Established 1914 Volume XV, Number 55 11th Waning of Nayon 1369 ME Sunday, 10 June, 2007 As Ayeyawady Division is the Senior General Than Shwe sends message main region contributing to eco- nomic growth of the State with its of felicitations to Portuguese President agricultural and livestock breeding NAY PYI TAW, 10 June — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State businesses, all are to make efforts Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felici- tations to His Excellency Mr Anibal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, for meeting the targeted acres in on the occasion of the National Day of the Portuguese Republic which falls on 10 June the respective townships of the 2007. — MNA division. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than attends physic nut plants growing ceremony in Pantanaw Township Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects monsoon paddy cultivation of Pantanaw Township.—MNA NAY PYI TAW, 9 June — After attending the ral area along the Pathein-Monywa Road on a mo- The commander also presented saplings to depart- opening ceremony of Ma Mya Dam in Myanaung torcade. mental personnel. Township, Hinthada District, Ayayawady Division, Next, they attended the physic nut plants grow- Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and the com- member of the State Peace and Development Coun- ing and monsoon paddy cultivation ceremony of mander planted physic nut plants at the designated cil Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Talaingsu Village in Pantanaw Township for 2007- places. Then they viewed the participation of depart- Defence together with Chairman of the Ayeyawady 08. Pantanaw Township PDC Chairman U Mya mental personnel, local people and members of so- Division Peace and Development Council Com- Oo reported on progress on cultivation of physic cial organizations at the ceremony and encouraged mander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Thura nut plants for 2007 in the township and arrange- them. Myint Aung and officials of State Peace and De- ments for meeting the target. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Later, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, the commander velopment Council Office on 7 June left Myanaung Than said in his instructions that respective town- and party met with departmental personnel of Township by car for Pantanaw Township and in- ships have to meet the targeted areas of physic nut Pantanaw and Danubyu Townships at the office of spected condition of road sections, thriving plants as a national duty and presented saplings to Pantanaw Township PDC. monsoon paddy plantations and development of ru- members of social organizations in the township. (See page 6) I would like to point out another mistake of yours in connection with the State I An open constitution. You refused to accept the State constitution being drawn by the National N Convention the Tatmadaw government was convening, saying that you would accept S letter to the State constitution you would write by yourself. I Do you think the State constitution to be drawn by yourself will be as extensive Daw Suu and comprehensive as the State constitution being framed through discussions of D Kyi representatives of the people from all parts of the nation, representatives of political E parties, intellectuals and intelligentsia and experienced persons? PAGES 8+9 YEBAW TIN SHWE Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 10-6-07 NL 1 6/10/07, 04:05 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 10 June, 2007 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Sunday, 10 June, 2007 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Boost production of crops * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State through efficient use of * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy irrigation water Foreign Affairs Minister Donations invited for power Ma Mya Dam in Myanaung Township, felicitates Portuguese supply of historic Mann Ayeyawady Division, designed to scale up cultivation capacity of the region was put counterpart Shwesettaw Pagoda NAY PYI TAW, 10 June — U Nyan Win, YANGON, 9 June—Measures are being taken into commission the other day. Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of for supply of power to historic Mann Shwesettaw The newly-inaugurated irrigation facil- Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Pagoda in Minbu (Saku) Township, Minbu District, Excellency Prof Dr Diogo Freitas Do Amaral, Min- Magway Division. And the project will cost K 121.7 ity will benefit some 10,000 acres of farm- ister of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic, million. lands and prevent the arable fields along the on the occasion of the National Day of the Portu- An 11 KV service line is K 390,000; a 400 Ma Mya Creek from flooding. guese Republic which falls on 10 June 2007. volt service line K 790,000; one ten-metre long MNA concrete post K 90,000; one set of 11 KV (D/S) K In the past, eight village-tracts around 500,000; one pin fuse of 11 KV line K 4,000; one the dam grew more than 20,000 acres of Communications stations, digital disc fuse of 11 KV line K 15,000; ten fuses of 400 volt line K 10,000; and 100 feet of 11 KV service monsoon paddy, summer paddy and cold auto exchanges inspected line K 38,000. season crops. Now, with the use of the water YANGON, 9 June township departmental Donations may be made through U Myint Thein (Tel 063 24040), U Thaung Tin (Tel 063 from the dam, they will be able to increase — Accompanied by offi- staff in Maubin and ful- cials, Minister for Com- filled the needs for com- 23620), U Myint Thura (Tel 065 21180) and U the sown acreage to over 30,000 acres. munications, Posts and munications services. Aung Than Oo (Tel 063 23013).—MNA A small-scale hydropower generator is Telegraphs Brig-Gen MNA Thein Zaw arrived at installed in the dam to supply electric power Twantay digital auto ex- to nearby villages. This will help raise the change this morning, ful- filled the needs and in- living standard of local people. spected the exchange. The government is building irrigation Next, he visited Kawhmu auto exchange, facilities across the country for improving Kungyangon digital auto the agricultural sector, and Ma Mya Dam is exchange and Dedaye auto the 200th one. These irrigation facilities ben- exchange and inspected communication, post and efit more than two million acres of farm- telegraph services. lands, thereby contributing towards exten- Afterwards, the minister and party visited sive growing of mixed crops, multiple crops, the international underwa- vegetables and fruit along with monsoon ter cable communications station in Pyapon, viewed paddy, summer paddy. communications services Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw inspects international underwater cable Farmers are urged to boost production and attended to the needs. communications station in Pyapon. — MNA The mobile communica- of crops by efficiently using the water from tions chief engineer re- Bayintnaung Market to hold blood donation the irrigation facilities throughout the na- ported to the minister on YANGON, 7 ship on 21 June. 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