Sippaañ ca, to acquire skill in sciences; this is the way to auspiciousness. Established 1914 Volume XI, Number 325 1st Waning of Tabaung 1365 ME Saturday, 6 March, 2004 Religious title offering ceremony being held on a grand scale at Maha Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill.—˚MNA Religious titles conferred on members of the Sangha, nuns and laity YANGON, 5 March —Religious titles were presented to mander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief Peace and Development Council and their wives, ministers 261 members of the Sangha, 24 nuns, 28 lay men and 22 lay (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw and their wives, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General and women at home and abroad at a ceremony held at Maha Mya Mya San, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and wife the Auditor-General and their wives, the chairman of Civil Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill here this afternoon, attended Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, Daw Khin Than Nwe, wife of Lt- Service Selection and Training Board, the chairman of by Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace Gen Tin Oo, member of the State Peace and Development Yangon City Development Committee the mayor and wife, and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of De- Council General Thura Shwe Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay senior military officers, deputy ministers, the vice-mayor, fence Services Senior General Than Shwe. Thet, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development the deputy chief-justice, the deputy attorney-general, the The ceremony was graced by the presence of member Council Lt-Gen Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, director-general of the State Peace and Development Coun- Sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin cil Office, departmental heads, heads of missions and Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Sayadaws and title recipient Win, members of the State Peace and Development Council diplomats of Sri Lankan Embassy, Cambodian Embassy, Sayadaws and nuns. Also present were Vice-Chairman of and their wives, the Commander-in-Chief (Navy), the Com- Laos Embassy and Nepalese Embassy to Myanmar, the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Com- mander-in-Chief (Air), the chairman of Yangon Division (See page 9) INSIDE Perspectives Utilize the natural resources most effectively (Page 2) Prime Minister attends ceremony to drive stake for construction of gandakuti for Tampalawha Maha Muni Buddha Image in Bago (Page 16) Circulation 22,654 Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party receiving Five Precepts from Vice-Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Bhaddanta Paññindabhivamsa.— MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 6 March, 2004 PERSPECTIVES 59th Anniversary People’s Desire Armed Forces Day Objectives * Oppose those relying on external elements, Saturday, 6 March, 2004 — To strive hand in hand with the people for acting as stooges, holding negative views Utilize the natural resources successful realization of the State’s seven-point most effectively policy programme * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability — To crush internal and external destructive of the State and progress of the nation Taninthayi Division is blessed with land elements hindering the stability and progress of and marine resources and deep sea fish and the State through people’s militia strategy prawn, petroleum and gas contribute towards * Oppose foreign nations interfering in — To implement border area development tasks national development. internal affairs of the State Pearl culture is a reliable and potential and the five rural development tasks hand in business of the division. Mineral resources can hand with the entire people * Crush all internal and external destructive still be explored not only in the sea but also in — To build up a strong and efficient Tatmadaw to elements as the common enemy the land. uphold ‘Our Three Main National Causes’ With the aim of developing Taninthayi Division, the Government is fulfilling the re- quirements in education, health and transpor- tation sectors of the division. The government is implementing the de- velopment tasks spending a large sum of money with the aim of developing even the far-flung areas. Chairman of the State Peace and Devel- opment Council Commander-in-Chief of De- fence Services Senior General Than Shwe met members of Taninthayi Division Peace and De- velopment Council, departmental officials, chairmen of Myeik District and Township PDCs, officials, members of Union Solidarity and Development Association, social organiza- tions, townselders and entrepreneurs at Pale Yadana Hall in Myeik on 28 February. In his guidance given to officials, the Sen- Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives Faits & Projets Magazine Publisher Ms Delphine Evmoon ior General said that exploiting the land re- of France.— MNA sources, paddy cultivation is to be extended so that there will be sufficiency of rice in Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt receives French Taninthayi Division; that lands where oil palm publisher of Faits & Projets Magazine and rubber can be grown are still left and thus the crops can be exported through extended YANGON, 5 March— Prime Minister of the Union of Also present at the call were Deputy Minister for cultivation; that pepper which earns foreign Myanmar General Khin Nyunt received Faits & Projets Maga- Foreign Affairs U Khin Maung Win and Director-General exchange can be grown well in the region; and zine publisher Ms Delphine Evmoon of France at Zeyathiri Thura U Aung Htet of the Protocol Department. Beikman on Konmyinttha at 5 pm today. MNA that effective exploitation of natural resources in Taninthayi Division contributes towards the national economic progress and per capita Merits shared to mark success of rice and ‘soon’ offering ceremony income of the people in the division. YANGON, 5 March — Vice-Chairman Sayadaw ministry, and guests. their efforts to attain Nirvana. It is sure that Taninthayi Division will Organized by Yangon Divi- Abhidhajamaha Rattha Guru Sayadaw Bhaddanta Later, Maj-Gen Myint become a prosperous one on which the State sion Peace and Development Abhidhaja Agga Maha Pañindabhivamsa invested Swe, Brig-Gen Thura Myint can rely if the tasks can be implemented with Council, a ceremony to offer Saddhammajotika the congregation led by Maj- Maung and the congregation might and main after realizing the better pros- rice and ‘soon’ to members Aungmyebonsan Sayadaw Gen Myint Swe with the Five presented offertories to mem- pects for development. of the Sangha took place at Bhaddanta Pañindabhi- Precepts, followed by the reci- bers of the Sangha, followed Maha Nayaka Kyaung- vamsa and SSMNC Secre- tation of Metta Sutta by by a sermon delivered by In response to the government’s good- dawgyi on Kaba Aye Hill this tary Sayadaw Abhidhaja Sayadaws. Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara. will, officials concerned are to make efforts morning. Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Next, Maj-Gen Myint Afterwards, the commander, for development through hard work. For na- Chairman of Yangon Agga Maha Saddhamma- Swe supplicated on matters the minister and the congre- tional development, the State, the people and Division Peace and Develop- jotika Magway Sayadaw related to holding the cer- gation shared the merits the Tatmadaw are to make endeavours har- ment Council and Com- Bhaddanta Kumara, member emony, saying that the cer- gained from good deeds. moniously. mander of Yangon Command Sayadaws, Minister for Reli- emony was held under the Sandi herbal medi- We would like to urge local people to Maj-Gen Myint Swe attended gious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Notification No 1/2004 re- cines family offered provi- strive for local rice sufficiency, regional and the ceremony and offered pro- Myint Maung, Deputy Com- leased by the State Peace and sions to 18 members of the national development by utilizing the natural visions to members of the mander of Yangon Command Development Council to con- Sangha present on the occa- resources in Taninthayi Division effectively and Sangha. Col Wai Lwin, local authori- fer religious titles on title- sion, while U Sein Hla Win Also present on the ties, commanders of Military recipient Sayadaws at home of Sein and San Co Ltd do- extending the cultivation of paddy and new occasion were State Sangha Commands, directors-gen- and abroad and Sayadaws nated K 3,000 each to the items of crops. Maha Nayaka Committee eral of departments under the from different states and di- Sayadaws. visions who attended the fifth After the ceremony, Roads to be temporarily closed Thai Minister of Sports and State Central Working Com- the commander, the minister YANGON, 5 March — The 59th Anniversary Armed mittee for the Sangha’s fourth and officials offered ‘soon’ Forces Day Parade columns are going to march back and Tourism arrives meeting, adding that he be- to the Sayadaws present on forth between Myoma Ground and Resistance Park on 10, YANGON, 5 March — At Thai Embassy and officials. lieved such meritorious deeds the occasion. 12, 14, 17, 21, 23, 25, and 27 March (Armed Forces the invitation of Minister for At 10 am, the Thai Minister done today would support MNA Day). Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen and party met with the Minis- During their marching drills, roads such as Thein Zaw, Minister of Sports ter for Communications, Measures for assessing hotel Shwedagon Pagoda Road-U Wizara Road, Shwedagon Pa- and Tourism of Thailand Mr Posts and Telegraphs and for goda Road-Pantra Road, Shwedagon Pagoda Road- Sontaya Kunplome and party Hotels and Tourism at his of- grades coordinated Minguntaik Road, Shwedagon Pagoda Road-Ziwaka Road, arrived here by air this morn- fice and discussed promotion YANGON, 5 March— president of Myanmar Travel U Htuang Bo Road-Kabaaye Pagoda Road (up to Bahan ing.