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

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Lt-Gen Maung Bo participates in physic nutgrowing ceremony in Hpa-an

NAY PYI TAW, 4 June— Member of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Lt-Gen MaungBo of the Ministry of De-fence, accompanied byChairman of Mon StatePDC Commander ofSouth-East CommandMaj-Gen Thet Naing Winand Chairman of KayinState Peace and Develop-

ment Council Brig-GenZaw Min, attended theKayin State physic nutgrowing ceremony along-side Hpa-an-HlaingbweRoad near Mizan Villageof Hpa-an Township on1 June morning.

Lt-Gen Maung Boand party planted physicnut saplings at the desig-nated places and then

viewed participation ofdepartmental personnel,members of social organi-zations and local people ingrowing the saplings.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo in-structed officials to makeefforts for cultivation ofphysic nut to meet thetarget.

Kayin State has so farput over 80,000 acres of

land under physic nutagainst the target of500,000 acres.

At the constructionsite of Paingkyon StationHospital in Paingkyon ofHlaingbwe Township,Lt-Gen Maung Bo heardreports on progress ofconstruction and futuretasks presented byDeputy Director-General

Dr San Shwe Win ofHealth Department anddevelopment tasks forPaingkyon by officials.

Next, they attendedthe inauguration cer-emony of PaingkyonBridge in Paingkyon.They paid homage toSayadaw BhaddantaSirinda of UpperPaingkyon Monastery.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo in-spected Paingkyon PoliceStation and left necessaryinstructions.

At the combined of-fice, Lt-Gen Maung Bomet with departmentalpersonnel, members ofsocial organizations andlocal people. PaingkyonTown Administrator (See page 8)

At present, local people enjoy fruits ofprevailing peace and stability in KayinState. Therefore, regional developmenttasks can be undertaken. The governmenthas upgraded Paingkyon village to thetown level to have regional developmentprogress.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo inspects rubber plantation in Patkyaw Village. — MNA

I N S I D EAccording to scientists, the Earth’s av-

erage temperature has been gradually rising overthe past century. Eight of the hottest ten yearsoccurred in the last decade. Global warming iscaused by the concentration of gases such ascarbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbon(CFC), ozone, nitrous oxide, and water vapourin the atmosphere.PAGE 7 YIN YIN LAY

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MELTING

ICE—A HOT

TOPIC ?

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 5 June, 2007

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

People’s DesireTuesday, 5 June, 2007

Today, the 5th of June is the World

Environment Day 2007. The theme of WED

is “Melting Ice — A Hot Topic?”.

At present, the global warming and

changes in weather are the challenges in the

environmental conservation.

The main cause of global warming is

an increase in the greenhouse effect. The

greenhouse effect is vital for the existence of

living beings.

Icebergs are the natural resoure for

mankind. Altogether 97 per cent of the world

water is salty and the remaining three per-

cent is fresh water. Of the three per cent, two

per cent is in the form of icebergs and icy

rivers. The main resources of fresh water are

icebergs and icy regions.

The government is making all-out

efforts in environmental conservation under

the charge of the National Commission for

Environmental Affairs.

The increase in the greenhouse gases

is largely due to excessive release of carbon

dioxide. The establishment of forests and

tree plantations as well as the use of bio-fuel

are to be carried out in order to mininize the

volume of carbon dioxide.

Forests and trees play an important

role in regulating climates. Hence, the grow-

ing of trees and conservation of forests are to

be undertaken without fail.

Therefore, forests and trees capable

of absorbing carbon dioxide and icebergs

and icy regions capable of preventing the

global warming are to be conserved prop-

erly. Only then will it be possible to slow

down global warming.

Maintain icebergs to curbglobal warming

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NAY PYI TAW, 3 June — Minister for Agricul-ture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo arrived at MaubinPaper Factory of Jute and Fibre Department underMyanma Industrial Crops Development Enterprisenear Pantaput Village of Maubin Township yesterdaymorning.

Factory Manager U Ko Lay reported on pro-duction of paper and paper products through jute,supervising of factory’s expenditure and productionprocess.

Deputy Managing Director U Ye Phone Myintof the department and directors gave supplementaryreports.

After attending to the needs, the minister in-structed them to operate the factory at full capacity andmanufacture products by minimizing production cost.

Next, the minister inspected the production sec-tions of the factory. — MNA

YANGON, 4 June — Minister for Scienceand Technology U Thaung and Minister for For-estry Brig-Gen Thein Aung, accompanied byChairman of Kayah State PDC Col Nyunt Tin,inspected Technological University (Loikaw) andUniversity of Computer Studies (Loikaw) on 2June.

They inspected the completion of construc-tion of the two universities where U Naing Win,Project Engineer of Htoo Co, explained ministers thetasks being carried out, and Minister U Thaung gavenecessary instructions.

Faculty members explained to them on factsof the university whereupon Minister U Thaung

Production of MaubinPaper Factory

inspected

Ministers inspect TechnologicalUniversity (Loikaw)

stressed the needs.Next, CEC member of USDA Minister Brig-

Gen Thein Aung and Chairman of Kayah State PDCCol Nyunt Tin attended a ceremony to donate genera-tors to villages by Kayah State USDA held at City Hallin Loikaw and made speeches.

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung donated two7.5 kilowatt generators and the chairman of KayahState PDC three 5 kilowatt generators for power sup-ply in villages.

They attended Citizenship Scrutiny Cards Pre-senting Ceremony jointly organized by Kayah StateUSDA and State Immigration and National PlanningDepartment. — MNA

Special mission on marketing campaignYANGON, 4 June—

President U Sein Lwin ofMyanmar Timber Entrepre-neurs Association, Vice-President U Kyi Sein andGeneral Secretary U Nay TunMin left here for Saudi Ara-bia, Dubai and Singapore byair on 1 June to launch mar-keting campaigns in thesecountries. They were seenoff at the airport by GeneralSecretary of Union ofMyanmar Federation ofChambers of Commerce andIndustry U Sein Win Hlaingand officials. — MNA

U Sein WinHlaing,General

Secretary ofUMFCCI,

sees offspecial

mission formarketingcampaignsat YangonInterna-

tionalAirport.

MNA

Italian Ambassador to Myanmar

Dr Giuseppe Cint welcomes Maj-Gen Htay

Oo, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation,

at a reception to mark the National Day of

the Republic of Italy on 4 June.

MNA

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Spain’s King JuanCarlos (R) talks withCrown Prince Felipe

(L) and Queen Sofia asthey preside over amilitary parade to

mark Armed ForcesDay in the northern

town of Leon in Spainon 3 June , 2007.

INTERNET

A craftman carves a coffee-wood sculpture in his rustic shop, known as “TheHouse of Dreams”, in Orosi, 80 km (50 miles) from San Jose, Costa Rica, on

1 June , 2007. He has been sculpting from coffee-wood, and other types ofwood he retrieves from rivers, for the last 25 years. — INTERNET

Odin, a five-year-old, 445 pound, eight-foot tall whiteBengal tiger is fed milk by trainer Lee Munro duringa performance at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California, on 30 May, 2007. — INTERNET

14 US soldiers killed over weekend in Iraq

Sierra Leone air crash kills 21

Over 40,000 foreign workers fail health checks

Iran urges US to stop interferencein its internal affairs

TEHERAN, 3 June — Iranon Sunday lashed out atthe US leader for demand-ing Teheran release fourIranian-Americans detain-ed for alleged espionageand urged the United Statesto stop interference in itsinternal affairs.

“Such a comment is anobvious example of inter-vention in our internalaffairs,” Iranian ForeignMinistry spokesman Moh-ammad-Ali Hosseini toldhis weekly Press briefing.

“The United Statesshould stop these actions,”he added. “They (thedetainees) are Iraniannationals and the Iranianauthorities are reviewingtheir case.”

US President George WBush in a statement onFriday called for the “im-mediate and uncondi-tional” release of the fourIranian-Americans. Thefour detainees are HalehEsfandiari, director of the

Middle East Programme atthe Washington-basedWoodrow Wilson Centrefor Scholars, Kian Taj-bakhsh with George Soros’Open Society Institute,Parnaz Azima, journalistfrom the US -funded RadioFarda, and Ali Shakeri, apeace activist with theCentre for Citizen Peacebuilding at the Universityof California, Irvine.

“I strongly condemntheir detention at the handsof Iranian authorities. Theyshould be freed im-

mediately and uncondi-tionally,” Bush said in thestatement. They were“being held against theirwill by the Iranian regime,”Bush said, adding that“Their presence in Iran —to visit their parents or toconduct humanitarianwork — poses no threat.”

Bush also demandedIran provide informationon Robert Levinson, aformer FBI agent whoreportedly went missingduring a private visit toIran in March. — Xinhua

B A G H D A D , 3 J u n e —Fourteen US soldiers werekilled by bombs and small-arms fire in Iraq over theweekend, the US militarysaid Sunday, as factionalviolence continued toravage soldiers and civiliansalike. A car bomb killed 10people and wounded 27at an outdoor marketin Balad Ruz Sunday,

according to a Diyala pro-vince security official.

The explosion cameshortly after noon (4 amET) as the market, just eastof Baquba, was packed withshoppers, police told TheAssociated Press.

In another market attackin Baquba, gunmen fatallyshot two civilians, theDiyala official told CNN.

Also near Baquba, gun-men set up a fake policecheckpoint just west of thecity Saturday evening andkilled three Iraqi civiliansand wounded five others,the official said.

The attacks came amid aweekend of violent clashesbetween coalition forcesand insurgents in Diwani-ya, Falluja and easternBaghdad’s Sadr Cityneighbourhood.

At least 20 people werewounded Sunday inDiwaniya when fightingbroke out between Iraqisecurity forces and mem-bers of the Mehdi Army,a Shiite militia loyal toradical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, an Interior Ministryofficial said. The battlescame in the same area whereMehdi Army members

TAIPING, 3 June—Over40,000 foreign workerswere sent back to theircountries of origin last yearafter failing their health

examinations, MalaysianHealth Minister Datuk SeriDr Chua Soi Lek said today.

He said the figurerepresented 3.4 per cent of

1.3 million foreign workerswho underwent the man-datory health check.

“This is worrying as thefigure keeps increasing overthe years,” he told reportersafter opening a blooddonation campaign here. Hesaid certain diseases suchas tuberculosis, leprosy andmalaria, thought to havebeen eradicated in Mala-ysia, had made a comebackin recent years because ofthe influx of foreignworkers. “Last year, theministry detected 10,376cases of tuberculosis,15,000 Hepatitis B, 3,600syphilis and 740 HIV,” hesaid. Dr Chua urged em-ployers to cooperate withthe authorities and sendtheir foreign workers toundergo health checksbefore putting them to work.

He said the ministry hadmade it compulsory forforeign workers to undergohealth checks a month, ayear and two years aftertheir arrival in Malaysia.

Internet

LONDON, 4 June—A helicopter ferrying passengersto Freetown airport in Sierra Leone has crashed, killingat least 21 people.

The passengers were mainly from Togo, reportedlyincluding the country’s sports minister, and werereturning from an international football match. One ofthe Russian pilots survived when the helicopter burstinto flames as it came into land.

Helicopters and ferries are the only way to reach theairport, which is located across a bay from Freetown.

The passengers had been watching Togo beat SierraLeone 1-0 an African Nations Cup qualifier, and hadchartered the helicopter for the seven-minute flightfrom the city to the airport.

Togolese Sports Minister Atipe Kwako was amongthe dead, according to the AFP news agency.—Internet

reportedly killed six people— three of them civilians— in fighting two weeksago. The militia is said to beat the centre of the Sunni-Shiite sectarian violencethat has plagued the war-ravaged nation.—Internet

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LAGOS, 3 June —Gunmen kidnapped sixRussian workers afterblowing up their residencewith explosives inNigeria’s southeasternAkwa Ibom state, theRussian Embassy inNigeria said on Sunday.

Vladimir Shvarts,Russian embassy’s press

A local resident clears the debris of his house after a strong earthquakeoccurred in the Yi Autonomous County of Ning’er of Pu’er City in southwest

China’s Yunnan Province on 3 June, 2007. — XINHUA

KATHMANDU, 3 June— Chinese Book Fair isto be held at the City Hallof Kathmandu from 6 to10 June .

The fair is sponsoredby the General Admini-stration of the Press andPublication of thePeople’s Republic ofChina, while jointlyorganized by ChinaInternational BookTrading Corporation andNepali company WorldCultural Net.

The theme ofChinese Book Fair inNepal is “Reading

WASHINGTON, 2 June— Some 35 people wereinjured as a car hit thecrowd of a street festivalin Washington DC onSaturday night, ABCNews reported.

The injured, withseven in critical condition,were hospitalized, accord-ing to the report.

The accident tookplace around 8 pm and thecar was speeding at the

South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon (C) poses with his Japanese

counterpart Taro Aso (L) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi (R)

before their meeting in Jeju, South Korea, on 3 June, 2007. — INTERNET

MANILA, 3 June — AFilipino in a drunken ragehacked dozens of peoplewith a machete onSaturday, killing 10 andwounding 19 on thecentral Philippine islandof Samar, a local policechief said.

Chief InspectorAniceto Tecbobolan,police chief of CalbayogCity on Samar, said thedrunken man went fromhouse to house in hisGadgaran Village, hack-ing dozens of people,

Filipino runs amok, kills 10,wounds 19including some relatives,before dawn.

“Eight people, in-cluding five children, werehacked to death in theirsleep,” Tecbobolan toldreporters, adding two moredied at a hospital.

After attacking hissleeping relatives in twohouses, The continued hisstabbing spree at anotherhome where villagers wereattending a wake for a deadneighbour.

Tecbobolan said 19people were wounded and

the man later surrenderedto a neighbour. “Heclaimed he was too afraidto turn himself to thepolice because he fearedthat he would be harmed,”Tecbobolan said, addingthe man knew theconsequences of hisactions.

Police were preparingcharges of murder andfrustrated murder againstthe 39-year-old man nowunder detention at the cityjail.

MNA/Reuters

Chinese Book Fair to be heldin Kathmandu

China.”The book fair will

have diversified exhibitswith more than 2,000book titles publishedfrom China in Chinese,English and Tibetanlanguages and coveringChinese traditionalculture, history, literaryclassics, traditionalChinese medicine, Chin-ese martial art“Kungfu,” text books forlearning Chinese,children’s books andother topics.

Besides, the eventwill also includeexhibitions of audio-video products andChinese arts and crafts.

A 20-memberChinese team will bevisiting Nepal to

Thirty five injured as car hits crowdin Washington festival

time.The driver, a woman

in her thirties, wasdetained by police after afailed attempt to flee thescene.

Police said the womanwas driving at the speedof some 110 kph, tryingto pass through asouthwestern Washin-gton street that wascrowded with festival-goers.

A child was in the carwhen the accident oc-curred. The accident wasstill under investigation.

The festival, known as“UNIFEST,” is Wash-ington DC’s premiereannual African Americancultural festival andparade.

The event features agala parade, a marketplaceand other communityactivities. — Xinhua

Gunmen kidnap six Russiansin SE Nigeria

secretary, said that agroup of unidentifiedmilitants broke intohomes of the Russiansworking for theAluminum SmelterCompany of Nigeria(ALSCON) and abductedsix citizens of Russia.

The assault happenedat about 5:30 am local time(0430 GMT), he said,adding that their Nigeriandriver was killed duringthe attack.

According to theRussian embassy, AL-SCON is controlled by theRussian aluminum giantRUSAL.

Currently the companyand local police are notavailable for comment.

Since the beginning ofthis year, more than 100foreigners have beenabducted in southeasternNigeria.

Xinhua

ROME, 4 June —Russia will once againaim its missiles at targetsin Europe if US plans tobuild a missile defenceshield near Russia’sborders go ahead,President Vladimir Putinwas quoted as saying onSunday.

In an interview re-ported in Italy’s Cor-riere della Sera, Putinacknowledged Rus-sia’s response riskedrestarting an arms racebut he said Moscowwould not be heldresponsible for theconsequences becauseWashington had startedit.

Putin made the toughstatement days before aGroup of Eight summitin Germany on 6 June

Putin warns Russia will pointmissiles at Europe

where, among other worldleaders, he will come faceto face with US PresidentGeorge W Bush.

Russia has notexpressly targeted itsmissiles at Europe sincethe end of the Cold Warbut, asked if it would dothis again if the US missileshield plant went ahead,

Putin said: “Yes, natural-ly.”

“If the Americannuclear capability widensacross European territory,we will have to giveourselves new targets inEurope,” Italy’s leadingdaily quoted Putin assaying.

MNA/Reuters

participate in the bookfair, and is alsoscheduled to hand overbooks to KathmanduUniversity during thevisit.

Xinhua

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At least one person in 80 percent of the zero-employment households in China’s urban areas

will have a job by the end of this year, the Ministryof Labour and Social Security (MLSS) announced

on Saturday. — INTERNET

Models presentwedding gowncreations at the

Madrid WeddingGown Show in

Madrid, capital ofSpain, on 2 June,

2007. XINHUA

Tourists view sunrise in the Donghai park in Dalian, a coastal city ofnortheast China’s Liaoning Province, on 3 June, 2007. — XINHUA

ATHENS, 3 June —Greek Prime MinisterCostas Karamanlis methere Friday with hisvisiting Hungarian coun-terpart Ferenc Gyur-csany and they decided toset up a working group tolook into prospects ofeconomic cooperation intransport, trade andenergy.

SHENYANG, 3 June — At least one person in 80 percent of the zero-employment households in China’surban areas will have a job by the end of this year, theMinistry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS)announced on Saturday.

Deputy Minister of Labour and Social SecurityZhang Xiaojian told a national conference that the goalmust be achieved by creating more job opportunitiesespecially in the public service. Many of the country’slaid-off workers have been reemployed, but someremained jobless either because of old age or a lack ofskills, said Zhang. Governments were exploring waysto create jobs for people who had difficulties findingemployment by developing labour-intensive industriesand expanding community services.

The MLSS asked local labour and social securitydepartments to provide those on unemploymentbenefits with vocational training—MNA/Xinhua

QUITO, 3 June — Thestate oil companiesPetroecuador andPetroperu signed onFriday a strategic allianceagreement for fossil fuelexploration, exploitation,transportion, storage,industrialization and trade,Petroecuador said onFriday.

Ecuador’s PresidentRafael Correa and Peru’sPresident Alan Garciawitnessed the agreement’ssigning in the Peruviancity of Tumbes.

The presidents ofPetroecuador, CarlosPareja, and of Petroperu,Cesar Gutierrez, signed ajoint declaration, underwhich the two sides wouldhold talks on supplyingsome 14,000 barrels ofEcuadorean crude Orientedaily in a long-termcontract.

Petroecuador said in astatement that all the localfossil fuel negotiated willbe used in Petroperu’srefineries and part of theproducts, like nafta usedin Ecuador to produce high

NEW YORK, 3 June —Crude oil futures rosesharply Friday amid con-cern over supply.

Light, sweet crude forJuly delivery gained 1.07dollars at 65.08 dollars abarrel on the New YorkMercantile Exchange.

Brent crude for Julydelivery rose 1.03 dollarsat 69.07 dollars a barrel onthe ICE Futures exchangein London.

Ecuadorean, Peruvian oilcompanies sign strategic

alliance agreementoctane gasoline, will besold to Petroecuador withpreferential prices.

The strategic alliancealso commits both stateoil companies to form an

executive committeewithin 10 days and a jointwork team to pinpoint themain mutual interestprojects.

MNA/Xinhua

Crude oil prices riseMilitants kidnapped 10

people including threesenior managers of achemical company namedIndorama on Friday, inNigeria’s southeasternRivers State.

Since the beginning ofMay, about 40 foreignershave been abducted insoutheastern Nigeria.

About one-fifth ofNigeria’s daily output isstill shut after a series of

militant attacks.Nigeria is Africa’s

leading oil producer andthe fifth-biggest source ofUS oil imports. US EnergyDepartment reported onWednesday that its crudeinventories fell by 2.0million to 342.2 millionbarrels last week.

The analysts earlierexpected crude inven-tories will rise by 1.0million.—MNA/Xinhua

China strives to create morejobs for zero-employment

households

Greek, Hungarian PMs discusseco cooperation, European issues

Karamanlis said thetalks were “constructive”and the final aim was topromote links betweenthe two countries in theseareas.

He termed the decisionto set up the working groupan “important develop-ment”, adding that thetalks with Gyurcsany alsocovered a number of

European issues.Karamanlis told

reporters that Hungaryhoped to cooperate withGreece in energy, particu-larly in the transport ofnatural gas.

Gyurcsany expressedhis satisfaction with theclose cooperation betweenthe two countries.

MNA/Xinhua

65-year-old Pole wakes from19-year coma

WARSAW, 4 June —A 65-year-oldrailwayman who fell into a comafollowing in an accident in CommunistPoland regained conciousness 19 yearslater to find a market economy, Polishmedia reported on Saturday.

Wheelchair-bound Jan Grzebski,whom doctors had given only two or threeyears to live following his 1988 accident,credited his caring wife Gertruda with hisrevival. “It was Gertruda that saved me,and I'll never forget it” Grzebski told newschannel TVN24.

“For 19 years Mrs Grzebski did thejob of an experienced intensive careteam, changing her comatose husband’sposition every hour to prevent bed-soreinfections,” Super Express reportedDr Boguslaw Poniatowski as saying.

“When I went into a coma there wasonly tea and vinegar in the shops, meatwas rationed and huge petrol queues wereeverywhere,” Grzebski told TVN24,describing his recollections of theCommunist system’s economic collapse.

MNA/Reuters

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Smoking leads to genetic damageL OS ANGELES, 2 June — Cigarette smoking can alter DNA in sperm and cause genetic damage which could pass to offspring,

according to a new study.

Cigarette smoking can alter DNA in sperm andcause genetic damage which could pass to

offspring, according to a new study. — INTERNET

Spain’s Air Force acrobatic members “Patrulla Aguila” display the colours ofthe national flag during a military parade to mark Armed Forces Day in the

northern town of Leon in Spain on 3 June, 2007. — INTERNET

A German Navy ship patrols the Baltic Sea coastline behind the massive

security fence built around the Heiligendamm, Germany, G-8 summit site on

2 June, 2007. The G8 summit will take place there from Wednesday, 6 June,

2007 to Friday, 8 June , 2007. — INTERNET

Foreigners abducted from oilcompound in Nigeria

LAGOS, 3 June — Gunmen dressed as riot police have abducted someforeign workers from the residential compound of oil services giantSchlumberger in Nigeria’s oil city Port Harcourt, police said on Saturday.

Kidnapping has be-come an almost daily oc-currence in the anarchicNiger Delta, home toAfrica’s largest oilindustry, and about 30foreigners are now beingheld by various armedgroups in the vast wet-lands region.

“Some expats werekidnapped from the club

of Schlumberger Ana-drill in a residential arealast night,” said RiversState police com-missioner Felix Og-baudu, adding that theabductors were dressedas riot police.

A security source withan oil company in thearea said he thoughtfour foreigners were

abducted, but the com-pany was conducting ahead count to ascertainthe exact number.

Attacks on oil facilitiesand kidnappings haveforced thousands offoreign workers to fleeand forced Western oilcompanies to reduceoutput by almost a third.

MNA/Reuters

China experiences warmer spring

China’s experienced another warmer-than-averagespring this year, the 11th warmer spring since1997, according to statistics from the China

Meteorological Administration (CMA).— INTERNET

KHAR(Pakistan), 3June — A roadsidebomb killed five peopleon Saturday nearPakistan’s border withAfghanistan in a tribalregion which is a hotbedof support for Talebanand al-Qaeda-linkedmilitants, police andofficials said.

The blast occurred inthe Salarzai Villagesome 15 kilometres (9miles) east of Khar, themain town in the BajaurRegion, a senior tribalpolice official, MamoorKhan, said.

MNA/Reuters

BEIJING, 3 June —China’s experiencedanother warmer-than-average spring this year,the 11th warmer springsince1997, according tostatistics from the ChinaMeteorological Admini-stration (CMA).

Temperature averaged10.6 degrees Celsius fromMarch to May this year,1.2 degrees higher thanaverage in normal years andthe second highest since1951.

On 26 May , temperaturein Tianjin reached 38.5degrees, breaking therecord in May.

Experts believe the

warm springs reflectglobal warming. Awareof the influence of globalwarming on the ecologicalsystem, natural resources

and people’s lives, Chinahas announced a nationalaction plan to respond toclimate change.

Xinhua

Smoking can causechanges in the DNAsequence of sperm cells,alterations that couldpotentially be inheritedby offspring, Canadianresearchers found in thestudy published by thejournal of the AmericanAssociation for CancerResearch.

The researchers atHealth Canada andMcMaster Universitystudied the spermatogonialstem cells of mature micethat had been exposed tocigarette smoke for eithersix or 12 weeks to look foralterations in a specificstretch of repeated portionsof DNA, called Ms6-hm,which does not contain anyknown genes.

The mice were exposedto two cigarettes per day,the equivalent based on

blood levels of tobacco by-products of an averagehuman smoker.

The findings show thatthe rate of Ms6-hmmutations in the smokingmice were 1.4 times higherthan that of non-smokingmice at six weeks, and 1.7times that of non-smokingmice at 12 weeks.

This suggests thatdamage is related to theduration of exposure, sothe longer people smokethe more mutationsaccumulate and the morelikely a potential effect mayarise in the offspring, saidthe study.

“Here we are looking atmale germ line mutations,which are mutations in theDNA of sperm. If inherited,these mutations persist asirreversible changes in thegenetic composition of off-

spring,” said Carole Yauk,Ph D, lead author of thestudy and research scien-tist at Health Canada’sEnvironmental and Oc-cupational ToxicologyDivision.

“We have known thatmothers who smoke canharm their fetuses, andhere we show evidencethat fathers can potentially

damage offspring longbefore they may even meettheir future mate,” shesaid.

Males, whether they aremouse or man, generate aconstant supply of newsperm from self-renewingspermatogonial stem cells.

Yauk said previousstudies have shown thatMs6-hm and similar

locations of non-codingDNA are sensitive todamage from radiation,mutagenic chemicals andintense industrial airparticulate pollution. While the researchersdid not specifically studythe protein-codingregions of DNA wheregenes reside, Yauk notesthat previous studiescorrelate mutations innon-coding regions withthose in coding regions,and that some repetitiveregions of DNA (notexamined in this study)are associated with genes.

“It stands to reason thatmutations could alsointerfere with genes, butour ongoing research looksto clarify the severity ofDNA damage throughoutthe genome,” said Yauk.

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(5 June 2007)YANGON, 5 June— The following is the

message of the Secretary-General of the UnitedNations on World Environment Day which fallstoday.

Greenhouse gas emissions from humanactivities are causing our world to get warmer.Concentrations of carbon dioxide in theatmosphere are higher than at any time for thepast 600,000 years, and the rate of increase isaccelerating.

The most dramatic evidence of climatechange is found in the polar regions. The Arcticis warming twice as fast as the global average.The extent and thickness of permanent Arcticsea ice is diminishing; areas of permafrost, frozenfor centuries, are thawing; and ice caps inGreenland and the Antarctic are melting fasterthan anyone anticipated.

For the people and ecosystems of theArctic, the implications are profound. Retreatingsea ice is reducing habitat for vulnerable Arcticspecies. The changes will also affect Arcticindigenous communities who depend on thenatural world, not just for food, but for theircultural identity.

However, this is not just a polar issue.The theme for World Environment Day 2007 —“Melting Ice: A Hot Topic!” — reflects theimpact that climate change is having in allregions. As sea levels rise, inhabitants of low-lying islands and coastal cities throughout theworld face inundation. The world’s insurancecompanies are paying out more and more eachyear to compensate for extreme weather events.As glaciers retreat, governments are casting anincreasingly anxious eye at future water supplies.And for the one-third of the world’s populationliving in drylands, especially those in Africa,changing weather patterns linked to climatechange threaten to exacerbate desertification,drought and food insecurity.

Society’s dependence on fossil fuels isjeopardizing social and economic progress andour future security. Fortunately, there are manypolicy and technological options available toavert the impending crisis, but we need increasedpolitical will to use them. Developed countriesin particular can do more to reduce greenhousegas emissions and encourage energy efficiency.They can also support clean development in fast-growing economies such as Brazil, China andIndia, as well as adaptation measures in thosecountries that face the greatest hardships fromclimate change.

On this World Environment Day, let usrecognize the need to slow the momentum of thedramatic environmental changes we are seeingat the poles and around the globe. And let eachof us pledge to do our part to fight climatechange.—UNIC

United NationsSecretary-General’sMessage on WorldEnvironment DayThe hot summer in Yangon ended with a

storm that swept across the city during May 4 and5. The 24 hours of incessant rains caused massivefloods in several parts of the city. The level ofrainfall reached 13.54 inches mark which was thehighest rainfall level recorded in the past fourdecades. Many of the houses in the flooded areaswere left in chaos as the water seeped into thehouses during the early hours of May 5. In recentyears, storms, cyclones, hurricanes and floods havebeen very frequent in many parts of the world.Could this be an impact of global warming andclimate change?

According to scientists, the Earth’s averagetemperature has been gradually rising over the pastcentury. Eight of the hottest ten years occurred inthe last decade. Global warming is caused by theconcentration of gases such as carbon dioxide,methane, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), ozone, nitrousoxide, and water vapour in the atmosphere. Thesegases trap the solar heat from radiating back tospace and cause global temperature to graduallyincrease. This is known as the greenhouse effectand the gases are called the greenhouse gases(GHGs). Millions of tons of carbon dioxide arereleased from factories and vehicles throughburning of the fossil fuels such as oil and coal.Methane gas is generally released from the paddyfields. The rise in heat threatens the global climateequilibrium that determines the pattern of wind,rainfall, surface temperature, ocean currents and

MELTING ICE—A HOT TOPIC ?Yin Yin Lay

sea level. Thus, climate change could lead to severestorms, floods, and coastal erosion in some parts ofthe world while in other parts there could be severedroughts, water shortages and failed harvest.Scientists have also warned that should the globaltemperature keep on rising, it would threatenbiodiversity and could damage the Earth’secosystems beyond repair.

In order to curb global warming andstabilize global climate, international environmentalagreements such as United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change and the KyotoProtocol were adopted in 1992 and 1997respectively. The Kyoto Protocol set a timetablefor the GHG emitting countries to reduce emissionof greenhouse gases. However, the implementationof these agreements has not yet been satisfactory.The United Nations climate change conferencescould urge but could not push the GHG emittingcountries to promptly reduce the emissions ofGHGs. At the same time, the most vulnerablecountries’ call for SOS of the impending disastershas become louder than ever. Environmentalistsused to tell a story of a frog. This frog happened tobe in a glass of water which happened to beingheated. Little by little the water in the glass warmedup. But the merry frog got used to the slowlywarming water and went on swimming in the glassunheeded to the gradually increasing heat. When itfinally realized that the water was becoming veryhot, it was already too late for the poor frog tojump out for its life.

This year, countries all over the world willcelebrate the World Environment Day on 5 Junewith a theme “Melting Ice - A Hot Topic ?” Polarice is indeed melting. It is learnt that the glaciersare smaller than at any time and the Arctic Oceanhas lost 40% of its ice cover in the last 30 years.Scientists expect that the low - lying areas and smallislands could disappear under water over the nextfew decades unless remedial actions are takenpromptly. It is therefore extremely crucial thatnations act in time to address the global warmingand climate change crisis or else we will meet thedestiny similar to that of a poor frog.

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According to scientists, theEarth’s average temperature has beengradually rising over the past century.Eight of the hottest ten years occurredin the last decade. Global warming iscaused by the concentration of gasessuch as carbon dioxide, methane,chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), ozone,nitrous oxide, and water vapour inthe atmosphere.

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Lt-Gen Maung Bo participates…(from page 16)

enable them to pursue higher studies — arts, sciencesand technologies of the modern age — applying yourgovernment-nurtured high efficiency in the practicalfield. In addition, you all should always keep in yourhearts the noble task of enhancing the education stand-ard of all basic education schools the duty the govern-ment has entrusted to you with full trust.

The government had carried out education re-forms with national outlook for over a decade and isstill implementing them to realize its noble goal —development of national education — and lofty vision— emergence of a constant learning Myanmar society.

In other words, the government has been striv-ing for all areas of education including the basiceducation sector, the higher education sector, the for-mal education, the non-formal education and the par-allel education system set up in colleges and universi-ties to achieve qualitative and quantitative develop-ment in all aspects.

In the same vein, it is building education infra-structure, providing modern teaching aids and meth-ods, setting up the e-education network and creating asound education environment. The four-year nationaleducation promotion project implemented in 2000 inaccord with the guidance of the Head of State coveredthe accelerated task of enabling Myanmar to catch upwith the developed ASEAN countries in educationinfrastructure together with modern teaching aids andtechniques, laboratories and practical rooms.

In addition to setting up school boards of trus-tees in harmony with the existing parent-teacher asso-ciations, the government has organized social organi-zations such as Union Solidarity and Developed Asso-ciation, Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation andMyanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Associationand wellwishers in enhancing the qualifications of theeducation family, which is a noble practice.

Thanks to the cooperative endeavours of thegovernment, school families and social organizationsand the public in all aspects, the whole nation iswitnessing the flourishing sound education founda-tions and environment and excellent opportunities topursue education and choose higher studies.

After setting up superior education, opportuni-ties, infrastructures and environment, the governmenthas reinforced the sector of improving the educationstandard. It has been implementing the projects con-stantly to promote basic education standard since1988. The project was initiated by primary-curricula-upgrading programme. The national education promo-tion conference held in April this year laid down work

Teachers should always keep…

Maung Bo inspected the site for the pagoda. Next,they visited Win Thuza Shop of the Ministry ofIndustry-1. On their return to Hlaingbwe alongPaingkyon-Hlaingbwe Road, they viewed thrivingrubber plantations.

At the local battalion in Hlaingbwe, Lt-GenMaung Bo met servicemen and family members ofregiments and units in Hlaingbwe Station.

At the site for construction of Hlaingbwe Town-ship Hospital (50-bed), Lt-Gen Maung Bo heard areport on construction tasks by officials and inspectedthe construction site. In Htilon Village, Lt-GenMaung Bo viewed thriving rubber plantations ofprivate entrepreneurs and gave instructions.

Next, they arrived back in Hpa-an. —M NA

programmes to uplift curricula and syllabuses that canactually materialize the Head of State’s guidance thatcalls for the uplift of teaching-learning standard.

At this juncture, teachers should strive reso-lutely till reaching the nation’s goal of basic educationpromotion education, making good use of the soundeducation infrastructures and environment, noble prac-tices and fine traditions. They should strive withconviction and sense of duty.

Also present were Minister for Religious Af-fairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Chairman ofYangon City Development Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, deputy ministers, members ofCivil Service Selection and Training Board, depart-mental heads, the rector of CICS and officials.

The minister presented gifts to outstanding train-ees, and cordially greeted the trainees. — MNA

Lt-Gen Maung Bo of Ministry of Defence handsover exercise books, stationery and school uni-form for students through an official.—MNA

Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyeinpresents prize to an outstanding trainee.— MNA

(from page 1)U Tin Nwe reported on matters related to the townand townselders on development tasks.

In his speech, Lt-Gen Maung Bo said that atpresent, local people enjoy fruits of prevailing peaceand stability in Kayin State. Therefore, regional de-velopment tasks can be undertaken. The govern-ment has upgraded Paingkyon village to the townlevel to have regional development progress. De-partmental personnel and local people are to joinhands in carrying out development tasks to enablethe town to have required characteristics.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party presented exercisebooks, stationery and uniforms for students inPaingkyon to the Headmaster of Paingkyon BEHS.

While in Paingkyon, they went to the hill ofHsupanpyae Pagoda to be built as a replica ofShwedagon Pagoda. Commander of Kayin StatePolice Force Police Col Tin Thaung reported onconstruction of the pagoda.

After giving necessary instruction, Lt-Gen

NAY PYI TAW, 4 June—Myanmar Motion PictureAsiayon was first formed under the name of MotionPicture and Drama Asiayon in 1946, Motion PictureCouncil in 1962, Motion Picture Council OrganizingCommittee in 1976 and the Asiayon has been knownas Myanmar Motion Picture Asiayon since 1988. The MMPA’s executive committee was formedin order to promote the standard of Myanma filmworld. The term of the executive committee is twoyears. The present executive committee of MMPAwas formed and duties were assigned to them on 4June 2005, and the committee now turns two years on4 June (today) 2007.

Officials of Myanmar Motion Picture Enter-prise met with members of the MMPA’s executivecommittee on 18 May 2007 and explained matters toreconstitute the present executive committee as it hadturned two years.

In an attempt to sow discord among thosefrom the movie world and misunderstand the efforts topromote the standard of the movie world some foreignbroadcasting stations and internal and external de-

Some foreign broadcasting stations, internal andexternal destructive elements trying to capitalize

on MMPA executive committee reshuffleWidespread opinion of public and movie world is that all are to be

well aware of evil attempts to sow seeds of mistrust

structive elements that want to capitalize on the recon-stitution of the executive committee are making fab-ricated news as if Chairman of MMPA U Kyi Soe Tunand some executives have resigned from the Asiayonas they are dissatisfied with officials of MMPE, as ifthey have resigned from the Asiayon due to strictcensor rules and regulations and as if they are unableto serve the interest of those from the movie world.

In reality, the Chairman and all EC membershave been discharging their normal duties up to dateand there will be a reshuffle only electing new ECmembers have been reconstituted.

Some foreign broadcasting stations and in-ternal and external destructive elements are makingattempts to misuse the movie world that is enjoyingpublic interest, to destroy the unity of the movieworld with the intention of using it for self-interestand to cause misunderstanding between MMPE of-ficials and the movie world. Widespread opinion ofthe public and movie world is that all are to be wellaware of those evil attempts.

MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 4June — Member of theState Peace and Develop-ment Council Lt-GenMaung Bo of the Ministryof Defence, Chairman ofMon State Peace and De-velopment Council Com-mander of South EastCommand Maj-Gen ThetNaing Win, Chairman ofKayin State Peace andDevelopment CouncilBrig-Gen Zaw Min, offi-cials of the State Peaceand Development Coun-cil Office and departmentsarrived at Phayagon Vil-lage in KyaikmarawTownship on 2 June. A ceremony to open anew two-storey buildingof Phayagon Village Ba-sic Education PrimarySchool was held in frontof the school. Commander Maj-GenThet Naing Win, MonState Education Officer UTun Yi and Chairman ofthe new building construc-tion committee U SeinMyint formally opened thenew building. Lt-Gen Maung Bo for-mally unveiled the sign-board of the school. Lt-Gen Maung Bo and theguests visited the newbuilding. Chairman of the newbuilding construction com-mittee U Sein Myint re-ported on the constructionof the building and handedover the related documents

Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends inauguration of new two-storeybuilding of BEPS in Phayagon Village, Mon State

Government implementing programmes to turn out outstanding students,to promote education standard to international level

to Mon State EducationOfficer U Tun Yi. Next, the commanderand Secretary of MonState Peace and Develop-ment Council U Aung Winaccepted K 13.8 milliondonated for the buildingby wellwishers. Lt-Gen Maung Bo saidonly when there are suffi-cient highly-qualified bril-liant human resources cana new modern developednation be established. andprogress achieved shouldbe maintained for benefitsin the long run. He said the country isrich in natural resourcesand it is very importantfor the country to possesshuman resources. Hequoted Head of State Sen-ior General Than Shwe assaying that projects are tobe drawn up for turningout intellectuals and intel-

ligentsia in the respectiveregions for national de-velopment. Efficient hu-man resources are capa-ble of creating conditionsfor prosperity of the peo-ple. It is necessary for thepeople to make efforts forall-round development ofthe nation. He said every nation ismaking endeavours fortheir national developmentutilizing the modern sci-ence and technology. Thegovernment is implement-ing the programmes to turnout outstanding students,to promote educationstandard to internationallevel and to gain profi-ciency in modern scienceand technology in the ba-sic education sector, headded. He said the governmentlaid down Myanma edu-cational objectives and

long-term educational ob-jectives in both higher andbasic education sectors. He said the Head ofState had given guidanceon five educational tasks.Beginning 2005-2006academic year, refreshercourses for senior assist-ant teachers were con-ducted in 30 colleges anduniversities in accord withthe guidance. He said schoolenrollment rate and com-pletion rate of primaryeducation increasedyearly. There are 5,952post-primary schools na-tionwide and 420,000schoolchildren from thoseschools continued theireducation at middleschools. The new building wasconstructed at a cost ofover 50 million includingK 13 million provided by

the government and chil-dren in the village can nowreceive their educationeasily. After the ceremony, Lt-Gen Maung Bo and partycordially greeted thosepresent. The two-storeynew school building is 140feet long and 30 feet wideand has eight classroomsand four toilets. Next, Lt-Gen Maung Bo attended aschool enrollment day cer-emony of No 9 BEHS inMawlamyine Township.Speaking on the occasion,he said all township schoolenrollment day was organ-ized in 10 townships ofMon State simultaneouslyon 31 May. The State setschool enrollment day tobe celebrated from 25 to31 May. Service person-nel, the public, donors andsocial organizations are tocooperate in schoolenrollment day activities.Moreover, teachers andresponsible officials are totry to promote schoolenrollment rate, enableschoolchildren to com-plete primary educationand continue middleschool education. He wenton to say that this schoolhas a tradition of turningout brilliant students andit is necessary to maintainsuch a fine tradition. Deputy Director Gen-eral U Tun Kyi of No 1Basic Education Depart-ment reported on aca-

demic matters of the Min-istry of Education andMon State Education Of-ficer U Tun Yi on schoolenrollment activities in thestate. Next, exercisebooks, stationery andschool uniforms donatedby Mon State PDC werehanded to headmistressDaw Myint Myint Yi. Af-ter the ceremony, Lt-GenMaung Bo and party in-spected school enrollmentactivities. They then at-tended a physic nut grow-ing ceremony of SouthEast Command andMawlamyine Station heldnear Mawlamyine Air-port. Lt-Gen Maung Boand the Commander grewphysic nut plants at desig-nated places and encour-aged the officers and otherranks and their familiesgrowing the plants. A to-tal of 10 acres of physicnut plants were grown. Afterwards, Lt-GenMaung Bo and party at-tended a ploughing cer-emony of Paung Town-ship and viewed the powertillers and farm machin-ery manufactured by Ag-ricultural MechanizationDepartment and the ferti-lizer shop of Myanma Ag-riculture Service. At thebriefing hall, the PaungTownship PDC chairmanreported on arrangementsto cultivate monsoonpaddy in 2007-2008 and (See page 11)

Lt-Gen Maung Bo of Ministry of Defence views monsoon paddy growing ceremony in Paung Township.— MNA

Lt-Gen Maung Bo of the Ministry of Defence unveils the signboard of new building of BEPS atPhayagon Village in Kyaikmaraw Township.— MNA

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YANGON, 4 June — Under the programme ofChina-Myanmar Cultural Exchange, a Chinesedelegation led by Director-General Mr Zhao Huayong(Deputy Minister Level) of China Central Television-CCTV of the People’s Republic of China arrived hereby air this evening to promote cooperation inbroadcasting of the two nations.

The delegation was warmly welcomed at theYangon International Airport by Director-General UKhin Maung Htay of Myanma Radio and Televisionand officials of the Ministry of Information.

A dinner was hosted in honour of the ChineseDelegation led by Director-General Mr Zhao Huayongby Director-General U Khin Maung Htay of MRTV atKaraweik Palace.—MNA

CCTV’s Director-Generalarrives in Yangon

MoI provides cash assistance to students,PPE holds 35th anniversary

Employees urged to use initiative in carrying out the tasks of the ministry

NAY PYI TAW, 4 June — Ministry of Informationprovided cash assistance to children of its employeesfor 2007-2008 Academic Year and held the 35thAnniversary of Printing and Publishing Enterpriseunder the ministry here today.

It was attended by directors-general, managing-directors of the departments and enterprises underthe ministry, officials and guests.

Speaking on the occasion, Information MinisterBrig-Gen Kyaw Hsan stressed the need forimprovement of the education standard of children ofthe employees in making use of technologies fordevelopment of the nation.

Human resources play an important role inmaking efforts for the development of a country.Now, the basic and higher education are within thereach of the people in every part of the country. Ineducation sector, the Government has also madearrangements not only for development of physicalappearance but also for improvement of quality ofstudents.

Only when human resource is developed, willthe nation develop.

The Government has making efforts fordevelopment of the country and for improvement ofthe living standard of the people and employees.

Therefore, employees are to carry out tasks ofthe respective departments dutifully.

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan also urgedemployees to use initiative in carrying out the tasks ofthe ministry in accordance with rules and regulations.

Ministry of Information holds anniversaries ofdepartments and enterprises yearly. Printing andPublishing Enterprise under the ministry carried outthe seven tasks of the enterprise successfully lastyear.

PPE is to implement the seven tasks for 2007-2008. The seven tasks are — to take the media role inimplementation of the Seven-point Road Map; toefficiently use the funds and to increase the income ofthe enterprise; to improve Myanmar literary standard;to maintain the printing machinery of the enterprisefor durability; to improve the functions of theenterprise; to improve the print quality meeting thestandard and thrifty use of materials in printing.

In conclusion, the minister urged officials and

employees to work together to meet the success inimplementing the tasks of the ministry and enterprise.

Afterwards, Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsanpresented cash assistance amounted to K 9,478,500to 3,741 primary, middle, higher and universitystudents through Head of Office of the ministry U Ye

Tint, Deputy Director-General of MRTV U TheinAung, Deputy Director-General of the Informationand Public Relations Department U Ye Htut,Managing Director of the Printing and PublishingEnterprise U Aung Nyein, Managing Director ofNews and Periodicals Enterprise U Soe Win andManaging Director of Myanma Motion PictureEnterprise U Aung Myo Myint.

The minister also presented prizes to 11outstanding trainees who received the titles awardedby the State Peace and Development Council.

Afterwards, Managing Director of PPE U AungNyein and General Manager U Zaw Min presentedprizes to outstanding employees of PPE. — MNA

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan delivers an address at 35th Anniversary of Printing and Publishing Enterprise.— MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan presentsaward to an outstanding employee.—MNA

U Khin Maung Htay, Director-General ofMRTV, welcomes Director-General

Mr Zhao Huayong of CCTV at YangonInternational Airport.— MNA

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(from page 9)ploughing for cultivation of monsoon paddy on the 200acre-land in Kywechan Village and Mon State MASManger U Sein Win on arrangements to cultivatemonsoon paddy in the state, undertake double croppingin the rainy season, targeted acreage of paddy. Lt-GenMaung Bo said those responsible for agriculture are toorganize the farmers to adopt double cropping in therainy season. He said as now is the time when manualfarming being transformed into mechanized farming,it will be easy to undertake agricultural tasks onlythrough the use of farm machinery. Now the farmersare being able to buy power tillers and fertilizers at lowprices. The farmers in cooperation with departmentalpersonnel are urged to try to exceed the target cultivationof paddy in Mon State. Later, Lt-Gen Maung Bo and party visited 123-acreKyonka Garden of MAS in Kyonka Village. ManagerU Myint Aung reported on growing of durian andmangosteen and rambutan, distribution of saplings anddissemination of cultivation methods. Mon State MASManager U Sein Win also reported on production ofworm-cast for fertilizers. Lt-Gen Maung Bo called on the officials to organizethe farmers to know the advanced cultivation methods.Next, he inspected breeding of earthworm forproduction of fertilizers, fruits plantations and four-acre physic nut plantation. Then Lt-Gen Maung Boand party went to Mawlamyine. — MNA

Lt-Gen Maung Bo attends…

YANGON, 4 June —Myanma Foreign Trade

YANGON, 4 June — Awork coordination meetingof Work Committee forObservance of MyanmarWomen’s Day which fallson 3 July 2007 was held atthe meeting hall ofMyanmar Women’sAffairs Federation inBahan Township thisafternoon.

Work under way for observance of Myanmar Women’s Day

Present on the occasionwere President Daw KhinLay Myint of WorkCommittee for Obser-vance of MyanmarWomen’s Day, Vice-President Daw Khin ThetHtay and committeemembers, members ofsupport teams, Patron ofYangon Division WAO

Daw Mar Mar Wai andmembers and guests.

First, the President madea speech on the occasion.Next, the working groupspresented reports on theirtasks to be carried out. Theworking groups ofinvitation and holding theceremony, decoration,accommodation, recep-

tion, transport, informa-tion, presentation of prizes,health care, security,finance, photo exhibitionand compilation ofspeeches presented respec-tive reports. Next, thosepresent held discussions ongeneral matters and then thePresident made concludingremarks. — MNA

MFTB wins Century International QualityEra Award (CQE)

MMCWA donates stationery and cash

Association Daw Tin TinMya and Dr Daw KhinMya Win todaypresented stationery andcash for students who areattending at WithakhaNunnery in DagonMyothit (Seikkan)Township andChantharaung PariyattiSarthintaik of DagonMyothit (East)Township.

Having explainedpurposes of donation ofstationery, CEC memberDr Daw Khin Mya Winpresented stat ioneryworth of K 100,000along with K 100,000 tonuns of nunneriesconcerned.

MNA

Deputy Minister Col Hla Thein Swe acceptsCentury International Quality Era Award

from Managing Director U Than Yi ofMFTB. — MNA

Daw Khin Lay Myint, President of Work Committee for Observance of Myanmar Women’sDay, speaks at work coordination meeting.— MNA

Daw Tin Tin Mya and Dr Daw Khin Mya Win of MMCWA donate cashand stationery to school girls.— MCWA

Bank won CenturyInternational Quality Era

UN U Nyunt Maung Sheinaccepted the CQE onbehalf of MFTB.

The CQE isinternationally recognizedone which is awarded toeconomic organizationsand services around theworld.

Managing Director ofMFTB U Than Yi handedthe CQE Award to DeputyMinister for Finance andRevenue Col Hla Thein Sweheld at the meeting hall ofMyanma BankersAssociation Building on 19May. — MNA

Award (CQE) for 2007presented by Madrid-based Business InitiativeDirections (BID), Spain.

The 9th InternationalQuality Convention washeld at HotelIntercontinental inGeneva, Switzerland on 23April. Entrepreneurs from62 countries includingMyanmar attended aceremony to presentprizes. PermanentMyanmar ambassador to

YANGON, 4 June — Sixteen-year-old Maung Kyaw Min Oo, Sawhmuvillage, Kyaukkyi, Bago Divisionsuffered injury at his right foot steppingon a mine planted by insurgents whilehe was going to the forest to pick upvegetables on 2 June and anotherseventeen-year old Ma Thu Thu Winfrom the same village was wounded ather left foot stepping on a mine plantedby insurgents while going to grow beanon the same day.

Similarly, forty-seven-year-old UAung Than and wife Ma San Myint ofKyaukkyipauk village, Htantabin

Five wounded in insurgent-planted mines

Township were going to the beanplantation, east ward of the village, theysuffered injuries at their left and right legsafter stepping on a mine planted byinsurgents on 2 June.

Another fifty-three-year-old U AungNyunt Swe of Kyaukhtu village, Myittatown in Dawei District, was wounded athis left calf after stepping on a mineplanted by insurgents while he was goingfishing.

The injured were sent to townshiphospital concerned and medical treatmentand necessary assistant were beingprovided by local authorities. — MNA

YANGON, 4 June —CEC Members of

Myanmar Maternal andChild Welfare

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

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TERAJU VOY NO (233)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TERAJUVOY NO (233) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 5.6.2007 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

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Local govts asked to subsidize low-income families BEIJING, 3 June—China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs

has asked local governments to provide food subsidyto low-income urban families amid lingering concernsover pork, egg and other foodstuff prices that havesoared since April.

“Local governments must take effective measuresto ensure that the living standards of low-incomefamilies will not drop due to the price rise of foodstuffs,”the ministry said in a circular issued recently.

Figures from the Ministry of Agriculture show livepigs nationwide were priced 71.3 per cent higher inApril over March, and pork was 29.3 per cent higher,largely due to tighter supply.

In Beijing, the pork price went up more than 30 percent, while wholesale prices in Shanghai hit 16 yuan(2.1 US dollars) per kilogramme, a 10-year high, up 20per cent month-on-month.

The ministry asked local governments to give special

care to the elderly, the disabled, the bedridden andchildren to minimize the daily life difficulties causedby the price hike.

Local governments were also asked to improve theirsubsidy programme so that low-income families willget food allowance promptly in case of any priceincreases. Early reports said that China’s Ministry ofEducation has asked colleges nationwide to stabilizepork prices, ensure meat quality in dining halls and offersubsidies if necessary to cut the cost of student meals.

The General Office of the State Council has urgedlocal governments at all levels to ensure the continuityof pork supplies.—MNA/Xinhua

Iran says to continue talks on Iraqif US changes policy

NASA to test cosmos-observing“Boeing” plane

LOS ANGELES, 3 June— NASA will test a modifiedBoeing 747 meant for observing the cosmos in flight,officials said on Friday.

For this purpose, the plane has arrived at NASA’sflight research centre at Edwards Air Force Base inCalifornia.

The plane will have mission systems installed andundergo testing over the next three years, NASAofficials said.The Stratospheric Observatory forInfrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, was ferried to NASA’sDryden centre on Thursday from Waco, Texas, wherea German-built 2.5-metre infrared telescope wasinstalled and other major modifications made over thepast several years, according to NASA.—MNA/Xinhua

1 June to be hottest day so far thisyear in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, 3 June—1 June is the hottest day so farthis year in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley.

The mercury rose to 33.8 degrees Celsius Saturday,a record for the year, according to the MeteorologicalForecasting Division. The mercury had risen to 33.2degrees Celsius Friday.

There is, however, reason to feel comfortable, asmonsoon is likely to set in in seven to 10 days.

However, there is not much to worry since themercury in Kathmandu, unlike on 7 May, 1989, did notsoar to 36.6 degrees Celsius. 7 May, 1989 has gonedown in the history of Kathmandu as the hottest day.

On 31 May last year, Kathmandu had recorded atemperature of 31.5 degrees Celsius.—MNA/Xinhua

DAMASCUS, 3 June—Iranian Foreign MinisterManouchehr Mottaki saidhere Friday that hiscountry would continuetalks with the UnitedStates on stabilizing Iraqif Washington changes itspolicy towards the war-torn country.

At a joint Pressconference with his Syriancounterpart Walid al-Muallem at the end of histwo-day visit, Mottaki saidIran is studying the resultsof the recent Baghdadmeeting between Iranianand US ambassadors.

“If there is a realwillingness on the part of

the US Administration tochange its policy towardsIraq, we will continuethem (the talks),” Mottakitold the Press conference.

He added that the lackof security and stability inIraq and the continuationof the occupation there“are the root causes of thecrisis”.

Mottaki said Iran couldplay a role in ending thecrisis and might study anoutlet for the US to go outof its impasse.

Iran and the US heldtalks in Baghdad onMonday which was thehighest-level official one-on-one talks since the twocountries broke offrelations shortly afterIran’s 1979 IslamicRevolution.

Mottaki arrived here onThursday to discuss with

Syrian officials expansionof bilateral ties andregional developments.

Describing his talkswith Syrian leaders as“excellent and im-portant”, Mottaki said thetwo sides discussed thelatest developments inIraq, the Palestinianterritories and Lebanon,in addition to Israel’splots in the region.

Mottaki said the pointsof view were identicalbetween Damascus andTeheran and friendshipand cooperation betweenthe two countries isendless.

Iran and Syria opposethe use of power in theregion and call for thedeparture of all foreignforces from the region,said Mottaki.

MNA/Xinhua

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tainted toothpasteBEIJING, 3 June—

Employees at a Chinesecompany named by USofficials as makers oftainted toothpaste deniedon Saturday that it hadused a poisonous chemicalin its products, reacting tothe latest scare aboutChina’s consumer goods.

The US Food and DrugAdministration issued awarning about Chinese-made toothpaste on Fridayafter toothpaste containingdiethylene glycol wasdetected in a shipmentseized at the border.

“It is not allowed. Thereare restrictions limiting itsuse,” said an employee atSuzhou City Jinmao DailyChemicals Co Ltd, whenasked about diethyleneglycol (DEG).

The employee, reachedby telephone, declined tobe named and said he wasnew at the company andwas not too familiar withits exports. An employeeat a second enterprisenamed by US officials,Goldcredit InternationalTrading Co Ltd, said thecompany did not export to

the United States butdeclined to commentfurther.

The seizure of taintedtoothpaste was the mostrecent in a series of scaresover the safety of locallymade products, that haveput China’s food and drugexports under scrutinyaround the world.

Similarly contaminatedtoothpaste has been seizedacross Latin America, andin Panama, the govern-ment says at least 100

people died after takingcough syrup that con-tained DEG, an industrialsolvent used in paint andantifreeze.

US officials said usingthe affected brands, whichinclude Cooldent, CleanRite and Oralmax, pre-sented a low risk to humanhealth but that chronicuse, particularly amongchildren or those withkidney or liver disease,could be problematic.

MNA/Reuters

A cup of coffee sits on a tray at a store in Manila’s Makati district in this 25Jan, 2007 file photo. If men ever needed a reason to justify that extra cup ofcoffee, here it is: four or more cups of coffee a day appear to reduce the risk

of gout, Canadian researchers said recently. — INTERNET

Actress Jeon Ji-hyun appears in a TV commercialfor Samsung Electronics Ultra Edition 10.9,

nicknamed the Miniskirt.— INTERNET

Lula says Bush proposal will not eclipse Kyoto LONDON, 3 June—US

President George WBush’s proposals oncarbon emissions will notsupersede the KyotoProtocol because cutswould be voluntary,Brazil’s President LuizInacio Lula da Silva saidon Friday.

“I hope to hear Bush’sproposal live at the G-8(Group of Eight) meeting.

The concrete fact isthat there is no chance ofPresident Bush’s pro-posal eclipsing the Kyo-to Protocol and other

multilateral decisionsbecause his proposal isbased on voluntary (cuts),”he told reporters in London.

Bush said on Thursdayhe wanted to convene aseries of meetings withmajor polluters includingIndia and China with thegoal of formulating a long-term emissions reductiongoal within 18 months. Hegave no details.

Some observers viewedthis as a capitulation byBush whose officialshave rejected attempts byG-8 president Germany to

get next week's summitin the Baltic resort ofHeiligendamm to set bind-ing targets and timetablesfor emission cuts.

Environmentalists sawit differently, however.They accused Washingtonof trying to undermine theG-8 process and with itefforts to get a major UNclimate meeting in Bali inDecember to agree aframework on talks toextend Kyoto beyond itsfirst phase which ends in2012.

MNA/Reuters

Penguins swim at the Tokyo Sea Life Park inTokyo on 3 June, 2007. — INTERNET

Brazilian police arrest most-wanted drug lord RIO DE JANEIRO, 3

June—Brazilian police onFriday arrested one of thecountry’s most-wanteddrug lords and preventedthe criminal gang he ruledfrom carrying out a majoroperation to take over a“favela” in the northernzone of the capital city.

Marcelo Soares deMedeiros, nicknamedMarcelo PQD, was plan-ning to invade the Morro

do Dende neighbourhoodand kill the drug lord thatcurrently coordinatestraffic there. Six other gangmembers were alsoarrested, including formerArmy parachutists and anemployee of a state de-puty. The gang was at a“base” they secretly heldin the slum, waiting forother members to arrive.They were preparing toinitiate the operation when

the police laid siege to thehouse, whose owner alsoparticipated in the plan.

Following negotia-tions, which relied on thehelp of relatives of thecriminals, the seven gang-sters surrendered. Fiverifles and four pistols wererecovered from the house.

Police investigations

US foils plot to attackNew York’s JFK AirportNEW YORK, 3 June—US authorities have foiled a plot

to attack the John F Kennedy International Airport inNew York, and three people have been arrested,including a former member of Guyana’s Parliament,police said on Saturday.

The FBI said it had not found any linkage betweenal-Qaeda and the plot and pointed to an internationalnetwork of Muslim extremists from the United States,Guyana and Trinidad.

Authorities were searching for a fourth suspect inconnection with the plot, which was only at its planningstages.

MNA/Xinhua

started three months ago.According to the Specia-lized Police Department,the group arrested withPQD received militarytraining and are known as“kamikazes” for theiractivities in the front lineof confrontations withother gangs.

MNA/Xinhua

A sculpture is seen during the “CowParade” inCopenhagen on 2 June, 2007. Danish artists decoratedmore than 50 sculptures of life-size cows to raisemoney for the Danish children charity “Red Barnet”during the CowParade in Copenhagen which will runfrom 2 June, 2007 till 31 August, 2007. — INTERNET

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S P O R T S

Liu Xiang (L) of China edges out Terrence Trammellof the US in the men's 110 metre hurdles at the thirdannual Reebok Grand Prix track and field meet inNew York, on 2 June, 2007. Liu won the champion

with 12.92 seconds. — XINHUA

Singapore's Agu Casmir (L) andIndonesia's Bayu Sutha fights for theball during a friendly soccer match inJakarta on 3 June, 2007. — INTERNET

Japan’s Aiko Nakamura, left, andThailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarnchat while playing Switzerland’s

Emmanuelle Galgliardi and Italy’sFrancesca Schiavone during theirsecond round match of the French

Open tennis tournament at theRoland Garros stadium in Paris,on 2 June, 2007. Gagliardi and

Schiavone won 6-1, 6-2. — INTERNET

French soccer playerThierry Henry makes animpression of his handduring a promotionalevent in Seoul on 3 June,

2007. — INTERNET

Ryuji Imadaof Japan tees

off on the 10thhole during thefinal round ofthe Memorial

golf tournamenton 3 June, 2007at the Muirfield

Village GolfClub in Dublin,

Ohio. INTERNET

Mexico blitz Iran 4-0 in friendly

Colombia beatMontenegro 1-0 inKirin Cup friendly

NAGANO (Japan), 4 June— Striker Radamel FalcaoGarcia scored a 33rd-minute winner as Colom-bia beat Montenegro 1-0in the Kirin Cup friendlytournament in Japan onSunday. Falcao tucked theball past Montenegrokeeper Vukasin Poleksicas Colombia marked theirfirst game with three pointsin Nagano.

Japan lead the three-na-tion tournament on goaldifference after their 2-0win over Montenegro onFriday. The Asian cham-pions take on Colombia inSaitama in the decider onTuesday.— MNA/Reuters

Serena warms up in stylefor Henin clash

PARIS, 4 June — Serena Williams reached the 19thGrand Slam quarterfinal of her career on Sunday witha comfortable 6-2,6-3 defeat of Russian Dinara Safina.

The sole American player left in either singles drawsurged into a 4-0 lead and never looked back as shestormed through for an eagerly-anticipated clash withBelgian top seed Justin Henin.

Safina, a quarterfinalist herself last year, lookedtotally dejected during the first set, muttering at thebaseline and scolding herself as she was blown awayby a barrage of winners from the rampant Williams.

MNA/Reuters

Champion Henin marcheson towards hat-trick

PARIS, 4 June — Justin Henin's relentless progress towards a thirdstraight French Open title continued on Sunday when the Belgianbeat Austria's Sybille Bammer 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals.

The 25-year-old top seed has now won 29 consecutive sets atRoland Garros stretching back to 2005 and will face old foe SerenaWilliams in the quarterfinals.

Her devilish backhand was at its lethal best as she dominated the27-year-old Bammer with a beguiling mixture of power and subtlespins. It was plain sailing for Henin until she lost her way at 4-0 in thesecond set, allowing Bammer, the first mother in the fourth round forseven years, to break twice and haul herself back to 4-4.

MNA/Reuters

Sharapova survivesFrench Open scare

Kuznetsovablocks Peer

bidPARIS, 4 June — A fired-

up Svetlana Kuznetsovafoiled Shahar Peer’s bidto become the first Israeliwoman to reach the quar-terfinals of the FrenchOpen with a brisk 6-4, 6-3victory on Sunday.

The Russian third seedhad come off second bestin their two previous meet-ings and was determinedto break that dubious run,winning the 44-minutefirst set when her 20-year-old opponent smacked abackhand long.

In the second, Kuz-netsova outclassed the15th seed with her supe-rior baseline tactics tostreak ahead 5-1.

MNA/Reuters

Federer matches McEnroewith straight-sets win

South African Sterne wins Wales Open

SAN LUIS (Mexico), 4 June — Mexicocrushed Iran 4-0 in a warm-up for theGold Cup and Copa America competi-tions starting later in June.

Striker Jared Borgetti, Jaime Lozano,Francisco Fonseca and defender GerardoTorrado scored the goals, two in eachhalf of Saturday's night's match, asMexico took their tally against Iran tothree wins in three meetings.

Borgetti opened the scoring after twominutes when he netted the reboundafter Lozano's header was turned onto

the bar by keeper Seyed Mehdi Rahmati. Close to the half hour, Lozano shot

home the second from Fernando Arce'sleft cross while Borgetti hit the post onthe stroke of halftime.

Iran, preparing for next month's AsianCup, were reduced to trying to get backinto the game with shots from long andmedium range. Fonseca headed the thirdwith less than 10 minutes remaining fromAndres Guardado's left cross and Torradorounded off the rout with a shot fromoutside the box.— MNA/Reuters

PARIS, 4 June — Roger Federermatched John McEnroe's record streakof 11 straight-set wins in Grand Slammatches by beating Mikhail Youzhny7-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to reach theFrench Open quarterfinals.

World number one Federer, whoserun dates back to the first round of thisyear's Australian Open, equals the bestmark in the Open era set by McEnroe in1984 from the second round at Wimble-

don through to the US Open quarterfi-nals. Top seed Federer, chasing victoryin the only Grand Slam tournament toelude him so far, turned on the style aftera sluggish start to extend to 10-0 hisperfect record against Russia's Youzhny,seeded 13th here.

The 25-year-old Swiss, bidding tobecome the third man after Don Budgeand Rod Laver to hold all four GrandSlam titles at the same time, next meetsSpaniard Tommy Robredo, seeded ninth.

Youzhny underlined his determinationby breaking Federer straight away andmatching his prestigious opponentthroughout a tight first set.

MNA/Reuters

NEWPORT (Wales), 4 June — A birdie onthe final hole at Celtic Manor earned SouthAfrican Richard Sterne a one-stroke WalesOpen victory on Sunday. While Sternebirdied the final hole for a four-under 65 toset the 13-under 263 target, home favour-ite Bradley Dredge bogeyed the 18th tolose the chance of becoming the firstWelshman to win his national title.

Dredge had set up the victory chanceafter a dismal start with three successivebirdies from the 15th but missed a six-foot

putt for par on the last to return a 67 andfinish 12-under. He tied for second placewith Singapore's Mardan Mamat who camesurging through the field with 62, the bestround of the week, and two Danes, SorenKjeldsen (65) and Mads Vibe-Hastrup (66).

Sterne's scintillating finish with fourbirdies in the last five holes earned the 25-year-old South African his second tourtitle, the week after just missing out on aplayoff in the PGA Championship.

MNA/Reuters

PARIS, 4 June — Worldnumber two MariaSharapova survived twomatch points before over-coming Switzerland’sPatty Schnyder 3-6, 6-4,

9-7 in a gripping fourth-round match on Sunday.

Schnyder served forthe match three times be-fore dropping serve in thelast game, bowing out bysending a forehand wideafter two hours and 37minutes of a tight contestthat could have goneeither way.

Former Wimbledonchampion Sharapova,who feels more at ease onfaster surfaces and hasnever gone past the quar-terfinals at Roland Garros,will meet fellow RussianAnna Chakvetadze for aplace in the last four.

MNA/Reuters

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Monday, 4 June, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours

MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowershave been widespread in upper Sagaing Division, fairlywidespread in Mon Stae, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady andTaninthayi Divisions and isolated in the remaning areaswith isolated heavyfall in Mandalay Division. The note-worthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Hinthada(2.48) inches, Gyobingauk (2.36) inches, Myingyan (1.73)inches, Hkamti (1.06) inches, Pakokku (1.02) inches andand Heho (0.98) inch.

Maximum temperature on 3-6-2007 was 88°F. Mini-mum temperature on 4-6-2007 was 76°F. Relative hu-midity at 09:30 hours MST on 4-6-2007 was 93%. Totalsunshine hours on 3-6-2007 was (1.4) hours approx.

Rainfall on 4-6-2007 was (0.12) inch at Mingaladon,(0.04) inch at Kaba-Aye, (0.20) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was (29.49) inches atMingaladon, (34.06) inches at Kaba-Aye and (32.68)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon(Kaba-Aye) was (5) mph from Southwest at (15:35) hoursMST on 3-6-2007.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theNorth Bay and monsoon is moderate in the Andaman Seaand elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 5-6-2007: Rain orthundershowers will be fairly widespread in Rakhine andMon States, Taninthayi and Yangon Divisions, scatteredin Kachin, Chin and Kayin States, upper Sagaing, Man-dalay and Ayeyawady Divisions and isolated in theremaining areas. Degree of certainty is (80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofadvance of southwest monsoon in the Central Myanmararea.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouringareas for 5-6-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain or thun-dershowers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas for5-6-2007: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areasfor 5-6-2007: Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder-showers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

WEATHER

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18. The next day’sprogramme

Ceremony to mark success of Pathanarecitation held

YANGON, 4 June — Aceremony to mark successof Pathana recitation washeld at Myanmar Bodh-Gaya Kyaungtaw in San-gyoung Township on 30May morning.

First, the ceremony wasopened with three-timerecitation of Namo Tassa.The congregation receivedthe Five Precepts fromChairman of Township

Sangha Maha NayakaCommittee NaynatthaKyaungtaik SayadawBhaddanta Janaka andmembers of the Sangharecited parittas.

Adviser to theMinistry of ReligiousAffairs U Arnt Maung,Judge of Supreme Court UHan Shein and wellwishersdonated alms to membersof the Sangha.

Next, the congregationshared merits gained.Afterwards, NaynatthaSayadaw, TilawkayonSayadaw, AungtawhmuSayadaw and the con-gregation grew a Bo tree tomark success of Pathanarecitation.

The wellwishers thendonated K 20 million toSayadaw Dr Ashin Sun-dara. — MNA

Rainstorm hits Jiangxi Province, affecting 250,000 people

Series ofearthquakesjolt Indonesia

Sayadaws

and

wellwishers

grow a Bo

tree to mark

success of

Pathana

recitation.

RELIGIOUS

AFFAIRS

NANCHANG, 4 June — Floods triggeredby rainstorms in the past few days havecaused the collapse of about 2,000 housesand affected some 250,000 people in eastChina’s Jiangxi Province, local authoritiessaid on Sunday.

Heavy rain hit most of Jiangxi betweenThursday and Sunday, with an averageprecipitation of 52 millimetres across the

province and 25 counties reported rainfallof more than 100 millimetres, according tothe provincial meteorological station.

About 2,000 houses in 59 towns havecollapsed in the floods triggered by theheavy rain, which have caused a directeconomic loss of nearly 100 million yuan(12.9 million US dollars), said a provincialflood control official. — MNA/Xinhua

JAKARTA, 4 June — Aseries of moderateearthquakes jolted westernand eastern parts ofIndonesia on Saturday,no report of casualty ordamages, Meteorology andGeophysics Agency saidhere.

A quake withmagnitude of 5.6 struck at11:46 Jakarta Time (0446GMT) with epicentre at153 kilometres northeastLubuk Pakam of NorthSumatra Province inWestern Indonesia and 130kilometres under sea bed,an official of the agencytold Xinhua.

About six and eighthours earlier, other twomoderate aftershocks of amainshock that waspredicted to be occurreddays earlier rocked NorthMaluku Province in easternpart of Indonesia, theofficial said.

MNA/Xinhua

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Lt-Gen Myint Swe attends 6thConvocation of ITBMU

YANGON, 4 June — The InternationalTheravada Buddhist Missionary University conferredPhD (B.Dh), M.A (B.Dh) and B.A (B.Dh) on thetrainees at the university in Mayangon Township thisafternoon and the convocation ceremony was attendedby Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence.

Present on the occasion were Secretary ofState Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee NyaungdonSayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru AbhidhajaAgga Maha Saddhammajotika BhaddantaOsadhabhivamsa and member Sayadaws of State

Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, TipitakadharaDhammabandagarika Sayadaws, Rector of the Uni-versity Agga Maha Pandita Agga MahaGanthavacaka Pandita Bhaddanta DrNandamalabhivamsa and instructor Sayadaws andtrainees, Chairman of Yangon Division Peace andDevelopment Council Commander of Yangon Com-mand Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win, Minister for Reli-gious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Direc-tor-General of Religious Affairs Department U MyoKyaw, Director-General of Department for Promo-

tion and Propagation of the Sasana Dr Myo Myint,Pro-rector of ITBMU Dr Myint Kyi (Admin), headsof departments, faculty members, foreign ambassa-dors to Myanmar and charge d’ affaires, religioustitle holders and guests.

First, the ceremony was opened with three-time recitation of Namo Tassa. The Rector Sayadawpresented diplomas and insignias to trainee monksand nuns and laypersons. Next, the Rector Saydawsigned in diplomas.

MNA

YANGON, 4 June —Special Refresher CourseNo 61 for basic educationteachers concluded atCentral Institute of CivilService (Phaunggyi) in

Teachers should always keep in hearts nobletask of enhancing education standard

government has entrusted to themRefresher Course No 61 for teachers concludes

Hlegu Township, YangonDivision, this morning.

Minister for EducationDr Chan Nyein, on behalfof Chairman of MyanmarEducation Committee

Secretary-1 of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Lt-Gen TheinSein, delivered an address.

The minister said: youthe teachers who have

completed the course willhave to return to their nor-mal work with general andacademic knowledge theyhave gained at thetrainings run by the gov-

ernment. It is certain thatthose general and aca-demic knowledge andviews, especially the goodqualifications includingconcepts, conviction and

discipline that have beeninculcated in them will be-come invaluable skillsproviding much assistanceto them in their practicallife.

You the teachers willbe able to brave all hard-ships of the practical fieldwith their excellentstrength — spirit, disci-pline and knowledge — ifthey are zealous, energeticand dutiful and are able tointegrate their work expe-rience with theoreticalknowledge they have beenpursuing constantly, whilemaintaining and nurturingthose invaluable skills.

I urge you to train andnurture student youths tobecome intellectuals andintelligentsia and (See page 8)

Congregation led by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence attend 6th graduation of International Theravada BuddhistMissionary University.—MNA

Minister Dr Chan Nyein delivers an address at conclusion of special refresher course No 61 for basic education teachersat CICS (Phaunggyi) in Hlegu Township.— MNA

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