2nd Waning of Tazaungmon 1369 ME Monday, 26 November, 2007Volume XV, Number 224

Established 1914

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

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development of other sectors of theeconomy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco-nomic system

* Development of the economy inviting partici-pation in terms of technical know-how andinvestments from sources inside the countryand abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economymust be kept in the hands of the State and thenational peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

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

ards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace andtranquillity, prevalence of law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Consti-

tution* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Nov—At the invitation of His Excellency Samdech Akka Moha SenaPadei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Prime Minister of theUnion of Myanmar General Thein Sein will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodiain the near future. — MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Seinto pay official visit to Cambodia

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov — Prime Minister ofthe Union of MyanmarGeneral Thein Sein at-

Prime Minister General Thein Seinattends 3rd East Asian Summit

tended the 3rd East AsianSummit at Shangri-LaHotel in Singapore on 21November and signed the

Singapore Declaration onClimate Change, Energyand Environment.

When Heads of

State/Government of EastAsian countries includingMyanmar arrived at Aca-cia Ballroom of the hotel

to attend the 3rd EastAsian Summit, they werewelcomed and greeted bySingaporean Prime Min-

ister Mr Lee Hsien Loong.Present on the oc-

casion were Brunei For-eign Minister HajiMohamed Bolkiah on be-half of King of the BruneiDarussalam, CambodianPrime Minister SamdechHun Sen, IndonesianPresident Dr SusiloBambang Yudhoyono,Lao PDR Prime MinisterMr Bouasone Bouph-avanh, Malaysian PrimeMinister Datuk SeriAbdullah bin Haji AhmadBadawi, Philippine Presi-dent Madame GloriaMacapagal Arroyo, ThaiPrime Minister GeneralSurayud Chulanont, Viet-namese Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung, Aus-tralian Foreign MinisterMr Alexander Downer on

(See page 8)Heads of State/Government pose for documentary photo at 3rd East Asian Summit. — MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein attends 3rd East Asian Summit. — MNA

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM1

2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007

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 DesireMonday, 26 November, 2007

Enhance ASEAN+3cooperation to establishEast Asian Community

The 11th ASEAN+3 Summit, the 11thASEAN+China Summit, the 11thASEAN+Japan Summit, the 11thASEAN+Korea Summit and the 6thASEAN+India Summit were held on 20 and21 November in Singapore, the Republic ofSingapore.

The summits were attended by PrimeMinister of the Union of Myanmar GeneralThein Sein, leaders of ASEAN nations, Headsof State/Government of the People’s Repub-lic of China, Japan and the Republic ofKorea, and the ASEAN Secretary-General.

At the ASEAN+3 Summit, establish-ment of free trade area together with ASEAN,establishment of East Asian Community, andcooperation in regional peace and stabilitywere discussed. Moreover, matters related tocombating international terrorism, preven-tion against infectious diseases and environ-mental conservation were discussed.

At the 11th ASEAN+Japan, the 11thASEAN+Korea and the 6th ASEAN+IndiaSummit, the leaders of ASEAN nations andHeads of State/Government exchanged theirviews on eradication of narcotic drugs, pre-vention and preparedness against naturaldisasters, cooperation in development workand development of human resources.

Besides, matters pertaining to estab-lishment of ASEAN-Korea Centre, technol-ogy transfer, all-round economic coopera-tion, further promotion of friendly relationsbetween the peoples, establishment of freetrade area and setting up of science andtechnology funds were discussed.

The summits highlighted regionalpeace and stability and economic develop-ment. Overall, with greater cooperation andunity, the East Asian Community will emergesoon.

YANGON, 25 Nov —A ceremony to enshrinereligious objects at the Buddha Image of Maha BodiPagoda was held at Majjhima Bodh Gaya OrdinationHall in the precinct of Myanmar Bodh Gaya Monas-tery in Sangyoung Township on 23 November.

Lumbini Dr Ashin Sundhara and members of

the Sangha from the monastery enshrined the Buddhaimage and recited Pathana Desana.

Daw Khin Mar Aye, wife of Minister forEnergy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, and party offered Kathinarobes and alms to 40 members of the Sangha.

MNA

Religious objects enshrined intoMaha Bodi Pagoda

Congregation receive Five Precepts from a Sayadaw at 7th communal Kathinaceremony of Myanmar Bodh Gaya Monastery at the corner of Kyaung Street and Aungtawmu

Street in Sangyoung Township, on 23 November.— MNA

U Tin Aye-Daw Khin Khin Win and family ofDhammayon Street at Baukhtaw in YankinTownship donate K 100,000 to Hninzigon

Home for the Aged through Joint TreasurerU Aung Than recently.— H

First round of TatmadawFootball Tournament continues

YANGON, 25 Nov — The first round of the 46thCommander-in-Chief of Defence Services’ Tatmadaw(Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament continuedat the designated zones this evening.

Yangon Command routed No 22 LID 4-0 inSouth-East Command Zone (Mawlamyine); South-West Command beat No 55 LID 2-1 in South-WestCommand Zone (Pathein); Defence Services (Navy)defeated No 33 LID 8-0 in North-West CommandZone (Monywa); No 77 whitewashed No 101 LID9-2 in Central Command Zone (Mandalay); and De-fence Services (Air) trounced No 88 LID 6-0 in South-ern Command Zone (Toungoo). — MNA

Fire broke out in ChaungzonTownship

YANGON, 25 Nov — A fire broke out at a housein old Nathmaw Village of Chaungzon Township at11.30 am yesterday.

A total of 52 houses were destroyed in the fire.The fire victims were temporarily accommodated atthe monastery in the village.

MNA

K 6.5m stolen atdepartment storeYANGON, 25 Nov — Proceeds money was

stolen at a department store on Sabei Street in ThayagonWard of Mingala Taungnyunt Township on 23November morning.

The owner saw the loss of proceeds K 6.5million at the opening drawer at his counter when heopened the store. According to the investigation, theowner knew that store worker Htaik Ko Win, 19, fromDalla, son of U Win Kyi, has stolen the money. Hence,he filed the theft case at Mingala Taungnyunt PoliceStation at 10.40 am on 24 November. — MNA

Fire broke out at gasnozzle factory

YANGON, 25 Nov — A fire broke out at Cham-pion natural gas nozzle factory of U Kyi Win at 42/99on Kanaung Minthargyi Road in Shwepyitha Indus-trial Zone at 10.45 pm on 24 November, starting fromover heat of bags of bran.

Two fire engines put out the fire. At 10.55 pm,the fire could be put under control. With respect to thefire, security person Kyaw Soe, 35, was filed undersection 285 at the police station. — MNA

YANGON, 25 Nov — Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence attended the opening ceremony ofShwekyar Thingan Weaving Contest to mark the 10thBuddha Pujaniya of Tooth Relic Pagoda (Yangon) onDhammapala Hill in Mayangon Township, here, on 23November evening.

At the ceremony, Patron of organizing the contestChairman of Yangon Division Peace and Develop-ment Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-

Gen Hla Htay Win made an opening speech.Next, Patrons of organizing the contest Lt-Gen

Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence, the Com-mander and Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-GenThura Myint Maung opened the contest by cutting theribbons.

Altogether eight groups took part in the contest.Lt-Gen Myint Swe, the commander and party

viewed the looms competing in the contest. — MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends Shwekyar Thingan Weaving Contest

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM2

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007 3

At least 20,000 wounded soldiersnot in Pentagon tally

WASHINGTON, 24 Nov — At least 20,000 US troops who were not classified aswounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs ofbrain injuries, the USA TODAY reported Friday.

The data, compiled by the newspaper based on military records, show thatabout five times as many troops sustained brain trauma as the 4,471 officiallylisted by the Pentagon through 30 September this year.

These cases also are not reflected in the Pentagon’s official tally of wounded,which stands at 30,327. About 1.5 million US troops have served in Iraq, wheretraumatic brain injury can occur despite heavy body armour worn by troops.

MNA/Xinhua

A Thai boy (R) looks at “Krathong” during the Loy Krathong festival inLopburi Province, 150 km (93 miles) northeast of Bangkok on 24 Nov, 2007.Believers float krathongs during the festival which is held to pay homage to

the goddess of the rivers.—INTERNET

Boys stand in front ofa display case

showing a dummy ofHarry Potter at theexhibition “Harry

Potter And The OrderOf The Phoenix” at

Zurich’s centralstation on 24 Nov,

2007. The exhibition,presented in a train,

will be shown inseveral Swiss cities

from 25 Nov to2 Dec. —INTERNET

Russia’s Oksana Domnina (R) and Maxim Shabalinperform in the Ice Dancing Original Dance duringthe ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of Russia in Moscow on 24 Nov, 2007.—INTERNET

EU says cocaine use reaches recordlevels in Europe

LISBON, 24 Nov — More Europeans are consumingcocaine than ever before as its price falls, with mostusers concentrated in Britain and Spain, according tothe European Union drug agency.

“It is estimated that cocaine has been used at leastonce by more than 12 million Europeans, representingalmost 4 per cent of all adults,” it said.

At least 4.5 million Europeans used cocaine lastyear, up from 3.5 million in 2005. That has coincidedwith record hauls of the drug in recent years, with anestimated 107 tons seized in 2005, the EuropeanMonitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction(EMCDDA) said in its 2007 drugs report.

“Cocaine is now, after cannabis, the second mostcommonly used illicit drug in many EU memberstates and in the EU as a whole,” said the EMCDDAin its report of the 27-nation bloc plus Norway andTurkey.

Adults aged between 15 and 34 in Spain andBritain are the biggest consumers of cocaine, whosemain entry point into the EU remains the IberianPeninsula, with Portugal rising in importance.

Experts say growing demand for the drug and astrong euro have increased the pressure for SouthAmerican drug cartels to break through Europe’s tightborders. — MNA/Reuters

Poland’s new PM says to pulltroops from Iraq in 2008

WARSAW, 24 Nov —Poland’s new PrimeMinister Donald Tusk saidFriday that his govern-ment will withdraw all 900Polish troops from Iraqnext year, but willcontinue its peacekeepingmission in Afghanistan.

“In a year’s time, I willtell you here in Parliamentthat our military missionin Iraq is over,” Tusk told

lawmakers in his firstpolicy speech toParliament.

“We have taken thedecision — as far as thegovernment powers go —to make 2008 the yearwhen the pullout ofPoland's military missionis started and completed,”said the liberal Tusk, whowon Poland’s snapelections last month.

The exact dates for thewithdrawal and otherdetails would be consultedwith allies, especially theUnited States, he added.

By next year, Polandwill have done more thanwhat its allies, especiallythe United States, hadexpected from the country,he said.

Poland backed the2003 US-led invasion ofIraq and leads theinternational contingent inthe south-central region.

MNA/Xinhua

Australian commando killed in AfghanistanCANBERRA, 24 Nov— An Australian commando was

killed in a clash with Taleban militia in Afghanistan onFriday, a day before Australians go to the polls innational elections in which the war in Iraq andAfghanistan will feature.

The 26-year-old soldier was killed during anoperation against Taleban bomb-making bases inUruzgan Province, Australian Defence Forcecommander Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston told anews conference.

Tunnel collapses inBelgrade, at least one deadBELGRADE, 24 Nov — A commuter tunnel under

construction collapsed in Belgrade on Friday, killingone worker and injuring another, local media reported.

The tunnel in the southern Rakovica neighbourhood ispart of a new ring road that has been in the works for some10 years and aims to ease huge traffic jams in the Serbiancapital. “There are many vehicles, ambulances, firefighters,police,” Bojan Milic, head of Rakovica municipality, toldReuters by telephone. “An entire gendarmerie squadarrived with shovels. Inside it is very dark and dusty andit’s difficult to breathe.”— MNA/Reuters

I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S

MNA/Reuters

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM3

4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007

Residents standamid debris at thescene of a bomb

attack at Ghazil petmarket in Baghdad

on 23 Nov, 2007. INTERNET

Holding iPod music players, nutcracker statues greet shoppers at Apple’sdowntown San Francisco retail location on 23 Nov, 2007.—INTERNET

Twenty homes weredestroyed and around200 were threatened

as a wind-drivenwildfire raged out of

control in the celebrityenclave of Malibu.

INTERNET

Strong quake joltsAceh, Indonesia

JAKARTA , 23 Nov — A powerful earthquake withmagnitude of 6.0 hit Aceh Province in the northern tipof Sumatra Island on Friday morning, no potential fortsunami and no report of damage or casualties,meteorology and disaster management agencies saidhere.

The quake struck at 06:02 Jakarta Time (2302GMT, Thursday) with epicentre at 113 kilometressouthwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh Provinceand at 16 kilometres under ocean floor, an official ofthe Meteorology and Geophysics Agency Dwi Artantotold Xinhua. The quake intensity was felt at 3 to 4 MMI(modified mercalli intensity), a scale that is able tocrack buildings, in Banda Aceh and 2 to 3 MMI atMeulaboh Town of the province, he said.

“We do not issue tsunami warning, as the quake isnot potential for tsunami,” he said. The DisasterManagement Agency official Adam Malik said thatthere was no damage or casualty. — MNA/Xinhua

China-Latam trade expandsalmost 44% in first nine months

BEIJING, 23 Nov— Thevalue of China’s tradewith Latin America was63.97 billion US dollarsin the first nine months ofthis year, up 43.5 per centyear-on-year, said FuZiying, Assistant Ministerof the Ministry ofCommerce of China(MOFCOM).

Fu spoke at the openingceremony of theCommodities Exhibitionof Latin American andCentral Eastern EuropeanCountries held here

Thursday, which isscheduled to run throughSaturday.

Trade between Chinaand the Eastern and CentralEurope was 19.47 billionUS dollars from January toSeptember, up 21 per centfrom a year earlier, Fuadded.

The exhibition, hostedby MOFCOM, attractedmore than 150 enterprisesfrom 16 countries, in-cluding Mexico, Peru,Chile, Colombia,Argentina, Brazil,

Ecuador, Uruguay,Hungary, Poland, Croatia,Bulgaria, Serbia, Romaniaand Macedonia.

“China provided morethan 180 free show boothsfor foreign exhibiters,which demonstrates itsefforts to promote trade andeconomic cooperationwith Latin America andcentral and East Europeancountries,” said FengHongzhang, head ofthe Trade DevelopmentBureau under MOFCOM.

MNA/Xinhua HANOI, 24 Nov — TheVietnamese Governmenthas approved a plan todevelop bio-fuels by 2025as an alternative to fossilfuels, the Vietnam Scienceand Technology Institutesaid Friday.

Under the plan, whichaims at ensuring energysecurity and environ-mental protection,Vietnam will produce250,000 tons of ethanoland plant-based oil in2015, meeting 1 per cent

of the country’s total fueldemand. The respectivetargets set for 2025 are 1.8million tons and 5 per cent.To this end, Vietnam willcentre on accelerating theapplication of research inproduction, encouragingtechnology transfer as wellas creating a favourableenvironment for fosteringthe production like givingtax and credit incentivesto bio-fuel enterprisesfrom all economic sectors.

The country will alsostrengthen manpowerdevelopment, expandinternational cooperationand raise public awarenessabout bio-fuels, theinstitute said. Bio-fuelsare any kind of fuels madefrom living things, or fromthe waste they produce.

MNA/Xinhua

Bushfire rages near Los AngelesLOS ANGELES, 24

Nov— A wildfire, drivenby strong wind, wasraging in Malibu, about50 kilometres northwestof Los Angeles, authori-ties said on Saturday.The fire, which startednear the top of CorralCanyon overnight, hasdestroyed about 20mult imi l l ion-dol larhomes as the firemarched toward theocean.With winds out of the

north and northeastgusting up to about 50mph at times, spot fireswere breaking out wellahead of the main front,and firefighters mandatedevacuations for all canyonresidents. No injuries werereported.At least 200 other

homes in Corral andLatigo canyons werebeing threatened byflames as of about 8 amAbout 1,500 acres (about608 hectares) had burnedas of 8 am.At least eight water-dropping helicopters, aswell as two Super Scooper

airplanes, were assignedto the blaze. Hundredsof firefighters were onthe ground trying to savehomes. Unconfirmed re-ports suggest the blazemay have started with anoutdoor party near thetop of the canyon.

Internet

Two bomb attackskill three

in northern IraqMOSUL, 24 Nov — A suicide car bomb and a

roadside bomb targeting police patrols killed threepeople and wounded 13 others in the city of Mosul innorthern Nineveh Province on Thursday, a provincialpolice source said.

A suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden carinto a police patrol in the Mansour neighbourhoodin southern Mosul, killing a civilian and wounding12 people, including two policemen, BrigadierSa’id al-Juboury, head of the police media office, toldXinhua.

The blast also damaged several nearby civilian carsand buildings, al-Juboury said.

In a separate incident, a roadside bomb went offnear a police patrol in the al-Noor neighbourhoodnortheast of Mosul, killing a policeman and woundinganother, he added.

Mosul, the capital of Nineveh Province, is locatedsome 400 kilometres north of Baghdad.

MNA/Xihua

Vietnam to develop bio-fuels

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM4

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007 5

“88” Generation Students (The Union of Myanmar)Announcement

1. Mr Gambari, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General, as authorized by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, issued a statement in Singapore on 8November 2007.

2. The words in the statement imply that she is responsible for the wishes and interests of the political organizations, political forces and national races. So, herideas are totally wrong exacerbating the situation with no political solution.

3. To ensure the perpetual existence of the Union and a modern developed democratic State among the international community, the most essential requirementis the soonest emergence of a constitution in accord with the fundamental principles and detailed basic principles laid down by the National Convention andthe approval of that constitution through a referendum. Therefore, we hereby urge all the political forces to work together with the Tatmadaw governmentwith a view to serving the national interest.

17-11-2007National Leading Committee

(from page 16)

Announcement of National Convention Supporting and Constitution Hailing Force

Date: 23 November 2007We are a national force that actively took part in mass rallies held across the nation to support the National Convention and welcome the State Constitution

to be drawn on the basis of fundamental principles and detailed basic principles laid down by the National Convention.We understand that Announcement No 1/2007 issued by the Government of the Union of Myanmar on 4-10-2007 offers Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to participate

in the building of a new, modern and developed democratic nation with goodwill.However, it is obvious that the response of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to the frank offer was just an act to make political gains, putting Myanmar’s internal

problems on the international political arena. It was a dishonest response.We oppose and denounce the statements of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as they are in total contrast to the honest and frank offer of the government and are deviating

from the implementation of the seven-step Road Map.We National Convention Supporting and Constitution Hailing Force hereby announce that our stand is to steadfastly support the seven-step Road Map being

implemented by the government.

National Convention Supporting and Constitution Hailing Force

National Political Youth NLD (Myanmar)Announcement

Date: 15 November 20071. We understand that the preparations to hold meetings between the government and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is to ensure unity between the two sides.2. However, we totally oppose Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s statement issued through Mr Gambari saying as if she represents all the national races and other political

organizations.3. We hereby announce that we pledge to join hands with the Tatmadaw Government and the people in realizing the seven-step Road Map.

National Political Youth NLD (Myanmar)

Political Economy Study New Generation Student GroupAnnouncement

Letter No. 15/Na Ba La Ma Ka/ 07Date: 18 November 2007

1. We assume that the announcement issued by NLD on 12 November is the same old record that would not produce any benefit.2. Recently, Mr Gambari held discussions with heads of State/Government of six regional countries on the affairs of Myanmar. The heads of State/Government

of the regional countries supported the national political route of the Tatmadaw by unanimously expressing their opinions supporting the seven-step Road Map,the continued participation of the Tatmadaw in the administrative role of the future Myanmar and the participation of the people to solve internal problems andopposing economic sanctions.

3. We hereby announce that our student group support endeavours of the Tatmadaw government joining hands with the national political forces in making all-out efforts for ensuring the emergence of a new constitution and the shaping of genuine discipline-flourishing modern and developed democratic nation.

Central Executive CommitteePolitical Economy Study New Generation Student Group

RIYADH, 25 Nov —Saudis should do more tohelp the governmentmonitor use of the Internetto help fight Islamicmilitancy, intelligencechief Prince Muqrin binAbdul-Aziz said onSaturday. “We want to teachcitizens how to monitorthings on the Internet ...mum and dad must payattention to their kids,” hetold reporters. The prince was givingdetails of a conference on

Security chief asks Saudis tomonitor Internet use

information technologyand national security hisintelligence body will holdnext week. The conferenceis part of a new effort toget Saudis to help theauthorities tackle a 4-year-old campaign by militantsallied to al-Qaeda againstthe US-allied government. The campaign has dieddown over the last twoyears after a series ofattacks on foreignresidential compounds,government buildings andenergy-sector installa-

tions. Authorities havearrested dozens of militantsuspects this year. The government hasraised fears that Saudiswho have gone to Iraq tofight U.S.-led forces andthe US-allied governmentwill return to Saudi Arabiato continue their struggle. Prince Muqrin said theintelligence agency wouldalso set up a website wherecitizens can, anony-mously, share theirsuspicions about militantactivity.—MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 25 Nov— Britain’s closeness tothe United States is at leastpartly to blame for the poorstate of its relations withRussia, British lawmakerssaid on Sunday.

R e l a t i o n sbetween London andMoscow are at their worstsince the Cold War, souredin particular by mutualespionage allegations, themurder of former Russianintelligence officialAndrei Litvinenko inLondon last year, tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats

MPs say British-US link hurts ties with Russiaand a revival of Russianlong-range bomberpatrols.

The BritishParliament’s foreignaffairs committee saidRussia now saw Britain astoo closely aligned withthe United States to be anattractive partner, and wasanyway “sceptical of theUK’s ability to wield anyinfluence over the US”.

“We concludethat the UK’s relationshipwith Russia has beenimpacted negatively byLondon’s stance vis-a-vis

Washington,” thecommittee wrote in areport.

“We recommendthat the governmentshould seek to improve itsrelations with Russiawithout damaging itsrelations with the US”.

The report notedthat Tony Blair was thefirst Western head ofgovernment to meet Putin,and that Putin in 2003became the first Russianleader to pay a state visitto Britain since 1874.

MNA/Reuters

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM5

6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007

I left Yangon for Mandalay on board No 5 Up-

Express Train on 19 November 2007. After passing

through Toegyaunggalay Station, the express ran at

higher speed. Taking the train, I recalled an event in

which I dealt with Myanma Railways.

Up to the time when I was in the first standard, I had

never seen a train. In the summer holidays, Mother took

me to Yangon. When we arrived at Mottama Station, I

was amazed to see the red mail-train approaching the

station blowing the horn. It was already dark when the

train arrived at Bago Station. The train was running at

high speed after leaving Bago. I was in the train gazing

at the shinning moon through the window. Whatever

station the train arrived, the moon was seen. So, I told

my mother, “Mom, there the moon running after the

train” to the accompaniment of a laughter from the

other passengers. When we arrived at Yangon Central

Railway Station, I got off and I looked back the train

and said, “Mom, when we go back, we will take this

train”.

In 1980, I started to run a saltern at Palaingki

village by Ye-Dawei Railroad. At the time, local

people could not go to Mawlamyine from Ye by car.

So, local people of Ye and Dawei had to rely on train

service to get to Mawlamyine and Yangon. The rails

used in the Mawlamyine-Ye railroad section were 50-

lb ones. There was a word “1870” embodied on every

rail. So, the age of the rails at the time was more than

100 years. And the locomotives were K class steam

engines used before the World War II or C class steam

engines Japanese troops brought into the nation in the

war. The steam engines were driven with the use of

Yangon-Mandalay dual railroadNgar Min Swe

firewood from the trees growing by the railroad. It

took about 12 hours for the train to get to Mawlamyine

from Ye. The distance between the two towns was

about 90 miles. So, the speed of the train was just over

seven miles per hour. In other words, its speed was the

same, that of a trishaw. I respected and thanked the

employees of the Myanma Railways for conveying me

from Ye to Mawlamyine using the rails produced

when King Mindon was still alive and steam engines

produced before the World War II.

However, insurgents attacked the trains and

destroyed the railroads of the Myanma Railways with

the use of various kinds of mines, heavy weapons and

small arms. The Myanma Railways had to repair the

damaged railroads and bridges due to the attacks of the

insurgents. It also had to pull the locomotives and

coaches that had gone off the tracks. It had to repair

these locomotives and railroads and use them again.

However much the insurgents tried to disrupt the

rail transportation sector, the Myanma Railways did

not fail to serve the interests of the people.

When the train left Bago, I was gazing at the

thriving paddy fields through the window. Seeing

ticket inspectors, I took my ticket out of my pocket.

After I had my ticket inspected, one of the ticket

collectors held my hand with pleasure and greeted me.

He was Aung Tin Ko Ko, son of U Ngwe Kyi who had

worked as a railway train guard in the 1980s. At that

time, Aung Tin Ko Ko was at the age of a primary

school student. He said, “I’ll be back here after my

work”. After about an hour, he came back and sat side

by side. I said, “Ko Ko, while taking this train I

happened to recall the difficulties your father and I

faced in the Ye-Dawei railroad section when you

were young”. He said, “You’re right. The situations

of the railroad were very bad in my youth. But, now

we can make a one-day round trip between Ye and

Mawlamyine. In the Ye-Mawlamyine railroad, old

rails and sleepers are being replaced with 75-lb rails

and concrete sleepers. The Japan-made RBE railway

bus is driving one-day round run between Ye and

Mawlamyine”. I said, “Yes, I have heard about it.

Since the RBE railway bus was launched, I have

never been to Ye. I think I will take the RBE railway

bus for pleasure”. “Aw, you are Ngar Min Swe who

is writing articles for newspapers, aren’t you?”, said

Aung Tin Ko Ko. I said, “I am Hsar (salt) Min Swe

who is running a salt farm in Palaingki. You are taking

me for Ngar Min Swe”. “Don’t make a joke. Your

articles feature Ye, Palaingki and Kyaikkhami. I

think your articles are designed to help build national

reconciliation. However, some people do not show

positive attitude towards the government however

much the government is exerting constructive efforts.

Now, Mawlamyine Bridge has been built over the

Thanlwin River. I have never dreamt about such a

bridge. Now, people can get across the river in a short

time”. “You’re right, Ko Ko. Some people still have

negative views to the government. Such disagreement

can harm somewhat the interests of the nation and the

people. If these people realize the truth and national

unity has been built, our country will develop soon”.

He asked when I made a trip to Mandalay by train the

last time. I said, “It has been for four years. Why?” “In

the past, Yangon-Mandalay Railroad had two tracks,

and the dual railroad went as far as Kyitaungkan near

Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana”, he said. I said, “I have

already known it”. He said, “Now, the dual railroad has

been constructed between Kyitaungkan and Mandalay.

And it has been opened”. “Is that so, Ko Ko? It has not

been a long time since I first heard about the project.

Now, it has been completed. We can enjoy smooth

transport, then. In the past, there was only railroad

between Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana and Mandalay. So,

we had to wait when the train from the opposite

direction was coming. Now, the dual railroad has been

built, so we don’t need to do so”.

After getting the good news about the inauguration

of Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana-Mandalay dual railroad, I

could not wait to get to Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana.

However, the train had just passed Nyaunglebin.

After the train left Nyaunglebin, I saw farmers

harvesting paddy and growing beans and pulses.

(See page 7)

In 1980, I started to run a saltern at Palaingki village by Ye-DaweiRailroad. At the time, local people could not go to Mawlamyine fromYe by car. So, local people of Ye and Dawei had to rely on train serviceto get to Mawlamyine and Yangon. The rails used in the Mawlamyine-Ye railroad section were 50-lb ones. There was a word “1870”embodied on every rail. So, the age of the rails at the time was morethan 100 years. And the locomotives were K class steam engines usedbefore the World War II or C class steam engines Japanese troopsbrought into the nation in the war. The steam engines were drivenwith the use of firewood from the trees growing by the railroad. It tookabout 12 hours for the train to get to Mawlamyine from Ye. Thedistance between the two towns was about 90 miles. So, the speed ofthe train was just over seven miles per hour. In other words, its speedwas the same, that of a trishaw. I respected and thanked the employeesof the Myanma Railways for conveying me from Ye to Mawlamyineusing the rails produced when King Mindon was still alive and steamengines produced before the World War II.

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM6

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007 7

Yangon-Mandalay dual railroadNgar Min Swe

(from page 6)

In the time of the Tatmadaw government, farmers

are growing double or triple crops. They can sell their

produce freely. Thus the standard of living of farmers

becomes high with good houses, cars and motorcycles

of their own.

The train I took arrived at Toungoo Station at

11.20 am. I noticed since the train left Yangon that all

the sleepers were concrete ones. So, passengers could

take the train with comfort unlike in the past. I also

noticed that the train was running at a speed of 36

miles per hour.

When the train left Yedashe Station, I saw thriving

paddy fields. I guessed the per acre yield of the paddy

fields might be nearly 100 baskets. This year, paddy

is bountiful, and the rice price falls remarkably.

The train arrived at Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana at

1.30 pm. At mile post No 232/22, I noticed new Nay

Pyi Taw Pyinmana Station was under construction.

Soon after leaving Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana, it arrived

Kyitaungkan station. In the past, the dual railroad

ended there. Then, the dual railroad with concrete

sleepers went as far as Mandalay. I guessed it was

about 150 miles between Kyitaungkan and Mandalay.

So, I praised the employees of the Myanma Railways

for their performances to complete such a fine transport

facility along with many bridges in about three years.

To complete that project, the government had to import

a lot of machinery, steel beams and rails, so it had to

spend foreign exchange a lot.

At Pyawbwe station, I saw a signboard reading

“Warmly welcome the opening of Myanma Railways’

dual railroad”. Many railroads from various regions

link with Yangon-Mandalay Railroad. So, surely, not

only local people of Pyawbwe but also the entire

people are pleased with the project. The train

approached Mandalay Station at 8.50 pm. Any train

does not need to wait for some time for any other train

passing by it.

While in Mandalay on 25 November, I phoned a

friend of mine who was my high school classmate and

who was serving in the Ministry of Rail Transportation

in Nay Pyi Taw. He was one standard senior as well as

the warden of our hostel and he explained us the

lessons I did not understand well. On the phone, I said,

“I am now in Mandalay. I come here by train. I saw the

dual railroad between Yangon and Mandalay. I want to

know about the railroad that was opened on 24

November”. He said, “I think you are going to write an

article about the railroad. It is just right. Yangon-

Mandalay dual railroad project was launched in the

time of the British government, but it was not completed.

During Japanese occupation of Myanmar, rails about

150 miles long of the railroad were taken to be used

in building a railroad between Thanbyuzayat and

Thailand. After Myanmar regained independence,

the construction of the dual railroad continued, and

the dual railroad reached Kyitaungkan near Pyinmana

in 1973. The 157-mile section to Mandalay was left to

be completed. The Tatmadaw government managed

to complete the project in three years. It was opened

yesterday”.

I asked, “How does the railroad benefit the nation

and the people?” He said, “Hey, Min Swe. Yangon-

Mandalay Railroad is the main railroad of our country.

Many railroads linking with this main railroad go to

Mon State, Taninthayi Division, Shan State, Kayah

State, Sagaing Division, Kachin State, and the regions

on the eastern bank of the Ayeyawady River and on

the western bank of the Chindwin River. The main

railroad needs to make progress for these branch

railroads to make progress. Due to the completion of

Yangon-Mandalay dual railroad, the number of the

up-trains and down-trains plying between Yangon

and Mandalay will increase to 36 from 28. And more

cargo trains will run. The trains do not need to wait

when they meet, so the passengers can get to the

designations in a shorter period”.

When asked if the Myanma Railways gained any

cash profits from the completion of that facility, he

said, “Min Swe, the government has constructed

1172 miles of railroads. It is now constructing a 322

miles long railroad between Kyangin and Pakokku,

and a 95 miles long railroad between Katha and

Bhamo. It is very costly and it needs to spend foreign

exchange to build a railroad. Constructing new

railroads provides convenience for the people in

earning their living. The State is spending a lot of

funds to construct new railroads in the public interests.

Yangon-Mandalay dual railroad is the facility the

government has constructed with goodwill towards

the people. So, it can be called goodwill railroad”.

Now, the dual railroad between Yangon and

Mandalay has been built. I believe if peace road or the

road of reciprocation can be built between the

government and the people, between the government

and anti-government elements, and between the

government and remnant armed insurgent groups,

there will be peace, development and democracy that

we, people, aspire for in the near future.

Translation: MS

When asked if the Myanma Railways gained anycash profits from the completion of that facility, he said,“Min Swe, the government has constructed 1172 milesof railroads. It is now constructing a 322 miles longrailroad between Kyangin and Pakokku, and a 95miles long railroad between Katha and Bhamo. It isvery costly and it needs to spend foreign exchange tobuild a railroad. Constructing new railroads providesconvenience for the people in earning their living. TheState is spending a lot of funds to construct new railroadsin the public interests. Yangon-Mandalay dual railroadis the facility the government has constructed withgoodwill towards the people. So, it can be called goodwillrailroad”.

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM7

8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov—Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Seinattended dinner hosted bySingaporean PresidentMr SR Nathan and wifeat the PresidentialResidence in Singaporeat 8.30 pm on 21November.

Also present atthe dinner were Heads ofState/Government ofASEAN countries, Headsof State/Government ofAustralia, the People’sRepublic of China, Japan,the Republic of Korea andNew Zealand, officials ofEuropean Union, theASEAN Secretary-General and guests.

The SingaporeanPresident and wife

Prime Minister General Thein Sein attends dinnerhosted by Singaporean President and wife

cordially greeted Headsof State/Government ofASEAN countries, Heads

of State/Government ofAustralia, the People’sRepublic of China, Japan,

the Republic of Korea andNew Zealand at thedinner.

On the occasion,the Singaporean Presidentextended greetings and

those present were servedwith dinner.

MNA

Prime Minister General TheinSein attends …

(from page 1)behalf of the Prime Min-ister, Premier of the Peo-ple’s Republic of ChinaMr Wen Jiabao, IndianPrime Minister DrManmohan Singh, Japa-nese Prime Minister MrYasuo Fukuda, Presi-dent of Republic of Ko-rea Mr Roh Moo Hyun,Prime Minister of NewZeland Mrs Helen Clarkand ASEAN Secretary-General Mr Ong KengYong.

Before the 3rd EastAsian Summit, Heads ofState/Government of EastAsian countries posed for

a documentary photo.The Singaporean

Prime Minister presidedover the 3rd East AsianSummit held at AcaciaBallroom at 2.45 pm. Dur-ing the meeting, the Presi-dent of Asian Develop-ment Bank made clarifi-cation on economic de-velopment of regionalcountries and financialsituation.

The Heads of State/Government of East Asiancountries exchanged viewson global climate changeand global warming, envi-ronmental conservation,energy problem and rising

oil prices, extensive utili-zation of oil-substitute-fuel, cooperation in pre-vention and preparednessagainst natural disasters,establishment of EastAsian Community, in-creased cooperation andcommunication amongEast Asian countries, co-operation in solving theproblems of internationalterrorism and transnationalcrimes, narrowing the de-velopment gap among re-gional countries.

The summit endedwith the clarification ofASEAN Secretary-Gen-eral Mr Ong Keng Yongon ASEAN situations inthe evening.

The Heads of State/

Government of East Asiancountries signed the Sin-gapore Declaration on Cli-mate Change, Energy andthe Environment at IslandB Ballroom 15 pm.

Next, the SingaporeanPrime Minister handed theSingapore Declaration onClimate Change, Energyand the Environment to theASEAN Secretary-Gen-eral. The declaration cov-ered purposes to solve theproblem of global climatechanges, reduce green-

house gas and cooperatein the tasks for cleanliness,greening and efficient useof energy.

Afterwards, the Headsof State/Government ofASEAN and East Asiancountries, Ministers, highranking officials and theASEAN Secretary-Gen-eral visited the NalandaBuddhist University Ex-hibition at Asia Civilisa-tions Museum at 6.50 pmjointly organized by Sin-gapore and India.

At the Nalanda Exhi-bition, the SingaporeanPrime Minister and the In-dian Prime Minister ex-plained salient points ofancient Indian BuddhistUniversity. The exhibitionwas full of references toBuddhist religion spread-ing from India to SouthEast Asia and China. TheNalanda Universityemerged as first-everBuddhist University inIndia over AD 420.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov — Prime Minister ofthe Union of Myanmar

Prime Minister General Thein Seincalls on Japanese Prime Minister

General Thein Sein calledon Japanese PrimeMinister Mr YasuoFukuda at Shangri-LaHotel in Singapore on 21November evening.

Also present atthe call were Minister forForeign Affairs U NyanWin, Minister for NationalPlanning and EconomicDevelopment U Soe Tha,Minister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,Chairman of Civil Service

Selection and TrainingBoard Dr Than Nyun,Myanmar Ambassador toJapan U Win Myint, thedirector-general of theGovernment Office anddepartmental heads.

The JapanesePrime Minister wasaccompanied by AssistantChief Cabinet SecretaryMr Ando Hiloyasu,Deputy Minister forForeign Affairs MrYabunaka Mitoji,Director-General MrAtsumi Chihiko ofSoutheast and SouthwestAsian Affairs and highranking officials.

At the call, theydiscussed mutualcooperation between thetwo countries. — MNA

Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Seincalls on Japanese

Prime MinisterMr Yasuo Fukuda atShangri-La Hotel inSingapore.— MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein attends the dinner hosted by Singaporean President Mr SR Nathan and wife atPresidential Residence in Singapore.— MNA

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM8

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007 9

NAY PYI TAW, 25Nov—Prime Minister ofthe Union of MyanmarGeneral Thein Seintogether with Minister forForeign Affairs U NyanWin, Minister for NationalPlanning and EconomicDevelopment U Soe Tha,Minister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,Chairman of Civil ServiceSelection and TrainingBoard Dr Than Nyun,Director-General of theGovernment Office ColThant Shin and heads ofdepartment arrived backhere by special flight at 11am on 23 November afterattending the 13th ASEANSummit of Heads of State/Government of ASEANmember countries, the 11th

ASEAN+3 Summit, the11th ASEAN+ChinaSummit, the 11th

ASEAN+Japan Summit,the 11th ASEAN+ROKSummit, the 6th

ASEAN+India Summitand the 3rd Summit of EastAsian countries held inSingapore.

The PrimeMinister and party wereseen off at ChangiInternational Airport bySingaporean Minister ofHealth Mr Khaw BoonWan and officials,Myanmar Ambassador toSingapore U Win Myintand embassy staff.

Member of thedelegation Minister forForeign Affairs U NyanWin attended the meetingbetween ASEAN ForeignMinisters and ASEANCharter Drawing High-level Working Group heldat the Shangri-La Hotel in

Prime Minister arrives back from SingaporePrime

MinisterGeneralTheinSein is

seen off byMr Khaw

BoonWan,

HealthMinister

ofSingapore,

at theairport in

Singapore.MNA

Minister U Soe Tha attends the working dinner of ASEAN businessministers in Singapore.— MNA

Minister U Nyan Win attends the summit to mark the 30th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations between ASEAN and EU,in Singapore.— MNA

Singapore on 19November.

At the meeting,the High-level WorkingGroup presented matterson completing the drawingof the ASEAN Charter.

Minister U NyanWin also participated in theinformal meeting ofASEAN Foreign Ministers.

Minister U NyanWin on 20 Novembercalled on Japanese ForeignAffairs Minister MrMasahiko Koumura at theFour Season Hotel anddiscussed matters relatedto mutually beneficialcooperation.

Minister U NyanWin, on behalf of thePrime Minister, on 22November attended theSummit to mark the 30th

Anniversary of DialogueRelations betweenASEAN and EU. Firstly,preparations had beenmade for all the heads ofState/Government ofASEAN countries toattend the meeting.However, it was reportedthat only the EU AlternateMeeting ChairmanPortugal Prime Minister,the Chairman of ECCommission and foreignaffairs ministers, deputyministers and high-ranking officials wouldattend the meeting. Hence,a coordination was madeby ASEAN membercountries that primeministers of Republic ofSingapore, ASEANChairman, Cambodia,ASEAN-EU DialogueCoordinator and Thailand,a would-be successor ofASEAN Chairman only and

foreign affairs ministers ofthe remaining ASEANmember countries wouldattend the meeting.Therefore, Minister U NyanWin attended the meeting.

Member of thedelegation Minister U SoeTha on 17 and 18 Novemberattended the 2007 ASEANEconomic and InvestmentSummit held at Suntec Cityin Singapore.

The meeting wassponsored by ASEANBusiness Advisory Council(ASEAN-BAC) andattended by the businessministers of ASEANmember countries, theASEAN Secretary-General, ASEAN-BACmember countries andbusinessmen.

The meeting dealtwith the titles DevelopingAsia, ASEAN Integrationin Asian Region andOpportunities andChallenges over ASEANEconomic Cooperation.

Minister U SoeTha on 19 Novemberattended the luncheon tomark the informalcoordination betweenASEAN and the US TradeAgency, and the workingdinner of ASEAN businessministers in the evening. Atthe dinner, Minister U SoeTha discussed matters onimplementation of theestablishment of ASEANEconomic Community,Service Trade, Singapore-Kunming Railway Project,the setting up of ASEAN-India Free Trade Zone andEast Asian BusinessResearch Centre.

Minister U SoeTha attended the informal

coordination meetingbetween ASEAN businessministers and Japanesebusiness minister the sameday, and touched uponmatters on ASEAN-Japaneconomic cooperation.

On 20 November,Minister U Soe Tha

attended the informalcoordination meetingbetween ASEAN businessministers and Indianbusiness minister, anddiscussed matters on theestablishment of ASEAN-Indian Free Trade Zone.

On 21 November,

he attended the informalcoordination meetingbetween ASEAN businessministers and EU tradecommissioners, anddiscussed matters to set-upASEAN-EU Free TradeZone.

On 19 and 21November, he attended the13th ASEAN Summit andrelated meetings held inSingapore, and signed theagreement on service tradebetween East Asiancountries and ROK,appendix contract onimplementation of thesixth pledges underASEAN ServiceFramework Agreement,Framework on mutualrecognization of surveyqualities among ASEANmember countries andFramework on mutualrecognization ofarchitectures and services.

MNA

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM9

10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007

Prime Minister General Thein Sein meets staff ofMyanmar Embassy in Singapore

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Nov — Prime Minister of theUnion of Myanmar General Thein Sein, accompanied byMinister for National Planning and EconomicDevelopment U Soe Tha, Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan and Chairman of Civil Service Selectionand Training Board Dr Than Nyun, met staff of MyanmarEmbassy in Singapore on 22 November morning.

At the meeting, the Prime Minister explainedthe recent unrest occurred in Myanmar and latestdevelopments, pressure and economic sanctions ofsome big countries against Myanmar to hinderdevelopment momentum of the State and the people,diplomatic tasks to be performed actively with patrioticspirit and assistance for Myanmar citizens who areworking in Singapore.

Next, the Prime Minister presented gifts toMyanmar Ambassador U Win Myint, staff and families.

MNA

YANGON, 25 Nov—Myanmar MameeDouble Decker Ltd andAsia Light Co Ltd jointlyorganized the lucky drawprogramme for Mamee

3,330 jade lots sold in nine daysYANGON, 25 Nov—

The Mid-year MyanmaGems Emporium 2007continued for the ninth dayat Myanmar ConventionCentre on MindhammaRoad in MayangonTownship here today.

Patron of MyanmaGems Emporium CentralCommittee Minister for

Sixty two jade lotswere sold throughcompetitive biddingsystem today.

So far, 3,330 jade lotswere sold through tenderand competitive biddingsystem from 17 Novemberto date and the sales of jadelots will continuetomorrow.—MNA

Mamee selects lucky onesconsumers at WesternPark Royal, here, thisafternoon.

Ma Hsu MyatNanda of Shwenyaungwon K 2 million, Ma ThetThet Khaing of Dawei K 1million, Daw Thaik Wamof Namti K 500,000, MaAye Ni Ni Khaing ofKamayut Township K400,000, Ma KhaingKyawt Kyawt Khaing ofHlinethaya Township K

300,000 and U MyintThein of Ye K 100,000. Inaddition, officials selectedprizes for other winners.

The prize winnersare to contact MyanmarMamee Double DeckerLtd in PyinmabinIndustrial Zone inMingaladon Township,Tel: 638249, 638192,214853, 700218, 728715and 728752.

MNA

Mines Brig-Gen OhnMyint visited the sales ofjade lots and he greeted2285 foreign gemmerchants from 16countries and 1331 localmerchants.

A total of 3,616 gemmerchants from abroadand local attended theemporium.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein meets withMyanmar embassy staff in Singapore.— MNA

Sales of jade lots in progress at Myanmar Convention Centre inMayangon Township.— MNA

Minister Col Zaw Min inspects Kunchaung hydropower project.— ELECTRIC POWER 1

Pyuchaung, Kunchaung Projects inspectedYANGON, 25 Nov — Minister for Electric Power

No 1 Col Zaw Min inspected drilling of undergroundwater tunnel (exit) at Pyuchaung Hydropower Projectin Pyu Township on 22 November.

He also view the flow of water in Pyu Creek andthe site chosen for construction of the power plant,

progress in construction of power intake building,drilling of the tunnel and the water sluice gate.

At Kunchaung Hydropower Project in PyuTownship, the minister inspected the power plant andprogress of No 1 tunnel, and left necessary instructions.

MNA

Personnel of Myanmar Mamee Double DeckerLtd select lucky draw at Western Park

Royal.— MNA

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM10

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007 11

1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234512345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123451234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234512345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123451234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234512345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123451234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234512345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123451234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234512345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123451234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234512345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123451234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234512345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345

Images of the Day

Indonesian models display their custom made with

natural resources during a carnival of the Bali

Fashion Week in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia,

on 25 Nov, 2007. —INTERNET

Britain’s Thomas Bladthorne sets a new worldrecord during the German live TV show

‘Guinness World Records — The greatest WorldRecords’ in Cologne, Germany, on 23 Nov, 2007.Bladthorne stuck 25 centimeters (10 inches) of ajackhammer down his gullet and turned it on for

five seconds.—INTERNET

The steel wheel 'Bellevue' is running at a Christ-mas market in the city of Essen, Germany, on 23Nov , 2007. With 56 meters high and 42 gondolathe Bellevue is the world's biggest mobile Ferris

wheel.—INTERNET

Monkeys enjoy fruits and vegetables during the annual Monkey BuffetFestival, in front of the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi Province, 150

km (94 miles) north of Bangkok, on 25 Nov, 2007. —INTERNET

A view from inside

the Queen Victoria

passenger liner ship

that was presented in

Marghera, near

Venice, Italy,

on 24 Nov, 2007.

INTERNET

Santa Claus statues stand among the Christmas trees at Robert'sChristmas Wonderland on 21 Nov, 2007 in Clearwater, Fla. – INTERNET

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM11

12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007

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

M M

�mn\mak¥p\ec∑�Pc\. K¥ip\pit\tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;�mn\mak¥p\ec∑�Pc\. K¥ip\pit\tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;�mn\mak¥p\ec∑�Pc\. K¥ip\pit\tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;�mn\mak¥p\ec∑�Pc\. K¥ip\pit\tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;�mn\mak¥p\ec∑�Pc\. K¥ip\pit\tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;   s√\ psßv\;Am¥io;Amv\s√\ psßv\;Am¥io;Amv\s√\ psßv\;Am¥io;Amv\s√\ psßv\;Am¥io;Amv\s√\ psßv\;Am¥io;Amv\ AerAt∑k\ tc\dåeKÅrk\ AerAt∑k\ tc\dåeKÅrk\ AerAt∑k\ tc\dåeKÅrk\ AerAt∑k\ tc\dåeKÅrk\ AerAt∑k\ tc\dåeKÅrk\ tc\dåpit\rk\ tc\dåpit\rk\ tc\dåpit\rk\ tc\dåpit\rk\ tc\dåpit\rk\

1" Raw Material For Tile Plant 7 Items 26.11.2007 6.12.20072" Raw Material For Refractories 3 Items 26.11.2007 6.12.2007

Brick3" Steel Lining Plate 1 Lot 26.11.2007 24.12.20074" Heavy Equipment Spare Parts 1 Lot 26.11.2007 24.11.2007

Am˙t\(1)sk\mOwn\Âk^;@an �mn\ma.eÂk∑Tv\e�mTv\lup\cn\;' erac\;wy\er;@an'RuM;Am˙t\(41) en�pv\eta\t∑c\ RuM;K¥in\At∑c\; Sk\q∑y\suMsm\;�p^; tc\dåpuMsMm¥a;kuilaerak\wy\y¨Nuic\påqv\"tc\dåpuMsMtra;wc\ wy\y¨q¨m¥a;TMm˙ tc\dåkuiqa lk\KMpåmv\"(Aeq;sit\qir˙iluipåk suMsm\;rn\ ty\l^Pun\;Am˙t\-067-408298

�mn\ma.eÂk∑Tv\e�mTv\lup\cn\;�mn\ma.eÂk∑Tv\e�mTv\lup\cn\;�mn\ma.eÂk∑Tv\e�mTv\lup\cn\;�mn\ma.eÂk∑Tv\e�mTv\lup\cn\;�mn\ma.eÂk∑Tv\e�mTv\lup\cn\;

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF MYANMARMINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION

MYANMA RAILWAYS

INVITATION TO SEALED TENDER

1. Sealed Tender is invited by Myanma Railways, for supply of the following Stores which will be purchased in Euro.Sr.No Tender No Description Quantity i. 15(T)11/MR(E) (i) Rail Gang Car with 20 Nos

07-08(Euro) Tools and Accessories (ii) Ballast Dumper Wagon with 40 Nos

Standard Tools and AccessoriesClosing Date/Time-27-12-2007 (Thursday) (12:00) Hours

2. Tender documents are available at the office of the Deputy General Manager (Supply), Myanma Railways, Corner of 51st Street and Merchant Street, Bota- htaung, Yangon starting from 23.11.2007 during the office hours.3. For further details please call: 291982, 291985, 291994 (201555 Ext 601,605,613)

Deputy General Manager Supply Department, Myanma Railways, Botahtaung, Yangon

�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk^;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@anpuMN˙ip\er;Nc\.saAup\Tut\ewer;lup\cn\;puMN˙ip\er;Nc\.saAup\Tut\ewer;lup\cn\;puMN˙ip\er;Nc\.saAup\Tut\ewer;lup\cn\;puMN˙ip\er;Nc\.saAup\Tut\ewer;lup\cn\;puMN˙ip\er;Nc\.saAup\Tut\ewer;lup\cn\;

sk\psßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨rn\ tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;sk\psßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨rn\ tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;sk\psßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨rn\ tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;sk\psßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨rn\ tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;sk\psßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨rn\ tc\dåeKÅy�Kc\;1" �pn\Âka;er;wn\\Âk^;@an' puMN˙ip\er;Nc\.saAup\Tut\ewer;lup\cn\;At∑k\ AquM;�porn\luiAp\eqa eAak\ePa\�ppå sk\psßv\;m¥a;kuiwy\y¨luipåqv\- 1" Offset Printing Machine 1 luM; (A 4 built in Printer inter Face)

2" Duplicating Machine Electric F/S 2 luM;3" Dot-Matrix Printer (24)Pin 2 luM;4" Image Setter with Online Film Processor 1 luM;5" Two Color Covertible Perfector Sheetfed

Offset 1 luM;6" Forklift 2 Ton Diesel Power Forklift 1 luM;

2" tc\dåep;q∑c\;mOkui (13-12-2007)rk\' (16;30)nart∑c\pit\påmv\"3" tc\dåpuMsMN˙c\. Aeq;sit\AK¥k\Alk\m¥a;kui eAak\pålip\sat∑c\ laerak\suMsm\; wy\y¨Niuc\påqv\-

�pv\t∑c\;/�pv\ppsßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨er;Nc\. �pv\t∑c\;/�pv\ppsßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨er;Nc\. �pv\t∑c\;/�pv\ppsßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨er;Nc\. �pv\t∑c\;/�pv\ppsßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨er;Nc\. �pv\t∑c\;/�pv\ppsßv\;m¥a; wy\y¨er;Nc\.TuK∑´erac\;K¥er;eka\mtTuK∑´erac\;K¥er;eka\mtTuK∑´erac\;K¥er;eka\mtTuK∑´erac\;K¥er;eka\mtTuK∑´erac\;K¥er;eka\mt�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an�pn\Âka;er;wn\Âk;@an

�mn\ma.AqMN˙c\.Rup\�mc\qMÂka;�mn\ma.AqMN˙c\.Rup\�mc\qMÂka;�mn\ma.AqMN˙c\.Rup\�mc\qMÂka;�mn\ma.AqMN˙c\.Rup\�mc\qMÂka;�mn\ma.AqMN˙c\.Rup\�mc\qMÂka;�pv\lm\;' rn\kun\�mio>�pv\lm\;' rn\kun\�mio>�pv\lm\;' rn\kun\�mio>�pv\lm\;' rn\kun\�mio>�pv\lm\;' rn\kun\�mio>

Pun\;-537685Pun\;-537685Pun\;-537685Pun\;-537685Pun\;-537685

Chickens die enmass in southern

VietnamHANOI, 24 Nov—

Chickens in Vietnam’ssouthern Tien Giang Pro-vince have recently dieden mass with unidentifiedcauses, while bird flu ishitting three provinces inthe northern and centralregions.

Over 50,000 chickensraised in more than 10farms in Cho Gao Districtdied after suddenly stop-ping eating, according tolocal official on Friday.

The fowls weresuspected to have died ofMarek, a highly conta-gious viral neoplasticdisease in chickens causedby a herpes virus, saidDang Van Chien, head ofthe district's veterinarybureau. A number ofchickens in the province'sChau Thanh District havealso died recently.

Now, bird flu is hittingthe two northern provincesof Ha Nam and Cao Bang,and central Quang TriProvince, according to theDepartment of AnimalHealth under the Viet-namese Ministry of Agri-culture and Rural Deve-lopment.— MNA/Xinhua

Chinese Vice-Premier meets CypriotParliament Speaker

HKIA tests Integrated AirportCentre in emergency drill

HONG KONG, 24 Nov — Hong Kong InternationalAirport (HKIA) Friday successfully completed itsemergency exercise for this year.

The annual exercise, which involved around 1,000representatives from about 30 organizations andgovernment departments, is an aerodrome licensingrequirement mandated by the Civil AviationDepartment of Hong Kong.

This is the first full-scale simulation since theairport's operation and control functions were mergedinto the Integrated Airport Centre earlier this year.

Code named Desoto II, the drill started at 4:00 a.m.Friday with the simulated landing of flight XX1234 atHKIA. After the B737-800 parked at a remote stand,one of its engines caught fire and the captainimmediately evacuated the aircraft's 155 passengersand crew.

Fire and rescue services rushed to the scene, with thefirst emergency personnel arriving at 4:04 am. Amongthose on board, all seven crew members were not injured,and the 107 simulated casualties were sent to five hospitals,while 31 uninjured passengers were escorted to theFamily Reception Centre.—MNA/Xinhua

NICOSIA, 24 Nov —Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyumet here Thursday withCypriot Parliament Spe-aker Demetris Christofias,who said the two sides had

reached a consensus on awide range of issues.

“It’s hard to find anydifference in our views.We can always reach aconsensus on every issue,”Christofias told reporters

after the meeting. Christofias said the two

discussed the Taiwanissue, the Cyprus issue,the situation in the MiddleEast, especially in Iraq,and other issues ofcommon concern.

The Cypriot sidereiterated its adherence tothe one-China policy.

Hui, for his part, hopedthat the Cyprus problemcould be quickly solved.All nations, big or small,should enjoy peacefulcoexistence, he added.

Contacts and ex-changes of visits betweenthe National People'sCongress of China and theCypriot Parliament havecontributed a lot to theoverall development of theSino-Cypriot relationship,Hui said.

He wished the twonational legislatures couldlearn from each otherin their experiences inlaw-making and supervi-sion.

MNA/Xinhua

Japan provides more $3.67mfor Bangladeshi cyclone victimsDHAKA, 24 Nov — The

Japanese GovernmentThursday provided anadditional amount of 3.67million US dollars inemergency aid forBangladesh’s cyclonevictims.

The new grant aid willbe channeled through theWorld Food Programme(WFP), United NationsChildren’s Fund(UNICEF) and WorldHealth Organization(WHO) for the victims ofCyclone Sidr.

“The decision wastaken considering thefriendly relationshipbetween Japan andBangladesh, and the greatdamage caused by thedisaster,” a Press releaseof Japan Embassy inDhaka was quoted byprivate news agency UNBas saying Thursday.

Of the aid, WFP will

get 1.49 million dollarswhile UNICEF 1.09million dollars and WHO1.08 million dollars tosupport the cyclonevictims.

Earlier, Japan hadprovided emergency reliefgoods worth 390,000 USdollars including tents,blankets, water tanks,water purifiers, sleepingpads, portable jerry can,plastic sheet andgenerators, which werehanded over to theBangladesh Governmenton 20 November.

Mohammad AyubMia, Secretary of the Foodand Disaster ManagementMinistry, said Thurs-day the government hasso far received assuranceof foreign assistance ofover 200 million dollarsfor the cyclone-affectedpeople.

MNA/Xinhua

Teenagers jailed for lifefor random attacks

LONDON, 25 Nov—Three teenagers werejailed for life on Fridayafter stabbing a father todeath and woundinganother man in whatpolice described as fiveminutes of randomviolence.

Kevin Johnson, 22,died after confronting theyouths outside hisSunderland home.Minutes after the stabbing,they carried out anotherrandom attack, stabbing aman on his way to a petrolstation. He survived,

despite a wound to hischest. Both were left fordead after the attacks,which occurred in theearly hours of May 19, thecourt heard.

Tony Hawkes, 17,Dean Curtis, 19, andJordan Towers, 16, allfrom Sunderland, werefound guilty of murder andwounding with intent atNewcastle Crown Court.

MNA/Reuters

Fog grounds flights,strands passengers

in SofiaSOFIA, 25 Nov —

Bulgarian authorities havegrounded dozens of flightsand redirected planes dueto heavy fog at Sofia’s soleAirport this week, officialssaid on Friday.

Hundreds ofpassengers have beenstranded since Wednesdaynight and authorities havererouted incoming flightsto airports in the centralBulgarian town of Plovdivand the Black Sea cities ofVarna and Bourgas,officials said.

“We are trying toimprove the coordinationbetween the airports toinform people,” said ValiaLuleva, spokeswoman forthe transport ministry.

MNA/Reuters

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM12

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007 13

S Korea discovers largegas hydrate deposits

Stampede after tidal surge rumour killsseven in Bangladesh

Storm disrupts Vietnam coffee,oil production

Cancer reported to be 4th killer inE Mediterranean, N Africa

Indonesia to plant 89m treesahead of UNFCCC

DHAKA, 24 Nov —Seven people were killedin Bangladesh’s worstcyclone-hit BargunaDistrict Thursday night instampedes and heartattacks caused by a panicfollowing a rumour that aheavy tidal surge was goingto hit the coastal district,according to private newsagency UNB Friday.

Two of the people diedof heart attack while fiveothers in stampedes in their

localities. Some young men in

three motorbikes warnedpeople in Barguna Districttown at about 8:00 pmThursday that a heavy tidalsurge from the Bay ofBengal was going to hit

Thursday night. Hearing the rumor,

shopkeepers downed theirshutters and people of allages came out of theirhouses and started runningaround for safety.

The rumour then travelled

JAKARTA, 24 Nov —Indonesia will plant 89million trees across thecountry ahead of theUnited NationsFramework Conventionon Climate Change(UNFCCC) to be held inBali on December 3-14, aminister said on Thursday.

“In the run up to theUNFCCC in Bali, 79million trees willsimultaneously be plantedon 150 hectares of landacross Indonesia on 28

November 2007,” Antaranew agency quotedForestry Minister MSKaban as saying in Medan,capital of North SumatraProvince on Thursday.

He said Indonesianwomen would also plant10 million trees in urbanareas on 1 December .

The activity wouldinvolve all governors,mayors, district heads,sub-district heads,village heads, policeofficers and military

members as well as localpeople, he said.

He said the activity wasa manifestation of theIndonesian Government’sseriousness in helping theworld community reducegreenhouse gas emissionthat would lead to globalwarming.

“It will also serve as atest case for regionalheads’ commitment toconserving the environ-ment,” he said.

MNA/Xinhua

An acrobat from Balagan Circus performs during a show on the SpanishCanary island of Tenerife on 23 Nov, 2007. – INTERNET

Actor Sylvester Stallone, center, poses withboxers Roberto Duran, left, and Shane Mosley

before a Super Middleweight championship fightbetween Ricardo Mayorga and Fernando Vargas

at Staples Center in Los Angeles, on 23 Nov,2007.—INTERNET

Passengers from sea cruiser MS Explorer, who had to be abandoned after shehit an iceberg, disembark at the Eduardo Frei Chilean base in Antartica, on23 Nov, 2007. A Chilean military aircraft was on its way Saturday to pick up

rescued passengers in Antarctica whose Canadian-chartered cruise shipslammed into an iceberg and sank off the frozen continent.—INTERNET

RABAT, 24 Nov —Cancer is the fourth majorkiller of adults in easternMediterranean and NorthAfrican countries,Hussein Gezairy, WorldHeath Organization(WHO)’s regionaldirector, has said.

“Forty per cent ofcancer cases could beprevented” by earlydetection and healthylifestyle, Gezairy wasquoted as saying Mondayby the Moroccan NewsAgency (MAP).

Gezairy talked aboutthe regional strategyagainst cancer currentlybeing formulated by theWHO regional bureau, atthe opening in Marrakechof a technical consultativemeeting on regionalstrategy to curb cancer inthe region.

The strategy aims atestablishing a coordinatedapproach to enable the

exploitation of regionalresources and assets, toovercome the weaknessesin the fight against cancerwithin a framework of aprocess which placesparticular emphasis onstrong and continuous

regional collaboration. He warned there are

“insufficient resources tofacilitate efficient actionsagainst cancer in themajority of the countriesin the region”.

MNA/Xinhua

NHA TRANG , 24 Nov—A tropical storm dumpedrain on several south-central Vietnam pro-vinces, disrupting coffeeand oil production andendangering fishermen,officials said on Saturday.

The streets of thecoastal resort of NhaTrang were quiet after anight of rain, wind andwaves from TropicalStorm Hagibis, down-graded from a typhoon onFriday as it changeddirection in the SouthChina Sea after hitting thePhilippines.

The government’sflood and storm com-mittee said nearly 31,000people had been movedaway from the coast infour provinces.

Vietnam sent adiplomatic note to Chinaabout four vessels with

36 fishermen requestingshelter in Chinese terri-tory.

Authorities alerted245,000 fishermen andmost sailed out of thedanger zone, governmentreports said.

Officials in the maincoffee-growing provinceof Daklak said light rainhad kept farmers fromresuming the harvest.

The disruption sinceThursday at the peak ofthe harvest threatens todelay deliveries from theworld’s top robustaproducer.

MNA/Reuters

across the district andneighbouring PatuakhaliDistrict through mobilephones.

SEOUL, 24 Nov —South Korea hasdiscovered a potentiallylarge gas hydrate depositin the Ulleung Basin offthe east coast, SouthKorea’s Ministry ofCommerce, Industry andEnergy said on Thursday.

According to theministry, the deposit islocated 135 kilometresnortheast of the port cityof Pohang in the East Sea(Sea of Japan), and has

been determined to have athickness of about 130metres.

The thickness of thegas hydrate found in thenew site is much greaterthan that found by Japan,India and China in the past,the ministry said.

Gas hydrates areusually found deep underwater where cold tem-peratures and extremepressure cause natural gasto condense into semisolidform.

It can be used as liquidnatural gas (LNG).

The ministry said thatSouth Korea also foundanother gas hydrate depositthat was 100 metres thicknine kilometres fromwhere the initial discoverywas made.

MNA/Xinhua

MNA/Xinhua

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM13

14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007

S P O R T S

Answers to yesterday’sCrosswords Puzzle

W H I R L E D 8 C E R E S

O O L S I E I T R R E U T

M E L O N 8 S K I P P E R

E D I F S C M 8 E M O S I

N U R S E M A I D 8 R I P

C L E B E H Y V E N T 8 E

D E N U D E P E T H I C S

I 8 O Y A C R T R E N H O

S O U 8 S C A V E N G E R

D A N R T 8 N A M T U R U

A R C H A I C 8 B R A W L

I A E R I S I D L S D E E

N A D I R 8 D R E A D E D

Fergie lambasts refereeUnited boss believes Clattenburg

lost control

Sir Alex Ferguson

Kaizer Chiefs keeper Itumeleng Khune,bottom left, defenders Jimmy Tau, topleft and Gerald Sibeko, bottom rightdenies Modise Teko of Orlando Piratesduring a soccer match in Durban,SouthAfrica, on 24 Nov, 2007. —INTERNET

Inter Milan’s David Suazo (R) is tack-led by Atalanta’s Thomas Manfrediniduring their Italian Serie A soccermatch at the San Siro stadium inMilan on 24 Nov, 2007.—INTERNET

Hanover’s Hanno Balitsch, right, and Schalke’sKevin Kuranyi go for a header during the German

first division Bundesliga soccer match betweenHanover 96 and Schalke 04 in Hanover, Germany,

on 24 Nov, 2007.— INTERNET

Real held at Murcia, Barca winto go second

MADRID, 25 Nov — Leaders Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 drawaway to promoted Real Murcia in the Primera Liga on Saturday,allowing arch-rivals Barcelona to close to within two points in thestandings.

Brazil forward Robinho headed Real in front early on but Murciabattled back to level through Enrique de Lucas at the start of thesecond half.

Earlier, Barca put a troubled few days behind them with a laboured3-0 home win over lowly Recreativo Huelva.

Edmilson's criticisms of the lack of commitment of some of histeam mates had dominated headlines before the game, and it was farfrom the reaction coach Frank Rijkaard had hoped for early on.

But goals two minutes apart from Argentina's Gabriel Milito andBojan Krkic midway through the second half broke Recre's resist-ance. Lionel Messi added a penalty to round it off near the end.

They went second on 27 points with third-placed Villarreal, whohost promoted Almeria on Sunday.

MNA/Reuters

Inter beat Atalantato stay in charge

ROME, 25 Nov — Goals by David Suazoand Julio Cruz gave Inter Milan a 2-1 winover Atalanta on Saturday to keep thechampions firmly on top of the Serie Astandings.

Unbeaten Inter have 28 points from 12games, three more than second-placedAS Roma, who won 1-0 at Genoa earlieron Saturday. Honduran striker Suazo putInter ahead in the 10th minute when hedrilled the ball past the near post follow-ing a neat one-two with Cruz.

Argentine forward Cruz tapped in af-ter a Suazo cross bounced off the far postto double the lead in the 30th.

MNA/Reuters

Panucci givesRoma win at

GenoaROME, 25 Nov — A

90th-minute ChristianPanucci goal gave ASRoma a 1-0 win at Genoaon Saturday lifting themto the top of Serie Aalongside champions In-ter Milan.

The result, which givesRoma 25 points from 12games, put pressure onInter to beat Atalanta athome later on Saturday.

MNA/Reuters

Ribery leads Bayern pastWolfsburg 2-1

BERLIN, 25 Nov — France midfielder Franck Riberyset up one goal and scored the other to lead BayernMunich to a 2-1 home win over VfL Wolfsburg andtheir former Bayern coach Felix Magath in theBundesliga on Saturday.

Ribery's dazzling performance helped Bayern re-cover from their first loss of the season in all competi-tions, a 3-1 defeat at VfB Stuttgart last time out andmaintain their one-point lead over Werder Bremen,who won 2-0 at Energie Cottbus.

Germany striker Miroslav Klose got his ninth leaguegoal of the season before a sell-out crowd of 69,000 atthe Allianz Arena steering home a Ribery cross in the35th minute.—MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 24 Nov —Sir Alex Ferguson ac-cused referee MarkClattenburg of losingcontrol during the firsthalf of ManchesterUnited's defeat atBolton.

The Red Devils boss,who was incensed by anumber of challengesfrom the home in afeisty opening 45 min-utes, was sent to the

stands at the interval after making his feelings knownto the official.

Nicolas Anelka scored the only goal of the gameafter 11 minutes, capitalising on an error by GerardPique, and although United improved after the breakthey could not find a way past Jussi Jaaskelainen.

And Ferguson felt Clattenburg failed tosufficiently penalise Bolton for their aggressiveplay, with one Kevin Davies challenge on PatriceEvra particularly angering the United boss, whocould now be in hot water with the Football Asso-ciation for his comments.

Internet

Barclays Premier League Table25 November 2007

P GD PTS1 Arsenal 13 19 332 Man Utd 14 16 303 Man City 14 4 294 Chelsea 14 12 285 Liverpool 13 16 276 Portsmouth 14 12 267 Aston Villa 13 7 248 Everton 14 10 239 Blackburn 13 4 2310 West Ham 13 8 1911 Newcastle 13 -2 1812 Fulham 14 -4 1313 Reading 14 -14 1314 Tottenham 14 -1 1215 Bolton 14 -6 1116 Birmingham 14 -9 1117 Middlesbrough 14 -14 1018 Sunderland 14 -15 1019 Wigan 14 -15 820 Derby 14 -28 6

Newcastle United's Obafemi Martins (L) challengesLiverpool's Lucas Leiva during their English

Premier League soccer match at St James Parkin Newcastle, northern England on 24 Nov,

2007.—INTERNET

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM14

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 26 November, 2007 15

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

Sunday, 25 November, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thun-dershowers have been isolated in Shan, Chin andKayin States and Yangon Division and weather hasbeen partly cloudy in the remaining areas. Nighttemperatures were (3ºC) to (4ºC) below Novemberaverage temperatures in Shan and Kayah States,Yangon, lower Sagaing, Magway and Bago Divi-sions, (5ºC) below November averagetemperaturesin Chin State and about Novemberaverage temperatures in the remaining States andDivisions. The noteworthy amount of rainfall recordedwas Co co Island (0.99) inch. The significant nighttemperature was Haka (1ºC).

Maximum temperature on 24-11-2007 was 89ºF.Minimum temperature on 25-11-2007 was 63ºF. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 25-11-2007 was83%. Total sunshine hours on 24-11-2007 was (2.8)hours approx.

Rainfall on 25-11-2007 was (nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was (136.57) inches at Mingaladon, (141.38)inches at Kaba-Aye and (144.29) inches at CentralYangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye)was (5) mph from East at (15:30) hours MST on 24-11-2007.

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

Forecast valid until evening of 26-11-2007: Rainor thundershowers are likely to be isolated in Yangonand Taninthayi Divisions, weather will be partlycloudy in Ayeyawady Division, Rakhine and MonStates and generally fair in the remaining Statesand Divisions. Degree of certainty is (60)%.

State of the sea: Strong easterly wind with mod-erate to rough Seas are likely at times Gulf of Mottamaoff and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface windspeed in strong wind may reach (35) mph. Seas will bemoderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihoodof slight decrease of night temperatures in the up-per Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringarea for 26-11-2007: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 26-11-2007: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 26-11-2007: Generally fair weather.

AT;ek¥;z;tc\ri�Kc\;AT;ek¥;z;tc\ri�Kc\;AT;ek¥;z;tc\ri�Kc\;AT;ek¥;z;tc\ri�Kc\;AT;ek¥;z;tc\ri�Kc\;√^;eAac\qin\;eA; (nt\emak\)√^;eAac\qin\;eA; (nt\emak\)√^;eAac\qin\;eA; (nt\emak\)√^;eAac\qin\;eA; (nt\emak\)√^;eAac\qin\;eA; (nt\emak\)

pvaer;m˙ø; (�cim\;)pvaer;m˙ø; (�cim\;)pvaer;m˙ø; (�cim\;)pvaer;m˙ø; (�cim\;)pvaer;m˙ø; (�cim\;)Aqk\ (79)Ns\Aqk\ (79)Ns\Aqk\ (79)Ns\Aqk\ (79)Ns\Aqk\ (79)Ns\

20-11-2007rk\en≥t∑c\ k∑y\l∑n\q∑a;K.eqa mek∑;�mio>' kn\qarp\' (14)lm\;'s-346en PKc\Âk;√;eAac\qin\;eA;f s¥apnAKm\;Ana;t∑c\ AssArara Aa;ep;kvesac\.erak\K.eqa s∑m\;Ac\wn\Âk;@anwn\Âk; biul\mø;K¥op\l∑n\;qNc\.miqa;suwc\m¥a;'s∑m\;Ac\wn\Âk;@anm @anSiuc\ratawn\riqm¥a;' qtc\;Nc\.sany\zc\;lup\cn\; √;eSac\VWn\Âka;er;mø;Nc\. wn\Tm\;m¥a;' s¥apnNc\. rk\lv\S∑m\;ekÁ; tra;Âka;na�p;qv\ATiABk\Bk\m˙liueleq;mr˙ieAac\wiuc\;wn\;j N˙s\qim\\.Aa;ep;pM.piu; kv^eSac\rWk\ep;K.Âkeqa eS∑;m¥io;mit\qgçhm¥a;' tiuc\;erac\;wy\er;Arari(mek∑;tiuc\;)Nc\. wn\Tm\;m¥a;'miqa;sum¥a;' mn\;qMpurakn\ ernMDatuebdsk\RuMsu sk\RuMmø;Nc\. wn\Tm\;m¥a;' eTak\rapc\'mc\;B¨;' ernMeK¥ac\; ernMe�mAeT∑eT∑mn\eng¥am¥a;N˙c\. wn\Tm\;m¥a;' mc\;B¨;ernMDat\ec∑>rv\sk\RuM sk\RuMm˙ø;N˙c\. wn\;Tm\;m¥a;' Sp\�pask\RuM(mek∑;) sk\RMum˙ø;Nc\.wn\Tm\;m¥a;' Ae�KKMpva √;s;@anmSra/Sramm¥a;' rp\ew;rp\n;m lkiuy\tiuc\�Ps\es'ty\lPun\;�Pc\.�Ps\es' eÂk;nn\�Pc\.�Ps\es qtc\;em;Aa;ep;Ns\qim\.K.Âkeqa eS∑;m¥io;mit\qgçhm¥a;' ernMkumπ%m¥a;Nc\. ek¥;z;tc\Tiuk\qm¥a;Aa;lMu;kiu AT;ek¥;z;tc\R˙ipåeÂkac\;"

k¥n\rs\q¨miqa;suk¥n\rs\q¨miqa;suk¥n\rs\q¨miqa;suk¥n\rs\q¨miqa;suk¥n\rs\q¨miqa;su

8:30 am Brief news8:35 am Music

-Whatever ittake

8:40 am Perspectives8:45 am Music

-Got the feeling8:50 am National news/

Slogan9:00 am Music

-Say a little aprayer

9:05 am International news

9:10 am Music-Because ofyou

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

music-Love is blind-No place thatfor

9:00 pm Spotlight onthe stars-(TheCarpenters)

9:10 pm Article9:20 pm Drug / women

affairs9:35 pm Golden Land

melody/vocalgems-Willow-Make itthrough

9:45 pm News /Slogan10:00 pm PEL

Monday, 26 NovemberTune in today

Monday, 26 NovemberView on today

7:00 am1. ek¥;z;Rc\mc\;k∑n\;ek¥;z;Rc\mc\;k∑n\;ek¥;z;Rc\mc\;k∑n\;ek¥;z;Rc\mc\;k∑n\;ek¥;z;Rc\mc\;k∑n\;

Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;'Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;'Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;'Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;'Sraeta\Bura;Âk^;'Niuc\cMeta\qMGa.mhanaykNiuc\cMeta\qMGa.mhanaykNiuc\cMeta\qMGa.mhanaykNiuc\cMeta\qMGa.mhanaykNiuc\cMeta\qMGa.mhanaykAP∑´>Ak¥io;eta\eSac\K¥op\'AP∑´>Ak¥io;eta\eSac\K¥op\'AP∑´>Ak¥io;eta\eSac\K¥op\'AP∑´>Ak¥io;eta\eSac\K¥op\'AP∑´>Ak¥io;eta\eSac\K¥op\'ABiDzmhar@guRu'ABiDzmhar@guRu'ABiDzmhar@guRu'ABiDzmhar@guRu'ABiDzmhar@guRu'ABiDzAg©mhaABiDzAg©mhaABiDzAg©mhaABiDzAg©mhaABiDzAg©mhaqdÎmμezatik' tipi!kDr'qdÎmμezatik' tipi!kDr'qdÎmμezatik' tipi!kDr'qdÎmμezatik' tipi!kDr'qdÎmμezatik' tipi!kDr'DmμB‹agårik' Sraeta\DmμB‹agårik' Sraeta\DmμB‹agårik' Sraeta\DmμB‹agårik' Sraeta\DmμB‹agårik' Sraeta\Bd∂N †wisit†qaraBiwMfBd∂N †wisit†qaraBiwMfBd∂N †wisit†qaraBiwMfBd∂N †wisit†qaraBiwMfBd∂N †wisit†qaraBiwMfprit\tra;eta\prit\tra;eta\prit\tra;eta\prit\tra;eta\prit\tra;eta\

7:15 am2. tipi!kDr'tipi!kDr'tipi!kDr'tipi!kDr'tipi!kDr'

DmμB‹agårik'DmμB‹agårik'DmμB‹agårik'DmμB‹agårik'DmμB‹agårik'Ag©mhap‹it'Ag©mhap‹it'Ag©mhap‹it'Ag©mhap‹it'Ag©mhap‹it'Bd∂N †qiriN∂aBiwMqBd∂N †qiriN∂aBiwMqBd∂N †qiriN∂aBiwMqBd∂N †qiriN∂aBiwMqBd∂N †qiriN∂aBiwMq(eyaSraeta\)(eyaSraeta\)(eyaSraeta\)(eyaSraeta\)(eyaSraeta\)ehaÂka;eta\mAp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mAp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mAp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mAp\eqaehaÂka;eta\mAp\eqa√pπåtqNi†påLieta\√pπåtqNi†påLieta\√pπåtqNi†påLieta\√pπåtqNi†påLieta\√pπåtqNi†påLieta\

7:25 am3. To be healthy exercise

7:30 am4. Morning news

7:40 am5. Nice and sweet

song

7:50 am 6. Song of national races8:05 am

7. Cute little dancer8:15 am

8. ASiu‘pic\p∑´ASiu‘pic\p∑´ASiu‘pic\p∑´ASiu‘pic\p∑´ASiu‘pic\p∑´8:30 am 9. International news8:45 am10. Grammar made easy4:00 pm1. Martial song

4:15 pm2. Song for uphold

national spirit4:30 pm3. Practice in reading

4:45 pm 4. Aew;qc\tkqiul\Aew;qc\tkqiul\Aew;qc\tkqiul\Aew;qc\tkqiul\Aew;qc\tkqiul\

pvaer;Rup\�mc\qMÂka;pvaer;Rup\�mc\qMÂka;pvaer;Rup\�mc\qMÂka;pvaer;Rup\�mc\qMÂka;pvaer;Rup\�mc\qMÂka;qc\Kn\;sa-dutiyN˙s\qc\Kn\;sa-dutiyN˙s\qc\Kn\;sa-dutiyN˙s\qc\Kn\;sa-dutiyN˙s\qc\Kn\;sa-dutiyN˙s\(DatuebdAT;�po)(DatuebdAT;�po)(DatuebdAT;�po)(DatuebdAT;�po)(DatuebdAT;�po)(qt†ebdAT;�po)(qt†ebdAT;�po)(qt†ebdAT;�po)(qt†ebdAT;�po)(qt†ebdAT;�po)

(Datuebd) (Datuebd) (Datuebd) (Datuebd) (Datuebd)5:00 pm5. Dance variety

5:15 pm6. �mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;�mn\masa' �mn\maska;

5:30 pm7. {enak\mk¥reAac\} (mc\;q'{enak\mk¥reAac\} (mc\;q'{enak\mk¥reAac\} (mc\;q'{enak\mk¥reAac\} (mc\;q'{enak\mk¥reAac\} (mc\;q'

ek¥a\T;' miu;�pv\.�pv\.emac\'ek¥a\T;' miu;�pv\.�pv\.emac\'ek¥a\T;' miu;�pv\.�pv\.emac\'ek¥a\T;' miu;�pv\.�pv\.emac\'ek¥a\T;' miu;�pv\.�pv\.emac\'edÅeA;eA;�mc\.)edÅeA;eA;�mc\.)edÅeA;eA;�mc\.)edÅeA;eA;�mc\.)edÅeA;eA;�mc\.)(dåRiuk\ta-(dåRiuk\ta-(dåRiuk\ta-(dåRiuk\ta-(dåRiuk\ta- Âkv\siu;)Âkv\siu;)Âkv\siu;)Âkv\siu;)Âkv\siu;)

5:40 pm8. Song and dance of

national races5:45 pm9. Musical programme

(The RadioMyanmar ModernMusic Troupe)

6:00 pm10. Evening news6:30 pm11. Weather report6:35 pm12. AlRamy\' lkmıawy\AlRamy\' lkmıawy\AlRamy\' lkmıawy\AlRamy\' lkmıawy\AlRamy\' lkmıawy\7:00 pm13. {sk\m˙ozun\m˙akÁn\msk\RuMla{sk\m˙ozun\m˙akÁn\msk\RuMla{sk\m˙ozun\m˙akÁn\msk\RuMla{sk\m˙ozun\m˙akÁn\msk\RuMla{sk\m˙ozun\m˙akÁn\msk\RuMla

tv\eta.my\} (�Pio;ec∑sui;'tv\eta.my\} (�Pio;ec∑sui;'tv\eta.my\} (�Pio;ec∑sui;'tv\eta.my\} (�Pio;ec∑sui;'tv\eta.my\} (�Pio;ec∑sui;'miu;d^' esaNiuc\ (r˙m\;�pv\)'miu;d^' esaNiuc\ (r˙m\;�pv\)'miu;d^' esaNiuc\ (r˙m\;�pv\)'miu;d^' esaNiuc\ (r˙m\;�pv\)'miu;d^' esaNiuc\ (r˙m\;�pv\)'qzc\' Nc\;S' Kc\miu>miu>eA;)qzc\' Nc\;S' Kc\miu>miu>eA;)qzc\' Nc\;S' Kc\miu>miu>eA;)qzc\' Nc\;S' Kc\miu>miu>eA;)qzc\' Nc\;S' Kc\miu>miu>eA;)(dåRiuk\ta-tc\eAac\erW-(dåRiuk\ta-tc\eAac\erW-(dåRiuk\ta-tc\eAac\erW-(dåRiuk\ta-tc\eAac\erW-(dåRiuk\ta-tc\eAac\erW-quetq)quetq)quetq)quetq)quetq)

7:15 pm14. Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´

{K¥s\eqaerWen�Kv\}{K¥s\eqaerWen�Kv\}{K¥s\eqaerWen�Kv\}{K¥s\eqaerWen�Kv\}{K¥s\eqaerWen�Kv\}(Apiuc\;-32)(zat\qim\;piuc\;)(Apiuc\;-32)(zat\qim\;piuc\;)(Apiuc\;-32)(zat\qim\;piuc\;)(Apiuc\;-32)(zat\qim\;piuc\;)(Apiuc\;-32)(zat\qim\;piuc\;)

8:00 pm15. News16. International news17. Weather report18. Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´Niuc\cM�Ka;zat\lm\;t∑´

{AK¥s\estmn\}{AK¥s\estmn\}{AK¥s\estmn\}{AK¥s\estmn\}{AK¥s\estmn\} (Apiuc\;-2)(Apiuc\;-2)(Apiuc\;-2)(Apiuc\;-2)(Apiuc\;-2)19. The next day’s

programme

British PM suffersopinion poll setbackLONDON, 25 Nov —

British Prime MinisterGordon Brown’s hard-won reputation forreliability in running theeconomy suffered a dentin a poll on Sunday, but heinsisted Britain couldweather the worldwidecredit turmoil.

Brown, who tookover from Tony Blair inJune after a decade asfinance minister over-seeing steady economicgrowth, has had to grapplewith a banking debacle andBritain’s biggest identityfraud crisis.

Two months ago, hisruling Labour Partyenjoyed a 12 percentagepoint lead over theopposition Conservativeson the economy.

On Sunday, that waswiped out in a pollpublished by the News ofthe World newspaper,which showed themrunning neck and neck on38 per cent.

The poll gave

Conservative leader DavidCameron an 8 percentagepoint lead over the primeminister — he was on 46 percent compared with 38 percent for Brown.

It was the latest in aseries of gloomy pollfindings for Brown who afew months agocontemplated calling a snapelection after a honeymoonstart to his premiership withappreciative voters.

That popularity hasevaporated after mortgagelender Northern Rock washit by Britain’s first run on abank in 140 years and therevelation that almost halfthe country’s populationmay have been put at risk ofidentity fraud.

Britain’s tax authorityadmitted that the records of25 million people had goneastray on two missingcomputer discs.

Brown insists theeconomy is not in for a roughride, which could torpedohis electoral prospects.

MNA/Reuters

Young Britons warned overleaving info on InternetLONDON, 25 Nov —

Millions of young Britonsare putting themselves atthe risk of identity fraud byleaving their “electronicfootprint” on Internetwebsites and blogs, thecountry’s privacywatchdog warned onFriday.

Concerned about theexplosion of personalinformation availableonline, the InformationCommissioner’s Office(IOC) has launched officialguidelines for millions ofpeople who use networkingsites such as Facebook,MySpace and Bebo.

The guidance includeswarnings that a “blog is for

life” and “reputation iseverything” while entriescan leave a permanent“electronic footprint” on theInternet.— MNA/Reuters

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM15

2nd Waning of Tazaungmon 1369 ME Monday, 26 November, 2007

YANGON, 25 Nov— A ceremony to openthe main building of Uni-

Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends opening of mainbuilding at University of Pharmacy (Yangon)

versity of Pharmacy(Yangon) of Medical Sci-ence Department under

the Ministry of Health washeld in front of the build-ing at the university in

Waibagi Myothit of NorthOkkalapa Township thismorning, attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence.

Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win, Deputy Minis-ter for Health Dr Paing Soe

and Director-General ProfDr Than Myint of MedicalScience Department for-mally opened the mainbuilding. Lt-Gen MyintSwe unveiled the plaqueof the building and sprin-kled scented water on it.

Next, theyviewed the lecture halls,the library and labs atthree-storey building.

It is a 260 feet long and 37 feet wide RCbuilding. Each room is 12 feet high. Thebuilding comprises one library, one multi-media hall and two lecture halls includingone portico.

In front of thebuilding, Lt-Gen MyintSwe and party had a docu-mentary photo taken.

It is a 260 feetlong and 37 feet wide RCbuilding. Each room is 12feet high. The buildingcomprises one library, onemulti-media hall and twolecture halls including oneportico. — MNA

University of

Pharmacy

(Yangon) of

Medical Science

Department at

Waibagi Myothit

in North

Okkalapa Town-

ship.

MNA

‘88’ Generation Students (The Union of Myanmar), National Convention Supportingand Constitution Hailing Force, Political Economy Study New Generation Student

Group, National Political Youth NLD (Myanmar) issue announcementsNAY PYI TAW, 25 Nov — Mr Gambari, the special adviser to the United

Nations Secretary-General, released the statement of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi onher behalf in Singapore on 8 November.

Political parties, national race armed groups that have returned to the legalfold, State/Division delegates of national race delegate group to the NationalConvention and some organizations are releasing announcements to express their

disagreement and objection to the points in the statement.Of the announcements sent to the dailies, those of the ‘88’ Generation

Students (The Union of Myanmar), National Convention Supporting and Consti-tution Hailing Force, Political Economy Study New Generation Student Groupand National Political Youth NLD (Myanmar) are as follows:-

(See page 5)

INSIDE

Yangon-Mandalay dual railroad

NGAR MIN SWEPAGES 6+7

Yangon-Mandalay Railroad is the main railroad of our country. Many railroads linkingwith this main railroad go to Mon State, Taninthayi Division, Shan State, Kayah State,Sagaing Division, Kachin State, and the regions on the eastern bank of the Ayeyawady Riverand on the western bank of the Chindwin River. The main railroad needs to make progressfor these branch railroads to make progress. Due to the completion of Yangon-Mandalaydual railroad, the number of the up-trains and down-trains plying between Yangon andMandalay will increase to 36 from 28. And more cargo trains will run. The trains do not needto wait when they meet, so the passengers can get to the designations in a shorter period.

26-11-07NL 8/6/18, 01:16 AM16