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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 1
Established 1914
Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.
Puja ca pujaneyyanam, to honour those worthy of honour; this is the way to auspiciousness.
Four political objectives* Stability of the State, community peace
and 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* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round
development of other sectors of the economy as well* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic
system* Development of the economy inviting participation in
terms 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
Four social objectives* Uplift of the morale and morality of
the entire nation* Uplift of national prestige and integrity
and preservation and safeguarding ofcultural heritage and national character
* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education
standards of the entire nation
Volume XI, Number 135 3rd Waxing of Tawthalin 1365 ME Friday, 29 August, 2003
Government is giving encouragement to development of fisheries sector
INSIDEPerspectives
Performing arts competi-tions with lofty aims
Page 2
Innovative measures to be taken to penetrate into foreign marketsSecretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win and Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein give instructions on work of Ministry
of Livestock and Fisheries and Ministry of Industry-1
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win gives necessary instructionson works of the Ministry of Industry-1 at the meeting hall
of the ministry on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road. — MNA
of the people. It is needed to
speed up the development
momentum of these sectors
for ensuring food sufficiency
for existing and growing
population of the nation and
for promotion of the peo-
ple’s living standard.
With the investments
gained from these sectors,
new industries will have to
be established necessary for
the nation in building up a
modern developed nation. In
doing so, efforts are to be
made effectively and thor-
oughly for meeting greater
success in these sectors.
Myanmar is blessed with
good foundations in imple-
menting agricultural and
meat and fish sectors widely.
The Head of State
gave guidance on earning
US$ 400 million to
500 million from the prawn
industry, encouraging pri-
vate entrepreneurs and
innovative measures to be
YANGON, 28 August—
Secretary-1 of the State
Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Soe Win and
Secretary-2 of the State
Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein,
this afternoon met depart-
mental heads of the Ministry
of Livestock and Fisheries
and the Ministry of Indus-
try-1 and gave instructions
on work being carried out.
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe
Win and Secretary-2 Lt-Gen
Thein Sein, accompanied by
the deputy director-general
of the State Peace and De-
velopment Council and offi-
cials, arrived at the meeting
hall of the Fisheries Depart-
ment in Ahlon Township at
12.30 pm. They were wel-
comed there by Minister for
Livestock and Fisheries
Brig-Gen Maung Maung
Thein and Deputy Minister
U Aung Thein.
At the meeting with de-
partmental heads of the min-
istry, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe
Win said that the fisheries
sector, like the agriculture
sector, plays a vital role in
striving for development of
national economy. With the
increase in individual con-
sumption of meat and fish,
production of meat, fish and
prawn has also increased, he
pointed out.
The fisheries sector is one
of the important economic
sectors as it earns foreign
exchange by exporting the
surplus out of domestic con-
sumption, and thus the gov-
ernment is giving encourage-
ment to further development
of the sector, he noted.
They were there to fulfil
the needs of the Ministry of
Livestock and Fisheries, the
Secretary-1 said.
Minister Brig-Gen
Maung Maung Thein said
that as regards meat and fish
sector, Head of State Senior
General Than Shwe has
given guidance on extended
distribution of quality strain
livestock and fish, promo-
tion of prawn breeding and
laying emphasis on develop-
ment of livestock breeding
in the rural areas.
The minister also said
that the ministry, adopting
the guidance as work guide-
lines, has laid down the eight
objectives and is implement-
ing them for the develop-
ment of the meat and fish
sector.
The minister also re-
ported on arrangements be-
ing made for implementing
the objectives, extended
prawn breeding, special pro-
gramme to extend fish breed-
ing ponds, paddy-plus-fish
undertakings, export of fresh
water and marine products,
condition of cold storage and
ice factories, extended poul-
try farming, undertakings for
development of breeding
pigs and poultry in the rural
areas, production of vaccines
for buffalo, cow, chicken and
pig, arrangements being
made for extended breeding
of domestic wild ox, produc-
tion and service provided by
the Bee Keeping Department
and functions of Myanma
Livestock and Fisheries De-
velopment Bank Limited.
Next, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen
Thein Sein, in his speech,
thanked the ministry for help-
ing him to study the salient
points in realizing the objec-
tives in fish and prawn and
meat sectors of the ministry.
The Secretary-2 also said
that out of the economic sec-
tors of the State, agriculture,
meat and fish, forestry, en-
ergy and mining sectors are
the ones which earn the for-
eign exchange for the State.
Particularly, agricultural
as well as meat and fish sec-
tors are the ones that earn
foreign exchange and they
fulfil the food requirement
Officials attending the meeting of Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win and Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein with departmental heads of the Ministry of Industry-1 at the meeting hall of the ministry. MNA
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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003
PERSPECTIVESFriday, 29 August, 2003
The Government of the Union of Myanmarlaid down twelve political, economic and socialobjectives and has been translating them intoaction with the intention of bringing peace, de-velopment and modernity to the nation. Oneof the four social objectives is “Uplift of na-tional prestige and integrity and preservationand safeguarding of cultural heritage and na-tional character.
The observance of Myanmar traditional cul-tural performing arts competitions is one ofthe measures taken to realize this objective.They have been held every year since 1993 andthe eleventh competitions are going to takeplace soon. The eleventh Myanmar traditionalcultural performing arts competitions ofYangon South District were held in KyauktanTownship and Chairman of Yangon DivisionPeace and Development Council Commanderof Yangon Command Brig-Gen Myint Sweattended the opening ceremony and presentedcash awards to the participants.
The competitions are drawing near andtherefore final selection is being made in eachand every district, state and division. There isenthusiastic participation at the professionallevel and so is at the amateur level. As a result,a large number of budding artistes are toemerge. The yearly observance of Myanmartraditional cultural performing arts competi-tions have kindled interest in traditional cul-ture and patriotic spirit among youths.
It is very important for those participatingin the competitions to exhibit genuineMyanmar culture, especially true Myanmarchoreography in dance competitions.
We would like to urge all the artistes totake part in the competitions enthusiastically,trying their level best to show their talents,and make the eleventh competitions an unprec-edented success.
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Performing artscompetitions with lofty aims
YANGON, 28 Aug —
Minister for Transport Maj-
Gen Hla Myint Swe, accom-
panied by Deputy Minister
Col Nyan Tun Aung and of-
ficials, arrived at the con-
Construction work inspected at MMUstruction site of Myanmar
Maritime University in
Thanlyin this morning.
Managing Director of
Golden Flower Construction
Co U Aung Htwe reported
on progress of the project,
stocks of construction mate-
rials, and arrangements for
tasks left to be done.
The rector and the
deputy minister also pre-
sented additional reports.
Next, the minister gave in-
structions and attended to the
requirements.
Later, the minister
looked into the progress in
construction of the archway,
school buildings and the main
building, and the place cho-
sen for construction of a
roundabout on the entrance
road of the university. The
minister and party also went
to the wharf of Myanma Five
Star Line in Thakayta Town-
ship, where they oversaw the
MV Haka, sanitation work
carried out at the passengers’
lounge, the beautifying work
along the wharf, and preven-
tive measures against erosion.
MFSL’s MV Haka is
a vessel plying between
Yangon and Kawthoung as
well as between Yangon and
Sittway. — MNA
YANGON, 28
Aug — The
Myanmar Golf
Tour-2003, or-
ganized by
Myanmar Golf
Federation and
Myanmar Golf Tour to be held
YANGON, 28 Aug — A
10-member Japanese
Shadow Play Troupe, which
had given the performance
of shadow play at the Na-
tional Theatre, left here this
Japanese Shadow Play Troupe leavesmorning.
Officials of the Fine Arts
Department and Japanese
Embassy saw off the delega-
tion at Yangon International
Airport.—MNA
YANGON, 28 Aug —
Yangon East District on 28
July sentenced Kalar Gyi (a)
Htay Aung and Soe Nyunt to
20 years imprisonment each
to serve under Section 19
(A) of Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances
Law.
A combined team includ-
ing members of local intelli-
gence unit and Yangon Spe-
cial Anti-drug Squad, follow-
ing a tip-off, on 9 July, 2002,
seized 5.916 g of heroin
Drug traffickers punishedstashed in a compass box in
the house of Kalar Gyi (a)
Htay Aung, of Banyadalla
Road in Tamway Township
and arrested Kalar Gyi and
Soe Nyunt.
In connection with the
case, Tamway Police Station
has filed Kalar Gyi (a) Htay
Aung, son of U Myint Oo,
and Soe Nyunt, son of
U Thaung, of Moekaung Pa-
goda Road, Yankin Town-
ship. — MNA
YANGON, 28 Aug — The
first work coordination meet-
ing for holding the ceremony
to mark the International Day
of Older Persons-2003, to be
organized by Social Welfare
Department, was held at the
meeting hall of Social Wel-
fare Department on Kaba Aye
Pagoda Road this afternoon.
First, Chairman of the
Work Committee for Holding
the Ceremony Director-Gen-
Coord meeting for holding International Dayof Older Persons held
eral of Social Welfare Depart-
ment U Sit Myaing made a
speech. Secretary of the work
committee Deputy Director of
the SWD U Hla Myint re-
ported on formation of the
work committee and tasks to
be carried out.
Vice-Chairman of the
work committee Director of
the SWD U Bo Than reported
on raising funds. Next, offi-
cials of the homes for the ages
reported on establishing a trust
fund and the committee for
holding the respect-paying
ceremony and matters related
to paying respect to the elder
persons. Those present took
part in the general round of
discussions and made resolu-
tions. The ceremony will be
held for the fifth year and the
same ceremonies will be held
in the states and divisions.
MNA
YANGON, 28 Aug —
Minister for Progress of Bor-
der Areas and National
Races and Development
Affairs Col Thein Nyunt re-
PBANRDA Minister receives UNICEF Resident Representativeceived Resident Representa-
tive of UNICEF Ms Carroll
C Long at his office at the
Ministers’ Office at 1 pm
today.
Also present at the
call were Director-General
of Development Affairs De-
partment Col Myo Myint
and officials. — MNAYANGON, 28 Aug —
President of Myanmar
Maternal and Child Wel-
fare Association Dr Daw
Khin Win Shwe this
morning met with Resi-
dent Representative of
UNICEF Ms Carroll C
Long at the MMCWA
office and they discussed
cooperation in community
services.
The central executive
committee members of the
MMCWA also attended
the meeting.
MNA
MMCWA Presidentmeets Resident
Representative ofUNICEF
Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe inspects construction work at MyanmarMaritime University. — MNA
PBANRDA Minister Col Thein Nyunt receives UNICEF Resident RepresentativeMs Carroll C Long. — MNA
Resident Representative of UNICEF Ms Carroll C Long calls on MMCWA PresidentDr Daw Khin Win Shwe. — MMCWA
Myanmar PGA, will be held
on a grand scale in the four
cities in Myanmar starting from
September.
Kaung Myat Golf Open
Championship of the golf tour
will be held as first match at
Yay Tagun Taung Golf Course
in Mandalay from 4 to 7 Sep-
tember, Mandalay Open Golf
Championship as second match
at Shwe Hsar Yan Golf Court
from 16 to 19 October,
Kanbawza Open Golf Cham-
pionship as third match at
Ayethaya Golf Course in
Taunggyi from 4 to 7 Novem-
ber, Myanmar PGA and
Myanmar Golf Federation
President Cup as fourth match
at Hanthawady Golf Course in
Bago from 25 to 28 November
and the fifth match will be held
at Yangon Golf Club in Yangon
from 9 to 12 December. The
handsome prizes will be pre-
sented to the winners in the
golf tour. The golf tour is mainly
sponsored by Rothmans of Pall
Mall Myanmar Pte Ltd. Co-
sponsors are KM Golf Centre,
Air Mandalay, Grand Slam
(Munsing Wear), Canon,
Wilson and UPG and Sun Far
Travel and Tour will present
hole-in-one prize.
Golfers who will take part
in the tour are urged to make
necessary preparations for the
tour by MGF and Myanmar
PGA. — MNA
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 3
BAGHDAD , 28 Aug — Iraqi guerillas killed two US soldiers and wounded five in two separate attacks Wednesday,as many GIs expressed rising frustration over the inability to strike back at an unseen enemy and anxiety over therising death toll.
One soldier with the 3rd Armored
Calvary Regiment died and three oth-
ers were wounded when a roadside
bomb struck their convoy around 7:10
a.m. in the town of Fallujah, about 40
miles west of Baghdad, a military
spokesman said. A similar bomb struck
a convoy in Baghdad less than 30 min-
utes later, killing a soldier with the
205th Military Intelligence Brigade and
wounding two others, the military said.
So far, 281 American soldiers have
died in Iraq since the war began March
20. Since President Bush declared May 1
that major combat was over, 143 have
died. Sixty-six US troops have been killed
in action since the president’s declara-
tion. Seventy-seven have died in
nonhostile actions. More than 1,000 GIs
have been wounded since the war began.
“We’re a lot more paranoid now,”
said Spc Bob Hockman, 30, of Mem-
phis, Tenn, a 1st Armoured Division
soldier whose convoy was hit by an
improvised explosive last week, injur-
ing three. “When we first got here, you’d
hear about stuff over the radio, but then
it was happening to other people. Now
it’s beginning to happen to our people.”
Because of the continuing violence,
the international food relief agency
Oxfam said it was pulling out its for-
eign staff. The Red Cross also has an-
nounced that most of its staff will leave
or be reassigned to areas outside Bagh-
dad. The withdrawal of international
aid workers will compound the prob-
lems the US-led Iraqi administration
has in trying to restore basic services
and defuse Iraqi anger at the American
occupation.
Improvised explosive devices -
IEDs, in military parlance - have be-
come the weapon of choice for guerril-
las who are fighting the US-led occupa-
tion of Iraq. Soldiers say the bombs can
be practically anything from a couple
of hand grenades tied together to more
deadly devices consisting of artillery
and mortar rounds.
The bombs can be hidden practi-
cally anywhere: in soda cans, piles of
debris, dead animals and broken-down
vehicles. Soldiers say the bombs have
become more sophisticated in recent
weeks. Instead of wire-detonated de-
vices, anti-American guerrillas are us-
ing remote-controlled devices, and the
explosives themselves are becoming
more deadly, some soldiers say.
“They can now stand off and deto-
nate them in a way they didn’t before,”
said Sgt. Bob Haug, a National Guards-
man from St Louis, with the 2175th
Military Police Company. “Now
they’re starting to daisy-chain them
together three and four at a time, too.
They’re getting slick over here.”
Military officials report that explo-
sive devices are being used increasingly
in attacks on US troops along with rocket-
propelled grenades and automatic weap-
ons, which indicates tactical coordina-
tion and control. Even so, the officials
blame the attacks on small bands of
loyalists to the former regime and crimi-
nal gangs operating without centralized
command. — Internet
WASHINGTON , 28 Aug — Five months after the fall ofBaghdad the US administration admitted there would bea long and costly stay in Iraq while it considered makingsome concessions to the United Nations to get more inter-national support.
Paul Bremer, the top US administrator in Iraq, said tens
of billions of dollars would have to be spent rebuilding
Iraq’s infrastructure, though he expressed optimism for the
country’s future. Meeting Iraq’s electrical demand alone
would require two billion dollars and 12 months of work,
while providing clean water would cost 16 billion dollars
over four years, Bremer told The Washington Post in an
interview. Overall, he estimated reconstruction would cost
“several tens of billions of dollars”.
The United States is also spending an estimated four
billion dollars a month on the military occupation of Iraq.
With a Congress report Tuesday already predicting a record
480 billion dollar US budget deficit in 2004, an unnamed
State Department official told the Post the White House
planned to seek a “huge” supplemental Congress spending
bill for Iraq. Other officials said an “emergency” injection
was also being considered to keep Iraq’s interim govern-
ment from running out of cash.
President George W Bush warned the public on Tuesday
that the United States would have to make a “substantial
commitment of time and resources” to Iraq but that it had
become a key battle in the US war on terrorism. The United
Nations wants other nations to contribute troops and finance
to the Iraq campaign. But other countries who opposed the
Iraq war have demanded a greater UN role in Iraq. The US
administration had dismissed such suggestions. —Internet
US warned of longcostly stay in Iraq
Children in a nearby building watch Shiite Muslims protest in front of CoalitionProvisional Authority (CPA) headquarters based at a former presidential palace in
Baghdad.—INTERNET
A US soldier searches an Iraqi man during a raid on scores of houses in Khalis, a townabout 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on 26 August, 2003. — INTERNET
ABUJA, 28 Aug —The Nigerian federal governmenthas pledged support for information technology (IT)programmes for children, a senior official said hereMonday.
Minister of Information and National Orientation
Chukwuemeka Chikelu made the remarks at the opening of
a two-week international IT programme organized by the
ministry in collaboration with Digital Peers International
(DPI), an non-governmental organization. The programme,
whose participants come from primary and secondary schools
in west African countries, is an effort to boost the knowledge
of IT among young people. Earlier, Ibukun Odusote, coor-
dinator of the programme, said the purpose of the annual
event was to impart IT skills on children and teenagers
between the ages of 8 and 17. “The programme introduces
children to Internet web site creation,” she said, adding that
participants would be able to create websites for other
institutions at the end of the learning experience.
MNA/Xinhua
Nigeria pledgessupport for “IT”
programmes for children
HAVANA , 28 Aug—The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) accepted onTuesday Cuba’s proposal to turn the island into a collaborating centre to fight denguefever in the region.
Cuba to become centre forfighting dengue fever
Dr Jose San Martin,
PAHO consultant on the
theme, said the regional sani-
tary organization welcomed
Cuba’s initiative. Cuba’s of-
fer was made during the two-
week 8th International
Course on Dengue Fever held
in Havana’s Pedro Kouri
Tropical Medicine Institute.
“In order to combat the
disease in the region, the is-
land will make available its
laboratory network, whose
capital and controlling stra-
tegies have been very effi-
cient,” San Martin said. As
part of the actions to formal-
ize the offer, Cuba has pre-
pared a report on details of
available infrastructure.
MNA/Xinhua
HK’s GDPgrowth forecastto be adjusted
HONG KONG, 28 Aug —Hong Kong’s economy hasenjoyed a good rebound af-ter the SARS outbreak,Hong Kong Financial Sec-retary Henry Tang said onTuesday, adding that heexpects the GDP growthforecast to be adjusted ac-cordingly when it is re-leased on Friday.
Speaking after returning
from Fuzhou, capital of east
China’s Fujian Province,
Tang said Hong Kong’s
economy is taking a turn for
the better in the wake of the
robust growth in the Main-
land’s economy and the im-
plementation of CEPA
(Closer Economic Partner-
ship Arrangement).
The general improve-
ment of the economic situa-
tion of Hong Kong’s trading
partners also helps underpin
Hong Kong’s economic re-
covery, he added. Noting
that Hong Kong exports and
re-exports have seen sub-
stantial growth, he is opti-
mistic that Hong Kong’s re-
exports of goods will con-
tinue to increase in the next
couple of months.
MNA/Xinhua
Ochoa, 46, whose cartel dominated the
global cocaine trade in the 1980s, was
sentenced by US District Judge Michael
Moore to 30 years and five months in prison
plus five years probation, the Miami
US Attorney’s Office said.
He could have been sentenced to life
in prison. US prosecutors in Florida had
indicted Ochoa and 42 others in 1999 of
conspiring to ship up to 30 tons of
cocaine a month into the United States
from 1997 to 1999. He was found guilty
in May.
MNA/Reuters
M IAMI , 28 Aug— Colombian drug boss Fabio Ochoa, a former leader of thenotorious Medellin cocaine cartel, was sentenced on Tuesday to more than 30 yearsin prison for plotting to ship tons of cocaine to the United States.
Colombian drug boss gets 30 years in prison
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4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003
A US soldier stands over an detained Iraqi man duringa raid on scores of houses in Khalis, a town about70 kilometres (43 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq,
on 26 August, 2003. — INTERNET
MADRID , 28 Aug — At a safe distance from his homeland, veteran Hollywoodactor Harrison Ford launched a broadside Wednesday at US policy on Iraq, hiscountry’s gun laws — and the film industry for producing “video games” forteenagers.
“I’m very disturbed about the direction American foreign policy is going,” said Ford,
with US post-war casualties having exceeded those during the actual conflict.
“I think something needs to be done to help alleviate the conditions which have
created a disenfranchised and angry faction in the Middle East.
“I don’t think military intervention is the correct solution. I regret what we as a country
have done so far,” said Chicago-born Ford, 62.
The veteran star is in Madrid to promote his latest release “Hollywood Homicide,” a
story of two moonlighting Los Angeles policemen, and receive a commemorative pin
from Spanish football outfit Atletico Madrid, city rivals of Real, the club having tied up
a sponsorship agreement with Colombia films.
Ford also slammed the film industry for in his view relying on hi-tech wizardry at the
expense of thrilling plots — though he himself was involved in the early days of the trend
with “Star Wars” in the 1970s.
“I think American films right now are suffering from an excess of scale. Lots of
movies we’re seeing now are more akin to video games than stories about human life and
relationships,” said Ford, while noting “12- to 20-year-olds are maybe the largest
economic force in the US movie business.”
Asked if his feelings were linked to his veteran status and a longing for the good old
days, Ford countered: “I’m not a very nostalgic person — but I enjoy a good story.” He
admitted that many recent releases, without specifying any in particular, were “not my
cup of tea. It seems everybody is only going for the big hit, for the most return,” said Ford.
Internet
HarrisonFordblasts
USpolicy
on˚Iraq
Zimbabwean Finance
and Economic Develop-
ment Minister Herbert
Murerwa signed the agree-
ment on behalf of the gov-
ernment while Director
General of the OPEC Fund
Seyyid Addulai signed on
behalf of his organization.
Speaking at the signing
ceremony, Murerwa said
the agreement was another
milestone toward the ce-
menting of solidarity be-
tween OPEC countries and
Zimbabwe.
The agreement, he said,
would go a long way to-
ward the stimulation of
capital flows from private
companies in the OPEC
member countries to the
private sector in Zimba-
bwe.
Murerwa said such in-
vestments would lead to
technological transfer, in-
jection of scarce foreign
currency into the country
and to the opening of new
markets in the OPEC mem-
ber countries for Zimba-
bwe’s private sector.
He immediately took
the opportunity to urge the
private sector in the coun-
try to seize the investment
opportunities that would be
unlocked by the operation
of the agreement, saying,
“The benefits to accrue
from the implementation of
this agreement will be im-
measurable.”
He said the government
of Zimbabwe would
undertake to ensure that
transfers of capital, profits
and dividends would be
made in freely convertible
currency. — MNA/Xinhua
BEIJING , 28 Aug —Chinese Foreign Minister LiZhaoxing on Tuesday held talks with his Iraniancounterpart Kamal Kharazi. They had an exchange ofviews over bilateral ties and regional and internationalissues of common concern.
Li said the Chinese and Iranian people cherish
traditional friendship, and since the Islamic Republic of Iran
was founded, the two nations’ friendly and cooperative ties
have been constantly developed, with exchange of
high-level visits increasing, trade and economic
cooperation fruitful and international cooperation enhanced.
He said China is pleased at the progress.
Li said further consolidation and expansion of friendly
ties is in their fundamental interests and conducive to
regional peace and stability.
The Chinese Government values its economic relations
with Iran, and supports Chinese businesses to cooperate
with Iran in varied forms on the basis of equality and mutual
benefit, Li said.
Kharazi said the bilateral relations have developed
rapidly in recent years, and their good political relations
have laid a sound basis for the progress of the two countries’
economic and cultural ties. Iran is satisfied with the devel-
opment of bilateral ties, hoping they will further enhance
cooperation to safeguard regional stability, he said.
Moreover, Kharazi said, Iran and China have great
potential for development in trade and economy, and the
two nations should further strengthen cooperation in this
area. The Iranian Foreign Minister has been visiting China
since Sunday as Li’s guest. — MNA/Xinhua
Chinese, Iranian FMshold talks
Zimbabwe, OPEC sign investment agreementHARARE , 28 Aug — Zimbabwe and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for
International Development signed an agreement here Tuesday to encourage and protect investment betweenthe two parties.
NAIROBI , 28 Aug — Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), announcedhere Tuesday it will inaugurate non-stop flights to Cape Town in South Africa fromOctober 1 this year.
The airline currently flies daily to Johan-
nesburg and these additional flights will go
a long way in further boosting trade and
friendship, KQ Director for Corporate
Communications Catherine Muigai said in a
statement.
“KQ is determined to remain dynamic
and responsive to customers needs,
constantly seeking new and innovative
solutions to cater for their demands,”
Muigai said.
“Departing from Nairobi at 7:25 am (0425
GMT), the flights will take four hours to
arrive in Cape Town at 12:10 pm (0810
GMT),” Muigai said. “Conversely, passen-
gers from Cape Town will depart at 1 pm
(1000 GMT) to arrive in Nairobi at 6:25 pm
(1525 GMT) on time to connect to KQ’s
evening wave of departures to the rest of
Africa and the world.” — MNA/Xinhua
Kenya Airways to start direct flights toCape Town
������������������� ���Security still below zero in Iraq
BAGHDAD , 28 Aug — While Westerners were lounging around a Baghdad hotel on Tuesday night, one Iraqiwas fatally shot in the forehead and another took a bullet in the leg just beyond the walls of the swimming pool.
Such violence is not unusual but is likely to make Westerners in Baghdad even more nervous after a truckbomb killed at least 23 people at the UN headquarters last week.
Some international aid workers have already left Iraq,
fearing their safety cannot be guaranteed.
But most Iraqis — just as exposed to the lawless-
ness of postwar Baghdad — do not have the option
of leaving a country still facing bombings, kidnappings
and carjackings four months after the fall of Saddam
Hussein.
Many still live in fear and say they see no signs that
US-led occupation troops will impose enough security to
make Iraqis feel safe.
Officials in the US-led administration running Iraq
say Baghdad, while not as safe as other parts of the coun-
try, is stable. Iraqis tell a different story.
Seven-year-old Nour was kidnapped by five armed
men a week ago, her uncle Khalid Tamimi said. He was
told by telephone that her life would cost 50,000 US
dollars.
The kidnappers eventually accepted 1,500 US
dollars.
“She came home looking so thin, crying. Security is
below zero in Iraq. If this was America, TV shows would
have showed her picture to save her. Nobody cares about
Iraq,” he said.
Most Iraqis say they do give Saddam Hussein credit
for having maintained security.
US troops with little experience of police work are
training Iraqi policemen to take control of the streets.
On the surface the US-Iraqi cooperation looks good—
police stations gutted in the war have been revived and
painted a soothing shade of blue.
They are guarded by American soldiers sitting
behind sandbags and machineguns. — MNA/Reuters
Female giant panda Mei Xiang lies on a rock in her enclosure at the Smithsonians’sNational Zoological Park in Washington DC. — INTERNET
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 5
Embattled Blair facesdead UK scientist inquiry
LONDON, 28 Aug— Prime Minister Tony Blair faces acritical test Thursday as he takes the stand at an inquiryinto the death of a top British weapons expert who gotentangled in a furious dispute over the reasons forwaging war in Iraq .
Details of Blair’s personal involvement in the scientist’s
public exposure have slowly come to light.
Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the inquiry Wednes-
day the fateful decision to thrust David Kelly into the
limelight days before he killed himself was taken with
Blair’s approval.
Kelly was found with a slashed wrist last month after
being revealed as the suspected source behind a BBC
reporter’s claim that the government hyped its September
2002 dossier on Iraqi weapons, to make the case for a war
most Britons opposed.
Kelly’s death, and the failure after the war to find any
Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to back up warnings in
the dossier, have sent Blair’s trust ratings plummeting.
This week’s latest opinion poll showed 67 percent of
those questioned thought his government had deceived the
public. Thursday’s tense interrogation could go a long way
to dictating his political future, a fact his political opponents
have leaped upon. — Internet
DC National Guardsoldier killed in Iraq
WASHINGTON 28 Aug—A soldier in the District of
Columbia National Guard died in an attack while on patrol
in Iraq, officials said Wednesday.
Specialist Darryl Dent, 21, was killed Tuesday, by a
makeshift explosive device while on convoy duty near the
town of Hamariyah. Two of his colleagues in the DC
National Guard’s 547th Transportation Company were
wounded in the attack. They were not identified.
“Once they were assigned to this mission they knew that
they were in harm’s way,” said Brig. General Errol R.
Schwartz, deputy commander of the D.C. National Guard.
“They are operating in a hostile zone and they always have
to be ready.”
The 547th is the only DC Guard unit deployed in Iraq. It
has 150 officers and enlisted personnel. It was also the only
DC Guard unit sent to Iraq in the first Gulf War .
About 1,000 members of the DC Guard are now on active
duty.— Internet
Turkey supportsTurkomen for biggerrole in Iraq’s politics
ANKARA , 28 Aug— Turkish Deputy Prime Ministerand Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul on Tuesday voicedsupport for Iraqi Turkomen’s efforts to get representedeffectively in future political structure of Iraq, theAnatolia news agency reported.
“The Turkomen people forming the third biggest section
after Arabs and Kurds have been expending great efforts to
undertake an active role in economic, social and cultural life
during the rebuilding process of Iraq,” Gul told a meeting of
the ruling Justice and Development Party.
Gul noted that Turkey considers the Turkomen in Iraq as
a bridge of friendship and cooperation between Ankara and
Baghdad.
“We have been carrying out a series of works to assist
them in undertaking an effective role in Iraq,” he said,
adding that Turkey encourages its businessmen and inves-
tors “to develop joint projects with Turkomen in Iraq”.
“Turkey has undertaken restoration of Turkomen schools,
health facilities and cultural assets which were damaged in
the war within the framework of the humanitarian aid to
Iraq. We have been expending efforts to meet their main
requirements. The Turkish Red Crescent has been sending
humanitarian aid to the region,” Gul said.— MNA/Xinhua
British soldiers get down from their truck during an evening patrol in Basra, 600kilometres (375 miles) from Baghdad, Iraq, on 26 August, 2003.—INTERNET
Major storm leaves thousands in dark in US capital
WASHINGTON , 28 Aug — Utility crews scrambled to restore power to 125,000customers in the US capital and surrounding regions on Wednesday, the day aftera severe storm uprooted trees, tore down power lines and wreaked havoc withevening rush hour traffic.
Pakistan-India may exchangelists of items under SAPTA
ISLAMABAD , 28 Aug — Pakistan and India may ex-change additional lists of items for tariff concessionsunder South Asia Preferential Trade Arrangement inOctober this year to enhance volume of bilateral trade asthe SAARC countries geared up to finalize the muchawaited South Asia Free Trade Area.
The decision of adding more items to the lists for conces-
sion was taken following the request from the SAARC
Secretariat to the governments of two countries, a Pakistani
official here said.
The lists would be exchanged by officials of the two
countries following efforts to finalize the draft of SAFTA,
in Katmandu in October to allow free trade among member
countries, Pakistan daily Dawn quoted officials here as
saying. The SAARC summit is scheduled to be held in
Islamabad early next year.
Recently Pakistan announced its willingness to give
tariff concessions on 74 items under SAPTA. The list was
expected to be expanded. India has already granted most
favoured nation (MFN) status to Pakistan even though
Islamabad has not reciprocated it so far.
In recent months, Pakistan has shown considerable haste
in finalizing its list of items for tariff concessions for India
under SAPTA as New Delhi linked to progress in SAPTA and
SAFTA to the holding of SAARC summit in Islamabad early
next year. Under SAPTA, Pakistan has so far given conces-
sions on around 240 items at sixth-digit level to India, while
Islamabad received concessions on around 370 items at sixth
digit level from New Delhi under the same arrangement.
“There is still room for giving duty concession to India
under SAPTA on 440 more items at sixth digit level,” the
officials said. At present there are only 686 items at sixth
digit level on the positive list for trading with India. Of these,
only 240 items are allowed for duty concession to India
under SAPTA, they said.—MNA/PTIA spokesman for local utility Pepco said
the storm, which struck at 4 pm (2000
GMT) on Tuesday afternoon, had cut elec-
tricity to 141,000 customers in Washing-
ton and neighbouring Maryland counties
at its height.
Just two weeks ago, large portions of
the northeastern United States and Canada
lost power in a major blackout that raised
questions about the stability of the regional
power grid.
About 119,000 remained without power
on Wednesday, he said.
“We are hoping to have the majority back
up tomorrow but it could drag into Friday,”
Pepco’s David Morehead told Reuters, say-
ing more storms forecast for the rest of the
week could complicate efforts. “This is a
significant outage, no doubt about it.”
MNA/Reuters
WARSAW, 28 Aug — Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski expressedthe hope here Tuesday that his country and Poland will boost their military coopera-tion.
Speaking at a news conference during
his official visit here, Buckovski said his
country would like to carry out military
cooperation with Poland.
He also expressed his appreciation for
Poland’s involvement in peacekeeping mis-
sions in the Balkan region.
Lions’ roarsterrorizeGerman town
BERLIN,28 Aug — A mys-
terious crate labelled “Wild
Animals” and blasting out
lions’ roars in a German town
had locals running scared and
animal lovers up in arms be-
fore it was revealed as an
advertising stunt, police said
on Tuesday.
“The crate was right in the
town centre and people
thought there were real lions
inside,” said a spokesman for
police in the southwestern
town of Darmstadt. “It was
loud. A lot of people were
really scared.” Police came
to investigate after two
women complained about the
treatment of the animals ap-
parently locked in the crate.
Gingerly approaching the
crate, they ventured a look
through a slit in its side but,
instead of discovering caged
beasts angrily stalking the
container, they saw a promo-
tional video for Land Rover
vehicles intercut with shots
of roaring lions.
MNA/Reuters
Poland, Macedonia to strengthenmilitary cooperation
During his visit, Buckovski held talks
with his Polish counterpart, Jerzy
Szmajdzinski, on cooperation between the
two countries in training military personnel
and upgrading weapons and on other issues
such as holding dialogues.
MNA/Xinhua
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A model of the US Space Shuttle Columbia’s damaged wing is put on display at theNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) headquarters just after the release of the
CAIB investigative report. — INTERNET
6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003
ROME , 28 Aug—Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Tuesdayannounced that an international conference of donor countries for Iraq would beheld on 24 October.
Speaking at a centre-right coalition
meeting in Rimini, the minister explained
that “as the European Union rotating presi-
dency, Italy is organizing the conference
within a select group, which is being pro-
moted by the United Nations” , but he did
not say where the conference would be
held.
According to Frattini, the event will
seek to encourage the greatest number of
countries possible, together with large fi-
Pentagon adviser cites Iraqerrors, urges power transfer
PARIS, 28 Aug — Richard Perle, a leading Pentagon adviser and architect of theUS war to topple Saddam Hussein, said the United States had made mistakes in Iraqand that power should be handed over to the Iraqis as fast as possible.
“Our principal mistake, in my opinion, was that we didn’t manage to work closely
with the Iraqis before the war, so that there was an Iraqi opposition capable of taking
charge immediately,” he said.
“Today, the answer is to hand over power to the Iraqis as soon as possible,” he added.
Perle resigned in March as chairman of the Pentagon’s Defence Policy Board
over alleged conflicts of interest, but remains an influential figure in neo-conserva-
tive circles. — MNA/Reuters
Chinese Premier meetsEcuadorean President
BEIJING , 28 Aug — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Wednesday withPresident Lucio Gutierrez Borbua of the Republic of Ecuador.
Wen spoke highly of Sino-Ecuadorean
relations, saying that since the two countries
set up diplomatic ties there have been fre-
quent high-level exchanges and fruitful eco-
nomic and trade cooperation between them.
The bilateral trade volume in 2002 was an
increase of 20 times compared with the
years before 1980, when diplomatic ties
were established. In addition, economic and
technological cooperation has developed
from being restricted to traditional indus-
tries to new- and hi-tech industries. Projects
aided by China in Ecuador have resulted in
good economic and social benefits.
He said that both China and Ecuador
are developing countries. They need to fur-
ther reinforce their cooperation in interna-
tional affairs as well as in developing their
domestic economies.
The Chinese side attaches great impor-
tance to Sino-Ecuadorean relations and is
willing to step up friendly cooperation in
various fields in accordance with the princi-
ples of equality and mutual benefit.
He also introduced to the guest China’s
economic conditions and expressed appre-
ciation for the Ecuadorean Government’s
adherence to the “one-China” policy.
Gutierrez said that the Ecuadorean
Government upholds the “one-China” policy.
Over the past more than 20 years since diplo-
matic ties were set up between them, the two
countries have made fruitful achievements in
political, economic and trade cooperation.
The Ecuadorean people treasure their
friendship with the Chinese people, he
added.
He expressed the wish that more Chi-
nese enterprises would participate in Ecua-
dor’s economic construction, and constantly
expand the fields of economic and trade
cooperation, so as to bring more benefits to
the two peoples
MNA/Xinhua
Xinjiang promotesSilk Road tourism
BEIJING , 28 Aug — China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region receives over 100million tourists annually from home and abroad, promoting the Silk Road as a touristattraction.
The ancient Silk Road
linked Xinjiang with eight
nations. In 2002, Xinjiang
reaped tourism revenue of
9.2 billion yuan (1.1 billion
US dollars), making up 5.8
per cent of the regional gross
domestic product (GDP),
said Naymu Yasin, director
of Xinjiang Tourism Bureau.
The Silk Road was an
important route for Bud-
dhism to enter China.
Xinjiang was a rich land for
Buddhism to develop, with
many relics still remaining,
said Ma Shichang, an expert
with Beijing University.
The Silk Road was also a
friendly road, linking West
and East economically, po-
litically and culturally. De-
veloping the Silk Road would
enhance mutual understand-
ing and friendship and pro-
mote more cultural and eco-
nomic exchanges, Naymu
said at a tourism promotion
in Beijing Wednesday.
MNA/Xinhua
A US soldier mans a Humvee turret at the AL-Jumhoriya Bridge in central Baghdad.Coalition forces in Iraq have found another public enemy to hunt down, dubbed
“Scarface” by US troops.—INTERNET
People flock to China’ssouthern island to
watch Mars’ close-up SANYA (Hainan Province), 28 Aug — Hundreds of Chinese astronomy-lovers
gathered at a hilltop park in southern China’s island province of Hainan to get aglimpse of Mars’ closest approach Wednesday night.
set up their telescope in the
Luhuitou Park in Sanya de-
cided to stay up to witness
the spectacle.
As of August 27, the Red
Planet will be some 55.76
million kilometres from
Earth, a distance that will
not be so close between the
Earth and Mars again until
2287, according to
Guangdong Astronomers
Society.
The society said Sanya
would be the optimal desti-
nation to watch Mars in
China as it is the country’s
southernmost city.
Though people living in
southern China have a better
view of Mars, people in cit-
ies like Nanjing, capital of
eastern China’s Jiangsu
Province, also find it hard to
miss the Red Planet.
MNA/Xinhua
“The clear sky is so great
as if it were preparing spe-
cially for the observation of
the Red Planet at the closest
distance,” said Liu Tianlin,
who was on his special trip
to the island province to
watch the closest encounter
between the Earth and Mars
since the last 60,000 years.
Liu and his friends,
among hundreds of other
Mars chasers, had already
US Colonel Matthew
Lopez handed over the con-
trol to the Bulgarian com-
mander of the troops, Petko
Marinov, the BulgarianNews Agency quoted Nikolai
Svinarov as saying.
Bulgaria will send an
additional team to Iraq to
SOFIA , 28 Aug — The US Marines has officially handed over the control ofKerbala, 108 kilometres south of Baghdad, to the Bulgarian peacekeeping troops,Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Svinarov confirmed Tuesday.
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perform administrative regu-
latory functions, the report
quoted government spokes-
man Dimiter Tsonev as say-
ing Monday.
As a non-permanent
member of the United Na-
tions Security Council, the
Balkan state openly threw
its support behind the United
States and Britain for the war
on Iraq early this year.
Bulgaria has sent a
500-strong peacekeeping
force to Iraq in August to
contribute to the country’s
postwar reconstruction.
MNA/Xinhua
US hands over controlof Iraqi town to Bulgaria
This image capturedby NASA ‘s HubbleSpace Telescopeshows a close-up ofthe red planet Marswhen it was just34,648,840 miles(55,760,220 km)away. This colourimage was assem-bled from a series ofexposures taken be-tween 6:20 pm and7:12 pm EDT on 26August with Hub-ble’s Wide Field andPlanetary Camera 2.The picture wastaken just 11 hoursbefore the planetmade its closest ap-proach to Earth in 60,000 years. INTERNET
nancial institutions such as the World Bank
and the International Monetary Fund, to
make a contribution.
He said based on the concept of
subsidiarity, the initiative’s scope was for
“donors to take on the task of medium-
term reconstruction”.
Frattini explained that the project
would focus on 14 areas, including public
services, education, police training and the
judicial system. — MNA/Xinhua
Iraq donor int’l conferenceto be held in October
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 7
— to vitalize patriotism and nationalism in all citizens
— to preserve and safeguard Myanmar cultural heritage
— to perpetuate genuine Myanmar music, dance and traditional fine arts
— to preserve Myanmar national character
— to nurture spiritual development of the youths
— to prevent influence of alien cultures
The Objectives of the 11th Myanmar
Traditional Cultural Performing Arts
Competitions
Timeline points topossible human error inN America’s blackoutWASHINGTON , 28 Aug — All signs from a nearly completed timeline point to human
errors in the early stages in the biggest blackout striking eight states in northeasternUnited States and parts of Canada two weeks ago, investigators said.
The retracing of the 600-mile electrical
storm track started at 1 pm on 14 August,
The New York Times reported on Wednes-
day. Three hours passed before local prob-
lems in the Midwest grew into a crisis that
cost billions of dollars and darkened the
homes of millions of people.
“We think we have the timeline nailed
pretty well,” said Donald M Benjamin,
vice-president of the North American Elec-
tric Reliability Council, the industry group
created after the 1965 blackout to maintain
electricity flows.
An expert from the federal government
taking part in the investigation said all the
data pointed to mistakes by people in the
event’s earliest stages, the Times report said.
The crucial missteps appear to have
occurred in the handling of an hour-long
sequence of line failures and plant shut-
downs preceding the full-blown blackout,
which started around 4:10 pm on14 August,
the official said.
“Had all of the existing policies been
followed, this would not have developed
into a cascading event,” the investigator said.
“What we see are institutional breakdowns,
not a breakdown of the system itself.”
Officials at the First Energy Corpora-
tion, the Ohio utility whose territory and
lines have been identified by many experts
as the most likely trigger for the event, on
Tuesday stood by the company’s contention
that there were power plant and line failures
outside of its territory in the hours before its
own troubles began. — MNA/Xinhua
NICOSIA , 28 Aug — National carrier Cyprus Airways recorded worst losses forthe first half of 2003 due to a decrease in tourist traffic to the Mediterranean islandcaused by the war in Iraq and the economic recession affecting European markets,Cyprus News Agency reported Wednesday.
Cyprus Airways records worstlosses for first half of 2003
BERLIN , 28 Aug — A German court handed aformer postman a 10-month suspended jail sentenceand 200 hours community service for failing to deliveraround 61,000 letters, authorities said on Wednesday.
Police discovered mounds of post that had accumu-
lated over two-and-a-half-years filling the rooms and base-
ment of the 36-year-old’s house after locals complained
about missing deliveries. The man resigned from his job.
“He said he had too many letters to deliver on his
round,” said Bernd Lottes, spokesman for the court in the
western town of Neuss. “He was hoping to deliver the
other stuff when he had a bit of breathing space.”
MNA/Reuters
The company reported
an after-tax loss of 17.6 mil-
lion Cyprus pounds (about
35.2 million US dollars) for
the first six months of 2003,
compared to 3.4 million Cy-
prus pounds (about 6.8 mil-
lion US dollars) in the same
period last year.
The Cyprus Airways
Group reported total
revenues of 74.2 million
Cyprus pounds (about 148.4
million US dollars)
compared to 79.3 million
Cyprus pounds (about 158.6
million US dollars) for
the first six months of
2002.
Operational costs,
which included cost of sales
and administration ex-
penses, reached 97 million
Cyprus pounds (194 million
US dollars) in the first six
months of the year, com-
pared to 84 million Cyprus
pounds (168 million US
dollars) for the correspond-
ing period last year.
“Despite the group’s
efforts to mitigate these
negative developments,
which affected all airline
companies, the number of
passengers carried by the
group in the first six months
of 2003 decreased by 4 per
cent, whereas the passenger
traffic to and from Cyprus
decreased by 6 per cent,”
said a statement issued by
Cyprus Airways.
“These are probably the
worst results ever,” an air-
line source said, “it’s been
a very difficult year”.
MNA/Xinhua
German postman convictedfor keeping 61,000 letters
HAVANA , 28 Aug — Cuba will help establish a regional HIV-AIDS and sexuallytransmitted diseases prevention centre in Africa, which has been hit hard by thediseases, it was reported on Wednesday.
Cuba to support creation ofanti-“AIDS” centre in Africa
Cuban specialists will be in charge of
opening and organizing the centre which
will focus on personnel training to cope
with the accelerated spread of AIDS in the
continent.
Cuban expert Yoire Ferrer explained
that the programme will start by the end
of the year, with Cuba giving advice for
six months.
Among the 42 million AIDS-infected
people in the world, nearly 29.4 million
live in sub-Saharan Africa and they lack
adequate treatment due to poverty and poor
medical service in the region.
Cuba, on the other hand, enjoys the
lowest number of HIV-AIDS cases in Latin
America as it attaches importance to edu-
cation, together with advanced medical
care.
The guarantee of adequate treatment,
reintegration of the affected people into the
society and extensive prevention work are
some of Cuba’s achievements in the fight
against AIDS. — MNA/Xinhua
CHICAGO , 28 Aug — A gunman described as adisgruntled employee shot to death at least two peopleon Wednesday and shot four others before he was killedeither by police or by his own hand, police and hospitalofficials said.
At least three dead inChicago workplace shooting
NEW DELHI , 28 Aug — Underlining the market potential in Africa, Latin Americaand China, the Exim Bank on Wednesday said India’s export target can be achievedby increasing trade with these regions where its share currently stood at a meagre 0.62per cent.
Indian exporters should targetAfrica, LatAm, China
Africa, Latin America
and China’s imports together
stood at about 760 billion
US dollars in 2001, account-
ing for about 12 per cent of
global imports, whereas In-
dia’s export to the regions
was only 0.62 per cent, ac-
cording to the Bank’s latest
study titled “Strategy for
Quantum Jump in Exports:
Focus on Africa, Latin
America and China.”
Outlining an analytical
approach for achieving sig-
nificant increase in India’s
exports over the medium
term, the report said the
country could aim to achieve
by 2007, a target import share
of 10 per cent in Africa, 2 per
cent in Latin America and 5
per cent in China.
The report estimates
that if these targets can be
achieved, then India’s cumu-
lative exports to these re-
gions will increase to 24 bil-
lion US dollars by 2007 from
the current level of 4.7 bil-
lion US dollars in 2001, an
Exim Bank release said here.
Exim Bank Managing
Director and CEO TC
Venkatsubramanian said In-
dia should look at the Third
World market for its exports
as 40 per cent of the imports
of developing countries’
come from other developing
countries.
MNA/PTI
Police tried to negot-
iate by telephone with the
gunman but he “wanted no
part of it” and police stormed
the auto parts business where
the shootings occurred, said
police spokesman Pat
Camden. The gunman,
whose name was not re-
leased, “is a disgruntled em-
ployee who either had been
terminated or was going to
be terminated”, Camden
said. A total of seven people
were shot, including the gun-
man, but Camden said it was
not clear whether he was
killed by police or turned his
weapon on himself. Two
hospitals reported the three
fatalities. Witnesses reported
hearing at least two flurries
of gunshots. Police deployed
snipers on nearby rooftops
and evacuated the surround-
ing area. — MNA/Reuters
KOLKATA , 28 Aug — Asingle seater American air-craft crashed at a villagenear here Wednesdaynight half an hour aftertake off for Singapore kill-ing the pilot and injuring avillager.
The plane belonging to
a private operator Southern
Cross Aviation exploded
midair in a ball of fire at
Swetpuar Village in eastern
Indian state West Bengal’s
North 24 Parganas District
within half an hour of taking
off from Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose International
Airport here for Singapore
enroute Phuket in Thailand,
according to Chayan
Mukherjee, Inspector Gen-
eral (law and order).
Captain Doeke De
Graaf, pilot of the ill-fated
SXA 180 aircraft, took off at
around 8:30 pm (1500 GMT)
but sought permission for
emergency landing after his
plane developed some tech-
nical snag.
MNA/PTI
Americanplane crashes,
pilot killed,villager injured
8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003
No need of a time machine
It was in 1984. I was transferred to the De-
fence Services (Army) School of Education in
PyinOoLwin from an infantry regiment. I was no
longer responsible for the combat duty. I became a
teacher at the School. My duty was a teacher to
teach the instructors who were to upgrade education
qualification of the Tatmadawmen. The Defence
Services (Army) School of Education conducted
teachership courses to raise the qualifications of in-
structors. The School organized personnel with edu-
cational qualifications and taught foreign languages
in addition to the diatlects of the nation races.
My duty at the School was much lighter when
compared with that at the infantry regiment. I did
not need to discharge military operation duties in the
forward areas anymore. In fact, I was in the bullet-
free area. The School kept a mini-museum, and a
library with rare books. There were a lot of books on
Marxism, so rare that even the persons who were
claiming themselves to be the reddest of the Reds
would not have seen them. However, it would be
unmatched when compared with the library at the
Defence Services Academy. The persons who have
access to a library would not be ciphers at all. So, I
got ample time to read and write. I could read any
book — classical or plays — at the library. I began
to realize more and more that my days in PyinOoLwin
were the pleasant ones.
Why?
The person who came from hell would not be
afraid of any unpleasant situation.
If the battle front was likened to hell,
PyinOoLwin was not an unpleasant place, but the
one fully provided with the necessities. Only the
person who came from the desert would know well
about the value of an oasis. And only the person
who had been travelling along the ice-covered ground
would know well the warmth of a fire.
Apart from travelling to Mandalay sometimes,
my wife and I lived peacefully in PyinOoLwin. In
January 1985, we got some holidays as the Inde-
pendence Day in that year fell on the day before the
weekend. We were contemplating visiting some-
where. I asked an official permission from my com-
manding officer to go on a vacation. As my wife
said that she had never been to Lashio, we planned
to visit my friend, Ko Kyaw Soe, in Lashio.
After the Independence Day celebration, two
of us, took a passenger bus, and started our journey.
We bought two tickets for the two seats beside the
driver. (At that time, the passenger buses travelling
along the route were light trucks designed to carry
passengers and some cargo.) We passed through
Nawnghkio, Gokhteik Viaduct, and Kyaukme. The
car was moving at a high speed, and the road was
rough. We were not at ease, although our seats were
the most comfortable ones of the bus. Closing the
side windows made us hard to breathe. So, we had
to keep them open. But the red dust entered and
covered our clothes. It was already dark when we
arrived at Lashio.
“Oh my God!”, exclaimed Ko Kyaw Soe and
his wife, when they saw us covered with dust like
two red human beings. “What’s happened to you?”
“Nothing unusual my friend. We have been
living in PyinOoLwin quite pleasantly, and we have
no more place left to visit in and around the town.
You know, I also lived in PyinOoLwin for four years
as a cadet of the Defence Service Academy...”
“What I mean is that you have the nerve to
travel this journey?”
“Why not? Others are also travelling.”
“Yes, my friend, it is all right with you. But
what about your wife? Others are travelling on the
road, with money in their hand, ready to pay for any
extortion.”
Only then, came the anxiety into my mind. At
that time, the journey between PyinOoLwin and
Lashio was not safe. There were about three differ-
ent armed insurgent groups including the BCP and
armed drug trafficking gangs. There was no safety
for cars in the areas out of the reach of the Tatmadaw.
Multiple gangs came out, halted and checked the
cars, and asked for extortion money. They seized the
suspicious persons. Sometimes, they killed people.
“You are wearing a military jacket...”
What he said was true. If the insurgents saw
the jacket I was wearing, they would surely arrest
me. The situation was dangerous. My wife became
pale with fear. We started our journey with plans to
visit Hsenwi, Kutkai and up to Muse. But we had no
more desire to continue our journey. The illegal
business of smuggling goods at the border was flour-
ishing then. People were satisfied if they were able
to buy any kind of foreign-made goods at low prices.
We went some shopping in Lashio, and left
the town after a two-night stay. On our return trip,
we took the train, escorted by a number of soldiers
all along the way. But we said prayers on the way to
be free from mine explosions.
But I was not the only person who faced simi-
lar situation. The ethnic races of the regions too had
to live in fear for many years. About ten years later,
I arrived at Lashio for the second time to shoot a
film there. It was during the time of the Tatmadaw
Government. Passengers can travel between
PyinOoLwin and Lashio in peace and security. Dur-
ing the time we went to Muse for filming, the group
led by U Khun Sa was still active underground, al-
though others had already exchanged arms for peace.
As we continued our journey to Hsenwi in the
dark, we happened to meet with the Tatmadaw col-
umns that were nearly encountering with the U Khun
Sa’s group. Actors Nay Htet Lin and Nay Lin Oo,
and Make-up A-kyaing were included in our team.
They said prayers non-stop.
Only after restoration of peace in the area, I
shot a film at Kaungkha region located west of the
Loi-hsan-hsit mountain range. U Matu Naw and party
warmly welcomed our team. They showed our team
a small-scale water storage lake, being built by them.
They asked our team to live there for a week. It was
in April, but the weather was bone chilling for us.
So our team had to make a request to let us return
home. The roads were still jumpy then. We saw the
Loi-hsan-hsit range in purple colour under the rays
of the setting sun. On the green plain in the east
were about 500 mules playing and jumping. It is an
unforgettable view for me till now.
In the past, the area was the scene of frequent
battles. “In the past, there were intense armed con-
flicts in the area. We had made great effort to restore
peace. We don’t want our people suffer anymore,
and cannot let peace be destroyed again. We are
rendering help to the endeavour to hold negotiations
with the groups that are still pursuing the armed
struggle line”, U Matu Naw told me. He said these
words from the bottom of his heart.
When we arrived at Kaungkha in February
2001, it was like a magic show that Kaungkha had
totally changed. In the past, there were only one or
two places for the visitors to put up in Muse. The
room provided was so small that the bed occupied
the whole place. As the nets were made with cloths
we found it hard to breathe; so we didn’t get a sound
sleep. But it was better than sleeping without a net.
But Muse now is a large town, busy with
business like any major town in a foreign country.
The surface of the Mandalay-Lashio-Hsenwi-
Kutkai-Muse Road is no more dotted with potholes
as in the past. It is smooth. Except from the nine-
mile section passing through sand hills, the Hsenwi-
Kutkai-Chinshwehaw-Laukkai Road is a tarred fa-
cility.
The year 1988 serves as a line dividing the
two different eras of the time. We do not want to
live in poverty and fear again as we had had during
the time before 1988. And we do not want to face
again the year 1988. I am writing my personal expe-
riences. But I haven’t said or written all my personal
experiences yet. We do not want a time machine that
will send us back to the past.
And we do not want a time machine that will
transport us to an unknown future at once either. We
cannot expand the pace of time or leapfrog the days,
months and years.
(Translation: TMT)Kyemon: 25 August 2003.
* Saving one gallon of fuel per car per monthwill save the nation one US dollar
* Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmarcan save US$ 5.5 million in a year
* The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build amajor bridge across Ayeyawady River
Efficient use of fuel
Tin Than Oo
There are about 500,000 householdsusing electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving afour-foot fluorescent lamp every day by eachhousehold amounts to saving power that isequal to the capacity a 20-megawatt powerstation can supply.
Efficient use of electricity* Use daylight as the main source of light* Use the least possible amount of electricity
only if there is not enough natural light* Use the least possible amount of electricity
required in production and service enter-prises
* Preventing waste of electricity benefits theuser and others
* Oppose those relying on externalelements, acting as stooges, holdingnegative views
* Oppose those trying to jeopardizestability of the State and progress ofthe nation
* Oppose foreign nations interfering ininternal affairs of the State
* Crush all internal and externaldestructive elements as the commonenemy
People’s Desire
* Do not be frightenedwhenever intimidated
* Do not be bolsteredwhenever flattered
* Do not be softenedwhenever appeased
All this needs tobe known
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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 9
(from page 1)taken to penetrate into new
prawn markets. In conform-
ity with the guidance, tasks
are to be carried out with
added momentum, he said.
The Secretary-1 dealt
with development of prawn
industry and rural livestock
breeding and exporting qual-
ity marine products.
The Secretary-1 and the
Secretary-2 proceeded to the
Ministry of Industry-1,
where they were welcomed
by Minister U Aung Thaung.
They met with Deputy
Minister for Industry-1 Brig-
Gen Thein Tun and Deputy
Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw
Win and departmental heads
at the meeting hall.
The minister reported on
organizational set-up and
strength of the ministry, con-
dition of the factories that
were handed over to other
ministries or privatized, com-
pletion of 47 new projects,
20 factory construction
projects under implementa-
tion, arrangements for im-
plementation of the projects
of the ministry and produc-
tion sector of the ministry.
Managing Director of
Myanma Textile Industries
U Oo Thein Maung, Man-
aging Director of Myanma
Foodstuff Industries U
Kyaw Myint, Managing
Director of Myanma Phar-
maceutical Industries U
Myint Oo, Managing Direc-
tor of Myanma Ceramics In-
dustries Col Soe Yee, Man-
aging Director of Myanma
General and Maintenance
Industries U Thaik Tun and
Managing Director of
Myanma Paper and Chemi-
cal Industries U Than Shwe
reported on respective facto-
ries, organizational set-up
and strength of the factories,
production capacity and
producted items, stockpil-
ing of raw materials, and ar-
rangements for constructing
new factories. Director-Gen-
eral of Regional Industrial
Coordination and Inspection
Department U San Kyi re-
ported on work being done
and Director General of the
Directorate of Industries U
Tin Hlaing, on production
capacity of the factories un-
der the ministry, and finan-
cial statements including the
ratio of income and expendi-
ture .
The Secretary-1 said that
the Ministry of Industry-1
plays a leading role in pro-
viding various kinds of per-
sonal items to the people.
So, it has been carrying out
undertakings to win satisfac-
ment of the State’s industrial
sector, collective efforts are
to be made for successful
implementation of the
projects in accord with the
five objectives adopted by
the Head of State.
Afterwards, the Secre-
tary-2 delivered a speech,
saying that he had a unique
opportunity to observe the
production processes of the
factories under the ministry
thanks to the reports of the
minister for Industry-1 and
respective officials.
The ministry has to
manufacture products for
basic needs and medicines
for the people and so con-
tinuous efforts are to be
made for enhancement of
the quality of the items and
full distribution of the prod-
ucts to the people in line
with the guidance of the
Head of State.
Only then, will produc-
tion of import-substitute
goods meet success, he
pointed out.
The Ministry of Indus-
try-1 plays a vital role in
building up an industrial na-
tion. The ministry’s products
meet high standard and thus
innovative measures are to
be taken for penetration of
the products into foreign
markets, he said.
The Secretary-1 and the
Secretary-2 inspected the
booth of the ministry.
MNA
will. The state and district
Peace and Development
Councils are to render as-
sistance for the tasks on de-
velopment, economy and so-
cial affairs being imple-
mented to be successful. Af-
terwards he looked around
the wall magazine and pho-
tos in the hall of Sittway Dis-
trict IPRD and gave neces-
sary instructions.—MNA
YANGON, 28 Aug—
Deputy Minister for Infor-
mation Brig-Gen Aung
Thein, together with Man-
aging Director of Printing
and Publishing Enterprise U
Myint Thein and officials,
arrived at the hall of Sittway
District Information and
Public Relations Department
in Sittway, Rakhine State,
on 25 August afternoon.
The deputy minister met
staff officers of the ministry
and personnel there and at-
tended to the needs. The min-
ister made a speech. He said
information work is very sub-
tle and important for the
country. Cooperation is nec-
essary among departments
for the media to be active
and effective and highly-
qualified. It is incumbent
upon the ministry to widen
the knowledge of the public
on health, education, eco-
nomic and social sectors and
it is needed to successfully
carry out the task with good-
Deputy Minister inspectsinformation tasks Yangon City Modernization…
(from page 16)Next, Director-General U
Shwe Kyaw of the Forest
Department reported on tasks
being carried out in the cen-
tral symbol zone, Col Maung
Pa on tasks being carried out
in the relaxation zone, U
Khin Shwe on tasks being
carried out in the recreation
zone, and Deputy Director-
General U Hla Win of the
Fisheries Department on
tasks being carried out in the
education zone.
Officials also reported on
tasks being undertaken by
their respective teams. Those
present at the meeting also
took part in the discussions.
Later, the commander gave
instructions to officials on
timely implementation of
their tasks.
After the meeting, the
commander and party looked
into the modernization tasks
being implemented in the
four zones and gave neces-
sary instructions.
At the Yangon Zoologi-
cal Gardens, the commander
also inspected progress in land
preparation work, construc-
tion of toilets and repairs of
the Natural Historical Mu-
seum, and the fossilized re-
mains of whale in the mu-
seum. Officials conducted the
commander round the mu-
seum and presented reports.
Afterwards, the commander
gave instructions and left the
zoological gardens. — MNA
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win and Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein view the booth of the Ministry of Industry-1. — MNA
Commander Maj-Gen Maung Oo makes a speech at the opening of sub-printing house (Sittway) in Rakhine State. MNA
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win gives instructions on work of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries at the meeting hall of the Fisheries Departmentin Ahlon Township. — MNA
tion of the customers and
enhancing the quality of the
products.
The Government has
been taking measures for the
development of the entire
industrial sector of the State
by practically combining a
State-owned industrial sec-
tor and another one, and the
State-owned industrial sec-
tor and the private industrial
sector, and success has been
made, he added. The Gov-
ernment is ready to provide
more assistance for the suc-
cess in production sector of
the ministry and widely pro-
ducing import-substitute
items.
For ensuring develop-
Governmentis giving …
(from page 16)contribution towards the de-
velopment of Rakhine State.
The deputy minister also
made an address. The man-
aging director reported on
arrangements for distribution
of Myanma Alin and Kyemon
dailies. A local resident spoke
words of thanks.
The commander, the
deputy minister and guests
viewed the sub-printing
house. Thanks to the opening
of the sub-printing house, the
daily issues can be sent to the
townships and villages in
Rakhine State within a day,
and the local people can read
current news like readers in
Yangon.
So far, a total of seven
sub-printing houses includ-
ing the one in Sittway have
been opened in Mandalay,
Magway, Taunggyi,
Kengtung, Kalay and
Myitkyina. — MNA
Sittway sub-printing house…
10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003
Technological Development Training School for Farmers
Agriculture is the
mainstay of the State’s
economy, and over 70 per
cent of the nation’s popu-
lation are engaged in it. A
total of 43 per cent of the
nation’s GDP and 33 per
cent of export items are
from the agricultural sec-
tor.
The Government
has adopted proper and ap-
propriate policies and has
been rendering necessary
assistance in all spheres,
thus contributing towards
remarkable development in
the agricultural sector.
The distinct
Pyu Multi-purpose Dam Project in the offingArticle by Khin Maung Than (Setmu)
The government has
been building dams and res-
ervoirs small, medium and
large for agricultural purpose
and regional greening tasks.
At the same time, all-round
development projects are
being implemented for de-
velopment of agriculture,
economic and social sectors
in the interests of the State
and the people. Out of the
all-round development
projects, the Pyu Multi-pur-
progress of the agricultural
sector has resulted in the
significant improvement in
the living standard of the
people in rural areas.
The emergence of
the training school is fruit-
ful results of cooperation of
the Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation and the
Farmers School of Kannan
in the Republic of Korea.
The training school
was established on the
51.5-acre land in the
Doekwin Farm,
PyinOoLwin Township.
The cornerstone-laying cer-
emony for construction of
the training school was
held on 11 September 2001
and the opening ceremony,
on 22 June 2002.
The aims of the
opening of the training
school are — to develop
agricultural methods; to
improve the living standard
of Myanmar farmers and
arouse their interest in ag-
ricultural services; and to
cause the farmers to cher-
ish agriculture based on
patriotic spirit and coopera-
tion.
Prescribing the sub-
jects of agricultural
method, farming, agricul-
Article by Maung Maung Kyaw
pose Dam Project in Pyu
Township, Bago Division,
was launched in 2001-2002
for development of Sittoung
Valley.
The stone-filled em-
bankment of the dam is 1,020
feet long and 245 feet high.
On the Pyu Creek, the em-
bankment will be able to gen-
erate 32 megawatts. The 115
feet long and 20 feet high
diversion weir of the dam is
of ogee type. The 2,520 feet
long diversion tunnel is also
of ogee type. The maximum
storage capacity of the dam
is 632,533 acre feet. The
project will benefit 120,000
acres of paddy and other
crops in Oktwin and
Zeyawady townships, Bago
Division.
The project is 11
miles from the milepost No
145 of Yangon-Mandalay
Highway. The project started
in the open season of 2001-
2002 and will be completed
in four years.
The main canal of the
dam is 41.2 miles long and
the tributary canal 19.6 miles
long. The region where the
project is being implemented
has an annual average rain-
fall of 100 inches. Flowing
through Middle Yoma, the
current of the Pyu Creek is
swift. It is sure that the creek
could generate full hydel-
power supply, thereby con-
tributing to development of
the village-tracts nearby.
There are water re-
sources — Khaboung, Swa
and Pyu creeks in Bago
Yoma. Irrigation water sup-
plied by the dams of Swa,
Khaboung and Pyu will
decorate Sittoung Basin with
golden paddy fields. Further-
more, there will be a high
yield of sugarcane in the east-
ern part of Bago Yoma,
thereby serving the interests
of the State and the people.
The State has been
tapping the invaluable water
and land resources by apply-
ing various modern technolo-
gies. Building dams and res-
ervoirs is of paramount im-
portance for the agricultural
sector.
There have emerged
150 dams in total so far in the
nation. So, farmers, on their
part, are urged to make tre-
mendous efforts for the de-
velopment of Myanma agro-
economy.
*****(Translation: TS)
(Myanma Alin: 26-8-2003)
Diversion tunnel being dug by heavy machinery.
Pyu dam project site.
tural research and agricul-
tural engineering, the train-
ing school will conduct
short- and long-term degree
and diploma courses. In
addition to these subjects,
the school will have to
place emphasis on cultivat-
ing spiritual development
of the trainees.
In technical coop-
eration with the ROK, the
school will take measures
for development of such
crops as mushroom, apple,
pear, orange, tea, coffee,
grape and Ginsin. Now, al-
together 40 trainees across
the nation are attending the
courses.
To receive the train-
ees, the first priority is
given to farmers, the sec-
ond, to staff of the Minis-
try of Agriculture and Irri-
gation, and the third, to
persons from private or-
ganizations and non-gov-
ernmental organizations.
Arrangements will be made
to send the outstanding
trainees to ROK for further
studies.
Therefore, by nur-
turing the farmers, the ag-
ricultural sector and devel-
opment projects of the na-
tion will meet success.
*****(Translation: MS)
*****(Myanma Alin: 27-8-2003)
The Technological Development Training School opened on 22 June 2002.
Tractors manufactured by Monywa Industrial Zone in Monywa Township,Sagaing Division.
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 11
Implementation of projects for socio-economicdevelopment of all regions in the country
The Ministry of Electric Power has been implementing hydropower projects, natural gas-fired power station projects and coal-fired power stationprojects to fulfil the nation’s power needs. Yeywa Hydropower project, the largest in Myanmar, will generate 3,550 million kilowatt hours of elec-
tricity per year. The photo shows the diversion Tunnels (Inlet) of Yeywa Hydropower Project.
The government has
been building the
infrastructures in
Kyaukse region for
nurturing human re-
sources and enabling
the students of
Kyaukse region to
pursue education with
peace of mind. Gov-
ernment Technologi-
cal College which was
opened on 16 August
2003 in Kyaukse.
MNA
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MYANMA FARM EQUIP-
MENT FACTORY OF
THE AGRICULTURAL
MECHANIZATION DE-
PARTMENT IN KYAUKSE,
MANDALAY DIVISION:
It is targeted to pro-
duce 10,000 power
tillers and 5,000
harvesters per year.
MNA
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TRADE MARK CAUTIONThe CPAC Roof Tile
Co., Ltd., a company incor-
porated in Thailand, of No. 1
Siam Cement Road, Bangsue
Sub-district, Bangsue Dis-
trict, Bangkok Metropolis,
Thailand, is the Owner of the
Trade Marks:-
Reg. No. 3883/2000
Reg. No. 3884/2000
Reg. No. 3885/2000
Reg. No. 3886/2000
Reg. No. 3887/2000
Reg. No. 3888/2000
Reg. No. 3889/2000in respect of “Roof covering
(not of metal), roofing (not
of metal), roof flashing (not
of metal) and roofing tiles
(not of metal)”
Fraudulent imitation or
unauthorised use of the said
Trade Marks will be dealt
with according to law.
Win Mu Tin,M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L
for The CPAC Roof TileCo., Ltd.
P.O. Box 60, Yangon.
Dated: 29 August 2003
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BUCHAREST, 28 Aug — Romanian President Ion Iliescu said Tuesday that he hasconfidence in the future development of economic and trade relations between his countryand China.
Romanian President confident ofRomanian-Chinese economic ties
Speaking upon his arrival
at the airport after a week-
long visit to China, Iliescu said
there exists significant
potential for the further
expansion of economic and
trade relations between the two
countries.
He has seen an
economically-booming
China, Iliescu said, adding that
China should play an
important role in international
affairs. The President hoped
to boost Romanian-Chinese
cooperation in the fields of
science, information tech-
nology and ecology. He also
called for more Chinese
investment in Romania.
During his visit, Chinese
telecom equipment
manufacturer China ZTE
Corporation signed a 94-
million-US-dollar contract
Wednesday with Romania’s
POStelecom, to help Romania
build a nationwide telecom
network.
MNA/Xinhua
China to foster ties withKenya on education
NAIROBI , 28 Aug — China will foster ties with Kenyain the field of education, a senior Chinese official saidhere Tuesday.
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“The Chinese Govern-
ment considers China-
Kenya educational ex-
changes and cooperation as
a significant component of
the two countries’ relations,”
said Guo Chongli, Chinese
Ambassador to Kenya.
He made the remarks at
the send-off reception, held
in the Chinese Embassy in
Kenya, for Kenyan students
on Chinese Government
scholarship.
A total of eight Kenyan
students have won this year’s
Chinese Government schol-
arship and are leaving for
China soon.
“I believe that more and
more Kenyan students will
gain opportunity to study in
China in the future,” Guo
said. — MNA/Xinhua
L USAKA , 28 Aug — Thefood security situation inZambia is still fragile de-spite a bumper harvest inlast farming season, theUnited Nations Develop-ment Programme(UNDP) said here Tues-day.
Speaking at the launch
of the 2003 Zambia Na-
tional Human Development
Report, UNDP resident
representative Olubanke
King-Akerele said the
bumper harvest recorded
during the 2002/2003 farm-
ing season has produced
food surplus in most areas
of Zambia except Southern
Province.
King-Akerele, how-
ever, said: “The UN and its
partners are... under no il-
lusion that the emergency
is over. Achievements of
the last 12 months remain
fragile, especially in regard
to HIV/AIDS and adverse
weather.” — MNA/Xinhua
Vietnamnabs eight in
recordheroin bust
HANOI, 28 Aug — Viet-
nam has scored its biggest
drug bust and arrested eight
people accused of smuggling
a record 466 kilos of heroin
worth over 7.5 million US
dollars.
A narcotics officer in Ho
Chi Minh City told Reuterson Wednesday that the eight,
arrested late last week, were
related to the nation’s big-
gest drug ring.
“They have testified that
they dealt with more than
1,400 packs (466 kilos) of
heroin,” the officer said, add-
ing that no trial date was set
yet as investigations were
still ongoing. State media
said the eight —who include
a policeman — smuggled the
heroin from Laos into Viet-
nam’s province of Nghe An.
They had used the north-
south highway to distribute
the drug to south provinces
since early 2003.
MNA/Reuters
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
UN says foodsecurity still
fragile in Zambia
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 13
Chinese riot police take part in a police combat contest in Guangzhou, the capital ofChina’s southern province of Guangdong,on 26 August, 2003. The event was held to
improve the ability of Guangzhou police forces.—INTERNET
Visitors observe the planet Mars through a reflector telescope at the Buenos Aires’Planetary, Argentina, on 26 August, 2003, Mars is getting ready for its close-up, withthe red planet coming as near to Earth this month as it has in almost 60,000 years, a
silmilar approaching will occur again in the year 2287.—INTERNET
Stargazers ready for closeencounter with Mars
SYDNEY, 28 August — The last time Mars came this close to Earth, our ancestorswere living in caves and struggling to make basic tools out of rocks.
A mere 60,000 years later,
thousands of people around
the world will use a vast ar-
ray of high-tech digital and
optical equipment on
Wednesday to observe the
“red planet” as it passes.
From the Polynesian
shores of Tahiti to outback
Australia and Japan amateur
and professional stargazers
began aiming their tel-
escopes towards the eastern
sky for a close encounter with
Mars.
At 0951 GMT Mars will
pass just 34.65 million miles
close to Earth, making it the
closest encounter between
the two planets since the
Stone Age.
“Mars will be the bright-
est object in the sky except
for the moon and its reddish
colour will make it easy to
find,” said Nick Lomb, Syd-
ney Observatory’s curator of
astronomy.
“Telescopes, even small
ones, will allow you to see
detail on Mars, including a
polar cap and other surface
features.”
The last time Mars came
nearer was around Septem-
ber 12 in 57,617 BC when
Mars was about 34.62 mil-
lion miles from Earth. If you
miss it this time you’ll have
to wait 284 years for another
such close encounter.
The US-based Planetary
Society has declared August
27 “Mars Day”. Its web site
details global events from
official viewings from ob-
servatories in Sydney and
Beijing to desert star parties
in places like Jordan.
Some of the best viewing
will be in the southern hemi-
sphere, especially from iso-
lated tiny South Pacific is-
lands like Tahiti, thought to
be the closest point on Earth
to Mars, and outback
Australia, where a lack of
pollution from city lights
means Mars will shine bright
red in the night sky.
Mars will appear to be
about the same size as a mid-
sized crater on the moon to
those looking with the naked
eye. — MNA/Reuters
12th AsianShipowners Forum
ends in HKHONG KONG, 28 Aug — The 12th Asian Shipowners
Forum (ASF) ended here Tuesday afternoon, with 93delegates from 12 Asian countries and regions having anin-depth discussion on a wide range of issues, said theforum’s Chairman K H Koo.
A joint statement issued at the conclusion of the forum
noted that the ASF reaffirmed the importance for the Interna-
tional Maritime Organization (IMO) in setting up global
standards to regulate international shipping.
Criminal activities such as maritime piracy and armed
robbery pose a severe threat to the safety and security of ships,
the ASF strongly urges all littoral states, whose waters are
infected with pirates, to cooperate more closely to achieve a
more practical and effective approach, such as multilateral
surveillance patrols, in eliminating any threats and dangers in
this regard.
The two-day forum welcomed the increased cooperation
between training institutions and shipowners in the training
of seafarers in Asia, which will greatly assist in the continued
promotion of supply and employment of Asian seafarers.
Recognizing that all seafarers should be entitled to take
shore leave, the forum urges all administrations to accept the
new Seafarers Identity Document to facilitate entry for pur-
poses of shore leave and transit to and from vessels. The
statement disclosed that the 13th annual meeting of the forum
is to be held in Singapore from May 24 to May 26, 2004, with
the chairman of the Federation of ASEAN Shipowners
Associations ( FASA) Carlos Salinas being the next ASF’s
chairman. Asia now controls and operates more than 40 per
cent of the world’s fleet, supplies the vast majority of its
seafarers and builds most of its ships. — MNA/Xinhua
After “Columbia” tragedy,NASA considers space rescue
WASHINGTON , 28 Aug — Could the Columbia disaster have been avoided? After thefatal accident, NASA came up with a possible scenario to rescue the crew with anothershuttle.
If shuttle controllers knew by the seventh
day of the mission there was catastrophic
damage to Columbia’s left wing, they could
have rushed shuttle Atlantis into orbit and
evacuated Columbia’s crew before the supply
of breathable air ran out, investigators said in
their report on Tuesday.
As part of the independent probe into the
February 1 disintegration of the shuttle over
Texas that killed seven astronauts, investiga-
tors asked the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to explore ways to repair the
ship in flight or evacuate the crew members.
The repair option was considered too high
risk, but the rescue would have been possible,
NASA told the Columbia Accident Investiga-
tion Board.
The Columbia crew could have survived
in orbit until February 15, even though their
scheduled landing day was February 1. If
controllers had early notice the shuttle’s wing
was severely damaged, Atlantis could have
been made ready for a space rendezvous, the
report said.
The Atlantis, which was set for a March
launch, could have been ready for a rescue
launch during the period from February 10 to
February 15, and weather records show a
launch was possible at that time.
MNA/Reuters
MRC report revealschanging water flows in
Mekong River BasinPHNOM PENH, 28 Aug — Water flow in the Mekong
River Basin has changed significantly, with more waterflowing through the river during the dry season and lessduring the wet season, according to a report of theMekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat issuedhere on Wednesday.
The report, the State of
the Basin Report 2003, is the
first major report to be re-
leased in six years on the state
of water and related resources
of Lower Mekong River Ba-
sin. According to the report,
long-term observations over
several decades show that
more water has been flowing
through the river during the
dry season, and less during
the wet season. “This effect
may be linked to numerous
small irrigation reservoirs be-
ing built over a period of time
all over the river basin,” the
report said.
“Our research shows that
many developments may be
having more impact on the
river basin than one or two
large ones,” said Joern
Kristensen, chief executive
officer of the MRC Secre-
tariat. “To ensure that people
have enough food to eat, re-
gional cooperation to man-
age the impacts of change has
become more important than
ever before.”
He said, “the MRC has
been getting the right kind of
data and this is a crucial first
step for successful coopera-
tion. We hope the report will
become a valuable resource
document for governments,
development banks and
agencies focussing on devel-
opment in the Lower
Mekong Basin.” The State
of the Basin Report 2003 was
produced by the MRC as part
of its ongoing work of re-
viewing the condition of the
river basin.—MNA/Xinhua
Guangdong launchesnew campaign to crack
down on smugglingGUANGZHOU , 28 Aug — South China’s Guangdong
Province launched a new campaign on 18 August(scheduled to last until the beginning of 2004) to crackdown on the rampant smuggling activities across theprovince.
Huang Huahua, the province’s governor, revealed this
here in the province’s capital Tuesday. He said the new
campaign will mainly focus on smuggling activities in the
Pearl River delta and in Beibu Gulf, in the vicinity of the
city of Zhanjiang.
Huang said the smuggling of CDs and cars is still on the
rise, while violence against anti-smuggling law enforce-
ment officers have been recorded during recent months.
“We still face a tough challenge in the fight against the
smugglers,” he said at an anti-smuggling work meeting
which closed here Tuesday.
With a coastline of 3,368 kilometres, Guangdong has
always had a big smuggling problem.
MNA/Xinhua
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SPORTS
United and Arsenal are the only sides to
have won their first three games of the
season. The London side lead the table by
scoring more goals — eight to United’s
seven. Arsenal dominated the early stages at
Highbury, but Villa held on until 12 minutes
into the second half when England centre
back Sol Campbell headed home following
a corner. France striker Thierry Henry scored
a second in injury time.
United, fielding a new-look midfield in-
cluding Brazilian debutant Kleberson and
Cristiano Ronaldo, took a 10th-minute lead
against Wolverhampton Wanderers thanks
to a header from a corner by defender John
O’Shea — his first goal for the club.
But struggling Wolves stuck to their task
and had several good chances to equalize
through Senegal striker Henri Camara as United
failed to impose their class on the match.
Liverpool’s disappointing start to the sea-
son continued with a 0-0 draw at home
against Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool have
two points from three games and have scored
just one goal, a twice-taken penalty by Eng-
land striker Michael Owen.
Arsenal started brightly but their attack-
ing flair was doused down by the visiting
side who packed the midfield.
Henry and France midfielder Robert Pires
had several chances to put the 2002 champi-
ons ahead, none better than Henry’s in the
15th minute when he lobbed Villa goal-
keeper Thomas Sorensen, but the ball went
just wide.
Sweden’s Fredrik Ljungberg then hit
the bar with a chipped shot but a goal would
not come. Arsenal’s frustration bubbled over
at the break when Pires was involved in a
fierce argument with Villa defender Olof
Mellberg which continued in the tunnel.
Twelve minutes into the second half
Campbell, sent off in Arsenal’s opening game
against Everton, made the most of a mistake
in the Villa defence at a corner and headed
home from close range.
Villa were always in the game until Henry,
put through after good work by substitute
Dennis Bergkamp, slid home an injury-time
goal from a tight angle.
United, who had scored six goals in two
games, against Wolves, who had let in nine,
appeared to have an easy game on their
hands and dominated the first 15 minutes.
But United, with Roy Keane playing at
centre back alongside O’Shea for the first
time, failed to build on their lead in a scrappy
first-half performance.
Indeed Wolves, with former United fa-
vourites Paul Ince and Denis Irwin in their
ranks, should have scored near the break
when Camara, signed from Sedan earlier this
month, had two good chances.
He hit the better chance past United keeper
Tim Howard — but also just past the right
post — when free in front of goal. Wolves,
thanks to a well-marshalled defence, matched
United after the break and Camara had two
more good chances, hitting an overhead kick
just over the bar. —MNA/Reuters
Russia’s Tatyana Lebedeva competes in the women’s triple jump final during the 9thIAAF World Athletics Championships at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis outside
Paris.—INTERNET
Maria Mutola (L) of Mozambique looks over her shoulder as she overtakes Kelly Holmes(C) of Britain to win the women’s 800 metres during the 9th World Athletics Championshipsat the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris on 26 August, 2003. Mutola won in one minute 59.89 seconds. Natalya Khrushchelyova of Russia (R) was third. — INTERNET
from the crowd for his first touch and he went
close to an opening goal with his first free
kick from the left of the area after just seven
minutes.
He squandered two more good opportuni-
ties from dead ball situations in the first half
but he was a far more active participant than
he had been in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat in the first
leg.
Zinedine Zidane was Real’s other out-
standing performer, the French midfielder
running the midfield with his customary
elan.
The opening goal came when he skipped
his way into the box and powered in a shot
that Franco could only palm away.
Roberto Carlos, doubling up on the left,
was first on to the rebound and his cross gave
Raul a simple chance.
Zidane also started the move that led to
Real’s second goal, finding Figo in space
on the right to set up Ronaldo, and the
Frenchman’s swift break from defence led
to Beckham’s first official goal for the
club.
Mallorca had gone close on three
occasions but were thwarted each time by
Iker Casillas.
The Real keeper did well to tip over a free
kick from Arnold Bruggink just before the
hour mark.
Ariel Ibagaza forced a similar save from
Casillas after 69 minutes and the Spanish
international keeper was grateful to his
crossbar for keeping out Fernando Nino’s
header.
MNA/Reuters
Real opened the scoring in the final
minute of the first half when Raul slid in to
convert a cross from Roberto Carlos.
Ronaldo made it 2-0 eight minutes after
the break, the Brazilian running on to a pass
from Luis Figo and slipping his shot past
Leo Franco, before Beckham capped a
much-improved performance with a fine
goal after 73 minutes.
The England captain, playing his first
game for Real at the Bernabeu since his 35-
million-euro (38-million-US-dollar) move
from Manchester United, beat Mallorca
keeper Leo Franco to Ronaldo’s left-wing
cross and powered his header into the empty
net.
Beckham, not famed for his heading
ability, raised his arms in triumph and de-
lightedly accepted the applause from the
55,000 Bernabeu crowd before being
embraced by his teammates.
He scored once on Real’s pre-season
tour of Asia, but this was the midfielder’s
first official goal in the white shirt of Real
Madrid following his move.
Victory for Real in the traditional cur-
tain-raiser against the winners of the King’s
Cup earned them the first trophy of the
new Spanish season and settled the ques-
tion of Beckham’s ability to fit into the
Real side.
Beckham had played poorly in his first
two appearances for Real in Spain but he
immediately looked more comfortable in
his customary right-sided midfield
position.
The England man received a huge cheer
Beckham the hero as Real win Super CupMADRID , 28 Aug — David Beckham marked his home debut for Real Madrid with
a spectacular headed goal as the reigning Spanish champions beat Real Mallorca3-0 to win the Super Cup 4-2 on aggregate.
Celtic seal ChampionsLeague spot with 1-0 win
GLASGOW, 28 Aug — Celtic celebrated their 100th home
game in European competition by clinching a place in
the Champions League on Wednesday, beating MTK
Budapest 1-0 in the third qualifying round.
Leading 4-0 from the opening leg in Hungary, the Celtic
Park second leg was always likely to be a formality and
England striker Chris Sutton scored the only goal of the
match to complete a 5-0 aggregate win.
Last season’s UEFA Cup finalists Celtic rarely found
top gear in a low-key contest, but that will be quickly
forgotten as they look forward to Thursday’s draw for the
tournament’s group stages.
There was a marked gulf in class between the sides and
Celtic settled for a solitary goal against Budapest, who have
the consolation of a UEFA Cup place, as Didier Agathe
crossed for Sutton to head home after 13 minutes.
Welsh striker John Hartson came on as a second-half
substitute for the home side, after a back injury had sidelined
him since April. — MNA/Reuters
Lazio beat Benfica to takeChampions League spot
OPORTO (Portugal), 28 Aug — Italian club Lazio sealed a place in the ChampionsLeague group stage when they beat Portugal’s Benfica 1-0 in the second leg of theirthird qualifying round tie on Wednesday.
The Roman side went ahead in the 28th
minute with a header by Brazilian defender
Cesar and held on to complete a 4-1 aggre-
gate victory. Lazio won the first leg 3-1 a
fortnight ago in Italy. Lazio controlled the
midfield against a sluggish Benfica side
hampered by the absence of strikers Pedro
Mantorras and Nuno Gomes as they re-
cover from surgery.
Benfica coach Jose Antonio Camacho
praised his squad for pressing to the end
even though Benfica had been unable to
breach Lazio’s defence or veteran goalkeeper
Angelo Peruzzi. Benfica, returning to Euro-
pean competition after a two-season absence,
squandered a chance in the 11th minute
when a header by Hungarian striker Miklos
Feher flew wide of the right post.
Peruzzi also made a fine save from a
Feher shot in the 27th minute. Benfica pressed
further in the second half but failed to breach
Lazio’s smothering defence.— MNA/Reuters
LONDON, 28 Aug — Arsenal sneaked ahead of Manchester United at the top of thePremier League on Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat of Aston Villa while the championsscored just once in a win over bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Arsenal go top on goaldifference from United
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 2003 15
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-Moonlight shadow (Missing Heart) -Do I have to say the words (Bryan Adams)
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Greetings15:32 Song of Myanmar
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Dishes “Pork Currymixed with VegetableSour Soup”
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Song“A Way For Lovers”
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Beauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”
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Dishes “Pork Currymixed with VegetableSour Soup”
21:45 National News21:50 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part - II)
21:55 Traditional Pa-ODance
22:00 National News22:05 Foreign Correspon-
dents Visit BorderAreas (Part - III)
22:10 Song “Blue Moon”22:15 National News22:20 National Kandawgyi
Gardens22:25 Songs on Screen
“Flowers in Profusion”22:30 National News22:35 Myanma Seafood22:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Roasted-Rice Powderwith Fish”
22:45 National News22:50 Chin Cultural Museum22:55 Dance of the Maidens23:00 National News23:05 How to Cook “The
Nga-paine Fish Curry”23:10 Myanmar Modern
Song “Golden Myan-mar Golden Welcome”
23:15 National News23:20 Tour in Myanmar
“Pindaya”23:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Come and SeeMyanmar”
29-8-2003˚(Friday) &30-8-2003 (Saturday)Evening & Morning
Transmission(23:30 - 01:30)
23:30 Signature TuneGreetings
23:32 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Myanma Pano-rama & Myanma Sen-timent”
23:36 A Gift of Water forDry Zone
23:40 Headline News23:42 Easily Cooked Tasty
Dishes “Pork Currymixed with VegetableSour Soup”
Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hoursMST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in lower Sagaing Division and rain or thundershow-ers have been isolated in Kayah State, Mandalay and MagwayDivisions, scattered in Shan and Chin States, upper Sagaingand Taninthayi Divisions and widespread in the remainingareas with isolated heavyfall in Rakhine State. The notewor-thy amounts of rainfall recorded were Sittway (4.02) inches,Mawlamyine (2.68) inches and Thandwe (2.64) inches.Maximum temperature on 27-8-2003 was 29.2°C (85°F).Minimum temperature on 28-8-2003 was 19.6°C (67°F).Relative humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on 28-8-2003 was 100%.Total sunshine hours on 27-8-2003 was (1.5) hours approx.Rainfall on 28-8-2003 was 31 mm at Yangon Airport, 27mm at Kaba-Aye and 15 mm at central Yangon. Total rain-fall since 1-1-2003 was 1720 mm (67.72 inches) at YangonAirport, 1878 mm (73.94 inches) at Kaba-Aye and 1895 mm(74.61 inches) at central Yangon. Maximum wind speed atYangon (Kaba-Aye) was 22 mph from northwest at (11:35)hours MST on 27-8-2003.
Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate to strong in theBay of Bengal. Forecast valid until evening of 29-8-2003:Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Kayah State, lowerSagaing, Mandalay and Magway Divisions, scattered inKachin, Shan and Chin States, upper Sagaing and TaninthayiDivisions and widespread in the remaining areas. Degree ofcertainty is (80%). State of the sea: Squalls with moderateto rough seas are likely at times in the Gulf of Mottama,Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast. Surface wind speed insqualls may reach (40) mph. Sea will be moderate elsewherein Myanmar water. Outlook for subsequent two days: Mod-erate monsoon. Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 29-8-2003: Some rain. Degree of certainty is (100%).Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for 29-8-2003: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (60%). Flood bulletin (Issued at 11:00 hrMST on 28-8-2003): According to the (06:30)hr MST ob-servation today, the waterlevel of Sittoung River at Madaukis (1085)cm. It may remain above its danger level of (1070)cmduring the next (72)hrs commencing noon today.
16:25 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Myanma Pano-rama & Myanma Sen-timent”
16:30 National News16:35 Myanma Seafood16:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Roasted-Rice Powderwith Fish”
16:45 National News16:50 Chin Cultural Museum16:55 Dance of the Maidens17:00 National News17:05 How to Cook “The
Nga-paine Fish Curry”17:10 Myanmar Modern
Song “Golden Myan-mar Golden Welcome”
17:15 National News17:20 Tour in Myanmar
“Pindaya”17:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Come and SeeMyanmar”
Evening Transmission(19:30 - 23:30)
19:30 Signature TuneGreetings
19:32 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Myanma Pano-rama & Myanma Sen-timent”
19:36 Myanmar's Pride &Glory
19:40 Headline News19:42 Easily Cooked Tasty
Dishes (Chicken withgourd curry bachelorstyle)
19:45 National News19:50 Asian Fantasy Orches-
tra (Part - V)19:55 Brave Youth Showing
His Strength & Ability20:00 National News20:05 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part - 1)
20:10 Myanmar ModernSong “Speakingthrough our eyes”
20:15 National News20:20 Myanmar Marine
Products For All Na-tions
20:25 Song “The Land ofShan Beauties”
20:30 National News20:35 Interview on Marque-
try Painting20:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Steamed Fish”20:45 National News20:50 Myanma Jaggery20:55 Chin Dance21:00 National News21:05 Myanmar Traditional
Fan21:10 Myanmar Modern
23:45 National News23:50 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part - II)
23:55 Traditional Pa-ODance
24:00 National News00:05 Foreign Correspon-
dents Visit BorderAreas (Part - III)
00:10 Song “Blue Moon”00:15 National News00:20 National Kandawgyi
Gardens00:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “MyanmaPanorama & MyanmaSentiment”
00:30 National News00:35 Myanma Seafood00:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Roasted-Rice Powderwith Fish”
00:45 National News00:50 Chin Cultural Museum00:55 Dance of the Maidens01:00 National News01:05 How to Cook “The
Nga-paine Fish Curry”01:10 Myanmar Modern
Song “Golden Myan-mar Golden Welcome”
01:15 National News01:20 Tour in Myanmar
“Pindaya”01:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Come and SeeMyanmar”
30-8-2003˚(Saturday)
Morning Transmission(03:30 - 07:30)
03:30 Signature TuneGreetings
03:32 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”
03:36 Myanmar's Pride &Glory
03:40 Headline News03:42 Easily Cooked Tasty
Dishes (Chicken withgourd curry bachelorstyle)
03:45 National News03:50 Asian Fantasy Orches-
tra (Part - V)03:55 Brave Youth Showing
His Strength & Abi-lity
04:00 National News04:05 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part - 1)
04:10 Myanmar ModernSong “Speakingthrough our eyes”
04:15 National News04:20 Myanmar Marine
Products For All Na-tions
04:25 Song “The Land ofShan Beauties”
04:30 National News04:35 Interview on Marque-
try Painting04:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Steamed Fish”04:45 National News04:50 Myanma Jaggery04:55 Chin Dance05:00 National News05:05 Myanmar Traditional
Fan05:10 Myanmar Modern
Song“A Way For Lovers”
05:12 Myanma Rubber05:15 National News05:20 Usefulness of the
whole toddy palm05:30 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”
05:36 A Gift of Water forDry Zone
05:40 Headline News05:42 Easily Cooked Tasty
Dishes “Pork Currymixed with VegetableSour Soup”
05:45 National News05:50 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalay to Pyay) (Part-II)
05:55 Traditional Pa-ODance
06:00 National News06:05 Foreign Correspon-
dents Visit BorderAreas (Part - III)
06:10 Song “Blue Moon”06:15 National News06:20 National Kandawgyi
Gardens6:25 Songs On Screen
“Flowers in Profu-sion”
06:30 National News06:35 Myanma Seafood06:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Roasted-Rice Powderwith Fish”
06:45 National News06:50 Chin Cultural Museum06:55 Dance of the Maidens07:00 National News07:05 How to Cook “The
Nga-paine Fish Curry”07:10 Myanmar Modern
Song “Golden Myan-mar Golden Welcome”
07:15 National News07:20 Tour in Myanmar
“Pindaya”07:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights“Come and SeeMyanmar”
16 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 29 August, 20033rd Waxing of Tawthalin, 1365 ME Friday, 29 August, 2003
YANGON, 28 Aug — The
Dhamma Sakkya Associa-
tion of Public Works (Head
Office) under the Ministry
of Construction celebrated
its 12th founding anniver-
sary at the head office on
Shwedagon Pagoda Road
here this morning.
Present on the occasion
were Minister for Construc-
tion Maj-Gen Saw Tun and
wife, Deputy Ministers U
Tint Swe and Brig-Gen
Myint Thein and wife, de-
partmental heads, officials,
and wellwishers.
The minister, the deputy
ministers and their wives
presented awards to volun-
teers and wellwishers of the
association.
Next, the minister, ac-
companied by the deputy
ministers and officials, ar-
rived at the construction site
of No 2 Thanlyin bridge at 9
am. At the briefing hall,
Project Chief Engineer U
Myint Lwin reported on con-
struction of the bridge, the
erecting of piles, and tasks
left to be done. Managing
Director U Nay Soe Naing
made a supplementary
report on arrangements
for installation of concrete
beams of the bridge.
After hearing the reports,
the minister gave instruc-
tions and inspected the
project site.
MNA
Construction of No 2Thanlyin bridge inspected
Construction Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun inspects the construction of Yangon-Thanlyin Bridge No-2. — (CONSTRUCTION)
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspects Yangon Kandawgyi Garden environs and Yangon Zoological Gardens upgrading works. (YANGON COMMAND)
Sports Minister’scup soccercontinues
YANGON, 28 Aug — The
Sports Minister’s cup soccer,
organized by Myanmar Foot-
ball Federation, continued at
Aung San Stadium this after-
noon. In the match, YCDC
team beat Commerce team 2-
1 and Man of the Match award
went to Aung Myint Aye of
YCDC team. — MNA
Commander Maj-Gen MaungOo and Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Thein inspect Sub-printing house (Sittway) in Rakhine State. — MNA
Yangon City Modernization Committee meetsYANGON, 28 Aug — The
work committee for the up-
grading of the Yangon City,
the Kandawgyi Garden and
the Yangon Zoological Gar-
dens, held its work coordi-
nation meeting at the Agri-
cultural Museum in the
Kandawgyi Garden this af-
ternoon.
Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council
Chairman Yangon Com-
mand Commander Maj-Gen
Myint Swe spoke on the oc-
casion.
Present at the meeting
were Deputy Minister for
Hotels and Tourism Brig-
Gen Aye Myint Kyu, Vice-
Mayor Col Maung Pa, de-
partmental heads, Com-
mander of No 4 Military
Region Col Yan Naing Oo
and officials.
In his speech, Maj-Gen
Myint Swe said there are two
phases in the tasks of mod-
ernizing the Yangon Zoo-
logical Gardens. Likewise,
tasks for the upgrading of
the Kandawgyi Garden and
its surrounding areas are also
under way by dividing them
into four zones — central
symbol zone, relaxation
zone, recreation zone, and
education zone. Such tasks
as the land preparation, reno-
vation of old buildings, re-
pairs of animal houses and
cages, proper drainage, and
installation of power lines are
included in the moderniza-
tion of the zoological gar-
dens.
The commander also
urged officials concerned to
make accelerated efforts to
finish the tasks meeting set
standards.
Sittway sub-printing house opened in Rakhine StateLocal people can now read dailies within day of issue
YANGON, 28 Aug — The
opening of the seventh sub-
printing house that will print
Myanma Alin and Kyemon
dailies of the Ministry of
Information was held at the
sub-printing house in
Sittway, Rakhine State, on
26 August morning.
It was attended by Chair-
man of Rakhine State Peace
and Development Council
Commander of Western
Command Maj-Gen Maung
Oo, Deputy Minister for In-
formation Brig-Gen Aung
Thein, Brig-Gen Myint
Aung of Kyauktaw Station,
Managing Director of the
Printing and Publishing En-
terprise U Myint Thein, lo-
cal authorities, departmen-
tal heads, members of the
Union Solidarity and Devel-
opment Association, Town-
ship Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, Red
Cross Society and Auxiliary
Fire Brigade, townselders
and others.
The commander and the
deputy minister formally
opened the signboard of the
sub-printing house.
The commander deliv-
ered a speech on the occa-
sion, saying that it was an
auspicious day for Rakhine
State. It has been for years,
local people in Rakhine State
had to wait for flights to read
dailies.
Now, local people can
read current news like reader
in Yangon and Mandalay,
he added. At a time when the
Government is striving for
all-round development of the
nation, it is important for the
people to keep abreast with
nation-building tasks of the
Government.
In the process, the minis-
try has to make media cover-
age of current affairs through
TV, radio and newspapers,
he said.
He said that there have
been great changes in com-
munication technologies, but
the information sector re-
mains unchanged.
In accordance with the
guidance of the Head of State
and under the close supervi-
sion of the Ministry of Infor-
mation, a total of seven sub-
printing houses have been
opened to date.
Thanks to the goodwill
of the State leaders and the
building of a modern devel-
oped nation and with rapid
development of the country,
the townships and villages
in Rakhine State can now
read Myanma Alin and
Kyemon dailies within the
day of issue, thereby con-
tributing towards the devel-
opment of economic, social,
education and health sectors
of rural people, he noted.
On behalf of the people
in Rakhine State, the com-
mander expressed thanks to
the State leaders for their(See page 9)
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