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

Volume XV, Number 280 14th Waxing of Pyatho 1369 ME Monday, 21 January, 2008

Established 1914

NAY PYI TAW, 20Jan—Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Sein yes-terday morning attendedthe opening of MyanmarPharmaceutical Factory(Inyaung) in Kyaukse In-dustrial Region, Kyaukse,Mandalay Division.

Accompanied bymember of the State Peaceand Development Coun-cil Lt-Gen Ye Myint ofthe Ministry of Defence,the ministers, the deputyministers, the Director-General of the Govern-ment Office and heads ofdepartments, Prime Min-ister General Thein Seinleft Nay Pyi Taw Airport

Prime Minister attends opening of Myanmar PharmaceuticalFactory (Inyaung) in Kyaukse Industrial Region

and arrived at MandalayInternational Airport yes-terday.

They were welcomedthere by member of theSPDC Lt-Gen Tin Aye ofthe Ministry of Defence,Chairman of MandalayDivision PDC Com-mander of Central Com-mand Brig-Gen TinNgwe, Minister for Agri-culture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo, Minister forIndustry-1 U AungThaung, Chairman ofMandalay City Develop-ment Committee MayorBrig-Gen Phone Zaw Hanand senior military offic-ers. The Prime Minister and

party arrived at MyanmarPharmaceutical Factory(Inyaung) of Myanma Phar-maceutical Industries un-der the Ministry of Indus-try-1 in Kyaukse by car at10.15 am.

Next, Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Sein at-tended the opening ofMyanmar Pharmaceuti-cal Factory (Inyaung).

Also present on theoccasion were membersof the SPDC Lt-Gen YeMyint and Lt-Gen TinAye of the Ministry ofDefence, Chairman ofMandalay Division PDCCommander of CentralCommand Brig-Gen Tin

Prime Minister General Thein Sein unveils the signboard of Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory ( Inyaung) in Kyaukse Industrial Region.—MNA

The opening of Myanmar Pharmaceuti-cal Factory (Inyaung) will not only enablepeople of central and upper Myanmar tohave easy access to medicines and medicalequipment, but also manufacture 30 mil-lion disposable syringes, 2.5 million am-poules of intravenous fluids and 50 millioninjection ampoules.

* Stability of the State, communitypeace and tranquillity, prevalenceof law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

* 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 participationin terms of technical know-how and investmentsfrom sources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must bekept in the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and moralityof the entire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and in-tegrity and preservation and safe-guarding of cultural heritage andnational character

* Uplift of dynamism of patrioticspirit

* Uplift of health, fitness and educa-tion standards of the entire nation

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives

Ngwe, the ministers, thedeputy ministers, the Di-rector-General of the

Government Office,heads of departments,staff of the factory, social

organizations, local peo-ple and others.

(See page 8)

Generating job opportunities, sharing pharmaceutical technologyand supplying necessary pharmaceuticals main aims of factory

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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, 21 January, 2008

Serve the interest of thepeople through the media

Spiritual and material development

is needed for the development of a nation. It

is important for all the people to make

endeavours for national development

through the correct media.

The government annually presents

literary awards including the National

Literary Awards to literati under the

respective genres for the progress of

literature. The private organiztions also

present other literary awards to promote

creation of fine literary works.

Writers are to strive for enhancing

the prestige of the nation and the people with

national outlook and energy while creating

literary works that give knowledge applicable

in the practical field. The readers will then be

able to expand their horizons in various

aspects.

Literature is something that brings

the correct light to the people. The power of

literature is effective. If there is no literary

outlook, there will be no light in life. The

literati should try to inculcate the correct

thought, correct outlook and correct

knowledge in the people.

All literati and writers are urged to

serve national interest and lead the people

through the efficient use of the power of the

media.

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Jan— Secretariat Member ofthe Union Solidarity andDevelopment Asso-ciation Minister forIndustry-1 U AungThaung and wife DawKhin Khin Yi andwellwishers donated avehicle to Padamyarmonastery in Chanaye-thazan Township,Mandalay Division thismorning.

Next, the CECmember and wellwisherU Myo Lwin and familyof South OkkalapaIndustrial Zone handedover relevant documentsof the vehicle to thepresiding Sayadaw ofPademyar monastery.

Similarly, the CECmember and wellwisherU Myo Thein and familyof Meiktila IndustrialZone donated a vehicleto DekkhinayamaKyaungtaik of

Secretariat Member, wellwishers donate vehiclestowards monasteries in Mandalay Div

C h a n m y a t h a z iTownship and handedover document of thevehicle over to thepresiding Sayadaw ofD e k k h i n a y a m aKyaungtaik.

Likewise, the CECmember and wellwisherU Kyaw Win and family

of Mandalay IndustrialZone donated a vehicleto Maygawun Manasteryof Amarapura Townshipand handed overdocuments of the vehicleto the presidingSayadaw.

The CEC memberand wellwisher U Tin

Maw Thein ofPyittainghtaung AutoIndustry of DagonMyothit (North) Town-ship donated a vehicle toBhamo Kyaungtaik andhanded over documentsof the vehicle to thepresiding Sayadaw.

MNA

Golf tourney held to mark54th MMA Conference

YANGON, 20 Jan— To mark the 54th MyanmarMedical Conference, the golf team of the upperMyanmar Medical Association and the lower MyanmarMedical Association played the golf tourney atPunhlaing Golf Club here on 18 January.

The upper Myanmar team won over the lowerMyanmar team on 24-6 points. The lower Myanmarteam was led by Professor Dr U Kan Nyunt and theupper Myanmar team by physician Dr U Than Tun.Both teams comprised 20 members each. Thetournament has been held anually and this year’stourney was the sixth of its kind.—MNA

Shwegyin NikayaVinayadhamma examination

on 1 FebYANGON, 20 Jan —�The 25th Shwegyin Nikaya

Vinayadhamma examination of Pathein District will beheld at the Taikkyi Pariyatti Monastery on MahaBandoola street in Pathein from 1 to 5 February.

A total of 800 monks will sit for the examination.Dhamma Preacher Sayadaws will deliver sermons everynight during the examination period. Those wishing todonate cash and kind may contact U Tin Tun (Tel:042-24784), U Taing Aung (Tel:095202270), Daw Thi ThiWin (Tel:095197779) and Taikkyi Pariyatti Monastery(Tel:042-25411). —MNA

YANGON, 20 Jan — Launching the shootingprogramme of actor Lwin Moe’s tour of Myeikarchipelago was held at Traders Hotel on Sule PagodaRoad, here, this morning.

It was attended by officials of Myanmar MotionPictures Asiayon, media persons, film and video stars,guests and family members of actor Lwin Moe. First andforemost, writer Chit Oo Nyo made a speech. ActorLwin Moe explained the shooting programme and routes,and Daw Mo Mo Phone Maw presented a flower basket

Shooting programme of Lwin Moe’s tour ofMyeik archipelago clarified

to the actor. The shooting team comprises photographers,TV crew members and archaeologists totalling about 25and all will leave for Myeik on 22 January.

The tour of Myeik archipelago will start fromthe exit of Ye and end at Bayintnaung Cape of Kawthoungand take one month. The tour will be sponsored byRoyal Myanmar Teamix, Max Soft Drinks, Banadrylcough syrup, Cool toothpaste, Alpine purified drinkingwater, TRI Men’s and Ladies’ Wears.

MNA

Minister U Aung Thaung and wellwisher U Tin Maw Thein donaterelated documents of vehicle to the Sayadaw.—MNA

Actor Lwin Moe explains shooting

programme of his tour of Myeik archipelago.MNA

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Russia rejects US excusefor missile shield

Five killed in flare-upof Kenya ethnic violence

Ten die in Angolan plane crash

A child prepares a meal at a temporary shelterin the Great Rift Valley police post in Narok Town,

150 km (93 miles) from the capital Nairobi,on 19 Jan, 2008.

INTERNET

Aid pledges to Palestiniansincreased to $7.7b

RAMALLAH (West Bank),20 Jan— Internationaldonors have pledged 7.7billion US dollars in aid tothe Palestinians over thenext three years, more thaninitially reported, aPalestinian governmentminister said on Thursday.

Forty per cent will bespent on the Gaza Strip,which Hamas Islamists

seized in June, said SamirAbdallah, who serves asplanning and LabourMinister in PalestinianPresident MahmoudAbbas's Government.

Donors met in Paris lastmonth as part of a US-ledcampaign to restartpeace talks between Abbasand Israeli PrimeMinisterEhud Olmert. Those talks

got under way this weekdespite public scepticismabout the chances of a deal.

Officials at theconference initiallyestimated that pledgestotalled 7.4 billion USdollars but a subsequentaudit showed another 300million US dollars waspledged, Abdallah said.

MNA/Reuters

LISBON, 20 Jan — Alight aircraft crashed intoa mountain near theAngolan city of Huamboon Saturday killing allten people on board,Portugal’s Lusa newsagency said on Saturday.

Lusa cited a sourceclose to the AngolanGovernment as saying twoof the victims werePortuguese. The head ofAngola’s national aviationcentre, Celso Rosas, toldLusa that bad weather mayhave caused the airplaneto crash. The airplanebelonged to a company thatoperates chartered flightsin Angola, a formerPortuguese colony in

southwest Africa.The Beechcraft King

Air B200 twin-propellerleft Luanda, the capital, atabout 0600 GMT and

was headed for Huambo, acity approximately 450kilometres (280 miles) tothe south-east.

MNA/Reuters

NAIROBI, 20 Jan — Fivepeople in a refugee campin Kenya's Rift Valley werekilled on Saturday byopposition supporters inthe latest flare-up in one ofthe regions worst hit byethnic killings since adisputed election.

"A group of armedwarriors attacked a village,leaving five people deadand property destroyed.These were refugees in acamp, people thought tohave supported (PresidentMwai) Kibaki," Rift ValleyProvincial Police OfficerEverett Wasige said.

The camp is near amonastery in Kipkelion,180 kilometres (111.8miles) northwest ofNairobi, he said. That part

of the Rift Valley has seenmajor clashes even prior tothe election, mostlybetween the local Kalenjintribe and members of theKikuyu and Kisii ethnicgroups, seen as backingKibaki.

The opposition Orange

Democratic Movementdominated voting in theRift with strong supportamong Kalenjins, and thebulk of the 250,000 peoplewho fled politically-fuelledethnic clashes across thecountry came from there.

MNA/Reuters

Demonstrators protest against the upcoming Davos World Economic Forum,taking place from 23 January in Bern, Switzerland. — INTERNET

Thailand’s PPP formsnew coalition govt

BANGKOK, 20 Jan —Thailand's People PowerParty (PPP), backed byousted prime ministerThaksin Shinawatra, wonsupport of five small allieson Saturday to lead acoalition governmentemerging after a 23December general

election. The PPP-led coalition,

announced one day afterthe Supreme Court clearedthe party of charges of pollirregularities, paved theway for its pugnaciousleader, Sumak Sunda-ravej, to become PrimeMinister at the age of 72.

The PPP-led coalition,commanding about two-thirds of the 480 lower-house seats in Parliament,is expected to get itsnominee elected asParliament president onTuesday, one day afterthe Lower Houseof Representativesconvenes its first session.

PPP officials sayParliament is expected tohold a special session nextFriday to choose Samakas Prime Minister.

"This coalition helpsbreak a political deadlock.Our combined 315 seatsshould create a fairlystrong government,"Samak told a Pressconference to announcethe coalition.

MNA/Reuters

International News

Leader of the People Power’s Party

Samak Sundaravej. — INTERNET

MOSCOW, 20 Jan— Russia doesnot accept Washington's justificationfor deploying missile defence elementsin Central Europe, a Deputy ForeignMinister told a Moscow conference onnational security Saturday.

"The Americans are still trying topersuade us of the need for this. Wedo not take their arguments seriously,"Sergei Kislyak was quoted by the RIANovosti news agency as saying.

The United States is planning to

deploy 10 missile interceptors inPoland and a radar system in theCzech Republic as part of itsEuropean missile shield. Russia hasobjected with concerns over itsnational security.

Russian Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov will discuss the issue with hisPolish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorskiduring the latter's visit to Russia nextMonday.

MNA/Xinhua

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A resident is kicked during a police raid in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, on17 Jan, 2008. —INTERNET

In this photo released by China’s Xinhua news agency, the National AquaticsCenter, or Water Cube, is lit up with bright blue during a light debugging inBeijing, China, on 19 Jan, 2008. National Aquatics Center is a venue forswimming competitions in the Beijing Olympics beginning on 8 Aug.—INTERNET

Security group warns Afghan waronly just beginning

Afghan, NATO troops kill, woundtwo dozen insurgents

Egypt accuses Europe ofdiscrimination, xenophobia

CAIRO, 19 Jan — Angryabout a EuropeanParliament resolution onhuman rights in Egypt, theEgyptian Governmentcountered with anaccusation that religiousand ethnic minorities faceincreasing discriminationin Europe.

"Egypt is deeplyconcerned at thedeteriorating state of therights of religious andethnic minorities and

immigrants on theEuropean continent," aForeign Ministrystatement said.

"(The spokesman)condemned the preva-lence of the phenomenonof xenophobia anddiscrimination againstMuslims in various partsof Europe," added thestatement, issued late onThursday.

It cited a report by theOrganization for Security

and Cooperation inEurope (OSCE) as sayingthat Muslims in Europeface discrimination ineducation and housing andthrough stereotyping asterrorists or extremists.

An OSCE report in2006 said that intoleranceand discrimination againstMuslims have becomeincreasingly prevalent inthe OSCE region in recentyears.

MNA/Reuters

KABUL, 20 Jan — Thewar in Afghanistan is onlyjust beginning as NATOforces, far from pursuingremnants of a defeatedTaleban, are entering awidening and deepeningconflict they may well losesecurity NGO said onSaturday.

Taleban insurgents,fighting to overthrow thepro-Western AfghanGovernment and eject

foreign forces, carriedout more attacks over awider area in 2007,the Afghanistan NGOSecurity Office (ANSO)said in its report for lastyear, and the best casescenario for this year, is"more of the same".

"A few years from now,2007 will likely be lookedback upon as the year inwhich the Taleban seriouslyrejoined the fight," said

ANSO, which monitorssecurity for the dozens ofn o n - g o v e r n m e n t a lorganizations (NGOs)working in Afghanistan.

US-led and Afghanforces ousted the Talebanfrom power in late 2001after the conservativeIslamist movementrefused to hand over al-Qaeda leaders behind theSeptember 11 attacks.

MNA/Reuters

KABUL, 20 Jan —Afghan and NATO-ledforces killed or woundedmore than two dozeninsurgents in a 21-hourbattle in the northeast ofthe country close to theborder with Pakistan, thealliance said on Saturday.

Afghanistan saw itsworst violence last yearsince US-led and Afghanforces toppled the Taleban

in 2001 and more than5,000 were killed, butfighting has dropped offin recent weeks as most ofthe country is nowcarpeted in heavy snow.

The clash began whentroops from the AfghanArmy and the NATO-ledInternational SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF)attacked a group offighters in the Watapoor

District of Kunar Provincelate on Thursday as theywere massing to attack anISAF base.

“Small arms, machi-neguns, mortars, artillery,attack helicopters andclose-air support withprecision guided muni-tions were all used duringthe engagement,” thestatement said.

MNA/Reuters

Iraqi security forces clash withShiite cult gunmen

BAGHDAD, 20 Jan —Iraqi security forcesclashed with gunmen of aShiite cult in southern Iraqicities of Basra andNassiriya on Friday,leaving at least 15 peopledead, security sources said.

Ten people, includingtwo police officers, werekilled and more than 50others wounded in clashes

between members of theso-called "Soldiers ofHeaven" and Iraqi securityforces in Nassiriya, thesources said.

Meanwhile, Basrawhose security wascompletely transferredfrom the British soldiers tothe Iraqi forces last month,also witnessed similarclashes on Friday afternoon.

At least four securitytroops were killed in thebattle in Basra, local policesources said, adding thatdozens of the Shiitegunmen were killed andarrested.

The leader of the groupin Basra Abu Mustafa al-Ansari was also killed, thesources said.

MNA/Xinhua

Pakistan authorities arrest twoover Bhutto plot

PESHAWAR (Pakistan),20 Jan — Pakistanisecurity agents havearrested a youth who saidhe had been trained as asuicide bomber to killopposition leader BenazirBhutto had other militantsfailed to kill her, in thefirst arrests in the case, asecurity official said.

The 15-year-old andhis militant "handler"were arrested in thenorthwestern town ofDera Ismail Khan onThursday night.

The teenager,identified as AitezazShah, told interrogatorshe would have been "nextin line" to kill Bhutto ifanother team had failed

on December 27, thesecurity official said onSaturday.

Former prime ministerBhutto was killed in a gunand bomb attack as sheleft an election rally in thecity of Rawalpindi on 27December.

The youth toldinterrogators he preparedfor his mission in astronghold of al-Qaeda-linked militant leaderBaitullah Mehsud in theSouth Waziristan regionon the Afghan border, saidthe official who declinedto be identified.

The official said the"handler", identified asSher Zaman, was the moreimportant catch. "He is the

real catch who can giveus more clues," the officialsaid. The government saidMehsud was behindBhutto's killing. CIADirector Michael Hayden,in an interview with theWashington Postpublished on Friday,blamed Mehsud forBhutto's killing.

Interior MinisterHamid Nawaz and hisministry's spokesman saidthey had no informationabout the arrest of the two.

The security officialsaid Shah came fromanother northwesterndistrict, Mansehra, buthad been brought up inthe southern city ofKarachi. —MNA/Reuters

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E C O N O M I C N E W S

These photos releasedby the Ford Motor

company show a 1961Jaguar “type E” (top), a

1908-1910 Model T(bottom L), a 1962

Thunderbird (bottom C)and a 1964 Ford

Mustang. The Barrett-Jackson auction housewill hold an auction ofvintage cars starting on

15 Jan, 2008 inArizona. — INTERNET

Bulgaria to sign upfor Russian gas project

UAE allocates $9mto help Gazans

China, Romania to strengtheneco, trade cooperation

Philippine Budget airline tostart flying to Vietnam

Bodman says probabilityof US recession growing

ABU DHABI, 19 Jan —The United Arab Emirates(UAE) decided onThursday to allocate ninemillion US dollars forthree United Nationsbodies helping Pales-tinians in Gaza Strip, the

official Emirates NewsAgency reported.

The order of aid wasissued by UAE PresidentSheikh Khalifa bin ZayedAl Nahyan, the report said.

The aid will be equallydistributed to the UnitedNations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP),United Nations Relief andWorks for PalestinianRefugees in the Near East(UNRWA) and the UnitedNations Children’s Fund(UNICEF).

Israeli imposed astricter blockade on Gazasince Islamic Hamasmovement violently tookcontrol of the coastalenclave after it chased outrival Fatah movementloyal to moderatePalestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas in midJune last year.

MNA/Xinhua

BUCHAREST, 19 Jan —Visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan andRomanian Prime MinisterCalin Popescu Tariceanupledged to strengthenbilateral economic andtrade cooperationThursday when they methere on Thursday.

Zeng said China paysgreat attention toRomania's trade deficitwith China, and is willingto take measures topromote a trade balance.

He expressed the hopethat both sides willmanage to deepencooperation in education,sports, tourism and labourservices. Zeng said Chinawill further strengthenexchanges of high-levelvisits between nationalleaders, governments,parliaments and politicalparties of the two sides.

He also vowed to seeksubstantive progress inthree major cooperationprojects between China

and Romania: anationwide CDMA(Code-Division MultipleAccess) communicationsnetwork in Romania, abridge on the DanubeRiver and a ring road inBucharest.

He also encouragedRomanian enterprises toinvest in the Chinesemarket.

He praised Romania'sadherence to the one-China policy.

MNA/Xinhua

Nokia logo

Anti-Nokia anger grows in GermanyBERLIN, 20 Jan —

Anger in Germanyagainst mobile phonegiant Nokia for closing afactory grew on Saturdaywith the head of one ofthe parties in thegoverning coalitionjoining the calls for aboycott. “As far as I amconcerned there will beno Nokia mobile phonein my house,” said KurtBeck, head of the left-wing Social Democrats(SPD), coalition partnerswith Chancellor AngelaMerkel's ChristianDemocratic Union(CDU).

“It is not my style tocall for a boycott of aproduct. But for me, and

this is doubtless the casewith many otherGermans, the name ofNokia has not soundedgood for the past week,”Beck told the masscirculation Bild am

Sonntag in an interviewto appear on Sunday. “Idon't want to be remindedof the incredible sourceof anger every time I’mon the phone,” he added.

Internet

MANILA, 19 Jan —Philippine Budget airlineCebu Pacific will startflying direct to Hanoi andHo Chi Minh in Vietnamthis April, the carrier saidin a statement onThursday.

It will introduce theservices with a special fareof 499 pesos (12 USdollars) one-way, almostan 80-per cent price cutfrom the current fares forthis route, Philippine TVnetwork GMA Newsreported.

The introductory-seatsale will run from January18 to 24, 2008 and is goodfor travel from 10 April to30 June, 2008.

In the statement, CebuPacific said the Manila-

Hanoi flights start on 10April, 2008, and will beoffered on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Sundays.The flights will be on theairline's 150-seater A319

aircraft. It is the only airline

operating a direct servicefrom Manila to Hanoi,the company said.

MNA/Xinhua

AMMAN, 19 Jan — Theprobability of a USeconomic recession isgrowing and high oil pricespose a significant problemfor the world's largestenergy consumer, USEnergy Secretary SamBodman said on Thursday.

Bodman said global oilsupplies were not as highas the US would like but hestopped short of echoingPresident George W.Bush's call for OPEC toboost supply earlier this

week. “There are certainlysigns that we are facingeconomic challenges and Ithink that the probabilityof a recession is nowgreater than it has been inthe past,” Bodman toldreporters in Jordan on thefirst leg of a trip to theMiddle East.

“In my view, there issome evidence thatsuggests that supplies areless than we would like tosee,” Bodman said.

MNA/Reuters

SOFIA, 19 Jan — RussianPresident Vladimir Putinon Friday secured Bul-garian participation in anambitious multi-billion-dollar pipeline project toexpand Russian gasdeliveries into southernEurope.

Putin and his teamachieved the breakthroughin overnight talks withSofia which, because ofownership disputes, hadbeen reluctant to sign upfor the 10-billion-euro(14.66-billion-US-dollar)South Stream gas pipeline.

The South Streamproject, proposed byRussian gas exportmonopoly Gazprom andItaly's Eni, is Moscow'schallenge to a rivalNabucco plan to pipeCentral Asian gas to theEuropean Union andreduce the bloc's relianceon Russian energy. Failureto reach a deal on Bulgarianparticipation would havebeen a major upset to Putin,whose two-day trip to Sofiamay be his last foreign visitbefore stepping down.

MNA/Reuters

Portugal, Spain sign greencar partnership

BRAGA 20 (Portugal),Jan — Portugal and Spainwant to create the firstgreen car in Iberia, hopingto generate 150 millioneuros worth of investmentand 800 new jobs in theregion’s struggling motorindustry.

Spanish Minister forIndustry Joan Clos saidduring a bilateral meetingon Friday that the goal was

to build an alternative tothe high-polluting vehiclescurrently on the roads ofSpain and Portugal. Thegreen car, which could bepowered by hydrogen fuelcells or electricity, isexpected boost an industrythat has lost hundreds ofjobs to countries with lowerlabour costs.

“We want to create thetechnology that will allow

us to consume the leastamount of gasolinepossible,” said Clos. “Atthis point there are highexpectations (for the greencar).” Experts say oil pricesclose to 100 US dollars abarrel make it moreattractive to invest in carsthat can run on electricityor hydrogen fuel cells.

The Mobi-green car,as the vehicle is named, isbeing developed by twoautomotive researchcentres in Portugal andSpain using funds fromboth the public and privatesectors. — MNA/Reuters

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Nepali Home Minister assuressafety of journalists

British Defence Ministryconfirms loss of laptop

Mexicogunmentarget

children indrug war

TIJUANA,19 Jan— Hitmen from Mexico’s druggangs are breakingtraditional codes of honourby killing children in achilling new chapter of anarcotics war thatPresident Felipe Calderonis struggling to control.

In unprecedentedattacks, gunmen killed a3-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl andseriously wounded a 12-year-old girl in the cityof Tijuana on the USborder this week as theytargeted a senior localpolice officer.

Even hardenedresidents of Tijuana,where more than 300people were killed indrug violence last yearand severed heads weredumped on city streets,were shocked by photosof young Jose LuisOrtiz’s body riddled withbullets.

MNA/Reuters

Tourists enjoy the view from the Singapore’swaterfront overlooking the highrise hotels in

Singapore. Singapore’s hotel sector looks set tocontinue its spectacular rebound as room rates andvisitor numbers hit record levels and the city-stateunveils numerous sparkling attractions, experts

say.—INTERNET

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R), also general secretary of the CommunistParty of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central

Military Commission, visits renowned scientist and founder of China’s spacetechnology Qian Xuesen in Beijing, capital of China, 19 Jan, 2008. —XINHUA

A satirical float rolls down a French Quarter street during the Krewedu Vieux Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Louisiana on 19 Jan,

2008. The parade was the first of the Mardi Gras season, which ends on5 February .—INTERNET

KATHMANDU, 19 Jan—Nepali Home MinisterKrishna Prasad SitaulaThursday said thegovernment is coming upwith a special package forthe safety of media personsin Nepal.

During his meeting withthe delegation ofInternational MediaMission Thursday, HomeMinister Sitaula said that

the government was seriousabout the safety ofjournalists and added thatauthorities would startinvestigations on thoseinvolved in killingjournalists during theconflict period and takeaction against them.

He also promisedthat special securityarrangement would bemade for journalistscovering the upcomingConstituent Assembly

(CA) election which isscheduled to take placeon 10 April.

Home Minister Sitaulatold the media delegation,which is in Nepal to assessthe situation of Nepali Pressand freedom of expressionafter the reinstatement ofdemocracy, that thegovernment would formspecial committees for thesafety of journalists all overthe country.

MNA/Xinhua¨

LONDON,19 Jan —British Ministry of Defenceconfirmed on Friday that alaptop containing details ofabout 600,000 people wasstolen from a Royal Navyofficer in Birmingham on 9January.

“The stolen laptopcontained personalinformation relating tosome 600,000 people whohave either expressed aninterest in, or have joined,the Royal Navy, RoyalMarines and the Royal AirForce,” the ministry said ina statement.

“The information heldis not the same for everyindividual. In some cases,for casual inquiries, therecord is no more than aname. But, for those whoprogressed as far assubmitting an applicationto join the forces, extensivepersonal data may be held,

including passport details,National Insurancenumbers, drivers’ licencedetails, family details,doctors’ addresses andNational Health Servicenumbers,” the ministry said.The ministry said afterconsultation with WestMidlands Police about theimpact on the investigationwere the theft to becomepublic knowledge, it did notimmediately make publicthe loss of this data.

“In view of today’smedia reports, we have,however, decided that itwould now be right to doso,” said the ministry,adding that it treated theloss of this data with theutmost seriousness. It waswriting to some 3,500people whose bank detailswere included on thedatabase, the ministry said.

MNA/Xinhua

Israeli Army officer jailed overbid to spy for Iran

JERUSALEM, 19 Jan—An Israeli court onThursday sentenced anArmy psychiatristconvicted of trying to sellsecrets to Iran to five yearsin jail.

Major David Shamircontacted “hostile

elements”, including theIranian Foreign Ministry,through the Internet andby fax, and offered toprovide classified Armydocuments about themedical corps and wartimedeployment plans, courtpapers said.

Passing sentence, theTel Aviv District Courtsaid Shamir had beenmotivated by greed. Courtdocuments noted that hehad not actually passedany information to Iran,an avowed enemy ofIsrael. — MNA/Reuters

Russia says may use nuclearweapons if necessary

MOSCOW, 20 Jan —Armed Forces will beused if necessary,including preventivelyand with the use ofnuclear weapons, for theprotection of Russia andits allies, the RussianArmed Forces' Chief ofthe General Staff YuriBaluyevsky said onSaturday. "We do notintend to attack anybody.But all our partners mustrealize that for protection

of Russia and its allies ifnecessary Armed Forceswill be used, includingpreventively, includingwith the use of nuclearweapons," Baluyevskywas quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency assaying at a scientificconference of theAcademy of MilitarySciences.

With the emergence ofnew threats to security,Russia needs to update a

number of provisions inthe existing NationalSecurity Concept,Baluyevsky said.

"As life is ever-changing, it has becomenecessary today to updatecertain provisions of theconcept and, what is themost important, to turnthese provisions into aworking mechanism forprotecting our nationalsecurity," he said.

MNA/Xinhua

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HONG KONG, 20 Jan — A potentiallyfatal type of malaria is being commonlymisdiagnosed as a more benign form ofthe disease, putting people at risk,researchers in Malaysia say.

Malaria parasite Plasmodiumknowlesi was until recently thought toinfect only monkeys, especially longand pig-tailed macaques that are itsnatural hosts.

But a study of samples taken frommore than 1,000 malaria patients inMalaysia between 2001-2006 foundthat the disease was more widespreadin humans than previously thought.

Four of those infected, all fromSarawak, died.

More than a quarter of the patientsin Sarawak, on Malaysia’s part ofBorneo Island, were infected withPlasmodium knowlesi, the researchers

Study says monkey malaria morewidespread in humans

wrote in the latest issue of ClinicalInfectious Diseases journal. A total of960 of the patients in the sample groupwere from Sarawak.

Blood of the four dead patients hadhigh levels of parasites and they hadsuffered severe abdominal pain, feverand chills.

The researchers said even a shortdelay in accurate diagnosis andtreatment could lead to the rapid onsetof complications, including liver andkidney failure.

The parasite is transmitted by afamily of mosquitoes that is attractedequally to monkeys and humans. Theresearchers say the disease is not onlyrestricted to Sarawak, but was presentin Sabah, also in Borneo, and Pahangin peninsular Malaysia.

MNA/Reuters

UN urges Israel to reopen Gaza crossingsUNITED NATIONS, 20

Jan—UN Undersecretary-General John Holmes onFriday urged Israel toreopen border crossingswith the Gaza Strip toprevent a deterioration ofthe already direhumanitarian situationthere.

“I’m deeplyconcerned by the closurethis morning by Israel ofall crossing points

between Gaza and Israel,because they are thelifeline for the delivery ofhumanitarian assistanceand other goods to Gaza,”Holmes, who’s in chargeof humanitarian affairsand emergency reliefcoordination, told a Press

conference.He said reserves of

vital goods such as fuelthat generate electricity tosupply water to homes andhospitals could run out ina few days, if supplies arenot resumed quickly.

MNA/Xinhua

TEHERAN, 20 Jan—The deadly H5N1 bird fluvirus has been found inducks and geese in northernIran after affecting swansthere, but no human caseshave been reported, anofficial was quoted onFriday as saying.

H5N1 is the bird flustrain that scientists worrycould mutate into a formeasily passed betweenhumans. Iran first reportedH5N1 in 2006, when the

H5N1 bird flu virus hits ducks, geese in N Iranvirus was found in wildswans in the northernprovince of Mazandaran.

“Laboratory tests ...confirmed that Iran’s wildand native birds had theH5N1 bird flu virus,” thestudent news agency ISNAquoted Mojtaba Norouzi,head of Iran’s VeterinaryOrganization, as saying.

“The virus first seenin wild swans in the area ...has been found amongnative ducks and geese

around the northern villageof Barzanghib in Iran’sMazandaran Province.”

Norouzi said thesituation was undercontrol and authorities hadculled all birds in thevillage. With thousands ofmigratory geese, ducksand other wildfowlheading for the provincefor the winter, localauthorities are on highalert, he said.

MNA/Reuters

Chinesepolice seizeendangeredpangolins BEIJING, 20 Jan — A

foul stench led Chinesepolice to a home wherethey found 16 protectedpangolins in cages andplastic bags, and another37 dead ones in therefrigerator, the Xinhuanews agency said onSaturday.

The rescuedpangolins, an endangeredscaly ant eater sought fortheir skin and for use inChinese medicine, rangedin size from the palm of ahuman hand to fourkilogrammes, Xinhuasaid, citing the local ForestPolice Station.

One bear paw wasalso found in the fridge inthe house in southernChina’s GuangdongProvince.—MNA/Reuters

CANBERRA, 20 Jan —The number of people whodied unnoticed isincreasing in Australia, theSydney Morning Heraldsaid in a report onSaturday.

The report said 299people died unnoticed in2006 and 283 last year inNew South Wales alone,most of them are elderlyand some expired up to ayear before they werefound.

Most of the deathswere due to natural causes,but some were the resultof accidents or suicide.

Earlier this month,the body of a 64-year-oldman, who died unnoticedup to a year ago, was foundinside his Yagoona unit inwestern Sydney.

Number of unnoticed deathsincreases in Australia

Pat Daley, SalvationArmy spokesman andfounder of the now-defunct NeighbourhoodWatch programme, saidloneliness had worsenedas technology had doneaway with activities suchas paying bills that oncekept people in touch withthe world outside theirhomes.

“Australians are anuncaring society,generally speaking,compared to Asiancommunities and someEuropean communities,”Daley said.

“They tend to lookafter their elderly. It’sappalling the way we treatour senior citizens in somesituations,” he added.

MNA/Xinhua

BUENOS AIRES, 20 Jan— The ArgentineGovernment Fridayannounced a series of newmeasures to stabilize itseconomy and financialmarkets in the event of areemergence of the 2001-02 financial crisis.

President ChristinaFernandez Friday held an

emergency meeting todiscuss the possibleinfluence of the recentglobal financial marketturbulence on theArgentine economy.

During the meeting,Argentine economyofficials widely agreedthat the country’seconomy is experiencinghealthy development andis able to withstandpotential financial risks.

Nevertheless, thegovernment announcedseveral precautionarymeasures in the face of therisks, such as maintaining

the exchange rate stablebetween the Argentinepeso and the US dollar,carrying out necessarymarket intervention,encouraging exports withmore restrictions onimports to guarantee atrade surplus, as well ascontinuing the increase offoreign exchange reserveto deal with any possibleforeign capital flight.

The Argentine centralbank has a foreignexchange reserve of 47billion US dollars, a recordhigh in recent years.

MNA/Xinhua

Argentina announces new measuresto stabilize economy

Beijing’s tallest building stands out in a hazy grey sky in the capital’s fastdeveloping Central Business District (CBD), on 17 January. Beijing faces a

tough task curbing its notorious air pollution ahead of the Olympics inAugust, the capital’s mayor has said.—INTERNET

Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova hits a shot to Austria’s Yvonne Meusburgerduring their match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne

recently.—INTERNET

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Prime Minister attends opening of Myanmar…(from page 1)

First, ManagingDirector of MyanmaPharmaceutical IndustriesU Than Shwe, Chairman ofKyaukse District PDC UKhin Maung Myint andFactory Manager ofMyanmar PharmaceuticalFactory (Inyaung) U Ko KoLwin formally opened thefactory.

Next, Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Seinunveiled the signboard ofthe factory, which broughtthe first session of theceremony to an end.

After that, the secondsession of the ceremonyfollowed at the pandal inthe compound of the factoryand Commander of CentralCommand Brig-Gen TinNgwe made a speech.

He said that it is learntthat the quality of medicinesto be produced by thefactory that was openedtoday to meet the demandof medicines will be highas modern technology is

being applied in theproduction process. Headded that the opening ofthe factory will not onlyenable people of central andupper Myanmar to haveeasy access to medicinesand medical equipment butcreate job opportunities forpeople in the region andcontribute to developmentof health care services.Hence, local people are tohelp maintain the factoryfor its perpetual existence,he noted.

Minister U AungThaung said that the factorywas built with the aim ofenabling the people topurchase medicines andmedical equipment atreasonable prices, ofreducing importedmedicines, of creating jobopportunity, of dis-seminating medicineproduction techniques andof bringing about regionaldevelopment.

He said that disposablesyringes produced by MPF

(Inyaung) and thoseproduced by Union ofMyanmar EconomicHoldings Ltd will be ableto satisfy about 60 millionof the demand of disposablesyringes in the nation. Andintravenous fluids to beproduced by MPF(Inyaung), PyinOoLwinMPF, MPF (Yangon) andMPF (Yangon) Extensionwill be able to meet 20million ampoules of thedemand of intravenousfluids, he asserted. It isrequired to satisfy 42 percent of the demand in thenation, he said.

Likewise, MPF(Inyaung), MPF (Yangon)and MPF (Yangon)Extension as well asPyinOoLwin MPF will alsoproduce more injection, andthey will be able to produceabout 142 million ampoulesof injection, meeting 70 percent of the demand in thenation, he disclosed.

The government haslaid down and is

implementing the nationalpolicy whcih calls forenabling the entire peopleto enjoy longevity andensuring development ofeconomic, social and healthsectors and producing moreproductive forces. In thatregard, it has producedmedicines of high qualityin line with GMP (GoodManufacturing�Practices).The medicines produced byMPF (Yangon) have beenranked the best ones in

medicines according to theformula of MPF (Yangon),he added.

In the past, the entirenational people had to relyonly on MPF (Yangon), andnow it is impossible to relyonly on it with an increasein population. Hence, MPF(Yangon) Extension,PyinOoLwin MPF, MPF(Inyaung) and SpirulinaFactory have to be built.

At present, there arealtogether 162 factoriesunder the Ministry of

The pharmaceutical factory was built withthe aims of fulfilling the disposable syringes,ampoules of injection and intravenous fluidsdemand of the State, easily distributingmedicines and medical equipment to centraland upper regions of Myanmar

Industry-1, and 60 morefactories were built from1988 to 2007, he said.

At present, altogether14 factories are underimplementation, and plansare under way to build 6more factories, hedisclosed. The alreadyopened factories areproducing a variety ofmedicines, consumer goodsand construction materials,he concluded.

Afterwards, U MinMin of Minsu Village, onbehalf of local people,expressed thanks for theemergence of MPF(Inyaung). ManagingDirector U Than Shwedonated K 100,000 each toKyaukse TownshipUSDA, Kyaukse DistrictGeneral Hospital, KyaukseTown-ship MCWA,Kyaukse TownshipWomen’s AffairsOrganization and Minsu

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects production process of Myanmar PharmaceuticalFactory (Inyaung) in Kyaukse Industrial Region.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein attends opening of Myanmar Pharmaceutical Factory (Inyaung) in Kyaukse Industrial Region.— MNA

BEHS of KyaukseTownship throughofficials.

The Prime Ministerinspected productionprocess of disposablesyringe at the discussionroom, quality control ofintravenous ampoules atthe plastic bottle blowmoulding and packagingtasks. Minister U AungThaung and officialsconducted the PrimeMinister round the factory.

The factory is located

near Inyaung Village ofKyaukse Township. Thefactory will manufacture 30million disposablesyringes, 2.5 millionampoules of intravenousfluids and 50 millioninjection ampoules.

The pharmaceuticalfactory was built with theaims of fulfilling thedisposable syringes,ampoules of injection andintravenous fluids demandof the State, easilydistributing medicines andmedical equipment tocentral and upper regions ofMyanmar, creating jobopportunities for localpeople, sharing pharma-ceutical productiontechnology to the localpeople, reducing healthtreatment burden of thepeople and supplyingnecessary pharmaceuticalsof the region.

MNA

South East Asia, and theremaining and newly builtfactories are also producing

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All states have mind as their fore-runner; to them mind is supreme andof mind are they made. Therefore, if one, with defiled mind, speaks or acts,on account of the suffering follow one as the wheel follows the fact of thatdoes wagon-bearer.

The Pairs

Dhammapada 1

YANGON, 20 Jan—Ceremonies to ploughsummer paddy were held inHmawby and TaikkyiTownships in Yangon NorthDistrict, this morning,attended by Chairman ofYangon Division Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win.

First, thecommander and partyarrived at the 800-acre ofMyaungdaga river waterpumping project inHmawby Township. Next,the commander gavenecessary instructions andinspected water supplytasks at the worksite.

Next, thecommander and partyinspected growing ofsummer paddy on 10 acresfarmlands of farmer UThein MyintAfterwards, they viewedthe 5 acres of sunflowerplantation in GyophyuVillage, 1 acre of onionplantation and 5 acres of

YANGON, 20 Jan — Minister for Religious AffairsBrig-Gen Thura Myint Maung delivered an address at thecash donation ceremony for construction of WorldVipassana Pagoda in Mumbai of India, at DhammazawtiVipassana Yeiktha Hall on Ngadatgyi Pagoda Road inBahan Township this morning.

Patron of the Yeiktha Sayagyi Paragu explainedthe purpose of the donations.

The minister and officials accepted K 16,270,445,jewellery worth K 3,999,500, US$ 1,900 and 450 FECsdonated by wellwishers including K 2.5 million byManaging Director U Maung Shwe of Bandoola MyanmarLtd; US$ 1,000 by Nimala-Krishna; US$ 500 and K600,000 by U Maung Maung-Daw Aye Kyin (SayaMaung Family); K 1 million by Ma Kyei Phyo ThandaShwe; and K 1 million by U Thein Nyunt-Daw Mya Kyifamily, and presented certificates of honour to thewellwishers. —MNA

YANGON, 20 Jan —A ceremony to hoist new

Shwehtidaw (Golden Umbrella), Seinphudaw (Diamond

Bud) and Hngetmyatnadaw (Pennant-shaped Vane) to

Thiri Mingalar Kaba Aye Pagoda will be held at the

precinct of the pagoda in Kaba Aye hillock,

Mayangon Township at 9 am on 22 January on a grand

scale. — MNA

Commander attends ploughing ceremonies ofsummer paddy in Hmawby, Taikkyi Townships

groundnut plantation inKyaiksakaine village, oneacre of corn plantation,3,000 acres of groundnutplantation and 4,900 acresof sesame plantation.

Next, theyattended ploughingceremony of summer paddyheld on 155 acres of model

farm of peasant U AungKyaw Myint. After hearingthe reports, he attended tothe needs and viewedcultivation of paddy by theuse of seeding implementand water supply tasks forthe farmlands.

Afterwards, thecommander looked into the

tax-free market in HmawbyTownship.

It is learnt that80,220 acres of summerpaddy, 77,639 acres ofpulses and beans, 20,084acres of edible corps haveso far been grown in 2007-2008 cultivation season.

MNA

Golden Umbrella,Hoisting ceremony ofKabaAye Pagoda on

22 Jan

Cash donated toconstruction of WorldVipassana Pagoda in

Mumbai of India

Preparations for raising passrate discussed in Mandalay

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Jan — Director-General U AyeLwin of No 2 Basic Education Department (UpperMyanmar) met with school heads of Basic EducationHigh Schools for raising pass rate of matriculationexamination in 2008, at BEHS No 8 in AungmyethazanTownship on 18 January.

Mandalay Division Education Officer U AungSwe reported on preparations for the matriculationexamination and the school heads on efforts made forraising the pass rate, the previous year’s pass rate andfuture plan.—MNA

YANGON, 19 Jan — Director-General UMaung Maung Nyunt of the Veterinary andLivestock Breeding Department and ProjectCoordinators of Bangkok-based Asia and PacificRegional FAO Office Dr Wantanee Kalpravidhand Dr Kaoru Machida and CEC members ofMyanmar Breeding Federation observed outbreakof bird flu and raising of poultry at NyaunghnapinIntegrated Special Zone in Hmawby Townshipyesterday morning.

At the briefing hall, in-charge of the zone-2 U Kyaw Swe Win explained progress ofagriculture and livestock breeding tasks, andDi rec to r -Gene ra l U Maung Maung Nyun tdiscussed setting up of new livestock breedingzones after outbreak of bird flu, providing ofchicks and medicines and disbursement of loansfrom Myanmar Livestock and Fishery Bank.

They visited the poultry farm of U Sai Saw

FAO officials observe control of bird fluLwin and Kaung Thukha poultry farm and gaveadvice to the entrepreneurs on measures to betaken for bio security. — MNA

U Kyaw Swe Win of Nyaunghnapin IntegratedSpecial Zone explains progress in control of

bird flu in Hmawby Township.— L & F

Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win visits Myaungdaga waterpumping station in Hmawby Township.—MNA

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Minister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun meeting with employees under theministry in Ayeyawady Division.—MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min inspects earth work of Kyangin-Thayet railroad section.RAILWAY

Two organizing members ofNorth-West Township NLD quit toperform genuine national politics

YANGON, 20 Jan — Organizing members UKyaw Kyaw Win and U Mya Daung of North-WestTownship National League for Democracy ofMandalay Division yesterday resigned from the NLDof their own accord, sending letters of resignation tothe NLD Headquarters and local authorities concerned.

In their letters, they said that they unconditionallyresigned from the NLD of their own accord becausethey would like to fully engage in genuine nationalpolitics. — MNA

Commander on inspectiontour of Sagaing DivisionNAY PYI TAW, 19 Jan

— Wellwishers donatedcash and a respiratorydevice for Tamu People’sHospital at the office ofDistrict Peace andDevelopment Council inTamu in Sagaing Divisionon 10 January.

Chairman of SagaingDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of North-WestCommand Brig-Gen MyintSoe attended the ceremony.

The commanderdelivered an address at theceremony and accepted therespiratory device. Next, thedonors presented cash for

the hospital through Brig-Gen Kyaw Oo Lwin ofKalay Station and officials.Township Medical OfficerDr Khin Maung Htay spokewords of thanks.

Afterwards, the com-mander visited the rubberplantation of KyikonStation.

During his tour, thecommander inspectedKalay-Mawlaik road nearYanmyoaung village. AtKanthaya Monastery, thecommander paid homageto the Presiding Sayadawof the monastery andoffered provisions.

In Kalay Township, the

Commander, F&R Minister meetpersonnel in Pathein

YANGON, 20 Jan — Chairman of AyeyawadyDivision Peace and Development Council Commanderof South-West Command Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe andMinister for Finance and Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tundelivered addresses in meeting with the personnel ofdepartments and enterprises under the Ministry ofFinance and Revenue at the City Hall in Pathein,Ayeyawady Division yesterday.

Officials of Myanma Economic Bank, MyanmarInsurance, Myanma Small Loans Enterprise, Internal

Revenue Department and Pension Department in thedivision reported on progress of works and futuretasks.

The minister stressed the need to strive for therealization of aims and objectives of the State and theministry, to carry out the tasks in accord with the rulesand regulations and law and to study the advancinginformation and communications technologies foreffective application and to discharge the dutiesconscientiously.—�MNA

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspects…(from page 16)

At Homein Pyidaungsu Hall, Lt-Gen Kyaw Winmet with township level departmental officials andlocal people. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win presented aids forservicemen who are discharging duties in the borderregion to Col Myint Sein of local station, for thedevelopment of Homein region to U Khun Toe Aungof local national race group, for departmental personnelto Homein Township PDC Chairman U Kyaw Zeya.

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung also presentedK 200,000 to Homein Township Union Solidarity andDevelopment Association.

Next, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, the commander, theminister and party proceeded to Mongkai and met withofficers and other ranks and their families at MongkaiTownship station hall and gave instructions on regionaldevelopment tasks. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and the ministerpresented gifts to the families of local battalion.

They also met with departmental personnel,townselders, local people and members of socialorganizations. Lt-Gen Kyaw Win urged departmentalpersonnel to join hands with the local people forensuring community peace and tranquillity anddevelopment of the region and presented a TV set forthe township to officials.

At Kehsi Township hall, they met with personneland local people and stressed the need to carry outregional development tasks with Union Spirit. Lt-GenKyaw Win presented uniforms to the members of theTownship Fire Service Department and Red CrossSociety.

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win also met with servicemenand their families at the local station hall and gavenecessary instructions.—MNA Progress of Kyangin-Thayet railroad

section supervisedNAY PYI TAW, 20 Jan

— Minister for RailTransportation Maj-GenAung Min together withDeputy Minister U PeThan on 18 Januaryinspected earth work ofKyangin-Thayet railroad

section of Kyangin-Pakkoku Railroadconstruction project on thewest bank of AyeyawadyRiver at the placesbetween Okshitpin andThayet in PandaungTownship, and gaveinstructions on timelycompletion of work. Healso looked into earthwork near Kanma inMagway Division.

Next, the ministerviewed construction tasksto divert the flow of waterin Maday creek andinstructed officials to buildthe retaining walls on bothsides of the creek.

He looked intoconstruction tasks of

Maday Creek Bridge,Mindon Creek Bridge andembankments in Kanmaand Thayet townships.

Yesterday, theminister, together withVice-Chairman of BagoDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilBrig-Gen Sein Myint,inspected rail tracks onK y a n g i n - O k s h i t p i nsection and preparationsfor placing of rail tracksbetween Htaukkyantgonand Kwinhla stations andbetween Pegyi andOkshitpin stations.

At the briefing hall,Project Engineer U MyoWin and officials reportedon progress of works. The

deputy minister and thevice-chairman of BagoDivision PDC gavesupplementary reports.

After hearing thereports, the ministerinspected Okshitpin Stationand attended to the needs.

A total of six stationswill be on 40 miles longK y a n g i n - O k s h i t p i nrailroad section. Thanksto completion of therailroad section, localpeople will have easyaccess to Pyay in BagoDivision and Taungup inRakhine State throughOkshitpin Station. Effortsare being made foropening the railroad soon.

MNA

commander inspected therubber plantation of farmerU Nyunt Thaung inMawlaikkalay village.

Next, the commanderpaid homage to YesanKyun Buddha Image inKalay and donated cash.

The commanderinspected construction ofbio-fuel power plant atYeyinsu village in KaniTownship.—�MNA

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Images of the Day

Jan Bos of Netherlands, left, falls as Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada, right, skates during the men’s500 meter race at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 20

Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

Performers wait for their cue before the official opening of the Marina atKeppel Bay in Singapore on 19 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

A student wearing a nature-inspired costume takes a break during theCARACOL festival in Makati’s financial district of Manila on 20 Jan, 2008.The festival was held to encourage the preservation and conservation of the

Earth.—INTERNET

Performers dance during the ceremony of 200-day countdown of Beijing Olympic Games in HongKong on 20 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

BUDAPEST, 20 Jan— Hungarian train operatorGysev Rt and Chinese freight firm Far East LandBridge LTD signed an agreement on Friday onoperation along the Hungarian stretch of a newfreight route linking China and Western Europe.

Under the agreement signed in the Economyand Transport Ministry in Budapest, Gyor-Sopron-Ebenfurt (Gysev) Rt is set to operate the route until2012.

Transport Minister Csaba Kakosy said theagreement was the first step made by Hungary torevive rail links between China and Western Europe.

According to an MTI news agency earlier report,the first container train already left China on January9 and is expected to arrive in Zahony at the Ukrainianborder in northeast Hungary late this month,spokesman for Zahony Port Istvan Szekeres said onTuesday.

Pending viability studies, container trains fromChina could start arriving once a week from Februaryand five times a week from the summer, bringing thestation to full capacity, he added. —MNA/Xinhua

Hungarian, Chinese firms signagreement on freight route

Tourist arrivals toMalaysia hit record high

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Jan— The number of foreigntourist arrivals to Malaysia recorded 20.88 millionlast year, a record high in the country whichcelebrated the Visit Malaysia Year throughout theyear, a Malaysian tourism official said.

The country’s tourism industry earned 46.7billion ringgit (14.15 billion US dollars) in revenuein the year, according to officials from the MalaysianTourism Ministry.

Malaysia received 17.55 million tourists in2007 and earned 36. 27 billion ringgit (10.99 billionUS dollars).

The country will continue to celebrate the VisitMalaysia Year 2007 until August this year and thegovernment has set a target to attract 21 milliontourists arrivals this year. — MNA/Xinhua

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A Carabiniere police officer stands behind theEuphronios krater vase during a news conference inRome on 18 Jan, 2008. Two years after signing alandmark deal with the Metropolitan Museum, Italyproudly celebrated the return of a prized 2,500 yearold vase it says was looted from its soil and illegally sold to the New York art institution.—INTERNET

A model displays a creation at the InternationalFashion Designers Show during the Hong Kong

Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2008, in HongKong, south China, on 17 Jan, 2008. — XINHUA

Young Chinese netizenssuffers Internet addiction

BEIJING, 19 Jan —About 9.7 per cent ofChinese netizen between13 and 30 suffer Internetaddiction, a surveyrevealed on Friday.

The survey defines anInternet-addicted as onewhose life, career andinterpersonal relations areharmed by Internet use,said the report issued bythe China YouthAssociation for NetworkDevelopment (CYAND).

"Anyone fitting in oneof the three criteria we setis considered Internet-addicted: First, a personfeels happier or more self-

fulfilled on line than inreal world. Second, hefeels upset, depressed, orpanicked when being cutoff from the Internet forany reason. Third, he liesto the family membersabout how long he spendsonline," the report said.

China reported 210million Internet users atthe end of 2007 and is setto become the world’slargest at the beginning ofthis year, according to theChina Internet NetworkInformation Center(CINIC), the main Internetwatchdog.

MNA/Xinhua

Russia hailsclosure of

Britishculture offices

MOSCOW, 19 Jan —Russia claimed victory inits row with the Britishgovernment’s culturalcentres on Friday, sayingLondon’s decision to closethe British Council’sregional offices was longoverdue.

The British Councildecided to suspendoperations in two Russiancities after staff weresummoned for interviewswith the Federal SecurityService, main successor tothe Soviet-era KGB.

Russia had demandedthe closure of the two officeson the grounds they wereoperating illegally, in thelatest spat in a rift withBritain that started with theLondon murder in late 2006of ex-spy AlexanderLitvinenko.

“Announcing thesuspension of operations bythe British Council in StPetersburg and Yekaterin-burg, the British side hasfinally done what it shouldhave done long ago,”Russian Foreign Ministryspokesman, MikhailKamynin, said in a state-ment. Britain on Thursdayaccused Russia of usingCold War tactics toindimidate British Councilstaff. Foreign MinisterDavid Miliband calledMoscow’s actions“reprehensible”.

In its statement, theRussian Foreign Ministryhit back at those com-ments. — MNA/Reuters

Pakistani forces saykill up to 90 militants

ISLAMABAD, 20 Jan —Pakistani forces killed upto 90 militants in twobattles on Friday in theSouth Waziristan regionon the Afghan border, themilitary said.

The clashes came twodays after hundreds ofmilitants overran aparamilitary fort inanother part of SouthWaziristan, dealing themilitary a setback in itsefforts to defeat the al-Qaeda-linked militants.

In one incident onFriday, government forcesattacked a large numberof militants who hadgathered to attack anotherattack fort in the region, atLadha, killing 50 to 60 ofthem. The rest dispersed,said military spokesmanMajor-General AtharAbbas.

“The miscreants,these terrorists, wanted toprobably attack anotherfort and they weregathering there. There-fore, the security forcestook action in retaliation,”Abbas said.

Security forces usedartillery and mortars toattack the militants andsuffered no casualties, hesaid.

In the second incident,militants ambushed aconvoy and 20 to 30 ofthem were killed whensecurity forces foughtback, he said.

MNA/Reuters

Niger to free two arrestedFrench reporters on bail

PARIS, 19 Jan— The two French televisionjuornalists, detained in Niger since 17 December lastyear for reporting on rebel groups’ activities in thecountry’s northern region are set to free Friday, theirlawyer William Bourdon has said.

The presiding judge ordered the release of the twoafter they each paid a bail of 15,000 euros (about21,956 US dollars), Reporters Without Borders (RSF)said Friday.

“The payment of the bond is currently beingprocessed, before they are released later in theafternoon,” according to the lawyer.

The lawyer expressed satisfaction with the “fruitfuldialogue with the judge which helped endmiscomprehensions in the delicate case.”

MNA/Xinhua

31 hospitalized in Brazilfor overdose of vaccine

BRASILIA, 20 Jan —Brazil’s Health Ministryannounced on Friday that31 people in the countryhave been hospitalized foroverdoses of yellow fevervaccine.

Two of the affected,from Brasilia, took thevaccination twice in aninterval of 10 days and arein a critical condition, theministry said.

Since the beginning ofthis year, 29 suspectedcases of yellow fever havebeen reported in Brazil, ofwhich seven were ruled

out and 10 confirmed.According to the HealthMinistry, only those whoare going to high-risk areasrequire to be vaccinated.

MNA/Xinhua

1,500-year-old brick structureexcavated in B’desh

DHAKA, 20 Jan — Bangladeshi archaeologistsrecently excavated a 1,500-year-old brick structure ofa temple in Bogra District, 170 kilometres northwest ofthe capital Dhaka.

Nahid Sultana, custodian of the Department ofArchaeology, was quoted by local newspaper TheDaily Star Saturday as saying, during the ongoingarchaeological excavation, walls, held together withmud, about two metres wide and antiques includingpart of an ornamental brick have been found. “But theentrance gate has not yet been found,” she said.

MNA/Xinhua

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China awards 400m yuan toneedy students

Cambodia to give cash prize foraward-winning athletes

Indonesia’s Bali to host 6th Int’l Bird Flu Summit

Palestinian negotiator skepticalover peace talk’s fate

BEIJING, 19 Jan— Chinaawarded 400 million yuan(about 55 million USdollars) in statescholarships to 50,000poor college students withoutstanding academicachievements here onThursday.

Each student received8,000 yuan (1,103 USdollars), an amount nearlydouble that of previousyears because ofaugmented governmentinvestment.

All the statescholarship fund wascovered by the centralbudget, according toChinese State CouncilorChen Zhili.

State scholarships,which were set up in 2002,originally provided 6,000yuan each to 10,000 first-class scholarshipswinners, and 4,000 yuan

to 35,000 second-classwinners.

Chen said at theawarding ceremony heldhere the state scholarshipwas an important part ofthe country's assistancenetwork to help poverty-stricken students.

To ensure educationequality and thewholesome developmentof education, the

government introduced anarray of favourablepolicies to bail out poorstudents. These includedscholarships, grants,student loans, tuitionwaivers and the work-study programmes underwhich poor studentshelped out in libraries,teachers' offices or servicedepartments to earnmoney.—MNA/Xinhua

China SouthernAirlines recruits

ROK’s stewardessesGUANGZHOU, 19 Jan —

China Southern Airlines,the country's largest carrierby fleet, has recruited moreRepublic of Korea (ROK)women as stewardesses inan effort to localize itsservices to the variouscountries. The first groupof 22 stewardesses hiredfrom the ROK completedtheir two-month trainingon January 11. A secondround of recruitment washeld recently.

Currently, 46 ROKwomen have beenrecruited to servepassengers traveling fromChina to Japan and ROK.

MNA/Xinhua

JAKARTA, 19 Jan —Indonesia's resort islandof Bali will host the SixthInternational Bird FluSummit later this year, thenational Antara newsagency reported on Friday.

Top leaders and keydecision-makers of majorcompanies representing abroad range of industries

will meet with notedscientists, public healthofficials, law enforcers,and other experts todiscuss pandemicprevention, preparedness,responses and recovery ofbird flu at the summit, saidthe agency.

The summit's partici-pants will be able to draw

on first-hand bestpractices to create thesolid business continuityplans that their companiesand organiza-tions needin order to prepare for,respond to, and survive apandemic, the agencyquoted the organizingcommittee, the US-basedNew Fields Exhibitions,Inc as saying.

MNA/Xinhua

PHNOM PENH, 19 Jan— A draft sub-decree togive cash prize to coachesand their athletes withinternational awards wassubmitted to the Councilof Ministers here onFriday for approval, saida senior official.

During the meeting ofthe Council of Ministers,Prime Minister Hun Sen,also initiator of the sub-decree, said that award-winning disabled sportsplayers should also beincluded, Mel Kado,deputy director general ofthe Sports and YouthDepartment of Ministry ofEducation, Youth andSports, told Xinhua.

"The government notonly takes care of thegeneral sports players butalso the disabled ones," hesaid. Upong the approvalof the Council of Ministers,the Prime Minister isexpected to sign the sub-decree to make it effectivesoon, he added.

According to the draftsub-decree, cash prizesare divided into threelevels: Olympic Games,Asian games and

southeast Asian games. Golden, silver or

bronze medal winners atOlympic Games canrespectively get 20,000US dollars, 16,000 USdollars, or 10,000 USdollars.

Golden, silver orbronze medal winners atAsian games canrespectively get 10,000US dollars, 6,000 USdollars, or 4,000 USdollars.— MNA/Xinhua

RAMALLAH, 20 Jan —Palestinian negotiatorSaeb Erekat on Thursdayquestioned the possibilityof keeping on peace talkswith Israel in the wake ofa violence surge.

“The PalestinianAuthority (PA) can’taccept to continue thenegotiations while theaggressions andsettlements are going on...they are two lines thatcan never meet,” Erekatsaid.

Palestinian and Israeli

negotiating teams had metthree times sinceDecember 12 of 2007 afterthe US-hosted peaceconference relaunched thestalled peace process.

But Erekat said thenegotiations had notparticularly startedbecause the meetingsbetween the Israeli andPalestinian negotiationcrews had focused onstopping the Israeli attacksand the expansion ofsettlements.

MNA/Xinhua

This artist's impression handout shows the national stadium and sports hub inSingapore. A consortium led by a subsidiary of France's Bouygues Constructionhas been chosen to build a 1.2 billion Singapore dollar (834 million USD)national stadium and sports hub in Singapore, a top official said.—INTERNET

(L to R) Alesandra Alores of Germany, LobnaAmin of Egypt, and Alena Aladka of Belarus smile

during the Top Model of the World contest inHurgada on 18 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

Norway aims to go carbonneutral by 2030

OSLO, 19 Jan — Norway, which last year set whatit called the world’s most ambitious target for cuttinggreenhouse gas emissions, said on Thursday it aimedto go “carbon neutral” in 2030, which is 20 yearsearlier than its previous target. The new target was setwhen the Labour-led coalition government reachedagreement with three opposition parties to bring thegoal forward from 2050.

The government said last year that Norway wouldaim to cut net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to nilby 2050 by reducing emissions at home and investingabroad in environmental projects that will give NorwayCO2 reduction credits.—MNA/Reuters

Indian health workerscull chicken at a

poultry farm in thevillage of Margram, on17 January. Laboratoryworkers analysed new

samples from deadchickens amid fears

that India's worst-everbird flu outbreak mayhave spread in easternIndia as locals resisted

a massive cull.INTERNET

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S P O R T S

Reading’s Nicky Shorey, left, and Manchester Unit-ed’s Wayne Rooney battle for the ball during theEnglish Premier League soccer match at the MadejskiStadium, Reading, England, on 19 Jan, 2008.Manchester United won the match 2-0.—INTERNET

Sunderland's Paul McShane, left, and TottenhamHotspur's Young-Pyo Lee battle for the ball duringthe English Premier League soccer match at WhiteHart Lane, London, on 19 Jan, 2008. Tottenham

won the match 2-0.—INTERNET

Justin Leonard watches his tee shot on the third hole during thefourth round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament atthe Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif, on 19 Jan, 2008.—INTERNET

Excelsior shockFeyenoord 2-1in Rotterdam

derby ROTTERDAM ( Nether-

lands), 19 Jan — Bottomclub Excelsior Rotterdamclaimed a stunning 2-1derby victory over third-placed Feyenoord in theDutch league on Friday.

Excelsior claimed theirfirst win over Feyenoordin 22 years when KeesLuyckx set up Michel vanGuldener after four min-utes before Geert denOuden doubled the leadsix minutes later.

MNA/Reuters

Roddick upset by Kohlschreiberin Australian Open

“Golfweek” editor fired over noose cover PALM DESERT (California), 19 Jan — Golfweek magazine has fired

its editor Dave Seanor for the controversial decision to depict a nooseon the cover of the January 19 issue, the latest chapter in the TigerWoods "lynch" affair.

Seanor has been replaced by Jeff Babineau, the switch comingnine days after American cable television network The Golf Channelsuspended one of its presenters for two weeks for making a raciallysensitive comment at the expense of Woods.

Anchor Kelly Tilghman, a former playing professional, joked ina telecast with Nick Faldo during the PGA Tour's season-openingMercedes-Benz Championship that players bidding to challengeWoods might have to "lynch him in a back alley". —MNA/Reuters

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Top three all win as Unitedretain top spot

LONDON, 20 Jan — Manchester United hung on to topspot in the Premier League with late goals from WayneRooney and Cristiano Ronaldo sealing a 2-0 victory atReading on Saturday.

United failed to put any daylight between them-selves and Arsenal, however, with Togo strikerEmmanuel Adebayor scoring twice as the Gunnersreturned to form with a 3-0 rout of Fulham at CravenCottage.

Third-placed Chelsea rode their luck to beat Bir-mingham City 1-0 away thanks to Claudio Pizarro'slate header. They stay four points behind the top twowho have 54 points from 23 matches.

There is a yawning gap to fourth-placed Liverpoolwho are facing a stiff battle for fourth spot withEverton, Aston Villa and Manchester City. All fourclubs are on 39 points.

Liverpool, who have only played 21 matches, are atVilla on Monday, while Everton travel to WiganAthletic on Sunday when Manchester City host WestHam United. While the top three all won, the bottomthree all lost.

Fulham are five points from safety while bottomclub Derby County are 13 adrift after Portsmouth'sBenjani Mwaruwari scored a hat-trick in Port-smouth's 3-1 victory.

MNA/Reuters

Bordeaux move up to secondwith win at Le Mans

PARIS, 20 Jan — Girondins Bordeaux moved up tosecond place in Ligue 1 on Saturday after a 2-1 win atLe Mans despite playing with 10 men for the entiresecond half. The win put them on 39 points from 21matches, three behind leaders Olympique Lyon whovisit struggling Racing Lens on Sunday. Third-placedNancy, on 36, travel to sixth-placed Nice on Sunday.

Bordeaux made a perfect start, scoring two goals in22 minutes through Argentine striker FernandoCavenaghi and Brazilian midfielder Fernando.

Le Mans got back into the game when 22-year-oldmidfielder Martin Douillard scored in the 35th minuteand were further boosted when Bordeaux defenderFranck Jurietti was handed a straight red for slappingDouillard's face. —MNA/Reuters

Frustrated Keegansays Newcastle not

good enough NEWCASTLE (England), 20 Jan —

Kevin Keegan said he had endured afrustrating first match back as Newcas-tle United manager on Saturday after histeam were held to a 0-0 draw by BoltonWanderers in the Premier League.

"We certainly didn't play as well aswe can or I thought we would, but thereare a lot of reasons for that," Keegan saidin his first post-match news conferencefollowing his return to the job after an11-year absence from St James' Park.

"We played a match on Wednesdayin the FA Cup with 10 men for 60minutes. We looked a bit tired today,that's my first excuse, but its an honestone," he said referring to their 4-1 homewin over Stoke City in a third roundreplay.

Keegan also said he had picked ateam from the bare bones available, withnine players missing for various rea-sons. "Players are away at the AfricanCup of Nations, three were suspended,Joey Barton cannot play because of hiscircumstances and (striker) Mark Vidukapulled a calf muscle yesterday."

MNA/Reuters

MELBOURNE, 19 Jan — AmericanAndy Roddick lost his cool and hischance of a first Australian Open titlewhen he was beaten by German 29thseed Philipp Kohlschreiber in a Fridaynight third-round thriller.

In a match that finished just after2.00am, the sixth seed went down6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-7, 8-6 to an inspiredKohlschreiber, who handed Roddickhis earliest exit from the event sincehis debut in 2002.

Roddick banged down a career-best 42 aces but still came out secondbest with Kohlschreiber, who enteredthe tournament with a career-highranking of 27, outplaying him in everyother department.

When the American saved four

match points at 4-5 in the final set —three of them with huge aces — itlooked as if he would dig his way outof trouble.

But Kohlschreiber would not be de-nied and a forehand wide gave himvictory and a place in the fourth round,equalling his previous best grand-slam performance.

"The whole match, the whole gamefor me was perfect I think today,"Kohlschreiber told reporters.

Asked about his match points, headded: "I wasn't thinking to finish thematch. I had no chance with the matchpoints. He served three aces in a row.

"At the end, the last game was justlike amazing shots."

MNA/Reuters

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7:25 am2. To be healthy

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Sunday, 20 January, 2008Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thunder-showers isolated in Kachin State weather has beenpartly cloudy in Taninthayi Division and generallyfair in the remaining State and Divisions. Night tem-peratures were (3ºC) to (4°C) above January averagetemperatures in Shan State, Bago and Taninthayi Di-visions, to (6°C) above January average temperaturesin Kachin and Mon States and about January averagetemperatures in the remaining areas.The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded was Putao (0.12) inch.Thesignificant night temperatures were Namsan and Loilin(2ºC)each Lashio (3°C), Hakha (4°C).

Maximum temperature on 19-1-2008 was 96ºF.Minimum temperature on 20-1-2008 was 64ºF. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 20-1-2008 was71%. Total sunshine hours on 19-1-2008 was (8.2)hours approx.

Rainfall on 20-1-2008 was nil at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since1-1-2008 was nil at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Cen-tral Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (5) mph from North at (13:30) hours MST on19-1-2008.

Bay inference: Weather is generally fair in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 21-1-2008: Possi-bility of isolated light rain or thundershowers in KachinState, weather will be partly cloudy in Taninthayi Divi-sion and generally fair in the remaining ares. Degree ofcertainty is (40%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofcontinuation of isolated rain or thundershowers in theextreme Northern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 21-1-2008: Fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 21-1-2008: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 21-1-2008: Fair weather.

Daw Khin Kyi Kyi (a) Daw Molly MaungAge 82

B.A, B.Ed, B.E.S (1)Retired Headmistress

No (6) BEHS, Mingala TaungnyuntDaughter of (Secretary of Treasury U Maung Maung and Daw Yi)

of Yamethin, daughter-in-law of (Retired Deputy Commissioner U BaThein and Daw Khin Swe Sit) of Myingyan, beloved wife of (MajorKyaw Nyein), retired Deputy Director of Paper and Chemical Industry)of Room 22, Building 5, Wailuwun Estate, Sangyoung, Yangon,beloved mother of Lt-Col Thet Naing Oo (Retired), Deputy Directorof Settlements and Land Records Department, and Daw Win SanPhyu, U Ko Oo-Daw Sanda Nyein, beloved grandmother of MaYamon Phyu Oo (BBM) and Maung Paing Sit Hmu, sister of (U TunOhn-Daw Khin Khin Lay), U Hla Maung-Daw Mi Mi Khin,), (UThaung Tin-Daw Tin Tin), (U Tha Din-Daw Mya Mya Than), (U OhnPe)-Daw Khin Hla Hla, (U Khin Maung Than)-Daw Nwe Win, UMaung Maung Lay (USA)-(Daw Khin Ma Gyi), Daw Mu Mu (USA),U Ko Ko Lay (Thailand) (Retired Principal of Magway College)-DawSan San Ni, aunt of 15 nephews and nieces, passed away peacefully at3:40 am (Sunday) on 20.1.2008 at Asia Taw Win Hospital. Theremains will be buried at Hteinbin Cemetery at 1:pm (Tuesday) on22.1.2008. Cars will leave the house at 11:00 am.

Bereaved family

JAKARTA, 20 Jan — A eight-year-old Indonesian boy died of bird flu onFriday, putting the total fatalities to 97 out of 119 cases in the hardest-hit country,the Health Ministry said.

Spain arrests 14 overpossible Barcelona attack

MADRID, 20 Jan —Islamic radicals may havebeen plotting attacks inBarcelona, Spain's InteriorMinister Alfredo PerezRubalcaba said onSaturday, after police foundbomb-making materialsand arrested 14 SouthAsians. Rubalcaba told anews conference civilguard police foundexplosives and other

equipment during raids onfive addresses in Spain'ssecond city and arrested 12Pakistanis and two Indiansafter receiving informationfrom its own and otherEuropean intelligenceagencies.

Spain sufferedEurope's deadliest Islamistattack in March 2004 whenfour Madrid trains werebombed, killing 191commuters and woundinga further 1,800.

Rubalcaba saidSaturday's raids weredistinct from a number ofoperations against Islamicmilitants in recent yearswhich largely targetedgroups that sought tofinance radical groups orrecruit members to fight.

MNA/Reuters The boy from

Tangerang, an outskirt cityof Jakarta, was admitted tobird flu-designed hospitalof Persahabatan in EastJakarta on Thursday afterhe had symptoms of feverand cough since January 7,an official of bird flu centreof the ministry Sunan Rajasaid.

"His condition was

very poor when admitted toJakarta and died on 4:00 amtoday," Raja told Xinhua.

All laboratories testshad indicated that the boywas positively contractedby the H5N1 virus, Rajasaid.

A fowl slaughter pointwhich locates just metresaway from the victim'shome may be the cause of

infection, experts analyzed. Indonesia, the world's

fourth most populouscountry and home tomillions of backyardchickens, is considered apossible hot spot forspreading the bird fludisease. By January 18, ithas reported three bird fludeath case in 2008.

MNA/Xinhua

Indonesia reports97th bird flu death

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61st AnniversaryUnion Day Objectives

14th Waxing of Pyatho 1369 ME Monday, 21 January, 2008

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— For all national races to safeguard the na-tional policy— non-disintegration of theUnion, non-disintegration of national soli-darity and perpetuation of sovereignty;

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

— For all national races to defend and safe-guard the Union for the perpetual exist-ence;

— For all the national races to prevent, throughnational solidarity, the danger of internaland external destructive elements under-mining peace and stability of the State andnational development;

— For all the national races to make endeav-ours for the emergence of an enduring StateConstitution in accord with the fundamen-tal principles and detailed basic principleslaid down by the National Convention, and

— For all the national races to make concertedefforts for successful implementation of theseven-step Road Map.

NAY PYI TAW, 20 Jan —Member of the StatePeace and Development Council Lt-Gen Kyaw Win ofthe Ministry of Defence who arrived in Taunggyi,Shan State (South), accompanied by Chairman ofShan State PDC Commander of Eastern CommandMaj-Gen Thaung Aye, Minister for Forestry Brig-GenThein Aung and officials inspected learning of stu-

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win inspectsdevelopment of Homein,

Mongkai, Kehsi townships

dents at computer room, multimedia classroom andstudy room in Homein Basic Education High Schoolon 18 January morning.

Next, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win and party lookedinto Homein People’s Hospital and provided cashassistance to patients and health staff.

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Lt-Gen Kyaw Win of Ministry of Defence visits Basic Education High School in Homein.—MNA Literature is something that bringsthe correct light to the people. The power ofliterature is effective. If there is no literaryoutlook, there will be no light in life. Theliterati should try to inculcate the correctthought, correct outlook and correct knowl-edge in the people.

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