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Fullmoon Day of Nadaw 1368 ME Monday, 4 December, 2006Volume XIV, Number 232

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-rounddevelopment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

* Development of the economy inviting participation interms of technical know-how and investments fromsources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be keptin the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integ-rity and preservation and safeguard-ing of cultural heritage and nationalcharacter

* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education

standards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peaceand tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

YANGON, 3 Dec—“Disabled persons inMyanmar are now enjoy-ing social rights fully un-der the find traditions andculture of Myanmar andthe policy of the govern-ment,” said Secretary-1 ofthe State Peace and De-velopment Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein at a cer-emony to mark the Inter-national Day of DisabledPersons held at the Inter-national Business Centreon Pyay Road, here, thismorning.

Present on the oc-casion were Lt-Gen MyintSwe of the Ministry ofDefence, Chairman of

Older and disabled persons notostracized in Myanmar society but being

taken care of in one way or anotherSecretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein addresses ceremony

to mark International Day of Disabled PersonsYangon Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander of YangonCommand Brig-Gen HlaHtay Win, the ministers,the chief Justice, the attor-ney-general, the Yangonmayor, the deputy minis-ters, the director-generalof the State Peace and De-velopment Council Of-fice, heads of department,members of the CentralCommittee for Organiz-ing the International Dayof Disabled Persons, resi-dent representatives of UNagencies, those from theMyanmar Women’s Af-fairs Federation,Myanmar Maternal and

Child Welfare Associa-tion and Myanmar SportsFederation for DisabledPersons, the principals ofthe school for disabled per-sons, teachers, students,well-wishers and guests.

In his address, theSecretary-1 said that to-day is the InternationalDay of Disabled Personsthat was designated by theUN in order to uplift thedignity of disabled per-sons. The nations of theworld have been holdingthe ceremonies to markthe International Day ofDisabled Persons with theaim of letting the world

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein addresses ceremony tocommemorate International Day of Disabled Persons.

MNA(See page 8)

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 4 December, 2006

Monday, 4 December, 2006

PERSPECTIVES* 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* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s Desire

HIV case first occurred in 1981 and ithas spread throughout the world in 20 years.About 39.5 million people are at risk ofHIV/AIDS in the world. Altogether 4.3 mil-lion individuals were infected with HIV dueto its rapid spread and some 2.9 millionindividuals have died of AIDS this year.

Since the impact of HIV and AIDSgoes beyond the health sector, it graduallyaffects social, economic and developmentaspects of the nation. Therefore, the na-tions of the world have given priority to theprevention and control of HIV and AIDS.

Myanmar has been launching anti-AIDS campaign in cooperation with notonly UN agencies but 18 local social or-ganizations and 17 international social or-ganizations and it is also actively takingpart in the ASEAN work programme onHIV and AIDS, Mekong Regional HIVand AIDS projects and regional and cen-tral level projects being undertaken by UNagencies.

With the multi-sectoral and multifac-

eted efforts, the spread of HIV in Myanmar

has declined since 2000. The adult HIV

prevalence came down from 1.5 per cent in

2000 to 1.3 per cent in 2006. Such achieve-

ments have been made due to the correct

policy and encouragement of the govern-

ment, full implementation of the National

Health Plan and public cooperation.

For the interest of the nation and its

people, the government has determined to

fight against AIDS threatening the man-

kind in order to be AIDS free Myanmar

and AIDS free world in cooperation with

international societies.

Myanmar making endeavoursfor eradication of AIDS

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Minister for Home AffairsMaj-Gen Maung Oo on 26 November met with DeputyCommander of Ayeyawady Division MPF Police Lt-Col Maung Maung, Chairman of Pathein DistrictPeace and Development Council Deputy Commis-sioner of Pathein District U Than Win, Administra-tive Officer U Aung Myo Hlaing of Ngwehsaung,departmental officials, townselders and members ofsocial organizations at the office of General Admin-istration Department in Ngwehsaung.

Administrative Officer U Aung Myo Hlaing re-

Home Affairs Minister meetsdepartmental officials in Ngwehsaung

ported to the minister on salient points of Ngwehsaungand works carried out for regional development.

The minister stressed the need for officials, depart-mental personnel and social organizations to serve theinterests of the State and the people and to take part inregional development.

Next, the minister presented cash assistance to staffmembers of Ngwehsaung GAD.

Later, the minister proceeded to Ngwehsaung MPFstation and inspected functions of the police station.

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YANGON, 3 Dec — A ceremony to open Work-shop on Final Draft of National Biosafety Frame-work, of the Development of National BiosafetyFramework of Project being implemented by Agricul-tural Planning Department of the Ministry of Agricul-ture and Irrigation, was held at the hall of MyanmaFarm Enterprise on Pyay Road, here,on 1 December.

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and IrrigationU Ohn Myint delivered an opening address.

Also present on the occasion were directors-general and managing directors of departments andenterprises under the ministry, Resident Representa-tive of FAO Mr Tang Zhenping and representatives ofministries concerned. — MNA

Workshop on Final Draft of NationalBiosafety Framework

Dabayin Township NLDmember quits

YANGON, 3 Dec — Member of Dabayin Town-ship National League for Democracy in Sagaing Divi-sion U Than Gyaung on 23 September resigned fromthe party of his own accord sending his resignationletter to NLD (Headquarters) and authorities con-cerned.

In his resignation letters sent to Dabayin Town-ship Multi-party Democracy General Election Sub-commission, he said he quit the party of his ownvolition as he lost trust and interest in the party and itsleaders. — MNA

Medical treatment given toinmates of Mandalay Central Jail

YANGON, 3 Dec—Physicians and specialists of pri-vate infirmaries and clinics have been giving medicaltreatment to inmates of Mandalay Central Jail sinceNovember.

Altogether 44 inmates were given medical treat-ment—18 inmates on 10 November, 11 inmates on 17November and 15 inmates on 24 November.

Likewise, psychiatrists of Mandalay on 23 Novem-ber visited the jail and gave medical treatment to 24inmates who are mentally ill. — MNA

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Myint addresses Workshop on FinalDraft of National Biosafety FrameWork. — MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Maung Oo meeting with departmental officials of Pathein District. — MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 4 December, 2006 3

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A visitor looks at a Wiesmann GT during the First International LuxuryExpo in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, on 30 Nov, 2006. The expo was held on

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Indian school children hold placards as they take part in an activity to markthe World AIDS Day in Amritsar, India, on 1 Dec, 2006. —XINHUA

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A tourist chooses a coconut doll in a souvenir shop in Waning of south China'sHainan Province, on 28 Nov, 2006. —XINHUA

Cairo Airport honoured asAirport of the Year in Africa

CAIRO, 1 Dec— Cairo International Airport washonoured on Wednesday as the “Airport of the Year”in Africa, an Egyptian official said.

The award ceremony was held on the sidelinesof the closing session of the 38th round of theAfrican Civil Aviation Commission, said GeneralFathi Fathallah, chairman of Cairo AirportCompany.

The airport won the award for its efforts to upgradevarious sectors in the past three years, he said.

MNA/Xinhua

Thai Supreme Court rules Hollywoodstudio ruins Phi Phi Beach

BANGKOK, 2 Dec — Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Hollywoodfilm producer 20th Century Fox and its Thai representative contributed to thedamage of the ecosystem of Maya Beach on Phi Phi Island while filming themovie "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Chavez says Bush “devil” speechspur of the moment

CARACAS (Venezuela), 2 Dec — Venezuela's President calling his UScounterpart Satan in a UN speech seemed a devilish gambit in the nations warof words — but Hugo Chavez says he was shooting from the hip.

Chavez earned head-lines worldwide andsparked US outrage inSeptember with a sulfurousharangue at the UNGeneral Assembly thatbranded George W BushLucifer — and contributedin Venezuela's loss in a bidfor a Security Council seat.

"The devil thing I didnot have it on my mind I

swear, it occurred to meright there, Chanez said ata news conference onThursday.

The man who has alsocalled Bush a donkey, adrunkard — and worse —is favoured to win re-election on Sunday in partbecause his supportersappland the way he speaksout against what he sees

as US "imperialism".Recalling how he came

to mock the US Presidentin front of the world'sdignitaries, Chavez said heread the American'scomments to the Assem-bly a day earlier anddecided to cast aside hisown prepared speech andgo Bush-bashing.

MNA/Reuters

The Supreme Courtordered on Thursday theAmerican film companyand its representative inThailand, the SantaInternational Film Produc-tion Co, to be responsiblefor restoring the ecosystemat the Phi Phi Island, KrabiProvince in southernThailand, to its originalcondition, Thai News

Agency reported Friday. The seven-year-old

suit was filed by the KrabiProvincial AdministrationOrganization and the AoPra Nang Tambon (sub-district) AdministrationOrganization, the localsupervision authorities,along with 17 Krabi andPhi Phi Island residents,according to the report.

Meanwhile, otherdefendants includingPongpol Adireksarn, thenagriculture minister, theRoyal Forestry Depart-ment and the departmentdirector-general Plodpra-sop Suraswadi were foundnot guilty of negligenceof duty in issuing thepermit for the filming,which led to damage atthe national park’sproperty.—MNA/Xinhua

AIDS kills 950 S Africans every day JOHANNESBURG, 1 Dec— HIV/AIDS kills an average of 950 people in South Africa every day, and 71 per

cent of these deaths occur among people aged from 15 to 49, a new study has indicated. About two million

South Africans had diedfrom AIDS-related illnesssince the start of theepidemic in the early1990s.

This year, deaths due to

AIDS accounted for350,000 of the estimated740,000 total fatalities,which was equivalent to950 AIDS-related deathsa day, according to thestudy conducted by the

Actuarial Society of SouthAfrica (ASSA), incollaboration withscientists from theMedical Research Counciland the Centre forActuarial Research

(CARE) at the Universityof Cape Town.

The scientistssuggested high rates ofAIDS-related mortalitywere likely to continue forat least the next 10 yearsin the country of 47 millionpeople.

The new studyestimates 5.4 millionSouth Africans, or 11 percent of the population,were infected with HIVby June this year,compared with the 5.5million estimate for lastyear given by governmentand the United Nations,national newspaperBusiness Day reported onThursday.

The study also warnedthat young South Africanswere hardest hit by HIV/AIDS.

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The people can serve the interests of thenation by means of casting their votes with

consideration rather than with emotionYANGON, 3 Dec— The following is the proposals

submitted by independent representatives-elect U Tin Winof Kyaiklat Township Constituency-2, U Thein Kyi ofTaundwingyi Township Constituency-1, U Hla Soe of MinbuTownship Constituency-2, U Mya Hlaing of TwantayTownship Constituency-2, U Kyi Win of MingaladonTownship Constituency-1 and U Tin Tun Maung ofMingaladon Township Constituency-2 on the detailed basicprinciples for the Chapter “Election” and the Chapter“Political Parties” to be included in State constitution at thePlenary Session of the National Convention in NyaunghnapinCamp in Hmaby Township, Yangon Division on 30-11-2006.

I extend my greetings to Mr Chairman and NC delegates,chairmen and members of the National ConventionConvening Commission and respective committees, andNC delegates, I extend my greetings to you all.

I am independent representative-elect U Kyi Win ofMingaladon Township Constituency (1) from the delegategroup of representatives-elect.

It is great pleasure for independence representatives-elect us, U Tin Win of Kyaiklat Township Constituency (2),U Thein Kyi of Taungdwingyi Township Constituency (1),U Hla Soe of Minbu Township Constituency (2), U MyaHlaing of Twantay Township Constituency (2), U Tin TunMaung of Mingaladon Township Constituency (2) and meto have an opportunity to present our proposal for theChapter “Election”, the Chapter “Political Parties” and theChapter “Provisions on State of Emergency” to be includedin State constitution.

Of six us, I am the first man to read out our proposal.Mr Chairman,

Holding free and fair elections is a fundamental factorfor the establishment of a democratic human society.According to the democracy system, a government is vestedwith the State power only through the votes of the peopleconcerned. A free and fair election can convert the votes intothe State power of a government in accordance with theexisting law and State Constitution. By this means, ademocratic government that represents the people comesinto existence. In this regard, the people should value andcorrectly use the right to vote. The people can serve theinterest of the nation by means of casting their votes withconsideration rather than with emotion.Mr Chairman,

Regularly holding elections gives a good opportunityto the people to vote for a sort of Hluttaw member with asense of duty for the next time and to remove a sort ofHluttaw member with incompetent discharge of duties bymeans of not voting for him. Every democratic countryholds elections, but not every election is helddemocratically. Some leftist governments and somegovernments exercising a single-party system make theirrule legal through elections. In such an election, there is alist of only one candidate or a few candidates with theintention that the representative nominated by thegovernment or the party concerned can be elected. Ademocratic election is a competition of various politicalparties along with the right to canvass the people in a freeand fair way for votes, the right of eligible citizens to vote,practice of fair election rules and electoral functions, andoccasional holding of elections.Mr Chairman,

All candidates for elections in the democratic countriesare responsible for upholding democratic concepts and theState constitution. They are to be convinced of the fact thatthey are vying each other for shouldering important duties ofthe nation. After the elections, losers are to be pleased withthe results and the winners, to implement the feelings anddesires of the people.

Mr Chairman,Every citizen in a nation exercising the multi-party

democracy system shall be vested with the right to elect apeople’s representative who will represent them, and tostand for election in accord with the law. The right to electa people’s representative who will represent them covers allcitizens who have the right to vote. The voting age should befixed at 18 years. A person at this age is intellectual andmature enough to distinguish between bad and good. Allcitizens eligible to vote should be bestowed with the right tovote freely irrespective of sex, educational qualification,wealth and qualification.

So, regarding the right to vote, the point:“Every citizen who has turned 18 on the date on

which elections commence, who is not disqualifiedby law, who is eligible to vote, and who has the rightto vote under the law, shall have the right to vote.”

should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

Under the detailed basic principles adopted by theNational Convention, Hluttaw members are to be elected to:

(a) Pyithu Hluttaw;(b) Amyotha Hluttaw; and(c) Region or State Hluttaw.In this regard, at a constituency, a voter shall cast only

a vote for a Hluttaw at an election. In a Region or State andexcept those who have already got the Self-AdministeredArea, each of the remaining national races that has apopulation which constitutes 0.1 percent and above of thepopulation of the State should be vested the right to elect anational race representative. That shows recognition of theright of ethnic minorities and Union Spirit.

Therefore, regarding the election of people’srepresentatives to the Hluttaw concerned, the point:

(a) “Every citizen who is eligible to vote and whohas the right to vote by the law shall cast only a votefor a Hluttaw each at a constituency.

(b) “In addition, people of national racesconcerned who are eligible to vote in accordancewith the provisions of the State Constitution shallhave the right to vote in electing representatives ofnational races to the Region or State Hluttawconcerned.”


In the democracy system, the people should be vestedwith the right of ballot to enable them to vote freely and toprotect them being threatened. Moreover, polling boothsand ballot boxes are to be under protection and the votes castare to be counted in the public of the people. Only then willthe government win the trust of the people.

Therefore, regarding ballot, the point:“Ballot shall be exercised.”


All those who have the right to vote should be entrustedwith the right to elect people’s representatives who representthem. But, that right should not be vested in certain sorts ofpersons.

Therefore, the point:“The following persons shall have no right to vote—(a) members of the Religious Order;(b) persons serving prison terms;(c) persons adjudged to be of unsound mind as

provided for in the relevant law;(d) persons who have not yet been cleared from

being declared destitute; and(e) persons who are banned from voting under the

election law.”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

In the interests of the electorate concerned, a candidateshould stand for election at the constituency only he hasalready planned, rather than doing so again at anotherconstituency.

Therefore, the point:“At an election, a candidate—(a) shall be elected to one Hluttaw only.(b) shall stand for election at one constituencyonly.”


The voters living in a Union territory are going toelect members to the Pyithu Hluttaw and the AmyothaHluttaw because the Union territories will be under directrule of the President, and the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw will haveto prescribe necessary laws for Union territories. So,electorate of the Union territories no longer need to electHluttaw members to the Region or State Hluttaw. After aRegion or State Hluttaw member from a township orconstituency in a Region or State is elected, and that townshipor constituency is prescribed under extraordinarycircumstances as a Union territory by the Pyidaungsu Hluttawwith respect to national defence, security, administration,and economic affairs, the said township or constituency willbe under direct rule of the Union President. In addition, saveas otherwise provided by this Constitution, such Region orState Hluttaw member should no longer be allowed to standas a Region or State Hluttaw member.

Therefore, regarding elections for Union territories, thepoint:

“(a) Electorate living in the Union territories, or theUnion territories designated by the PyidaungsuHluttaw under the law, shall elect members of thePyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw only.

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Holding free and fairelections is a fundamentalfactor for the establishmentof a democratic humansociety. According to thedemocracy system, agovernment is vested with theState power only through thevotes of the people concerned.

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The people can serve the…(from page 4)

(b) Save as otherwise prescribed by the Constitution,a Region or State Hluttaw member elected in aconstituency that the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hasdesignated as a Union territory shall no longerstand as a Hluttaw member”


Every citizen should be bestowed with the right to voteand to stand for election in accord with the law.

Therefore, regarding the right of citizens to stand forelection, the point:

“Every citizen who is not disqualified by theprovisions of this Constitution and the provisions of thelaw regulating elections shall have the right to stand forelection to a Hluttaw”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

The electorate concerned should be vested with theright to recall the Hluttaw member they have elected if hehas betrayed the State, violated a provision of the Constitution,committed a misbehaviour, is no longer capable ofdischarging duties assigned to him, or lacks qualificationsprescribed in the Constitution for a Hluttaw member. In thisregard, the maximum number of the voters necessary torecall a Hluttaw member should be at least one per cent ofthe initial number of the voters. And, the complaint about theHluttaw member should be submitted to the ElectionCommission.

After receiving such complaint document, the ElectionCommission should conduct an investigation into the case inaccord with the law and entrust the Hluttaw member with theright to rebut the accusation in person or through arepresentative.

Therefore, the point:“(a) A Hluttaw member may be recalled for any of

the following reasons—(1) treason;(2) violation of any provision of the

Constitution;(3) misbehaviour;(4) lack of qualifications prescribed in the

Constitution for a Hluttaw member;(5) incompetent discharge of duties.

(b) Complaint about the Hluttaw member endorsedby at least one percent of initial number of thevoters of the constituency concerned shall besubmitted to the Pyidaungsu ElectionCommission.

(c) Pyidaungsu Election Commission shall conductinvestigation into the case in accord with thelaw.

(d) While the case is under investigation, the Hluttawmember concerned shall have the right to rebutthe accusation in person or through arepresentative.

(e) The Pyidaungsu Election Commission shall,finding the accusation true and considering theHluttaw member should no longer carry outduties, take action in accord with the law”


Another important point to introduce democracy is theholding of elections. Now, many other countries have madethe system of setting up a large constituency to elect morethan one Hluttaw member, and designating the number ofHluttaw members in proportion to the votes. So, necessarylaws should be prescribed in accord with the resolutions ofthe Pyidaungsu Hluttaw.

Therefore, regarding election and recall, the point:“The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw shall prescribe necessary

laws on election and recall.”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

A Pyidaungsu election Commission should be formedto implement functions on election as well as the laws onpolitical parties. Our nation is going to exercise thediscipline-flourishing democratic system, so electionsfor the Pyithu Hluttaw, the Amyotha Hluttaw, and theRegion or State Hluttaw will be held from time to time,

and tasks for holding elections will be carried outcontinuously. In addition, there will be many tasks suchas formation of sub-commissions at different levels tosupervise the work, designation of constituencies, takingarrangements, making lists of voters. Therefore, apermanent Pyidaungsu Election Commission should beformed and a chairman and members should be appointedto the Commission in accord with the law. The commissionshould be entrusted with the duty to supervise electoralwork and scrutinize and assess notes of electoralcomplaints. Moreover, political parties should be undercontrol by means of prescribing laws, rules and proceduresin accord with the provisions of this Constitution. Withrespect to assigning duties to the chairman and membersof the Pyidaungsu Election Commission, the Presidentshould appoint at least five members including thechairman of the Pyidaungsu Election Commission inaccord with the provisions relating to the appointment ofa Union minister stated in the Constitution. The chairmanand members of the Pyidaungsu Election Commissionshould have due qualifications. Having to carry outdemanding tasks, such persons should be the ones withsecurity outlook, political outlook, legal outlook andadministrative outlook. And they should be the ones whoare well-experienced with prestige and good characters.Besides, such persons should be the ones age above 50years. And they should not be members of a politicalparty. They should not accept any other positions throughwhich they can enjoy salaries and allowances.

Therefore, regarding the formation of PyidaungsuElection Commission, the points:

(a) The President shall form a Pyidaungsu HluttawElection Commission. In the process, he mayappoint at least five members including thechairman of the Pyidaungsu ElectionCommission in accord with the provisions onappointment of Union minister stated in theConstitution.

(b) The chairman and members of the PyidaungsuHluttaw Election Commission shall be the oneswho —

(1) have turned 50 years of age.(2) meet, except age limit, requirements set for Pyithu

Hluttaw members.(3) (aa) have served in the post of Union Chief Justice or

Union supreme court judge; Region or State HighCourt judge or in a position equivalent to the postof Region or State High Court judge at least fiveyears; (or)

(bb)have served in the post of judicial officer or lawofficer that is not lower than Region or Statelevel for at least 10 years; (or)

(cc) have practised law as the advocate for at least 20years; (or)

(dd) are deemed to be celebrities with prestige by thePresident.

(4) are well-experienced with good characters.(5) comply with provisions, with which they have no

right to stand for election as Pyithu Hluttawmembers.

(6) are loyal to the State and the people.(7) are not members of a political party.(8) are not Hluttaw members.(9) do not accept any other positions from which theycan enjoy salaries and allowances”should be adopted as detailed basic principles.

Under the future State constitution, the people willhave to elect members to the Amyotha Hluttaw, the PyithuHluttaw and the Region of State in accordance with the law.In the process, 12 Amyotha Hluttaw members will beelected from each Region or State including Union territories.And 330 members from across the nation will be elected tothe Pyithu Hluttaw in accordance with the law based on thepopulation and situations of the township concerned. Inaddition, two members each from the townships will beelected to Region of State Hluttaw who will represent thenational race concerned.Mr Chairman,

The election commission should be vested with theduties to form sub-commissions at different levels of thePyidaungsu Election Commission, to designate and arrangeconstituencies and to make lists of voters to ensure free and

fair elections.Mr Chairman,

The Pyidaungsu Election Commission should be givenduties to put off the elections that cannot be duly held in afree and fair way in some constituencies due to naturaldisasters or regional security. It will have to prescribenecessary laws on election and political parties. It shouldalso be assigned duties to issue necessary laws, proceduresand directives on election and political parties in accordancewith the provisions of this Constitution.Mr Chairman,

It is natural that despite correct and effective supervisionof the Pyidaungsu Election Commission, some losers in theelections complain about the results. So, electoral benchesare to be formed in accord with the law to approach suchelectoral disputes. The commission will have to dischargeelectoral procedures and duties prescribed from time to timein addition to its original duties prescribed in the Stateconstitution. So, regarding the designation of duties of thePyidaungsu Election Commission, the points:“Duties of the Pyidaungsu Election Commission are as

follows:(a) holding Hluttaw elections;(b) supervising Hluttaw elections, and forming and

supervising sub-commissions at all levels;(c) designating and arranging constituencies;(d) making and arranging lists of voters;(e) putting off elections that are not in a position to

be held in a free and fair way in someconstituencies due to natural disasters or localsecurity;

(f) issuing necessary laws on elections and politicalparties in accordance with the provisions of thisConstitution and procedures and directives inaccordance with the laws concerned;

(g) forming electoral benches to resolve electoraldisputes;

(h) discharging duties assigned under a law.”should be adopted as detailed basic principles.

Mr Chairman,If the chairman or a member of the Pyidaungsu Election

Commission commits any of the reasons:(1) treason;(2)violation of any provision of the Constitution;(3) misbehaviour;(4) lack of qualifications prescribed in the Constitution for a

Hluttaw member;(5) incompetent discharge of duties,the President shall blame or charge him in accordance withthe provisions prescribed in the State constitution on blamingthe Union Chief Justice or any of Union Supreme judges.

Therefore, regarding matters on blaming or chargingthe chairman or a member of the Pyidaungsu ElectionCommission, the point:

“If the President has to blame or charge the chairmanor a member of the Pyidaungsu Election Commission, heshall do so in accordance with the provisions prescribedin this Constitution on blaming the Union Chief Justiceor any of Union Supreme Court judges”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

If the chairman or a member of the Pyidaungsu ElectionCommission in service wishes to resign of his own accorddue to his health condition or any of other reasons, he shouldhave the right to do so.

So, regarding resignation of the chairman or a memberof the Pyidaungsu Election Commission, the point:

(See page 6)

It is natural that despite correctand effective supervision of thePyidaungsu Election Commission,some losers in the electionscomplain about the results. So,electoral benches are to be formedin accord with the law to approachsuch electoral disputes.

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The people can serve the…(from page 5)

“If the chairman or a member of the PyidaungsuElection Commission in service wishes to resign of hisown accord due to his health condition or any of other reasons, hemay submit his resignation to the President.”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

If the seat of the chairman or a member of the PyidaungsuElection Commission is vacant due to resignation,termination of responsibilities, death, or any of other reasons,the President should appoint a new chairman or a member ofthe Pyidaungsu Election Commission in accordance withthe provisions on appointment of a Union ministerenumerated in the State constitution.

Therefore, regarding a vacant seat of the PyidaungsuElection Commission, the point:

“If the seat of the chairman or a member of thePyidaungsu Election Commission is vacant due toresignation, termination of responsibilities, death, orany of other reasons, the President may appoint a newchairman or a member of the Pyidaungsu ElectionCommission in accordance with the provisions onappointment of a Union minister enumerated in theState Constitution.”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

If vacant seats of the chairman or members of thePyidaungsu Election Commission are filled with suitableones from qualified government employees, they shouldretire from government service.

So, regarding measures to be taken if the chairman or amember of the Pyidaungsu Election Commission is agovernment employee, the point:

“If the chairman or a member of the PyidaungsuElection Commission is a government employee, he shallbe deemed to have resigned from civil service in accordwith the existing civil service rules and regulations fromthe date he is appointed as the chairman or a member ofthe Pyidaungsu Election Commission.”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

Some of the members of the Pyidaungsu ElectionCommission may be legal experts. So, in completing electoralprocedures, forming benches handling notes of electoralcomplaints, and expediting implementation of proceedingsin accordance with political party laws, the decisions of thePyidaungsu Election Commission should be final. So,regarding decisions of the Pyidaungsu Election Commission,the points;

“The Pyidaungsu Election Commission’s action andmeasures over the following matters shall be final—

(a) electoral procedures;(b) appeals and amendments on electoral benches’

decisions and orders;(c) matters taken under political party law.”

should be adopted detailed basic principles.Mr Chairman,

The responsibilities and powers of the PyidaungsuElection Commission will be important for the nation.Therefore, the commission should be vested with due rights.In order to refer to their responsibilities, powers and rights,the role of the commission chairman should be designated tobe equivalent to the position of a Vice-President, and amember, to the position of a Union minister. The mattershould be prescribed in a separate law instead of prescribingit in detail in the State constitution.

So, regarding matters on designation of responsibilities,powers and rights of the chairman and members of thePyidaungsu Election Commission, the point:

“The role of the chairman of the Pyidaungsu ElectionCommission is designated to be equivalent to the positionof a Vice-President, and a member, to the position of aUnion minister in order to make reference toresponsibilities, powers and rights of the chairman andmembers of the Pyidaungsu Election Commission inprescribing laws.”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

Some national people may have gone abroad for furtherstudy under the permission of the government, on business

or on personal affairs. Such stay in foreign countries shouldbe deemed to have settled in the Union.

So, the point:“The period of staying abroad with the permission

of the government shall be deemed to have settled in theUnion” should be adopted as the provision under thedetailed basic principle:

“having settled in the Union of Myanmar for at least10 consecutive years up to the time of being elected asPyithu Hluttaw representative”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

In a democratic country, voting means that the peopleuse their rights and duties for the emergence of a governmentthat will rule the nation on their behalf. The people shouldhave access to ballot so that they can vote freely and avoida situation of being threatened in casting votes. In someconstituencies in border areas, the votes cast are countedpolling booth-wise. In consequence, armed insurgents canguess who won at a village or ward. And they may torch thevillage or ward and torture the dwellers for not electing theone for whom they asked the people to vote. So, votes shouldbe counted constituency-wise instead of poling booth-wise.Mr Chairman,

In every democratic society, there is rivalry betweenone political party and another along with victory and lossand disagreements. So, it is important that political partiesand politicians should take electoral tasks in line with theState constitution through discussions and seekingagreements. If so, the parties and groups with differentopinions and stances will be able to push the nation on thepath toward democracy. U Tin Tun Maung of MingaladonConstituency (2) will read out the second part of our proposal.

for the benefit of the people. The parties should be theorganizations that are systematic in intra relations andelections and taking the responsibilities, and existing inharmony with the changing conditions based on firmpolitical foundations. Only then will they be able to developthemselves, while maintaining structural progress. Durablepolitical parties will have the capacity to ensure systematictransfer of the State power, maintain stability and giveproper directives. If not, unruly and unsystematic attemptsto grab the State power will lead to armed conflicts inwhich rival organizations will accept foreign assistanceand public lives and property will be destroyed tillsovereignty is lost in the end. Firm and strong politicalparties can save the nation from such harmful conditions,while weak parties will fail to exist in the long-term.Human society cannot be stable without having experiencedand strong political parties.Mr Chairman,

The Union of Myanmar had been launchingindependence struggles continuously since she lost herindependence and fallen under subjugation. The strugglesdid not gain success at first as they were led by individuals.But in the later periods, the emergence of national schoolshad awakened the people who formed many organizationsincluding the GCBA. Some organizations evolved intopolitical parties and the struggle continued with the slogan“independence first; independence second; independencethird” till independence was regained. But during the post-independence period, splits occurred among the politicalparties to the level of waging armed battles against oneanother. Hence the nation further lagged behind development.Future political parties should take those past events asvaluable lessons.Mr Chairman,

Politics is a cause of the citizens of the nation. It coversall the public education, economic and social affairs. Politicalparties formed with the persons who are interested in politicshave the duty to further improve all the conditions ofcitizens. Political parties should be set up after seriouslyconsidering the questions — “Does the political partyconcerned have qualified members?” “If not, how is itgoing to nurture its members?” “Does the political havefirm political programme and fundamental principles?”“How is it going to accomplish its tasks?”Mr Chairman,

If the parties solely aim at garbing power, they will notbe able to serve the public interest. We have bitter experiencesof the past during which power was the prize for politicalleaders and the privileges were the gifts for supporters. Froman organization that is within the domain of a leader or agroup of people, a political party can be able to change itselfinto a fully democratic organization representing its members,who have the right to participate in making decisions. All themembers have the duty to develop their party to reach thesaid level.Mr Chairman,

A political party is a place where leaders at differentlevels for the nation are nurtured and produced. The tasks ofthe parties are to gather and nurture young men and womenof all strata of life and levels of qualification who are eagerlyinterested in politics and organization duties and to elect andassign them to various duties democratically they are qualifiedfor. By doing so, those young persons will be able tounderstand the essence of democracy and discharge theState duties well at various levels. And when the partiesselect and produce candidates in this way, the people willhave greater opportunities to assess those candidates andelect them. Political parties as well as the persons who haveno interest in and oppose politics will be held responsible forthe failure to find first-class leaders. The emergence ofbrilliant leaders depends on public interest in politics and

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U Tin Tun

Maung of

Mingala-

don

Township

Consti-

tuency-2

MNA

In every democratic society, there is rivalry between one political party andanother along with victory and loss and disagreements. So, it is important thatpolitical parties and politicians should take electoral tasks in line with the Stateconstitution through discussions and seeking agreements. If so, the parties andgroups with different opinions and stances will be able to push the nation on thepath toward democracy.

I am U Tin Tun Maung, an independent representative-elect of Mingaladon Township constituency 2.

I will now present the proposal paper collectivelycompiled by independent representative-elects U Tin Winof Kyaiklat Township constituency 2, U Thein Kyi ofTaungdwingyi Township constituency 1, U Mya Hlaing ofTwantay Township constituency 2, U Hla Soe of MinbuTownship constituency 2 and U Tin Tun Maung ofMingaladon Township constituency 2.Mr Chairman,

The emergence of a peaceful, stable, modern anddeveloped democratic state is or vital importance for thepeople and it depends on the natural conditions, culture,customs, opinions of national races, the forces that can steerthe political situation of the nation, objective conditions,public awareness and political outlook. In addition a firmand stable is an essential need.Mr Chairman,

There should also be political parties keeping in thefore the public interest and that can choose the correct way

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(from page 6)consideration and the systematic efforts of the parties toproduce such persons.Mr Chairman,

Now, I will discuss the explanations of the Chairmanof the National Convention Convening Work Committeebased on the facts I have presented in the above paras.

The following detailed basic principles has beenadopted in the chapter “Citizenship, Fundamental Rightsand Duties of Citizens”.“Every citizen is under a duty to uphold:

“(a) Non-disintegration of the Union“(b) Non-disintegration of national solidarity“(c) Perpetuation of sovereignty.”Hence, the point “Political parties set the objective

— non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegrationof national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty”should be adopted as a detailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

Of the six objectives of the National Convention,the two objectives — flourishing of genuine multipartydemocracy system; and further burgeoning of noblestand worthiest of the worldly values, namely, justice,freedom and equality. There can be genuine multipartydemocracy system in the nation only if it enjoys theburgeoning noblest and worthiest of the worldly values— justice, freedom and equality. The noblest andworthiest of the worldly values will flourish only ifgenuine multiparty democracy system flourishes in thenation. If election is like the heart of democracy, politicalparties are the foundation of genuine multipartydemocracy system. For the foundation to be strong, thepolitical parties should be firmed, disciplined andqualified.

Hence the following point should be adopted asdetailed basic principle.

“A political party shall:“(a) accept and practise discipline-flourishing

genuine multiparty democracy.“(b) abide by the Constitution and the existing

laws.“(c) be legally registered as a political party.”

Mr Chairman,The foremost and most important part of a political

party after its establishment is organizing task. It willhave to constantly launch organization campaigns for itscontinued existence. Here, I will present a quotation ofa famous writer, which says, “Politics means makingenemy friend”. If a political party always keeps in itsheart the quotation in conducting organization taskeffectively, it will have less enemies. There will be onlypersons with different opinions with it. It cannot assumethe persons with different opinions as enemies. It willhave to organize them to accept its opinion and stand,while giving consideration to different opinions withrespect. In this situation, the number of conflict-likepolitical problems will decrease. The right to organizefreely is the basic requirement of political parties, andthere should be a systematic law for the matter.

The method of election must be practised to measurethe degree of success or failure of the organizing tasks.Results of an election indicate the degree of success orfailure of the organization campaign. An elected personsshould not only respect the interest and opinions of thepersons who vote for him, but also those of the personswho do not vote for him. Because he is the representativeof his constituency.

We agree to adopt the following detailed basicprinciple.

“In accordance with the law, a political party shallhave the right to:

“(a) organize freely;“(b) to stand for elections.”

Mr Chairman,Political parties abusing the stipulation “In

accordance with the law, a political party shall have theright organize freely” for giving priority only to self-interest may appear. The nation cannot witness theflourishing of genuine multiparty democracy system itshe permits the existence of such parties. Without the

flourishing of genuine multiparty democracy system, thenoblest and worthiest of the worldly values, namely,justice, freedom and equality will not burgeon further.Instead, nation’s stable political climate will disappearand the people will not be able to uphold Our ThreeMain National Causes — non-disintegration of Union;non-disintegration of national solidarity; and perpetuationof sovereignty. The nation may fall to the level of losingher independence. The occurrence of such parties shouldbe prevented with the Constitution. Only then will thepeople of the entire Union be able to live with peace ofmind as the citizens of a peaceful and stable nation.

Thus, we would like to suggest that the followingpoints should be adopted as detailed basic principles.

“1. The continued existence of a political partyshall not be permitted if :

“(a)it has been declared as an unlawful associationin accord with the existing law.

“(b)it contacts or abets the insurgent groupwaging the armed rebellion against the Stateor the association or persons determined bythe State to have committed terrorist acts orthe association declared to be unlawfuldirectly or indirectly.

“(c) it directly or indirectly receives financial,material and other assistance from thegovernment or a religious association, or anyother association or an individual person ofa foreign country.

“(d) it abuses religion for political purpose.“2. If the body having the authority to register

political parties finds that political party is connectedwith anyone of the points stated in the above-mentioned sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d), theparty’s registration shall be revoked.”Mr Chairman,

One of the detailed basic principles adopted for theChapter “The State” says “Sovereignty power of the Stateis derived from the citizens and is in force in the wholecountry”. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw formed with thepeople’s representatives who are elected by the people,the righteous owner of the State power, will have to electthe President who will exercise the executive power inaddition to the legislative power. It is the highest organ ofState sovereignty. The majority of the members to thePyidaungsu Hluttaw are from political parties. So, incarrying out tasks such as forming an organization andtaking organizing measures, the parties and individualsshould enjoy equal right, and the rules and regulations setfor the political parties are to be at the same levels. ThePyidaungsu Hluttaw is the most responsible organ toprescribe necessary laws for the political parties.

So, the point:“The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw shall enact necessary laws

concerning the political parties.” should be adopted as adetailed basic principle.Mr Chairman,

Therefore, the points proposed for the Chapter“Political Parties”—

1. Political parties set the objective — non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegrationof national solidarity and perpetuation ofsovereignty.

2. A political party shall:(a) accept and practise discipline-flourishinggenuine multi-party democracy.

(b) abide by the Constitution and the existinglaws.

(c) be legally registered as a political party.

3. In accord with the law, a political party shallhave the right to :(a) organize freely;(b) to stand for the elections.

4. The continued existence of a political party shallnot be permitted if —(a) it has been declared as an unlawful

organization in accord with the existing law;(b) it makes connections with or provides support

and assistance to insurgent groups waging anarmed rebellion against the State,organizations or persons the State hasannounced as the ones committing terroristacts or organizations the State has declaredunlawful;

(c) it directly or indirectly receives financial,material and other assistance from thegovernment or a religious organization, or anyother organization or an individual person ofa foreign country;

(d) it abuses religion for political purpose.5. If the body having the authority to register political

parities finds that a political party is connectedwith any one of the points stated in the above-mentioned subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d), theparty’s registration shall be revoked.

6. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw shall enact necessary lawsconcerning the political parties.should be adopted as detailed basic principles.Mr Chairman,

The political parties will have to serve as importantsources to adopt laws, policies and plans connecting withthe people. The political parties are to convert the people’srequirements, desires and uncertain hopes into reliable laws,policies and stands through coordination and discussions.

Such policies will be more beneficial to the peoplethan the policies and work programmes laid down sector-wise by experts. The views of the experts are to betaken into consideration as important points. The lawsand policies the political parties have laid down shouldbe under consideration nationally, not for a single sector.So, the policies, stands and work programmes set forvarious sectors should be harmonious with each other.The political parties are capable of assessing the desiresand stances of the people. So, they should implementthe policies and programmes that are appropriate forfulfilling the aspiration, hopes and desires of the people.In fact, a qualified political party is a small union.Mr Chairman,

I simply hope that there will emerge politicalparties that are capable of producing qualified Stateleaders for the future nation, realizing the laws andpolicies that reflect the people’s desire, avoiding politicaltricks, and fully exercising democracy in the partyconcerned. I would like to exhort the political parties toinculcate the entire people with democracy andconsideration. And I am looking forward to the politicalparties that will come into existence through the freedomto organize and genuine multi-party democracy system.U Tin Win of Kyaiklat Township Constituency (2) willread the third part of our proposal.

(Proposals on the Chapter “Provisions on State ofEmergency” will be reported.)

MNA

The people can serve the…

Without the flourishing of

genuine multiparty democracy

system, the noblest and worthiest of

the worldly values, namely, justice,

freedom and equality will not

burgeon further.

Proposals of DelegateGroup of National Races

to be publishedYANGON, 3 Dec— Proposals of Delegate Group

of National Races on detailed basic principles thatshould be adopted for the chapters “Election”, “Po-litical Parties” and “Provisions on State of Emer-gency” to be included in drafting the State Constitu-tion made at the Plenary Session of the NationalConvention held at Pyidaungsu Hall ofNyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township, YangonDivision, on 1 December, will be published indailies. —MNA

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(from page 1)peoples to better understand the condition of disabledpersons, to better understand the benefits of integrat-ing disabled persons into the community and to focuson the rights and capabilities of disabled persons.

The Union of Myanmar has been participatingin the noble activities for human race carried out by theUN. The nation holds the ceremony to mark the Inter-national Day of Disabled Persons on 3 Decemberyearly to enhance the dignity and morale of disabledpersons and to strive for them to be able to enjoy equalrights. The ceremony held today is the 13th of its kind,he added.

He said that according to traditions and cultureof Myanmar ancestors, parents, sons and daughtersand grandchildren have been living together in a fam-ily through thick and thin. It was a Myanmar traditiondeeply rooted in Myanmar society that Myanmar peo-ples in a family take mutual care of one another,regardless of age and disability.

Therefore, there is no such incident in Myanmarsociety that older and disabled persons have beenostracized but they are being taken care of in one wayor another.

The government believes the fact that disabledpersons are a national force. This being the case, it hasbeen making efforts in all seriousness for disabledpersons to enjoy equal rights with others, to createopportunity of improving their socio-economic lifeand to boost their morale and capability.

He said the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil has been making efforts to enable Myanmar tobecome modern and developed one with the objectivefor all citizens to enjoy social happiness in peacefulatmosphere and to fully enjoy the fruits of development.

Systematic arrangements are being made forelderly people, mothers and children and the disabledwho need special social care services in accord withthe objectives, he said.

The government is also undertakingrehabilitation projects for the disabled at differentlevels through medical treatment and social activities,he added.

He said preventive measures, giving oral poliovaccine and vitamin A to children, distribution ofiodized salt and leprosy and trachoma controlprogrammes are being carried out nationwide.

National rehabilitation hospitals are beingopened in Yangon and Mandalay. Besides, people’shospitals in states and divisions are also providingtreatment for the disabled. The government has openedschools for the blind, schools for the deaf, schools forthe disabled adults and schools for the disabled chil-dren to care for the visually impaired, the hearingimpaired, the physically disables and the mentallyretarded and is conducting programmes for their edu-cation, vocational training, social dealings and jobsunder centre based system.

Social organizations on their part have opened

Older and disabled personsnot ostracized…

Mary Chapman School for the deaf in Yangon, schoolsfor the blind in Yangon, PyiOoLwin, Pakokku,Myitkyina and Meiktila, Eden School for the disabledchildren and Taunggyi School for the orphans anddisabled children. With the system of inclusive educa-tion being practised, all the blind, deaf and disabledchildren all over the country have now a good oppor-tunity to pursue their education. As a result, 13 stu-dents from the schools for the disabled passed thematriculation examination in 2005 and 15 others in2006. They are now studying at university. It is a greathonour for the disabled persons to know that thephysically handicapped Ma Su Pon Chit who passedthe 2005 matric exam with four distinctions is attend-ing Yangon Technological University and the blindMa Aye Chan Aung who passed the 2006 matric examwith three distinctions and won the whole Myanmarfirst in the arts combination.

With the advancing information and communi-cation technology, knowledge based societies havebeen built across the world. In order for the disabled

compiled. Therefore, the dictionary will benefit thedeaf children to have easy access to the learning ofeducation and relationship in their society.

Myanmar is speeding up rehabilitation of thedisabled persons and actively taking part in ASEANand international sports meets and demonstrations forshowing off skills and abilities of the disabled. TheMyanmar Para Sports Federation, one of the membersof International Paralympic Committee, participatedin the regional sports meets for emergence of disabledathletes who brought honour to the State. Likewise,ministries concerned honoured and presented prizes tooutstanding disabled athletes.

On 15 October every year, Yangon City Devel-opment Committee organizes the International WhiteCane Day, and the 15th ceremony will be held thisyear. Over 700 disabled students who have been takingpart in the International White Cane Day yearly canincrease the appreciation of the people. As part ofactivities in commemoration of the International Dayof Disabled Persons 2006, the National Sports Compe-titions for the Disabled was held with the participationof about 500 disabled athletes. Likewise, skills demon-strations were organized with the participation of over360 disabled students at the schools for the disabled inYangon.

At the ceremony, prizes will be awarded notonly to outstanding athletes from various sports com-petitions but to 17 outstanding students from the schoolsfor the disabled and other outstanding persons fromorganizations. Disabled persons were nurtured asthe persons of lacking physical strength in the past.Nowadays, it is necessary to set sights on nurturing the

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people like able people to enjoy the development ofICT, Asia-Pacific Region Disabled Decade (2003-2012) has been laid down. The UN laid down the motto‘E-Accessibility’ on the International Day of DisabledPersons. Myanmar is conducting computer courses atthe schools for the disabled. Now, the blind students atKyimyindine School for the blind are able to usecomputer although they had to use only cassettes andBraille in the past. Likewise, students of Khawegyanand Sagaing Schools for the blind and Mandalay andMary Chapman Schools for the deaf are now usingcomputers in their learning.

Arrangements are being made to publish thebook on the Sign Language Dictionary Volume 1containing 693 words for the deaf. And, the Volume 2of the book that covers about 800 words is being

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein presents prizeto an outstanding disabled person. — MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defencegives prize to an outstanding disabled

person. — MNA

Myanmar is speeding up rehabilitation of the disabled persons and actively

taking part in ASEAN and international sports meets and demonstrations for

showing off skills and abilities of the disabled. The Myanmar Para Sports

Federtion, one of the members of International Paralympic Committee, partici-

pated in the regional sports meets for emergence of disabled athletes who

brought honour to the State. Likewise, ministries concerned honoured and

presented prizes to outstanding disabled athletes.

Residentrepre-

sentativeof UNDP

MrCharlesJamesPetrie

reads outmessageof UN

SecretaryGeneral.

MNA

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In conclusion, theSecretary-1 urged thedisabled persons to workhard on self-reliant basisby showing their abilities;to strive for becoming thepersons who cancontribute to their familiesand society; and toparticipate in nation-building tasks togetherwith the people.

Resident Represent-ative Mr Charles JamesPetrie of UNDP read themessage sent by the UNSecretary-General.TheSecretary-1 presented

prizes to the Director ofEden School for theDisabled Children, UThan Hlaing of MyanmarFederation for theDisabled, U Thein Naingof Mandalay School forthe Deaf Children, MaAye Chan Aung ofAungban BEHS, MaungKaung Htet San ofMyitkyina BEHS andMaung Sai Soe Moe Thuof Namlan BEHS ofHsipaw.

Lt-Gen Myint Swe ofthe Ministry of Defencegave prizes to outstandingpersons from the schoolsfor the disabled — MaungHein Htet of the School

for the Disabled Children,Maung Aung Thu of theSchool for the DisabledAdults, Maung Aik San ofMandalay School for theDeaf Children, Ma NyoNyo Aye of KyimyindineSchool for the Blind, MaZar Phyu Lwin of SagaingSchool for the Blind, MaNaw Shae Myar of MaryChapman’s School for theDeaf, and Ma Khun Hsantof Khawegyan School forthe Blind.

CEC member ofMyanmar Maternal andChild Welfare Asso-ciationDaw Htwe Htwe Nyuntpresented prizes to MaungNaing Min Tun ofPyinOoLwin School for theBlind, Maung Myint Sai ofPakokku School for theBlind, Maung Thein Aungof Phayabyu Parihita Gehaand L/Cpl Aung Hsan Ooof No 1 Defence ServicesVocational Training Camp(Hmawby).

Vice-President Daw

Khin Thet Htay of MWAFawarded prizes to Sgt KanChyar of No 2 DefenceServices VocationalTraining Camp(Mongmao), Maran BaukJa of Myitkyina Schoolfor the Blind, Maung HsanWin of AAR, Ma ThiriMin Wai of Eden Schoolfor the Disabled Children,and Daw Aye Aye Myintof Saint Mary Workshopfor the Blind.

Minister for SocialWelfare, Relief andResettlement Maj-GenMaung Maung Swepresented prizes to twosporting teams that wonmedals in the SpecialOlympic International, thesoccer team that baggedmedals in the specialolympic soccer tourn-ament in Bangkok ofThailand in 2006 and thesport team that securedthree gold, five silver andtwo bronze medals in theSpecial Olympic Invi-

tation Track and FieldCompetition in Shanghaiof the People’s Republicof China in October 2006.

Resident Repre-sentatives of UN agenciesand departmental officialsalso gave prizes to winnersin the activities incommemoration of theInternational Day ofDisabled Persons 2006.

Minister for SWRRMaj-Gen Maung MaungSwe accepted K 1 milliondonated by Dr Aung Lwin-Daw Thet Sanda (PyaePhyo Tun International)for providing stipends tofive BEHS level studentsof the training schools ofSocial Welfare Depart-ment. Next, the ministerpresented one wheel-chaireach to Ma Gin Ngaik Dinof MWAF and Ma ThuzaHtay of MMCWA.

Later, disabledchildren entertained thosepresent with songs anddances. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Minister for Communi-cations, Posts andTelegraphs Brig-Gen TheinZaw on 1 December left forHong Kong to participatein ITU Telecom World2006 to be held in HongKong form 4 to 8 December.

The minister was seenoff at Nay Pay Taw Airportby Minister for Hotels andTourism Maj-Gen SoeNaing, Minister forTransport Maj-Gen Thein

CPT Minister leaves for Hong Kong

Swe and Minister forLivestock and FisheriesBrig-Gen Maung MaungThein.

Brig-Gen Thein Zawwas accompanied byCommandant of SignalsWorkshop under theDirectorate of Signals Lt-Col Myint Oo of theMinistry of Defence andAssistant Director U TinHtay of the Ministry ofCommunications, Postsand Telegraphs.— MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec—Minister for Electric PowerNo 1 Col Zaw Min on 1December morninginspected Kyunchaunghydel power project.Officials reported onprogress of work, buildingof main embankment,placing of steel pipe lines,construction of spillwayand water-intake cility.After hearing the reports,to the minister who fulfilledthe requirements.

Next, the ministerlooked into earth work forthe main embankment andgave instructions on timelycompletion and meetingthe set standards.

After that, the ministerinspected the construction

Minister for Electric PowerNo 1 inspects hydel power projects

of tunnel and spillway andattended to the needs.

Sixty percent of theproject was completed andon completion, it will beable to generate by 60megawatt of electricity.Afterwards, the ministerand party arrived at the Pyucreek hydel power projectseven miles west of PyuTownship and inspectedearth work, construction ofbenching and diversionweir and fulfilled the needs.

On completion, thehydel power plant will beable to supply 121 millionkilowatt hour of electricityannually.

Later, the ministerproceeded to Kabaunghydel power project about

15 miles west of OttwinTownship where officialsconcerned reported on theconstruction of water-intake and sluice gate,building of hydel powerplant and placing of steelpipe lines and attended tothe needs.

Next, the minister metwith foreign experts andofficials and gaveinstructions on timelyarrival of importedmachineng and timelycompletion of the tasksaccording to schedule.Seventy three per centy theproject was completed 73per cent, and on completion,it will be able to generate120 million kilowatt hourof electricity.—MNA

Minister Col Zaw Min inspects Kabaung hydel power project.— MNA

Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen TheinZaw being seen off at the airport.— MNA

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NC delegates visitpagodas, Kanbawzathadi

Golden Palace in BagoYANGON, 3 Dec — Delegates of National

Convention together with officials visited ShwemadawPagoda, Hinnthagon Pagoda, Culamuni Pagoda,Shwethalyaung Buddha Image and KambawzathadiGolden Palace in Bago yesterday morning.

At Shwemadaw Pagoda, the NC delegatesoffered light, flowers and joss sticks to the pagoda andpresented cash donations.

Next, they also paid homage to HinnthagonPagoda, Culamuni Pagoda and Shwethalyaung BuddhaImage and presented cash donations for the pagodas.They visited Kanbawzathadi Golden Palace and BagoArchaeological Museum.

NC delegates visited Shwedagon Pagoda thismorning.

Christian NC delegates attended service at WaBaptist Church in Mayangon Township. — MNA

YANGON, 3 Dec — Under the cultural exchangeprogramme between Myanmar and India, a five-member Indian magician group led by Mr SubhashParekh performed a magic show at National Theateron Myoma Kyaung Street yesterday evening.

Departmental officials, First Secretary Mr RaiSrivastava and staff of Indian Embassy, diplomats andguests viewed the performance of the group.

Magic skills demonstrated

Firstly, Deputy Director-General Daw NandaHmoon and the first secretary lit the torch. After theshow, the deputy director-general and the first secretarypresented a banquet to the group.

The performance of the group will be presentedon 4 December at National Theater on Myoma KyaungStreet in Yangon and on 5 December at 6 pm atMandalay National Theater. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec— Minister for EnergyBrig-Gen Lun Thitogether with responsiblepersonnel went on aninspection tour of Htankaitest well in MinhlaTownship, MagwayDivision on 1 December.

At the briefing hall,Project Manager U WinSwe briefed the ministeron progress in drilling oiland gas ManagingDirector of Myanma Oiland Gas Enterprise UMyint Kyi gavesupplementary reports onarrangements to be madefor exploration of oil andnatural gas.

Minister goes on inspection tour of Htankaitest wells of oil and gas field in Minhla

After hearing thereports, the minister urgedservice personnel to strivefor exploration of oil andgas in Htankai test wellsof oil and gas region andwhich will help boostproduction of oil in thecountry. Next, the ministerlaid down the plans to drilltest wells in Htankairegion and presented cashprize to the servicepersonnel whosuccessfully drilledKanhtoo-2 test well.

Afterwards, theminister inspectedprogress in drilling oilwells. Kanhtoo-2 test oilwell produces 50 barrel of

crude oil a day. The wholeHtankai test oil well regionproduces 200 barrels ofcrude oil a day.

The next day theminister inspected oil wellNo 655 in Minbu, MagwayDivision. GeneralManager U Kyi Sheinbriefed the minister onpreparation for drilling oilwells. In response to thereports, the minister gaveinstructions on timelycompletion of drillingwells and future tasks.Afterwards, the ministerlooked into preparationsfor drilling well No 655,physic nut plantations inMann oil field. — MNA

YANGON, 3 Dec —The Leading Committeefor All-round Renovationof ShwephonepwintPagoda held the secondcoordination meeting atnew Dhammayon of thepagoda this afternoon,with an address byChairman of the LeadingCommittee SecretariatMember of the UnionSolidarity andDevelopment AssociationMinister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan.

The minister said thatrespective subcommitteesare to submit their tasks tothe second coordinationmeeting and they need to

Officials urged to make arrangements tooffer gold foils to Shwephonepwint Pagoda

carry out the tasks withmomentum. He stressedthe need to makeconcerted effort forcompletion of all-roundrenovation tasks before therainy season. In under-taking the renovationtasks, security measuresare to be taken forSeinbudaw, Hngetmyat-nadaw and gold plates. Itis necessary to spend thefund of the pagoda onoffering 50 nine-square-inch gold plates to thepagoda and the remaininggold foils with the use offund from wellwishers.

In addition,arrangements are to bemade for enabling thewellwishers themselves tooffer gold foils to thepagoda.

The Secretary of the

Leading Committeereported on the plan beingmade to offer gold platesto the pagoda.

Officials of thesubcommittees took partin the discussions. Later,the minister gavenecessary instructions.

Wellwishers maycontact Director-GeneralU Khin Maung Htay ofMyanma Radio andTelevision, Tel: 01-533553 and 535800 andManaging Director ColAung Myo Myint ofMMPE, Tel: 01-537949and 535973 and thePagoda Board of Trusteesin PazundaungTownship, Tel: 01-290425 to participate inthe all-round renovationtasks.

MNA

Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi inspects samples of crude oilof Kanhtoo-2 test well, Minhla. — MNA

Shwephonepwint Pagoda’s all-round renovation central committeemeeting in progress.— MNA

Indian magician group led by Mr Subhash Parekh gives performance at National Theater. MNA

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A resident inspects galvanized iron which was swept by Typhoon Durian afterhitting the Saranggani town in Quezon Province, south of Manila on 1 Dec,

2006.—XINHUA

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is presented at the 2006 Los Angeles AutoShow in Los Angeles on 30 Nov, 2006. The auto show runs from 1 to 10

December .—INTERNET

India’s GDP inches toward 9%growth in 2006-07, up 9.2% in Q2

NEW DELHI, 1 Dec — Raising hopes of an overall 9-per-cent growth in2006-07, Indian economy grew by a robust 9.2 per cent in second quarter onthe back of strong manufacturing output while shrugging off a slowdown infarm sector.

The economyadvanced by 9.1 per centin the first six months ofthis fiscal, the highest forthe April-Septemberperiod in any year since1991-92.

The gross domesticproduct of India, Asia’sfourth largest economy,had recorded an 8.4 percent growth in the secondquarter of 2005-06.

Manufacturing, whichcontributes 17 per cent inthe GDP, rose at a briskpace of 11.9 per cent inJuly-September 2006 asagainst 8.1 per cent in thesame period of2005-06.Growth in theagriculture sector,

however, slowed down to1.7 per cent during thesecond quarter of thisfiscal compared to 4.0 percent in the correspondingperiod of last fiscal.

Agriculture accountsfor about a fifth of theIndian economy andemploys more than 60 percent of the population.Within services, trade,hotels, transport andcommunications grew at13.9 per cent during thesecond quarter against11.0 per cent during Q2of 2005-06.

Financing, insurance,real estate and businessservices grew 9.5 per centagainst 10.5 per cent last

year, while community,social and personalservices slowed down to6.9 per cent against and8.0 per cent in secondquarter of 2005-06.

Rate of growth inconstruction sectordeclined to 9.8 per centfrom 12.3 per cent duringthe same period last year.

Power, gas and waterutility sectors grew at7.7 per cent against 2.6per cent in the sameperiod last year. Miningsector at 3.1 per cent,compared to a negativegrowth of 2.6 per centduring July-Septemberlast year. MNA/PTI

ASEM agrees to strengthenICT cooperation

HANOI, 2 Dec—Ministers and delegatesfrom ASEM members, ata meeting on informationand communication

technology (ICT) con-cluding here Friday,shared experience andagreed to boost co-operation on utilizing ICTin human resourcedevelopment and capa-city building program-mes.

Delegates to the 1stASEM (Asia-Europe Meet-ing) ICT MinisterialMeeting encouragedinitiatives and activities toenhance enterprises’ ICTcapabilities, and coopera-tion on ICT applicationamong educational facili-ties and local com-munities, according to themeeting’s joint mediastatement.

They also expressedtheir support to newinitiatives that enable usersto effectively utilizeinformation tools andservices to address out-

standing needs, includingthose regarding healthissues and financialtransfers, said the state-ment.

The delegateswelcomed joint efforts ondigital interoperability andconvergence, and ICT-enabled public services,and initiatives to streng-then digital security andenable authentication,traceability and verifia-bility in e-transactions, insupport of trust andintegrity for individualusers.

They emphasized theneed of facilitating closeparticipation and con-tributions by the ICTbusiness community indeveloping and imple-menting ASEM ICTcooperative program-mes.

MNA/Xinhua

Suicidebombingskill 244 in

Afghanistan KABUL, 1 Dec—

Suicide bombingslaunched by militantshave killed 244 personsincluding 17 foreignsoldiers in Afghanistanthis year, a spokesmanof the NATO-led In-ternational Security As-sistance Force (ISAF) saidWednesday.

“Two hundred andtwenty seven Afghanshave been denied a futureby suicide bombers thisyear along with 17international soldiers hereto secure the future ofAfghans,” Major LukeKnittig told a Pressconference.

However, he did notsay the number of suicideblasts.In recent cases, asuicide bombing onMonday killed twoCanadian soldiers ofISAF near KandaharCity, capital of thesouthern KandaharProvince, while anotherone killed 15 civilians ina restaurant of BarmalDistrict in the easternPaktika Province onSuday.—MNA/Xinhua

Tourists walk past a ginkgo tree in the classical Lion Forest Garden in Suzhou,east China’s Jiangsu Province on 28 Nov , 2006. Leaves on the ginkgo tree, whichhas been 400 years old, have turned yellow in the early winter and attracted a lot of visitors. —XINHUA

Dozens killed in Iraqibombings

BAGHDAD, 2 Dec—At least 50 people have beenkilled in three car bomb blasts in the centre of the Iraqicapital, Baghdad, police say.

More than 80 were wounded when the three carsexploded in quick succession in a busy shopping areaof the city.

The violence came as Iraqi and US forces raidedguerilla strongholds in the city of Baquba, arrestingmore than 30 suspected guerillas.

The blasts come only two days after US PresidentGeorge W Bush met Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Malikito discuss ways of tackling the sectarian violence.

The explosions occurred in the predominatelyShia al-Sadriya area of the city.

The bombs were about 100m apart and explodedalmost simultaneously, police Lt Ali Muhsin told theAssociated Press news agency. —Internet

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Surgeons jailed in China for nine patients to lose eyeballs

Turkish securityforces seize large

amount ofweapons

ANKARA, 2 Dec —Turkish security forceshave seized a large amountof explosives and weaponsin recent operations againstthe outlawed KurdishWorkers' Party (PKK) inthe southeastern provinceof Sirnak, the semi-officialAnatolia news agencyreported on Friday.

Security forces launchedoperations against the PKKin Bestler Dereler regionof the province.

A total of 123 kilos ofTNT type explosives,52RPG-7 rockets, 40grenades, 84 Dokca anti-aircraft ammo and sixKalashnikov assault rifleswere seized, the report said.

MNA/Xinhua

Britain to bansmoking in pubsfrom next JulyLONDON, 2 Dec — The

ban on smoking in pubs andclubs across England willcome into force on 1 July,the government announcedon Friday. Health SecretaryPatricia Hewitt said the banwas a “huge step forward”which would save thousandsof people’s lives.

It will be outlawed in124,000 pubs and clubsacross the country andanyone caught breaking theban will face a fine, theofficial announcement said.

The ban will finally bringto an end the “pint and fag”culture of pubs and thesmoke-filled rooms of18,000 private members’clubs, including workingmen’s clubs, branches of theBritish Legion and gentle-men’s clubs. Public placesaffected include stations,museums, governmentoffices and shops, but notstreets or private places suchas houses and hotel rooms.

The campaign groups —Action on Smoking andHealth (ASH) and AsthmaUK have predicted that689,000 smokers in Englandwould give up during thefirst year of a total ban.

MNA/Xinhua

Botswana “snake rock” may showStone Age religion

OSLO, 1 Dec — Carvings about 70,000 years old ona snake-like rock in a cave in Botswana indicate thatStone Age people developed religious rituals far earlierthan previously believed, a researcher said on Thursday.

Ancestors of Botswana’s San people apparentlyground away at a natural outcrop about 2 metres highand 6 metres long (6 by 20 feet) to heighten its similarityto a python’s head and body, said Sheila Coulson, anassociate professor at Oslo University.

“We believe this is the earliest archaeological proofof religion,” Coulson, a Canadian expert in Stone Agetools, told Reuters of findings made during a trip in mid-2006 to the Tsolido Hills in northwestern Botswana.

The previous oldest archaeological evidence ofreligious worship is about 40,000 years old fromEuropean caves. The Botswana find bolsters evidencethat modern humans originated in Africa, along withreligion and culture.

Coulson said the python-like rock had 300-400carved indentations. In flickering firelight, the patternsmight have seemed like scales and given the impressionof movement to the rock as part of some sacred rite.

Scores of carved stone items, including 115 pointsand 22 burnt red spearheads, were abandoned on the

floor of the cave beneath the snake-like rock. Many hadbeen brought more than 200 kilometres (125 miles)across the Kalahari Desert.

“The snake symbol runs through all the mythologies,stories, cultures, languages of southern Africa,” Coulsonsaid. The cave, with a floor of 26 square metres (280square feet), was not known to archaeologists until the1990s.

In San mythology, humankind descended from apython, and ancient streambeds nearby were believedto have been created by a shake slithering around thehills in search of water.

The archaeologists, with Coulson leading a teamfunded by a Norwegian research programme andTromsoe University and Nick Walker heading a teamfrom the University of Botswana, found stone toolswhen they dug a pit two metres deep below the snake.

They estimated that the artefacts were 70,000 yearsold, based on comparisons with carved stones found inother well-dated sites in Botswana.

“In the upper levels there is a distinct change toobjects from the Late Stone Age” which began 40,000years ago, Coulson said. The scientists were working toget more precise dates. — MNA/Reuters

HEFEI, 2 Dec— Twounqualified surgeons res-ponsible for a medicalmishap that resulted ineyeball removals of ninecataract patients have beenjailed in east China’sAnhui Province.

Sui Guorong, a surgeonwho extracted the artificialcrystals from ten cataractpatients at the Suzhou CityHospital on 11 Decemberin 2005, was sentenced tosix years in jail and fined300,000 yuan (38,217 USdollars) for practisingmedicine without alicence.

His brother Sui Guo-

liang who operated theultrasonic emulsificationapparatus was sentencedto five years in jail andfined 200,000 yuan(25,478 US dollars) for thesame reason.

Another surgeon whoperformed the eyeoperations, named XuQing, from the No 9People’s Hospital ofShanghai, however, willnot be severely punishedbecause investigators didnot think the accidentswere caused by hismalpractice.

Although the reasonswhy the victims’ eyes were

infected with Bacilluspyocyaneus have not beenfound out, the brothers’actions directly lead to theeyeball removals of ninecataract patients, said thelocal court.

Efforts to find out thetruth of the infection isimpeded because all theapparatus had been takenaway and the operatingroom had been disinfectedafter the operation, andall the one-off materialshad been destroyed.

The cataract ope-rations were illegallycarried out between thehospital and the Shanghai

Shunchunyang Scienceand Technology TradingCo where the two brotherscame from.

Investigation showedthat the company was anunregistered companyowned by the brothers whoposed as doctors and saidthey could offer the bestmedical treatment forcataracts.

After the tragedy, theAnhui Provincial Depart-ment of Public Healthconfiscated 318,600 yuan(40,586 US dollars) that thehospital collected for theillegal operations.

MNA/Xinhua

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WASHINGTON, 2 Dec — Microsoft launched Windows Vista, the long-awaited update to the softwaregiant’s ubiquitous operating system, for business customers on Thursday.

Singapore’s aerospace industryenjoys strong growth

SINGAPORE, 2 Dec — Singapore’s aerospace industry enjoys strong growth,especially in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, said RaymondLim, Minister for Transport, at a ceremony of Singapore Airlines’ newfacilities on Friday.

People jog and walk as hot air balloons lift off over a reservoir in Leon’sParque Metropolitano during the city’s fifth international hot air balloon

festival on 1 Dec, 2006.—INTERNET

A Yorkshire Terrierpresents a creation

during a fashion showfeaturing the wintercollection for dogs in

Moscow on 1 Dec,2006.—INTERNET

In 2005, Singaporeaccounted for about 25 percent of the Asian MROmarket share and 6 per centof the international marketshare. Its overall aerospaceindustry registered anoutput of 5.2 billionSingapore dollars (about3.3 billion US dollars),with MRO servicescontributing 90 per cent ofthe total output andemploying over 14,000people.

He said that Sin-gapore’s success as anaerospace hub is foundedon three key factors. First,

Changi Airport’s strongtraffic throughput andconnectivity not onlycontributes to the demandfor MRO services but alsoenables aircraft parts to besent to Singapore, berepaired, and be sent backto airlines quickly.

Singapore’s pro-business regulatoryenvironment also faci-litates the certificationrequired for MROservices, hence resultingin cost and time savings,said Lim, adding thatSingapore’s ready pool ofskilled manpower has

supported the growth ofSingapore-based MROcompanies.

The global aerospaceindustry has performedstrongly in the past fewyears on the back of thestrong growth in globalair travel and aircraftorders, particularly inAsia.—MNA/Xinhua

Conjoined girls seperated in S-E China

China to launch secondgeostationary

orbit weather satelliteBEIJING, 2 Dec — China will launch its second

geostationary orbit meteorological satellite,Fengyun-2 D on 8 December, according to theChina Meteorological Administration.

Two years after its proposed launch date,Microsoftunveiled Vista on Thursday, its latest

Windows operating system which one expert said is"more Mac-like."—XINHUA

The company alsoannounced new versionsof its Office software suiteand Exchange Servermessaging system, CNNreported.

“This is the biggestlaunch in our company’s

history,” said MicrosoftChief Executive OfficerSteve Ballmer, noting thatVista and Office 2007 arethe most significant releasesfor the company’s flagshipproducts.

The launch of Vista has

been delayed for severaltimes, and consumers,unlike business customers,will be unable to get theirhands on a copy of thesoftware until the end ofJanuary, 2007.

Microsoft contends thatVista will make computersmore secure, powerful andgraphically dynamicespecially when combinedwith other productsMicrosoft is releasingsimultaneously.

The most noticeablechanges in Vista involvethree-dimensional graphicsand much better searchcapabilities, but thesoftware also incorporateshuge changes behind thescenes. Programmes haveless access to the core of the

operating system, closinga vulnerability thatmalicious hackers havegiddily exploited in thepast. Vista also includesbasic anti-virus software.

Analysts expect the rollout of the first update to theWindows operatingsystem in five years, alongwith the new version ofOffice, to drive Microsoft’srevenue in 2007.

IT market research firmIDC expects Microsoft toship some 90 million unitsof Vista next year.Individual consumers areexpected to lead the uptakeof the new system, whilecorporate users willprobably wait longer toupgrade, IDC said.

MNA/Xinhua

The 28-day-old sistersfrom southeastern China’sFujian Province weighedfive kilogrammes and wereconnected from abdomento pubis. They shared

alimentary canal, urinarysystem and genitalsystem.

“They are the youngesttwins to go through suchan operation,” said LiDumiao, chief surgeon ofthe paediatric departmentof the No 1 Hospitalaffiliated to the FujianMedical University,where the operation wasperformed.

Surnamed Chen, thegirls are from a family in

Nanping City of Fujian.Doctors from the hospitaldonated 5,000 yuan for thegirls’ treatment.

Conjoined twins occuramong every 50,000 to100,000 births, and theseparation surgery iscomplicated and risky. Thetwins are under closesurveillance in an intensivecare unit. They still facepost-surgery risks, such asinfections.

MNA/Xinhua

Yang Jun, director ofthe National SatelliteMeteorological Centreunder the China Me-teorological Admini-stration, said on Friday thatthe Fengyun-2 D will forma twin-star observationsystem with Fengyun-2 C,China’s first geostationaryorbit weather satellitewhich was sent to orbit on19 October, 2004.

The two satellites havetheir own observationtasks, and at the same time,they can stand by each otherin case of malfunction ofeither of them, Yang said.The Fengyun-2 D will alsoenlarge the geostationaryweather observation rangeand improve the forecastand monitoring ondisastrous weather, Yangsaid.—MNA/Xinhua

FUZHOU, 2 Dec — Chinese surgeons on Thursday successfully separated thecountry’s youngest pair of conjoined twins.

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S P O R T S

Meryl Davis and CharlieWhite of the US performduring their ice dancingfree dance at the ISUGrand Prix of FigureSkating-NHK Trophy inNagano, central Japan on2 Dec, 2006.—INTERNET

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, left, gets the better ofWigan Athletic's Paul Scharner during their EnglishPremier League soccer match at The JJB Stadium,Wigan, England, on 2 Dec, 2006.—INTERNET

Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg, left, controls the ballfrom Tottenham Hotspur's Ledley King during

their English Premiership soccer match at Arse-nal's Emirates stadium in London, on 2 Dec, 2006.

Arsenal won the game 3-0.—INTERNET

Everton defeats West Ham United

Chinese sharpshootersclean-sweep 6 golds

China sweeps gymnastics men’s team title in Asiad history

Li Ping of China wins women’s 53kgweightlifting Asiad gold

DOHA, 3 Dec— Chineseshooters went off to ahighly flying start to theirAsian Games campaign asthey made a clean sweepof all six shooting goldmedals at stake on Satur-day. The trio of Olympicchampion Zhu Qinan, LiJie and Liu Tianyou com-bined for 1,786 points towin the men's 10m air rifleteam event, sparking off agold harvest by China.

In sharp contrast to themediocre performances ofZhu and Li, the silver med-allist in Athens second toZhu, the little-known LiuTianyou turned out to bethe hero of the defendingAsian Games championsas he scored the highest598 points among the 41competitors in the event.Zhu and Li both finishedon 594 points.

Liu, who is making his

Asian Games debut, wentonto to grabbing the goldmedal of the individual10m air rifle. The 24-year-old college student scored102.8 points in the 10-shotfinal for a final tally of700.8 points.

Everton went ahead early in the second halfwhen Leon Osman guided a volley past RobertGreen after West Ham failed to clear James Beattie’scross.

In stoppage time James Vaughan drilled a lowshot under Green for the second.

West Ham had had the better chances in theopening half, notably when Lee Bowyer wasthwarted by a Tim Howard save after good work byCarlos Tevez.

After Osman scored, Howard made an impor-tant save to beat away substitute Marlon Harewood’spowerful shot. The win moved Everton to within apoint of Arsenal and Portsmouth, who are in thirdand fourth place respectively.

Defeat left West Ham a point ahead of third-from-bottom Newcastle and without a league goalaway from home for over three months.

The frustration for West Ham was that in Tevezthe visitors probably had the game’s most danger-ous attacking player.

Tevez has yet to score since arriving at West

Ham, but at a dank and windy Goodison his skilland invention constantly illuminated the game andprovided encouraging signs he is starting to settlein England.—Internet

China featured its“dream team” back from

Aarhus gymnastic worldswhere they upset Russiaby 2.375 points to snatchthe team title. Japan fin-ished third in Aarhus fortwo serious errors madeby all-around specialistHiroyuki Tomita.

In Doha, Japan wasdowned by China againwith a gap of 4.05 pointsand South Korea achieved371.500 points to standthird.

Although Chineseformer Olympic champi-ons Huang Xu, LiXiaopeng and TengHaibin did not come dueto injury, the Chinesemen's gymnastic teamdominated the Asiad

MNA/Xinhua

DOHA, 3 Dec— ChineseLi Ping beat a field ofstrongwomen to win thewomen's 53kg weightlift-ing gold medal at the 15thAsian Games here on Sat-urday.

Li Ping snatched up98kg and lifted 126kg for

a winning total of 224kgfor the gold medal. JunpimKuntatean of Thailandtook the silver medal in221kg, while the bronze

medal went to Yu Wei Liof Hong Kong who beatRaema Lisa Rumbewas ofIndonesia on bodyweight.— MNA/Xinhua

DOHA, 3 Dec— Chineserising judo star Tong Wenswiftly grabbed a goldmedal at the Doha Asiadon Saturday in a one-minute duel, showing herdominance in over 78kgcontest.

"Chinese women's judo

players over 78kg alwaysshoulder heavy responsi-bility," Tong said. "Thisis first day of judo compe-tition at the Doha AsianGames, and I am glad togive our team a goodstart."

China dominates wom-en's judo competition inover 78kg and open levelfor a long time. Four Chi-nese players grabbed thegold medals of over 78kgat the Olympic Games in1988 (exhibition), 1992,1996, 2000, respectively.

But in 2004, China lostthe gold medal at AthensOlympic games.

Tong is considered thebest hope for China to re-gain the dominance inwomen's judo over 78 kgcategory. Tong did well.

At the age of 23, Tongsnatched gold medals at2002 Busan Asian Gamesas well as judo worldchampionships.

MNA/Xinhua

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LIVERPOOL , 3 Dec—Everton moved to within a point of a Champions League place after they beatstruggling West Ham at Goodison Park.

arena. “I am very relaxed dur-

ing the match. I don’t thinkit’s a surprise at all to winthe team title as we justcommitted to our trainingafter the world champion-

ships and our coach ar-ranged good preparationfor the Asian Games,” saidYang Wei, the newly-crowned triple worldchampion.

MNA/Xinhua

West Ham United’s Carlos Tevez, left, turns awayfrom Andy van der Meyde of Everton during theirEnglish Premier League soccer match at Goodison

Park Stadium, Liverpool, England, on Sunday 3Dec, 2006.—INTERNET

Tong restores China’s dominancein women’s over 78kg

DOHA, 3 Dec— China took the incredible ninth consecutive win in Asiad men's gymnastics teamcompetition in Doha on Saturday, beating arch rival Japan with 377.100 points.

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Sunday, 3 December, 2006Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours,except for theisolated light rain has been in Taninthayi Division,weather has been generally fair in the remaining wholecountry .The noteworthy amount of rainfall was Myeik(0.43) inch. Night temperatures were (5°C) to (6°C)below normal in Chin State and upper Sagaing Divi-sion, (3°C) to (4°C) below normal in Kachin, Rakhineand Kayah States, Magway andYangon Divisions ,(3°C)to (4°C) above normal in Mon State and TaninthayiDivision and about normal in the remaining areas. Thesignificant night temperatures were Haka (-2°C),Pinlaung and Mogok (4°C) each.

Maximum temperature on 2-12-2006 was 94°F.Minimum temperature on 3-12-2006 was 65°F. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 3-12-2006 was83%. Total sunshine hours on 2-12-2006 was (8.3) hoursapprox.

Rainfalls on 3-12-2006 were (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfalls since1-1-2006 were (98.46) inches at Mingaladon and (111.61)inches at Kaba-Aye and (116.69) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was(10) mph from Northwest at 11:30 hours MST on 2-12-2006.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and the Southwest Bay and generally fairelsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 4-12-2006:Isolated light rain are likely in Mon and Kayin Statesand Taninthayi Division and weather will be generallyfair in the remaining states and divisions. Degree ofcertainty is (60%).

State of the Sea: Seas will be slight in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days:Likelihoodof isolated rain in the Southern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 4-12-2006: Fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouringareas for 4-12-2006: Fair weather.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouringareas for 4-12-2006: Fair weather.

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Ag©mhap‹it'Bd∂N†qiriN∂aAg©mhap‹it'Bd∂N†qiriN∂aAg©mhap‹it'Bd∂N†qiriN∂aAg©mhap‹it'Bd∂N†qiriN∂aAg©mhap‹it'Bd∂N†qiriN∂aB iw Mq(eyaSraeta \ )B iw Mq(eyaSraeta \ )B iw Mq(eyaSraeta \ )B iw Mq(eyaSraeta \ )B iw Mq(eyaSraeta \ )ehaÂka;eta\mÄp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mÄp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mÄp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mÄp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mÄp\eqa√pπåtqN i†påLieta\√pπåtqN i†påLieta\√pπåtqN i†påLieta\√pπåtqN i†påLieta\√pπåtqN i†påLieta\

7:25 am3. To be healthy

exercise7:30 am4. Morning news

7:40 am5. Nice and sweet

song7:55 am6. Song of national

races.

8:10 am7. At^;�pioc\p∑Át^;�pioc\p∑Át^;�pioc\p∑Át^;�pioc\p∑Át^;�pioc\p∑´

8:20 am8. Cute little dancers.

8:30 am9. International news

8:45 am10. Grammar Made Easy.4:00 pm1. Martial song

4:15 pm2. Song to uphold

National Spirit4:30 pm3. Practice in Reading

4:40 pm4. Aew;qc\tkquil\pvaer;Aew;qc\tkquil\pvaer;Aew;qc\tkquil\pvaer;Aew;qc\tkquil\pvaer;Aew;qc\tkquil\pvaer;

Rup\�mc\qMÂka; qc\Kn\;saRup\�mc\qMÂka; qc\Kn\;saRup\�mc\qMÂka; qc\Kn\;saRup\�mc\qMÂka; qc\Kn\;saRup\�mc\qMÂka; qc\Kn\;sa––-dutiy––-dutiy––-dutiy––-dutiy––-dutiyN˙s\N˙s\N˙s\N˙s\N˙s\(RuukebdAT;�po(RuukebdAT;�po(RuukebdAT;�po(RuukebdAT;�po(RuukebdAT;�po)))))(((((RuukebdRuukebdRuukebdRuukebdRuukebd)))))

4:55 pm5. Dance variety.

5:05 pm6. lk\Sc\.km\;ep; gtet;lk\Sc\.km\;ep; gtet;lk\Sc\.km\;ep; gtet;lk\Sc\.km\;ep; gtet;lk\Sc\.km\;ep; gtet;

5:15 pm7. �mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;

5:30 pm 8. Song and dances of

national races.5:35 pm 9. �mn\mampn\;Sy\m¥io;(pn\;eta.)�mn\mampn\;Sy\m¥io;(pn\;eta.)�mn\mampn\;Sy\m¥io;(pn\;eta.)�mn\mampn\;Sy\m¥io;(pn\;eta.)�mn\mampn\;Sy\m¥io;(pn\;eta.)5:40 pm10. Musical programme.

(The Radio Myanmar

Monday, 4 DecemberTune in today

8:30 am Brief news8:35 am Music:

-Big coconut…Joontastic

8:40 am Perspectives8:45 am Music: - Oxygen...

Vertigo.8:50 am National news /

Slogan9:00 am Music:

-Tarzan & Jane...Toy Box.

9:05 am Internationalnews

9:10 am Music:-Hey you..Shakira.

1:30 pm News / Slogan1:40pm Lunch time music

-Just for you...Peter.-Radio heart...Charly McClain

9:00 pm Spotlight on thestar:

9:10 pm Article9:35 pm Vocal gems

Home... Ultra-Cinderella...Lionel Richie.

9:45 pm News / Slogan10:00 pm PEL

Modern MusicTroupe.)

5:50 pm11.Am¥ i o ;qa;kn \eta \ Âk ^ ;Am ¥ i o ;qa;kn \eta \ Âk ^ ;Am ¥ i o ;qa;kn \eta \ Âk ^ ;Am ¥ i o ;qa;kn \eta \ Âk ^ ;Am ¥ i o ;qa;kn \eta \ Âk ^ ;

√y¥a√\sin\rtuATim\;Am˙t\√y¥a√\sin\rtuATim\;Am˙t\√y¥a√\sin\rtuATim\;Am˙t\√y¥a√\sin\rtuATim\;Am˙t\√y¥a√\sin\rtuATim\;Am˙t\

pn\;p∑éta\pn\;p∑éta\pn\;p∑éta\pn\;p∑éta\pn\;p∑éta\ AAAAA”””””kio�pc\Sc\m¨kio�pc\Sc\m¨kio�pc\Sc\m¨kio�pc\Sc\m¨kio�pc\Sc\m¨

6:00 pm12. Evening news6:30 pm13. Weather report6:35 pm14. Niuc\cM�Ka;kat∑n\;zat\lm\;tNiuc\cM�Ka;kat∑n\;zat\lm\;tNiuc\cM�Ka;kat∑n\;zat\lm\;tNiuc\cM�Ka;kat∑n\;zat\lm\;tNiuc\cM�Ka;kat∑n\;zat\lm\;t∑´∑´ ∑´∑´ ∑´

{etat∑c\;qa;cy\el;}{etat∑c\;qa;cy\el;}{etat∑c\;qa;cy\el;}{etat∑c\;qa;cy\el;}{etat∑c\;qa;cy\el;}

(Apiuc\;-31)(Apiuc\;-31)(Apiuc\;-31)(Apiuc\;-31)(Apiuc\;-31)6:50 pm15.Al˙r˙amy\ l˙kmıawy\Al˙r˙amy\ l˙kmıawy\Al˙r˙amy\ l˙kmıawy\Al˙r˙amy\ l˙kmıawy\Al˙r˙amy\ l˙kmıawy\7:15 pm16. Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´

{K¥s\�Kc\;N˙c\.At¨}{K¥s\�Kc\;N˙c\.At¨}{K¥s\�Kc\;N˙c\.At¨}{K¥s\�Kc\;N˙c\.At¨}{K¥s\�Kc\;N˙c\.At¨}(Apiuc\;-23)(Apiuc\;-23)(Apiuc\;-23)(Apiuc\;-23)(Apiuc\;-23)

8:00 pm17. News.18. Interntional news.19. Weather report.20. Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑Ńiuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´

{tky\qeBak¥ty\}{tky\qeBak¥ty\}{tky\qeBak¥ty\}{tky\qeBak¥ty\}{tky\qeBak¥ty\}(Apiuc\(Apiuc\(Apiuc\(Apiuc\(Apiuc\;;;;;-5)-5)-5)-5)-5)

21.mc\;k∑n\;Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;mc\;k∑n\;Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;mc\;k∑n\;Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;mc\;k∑n\;Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;mc\;k∑n\;Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;√ ^ ;w is it †qaraB iw Mqf√ ^ ;w is it †qaraB iw Mqf√ ^ ;w is it †qaraB iw Mqf√ ^ ;w is it †qaraB iw Mqf√ ^ ;w is it †qaraB iw MqfArp\Sy\m¥k\N ˙aemt†aArp \Sy\m¥k\N ˙aemt†aArp \Sy\m¥k\N ˙aemt†aArp \Sy\m¥k\N ˙aemt†aArp \Sy\m¥k\N ˙aemt†aBawnap∑a;m¥a;�Kc\;tra;eta\Bawnap∑a;m¥a;�Kc\;tra;eta\Bawnap∑a;m¥a;�Kc\;tra;eta\Bawnap∑a;m¥a;�Kc\;tra;eta\Bawnap∑a;m¥a;�Kc\;tra;eta\

22.The next day’sprogramme

China’s first biomass-fired power plant goes into operation JINAN, 3 Dec —China’s first biomass-fired power plant, with an installed generating capacity of

25,000 kilowatts, went into commercial operation in east China’s Shandong Province on Friday. Located in Shanxian

County, the 300-million-yuan (35.7 million USdollars) plant burns150,000 to 200,000 tonsof cotton stalks, treebranches, orchard andforestry waste annually.

It can generate 160million kilowatt-hours of

electricity a year, savingthe equivalent of 400,000tons of coal. Local farmersand biomass enterprisescan earn about 40 millionyuan from the project eachyear. The amount ofcarbon dioxide producedby a 25,000-kilowattbiomass-fired power

plant annually is 100,000tons less than thatdischarged by a thermalpower plant with the samecapacity. The ash of theburned biomass is highquality potash fertilizer.

The Chinese Govern-ment has attached greatimportance to the deve-

lopment of clean energyprojects in recent years,including wind power andsolar power and biomass-fired power plants.

The government hasapproved the constructionof over 30 biomass powerplants, some of which areunder construction andsome will begin con-struction by the end of theyear.

The Shanxian plant isfunded by the NationalBio Energy Co Ltd, asubsidiary of the StateGrid Corporation ofChina, which is in chargeof the power grid coveringnorthern China, or theareas to the north of theYangtze River.State Gridhas been given the greenlight by the governmentto build 22 biomass powerplants, including 15 witha combined installedcapacity of 350,000kilowatts that are underconstruction.

MNA/Xinhua

Fantastic fireworks is displayed during the opening ceremony of the15th Asian Games at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on 1 Dec,

2006.—INTERNET

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Fullmoon Day of Nadaw 1368 ME Monday, 4 December, 2006

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Dec— Minister for Agricul-ture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo together withofficials heard reports onthe amount of fruits pro-duced from the oil palmplantations, production ofcrude palm oil and grow-ing of oil palm and mangoby Managing Director UKyi Win of Myanma Per-

YANGON, 3 Dec — Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence met a 11-member team ofTatmadawmen led by Lt-Col Sein Than of the Ministryof Defence who will take part in the Friendly RallyDriving between armed forces of Myanmar and India tobe held in New Delhi, India from 5 to 28 December atthe lounge of Yangon International Airport here this

INSIDE

For the interest of the na-

tion and its people, the gov-

ernment has determined to

fight against AIDS threaten-

ing the mankind in order to be

AIDS free Myanmar and AIDS

free world in cooperation with

international societies.PERSPECTIVESPAGE 2

Lt-Gen Myint Swe sees offMyanma Tatmadaw rally team

afternoon. Also present on the occasion were Chairmanof Yangon Division Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hla HtayWin, senior military officers and athletes.

At the meeting, Lt-Gen Myint Swe said that therally driving is the first of its kind between armedforces of Myanmar and India. Hence, Tatmadawmen

are to take part in the rally to the best of their ability sothat they can enhance the prestige of the State andTatmadaw and further cement friendship betweenarmed forces of the two countries.

At 2.30 pm, Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the commanderand senior military officers saw off the athletes at theairport. — MNA

A&I Minister inspects pedigreefarm in Kyaikto Township

ennial Crops Enterpriseand officials, and gavenecessary instructions atthe briefing hall of the re-search and pedigree farmin Ingabo Village,Kyaikhto Township, on 1December.

Next, the ministermet with members ofTownship AgriculturalCoordination Committee

and called on developmentof the agricultural sector.

In the evening, theminister and party in-spected construction tasksof Kataik Dam Projectbeing implemented inPaung Township andthriving rubber plantationsnear the dam. The minis-ter heard reports presentedby an official and also met

with members of State/District/Township Agri-culture CoordinationCommittees.

Kataik Dam, acrossKataik Creek, is 134 feethigh and 5,200 feet long.The dam has two conduitcanals, each of which is650 feet long. Spillway ofthe dam is 810 feet longand 60 feet wide. Its waterstorage capacity is 56,000acre feet and it can irrigate10,000 acres. A total of 95per cent of the construc-tion task of conduit canal,spillway and control towerwere completed and12,182 acre feet of waterhave been stored in thedam. The remaining tasksare being implemented atfull capacity. The irriga-tion facilities will contrib-ute a lot to summer paddyplantations.

MNA

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo inspects progress of Kataik Dam Project in Paung Township.A & I

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence gives instructions to Myanma Tatmadawmen before their departure for India. — MNA

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