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

Volume XIV, Number 82 13th Waxing of Waso 1368 ME Friday, 7 July, 2006

Established 1914

Nay Pyi Taw, 7 July — Senior General Than Shwe, Chair-man of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Majesty KingGyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal on the occasion ofthe Birthday of the King of Nepal which falls on 7 July.

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Nay Pyi Taw, 7 July — On the successful opening of theWorld’s highest Qinghai-Tibet railway on 1 July 2006, SeniorGeneral Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of congratu-lations to His Excellency Mr Hu Jintao, President of the People’sRepublic of China. —MNA

Senior General Than Shwesends felicitations

to Nepal

Senior General Than Shwecongratulates

Chinese President

YANGON, 6 July— Lt-Gen Myint Swe ofthe Ministry of Defencetogether with Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander ofYangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win, Chair-man of Yangon City De-

Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspects

tax free markets in Yangonvelopment CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin, Vice-MayorCol Maung Pa and offi-cials inspected tax freemarkets in KamaryutTownship, HlinethayarTownship, ShwepyithaTownship and MayangonTownship this morning.

INSIDE

Lt-Gen MyintSwe and party looked intothe selling of foodstuffand shops run by Minis-try of Industry-1 and Min-istry of Energy, chickenproducts and vegetableshops run by YCDC andYangon Division Veg-etable Cultivation and

Poultry Breeding SpecialZone, and edible oil shopsof Myanmar Oil DealersAssociation.

Later, Lt-GenMyint Swe cordially metwith shopkeepers and cus-tomers and gave necessaryinstructions to the offi-cials.—MNA

Nay Pyi Taw & neighbouring areasIsolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of

certainty is (80%).

Yangon & neighbouring areasSome rain. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Mandalay & neighbouring areasIsolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of

certainty is (80%).

Weather Forecast for(7-7-2006)

Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspects Hlinethayar Township tax free market. — MNA

Cultivation of poppy was intro-duced in remote border areas inMyanmar when she was under thecolonial rule. Now, the governmentof Myanmar is trying to wipe out thedanger of narcotic drugs by imple-menting various plans to curb theproduction and use of narcotic drugs.Seized narcotic drugs are beingtorched, poppy plantations destroyedand poppy-substitute crops culti-vated. In addition, the governmenthas set up businesses for formerpoppy growers. As a result, the socio-economic status of national peoplehas become higher.

PERSPECTIVESPage 2

* 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

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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 Desire

Build more roads and bridgesfor peace and development

The area of Shan State is large and,because of its natural barriers such as riversand mountain ranges, towns and villages in theregion were difficult of access. As a result,national races, though living not far away fromone another, could hardly visit one another.

Nowadays, the Hsipaw-Namlan-Pankaytu and Yaksawk-Kyaukgu-Nawnghkioroads linking Shan State (South) and ShanState (North) have been built. Moreover, withthe opening of the Hanmyintmo-Myogyi-Ywangan and Pinlaung-Pyinmana roads peo-ple living in Shan State are now able to travelto Mandalay Division and other regions easily.

Not long ago, due to insurgencies insome remote areas in Shan State, childrencould not go to school. Now, with prevalence ofpeace and stability in all regions, there areschools in almost all villages. Moreover, youthsare now in a position to pursue the highereducation at Taunggyi and Panglong Universi-ties, Government Technological Colleges, Com-puter Colleges and Education Collegs.

Cultivation of poppy was introducedin remote border areas in Myanmar when shewas under the colonial rule. Now, the govern-ment of Myanmar is trying to wipe out thedanger of narcotic drugs by implementing vari-ous plans to curb the production and use ofnarcotic drugs. Seized narcotic drugs are be-ing torched, poppy plantations destroyed, andpoppy-substitute crops cultivated. In addition,the government has set up businesses for formerpoppy growers. As a result, the socio-economicstatus of national people has become higher.

There are pessimists and internal andexternal destructionists who cannot bear to seeShan State developing and national peoplebecoming more and more friendly. They haveoften accused the Tatmadaw of committinggenocide and uprooting rural populace basedon their invented stories.

Although peace and development isprvailing in most of Shan State (South), localpeople living in some townships in Loilem andLangkho Disticts cannot fully enjoy peace andstability up to now. It is because of destructiveacts of insurgents.

Nowadays, new roads and bridges arebeing built all over the nation for peace anddevelopment. When we can wipe out the dan-ger of insurgents from our soil once and for allwith the strength of the people, the entire na-tion will be able to fully enjoy peace and devel-opment.

U Tin Win accreditedto Czech RepublicNay Pyi Taw, 7 July— The Chairman of

the State Peace and Development Council of theUnion of Myanmar has appointed U Tin Win, Am-bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of theUnion of Myanmar to the Federal Republic ofGermany, concurrently as Ambassador Extraordi-nary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmarto the Czech Republic. —MNA

YANGON, 5 July —Minister for ElectricPower No-1 Col ZawMin together with Gen-eral-Manager U Kyi Thaof Hydro Electric Produc-tion Enterprise inspectedprogress of Yenwe HydelPower project being im-plemented by construc-

Yenwe, Kun Creek HydelPower Projects under

close supervisiontion-4 of Hydro ElectricImplementation Depart-ment on the right bank ofYenwe Creek inKyaukdaga Township,Bago Division on 3 July.

The minister, accom-panied by officials con-cerned, looked into thecompletion of Power Sta-

tion and 11/33 KV Sub-Power Station, arrival ofmachine parts for the sta-tion and the storage, in-stallation of turbine gen-erator and accessories,starter coil, rotor, four cir-cuit breakers, power linesand transformers. Minis-ter Col Zaw Min urged

the officials to completethe tasks ahead of sched-ule. On completion,Yenwe Hydel PowerProject installed with two12.5 megawatt generatorswill produce 123 millionkwh per year.

On arrival at KunCreek Hydel PowerProject being imple-mented by Construction-3in Pyu Township,Taungoo District, MinisterCol Zaw Min and partyinspected progress of theconstruction of conduitpipe, sluice gate and spill-way and earth embank-ment work. The ministerheard reports presented byan official and fulfilled therequirements. On comple-tion, Kun Creek HydelPower Project installedwith three 20 megawattgenerators will produce190 million kwh annually.

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YANGON, 6 July — To shoot the scenes fora film titled “Mikhin Kaungkin Kyesin Maungngama”directed by Zinyaw Maung Maung honouring the2006 Annual General Meeting of Union Solidarityand Development Association, film stars left here byair for Falam via Kalay yesterday morning. Acad-emy Maung Nyein Min wrote the script and storyfor the film. Academy Nyunt Win, Academy NayAung, Academy Dwe, Academy Lu Min, AcademyTun Tun Win, Yazar Ne Win, Nay Htet Lin, Sai SaiKham Hlaing, Nay Toe, Tun Tun, Ye Lay, AcademyEindra Kyaw Zin, Academy Nwe Nwe Mu, ThetMon Myint, Thinzar Wint Kyaw and other artistswill star in the film.

The film was shot at Yangon starting from1 June and it will cover the scenes in Kachin, Mon,Chin, Kayah, Kayin and Shan States and TanintharyiDivision. It will be shown before the Annual Gen-eral Meeting of USDA. — MNA

Shooting of film tohonour 2006 USDAAGM in progress

Minister for Electric Power No 1 Col Zaw Min views the map showingKun Creek Hydel Power Project in Pyu. — ELECTRIC POWER

WINNERS AWARDED: The ASEAN Radio Quizfor June 2006 was held at MRTV recently. First

prize winner Maung Aung Paing Oo, secondprize winner Maung Yaw Hset, third prize win-

ner Nan Huam Hein Shwe and consolation prizewinner Maung Chit Wai Phyo pose for a group

photo. — MNA

YANGON, 6 July — The State Peace andDevelopment Council has confirmed the followingpersons as heads of service organizations shownagainst each on expiry of the one-year probation-ary period.

Name Appointment(a) U Myo Myint Director-General

Auditor-General’s Office(b) U Ngwe Tun Director-General

Fine Arts DepartmentMinistry of Culture

(c) U Thein Swe Managing DirectorMyanma GemsEnterpriseMinistry of Mines.—MNA

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Tut\kun\Ns\S tiu;®mHc\.ÂkUS general vows thorough

probe in Iraq rape caseWASHINGTON, 5 July —

The top US generalpledged on Tuesday to getto the truth of charges thata discharged US Armyprivate raped andmurdered a young Iraqiwoman and shot threefamily members to deathsouth of Baghdad inMarch.

“We are going to get tothe bottom of theseallegations,” MarineGeneral Peter Pace,Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff, said in aninterview on CBS’s “TheEarly Show”. “If theinvestigation leads us toenough information, weput it into the courts andlet the court system takecare ofit,” he said.

Four troops may haveplanned the alleged attackafter noticing the womannear a traffic checkpointthey manned inMahmudiya, just south ofBaghdad, then tried tocover it up, according tofederal documents madepublic on Monday.

Former Private FirstClass Steven Green, 21,appeared in court inCharlotte, North Carolina,

on Monday on a chargefrom a federal prosecutorin Kentucky that he wentwith three others to a housenear Mahmudiya to rape awoman.

Green, who faces thedeath penalty, shot dead aman, woman and girlbefore raping anotherwoman and killing her,the US attorney allegedin a statement. Courtdocuments said he hadsince been honorablydischarged from the Armydue to a “personalitydisorder.”

Reports from Iraq andthe military have givendifferent ages for the girland the rape-murdervictim. The two adultsand child were the rapevictim's parents and sister,according to a US defenceofficial. —MNA/Reuters

Builders work at the construction site of the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing,capital of China, on 5 July, 2006. The construction of the projects for the 29thOlympic Games are underway according to the plans by now. The constructionof most stadiums and other related facilities including the athlete village are

expected to be completed within this year.—INTERNET

Tourists wander through Yuyuan Garden on the look out for bargains inShanghai, on 5 July, 2006. The popular shopping and tourism destinationwill undergo a renovation project, adding three new commercial complexes

to the centre.—INTERNET

A model presents a creation by British designer JohnGalliano for French fashion house Dior as part oftheir Autumn/Winter 2006-2007 Haute Couture

fashion show in Paris on 5 July, 2006. — INTERNET

India blames US for collapse of trade talks NEW DELHI, 5 July—India on Tuesday blamed the

United States for the face-off at the collapsed WTOmini-ministerial in Geneva and said Washington nowheld the key for forward movement in trade talks byagreeing to climb down on the contentious farmsubsidies.

The adamant posturing of the US at the talks, on theissue of trade distorting domestic support and an attemptto re-negotiate the issue of Special Products that givesleverage to developing countries to protect their farmers,"left no negotiating space".

Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesdaysaid, this virtually isolated the US at the talks and mostof the other countries like European Union, Japan and110 developing countries including India and Brazildecided to leave the meeting.

While EU has broadly agreed to the developingcountries' proposal to cut import tariffs on farmproducts by 51 per cent, as against the earlier offer of39 per cent, the US wanted more market access for itsproducts without giving in on the issue of cuttingfarm subsidies.

Nath said it was not only India but several othercountries felt there was no use in continuing with thetalks, leading to the collapse of the mini-ministerial.

Briefing reporters, Kamal Nath rejected the attemptsto rewrite the July Framework and mandate of Dohaitself.

He said recent talk of a settlement entailing heavysacrifices by developing countries in terms of marketaccess in agriculture and industrial tariffs with onlymoderate reduction in subsidies was “not acceptable”.

Asked about the future course of action, Nath saidWTO Director General Pascal Lamy has now beenasked to evolve a common ground through individualdiscussions with key players of India, Brazil, US, EU,Australia and Japan.

"If there was convergence, a meeting of G-6 will beconvened to explore ways for another ministerial," hesaid.

Nath, however, appeared to be hopeful of a forwardmovement before August this year but this could beachieved only if the US saw reason and improved itsoffer.— MNA/PTI

Air pollution, cramped living inAthens breeding ‘super mosquitoes’

Dublin airport evacuateddue to bomb scare

DUBLIN, 5 July—Dublin airport was evacuated onTuesday after a man walked into the arrivals hallsaying he had a bomb.

A bomb disposal unit was sent to the airport, northof the Irish capital, and traffic diverted away from thearea during a two-hour security operation but theairport reopened after experts found only clothes andpapers in the package the man was carrying.

“It seems a man walked into the arrivals hall andsaid he had a device in a bag,” a Defence Forcesspokesman said. “Having X-rayed it and remotelyopened the bag, the bomb squad found nothing butsome old clothing and some newspapers,” anotherspokesman said.— MNA/Reuters

ATHENS, 5 July —Cramped housing con-ditions and air pollution inAthens have given rise to a“super breed” of mosquitothat is larger, faster andmore adept at locatinghuman prey, a Greek dailyhas reported. Athens-based mosquitoes candetect humans at a distanceof 25-30 metres (yards) andalso distinguish colours,unlike their colour-blindcounterparts elsewhere inthe country that only smellblood at 15-20 metres,Ta Nea daily reported.

The “super mosqui-toes” of the Greek capitalalso beat their wings up to500 times a second —compared to 350 beats forother variations — and arelarger by 0.3 microgram-mes on average, the papersaid, citing a studyconducted by AristotelioUniversity in the northerncity of Salonika.

According to thestudy, the mosquitoes ofAthens have adapted todeal with air pollution and

insect repellents, and over-population in the Greekcapital of over four millionhas provided them with ahealthy food supply.

“Mosquitoes can laytheir eggs even inside thetrays placed beneaththousands of balconyflowerpots,” AthensUniversity professor ofzoology AnastassiosLegakis told the daily.

Internet 100 arrested in Pakistan forWorld Cup betting

ISLAMABAD, 5 July—Pakistani authorities havearrested around 100 people on charges of betting onWorld Cup football matches, a crime in this conservativeIslamic republic, local media reported on Tuesday.

In their first crackdown since the tournament kickedoff in Germany last month, law enforcement agenciesraided underground bookmakers in the southern cityof Karachi.

“We got information that some people were involvedin betting on football World Cup matches so we raidedthe building in a main shopping area and arrested some100 people,” Citizens-Police Liaison Committee chiefSharfuddin Memon was quoted as saying by TheNews.

Gambling records and television sets were alsoseized and the case was handed to police for furtherinvestigation, Memon said.

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New “Superman” movie topsweekend box office in N America LOS ANGELES, 4 July — “Superman Returns”

flew to the top of the box office in North Americantheatres this weekend, grossing estimated 84.2million US dollars since opening Wednesday,according to figures released Sunday.

“The Devil Wears Prada,” about a young womanwho lands a job in New York City as an assistant to afashion magazine editor played by Meryl Streep,finished in second place with some 27 million dollarsin its opening weekend, said the Los Angeles-basedExhibitor Relations Inc.

Last weekend’s leader, the Adam Sandler comedy“Click” fell to third place, taking in estimated 19.4million dollars over the weekend. The flick has grossedabout 77.9 million dollars in its two weeks at the boxoffice, the box office tracking firm reported.

Disney-Pixar’s animated “Cars” dropped two spotsto fourth place, with an estimated take of 14 milliondollars. The movie has grossed about 182 milliondollars since opening four weeks ago. — MNA/Xinhua

S Korean scientists find cancer-spreading gene SEOUL, 4 July — A human gene that causes the growth and spread of

cancer was identified by a team of South Korean scientists, the Korean Timesreported on Monday.

“Through miceexperiments, we proveda proten, called E2-EPFubiquitin carrier protein,prompts cancerous cellsto proliferate or metasta-size,” said im Dong-soo, headof the team at the KoreanResearch Institute of

Bioscience and Biotechno-logy. “By targeing theprotein, which hassomething to do withcancers in the breast. liverand bowel, we think wewill be able to come upwith effective drugs in thefuture,” Im added. Im and

his colleagues appliedfor a domestic patent onthe new found cancerregulator and are lookingto register a internationalpatent immediately. thenewspaper said.

According to thenewspaper, Im's researchwas recognize by NatureMedicine, a sister journatlof the illustrious Nature.that featured an article onit at website www naturecom/nm/.—MNA/Xinhua

The US public protest against soaring oil prices outside the White House, US,on 30 June. —INTERNET

A tigeressgives birth to a rare set of quintuplet cubs at a breeding centre inMudanjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on 3 July,

2006.Thistigeress reportedly has borne 12cubs in three years. —INTERNET

Czech model Petra Nemcova walks on the red carpet atthe 41st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in

Karlovy Vary on 4 July, 2006.—INTERNET

Earthquake jolts Hebei ProvinceBEIJING, 5 July —An earthquake measuring 5.1

degrees on the Richter Scale jolted a north Chinacounty, about 120 kilometres south of Beijing, at11:56 am (Beijing Time) on Tuesday, according to theState Seismological Bureau.

No casualties are reported at Press time, accordingto the bureau. The quake was clearly felt in Beijing andTianjin as well as in some areas of Hebei and Shandongprovinces. According to the Beijing MunicipalSeismological Bureau, judging from the currentsituation, the earthquake caused no damages to Beijing.

Xinhua learned from the Tianjin MunicipalSeismological Bureau that no damages caused by thequake were reported in the city within an hour followingthe quake. The bureau ruled out the possibility of a majorearthquake in the city in the near future.

MNA/Xinhua

Conjoined twins born in DhakaDHAKA, 5 July — A pair of female conjoined twins

were born at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)here on Monday who are joined at their chest andabdomen, local daily The Daily Star reported onTuesday.

The twins, weighing 4 kilogrammes have separateheads, three legs and four hands, but single anus andgenital. The doctors are yet to examine the internalorgans of their body. Salma, 27, gave birth to the twinsMonday noon following a caesarean.

The babies were taken to the Paediatric Surgery Wardimmediately after their birth, where they have been kepton life support. Kabirul Islam, head of the Department ofPaediatric Surgery, said that conjoined twins are rare inBangladesh and even in the world— MNA/Xinhua

Sex, croquet, now casinostrouble Blair’s deputy

LONDON, 5 July —British Prime MinisterTony Blair’s deputy JohnPrescott, who has clung tooffice despite embar-rassing his boss over sexand croquet, faced callsfor an ethics investigationon Tuesday over casinoplans.

Prescott acknowledgedmeeting the US oil, sportsand entertainment mogulPhilip Anschutz seventimes, but deniedwrongdoing. Anschutz isseeking permission toturn London’s landmarkriverside MilleniumDome into a giant casino.

The ParliamentaryCommissioner forStandards said he wasconsidering an oppositionrequest that he investigatePrescott.

Another ethics probecould hurt a governmentthat has seen its popularitydrop since Blair won a

third term last year.The opposition Conser-

vative Party has called forthe investigation after itemerged that Prescottstayed at Anshutz'sColorado ranch during avisit to the United Stateslast year. Prescottacknowledged his meet-ings with Anschutz in a

letter to Hugo Swire, anopposition Conservativepolitician who has calledfor a probe.

But Prescott said hedid not have decision-making power overgambling licences and didnot discuss the Domeduring the visit to theranch.—MNA/Reuters

Analysts urge Russiato diversify economy

MOSCOW, 6 July—Russia has come a long waysince its 1998 default on $40 billion of Soviet-eradebt, burying its image of a handout-hungry giantand positioning itself as one of the world's energysuperpowers.

But with oil revenuesgushing in and its state-controlled oil and natural-gas companies in theascendancy, the Kremlin'soft-stated goal ofdiversifying the economyaway from its reliance onhydrocarbons and turningRussia into a high-techhub seems far in the future.

That's hardly surprising— the oil sector's numbersare spectacular enough todistract almost anyone —but economists say it couldbe problematic for thecountry's economy downthe road.

At current prices Russiarakes in about $550million a day in oil andnatural-gas revenues — or$380,000 every minute,around the clock. The stategets 65 percent of that. Oiland gas exports accountfor about 60 percent offederal budget revenuesand 60 percent of itsexports.

The oil windfall hasmeant that, since theAugust 1998 collapse,Russia's hard currencyreserves have soared froma feeble $12.5 billion to$247.1 billion.

Meanwhile, the govern-ment is busy funneling oilcompanies' profits above$27 per barrel into aninflation-fighting stabili-zation fund, which as ofthe end of June stood at$76 billion.

This year it will use $22billion of that to pay downall of its remaining debtsto the Paris Club ofCreditor nations.

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Penglai, a coastal city in east China’s Shandong Province, is blanketed in thickadvection fog on 3 July , 2006. The spectacular scenery lasted two hours,

attracting many tourists and local residents.—INTERNET

SEOUL, 4 July — SouthKorean President RohMoo-hyun announced onMonday to replace threekey ministers as a move toreshuffle his Cabinet.

According to the Pre-sidential Office, Roh’schief national policysecretary Kwon O-kyu,54, will take over the postof Minister of Finance andEconomy from Han Duck-soo, who announced

China’s Health Ministryurges timely reporting of

infectious diseases

Two killed in USplane crash

WASHINGTON, 4 July— Two people aboard asmall plane were killed on Monday when it crashedinto a tractor-trailer rig parked on a residential streetin Colorado and burst into flames, authorities said.

The neighbourhood is below the flight path toMontrose Regional Airport, about 290 kilometressouth of Denver, Montrose County sheriff’sspokesman Dick Deines was quoted as saying.

It was not immediately known where the flightoriginated and the concerned authorities havelaunched an investigation into the accident.

Allen Weese, chief of the Montrose FireProtection battalion, said that no one on the groundwas injured.

MNA/Xinhua

BEIJING, 4 July — Climate disasters frequently hitChina this summer, killing at least 349 people in Junewhile 99 others missing, and causing an economic lossof 20.2 billion yuan (about 2.53 billion US dollars),according to the China Meteorological Administration(CMA).

Wang Bangzhong, vice-director of disaster forecastand relief department of CMA, said Monday at a Pressconference that the most serious climate disastersduring June were rainstorms which caused floods,landslides, mud-rock flow in a dozen of provinces,municipalities and autonomous region in south China.

The disasters killed at least 267 people while 99others missing and caused total economic loss of 16.7billion yuan (2.08 billion US dollars).

S Korean President replacesthree key ministers

resignation as theFinancial Minister andVice-Prime Minister lastFriday.

Kim Byong-joon, wholeft the PresidentialOffice in late May afterserving as chief presi-dential secretary fornational policy, wasappointed as new Edu-cation Minister.

South Korean Edu-cation Minister Kim Bin-pro resigned on last Fridayfor the massive outbreakof food poisoning at localschools this month.

Minister of Planningand Budget Ben Yang-yon

was named to take overKwon’s post as Roh’schief national policysecretary, while ChangBong-wan, Vice Ministerof Planning and Budget,was appointed as Byeon'ssuccessor, the presidentialoffice said.

Roh also appointed JunGun-pro, deputy com-missioner of the NationalTax Service (NTS), as newNTS commissioner.

Jun will succeed LeeJu-sung, who resigned lastTuesday from the top postwithout giving a clearexplanation.

MNA/Xinhua

Summer climate disasters ravage China,killing at least 349

Continuous heavy rains since late May have alsocaused serious floods in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi,Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnanprovinces as well as Chongqing municipality.

In Fujian Province, with the most serious floodingdisaster, the rainstorms left 26 people dead and causedeconomic loss of 5.5 billion yuan (687.5 million USdollars).

China suffers floods every year during the June-to-August rainy season, during which rivers overflow andwater rushes down mountains, often causing deadlylandslides.

MNA/Xinhua

BEIJING, 4 July —China’s Ministry of Healthsaid on Monday it wantscommunities across thecountry to report within 12to 24 hours any outbreak

of several deadly diseasesincluding encephalitis B,meningitis, leprosy andWest Nile Virus.

Over the last couple ofyears China has reportedbetween 5,000 and 10,000cases encephalitis B casesa year. Some local areashave been ravaged bysevere outbreaks.

The ministry calledencephalitis B a majorinfectious disease threa-tening human health,noting that children wereespecially vulnerable. Young people whocontract the disease aremore likely to die or sufferdisability. China saw twowidespread outbreaks ofencephalitis B in the 1960sand the 1970s, promptinga nationwide vaccinationcampaign.

MNA/Xinhua

Shaolin disciples from the United States wait in lines to enter the main hallfor a pilgrimage at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng City, central China's

Henan Province, on 4 July , 2006. —INTERNET

More Portuguese believemain threat to world

peace by USLISBON, 4 July —

More than half of thePortuguese believe thebiggest threat to worldpeace is posed by theUnited States, said asurvey released onMonday.

About 52.3 per centof the respondents feltthat the unilateralpolicies pursued by theBush Administrationcause instability in the

world, making the UnitedStates the major threat toworld peace, accordingto the poll conducted bythe daily newspaperCorreio da Manha.

Most of therespondents from partieswhich have forgedalliances with the UnitedStates such as the SocialDemocratic Party sharedthe view, the survey said.

MNA/Xinhua

The Space ShuttleDiscovery heads intospace as it blasts offfor Mission STS-121

from the KennedySpace Center inCape Canaveral,

Florida on 4 July,2006. —INTERNET

Landslide kills at least10 in Pakistan

IsLAMABAD, 5 July —At least 10 people diedand more people aremissing after a landslidestruck three houses near abeautiful Pakistani hillyresort in the North WestFrontier Province

(NWFP), the state-runPTV reported on Monday.

Meanwhile, privateTV channels have put thedeath toll at 12.

Locals said that some27 people were buriedunder the rubbles of thehouses after they were hitby a heavy landslide,caused by heavy rains andfloods in Gail, a village inthe NWFP. The peoplepulled two persons alivefrom the debris. The rescueworkers recovered 10bodies while 15 are stillmissing.— MNA/Xinhua

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QUITO (Ecuador), 5July — Two Britons havebeen detained for illegallypiloting a tiny touristsubmarine into theprotected waters of theGalapagos Islands, of-ficials of the environ-mental reserve belongingto Ecuador said onTuesday.

The submarine crewand seven-members of aPanamanian ship thatcarried the undersea craftwere caught withoutpermits near the islandswhere Charles Darwinelaborated his theory ofevolution.

“The use of submarinesin the Galapagos NationalPark is forbidden,” EdwinNaula, the tourism chief ofthe park, told Reuters. The nine seamen will bedetained for at least a

JAKARTA, 5 July — Indonesia refused on Tuesday the demand of theambassadors of the European Union (EU) countries to revoke the country’sdeath penalty.

SINGAPORE, 5 July — A chocolate bar weighing2.668 tons has been unveiled in Singapore, according toChannel NewsAsia report Monday night.

Made by Nestle’s Singapore branch, the giantchocolate bar is waiting for the confirmation to be theworld’s largest by the Guinness Book of World Recordsas the current record is 2.28 tons. — MNA/Xinhua

NEW YORK, 5 July — A Japanese man devoured 53-3/4 hotdogs in 12minutes on Tuesday to break his own world record but Takeru Kobayashi saidhe really prefers tofu.

ISLAMABAD, 5 July— All Pearl Continental andMarriott hotels in Pakistan have jumped on the WorldCup bandwagon as they plan to show the semifinals andfinal of the premier soccer tournament on plasma screensin hotel rooms in an effort to boost their business.

The highlight of this promotion campaign is a grandprize for spectators watching the matches in Marriottand PC hotels as they could win a total of 21 returntickets for Dubai through lucky draw. All thearrangements have been made in collaboration withEmirates Airlines, official sponsor and official Airlineof the 2006 World Cup.

The fans watching the remaining three matches willbe able to win one ticket each in all the seven hotels ofHashoo group. The spectators at all hotels will also begiven discount rates on food and beverages.

MNA/Xinhua

MUMBAI, 5 July— Monsoon rains flooded homes,submerged rail lines and forced hundreds ofthousands of people to wade through muddy streetsin India’s financial capital on Monday.

Indonesia refuses EU request oncancellation of death penalty

Minister of Justice andHuman Rights HamidAwaluddin made thestatement after meetingwith the Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, acounsellor delegation ofthe European Union andthe ambassadors ofFinland and Germany atthe Vice-PresidentialOffice.

As “they asked us todelete the death penalty,Indonesia still had the law,which was inherited fromthe Dutch colonial rule andevent in the country’s viewof criminal law, deathpenalty should still exist”,the minister said, adding

“the Vice-President and Iexplained our position...and Indonesia’s criminallaw still has a cause of it(death penalty)”.

Awaluddin said that inthe new draft, “the deathpenalty is still stipulated,which sparks pro andcontra”.

Indonesia hasexecuted 71 people up tonow and prepares to

conduct the death penaltyon tens of others, in-cluding three bomberswho played leading rolesin the Bali bombings in2002, which killed 202people.

Indonesian has beenimposing death penaltyon the cases of terrorism,drug trafficking andplanned assassination.

MNA/Xinhua

Pakistan hotelsattract football fans

by grand prize

2,668-tonchocolate

bar unveiledin Singapore

Rains flood homes, rail linesin Mumbai

drainage system isstruggling to cope with thedownpours, promptingcivic workers to usespades and crowbars toopen clogged manholes toflush out the rainwater.

“Our locality looks likea sea. There is knee-deepwater and rainwater is alsoentering many houses,”Sylvester Nato, a residentof Bandra, among severalneighbourhoods in thecity’s west badly affectedby the overnight rains.

The downpours inun-dated several arterial roads incentral and northern Mumbaiand rainwater submerged railtracks at some places.

MNA/Reuters

Tourist submarine detained in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islandsmonth, during theinvestigation, officialssaid.

They had been hiredby a group of 24 Russiantourists on a luxury yachtwho allegedly paid120,000 US dollars for a

4-hour submarine tripthrough the Pacific Oceanarchipelago, authoritiessaid.

The yacht carrying theRussian tourists has leftEcuadorean waters. Themini-submarine belongs

to a British company,Silvercrest Submarines,and is being held by theEcuadorean Navy, offi-cials said. Silvercrest wasnot immediately availablefor comment.

MNA/Reuters

Japanese man eats record number of hotdogs

A crowd of 25,000watched Kobayashi, 27,take his sixth annual 4July hotdog eating title atConey Island in Brooklyn,New York. Most cheeredfor his arch rival JoeyChestnut from San Jose,California, whose finaltally was 52 hotdogs.

“I’m not happy withthe result, I’m going to beback,” Kobayashi saidthrough a translator. “I can

do more but I’m not sureI want to tell you (howmany),” he said, addingthat hotdogs are not evenhis favourite food and heprefers tofu.

Standing just five footsix inches (168 centimetres)and weighing 170 pounds(77 kilos) before the contest,Kobayashi proved size isnot everything in compe-titive eating.

Under pressure from

the 22-year-old Chestnutwho stands six foot oneinch (185 centimetres) and225 pounds (102 kilos),Kobayashi kept his coolthroughout the contest,maintaining a steady pace.

Chestnut, winner ofthe world deep friedasparagus eating cham-pionship, strained andturned red as he shovedfistfuls of hotdog into hismouth. — MNA/Reuters

TV grab shows Iranian parliamentary speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel talkson Iranian’s decision to postpone the meeting with EU scheduled on

Wednesday. ”The reason for the delay is technical rather than political. It doesnot indicate unwillingness to negotiate on either side,” he said.— INTERNET

Ma Fuhai works among his collection of potteries in his close-packedbedroom, in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui

Autonomous Region, on 3 July , 2006. Ma, a retirant of the Ningxia Songand Dance Ensemble, has a collection of nearly 400 ancient pottery wares,

covering different types of pottery, especially those of northwest China, fromthe Neolithic Age. —INTERNET

Space tourist Daisuke Enomoto of Japan, who isdue to take off from the Baikonur cosmodrome thisSeptember,sits on a seatat an undisclosed factory

outside Moscow on 5 July, 2006.—INTERNET

The city’s antiquated

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Annan says unemploymentincreasing globally

UNITED NATIONS, 6 July — The number of unemployed people across theworld touched 192 million last year and the figure is on the rise, UN SecretaryGeneral Kofi Annan has warned.

“In 2005, about 192million people were outof work. Almost half ofthe world’s unemployedare young people eventhough youth make uponly a quarter of theworking-age population,”Annan said in a reportpresented at the UNEconomic and SocialCouncil (ECOSOC)annual session on Monday.

Three times as manypeople are doing jobs thatdo not allow them toescape from extremepoverty, he said.

“Greater attention,therefore, needs to be paidto decent work, defined as

opportunities for menand women to obtainproductive work, inconditions of freedom,equity, security andhuman dignity,” Annantold delegates at theopening day of thesession.

The issue, he stressed,is not just about jobs, butabout employment thatcan generate sufficientincome for individualsand households to moveout of poverty.

UN Deputy Secre-tary-General, MarkMalloch Brown inau-gurated the meet with acall for ECOSOC tosharpen its focus on

Gangsters steal gun, minister’scash, phones in Kenya

NAIROBI, 6 JULY — Gangsters wielding AK-47s carjacked the KenyanTrade Minister, stealing a gun, cash, and mobile phones in the latest high-profile crime in a city dubbed “Nairobbery” for its chronic insecurity, localmedia said.

A model presents a creation by British de-signer John Galliano for French fashion

house Dior as part of their Autumn/Winter2006-2007 Haute Couture fashion show in

Paris on 5 July, 2006.INTERNET

reaching the developmentgoals agreed upon at the2000 Millennium Sum-mit.

The goals call forhalving or eliminatingseveral social andeconomic ills by 2015 tobetter the lives of billionsof poor worldwide.

According to the UN,about half of the world’swork force live in extremepoverty, is unable to earnenough to lift themselvesand their families abovethe two dollars a daypoverty line.

Despite majoreconomic growth in manyregions, the total numberof “working poor” hasremained virtually un-changed over the lastdecade at 1.4 billion, thestatistics released by theworld body shows.

MNA/PTI

Mukhisa Kituyi was driving homelate evening on Monday when four menin a saloon car blocked his official four-wheel-drive car in Nairobi’s poshWestlands area.

The heavily armed men orderedhim and his bodyguard into the backseat, and drove around for a while beforereleasing them close to the city centre,the local KTN TV network and Capital

US boosts alert status around CheyenneMountain

WASHINGTON, , 6 July — An Air Force facility protecting the nerve centreof US homeland defence at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, has been put onheightened alert, the military said on Tuesday, amid persistent reports thatNorth Korea may be set to test-fire a long-range missile.

Study finds breast feedingwards off bed-wetting

CHICAGO, 6 July — Children breast-fed asinfants are less likely to wet the bed later on,researchers reported on Wednesday, probablybecause they have a developmental edge.

There is strongevidence that in manycases bed-wetting can“result from delayedneurodevelopment,” saidthe report from the RobertWood Johnson MedicalSchool in New Bruns-wick, New Jersey.

“There is biologicalplausibility in inferringthat breast-feedingprotects against bed-wetting and our resultsshow a strong statisticalassociation” although notenough to prove a directcause-effect, the studysaid.

Breast-feeding isbeneficial because of therole that certain fatty acidspassed onto the infant playin brain development, saidthe study published in theJuly issue of Pediatrics,the journal of theAmerican Academy ofPediatrics.

The study was basedon 55 children who werebed-wetters at ages 5 to13 and 117 in the sameage range who were not.Of the bed-wetters, 45per cent had been breast-fed, compared to 81 percent of those who werecontinent at night. Thestudy also found thatbabies who receivedbreast milk supple-mented with formula hada similar rate ofbed-wetting as thosewho received formulaalone.

MNA/Reuters The commander of US NorthernCommand ordered the CheyenneMountain Air Force Station, which ringsthe bunkered operations centre, to take“necessary security precautionscommensurate with its missions”, saidMichael Kucharek, a spokesman for theUS Northern Command.

US officials have led a global chorusof concern that North Korea may soontest a missile capable of reaching Alaska.

It would be the North’s first missile firingin eight years.

On Monday, Pyongyang vowed torespond with an “annihilating “ nuclearstrike if attacked preemptively by theUnited States.

A US official familiar with the mattersaid the United States had been observinga second North Korean missile, possiblya shorter-range, SCUD-type.

MNA/Reuters

vA man reads anewspaper while

resting on a wall inthe eastern Indiancity of Kolkata 5 on

July 2006.INTERNET

Kenyan beaten to death forridiculing fans of Brazil

NAIROBI, 6 July — A 21-year-old man wasbeaten to death in western Kenya for ridiculingBrazilian fans after the world champions werebundled out of the championships by France, KenyaNews Agency reported Tuesday.

Austin Ochieng Okello succumbed to injuries as aresult of thorough beating by his two friends whom hehad earlier met on the streets at Karapul Estate in SiayaDistrict of western Kenya before engaging them on anargument over the defeat of the South Americans.

According to the report, as the argument got out ofhand, Okello ridiculed the duo for supporting a “weak”team at the finals, sparking off a fierce fight betweenhim and the duo. He was over powered by the two whobeat and left him unconscious at the road side.

A villager took the young man to his home andlater found him dead.

Local police officer Humphrey Wanzala confirmedthe incident, saying that police had launched a manhunt for the soccer fan’s assailants. — MNA/Xinhua

FM radio station said. Neither was injured, but Kituyi was

robbed of two mobile phones and somecash while the bodyguard’s gun wastaken.

Police, who declined to commenton the incident, found the car abandonedin a low-income housing estate onTuesday morning, the Kenyanbroadcasters said. —MNA/Reuters

The groom, 27-year-old Adarsh Gabodia, is theonly son of an Indiantycoon from India’sKolkata, while the bride is25-year-old SingaporeanNeha Didwania, whosefamily runs a worldwidesteel supply chain. She has

a Masters degree from theLondon School ofEconomics.

Gabodia arrived atthe luxurious hotel on aall-white horse to startthe ceremonies, whichwere ca l led theWedding of the Year bylocal media.

The couple met inDecember last yearthrough a mutual friendand got engaged threemonths later. After a 6.5-carat engagement ring,Gabodia gave his lover a10-carat diamondwedding band estimated

to be worth at least amillion Singapore dollars(about 600,000 USdollars).

About 2,000 guests,including more than 300who flew here from India,attended the wedding.

The hotel said thatthis is the largest-scalewedding it has ever hadin terms of both guestrooms and the traditionsand ceremonies that aretaking place in the hotel.The new couple willspend their honeymoonin Greece and Italy.

MNA/Xinhua

Wedding costing $6m held inSingapore

SINGAPORE, 6 July —A wedding costing some 10 million Singapore dollars(about 6 million US dollars) was held in Singapore’s Ritz Carlton Hotel onTuesday evening, according to Channel NewsAsia report.

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200-bed General Hospital in Kengtung, Shan State (East).

Government Computer College (Kengtung) opened in Shan State(South) for enabling local youth to pursue higher education.

Thaphanseik Dam in Kyunhla Township, Sagaing Division can irrigate 500,000 acres of farmland andgenerate 117.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year. It is the largest of its kind in Myanmar.

(from page 16)sector, there are 2,526teachers and 65,260 stu-dents at 633 basic educa-tion schools. In addition,Kengtung Degree Collegeand Government Techno-logical College wereopened in 1999 andKengtung GovernmentComputer College in2001.

With regard to thehealth sector, the state hasbeen facilitated with 171hospitals and health carecentres including one 200-bed hospital where 87 doc-tors and 224 nurses are

Shan State (East) Committefor Anti-trafficking inPerson formed…

discharging duties. Theratio of doctor to popula-tion is 1:9,640 and that ofnurse to population,1:3,821.

In the transportsector, 221.5 miles tarredroad, 19 miles coarsegravel road, 337.5 gravelroad and 821 miles earthroad have been con-structed in the state. Thenumber of bridges above180 feet long has risen toeight, up from four in1988, and small bridgesunder 180 feet to 393, upfrom 312.

As regards the

communication sector, thestate has been equippedwith 26 post offices, 21telegraphs office, 35 auto-telephone stations, 5manual telephone stations,three satellite stations and12 micro-wave stations.In addition, 1,983 auto-telephones have been in-stalled in Kengtung, 930in Tachilek, 376 in

Monghsat, 94 inMongphyat and 164 inMongla, totalling 3,547.Local people in Kengtungand Tachilek are usingGSM mobile phones.

In the agriculturesector, 25,763 acres ofland have been put underpaddyed for meeting thetarget production ofmonsoon and summerpaddy. Therefore, the statehas 165.11 per cent of foodsufficiency. In addition to10 major crops, onion, gar-lic, soya-bean and rubberare being grown in thestate. In the time of theTatmadaw Government,3,520 acres of highlandfarmland have been re-claimed in the state againstthe target of 15,000 acres.At present, efforts are be-ing made for meeting the200,000 target acres ofrubber. In 2004-05, percapita income of the statereached K 97,442.

On 17 August2005, 40 members ofSSA-A group torchedNamhbwe Basic Educa-tion Primary School inHabilwe Village ofMongin Village-tract in

Kengtung Township. Dueto commitments of SSA-S terrorists to recruit newmembers and extortmoney in May 2005, 125people of 18 householdsfrom Pakhayaung Villageof Lonkaunt Village-tractin Mongphyat Townshipmoved to Hokhant andBoshi Villages of MongheVillage-tract and toTachilek Township. Like-wise, 190 people of 27households fromNamhpauk Village ofLanhsat Village-tract inMongphyat Townshipmoved to NewMongphyat Ward,Namnan Village andKengtung Township in thefirst week of March 2006.

At 11 pm on 10May 2006, 15 members ofSSA-S group abducted 17villagers for recruitmentfrom Mongtwam,Mahonkan and WamtongVillages of MonghsatTownship.

Tachilek Districtis one of the importantexits to other country fromShan State. Human traf-fickers persuaded girlswho lack knowledge

from inner regions of thecountry and sell themthrough Kengtung andTachilek. To take preven-tive measures against traf-ficking in persons in ShanState (East), checkingteams are assigned dutiesat Kengtung and TachilekAirports and bus termi-nals and they expose sus-pected persons related tohuman trafficking whoentered from other re-gions.

In line with theprovisions of the Anti-Trafficking in Person Lawand order 4/2006 issuedon 27 February 2006 bythe Anti-Trafficking inPerson Central Commit-tee, the Shan State (East)Committee for Preventionof Trafficiking in Personshas been formed with 15members to effectivelytake preventive measuresagainst trafficking in per-sons. Later, the chairper-son and members of ShanState (East) WAO pre-sented prizes to outstand-ing women and studentswho won prizes in the con-tests to mark the MyanmarWomen’s Day. —MNA

Short-term and long-termprojects laid…

(from page 16)These provided employ-ment for the local people.Some big countries madeaccusations that there hadbeen many jobless peoplein Myanmar. This was justa groundless allegation.There were 65 highschools, 159 middleschools and 3379 primaryschools in the division in1988. In 2006, there were85 high schools, 203 mid-dle schools and 3907 pri-mary schools in the divi-sion. The number of stu-dents rose to 876,595 in2006 up from 600,501 in1988. There five universi-ties, one college, two gov-ernment technological col-leges, two education col-leges and one cooperativecollege have been openedin the division in 2006.Naga National people wereresiding in Nanyon, Lashe,

Lahe and Hkamti ofSagaing Division. TheGovernment was render-ing assistance to NagaNational races to preservereligion, traditional culture,language and cultural her-itage. There were 8 highschools, 11 middle schools,384 primary schools, fivehospitals, 6 station hospi-tals, 21 rural health cen-tres, telephone stations,power stations, village-to-village roads in Naga Re-gion. Naga Region wit-nessed an equitable devel-opment. Naga festivalswere held on a grand scaleevery year. Foreigners vis-ited Naga region and wit-nessed its development.External and internal de-structive elements wereproducing fabricated newsto the effect that the Gov-ernment was launching anethnic cleansing. The de-

velopment of one countrywas based on especially itseconomic sector. In thetime of the State Peace andDevelopment Council,short-term and long-termprojects were laid downand they were being im-plemented for all-rounddevelopment of the State.As a result, par capita in-come had increased. Eco-nomic development rate

rose by 17.1 per cent dur-ing 2005-2006. A group ofone political party wasmanufacturing fabricatednews that most of the peo-ple were in trouble in food,clothing and shelter. Therehad been a developmentgap between towns andvillages. There was a diffi-cult transportation in thecountry. The Governmentdid not prevent and fight

narcotic drugs and humantrafficking. These wereonly invented.

Next, Chairper-son of Sagaing DivisionWAO Daw San Myint andofficials presented prizesto outstanding participantsin the competitions of es-say, the 61st Armed ForcesDay commemorative ex-tempore talk, graphicpainting, computer appli-

cation, Myanma tradi-tional cultural performingarts and Red Cross andsports.

A f t e r w a r d s ,Chairperson of SagaingDivision WAO Daw SanMyint and officialsviewed wall posters anddocumentary photos tomark Myanmar Women’sDay.

MNA

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YANGON, 6 July — Ayeyawady DivisionWomen’s Affairs Organization organized the ceremonyto mark Myanmar Women’s Day at the City Hall inPathein on 3 July.

In her address, Chairperson of AyeyawadyDivision WAO Daw Yi Yi Aung said that local peopleliving in Ayeyawady Division are now witnessing all-round development of their region. An increase ofnearly 200,000 acres of arable land has resulted inputting 3.6 million acres of land under monsoon paddyand 1.6 million under summer paddy. 29 per cent ofpaddy cultivation of the country is conducted inAyeyawady Division and it produces over 384 millionbaskets and its food sufficiency stands at 296 per cent.It can easily feed its residents of over 7.5 million peopleand the surplus has been exported. With the aim ofincreasing the yield of paddy, the State has managed tobuild Kwamchaung dam benefiting 21,000 acres inKyangin Township, Ma Mya Dam benefiting 10,000acres in Myanaung Township and Kanyin Dam benefiting25,000 acres in Ingapu Township. Thanks to the buildingof these facilities, yield of paddy will reach 400 millionbaskets.

Moreover, Panhlaing and Mezali sluice gates inNaungdon Township each benefits 20,000 acres,Nankathu dam in Ingapu Township 14,000 acres andWadaw and Htani sluice gates in Maubin Township15,000 acres plus 23 river water pumping stations in theregion contribute much towards agriculturaldevelopment.

In its drive for all-round development of theState, the government has established industrial zones inAyeyawady Division namely Pathein Industrial Zone,Hinthada Industrial Zone and Myaungmya IndustrialZone. Factories in these industrial zones manufacturenot only Agricultural marchinery but also other machines.Kyangin cement plant, Myaungmya jute factory, Patheinplywood factory and 200-ton pulp factory in Thabaungalso contribute towards socio-economic developmentof the region.

Fish ponds with the area of 103,000 acres in thedivision produce 163.4 million viss of fish and 56,855.45acres of prawn breeding ponds, 44.6 million viss. Fisheryindustry in the division has an export quality and thus itbenefits local people and many job opportunities haveopened up. Jobless rate is very few in the division and thecase of trafficking in persons has been very rare in thedivision.

It is known to all that with abundant of riversand creeks in the division, locals had to rely on waterwayin the successive eras. But, in the time of the TatmadawGovernment, six 180 feet and above major river-crossingbridges and other small bridges and a network of roadshave been constructed in the division. As a result, localsare now enjoying smooth transportation. With bettertransportation flow of commodity from one region toanother is swift and regional economy has developedmarkedly. At the same time, education, health and social

The 3,000 feet long suspension Wakema Bridge on Pantanaw-Shwelaung-Wakema-KyonmangeRoad.

Government Technological College (Maubin) in Maubin, Ayeyawady Division.

To overcome evil with good, acts of destructive elementsare to be subdued through strength of constructive forces

Ayeyawady Division WAO marks Myanmar Women’s Day

sectors have developed.Regarding the health sector, 13 new hospitals

have been built in the division and thus the number ofhospital stands at 78.

For the development of the education sector, thegovernment has opened 6,518 basic education schoolswith the increase of 1,329 schools after 1988. In thehigher education sector also, there are13 higher educationlearning centres including Pathein University, HinthadaUniversity, Maubin University and other technologicaland computer colleges. Thanks to the emergence of theseeducational facilities, youths in the regions are now ableto pursue higher education within their arms reach.

At such a time, some corners led by some bignations who do not want to see the progress of thecountry are hindering the endeavours for developmentof the country resorting to various ways such as barringinvestment in the country and cutting aids. They madefalse accusations saying authorities are incompetentcoupled with mismanagement that have led to economicdownturn of the country.

Nevertheless, development of economic,transportation, health, education sectors and significantdecrease in crime rate in the division are tangible proofthat these accusations are false.

With the population of 7.5 million, AyeyawadyDivision is home to such national races as Kachin,Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon, Rakhine and Shan.Among them the number of Kayin nationals in thedivision stands at 1.5 million and thus they are thesecond largest community in the division. It can bevividly seen that every national race living in the divisionis sharing equal amount of development. Externalelements and some big nations accused the governmentof ethnic cleansing. But in reality, Kayin nationalsliving in the division have the right to practise their faith

and conduct their social affairs freely. Moreover, allnational races are living in the division with unity andamity. In addition, Kayin nationals are able to participatein the activities of departments and NGOs as they wish,there is no limitation on them and accusations that thereis racial discrimination is totally false.

To overcome evil with good, acts of destructiveelements are to be subdued through the strength ofconstructive forces. The look-west-spirit of those wholove aunt more than mother is to be cleansed. Accordingto the saying which goes “The strength of the nation lieswithin”, unity and solidarity among members of MWAFand brother and sister organizations such as UnionSolidarity and Development Association, MyanmarMaternal and Child Welfare Association, MyanmarWar Veterans Organization, Myanmar Red Cross Societyand the Fire Brigade is of most importance. Under theleadership of the MWAF, the Division Women’s AffairsOrganization and other women organizations at differentlevels are striving to reach the goal of MWAF. Coursesare being conducted and talks being held for 254,770members of WAO.

On School Enrollment Day, we, members ofWAO, in cooperation with NGOs, have provided K4,030,850 in cash assistance to 3,961 students andawarded K 1,056,650 to 542 outstanding students.Moreover, volunteer night school, adult reading andteaching reading have been opened.

Regarding the health sector, educative talks onhealth have been given and health care services provided.

Talks on prevention of violence against womenhave also being given for 727 times to 103,166 women.Counselling centres have been opened in Hinthada,Myaungmya, Maubin and Pyapon districts to counselthose who have been fallen victims of the crime ofviolence against women physically or mentally.Vocational courses have been conducted, patients withclap lips and palate and other complaints are providedwith health care services, education and sports trainingconducted. Moreover, talks on Myanmar culture havebeen given and fashion shows conducted in line withMyanmar culture. Competitions of reciting religiousverses organized by WAO have been held.

In conclusion she pledged to strive for emergenceof outstanding women who will be safeguarding the raceand lineage and traditional culture and serving the interestof the nation and its people.

Next, Leader of the Work Group for Preventionof Violence Against Women District Judge Daw LayLay Mon read paper on eradication of violence againstwomen and Leader of the Work Group for Social Affairsand Culture Professor Daw Than Than Nyunt of PatheinUniversity, paper on Myanmar women and culture.

At the prize presentation ceremony, officialspresented prizes to outstanding women in the respectivefields. — MNA

10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 7 July, 2006

YANGON, 6 July —Bago Division (West)Women’s AffairsOrganization heldMyanmar Women’s Dayon 3 July in Pyay, BagoDivision (West).

In her openingaddress, Chairperson ofthe division WAO DawMyint Myint Ohn briefedon the organization’sefforts for the security anddevelopment of womenand its participation inregional developmenttasks of the Government.

Bago Division ishome to 2,435,221 peopleand shares the border withYangon Division,Ayeyawady Division,Magway Division andRakhine State.

In her address, shesaid over 16 dams and nineriver water pumpingprojects have been built toirrigate farmlands. Thereare over 1 million acres ofmonsoon paddy and over150,000 acres of summerpaddy and the division’sfood production was in

Bago Division (West) WAO holdsMyanmar Women’s Day

Ayeyawady river crossing Nawaday Bridge, which is 4,183 feet long, in Pyay, Bago Division.

The three-storey building of Pyay University in Bago Division (West).

surplus and exceeded thetarget last year. Theextended cultivation of tenmajor crops and threeother crops were carriedout and per capital incomerose last year and reachedover K 300,000.

Regarding thetransportation sector, shecontinued to say that 2,053miles of tarred road, graveland earthen road havebeen constructed so far inaddition to renovation ofroads. The 4,183-foot-long Nawaday Bridgeacross Ayeyawady Riverwas inaugurated in 1997.The bridge linking BagoDivision (West) andRakhine region wasconstructed at a cost ofUS $ 8.685 million.Moreover, the 1,520-foot-long Myitmakha Bridgeon Letpadan-HinthadaRoad and other bridgeswere constructed by thegovernment. In thedivision’s rail tran-sportation sector, over 14miles of rail roads werelaid and four railway

stations were constructed.In the industrial

sector, Khittara IndustrialZone was established inPyay and a total of 166industries have investedover K 507.74 million intotal. The division’sPyitaungtan Oil Fieldproduces over 199 barrelsof crude oil and 2.18million cubit feet ofnatural gas in a day.

There are 39state-owned factories and1,319 private-ownedfactories in Bago Division.

Therefore, residents findjob opportunities from thefactories apart fromfarming. That is why noone fell victim to humantrafficking. While strivingfor the improvement ofeconomic conditions inthe region in an attempt toprevent HIV and AIDSinfections, the divisionWAO, a non-governmental organiz-ation, also held educativetalks on HIV/AIDSawareness in the division. Regarding theenvironmental conser-vation sector, trees were

Range. Moreover, specialteak plantations, firewoodplantations and othercommercial treeplantations were carriedout in the division. Thedivision has 2,044 sq milesof the reserve forest and 8sq miles of the protectedreserve forest.

Now, BagoDivision (West) is on thetrack to development andalso participating in theimplementation of theseven-point road map ofthe government.

However, exiledgroups who are crazed for

Division (West).There is concern

that the country’seconomic booming willcome to a halt and jobopportunities willdecrease if there is aneconomic blockade dueto false accusations ofexile groups who weretrying to use UN SecurityCouncil and ILO as a tool.It could lead to humantrafficking and harm theeconomic stability of theState.

On behalf ofMyanmar women,Chairperson of Bago

planted on 162,212 acresof land as part of the planto green Bago Mountain

Regarding the transportation sector, she continued tosay that 2,053 miles of tarred road, gravel and earthen roadhave been constructed so far in addition to renovation of roads.The 4,183-foot-long Nawady Bridge across Ayeyawady Riverwas inaugurated in 1997. The bridge linking Bago Division(West) and Rakhine region was constructed at a cost of US $8.685 million. Moreover, the 1,520-foot-long Myitmakha Bridgeon Letpadan-Hinthada Road and other bridges wereconstructed by the government. In the division’s railtransportation sector, over 14 miles of rail roads were laid andfour railway stations were constructed.

power accused Myanmarof oppressing politicians,committing human rightsabuses, forced labour anddrug trafficking.Meanwhile, in an attemptto harm the peace andstability of the country,they also made groundlessaccusations againstMyanmar and pushed UNto take action against thecountry.

The groundlessaccusations and sanctionshave caused hindrances toMyanmar’s transition todemocracy. As thedivision’s economic,education, health andtransportation sectors haveimproved, there is hardlyany HIV/AIDS infectionsand drug and humantrafficking in Bago

Division WAOcondemned the ground-less accusations of somebig countries and exiledgroups. All WAOs wouldoppose the wrongexpressions on Myanmarthat were submitted to theUN General Assembly,she said.

In conclusion,she called on members ofthe Division’s WAO toexert more efforts forachieving the MillenniumDevelopment Goals ofthe UN.

At the MyanmarWomen’s Day ceremony,officials of Bago DivisionWomen’s AffairsOrganization awarded theoutstanding members ofthe organization.

MNA

Bago Division (West) WAO Chairperson Daw Myint Myint Ohnaddresses the ceremony of Myanmar Women's Day. —MNA

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 7 July, 2006 11

YANGON, 6 July—The Kayah State Women’sAffairs Organization organized the celebration of theMyanmar Women’s Day at the City Hall in Loikaw on3 July.

Chairperson of the organization Daw Ohn Yinsaid that in Kayah State, there were 107 WAOs atKayah State, district, township, ward and village-tractlevels with 14,203 members. The women populationof Kayah State stands at 152,684 or 49.28 per cent. TheMWAF serves the interests of the women and thenation.

The government has been taking measuresincluding the 24-Region Development Project andfive rural development tasks in accord with the State’sobjectives and Our Three Main National Causes forensuring equitable development of all parts of thenation. Nevertheless, beginning 2006 the West blochas accelerated its calling on the UN Security Councilto take action against Myanmar, attempting toexaggerate the Myanmar affairs into regional problemsand intentional issues.

Braving alien pressure, coercion and sanctions, Myanmar hasmanaged to build political, economic, social and transportinfrastructures to certain degree for national development

Microwave Station in Loikaw, Kayah Stateshows the development in domestic and

overseas communication services.

The Ministry of Health is implementing the eightplans on health care for raising the health standard oflocal people.

Under the instructions of the MWAF, collaborativemeasures are being taken constantly to provide health

The Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation andthe Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Associationare taking part in the measures for control of AIDS/HIV.

The mobile team made up of representatives fromMWAF and UN-IAP conducted the training of serviceproviders on trafficking in persons in Kayah State on19 to 21 April 2006. In 2004-2005, educative talks onanti-trafficking in persons have been conducted 93times and seminar on anti-trafficking in persons, 24times in Kayah State.

Funds are provided and vocational training coursesopened to prevent human trafficking in Kayah State.

Now, Myanmar is harvesting fruits from the 30-year education plan. Thanks to better transport, peace,and encouragement of the government, there has beena school each in a three-mile radius area. Thegovernment is facilitating Kayah State with universitiesand colleges. As a result, local youths can pursuehigher education in respective regions. And assistanceand cash are being provided for the students.

care.The government has been able to develop the

health sector that directly contributes towards nationaldevelopment. There have emerged 1000-bed hospitalsthroughout the nation. In Kayah State, the governmenthas opened a 200-bed general hospital, seven townshiphospitals, eight station hospitals, 27 rural health carecentres, one traditional medicine hospital and ninetraditional medicine health care centres.

However much unscrupulous elements aremanufacturing fabrications, Myanmar people are fullyaware of the prevailing conditions of the nation.

Braving the alien pressure, coercion and sanctions,the nation has managed to build political, economic,social and transport infrastructures to a certain degreefor national development. And mutual understandingand trust has been built among national brethren.

Among the armed groups in Kayah State, Ka MaSa Nya armed group led by U Moe Di, Kayan PyithitParty led by U Shwe Aye, KNPDP led by U Go Yi,Naga armed group led by U Hsan Ni Buoy, Ka La La

The Loinanpha Dam built in Dimawhso Township, Kayah State.

Ta armed group led by U Sandar and KNG armedgroup led by U Kyaw Naing have entered the legalfold. They are now participating in the regionaldevelopment plans. So, that has enhanced nationalunity.

The government is making efforts to accomplishthe seven-step Road Map, upholding Our Three MainNational Causes.

In conclusion, she urged the mass of Myanmarwomen to do their bit and join hands with the entirepeople in the drive for national development and theemergence of a modern developed democratic nationwith flourishing discipline.

The chairperson and members presented gifts tooutstanding members who won prizes in MyanmarWomen’s Day commemorative essay contest,Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing ArtsCompetitions, 2005 World Population Daycommemorative essay contest, local and internationalsports events, and those who have donated blood for24 times and 33 times. — MNA

Kayah State observes Myanmar Women’s Day

Kayah State WAO Chairperson Daw Ohn Yin speaks at Myanmar Women’s Day ceremony. — MNA

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Gunmen kidnap IraqiDeputy Minister,

bodyguards

NZ health authority warns of Campylobacteriosis diseaseMad cow disease confirmed

in central Canada

BAGDHAD, 5 July —Gunmen pulled the DeputyElectricity Minister fromhis car in a busy Baghdadstreet on Tuesday,kidnapping him and 19bodyguards in anaudacious attack thatunderlined the vulnera-bility of Iraq’s new govern-ment.

The abduction, thesecond of a politician inthree days, is a blow toattempts by Shiite PrimeMinister Nuri al-Maliki’s

new national unity gov-ernment to show Iraqis thatit is coming to grips withthe relentless guerillas andsectarian violence.

There has been no let-up in bombings andshootings in Baghdad,despite a securitycrackdown. A bomb in acrowded market in theShiite district of Sadr Citykilled more than 60 onSaturday, the worst suchattack in three months.

MNA/Reuters

WELLINGTON, 5July— An infectiousdisease already prevalentin New Zealand is on therise again, said a healthofficer onTuesday.

Infection rates ofCampylobacteriosis inNew Zealand are alreadyhigher than in othercountries and have recentlyrocketed with up to 300

cases being reported aweek, said DonaldCampbell, principaladviser of public healthfor the New ZealandFood Safety Authority(NZFSA).

He said it is not knownwhat is behind the increase.

People who becomeill with Campylobac-teriosis suffer diarrhoea,

cramps, stomach pain andfever within two to fivedays of being exposed tothe organism. The illnessusually lasts a week butcan cause a serious life-threatening infection inpeople with weak immunesystems.

Campbell said in-vestigations are under-taken but it has been hard

to make clear the keyreason. Campbell saidNZFSA now remindspeople that there are thingsthey can do to help reducethe risk of infection.

Two of the mostimportant of these areto cook fully the foodand wash thoroughly thehands.

MNA/Xinhua

OTTAWA, 5 July— TheCanadian Food InspectionAgency (CFIA) onTuesday said final testsconfirmed that a cow fromthe country’s centralprovince of Manitoba wasinfected with mad cowdisease.

The animal was froma farm near Gimli, 80kilometres north ofManitoba’s capital city,Winnipeg. This is the sixthconfirmed case of madcow disease in Canadasince 2003.

MNA/Xinhua

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 7 July, 2006 13

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after exercise deathLONDON, 5 July—Police have arrested

five soldiers on suspicion of man-slaughter over the sudden death of a 22-year-old fellow serviceman in southwestEngland.

Wiltshire police said the soldier,serving with the 2nd Battalion of TheRoyal Welsh, collapsed and died afterexercising at around noon on Monday.

A post mortem will be held later onTuesday.

Police arrested four soldiers fromthe same battalion, aged 44, 33, 31 and28, on Monday.

On Tuesday police said they hadarrested another soldier from thebattalion, aged 29. All are beingquestioned at Salisbury police station.

A Ministry of Defence spokeswomansaid: "With great sadness we can confirmthat a 22-year-old soldier from the 2ndBattalion The Royal Welsh Regimentdied yesterday.

“We are unable to comment further asan investigation is ongoing.”

The battalion is based at Tidworth,Wiltshire.

MNA/Reuters

The pack of riders cycles past fields during the 4th stage of the 93rd Tour deFrance cycling race between Huy, Belgium, and Saint-Quentin, France,

on 5 July , 2006.—INTERNET

NICOSIA, 5 July — A three-day Asia-Europe Meeting(ASEM) Interfaith Dialogue opened in Cyprus’southeastern coastal town of Larnaca on Monday.

More than 200 delegates from 40 European andSouth Asian countries as well as some internationalorganizations participated in the meeting. They includegovernmental officials, political and religious leaders,academics, intellectuals and representatives of the Press.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, CyprusPresident Tassos Papadopoulos said the interfaithdialogue can and should become an annual event andpermanent feature of the ASEM Process.

In late July 2005, over 130 religious and politicalleaders, academics and intellectuals from Asia andEurope met in Bali for the first ASEM InterfaithDialogue, examining ways of promoting interfaithharmony through education, culture, social institutionsand the media.

Papadopoulos expressed that Cyprus is keenlyaware of the need for a dialogue as a means ofimproving mutual understanding of the historical,religious and cultural experiences of one another and“put us firmly on the road to close cooperation, ratherthan mere side-by-side coexistence”.

Hamid Bin Syed Jaafar Al Bar, Foreign Minister ofMalaysia, also spoke at the occasion, saying thatcultural and religious diversity can be a source ofstrength upon which “we could build trust and respectfor a harmonious relationship”. He called upon allworld leaders and governments to engage in dialoguethat will result in tolerance and harmony, adding thateducation and media can contribute to peace andharmony among people of different religions.

MNA/Xinhua

The Space Shuttle Discovery’s docking port can be seen inside the payloadbay of the orbiter in this view from a video camera mounted on the

spacecraft’s robotic arm on 5 July, 2006. —INTERNET

Beatrice Trezeguet (L), wife of France’s David Trezeguet, and Nicole Merry, wife ofFrance’s Thierry Henry, celebrate after France defeated Portugal in their World

Cup 2006 semi-final soccer match in Munich on 5 July, 2006. —INTERNET

Cyprus hosts Asia-EuropeInterfaith Dialogue

BAGHDAD, 5 July — Gunmen released Iraqi Deputy Electricity MinisterRaad al-Harith Tuesday evening, hours after he was kidnapped on a busystreet in Baghdad.

Iraq’s Deputy Minister released hoursafter abduction

Officials from theElectricity Ministry toldthe Press that al-Harithwas released in theevening, but provided nofurther details.

On Tuesday morning,unknown gunmen kid-napped the Deputy Mini-

ster and 19 of his guards inBaghdad, an InteriorMinistry source toldXinhua.

The source saidunidentified gunmen,wearing Iraqi Armyuniforms, ambushed theconvoy of Raad al-Haris

on the Qanat Street ineastern Baghdad.

A number of gover-nment senior officials andParliament members havebeen seized away in a newwave of kidnapping inIraq.

MNA/Xinhua

SOFIA, 5 July— Mic-rosoft Corp has decided toopen a software logisticscentre in Sofia, which willbe the biggest in theBalkans, Teodor Milev,CEO of the MicrosoftBulgaria, announced onMonday.

At an officialceremony, Microsoft'sSenior Vice-PresidentEric Rudder and theBulgarian InformationTechnique and Comm-unication Agency signeda memorandum for coope-ration mapping out long-term partnership betweenBulgaria and the worldsoftware giant.

The logistics centrewill serve clients fromall-Balkan countries, suchas Bulgaria, Romania,Slovenia, Macedonia,Croatia, Bosnia andHerzegovina and Greece,according to Milev.

MNA/Xinhua

Microsoft toestablishBalkans’

biggest logisticscentre in Sofia

KOLKATA (India), 5 July—Heavy rains triggered floods and landslidesacross India, killing 32 people and disrupting life in the financial hub ofMumbai for a second day on Tuesday, officials and residents said.

Indian rains kill 32, Mumbai badly hit

The bad weather wascaused by a depressionover the east coast and arevival of the June-September annual mon-soon rains which had hit alean patch, leading to adry spell across largeswathes of the subcon-tinent.

At least 24 peoplewere killed in the easternstates of Orissa andJharkhand and severalwere missing in neigh-bouring West Bengal after

torrential rains causedrivers to break their banksand triggered landslides,officials said.

Navy boats andhelicopters had beenpressed in to rescuemarooned people fromrooftops and also to dropfood, medicine and waterpackets, authorities said.

In Mumbai, thecountry’s commercialcapital, schools andcolleges were shut andemergency workers

flushed muddy watersfrom submerged streets asthe bustling city struggledto cope with a second dayof monsoon rains.

Weather officials saida depression on the eastcoast was weakening andwas heading towardsMumbai. This wouldbring more rain to the cityand the central state ofMadhya Pradesh over thenext few days, theywarned.

MNA/Reuters

14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 7 July, 2006

S P O R T S

Thierry Henry (L) of France controls the ball for apass against Portugal's Deco during the semifinal

of World Cup 2006 in Munich, Germany,on 5 July, 2006.—INTERNET

Milwaukee Brewers baserunner Rickie Weeks (L)takes out Cincinnati Reds second baseman

Brandon Phillips, as Phillips throws to first base intime to create a double play to end the ninth inning

during a National League baseball game inMilwaukee, Wisconsin on 5 July, 2006.—INTERNET

Zidane earns France World Cup final spot MUNICH, 6 July— The great Zinedine Zidane gave France a 1-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday with

a penalty that handed them a place in the World Cup final.

France's Zinedine Zidane (R) shakes hands withPortugal's Luis Figo before a World Cup 2006 semifinal in Munich, Germany, on 5 July, 2006. —INTERNET

Scolari’s tribute to Francefor “deserved” win

MUNICH, 6 July— Portugal coach Luiz FelipeScolari paid tribute to France after they ended hisdreams of a second successive World Cup triumphwith a 1-0 semifinal defeat of his team on Wednesday.

Henin parachutes into semifinalsLONDON, 6 July— Mental toughness honed by an unusual passion for

skydiving helped Justine Henin-Hardenne into the Wimbledon semifinals.

Sharapova streaks into semifinals LONDON, 6 July— Maria Sharapova overcame the distraction of a male

streaker to dispatch fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-4, in theWimbledon quarterfinals.

Federer outclasses Ancicto reach semis

LONDON, 6 July— Men's champion Roger Federeroutclassed Croatia's Mario Ancic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reachthe Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday.

In the last four the Swiss, who is attempting tobecome only the third man in the professional era towin four consecutive Wimbledon singles titles, willface either Czech Radek Stepanek or Sweden's JonasBjorkman.

Ancic's shock first round win over Federer atWimbledon in 2002 was the last time the Swiss lost amatch on grass but the seventh seed failed to causethe top seed any real problems in humid conditionson Wednesday.—MNA/Reuters

France's Lilian Thuram (R) celebrates with teammate Franck Ribery after their World Cup 2006

semi-final soccer match against Portugal inMunich on 5 July, 2006.—INTERNET

Eight years after their Zidane-inspired home triumph,Les Bleus will feature in the title match of the showcasetournament for the second time when they face Italy onSunday in Berlin.

The 34-year-old Zidane, who retires after the finalsand will play the last game of a glittering career at theOlympic stadium, got the winner after 33 minutes byconverting a penalty after Thierry Henry's ankle wascaught by Ricardo Carvalho. Portugal, playing in theirsecond semifinal after a 1966 appearance with the greatEusebio, have to be content with meeting hosts Germanyfor third place on Saturday in Stuttgart.

"What matters now is to go all the way," said Francecoach Raymond Domenech. "We can't be content withthat. We have to recuperate and start focusing. We mustgive all we have in that final to make sure we have noregrets."

Henry added: "I think the thing that made the differenceis that after the penalty we defended amazingly. Wedefended like lions. We were not in much in danger.

"You could see that that team has desire andcommitment and everything, plus a lot of technique. I'mtrying to shine with the team. Today I got my reward."

It was the first loss in 13 World Cup matches forPortugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari after 11 wins and the

draw against England in the quarterfinals that his teamwon on penalties.

Portugal, the Euro 2004 runners-up, have a reputationfor losing ill-tempered battles against the French, whomthey have not beaten since 1975.

Wednesday's clash on a warm, still night at the high-tech Allianz Arena was tense, as expected, but largelyfree of ugly scenes though Scolari remonstrated withofficials at the end.

"There are situations that are difficult," he said. "Wedid everything we could, we did our best. Congratulationsto France. We have to accept this. We knew it would bea difficult match. We had a few chances but unfortunatelydidn't do it and lost."

France, relying on a bunch of gifted thirty-somethings,started the tournament in sluggish fashion before steppingup a few gears to recapture their winning ways, dumpingout champions Brazil in the previous round.

MNA/Reuters

Zinedine Zidane's first-half penalty doomedScolari, who had guidedBrazil to victory in 2002in Japan, to his first WorldCup finals defeat in 13matches.

After the final whistle,Scolari angrily berated theofficials on the field forthe 33rd-minute penaltydecision against RicardoCarvalho but he laterconceded that France haddeserved to go through toSunday's final againstItaly.

"It was deservedvictory, definitely, forFrance. "There are si-tuations that are difficult.We did everything wecould, we did our best.Congratulations toFrance," he told reporters.

"We have to accept this.We knew it would be adifficult match and had afew chances but,unfortunately, didn't do itand lost."

Scolari's future asPortugal coach will nowbe open to further

speculation after he wasreported in British andPortuguese media to beon the verge of becomingEngland boss before theWorld Cup finals.

"I have a contract untilthe end of July then we'llsee what happens," hesaid.

England have sinceappointed Steve McClarenas manager but Brazil, wholost in the quarterfinals toFrance too, are widelyexpected to have a vacancyas coach open shortly.

MNA/Reuters

The French Openchampion beat qualifierSeverine Bremond 6-4, 6-4to set up a meeting with herBelgian rival Kim Clijstersin the last four of the onlyGrand Slam event she is yetto win.

H e n i n - H a r d e n n etalked afterwards of herdaring hobby and its

benefits."It's really a passion.

It's something I love to do,"said the 24-year-old. "WhenI was off the courts becauseof injuries and illnesses, Ineeded to find somethingto give me adrenaline, and Idid.

“For me as a tennisplayer, winning a Grand

Slam is the most amazingthing I did in my life. Whatis amazing about skydiving,is you are very, very nervousin the plane.

“That’s maybe what Ifeel before walking on thecourt. So it’s pretty similar.”Henin-Hardenne said shetook up skydiving on thesuggestion of her husbandafter a first round defeat atthe French Open in 2002.

“My husband said,‘Let’s go.’ I jumped. It wasnine o’clock in the evening.It was the last plane thatwas going to take theskydivers up. It wasamazing. Everyone shoulddo it. “It’s something thatyou don’t have any regretsabout. Maybe you only doit once because you’re tooscared but you are reallyproud of it. It’s a bit crazy.You need to be a bit crazy todo it.” Henin-Hardennerefused to buckle onTuesday when French-woman Bremond foughtgallantly in each set beforeeventually succumbing.

MNA/Reuters

The 2004 champion ran seventh seedDementieva ragged for much of the matchwith hefty serves and typically brutalhitting down both flanks in sultryconditions on Centre Court. In her thirdsuccessive Wimbledon semifinalSharapova will face either French topseed Amelie Mauresmo or Russia'sAnastasia Myskina. "I got off to a reallygood start and put a lot of pressure on herserves," Sharapova told the BBC. "I had alittle bit of a let down in the second but I'mreally happy to be in the semifinals again."

Dementieva's serve is her biggest flawand she failed to hold her opening servicegame. Sharapova took charge and shewas a set up after only 27 minutes.

Sharapova broke the 2005 US Opensemifinalist twice at the start of the secondset and seemed to be cruising to victorywhen, at 3-0, the streaker ran on to court.

The 19-year-old averted her gaze as hecart-wheeled in front of her before beinghustled away in a red blanket by security.

Sharapova was soon 4-0 up but her aimsuddenly went awry and Dementievabroke serve to trail 4-2 and then held againto narrow the gap to only a game.

Still apparently rattled, Sharapova hadto save two break points before holdingserve for 5-3. Composure restored, sheserved out the match to love, securingvictory when Dementieva netted a servicereturn.—MNA/Reuters

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Thursday, 6 July, 2006Summary of observations recorded at 09:30

hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain have beenisolated in Chin and Kayah States, lower Sagaing andMagway Divisions and fairly widespread to widespreadin the remaining areas with locally heavyfalls in MonState and Taninthayi Division and isolated heavyfallsin Kayin State and Mandalay Division. The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded were Hpa-an (13.74) inches,Ye (8.94) inches, Dawei (6.02) inches, Thaton (5.28)inches, Mudon (4.92) inches, Myeik (3.93) inches,Mawlamyine (2.76) inches,Pinlaung (2.36) inches andYamethin (1.62) inches.

Maximum temperature on 5-7-2006 was 84°F.Minimum temperature on 6-7-2006 was 70°F. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 6-7-2006 was(100%). Total sunshine hours on 5-7-2006 was nil.

Rainfalls on 6-7-2006 were (0.48) inch atMingaladon, (0.59) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.51) inchat Central Yangon. Total rainfalls since 1-1-2006 were(36.42) inches at Mingaladon, (46.22) inches at Kaba-Aye and (47.99) inches at Central Yangon. Maximumwind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph fromSouthwest at (14:30) hours MST on 5-7-2006.

Bay inference: Monsoon is strong in theAndaman Sea and South Bay and moderate elsewherein the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 7-7-2006: Rainwill be isolated in Kayah State, lower Sagaing andMagway Divisions, scattered in Chin State and Manda-lay Division, fairly widespread in Rakhine State, upperSagaing and Bago Divisions and widespread in theremaining areas with likelihood of isolated heavyfallsin Mon and Kayin States and Taninthayi Division. De-gree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate torough sea are likely at times, Gulf of Mottama, off andalong Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed insqualls may reach (35 to 40) mph. Sea will be moder-ate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continua-tion of likelihood of decrease of rain in Rakhine State.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 7-7-2006: Isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouringareas for 7-7-2006: Some rain. Degree of certainty is(80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouringareas for 7-7-2006: Isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (80%).

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20. The next day’sprogramme

Friday, 7 JulyTune in today

8:30 am Brief news8:35 am Music:

-I may be tooyoung

8:40 am Perspectives8:45 am Music:

-Some people8:50 am National news /

Slogan9:00 am Music:

-Up from the skies9:05 am International

news9:10 am Music

-Laying eyes(Eagles)

1:30 pm News / Slogan1:40pm Lunch time music:

-Devoted to you-Till he saysgoodby-Leaves that aregreen

9:00 pm WOM-Songs of Sparish,Freanch, German,Laos

9:15 pm Article9:25 pm Music at your

request-A place in the sun-Honey-Don’t tell megoodnight

9:45 pm News / Slogan10:00 pm PEL

Asleep in JesusU Saw Hsa Loo, Age (96) (Dawei)

Headmaster (Rtd)(Morrow Kayin High School)

U Saw Hsa Loo, beloved husband of Naw BwayPaw, father of Hazeline-Paul, Eddie-Hay Thar, Au-gustine-Tulip, Angeline-Thet Soe and Dah Eh, grand-father of (8), passed away at 10;00 pm on Sunday (2-7-2006) at Dewei. Funeral service was held at KayinBaptist Church, Dawei on (6-7-2006) at (2:00) pm andthe remains were buried at Kyet Sar Byin Cemetery.

Bereaved family

New Rainfall Record(Issued at 10:30 hours MST on 6th July 2006)

The amount of rainfall 349 mm (13.74 inches)observed at (09:30) hours MST on 6th July 2006 inHpa-an is the (24) hours new maximum rainfall re-corded at the station for the month of July during last(43) years. The former record was 237 mm (9.33inches) on 1gd July 1997.

YANGON, 6 July —The 8th Waso robe offer-ing ceremony of MyanmaInsurance under the Min-istry of Finance and Rev-enue was held at the officeof Myanma Insurance thismorning. On the occasion,officials and staff ofMyanma Insurance tookthe Five Precepts fromthe Pabedan TownshipSangha Nayaka Commit-tee Chairman SayadawMaha Ganthavacaka.Managing Director UThein Lwin and wife andheads of departments of-fered Waso robes and pro-visions to the Sayadaws.Chairman Sayadaw deliv-ered a sermon, and thosepresent shared meritsgained and offered “soon”to the Sayadaws. — MNA

Afghanistanburns over 40

tons ofnarcotics

Flood Bulletin(Issued at 12:00 hours MST on 6th July 2006)

According to the (06:30) hours MST obser-vation today, the water level of Sittoung River atMadauk is (1113) cm. It may remain above the dan-ger level (1070) cm during the next (48) hour com-mencing noon today.

According to the (06:30) hours MST obser-vation today, the water level of Shwegyin River atShwegyi is (734) cm. It may remain above the dan-ger level (700) cm during the next (48) hour com-mencing noon today.

Myanma Insurance offers Waso robes to Sayadaws

KABUL, 6 July — TheAfghan Government aspart of its efforts to elimi-nate illegal drug in thecountry burned more than40 tons of narcotics at aceremony held here onWednesday.

The narcotics include4.1 tons of heroin, 12 tonsof opium and 24 tons ofhashish. Speaking on theoccasion Counter Narcot-ics Minister HabibullahQaderi expressed the Af-ghan Government’s firmdetermination to get thecountry rid of the drugmenace.

“The government ofAfghanistan has alwaysbeen trying to fight againstnarcotics.

So that we candisrupt and foil the effortsmade by drug traffickers.And the drug eliminatedtoday is a testimony to thisfact,” Qaderi told thegathering attended theceremony.

MNA/Xinhua

Managing Director U Thein Lwin of Myanma Insurance and wifedonate Waso robes and alms to a Sayadaw. — MI

13th Waxing of Waso 1368 ME Friday, 7 July, 2006

Shan State (East) Committee for Anti-trafficking in Persons formed with 15members to effectively take preventive measures against trafficking in persons

Short-term and long-term projects laid down and beingimplemented for all-round development of the State

According to the (15:30) hours MSTobservation today, 6 July, the water level ofThanlwin River at Hpa-an is (630) cms. Itmay remain above the danger level (750)cms during the next (48) hours commencingthis evening.

YANGON, 6 July— Organized by ShanState (East) Women’sAffairs Organization, theMyanmar Women’s Day2006 was observed at theCity Hall in Kengtung,Shan State (East), on 3July morning.

In her address,Chairperson of Shan State(East) WAO Daw MarMar Thein said that ShanState (East) is sharing bor-der with three neighbour-ing countries — the Peo-ple’s Republic of China,Laos and Thailand. Thearea of Shan State (East)is 16,015 square miles and

Myanmar Women’s Day 2006 observed in Kengtungits population density is52 per square-miles. Thestate is located between1,200 feet and 8,000 feetsea level. Regional prod-ucts are paddy, coal andlime stone.

Shan State (East)is constituted with fourdistricts, 11 townships,seven sub-townships, 71wards, 215 village-tractsand 2,979 villages. Na-tional races from 134,548households of 848,293population are residing inthe state. A total of103,690 members hadjoined one Shan State(East) WAO, four Dis-

trict WAOs, 10 Town-ship WAOs and 227Ward and Village WAOsin Shan State (East).

For ensuring eq-uitable development of allthe regions of the nation,the Government is accel-erating enhancement ofeducation, health and eco-nomic sectors in the en-tire Shan State. In con-stantly undertakingregional developmenttasks in Shan State (East),the Government had con-stituted Mongla Town-ship and Sub-Townshipsin 2002. In the education

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YANGON, 6 July —The ceremony ofMyanmar Women’s Day,organized by Sagaing Di-vision Women’s AffairsOrganization, was held atCity Hall in Monywa,Sagaing Division, on 3July.

First, Chairperson ofSagaing Division WAODaw San Myint made aspeech on the occasion,saying that there weremany broad areas inSagaing Division andSagaing, Monywa, Shwe-bo Districts were scorch-ing and dry and they werelack of rain and water inthe past. Now, SagaingDivision becomes flour-ishing by building damsand river water pumpingstations. There had beenan improvement of re-gional food security.Thaphan-seik Multi-pur-pose Dam Project, situ-ated in Kyunhla Town-ship, is one of the largestdams in South-East Asia.Owing to the advantagesof Kintat, Karboe,Kyeebinet, Ingyinthapo,Maha Nanda Lake,

Myanmar Women’s Day held in Sagaing Division

YANGON, 6 July— Members of EinmeTownship NationalLeague for Democracy inAyeyawady Division UHla Shwe, U Shwe Kyi,U Tin Thein, U Lu Tay,U Yar Pyat, U TheinHsaing, U Than Doak and

Eight members of EinmeTownship NLD quit

Owing to loss of trustin NLD leaders

U Min Min Zaw ofKyakhatkwin village re-signed from the NLD oftheir own accord on 26June.

They sent the let-ters of resignation to NLDHeadquarters and local au-thorities.

In their letters,they said NLD party hadcommitted acts that aredetrimental to the peopleand the State. The reasonfor which they resignedfrom the party was thatthey had lost trust in theNLD. — MNA

Ayadaw, Ainglyar, Myo-thitchaung and Okpo damclusters, Sagaing Divisioncan rely on Shwebo andMonywa plains as a ricebowl. Moreover, westernpart of Chindwin Riverbecame lush and green andcould produces paddy andbeans and pulses. Therehad been considerable in-crease of paddy, beans andpulses and edible oil cropsin Sagaing and MonywaDistricts thanks to con-struction of clusters ofdams and river water

pumping projects. So far,over 7.4 millions acres offarmlands had been re-claimed in Sagaing Divi-sion. A total of 2 millionacres of paddy, 1.58 mil-lion acres of beans andpulses and 1.75 millionacres of edible oil cropshad been grown in the di-vision. In addition, 115.6million baskets of paddy,44.6 million baskets of ed-ible oil crops and 44.3million baskets of beansand pulses had been pro-duced in the division.

A total of 51 factoriesand workshops had beenbuilt by the Government.There had been 4,828 pri-vate-owned factories andworkshops in the division.

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Chairperson of Shan State (East) WAO Daw Mar Mar Thein speaking atthe ceremony to mark Myanmar Women’s Day 2006 in Kengtung.—MNA

Chairperson of Sagaing Division WAO Daw San Myint gives anaddress at the ceremony in commemoration of Myanmar Women’s Day

2006 in Monywa. — MNA

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