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Volume XIII, Number 329 13th Waxing of Taboung 1367 ME Saturday, 11 March, 2006 Established 1914 Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam tours Mandalay YANGON, 10 March — Visiting President of the Republic of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and party, together with Minister for Science and Tech- nology U Thaung, Myanmar Ambassador to India U Kyi Thein, Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Bhaskar Kumar Mitra and officials, left Yangon International Airport by special aircraft this morn- ing and arrived at Mandalay International Airport in TadaU Township in the afternoon. The Indian President and party were wel- comed there by Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han, Deputy Com- mander of Central Command Brig-Gen Nay Win, Indian Consul-General Ms Anita Nayar, senior military officers and officials. At the airport, Ayeya Maung elephant dance troupe of Kyaukse and schoolgrils also welcomed the Indian delegation. On arrival at University of Traditional Medi- cine (Mandalay), the Indian President and party were welcomed by Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint, directors-general, faculty members, medi- cal superintendents and students. The drum troupe of the Fine Arts Depart- ment (Mandalay Branch) welcomed the Indian President by playing the drums. The Indian Presi- dent cordially greeted them and posed for a docu- mentary photo together with them. Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint ex- plained matters related to the University of Tradi- tional Medicine to the Indian President. Acting Rector Dr Lwin Ko presented a gift to the visiting president. Next, the Indian President and party visited the museum of the university. At the meeting hall, Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam explained research of Indian tradi- tional medicines, and signed in the visitors’ book. Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw hosted a luncheon to the Indian President and party at Sedona Hotel in Mandalay. After the luncheon, the visiting president and the commander exchanged souvenirs. On arrival at Maha Lawka Marazein Kuthodaw Pagoda in Aungmyethazan Township, the Indian guests were welcomed by Director- General Dr Myo Myint of the Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana and members of the pagoda board of trustees. Chancellor of Sitagu International Buddhist Academy Dr Ashin Ñanissara (D Litt) explained the salient point of the pagoda. The Sayadaw conducted them round the pa- goda and Pitakat stone inscriptions. After signing in the visitors’ book, the In- dian President presented cash donations to Direc- tor-General Dr Myo Myint. The Indian President visited Maha Muni Buddha Image, and offered gold foils to the Bud- dha Image. The Indian President persented cash donation to Chairman of the Pagoda Board of Trustees U Maung Pu. The visiting president signed in the visitors’ book. Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and party left Mandalay for Yangon in the evening. They were seen off at the airport by Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Nay Win, senior military officers, departmental officials and students. — MNA Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw welcomes Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at Mandalay International Airport. MNA Visiting Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam offers gold foils to Maha Muni Buddha Image in Mandalay. MNA

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Volume XIII, Number 329 13th Waxing of Taboung 1367 ME Saturday, 11 March, 2006

Established 1914

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

Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalamtours Mandalay

YANGON, 10 March — Visiting President ofthe Republic of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam andparty, together with Minister for Science and Tech-nology U Thaung, Myanmar Ambassador to IndiaU Kyi Thein, Indian Ambassador to Myanmar MrBhaskar Kumar Mitra and officials, left YangonInternational Airport by special aircraft this morn-ing and arrived at Mandalay International Airportin TadaU Township in the afternoon.

The Indian President and party were wel-comed there by Chairman of Mandalay DivisionPeace and Development Council Commander ofCentral Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, MandalayMayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han, Deputy Com-mander of Central Command Brig-Gen Nay Win,Indian Consul-General Ms Anita Nayar, seniormilitary officers and officials.

At the airport, Ayeya Maung elephant dancetroupe of Kyaukse and schoolgrils also welcomedthe Indian delegation.

On arrival at University of Traditional Medi-cine (Mandalay), the Indian President and partywere welcomed by Minister for Health Dr KyawMyint, directors-general, faculty members, medi-cal superintendents and students.

The drum troupe of the Fine Arts Depart-ment (Mandalay Branch) welcomed the IndianPresident by playing the drums. The Indian Presi-dent cordially greeted them and posed for a docu-mentary photo together with them.

Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint ex-plained matters related to the University of Tradi-

tional Medicine to the Indian President. ActingRector Dr Lwin Ko presented a gift to the visitingpresident.

Next, the Indian President and party visitedthe museum of the university.

At the meeting hall, Indian President Dr APJAbdul Kalam explained research of Indian tradi-tional medicines, and signed in the visitors’ book.

Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw hosted aluncheon to the Indian President and party atSedona Hotel in Mandalay.

After the luncheon, the visiting president andthe commander exchanged souvenirs.

On arrival at Maha Lawka MarazeinKuthodaw Pagoda in Aungmyethazan Township,the Indian guests were welcomed by Director-General Dr Myo Myint of the Department forPromotion and Propagation of the Sasana andmembers of the pagoda board of trustees.

Chancellor of Sitagu International BuddhistAcademy Dr Ashin Ñanissara (D Litt) explainedthe salient point of the pagoda.

The Sayadaw conducted them round the pa-goda and Pitakat stone inscriptions.

After signing in the visitors’ book, the In-dian President presented cash donations to Direc-tor-General Dr Myo Myint.

The Indian President visited Maha MuniBuddha Image, and offered gold foils to the Bud-dha Image. The Indian President persented cashdonation to Chairman of the Pagoda Board ofTrustees U Maung Pu. The visiting president signedin the visitors’ book.

Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam andparty left Mandalay for Yangon in the evening.They were seen off at the airport by CommanderMaj-Gen Khin Zaw, Mayor Brig-Gen Phone ZawHan, Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Nay Win,senior military officers, departmental officials andstudents. — MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw welcomes Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at MandalayInternational Airport. —  MNA

Visiting Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam offers gold foils to Maha Muni Buddha Image inMandalay. —  MNA

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Saturday, 11 March, 2006

PERSPECTIVES

A goodwill delegation led by Presidentof the Republic of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalamarrived in the Union of Myanmar on 8 March2006 at the invitation of Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council of the Unionof Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe.

Being neighbouring countries the Unionof Myanmar and the Republic of India havebeen fostering friendly ties.

Leaders of Myanmar and India are fur-ther strengthening mutual friendship and co-operation through the exchange of visits.

Chairman of the State Peace and Devel-opment Council of the Union of MyanmarSenior General Than Shwe paid a goodwill visitto the Republic of India from 25 to 29 October2004 at the invitation of President of the Re-public of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

During the visit, the two leaders discussedregional and international affairs related toMyanmar and India and exchanged views onthe matters. The visit promoted mutual respectsand understanding between the two countries.

Now, the goodwill delegation led by Presi-dent of the Republic of India Dr APJ AbdulKalam is here in the Union of Myanmar, andthe visit was accorded a rousing welcome.

During the visit, one agreement and twoMoUs were signed. They are: the FrameworkAgreement on Mutual Cooperation in the Fieldof Remote Sensing between the MyanmarGovernment and the Indian Government, theMoU on Cooperation on Buddhist Studies be-tween the Ministry of Religious Affairs of theMyanmar Government and the Indian Coun-cil for Cultural Relations of the Indian Gov-ernment and the MoU on Cooperation in Pe-troleum Sector between the Ministry of En-ergy of the Myanmar Government and theMinistry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of theIndian Government.

Head of State Senior General Than Shweand wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing hosted a dinnerin honour of visiting President of the Republicof India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and goodwilldelegation members at the Reception Hall ofPyithu Hluttaw Building on Pyay Road inYangon.

We firmly believe that the State visit tothe Union of Myanmar by President of the Re-public of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will fur-ther strengthen the existing friendly ties be-tween the two countries and promote mutualcooperation.

Towards furthur promotingmutually beneficialcooperation

* 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

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YANGON, 10 March — To hail the 61st Anni-versary Armed Forces Day, the special sale of Min-istry of Industry-1 was launched in North OkkalapaTownship this morning, attended by Minister forIndustry-1 U Aung Thaung.

Yangon East District Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Chairman Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein andDirector-General of the Regional Industrial Coordi-nation ad Inspection Department U Thaik Tun for-mally opened the sale.

Special sale of Ministry of Industry-1 openedThe minister pressed the button to open the

archway of the special sale and viewed the sale. Atotal of 345 kinds of products of factories under theministry including garment, foodstuff, medicines andhousehold items, ceramics, stationery and electricalappliances are available at the sale.

Besides, the vocalists will entertain the visi-tors to the accompaniment of modern music troupe.The special sale will be kept open until 19 Marchfrom 8 am to 8 pm. — MNA

YANGON, 10 March — Organized by the Min-istry of Commerce, the medical products of Bangla-desh were introduced in conjuction with a medicalseminar that took place at the Sedona Hotel thismorning. It was attended by Minister for CommerceBrig-Gen Tin Naing Thein, Bangladeshi Ambassa-dor Mr Mohammed Khariuzzaman and ambassadorsof foreign mission in Yangon and guests.

Medical products of Bangladesh introducedAmbassador Mr Mohammed Khariuzzaman

extended greetings. Minister Brig-Gen Tin NaingThein gave a speech on the occasion. A medicalproducts show followed. The minister, the ambassa-dors and guests viewed the booths around the show.

The medical seminar continues tomorrow andthe entrepreneurs of the two nations will hold frankdiscussions on boosting bilateral trade.—MNA

YANGON, 10 March— Naing Naing Lin wonchampion in the TigerMyanmar Amateur Open2006 at Yangon GolfClub in Danyingon,Insein Township, today.

After the fourthand final round, Com-mercial Manager ofMyanmar Brewery LtdMr Voctor Sech pre-sented K 15,000 each todaily best golfers NaingNaing Lin and Bo Bo.

Deputy GeneralManager Lt-Col MaungMaung Sein (Retd) ofMyanmar Brewery Ltdgave prizes to amateurgolfers who stood fromseventh to tenth posi-tions, and General Man-

Amateur golfer Naing Naing Linemerges champion

ager Mr David Tengprizes to those who stoodfrom fourth to sixth po-sitions.

MPGA and MGFPresident Maj-Gen WinHlaing (Retd) awarded K750,000 and champion-ship trophy to NaingNaing Lin who shot 289strokes, K 400,000 sec-ond prize to Bo Bo whoscored 294 and K350,000 to third prize

winner Aung Win whofired 303.

Mr David Tengpresented special gifts tothe MPGA and MGFPresident and Director-General U Thaung Htaikof Sports and PhysicalEducation Department.

Mr Victor Seahalso presented a gift toSecretary U Aye Cho ofthe Golf Club.

The golf tour was

organized by MyanmarGolf Federation, andsponsored by theMyanmar Brewery Ltdtogether with co-sponsorsAir Mandalay Ltd, KMGolf Centre, ImperialJade Drinking Water,Canon, Yangon GolfClub and Han Golf Mas-ter Academy. The HanEvent Management per-formed functions of thegolf tour. — MNA

Minister U Aung Thaung unveils signboard of Special Sale of Ministry of Industry-1. —  MNA

MPGA and MGF President Maj-Gen Win Hlaing (Retd) poses fordocumentary photo with prize winners. —  MGF

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China issues report to criticize USfor its democracy of money

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Chinese articles of virtureturned to be auctionedA worker shows a jade sculpture dating back

to ancient China's Qing Dynasty (1644-1911),in Beijing, capital of China, on 9 March, 2006.A batch of Chinese articles of virtu returnedfrom foreign countries will be auctioned at theJingguang Centre in Beijing, on 20 April.

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BEIJING , 9 March—The United States has always boasted itself as the "model of democracy" andhawked its mode of democracy to the rest of the world, but in fact, American "democracy" is always onefor the wealthy and a "game for the rich", according to a report released here on Thursday.

The report, titled theHuman Rights Record ofthe United States in 2005and released by theInformation Office ofChina's State Council,says that "the democraticelections in the UnitedStates, to a great extent,are driven by money".

During the mayoralelection of New YorkCity in November 2005,billionaire Mayor MichaelBloomberg spent 77.89million US dollars of hisfortune for re-election.

That came to more than100 US dollars per vote.According to a survey, inWashington DC a USsenator needs about 20million US dollars to keepthe seat in the Senate.

"Decisions of the USCongress and the Admini-stration are deeplyinfluenced by money," thereport says. In the UnitedStates, various firms andinterest groups hire publicrelations and consultingcompanies to lobby theCongress and the

Burst tyres halt flights atManila’s airports

MANILA, 9 March —Two flat tyres on a CebuPacific plane broughttraffic to a standstill atthe Philippine capital'sinternational and do-mestic airports onWednesday, with 16flights diverted ordelayed. Officials atNinoy Aquino Inter-national Airport, whichshares its main runwaywith the domesticterminals in Manila, —said service wasinterrupted for about twohours. Eight incomingplanes were sent to theinternational airport atClark, a former US baseabout 80 kilometres (50miles) north of Manila,

and one to the central cityof Cebu. Hong Kong'sCathay Pacific Airways,Taiwan's Eva Airways,Singapore-based JetstarAsia, South Korea'sAsiana Airlines andPhilippine Airlines were

Landslide kills 12 diggersin Indonesia’s Java

JAKARTA, 9 March—A landslide in an unauthorisedsand-digging location killed 12 workers and injuredtwo others in Indonesia's West Java Province, a policespokesman said on Wednesday.

The workers were collecting sand in a digging areain Cipatat District that had been shut down by localauthorities when an avalanche of gravel came down onthem on Tuesday.

"Twelve dead victims have been identified fromthe incident. Officers are still finding out whether itwas an accident or a crime of negligence," BambangKuncoko, a spokesman at the national policeheadquarters, told reporters.

A local official in Cipatat said the diggers livednearby.

"The site has been closed by the local government,but residents still try to dig... to pay debts or make endsmeet. Many are jobless here," Hermanto told Reutersby phone from Cipatat, located near the West Javacapital of Bandung.

He added the diggers' lack of safety knowledgemight have caused the incident, which occurred whenthe weather was clear. — MNA/Reuters

Man who weighed 1,000 poundsdown to 400

Patrick Deuel is seen inhis Valentine,

Neb, home, 18 May,2005.—INTERNET

SIOUX FALLS, 9March—Patrick Deuel,who once weighed morethan 1,000 pounds, haslost another 81 pounds ina surgery that removed amass of fat and skinhanging from his mid-section.

“He’s doing well,” saidDr Fred Harris, whoperformed the surgery onTuesday.

The mass, called apannus, made it difficultfor Deuel, 43, of Valen-tine, Neb, to walk.

Surgery to remove ithad been scheduled forJanuary, but the procedure

Bolivian rescue personnel gather near plane crash site in Keluyo, some 35 km(22 miles) in the outskirts of La Paz, on 9 March, 2006. —INTERNET

Clocks in UK’s armoury against problem gambling

With the surgery, Deuelnow weighs about 400pounds.

He could lose evenmore through exercise,said Harris.

“But if Patrick neverlost another pound, I'd bea happy camper,” Harrissaid.

When Deuel came toSioux Falls for gastricbypass surgery in 2004,he weighed 1,072pounds. He was so largehis bedroom wall had tobe cut out to extract himfrom his home. He wasrushed to the hospital inan ambulance withextra-wide doors and aramp-and-winch systemthat had to be dispatchedfrom Denver.

Gastric bypass sur-gery, a stomach staplingprocedure, was thought tobe his best chance forpermanent weight loss.

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LONDON, 9 March—Clocks will be one ofBritain's weapons againstproblem gambling whenit liberalizes the sector,allowing a new wave oflarge Las Vegas-stylecasinos across the country,the government said onThursday.

Traditionally, casinoshave avoided givingcustomers clues to howlong they’ve been gam-bling, spurning clocks andoften shutting out sunlightin the early hours ofthe morning. But draftgambling rules onThursday set out measuresto combat addiction andcrime, including licensesfor finance and managingdirectors, a ban on freedrinks and measures tohelp gamblers keep track

of time.“Casino and bingo

operators must introducemeasures to control con-tinuous and repetitiveplay, such as designingsites and implementing

procedures to encouragebreaks in play and makingcustomers aware of thetime they have spentgambling,” said theGambling Commission.

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Pieces of a tyre of a Boeing DC-9 aircraft ofPhilippine carrier Cebu Pacific (in background)litter the main runway of Manila International

Airport, on 8 March, 2006. —INTERNET

affected by thediversions. “We're backto normal,” said OctavioLina, assistant generalmanager for operationsat Manila's InternationalAirport.

MNA/Reuters

was postponed whenDeuel got the flu.

Administration, spendingmoney to influence theirdecisions and win gov-ernment contracts, it says.

On 4 January, 2006,mainstream US mediacarried reports on superlobbyist Jack Abramoffpleading guilty to threefelony charges includinga conspiracy involvingcorruption of pub-lic officials and agreeingto cooperate with USprosecutors in inve-stigating members ofCongress and aides su-

spected of corruption. The case is the largest

power-for-money scandalin American politics forseveral decades. It wasreported that 20 membersof Congress and their aideshave been involved in thisunusual large-scalescandal.

In 2004, 2.1 billion USdollars was spent tolobbying the federalgovernment and theCongress, and three billionUS dollars for elections ofthe President and mem-bers of Congress in theUnited States, according tothe report. — MNA/Xinhua

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NEW YORK, 9 March—As emerging stockmarkets surged during thepast year, 102 wealthypeople around the worldwon a much-coveted titlealong with their stellargains — they all becamebillionaires.

The number of billion-

SMITHFIELD , 9 March—A man accused of stealing a car was arrested afterstopping to ask for directions at the car owner’s father’s house, authorities said.

CARACAS,, 9 March— Venezuela’s Government and civil society on Tuesdaybegan a week of conferences and demonstrations protesting the US-led war inIraq and the US hostility towards other nations, official sources said.

Chinese workers clean a skyscraper in Shanghai on 9 March, 2006. China'smonthly data shower is likely to show an economy still firing on all cylinders,though distortions caused by the timing of the Lunar New Year holidays will

make economists wary of reading too much into the figures.—INTERNET

The events took placewithin the framework ofInternational Women’sDay, which falls on Wed-nesday.

Singer-songwriterElena Gil will take part inan event on Wednesday atthe Caracas City Theatrewhich will show a videoof women’s struggleagainst the US police.

On Thursday, womenwill lead a march againstthe Iraq war outside theUS embassy, where theywill deliver a petitiondemanding the with-

drawal of US soldiersfrom Iraq.

Venezuela’s legislativecommittee member Gab-riela Ramirez said that theIraq war only createsprofits for the US militaryindustry.

Maripili Hernandez,Vice-Minister for NorthAmerica, said Venezuelasupports US citizens thatare forced to go to Iraqbecause of nationalistblackmail, adding that thechildren of US citizenswere being sacrificed forthe economic interests of

Washington. On Thursday, German

Mudarin, a human rightsactivist, and Hernandez, willattend a conference on theUS human rights situation.

And on Friday, therewill be a conference onthe right to information,liberty of expression andthe situation of journalistsin the United States. OnSaturday, there will be ameeting on the situationof Latin American im-migrants in the UnitedStates, according to thesources. — MNA/Xinhua

Stop for directions foils alleged thief

Michael Chapman, 54,is accused of stealing a caron Wednesday morning inHopedale, about 130 mileseast of Columbus near theWest Virginia state line.

Chapman drove east forthree miles, then pulledoff state Route 151needing directions to anearby town. He stoppedrandomly at the home ofThomas Eltringham.

Eltringham, 67, gavethe directions, but whenChapman drove off,Eltringham called hisdaughter, fearing that thegold 2001 Buick LeSabremight have been hers, saidCapt R J Myers of theHarrison County Sheriff'sOffice. Norma Harris toldher father that she hadstarted the car, left itrunning so it could warm

up and went back into herhouse, Myers said.Apatrol officer spotted thecar about 25 miles awaynear Smithfield andchased it. The driver

pulled into a driveway, gotout and ran away,authorities said. Chapmanwas found hiding behindan auto sales office andarrested.—Internet

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BEIJING, 9 March—Last year, the UnitedStates found 727,304homeless people nation-wide, meaning about onein every 400 Americanswere without a home,

US has 727,304 homeless people nationwideaccording to the HumanRights Record of theUnited States in 2005issued by the InformationOffice of China's StateCouncil on Thursday.

The figures came fromThe USA Today publishedon 12 October, 2005.

“The Los AngelesCounty has become 'thehomeless capital ofAmerica', with the averagenumber of vagabonds orpeople in shelters hitting90,000 a day, including35,000 people chronicallyhomeless,” the reportquotes an article of TheLos Angeles Times on June16, 2005 as saying.

“The United Statesdubs the world's richestcountry, however, itmaintains the highestpoverty rate amongdeveloped countries,”

the report says, given astudy of eight advancedcountries by LondonSchool of Economics in2005, which found that theUnited States had theworst social inequality.

On the one hand, thereport says, in recentyears the fortunes of therich have continued torise in the United States.According to two newstudies by SpectremGroup, a Chicago-basedwealth-research firm,and the Boston Con-sulting Group, million-aire house-holds(excluding the value ofprimary residences) inthe United States con-trolled more than 11trillion in assets in 2004,up more than 8 per centfrom 2003.

MNA/Xinhua

NANCHANG, 9 March—Chinese archaeo-logists have uneartheda well-preserved tombfrom the Eastern JinDynasty (265 AD-420AD) in east China's

Number of billionaires upto record 793

Bill Gates (R) and Warren Buffett

aires around the world roseby 102 to a record 793 overthe past year, and theircombined wealth grew 18percent to $2.6 trillion,according to Forbesmagazine's 2006 rankingsof the world's richestpeople.

Forbes editor Luisa

Kroll noted that Russia'sstock market jumped 108percent between February2005 and February 2006,while India's market roseby more than 54 percentduring the same period.Brazil “was another brightstar” with a market gainof 38 percent, she said.Microsoft Corp founderBill Gates was again theworld’s richest man forthe 12th year running.Gates grew wealthier,with his net worth risingto $50 billion from $46.5billion. Investor WarrenBuffett, the chairman ofBerkshire Hathaway Inc,again ranked second.

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1,700-year old tomb unearthedin east China

VANCOUVER, 9 March—An elderly man spent at leastthree days in his vehicle on the side of a busy Canadianhighway before anyone —including police who checkedthe car's license plate — realized he was dead.

A passing motorist discovered the man's body afterdeciding to check the vintage-model car on the Trans-Canada Highway near Abbotsford, British Columbia,on Sunday to see if it was for sale.

The car's license number was checked by passingpolice on Friday and Saturday to make sure it was notstolen, but the officers apparently did not stop toinspect it because it was not impeding traffic.—Internet

Jiangxi Province.The tomb is located at

a railway constructionsite in Nanchang, thecapital city of Jiangxi.

The 6.7-metre by 1.75-metre tomb chamber is

about five metres under-ground and contains a3.3-metre long, 0.6-metre wide and 0.5metre-high coffin.

The remains of thebody inside are airslakedamid 30-centimetre-thick silt.

The 32 objects un-earthed from the coffinincluded a bronze mirror,a lacquer case, a silverhairpin, a wooden comb,pearls and copper coins.

Adding the 20 potteryand bronze items foundaround the tomb cham-ber, there were a total of52 cultural relics ex-cavated from the tomb.

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Dead man spends days unnoticed on highway

Venezuela Govt, NGOsprotest against US policies

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Scientists foresee stronger solarstorms in next 11 years

BEIJING , 8 March— Scientists announced on Monday that˚increasingly severe solar storms˚arelikely to take place in˚the next 11 years.˚

Scientists announced on Mondaythat˚increasingly severe solar storms˚are likely to

take place in˚the next 11 years.—INTERNET

millions of miles across, which could  short-circuit aworld increasingly dependent on giant utilities andsatellite communications networks, scientists warned.

    The solar storms in the past have knocked outhuge power grids and screwed up global electronicsand data communications, but "the next sunspot cyclewill be 30 to 50 percent stronger than the last one," thescientists said in Monday's statement.  Monday'sforecast was announced by scientists from agenciesincluding NASA and the National Science Foundation,based on research centered at the National Centre forAtmospheric Research in Colorado.

    There is disagreement on exactly when the newcycle will begin. One researcher predicted that thecycle will likely start in late 2007 or early 2008while another said it could begin as either as late thisyear. But they did agree that the most severe stormswon't begin popping on the solar surface for severalyears, but when they do, they'll be huge.

    Solar storms can happen at any time during an 11-year solar cycle. However, by far the worst storms arelikeliest to occur during the period known as “solarmaximum,” or solar max for short. The last solar maxwas in 2001.—Internet 

Iranian councellor accuses US ofwaging psychological warfare

ANAKARA , 9 March — Counsellor of the Iranian Embassy in Turkey BivanIzadi on Wednesday accused the United States of pursuing a psychologicalwarfare against Iran.

Izadi, speaking at apanel discussion in Ankara,said that Iran wouldcontinue its nuclearactivities even if the issuewas referred to the UNSecurity Council or wouldlead to any sanction on Iran.

Izadi insisted thatconducting nuclearactivities for peacefulpurposes is the right of Iran.

The Iranian diplomatcriticized that the USalways created publicdiplomacy through lies,citing the US-led invasioninto Iraq in 2003.

Before the militaryinvasion, US PresidentGeorge Bush had insistedthat Iraq, under formerpresident Saddam Hussein,had biological weapons,

but US troops failed to findeven one milligramme ofthose weapons, said Izadi.

The US has longaccused Iran of seekingnuclear weapons, butTeheran insists that itsnuclear programme iscompletely peaceful,vowing not to give up itslegal rights.

MNA/Xinhua

China Statistics chief calls forcurb on foreign investment

BEIJING , 9 March — Foreigners have gained a strong foothold in somesectors of China's economy and Beijing must act now to prevent moredomestic firms from falling prey to multinationals, a senior governmentofficial said on Tuesday.

Li Deshui, head ofthe National Bureau ofStatistics, called forlegislation to curb "ill-willed" acquisitions ofdomestic companies byforeign firms and to scrapthe country's decades-oldpreferential policies forforeign investors, notably

tax breaks."Initially forming

joint ventures and settingup wholly ownedfactories, multinationalsare now mounting alarge-scale drive tomerge with, or acquire,high-quality Chinesecompanies," Li said.

"Some multinationalsbelieve it's the best timeto acquire Chinese firms,because they are farcheaper than US andEuropean companies," hetold Reuters in an inter-

view on the sidelines ofthe annual session of Par-liament.

The warning cameamid a heated debateamong academics andofficials about the prosand cons of Beijing'spolicy of opening itseconomy to foreigninvestors, which hashelped transform Chinainto a globalmanufacturing hub buthas also fuelled frictionswith its trade partners.

MNA/Reuters

A woman painted as a tiger sits in a cage on asidewalk in New York’s Times Square, on 9 March,2006, during a protest by the group People for theEthical Treatment of Animals (PETA). —INTERNET

‘Maria’ star Moreno journeys to ‘Earth’

Actress Catalina Sandino Morenoarrives in New York on 27

February, 2006. Moreno, whoreceived an Oscar nomination last

year for playing a drug mule in'Maria Full of Grace,' will star inthe 19th century drama 'The Heartof the Earth,' producers announced

on Thursday.— INTERNET

    When the solar cycle reaches its peak in 2012, itwill hurl at Earth mammoth solar storms with intenseradiation and clouds of high-speed subatomic particles

MADRID, 9 March — Colombianactress Catalina Sandino Moreno, whoreceived an Oscar nomination last yearfor playing a drug mule in “Maria Fullof Grace,” will star in the 19th centurydrama “The Heart of the Earth,”producers announced on Thursday.

The story, from Spanish writer/director Antonio Cuadri (“La GranVida”), is set around the British-ownedmines of Andalusia’s Rio Tinto in 1888and depicts the friendship of two women,one Spanish and the other British, againstthe social upheavals of the time. The taleis based on the true story of the arrival ofCuban anarchist Maximiliano Tornet,which resulted in a strike — the firstecological demonstration in history —and a massacre.

The $14 million film will shoot for12 weeks in Spain and Portugalbeginning 31 March. Also on boardare Sienna Guillory, Hugh Dancy,Bernard Hill and Joaquim de Almeida.

Moreno’s upcoming films include“Paris je t’aime,” which will screen atthe Cannes Film Festival in May, and“Fast Food Nation.”—Internet

A Panasonic hostess presents a huge 103-inchplasma TV screen during the 2006 CeBIT

information and telecommunication technology fairin Hanover. —INTERNET

World’s biggest high-tech expoopens in Hanover

BERLIN , 10 March — Around 6,260 companies from about 70countries on Wednesday flocked in Germany's northern city of Hanoverfor the annual CeBIT technology trade fair, the world's biggest high-techexpo.

Announcing theopening of the 2006CeBIT, German Chan-cellor Angela Merkelsaid the trade fair isremarkably important asthe IT and communi-cations industries are thedriving forces of theeconomy.

“Germany is strivingto be the factory for theworld in the future, andour country must spareno efforts in pursuingthat," Merkel said. TheCeBIT, which will beopen to visitors startingfrom Thursday, is to runthrough 15 March. Thisyear's CeBIT will featureinnovations includingmobile phones equippedwith TV and music

services, smaller andmore powerful digitalcameras. It will alsoshowcase the latestdevelopment in RadioFrequency Identification

(RFID) technology,which is slated to doaway with traditional barcodes and transform theshopping experience.

MNA/Xinhua

6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 March, 2006

Canadian ultrarich fret aboutspendthrift kids

Austrian ski resort avalanches kill two VIENNA, 9 March — Two avalanches on

Wednesday at a ski resort in central Austria killedtwo people skiing off piste and injured two more,rescue services said.

The avalanches were at Praebichl, a resort roughly150 kilometres (90 miles) southwest of Vienna inthe province of Styria.

“Two people have been dug out dead. One otheris seriously injured. One injured person is inhospital,” a spokesman for Styria’s emergency centresaid. He did not give their nationality.

All four people were skiing off piste, he said. MNA/Reuters

4th British soldier held overIraq abuse video

LONDON,9 March — British military police havearrested a fourth soldier over a video tape thatappears to show British troops beating protestersduring a demonstration in southern Iraq in 2004, theMinistry of Defence said on Wednesday. A spokesman said a total of four soldiers had beenarrested in connection with the video, which wasbroadcast around the world after it first appeared ina British newspaper last month. — MNA/Reuters

Siberian avalanche kills twoFrench snowboarders

MOSCOW, 9 March — Two French snowboarderswere killed in an avalanche in Russia’s Siberianregion on Wednesday, the ITAR-TASS news agencyreported. A group of 19 were snowboarding in themountains near Lake Baikal when an avalanche hitand trapped six of them. Instructors were able topull out four people alive from under the snow andthe other two buried were found dead.

The report did not give a breakdown of thesnowboarders’ nationalities. Local emergencyofficials warned avalanches in the Baikal area arefrequent.—MNA/Xinhua

Car bomb targets US patrol,wounding five Iraqi civilians

BAGHDAD, 9 March — A car bomb went off neara US military patrol in western Baghdad onWednesday afternoon, wounding five Iraqi civilians,a police source told Xinhua.

“An explosive-laden car parking by the side of amain road near the al-Shurta tunnel detonated atabout 2:45 pm (1145 GMT), wounding five Iraqicivilians,” said Captain Ahmed Abdullah fromBaghdad police.

It was not clear whether there were any casualtiesamong the US troops as they cordoned off the scene,prohibiting the Iraqi police from approaching thescene. — MNA/Xinhua

Iran, India, Pakistan to discussgas pipeline next week

TEHERAN, 9 March— Iran, Pakistan and India will hold the first trilateraltalks here on a proposed natural gas pipeline linking Iran and India viaPakistan on 14 and 15 March, the official IRNA news agency reported onWednesday.

In addition, Iran andPakistan will hold a roundof preparatory bilateralnegotiations on Sunday,during which the pricingmechanism and otherrelated points will bediscussed while a draftagreement on trilateralcooperation over the gaspipeline project isexpected to be reached,Deputy Oil Minister Hadi

Nejad-Hosseinian wasquoted as saying.

The transnational gaspipeline, proposed in 1996to meet the mountingenergy needs of India andPakistan, had been stayingon paper for years due toshaky relations betweenIndia and Pakistan.

The recent thaw of tiesbetween the two foes setthe stage for the

implementation of the four-billion-US-dollar project.

Iran, Pakistan and Indiaare hopeful to startconstruction of the 2,700kilometres pipeline in2007 which is likely to beoperational by 2011.

Iran ranks second inthe world with provennatural gas reserves of27,800 billion cubicmetres. —MNA/Xinhua

Egypt to publish investigationreport on ferry disaster

CAIRO , 9 March— Egyptian Transport MinisterMohamed Lutfi Mansour said on Wednesday thatthe investigation report on the sunken ferry incidentwhich claimed some 1,000 lives in the Red Sea lastmonth will be published in four months.

The Minister toldreporters that the expertsin Britain were examiningthe A1 Salaam 98's datarecorder and would issuea preliminary report withintwo months. The recorder,which was recovered on21 February, storesinformation about thevessel’s location, directionof travel and weatherconditions.

The 35-year-old ferrywas sailing from the Saudi

Arabian port of Dubah toEgypt’s port of Safagawhen it ran into troubleafter a fire broke outbelow decks overnight inthe early hours of 3 Feb-ruary.—MNA/Xinhua

TORONTO, 9 March —Canada’s wealthiestcitizens fear that theirchildren will become lazyand squander the moneythey’ve earned, accordingto a study released thisweek.

Almost one quarter ofrespondents to a SensusResearch Inc surveyadmitted they suffer from“affluenza,” a term usedto describe wealthy peoplewho worry that theirchildren or grandchildrenwill lose their work ethicbecause their family isrich. The report, entitled“Values and views ofu l t r a - a f f l u e n tindividuals,” questioned165 Canadians with a networth of more than C$10million (4.9 millionpounds) about issuesrelated to their wealth.

“People are verymuch worried about theirkids and as to how muchof a work ethic they’ll

have,” said Thane Stenner,a senior partner at wealthmanagement advisers TStenner Group, whichcommissioned the report.

Noting that manywealthy Canadians had set

up a family foundation totackle this, he added: “Afamily foundation is aboutgiving money...it assistsin permeating ortransferring values.

Internet

Gunmen kidnap50 employees ofIraqi security co

in Baghdad BAGHDAD, 9 March —

Unknown gunmen wearingpolice commando uniformsstormed an Iraqi securitycompany and kidnapped 50employees in easternBaghdad on Wednesday, apolice source said. “Gunmenwearing police commandouniforms in more than sevenvehicles attacked theRawafid security companyin Zaiyouna neighbourhoodat about 4:00 pm.

MNA/Xinhua

Dancer performs in front of the replica model of the new BMW Sauber F1. 06after its official unveiled by Mohd Hassan Marican, Chief Executive Office ofPetronas inside the Petronas Twin Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 10

March, 2006. Malaysia will hold the second round of the Formula 1 Grand Prixfrom March 17-19 after Bahrain. —INTERNET

An investor looks at a screen showing informationon the Dubai financial market in Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates on 9 March, 2006. UAE stock

markets have boomed in recent months, driven bypetrodollars and a spate of initial public offerings in

companies. —INTERNET

A man helps an injured person after an explosion in the southeastern city ofVan, Turkey, Thursday, on 9 March, 2006. A bomb set off by suspected Kurdish

guerrillas killed three people and injured 18 others in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast, the local chief of police said. —INTERNET

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 March, 2006 7

For perpetual existence of Myanmar’s fine arts

Yangon State

School of Drama and

State School of Fine

Arts were established in

1952 and Mandalay

State School of Drama

and State School of

Fine Arts in 1953.

The State

schools of drama and

State schools of fine

arts under the Research

and Training Division

of the Fine Arts Depart-

ment of the Ministry of

Culture, established

with two objectives —

to ensure flourishing of

Myanmar’s fine arts

and to preserve and

safeguard cultural her-

itage and national char-

acter — have been pro-

ducing new generation

youth artistes yearly.

Many students

from those schools

have become household

Article by Nwe Nwe Kyi (MNA) &photos by Thaung Myint (MNA)

tion of tourists around the

world.

Actually, the cul-

ture of a nation and its

people is their impres-

sion. Now, owing to glo-

balization the relationship

between the nations

causes their cultures mix

one another. The world

has witnessed rapid

changes in culture.

Myanmar is a nation that

has been able to safe-

guard and preserve its

culture and fine arts.

The Ministry of

Culture has given a spe-

cial attention to the im-

plementation of one of

the four social objectives

— Uplift of national

new generation youth of

talent in various parts of

the nation.

Each nation and

people have own culture

(basic), painting (crea-

tive), painting (profes-

sional), Myanma tradi-

tional painting, sculpture

(basic), statue (man and

animal), and Myanma

traditional floral motif.

Anyone at the age

between 14 and 20 who

have completed middle

school education can ap-

ply for the courses. The

students from the towns

away from the schools

are provided accommo-

dation.

The students have

to learn fine arts, paint-

ing and sculpture for

three years and after

completing the courses,

they are conferred com-

pletion certificates and

appointments. They can

run their private busi-

nesses if they do not want

to serve for a government

department. If they pass

and they value and pre-

serve their own culture

and hand down it to the

posterity.

Many scholars de-

fine the word “culture”

variously. In general, cul-

ture of a people means

combination of its own

utensils, costumes, lan-

guage, profession, way of

life, belief, traditions, cus-

toms, culture and fine arts.

Various national

races have been living in

the Union of Myanmar

from time immemorial

with flourishing culture,

costumes, cultural herit-

age and fine arts.

Myanmar’s cultural her-

itage can draw the atten-

prestige and integrity

and preservation and

safeguarding of cultural

heritage and national

character — so that

every citizen adheres to

it. The courses being

conducted by the Fine

Arts Department of the

Ministry of Culture con-

tribute towards that

drive.

It is very hearten-

ing that new generation

youth artistes have been

helping the nation and

the people to have good

reputation for the tradi-

tional fine arts.

Translation: MS

Myanma Alin:

10-3-2006

The works of the students displayed at the concluding ceremony of thecourses (2005-2006 academic year) of Yangon State School of Drama and

Yangon State School of Fine Arts.

Girl students presenting entertainment programmes at the conclusion of the courses (2005-2006academic year) of Yangon State School of Drama and Yangon State School of Fine Arts under the

Research and Training Department of the Fine Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture held at theNational Theatre on Myomakyaung Road in Yangon on 1 March, 2006.

Myanmar is a nation that has been ableto safeguard and preserve its culture andfine arts.

It is very heartening that new generationyouth artistes have been helping the nationand the people to have good reputation forthe traditional fine arts.

names nationwide. The

schools accept new stu-

dents with the aim of

handing down fine arts

to them.

The State  schools

of drama conduct

courses on dancing, and

playing harp, piano, xy-

lophone, violin, tradi-

tional orchestra and

oboe, and the State

schools of fine arts,

courses on painting

matriculation exam, they

can join the University of

Culture. Applications for

the courses are to be sent

to respective schools by

31 May, and the appli-

cants may contact the

Fine Arts Department

(Yangon) and (Manda-

lay) or respective State/

Division, District and

Township Peace and De-

velopment Councils. That

is a good opportunity for

8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 March, 2006

YANGON, 10 March— A ceremony to sharemerits gained for all-roundrenovation of Ya-naungmyin Pagoda onZinamanaung Hill inMonesi Village ofTarmoenye Township washeld at the pagoda on 6March morning.

The ceremony wasgraced by the presence ofAbbot of WailuwunPariyatti Monasteryof Monesi VillageSayadaw BhaddantaVijaya and members ofthe Sangha.

It was also attendedby Chairman of Shan State(North) Peace and Devel-opment Council Com-mander of North-EastCommand Maj-GenMyint Hlaing and wifeDaw Khin Thant Sin, de-partmental officials,wellwishers and local peo-ple.

Head ofTarmoenye TownshipGeneral AdministrationDepartment U Htin Kyawsupplicated on the historyof the pagoda. The com-mander and party offeredrice, edible oil and alms tothe Sayadaw.

Next, the cash do-nation ceremony fol-lowed. Commander Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing and

Renovation of YanaungmyinPagoda completed in Monesi of

Tarmoenye Townshipwife Daw Khin Thant Sinand family presented K 1million to the trust fundsof the pagoda through lo-cal Tactical OperationsCommander Col SanShwe Tha.

Likewise, local au-thorities, departmentalpersonnel and localwellwishers donated K10.2 million.

The commanderand wife and partyplanted Gangaw trees(Mesua ferrea) near thepagoda. They offered‘soon’ to members of theSangha.

Afterwards, thecommander delivered anaddress at the ceremonyto present school uni-forms and stationeries toteachers of Basic Educa-tion High School(Branch) of Monesi Vil-lage.

Headmaster UKyaw Swe reported onacademic matters of theschool. The wife of thecommander presented

1,000 ballpoint-pens tothe headmaster.

While in MonesiVillage, the commanderinspected the rural healthcare unit. He also at-tended the ceremony toclose ploughing for sum-mer paddy cultivation inMonesi Village-tract.Next, the commanderoversaw thriving physicnut saplings and gavenecessary instructions.

Next, the com-mander gave a speech atthe coordination meetingon regional developmentat the cultural hall ofTarmoenye.

After that, thecommander inspected4,400 acres ofHsinshweli high yieldsummer paddy planta-tions in Hsenwi and thephysic nut nursery of theTownship Peace and De-velopment Council. Thecommander gave neces-sary instructions and at-tended to the needs.

MNA

YANGON, 10 March— Chairperson of Wom-en’s Affairs Organizationof the Ministry of Foreign

Cash donated to MMCWAAffairs Daw Myint MyintSoe and members donatedK 500,000 to MyanmarMaternal and Child Wel-

fare Association with cer-emony at MMCWA (Cen-tral) yesterday afternoon,attended by MMCWAPresident Daw Khin KhinWin and CEC members.

MNA

YANGON, 10 March— An Apostolic Del-egation of Thailandmade an offering ofOxygen Concentratorsto Yangon Children’sHospital this morning.Rev. Salvatore Pen-nacchio explained theoffering and he pre-

Oxygen Concentrators forYangon Children’s Hospital

sented the Oxygen Con-centrators (40-Units)worth US$ 45,500 to Di-rector Dr Tin Nyunt ofHealth Department.

Later, Superintend-ent Dr Chit Ko Tin of thehospital expressed thanksfor the donation.

MNA

Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam strikes the Bell at Maha LawkaMarazein Kuthodaw Pagoda. (News on page 1) —  MNA

Pro-Rector Dr Tun Khin of Yangon University accepts books from IndianPresident Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. (News on page 9) —  MNA

MMCWA President Daw Khin Khin Win accepts K 500,000 donated by Chair-person Dw Myint Myint Soe of WAO of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. —  MNA

Director Dr Tin Nyunt of Health Departmentaccepts Oxygen Concentrators worth US$ 45,500

donated by Rev Salvatore Pennacchio. —  HEALTH

Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam views round University of TraditionalMedicine (Mandalay). (News on page 1) —  MNA

Joint-Treasurer U Maung Maung Gyi of Hninzigon

Home for the Aged Administrative Board accepted

K 100,000 donated by U Myint Soe-Daw Sein Sein

Myint (Soe San Family) of 116/1, Meedon Road,

Thuwunna, recently. —H

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 March, 2006 9

YANGON, 10 March—The visiting Indian Presi-dent Dr APJ Abdul Kalamand members of his en-tourage, accompanied byMinister for Science andTechnology U Thaung,Indian Ambassador toMyanmar Mr BhaskarKumar Mitra and officials,visited the Diamond Jubi-lee Hall on Pyay Road inKamayut Township herethis morning.

They were welcomedthere by Minister for Edu-cation Dr Chan Nyein,Deputy Minister U MyoNyunt, Deputy Director-General of the HigherEducation Department

India, Myanmar exchange views on academic matters

(Lower Myanmar) U SeinWin, Pro-rector of

Yangon University DrTun Khin and departmen-

tal officials.Waving miniature

flags of the two countries,teachers and students gavea warm welcome to theIndian visitors.

The Indian Presidentand party were briefed bythe deputy minister on theimprovement of the edu-cation sector of the nationand the pro-rector, on thebrief background historyof the university ofYangon and conducting ofmasters degree coursesand doctoral courses.

The Indian Presidentsaid that there has beenrelationship betweenYangon University andCalcutta University of theRepublic of India for manyyears. He elaborated on

academic matters of theuniversities and collegesof India, digital library,prescribing syllabuses forthe universities in accord-ance with nature of worksite, and science and tech-nological research.

Dr Abdul Kalam re-plied to the queries raisedby heads of department ofYangon University.

Minister Dr ChanNyein presented the bookon academic facts com-piled by the Ministry ofEducation to the IndianPresident.

The Indian Presidentbriefed deans, associateprofessors, lecturers, fac-ulty members and studentsof the universities and col-leges in Yangon on educa-

tional functions of Indianuniversities, research, ap-plication of IT, takingmeasures for students tobecome exemplary ones,life long learning,e-Learning, tele-educa-tion, digital libraries, andacademic matters of inter-national universities.

He answered the ques-tions put by the students.He presented educationalbooks to the pro-rector.

The pro-rector pre-sented a photo of YangonUniversity to the IndianPresident.

Indian President DrAbdul Kalam signed thevisitors’ book and cor-dially greeted the teachersand students.

MNA

YANGON, 10 March — A merit-sharing ceremony took place for theopening of a village library, a post-primary school and a building of thevillage monastery donated by U TuMaung and wife Daw Htar Htar Ayeand family in Htanbinkan village,Mahlaing township, Meikhtila District,on 5 March morning.

First, the donor, U Tu Maung,and Mahlaing Township Peace and De-velopment Council U Myo Than for-mally opened Aung Mingala Libraryworth K 4.5 million. Meiktila DistrictMaternal and Child Welfare Supervi-sory Committee Chairperson Daw MaySoe Thu donated 200 books of variouskinds to the library. The family alsodonated K 500,000 to Mahlaing Town-ship MCWSC and a 21-inch TV andfurniture to the village library.

Afterwards, U Tu Maung andMeiktila District PDC Chairman

Village library, post-primary school,monastery building donated in

Htanbinkan village, Mahlaing township,Meiktila District

Lt-Col Lu Tin formally opened the newschool building constructed at a cost ofK 4.5 million and handed over docu-ments related to the building to the town-ship education officer. After that, ColMyo Lwin of the local battalion and thedonor formally opened the two-storeybuilding of Aung Myin Yadana Monas-tery and Brig-Gen Khin Maung Tin for-mally unveiled the stone plaque of thebuilding. Then followed the merit-shar-ing ceremony for the donations.Meikhtila Arthawkayon Yele Monas-tery Abbot State Ovadacariya AggaMaha Saddhammajotika BhaddantaLabavata and 108 members of the Sanghaattended the ceremony. The monasterybuilding cost K 120 million.

Later, the donor family offeredalms to the monks. The family also con-tributed to the construction of a K-40-million tar road linking Leikkhwe vil-lage and Htanbinkan village. — MNA

Minister receives Chinese guestsYANGON, 10 March — Minister

for Communications, Posts and Tele-graphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw receivedExecutive Director of China TelecomMr Leng Rongquan and party at his

office in Ahlon Township yesterdaymorning. It was also attended by officialsof Myanma Posts and Telecommunica-tions.

MNAYANGON, 10 March — A cer-

emony to sign an agreement on commu-nication cooperation between TCIL(Telecommunications Consultants In-dia Limited) and Myanma Posts andTelecommunications under Ministry ofCommunications, Posts and Telegraphsof Myanmar took place at Grand PlazaPark Hotel on Alanpya Pagoda Roadyesterday.

Present on the occasion wereMinister for Communications, Posts and

Myanmar, India sign communicationagreement

Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and Di-rector of Signals Maj-Gen Thein Tun,e-national task force member U AungMyint and guests.

Managing Director U MaungMaung Tin of Myanma Posts and Tel-ecommunications and Technical Direc-tor Mr P Ganesh of TCIL of India ex-plained matters on communications,signed the agreement and exchanged thedocuments. Later, they posed for a docu-mentary photo.—MNA

Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam holds discussions on academic matters. — MNA

Dr Abdul Kalam presents educational books to Minister Dr Chan Nyein. — MNA

Managing Director U Maung Maung Tin and Mr P Ganesh sign theagreement.—MNA

10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 March, 2006

YANGON, 10 March — Ministerfor Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,accompanied by Director-General UKhin Maung Htay of the Myanma Ra-dio and Television and officials, in-spected functions of the news gather-ing and outdoor shooting unit, themaster control room, the news studioand news studio control room, theradio master control room, the radionews studio and the records archiveof MTRV on Pyay Road, here, on 8March evening.

The minister instructed officialsto install security equipment, makesupervision for security measures,purchase necessary materials for thefire prevention, and practise fire fight-ing drills.

YANGON, 10 March —Minister for InformationBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan,Managing Director UAung Nyein of Printingand Publishing Enter-prise and officials, ar-rived at GTC Press inInsein Township yester-day afternoon.

Deputy General Man-ager (Printing) U KyawThu, factory managersand officials welcomedthe minister.

Managing Director UAung Nyein reported tothe minister on the con-dition of the presses,progress of printingworks, and distribution

YANGON, 9 March—The sixth meeting of theFifth State Central Work-ing Committee of theSangha went on for thesecond day at MahaPasana Cave on KabaAye Hill here this morn-ing.

Members of the State

Sixth meeting of Fifth State Central WorkingCommittee of the Sangha continues

Nipuna of PanhlaingMonastery in Bago, BagoDivision (East), SayadawAgga Maha SaddhammaJotikadhaja BhaddantaIndakajiva of Catu-bhummika MagganYeiktha in Bogyoke Vil-lage, Thanlyin, YangonDivision, Sayadaw Agga

Functions of MRTV, Yeku TransmissionStation inspected

Minister inspects GTC Press,Sarpay Beikman Press,

Aung San Press

Ovadacariya SayadawAgga Maha PanditaAbhidhaja Agga MahaSaddhamma JotikaBhaddanta Kosalla ofSinkyon Monastery inWaso Ward, Yamethin,Mandalay Division,Sayadaw Agga MahaPandita Bhaddanta

Maha SaddhammaJotikadhaja BhaddantaCandobhasa of HmanMonastery in NorthernKammayaik Village,Kawkareik Township,Kayin State, andSayadaw Agga MahaPandita Abhidhaja AggaMaha Saddhamma JotikaBhaddanta Dhamma Siriof Ngagar HnakaungMonastery in Tachilek,Shan State (East) wereelected as OvadacariyaSayadaws for the secondday session.

Sayadaw AbhidhajaMaha Rattha GuruAbhidhaja Agga MahaSaddhamma JotikaBhaddanta Panñin-dabhivamsa of MahaAungmye Bonsan Mon-astery in Bahan Town-ship, Yangon Division,

presided over the meet-ing. Joint-Secretary of theState Central WorkingCommittee of the SanghaSayadaw Agga MahaPandita Agga MahaSaddhamma JotikadhajaBhaddanta Kitti ofZeyalankara Monasteryin Myingyan, MandalayDivision acted as MC.

Chairman of thecommittee for construc-tion of the Maha VijayaPagoda Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander ofYangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win sup-plicated on the buildingof the pagoda and all-round development.

The report of theState Sangha MahaNayaka Committee was

discussed.The meeting contin-

ues tomorrow.U Aung Din and

family of No 609, ZargaStreet, Ward 4, SouthOkkalapa Township,Yangon Division, offeredalms food to theSayadaws this morning.

Minister for Reli-gious Affairs Brig-GenThura Myint Maung,Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko,Adviser U Arnt Maung,Director-General of theReligious AffairsDepartment U MyoKyaw, Prorector (Admin)of the InternationalTheravada BuddhistMissionary UniversityDr Myint Kyi and offi-cials also attended themeeting. —  MNA

of exercise books.After hearing the re-

ports, the minister gaveinstructions that printingof school textbooks is tobe completed at the endof March, and tasks areto be coordinated withministries concerned fordistribution of the text-books to the students intime.

Presses are to bemaintained, and ar-rangements are to bemade for storage of spareparts. And work ordersare to be placed to localindustrial entrepreneursto manufacture spareparts.

Next, the ministergave instructions on se-curity and fire preven-tion measures of thePress.

Afterwards , theminis ter inspectedprinting and mainte-nance tasks.

The minister pro-ceeded to SarpayBeikman Press and AungSan Press.

He oversaw print-ing of school textbooksand other works andpreparations for takingsecurity and fire preven-tion measures of thepresses.

  MNA

Next, the minister proceeded toYeku Transmission Station inMayangon Township. Head of the sta-tion Deputy Chief Engineer U MyoWin and officials reported on prepa-rations for taking fire prevention meas-ures at the station, security arrange-ments and digging of fish ponds. Inhis instructions, the minister stressedthe need to systematically supervisesecurity functions and take fire pre-vention measures. He spoke of theneed to dig fish ponds properly.

The minister and party oversawfire prevention measures, vegetableplantations of staff families, functionsof radio transmission through mediumand short waves, antenna towers andfish ponds. — MNA

The second-day session of the sixth meeting of Fifth State Central Working Committee of the Sangha in progress. —  MNA

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan inspects a studio of MyanmaRadio and Television. —  MNA

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 March, 2006 11

Washington’s Jamaal Williams (C) goes up for ashot as Oregon’s Malik Hairston (L) and Chamber-lain Oguchi defend during the 2006 PAC-10 Men’sBasketball Tournament in Los Angeles, on 9 March,

2006. Oregon won 84-73. —INTERNET

TOKYO , 10 March — Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso denied onThursday having said that Japan — the only nation to suffer an atomicbombing — should possess nuclear arms to counter North Korea.

FM denies of saying Japanmight need nuclear arms

Without specifyingthe sources, the weeklymagazine ShukanBunshun wrote that Asomade the remarks in ameeting with US Vice-President Dick Cheneyin December.

“If North Korea car-ries on with its nucleardevelopment, then Japanwould have to have nu-clear arms,” the maga-zine quoted Aso as say-ing in the meeting whichit said was held at

Cheney’s office in theWhite House on 2 De-cember.

Aso, a candidate tosucceed Japanese PrimeMinister JunichiroKoizumi when he stepsdown in September andwho has in the past foundhimself in the hot seatwith comments that up-set China and South Ko-rea, denied making thecomments.

“There is no truththat such comments were

Ahmadinejad says West willsuffer more than Iran

TEHERAN, 10 March— President MahmoudAhmadinejad said onThursday Western coun-tries were vulnerable andwould suffer more thanIran if they continued totry to impede its attemptsto develop nuclear tech-

nology, local media re-ported.

Speaking a day afterit became clear that theUN Security Councilwould take up Iran’s nu-clear case, Ahmadinejadsaid Teheran would notbe bullied or humiliated.

“They (Westerncountries) know that theyare not capable of inflict-ing the slightest blow onthe Iranian nation be-cause they need the Ira-nian nation,” the semi-official ISNA studentsnews agency quoted himas saying in a speech inwestern Iran. “They willsuffer more and they arevulnerable,” he said,without elaborating.

A senior Iranian se-curity official warned onWednesday Iran couldinflict “harm and pain”to match whatever pun-ishment Washington per-suaded the SecurityCouncil to mete out forIran’s refusal to heedcalls that it halt atomicfuel research.

Iran says it wants tomaster nuclear fuel cy-cle technology to feedatomic reactors generat-ing electricity. Washing-ton and its allies believeIran wants nuclear fuelto make atomic bombs.

Some Iranian offi-cials have warned that ifpressured further overthe nuclear case Teherancould restrict its vital oilexports to push priceseven higher.

They have alsohinted Iran could use itsinfluence with militantsin regional troublespotssuch as Iraq, Afghani-stan, and Palestine to stirup trouble for the UnitedStates and Israel.

“Our enemies willnever succeed in forcingthe Iranian nation to stepback on its rights overpeaceful nuclear technol-ogy because it never ac-cepts humiliation,” statetelevision quotedAhmadinejad as sayingon Thursday.

MNA/Reuters

made,” he said in a state-ment released throughhis office.

The magazine alsosaid Aso made similarremarks to Defence Sec-retary Donald Rumsfeldin their meeting the fol-lowing day. “If Chinaand North Korea were tobecome a security threat,should (Japan) not armitself with nuclear wea-pons,” Aso was quotedas saying.

MNA/Reuters

KATHMANDU, 10 March — With thekidney problems increasing alarminglythroughout the world, the concernedspecialists in Nepal is taking to a cam-paign of promoting awareness of thepeople in connection with marking theWorld Kidney Day on Thursday.

There are about 2.5 million peoplein Nepal suffering from one or anotherkind of kidney problem at present, anews release issued by Nepal Societyof Nephrologists and Healthcare Foun-dation Nepal National Kidneys Treat-ment Centre said.

The World Kidney Day is observed

Uganda to benefit fromcheaper AIDS drug

KAMPALA, 10 March — Uganda is among 76 lessdeveloped countries that will benefit from a 20-per-centprice reduction on a vital HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral (ARV)drug known as Stocrin (efavirenz), local Press reportedon Wednesday. Apollo Ssemwogerere, director of the country’s drugmanufacturer Merck Sharp and Dohme’s (MSD), saidthat the company had announced a reduction in the costof the 600-milligramme Stocrin to 76 US cents per day or277.40 US dollars per patient per year, from 95 cents perday.

He said “‘the infants’ dosage, the 200 milligrammeformulation of Stocrin has also been reduced by 22 percent to 36 cents per capsule and about 394.20 dollars peryear from 46 cents per capsule,” adding that the newprices were effective on Tuesday. — MNA/Xinhua

JOHANNESBURG, 10March — South Africa onWednesday regretted theinability of the Interna-tional Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) to con-clude that there are no un-declared nuclear materialsor activities in Iran.

“We regret the fact thatthe agency is not yet in a

S Africa regrets no conclusionon Iran nuke issues

position to conclude thatthere are no undeclarednuclear materials or activi-ties in Iran,” Abdul Minty,the country’s representa-tive on the IAEA, said in astatement issued by theSouth African ForeignMinistry.

However, Minty saidSouth Africa welcomed

the reconfirmation by theagency that all the declarednuclear material in Iran hadbeen accounted for and thatthe agency had not seenany diversion of such ma-terial to nuclear weapons.

Two critical issues ofcontamination and centri-fuge programmes “still re-quire further clarificationin order to enable theagency to provide the nec-essary assurances regard-ing the nuclear programmein Iran”, said Minty, whoattended a special meetingof IAEA, the United Na-tions (UN) atomic watch-dog, Wednesday in Vien-na.

The United States,Britain, France and Ger-many are seeking a refer-ral of Iranian nuclearissues to the UN SecurityCouncil, which has thepower to impose economicsanctions.

Washington believesthe Iranian nuclear pro-gramme is hiding effortsto make an atomic bomb.Teheran insists its researchis peaceful.

MNAXinhua

BEIJING , 10 March — China should independently develop civil aircraftsince “real core and key technologies cannot be purchased” from worldmarket, said Liu Gaozhuo, general manager of the China Aviation IndustryCorporation I, one of China’s top two aero-makers.

China should independentlydevelop civil aircraft

“We must strive toincrease our capacity forscientific innovation,”said Liu, a member of theNational Committee ofthe Chinese People’s Po-litical Consultative Con-ference (CPPCC), whichis holding its annual ses-sion in Beijing.

China used to have acooperation plan with theMcDonnell Douglas Cor-poration (MDC) to as-semble MD82 and MD90

passenger planes, aimingto raise the country’sR&D capability in thissector, but the schemeaborted after MDCmerged with Boeing, Liusaid.

“We have made a lotof efforts in the coopera-tion project,” he said, “Itcost us dearly”.

“Experience showsthat any country thathopes to develop civil air-craft must adhere to the

path of independent in-novation by relying onits own intellectual pro-perty rights, “ he said.

Liu suggested thatChina’s civil aircraft in-dustry can follow theexample of military air-craft development andhe attributed the successof China’s military air-craft to adherence to thepath of innovation.

MNA/Xinhua

Bikini islandersto sue US

nuclear testsWELLINGTON, 10

March — Bikini Atollin the Marshall Islands ispreparing to file a law-suit in the United Statescourts in the next fewweeks asking for morethan 500 million US dol-lars in compensation.

Radio New Zealandsaid Thursday two otherislands, Enewetak Atolland Rongelap Atoll arealso hoping for compen-sation following the se-ries of 67 (US) nuclearweapons tests which tookplace on the islands be-tween 1946 and 1958.

In 1986, the UnitedStates paid 270 millionUS dollars in compensa-tion to the Marshalls un-der previous agreements,but as health problemsare said to be far moredevastating than ex-pected, the Marshall Is-lands is now seeking fur-ther support.

But Washingtonheld it does not supportclaims for more compen-sation. — MNA/Xinhua

Iranian PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad

World Kidney Day observedin Nepal

on the second Thursday of March everyyear.

About 10-per-cent population of theworld has kidney problem, according tothe available statistics.

The centre is holding a free kidneycheck-up camp in the capital city ofKathmandu Thursday on the occasion ofthe World Kidney Day.

Some 2,500 new kidney patients areadded every year in Nepal, and about500 kidney patients have had new kid-neys transplanted so far, according to therelease.

MNA/Xinhua

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Annan urges US to cool rhetoricover Iran’s N-programme

UNITED NATIONS, 9March — UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan onWednesday urged the USGovernment to cool itsrhetoric one day afterVice- President DickCheney warned of"meaningful conse-quences" if Iran refusedto halt its nuclear pro-gramme.

In an interview witha public TV programme"Charlie Rose Show",Annan also mentionedWashington's recentnuclear agreement withIndia, which allowsIndia's access to UScivilian nuclear techno-logy. Iran could use theagreement to argue thatWestern powers wererelying on a doublestandard, Annan said.

"It does complicatethe discussions with Iranand the deal with Iran,"Annan said. Speaking toa pro-Israel lobbyinggroup on Tuesday,Cheney said the UnitedStates was keeping "alloptions on the table" inaddressing the standoffwith Iran over its nuclearprogramme.

"The Iranian regime

Bank HolidayAll Banks will be closed

on 13th March (Monday),Full Moon of Tabaung2006, being public holidayunder the Negotiable Instru-ments Act.

Central Bank of Myanmar

Int’l laser, photoelectricity techtrade expo to open in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, 9 March —The first international laserand photoelectricity technology trade fair in China willbe held in Shanghai on 21 March, according to sourceswith the exposition organizing committee.

An official with Munich international expositiongroup said that more than 100 Chinese and foreignenterprises will participate in the three-day exposition,which covers 6,000 square metres of floor space and isexpected to attract more than 5,000 visitors.

With laser application as its theme, the expo aims toprovide an exhibition platform for the growingphotoelectricity tech market. The exhibits will rangefrom optics production technology and opticsmeasurement systems to imaging technology.

MNA/Xinhua

France to release first white paperon domestic security

needs to know that if itstays on its presentcourse, the internationalcommunity is preparedto impose meaningfulconsequences," Cheneysaid.

Asked about Cheney'sremarks, Annan notedthat efforts were stillunder way to reach anegotiated settlementwith Iran over the limitsof its nuclear pro-gramme.

“We should all try tolower the rhetoric andallow for calm, seriousdiscussion on this issue,”the UN chief said.

“But the Iranianswill also have tounderstand what theworld expects of them,”

he added. The United States

has been accusing Iran oftrying to develop nuclearweapons under thecover of civilian nuclearprogrammes. However,Iran has insisted that itsnuclear programmes arefor peaceful purposesonly.

The United Stateswants to refer Iran'snuclear issue to the UNSecurity Council forpossible sanctions. ButRussia, an importantbroker, has proposedtransferring Iran'suranium enrichmentprogramme to Russianterritory to alleviateinternational concerns.

MNA/Xinhua

PARIS, 9 March —French Prime MinisterDominique de Villepinpresided over aministerial meeting onTuesday, focusing on theimminent release of agovernment documentaimed at preventing andresponding to terroristattacks. Diplomats said

relevant departmentsspent about a year writingthe 141-page document,the first white paper ondomestic security andterror threats in thecountry's history. Francefaces its greatest threatever from terrorism, deVillepin wrote in thepreface of the document.

The country has beenunder threats frominternational terroristgroups like Osama binLaden's al-Qaeda net-work many a time since1998, especially after the11 September attacks onthe United States, said thedocument.

MNA/Xinhua

Ethiopia benefitsfrom agriculturalexports to Somalia ADDIS ABABA, 10

March—Ethiopia said onWednesday it has garneredover 36 million US dollarsfrom the export of variousagricultural produces toneighbouring Somalia in thepast eight months sinceJuly last year. AmareGebremariam, senior officialwith the Ethiopian CustomsAuthority, told journaliststhat the stated sum ofrevenue is collected from theexport of live animals, animalproducts and khat. Amaresaid over 24,000 live animals,589,000 litres of milk andover 11 million kilogrammesof khat have been exportedto Somalia via the easternborder town of Jijiga.

MNA/Xinhua

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

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The magnetic leviation rail line in Shanghai.—INTERNET

  BEIJING, 9 March. —Foreign technology will notbe used to build the high-speed rail link betweenBeijing and Shanghai, it wasannounced yesterday.

"We have alreadyreached a consensus on the

issue: the high-speedrailway line will be fullybased on our own tech-nology," Minister ofRailways Liu Zhijun toldChina Daily.

 "We are confident andcapable of completing the

railway through the effortsof our engineers andtechnicians."

The minister did notspecify what technologywould be used but stressed"our technology is a re-innovation on the basis ofassimilating advancedtechnologies of foreigncountries."

 He disclosed that theproject may start as early asthe end of this year aftersecuring approval from theState Council, China'sCabinet.

 Liu made the remarkson the sidelines of theongoing annual session ofthe National People'sCongress, the top legis-lature.

It is the first time that ahigh-ranking Chineseofficial has specificallyruled out the use of foreigntechnologies in buildingthe 1,300-kilometre rail-way. The 200-billion-yuan(US$24.7 billion) projectwas first proposed in 1994and originally scheduled forcompletion before thebeginning of the 2008Olympic Games in Beijingor the 2010 World Expo inShanghai.

  The express railwaydesigned for a speed ofup to 300 kilometres perhour is expected toshorten travel t imebetween the two citiesfrom 13 hours to lessthan 5.—Internet

WHO chief says Indian Oceanfever fears exaggerated

PORT LOUIS, 10March— The media isoverreacting to a cripplingmosquito-borne diseasecurrently sweeping acrossthe Indian Oceanregion, the World HealthOrganization (WHO) said,adding that the disease israrely fatal.

"Chikungunya" fever,a painful disease for whichthere is no cure or vaccine,has infected more than180,000 people, mostly inReunion but also inMauritius, Seychelles,Mayotte and Madagascar,all located off the southeastcoast of Africa.

"I think it is

exaggerated. It is lessalarming than what is beingpainted in the media,"WHO director-general LeeJong-wook told a newsconference late onTuesday. "If it was a realissue, we would go in thehospitals and see peopleare dying."

Lee, visiting Mauritiusto launch a global reporton chronic diseases, saidhe did not believe theChikungunya virus wasgenerally fatal.

But he urged localpopulations to protectthemselves by usingrepellent and removingmosquito breeding areassuch as stagnant waterpools and rubbish.

The tropical virus, firstrecognized in Tanzania in1952, is marked by highfever and severe rashes andcan be extremely painful,leaving its victims in astooped posture. Symp-toms can last from sevendays to a few months.

MNA/Reuters

Chinese aerospace expert callsfor unified management of space

programme BEIJING,9 March —

China should set up agovernmental agency as aleading body of the nation'sspace programme, a formerchief designer of spacecraftsaid during the annualsession of the country's toppolitical advisory body.

China needs a unifiedleading organ to plan thecountry's programme ofmanned space mission,

satellites and lunar ex-ploration as a whole, saidQi Faren, chief designer ofChina's first five Shenzhouspaceships and a NationalCommittee member of theChinese People's PoliticalConsultative Conference(CPPCC).

The annual session ofthe top advisory bodyopened in Beijing lastFriday.— MNA/Xinhua

Singapore company delivers firstultra deep drilling jack-up rig SINGAPORE, 9 March

— PPL Shipyard, aSingapore-based rigbuilder, delivered its firstultra deep drilling jack-uprig to its customers Wed-nesday.

Christened "DeepDriller 1", the rig iscapable of operating inwater depth of 375 feet(about 114 metres) andis equipped to drill highpressure and hightemperature wells of morethan 30,000 feet (about9,140 metres).

"This is the first jack-up rig to be built based onPPL Shipyard's in-houseproprietary design, theBaker Marine PacificClass 375 deep drillingrig," said Lim Hwee Hua,Singapore's Ministerof State for Finance and

Transport, at the chris-tening ceremony heldWednesday.

The design enables therig to withstand stormswithout the use of a RackChock System.

MNA/Xinhua

Study finds Americans gettingolder and better

WASHINGTON , 10 March — The face of America is changing and it is goingto be considerably more wrinkled, according to a report issued on Thursday.

The number of people65 and over is expected todouble within the next 25years. By 2030, 72 millionpeople, or nearly one out ofevery five Americans, willbe 65 or older, according tothe report from US CensusBureau and the NationalInstitute on Aging.

"We are getting older,"C Louis Kincannon,director of the US CensusBureau, told reporters in atelephone briefing.

"The boomers beganturning 60 this year. In fact,nearly 8,000 people arenow turning 60 every day.The aging of our so-ciety will have profoundconsequences on our future.We can expect a majorwave of retirements starting

in 2011." But older peoplewill also work longer, thereport predicts.

"Companies will needto face the challenge ofhaving to mobilize andretain older workers," saidKincannon.

Considerations willinclude ergonomic officeequipment, "the lighting,the print size, all kinds ofthings that make it easierfor people to continue towork", he said.

The good news is thatit is not, as the RollingStones sang, such a draggetting old any more."Today's older Americansare very different from theirgrandparents, living longerwith lower rates of dis-ability, with higher rates of

education and garneringmore wealth," Kincannonsaid.

While 14 millionAmericans over the age of65 reported they weredisabled in 2000, theproportion of people with adisability fell from 26.2 percent in 1982 to 19.7 percent in 1999. Most werelinked to a chronic conditionsuch as heart disease orarthritis.

But this trend may notcontinue. "We are seeing avery troubling increase indisability rates for youngerAmericans, partly driven bythe epidemic of obesity,"said Dr Richard Hodes,director of the NationalInstitute on Aging.

MNA/Reuters

A four-day-old spotted seal pup swims with its mother at the Siam Ocean Worldin Bangkok, on 10 March, 2006. A newborn spotted seal usually has white furover its body and feeds on its mother's milk for six months. The pup's gender is

still unidentified and it has not yet been named.—INTERNET

A student from the Agriculture Institute of Bogor, displays boxes of a new BirdFlu vaccine for chickens on 9 March, 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The

Agriculture Institute and Japanese company Shigeta can produce 180 milliondoses per year and by July 2006, when their new factory is completed will be

able to produce 2.1 billion doses per year of the vaccine using the reversegenetics process.—INTERNET

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S P O R T SYakubu penalty seals Boro win

over Roma in UEFA Cup LONDON, 10 March — Nigerian Aiyegbeni Yakubu

stroked home a first-half penalty to hand Middles-brough a 1-0 win over AS Roma in the first leg of theirUEFA Cup last 16 tie on Thursday.

Yakubu sent Italy Under-21 keeper Gianluca Curcithe wrong way from the spot after 10 minutes at a rain-lashed Riverside Stadium.

Curci, standing in for injured Brazilian Doni, waspenalized for his challenge on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbainkafter the Dutch striker had burst into the area fromGaizka Mendieta’s pass. Roma, forced to play Brazil-ian winger Mancini as a lone frontman with strikersFrancesco Totti, Vincenzo Montella and Shabani Nondainjured, offered little threat.

Boro, who lost to Portugal’s Sporting in the last 16last season, wasted chances for a bigger lead, Curcisaving well from Hasselbaink and Mendieta firingwastefully high with a clear sight on goal 10 minutesfrom time.—MNA/Reuters

Arsenal defeat brings the curtain downon Galactico era

MADRID , 10 March — Real Madrid’s Champions League defeat by Arsenal has ended their“Galactico” era, with the club facing the prospect of a third successive season without a major trophy.

Lyon fire strong warning toChampions League rivals

LYON (France,) 10 March — Olympique Lyon fired a strong warning to theirrivals in the Champions League by qualifying in style for the quarterfinals.

Spurs still seeking breakthroughwin over top five team

CHIGWELL (England), 10 March — TottenhamHotspur visit Chelsea on Saturday still looking fortheir first win over a top five team since Martin Joltook over as manager.

InjuredBeckham outof Saturday’sgame against

Valencia MADRID, 10 March —

Real Madrid midfielderDavid Beckham will missSaturday's Primera Ligagame at Valencia afterstraining his groin beforethe Champions Leaguematch at Arsenal.

"I won't be able to bewith the team for the nextfive or six days," the Eng-land captain told the club'swebsite on Thursday.

"I felt something in thewarm-up (for Wednes-day's match against Arse-nal) but I carried on asbest I could."

Beckham played thewhole game against Arse-nal, his first for Real inEngland, but failed to ex-ert his normal influenceas his side drew the firstknockout round secondleg tie 0-0 to go out 1-0 onaggregate.

A spokesman forBeckham said the injurybecame worse as thematch wore on.

Medical staff have toldthe player he should restfor a week before resum-ing full training.

MNA/Reuters

Not since 1954, whenthe Real ended a seven-year run without silver-ware, has the club sufferedsuch a poor spell.

Former club presidentFlorentino Perez has al-ready abandoned ship toavoid watching his gran-diose project sink. Theknives are now out for theplayers, coach and remain-ing directors deemed re-sponsible for the failure.

“Madrid buries an eraat Highbury,” was El Pais’verdict on the Arsenal de-feat, while sports daily AScommented that it was“The end of the galaxy”.

Marca called for im-mediate elections tochoose a new president,saying that Perez’ chosensuccessor Fernando Mar-tin could no longer con-tinue in his post, while ElMundo said that the de-feat would precipitate arevolution at the club.

Coach Juan RamonLopez Caro was blamedfor his decision to fieldthe old guard of Ronaldo,Raul and Zinedine Zidaneagainst Arsenal instead ofthe new signings the clubhad made this season.

Ronaldo was slammedfor his lack of spark andfitness, David Beckham

was criticized for his fail-ure to perform on his firstreturn to England in a RealMadrid shirt, while Raulcame under fire for ananonymous performanceagainst the Londoners.

There was more criti-cism for Ronaldo andZidane for their failure toheed Raul's request andthank the Real Madrid fanswho had travelled to sup-port their team atHighbury.

The decision of the twoheavyweights to ignorethe captain's wishes wasseen as symptomatic ofrifts within the squad.

Eliminated from theChampions League, out ofthe King's Cup and 10points adrift of Barcelonain the Primera Liga, Realare now likely to undergoa root-and-branch recon-struction.

"We've suffered twovery heavy blows in theCup and the ChampionsLeague," keeper Iker

Casillas told reporters."Now we have to be real-istic and make sure weassure ourselves of sec-ond place in the league.

"Now is the time to re-main united and at the endof the season the decisionswill be made as to whathappens with the team."

Whether elections are

held or not, a "Galactico"clear-out looks inevitable.

Ronaldo has alreadymade clear he wants toleave, Zidane is expectedto retire after the WorldCup and Roberto Carlosis likely to come underpressure to move on.

MNA/Reuters

The Dutchman hasmoulded his squad into aformidable force this sea-son and drawn admirersas they stand fourth in thePremier League with achance of ChampionsLeague football.

However, Jol knowsthey have to beat one ofthe big boys to gain re-spect among the country'stop echelon, even thougha trip to Stamford Bridge

is hardly the easiest placeto achieve it.

Spurs have not beatenChelsea in the league sinceFebruary 1990 — a re-markable run that nowstretches to 31 matchessince Gary Lineker andDavid Howells gave thema 2-1 away win.

Asked what a victoryover one of the big clubswould mean for his youngside, Jol told reporters:"That will be a big step. Ifwe win against Chelsea orArsenal it would help."

Spurs lost 2-0 at hometo Chelsea this season butwere reduced to 10 menfor 70 minutes after strikerMido was sent off for el-bowing Asier Del Hornowith the score at 0-0.

They have also drawn0-0 with Liverpool and1-1 with Arsenal at homeand 1-1 against Manches-ter United away as well aslosing 1-0 at Anfield cour-tesy of a stunning HarryKewell volley.

"When we playedUnited away we weresatisfied with a draw.

MNA/Reuters

The French cham-pions, inspired by two-goal midfielder Tiago,demolished a solid PSVEindhoven 4-0 onWednesday and 5-0 onaggregate to reach thelast eight for the thirdconsecutive year.

"I'm proud of whatthe players did tonight.Not only did they have agreat match but theyproved that they are oneof the best sides in Eu-rope," coach GerardHoullier said.

"Our qualification isdeserved and it has noth-ing to do with luck. Wereached the quarterfinalslast year and the yearbefore. To me, it meanssomething," he said.

I t certainly con-firmed that Lyon can nolonger be taken lightlywith the Ligue 1 leadersunbeaten since the

start on the ChampionsLeague.

They have scored noless than 18 goals in eightmatches and concededonly four.

Lyon have never been

beyond the quarterfinals,having been eliminated byPSV on penalties in 2005and Porto in 2004 whenthe Portuguese championswere en route for thetitle.—MNA/Reuters

Middlesbrough's Gaizka Mendieta, left, challengesRoma's Philippe Mexes during their UEFA Cup

round of 16 first-leg match at the Riverside Stadiumin Middlesbrough, England, on Thursday, 9 March,

2006.—INTERNET

Slalom leader Italy's Giorgio Rocca passes a gate inthe World Cup Ski men's slalom event on MountYakebitai in Shiga Kogen, central Japan, on 10

March, 2006.—INTERNET

Taj Burrow of Australia rides the waves during a Men’s ASP (Association ofSurfing Professionals) World Championship Tour event in Gold Coast,

Queensland, on 10 March, 2006. Burrow finished runner-up in the eventfeaturing the world's top 45 surfers and a $280,000 prize.—INTERNET

THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 11 March, 2006 15

*R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press,No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 296115, Manager 296864, Circulation 297093, Advertisement 296843,Accounts 296545, Administration 296161, Production 297032 (Office) /297028 (Press).

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain havebeen isolated in Taninthayi Division amd weatherhas been generally fair in the remaining areas. Daytemperatures were about normal in Mon and KayinStates, (5°C) above normal in Mandalay, Bago andAyeyawady Divisions and (3°C) to (4°C) above nor-mal in the remaining areas. The significant day tem-peratures were Minbu, Pyay, Shwegyin, Thayawadyand Pathein (40°C) each. The noteworthy amount ofrainfall recorded was Myeik (0.94) inch.

Maximum temperature on 9-3-2006 was101°F. Minimum temperature on 10-3-2006 was70°F. Relative humidity at 09:30 hrs MST on10-3-2006 was (84%). Total sunshine hours on9-3-2006 was (8.6) hours approx.

Rainfalls on 10-3-2006 were nil at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and central Yangon. Total rainfalls since1-1-2006 were nil at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and cen-tral Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from West at (21:30) hours MSTon 9-3-2006.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy inthe Nouth and West Central Bay and generally fairelsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 11-3-2006:Possibility of isolated light rain in Kachin and ChinStates, upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions andweather will be generally fair in the remaining areas.Degree of certainty is (40%).

State of the sea: Seas will be slight tomoderate in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days:Likelihood of slight increase of Day temperatures inCentral Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Pyinmana and neighbouringarea for 11-3-2006: Fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 11-3-2006: Fair weather.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouringarea for 11-3-2006: Fair weather.

Weather outlook for third weekend ofMarch 2006: During the coming weekend, weatherwill be fair in Yangon and Mandalay Divisions.

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Friday, 10 March, 2006

Earthquake report(Issued at 10:30 hours MST, Today)

A Slight earthquake of intensity (4.9) RichterScale with its epicentre outside Myanmar (overthe sea, near Andaman Islands, India Region) about(360) miles South of Kaba-Aye seismological ob-servatory, was recorded at (07) hrs (43) min (42)sec MST on 10 March, 2006.

Photo taken on 9 March, 2006 shows part of Hohhot,capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia AutonomousRegion, cloaked by a sand storm. A strong sand stormhit Hohhot on the afternoon of 9 March .—INTERNET

HANOI , 10 March — Vietnam absolutely rejects erroneous and prejudiced comments on itshuman rights record in the 2005 Human Rights Report of the US Department of State, a ForeignMinistry spokesman said on Thursday.

Vietnam rejects US human rights report

The report cites “unilateral and distorted infor-mation that failed to reflect the reality in Vietnam”,said spokesman Le Dung at a regular Press briefing.

Vietnam respects and protects citizens’ right tofreedom of belief and religion, and the right to free-dom of non-belief and non-religion, and the Viet-namese people are participating in society govern-ance and voicing their will and aspiration in the

country’s major events more and more actively, Dungsaid.

“Vietnamese people from all walks of lifethroughout the country and in other countries arecontributing their comments to draft reports of the10th National Congress of the Communist Party ofVietnam, an important social-political event,” Dungstated.

Vietnam has issued numerous legal regulationsto facilitate belief and religion activities, and there isno religious repression or ethnic discrimination inthe country, he said.

“No one is detained for having different politicalviews or for religious reasons. Only violators of lawsare dealt with in accordance with legal regulations,”he said.

As a result of difference in political systems,development levels, history and culture, there existdifferent views and approach toward human rightsamong countries, including Vietnam and the UnitedStates, “it is unacceptable for one country to imposeits view and approach on other countries”, he said.

As agreed by the leaders of Vietnam and theUnited States on “developing constructive partner-ship, friendship and multi-faceted cooperation ofequality, mutual respect and benefit” and “continu-ing frank and open dialogue on matters of mutualconcern”, the two countries have resumed dialogueon human rights between the two foreign ministries.

MNA/Xinhua

13th Waxing of Taboung 1367 ME Saturday, 11 March, 2006

* 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

I N S I D E

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Actually, the culture of a nation and itspeople is their impression. Now, owing to glo-balization the relationship between the nationscauses their cultures mix one another. Theworld has witnessed rapid changes in culture.Myanmar is a nation that has been able tosafeguard and preserve its culture and finearts.

Farmers in Bago Division (East) urged to exert greaterefforts for monsoon paddy cultivation

ARTICLE BY NWE NWE KYI (MNA) &PHOTOS BY THAUNG MYINT (MNA)

YANGON, 10 March — Member of the StatePeace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin MaungThan of the Ministry of Defence, on 6 March urgedlocal people in Htantabin Township, Bago Division(East), to make more efforts joining hands with lo-cal authorities for extended cultivation of 3 millionacres of monsoon paddy in the division.

He arrived at Htantabin Township accompa-nied by Bago Division Peace and Development Coun-cil Commander of Southern Command Maj-Gen KoKo. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than also called for cul-tivation of ten major crops, coffee and physic nutplants. Next, he went to the physic nut nursery inHtantabin Township where 70,000 physic nut sap-lings are being nurtured.

During his inspection tour, Lt-Gen KhinMaung Than inspected the 25-bed hospital inHtantabin.

He also inspected the Seikkyi Village-tract’s

thriving summer paddy fields which are irrigated bythe river water pumping station. The village-tractset its target of 800 acres of summer paddy in thesummer, and so far, 300 acres have been put underpaddy using the irrigation water of the river waterpumping station. Afterwards, Lt-Gen Khin MaungThan inspected 500 acres of summer paddy atNyaungpingyi Village-tract in Ottwin Township.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than andparty went to River Water Pumping Station in WatiVillage in Ottwin Township and fulfilled the require-ments of the station.

The station is equipped with eight 25 horsepower motors and two transformers to supply irri-gated water in the summer.

Over 163,045 acres of land have been putunder paddy in the summer for 2005-2006 in BagoDivision (East) and the division exceeded its targetof 142,850 acres.

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party at 11 amarrived at the nursery in Toungoo where they sowedphysic nut seeds and planted grafts.

There are 200,000 physic nut saplings andgrafts at the nursery. — MNA

YANGON, 10 March — Member of the StatePeace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myintof the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Man-dalay Division Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Central Command Maj-Gen KhinZaw, Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han,and officials, attended the ceremony to open theemergency receiving centre at Mandalay General

Emergency Receiving Centre openedat Mandalay General Hospital

members, the band of No 16 Basic Education HighSchool, the dance troupes of No 11 BEHS andlocal people.

Next, Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Min-ister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint and Daw Thaung,on behalf of wellwisher U Sa Gyi-Daw Tin, for-mally opened the emergency receiving centre.

After unveiling the signboard, Lt-Gen Ye

At the cash donation ceremony held at thehall of the hospital, Minister Dr Kyaw Myint ac-cepted K 100 million for construction of a new wardfor the MGH donated by Daw San San, U MaungMaung Swe, Daw Khin Yi and Daw Khin Si Nyuntof 88, 79th street between 28th and 29th streets inMandalay.

Medical Superintendent Dr U Maung Win

thanked the wellwishers for their donations and ex-plained all-round renovation at the hospital and itsfunctions.

After the cash donation ceremony, Lt-GenYe Myint and party cordially greeted thewellwishers.

MNA

Myint inspected the centre.The newly-opened emergency receiving cen-

tre measuring 90 feet by 50 feet is a two-storeybuilding. The centre consists of the operation thea-tre, the X-ray room, the medical store and the in-tensive care unit. It was built at a cost of K 120million.

Hospital on 5 March morning.Also present on the occasion were Minister

for Health Dr Kyaw Myint, Minister for ReligiousAffairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, DeputyChief Justice (Mandalay) U Khin Maung Latt,Deputy Attorney-General (Mandalay) U HanShein, departmental officials, social organization

Lt-Gen Ye Myint formally unveils Emergency Receiving Centre at Mandalay General Hospital in Mandalay. —  MNA