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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

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YANGON, 31 July— Member of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil General ThuraShwe Mann of the Minis-try of Defence attended aceremony to mark the 80thAnniversary of Foundingof the People’s LiberationArmy of China held at theTraders Hotel here at 6.30pm today.

On his arrival, theGeneral was welcomed byMilitary Attaché of Of-fice of the Military Attachéof the People’s Republicof China to the Union ofMyanmar Senior ColonelFan Lian Feng and thedeputy military attaché.

Also present onthe occasion together withGeneral Thura Shwe

General Thura Shwe Mann attends80th Anniversary of Founding of

People’s Liberation Army of ChinaMann were Lt-Gen MyintSwe of the Ministry ofDefence and wife, Lt-GenMyint Hlaing and wife,Deputy Minister for For-eign Affairs U Kyaw Thuand wife, senior militaryofficers of the Ministry ofDefence, Charges d’Affaires of Chinese Em-bassy Mr Wang Zong Yiand wife and embassystaff, ambassadors andmilitary attachés of for-eign embassies toMyanmar and their wivesand invited guests.

Before and dur-ing the celebration, themilitary band of YangonCommand played militarysongs and varieties of Chi-nese cultural dances wereperformed. — MNA

This year’s theme is basedon issues revolving around thefirst hour of baby’s life with aforceful message for mothersto breastfeed their babieswithin an hour of birth. Thisstep alone is projected to beable to save one million babies.

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General Thura Shwe Mann being welcomed by Chinese Military Attaché Senior Col Fan Lian Feng atreception to mark the 80th Anniversary of Founding of the People’s Liberation Army of China. — MNA

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General Thura Shwe Mann attends thecelebration to mark the 80th Anniversary ofFounding of the People’s Liberation Army

of China. — MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 1 August, 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 DesireWednesday, 1 August, 2007

Exert concerted effortsfor emergence of newdemocratic nation

The government is striving together withthe entire national people for the emergence of amodern, developed and democratic nation.

The democratic nation that Myanmar isformulating will not be the same in terms of theform of the Western democracy. However, itsaspired democratic system will cover the inter-national norms such as liberty, justice, equalityand the rule of law.

The emerging new democratic nationwill preserve and promote the cultural heritageand uphold the Myanmar way of thinking andconcept, social norms and national character.

At present, the seven-step Road Map isbeing implemented in the process of transition todemocracy. In this regard, the ongoing NationalConvention, the first phase of the Road Map, isfinalizing the basic principles and detailed basicprinciples.

A peaceful, modern, developed and dis-cipline-flourishing democratic nation as aspiredby the entire national people has now come intoshape and it is in sight.

The entire national people are responsi-ble for safeguarding the already-achieved devel-opments which are the results of earnest efforts.

At a time when a new democratic nationis beginning to take shape the entire nationalpeople are to make concerted efforts in wardingoff the destructive acts of saboteurs in order tosafeguard the nation.

Waso robesoffered

YANGON, 31 July —Waso robes offering cer-emony of ShwetaungkonMonastery was held at themonastery in Mawlamyineon 29 July.

Present were ColMyo Win, Lt-Col Min ChitWin of South-East Com-mand, and wellwishers.

The congregationtook the Eight Preceptsfrom Sayadaw BhaddantaVimala and 400 Wasorobes and provisions weredonated to members of theSangha.—MNA

YANGON, 31 July —The5th Waso robes offeringceremony organized byMon State Peace and De-velopment Council washeld at the State hall on 27July with an attendance byChairman of Mon StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander of

Commander attends Wasorobes offering ceremony

Southeast Command Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win, wifeDaw Myint Myint Soe andofficials. The commanderand party offered Wasorobes and alms to Sayadawsand members of the Sangha.

Next, memberof theState Sangha Maha-nayakaAgga Maha Ganthavacaka

Pandita Bhaddamta Suma-nabhivamsa of NathmawMonastery delivered a ser-mon, and the congregationshared merit gained. Com-mander Maj-Gen ThetNaing Win, wife and offi-cials offered ‘soon’ to 265members of Sangha.

MNA

YANGON, 31 July —Mayangon Township Ma-ternal and Child WelfareAssociation organizedcommunity based door-to-door care services for HIV,AIDS, TB and chronic dis-ease patients at social wel-fare training school in thetownship today.

Chairperson ofYangon Division MCWSupervisory CommitteeDaw Mar Mar Wai ac-cepted 500 membershipapplications.

Daw Mar Mar Waialso accepted traditionalmedicines worth K 50,000

MCWA organizes community baseddoor-to-door care services

donated by Joint SecretaryDaw Tin Nwe Oo of dis-trict MCWSC, K 50,000by Daw Than Nu of dis-trict MCWSC member, K200,000 by U Aye Myintand Daw Hla Thida Shweand K 880,000 bywellwishers. Secretary ofYangon Division MCWSCHead of Yangon DivisionHealth Department Dr HlaMyint and Daw Aye AyeMar briefed on communitybased door-to-door careservices.

Afterwards, Daw MarMar Wai and party pro-vided cash and kind to pa-

tients in No 4 Ward in thetownship.

MNA

SME Criteria and ProductivityAwareness course endsYANGON, 31 July —The course on SME Criteria

and Productivity Awareness in Myanmar organized byEducational Affairs Committee of the Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry andJPC-SEC of Japan was concluded at the UMFCCITraining Centre, Bo Son Pet Street, Pabedan Township,on 26 July.

General Secretary, Chairman of EducationalAffairs Committee of UMFCCI U Sein Win Hlaing, MrKoichi Hiratsuka and MR Shigetsugu NAMIKI of JapanProductivity Centre gave closing remarks.

Next, three trainees explained the experiences ofthe course.

U Sein Win Hlaing and Japanese Instructorspresented certificates to the trainees. Later, a traineespoke wards of thanks.—MNA

DoekyawywaJournal

comes outYANGON, 31 July —

Vol 4, No 15 ofDoekyawywa Journal willcome out tomorrow. Thejournal has covered articleson agricultural and farm-ing and health, short sto-ries, jokes, tales, cartoons,poems and news. The jour-nal is available at the of-fices of Information andPublic Relations Depart-ments in the townships,Sarpay Beikman Bookshopand Warmoeaung Book-shop in Yangon. — MNA

Officials and employees of NPE take the Five Precepts from theSayadaw at Waso robes offering ceremony at Dagon Pariyatti

Monastery in Dagon Township on 29 July. (News reported)—MNA

General Secretary of UMFCCI U Sein WinHlaing presents award to an outstanding

group.— UMFCCI

Leader Daw Po Po Kyi of yaung women grouppresents K 30,000 to Headmaster U Aung Kyi ofNo 1 BEHS in Insein township on 28 July.—MNA

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The Tall Ships’ Races fleet sail on their way from Stockholm to Sandhamn,Sweden, on 30 July, 2007. The Sandhamn to Szczecin race starts on Tuesday.Each summer, usually between 70 and 100 vessels from 20 countries or more

take part in The Tall Ships’ Races in Europe.—INTERNET

Two women inspect their flooded allotment plots

at the Osney Allotments in Oxford, central

England, on 27 July, 2007. Residents in flood-

hit areas of England have breathed a sigh of

relief after overnight downpours failed to raise

water levels and hamper the clear-up.

INTERNET

A Palestinian woman runs with her daughter as an Israeli tank and bulldozermove into position as they return to Gaza after crossing the Erez Border,

between Israel and the Gaza Strip, on 30 July, 2007. Several hundred of theover 5,000 Palestinians stranded for weeks in Egypt after the Hamas takeover

of Gaza returned home on Monday. — INTERNET

Coffee and exercise ‘save skin’UNITED STATES, 30

July—A cup of coffeecould help protect yourskin from the sun, USscientists say. A com-bination of exercise andcaffeinated water reducedthe skindamaging effectsof ultraviolet radiation inexperiments on mice.

The Proceedings of theNational Academy ofSciences study found themice’s natural defenceagainst pre-cancerouscells was boosted by up to400%.

But a UK expert warnedagainst coffee was “defini-tely not a substitute” forsun protection.

The relationship be-

tween caffeine and cancercells is under closescrutiny following evi-dence that it can increasea process called “apop-tosis”, in which the bodygets rid of damaged oreven cancerous cells bykilling them off.

The most dramatic andobvious difference be-tween the groups camefrom the caffeine drinkingrunners.

The latest researchsupports this, but foundthat adding exercise to themixture produced a fargreater benefit thanexpected.

The test subjects werehairless mice, who were

Iran says US not in position toget into new mily conflict

BERLIN, 30 July —Iranian Foreign MinisterManouchehr Mottaki hastold a German magazinethat the United States hastoo many problems inIraq to become involvedin armed conflict withIran.

Military action is some-times discussed in Was-hington as an option intrying to derail what itsees as Iran’s drive todevelop nuclear weapons.

The United States “isnot in a position to get intoa new military conflict”,

Mottaki was quoted assaying in an excerpt ofan interview to bepublished in Focus ma-gazine.

“170,000 Americansoldiers can guaranteeneither their own safetynor the security of Iraq,”he said.

The United States andits allies say Iran’s nuclearfuel enrichment pro-gramme is aimed atdeveloping nuclear wea-pons. Iran insists it ispurely for peaceful powergeneration.

The United Nations hasimposed sanctions onIran for failing to stopenrichment, but Mottakireiterated that Iran had nointention of curtailing theprogramme.

Mottaki has dismiss-ed the UN sanctionsalready imposed and saidthat tougher penaltieswould not change Iran’smind.

There was no mentionof plans for further talksbetween Iran and theUnited States on Iraq.

MNA/Reuters

exposed to lamps gen-erating UVB radiationsimilar to the type foundin sunlight.

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British soldier killed in Afghanistan LONDON, 30 July—A British soldier

was killed in a rocket attack in southernAfghanistan, British Ministry ofDefence confirmed on Saturday.

“It is with much sadness that theMoD must confirm that a soldier from14 Signals Regiment was killed whilstproviding support to operations withTask Force Helmand in southernAfghanistan on 27 Friday July 2007,”the ministry said in a statement.

The soldier was working in acompound between Heyderabad andMirmandab when he was fatally woundedin a rocket attack, said the ministry,adding the soldier’s next of kin havebeen informed. The fatality broughtBritain’s death toll in Afghanistan to 67.Britain currently has over 6,000 soldiersbased in Afghanistan, and will increaseto around 7,700 over the course of theyear.—MNA/Xinhua

Insects invade paddy fields in flood-ravaged Sichuan

CHENGDU, 31 July —Plant hopper insects haveinvaded 347,300 hectaresof paddy fields in flood-swamped Sichuan Provincein southwest China, local

authorities report. A spokeswoman with

the provincial departmentof agriculture said 4,667hectares of paddy fieldshave been ruined by the

pests, which have apredilection for rice plants.

The insects have beenreported in 85 counties ofthe province, 19 of whichhave been subject to largeoutbreaks.

The province has sent100,000 plant-protectionprofessionals to the pest-stricken areas andprepared 6,000 tons ofpesticides, said Shen Li, asenior agronomist with theagriculture department.

Continuous heavyrainfall since thebeginning of this monthhas created favourableconditions for the invasionand propagation of theplant hoppers, Shen said.

The provincial gov-ernment has vowed toallocate more funds, buymore sprayers and keep aclose eye on the pest situationin a bid to minimize losses.

A large outbreak ofplant hoppers causedSichuan to lose 350,000tons of rice in 1991.

MNA/Xinhua

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Officials attend an Arab League Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Cairo on30 July , 2007. Arab League foreign ministers’ met in Cairo to discuss a

Middle East peace plan that is part of a renewed diplomatic push to end theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict. — INTERNET

DOHA, 30 July—Beware! Hackers are notonly on the prowl but afterbig money as well.

A surprised photo-grapher from The Penin-sula yesterday received ane-mail from a long timefriend in Doha, seekingurgent financial aid.

The mail, purportedlywritten by said friend, adirector of a mediarelations company here,stated he was stranded inNigeria after he lost hismoney, passport, othertravel documents andvaluables.

The mail read: “I amfacing a hard time herebecause I have no money.I owe a hotel bill of $1,550and they wanted me to paythe bill immediately elsethey will hand over me tothe hotel management. Ineed your help to pay thebill and I am also in need ofanother $1,600 to feed andhelp myself back home soplease send me $3,500 tosort out my problems

MOSCOW, 30 July —Two Russian deep-seasubmersibles made atest dive in polar waterson Sunday ahead of amission to be the firstto reach the seabedunder the North Pole,ITAR-TASS newsagency said.

TASS said it took anhour for Mir-1 and Mir-2, each carrying one pilot,to reach the seabed at adepth of 1,311 metres(4,301 feet), 47 nauticalmiles (87 kilometres)north of Russia’s north-

BAGHDAD, 30 July — Two Iraqis were killed and 40others wounded in Baghdad on Sunday when soccerfans fired weapons into the air to celebrate their team’swon in 2007 Asian Cup, an Interior Ministry sourcesaid.

“According to our reports, Baghdad hospitalsreceived two bodies killed by random shootout andsome 40 others were wounded,” the source told Xinhuaon condition of anonymity.

Thousands of Iraqi fans took to the streetscelebrating a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the 14thAsian Cup final in Jakarta, Indonesia, defying vehiclecurfews and gunfire ban. — MNA/Xinhua

LONDON, 30 July — A23-year-old was killed andanother man injured in adrive-by shooting inManchester, police said onSaturday.

The man was shot in theChorlton on Medlock Dis-trict of central Manchester,close to the city’s university,just before midnight.

He died soon after-wards in hospital.

Police said the shots

Briton killed in drive-by shootingin Manchesterwere fired from a greenHonda Legend and anothercar towards a group ofpeople on the street.

A 33-year-old was hitin the leg and is in a stablecondition in hospital.

A 14-year-old boywas shot in a secondshooting in nearby Hulmea few minutes later. Hewas taken to hospitalwhere his injuries were notsaid to be life-threatening.

There have been aseries of shootings inManchester in recentmonths, but police deniedthat gun crime was out ofcontrol in the city.

“Occasionally it doesflare up, but we’ve dedi-cated an awful lot ofresources into this pro-blem,” said Chief Super-intendent Dave Keller, ofGreater ManchesterPolice. — MNA/Reuters

Celebratory gunfire killstwo Iraqis, wounds 40

in Baghdad

Russian subs make test diveon way to North Pole

ernmost archipelago,Franz Josef Land in theBarents Sea.

TASS said Mir-1resurfaced at around 1030GMT after five hoursunderwater while Mir-2spent some more time onthe seabed collectingsamples.

“It was the first timea submersible workedunder the icecap and itproved they can do this,”TASS quoted AnatolySagalevich, the pilot ofMir-1, as saying after heleft the sub.

As the Arctic icecapthins as a result of globalwarming, a race is loom-ing to claim ownership ofthe rich energy resourcesunder the North Pole.

The Russian missioninvolves a nuclearpo-wered icebreaker sma-shing through the ice toclear a path to the Pole for

the command ship Akade-mik Fedorov.

This will launch thesubmersibles to scoopsamples from the seabedfor research.

The mission will alsoplant a flag on the seabedunder the Pole to symbo-lically claim the territoryfor Russia.

Soviet and US nuclearsubmarines have oftentravelled under the polaricecap, but no one has sofar reached the seabedunder the Pole, wheredepths exceed 4,000metres (13,100 feet).

“These test dives werenot planned, but wedecided to make them todouble-check everything,”TASS quoted the head ofthe mission, ArturChelingarov, as saying onboard the AkademikFedorov.

MNA/Reuters

Beware of online fraudhere”.

Supposedly, he hadtravelled to Nigeria to takepart in a major conferencerelated to social issues.

He said he was sendingthe mail from the citylibrary in Lagos and hehad only 30 minutes’ timeto wait for the cash.

The photographer,smelling a rat, immedi-ately tried the mobilenumber of his friend hereonly to find out that hehas been flooded by callsfrom friends and familymembers since earlymorning.

In a bid to fix theimpostor, the photo-grapher shot back a replyoffering the money heneeded and so wantedhim to send a contactnumber and how moneyshould be sent to him.Quick came the replyrequesting the money besent by sent by MoneyGram or Western heclaimed was the numberof the hotel where he

stays. Further inquiriesrevealed that the numberwas one in Nigeria.

Internet

Floods at Char Kazla in the Bogra district, about 230km (144 miles) from the capitalDhaka, on 30 July, 2007. With floodwater pouring in through their windows, thousands

of people affected by South Asia’s deadly deluge are being forced to share the limitedhigh ground with venomous snakes, surrounded by filthy water.— INTERNET

The yacht “Bribon” with Spain’s King JuanCarlos aboard sails during the second stage of the

26th King’s Cup sailing race in Palma de Mallorcaon 31 July, 2007. — INTERNET

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

Chavez says Venezuela increasesmily strength to defend oil

CARACAS, 30 July—Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez said Sundaythat his country, as aworld energy power, isincreasing its militarystrength to defend itswealth and resources.

“Venezuela has thebiggest oil and gas reservein the world, and ourcountry is developing anenergy model attacked bythe government of theUnited States,” Chavezsaid in his weekly radioand television show ‘HelloPresident’.

Venezuela is no longera colony of the UnitedStates, he said in theprogramme broadcastfrom the eastern state ofAnzoategui in the OrinocoOil Strip. “The US is likeDracula and it is desperate

because it does not havereserves. That is why weare strengthening the eco-nomic and military powerso nobody dares to comeand rob us,” Chavez said.

The President said hisgovernment has broughtin a series of new laws andpolicies aimed at takingback Venezuela’s oilfields from foreigncompanies.

“Those adjustments(policies) have made the(US) empire and inter-national companies ner-vous, triggering the coupd’etat against my govern-ment in April 2002 andfollowed by oil stoppagesin late 2002 and early2003,” Chavez said.

“In the forthcomingdecades news stories willinform that certain

countries’ oil reserves areexhausted and the onlyreserves that will beavailable will be thosein the Middle East, Russiaand Venezuela,” headded.

In a fresh effort tonationalize its oil industry,the Venezuelan Govern-ment signed contracts withseven foreign oil com-panies on 26 June that willgive the country the bulkof profits.—MNA/Xinhua

Street vendors arrange cactus fruit on a stand set up on the side of a street inAmman, Jordan, on 28 July, 2007. Jordan was hit by a heat wave for last

three days, with temperature rising to above 40 degrees Celsius.—INTERNET

Fire fighters stand beside two subway trains thatcrashed in Caracas, on 30 July, 2007, which killed oneperson and injured six, according to police. — INTERNET

A weather report is viewed on a Sprint mobilephone in an undated file photo. Sprint Nextel Corpsaid on Thursday it would develop with Google Inca new mobile Internet portal using WiMax wireless

technology to offer Web search and socialnetworking. — INTERNET

Saudi Arabia’s oilproduction reaches

10.8 m bpdRIYADH, 31 July—Saudi Arabia’s crude oil

production capacity has reached 10.8 million barrelsper day (bpd), the country’s state oil companySaudi Aramco announced Monday.

The company is sparing no efforts to raise its oilproduction to meet the market demand, said Armaco’sMid-Year Accountability Report.

The Khursaniyah field is expected to start operationsin December 2007, with a capacity of 500,000 bpd ofArabian light crude, said the report, noting the companywill boost its exploration of non-associated gas fields.

During the first half of 2007 the company discoveredtwo oil fields, Daivazah and Mabrook, adding thenumber of oil and gas fields under Saudi Aramco’smanagement to 102, it said.

Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil producer andexporter and plans to raise its production capacity to12.5 million bpd in 2009.—Internet

Sun Microsystemsexceeds profit target

Indonesia to makebiofuel mandatory

JAKARTA, 31 July—The Indonesian Governmentmulls a regulation that will make the use of biofuelmandatory, particularly in the most crowded islandsof Java and Sumatra, local Press said on Monday.

The National Biofuel Development Committee isconducting a study to determine how the regulationcould be applied. Producers of biofuel have longdemanded the government make the use of biofuelcompulsory to boost the eco-friendly fuel business.

State-run oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has said itmight scrap its biofuel business by the end of this year,as its biofuel products — BioSolar and BioPremium —caused the company to suffer 16.9 billion rupiah (1.8million US dollars) in losses last year due to the highprices of raw materials, namely ethanol and crudepalm oil, reported English daily The Jakarta Post.

MNA/Xinhua

NEW YORK, 30 July —Sun Microsystems, Inc, aleading US IT firm,reported on Monday itsresults for its fourthquarter and full fiscal year,which ended 30 June,2007, exceeding its ope-rating margin target.

Revenues for the fourthquarter of fiscal 2007 were3.835 billion dollars.

For the full fiscal year,

the company reportedrevenues of 13.873 billiondollars, an increase of 6.2percent over fiscal year2006. Net income for thequarter was 329 milliondollars, or 9 cents per shareon a diluted basis. For thefull fiscal year, net incomewas 473 million dollars,or 13 cents per share, on adiluted basis, as comparedwith a net loss of 864million dollars, or 25 centsloss per share, for fiscal2006. “With a solidstrategy and consistent ex-ecution, we delivered onour commitment to ac-hieve at least 4 percentoperating margin in thefourth quarter,” saidJonathan Schwartz, pre-sident and CEO of SunMicrosystems.

“This milestone markssignificant progress towardour longer-term growthplan of at least 10 percentoperating margin for thefull fiscal year 2009,” headded. —Internet

The rescue operation goes on after 69 miners were trapped in a coal mine incentral China’s Henan Province on 29 July 2007. — INTERNET

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A Bangladeshi woman and her daughter walk on a railway track near the Indiaand Bangladesh border station at Gede, 120 km (76 miles) northwest fromKolkata on 26 July , 2007. The neighbours hope to start a weekly train servicebetween Dhaka and Kolkata, some 375 km (235 miles) away, in early September, ending a 42-year break in train operations between the states. — INTERNET

A zebra charges towards Kenya Wildlife Servicerangers at the Marula ranch, in Naivasha 100 km (62miles) west of Nairobi, on 30 July, 2007. Kenya hasstarted moving about 2,000 animals includinghundreds of zebra and impala to a famed gamereserve devastated by poaching, officials said on Friday. — INTERNET

Protesters shout slogans during a rally against imported US beef in front of anoutlet in Seoul on 30 July, 2007. The sale of US beef was suspended temporarilyat outlets in Seoul on Saturday as two materials presumed to be bone pieces werefound, local media reported. The banner reads: “Press conference denouncing the detection of bone pieces in US beef”. — INTERNET

Bangladeshi train on trial-runleaves for Kolkata

DHAKA, 30 July — ABangladeshi train namedfriendship express carry-ing a 35-member Bang-ladesh official delegationleft Dhaka on Sundaymorning for Kolkata,capital of India's WestBengal State, on a cross-border trial run.

The Bangladeshidelegation expected toreach Kolkata from 5 pmto 6 pm will discuss someunresolved issues withtheir Indian counterpartsabout resumption ofregular train servicebetween the two neigh-

bouring countries after 42years.

The train servicebetween Dhaka andKolkata was suspendedduring the India-Pakistanwar in 1965 when Bang-ladesh was east wing ofPakistan.

Bangladesh and Indiawill finalize the date ofregular service, frequencyof service and immigrationand Customs clearingpoints during a two-daymeeting which begins onMonday.

The Bangladeshidelegation led by Addi-tional Secretary for Com-munications ATKMIsmail comprises high

officials from home,communications andforeign affairs ministries.

AE Ahmed, additionalsecretary of the IndianHome Ministry, will leadthe Indian side in the talk.

Earlier this month, asimilar Indian trial traincarrying a 30-memberIndian official delegationvisited Dhaka for talks tolaunch the Dhaka-Kolkatatrain service. After talks,the two sides said theregular passenger trainswill be operational aheadof the month of Ramadanwith two running fromDhaka and Kolkata aweek.

MNA/XinhuaUse your computer printer to make

polymer solar cells BEIJING, 30 July — Imagine being able to printinexpensive solar cells on paper using your computerprinter or painting them on plastic sheets that can stickto a roof or wall tocollect energy supplied by the sun'srays.Not only did scientists at the New Jersey Institute ofTechnology imagine the new polymer-basedtechnology, they invented it because purified silicon,a core material for making conventional solar cells, istoo expensive to produce on a consumer level.“Developing organic solar cells from polymers,however, is a cheap and potentially simpler alternative,”said lead researcher Somenath Mitra. “Imagine someday driving in your hybrid car with a solar panel

Six wounded in Baghdadbomb attacks

BAGHDAD, 30 July — A mortar round attack and aroadside bombing have wounded six people in theIraqi capital on Sunday, an Interior Ministry sourcesaid.

A roadside bomb went off near a US patrol while itpassed near a parking lot in Baghdad's southernneighbourhood of Baiyaa, wounding three people, thesource told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

However, the US military did not confirm theincident yet.

Separately, a mortar round landed near an emptybuilding of the old French embassy in the Masbah areain the Karradah neighbourhood in central Baghdad,wounding three guards, the source said.

The blast caused minor damages in the building,the source added. Violence continued in the capitaldespite more than five months of US and Iraqi securityplan aiming at putting rampant violence under control.

MNA/Xinhua

painted on the roof, which is producing electricity todrive the engine. The opportunities are endless.”The “paintable” solar-cell coating developed atNJIT is made of carbon nanotubes that function likeelectric wires but are about 50,000 times smaller thana strand of hair. Just one nanotube can conduct currentbetter than typical electrical wiring.“Actually,nanotubes are significantly better conductors thancopper,” Mitra added. Mitra and his research partner,Cheng Li, also at NJIT, encased the carbon nanotubesin “fullerenes,” protective compounds that can trapelectricity and keep it from escaping. — Internet

Cargo plane crashesin Russia, killing eight

MOSCOW, 30 July — Acargo plane crashed inRussia early on Sunday,killing at least eight peopleon board, ITAR-TASSnews agency reported.

The plane hit theground just after it tookoff from southeasternMoscow’s DomodedovoAirport at 04:16 MoscowTime (0016 GMT), ITAR-TASS said, citing aspokesperson of theEmergencies Ministry.

The An-12 cargo plane,belonged to the AtranCompany, fell down fourkilometres away from therunway and went on firewith eight people onboard,said spokesperson ViktorBeltsov.

“The plane left Domo-dedovo for Bratsk at 04:16Moscow Time and wassupposed to make aninterim landing in Omsk.

There were eight peopleonboard, including fivecrewmen and threepassengers,” Beltsov wasquoted as saying.

MNA/Xinhua

Poland’s oldestparachutist jumps at 84

WARSAW, 30 July — Krystyna Zbyszynska, 84,became Poland’s oldest parachutist when she made herfirst jump with her daughter-in-law, news channelTVN24 reported on Sunday.

“I survived World War Two and wasn’t afraid, sowhat’s there to be afraid of now?” she said afterclambering out of her jumpsuit this weekend.

MNA/Reuters

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World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) iscelebrated every year on the anniversary of the adoptionof the “Innocenti Declaration” at the WHO/UNICEFPolicy Makers’ Meeting held at Spedale degliInnocenti, Florence, Italy in 1990.

In order to act on the Innocenti Declaration onthe Protection, Promotion and Support ofbreastfeeding, the World Alliance for BreastfeedingAction (WABA) was formed with a global network ofindividuals and organizations worldwide. WABAenvisioned a global unifying strategy by suggesting,in the calendar of international events, a day to bededicated to breastfeeding. The idea of a day’scelebration was later turned into a week.

This has become to be known as WorldBreastfeeding Week to commemorate the InnocentiDeclaration. World Breastfeeding Week was firstobserved in 1992 and since then it has become ‘thegreatest vehicle’ for the breastfeeding movement,being celebrated in over 120 countries.

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Brings a vast array of benefitsWith protein, vitamins and minerals in itPlus protective factors and fatty acid

* Coming straight from mom’s breastFor infants, easy to digestHelps them to fight many illnessesAnd raises their level of intelligence

* Breastfeeding mothersFrom childbirth and pregnancy, quickly

recoverGet lifelong health advantagesWith savings in time, labour and expenses

* Breastfeeding’s best partHolding baby close to mom’s heartThe time just startsTo get a special love string knotted fast

* Breastmilk SubstitutesAs a last resort to be usedNone is proved as an equal drinkTo a mother’s breastmilk

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World Breastfeeding WeekProjected to save ONE Million babies

Breastmilk, a high quality food with an idealbalance of nutrients, that the infant can easily digestis the perfect source of nutrition for infants. Itcontains all the things that infants need to surviveand grow—the various nutrients and vitamins inaddition to the valuable antibodies that help them toresist infections. Infants not breastfed tend to rungreat risks including diarrheal disease, acuterespiratory infections, ear infections and deficits inmental development, UNICEF also stated that in adeveloping country, a child who is breastfed isalmost three times more likely to survive infancythan a child who is not.

It is said that under the influence of the hormonesprolactin and oxytocin, women produce milk afterpregnancy to feed their babies. The initial milkproduced is often referred to as colostrum, asubstance that helps to protect the newborn until itsown immune system is functioning properly.Mothers are urged by health personnel to breastfeed

NAY PYI TAW, 31 July—The Myanmar FishEntrepreneurs Association of the Myanmar FishFederation held its first Annual General Meeting atThiriannawa Hall of MFF on Bayintnaung Road inInsein Township yesterday morning with an addressby Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-GenMaung Maung Thein.

Vice-President of MFF U Han Tun, Chairmanof MFEA U Maung Maung Soe and adviser U MoeThwin extended greetings on the occasion.

Next, they presented the annual report andfinancial statement and sought approval.

Later, Minister Brig-Gen Maung MaungThein, Director-General of Fisheries Department UKhin Maung Aye and responsible persons from MFFaccepted cash donations and presented the certificatesof honour to the well-wishers.—MNA

Myanmar FishEntrepreneurs Association holds

Annual General Meeting

This year’s theme is based onissues revolving around the first hourof baby’s life with a forceful messagefor mothers to breastfeed their babieswithin an hour of birth. This step aloneis projected to be able to save onemillion babies.

The major aim ofWorld BreastfeedingWeek is to spreadinformation globallyabout the importance ofbreastfeeding formaternal and childhealth and to facilitateand strengthen socialmobilization therefor.

Breastfeeding is universally accepted as thebest way of feeding infants, with a vast array ofbenefits not only to the children but also to mothersand society. However, according to UNICEF, anestimated 63 percent of children under 6 months ofage in the developing countries are still not adequatelybreastfed so that millions of children start their livesat a disadvantage. Even at present, it is also notuncommon to see women including working mothersopting for infant formula for a variety of reasons.

World Breastfeeding Week offers theopportunity to advocate and increase breastfeedingpractices throughout the world. A theme is usuallyselected every year and countries observe the week indifferent ways with special events and activities.

The theme for World Breastfeeding Week2007 is:

Breastfeeding : The 1st HourSave ONE Million babies!This year’s theme is based on issues revolving

around the first hour of baby’s life with a forcefulmessage for mothers to breastfeed their babieswithin an hour of birth. This step alone is projectedto be able to save one million babies.

their babies as early aspossible within the firsthour of birth in orderfor the baby to enjoy thebenefits of thecolostrums.

Breastfeeding inthe first hour of birth,therefore, is a ‘must’for every mother. It also

paves the way for the ideal infant feeding practiceof exclusive breastfeeding for the first six monthsof baby’s life, followed by the introduction ofappropriate and adequate complementary foods,along with continued breastfeeding until the childreaches age 2, or beyond.

One of the Millenium Development Goalswe have pledged, aims to reduce under-5 childmortality rate by two-thirds by 2015. To achievethis goal, we should all try to promotebreastfeeding in our respective communitysince it is recognized as one of the most effectivepreventive intervention to reduce childmortality.

As is conveyed in the message on the WorldBreastfeeding Week advocacy calendar, everyoneshould be aware of the importance of “breastfeedingwithin the 1st hour of birth as the first and most vitalstep towards reducing infant and under-five mortality,by reducing the overwhelmingly high neonatalmortality rate.”

Let’s “Save ONE million babies beginning withONE action, ONE hour support and ONE message:begin breastfeeding within ONE hour of birth!”

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YANGON, 31 July —Low-lying areas in Singaing,Amarapura and Thabeikkyin townships of MandalayDivision and Sagaing Township, Sagaing Division,were flooded due to overflowing of Ayeyawady Riveron 28 July.

Residents in Teakmyaw, Paleik and Myaydawvillages in Sagaing Township, six wards inShwekyetyat Village-tract, east Indine Ward andShangalaykyun village of Amarapura township andWards 1 and 2 of Tagaung in Thapeikkyin townshipwere evacuated to high-land areas.

The flood victims in Sagaing were alsoevacuated due to overflowing of river water into somewards. The authorities concerned provided assistanceto the victims.

MNA

Flood victims in Sagaing,Mandalay Divisions

evacuated

MoH conductscommunity

home based carein Pakokku

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspectspaddy,…

(from page 16)Afterwards, they went

to Hinthada Township andinspected construction ofthe three-storey buildingof Hinthada TechnologyUniversity. On hisinspection tour, Lt-GenKhin Maung Than

fulfilled the requirementsfor the project and calledfor timely completion ofthe project meeting the setstandards.

Afterwards, they wentto the local battalion andmet with officers and otherranks and their families.

At the meeting, he calledfor participation inimplementing in regionaldevelopment tasks joininghands with local people.Next, Lt-Gen Khin MaungThan inspected physic nutcultivation of the battalion.

MNA

Minister U Aung Thaung presents award to an outstandingstudent. — INDUSTRY-1

Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun inspects construction of Dagon Bridge inSeikkan Township. — MNA

USDA Secretariat member attendsprize-presentation ceremonies

NAY PYI TAW, 31 July— USDA Secretariatmember Minister forIndustry-1 U AungThaung, wife and familymembers donated a motorvehicle and Waso robes toPariyatti SarthintaikMonastery in PadatsagonVillage, TaungthaTownship, MyingyanDistrict, MandalayDivision, yesterdaymorning.

The minister and wife

and U Sai Hsaing Mai andwife of Lion Jeep handedover documents related tothe car and offered Wasorobes to the Sayadaw ofthe monastery. Next, theminister accepted K 1.5million donated bywellwishers forPadatsagon MonasticEducation School.

The minister and partyvisited Win Thuza Shop(NyaungU) and attendeda prize-presentationceremony of NyaungUBEHS. They also attendeda physic nut plantingceremony of NayungUDistrict USDA to hail theNational Convention, aceremony to submitmembership application at

the NyaungU DistrictUSDA office, and visitedWin Thuza Shop(Kyaukpadaung) and theseventh prize-presentationceremony held at thegymnasium ofKyaukpadaung.

Later, the ministerdonated K 500,000 toKyaukpadaung TownshipMaternal and ChildWelfare Association, metmembers of the townshipUSDA and attended the4th cash donationceremony for MyoUPagoda in the township.The secretariat memberdonated K 5 million andother wellwishers alsocontributed their cashdonations. — MNANAY PYI TAW, 31 July

—Ministry of Healthconducted communityhome based care for AIDS,TB and chronic diseasepatients in PakokkuTownship in cooperationwith social organizationsin the township here on 28July.

First, the medicalsuperintendent of PakokkuPeople’s Hospital, healthemployees and officials ofsocial organizationsdiscussed health careservices.

They providedmedical care to five AIDSpatients, four TB patients,three leprosy patients andten chronic disease patientsin Nos 7 and 10 wards inthe township.—MNA

Construction of pylons inKyaukme District inspected

NAY PYI TAW, 31 July— Minister for ElectricPower No 2 Maj-GenKhin Muang Myint andofficials visited the projectsite for building 230-KVS h w e l i - M a n s a n -Shwesayan National Gridand Pylon Nos 321, 322and 323 in KyaukmeDistrict on 29 July.

Project Director U TinShwe reported on types of

pylons and progress inconstruction work. Theminister stressed the needto systematically build thepylons and connect powercables and ensure safetyof worksite.

Next, the minister andparty inspectedconstruction of Pylon No259 being undertaken byNaungton Co and PylonNo 242 by Original Group.

They then visitedKyaukme District ElectricEngineering Office whereEngineer U Sai Hla Tunreported on distribution ofpower. The minister gavenecessary instructions andwalked round forinspection in thecompound of the office.Later, he met with the staffmembers and fulfilled theneeds. — MNA

Minister inspects Dagon Bridgeconstruction

YANGON, 31 July —Minister forConstruction Maj-GenSaw Tun, accompaniedby officials, visited theDagon Bridgeconstruction site inDagon Myothit (Seikan)Township here thisafternoon.

At the briefing hall,project in-charge seniorengineer U Tint Lwinreported on progress inthe bridge constructionwork. Next, the ministerand party wereconducted round theproject by officials. Thenthe minister attended to

the requirements. DagonBridge is reinforcedconcrete type with RCDfoundation. It is 4540 feetlong and 72 feet wide andcan withstand 75 tons ofloads. The bridgeconstruction is nearingcompletion.

MNA

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(from page 16)Myanmar) and heads ofdepartment, course in-structors and traineeteachers.

In the address, DrThan Nyun said onlywhen there is progress inthe education sector willthe gap between rich andpoor as well as develop-ment gap among the glo-bal nations be narrowed.As a result, there willemerge a peaceful and fair

Special Refresher Course No 9 for faculty…

Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe donates cash and assistance to floodvictims in Thandwe District through an official. — TRANSPORT

Dr Than Nyun presents a prize to anoutstanding trainee. — MNA

world. With this concept,all the nations of the worldare striving with their ownresources for promotionof their education.

At a time when glo-balization is in progressonly those who are edu-cated with a sense of na-tional outlook will be ableto serve the national in-terest and stand tallamong the internationalcommunity.

Today is the timewhen efforts are beingmade with own resourcesfor the nation to keepabreast of the interna-tional community.

In the process,human resources such asintellectuals and intelli-gentsia like teachers, en-gineers, computer scien-tists and physicians arebadly in need.

The achievements inwhich the nation is mak-ing progress in all sphereswithout foreign assist-ance can be attributed tothe efficiency of the peo-

ple including intellectu-als and intelligentsia.

This being the case,the intellectuals and in-telligentsia capable ofshaping the future of theState and the national areto contribute their sharesin the drive for develop-ment of the education sec-tor.

The government isstriving to build political,economic and socialfoundations in consist-

ency with the nation’s his-torical traditions in orderto catch up with the inter-national community.Those foundations can bebuilt through the educa-tion sector.

In addition, con-stant learning society isbeing built to consolidatesuch good foundations.

Today’s educa-tion sector has been cre-ating good learning op-portunities for studentsand they can learn bridgecourses in order to de-velop their quality of edu-cation. H o w -ever, the education sectorstill needs to pay specialattention to fulfilling allthe needs of direct linksbetween education andpractical life, direct linksbetween education andpractical worksites andsocio-economy of theState. Findings and re-search of universities andcolleges should be usedeffectively for the devel-opment of human soci-

ety.Therefore, all the

teachers are not only tolearn constantly and con-duct research but also totrain their pupils to raisetheir education standardsand then apply their skillswhen they enter their pro-fessions.

Only then can a con-stant learning society bebuilt.

Nowadays, as theState’s education visionhas met with success to acertain extent, the nationis well on the way toreaching its national edu-cation goal.

At such a timelike this, faculty membersare to work hard by mak-ing use of educational op-portunities in order for theState to develop in its allaspects.

Later, on behalfof Chairman of MyanmarEducation CommitteeSecretary-1 of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Lt-Gen TheinSein, Chairman of CivilService Selection andTraining Board Dr ThanNyun presented awards tothe outstanding traineesand completion certifi-cates to the trainee teach-ers through respectivegroup leaders. Then, hecordially greeted thetrainees.

Altogether 430faculty members of uni-versities and colleges inupper Myanmar attendedthe four-week course.

MNA

YANGON, 31 July—Members of PindayaTownship NationalLeague for Democracyof Shan State (South) UMaung Ko and U Tin Winon 18 May, member ofTaunggyi TownshipNLD Daw Than Kyi on 7July, and 34 members ofLabutta Township NLDof Ayeyawady Divisionincluding Daw Khin WinSwe, U Chit Ngwe, DawKhin Myo Kyi, U LunTin, Daw Tin Win and U

Tin Thaung on 20 Julyresigned from the party oftheir own accord, sendingletters of resignation to theNLD Headquarters andlocal authorities con-cerned.

In their letters of resig-nation sent to the Pindaya,Taunggyi and LabuttaTownship Multiparty De-mocracy General ElectionSub-commissions, theysaid that the activities of theNLD are based on person-ality cult and are just for a

YANGON, 31 July— Chairman of RakhineState Peace and Develop-ment Council Commanderof Western CommandMaj-Gen Maung Shein,USDA CEC member(Rakhine State In charge)Minister for TransportMaj-Gen Thein Swe,Deputy Minister forHealth Dr Mya Oo andofficials attended a cer-emony to provide relief

Relief provided for flood victimsin Thandwe District

aid for flood victims ofThandwe District at thehall of Thandwe Town-ship yesterday morning.The minister and thedeputy minister madespeeches.

The minister pro-vided K 5 million, 100bags of rice, 80 dozens ofexercise books and cloth-ing. Social organizationsalso donated cash and kindto the victims. The com-

mander and party next at-tended a ceremony to pro-vide relief for flood-hithouseholds held at MahaAungmyay Monastery inAndaw Village, ThandweTownship. Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe donatedK 500,000, clothing and20 dozens of exercisebooks. Today’s donationsfor the flood victimsamounted to more than K14.89 million. — MNA

YANGON, 31July—The basic trainingcourse for women staff ofthe Customs Departmentunder the Ministry of Fi-nance and Revenue wasopened at the Central In-stitute of Civil Service(Phaunggyi) on 30 Julywith an address by Minis-ter for Finance and Rev-

Basic training course for women staff ofCustoms Department opened

enue Maj-Gen Hla Tun.Also present on

the occasion were Chair-man of Yangon City De-velopment CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin, member ofCivil Service Selectionand Training Board U HlaMyint Oo, Deputy Gov-ernor of the Central Bank

of Myanmar U MaungMaung Win, Director-General of Customs De-partment U San Thaung,directors-general, manag-ing directors, the Rectorof CICS (Phaunggyi) andcourse instructors, andtrainees.

In his address,Minister for Finance andRevenue Maj-Gen Hla Tunsaid that the basic trainingcourse is being conductedwith the aim of trainingwomen staff who are todischarge duties in the de-partment; adding that thecourse will teach them ob-jectives and duties, laws,rules and regulations andprocedures of the depart-ment. The minister stressedthe need for trainees to trytheir utmost in their stud-ies in order that they candischarge duties straight-forwardly when they are inthe department.

The 16-weektraining course is beingattended by 59 womentrainees.

MNA

person to come to power;that the NLD is turning ablind eye to the nationaldevelopment with ulteriormotives; and that althoughthe NLD is holding nega-tive views upon nationaldevelopment.

Some NLD mem-bers wanted to participatein the tasks for nationaldevelopment. That is whythey resigned from the par-ties of their own volition,they said.

MNA

37 Members resign from Pindaya,Taunggyi and Labutta Township NLDs

Activities of NLD based on personality cult

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Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min inspects running a train on a bridge across Sittoung Tunnel. — MNA

Football match of Ministry of Information Team and Ministry ofCulture Team. — MNA

Daw Mar Maw Wai accepts membershipapplications for MMCWA presented by Daw

Aye Aye Mar. (News on page 2) MNA

YANGON, 31 Aug—With the sponsorship ofYankin Township Union Solidarity and DevelopmentAssociation, a ceremony to open the newly-tarredKyaukkon Road in Ward-14, Yankin Township andthe concrete bridge on In-gyin Myaing Street in Ward-9 was held at the designated sites this morning.

At 7 am, CEC member of the Union Solidarityand Development Association (Yangon Division InCharge) Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, Vice-MayorCol Maung Pa and member of the Road RepavingCommittee U Kyaw Myint formally opened the tarredroad at a ceremony held at the corner of Aungzeya Roadand Kyaukkon Road and looked into it.

After that, Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin,Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa and member of the BridgeConstruction Committee U Than Win formally openedthe concrete bridge at a ceremony held in Ward-9 andinspected it.

Next, Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Linaccepted 702 USDA membership applications andpresented 100 dozens of exercise books for theWasohmi Monastic Education School.—MNA

Mayor attends opening of newtarred road and concrete bridge

NAY PYI TAW, 31July—Minister for RailTransportation Maj-GenAung Min yesterdayinspected the stock-piling of raw materialsin Pyontaza, BagoDivision and gavenecessary instructions toofficials.

After hearing areport presented byManager of ConcreteSleeper Factory U MyoHtwe Win, the ministerspoke of the need to meetthe target of producing

Minister inspects maintenance of Sittoung-Myitkyo-DaikU railroad section

sleepers and timely arrivalof sleepers and fulfilledthe requirements.

Next, the ministerlooked into the productionprocess of sleepers andgave instructions onmeeting the set standardand minimizing loss andwastage.

On arrival at theSittoung-Myitkyo-DaikUrailroad section, theminister inspected themaintenance of the roadsection and earth workalong the section,

construction of spillwayand retaining wall andgrowing of physic nutplants. After inspectingthe maintenance ofNagapauk Creek Bridge,the minister arrived atMyikyo Station where hegreeted passengers andlooked into the staffquarters.

Next, heproceeded to SittoungBridge and heard a reportpresented by ProjectEngineer U Zaw Min Ooon the maintenance of the

bridge and gave necessaryinstructions.

On arrival atSatthwagon Station, theminister inspected thestation and the growing ofshade trees and perennialcrops in its environs.

The ministerlooked into the unloadingof imported steel railwaytracks onto the trucks atthe jetty yesterday.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30J u l y — I n f o r m a t i o nhammered an emphatic 7-0 victory over Culture inthe group-BB match of thesecond round of the 1stNay Pyi Taw Inter-Ministry FootballTournament for 2007,jointly organized by theMinistry of Sports andMyanmar FootballFederation, held in

Information hammers Culture 7-0Paunglaung SportsGround of Nay Pyi TawPyinmana at 4 pm today.

Among thespectators weredepartmental heads ofMinistry of Informationand Ministry of Culture,officials of MyanmarOlympic Committee andMFF, staff families andfans.

The referee was

U Win Kyaw Oo (MFF).The linemen were U MyoMyint Than, U Win Naingand U Ko Ko Naing of(MFF).

Ministry of RailTransportation takes onMinistry of Sports inPaunglaung SportsGround of Nay Pyi TawPyinmana at 4 pmtomorrow.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 1 Aug—The Chairman of the

State Peace and Development Council of the Unionof Myanmar has appointed U Thein Lwin, Ambas-sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Un-ion of Myanmar to the People’s Republic of China,concurrently as Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the Union of Myanmar to theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea.—MNA

YANGON, 31 July—Young Women Sub-Working Group under theWorking Group forPrevention of Violenceagainst Women ofMyanmar Women’sAffairs Federationorganized educative talksand demonstration ofphysical activities at No 1

MWAF conducts educative talks on fitnessBasic Education HighSchool in Insein Townshipon 28 July.

It was attendedbySecretariat Member ofMWAF Daw Khin MyoMyint, Leader of theRehabilitation andReintegration Group DawKyi Kyi Mya, members ofthe working group,

members of Yangon NorthDistrict and InseinTownship Women’sAffairs Organizations, theheadmaster and studentsof the school.

First, Leader ofYoung Women Sub-working Group Daw PoPo Kyi delivered anaddress and Member ofthe sub-working groupDaw Sabei Win gave talkson technique forleadership. Dr Maw LiChit of the sub-workinggroup also gave talks onfitness.

A f t e r w a r d s ,youth athletes ofMyanmar WoshuFederation demonstratedtheir skills. Daw Po PoKyi handed over cashdonated by the sub-working group to theschool through Head-master U Aung Kyi.

MNA

U Thein Lwin accredited toDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea

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Palestinians pray by a grave that was uncovered during an Israeli militaryoperation near the West Bank town of Dura, west of Hebron,

on 31 July, 2007. The Israeli army said on Tuesday troops were searching forweapons and accidentally unearthed the remains of a Palestinian. INTERNET

Kenya met Germany in the Homeless Soccer WorldCup in Copenhagen, Tuesday, on 31 July, 2007.

INTERNET

People are seen using Johnson and Johnson products in an undated publicityphoto. Johnson and Johnson said on Tuesday it planned to eliminate 3

percent to 4 percent of its global work force of about 120,500 people as part ofa plan to improve its cost structure. —INTERNET

Lightning kills 5 S Korean climbers

Chinese drink 35 million tons of beer in 2006

2.5-million-year-old glacial relicsdiscovered in Beijing suburbs

BEIJING, 31 July — Chinese researchers say theyhave discovered a large amount of stones believed tobe the relics of the Quaternary period glaciers (about2.5 million years ago) in the suburbs of Beijing.

The stones, many measuring several metreshigh and with one to three levelled surfaces, werediscovered in a two-kilometre-long valley inMiaofengshan Town in Mentougou District, about100 kilometres west of downtown Beijing.

“They should all have been the floating gravelsof the Quaternary period,” said discoverer WangHongjie, a senior engineer with the Beijing Munici-pal Hydrological and Geological Team.

MNA/Xinhua

69 trapped in coal mine floodingin central China

ZHENGZHOU, 31 July— Sixty-nine miners weretrapped after a coal mine flooded in central China’sHenan Province, rescue headquarters said Sundaynight.

The flooding occurred at around 8:40 a.m.Sunday at the Zhijian coal mine in Shanxian County,about 200 kilometres west of Zhengzhou, capital ofHenan, when 102 miners were working underground,the rescue headquarters said.

Thirty-three managed to escape but 69 otherswere trapped, it said after checking the numbers.The mine reported earlier that 70 miners were trappedbecause of miscalculation. — MNA/Xinhua

Vietnam expected to have two moredeputy prime ministers

HANOI, 31 July — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung onMonday proposed the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country’s toplegislature, increase the number of deputy prime ministers of the 12thgovernment to five, from three in the 11th tenure.

Malaysia in $51B plan to transform northern belt ALOR SETAR (Malaysia), 31 July — Malaysia is aiming for investment of 51.2 billion US dollars in

mostly private funding over 18 years to turn its mainly agricultural north into a logistics, food-processingand tourism powerhouse by 2025.

SEOUL, 31 July —Five South Koreanswere killed by lightningin mountains near thecapi ta l on Sunday,while six other climb-ers were injured, KBSnews said.

Two men and two

women were struck andkilled near a hill at BukhanMountain, northeast ofSeoul, when heavy rainsswept through the area, thereport said, citing policeand rescue workers.

Scores of otherclimbers have been struck

by lightning in the samearea in the past.

A 48-year-old manwas also killed by light-ning when he was climb-ing Surak Mountain bor-dering Seoul, the televi-sion said on its website.

MNA/Reuters

SHENYANG, 31 July— Chinese peo-ple consumed more than 35 million tonsof beer in 2006, with per capita con-sumption of 27 litres, according to theChina Alcoholic Drinks Industry Asso-ciation (CADIA).

China produced 14.4 million tonsof beer in the first five months this year,up 16.7 per cent from last year’s sameperiod, according to Xiao Derun, an

official with CADIA. China’s total beer output hit 35.15

million tons last year, an increase of 14.7per cent over that of the previous year.

China overran the United States tobecome the world’s largest beer pro-ducer in 2002, and since then its beeroutput has kept growing by 10 per centannually.

MNA/Xinhua

The measures are partof the Prime Minister’sgameplan to bolster sup-port in the country’s ethnicMalay heartland as expec-tations grow that his gov-ernment plans to call snapgeneral elections, perhapsas soon as early next year.

“The government is

finalizing various incentivepackages and they will beannounced soon,”Abdullah Ahmad Badawitold a gathering of severalthousand people to launchthe programme in thenorthern town of AlorSetar, 430 kilometres (270miles) from the capital.

“Several programmesthat have been identified inthe initial phase are esti-mated to involve additionalcosts of five billion ringgit,”he said, referring to costs inaddition to an existing statedevelopment plan, theNinth Malaysia Plan.

Dubbed the NorthernCorridor Economic Re-gion, the zone marksAbdullah’s growing pen-chant for mega projectsonce the hallmark of his

predecessor-turned-rivalMahathir Mohamad.

Other projects beingplanned include oil refin-eries and a mammoth oilpipeline.

Kedah and Perlis arethe ricebowl of Malaysia,contributing the bulk of thecountry’s annual produc-tion of rice, while the north-ern island of Penang is a

key centre for electronicsmanufacturing.

Infrastructure projectswill include the construc-tion of a 24-kilometre (15-mile), 3.0 ringgit billionbridge and a 1.1-billion-ringgit monorail in Penang.Others include improvingand expanding Penang Air-port and seaport.

MNA/Reuters

The five deputyprime ministers will in-clude a permanent one,one cum foreign minister,one in charge of economy,one of culture and society,and one cum permanentmember of the CentralAnti-Corruption Commit-tee, Dung said at the on-going first session of theNA.

Under the PrimeMinister’s proposal, thenumber of ministries andagencies equivalent toministries will decreaseto 22 from current 26.The Fisheries Ministry isexpected to merge intothe Ministry of Agricul-ture and Rural Develop-ment; the Industry Min-istry and the Trade Min-istry into the Ministry ofIndustry and Commerce;and the Sports and Physi-cal Culture Committee,

the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tour-ism, and part of the Min-istry of Information andCulture into the Ministryof Culture, Sports andTourism.

Besides, the Minis-try of Posts and Telecom-munications, and the Min-istry of Natural Resourcesand Environment will berestructured.

MNA/Xinhua

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

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIANG FENG VOY NO (7043)Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG FENG

VOY NO (7043) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 1.8.2007 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.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S CHINA SHIPPING(MALAYSIA) AGENCY SDN BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

JOB VACANCY(Local Service Only/Salary in Kyat)

In order to up-grade working efficiency, we arelooking for challengeable persons for her/his future.1. Admin Manager M/F (age-25-40 yrs) 1 Post2. Store Manager F (age 25-40 yrs) 1 Post3. Security ManagerM (age 25-40 yrs) 1 Post4. Admin Staff M/F (age 20-30 yrs) 2 Post5. Business Staff F (age 20-30 yrs ) 2 Post6. Quality Control F (age 20-30 yrs) 1 Post7. Store Staff F (age 20-30 yrs) 2 Post8. Security M (age 20-30 yrs) 2 Post

A. English must be fluent in both speaking andwriting for (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6).B. Needs Computer Skill for (1) (2) (3) (4) (5), Goodpersonality performance.Interested persons, please forward your C.V in Eng-lish with relevant documents, copy of labour regis-tration card and a recent photo to following addresswithin (10) days.

MYUE&SUE GARMENT CO., LTD.No. (64/65), Pyinsi Minthargyi St., Ind’l Zone (4),

Hlaingthayar TownshipPhone: 705514, 707025

Madagascar arrests politician oncorruption charge

ANTANANARIVO, 30 July—Malagasy authorities havearrested a politician on corruption-related charges afterhe criticized the management of the ruling party, hiswife said on Saturday. Roger Zara, who is trying toreform the President’s Tiako-i-Madagasikara (TIM)party, was a TIM deputy in the national assembly. Thedissolution of Parliament’s Lower House on Thursdayreduced the legal procedures required for his arrest.

“Roger Zara received a summons on Thursday andwent to the court. After a discussion with the judge, hewas immediately taken to prison,” his wife, ColetteZara, said by phone. “In the summons, my spouse isreprimanded for indulging in corruption, abuse ofposition, and tribalism,” she said. Her husband was adeputy for the northern island of Nosy Be.

MNA/Reuters

Libya says Czechs, Qatarpaid into HIV children’s fund

TRIPOLI, 30 July—TheCzech Republic, Qatar andBulgaria contributed to aninternational fund tosupport hundreds ofchildren who contractedHIV at a Libyan hospitalin the 1990s, Libya saidon Saturday.

“I thank Qatar for itsrole in the nurses’ case.European countries in-cluding Bulgaria and theCzech Republic contri-buted to the fund for theinfected children,” LibyanPrime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mah-moudi told reporters inTripoli. “France pledgedto equip Benghazi Hos-pital and provide trainedpersonnel for five years. Italso agreed to train some50 Libyan doctors.”

The Benghazi Inter-national Fund has already

given one million USdollars to the family ofeach infected child undera deal to secure a pardonfor six foreign medics whowere jailed in Libya foreight years on charges ofdeliberately contami-nating the children.

The money came froma 460-million-US-dollarloan due to be repaid asand when donors makeresources available, ahumanitarian body said onFriday. In a subsequentdeal, the European Unionpromised closer ties withLibya in exchange forcustody of the five Bul-garian nurses and onePalestinian doctor, whowere flown to Bulgaria thisweek and immediatelypardoned and freed by thePresident.

MNA/Reuters

Deadly cocaine batchhospitalizes 17 in Italy

Three men arrested in HKfor drug trafficking

US soldier killed north of BaghdadBAGHDAD, 30 July—A US soldier was shot dead

during combat operations north of Baghdad on Sunday,the military said in a statement.

The brief statement failed to give elaboration aboutthe soldier’s death. It said only that the soldier’s unitcontinue working side-by-side with the Iraqi Army inthe area to conduct cordon and search operationsagainst insurgents.—MNA/Xinhua

HONG KONG, 30 July—Three men aged between19 and 37 were arrestedfor trafficking drugs,Hong Kong police saidSunday. The arrest wasmade following theseizure of 2 kilos of sus-pected methamphetamine(“Ice”) worth over870,000 HK dollars (about110,000 US dollars) at theHong Kong InternationalAirport Saturday, accord-ing to the police.

Police said that follow-ing extensive investi-gations, officers of theNarcotics Bureau mou-

nted an anti-dangerousdrugs operation andintercepted three men whowere about to enter theDeparture Hall of the HongKong International Airportat about 7 pm local time onSaturday.—MNA/Xinhua

ROME, 30 July—Abatch of cocaine cut witha lethal chemical has sentat least 17 people tohospital and may be linkedto one death in a northernItalian province, policesaid on Saturday in areminder of Italy’s cocaineproblem.

Police said they hadarrested three people inconnection with peddlingcocaine cut with atropine,

a potentially deadlychemical used by hospitalsin eye and heart treat-ments.

The victims in thenorthern Bergamo areaarrived at hospital in thepast few days complainingof hallucinations and chestproblems after taking thecocaine.

It was unclear if thedeath of a 20-year-old girlin a nearby town from acocaine overdose was dueto the same batch.

The incident comes asItaly battles a sharp surgein the consumption ofcocaine, especially amongits youth.—MNA/Reuters

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Fake toe on mummy may beworld’s oldest prosthetic

BEIJING, 30 July — An artificial wood and leather big toe discovered on thefoot of an Egyptian mummy could be the world’s earliest functioning prostheticbody part, researchers at University of Manchester announced on Friday.

An Israeli soldier (L) checks the identification card of a Palestinian man atthe Haware checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus on 30 July, 2007.

INTERNET

40th ASEAN MinisterialMeeting opens

MANILA, 30 July—The 40th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Ministerial Meeting (AMM) opened here Monday morning.

Philippine PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyogreeted foreign ministersof ASEAN member coun-tries at the PhilippineInternational ConventionCentre (PICC) before theopening of the meeting.Then the President andforeign ministers posedfor a group photo.

Speaking at the openingof the meeting, PhilippineForeign Secretary AlbertoRomulo said the Phili-

ppines is proud to host theAMM at such an importanttime as the ASEAN hasentered its 40th anni-versary.

Giving keynote speechat the opening ceremony,Philippine PresidentArroyo high-lighted thesigni-ficance of thetheme of the 40th AMM,“One Caring and SharingCommunity,” which wasadopted at the 12thASEAN Summit held in

Cebu in January this year. The President also

called on the ASEANforeign ministers to speedup regional cooperation inpolitical, security andeconomic areas.

Founded in 1967, theASEAN groups Brunei,Cambodia, Indonesia,Laos, Malaysia, Myan-mar, the Philippines,Singapore, Thailand andVietnam.

MNA/Xinhua

Study says eye problems couldmean earlier death

Crowds of people are seenon the bathing beach inDalian, a coastal city innortheast China’s Lia-oning Province, on 28July, 2007. A heat wavehit the city on Saturday,with the temperaturerising to 34.5 degreescentigrade, the highesttemperature of Dalian inthe corresponding periodin 8 years. — XINHUA

The fake toe from theCairo museum in Egyptwas found in 2000 in atomb near the ancient cityof Thebes. Archaeologistsspeculated the 50- to 60-year-old woman theprosthesis came frommight have lost her toedue to complications fromdiabetes.

The wood and leatherprosthesis dates from 1069

to 664 BC, based onartifacts it was found within the mummy’s burialchamber. This means itpredates what waspreviously thought of asthe earliest knownfunctioning prosthesis, theRoman Capua Leg, abronze artifact dating fromabout 300 BC. The leg wasonce at the Royal Collegeof Surgeons in London but

BEIJING, 30 July —Older men and womenwith cataracts or age-related macular de-generation (ARMD) areat increased risk forsuffering an early death,relative to older peoplewithout these two types ofvisual impairment, a studysuggests. Cataracts occurwhen the clear lens overthe eye clouds up, whileARMD is a progressivedeterioration of the backof the retina.

While a number ofstudies have found visualimpairment boosts mor-tality risk among olderpeople, research onthe relationship betweencataracts or ARMD andmortality has yieldedmixed results, SudhaCugati of the Universityof Sydney and colleagues

note in the Archives ofOphthalmology.

To better understandhow ARMD and cataractsmight relate to mortality,Cugati and colleagueslooked at 3,654 people 49and older who wereparticipating in a long-term study of eye health.

Fifty-four percent ofpeople with any type ofvisual impairment diedduring the study’s 11-yearfollow-up period, theresearchers found, com-pared with 34 percent ofthose with no vision pro-blems.Mortality duringfollow-up was 45.8percent for those withARMD, versus 33.7percent for those withoutthe condition. And 39.2percent of people withcataract died during thestudy’s follow-up period,

compared to 29.5 percentof those with no cataracts.Once the researchers usedstatistical techniques toadjust for other factorslinked to mortality risk,the increased risk of deathwith cataracts remainedsignificant, while theincreased risk of mortalitywith ARMD wassignificant only for peopleyounger than 75.

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was destroyed by bombingduring World War II.Volunteers who havelost their right big toe arenow being recruited to seehow effective replicas ofthe prosthesis are.

Replicas of a secondfalse Egyptian right bigtoe on display at the BritishMuseum in London, albeitwithout its mummy, willalso be tested. This arti-fact, named the GrevilleChester Great Toe afterthe collector who acquiredit for the museum in 1881,is made from cartonnage,a sort of papier machémade using linen, glue andplaster. Based on the waythe linen threads werespun, it dates from 1295 to664 BC. —Internet

An ambulance carrying the body of South Korean Christian pastor Bae Hyung-kyu, 42, shot dead by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, heads for a hospital atan international airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, on 30 July, 2007.— INTERNET

Hungary’s bathers set Guinness Record in plaster cast BUDAPEST, 30 July —

The Guinness record “themost people in casts tobathe together” was set inLake Balaton recently,local media reported.

As many as 146 peoplewearing special Scotchcasts bathed in the lake atthe same time in Bala-tonfured, said GaborXantus of 3M Hungaria,the company that suppliedthe special cast in place of aplaster cast. Around 30 of

them even participated inthe 3.5-kilometres cross-Balaton swim being heldconcurrently.

Men and women werein equal numbers, andmore than two thirds hadbroken arms, while theothers had broken legs,

Xantus said. All the par-ticipants had to present anup-to-date x-ray of theirinjured limb, and, oncethey were admitted in theevent, their plaster castwas replaced with theScotch cast.

MNA/Xinhua

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Fans greet Discovery Channel team rider and Tourde France winner Alberto Contador of Spain as he

arrives on a convertible for an official welcomeceremony in his hometown of Pinto, outside

Madrid, on 30 July, 2007. — INTERNET

Los Angeles Galaxy’s David Beckhamof Britain walks off the pitch after sit-ting on the bench during a match of theSuperLiga soccer tournament againstMexico’s Club Deportivo Guadalajarain Los Angeles on 28 July, 2007.Beckham, in a surprise move by LosAngeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop,was named as one of the substitutes forSaturday’s SuperLiga match againstMexican side Chivas de Guadalajara at

LA Coliseum. —INTERNET

Barcelona’s Ronaldinho applaudsduring a training session at Nou

Camp Stadium in Barcelonaon 30 July, 2007.— INTERNET

Spain’sCarlos Moya

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in theirtennis finalsat the ATP

Croatia Openin Umag,

on 29 July,2007.

INTERNET

Beckenbauer backs Englandto host 2018 World Cup

LONDON, 31 July — FIFA member FranzBeckenbauer believes the 2018 World Cup should beheld in Europe and that England is the best candidateto host the finals.

Beckenbauer, a member of FIFA's 24-strong execu-tive committee, which decides the World Cup hosts,said the quality of England's league and stadia madethe country the favourites.

"2010 is South Africa, then because of the FIFArotation in 2014 it will be South America, probablyBrazil, and then it's the end of the rotation," Beckenbauertold BBC Five Live radio on Sunday.

"It has to come back to Europe and then England, ofcourse, is the first choice to host the World Cup in2018."

Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner as a player andmanager who headed the organizing committee of lastyear's finals in his native Germany, said: "There is nobetter country in Europe to host it in 2018.

"The Premier League at the moment is the bestleague in Europe, the stadiums are outstanding and thenew Wembley Stadium, and the club stadiums, are inthe best condition ever.

"So it's logical to bring the 2018 World Cup toEngland."

Beckenbauer added: "England is thefavourite...Germany is out because we hosted the 2006World Cup, Italy is not in a very stable condition,France was in 1998 and Spain I don't know."

England won the 1966 World Cup as hosts and thegovernment, led by new Prime Minister Gordon Brown,has firmly backed an English bid.

However, England's Football Association still havea very long way to go.—MNA/Reuters

Stockholm ringswith Iraqi celebrations

STOCKHOLM, 31 July — Members of Europe's largestIraqi population celebrated their team's Asia Cup vic-tory over Saudi Arabia on Sunday by honking their carhorns and cheering in the centre of the Swedish capital.

Housewife Donna Munem, 26, sported a miniaturerendition of an Iraqi flag on her cheek and waved a full-sized version at drivers who cruised past on one of thecity centre's main thoroughfares.

"It's a great moment because of the problems in mycountry, we just need a little bit good so we can behappy," Munem said with an ear-to-ear grin.

She said everyone was very proud of the team andappreciated the sense of pride they had brought toIraqis everywhere.

"They are great. They are great. We just lovethem all."—MNA/Reuters

Qatar awarded 2011Asian Cup hosting rights

World’s largestsoccer tournamentopens in Norway STOCKHOLM, 31 July —

The Norway Cup, knownas the world’s biggest soc-cer tournament, unveiledin Oslo on Sunday. A totalof 30,000 young boys andgirls from the age of six to19 from 45 nations willfight for a place in theprestigious finals at Bislettstadium on Saturday,Norwegian Broadcasting(NRK) reported.

It is the 35th time thetournament has been held,a tournament known forbringing people fromaround the world togetherfor a week of fun andsportsmanship.

This year, more than1500 teams participatein the Norway Cup, com-ing from as far away asUruguay, China, Vietnam,Brazil, United States,South Africa and Zimba-bwe.—MNA/Xinhua

Partizan Belgrade to appealagainst UEFA ban

BELGRADE, 31 July — Partizan Belgrade will appealagainst their one-year ban from European competitionimposed by UEFA after crowd trouble in their UEFACup match at Bosnia's Zrinjski Mostar earlier thismonth. The Serbian club's spokesman Marko Vjetrovicsaid: "We have received the formal grounds for oursuspension in writing and we have decided to appealagainst the verdict within the three-day deadline."

Partizan's decision came as a surprise after theclub's general secretary Gordan Petric said last week itwas unlikely they would appeal the ban and a fine of50,000 Swiss francs.

European soccer's governing body expelled Parti-zan from the competition after their fans rioted duringthe first qualifying round, first leg match at Zrinjskiwhich the Serbian side won 6-1.

Trouble erupted in the first half and 36 people wereinjured as rival fans clashed with each other and withriot police.—MNA/Reuters

Atletico agree deal for Spain Winger Reyes MADRID, 31 July — Atletico Madrid have agreed to sign Spain

winger Jose Antonio Reyes from Arsenal on a four-year contract, thePrimera Liga club said on Monday.

Atletico said Reyes would have a medical on Tuesday morningand then be presented at 0800GMT before joining the squad on a pre-season tour to Amsterdam.

Spanish media have reported that the deal was worth betweennine and 12 million euros (16.40 millionUS dollars).

If the reports are accurate, the move takes Atletico's close seasonspending up to 70 million euros following their purchases of strikerDiego Forlan, winger Simao Sabrosa, and midfielders Cleber Santana,Luis Garcia and Raul Garcia.

MNA/Reuters

JAKARTA, 31 July —Qatar has been confirmedas the host nation for the2011 Asian Cup, the AsianFootball Confederation(AFC) announced on Sun-day. The Gulf state was theonly country to submit aformal bid to host the eventbut had to satisfy the AFCof their ability to stage thetournament before beingconfirmed as hosts.

India and Iran had ini-tially indicated they wouldbid but pulled out beforethe final deadline in May.

Under the AFC's rota-tion policy, only countriesfrom West Asia were al-lowed to bid but the AFCsaid it would have openedthe bidding process hadQatar's proposal failed tomeet the required stand-ards.

"I think it will be a greattournament," AFC Presi-dent Mohamed BinHammam, who is fromQatar, told a news confer-ence. "The Asian Cupfrom now on will be dif-ferent from what we'veseen in the past, in termsof organization, in termsof popularity and in termsof standard. This is mypromise to you."

Qatar hosted the AsianCup in 1988 and joins Iran(1968 and 1976) as theonly countries to stage theevent on more than oneoccasion.—MNA/Reuters

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Flood Bulletin(Issued at 12:30 hr MST on 31-7-2007)

According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today,the water level of Chindwin River at Hkamti (1419) cm isexceeded (59) cm above its danger level. It may fall below itsdanger level (1360) cm during the next (48) hrs commencing noontoday.

According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today,the water level of Chindwin River at Mawlaik (1407) cm, Kalewa(1657) cm and Monywa (1030) cm are exceeded (177) cm atMawlaik, (107) cm at Kalewa and (30) cm at Monywa above theirrespective danger levels. The water levels may remain above theirrespective danger levels of (1230) cm, (1550) cm and (1000) cmduring the next (48) hrs commencing noon today.

According to the (06:30) hr MST observation today, thewater level of Ayeyawady River at Katha (1051) cm, Mandalay(1297) cm, Sagaing (1187) cm and Hinthada (1352) cm areexceeded (11) cm at Katha, (37) cm at Mandalay and Sagaing and(10) cm at Hinthada above their respective danger levels. Thewater levels may remain above their respective danger levels of(1040) cm, (1260) cm, (1150) cm and (1342) cm during the next(48) hrs commencing noon today.

According to the (06:30) hs MST observation today, thewater level of Dokhtawady River at Myitnge (905) cm is exceeded(35) above its danger level. It may remain above its danger level(870) cm during the next (48) hrs commencing noon today.

Farmers obtain donative food from a delegate ofan enterprise in Qingxikou village of Huaying

city, southwest China’s Sichuan Province,on 28 July, 2007. — Xinhua

BEIJING, 31 July —China’s third-generationmain battle tank is among

the most advanced in theworld, Yang Haifeng, anarmoured regiment

commander in the BeijingMilitary Area Command,has claimed.

The China-made tankrepresents a significantimprovement over oldergenerations in terms of itsammunition, fire control,defence, telecommunica-tion and rapid-attack capabi-lities, said Yang, speakingat an event at which hisregiment showed the tankto a group of Chinesereporters for the first time,ahead of the 80th foundinganniversary of ChinesePeople’s Liberation Army(PLA).

But he did not disclosethe tank type or how manysuch tanks are currently inservice.

His regiment is the onlyone in the PLA where allplatoons are armed with thetank, which was unveiled atthe National Day parade inBeijing in 1999 and enteredservice in 2001.

“The tank, equippedwith thermal imaging andnight vision systems, has astrong target-trackingcapability, which ensures a90-per-cent first hitprobability at a long rangeeven when the tank ismoving,” said Yang.

The combat ability ofthe tank is greatly enhancedby an electro-opticalcountermeasures suite,which includes a deviceusing high-power laser toattack the enemy weapon’soptics and damage theeyesight of the enemygunner, said Yang.

“A powerful engineenables the tank to run threetimes faster than previousmodels, while advancedarmour materials and anautomatic defence systemdouble its defencecapability,” he added.

MNA/Xinhua

Earthquake report(Issued at 06:30 hours MST today)

An earthquake of moderate intensity (5.5) RichterScale with its epicenter inside of Myanmar about (200) milesNorth of Kaba-Aye Seismological observatory, was re-corded at (05)hrs (12) min (48) sec MST on 31st July 2007.

Tuesday, 31 July, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hour

MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in Magway Division, rain or thundershowers havebeen isolated in Rakhine State, lower Sagaing and MandalayDivisions, scattered in Kayah State and upper Sagaing Divi-sion, fairly widespread in Yangon Division and widespread inthe remaining States and Divisions with isolated heavyfall inKayin State. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recordedwere Nay Pyi Taw (0.20) inch, Kawkayeik (3.31) inches,Khayan (1.89) inches, Namsam (1.69) inches, Hkamti (1.57)inches and Shwegyin (1.37) inches.

Maxium temperature on 30-7-2007 was 90ºF. Minimuntemperature on 31-7-2007 was 75ºF. Ralative humidity at09:30 hours MST on 31-7-2007 was 88%. Total sunshinehours on 30-7-2007 was (0.7) hour approx.

Rainfall on 31-7-2007 was (1.34) inches at Mingaladon,(1.14) inches at Kaba-Aye and (0.67) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was (79.92) inches atMingaladon, (82.48) inches at Kaba-Aye and (82.91) inchesat Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Northwest at (13:30) hours MST on30-7-2007.

Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate to strong in theAndaman Sea and South Bay and weak elsewhere in the Bayof Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 1-8-2007: Rain orthundershowers will be isolated in lower Sagaing, Mandalayand Magway Divisions, scattered in Rakhine and KayahStates, fairly widespread in Chin State, upper Sagaing, Bagoand Ayeyawady Divisions and widespread in the remainingStates and Divisions with likelihood of isolated heavyfalls inKayin and Mon States. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seas arelikely at times off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast, Surfacewind speed in squalls may reach (30) to (35) mph. Seas will bemoderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Strong monsoon inthe Andaman Sea.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areasfor 1-8-2007: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas for 1-8-2007: Some rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is(80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas for1-8-2007: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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NAY PYI TAW, 31 July — The conclusionceremony of the Special Refresher Course No 9 forfaculty members of universities and colleges was heldat the Central Institute of Civil Service (Upper

Special Refresher Course No 9 forfaculty members of universities and

colleges in upper Myanmar concludesMyanmar) in PyinOoLwin Township, Mandalay Di-vision, yesterday.

On behalf of Chairman of the Myanmar Edu-cation Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace andDevelopment Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein, Chairmanof Civil Service Selection and Training Board Dr ThanNyun made a speech on the occasion and presentedconclusion certificates to the trainees.

Also present on the occasion were ministers,deputy ministers, members of the Civil Service Selec-tion and Training Board, departmental officials, therector of the Central Institute of Civil Service (Upper

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NAY PYI TAW, 31 July — Member of the StatePeace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin MaungThan of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied byCommander of South-West Command Maj-Gen ThuraMyint Aung, went to Nyaungdon Township,Ayeyawady Division, yesterday and inspected modelpaddy fields in the township.

On his inspection tour of the 100-acre paddyfield in Nyaungdon Township, officials of MyanmaAgriculture Service U Myint Aye reported on use ofnatural and chemical fertilizers, establishment of mo-dal plots in 52,000 acres of paddy fields in 26 town-ships in Ayeyawady Division, dissemination of agri-cultural knowledge to farmers and efforts for boostingper acre yield in the division.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than andparty inspected a pilot plantation of paddy inThazinyekyaw Village-tract in Nyaungdon Townshipand cordially greeted local farmers.

They also inspected thriving paddy fields in amotorcade on their way to the physic nut plantation ofgovernment departments in Nyaungdon Township.

According to the report of an official con-cerned, a total of 3,186 acres have been put underphysic nut in Nyaungdon Township and there are 60acres of physic nut grown by departments in thetownship.

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than urged authorities

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than inspects paddy,physic nut plantations in Ayeyawady Division

concerned to grow 500,000 acres of physic nut withinthree years.

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than also visited the 18-acre physic nut plantation of the township police force.During his tour of Ayeyawady Division, Lt-Gen KhinMaung Than inspected preventive measures againstflood in Danubyu Township and gave instructions toofficials concerned.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and

party went to the 100-acre paddy field in Zalun Town-ship. At the briefing hall, the chairman of the ZalunTownship Peace and Development Council U YinHtwe reported on cultivation of monsoon paddy for2007-2008, use of natural and chemical fertilizers andefforts for meeting the target of 100 baskets per acreyield in the township. After hearing reports, theyviewed broadcasting of fertilizer on the 1000-acrepaddy field.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than andparty visited Man Aung Myin Buddha Image in Zalunand made cash donation at the pagoda.

On his tour of Zalun, Lt-Gen Khin MaungThan met with departmental officials, members ofsocial organizations and townselders.

At the meeting, Chairman of Zalun TownshipPeace and Development Council U Yin Htwe reportedon matters related to the administration and economyof the township.

In his address, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than saidZalun Township has exceeded the target cultivation of10 major crops and has enjoyed sufficiency of edibleoil. However, Ayeyawady Division does not have asurplus of edible oil. A plan for extended cultivationoil crops, peas and beans in the division has beendrawn, and officials are to make efforts for meetingtarget cultivation of oil crops and peas and beans intownship wise, he said. As Ayeyawady Division setsits target of 500,000 acres of physic nut, Zalun Town-ship is also to contribute to planting physic nuts in thedivision.

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Chairman Dr Than Nyun of CSSTB delivers an address at conclusion of Special RefresherCourse No 9 for faculty members at CICS in Upper Myanmar.— MNA

Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of Ministry of Defence visits 1000-acre model paddy field inNyaungdon.— MNA

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