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7th Waning of Pyatho 1368 ME Tuesday, 9 January, 2007Volume XIV, Number 268

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

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Foreign Heads of State/Government send felicitationsNAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan— The following are mes-

sages sent from foreign heads of State/Government toSenior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar, on the occasion of the 59th AnniversaryIndependence Day.From His Majesty M.R. Bhumibol R., King ofThailandExcellency,

On the occasion of the Independence Day of

the Union of Myanmar, I wish to extend to YourExcellency cordial congratulations and best wishes foryour health and happiness as well as for the progressand prosperity of your country and its people.From Mr SR Nathan, President of Republic ofSingaporeExcellency,

On behalf of the people of the Republic ofSingapore, I would like to congratulate Your Excel-lency and the people of the Union of Myanmar on the

occasion of the 59th Independence Day of the Union ofMyanmar.

Singapore and Myanmar enjoy friendly ties. Iam confident that our two countries will continue towork together to strengthen our cooperation for thebenefit of our peoples and the wider ASEAN commu-nity.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances ofmy highest consideration.

(See page 8)

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan — Ministry of Educationobserved School Family Day for 2006-2007 Aca-demic Year and honoured outstanding students atBasic Education High School No 1 here today.

Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Brig-Gen Wai Lwin, ministers, deputy ministers and seniormilitary officers attended the ceremony to mark theschool family day and presented prizes to the outstand-ing students.

Speaking on the occasion, Education MinisterDr Chan Nyein said since 2001-2002 fiscal year, theGovernment has been implementing the 30-year longterm education promotion plan with the aim of devel-oping human resources which plays a leading role inbuilding a democratic nation.

While implementing the tasks of the plan inthe basic education level and higher education level,new generation youths are being nurtured so that theycan overcome the challenges of the advanced technol-ogy in the future, he added.

He continued to say that concerning the edu-cation promotion plan, Head of State Senior GeneralThan Shwe gave guidance to focus on efficiency ofteachers, upgrading the curriculum meeting the inter-national standard, effective use of teaching aids, ob-servance of rules and regulations and flourishing of thepatriotic spirit and Union Spirit.

Basic education schools have observed theschool family day since 1998-1999 academic year andhonoured the outstanding students.

The school family day of the 2006-2007 aca-demic year was observed with the aim of developinghuman resources which can build the peaceful, mod-

Education Ministry observes School Family Day,honours outstanding students

ern, developed and discipline-flourishing democraticnation, can preserve the traditional culture and canuplift the patriotic spirit and Union Spirit, the ministersaid. The School Family Day (Central Level) for2006-2007 Academic Year was held from 6 to 8January here.

In his concluding remarks, Education Minis-ter Dr Chan Nyein called on teachers to make moreefforts for promotion of the qualifications of students

in accordance with the education promotion plan.At the ceremony, Commander Brig-Gen Wai

Lwin, Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe,Commander of Camp Commandant’s OfficeMaj-Gen Hla Aung Thein, Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Education Minister Dr ChanNyein and Education Deputy Ministers U Myo Nyuntand Brig-Gen Aung Myo Min presented prizes tooutstanding students. — MNA

Commander Brig-Gen Wai Lwin and ministers greet attenders atthe School Family Day.— MNA

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PERSPECTIVES* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesireTuesday, 9 January, 2007

Make better use ofnatural resources fornational development

Myanmar is rich in natural resources.According to geographical condition, the na-tion is blessed with terrestrial and aquatic re-sources. And oil and gas is one of the mostvaluable natural resources on which the nationhas to rely.

The Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise un-der the Ministry of Energy is exploring naturalresources, applying manpower and machinery.It is also collaborating with foreign companies ona mutually beneficial basis in tapping and ex-ploiting natural resources offshore and onshoreon commercial scale.

According to the initial findinds at Zawtika-1 (A) Test Well of Block M-9 off Mottama Coaston 23 December 2006, the gas deposit of the testwell is estimated to hold 2.5 TCE. And it is alsoestimated that Block M-9 would hold 8 TCE andabove.

The Zawtika-1 (A) Test Well is a commer-cial gas deposit of the nation like Yadana Project,Yetagun Project and Shwe Gas Deposit offRakhine coast.

The findings of such a vast gas deposit willcontribute a great deal to the State.

Such being the case, steps are to be taken toobtain much more capital and human resourcesfor national development, making better use ofnatural resources.

Cash donationceremony for WorldVipassana PagodaYANGON, 7 Jan — The 7th cash donation

ceremony for the building of World Vipassana Pagodain Mumbai, India was held at Dhamma Joti VipassanaYeiktha this morning, attended by Deputy Minister forReligious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko.

Firstly, Advisor U Arnt Maung explained build-ing tasks and the deputy minister delivered an address.

Next, the deputy minister, the advisor, Direc-tor-General U Myo Kyaw of Religious Affairs Depart-ment and officials accepted K 33,127,430, US$ 8,051,FEC 130, Ringgit 416 and Rupee 500 donated bywellwishers. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan— The Special AppellateBench comprising Deputy Chief Justice of the Su-preme Court (Mandalay) U Khin Maung Latt, Su-preme Court Judges U Myint Aung and U Thet Tunsitting at Court Room No 1 of the Supreme Court(Nay Pyi Taw) delivered judgment of six special civilappeal cases and six special criminal appeal cases,also heard nine special civil appeal cases under sec-tion 7 of the Judiciary law 2000.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan — Secretary-General ofthe Union Solidarity and Development Association UHtay Oo together with heads of department inspectedthriving Ngwechi-6 strain long staple cotton in thespecial plantation zone, Tawma Village, MeiktilaTownship on 1 January.

Next, managers of district and townshipsbriefed the Secretary-General and party on the yield ofover 600 viss of cotton per acre and its quality. After-wards, the Secretary-General gave instructions onextended cultivation of long staple cotton.

So far, a total of 650 acres were put under longstaple cotton across the country. The Secretary-Gen-eral and party oversaw the renovation of LatpankhaungVillage BEPS No 178 in Meiktila Township,completionof sinking tubewells and construction of lakes andattended to the needs.

USDA S-G U Htay Oo meets secretaries oftownships in Meiktila District

Next, the Secretary-General looked into sink-ing tubewell collectively carried out by the rural peo-ple. In the evening, he met with townselders, depart-mental personnel, and executives and members oftownship and district USDAs.

During the meeting, secretaries of MeiktilaDistrict USDA and Meiktila, Wundwin and MahlaingTownship USDAs briefed the Secretary-General onpublic welfare services. Next, he called on all themembers to join hands with the local people to activelyparticipate in the process of building a peaceful mod-ern developed and democratic nation.

Afterwards the Secretary-General paid hom-age to Thanlyintawya Minkyaung SayadawHitaythinaylashin Nipuna in Pyawbwe, offered almsto the Sayadaw and inspected all-round renovation ofYan Myo Aung Pagoda. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 7 Jan — A ceremony to open anew building of Myanma Economic Bank (Branch-2)was held at the building in Mandalay this morning.

Managing Director of MEB U Myat Maw andChairman of Mandalay District Peace and Develop-ment Council U Soe Mya formally opened the build-ing.

Chairman of Mandalay Division PDC Com-mander of Central Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw

MEB Branch No 2 in Mandalay opened

unveiled the signboard of the bank branch.Next, Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw and

Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tundelivered speeches.

Also present on the occasion were departmen-tal officials, members of the Union Solidarity andDevelopment Association, Maternal and Child Wel-fare Association, social organizations and others.

MNA

Special civil and criminal appealcases delivered, special civil

appeal cases heard

All this needs to be known

* Do not be frightened whenever

intimidated

* Do not be bolstered whenever flattered

* Do not be softened whenever appeased

Minister Maj-Gen Hla Tun speaks at opening of new office of Myanma Economic Bank(Branch-2). — MNA

Deputy Minister for Religious AffairsBrig-Gen Thura Aung Ko accepts cash

donated by wellwisher. — MNA

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Kuala Lumpur. After one-year-long intensive preparations, Malaysia officiallylaunched the Visit Malaysia Year(VMY) 2007 on Saturday night, the thirdand also the largest tourism promotion year drive in the country. —XINHUA

Cambodian PM to attend ASEANsummits in Philippines

PHNOM PENH, 7 Jan—Cambodian Prime Min-ister Hun Sen will attendthe series of ASEANmeetings, which isdelayed to be held on 12-15 January in Cebu,Philippines, according toa Press release fromMinistry of ForeignAffairs and Internatio-nal Cooperation hereSaturday.

At the invitation of thePhilippine PresidentGloria Arroyo, Hun Senwill lead a high-leveldelegation to participatein the 12th ASEAN (the

Association of South-EastAsia Nations) Summit, the10th ASEAN+3 Summit,the 10th ASEAN+1 Sum-mit with China, Japan andSouth Korea, the 5thASEAN+India Summitand the 2nd East AsiaSummit, it said.

On the sidelines ofthe above summits, HunSen will also attend the3rd CLMV Summit withthe leaders of Laos,Myanmar and Vietnam, itsaid.

Hun Sen will beaccompanied by DeputyPrime Minister and

Minister of ForeignAffairs and InternationalCooperation Hor NamHong, Minister of Com-merce Cham Prasidh andother senior governmentofficials, it added.

The summits wereoriginally scheduled inDecember 2006 butdelayed by the hostcountry for fear of stormattacks.

ASEAN comprisesBrunei, Cambodia, In-donesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines,Singapore, Thailand andVietnam.—MNA/Xinhua

Death toll from cold wave inBangladesh rises to 113

DHAKA, 7 Jan— Thesweeping cold waveclaimed around 18 livesin seven districts ofBangladesh while scoresof others fell sick acrossthe country in the last24 hours till 8:00 pm

Saturday, raising the deathtoll from the chilly weatherto 113.

According to privatenews agency UNB reports,six people died of coldand cold-related diseasesin Jessore District, 140

kilometres southwest ofcapital Dhaka in the past24 hours till 6:00 pmSaturday. In ThakurgaonDistrict, 330 kilometresnorthwest of Dhaka, fourpeople died in the last24 hours.

Meanwhile, localhospitals and clinics havebeen swamped withpatients affected withcold-related diseases.

In Jhalakati District,130 kilometres south ofDhaka, three people diedof cold Saturday morning.

Two more people diedof cold Saturday morning

in Panchagarh District, 360kilometres northwest ofDhaka, raising the deathfigures in the district fromcold to 25 in the past oneweek. One person died ofcold Saturday morning inSirajganj District, 110kilometres northwest ofDhaka.In Kishoreganj, amiddle-aged man died ofcold and many more wereaffected by cold-relateddiseases Saturday.

An old man of FaridpurDistrict, 60 kilometressouthwest of Dhaka, diedof cold early Saturday.

MNA/Xinhua

Helicopter hitsFrench restaurant

LONDON, 7 Jan—Two of the dead were parents of ayoung daughter who was nearby.

A helicopter has crashed into the garden of arestaurant in southern France, killing three people andseverely injuring a fourth.

The Alouette 2 helicopter crashed at the Chez Bobrestaurant on a road between Salin-de-Giraud andArles in the Camargue region.

Two of the dead were decapitated while the injuredwoman had her leg severed, rescuers said.

The four people on board the helicopter were unhurt.Police sources told Reuters news agency the

helicopter was carrying guests who had been at a lunchat the restaurant. Their dining companions had walkedup the garden to bid them farewell when the helicoptercame down, the sources said. —Internet

A US armoured

vehicle burns after

a roadside bomb

attack in Falluja,

50 km (30 miles)

west of Baghdad,

on 5 Jan, 2007. A

roadside bomb hit

what appeared to

be a US tank or

armoured vehicle

in Falluja,

residents said, and

television footage

showed it burning

and billowing

black smoke.INTERNET

Joke between friends leads tobomb scare at Bangkok Airport

BANGKOK, 7 Jan— Ajoke between friendsled to a bomb scare atBangkok’s Suvarna-bhumi International Air-port Saturday, accordingto the web edition of localnewspaper the Nation.

Police and soldiersrushed to arrest a man atthe Gate 7 on the fourthfloor of the outboundpassengers building at8:30 am (0130 GMT)after receiving reportsfrom a security officer onradio that the man mightbe carrying bombs in hisbag.

But police failed to findany explosive on the manwho declined to beidentified.

The man said the scarewas apparently causedby a misunderstanding.He said he earlier jokedwith a friend, who isa security officer, thathe was carrying twobombs.

The man said othersecurity officers mightoverhear the joke andthought that he wasmaking a bomb threat.

MNA/Xinhua

A fisherman measures a shark fin at a beach inManta, Ecuador, on 6 Jan, 2007. Shark fins sellfor as much as $700 per kilogramme in Asia and

with the waters off Asia largely depleted, fishermenare focusing on regions that still swarm with

sharks, according to the New York Times.INTERNET

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NAIROBI, 7 Jan — Five more people have died in thepast two days in northern and coastal regions ofKenya, bringing the death toll to 62 as the killer diseasespreads, health authorities confirmed recently.

Dr Omar Ahmed, the medical services chief in thecountry’s worst-hit North Eastern Province, said threeherdsmen died of the viral disease in Wajir District.

“Two other herdsmen succumbed to the disease inthe isolation unit at the Garissa provincial hospitalwhere they had been admitted for three days,” Omarsaid.

The disease has infected nearly 200 people since anoutbreak was first diagnosed in mid-December lastyear.

The Health Ministry said the disease has alreadyspread to the Coast and Rift Valley provinces,threatening a countrywide outbreak.

MNA/Xinhua

BANGKOK, 7 Jan— Aferry boat carrying asmany as over 100 pas-sengers capsized in theChao Phraya River incentral province ofAyutthaya Friday morn-ing, and rescue officialswent on searching forpossible missing victims,Thai News Agency re-ported.

Initial reports saidsome 30 passengers wererescued and rushed tohospitals, with 26 suf-fering minor injuries while

YAOUNDE, 7 Jan —Chadian President IdrissDeby and visiting ChineseForeign Minister LiZhaoxing said Thursdaythat bilateral cooperationhad improved since thetwo countries resumeddiplomatic ties, reportsreaching here said.

President Deby firstconveyed his best wishesfor the New Year to theChinese people via the

LONDON, 7 Jan—Amassive avalanche has hita major highway in thewestern US state ofColorado, pushing carsoff the road.

The avalanche, des-cribed by local rescuecrews as the largest theyhad ever seen, struck atthe Berthoud Pass, 60miles (100km) west ofDenver. The mass ofsnow pushed at least twocars off the road, buryingthem with their occupantsstill inside.

Eight people werepulled from the buriedvehicles and taken tohospital by helicopter.

Bob Wilson, a spokes-man for the ColoradoDepartment of Trans-portation, said one personhad been injured.

“As far as we know,everyone has been pulledout,” he added.

South Korean dancers dressed in traditional costumes perform during ‘KoreaFantasy,’ a special event to celebrate the New Year at the Everland

Amusement Park in Yongin, south of Seoul, on 3 Jan, 2007.—INTERNET

Front end loaders remove snow from US 40 where a huge avalanche swepttwo cars off the road in the Arapaho National Forest, Colo, on , 6 Jan, 2007,

about 50 miles west of Denver.—INTERNET

Chadian President meets Chinese FMfor talks on cooperation, ties

visiting minister.He said resuming

diplomatic relations wasin the best interests of thepeople of both countries.

Chad, which is rich innatural resources, is facinga huge task of infra-structure construction andis willing to cooperate withChinese enterprises, saidthe President.

The Chinese ministersaid that bilateral co-operation in the economy,education, agriculture andhealth care has beenunderway since the tieswere resumed.

“China is willing to

work together with theChadian side to let our twopeoples enjoy the fruits ofthe resumption of ties assoon as possible,” Li said,adding that China hadsent teams of agricultureexperts and medicalworkers to Chad.

Li is on a seven-nationtour of Africa to Benin,Equatorial Guinea, Gui-nea Bissau, Chad, theCentral African Republic,Eritrea and Botswana.

On Friday, the ForeignMinister presided over theopening ceremony for theChinese Embassy in Chad.

MNA/Xinhua

Cars buried in Colorado avalancheThe avalanche was

200ft (62m) wide and15ft deep, and buried atleast two cars along USHighway 40. Most trafficheading to the Winter Parkski area had already passedthe site, reports say.

“Our preliminary

reports indicate that theslide covered all threelanes of the roadway, andtwo cars were covered andpushed off the road, “ MrWilson said.

“Our crews are sayingit is the largest slide theyhave ever seen.”

Colorado has been hitwith three major snowstorms in the last fewweeks, and Winter Park,one of the largest skiareas in the state, reported10in (25cm) of freshsnow in 48 hours.

Internet

Death toll from RiftValley fever outbreak

hits 62 in Kenya

Dozens injured as boat capsizesin central Thai river

two female passengerswere in critical condition.

Passengers on the boat,mostly Muslims, were enroute to a Muslim religiousceremony at a mosque inAyutthaya, an ancientcapital and popular touristdestination 70 kilometresnorth to Bangkok.

The report said the boatcapsized after most pas-sengers moved to one sideof the stern to avoid brightsunlight, which un-balanced the boat, thereport said. Some pas-

sengers panicked and evenjumped into the river asthe boat began to sink.

Boat owner NoppornKittithummakul report-edly told police that his boatwas not overloaded and thathe would be willing toshoulder medical fees forinjured passengers.

However, the English-language newspaperBangkok Post said on itswebsite that the two-deckboat had carried more than150 people.

MNA/Xinhua

A Proton automobile on display at the Proton headquarters showroom in ShahAlam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia will set aside bidsby local auto firms to acquire stakes in ailing national carmaker Proton, insteadfirst choosing German Volkswagen AG or French PSA Peugeot Citroen as a

partner, according to a report.—INTERNET

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A girl enjoys the warmweather with bare feet

in New York, theUnited States, on 6

Jan, 2007. —XINHUA

An Axion iPTVmonitor and base

station are displayed ata media preview in

Las Vegas, Nevada on6 Jan, 2007. Thewireless monitorallows the user to

access and control anyTV attached to the

base unit. —INTERNET

Yoshimasa Sugawara of Japan drives his Hino onthe first special stage of the Lisbon-Dakar rally,near the village of Grandola, southern Portugal

on 6 Jan, 2007.—INTERNET

RABAT, 7 Jan—Twelve people died ofcold at Amesgou inMorocco last De-cember following acold wave that hit thearea.

“The victims, twowomen and 10 childrenbetween the ages of 3and 13 months, diedafter contracting acutepneumonia caused by

OTTAWA, 7 Jan — Frogsand other animals thatdo not hibernate becauseof the warm winter mayget very weak by springand may even losereproduction abilities, aCanadian scientist warnedon Friday.

The current spring-like

SHANGHAI, 7 Jan—Shanghai, China’s finan-cial and business centre,used 7 billion US dollarsin foreign direct invest-ment (FDI) last year,according to the municipalforeign investment work-ing committee.

The city approved4,061 foreign-fundedprojects last year,involving a little over14.57 billion US dollars,up 5.4 per cent from 2005,according to the lateststatistics from the com-mittee.

It said over 9.76 billiondollars, or 67 per cent of TOKYO, 6 Jan —

Momofuku Ando, inven-tor of instant noodles inJapan and the founder-chairman of Nissin FoodProducts Co, died of aheart failure on Friday inOsaka prefecture at theage of 96, Kyodo Newsreported early Saturday.

Ando set up theprecursor of Nissin, beforeintroducing “Chicken

Shanghai uses $7b in FDIin 2006

the total contractualforeign capital, went intothe service sector, mainlycommerce and real estate.

Like Shanghai, someother Chinese cities andprovinces have reportedslight increase or declinein FDI over the past fewyears.

Experts say China isfacing increasingly fierceinternational competitionfor foreign investment asproduction costs in the

country are rising due tostricter environmentalrequirements, higher sa-laries and more expensiveland.

The Ministry of Com-merce said earlier that thefigure for actually-usedFDI in China last yearwould probably be thesame as 2005 at around60.3 billion US dollarsafter recording a 0.5 percent decline in 2005.

MNA/Xinhua

12 die of cold in Moroccolast December

Japanese instant noodleinventor Ando dies at 96

Ramen,” the first instantnoodle product in Japan,in 1958.

His inspiration cameafter seeing people queuingup on a cold night waitingto buy freshly madenoodles at market foodstall, shortly after WorldWar II, according to Nissin.

In 1971, Nissin in-troduced the Cup Noodle,instant noodles in awaterproof styrofoamcontainer that could beused to cook the noodles,ahead of his competitors.

Ando retired fromchairman’s post in June2005 to serve as founder-chairman.

According to reports,Nissin produces some 10billion packages of instantnoodles annually andstands as the No 1producer in the indus-try.—Xinhua

a freezing cold which hitAmesgou in the districtof Tounfite, about 150kilometres north ofKhenifra,” local disasterand emergency servicesannounced recently.

Temperatures fell toexceptional levels vary-ing between 10 and 16below zero in this areawhich lacks enoughhealth care centres within

close proximity, indi-cated a medical source.

Local authoritiesmobilized resourcesin order to give thenecessary relief to thepeople of Amesgou,where by more than250 benefitted fromconsultations, medi-cine as well as food-stuffs.

MNA/Xinhua

Hibernating animals hurt by warm winterwinter in eastern Canadais fooling frogs intohopping around andsinging for mates whenthey should be frozen inthe mud, conservingenergy, said CarletonUniversity Professor KenStorey, who studieshibernation.

In winter, manycreatures go into a veryenergy-efficient statewhere their heart rate, theactivity of their other organsand the chemical process-es in their bodies slowdramatically. That way,they can conserve energywhile their food sources arenot available, scientists say.

In mammals, birds,reptiles and amphibians,this is called hibernation.

In insects and snails, itis called winter estivation

or diapause. Such animalsstore just enough fuel tomake it through the year’scoldest months in anenergy-efficient state ofsuspended animation, saidStorey.

At this time of yearthere is no food to replacethe stores they quicklyburn up when they are outand about, which willprobably leave themskinny and weak comespring, he pointed out.

MNA/Xinhua

Recruits have their hair cut at a training base in Shenyang, northeast China’sLiaoning Province on 7 Jan, 2007.—INTERNET

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Uganda to launch freeUniversal Secondary Education KAMPALA, 7 Jan — The Ugandan Government is to start implementing free

Universal Secondary Education (USE) next month, ten years after launchinguniversal primary education, an official said here on Friday.

Vehicles experience traffic congestion at a junction on a highway in Xiamen,south China’s Fujian Province on 4 Jan, 2007. Individual purchases will

account for 77 percent of China’s sedan sales in 2006, spurring the boomingmarket, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers,

XINHUA NEWS AGENCY reported. —XINHUA

Members of a string band dance their way through a street in Philadelphiaduring the Mummers Parade on 6 Jan, 2007. —INTERNET

An Indonesian soldier looks at a map of Sulawesi Island during a search andrescue operation in Karre forest in the district of Tana Toraja on Indonesia’s

Sulawesi Island on 6 Jan, 2007. —INTERNET

Minister of Educationand Sports NamirembeBitamazire told the Pressthat the 30-billion-shilling(16-million-US-dollar)programme will be imple-mented starting with onlysenior one.

“We have spent a wholeyear planning for thisprogramme and we arenow sure it can start at thebeginning of the new termin February,” the Ministersaid. Uganda is among thefew countries in Africathat are adopting free

universal secondaryeducation, Bitamaziresaid, adding that “this is abig breakthrough forUgandans”. She said theprogramme, which wasPresident Yoweri Mu-seveni’s pledge during the2006 presidential electioncampaign, is targetingabout 350,000 pupilswho completed primaryeducation last year.

The programme istargeting some 700government-aided andprivate secondary schools

across the country. According to the

implementation guide-lines, USE will cover non-boarding expenses forstudents enrolling inschools that do not chargemore than 75,000 shillingsa term. Bitamazire said thegovernment will pay afixed grant of sevenmillion shillings to everyparticipating school a termand a variable tuition feeof 29,420 shillings perstudent a term.

MNA/Xinhua ADB funds studies of urbantransport systems for Asian cities

MANILA, 7 Jan— The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is beginning a set offield studies of select cities around Asia to help develop blueprints forsustainable urban transport systems in the region, said ADB in a news releaseFriday.

Two bodies of interpreters found in Basra

Backed by an ADBtechnical assistance grantof one million US dollars,the studies will identifyeffective investment pro-grammes to support effi-cient transport systemsand innovative financingoptions that can meet futureneeds, said ADB.

The studies will beundertaken by a team ofinternational specialistsin Bangladesh, China,Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri

Lanka and the project isbeing conducted againstthe background of a regionwhose cities are in-creasingly under strainfrom the fast pace ofurbanization, said ADB.

“Efficient transportsystems contribute tourban economic growth,boosting incomes anddecreasing urban pover-ty,” says Eunkyung Kwon,an ADB Principal Tran-sport Specialist.

“However, most urbantransport systems aroundAsia do not take the poorinto account. This isactually worsening the

situation for many of theregion’s urban poor, whohave to travel longerdistances on clogged roads.

As a result, they find iteven harder to break outof the cycle of poverty andare exposed to dangers onthe road and air pollution,”he added.

Among the biggestissues facing Asia’s citiesare poor traffic manage-ment, unregulated opera-tion of private buses,unplanned road networks,weak coordination, andinefficient institutionalframeworks, according toADB. —MNA/Xinhua

BAGHDAD, 7 Jan— Thebodies of two Iraqiinterpreters kidnappedwith a US civil contractorwere found in the centreof the Iraqi southern cityof Basra on Saturday, lo-cal police source said.

Their bodies werefound near a stadium inthe city with bullet holesin the back of their heads,the source told Xinhua oncondition of anonymity.

A spokesman of theUS Embassy confirmedearlier that a US privatesecurity contractor hasbeen kidnapped Fridaynear Basra.

On Friday, local policesaid that unknowngunmen in three carsintercepted the victims’

Philippine official dismisses terrorwarning by Britain, Canada

MANILA, 7 Jan— A Philippine Government officialFriday dismissed renewed terror warning by Britainand Canada on the eve of the 12th Association ofSouth-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit to beheld in Cebu next week.

The Department of Foreign Affairs AssistantSecretary for ASEAN Affairs, Louie Cruz, said in aPress briefing that he has full confidence in the capabilityof security people of the country in addressing securityissues.

Citing intelligence reports, the British Embassymaintained its warning that terrorists are in the finalstages of planning attacks against civilians, governmentinstallations and places frequented by foreigners. TheCanadian Government also warned of a terrorist threatin Cebu Province.

MNA/Xinhua

car in the al-Haritha areawhile they were

travelling from MisanProvince to Basra, and

kidnapped them. MNA/Xinhua

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King of hell and Nga Min SweNgar Min Swe

According to a foreign broadcasting station, thePeople’s Republic of China has become the fourthlargest economic power in the world, with the US,Japan and Germany ranked above it in serial order.That night, I was struck by a thought that theneighbouring giant China has enjoyed a splendideconomic development, becoming a developed one.The standard of living of its people is getting higherand higher with cohesion strongly built among them.They have been working very hard, emulating thesuccess of its neighbours Japan and the Republicof Korea. Their consolidated unity is defending theirnation from instigation and intervention of bigcountries. And it is enjoying economic opportunitiesoffered by other world economic powers. It isfollowed by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,whose people are also harmonious and work hard,reaping the rewards of their diligence. However, incontrast to them, Myanmar people have not yetbuilt unity among them. And lack of unity isattracting economic sanctions against themotherland. So, it has been a long time they shouldmake collaborative efforts to ensure greaterdevelopment of the nation. Instead of doing so, ifthey continue such an unnecessary waste ofinvaluable time, I do not think my life-span will belong enough to see the development of my nationand people. How disappointing it is! The thoughtraised the blood pressure of Nga Min Swe whoalready had hypertension, and then he felt dizzy.After that, he lied down in bed. The same night, heran across the king of hell.King of hell: Hello, my boy Nga Min Swe. You

have not turned 50 yet, so yours is an untimelydeath. You could have led a comfortable life.I feel a great pity on you!

Nga Min Swe: I also have pity on myself. YourMajesty, it is because I did not see any nationalunity and development in Myanmar.

King of hell: No way! Myanmars are not unitedyet. Your neighbouring paukphaw country hasenjoyed development because its citizens areunited. Like a greedy merchant in the Jataka ofcoloured glass balls merchants, you Myanmarpeople are asking for the old golden cup twice

a day—in the morning and in the evening. Youhave yet to understand that you can buy all thejewellery of Golden Palace Jewellery Shop ifyou are rich. Let it be. I have sent for you tojudge your sins.

Nga Min Swe: Your Majesty, you can judge mysins as they are.

King of hell: In your life record, you had run a saltenterprise since you were 20. Before your death,you wrote several articles. These two deeds aregood. But, you committed a sin that you were abookmaker of two-digit and three-digit lotteriesto swindle others. Moreover, you also ran a fishbreeding farm. So, you have to serve your termhere for the two sins you committed when youwere in the human abode. Is there any grievanceagainst my sentence?

Nga Min Swe: All right! But, I have an argumentthat in the salt enterprise You Majesty has judgeda good deed, sea water is dried to produce salt.So, that kills a lot of fingerlings and shrimpsgetting along with sea water. Many fingerlingsand shrimps are killed in the hollows filled withsaltwater with salt concentration rate of 50 ppt.

King of hell: Is that so? But, no one has reported onthat to me. If so, salt producers also deservepunishments.

Nga Min Swe: Fingerlings and shrimps are killed inmy business, but it is for the sake of people.And I bred fish for public consumption. It is forthe development of the meat and fish sector,isn’t it, Your Majesty?

King of hell: Hey, Nga Min Swe, stop patronizingme. You have to serve the terms for your killingfish.

Nga Min Swe: If so, may I ask a question? Do youpunish the people who kill worms by taking anti-septic medicine. I would like to know how youmake a decision on such a case.

King of hell: I also took anti-worm medicineprovided by the UNICEF as I got it free ofcharge. You make me remember this. Killingworms means killing life. You killed animalsjust to earn your living and to produce food forothers. I killed worms just for my benefit, but

my acts did not produce any food for others. Ifso, I could become an ordinary demon. Hey!Issue the order to grant amnesty for all thebreeders in hell.

Nga Min Swe: What a joy Great King! Please allowme to send this news to journals in human abodevia your Fax machine, Sir.

King of hell: Do it right now. But you must giveme a copy of a journal as a present, ha…ha…ha.You still want to write news reports even thoughyou are in Hell. How are you going to give anexplanation for your sin of running an illegalgambling business.

Nga Min Swe: Yes Sir! I ran a gambling businessto take other’s money through illegal means.But the money I got through unjust means weregone, when the winning number was 916. Inaddition, I had to sell my car. I stopped runningthe illegal business when I came to realize thatthe game of gambling numbers did not servethe interest of both the bettors and the bookies.Only the foxes benefited from the game withoutparticipating in it. Anyhow, I am guilty ofrunning the illegal business for six rounds. Ideserve punishment.

King of hell: Listen! I am going to return a verdict.For your sin of running an illegal gamblingbusiness, I punish you, Nga Min Swe, to servein hell for three consecutive years. During thethree years, you serve as the news reporter ofthe Hell Weekly.

Nga Min Swe: Yes Sir! But I am afraid Sir, Iwould like to take the job only if there is pressfreedom in Hell. If not, please let me returnand work at the journals in the human abode.

King of hell: OK. Because of the information Ireceive from you, I come to know the sectorswhich need remedial measures, and I can makeamendments in time. True, there must be pressfreedom in accord with time and situation. Butjournalists must do their work withconsideration and in accord with the rules.

Nga Min Swe: Thank you Great King. You permitus (the journalists) press freedom, but we willnot write news recklessly.

King of hell: I am happy to hear your words. Whatthe title of the news report you are going towrite just now.

Nga Min Swe: It’s “Unity ensures prosperity,disagreements brings poverty”.

King of hell: Very good! You go back to yourhuman abode to feature this news report, andurge others to do so. Tell media persons that Iask them not to write sinful news reports. Mediapersons will suffer more if they go to Hell forwriting sinful news reports.Fortunately, Nga Min Swe escapes death. As

soon as he comes back to life, he writes this articleto urge fellow journalists to write news report thatcall for striving in unity for the progress andprosperity of the nation and the people.

(Translation: MS+TMT)

Myanmar people have not yet built unity amongthem. And lack of unity is attracting economicsanctions against the motherland. So, it has been along time they should make collaborative efforts toensure greater development of the nation. Instead ofdoing so, if they continue such an unnecessary wasteof invaluable time, I do not think my life-span will belong enough to see the development of my nation andpeople. How disappointing it is!

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 9 January, 2007

Foreign Heads of State/Government send…

(from page 1)From Mr Roh Moo Hyun, President of the Republicof KoreaYour Excellency,

On behalf of the Government and people of theRepublic of Korea, I have the great pleasure to extendmy warmest congratulations to you and the people of theUnion of Myanmar on the occasion of your IndependenceDay.

Noting with satisfaction that the Republic ofKorea and the Union of Myanmar have strengthenedour bilateral relation in various fields, I am confidentthat friendly and cooperative relations between our twocountries will be further strengthened to mutual benefitin the years to come.

Please accept, Your Excellency, my best wishesfor your continued good health and every success aswell as for the prosperity of your great country.From General Pervez Musharraf, President of theIslamic Republic of PakistanExcellency,

It gives me great pleasure to extend to Your

Excellency, our warmest felicitations on the happyoccasion of the Independence Day of the Union ofMyanmar, falling on January 04, 2007.

Pakistan and Myanmar enjoy close and friendlyrelations. I am confident that the mutually beneficial tiesbetween our two countries will be further strengthenedin the years ahead.

I avail myself of this opportunity to express mybest wishes for Your Excellency’s personal health andhappiness, and for the continued progress and prosperityof the people of Myanmar.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances ofmy highest consideration. — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan— The following aremessages sent from foreign heads of State/Governmentto General Soe Win, Prime Minister of the Union ofMyanmar, on the occasion of the 59th AnniversaryIndependence Day.From Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister ofSingaporeExcellency,

On behalf of the Government of theRepublic of Singapore, I would like to extend mywarm greetings to Your Excellency and theGovernment of the Union of Myanmar on theauspicious occasion of the 59th Independence Dayof the Union of Myanmar.

Foreign Heads of State/Government send felicitationsSingapore-Myanmar relations are warm and

friendly. I am confident that we will continue to workclosely to strengthen the bonds of friendship betweenour two countries and to accelerate our efforts to forgean ASEAN Community.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances ofmy highest consideration.From Mr Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of theIslamic Republic of PakistanExcellency,

It gives me great pleasure to extend to YourExcellency, on behalf of the Government and thepeople of Pakistan and on my own behalf our sinceregreetings and warm felicitations to the Government

and the people of Myanmar, on the auspicious occasionof the Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar,falling on January 04, 2007.

Pakistan and Myanmar enjoy cordial andcooperative relations. I am confident that the friendlyties between our two countries would be furtherstrengthened in the years to come.

I avail this opportunity to convey our bestwishes for Your Excellency’s well-being, health andhappiness and for the continued progress and prosperityof the people of Myanmar.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances ofmy highest consideration.

MNA

Minister receives BritishAmbassador

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan— British Ambassadorto Myanmar Mr Mark Canning called onMaj-Gen Maung Maung Swe, Minister forImmigration and Population at the his office hereon 5 January.

Also present at the call were DeputyMinister for Immigration and Population Brig-Gen Win Sein, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare,Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint,Director-General of Immigration and NationalRegistration DepartmentU Maung Maung Than,Director-General of Population Department U TinYi and officials concerned.

MNA

Commander Brig-Gen Wai Lwin givesprize to Maung Saw Pyi Htoo of

No-1BEHS in Bago.MNA

Minister for Transport Maj-Gen TheinSwe presents prize to Ma May Myat NoeWin of No-16 BEHS in Chanayethazan.

MNA

Maj-Gen Hla Aung Thein gives prize to anoutstanding student.

MNA

Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura AyeMyint awards to an outstanding student

who won gold medal in SEA Games.— MNA

Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyeinpresents prize to a Headmistress.

MNA

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YANGON, 8 Jan — Chairman of Yangon Division

Peace and Development Council Commander of

Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win went to

Shwepyitha Township yesterday and inspected regional

development tasks.

On his tour, the commander inspected road

works in the township and fulfilled the requirements.

He also inspected Wataya Jetty and called for

preventive measures against the erosion.

Arrangements have been made to lay rocks

along the bank of Hline River to prevent erosion, an

official said.

MNA

Commander inspects regional development tasks

Basic Course on Value-Added Fruit opens

YANGON, 8 Jan —The course No 1 of BasicApplied Value-AddedFruit, organized by theMinistry of Commerce,Myanma AgriculturalProduce Trading, MyanmaAgriculture Service andMyanmar Fruit andVegetables Cultivation andProduction EntrepreneursAssociation was opened atthe hall of Post-harvestTechnology ApplicationCentre (PTAC), HleguTownship this morning,

attended by Minister forCommerce Brig-Gen TinNaing Thein.

Also present on theoccasion were responsiblepersonnel of the MAS,President of Union ofMyanmar Federation ofChambers of Commerceand Industry U WinMyint, the Vice-Presidents and members,President of MFVCPEAU Win Aung and themembers, presidents ofthe association partners

and members and trainees.First, the minister

made an opening speechon the occasion, sayingthat the Head of State gaveguidance on concertedefforts to be made forproducing of agriculturalcrops not only to besufficient for the entirepeople but also to exportthem.Extended cultiva-tion of rubber, oil palm,cashew, mango, watermelon and cucumberwould increase income of

peasants. In this regard,the newly-establishedassociation was to try hardto produce agriculturalcrops with addedmomentum. Theassociation was to makeall-out efforts forcultivation and productionof marketable qualitycrops. Exporting of value-added products should beextended, added theminister. The traineeswere to effectively applyknowledge gained fromthe course theoreticallyand practically in theirrespective fields.

Next, President ofUMFCCI U Win Myintand President ofMFVCPEA extendedgreetings on the occasion.

A total of 50 traineesfrom the states anddivisions are attending theone-week course. Theinstructors are givinglectures on basic subjectsconcerning Post-HarvestTechnology based on workexperiences. — MNA

Cash donated to MWJA

YANGON, 7 Jan — U Khin Maung Thein and wifeSusan Thein (Sagaing Sein Sein) who were recently inthe United State of America donated K 1 milliontowards Myanmar Writers and Journalists Associationat Sarpay Beikman Publishing House on 4 January.

Present on the occasion were Chairman of MWJAU Hla Myaing (Ko Hsaung), vice-chairmen, secretaryDr Tin Tun Oo (Dr Tin Tun Oo) and joint-secretaries,executives and guests.

After wellwisher writer Sagaing Sein Seinexplained about the purpose of the donation, ChairmanU Hla Myaing and Vice-Chairman U Tin Kha(Tekkatho Tin Kha) accepted the donations.

Next, Chairman U Hla Myaing spoke words ofthanks. — MNA

Villager loses left instepin mine blast

NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan — Maung Zaw Win, 24,son of U Hsan Hlaing of Kawpyin Village, KyaukkyiTownship, stepped on a mine planted by insurgentsin a jungle as he went fishing together with his elderbrother at about 10 am on 2 January. He lost his leftinstep in the mine blast.

Maung Zaw Win was rushed to Mone StationHospital by authorities concerned and he is nowundergoing medical treatment and being providednecessary assistance. Authorities are in hot pursuitof the insurgents in cooperation with local people,it is learnt. — MNA

Commander Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win visits Wataya Jetty in Shwepyitha Township.—MNA

Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein addresses opening of Basic Course onValue-Added Fruit.— MNA

Chairman of MWJA U Hla Myaing andVice-Chairman U Tin Kha accept cash

donation by U Khin Maung Thein and wifeSusan Thein. — WJAMa Thin Mar

Tun, daughter ofU Aung Tha Tun

of SouthOkkalapaTownship,

donates exercisebooks to No-16

Basic EducationPrimary Schoolof the township

throughPrincipalMonday.

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10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 9 January, 2007

10th January is the Kachin State Day. Every

year Kachin State Day is celebrated with colourful

Manau festivals. Jinghpaw, Nung Rawang, Loh Vo,

Lachik, Zai Wa and Lisu are called the Kachin. But

they called themselves as Jinghpaw-Wunpawng. The

Kachin may well be satisfied with the name

“Jinghpaw” and its present meaning “a man”. This

is the word that should be used in adderssing the

Kachins, it is recognized by all.

The Manau Festival

The greatest of all festivals among Kachins

is known as “the Manau”. It involves considerable

expenditure and is usually organized by a Duwa (a

hereditary chief) or a wealthy commoner. It is held

to trace back and commemorate their ancestral

origin and past glory.

Usually the prospective host of a Manau

festival prepared beef curry and small packets of

meat are sent to friends and neighbours. On the ap-

The Manau Festival of Kachin StateU Min Thu (Advocate)

pointed day guests stream in from all directions in

their best clothes and if they can afford it, with small

contributions of money or food. On the day before

the festival a circular space is cleared in front of the

host’s house, levelled and enclosed by a low bamboo

or mud wall. In the centre are erected ten giant rec-

tangular-shaped wooden columns on which various

designs symbolizing Jinghpaw national origin and

history, actual life etc are either sculptured or painted.

A large cylindric drum (chying gaba) sus-

pended between two heavy posts is in use. It has a

drum-head at either end and it sends forth a strong

deep note that re-echoes among the hills, letting peo-

ple far and near know the glories of the individual

giving the dance. It is never used on any other oc-

casion. Gongs, oboes, double-barrelled bamboo flutes

and other musical instruments are in use. The melo-

dious sound of the orchestra, thundering into the sky,

signals the start of the Manau dance.

The Manau is such a large celebration and

dance, in which hundreds even thousand may take

part. The dance is led by two persons. The men lead-

ing the dance are fantastically dressed a kind of

befeathered mitres (gup du ru) made of peacock feath-

ers being chief attraction of their uniforms. The step

follow a pattern displayed on the wooden columns or

pillars set above a wooden stand. The pattern

symbolizes the route the ancestors of Jinghpaw pepole

took 1786 years ago when they migrated from Qinhai

Tibet plateau Dehong in China and Myitkyina in

Myanmar.

After formal evolutions to the strains of the

band the main body of the villagers joins in and the

dance continues till nightfall, to be repeated every-

day for four days never more. The male dancers bran-

dish long knives and female dancers wear straight red

skirts and black frocks studded with silver baubles.

Throughout the festival the Jaiwa (a kind of high

priest) tells stories and the Dumsas (regular priests)

call down blessings on the host. A great number of

cattle, pigs and fowls are sacrificed in the festival.

Liquor flows freely. Rice beer called “Tsa phri” a

tasteful refreshment is served together with delicious

meal wrapped in “Makui Phaw” leaves.

After the dance there is a shooting contest.

The women put hankerchiefs, necklaces and money

in cloth haversacks and attach them to the top of a

bamboo pole by thin threads. Then the men try to

sever the threads with their hunting guns, and those

who succeeded are rewarded with gifts and cheers.

The 59th anniversary of Kachin State Day

In accordance with the guidelines of the

State Peace and Development Council and under the

guidance of the Kachin State Peace and Develop-

ment Council; Kachin State Day and Manau festi-

val organizing committee is to hold grand Manau

festival from 8th January to 11th January 2007 at the

Manau compound in Myitkyina the capital of Kachin

State. More than one hundred thousand people are

expected to participate.

During the festival there will be exhibitions

potraying Kachin culture and heritage, poster ses-

sions, traditional sports, fashion shows etc.

The Manau pillars are the symbol of unity,

peace and prosperity. The Manau festival organiz-

ing committee is extending sincere invitation to all

Kachins and non-Kachins alike to participate in the

59th anniversary of Kachin State Day Manau fes-

tival for “Anhte gaw Kaphu Kanau rai nga ai” broth-

ers we are. So all may come and enjoy the Manau

festival without fail.

* * *

The greatest of all festi-vals among Kachins isknown as “the Manau”. Itinvolves considerableexpenditure and is usuallyorganized by a Duwa (ahereditary chief) or awealthy commoner. It is heldto trace back and commemo-rate their ancestral originand past glory.

Paper reading session onhealth research opensYANGON, 8 Jan— Ministry of Health opened

a paper reading session on Myanmar health researchat the Medical Research Department ( Lower Myanmar) this morning.

Also present on the occasion were directors-general, deputy directors-general and directors of thedepartments under the ministry, professors, medicalsuperintendents, the resident representative ofUNICEF, responsible persons of WHO and membersof JICA of Japan.

Director-General of Medical ResearchDepartment (lower Myanmar) Dr Kyaw Min readout the address delivered by Minster for HealthDr Kyaw Myint.

After opening ceremony, the directors-generaland guests viewed the posters and booths of privatepharmacies. The paper reading session lasts until 12January and 86 papers will be submitted. —MNA

YANGON, 8 Jan —General Banking CourseNo 9 (Officer Level)conducted by BanksSupervisory Committeewas opened at MyanmaBanks Association thisafternoon. Deputy Minister forFinance and Revenue ColHla Thein Swe gaveopening speech. He saidbanking service coursesare being conducted withthe aims to developbanking services thatmainly contributetowards theimprovement ofeconomy, to catch upwith the changing

General Banking Course No 9 (Officer Level) opensbanking systems in theworld and to upgrade thequalifications of bankpersonnel. The 10-week course is

being attended by 40officers from State-ownedand private banks. Present were Secretaryof Banks Supervisory

Committee Governor ofthe Central Bank ofMyanmar U Than Nyeinand officials.

MNA

Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Col Hla Thein Sweaddresses General Banking Course No 9. — MNA

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Someboys are playingin a park in New York, the United States, on 6Jan, 2007. Temperatures in New York have hovered around 10 Celsiusdegrees this week and soared to 21.7 degrees on Saturday, breaking the

previous record high of 17.2 degrees set in 1950.—XINHUA

Japan’s Akira Sasaki clears a gate during thefirst run of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup

slalom in Adelboden ,switzerland on 7 Jan,2007.—INTERNET

Moderate earthquake joltsSamar, Philippines

HONG KONG, 8 Jan — A moderate earthquakemeasuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale struck Samar of thePhilippines at about 1101 GMT Saturday, the HongKong Observatory said in a bulletin.

The epicentre was initially determined by theHong Kong Observatory to be at 11.7 degrees NorthLatitude and 125.9 degrees East Longitude, or nearSamar, about 150 kilometres east-southeast ofCalbayog.

There has been no casualty reported so far. MNA/Xinhua

In the messages, sentseparately between 2January and 6 January,President Hu spoke highlyof the achievements inbilateral relations sinceChina established diplo-matic ties with these coun-tries.

He said China iswilling to further

China congratulates Asian counterpartson 15th anniversary of ties

BEIJING, 8 Jan — Chinese President Hu Jintao has sent congratulatorymessages to his counterparts in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine,Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan to mark the 15th anniversary of theestablishment of diplomatic ties between China and these countries.

strengthen bilateralfriendship with them,deepen mutually bene-ficial cooperation invarious fields, and makejoint efforts to promoteregional peace, stabilityand development.

The heads of state ofthe nations mentionedabove, including Acting

President of TurkmenistanGurbanguly Berdymu-khamedov, have alsosent reciprocal messagesof congratulation toPresident Hu, saying thattheir countries are willingto take the opportunityto seek an all-rounddevelopment of friendlyand cooperative relationswith China.

MNA/Xinhua

The new CANS is tocomprise all items of theXinhua News Bulletin andoffer more news ofinterest to Xinhuasubscribers in the Asia-

“Xinhua” adjusts China, Asia-PacificNews Service

BEIJING, 8 Jan — The Xinhua news agency is to adjust its China and Asia-Pacific News Service (CANS) beginning January 1, 2007, to enhance theEnglish-language coverage of news in the region and provide subscribers withbetter products and services.

Pacific Region. From 1 to 31 January,

2007, Xinhua willcontinue to provide theXinhua News Bulletin tocurrent subscribers in theAsia-Pacific Region, andoffer a trial subscriptionto the new CANS. From 1Febuary, 2007, Xinhuawill cease to provide theXinhua News Bulletin tosubscribers of the wireservice in the Asia-PacificRegion, and will formallysupply the new CANSinstead.

So far, Xinhua hashelped set up CANS loginnames and passwords forsubscribers of the XinhuaNews Bulletin in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Xinhua will, for the

time being, charge thesame rates for the newCANS as the Xinhua NewsBulletin.

Subscribers can con-tact the local branches, theAsia-Pacific RegionalBureau of Xinhua in HongKong and the XinhuaHeadquarters in Beijingwith their opinions andsuggestions on the productrestructuring and CANSadjustment.

To contact the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureauof Xinhua in Hong Kong,please dial 852-28313525.To contact the News andInformation Centre of theXinhua Headquarters inBeijing, please dial 8610-63076273.

MNA/Xinhua

Bad landing kills Irishtourist in central Tanzania

DAR-ES-SALAAM, 8 Jan — A misjudged landing bya light plane has killed one Irish tourist and injured twoothers in the Selous Game Reserve in central Tanzania,local media reported on Saturday.

English broadsheet The Guardian quotedMtesigwa Maugo, director in charge of air space andsecurity with the Tanzania Aviation Authority, asconfirming the death of the Irish tourist.

The light plane with a registration number ofTA31-310 DJB, missed the runway and hit trees at theMatabwe Airdrome inside the Selous Game Reserveon Friday. It was carrying nine tourists and a pilot.

The aviation official did not identify the deceasednor the nationality of others on board. —MNA/Xinhua

Temperatures in NewYork soared to 21.7degrees on Saturday,breaking the previousrecord high of 17.2 degreesset in 1950.

Temperature in New Yorkbreaks 1950 record

NEW YORK, 8 Jan — Cherry trees are already in full blossom. Meadows are ever green. People inT-shirts, pants and sandals do more outdoor activities. Is it January or April?

An employeeworking with Baskin 31Robbins said the ice-creamsales went up 15 per centyear-on-year this winter.

Skiing resorts havenot enough snow, but golfcentres have attracted twoto three times as manypeople as they usually do.

New York City saw aNovember and Decemberwithout snow for the firsttime since 1877.

Crude oil prices are

dipping to new lowsbecause of the warmweather.

Meteorologists saythe warm spell is due to acombination of factors —El Nino, a cyclicalwarming trend now underway in the Pacific Ocean,and the jet stream, the high-altitude air current thatworks like a barricade tohold back warm southernair, is running farther norththan usual over the East

Coast. But meteorologists

say it is still too soon to seeif it will become the city’swarmest winter in history.

Doctors warn that theweird weather could bringa very early allergy seasonsince trees might begin tobud early.

The most commonallergy symptoms are itchyeyes, noses and throats, andpossibly runny or stuffynoses.— MNA/Xinhua

A flock of Canada Geese stroll in a park in New York, the United States,on 6 Jan, 2007.—XINHUA

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 9 January, 2007

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

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TERAJU VOY NO (193)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TERAJUVOY NO (193) are hereby notified that the vessel hasarrived on 9.1.2007 and cargo will be discharged into thepremises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consignee’srisk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and condi-tions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES PTE LTD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XUAN CHENG VOY NO (103)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XUANCHENG VOY NO (103) are hereby notified that thevessel has arrived on 8.1.2007 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of B.S.W/ S.P.W where itwill lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subjectto the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admittedafter the Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S COSCO SHIPPING CO., LTDCHINA

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY(1)MYANMA FOODSTUFF INDUSTRIESINVITATION TO SEALED TENDER.

1. Sealed Tender is invited by Myanma FoodstuffIndustries, for Supply of the following. Plant whichwill be purchased in US Dollar/Euro;

Sr No Tender No Description Quantity 1. 154 (T) Animal Feed Plant for 1 Set

PoultryClosing Date& Time : (22.1.2007) (16:00) Hours

2. Tender document is available at the office ofthe General Manager (Marketing), Myanmar FoodStuffIndustries, office No 37, Nay Pyi Taw and 192, KabaAye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, startingfrom 9.1.2007 during the office hours.

3. For further details Please Call-067.408067, 01-561054

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY(1)MYANMA FOODSTUFF INDUSTRIESINVITATION TO SEALED TENDERS.

1. Sealed Tenders are invited by MyanmaFoodstuff Industries, for Supply of the following.Plant which will be purchased in US Dollar/Euro;

Sr No Tender No Description Quantity 1. 160 (T) Wrapping Machine 1 Set 2. 166 (T) Centrifuge for Glucose 1 Set

SeparationClosing Date& Time : (22.1.2007) (16:00) Hours

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Chilean President asks politiciansto work to earn peoples’ trust

SANTIAGO, 7 Jan— Chilean President MichelleBachelet on Friday urged Chile’s politicians to workhard to regain ordinary citizens’ trust, a day after asurvey showed that 52 per cent of Chileans approvedof her, up from 46 per cent a month earlier.

“I want to ask everyone in politics to focus on theneeds of the people,” she said, rejecting allegations byJorge Schaulsohn, the former president of Chileanlegislature, the Chamber of Deputies, that the rulingcoalition had used public funds for campaigning.

MNA/Xinhua

China’s refined oil price stilllower than int’l market

BEIJING, 7 Jan—Despite the recent slump in oilprices in the international market, the price of refinedoil is still lower in China than elsewhere in the world.

Jiang Jiemin, general manager of the China NationalPetroleum Corporation (CNPC), made the remark hereFriday at a gathering of leaders of giant state-ownedenterprises.

In December 2006, the domestic prices of gasolineand diesel oil were 5,200 yuan (667 US dollars) perton and 4,570 yuan per ton, while in Singapore priceswere 5,509 yuan and 5,352 yuan respectively, Jiangsaid.

MNA/Xinhua

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pvaer;®Pc\. eKt\m^P∑M>‘Pi;tui;tk\eqa Nuic\cMeta\”k^; tv\eSak\AM.Pieces of “Soyuz-II” couldhave fallen on US territory

Technicians install an “Inno” car kit into a Honda S2000 at the XM SatelliteRadio booth as exhibitors prepare for 2007 International CES (Consumer

Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Nevada on 6 Jan, 2007. —INTERNET

MOSCOW, 7 Jan—TheRussian Federal SpaceAgency (Roscosmos)allows for a possible dropof Soyuz rocket fragmentsin the US state of Wyoming,Roscosmos spokesmanIgor Panarin said onRussia’s Vesti televisionchannel on Friday.

“We do not rule outthat pieces of the upperstage of the Soyuz II launchvehicle might have beenregistered in the at-mosphere over USterritory. We are analyzingthe information availableto us more thoroughly

now,” Panarin said. There is nothing

extraordinary about spacejunk, including spentrocket stages and spentsatellites, falling on Earth,Panarin said.

“Dozens of thousandsof space junk objectsremain in orbit aroundEarth. Specialists aremonitoring them. Someof them burn up in theatmosphere or fall onEarth every day,” he said.

The media buzzsurrounding the situationwith the Soyuz-II rocketis unjustified, he added.

A Soyuz II rocketcarrying a French as-tronomic research satellitedesigned to search forEarth-like planets outsidethe solar system liftedoff from the BaikonurCosmodrome in Kazakh-stan on 27 December. Theobject, which is believedto be a part of the Soyuzrocket, fell down in theRiverton area on Thursday.No damages occurred.NORAD based in Co-lorado Springs watchesspace launches all over theglobe and monitors spacelitter. — MNA/Xinhua

Two Parkinson’s drugs linked to heart diseases

Paralyzed subsea cable not toaffect TOEFL iBT test in China BEIJING, 7 Jan—The Internet-based Test of English

as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) will be held asscheduled on 13 and 14 January, as its online registrationand exam communication system has been repairedfrom last December’s earthquake damage, accordingto China’s Ministry of Education.

The TOEFL iBT, jointly organized by theEducational Testing Service (ETS) of the United Statesand China’s National Education Examination Authority(NEEA), resumed its online registration service onFriday, according to an announcement on the ministry’sofficial website. China Education and ResearchNetwork, which offers digital technological supportfor the TOEFL iBT, has launched a standbycommunication cable to ensure the normal operationof the upcoming exam.—MNA/Xinhua

A man moves with his cattle in the morning fog in Agartala, capital of India’snortheastern state Tripura, on 7 Jan , 2007. People continued to reel underextreme cold wave conditions at most places across Northern India. —INTERNET

Siberian tigers relax at a Nature park in Harbin, China, on 7 Jan , 2007.More than 100 Siberian tigers, one of the rarest animals, are expected to be

born this year at a breeding centre in China’s northeast. —INTERNET

Heavy rains to continue tillmid-January in Uganda

KAMPALA, 7 Jan—Ugandan MeteorologyDepartment has warned that more heavy rains areexpected in the coming weeks before a normal dryspell comes in mid January.

The heavy rains that started late last year appearedto have stopped in some parts of the East Africancountry but the weather experts believed it was justdue to some disruption. “The rains were disrupted bya series of tropical cyclones near Madagascar but asthey die out, we expect the rains to continue until mid-January after which it will be followed by a normal dryspell expected to go on till March,” MeteorologistAloysius Kagooro was quoted by Daily Monitor onSaturday as saying.— MNA/Xinhua

LOS ANGELES, 7 Jan—Heart valve defects arelinked with two drugsonce commonly used totreat Parkinson’s disease,according to a scientificstudy. The drugs —pergolide and cabergoline— cause the defects in as

many as a quarter of thepatients who use them,said the study publishedby the Los Angeles Timeson Friday. The risk is muchhigher than suspected inprevious smaller studies,said the study conductedby Italian and German

scientists. “This is not a rare side

effect,” said Dr Bryan LRoth of the University ofNorth Carolina at ChapelHill. “That’s an ex-traordinarily high in-cidence. That makes this aserious problem.”

The drugs cause theheart valves to developfibrous deposits thatproduce leakage of bloodback into the heart. Thatcauses the heart tooverwork, which can leadto heart failure and death.

Many US physicianshave stopped prescribingpergolide in light of theearlier reports, and caber-goline is not approved inthis country for treatmentof Parkinson’s, said RobinA Elliott, executivedirector of the Parkinson’sDisease Foundation.

MNA/Xinhua

Lilly settles 18,000 suits over psychiatric drug WASHINGTON, 7 Jan—

The drugmaker Eli Lillyand Co agreed to pay up to500 million US dollars tosettle 18,000 lawsuitsfrom people who claimedthey developed diabetesor other diseases aftertaking Zyprexa, its drugfor schizophrenia andbipolar disorder, The NewYork Times reportedFriday.

The agreement bringsthe total of Zyprexasettlements to at least 1.2billion dollars, to 28,500people who said they wereinjured by the drug. About20 million peopleworldwide have takenZyprexa since its intro-duction in 1996.

Lilly said thesettlement covers casesfiled in state and federalcourts by law firms or

groups of firms for 18,000clients. This will notaffect continuing civil orcriminal investigations ofZyprexa by state attorneysgeneral and federalprosecutors.

However, in itsstatement, Lilly said thesettlement did not changeits view that Zyprexa is asafe and effective treatmentfor mental illness.

MNA/Xinhua

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S P O R T SHenry admits injury struggle

LONDON, 6 Jan— Thierry Henry hopes he has learnt from theinjury troubles which curtailed his contribution at Arsenaltowards the end of 2006.

Thierry Henry

Gareth Bale

Bale exit talk quashed

Henrik Larssonand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Fergie praise for strike pair

Egypt’s Zamalek beatSaudi club in Arab League

CAIRO, 8 Jan— Egypt's soccer clubZamalek defeated visitors Ahly Jeddahof Saudi Arabia 1-0 on Sunday in thequarterfinals of the Arab ChampionsLeague, MENA news agency reported.

Mostafa Gaafar scored the winner inthe 18th minute. Zamalek newly-hiredcoach Henri Michel said after the matchthat winning the match revives hopes tothe Arab title.

Group A also includes Algeria's AhliBordj and Kuwait's Qadsia. Zamalekand Ahly Bordj top the group with fourpoints each. Yet the Algerians haveplayed only two matches while Zamalekplayed three. The top two teams fromeach group will qualify to the semifinals.

The Arab Champions League is com-posed of 32 football clubs from the Arabworld. They are chosen based on theirlocal league standings. — MNA/Xinhua

Brighton and Hove Albion’s Joel Lynch (R)challenges West Ham United's Luis Boa Morte

during their FA Cup third round soccer match atUpton Park in London on 6 Jan, 2007.—INTERNET

Samuel Peter of Nigeria (L) watches as James Toneyfalls to the ground during the second round of their 12-round WBC Heavyweight Boxing Championship elimi-nation bout at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel andCasino in Hollywood, Florida on 6 Jan, 2007.—INTERNET

Egypt’s Al-Ahly lose 30-monthunbeaten domestic run

CAIRO, 8 Jan— Egypt's Al-Ahly, one of the bestsoccer clubs in Africa, was surprisingly defeated 3-0 athome on Sunday night by Ismaili in the EgyptianLeague, which marked an end to its 30-month un-beaten domestic record.

Ismaili's midfielder Abdullah Al-Saied stunned thehome crowd in the ninth minute after they capitalizedon terrible defending by Ahly's players. ForwardMohamed Fadl helped Ismaili secure the victory byscoring twice against his former club.

It was Ismaili's first league win over Ahly in Cairoin 15 years, local soccer news website filgoal.comreported.— MNA/Xinhua

Canas, Hartfield face off inBrazil tennis final

RIO DE JANEIRO, 8 Jan— Argentine tennis playersGuillermo Canas and Diego Hartfield will play thefinal of the Sao Paulo Open on Sunday, after beatingBrazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva and Paraguay's RamonDelgado, respectively.

The semifinals of the Challenger Cup were delayedby rain on Saturday. Canas is seeking his fifth title, aspart of a comeback campaign that began when his 15-month suspension ended in September. The formerworld number eight has so far won major tournamentsin Asuncion, Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Braziliantown Belen.

On his way to the final Canas beat Germany'sMatthias Bachinger 6-4 and 6-2, and Dutra 6-3 and6-1. Hartfield reached the final by beating Brazil'sRicardo Hocevar 4-6, 6-4 and 7-5 and Delgado 7-6(8-6) and 6-3.— MNA/Xinhua

Venezuela toban alcohol in

CopaAmerica

CARACAS, 8 Jan— CopaAmerica organizers an-nounced on Friday thatthey will ban the saleand consumption ofalcoholic beverages inand around the nine sta-diums where the soccermatches will be playedin Venezuela.

Defence Minister RaulIsaias Baduel, also incharge of the tourna-ment's security, said au-thorities will expel any-body under the influenceof alcohol or any othersubstances that impairtheir abilities.

MNA/Xinhua

SADC set to relax visa requirements before 2010

The French superstar sufferedfrom a sciatic nerve problemwhich caused him to miss sevengames and also saw his form inthe early part of the season sufferdue to his World Cup exertions.

Henry returned to help the Lon-don side record a 4-0 win overCharlton on 2nd January, and theGunners skipper now admits heshould have listened to his bodyand taken a rest before his fitnessproblems accelerated.

“When you physically can’t goon, the wise thing to do is not to goout there. It doesn’t help you andit doesn’t help the team,” he toldThe Sun.

“It’s like when you are watch-ing a bad movie with your wifeand you are both falling asleep.You will say ‘I’m not fallingasleep’ and you won’t admit thefilm is rubbish. You keep onwatching it.

“My brain was like that. When

people asked if I was okay I wouldsay ‘Yes’ even though I knew Iwasn’t.

“You have to read the right sig-nals in your body. One thing I havefound difficult to do is to listen tomy body. I need to do that.

“I hope all my problems are overbut when you average over 60games a season you pay the price.”

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger isnow confident that his leader willrecapture his best form in the sec-ond half of the season after over-coming his injury problems.

LONDON, 7 Jan— Sir Alex Fergusonpraised veteran Scandinavian duoHenrik Larsson and Ole GunnarSolskjaer for taking ManchesterUnited into the fourth round of the FACup. Larsson marked his debut for theclub by scoring the opening goal inSunday’s 2-1 success over Aston Villaat Old Trafford.

After Milan Baros equalised, sub-stitute Solskjaer scored an injury-timewinner after Gabor Kiraly let the Nor-wegian’s shot slip through his grasp.

Ferguson was keen to assessLarsson’s fitness on his bow and wasdelighted with the response from theSwedish loan signing.

“We had to find out about his fitnessand sharpness,” Ferguson told SkySports News. “He has been lookingterrific in training, so I had no fearsabout that.

“I did want to find about him, and Ihave found out about him, so I’m very,very pleased. “He’s so quick and brightround about the last third of the fieldand he could have scored three or fourgoals.—Internet

Internet

HARARE, 8 Jan— TheSouthern African Develop-ment Community (SADC)region is set to relax visarequirements before 2010World Cup soccer show-case to allow travellers tofreely visit other countriesin the region, a Zimba-bwean minister has said.

SADC ministers oftourism were optimistic tointroduce the system as away of boosting tourismin the region, Minister ofEnvironment and TourismFrancis Nhema wasquoted by The Herald assaying on Friday.

"This event is for south-ern Africa and for the re-gion to show its culture.As ministers responsiblefor tourism, we met in

Congo Brazzaville andthere was a sense of to-getherness and we delib-erated on the introductionof a uni-visa system in2008," Nhema said.

He said if all member

states agreed, the systemwould see those visitingSouth Africa during theWorld Cup being able tomove within SADC with-out any visa requirements.

MNA/Xinhua

LONDON, 6 Jan—Gareth Bale’s agent hasquashed fresh specula-tion the Southampton de-fender could be nearing aSt Mary’s exit.

The talented 17-year-old stopper had beenlinked with ManchesterUnited earlier this week,

prompting talk a bid couldbe in the offing.

Southampton fans hadfeared the Wales interna-tional could leave, butBale’s agent DavidManasseh has moved toplay down the specula-tion.

“I don’t know what allthe fuss is about,” he toldthe Southern Daily Echo.“Gareth has got 18months left on his con-tract.

“George Burley saidhe’s going nowhere andGareth wants to stay atSouthampton, he’s happythere.”—Internet

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Monday, 8 January, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, except for iso-lated light rain in Taninthayi Division, weather has beengenerally fair in the whole country. Night temperatureswere (5°C) below normal in Chin State, (3°C) to (4°C)above normal in Bago and Taninthayi Divisions andabout normal in the remaining areas. The significantnight temperatures were Haka (-2°C), Mogok (3°C)and Namhsan (4°C).

Maximum temperature on 7-1-2007 was 91°F.Minimum temperature on 8-1-2007 was 65°F. Relativehumidity at 09:30 hours MST on 8-1-2007 was 82%.Total sunshine hours on 7-1-2007 was (4.6) hoursapprox.

Rainfalls on 8-1-2007 were (nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon.Total rainfalls since1-1-2007 were (nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Cen-tral Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from Northeast at (12:40) hours MSTon 7-1-2007.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and South Bay and fair elsewhere in theBay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 9-1-2007: Iso-lated light rain are likely in Taninthayi Division andweather will be partly cloudy in Mon State and YangonDivision and generally fair in the remaining states anddivisions. Degree of certainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Strong easterly wind with mod-erate to rough seas are likely at times Gulf of Mottama,off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface windspeed in strong wind may reach (35) to (40) mph. Seaswill be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Generally fairin the whole country.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 9-1-2007: Fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areasfor 9-1-2007: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouringareas for 9-1-2007: Fair weather.

WEATHER

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Expert says heat wave to hitLos Angeles this year

LOS ANGELES, 8 Jan— Los Angeles, struck by record-breaking high temperatures last summer, will behit again by heat waves this summer, an expert predicted.

Temperatures in LosAngeles will be evenhigher this year than overthe torrid summer of 2006,climatologist Bill Patzertsaid.

“We are going tosuffer,” said Patzert, whoworks at the Jet PropulsionLaboratory in Pasadena,near Los Angeles.

Last summer’s sizzlingheat was only “a previewof coming attractions”, hesaid in remarks publishedby Friday’s Daily News.

“There’s definitely adisturbance in the forceon global temperatures.Between hot days and heatwaves on the rise, we’relooking at hotter tem-

peratures this summer inLos Angeles,” he said.

The nation’s leadingclimatologists endorseda prediction madeThursday by Britishscientists that a resurgentEl Nino, coupled withpersistently high levels ofgreenhouse gases, willlikely make this year the

hottest on record, theDaily News reported.

Britain’s Meteoro-logical Office forecast a60-per-cent chance that2007 would surpass theglobal record set in 1998of 1.20 degrees over thelong-term average.

MNA/Xinhua

Conductor Nader Mashayekhi conducts the Iran Symphonic Orchestra at the22nd Fajr International Music Festival in Vahdat Hall in Tehran on 6 Jan,

2007. — INTERNET

EARTHQUAKEREPORT

(Issued at 21:00 hoursMST Today)A moderate earth-

quake of intensity (5.7)Richter Scale with itsepicentre (outsideMyanmar) about (655)miles South of Kaba-AyeSeismological observa-tory was recorded at(19)hrs (21) min (02) secMST on 8th January2007.

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7th Waning of Pyatho 1368 ME Tuesday, 9 January, 2007

— For all national races to safeguard thenational policy — non-disintegration ofthe Union, non-disintegration of nationalsolidarity and perpetuation of sover-eignty;

— For all the national races to keep UnionSpirit ever alive and dynamic among thenational people;

— For all the national races to defend andsafeguard the Union for its perpetualexistence;

— For all the national races to prevent,through national solidarity, the dangerof internal and external destructive ele-ments undermining peace and stabilityof the State and national development;and

— For all national races to make concertedefforts for successful implementation ofthe seven-step Road Map.

60th Anniversary Union DayObjectivesUpper Paunglong Hydel Power

Project to generate 411 millionkilowatt hours per year

Minister assists in running of powerstations at full capacity

Significant nighttemperatures

WEATHER

Haka (-2°C)

Mogok (3°C)

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NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan — Minister for ElectricPower No 1 Col Zaw Min together with Director-General of Hydel Power Implementation DepartmentU Aung Koe Shwe and responsible personnel wenton an inspection tour of Upper Paunglong HydelPower Project being implemented on Paunglong river,26 miles of east of Pyinmana, Mandalay Division on6 January.

Upon arrival at the project site, the ministerand party inspected progress in building of diversioncanal and earth works on each side of the dam.

At the briefing hall of the project, Director

U Tint Lwin of Construction Group-1 of HydelPower Implementation Department briefed the min-ister on the place chosen to build the main dam,progress in building of the diversion canal, earthworks and future tasks.

The minister gave instructions on timelycompletion of construction of the diversion canaland the main dam.

Upper Paunglong Project installed with two70-megawatt generators will produce 411 millionkilowatt hours every year.

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YANGON, 8 Jan — Minister for ElectricPower No 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspectedpower stations here on 6 January and gave instruc-tions on running the stations at full capacity.

At the meeting with officials at Hlawga PowerStation, he heard reports on maintenance of the gas-fired generator of the station and laying of gas pipes.During his tour, he called for sufficient supply of powerto people and inspected maintenance of gas pipes link-ing gas fields and the station.

Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint alsoinspected the power station in Thakayta Townshipand Ahlon Power Station.

Maintenance of Ahlon Power Station is be-ing carried out and it is expected to run at full

capacity and to generate power sufficiently in thenear future, an official said in his report to theminister. After hearing reports, the minister calledfor work site safety and timely completion of main-tenance tasks.

At the meetings with officials concerned,Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint attended tothe needs of the factories and urged officials tomake greater efforts for full supply of electricity.

During his tour of inspection, Electric PowerNo 2 Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint alsoinspected natural gas supply stations of MyanmaOil and Gas Enterprise in Thakayta Township andDagon Myothit (East) Township.

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Livestock & FisheriesMinister inspects fish ponds

in Ayeyawady DivisionYANGON, 8 Jan — Union Solidarity and De-

velopment Association CEC member Minister forLivestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung MaungThein arrived at Kunmoedain Model Village inKayan Township on 6 January and inspected con-struction of Sasana Jotika Masoeyein Monastery(Branch of Mandalay Masoeyein Monastery). He nextpaid homage to the Kunmoedain Sayadaw and in-spected the site chosen for construction an ordina-tion hall.

The minister went to Kunmoedain ModelVillage BEHS (Branch), discussed matters related toeducational aid with the schoolhead and teachers andvisited Ziwapala dispensary.

Yesterday evening, the CEC member visitedPhyo Ayeya No 1 fish breeding camp (ThazinYekyaw) owned by USDA (Central) and gave nec-essary instructions. Next, he inspected arrangementsbeing made for fish breeding on 1,000-acre of ThazinYekyaw wetland area. He proceeded to the briefinghall of the 1,000-acre fish breeding camp of MyanmarWar Veterans Organization (Headquarters) inKyimegyi wetland area in Maubin Township andheard reports by officials on the location of the camp,digging of fish ponds and breeding tasks.

Later, the CEC member visited Phyo AyeyaNo 2 fish breeding camp in Maubin owned by USDA(Central) and inspected digging of more fish pondsin 1,000-acre wet land area. — MNA

Minister for Electric Power No 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspectsHlawga Power Station.

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