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Established 1914

13th Waxing of Nadaw 1368 ME Saturday, 2 December, 2006Volume XIV, Number 230

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

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Dec— On the occasion of the 31st Anniversaryof the founding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, which fallson 2 December 2006, Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of theState Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, hassent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr ChoummalySayasone, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

MNA

Senior General Than Shwefelicitates Laotian President

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Dec—Senior General Than Shwe, Chairmanof the State Peace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Highness SheikhKhalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emir-ates, on the occasion of the National Day of the United ArabEmirates, which falls on 2 December, 2006.

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Senior General Than Shwesends felicitations to UAE

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Dec— On the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of thefounding of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, which falls on 2 December2006, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicita-tions to His Excellency Mr Bounnhang Vorachit, Vice-President of the LaoPeople's Democratic Republic. — MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Ayesends felicitations to LPDR

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Dec—Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairmanof the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has senta message of felicitations to His Highness Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, on the occasionof the National Day of the United Arab Emirates, which falls on 2 December,2006. — MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye felicitatesUAE Vice-President and Prime Minister

YANGON, 1 Dec — Four delegates presentedproposals of Delegate Group of National Races on thedetailed basic principles that should be adopted for thechapters “Election”, “Political Parties” and “Provi-sions on State of Emergency” to be included in draft-ing the State Constitution at the Plenary Session of theNational Convention which continued at PyidaungsuHall of Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township,

Proposals of Delegate Group of National Races on chapters“Election”, “Political Parties” and “Provisions on State of

Emergency” submitted to Plenary Session of National ConventionYangon Division, at 9 am today.

Present on the occasion were Chairman of theNational Convention Convening Commission Secre-tary-1 of the State Peace and Development CouncilLt-Gen Thein Sein and Commission members, Chair-man of the National Convention Convening WorkCommittee Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Work Com-mittee members, Chairman of the National Conven-

tion Convening Management Committee Auditor-General Maj-Gen Lun Maung and Management Com-mittee members, chairmen and officials of subcom-mittees, delegates of political parties of National UnityParty, Union Pa-O National Organization, Shan StateKokang Democratic Party, Mro (or) Khami NationalSolidarity Organization, Lahu National Development

(See page 9)

National Convention in progress. — MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 2 December, 2006

Saturday, 2 December, 2006

PERSPECTIVES* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s Desire

Smooth and secure transport contrib-utes to regional development. It also bringsabout swift commodity flow and developmentof trade and commerce, thereby ensuring theimprovement of socio-economic life of localresidents. Therefore, a string of new roadsand river-crossing bridges are being built.

Being a commercial city, Yangon isdensely populated with a large number offinancial institutions. Thanks to Hline river-crossing bridges such as the Bayintnaung, theAungzeya and the Shwepyitha in Yangon Di-vision, local people in townships on the otherbank of the river can directly go to Yangon,resulting in the development of trade andcommerce.

Moreover, with the emergence ofTwantay Bridge across Twantay Canal, peo-ple from Yangon can now easily travel toDalla, Twantay, Kawhmu and KungyangonTownships in Yangon Division and townshipsin Ayeyawady Division. Likewise, with theemergence of new Kayan Creek Bridge inKayan Township, people from Bago,Thanatpin and Kawa Townships in BagoDivision can travel to Yangon in a short time,and sell rice, pulses and beans and marineproducts there.

At present, the Thilawa Port is beingupgraded to enable seagoing vessels with aheavy load to use it. At the same time, theYangon-Thanlyin Bridge No 2 is being con-structed for lorries with a heavy load. The4,540 feet long bridge is a 72 feet wide six-lane facility. The foundation of the bridge isof reinforced concrete type and can bear 75-ton loads.

Nowadays, major bridges are beingconstructed across the nation, spending alarge amount of funds and resources. TheYangon-Thanlyin Bridge No 2, a key to bet-ter transport, will soon emerge.

Yangon-Thanlyin BridgeNo 2, key to better transport

YANGON, 30 NOV—Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi on 27 November morning inspectedproduction of gas at new Pyayi (North) Well No 2of Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise near Pyayi Vil-lage in Thayet Township, Magway Division.

At the briefing hall, the minister heard re-ports presented by officials on production of gasand finding of gas deposits at Pyayi (North) regionand arrangements being made for drilling of newwells.

The minister gave instructions on timely com-pletion of the drilling work and attended to the re-quirements.

Next, the minister presented cash awards to

Minister looks into new Pyayi (North) WellNo 2 in Thayet Township

service personnel who successfully drilled the wellsand looked into the test-producting of gas at the newwell.

After that, the minister viewed the land prepa-ration for drilling of the new test well No 3 east ofthe new well No 2.

In the afternoon, the minister arrived at ThayetCement Plant under the Ministry of Industry-1 andinspected No 3 Kiln run by gas and No 1 Kiln run bygas and fuel, and gave necessary instructions to offi-cials.

The gas produced by Pyayi (North) region isbeing supplied to Thayet Cement Plant.

MNA

Prizes to be presented towinners in Photo Contest

marking Independence DayYANGON, 30 Nov — Entries were invited to

take part in the photo contest entitled “DevelopingCountry” in commemoration of the 59th Anniver-sary Independence Day which falls on 4 January2007.

At present, the Photo Scrutinizing Committeehad selected winners in the contest.

The prize presentation ceremony will be heldat Central Hotel on Bogyoke Aung San Street, here,at 3 pm on 12 December.

Winners are to attend the ceremony withoutfail.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30Nov— CEC member ofUnion Solidarity andDevelopment Associa-tion Minister for For-estry Brig-Gen TheinAung together withChairman of KayahState Peace and Devel-opment Council ColNyunt Tin met with lo-cal people at the pre-primary school inPekingkawkhu village,

USDA Secretary-General and CEC member meetwith members in Ngwehsaung

NAY PYI TAW, 30 Nov — Secretary-GeneralU Htay Oo and CEC member U Thein Nyunt ofUnion Solidarity and Development Association metwith the joint secretary of Ayeyawady DivisionUSDA and members of Pathein district/township and

Ngwehsaung USDAs at the office of NgwehsaungUSDA in Pathein Township, Ayeyawady Divisionon 25 November. After hearing the reports, they gavenecessary instructions.

MNA

CEC member Brig-Gen Thein Aung donatescash and kind to schools in Kayah State

wellwishers presented K13.1 million for the con-struction of Dhammaryonin Loikaw.

Next, they in-spected the constructiontasks of GovernmentTechnological College(Loikaw) and gave nec-essary instructions.

In DimawhsoTownship, they donatedprovided cash and kindfor Usamoso village

Secretary-General U Htay Oo of USDA delivers a speech. — MNA

Kayah State on 27 No-vember and presented K500,000 for the ex-tended building of theschool.

In Kayanthayar(north) village, they pre-sented exercise booksand cash donations forBEPSs in Kayanthayar(north) and Dawsarsivillages. On 28 Novem-ber, the CEC member,the chairman and

BEMS and LoinanphaBEHS (branch).

In the evening,the CEC member metwith members of State/D i s t r i c t / T o w n s h i pUSDAs at the office ofKayah State USDA andurged them to imple-ment the nine futuretasks laid down by theUSDA annual generalmeeting.

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 2 December, 2006 3

A handout photo shows

the Antikythera

Mechanism at the

Athens National

Archaeological

Museum, on 29 Nov,

2006. —INTERNET

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L), DefenceMinister Sergei Ivanov, and Dean of St Petersburg

State University’s Management DepartmentValery Katkalo (R), discuss a model of a newcampus of St Petersburg State University at a

ceremony which opens the campus construction,in St Petersburg, on 29 Nov, 2006.—INTERNET

PARIS, 29 Nov — AFrench secret service agentwas killed by militiamenlast week at a checkpointin the southern Iraqi city ofBasra, the French DefenceMinistry said on Monday.

TEHERAN, 29 Nov—Supreme Leader Aya-tollah Ali Khamenei,Iran’s highest authority,told the Iraqi Presidenton Tuesday the USoccupation and some US-backed regional “agents”were to blame forviolence in Iraq, state TVreported.

Khamenei also toldJalal Talabani that Iranwas ready to help restore

Iran blames US, regionalagents for Iraq unrest

security in Iraq ifBaghdad wished —echoing comments madea day earlier by IranianPresident MahmoudAhmadinejad.

The United States saysfighting in Iraq is beingfuelled by Iranian wea-pons exports and itsbacking for Shiite Muslimgroups, charges Teherandismisses.

“The first step to

resolve the insecurity inIraq is the withdrawal ofthe occupiers and handingover the security issues tothe Iraqi Government,which is backed by thepeople,” state televisionquoted Khamenei astelling Talabani in theirmeeting.

“Some US agents inthe region are the middlemen for implementingAmerican policies and

creating an insecure Iraq.“Supporting terrorist

groups in Iraq and ignitinginsecurity... will be verydangerous for America’sagents and also theregion,” Khamenei saidwithout naming who theagents were.

Iraqis fear a new waveof sectarian blood-lettingafter a bombing onThursday killed 202people, the worst suchattack since the USinvasion in 2003.

UN Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan said Iraq hadbeen pushed closer to civilwar and has called for Iranand Syria to help.

MNA/Reuters

BEIJING, 29 Nov —New government regula-tions on foreign invest-ment in China’s real estatemarket have not deterredthe US private equity firmthe Carlyle Group frombuying more than 100million US dollars worthof property in Shanghai,reports Tuesday’s Shang-hai Securities News.

The American com-pany spent about 120million US dollars to buy110 villas in Minhang

Carlyle sets foot in China’s property marketDistrict of Shanghai in itsfirst purchase in theChinese Mainland’sproperty market, said thereport.

The report quoted ananonymous insider closeto the deal as saying thatthe luxury housing,located in Kunyang Roadnear an internationaltennis centre, was part of aprogramme named the“Zhongfang Forest Villa”,developed by ShanghaiZhongfang Real Estate

Co, Ltd. Citing statistics from

the world’s leadingproperty advisor, Savills,the newspaper said thatincreasing demand hadpushed up the rents forvillas in Shanghai in thethird quarter this year,with monthly rents in Puxiclimbing to 23.6 USdollars per square metre.

Carlyle intends to leasethe villas in pursuit oflong-term returns, said thereport.— MNA/Xinhua

French secret service agent killed in IraqFrance never releasesoperational details aboutits DGSE foreign intel-ligence service andannounced the death onlyafter Defence MinisterMichele Alliot-Marie had

attended the dead man’sfuneral.

“On 21 November, anon-commissioned offi-cer of the (DGSE) waskilled by a local militiaduring an inspection at acheckpoint in Basra insouthern Iraq,” theministry said. It gave nofurther details of theincident. Le Point maga-zine reported on itswebsite that a secondagent was seriouslywounded in the attack andflown back to France onSaturday.

The magazine said themen were in Iraq toprotect French diplomats.

France, which fiercelyopposed the US-ledinvasion of Iraq, has anembassy in Baghdad anda diplomatic mission inBasra.

MNA/Reuters

ISLAMABAD, 29 Nov — Four people were killed and24 others injured when a pick-up collided with a tractortrolley Monday near eastern Pakistani City of Sargodha,the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

The head-on collision between the two vehiclesnear Sargodha, some 195 kilometres south of Pakistanicapital Islamabad, killed four people on the spot andinjured 24 others, the police was quoted by APP assaying. Reports say traffic accident death rate in Pakistanis among the highest in the world.— MNA/Xinhua

Four killed,24 injured in

head-oncollision inPakistan

Charles Simonyi, a former software developer atUS giant Microsoft, takes part in a training session

at Russia’s Cosmonaut Training Centre in StarCity outside Moscow, on 29 Nov, 2006.—INTERNET

French rider Olivier Garcia rides his horse Emir et Djugut inside a giant plasticbubble as they train for the grand opening of the Stockholm International

Horse Show at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, on 29 Nov, 2006. —INTERNET

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JAKARTA, 29 Nov— TheIndonesian Govern-menthas begun to reducereliance on westerncountries in arms purchaseand turned to EastEuropean countries assparring suppliers, anofficial said Tuesday.

The purchase of lethalweapons from Westerncountries like the UnitedStates, France and Britainwill be reduced to 60 percent from 80 per cent asthe government is nowlooking to East Europeancountries as the main

suppliers, Defence Minis-ter Juwono Sudarsono toldreporters here.

“From the UnitedStates, we focus on thepurchase of personnelaircraft and radar. FromRussia, we intend to buyjetfighters, submarines andcombat helicopters,” hesaid. “We are now flexible(in purchasing arms) fromeither Western or easterncountries.”

The Russian Govern-ment has granted recentlya one-billion-US-dollarcredit for Indonesia’s arms

purchase. President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono isslated to meet with hisRussian counterpartVladimir Putin early inDecember for further talkson the arms deal.

Earlier reports saidIndonesia plans to buy fivenew cargo helicopters,four combat helicopters,two submarines and sixjetfighters from Russiausing the one billiondollars export credit.

MNA/XinhuaA man pulls his child on a sled in a snowfall in Vancouver, British

Columbia recently. — INTERNET

Study says sitting for long hours hurts back CHICAGO, 29 Nov—A

new form of magneticresonance imaging (MRI)has revealed that the spineundergoes a lot of strain,leading to chronic pain, if aperson sits upright in aposition for long hours.

The new study,conducted at WoodendHospital in Aberdeen,Scotland, has found that a

135-degree body-thighsitting posture wasdemonstrated to be the bestbio-mechanical sittingposition, as opposed to a 90-degree posture, which mostpeople consider normal.”

“Sitting in a soundanatomic position isessential, since the strain puton the spine and itsassociated ligaments over

time can lead to pain,deformity and chronicillness,” Waseem AmirBashir, author and clinicalfellow, department ofRadiology and DiagnosticImaging, University ofAlberta Hospital, Canadasaid. By identifying badseating postures and helpingpeople take preventivemeasures to protect the

spine, strain on the backcould be reduced, he said.The study was presented atthe annual conclave of theRadiolo-gical Society ofNorth America (RSNA)here, Monday.

The researcher studied22 healthy volunteers withno back pain or surgeryunder a “positional” MRImachine. This new MRIdevice, unlike thetraditional scanners whichrequires patients to lie flat,allows them freedom ofmotion; such as sitting orstanding, during imaging,in the process reducingchances of pain beingmasked, he added.

MNA/PTI

Japanese pianist Maiko Ichiyanagi poses with theworld’s smallest grand piano produced by Japan’stoy maker Sega Toys. The “Grand Pianist,” whichhas 88 working keys and can automatically play 100pre-installed music songs, will go on sale on 1 April2007 with a price of 47,000 yen (400 USD).—INTERNET

The 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster isshown at the Los Angeles Auto Show on 29 Nov,

2006.—INTERNET

Bombs kill four nearBaghdad hospital

BAGHDAD, 29 Nov— Two car bombs close to westBaghdad’s main Yarmouk Hospital killed four peopleand wounded 40 on Tuesday, a source at Baghdadpolice headquarters said. Police and Interior Ministrysources said at least one of the bombs targeted a policepatrol near the hospital and killed a police officer.Several police were also among the wounded.

A security officer at the medical centre, clearlyshaken, said one blast went off close to the hospital’smortuary.—MNA/Reuters

Body of US warplanepilot missing in IraqBAGHDAD, 29 Nov—US forces hunted for the body

of an F-16 pilot who was killed on Monday when hiswarplane came down in a Sunni guerilla strongholdnorthwest of Baghdad.

The body of the pilot, who has not yet been identified,disappeared from the crash site before an Americanarmoured column arrived on the scene and sealed offthe area.

Film taken by a local journalist shortly after thecrash showed the bloodied and clearly dead body ofwhat appeared to be a man in a flight suit wearing aparachute harness lying in a field strewn with thewreckage of the plane.

But the military said a rescue team did not find thebody: “The pilot was not there when our forces arrived.At this time we do not have him,” US Air ForceCaptain Nathan Broshear told Reuters, adding that hecould not confirm the pilot was dead.,— MNA/Reuters

sk\mOs∑m\;Aa;eKt\ek¥a\lWa;Indonesia reduces relianceon western countries

Kidman tops actress earning listKAMPALA, 30 Nov—

Nicole Kidman is thehighest paid film actressaccording to theHollywood Reporter’sannual list.

The 39-year-old Austra-lian is paid $17m (£8.7m)for each movie, overtakinglast year’s leader ReeseWitherspoon, who cancommand a $15m (£7.6m)fee. Renee Zellweger is inthird place, also banking$15m per film.

Julia Roberts did notmake the list for the firsttime in its five-yearhistory, as she has takentime off acting to raise hertwins. But Kidman, 39,who won an Oscar for

playing writer VirginiaWoolf in The Hours, wasunable to match the feat offellow Oscar winnerRoberts, who hascommanded $20m(£10.2m) per film.

Charlie’s Angels co-stars Drew Barrymore andCameron Diaz were infourth and fifth place,respectively, both scoring$15m. Two more Oscarwinners, Halle Berry, whowon for her role inMonster’s Ball earned$14m (£7.1m) per movie,and South African actressCharlize Theron -Academy Award winnerfor Monster - earned $10m(£5.1m). Angelina Jolie

makes eighth spot with$10m, followed by KirstenDunst with $8m-$10m,followed by formerFriends star JenniferAniston with $8m(£4.1m). —Internet

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LANZHOU, 30 Nov — Eleven people wereconfirmed dead in a coal mine gas blast Wednesdaymorning in northwest China’s Gansu Province, saidlocal work safety bureau.

The explosion occurred at 6:20 in the No1 coalmine in Tanshanling Town, Wuwei City, more than180 kilometres from Lanzhou, the provincial capital.

Officials from the provincial work safety bureauand Wuwei City government are en route to the coalmine.— MNA/Xinhua

BRUSSELS, 30 Nov—Financial ministers fromthe members of theEuropean Union failed tobreak the deadlock onalcohol tax raise onTuesday, for the secondtime in a month.

Despite the efforts ofthe EU’s Finnish presi-dency to broker a deal, thecompromised proposal toincrease minimum exciseduties on alcohol by 4.5per cent was finally vetoedby the Czech Republic,which is against thediscrimination betweenbeer and wine.

Under the proposal, thetax raise applies to beerand “intermediate products”, including fortifiedwines such as sherry andport and spirits, but winewas excluded at the

JAKARTA, 30 Nov — Two powerful earthquakesthat struck eastern Indonesia early on Wednesdayhave destroyed a dozen of buildings in NorthMaluku Province, according to a local media report.

The first quake measuring at 6.2 on the RichterScale hit North Maluku at 08:32 local time, followedby a 6.6-magnitude tremor felt in nearby GorontaloProvince a few minutes later.

The local geophysics agency reported the quakewas centred 347 kilometres northeast of Labuhaarea in North Maluku Province at a depth of 13kilometres under the sea, said the national newsagency Antara. — MNA/Xinhua

KABUL, 30 Nov— A suicide car bombing injureda soldier of the NATO-led International SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF) in Kandahar Province ofsouthern Afghanistan on Tuesday, an ISAF spokesmansaid.

A suicide bomber rammed his car onto an ISAFvehicle in Panjwai District, destroying the vehicle andwounding a soldier, Andre Salloum told a Pressconference in Kandahar.

A purported Taleban spokesman Qari MohammadYousuf said the Taleban claimed responsibility forthe blast. —MNA/Xinhua

MOSCOW, 30 Nov— A fire broke out on Tuesdayat a major Russian steel and iron factory, killing atleast five people and injuring another eight, anemergency official said on Wednesday.

The death toll could rise further as several peoplewere still missing, said Natalia Lukash, aspokeswoman for the federal Emergency SituationsMinistry.— MNA/Xinhua

BERLIN, 30 Nov— Apack of wild boars fleeinghunters went on a two-hour rampage through asmall southern Germanvillage, biting people and

AMSTERDAM, 30 Nov — A Dutch KLM 747 planewith 277 passengers bound for Bangkok had to turnback to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport late on Mondayafter the plane took off with one of its doors slightlyopen, the airline said.

“Shortly after take off, door number 24, in the rearright-hand side, it was discovered that the handlewasn’t fully pushed down,” said Hugo Baas, aspokesman for KLM, part of Air France KLM.

“That resulted in an opening in the side of the doormaking a lot of noise, so the captain decided to turnaround,” Baas said. “The passengers were not indanger. They saw cabin attendants trying to fully closethe door which didn’t work.”

The plane landed safely, and the door was repaired,but the flight was cancelled because of a faulty fuelpump. The passengers were checked into hotels andscheduled on other flights. — MNA/Reuters

Towers of thelegendary Angkor Wattemple are seen north

of Siem Reapprovincial town, about

230 kilometres, 143miles, northwest of thecapital Phnom Penh,Cambodia, recently.

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“Muratta Boy,”the world’s onlybicycle ridingrobot, was displayed in Beijing for the first time

on29 Nov , 2006. —INTERNET

EU financial ministers failagain to raise alcohol tax

request of France, amongothers.

“We could not accept aproposal to increase theminimum of excise tax forbeer and the reason is thattoday there is no minimumfor wine,” Czech FinanceMinister Vlastimil Tlustytold reporters, “Beer is partof food, wine is part offood.”

The Czech Republic isthe biggest consumer andproducer of beer in theEU. The European Com-mission had originallyproposed to raise the EU-wide excise tax rates onalcohol by 31 per cent toreflect inflation since thetax was last recalculatedin 1993.

Although the EU’sexecutive branch claimedit would add merely one

euro cent to the price of ahalf litre of beer, the movewas opposed by Germanyearlier this month, whofeared its consumers couldnot bear more since a threepercentage point increasein value-added tax willstart next year.

The financial ministersdecided to review the taxraise issue in early 2007and asked the EuropeanCommission to findpossible solutions, but EUTaxation CommissionerLaszlo Kovacs acknow-ledged that it would bedifficult to gain support fora wine tax. — MNA/Xinhua

Plane returns to Amsterdamafter door found open

Wild boars rampagethrough German village

damaging cars and shops.The weekend mayhem

began during morningshopping hours in thetown of Veitshoechheim,a police spokesman saidon Tuesday. Three boarswere shot by police, anumber of others werekilled in traffic accidentsand several bit pede-strians.

“One wild boar entereda boutique, scaring thedaylights out of a sales-woman,” local police saidin a statement. “She triedto hide behind the cashregister. When the animalran out of her shop itsmashed the store’sinventory, causing 1,000euros (1,314 US dollars)damage.”—MNA/Reuters

Indonesian quakes destroydozen of buildings

Suicide bombing injures NATOsoldier in S Afghanistan

Eleven killed in N-W Chinacolliery gas blast

At least five killed by fire atRussian steel, iron factory

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Six points explained by the Work Committee Chairman should beadopted as detailed basic principles for the chapter “Political Parties”YANGON, 1 Dec — The following is the proposals

of Union Kayin League presented by U Saw San Shweof the league on the detailed basic principles thatshould be adopted for the chapters “Election”,“Political Parties” and “Provisions on State ofEmergency” to be included in drafting the StateConstitution at the Plenary Session of the NationalConvention held at Pyidaungsu Hall of NyaunghnapinCamp in Hmawby Township, Yangon Division, on 28-11-2006.

I wish you the esteemed Chairman and membersof the Panel of Chairmen, the Chairman of NationalConvention Convening Commission and members,the Chairman of National Convention Convening WorkCommittee and members, the Chairman of NationalConvention Convening Management Committee andmembers and National Convention delegates to beblessed with health and happiness and auspiciousness.

I am U Saw San Shwe, a National Conventiondelegate of Union Kayin National League.Mr Chairman,

The chapter “Election” is included in the 15chapters adopted by the National Convention to writea new constitution. The fundamental principlesconcerning the chapter are as follows:

(a) Every citizen shall have the right to vote andto stand for election according to law.

(b) Voters concerned shall have the right, inaccord with provisions of the State Constitution, torecall elected people’s representatives. The sphere ofthese basic principles is quite wide. Concerning thepoints the Chairman of the National ConventionConvening Work Committee referred to the 1947Constitution, 1974 Constitution, 1948 ParliamentaryDemocracy Election Act, 1975 Pyithu Hluttaw Act,1935 Myanmar Administrative Act, 1961 ElectionAct, the Act to amend the constitution in explaining thedetailed basic principles concerning the chapter.Mr Chairman,

The Work Committee Chairman has explainedin detail the matters concerning the persons who havethe right to vote and have no right to vote and thevoting system; the right to stand for election and theright to recall elected representatives; the formationof the Pyidaungsu Election Commission, its dutiesand the qualifications of its members; the matterconcerning the filing of charges against a member ofthe commission; the appointment of duties for a postvacant due to termination of duties, death or otherreasons; and the resolutions of the commission,functions, responsibilities, powers, rights anddesignation of official position. When we studiedthem we have come to understand the fact the nationwill be able to hold a free and fair election in thefuture.

We agree that the 14 points concerning thechapter should be adopted as detailed basic principles.Mr Chairman,

The Work Committee Chairman recounted therequired qualifications of the MPs in clarifying thedetailed basic principles for the chapters concerningthe formation of the legislature, executive and judiciaryat the plenary session of the National Convention heldfrom 28 to 30 March 1996.

We would like to suggest that the expression“Provided that the period of staying in foreign countriesunder State permission should be deemed to have

settled in the Union” should be added to the point“having settled in the Union of Myanmar for at least10 consecutive years up to the time of being elected asPyithu Hluttaw representative”.Mr Chairman,

The Work Committee Chairman explained thatthe fundamental principle “The State shall enactnecessary law for systematic formation of politicalparties for flourishing of genuine multiparty democracysystem” has already been laid down.

In his explanation, the Chairman said, “It isnecessary for the National Convention to lay downdetailed basic principles in connection with politicalparties to be prescribed in the Constitution. Explanationwill be made on the matter in three parts as mentionedin the following to assist the task of laying down thesaid detailed basic principles.

“(a) Objectives;“(b) Procedures;“(c) No right to exist.”

Mr Chairman,Myanmar has already witnessed the

weaknesses and loopholes of the parliamentarydemocracy when she practised the system afterregaining Independence. The public’s wishes will befulfilled only if the nation practises democracy thatis suitable to her history, social level, economiccondition, and customs.

The clarification of the Work CommitteeChairman includes matters relating to the flourishingof disciplined multiparty democracy, the emergenceof political parties that can correctly lead the people,the systematic formation of political parties, thepolitical, economic, security and social conditions ofthe nation and the traditions and the emergence of amodern and all-round developed nation. The mattersstated in the clarification will surely benefit the futurenation.

Hence, the six points explained by the WorkCommittee Chairman should be adopted as detailedbasic principles for the chapter “Political Parties”.Mr Chairman,

Among the chapters adopted for the formulationof the Constitution, the Provisions on a State ofEmergency has been adopted as a separate chapter.The Work Committee Chairman in presenting hisstudy of the required fact explained the followingfundamental principles:

“(a) When there arises a state of emergencycharacterized by inability to perform executivefunctions in accord with provisions of the StateConstitution in a region or state or a self-administeredarea, the President of the State is empowered toexercise executive power in that region, state or self-administered area and if necessary in doing so, thePresident of the State is empowered to exerciselegislative powers concerning that region, state orself-administered area in accord with provisions ofthe State Constitution;

“(b)when there arises or there is sufficientreason to arise a state of emergency endangeringlife and property of the people in a region, a state ora self-administered area, the Tatmadaw has theright, in accord with provisions of the StateConstitution, to preempt that danger and provideprotection;

“(c) when there arises a state of emergency that

could cause disintegration of the Union, disintegrationof national solidarity and loss of national sovereignty,due to take over of sovereign State power or attemptsthrough wrongful forcible means such as insurgencyor violence, the Defence Services Commander-in-Chief has the right to take over and exercise Statepower in accord with provisions of the StateConstitution.”

A state of emergency occurs in a nation whenthere arises a threat endangering the national defenceand security and the rule of law in some regions orin the entire nation, or a foreign military intervention,or a worsening political and economic situation anda natural calamity such as the storm, flood, fire andearthquake. In this situation, the Head of State willhave to declare a state of emergency and takenecessary measures to restore the situation intonormalcy as he is entrusted with the power to do soby the Constitution.

The constitutions of a large number of nationsprescribe that it is necessary for the Head of State afterdeclaring a state of emergency to present the measurestaken by him and by the organizations and persons hehas empowered to exercise executive power during theemergency period to the parliament concerned forapproval, and that a state of emergency can be declaredonly for a specific period.

The study also shows that a state of emergencycan be declared because of war, foreign invasion,armed insurgency, natural disasters, economy and thePresident’s assumption that a grave situation isendangering the security of the entire nation or any partof the nation.

The President should declare a state of emergencyafter consulting with the National Defence and SecurityCouncil in advance. It will be more effective if thePresident issues an ordinance having the force of thelaw to declare a state of emergency.Mr Chairman,

The Work Committee Chairman made referencesto the 1947 Constitution and the 1974 Constitution inpresenting the detailed basic principles for the chapter“Provisions on a State of Emergency”.

As we find the detailed basic principlescomprehensive and to be in order, we have no furthersuggestions concerning them.

We would like to suggest that the 23 pointsshould be adopted as detailed basic principles of thechapter.

MNA

U Saw

San Shwe

of Union

Kayin

League.

MNA

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Nation will be able to stand tall in the world only when aruling party or government is capable of effectively

discharging national duties, and serving the interests of thenation and the people rather than grabbing the power

YANGON, 1 Dec — The following is theproposals of Kokang Democracy and Unity Partypresented by U Yan Kyint Kan of the party on thedetailed basic principles that should be adopted forthe chapters “Election”, “Political Parties” and“Provisions on State of Emergency” to be includedin drafting the State Constitution at the PlenarySession of the National Convention held atPyidaungsu Hall of Nyaunghnapin Camp inHmawby Township, Yangon Division, on 28-11-2006.

I extend my greetings to Mr Chairman andmembers of the panel of chairmen, the chairmanand members of the National Convention ConveningCommission, the chairman and members of theNCC Work Committee, the chairman and membersof the NCC Management Committee and NCdelegates.

I am representative U Yan Kyint Kan of theKokang Democracy and Unity Party.Mr Chairman,

The writing of a State constitution in the drivefor transforming the nation into a democratic onewith flourishing democracy should focus on theinterests of the nation and the people.

In that regard, the delegates have helddiscussions and made positive suggestions foradopting detailed basic principles. Now, theadoption of the detailed basic principles is nearingcompletion.

We have listened to the findings of the WorkCommittee for enabling the delegates to continueto give advice and make suggestions for theremaining chapters.

We found that all the points the WorkCommittee chairman presented are positive andpractical and are in conformity with the political,security, economic and social sectors and customsof our nation.Mr Chairman,

We would like to present our views aboutthe findings of the Work Committee for theChapter “Election”, the Chapter “Political Parties”and the Chapter “Provisions on State ofEmergency”. The points for the Chapter“Election”—

1, include the right to vote and to stand forelection in accordance with the law,

2. represent the democratic election system,3. prescribe principles of election,4. includes principles to recall a Hluttaw

member due to his disqualification,5. manifest the formation of the Pyidaungsu

Election Commission, functions, power andprivileges of the chairman and members ofthe commission.

We considered that the points the WorkCommittee chairman explained are consistent withthe State constitution.

So, we would like to suggest that these pointsbe adopted as detailed basic principles.

Mr Chairman,We would like to present our views about

the Chapter “Political Parties”.The State has adopted a basic principle that

necessary laws should be promulgated to formpolitical parties systematically for the flourishingof genuine multi-party democracy system in thenation.

That basic principle demonstrates the role ofthe political parties in the administrative machineryof the future nation.

The Work Committee chairman’sclarification to the points for the Chapter “PoliticalParties” are complete with—

1. firm and democratic objectives,2. concepts and convention to be followed,3. disallowing continued existence of a political

party.Mr Chairman,

Our party considers that our nation will beable to stand tall in the world only when a rulingparty or government is capable of effectivelydischarging national duties, and serving the interestsof the nation and the people rather than grabbingthe power.

If so, the people will come to recognize suchgovernment’s performances in the interests of thenation and the people and cooperating withinternational community.

The proposal “political parties are to becapable enough of playing a leading role for theentire Union, or Region- or State-wise inaccordance with the political, security, economicand social sectors and customs of our nation forensuring the flourishing of genuine democracy” isin conformity with the prevailing politicalconditions of our nation as well as with the stanceof our party.

So, the points the Work Committee chairmanexplained represent the attitudes of the politicalparties. So, they should be adopted as detailed basicprinciples.Mr Chairman,

The National Convention has laid down thebasic principles for the Chapter “Provisions on Stateof Emergency”.

We can take a lesson from the incidentstaking place in the world as well as from the historicevents of our nation that there can occur a state ofemergency in a nation.

So, the prescribing of the Chapter “Provisionson State of Emergency” in the State constitution isappropriate. We found that the Work Committeechairman’s explanation is complete with—

1. principles to be carried out when therebreaks out a situation that poses dangerson the lives and property of the peopleliving in Region or State, Union territory,self-administered area or a part of each ofthem,

2. principles on taking Tatmadaw’s assistance

and to issue martial law when necessary inan area in a state of emergency, anddeclaring martial law if necessary,

3. principles on declaring a state ofemergency, designating of the state ofemergency, specific areas and fixed period,and restricting or revoking the fundamentalrights of the citizens,

4. principles of submitting state of emergencyto the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw for approval,

5. principles of coming into force, ceasing andterminating a state of emergency,

6. principles of transferring State power to theCommander-in-Chief of Defence Servicesafter declaring a state of emergency, andannulling of the order, under which theCommander-in-Chief of Defence Servicesis exercising legislative, executive andjudicial powers,

7. principle that during the time a state ofemergency has been declared, the measurestaken officially by a local administrativebody or a member of the body, or a civilbody or a member of the body, or a militarybody or a member of the body, formed inorder to take measures to restore security,stability, community peace and the rule oflaw soon on behalf of the President orduring the period the Commander-in-Chiefexercising the State power or during theperiod the National Defence and SecurityCouncil is exercising the State power, shallbe legitimate. So, these points should beadopted as detailed basic principles.

Mr Chairman and NC delegates,In conclusion, we representatives of the

Kokang Democracy and Unity Party suggest thatthe points the Work Committee chairman clarifiedfor the Chapter “Election”, the Chapter “PoliticalParties” and the Chapter “Provisions on State ofEmergency” to be included in the Stateconstitution should be adopted as detailed basicprinciples.

MNA

U Yan

Kyint

Kan of

Kokang

Democracy

and

Unity

Party.

MNA

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YANGON, 1 Dec — The following is the proposalsof Wa National Development Party presented by U NyiPalok of the party on the detailed basic principles thatshould be adopted for the chapters “Election”,“Political Parties” and “Provisions on State ofEmergency” to be included in drafting the StateConstitution at the Plenary Session of the NationalConvention held at Pyidaungsu Hall of NyaunghnapinCamp in Hmawby Township, Yangon Division, on 28-11-2006.

I extend my greetings to Mr Chairman and membersof the panel of chairmen, the chairman and members ofthe National Convention Convening Commission andmembers, the chairman and members of the NCCWork Committee, the chairman and members of theNCC Management Committee, and representativesfrom various delegate groups.

I am National Convention delegate U Nyi Palok of“Wa” National Development Party.

I would like to present the “Wa” NationalDevelopment Party’s views about the Work Committeechairman’s clarification to the points that should beadopted as detailed basic principles for the Chapter“Election”, the Chapter “Political Parties” and theChapter “Provisions on State of Emergency” to beincluded in the State constitution.Mr Chairman,

The detailed basic principles have been laiddown chapter-wise for drawing a new State constitution.Regarding election, the basic principle:

(a) Every citizen shall have the right to vote and tostand for election according to law.

(b) Voters concerned shall have the right, in accordwith the provisions of the State Constitution,to recall elected people’s representatives.

has been adopted.The sphere of these basic principles is broad, so it

is needed to adopt detailed basic principles for theChapter “Election”. Only then, will the people abideby the laws on election.

Every nation exercising the multi-party democracysystem prescribes necessary basic principles in theState Constitution concerned to ensure that every citizenhas equal right to vote and to stand for election inaccord with the law.

Our nation is going to practise the multi-partydemocracy system, and so, it is required to prescribenecessary laws that are harmonious with the prevailingconditions of the nation, in accordance with thedemocracy system.

Election is the lifeblood of a democratic nation.The people can express their true voices only at a freeand fair election. In that regard, the people on their partare to value and correctly use the right to vote. Ballotis key to a free and fair election.Mr Chairman,

The collection of 14 detailed basic principles onelection presented by the Work Committee chairmanare based on the 1947 constitution, the 1974 constitution,and the constitutions of many other nations. Thesepoints are complete. So, we suggest that these pointsshould be adopted as detailed basic principles.Mr Chairman,

I will discuss the detailed basic principles to beadopted for the chapter “Political Parties”.

If there are no parties in a democratic nation,dictatorship under the control of a party or a group of

people will emerge. If a nation has political partieswhere pure and firm politics flourishes and good personsare elected to the parliament, it is sure that the politicalinfrastructure of that nation will be stable and strong.Mr Chairman,

Political parties have the duty to serve the interestof the nation and the people resolutely. It is importantfor them to correctly lead the people.

The political parties should have the capability toeducate and organize their members and the public asthey have relations with the people. In addition,discipline-flourishing genuine democracy will flourishin the nation only if there are parties that can maintainand realize their political aims.

A nation will develop only if it is headed by firmand systematically-established political parties. Asfor the existence of such parties, appropriate principlesshould be adopted to the constitution, and the politicalparties should be formed systematically according tothe provisions contained in the constitution withoutundermining the essence of multiparty democracy.

As it was explained by the Work CommitteeChairman, we agree that there should be a law tosystematically establish political parties for flourishingof discipline-flourishing genuine multipartydemocracy system and emergence of political partiesthat will correctly lead the citizens. Only then will theparties become organizations giving priority to servingthe interest of the nation and the people.Mr Chairman,

We would like to present a suggestion concerningthe chapter “Political Parties”. Political parties shouldbe the organizations capable of heading towardsflourishing of discipline-flourishing genuinemultiparty democracy in the entire Union in accordwith the nation’s political, security, economic andsocial conditions and traditions and customs. And it isa must. The parties will have to launch organizationalcampaigns to strengthen themselves in all aspects.But the parties will face a problem and obstacles ifthere is a prescription saying that all matters andfunctions should be free from politics. Suchprescription is also against the objective — flourishingof genuine multiparty democracy system — of the sixobjectives of the National Convention. We would liketo suggest that there should be no such prescription inour nation that will practise multiparty democracy inthe future.

We agree that all the 6 points explained by theWork Committee Chairman should be adopted asdetailed basic principles for the chapter.Mr Chairman,

I will now discuss the chapter “Provisions on aState of Emergency”. The plenary session of theNational Convention adopted the followingfundamental principles concerning the chapter:

“(a) When there arises a state of emergencycharacterized by inability to perform executivefunctions in accord with provisions of the StateConstitution in a region or state or a self-administeredarea, the President of the State is empowered toexercise executive power in that region, state or self-administered area and if necessary in doing so, thePresident of the State is empowered to exerciselegislative powers concerning that region, state orself-administered area in accord with provisions ofthe State Constitution;

“(b)when there arises or there is sufficient reasonto arise a state of emergency endangering life andproperty of the people in a region, a state or a self-administered area, the Tatmadaw has the right, inaccord with provisions of the State Constitution, topreempt that danger and provide protection;

“(c) when there arises a state of emergency thatcould cause disintegration of the Union, disintegrationof national solidarity and loss of national sovereignty,due to take over of sovereign State power of attemptstherefore by wrongful forcible means such asinsurgency or violence, the Defence ServicesCommander-in-Chief has the right to take over andexercise State power in accord with provisions of theState Constitution.”

A state of emergency occurs in a nation wherethere arises a threat endangering the national defenceand security and the rule of law in some regions or inthe entire nation, or a foreign military intervention, ora worsening political and economic situation and anatural calamity such as the storm, flood, fire andearthquake.

A state of emergency can be declared because ofwar, foreign invasion, armed insurgency, naturaldisasters, economy and the President’s assumptionthat a grave situation is endangering the security of theentire nation or any part of the nation.

According to the detailed basic principles adopted bythe National Convention, Regions and States and Self-Administered Areas will be designated and set up. Thelegislative, executive and judicial powers will also beshared with the Regions and States and Self-AdministeredAreas. In sharing the three powers, the constant runningof the State administrative machinery is of vital importance.If the administrative machinery fails to run in a normalsituation, the President can declare a state of emergencyto restore the situation in time.

The act of declaring a state of emergency in an areais a very important task that needs extra care. Thematter should not be decided by a single person.Failure to declare a state of emergency in time will leadthe problem to spread to other areas till it becomes outof control. If necessary issuance of the declaration isdelayed because a heedless decision will harm thepolitical, economic and social stability of the State.Hence, it will be more beneficial to the State if thePresident issued the declaration only after making dueconsideration with an organization or a personresponsible for the nation’s defence and security.

(See page 9)

Political parties have the duty to serve theinterest of the nation and the people resolutely

U Nyi

Palok of

Wa

National

Develop-

ment

Party.

MNA

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(from page 1)Party, Union Kayin League, Kokang Democracy andUnity Party and Wa National Development Party,representatives-elect of National Unity Party and Mro(or) Khami National Solidarity Organization, inde-pendent representatives, delegates of national racesfrom Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine,Shan (South), Shan (North) and Shan (East) States,Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Magway, Mandalay,Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, delegates of peas-ants from Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine,Shan (South), Shan (North) and Shan (East) States,Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Magway, Mandalay,Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, delegates of work-ers from Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine,Shan (South), Shan (North) and Shan (East) States,Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Magway, Mandalay,Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, delegates of intel-lectuals and intelligentsia, delegates of State ServicePersonnel from the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Office, the President Office, the Pyithu HluttawOffice, the Government Office, the Supreme Court,the Attorney-General’s Office, the Auditor-General’sOffice, the Multi-party Democracy General ElectionCommission Office, the Civil Service Selection andTraining Board, the Yangon City Development Com-mittee, the Mandalay City Development Committeeand ministries, other invited delegates, delegates fromShan State (North) Special Region-1, Shan State (North)Special Region-2, Shan State (North) Special Region-3, Shan State (East) Special Region-4, Shan State(North) Special Region-5, Shan State (South) SpecialRegion-6, Kachin State Special Region-1, Kachin StateSpecial Region-2, Kayah State Special Region-1, KayahState Special Region-2, Kayah State Special Region-3,Kayinni National Democratic Party (KNDP) (Dragon)Group, Kayinni National Progressive Party (KNPP)(Hoya), Kayinni National Unity and Solidarity Or-ganization (Ka Ma Sa Nya), Democratic Kayin Bud-dhist Association (DKBA) and Haungthayaw SpecialRegion Group, Nyeinchanyay Myothit Group fromHpa-an Township of Kayin State, Burma CommunistParty (Rakhine State Group), Arakan Army (AA),Homein Region Development and Welfare Group,Shwepyiaye (MTA) Group, Manpan People’s MilitiaGroup, Mon Peace Group (Chaungchi Region) andMon Nai Saik Chan Group that had returned to thelegal fold.

Before the Plenary Session of the National Con-vention, Chairman of the NCCC Secretary-1 Lt-GenThein Sein and Commission members, Chairman of theNCCWC Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Work Commit-tee members, Chairman of the NCCMC Auditor-GeneralMaj-Gen Lun Maung and Management Committee mem-bers, chairmen and officials of the subcommittees, del-egates of political parties, representatives-elect, delegatesof the National Races, Peasants, Workers, Intellectualsand Intelligentsia, State Service Personnel, and OtherInvited Persons, signed attendance books at PyidaungsuHall and the recreation hall.

U Kan Nyunt of Delegate Group of Peasantspresided over the Plenary Session of the NationalConvention together with, Member of NCCWC UMyo Thant (Maung Hsu Shin), U Saw Philip (a) UPhilip Sam of Delegate Group of Political Parties, UMaung Gyi of Delegate Group of Representatives-elect, U Maung Hla (a) U Hla Myint of Delegate Groupof National Races, U Kyaw Win Tun of DelegateGroup of Workers, Dr Maung Maung Wint of DelegateGroup of Intellectuals and Intelligentsia, U Tin Kha ofDelegate Group of State Service Personnel and Dr

Proposals of DelegateGroup of National Races…

Manan Tu Ja of Delegate Group of Other InvitedPersons.

Director (Meeting) U Than Aung of NCCWCOffice acted as Master of Ceremonies and DeputyDirector U Aung Kyi as co-MC.

The MC declared the start of meeting as 1,065 outof 1,080 delegates were in attendance, accounting for98.61 per cent, and the plenary session commencedwith the permission of the meeting chairman.

Proposals on the detailed basic principles thatshould be adopted for the chapters “Election”, “Politi-cal Parties” and “Provisions on State of Emergency” tobe included in drafting the State Constitution made byDelegate Group of National Races were presented tothe Plenary Session. First, U Win Myint Soe of Bago

Division and Daw Hsai Khaung of Kachin State pre-sented the proposals and the Plenary Session took abreak at 9.45 am.

(The presentation will be reported.)When the Plenary Session resumed at 10 am, U

Saw Win Htein of Kayin State and U Khin Maung Yiof Ayeyawady Division presented proposals on thedetailed basic principles that should be adopted for thechapters “Election”, “Political Parties” and “Provi-sions on State of Emergency” to be included in draftingthe State Constitution.

(The presentation will be reported.)The Plenary Session was adjourned at 10.45 am.

The Plenary Session of the National Convention con-tinues on 4 December at 9 am. — MNA

(from page 8)Mr Chairman,

The President should have the power to declare astate of emergency, if he assumes that a grave situationis endangering the security of the entire nation or anypart of the nation. But we would like to give a sugges-tion in connection with the para 1 that was explained bythe Work Committee Chairman.

We would like to suggest that instead of stating thepara as “1. If the President learns that the administra-tive functions cannot be carried out in accord with theConstitution in a Region or a State or a Union territoryor a Self-Administered Area, he shall, after coordinat-ing with National Defence and Security Council, issueorder having the force of law to declare a state ofemergency” it should be prescribed as follows:

“1. If the respective local administrative bodysubmits that the administrative functions cannot becarried out in accord with the Constitution in a Regionor a State or a Union territory or a Self-AdministeredArea, the President shall, after coordinating withNational Defence and Security Council, issue orderhaving the force of law to declare a state of emer-gency.”

Concerning the para 3 (a) “when there arises orthere is sufficient reason to occur a state of emergencyendangering life and property of the people in a Regionor a State or a Self-Administered Area or in any part of

Political partieshave the duty...

them, the President after consulting with the NationalDefence and Security Council may issue an orderhaving the force of the law to declare a state ofemergency”, we would like to state as follows:

“If the respective local administrative body sub-mits that there arises or there is sufficient reason tooccur a state of emergency endangering life and prop-erty of the people in a Region or a State or a Self-Administered Area or in any part of them, the Presidentafter consulting with the National Defence and Secu-rity Council may issue an order having the force of thelaw to declare a state of emergency.”

As the remaining points are comprehensive, weagree that they should be adopted as detailed basicprinciples. — MNA

YANGON, 1 Dec— Proposals of DelegateGroup of National Races on detailed basic principlesthat should be adopted for the chapters “Election”,“Political Parties” and “Provisions on State ofEmergency” to be included in drafting the StateConstitution made at the Plenary Session of theNational Convention held at Pyidaungsu Hall ofNyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Township,Yangon Division, today, will be published in thedailies. — MNA

Proposals of DelegateGroup of National Races

to be published

Meeting Chairman and members of the Panel of Chairmen seen at plenary session ofNational Convention. — MNA

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YANGON, 1 Dec —A coordination meetingfor organizing AnnualGeneral Meeting ofMyanmar Women’s Af-fairs Federation was heldat the office of MWAFthis afternoon, attended byChairperson of the Lead-ing Committee for Organ-izing the Annual GeneralMeeting of MWAF Presi-dent Daw Than ThanNwe and members, chair-persons and members ofworking committees andsubcommittees and offi-cials.

Firstly, the leadingcommittee chairpersonmade an address.

Next, responsiblepersons discussed mattersrelated to the reports sub-mitted by respectivesubcommittees. Thosepresent also took part inthe discussions.

Later, the chairper-son fulfilled the require-ments and gave conclud-ing remarks.

MNA

Coord meeting for organizing MWAFAGM held

YANGON, 1 Dec — Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi went to Aunglan, Magway Division,on 28 November and inspected No 3 Fertilizer Plant(Kyaw Swa) of Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise anda filling station of Myanma Petroleum ProductsEnterprise.

First, the minister arrived at No 3 FertilizerPlant and assisted in the extended production of thefactory. He also called on officials concerned to makemore efforts for meeting the plant’s target and not todo malpractice.

During his tour, Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thialso inspected production units of the plant and at-tended to the needs of supply of electricity and natu-ral gas to the plant.

Afterwards, he went to Filling Station No 0941and viewed storage and sales of fuel. He urged of-ficials of the station to observe rules and regulationsof the ministry. — MNA

Foreign Minister sendsfelicitations to LPDR

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Dec— On the occasion ofthe 31st Anniversary of the founding of the LaoPeople's Democratic Republic, which falls on 2December 2006, U Nyan Win, Minister for For-eign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent amessage of felicitations to His Excellency DrThongloun Sissoulith, Deputy Prime Minister andMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People'sDemocratic Republic. — MNA

YANGON, 1 Dec — The Immi-gration and National Registration De-partment under the Ministry of Immi-gration and Population stated an an-nouncement in newspapers on 18November that the head office of thedepartment in Nay Pyi Taw will issueD Forms to those who will departfrom Myanmar in a day through

online system, commencing 1 Janu-ary 2007.

It was reported that those wish-ing to apply D forms are to pay K200 for service fee into accountnumber CA-002284 at Savings BankBranch No 3 in Yangon instead ofaccount number SF-00173.

MNA

Account number changed for servicefee of online D form

YANGON, 1 Dec —A ceremony to presentISO (9001:2000) certifi-cate for Doaru Cosmet-ics and Glorin Hair Caredeveloped by Shangri LaLeap Int’l Co Ltd washeld at Traders Hotel,here, this evening.

It was attended byresponsible persons ofCosmecreate ProductsInc of Japan, journalistsand invited guests.

Director U Win

Doaru Cosmetics, Glorin Hair Care getISO (9001:2000) certificate

Naing of Shangrila-LeapInt'l Co Ltd briefed thosepresent on how to get thecertificate and packagetour as the lucky drawprogramme for custom-ers.

Managing DirectorU Kyaw Tin of SGS Copresented ISO(9001:2000) certificatefor Doaru Cosmetics andGlorin Hair Care to Man-aging Director U KhinMaung Lay of Shangri-

La Leap Int’l Co Ltd.A f t e r w a r d s ,

Maketing Manager DawWint Wint Aung ex-plained matters related topackage tour for luckydraw programme for2007.

It is learnt thatDoaru Cosmetics employJapan technique and rawmaterials from abroadand Glorin Hair Care,England technique.

MNA

President of MWAF Daw Than Than Nwe addresses the meeting fororganizing Annual General Meeting of Myanmar Women’s Affairs

Federation.—MNA

Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi inspects No 3 FertilizerPlant (Kyaw Swa).

ENERGY

Managing Director U Kyaw Tin of SGS Co presents ISO (9001:2000)certificate for Doaru Cosmetics and Glorin Hair Care to Managing Director U Khin Maung Lay of Shangri La Leap Int’l Co Ltd.— MNA

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.Second best time is now.

Minister for Energyinspects fertilizer plant,

filling station in Aunglan

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350i/-

BUCHAREST, 1 Dec — Romanianswill be free to enter most of EuropeanUnion (EU) member states only withtheir ID cards beginning on 1 January,2007, Romanian Minister ofAdministration and Interior Vasile Blagasaid on Wednesday.

According to Blaga, Romaniancitizens will be free to enter France,Germany, Italy and most other EUmember states with their ID cards inaccordance with an agreement on the

Romanians free to enter most EUcountries beginning 1 Jan

free movement of EU citizens. He said that Romanian authorities

are also negotiating with Belgium andSlovakia on the matter, and chances arehigh for the ID card-only access to berealized in these countries.

However, Romanian and other EUcitizens still need to present a passport ifthey want to travel to the Czech Republicand Cyprus, because authorities in thesetwo countries request that a bar code beapplied on ID cards. — MNA/Xinhua

Official says everyZimbabwean entitled to land

HARARE, 1 Dec — The Zimbabwean Governmentwould allocate land to every Zimbabwean includingthose who had spoken against the Land ReformProgramme, the state media New Ziana reported onThursday.

Rural Housing and Social Amenities MinisterEmerson Mnangagwa made the remarks during thequestion and answer session of the House of Assemblyon Wednesday when he was asked whether membersof the opposition Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) could also be allocated land under thegovernment’s land reform programme.

The MDC is on record for opposing the agrarianreforms, which the government embarked on in 2000to address colonial imbalances. — MNA/Xinhua

Chinese tourists to Singapore rank top 5 spenders SINGAPORE, 1 Dec — Chinese tourists, the second largest group of travellers to visit Singapore, are

now among the top five groups of spenders.According to a report

released on Thursday byGlobal Refund Singa-pore, a leading CentralRefund Agency forGoods and Services Tax(GST) to tourists, Chinesetourists’ total shoppingexpenditure, betweenJanuary and October thisyear, was a significantincrease of 20 per centover the same period oflast year.

This placed themalongside the Australians,

Indians, Indonesians andJapanese in terms ofhaving the highest totalexpenditure on shopping.

The Global Refundestimated this trend isexpected to continuefurther as Singapore getsready to be the firstcountry in the world toreceive its millionth

visitors from China by theend of this year.

Shopping was themain attraction for morethan 20 per cent of theChinese visitors toSingapore, and this madeup almost 60 per cent oftheir total expenditure,according to GlobalRefund.

Almost half of the800,000 Chinese tourists’expenditure betweenJanuary and Septemberthis year went towards thepurchase of watches andjewellery while fashionand clothing took secondplace in terms of favouriteproduct categories.

MNA/Xinhua

A monkey licks a block of ice with fruits and vegetables during the MonkeyBuffet Festival, in front of the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi Prov-

ince, 150km (94 miles) north of Bangkok, on 26 Nov, 2006. More than2,000kg of fruits and vegetables were used during the annual festival to

promote tourism.—INTERNET

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV SEA MERCHANT VOY NO (711)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV SEA MER-CHANT VOY NO (711) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 3.12.2006 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES PTE LTD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

China, Philippines pledge to strengthenPress cooperation

China, Italy ink MoU to boostbusiness cooperation

BEIJING, 30 Nov— China and Italy signed amemorandum of under-standing (MoU) here Wednesday,aiming to push forward their cooperation in exhibitionindustry, managerial training and business visits.

The MoU was signed between the China Councilfor the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) andItalian Trade Commission (ITC).

According to the MoU, the two sides will bolsterthe development of middle- and small-sized enterprises,organize Chinese and Italian experts to train youngmanagers, and facilitate the visits of businessdelegations.

Based on the MoU on intellectual property rights(IPR) signed between the CCPIT and ITC in 2004, thetwo sides will make detailed agreements forimplementing IPR protec-tion and cracking down onfake and pirated products.

“The MoU not only highlights the cooperation wealready have carried out but also marks a new start forus to make further contribution to both economic andtrade growth,” said Wan Jifei, CCPIT chairman.

MNA/Xinhua

Vietnamese legislature eyes GDP growthof 8.5% in 2007

HANOI, 30 Nov—TheNational Assembly ofVietnam, the country‘s toplegislature, approvedWednesday a resolution ona national socio-economicdevelopment plan for2007, targeting a grossdomestic product (GDP)growth of 8.2-8.5 per cent.

The plan also includesan export turnover increaseof 17.4 per cent, an importturnover rise of 15.5 percent, and consumer priceindex growth to be lowerthan the economic growth,Vietnam News Agencyreported.

The legislature plans toreduce Vietnam's povertyrate to 16 per cent; create

jobs for 1.6 million people,of whom 80,000 will workabroad; provide clean waterto 67.2 per cent of the ruralpopulation and 80 per centof the urban one; and lowerthe malnutrition rate ofchildren under five to 22.3per cent.

To achieve the goals,the National Assemblyproposed major solutionswhich centre on improvingthe investment environ-ment, encouraging theeconomic sector to investin production andbusiness, and ensuringtimescales for key nationalprojects. Vietnam will,next year, continue toboost agricultural and rural

economic development,and intensify investmentin disadvantaged regionsto narrow the economicgap between localities.

The legislaturerequested the govern-ment to developindustries with comp-etitive edges, supportingindustries, informationtechnology, and high-technology sectors;accelerate the restructureof state-owned enter-prises; and improvemanagement policies forthe financial andmonetary sector toactively curb inflation.

The 11th NationalAssembly on Wednesday

closed its month-long10th session, which wasmarked by the ratificationof the country' s accessionto the World TradeOrganization, and theapproval of 11 laws. Italso passed a resolutionto dismiss a deputy fromnorthern Thai BinhProvince, Mac Kim Ton,for abusing his positionand power. Vietnam'sGDP, which grew 8.43per cent to 53 billion USdollars, or GDP per capitaof 640 dollars last year,increased 7.4 per cent inthe first half of this year,according to the country'sGeneral Statistics Office.

MNA/Xinhua

Istanbul Strait closed totraffic due to ship crash

BEIJING, 30 Nov—LiuYunshan, head of thePublicity Department ofthe Communist Party ofChina (CPC) CentralCommittee, met with aPhilippine Press delega-tion here Wednesday,vowing to strengthencooperation between thePress of the two coun-tries.

Chinese and Philippinepublicity departmentssigned a letter of intent onfriendly exchanges andcooperation in 2004.

Liu, also a member ofthe Political Bureau of theCPC Central Committee,said the letter of intent will

play an active role inpromoting the Pressexchanges and cooperationbetween the two countries,and making comprehensiveand objective reports oneach other.

He said bilateral Pressexchanges and co-operation will alsopromote the under-standing and friendshipbetween the two peoples.Ignacio Bunye, PhilippineSecretary of Press andhead of the delegation,said the Philippine PressDepartment will makemore efforts to pushforward the Presscooperation with China,

and encourage thePhilippine media toactively cover the 2008Olympic Games inBeijing.

The delegation, at the

invitation of theInformation Office of theState Council, is visitingChina from 28 Novemberto 2 December.

MNA/Xinhua

Cyprus, Egypt sign commercial shipping agreement

ANKARA, 30 Nov—TheIstanbul Strait was closedto vessel traffic as aRussian-flagged cargo shipcrashed Marmarayconstruction pontoon in

Kandilli District in Turkishlargest city Istanbul, thesemi-official Anatolia newsagency reported onWednesday.

Maritime Under-secretariat was quoted assaying that Russian-flaggedcargo ship Volgodon 213,which tried to pass north-south route in Istanbul Straitwithout maritime pilot, hitthe construction pontoonTuesday night. The IstanbulStrait was closed to vesseltraffic in both ways, addedthe report. It said thatTugboats of CoastalSecurity and Vessel RescueAdminis-tration areexerting efforts to rescuethe ship.—MNA/Xinhua

NICOSIA, 30 Nov—Cyprus and Egypt havesigned an agreement toboost cooperation incommercial shipping, theCyprus News Agencyreported on Wednesday.

The deal was signedduring a visit by CypriotMinister of Comm-unications and WorksCharis Thrasou to Egypt on26-29 November. Egyptian

Minister of TransportMohamed Mansour wasquoted as saying that Egyptneeds regular seatransportation with SaudiArabia, and about 1.5million passen-gers travelfrom one country to theother every year.

He called on Cypriotshipowners and business-men to show an interest inthe matter. Thrasou said

that he would pass on theinformation to ship-owners’ associations inCyprus. The Cypriotdelegation also offeredEgypt technical assi-stance in ship control toenhance safety levels andshared experience of howto pass control process ofthe International Mari-time Organization.

MNA/Xinhua

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to research bird flu HANOI, 30 Nov — Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology

will coordinate with Hong Kong Pasteur Institute to bird flu detectionresearch, local newspaper Young People reported Wednesday.

Early next month, thetwo institutes will startthe research which isaimed at developingmethods to rapidly detectbird flu virus strain H5N1in a large number ofpeople, the Vietnameseinstitute’s directorNguyen Tran Hien said,noting that the methodsinvolve the use of newbird flu diagnosis kits innormal labs.

Now, rapid bird fludiagnosis can beconducted with a limited

number of bird flususpects in specializedlabs equipped with costlyand complicated medicalappliances.

Hien said slightchanges have beenreported in H5N1 in theworld as well as inVietnam, but thetransmission ability of thevirus has decreased.

Vaccinating fowlsagainst bird flu viruses,including H5N1, hasproved effective, whichhelps control bird flu

among humans, he said. Vietnam has detected

93 bird flu patients,including 42 fatalities, in32 localities since thedisease started to hit thecountry in December2003, the country’sHealth Ministry said on28 November, notingthat it has seen no newhuman cases ofinfections since mid-November 2005.

MNA/Xinhua

Study says chronicsmoking affects

nerve cellsCHICAGO, 30 Nov — Chronic smoking affects

nerve cells and alters the chemical makeup of thebrain, a new study has said.

Singapore, south Korea to co-produceHDTV products

This is the first imagingstudy to focus on therelationship betweenbrain metabolites andnicotine dependence,Okan Gur, from theDepartment of Radiologyat the University of Bonnin Germany said.

“The researchers usedproton magnetic resonancespectroscopy (MRS) tostudy 21 men and 22women in the age group of21 to 59 in a smokingcessation programme twoweeks after they had quitand again six monthslater,” Gur on Tuesday saidat the 92nd meeting of theRadiological Society ofNorth America (RSNA),the world’s largest annualmedical meeting where70,000 radiologists haveassembled.

In the research, patientswere encouraged to usenicotine patches duringthe initial six weeks ofsmoking cessation,however, only 36 of thepatients continued.

Proton MRS measuresbrain metabolism at thecellular level and can

provide detailed chemicaldata about brain’s met-abolites, which are involvedin many physical andchemical process within thebody.The researcherscompared the data collectedfrom smokers to protonMRS data collected from35 (age-and-gender mat-ched) healthy controls.

MNA/PTI

SINGAPORE,30 Nov —Singapore and SouthKorea’s producers will co-produce three High-Definition TV (HDTV) projects, according to astatement issued bySingapore’s MediaDevelopment Authority(MDA) Wednesday.

“The initiative sawoverwhelming interestsfrom our independentproducers to take an active

step towards co-productionco-develop stories andbuild long term workingrelationship between thetwo countries,” said TonyChow, president of theAssociation of IndependentTelevision ProductionCompanies (AIPRO)Singapore, according to thejoint statement by the MDAand Korean BroadcastingInstitute (KBI).

MNA/Xinhua

Bond stays topin Britain

LONDON, 30 Nov —James Bond easily held onto top spot at the British boxoffice with Casino Royale”taking 8.5 million poundsin its second weekend,according to ScreenInternational figures onTuesday. That figure showsthe film holding up wellafter its debut weekend takeof 11.4 million and bringsDaniel Craig’s 007 up to atotal gross of 27.9 million.

In the United States, thegritty depiction of IanFleming’s first Bond talewas kept from top spot bythe dancing penguins of“Happy Feet” but they donot make their entrance inBritain until 8 December.

In the meantime, Bondbrought in more over thethree days last weekendthan the other top ninetogether — five of whichwere newcomers.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s“Borat” stayed at No 2, with“The Santa Clause 3: TheEscape Clause” new at three.Straight in at four was“Tenacious D: The Pick ofDestiny” about a newly formedrock band’s theft of a magicalguitar pick from a rock and rollmuseum. New at five weremore “Don’t try this at home”antics in the latest spin-off fromthe MTV series: “Jackass:Number Two,” withBollywood thriller “Dhoom2” coming straight in at six.

MNA/Reuters

The facade of the Duomo of Siena, Italy, is seenon the first day after its one-year restoration, on 30

Nov, 2006. The Duomo, built in marble, is themedieval cathedral in the Tuscan town and is amajor tourist attraction. According to the SienaArchitecture Superintendence, the last time the

facade underwent restoration work was at the endof the 19th century. —INTERNET

A trainee from Egypt of Nissan Motor Co, learns how to screw a bolt from aJapanese expert in the Nissan Global Training Center in Yokosuka,

southwest of Tokyo, on 29 Nov, 2006. —INTERNET

Kate Winslet (R) departs

after the opening

performance of

playwright David

Hare’s ‘The Vertical

Hour’, directed by her

husband Sam Mendes

(L) and starring

Julianne Moore and

Bill Nighy, in New

York, on 30 Nov, 2006.

INTERNET

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S P O R T S

Iraq's Alaa Khashenfights for the ball with

China's Shen Longyuan(L) and Zhou Haibinduring their soccermatch at the Asian

Games in Doha, on 29Nov, 2006. —INTERNET

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann (L)watches as he concedes a goal toFulham’s Brian McBride duringtheir English Premier League soccermatch in London on 29, Nov, 2006. INTERNET

Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes, right, gets away fromSteven Gerrard, centre, of Liverpool during theirEnglish Premier League soccer match at Anfield Sta-dium, Liverpool, England, on 29 Nov, 2006.—INTERNET

China's Ren Liping (C) controls the ball during awomen's preliminary round football match of

group A against Thailand at the 15th Asian Gamesin Doha, capital of Qatar, on 30 Nov, 2006.

China won 7-0.—INTENET

Celta notch up first victory with1-0 win over Fenerbahce

VIGO (Spain), 1 Dec— Celta Vigo notched up theirfirst win in the UEFA Cup group phase and boostedtheir chances of qualifying for the last 32 when theybeat Turkish side Fenerbahce 1-0 at home on Thurs-day.

Uruguayan midfielder Fabian Canobbio securedthe victory with a well struck free kick 13 minutes fromtime to put the Primera Liga side into second place inGroup H behind Newcastle United.

Fenerbahce had the chance to take an early leadwhen they were awarded a penalty in the 13th minute,but Brazilian midfielder Alex has his spot kick savedby Celta keeper Esteban.

Alex hit the post midway through the second half,but seven minutes later Canobbio snatched the winwith his free kick. —MNA/Reuters

Sampdoria beat Palermo to reach Italian Cup quartersROME, 1 Dec— Sampdoria reached the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup after beating Serie A highflyers

Palermo 3-2 to complete a 4-2 aggregate win on Thursday.

Espanyol beat Ajax 2-0 toreach knockout stage

AMSTERDAM, 1 Dec— Uruguayan Walter Pandianisent Espanyol into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup onThursday after inspiring them to a 2-0 win at AjaxAmsterdam.

Pandiani opened the scoring for the Spaniards, whohad won their first two matches, 10 minutes before theinterval when he headed home a cross. Twelve minutesbefore time Pandiani beat his marker on the left flankto set up Ferran Corominas for the second goal.

The home side produced a lacklustre display andlacked the creativity to threaten the Spanish defence.

Espanyol qualify with nine points from threematches. Zulte Waregem, second on six points andalso through, host third-placed Ajax on 13 December13. Ajax need a draw to progress. — MNA/Reuters

Nancy reach last 32 despitecrowd trouble

Terry hit withconduct charge for

poll comments LONDON, 1 Dec— England and Chel-

sea captain John Terry was chargedwith improper conduct by the FootballAssociation (FA) on Thursday for com-ments he made about referee GrahamPoll following his sending off againstTottenham Hotspur.

The defender said Poll had given himconflicting reasons for his second yel-low card and subsequent dismissal inthe 2-1 league defeat at White HartLane on November 5. "This claim isdenied by Graham Poll. The charge hasbeen brought on the basis that JohnTerry's comments question GrahamPoll's integrity and therefore constituteimproper conduct," the FA said in astatement.— MNA/Reuters

Sampdoria travelled to Palermo's Barbera Stadiumas underdogs, but ran out easy winners thanks to abrace by striker Francesco Flachi and a goal by de-fender Cristian Zenoni.

The Sicilians were left to dwell on their fourthdefeat in 12 days after Serie A losses to Cagliari andInter Milan, and a 3-0 drubbing by Fenerbahce in theUEFA Cup.

"It's not a happy time for us, but we have to keepbelieving in the work we are doing, even if the resultsare not good," said Palermo coach Francesco Guidolin.

"Undoubtably, the number of matches we are play-ing does not help. We have very little time to recover.

"But I don't want to make excuses. We gave every-thing we had tonight. It's just a shame we didn't take ourchances better (in the first leg) in Genoa three weeksago." Even with leading striker Amauri and first-

choice midfielders Fabio Simplicio and Mark Brescianostarting on the bench, Palermo's second-string teamwas expected to perform better in front of their homecrowd.— MNA/Reuters

Zhang Ning of China returns a shotagainst Wong Mew Choo of Malaysia

during the women's team LeagueStage Pool W of Doha Asiad badmin-ton at Aspire Hall 3 in Doha, on 30

Nov, 2006. Zhang Ning won 2-1, andChina beat Malaysia 3-0.—INTENET

Pele says Klinsmann wouldbe great choice for US

BERLIN, 1 Dec— Former Germanycoach Juergen Klinsmann would be anideal choice for the US, Pele said inGermany on Thursday. "He'd be goodfor the US boys," the Brazilian WorldCup great told a news conference whileon a business trip to Duesseldorf.

"He's an excellent trainer who led Ger-many to an incredible World Cup thisyear. He didn't quite have the fortune heneeded to win the title. I think he'd be theright man for the job," Pele was quoted assaying by the German sport news agencySID.— MNA/Reuters

Harrington roars into early Sun City lead

PARIS,1 Dec— Nancyreached the UEFA Cuplast 32 when they beatFeyenoord 3-0 in Group Eon Thursday in a match

which was suspended formore than 30 minutes be-cause of crowd trouble.

Smoke on the pitch,caused by smoke bombsor tear gas, forced the play-ers off with 12 minutesremaining but they laterreturned to complete thematch in front of an emptystadium. There had beenmoderate crowd trouble inthe Feyenoord endthroughout the game.

"I understood that thematch was suspended be-cause our goalkeeper HenkTimmer and maybe also thelinesman were botheredby tear gas used by thepolice in the stadium,"Feyenoord's financial direc-tor Onno Jacobs told RTL7-TV.—MNA/Reuters

SUN CITY (South Africa), 1 Dec— In-form European number one PadraigHarrington roared into the early lead inthe first round of the Sun City Challengeon Thursday.

Harrington dropped just one shot

through 12 holes and had six birdies as heraced to five under par, three strokesahead of a quintet of players at the GaryPlayer Country Club course. The Irish-man's round peaked in a stretch of foursuccessive birdies from the seventh hole,including a superb three at the 450-metreeighth hole, the hardest on the course.

World number two Jim Furyk, BritonDavid Howell, Sweden's Henrik Stenson,American Chris diMarco and 2004 cham-pion Retief Goosen went through thefirst nine in two-under-par 34.

MNA/Reuters

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Friday, 1 December, 2006Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has beengenerally fair in the whole country. Night temperatureswere (3°C) to (4°C) above normal in Chin State, Bagoand Taninthayi Divisions, (5°C) to (6°C) below normalin Kachin State and upper Sagaing Division, (3°C) to(4°C) below normal in Rakhine, Kayah States,Magway,Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions and aboutnormal in the remaining areas. The significant nighttemperatures were Pinlaung (3°C), and Heho (4°C).

Maximum temperature on 30-11-2006 was 95°F.Minimum temperature on 1-12-2006 was 62°F. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 1-12-2006 was74%. Total sunshine hours on 30-11-2006 was (8.6)hours approx.

Rainfalls on 1-12-2006 were (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfalls since1-1-2006 were (98.46) inches at Mingaladon and (111.61)inches at Kaba-Aye and (116.69) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was(8) mph from West at 00:30 hours MST on 1-12-2006.

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

Forecast valid until evening of 2-12-2006:Weather will be partly cloudy in Kachin, Mon Statesand Taninthayi Division and generally fair in the re-maining States and Divisions.

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihoodof isolated rain in the extreme Northern Myanmar ar-eas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 2-12-2006: Fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouringareas for 2-12-2006: Fair weather.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouringareas for 2-12-2006: Fair weather.

Weather Outlook for first weekend of Decem-ber 2006: During the coming weekend, weather will begenerally fair in Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay Divisionand partly cloudy in Yangon division.

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Earthquake Report(Issued 12:00 hours MST, Today)A Strong earthquake of intensity (6.3) Rich-

ter Scale with its epicenter on Sumatra island (990)miles South of Kaba-Aye Seismological observa-tory was recorded at (10) hrs (31) min (22) secMST on 1st December 2006.

China conducts science cooperation with 152 countries, regionsBEIJING, 1 Dec— China has conducted science cooperation with 152 countries and regions, and will

further boost exchanges in the field in next five years, Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology,said here Thursday.

“China’s inter-national science co-operation has reached anunprecedented de-velopment period,” saidXu, at the ministry’snational conference onforeign affairs openedhere Thursday. “So far,the country has signedgovernmental sciencecooperation agreements

with 99 countries, and abasic cooperationplatform has been set up.”

China has gainedresults through co-operation with manycountries, including theUnited States, Russia,France, Germany, Italy,especially in the past fiveyears, Xu said.

In 1995 China and

Russia worked together indeveloping a remote-controlled submarinerobot; the two sides havejoined again in upgradingthe deep sea robot thatcan operate at a depth of7,000 metres.

Since 2005, the country

has signed a number oftechnological developmentand service contracts withthe European Union relatingto the 3.5-billion-euroGalileo system, a networkof 30 satellites intended forcivilian use.

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13th Waxing of Nadaw 1368 ME Saturday, 2 December, 2006

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Dec— General Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union ofMyanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Highness Maktoum BinRashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United ArabEmirates, on the occasion of the National Day of the United Arab Emirates,which falls on 2 December, 2006.— MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Dec— On the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of thefounding of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, which falls on 2 December2006, General Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent amessage of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Bouasone Bouphavanh, PrimeMinister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.— MNA

Prime Minister felicitatesLaotian counterpart

PM sends message of felicitations toUAE Vice-President and Prime Minister

YANGON, 1 Dec —The Union of MyanmarNational Digital Broad-casting Committee held itsfirst meting at the hall ofMyanma Radio and Tel-evision on Pyay Road,here, this afternoon.

Chairman of theCommittee Minister forInformation Brig-GenKyaw Hsan delivered anaddress. He said that theState Peace and Develop-ment Council formed theUnion of Myanmar Na-tional Digital Broadcast-ing Committee on 11 June2005. The committee iscarrying out its duties andfunctions. In today’s meet-ing, future tasks of the com-mittee will be laid down.The committee members

Broadcasting of radio and TV to beconverted from analogue into digital

are to discuss two mainpoints, one for conversionof broadcasting radio andTV from analogue into dig-ital system, and anotherone for laying down rulesand regulations concern-ing media control and con-version of digital.

Minister for Com-munications, Posts andTelegraphs Brig-GenThein Zaw gave instruc-tions on tasks of the com-mittee.

Secretary of theCommittee Director-Gen-eral U Khin Maung Htayof MRTV reported onforming of the committeeand tasks.

Lt-Col Myint Oo ofthe Directorate of Signalsof the Ministry of Defence,

YANGON, 1 Dec — The Myanmar Board ofExaminations under the Ministry of Educationissued an announcement today that the Matricu-lation Examination for 2007 will be held inMarch. Timetable of the examination is as fol-lows:-

Students are to sit the examination from 9am to 12 noon daily for Myanmar on 14 March2007 (Wednesday), for English on 15 March(Thursday), for Mathematics on 16 March (Fri-day), for Chemistry on 17 March (Saturday), forPhysics on 19 March (Monday), for Biology/History on 20 March (Tuesday), for Geographyon 21 March (Wednesday), for Economics on 22March (Thursday), and for Optional Myanmaron 23 March (Friday). — MNA

Timetable for MatriculationExamination for 2007

announced

Deputy Director Col NyoWin of the Directorate ofPublic Relations and Psy-chological Warfare of theMinistry of Defence andthose present took part inthe discussions.

After giving instruc-tions, Minister Brig-GenKyaw Hsan gave the con-cluding remarks.

At the meeting, thecommittee formed foursubcommittees such as thesubcommittee for study-ing the broadcasting tech-nology through digital sys-tem and drawing thebroadcasting law, the sub-committee for drawingdigital broadcasting infra-structure planning, pre-scribing media controlfunctions and seeking

technology and expertise,the subcommittee forstudying tasks of moviesand video industry andmultimedia content crea-tion and authoring, and thesubcommittee for demar-cating and studying thenew role of IP deliveryservices and interactiveand On-Demand services.

Next, the commit-tee decided to continuecarrying out of tasks ofthe subcommittees.

Also present at themeeting were DeputyMinister for Education UMyo Nyunt, Deputy At-torney-General U Tun TunOo, departmental heads,officials, members of thesubcommittees andguests. — MNA

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan delivers an address at first meeting of Union of Myanmar National Digital Broadcasting Committee.—MNA

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