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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 8 September, 2003 1

Established 1914

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

Pubbe ca katapunñata, to be endowed with merits accrued in the past; this is the way to auspiciousness.

Volume XI, Number 145 13th Waxing of Tawthalin 1365 ME Monday, 8 September, 2003

Four political objectives* Stability of the State, community peace

and tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed na-

tion in accord with the new State Constitu-tion

Four economic objectives* Development of agriculture as the base and

all-round development of other sectors ofthe economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-orientedeconomic system

* Development of the economy inviting par-ticipation in terms of technical know-howand investments from sources inside thecountry and abroad

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

Four social objectives* Uplift of the morale and morality of the

entire nation* Uplift of national prestige and integrity

and preservation and safeguarding of cul-tural heritage and national character

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

standards of the entire nation

Chairman of State Peace and Development CouncilSenior General Than Shwe sends message of

felicitations to MacedoniaYANGON, 8 Sept — Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development

Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr BorisTrajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia, on the occasion of the National Day of theRepublic of Macedonia which falls on 8th September, 2003. — MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt sends message offelicitations to Macedonia

YANGON, 8 Sept — General Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent amessage of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister of the Republicof Macedonia, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Macedonia which falls on 8thSeptember, 2003. — MNA

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Prime Minister addresses special meeting No 2/2003 ofCentral Committee for Drug Abuse Control

YANGON, 7 Sept—The

Central Committee for Drug

Abuse Control held its spe-

cial meeting No 2/2003 at

the meeting hall of the Min-

istry of Home Affairs this

morning, with an address by

Prime Minister General Khin

Nyunt.

Also present on the oc-

casion were Secretary-1 of

the State Peace and Devel-

opment Council Lt-Gen Soe

Win, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen

Thein Sein, ministers, the

Attorney-General, deputy

ministers, the Deputy Chief

Justice, the Deputy Attor-

neys-General, members of

the CCDAC, officials of the

State Peace and Develop-

ment Council Office, heads

of department, guests and

others.

In his address, Prime

Minister General Khin Nyunt

said that the successive gov-

ernments have been making

constant efforts for elimina-

tion of poppy cultivation and

narcotic drug production.

The government has

speeded up drug elimination

tasks systematically. Nowa-

days, peace and tranquillity

prevailed in the regions

where poppy was grown and

drug produced in the past in

the absence of peace and tran-

quillity. Significant progress

has been made in those re-

gions in eradication of poppy

cultivation and drug produc-

tion with the participation of

local people and national race

leaders in accord with the

policy of the government.

The national race leaders

in cooperation with the gov-

ernment are striving for re-

gional development and im-

provement of the living

standard of local people. At

the same time, they are mak-

ing efforts for elimination

of narcotic drug, the evil

legacy of colonialists, in the

regions under the leadership

of the government.

The government laid

down 15-year drug elimina-

tion plan in 1999 and has

been implementing it. At

present, it reached the last

year of the first 5-year plan

of the 15-year plan. The New

Destiny Project has been laid

down as part of the main 15-

year plan in 2002-2003 fis-

cal year to successfully im-

plement the drug elimina-

tion projects.

In poppy cultivation and

drug production, only drug

dealers made much of prof-

its and became prosperous.

The innocent farmers could

not make ends meet. Thus,

in destroying the poppy plan-

tations under the New Des-

tiny Project, seeds of poppy

substitute crops were distrib-

uted to farmers free of charge

on humanitarian grounds,

land was reclaimed by the

governmental departments,

and provisions were given

to farmers free of charge.

The government has been

fulfilling the food, clothing

and shelter needs of the

poppy growers while taking

measures for spiritual devel-

opment of the latter. The

government has been mak-

ing efforts on self-reliance

basis in elimination of poppy

cultivation as well as in ful-

filling the basic needs of the

poppy farmers with its own

funds. Some big nations

which made accusations,

saying that there is poppy

growing and drug produc-

tion in Myanmar, have not

provided any aid to

Myanmar in connection with

the drug elimination project.

Far from giving aid to

Myanmar, the big nations

turned a blind eye to the

efforts for drug elimination

in Myanmar. However,

Myanmar in cooperation

with the US and the UNODC

conducted the opium yield

survey. In the reports of

those organizations, it was

stated that there had been a

decrease in poppy cultiva-

tion and poppy yield year

by year. Myanmar in coop-

eration with the US con-

ducted the opium yield sur-

vey in March 2003. In coop-

eration with the UNODC,

Myanmar conducted ground

survey on poppy cultivation

from January to March 2003

in 50 townships in Shan

State (South), Shan State

(North) and Shan State

(East) including six town-

ships of Wa region.

According to the ground

survey, there were 81,400

hectares of poppy planta-

tions in 2002 in Myanmar

and there were 62,200 hec-

tares of poppy plantations

in 2002 with a decrease of

24 per cent.

The poppy cultivation

practice was the evil legacy

of colonialists and the na-

tional races in border areas

earned their living by grow-

ing poppy for years. It is

encouraging to see that there

is a decrease in poppy culti-

vation in a short period in

poppy elimination drive be-

ing carried out on humani-

tarian grounds.

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt makes a speech at the special meeting No 2/2003 of CCDAC. — MNA

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PERSPECTIVESMonday, 8 September, 2003

The 8th of September is the InternationalLiteracy Day.

The World Literacy Congress was held inTeheran, Iran, from 8 to 19 September 1965, and8 September was designated as InternationalLiteracy Day. Since then, ceremonies to markthe International Literacy Day have been heldyearly throughout the world.

In Myanmar, the International Literacy Dayhas been held since 1969. In honour of the lit-eracy movement launched in Myanmar, theUNESCO presented Mohamad Riza PalabiAward to the nation in 1971 and, again on theInternational Literacy Day in 1983, Noma Awardwas presented.

There are more than 860 million illiterateadults in the world today and over 113 millionchildren have no opportunity to pursue theireducation. Therefore, the UN General Assemblydesignated the period from 2003 to 2012 as theUnited Nations Literacy Decade and literacycampaigns will be launched with added momen-tum country-wise.

Uplift of health, fitness and education stand-ards of the entire nation is one of the twelveobjectives laid down by the State.

One of the Myanma educational goal is topractise an education system that can create aconstant learning society.

The Ministry of Education is implementingthe formal Education and non-formal Educa-tion Programme. As a result, success has beenachieved in the constant educational plan thatincludes basic literacy campaign and constantlearning that lovers income generation and lifesecurity.

In the higher education sector, institutes forhuman resource development have emerged, andaltogether 481 basic literacy and local educationcentres have come into existence in the basiceducation sector. This is the result of constantefforts to realize one of the five rural develop-ment tasks— raising the education standard ofrural people.

The adult literacy rate had been low inMyanmar because of the evil colonial legacy andthe weaknesses of the succeeding periods. After1988, adult literacy classes were organizedthroughout the nation including the remote bor-der areas in order to bring down the number ofilliterates with the eventual aim of totally elimi-nating illiteracy in the country. Because of theseclasses, today (500,963) adults are now able toread and write. The literacy rate also increasedfrom (78) percent to (92.2) percent.

We would like to urge all the national peopleto take part in the Government's drive to achievesuccess in literacy campaign.

Take part in UN LiteracyDecade

YANGON, 7 Sept —

Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and

Air) families and wellwishers

donated provisions and cash

to monasteries in Botahtaung

and Pazundaung Townships

in Yangon East District at

a ceremony held at

Mingalayama Pali Tekkatho

Kyaungtaik in Botahtaung

Township this afternoon.

Present were Sayadaws

of the State Central Working

Committee of the Sangha and

members of the Sangha led

by chairmen Sayadaws of the

township Sangha Nayaka

Committees, Secretary-2 of

the State Peace and Develop-

ment Council Adjutant-Gen-

eral Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Min-

ister for Commerce Brig-Gen

Pyi Sone, senior military of-

ficers of the Ministry of De-

fence, departmental heads,

local authorities, members of

social organizations and

wellwishers.

The congregation re-

ceived the Five Precepts from

Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw

of the Kyaungtaik Agga Maha

Ganthavacaka Pandita

Bhaddanta Ratthasara.

The Secretary-2, the

Commerce minister, senior

military officers, officials and

wellwishers presented offer-

tories to the Nayaka Sayadaw

and members of the Sangha.

Minister Brig-Gen Pyi

Sone, Maj-Gen Saw Hla and

Maj-Gen Aung Thein of the

Ministry of Defence, Officer

on Special Duty Brig-Gen

Thura Sein Thaung of the

Ministry of Social Welfare,

Relief and Resettlement and

departmental heads accepted

the cash donation for the trust

fund by wellwishers.

The Secretary-2 and

wellwishers shared the mer-

its gained. At the ceremony,

Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and

Air) families and wellwishers

donated 183 bags of rice, 94

viss of edible oil, 399 viss of

beans and pulses, 98 viss of

iodized salt, 99 boxes of soft-

salt, 2,989 bottles of various

kinds of traditional medicine,

30 packets of noodle and K

2,511,270 to monasteries in

Botahtaung and Pazundaung

Townships.

A similar ceremony was

held at Thantithukha

Dhammayon in the com-

pound of Koehtatgyi Pagoda

in Sangyoung Township

this afternoon. Member

of Sangyoung Township

Sangha Nayaka Committee

Shwehlaing Pariyatti Sar-

thintaik Presiding Nayaka

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Samvara

invested the congregation

with the Five Precepts.

Next, Minister Brig-Gen

Pyi Sone, senior military of-

ficers, departmental officials

and wellwishers presented

offertories to the Sayadaws

and members of the Sangha.

Afterwards, wellwishers

presented cash donations for

the trust fund. Minister Brig-

Gen Pyi Sone, Chief of Staff

(Navy) Rear-Admiral Soe

Thein, Maj-Gen Hla Aung

Thein, Maj-Gen Aung Thein,

Maj-Gen Saw Hla and Col

Tin Naing Tun of the Minis-

try of Defence and Yangon

City Development Commit-

tee member Col Tin Soe ac-

cepted the donations.

Sangyoung Township

Sangha Nayaka Committee

Chairman Naynattha Monas-

tery Presiding Nayaka

Sayadaw Bhaddanta Janaka

delivered a sermon, followed

by sharing of merits gained.

At the ceremony, Tatmadaw

(Army, Navy and Air) fami-

lies and wellwishers donated

471 bags of rice, 268 viss of

edible oil, 336 viss of beans

and pulses, 1,681 viss of io-

dized salt, 336 bottles of soft

salt, 4,613 bottles of various

kinds of traditional medicine,

15 bottles of satumadu and

K 5,678,700 to 15 monaster-

ies and one nunnery in San-

gyoung Township, Yangon

West District.

MNA

Provisions donated to monasteries in Botahtaung andPazundaung Townships

Information Minister meets departmental officials in MandalayYANGON, 7 Sept — Min-

ister for Information Brig-

Gen Kyaw Hsan met with

those in charge and staff

officers of departments and

enterprises under the Minis-

try of Information at the of-

fice of Myanma Motion Pic-

ture Enterprise in Mandalay,

Mandalay Division, this

morning.

First, the minister gave

instructions on security of

cinemas in Mandalay, ar-

rangements for prevention of

fire, distribution of quality

newspapers of the sub-print-

ing house, acquisition of a

wide range of publications

at Mandalay Sarpay

Beikman Library, measures

to be taken for the conven-

ience of those who visited

the e-library and concerted

efforts for successfully car-

rying out the tasks of Infor-

mation.

Afterwards, the minis-

ter inspected the Mandalay

Branch of Myanma Motion

Picture Enterprise (Upper

Myanmar) and gave neces-

sary instructions.

Next, the minister in-

spected the printing and dis-

tribution of dailies at Man-

dalay sub-printing house.

The minister gave instruc-

tions on enhancing the qual-

ity of dailies, maintenance

of machines, minimizing loss

and wastage, work site safety

and security of the house.

MNA

Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein donates offertories to Sayadaw at the provisions offering ceremony of families of Defence Services (Army,Navy and Air) and wellwishers. — MNA

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan inspects printing of dailies at Mandalay Sub-Printing House. — MNA

Myanmar health delegationleaves for India

YANGON, 7 Sept — A Myanmar delegation led by

Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo left here by air this

morning to attend the 21st ASEAN Health Ministers’ Meet-

ing of WHO and the 56th Regional Committee Meeting to

be held in New Delhi, India, from 8 to 13 September.

The delegation was seen off at the Yangon International

Airport by directors-general and deputy directors-general of

the departments under the ministry, WHO Resident Repre-

sentative Mr Agostino Borro and officials.

The delegation also comprises Deputy Director-Gen-

eral of Medical Research Department (Upper Myanmar) U

Than Aung, Director Dr Ye Myint and Deputy Director of

Medical Science Department Dr Than Zaw Myint.

MNA


Iraq Shiites take security in own hands in NajafNAJAF , 7 Sept — Armed Muslim Shiite youths patrolled around the Imam Ali Mosque in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf

as thousands gathered for Friday prayers and vowed revenge for a deadly car bomb attack a week ago.

A top Shiite cleric, Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim, was

among the 83 people killed in the bombing just outside the

mosque on Friday last week, the deadliest attack in Iraq

since the end of the war that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Youths from Hakim’s Badr Brigade spread across the

area surrounding the gold-domed mosque searching pedes-

trians. Some took up positions on the roof of the mosque.

Many said it was time to hunt down and kill all members

of Saddam’s Sunni-dominated Baath Party.

“Declare Jihad (holy struggle) O’ Badr arm... We want

Hakim’s revenge,” chanted angry worshippers after a ser-

mon from one of his aides, Said Sadr al-Deeb al-Qabanji,

who pleaded for calm saying the bomber sought to sow

dissension among Muslims.

Residents said the Badr Brigade, mainly exiled Iraqis

who accompanied Hakim on his return to Iraq in May after

years of exile, had began to exhibit a strong public presence

following the bombing, after keeping a lower profile.

“There is extreme tension in the city and Badr forces are

flexing their muscles because their leader was killed... it’s a

reaction,” one resident told Reuters. Witnesses said militias had staged random security checks

at main roundabouts with hardly any coordination with the

local police, seen as feeble and ineffective by many Iraqis.

“The bombing was a wakeup call that we are responsible

for our security, not America or anyone else or the (US-

appointed) Governing Council which is just a facade for

America,” said Yasser al-Zahery, 23, armed with a

Klashinkov near the mosque.

Zahery, a member of the Mehdi militia of firebrand cleric

Muqtada al-Sadr, said the bombing had prompted Sadr to

call on his supporters to report to their units, saying security

had to be their responsibility.

But in a sign of subtle rivalry, Sadr’s armed followers

kept a low profile in Najaf, while taking to the streets in the

nearby Kufah Town, another revered Shiite site.

Clerics and ordinary Iraqi Shiites in Najaf and nearby

Kufeh blamed Sunni fundamentalists, perceived by some

Shiites as avowed enemies since the days of Prophet

Mohammad, for abetting Baathists. — MNA/Reuters

Ian Rimell, a British bomb disposal expert, working for the British based charity MineAdvisory Group stands near, one of the partially looted buildings Al- Hatra,

Ammunition Supply point or ASP, 40 kms ( 25 miles) from Mosul, Iraq , in this 7 Aug,2003 file photo. It was reported on 5 September, 2003 that Rimell died after a roadside

attack in northern Iraq on Thursday . —INTERNET

Residents view sculptures in the Changchun World Sculptures Park in Changchun,capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, on 5 Sept, 2003. The park, opened on

Friday, covers an area of 92 hectares.—XINHUA

Calls mount for Blairto quit over Iraq

LONDON, 7 Sept — Pressure mounted on Sunday forBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair to quit over his partin the suicide of a weapons expert at the heart of afurious row over the government’s case for going to warin Iraq.

A poll in the Mail on Sunday newspaper showed 43

percent of people believed Blair should resign over the

affair, 42 percent believed he should stay in office and 15

percent were undecided.

The figures in the YouGov poll, taken the day after the

judicial inquiry into the death of David Kelly adjourned for

10 days to allow Judge Lord Hutton to decided which

witnesses to recall for cross examination, were the first to

show that more voters are against Blair than for him.

The poll will come as a further blow for the once

invincible leader of a Labour government with an unassail-

able parliamentary majority who has seen his personal trust

ratings slump since the war to oust Saddam Hussein and

who is facing a crescendo of criticism over his policies on

education, health and crime.

Kelly, whose name was leaked by the government as the

source of a BBC report accusing Blair’s office of exagger-

ating the threat posed by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruc-

tion in order to strengthen the case for war, slit his wrist two

days after a humiliating public grilling by a parliamentary

committee. —Internet

Seven soldiers woundedin Iraq attacks

BAGHDAD, 7 Sept — Seven American soldiers have

been wounded by unknown attackers in separate inci-

dents north of Baghdad, the US army revealed.

“Four soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were

wounded September 5 when their convoy was am-

bushed by small arms fire, four improvised explosive

devices (IEDs) and two rocket-propelled grenades near

Kayarah,” said a statement Saturday.

Kayarah is near the oil-rich northern city of Mosul.

Two other troops were wounded Friday by unknown

attackers near Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit,

north of Baghdad, while another American soldier was

injured when his convoy was hit by small arms fire and

an IED near Muqdadiyah in northern Iraq (news - web

sites), the army said.

No further details of the attacks or injuries were

provided.

Army explosives experts meanwhile defused a mine

they found Friday on a diesel pipeline near Kayarah, the

statement added.

Coalition forces here say the daily attacks they face

are carried out by Saddam loyalists and other anti-

American extremists.—Internet

Powerful hurricane“Fabian” hits Bermuda

HAMILTON (Bermuda), 7 Sept — Huge waves gouged Bermuda’s coast and 100 mphwinds tore at power lines and palm trees as Hurricane Fabian blasted the mid-AtlanticBritish colony on Friday.

Earthquake rocksIndonesia’s Aceh

JAKARTA, 7 Sept — An

earthquake measuring 5.8 on

the Richter scale jolted In-

donesia’s Banda Aceh, the

capital of the Aceh Province

on Friday.

The head of the meteoro-

logy and geophysics office

in Banda Aceh, Syahnan,

said the epicentre of the

quake, which struck at 08:24

a.m. local time (01:24

GMT), was located in South

Aceh regency, some 455 km

from Banda Aceh city.

“The tremor lasted for 60

seconds,” Syahnan was

quoted by state news agency

Antara. He said the quake

was also felt by people in the

western and southern parts of

the province. “I keep con-

tacting state officials in the

regencies near the quake

center to learn any possible

damages of the buildings and

the houses,” he said.

Since the epicenter of the

quake was beneath the sea,

he said, a 5.8 magnitude

quake usually does not cause

serious damages. “But, we

have the responsibility to

coordinate with officials in

the regencies near to the

center of the quake,” he

said.—MNA/XIinhua

The full fury of the most powerful hurri-

cane of the Atlantic season bore down on the

offshore financial centre and tourist play-

ground, knocking out power, littering roads

with trees and damaging the Causeway, a

key road linking the main island to Bermu-

da’s airport.

“We are getting hammered. It’s pretty

unbelievable,” said Jackie Brisson, reached

by telephone at her home about 100 yards

inland from Bermuda’s south shore in

Smith’s Parish. “At the property in front of

us, the yard is three feet under water and the

sea wall is collapsing.”

“The waves are coming over the roofs of

the houses, which are 24 feet (7.3 metres)

high. It’s just terrible here. There is debris

everywhere. My pool is covered in bits of

porch and palm trees.” The 22-square-mile

island was battened down as Fabian’s eye

moved to within a few miles.

Businesses, government offices and

schools were closed, flights to and from the

island were cancelled, and cruise ships had

left as the 62,000 residents anticipated the

worst. Scattered power failures began to hit

the island early on Friday. “We expect mas-

sive outages,” Bermuda Electric Light Co.

spokeswoman Linda Smith said.

MNA/Reuters

MIAMI, 7 Sept — Tropical Storm Henri drifted toward

Florida’s Gulf coast on Friday, carrying heavy rain and the

risk of flooding in low-lying areas of north and central Florida.

Tropical storm warnings, alerting residents to storm

conditions within 24 hours, were in effect for a 250-mile

stretch of the Gulf coast from Englewood, south of Sarasota,

to the Aucilla River, southeast of the state capital

Tallahassee. Forecasters said the storm could spawn dam-

aging tornadoes.

At 5 pm (2100 GMT), the storm’s centre was about 75

miles southwest of Cedar Key, Florida, at latitude 28.4

north and longitude 83.9 west, the US National Hurricane

Centre said.

MNA/Reuters

Soggy

“Henri”

heads toward

Florida Gulf

coast

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Annan wants ministersto negotiate Iraqresolution

UNITED NATIONS, 7 Sept — With talks beginning on a US-

drafted resolution on Iraq, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

suggested on Friday that foreign ministers of the five perma-

nent Security Council members meet soon to hammer out a

compromise.

Annan made the comment as the 15 Security Council

members held their first informal talks on the US proposals

aimed at getting more troops and money to Iraq.

“I have suggested to the P-5 foreign ministers that they

meet with me to explore a common ground and the way

forward,” Annan told CNN. “And I hope that meeting will

take place in the not too distant future.”

If the veto-wielding powers — Britain, France, Russia,

China and the United States — did hold such a meeting, it

would be next week and probably in Europe.

MNA/Reuters

But the US civilian administrator for

Iraq, L Paul Bremer, said Saturday the

armed men were in Najaf “with the full

cooperation of the Coalition Provisional

Authority and in full cooperation with

the coalition forces.”

Meanwhile, Defence Secretary

Donald H Rumsfeld continued his in-

spection tour of the country, travelling

to the ancient city of Babylon and visit-

ing a nearby mass grave.

The Badr Brigade — the armed wing

of the Supreme Council for the Islamic

Revolution in Iraq — was disarmed on

ple, armed men wearing Badr armbands

have been seen in the streets of Najaf

and Karbala, another sacred city for

Shiites.

But Bremer said Saturday the men

on Najaf’s streets were not members of

one group, but rather belonged to sev-

eral different groups.

“They are there temporarily to assist

in the security of the holy sites at the

request of both the secular and clerical

authorities in Najaf,” Bremer said dur-

ing a news conference.

Internet

US orders shortly after the fall of Bagh-

dad five months ago. Its defiant reap-

pearance takes on particular signifi-

cance because its new leader also sits

on the US-picked Iraqi Governing

Council.

Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim took over the

leadership of the Supreme Council af-

ter his brother, Ayatollah Mohammed

Baqir al-Hakim, was killed in a mas-

sive car bombing of the Imam Ali

Mosque in Najaf.

Shortly after the Aug. 29 bombing,

which killed between 85 and 125 peo-

US Army soldiers withIraqi police officers,

second left, patrol a streetin Mosul, 248 miles, 400

kilometres north ofBaghdad, Iraq on 5 Sept,

2003. INTERNET

NAJAF , 7 Sept — An Islamic militia disbanded by the United States has emerged with weapons and in uniformin Iraq’s holiest Shiite Muslim city, a sign Najaf could become a new flash point in the aftermath of a key cleric’sassassination.

Russia says US drafton Iraq needs serious work

TASHKENT , 7 Sept— Russia joined old anti-war allies France and Germany onFriday in rejecting a US draft resolution seeking broader international help inpostwar Iraq, saying it needed “further, very serious work”.

But Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov

said the draft did go some way to meeting

concerns that the United Nations would play

a central role in solving Iraq’s problems.

“The US draft resolution shows some

movement towards these principles,” he said

at a regional cooperation meeting in

Uzbekistan in Central Asia.

“But, naturally, for them to be reflected

fully, this document still needs further, very

serious work.”

He urged the United States to address

itself to the fact the situation in Iraq was

deeply troubled.

“In this respect, one cannot but express

surprise at statements made by some Wash-

ington officials that life in Iraq is returning

to normal and becoming better virtually day

by day,” he said.

“One should not be misled — the situa-

tion in Iraq is becoming not better, but worse

day by day.”

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing,

also attending the Tashkent meeting, was

quoted by Russian news agencies as saying

the US draft was “a basis for discussion and

consultation” and Beijing was ready for

talks on the matter.

China, like France and Russia a veto-

wielding member of the Security Council,

has been relatively mild in its criticism of

US postwar reconstruction plans.

Though firm in opposing the war, Putin

has since sought to avoid jeopardizing the

anti-terror alliance forged with Washington

after the September 11, 2001 attacks on US

targets.

Putin, who will hold a summit with US

President George W Bush at Camp David

outside Washington at the end of Septem-

ber, has said Moscow would back the dis-

patch of a UN-sponsored force to Iraq, even

under US command.

Ivanov says Russia has not made up its

mind about whether it will contribute troops

to such a force. —MNA/Reuters

Volcano eruption leadsto evacuations in Costa Rica

SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), 7 Sept — Costa

Rica’s most active volcano, Arenal, hacked

and coughed on Friday, sending cinders,

rocks and ash down its slopes and leading to

the evacuation of people living nearby.

The volcano, located in northern Costa

Rica, began to erupt at 10:55 am local time

(1555 GMT), and continued for almost two

hours, said volcano monitoring organiza-

tion Obsicori.

Close to 100 people living nearby were

evacuated, while hundreds of tourists slightly

further away were put on alert.

No victims were reported from the erup-

tion of the 5,298-foot high volcano.

MNA/Reuters

Bali bomber charges Bush,Blair as real terrorists

JAKARTA , 7 Sept — Calling himself “a small-fry terrorist”, Bali bomber Ali Gufron(alias Mukhlas) said the real big-time terrorists are Hitler, Ariel Sharon, George Bushand Blair.

Philippines to host APECmeeting on maritime security

“In the eyes of the prosecutors, the ter-

rorists are me and the other small-fry terror-

ists. Whereas in fact the real big-time terror-

ists are Hitler, Ariel Sharon, George Bush

and Blair. They are the ones who have com-

mitted crimes against the humanity,” he was

quoted Friday by the daily Jakarta Post as he

told the Denpasar District Court.

He said his death would only please

“big-time terrorist countries, Zionist coun-

tries and their allies,” and console the fami-

lies of victims and people who suffered

losses.

Mukhlas, the alleged leader of the Jamaah

Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group in Southeast

Asia, said the prosecutors were unable to

come up with a clear, complete definition of

terrorism.

Prosecutors have demanded the death

sentence for Mukhlas, who is charged with

planning, conspiring and organizing the Bali

bombings on October 12, 2002, which killed

202 people, mostly foreigners.

Early last month, Mukhlas’ younger

brother Amrozi was sentenced to death on

similar charges. —MNA/Xinhua

MANILA, 7 Sept — The

Philippines will host an

Asia-Pacific Economic Co-

operation (APEC) forum

next week on preventing ter-

rorist attacks on shipping

and maritime trade, the De-

partment of Foreign Affairs

(DFA) said on Thursday.

The two-day meeting,

slated to start on September

8, will focus on drafting an

APEC-wide mechanism to

facilitate information ex-

change in maritime security

and prepare a list of meas-

ures that APEC economies

should take in this view, the

DFA said in a statement.

APEC members will also

set a list of technology re-

quirements to secure the ma-

rine environment and

strengthen private-sector

partnerships in maritime se-

curity within the Asia-Pa-

cific region.

More often than not,

commercial ships, especially

those sailing in the waters

near the insurgency-infested

Southeast Asian countries,

have been victimized by ter-

rorists and pirates, and in-

flicted with huge losses.

Furthermore, past inci-

dents have shown that some

vessel owners can and have

hidden their true identities

as they use their vessels to

smuggle drugs, banned

goods, and persons to fur-

ther finance terrorist activi-

ties.

MNA/Xinhua

Disbanded militia group reappears in Iraq��

A US soldier stands guard in Mardin, near the border between Turkey and Syria.Turkey will begin work next week on removing mines from along its 600-kilometer

(360-mile) frontier with Syria.—INTERNET


Iraq draft splits overshadowtalks on EU’s future

RIVA DEL GARDA (Italy), 7 Sept — The European Union was split on Friday over Washington’s draft UN resolutionseeking wider international support in Iraq, with Britain welcoming it and France pressing for a clutch of amendments.

There was no clash on Iraq as the bloc’s foreign

ministers met on the picture-postcard banks of Italy’s Lake

Garda, but the issue has once again intruded on the agenda

of a key EU meeting.

The ministers got down to planning a season of nego-

tiations on the EU’s first Constitution and work on a security

strategy designed to make the bloc a more effective global

actor and avoid future crises such as its damaging rift over

the Iraq war.

“We are talking here about the Constitution, where we

are going to strengthen the foreign and security policy of

Europe, and we start out again with a disagreement between

France, Germany, Great Britain and Spain on Iraq,” Danish

Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller told reporters.

“That is not a good start for these discussions.”

France and Germany have voiced strong objections to

the text put forward by Washington to broaden the United

Nations’ involvement in Iraq, saying it would not cede

power quickly enough to Iraqis or to the United Nations.

Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh echoed their

concerns.

“You cannot have a situation where the United States

remains in control over what happens in Iraq and at the same

time others have to move in and take care of security and

reconstruction,” she said.

One EU diplomat said Paris was planning to propose

about 10 amendments to the text of the UN resolution.

But British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said talks

were under way at the United Nations to resolve the differ-

ences and he was optimistic an agreement could be reached.

“Some partners are saying ‘well it doesn’t go far

enough’,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the EU

meeting.

“But everybody recognizes that it represents a signifi-

cant move in the right direction towards further strengthen-

ing the role of the United Nations and above all of providing

a faster timescale to hand over sovereignty to the Iraqi

people.”

He was expected to use the meeting to lobby EU

partners, some of whom were deeply opposed to the US-led

invasion of Iraq, to throw their weight behind Washington’s

initiative. — MNA/Reuters

Former New Yorkpolice chief leaves

BaghdadBAGHDAD , 7 Sept — Former New York City police

chief Bernard Kerik, tasked with revamping the Iraqipolice force, has left Baghdad after completing his ap-pointment, the US-led administration said on Friday.

Kerik came to Iraq after the US-led war to oversee the

retraining of Iraqi police and to try to build trust among

Iraqis who regarded the police as the frontline enforcers of

Saddam Hussein’s repressive rule.

Background checks were run on police officers to weed

out those with the closest links to Saddam’s Baath Party.

Thousands of officers have since returned to their posts,

working alongside US and British military police.

“Mr Kerik has finished his appointment and has left

Baghdad,” a spokeswoman for the US-led authority said.

Iraq has been plagued by lawlessness since the war

which toppled Saddam in April. Murder rates in the capital

are higher than in any city in the world.—MNA/Reuters

Sony presents newAibo robot dog

TOKYO , 7 Sept — Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc onThursday unveiled a new version of the robot dog Aibo,featuring improved image-recognition functions and anbody mechanism facilitating swifter move.

The new Aibo ERS-7 has 28 light-emitting diodes (LED)

in white, red, blue and green colours on its face to mimic

emotions and a high-performance speaker to replay real sounds,

said Sony Marketing, the marketing unit of Sony Corp.

Owners will be able to download customized software

from a web site for a yet-to-be fixed fee to customize the new

Aibo, said the company. —MNA/Xinhua

Russia’s Ambassador

to the international organi-

zations in Vienna, Grigory

Berdennikov, made these

remarks on the second day

of a conference aimed at

speeding up the entry into

force of the Comprehensive

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

(CTBT).

“The treaty...remains

hostage of the political will

of only 12 states,”

Berdennikov said referring

to the countries diplomats

call the “dirty dozen”.

The CTBT was adopted

in New York in September

1996. To date, 168 states

have signed the treaty and

104 have ratified it, but it

will only come into force

once 44 states deemed capa-

ble of producing nuclear

weapons ratify it.

Of the 44 states, 32 have

ratified the pact. The 12 who

have not are the United

States, China, Colombia,

North Korea, Congo, Egypt,

India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel,

Pakistan and Vietnam.

Diplomats familiar with

US thinking say it is incon-

ceivable US President

George W Bush’s Adminis-

tration would ever ratify the

CTBT or any other interna-

tional treaty limiting its op-

tions in the event of war.

The US, which along

with China is seen as the key

stumbling block to getting

the treaty into force, is not

participating in the confer-

ence.

In contrast to Washing-

ton, China’s Ambassador

Zhang Yan said his govern-

ment was committed to the

CTBT and would “do its ut-

most to have the ratification

procedure completed by the

National People’s Congress at

an early date”. —MNA/Reuters

Russia slams “dirty dozen”over CTBT

VIENNA , 7 Sept — Russia on Thursday accused the United States and 11 othercountries of holding hostage a global pact banning all nuclear bomb tests and urgedthem to ratify the treaty as soon as possible.

Two men surf sailing board in Egyptian tourist resort Hurghada, on 5 Sept, 2003.Located close to the Red Sea, lots of tourists spend their holidays here. —XINHUA

But Rumsfeld cancelled a speech he was

due to give on Friday to the troops at their base

at the palace of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam

Hussein in his hometown of Tikrit.

“I don’t give a damn about Rumsfeld.

All I give a damn about is going home,”

Specialist Rue Gretton said, humping packs

of water bottles on his shoulders from a

truck.

“The only thing his visit meant for us

was we had to clean up a lot of mess to make

the place look pretty. And he didn’t even

look at it anyway,” Gretton said after sol-

diers swept the dusty streets around the

complex of lakes and mansions.

They also erected a stage and set out

chairs for a speech that Rumsfeld cancelled

due to a tight schedule. Instead, the Penta-

gon chief briefly thanked soldiers after a

meeting with military leaders.

“It was good for morale,” said Major

Josslyn Alberle, a spokeswoman for the

Fourth Infantry Division headquartered at

the palace.

Sergeant Green, 40, did not think so.

“If I got to talk to Rumsfeld I’d tell him

to give us a return date. We’ve been here six

months and the rumour is we’ll be here until

at least March. This is totally, totally un-

called for,” she said.

Green, who asked not to be identified by

her first name, complained she would miss

seeing her 16-year-old through her whole

school year.

Rumsfeld has been criticized for send-

ing too few troops to Iraq leaving them

stretched thin on extended deployments try-

ing to help rebuild the country and fight a

guerrilla war. He has urged allies to supply

some 15,000 additional troops and hopes

training Iraqi forces will ease the burden on

US troops.

When the Armed Forces Network

showed earlier footage of Rumsfeld saying

that fresh US troops were unnecessary in

Iraq, soldiers at the base threw their hands in

the air and shouted “No way” at the televi-

sion.— MNA/Reuters

US troops wantRumsfeld to send

them homeTIKRIT (Iraq), 7 Sept— If they had the chance, US soldiers at a base in Iraq would have

had one question for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld — When are we going home?.

��

A man holds a submachine gun on 5 September, 2003 in Najaf as he stands guard nearwhere a powerful car bomb killed nearly one hundred people a week ago after Fridayprayers. In Baghdad on Friday, gunmen sprayed a Sunni Muslim mosque with bullets

during dawn prayers, wounding three worshippers. —INTERNET


But Ayatollah Mohammed Emami-

Kashani said in comments broadcast on state

radio that Iran, which established clerical

rule after the 1979 Islamic revolution, was

not interfering in Iraqi affairs.

The US-led occupiers have accused Iran

of meddling in Iraq’s internal affairs. Iran

denies the charge.

Emami-Kashani told worshippers in

Teheran that Iraqis had become more united

after the killing of Iraqi cleric Ayatollah

Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim, who was in

exile in Iran for more than two decades until

his return to Iraq in May.

“The Iraqi people and the Islamic soci-

ety have been woken up by this crime,” he

said.

“By relying on God...the united Iraqi

nation will become more united — with the

love, enthusiasm and belief that they have.

Iraq’s revolution, hopefully... will become

like Iran’s revolution,” he said.

Emami-Kashani is a member of Iran’s

Expediency Council, which arbitrates in dis-

putes between the Iranian Parliament and the

oversight body, the Guardian Council.

“Of course, they (Americans) talk non-

sense by saying that Iran supports them (Ira-

qis). It (Iraqi action) has nothing to do with

Iran,” he said.

Iran, which is predominantly Shiite Mus-

lim, has blamed US-led security failures for

the car bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Najaf

that killed Hakim, who headed the Supreme

Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq

(SCIRI). —MNA/Reuters

Iraq could have policein place by year-end

CERNOBBIO (Italy), 7 Sept — Iraqi police and Armed Forces could be in a positionto take charge of the war-torn country’s security by year-end or early 2004, a memberof Iraq’s Governing Council said on Friday.

“We believe that by the

end of this year or early next

year we will be able to have

our own security, our own

military and Iraq will again

be standing on its feet,” Iyad

Alawi told reporters at a po-

litical and business confer-

ence in northern Italy.

US Defence Secretary

Donald Rumsfeld said on

Thursday that the number of

Iraqi security forces, includ-

ing police, border guards,

militia, Army and security,

at facilities had grown to

55,000 since May 1 and could

rise to 100,000 in the future.

Alawi, founder and chief

of the once exiled Iraqi Na-

tional Accord group, wel-

comed Rumsfeld’s offer of

help for Iraq’s security agen-

cies, but said the United Na-

tions needed to play a bigger

role in Iraq.

“We have to have an in-

creased role for the United

Nations and that is what we

have been asking for,” he

said. “But the most impor-

tant thing is to allow the Ira-

qis to resolve their problems

with their own hands and to

resume security in Iraq by

Iraqis.”—MNA/Reuters

Yellow Riverembankment bursts

in north ChinaHOHHOT, 7 Sept — The

embankment of the Yellow

River suddenly broke around

8.30 pm Friday in Bayannur

of the Inner Mongolia Au-

tonomous Region in north

China, and the accident

caused no casualties by Sat-

urday morning.

The 30-metre-wide em-

bankment breach in Wulate

Qianqi of Bayannur affected

over 3,000 local residents in

five villages, who have been

or are being evacuated to safe

places, said Li Maolong, an

official with the local com-

mittee of the Communist

Party of China.

Thousands of rescuers

are busy building and

strengthening the dam, and

helping to transfer flood vic-

tims to safe places.

Recent local rainfalls are

not significantly higher than

the average level in the cor-

responding period of previ-

ous years and no rains hit

Wulate Qianqi when the

breach occurred, Li Maolong

said, noting that the breach

was mainly caused by silt in

the upper-reach watercourse

of the river.—MNA/Xinhua

“One country, two systems”ensures HK’s prosperity, stability

HONG KONG, 7 Sept — Yang Wenchang, new commissioner of China’s ForeignMinistry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), stressed hereFriday that the “one country, two systems” principle and the Basic Law are thefoundation ensuring Hong Kong’s long-term prosperity and stability.

Turkey asks forUS clarificationof Iraqi FM’sremarks

ANKARA , 7 Sept — The Turkish Foreign Ministry hasmade diplomatic representation to the US Embassy inAnkara regarding Iraqi official’s opposition to the des-patch of Turkish troops to Iraq, the Anatolia newsagency reported on Friday.

A high-ranking official from the Turkish Foreign Min-

istry on Thursday called on officials of the US Embassy,

saying “the statement of a person who was charged by the

approval of the United States, are in full contradiction with

the US application to Turkey.”

The official asked the United States to clarify the

issue.

According to private Turkish television NTV, Hosyar

Zebari, Foreign Minister of the Interim Iraqi Governing

Council, on Thursday said in Baghdad that if neighbouring

countries, including Turkey, send troops to Iraq, it would

cause more instability in the country.

“We don’t want to see Turkish soldiers in Iraq,” he said,

adding if Turkey carries out a military intervention in

northern Iraq, it would cause disturbance.

In comment on Zebari’s statement, Turkish Prime Min-

ister Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will take a decision on the

issue of sending troops to Iraq according to its own judge-

ment.

MNA/Xinhua

A bAn Iraqi infant is fed bottled milk at the al-Alawiyah hospital in Baghdad where manychildren are suffering from malnutrition since the US-led intervention of Iraq.

INTERNET

A diver stunts feeding the fish to the tourists boarding on a submarine to watch closely themultifarious varieties of marine fishes under the Red Sea off the coastal city of Hurghada,Egypt, on 6 Sept, 2003.The unique tour of watching fish in deep sea on submarine has been

appealing tourists to this Red Sea shore city since its inauguration.—XINHUA

Speaking at the inaugu-

ration reception held by the

Office of the Commissioner

of the Chinese Foreign Min-

istry, Yang Wenchang, who

arrived here on August 10 to

take the post, said that in the

six years since its return to

the otherland, Hong Kong’s

systems of economy, soci-

ety, law, culture, education

and religion have remained

unchanged.

“Needless to say, ‘one

country, two systems’ is a

brand-new cause with no

ready experience to draw

upon,” Yang said, adding that

it has to be improved gradu-

ally through continuous ex-

ploration and practice.

“Problems and difficul-

ties of one kind or another

are unavoidable in the proc-

ess. What we must empha-

size here is that no difficul-

ties can shake the resolve of

our government and people

in achieving long-term pros-

perity and stability of Hong

Kong,” said Yang.

He said that Hong Kong

currently faces some similar

difficulties as other East

Asian countries and regions

and causes for these difficul-

ties are complex and multi-

facetted.

“The Central Govern-

ment will go all out to sup-

port whatever is in the inter-

est of Hong Kong’s prosper-

ity and stability and the com-

mon development of Hong

Kong and the Mainland,”

said the new commissioner.

Yang noted the Commis-

sioner Office has, in the past

six years, shouldered the

lofty mission of exercising

sovereignty in foreign af-

fairs. During the course of its

work, the office has received

great support and coopera-

tion from the Hong Kong

government, as well as un-

derstanding and assistance

from friends of all circles in

Hong Kong, he said.

“My colleagues and I are

more than ready to work with

you, such exchanges in my

view will deepen our under-

standing and friendship and

promote the friendly rela-

tions and cooperation,” said

Yang.

MNA/Xinhua

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International Literacy Day and UnitedNations Literacy Decade

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(Continued from yesterday)I would like to present the birth of the United Na-

tions Literacy Decade to be launched in 2003.

It is required to present the brief history of the emer-

gence of the UN Literacy Decade.

Education For AllIt was during the period of the past 20th Century.

About ten years before the 20th Century ended, the year

1990 was designated as the International Literacy Year.

The World Conference on Education For All was

held in Jomtien, Thailand with the sponsorship of the

UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank from 5

to 9 March 1990. The five-day conference was attended

by the representatives from the government bodies of 155

nations, the representatives from NGOs and others num-

bering 1,500 representatives. The representatives approved

and issued the World Declaration on Education For All.

The declaration remains as a historical declaration in the

history of Education For All. In line with the Education

For All by the year 2000, the task for Education For All

was included in the declaration.

To ensure the Education For All, arrangements have

been made to enable everyone to have access to the basic

education (at least primary level). At the same time, meas-

ures are to be taken for reducing the adult illiteracy rate

from 22 per cent in 1990 to 11 per cent by the year 2000.

However, the goals of the above-mentioned educa-

tion for all and literacy rates had not been fully realized

at the end of 2000 as expected.

The World Education Forum was held in Dakar, Sen-

egal, Africa, for three day from 26 to 28 April 2000. The

three-day forum reviewed the declaration of the World

Conference on Education For All and laid down the Edu-

cation For All; Dakar Framework For Action.

There are the six goals of Dakar in the Education For

All; Dakar Framework For Action. The fourth goal is:

Achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult

literacy in 2015, especially women, and equitable access

to basic and continuing education for all adults. In its

resolution No 56/116, the General Assembly proclaimed

the UN Literacy Decade for 2003-2012 towards the goal

of education for all.

In successful implementation of the fourth goal, it

will have to be achieved together with the other five goals

as the Education For All is central to the other five goals

of Dakar Framework For Action.

Fully realizing this, the General Assembly of the

United Nations held on 19 December 2001 in its resolu-

tion No 56/116 proclaimed the UN Literacy Decade for

2003-2012 towards the goal of education for all.

During the period from 2003 to 2012

(a) Accepting that Literacy For All is at the heart of

basic education for all, the literacy activities and

campaigns are to be drawn and implemented in

an effective way.

(b) Accepting that Literacy For All is the foundation

of life long learning, the literacy activities and

campaigns are to be drawn and implemented in

an effective way.

Hence, work is to be well under way, accepting that

Literacy For All is at the heart of basic education for all.

In this connection, the definition of literacy needs to

be fully realized. The Basic Literacy covers Literacy and

Numeracy: able to read, able to write and able to count;

the Functional Literacy; and the Continuing Education.

Based on three steps, the literacy activities and campaigns

are to be laid down and implemented.

Fully realizing the definition of the Education For

All and the Literacy For All to be implemented during the

period from 2003 to 2012, relentless efforts will have to

be made in carrying out the literacy activities and cam-

paigns.

The Union of Myanmar has been implementing the

objectives of the Literacy For All and the Education For

All in an effective way by launching the literacy move-

ment. In the process, systematic measures are being taken

for ensuring enrollment of the school-age children, ensur-

ing completion of their school days, and enabling adults

to have access to basic literacy and to the functional lit-

eracy and to the continuing education as envisaged by the

30 year long-term education plan.

In consonance with the stanza in the poem of Maung

Han Win of Htantabin saying “after lighting one oil lamp

(consisting of a saucer of oil and a wick), one is to light

others reaching hundreds and thousands”, sustained ef-

forts are to be made for illiterates to become literate with

the help of those who are literate.

(Concluded)Translation: TS

Today, we celebrate the First Literacy Day of the

United Nations Literacy Decade— the international frame-

work for action launched last February to galvanize the

work for improved literacy rates around the world, fo-

cused on the international goal of raising literacy levels

by 50 per cent by 2015.

There are more than 860 million illiterate adults in

the world today, two-thirds of whom are women. Helping

them achieve literacy is not only vital in its own right; it

is a prerequisite for reaching the other objectives the

world has set itself in the Millennium Declaration. Lit-

eracy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is

essential to development and health, and opens the way

for democratic participation and active citizenship.

While the challenge is greatest in developing coun-

tries, no society in the world can claim that illiteracy has

been fully eradicated. Many developed countries are

experiencing modest but worrying levels of illiteracy. In

all countries, illiteracy is connected to patterns of pov-

erty, social exclusion and inequalities.

The literacy challenge, therefore, cannot be addressed

in isolation. It requires an integrated approach that places

literacy in context and draws on contributions from all

actors Government at every level, civil society, the pri-

vate sector, community groups, professional educators

and, last but not least, family, friends and colleagues of

those seeking to develop their literacy skills.Acquiring

literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to

enjoy access to knowledge and information which broad-

ens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alterna-

tives for building a better life. It is essential to the

education of girls and (lie empowerment of women, the

most effective tools we know for development across all

society. That is why the first two years of the Literacy

Decade will give special emphasis to women’s literacy,

as a stepping stone to our ultimate goal of literacy for all.

On this day, let us vow to work together to ensure that

mass illiteracy has no place in the 21st century.

The message of the Secretary-Generalof the United Nations on the occasion

of Literacy Day, 8 September 2003

It is both good and necessary that we celebrate Inter-

national Literacy Day each year. For some of us, it is a

timely reminder that we should not take literacy for granted

or underestimate its importance. For others, newly em-powered by the acquisition of literacy skills, it is a moment

to celebrate access to opportunities once beyond reach. It

is an occasion, furthermore, to applaud the work of literacy

tutors, extension workers and volunteers whose patient

and persistent efforts make such a difference to people’s

lives. However, it is for those excluded from the world ofwriting and written communication that International Lit-

eracy Day is most significant, for it symbolizes our collec-

tive commitment to address their literacy needs now and in

the future.

According to recent global estimates, there are ap-proximately 862 million non-literate people over the age

of fifteen. The fact that we continue to quote more or less

the same figure from year to year is a genuine cause for

concern hut it does not mean that no progress is being

made. The Global Monitoring Report on Education for All(2002) points out that adult literacy has improved by 10percentage points over the last 20 years, from 70 per cent

in 1980 to 80 per cent in 2000. This is a significant

advance, representing hundreds of millions of people who

have gained access to literacy over that period.

The continuing high absolute numbers, however,

indicate the scale of the literacy challenge remaining.They alert us that improved rates of literacy progress need

to outpace population growth and make inroads into those

parts of society where illiteracy is most deeply embedded.

The latter tend to be groups that are harder to reach:

women, particularly among minority groups and in rural

areas; linguistic and cultural minorities; the very poor ofurban and rural areas; and street children and adolescents

who dropped out of school. To effectively address the

literacy needs of such groups, not only innovative strate-

gies but also proportionately more resources are required.

Of particular concern is the stubborn fact that two-

thirds of those without access to literacy skills are women.This represents a denial of basic rights for the women

themselves but it also constitutes a massive waste of

capacity that poor countries and disadvantaged communi-

ties can ill-afford. There is abundant evidence that women

make valuable contributions to all aspects of’ develop-

Message from the Director-General of UNESCOon the occasion ofInternational Literacy Day, 8 September 2003

ment. Literacy is vital for releasing women’s potential

which, once tapped, becomes a tremendous force for

improving their status and dignity and for enhancing their

impact on family welfare, community development andpositive social change. Thus, as revealed through its effect

on women’s lives, literacy is a key to development, espe-

cially because it places people at the centre of the develop-

ment process. In addition, literacy is a key to learning. It is

the basis of lifelong learning which, in our fast-moving

world of changing technology and increasing knowledge,bears the rich promise of a fresh start and a second chance.

On close inspection, literacy turns out to be a complex

matter about which we still have much to learn. Ascertain-

ing the scope and character of the problem of illiteracy is

complicated by the use of different criteria of measurementand by the way in which varying contexts pose different

challenges. The techniques of mass campaigns, for exam-

ple, may be inappropriate for addressing residual pockets

of entrenched disadvantage. Moreover, many countries,

both developed and developing, are finding that rates of

schooling are no sure guide to real levels of literacy interms of who can and who cannot use the written word. As

part of the EFA drive, UNESCO and other partners are

developing new approaches which will assess the way

people actually use literacy in their daily lives, thereby

revealing the levels of literacy within the population.

This is a significant year for literacy. In February, theUnited Nations Literacy Decade (2003 — 2012) was

launched. The Decade presents the challenge of doing

things differently, of finding fresh ways to provide literacy

opportunities, of giving the excluded the chance to partici-

pate. It also presents the challenge of sustaining our efforts

over ten years as we work towards the goal of increasingglobal literacy levels by 50 per cent by 2015.

Governments, civil society and the international com-

munity agree on the seriousness of these challenges and on

the need to act that is not the problem. There is also

agreement on the fact that literacy is part of the fundamen-

tal human right to education. The problem is to turn thisagreement to practical effect through concrete commit-

ments reflected in priorities, budgets, plans and implemen-

tation. Let us face this problem squarely as the United

Nations Literacy Decade gains momentum — more than

800 million people are waiting.


* 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

* 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

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

— 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 11thMyanmar Traditional

Cultural Performing ArtsCompetitions

PM attends second coord meeting…(from page 16)

Next, Maj-Gen Myint Swe re-

ported on tasks being carried out for

organizing the competitions.

Afterwards, chairmen and offi-

cials of the work committee and sub

committees also reported on tasks

being carried out sector-wise.

Next, chairmen and officials of

the Panel of Judges for singing, danc-

ing, marionette, Anyeint, composing

and musical instrumental playing sub-

mitted their arrangements for the com-

petitions. Afterwards, those present

listened to and approved the theme

song composed by Gita Lulin U Ko

Ko for the 11th Myanma Traditional

Cultural Performing Arts Competi-

tions.

Prime Minister General Khin

Nyunt made concluding remarks, say-

ing he was delighted to see the active

participation of artistes for successful

organizing of the competitions. It is

honourable for new generation youths

to receive the fine legacy of arts handed

down by doyen artistes. He also ex-

pressed thanks to the doyen artistes for

their efforts with patriotic spirit to in-

culcate the youths with a sense of

Myanma traditional cultural arts.

The Prime Minister said he learnt

that the states and divisions are also

making arrangements for participat-

ing in the competitions, and altogether

five teams are going to take part in the

marionette contest (Professional level).

All the participants of the performing

arts competitions which are held annu-

ally would recount their fond memo-

ries when they arrived back home.

Therefore, they would have realized

the genuine goodwill of the State and

preservation of traditional customs.

As a result of that there are more and

more contestants year by year.

There have emerged good pros-

pects on account of the active partici-

pation in the competitions, he added.

Myanmar is an ideal country in pre-

serving her traditional customs.

Such fine traditions must be pre-

served in the time of our government,

he noted. So, arrangements are to be

made for successful organizing of the

coming competitions.

Later, the Prime Minister in-

spected the samples of paintings, post-

ers, postcards, pamphlets, invitation

cards, medals and certificates which

will be used for the competitions.

MNA

Lt-Gen Ye Myintinspects …

(from page 16)ways are to be sought for availability of

irrigated water and dams, reservoirs and

canals are to be renovated. Innovative

measures are to be taken for reclamation

of more land. Means and ways are to be

sought to meet the target of monsoon

paddy cultivation. In the process, coop-

erative and collective steps are to be taken

among departments concerned.

Next, Commander Maj-Gen Ye Myint

reported on sustained efforts made for

cultivation of monsoon paddy, renovation

of dams and reservoirs and land reclama-

tion.

Next, officials of Mandalay Division

Agriculture Supervisory Committee re-

ported on target for cultivation of monsoon

paddy in the division and progress in cul-

tivation, arrangements being made for

cultivation of more monsoon paddy, means

and ways sought for cultivation of

monsoon paddy.

The meeting came to a close at 3.15

pm with the concluding remarks by Lt-

Gen Ye Myint. Lt-Gen Ye Myint and

party this morning left Mandalay by air

and arrived back here in the afternoon.

MNA

Every country in the world today is racing against

each other in transforming from the old system to the

market-oriented economic system and democracy (capital-

ist system). The world nations are in the process of political

and economic transformation under their own understand-

ing of the current trend — development will come only

when democracy or capitalism is built; otherwise they will

meet with downfall. At a time when developing countries

and socialist countries alike are changing to democracy, the

capitalism in the US and its allies is facing defeat. Because

of the domination of the feudalism, that is the policy of

exploitation and hegemony, hindrances and obstacles sur-

face along the developing countries’ road to market-ori-

ented economy and democracy.

Today, people see and call the US and its allies of the

West as capitalist democratic countries. Superficially, they

can be called the capitalist democratic countries, but in

essence, they are under the influence of feudalism existing

under the cloak of human rights and democracy. In other

words, their democracies are facing destruction. In 2002,

America alone had a list of 34 companies that were in a state

of near collapse. It was said that their names were kept secret

as it might hurt discourage the investors. In 2001 also about

60 companies collapsed in the US. In 2003, a number of

companies are still on the verge of collapse.

Some scholars said that if there actually emerged the

capitalist globalization, it would give extra impetus to the

transnational investments, the rapid development and ex-

pansion of the information technology, and the practice of

the market-oriented economy in domestic economies, na-

tional and regional economies. However, the globalization

and feudalism of the US and West allies, in other words their

policy of domination and exploitation, only creates the

imposition of economic sanctions on the international com-

munity, domination by means of military strength, protec-

tionism, and the acts to crush democracy at home and abroad

and to destroy the human society. Due to the danger, the

demonstrations opposing the capitalism and the globaliza-

tion were being staged annually during the conferences of

international monetary and economic institutions under the

influence of the US and its allies of the West as follows:

* Over 40,000 people took part in the protests

against the World Trade Organization meeting held

in Seattle, the US, in December 1999.

* The World Economic Forum held in Switzer-

land in February 2000 found itself confronted by a

massive opposition.

* The joint meeting of the World Bank and

International Monetary Fund in Washington in April

2000 was delayed because of the blockages and

strikes staged by demonstrators.

* There was a brawl between the strikers num-

bering over 12,000 and security guards during the

joint annual meeting of the World Bank and IMF in

Prague, the Czech Republic, in September 2000.

* The strikers tried to bar the representatives

from attending the World Economic Forum in Mel-

bourne, Australia, in September 2000.

* Protests occurred during the European Union

Summit held in Nice, a sea beach resort in France, in

December 2000.

* There were protests and road blockages at the

World Economic Forum in Switzerland in January

2001.

* When the Pan American Summit in Quebec,

Canada, was in progress, security troops had to

disperse the protestors with tear-gas and fire hose

when they became rough and out of control.

* The officials had to cancle the World Bank

meeting to be held in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2001,

due to the pressure of the demonstrators opposing it.

* There was bloodshed during the European

Union Summit in Sweden in June 2001, as anarchists

wearing masks threw stones and rocks at about 40,000

people staging a peaceful demonstration against it.

* The World Economic Forum was held in New

York, the US, from 31 January to 4 February 2002. It

was the first time a WEF meeting was held in New

York during its 32 years of existence. In New York

also there were about 3,000 strikers opposing the

meeting. The representatives attending the meeting

were filled with anxiety and unhappiness, for, there

were strikers. Many participants at the meeting criti-

cized the US. The meeting also put the blame on the

developed countries for their failure to help the under-

developed countries. The participants also pointed a

finger at the protectionism of the developed countries.

In reality, the demonstrations were staged not to

oppose either the capitalism or socialism. The demonstrators

mistook the evil feudalism in the capitalist industrial coun-

tries for the capitalism. They were in fact prottests against

feudalism. There will be demonstrations in the future also as

long as the feudalism reigns there. In this regard, as the

governments of the US and its allies of the West are violating

the capitalist human rights within their own countries, they

will not be able to guide the human rights and democracy

cause of the developing countries. The strict sanctions im-

posed on Myanmar by the US is like prompting the country

to take part in the struggle to oppose the global feudalism.

(Translation: TMT)

Aung Moe SanAung Moe SanAung Moe SanAung Moe SanAung Moe San

What will be the outcome of the lopsidedUS sanction on Myanmar? — 6


YANGON, 7 Sept — Prime

Minister General Khin

Nyunt, accompanied by of-

ficials of the State Peace and

Development Council Office

arrived at the site for con-

struction of the recreation

zone on Kandawgyi Pale Is-

land being undertaken by the

Yangon City Development

Committee this afternoon.

The Prime Minister and

party were welcomed there

by Chairman of Yangon Di-

vision Peace and Develop-

ment Council Commander

of Yangon Command Maj-

Gen Myint Swe, Minister for

Livestock and Fisheries

Brig-Gen Maung Maung

Thein, YCDC Chairman

Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein

Lin and officials.

The Prime Minister next

inspected construction of the

garden city in the recreation

zone. Officials conducted

the Prime Minister round the

site.

Later, the Prime Minis-

ter gave instructions.

MNA

PM General Khin Nyunt inspects construction of recreationzone on Kandawgyi Pale Island

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt made a speech at 13th coord meeting of management reform committee of MPF. —MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects construction of Garden City in Recreation Zone in Kandawgyi Lakein Bahan Township. — MNA

Minister for Home AffairsCol Tin Hlaing explains

matters related toundertakings of CCDAC atthe special meeting No 2/2003 of CCDAC. — MNA

Myanmar Police Force Management System Reform Committee meetsYANGON, 7 Sept —

Myanmar Police Force Man-agement System Reform Com-mittee held its 13rd coordina-tion meeting at the Ministry ofHome Affairs this afternoon,with an address by Chairmanof the committee Prime Min-ister General Khin Nyunt.

Also present on the occa-sion were Secretary-1 of theState Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Lt-Gen Soe Win, Sec-retary-2 Lt-Gen Thein Sein,ministers, the attorney-general,the chairman of Civil ServiceSelection and Training Board,deputy ministers, deputy chiefjustice, officials and chairmenof the subcommittees.

In his address, the chair-man said the governmentformed the Management Sys-tem Reform Committee ofMyanmar Police Force in 1994to improve form and essenceof Myanmar Police Forcewhich is performing the dutiesof community peace and tran-quillity and prevalence of lawand order. Now it has enteredits ninth year.

In accord with the guid-ance of Head of State SeniorGeneral Than Shwe, the com-mittee was formed with theaim of developing MPF to bewell-organized force, the forceon which the people can rely,and the reserve force of na-tional defence.

Under the committee, sixsub-committees have beenformed and now success hasbeen achieved in carrying outits duties.

The Prime Minister quotedthe Head of State as saying thatthe first duty of MPF is toensure community peace andtranquillity and prevalence oflaw and order and under theprotection of the law, nationalpeople are earning their livingwith peace of mind; the sec-ond duty is in time of emer-gency, MPF has to serve theState in defence and security;and the third duty is to carryout nation-building tasks.

Moreover, the Head ofState has given instructions thatMPF must be a patriotic force,must possess great calibre andmust be modern; and with theaim of ensuring the people toearn their living with peace ofmind, MPF is to carry out itssecurity duty to reach up to thestage at which there is neitherburglers nor dacoits in the com-munity.

Only when the MPF isoneness with the people and isserving the interest of the peo-ple, will the goal be realized.

In carrying out its main

duties for community peaceand tranquillity and prevalenceof law and order, members ofMPF must uphold the right-eousness, equality and sympa-thy and refrain from partialityand bribery. In exposing casesand sending them to the court,police officers have to carryout their duty thoroughly.Moreover, they are to cooper-ate closely with judges, lawofficers, forensic doctors andlaboratory experts and theseofficials are to give necessaryassistance to the police offi-cers.

In punishing an offenderaccording to the law, it is nec-essary to do so the right personand in doing so the one shouldbe free of greed, anger andignorance as well as variousreasons. It is also necessary to

MPF. They must be ready toperform their main duty as wellas any duty assigned by theState. They must also have thespirit of duty consciousness.National duties must be car-ried out with duty conscious-ness.

Due to the measures takenactively by MPF, success hasbeen achieved in narcotic drugcontrol.

The problem of traffick-ing in persons that the interna-tional community has to facetoday becomes critical and thuseffective measures have to betaken to tackle the problem.The problem of trafficking inpersons that Myanmar has toface is not like the one in othercountries where well-organ-ized criminal gangs are run-ning the business.

In connection with hu-man trafficking, a project totake action against those whowant to work illegally abroadwas implemented after for-mation of Central Supervi-sory Board and boards at dif-ferent levels. These boards incooperation with regionalauthorities and social organi-zations, are taking measureson giving education talks andaccepting those who returnfrom abroad.

Up to July 2003, 82,251persons were given advice,11,544 were sent home andactions were taken against

1028. A reception camp wasopened in Myawady of KayinState and up to 18 August 2003,10005 persons— 6526 men,3164 women and 315 chil-dren— were accepted.

Working Committee forPrevention against traffickingin persons was formed underthe supervision of MyanmarNational Committee for Wom-en’s Affairs. Members of theworking committee made fieldtrips to Shan, Kayin andRakhine States from August2002 to March 2003.

Up to 21 August 2003, al-together 223 cases were ex-posed and 417 human traffick-ers were arrested. Altogether1106 persons were preventedfrom being misled. Out of thecases, the court sentenced thehuman traffickers of 83 cases.Under the supervision of theManagement Reform Com-mittee, there have beenachievements in MPF. Thecommittee provided assistancefor emergence of efficient po-lice force.

The Prime Minister calledfor continued efforts to be-come a police force on whichthe people can rely.

Next, Vice-Chairman ofthe committee Minister forHome Affairs Col Tin Hlaingmade a speech, saying that thecommittee has entered its 10thyear and success has beenachieved thanks to the instruc-

tions and close supervision ofthe committee chairman andsound advice and participa-tion of the six subcommittees.Upholding the guidance of theHead of State, emphasis wasplaced on the four tasks —spiritual development, train-ing, staff welfare and manage-ment.

Under the leadership ofthe deputy minister, the crimereduction, education and in-formation committee wasconstantly discharging crimereduction tasks. The commit-tee carried out tasks system-atically, thereby distinctly re-sulting in greater success, andnow in Southeast Asia,Myanmar is a region whereleast criminal cases occur.Under the instructions of theState’s leaders, the police codeof conduct for police officersand the police manual havebeen drawn and then prac-tised, hence leading to furtherachievements. Criminal jour-nals and magazines are beingpublished in order to makethe people notice the MPF’sfunctions.

After forming organizingcommittees at different levels,the Home Affairs Ministrylevel organizing committee hasbeen steadfastly taking organi-zation measures. The MPF,the reserve force for nationaldefence is made up of combatas well as security battalions,

which are always well trainedto carry out national-defenceduties.

He said that there has beengreat changes in managementsystem of the MPF. In accord-ance with the instructions ofthe government, the Ministryof Home Affairs after layingdown the 30-year plan is mak-ing efforts for harmonious de-velopment of the four depart-ments. Plans are under way tohave access to internet in com-municating the MPF Head-quarters and State and Divi-sion and district level MyanmarPolice Forces. Strenuous en-deavours are being made forturning the MPF into a modernforce equipped with patriot-ism being loyal to the State.Acting Secretary of the com-mittee Deputy Director-Gen-eral of Myanmar Police ForcePolice Brig-Gen Zaw Win ex-plained progress in realizingthe resolutions of the 12thmeeting of the committee.

Chairmen and officials ofthe work implementation andjudicial affairs subcommittee,legal affairs subcommittee,management subcommitteeand training subcommitteeexplained the accomplish-ments of the respective bod-ies.

The Prime Minister gavenecessary instructions andmade closing remarks.

MNA

do away with the habit of thepolice of colonial period.

Now is a time when patri-otic spirit and dynamism ofnationalist spirit is very impor-tant for the nation. It is neces-sary to nurture the members ofMPF to possess the high spiritand to be ready for defendingthe nation.

At a time when some pow-erful countries with superior-ity in wealth and technologiesare trying to dominate the sov-ereign nations, the strong na-tionalist spirit of own citizensis becoming important as oneof the strengths of the country.Members of MPF are to or-ganize the people to be onewith them and to possess patri-otic spirit.

As regards police units,they are to nurture themselvesto be endowed with good mo-rale based on the five basicquality— good morale, well-disciplined, loyalty, unity andefficiency. The commandingofficers must lead their respec-tive units according to the 16principles of leadership up-holding the 12 traditions of


Shweli Hydropower Project — symbol ofstrong ties of friendship between

China and MyanmarOn 8 August 2003,

a Chinese company signed

a 150-million-dollar agree-

ment with Myanmar to help

build the Shweli

Hydropower Project, with

the capacity to generate

over three billion units of

electricity annually for

home and industrial use.

Under the contract,

the Yunnan Machinery and

Equipment Import and Ex-

port Corporation (YMEC)

of China will construct a

concrete diversion dam,

underground tunnels, and

erect turbine generators

within three years, in addi-

tion to providing high-pres-

sured steel pipes other elec-

trical apparatus, and heavy

machinery.

The Hydro-electric

Power Department (HED)

of Myanmar will also par-

ticipate in digging the tun-

nels and erecting the power

station and sub-power sta-

tions.

Located at a place 15

miles south-west of

Namhkam, a border town in

northern Shan State, on the

Shweli River, the project

covers the installation of

double 230-KV cables, 217

miles long, to supply power

to Namtu, Hsipaw and

Kyaukme in northern Shan

State, and PyinOoLwin in

Mandalay Division. Other

towns including Lashio,

Muse, Namhkam and

Kutkai in northern Shan

State, and Bhamo in Kachin

State will get power from

the project through the 66-

KV cables.

The YMEC is an old

friend of Myanmar, jointly

undertaking projects with

the Myanma Electric Power

Enterprise since launching

of Kyein Khayankha power

project in 1991. It is also a

joint-contractor in many

projects including the

Namhmyaw, the Namwok,

the Zawgyi-1 and Zaungtu

power plants as well as the

280-megawatt Puanglaung

Hydel Power Project.

The Shweli

Hydropower Project will

also serve as a source of

abundant power supply for

the industrial zones in Man-

dalay and Monywa and the

mining projects all over up-

per Myanmar.

At the signing cer-

emony in Yangon, the head

of the Ministry of Electric

Power of Myanmar pointed

out that the Shweli Hydel

Power Project will always

stand as the symbol of co-

operation and understanding

between Myanmar and

China, while serving as a

monument of friendship and

good neighborliness.

The Shweli gets start

on the mountains in China,

and flows westward into

Myanmar, and in some

The site of Shweli Hydro-power Station Construction Project. ELECTRIC POWER

places forming as a border

between the two countries,

till it merges with the

Ayeyawady.

And like the Shweli

that is continuously flowing

from China to Myanmar, we

are sure that China will al-

ways continue to provide

assistance for us as a good

friend and neighbour.

*****

Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) ConstructionProject to be completed by 2004

The current at the

confluence of Thanlwin,

Gyaing and Attayan rivers

is very swift and strong.

However, with a view to

contributing towards the

transport sector of Mon

State, the service personnel

of Public Works under the

Ministry of Construction,

facing and braving the

strong current, are con-

structing the Thanlwin

Bridge (Mawlamyine) with

might and main for ensur-

ing completion of the

project by 2004.

The State Peace and

Development Council has

been constructing infra-

structures such as bridges,

At present, 35 new bridges

including the Thanlwin

bridge (Mawlamyine)

which will be the longest

bridge in Myanmar and

Ayeyawady bridge

(Yadanabon) are under con-

struction.

Moreover, plans are

under way to construct an-

other 23 bridges.

On 18 March 2002,

Minister for Construction

Maj-Gen Saw Tun drove a

stake to launch the construc-

tion work at the place of

pile No-3.

The main bridge is

7,699 feet long and

approach road on Mawla-

myine bank is 1,624 feet

long and 2,252 feet long on

Mottama bank. The rail-

cum-road bridge is 2,252

feet long or 2 miles and 2.5furlongs long. It is linking

Mawlamyine and Mottama

and it will be the longest

bridge in Myanmar.

An official of the

project said that for many

years, Thanlwin River has

met other Rivers in

Mawlamyine and Mottama

in Mon State, and so the

current is very strong. He

continued to say that they

found it very difficult to put

up bole piles for the project.

To make matter

worse, he added that being

located near the sea, the dif-

ference between the ebb and

flow of the tide of Thanlwin

River is about 17 feet. In

order to overcome the natu-

ral barrier, the staff have to

carry out construction tasks

without sparing day and

night, he said.

He recalled that

when the project com-

menced some local people

said that the project was

‘building a castle in the air’

and that ‘the dream would

never come true’. But, no-

ticing distinct achievements

of the project, he noted, the

people came to believe in

the project.

They said that the

dream really comes true.

And they thanked the gov-

ernment for construction of

the facility, he added.

Now, steel frames

are being installed to the

main bridge.

On completion, in

the nation, the bridge will

be the longest one with two-

lane motorway, one railroad

and one walkway on it. And

the people can travel from

Yangon to Kawthoung by

car or by train along

Yangon-Mawlamyine-

Myeik-Kawthoung road.

***

(Translation: AMS)

Kyemon: 4-9-2003

*****

Progress in constructing Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) seen fromMawlamyine bank. —KAYAN SOE MYINT (KYEMON)

Steel frames being installed to Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) onMawlamyine bank. —KAYAN SOE MYINT (KYEMON)

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cluding seven large bridges

across the Ayeyawady

River, two across the

Chindwin river and three

across the Thanlwin River.

roads, dams, reservoirs, uni-

versities and colleges and

hospitals the length and

breadth of the nation. To-

day, 158 new bridges of

more than 180 feet length

have been constructed in-


Implementation of projects for socio-economicdevelopment of all regions in the country

Photo shows Pearl

condominium built under

joint sponsorship of

YCDC and

Asia Express

(Yangon) Co.—PHOTO: MNA

The main office building

of Central Institute of

Civil Service (Upper

Myanmar) seen on the

opening day on 14

February 2003.

PHOTO: MNA

Salingyi Textile Mill Project of the Ministry of Industry-1

Water treatment building under construction of Salingyi Textile Mill.— PHOTO: INDUSTRY-1 The 33Kv Power Substation of Salingyi Textile Mill.— PHOTO: INDUSTRY-1


Vietnam’s army telecom companyto run fixed phone system

HANOI, 7 Sept — The Army post and

telecom company, Viettel, will open its own

fixed phone system late this month, which is

the third one in Vietnam behind two opera-

tional systems by the Vietnam Post and

Telecommunications (VNPT) and Saigon

Postel.

The company will provide service in Ho

Chi Minh City and capital Hanoi, focusing

on the industrial zones and densely-popu-

lated areas on the outskirts, Vietnam NewsAgency on Friday quoted Chief of Viettel

Business Department Dang Manh Hung as

saying.

The cost will be competitive, at just 77

US dollars for each line connection, and will

take only one to two weeks for installation,

Hung said.

As planned, Viettel’s system will have

covered 33 provinces and cities by the end

of 2005 and the whole country in 2010. The

total investment for this fixed phone system

has amounted to 20 million US dollars so

far.

Vietnam currently has around six million

fixed telephone subscribers. According to

the Ministry of Post and Telecommunica-

tions, this figure will rise to 11.5 million by

the end of the decade.

MNA/Xinhua

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BANGKOK, 7 Sept — Thailand had sentspecialists of land mine destruction to SriLanka to provide local people with training,Bangkok Post reported on Saturday.

Some 40 civilians would receive the train-ing conducted by the Thai specialists, Thai-land Mine Action Centre director GittiSuksomstarn was quoted as saying.

The Sri Lankan civilians receiving thetraining would later become trainers for

local people.Land mines were left behind after fierce

fighting between government troops and theTamil Tiger rebels.

Thailand would also volunteer to host themine-clearing training centre in SoutheastAsia at the upcoming 5th Meeting of StateParties of the Ottawa Convention, whichwould be held in Bangkok from September15 to September 19. —MNA/Xinhua


Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Minister U Aung Thaung formally unveil thesignboard of Win Thu Zar Shop in Dagon Myothit (North). (News page 16)— INDUSTRY-1

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt addresses…tion with Thailand, Myanmar

is making significant

progress in implementing

Yaungkha model village de-

velopment tasks in Monghsat

Township with the assistance

of the former.

Under Yaungkha model

village development project,

a primary school holding

about 500 students and a 16-

bed station hospital were

constructed and the poppy-

substitute farming has been

meeting with success in the

region. At a time when

progress has been made in

drug elimination drive, con-

tinued efforts are to be made

for further progress in ac-

cord with the objectives.

Next, Chairman of

CCDAC Minister for Home

Affairs Col Tin Hlaing re-

ported on measures taken by

CCDAC. He said that

CCDAC is paying emphasis

on eradication of poppy cul-

tivation in the country out of

the five tasks of drug eradi-

cation— eradication of pro-

ducing drugs; eradication of

consumption; prevention;

cooperation of the public;

and cooperation with inter-

national community. It is tar-

geted to eradicate poppy cul-

tivation in 22 townships of

the project areas— 20 town-

ships in Shan State (North),

one in Shan State (South)

and one in Shan State (East).

The New Destiny Project is

being implemented under the

supervision of the Task Force

consisting of four deputy

ministers and the Supervi-

sory Committee that com-

prises five ministers. Under

the pilot project that has been

implemented in the previous

year, poppy cultivation has

decreased by 50 per cent in

the whole northern Shan

State. As regards cultivation

of poppy-substitute crops, it

is targeted to grow monsoon

crops on 19,327 acres of land

in 2003-2004 cultivation sea-

son and up to 31 July 2003,

over 18,000 acres of land

had been put under monsoon

crops and thus 96 per cent of

land had been put under cul-

tivation. Arrangements have

been made to grow winter

crops. Over K 117.3 million

had been spent on the New

Destiny Project. According

(from page 1)The ASEAN member na-

tions acknowledged the re-

sult of the ground survey on

poppy cultivation. Local au-

thorities and national race

leaders are making concerted

efforts in various ways and

means for elimination of drug

in border areas.

Under the New Destiny

Project, five ministers and

four deputy ministers made

field trips and organized the

local poppy growers to en-

gage in cultivation of poppy-

substitute crops. As a result,

the elimination of poppy cul-

tivation is making progress.

The international community

has realized the success in

elimination of poppy culti-

vation in Myanmar. That is

why the meeting of the

ECOSOC held at the UN

Headquarters in April 2003

chose Myanmar as a UN drug

commission member.

Myanmar has the right to

serve as the commission

member for four years from

2004 to 2007. Thus,

Myanmar will have the lead-

ing role in the management

section of the UN drug elimi-

nation drive.

As progress has been

made in drug elimination

drive, the cooperation among

the national race leaders and

local people has increased.

The national race leaders and

local people are now making

all-out efforts for ensuring

drug elimination in both Wa

region and Kokang region in

2005.

The national race leaders

and local people have been

making earnest efforts for

regional development, im-

provement of the living

standard of local people and

engaging in poppy substi-

tute crops farming while

striving for elimination of

narcotic drugs. As a result,

opium refineries have been

exposed and destroyed dur-

ing the period of 2003.

Myanmar has been ac-

tively participating in drug

elimination drive together

with neighbouring countries.

It has been exchanging in-

formation on drug and coop-

erating in drug elimination

drive with the People’s Re-

public of China. In coopera-

Aung Win of YCDC taking part in the first round match ofKaungMyat Golf Open Championship of Myanmar Golf

Tour 2003.—GOLF FEDERATION

to the instruction, rice and

salt have also been donated

and arrangements are be-

ing made to donate rice and

salt for the second time.

Under the New Destiny

Project, the extra fund of K

102.0 million was allotted

for the 2003-2004 fiscal

year.

The Livestock Breed-

ing Committee is achiev-

ing success in breeding

chicken and pigs in Wa re-

gion, Tonta region,

Konhein region, Homein

region and Mongpyin,

Monghsat, Mongtong re-

gions. The Medical Treat-

ment Committee has suc-

cessfully given treatment

to 117 drug addicts in

Mongpyan, Mongpauk re-

gion of Wa Special Region-

2. The Second Bi-regional

Partners Meeting on Harm

Reduction Among Injec-

tion Drug Users, organized

by the Ministry of Health

of the Union of Myanmar

and the World Health Or-

ganization was held in

Yangon attended by 60 rep-

resentatives of eight coun-

tries and the WHO. In this

period 749 drug addicts had

been given treatment.

The Rehabilitation

Committee has conducted

Supervisor Course on

Drugs and HIV Prevention

for Volunteers in Taunggyi

and Yangon and 50 Drug

Supervisors have com-

pleted the course. Similar

courses have been opened

in Kayin and Kayah States

and Mandalay Division.

Altogether 99 trainees have

completed the courses.

Likewise, under the ar-

rangement of the Social

Welfare Department, 25

members of Tachilek Dis-

trict Anti-Narcotics Asso-

ciation have attended the

course. The Education

Committee for Students

have conducted courses for

45 teachers in Kawthoung

District and 70 teachers in

Myawady District under

the Project to establish

Drug Free Zones in

Kawthoung and Myawady

Districts. In August also,

126 basic education teach-

ers attended Educational

Courses on Narcotic Drug

opened in three townships

in Mandalay and talks on

the danger of narcotic drugs

were held for 77,217 stu-

dents of 39 basic education

schools in Mandalay.

The danger of stimu-

lant tablets has decreased

in the above-mentioned re-

gions and with the coop-

eration of national race

leaders, measures are be-

ing taken to reduce the

number of stimulant tab-

lets.

The minister also said

that last year, he and the For-

eign Minster led the diplo-

mats and correspondents to

visit Wa region for many

times. Poppy plantations could

not be found even in the re-

gion like Longhton region. Ac-

cording to the survey con-

ducted by UNODC, only 24

per cent has been reduced. It is

because the data were based

on only 50 townships and the

data of other townships were

taken in average. In the previ-

ous year poppy cultivation sea-

son, the police commanders

of two divisions and five states,

district police commanders of

16 districts and township po-

lice commanders of 50 town-

ships were assigned duties to

prevent growing of poppy.

As regards stimulant tab-

lets, Myanmar is somewhat

like a trafficking centre. The

precursor chemicals arrived in

the country from China, Thai-

land and India. Previously,

only four countries have been

cooperating in the tasks for

control of precursor chemi-

cals and this year India is co-

operating in the task. After the

ministerial meeting on drug

control of China, India, Laos,

Myanmar and Thailand, held

in July 2003 in Chiang Rai of

Thailand, the Chiang Rai Dec-

laration was issued. The dec-

laration pledged to accelerate

cooperation in controlling

chemical precursors used in

drug refinery; to accelerate co-

operation in development,

education, control, informa-

tion exchange, giving medi-

cal treatment, rehabilitation

and controlling the precursor

chemicals; to make bilateral

cooperation and create mar-

kets for opium-substitute prod-

ucts and seeking assistance of

international community; to

seek ways and means by ex-

perts of the five countries to

effectively control the precur-

sor chemicals; and to invite

technologies and monetary as-

sistance from the international

community especially, the UN

Drug and Crime Office.

As regards cooperation

with the international commu-

nity, agricultural and livestock

breeding training school has

been built with the contribu-

tion of US$ 12,000 by the am-

bassador of China to

Myanmar. After completion

of the building of the school,

50 local farmers can attend it.

The minister also reported

Minister for Health Dr Kyaw

Myint on medical treatment

given to drug addicts; Minis-

ter for Livestock and Fisher-

ies Brig-Gen Maung Maung

Thein on assistance being

provided by the ministry,

Minister for Agriculture and

Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin

on building of dams for grow-

ing poppy-substitute crops

and providing seeds and ag-

ricultural methods. Next,

Acting Secretary of CCDAC

Deputy Director-General of

Myanmar Police Force Po-

lice Brig-Gen Zaw Win re-

ported on the implementa-

tion of the decisions made at

the meeting No 1/2003 of

CCDAC.

Later, Chairman of the

Supervisory Committee

Deputy Minister for Home

Affairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe,

Chairman of Education Com-

mittee Deputy Minister for

Education Brig-Gen Soe Win

Maung and officials reported

on work done and future

tasks.

Prime Minister General

Khin Nyunt then made con-

cluding remarks. The Prime

Minister said that Myanmar

has been constantly striving

for eradication of drug which

is the evil legacy of colonial-

ism. In the endeavours to

eradicate drugs, local national

race leaders have been first

organized and poppy grow-

ers are later cooperating in

the New Destiny Project. At

such a time, it is necessary to

meet success in carrying out

growing of poppy-substitute

crops and livestock breeding

tasks, extension of rehabili-

tation work and accelerating

the cooperation with neigh-

bouring countries.

He also said that as the

tasks to eradicate narcotic

drugs in a short time on its

own strength is a heavy re-

sponsibility for Myanmar, ef-

fective cooperation of the in-

ternational community is es-

sential for total eradication

of narcotic drugs. Although

there is no assistance,

Myanmar will carry on striv-

ing for eradication of nar-

cotic drugs in the country, the

Prime Minister said.

He urged the officials to

strive for achieving success

in the implementation of the

15-year Drug Elimination

Plan and the New Destiny

Project.—MNA

on implementation of

Yaungkha Village Develop-

ment Project in Wa region.

He said that a primary school

that can accommodate 500

students has been built and

200 students are attending

the school this academic

year. A 16-bed hospital has

been built. Out of 1000 acres

that have been reclaimed,

nearly 800 acres are sup-

plied with water and

macadamia are grown there.

In conclusion, the min-

ister said that arrangements

are being made for hosting

the 14th IFNGO ASEAN

Workshop and the CCDAC

will give necessary assist-

ance for the success of the

workshop.

Vice-Chairman of

CCDAC Minister for

Progress of Border Areas

and National Races and De-

velopment Affairs Col Thein

Nyunt reported on distribu-

tion of seeds for opium-sub-

stitute crops and quality

strain chicken, pig and cow,

dissemination of technolo-

gies, providing monetary as-

sistance, building of dams

and the ministry’s coopera-

tion with international com-

munity.

Next, Vice-Chairman of

CCDAC Minister for For-

eign Affairs U Win Aung

reported on Myanmar’s

presentation on drug con-

trol at the meetings of UN

and international organiza-

tions, Myanmar’s endeav-

ours for drug eradication,

making arrangements for the

field trips of diplomats and

foreign correspondents and

future plan.

Afterwards, members of

CCDAC Minister for La-

bour U Tin Winn reported

on efforts being made for

drug eradication in Tachilek

District, cultivation of

poppy-substitute crops, in-

come generation for the

former drug addicts and giv-

ing talks on drugs; Minister

for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi

Sone on destruction of

poppy seeds and bulbs in

the previous year in Shan

State and field trips made to

ensure there was no poppy

cultivation; Minister for

Social Welfare Relief and

Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein

Htwa on establishment of

rehabilitation centre and

courses being conducted;

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SPORTS

Karlsson sets EuropeanMasters pace as Els lurks

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE (Switzerland), 7 Sept — Defending

champion Robert Karlsson continued his love affair with the

European Masters on Friday, firing a four-under-par 67 to

move one stroke clear after the second round.

The 34-year-old Swede, who led from start to finish to

clinch last year’s title, finished at 10-under-par 132, ahead

of second-placed Argentine Eduardo Romero, who won the

event in 2000.

South Africans, led by world number two Ernie Els,

filled three of the next seven spots on the leaderboard.

Joint overnight leader Els as not at his best, but two

birdies in his last three holes for a two-under-par 69 took him

to eight under with playing partner Michael Campbell of

New Zealand, who posted a 67.

Els’ compatriot Trevor Immelman joined them on 134

by carding a 66, with another South African, Richard Sterne,

among a group of four at seven under after carding a best-of-

the-week 64.

Karlsson, who shared the first-round lead with Els, said

he felt no pressure to lead the event over all four rounds for

the second year in a row.

MNA/Reuters

Chinese women dominate atMalaysian Open badminton

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Sept— Chinese women shuttlers established their dominance atthe Malaysian Open badminton tournament, taking three of the four semifinal spotsin Kota Kinabalu on Friday.

The only non-Chinese

entry into the semifinals was

Denmark’s Camilla Martin

who defeated Chinese Wang

Chen 11-6 and 11-4, and

will face Chinese Gong

Ruina who eliminated

Frenchwoman Pi Hongyan

11-4 and 11-3.

The other semifinal

places were occupied by Xie

Xingfang and Zhou Mi after

they outpowered Chinese

Zhang Ning 11-3, 11-3 and

Indonesian Silvi Antarini 11-

9 and 11-10 respectively.

However, in the men’s

field, Chen Hong remained

the only Chinese player into

the last four after he defeated

local favourite Yeoh Kay Bin

15-1, 1-15 and 15-8, while

his compatriot Bao Chunlai

was blocked by Malaysian

Lee Chong Wei 9-15, 15-13

and 15-11.

Another Malaysian

Wong Choong Hann also

sailed further by beating

Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indo-

nesia 15-13, 15-10, and

South Korean Lee Hyun Il

took the last spot by beating

Kenneth Jonassen of Den-

mark 15-9, 15-0.

In the mixed doubles,

China, South Korea, Eng-

land and Denmark will com-

pete in the last four places as

Chinese Zhang Jun/Gao

Ling defeated Tadashi

O h t s u k a / S h i z u k a

Yamamoto of Japan 15-6,

15-4, South Korean Kim

Dong Moon/Ra Kyung Min

won over Chinese Wang

Wei/ Zhang Jiewen 5-15,

15-2 and 15-4.

MNA/Xinhua

Answers for yesterday’s Crossword Puzzle

Justine Henin-

Hardenne, of

Belgium, makes a

return against

Jennifer Capriati,

of the United

States, at the US

Open tennis

tournament in New

York, on 5 Sept,

2003. —INTERNET

Desailly praisesAbramovich

CLAIREFONTAINE (France), 7 Sept —

France skipper Marcel Desailly praised new

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, say-

ing the Russian oil magnate knew what he

was doing when he spent 110 million pounds

(173 million US dollars) on new players.

“He’s done things intelligently,”

Desailly said at the French training camp in

Clairefontaine on Friday.

“You can sense from the way he looks

that he isn’t mad. He’s got a family with

four children, he lives in Russia,” he said

before France’s Euro 2004 Group One quali-

fier against Cyprus at the Stade de France

on Saturday. Chelsea signed 13 players in

the close season, spending 17 million

pounds on Ireland winger Damien Duff,

16.8 million on Argentine striker Hernan

Crespo and 15 million on his international

teammate, midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron.

The Premier League club also paid Real

Madrid over 16 million pounds for France

midfielder Claude Makelele, who became

embroiled in a pay dispute with the Spanish

champions shortly before his move.

Desailly said he understood the former

Real Madrid player’s position against his

former club. — MNA/Reuters

Vieri fit to faceWales

APPIANO GENTILE (Italy), 7 Sept — Chris-

tian Vieri has been passed fit to spearhead

Italy’s attack in their Euro 2004 qualifier

against Wales on Saturday after recovering

from a knee injury.

The Italians were in danger of losing the

burly striker when he pulled up sharply

during training on Thursday but he showed

no discomfort during a final training session

on Friday.

The Inter Milan player started with some

gentle limbering up before joining in a prac-

tice match with the rest of the squad.

His speedy recovery is a big boost for

Italy who must win at the San Siro to leap-

frog Wales to the top of Group Nine.

“This has been a rough week,” said na-

tional coach Giovanni Trapattoni. “We’ve

had to hang on for a while for one or two

players. Tomorrow we’ll make a couple of

final checks.”

Italy’s biggest doubt now surrounds

Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi,

who is suffering from a muscle strain.

If he fails to make it, his place will be

taken by AC Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso or

Chievo’s Simone Perrotta who has recov-

ered from a hamstring injury.—MNA/Reuters

India upset S Korea at AsianMen’s Volleyball C’ship

TIANJIN , 7 Sept — India pulled off a major upset on the first day of the 12th AsianMen’s Volleyball Championship here on Friday by outlasting defending championsSouth Korea 23-25, 25- 22, 20-25, 25-22 and 17-15.

After splitting the first two sets of the

preliminary Group B match, South Korea

won six of the last seven points to take the

third set 25-20.

India trailed 6-3 early in the fourth set

but surged back with a 13-7 run for a 16-13

advantage. South Korea stayed within 23-

22 but could not hold on. Indian Joseph Jobi

smashed home a ball to make it 24-22 before

the 2.09-meter Rao Y. Subba teamed up

with Kohammed Shijas for a blocking point

and the set winner.

In the tie-breaker, the Indians with-

stood two match points to tie it at 15-15.

South Korean Suk Jin-wook smashed a

ball out to give India their first match

point and India converted on it with G

Pradeep’s storming kill.

“It’s not a surprise for me,” said India’s

Bulgarian head coach Hristo Iliev. “South

Korea played very well in defence, but our

players fought together till the end for the

victory.”

“I think it’s the best match of the day and

the two teams showed the high level of

Asian volleyball,” he added. The disap-

pointing South Korean head coach Cha Joo-

Hyun did not present at the Press conference

after the match.

Top two finishers from the tournament,

which runs through September 12, will

qualify for the World Cup in November in

Japan.

MNA/Xinhua

Rooney, Beckham snatchbattling win for England

SKOPJE, 7 Sept — Wayne Rooney made a slice of history and David Beckhamscored a match-winning penalty as England came back to beat Macedonia 2-1 in aEuro 2004 qualifier on Saturday.

home supporters.

On the pitch, England put on two mark-

edly different performances, bitterly disap-

pointing in the first half, but inspired in the

second after a tactical switch by coach Sven-

Goran Eriksson.

Sorely missing the midfield authority of

Steven Gerrard and creative spark of Paul

Scholes due to injuries, England were also

let down by near-comic book defending.

Skipper Artim Sakiri, who scored direct

from a corner in a 2-2 draw last October, was

the architect of Macedonia’s attacks, spray-

ing passes for strikers Ilco Naumoski and

Hristov.

Neither side had created a clear chance,

though, until the 28th minute when defender

Sol Campbell failed to clear Vlatko

Grozdanovski’s cross from the right, Eng-

land tried to scramble the ball away but it ran

for Hristov, who squeezed a shot past goal-

keeper David James. —MAN/Reuters

Georgi Hristov gave Macedonia a 28th

minute lead, but 17-year-old Rooney be-

came England’s youngest goalscorer with a

fine 53rd-minute equalizer and captain

Beckham slotted home 10 minutes later.

England’s seventh straight victory,

equalling their postwar record, lifted them

to provisional top spot in Group Seven on 16

points, one ahead of Turkey, who were

playing later in Liechtenstein.

It meant that, assuming England beat

Liechtenstein next Wednesday at Old

Trafford, Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side will

only need a draw in their final qualifier in

Turkey next month to book their place at

next year’s tournament.

However, the win was marred by rac-

ist abuse for England substitute Emile

Heskey and occasional unrest in a crowd

where several hundred England fans, who

had defied Football Association (FA)

calls not to travel, were mixed with the

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7:00 am1. Recitation of Parittas by

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7:25 am 2. To be healthy exercise

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8:05 am 6. Songs of national races

8:15 am 7. Cute little dancers

8:30 am 8. International news

8:45 am 9. Let's Go

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8.30 am Brief news8.35 am Music8.40 am Perspectives8.45 am Music8.50 am National news/

Slogan9.00 am Music9.10 am International news9.15 am Music1.30 pm News/Slogan1.40 pm Lunch time music

-Bet your heart on me (Johnny Lee) -Without you (Samantha Cole)

9.00 pm Spotlight on the star -Celine Dion

9.10 pm Article9.25 pm Radio Magazine/Drugs

Elimination/Women's affairs -The best mean to Eliminate poppy field by Tin Maung Than

9.35 pm Vocal Gems/Golden Land's Melody -Mingalarba

9.45 pm News/Slogan10.00 pm PEL

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours MST:During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy inKayah State and lower Sagaing Division, rain or thundershow-ers have been isolated in Kachin State and Magway Divisionand scattered to widespread in the remaining areas with locallyheavyfalls in a Rakhine State and isolated heavyfalls in Manda-lay Division. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded wereMaungdaw (6.38) inches, Kyauktaw (4.13) inches, Hinthada(2.60) inches and Pyinmana (1.97) inches.

Maximum temperature on 6-9-2003 was 30.0°C (86°F).Minimum temperature on 7-9-2003 was 20.0°C (68°F).Relative humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on 7-9-2003 was 96%. Totalsunshine hours on 6-9-2003 was nil. Rainfall on 7-9-2003 was43 mm at Yangon Airport, 25 mm at Kaba-Aye and 12 mm atcentral Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2003 was 1880 mm(74.02 inches) at Yangon Airport, 2010 mm (79.13 inches) atKaba-Aye and 2034 mm (80.08 inches) at central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 7 mph fromSouthwest at (15:30) hours MST on 6-9-2003.

Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate in the Bay of Bengal.Forecast valid until evening of 8-9-2003: Rain or thunder-showers will be isolated in lower Sagaing, Magway and Man-dalay Divisions, Kachin and Kayah States, scattered in Chin,Shan States and Bago Division and widespread in the remainingareas. Degree of certainty is (80%). State of the sea: Seas willbe moderate in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Increase of rain arelikely in Southern Myanmar areas. Forecast for Yangon andneighbouring area for 8-9-2003: Some rain. Degree of cer-tainty is (80%). Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 8-9-2003: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (60%).

(from page 16)Brig-Gen Min Aung Hlaing,Principal of Defence ServicesAdministration TrainingSchool Brig-Gen Hla Shwe,Commander Brig-Gen TunYi of No 1 Defence ServicesHospital (700-bed) and mili-tary officers.

At the Defence ServicesTechnological Institute, Com-mandant Brig-Gen WinMyint and officials greetedthe delegation members.Next, the delegation viewedround by car in the com-pound of the institute. At theDSA explained about theacademy. The delegationposed at the convocation hallof DSA with the comman-dant and party. The delega-tion visited NationalKandawgyi Garden inPyinOoLwin and went toMandalay. At 1.30 pm thegoodwill delegation called on

YANGON, 7 Sept —

Minister for Transport Maj-

Gen Hla Myint Swe yester-

day morning arrived at

Bagan-NyaungU Airport

where Director-General of

Civil Aviation U Win Maung

reported to him on progress

of the extension of the run-

way, use of machinery and

Transport Minister inspects upgrading tasks ofBagan-NyaungU Airport, Monywa Airport construction

other arrangements. Next ,

the minister gave instructions

on timely completion of work

and attended to the needs.

The minister and

party next inspected earth

work with the use of ma-

chinery for extension of the

runway and extension of

apron, and fulfilled the re-

quirements.

In the afternoon, the

minister and Commander of

the North-West Command

Maj-Gen Tha Aye arrived at

the construction site of

Monywa Airport where offi-

cials concerned reported to

them on progress of the con-

struction of the runway,

tower and airport building.

Next, the commander and

minister inspected construc-

tion of airport building and

tower, tarring of the runway

and paving of gravel. The

runway of Monywa Airport

will be 6,000 feet long and

100 feet wide.

Afterwards, the com-

mander and minister this

morning met with the mem-

bers of the supervisory com-

mittee and management

committee of Monywa In-

dustrial Zone, and industri-

alists at the hall of Monywa

Industrial Zone.

At the meeting, offi-

cials of the committees re-

ported on organizational set

up of the industry and tasks

being carried out. Next, the

commander and minister

made addresses and attended

to the needs. — MNA

YANGON, 7 Sept —Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung yesterdayarrived at the work site forthe upgrading of theKandawgyi Garden here.The director-general of theForest Department and de-signer Mr J Inada reportedto the minister on tasks be-ing carried out.

Next, Minister Bri-Gen Thein Aung inspectedthe tasks of Central Forest

Forestry Minister inspectsupgrading tasks ofKandawgyi Garden

Indian goodwill delegation …Commander Maj-Gen YeMyint. Also present at thecall were Deputy Com-mander Brig-Gen Nay Winand military officers, ColShakti Gurung and Mr PKBhutiani. The delegation alsovisited and studiedMyanasankyaw Palace, ShweNandaw Cultural Museum,Sein Myint Embroidery Shopin Sangha Takkatho Street,Galonmin Gold Foil Shop inMyatpa Ward and Bagan Ar-chaeological Zone. In Baganthe delegation paid homageto Arnanda Pagoda, and vis-ited U Ba Nyein LacquerHouse. Chairman of MagwayDivision Peace and Develop-ment Council Col Zaw Minhosted a dinner in honour ofthe Indian delegation at theBagan Hotel. The delegationthis morning visited BaganArchaeological Museum andShwezigon Pagoda.

MNA

Zone in the garden being

carried out by the Ministry

of Forestry. He next went

to Yangon Zoological Gar-

dens and attended to the

needs.

The minister on 5

September met with staff of

the Myanma Timber Enter-

prise at the head office of

the Myanma Timber Enter-

prise.

MNA

YANGON, 8 Sept — U Win Aung, Minister for

Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a

message of felicitations to Her Excellency Dr ILinka

Mitreva, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of

Macedonia, on the occasion of the National Day of the

Republic of Macedonia which falls on 8th September,

2003. — MNA

Minister U Win Aung sends felicitations to Macedonia

Indian goodwill delegationconcludes visit

YANGON, 7 Sept —

The visiting Chairman of

Chiefs of Staff Committee

and Chief of Naval Staff of

Indian Navy Admiral

Madhvendra Singh (PVSM,

AVSM and ADC) and party

left here for home by air this

evening.

The goodwill delega-

tion was seen off at Yangon

International Airport by

C o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f

(Navy) Vice-Admiral Kyi

Min, Chief of Staff (Navy)

Real Admiral Soe Thein,

Commander of Naval Dock-

yard Command Headquar-

ters Real Admiral Paw Tun,

Ayeyawady Naval Region

Command Headquarters

Commodore Maw Thein,

senior military officers, In-

dian Ambassador to

Myanmar Mr Rajiv Kumar

Bhatia and Military Attache’

Col Shakti Gurung.

First, Commander-

in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admi-

ral Kyi Min received the vis-

iting Chairman of Chiefs of

Staff Committee and Chief

of Naval Staff of Indian Navy

Admiral Madhvendra Singh

(PVSM, AVSM and ADC)

and party at airport’s lounge.

Next, Vice-Admiral

Kyi Min presented documen-

tary photo album and video

tape to Navy Admiral


AVSM and ADC).

Afterwards, present-

ing, Vice-Admiral Kyi Min

and party saw off Admiral


AVSM and ADC) and party.

MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe inspects construction of Monywa Airport.TRANSPORT

16 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 8 September, 200313th Waxing of Tawthalin, 1365 ME Monday, 8 September, 2003

Prime Minister attends second coord meeting of leading committee fororganizing 11th Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions

YANGON, 7 Sept — The

second coordination meet-

ing of the Leading Commit-

tee for holding the 11th

Myanmar Tradional Cultural

Performing Arts Competi-

tions was held at the Na-

tional Museum on Pyay Road

here this afternoon attended

by Patron of the leading com-

mittee for organizing the

Myanmar Tradional

Culturtal Performing Arts

Comptitions Prime Minister

General Khin Nyunt.

It was also attended by

Secretary-1 of the State

Peace and Development

Council Lt-Gen Soe Win,

Chairman of the leading

Committee Commander of

Yangon Command Maj-Gen

Myint Swe, the ministers,

Yangon Mayor, the deputy

ministers, committee mem-

bers, officials of the State


Council Office, departmen-

tal officials, chairmen of

work committees and sub

committees, and officials

concerned. First, Prime Min-

ister General Khin Nyunt

made an address. He said

measures are being taken to

successfully organize the per-

forming arts competitions by

forming the leading commit-

tee and subcommittees. The

competition has been held for

11 times including this one

and there is progress year af-

ter year.

The MRTV and

Myawady Television go on

air the facts about the compe-

tition including the pro-

gramme of discussions of

persons who are proficient in

the performing arts. It can be

seen that state and division

level performing arts compe-

titions are also being held.

This year, the competi-

tions will be held on a grand

scale in accordance with the

six objectives.

As the performing arts

competitions are held every

year, the national character

has been instilled into

Myanmar youths, he said. He

also urged those present to

give advice for holding the

competitions on a grand scale.

Commander, Minister attend openingof Win Thu Za shops in Yangon

Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects construction work inMandalay Division

YANGON, 7 Sept—Mem-

ber of the State Peace and

Development Council Lt-

Gen Ye Myint, accompanied

by Col Thein Hlaing of the

Central Command, Secretary

of Mandalay Division Peace

and Development Council

Lt-Col Tin Ohn and depart-

mental officials, this morn-

ing inspected renovation of

Mandalay Central Women’s

Hospital, construction of

Mandalay Institute of Phar-

macy and Mandalay Mental

Health Hospital, and func-

tions of Mandalay Industrial

Zone-2 and this afternoon

intendent reported on reno-

vation work, officials of

Myanma Industrial Con-

struction Services, on work

progress, work being carried

out and future tasks.

Next, Lt-Gen Ye Myint

and party inspected construc-

tion of the respective wards

of the hospital.

Next, they arrived at the

construction site of Institute

of Pharmacy (Mandalay)

near Tawdwin Village,

Patheingyi Township.

At the briefing hall, offi-

cials reported on progress in

construction work, progress

struction site of Mental

Health Hospital, where they

were briefed by officials on

progress in construction of

medical wards, staff quar-

ters, water tank, out-patient

department, work being car-

ried out and tasks to be taken.

Next, Lt-Gen Ye Myint

inspected construction tasks

and gave instructions to offi-

cials.

Afterwards, they arrived

at No 2 Industrial Zone, where

they inspected production of

edible oil mill machines,

grinders and feetstaff ma-

chines. They next arrived at

of iron rods for construction

and gave instructions to offi-

cials.

At 2 pm, Lt-Gen Ye

Myint and party met with

members of Mandalay Divi-

sion Agricultural Supervi-

sory Committee and mem-

bers of Madaya, Singu,

Tagaung and Thabeikkyin

Township Agriculture Su-

pervisory Committees at the

hall of Central Command

and gave necessary instruc-

tions.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint made a

speech. He said that Head

of State Senior General

met with members of Man-

dalay Division and Town-

ship Agricultural Supervi-

sory Committees, and gave

necessary instructions.

At the briefing hall of

Mandalay Central Women’s

Hospital, the medical super-

in earth work and paving of

gravel roads.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Ye

Myint and party inspected

construction work and gave

instructions to officials.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint and

party proceeded to the con-

Myanmar Wanli Steel Fac-

tory of the industrial zone.

Owner of the factory reported

on production process of the

factory and sale of the prod-

ucts at reasonable prices.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint and

party inspected production

Than Shwe has assigned du-

ties to officials concerned to

put over 800,000 acres of land

under monsoon paddy and

paddy is thus to be cultivated

on the irrigated farmland at

least once a year. Means and

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt delivers an address at the second coord meeting of the 11th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions. — MNA

Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects No 2 Industrial Zone in Mandalay. — MNA


opening ceremony of Win

Thu Za shop selling goods

produced by the Ministry of

Industry-1 was held at No12

Ward, Hline Township,

Yangon West District this

morning, attended by Chair-

man of Yangon Division


Council Commander of

Yangon Command Maj-Gen

Myint Swe and Minister for

Industry-1 U Aung Thaung.

Also present on the oc-

casion were Deputy Minis-

ter Brig-Gen Thein Tun,

Chairman of Yangon West

District Peace and Develop-

ment Council Lt-Col Maung

Maung Shein and members

of Hline Township Peace and

Development Council,

members of Maternal and

Child Welfare Association,

members of social organiza-

tions and guests.

First, Managing Direc-

tor of Myanma Foodstuff

Industries U Kyaw Myint

and Lt-Col Maung Maung

Shein formally opened the

Win Thu Za shop.

Next, Commander Maj-

Gen Myint Swe formally

unveiled the signboard of the

shop.

After that, the com-

mander, the minister and

party inspected sales of

goods produced by the Min-

istry of Industry-1 in the

shop. Similarly, they at-

tended opening ceremony of

Win Thu Za shop on Pinlon

street in No 36 Dagon

Myothit (North), Yangon

East District.

Managing Director of

Myanma Ceramics Indus-

tries Col Soe Yi explained

the purpose of the opening

of the shop. Minister U Aung

Thaung made a speech on

the occasion.

The newly opened Win

Thu Za shops will sell a va-

riety of goods from 8 am to

5 pm daily except public holi-

days. — MNA

Indian goodwill delegationtours Mandalay Division


visiting Indian delegation led

by Chairman of Chiefs of

Staff Committee and Chief

of Naval Staff of Indian Navy

Admiral Madhvendra Singh

(PVSM, AVSM, ADC), ac-

companied by Commander

of Ayeyawady Naval Re-

gional Command Headquar-

ters Commodore Maw Thein

and Military Attaché of In-

dian Embassy in Yangon Col

Shakti Gurung, visited Man-

dalay yesterday morning.

On arrival at Mandalaly

International Airport at 9 am,

the delegation was wel-

comed by Chairman of Man-

dalay Division Peace and De-

velopment Council Com-

mander of Central Command

Maj-Gen Ye Myint, Manda-

lay Mayor Brig-Gen Yan

Thein and senior military

officers, Indian Consul-Gen-

eral Mr PK Bhutiani and

officials. Next, the dele-

gation members went

to PyinOoLwin by Tatma-

daw helicopter where

they were welcomed by

PyinOoLwin Station Com-

mander Defence Services

Academy Commandant(See page 8) (See page 15)

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