kataññuta, gratitude towards the grateful; this is the …emergence of the state constitution is...

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

Kataññuta, gratitude towards the grateful; this is the way to auspiciousness.

Volume XII, Number 16 14th Waxing of Kason 1366 ME Sunday, 2 May, 2004

Four political objectives* Stability of the State, community peace and

tranquillity, prevalence of law and order* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Consti-

tution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives* Development of agriculture as the base and all-

round development of other sectors of theeconomy as well

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

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

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

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

entire nation* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and

preservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

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

ards of the entire nation

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Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt lays cornerstone of the building of Myanmar Engineering Society.—˚MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt addresses coordination meeting on conservation of environment.— MNA

Prime Minister lays cornerstone for constructing newMyanmar Engineering Society building

YANGON, 1 May — Cor-nerstones were laid for con-struction of a new building ofthe Myanmar EngineeringSociety at a ceremony held atthe chosen site near the MICTPark on TekkathokyaungStreet in Hline Township thismorning, attended by PrimeMinister General KhinNyunt.

Also present were Secre-tary-1 of the State Peace andDevelopment Council Lt-GenSoe Win, Secretary-2 Lt-GenThein Sein, Chairman ofYangon Division Peace andDevelopment Council Com-mander of Yangon CommandMaj-Gen Myint Swe, the min-isters, the Yangon mayor, thedeputy ministers, ambassa-dors of foreign embassies toMyanmar in Yangon andcharges d’affaires, officialsof the State Peace and Devel-opment Council Office, de-partmental heads, Chairmanof the MES Dr Sein Myintand executives, officials ofthe Myanmar ConstructionEntrepreneurs Associationand guests. At the first sessionof the ceremony, Dr SeinMyint reported on facts aboutthe project with the use of ascale model and charts. Next,

the Prime Minister, the Secre-tary-1, the Secretary-2, thecommander, the ministers andthe MES chairman took desig-nated places. The Prime Min-ister laid the silver casket with

nine kinds of gem in the middleof the foundation. Afterwards,the Prime Minister and partyput corner- stones at the sametime.

ArticleTowards the newprosperous nation

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INSIDEPerspectives

Workers to standfirmly as national

force (Page 2)

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YANGON, 1 May— A coordination meeting on conser-vation of environment was held at Zeya Thiri Beikman onKonmyinttha this evening, with an address by Prime Min-ister General Khin Nyunt. Also present were the ministers, the deputy ministersmembers of the Environment Conservation Committee,officials of the State Peace and Development CouncilOffice, heads of departments and officials. In his address, the Prime Minister said regarding theconservation of environment a department was formedunder the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In order to promoteenvironmental affairs, the Environmental ConservationCommittee comprising the ministers, the deputy ministersand heads of departments from related ministries was formedand duties were assigned, he said.

Myanmar needs to protect its valuable natural resources andnatural environment

Coordination meeting on conservation of environment held Now priority is being given to environmental conserva-tion in international communities. He spoke of the need forMyanmar to protect its valuable natural resources and naturalenvironment. In Myanmar there are plenty of unspoiled landand marine resources and natural environment. Myanmarpossesses good natural environment such as major riversincluding Ayeyawady, Chindwin, Thanlwin and SittaungRivers flowing throughout the country, mountain ranges thelength and breath of the country and forests of invaluablevarious kinds of timber covered the whole nation, he said. Continuing, he said, Myanmar is rich in precious stonessuch as jade, sapphire and ruby and above and undergroundresources such as mineral resources, petroleum and naturalgas. There are a lot of still unexplored minerals, he added.

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Sunday, 2 May, 2004

PERSPECTIVES

Workers to stand firmlyas national force

* 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

The State Peace and Development Councilhas been making self-reliant efforts with inte-grated and united participation of the entirepeople in marching towards the goal of emer-gence of a peaceful, modern and developed na-tion.

In this regard, the government, after lay-ing down national objectives, is harmonizingand integrating the State sector and privateeconomic sector, while implementing the projectsfor development of the agricultural sector, thebasic economy of the State, and flourishing ofmechanized farming, in parallel to the emer-gence of a developed industrialized nation.

Now, the nation has enjoyed fruitful re-sults of greater development under the nationalobjectives thanks to the correct leadership andeffective encouragement of the State, systematiccombination of the State and private sectors,and enormous attempts of the mass of workerswith a view to serving the national interest.

Therefore, the State Peace and Develop-ment Council has acknowledged the workers’vital role in the development of the nation byconcentrating on further protecting and pro-moting their rights and prospects including thetasks to create a better working environment, toprevent occupational hazards and to furtherraise their living standard in tune with the times.

However, internal and external destruc-tive elements, who cannot bear the progress ofMyanmar, are manufacturing various fabrica-tions and driving a wedge among the entirepeople including the workers with the intentionof encroaching upon the national solidarity.

In the message sent by Chairman of theState Peace and Development Council SeniorGeneral Than Shwe on 2004 Workers Day, it wasstated that an obvious incident at present is theperpetration of a band of mischievous destruc-tive elements, who are against Myanmar’s inter-est. The destructive elements are forming or-ganizations under the guise of workers and un-justly tarnishing the reputation of the workersfor self-interest, while getting involved in theaffairs of the international bodies, with the work-ers’ rights as an excuse.

Hence, the entire workers are to stronglyresist and overcome destructive acts, alieninstigations and interventions, while keeping withthe fine traditions of anti-colonialist strugglesand sheer unity of the workers, farmers and thepeople.

The entire workers are thus urged to con-tinue to stand firmly as a strong national forcewith the support and encouragement of the Statein order to constantly defend and surmount theinterventions and instigations of destructive ele-ments, while making continued efforts for na-tional development.

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YANGON, 1 May — Aceremony to offer canopiedceiling and ShwekyaThingans donated by StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Chairman DefenceServices Commander-in-Chief Senior General ThanShwe and wife Daw KyaingKyaing to the four BuddhaImages kept in theGandakutitaik of Sutaung-pyae Pagoda on MandalayHill was held at the pagodayesterday morning. Memberof the State Peace and De-velopment Council Lt-GenYe Myint of the Ministry ofDefence attended the cer-emony and offered the dona-tions.

Also present on theoccasion were StateOvadacariya Sayadaws,State Sangha Maha NayakaCommittee memberSayadaws and members ofthe Sangha totalling 18,Chairman of Mandalay Di-vision Peace and Develop-ment Council Commanderof Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, MandalayCity Development Commit-tee Chairman Mayor Brig-Gen Yan Thein, DeputyChief Justice U Khin MaungLatt, Deputy Attorney Gen-eral U Tin Shein, DeputyCommander Brig-Gen Nay

Lt-Gen Ye Myint offers canopied ceiling, Shwekya Thingans tofour Buddha Images of Mandalay Sutaungpyae Pagoda

Win, Mandalay DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Secretary Lt-ColKyi Thein and members,members of the pagoda boardof trustees and guests.

Before the ceremony,Lt-Gen Ye Myint, the com-mander, the mayor and partyoffered dawn ‘soon’ to theSayadaws. Next, the cer-emony was opened with thethree-time recitation ofNamo Tassa, and StateOvadacariya ShwegyinSasanabaing AbhidhajaMaha Rattha GuruAbhidhaja Agga MahaSaddhamma Jotika WasoSayadaw BhaddantaAgghiya invested the con-gregation with the Five Pre-cepts. Then, the Sayadawsdelivered a sermon. Lt-GenYe Myint, the commander,the mayor and officials pre-sented Shwekya Thingans tobe offered to the BuddhaImages and provisions androbes to the Sayadaws.

Afterwards, Manda-lay Division Sangha NayakaCommittee Chairman Man-dalay Myataungtaik Shwe-wawin Monastery SayadawAbhidhaja Maha RatthaGuru Bhaddanta SasanaBhivamsa delivered a ser-mon, followed by sharing ofmerits gained and the cer-

emony ended with the three-time recitation of BuddhaSasanam Ciram Titthatu.

After that, Lt-Gen YeMyint, the commander, themayor and the deputy com-mander offered Shwekya

Thingans to the four BuddhaImages which are kept inGandakutitaiks of east, west,north and south. Later, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party paidhomage to the SutaungpyaePagoda. — MNA

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Lt-Gen Ye Myint offers Shwekyar Thingans to aBuddha image on Mandalay Hill. — MNA

YANGON, 1 May — The prize-presentation ceremonyof Myanmar Tennis Federation President’s Trophy TennisTournament was held at Theinbyu Tennis Court here thisevening. It was attended by Myanmar Olympic CommitteeChairman Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint,officials of the ministry, MTF President U Zaw Zaw andexecutives and guests. Before the ceremony the final matchesof the tournament took place.

Secretary of panel of patrons of leading MyanmarWomen’s Sports Federation Daw Aye Aye presented prizesto the winners in boys’ singles event (under 10) & of girls’singles event (under 10); Sports and Physical EducationDepartment Deputy Director-General U Thein Aung prizesto the winners in boys’ singles event (under 12) & of girls’singles event (under 12); Col Tin Hla of the Ministry ofDefence prizes to the winners in boys’ singles event (under14) & of girls’ singles event (under 14); MOC SecretarySPED Director-General U Thaung Htaik prizes to the winnersin boys’ singles event (under 16), of women’s singles event(open) & of women’s doubles event (open); and MTFPresident U Zaw Zaw prizes to men’s doubles event (above60) and of men’s single event (above 55).

Next, Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint also

Prizes presented for MTF President’s Trophy Tennis Tournamentpresented prizes to team-wise winners in B-class (the firstprize to Ayeyawady, the second to Top Star and the joint-third to Morning Star and Champion) and winners in A-class (the first prize to YCDC and the second to the Ministryof Forestry). Afterwards, MTF executive Major Tin SawNaing presented awards to those who won the consolateprizes of MTF Patron. Later, MTF President U Zaw Zawextended greetings. — MNA

Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint presentschampionship trophy to YCDC team which stood first

in A-class team-wise event.— NLM

Sermon to be delivered to marksuccess of Htidaw hoisting ceremony

of Thabbyinnyu Stupa

Temporary power cut in sometownships of Yangon City, other townships

YANGON, 1 May—Thecombination of Nyaungdon-Ywama gas pipeline that issending gas to Ahlon andYwama gas turbines will beconducted by Myanma Oiland Gas Enterprise from 6am to 6 pm daily on 1, 2 and3 May 2004. During thatperiod, running of Ahlon gasturbine and Ywama power

gas turbine will stop on 1 and2 May while running of tur-bines recycle power plant forYwama power stations willcome to a halt right through3 May. There will be a tem-porary power cut in someareas from 6 am to 6 pmduring that days, and regulardistribution of power willresume only after 6 pm. MNA

YANGON, 1 May—Aceremony to hoist Seinbu-daw, Hngetmyatnadaw andShwehtidaw atop Thabbyin-nyu Stupa will be held on 3May 2004 (on FullmoonDay of Kason) at the stupato be built in KyaukyedwinWard, Mayangon Town-ship, Yangon Division.

Chancellor Sayadaw of

Thitagu International Bud-dhist Academy Agga MahaPandita Agga Maha Sad-dhammajotika Dhaja Maha-dhammakathika BahujanaHitadhara BhaddantaÑanissara will deliver asermon at 7 pm on FullmonDay of Kason at the stupato mark the success of theceremony. — MNA

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A US Marine prepares topack up a coil of barbed

wire from a frontlineposition in Fallujah, Iraq

on 30 April, 2004.The Marines are turning

over authority to thenewly-created FallujahProtective Army whichwill consist of formerIraqi soldiers from the

Fallujah area.INTERNET

732 US service members killed since beginningof military operations in Iraq

BAGHDAD , 1 May—As of Friday, April 30, 732 US service members have died since the beginning of militaryoperations in Iraq last year, according to the Department of Defence. Of those, 530 died as a result of hostile actionand 202 died of non-hostile causes.

The British military hasreported 58 deaths; Italy, 17;Spain, eight; Bulgaria, six;Ukraine, four; Thailand, two;Denmark, El Salvado,Estonia and Poland havereported one each.

Since 1 May, whenPresident Bush declaredthat major combat operationsin Iraq had ended, 594 USsoldiers have died — 421 asa result of hostile action and173 of non-hostile causes,

Kerry says Iraq is farfrom stable

HARRISBURG, 1 May— One year after President Bushdeclared an end to major combat in Iraq, Democraticpresidential challenger John Kerry says the United Stateshas not accomplished the mission of stabilizing thecountry.

"We need to put pride aside to build a stable Iraq," Kerrysaid in a speech prepared for delivery Friday. "We mustreclaim our country's standing in the world by doing whathas kept America safe and made it more secure before —leading in a way that brings others to us so that we arerespected, not simply feared, around the globe."

Kerry was speaking Friday at Westminster College inFulton, Mo., four days after Vice President Dick Cheneydenounced the Democrat's leadership on the same campusand one day before the anniversary of Bush's speech.

"But we've seen the news. We've seenthe pictures. And we know we are livingthrough days of great danger." — Kerry

On 1 May, 2003, Bush spoke on the deck of an aircraftcarrier with a banner that read "Mission Accomplished."Critics have derided the banner's declaration as US casualtiesmounted, with fighting particularly deadly in April.

"I don't think there's anyone in this room today or 6,000miles away who doesn't wish that those words had beentrue," Kerry said. "But we've seen the news. We've seen thepictures. And we know we are living through days of greatdanger."

Kerry has chastised the president for failing to get moreinternational assistance. He has said that other nations havean interest in a peaceful Iraq, so the United States shouldreach out to them to share the cost.

Kerry said that attempting to achieve a stable Iraq with arepresentative government secure in its borders will bedifficult and there will be no guarantee of success. But hesaid the anniversary of Bush's speech "is a moment of truth."

"This may be our last chance to get this right," he said.Internet

Marines hand over control of Fallujah toex-Saddam General

FULLUJAH, 1 May—USmarines handed over controlof Fallujah to a formerGeneral in Saddam Hussein'sarmy yesterday and began towithdraw troops frompositions close to thebesieged city.

In a significant climbdownby the US, the formerRepublican Guard GeneralJasim Mohammed Saleharrived in Fallujah to takecommand of 1,100 soldiersfrom the disbanded Iraqiarmy who live in the city.And in an apparent attemptto sabotage the newagreement, a suicide carbomb killed two US Marinesclose to Fallujah yesterday.

"We have now begun

forming a new emergencymilitary force," GeneralSaleh said, adding that thepeople of Fallujah "rejected"US soldiers.

General Saleh was greetedby cheering crowds wavingthe old Iraqi flag, abolishedby the US-appointed IraqiGoverning Council. He mettribal leaders in a mosque. AUS Marine officer said itwould not be a problem ifthose who had been fightingthe soldiers joined the newforce.

A demand that weaponssuch as rocket-propelledgrenade launchers must behanded over has beensoftened into a demand thatthey should be taken off the

Members of the ‘Fallujah Brigade’move into Fallujah, Iraq on 30 April, 2004 as UScommanders met with local representatives to work out details of a deal aimed at lifting

the month long siege of the city. — INTERNET

according to the military'snumbers.

Since the start of militaryoperations, 3,864 US servicemembers have been injuredin hostile action, accordingto Defence Department

figures as of 23 April.The latest deaths reported

by US Central Command andmilitary officials in Iraq:

- A soldier attached to the16th Military Police Brigadedied Thursday in a non-hostile incident in Baghdad.

- Two Marines died Fridayin a suicide car bombing neartheir camp in Fallujah, Iraq.

The latest identificationsreported by the DefenceDepartment:

- Army Sgt Adam WEstep, 23, Campbell, Calif.;died Thursday when agrenade hit patrol inBaghdad; assigned to theArmy's 2nd Battalion, 5thInfantry Regiment, 1stCavalry Division, Fort Hood,Texas.

- Army Pfc Martin WKondor, 20, York, Pa.; diedThursday in an explosion inBaqoubah, Iraq; assigned tothe 1st Battalion, 63rd ArmorRegiment, 1st InfantryDivision, Vilseck, Germany.

Internet

UNSC adopts resolution to prevent WMDproliferation

UNITED NATIONS , 1 May— The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted acrucial resolution aimed at preventing non-state entities and terrorists acquireweapons of mass destruction and punish those involved in proliferation of suchtechnology or its components.

UNSG urges nations to establish truedevelopment partnership

UNITED NATIONS , 1 May— United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called onThursday for equal distribution of opportunities for development and urged developedand developing nations to establish true partnership for common development.

streets. The US says foreignfighters it insists played aleading role in the resistancemay have gone to other partsof Iraq. Other officials doubtif there were ever many there.

If the plan to end the siegeis implemented it will be anastonishing retreat by the USfrom its originaldetermination to capturethose responsible for killingand mutilating fourAmerican security men inMarch. General JohnAbizaid, commander of USforces in the Middle East,said the killers had probablyalready left the city.

The US willingness toconcede so much is arecognition that the political

cost of the siege has beenhigh. Eight US Marines andseveral hundred Iraqis, manyof them civilians, died.

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In an address markingthe 40th anniversary of theGroup of 77, Annan saidthat in the past 40 years,some developing countrieshave achieved spectaculareconomic growth, but“many have made onlynegligible economicprogress, and others haveeven regressed”.

The Group of 77, createdin 1964 and currentlycomposed of 132developing countries, is thelargest nations bloc withinthe United Nations.

“Overall, the world hasbecome a much more

unequal place than it was 40years ago,” Annan said. “Ifthere is anything these yearshave taught us, it is that

opportunities fordevelopment need to be moreequally distributed.”

MNA/Xinhua

The resolution, drafted by the UnitedStates, comes in the wake of nuclearproliferation by top Pakistani scientist AbdulQadeer Khan, but gives Islamabad a reprieveby not making it retroactive.

The resolution asks all states to refrainfrom providing any form of support to non-state actors that attempts to develop, acquire,manufacture, possess, develop, transport,transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biologicalweapons and their means of delivery inparticular for terrorist purposes.

It also demands states enforce effectivelaw to prevent proliferation of such weapons,maintain account for and secure such itemsin production, use, storage or transport and

prevent illicit trafficking in them. However, several changes were made in

the original draft to take into account India’sconcerns on various counts.

For several days, Indian diplomats heldextensive discussions with their counterpartsfrom the permanent members of the Counciland officials worked in capitals to ensurethat the resolution takes into account Indianperspective.

The resolution, at India’s instance, madechanges to the draft to include a clausethat does not require member states to takeon the obligations of treaties not signed bythem.

MNA/PTI


Iraqis see bright future - without the USBAGHDAD , 1 MAY—The Iraqis are divided about what form of government they want, and the only government

they dislike more than the US is the British, but they are broadly optimistic about their country’s future, accordingto a poll yesterday.

The survey, published by Gallup, CNN and USA Today,reflects an Iraqi population that is surprisingly upbeat.

Slightly more Iraqis think that the country is better offnow than it was before the invasion. But a considerablemajority believe that after another five years life will haveimproved since the Saddam Hussein days. Only 10% thinkIraq will be worse off.

Most Iraqis, however, believe that the sooner the US-ledcoalition leaves, the better. Increasing numbers of Americansagree.

A poll published on the same day by the New York Times

and CBS News showed US public support for the wareroding sharply with Americans evenly divided on whetherthe troops should be pulled out as soon as possible orwhether they should stay for as long as it took to stabilise thecountry.

Only 47% thought the US had done the right thing toinvade, down from 58% last month and 63% in DecemberAsked what countries, institutions and organisations theyhad confidence in, there was backing for both the new Iraqipolice and army, which had the support of about three-quarters of the population. —Internet

Dominican soldiers to bewithdrawn from Iraq soon

HAVANA , 1 May — The Dominican Republic an-nounced Thursday that the withdrawal of its 300 sol-diers deployed in Iraq will end before May 5.

Dominican Armed Forces Secretary Jose Miguel Sotosaid the soldiers will be back, reports from the capital SantoDomingo stated.

The Dominican Republic, Honduras and Spain decidedto pull their troops out of Iraq, in the wake of escalatingcombats between the resistance and the forces of the UnitedStates.

Soto did not detail which country would receive the 300Dominican troops mobilized from Iraq. — MNA/Xinhua

Kerry raps Bush on securityof US chemical plants

PHILADELPHIA , 1 May — Democrat John Kerry onThursday declared US cities at risk because of a lack ofsafeguards on chemical plants, as he took aim at Presi-dent George W Bush’s leadership in the war on terror.

Kerry said the Bush Ad-ministration talks tough onhomeland security but hasfailed to fully follow throughin the aftermath of the Sep-tember 11, 2001 attacks onAmerica.

The presumptive Demo-cratic presidential nomineehighlighted homeland securityas Bush and Vice-PresidentDick Cheney met privately withthe commission investigatingthe events leading up to thestrikes on the World TradeCenter and Pentagon.

Kerry did not commentdirectly on that meeting whenhe addressed the NationalConference of Black Mayorsbut he did discuss other po-tential threats to the country.

“It’s nearly 2-1/2 yearsafter 9/11 and the Adminis-tration is still dragging its feetwhen it comes to fighting tosecure our chemical plants inthis country,” he said.

“I wish their policies wereas tough as the tough rheto-ric that you keep hearing,”the four-term senator fromMassachusetts said.

The Bush campaign firedback by accusing Kerry ofpoliticizing the issue ofAmerica’s security.

“John Kerry has played

politics with homeland se-curity throughout this cam-paign, and today he is doingit again,” Steve Schmidt,spokesman for the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign, saidin a statement.

Kerry said there are morethan 100 chemical plants lo-cated in areas where onemillion people could be en-dangered by an attack. Sevenof those plants are in thePhiladelphia area, he said.

“We don’t have a secondto spare,” Kerry said. He alsocited delays in upgrading se-curity in nuclear weaponssites. The senator also toldthe mayors the Administra-tion was not providing enoughaid to cities to help pay for thecost of overtime and equip-ment for police and firefight-ers in their efforts to preventan attack.

Kerry also sought to ad-dress doubts about the strat-egy in Iraq, where the USdeath toll is rising.

“We now know that the(Iraq) mission is not accom-plished — and it is time for anew plan,” Kerry said, refer-ring to a banner Bush stoodbefore last May 1 when hedeclared the end of major com-bat in Iraq.—MNA/Reuters

Nepal to participate in int’lcarpet show in China

KATHMANDU , 1 May— Nepali carpet entrepreneurs willshowcase their products at the Qinghai Tibetan CarpetInternational Exhibition scheduled to be held in north-west China’s Qinghai Province on July 9-12.

Iraqi Abdel-Qader Fayadh, 61, is comforted by his son at theJumhuri clinic in Fallujah, 37 miles, 60 kilometres west ofBaghdad, Iraq on 30 April, 2004. Hospital officials saidFayadh lost his legs in an American mortar attack.—INTERNET

Damaged buildings and streets are seen in Fallujah, Iraq on 30 April, 2004, after amonth-long siege by US forces that killed hundreds in the city. — INTERNET

At a meeting heldWednesday, Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju asked theChina National PetroleumCorporation, Sinopec andDongfeng Motor Corporationto properly handle the trans-fer of former subsidiaries andensure the smooth operationof these units and social sta-bility. It used to be commonfor China’s state-owned enter-prises to run their own nurser-ies, schools, hospitals and evenfire brigades, police force, jus-tice system, water, electricityand heating systems. Conse-quently, many enterprises arelike mini-societies.

China’s state-owned en-terprises spend approxi-mately 45.6 billion yuan(about 5.49 billion US dol-lars) annually for the run-ning of various auxiliaryunits that should be the busi-ness of the society.

Huang said splitting offredundant units of state-owned enterprises was animportant measure in deep-ening reform of state-ownedenterprises, reducing theirburden and increasing theircompetitive power. It was

also conducive to the coor-dinated development of dif-ferent social undertakings.

Huang called on activelyand prudently pushing forwardthe work, noting althoughsome progress had been madein this field, the process wasrather slow on the whole andheavy tasks remained ahead.

MNA/Xinhua

China axes redundant operationsof state enterprises

BEIJING , 1 May— Determined to accelerate the proc-ess of splitting redundant operations from state-ownedenterprises, China has designated three leading enter-prises to experiment with the downsizing.

“The active participationin the exhibition will pave away for export of Nepali car-pet in new countries andcome as a major boost to theNepali carpet industry thathas been suffering largelydue to global economicslowdown,” The KathmanduPost newspaper on Thurs-day quoted Madhu SudanPoudel, undersecretary of theMinistry of Industry, Com-merce and Supplies, as say-ing.

The upcoming Chineseexhibition would be an op-

portunity for Nepali carpetproducers to expose theirproducts among global ex-porters and buyers and pen-etrate untouched foreignmarket, Poudel said.

The Nepali Central Car-pet Industries Association or-ganized an interactive pro-gramme Wednesday to en-courage Nepali carpet manu-facturers to take part in theexhibition, which will beparticipated by more than500 entrepreneurs from over40 countries.

MNA/Xinhua

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Iraqi prison photosmar US image

“This is the straw thatbroke the camel’s back forAmerica,” said Abdel-BariAtwan, editor of the Arabnewspaper Al Quds Al Arabi.“The liberators are worsethan the dictators.” “Theyhave not just lost the heartsand minds of Iraqis but allthe Third World and the Arabcountries,” he told Reuters.

The CBS Newsprogramme “60 Minutes II”on Wednesday aired photostaken at the Abu Ghraibprison last year apparentlyshowing US troops abusingIraqis held at what was oncea notorious centre of tortureand executions under oustedPresident Saddam Hussein.

The pictures showed UStroops smiling, posing,laughing or giving thethumbs-up sign as naked,male Iraqi prisoners werestacked in a pyramid orpositioned to simulate sexacts.

UN Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan said he was“deeply disturbed” by thepictures and that he hoped itwas an isolated incident, hisspokesman Fred Eckhardsaid.

Britain, the staunchest USally, condemned the abuse.“Nobody underestimateshow wrong this is,” PrimeMinister Tony Blair’s

spokesman told reporters.“Actions of this kind are inno way condoned by thecoalition.” The publicitycould not have been worse inthe Arab world, with thesexual humiliation in thepictures especially shocking.

“That really, really is theworst atrocity,” Atwan said.“It affects the honour andpride of Muslim people. It isbetter to kill them thansexually abuse them.” Arabsatellite televisions, seen bymillions of Arabs andMuslims, began their newsbulletins with the pictures,which they said showed the“savagery” of US troopsagainst Iraqi prisoners.

“They (Americans) saidSaddam committed crimesagainst the people, now theyare committing more viciouscrimes in front of the wholeworld,” said Yemeniuniversity student Faez al-Kaynai.

Egyptian MahmoudWalid, 28, said: “It’s quiteclearly showed to me thewhole insanity of this war.These soldiers are beingtouted as the saviours of theIraqi people and Americaclaims to be the moral leaderof the world, but...they havebeen exposed, the wholeworld sees them as they reallyare.”— MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 1 May — Photos purporting to show USsoldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners drew internationalcondemnation on Friday, with Arabs saying the UScampaign to win the hearts and minds of Iraqis was nowa lost cause.


Zapatero urges broader UN role in IraqPARIS, 1 May— Spain’s Prime Minister expressed strong backing for French and

30 German opposition to US policy in Iraq Thursday, urging a broader UN role tohelp stabilize the country.

Wrapping up trips to Paris and Berlin,Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero echoed Frenchand German approaches toward the Mideastnation, while moving his country furtherfrom its recent alliance with the UnitedStates on Iraq.

“We are prepared, in the UN SecurityCouncil, to make all the diplomatic efforts sothat Iraq can rediscover peace and stability,”Zapatero told reporters after meeting withFrench President Jacques Chirac.

The Socialist Zapatero is of a differentpolitical stripe than the conservative Chirac.But their two countries’ views have cometogether, as Zapatero withdraws Spanishtroops from Iraq. His predecessor Jose MariaAznar was a top US ally in Iraq.

“Everybody knows that I disagreed withthe previous government over the Iraqintervention, and that I have brought home

the Spanish troops,” he said.On Wednesday, the last 260 of the 1,300

Spanish troops who participated in the U.S.-led occupation returned home. Another1,000 soldiers remain in Iraq to pack upmilitary hardware to send home.

In a Madrid ceremony on Thursdaymarking the end of Spain’s mission in Iraq,Spanish Defence Minister Jose Bono said hiscountry will not send in any more soldiers.

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier,in an interview published Thursday in anItalian newspaper, said France supports anew UN plan for the hand-over ofsovereignty in Iraq.

UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi hasproposed an interim Iraqi government to bechosen by the United Nations , the currentGoverning Council, the coalition and a groupof Iraqi judges. — Internet

Pope, Italians appeal for releaseof Iraq hostages

VATICAN CITY , 1 May — Pope John Paul on Thursday appealed for the release of threeItalians held hostage in Iraq as several thousand people marched to St Peter’s Squareto press for their freedom and for an end to the conflict there.

least 3,000 protesters, manycarrying rainbow peace flags,in a march from the TiberRiver to the Vatican that theyhope will lead to the freedomof the three men.

“The pope inviteseveryone to pray to God, wholoves every person and doesnot want the death of anyone,for a happy ending to thispainful episode,” Lajolosaid.

The appeal was broadcastby several Arab-languagetelevision stations in theMiddle East.

The prelate told the crowdthat the ailing 83-year-oldpope, who strongly opposedthe Iraq war, was at thatmoment praying in his

The kidnappers, whomurdered a fourth Italiantaken at the same time, havethreatened to kill the threesecurity workers unlessItalians protest againstRome’s military presence.In a tape aired on Arabtelevision Monday, they seta five-day deadline.

“In the name of the oneGod, who will judge all ofus, John Paul II renews tothe kidnappers his pressingappeal to allow the hostagesto return to their families,”the Vatican’s foreignminister, ArchbishopGiovanni Lajolo, tolddemonstrators.

And friends of the Italianhostages were joined by at

private chapel for the releaseof the hostages.

Salvatore Stefio,Umberto Cupertino andMaurizio Agliana werecaptured more than twoweeks ago outside Baghdad,where they were workingfor a private US securityfirm.

Fabrizio Quattrocchi wasshot after the captorsdemanded Italy withdraw its2,700 troops from Iraq.

“I can only hope that thisdemonstration works. Wedid it from the heart to senda message of peace andfreedom,” said AntonellaAgliana, the sister of one ofthe hostages.

Internet

First Asian cornea and contact lensconference opens in HK

HONG KONG, 1 May — More than 200 participants from seven Asian countries andregions met here on Wednesday at a two-day conference to show their latest findingson cornea and contact lens.

At the first Asia Cornea and ContactLens Conference being held at the HongKong Polytechnic University (PolyU), in-ternational and local optometry experts in-cluding six PolyU scholars are presentingtheir latest research findings in the field.

A study, conducted by PolyU MPhil stu-dent Alice Yung Mo-sze among 80 universitystudents wearing soft contact lenses, showedthat micro-organisms were found in 43 percent of the samples of contact lens, lens caseand lens care solutions from collected sub-jects, while 27.5 per cent of the subjects ownedmore than one contaminated items.

More detailed analysis showed the high-est rate of contamination found in the contactlens case (42.5 per cent), followed by lenscare solution (18 per cent) and the contactlens (10 per cent). Yung said these findingswere similar to those reported in other coun-tries.

As suggested by PolyU researchers, con-tact lens wearers are reminded that it isessential to take proper care of their lensesand accessory items and to replace them atregular intervals. They should also visit aprofessional optometrist for an eye-exami-nation at least once a year.— MNA/Xinhua

China , Malaysia police jointly seize23-kilos of “ice”

BEIJING ,1 May — Chinese and Malaysian police have jointly cracked a majorcross-border drug case, seizing 23 kilos of “ice”, or methamphetamine, and capturing32 suspects, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced here Thursday.

In a joint move launchedon 27 April, police also cap-tured 1,970 kilos of semi-finished drugs, two pistols,eight sedans, and a batch ofraw material and equipmentfor making ice.

This is the first time forpolice from China and Ma-laysia to cooperate in crack-ing down on drug produc-tion and trafficking.

The MPS said that it haskept a close watch on thiscross-border drug ring sincetwo years ago and it dis-patched a special work teamto Malaysia earlier thismonth to seek collaborationwith Malaysian police.

On the early morning of27 April, police from Chinaand Malaysia launched anoperation simultaneously in

their own countries. The Chinese police cap-

tured Ye Wenjun and 16other suspects in east Chi-na’s Shanghai Municipalityand Fujian Province.

Meanwhile, theMalaysian police capturedCai Qinghai, Qian

Yongdong, and 13 other sus-pects. They also destroyed alarge ice-producing factoryand seized the 23 kilos ofice, 1,970 kilos of semi-fin-ished drugs, and batch ofraw material and equipmentfor making ice.

MNA/Xinhua

An Iraqi girl peers out of a car as she waits with others for the opening of thecheckpoint leading into Fallujah, Iraq on 30 April, 2004.

INTERNET

A US soldier frisks an Iraqi man as others wait their turn at checkpoint at the entranceof the southern city of Kufa, 10 kms (six miles) from Najaf

on 30 April, 2004. — INTERNET

Some 90 million to travelduring May Day holiday

British Army probes allegedtorture in Iraq

Britain’s Army chief General Sir MikeJackson ordered an immediate inquiry afterit emerged that the Daily Mirror newspaperin its Saturday editions was to publish photosof British soldiers abusing prisoners.

The paper told Reuters the imagesincluded one of a British soldiers urinatingon a crouching, hooded Iraqi.

“I am aware of the allegations whichhave been made today of abuse of prisonersby British soldiers in Iraq,” Jackson said ina statement. “The allegations are alreadyunder investigation. If proven not only is

such appalling conduct clearly unlawful itclearly contravenes the British Army’s highstandards.

“If proven the perpetrators are not fit towear the queen’s uniform. They havebesmirched the good name of the Army andits honour.” The US military has broughtcriminal charges against six soldiers relatingto accusations of abuses from Novemberand December 2003 on some 20 detainees,including indecent acts with another person,maltreatment, battery, dereliction of dutyand aggravated assault. — MNA/Reuters

BEIJING, 1 May — More than 90 million tourists wereexpected to travel during the seven-day holiday that starts onMay 1, reported the China Daily on Friday.

Tourists related industries expected to reap some 35billion yuan (4.2 billion US dollars) from countrywidetravel, said Zhang Xiqin, the deputy director with China’sNational Tourism Administration.

Railway stations and airports have been ordered to checkthe temperatures of all passengers from Beijing and AnhuiProvince.

MNA/Xinhua

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LONDON, 1 May— Britain said on Friday it had launched a probe into allegationsBritish soldiers had tortured Iraqi prisoners, the day after similar revelationsinvolving US troops received widespread condemnation.


A US Army soldier stands guard at a checkpoint outside the town of Fallujah, Iraq on30 April, 2004 as US commanders met with local representatives to work out details of

a deal aimed at lifting the monthlong siege of the city.—INTERNET

Spanish Premier presides overdissolution of Iraq brigade

BADAJOZ , (Spain ), 1 May—Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero presidedover the official dissolution of Spain’s Plus Ultra brigade after the last combat troopswere removed from Iraq , in line with the new Socialist government’s pledge.

At an informal gathering later Thursday,Zapatero thanked the troops and awardedmedals to 21 soldiers, telling them of “thedeep bond” between him, the government,the Spanish people and the military.

“Today, and in line with the orders youhave given, the Plus Ultra II brigade hasbeen disbanded and no new troops will besent to Iraq,” Defense Minister Jose Bonotold the prime minister at the official cer-emony in the presence of top military brass.

“Before 30 days are over all Spanishsoldiers (still in Iraq) will be coming home,God willing; thus your order will have beenfulfilled, which is binding for the good ofSpain and for peace,” he added.

After the return of Spain’s 1,300-mencontribution to the international Plus Ultrabrigade which was wound up Wednesday,only about 1,000 Spanish troops, sent toorganize the pull-out, remain in Iraq’s south-central town of Diwaniyah.

They will leave Iraq by May 27, Zapaterotold parliament on Tuesday.

The troops had been sent to Iraq in mid-2003 by Zapatero’s conservative predeces-sor, Jose Maria Aznar. Zapatero later flewto Paris for talks with French PresidentJacques Chirac, who expressed doubts aboutUS hopes of getting the United Nations toendorse the handover of sovereignty to aninterim government in Iraq on June 30.

Chirac told a news conference on Thurs-day that he was sure that “Europe will ap-prove the propositions of the UN specialenvoy (Lakhdar) Brahimi” on the formationof an interim government in Iraq.

But, he said he was less certain that theseideas could be “translated into an interna-tional decision that is sufficiently clear andfirm that it can be adopted by the SecurityCouncil and serve as a basis for political,economic and social reconstruction in Iraq.

Internet

An Iraqi man reacts next to the rubble of a building that was shelled by a mortarduring a fight between Iraqi Sunni guerillas and US troops in Fallujah, Iraq on 30

April, 2004. — INTERNET

Morale of US Marines in Iraq hitNEAR FALLUJAH , 1 May — Under cover of darkness, US Marine snipers hunting the

guerillas of Fallujah spent a long night on Iraq’s desert sand, emerging with little butfrustration.

“We were on some very exposed groundand we didn’t get anyone,” said an ex-hausted Lance Corporal Migel Nunez, 22,of Elgin, Texas.

It was their tenth ambush mission inIraq, none of which killed or captured aguerilla near the city, site of a weeks-longstandoff with guerillas who the US mili-tary says include Saddam Hussein loyal-ists and foreign Muslim militants.

For weeks US Marines operating nearthe volatile city have been searchinghouses, hunting suspected guerillas andsetting up ambush positions deep in en-emy territory.

But the operations have yielded fewtangible results and despite their high-techweapons and draconian discipline, Ma-rines are struggling against resourcefulguerillas with no clear leadership, struc-ture or supply lines.

Marines say the guerillas have masteredthe art of attacking them and then meltingaway in villages where it is impossible to

distinguish between guerillas andcivilians.

“They fire their AK-47s from theirhomes, walk out the back door and thenactually walk up and shake hands withAmerican soldiers when the fighting isover,” said Lance Corporal Peter Johnson,20, of Wheaton, Illinois.

“It is just impossible to tell them apart.They can’t aim very well and they don’thave lots of weapons but they are resource-ful and smart. They are geting better.”

That reality is especially troubling forMarines who had hoped to launch an of-fensive in besieged Falluja but have in-stead been searching for guerillas in nearbyvillages along roads infested with bombs.

So far they have seen signs of guerillaactivity only in hamlets where assault ri-fles are hidden in wheat fields, while theylisten to air strikes and explosions aroundFalluja in the distance.

Internet

Chinese , IndonesianFMs hold talks

BEIJING , 1 May— China is ready to work with Indo-nesia to push forward bilateral ties as well as the strate-gic partnership with the Association of South-East AsianNations (ASEAN), said Chinese Foreign Minister LiZhaoxing here Thursday.

China and the ASEANhave made significantprogress in developing rela-tions in recent years, whichbenefits from the support ofIndonesia, said Li duringtalks with his Indonesiancounterpart HasanWirayuda.

Li and Hasan also co-pre-sided over the first meetingof the joint committee be-tween the Chinese and Indo-nesian governments.

Li said that China andIndonesia are friendly neigh-bours, and both are influen-tial developing countries,stressing that Sino-Indone-sian relations are at their bestpoint ever.

He noted that the twocountries have supportedeach other on issues concern-ing sovereignty and territo-rial integrity, and cooperatedfruitfully on economy andtrade, as well as in dealingwith the regional and inter-national affairs.

Hasan said that China isan important partner for In-donesia and ASEAN, andIndonesia attaches impor-tance to the relations withChina.

He expressed gratitudefor the support of China onIndonesia’s stability and de-velopment, and for the loansprovided by China in par-ticular.—MNA/Xinhua

Shell plansto shift “IT”jobs to India LONDON, 1 May —

Shell, the oil major at thecentre of a corporate crisisover its proven reserves,plans to move thousands ofjobs to India in an attemptto cut its huge InformationTechnology budget by 475million pounds, a spokes-man of the company saidon Wednesday.

In a big restructuring ofthe service, labelled IT Vi-sion, the Anglo-Dutch mul-tinational company plans tostandardize and consolidateit by outsourcing serviceswhere necessary.

The IT workforceworld-wide, which totals9,300, will fall by betweena fifth and a third by 2006,the spokesman said.

MNA/PTI

Malaysia to sign US trade deal, eyes FTA KUALA LUMPUR, 1 May — Malaysia will sign a pact with the United States on May

10 that may open the way for a free trade agreement (FTA), Trade Minister RafidahAziz was quoted on Thursday as saying.

Despite deep businessties, Malaysia has some-times had prickly politicalrelations with the UnitedStates, particularly duringthe tenure of former PrimeMinister MahathirMohamad, who retired lastOctober. Rafidah said shewould sign the Trade andInvestment FrameworkAgreement (TIFA) in Wash-ington, providing for a deep-ening of consultations onbusiness and investment. “Ithas already been approvedby the Cabinet,” she told theBusiness Times daily in aninterview.

Rafidah dismissed a

question about whether anFTA could be signed thisyear, though she seemed opento the concept.

“No, once we sign theTIFA, then we start talkingabout how far we see bothcountries going towards anFTA.”

The United States is eas-ily the largest single marketfor Malaysian exports,mainly electrical goods andelectronics. It took just undersix billion ringgit (1.6 billionUS dollars) of the 31.7 bil-lion ringgit in productsshipped in February.

The mainly Muslim na-tion opposed the US-led in-

vasion of Iraq and has re-peatedly castigated Wash-ington for its stance in theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict.

Rafidah herself has beena strident critic of the UnitedStates and other rich coun-tries for their positions inWorld Trade Organizationfree trade talks, saying theydo little for poorer countries.

But she was not availablefor comment on Thursdayabout Brazil’s WTO victoryagainst the US cotton sub-sidy regime, a decision seenby analysts and diplomats asa fillip to poorer countriestrying to free up farm trade.

MNA/Reuters

LA officials fear attacks on city malls LOS ANGELES, 1 May—

Security was beefed up onThursday at several malls andshopping centres near the LosAngeles Federal Building af-ter police said they had beentold one of them could be tar-geted for a “terrorist” attack.

Police said extra patrols are

on duty at the malls near theFederal Building on the city’swest side and that shoppers wereasked to exercise caution andwatch for suspicious activity.

A police statement said:“Recently, federal officials re-ceived an unsubstantiated po-tential threat, which indicated

an attack would take place at ashopping mall in the generalvicinity of the Federal Build-ing in the West Los Angelesarea. No specific mall wasnamed. The information indi-cated the attack would occuron April 29, 2004.

MNA/Reuters

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* Saving one gallon of fuel per car permonth will save the nation one US dollar

* Thus, a total of 455,822 cars in Myanmarcan save US$ 5.5 million in a year

* The amount, US $ 5.5 million, can builda major bridge across Ayeyawady River

Efficient use of fuel

* Use daylight as the main source of light* Use the least possible amount of elec-

tricity only if there is not enoughnatural light

* Use the least possible amount of elec-tricity required in production andservice enterprises

* Preventing waste of electricity benefitsthe user and others

There are about 500,000 households us-ing electricity in Yangon. Thus, saving afour-foot fluorescent lamp everyday by eachhousehold amounts to saving power that isequal to the capacity a 20-megawatt powerstation can supply.

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* Do not be bolstered whenever flattered

* Do not be softened whenever appeased

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There is a song “Unity is required”. It is sung byvocalist Laphai Zaw Kham, an ethnic Kachin from a hillstation, Kutkai, in northern Shan State. I love the wordsof the song so much. It was composed in my Azeelanguage. I would like to translate the verses of the songinto Myanmar to share my feelings with the readers.

Oh! The national races in the darkDawn has comeAnd unity is requiredIf nationalities live in harmony and onenessTomorrow will be brighterIf there is unity among national brethernMore prosperous will we be in futureNeed a vision for futureFirm unity among brethrenWill undoubtedly lead to a prosperous new nationIn the past yearsDisunity arose because of suspicionsAnd brethren fought one another like enemiesPeople passed time living in isolationFor nationalities to be happyLet’s work together in coordinationWithout doubts and make efforts

The song is melodious, and its meaning is excellent.I like the song and its meaning so much. The vocalistcomposed the song for the ethnic Zai-wa (Azee), but itswords reflect the past and present situation of the nation.

I was born in Phaungsai, a village, located at aplace nearest to the border with the People’s Republic ofChina in Muse Township, northern Shan State. It was aremote place far away from the town where the localadministrative office was located. Soon after the nationrestored independence, my grandpa organized people inthe village and its surrounding areas, and formed a securityunit to safeguard their own region. In round about 1950,Kuomintang troops intruded into Phaungsai region whereonly a small stream marked as the border betweenMyanmar and China. But the Kuomintang troops couldnot stay long in the area, as the village defence forcesdrove them out in cooperation with the local people. Andwhen multi-coloured insurgency broke out in northern ShanState, the village defence forces of Phaungsai, Monekoe

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The village defence forces led by my grandpaattacked the enemy troops hand in hand with the Tatmadawtill peace was restored in the entire region. My three elderbrothers and 19 others from the village sacrificed theirlives while trying to defend their region. Till now, thevillage defence forces are loyal to the State and aredischarging regional defence duties together with theTatmadaw. As the multi-coloured insurgents had torchedthe villages in the Phaungsai-Monekoe region, the peoplehad to leave their homes and flee to Muse, Kutkai andLashio townships. They were separated from their families,and had to live in fear, facing sufferings for many years.

The people of the region who had faced the bitterexperiences of the internal insurgency, are very happy,when peace has been restored in the area by the TatmadawGovernment. They say that they are able to fully enjoythe taste of independence only at present. As we hadalready faced the bitter experiences of the internalinsurgency for many years, we do not want the recurrenceof the unstable situation. We will not let the peace bethreatened again. We have already made a firm resolve tocollectively safeguard peace and to take part in therespective sectors in perpetuating peace.

To the extent of my knowledge, the situation isripe to restore peace in the whole nation at present. Besides,it is time peace prevailed in the entire nation. In addition,the way towards the golden age has been clearly paved.In this regard, I would like to urge all the national racesto coordinate among themselves and walk hand in handand in unity to reach the new prosperous nation.

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YANGON, 30 April — A ceremony to donate cashfor constructing a two-storey monastic building atMyanmar monastery in Kusinaron, Utta Pradesh, India,was held at the Maha Theindawgyi on Kaba Aye Hillhere at 4.30 pm today. Wellwishers Dr Aung Win + DawU U Aung and U Kyaw Myint + Daw Khin Aye Tun ofArzani Street, Bahan, Yangon, donated K 30 million forconstruction of the monastic building to Deputy Ministerfor Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko. The deputyminister then handed over the donation to constructionengineers group. — MNA

Cash donated for two-storeymonastic building

Wellwishers present K 30 million to Deputy MinisterBrig-Gen Thura Aung Ko. — MNA

YANGON, 30 April — The working group of theMyanmar Women’s Affairs Federation on 29 April visitedNo 1 Basic Education High School of Kamayut Townshiphere and gave talks on the MWAF.

First, Adviser of MWAF Daw Myint Myint Ayemade an address. Next, Prof Daw Khin Swe Myint andProf Dr Thein Thein Myint explained matters relating tothe MWAF. — MNA

Talks on Myanmar Women’s AffairsFederation held

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Prime Minister lays cornerstone …(from page 1)

The Prime Minister cov-ered the silver casket keptin the middle of the foun-dation, with stone inscrip-tions. The Prime Minister,the Secretary-1, the Secre-tary-2, the commander, theministers and the MESchairman sprinkled scentedwater on it. The Prime Min-ister performed rituals ofgolden and silver showersto mark successful comple-tion of the ceremony.

The second session fol-lowed at the conference hallof the MICT Park. On theoccasion, Dr Sein Myintreported on activities of theMES; and MES GeneralSecretary U Than Myint,layout of the building andfund raising programmes.

In response to the re-ports, the General said thatthe Myanmar EngineeringSociety was launched in1916. But, 30 years later, it

was ceased to exist for vari-ous reasons. And since theDiamond Jubilee of YangonUniversity held in 1995, ithas become alive again, hesaid. The association ismade up of members invarious fields on engineer-ing and technologies. It hasstood proudly as a strongforce that consists of engi-neers who have retired fromgovernment departments,new generation engineersincluding ones who are stillin service, he said.

The association won theASEAN energy saver awardin 2001, Asean EngineerOutstanding Award in 2002and two Asean EngineerOutstanding Awards in2003, he said.

Playing the main role inbuilding up a modern de-veloped nation, the associa-tion stands as a nationalforce made up of engineersand experts from 21 minis-

tries and development af-fairs committees, he said.

Nowadays, the associa-tion members have beenconstructing railroads,roads, bridges, irrigationfacilities and sky-highbuildings. The governmentwill keep on providing as-sistance for greater successof the association, he said.

In conclusion, the Gen-eral called on the associa-tion members to make ef-forts to enhance theirknowledge and experiencein order to participate inunison in building up amodern developed nation.

Next, the MES generalsecretary expressed wordsof thanks.

The five-storey build-ing will be constructed onone-acre land near theMICT Park in Hline Uni-versity Campus, HlineTownship.

MNA

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt delivers an address at cornerstone-laying ceremony of new building of Myanmar Engineering Society.— MNA

Scale model of the new building of Myanmar Engineering Society.— MNA

Coordination Meeting on Bago YomaGreening Tasks held

YANGON, 1 May— TheCoordination Meeting onBago Yoma Greening Tasksto be implemented as thefive-year projects beginningMay 2004 in accord withthe guidance of the Head ofState was held at ThiriOktha Hall in Bago yester-day afternoon, attended byChairman of Bago DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofSouthern Command Maj-Gen Ko Ko.

Also present wereDeputy Minister for For-estry Brig-Gen Tin NaingThein, local authorities, of-ficials of Bago DivisionForest Department, AridZone Greening Departmentand Myanma Timber Enter-prise and departmental of-ficials.

Bago Yoma GreeningProject Director U Thiri Tinreported on matters relatedto five-year plan. DeputyMinister Brig-Gen TinNaing Thein reported onparticipation of local au-thorities, Tatmadaw anddepartments concerned to-gether with local people inthe greening tasks.

The commander gavenecessary instructions.Next, departmental officialsparticipated in the discus-sions.

In implementing BagoYoma 5-year GreeningProject from 2004-2005 to2008-2009, cultivation ofcrops on 199,640 acres ofland, upgrading of 159,100acres of natural forest areaand natural tree grafting of182.950 acres including

conservation of 1.33 millionacres of natural forest area,86,500 acres of teak planta-tions and 73,650 acres ofwatershed area out of 4.77million acres of reserve andprotect forest areas in BagoYoma will be carried out.Furthermore, minimizing ofslash and burn cultivation,mixed cropping, establish-ment of model forest vil-lage, growing of villagefuel-wood plantations andorganizing the use of wood-substitute fuel are to beperformed.

In addition, the ForestDepartment and companieswho produce woods underthe supervision of MyanmaTimber Enterprise will co-operate to plant 10,000acres of teak plantations.

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well-coordinated efforts areneeded as tasks and respon-sibilities of the Environ-mental Conservation Com-mittee are enormous andwider. In addition, partici-pation of social organiza-tions is imperative in car-rying out the tasks for en-vironmental conservation.

All are to make con-certed efforts for conserva-tion of natural environmen-tal degradation includingrivers, creeks and forestsand sea and for preventingvaluable living and non-liv-ing natural resources fromfalling into ruin as a na-tional task.

Next, Chairman of

Committee for Environ-mental Conservation Min-ister for Foreign Affairs UWin Aung reported onmeasures to be taken forprotection and conservationof land, water and forest re-sources, environmentalcondition of Uru creek inPhakant region and condi-tion created due to exist-ence of Uru creek.

Next, Vice-Chairman ofthe committee Minister forMines Brig-Gen OhnMyint reported on the cur-rent of Uru creek, effectson environment due toreckless exploitation of goldand jade and measures tobe taken to be in accord

with rules and regulationsprescribed.

After that, Vice-Chair-man of the committee Min-ister for Forestry Brig-GenThein Aung reported ontasks to be taken by theministry including ex-tended cultivation of forestplantations for environmen-tal conservation, illegalcutting of timber, slash andburn farming and preven-tion of forest fire.

This was followed by ageneral round of discus-sions. The meeting endedwith the concluding re-marks by Prime MinisterGeneral Khin Nyunt.

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and underwater resourcesincluding unspoiled anduninhabited islands, coralreeds in off-shore ofMyanmar waters and livingand non-living things. Inthe north of the country,there are snow-cappedmountains coming downfrom the HimalayanRanges. He said natural re-sources and natural envi-ronment can be destroyedbecause of the two fac-tors— Natural Environ-mental Degradation due toHuman Action. Thereforesystematic arrangementsare to be made for environ-mental protection and con-servation. There are barrenareas in the middle parts ofMyanmar due to recklessfelling of trees. As a result,soil became dry and the cli-mate became warmer anddry. The government laiddown and implemented theArid Zone GreeningProject, he said. Thanks to these sys-tematic measures with theuse of modern methods torecover from the environ-

mental degradation causedby reckless felling of treesfor more than hundredyears, now success hasbeen achieved with betterconditions of moisture ofsoil, more rainfalls andrestoring the greening ofregions. However, onlywhen continued efforts aremade for decades, will thesoil and forests recovertheir natural conditions. In the past, local peo-ple practised shifting culti-vation in hilly regions, re-sulting in environmentaldegradation. Therefore, thegovernment gives encour-agement to highland culti-vation, while taking meas-ures for conserving the en-vironment with dense for-ests. Similarly, measures onenvironmental protectionand conservation are to betaken systematically forprevention of silting up andpollution of rivers andcreeks with mud and wastematerials from miningblocks. Priority is to begiven to environmentalprotection and conservationas natural environmentaldegradation and environ-mental degradation create a

huge problem.Therefore, the govern-

ment has formed the Natu-ral Environmental Conser-vation Committee made upof high-ranking officialsand it is incumbent uponthe committee to take sys-tematic measures sharingresponsibilities.

Myanmar has been co-operating with the interna-tional societies for naturalconservation for conserva-tion of endangered tigersafter designating HukaungValley as a natural reserve.At the same time, steps areneeded to be taken for con-servation of rare animals,orchids, flora and fauna in-cluding rare species of but-terfly, takins and mountaingoats living in the north-ernmost part of Myanmar.

Likewise, measures areto be taken for conserva-tion of rare natural speciessuch as dolphins, sharks,crocodiles and coral reefsoff Myanmar sea.

Moreover, arrange-ments are to be made forpreventing rivers, creeksand forests that contributeto natural environmentalconservation project of theState.

Hence, integrated and

Myanmar needs to protect…


YANGON, 1 May— Member of the State Peace andDevelopment Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministryof Defence gave instructions on supply of water for agri-cultural purpose and greening tasks to Mandalay Divi-sion, Kyaukse and Meiktila District Agricultural Coordi-nation Committee members at the meeting hall of CentralCommand Headquarters on 30 April morning.

Also present were Chairman of Mandalay DivisionPeace and Development Council Commander of CentralCommand Maj-Gen Ye Myint, officials of the State Peaceand Development Council Office, the Ministry for Agri-culture and Irrigation, the Minister for Construction, theMinistry of Progress of Border Areas and National Racesand Development Affairs and the Ministry of Educationthe Ministry for Health.

First, the commander reported on the places wherewater can be pumped from Dokhtawady River, the irri-gated areas of Shwehlanbo Dam, Natyegan, Thanywa,Mongmao and Samon Dams, the farmlands in Meiktilaand Wundwin township with the use of pumped waterand field study.

Officials discussed water supply matters. Lt-Gen YeMyint gave necessary instructions.

Accompanied by the commander, Lt-Gen Ye Myintmet with officers, other ranks and family members fromregiments and units of Mandalay Station at the stationmeeting hall.

In the afternoon, they inspected Mandalay GeneralHospital. They paid homage to Phayagyi Taik NayakyaungSayadaw State Ovadaçariya Abhidhaja Maha Rattha GuruAbhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika BhaddantaMedhiyabhivamsa, aged 94 and 74 vasa, receiving medi-cal treatment at the hospital and asked after health of theSayadaw. Later, they went to Mandalay International Air-port and arrived back here in the evening.— MNA

Lt-Gen Ye Myint meets Division and District Agricultural CoordinationCommittee members in Mandalay

Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspects sanitation tasks in Mingala TaungnyuntTownship.— PRPU

Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects prevention of bank erosion at Shweli Bridge (NgaO).— MNA

Lt-Gen Ye Myint meets division and district agricultural coordination committee members in Mandalay.— MNA

YANGON, 1 May —Member of the State Peaceand Development CouncilLt-Gen Ye Myint of theMinistry of Defence, ac-companied by Chairman ofKachin State Peace andDevelopment Council Com-mander of Northern Com-mand Maj-Gen MaungMaung Swe, Brig-Gen SoeNwe of Bhamo Station andofficials, inspected durabil-

Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects roads, bridges onMyitkyina-Bhamo-Tagaung-Mandalay Road

ity of Sakkala Bridge at theborder of Shwegu Town-ship in Kachin State andMabein Township in ShanState (North) on 29 April.

On arrival at NgaO Vil-lage, they were welcomedby Deputy Commander ofCentral Command Brig-GenNay Win and officials.

At the local battalion,Lt-Gen Ye Myint heard re-ports on prevention of bankerosion at Shweli Bridge(NgaO) and construction of66 miles NgaO-MabeinRoad by officials. Lt-GenYe Myint inspected preven-tion of bank erosion.

Accompanied by DeputyCommander Brig-Gen NayWin and officials, Lt-GenYe Myint saw over roadsand bridges on Myitkyina-Bhamo-Tagaung-Mandalay

Road. On arrival at Tagaungof Thabeikkyin Township,they were welcomed by of-ficials.

They inspected renova-tion of Laymyethna Pagodain Tagaung.

The pagoda was built inthe 11 Century by KingAnawrahta.

Next, they looked intocompletion of Myanandatwo-storey building ofTagaung Basic EducationHigh School, progress ofthe town and Tagaung Hos-pital.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen YeMyint met with departmen-tal officials and local peo-ple at the hall of TagaungGeneral AdministrationDepartment. Lt-Gen YeMyint gave necessary in-structions and fulfilled their

requirements.At the construction site

of Mandalay, Tagaung-Bhamo-Myitkyina Road,Lt-Gen Ye Myint heard re-ports on repair of 57 milesand five furlongs longTagaung-NgaO road sectionby Senior Engineer U AyeNaing Tun of Public Works.

In Twinnge Village,Deputy Superintending En-gineer U Win Maung re-ported on construction ofTwinnge-Momeik Road andKinchaung Bridge. Lt-GenYe Myint attended to therequirements. Afterwards,Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspectedthe Nursery of Forest De-partment in Okkan Village,Madaya Township. Theyarrived in Mandalay in theevening.

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YANGON, 1 May—Thecoordination meeting onMyanmar’s participation inChina-ASEAN Trade Fairwas held at the meeting hallof the Ministry of Com-merce on Strand Road hereat 6 pm yesterday.

It was attended by Min-ister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone, Deputy Min-ister Brig-Gen Aung Tun,heads of departments underthe ministries that are go-

Myanmar’s participation in China-ASEANTrade Fair coordinated

ing to stage exhibitions,officials of the Union ofMyanmar Federation ofChambers of Commerceand Industry, officials ofUnion of Myanmar ForestProduct Joint-Venture Cor-poration Ltd and Associa-tions that are going to stageexhibitions.

First, Minister for Com-merce Brig-Gen Pyi Sonemade an opening speech.

Next, Director-General

U Nyunt Aye of Directorateof Trade reported on mat-ters related to China-ASEAN Trade Fair, fol-lowed by a general roundof discussions.

Afterwards, DeputyMinister Brig-Gen AungTun gave a supplementaryreport.

The meeting ended withthe concluding remarks byMinister for CommerceBrig-Gen Pyi Sone.

— MNA

YANGON, 1 May— TheMinistry of Livestock andFisheries held the second bi-annual meeting 2003-2004on meat sector at the Live-stock, Feedstuff and DairyProducts Enterprise on Sta-tion Street in Insein Town-ship yesterday morning, at-tended by Minister for Live-stock and Fisheries Brig-

Gen Maung Maung Thein.Director-General of the

Livestock Breeding andVeterinary Department UMaung Maung Nyunt, Act-ing Rector of the Instituteof Animal Husbandry andVeterinary Science DrMaung Maung San andManaging Director of Live-stock, Feedstuff and Dairy

Products Enterprise U KhinMaung Aye presented re-ports on tasks carried outduring the second six-monthperiod of 2003-2004.

Next, the minister pre-sented prizes to outstandinglivestock breeding farmsand delivered concludingremarks.

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L & F Ministry holds biannual meeting onmeat sector

YANGON, 1 May—Chair-man of the Yangon DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofYangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe and Chair-man of Yangon City Devel-opment Committee MayorBrig-Gen Aung Thein Lin,this morning inspected sani-tation tasks and proper flowof water at drains beingcarried out by Tatma-dawmen, members ofMyanmar Police Force,

Commander, Mayor inspect sanitation tasksin Yangon Cityworkers of YCDC, NGOsand people and they gaveinstructions to responsibleofficials and fulfilled theirneeds.

Commander Maj-GenMyint Swe and Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin alsoinspected the similar tasksin Pazundaung, MingalaTaungnyunt, SouthOkkalapa and Kamayuttownships. Officials re-ported on carrying out ofsanitation tasks and dredg-

ing of drains.The commander and

the mayor gave necessaryinstructions.

Similar tasks were alsoundertaken in NorthOkkalapa, Dagon Myothit(East), (South), (Seikkan)and (North), Thakayta,Tamway, Dawbon, Thin-gangyun, Sangyoung,Dagon, Pabedan, Lanma-daw, Bahan and Ahlontownships.

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UNITED NATIONS, 1May — India has firmlytold the UN SecurityCouncil that it would notaccept any norm or standardwhich is not in its nationalinterests, infringes on itssovereignty or is within thejurisdiction of itsParliament.

In a letter to theCouncil shortly before itadopted a resolution onWednesday to preventweapons of massdestruction from falling intohands of non-state entitiesand terrorists, India’s UNAmbassador Vijay Nambiarexpressed full support and“unwavering” commitmentto global efforts forpreventing the proliferationof WMDs and their meansof delivery.

But simultaneouslyhe questioned the tendencyof the 15-member Councilto assume legislative andtreaty making powers onbehalf of the international

community, binding on allstates, “a function notenvisaged in the UnitedNations Charter”.

India, he said, hastaken note that theresolution does notprescribe adherence totreaties to which a state isnot a party.

“India cannot acceptany obligations arising fromtreaties that India has notagreed or ratified,” heasserted, pointing out thatthe position is “consistent”with the fundamentalprinciples of InternationalLaw and the Law ofTreaties.

India, Nambiar said,“will not accept externallyprescribed norms orstandards, whatever theirsource, on matters withinthe jurisdiction of itsParliament, includingnational legislation,regulations or arrangements,which are not consistentwith India’s constitutional

provisions and proceduresor are contrary to India’snational interests or infringeon its sovereignty.”

Though theresolution as adoptedaddressed both of India’sconcerns, the letter clearlystates Indian position onthese sensitive issues.

However, the lettersaid India perceives theresolution as a “furtherstep” in the process initiatedby New Delhi in theGeneral Assembly onmeasures to preventterrorists from acquiringweapons of massdestruction and “as such wegenerally support it.”

“Our approach hasbeen that of a responsiblestate possessing nuclearweapons. We take note ofthe recognition in the draftof the inherent and mutuallyreinforcing linkage betweendisarmament and non-proliferation,” Nambiaradded. — MNA/PTI

India not to accept externallyprescribed norms

Doctors suggest microwave ovensshould carry clear warnings

LONDON, 1 May — Microwave ovens should carryclear warnings about the dangers of exploding eggs, whichcan cause facial and eye injuries, doctors said here. Theyissued the plea in a letter to the British Medical Journalafter a nine-year-old girl suffered serious eye damage whena boiled egg reheated in a microwave blew up in her face.Bits of egg pierced the cornea and ruptured the lens of hereye, reducing her vision, until the damage was corrected.Saurabib Goyal, an eye specialist at Queen Mary’s Hospitalin Kent, southern England, said warnings in microwaveinstruction manuals are not enough. “In view of thepotential seriousness of injury from exploding microwavedeggs, such warnings should be made more obvious,possibly being displayed on the microwave oven itself,”Goyal and colleagues said in the letter. They added thateggs with intact shells and yolks and even pierced eggscan explode when cooked in a microwave oven.

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OAS says mixed results forLatin America in drug war

WASHINGTON, 1 May — Latin America and theCaribbean are doing a better job in the war on drugs butbudget problems and savvy traffickers threaten thatprogress, the Organization of American States said onThursday. The annual Progress Report in Drug Controlsaid cultivation of illegal substances was dropping,seizures were rising or holding steady and nationsincreasingly were working together. The 34-member OASincludes Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Canada,some of the largest suppliers of cocaine, marijuana andheroin to the United States. “There is evidence of sustainedprogress in implementing control measures, particularlyin harmonizing a legal framework to deal with the variousfacets of the drug problem,” said the report by the group’sInter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission.

Unfortunately, “on many occasions, the decisionstaken have not been accompanied by appropriate budgetarysupport”, the commission said. “The (drug) problem didnot occur overnight, the solutions will not occur overnight,”said Paul Kennedy, Canada’s Senior Assistant DeputyMinister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.Kennedy chairs the drug abuse control commission.

“But if you look at those charts ... they are indicativeof the kinds of trends that we would like to see,” he saidin a Press conference. The commission issuesrecommendations to countries on issues ranging from thecontrol of chemical precursors used to make drugs tonational drug plans. Of the 325 recommendations madein 2001-2002, 82 had been completed, 186 were “inprogress” and 57 had not been addressed, mostly due tobudget problems, Kennedy said. The OAS report said thecultivated areas of coca fell from 196,000 hectares(484,300 acres) in 1993 to 163,000 hectares (402,800 acres)in 2002, a 17-per-cent drop. But criminals “are using newtechniques to maximize the cocaine they can produce froma smaller area”, Kennedy said. — MNA/Reuters

ADB says Pakistan toachieve eco growth in

next fiscal yearISLAMABAD, 1 May — Pakistan is expected to

achieve accelerated economic growth during the next fiscalyear thanks to the country’s successful implementation ofeconomic reforms and continued buoyancy in domesticand external sectors, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)said. Pakistan’s economic recovery started in the secondhalf of financial 2002 and gained momentum in 2003,said an annual report Asian Development Outlook 2004released here on Thursday. The current account surplussurged, foreign exchange reserves touched new heights,the overall fiscal deficit declined further and inflationremained low. Export growth was also the highest in overa decade, the report said. Agriculture will get a lift frominvestment made in irrigation infrastructure and adoptionof water saving techniques by farmers during the droughtyears will also enhance agricultural production, it said.

The report noted that there has been a sharpincrease in investment in Pakistan’s largest textile industry.The large scale manufacturing sector especially the textileindustry is expected to grow by 8 to 9 per cent in the nexttwo years. The report said a sharp rise in workerremittances, as well as a decline in interest payments onforeign debt pushed up the current account surplus by49.5 per cent last year. The country’s external debt andliabilities also declined by one billion US dollars to 35.5billion dollars in fiscal year 2003. The government hasimplemented a comprehensive debt reduction strategy ofpaying off expensive outstanding liabilities. Releasing thereport at a news conference here, the ADB CountryDirector Marshuk Ali Shah said Pakistan’s economy isgaining higher rates of growth which will be reflectedboth in terms of employment and investment over thenext couple of years. — MNA/Xinhua

BEIJING, 1 May —The Central Committee ofthe Communist Party ofChina (CPC) held aworkshop at the Great Hallof the People, in centralBeijing, Friday, to mark the100th anniversary of thebirth of Ren Bishi, one ofthe first-generation leaders.Chinese President and CPCCentral Committee GeneralSecretary Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao vows to carry on older-generation leaders’ willaddressed the meeting andpledged to carry on the willof the older-generationrevolutionaries, by studyingand displaying theirrevolutionary spirit, loftymoral and excellent style.In his speech, Hu called Rena great Marxist, anoutstanding proletarianrevolutionary, politician andorganizer, an extraordinaryleader of the CPC and the

Chinese People’s LiberationArmy, and one of theimportant members of theCPC’s first-generationleadership. Ren hasdedicated his all to theliberation of the Chinesepeople and the birth of NewChina and he is worshippedand esteemed by the wholeparty, the whole Army andthe whole people, Hu said.He termed Ren as a man

who is good at combiningthe basic principles ofMarxism and the realities ofthe Chinese revolution.Zeng Qinghong, Vice-President and member ofthe Standing Committee ofthe CPC Central CommitteePolitical Bureau, also spokeat the workshop and urgedpeople to study and havegood understanding of Hu’saddress. — MNA/Xinhua


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PARIS, 1 May — France, Spain and Germany aredetermined to work “hand in hand” in the Europeanconstruction, French President Jacques Chirac saidhere on Thursday evening after meeting with SpanishPrime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

HANOI, 1 May —Vietnam reached an industrialproduction value of 114 trillionVietnamese dong (VND) (7.3billion US dollars) in the firstfour months of this year, oryear-on-year rise of 15.4 percent.

The non-state sectorrecorded the highest industrialproduction growth of 21.4 percent, followed by the foreign-invested sector with 14.1 percent, and the state-owned sectorwith 12.6 per cent, accordingto the General Statistics Officeon Thursday.Products withhigh growth in production

Paris, Berlin, Madrid to worktogether in EU construction

“There is in Berlin, asin Paris, a very strong desireto go forward hand in handwith Spain on the road toEurope, in the frameworkof a sincere, loyalcooperation,” Chirac said ata joint news conference withZapatero.

“We hope to be themost faithful artists of aEurope, which is peacefuland democratic, accountablefor peace and holding somemessage of economic andsocial development, with asocial pact,” he added.

The Spanish leadersaid for his part that “Franceand Spain must worktogether towards theconstruction of an active,dynamic, united, strongEurope without ulteriormotives. Spain will have anattitude of cooperative andshared work with Berlin andParis”. The Spanish PrimeMinister had met GermanChancellor Gerhard

Schroeder on Wednesday inBerlin, where he said thatMadrid, Berlin and Pariswere in “intense nego-tiations” with Washingtonon a new United Nationsresolution on Iraq.

To Chirac, thecooperation between thethree countries does notexclude disagreements,especially the budget of theEuropean Union (EU) for2007-2013.

The French Presidentreiterated his opposition asfive other countriesincluding Germany andBritain to the EU budgetexceeding 1 per cent ofEuropean gross domesticproduct (GDP), while Spainhopes it for 1.18 per cent.

He also said that Paris,Berlin and Madrid wouldestablish a “constant anddaily cooperation” to dealwith the issues where theyhave divergence.

MNA/Xinhua

SINGAPORE, 1 May —Singapore is due to re-introduce new 10-dollarpolymer notes by issuing 100million Singapore dollars’(about 58.9 million US

Vietnam’s industrial sectorrecords rise in production value

CANBERRA, 1 May —The Australian Governmentannounced on Thursday afederal rescue package of 444million Australian dollars(320 million US dollars) forthe sugar industry.

The package wasunveiled by Prime MinisterJohn Howard in the sugarprocessing town ofBundaberg, Queensland,amid complaints from sugar

value were motorbikeassembly, up 37 per cent; coal,up 32.4 per cent; televisionassembly, 30.9 per cent, ready-made clothes, 22.6 per cent;and crude oil, up 12.5 per cent.

Southern provinces ofBinh Duong and Khanh Hoatook the lead and second inindustrial production growthin the period, with the increasesof 32 per cent and 23.9 per cent,respectively. Vietnam postedan industrial production growthof 16 per cent in 2003 andtargets to record an increase of15 per cent in 2004.

MNA/Xinhua

DHAKA , 1 May — At least four people, includingthree children, were killed and over 6,000 made homelessby a fire near the capital Dhaka on Thursday.

Australian Govt announces rescuepackage for sugar industry

farmers after failure to havesugar included in the freetrade deal with the UnitedStates concluded inFebruary. It was estimatedthat sugar growers wouldgain 800 million Australiandollars (580 million USdollars) if they were includedin the agreement. About7,000 farmers will benefitfrom the rescue package.

MNA/Xinhua

Singapore to introduce new $10 polymer notesdollars’) worth of such notesnext Tuesday.

In a statement issuedon Friday, the MonetaryAuthority of Singapore(MAS) said that it will

continue to issue the current10-dollar paper notes as partof a phased introduction ofthe new notes, which have afamiliar look but with a fewadded security features.

The MAS said that thephased introduction willallow banks and businessesto fine-tune their machinesand make the necessaryadjustments gradually toavoid abrupt and costly

changes. In 1990, Singapore

introduced its first polymernotes and the 50-dollar notelacked wide acceptance dueto machine acceptanceproblems. The MAS saidthat the new polymer notewill be available at sevenlocal banks as of nextTuesday, and it will issuemore such notes in the future.

MNA/Xinhua

Fire kills four in Bangladesh

Fire service sourcessaid the fire broke out at a bigslum at Keraniganj, just southof the River Buriganga thatflows in the south of thecapital.

The fire destroyedaround 600 shanties andinjured 15 people. Severalchildren are still missing.

Fire fight enginesfought for three hours toextinguish the fire. The causeof the fire could not beascertain immediately.

There are over 300slums in Dhaka and most ofthe slums are the hubs ofcriminal acts.

MNA/Xinhua

Zimbabwe steps up preparationsfor Asian tourists

HARARE, 1 May —The Zimbabwean TourismAuthority has stepped uppreparations for Asiantourists , aimed atpromoting Zimbabwe as atourist destination, localnewspaper The Heraldreported Thursday.

Various task forceshave been set up to look atseveral issues concernedwith Asian tourists ,including attractionsintroduction, languagebarrier, cuisine, pricing ofthe goods and services, andsecurity.

Apart fromconcentrating on theseaspects, Air Zimbabwewill introduce flightsbetween China andZimbabwe. Zimbabwe wasgranted the ApprovedDestination Status (ADS)by China last year.

The granting of ADSstatus allows Chinese tovisit the country and it alsoprovides for the operationsof air services between thetwo countries and in otheragreement for security andother travel related issues.

MNA/Xinhua

ATHENS, 1 May — A memorandum of mutualunderstanding was signed on Thursday by Greek DefenceMinister Spilios Spiliotopoulos and his visiting Chileancounterpart Michelle Bachelet Maria.

Greece, Chile signdefence memorandum

Sources said thememorandum provides forthe creation of committeesto look into prospects ofcooperation between Greeceand Chile in the defencesector, such as training,Armed Forces organizationand the defence industry.

The Chilean DefenceMinister was also briefed onthe security situation in

southeast Europe, since hiscountry is one of the non-permanent members of theUN Security Council.

The two ministerspraised the very goodrelations between the peopleof Greece and Chile andexpressed the political willto further develop bilateralties with Greece.

MNA/Xinhua


Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)Host Institutions : University of Foreign Languages, Yangon;

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China

Sponsor : The State Commission of Chinese Profi-ciency Test

Date : May 15, 2004 (Saturday)

Place : University of Foreign Languages, YangonUniversity of Foreign Languages, Mandalay

Application period : From April 6, 2004 (Tuesday) to April30, 2004 (Friday)

The TEST has three different levels; the examinee can choose

the level that best matches his or her ability and training.Further information may be obtained from University of

Foreign Languages, Yangon, 119-131 University Avenue,Yangon (Telephone: 513198) and University of ForeignLanguages, Mandalay (Telephone: 32330).

HSK Guide Books may be purchased at the CulturalSection of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China:No-94, Kha Yae Pin Rd, Dagon Township, Yangon andOffice of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic ofChina: Yadanar Lane, Yangyi Aung Road, 35th Street(Between 65th and 66th Streets), Mandalay.

ARRIVAL/CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV “MANDALAY” VOY NO 125/N

Consignees of cargo carried on MV “MANDALAY”

Voy No 125/N are hereby notified that the vessel will arrive

at Yangon port on 3-5-2004 and will be berthing on about

4-5-2004 and cargoes will be discharged into the premises

of Myanma Port Authority where it will lie at the consign-

ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and

conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:30

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TRADE MARKCAUTION NOTICE

JOOP! GmbH, a companyorganized under the lawsof GERMANY and havingits principal office atHarvestehuder Weg 22,20149 Hamburg, Germanyis the owner and sole pro-prietor of the followingTrademarks:-

Reg. No. 4/302/1999

Reg. No. 4/305/1999

Used in respect of:-Fragrances, products forbeauty and personal care;glasses, sunglasses; jewel-lery, watches, accessoriesmade of precious metalsand their alloys and platedtherewith as well as madeof non-precious metals andtheir alloys and plated there-with; goods made of leatherand leather imitation; cloth-ing.

Any unauthorized use,imitation, infringements orfraudulent intentions of theabove marks will be dealtwith according to law.

TIN OHNMAR TUNB.A(LAW)LL.B,

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P.O. Box 109, Ph:248108/

723043(For. Domnern Somgiat

& Boonma Attorneys

at Law, Thailand.)Dated: 2 May, 2004.

Cathay Pacific wins PlatinumSuperBrand award

Cathay Pacific GeneralManager Corporate Commu-nication Alan Wong said:“We are delighted to beawarded Platinum SuperBrand status from the Read-er’s Digest and its readers.We would like to thank all ofour customers who voted forus and our dedicated staffwho made it possible.”

The survey seeks to iden-tify the most appealingbrands to Asian consumersacross 41 categories.“SuperBrand” status is givento those that win customers’recognition for their out-standing quality and service.

The survey was carriedout in six key Asian markets:Hong Kong, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Singapore, Tai-wan and Thailand. More than6,000 people were inter-viewed in the survey, 1,000in each market.

MNA/Xinhua

HONG KONG, 1 May—Cathay Pacific AirwaysThursday announced herethat it has received a Plati-num award in the Reader’sDigest Asia’s SuperBrandsSurvey 2004.

China holds bigpotential for

diamondconsumption

BEIJING, 1 May — Chinaholds great potential for dia-mond consumption with itsrapid economic growth, saidAbbey Chikane, director ofthe World Diamond Coun-cil and Chairman of theSouth Africa DiamondBoard, Thursday.

“As China’s disposableincome per person is on therise, people value qualityand brand more. Diamondsare a luxury item, but wehope they will enter moreChinese people’s lives asluxury cars or watcheshave,” said Chikane at theopening ceremony of aSouth African diamond cul-ture and jewellery exhibi-tion, the biggest of its kindin the country.

Besides bringing top-quality diamonds to Chineseconsumers, said Chikane, itwas more important to pro-mote a diamond culture inChina and let people under-stand more about diamondjewellery.

MNA/Xinhua

UNICEF to help Uganda improve health of children, women

The initiative supportedby UNICEF, the WorldHealth Organization andother partners will acceler-ate routine health serviceactivities at the district level.

The nation-wide activi-ties throughout the next

month will include provi-sion of Vitamin A supple-mentation to children agedsix months to five years,routine and catch-up mea-sles immunizations for chil-dren under age one,deworming programmes forchildren aged one to fiveyears, and vaccinationsagainst maternal andneonatal tetanus for preg-nant women.

UNICEF representativein Uganda MartinMogwanja said in the Pressrelease that “UNICEF is es-pecially hopeful that the ac-tivities in May can ease thesuffering of children livingwith the lasting impact ofthe conflict in northern andnortheastern Uganda, butthis by no means is the finalsolution. Children in thoseregions have every right to

good health as their peerselsewhere, and it is up to allconcerned parties to swiftlyand peacefully end the fight-ing so that this right can beattained.”

UNICEF’s support forthe Child Days implemen-tation includes the provi-sion of funding, supplies andequipment as well as tech-nical assistance.

MNA/Xinhua

KAMPALA , 1 May— The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will help Uganda improve health of childrenand women in the country’s northern and northeastern districts from next Monday, when the country willinaugurate the Child Days, according to a Press release issued by UNICEF here on Thursday.

AIDS is a national concern.

TRADE MARKCAUTION

Notice is given thatDunlop Latex Foam Limited(a UK company) of Pannal,Harrogate, North Yorkshire,HG3 1JL, England, is theOwner and Sole Proprietorof the following Trade Mark:

used in connection with:-“Beds, divan beds, head-boards for beds, mattresses,pillows, cushions and uphol-stered parts of furniture” A Declaration of Owner-ship of the said Mark hasbeen registered in the Officeof the Sub-Registrar of Deedsand Assurances, Yangon,being Reg. No. 290/2004.

WARNING is herebygiven that any fraudulent imi-tation or unauthorised use ofthe said Trade Mark in anymanner whatsoever will bedealt with according to law.

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for Dunlop Latex FoamLimited

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Space station trio returnsafely to earth

KUSTANAI (Kazakhstan), 1 May—A Soyuz space capsule touched down safely in thesteppes of Kazakhstan on Friday, bringing a Russian, a US astronaut and a Dutchmanback to Earth from the International Space Station.

NASA’s Michael Foale and RussianAlexander Kaleri spent six months aboardthe 16-nation, 95 billion US dollars station.Dutchman Andre Kuipers, from the Euro-pean Space Agency, spent just 11 days theredoing scientific experiments on his maidentrip into space.

The craft landed near the northernKazakh town of Arkalyk in the CentralAsian steppe at 4.11 am Moscow Time(0011 GMT).

“Everything is stable, the cosmonautsreturned to Earth,” a spokesman at missioncontrol outside Moscow said by telephone.“It was a soft landing.”

The capsule had disengaged from theInternational Space Station a few hoursearlier and started its return to Earth.

The start of Kaleri’s and Foale’s daunt-ing six-month mission last October washeavily overshadowed by China’s launch ofits first spaceman.

But their return is being watched withavid interest amid intense preparations foran operation to locate and find them quickly.

A similar Soyuz capsule carrying the

US astronauts Kenneth Bowersox and DonaldPettit and Russia’s Nikolai Budarin backfrom the ISS made a hard landing hundredsof kilometres off target last May because ofa technical glitch that caused an early re-entry.

The next ISS crew landed safely withclockwork precision last October, eventhough one member of the crew had appar-ently hit a wrong button.

General Vladimir Popov, commander ofthe recovery operation, said two all-terrainvehicles known as Bluebirds had alreadybeen sent to the assumed landing area tocheck the density of the ground, atmosphericpressure and weather conditions.

The capsule’s bright orange parachutewas due to unfold 15 minutes before thelanding, which should have been cushionedby the blasts of several “soft landing en-gines”.

“Of course, we always admit a possibil-ity of a so-called ballistic landing, but we dohope for the best and all we need right now isa bit of luck,” Popov said by telephone fromArkalyk. — MNA/Reuters

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan, bringing threeastronauts back from the International Space Station (ISS), despite last minute fears of

a glitch. — INTERNET

Singapore, Chile agreeto strengthen bilateral

cooperation SINGAPORE, 1 May — Singapore and Chile on Friday

agreed to strengthen their bilateral cooperation, espe-cially in the field of science and bio-technology.

This came followingSingapore Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong and visitingChilean President RicardoLagos held their talks focus-ing on ways of boosting co-operation between the twocountries, according to localPress reports.

The two countries arealso discussing with NewZealand a three-way freetrade agreement (FTA).Once this FTA is sealed, itwill be the first trans-Pacificagreement that spans acrossthree different regions.

Lagos said that thisagreement that they havetaken is not going to be anagreement only on trade. It’sgoing to be an agreement onpartnership for economiccooperation between thosethree countries.

In a related development,Singapore’s Deputy PrimeMinister Lee Hsien Loongon Friday described Chile asSingapore’s natural partnersin Latin America whichcan build a bridge across thePacific.

MNA/Xinhua

GMS countries sign 9documents to strengthen

cooperation PHNOM PENH, 1 May — Six Greater Mekong Subregion

(GMS) countries Friday signed nine Annexes and Protocolsof the Cross-Border Transport Agreement to boost trade,cooperation and investments among six countries.

Vice-Transport Minis-ters of GMS countries fromChina, Cambodia, Laos,Myanmar, Thailand and Vi-etnam signed the nine docu-ments of the agreement, in-cluding seven annexes, oneprotocol and one amendmentrelated to transport, Customsand communication.

“We consider this a veryimportant milestone in theregion’s development, onethat demonstrates mostclearly the strong commit-

ment of the participatingcountries to subregional eco-nomic cooperation,” saidShyam Bajpai, Country Di-rector of Asian DevelopmentBank’s Cambodia ResidentMission.

Laos, Thailand, and Vi-etnam signed GMS Cross-Border Agreement in No-vember 1999 in Vientiane,followed by Cambodia,China and Myanmar in 2001,2002 and 2003.

MNA/Xinhua

Study says siblings, pets,farms help stop allergies

LONDON, 1 May—Having siblings, pets and living on a farm reduces the risk ofallergic illnesses in babies but having early infections increases it, Danish researcherssaid on Friday.

to deal with many different microbes. Scien-tists believe that when it does not encounterthem early in life, it overreacts later andallergic diseases develop.

Pets, living on a farm, attending day careand having older siblings increase a baby’sexposure to microbes.

Benn and her team interviewed 24,000women during pregnancy and when theirchildren were six and 18 months old. Theirfindings are reported online by the BritishMedical Journal.

About 10 per cent of the children suf-fered from dermatitis at 18 months old. Theresearchers found that the risk of allergicillness increased with each infectious dis-ease the child suffered before six months old,but it decreased if the child had three or moresiblings, attended day care or lived on a farmor with pets. — MNA/Reuters

Sterile, modern environments have beenblamed for the increase in asthma, dermatitisand other allergic diseases over the past cen-tury because the immune systems of babiesare simply not exposed to many microbes.

Scientists also thought that early infec-tions would have a protective effect againstallergies but Christine Stabell Benn, of theDanish Epidemiological Science Centre inCopenhagen, found they increase the risk ofdeveloping allergies.

“We found that having older siblingsprotects against allergic diseases but it is notby means of transferring infectious diseasesbecause those diseases are actually associ-ated with an increased risk of disease in thechild,” Stabell Benn said in an interview.

“With each infection the risk (of anallergic illness) increases.”

The human immune system developed

Reports show way to customizecancer treatment

WASHINGTON , 1 May — A quick genetic screen may be able to tell doctors which lungcancer patients will benefit from new, targeted cancer drugs that have dramatic effectsbut only in a few people, US researchers said here.

They found a specificDNA mutation in peoplewho were virtually cured oftheir cancer by a new drugcalled Iressa, made byAstraZeneca Plc.

Iressa has excited doc-tors because it is the first drugto work really well againstlung cancer. Most patientssuffering from lung cancerare killed by the disease,which is the biggest cancerkiller in most of the world.

Two teams at HarvardMedical School in Bostonand associated hospitalsfound the mutation in a genecalled EGFR, which controlsa protein called epidermal

growth factor receptor. Thisis turn puts the brakes of cellgrowth.

In non-small cell lungcancer, EGFR is mutated andthe cells proliferate out ofcontrol to form a deadly tu-mour.

Non-small cell lung can-cer accounts for about 85 percent of all cases of lung can-cer, which killed more than157,000 men and women inthe United States last year.

Iressa, known generi-cally as gefitinib or ZD1839,works wonders for onlyabout 15 per cent of lungcancer patients.

To find out why, the two

teams tested the tumours oflung cancer patients who hadbeen helped by Iressa andcompared them to the tu-mours of patients who hadnot been helped.

“We obtained samples ofcancer from patients who hadbeen treated with Iressa andhad dramatic responses,”said Dr William Sellers ofHarvard’s Dana-Farber Can-cer Institute, who worked onone of the studies.

“In every case we founda mutation in this EGFRgene. In the cases where therewas no response, there wasno mutation,” he added.

“People have not under-stood how Iressa is workingor who it should be deployedin. This gives us a major clue.”

MNA/Reuters

WHO to host consultationon animal-human

transmitting diseases GENEVA, 1 May—The World Health Organization

(WHO) announced Friday that it is to host an internationalconsultation to identify the factors that lead to diseases’transmission from animals to humans (zoonoses) and toimprove surveillance systems for monitoring and control.

The consultation, to beheld jointly by the WTO andthe Food and Agriculture Or-ganization (FAO), the OfficeInternational des Epizooties(OIE), in collaboration withthe Dutch Health Council,will take place at WHO’sGeneva Headquarters fromnext Monday to Wednesday,the WHO said in a Press re-lease.

The consultation is aimedat providing guidance instrengthening capacity ofcountries and that of the inter-national community to collectand share information acrossmany sectors.

“Identifying the nextzoonotic disease of interna-tional public health importancewill not be easy,” said FrancoisMeslin, WHO Coordinator forZoonoses Control.

“We hope that the consul-tation will provide new toolsthat may make this possible inthe near future,” he said. Thetransmission of a disease suchas SARS or bird flu from ani-mals to humans depends onnumerous factors, includingcomplex interactions betweenhuman and animal hosts, thecausative microbial agent andthe environment.

MNA/Xinhua

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SPORTS

Antonio Barijho, of Boca Juniors, is stopped by Luciano Palos, goalkeeper of Newell'sOld Boys, on 29 April, 2004 during their Argentine first division soccer game at

Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires. At right Jorge Bermudez. — INTERNET

Vijay Singh of Fiji, hits from the sand trap guarding the9th green in first round HP Golf Classic action in New

Orleans on 29 April , 2004. — INTERNET

Rivaldo handed ultimatum by Bolton BOLTON (England), 1 May— Rivaldo has been told to make up his

mind over a proposed move to Bolton Wanderers, after manager SamAllardyce expressed fears his club were being used by Brazil's WorldCup winner.

The former AC Milan and Barcelona forward, who is a free agentafter leaving Brazil's Cruzeiro in February, has returned home afterlast week's talks with the Premier League club.

Allardyce, who is still waiting for an answer from the 32-year-old,told Thursday's Bolton Evening News: "At this time of year, nobodywants to make a decision, but we will be asking for a decision eitherway before very long.

"We are wise enough to know what's going on behind the scenes. "We're probably being used to create interest from elsewhere.

You'd be surprised how many other football clubs it kick-starts intoaction.

"I'm disappointed we haven't got a decision yet," he added. "Thattells me there is still hope, but there will have to be a movement fromhis Brazilian agents soon.

"If there isn't a positive move in a few days, we will have to call timeon it."— MNA/Reuters

AC Milan to maketwo big signings

MILAN, 1 May— Serie A leaders ACMilan will make two major signings for nextseason, club vice-president Adriano Gallianisaid on Thursday.

"Two champions will be signed," Galliani,who effectively runs the club on behalf ofowner and Italian Prime Minister SilvioBerlusconi, told Milan's web site.

The European champions, who could wintheir 17th title with a victory over second-placed AS Roma on Sunday, have recentlyfollowed the example of Real Madrid byfocusing their transfer activity on one or twobig name players every year.

Brazilians Cafu and Kaka joined the clubthis season while their compatriot Rivaldo,who has since left the club, and Italy de-fender Alessandro Nesta were purchased in2002.

Media reports have indicated that Lazio'sDutch defender Jaap Stam is one target.

MNA/Reuters

Figo cleared to faceDeportivo

MADRID, 1 May — Real Madridmidfielder Luis Figo will be able to play inthis weekend's clash at Deportivo Corunaafter Spanish authorities withdrew the redcard he was given in Sunday's 2-1 homedefeat by Barcelona.

The Portuguese international was sentoff by referee Alfonso Perez Burrull afterpicking up a second booking for a recklesschallenge on Barca defender Carles Puyolin the second half of the match againstReal's arch-rivals. The Spanish Football Fed-eration appeals committee decided on Thurs-day that Figo did not deserve the sanction.Spanish media reported that Real had pro-vided video evidence to support their case.

Real, who lie second in the Primera Ligaone point behind leaders Valencia with fourgames left, will have to make do withoutcentral defender Ivan Helguera. He wasgiven an automatic ban after picking up afifth yellow card. — MNA/Reuters

UEFA clarify offside interpretation beforeEuro 2004

ESPINHO (Portugal), 1 May — UEFA will distribute a DVD to national footballassociations in an effort to clarify interpretation of the offside rule in time forEuro 2004.

FIFA introduced new guidelines last yearon how to intepret the rule, emphasizing thatplayers who do not touch the ball or blockthe goalkeeper's view should not be flaggedoffside.

The guidelines caused confusion in someleagues and UEFA is now seeking to clarifyits own position before the European Cham-pionship finals, starting on June 12.

"We're emphasizing that the offside ruleitself has not changed," Ken Ridden, vice-chairman of UEFA's referees committee,said on Thursday. "We're talking about in-terpretation and application.

"It's important that we let players andcoaches know how referees will apply therule."

Ridden was speaking at the end of a four-day workshop and training camp with ref-erees and assistant referees who will offici-ate at Euro 2004.

The officials were shown an early ver-sion of the video that will be sent to nationalfootball associations before the tournamentand were able to discuss the examples shown.

Assistant referees were reminded byUEFA that it is better for them to delay adecision on whether to raise a flag for offsiderather than make a wrong decision in haste.

"It will be good for education at all lev-els," said Ridden. "It's totally in agreementwith FIFA's circular on the matter last year."

The referees say they are perfectly clearon the guidelines but have welcomed theDVD as a means of helping fans.

"It's difficult to educate spectators on theoffside rule," said Slovakia's Lubos Michel.

"There's so much emotion in the standsand sometimes that's because the fans don'tknow the law."

European soccer's governing body hasalso decided that players taking off theirshirts during goal celebrations will auto-matically receive a yellow card at the tourna-ment.

The ruling was due to apply in July butUEFA has told referees to enforce it through-out Euro 2004, which runs from June 12 toJuly 4. "We're setting an example on this,"said Ridden. —MNA/Reuters

Chelsea’s Duff dislocates shoulder in training

Unrepentant Roe shares Italian Open lead MILAN, 1 May — Brit-

ain's Mark Roe had yet an-other reminder of last year'sBritish Open disappointmentas he used his long-handleputter to good effect to sharethe lead in the Italian Openfirst round on Thursday.

Roe shot an eight-under-

par 64 to earn a one-shotadvantage with FrenchmanGregory Havret over NewZealand's Michael Campbelland Swede ChristopherHanell.

But while Roe was de-lighted to finish with a stun-ning four-iron approach for

eagle and to hole a series oflengthy putts, the 41-year-old Englishman was unre-pentant over his attack thisweek on the Royal and An-cient, organizers of the Brit-ish Open.

After calling its decisionto use non-professional re-corders "a farce" Roe, whowas disqualified from lastyear's Open for signing forthe wrong score, went backon the attack when asked ifhaving two of the five re-corders for this year's Britishmajor on duty was a goodmove.

"It's not a step in the rightdirection because they (theR and A) are not employingthe proper people," he toldreporters. "If we had had pro-fessional recorders from theEuropean Tour for instance,they would have been famil-iar with the players who satin front of them.

"Every single player inthe British Open would askfor somebody professionalto do the job."

Roe's decision to root outthe putter he first started us-ing seven years ago was re-warded with a round of just25 putts, including a 20-footer and two 15-footersamong six birdies.

It gave him a chance ofwinning 10 years after histhird tour success, the 1994French Open.

MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 1 May — Chel-sea's Ireland winger DamienDuff has dislocated hisshoulder for the second timethis season after a fall intraining on Thursday.

"He is having an assess-ment made of the problembefore deciding what reha-bilitation is for the best," thePremier League club said onits web site. Duff, who wasback in full training after avirus had kept him out ofChelsea's last three games,was sidelined for 3-1/2weeks when he first dislo-

cated the shoulder in a 1-0London derby win overFulham in December.

A similar lay-off wouldbe a blow to Chelsea, whoface a Champions Leaguesemifinal second leg againstMonaco next Wednesday atStamford Bridge and arebattling with ManchesterUnited to finish runners-upin the Premier League.

Chelsea lost the first legin Monaco 3-1.

On the domestic front,Chelsea have 72 points, oneahead of United in the race tofinish second behind cham-pions Arsenal and claim anautomatic slot in the lucra-tive Champions League.

Chelsea have three gamesleft in a season which fin-ishes on May 15, with acrunch game in prospect onMay 8 against United at OldTrafford.

MNA/Reuters

Lippi to leaveJuventus at end

of season MILAN, 1 May — Juventus

manager Marcello Lippi willleave the Serie A championsat the end of the season, Ital-ian news agency ANSA saidon Thursday.

"It has been fantastic, butI think it's time for me to stepaside," Lippi was quoted as

saying. — MNA/Reuters

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9:00 Signature TuneGreeting

9:02 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”

9:06 A Village of PaO9:10 Headline News9:12 The Beauty and The

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9:25 The “Htaung YaungNay” (Classical MaleDance)

9:28 Myanma Paintings ofSuccessive Periods

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Thirikhittaya9:40 Song “Summertime”9:45 National News9:50 Nyaung Yethun Festi-

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15:55 The “Htaung YaungNay” (Classical MaleDance)

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8.30 am Brief news8.35 am Music: Stay the same

(Solid Base)8.40 am Perspectives8.45 am Music: Good thing

(Gareth Gates)8.55 am National news/Slogan9.05 am Music : When we

were young (HumanNature)

9.10 am International news9.15 am Music:1.30 am News/Slogan1.40 am Story for children

“The origin of Inlay”1.50 am Songs for children9.00 am Weekly news review9.10 am Music:9.15 am Article9.25 pm Let’s improve

English throughsongs/ Latest hits/Adapted originalsLiving on the island(Chris Debough)/Cherish (Kool Girl)You’re my love (Pinkboy)/Every time yougo away(Paul Young)

9.45 pm News/Slogan10.00 pm PEL

WEATHER

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hoursMST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowershave been scattered in Shan State, isolated in Mon andKayah States, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions and weatherhas been partly cloudy in the remaining areas. Day tem-peratures were (3°C) to (4°C) above normal in Kachin,Chin, eastern Shan and Mon States, lower Sagaing, Bago,Yangon and Mandalay Divisions, (5˚C) to (6°C) abovenormal in Ayeyawady, Magway and Taninthayi Divsions,(4˚C) below normal in northern Shan State and about nor-mal in the remaining areas. The significant day tempera-tures were (43°C) each in Magway, (42˚C) in Nyaung-U,Minbu, Aunglan and Tharrawady.

Maximum temperature on 30-4-2004 was 39.2°C(103°F). Minimum temperature on 1-5-2004 was 22.8°C(73°F). Relative humidity at 9:30 hrs MST on 1-5-2004was 71%. Total sunshine hours on 30-4-2004 was (9.3)hours approx. Rainfall on 1-5-2004 was nil at Yangon Air-port, Kaba-Aye and central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2004 was 5 mm (0.20 inch) at Yangon Airport and 12mm (0.47 inch) at Kaba-Aye and 5 mm (0.20 inch) atcentral Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 5 mph from South at (17:30) hours MST on 30-

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Beauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”

16:30 National News16:35 Thameehla Island

Home to FascinatingTurtles

16:40 Myanma Lacquerware16:45 National News16:50 Myanma Traditional

Snacks16:55 The Beauty and Grace

of the hands17:00 National News17:05 Taninthayi, Land of

Oil Palm17:10 Song “Secret Love”17:15 National News17:20 Spirulina (or) Blue

Green Algae17:25 Song of Myanmar

Beauty & ScenicSights

Evening Transmission(19:30 - 23:30)


19:32 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights & ScenicSights “Myanma Pano-rama & Myanma Sen-timent”

19:36 Raod to Mingun19:40 Headline News19:42 Ship Building of

Myanmar19:45 National News19:50 Quality Rice Produc-

tion in Myanmar19:55 Sound of the harp at-

tracting Love20:00 National News20:05 Maungmagan, The

Seaside Village20:10 Songs “New Goal”20:15 National News20:20 Resort for Rest and

Recreation (InleKhaung Taing Village)

20:25 Song “A Country likethat of a golden paint-ing”

20:30 National News20:35 Myanma Artistic

Works At ShedagonPagoda Archways

20:40 Reclamation & Culti-vation in the Uplands

20:45 National News20:50 Myanmar’s Movies

Impact “Only Son”21:00 National News21:05 Pa-na-ma Aae Khan

Gita Than (Welcomingmusic a curtain raiser)

21:10 Song21:15 National News21:20 Special Teak Planta-

tion Programme inMyanmar

21:25 Song of MyanmarBeauty & ScenicSights “Mingalabar”



A Source of Rural In-come

21:55 Classical Male Dance

21:58 Myanma Paintings ofSuccessive Periods



val22:25 Song22:30 National News22:35 Thameehla Island

Home to FascinatingTurtles

22:40 Myanma Lacquerware22:45 National News22:50 Traditional Snacks22:55 The Beauty and Grace

of the hands23:00 National News23:05 Taninthayi, Land of

Oil Palm23:10 Song “Secret Love”23:15 National News23:20 Spirulina (or) Blue

Green Algae23:25 Song of Myanmar

Beauty & ScenicSights “Come and SeeMyanmar”

ASLEEP IN JESUSRev. Saw Tun Gon Gyi

Aged 81Pastor, Yangon City Church & Precious Grace

Church Patron, Myanmar Christian Fellowship of theBlind President, Self-supporting Kayin Baptist MissionSociety of No 6, U Aung Kyaw Road, East Gyogon,Insein, (Saw Tha Soe - Naw Shwe Tin) brother of (SisterNaw Hnin Kyi), Saw Kyaw Ohn-Naw Rena Zin, (NawMya-Mahn Mya Maung), Saw Sein Tun Kyaw-NawMarina, beloved father of Naw Angelyna Gyi (UNICEF),Saw Kyaw Khaing Tun-Naw Mya Mya, grandfather ofNaw Lwai Moo Paw (Linfield College), Naw Day MooPaw (BARS final year, Myanmar Institute of Theology,passed away on 30-4-2004 at 01.10 hours. Funeral ser-vice will be held on Sunday 2-5-2004 at 13.30 hours atthe Hpu Tha Byu Memorial Hall, Seminary Hill, EastGyogon, Insein, after which funeral cortege will leavefor Yay Way Christian Cemetery for entombment.

Bereaved family

4-2004.Bay inference: According to the observation at (09:30)

hrs M.S.T today, Yesterday’s the low pressure area overSouth East Bay and South Andaman Sea has moved toSouth West Bay and has still persist. Weather is partlycloudy elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 2-5-2004: Rain or thun-dershowers are likely to be isolated in Kachin, Chin, Monand Kayin States, upper Sagaing, Ayeyawady, Bago,Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions and weather will be partlycloudy in the remainig areas. Degree of certainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate inMyanmar waters. Outlook for subsequent two days: Like-lihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in lower Myanmarareas. Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for2-5-2004: Possibility of isolated rain or thundershowers inthe afternoon/evening. Degree of certainty in (40%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for2-5-2004: Partly cloudy.

14th Waxing of Kason 1366 ME Sunday, 2 May, 2004

YANGON, 1 May— Prime Minister General Khin Nyuntattended the meeting to coordinate all-round upgrading ofthe environs of Yangon City Kandawgyi Gardens and Zoo(Yangon) at the Agricultural Museum at Kandawgyi Gar-den, here, this morning.

Also present on the occasion were Chairman of theWork Committee Chairman of Yangon Division Peaceand Development Council Commander of Yangon Com-mand Maj-Gen Myint Swe, ministers, the mayor, deputyministers, officials of the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Office, departmental heads, members of the workcommittee and guests.

First, the commander reported on upgrading tasks beingcarried out at Education Zone, Central Symbol Zone,Relaxation Zone and Recreation Zone on time, comple-tion of the tasks zone-wise and tasks to be undertaken.

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen NyuntTin reported on completion of nine agricultural educativebooths, the agricultural museum and shops and sanitationof Kandawgyi Lake.

Deputy Minister for Hotels and Tourism Brig-Gen AyeMyint Kyu reported on construction of modern restau-rants in the gardens.

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt inspects upgrading tasks at Yangon City Kandawgyi Gardens and Zoo (Yangon).— MNA

Prime Minister attends coord meeting on upgrading environs of Yangon CityKandawgyi Gardens and Zoo (Yangon)

Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen MaungMaung Thein reported on construction of the fresh waterfish garden in the Education Zone and Minister for For-estry Brig-Gen Thein Aung on completion of upgradingtasks at the Central Forest Zone, growing of flowery plantsfor landscaping, building of the water fall and water foun-tain, cent per cent completion of Zoo (Yangon), collec-tion of animals, income and coordination with scholarsfor upgrading tasks.

Chairman of Yangon City Development CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin reported on completionof 14 work sites in the section one of Relaxation Zoneand six under construction, building of wooden Walkwayin the section-2, Khemadipa Bridge and fencing and con-ference hall and requirements. Deputy Minister for Sci-ence and Technology U Nyi Hla Nge reported on tasks ofquality control in the construction works.

Next, Mr John Inada reported on drawing of moderndesigns for land preparations and landscaping in coopera-tion with Myanmar engineers and progress of tasks.

Chairman of Myanmar Hoteliers Association U KhinShwe reported on advanced construction tasks in theRecreation Zone and Barbecue Garden. Afterwards, those

present participated in the discussions.After attending to their needs, Prime Minister General

Khin Nyunt delivered an address, saying that Yangon CityKandawgyi Gardens is to be upgraded into the modernone which will be a symbol of the city and it must be thegardens like National Kandawgyi Gardens in PyinOoLwinfor the public relaxation and recreation.

It is necessary to systematically carry out agriculturalworks and upgrading tasks in the zone meeting the setstandard for ensuring durability of it.

The upgrading tasks are to be performed at the gar-dens where the people can relax peacefully.

In addition, various kinds of rare trees and herbal plantsare to be grown in the gardens. All the departments con-cerned are to coordinate upgrading tasks for the publicwho can take rest in the gardens.

After the meeting, the Prime Minister inspected con-struction of the elephant plaza in the relaxation zone, salescentres at the education zone, agricultural educative booths,building of Fresh Water Fish Garden, upgrading of thebarbecue garden, construction of Overhead Bridge link-ing Kandawgyi Gardens and Zoo (Yangon) and gavenecessary instructions. — MNA

YANGON, 1 May— Secretary-1 of the State Peace andDevelopment Council Lt-Gen Soe Win inspected smallrice mills innovated by engineering branch of the millingdivision of Myanma Agricultural Produce Trading of theMinistry of Commerce at Setsan in Mingala TaungnyuntTownship this morning. The Secretary-1, accompanied by Deputy Minister forIndustry-2 Lt-Col Khin Maung Kyaw, Deputy Ministerfor Science and Technology Dr Chan Nyein and officials,arrived at the workshop of engineering branch of themilling division of MAPT.

They were welcomed there by Minister for CommerceBrig-Gen Pyi Sone, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aung Tun,Managing Director of MAPT U Min Hla Aung and offi-cials. Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone reported to the Secretary-1 on sample of rice milled by the small rice mills. The Secretary-1 and party inspected the milling ofrice by small rice mill DJ-300. The Secretary-1 and party inspected rubber roll husker-installed small rice mill that can mill 7.5 tons of paddy aday.

They also inspected paddy cleaner and rice grader-installed rice mill that can mill 6 tons of paddy a day andrubber roll husker, paddy cleaner and rice grader-installedsmall rice mill that can mill 7.5 tons of paddy a day. Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone reported on production ofhigh quality small rice mills by MAPT. Next, Chief Engineer U Ni Paw reported on produc-tion of the small rice mills and their quality. The Secre-tary-1 fulfilled the requirements.

In his discussions, the Secretary-1 said the quality smallrice mills manufactured by MAPT are good. He spoke ofthe need to produce rice mills of high quality that arepopular among the consumers. He also said necessary assistance including dissemi-nation of technology is to be provided to private indus-

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win inspects small rice mill manufactured by Engineering Division of MyanmaAgriculrural Produce Trading.— MNA

trial zones and industrialists for production of the mills oncommercial scale. The Secretary-1 presented cash awards for engineersand staff to Chief Engineer U Ni Paw. The Secretary-1 and party inspected renovation of 360-kilowatt generator, control panel of 10-ton rice mill, paddydryers and paddy cleaners. Under the instruction of Minister Brig-Gen Pyi Sone,the Chief Engineer and staff innovated paddy cleaner andrice grader.

The rice mills last longer and can produce ready-to-

eat rice with less broken rice after installation of the paddycleaner and rice grader. The Secretary-1 gave instructions on innovation ofrubber roll husker during his previous inspection tour atthe workshop.

The rice mills can mill more paddy and boost produc-tion of high grade rice after installation of these machines. The mills of MAPT can be used with the 10-HPand 12-HP diesel engines and they can be used in thepaddy fields easily.

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Secretary-1 inspects small rice mills of MAPT

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