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14th Waxing of Wagaung 1369 ME Monday, 27 August, 2007Volume XV, Number 133

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

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspects laying of gravelalong Mogok-Monglon-Kyaukme road

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug —Member of the State Peace and De-velopment Council Lt-Gen KyawWin of the Ministry of Defence,accompanied by Chairman of ShanState (North) PDC Commander ofNorth-East Command Maj-GenAung Than Htut and officials, in-spected thriving crops plantationson both sides of Mogok-Monglon-Kyaukme road yesterday.

They viewed progress oflaying gravel along Mogok-Monglon-Kyaukme Road. ShanState Superintending Engineer UWin Naing, Kyaukme District Sen-ior Engineer U Khin Maung Oo andofficials reported on progress oftasks. The commander gave a sup-plementary report.

After giving necessary in-structions, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win pre-sented gifts to social organizations.

Mogok-Monglon-Kyaukmeroad links Kyaukme and Mogok

and it is 76 miles long.In Pansan Village of

Kyaukme Township, Lt-Gen KyawWin presented gifts to social organi-zations.

They viewed thriving paddy,edible crops, soya bean, tea andmaize plantation along Mogok-Monglon-Kyaukme road, and gavegifts to social organizations inPankwan Village.

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspectedpea plantations along Mogok-Monglon-Kyaukme Road. After-wards, they viewed thrivingHsinshweli paddy, sugarcane, tea,maize and groundnut plantations onboth sides of Kyaukme-Lashio road.

MNA

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win presents gifts to

social organization members in

Monglon Village of Kyaukme

Township. — MNA

INSIDE

It is time they rose up from whirl of confrontation

KO KEPAGES 8, 9 AND 10

Referendum is the best way to ratify the new Constitution that con-cerns the entire people. We are looking forward to the day to ratify thenew Constitution with our votes. We are ready to decide the nation’sfuture with our wish that comes out from the bottom of our hearts. I, onbehalf of the people, would like to say that they should not make sugges-tions or send letters of complaint to anywhere at this time and situation.

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

People’s DesireMonday, 27 August, 2007

Extend cultivation ofHsinshweli paddy

The government is making efforts

for boosting production of per acre yield

while extending cultivation acreage of paddy

for sufficiency of local consumption.

The government is also taking meas-

ures for production of 1,500 million baskets

of paddy a year after growing 20 million

acres of paddy —17 million acres of monsoon

paddy plus 3 million acres of summer paddy.

The goal is to produce 100 baskets

per acres. It is necessary for farmers to fully

utilize correct cultivation technologies and

exploit other resources to reach the target

set. What is important is to use quality paddy

strains.

Hsinshweli paddy is a hybrid of qual-

ity strain that can produce high per acre

yield. Average per acre yield is 200 baskets

and quality is high. It is a suitable kind of

paddy for farmers to grow. Hsinshweli paddy

can be grown as monsoon and summer paddy.

The grain becomes fully ripe about 110 days

after planting.

Such Hsinshweli paddy is grown in

some states and divisions in special high

yield farms. It is grown both in wet regions

and in arid zone in central Myanmar.

We urge the farmers to extend culti-

vation of Hsinshweli paddy in cooperation

with agricultural personnel.

YANGON, 26 Aug — Aceremony to open the In-ternational Institute ofAbhidhamma was held atthe Sitagu InternationalBuddhist MissionaryBeikman at the corner ofParami and Pinlon Roadsin Dagon Myothit (North)Township yesterday after-noon.

Chairman of StateSangha Maha NayakaCommittee AbhidhajaMaha Rattha Guru AggaMaha SaddhammajotikaAgga Maha PanditaBhaddanta Kumara gaveSammodaniya Katha.Rector of the Institute DrAshin Nandamala-bhivamsa delivered anaddress. Deputy Ministerfor Religious Affairs Brig-

International Institute of Abhidhamma opens

Gen Thura Aung Ko sup-plicated on opening of theinstitute.

Next, the deputy minis-ter accepted cash dona-tions from wellwishers.Chairman of the Manage-

ment Committee and Pro-Rector of the Institute re-tired ambassador U MyaThan offered certificatesof honour to threeSayadaws.

Chancellor of Sitagu

International BuddhistAcademy Sitagu SayadawDr Ashin Ñanissara pre-sented Dhamma gifts toAmbassadors of the for-eign mission and wives.

MNA

YANGON, 26 Aug — The former athletes ofuniversity paid respects to old faculty members for thefirst time at Universities’ Dhammayon in YangonUniversity campus, here, this morning.

Masters of ceremonies U Kyaw Oo (AssistantDirector of Sports and Physical Education) and Chair-man of the Organizing Committee U Maung Maungexplained gratitude of Sayagyi U Nyein (Sports Of-ficer-Retd), Sayagyi U Ba Tok (Rector-Retd), SayagyiDr Khin Maung Win (Minister for Education-Retd)and Sayagyi Dr Maung Di (Deputy Minister for Edu-cation-Retd) who encouraged athletes of the univer-sity to be able to show off brilliant sports perform-ances.

Later, they paid respects to the old facultymembers. Referee U Wai Lin spoke words of thanks.

NLM

Former university athletes pay respects toold faculty members

NLD in collusion with internal andexternal destructive elements attempting

to undermine national interest12 members of Labutta Township NLD resign

YANGON, 26 Aug—Altogether 12 membersof Labutta Township National League for Democ-racy including Daw Zin Mar Htaik, Daw Khin MarYi, U Mahn Pho Htoo, U Saw Henary, U Than Oo,U Paw Lu, U Naing Oo and U Saw Yi on 17 Augustresigned from the NLD of their own volition, send-ing letters of resignation to the NLD Headquartersand local authorities concerned.

In their letters of resignation sent to theLabutta Township Multiparty Democracy GeneralElection Subcommission, they said that the NLD incollusion with internal and external destructive ele-ments is making attempts to undermine the interestof the State and the people. That was why theyresigned from the party of their own accord as theycould not accept the acts of the NLD party, theysaid.—MNA

DeputyMinisterBrig-Gen

ThuraAung Koaccepts K10 milliondonated byAgga Maha

ThiriThudhamma

TheingiDaw Khin

Nwe Yi andfamily.

MNA

The first respect paying ceremony offormer university athletes to faculty mem-

bers in progress at Universities’Dhammayon. —NLM

MANA organizesglove puppet show

YANGON, 26 Aug — With a view to disseminatryknowledge students to stay away from drugs, MyanmarAnti-Narcotics Association (Central) organized a glovepuppet show on the danger of narcotic drugs at U BaLwin Hall of Dagon Basic Education High SchoolNo 2, here, on 24 August.

First, Joint Secretary U Tha Tun of the associationexplained the purpose of holding the show and Vice-Chairman of Insein Township MANA U Soe Win(Singu Soe Win) gave educative talks on drugs.

Next, Headmaster U Tin Maung Tun spoke wordsof thanks and a group entertained students with theglove puppet show. — MNA

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US Republican urges Iraqtroop cut, Maliki faulted

US soldier killed in bombattack in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 25 Aug — An American soldier waskilled and four others injured in a roadside bomb attackin north of Baghdad on Friday, the US military said.

The soldier died of wounds sustained from theexplosion, which took place earlier in the day duringoperations in Salahudin Province, north of the capital,a military statement said.

“Four soldiers were also wounded and transportedto a coalition medical facility for treatment,” thestatement said. — MNA/Xinhua

Stolen medicines in Mozambiquesold in Malawi

British woman in trans-Pacificrowing attempt rescued

WASHINGTON, 25 Aug— In a double setback forUS President George WBush, an intelligencereport cast doubt on IraqiPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s leadership and aninfluential senator inBush’s Republican Partyurged him on Thursday tobegin a troop pullout.

Virginia Senator John

Warner said Maliki had“let our troops down” by failing to take stepstoward political recon-ciliation that would

help stabilize Iraq. Hesaid Bush shouldannounce next monthan initial withdrawalof US troops as a wayto spur the IraqiGovernment into action.

“We simply cannot, asa nation, stand and put ourtroops at continuous riskof loss of life and limbwithout beginning to takesome decisive actionwhich will get every-body’s attention,” Warnertold reporters following avisit to Iraq.

US political leadershave assailed Maliki’sability to govern Iraq.The unpopular war hasfeatured prominently inthe campaign for theNovember 2008 presi-dential election, withDemocrats and someRepublicans urging a UStroop withdrawal.

MNA/Reuters

Li Yuming, a local farmerwho is interested in scientificinvention, works on hisunfinished miniature sub-marine “Xiaguang V” on theoutskirts of Wuhan, capital ofcentral China’s HubeiProvince on 24 Aug, 2007.

INTERNET

SAN FRANCISCO, 25Aug — A British womanwho attempted to rowacross the Pacific Ocean

Jumpers from United States hold hands as theyleap before parachuting down from Kuala Lumpur

Tower in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpuron 25 Aug, 2007. — INTERNET

Rich Russian tries to buyUS bomber at airshow

MOSCOW, 25 Aug— Awealthy Russian tried tobuy a US B-52 bomberfrom a group of shockedAmerican pilots at anairshow near Moscow,a Russian newspaperreported recently.

The unidentifiedRussian, wearing sun-glasses and surrounded by

bodyguards, approachedthe US delegation andasked to buy the bomber,the KomsomolskayaPravda newspaper said.

An astounded memberof the US delegation saidthe bomber was not forsale but that it would costat least 500 million USdollars if it were to be soldon the spot.“That is noproblem. It is such a coolmachine.” the Russianwas quoted as saying bythe newspaper, which saidits reporter overheard theconversation. The bom-ber was not sold. Russia’snew rich, who built

fantastic fortunes trading

commodities and contacts

after the fall of the Soviet

Union, have made a name

for themselves as ostenta-

tious purchasers of every-

thing from British football

clubs to Faberge eggs.

MNA/Reuters

MAPUTO, 25 Aug —Mozambique's HealthMinister Ivo Garrido hasclaimed that an increasingnumber of medicinesstolen from the country’sNational Health Systemare finding their way intothe neighbouring Malawi,the official media AIMreported on Friday.

“We uncovered a theftof huge amounts ofmedicines in ZambeziaProvince,” Garrido saidduring the Third NationalMeeting to AccelerateLeprosy Eradication onThursday.

“In the following day,we found and intercepteda heavy truck loaded withthese medicines in the

border district of Milange,and therefore we presumethat the product was aboutto be introduced inMalawi,” he added.

According to Garrido,this often involves gangsof organized crime, whoare even using heavytrucks to carry the stolen

medicines, the newsagency said. On the occa-sion, he also urged the citi-zens to denounce any sus-picious cases to the rele-vant authorities, as thecountry could face therisk of being unable to pro-vide adequate health-care.—MNA/Xinhua

alone has been rescuedafter her boat capsizedseveral times amidhigh waves and gale-force winds, she said onFriday.

Roz Savage set offfrom California on12August seeking to becomethe first woman to rowalone across the Pacific tohighlight the problem ofplastic pollution in theocean. A US Coast Guardhelicopter picked her upabout 90 miles (145kilometres) off shore onThursday night.

MNA/Reuters

A member of the San Diego Zoo’s giant pandateam examines a 20-day-old giant panda cubfor the first time, in San Diegoon 23 Aug,

2007. Veterinarians will likely announce thesex of the cub after getting another look at itduring its second exam. The newborn cub is

the fourth giant panda born at the San DiegoZoo since 1999.

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US troops kill at least ten in northernBaghdad

Incendiary devices found atFrench business school

Five foreign soldiers killedin Afghanistan

KABUL, 25 Aug — Three NATO soldiers werekilled in operations in Afghanistan, while two coalitionsoldiers were killed in a road accident, the militarysaid Friday.

Three soldiers of the NATO-led InternationalSecurity Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed andtwo others injured while on operations in southernAfghanistan on Thursday, an ISAF statement said.

Meanwhile, a vehicle rollover killed two soldiersof the US-led coalition forces and injured two morein Kajiki District of the western Herat Province ataround 8 am local time (0330 GMT) on Friday, thestatement said. — MNA/Xinhua

Australian pilot detainedin Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA, 25 Aug — An Australian pilot has beenheld in detention in the Indonesian easternmostprovince of Papua for alleged immigration offense,an official said Friday. The pilot, identified as StephenRichard, 44, was arrested late Thursday at around11:00 pm local time when he was about to return tohis country.

Richard had landed his plane at Sentani Airport inthe provincial capital of Jayapura on 23 Augustwithout reporting his arrival to local authorities, saidJayapura immigration office head Giri Haryanto.

“There was no Indonesian immigration stamp onhis passport. So, he was brought to the Papua policeoffice and later to the immigration office,” Giri wasquoted by the national Antara news agency as saying.Richard would be deported to Australia soon throughDenpasar, Bali, he said.— MNA/Xinhua

Flood death toll rises to662 in Bangladesh

DHAKA, 25 Aug— The number of people who diedof flood-related causes in Bangladesh reached 662till Thursday, local newspaper The Daily Star reportedFriday quoting official statistics.

Of the total, 585 people drowned, snakebite killed44, 19 died from diarrhoea and 14 of respiratoryinfections, according to the control room at theDirectorate General of Health Services (DGHS) underthe Health Ministry. According to the statistics, thenumber of people affected by diarrhoea kept risingeveryday with 4,013 more on Thursday. The currentflood in Bangladesh caused by incessant rain andonrush of upstream water has affected 39 out of thecountry’s 64 districts, leaving some 10.5 millionmarooned since late July. — MNA/Xinhua

Hilary Carol Cruz from Louisville, Colorado, smiles after being crownedMiss Teen USA 2007 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena,

California on 24 Aug, 2007. — INTERNET

Japanese sambadancers performduring the 27thannual AsakusaSamba Carnival

in Tokyo on 25 Aug, 2007.

INTERNET

PARIS, 25 Aug — Threeincendiary devices werefound on Thursday on thecampus of a top Frenchbusiness school ahead ofa meeting due to beattended by PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, ajudicial official said.

The devices, bottlesfilled with flammable liquidlinked to ignition systemswith a timer, were found inthe toilets of businessschool HEC in a suburb

west of Paris. Employers’ group

MEDEF is due to hold itssummer university at HECfrom 29 August to 31August. Business leadersand dignitaries includingSarkozy and EU foreignpolicy chief Javier Solanaare expected to attend.

A spokesman for theParis public prosecutor’soffice said they were“well-made devices, notsomething completely

basic”. They did not containany explosives and wouldonly have started a fire ifthey had gone off. An anti-terrorist investigation hadbeen launched, thespokesman said, adding thatinvestigators had notreached any conclusionson who might beresponsible.“The devicedoes not indicate anythingin particular to theinvestigators,” the spokes-man said. — MNA/Reuters

BAGHDAD, 25 Aug —The US troops backed byaircraft clashed with Shiitemilitiamen in north ofBaghdad early on Friday,killing at least ten peopleand wounding some 20others, an InteriorMinistry source said.

The pre-dawn clasheserupted after the UShelicopters fired at theMahdi Army militiamen,

loyal to radical clericMoqtada al-Sadr in theneighbourhood of Shu’la,the source told Xinhua oncondition of anonymity.

The helicopter firekilled at least ten peopleand wounded 20 others,along with damagingseveral houses, the sourceadded.

The US military did notconfirm the incident, but

said they were checkingreports.

Shu’la neighbourhoodis one of the mainstrongholds in Baghdadfor Shiite militia,including the MahdiArmy, who the US forcesclaim were responsible for73 per cent of attacks ontheir troops in Baghdad inJuly.

MNA/Xinhua

Balirestaurants

drop chickenand duck from

menuKUTA (Indonesia), 25

Aug — Some restaurantsin Bali, Indonesia’s mainresort island, have takenchicken and duck offthe menu after twoIndonesian women diedof bird flu in the past twoweeks, an official said onFriday.

While Indonesia hasreported 84 deaths frombird flu, the tourist islandof Bali had, until thismonth, not suffered anyhuman fatalities from thedisease. Now, officialsfear that the two deathsfrom bird flu in Bali couldhit tourism.

Cok Ardhana, headof the Indonesian As-sociation of Hotels andRestaurants in Bali, toldReuters that somerestaurants had droppedchicken and duck dishesdue to lack of demandfrom foreigners.

“This is to showcustomers that the localtourism industry is doingsomething to keep peoplesafe from bird flu,” hesaid.

MNA/Reuters

A police official examines bomb damage following an explosion in Durango,on 24 Aug, 2007. Two Spanish police were slightly wounded by a bomb in theBasque region on Friday in what police said appeared to be the first bombingby ETA separatist guerrillas since they ended a ceasefire in June.—INTERNET

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MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatic team fly in formationduring the MAKS-2007 international air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow

on 24 Aug, 2007.—XINHUA

A water bomber dives overa brush fire in the suburbof San Martino, outsideSicily’s main city ofPalermo on 24 Aug, 2007.Eight people have diedfrom fires in Italy overthe past month, includingthree at a guest house inSicily on Wednesday, andblazes are spreadingacross many southern areas.—INTERNET

Indonesia to continue LNGsupplies for Japan after 2010

JAKARTA, 25 Aug —Indonesia plans annualshipments of up to fivemillion tons of liquefiednatural gas (LNG) toJapan after their currentcontracts end in 2010,despite the country’s planto sell more of its gasdomestically, local Presssaid Friday.

State-owned oil andgas company Pertamina,which handles sales of thecountry’s LNG, will shipabout two million tons of

the total five million tonsfrom the Senoro LNGplant in Central Sulawesi,reported English daily TheJakarta Post.

Pertamina deputypresident director IinArifin Takhyan saidJapan-based companyMitsubishi is a majorityshareholder in the SenoroLNG project, with a 51-per-cent stake.

Japan had demandedIndonesia guarantee thecontinuity of its LNG

exports as part of theEconomic PartnershipAgreement signed byPresident BambangSusilo Yudhoyono andJapanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe early lastweek.

Under the currentcontracts, Indonesia ships12 million tons a year toJapan.

Iin, who heads thenegotiation team for theextension of LNG exportcontracts with Japan, saidwith Indonesian gasproduction limited due toa lack of new findingsand aging fields, it wasimportant for the govern-ment to prioritize thedomestic gas market.

However, he saidPertamina was still opento more negotiations onthe amount of gas thatwould be exported and atwhat price.

Of Indonesia’s totalannual LNG exports of 24million tons, 12 milliontons go to Japan.

MNA/Xinhua

Vietnam lures more FDI infirst eight months

Russia aims to sell India40 fighters in Sept

MOSCOW, 25 Aug — Russia hopes to sign a contractnext month to sell India 40 Sukhoi fighters, the presidentof the Irkut warplane maker said on Friday, Interfaxnews agency reported.

“We hope to sign a contract in September to deliveranother 40 SU-30MKI fighters to India,” Irkut presidentOleg Demchenko told Interfax.

The SU-30MKI is a long-haul Sukhoi fighterspecially modified for the Indian Air Force. Indianofficials had said they planned to sign a deal to buy 40Sukhoi fighters by the end of March.

India’s Air Force, one of the biggest in the world,also plans to buy 126 new combat aircraft to upgradeNew Delhi’s fleet which includes ageing RussianMiG-21s, MiG-23s and MiG-27s.

The 126-plane deal has attracted interest fromEuropean players like France’s Dassault, which ispromoting its Rafale fighter, and Sweden's Saab, eagerto sell its JAS-39 Gripen.

Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and LockheedMartin’s F-16 are also competing for the contract.

Irkut’s Demchenko said the firm had built an orderbook of 242 SU-30 fighters, adding that those orderswould keep the enterprise working at full capacity atleast until 2012. — MNA/Reuters

Trade between China, ROKexpected to top $150b in 2007

SHANGHAI, 26 Aug —Trade volume betweenChina and the Republicof Korea (ROK) is likelyto exceed 150 billion USdollars in 2007, acc-ording to Zhang Wei,vice-president of theChina Council for thepromotion of Inter-national Trade.

Both sides had hopedbilateral trade volumewould reach 200 billionUS dollars by 2012 andthe goal would beachieved ahead of time,Zhang told a seminar oninvestment in the ROKheld here Friday.

Last year, China-ROKtrade volume reached134.3 billion US dollars,increasing by almost 26times from more than fivebillion dollars in 1992,

when the two countriesestablished diplomaticties. The ROK hasbecome China's sixthlargest trade partner afterthe European Union, theUnited States, Japan,

ASEAN (Associationof South-East AsianNations), and the HongKong region. China is theROK's No1 trade partnerand export market.

MNA/Xinhua

HANOI, 25 Aug —Vietnam is estimated tolure foreign directinvestment (FDI) of over8.3 billion US dollars inthe first eight months ofthis year, up 40 per centover the same period lastyear, according to a localinvestment agency onFriday.

As many as 814 newforeign-invested projectsworth more than sevenbillion dollars areexpected to be licensed inthe first eight months, and

247 existing projects areset to raise their combinedcapital by 1.3 billiondollars, said the ForeignInvestment Agency underthe Ministry of Planningand Investment.

South Korea, with aninvestment of over 1.7billion dollars, is thebiggest among 40 foreigninvestors in Vietnam inthe first eight months ofthis year, followed bySingapore with more than1.3 billion dollars, said theagency.

To lure more FDI, theVietnamese Governmenthas asked localities and

relevant agencies toannounce the list ofprojects calling for FDI inthe coming years, tointensify investmentpromotion designated forcertain countries andmultinationals, to developauxiliary industries formanufacturing, assembl-ing, textile, garment andfootwear production, andto improve socioeconomicinfrastructure.

Vietnam is expected tolure FDI of 12 billiondollars this year, up from10.2 billion dollars lastyear, according to theagency.— MNA/Xinhua

Japan’s Dai Tamesue, Russia’s AleksandrDerevyagin and USA’s Kerron Clement, from left,

compete in the Men’s 400m hurdles heat at theWorld Athletics Championships on 25 Aug , 2007,

in Osaka, Japan. INTERNET

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An elderly woman stands amongst burnt cars in the village of Artemida inPeloponnese peninsula, southwest of Athens on 25 Aug, 2007. —XINHUA

A soldier who injured hisleg servicing overseas,

stands on the stage withhis prosthetic legs as

Peter MacKay (C), theCanadian Minister of

National Defence takesthe stage at the Red

Friday Rally to supportCanadian soldiers

around the world inToronto, on 24 Aug,

2007.—INTERNET

Miners search for gold on the banks

of a river at the Freeport-McMoran Copper

and Gold mining area in Timika, Papua Province

on 25 Aug, 2007. Local police estimated more

than five thousand miners have been searching

for gold illegally in that area.

INTERNET

Vietnam posts bigger exportrevenues in first eight months

Nepal suffers huge thirdcountry trade deficit

No bird flu foundin southern Israeli farm

Dubai police seizes4.2 kilos of heroin ABU DHABI, 25 Aug — The anti-drug squad of

Dubai police has seized 4.2 kilos of heroin which wasto be smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates(UAE), the official Emirates News Agency reportedon Friday.

The Narcotic Control Unit of Dubai police receiveda tip-off that two persons of African origin were inpossession of a large heroin cache which they weretrying to smuggle abroad, the report said.

The police seized 4.2 kilos of heroin and arrestedthe two suspects in a raid on their hideout in Dubai.

After investigations, the two suspects were chargedwith possession of drugs.

On 9 August , Dubai police seized more than twomillion tablets of Keptagon, which is used illegally asa recreational club drug and as a performanceenhancer, in an operation to foil an attempt to smugglethese drugs to Saudi Arabia.

MNA/Xinhua

HANOI, 25 Aug —Vietnam is estimated togain export turnovers ofmore than 31.2 billionUS dollars in the firsteight months of this year,a year-on-year rise of 19.3per cent, local newspaperInvestment reportedFriday.

In August alone,Vietnam is set to earn 4.4billion dollars fromshipping abroad goods,mainly crude oil, garments

and textiles, rubber,pepper, rice and seafood,up 3.7 per cent, the papersaid quoting sourcesfrom the VietnameseMinistry of Planning andInvestment.

Between January andAugust, the country isestimated to sell overseas

21 million tons of coal,and 940,000 tons ofcoffee, posting respectiveyear-on-year rises of 18.8per cent and 47.3 per cent.

Vietnam posted exportturnovers of 39.6 billiondollars in 2006, up 22.1per cent against 2005.

MNA/Xinhua

KATHMANDU, 25 Aug— Due to a sharp rise inimports vis-a-vis exports,Nepal’s trade deficit withthe third countries posteda whopping 51.6 billionNepali rupees (some 794million US dollars) duringthe first 11 months of2006-07 fiscal year endedin mid-July.

According to aprovisional data releasedSaturday by the Trade andExport Promotion Centre(TEPC), total exportsdropped by 6.8 per centduring the period, whilethe imports registered agrowth of 11.3 per cent.

Nepal exported variousgoods worth over 15.29billion rupees (some 235million dollars) duringthe period, whereas thetotal imports stood at66.89 billion rupees (some1.02 billion dollars).

TEPC has cited anumber of factors —including plunge inexports of readymadegarments and woolencarpets, as well asunfavourable securitycondition, frequent

bandhs, lack ofinves tmen t - f r i end lyenvironment and powershortages — for acontinuous fall of exports.

Of the two majorexportable commodities,the export of woolencarpets dropped by 10.8per cent to 4.76 billionrupees (some 73.2 milliondollars) during the period,while the exports ofreadymade garmentswitnessed a whopping fallof 26.3 per cent to 3.55billion rupees (some 64.6million dollars). Themajor markets for woolencarpets are Germany,Britain, the United Statesand Switzerland, whereasa majority of the garmentswere exported to the US,France and Canada.

Among the thirdcountry markets, the USconsumed 32.4 per cent oftotal exports followed byGermany with 15.4 percent. Britain stood at thirdwith 5.7 per cent, Franceat fourth with 5.4 per centand Hong Kong at fifthwith 4.8 per cent.

MNA/Xinhua

JERUSALEM, 25 Aug —Tests conducted by Israeliveterinary authorityindicated that chickensin a southern Israeli farmkibbutz were not infectedwith bird flu virus,Israel’s top-selling dailyYedioth Ahronothreported on Friday.

There is no fear thatthe chicken coops inKibbutz Grofit in theArava Region havebeen infected with thefatal bird flu virus, MosheHaimovitch, head ofthe National VeterinaryServices, was quoted assaying.

Sample testsconducted on Thursdayby the Health Ministry,the Agriculture Ministryand the Veterinary

Services revealed thatthe bird flu virus mayhave infected the chickencoops in Kibbutz Grofit.

As a result of the initialtests, additional tests weretaken, and the henhouseswere quarantined onThursday morning.

“We are currentlyconducting peripheraltests that are part ofsample tests done in abid to map the country,in compliance with

international require-ments,” Haimovitch saidon Thursday.

The bird flu epidemic,which broke out in manyareas across the world inrecent years, appearedin Israel in March 2006.Millions of hens wereculled following threeseparate outbreaks th-roughout the month inorder to stop the epidemicfrom spreading.

MNA/Xinhua

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YANGON, 26 Aug — Chairman of Printing,Publishing, Registration and Scrutiny SupervisoryCentral Committee Minister for Information Brig-GenKyaw Hsan met the chairman and executive membersof Myanmar Printers and Publishers Association(MPPA) at the office of Myanma Radio and Televisionon Pyay Road here this morning.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said

Information Minister meets MPPA members

It is a great honour for MPPA that is participating insocial welfare and nation-building tasks

MPPA was formed on 17 December 1990 in accordwith the Myanmar Traders Act, and it has now turned16 years . Carrying out a task by a team rather thanindividual can meet with success. He said it is a greathonour for MPPA which is participating in socialwelfare and nation-building tasks. Those from theliterary world are making their living depending onliterature as well as serving the interests of the State

and the people through the might of literature. Thepurpose of meeting the members of MPPA was torender necessary assistance to the association and tosuggest and discuss the interest of printers andpublishers, the minister added. Next, MPPA ChairmanU Maung Maung reported on functions of theassociation and the executives on general matters.Later, the minister gave a concluding remark. — MNA

Myanmar Wushu Team seen at the airport before departure forChina.— H

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan meeting with chairman and executives of Myanmar Printers and Publishers Association.— MNA

YANGON, 26 Aug— The delegates to theNational Conventiontogether with officials ofInvitation and ReceptionSubcommittee visited theKyaikkhauk Pagoda inThanlyin Township,Yangon South Districtyesterday.

Chairman ofPagoda’s Board ofTrustees Lt-Col Myat Soe(Retd) extended greetings

NC delegates visit Pagodas,attend service at church

and explained the briefhistory of the Pagoda tothe delegates. Next, theNC delegates donatedcash to the chairman ofthe Pagoda’s Board ofTrustees and paid homageto the Pagoda.

The NC delegatestogether with officials ofthe subcommittee visitedthe Shwedagon Pagodathis morning and paidhomage to the Padamyar

Myatshin Buddha Imageat the upper reliquary ofthe Pagoda. They offeredflowers, water, lights andjoss-sticks to the BuddhaImages on the pagodaplatform and donatedcash.

Similarly, theChristian delegatesattended the service atKayin Baptist Church inKyimyindine Townshiptoday. —MNA

Christian delegates attend service at a church in Kyimyindine Township.— MNA

Myanmar Team leaves for Chinato participate in World Wushu

Championship Qualifier

YANGON, 26 Aug— Myanmar left for Chinato participate in WorldWushu ChampionshipQualifier to be held in thePeople’s Republic ofChina from 27 to 30August by air this evening.

Myanmar WushuTeam comprises Dr SaiHsam Tun (President of

Myanmar WushuFederation) as leader, UKhun Ja Aung as secretary,Su Tong Yu (China) andDai Xiao Ping as coachesand U Khin Maung Theinas executive.

Aung Sithu, MyoMin Soe, Soe Win Thein,Soe Kyaw and Thura Soewill participate in the

men’s Taolu event,Maung Maung Than,Aung Zaw Min, Myo Koand Kyaw Naing Oo inthe men’s Sanshou eventand Honey Ko Ko in thewomen’s Taolu event andYazar Khine and Si Si Seinin the women’s Sanshouevent.

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It is time they rose up from whirl of confrontationKo Ke

The National Convention that is layingfoundation for the drafting of an enduring andreliable constitution for the future State is nearingsuccessful completion. The entire mass of peopleare happy and proud looking forward to theforthcoming victory of national significance.However, I am not pleased when I see certainopposing elements attempting to hamper thepositive developments. Their attempts are like thatof someone trying to set fire to the granary sincehe cannot eliminate the harmful rodents there orlike that of someone who throws sand at the meathe could not eat.

We, the people, have put the 1990election in the history for long. The so-calledNLD representatives-elect, however, continue tocling to it. When I think of them I remember afable about a foolish crow clinging on a carcassof an elephant floating at sea thinking that itcould depend on it for its food for long. Theyare too much attached to the 1990 elections. Inthe latest development, a three-page letter signedby 92 persons led by some NLD representatives-elect and those of the CRPP was said to have beensent to Ban Ki-mon, the Secretary-General of the

a new government is to be formed immediately andpower is to be transferred to it without delay. Theaim is the same. Member of the CRPP U Phu KyintShin Htan was said to have signed at the end of theletter. It was nothing unusual when I learnt that theplot was conspired behind the scene by Min Ko Naingand group although it was said to have been initiatedby U Phu Kyint Shin Htan, U Htawng Kho Htan, UAye Tha Aung and U Soe Win.

Readers may recall my article entitled “Tonational traitors under the name of students”. Thearticle was written based on the letters of Min KoNaing and group sent to Chinese President Hu Jin-Tao and Russian President Vladima Putin. Out ofgoodwill, I singled out facts warning them to stoptheir acts of writing and sending letters with intentto tarnish the image of the nation and the people andto put an end to making accusations. The public mayhave recalled the contents of my article that Min KoNaing and group would be punished by the nationand the people inevitably and legal action would betaken against them for betraying national cause bywriting such letters that would go down in history asblack marks.

I, an ordinary member of the public, have

persons including Min Ko Naing were said to havebeen called in for questioning by the authorities on21-8-2007.

The foreign media has been stirring up thedust among the public but that dust has now beencleared. The public are now pleased with the beliefthat they will now be able to live with peace ofmind. It is the truth. Out of the group, Htay Kyweis said to have absconded. He is a well knowncheat, who, during the 1988 disturbances inventeda news story in collusion with BBC correspondentChristopher Gunness and Ma Aye Nyein Thu thatthe girls were raped in the prison. He will notescape from the criminal acts he has constantlyand repeatedly committed against the nation.Action will be taken against the violators basedon the findings.

The so-called CRPP members despite their oldage seemed to have been used by Min Ko Naingand group for their greed for power. They did notseem to think about the impact of their acts andwho would be adversely affected. And it was likelythat they knowingly committed acts with noconsideration for others but for self-interest.

In fact, the ruling government, since 1988,has abolished the centralized socialist economicsystem to introduce the open-door marketeconomic system and multi-party democracydesired by the people. If we recall the 1988disturbances we will see that the publicdisapproved of the single party system but theywere in favour of the democracy system. Theypreferred market economy to the socialist

(See page 9)

United Nations, on 1-8-2007.The letters sent to the international bodies

by Daw Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo plus “88”generation group and CRPP may weigh as muchas tons in total. They have done so even thoughthey know that such acts of lodging unfoundedcomplaints tarnish the image and prestige of thenation and the people. They have done the samething again.

They have demanded the United Nationsto initiate a tripartite dialogue accusing the presentNational Convention in session of being a shamone. They said that the fundamental principles andthe detailed basic principles adopted by the on-going National Convention would be recognizedin priciple and they would be approved only afterthey were discussed by the three groups—theTatmadaw government, the representatives-electand the national race delegates. They said therewould be a time frame and demanded that thecommission that would be drafting the newconstitution was to be made up of equal number ofdelegates representing the Tatmadaw, NLD, thenational race armed groups and the armed groupsthat had ceased fire. They added that the Hluttawwas to be convened according to the results of the1990 election and the Hluttaw was to approve thenew constitution. The essence is that new electionsare to be held, new Hluttaw is to be convened and

been able to see the situation correctly. So, it is notthat Min Ko Naing and group, persons of a widervision, have not assessed the situation correctly. Theruling government, too, would certainly know theacts of Min Ko Naing and group. Well, when oneside knowingly moved forward another kept watchon the moves out of magnanimity.

Now, I have learned that the authorities calledin Min Ko Naing and group for questioning despiteour repeated warnings. The acts of the group toundermine stability and security of State and disruptthe National Convention infringed the law (Law No5/96) guarding against acts undermining the effortsto successfully carry out peaceful transfer of Stateresponsibilities and facilitate the proceedings of theNational Convention. Moreover, the conspiracy tocommit subversive acts in collusion with insurgentgroups violates the existing laws. Therefore, 13

In reality, democracy was not what they desired.“Power” was their desire although they made thepeople shout “democracy”. It was to grab power afterthe formation of an interim government.

If the situation was notunder control in time wedared not think what wouldhappen next. We who hadwitnessed the “88” unrest ina real sense have a strongdislike to such situation. Wedo not wish to see it again.And it is the genuine desireof the people.

If we recall the 1988 disturbances we will see thatthe public disapproved of the single party system butthey were in favour of the democracy system. Theypreferred market economy to the socialist economy.This being so, the public demand focused on the abovepoints during the early stage of the 1988 incident.

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(from page 8)economy. This being so, the public demandfocused on the above points during the earlystage of the 1988 incident. My memory is stillafresh that the then President Dr Maung Maungoffered multi-party democracy elections withinthree months in response to the demands of thepeople for democracy. He did so ignoring theexisting constitution then. He thus paved the wayfor a systematic change over to democracy.

However, all may remember that self-proclaimed people’s leaders “Aung-Suu-Tin” turneddown the offer but insisted on forming an interimgovernment. This coincided with the timely arrivalof US Congressman Steven J Solarz, Chairman ofthe East Asia-Pacific Affairs Sub-committee of theUS House of Representatives and the result of hisdirectives. It is common knowledge. It is clear that“Aung-Suu-Tin” at that time had no desirewhatsoever to sincerely change over to democracyignoring the offer of a systematic and smoothtransformation to democracy made by Dr MaungMaung’s government. If they truly desireddemocracy, they would have accepted the offer andestablished a democratic nation with pleasure.

On the day when the Tatmadaw had assumedthe State responsibilities, the State Law and OrderRestoration Council laid down the four major tasksto be implemented immediately under the DeclarationNo 1/88. The four major tasks are community peaceand tranquillity and prevalence of law and order;smooth and secure transport; providing the peoplewith food, clothing and shelter needs; and holding ofthe multiparty democracy general election when theabove-mentioned tasks have been completed. TheTatmadaw started to work for democracy on the firstday on which it assumed the State responsibilities.No one can deny it. Since then, the Tatmadawupholding Our Three Main National Causes has beenimplementing the tasks for the emergence of amodern, developed and discipline-flourishingdemocratic nation.

As a matter of fact, the transition tomultiparty democracy cannot be possible withoutan enduring State constitution. The Stateconstitution plays a pivotal role in the practice ofdemocracy. It is known to all that both the 1947Constitution and the 1974 Constitution cannot beapplied in transition to democracy. Therefore, theTatmadaw government held the multipartydemocracy general election in the fairest way on27-5-1990 to be able to draft the State constitution.Since the period of pre-election, it had alreadyinformed all the parties that stood for electionthat the State constitution was abolished in 1988and the new one had to be adopted. It is a historicfact that cannot be destroyed. However, the NLDwas only eager to be handed over power to itafter the election relegating the drawing of theState constitution. How was the State power to behanded over without a constitution?

At this juncture, the NLD held a meetingcalled Gandhi Conference with a handful of itsrepresentatives-elect. Moreover, the NLD withconceit said that if Hluttaw was not convened andthe State power was not handed over to it inSeptember 1990 some kind of trouble would takeplace.

However, the Tatmadaw government did notlose sight of the State constitution. At that time,it held the coordination meeting on organizingthe National Convention with representatives ofpolitical parties, independent representatives-electand representatives-elect. With their consent the

National Convention was held. Therefore, theNational Convention was not the one held in ahurry with the sole consent of the Tatmadawgovernment but the one held after a thoroughcoordination according to the historical demand.This point is mentioned again for a big politicalparty and opposing groups that are pretendingto forget it.

The sessions of the National Conventionwere held six times from 1993 to 1996. Altogether10 political parties including the NLD attended thesessions of the National Convention in which eightgroups of delegates successfully laid down 104fundamental principles and some detailed basicprinciples for the drafting of the State constitution.However, when the National Convention was insession with momentum the NLD’s delegateswalked out of it under the order of Daw Suu Kyi.The NLD’s delegates did so since the attitude ofDaw Suu Kyi had changed after meeting withAmerican permanent ambassador to United NationsMadeline Albright on 9-9-1995. Since then, DawSuu Kyi criticized the procedures on holding theNational Convention. Although the NLD constantlydemanded a dialogue they themselves deviated fromthe national path of dialogue.

Consequently, the National Conventionwas temporarily adjourned. If Daw Suu Kyi andthe NLD gave priority to the interest of theState and the people and continued taking partin the National Convention the newConstitution has perhaps already emerged. Anda new democratic nation aspired by all thepeople is beginning to take shape. It is obviousby whom the process of the NationalConvention was delayed.

The stability of the State and prevalenceof law and order is indispensable in introducingdemocracy. The development of nationaleconomy is also needed. Moreover, all thepeople who are to practise democracy need tobe mature, learned and knowledgeable. Due tolack of the three factors the parliamentarydemocracy that was practised from 1948 to 1962met with failure. Due to the evil legacy ofcolonialists democracy could not be introduced asthe education, health, social and economic sectorsof the State lagged behind in development, and

(See page 10)

In reality, democracy was not what they desired.“Power” was their desire although they madethe people shout “democracy”. It was to grabpower after on transgering an interimgovernment. They turned down the offer ofdemocracy in disregard of the desire of thenation and the people and insisted ontransferring power. This is known to all theentire people. Since the existing constitution didnot allow formation of an interim government,the situation got worse and the “88”disturbances had gone out of control. This wasfollowed by nation-wide chaos and destruction.

The administrative machinery was intotal break-down. As anarchy involving killing,looting and arson reigned throughout the nationpeople had to lead their life under constant fearand alarm. In that situation, were one of Aung-Suu-Tin so-called public leaders, able to controlthe people? No, they were in unable to controlthe people that were in commotion.

The innocent people were in greattrouble and the nation was on the brink ofdisintegration should the situation was not putunder control. In such circumstances, theTatmadaw had unavoidably to take the Stateresponsibilities. Actually, the reason that theTatmadaw had to do so was not for power butin national interest. If the situation was not undercontrol in time we dared not think what wouldhappen next. We who had witnessed the “88”unrest in a real sense have a strong dislike tosuch situation. We do not wish to see it again.And it is the genuine desire of the people.

The Tatmadaw governmentdid not lose sight of the Stateconstitution. At that time, it heldthe coordination meeting onorganizing the NationalConvention with representativesof political parties, independentrepresentatives-elect andrepresentatives-elect. With theirconsent the National Conventionwas held.

When all opportunities are bright for systematic transitionto genuine discipline-flourishing multiparty system, the so-called 92 MPs and Min Ko Naing group sent a letter to BanKi-mon. So, we don’t need to ask their intention. I would liketo ask them to relinquish their plots to undermine the NationalConvention that is going to conclude successfully and theirearnest attempts to destroy the Union that is on its way todemocracy goal like a train in full speed, in collusion withtheir masters they obey like their stepfather.

We are looking forward to the day to ratify the newConstitution with our votes. We are ready to decide thenation’s future with our wish that comes out from the bottomof our hearts. I, on behalf of the people, would like to saythat they should not make suggestions or send letters ofcomplaint to anywhere at this time and situation.

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(from page 9)community peace and tranquillity and prevalenceof law and order were in bad shape to such extentthat the government was called YangonGovernment. Therefore, the Tatmadaw governmentmade efforts in a deep sense to successfullyintroduce democracy as soon as possible based onthe above-mentioned three factors. In themeantime, it has laid down and is implementingthe seven-point Road Map.

Having overcome a string of difficultiesand obstacles, the Tatmadaw governmentreconvened the National Convention on 17-5-2004 with the aim of building a democraticnation aspired by the people. In the process, ithas invited all the ten political parties includingthe NLD. But the NLD boycotted the NationalConvention. Likewise, the Shan National Leaguefor Democracy (SNLD) which was under theinfluence of the NLD failed to attend the NationalConvention. However, all the remaining delegateswith Union Spirit and the spirit to serve the interestof the State and the people actively took part inthe NC. At present, the sessions of the NC arebeing held five times and it will soon besuccessfully completed. And then, the drawing ofthe State constitution, referendum and election ofrepresentatives of the people will be carried outstep by step according to the programmes laiddown.

However much the Tatmadaw governmentis good, as for the external and internal governmentopponents like CRPP “grapes are sour”. Whateverpolitical views and convictions they haveindividually and group-wise, the common standof those opponents is to undermine the NationalConvention, for eruption of commotion like the1988 unrest and to launch lawful and unlawfulpolitical defiance campaigns. Their means will bedifferent from one another, but their strategy isthe same. NLD, CRPP and Min Ko Naing groupare following the same trend.

They are trying to find fault on andattacking the National Convention, that is goingto conclude successfully soon, slandering theTatmadaw’s 25 per cent participation in theHluttaw through exaggerations and supporting theunlawful federal constitution that was drawn bythemselves. Nothing can change the government’sstance as it is firm and sincere. The barking of adog cannot move a mountain, but it is anunpleasant sound.

When all opportunities are bright forsystematic transition to genuine discipline-flourishing multiparty system, the so-called 92MPs and Min Ko Naing group sent a letter toBan Ki-mon. So, we don’t need to ask theirintention. I would like to ask them to relinquishtheir plots to undermine the NationalConvention that is going to concludesuccessfully and their earnest attempts todestroy the Union that is on its way todemocracy goal like a train in full speed, incollusion with their masters they obey like theirstepfather. The entire people are striving

happily with new force and vigour to build ademocratic nation with the Tatmadaw’sleadership.

U Phu Kyint Shin Htan, U Htawng Kho Htan,U Aye Tha Aung and U Soe Win of CRPP whowrote the letter are national traitors of certain partiesthat were declared unlawful. The so-called MPs areex-criminals who were imprisoned for their variouscrimes. As the letter was arranged by politicalopportunist Min Ko Naing, I am certain that theletter’s standard will not even reach the level of mylittle daughter’s essay. Hence, the AP news agencysaid that it seemed that the UN never paid anyattention to the said letter.

It is obvious that the demands made in theletter are unrealistic when compared with theobjective conditions. The opponents even said thatthe Constitution could not be ratified by thereferendum; that it could be approved by the out-of-date-election-based Hluttaw. They are so ridiculous.Referendum is the best way to ratify the newConstitution that concerns the entire people. Weare looking forward to the day to ratify the newConstitution with our votes. We are ready todecide the nation’s future with our wish that comesout from the bottom of our hearts. I, on behalf ofthe people, would like to say that they should notmake suggestions or send letters of complaint toanywhere at this time and situation.

Moreover, the 28-6-2007-datedannouncement of Min Ko Naing group in connectionwith its view on the Constitution and the 8-8-2007dated announcement on the 19th anniversary of theso-called uprising for democracy appeared. Thoseannouncements are nothing new. The group evensaid that the 1988 unrest broke out due to the 1974Constitution. It is totally groundless. The unrestbroke out as the people were misinformed andmisled by the plots of BCP, the original master ofMin Ko Naing, and the elements from inside andoutside the country. I think the group has gone toofar to put the blame on the 1974 Constitution.

Actually, the 1974 Constitution was nottotally free from faults. But it was not as bad as itwas slandered by Min Ko Naing group. TheConstitution was ratified by the public ardently asthey really wanted it. We of the national forcesstrongly condemn the announcements of the irrationalgroup.

In fact, Min Ko Naing entered into thepolitics in the late 1988 unrest, taking advantage ofthe students’ affairs. The unrest began on 8 August1988, however I wonder where he was hiding at thattime? He is in reality just a Communist who appearedin the public site at the students conference on 28August 1988 and seized the seat of the leader of thestudents with the support of the Burma CommunistParty. In addition, he is a political opportunist whogot on the political stage and claimed himself to bean activist. Then, he became the chairman of the BaKa Tha. He is also a true destructionist trying toincite wholesale public demonstrations through semi-underground activities. He absolutely lacks politicalconcept because he even does not know what he isexercising is left-wing policy, right-wing policy or

liberal democracy. Lacking political experience,once he irresponsibly made a criticism that DawSuu Kyi and U Tin Oo were such kind of pro-democracy activists with no political origin.

So, it has become clear that Min Ko Naingis exactly following the methods of his mastersfrom the BCP. The campaigns Min Ko Naing hasinitiated recently are, in reality, merely the politicaldefiance methods of Gene Sharp who the BCPtakes refuge in.

He is violating the existing law variouslyagain and again by provoking public outrage toundermine State’s stability and peacefulconditions, launching a variety of campaignsdesigned to oppose the government, andattempting to commit destructive acts in collusionwith terrorist insurgents. Moreover, he keeps onwriting letters in complicity with the CRPP todisrupt the progress of the National Convention,thereby violating Order 5/96. In this regard, thegovernment should have taken punitive actionagainst him. However, it is the government thathas not done so for long due to its magnanimitytowards him. Unavoidably, the government nowhas to call him in for questioning for stability,security and peace of the State.

Should the CRPP including some NLDmember representatives-elect continue toperpetrate similar activities, surely, they, like so-called “88” generation students group of Min KoNaing, will face punishments. It is because noone is above the law. Therefore, I would like tourge them to respect the law because action maybe taken against them soon.

It is time the anti-government groupsinside and outside the country gave up anti-government movements, anti-NationalConvention movements, anti-State Constitutionmovements, and anti-referendum movements.And they should have been embarrassed byfeeling of respect for the Tatmadaw governmentthat has expressed its benevolent attitudetowards them and understood and forgiventheir violating the existing law many times.They should also have been considerate towardsthe aspiration of the people to participate inthe building of a discipline-flourishing genuinedemocratic nation. If they stick to suchactivities they will face action to be takenagainst them and the government will notremain indifferent. And the people will nolonger have patience with such destructive acts.I would like to remind them again that theymay face evil consequences punished by thepeople much severer than legal action. Mygenuine goodwill inspires me to warn them aboutpossible dangers.

Translation: AK+TS+MS(Myanma Alin+Kyemon: 26-8-2007)

The government has not punished him for long dueto its magnanimity towards him. Unavoidably, thegovernment now has to call him in for questioningfor stability, security and peace of the State.

And the people will nolonger have patience withsuch destructive acts. Iwould like to remind themagain that they may face evilconsequences punished bythe people much severerthan legal action.

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(See page 16) Lt-Gen Myint Swe and party re-ceived the Five Precepts from lecturerSayadaw Dhammacariya Digabanakaand the Sayadaw delivered a sermon. The donations include 262 bags ofrice, 1,067 viss of edible oil, 1,771 vissof iodized salt, 354 tubes of tooth paste,354 viss of gram, 1,012 boxes of tradi-tional medicines, 48 packets of vermi-celli, 245 packets of Super coffee mix,400 mosquito coils and K 7,657,000.

Similarly, Lt-Gen Myint Sweattended the cash and kind donationceremony to 13 monasteries and twonunneries of Hline Township, atPanditayama Monastery this afternoon.He donated provisions to Sayadaws andmembers of the Sangha.

First, Lt-Gen Myint Swe andthe congregation received the Five Pre-cepts from State OvadacariyaPanditayama Monastery PresidingNayaka Sayadaw Agga Maha PanditaBhaddanta Pandita.

Next, Lt-Gen Myint Swe do-nated robes and provisions to the

Wellwishers and families of…

YANGON, 26 Aug — Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence at-tended the opening cer-emony of National Pros-perity Public CompanyLimited and opened it inBahan Township thismorning.

Present on the occa-sion were Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander Maj-GenHla Htay Win, Ministerfor Livestock and Fisher-ies Brig-Gen MaungMaung Thein, Chairmanof Yangon City Develop-

New building of National Prosperity Public Company Limited opened

ment Committee MayorBrig-Gen Aung Thein Lin,Chairman of NPPCL USoe Tun Shein, membersof board of directors,guests and staff.

First, the commander,the minister and the mayorformally opened the build-

YANGON, 26 Aug—With the sponsorship

L&F Minister receivesguests

Work under wayfor supply of

power toPantapwinttaung

YANGON, 26Aug—With the sponsor-ship of PantapwinttaungSayadaw of Taikkyi Town-ship, Yangon North Dis-trict Bhaddanta SadhammaJotikadhaja Paññasara ,work is under way for sup-ply of power to thePantapwinttaung pagodasand religious edificesspending over K 100 mil-lion with the permission ofthe authorities concerned.

The cash dona-tion ceremony will be heldin conjunction with ameeting between mem-bers of the power supplycommittee and the servicecommittee on 2 Septem-ber morning. The respec-tive committee membersare to attend the meeting,and those wishing to makecash donation are to con-tact the PantapwinttaungSayadaw (Ph 095193845)and the service commit-tee.—MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe formally opens signboard of National Prosperity

Public Co Ltd on U Wisara Road in Bahan Township. — MNA

4th Myanmar Traditional BoxingGolden Belt Champion continues

of Myanmar DistributionGroup, the 4th MyanmarTraditional BoxingGolden Belt Champion,organized by MyanmarOlympic Committee, theMinistry of Sports andMyanmar TraditionalSports Federation, contin-ued for the second day atNational Indoors Sta-dium-1 (Thuwunna) thisafternoon.

Among the spec-tators were Chairman ofMOC Minister for Sports

Brig-Gen Thura AyeMyint, Director-Generalof Sports and PhysicalEducation Department UThaung Htaik and offi-cials, President U WinMyint of MTSF and ex-ecutives and fans.

A total of 12quarterfinals were heldtoday. The semifinalswill be held on 1 and 2September. — NLM

Sayadaw.The commander, the Vice-

Mayor and senior military officers pre-sented provisions to Sayadaws and mem-bers of the Sangha.

On behalf of families of De-fence Services (Army, Navy and Air),three senior military officers donatedprovisions to members of the Sangha.

Lt-Gen Myint Swe, Vice-MayorCol Maung Pa and senior military offic-ers accepted cash and kind donationsfrom the wellwishers.

Lt-Col Myo Naing of YangonCommand Headquarters explained thepurpose of donation.

The Sayadaw delivered a ser-mon, and Lt-Gen Myint Swe and partyshared merits gained.

Today’s donations to monaster-ies and nunneries in Hline Township to-talled 214 bags of rice, 747 viss of ed-ible oil, 1225 viss of iodized salt, 245viss of gram, 2080 bottles of traditionalmedicines, 245 tubes of toothpaste, 432cakes of soap, 900 packets of poundedchili and K 14,654,200. — MNA

Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint

and party watch boxing match at Myanmar

Traditional Boxing Golden Belt

Championships.

NLM

ing. Next, Lt-Gen MyintSwe unveiled the sign-board of the building. Af-terwards, Lt-Gen MyintSwe and party sprinkledscented water on it.

Lt-Gen Myint Swe andparty inspected the newbuilding. — MNA

YANGON, 26 Aug — Minister for Livestockand Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein re-ceived Mr Thaweesin Charuwongkhachon, GroupManaging Director of Dynamic Group of Thailandat Myanmar Fishery Federation in Insein Townshiptoday.

At the meeting, they discussed matters re-lated to fishery sector between the two countries.

Also present at the call were President ofMyanma Livestock and Fisheries Development BankU Kyaw Lwin, Director-General of Directorate ofLivestock and Fisheries U Myint Shwe, ManagingDirector of Livestock, Foodstuff and Dairy Enter-prise Dr Than Shwe, Deputy Director-General ofFisheries Department U Khin Ko Lay and officialsconcerned.

MNA

Donate blood

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

Palestinian and international activists run away from a sound and lightgrenade, thrown by Israeli security forces during a demonstration againstIsrael's controversial barrier, in the West Bank village of El Walaja near

Bethlehem, on 24 Aug, 2007.—INTERNET

Bomb explosion kills six familymembers in central Mozambique

Six die as firesravage

southern Greece ATHENS, 25 Aug — At

least six people died andthousands of acres(hectares) of forest wereconsumed in fires racingthrough Greece’ssoutherly PeloponnesePeninsula on Friday,officials said.

Four people were founddead near a hotel north ofthe town of Areopolis,around 300 kilometres(190 miles) south ofAthens, and twofirefighters also died, thefire brigade and policesaid.

It was not clear whetherthe other four were localsor tourists.

Dozens of villagesasked for help, from thePeloponnese’s westerncoast to the southernregion of Mani some 80kilometres (50 miles)further east as the fireswere spread by strongwinds.

“The situation isextremely dire,” the mayorof the coastal townof Zacharo, PantazisChronopoulos, toldreporters. “The speed withwhich this fire has beenspreading is astonishing.”

MNA/Reuters

MAPUTO, 25 Aug — Sixpeople of the same familydied, and another threesustained severe injuriesafter a detonation of anexplosive device in thecentral Mozambicanprovince of Zambezia thisweek, according toMozambique NnewsAgency on Friday.

The district policecommand of Namacurrasaid that the device wasfound by a group ofchildren who wereplaying around theirresidence.

The source said that,after they realized thestrange shape of theartifact, they called theirfather to identify it, and

he took it home. Instead of alerting the

authorities, he thoughtthat it could be useful athome, and started"cleaning" it up, whichtook some hammering,causing the explosion,that immediately killedsix members of hisfamily.

The police believedthat the shape of thedevice was at the originof the curiosity of theman, since it looked likea bowl, and with someweight, which led him totry and open it to checkwhat was inside that"bowl".

One of the woundedrelatives was driven

to the QuelimaneProvincial Hospital,where he remains undermedical care, aftersuffering injuries in hisback.

Reporters learnt thatNamacurra was once abase of the former rebelmovement Renamo,today the main oppositionparty in the country, andthink that the devicemight have been plantedduring the 16-year war ofdestabilization.

Following thisincident, the Zambeziaprovincial governmentdispatched a team toEluto to investigate thecase.

MNA/Xinhua

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TOKYO, 26 Aug — Alarge-scale crane co-llapsed at a shipbuildingfactory in central Japan'sport city of Kobe onSaturday morning, killingthree and injuring at leastfour others, Kyodo Newsreported.

The 9:45 am accidenthappened in the KawasakiShipbuilding Corpfactory in an industrialdistrict of the city whenabout 10 workers wererepairing the crane, localofficials were quoted assaying.

MNA/Xinhua

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A Kyrgyz Taigan dog chases a wolf during ahunting festival near the village of Bokonbayevo,

some 300 km (186 miles) east from the capitalBishkek, on 24 Aug, 2007. More then 20 hunters

with dogs and eagles took part in the nationalfestival.— INTERNET

A bird perches on abuffalo’s head near

the Mara River duringthe annual wildebeastmigration in Kenya’sMasai Mara nationalreserve, 270 km (165

miles) southwest of thecapital Nairobi on 24Aug, 2007. Over 1.4

million wildebeast and200,000 zebra and

gazelle migratethrough the MasaiMara each year in

search of rain ripenedgrass. — INTERNET

Researchers havefound a way to induce

out-of-body experiencesusing virtual-realitygoggles, helping to

explain a phenomenonreported by about one

in 10 people. INTERNET

Experts say Asia must step up HIV/AIDS fight

Free treatment offeredat Chinese psychiatric

health centres

COLOMBO, 25 Aug —Asian countries mustwork hard to keep theirHIV/AIDS prevalencerates low compared to thatin Africa by tackling rootcauses like poverty,gender inequality andmarginalization, expertssaid on Thursday.

Human trafficking intoprostitution, intravenous

drug use and conflictcontinue to spread HIV inAsia, experts warned asthe eighth InternationalCongress on AIDS in Asiaand the Pacific wrappedup in the Sri Lankancapital. “In the AsiaPacific Region, we are athigh risk of a massivespread of HIV,” said DrSamlee Plianbanchang,Southeast Asia regionaldirector for the WorldHealth Organization.“This is not only due tothe large size of thepopulation and the highburden of sexuallytransmitted infections, butalso due to the prevailing

risk behaviours andvulner-abilities as well asin-herent social stigma.”

The Asia-PacificRegion has an estimated5.4 million people livingwith HIV, the world’ssecond largest numberafter sub-Saharan Africa— where 25.8 millionpeople are infected withthe virus. Anywherebetween 140,000 and610,000 people die from

AIDS-related illnesses inthe Asia Pacific Regioneach year, according toUNAIDS.

Safeguarding rightsof the most vulnerable,such as sex workers,intravenous drug users,and women and childrentrafficked in the region isessential in tandem withprevention programmes,experts say.

MNA/Reters

Experts say remains of Tsar’smissing children found

Finnish youth fined for puttingteacher on YouTube

SHANGHAI, 25 Aug — Aspecial establishmentdesigned to offer freetreatment for mentalhealth patients has beenlaunched in Shanghai.

Located in the Shan-ghai Mental HealthCentre (SMHC), the “NewBeginning” faci-litywould serve as a thirdoption for patients suf-fering from psy-chiatricdisorders after home andhospitals, said TangWenzhong, director of therehabilitation section ofSMHC.

Xu Yifeng, deputy headof SMHC, said the facilitywas staffed byprofessional psychiatrists,psychologists, legal ex-perts, nurses and socialworkers.

Patients will receiverehabilitation by learningskills, such as music,dance, calligraphy andcooking, and be taughtcommunication and social

skills, as well as trainingin household duties suchas managing finances.

“Our society has ablind spot towards helpingand caring for psychiatricpatients,” said Xu. “Theyare hospitalized unnece-ssarily and can be di-scharged into the com-munity before they areready.”New Beginningalready had nine patients,said Xu, who added thenew facility receivedsponsorship from Astra-Zeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticalcompany. “We will extendthe programme to moremental health organi-zations in the city if NewBeginning proves asuccess,” said Xu.

Similar rehabilitationservices were availablein nine other Chinesecities, including Beijing,Tianjin and Guangzhou,said Xu.

MNA/Xinhua

MOSCOW, 26 Aug —Russian forensic expertssaid on Friday they mayhave found the remains oftwo children of the lastTsar whose bodies havebeen missing since aBolshevik firing squadexecuted Russia’s royalfamily in 1918.

Examination of bonesdiscovered near the sitewhere the rest of the familywere found suggests theybelong to Tsar NicholasII’s 13-year-old heir,Prince Alexei, and hisdaughter Maria, thescientists said. DNAtesting still needs to bedone to confirm the find.“It is most likely that thissecond burial place islinked to the first one.Everyone knows who theybelong to,” said Sergei

Pogorelov, a historianwith the localadministration in theSverdlovsk Region.

The Russian Prosecutor-General’s Office said itwas formally reopeningits investigation into thecase.Bolshevik revolu-tionaries shot the royalfamily in the basement ofa merchant’s house in thecity of Yekaterinburg,1,450 kilometres (900miles) east of Moscow.

Attempts were made todestroy the bodies, thenthey were dumped intopits. — MNA/Reuters

HELSINKI, 26 Aug — AFinnish court ruled againsta 15-year-old student in alibel case on Friday afterhe posted a clip of histeacher on YouTube,ordering the youth to pay800 euros (1,085 USdollars) in damages and a90-euro fine.

The student had filmedhis teacher singing at theschool party last May andput the clip on YouTubewith English subtitlesunder the headline“Karaoke of the mentalhospital”.

The teacher took the

boy to court and asked for2,000 euros in damages.This is the first time aFinnish court has foundagainst someone based ona video clip published onthe Internet.

MNA/Reuters

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Chelsea go top after beatingPortsmouth

Litex Lovech’s Ivelin Popov (C)fights for the ball with Levski Sofia’s

Daniel Borimirov (L) and RichardEromoigbe during their Bulgarian

Championship soccer match inLovech on 25 Aug, 2007. —INTERNET

Michelle Wietakes a dropafter hittingher tee shotinto a water

hazard on thepar 5 fifth hole

during firstround actionat the LPGA

SafewayClassic inPortland,

Oregon on 24Aug, 2007. INTERNET

Real Madrid make winningstart against Atletico

MADRID, 26 Aug — Real Madrid got their title de-fence off to a winning start when a deflected shot by newsigning Wesley Sneijder earned a 2-1 comeback victoryover city rivals Atletico at the Bernabeu on Saturday.The Dutchman's miscued shot spun off a defender andended up in the back of the net after Guti had rolled a freekick into his path 10 minutes from time.

The game between the Primera Liga's two biggestspenders was played at a frenetic pace with the sidesplaying open, attacking football. But Bernd Schuster'sReal looked more dangerous in front of goal and de-served the win. Sevilla, who beat Real 5-3 in the SuperCup last week, continued their sparkling start to theseason with a 4-1 comeback win over Getafe thanks tosecond-half goals from Jesus Navas, Luis Fabiano,Frederic Kanoute and Alexander Kerzhakov.

MNA/Reuters

Trezeguet treble helps Juvecrush Livorno

Marseille clinch first win of the season at Caen PARIS, 26 Aug —

Olympique Marseilletasted victory for the firsttime this season in Ligue 1after goals by JulienRodriguez and MamadouNiang gave them a 2-1 winat promoted Caen on Sat-urday. DefenderRodriguez headed homefrom a Benoit Cheyrou freekick two minutes before

the interval with Senegal'sNiang doubling the tallyfrom close range after be-ing set up by fellow strikerDjibril Cisse nine minutesinto the second half.

Albert Emon's side, whowasted a 2-0 advantage athome against Nancy lastweekend, moved up toninth in the standings withsix points from five games.

Stephane Samson, whocame on in the 70th minute,netted a consolation goalfor Caen in injury time.

The Normandy side,who won one and lost threematches, lie 14th in thestandings.

Later on Saturday,Nancy will have the op-portunity to take control ofthe league when they hostAJ Auxerre while jointleaders Lorient and LeMans travel to GirondinsBordeaux and Monaco re-spectively.

MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 26 Aug — Chelseawent top of the Premier Leaguewhen they beat Portsmouth 1-0at Stamford Bridge on Saturdayand leaders Manchester City lost1-0 at Arsenal.

Frank Lampard's 31st minutestrike was enough to extend Chel-sea's record unbeaten homeleague run to 65 matches andmove them on to 10 points fromfour matches. It was Portsmouth'sfirst defeat of the season.

It was the fourth successivematch in which Lampard hadscored, including England's goalagainst Germany on Wednesday,and manager Jose Mourinhopraised his performance.

Manchester City goalkeeper

Kasper Schmeichel saved a 66thminute penalty from Robin vanPersie but had no chance of stop-ping a shot from Cesc Fabregas14 minutes later which wasenough to secure the points forthe Gunners and end City's per-fect start to the season.

They have nine points fromfour games, but Schmeichel, tak-ing a leaf out of his father Peter'sbook, nearly saved a point forCity just before the end.

Like his father used to do forManchester United, Schmeicheljoined the City attack for a cornerand forced Arsenal goalkeeperManuel Almunia into saving hisheader.

MNA/Reuters

MILAN, 26 Aug — ADavid Trezeguet hat-trickand two goals fromVincenzo Iaquinta gaveJuventus a 5-1 home winover Livorno on their re-turn to Serie A on Satur-day. France strikerTrezeguet put Juve aheadafter half an hour when heheaded in Alessandro DelPiero's cross from closerange.

Juventus, back in thetop flight after their de-motion last year for match-fixing, extended their leadmidway through the sec-ond half when substituteIaquinta converted a pen-alty after he was hauleddown by defenderAlessandro Grandoni.

Debutant Iaquinta, aclose-season buy fromUdinese, claimed a secondlate on when PavelNedved's rasping shot de-flected off him andwrong-footed Livornogoalkeeper Marco Amelia.

Trezeguet, who fell outwith club bosses follow-ing their promotion lastseason before surprisinglysigning a new contract,then grabbed his secondwith a coolly-taken finishand netted a third with aback-heel almost on thegoalline. Massimo Lovisoscored a consolation ininjury time with a20-metre drive.

MNA/Reuters

Barclays Premier League Table26 August 2007

P GD PTS1 Chelsea 4 3 102 Man City 4 3 93 Wigan 4 3 74 Liverpool 3 3 75 Everton 4 2 76 Arsenal 3 2 77 Newcastle 3 2 58 Portsmouth 4 1 59 Blackburn 3 1 510 Man Utd 4 0 511 Aston Villa 3 0 412 Birmingham 4 -1 413 Middlesbrough 4 -1 414 West Ham 3 -1 415 Reading 4 -3 416 Sunderland 4 -4 417 Tottenham 4 0 318 Bolton 4 -2 319 Fulham 4 -2 320 Derby 4 -6 1

Internet

Man Utd 1-0 TottenhamLONDON-, 26 Aug — Nani drilled in his first goal for

Manchester United to hand the champions a precious firstwin of the season and frustrate a brave Tottenham display.

After Robbie Keane hit the bar for Spurs in the firstminute United dominated, with Michael Carrick andPaul Scholes going close to an opener.

The visitors held firm, though, and had appeals for apenalty turned down after Wes Brown’s apparent handball.

And Nani compounded their misery when he firedin the winner from 25 yards.

It was harsh on Tottenham, who had mixed a soliddefensive display with the odd good chance, but Unitedwere good value for something from a game theydominated for spells.

Sir Alex Ferguson had boldly stated “we will winthe game on Sunday” before the match, and the fact thatSpurs had failed to beat United at Old Trafford in nearly18 years suggested the Scot’s pre-match confidencewas well placed.

But it was some indication of the recent turmoilsurrounding Tottenham that most of the talk before thegame centred around Martin Jol’s position as manager,rather than the fact that United began the match secondfrom bottom. — Internet

The game bursts into life in the second half andSpurs claim a penalty after Dimitar Berbatov’s

shot deflects off Wes Brown . — INTERNET

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WEATHER

*R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press,No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 392308, Manager 392226, Circulation 392304, Advertisement 392223,Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 392369

Sunday, 26 August, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours

MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in Kayah State, rain or thundershowers have beenisolated in Kayin State and lower Sagiang Division, scatteredin Mandalay and Magway Divisions, fairly widespread inShan State and widespread in the remaining areas with isolatedheavyfalls in Kachin and Rakhine States. The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded were Nay Pyi Taw (0.47) inch,Bhamo (9.02) inches, Maungdaw (5.71) inches, Kyaukpyu(2.91) inches, Katha (2.36) inches, Kayan (2.24) inches andYangon (Kaba-Aye) (1.89) inche.

Maximum temperature on 25-8-2007 was 88ºF. Minimuntemperature on 26-8-2007 was 69ºF. Relative humidity at09:30 hours MST on 26-8-2007 was 96%. Total sunshinehours on 25-8-2007 was (0.9) hours approx.

Rainfall on 26-8-2007 was (0.71) inch at Mingaladon,(1.89) inches at Kaba-Aye and (1.18) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was (94.09) inches atMingaladon, (98.46) inches at Kaba-Aye and (97.44) inchesat Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (15) mph from Southwest at (15:30) hours MST on25-8-2007.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the Andaman Seaand the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 27-8-2007: Rain orthundershowers will be isolated in Kayah State and lowerSagaing Division, scattered in Kayin State, Mandalay andMagway Divisions, fairly widespread in Shan and Mon States,Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Divisions andwidespread in the remaining areas with likelihood of isolatedheavyfalls in Kachin State and upper Sagaing Division. De-gree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Weak monsoon.Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areas

for 27-8-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas for 27-8-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certaintyis (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas for27-8-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (60%).

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New Rainfall Record(Issued at 11:00 hours MST on 26th August 2007)

The amount or rainfall (229) mm (9.02 inches)observed at (09:30) hours MST on 26th August 2007 inBhamo is the (24) hours new maximum rainfall recordat the station for the month of August during last (41)years. The former record was (172) mm (6.77 inches) on17th August 1968.

Earthquake report(Issued at 01:30 hours MST Today)

An earthquake of moderate intensity (5.4)Richter Scale with its epicenter outside of Myanmarabout (220) miles Southwest of Kaba-Aye Seismo-logical observatory, was recorded at (23) hrs (33) min(07) sec MST on 25th August 2007.

Czech opponents to US radar base stage protest march PRAGUE, 26 Aug —

Around 200 opponents tothe planned US radar basein the Czech Republic setout on a protest march onSaturday through the Brdymilitary grounds where thefacility is to be placed.

“This is not a matter ofpolitics. It is necessary to beamong the people, to havecontact with them, to knowwhat they think and react toit,” said Mayor of Jince Josef

Hala, who took part in the12-kilometre march.

“We represent thepeople and it would beunfair to play high politicssomewhere in officerooms,” he added.

Hala said the route ofthe march led to the militarygrounds was selecteddeliberately.

“We want the peoplewho have never been thereto see it. There is wonderful

nature there, they shouldunderstand why we protectthe area,” he said.

The United Statesunveiled its plan in Januaryto place 10 interceptormissiles in Poland and aradar system in the CzechRepublic, as components ofthe missile defence shield.

According to a recentpublic opinion poll, morethan two thirds of Czechcitizens oppose theinstallation of the base.

In referendums heldin several municipalitiessurrounding the Brdy area,people have voted againstthe base. — MNA/Xinhua

South Korea’s KJ Choi hits a tee shot on the secondhole during the third round of The Barclays golftournament in Harrison, NY, on 25 Aug, 2007.

Poll shows most Poles againstUS anti-missile shield

WARSAW, 26 Aug —The majority of Poles arestill against the deploymentof a US anti-missile shieldin their country, a surveyrevealed Friday.

The survey, conductedby the CBOS polling centrein Warsaw, said that 56 percent of those questionedoppose installing the shieldon Polish territory while 28per cent favour the plan.

Thirty-four per centthought the shield wouldworsen Poland’sinternational standing and32 per cent said it wouldweaken Poland’s positionin the EU, the poll said.

Seventy per centcomplained that the PolishGovernment has notinformed the public enough

about the missile shield. The CBOS poll was

conducted from August 3-6 and 859 people werequestioned.

MNA/Xinhua

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14th Waxing of Wagaung 1369 ME Monday, 27 August, 2007

Wellwishers and families of Tatmadaw (Army,Navy and Air) present provisons to monasteries in

South Okkalapa, Hline Townships

YANGON, 26 Aug — Myanmar sealed the title in Mekong Delta Re-gion Football Tournament held in Thailand from 22 to 27 August.

Myanmar grabbed up the victory with four wins in four matches. Atotal of five teams participated in the tournament and played round-robinmatches.

Myanmar won over Laos with 2-0 in the morning and thumped Cam-bodia with 10-0 in the evening on 24 August. Myanmar drubbed Vietnamwith 1-0 in the morning and routed Thailand with 3-0 in the evening today.

MNA

YANGON, 26 Aug — Myanmar stormed Laos in a dramatic 2-0 win inthe group-B match held in Phnon Penh of Cambodia at 2.30 pm Cambodian timetoday.

Myanmar took the lead with the 39th minute opener of Zin Lin Htet.Kaung Htet Aung put Myanmar to extend their lead with the last-gasp goal inthe second half.

Myanmar has one win, one draw and one loss in three matches on fourpoints in the group-B. — MNA

Myanmar hammers Laos 2-0 in ASEANU-17 Youth Football Tournament

Victory hoisted Myanmar in Mekong DeltaRegion Football Tournament

Lt-Gen Myint Swe accepts donations from a wellwisher at the cash andkind donation ceremony for 19 monasteries in South Okkalapa

Township. — MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence and party attend cash and kind donation ceremony for 19 monasteries inSouth Okkalapa Township. — MNA

Weather forecast for (27-8-2007)Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areas

Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas

Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas

Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

YANGON, 26 Aug—Wellwishers and families of Tatmadaw(Army, Navy and Air) donated cashand kind to 19 monasteries in SouthOkkalapa Township this afternoon. The ceremony was held at MahaMuni Dhammayon of Okkalapa Pa-goda in the township. Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministryof Defence presented robes and otheroffertories to members of the Sangha. Present on the occasion were Pre-siding Nayaka Sayadaws of monaster-ies in South Okkalapa Township,Chairman of Yangon Division Peace

and Development Council Commanderof Yangon Command Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win, Vice-Chairman of YangonCity Development Committee Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa, senior militaryofficers, local authorities andwellwishers. Lt-Gen Myint Swe and party re-ceived the Five Precepts from lecturerSayadaw Dhammacariya DigabanakaBhaddanta Dhammadina ofNgwekyayan Pariyatti Sarthintaik. Lt-Gen Myint Swe presented robesand other offertories to the Sayadaw. Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay

Win, the vice-mayor and senior mili-tary officers presented offertories to theSayadaw. Three senior military officers pre-sented provisions to the Sayadaws. Yangon Division PDC, YCDC andother wellwishers donated K 7,657,000to the funds and provisions to the

Sayadaws. Lt-Gen Myint Swe and officialsaccepted the donations and presentedcertificates of honour to the wellwishers. Next, Lt-Col Maung Maung Kyawof Mingaladon Air Base reported on thepurpose of the donation.

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