Senior General Than Shwe bids farewell to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

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Established 1914
Volume XIII, Number 330 14th Waxing of Taboung 1367 ME Sunday, 12 March, 2006
Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives
* Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of
and tranquillity, prevalence of law and development of other sectors of the economy as well the entire nation
order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integ-
* National reconsolidation system rity and preservation and safeguard-
* Emergence of a new enduring State * Development of the economy inviting participation in ing of cultural heritage and national
Constitution terms of technical know-how and investments from character
* Building of a new modern developed sources inside the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit
nation in accord with the new State * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education
Constitution in the hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation
Senior General Than Shwe bids
farewell to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
YANGON, 11 March Minister General Soe
— Chairman of the State Win, Secretary-1 of the
Peace and Development State Peace and Develop-
Council of the Union of ment Council Lt-Gen
Myanmar Senior General Thein Sein, the Chairman
Than Shwe bade farewell of Yangon Division
to the goodwill delega- Peace and Development
tion led by President of Council Commander of
the Republic of India Dr Yangon Command, the
APJ Abdul Kalam, who ministers, the Myanmar
had completed his State Ambassador to India, the
visit, at Yangon Interna- Director-General of the
tional Airport this morn- Protocol Department of
ing. the Ministry of Foreign
Present at the air- Affairs, departmental
port together with Senior heads, Indian Ambassa-
General Than Shwe were dor to Myanmar Mr
Vice-Chairman of the Bhaskar Kumar Mitra
State Peace and Develop- and embassy staff.
ment Council Vice-Sen- At 10.30 am, the
ior General Maung Aye, goodwill delegation led
Member of the State by President of the Re-
Peace and Development public of India Dr APJ
Council General Thura Abdul Kalam arrived
Shwe Mann of the Min- at the VIP Lounge of
istry of Defence, Prime (See page 16)
Senior General
Than Shwe shakes
hands with Indian
President Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam at
Yangon Interna-
tional Airport.
MNA
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Senior General
Than Shwe sees off
Indian President
Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam at Yangon
International
Airport.
MNA
Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.
2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 12 March, 2006
PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire
Sunday, 12 March, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views
Tatmadaw shouldering * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation
national defence and * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State
* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy
nation-building tasks
Sixth meeting of Fifth State Central
The Tatmadaw, which is leading the State,
came into being during the independence strug-
Working Committee of Sangha ends
gle. Together with the people it restored the
independence. From the period of independence
struggles to date, the young men who joined the YANGON, 11 March
Tatmadaw did not seek any privileges for per- —The sixth meeting of
sonal gain and joined only with the spirit of the Fifth State Central
Working Committee of
serving the State and the people.
the Sangha continued
Since its birth, the Tatmadaw has extraor-
for the final day at Maha
dinary significance. Being a capable and well-
Pasana Cave on Kaba
disciplined Tatmadaw, it won the love of the Aye Hill here this morn-
national people in successive eras. ing.
Myanma Tatmadaw is equipped with the Members of the
twelve noble traditions—a patriotic Tatmadaw, State Ovadacariya
a disciplined Tatmadaw, a loyal Tatmadaw, a Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Yugandhara of NanU
united Tatmadaw, a capable Tatmadaw, a
Monastery in Paungde,
Tatmadaw which makes heroic sacrifices, a
Sayadaw Abhidhaja
Tatmadaw which does not seek personal gain, a Maha Rattha Guru
Tatmadaw of noble spirit and high morale, a Abhidhaja Agga Maha
Tatmadaw which possesses true quality of over- Saddhammajotika
coming obstacles, a Tatmadaw which can en- Bhaddanta Agghiya of The third-day session of sixth meeting of the Fifth State Central Working
dure hardships, a tenacious and persevering Zayamaydani Waso Committee of the Sangha in progress. — MNA
Tatmadaw, and a Tatmadaw which always up- Monastery in Maha Maha Saddhamma meeting chairman the State Sangha
Aungmye Township, Jotikadhaja Agga Maha sought the approval. Vinicchaya.
holds Our Three Main National Causes.
Sayadaw Agga Maha Kammathanaçariya Member of the State Fifteen member
At present, the government hand in hand Pandita Bhaddanta Bhaddanta Kesara of Sangha Maha Nayaka Sayadaws of SCWCS,
with the people is making all-out efforts for the Nandavamsa of Ywama Aungmingalar Monas- Committee Sayadaw the Chairman Sayadaw,
country to keep abreast of the global nations. In Pariyatti Monastery in tery in Thayet Township Agga Maha Pandita the Secretary Sayadaw,
the meantime, the seven-step Road Map has Insein Township, chaired the morning ses- Agga Maha Saddhamma and a representative
been laid and is being implemented for the emer- Sayadaw Agga Maha sion of the meeting. Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta each from respective
gence of a peaceful, modern, developed and Pandita Abhidhaja Agga Joint-Secretary of Vissuta of Nigyawdayon Ganas, and states and
Maha Saddhamma SCWCS Sayadaw Agga Nyaungbintha Monas- divisions signed the
discipline-flourishing democratic nation.
Jotika Bhaddanta Maha Pandita Agga tery in Pathein reported Sasana record book re-
The Tatmadaw in the best interest of the
Sobhana of Mya Thein Maha Saddhamma on the methods for the garding the election of
State and the people has turned nearly 61 years, Dan Monastery in Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta upgrading of State new members, resolu-
while safeguarding independence and sover- Pazundaung Township, Tejaniya of Shwetaung Pariyatti Sasana univer- tions, approvals and
eignty. Engaged in nation-building endeavours, and Sayadaw Agga Pali Tekkatho Monas- sities supplicated by the records.
the Tatmadaw is giving priority to national de- Maha Pandita Maha tery in Yenangyoung, Minister for Religious Sayadaw Bhaddanta
fence duty, the main duty. Dhammakathika acted as master of cer- Affairs. Kumara read out
Bahujana Hitadhara emonies. SCWCS Chairman Nigamana Ovadakatha,
The Tatmadaw members are not only safe-
Bhaddanta Sagara- SCWCS Joint-Sec- Sayadaw Abhidhaja and the meeting ended
guarding the life and property of the people but
bhivamsa of Masoeyein retary Sayadaw Agga Maha Rattha Guru later in the afternoon.
also participating in the national development Kyaung of Abhidhamma Maha Pandita Abhidhaja Agga Maha U Hla Aye and
tasks. Together with the people, they are taking Nayupadetha Monastery Dwipitakadhara Saddhamma Jotika Kobasay traditional
part in the construction of motor roads, railroads in Maha Aungmye Dwipitaka Kovida Bhaddanta Kumara of medicine house family
and bridges and building dams and reservoirs Township were elected Bhaddanta Jagarabhi- Maha Withutayama of No 177, Wadan
across the nation. This highlights an innate sense as Ovadacariya vamsa of Kalewatawya Monastery in Magway Street, Lanmadaw
of the Tatmadaw members, which is based on Sayadaws. Monastery in Mayangon presided over the after- Township, Yangon Di-
Vice-Chairman of Township, assessed the noon session, and pre- vision, offered alms
nationalist spirit and Union Spirit.
SCWCS Sayadaw Agga comments on tasks car- sented State Vinaya cer- food to the Sayadaws
We firmly believe that the Tatmadaw to- Maha Pandita Agga ried out last year. The tificates to members of this morning. — MNA
gether with the people will be able to shoulder
the responsibilities in building a modern and
developed nation, while safeguarding independ- Cash and kind for
ence and sovereignty.
triplets
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Hospital. — MNA MNA
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China slams US human rights report (cid:1) (cid:2)(cid:1) (cid:5)(cid:7) (cid:8)(cid:2)(cid:1) (cid:11)
as mistaken, hypocritical
BEIJING, 10 March — China on Thursday voiced its strong dissatisfaction with the United States after
the State Department issued a report condemning China's human rights record. The "Country Reports
on Human Rights Practices for 2005" is untruthful and crude, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin
Gang said at a regular Press conference.
The report, issued try under the rule of law. the Basic Law of the Hong wanton comments on the
Wednesday, criticized the Human rights in China Kong Special Administra- issue," Qin said.
political system of Hong have kept improving, he tive Region (HKSAR), and Qin urged the US
Kong and its restrictions added. "China's progress in supports democratic deve- Government to stop
on journalism. Qin said this regard have been lopment in the HKSAR in interfering in the internal
that China's Constitution recognized and welcomed accordance with its unique affairs of other countries,
respects and safeguards by the whole world, and the circumstances. yet said "The US side should
human rights. The Chinese Chinese people are satisfied Hong Kong citizens focus more on its own
Government adheres to a with the progress," said Qin. have enjoyed their full legal human rights problems."
policy it calls "putting The spokesman said the rights and basic freedoms, "Its various human
people above everything Chinese Government has Qin added. rights violations and double
else," he said, and has made not deviated from its policy "We disapprove of any standards on the issue have
many efforts toward of "one country, two foreign governments or drawn increasingly strong
building a democratic coun- systems" in Hong Kong and organizations making criticism from its own
people and the international
society," the spokesman
said.
MNA/Xinhua
Floods in Malawi leave An Indian man
6,000 homeless arranges earthen pots
LILONGWE, 10 March — been submerged in water, on a roadside shop in
Floods in Malawi's south- while crops, livestock and
ern lakeshore district of several bridges have been the central Indian city
Mangochi have left over swept away," the dis-
6,000 people homeless, trict's Director of Planning of Bhopal, 7 March,
forcing local authorities to and Development, Harry
close schools and use them Chipeni, told Xinhua 2006.
A visitor takes a photo of a Rolls-Royce car during the imported car exhibition, as shelter camps for the Wednesday.
opened in Shanghai, east China, on 10 March, 2006. displaced. MNA/Xinhua INTERNET
INTERNET The floods, caused by Suicide bomber in
Ecuadoreans protest against proposed persistent heavy rains in
the past three days, have Fallujah kills at least 11
trade pact with US also swept away staple
maize gardens and FALLUJAH, 11 March — A suicide truck bomb
QUITO, 10 March — US oil company. and surrounded marchers destroyed roads that link struck a checkpoint manned by US soldiers and Iraqi
Ecuadoreans on Wed- Ecuador's Civil who came within two up one of the country's security forces in the former Sunni stronghold of
nesday staged strikes Defence forces dispersed blocks of the presidential prime tourist areas. Fallujah on Friday, killing at least 11, including five
against a proposed trade the crowds with tear gas palace. — MNA/Xinhua "These are the worst police, police said.
deal with the United States floods in 28 years to hit There was no immediate word from the US military
and demanded cancel- Mangochi District. Houses on the blast in eastern Fallujah, 30 miles west of
lation of an oil contract with have collapsed, villages have Baghdad. — MNA/Reuters
a US company.
Demonstrators, in- Rat-squirrel not extinct after all
cluding workers, students,
peasants and memsbers of WASHINGTON, 10 March —It has the international headlines last spring when
indigenous groups, blocked face of a rat and the tail of a skinny biologists declared they'd discovered a
main roads through central squirrel — and scientists say this creature brand new species, nicknamed the
Quito Wednesday morning. discovered living in central Laos is pretty Laotian rock rat.
They protested against the special: It's a species believed to have It turns out the little guy isn't new
government's trade talks been extinct for 11 million years. after all, but a rare kind of survivor: a
next Monday with US Visitors crowd the Deutsche Telecom booth, where The long-whiskered rodent made member of a family until now known
representatives on a a giant pink football has been installed during the only from fossils. Nor is it a rat. This
possible free trade 2006 CeBIT information and telecommunication species, called Diatomyidae, looks more
agreement, which has been technology fair in Hanover. This year’s soccer like small squirrels or tree shrews, said
passed by Colombia and World Cup in Germany is firing up the consumer paleontologist Mary Dawson of
Peru. They also asked the electronics market as new generation televisions Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of
government to scrap a offer fans the next best thing to the live experience. Natural History.
contract with Occidental, a INTERNET Dawson, with colleagues in France
and China, report the creature’s new
US military troop death toll rises to 2,306 identity in Friday’s edition of the journal
Science.
WASHINGTON, 10 March—As of Friday, 10 March, 2006, at least 2,306 The resemblance is “absolutely
members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in striking,” Dawson said. As soon as her
March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven team spotted reports about the rodent's
military civilians. At least 1,807 died as a result of hostile action, according to discovery, “we thought, ‘My goodness,
the military’s numbers. this is not a new family. We’ve known
The AP count is two lower than the Defence Department's tally, last updated This image provided by the Journal it from the fossil record.’”
Friday at 10 am EST. Science shows a Laonastes, the only They set out to prove that through
The British military has reported 103 deaths; Italy, 27; Ukraine, 18; Poland, living representative of the otherwise meticulous comparisons between the
17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Slovakia, three; Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, extinct Distomydae, a family of rodents bones of today's specimens and fossils
Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, one death that lived in south Asia and Japan. found in China and elsewhere in Asia.
each.—Internet INTERNET Internet
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Iran vows to resist pressure (cid:19) (cid:4) (cid:20)(cid:5) (cid:14) (cid:29)
on nuclear issue
TEHERAN, 10 March — Iranian Supreme Leader Seyed Ali Ali Khamenei
vowed here on Thursday that Iran is fixed to resist any pressure and conspiracy
imposed on the country’s nuclear programme.
“During the past 27 years, we have issue, for nuclear energy is an undeniable
experienced such situations for many right of the country.
times. Now, the Iranian nation is “The Iranian nation will never give in
determined to resist any pressure or to bullies, and all of them are announcing
conspiracy,” Khamenei was quoted by that nuclear energy is an undeniable
state television as saying. right,” Ahmadinejad was quoted by the
“We will forge ahead with the work official IRNA news agency as saying in
toward mastery of nuclear technology,” the western province of Lorestan.
Khamenei said. Ahmadinejad said the time of bullying
Earlier in the day, Iranian President over the Iranian nuclear issue had come
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would to an end, and Iran would never be forced
never give in to bullies on its nuclear to do anything.—MNA/Xinhua
Thousands of passengers wait at LaGuardia airport in
New HIV/AIDS cases on the rise in women, girls in US New York, on 10 March, 2006, after their flights were
delayed because the Delta Northwest Terminal was
partially evacuated when a man fled a security
NEW YORK, 10 March the US and globally, women. These 17.5 Organization's UNAIDS,
checkpoint without his shoes, the Transportation
— Women and girls — March 10th will mark million women represent the “vase majority” of
get out your red ribbons. the first National Women 1 million more cases than women became infected Security Administration said.—INTERNET
March 10th is National and Girls HIV/AIDS reported in 2003. through heterosexual 4 Iraqi soldiers killed, injured
Women and Girls HIV/ Awareness Day, Dr. An- And, according to intercourse.
in car bomb in Baghdad
AIDS Awareness Day. thony S Fauci announced the World Health MNA/Reuters
As of 2004, 27 per cent in a statement. BAGHDAD, 11 March around midday near an
of new AIDS cases in the In the early days of the — A car bomb went off in Iraqi Army patrol in the
United States were in AIDS pandemic, fewer southwestern Baghdad near Radhwaniyah area, killing a
women — and women of women were infected with an Iraqi Army patrol on soldier and wounding three
colour, especially African HIV, Dr. Fauci, Director Friday, killing a soldier and others,” the source told
American women, made of the National Institutes wounding three others, an Xinhua on condition of
up the majority of these of Allergy and Infectious Interior Ministry source said. anonymity. Iraqi security
new cases, according to Diseases continued. “A car bomb detonated forces cordoned off the area
the US Centres for However, as of 2005, searching for attackers,
Disease and Prevention. 46 per cent of adults Polar bear cubs play added the source.
To raise awareness of living with HIV/AIDS on their first day out Earlier in the day, a
this growing problem in throughout the world were on public display at roadside bomb hit a US
the Ouwehands Zoo
Woman nabbed for convoy setting a tank on fire
in Rhenen, the
in eastern Baghdad,
Netherlands, on 10
shoplifting for 81st time according to a source from
March, 2006.
the same ministry.
VILNIUS, 10 March — Lithuanian Viktorija INTERNET MNA/Xinhua
Raudonyte has never held a job, but police say that
Peru museum has diseases on the brain
hasn’t stopped the single mother of three from making
ends meet.
Raudonyte, 25, was detained for the 81st time this LIMA, 10 March —Thousands of human brains float in jars of formaldehyde at a unique museum
that gives visitors to Lima an up-close view of brain diseases, from trichinosis to stroke.
week, for shoplifting cosmetics at a shopping mall near
her home in Klaipeda, 186 miles from Vilnius, police More than 2,500 of persons felled by a hose, and a 30-centimetre instead of a nose, and a
said. “Stealing is like a regular job for her. There are brains are on display in a AIDS, Alzheimers, clots, (12-inch)-long knife for third a brain but no skull.
probably no shopping centers left where she hasn’t modest museum in Lima hemorrhages, heart attacks slicing open skulls. Animal brains in the
been busted,” police officer Jonas Vaitkevicius said sponsored by the National and a myriad of tumours. Museum director Diana collection, of chickens,
Friday Institute of Neurological The museum is the Rivas, a slight neuro- monkeys, cats and dogs,
Raudonyte, who has had little education and is Sciences (INCN). proud owner of a brain that pathologist, supervises 100 are distinguished by their
unemployed, has managed to evade harsh punishment Visitors can see brains died of Creutzfeld-Jacob autopsies each year. That cream color, distinct from
because, police said, she knows that under Lithuanian disease, the human variant allows her to consider each the gray of the human
law, she can only receive a sentence of community of “mad cow,” which results brain for inclusion in the brains. A healthy human
service for stealing items worth less than 125 litas in progressive dementia and collection. brain weighs 1.2 kilos
($43).—Internet loss of muscle control. “For me, cutting brains (2.6 pounds) and is like
Also on exhibit: the is like peeling potatoes,” hard jelly at death, Rivas
US hostage Tom Fox
brains of people who died Rivas said as she toyed with said. “One month later
of trichinosis, the most the giant knife. it dries up and becomes
killed in Iraq
common brain disease in The museum also has as tough as a (pencil)
Peru, caused by eating deformed fetuses. One fetus eraser,” she said.
WASHINGTON, 10 March — An American who was undercooked meat, usually has one eye, another a hole Internet
among four Christian activists kidnapped last year in
pork. One brain, donated
Iraq has been killed, a State Department spokesman
by US physicians, is sliced
said Friday.
in half and the right
The FBI verified that a body found in Iraq Friday A cross-section of a hemisphere dissected to
morning was that of Tom Fox, 54, of Clear Brook, Va, human skull on display
show the skin, bone, arteries
spokesman Noel Clay said. He said he had no at Lima's Museum of
and veins.
information on the other three hostages. the Brain. Thousands
The brains, collected
Clay said additional forensics will be done in the of human brains float
in jars of formaldehyde since 1942, are crammed
United States. The US Embassy in Baghdad is
at the unique museum onto shelves covering the
investigating, he said.
that gives visitors to walls from floor level to the
Fox was the one American among four Christian
Lima an up-close view four-meter (13-foot) high
Peacemaker activists kidnapped last year in Iraq. of brain diseases, ceiling.
On Tuesday, Al-Jazeera television aired footage of from trichinosis to A nearby autopsy room
the three other activists purportedly appealing to their stroke.—˚INTERNET holds only a concrete table, Museum of the Brain . —INTERNET
governments to secure their release.—Internet
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 12 March, 2006 5
Chinese expert says Indo-China
cooperation benefits Asia
NEW DELHI, 10 March an annual economic enjoy great potential in
— Sino-India cooperation growth of 5.5 per cent in economic cooperation, he
will lead Asia to a new the past few years while said, adding that working
century of peace, stability China kept reporting 8 to together instead of
and prosperity, said Liu 9 per cent growth in the competition will benefit
Jingqin, vice-president past two decades. the two.
of Chinese People’s The two countries MNA/Xinhua
Association for Peace
Three sailors missing after ship
and Disarmament, here
Thursday. The rapid
sinks off Egypt
economic growth in China
and India will support the VALLETTA, 10 March after the ship sank in
sustainable and steady — Three sailors were strong winds and high
economic growth in Asia, missing on Thursday but waves 75 miles from Port
A worker selects bad leaves of new green tea in a workshop in Suzhou,
Liu said at the Seminar on 12 were rescued after a Said in northern Egypt.
east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 9 March, 2006. About 25,000 tea leaves
China-India Relations Maltese-flagged cargo The ship was
picked before the Qingming Festival will be needed to produce 500-gramme
held here Thursday, one ship sank off the Egyptian travelling from Turkey to
of the functions for coast, Maltese officials Port Said with a cargo of new green tea.—INTERNET
At least 26 killed in Ugandan church collapse
“China-India Friendship said. containers, they said.
Year”. The Malta Maritime The Egyptian
“As the two largest Authority said it was officials said they had also KAMPALA,10 March — Ssekabira Eliphaz, the official capital added. Plain clothe
developing countries in investigating the sink- received a distress signal At least 26 people were of Mulago Hospital told police restrained access to
Asia, the development of ing of the Teklivka, from a Syrian ship they killed in a church collapse Xinhua, bringing the death the clinic section while
China and India is vital which Lloyds Casualty named as the Rafiq but accident overnight in a toll to at least 26, including dozens of families waited in
for the development of Reporting identified as a when a Coast Guard downpour in the northern 20 victims, on the site. “The the hallway in anxiety.
Asia,” he said. Both China 4,168 deadweight tonne vessel went out to suburb of Kampala, hospital remaining 83 injured were Another hospital official said
and India have reported general cargo ship. investigate they found it official said Thursday. still under treatment, most of the wounds seemed not
remarkable economic Its cargo was not was a false alarm. “Six people died after them in severe conditions,” serious, but they were deep
growth in the past few known, Lloyds said in The Coast Guard they were rushed in among the official of the biggest and cuts in most cases.
years, which helped make London. Earlier, found the Rafiq 12 miles 89 injured last night,” best equipped hospital of the MNA/Reuters
Asia the most active Egyptian port officials from the port of Damietta Mass. bottle message ends up
economic zone in the said one sailor was lost, in the Nile Delta and
world, Liu said. presumed drowned, but brought it safely into port.
India has maintained that 15 crew were rescued MNA/Reuters in Africa
LYNN, 11 March— A message in a bottle launched in Massachusetts two
years ago has travelled halfway around the world. In a letter postmarked from
Morocco, 26-year-old Assila Ahmed wrote that he’d found a bottle thrown
into the water by Genevive Hernandez of Lynn.
Hernandez, now a 13- “I thought it wasn’t he found the bottle about
year-old seventh grader, going anywhere,” said 10:30 am on 18 Dec, 2005.
was among group of fifth- Hernandez. “Mine was Hernandez’ bright orange
graders who on 20 Nov, stuck on the seaweed.” card wrapped in plastic
2003 put messages in Students received bore the address the
bottles and cast them off replies from 14 people Brickett School in Lynn,
from Lynn’s shores that before Hernandez where she attended classes
stormy day. received hers. Most were two years ago.
Hernandez said she’s from the Cape Cod area. The only request from
amazed that her green One made it as far as the African man: a letter
Employees of a Renault dealership and plainclothes police officers look at
Sprite bottle made it as far England. But Hernan- back from Hernandez.
damaged cars in Athens, on 11 March, 2006. Dozens of cars were believed
as it did since most of them dez’s bottle had, by far, Hernandez’s teacher
damaged in arson attacks against five French car dealerships across Athens
either bounced right back the longest journey, fifth-grade teacher at
early on Saturday, police said. Four Renault and one Citroen dealerships were
to shore or ended up only travelling 3,500 miles. Brickett, Sheila Thomas,
targeted in the attacks in four parts of the city, in the pre-dawn attacks.
as far as the Cape. In the letter to said he will get one.
INTERNET Hernandez, Ahmed said INTERNET
Giant trade gap:
no end in sight
WASHINGTON, 10 world’s largest economy guered US auto industry, likely to remain an
March—America’s trade can play borrower and and an exodus of dollars important issue.
deficit has been setting consumer to the world. going to pay for OPEC The change, when it
records with such The issue may take oil. comes, could bring a
frequency that it seems on new urgency in a The huge trade weaker dollar and higher
almost tiresome to hear it congressional election imbalance was top of mind interest rates for US
again: Another month, year, stoked by news with US lawmakers borrowers as foreign
another $68.5 billion. Thursday that the trade recently, when they willingness to lend
But the gap between deficit hit a new high in quizzed incoming Federal dollars to the US ebbs.
what America imports January. Reserve Chairman Ben Moreover, the longer
and what it exports is The monthly record Bernanke about their it takes for “global
growing so rapidly and is attributed to a surge economic concerns. imbalances” to begin a
relentlessly that it is in goods from fast-rising Even if a soft landing correction, the tougher A woman and daughter leave the scene as Brazilian
provoking new concern China, a tide of imports were to eventually occur, the adjustment could be. Army soldiers take position during an operation to
search for weapons at the Providencia slum in Rio
about how long the affecting the belea- the trade deficit would be Internet
de Janeiro, 10 March, 2006.—INTERNET
6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 12 March, 2006
Minister warns companies not to miss
business opportunities in China, India
BERLIN, 10 March — German Economics and Technology Minister
Michael Glos warned here Thursday German companies not to miss
opportunities in China and India.
“We must use the very successful so far, but echoed him by saying that
chances that are offered to “looking towards the corporate Germany needed
us in both countries,” he medium term this is to be careful that it did lose
said at a conference probably not enough”. its position at the top of
organized by Germany’s He added that German international investors in
Chamber of Trade and companies need to invest research and development
Industry (DIHK). in both China and India in China and India.
Glos said that the in their infrastructure The German DIHK
strong flow of investment development and specific has been pushing for
and exports to other parts sectors such as engineering stronger business role in
of the European Union and environmental tech- the two Asian countries,
by Germany’s small-to- nology. where economic growth
Coloured powder is applied to an Indian student during the celebration of
medium sized companies DIHK president has been rapid.
Basanta Utsab or Spring Festival in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata,
had been appropriate and Ludwig Georg Braun MNA/Xinhua
on10 March, 2006.—INTERNET
India, Chile sign Free Trade Agreement
ICRC helicopter crashes in quake-hit
NEW DELHI, 10 March — India has signed a Preferential Trade Agreement
Kashmir, two pilots injured
(PTA) with Chile, Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry said here on
Wednesday.
ISLAMABAD, 10 March — A helicopter of the International Indian Minister of Menon and Ambassador of million US dollars,
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) crashed Thursday in the Commerce and Industry Chile to India Jorge Heine according to statistics.
earthquake-hit Kashmir, injuring the pilot and the co-pilot, an ICRC Kamal Nath said the on behalf of the Chilean Indian products for
spokesman said. agreement marks a “water- Government. export include textiles,
Raza Hamdani, the Islamabad by an ICRC he said. shed in ties between the Kamal Nath said the chemicals, pharmaceu-
spokesman, told the Geo rescue helicopter, “Their condition is two countries as it will PTA would take bilateral ticals, engineering and
television that helicopter Hamdani said. They were stated to be out of danger,” impart a new dimension to trade to a higher plan with a agricultural machinery, and
was engaged in relief shifted to the Intensive the ICRC spokesman said. our trade relations in the substantial growth in two- Chilean products are
operations in Pakistan- Care Unit of the hospital, MNA/Xinhua times to come”. way trade. mainly copper, cellulose,
controlled Kashmir when The agreement was In 2004-05, total trade newsprint, iodine, fish meal,
it crashed in the Bandey signed by Indian Com- between India and Chile wood boards, planks and
Fateh Jang area of merce Secretary SN were valued at 447.54 salmon.
Neelum Valley around Both sides also
12:00 noon local time. 14 killed in bus crash in Brazil discussed the draft reports
There was no im- of the Joint Study Group
mediate word about the RIO DE JANEIRO, 10 March — At least 14 (JSG) and agreed to submit
causes of the crash. Pilots people were killed, dozens injured when then bus their findings to their
Dave Peterson and Mike turned over early on Thursday morning in Brazil, respective governments to
Church from South Africa local police said. consider further action on a
were injured, when they The remains of a helicopter from the International The accident occurred at a highway in the Brazilian Free Trade Agreement
jumped from the chopper, Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sits crashed in state of Minas Gerais, local media reported. (FTA) between the two
the spokesman said.They the mountain village of Chinari, some 30 km (19 The bus was carrying a total 40 passengers and was countries.
were flown to the Pakistan miles) above the earthquake-devastated city of en route to a resort in central Brazil when the accident Chile is one of India’s
Institute of Medical Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on happened. The injured were taken to local hospitals. major trading partners in
Sciences (PIMS) in 9 March, 2006. — INTERNET The cause of the accident is under investigation. Latin America.
MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua
Asian Film Festival Death toll rises to 16 in bus accident in Turkey
opens in France
ANKARA, 10 March — Death toll rose to 16 after a passenger bus plunged into a river in northern
Turkey on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
PARIS, 10 March — Three movies by Hong
The bus, which was and plunged into the said the report. to 16.
France’s annual Asian Kong film makers —
en route from Istanbul to Kelkit River in Resadiye Turkish rescue teams An earlier report said
Film Festival opened “Mob Sister,” “One Night
the eastern province of Town of Black Sea city recovered two more that at least 14 people were
Wednesday in the chic in Mongkok” and “The
Van with 39 passengers of Tokat in northern bodies, including that of a killed, 11 others wounded
French resort of Deauville, Myth”, will compete
aboard, drove off a road Turkey early Thursday, child, raising the death toll and 11 survived in the
drawing world attention to against South Korean
accident.
Asian film makers who will movies — “A Bittersweet
“They have been
present more than 40 Life” and “General of
hospitalized in Resadiye,
movies at the four-day Heaven” — in the “Action
and are in a stable
festival. The eighth edition Asia” section. The festival
condition,” Resadiye
of the festival, which paid tribute to Chinese
subgovernor Ferhat
features films from China, director Chen Kaige, who
Kurtoglu was quoted as
Japan, Thailand, South was in Deauville for the
saying, adding that rescue
Korea, Singapore and screening of his latest
workers were continuing
Indonesia, comprises feature “The Promise”
to search for other missing
three separate sections: which was also the opening
passengers. Meanwhile,
“Features”, “Action Asia”, film of the festival . “The
Tokat Deputy Governor
and “Panorama”. Promise,” which won
Izzet Ercan, who said that
In the main competition warm applause at the
there were two drivers,
section of “Features”, four opening, is a mythical
two stewards and 39
Chinese films—“Dam epic set in ancient China
passengers on the bus,
Street,””Blue Cha featuring stunning special
Rescue workers pull a body out of a bus in Tokat, Turkey, on 9 March, 2006. speculated that the
Cha,””Falling in Love,” effects and a final message
Earlier on Thursday the bus was submerged in the waters of Kelkit Rive, carrying accident might have
and “AV” will contend that through true love and
40 people, killing at least 14 passengers and injuring 11 others. 16 were still happened due to high
for the most coveted honour destinies can be
missing. INTERNET speed. — MNA/Xinhua
Golden Lotus award. changed.— MNA/Xinhua
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 12 March, 2006 7
Malaysia eyes closer ties China’s large aircraft dream to
with Vietnam come true by 2015
HANOI, 11 March — Malaysia wants to boost cooperation with Vietnam,
especially in the fields of oil and gas, energy and education, local newspaper BEIJING, 11 March — China is expected to realize its “large aircraft” dream
by the year 2015, a senior aviation official said Friday in an exclusive interview
Labour Friday quoted a Malaysian official as saying.
with Xinhua.
Malaysia, home to have done business in ties between the two peo-
“Large aircraft” refer senior official with the sidered building a large
many good schools, hopes Vietnam for a long time ples and a continued boost
to large transportation state-owned China Avia- 150-200 seat commercial
to receive more Vietnam- and now they want to seek of two-way trade and in-
planes with a carrying ca- tion Industry Corporation aircraft, rather than con-
ese students, visiting new cooperation opportu- vestment, said the official.
pacity exceeding 100 tons, I and also a deputy to Chi- tinuing to merely rely on
Malaysian Foreign Min- nities in the country, he The trade volume be-
trunk liners with more than na’s Parliament or the Boeing of the United Sates
ister Syed Hamid Albar noted. tween the two countries
150 seats and other de- National People’s Con- and Europe’s Airbus.
said in an interview with Albar, who arrived stood at 2.2 billion US
rivative special-purpose gress (NPC), said he was “Although China has
the newspaper. here for a three-day visit dollars in 2005.
planes, Liu said. happy to learn that the encountered difficulties
To promote bilateral to Vietnam on Wednes- Malaysia now ranks
Liu Daxiang, who is a development of large air- and failed in several large
multi-faceted coopera- day, met with Vietnamese the 9th among countries
craft is listed as one of the aircraft development
tion, the two countries State President Tran Duc and regions having in- Former
country’s 16 major deve- plans, the experience ob-
should exchange more Luong and Prime Minis- vestment in Vietnam,
Indonesian lopment plans in the 11th tained has laid a good
high-level delegations and ter Phan Van Khai on with projects mainly in
Five- Year Programme for foundation for the com-
strengthen information Thursday. the fields of hotel, ser- President Wahid
the 2006-2010 period. ing scheme,” he said.
sharing among enter- Malaysia considers vice, construction, heavy
hospitalized “If things are going Liu, who is also an
prises, he said. Vietnam a long-term part- industry, oil and gas, and
smoothly, large transport academician of the Chi-
Malaysian enterprises ner and hopes for closer banking.— MNA/Xinhua JAKARTA, 11 March — planes for military and nese Academy of Engi-
Former Indonesian presi- civil purposes are ex- neering, has submitted,
dent Abdurrahman Wahid pected to fly into the sky together with other ex-
Photo dated was admitted to hospital in 10 years,” Liu said. perts, motions to the
December 2005 on Wednesday and doc- “With five more years NPC’s second and third
tors said Friday he should of further development, annual sessions held re-
shows Russian stay until this weekend for the Chinese people are spectively in 2003 and
health officials physical fatigue. likely to travel by home- 2004, calling for earlier
taking samples Wahid, popularly made 150-seat planes by research and development
from a contami- known as Gus Dur, suf- 2020.” of large aircraft.
fered high blood pressure, China has long con- MNA/Xinhua
nated river in Dr Umar Wahid said at
Khabarovsk. the Ciptomangunkusumo 13 foreign sailors saved
INTERNET Hospital here.
“What Gus Dur needs from shipwreck in
now is a good rest,” the
doctor said. N-E China sea waters
9 found dead in Japan in suspected
Another doctor at the
hospital said Wahid must SHENYANG, 11 March — Thirteen foreign sail-
group suicides stay until Sunday. ors were rescued from a sinking cargo ship Thurs-
Wahid, 65, stepped day afternoon in the sea waters near Dandong Port
TOKYO, 11 March — Japanese police are investigating two separate cases of down from his short-lived in northeast China’s Liaoning Province.
suspected group suicide after nine people were found dead in parked cars, the presidency in 2001 after The 13 foreigners, including eight people from
latest in a series of such cases. being impeached by a spe- South Korea and five from the Philippines, were aboard
cial session of the Peo- the South Korea-registered ship when it began to sink
Five men and one people have met through able — down from the
ple’s Consultative Assem- 65 sea miles from Dandong at 1:30 pm on Thursday.
woman were found dead the Internet, although record-high 34,427 in
bly for incompetence. Dandong’s border inspection guards, who received
in a station wagon in police declined to say 2003 but second only to
Nearly-blind Wahid’s SOS signals from the crew members, rushed to the
Saitama Prefecture, just whether this was the case Russia among Group of
reelection bid in 2004 was scene for rescue along with the local maritime salvag-
north of Tokyo, a police with the six people in Eight industrialized na-
dashed by his failure to ers.
spokesman said. Saitama. tions.
pass medical examination. Despite strong winds and high waves, the Chinese
He noted that charcoal In 2003, 34 died in According to World
He is now one of the salvagers managed to take all the 13 crew members to
stoves were found in the group suicides, rising to Health Organization data,
leaders of the country’s safety at 3:15 pm the same day.
car but declined to give 55 in 2004 and 91 last Japan’s suicide rate was
largest Muslim group The ship, carrying 6,100 tons of goods from
further details, citing on- year. 24.1 per 100,000 people
Nahdlatul Ulama. Dandong to South Korea, sank entirely into the
going investigations. The That compares with a in 2000, compared with
MNA/Xinhua seawaters at around 5:00 pm. — MNA/Xinhua
charcoal generates carbon total of 32,325 suicides in 39.4 in Russia and 10.4
monoxide, a poisonous 2004, the latest year for in the United States.
gas. which figures are avail- MNA/Reuters
Separately, a man and
two women were found
Isuzu to recall trucks
dead in a sealed car
parked in the foothills of
with exhaust pipe defect
a mountain in Aomori
Prefecture, some 280
miles north of Tokyo, a TOKYO, 11 March — Isuzu Motors Ltd said on
police spokesman said. Thursday it will recall about 2,700 set of its trucks
In this case too, char- under three models due to possible defects on ex-
coal stoves were found in haust pipes, local reports said.
the car with the three, In its report to the Ministry of Land, Infrastruc-
who were undergoing ture and Transport, Isuzu said it has detected that the
treatment for mental ill- welding on these vehicles’ exhaust pipes are not
ness and may have met strong enough and the pipes may crack, causing
at hospital, an Aomori exhaust leaks, Kyodo News said.
police spokesman said. The possibly defective vehicles were made be-
The number of Japa- tween June 2002 and October 2004, and were sold
nese killing themselves in under model names of Isuzu’s Elf, Nissan Motor Chickens await vaccination against bird flu at the settlement Peredovoi 100 km
group suicides has risen Co’s Atlas, and Nissan Disel Motor Co’s Condor, (62 miles) from the Russia’s southern city of Stavropol, on 11 March, 2006.
steadily in recent years, the report added. Supply of the first batches of the bird flu vaccine to Russia’s Southern federal
and in many cases the MNA/Xinhua district was launched on Friday, Itar-Tass news agency reported. —INTERNET
8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 12 March, 2006
Indian
President
Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam
concludes
goodwill visit to
Myanmar
Prime Minister General Soe Win bids
farewell to Indian President
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
MNA
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Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein bids farewell
to Indian President
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. — MNA
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Indian Ambassador Mr Bhaskar Kumar
Mitra and embassy staff see off
Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
MNA
Information Minister inspects functions
of Photolitho Press
YANGON, 11 March Win Khaung. Managing vention measures and fire
— Minister for Informa- Director of Printing and fighting drills.
tion Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan Publishing Enterprise U Afterwards, the
inspected Photolitho Press Aung Nyein presented a minister inspected func-
in Bahan Township yes- supplementary report. tions of the press and ware-
terday. Minister Brig-Gen houses. In giving instruc-
Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan gave instruc- tions, he said that officials
Kyaw Hsan heard a report tions to employees of the are to coordinate with
on printing tasks, and se- press on taking security technicians for renovation
curity and fire prevention measure. He also in- of the press building. Ar-
measures presented by structed officials to super- rangements are to be made
Press Manager U Hlaing vise security and fire pre- for repairing machines
parts. Matters related to
old machine parts that can-
not be used are to be con-
ducted in line with the
rules and regulations.
MNA
Grand Royal Special Reserve Golf Championship kicks off in Lashio
Deputy Com- par 68 each on the first Golf Federation, and
mander of North-East round. Bala, Shwe Nann, mainly sponsored by
Command Brig-Gen Hla and Hla Myint (Muse) tied IBTC together with co-
Myint, Design and Devel- at the second position by sponsors Air Mandalay
opment Director U Tin Oo firing a three-under-par Ltd, Crusher Club Soda,
of International Beverages 69. Third position golfer Srixon, and Grand Plaza
Trading Co Ltd and Kyaw Thet Paing, Thang Parkroyal Hotel. Han
MPGA and MGF Execu- Esk, Soe Thein and Tin Event Management per-
tive U Ko Ko Lay opened Win scored a two-under- formed functions of the
YANGON, 11 March the championship by tee- par 70 each. championship.
— The Grand Royal Spe- ing off before the compe- A total of 120 ama- The second round
cial Reserve Golf Cham- titions of the first round. teur golfers are taking part of the championship con-
pionship 2006 was opened Than Win (Muse) in the competitions. tinues tomorrow at the
Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan inspects Photolitho at Lashio Golf Club in and Win Naing (N-E Com- The championship same venue.
Press of Printing and Publishing Enterprise. — MNA Lashio this morning. mand) shot a four-under- is organized by Myanmar MNA
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 12 March, 2006 9
UMFCCI President hosts dinner in honour of
Indian President
YANGON, 11 March —
Visiting President of the
Republic of India Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam attended a
dinner hosted in his hon-
our by President of the
Union of Myanmar Fed-
eration of Chambers of
Commerce and Industry
U Win Myint at the Trad-
ers Hotel on Sule Pagoda
Road at 8.30 pm yester-
day.
The Indian Presi-
dent was accompanied by
high-ranking officers of
the Indian Government
and Indian Ambassador to Indian President Dr Abdul Kalam elaborates on industry, economy and technology at the dinner. — MNA
Myanmar Mr Bhaskar Commerce Brig-Gen Tin presidents of the UMFCCI explained industries, dent replied to the ques- After the dinner,
Kumar Mitra and embassy Naing Thein, Minister for and CEC members, entre- economy and technologi- tions. The Indian Presi- Indian President Dr APJ
officials. Science and Technology preneurs and guests. cal matters. dent and goodwill delega- Abdul Kalam cordially
Also present at the U Thaung, Myanmar First, UMFCCI Entrepreneurs of tion members were served greeted the entrepreneurs.
dinner were Minister for Ambassador to India U President U Win Myint the UMFCCI asked about with dinner. MNA
National Planning and Kyi Thein, departmental extended greetings. investment opportunities
Measures for ensuring smooth
Economic Development officials of the Ministry Next, Indian Presi- between Myanmar and
U Soe Tha, Minister for of Foreign Affairs, vice- dent Dr APJ Abdul Kalam India. The Indian Presi- and secure transport discussed
YANGON, 11 March — Yangon Division Super-
visory Committee for Ensuring Smooth and Secure
Transport held its coordination meeting at Yangon
Command yesterday evening, attended by Yangon
Division Peace and Development Council Chairman
Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay
Win.
First, Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win made
a speech. Afterwards, rectors and pro-rectors of uni-
versities and colleges in Yangon, officials, supervi-
sory committee members, departmental officials, chair-
men of bus-lines reported on matters related to shool
buses, declining traffic accidents, conversion of vehi-
cles into CNG vehicles.
Regarding the reports, the commander attended
to the needs and the meeting ended with the conclud-
Commander Maj-Gen Tha Aye speaks at the convocation of the University for Development of ing remarks by the commander. — MNA
National Races. — MNA Progress of Pyapon Bridge
UDNR holds 15th convocation
construction inspected
YANGON, 11 March—The 15th convocation of The commander in his speech said that the YANGON, 11 March — Accompanied by
the University for Development of National Races newly-completed students are to be convinced of
Deputy Minister for Construction Brig-Gen Myint
took place along with the fourth conferring of di- the importance of the duties of education staff and
Thein and officials, Minister for Construction Maj-
ploma certificates at the university yesterday. to nurture youths of national races to become quali-
Gen Saw Tun oversaw upgrading of Twantay-Kanbe-
Chairman of the UDNR University Council fied human resources. They are also to realize the
Kungyangon-Dedaye-Pyapon Road this morning.
Chairman of Sagaing Division Peace and Develop- unremitting efforts the government makes to create
At the site of Pyapon Bridge Construction
ment Council Commander of North-West Command political and economic opportunities in the drive for
Project, Deputy Superintending Engineer U Khin
Maj-Gen Tha Aye conferred certificates of MEd de- building a peaceful, modern and developed nation
Maung Hse of the project reported to the minister on
gree on three students, post-graduate degree on 53 with flourishing discipline and to play a leading role
progress of the project and future tasks.
students, and BEd degree on 92 students, Vice-Chair- in organizing local communities exerting the knowl-
The minister gave necessary instructions, and
man of the UDNR University Council Chairman of edge gained from the courses so as to raise the so-
fulfilled the requirements of heavy machinery. He
the Civil Service Selection and Training Board Dr cial-economic life of local people. He also called on
also inspected progress of construction at the bridge.
Than Nyun, certificates of BEd degrees on 157 stu- them to inculcate local people and students with
MNA
dents, and Rector U Zaw Min Thein, certificates of Union Spirit and correct outlooks.
degree on 96 students and teachership training di- The commander and the CSSTB chairman held MMCWA donations for
ploma on 68 students. a meeting with outstanding students. — MNA
Cancer Foundation
Appointments presented to UDNR graduates
YANGON, 11 March — A ceremony to donate
medicines to U Hla Tun Hospice Cancer Foundation in
YANGON, 11 March — The ceremonies to mark trainees. Dagon Myothit (East) Township this morning.
concluding Junior Assistant Teachership Course No First, Head of Departments (Academic Affairs) Chairman of the Foundation U Hla Tun ex-
15 of University for Development of National Races U Htay Lwin read out the report on Junior Assistant plained functions of the foundation.
and presenting the letters of appointment to gradu- Teachership Course No 15 and Rector U Zaw Min Next, Central Executive Committee members
ates of No 37 BEd 4-year Course took place at the Thein presented the completion certificates to train- and the Executive Director of the Myanmar Maternal
UDNR yesterday afternoon. ees and appointments to graduates of No 37 BEd 4- and Child Welfare Association handed over medicines
Present on the occasion were Rector of the year Course. worth K 1.5 million donated by MMCWA to Founda-
university U Zaw Min Thein, representatives of state/ Next, the rector awarded prizes to the out- tion Chairman U Hla Tun.
division PDCs, faculty members of the university, standing trainees and the ceremonies ended with the They comforted cancer patients at the building
heads of departments, lecturers, teachers, guests and concluding remarks by the rector. — MNA of the foundation. — MNA
10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 12 March, 2006
Lt-Gen Ye Myint
inspects progress
in construction of
Yeywa hydel
power project.
MNA
Merits shared for Jivitadana donations
Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects summer paddy
YANGON, 11 March Pandita Bhaddanta
fields in Pyigyidagun Township — The 41st merit-shar- Angisa of Palikayi
ing ceremony for cash Pariyatti Monastery of
donations to the fund of Thakayta Township ad-
YANGON, 11 tended a ceremony to party inspected demon- They went to the Jivitadana Sangha Hospi- ministered the Five Pre-
March — Member of the assign duties to depart- stration of the use of site of Yeywa Hydel tal was held in conjunc- cepts.
State Peace and Develop- ments and social organi- physic nut oil in stoves, Electric Power Project tion with the ceremony to After offering alms
ment Council Lt-Gen Ye zations in Mandalay Di- lamps and milling ma- where Deputy Director- honour the wellwishers at to members of the
Myint of the Ministry of vision to grow physic nut chines. General U Win Kyi re- home and abroad at the Sangha, the Sayadaw
Defence, Chairman of held near the Tooth Relic Lt-Gen Ye Myint, the ported on construction hall of the hospital this delivered a sermon, and
Mandalay Division Peace Pagoda (Mandalay). commander and the of diversion tunnels and afternoon. the congregation shared
and Development Coun- Manager of Manda- mayor planted physic nut others. Lt-Gen Ye Presiding Nayaka merits gained.
cil Commander of Cen- lay Division Myanma saplings. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the Sayadaw Agga Maha MNA
tral Command Maj-Gen Agriculture Service U Myint and party paid progress of work.
Respects to be paid to
Khin Zaw, Mandalay Aung Kyin reported on obeisance to the Buddha Lt-Gen Ye Myint
Mayor Brig-Gen Phone cultivation of 500,000 image at the Tooth Relic also inspected district to
title-recipient Sayadaws
Zaw Han and officials of acres of physic nut Pagoda (Mandalay). district roads in Singaing
the State Peace and De- yearly. Next, Lt-Gen Ye They proceeded to and Patheingyi Town-
YANGON, 11 March Ñanavamsa who was
velopment Council and Myint presented physic Htonbo-Myitnge short ships. He proceeded to
— Kayan Township As- conferred Agga Maha
heads of departments in- nut seeds to Deputy Chief cut road and inspected Phyaukseikpin Village in
sociation will hold a re- Saddamajotika. The cer-
spected summer paddy Justice (Mandalay) U construction of dual road Kyaukse Township and
spect-paying ceremony emony will take place at
fields in irrigated summer Khin Maung Latt, and the axis and cultiva- inspected construction of
for Kainggon Monastery Ayeyawady Division
paddy special zone in Deputy Attorney-General tion of summer paddy. Shwesayan Phyauk-
Sayadaw Bhaddanta Damayon on Gyadawya
Pyigyidagun Township (Mandalay) U Han Shein, Lt-Gen Ye Myint seikpin-Naungkhanthan
Sobhita who was con- Street in Bahan Town-
on 6 March. Deputy Director-General gave instructions on lay- Road section and con-
ferred Agga Maha ship at 9 am on 15
Lt-Gen Ye Myint in- of Archaeology Depart- ing of culverts and struction of Naungkhan
Pandita title and March. — MNA
spected cultivation of ment U Aung Kyaing and proper drainage and in- Bridge (Thanywa) across
Kamakalu village monas- AFF Council
summer paddy. Lt-Gen officials. spected ground level- Zawgyi River.
tery Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Ye Myint and party at- Lt-Gen Ye Myint and ling. MNA
meets
YANGON, 11 March
— The 21st ASEAN
Football Federation
Council meeting took
place at Sedona Hotel,
here, this evening. It was
attended by President of
AFF Tengku Tan Sri
Dato Seri Ahmad (Ma-
laysia), Vice-President
Mr Ibrahim Othman (Sin-
gapore) and officials,
President of Myanmar
Football Federation U
Zaw Zaw and delegates
Lt-Gen Ye Myint oversees construction of Naungkham Bridge (Thanywa) crossing Zawgyi River. — MNA of 11 member countries
of AFF.
At the meeting,
Special sale of Industry-1
they discussed matters on
holding of ASEAN
Ministry continues
Championship Women
YANGON, 11 March — To hail the 61st Anni- Football Tournament,
versary Armed Forces Day, the special sale of Min- ASEAN U-20 Football
istry of Industry-1 continued in North Okkalapa Tournament, ASEAN U-
Township today. 17 Football Tournament
A total of 345 kinds of products of factories and ASEAN Futsal Tour-
under the ministry including garment, foodstuff, nament in 2006-2007.
medicines and household items, ceramics, station- AFF member
ery and electrical appliances are available at the countries, Myanmar,
reasonable price at the sale and it was packed with Thailand, Malaysia, Sin-
the public. gapore, Indonesia, Viet-
Besides, the artistes entertained with the songs nam, Laos, the Philip-
to the visitors and the restaurants are also being pines, Cambodia, Brunei
opened at the sale. The special sale will be kept open and Timor Leste are at-
daily from 8 am to 8 pm. 21st ASEAN Football Federation Council Meetig in progress at tending the meeting.
MNA Sedona Hotel — MNA MNA