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3rd Waxing of Second Waso 1369 ME Tuesday, 17 July, 2007Volume XV, Number 92

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

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 16 July— Chairman of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander-in-Chief of Defence Serv-ices Senior General ThanShwe and wife DawKyaing Kyaing attendedthe Waso robe offeringceremony of the familiesof Defence Services(Army, Navy and AirForce) of Ministry of De-fence here today and do-nated Waso robes toSayadaws and membersof the Sangha.

It was also attendedby Sayadaws led by Chair-man of State Sangha MahaNayaka CommitteeMagway Sayadaw Maha

Senior General Than Shwe and wife attend Wasorobe offering ceremony of Ministry of Defence

Withutayama TaikthitMonastery SayadawAbhidhaja Maha RatthaGuru Abhidhaja AggaMaha SaddhammajotikaBhaddanta Kumara, Vice-Chairman of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Deputy Comman-der-in-Chief of DefenceServices Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-SeniorGeneral Maung Aye andwife Daw Mya Mya San,Member of the State Peaceand Development Coun-cil General Thura ShweMann of the Ministry ofDefence and wife DawKhin Lay Thet, Secretary-1 of the State Peace andDevelopment Council

Lt-Gen Thein Sein andwife Daw Khin Khin Win,Members of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil and their wives,the Commander-in-Chief(Navy), the Commander-in-Chief (Air), seniormilitary officers of theMinistry of Defence, thecommander of Nay PyiTaw Command, the min-isters and their wives andmembers of DefenceServices (Army, Navyand Air Force). First, thecongregation led by Sen-ior General Than Shweand wife Daw KyaingKyaing received the NinePrecepts. After Saya-daws had recited theparittas, Senior GeneralThan Shwe and wife

(See page 16) The congregation led by Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing take the Nine Precepts from a

Sayadaw. — MNA

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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 DesireTuesday, 17 July, 2007

Ceremonies to collectively plant trees tomark the World Arbour Day are being heldthe length and breadth of the nation. Localorganizations together with the public areactively participating in such activities asplanting trees for region-wise greening, plant-ing teak, extended establishment of water-shed plantations and conservation of forestsand bio-diversity as well as protecting en-dangered wildlife and rare trees.

The thriving of trees regulates theweather. Therefore, staff of the Forest De-partment and local people are making con-certed efforts in the growing of trees, nurtur-ing of the already-grown trees and conserva-tion of forests.

The successful implementation of the 13-district greening project has turned the aridzones of Upper Myanmar into the lush andgreen ones.

The government is building dams andreservoirs while implementing river waterpumping and underground water tappingprojects across the nation. The move hascontributed a lot to boosting the agriculturalproduction as well as greening the regions.

In the meantime, steps are being takenfor conservation of forests, protecting of wild-life and wildlife sanctuary under the forestlaw and the wildlife and sanctuary protec-tion law.

At a time when efforts are being made forenvironmental conservation the entire nationalpeople are to participate in the drive for greeningthe regions and conserving the forests.

Preserve and protectforests and wildlife

KOICA assists Taekwondo level test & referee trainingYANGON, 16 July—

Forty-five MyanmarTaekwondo players whopassed Taekwondo level(Dan in Korean) promo-tion test and 38 refereeswho completed the basicjudge training courseswere awarded course com-pletion certificates at a cer-emony jointly organizedby Korea International Co-operation Agency(KOICA) and MyanmarTaekwondo Federationyesterday.

Present on the occa-sion at Yuzana hotel, here,were the President of MTF,the director-general ofSports and Physical Edu-cation Department, theKOICA resident repre-

sentative and Taekwondocoaches and players.

Taekwondo masterMr Yu Ung-Cho sent byKOICA organized thelevel promotion test in co-operation with Korea's

level approval authority(Kukkiwon), and the testswere held December, Janu-ary and in July.

Such level promotiontests and referee trainingmight contribute to incre-

ment of more talented andskilled Taekwondo in-structors in Myanmar andpromotion of competitioncapabilities of the playersin international games.

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People look down upon NLD party

members as idle good-for-nothings

Forty members of Myaung, Sagaing,

Mawlamyinegyun and Einme Township NLDs resignYANGON, 16 July—

Altogether 17 members ofMyaung Township Na-tional League for Democ-racy including U Kyi Soe,U Kyi Win and U MaungKhine, eight members ofSagaing Township NLDincluding U Kan Nyunt,U Tun Shwe and U TunNgwe of YwahtaungWard, 14 members of

Mawlamyinegyun Town-ship NLD including USoe Hla, U Ohn Min andU Hla Tin on 6 July, andmember of Einme Town-ship NLD U Khin Hlaingon 4 July resigned fromthe parties of their ownvolition, sending lettersof resignation to the NLDHeadquarters and localauthorities concerned.

In the letters of resig-nation sent to the MyaungTownship, SagaingTownship, Mawla-myinegyun Townshipand Einme TownshipMultiparty DemocracyGeneral Election Sub-commissions, they saidthat they fed up with theactivities of the NLD as itdoes not stick to party

politics only; that the lo-cal people looked downupon them as idle good-for-nothings, and thatthey would like to coop-erate with the govern-ment in the national de-velopment tasks. There-fore, they resigned fromthe parties of their ownvolition.

MNA

Minister for For-eign Affairs

U Nyan Win andwife being wel-

comed by BruneiAmbassador Pehin

Dato MohamadYusof Abu Bakar

and wife at thereception to mark61st Birthday of

the King of BruneiDarussalam.

MNA

A ceremony to present Taekwondo course completion certificate inprogress. — H

In memory of late Tang Hwa Hoke (a)U Than, Daw Ohn Kyi and family of

Lanmadaw Road in Latha Township donate K100,000 to Hninzigon Home for the Aged

through Secretary of the Executive Committeeof the Home Major Aung Than (Rtd). — H

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France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy waves as he leads the Bastille Day paradeon the Champs-Elysees on 14 July, 2007.— XINHUA

US food products seizedcontaining excessive selenium

China’s quality watchdog on Sundayannounced they found protein

powder imported from a UScompany contained too much

selenium.—INTERNET

protein powder imported from a UScompany contained too much selenium.

The Shanxi Entry-Exit Inspection andQuarantine Bureau has discoveredselenium in the protein powder importedfrom the US-based Jarrow Formulas Incexceeded Chinese food safety standards,said sources with the GeneralAdministration of Quality Supervision,Inspection and Quarantine.

Selenium, which is essential to life,could be poisonous when taken too much.All the powder has been returned.

Details of the quantities of the powderseized or the names of the importers areunavailable.

The administration asked importers tospecify food safety requirements whenimporting US food products, in an effortto lower trade risks.

Internet

BEIJING, 16 July—China’s qualitywatchdog Sunday announced they found

“Reuters” translator shotdead in Baghdad

Robot sedan-carriersliven up education expo

BEIJING, 15 July — Four robots carrying a sedanchair have thrilled crowds at the Beijing InternationalEducation Expo 2007. The robots were developed byBeijing Hangood Science & Technology Co.

The three-day expo, now in its fourth year, isorganized by the Beijing Municipal EducationCommission and will finish on Sunday at the ChinaInternational Exhibition Centre.

It displays educational achievements of institutionsand enterprises which focus on science and technologyproducts from China and around the world.

Some 391 educational institutions, governmentorganizations and associations from 30 countries andregions including the US, Britain, France, Russia, andCanada have participated.

The Beijing International Education Expo is one ofthe biggest education fairs in China.—Internet

Four robots carrying a sedan chair thrilled crowdsat the Beijing International Education Expo

on 14 July, 2007. —INTERNET

BAGHDAD, 15 July—Gunmen shot dead an Iraqiwho worked as a translatorfor Reuters in Baghdadthis week, his family saidon Saturday.

Family members saidthey did not want the nameof their son, who was 30,mentioned in this report.

He was killed onWednesday along withtwo of his brothers whilethey were in a car near theDiyala Bridge in thecapital, an area known tobe rife with Shiite andSunni militants.

It appears the killingwas one of the dozens of

executions carried outevery day in Baghdad bysectarian death squads thatroam the city despite thepresence of some 100,000US and Iraqi securityforces in the city.

Reuters staff in Bagh-dad became concerned

about their colleaguewhen he did not show forwork on Saturday. Hecame to the office fourdays a week, always takingThursday and Friday off,and had worked forReuters since March.

MNA/Reuters

14 Tesco stores closed inUK after threats

LONDON, 15 July—Fourteen Tesco super-markets across Britainwere closed by police onSaturday after a securityalert.

Police in the county ofHertfordshire, whereTesco has its head-quarters, refused to giveprecise details of why thestores had been closed, butsaid no one had been hurt.

In a statement, the forcesaid: “Police in Hertford-shire have launched acriminal investigationfollowing a series ofthreats made to 14 Tescostores across the countrythat occurred today.

“Police were alertedimmediately and haveliaised with Tescothroughout the day.

Public safety has been

of paramount importanceto all involved.

“No-one has beeninjured and Tesco plan toopen their stores as soonas possible today ortomorrow. While thepublic are advised toremain vigilant we haveno reason to believe thatthe incidents are linked toextremism of any kind.”

MNA/Reuters

Japan earthquake leaves four deadLONDON, 16 July—A strong earthquake in north-western Japan has killed four people and injured

more than 400.earthquake hit the country at 0113 GMT, themeteorological agency says. The epicentre was about60km (37 miles) south-west of Niigata.

Some wooden buildings in the Niigata areacollapsed, injuring and trapping more than 100 people,Japan’s media said. Black smoke was seen billowingfrom the Kashiwazaki nuclear power station, after afire started at an electricity transformer building.

But the reactor —like several others—shut downautomatically, and there was said to be no risk of anyradiation leak. One of the worst-hit areas appears to bethe city of Kashiwazaki — close to the quake’sepicentre.

“I was so scared — the violent shaking went on for20 seconds. I almost fainted through fear of theshaking,” local resident Ritei Wakatsuki told theAssociated Press news agency.

Water and gas was cut off to the city’s 35,000households, and in Niigata 27,000 houses were withoutpower. A tsunami warning was issued, but it was laterlifted. In Tokyo, buildings swayed and bullet trainservices were briefly suspended.—Internet

The quake destroyed a number of houses in thearea.—INTERNET

The quake of preliminary magnitude 6.6 struck offthe coast of Niigata, some 260km (160 miles) north-west of Tokyo, Japan’s meteorological agency says.

A number of houses were damaged, and a firestarted at the Kashiwazaki nuclear plant. But officialssaid there was no risk of a radiation leak.

Waves up 50cm (20 inches) high were reported tohave hit the coast.

The tremor also swayed buildings in Tokyo. The

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French President meets withEU foreign policy chief

Smoke billows from the bombarded Nahr al-Bared refugee camp duringLebanese Army shelling, in north Lebanon on 13 July, 2007. Lebanese troops

pounded a refugee camp in north Lebanon on Saturday where barricaded al Qaeda-inspired militants clashed with them and fired at least two

Katyusha-type rockets. — INTERNET

A woman sells pickled cucumbers during the Cucumber Day festival in theancient Russian town of Suzdal on 14 July, 2007. Pickled cucumbers are apopular cold snack in Russia and often eaten to chase vodka. — INTERNET

A pirate’s sand sculpture is seen on display duringthe fourth annual New England Sand Sculpting

Festival, on 14 July, 2007 at Revere Beach inRevere, Mass. The centrepiece sculpture will not

compete for prizes. — INTERNET

Bolivian women compete in the Miss Cholita 2007 beauty pageant in La Paz,on 13 July, 2007. — INTERNET

PARIS, 14 July —French President NicolasSarkozy on Thursday metwith European Unionforeign policy chief JavierSolana, at the Frenchpresidential office, todiscuss European andinternational issues,according to presidential

spokesman David Mar-tinon.

The two leadersdiscussed the problem ofDarfur, notably with regardto the deployment of thejoint UN-AU peacekeepingforce in the Sudaneseregion, according to thespokesman.

Currently, discussionsbetween the various partiesinvolved in the matter aretaking place within theframework of the UnitedNations Security Council.

The meeting alsoexamined other matterssuch as the Iranian nuclearissue and Europeandefence, according to thesame source.

At the end of discussionswith the French President,Solana said he will meetwith Ali Larijani, Iran’schief negotiator on thenuclear issue in comingweeks. —MNA/Xinhua

Ten killed as Guatemalabus plunges off cliff

GUATEMALA, 14 July— A bus plunged off acliff edge into a ravinesome 1,000 feet (300metres) deep inGuatemala on Friday,killing 10 people andinjuring 36, emergencyworkers said.

The bus was packedwith poor farmerstravelling to the smallvillage of Beleju in thehighlands of El Quiche, aremote department innorthern Guatemala, whenit skidded off the cliff as ittried to round a bend on a

narrow mountain pass. “We are still looking

for people in the area butthe chasm is so deep,”said Miguel Rafael, aspokesman for themunicipal fire departmenthelping with the rescueeffort. “There were bodiesthrown everywhere”.

Twelve of those injuredwere in a serious conditionat a nearby hospital, hesaid.

In rural Guatemala poorpeasants frequently travellong distances on over-crowded, rickety schoolbuses to work asday labourers on largeagricultural plantations,and deadly accidents arecommon on the dangerous,badly maintained roads.

MNA/Reuters

Two killed by lightning in N-W Bangladesh DHAKA, 14 July — Two people were killed and two others injured Friday in

lightning in Bangladesh’s Panchagarh District, 360 kilometres northwest of capitalDhaka, private news agency UNB reported.

Local sources said the thunderbolt struck a man aged 35 when he was workingin his paddy field in the morning. A girl aged nine was struck by thunderbolt whenshe was on the way to her sister’s house.

Besides, two men who were working in the field were also seriously injured inlightning.

They were admitted to a nearby hospital. — MNA/Xinhua

204 kilos of hashish seized in Kathmandu

IAEA, Iran agree how toresolve plutonium issues

VIENNA, 14 July — TheUN nuclear watchdog saidon Friday it had agreedwith Iran on how to re-solve remaining issuesregarding the country’spast plutonium ex-periments following twodays of talks in Teheran.

The agency also said ithad agreed with Iran a visitof its inspectors to Iran’sheavy water researchreactor by the end of Julyand how to deal withsafeguards at the Natanzuranium enrichment plantby early August.

In June, Iran and theagency agreed to draw upan “action plan” on howto resolve questionsabout the country’sdisputed nuclear pro-gramme. Western powerssuspect that its nuclearprogramme is a front to

obtain nuclear arms.Teheran says it wantsnuclear technology onlyto generate power.

MNA/Reuters

KATHMANDU, 14 July—Police team fromNepali Narcotic DrugControl and Law Enforce-ment Unit Friday seizeda truck with 204 kilosof hashish in the capitalcity of Kathmandu.

According to a leadingwebsite, eKantipur.comreport, six persons alongwith the truck carry-ing the hashish werearrested.

The hashish was packed

in eight sacks and hiddenin the truck, according tothe police.

Further investigations

over the seizure of drugsare still underway, thepolice said.

MNA/Xinhua

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The 10th Beijing International Art Expo kicked off on 14 July, 2007,attracting many visitors. Many famous artists and gallaries from all around

the world take part in the expo, bringing both modern and classicalmasterpieces here on display.— INTERNET

Performers from 18 countries including the US, Russia, and Spain give a joyousand vigorous performance at Wangfujing Street, the famous commercial area in

Beijing, on 13 July, 2007, to celebrate the sixth anniversary of Beijing’ssuccessful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. — INTERNET

A shopper loads shopping bags into a trolley at aTesco supermarket in Liverpool. All 14 outlets ofthe Tesco supermarket chain which were closed

on Saturday after nationwide threats havereopened on Sunday. — INTERNET

BEIJING, 16 July—China has suspended theimport of tainted meatproducts from seven UScompanies, includingTyson Foods Inc, theworld’s largest meatprocessor.

The products thatincluded the main ingre-dients of some Chinesedelicacies such as pig earsand chicken feet contain-

China’s trade deficit with EastAsia hits $87.5b in 2006

US meat products banneded salmonella, feed addi-tives and veterinarydrugs, says the GeneralAdministration of QualitySupervision, Inspec-tion and Quarantine(AQSIQ) website(www.aqsiq.gov.cn).

The other US com-panies on the ban list areSanderson Farms Inc,Intervision Foods, AJCInternational Inc, CargillMeat Solutions Corp, VanLuin Foods USA Inc and“Thumph Foods”, whichmost likely is Missouri-based Triumph Foods.

The last three firmshave been given 45 daysto get their products inorder. But the suspensionperiod for the othercompanies has not beenspecified.

In late June, the USFood and Drug Admini-stration (FDA) said itwould not allow threetypes of farm-raised fish,as well as shrimp and eel,

from Chinese suppliers toenter its market till thecompanies prove theydidn’t contain any harmfulresidue.

AQSIQ chief LiChangjiang called themove “unacceptable”,saying China, too, detectsmany substandard foodproducts from the USevery year.

The AQSIQ yesterdaysaid the local entry-exitinspection and quarantinedepartment in NorthChina’s Shanxi Provincehad found excessiveamounts of selenium inprotein powder importedfrom US-based JarrowFormulas Inc. Theproducts have been sentback.

Excessive amountsof selenium could lead togastrointestinal disorders,hair loss, neurologicaldamage, cirrhosis of theliver and even death.

Internet

Vodafone activists targetUS shareholders

Survey: Nation’s gas pricesrise 6 cents

WASHINGTON, 16 July —US investors in Vodafoneare being targeted by rebelshareholders who want toforce the mobile phonecompany to spin off itsUS business and increaseits debts to return morecash to investors.

With Vodafone’s an-nual meeting set for nextTuesday, the activistshareholder EfficientCapital Structures (ECS)has welcomed backingfrom American investorgroup Glass Lewis for itsproposals. About 30% ofVodafone shares are US-held and ECS — backedby former Marconiexecutive John Mayo andGlenn Cooper, the Citybanker who floated

Manchester United — hasbeen focusing on investorsin America to back its fourresolutions.

Glass Lewis, whichadvises 80% of US funds,has recommended thatVodafone shareholderssupport all but one of those— rejecting ECS’s sug-gestion that any deal over£1bn require shareholderapproval. The group hasalso advised investors toreject Vodafone’s re-muneration report.

At last year’s annualmeeting, investors ex-pressed their anger at adecision to relax targetson the executive bonusscheme, with more than20% who voted refusingto support the policy. For

this year, Glass Lewisflagged up the company'smove to soften perfor-mance targets once againand raised concerns it may“signal that the remu-neration committee willnow allow executives tobe excessively rewardedfor less-than-superiorperformance”.

ECS, wants the com-pany to release up to £38bnby handing its 45% stakein American joint ventureVerizon Wireless backto shareholders andincreasing its debts in orderto return cash to investors.Vodafone has rejected thisidea — which it hasconsidered in the past —asundermining its ability tomaximise the value of theVerizon Wireless holding.It also reckons thatincreasing its debt by£34bn through a massivebond issue would hinderits ability to invest in itsbusinesses. — Internet

CAMARILLO, 16 July —US gas prices on averagerose about six cents inthe last three weeks,according to a nationalsurvey released Sunday.

Regular gas pricesaveraged $3.06 a gallon,mid-grade was $3.17 andpremium was $3.29, saidoil industry analyst TrilbyLundberg.

The lowest price was inTucson, Ariz, where agallon of regular cost$2.80. The highest was inChicago at $3.46, accord-

ing to the LundbergSurvey of 7,000 stationsnationwide.

Internet

BEIJING, 15 July —Although China has anoverall foreign tradesurplus, it had a deficitof 87.5 billion US dollarsin 2006 with East Asiancountries, said LiaoXiaoqi, vice-minister

of commerce, on Satur-day.

Liao said at the 3rd EastAsia Investment Forumthat economic and tradeexchanges between Chinaand East Asian countrieshave been growing very

fast, with the combinedtrade volume reaching502.4 billion US dollarsin 2006, accounting for32.5 per cent of China’sforeign trade for theyear.

He said that Chinamainly imports rawmaterials and partsfrom East Asia, andexports the processed orassembled products toEuropean and Americanmarkets.

China has become thelargest export market forthe Republic of Korea, theNo 2 export market forJapan, the No 3 exportmarket for Thailand, andthe No 4 export marketfor Indonesia, Singapore,the Philippines andMalaysia.

“China’s developmenthas brought aboutgrowth opportunities forEast Asian countries,” hesaid.

MNA/Xinhua

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Israel’s newly elected President Shimon Peres, centre, waves as he is escortedto a ceremony prior to his inauguration at Israel’s Parliament in Jerusalem,

on 15 July, 2007. — INTERNET

Women dance while dressed in traditional folk costumes during a weddingceremony in the village of Galicnik, some 150 km (93 miles) west of

Macedonia’s capital Skopje, on 15 July, 2007. — INTERNET

Hungarian pilot Peter Besenyei of Team Red Bull performs during the fifth stage ofthe “Red Bull Air Race World Series” in Interlaken on 15 July, 2007. — INTERNET

MOSCOW, 15 July —The relations betweenRussia and China aregrowing steadily in recentyears, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin said hereFriday.

A “very high degree oftrust” has been built be-tween the two countries,he said when meeting withvisiting Chinese ForeignMinister Yang Jiechi.

The successful themeyears of Russia and Chinahave brought along

TAIYUAN, 15 July— Sixteen people have beenrescued from a coal mine in north China’s ShanxiProvince where a gas blast happened Saturday morning,but four others are still being trapped underground.

Most of the 16 people walked out of the shaft bythemselves and were in good physical condition,nevertheless, local authorities have sent them to hospitalfor medical check, a spokesman with the ShanxiProvincial Administration of Coal Mine Safety said.

Rescuers are searching for the other four peopletrapped underground.

Altogether 20 people, including 16 miners, twofirst-aid workers and two safety inspectors, werecleaning up the pit which was flooded in an accident inJune when the blast occurred at 5:00 am at theYuanzigou Coal Mine in Xiahua Village in the smallcity of Hejin.

The ill-fated mine was flooded at 9:40 pm on June24 — an accident that killed nine people but wascovered up by its managers until the victims’ familieslodged a complaint with the local government.

Police have detained 11 people who have been heldaccountable for the disaster and its cover-up, includingmine owner He Yingze and four security personnel.

MNA/Xinhua

PHNOM PENH,15 July—Dengue fever has killed182 Cambodians so farthis year and the crisis willcontinue to worsen unlessconcerted communityaction is taken, thegovernment and WorldHealth Organization saidon Saturday.

“This year is parti-cularly severe and, ifpresent trends continue, itwill be the most serious todate,” the WHO and theHealth Ministry said in ajoint statement.

“Community-basedlarval control and elimi-nation of mosquito breed-ing sites are currently theonly sustainable methods

BUCHAREST, 15 July —Romanian border policeon Friday seized 45 kilosof pure cocaine at awarehouse at the capital’sinternational airport and

Putin says relations withChina growing steadily

exchanges in all areas andat all levels, he said.

The economic andtrade cooperation ismoving faster, Putin said,adding that bilateralborder trade has becomemore active with the tradestructure improving.

The Russian Presidentsaid he is looking forwardto a meeting with theChinese President at thenext summit of the Shan-ghai Cooperation Organi-zation (SCO) due in

August.Yang echoed Putin’s

views, saying the Sino-Russian strategic partner-ship of cooperation hasimproved greatly in recentyears.

The strategic initiativeof the heads of state ofRussia and China to holdthe theme years has helpedpromote bilateral rela-tions, he said.

The two countries areexchanging frequentlywith each other on majorinternational and regionalissues and have becomesignificant factors forsustaining internationalstrategic balance andstability, he added.

MNA/Xinhua

16 rescued from China’s coalmine blast, four still trapped

Romanian police seize 45 kilos of cocaineat airport warehouse

arrested a major suspect.Police found in the

warehouse eight carbonboxes containing 77 suitsof men’s clothes withhangers shipped fromVenezuela early thismonth.

Receiver of the goodswas an Italian man

married to a Romanianwoman.

Further examinationshowed that all hangersof the clothes were madeof pure solid cocaine,which weighed 45 kilosof cocaine and was worthabout 4,500,000 euros.

MNA/Xinhua

Dengue fever kills 182 in Cambodia this yearof outbreak preventionand the only effectivemethod of reducing therisk of infection,” thestatement said.

Health officials hadbeen working hard in anti-mosquito breeding cam-paigns in high risk areassince the outbreak, butthe results were not verysatisfying, Ngan Chantha,head of the country’s anti-dengue programme, toldReuters.

“It’s hard to changeour people’s behaviour.Health workers can’t doall the work, and villagershave to help themselves,too,” he said, tellingCambodians to clean

containers every 10 daysto stem mosquito breed-ing.

The virus was expectedto reach its peak duringthe late August-Septe-mber heavy rainy season,Ngan Chantha said.

“I am asking all to joinhands to fight dengue.

We must kil l themosquito-borne diseasebefore it kills us,” hesaid.

Dengue had killed 182out of 14,986 infected sofar this year comparedwith 116 deaths from12,300 infected in thewhole of 2006, NganChantha said.

MNA/Reuters

24 missingafter woodenship sunk inIndonesia

JAKARTA, 15 July—Twenty-four people wentmissing and six otherswere safe after a woodenship sunk in the waters ofeastern Indonesia onWednesday, an officialsaid on Saturday.

The ship belonging toa fisherman was capsizedafter leaving KalukuaIsland in the westMakassar the capital ofSouth Sulawesi Province,toward Galesong in theprovince, said an officialof the administration ofthe port in Makassar ButarBoge.— MNA/Xinhua

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(from page 16)Development Council,senior military officersfrom Ministry of Defence(Navy) and (Air Force),the commander of NayPyi Taw Command andministers donated Waso

Senior General Than Shwe and wife attend Waso…robes and offertories toSayadaws.

Nyaungdon SayadawBhaddanta OsadaBhivamsa delivered a ser-mon and the congregationshared merits gained.

The ceremony ended

with three times recitationof Buddha Sasanam CiramTitthatu. After the cer-emony, Senior GeneralThan Shwe and wife DawKyaing Kyaing and partyoffered soon (a day meal)to Sayadaws. — MNA

MEA invites applications to CAFEO-25

YANGON, 16 July — A total of305 wellwishers and USDA membersfrom Myinmu Township led byTheinkyaung presiding ShwehtihsaungSayadaw Ashin Ariccalankara from

Wellwishers donate bloodHtihsaung Village, Myinmu Township,Sagaing Division collectively donatedblood at Theinkyaung No 2 MonasticEducation school.

Medical Superintendent Dr

Maung Win of Mandalay GeneralHospital, National Blood Bank In-chargeDr Khin Sein Win, assistant doctor DrKhin Sein Win and nurses, staff, thesecretary of Sagaing Division USDAand executives and members providednecessary assistance to the blood donors.

Next, the medicalsuperintendent and officials donated

Waso robes and alms to ShwehtihsaungSayadaw. Afterwards, the congregationshared merits gained. After that, MedicalSuperintendent Dr Maung Win ofMandalay General Hospital and NationalBlood Bank In-charge Dr Khin SeinWin presented certificate of honour toShwehtihsaung Sayadaw.

MNA

YANGON, 16 July — Myanmar Engi-neering Association invited applicationsfrom its members to attend the 25thConference of ASEAN Federation ofEngineering Organizations (CAFEO-25) to be held in Cebu, the Philippines

from 27 to 29 December.They are urged to contact the asso-

ciation in Hline Township not later than25 July and more information is avail-able at Ph 516973, 516974, 516975,516976. — MNA

Senior General

Than Shwe and

wife

Daw Kyaing

Kyaing

offer day meal

to Sayadaws.

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General Thura Shwe Mann and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet donate WasoRobes and provisions to a Sayadaw.—MNA

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win presentWaso Robes and provisions to a Sayadaw.— MNA

Blood donors led by Shwehtihsaung Sayadaw donate blood to No 2Monastic Education school in Theinkyaung, Myinmu. — MNA

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 17 July, 2007

President Jacques Chirac was taking the final

salute of the guard of honour. At the foot of the stairs

of the Presidential House Mr Sarkozy was standing

on the red carpet. After the ceremony, the president

walked right up to him and greeted with open arms.

When an automobile arrived, the president got in the

car and Mr Sarkozy himself closed the door of the car

and waved him. As soon as the automobile left, the

guard of honour played the tune of slow walk. All

staff of the Presidential House waved Mr Chirac. The

people waiting along the road bid farewell to the

outgoing president. It was part of the ceremony to

hand over power from President Mr Chirac to Mr

Sarkozy, as the 22nd President of France.

I have never seen the systematic transfer of

power peacefully in my country during my fifty years

of age. In 1962 parliamentary democracy ended. The

1962 transfer of power was the one that the Tatmadaw

took up the State duties due to the prevailing situations

in the country. It was not a systematic transfer of

power. Twenty six years later, the single-party system

ended. There occurred anarchic acts nationwide. For

the sake of the Union, the Tatmadaw took up the State

duties. It was not a peaceful power transfer either. I

did not know the 1962 transfer of power well. I knew

well that the Tatmadaw took up the duties of the State

in 1988. I was a 30-year-old government servant

then. Before the fall of the Myanmar Socialist

Programme Party the then party Chairman U Ne Win

said in an extraordinary meeting that the people

would have to choose the single-party system or

multiparty system at a referendum. From that time I

had come to know about the multiparty system,

which, however, did not materialize. During the state

of emergency at the time, Dr Maung Maung, the

president of the State, declared that multiparty

democracy system would be practised. However, the

The transition, seems to be easy but difficult to realizeU Swe (Bahan)

people could not wait.

Disturbances broke out nationwide. The

loudest voice was democracy and the people

demanded merely for democracy. In fact, it was not

that there was no democracy under the single party

socialist system. The expression, “socialist

democracy, our country”, was in the songs of those

days. I did not understand why the group of people

shouted and demanded for transfer of power.

Finally, the government became defunct. Therefore,

the Tatmadaw assumed the duties of the State. The

situations during the disturbances looked like those

of Afghanistan in 1979 after the withdrawal of the

Russian troops. Local ethnic insurgent leaders

marched to Kabul and finally captured it. It can be

said that the Tatmadaw’s taking over the State

duties was not democratic and systematic. History

stands witness to the fact that there was no other

way to save the State and the Union.

After the end of one party system, time has

come to build a new developed nation through multi-

party system.

However, if we review the 1988 situation, it

can be deduced from the fact that fifty-somethings in

the then government’s administrative machinery were

not familiar with the administrative machinery of

parliamentary democracy. They had only knowledge

of socialist programme and one-party system during

their work experience of 26 years. At that time, about-

30-year-old departmental employees like me accepted

only one-party socialist system and its administrative

machinery. The service personnel who took an oath of

‘marching towards the ultimate goal of socialist society’

every day lost their way and did not know what they

would have to do in the new system. Likewise, the

mass of people who had been accustomed to political,

economic and social affairs and administrative

machinery of one-party system had to suffer great

difficulties in the era of new administrative machinery.

In reality, a nation’s transition from one

system to another is a complicated process that

seems to be easy but difficult to realize. It takes

time in adopting a new administrative system in

accordance with the characteristics of a nation

such as boundary, race, government and

sovereignty and history, affairs of national races

and traditional cultures of that nation. Even though

the people are united among themselves for

transitional process, they will have to wait for a

certain time frame. If there were rows and

disagreements among the people, it would be a

long way to reach the goal. And this is the point to

be considered. In order to adopt the administrative

machinery of multi-party democracy, some reforms

need to be carried out. For instance, personnel from

civil service are to adapt their office procedures and

formalities of single-party administrative system to

those of multi-party administrative system. The same

applies with the office procedures and formalities of

personnel from other respective fields.

Therefore, the Tatmadaw government has

been implementing the 12 State political, economic

and social objectives since 1989 to march towards

the goal of a modern and developed democratic

nation. During half a decade, a network of facilities

such as roads, bridges, dams, hospitals and schools

emerged, thereby developing all parts of the

country including border areas. As a result, the

nation’s GDP and per capita income increased by

many times. Due to the adoption of market

economy, foreign investments increased

significantly. Likewise, the National Convention

was convened beginning 1993 to write a

constitution, the lifeblood of the nation, in

conformity with the new political system. At the

time, all the people got exhilarated in anticipation of

reaching the goal of a new developed nation with

multi-party democracy system. However, their

expectation and exhilaration were short-lived. The

NLD turned its back on the National Convention in

protest against some sectors of the NC as a pretext.

Consequently, the National Convention that would

shape a constitution essential for the emergence of a

developed democratic nation was temporarily

adjourned in 1996.The NLD party walked out of the National

Convention. But it did not stop there. It went on sofar as asking the international community not toinvest inMyanmar. It went on constantly committing

(See page 9)

The NLD is still strongly opposed to the laying down of the basicprinciples and detailed basic principles at the NC. Furthermore, theso-called “88 generation student group” has also been committingacts to hinder the process. The party and the groups have beenobstructing the sustained efforts of the Tatmadaw government tobuild a modern, developed democratic nation. Time has passed butwe see no reason why they are doing it. NLD is part of the publicdesirous of democracy. So, NLD should be of one mind with all thepeople wishing to see soonest completion of the period of transition.If they go on committing acts to obstruct the democratic process likethis just because they could not get power, it would gradually havenegative impact on the nation and the people in the long run. Theyshould realize this.

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(from page 8)

improper acts relying on the external

elements. Asia at the time was facing

monetary crisis and the nation and

the people were subject to a lot of

hardships. It employed all possible

means, by hook or by crook, internal

and external elements working hand

in glove to topple the Tatmadaw

government, that had been striving

for the introduction of multi-party

democracy, in its attempt to grab

power through short-cut as soon as

possible. The people, not the

Tatmadaw government, had to

suffer a great deal due to its acts. It

had done it although it knew the fact.

NLD delegates walked out of the

National Convention that was the first

step towards transformation of the

administrative machinery and the NLD

even opposed it. This was an attempt

to grab power instantly while ignoring

the majority attitude of the delegates

attending the NC in unity. It is quite

obvious. As it had pledged to strive for

drafting a constitution and emergence

of a developed and democratic state,

the Tatmadaw government laid down

the seven-point Road Map.

Accordingly, it reconvened the NC in

succession as the first step from 2004

to 2006. This year in 2007, the NC will

be held as the final session at which the

remaining detailed basic principles will

be adopted.

As the NC is due to be

reconvened as the final session, all

should know what points have already

been agreed to be included in the new

constitution. In this connection, the

State structure and the legislature of

the future State and the essence written

by author Soe Mya Kyaw has been

explained in detail. The State is to be

delineated and constituted with the

seven regions and seven states, one

self-administered division and five self-

administered zones for which there

will be specific requirements. There

will be the sharing of legislative powers

of the Union Hluttaw, Amyotha

Hluttaw, region/state Hluttaw and self-

administered division leading body and

self-administered zone leading bodies.

The 440-member Pyithu Hluttaw

comprises 330 representatives elected

according to the population and 110

representatives representing the

Tatmadaw. In the Amyotha Hluttaw,

there will be 168 representatives elected

12 each from the regions and states. It

will include 56 Tatmadaw repre-

sentatives. Similarly on the formation of

the region/state Hluttaws and division/

zone leading bodies, detailed basic

principles have been laid down. Moreover,

basic principles on the national defence

and security sector and exercise of the

sovereign powers in future as well as the

economic system beneficial to national

construction, border area development

and emergence of sound financial system

have also been discussed and coordinated

in the NC. Points on the constitution

discussed and coordinated at the NC

reflect the significance and importance at

a time when we are marching ahead to the

desired goal, modern, developed, new

democratic nation.

However, the NLD is still

strongly opposed to the laying down

of the basic principles and detailed

basic principles at the NC.

Furthermore, the so-called “88

generation student group” has also

been committing acts to hinder the

process. The party and the groups

have been obstructing the sustained

efforts of the Tatmadaw government

to build a modern, developed

democratic nation. Time has passed

but we see no reason why they are

doing it. NLD is part of the public

desirous of democracy. So, NLD

should be of one mind with all the

people wishing to see soonest

completion of the period of transition.

If they go on committing acts to

obstruct the democratic process like

this just because they could not get

power, it would gradually have

negative impact on the nation and the

people in the long run. They should

realize this. In this connection, I

remember political analysts suggesting

“Exit Strategy” two months after the

Americans invaded and occupied Iraq

in March 2003.

In the strategy it was proposed

that international coalition forces should

be sent to take control of the situation in

Iraq as in the case of Bosnia crisis, local

administrative councils should be

established to manage the affairs of the

Iraqis, the Iraqi army should be

maintained, the UN should be persuaded

to play a major role; giving priority to

these measures this was the only way

out for the US and British troops to get

out of Iraq, instead of sending more

troops, dissolving the Iraqi army and

installing a puppet government there.

However, the Bush administration of

the US was unmoved. It continued to

occupy Iraq resulting in the deaths of

thousands of US soldiers till today. The

mass of Iraqi people are subject to all

kinds of hardships living in constant

alarm. This is one of the instances only.

Today, the seven-step Road

Map is the only strategy or approach

to the modern, developed democratic

new nation being implemented by the

Tatmadaw government. The first

Today, the seven-step Road Map is the only

strategy or approach to the modern, developed

democratic new nation being implemented by the

Tatmadaw government. The first stage is now

nearly completed. We should realize the fact that

it is the best thing for all to work in unison to

complete the remaining stages.

Everybody will have to do their bit in the

Tatmadaw government’s efforts to accomplish

the seven-step Road Map stage by stage smoothly

and as soon as possible for the best benefit of the

new nation and new generation.

The transition, seems to be easy but difficult to realize

stage is now nearly completed. We

should realize the fact that it is the

best thing for all to work in unison to

complete the remaining stages.

Election of a government

through democratic means and peaceful

and systematic transfer of power as

happened in France I have described at

the beginning of this article could take

place in our country. We are desirous of

a speedy emergence of a new nation

blessed with Pyithu Hluttaw and

Amyotha Hluttaw representatives freely

elected by the people and an enduring

constitution.

I believe this desire is shared

by all members of the public in the

country. So, everybody will have to do

their bit in the Tatmadaw

government’s efforts to accomplish

the seven-step Road Map stage by

stage smoothly and as soon as possible

for the best benefit of the new nation

and new generation. Then only will

we become a farsighted generation who

play a meaningful role in the period of

transition to modern, developed and

democratic nation and documented so

in the history of Myanmar.

Translation: NY+ST+AK

Myanma Alin, Kyemon: 16-7-07

U Swe (Bahan)

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NAY PYI TAW, 16 July — Member of the StatePeace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of theMinistry of Defence attended the monsoon paddytransplanting ceremony in Waingmaw, Kachin State, on13 July.

It was also attended by Chairman of KachinState Peace and Development Council Commander ofNorthern Command Maj-Gen Ohn Myint, Minister forCommunications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen TheinZaw, departmental officials, chairmen of district/townshipPDCs, members of social organizations and residents.

In his address, Lt-Gen Ye Myint said thegovernment has been making efforts for development ofagriculture as the base and all-round development ofother sectors of the economy so that entire people instates and divisions including Kachin State can enjoy thehigher living standard. Large amounts of money werespent on building dams and river water pumping projects.

He urged departmental officials and residents,to grow quality strains of paddy, to use natural fertilizermixing with chemical fertilizer and to strive for boostingproduction of rice and for local rice sufficiency.

According to the report of the commander toLt-Gen Ye Myint, a total of 509,274 acres have beenplaced under monsoon paddy and a total of 34,058,413baskets of paddy were produced in Kachin State in 2006-2007 cultivation season. All townships in Kachin Stateare trying to meet the state’s target of 600,000 acres ofmonsoon paddy in 2007-2008 monsoon season.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Commander Maj-Gen Ohn

Lt-Gen Ye Myint attends paddy transplanting ceremony,physic nut planting ceremony in Kachin State

Myint and Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw viewed thetransplanting ceremony and presented gifts to participantsand cordially greeted them.

The number of monsoon paddy acres inWaingmaw Township for the 2006-2007 monsoon seasonreached 49,225 acres. The township sets its target of52,955 acres of paddy for the 2007-2008 monsoon season.So far, 33,678 acres have been put under paddy in thisrainy season, and the total number of monsoon paddyacres is expected to reach 50,347 acres at the end of the

rainy season.Afterwards, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party attended

physic nut planting ceremony at Zilun Nursery inMyitkyina.

They distributed Physic nut seeds, saplings andgrafts to members of social organizations and planted thesaplings. Service personnel and members of socialorganizations volunteered for the physic nut plantingceremony.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16 July— Member of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Lt-Gen Maung Boof the Ministry of Defenceduring his tour of Thaton inMon State together withChairman of Mon StatePDC and Commander ofSouth-East CommandMaj-Gen Thet Naing Winand senior military officers,heads of the SPDC Officeand departmental officialsvisited physic nut plantationof departments in Thaton

Lt-Gen Maung Bo looks into regionaldevelopment tasks in Mon, Kayin States

Township and inspectedregional development taskson 13 July.

First, Lt-Gen MaungBo and party viewed 27.55-acre physic nut plantationof the departments near anursery of 100,000 physicnut saplings. Next, Lt-GenMaung Bo gave necessaryinstructions and viewed aplantation of 100,000physic nut saplings. Thatonset a target to put 20,000acres of land under physicnut plants and 10,000 acres

have been put under physicnut plants.

Next, they looked intothriving rubber farms andmonsoon paddy plantationsand development tasksalong Thaton-Myaing-kalay-Hpa-an motor roadby car. In Hpa-an, Lt-GenMaung Bo presentedsouvenirs to national raceleaders Phado Aung San, USaw Tha Hmu He and UTha Htoo Kyaw who aregoing to attend the NationalConvention. On arrival at

Technological University(Hpa-an), principal Dr TunKyaw Myint reported Lt-Gen Maung Bo and partyon matters related to theuniversity. After hearingthe reports, Lt-Gen MaungBo said that theGovernment has laid downborder areas developmentp r o j e c t , d e v e l o p m e n tprojects for 24 specialregions and five ruraldevelopment tasks and isimplementing them forequitable development of

all parts of the country.Now the people areenjoying fruitful results ofthe regional developmentand people have witnessedthe emergence of Hpa-anTechnological Univer-sity.Regarding the educationsector, teachers are to beproficient in theirrespective subjects, teachthe curriculum in line withinternational level, nurturethe students who can followrules and regulations andlaws adopted by the State

and guide them to beequipped with patrioticspirit and Union spirit andguard against thosecommitted destructive acts.

Upon arrival at thefertilizer broadcastingceremony in East NaunglonModel Village in Hpa-anTownship, Kayin StateManager U Aye Thein ofMyanma AgricultureService briefed Lt-GenMaung Bo and party onproduction of monsoon andsummer paddy in KayinState. Next, Lt-Gen MaungBo gave instructions oncultivation of 550,000 acresof monsoon paddy andsunflower. Kayin State put516,476 acres undermonsoon paddy and116,458 acres undersummer paddy in 2006-2007. Kayin State willcultivate 516,500 acres ofmonsoon paddy and129,000 acres of summerpaddy in 2007-2008.Lt-Gen Maung Bo and partystopped for the night at Hpa-an.

MNA

Lt-Gen Maung Bo of Ministry of Defence meeting with national race leaders Pado Aung San, U Saw Tha Hmu He andU Tha Htoo Kyaw.— MNA

Lt-Gen Ye Myint of Ministry of Defence views monsoon paddy transplanting ceremony inWaingmaw.— MNA

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Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence visits collective blood donationof USDA members at Yangon Children’s Hospital.— MNA

Chief Justice U Aung Toe addresses coordination meeting of NationalConvention Convening Work Committee.— MNA

NCC Work Committeeorganizes coord meeting

YANGON, 16 July — The National ConventionConvening Work Committee held a coordination meetingat its hall at Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Townshipthis afternoon.

It was attended by Chairman of the NCC WorkCommittee Chief Justice U Aung Toe, Vice-ChairmanAttorney-General U Aye Maung, Secretary U ThaungNyunt, joint secretaries and members.

Joint-Secretary-1 U Khin Maung Myint acted asMC. Chairman of the Committee U Aung Toe, whopresided over the meeting, explained tasks carried out forthe National Convention. Vice-Chairman U Aye Maungand Secretary U Thaung Nyunt discussed matters relatedto the NC. Members of the Work Committee took part inthe discussions. Later, Chairman of the NCC WorkCommittee Chief Justice U Aung Toe gave concludingremarks. —MNA

Delegates arrive atNyaunghnapin Camp

YANGON, 16 July — Delegates to NationalConvention from Kayah, Shan (North), (East) States andMandalay Division arrived here today.

They were welcomed at Yangon International Airportand Yangon Railway Station by Chairman of the sub-committee for invitation and accommodation Col HteinLin and officials. They were transported to NyaunghnapinCamp. Similarly, delegates to National Conventionfrom Bago (East), (West) and Ayeyawady divisions andKayin and Mon states arrived Nyaunghnapin Camptoday. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16 July — Member of the StatePeace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin MaungThan of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied byChairman of Bago Division PDC Commander ofSouthern Command Maj-Gen Ko Ko, metdepartmental officials, members of socialorganizations and local people at Khabaung Hall inToungoo on 14 July.

Secretary of Toungoo District PDC U TheinSwe reported on progress of development tasks in thedistrict.

After hearing the report, Lt-Gen Khin MaungThan stressed the need for those present to placeemphasis on agricultural and livestock breedingtasks. In addition to monsoon and summer paddy, 10major crops, new item crops and perennial crops areto be grown in the region.

From now on, the plan is being implementedin States and Divisions to ensure edible oil surplusin the nation by extending sown acreage of edible oilcrops.

Bago Division including Toungoo Districtset the plan to grow 550,000 acres of edible oil cropsincluding 150,000 more acres this year.

He said that it is necessary to cultivate physicnut for producing bio-diesel. If the country has edibleoil and fuel sufficiency, foreign exchange will be

Departmental officials in Toungoo District urged to join handswith local people in undertaking five rural development tasks

saved. As a result, the saved money can be spent onthe nation-building tasks.

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than urged those presentto extend breeding of fish and domestic chicken.Furthermore, he called on local authorities anddepartmental officials to join hands with the localpeople in undertaking five rural development tasks inaddition to their departmental duties.

At Aye Chan Phyo Hall of SouthernCommand Headquarters, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Thanmet servicemen and family members of ToungooStation and gave necessary instructions.

In Thagara of Yedashe Township, theyattended the rainy season physic nut growingceremony at field No 720. They planted physic nutsaplings at the designated places.

At the field No 720, a total of 200 acres ofland have been put under physic nut recently.

At present, 160 more acres of physic nut havebeen grown.

As a result, Yedashe Township hadimplemented cent per cent cultivation of the targeted6,500 acres of physic nut in 2006, and 10,500 acres ofphysic nut against the target of 18,000 acres in 2007.Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party left Thagaraand arrived back here in the evening.

MNA

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of Ministry ofDefence waters a physic nut plant at physic

nut growing ceremony in Yedashe.—MNA

YANGON, 16 July —Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defenceattended the stake drivingceremony for the annexeto Yangon Children’sHospital in the compoundof the hospital thismorning.

Lt-Gen Myint Swedrove a stake at thedesignated place andsprinkled scented water onit.

Chairman of YangonDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win also drove astake at the designatedplace.

Likewise, Minister forHealth Dr Kyaw Myint,Chairman of Yangon CityDevelopment CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin, DeputyMinisters for Health DrMya Oo and Dr Paing Soe,Secretary of YangonDivision PDC U Hla Soe,wellwisher U Kyin Wam-Daw Hla Thein (GyotheinCheroot of Bago) and

Lt-Gen Myint Swe drives stake for construction ofannexe to Yangon Children’s Hospital

Medical SuperintendentDr Aung Kyi Winparticipated in the stakedriving ceremony.

The annexe to theYangon Children’sHospital will be 200 feetlong and 40 feet wide four-storey building. Oncompletion, the hospitalwill accommodate 200more beds at the extendedbuilding.

After the ceremony,

they viewed participationof Lanmadaw TownshipUnion Solidarity andDevelopment Associationmembers in blooddonation ceremony at theblood bank of the hospital.

Under the leadershipof Yangon DivisionUSDA, Township USDAmembers will donateblood at YangonChildren’s Hospital from9 to 31 July. — MNA

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

Malaysia to buildfirst Nuclear

Monitoring Facilityin ASEAN

KUALA LUMPUR, 16July—Malaysia will builda Nuclear MonitoringFacility, the first one inASEAN, at a location inBukit Ibam near MuadzamShah, Pahang State,announced by DeputyPrime Minister Najib TunRazak on Saturday.

The facility, worth 100million ringgit (29.41million), will be the 16thof its kind in the world.

“If all goes well,Malaysia will become thefirst developing countryto have its own nuclearmonitoring facility and thefirst in ASEAN,” he saidat a “Leaders Meet thePeople” function.

Also present wasScience, Technology andInnovations Minister AukSeri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis.

Work on the facilityon a 200-hectare site wasexpected to start by theend of the year and shouldbe completed in threeyears, Jamaluddin said.

“It will be managed bythe Atomic EnergyLicensing Board (AELB)and its main function is toensure that nuclear energyuse in the region is onlyfor peaceful purposes andnot for making weapons,”the national news agencyBernama quoted him assaying.— MNA/Xinhua

Death toll rises to 24 in Pakistan’s suicide car blast

Eritrea accuses British envoy of“conspiratorial” acts

ISLAMABAD, 15 July—At least 24 soldiers werekilled and 29 othersinjured in a suicide carblast in northwesternPakistan’s tribal region onSaturday, an Armyspokesman said.

The state-run PakistanTelevision (PTV) quotedthe military spokesmanMajor-General Waheed

Arshad as confirming that24 soldiers died and 29others were injured in theattack on a militaryconvoy in Daz Nerailocality of North Wazri-stan, bordering Afghani-stan. Earlier, an Armystatement had stated thatthe incident occurred at11:30 am (0630 GMT),when a car filled with

explosive hit a militaryconvoy moving fromRamzak, a town in NorthWazirian to Bannu, amajor city in the region.

Arshad said that twovehicles in the convoywere destroyed in theattack, and the injuredwere evacuated to amilitary hospital in Bannuby helicopters.

The statement origi-nally put the death toll ofsoldiers at eight, whichlater rose to 18 and then tothe latest figure 24.

No group has claimedresponsibility of theattack, but such attacks areusually blamed on localTaleban.

The attack might be areaction to the militaryoperation against hard-line Lal Masjid or RedMosque in Islamabad,local analysts said.

Pakistani securityforces ended the militaryaction against Lal Masjidon 11 July, and accordingto officials, a total of 102people were killed in theclashes. The months-longstandoff between thehardline Lal Masjidadministration and auth-orities developed intoviolence on 3 July, whensome religious studentsof Jamia Hafsa, a semi-nary affiliated to LalMasjid, attacked police-men deployed near the LalMasjid compound.

MNA/Xinhua

ASMARA, 16 July —Eritrea accused a Britishdiplomat on Saturday of“conspiratorial activities”,saying the envoy wascaught trying to installsatellite and communi-cations equipment at theBritish Council in Asmara.

In a statement on itsInformation Ministrywebsite, www.shabait.-com, Eritrea’s govern-ment said it had“permitted” the Ethiopian-

based diplomat to leave theRed Sea state following aninvestigation.

“The Briton workingat the British Embassy inAddis Ababa was on a visitto Eritrea, and whilehere was engaged inconspiratorial activities,”the statement said.

“(Eritrea) permitted aBritish national engagedin dubious activities toleave the countryfollowing the necessary

investigation ... the Britishdiplomat was caught whileattempting to installc o m m u n i c a t i o n sequipment and satellitesin the guise of the BritishCouncil Library.”

Eritrea said on Fri-day the diplomat had“violated” the country’slaws but did not givefurther details untilSaturday’s statement.Britain’s Foreign Officewas not immediatelyavailable for comment.

The British Councilsaid on Friday that two ofits local employees hadbeen arrested, but one thenreleased. — MNA/Reuters

Qatar cement demand put at20,000 tonnes a day

DOHA, 16 July— The Gulf Cement Company (GCC)said yesterday that the demand for cement in thecountry was estimated at 20,000 tonnes a day.

This meant that 60 per cent additional capacityneeded to be built, the company’s General Manager,Dr Omar Ibrahim Yagi, said at a news briefing held toannounce half-yearly financials.

Estimates of the additional demand, he said, werebased on studies. “Our plant, therefore, comes at theright time when construction activity in the country isbooming,” he stressed.

Yagi said that all the necessary formalities to launchthe project had been completed. The licence had beenacquired from the government and studies on rawmaterials and other technicalities, including therequirement of power and gas, were over.

Internet

Malaria claims 25 livesin East India

NEW DELHI, 16 July—At least 25 people have died ofmalaria in the last two weeks in East Indian state ofTripura with authorities using helicopters to send medicalteams to remote areas, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)reported here Friday. “We are monitoring the situation.Despite 25 people dying of malaria so far, the situationis under control,” IANS quoted Jagannath Muhuri, thehealth and family welfare director of Tripura, as saying.

The IANS report said that according to unofficialestimates, some 50 people have died of the disease in thelast fortnight. The worst hit by the disease is the tribaldominated Amarpur area in south Tripura District where10 people have died.— MNA/Xinhua

13 missing as S Korean-flaggedship sinks off Iran

TEHERAN, 16 July—A South Korean-flagged cargoship with 23 people on board has sunk off the coast ofIran and 13 people are missing, Iranian officials said.

Masih Momeni, an official with Iran’s ports andshipping organization, was quoted by state radio assaying the ship carrying iron from China sank in theSea of Oman, 110 nautical miles southeast of Iran'sport of Chahbahar.

MNA/Reuters

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Impatient Harry Potter fans to skip to last page Russia successfullytest fires

new missile system

An amazing body adventure exhibition is held in Guangzhou on 14 July,2007. — INTERNET

Human body wonderlandin Guangzhou

BEIJING, 15 July — Anamazing body adventureexhibition has begun inGuangzhou, south China’sGuangdong Province, onSaturday. InformationTimes reports this specta-cular exhibition isa health and scienceeducation which mainlytargets at children andyoung people between 3and 16 years old.

Young visitors can

explore the wonderland oforgans inside the humanbody by playing gamesand watching sci-fi car-toons.

The exhibition offerspictorial introductions toeach function and healthcare contents in cartoonmodes. Meanwhile, hugemodels offer real feelingslike entering into humanbodies. With vivid ex-planations from staff and

magic, acrobatics andpuppet show performan-ces, children can obtain sys-temic physiology andhealthy knowledge thro-ugh happy adventureexperiences.

The exhibition wasformerly shown in Malay-sia, and brought an up-surge in youth health.The exhibition in Guang-zhou this year will last until28 July .— Internet

The wraparound book jacket cover for US editionof the upcoming book “Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows” is shown in this undated

publicity photograph. Nearly a fifth of HarryPotter fans say they will skip straight to the last

page of the final book to find out how whathappens to the boy wizard, a survey showed on

Saturday. — INTERNET

LONDON, 15 July —Nearly a fifth of HarryPotter fans say they willskip straight to the lastpage of the final book tofind out how whathappens to the boywizard, a survey showedon Saturday.

Fans’ websites arebuzzing with speculationover the possible endingof Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows, theseventh and final book inthe series.

Author JK Rowling hasfuelled the intrigue bysaying that “more thantwo” characters will die

But a third say theyare prepared to stay upall night to finish thebook after its 21 Julyrelease.

Girls will race throughthe novel quicker thanboys, taking about 30hours to finish.

Nine out of 10 think itwill be sadder sayinggoodbye to Harry thanPrime Minister TonyBlair, the survey said.

“There’s no doubt thatHarry will be missed, he’sa hard act to follow,” saidWaterstone’s spokesmanWayne Winstone.

MNA/Reuters

but she has refused toname the victims or giveany more clues.

According to the pollof 500 children for the

Waterstone’s book chain,17 per cent of readers willflick to the end withoutploughing through all 608pages first.

South Africa to raise nurses’ pay by 20%

MOSCOW, 15 July —Russia successfully testfired a new air defencemissile system, an officersaid Friday.

Life fire tests of theS-400 Triumph air defencemissile system wereconducted at the RussianDefence Ministry’s testingground in the AstrakhanRegion on 12-13 July.

“The life fire tests havebeen successful. Alltargets were hit. The testswere carried out by aregiment that is to assumecombat duty using this airdefence missile in theMoscow region in the nearfuture,” aide to theAir Force commanderAlexander Drobyshevsky

was quoted by the Interfaxnews agency as saying.

The S-400 air defencemissile systems boastmuch more advancedjamming resistancefeatures, target eng-agement channels andcapabilities to hit high-speed targets than theirpredecessor S300 system,according to specialists.

“Such systems arecapable of operating innear space and fulfillingnon-strategic missiledefence tasks,” ColonelGeneral Yury Solovyev,commander of thespecial-purpose com-mand troops, toldjournalists earlier.

MNA/Xinhua

An undated picture released by the ClevelandMuseum of Natural History shows a jaw bone ofa fossil unearthed in the Afar desert at Woranso-Mille, 140 miles (225 km) outside Addis Ababa.Ethiopian scientists said on 10 July, 2007 they

have discovered hominid fossil fragments datingfrom between 3.5 million and 3.8 million years

ago in what could fill a crucial gap in theunderstanding of human evolution. — XINHUA

A photographer takes a

picture of space shuttle

Endeavour after it arrived

at launch pad 39A after

rolling out of the Vehicle

Assembly Building at

Kennedy Space Centre in

Cape Canaveral, Florida

on 11 July, 2007.

Endeavour is scheduled

to launch on a mission to

the International Space

Station on 7 August.

XINHUA

JOHANNESBURG, 15 July— AIDS-hit South Africa,which has seen manyhealth workers leave forbetter pay overseas, willraise nurses’ salaries byaround 20 per cent in aneffort to keep more athome, the health minister

said on Friday. The announcement

followed a pay strike bypublic servants last monthwhich crippled operationsin many public hospitalsand schools. That strikeended when public serviceunions agreed to an

increase of 7.5 per cent.Health Minister MantoTshabalala-Msimang saidthe proposed additionalwage increases for nurseswere part of a drive toimprove working con-ditions for health profes-sionals.

“Following the liftingof the strike and thesigning of the wageagreement by the tradeunions, we began thearduous task of rebuildingrelationships within thehealth sector.”

MNA/Reuters

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S P O R T S Botafogo unbeaten run ends at Santos

Zenit beat Rostov to reclaimtop spot in Russia

MOSCOW, 16 July — Zenit St Petersburg beat Rostov2-0 to reclaim the top spot in the Russian PremierLeague from Spartak Moscow on Sunday.

Argentine striker Alejandro Dominguez put Zenitahead just before the break and Russian internationalAlexander Arshavin added a second in the final minute.

Zenit goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeyev saved aRostov penalty in the 40th minute.

The St Petersburg side lead the table on 30 pointsfrom 16 matches, with Spartak second, a point behind,after beating Amkar Perm 1-0 on Saturday.

MNA/Reuters

Players of Brazil celebrate after the Copa America2007 final match against Argentina in Maracaibo,Venezuela, on 15 July, 2007. Brazil won 3-0.—XINHUA

Iran battle back to sharespoils against China

KUALA LUMPUR, 16 July —Iran fought back fromtwo goals down secure a 2-2 draw with China in apulsating Asian Cup Group C clash on Sunday.

The battle of the group favourites lived up to itsbilling with China looking impressive in the first halfbefore Iran's big-name players responded in style tooutclass their opponents in the final 45 minutes.

Shao Jiayi and Mao Jianqing gave China a 2-0 leadinside the first 33 minutes before Ferydoon Zandipulled one back for Iran on the stroke of halftime andJavad Nekounam equalized midway through the sec-ond period.

The result leaves China and Iran level on four pointsat the top of the group with the Chinese ahead on goaldifference. Uzbekistan are third on three points withco-hosts Malaysia bottom of the standings followingtwo losses.—MNA/Reuters

US fighter Tony Thompson lands apunch on German heavyweight boxer

Luan Krasniqi (R) during theirheavyweight WBO Eliminator boxingfight in Hamburg on 14 July, 2007.

Thompson won the fight by technicalknock-out in the 5th round.INTERNET

Mexico’s players celebrate their victory againstUruguay after their third place playoff at the Copa

America 2007 in Caracas, capital of Venezuela,on 14 July, 2007. Mexico won 3-1.— XINHUA

Members of the US gymnastics team wave afterwinning the gold medal in the women’s team gym-nastics competition at the Pan American Games inRio de Janeiro on 14 July, 2007.—INTERNET

Britsih rowers Katherine Grainger, FrancesHoughton, Debbie Flood and Annie Vernon,

from left, celebrate on the podium after winningthe Womens Quadrupple Sculls Final A, at the

Lake Rotsee Rowing World Cup in Lucerne,Switzerland, on 15 July, 2007.— INTERNET

Irate Indonesiansclaim foul play

led to defeat JAKARTA, 16 July —

Draped in national flagsand red soccer uniforms,three busloads of irate In-donesian fans vented theirfury at the Asian FootballConfederation on Sunday,alleging biased refereeingled to a 2-1 defeat to SaudiArabia.

The fans, many ofwhom had travelled hoursby bus and train on Satur-day for the Group D gamein Jakarta, carried bannerssaying "AFC Go To Hell!"and "AFC Referee Un-fair". They claimed ref-eree Ali Al Badwawi fromthe UAE favoured theSaudi Arabian side.

Two representatives ofthe supporters met withthe AFC to discuss theirissues, while the remain-der milled around outsidethe luxury hotel, smokingcigarettes and joking withpolice and armed guards.

"We felt cheated by thereferee," Saiful Baqirok,who had made the 700-kilometre trip fromSidoarjo, East Java, toldReuters.—MNA/Reuters

Battling Bahrain stunSouth Korea in Asian Cup JAKARTA, 16 July — South Korea suffered a shock

2-1 loss at the hands of Bahrain on Sunday to leave theirAsian Cup dreams in tatters. After taking an early leadthrough Kim Do-heon, Korea sat back and let Bahrainback into the game. Slack defending allowed Salman IsaGhuloom to equalize just before half-time.

Worse was to follow for the 2002 World Cup semi-finalists in a second half they completely dominated.

A woeful back pass from Kim Jung-woo was pickedup by Talal Yusuf. He danced into the box and the ballbroke to Ismaeel Abdullatif who fired past LeeWoon-jae.—MNA/Reuters

Mickelson survives fright tostay one shot ahead of Havret

Mauresmo hits backto give France 2-1 lead

CASTELLANETA MARINA (Italy), 16 July— Amelie Mauresmo overcame someearly jitters to beat Italy's MaraSantangelo 6-7, 6-0, 6-4 and give Francea 2-1 lead over the holders in their FedCup semifinal on Sunday.

The world number six suffered aBastille Day bashing on Saturday whenshe went down 7-5, 6-3 to FrancescaSchiavone and she again showed hervulnerability on clay against Santangelo,a late replacement for the injured TathianaGarbin.

Mauresmo, who lost her Wimbledoncrown two weeks ago, was a break upafter the seventh game of the first set butsurrendered the initiative immediatelybefore a wild backhand in the tiebreakhelped to condemn her to a 7-5 loss.

MNA/Reuters

RIO DE JANEIRO, 16 July — Brazilian championshipleaders Botafogo lost their unbeaten record with a 3-0defeat at Santos but retained a five-point lead in thetitle race. With leading goalscorer Dodo suspended,Botafogo lacked attacking punch to complement theirmidfield creativity in Saturday's match.

Santos were looking to end the poor run of resultsthat has turned the club from possible championshipcontenders into relegation zone strugglers.

The home side stepped up the pressure in the secondhalf and Marcos Aurelio broke the deadlock with awell-worked goal, Rodrigo Tabata increased the mar-gin with a pinpoint free-kick and Moraes completedthe scoreline that lifted Santos out of the drop zone.

Botafogo retained their lead because second-placed

Goias lost 2-1 at Cruzeiro and Sao Paulo could onlydraw 1-1 in the derby with Corinthians.

Cruzeiro goalkeeper Harlei made a string of finesaves to help secure his team's win. "We slipped uphere, but we will just have to try and put this right in ournext game against Gremio on Thursday," Goias strikerFelipe told reporters.—MNA/Reuters

LOCH LOMOND (Scot-land), 16 July — PhilMickelson survived ascare at the ninth hole tomaintain his one-strokelead midway through theScottish Open final round

on Sunday. The left-handed Ameri-

can was 14 under throughnine holes, one ahead ofplaying partner GregoryHavret of France on awarm, sunny day at LochLomond. Britain's LukeDonald, playing some ofthe best golf of the day,was sharing third place on10 under through 17.

On the same markwere fellow countrymanGraeme McDowell (14holes), Swede Pelle Edberg(14) and South AfricanErnie Els (11). Mickelsonmade an early birdie at thelong third before he at-tempted to drive the greenat the 340-yard, par-fourninth.—MNA/Reuters

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Monday, 16 July, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has beenpartly cloudy in lower Sagaing Division, rain have beenisolated in Kayah State and Magway Division, scatteredin Shan State and Mandalay Division and widespread inthe remaining areas with locally heavyfall in RakhineState. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded wereNay Pyi Taw (0.39) inch, Thandwe (5.91) inches,Kyaukpyu (3.82) inches, An (3.77) inches, Maungtaw(2.75) inches, Bago (2.52) inches, Kalay (2.24) inches,Hpa-an (1.93) inches, Machanbaw and Hkamti (1.66)inches each, Myitkyina (1.61) inches, Mawlamyine (1.57)inches and Magway (0.71) inch.

Maximum temperature on 15-7-2007 was 83°F.Minimum temperature on 16-7-2007 was 75°F. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 16-7-2007 was96%. Total sunshine hours on 15-7-2007 was (Nil).

Rainfall on 16-7-2007 was (0.47) inch atMingaladon, (0.79) inch at Kaba-Aye, (0.87) inch atCentral Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was(73.58) inches at Mingaladon, (78.23) inches at Kaba-Aye and (78.07) inches at Central Yangon. Maximumwind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (10) mph fromWest at (18:30) hours MST on 15-7-2007.

Bay inference: Monsoon is strong in the AndamanSea and the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 17-7-2007: Rainwill be isolated in Kayah State and lower Sagaing Divi-sion, scattered in Magway and Mandalay Divisions,fairly widespread in Shan and Kayin States, Bago Divi-sion and widespread in the remaining areas with isolatedheavyfall in Rakhine State. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to roughseas are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts.Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) mph.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofincrease of rain in northern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 17-7-2007: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is(80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areasfor 17-7-2007: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is(80%).).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouringareas for 17-7-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degreeof certainty is (60%).

WEATHER

*R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press,No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 392308, Manager 392226, Circulation 392304, Advertisement 392223,Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 392369

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BBC boss orders staff to root out inaccuracies LONDON, 16 July— BBC boss Mark Thompson has ordered staff to root out inaccuracies after the public

broadcaster was hit by two embarrassing blunders and had to apologize to Queen Elizabeth. The British Broad-

casting Corporation wasfined 50,000 pounds thisweek after the results of a

competition in the popularchildren’s programmeBlue Peter were found tohave been faked.

It then had to apologizefor a promotional trailerwhich appeared to showQueen Elizabeth stormingout of a photo shootwith American celebrityphotographer AnnieLeibovitz.

The BBC blamed aproduction company forsending it clips edited out ofsequence which implied themonarch had lost her temperwhen asked to remove hercrown.

Peter Fincham, theBBC One controller whopresented the footage tojournalists, said he hadportrayed the eventsunaware that they gavea false impression. He saidhe has no intention ofresigning.

After the doubleblunder, BBC Director-General Thompson put outa memo to staff saying thecorporation needed to “putits house in order”.

“We cannot alloweven a small number oflapses, whether intentionalor as a result of sloppiness,to undermine our reputationand the confidence of thepublic,” he added.

MNA/Reuters

Mariela Molinedo (L),winner of the Miss

Cholita Pacena 2007pageant, a popular

Bolivian beauty contestfor Andean indigenous

women, receives thewinner’s sash fromGabriela Morales,

outgoing Miss Cholita2006, in La Paz on 13July , 2007. —XINHUA

Earthquake report(Issued at 22:00 hours MST today)

A strong earthquake of intensity (6.8) Richter

Scale with its epicentre outside of Myanmar about

(2700) miles Northeast of Kaba-Aye Seismological

observatory was recorded at (20) hrs (54) min (37) sec

MST on 16 July, 2007.

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INSIDE

PAGES 8+9

The transition,

seems to be

easy but

difficult to

realizeU SWE (BAHAN)

Tatmadaw government has been implementing the 12 Statepolitical, economic and social objectives since 1989 to march towardsthe goal of a modern and developed democratic nation. During halfa decade, a network of facilities such as roads, bridges, dams,hospitals and schools emerged, thereby developing all parts of thecountry including border areas. As a result, the nation’s GDP and percapita income increased by many times. Due to the adoption ofmarket economy, foreign investments increased significantly. Like-wise, the National Convention was convened beginning 1993 so as towrite a constitution, the lifeblood of the nation, in conformity withthe new political system.

(from page 1) Daw Kyaing Kyaing do-nated Waso robes and of-fertories to MagwaySayadaw BhaddantaKumara.

Afterwards, Vice-Senior General MaungAye and wife Daw MyaMya San donated Wasorobes and offertories toSecretary of the StateSangha Maha NayakaCommittee NyaungdonSayadaw Abhidhaja MahaRattha Guru AbhidhajaAgga Maha SaddhammaJotika Bhaddanta OsadaBhivamsa.

General Thura ShweMann and wife Daw KhinLay Thet and Secretary-1Lt-Gen Thein Sein andwife Daw Khin Khin Windonated Waso robes andoffertories to Sayadaws.

Afterwards, membersof the State Peace and

(See page 7)

Senior GeneralThan Shwe and

wife attend Wasorobe offeringceremony ofMinistry of

Defence

Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing offer Waso robes and provisions to Chairman of State SanghaMaha Nayaka Committee Magway Sayadaw.—MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San donate Waso robes andprovisions to Secretary of SSMNC Nyaungdon Sayadaw.— MNA

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