Volume XIV, Number 29 4th Waning of Kason 1368 ME Monday, 15 May, 2006

Established 1914

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

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-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

YANGON, 14 May — The following is the fulltext of the clarifications made by Chairman of theInformation Committee of the State Peace andDevelopment Council Minister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan on the study tour ofjournalists at Thabyenyunt village in ThandaungTownship, Southern Command area of Bago Divi-sion on 13 May:

Today’s study tour is for you journalists towitness measures taken for ensuring security andthe rule of law and all-round developments inSouthern Command area of Bago Division as wellas troubles of local people caused by racism, powerstruggle and bullies among KNU insurgents andterrorist acts such as massacres, setting of fire andplanting of mines by KNU.

The present commander of KNU brigade-2which is now moving about in some far flung areasof Southern Command is Ah Si, son of KNU

vice-chairman Tamalar Baw. Previously, the KNUbrigade-2 commander was Baw Ni who died ofmalaria in February 1992. After his death, KNUbrigade-2 followers wished Baw Ni’s elder sonKNU brigade-2 battalion-6 commanding officerSteel Bar to become the brigade-2 commander.Likewise, Gayba / Bwe Kayin nationals residingin the area wished Steel Bar to become brigade-2commander as he is also a native.

However, in view of strengthening andexpanding his power, KNU vice-chairmanTamalar Baw appointed his son Ah Si asbrigade-2 commander. Moreover, Ah Si, out of racism,always favoured Paku Kayin nationals. Thus, localGayba / Bwe Kayin nationals were not satisfied with it.Since then, power struggles, forming cliques, tortures,bullying, finding faults and killings took place within thebrigade-2.

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Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan makesclarification during the study tour ofjournalists in Bago Division. — MNA

Government not in favour of warthat it is taking security measures

As KNU has been time and again jeopardizing andharming the lives and property of the people, the

Government has to take security measuresKNU drove out the people to prevent them from

contacting Tatmadaw and to displace them Large number of rural people lose lives and

limbs due to booby traps of KNU

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Monday, 15 May, 2006

PERSPECTIVES

Now is the time when the world is expe-riencing the rapid advancement of Informa-tion Technology. Hence, services of IT havehit highest level. To keep pace with the ad-vancement of IT, Myanmar is making relent-less efforts in all aspects.

For the development of IT in Myanmar,it is required to impart knowledge on IT tothe people. The workshops on IT have beenheld constantly in the nation for the youths tobe able to apply IT effectively in the practicalfield.

At present, coverage of information fromone country to another or from one region toanother has undergone a great change. Thegrowth of digital technology and its impact onmultimedia and Information and Communi-cation Technology (ICT) have led to changesin our daily life.

As the use, application and integrationof ICT is imperative, the government in coop-eration with computer scientists, computer in-dustrialists and foreign experts is taking everypossible step for the nation to keep abreast ofglobal nations.

A group of technicians was formed tointroduce the system of Myanmar characterin computer and thanks to the efforts of thesepersons, the Myanmar character system usingUnicode system has emerged and Myanmarconsonants, vowels, numbers and special sym-bols can be used in digital form on variouscomputer systems.

The ICT is being used in the educationsector for development of human resources ca-pable of serving the national interest most. Ac-cordingly, multimedia classrooms, e-Educationcentres, data broadcasting system and Internetare being applied extensively at the basic edu-cation high schools.

In the meantime, the international levelSilicon Valley plan that can be termed “CyberCity” has been laid down in YadanabonMyothit.

At a time when the world is seeing theexpeditious development of ICT in all sectors,it is incumbent upon e-National Task Force,Myanmar Info-Tech Corporation, MyanmarComputer Federation and their congenial or-ganizations to try their best for developmentof ICT in Myanmar.

Towards ICT development inMyanmar

* 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 Desire

TFM President’s Cup TennisTournament 22-28

YANGON, 14 May — The Tennis Federa-tion of Myanmar President’s Cup Tennis Tour-nament, to be organized by Myanmar TennisFederation, will be held at Theinbyu TennisCourt, here, from 22 to 28 May.

The tournament will be categorized as themen’s singles open class and doubles class, theteam event, the U-10, the U-12, and the U-14boys’ and girls’ events.

Myanmar Tennis Federation will accom-modate clubs and youth players from the dis-tricts.

Those wishing to take part in the tourna-ment may enlist at the federation, Tel: 372360,not later than 10 am on 21 May. At 1 pm on thatday, officials from each team are to attend theceremony to draw fixtures of the matches at theoffice of the federation.

MNA

YANGON, 14 May — Deputy Minister for In-formation Brig-Gen Aung Thein, accompanied byDirector U Maung Pe of Information and PublicRelations Department, arrived at Myitkyina on 8May.

Together with Secretary of Kachin State Peaceand Development Council Lt-Col Maung Myo andLt-Col Kyaw Soe Oo of the command headquarters,the deputy minister inspected Kachin State/DistrictIPRDs, MRTV Re-transmission Station, Sub-print-

Deputy Information Minister inspects departmentaltasks in Myitkyina

ing House and the branch of Myanma Motion Pic-ture Enterprise.

At Kachin State Library, the minister met staffand gave necessary instructions. He stressed the needto maintain self-reliant village libraries for theirdurability. Staff are to seek ways to organize therural readers for the libraries. He urged them tosubmit requirements in their tasks to the local au-thorities.

MNA

NPE Managing Director leaves for IndonesiaYANGON, 14 May

— Managing Director USoe Win of News andPeriodicals Enterprisetogether with DeputyDirector U Tin Kyi ofPress Scrutinizing andRegistration Division ofPrinting and PublishingEnterprise left here by airthis morning to attendthe Workshop on En-hancing ASEAN-ChinaCooperation through In-formation and Media tobe held in Indonesiafrom 16 to 19 May.

The Managing Di-rector and party was seenoff at Yangon Interna-

tional Airport by ChiefEditor U Thet Swe ofMyanma News Agency(Internal), Chief Editor U

Ye Myint Pe of MyanmaAlin Daily, Chief EditorU Myint Swe of KyemonDaily, Deputy Director

(News) U Khin MaungKyaw Din, officials andfamily members.

MNA

YANGON, 14 May — At the invitation of At-torney-General U Aye Maung, a Chinese delegationled by Deputy Attorney-General Mr Hengyang ofHenan Province of the People’s Republic of Chinaarrived here by air this afternoon.

The Chinese delegation was welcomed atYangon International Airport by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Tun Shin, Chinese embassy staff,Deputy Director-General’s U Tin Myint of the At-torney-General’s Office, the Yangon Division LawOfficer and officials of the Attorney-General’s Of-fice.

Accompanied by officials of the Attorney-General’s Office, the Chinese delegation visitedMyanma Gems Mart and its salesroom in the evening.

MNA

Chinese delegationarrives

Deputy Minister for Information Brig-Gen Aung Thein meets with service personnel ofIPRD in Myitkyina. — MNA

Managing Director U Soe Win of NPE seen together with officialsbefore departure for Indonesia. — MNA

Deputy Attorney-General Dr Tun Shinwelcomes Chinese delegation members. — MNA

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 15 May, 2006 3

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Anti-war protesters form the words “Mom says no war” on the Ellipse near theWhite House (background) in Washington, as part of the CodePink Women for Peace 24-hour Mother's Day peace vigil. —INTERNET

Mothers protest Iraq war at White HouseWASHINGTON, 14 May — A group of mothers led by prominent war opponent Cindy Sheehan, who lost

her soldier son in Iraq, started a 24-hour vigil outside the White House to protest the war in Iraq.

Iranian President MahmoudAhmadinejad.

Iranian President downplayspossible US attacks

JAKARTA, 13 May — VisitingIranian President MahmoudAhmadinejad said here on Friday thatthe threat of possible US militaryattacks for alleged nuclear weapondevelopment would not terrify hiscountry. The President responded to aquestion from an audience during a

visit at the headquarters of Indonesia'slargest Muslim Group NahdlatulUlama.

“They launch propaganda with glumlooks on their faces and noisy voice toterrify our country. But I can tell youthat Iran is not afraid,” he said, addingthat if the United States and its alliesmaterialized their military campaign,the Iranian people reserve the right todefend their homeland.

Ahmadinejad arrived in Indonesiaon Wednesday for a state visit and toattend the summit of eight Muslimcountries on Bali Island this weekend.

The eight countries grouping in theD-8 include Bangladesh, Egypt,Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria,Pakistan and Turkey. — MNA/Xinhua

Actress Susan Saran-don was also expectedto attend part of thedemonstration Sunday,on Mother's Day. Theprotesters are calling for anend to the Iraq war and toexpress opposition to a

military attack against Iran.“I don’t want any more

moms to grieve for a childlost in this unjust,unnecessary war in Iraq,”said Sheehan, who hasbecome a leading warprotesters since her 24-

year-old son was killed inIraq.

"This Mother's Day we'llbe outside the White Houseall day and all nightdemanding that our childrencome home from Iraq andnot be sent to another

reckless war in Iran,” shesaid in a statement. Womenfor Peace, made up ofmothers and their families,met at 3:00 pm (1900 GMT)prepared to spend the nightoutside the White Housebefore dispersing at thesame time Sunday.

Sarandon was to attendfrom 1:00 to 4:00 pm onSunday, when “organizersplan a dramatic action,”according to the anti-wargroup Code Pink.

Events include a concert,film screenings, workshopson legislative strategies,writing letters to First LadyLaura Bush, a pink pajamaparty, an interfaith serviceon Sunday morning, and avisit to Walter Reed ArmyMedical Center to deliverroses to mothers and wivesof injured soldiers, thegroup said.—Internet

2,400-year-old salt filter unearthed in north China SHIJIAZHUANG, 13 May — Archaeologists have discovered a 2,400-year-old

filter that was used to extract salt from seawater in North China.

Moderate quake joltsIndonesia, no casualties

JAKARTA, 13 May — An earthquake measuring 5.9rocked the southern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra Islandon Friday, but there were no reports of casualties ordamage, the Bureau of Meteorology and Geophysicssaid.

Residents in the capital, Jakarta, also felt the quake,whose epicentre lay in the Sunda Straits about 30kilometres (20 miles) south of Bandar Lampung City.The straits separate Sumatra and the main Java Island,and Bandar Lampung City lies 175 kilometres (110miles) west of Jakarta.— MNA/Reuters

Ancient Chinese incoastal areas used to extractsalt from seawater, by usinga filter that would be placedunder a caldron containing

seawater blended with plantash, said Wang Lingfeng,director of the office forprotection of cultural re-lics in Haixing County,

Cangzhou City of HebeiProvince.

The filter is believed tobe from the Spring andAutumn Period (770 BC-476 BC) and was in goodcondition when it was foundin Haixing County, Wangsaid. The helmet-shapedfilter is 22 centimetre tallwith the inside diameter of13.7 centimetre and theoutside diameter of 19.5centimetre. Winding gullieswere found inside the filter.

Along with the filter, adrain, fragments of pottery,metal ware, plant ash and abrine well were unearthed.

MNA/Xinhua

The Secretary General Message on theInternational Day of Families

YANGON, 15 May —The following is themessage sent by theSecretary-General of theUnited Nations on theoccasion of InternationalDay of Families, whichfalls on today.

The theme for thisyear’s International Dayof Families, “ ChangingFamilies: Challenges andOpportunities”, high-lights the profoundtransformations whichthis basic unit of societyhas been undergoing inrecent years. The averagefamily size has decreasedall over the world; youngpeople are getting marriedat later age; the averageage of mothers at firstbirth has increased; infantmortality rates havedeclined; and couples arehaving fewer children.The traditional, extendedfamily is being replacedby the nuclear family,even as grandparents areliving longer and severalfamily generations areliving side by side.Alternative forms of

union have grown morecommon, such asunmarried cohabitation, ormarriages of migrantworkers not living in thesame city or country astheir spouses. Divorce hasincreased, accompaniedby remarriage, with moreand more children livingin a family with a step-parent. Significantnumbers of both single-parent families and single-person households haveemerged, including arising number of olderpersons living alone. Andthe HIV/ AIDS pandemicis wreaking havoc onfamilies, often deprivingchildren of their parents,leaving grandparents tocare for children.

Many of thesetransformations call intoquestions the structure ofsociety as we know it.They require us to worktogether to adapt, to shapepublic policy in a way thataddresses the needs offamilies, to ensure thatbasic services such aseducation and health are

provided to all citizens—especially children—irrespective of theirfamily situation.

Some of the changesin family structure havealso brought new oppor-tunities, such as new andwider options for girls andwomen. They haveprovided impetus forGovernments to deve-lop new policies incollaboration with civilsociety. And as countrieswork to integrate a familyperspective into nation-al policy-making, theUnited Nations system isstriving to reflect thisperspective in the glo-bal intergovernmentalprocess.

During this time ofongoing change, we needto build an environmentthat sustains and supportfamilies, while rein-forcing the opportunitiesfor fulfilment that apositive family lifeprovides. On thisInternational Day, let usrededicate ourselves tothat mission.—UNIC

Four Nile cruise ships catch fire CAIRO, 13 May —

Four vacant cruise shipsanchoring next to oneanother caught fire on

Friday in a pier in Egypt'sfamed tourist city ofLuxor, some 680 kilo-metres south of Cairo, theofficial MENA newsagency reported.

Police and firefightersrushed to the wharf andstamped out the fire, saidthe report, adding that notourist was on board ofany of the four ships whenthe fire broke out.

The accident wasunder investigation, itsaid. Travelling on cruiseship for several days andnights up and down theNile, the world’s longestriver, is popular withforeign tourists, who goto the Upper Egyptlargely to get a glimpseof Egypt’s ancientcivilization.

MNA/Xinhua

Keiko the killer whale swims in the Skaalvik Fjord,some 400 km (250 miles) northwest of theNorwegian capital Oslo, in this file photo.

Governments in rich nations sometimes writevirtual blank cheques to protect exotic animals —even as thousands of less glamorous creatures and

plants slide silently into oblivion. In one of themost costly examples, animal lovers paid $20

million to retrain Keiko, star of the “Free Willy”movies, for life in the wild. Keiko died of

pneumonia in a Norwegian fjord in 2003, 18months after he was freed. —INTERNET

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Questions and AnswersYANGON, 14 May—In

their tour around theSouthern Command inBago Division, on arrivalat Htantabin Township onthe eastern bank of theSittoung River andThabyenyunt Village inThandaung Township,Kayin State, local andforeign journalists raisedquestions on a wide rangeof subjects includingtortures and murders ofinnocent people, torchingvillages, threats andbullying committed byKNU. Minister forInformation Brig-GenKyaw Hsan, officials,local residents and thosewho have returned to thelegal fold replied to thequeries. Their questionsand answers are asfollows.

U Myat Khaing(Great Journal andGood News Journal)

I would like to putsome questions. Whicharrangements does thegovernment make forinsurgents to return to thelegal fold, and how do theymake contacts with thegovernment? I have learntthat the government hasset up a model village inThabyenyunt Village, butthe model village has beendestroyed twice. I would

like to know how thegovernment is makingarrangements forprotecting the village fromsuch danger. Thereexploded a time bomb inPenwegon yesterdayleaving a person dead. Iwould like to knowwhether it was correct ornot. Lastly, some foreignbroadcasting stations aremaking counteraccusations that the bombblasts are responsible forthe government and themilitary intelligence.Make clarification to that

point, please.Saw Lay (battalion (5)of KNU brigade (2)

I returned to the legalfold in April last year.The reasons why I did soare that all the acts ofKNU leaders are unjust.KNU leaders of sameposition are hostile toeach other. And theyalways try to cheat oneanother. I am not satisfiedwith these points. Theydesignate status such asPaku, Bwe and Gaybar.Major Ar Si of Brigade(2) is of Paku status. Wesubordinates of battalion(5) are of Bwe status.Supposing a cashassistance of 10,000kyats for subordinateslike us has been receivedby Major Ar Si, wereceive about 2,000 kyatsonly. They are angry witheach other regarding thatproblem. Such acts werecompletely intolerableand we decided to returnto the legal fold. I wantedto lead a peaceful life andso I returned toThabyenyunt Village.But, to my dismay, KNUmembers had alreadytorched the houses of myvillage, and my housewas also destroyed. Theyalso killed a friend ofmine. The torching ofvillages is totallyunacceptable to me.Some friends of minewere among those whowere killed by KNU.

They abducted two of myfriends. I am not sure asto whether they are stillalive or not. Major Ar Sivariously plottedschemes against battalion(6) commander Steel Bar.Major Ar Si also accusedJiji of having gone with anurse. So, Jiji waspunished. I did not knowhow the central body tookaction regarding that

case. The commander ofbattalion (6) was planningto return to the legal fold.But, Major Ar Si noticedthat and they sent SteelBar to the central body.Major Ar Si killed fivevillagers of HsidawphoVillage. Indeed, thevillagers were innocent.Minister Brig-GenKyaw Hsan,

Regarding the firstquestion, the Tatmadaw’smilitary camps have beenstationed in variousregions for many years toreceive insurgents who

wanted to return to thelegal fold. Militarycolumns do security workand military operations inrespective regions. Thoseinsurgents who want toreturn to the legal fold cancontact these militarycamps or columns.Residents of respectivevillages have beeninformed that suchinsurgents can return tothe legal fold by doing so.There have been so manyinsurgents who have

returned to the legal foldthrough respectivevillages.

Regarding the secondquestion, we Tatmadawmembers have to crushtheir enemies. But, whenan insurgent informed amilitary camp that hewants to return to the legal

fold, then they have towelcome such aninsurgent. Thegovernment makesarrangements to providenecessary assistance forsuch insurgents. Forinstance, for those inThabyenyunt Village, thegovernment built low-costhouses, gave a yoke ofoxen and a cart, andreclaimed lands. Thesearrangements are forindividuals. Thegovernment has takennecessary measures forthe insurgents who

returned to the legal foldin groups such as MajorSaw Feri Moe and party.

Regarding No 2question, the governmentis taking security measuressystematically for thevillages. Tatmadawoutposts have beenstationed in every strategicsite. So, the governmenthas already takennecessary measures toprotect all the villagesincluding ThabyenyuntVillage.

Regarding No 3question, the case is underinvestigation, and it isfound that the person was

an insurgent. When he wascarrying the mine to thetargeted place, it explodedaccidentally and killedhim.

Regarding No 4question, whenever

bombs were blasted, wemanaged to expose themajority of the culprits.And they committed theseacts under arrangements,of KNU. We and the KNUmember we had arrestedalready explained at theprevious press conferencethat KNU mastermindedthe bomb blast that tookplace in Toungoo.Similarly, respectiveculprits had alreadyconfessed to the bombexplosions in the placessuch as Penwegon andPyu they committed underthe cash offers andcoercion of KNU. So, it isapparent that KNU andaccomplices are com-mitting such destructiveacts.U Aung Thu Myaing(Jiji Press News Agency)

How far isThabyenyunt Villagefrom Toungoo? IsThabyenyunt Villagelocated in Kayin State orin Bago Division? Whatis the village’spopulation? What are thepopulations of Kayins andBamars there? And whenwas it established?Bago Division PDC

Secretary Lt-Col TheinLwin,

The village is locatedin Thandaung Township,

Kayin State, and is about30 miles far fromToungoo. It is situated atthe borders of threetownships — Htantabin,Kyaikkyi, and Thandaung.Minister Brig-Gen KyawHsan,

Thabyenyunt Villageis made up of more than300 houses with apopulation of over 2,000people. Among them,some are Pa-Onationalities and some areKayin nationalities. Thereare other national races inthe village. Naturally,there is no village inMyanmar in which peopleof a single national racelive. And every village andtownship is like a smallUnion. Similarly,Thabyenyunt Village ismade up of Kayin and Pa-O national people andpeople of other nationalraces.U Hein Latt (PopularJournal)

I have learnt that KNUinsurgents attacked,robbed and torchedThabyenyunt Village andsurrounding villages. Whydid they do so? Is thereanyone who experiencedthat?U Myint Zaw (villager),

Thabyenyunt Region(See page 5)

Secretary of

Bago

Division

Peace and

Development

Council Lt-

Col Thein

Lwin.

MNA

Tactical

Operations

Commander

of Southern

Command

Col Khin

Maung Oo.

MNA

Dr Tin Tun Oo.—MNA

Dr Zaw Than.—MNA

U Myat Khaing.—MNA

U Myat Soe Hlaing.MNA

U Wai Phyo.—MNA

U Hein Latt.—MNA

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YANGON, 14 May — In leaguewith terrorists, insurgents are disturbingpeace and stability of the State,community peace and tranquillity andprevalence of law and order, andinflicting death and injury to innocentpeople by using various ways andmeans.

A man was killed in a mineexplosion on the lane, two miles eastfrom Mone at 7.30 am on 10 May.

U Than Lwin, aged 45, of Ward4, Mone, Kyaukkyi Township, BagoDivision, who left his home for picking

Two mines explode, two men woundedin Mone of Kyaukkyi Township

out vegetables, stepped on a mine. Theexplosion blew off his left foot into pieces.

At 7.30 am on 13 May, a similarexplosion occurred near KalawmyaungVillage of Kyaukkyi Township. Whilepicking out vegetables, U Kyaw Min Oo,aged 35, from Ward 4 of Mone steppedon a mine. Due to the explosion, his rightankle was cut off and left knee wasinjured.

Officials are providing medicaltreatment to U Than Lwin and U KyawMin Oo. Security officials and locals arein hot pursuit of the terrorists. — MNA

Questions and Answers(from page 4)

is blessed with favourableconditions. It is a modelvillage with a basiceducation high school. So,some people from nearbyvillages moved to ourvillage. Our village islocated at the foot of amountain. So, somevillagers panned for gold.Our village drew theinterest of some nearbyvillages. We villagers builtlow-cost houses with thehelp of the government.Round about 10 days afterwe had built houses,insurgents torched ourvillage at night. They firstfired twice at the houses.Then, they fired heavyweapons, and a shell hit myhouse. But fortunately I wasin Toungoo at that time. Iwas scared and I dared notgo back home. In themorning when I arrivedhome, I found that they hadrobbed four housesincluding mine. They shota villager in his chest atclose range. I did not knowwhy they did so. But later,I heard that there was ascheme they plotted. Ourvillage is a model one andit has developed to anextent. But, they weredispleased with that.Residents of Bomati andKyaukkyipauk villagers arevery interested in our

village. Our village hasbeen facilitated with abranch of high school, alongwith a high school, and astation hospital. Near ourvillage, there is a placepeople pan for gold. Ourvillage is doing well inbusiness, and people fromnearby villages moved toours. But, the insurgentsdestroyed our village. So,most people are afraid tolive and earn their livingthere. What was worst wasthat they burnt down fourhouses.

A villager wasadmitted to a townshiphospital for medicaltreatment. And he addedwe want to live in peaceand are not the enemy ofthe KNU. I feeldisappointed at their acts.They want us to lack access

to the developments in theseareas so that they can extortmoney from the villages inthe areas. If there emergesdevelopments in the areas,they will lose their interests.In the past, there were a lotof people who had pannedfor gold from the goldmines. We bought the goldfrom them and sold theitems at Taungoo. But, thereare now fewer people whopan for gold because thepeople are fearful of anattack by the KNUinsurgents.

The two childrenhave been detained.Q. You know their namesand age?A. One is Saw Ne Htoo, 17and the other is Saw HtooWai, 16.Q. Are they Kayinnationals?A. Yes, they are.Q. When did the case occur?A. It occurred on 23 October2005.

Their parents areplain and simple. I do notknow where their sons are.He added there have beenpeaceful in Thabyenyuntvillage as well asThandaunggyi, Bawgali,Yado. Later, the KNUinsurgents had committedacts of terrorism such asplanting of landmines andblasting of bombs alongThandaunggyi motor road.So, the locals are fearful ofattacks by the KNU. It istrue that Thabyenyuntvillage was set on fire.U Myat Soe Hlaing(Leyarsitpwaye NewsJournal and MyoMyanmar Journal): Iwould like to know howKNU members had joinedKNU and why they hadreturned to the legal foldand what kind of assistancethe Government hadrendered to them up to now.I knew that the Governmenthad built low-cost housingunits for them. How muchdo they cost? Who was shotin chest and dead? Fourhouses were set to fire andhow did they feel? TheGovernment is takingmeasures for security. Howabout the economy of thevillage? The Governmentarranged accommodationfor them. They weremaking living of their ownmeans. Did theGovernment arrange theplaces they wanted to live?Were there villages forthose who returned to thelegal fold? Let me know ifsimilar incidents had takenplace.Saw Lay Htoo (KNUBrigade-2)I am Saw Lay Htoo. WhenI was in the fifth standard, Iwas arrested by KNU.

Q: Where did you attendwhen you were in the fifthstandard?A: In Thandaunggyi. Afterbeing arrested, KNU gaveme military training andduties were assigned to meat KNU Brigade. Thereason I returned to the legalfold was due to perfectassistance rendered by theGovernment. TheGovernment offered usland, plot, farm, carts etc.Q: What is the kind of low-cost house?A: The low-cost house ismade of wood and brick.Q: How much does it cost?A: It cost about K 1 million.Q: Does it cost K 500,000or K 600,000 and K 1million?A: It cost about K 1 million.Q: Did you pay for it or didyou get it free of charge?A: I got it free of charge.Q: Why did you enter intothe legal fold?A: KNUs fought for poweramong them and theyoppressed us. For thesereasons, I could not standany longer under them andI ran away for wanting toescape the clutches of them.Q: Was your house set tofire?A: Yes, of course.

Q: How did you feel whenyour house was set to fire?A: I felt very distressed.Q: Who was shot in chestand dead?A: My friend called AthayLay. He was shot dead whenthey set to fire my house.Q: How old was he?A: He was 17 or 18.Q: What was his originalname?A: It was Ye Htet Naing.Col Khin Maung Oo(Tactical Commander ofSouthern Command):The villages likeThabyenyunt that were setto fire are Yokmei,Moneyei, Myaytaw andKyaungpyar. These twovillages were offered thosewho entered into the legalfold to make for living inApril of 2005. Thedesignated villages forthem are Pyarsakhan,Leiktho, Yado and somealong Yado route. Thesevillages were destroyed byKNU insurgents.Dr Tin Tun Oo of PyiMyanmar Journal askedif the KNU had set fire to

the villages and there isanything else; why thevillagers are keeping awayfrom their homes, andwhether it is true that about10,000 villagers living inKayin villages are lefthomeles because of theattack of Tatmadaw.U Myo Myint ofBonmatee village repliedthat the village is located inHtantabin Township inTaungoo District. Due tothe attack of the KNUinsurgents, our village hasbeen beset with differentkinds of difficulties and inaddition, there are a lot ofdisabled persons suffering

from landmines planted bythe KNU insurgents in ourvillage. And last year aKNU insurgent group cameto our village and extortedmoney from the villagers.At the present time, we haveeasy access to our livingthanks to theTatmadawmen dischargingtheir duties in our village.As far as I know, the KNUinsurgents have beensending their hard-corefamily members to theneighbouring country. Headded four villagers wereshot dead in Bonmateevillage on 3 March 2003and all have known howcruel the KNU insurgentsare.

Minister forInformation Brig-GenKyaw Hsan said that theKNU has already exercisedthe strategy that many ofvillagers are left homelessowing to the attack of theTatmadaw; that they havestayed in the refugee campsat the border area and arebeset with difficulties.

It was an old tacticsemployed by KNU in itshistory. They are stillemploying that tactics.Regarding their tactics, Iwould like to explain it.Whenever the Tatmadawcombed the areas where theKNU hid, the KNU droveout the villagers to preventthem from meeting theTatmadaw columns. TheKNU did this in case thevillagers provideinformation and assistanceto the Tatmadaw. Wives,sons and daughters of KNUmembers and their relativeswere taken to so-calledrefugee camps in the othercountry. They tried to getmonetary assistance fromabroad. They also said thatmany national races fledand they were ill-treatedand killed. That was whythey demanded that thenations of the world wouldput pressure on thegovernment. That was theirold tactics. They alwaysexaggerated the number ofpeople than it really was. Itwas reported that some10,000 ethnic peopledeserted their homes andthousands of peoplereached the refugee camps.The newsmen couldconsider that if it was trueor not. Another reason wasthat it was difficult for thepeople to earn their livingand there was transportdifficulty in those areas.There was no one there longago. Most of the Karennationals live in the areaswhere they can earn theirliving and there is security.They do not live in innerparts of the regions. All ofus can think logically thatif over 10,000 people couldbe in the other country.U Ohn Maung (MyinmuMaung Naing Moe): Ihave learnt a piece of newsrecently. The food securityconference on Asia and thePacific Region, FAOconference and conferenceon eradication of povertywill be held in Jakarta,Indonesia from 15 to 19May.

It is learnt that theNLD would present a report

on food problem inMyanmar. I would like toknow that if there is foodproblem in the country.Minister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan:The NLD and some anti-government organizationsmake accusations that thereis food problem. I wouldlike to explain all the factsas it is. You journalistsarrived at ThabyenyuntVillage through villages inToungoo and Swa. As asaying “Seeing isBelieving” goes, there areplenty of summer paddyfields along the road. Thereis no skinny citizen in thecountry due to lack of food.There is no human death inthe country because ofstarvation. There is nodemand for food assistancefrom the UN and othernations. It is obvious thatthere is no food problem inthe country. As far as Iknow, in some countriesalmost all family membershave to work. In ourcountry the head of thehousehold or he and hisson need to work for living.On the way toThabyenyunt, we went pastvillages and we saw theliving standard of ruralpeople. Almost every househas motor-cycles, bullock-carts, satellite dishes, TVsets. We saw a herd ofcattle, fish, coconuts,bananas, fowls and paddy.It is obvious that they aremaking false accusations.

I invite those whospeak ill of others fromabroad to come to thecountry.

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U Myo Myint of BomateVillage. — MNA

U Ohn Maung(Myinmu Maung

Naing Moe) — MNA

U Myat Soe Hlaing ofMyo Myanmar

Journal. — MNA

U Aung Thu Myaing ofJiji News Agency.

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6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 15 May, 2006

YANGON, 14 May — Medical SuperintendentDr Maung Maung Khin of Mone Station Hospitalclarified sabotage acts of KNU to harm the lives ofthe people by planting land mines in busy places anddisable the people, and medical treatments beingprovided by the Government, to local and foreignjournalists on their arrival at Mone region of KyaukkyiTownship in Bago Division.

The local people individually recounted theirtroubles caused by atrocities and terrorist acts such asmassacres, killing, threatening, torching, destructionof oxen and carts, and planting of mines by KNUs,and difficulties to carry out their works in the fields.They replied to the questions of the journalists.Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan gavea supplementary clarification.

The following is the clarification, replies andanswers and supplementary clarification.Dr Maung Maung Khin (Medical Superintendentof Mone Station Hospital): I have been dischargingduties at Mone Station Hospital for 11 months onlyfrom June 2005 to date. During the period of my term,common complaints at the hospital were patients ofmalaria, maternity, snake bite and explosions of landmine. In compiling the data on patients of land mineexplosions for three years, there were 16 patients in2004, 14 in 2005 and 18 in 2006 from January to date.Hence, the patient numbers this year is at the highestlevel. In 2005, one patient lost life due to mineexplosion. At present, a total of 15 patients are beingtreated at the hospital. Of them, nine were patients ofmine explosions. One of then was warded at thehospital at 9.15 am today. He was resuscitated before

Like those of Mone region, others from rural areaswhere KNU insurgents are active subject to atrocitiesGovernment cleared up the areas for security purpose

and protecting lives and property of the people

the surgical operation. In studying the mine blasts inMone region from 1980 to 2006, there was no personwho lost life in mine blasts; and there were no personwho lost big toe, thumb and hand hit in the explosions.In collecting data of those who lost one leg and bothlegs in 26 years up to 2006, a total of 81 disabledpersons are residing in the villages.

With the assistance of International Red CrossSocieties, they were provided with artificial limbs. Sofar, the International Red Cross Societies had providedartificial limbs for 52 patients in addition to twopatients with wheel-chairs. The remaining threepatients do not fit the artificial limbs of their ownaccord. Other patients should not be fitted withartificial limbs because of their present condition.Though the patients in 2006 are ready to be fitted withartificial limbs, they cannot.U Myat Kyaw (Mwaydaw Village): I have beenresiding in Mwaydaw Village about four years. In2005-06, all the people in eastern part of Moneregion, Mwaydaw region and hill region were introuble. In January and February this year, we couldnot sleep at home,but had to hide at the hilly region.

We cannot leave the region for various reasons. In2005-06, people lost their lives in mine blasts and actsof insurgents. I did not know where they discriminateas Myanmar Buddhist or not. We felt sadness that theterrorists arrested Buddhist monks to carry bucket ofalcohol and beat them. It was a sacrilege. They tookcattle. And, we were subject to their atrocities.U Tun Naing (Mone): I live in Ward 4 of Mone.Local people suffered the evil consequences of mineblasts and battles every year. I myself was arrested byKNU on 19 January 2006 while going fishing,southeast of Mone region. On 16 February, we werereleased. They made us work there. They supplied usfood with salt and chillies. We experienced the worsttroubles committed by KNU. People in our regionhad to suffered most. In conclusion, he requested theguests on the occasion to give a helping hand to thepeople of the region.U Htay (Kyaungpya Village): I am a villager ofKyaungpya Village, Mepauk Village-tract ofKyaukkyi Township. At 1 am on 1 May 2005, weheard gunfire from Mwaydaw. Later, we heard gunfireagain at southern part of Kyaungpya. We togetherwith offspring fled to the safety. The insurgentsdestroyed the village and opened fire. After that, theytorched Kyaungpya Village. They took our propertyand set the house on fire. In the incident, Du Al Moe,a Kayin older woman, from Kyaungpya was shotalong with two cows.

We had to hide at a distance from a placewhere our houses were set on fire and when wereturned to the village, all the houses weredestroyed. As a result, we were in trouble and therewas no house to live in and no rice to eat up to nowand so, we had to rely on our relatives. We did notget back anything and had to run with the onlyclothes on body. Up to now, we could not settle asbefore. Altogether 19 houses were set on fire. Thatwas all I would like to recall.U Myint Kyaw (Kyaungpya Village): My name isKo Myint Kyaw and I am from Kyaungpya village,Mepote village tract in Kyaukkyi Township, I wouldlike to say about the matter on setting fire to 22 housesand the two-storey monastery in Mwedaw village andthe death of two people in the fire. At the night of 30April 2005, villagers including me went to themonastery to watch football match through satellite

and came back at 1 am on 1 May. At that time, KNUinsurgents opened fire at the monastery. A youngman was shot dead and a villager was arrested. At thesame time, 22 houses were set on fire. The one killedwas Maung Kyaw of Zayagyi Village who came tothe village for marketing and the one arrested wasJaplo from Phyu. The following morning he wasfound dead after being tied with ropes near YepyinCreek of Mwedaw Village. Moreover, his neck wasstabbed repeatedly. That was why, setting the houseson fire, killing and torture were common in the area.Besides, the monastery was set on fire and we feltsorry for that. Thus, I presented it to the officials,journalists and those present.

I do not wish to experience those sufferingsany longer. We are leading hand-to-mouth life andwe dare not go out far and there were also four minevictims. During these five years while I was inMwedaw village, I had to send 18 patients to hospitalsin Kyaukkyi and Mone after helping them with thefirst aid. From my point of view, I concludedpresenting to look after us as much as possible.U Maung Chit (Khongyi Village): I would like tosay the previous incident. My name is Maung Chitand I live in Khongyi village, Taungle Dainevillage tract, Mone region, Kyaukgyi Township. On18 April, I went to the jungle with 5 carts for collectingfirewood. On the way, I came across 5 KNU insurgentsand they asked us to stop.

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Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Philippines Ambassador Madame Phoebe A Gomez encouragesfourth standand student Ma Wah Wah Soe wounded by a mine planted by KNU. —MNA

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(from page 6) Later, they asked some questions and said to keep

on going and they threatened that they would kill if we didnot listen to them. Then, I drove away after taking advicefrom the young men of the front carts. At last, we left cartsand ran away from KNU insurgents. Later, when wereturned to our carts, we met a Kayin lady on the way andshe said that all carts were chopped off and set on fire andthe other one came out pulling a cow. When we got to ourcarts, we put out fire with the water from water canteens.Next, though we tried to look for our carts, we foundnothing and returned to Kawtpyin village. Totalling 16cows were carried and that was all I would like to say.U Wai Phyo of Weekly Eleven News Journal: I havelearned that many people in Mone region were hit by landmines. Were all the mines planted by KNU members ornot?U Khin Thein (Chairman, Mone village-tract): As faras I know, in the region, there were no mines planted bythe Tatmadaw and they were planted by only KNUinsurgents.U Wai Phyo: How did you know exactly that the mineswere planted by KNU?

Like those of Mone region,others from rural areas…

U Khin Thein: Because we found bamboo mines, bottlemines and fragments of glass bottles in the hospital andthat proves the acts of KNU.U Myat Soe (Myo Myanmar Journal): In the regionthere are more and more cases of bomb explosions andlocal people are facing the danger of bomb explosions.So, we would like to know how the local people are livingin fear? Is there anyone from the region who can explainto us?U Ohn Kyaing of Mone village-tract: I’ll explain howatrocities of KNU affect socioeconomic life of localpeople. A boy of Ward-4 in Mone is now undergoingtreatment at Mone Station Hospital after he had been hit

by a mine as he was out of the village in search of somegreens. Although some local people are well off, somehave to live from hand to mouth. So, you all, journalists,can know the present situation in which the local peoplehave to live in fear of KNU insurgents. It was the spine-chilling incident that happened within only one mile fromthe village. What’s more, they (KNU insurgents) threw ahand grenade into the compound of Malar MyaingMonastery in Mone village-tract on the night of 19-3-2006 after a noviatiation ceremony had been held. It alsocoincided with the time when the matriculationexamination was taking place in the village BEHS.Moreover, those insurgents are in the habit of grabbingthe cattle of local people while collecting firewood andgreens in the jungle. Sometimes, the people had to leavetheir cattle behind in order to run for their lives. KNU’sland mines are indeed a threat to the local people. Now thepeople dare not go into the jungle for fear of land minesalthough the rainy season is setting in. Besides, accordingto nature of their work, they will have to get out of thevillage for their farm work. But they dare not.Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Minister for Information: Tobe honest, I believe you all have realized the real situationbecause the village people have explained how they hadto suffer because of KNU’s atrocities. Like those of thisMone region, others from rural areas where KNUinsurgents are active are now suffering a lot. We took thejournalists to Mone region to let them know the actualfacts as there is easier transport. Rural people in nearbyareas in Bago and Toungoo regions as well as those inPhapun and Thandaung witness these experiences likethe ones in Mone region. The government protects those

people as much as it can. We Tatmadaw members have noposition to protect them as the region is very wide andthere are mountain and forest barriers. The Tatmadawlaunched offensive in order to protect the rural people inthose regions beginning January 2006. The governmentcombed the areas for security purpose and protected livesand property of the people. It is true that people in theadjacent areas are suffering atrocities of KNU.

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Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan comforts a mine victim who is undergoing treatment at Mone Station Hospital. —MNA

U Myint

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Director-General U Chit Naing of Informationand Public Relations Department presents

300 books donated by Ministry of Informationfor Thabyenyunt village libary through a

local.—MNA

(from page 5)We have food in plenty. If they have sincere

goodwill, they can come and provide assistance oneducation, health, transport and social affairs as thecountry needs progress. They say in words only. But theynever provide any assistance to the country. They interferein our internal affairs. According to the report of the NLD,the issue may be discussed at the conference. Youjournalists can think that whether the special statement orannouncement of the NLD which reports there is foodproblem or difficulty in the country is true or not.

Dr Zaw Than (Sankei Shimbun): I heard thatforeign news agencies broadcast that thousands of Kayinnationals had fled to the refugee camps in border areasdue to the Tatmadaw’s offensive. The US governmentwould allow the refugees to enter its country by waivingits immigration law. What is the attitude of the governmentregarding this?

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan:The KNU started committing destructive acts anddetonating bombs in Bago and Toungoo regions as wellas along the railway section between Bago and Toungooin the beginning of 2006. As the time coincided with thatof which peace is being discussed with the KNU, weinformed personnel of KNU that such events ought not tohappen at a time when peace is being negotiated. However,the KNU intensified a series of atrocities and inhuman

Questions and Answers acts. They planted mines with powerful explosives on therailways. If the security members are unable to exposethose bombs, a number of people will suffer death andcasualties as a consequence. To protect lives and propertyof the people, the government had to take security measuresin Bago and Toungoo areas, along the railways andadjacent areas. The security personnel combed the areaswhere KNU could take refuge. In this connection, theKNU and its cohorts in collusion with some westernbroadcasting stations manufactured rumours to the effectthat a large number of villagers in the region had to fleetheir houses and property due to the attacks of theTatmadaw and reached refugee camps in the border,where they were in trouble and poverty. And pressureshould be put on the government. In the course of history,the refugee camp was used by the KNU as a tactic. For thetime being also, when the government had to unavoidablyprotect lives and property of the people like that, the KNUapplied the tactic to the effect that the Tatmadaw droveout of the villagers from the region to the border and thelatter reached the refugee camps. In the past, there wereKNU camps along the border. As all the KNU camps wereunder the Tatmadaw’s control, KNU had to hide in therefugee camps in the border. Such being so, the refugeecampshave actually proved to be the KNU camps. Therewere no more KNU camps in the border and they tookrefuge in the other country. The KNU in the name ofrefugee camps, stepped up its under-ground and above-ground attacks on the government. Based on the current

event, the KNU aired rumours that the attacks of theTatmadaw posed a threat to the stability of neighbouringcountries and the region and called for the world communityto impose pressure on the government and lodge a complaintto UN Security Council. The minister said another pointwas the matters in which the US with a legal loophole of itsimmigration law made arrangements to take those underthe name of refugees to their nation. Those under the nameof refugees are just only KNU and their families andrelatives. If the US do so, the ones who are taken to the USwill be just the KNU and their families and relatives. In thepast, there was an event. That event was the Bay of PigsInvasion. The present President of Cuba Fidel Castro andmembers of revolutionary forces were able to throw theCuban government led by Batista in 1959. That madeBatista and his some followers to flee Cuba. Those Cubanexpatriates were mobilized and given accommodation andfoods by the US. And they were also given military trainingand armed. In 1961, they were ordered to attack Cubathrough the Bay of Pigs. But, the armed forces of FidelCastro were able to drive them out of the country. Now, thelegal loophole of US immigration law does not cover therefugees of other nations but those under the name ofrefugees in the border. Hence, the present acts of the UShave turned out to be those to be considered seriously.Although the US is shouting at the top of its voice that acertain nation does not practise democracy and has nohuman rights, it is obvious that the US itself is discriminatingthe refugees.—MNA

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(from page 1)Using power, in-

timidation and coercion,Ah Si made efforts to bol-ster his power. He plottedto get rid of Baw Ni’s sonsand followers. First, heaccused Baw Ni’s youngerson Jiji who was perform-ing duties as office headat brigade-2 for having anaffair with a nurse, dis-missed him and put himunder detention.

Moreover, Ah Sithreatened and coercedthose villagers who wereassumed as followers andrelatives of Baw Ni fam-ily not to live in the area.For example, Ah Si killedfive Kayin nationals ofSidawkho village,Htantabin Township inorder to supress the peo-ple of the village. Hence,the local people fled tosafe places and townsand villages where theirrelatives resided. Fur-thermore, Ah Si misap-propriated a large sum ofextortion money as wellas funds and aids pro-vided by NGOs. Al-though the KNU (central)

Government is not in favourof war that it is taking…

For revealing themisdeeds of Ah Si andignorance of KNU (cen-tral), the late brigade-2commander Baw Ni’swife Daw Naw Hildalodged a complaint at theKNU (central). Then, theKNU (central) could nolonger remain indifferentand recalled Ah Si to thecentral in January 2005temporarily to settle thecase. In the absence ofAh Si, KNU brigade-2battalion-6 commandingofficer Steel Bar rescuedhis younger brother Jijifrom detention. When AhSi returned from the cen-tral, he tried to take ac-tion against Steel Bar.Then, Steel Bar and Jijimade arrangements toreturn to the legal fold onone hand and to fightback Ah Si on the other.However, Ah Si knew theplot and pursued to killSteel Bar and Jiji whofled to KNU (central).District secretary PhadoTaw Ni who helped SteelBar and Jiji to flee toKNU (central) was afraidof Ah Si’s fury. Thus,

knew the malpractices ofAh Si, it ignored hismisdeeds due to the in-fluence of Tamalar Baw.

Phado Taw Ni broughtalong his family and fledto KNU (central).

Under these cir-

cumstances, many KNUmembers got divided anddemoralised and they at-tempted to surrender andescape. To prevent fol-lowers from returning tolegal fold, Ah Si sentfamilies of KNU mem-

bers to the border andkept them as refugees. Inthis way, he had beenable to prevent KNUmembers from returningto the legal fold. On theother hand, he shouted atthe top of his voice that

the people fled to theborder refugee campfrom the danger ofTatmadaw’s attacks. In

this way, he tried to takepolitical advantage andobtain foreign aids andfunds.

Now, Steel Barand Jiji could no longerstay with KNU brigade-2 and they are taking

refuge at other KNUunits, it is learnt. Rely-ing on arms and his fa-ther, Ah Si bullied oth-ers. Thus, he was notgiven administrative andmilitary duties. He wasgiven only military dutyand lt-col Saw Naw wasgiven administrativeduty. However, Saw Nawwas just nominal and AhSi manipulated the af-fairs. Hence, Saw Nawleft for KNU (central)since April this year onthe ground of receivingmedical treatment.

Hence, there weremany insurgents fromKNU brigade-2 who sur-rendered and some wereabsent without leave andfled. Some KNU mem-bers dare not surrender orflee as their families arekept at refugee camp ashostages. Likewise, thenational people of thosevillages fled to safe ur-ban areas and villagesalong the railroad andmotor road where theirrelatives reside.

This ThabyayNyunt village was set upfor those KNU memberswho have returned to thelegal fold and the Kayinnationals who have fled.The village is facilitatedwell in accordance with

the five rural develop-ment tasks. The villagehas a high school(branch) and rural dispen-saries. In addition, low-cost housing project isimplemented for the con-venience of those whohave surrendered.

A r a b l elands, cattle and farmimplements are also pro-vided for the villagers toundertake agriculture.Hence, KNU brigade-2set the village on firetwice with the belief that

it was where the formerKNUs who surrenderedor deserted reside, wherethe Kayin villagers whodefied and fled reside.The demages and scarsinflicted by the KNUatrocities on this village

can yet be seen now. Inaddition, KNUs set fire toMwaydaw andKyaungpya villages inthe surrounding areas.Here are those villagerswho fled from torture andbullies of Ah Si andKNU brigade-2 insur-gents, those formerKNUs who surrendereddue to racial discrimina-tion, control of familymembers of KNUs ashostages and terrorist actsof Ah Si, as well as the

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan replies to the questions raised by local and foreign journalists. —MNA

Dean of Diplomatic Corps Philippine Ambassador to Myanmar Madame Phoebe A Gomezand journalists seen during the study tour of journalists in Bago Division.—MNA

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Mr Dirk Augustin of German Embassy, assistant resident representa-tive of UNHCR Mr Si Canka Dhanapapa, Mr Jean Benoit Manhez

of UNICEF and attendence seen during the study tour of journalistsin Bago Division. —MNA

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U Ohn Kyaing ofMone Village-tract.

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(from page 8)people from surrounding villages who had time andagain suffered KNU atrocities such as planting ofmines, massacres, setting of fire, etc. You journalistscan interview them.

Ah Si is opposed to peace talk and negotiationbetween the Government and KNU. He is always infavour of war and he has been collecting extortionmoney, bullying the people, misappropriating fundsand seeking his own interest by taking advantage ofthe regional instability. As Ah Si does not wish peacehe is in favour of war, he committed terrorist acts insuccession in Bago, Nyaunglebin, Toungoo and sur-rounding areas to harm the stability. Some of histerrorist acts were the explosion in the Penwegonmarket on 2-11-2005; the explosion in front of No 1State High School in Bogo on 3-1-2006; the blowingup of power grid-254 on 12-1-2006; the explosion onthe north of Toungoo station on 15-1-2006: the bombexplosion in Pyu market on 30-1-2006; the plantingof mines to blow up railroad between Ka-nyut-kwinand Taw-kywe-inn stations on 7-2-2006; the plantingof mines to blow up railroad between Yedashe andKyungon stations on 16-2-2006; the bomb explosionin front of No 1 State High School in Toungoo on2-3-2006; and the planting of SOC front-blowing mineon railroad at 176/22 milepost near Kyungon on 19-3-2006. Such atrocities of KNUs have been clarifiedat the previous press conference No.3/2006.

The Government has the duty to protect thelives and property of the people. Hence, with a viewto preventing KNU atrocities and sabotage acts andensuring the public safety, the Government has to clear

Government not in favour ofwar that it is taking…

up the surrounding areas and those areas where KNUsand hardcores could take refuge. In response to this,KNU sent family members and hardcores from thatregion to the border area. Likewise, the Kayin nation-als in the region were also driven out to the borderarea forcefully so that they would be in no positionto make contact with and give information to theTatmadaw. The so-called refugees as haranguedharmoniously by the anti-government groups withinand without the country are, in fact, the KNU familiesand hardcores who had been dislodged by the KNUto the border area intentionally. Few of them are thosevillagers who were forcefully driven out by KNUswith the intention of cutting off contacts with theTatmadaw.

As mentioned above, Ah Si has been launchingsabotage acts for harming the lives and property ofthe people, destabilizing the political situations andfor destroying peace negotiation with KNU. In addi-tion, he launched sabotage acts such as planting ofmines along Bago-Toungoo railroad and in the sur-rounding areas of East Yoma mountain range in orderto harm the residential people and making thosevillagers who did not obey their forceful displacementto be unable to earn livelihood peacefully.

Hence, a large number of local people have losttheir lives or become amputees by stepping on mines

planted by KNUs. The local people had to suffer greattroubles in earning livelihood. Arrangements havebeen made for you journalists to interview those inMone town whose relatives lost lives by KNU mines,those who were severely wounded by KNU mines,those whose cattle, carts and farm implements wererobbed by KNUs, those who were forced by KNUsto work in farms and those who fled from their natives.

In fact, the Government is not in favour of warthat it is taking security measures. As KNU has beentime and again jeopardizing and harming the lives andproperty of the people, the Government has to takesecurity measures. The national people dare not livein their native villages due to power struggle, mas-sacres, bullies and coercion of KNU. Actually, KNU

drove out the people to prevent from contacting withthe Tatmadaw and to displace them. To prevent itsfollowers from surrendering or fleeing, KNU movedfamilies of its members to the border forcefully. It isthe KNU that plant mines to harm the local peoplein order to threaten them not to work or earn livelihoodfreely under the protection of the Tatmadaw. Largenumber of rural people lost lives and limbs due tobooby traps of KNU.

Actually, it is only a plotted scheme by foreignmasters and KNU insurgents in synchronization ofunderground attack and internal and external above-ground attack. By taking advantage of the Govern-ment’s efforts for secure peace, the KNU sent sabotageteams to inner regions. By planting mines on railroadsand motor roads and in urban areas again and again,they assumed that the Government had to take securitymeasures. Then, they intended to instigate and preachthe international community that the villages weredisplaced by the Tatmadaw offensive. And the villag-ers had to flee as refugees. By giving the limelightto the fabricated stories of refugees, they intended tomake accusation that Myanmar, in the eyes of inter-national community, has become a threat to the regionand finally the UN Security Council would be promptedto take action against Myanmar.

Like a thief shouting “thief, thief!”, they arelaunching propaganda campaign to the effect thatabout 10,000 Kayin villagers fled and some 1800reached the border. The Kayin Women Organization(KWO) formed by KNU and some NGOs which areminions of the colonialists are shouting at the top oftheir voice in collusion with BBC, VOA, RFA, DVBbroadcasting stations. Consequently, the USA took astep by waiving its immigration law to receive the so-called Kayin refugees. Actually, the majority of theso-called refugees are KNU terrorists, their families,relatives and hardcores as well as those families ofKNU members who were forced to become as hos-tages.

The foreign masters trying to interfere inMyanmar’s internal affairs are ignoring the terroristacts causing losses of lives and limbs of the people,massacres, planting of mines at railroads and motorroads, bomb blasts, etc. by KNU.

I have clarified points on power struggle withinKNU brigade-2; driving out and displacement of resi-dential people intentionally; and massacres, robberiesand setting villages on fire, planting of mines by KNU.In conclusion, I would like to say that you journalistscan ask questions and interview the residential peoplewho had suffered the troubles.—MNA

Those attending the news briefing at the hall in Mone of Kyaukkyi Township. MNA

Local people who suffered trouble due to atrocities of KNU insurgents seen at thehall in Mone of Kyaukkyi Township. — MNA

Chairman U KhinThein of Mone Village- tract PDC. — MNA

U Myint Kyaw ofKyaungpya Village.

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U Myat Kyaw ofMwaydaw Village.

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U Tun Naing ofMone.

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U Maung Chit ofKhongyi Village.

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(from page 16)and planting of mines byKNU.

Dean of the DiplomaticCorps Ambassador of theRepublic of PhilippinesMadame Phoebe A Gomez,Charge d’Affaires ai of theGerman Embassy Dr DirkAugustin and members,Assistant Resident Repre-sentative Si CankaDhanapala of UNHCR Of-fice, Project Officer JeanBenoit Manhez and partyof UNICEF, member cor-respondents of MyanmarForeign CorrespondentsClub and editorial staff oflocal and foreign magazinesand journals were in thestudy group.

The journalists leftToungoo in the morning.After viewing rural devel-opment of Htantabin Town-ship, they arrived inThabyenyunt Village ofThandaung Township at8.30 am.

At the hall of BasicEducation High School(Branch) in ThabyenyuntVillage, the first session ofthe second-day study tourin Bago Division of South-ern Command area was

Local and foreign journalistsstudy development …

1. An explosion occurred at Shop No 1-2 of Sibin Market in Pyidawtha Ward,Penwegon, at 5.30 pm on 2-11-2005. The culprit, Saw Tin Win (a) Saw Lay Wa, 36,of KNU Brigade-3 was arrested.2. An explosion occurred at the left side of the gate of Bago BEHS No 1 at about7 pm on 3-1-2006. And another explosion occurred at about 8 pm near the pavementon Shwemawdaw Pagoda Road in front of the house of the headmistress of BEHSNo 1. A packet of gun powder together with a detonator was found in the conduit pipeof the pavement, about 20 feet from the scene of the second explosion.3. The base of No 254 pylon was damaged as it was blasted by a planted bombat about 4 am on 12-1-2006. A TE truck carrying some workers, who repaired thepylon, on its way back was torched and destroyed by KNU insurgents on Leiktho-Yado Road on 14-1-2006.4. At about 4.30 am on 15-1-2006, a bomb exploded under the rail track, about200 yards from the north of Taungoo Station causing a little damage to the rail trackand a one-and-a-half-square-foot hole. Conducting a thorough search also led to thefinding of a mine under the rail track, about 300 yards to the south of the station.5. Acting on information provided by the duty-conscious people on 30-1-2006,authorities seized a time bomb from a pile of dried fish at a grocery shop of SibinThaya Market in Pyu. The bomb exploded but caused no damage as it was moved toa safe place in time where bags of sand and rice were kept. In cooperation with thepublic, authorities managed to expose and arrest the KNU bomber and its hardcores.6. At about 2 am on 7-2-2006, authorities managed to defuse two mines plantedon Yangon-Mandalay railway between mile post Nos (120/12) and (121/13).According to the investigation, it was found that the two mines contained seven anda half pounds of TNT. If the case could not be exposed in time, the rail track couldbe seriously damaged and railway carriages could derail and causing many deaths ofpassengers.7. Clearing the surrounding area of the mines, authorities found a 3.5-inchgrenade shell in a field, about 400 yards from the scene. It was KNU insurgents thatattempted to blow up the rail track and launch the bomb at the passenger train.8. A home-made bomb planted on an earth road leading to the site of ThaukyekhatHydro-electric power project was also exposed at 5.30 pm on 15-2-2006.9. On the morning of 23-2-2006 acting on a tip-off, members of a security forcemanaged to defuse in time a high-explosive land mine planted by KNU insurgentsunder the rail track near mile post No (176/28) on Yangon-Mandalay railwaybetween Yedashe Station and Kyungon Station.10. A bomb went off in front of Taungoo BEHS No1 on the morning of 2-3-2006.Two hours later an explosion also occurred at a transformer near Panyoma women'shostel in Ward-20, Taungoo. Authorities in cooperation with local people rushed tothe scene and nabbed Saw Gay The Mu (a) Nay La, 27, an operative of KNU Brigade-5 and his accomplices together with explosive devices.11. Acting on a tip-off from a local person, authorities exposed a mine planted 800yards from the rail track between Yedashe and Kyungon Stations on 19-3-2006. Themine was kind of SOC used by KNU members. It was speculated that the mine wasleft behind before going off after KNU members had fled the scene as they failed theirattempt at an inopportune time.12. A person lost his left ankle as he stepped on a land mine planted by KNU, fiveyards from Yangon-Mandalay Road between mile post Nos (119/3) and (119/4) inKhingyi Village, Penwegon, Kyaukdaga Township, at about 7 am on 22-4-2006.Conducting a thorough search led to the finding of a time bomb made with fourpounds of TNT.13. An explosion occurred at a transformer near a branch road leading toPenwegon-Kyaukkyi in Kyaukdaga township at about 8 pm on 4-5-2006.

(The above-mentioned cases have been exposed, and eight KNU mem-bers who were involved in the cases have been arrested in cooperation with thepublic.)

MNA

Atrocities committed by KNUin Southern Command area

held. Also present on theoccasion were the Dean ofthe Diplomatic Corps anddiplomats, officials of UNagencies, senior militaryofficers of Southern Com-mand Headquarters, thosewho returned to the legalfold from KNU Brigade-2, local people subject tobullying and to rture ofKNU insurgents, town-selders and local nationalpeople.

Minister for Informa-tion Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsanexplained measures beingtaken for ensuring secu-rity and the rule of law andall-round developments inSouthern Command aswell as troubles of resi-dential people caused byracism, power strugglesand bullying among KNUinsurgents and terroristacts such as massacres,

setting of fire and plantingof mines by KNUs.

(The clarifications ofthe minister are reportedseparately.)

Journalists raisedquestions on bullying andterrorist acts such as mas-sacres, setting of fire andplanting of mines commit-ted by KNU insurgents.Minister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,officials, local people andmembers of KNUBrigad-2 who returned tothe legal fold replied to thequestions.

Next, the group ofexcursion tour membersvisited and viewedprogress of ThabyenyuntVillage.

Afterwards, the min-ister and party proceededto Mone of KyaukkyiTownship, Bago Division,in the afternoon.

At the hall in Mone,the second session of thebriefing followed. It wasattended by townselders,members of social organi-zations and the local peo-ple who suffered from de-structive acts caused byKNU.

Later, officials an-swered the queries raisedby local and foreign jour-nalists. Minister for Infor-mation Brig-Gen KyawHsan gave a supplemen-tary clarification.

The minister, the Deanof the Diplomatic Corpsand members and journal-ists arrived at Mone Sta-tion Hospital.

Medical Superin-tendent Dr Maung MaungKhin and health staff wel-comed them.

They comforted those,

Medical Superintend-ent Dr Maung Maung Khinof Mone Station Hospitalexplained sabotage acts ofKNU to harm the lives ofthe people by planting landmines in busy places, disa-bled the people, and pro-viding medical treatmentsand social assistance of theGovernment.

Next, U Myat Kyawof Mwaydaw Village, UTun Naing of Ward 4 ofMone, U Htay and U MyintKyaw of Kyaungpya Vil-lage and U Maung Chit ofKhongyi Village explaineddifficulties of local peoplein their region due to mas-sacres, planting of mines,setting of fire and atroci-ties of KNU, those whofled their homes due to dan-gers of KNU, and losses oflives and limbs of the peo-ple.

who lost their limbs due tomine blasts of KNU, undermedical treatment. TheDean of the DiplomaticCorps Philippine Ambas-sador also comforted thepatients individually. Thejournalists met the mine-victims and studied theirinjuries.

The minister, the Deanof the Diplomatic CorpsPhilippine Ambassador,the Charge d’Affaires ai ofthe Germany Ambassadorand party, officials ofUNHCR and UNICEF,journalists and media per-sonnel presented their cashdonations amounting to K101,300 to Medical Super-intendent Dr MaungMaung Khin.

They left the hospitaland arrived back here in theevening.

MNA

Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan comforts a mine victim who is undergoing treatment at Mone Station Hospital.— MNA

Dr Maung Maung Khin of Mone Station Hospital accepts cash donations forthe mine victims. — MNA

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Chinese Vice-Presidentmeets Lee Kuan Yew

BEIJING, 13 May — Chinese Vice-President Zeng Qinghong met hereFriday with Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.

Zeng reviewed thedevelopment of the China-Singapore ties over the past16 years, saying the twocountries had increasedpolitical trust and theircooperation had beenfruitful.

He expressed China'sappreciation to Singaporefor its adherence to theone-China policy.

Zeng praised Lee as“a founder” of China-Singapore relations, and

for his long-term effortsand contribution to theimprovement of bilateralfriendship and cooperation.

He also briefed Lee onthe development of HongKong and the ChineseGovernment's basic policyon Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region.

Lee said Singapore wasdelighted with China’sachievement in itseconomic and socialdevelopment and the

growing momentum thatHong Kong had shown inits development under thepolicy of “one country, twosystems”.

He also reiterated thatSingapore would abide bythe one-China policy andoppose “Taiwan indepen-dence”. Lee arrived inBeijing on Wednesdaymorning on an eight-dayvisit at the invitation of theChinese Government.

MNA/Xinhua

Minutemen, protesterssquare off at US Capitol

WASHINGTON, 13 May— Illegal immigration protesters wrapped up a cross-country caravan on Friday with a rally in the shadow of the US Capitol, asimmigrant-rights activists chanted for them to “go away”.

Members of theMinuteman Project andother border-patrol groupswarned the United Stateswas in danger of beingoverrun by Mexicans if theSenate passes a bill thatwould give millions ofillegal immigrants a chanceto earn citizenship.

“They should be

rounded up and deported,every single one of them,”John Clark of the AmericanImmigration ControlFoundation said to acheering crowd of abouttwo dozen. “Leave themhere and in 10 years thiswill not be the United Statesof America.”

Fifty yards away a

similar number of coun-terprotesters chanted“Minutemen go away,immigrants are here to stay”behind a line of police.

Millions of Latinos havetaken to the streets inmassive protests to demandgreater civil rights in recentweeks. Minutemen founderJim Gilchrist said suchprotests underlined thegrowing threat posed by theestimated 11.5 to 12 millionillegal immigrants now inthe country. “They are notassembling to protect theirrights. They are assemblingto strip us of our rights,”Gilchrist said.

MNA/Reuters

Japan reports 16 people of suspectedH5N2 infection

TOKYO, 13 May — Sixteen people in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, mayhave been infected with the less virulent H5N2 strain of avian influenza, KyodoNews reported Thursday, citing test results.

The number of people having been suspected of H5N2 infections in Japan thusrose to 93. Several outbreaks of H5N2 strain occurred in poultry farms around theregion last year.— MNA/Xinhua

Ethanol demand boosts corn pricesWASHINGTON, 14 May — As demand for ethanol zooms higher, Kansas corn farmer Ken McCauley

expects higher prices for his crop.

German mountaineerfalls to death in Tibet LHASA, 13 May — A German mountaineer fell to

his death while descending Mount Cho Oyu in Tibet onTuesday, a source with the China Tibet MountaineeringAssociation said Friday.

The man stumbled at an altitude of 7,800 metres andslid about 70 metres before hitting his head on a rock.He then fell into an ice chasm, said Zhang Mingxing,secretary-general of the association.

The association had notified the German Embassyin Beijing of the accident, Zhang said. However, localpolice and embassy officials were not available Fridayevening to identify the man's name.

He was with a seven-member German climbingteam that is still on the mountain, Zhang said. Hiscolleagues could not be contacted for comment.

Mount Cho Oyu, which rises to 8,201 metres, islocated near Mount Everest at the centre of theHimalayas.— MNA/Xinhua

Woman gets shoulder massagefrom Tokyo burglar

TOKYO, 13 May — How about a little relaxationwith your robbery?

A burglar gave a 35-year-old woman a shouldermassage for several hours after breaking into herapartment in central Tokyo and tying her up, policewere quoted as saying on Friday.

He stole 210,000 yen (1,900 US dollars) in cash andher bank cash card, though he later mailed the card toher as she requested after withdrawing 980,000 yenfrom her account, Kyodo news agency said.

It said Lee Jin-se, 29, a South Korean, admitted theburglary and told police he lingered in the woman'sapartment and gave her the massage "to relax her".

MNA/Reuters

John Wilcox unloads his combine while his son Dave drives the tractoralongside while harvesting corn in Springfield, Ill., in a file photo from 29

Sept, 2003. Escalating demand for ethanol will push corn prices higher thisyear, the Agriculture Department said.—INTERNET

“That’s kind of the storyacross the country,” saidMcCauley, who growscorn and soybeans innortheast Kansas.“There’s a lot more buyersout there because of theseethanol plants and other

ways to use the corn.”The amount of corn

used to make ethanolshould increase by 34percent over last year’suse to 2.15 billion bushels,the department said Fridayin its monthly crop report.

Meanwhile, the nation’ssoon-to-be-harvestedwinter wheat crop is ontrack to be the smallestsince 2002, analysts said.Farmers are expected toproduce 1.1 billion bushelsof winter wheat, down 12

percent from last year.Drought in Texas,

Oklahoma and through-out the central andsouthern Great Plains hasdramatically reducedyields, which shouldaverage 42.2 bushels anacre, down two bushelsfrom last year, the reportsaid. Wheat prices shouldbe $3.50 to $4.10 a bushel,up from $3.42 last year.

For corn, demand fromethanol plants as well asfrom foreign countriesimproved the priceforecast to $2.25 to $2.65a bushel, compared withlast year's $1.95 to $2.05.

Demand has risen sosharply, the amount ofcorn in storage is expectedto drop to half of last yearlevels, the departmentsaid.—Internet

Television and electronics shops display their products on a street in Hanoi on14 May, 2006. Vietnam has reached an agreement with the United States thatpaves the way for the communist country to join the World Trade Organization, US and Vietnamese officials said on Sunday.—INTERNET

Tokyo Fire Department fireboats spray coloured water into the air during afire drill pageant on water, as part of the Tokyo Minato Matsuri or Port

Festival, in Tokyo Port, on 14 May, 2006. More than 400 firefightersparticipated in the annual event. —INTERNET

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case of H5N1 inDjibouti

GENEVA, 13 May— TheWorld Health Organi-zation confirmed onThursday a baby inDjibouti has infected withthe H5N1 virus, the firsthuman case of bird flu inthe country.

The two-year-old girlwas still alive, WHOspokesman Dick Thomp-son said, but he did notgive any details about herhealth condition.

The Djibouti Gov-ernment confirmed thecase in capital Djibouti,saying three chickens hadalso been infected with thevirus. But whether it wasrelated to the human casewas not clear for the timebeing.

“Djibouti thus becomesthe first country in theHorn of Africa to havedetected a human case andbird cases of H5N1,” theDjibouti Governmentsaid on the website ofthe official DjiboutianInformation Agency.

The country’s HealthMinistry said the govern-ment would further in-crease surveillance of thedisease.—MNA/Xinhua

Bolivia accuses foreign oil firmsof operating illegally

VIENNA, 13 May—Bolivian President EvoMorales on Thursdayaccused foreign oilcompanies of having longevaded taxes and smuggledout Bolivian oil under

“unconstitutional” con-tracts.

The President told anews conference beforea three-day EU-LatinAmerica summit in Vien-na that Bolivia’s na-

tionalization of the energysector was aimed to reclaimits national resources.Morales warned that somecompanies may not becompensated after theenergy nationalization.

“If they have recoveredtheir investment then thereis no reason to compensatethem whatsoever,” hesaid.Morales said foreignfirms have been pillagingthe resource-rich Boliviafor more than five centuriesand “this has to end now”.“What we are looking for... are partners, not bossesto exploit our naturalresources,” he said.Morales said more than 70contracts with foreigncompanies are “uncon-stitutional” ones nego-tiated secretly. “Any newcontract, bilateral ormultilateral must beratified by Congress,” hesaid.—MNA/Xinhua

BUDAPEST, 13 May— Asa largely agriculturalcountry with an export-oriented wheat market,Hungary cannot supportany radical agriculturalreforms in the EuropeanUnion (EU), a HungarianGovernment Minister saidon Thursday.

Jozsef Graf, Hungary’sMinister of Agricultureand Regional Develop-ment, told a two-day jointcongress of the Inter-national Food andAgricultural Trade PolicyCouncil and the Euro-pean trade associationCOCERAL in Budapest,that Hungary’s agriculturalsector had been export-oriented over the past 15years.

Hungary’s annual cerealoutput of around 12 milliontons exceeds the need fordomestic consumption,which is around 8 milliontons per year, he noted.

For the past two yearsfollowing its EU accession,Hungary has accumulatedsubstantial stocks of surpluscereals, partly as the resultof an exceptionally goodharvest last year, he said,

adding that the country’scontribution to the EU of itssurplus wheat constitutes 50per cent of the interventionstock of the 25-memberbloc in the 2005-2006 fiscalyear. Hungary’s maizecontribution alone ac-counted for 82 per cent ofthe EU intervention stock,Graf said.

The minister said that70 per cent of theHungarian territory wasarable land, and due to itslandlocked conditions, thecountry’s transport costssignificantly hiked up theprice of its wheat.

Although theHungarian Government isplanning to enhancecompetitiveness in thesector, such as furtherpromotion of animalhusbandry, modernizationin horticulture and bettermarketing, Hungary op-poses radical EU reformsof agriculture, Graf said.

Hungary is not infavour of changing theCommon AgriculturalPolicy unless in areas thatare absolutely necessary,the minister said.

At the joint con-

gress, EU AgricultureCommissioner MariannFischer Boel warnedagainst the size of the EU’sintervention wheat stock,which has swollen from3 million tons in 2004 to18 million tons at present,calling for reform of thegrain market.

Key topics on thecongress agenda alsoinclude agricultural nego-tiations at the World TradeOrganization, impact of EU

enlargement and sustain-ability goals, includingexpansion in biofuelstrade.—MNA/Xinhua

Marienela Nunez as the Lilac Fairy performs during a dress rehearsal for theballet "The Sleeping Beauty" at The Royal Opera House in London,on 12 May, 2006. The first public performance of the ballet will be

on 15 May, 2006.—INTERNET

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JOHANNESBURG, 13 May— Sixty-two factory workerswere sent to different hospitals after an ammonia leak at an icecream factory in Cape Town, South Africa.

A chemical smell and “chemical visibility in the air” werereported by a member of the public, Cape Town's municipaldisaster management spokesman Johan Minnie told theSouth African Press Association (SAPA).—MNA/Xinhua

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Indonesia’s Merapi volcano releases a huge cloud of hot gas on 14 May, 2006 asseen from Pekam village on the outskirts of Yogyakarta, the provincial capital ofCentral Java province, Indonesia. Villages on Mount Merapi were left virtuallyempty, although some residents returned to its slopes Sunday to tend theiranimals and crops after officials raised the alert status of the Merapi volcano to

the highest level, meaning that an eruption is imminent.—INTERNET

Grammy winning singer songwriterMelissa Etheridge applauds graduates

of the Class of 2006 at the BerkleeCollege of Music commencement inBoston, Massachusetts, on 13 May,

2006. Etheridge was awarded anHonorary Doctor of Music degree fromBerklee College of Music.—INTERNET

China to arrange overseas exams forcertified accountants

HONG KONG, 13 May— China’s Ministry of Finance will arrange overseasexaminations for certified accountants, said a Chinese official here on Friday.

Alligator kills Floridajogger near canal

MIAMI, 13 May— An alligatorgrabbed and killed a Florida womanwho disappeared while jogging near acanal, a medical examiner determinedon Thursday.

Construction workers found thewoman's dismembered body floatingon Wednesday in a canal in Sunrise, anorthwest suburb of Fort Lauderdale.An autopsy showed she died of bleedingand shock from alligator bites.

“The alligator attacked her andbasically amputated her arms, bit her onthe leg and back and pulled her into thewater,” said Dr Joshua Perper, theBroward County medical examiner, whoperformed the autopsy. “She diedextremely fast. By the time she waspulled into the water, she was alreadydead.” — MNA/Reuters

MTV to expand into Internet, mobile value-added services in China BEIJING, 13 May— Global broadcaster MTV Networks will expand into Internet and mobile value-added

services in China, China Daily reported on Friday.

Scientists identify “routes” of sandstormsin China

HOHHOT, 13 May— Chinese meteorologists claim to have identified the"routes" used by winds that cause sandstorms in China.

French aircraft manufacturerto expand Chinese market

BEIJING, 13 May— The France-based regionalaircraft manufacturer ATR announced hereThursday plans to expand further into the Chineseaircraft market with a representative office inBeijing.

Wang Jun, DeputyFinance Minister said atthe one-day internationalconference on China andGlobal Capital Markets thatthe move is to be taken tohelp implement the glo-balization strategy of theChinese Mainland pro-fessional accountants, andfoster the overseas certifiedaccountants forces.

The conference isjointly held by the HongKong Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants and theInstitute of CharteredAccountants in Englandand Wales.

Wang, also secretary-general of ChinaAccounting StandardsCommittee, said Chineseventures' entering into theinternational capitalmarket, their obtaining ofoverseas funding allimpose practical re-quirements to the Chineseprofessional accountants.

Chinese Mainlandaccountants will beencouraged to obtaincertifications of overseascertified accountants, headded.

Wang said that in theChinese Mainland examsfor certified accountants,English will be a must-exam in the near future.

He said the ministry willstrengthen ties with theinternational accountingorganizations to launchmore training programmesfor Mainland accountants.

Wang said to improvethe competitiveness of big

accounting firms is anothertask for the ministry.

The effective manage-ment of the listed com-panies is the foundationfor the capital market andthe good service of theaccounting firms for thelisted ventures is closelylinked to the sounddevelopment of the capitalmarket.

MNA/Xinhua

"I am not discouraged,but encouraged by what ishappening in China,"William Roedy, vice-chairman of MTVNetworks and president ofMTV Networks Interna-tional, was quoted by the

newspaper as saying. There are more than 340

million families with accessto TV broadcasting, over400 million mobile phoneusers and 111 millionInternet users in China.

These figures are

expected to continuegrowing in coming yearswith more demand forvalue-added services, thenewspaper said.

Although China hasallowed foreign broad-casters to establish joint

ventures relating to contentproduction, broadcasting isstill forbidden.

MTV, the entertainmentchannel that is owned bymedia giant Viacom, is airedin the Pearl River Delta inSouth China and a numberof luxury residences andhotels in other parts of thecountry.

MNA/Xinhua

Avions de TransportRegional, the world leaderin the 50 to 70-seaterturboprop aircraft, plannedto strengthen itscooperation with Chineseairlines, said FilippoBagnato, chief executiveofficer, in Beijing.

“We should furtherstrengthen ties withChinese industry, growmarket opportunities in the region, and have apermanent presence inthis important market,”Bagnato said.

Since 1998, ChinaSouthern Airlines XinjiangCompany has beenoperating five ATR 72-500s, the only turbopropregional aircraft in China.

China, with a populationof 1.3 billion, have a total

of 784 passenger aircraft,including 76 regionalaircraft. The United States,with a population of lessthan 300 million, has 8,650operational passengeraircraft, including 3,200regional aircraft. The UShas 1,534 turbopropregional aircraft.

“In the coming 15 years,the commercial aviationmarket will expandsignificantly in China,”Bagnato said. “ATR willsupply state-of-the-artaircraft with jet-likecomfort.” The revival ofthe turboprop was due tothe soaring price of crudeoil, to the growth inregional air traffic, and topressure on airlines toreduce costs.

MNA/Xinhua

A ten-year researchproject found that sand-storms affecting China wereclosely related to the coldfront from Siberia, saidKang Ling, deputy head ofthe Inner Mongolia Auto-nomous Regional Meteo-rological Station. The frontswirls through large desertareas, including the GobiDesert, often combiningwith cyclones in Mongoliaand bringing sandstorms toChina, said Kang. Kang said

the front arrived in Chinavia three routes.

On the east, the frontruns southward throughcentral and eastern Mon-golia, affecting northeastChina, central and easternInner Mongolia, Shanxi andHebei Provinces and areasto the south of these regions.

The central route goessouthward through centraland western Mongolia,affecting central andwestern Inner Mongolia

and eastern areas ofnorthwest China, centraland southern parts of northChina and regions to thesouth of these areas.

To the west, the frontblows southward throughwestern Mongolia andnortheast Kazakhstan,affecting northeasternpart of Xinjiang, thewesternmost region ofChina, north China andareas to the south of theseregions.— MNA/Xinhua

Udo Jost of the International Tracing Service(ITS) is seen in the ITS archive in central

German town of Bad Arolsen, on 10 May, 2006.Picture taken on 10 May, 2006.—INTERNET

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Racing Santander player Jonathan Valle, centre, triesto get past Villarreal players Quique Alvarez, left, andAlessio Tachinardi of Italy, right, during their Spanishleague soccer match at Madrigal Stadium in Villarreal,

Spain, on 13 May, 2006.—INTERNET

French soccer Ligue 1 champion Olympique Lyon'steam celebrate their fifth running title in the Gerland

Stadium in Lyon on 13 May, 2006.—INTERNET

Germany's IBF middleweight champion ArthurAbraham, right, and his challenger Kofi Jantuahfrom Ghana fight during their world title boxing boutin Zwickau, eastern Germany, on Saturday night,13 May, 2006. Abraham won by decision.—INTERNET

Liverpool's Peter Crouch attempts an overhead kickagainst West Ham United during the FA Cup Finalsoccer match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff,

Wales, on 13 May, 2006.—INTERNET

Espanyol escape relegation,Sevilla beat Barca

MADRID, 14 May— King’s Cup winners Espanyolescaped relegation by the skin of their teeth on Saturdayafter a dramatic stoppage time goal from midfielderFerran Corominas earned them a 1-0 win at home toReal Sociedad. Fellow strugglers Alaves looked as ifthey were the team that would avoid the drop after theytook a 1-0 lead against Deportivo Coruna, but Corominas’late strike destroyed their hopes of survival and sent theBasque team down. Dimitry Piterman’s side will joinMalaga and Cadiz in the Second Division next season.

UEFA Cup winners Sevilla continued a week ofcelebrations and boosted their hopes of earning a placein the Champions League when they beat a second stringBarcelona 3-2. Barca, resting eight first choice playersfor Wednesday’s Champions League final against Ar-senal, fought back from two goals down to level at 2-2,but a late strike from Sevilla striker Kepa earned thehome side a vital win. —MNA/Reuters

Lille clinch last Champions League ticket PARIS, 14 May— Lille claimed a Champions League third qualifying round

spot after a 2-2 draw at Stade Rennes in a nail-biting last round of matches inLigue 1 on Saturday.

Bremen beat Hamburg, snatch 2ndplace in finale

BERLIN, 14 May— Werder Bremen snatched second place and directqualification into the Champions League with a thrilling 2-1 victory atHamburg SV on the final day of the Bundesliga season.

Scott slips back into tiefor Byron Nelson lead

HOUSTON, 14 May — Australia's Adam Scott lostmomentum after a fast start to drop back into a tie forthe lead at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving,Texas on Saturday.

The 25-year-old from Adelaide bogeyed three of thelast seven holes on the TPC at Las Colinas for a one-under-par 69, ending the third round at 11-under 199.

Level with Scott was South African TrevorImmelman, who charged into contention with a flaw-less 64 in bright sunshine to match Jeff Sluman for thebest score of the day. American Brett Wetterich, co-leader with Scott overnight, returned a 70 to sit third at10 under with compatriots Joe Ogilvie (69), CharleyHoffman (65), Omar Uresti (69) and Chad Campbell(65) a further two strokes back in a tie for fourth.

"It was a little disappointing not to keep it goingafter playing so well over the front nine," world numbernine Scott told reporters.

"I got caught out a couple of times with the winddirection and found myself in a bit of bother out there.

"But I'm still in the same position as when I teed offand I'm looking forward to playing with Trevor tomor-row," added the Australian, who is chasing his fourthPGA Tour title.

"I know I'm swinging well. I've just got to do it againtomorrow. Hopefully I'll also make a few putts."

Producing superb form with his pitching wedge,Scott birdied four of the first eight holes to forge fourstrokes clear of the chasing pack at 14 under.

He struck approach shots to four feet at the second,eight feet at the fourth, three feet at the seventh and towithin 10 feet of the flag at the eighth to stay on trackfor his fourth PGA Tour title. —MNA/Reuters

Reina the hero as Liverpool win final shootout CARDIFF, 14 May — Liverpool won the FA Cup for the seventh time on Saturday beating West Ham

United 3-1 on penalties after the teams drew an epic final 3-3 after extra time.

Doctor says Rooney makinggood progress

LONDON, 14 May— Injured England forward WayneRooney is taking very positive steps in his bid to be fitfor the World Cup finals, England doctor Leif Swardsaid.

"I talked to the doctors in Manchester and the reportthey gave me was very, very positive," Sward wasquoted as saying by British media on Saturday. "I cansay they have done a tremendous job with Wayne."

Rooney was photographed riding a bicycle at Man-chester United's Carrington training ground on Fridayas he battles to recover from a broken foot ahead of theWorld Cup finals. —MNA/Reuters

Liverpool keeper JoseReina saved three of thefour West Ham penaltieshe faced, becoming theirhero after handing WestHam two goals with er-rors earlier in the match.

One of the greatest ofall the 125 FA Cup finalswas taken into extra timeby a stunning last-minute30-metre shot by Liver-pool captain StevenGerrard, equalizing for thesecond time in the match.

West Ham had goneahead when JamieCarragher turned a lowcross into his own goalafter 20 minutes and went2-0 up eight minuteslater when Dean Ash-ton pounced after Reina

spilled a MatthewEtherington shot.

Djibril Cisse pulled oneback with a neat volley

after 32 minutes andGerrard, whose pinpointpass led to that goal, lev-elled with a thunderous

shot in the 54th as bothteams poured everythinginto attack.

Just when it appearedthat West Ham had losttheir impetus as well astheir lead, they suddenlyregained it from an unex-pected source in the 64thminute. —MNA/Reuters

Miroslav Klose scoredthe winner 18 minutesfrom time which liftedBremen up from third atthe expence of Hamburg,who now enter the thirdqualifying round for theChampions League.

"It's hard to find wordsfor this, the disappoint-ment is so great," said

Hamburg coach ThomasDoll. "It really hurts."

Hamburg had been sec-ond most of the season butlost two of their final threematches, while Bremen'swin gave them 17 pointsin their last seven games.

Bayern Munich, whoclinched their 20th Ger-man championship a week

ago, drew 3-3 at homeagainst Borussia Dort-mund to finish the seasonwith 75 points, ahead ofBremen on 70 and Ham-burg 68.

At the bottom of the ta-ble, VfL Wolfsburg secured15th place with a 2-2 drawagainst Kaiserslautern, whofinished one point behindthem and were relegatedalong with Cologne andMSV Duisburg.

Klose, the Bundesliga'stop scorer with 25 goalsahead of BayerLeverkusen's DimitarBerbatov with 21, found anopening between two de-fenders on the left to tap ina cross 12 minutes afterSergej Barbarez had equal-ized with a fine header.

MNA/Reuters

The northerners fin-ished third in the standingswith 62 points, two morethan arch-rivals RC Lens,who beat Nantes 3-1.

Lens finished fourthand qualified for theUEFA Cup.

Olympique Marseille,who had still hoped toqualify for the Champi-ons League, ended almostempty-handed.

The Provence side, whowere reduced to 10 menafter defender Abdoulaye

Meite was sent off for asecond bookable offenceon 70 minutes, were held1-1 at second-placedGirondins Bordeaux.

Franck Ribery, whohopes to be included inFrance's 23-man squad forthe World Cup on Sun-day, missed a penalty inthe 27th minute. Marseillefinished fifth and will playin the Intertoto Cup.

MNA/Reuters

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 15 May, 2006 15

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WEATHER

Sunday, 14 May, 2006Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has beenpartly cloudy in Kayah, Kayin and Mon States and rainor thundershowers have been isolated in Magway Divi-sion, scattered in Chin and Rakhine States, Mandalay,Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and TaninthayiDivisions,fairly widespread in Shan State and upperSagaing Division and widespread in the remainingareas. Day temperatures were (4°C) above normal inKayin State, (6°C) about normal in Taninthayi Divi-sion, (3°C) below normal in Shan State, and BagoDivision. (7°C) to (8°C) below normal in Kachin Stateand Sagaing Division and about normal in the remain-ing areas. The significant day temperatures were Minbu(40°C) and Magway (39°C). The noteworthy amountsof rainfalls recorded were Gwa (2.72) inches, Heho(2.24) inches, Kengtung (2.05) inches, Pathein (1.97)inches. Katha (1.57) inches, Hsipaw (1.53) inches andMogok (1.50) inches.

Maximum temperature on 13-5-2006 was 93°F.Minimum temperature on 14-5-2006 was 70°F. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hrs MST on 14-5-2006 was(79%). Total sunshine hours on 13-5-2006 was (6.7)hours approx.

Rainfalls on 14-5-2006 were nil at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and (0.04) inch at Central Yangon. Totalrainfalls since 1-1-2006 were (7.01) inches atMingaladon, (8.39) inches at Kaba-Aye and (7.13)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed atYangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from Southwest at(12:30) hours MST on 13-5-2006.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theBay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 15-5-2006: Rain orthundershowers will be widespread in Shan, Rakhine,Mon, Kayin States and Taninthayi Division, scattered inKachin State, Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawady, Sagaing, andMandalay Divisions and isolated in the remaining areas.Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate inMyanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihoodof increase of thundery conditions in the SouthernMyanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 15-5-2006: Likelihood of isolated rain orthundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouringareas for 15-5-2006: One or two rain or thundershow-ers. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouringareas for 15-5-2006: Likelihood of isolated rain orthundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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9.15 pm Article9.25 pm Vocal Gems

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4:45 pm

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Massive anti-US candle-lit vigil in SeoulSEOUL, 14 May — Thousands of South Korean students, labour union members and residents

gathered on Saturday near the US Embassy in downtown Seoul on a candle-lit vigil to protest a plan ofUS military base expansion in the country.

Canada's emissions of greenhouse gases are now 35per cent above the level it promised to reach under theKyoto climate change accord and the country wouldhave to ground every train, plane and car to meet itstarget, Environment Minister Rona Ambrose said onWednesday. In this file photo a sport fisherman standson rocks at the mouth of the Capilano River in NorthVancouver, British Columbia, as the early morning fog covers the Lions Gate Bridge.—INTERNET

US military base in South Korea.The gathering is part of a plan to stop the expansion

of the US Camp Humphreays in Pyongtaek, 65 kilo-metres south of Seoul. The protesters will move to auniversity campus in Seoul at about 10 pm local time(1300 GMT) and march to Pyongtaek on Sundaymorning. Hundreds of protesters held rallies near theUS Embassy and the Defence Ministry earlier on theday.

The organizer of the vigil said in a statement thatthey would hold rallies "as scheduled in a peaceful andpopular manner, with people from all walks of lifeparticipating".

More than 6,000 riot police were deployed aroundthe US Embassy in case of violent clashes.

The traffic near the US Embassy is almostparalyzed, but no physical conflict between protestersand police were reported.

The Yonhap News reported that more than 8,000riot police and 3,000 troops had already been dis-patched to Pyongtaek and will block the way fromSeoul to the US military base.

On 4 May , more than 120 people, including bothprotesters and police, were injured during bloodyclashes when police tried to evict protesters from abuilding in the compound of the US Camp Humphreys.More than 400 others were arrested by the policeduring the clashes.— MNA/Xinhua

The protesters, from more than 100 civic groups,called for the release of the protesters arrested duringa bloody conflict with police on 4 May in Pyongtaek,where the government is planning to build the largest

4th Waning of Kason 1368 ME Monday, 15 May, 2006

YANGON, 14 May —Chairman of the Informa-tion Committee of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Minister for In-formation Brig-Gen KyawHsan, together with jour-nalists, on 13 May went onstudy tour to witness meas-ures taken for ensuring se-curity and the rule of lawand all-round develop-ments in Htantabin Town-ship and Thabyenyunt Vil-lage on eastern side ofSittoung River and Moneregion of Kyaukkyi Town-ship in Bago Division ofSouthern Command aswell as troubles of residen-tial people caused byracism, power struggle andbullying among KNUinsurgents and terroristacts such as massacres, setting of fire

(See page 10)

Weather Forecast for 15-5-2006

Nay Pyi Taw & neighbouring areas

Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.

Degree of certainty is (60%).

Yangon & neighbouring areas

One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of

certainty is (80%).

Mandalay & neighbouring areas

Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.

Degree of certainty is (60%).

Local and foreign journalists study development of SouthernCommand area in Bago Division, troubles of local

people caused by racism, power struggles and bullying ofKNU insurgents, terrorist acts such as massacres, torching

and mine blasts committed by KNU

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At a time when the world is see-

ing the expeditious development of ICT

in all sectors, it is incumbent upon e-

National Task Force, Myanmar Info-

Tech Corporation, Myanmar Compu-

ter Federation and their congenial or-

ganizations to try their best for devel-

opment of ICT in Myanmar.

YANGON 14 May — Twenty eight members ofMogaung Township National League for Democracyincluding Township executives U Sein Aung and U ZKham Guam of Mogaung Township National Leaguefor Democracy, Monyin District, Kachin State, re-signed from the National League for Democracy sign-ing their resignation letters of their own accord andsending the copies of resignation to NLD headquartersand local authorities. At a ceremony held at theMogaung Township Multiparty Democracy GeneralElection Sub-Commission Office, on 7 May, the 28NLD members submitted their resignation letters.

Present on the occasion were the chairman ofMogaung Township Multiparty Democracy GeneralElection Sub-Commission, the township law officer,the township justice, the township education officer,the head of township Immigration and National Reg-istration Department, the executive officer of town-ship Development Affairs Committee, head of town-ship revenue department, head of township forestrydepartment and the 28 NLD members. Member ofMogaung Township NLD U Hla Aung acted as mas-ters of ceremonies.

On behalf of the 28 NLD members, U Z KhamGuam explained the cause of their resignation fromNLD saying that NLD did not serve the interests oflocals but instead becoming a group of good-for-noth-ing and thus they should not join hands with the self-

NLD not serving interests of localsbecoming group of good-for-nothingTarnishing image of the nation in

collusion with terrorist groups28 members resign from Mogaung Township NLD

seekers who were concentrating on grabbing power. Hecontinued to say that NLD was in no position to take aleadership role in the region and they failed to show agood example in carrying out the tasks of national unity.Moreover, there was division among party members asall party members stuck to personality cult and sectari-anism. The activities of NLD did not contribute toregional and national development but posed danger toregional stability. Although the entire people have wit-nessed development of the State, NLD, with negativeviews and in collusion with external terrorist groups,was tarnishing the image of the nation. Moreover,according to the decision of the so-called party leader,NLD walked out of the National Convention which isdesigned to shape a modern, developed and discipline-flourishing democratic nation. Deviating from the origi-nal goals, NLD relied on external elements and thusparty members no longer had trust in the party. Turninga blind eye to the national development, NLD stayedaloof from the people and became a separate class. Inconclusion, he said that they resigned from NLD of theown volition as they want to truly serve the interests ofthe nation and the people.

Next, on behalf of the 28 NLD members,Mogaung Township NLD party member U Tin Ngwepresented the resignation letters and materials theyused when they were membership to the NLD, to thechairman of the sub-commission.—MNA

Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Dean of Diplomatic Corpand members, local and foreign journalists askafter the patients lost parts of body due to mine

blast committed by KNU insurgents. —MNA