for the realization of the objectives tee held in the PRC from 11 to 14 November, 2003. ASEAN in the Ninth Summit of the ASEAN in Indonesia. enshrined in the ASEAN Vision: 2020 that aims at the Afterwards, Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone Members of the ASEAN countries was offering oppor- harmonious development of its member countries and reported on matters related to the first meeting on implemen- tunities to the newcomers including Cambodia, Laos, strengthens the political, economic, social infrastructures of tation of ASEAN economic agreements, and formation of Myanmar and Vietnam by rendering assistance. The unity them. — MNA Hsamalauk Village MCWA’s day nursery opened

YANGON, 15 Jan — mand Maj-Gen Soe Naing, to the children. Myanmar Maternal and local authorities, members of At the cash donation cer- Child Welfare Association the supervisory committee, emony, the MMCWA presi- President Dr Daw Khin Win officials, wellwishers, dent made a speech. Maubin Shwe, Vice-Presidents Dr townselders and others. District PDC Chairman Lt- Kyi Soe and Dr Daw Tin Lin They attended the open- Col Sein Maung presented Myint and CEC members ing of the day nursery of facts about the nursery. arrived at Hsamalauk Vil- Township MCWA (branch) Chairman of the company U lage in Nyaungdon Town- at the township. Patron Daw Win Aung handed over the ship, Ayeyawady Division, Tin Tin Lat and Director of documents related to the this morning. Dagon International Ltd Daw building, K 300,000, other They were welcomed Moe Mya Mya formally cash donations made by the there by Division MCWA opened the building. The wellwishers to Division Supervisory Committee Pa- MMCWA president un- MCWA Supervisory Com- tron Daw Tin Tin Lat, wife veiled the signboard of the mittee President Dr Than of Chairman of Ayeyawady day nursery. Aung, who then presented Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presents gifts to kids at the day nursery of Hsamalauk Village Division Peace and Devel- Next, Dr Daw Khin Win certificates of honour to him. Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Branch) in Nyaungdon Township, Ayeyawady opment Council and Com- Shwe and party viewed the Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe Division. — MNA mander of South-West Com- building and presented gifts presented teaching and learn- ing aids to the school through West Bangalore State Governor CPT Minister arrives back Patron Daw Tin Tin Lat. YANGON, 15 Jan —Min- Selection and Training Board The team proceeded to arrives ister for Communications, Dr Than Nyun, officials of Myanmar-Known You Peas- YANGON, 15 Jan —At the U Thaung Tun of Political visited the National Museum Posts and Telegraphs Brig- Indian embassy, departmen- ants’ Hospital in the village. invitation of Minister for Department, Indian Ambas- on Pyay Road here in the Gen Thein Zaw, after attend- tal heads from the Ministry They inspected the hospital Foreign Affairs U Win Aung, sador Mr Rajiv Kumar evening. ing the Asia IT Ministers’ of Hotels and Tourism and and donated cash to the hos- West Bangalore State Gov- Bhatia, Military Attaché After looking around the 2nd Summit held in the Myanma Telecommuni- pital and comforted the pa- ernor Mr Viren J Shah and Colonel Jasvinder Singh museum, the governor Hyderabad, India on 12 and cation and family members. tients. party of India arrived here Chopra and officials. signed in the visitors’ book 13 January, arrived back here CEC member U Thaung Vice-President Dr Kyi by air this afternoon. The Indian governor was and left there. by air yesterday evening. Tin of the UMFCCI, who Soe held discussions with the The guests were wel- accompanied by his wife and Minister U Win Aung The minister was wel- accompanied the minister, youths of Lunge Yeikmon comed at the airport by Di- his personal assistants. hosted a dinner in honour of comed at the airport by Min- also arrived back on the same opened at the rural health rector-General Thura U The Indian guests, to- the guests at Karaweik Pal- ister for Labour U Tin Winn, flight. care centre in the village. Aung Htet of Protocol De- gether with officials from the ace, Kandawgyi, here. Chairman of Civil Service MNA MNA partment, Director-General Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MNA

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(a) Air-Conditioning and Ventilation 3 Lots JAKARTA, 15 Jan — The The archaeologists said this is the first Archaeologists have taken photos of the Equipment Association of South-East time for them to find wordless ancient bam- slip pictures and will knit them together to (b) Tempered Glass Door, Reflective 4 Items Asian Nations (ASEAN) boo slips. Ancient Chinese wrote their records explore possible information hidden in the Glass, Clear Glass and Aluminium Cladding economic ministers are on bamboo slips, which usually provide more paintings, said Wang. (c) Sanitary Equipment 5 Items to meet informally in direct information than other cultural relics. Excavations began in September and ended 2. Tender documents will be available at the office of Yogyakarta in Indonesia on The slips, found on December 25, 2002, in late December in 2002 after archaeologists Budget & Accounts Department, Procurement & Sales January 19 and January 20 were expected to provide new information on hit upon a tomb when making a survey along Section, City Hall, Yangon, during office hours by cash to discuss, among other politics, economics, culture, art or religion of the planned route of an expressway in central at Kyat 500/- to be paid to the above office for each set of things, economic integration that time when first excavated. China’s Hubei Province. documents. Tender closing date is 21-1-2004 at 16:00 in the region. Instead of words on the yellow (or inner) The legend of a great general who died at hours. “The meeting will pre- sides of bamboo, pictures of black lacquer the battlefield had been passed down through 3. Tenders shall be accepted only from Tenderers who pare for a formal meeting appeared on the green (or outer) sides of generations along the Gunhe River in Hubei have officially purchased the Tender documents. due in September in Jakarta,” bamboo, said Wang Hongxing, director of Province. It was said that nine tombs were Chairman, the Director General for In- Hubei Provincial Archaeological Research built and his body was placed in one of them. Procurement & Sales Committee ternational Cooperation of Institute. The survey showed a ridge beside the river the Ministry of Industry The cache from the Jiuliandun Tombs in and nine tombs were subsequently found. and Trade, Pos M Hutabarat, Zaoyang City is the largest yet found from Besides bamboo slips, the tombs also was quoted Wednesday the Chu State which dates back to the War- yielded bronze battle carts and horses, musi- Don’t smoke by The Jakarta Post as ring States Period (475 BC-221 BC), said cal instruments, household articles, and saying.—MNA/Xinhua Wang. wooden sacrificial vessels.—MNA/Xinhua

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NEW DELHI, 15 Jan — India and Bahrain Tuesday signed five agreements including an Extradition Treaty that deals with concrete steps to combat terrorism and strengthens bilateral cooperation in suppression of crime. The agreements, signed in the presence underlined the historical links between India of visiting Bahrain Prime Minister Shaikh and Bahrain and their cooperation in multi- Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Indian lateral fora like the Non-Aligned Move- Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in- ment. cludes a Memorandum of Understanding on Vajpayee hoped that the visit of the Foreign Office consultations. Bahraini Prime Minister would mark a quali- The other agreements are of mutual tative surge in bilateral relations, the Exter- legal assistance in criminal matters and judi- nal Affairs Ministry spokesman said. cial, commercial and civil matters. The two Referring to the agreements signed on sides also signed a bilateral investment, pro- Tuesday, he said these would initiate regular motion and protection agreement. exchanges between security and law en- Eastman Kodak Co on 13 Jan, 2004 said it will stop selling traditional film cameras in The Extradition Treaty was signed by forcement agencies of the two countries and the US, Canada and Western Europe, another move by the photography company to cut Finance Minister Jaswant Singh and Shaikh establish a framework for institutional and lines with declining appeal in favour of fast-growing digital products. With sales of Ali bin Khalifa al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Trans- investment relationship. digital cameras poised to overtake film cameras for the first time this year, Kodak is portation Minister. Bahrain is the second The Prime Minister lauded the consist- redefining itself in an effort to keep pace. But the No 1 maker of photographic film will Gulf country after UAE with which India ent policy of the Bahrain Government of continue to sell one-time use cameras in the West and expand its sales of these and has signed the Extradition Treaty. ensuring that Indian expatriates work in an other film-based cameras — and film — in emerging markets where demand is on the The MoU on Foreign Office consulta- atmosphere that enables them to contribute rise. Kodak Advantix cameras are seen in this February 1996 file photo.—INTERNET tions which recognizes the importance of fully to the economic success of that country. exchange of opinions at different levels on He also welcomed the initiatives taken matters of bilateral relations and interna- by the Gulf Cooperation Council to establish tional issues of mutual interest was inked by institutional relations with India, both in the WHO confirms new polio External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha political and economic fields. and Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Minister and India’s External Affairs Minsiter called Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammad bin on the Bahrain leader who will also have cases in Cameroon, Benin Mubarak Al Khalifa. meetings with Vice-President Bhairon Singh GENEVA, 15 Jan— The World Health Organization (WHO), battling to eradicate polio At the delegation-level talks, Vajpayee Shekhawat.— MNA/PTI worldwide by the end of the year, confirmed on Tuesday that the disease had resurfaced in Cameroon and Benin. The UN health agency spread diseases, polio is now reported in 2003, Nigeria Knife-wielding 90-year-old said one case had been iden- endemic in only six coun- topping the list with 300, tified in each of the West tries — India, Pakistan, Ni- followed by India with 214 African states, and had geria, Afghanistan, Niger and Pakistan with 96. But sends NZ intruder packing spread there from neighbour- and Egypt — but stamping it the total was sharply down ing Nigeria. out completely has proved on the 1,918 recorded in WELLINGTON, 15 Jan— A 90-year-old New Zealand man grabbed a carving knife Once one of the world’s difficult. 2002. from his kitchen and chased away a masked intruder who had threatened his wife with most devastating and wide- Over 650 cases were MNA/Reuters a butter knife. The intruder waved the he was not wearing his hear- I would have stuck (the knife) flimsy weapon at David ing aid, then beat the burglar in his Adam’s apple,” he said. Bam survivors face rising Saulbrey’s wife when she in a search for a more threat- New Zealand police said tried to ring the police to re- ening weapon. they did not recommend con- heat, irrigation damage port Tuesday’s break-in at “Once I got the carving fronting an armed intruder but their home in Lower Hutt, knife I said: ‘Now you bas- praised Saulbrey’s bravery. BAM (Iran), 15 Jan— Rapidly rising temperatures in southern Iran and damage to near Wellington, the Do- tard, you’re for it.’ With that “He’s a tough old bug- underground irrigation systems vital to the local economy are clouding the outlook for the minion-Post newspaper re- he threw his knife at me and ger. You wouldn’t think he survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake in Bam. ported. took off out the door,” was 90, that’s for sure,” De- Mohammad Ali Karimi, Governor of “But before permanent housing can be Saulbrey, who failed to Saulbrey told the newspa- tective Scott Cooper was the southern Kerman Province, told the built, we need 15,000 mobile homes,” he hear the hapless intruder’s per. quoted as saying. European Union’s visiting foreign policy said, adding that there were probably only demand for money because “I was that bloody wild. MNA/Reuters chief Javier Solana that the initial rescue 1,000 immediately available. phase was over but the impending onslaught The most striking feature of Bam from of the desert spring and summer heat made the air is the huge palm grove stretching housing the top priority. around the town which produces the world- Karimi told Solana that he believed famous dates that provide much of Bam’s 42,000 of Bam’s 100,000 people had died in livelihood. All around is the desolate Dasht- the quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter e-Lut Desert. Scale, significantly higher than the official Kerman Member of Parliament Hassan toll of around 30,000. Khoshrou told Reuters 25 out of 64 qanats in Fears were also raised that an ancient the region had been damaged. system of underground irrigation canals, or The full extent of the damage was not yet qanats, may be badly damaged, threatening clear, but one visiting diplomat said there the long-term future of the desert oasis, were fears the local qanats may have been whose economy depends on horticulture, shattered. “If they’re not repaired, you’re especially dates. probably faced with desolation,” he said. Aid workers from around the world Despite the devastation and piles of rub- working at Bam echoed Karimi’s concerns ble everywhere, Bam had a sense of calm and as the temperature stood at over 20 Celsius order on Tuesday, as children played and (68 Fahrenheit) even in January, with the queues formed patiently at mobile hospitals. brief spring set to give way to summer heat “We’re treating about 550 outpatients a of over 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). day, mostly for the normal things you’d “Very soon it will be too hot for tents,” expect in a community of this size,” said said Chian Hung-chi, whose Taiwan-based Ingrid Tjoflaat, a Norwegian nurse at a tent Dharma Drum charity assisted in housing hospital. after an earthquake in Taiwan four years ago. MNA/Reuters White smoke rises about 800 metres (2,600 feet) in the air from a crater of Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture (state), southern Japan, on 14 Jan, 2004. The Fukuoka Meteorological er˙ac\elew;ew; m¨;ys\eS;" Observatory issued public warning on Wednesday of volcanic activity. The 1,592-metre (5,223-foot) volcano is one of Japan’s five most active volcanoes.—INTERNET 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004 Inter scrape draw in Italian Cup Real fine Ronaldo for Charlton turn down S quarter-finals flying visit to London Chelsea offer for ROME, 15 Jan— A second-string Inter Milan side scraped a 0- MADRID, 15 Jan— Brazilian striker 0 draw against Udinese in the first leg of their Italian Cup quarter- Ronaldo has been fined by Real Madrid for Parker final on Tuesday. making an unauthorized trip to London, the LONDON, 15 Jan— English Premier P With several first-team regulars resting, including Christian club's sporting director Jorge Valdano said League side Charlton Athletic have rejected Vieri and Fabio Cannavaro, the most impressive visiting player on Tuesday. a move by Chelsea to buy midfielder Scott at Udinese's Friuli stadium turned out to be reserve keeper "Ronaldo made the trip without the per- Parker, the south London club said on their Alberto Fontana, who kept his side in the contest with a string of mission of the club and the appropriate web site on Tuesday. O fine saves. sanction was applied," Valdano told The 24-year-old former England under- Udinese midfielders Valentim Alberto and Martin Jorgensen Telemadrid Radio. 21 international renewed his contract with and playmaker David Pizarro all had close-range efforts blocked The player said last week that he did not Charlton for five years last July and the by Fontana in a one-sided first half. think he should be punished for the visit, club's chief executive Peter Varney said: R "Scott Parker is not for sale and we do not Inter's only chance before the break arrived in the 25th minute, explaining that he had gone to London to fulfil when Obafemi Martins blasted the ball against the side netting. publicity obligations with the sportswear firm welcome this enquiry". There was no rest for the visitors after the interval either, Nike and had missed training on his return Third-placed Chelsea are looking for T though they tightened up their defence enough to ensure they because of difficulties with his flight. "I don't cover in midfield after injuries to Frenchman carried the deadlock into the second leg on January 21. think I will be fined because I have done Emmanuel Petit, Argentine Juan Sebastian In Wednesday's quarter-final fixtures reigning Cup champi- nothing wrong," he said at the time. Veron and Ireland winger Damien Duff. ons AC Milan repeat last season's final when they face AS Roma "The plane couldn't land at the airport on The big spending club, bankrolled by S and Parma play Lazio, while Perugia take on Juventus on time because of fog and that's why I arrived Russian tycoon owner Roman Abramovich, Thursday. late for training. I'm fully aware of my have been linked with several players during MNA/Reuters obligations and want to fulfil all of them." the transfer window this month but no Valdano said that reports that the club signings have been confirmed. Ecuador beats Peru had intervened to prevent him attending Charlton, in fourth place 11 points adrift 4-2 in Olympic qualifier Chelsea's match against Liverpool on of Chelsea, are competing for a European Wednesday were not true. place next season. Varney said Parker was "a SANTIAGO, 15 Jan — "It is not correct that we rang him to stop vital part of our plans as we continue the Johnny Baldeon scored twice him going to see Chelsea because we didn't process of establishing Charlton as one of the in the first half to help Ecua- even know he was in England at that time". top clubs in the country." — MNA/Reuters dor beat Peru 4-2 in a South MNA/Reuters American Olympic qualify- Bayern's Scholl, Linke ing match in Coquimbo, England keeper James Chile, on Monday. Colom- agree to stay to 2005 bia beat Bolivia 2-0 in an- to join Man City BERLIN 15 Jan— Bundesliga champions other Group B game. LONDON, 15 Jan— England goalkeeper Bayern Munich have extended the contracts Baldeon opened the scoring David James is set to join Premier League of midfielder Mehmet Scholl and defender in the 9th minute in a coun- Manchester City from first division West Thomas Linke until June 2005, the club's web terattack on a pass from Ham United for an undisclosed fee, replac- site reported. Fernando Saritama. ing the retiring David Seaman. Bayern said both had agreed to extend He made it 2-0 seven The 33-year-old James, who has yet to their contracts, which were due to expire at minutes later, dribbling past agreed personal terms, is likely to make his the end of the season, whilst in Dubai at a three defenders to score with debut against Blackburn Rovers at the City training camp during the traditional winter a low shot. of Manchester stadium on Saturday provid- break. "They will sign their contracts when Alberto Rodriguez ing he passes a medical on Wednesday, City they are back in Munich," said Bayern chair- scored again for Peru one said on their website on Tuesday. James has man Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. minute into the second half. won 20 caps for England, where he has Former Germany player Scholl, 33, joined But Franklin Salas scored on succeeded Seaman as Sven Goran Eriksson's Bayern from Karlsruhe in 1992. He has been a penalty kick in the 58th number one keeper. plagued by injuries in past years, most recently minute and Roberto Mina "David James is a tremendous acquisi- having surgery on an intervertebral disc, and Levante's Colombian player Edwin Congo , right, fights for scored in the 47th minute to tion," City manager Kevin Keegan said. played only three matches this season. the ball against FC Barcelona's Giovanni Van Bronckhorst give Ecuador its second vic- "We have been looking to strengthen the Rummenigge, however, said Scholl was during a 3rd round, 2nd leg King's Cup match in Barcelona, tory in the tournament. goalkeeping position and to secure the Eng- recovering quickly and now pain free. Spain, on 14 Jan, 2004.—INTERNET MNA/Xinhua land number one is terrific news." Linke joined Bayern in 1998 from fellow Chelsea, Scarborough set up FA Cup classic James joined West Ham, relegated from Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the 34-year- the Premier League last season, in 2001 old, who has 41 international caps, said he LONDON, 15 Jan— Chelsea thumped Watford 4-0 in their FA Cup third round following a two-year spell at Aston Villa and hoped to play on after his Bayern contract replay on Wednesday to set up a classic fourth-round tie against minor league seven years at Liverpool. —MNA/Reuters expired.— MNA/Reuters Scarborough, who upset Third Division Southend 1-0. In the night's other replay, an all-Premier He was also pleased with the return of League clash, two late goals gave Man- Duff. "When he runs one to one with the ball chester City a desperately needed 3-1 suc- he is devastating," he said. cess at Leicester City to end their 14-game Scarborough left it late to set up their winless run. dream tie at their 6,250-capacity ground. Chelsea advanced with two goals from Striker Mark Quayle got the only goal from Adrian Mutu, one from Jimmy Floyd close range seven minutes from time. Hasselbaink and another from Eidur Their third win over league opposition in Gudjohnsen as they atoned for a lacklustre the competition this season meant that performance at Vicarage Road 11 days ago. Scarborough followed fellow Conference There they had to come from behind team Telford United into the fourth round twice to draw 2-2 with a side beset by but it the Yorkshire side who landed the financial problems and now sixth-from last plum tie as the Chelsea game will be in the First Division. televised live earning them a huge payout. Watford started well, earning four cor- Manchester City, like Chelsea, also twice ners in the first four minutes, but went came from behind to draw 2-2 in the initial behind to Mutu's first after seven minutes. meeting and they too took early control of Hasselbaink got the second in the 34th the replay — albeit away from home. minute and Watford's hopes evaporated in They struck after 12 minutes when a deep the 76th when Mutu scored his second — cross by Trevor Sinclair was headed in by the Romanian striker's third in two games French midfielder Antoine Sibierski. having gone 14 without a goal. Leicester upped the pressure after the Gudjohnsen finished it off in the 84th break and equalized with a deflected Les minute when he put away a cross from Ferdinand free kick after 73 minutes but fellow substitute Damien Duff, making his Nicolas Anelka seized on some hesitant de- first appearance since dislocating his shoul- fending to strike for the visitors in the 90th der last month. minute. Manager Claudio Ranieri was delighted Jonathan Macken added a third in injury his three strikers had found the target. "It's time to secure the win that earned City a Roma's Gaetano D'Agostino, left, and Daniele de Rossi, centre, fight for the ball with important for strikers to score. It's like oxy- home tie with Tottenham Hotspur. Milan's Clarence Seedorf of the Netherlands, right, during the 'Italy Cup' Coppa Italia gen to them," said the Italian." MNA/Reuters soccer match between Milan and Roma, in Milan, on 14 Jan, 2003.—INTERNET THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 16 January, 2004 15 the Ayeyawady River Nandar-Kan Ahla 23:36 Tour In Myanmar 04:20 The Ancient City of 05:58 Beautiful Taninthayi MRTV-3 (Sagaing)” 21:00 National News “Yangon” Myanmar (Bagan) 06:00 National News MRTV-3MRTV-3 16:15 National News 21:05 Hsinbyushin Temples, 23:40 Headline News 04:25 Song “Invitations from 06:05 Picturesque Views in 16:20 Mogok, The Gems Stone Carving and 23:42 Easily Cooked Tasty Manaw Lan d” Southern Shan State Land Monasteries Dishes (Fried Prawn 04:30 National News (Part-I) 16:25 Song of Myanmar 21:10 Song “Golden Land, with Cytrus Plant) 04:35 Music for Your Ears 06:10 Song “The Beauty of Beauty & Scenic Myanmar” 23:45 National News (Than Sann Lyric the Ayeyawady 16-1-2004 (Friday) Sights “Myanma Pano- 21:15 National News 23:50 Lucky Bamboo Notes) (Sagaing)” (Programme Schedule) rama & Myanma Sen- 21:20 The Art of Making 23:55 Sound of the harp at- 04:40 Myanmar Cuisine 06:15 National News Morning Transmission timent” Paper Toys tracting Love “Noodle with Coco- 06:20 Mogok, The Gems (9:00 - 10:00) 16:30 National News 21:25 Song of Myanmar 23:58 Beautiful Taninthayi nut-soup” Land 9:00 Signature Tune 16:35 Socioeconomic Condi- Beauty & Scenic 24:00 National News 04:45 National News 06:25 Song “The Land of Greeting tions of Chin State Sights “Mingalabar” 00:05 Picturesque Views in 04:50 Cruise on Min Kyan Myanmar” 9:02 Song of Myanmar 16:40 Myanmar Cuisine 21:35 Tour In Myanmar Southern Shan State Sit 06:30 National News Beauty & Scenic (Traditional “Yangon” (Part -I) 04:55 Shutaing Thaswa 06:35 Socioeconomic Condi- Nandar-Kan Ahla Sights “Myanma Pano- Shwedaung Noodle) 21:40 Headline News 00:10 Song “The Beauty of tions of Chin State 05:00 National News rama & Myanma Sen- 16:45 National News 21:42 Easily Cooked Tasty the Ayeyawady River 06:40 Myanmar Cuisine 05:05 Hsinbyushin Temples, timent” 16:50 An Umbrella For Style Dishes (Fried Prawn (Sagaing)” “Traditional 9:06 Tour In Myanmar 16:55 Kayin Dance (We Bu with Cytrus Plant) 00:15 National News Stone Carving and Monasteries Shwedaung Noodle” “Yangon” (or) Paddy Winnowing 21:45 National News 00:20 Mogok, The Gems 06:45 National News 9:10 Headline News Dance) 21:50 Lucky Bamboo Land 05:10 Song “Golden Land, Myanmar” 06:50 An Umbrella For Style 9:12 Easily Cooked Tasty 17:00 National News 21:55 Sound of the harp at- 00:25 Song of Myanmar 05:15 National News 06:55 Kayin Dance (We Bu Dishes (Fried Prawn 17:05 Architecture of the tracting Love Beauty & Scenic Sights 05:20 The Art of Making (or) Paddy Winnowing with Cytrus Plant) Great Ananda 21:58 Beautiful Taninthayi “Myanma Panorama & Paper Toys Dance) 17:10 Myanmar Modern 22:00 National News Myanma Sentiment” 9:15 National News 05:25 Song of Myanmar 07:00 National News Song “Feel like an 22:05 Picturesque Views in 00:30 National News 9:20 Lucky Bamboo Beauty & Scenic 07:05 Architecture of the 9:25 Sound of the harp at- Earthquake” Southern Shan State 00:35 Socioeconomic Condi- Sights “Mingalabar” Great Ananda tracting Love 17:15 National News (Part-I) tions of Chin State 05:35 Tour In Myanmar 07:10 Myanmar Modern 9:28 Beautiful Taninthayi 17:20 From Yangon to the 22:10 Song “The Beauty of 00:40 Myanmar Cuisine “Yangon” Song “Feel like an 9:30 National News Peak of Mt. Victoria the Ayeyawady River “Traditional 05:40 Headline News Earthquake” 9:35 Picturesque Views in 17:25 Song of Myanmar (Sagaing) ” Shwedaung Noodle” 05:42 Easily Cooked Tasty 07:15 National News Southern Shan State Beauty & Scenic 22:15 National News 00:45 National News Dishes (Fried Prawn 07:20 From Yangon to the (Part-I) Sights “Come and See 22:20 Mogok, The Gems 00:50 An Umbrella For Style wih Cytrus Plant) Peak of Mt. Victoria 00:55 Kayin Dance (We Bu 9:40 Song “The Beauty of Myanmar” Land 05:45 National News 07:25 Song of Myanmar (or) Paddy Winnowing the Ayeyawady River Evening Transmission 22:25 Song“The Land of 05:50 Lucky Bamboo Beauty & Scenic Dance) (Sagaing)” (19:30 - 23:30) Myanmar” 05:55 Sound of the harp at- Sights “Come and See 01:00 National News 9:45 National News 19:30 Signature Tune 22:30 National News tracting Love Myanmar” 9:50 Mogok, The Gems Greeting 22:35 Socioeconomic Condi- 01:05 Architecture of the Land 19:32 Song of Myanmar tions of Chin State Great Ananda 9:58 Song of Myanmar Beauty & Scenic 22:40 Myanmar Cuisine 01:10 Myanmar Modern Song Beauty & Scenic Sights “Myanma Pano- (Traditional Shwe- “Feel like an Earth- Sights “Come and See rama & Myanma Sen- daung Noodle) quake” Myanmar” timent” 22:45 National News 01:15 National News 19:36 Kayah State 22:50 An Umbrella For Style 01:20 From Yangon to the 16-1-2004˚(Friday) 19:40 Headline News 22:55 Kayin Dance (We Bu Peak of Mt. 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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). 10th Waning of Pyatho, 1365 ME Friday, 16 January, 2004 World-class commercial-scale gas deposit found at A-1 block offshore Rakhine coast The deposit can hold gas from 4.2 trillion to 5.8 trillion cubic feet According to calculations, A-1 block may yield up to 14 trillion cubic feet of gas As host nation, it will enjoy proportionate benefits, considerable amount of profit from shares YANGON, 15 Jan — The Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise reached an agreement with the Daewoo International Corporation of the Republic of Korea to explore and exploit oil and gas at A-1 block offshore Rakhine coast on 4 August 2000 under production sharing contract. Seismic sur- vey was conducted up to 3,552.75 line kilo- metres in the area in 2001. Follow-up measures were then taken. The offshore drilling machine Energy Searcher started drilling at Shwe-1 test well in the block on 21 November 2003 and struck the gas de- posit on 26 December 2003 at the G-5 sand layer 10,588 feet below the seabed. According to the geological condition, the deposit may yield from 4.2 trillion to 5.8 trillion cubic feet of gas. Serving as the operator, the Daewoo International Corporation has a 60 per cent stake in the business, while Korea Gas Corporation, another ROK enterprise is holding 10 per cent of the share; ONGC Videsh Ltd of Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi spuds in the Shwe-1 test well in Block No A-1, offshore Rakhine the Republic of India, 20 per cent; and Coast in Myanmar. — ENERGY GAIL (India) Ltd, 10 per cent. It is a world-class commercial-scale A-1 block may yield up to 14 trillion cubic to have shares of the business, and she gas deposit, with a promising geological feet of gas. As the host, Myanmar will will gain considerable profit from the gas condition to yield platinum and silver. have the right to enjoy the proportionate deposit. According to the calculations, the whole share of the benefits. The country is going MNA

The Energy Searcher Drilling Machine at work at the Shwe-1 test well in Block No A-1, offshore Rakhine coast. — MNA