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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003 1
Established 1914
Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.
Panditanañ ca sevana, to associate with the wise; this is the way to auspiciousness.
Four political objectives* Stability of the State, community peace and
tranquillity, prevalence of law and order* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State
Constitution* Building of a new modern developed nation in
accord with the new State Constitution
Volume XI, Number 134 2nd Waxing of Tawthalin 1365 ME Thursday, 28 August, 2003
YANGON, 27 Aug — The
Myanmar delegation led by
Minister for Agriculture and
Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt
Tin arrived back here by air
this evening after attending
the 25th ASEAN Ministers’
Meeting on Agriculture and
Forest held in Malaysia from
21 to 23 August, the 3rd
Coordination Meeting of
Three Dialogue Partners in
East Asia, and the 14th Meet-
ing of Administrative Coun-
cil of CIRDAP held in Indo-
nesia from 25 to 26 August.
The delegation was wel-
comed back at Yangon In-
ternational Airport by Min-
ister for Information Brig-
Gen Kyaw Hsan, directors-
general and managing direc-
tors of the departments and
enterprises under the Minis-
try of Agriculture and Irriga-
tion, officials of the Indone-
sian Embassy in Yangon and
departmental officials.
Together with the minis-
ter, Director-General of
Agricultural Planning De-
partment U Tin Htut Oo also
arrived back.
MNA
A&I Minister arrives back
Four social objectives* Uplift of the morale and morality of the
entire nation* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and
preservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character
* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education
standards of the entire nation
Four economic objectives* Development of agriculture as the base and
all-round development of other sectors of theeconomy as well
* Proper evolution of the market-orientedeconomic 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 peoplesSecretary-2 Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein sees off Myanmar Tatmadaw (Army) shooting team at the airport. MNA
Myanmar Tatmadaw shooting team seen offat Yangon airport
Shooting Contest of ASEAN
armed forces (Army) to be
held in Malaysia, at the
Yangon International Air-
port this morning.
The team was also seen
off at the airport by members
of the State Peace and De-
velopment Council Chief of
Armed Forces Training Lt-
Gen Kyaw Win and Lt-Gen
Tin Aye of the Ministry of
Defence, Chief-of-Staff
(Navy) Rear Admiral Soe
Thein, Vice Chief of Armed
Forces Training Maj-Gen
Win Myint, Vice Quarter-
master-General Maj-Gen
Kyaw Win, senior military
officers and their families.
At the lounge of the air-
port, the Secretary-2 urged
the team headed by Lt-Col
Zar Ni Win to win prizes in
the competition. — MNA
YANGON, 27 Aug — Sec-
retary-2 of the State Peace
and Development Council,
Chairman of the Defence
Services Sports and Physi-
cal Education Administra-
tive Board, Adjutant-General
Lt-Gen Thein Sein saw off
the shooting team of
Myanmar Tatmadaw, which
will take part in the 13th
Monsoon crops cultivationzone in Lashio inspected
YANGON, 27 Aug— The
104th meeting of the Traffic
Rules Enforcement was held
at the hall of Road Transport
Department on Thanthuma
Road in South Okkalapa
Township here this after-
noon, with an opening speech
by Yangon Division Peace
and Development Council
Chairman Yangon Com-
mand Commander Maj-Gen
Myint Swe.
Also present on the oc-
casion were Vice-Chairman
(1) of the Traffic Rules En-
forcement Committee Prov-
ost Marshal Maj-Gen Saw
Hla, Vice-Chairman (2) Di-
rector-General Brig-Gen
Khin Yee of Myanmar Po-
lice Force, Vice-Chairman
(3) Joint-Secretary of YCDC
U Kyi Win, Secretary Direc-
tor-General of Road Trans-
port Department U Hla
Thaung Myint, Naval Dock-
yard Command Headquar-
ters Commander Rear Ad-
miral Paw Tun, No 2 Mili-
tary Region Commander
Brig-Gen Myo Myint and
members of the committee,
departmental officials and
officials from bus lines.
Commander Maj-Gen Myint
Swe made an opening speech
on the occasion. Then, Royal
Myanmar Teamix Co Ltd
Traffic Rules EnforcementCommittee meets
presented K 1 million for
Wireless and Traffic Unit
through the commander.
Joint-Secretary of the com-
mittee Director of Wireless
and Traffic Unit Police Lt-
Col Aung Naing briefed on
the measured undertaken for
traffic rule enforcement in
June, July and August. Sub-
Committee members and
departmental officials dis-
cussed matters related to traf-
fic rules Enforcement and
the meeting came to a close
with concluding remarks by
the commander.—MNA
Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin and party being welcomed back at the airport.MNA
INSIDE
Foreign NewsPages
3,4,5,6,7,12,13,14
Circulation
24,073
PerspectivesSafeguard
independence andsovereignty
Page 2
Coord meeting ongreening surrounding
areas of airportPage 16
ArticleWhat will be the
outcome of the lopsidedUS sanctions onMyanmar—4
Page 8
YANGON, 27 Aug —
Chairman of Shan State
(North) Peace and Develop-
ment Council Commander
of North East Command
Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing, to-
gether with Deputy Com-
mander Brig-Gen Hla Myint
and departmental officials,
arrived at 100-acre mixed-
cropping model field of high
yield coffee and pigeon pea
of 1000-acre project in the
high-yield monsoon crops
cultivation zone in Lashio
on 26 August.
Zone in-charge Lt-Col
Nay Linn reported to the
commander on completion
of cultivation of 100-acre
coffee and pigeon pea and
works being carried out.
The commander in-
spected the cultivation of
coffee in the thriving pigeon
pea plantations and gave nec-
essary instructions.
Next, the commander
inspected round the test-cul-
tivation of 12-acre high yield
hsinshweli paddy, 48-acre
model field of hsinyadanapaddy and 40-acre test-culti-
vation of second generation
of high yield hsinshwelipaddy and gave necessary
instructions to the officials.
Afterwards, the com-
mander inspected the culti-
vation of 830 acres of high
yield hsinshweli paddy, irri-
gated by Humon Dam, giv-
ing necessary instructions
and fulfilling the require-
ments. — MNA
2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003
PERSPECTIVESThursday, 28 August, 2003
The Union of Myanmar is a sovereignstate where various nationals have been livingin unity and amity from time immemorial. Andnow is the time when the Government is ex-pending all its efforts for the realization of ournational goal — the emergence of a peaceful,modern and developed nation.
A nation can exist long only if it is builton its social and cultural norms of the peopleliving in it. All the national people of Myanmarhave a fine tradition of defending the sover-eignty and freedom of their homeland againstthe intruders, sacrificing their lives and limbs.This being so, the Government, taking lessonsfrom the past, has given top priority to na-tional unity in shaping the future of the nationand has been working towards our nationalgoal with the strength of national unity.
If we look at the history of our nation,we can easily see that the national races de-fended their motherland against all its enemies.They drove colonialists and fascists out of itand regained their freedom and sovereign sta-tus of the nation. The entire people want theUnion of Myanmar to exist as long as the worldlasts and, for this, they are required to unitedlysafeguard it against the internal and externaldestructive elements. The time has now cometo build our own nation with the united par-ticipation of all the national people. Despitevarious constraints, the Government has beenfulfilling all the requirements for regional andnational development. Therefore, the people ontheir part, following the leadership of the Gov-ernment, should contribute as much as theycan to the development of the nation.
Some western nations have imposed eco-nomic sanctions on Myanmar so that her peo-ple suffer poverty and experience various kindsof hardships and national economic life isharmed. Whatever the situation is, we cannotlet our nation to slide from the status of a sov-ereign nation into the influence of other na-tions.
Therefore, we would like to urge all thenational people to safeguard the independenceand sovereignty of our beloved nation from allkinds of enemies so that it will last for ever.
Safeguard independenceand sovereignty
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Italian language courseto be opened
YANGON, 27 Aug —Myanmar Bodybuilding and
Physical Culture Federation will hold inter-State/Division
bodybuilding and physical culture contest on 22 November.
Five divisions — 60-kilo, 65-kilo, 70-kilo, 75-kilo and
above 75-kilo classes — will be included in the bodybuilding
contest. The height of the girl contestants must be at least 5
ft 3 in.
MNA
YANGON, 27 Aug — The 26 trainees
of the gardening course No 1/2003, con-
ducted by the Development Affairs Depart-
ment under the Ministry of Progress of Bor-
der Areas and National Races and Develop-
ment Affairs, together with officials of the
Development Affairs Department, made a
field tour of the Pan Hline Golf Course in
Hlinethaya Township this morning to study
the land preparation work of the golf course.
MNA
Trainees of gardening coursestudy land preparation
YANGON, 27 Aug—
Dagon Myothit (South) beat
Mayangon Township 3-1 at
the final match of Inter-Town-
ship boys’ under-13 football
tournament for Yangon Di-
vision Peace and Develop-
ment Council Chairman’s
Shield at the sports ground in
Dagon Myothit (South),
Yangon East District this
evening.
Chairman of Yangon Di-
vision Peace and Develop-
ment Council Commander
Maj-Gen Myint Swe pre-
sented championship shield
to Dagon Myothit (South)
team.
Among the spectators
were Commander of No 2
Military Region Brig-Gen
Myo Myint, Director-General
of Sports and Physical Edu-
cation Department U Thaung
Htaik, Secretary of Yangon
Division Peace and Develop-
Dagon Myothit (South) wins championship shield in Inter-Township boys’ U-13 football tourney
ment Council Lt-Col Kyaw
Tint and members, Chairman
of Yangon Division Football
Sub-Committee Brig-Gen
Myint Swe (Rtd), Chairmen
of District and Township
Peace and Development
Councils, guests and sports
fans. Brig-Gen Myint Swe
(Rtd) presented prizes to play-
ers of Mayangon Township
team and Director-General U
Thaung Htaik presented
prizes to players of the win-
ning team. Managing Direc-
tor U Aung Kyaw San of
Yemon Construction donated
K 30,000 and K 50,000 to
Mayangon Township team
and the winning team respec-
tively. — MNA
YANGON, 26 Aug — The
opening ceremony of the
11th Commander-in-Chief
(Air)’s Championship Shield
boxing tournament was held
at Thura Maung Thein hall
of Mingaladon Air Base this
morning.
It was attended by
Commander of the air base
Brig-Gen Thein Myint, of-
ficers of the Commander-in-
Chief (Air)’s Office and
other ranks, referees and of-
ficials of Myanmar Boxing
Federation and Myanmar
Police Force, and guests.
Brig-Gen Thein Myint
made an opening speech on
the occasion. The tournament
continues till 29 August.
MNA
Boxing tournamentYANGON, 27 Aug —
Deputy Minister for Rail
Transportation U Pe Than
inspects tasks for upgrading
Yangon-Mandalay railroad inspected in Mandalaythe Yangon-Mandalay rail-
road between Singaing Sta-
tion to Myohaung Station and
gave instructions on 24 Au-
gust.
He met with the staff of
Myanma Railways of Man-
dalay at Myohaung Station
and left necessary instruc-
tions. On 25 August, he also
met officials of the MR and
gave instructions on ensuring
cleanliness of Mandalay Rail-
way Station. Afterwards, he
inspected sleeper factories in
Myohaung. The deputy min-
ister inspected Myitnge con-
crete sleeper factory and ful-
filled the requirements.
In the evening, he in-
spected Mandalay Railway
Station and called for coop-
eration of the departments
under the ministry for con-
venience of the passengers.
MNA
Bodybuilding and PhysicalCulture contest
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe presents the championship shield to Dagon Myothit(South) Township team. — MNA
Deputy Minister U Pe Than hears reports at the sleeperfactory at Myohaung on 25-82003.— RAIL TRANSPORTATION
Trainees of gardening course visit Pan Hlaing Golf Court in Hlingthaya Township. — MNA
Commander Brig-Gen Thein Myint addresses the opening of the 11th Commander-in-Chief (Air)’s Championship Shield Boxing Tournament. — PUPR
YANGON, 27 Aug —Italian language
course (Basic) jointly conducted by Ministry
of Hotels and Tourism, Union of Myanmar
Travel Association and New Huminity Fosiv
(NGO), Italy, will be opened as of 15 Septem-
ber.
The course will last eight weeks and
only 30 trainees will be admitted. Those
interested may enrol on a course at Training
School of the H & T Ministry on Bo Son Pet
Street and Directorate of Hotels and Tourism
on Sule Pagoda Road. — MNA
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003 3
BAGHDAD , 27 Aug — Two more US soldiers were killed in combat Wednesday, and the international reliefagency Oxfam said it pulled its foreign staff out of Iraq because of the increasing danger.
The International Monetary Fund and the World
Bank pulled workers from Iraq last week following the
suicide truck bombing at UN headquarters in Baghdad
that killed 23 people and wounded more than 100.
Many UN foreign staff also have left the country
temporarily.
Violence in Iraq, particularly in and around
Baghdad, has taken its toll on Iraqis as well, with a spree
of carjackings and robberies reported by the population.
“The risk level was becoming unacceptable for us,
making it impossible for our programmes to operate,”
Simon Springett, Oxfam’s programme manager for Iraq,
told The Associated Press from Amman, Jordan.
The London-based Oxfam, which had been working
on water and sanitation projects with UNICEF, said it
began withdrawing its 15 international staff members
Monday and completed the move within 48 hours.
Springett cited last week’s bombing as only one of the
factors.
“I think there’s been a blurring of humanitarian and
military operations in Iraq,” Springett said. “It’s setting
a very dangerous precedent.”
Springett said he had spoken to several other aid
groups that were reviewing their security.
In the latest US deaths, a soldier was killed and three
were wounded in a roadside bombing in Fallujah, 30
miles west of Baghdad. The soldier was from the 3rd
Armoured Cavalry Regiment, the military said, provid-
ing no other details.
A second soldier was killed in another attack on a
military convoy in Baghdad. The dead soldier from the
205th Military Intelligence Brigade, the military said.
A third soldier was reported to have died of a
non-hostile gunshot wound in a separate incident.
The deaths brought to 281 the number of soldiers
killed since the war began on 20 March. Since President
Bush declared major combat over on 1 May, 143 US
soldiers have died — five more than during the heavy
fighting.
Internet
WASHINGTON , 27 Aug— The US administrationstepped up efforts to defend its “noble cause” in Iraq asthe death toll among US troops since the end of majorcombat overtook the number killed during the invasion.
President George W Bush was to give a major speech in the
Missouri city of St Louis on Tuesday to answer critics who have
called for more troops to be sent to the troubled country.
But the administration’s efforts were partly overshad-
owed by the news that more US forces have lost their lives
in Iraq since Bush declared the end of major combat on May
1 than in the war to topple Saddam Hussein.
According to the Defence Department’s latest official
tally, 277 US troops have now been killed in Operation Iraqi
Freedom — 139 since Bush’s triumphant May 1 speech on
board the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. —Internet
US forced onto thedefensive over
mounting toll in Iraq
BEIJING , 27 Aug — Chinese President Hu Jintao andPresident Lucio Gutierrez Borbua of the Republic ofEcuador exchanged views on bilateral relations andinternational and regional issues of common concern intalks held here Tuesday afternoon.
Chinese, Ecuadoreanpresidents hold talks
Hu said over the past
more than 20 years since the
two countries established
diplomatic ties, bilateral
relations have seen steady
development, with increased
high-level exchanges,
broadened exchanges and
cooperation in various fields,
and mutual understanding and
support in international
affairs.
He said the two countries
have broad common views
on protecting world peace,
promoting common
development and other
significant issues. China will
work together as always with
Ecuador to promote the long-
lasting and steady friendly
cooperative relationship
between the two countries to
a new level in the new century.
He pointed out that the
Chinese side pays attention
to strengthening Sino-
Ecuadorean economic and
trade cooperation, and is
willing to carry out multi-
channel and multi-pattern
cooperation with Ecuador on
the principles of equality,
mutual benefit and supple-
menting each other.
China encourages and
supports its enterprises to
participate in Ecuadorean
construction, and also
welcomes Ecuadorean
enterprises to invest in China,
he said.
Hu introduced to the
Ecuadorean guest the Chinese
government’s principled
stance on the Taiwan issue,
and expressed appreciation
for the reiteration by the
Ecuadorean Government that
it adheres to the “One-China”
policy. He also expressed
thanks for the valuable
support China has received
from Ecuador in international
affairs.
MNA/Xinhua
SINGAPORE, 27 Aug— Sin-
gapore’s Prime Minister Goh
Chok Tong will be honoured
with the prestigious
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for
International Understanding
for his “vision and leader-
ship” in bringing India closer
to Southeast Asia, Indian Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
Yashwant Sinha said Tues-
day.
“It was Prime Minister
Goh who started the ‘India
fever’ back in 1992 when
India first embarked on its
economic liberalization pro-
gramme,” he said address-
ing the Institute of Defence
and Strategic Studies here.
It is in recognition of his
outstanding role that India has
this year decided to give the
award to the 62-year-old Sin-
gapore’s Prime Minister, he
said. Goh has been Singa-
pore’s Prime Minister since
1990. — MNA/PTI
KAMPALA , 27 Aug — The Chinese Government Monday donated a batch ofemergency assistant materials worth 250,000 US dollars to the Ugandan Govern-ment, to help internally displaced persons in the northern part of the country.
China donates emergencyassistant materials to Uganda
Vietnam’s pharmaceutical exportexpected to rise
HANOI , 27 Aug— Vietnam is expected to export 25-30 million US dollars worthof pharmaceutical products in 2003, local newspaper Youth reported on Tuesday.
This figure represents a sharp increase compared with the just 20 million US dollars
exported annually over the past few years. However, it is expected to equal to only
5 per cent of the country’s pharmaceutical import turnover this year.
Vietnam’s pharmaceutical products are exported to Russia, the Common Wealth of
Independent States, and Asian and African countries.
The industry is also seeking ways to infiltrate into many new markets, such as
America and Europe.
Vietnam is scheduled to implement a great trade promotion programme with an aim
to introduce its pharmaceutical products in Russia in October.
MNA/Xinhua
A long exposure picture shows the trail of the planet Mars as the brightest among starsas it crosses the night sky over Bolshoy (Big) Almaty lake at 2,600 metres above sea
level in a mountains outside Almaty on 27 August, 2003. The red planet and earth reachtheir closest encounter in nearly 60,000 years Wednesday when Mars is 55.6 million
kilometres away. — INTERNET
Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Li
Qiangmin and Ugandan First Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Disaster Prepared-
ness Moses Ali signed the handing over
certificate on behalf of their respective
governments.
The donations include 840 pieces of
tarpaulins, 7,000 pieces of blankets,
exercise books and ballpoint pens.
Speaking at the handing over ceremony
held at the Prime Minister Building here,
Li said China and Uganda have been shar-
ing weal and woe and supporting each other
over the years. Ali sincerely thanked the
emergency assistance provided by the
Chinese government, say, “A friend in need
is a friend indeed.”
He said the assistance is timely and
useful.
MNA/Xinhua
���������������� ���� ��Two US soldiers killed in Iraq attacks,bringing number of death to 281
US soldiers stand over two Iraqi men while their family look on during a raid on scoresof houses in Khalis, a town about 70 kilometres north of Baghdad, Iraq on
26 August, 2003. — INTERNET
Goh Chok Tongto be honouredwith JawaharlalNehru Award
4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003
TEHERAN, 27 Aug — Turkey and Iran told US-led occupiers to restore order inneighbouring Iraq after a spate of bombings and ethnic clashes, and as thousandsprotested the attempted assassination of a Shiite leader.
Iran warned the US-led coalition after an
attempt to bomb one of Iraq’s four leading
Shiite clerics, Grand Ayatollah Seyed Mo-
hammed Said al-Hakim.
More than 3,000 Shiite Muslims took to
the streets of Baghdad outside the headquar-
ters of the US-named governing council to
protest the bombing and recent ethnic clashes
chanting, “No to America! No to Saddam!”
Banners denounced the killing over the
weekend of at least eight ethnic Shiite
Turkmen in the northern cities of Kirkuk
and Tuz Khurmatu. Iran’s supreme leader,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned Sun-
day’s bombing in the holy city of Najaf as
part of a plot against Islam and Shiites, the
majority in both Iraq and Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said, “The Is-
lamic Republic of Iran is worried about the
intensification of instability and insecurity
in Iraq and holds the occupying forces re-
sponsible for the incident.” Turkey, a NATO
member that refused to let US troops deploy
from its territory during the Iraq war, was
more guarded in its criticism of the coalition.
“We have reminded them that they need
to do their best to establish peace there,”
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told report-
ers. The clashes came as Turkey weighed
sending as many as 10,000 troops to join an
international security force in Iraq.
Internet
This artist's rendition shows SIRTF (Space Infrared Telescope Facility) satelliteorbiting the Earth. NASA's new infrared space telescope, strapped to a Delta II rocket,
soared into the sky over Florida early 25 August. — INTERNET
Slain UN Iraq envoy to beburied in Geneva
GENEVA, 27 Aug — Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN special envoy to Iraq killed ina bomb attack in Baghdad, will be buried in Geneva on Thursday, the United Nationssaid on Tuesday.
De Mello, a 55-year-old Brazilian who
had served over 30 years with the United
Nations and was seen as a future secretary-
general, died with 22 others in a truck bomb
blast at the UN’s Headquarters in the Iraqi
capital last Tuesday.
His body was taken to Rio de Janeiro
for national mourning at the weekend and
brought back on Monday to Geneva, where
he had been serving as UN High Commis-
sioner for Human Rights.
UN officials said he would be laid to
rest in Geneva’s “Cemetery of Kings” in the
international city’s Plainpalais District
alongside Swiss Protestant leader Jean
Calvin and writers James Joyce, Jorge Luis
Borges and Rainer Maria Rilke.
Vieira de Mello was the most senior
UN official to be killed in service since
Secretary-General Dag Hammerskjold died
in a mysterious 1961 plane crash in central
Africa while trying to solve a crisis in the
newly independent Congo Republic.
On Tuesday in Geneva, hundreds of UN
employees headed by Sergei Ordzhonikidze,
the director-general of its European head-
quarters, staged a silent march in memory of
the 23 killed in the Baghdad explosion.
Staff from all the UN agencies in the city,
including the World Health Organization,
the International Labour Organization, the
Office of the High Commissioner for Refu-
gees, and Vieira de Mello’s Human Rights
office, took part.
The Baghdad attack has been claimed by
a group claiming to have acted in the name of
Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network.
Officials said a formal ceremony would be
held on Friday at the UN’s Palais des
Nations in Geneva to honour all the dead and
wounded.
MNA/Reuters
HANOI, 27 Aug —Vietnam is estimated to gain more
than 1.4 billion US dollars from seafood export in the first
eight months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 12.2 per
cent, according to sources with the Ministry of Fisheries on
Tuesday. The country recorded highest seafood export
growths in the European Union (EU), up 74 per cent; China,
up 70 per cent; and Russia, up 60 per cent.
In the period, revenues of Vietnamese seafood exported
to the United States, however, decreased because of the
catfish dispute between the two countries.
MNA/Xinhua
Traffic chaos in Baghdadincreases suffering of Iraqis
BAGHDAD , 27 Aug — With soft words the traffic policemen carried out their dutiesin Baghdad, which witnesses a state of chaos after the toppling of of Saddam Husseinon 9 April.
“We are suffering the minimal authori-
ties given to us, especially when some driv-
ers do not respect the law,” said Ahmad
Khudair Hadi, a 45-year-old traffic police
master sergeant.
“But I should praise the drivers who
respect the law and the traffic police. They
are mostly educated,” he said.
Answering a question whether he is
afraid of some people sometimes, Hadi said,
“I’m old in this job, and in such cases I talk
to them and make it clear that I’m suffering
the summer heat to serve them.”
“Most of them apologize after that, but
there are others who just smile and insist on
breaking the law, while looking at me,” he
continued. It is usual in the Iraqi capital
these days that the traffic lights do not work
properly because of the frequent power cut,
and drivers carry weapons while policemen
do not.
“I carry my own personal gun because
the forces didn’t provide us with weapons,”
Hadi explained, “The coalition forces only
gave me a permit to carry a gun, but not to use
it.” “Our job is not safe because some drivers
carry guns and when we stop them, they draw
guns on us,” admitted the master sergeant.
The weapons of Iraqi police forces were
all lost because of the looting and chaos that
prevailed after the US-led war on Iraq and
their cars and motorcycles also disappeared,
which hindered the pursuit of criminals and
lawbreakers. “Iraq imported large number of
cars and we don’t have any records of the
actual number. This is clearly reflected in the
traffic jams in Baghdad, for our streets are
not prepared to receive those increasing num-
bers,” said Mohammad Abbas, a 33-year-old
colleague of Hadi.
All these problems are creating a state of
traffic chaos to be added to the suffering of
Iraqis, who have already suffered weak basic
services, lack of security and the well-known
high temperatures of the Iraqi summer.
MNA/Xinhua
DAR ES SALAAM , 27 Aug — Southern AfricanDevelopment Community (SADC) chairman andTanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa Monday urgedWestern countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe,defending the country’s land policy.
“I do not believe the application of sanctions in the
case of Zimbabwe is a good, warranted, or even effective
strategy,” President Mkapa said in his opening speech to
more than 700 delegates and other 12 SADC heads of
state and government. The colourful opening ceremony
witnessed the handing-over of the chairmanship by
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to Mkapa.
“It has not worked, it will not work, and it only makes
the life of ordinary people in Zimbabwe unnecessarily
difficult,” he said, indicating that this is a “very clear”
statement. “Those sanctions should be now lifted. The
quicker they are lifted, the quicker more influence for
positive growth and change can emerge,” he added.
SADC had kept asking Western governments to lift
sanctions on Zimbabwe, imposed by the European Union
(EU) and the United States after President Robert
Mugabe’s re-election in 2002. The chairman defended
the controversial land policy in Zimbabwe as well.
“I find it insulting that there are powers and people
who believe food shortages in the region can only be
averted when Africans become servants on White peo-
ple’s land, rather than when they work on their own land,”
he said. “Our friends and partners must help our farmers
improve production. This is the real challenge that begs
urgent attention, “ he added. “It is to underscore policies
and movements that recognize the inevitable and timely
need to redress the usurpations of yester centuries
carefully, orderly, fairly, sustainably, but necessarily
and irreversibly.”— MNA/Xinhua
US soldiers search an Iraqi family's home during a raid on scores of houses in Khalis, atown about 70 kilometres north of Baghdad, Iraq, on 26 August, 2003.—INTERNET
SADC
calls for
lifting of
sanctions
on
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Bush says US faces ‘hard’ task in IraqST LOUIS, 27 Aug — President Bush sought today to steel the country for more hardship in Iraq, cautioning that the
fight will require a large and sustained commitment of American resources but that there is no alternative to completevictory.
“Retreat in the face of terror would
only invite further and bolder attacks,”
Bush said before thousands of veterans
at the American Legion convention here.
“There will be no retreat.”
Bush’s speech, coming on the same
day the number of postwar US losses in
Iraq surpassed the number killed in last
spring’s war, did not directly address
complaints that have been leveled against
him by Democrats and Republicans that
he is committing inadequate troops and
funds to Iraq. But Bush addressed a
growing public concern about the occu-
pation by saying success in Iraq is neces-
San Antonio, is part of an effort by the
administration to solidify support for the
occupation at a time when the bombing
of the UN headquarters and other attacks
have raised doubts about the administra-
tion’s handling of the situation by the
American public. Bush suggested US
efforts in Iraq are indistinguishable from
the broader war on terrorism, for which
Americans are more patient.
Iraq “is now a point of testing in the
war on terror,” Bush said today, adding
that “terrorists are gathering in Iraq to
undermine the advance of freedom.”
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sary for success in the war on terror and
pledging that he will do whatever it
takes to win.
“Building a free and peaceful Iraq
will require a substantial commitment
of time and resources, and it will yield a
substantially safer and more secure
America and the world,” Bush said,
vowing to work with Congress to pro-
vide the necessary funds. “More progress
will come in Iraq and it will require hard
and sustained efforts.” Bush’s speech to
the veterans group, following similar
speeches by two deputies Monday to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in
BERLIN , 27 Aug — The head of the United Nations’nuclear watchdog called on the United States on Tues-day to set an example to the rest of the world by cuttingits nuclear arsenal and halting research programmes.
“The US Government
demands that other nations
not possess nuclear weap-
ons. Meanwhile, it is arm-
ing itself,” Mohamed
ElBaradei, head of the In-
ternational Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), told Ger-
many’s Stern weekly.
Criticizing President
George W. Bush’s plan for
a national missile defence
shield, he said: “Then a
small number of privileged
countries will be under a
nuclear protective shield,
with the rest of the world
outside.” “In truth there are
no good or bad nuclear
weapons. If we do not stop
applying double standards
we will end up with more
nuclear weapons. We are at
a turning point,” ElBaradei
told Stern in the interview
released ahead of publica-
tion. The IAEA director,
who has overseen inspec-
tions of nuclear sites in Iraq,
North Korea and Iran over
the past year for half a dec-
ade said the world’s five
original nuclear powers —
the United States, Russia,
Britain, France and China —
should send a clear message
to the world that they were
disarming.
“Otherwise, we must live
with the consequences. At
the moment we are, at best
acting, like the fire brigade.
Today Iraq, tomorrow North
Korea, the day after Iran. And
then?” ElBaradei said.
MNA/Reuters
ONGC to invest60b rupees foracquiring oil
properties abroadNEW DELHI, 27 Aug —
Oil and Natural Gas Corp
Tuesday said it will invest
over 60 billion rupees an-
nually in acquiring oil prop-
erties abroad and is currently
in dialogue for buying out
stakes in oil fields in more
than a dozen countries in-
cluding Australia, Indone-
sia and Russia.
“We have budgeted more
than 60 billion rupees annu-
ally for acquisitions of oil
and gas fields abroad. This
figure may go up depending
upon the investment require-
ment for developing a par-
ticular field,” ONGC Chair-
man and Managing Director
Subir Raha told reporters
here.
ONGC’s overseas invest-
ment arm ONGC Videsh
Ltd, has to date taken par-
ticipating interests in oil and
gas fields in Vietnam, Rus-
sia, Libya, Syria, Iran, Iraq,
Sudan and US.
“We are talking for stakes
in oil properties in South
America, Central Asia, Aus-
tralia, Indonesia, Russia and
Middle-East,” he said but
declined to give details.
Raha said OVL this
month acquired Austrian
firm OMV’s stake in two
more oil fields in Sudan, that
are likely to give an addi-
tional 1.5-2 million tons of
crude annually.
MNA/PTI
The government agen-
cies, in particular the police
force, had been asked to
study the approach and look
into ways to be more women-
friendly and to place women
safety higher on the agenda,
Abdullah said when deliver-
ing a keynote address at the
National Women Confer-
ence here.
“I would also like to en-
courage private sector em-
ployers to look into ways to
increase the personal safety
of their employees at the
workplace,” he said.
“But to ensure success,
we need to work together.
The government, civil socie-
ty groups, employers, safety
and security personnel, all
need to do their part to en-
sure a safe, secure, and con-
ducive environment to work
and live in,” he said.
Meanwhile, Abdullah
said the number of women
holding decision- making
positions was still low —
about five to 15 per cent in
the public and private sec-
tors. “The government will
continue with its two-
pronged strategy to increase
the number of women in the
overall workforce apart from
having more women in high
positions,” he added
MNA/Xinhua
People within
a group of
some 3,000
UN employees
hold white
roses as they
participate in
a silent march
in mourning
for late
Brazilian
Sergio Vieira
de Mello in
front of the
UN building in
Geneva,
Switzerland,
on 26 August,
2003.
INTERNET
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Aug — Malaysian Deputy PrimeMinister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Monday gave anassurance that more would be done to enhance thewelfare, safety and security of women.
Malaysia to do more toensure women’s welfare
Egypt bourse rises on talkof OT Iraq mobile bid
CAIRO, 27 Aug — Speculation that Orascom Telecom
(OT) could win an Iraq mobile telephone licence and expec-
tations of strong Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
results pushed Egyptian stocks higher on Tuesday, traders
said.
Dealers said speculation that OT could win one of three
mobile phone licences on offer in Iraq helped its share price
climb 0.59 Egyptian pounds (0.10 US dollars), or 1.6 per
cent, to last trade at 38.27 pounds and officially close at
38.15 pounds. “There’s a lot of potential in Iraq,” one trader
said. OT said in June it was keen to enter the bid, which
closed on August 21. OT officials would not comment on the
speculation.
The benchmark Hermes index climbed 90.99 points, or
1.1 per cent, to end at 8,782.37 points. The broader CIBC
index rose 0.27 point, or 0.3 per cent, to close at 80.18 points.
Expectations of strong first half results from OCI helped its
share price last trade up 0.74 pounds, or 1.5 per cent, at 48.80
pounds and officially close at 48.90.
MNA/Reuters
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Detained Iraqi men sit while US troops stand guard during a raid on scores of houses inKhalis, a town about 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq,
on 26 August, 2003. — INTERNET
BAGHDAD , 27 Aug— A bomb attack on a US convoy killed a US soldier and wounded two in Iraq on Tuesday, ashundreds of troops launched a new operation to hunt down guerillas in the hostile Sunni heartlands north of Baghdad.
A US Army spokeswoman said the convoy was attacked
on a highway west of the capital between the Sunni Muslim
towns of Falluja and Ramadi, hotbeds of resistance against
occupying American forces. Roadside bombs and impro-
vised mines have been widely used against vulnerable US
convoys in Iraq.
The attack brought to 65 the number of US soldiers
killed in action since Washington declared major combat
over on May 1. Most guerilla attacks have taken place in
Baghdad and Sunni areas to the north and west of the capital,
from where Saddam Hussein, a Sunni, drew much of his
support.
The 4th Infantry Division, based in Saddam’s home-
town of Tikrit, said on Tuesday it had launched Operation
Ivy Needle, a series of raids backed by tanks, armoured
vehicles and helicopters to root out resistance in three
provinces.
“What we are doing is surgical strikes on more remote
areas where we have not had a very large or enduring
military presence,” Major Josslyn Aberle told reporters in
Tikrit.
MNA/Reuters
US soldier killed in Iraq, troopshunt gue rillas
6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003
UNITED NATIONS , 27 Aug— The United Nations fell silent for half an hour onTuesday as Secretary-General Kofi Annan led more than 2,000 people in a middaymarch to remember the victims of the bombing at UN Headquarters in Baghdad.
NEW YORK, 27 Aug— Oil
prices took a small step down
from lofty levels on Monday
as dealers took profits from
the gasoline-driven rally late
last week.
New York crude futures
slipped 42 cents to 31.42 US
dollars a barrel, trimming
gasoline-driven gains made
last Thursday of 84 cents;
prices were almost flat Fri-
day. London oil futures trade
was closed Monday for a
holiday.
Low gasoline inventories
and setbacks to production
in Iraq have kept crude prices
not far from the 33 US dol-
lars per barrel level reached
earlier this month, a high for
the time since the US-led
invasion of Iraq.
US Government data last
week showed gasoline sup-
plies had fallen to their low-
est levels in nine months.
The fall came ahead of La-
bour Day weekend, in which
record numbers of drivers
are expected to take to the
road in the final weekend of
the traditional summer driv-
ing season. — MNA/Reuters
WASHINGTON , 27 Aug — Finnish researchers said onMonday they had found a gene they believe could beimportant in causing dyslexia, the most common learn-ing disorder among children.
Pinpointing the genetic changes that underlie dyslexia
could help scientists understand what causes it and perhaps
find better ways to help people with dyslexia overcome the
handicap.
Dyslexia affects anywhere between 3 per cent and 10 per
cent of the population and is characterized by difficulties
recognizing and reading words.
Studies suggest that people with dyslexia process infor-
mation in a different area of the brain than the average
person does, even though they are often of average orabove-
average intelligence.
Some evidence shows they use the right side of the brain
for reading instead of the left side, which is better set up for
processing words.—MNA/Reuters
CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida), 27 Aug — A new NASAinfrared observatory designed to see objects either toocold to cast their own light or obscured by interstellardust launched early on Monday from Cape CanaveralAir Force station.
UN falls silent in honourof slain colleagues
Thousands of UN work-
ers held similar marches
around the world. In Geneva,
where slain UN envoy to Iraq
Sergio Vieira de Mello will
be buried on Thursday, 3,000
UN staff carried banners
bearing his name and that of
his chief of staff, Nadia
Younes, who were among
23 people killed in the Au-
gust 19 suicide truck bomb-
ing.
In New York, several
undersecretaries general and
all 15 Security Council am-
bassadors, who had sus-
pended consultations, took
part in the march around the
circular driveway in front of
UN Headquarters along
Manhattan’s East River.
Among them was a hag-
gard Salim Lone, the spokes-
man for Vieira de Mello who
broke the news of his death
to the world. “So many
friends dead,” he whispered.
Some carried flowers and
held signs reading “We Will
Never Forget You,” “When
Will It End? It Must!” and
“Enough!”
“It’s one small way we
can all show our respects for
our fallen colleagues,” said
Catherine Bertini, UN un-
dersecretary-general for
management, who walked
alongside Annan for part of
the march. “People all feel
like we’re in mourning to-
gether.”
The United Nations was
plunged into grief after the
bombing in Baghdad, the
worst attack on United Na-
tions civilian staff. A senior
UN official said on Tuesday
that more than 160 people
were wounded in the explo-
sion and feared some of them
would not recover. UN em-
ployees in the march said
they were worried about their
colleagues abroad.
“For me, this was a terri-
ble shock because we’ve al-
ways been under the illusion
the UN was safe,” said Mary
Hughes, librarian of the UN
translation division and a
member of a staff safety com-
mittee. “But that barrier has
been broken down com-
pletely.”—MNA/Reuters
The cover of the ColumbiaAccident InvestigationBoard’s report released inWashington on 26 August,2003. A long-term relaxa-tion of safety vigilance atNASA culminated in the lossof the space shuttle Colum-bia and its seven-membercrew, investigators said,warning that withoutsweeping changes, ‘thescene is set for another accident.’—INTERNET
WASHINGTON , 27 Aug— NASA’s self-protective culture and its reluctance to tacklesafety problems head-on contributed to the fatal breakup of shuttle Columbia, just astechnical factors tore the ship apart, independent investigators reported on Tuesday.
Shuttle “Columbia” report slamsNASA management
The Columbia Accident
Investigation Board, set up
after the February 1 tragedy
that killed seven astronauts,
said in its final report that
NASA needs to set up sepa-
rate safety agencies that will
be able to get the attention of
top space officials when
things go wrong.
The board found that
NASA engineers raised
questions soon after Colum-bia’s launch on January 16
about a piece of foam insula-
tion that was seen falling
from the ship’s massive ex-
ternal tank about 81 seconds
after liftoff.
Engineers asked three
times during the 16-day mis-
sion for satellite images of
Columbia in orbit to check
on whether the foam struck
and damaged the ship, but
such images were never ob-
tained. The board’s report
said NASA officials missed
eight opportunities to ad-
dress concerns about the fall-
ing foam, which was ulti-
mately found to be the acci-
dent’s most probable cause.
The report drew parallels
between NASA manage-
ment problems now and at
the time of the 1986 Chal-lenger disaster, which also
killed seven astronauts.
MNA/Reuters
DAR-ES-SALAAM , 27 Aug — Executive Secretary of the Southern African Develop-ment Community (SADC) Prega Ramsamy said here Monday that the organizationcurrently is facing four challenges in its developing path.
Executive Secretary says fourchallenges ahead of SADC
Delivering his keynote
speech on the opening cer-
emony of the 23rd SADC
summit, the secretary said
that poverty, HIV/AIDS,
external debt, and food secu-
rity are the four major chal-
lenges to SADC member
states.
The executive secretary
said that the region is still
confronted with abject pov-
erty with 40 per cent of popu-
lation living with less than
one US dollar per day.
“The challenge of poverty
eradication would therefore
be uppermost in our focus.”
Ramsamy said.
On HIV/AIDS issue, the
executive secretary stressed
the necessity on educating
youth in the region to be fa-
miliar with the disease, so
that the young generation
may stay away from this
deadly disease.
Ramsamy also pointed out
that heavy external debt had
already blocked the devel-
opment path of SADC mem-
ber countries, which also
slow down regional integra-
tion, economic development
and poverty alleviation in the
region.
On Agriculture, the ex-
ecutive secretary said the
food security had badly af-
fected SADC region with
about 7 million people fac-
ing food shortage in the first
quarter of 2004.
The two-day 23rd SADC
summit was officially
opened on Monday. It has
collected 13 heads of state
and government out of the
14 membre states.
Seychelles sent its foreign
minister to the meeting.
SADC, with a population
of over 190 million and a
total area of 9.261 million
square kilometres, was es-
tablished in August 1992 in
Windhoek, Namibia, to re-
place the Southern African
Development Coordination
Conference (SADCC).
MNA/Xinhua
Iraqis work at a farm in Abu Khasib; US budget deficits arebeing partially blamed on reconstruction in Iraq.—INTERNET
NASA launches newinfrared telescope
Lift off of the Boeing
Delta II rocket carrying the
700 million US dollars sat-
ellite came at 1:35 am. EDT
(0535 GMT).
“The expectation is to re-
ally revolutionize our un-
derstanding of our universe
by looking in a completely
new low length spectrum,”
said Dave Gallagher,
NASA’s mission project
manager.
From failed stars that
never turned on, to the gal-
axy’s own dust-shrouded
heart, the Space Infra RedTelescope Facility will look
into the dark, cold corners
of the universe, making it-
self sensitive to the faintest
heat signatures by cooling
its own instruments to just a
degree or two above abso-
lute zero.
SIRTF is the last of
NASA’s so-called Great
Observatories. When com-
bined with the Hubble SpaceTelescope, which sees in the
visible light spectrum, and
the Chandra X-Ray Ob-servatory, astronomers will
get their most complete view
yet of matter and energy near
the edge of the known uni-
verse.
Or, as NASA scientist
Anne Kinney explained,
when all three telescopes
peer deeply into space, the
Chandra will see objects
that are millions of degrees
in temperature, the Hubble,objects that are thousands
of degrees, and SIRTF, those
that are hundreds of degrees.
“That way, you get a full
range of information about
what’s out there,” said
Kinney. SIRTF also has a
job closer to home. Scien-
tists know little about a wide
belt of icy objects that circle
the sun beyond the orbit of
Pluto.—MNA/Reuters
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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003 7
— to vitalize patriotism and nationalism in all citizens
— to preserve and safeguard Myanmar cultural heritage
— to perpetuate genuine Myanmar music, dance and traditional fine arts
— to preserve Myanmar national character
— to nurture spiritual development of the youths
— to prevent influence of alien cultures
The Objectives of the 11th Myanmar
Traditional Cultural Performing Arts
Competitions
HONG KONG, 27 Aug — Unemployment is a great concern to the government of theHong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the government is taking steps to easethe jobless situation, said a Hong Kong official here Tuesday.
HK Govt committed totackling joblessness
Permanent Secretary for
Economic Development and
Labour Matthew Cheung
said the government put for-
ward a relief package of 432
million Hong Kong dollars
(55.38 million US dollars) in
May to provide 21,500 short-
term employment and train-
ing opportunities. These in-
cluded 10,000 skills-en-
hancement training places
for workers in sectors hard
hit by SARS who were un-
employed or temporarily sus-
pended without pay. All the
newly-created posts have
been filled.
Cheung said the govern-
ment allocated an additional
715 million Hong Kong dol-
lars in July to create 32,000
job opportunities, including
19,050 short-term jobs and
13,000 training places. Re-
cruitment work commenced
in mid-July and successful
candidates are starting to re-
port for duty.
The Labour Department
has launched employment
programmes to strengthen its
support for job-seekers. The
Re-employment Training
Programme encourages em-
ployers to offer on-the-job
training to middle-aged un-
employed people. Employ-
ers receive a training allow-
ance of 1,500 Hong Kong
dollars a month for each par-
ticipant employed for three
months. Some 12,000 job
seekers are expected to ben-
efit from the programme.
Employers who hire
university graduates and pro-
vide them with on-the-job
training under the Graduate
Employment Training
Scheme will be paid a
monthly allowance of 2,000
Hong Kong dollars for each
trainee engaged for a maxi-
mum of six months. About
2,000 university graduates
will benefit from the pro-
gramme. “All these demon-
strate that the government is
committed to providing com-
prehensive employment as-
sistance to job seekers of dif-
ferent age groups and aca-
demic qualifications,”
Cheung said.
He noted that there were
signs of a steady pick-up in a
number of business sectors.
The latest seasonally ad-
justed unemployment rate
rose by just 0.1 per cent and
there are signs that the up-
ward adjustment is slowing
down. “With fresh graduates
entering the labour market,
the unemployment rate in the
short term will remain high.
Although most companies
are still having a hard time
now, it is high time to invest
in human resources to pre-
pare for economic recovery,”
Cheung said.
MNA/Xinhua
SYDNEY , 27 Aug — India and Australia will sign a Memorandum of Understandingon counter-terrorism during the four-day visit of External Affairs Minister YashwantSinha beginning Wednesday that is also expected to give greater “dynamism andsubstance” to bilateral relations.
India, Australia to signMoU on counter-terrorism
The issue of terrorism and ways of
enhancing bilateral relations in various sec-
tors are likely to figure prominently in the
talks Sinha will have with Australian lead-
ers.
Sinha will call on Australian Prime
Minister John Howard and will hold talks
with his Australian counterpart Alexander
Downer. He will also meet Immigration
Minister Phillip Ruddock.
Sinha will attend the Foreign Minis-
ters Framework Dialogue in Adelaide on
Thursday and sign a MoU on Counter Ter-
rorism with Downer. The two ministers will
also address the international media.
He will hold a meeting with Ruddock
on his arrival in Sydney tomorrow to further
expedite the signing of MoU on cooperation
between the two countries in the field of
immigration. Discussions are already afoot
between the Indian Ministry of Home Af-
fairs and Australia’s Department of Immi-
gration on the issue.
Indian High Commissioner to Aus-
tralia R S Rathore said, “this is only the
second visit by an Indian foreign minister to
Australia. (Jaswant Singh, the then foreign
minister had visited Australia in June 2001).
We do hope the present visit will add greater
dynamism and substance to the bilateral
relations, which have been growing in recent
years.”
Sinha will then fly to national capital
Canberra and call on Howard en route to
Melbourne, where he will be meeting mem-
bers of the Indian community at a dinner
hosted by the Indian High Commissioner.
In Melbourne, Sinha will sign a MoU
for cooperation in the field of telecommuni-
cations with Australian Minister for Com-
munications, Information Technology and
the Arts Richard Alston.
He will also meet the Federal Treasurer
Peter Costello and Opposition Labour leader
Simon Crean and speak on India’s foreign
policy and India-Australia bilateral ties at a
luncheon hosted by Asia Society AustralAsia
Centre. — MNA/PTI
ZURICH , 27 Aug — Aman who tried to fightbothersome wasps with in-sect spray and a cigarettelighter burned down hisapartment and two neigh-bouring flats, Swiss policesaid on Tuesday.
A police spokesman
said the man used a whole
can of insect spray on a wasp
nest underneath an overhang-
ing roof outside his apart-
ment.
When he tried to fend
off the angry wasps with his
lighter, the fumes ignited and
set the flats ablaze.
No one in the apartment
block was hurt, but the blaze
caused 500,000 Swiss francs
(351,400 US dollars) in
damage. — MNA/Reuters
Swiss manburns downapartments
in wasp hunt M OSCOW, 27 Aug — Russia and Iran, keen to ease USconcerns over their nuclear ties, will sign in Septemberan agreement requiring Teheran to return nuclear wasteto Moscow, a Russian Atomic Energy Ministry officialsaid on Tuesday.
Russia has pressed ahead with plans to build a nuclear
plant at the southern port of Bushehr in Iran despite criticism
from Washington.
“The agreement will be signed very soon, perhaps by
the end of September. Last week, the Russian Government
instructed our ministry to sign the protocol in the nearest
future,” the official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
As soon as the protocol is signed, Russia will ship fuel
to Iran for the Bushehr reactor, which will then process it to
generate power and send all spent nuclear material — which
can be converted to weapons grade material — back to
Russia. The official said the document would be signed
during a regular visit by a ministry delegation to the Islamic
Republic in coming weeks, but the precise date of the
signing was yet to be decided.
Iran, which says it is ready to sign the agreement with
Russia, has dismissed the US charges, saying it wants to
develop nuclear power to satisfy a booming demand for
electricity and save its oil and gas reserves for export.
MNA/Reuters
Russia, Iran tosign nuke fuel
deal in SeptemberISLAMABAD , 27 Aug — A five-member team of Indian officials arrived hereTuesday for talks with their Pakistani counterparts on resumption of air links andoverflights between the two countries.
Indian team in Islamabad fortalks to resume air links
Led by Director General of Civil Avia-
tion Authority Sathinder Singh, the Indian
officials will hold two days of talks from
Wednesday at Rawalpindi to finalize the
details for resumption of flight services and
to open up each other’s skies for overflights.
Other members in the team are AV
Chaturvedi, Indian Ministry of Civil Avia-
tion, Shirin Lalwani of Air India, Sunil
Kishen of Indian Air Lines and Kharbanda
of Airports Authority of India.
Vikram Misri, the Secretary Political
of the Indian High Commission would also
take part in the talks.
This is the first time that the officials of
the two sides hold formal talks to normalize
relations, after resuming the bus services
between the two countries last month.
While officials on both sides see little
difficulty in resuming direct flights from
Lahore to New Delhi and Karachi to
Mumbai, there were apprehensions that the
talks may hit snags on opening their skies
for dozens of overflights from both the
countries to far off destinations.
MNA/PTI
High-ranking Vietnamese Navaldelegation in Mumbai
MUMBAI, 27 Aug — A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam’s Peoples’ Navy, led by
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Rear Admiral Be Quoc Hung, has called on the Flag Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command Vice Admiral Arun Prakash and dis-
cussed defence related issues in this western Indian metropolis.
The delegation, which was here on August 24 and 25, during its talks focussed on sale
of spares for weapons machinery and engines, a Ministry of Defence release said here on
Tuesday. The Vietnamese also showed interest in Indian ship-building and conduct of
training for their personnel in various naval disciplines in India, it said. — MNA/PTI
8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003
What will be the outcome of the lopsidedUS sanctions on Myanmar—4
(Continued from 26-8-2003)The most basic norm of humanitarian rights of human
beings is fulfilling the food, clothing and shelter needs.
No one can deny the fact that the three basic requirements
are vital for the survival and progress in the standard of
living. The level of humanitarian rights and democratic
rights will improve in proportion to the rise in the level
of meeting the basic needs and advancement in produc-
tive forces of the people. If a society is very poor finding
difficult to make both ends meet, it has not enjoyed
humanitarian rights no matter how much it may have
enjoyed the political freedom. Some say that people will
be able to speak out, carry out work and produce goods
only when there is freedom. This may be right to an
extent. However, that should be economic freedom in
commodity production and trade of the people. Economic
freedom should come first. In the world today, the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China, which has given first priority to
the economic freedom, is progressing gradually and peace-
fully.
The emerging new industrialized nations of Asia have
developed based on economic freedom. Their progress
has been closely followed by political freedom. Starting
from the Stone Age to the present electronic age, history
of man has developed because of the economic freedom.
Humanitarian and democratic rights accordingly improved.
Such improvements as seen today will be non-existent
unless there is economic freedom and economic progress.
Man’s efforts to fulfil the basic needs such as food, cloth-
ing and shelter and increase commodity production are
the his struggles to enjoy humanitarian rights. Other rights
will also be fulfilled after this.
The US and other nations of the West bloc are cutting
aid, imposing economic sanctions on and waging war
against the developing nations which have been liberated
from the colonialist rules. This shows that although they
are shouting and advocating for human rights and demo-
cratic rights they are in fact violating these rights. At the
same time, we can study the statement on human rights
issued by the information office of the Council of State of
the People’s Republic of China.
According to the statement, there had been widening
gap between the rich and poor in the world day by day.
Meanwhile, there was slow socio-economic progress in
many of the developing countries. One third of the people
in the developing countries continued to live under the
poverty line. The problems of the right to survive and to
make economic, social and cultural progress persisted
among the people in the vast number of developing na-
tions. Hence, emphasis should be laid on the right to
develop. China thus urged the world to concentrate on the
problem of the developing countries’ right to develop;
strive for removing unjust and unrealistic practices in the
world economy after employing the active and effective
programmes; try to practically improve the international
economic environment; relax and gradually remove the
barriers restricting the growth of developing nations; es-
tablish the new international economic system; and create
healthy international environment conducive to develop-
ment while doing away with the negative factors such as
racism, colonialism, hegemony, and foreign aggression,
occupation and interference.
China also called for enhancing international coopera-
tion based on humanitarian grounds, after promoting
mutual understanding and upholding the common inter-
ests while setting aside the differences. However, no na-
tion will be able to steer away from its historical trend
and the objective economic, political and cultural condi-
tions in working for humanitarian rights and safeguarding
those rights. Moreover, a sovereign nation will have to
specifically recognize and protect the humanitarian rights
with the introduction of laws. A resolution of the 45th
Session of the United Nations General Assembly stated
that each nation has the right to choose its political, so-
cial, economic and cultural systems and promote them. A
resolution at the 46th Session of the UN General Assem-
bly also pointed out that there would never be a single
development pattern applicable to all cultures and all the
peoples. It would be neither proper nor practicable to
criticize others based on one’s own design as the standard
and to make others to copy one’s design. Hence, the prin-
cipal objectives and international efforts to safeguard
humanitarian rights should promote cooperation, friend-
ship, mutual understanding and mutual respect in the field
of international human rights. All should consider the
outlooks on humanitarian rights of the nations of different
political, economic, social systems, historical trends and
religious faith and cultural backgrounds. Common factors
are to be sought and differences are to be set aside based
on the spirit of promoting mutual respect, understanding
and cooperation.
The world is becoming more unstable because of the
process of transformation from the old global situation to
the new one. The acts of using human rights, interference
in others’ internal affairs and power politics as a weapon
are disturbing the process of materializing the human rights
and basic freedom. In facing the international situation
going on in this trend, China wishes to exert continued
efforts together with the international community to in-
stall a fair and systematic international relations system,
and to materialize the aims of the UN to protect and
develop human rights and basic freedom.
It is China’s opinion on the issue of the international
human rights as well as its attitude to the developing coun-
tries. On the other hand, the book on a bad nation men-
tioned that the US had opposed the UNGA decisions for
about 150 times during the period from 1984 to 1987.
The US failed to contribute its share of funds to the UN
for decades. Thus, the UN dismissed the US from Human
Rights Commission of the ECOSOC, formed with 53 coun-
tries, in May 2001. It is the first time the HRC has dis-
missed a member since its formation in 1946. First, it
seemed that the Third World countries suffering from the
US exploitation for years would lead the voting to oust
America from the body. But in reality, the allies of the
US had led the voting. Free trade means the free trade
that is in accord with the wish of America. The word
“free trade” has come into vogue since a few decades
ago. If America dislikes the economic policy of a nation,
it uses the IMF and WTO to destroy that nation. If the
method proves to be ineffective, the US imposes onesided
economic sanctions on it. During the past 80 years, the
US imposed economic sanctions on many countries for
120 times. A report said that the US imposed economic
sanctions on 75 countries where 52 per cent of the world’s
population lived in 1998 alone. Those were America’s
inconsistent that are counter to its words, and going against
the majority’s wish of the UN, the democracy, the human
rights and the free trade. Thus, the US government’s tough
economic sanctions on the developing countries including
Myanmar will lead to fuelling the hatred and international
conflict and harming the international friendship, stability
and cooperation.
Translation: AK, TMT
* Saving one gallon of fuel per car per monthwill save the nation one US dollar
* Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmarcan save US$ 5.5 million in a year
* The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can build amajor bridge across Ayeyawady River
Efficient use of fuel
Aung Moe San
There are about 500,000 householdsusing electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving afour-foot fluorescent lamp every day by eachhousehold amounts to saving power that isequal to the capacity a 20-megawatt powerstation can supply.
Efficient use of electricity* Use daylight as the main source of light* Use the least possible amount of electricity
only if there is not enough natural light* Use the least possible amount of electricity
required in production and service enter-prises
* Preventing waste of electricity benefits theuser and others
* Oppose those relying on externalelements, acting as stooges, holdingnegative views
* Oppose those trying to jeopardizestability of the State and progress ofthe nation
* Oppose foreign nations interfering ininternal affairs of the State
* Crush all internal and externaldestructive elements as the commonenemy
People’s Desire
* Do not be frightenedwhenever intimidated
* Do not be bolsteredwhenever flattered
* Do not be softenedwhenever appeased
All this needs tobe known
BEIJING, 27Aug —Tele-
vision cameras should focus
more on the lives of ordinary
people, and TV programmes
should reflect the public’s
demands more, while at the
same time publicizing new
achievements in the process
of reform and opening-up,
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
Chinese Premier urges more TVprogrammes to reflect ordinary life
said here Tuesday. Wen, also
a member of the Standing
Committee of the Political
Bureau of the Central Com-
mittee of the Communist
Party of China (CPC), made
the remark when inspecting
the headquarters of China
Central Television (CCTV)
here.
Wen praised CCTV for
adhering to the right direc-
tion, standing alongside the
people, and stressing reform
and renovation. TV pro-
grammes should serve the
people as well as the work of
the CPC and the government,
he said, underlining TV sta-
tions’ role in inspiring people
and unmasking social evils.
TV programmes, linking
closely with ordinary people’s
life, should serve the inter-
ests of the people, he said,
calling on TV staff members
to stick to professional ethics
and shoulder their political
and social responsibilities.
MNA/Xinhua
KAMPALA, 27 Aug —
The Ugandan Government
has imposed a ban on li-
censing of new radio sta-
tions in the east African
country, Radio Uganda re-
ported Monday night.
Minister of State for
Information under the Of-
fice of the President Nsaba
Buturo made the announce-
ment here Monday.
Buturo said there are
many radio stations concen-
trated in one area and they
Uganda imposesban on licensing ofnew radio stations
disturb the air waves.
There is need for a spec-
trum plan where radio sta-
tions will be distributed
equally countrywide, he
said.
He said the ban will be
lifted in December this year.
There are over 30 radio
stations operating in the
country with a population
of 24 million. About another
30 have registered for
licenses for operation.
MNA/Xinhua
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003 9
Do you want to know Internet?
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe speaks at the 104th meeting of the Traffic RulesEnforcement Committee. (News on page 1) — MNA
Minister Maj-Gen Sein Htwa presents donation of K 180,000 to Director-GeneralU Sann Lwin (News on page 16). — FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
The coordination meeting for holding National Seminar on Women and Sport in progress. (News on page 16) — MNA
Director-General Dr Wan Maung and Mr Fahmid KBhuiya sing the agreement.— HEALTH
Internet Journal
foreign and local technologi-
cal news on computers and
IT, biographies of computer
experts, interviews, compu-
ter guide for kids, Internet
and computer lessons and
tips for game players.
The journal will be de-
livered to subscribers.
Those wishing to read may
contact ground floor of
Kanbawza Building,
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ing, Seinle Yeiktha Lane,
New University Avenue,
Yangon dialling 559 328-9
or 559 068-9. — (H)
YANGON, 27 Aug—
Internet Journal is published
bimonthly. It features
Agreement signed for cooperationin anti-AIDS activities
YANGON, 27 Aug — The
Health Department under the
Ministry of Health and the
Pact Myanmar social organi-
zation signed an agreement
on cooperation in anti-AIDS
activities at the meeting hall
of the department on
Theinbyu Road here this
morning.
Present on the occasion
were Director-General U
Wan Maung of the Health
Department, Deputy Direc-
tor-General Dr Soe Aung,
directors, resident repre-
sentative Mr Fahmid K
Bhuiya of the Pact Myanmar
and members, and guests.
After delivering an ad-
dress, Dr Wan Maung signed
the agreement together with
Mr Fahmid K Bhuiya and
exchanged the documents. Mr
Fahmid K Bhuiya also spoke
on the occasion. — MNA
FRP speedboat handed over to MMUYANGON, 27 Aug —With
the aim of promoting the
Myanmar Maritime Univer-
sity, a 20-foot-long fibre
water craft— Fibre Glass
Reinforced Plastic-FRP con-
structed by Association for
Japan Myanmar Mutual Co-
operation-AJMMC and Sil-
ver Wave Trading Co Ltd
was handed over to MMU
this morning at Nanthidar
Jetty here. On the occasion,
Mr Murata of AJMMC ex-
plained the purpose of the
donation. Next, Mr Murata
and U Min Min Aung of
Silver Wave Trading Co Ltd
Win, Transport Deputy Min-
ister Col Nyan Tun Aung, de-
partmental heads of the Trans-
port Ministry, senior military
officers, the rector, pro-rector
and principal of MMU, and
students also attended the
handing over ceremony of
the speedboat. — MNA
handed over the water craft
to Transport Minister Maj-
Gen Hla Myint Swe. The
craft is 6 metres long and
2.35 metre wide with a 170
horsepower engine and has
a seating capacity of 7.
Vice-Chief of Military
Intelligence Maj-Gen Kyaw
Minister Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe and officials view the FRP speedboat — MNA
Mayor looks into tasks for upgrading of Yangon CityYANGON, 27 Aug—Chair-
man of Yangon City Devel-opment Committee YangonMayor Brig-Gen Aung TheinLin, accompanied by Vice-Chairman Deputy Mayor ColMaung Pa and committeemembers, departmental headsand officials, inspected tasksfor upgrading of Yangon Cityincluding the waste watertreatment plant, extension ofStrand Road, Kaba Aye Pa-goda Road and greening tasks
the road section fromTheinbyu Road to YwathitChaung, completion of pave-ment, car parks, greening tasksalong road sides, and tasksbeing implemented and to beimplemented.
The mayor inspected theWaste Water Treatment Plant
for Myainghaywun park andgave instructions. The Mayorarrived at the Waste WaterTreatment Plant of YCDC atThanhlyetsun in BotahtaungTownship. After hearing re-ports, the mayor gave neces-sary instructions.
Deputy Mayor ColMaung Pa and Head of Engi-neering Department (Road &Bridge) U Bo Htay briefed onextension of Strand Road, dig-ging of drainages, tarring of
project site, extension of roads,building of car parks for haul-age trucks and gave instruc-tions.
Later, he inspected beau-tifying tasks forMyainghaywun park inMayangon Township.
MNA
OISCA-Japan donate trucks to MASYANGON, 27 Aug —
OISCA - International-Japandonated tractors and spareparts to Myanma Agricul-ture Service of the Ministryof Agriculture and Irrigationthis morning at MAS (HeadOffice) here.
On behalf of the officialsof OISCA, Principal of Ag-
ricultural Training School inPakhangyi Village inYesagyo Township, MagweDivision, Mr Ikuo Okamuraexplained the purpose of thedonation. Next, MAS Man-aging Director U Tun Thanspoke words of thanks andaccepted the donation.
MNAMayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin views the scale model of
water treatment plant. — CITY NEWS
10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003
Efficient woman engineers at Paunglaung hydel power project
The Paunglaung
hydel power project is a
multi-purpose one because
it will not only generate 280
megawatts of electricity but
provide water to 35,000
acres of land. The
Paunglaung River is a tribu-
tary at the upper reaches of
the Sittoung River. It rises
at the Shan plateau and its
current is 4520 cubic feet
per second. The Hsinthay
creek flowing through the
plain in the Yamethin region
and the Ngalaik creek flow-
ing through Pyinmana meet
at a place to the east of
Pyinmana and flow into the
Developing human resources from the most basic sectorThiha TinThiha TinThiha TinThiha TinThiha Tin
Only if the roots are strong, will a tree be able to
grow well and stand firmly on the ground. Likewise, in
every sector, the basic part or the foundation is the most
important for its progress and continued existence.
In this regard, the Government of the Union of
Myanmar has been striving for the infrastructure develop-
ment in all sectors to fulfill the basic requirements of the
Myanmar society before starting to launch its grand project
to build a peaceful, modern and developed nation, with full
momentum.
Everywhere across the nation, bridges large and
small, rail roads, motor roads, Union Highways, com-
munication stations, series of dams in various sizes, in-
stitutions of higher learning, basic education schools, vo-
cational training schools and domestic training schools
are emerging.
In addition, industrial zones have been set up, de-
velopment zones designated and border areas and rural de-
velopment plans implemented to further accelerate the na-
tional development drive.
As the academics and the intellectual power play a
vital role in developing and advancing the nation on the
correct tract, plans are being laid down and implemented to
develop the human resources of the nation from the most
basic sector, and that is the basic education sector.
In developing the basic education sector, first, the
qualifications of the teachers have been upgraded. Courses
including the Special Refresher Course for Basic Educa-
tion Teachers have been conducted, and the modern teach-
ing aids provided to schools in every part of the Union.
As it is now the computer and electronic age, the
Government has been giving priority to installing the multi-
media teaching centres at the schools and imparting com-
puter and electronic knowledge to students starting from
the elementary schools.
The Government is also building many new schools
in all the states and divisions of the nation, while renovat-
ing and upgrading the existing ones.
Even the children of the most remote areas of the
Union are now attending schools at their own villages.
At present, over eight million students are attending
classes in 40,099 basic education schools all over the na-
tion, and annually, the number of students, schools and
teaching staff is increasing.
In the past, students who passed the matriculation
examination with highest marks in the entire nation emerged
only from Yangon, but now, such outstanding students also
come out from schools outside the city. And that is one of
the results of the Government in narrowing the education
gap between the different regions of the Union.
Furthermore, the development in the basic educa-
tion sector means the development in the foundation of the
whole human resources, the main force that will uplift the
nation to a better future.
*****
Paunglaung River to form
the Sittoung River. Water
flows in the creeks only in
the rainy season and is
hardly seen there in other
seasons. At present, the
Ngalaik dam has already
been built across the Ngaleik
creek. The project site is 11
miles from Pyinmana. The
Hydro-electric Power De-
partment and the Irrigation
Department took responsi-
bilities to implement the
multi-purpose dam project.
The Hydro-electric
Power Department con-
structs related buildings in-
cluding two diversion tun-
nels, power intake and trask
rack, 37 small and large tun-
nels (3,300 metres in total),
installation of turbine gen-
erators, transformers and the
230 KV power line and ex-
tension of Pyinmana power
sub-station.
Construction of the
dam and the spillway are
being carried out by the Irri-
gation Department. The two
departments have to take
heavy and significant re-
sponsibilities. The dam con-
structed by the Irrigation De-
partment blocks the moun-
tains on either side of the
Paunglaung river. The rein-
forced earthen dam is 3,084
feet long and 430 feet high.
Its storage capacity is
559,410 acre feet of water
at full brim and 283,760 acre
feet of water can be used.
The spillway is of ladder
type with no gate. It is 410
feet wide and is designed to
release 353,160 cubic feet
of water per second. The
Hydro electric Power De-
partment is building the
power station 310 feet in
length, 50 feet in width and
140 feet in height in a tun-
nel. In this station, four 70-
megawatt vertical Francis
turbines will be installed to
generate 280 megawatts. So,
911 kilowatt hours will be
generated yearly.
Two diversion tun-
nels and related tunnels of
power intake, the under-
ground power station and
related tunnels are being
constructed at over 400 feet
under ground. The tasks call
for endurance and courage.
The fact that woman engi-
neers keeping abreast of man
engineers are working
skillfully at the project is sig-
nificant. Assistant Engineer
Daw Aye Aye Than leads
the woman engineer group
to cooperate with man engi-
neers in digging tunnels,
building diversion wier, in-
take building, concrete tasks
along high-pressure pipe
lines and the underground
power station. No ordinary
woman engineer can finish
these tasks. Only those with
zest and zeal and high effi-
ciency can accomplish these
tasks. So, the whole
Myanmar woman mass can
take pride in those young
woman engineers making
endeavours for nation-build-
ing tasks. It is the result of
State having acknowledged
and trusted the ability of
women assigned duties to
them. The Ministry of Elec-
tric Power has assigned du-
ties to woman engineers as
part of the experimental
project. So, their high effi-
ciency is known and the
ministry is now considering
possibilities to make them
led the whole project in fu-
ture.
In building the coun-
try into a new, modern and
developed nation, the State
acknowledges the efficiency
of women and this leads to
turning out outstanding ef-
ficient woman engineers. So,
ideal woman engineers on
whom the State as well as
the woman mass can take
pride is turning out.
In July, 95 per cent
of digging tunnels and 97
per cent of digging the tun-
nel for underground power
station had been completed.
Priority is being given to
building of major structures
such as water inflow gate
and power intake.
The first turbine of
the power station will be in-
stalled in December and the
fourth and last turbine in
2004. So, efforts are being
made with the objective to
distribute electricity in 2004-
2005.
Translation: KKK(Kyemon: 26-8-2003)
Article by Than Zin Tun, Aung Naing Oo & photos by Thant Zin Tun
Entrance to the Power Plant at PaunglaungHydel Power Plant.
Woman engineers taking part in PaunglaungHydel Power Project.
The new building of No-5 Basic Education Primary School in Daingsu Village in Hlinethaya Township,Yangon North District. — MNA
THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003 11
Implementation of projects for socio-economicdevelopment of all regions in the country
Repair of uphill and
downhill roads in
Thandaunggyi, Kayin
State, was carried out
with might and main.
The photo shows the
repair of 12 miles long
and 18 feet wide old
road in Thandaunggyi
which will become a
hill resort.
PHOTO: MNA
In line with one of thefive rural developmenttasks — better trans-port in rural areas —bridges big and smallare being built in therural areas.The 120 feet long and19 feet wide Padawa(Pilakhat) creekbridge was built inKyauktan Township,Yangon District(South) at a cost ofK 27 million and wasopened on 17 April 2002. PHOTO: MNA
WATER SUPPLY FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE: Lagunbyin Dam was built at the border of Hlegu Township of Yangon Division and Bago Township ofBago Division near Thami-galay village. The dam was built at a cost of K 1107.68 million to irrigate 22,000 acres of farmland and was opened
on 24 November 2001. — PHOTO: MNA
12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003
Singapore’s manufacturingoutput declines 6.3% in July
Cumulatively, output in
the first seven month this
year declined by 1.8 per cent,
said the Press release pub-
lished by the Economic De-
velopment Board (EDB).
It said the marginal rise
in output of the electronics
and chemicals clusters,
which registered 0.4 and 1.2
per cent growth in July 2003
respectively, was offset by
the output declines in other
clusters.
The growth in the elec-
tronics cluster, which has
long been considered as a
pillar of the Singaporean
economy, was contributed
mainly by the semiconduc-
tor and data storage seg-
ments, it said.
The biomedical cluster
contracted by 24.6 per cent
in July, arising from de-
clines in both the pharma-
ceuticals and medical tech-
nology segments, said the
Press release.
The general manufactur-
SINGAPORE, 27 Aug — Singapore’s manufacturing output contracted by 6.3 percent in July 2003 as compared with the same period last year, a government releasesaid here on Tuesday.
ing industries dipped 1.4 per
cent in the month as growth
in the printing and food and
beverage industries was
offset by declines in the
miscellaneous industries, it
said.
The Singaporean eco-
nomy contracted by 1.3 per
cent in the first half of 2003.
The Ministry for Trade and
Industry has recently revised
its growth forecast for 2003
from 0.5-2.5 per cent to 0-1
per cent.—MNA/Xinhua
HANOI , 27 Aug — Vietnam’s export value is expected to grow at 27.5 per centto 13.3 billion US dollars in the first eight months of this year, according to areport of the General Statistic Office on Tuesday.
Of the total, the foreign-invested sector is forecast to register a 38.2- per-cent rise
to nearly 6.7 billion US dollars while the domestic economic sector records a growth
of 18.3 per cent.
Major hard currency earners include coffee with the highest growing rate of 64.5
per cent, and textiles and garment products with the export value of 2.6 billion US
dollars, a year-on-year rise of 57.9 per cent. Other key export items are cashew nuts,
rubber, electric and electric cable wires, wooden furniture, footwear and coal.
According to the Ministry of Trade, the country’s export values to all continents
register rises, with the highest recorded in America.
To earn 18.5 billion US dollars in export value this year, Vietnam aims to rake in
9.2 billion US dollars from Asia, which has been defined as its main market; 3.74
billion US dollars from Europe; 3.53 billion US dollars from North America; and
nearly 1.5 billion US dollars from Australia.
MNA/Xinhua
Vietnam’s export valuerises sharply
BEIJING , 27 Aug — Nepal plans to attract some 120,000 Chinese tourists by the endof 2005, according to Sarvendra Nath Shukla, Nepalese Minister of Culture, Tourismand Civil Aviation who is currently visiting China.
Nepal plans to attract 120,000Chinese tourists by 2005
Shukla said here Mon-
day that when the bilateral
civil aviation agreement
comes into force, airline of
both countries would open
more direct flights to more
cities, which would help in-
crease tourist numbers. The
Nepalese Embassy in China
has begun to exempt visa
fees for Chinese tourists.
With rich culture and
mountain resources, Nepal
is one of Asia’s most fa-
mous tourist destinations.
Since Nepal became the first
South Asian nation to gain
Approved Destination Sta-
tus from the Chinese Gov-
ernment, the mountainous
kingdom has already drawn
some Chinese tourists. But
owing to a lack of direct
flights and the high cost, the
number of Chinese travel-
lers is still limited.
According to the new
agreement, Royal Nepal Air-
lines will extend the original
Katmandu-Shanghai route to
Osaka. China Eastern Air-
lines also plans to link Kat-
mandu with the Delhi route.
Shukla noted that Nepal
had eight mountain over
8,000 metres, eight splen-
did world cultural heritage
sites, and a wealth of relics
of Hinduism and Buddhism.
The country also has over
ten natural protection re-
serves, with valuable plants
and wildlife. Nepal tourism
authorities were training more
Chinese guides, and improv-
ing accommodation to suit
Chinese tourists’ needs, he
said.—MNA/Xinhua
Horn of Africa workshop on climateopens in Kenya
NAIROBI , 27 Aug — The 12th Climate Outlook Forum for the Greater Horn of AfricaWorkshop officially opened in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday.
India , Singapore to intensifyeconomic , security ties
SINGAPORE, 27 Aug — India and Singapore on Tuesdayoutlined measures to intensify bilateral economic andsecurity cooperation by setting up a joint fund for invest-ments and convening a counter-terrorism working group.
Indian External Affairs
Minister Yashwant Sinha,
who met the city state’s top
leadership during his one-
day visit, said the two gov-
ernments had agreed to set
up a joint fund to foster in-
vestments.
He also said that India’s
plan to participate in a pro-
posed Asian Bond Fund were
on track.
About joint cooperation
in counter-terrorism, Sinha
said the working groups
would convene soon.
Sinha said India has com-
mitted to a one billion US
dollars for Asian Bond Fund
(ABF), but extent of invest-
ment in Singapore-India
fund has yet to be worked
out. On its part, Singapore
on Tuesday announced a 100
million US dollars towards
the fund.
The ABF is backed by 11
Asia-Pacific countries in-
cluding Japan, China, Aus-
tralia, Thailand, Philippines,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singa-
pore, Hong Kong, South
Korea and New Zealand.
While the India-Singa-
pore fund will be used by
Indian and Singapore com-
panies to invest in each other,
the Asian Bond Fund will be
used by the companies from
all the participating coun-
tries to invest in the member
countries. Both countries
have reiterated their commit-
ment in concluding the
Comprehensive Economic
Cooperation Agreement
(CECA) by early next year.
MNA/PTI
The three-day event is or-
ganized by the Nairobi-based
Drought Monitoring Centre
of the Inter-Governmental
Authority on Development
(IGAD) in collaboration with
the Kenyan Meteorological
Department and the World
Meteorological Organization
(WMO). WMO chief
Buruhani Nyenzi said in his
opening remarks that one of
the objectives of the work-
shop was to provide opportu-
nities for researchers, scien-
tists and experts to collabo-
rate in the development of
consensus climate outlook
products. The workshop is
also aimed at providing op-
portunities for discussions on
potential climate impacts on
various socioeconomic
sectors.—MNA/Xinhua
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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 2003 13
UNSC approves resolution toprotect UN staff
UNITED NATIONS, 27 Aug — Spurred by the bombing of UN headquarters inBaghdad, the Security Council on Tuesday voted unanimously for ways to improveprotection for UN and other aid workers around the world after a day of tense talksbetween Mexico and the United States.
The Mexican-drafted
resolution, cosponsored by
France, Germany, Russia,
Bulgaria and Syria, was first
circulated in April and then
taken out of mothballs after
the bombing of the UN Head-
quarters on August 19 that
killed 23 people and injured
many others.
It urges nations to pros-
ecute perpetrators of crimes
against UN workers and
those from other relief or
nongovernmental organiza-
tions engaged in humanitar-
ian efforts. It says states
should adopt laws ensuring
that violence against humani-
tarian workers is treated as a
war crime.
UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan told the Council
it was the obligation of eve-
ryone “to protect those work-
ing under the blue flag and to
bring to justice those who
attacked and armed them”.
He said the resolution sent a
message to those who believed
they could advance their cause
by targeting aid workers.
While there was little disa-
greement on the purpose of
the resolution, a mention in
the document of the new In-
ternational Criminal Court
drew objections from the
Bush administration, which
vehemently opposes the
Netherlands-based tribunal.
Mexico and its allies
dropped specific mention of
the Court, whose statutes
spell out what a war crime
is. But they then faced US
objections about defining
war crimes.
Diplomats said that un-
derlying debates on the reso-
lution was bitterness among
some Council members over
US.positions on Iraq as well
as on the International
Criminal Court, with France
and Mexico especially chal-
lenging the United States.
“The basic bottom line is
that the resolution has to state
in clear and unequivocal
terms that an attack against
humanitarian workers is a
war crime,” Mexico’s UN
ambassador, Adolfo Aguilar
Zinser, said.
MNA/Reuters
Fair indicates great trade potentialbetween China, ASEAN
K UNMING , 27 Aug— More than 4,000 businessmen from the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are attending the 11th Kunming Export CommoditiesTrade Fair which opened Tuesday in this capital of southwest China’s YunnanProvince.
China’s decision to establish special
ASEAN exhibition rooms is echoed by com-
panies from the region, with 256 out of 1,500
exhibition rooms occupied by enterprises from
ASEAN countries.
The fair’s organizing committee said the
establishment of ASEAN event rooms was to
meet the requirements for a free trade zone
between China and ASEAN in the near future.
All 10 ASEAN countries have enterprises
participating in the trade fair, with Brunei,
Indonesia and the Philippines present at the
annual event for the first time.
ASEAN enterprises have brought to the
trade fair competitive farm produce, aquatic
products and light industrial goods.
Observers said the enthusiasm of the
ASEAN countries mirrors the great trade
potential between China and ASEAN as a
free-trade agreement is now under negotia-
tion by the two sides.
“The annual total trade volume between
China and ASEAN might approach that of the
North American Free Trade Area after the
China-ASEAN free trade zone comes into
being,” said Zhao Yang, deputy director of the
Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the
State Council, China’s Cabinet.
“Competition between China and ASEAN
does exist in some industries,” Zhao said, “but it
will stimulate the two sides to better develop their
comparative advantages, and promote the
process of free trade and investment.”
Trade between China and ASEAN has kept
soaring since the Asian financial crisis of 1997
with an average annual growth rate of 15 per
cent, making ASEAN the fifth-largest of
China’s trade partners, while China is ASEAN’s
sixth-largest trade partner.
China’s Customs statistics show that the
total trade between China and ASEAN reached
23.55-billion-US-dollar worth in the first half
of 2003, an increase of 18.7 per cent year on
year. — MNA/Xinhua
TyphoonKrovanh slams
into northVietnam, killing
oneHANOI, 27 Aug— One of
the most ferocious typhoons
Vietnam has seen in years ripped
into its northern regions, killing
at least one person and injuring
another five, as experts warned
on Tuesday of more landslides
and flashfloods.
Winds of up to 117 kilome-
tre per hour (72.7 miles per
hour) pounded the northern
province of Quang Ninh as
Typhoon Krovanh made land-
fall on Monday night after
sweeping the United Nations
heritage site Halong Bay in the
Tonkin Gulf. The storm was
moving northwest at about 20
kilometre per hour.
MNA/Reuters
Italy provides grant forAfghan highway
construction KABUL , 27 Aug— The Italian Government has agreed
to provide a grant of 36 million euros to Afghanistan aspart of a bilateral agreement to fund the construction ofa highway linking the capital city to a central province,a Press release said on Tuesday.
The agreement was
signed here on Monday by
Afghan Foreign Minister
Abdullah Abdullah and
Italian Ambassador to
Afghanistan Domenico
Giorgi, according to the
Press release of the For-
eign Ministry.
Under the agreement, a
road will be built with Ital-
ian assistance between Ka-
bul and Bamyan, which is
home to the world-famous
giant Buddha statues.
Abdullah on the occasion
thanked Italy for its “signifi-
cant and important contribu-
tion” in helping create jobs in
Afghanistan, connecting the
country’s central highlands
to the capital, and increasing
trade and economic activi-
ties in several provinces.
The Italian ambassador
reiterated that his govern-
ment remains committed to
Afghanistan’s reconstruc-
tion in various fields and
reforms of the judicial sys-
tem, where Italy is taking
the leading role, said the
Press release.
MNA/Xinhua
Mexico challenges US onprotection of UN workers
UNITED NATIONS , 27 Aug— Mexico and its allies dropped language on Tuesday onthe International Criminal Court the United States found offensive in a resolution toprotect UN and other aid workers around the world but Washington raised newobjections.
After hours of negotiations among the 15
Council members, Mexico hoped for a vote late
on Tuesday on the measure that would label
attacks on humanitarian workers a war crime.
But diplomats said Washington feared
that unintentional injury to a relief workers
would constitute a war crime. It wanted to
soften language on war crimes to spare
troops, who, in the heat of combat, might
accidentally fire on people later found to be
humanitarian workers or UN staff.
Consequently, diplomats sought to come
up with words that would paper over differ-
ences and not violate international law.
“The basic bottom line is that the resolu-
tion has to state in clear and unequivocal
terms that an attack against humanitarian
workers is a war crime,” Mexico’s UN am-
bassador, Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, said.
The Mexican draft, cosponsored by
France, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria and Syria,
was first circulated in April and revived last
week after the bombing of UN Headquarters
in Baghdad on August 19 that killed 23
people.
The draft resolution originally mentioned
the new International Criminal Court, which
has defined war crimes, but Mexico and
others agreed to drop the reference.
The Bush Administration vehemently op-
poses the tribunal, set up in March to try
perpetrators of the world’s most heinous
crimes, as an infringement of US sover-
eignty and a potential venue for frivolous
lawsuits against US officials abroad.
MNA/Reuters
The wooden sculp-tures on an exhibitionstall of Laos attractmany visitors in theKunming Trade Fair
held in Kunming,southwest China's
Yunnan Province on26 August, 2003.
Exhibition teams fromall the 10 member
states of the Associa-tion of South-East
Asian Nations(ASEAN) showed uptogether in the 11thKunming Trade Fairwhich opened here on
Tuesday.XINHUA
British desert explorer Wilfred Thesiger dies LONDON, 27 Aug— British explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger, who crossed the deserts
of Arabia by camel and charted the vanishing lives of Marsh Arabs in Iraq, has diedaged 93.
A death notice in The Times newspaper
on Tuesday said the man acknowledged as
one of the greatest 20th Century travellers
who roamed the most desolate corners of the
planet, died quietly in hospital on Sunday.
Thesiger’s best-selling book ArabianSands chronicled his expeditions across the
region’s treacherous Empty Quarter in 1946
and 1948 with a handful of hardy bedouin
in the last days before petrodollars trans-
formed the Arabian Peninsula.
A few years later he swapped his camel
for a canoe to explore another hidden world,
the marshlands of southern Iraq where he
lived for eight years with Shiite Arabs in
reed houses on the waterways around the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Thesiger also travelled in Iran, Kurdistan,
Pakistan and Afghanistan. But he was born
in Africa and returned there in his last years,
dividing his time between the Samburu tribe
of northern Kenya and a flat in London’s
smart Chelsea District.
MNA/Reuters
German cruise passenger dies from Legionnaires’ BERLIN , 27 Aug— A German has died from Legionnaires’ disease contracted during a
14-day cruise near Greenland and four others are infected, German health authorities saidon Tuesday.
The man died in a clinic in the eastern
German city of Magdeburg where he was
being treated after the ship Ocean Monarchreturned to Germany, the Health Ministry of
the state of Saxony-Anhalt said.
Health officials in neighbouring Lower
Saxony said four other passengers had also
contracted the disease.The state’s Health Minis-
try had previously stated that only two passen-
gers were infected. Legionnaires’ disease, named
in 1976 when an outbreak killed 29 people at an
American Legion Convention in Philadelphia, is
a form of pneumonia caused by bacteria in water
droplets. — MNA/Reuters
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SPORTS
From left, MSK Zilina’s Vladimir Stas fights one ofChelsea’s new arrivals, Glen Johnson, during the match,on 26 August 2003, at Stamford Bridge, London. Chelsea
won the European Champions Cup qualifier 3-0.
INTERNET
Sheringham hat-trick sends Portsmouth top
LONDON, 27 Aug— Newly-promoted Portsmouth went top of the English PremierLeague after a hat-trick by Teddy Sheringham helped them to a 4-0 victory overBolton Wanderers on Tuesday.
Chelsea paradenew signing Crespo
LONDON, 27 Aug — Argentina striker Hernan Crespo has
signed for Chelsea, the big-spending English Premier League
club said on Tuesday.
A stadium announcement at Stamford Bridge, the venue
for Chelsea’s Champions League third qualifying round tie
with MSK Zilina, said that Crespo could make his debut in
Saturday’s home game against Blackburn Rovers.
No financial details of the deal were revealed but media
reports estimate Chelsea have paid around 16 million pounds
(25.03 million US dollars) for the Inter Milan striker.
Crespo, who was presented to the home fans during the
halftime interval on Tuesday, has been expected to join
Chelsea for the past week.
The move took the west London club’s spending to
nearly 100 million pounds since Russian oil tycoon Roman
Abramovich took the club over last month.
MNA/Reuters
Sheringham, 37, started his scoring spree
with a 57th-minute header and then struck
twice in the last three minutes, the second a
penalty, as Harry Redknapp’s side demol-
ished Bolton at Fratton Park.
A superb solo strike by teenage forward
Wayne Rooney in the 72nd minute earned
Everton a 2-2 draw at Charlton Athletic
after Jason Euell had converted two penal-
ties for the hosts.
Leeds United were held to a 0-0 draw by
Southampton and there was another goal-
less deadlock in Leicester City’s home game
with Middlesbrough, for whom new sign-
ing Gaizka Mendieta made his debut.
Portsmouth have seven points from three
games and lead second-placed Manchester
City on goal difference. Champions Man-
chester United and Arsenal, who both play
on Wednesday, and Chelsea have six points.
Though pleased with the outcome,
Redknapp was still ruing the fact that his
side conceded a 90th-minute equalizer in
last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Manchester
City.
“We really could have had nine points,”
he told Sky Sports. “We were one minute
away from winning at Manchester City —
and that would have been a fantastic start.
But to have seven points has been a great
start for us.”
As for the recipe for Portsmouth’s suc-
cess, the former West Ham manager said:
“We’ve got good spirit here, the lads all
work hard for each other and we’ve got
terrific support — they (the fans) make a big
difference. They’re going to be so vital to us
at home this year.”
Sheringham, offloaded by Tottenham
Hotspur at the end of last season after cap-
taining the north London club, said: “To
score four goals against any Premiership
club is brilliant and I think we fully deserved
it”.
By contrast, Bolton boss Sam Allardyce
was seething at his side’s performance, say-
ing: “They have a responsibility to do more
than what they’re doing. They get paid well,
they get looked after well. They have to
show a lot more determination.
“Sometimes the game isn’t about play-
ing pretty football, it’s about rolling your
sleeves up and digging in and our defenders
at the moment aren’t that good at doing that.
“They’re more interested in playing pretty
little balls in to Jay-Jay Okocha, instead
of heading balls out of defence,” said the
Bolton boss. — MNA/Reuters
Schalke’s Gustavo Varea from Uruguay, left, fights for the ball against Eduard Glieder,right, of Pasching during the second leg UI soccer cup final between German first divisionclub FC Schalke 04 and Austrian first division club SV Pasching at the Arena Auf Schalke in the western German city of Gelsenkirchen on 26 August, 2003. — INTERNET
LONDON, 27 Aug— Chelsea booked their place in the group phase of the ChampionsLeague with a 3-0 victory over MSK Zilina and completed the signing of HernanCrespo in a double celebration at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Chelsea cruise into Champions League
New defensive signing Glen Johnson
headed Chelsea into a 32nd-minute lead,
Robert Huth nodded another in the 67th and
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink lashed in a third
as Chelsea secured a comfortable 5-0 ag-
gregate win in the third qualifying round.
“It was important to win. We won and
scored some good goals but it was very
important for the new Chelsea that we
reached the Champions League,” Chelsea
manager Claudio Ranieri told reporters.
As if to further emphasize the huge gulf
in class and aspirations between the clubs
Chelsea paraded new signing Crespo at
halftime. The Argentine striker has joined
in a 16.8 million pound (26.28 million US
dollars) four-year deal from Inter Milan.
The scoreline could have been even
more convincing but Eidur Gudjohnsen hit
a post with only goalkeeper Branislav
Rzeszoto to beat while a 25-metre free kick
from Huth appeared to cross the line after
hitting the crossbar, but no goal was given.
Even without new signings like
midfielders Juan Sebastian Veron and
Damien Duff and defender Wayne Bridge
Chelsea were vastly superior to the Slovaks
in every position.
“We played the best we could but we are
not comparable with Chelsea,” said MSK
coach Milan Lesicky. “I’m sure they will be
one of the best teams in the world,” he said.
There was an air of inevitability about
the outcome from the start even though it
took Chelsea more than 30 minutes to score.
The opening goal came when Johnson
headed home a Frank Lampard free kick for
the first senior goal of his career.
Any fears Chelsea might have had of
repeating previous shock European exits were
quickly ended as former Joe Cole and
Lampard quickly established complete mas-
tery in midfield while MFK did not test
Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini once.
The late goals from Huth and Hasselbaink
added respectability to the scoreline.
MNA/Reuters
Poborsky helps SpartaPrague through togroup stage
PRAGUE, 27 Aug— Karel Poborsky scored
again as Sparta Prague sneaked through to
the lucrative Champions League group stage
on Tuesday with a 2-2 draw against Vardar
Skopje of Macedonia. The draw gave the
Czech champions a 5-4 aggregate victory in
the third qualifying round tie.
Sparta were indebted to former Man-
chester United midfielder Poborsky for two
goals, including an 89th-minute winner, in
their 3-2 first-leg win in Macedonia two
weeks ago. He steadied Sparta’s nerves again
on Tuesday by cancelling out Slavco
Georgievski’s 30th-minute opener against
the run of play for Vardar.—MNA/Reuters
Clijsters overcomes slow start, Hewitt wins
American Davenport
stormed through with a 6-1,
6-0 demolition of Belgium’s
Els Callens while Clijsters
began her bid for a first ca-
reer grand slam title in em-
phatic style by taming
American wildcard Amber
Lui 6-2, 6-3. They were
joined in the winners’ circle
by Clijsters’ long-term boy-
friend and men’s sixth seed
Lleyton Hewitt.
Champion here in 2001,
Hewitt crushed Romania’s
Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
in the night match at Flush-
ing Meadows.
The Australian’s one-
sided victory followed an
emotional farewell by Pete
Sampras, champion here last
year.
The 32-year-old winner
of a record 14 Grand Slam
titles was treated to a stand-
ing ovation which reduced
him to tears on center court.
“It’s not easy saying
goodbye,” Sampras told the
crowd. “I love playing here
in New York but in my heart
I know it (retirement) is the
right thing to do.”
Hot favourite to win the
women’s title following the
withdrawal of defending
champion Serena Williams
and her sister, twice winner
Venus, top seed Clijsters got
her match off to a stuttering
start against her 290th-
ranked opponent. But in the
end, the Belgian needed only
62 minutes to reach the sec-
ond round. —MNA/Reuters
NEW YORK, 27 Aug— World number one Kim Clijsters overcame a slow start andthird seed Lindsay Davenport shrugged off injury fears as two of the tournamentfavourites booked safe passage into the second round of the US Open on Monday.
Schalke, Perugia,qualify forUEFA Cup
BERLIN, 27 Aug — Ger-
man club Schalke 04 booked
their place in the UEFA Cup
after a goalless draw with
SV Pasching in the second
leg of their Intertoto Cup fi-
nal on Tuesday gave them a
2-0 aggregate win over the
Austrian team. The 1997
UEFA Cup winners, who fin-
ished seventh in the
Bundesliga last season,
bounced back from a 4-1
defeat by Werder Bremen
on Saturday to secure their
passage, although they did
not manage a shot on goal
until the 39th minute. Italy’s
Perugia also sealed a UEFA
Cup first-round berth after
beating nine-man VfL
Wolfsburg 2-0 in the second
leg of their final on Tuesday
to give them a 3-0 aggregate
win. — MNA/Reuters
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23. The next day's
programme
Tune in today:Thursday, August 28
8.30 am Brief news8.35 am Music8.40 am Perspectives8.45 am Music8.50 am National news/
Slogan9.00 am Music9.05 am International news9.10 am Music1.30 pm News/Slogan1.40 pm Lunch time music
-Let it flow (Toni Braxton) -Sitting up in my room (Brandy)
9.00 pm Aspects of Myanmar -Mother Ayeyawady by Saw Nwe
9.10 pm Aritcle/Music9.20 pm Topics potpourri
-Ancient Taoist medicine bottles -found in mountain bird nest
9.30 pm Favourite songschosen by
“Daw Khin Marlar Tun” -Shinning star (Backstreet Boys)-My all (Bariah Carey)-This is our song (CodeRed)
9.45 pm News / Slogan10:00 pm PEL
9:00 Signature TuneGreetings
9:02 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “MyanmaPanorama & MyanmaSentiment”
9:06 Myanmar's Pride &Glory
9:10 Headline News9:12 Myanmar Cuisine
“Noodle with CoconutSoup”
9:15 National News9:20 Asian Fantasy Orches-
tra (Part - V)9:25 Brave Youth Showing
His Strength &Ability
9:30 National News9:35 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part-1)
9:40 Myanmar ModernSong “Speakingthrough our eyes”
9:45 National News9:50 Myanmar Marine Pro-
ducts For All Nations9:58 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Come andSee Myanmar”
28-8-2003˚(Thursday)Regular Programmes for
Viewers from AbroadEvening Transmission
(15:30 - 17:30)15:30 Signature Tune
Greetings15:32 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “MyanmaPanorama & MyanmaSentiment”
15:36 Myanmar's Pride &Glory
15:40 Headline News15:42 Myanmar Cuisine
“Noodle with CoconutSoup”
15:45 National News15:50 Asian Fantasy Orches-
tra (Part - V)15:55 Brave Youth Showing
His Strength &Ability
16:00 National News16:05 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part-1)
16:10 Myanmar ModernSong “Speaking
Southern Shan State(Part-II)
20:55 Kayah Dance21:00 National News21:05 Folk Art of Pottery21:10 Song “Sumprabum”21:15 National News21:20 Breeding of Mythun21:30 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “MyanmaPanorama & MyanmaSentiment”
21:36 Myanmar's Pride &Glory
21:40 Headline News21:42 Myanmar Cuisine
“Noodle with CoconutSoup”
21:45 National News21:50 Asian Fantasy
Orchestra (Part - V)21:55 Brave Youth Showing
His Strength &Ability
22:00 National News22:05 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part-1)
22:10 Myanmar ModernSong “Speakingthrough our eyes”
22:15 National News22:20 Myanmar Marine Pro-
ducts For All Nations22:25 Song “Bagan the
Wonder Land”22:30 National News22:35 Interview on Marque-
try Painting22:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Steamed Fish”22:45 National News22:50 Myanma Jaggery22:55 Chin Dance23:00 National News23:05 Myanmar Traditional
Fan23:10 Myanmar Modern
Song“A way for lovers”
23:12 Myanma Rubber23:15 National News23:20 Usefulness of the
whole toddy palm23:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Come and SeeMyanmar”
28-8-2003˚(Thursday) &29-8-2003 (Friday)
Evening & MorningTransmission
(23:30 - 01:30)23:30 Signature Tune
Greetings23:32 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “MyanmaPanorama & MyanmaSentiment”
23:36 Myanmar's Pride &Glory
23:40 Headline News23:42 Myanmar Cuisine Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours
MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in lower Sagaing Division, rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Shan, Chin and Kayah States, scatteredin Kachin State, upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bagoand Taninthayi Divisions, and widespread in the remainingareas with isolated heavyfalls in upper Sagaing Division andMon State. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded wereHkamti (5.98) inches, Ye (3.86) inches and Thandwe (2.28)inches. Maximum temperature on 26-8-2003 was 30.0°C(86°F). Minimum temperature on 27-8-2003 was 21.6°C(71°F). Relative humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on27-8-2003 was 92%. Total sunshine hours on 26-8-2003 was(3.2) hours approx. Rainfall on 27-8-2003 was 2 mm atYangon Airport, 3 mm at Kaba-Aye and 1 mm at centralYangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2003 was 1689 mm(66.50 inches) at Yangon Airport, 1851 mm (72.87 inches)at Kaba-Aye and 1880 mm (74.02 inches) at central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 19 mphfrom south at (15:20) hours MST on 26-8-2003.
Bay inference: Monsoon is strong to vigorous in theBay of Bengal. Forecast valid until evening of 28-8-2003:Rain will be widespread in Rakhine, Mon and Kayin States,Ayeyawady, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and isolatedto scattered in the remaining States and Divisions withlikelihood of isolated heavyfalls in Rakhine and Mon States,Ayeyawady and Yangon Divisions. Degree of certainty is(80%). State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to roughseas are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coast.Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) mph.Outlook for subsequent two days: Moderate monsoon.Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for 28-8-2003:Some rain. Degree of certainty is (100%). Forecast forMandalay and neighbouring area for 28-8-2003: Isolatedrain . Degree of certainty is (80%).
through our eyes”16:15 National News16:20 Myanmar Marine Pro-
ducts For All Nations16:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”
16:30 National News16:35 Interview on Mar-
quetry Painting16:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Steamed Fish”16:45 National News16:50 Myanma Jaggery16:55 Chin Dance17:00 National News17:05 Myanmar Traditional
Fan17:10 Myanmar Modern
Song “A way for lov-ers”
17:12 Myanma Rubber17:15 National News17:20 Usefulness of the
whole toddy palm17:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Come and SeeMyanmar”
Evening Transmission(19:30 - 23:30)
19:30 Signature TuneGreetings
19:32 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”
19:36 Native of Pa-O Nationals (Kyauktalone)
19:40 Headline News19:42 Easily Cooked Tasty
Dishes “Snake gourdstuffing poundedprawn”
19:45 National News19:50 Ancient Buddha
Images Carvedon Stone Walls(Akauk Mountain)
19:55 The “Htaung YaungNay” (Classical MaleDance)
19:58 The Floating Gardensof Inlay Lake
20:00 National News20:05 Medicinal Plants at
Popa Mountain Park20:10 Song “The Heart of
Wetland”20:12 Second Year Singing
Training Course ofthe School of Fine Arts(Yangon)
20:15 National News20:20 Myanmar Rattan Fur-
niture for the connois-seurs
20:25 Song “Land of Beauty”20:30 National News20:35 Mandalay-Lashio-
Muse Union Highway20:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Carrot Pudding”20:45 National News20:50 Picturesque Views in
“Noodle with CoconutSoup”
23:45 National News23:50 Asian Fantasy
Orchestra (Part - V)23:55 Brave Youth Showing
His Strength & Ability
24:00 National News00:05 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part-1)
00:10 Myanmar ModernSong “Speakingthrough our eyes”
00:15 National News00:20 Myanmar Marine Pro-
ducts For All Nations00:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”
00:30 National News00:35 Interview on Marque-
try Painting00:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Steamed Fish”00:45 National News00:50 Myanma Jaggery00:55 Chin Dance01:00 National News01:05 Myanmar Traditional
Fan01:10 Myanmar Modern
Song “A way for lovers”
01:12 Myanma Rubber01:15 National News01:20 Usefulness of the
whole toddy palm01:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “Come and SeeMyanmar”
29-8-2003˚(Friday)
Morning Transmission(03:30 - 07:30)
03:30 Signature TuneGreetings
03:32 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”
03:36 Native of Pa-O Na-tionals (Kyauktalone)
03:40 Headline News03:42 Easily Cooked Tasty
Dishes “Snake gourdssstuffing poundedprawn”
03:45 National News03:50 Ancient Buddha
Images Carved onStone Walls(Akauk Mountain)
03:55 The “Htaung YaungNay” (Classical MaleDance)
03:58 The Floating Gardensof Inlay Lake
04:00 National News04:05 Medicinal Plants at
Popa Mountain Park04:10 Song “The Heart of
Wetland”04:12 Second Year Singing
Training Course of
the School of FineArts (Yangon)
04:15 National News04:20 Myanmar Rattan
Furniture for theconnoisseurs
04:25 Song“Land of Beauty”
04:30 National News04:35 Mandalay-Lashio-
Muse UnionHighway
24:40 Myanmar Cuisine“Carrot Pudding”
04:45 National News04:50 Picturesque Views in
Southern Shan State(Part-II)
04:55 Kayah Dance05:00 National News05:05 Folk Art of Pottery05:10 Song “Sumprabum”05:15 National News05:20 Breeding of Mythun05:30 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights “MyanmaPanorama &Myanma Sentiment”
05:36 Myanmar's Pride &Glory
05:40 Headline News05:42 Myanmar Cuisine
“Noodle with Coco-nut Soup”
05:45 National News05:50 Asian Fantasy
Orchestra (Part - V)
05:55 Brave Youth ShowingHis Strength &Ability
06:00 National News06:05 Lifestyles along the
Ayeyawady (Mandalayto Pyay) (Part-1)
06:10 Myanmar ModernSong “Speakingthrough our eyes”
06:15 National News06:20 Myanmar Marine Pro-
ducts For All Nations06:25 Songs “Bagan the
Wonder Land”06:30 National News06:35 Interview on Marque-
try Painting00:40 Myanmar Cuisine
“Steamed Fish”06:45 National News06:50 Myanma Jaggery06:55 Chin Dance07:00 National News07:05 Myanmar Traditional
Fan07:10 Myanmar Modern
Song“A way for lovers”
07:12 Myanma Rubber07:15 National News07:20 Usefulness of the whole
toddy palm07:25 Song of Myanmar
Beauty & ScenicSights“Come and SeeMyanmar”
16 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 28 August, 20032nd Waxing of Tawthalin, 1365 ME Thursday, 28 August, 2003
Coord meeting on greening surrounding areas of airportYANGON, 27 Aug — A
coordination meeting was
held at the meeting hall of
Yangon Command this morn-
ing, with an address by Chair-
man of Yangon Division
Peace and Development
Council Commander of
Yangon Command Maj-Gen
Myint Swe. It was also at-
tended by member of YCDC
Col Thaung Wai, Secretary of
Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Lt-Col
Kyaw Tint and members, de-
partmental personnel, local
authorities, and officials.
The meeting focused on
the greening of 30-mile ra-
dius of Yangon International
Airport and cultivation of
monsoon and summer paddy,
beans and pulses, edible oil
crops, and vegetables all the
year round.
Officials reported on mat-
ters related to farmland and
cultivation of crops in Yangon
Division, agricultural under-
takings in Uto and Kya-in re-
gions, cultivation of crops on
wetland, and future tasks.
The meeting ended with
concluding remarks of the
commander. — MNA
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe addresses work coordination meeting for greening of the 30-mile radius of Yangon International Airport. — MNA
Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe delivers a speech at the coordination meeting for holdingNational Seminar on Women and Sports. — MNA
yesterday afternoon.
Present on the occasion
were officials of the Min-
istry of Agriculture and Ir-
rigation, the Ministry of
Livestock and Fisheries,
the Ministry of Forestry,
the Ministry of Education,
the Ministry of Health, the
Ministry of Information,
and resident representative
office of UN FAO to
Myanmar.
Deputy Minister for A
& I Brig-Gen Khin Maung
delivered a speech.
Officials of the respec-
tive departments discussed
matters on presenting
prizes, information and se-
lecting motto.
MNA
YANGON, 27 Aug— East-
ern Command Command-
er’s Championship Shield
Shooting Contest for 2003
was held at the station
shooting range in Bahtoo
Tatmyo on 23 August.
Present were Com-
mander of Eastern Com-
mand Maj-Gen Khin Maung
Myint, Bahtoo Station Com-
mander Brig-Gen Zaw Win,
staff officers of the com-
mand, senior officers and
teams.
The commander and of-
ficials presented first, sec-
ond and third prizes to the
winning teams.
MNA
Commanderpresents prizes towinning teams inShooting Contest
Measures on holding National Seminar on Women and Sports coordinatedYANGON 27 Aug — The
organizing committee for
holding National Seminar on
Women and Sports held a
coordination meeting for the
seminar to be organized by
the Ministry of Sports,
Myanmar National Commit-
tee for Women’s Affairs and
Myanmar Women’s Sports
Federation, at the Interna-
tional Business Centre on
Pyay Road here this after-
noon.
It was attended by Pa-
trons of the organizing com-
mittee Minister for Social
Welfare, Relief and Reset-
tlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa
emonies.
Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
made an opening address on
the occasion.
Member of the organiz-
ing committee Vice-Presi-
dent 1 of MWSF Professor
Daw Mya Mya reported the
agendas and arrangements
for holding the seminar. Min-
ister Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint gave a supplementary
report. Professor Dr Daw
May May Yee reported on
preparations for the seminar
and made suggestions.
Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe
made concluding remarks.
MNA
and Minister for Sports Brig-
Gen Thura Aye Myint, Vice-
President of the organizing
committee member of
MNCWA and Myanmar
National Working Commit-
tee for Women’s Affairs Dr
Daw Khin Win Shwe, mem-
bers of the organizing com-
mittee, President of the
Working Committee for or-
ganizing the seminar Presi-
dent of MWSF Professor
Daw May May Yee and
members, secretaries and the
group leaders and members.
Secretary of the organiz-
ing committee Daw Nu Nu
Yee acted as master of cer-
Myanmar delegation arrives back fromKunming Trade Fair-2003
YANGON , 27 Aug —
The Myanmar delegation
led by Minister for Com-
merce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone
arrived back here by air
this afternoon after attend-
ing the Kunming Trade
Fair-2003 held in
Kunming, the People’s Re-
public of China.
The delegation was
welcomed back at Yangon
International Airport by
Minister for Culture Maj-
Gen Kyi Aung, Minister
for Labour U Tin Winn,
Director-General of the
Directorate of Trade U
Nyunt Aye, Managing
Director of Myanma Ag-
ricultural Produce Trad-
ing U Min Hla Aung,
Chinese Ambassador to
Myanmar Mr Li Jinjun,
officials of the Border
Trade Department and
their families.
Director-General U
Nay Win of the Border
Trade Department and
Assistant Director U Min
Min and Daw Pa Pa Win
of the Directorate of Trade
also arrived back on the
same flight.
MNA
YANGON, 27 Aug —
The Central Organizing
Committee for Observing
World Food Day, which
falls on 16 October
2003, held its first coor-
dination meeting at the
Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation on Thiri
Mingala Lane of Kaba
Aye Pagoda Road here
YANGON, 27 Aug — Un-
der the agies of Minister for
Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein
Htwa and wife, the Ministry
of Social Welfare, Relief and
Resettlement offered ‘soon’
to the lecturer Sayadaws and
members of the Sangha of
State Pariyatti Sasana Univer-
sity (Yangon) at Mogok re-
fectory on Thiri Mingala Kaba
Aye Hill in Mayangon Town-
ship this morning. Present on
the occasion were Minister
for SWRR Maj-Gen Sein
Htwa and wife, Deputy Min-
ister Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint,
Deputy Minister for Immi-
gration and Population U
Maung Aung and wife, Of-
ficer on Special Duty Brig-
Gen Thura Sein Thaung and
wife, directors-general of de-
partments under the two min-
istries and their wives, senior
officers and their wives and
staff families.
The congregation re-
ceived the Five Precepts from
the Pro-Rector Sayadaw of
the university Agga Maha
Ganthavacaka Pandita
Bhaddanta Uttama.
The minister, the deputy
ministers and officials pre-
sented offertories to the Rec-
tor Sayadaw and members of
the Sangha.
Afterwards, the minister
presented K 180,000 for of-
fering ‘soon’ to Sayadaws and
members of the Sangha do-
nated by the SWRR Ministry
to Director-General of the De-
partment for Promotion and
Propagation of the Sasana U
Sann Lwin who presented cer-
tificate of honour to the
wellwisher.
The Rector Sayadaw de-
livered a sermon and the cer-
emony ended after sharing the
merits gained. — MNA
SWRR Ministry offers ‘soon’ to members of Sangha
World Food Day to be observed
YANGON, 27 Aug —
Chairman of Myanmar Ol-
ympic Committee Minister
for Sports Brig-Gen Thura
Aye Myint attended the
Hsanhso Contest organized
by Myanmar Wushu Fed-
eration, held at Aung San
Gymnasium, this morning.
At the prize presenta-
tion ceremony, Minister
Brig-Gen Thura Aye
Myint, MOC General-Sec-
retary Sports and Physical
Education Department Di-
rector-General U Thaung
Htaik and officials pre-
sented prizes to the win-
ners in the respective di-
visions.
MNA
Prizes presented to winners ofHsanhso Contest
Myanmar delegation led by Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone being welcomed back at theairport. — MNA