Safeguard independence and sovereignty · Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all...

Established 1914

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

The young generation born as independent citizens who are well convinced of

the value and taste of independence, are duty bound to safeguard the independence

and sovereignty of the motherland through the might of unity and harmony.

Senior General Than Shwe

Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services

(From message sent on the occasion of the 59th Anniversary Independence Day)

Safeguard independence and sovereignty

Volume XV, Number 258 6th Waning of Nadaw 1369 ME Sunday, 30 December, 2007

* 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

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Dec—Chairman of RakhineState Peace and Development Council Commander ofWestern Command Maj-Gen Maung Shein and Minis-ter for Electric Power No (2) Maj-Gen Khin MaungMyint attended the launch of a 500 KVA paddy husk-fired generator and a diesel-fired generator at theElectrical Engineer’s Office of Taungup Township,Thandwe District, Rakhine State, on 22 December.

The commander delivered a speech on the occa-sion.

(See page 10)

500 KVA paddy husk-fired generator, diesel-firedgenerator launched in Taungup

SPECIAL FEATURES TO HAIL 60th ANNIVERSARY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Independence and boundenduty of Myanmar people

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Independence andsovereignty are two of a nation’scharacteristics the world legalexperts and political scientistshave standardized.

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Commander Maj-Gen Maung Shein andMinister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint

inspects 500 KVA paddy husk-fired genera-tor and diesel-fired generator.—MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 30 December, 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 DesireSunday, 30 December, 2007

Realize objectives of DefenceServices Medical Corps

The Graduation Parade of the 9th Intakeof the Defence Services Medical Academytook place at the parade ground of DSMA inYangon the other day, with an address byCommander-in-Chief of Defence ServicesSenior General Than Shwe.

In his speech, the Senior General said,“Comrades, you will become military medicalofficers with physical strength and mentalprowess who are capable of upholding OurThree Main National Causes in accordancewith the objectives of the Defence ServicesMedical Academy only if you are outstandingin the practice of medicine with three capa-bilities. So, you have to continue to work hardwith tenacity to become competent officers ofthe Defence Services Medical Corps.”

The Defence Services Medical Academyproduces qualified medical officers with physi-cal strength and mental prowess for theTatmadaw. The newly-graduated cadets havebecome medical servicemen, so they have toprovide health care with goodwill and kind-ness so as to foster the health, fitness andcombat capability of every Tatmadaw mem-ber.

The newly-graduated cadets have studiedmedical science and undergone military train-ing and training in military leadership at thelevel of an infantry platoon commander. So,they are to take charge of national defenceduties bravely. In addition, they have to en-hance their leadership skills and inculcatetheir subordinates with good morale and dis-cipline.

What is the most important for man islongevity with no diseases. Thus, it is believedthat the newly-graduated cadets of the De-fence Services Medical Academy, outstand-ing medical doctors, will throw themselves tothe drive for uplift of the health and fitnessstandard of the entire people, while in pursuitof the objectives of the Defence Services Medi-cal Corps.

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Preventionagainst DHF

YANGON, 29 Dec— As part of mass activi-ties, the preventive meas-ures against dengue hem-orrhagic fever was carriedout in Hlinethaya Town-ship on 26 December.

Accompanied byofficials, Chairman ofYangon City Develop-ment Committee MayorBrig-Gen Aung Thein Linheard reports on infectionof DHF in HlinethayaTownship and othertownships of Yangon Di-vision and progress of tak-ing preventive measures

YANGON, 29 Dec— A coordination meet-ing on the development ofcricket sport in Myanmar

Animal Disease ControlProject Phase-ll inked

YANGON, 29 Dec — A ceremony to sign anagreement on the JICA Animal Disease Control ProjectPhase-ll between Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA) and Livestock Breeding and VeterinaryDepartment was held at the hall of LBVD in InseinTownship this morning.

Afterwards, Director-General U Maung MaungNyunt of LBVD and Resident Representative MsMichiko Umezaki of JICA signed the agreement.

According to the agreement, JICA will provideaids worth ¥ 102 million to the department for setting uplaboratories, exchanging information for disease con-trol and providing refresher courses joining hands withinternational organizations such as OIE, FAO, ASEAN,USAID, AusAID and EU to be able to contribute towardinfection control of five animal diseases including avianinfluenza in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Ma-laysia and Vietnam. —MNA

YANGON, 29 Dec— Minister for Foreign Af-fairs U Nyan Win signedthe Book of Condolencesat the Embassy of the Is-lamic Republic of Pakistan,No A-4, Diplomatic Quar-ters, Pyay Road, at 2.30 pm,

Foreign Minister signs Bookof Condolences for demise of

former PM of Pakistan

Development of cricket inMyanmar coordinated

today opened for the de-mise of Mohtarma BenazirBhutto, former Prime Min-ister of Pakistan on 27 De-cember 2007. — MNA

against DHF.Similar mass ac-

tivities for preventionagainst DHF were held inBotahtaung, Thakayta,Dawbon and PabedanTownships on the sameday. —MNA

was held at the office ofMyanmar Cricket Federa-tion at Aung San Stadiumhere yesterday. It was at-tended by Cricket Devel-opment Officer of AsianCricket Council (ACC)Mr Mohammed AminulIslam, President of MCFU Nyunt Win, Vice-Presi-dent U Kyaw Kyaw andexecutives.

The president ofMCF made an addressand those present helddiscussions on mattersneeded for the develop-ment of cricket inMyanmar.

MNA

Minister U Nyan Win signs the Book of Condo-lences opened for the demise of Mohtarma BenazirBhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan.—MNA

Director-General U Maung Maung Nyunt andResident Representative Ms Michiko Umezaki

of JICA sign agreement on animal diseasecontrol project phase-II.—MNA

President

of MCF U

Nyunt Win

addresses

meeting on

develop-

ment of

cricket in

Myanmar.

MCF

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 30 December, 2007 3

Two European diplomatsexpelled by Afghanistan

LONDON, 29 Dec — The Afghan Government hasexpelled two European diplomats accused of holdingunauthorized meetings with Taleban, according to aBBC report Thursday.

Mervyn Patterson, a high-ranking British UNemployee and Irish Michael Semple, the acting headof the EU mission in Afghanistan, were accused ofposing a threat to national security during a visit toHelmand Province. The two were charged withmeeting with Taleban militants during that trip andwere told to leave the country. —MNA/Xinhua

Putin calls Bhutto death “barbaric”

DPRK slams hostile US policy

Cars ride along the newly built bridge across the Moskva River nearSerebryanny Bor, an island that includes Moscow’s most popular

beaches, in the western outskirts of the Russian capital,on 27 Dec, 2007. —INTERNET

China and Japan pledged on Friday to build on their rapidly warming ties, asJapanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) meets Chinese President Hu Jintao(R), but a dispute over maritime gas fields remained unresolved. —INTERNET

A female trainee pilot

of the China Air Force

undergoes flight train-

ing in this undated

photo.—INTERNET

PYONGYANG, 28 Dec —The Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea(DPRK) on Wednesdayaccused the United Statesof continuing its hostilepolicy against it, saying itis the main factor behindthe escalating tension onthe Korean Peninsula.

“Joint military

exercises staged in SouthKorea by the US bellicoseforces... showed that thereis no change in the UShostile policy toward theDPRK,” said the leadingofficial newspaperRodong Sinmun.

The DPRK also lashedout at the United Statesfor speeding up the arms

buildup in South Koreaand surrounding nations. “The US bellicose forces”policy of aggression againstthe DPRK is the root causeof ruining peace andstability on the KoreanPeninsula and a source ofaggravation of tension andthe outbreak of war” itadded.—MNA/Xinhua

MOSCOW, 28 Dec —Russian PresidentVladimir Putin called thedeath of Benazir Bhuttoin Pakistan on Thursday“a barbaric act ofterrorism”, Russian newsagencies reported.

“This was a challengeissued by the forces ofterrorism not only toPakistan, but the entireinternational community,”news agency Interfaxquoted Putin as saying.

“We hope that the

organizers of this crimeare found and punishedaccordingly.”

Bhutto was killed in agun and bomb attack asshe left a rally ahead of anelection due on 8 January.

MNA/Reuters

I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S

PPP inches closer to forming Govt

Bhutto killing worries Pakistaninvestors, markets

BANGKOK, 29 Dec —The poli t ical partybacking ousted Thai PMThaksin Shinawatraresponded positively on

Friday to pre-conditionslaid down by two smallerpart ies to form acoalition government.

“PPP believes no one

and no political partyshould interfere with anystage of the judicialprocess,” the party saidin a statement. “No Thaiis above the law.”

PPP Secretary-General SurapongSuebwonglee toldreporters on Friday hisparty would need to holdtalks with Chart Thai andPeua Pandin aboutforming a coalition.

MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 29 Dec —Benazir Bhutto's killingwill boost perceived riskin nuclear-armedPakistan, analysts warnedon Thursday, but somesaid it was not in itselfsurprising enough tosubstantially change

investor sentiment. News of her

assassination in a suicidegun and bomb attackoutside a political rally inthe garrison city ofRawalpindi sent globalgold and oil prices higher,also unsettling global

foreign exchange markets. "The killing of Bhutto

will likely lead to furtherpolitical and socialinstability in Pakistan andacross the subcontinent,"Swiss investment bankUBS said in a researchnote.— MNA/Reuters

Pakistani sectarian clashes killabout 40 tribesmen

PARACHINAR (Pakistan),28 Dec — Pakistaniauthorities tried onThursday to get warringSunni and Shia Pashtuntribes to settle theirdifferences after five daysof clashes that have killedabout 40 people, officialssaid.

About 150 people havebeen killed in the Kurramtribal region borderingAfghanistan since mid-

November, fuellingvolatility along the frontierwhere pro-Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants arebattling security forces.

The fighting had dieddown and the two sides hadeven agreed to a truce but itflared again at the weekend.Authorities said they werehoping peace could berestored at a meeting oftribal elders, known as ajirga. “We have called a

jirga, we’re trying to defusethe situation,” said politicaladministrator Zahir-ul-Islam.

Sectarian violence hasbedevilled Pakistan sincethe 1980s and Kurram hasa long history of suchclashes. Most of the ethnicPashtun tribesmen inKurram are Shiites,although most Pashtuns onboth sides of the border areSunnis. — MNA/Reuters

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Russia helping Iranbuild up air defence

MOSCOW, 28 Dec —Russia is assisting Iranto strengthen the country’sair defence capability,Russia’s deputy foreignminister told reporters onThursday.

“I know we are assist-ing in work to reinforceIran’s air defence sys-tems,” Alexander Losyu-

kov was quoted by the RIANovosti news agency assaying.“I have no concreteinformation on the issueand can make no commentwhatsoever on the typeof (military) hardware,”he said.

Iranian Defence Min-ister Mostafa MohammadNajjar said Tehran has

signed a contract withRussia on Tuesday for thedelivery of the advancedS-300 air defense missilesystems, Iran’s Fars NewsAgency said on Wednes-day.The minister pro-vided no details of the dealor any timeline for thedelivery of the system.

MNA/Xinhua

Policeman dies after attendingdomestic incident

LONDON, 28 Dec — Aman in his 30s has beenarrested for murder aftera police officer diedattending a domesticincident in northwestLondon, Scotland Yardsaid on Thursday.

The death happenedwhen police were calledto a house in Wembleyearly on Wednesdayevening.

A man was initiallyarrested for assaultinga police officer buta different officersubsequently collapsedoutside the address, policesaid.

The Daily Mirror saidthe dead man had beenpushed down stairs while

trying to break up a familyrow.

He was taken tohospital in north Londonwhere he was pronounceddead.

A post mortem on the48-year-old was beingheld on Thursday. Nofurther details wereimmediately available.

MNA/Reuters

Thai EC soon to organize senatorial electionBANGKOK, 29 Dec —

Thailand's Election Com-mission (EC) has ear-marked 1.8 billion baht(about 529.4 million USdollars) to organize thesenatorial election andselection process, set inearly next year, ECsecretary general SuthipholHaveechaigarn said onThursday. "The pre-parations will focus onpublicity to raise awarenessabout the new electoralsystem and the nominationprocess for senatorialcandidates," Suthiphol wasquoted by news networkThe Nation as saying.

The Constitution 2007stipulates that the 150-seatSenate will be producedthrough two different kindsof procedure: 76 senatorswill be elected in the 76provinces all around thecountry, each seat for one

province; the other 74 willbe appointed by a selectionpanel. For the appointedseats, professional groupswill submit the names oftheir candidates on 13 to 17January at the ECheadquarters in Bangkok.

A EC-appointed panel

will vet the candidates'credentials beforeforwarding the names to theseven-member selectioncommittee headed byConstitution Tribunalpresident Virat Limvichai,to appoint 74 for the job.

MNA/Xinhua

Elephant falls from truck,kills circus worker

SYDNEY, 28 Dec — An elephant toppled out of atruck and killed a circus worker in Australia onThursday, police said.

“The man was killed, crushed to death, while theelephant was being offloaded from a truck,” aspokeswoman for the New South Wales policedepartment said.

Police said they had no other details of the incident,which occurred on the grounds of a circus in theseaside community of Yamba, about 700 kilometres(435 miles) north of Sydney. The victim had been thehandler of the elephant, named Anna, for two years,local television reported. — MNA/Reuters

165 kilos pure heroin seizedin eastern Turkey

DIYARBAKIR, (Turkey), 28 Dec — A total of 165kilograms of pure heroin was seized during anoperation staged by Turkish security forces in easternTurkey linking neighboring Iran, local sources toldXinhua on Thursday.

The sources said that Turkish security forcesseized the heroin in Van province, which is valuedas nearly 4.2 million US dollars, claimed to linkingto the banned Kurdish Workers' Party( PKK).

MNA/Xinhua

35 aftershocks recordedafter quake in Ankara

ANKARA, 28 Dec — A total of 35 aftershocks wasrecorded following the earthquake measuring 5.5on the Richter scale in Ankara on Thursday dawn,the semi-official Anatolia news agency reportedThursday. The quake, centering on Bala town, wasalso felt in Ankara and surrounding provinces ofCankiri, Kirikkale and Yozgat, said the report.

MNA/Xinhua

Italian killed by robbers ineast Kenya

NAIROBI, 28 Dec — An Italian was killed onTuesday by robbers in northeast Kenya's Malinditown, Kenya News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Police said the thugs killed the man at the gate ofPeponi Villas in the outskirts of the town as theItalian was driving home with his wife.

The robbers ransacked them and stole a wristwatch and a mobile phone before one of them shotthe man in the thigh. — MNA/Xinhua

Yu Hongjun (1st R),

Chinese Ambassador to

Uzbekistan, shows aChinese painting to

visitors during a

Chinese painting

exhibition in Tashkent,�

Uzbekistan, on 26 Dec,

2007.— INTERNET

Tourists climb thestairs of Phnom

Bakheng temple tosee the sunset near

the Temple ofAngkor near SiemReap, Cambodia,

recently. — INTERNET

A camel keeper gets stuck in the middle of camels after the start of a race atthe Sweihan camel race track, about 100 kms south of Dubai, United Arab

Emirates, on 28 Dec, 2007.—INTERNET

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China’s SAIC Motor,Nanjing Auto announce merger

BEIJING, 28 Dec — TopChinese car maker SAICMotor Corp and smallerrival Nanjing AutomobileGroup announced a long-expected merger onWednesday, creatinga national car championthat aims to rival bigmultinationals.

Separately, Italy’s Fiatsaid it had agreed to sellits 50 per cent stake inits loss-making passengercar venture with NanjingAuto to the Chinese firm,ending a long-strainedrelationship.

SAIC Motor will pay2.095 billion yuan (285.7million US dollars) for thevehicle and core auto partsoperations of NanjingAuto, owner of the classicMG Rover brand, theChinese firms’ parentcompanies said in a jointstatement. Nanjing Auto’s

parent company, Yuejin,will in return get 320million shares in SAICMotor, the statement

added, equal to 4.9 percent of the Shanghai-listedfirm’s total shares.

MNA/Reuters

India’s APEC membershipmay be years away

SINGAPORE, 28 Dec—India is increasinglyimportant to Asia and thePacific, but its member-ship in APEC, the maingroup pursuing regionalfree trade and develop-ment, is likely to still beyears away, APEC’sexecutive director said onWednesday.

APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Coope-ration forum, has 21member economies

accounting for more thana third of the world’spopulation and 46 per centof world trade volume, butIndia, despite its robustand growing economy, isnot among them.

“You cannot talkabout trade in Asia-Pacificif you do not talk aboutIndia,” Juan Capunay,who recently took up thetop managerial post ofAPEC, told Reuters in aninterview at the group’s

Singapore headquarters. While Indian member-

ship would be “conve-nient” for APEC, it “willhave to negotiate member-ship according to WorldTrade Organizationregulations” and gainconsensus support fromexisting members, aprocess that would likelytake several years and alsodepend on Doha globaltrade talks, Capunay said.

MNA/Reuters

Petrobras breaks oil productionrecord on X’mas Day

RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 Dec — Brazilian state-owned oiland gas giant Petrobras announced on Wednesday thatit set a new daily oil production record on 25 December.The production of 2.238 million barrels of oil onChristmas day exceeded Brazil’s average daily oilconsumption of two million barrels. The company’sprevious record was 1.912 million barrels, set on 23October, 2006. The new achievement was ascribed toto the building of six production platforms in 2007,which added a total of 590,000 barrels a day to Petrobras’maximum production capacity. —MNA/Xinhua

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

UK Christmas sales up 2.4%year on year

LONDON, 29 Dec—British retail sales in therunup to Christmas rose aseasonally-adjusted 2.4per cent comparedto a yearago, according to datafrom credit cardcompanyMasterCard onThursday.

The figures suggest thatChristmas spending hasnot been asbad as someanalysts had feared givena deteriorating outlookforthe economy and as theglobal lending squeezetakes its tollon consumerconfidence.

“An upsurge in electro-nics sales helped driveChristmasspending, as didstrong year-to-year gainsfrom grocery storesandpersonal care retailers,”MasterCard said in a

statement.“Sales at clothing

retailers and departmentstores,however,continuedto lag behind the pace of

the rest of retail spending.The figures cover the

31 days before Christmasday.

MNA/Reuters

Traders blow horns at the close of trade during the last business day for theyear at the Philippine stock exchange in Makati City, Metro Manila on

28 Dec, 2007.—INTERNET

The Alitalia building with logo is pictured in Rome. Air France-KLM, theworld’s largest airline by revenues, came a step closer Friday to controllingthe near-bankrupt Alitalia after Italy’s finance minister said it could begin

exclusive takeover talks.—INTERNET

Gas pipeline gets 16b yuan boost

PetroChin

�BEIJING, 29 Dec. —PetroChina Co Ltd, thelisted arm of ChinaNational Petroleum Corp(CNPC), and anotherCNPC subsidiary willinvest a combined 16billion yuan to build a gaspipeline from China toTurkmenistan “PetroChina and ChinaNational Oil and GasExploration and Deve-lopment Corp will eachinject 8 billion yuan incash into CNPCExploration and Develop-ment Co Ltd,” thecompany said in a

statement to the HongKong stock exchange. CNPC Exploration andDevelopment is cooperat-ing with other companies

to build a pipeline totransport natural gaspurchased by China fromTurkmenistan. CNPC said in Augustthe pipeline would bedesigned to take 30 billioncubic meters of gas a year.The total projectinvestment is estimated at$7.31 billion. Turkmenistan has anestimated 23.1 trillioncubic meters of gasreserves, and plans toproduce up to 240 billioncubic meters a year,according to local media.

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Euro and US 10 dollar notes. The euro crossed 1.47dollars Friday amid persistent speculation that poorUS economic data could force the Federal Reserveto cut interest rates in 2008, dealers said.—INTERNET

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Putin hails newest missiles as“holiday fireworks”

Ancient pyramid found incentral Mexico City

Over 120 feared dead inIndonesia landslides, floods

Heavy snow closes N-W China airport

MOSCOW, 28 Dec —President Vladimir Putin,who has made the assertionof Russia’s role in theworld a cornerstone of hisrule, hailed on Wednesdaythe successful test of twonew nuclear missiles asholiday fireworks.

On Tuesday, a sub-marine in the Barents Sea

fired a Sineva RSM-54missile at a test site in thefar east. A few hours later,an RS-24 ballistic missilewas launched from thenorthern Plesetskcosmodrome.

A relaxed and smilingPutin called the successfulmissile tests “pleasantand spectacular holiday

fireworks”, in televisedremarks with DefenceMinister Anatoly Ser-dyukov. The two rocketswill replace ageing Soviet-built strategic nuclearmissiles. Russian generalssay the new rockets canoutperform any missiledefence system.

MNA/Xinhua

MEXICO CITY, 28 Dec— Archeologists havediscovered the ruins ofan 800-year-old Aztecpyramid in the heart ofthe Mexican capital thatcould show the ancientcity is at least a centuryolder than previouslythought.

Mexican archeologistsfound the ruins, whichare about 36 feet (11metres) high, in thecentral Tlatelolco area,once a major religiousand political centre forthe Aztec elite. Since thediscovery of anotherpyramid at the site 15years ago, historians havethought Tlatelolco wasfounded by the Aztecs in1325, the same year asthe twin city of

Tenochtitlan nearby, thecapital of the Aztecempire, which theSpanish razed in 1521 tofound Mexico City,conquering the Aztecs.

The pyramid, foundlast month as part of aninvestigation begun inAugust, could have beenbuilt in 1100 or 1200,signalling the Aztecsbegan to develop theircivilization in themountains of centralMexico earlier thanbelieved.

“We have found thestairs of this, much olderpyramid. The (Aztec)timeline is going to need tobe revised,” archeo-logistPatricia Ledesma said atthe site on Thursday.

MNA/Reuters

MOGOL (Indonesia), 28Dec—Landslides andfloods triggered by heavyrain have left over 120people dead or missing onIndonesia’s Java Island, asrescuers struggled onThursday to pull out bodiesburied under thick mud,officials said.

Thousands of peoplehave been left homelessafter their houses weresubmerged by heavyfloods or buried bylandslides in villages nearthe Bengawan Solo River,which lies about 500kilometres from thecapital, Jakarta.

In neighbouring CentralJava Province, about 1,000rescuers, police andsoldiers tried to unearth26 people buried in mudfrom steep slopes inTawangmangu, a hilly areathat was the worst-hit, usingmanual equipment.

MNA/Reuters

URUMQI, 28 Dec —Heavy snow in northwestChina forced the closureof a major airport onWednesday, disruptingthe travel of more than1,000 people UrumqiInternational Airport inUrumqi, capital of XinjiangUygur AutonomousRegion, was closed around11 a m when snow on therunways made takeoff

impossible, airport officialWang Chengwei said.More than 40 flights werecancelled because of thesnow that had started tofall on Tuesday. Wangsaid the airport wasexpected to reopen around6 pm on Wednesday.

Some places in Urumqireported a maximumsnowfall of 20 centimeterswith a temperature

decrease of about 10degrees Celsius. At theAlataw Pass on theChina-Kazakhstan border,China’s second largest landport, the heavy snowfalltrapped 16 students on theirway to school.

They were saved by localpolicemen who searchedthe region for three hoursbefore finding them.

MNA/Xinhua

Tennis star MariaSharapova arrived inSingapore on Friday

morning from LosAngeles. The highlight

of her three-day triphere will be her

exhibition matchagainst fellow RussianAnna Chakvatedza atthe Singapore IndoorStadium on Sunday.

INTERNET

Rescue workers use an excavator to searchfor bodies in Indonesia’s Central Java Province,

on 28 Dec, 2007. —INTERNET

Study shows new way to fightChagas disease

LONDON, 29 Dec — Anew, low-cost screeningstrategy could make it

easier for poor countriesto target and treatChagas disease, a deadly

parasite-borne conditionfound mainly in LatinAmerica, according to anew study.

Fighting the diseasehas traditionally focusedmainly on spraying cam-paigns to kill the bugthat carries the single-cellparasite causingChagas disease, whichaffects an estimated11million people in theAmericas.

But a team of USresearchers showed theycould use easy-to-collectdata on the number ofinsects found in homesduring spraying cam-paigns to identify clustersof at-risk children whoshould be tested forChagas disease.

MNA/Reuters

Members of a

“comparsa”, an Afro-

Uruguayan rhythm

carnival group, dance

and play candombe

during a Cultural

Carnival in

Valparaiso city, about

75 miles (120 km)

northwest of

Santiago, on 28 Dec,

2007.

INTERNET

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Sr. University/College/School Location Opening Date

A total of 49 colleges underMinistry of Science and Tech-nology were upgraded to uni-versitiesFour Government Technical In-stitutes were upgraded to Tech-nological CollegesThree degree colleges underMinistry of Education were up-graded to universitiesLashio University was opened

Kengtung University was inau-guratedNew building of TechnologicalUniversity (Monywa) wasopenedMain building of Loikaw Uni-versity was commissionedNew building of Kyandaw Ba-sic Education Primary Schoolwas openedKyaythahmyar Basic EducationMiddle School (Branch) wasopened.

the entire nation

Mohnyin, Shwebo,Sagaing and Myin-gyan TownshipsBhamo, Lashio andKengtung Townships

Lashio Township,Shan State (North)Kengtung, ShanState (East)Monywa Township,Sagaing Division

Loikaw Township,Kayah StateIngapu Township,Ayeyawady Division

Pale Township,Monywa District,Sagaing Division

19-1-2007

19-1-2007

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20-1-2007

25-1-2007

26-1-2007

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Hailing the 60thAnniversary

Independence Day

Technological University (Monywa)

Technological University (Monywa) was built in Monywa

Township of Sagaing Division to enable local students to

have the opportunities in pursuing modern technology.

With a view to

enabling students

in Kayah State to

pursue higher

education, the

main building of

Loikaw University

was opened in

Loikaw on 5

August 2007.

A new building of Htongyi Basic Education High School

(Branch) in Htongyi Village of Bago Township, Bago

Division, is now creating the opportunities for local

students to learn basic education.

Greater Opportunities forPursuing Education throughout

the nation in 2007

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Independence and sovereignty are two of a

nation’s characteristics the world legal experts and

political scientists have standardized. They said that

to be able to stand in the international community, a

nation had to have (1) territory, (2) population, (3)

sovereignty and (4) independence.

Myanmar has its territory. King Anawrahta

reunited the scattering regions into the First Myanmar

Empire. Taking a stronghold in Toungoo, King

Bayintnaung brought disintegrated regions together

to establish the Second Myanmar Empire. Shwebo

(Konbaung) U Aung Zeya (King Alaungphaya)

founded the Third Myanmar Empire and delineated

the territory of the nation.

When the Third Myanmar Empire became weak

in military prowess, the British colonialists annexed

the nation. Myanmar national races thus had to

sacrifice a lot of lives, blood and sweat to regain

territory. The Union of Myanmar today has (1)

territory, and (2) more than 56 million people of

more than 100 national races. (3) Since Myanmar

regained independence, successive Myanmar

governments have taken charge of State duties. (4)

Myanmar is an independent and sovereign nation.

Therefore, Myanmar stands tall in the world with all

Independence and bounden duty of Myanmar peopleHAILING THE 60th ANNIVERSARY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Tekkatho Myat Thu

Cherish the Independence,safeguard it at the risk of lives

the four characteristics of a nation.

Sovereignty, independence or practice of

democracy in accordance with the consent of the

majority of the people, and meeting the standards of

human rights reflect the image of an independent

nation. Sovereignty means the right to serve the interests

of the nation and the people freely or self-determination.

Under the UN Charter, every independent nation

shall become a member of the UN after pledging to

follow the principles of the Charter and enjoy the rights

therein. The Charter prescribes that all member nations

shall recognize and respect the sovereignty of other

members. There shall be equality among big and small

nations holding only one vote for each nation. Members

are to refrain from committing acts of aggression

against the territory of others and the UN and other

nations are not to interfere in the internal affairs of

other nations and disputes are to be settled through

negotiations rather than the use of force, and every

member nation is entitled to self-determination.

International legal norms support the principles.

The principles of the Bandung Declaration (resolution

passed at Bandung Conference held in Bandung,

Indonesia, in 1955) of the 118-member Non-Aligned

Movement are similar to the principles of the UN

Charter. The fundamental principles and objectives of

the ten-member ASEAN (Association of South-East

Asian Nations) and the principles of the ASEAN

Charter include cooperation for development, peace

and security, and non-interference of the Association

in the internal affairs of members.

Myanmar joined the United Nations in 1948, in

which it regained independence. It is one of the

nations that initiated the Non-Aligned Movement.

Myanmar, a member of the ASEAN, upholds non-

aligned foreign policy and Bandung principles.

Now, the government is dedicating itself to the

national development tasks in line with the nation’s

geographical features, characters of national races,

historic experiences and consent of the majority of

the people. As a result, it managed to put an end to

internal armed conflicts that had disrupted national

development for 40 years. The government has been

able to realize projects for all-round development of

the whole nation, tenaciously braving a wide range of

blockages, disruptions and destructive acts. The

purpose of the government’s endeavours is nothing

more than enabling the people of national races to

fully enjoy the taste of independence.

Myanmar people have placed gravity on

perpetuation of sovereignty or independence, for which

the people had to launch battles with tenacity against the

colonialists, and on perpetual existence and prosperous

future of the Union that was unified with national

solidarity and Panglong spirit or Union Spirit based on

patriotism. National races have made efforts to regain

independence, chart brighter future of the nation and

ensure non-disintegration of national solidarity.

To maintain independence, to protect the Union, and

to ensure perpetual unity of national brethren are the three

national duties or bounden duties of Myanmar people.

(See page 9)

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- His grandpa did nottake part in theindependence struggle

- His father was notamong those safeguard-ing independence

- He was at the frontin the recent riots It’s

ancestralcharacter

DestructionistTin Win (Insein)

(from page 8)

Myanmar has more than 25 million acres of

cultivated lands. Now, reclamation of vacant and

virgin lands and watershed areas is in progress and so

the nation has potential for over 20 million more

acres of arable lands. About half the area of the

nation is covered with forests. The nation is rich in

precious stones and it produces crops in abundance.

The nation gets sufficient water from rivers, creeks,

lakes, dams and rains for agriculture. Other mineral

products such as gold, silver, bronze, zinc, iron,

tungsten, antimony, and oil and gas are almost

inexhaustible. In addition, peace has been restored

throughout the Union.

With these good conditions, the seven-step Road

Map is being implemented to transform the nation

into a peaceful, modern and developed one with

flourishing discipline. The National Convention has

adopted the fundamental principles and detailed

basic principles for drafting a State constitution that

is necessary for every independent nation. The

government is building all possible foundations for

building a democratic nation. In the process, the

third step — drafting a State constitution — is well

under way.

After the State constitution has been drafted

by the Commission for Drafting the State

Constitution, it will be presented to the people and

sought their approval through a referendum. And

after elections are held, the Hluttaw is to be

convened, the President elected and a government

formed, a peaceful, modern and developed

discipline-flourishing nation will be built under

the leadership of the President and the Union

Hluttaw.

Then, the sovereign Union of various national

races will enjoy progress and will be pleasant for

ever. Being able to build a prosperous Union

harnessing the natural resources represents the taste

of independence, freedom of activities, or self-

Independence and bounden dutyof Myanmar people

HAILING THE 60th ANNIVERSARY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Tekkatho Myat Thu

determination of the people.

I have presented that a nation’s characteristics are

(1) territory, (2) population, (3) government, and (4)

sovereignty. However, supposing the government of

a nation is an alien government, that nation will be

just a colony. If so, sovereignty, fundamental rights of

the citizens and natural resources will fall in the hands

of the colonialists.

Furthermore, supposing a government of axe-

handles under the influence of aliens comes to power

under the arrangements of a foreign country, such a

government will be a puppet. If so, aliens behind the

puppet government will manipulate the internal affairs

and exploit the natural resources. And the nation will

be in a position to be under the yoke of aliens through

indirect ways (neo-colonialism). Therefore, it is

incumbent upon every citizen of every independent

nation to protect and safeguard their motherland

constantly from having its territory occupied and

secession of any part. And the onus is on all citizens

to ward off the schemes of the neo-colonialists with

patriotic spirit and nationalistic fervour in order that

the mother country will not lose sovereignty and fall

under alien subjugation. The government that will

have to serve the interests of the nation and the people

must be a national government that will never be

under the influence of aliens. Besides, they have to

protect the sovereignty of the nation considering it to

be their soul. The day on which sovereignty is lost

will be the day on which the people lose their soul or

freedom of activities.

The entire people are, therefore, to pursue the

Myanmar independence policy or bounden duty of

safeguarding the Union and independence, while

dealing with all forms of destructive acts, preserving

the fine traditions of the nation, and bearing in mind

the forefathers’ sacrifices to help the nation regain

independence.

Translation: MS

*****

* Myanmar spirit is thatLet alone coveting other’s flowerFrom a flowerbedTo pick and wear without owner's consentMyanmars will not even enjoy the aromaHowever sweet it is

* Let alone pouring bad blood oneighboursQuarrelling over family mattersMyanmar never have any wish to enterOthers premises without being invitedIs the Myanmar spirit

* Have never coveted other’s flowerbedHave never intruded on other’communityBut with considerationHave lived as true MyanmarsThroughout historyDo not try with wicked meansTo approach our communityJust for making gainsBeware of alien encroachmentsTo tarnish our cherished traditionsAnd to break up our unityLet's join hands firmlyContinuing our journey forwardWith pride and intelligence

Myinmu Maung Naing Moe(Translation)

Myanmar SpiritPOEM:

The National Convention hasadopted the fundamentalprinciples and detailed basicprinciples for drafting a Stateconstitution that is necessary forevery independent nation. Thegovernment is building all possiblefoundations for building ademocratic nation. In the process,the third step — drafting a Stateconstitution — is well under way.

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(from page 1)The minister in his speech said that electricity is the

engine of the drive for all-round development of re-gions. The 500 KVA paddy husk-fired generator, thelargest of its kind in the nation, and the diesel-firedgenerator have been put into commission to help supplysufficient electricity, he added, calling for region-wisecollaborative cooperation in the supply of electricity inRakhine State.

Chairman of the Committee for Supply of Electric-ity to Taungup Township U Kyauk Taung gave anaccount of the efforts made to achieve the plan.Townselder U Than Wai expressed thanks.

The commander and the minister unveiled the sign-board of the archway put up to mark the ceremony, andpressed the buttons to launch the generators.

Next, they inspected conditions of the engines,paddy husk-fired boilers and operation of the engines togenerate electricity. Managing Director of the ElectricPower Supply Enterprise U Htin Aung and Chairman ofthe Myanmar Innovators Cooperative Ltd U Soe TinAung conducted the commander and the minister roundthe power plant. The commander and the minister gaveinstructions and fulfilled the requirements.—MNA

500 KVA paddy husk-fired…Meeting of National Committee on Rightsof Child held

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Dec— The meeting No 1/2007 of the National Committee on the Rights of theChild was held at the Ministry of Social Welfare,Relief and Resettlement, here, this afternoon, with anaddress by Chairman of the committee Minister forSWRR Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe.

In his speech, the minister said the meetingwill focus on the national level report for third andfourth phases of the United Nations Convention on theRights of the Child drawn by the committee.

He continued to say that Myanmar is makingefforts for ensuring the four key rights namely Survival,Development, Protection and Participation in thesociety and has laid down and is implementing policiesand programmes in the Best Interests of the Child.

He added that as a member country of UNCRC,ministries concerned are joining hands with NGOs incarrying out the tasks of Implementation, Monitoringand Reporting. In the process, the National Committeecould carry out the tasks that should be documented.

In the sector of monitoring, the workingcommittee and subcommittees on the rights of thechild have been set up at State/Division, district and

township levels, he said.He continued to present hisreport that in order to make the children enjoy theirrights fully, the government of Myanmar submitted itsundertakings on the rights of the child to the UN andnow it has been the second time. The third and fourthphase national level reports on the activities carried outin 2001-2006 will be submitted to the UN in 2008.

He urged all the members of the nationalcommittee to participate in compiling the report thatwill enhance the dignity of the motherland.

Secretary of the National Committee Director-General of the Social Welfare Department U Sit Myaingexplained the matters on the third and fourth phasenational level report (2001-2006) of the UNCRC.

Later, the minister gave concluding remarks.Present also at the meeting were Members of

the national committee Deputy Minister for HomeAffairs Brig-Gen Phone Swe, Deputy Minister forSWRR Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint, Deputy Attorney-General U Myint Naing, departmental heads andofficials, representatives from social organizationsand guests.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Dec—A ceremony toinaugurate Seikkyun Sluice Gate built by Construction-6 of Irrigation Department was held at the sluice gatenear Seikkyun Village of Thaton Township yesterdaymorning.

Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Ministerfor Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Myint said thatSeikkyun Sluice Gate was the 206th irrigation facilityof its kind throughout the nation. Kyonhtaw, Zaikkayeand Mayangon sluice gates had been built in ThatonTownship, he added. Therefore, the local people wereto participate in the tasks for durability of the already-opened sluice gates that would contribute to boostingproduction of crops.

Secretary of Mon State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil U Khin Maung Tun made a speech and a localpeople spoke words of thanks.

The deputy minister unveiled the stone plaqueand sprinkled scented water on it. After opening thesluice gate, the deputy minister and the secretary ofMon State PDC viewed the sluice gate.

Seikkyun Sluice Gate is located on SeikkyunCreek, and it has 15 valves measuring 6 feet by 12 feet

Seikkyun Sluice Gate commissioned intoservice in Thaton Township

each. The 4,000-foot-inlet channel and the 450-foot-outlet channel will contribute towards cultivation of10,000 acres of monsoon paddy.

MNA

Myanmar, Vietnam hold 3rd PolicyConsultation Meeting

NAY PYI TAW, 27 Dec — At the invitation of UKyaw Thu, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of theUnion of Myanmar, Mr Dao Viet Trung, DeputyMinister for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam arrived in Yangon by air on 24 December2007, to attend the 3rd Policy Consultation Meetingbetween the two Foreign Ministries. The VietnameseDeputy Minister and party left for Nay Pyi Taw by air onthe same day.

In the afternoon, Mr Dao Viet Trung, DeputyMinister for Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam paid a courtesy call on U Nyan Win, Ministerfor Foreign Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnamese Deputy Foreign AffairsMinister also met with Deputy Minister Maj-Gen TheinTun of the Ministry of Communication, Posts andTelegraph at the Ministry of CPT.

The Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister alsocalled on Brig-Gen Than Htay, Deputy Minister forEnergy at the Ministry of Energy.

The 3rd Policy Consultation Meeting betweenthe Foreign Ministries of the Union of Myanmar and theSocialist Republic of Vietnam was held on 25 December2007 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, here.

At the meeting, both sides discussed matters ofmutual interests and ways to promote bilateralcooperation between Myanmar and Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister andparty left Yangon by air on 26 December 2007.— MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe addresses the meeting No 1/2007 of the NationalCommittee on the Rights of the Child.—MNA

Seikkyun Sluice Gate in Thaton Township.A&I

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Images

of

the

Day

Health news in brief

* There has been a significant increase in the number of young

adults hospitalized with diabetes-related conditions in US over

the last decade or so according to a new study.

* Two Egyptians have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird

flu virus, a day after an Egyptian woman died of the disease,

Egypt’s Health Ministry said.

* Researchers from the London Research Institute discovered

that a protein called Tes is able to block a second protein, Mena,

from helping cancer calls “crawl” away from the initial tumor.

Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik creates a sand sculpture of Pakistaniopposition leader Benazir Bhutto, following her assassination, at abeach in Puri, close to the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, on

28 Dec, 2007.—INTERNET

The sun sets over the Akshardhamtemple in New Delhi, GuinnessWorld Records has reportedly

recognized the sprawling mock-ancient monument in the Indian

capital as the world's largestHindu temple.

INTERNET

Monkey business : A monkey gives a streetperformance near a shopping mall in

Jakarta.— INTERNET

An elephant plays footballduring the International

Elephant Race at SaurahaChitwan village, about 200 km

(124 miles) south ofKathmandu on 28 Dec, 2007.The three-day long event is

organized by the Nepal tourismboard which includes various

activities and sports fordifferent species of animals.

INTERNET

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

INVITATION FOR QUOTATION1. For and on behalf of the Ministry of Constructionof the Government of the Union of Myanmar sealedQuotations with deferred payment for three years aswell as L/C at sight proposals are invited by theManaging Director, Public Works, Nay Pyi Taw,Myanmar for the detailed design (including the erec-tion procedure), fabrication, supply of materials, erec-tion equipment, and supervision of steel truss erectionfor LEINLI Suspension Bridge across Paung LaungChaung, Pyinmana-Pinlong Road, Southern ShanState.2. The particulars of LEINLI Suspension Bridge maybe obtained for USD 5000 by request in writing or inperson at the specified price following address.

Managing DirectorPublic WorksNo. 11, Ministry of ConstructionNay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

3. The Quotation should be submitted to the aboveaddress not later than 16:30 hours on 31st January2008.4. When this Quotation is accepted, the Contract willbe made in the name of Public Works, Ministry ofConstruction, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

Managing DirectorPublic Works

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF MYANMARMINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION

MYANMA RAILWAYS

INVITATION TO SEALED TENDERS

1. Sealed Tenders are invited by Myanma Railways, for supply of the followingStores which will be purchased in FE (Euro) and Myanmar Kyat;Sr.No Tender No Description Quantity i. 12(T)26/MR(ML) Spare Parts for Rail Bus (RBE) 1-Lot

2007-2008 (197-Items) ii. 15(T)13/MR(E) Bore Pile Machine 3-Units

2007-2008Closing Date/Time-14.2.2008 (Thursday) (12:00) Hours

2. Tender documents are available at the office of the Deputy General Manager(Supply), Myanma Railways, Corner of 51st Street and Merchant Street,Botahtaung, Yangon starting from 1.1.2008 during the office hours.3. For further details please call: 01-291982, 291985 (201555 Ext 601,605)

Deputy General Manager Supply Department, Myanma Railways, Botahtaung, Yangon

Russia satisfied with its ties withJapan in 2007

MOSCOW, 28 Dec —Russia’s relations withJapan have been deve-loping productively withbilateral trade volumereaching a record highof 18-19 billion US dollarsthis year, Russian DeputyForeign MinisterAlexander Losyukov saidon Thursday.

“The leaders of the twocountries met inHailigendamm andSydney this year. Thedialogue at the level offoreign ministers has beenactive as well,” Losyukov

was quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency assaying.

Japanese companiesare actively moving toRussia. “The opening ofthe Toyota assembly linenear St. Petersburg —attended by RussianPresident Vladimir Putin—is a symbolic example,”

Losyukov said. Toyota isJapan’s largest company.

“On the whole, we'repleased with thedevelopment of relationswith Japan,” he said,adding that Russia is readyto discuss with Japan allissues, including thosedifficult issues.

MNA/Xinhua

China’s 3rd largest hydropowerplant starts operation

NANNING, 28 Dec —Longtan hydropowerproject, China’s thirdlargest, went intooperation on Wednesdayafter a seven-month trialgeneration proved succe-ssful.

The project’s threegenerators, which wereput into a test run in May,July and October,respectively, wereannounced to enter theformal generating stageon Wednesday. It was 14months ahead of schedule,said Dai Bo, generalmanager of LongtanHydropower Develop-ment Co. of China DatangCorporation (CDT).

In recent months, thewater level had remainedat 342 metres in thereservoir, close to thedesignated 400 metreswhen the other sixgenerators start operationas of 2009.

The project wassituated on the Hongshui

River, a major tributary ofthe Pearl River in thesouthern Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region. Itwas China's third largesthydropower plant after theThree Gorges Project onthe middle reaches of theYangtze River, andXiluodu hydropowerproject on the JinshaRiver, a Yangtze tributary.

It was a key componentof the government'scampaign to develop thewestern regions and tobring electricity to theeconomically-developedbut energy-demandingeastern and coastal areas.

An investment of 30billion yuan (3.75 billionUS dollars) from CDT wasused to build the 216.5-metre-high dam, a shiplock and an undergroundgenerating house withnine turbo-generators witha combined installedcapacity of 6.3 millionkilowatts.

MNA/Xinhua

Some tsunami survivors remainstressed in Thailand

BANGKOK, 28 Dec —Three years after thetsunami tragedy hitThailand’s Andamancoastal provinces, someyoung survivors are stillsuffering from stress,while some mentally-disturbed adults haveturned to alcohol tosuppress their anxietydisorders, a senior Thaipublic health official saidon Wednesday, whichmarked the third anni-versary of the disaster.

Thai News Agencyquoted Director-GeneralSomchai Chakrabhand ofthe Mental HealthDepartment as saying thatsome children still hadnightmares, awakened inthe night and shut

themselves from theoutside world, whileadults who could not getrid of the terrifyingmemory turned to usingalcoholic drinks or drugs.

In the first two yearsafter the 26 December,2004 tsunami, Thai andAmerican health pro-fessionals had surveyed800 survivors on theirposttraumatic stressdisorder (PTSD) — ananxiety disorder afterexposure to a terrifyingevent, and found that 13per cent of them remainedsuffering from stress.Another survey sixmonths later found thestress reduced to 7 percent.

MNA/Xinhua

Saudi arms sale may sparkBush-US Congress battle Chinese student wins lottery,

leaves school BEIJING, 28 Dec – A

college student withdrewfrom school after winningthe five million yuan(683,000 US dollars)jackpot in a lottery inChina' eastern city ofNanjing, local mediareported on Thursday.

The second-yearstudent at the JiangsuMaritime Institute, iden-tified by the nicknameYong to protect hisidentity, was the sole first-prize winner in the “DoubleColour Ball” issued by theChina Welfare Lottery onTuesday, the Beijing Newssaid.

“After winning thelottery, Yong told hisroommates that he wouldshare 2,000 yuan with eachof them,” it added. Yonginformed school autho-rities of his winnings, andhad returned home.

MNA/Reuters

WASHINGTON, 28Dec— A plan to sell SaudiArabia highly accuratebomb-guidance kits isroiling Israel’s backersin the US Congress, settingup a potential clashwith President GeorgeW Bush.

The administrationcould formally notifylawmakers as soon asJanuary 15 of the possiblesale to Riyadh of JointDirect Attack Munitions,or JDAM, technology.

As many as 253members of the 435-seatHouse of Representativeshave signed bipartisanwarnings to Bush about

such a sale to SaudiArabia, still in a formalstate of war with Israel.

The projected dealinvolves tail kits producedby Boeing Co that turnunguided bombs intoprecision munitions withbuilt-in satellite andmotion-sensor navigationsystems.

“You have the makingsof a resolution of disappro-val,” said RepresentativeMark Kirk, an IllinoisRepublican pushing formeasures to curb what heconsiders the JDAM's riskto Israel and US forces inthe region.

MNA/Reuters

A worker arranges

piles of firecrackers

before delivering it to a

store at Bocaue town

in Bulacan Province,

north of Manila

December 27, 2007.

REUTERS

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Chinese merchant boat arrivesashore after 800 years

Shuttle repair to delayEuropean space lab launch

Rising Spanish directordebuts “Orphanage” in US

YANGJIANG(Guangdong),28 Dec —An 800-year-oldmerchant boat loaded withprecious trading goodsanchored at a port hereThursday morning after itwas hoisted from thebottom of the sea four daysago.

With the help of a crane,workers managed to dragthe 5,000-ton Nanhai(South China Sea) No1aboard 16 huge air bags toa temporary port at about1:00 am after more thanthree hours of hard workovernight. The 30-metre-

long wooden vessel willcontinue to move to its finalresidence of the “crystalpalace” in a specially builtmuseum aboard 25 roundair bags, each of which is15 metres long and onemetre in diameter.

The ship is expected toarrive at the destinationThursday night and onFriday, it will enter thedesignated glass pool,where the water tem-perature, pressure andother environmentalconditions are the same aswhere the ship has lain on

the sea bed. The pool,containing seawater, is 64-metre long, 40-metre wide,23-metre high and about12 metres in depth. It willbe sealed after the ship andthe silt, taken out of wateralong with the boat, areput in. The well-preservedboat, containing anestimated 60,000 to 80,000items of gold, silver,porcelain and coppercoins, was raised fromabout 30-metre depth ofthe South China Sea by acrane on Saturday.

MNA/Xinhua

WHO confirms Pakistanhuman-to -human bird flu case

Beijing, 28 Dec —AIDS, the official journalof the International AIDSSociety, has published itsfirst special issue onChina, to educate readersabout the achievementsand challenges in thecountry’s efforts to dealwith the fatal epidemic.

The special editionwas jointly edited byWang Longde, chairmanof the Chinese PreventiveMedicine Association(CPMA), and two well-known American AIDSexperts, Dr Roger Detelsand Dr Sten H Vermund.

The edition featuresone commentary and 23academic papers on theHIV/AIDS situation andepidemiological studies in

GENEVA, 28 Dec — TheWorld Health Organization(WHO) confirmed onThursday a single caseof human-to-human tran-smission of the H5N1 birdflu virus in a family inPakistan but said there was

no apparent risk of itspreading wider.

A statement from theUN agency said tests in itsspecial laboratories inCairo and London hadestablished the “humaninfection” throughpresence of the virus“collected from one casein an affected family”.

But it said a WHO teaminvited to Pakistan tolook into an outbreakinvolving up to ninepeople, from late 6October to December hadfound no evidence ofsustained or communityhuman-to-human tran-

smission. No identifiedclose contacts of thepeople infected, includinghealth workers and othermembers of the affectedfamily, had shown anysymptoms and they hadall been removed frommedical observation, theWHO added.

The outbreak followeda culling of infectedchickens in the PeshawarRegion, in which aveterinary doctor wasinvolved. Subsequently heand three of his brothersdeveloped proven orsuspected pneumonia.

MNA/Reuters

CAPE CANAVERAL,(Florida), 28 Dec—Repairing an electricalconnection in a US spaceshuttle’s fuel tank willpush the already delayedlaunch of Europe’s firstpermanent spacelaboratory beyond thecurrent target date of 10January, NASA said onThursday.

Two attempts thismonth to launch the shuttleAtlantis carrying theEuropean lab to theInternational SpaceStation were cancelleddue to malfunctioning fuel

sensors that are part of anemergency engine cutoffsystem.

NASA had re-scheduled the flight for noearlier than 10 January,but the repair planunder consideration willbump the launch by a fewdays to a few weeks,shuttle programmemanager Wayne Hale toldreporters in a conferencecall.

“We need to get theproblem resolved. Thenwe’ll look at schedules,”Hale said.

MNA/Reuters

A general view shows the ‘Plaza de las Tres Culturas’, or the plaza of thethree cultures, in the central Tlatelolco area of Mexico City on 27 Dec,

2007.—INTERNET

A worker cleans an Olympics-correlative-sculpture at the Longsha Park in Qiqihar,

northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on 27Dec, 2007. An Olympic sculpture exhibition will

be opened here on 28 Dec. —INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 28 Dec— As a movie-obsessedteenager, Spanish directorJuan Antonio Bayona snuckinto a film festivalmasquerading as ajournalist to catch the eyeof award-winning Mexicanfilmmaker Guillermo delToro.

Fast forward 15 years

and Bayona’s early panachehas paid off handsomely in“The Orphanage”, asupernatural thrillerproduced by Del Toro freshoff his 2006 hit “Pan’sLabyrinth”, which earnedthree Oscars and wasMexico’s nominee for bestforeign language film.

MNA/Reuters

Ngawi village is seensubmerged in

floodwaters in EastJava, Indonesia, on 28

Dec,2007. Rescuersused bare hands andshovels Friday to prymuddy corpses fromIndonesian villages

devastated bylandslides, as flooding

blocked heavyequipment from

reaching a disasterzone where at least 87people were killed or

feared dead.—INTERNET

Int’l AIDS journal publishes firstspecial issue on China

China, as well as thecountry’s measures to dealwith the disease and carefor AIDS patients. Mostof the authors are Chineseexperts and medicalprofessionals.

According to theCPMA chairman, thedecision to publish thespecial issue indicates thatChina has approached orreached the internationallevel in the field of HIV/AIDS research.AIDS publishes everythree weeks, or 18 times ayear. In 1985, Chinareported its first AIDScase. To date, the go-vernment has reportedabout 700,000 peopleinfected with HIV,including some 85,000

people being treated aspatients. So far, about20,000 Chinese have diedof AIDS.

MNA/Xinhua

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S P O R T S

CROSSWORDS PUZZLE

Across 1 Declared 4 Interior 8 Cogatated 9 Very old10 Erudite11 Employer12 Affirmative14 Stake15 Scholastic test18 Tear21 Dutch cheese23 Shorten25 I aborious26 Instructor27 Betimes28 Mediterranean island

Down 1 Specimen 2 Refrain from 3 Put at risk 4 Short measure 5 Requirements 6 Sharp answer 7 Convenient13 Privily16 Listener17 Ten years19 Temporary stop20 Striped beasts22 Viper24 Nosegay

Sania Mirza from India plays a backhand shot in herwomen’s singles tennis match against MeghannShauhnessy from the US during session one of theHopman Cup mixed team event in Perth on 29 Dec,

2007. Shaughnessy won the match.—INTERNET

Washington Huskies’ Sara Mosiman(42) shoots between California

Golden Bears’ Devanei Hampton,left, and Alexis Gray-Lawson, right,during second half action of their

NCAA basketball game in Berkeley,Calif on 28 Dec, 2007. Californiawon the game 66-40.—INTERNET

Jones’ agent suspendedby USATF

NEW YORK, 29 Dec — Disgraced sprinter MarionJones's long-time agent has been suspended by USATrack & Field (USATF) for two years after pleadingguilty to bank fraud charges, the sport's US governingbody said on Friday.

Charles Wells entered a guilty plea in federal courtin March. The fraud and money-laundering case alsoinvolved Jones, her ex-boyfriend and former world100 metres record holder Tim Montgomery and an-other coach, Steve Riddick.

Wells will be suspended by USATF until March2009 for violating its athlete representative regulationsand he must apply for reinstatement, USATF spokes-woman Jill Geer told Reuters on Friday.

He did not return calls seeking comment on thesuspension. — MNA/Reuters

Wenger calls for clampdownon tackles from behind

LONDON, 29 Dec — Arsenal manager Arsene Wengerhas called for referees in the Premier League to bestricter when punishing tackles from behind.

Wenger told a news conference on Friday he wel-comed the recent clampdown by officials on two-footed tackles from the front but suggested there wasstill a need for referees to stamp out the dangerous onesfrom behind.

"I just think, at the moment, it is more punished nowthan it was two or three weeks ago, Wenger said aboutthe crack down on two-footed tackles.

"The second thing I believe is that the tackles frombehind are not punished enough.

"Now they just punish the tackles from the front," headded.—MNA/Reuters

Wenger signals Lehmann can leavefor right offer

Fulham backingnew managerHodgson toavoid drop

LONDON, 29 Dec — RoyHodgson was namedFulham's new manager onFriday, one week after thePremier League strugglerssacked Lawrie Sanchez.

The 60-year-old formercoach of Finland,Switzerland and InterMilan will join on a long-term contract starting onSunday, the club said ontheir Web site(www.fulhamfc.com).

Caretaker manager RayLewington and assistantBilly McKinlay remain incharge for Saturday'smatch at BirminghamCity.

Fulham have slid from12th in the table to 18thover the last month. Theydrew 1-1 with Wigan Ath-letic and lost 5-1 toTottenham Hotspur inLewington's two games atthe helm.

MNA/Reuters

FA rejects red card appealsfrom Cole, Knight

India’s Rohan Bopanna returns a shot during hissingles tennis match against Mardy Fish, of theUS, at the Hopman Cup at Burswood Dome in

Perth, Western Australia, on 29 Dec, 2007. Fishwon the match 6-2, 6-4.—INTERNET

Brazil’s President Luiz InacioLula da Silva (R) shows the

jersey presented to him by ACMilan’s soccer player Kakaduring a meeting in Brasiliaon 28 Dec, 2007.—INTERNET

LONDON, 29 Dec — The FootballAssociation has rejected appeals byChelsea left back Ashley Cole andAston Villa defender Zat Knight forwrongful dismissal in the 4-4 drawbetween the teams in the PremierLeague on Wednesday.

England international Cole ap-pealed against his red card for de-liberate handball on the goallinewhich led to Villa equalizing with aGareth Barry penalty in stoppagetime at Stamford Bridge.

Cole will serve a one-match banand misses Saturday's home gameagainst Newcastle United.

Knight was sent off by Phil Dowd

at the end of the first half after thereferee ruled he had brought downMichael Ballack. That foul also ledto a penalty converted by AndriyShevchenko.

The Villa player was also handeda one-match ban and misses Satur-day's game at Wigan Athletic.

"We are obviously disappointedbecause we felt we had a case,"manager Martin O'Neill toldVilla's official Web site(www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk).

"But we abide by the decisionand prepare for Saturday's impor-tant game at Wigan without him."

MNA/Reuters

LONDON, 29 Dec — Unsettled goal-keeper Jens Lehmann may be allowed toleave Arsenal next month if the rightoffer is received, manager ArseneWenger said on Friday.

Wenger added that he had not heardof any firm bid for the 38-year-old Ger-man's services and hoped he would stayat the club when the transfer windowopens next month. The London EveningStandard newspaper reported, however,that managing director Hans JoachimWatzke and sporting director MichaelZorc of Lehmann's former club BorussiaDortmund had flown to London for talkswith the goalkeeper.

Wenger told reporters: "We will sitdown together, if an offer comes, but Ibelieve first he has to make his ownmind up if he wants to stay with us, ornot. "I, personally, would prefer him tostay."

Lehmann joined Arsenal from Dort-

mund in August 2003 and won a PremierLeague title with the Gunners in 2004and the FA Cup in 2005. He was also inthe Arsenal team that lost to Barcelonain the 2006 Champions League finalwhen he was sent off early. Germany'sfirst choice keeper at the 2006 WorldCup, Lehmann is keen to keep his placein his national team for the EuropeanChampionship finals in Switzerland andAustria next June. — MNA/Reuters

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WEATHER

Saturday, 29 December, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours

MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in Kachin and Mon States, Yangon, Bago,Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Divisions and generallyfair in kachin and mon States, Yaangon, Bago,Ayeyarwady and Taninthayi Divisions and generallyfair in remaining areas. Night temperatures were (3ºC)below December average temperatures in Chin State,(5ºC) below December average temperatures inMagway Division, (3ºC) above December average tem-peratures in Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions andabout December average temperatures in the remain-ing States and Divisions. The significant night tem-peratures were Loilin (0ºC), Haka (1ºC), Pinlaung andHeho (3ºC) each and Namhsam (4ºC).

Maximum temperature on 28-12-2007 was 89ºF.Minimum temperature on 29-12-2007 was 58ºF. Relativehumidity at 09:30 hours MST on 29-12-2007 was 82%.Total sunshine hours on 28-12-2007 was (4.3) hoursapprox.

Rainfall on 29-12-2007 was (nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was(136.57) inches at Mingaladon, (141.38) inches at Kaba-Aye and (144.29) inches at Central Yangon. Maximumwind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph fromNortheast at (11:30) hours MST on 28-12-2007.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in theAndaman Sea and Southeast Bay and generally fairelsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 30-12-2007:Weather will be partly cloudy in Kachin and MonStates,upper Sagaing, Yangon, Bago, Ayeyawady andTaninthayi Divisions and generally fair in the remain-ing areas.

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofslight decrease of night temperature in the EasternMyanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 30-12-2007: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 30-12-2007: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 30-12-2007: Generally fair weather.

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16. The next day’sprogramme

Altogether 27 armed group members exchangearms for peace

YANGON, 29 Dec—The State Peace andDevelopment Council upholding Our Three MainNational Causes has been striving for nationalreconsolidation and bringing about harmoniousdevelopment the length and breadth of the nation.Realizing the endeavours and goodwill of the governmentand comprehending their misdeeds, they exchanged armsfor peace individually or in group.

During the period of May, June, July and August2007, in the area of Triangle Region Command, PrivateYe She of SSA Ywet Sit Armed Group’s 367 Battalion,bringing in along with one M-22 automatic rifle, fourmagazines, 120 rounds of ammunition, one hand grenadeand one mine;

In the area of Eastern Command, Tee Mar withthe rank of 757-Brigade Commander of SSA Ywet SitArmed Group, Aik Liya, Aik Gyi, Aik Nun with therank of company commander, Privates Sai San Tun,Ahar Line, Kyin Tar, Aik Awan, Aik San and SanKyaik, bringing in along with two Carbines, one M-16automatic rifle, one M-21 automatic rifle, one M-22automatic rifle, one pistol, one revolver, one long barreledgun, one Stin gun, 187 rounds of ammunition, twogrenades, four i-coms, two communication devices andfour family members; Cpl Aik Kham of 759 Brigade,bringing in along with one M-16 automatic rifle, one

magazine, ten rounds of ammunition, one i-com; SanMyint with the rank of platoon commander of Ya La LaPha (Breakaway), bringing in along with one M-22automatic rifle, one magazine, ten rounds of ammunitionand one i-com;

In the area of South-East Command, Private YeNaing of KNU Armed Group Brigade-7’s 101 Battalion,brining in with one pistol, one magazine, seven rounds ofammunition and one family member;

In the area of Western Command, Cpl U Hla Tunof ALP Armed Group, Khine Aye Naing, L-Cpl KhinNyunt, bringing in with one single barreled gun and tenrounds of ammunition; Private Kalar Che of NUPAArmed Group;

In the area of Southern Command, Saw Win Bowith the rank of Cpl of KNU Armed Group Brigade-2’sBattalion-5, Private Htaung Ke‘ of KNU Brigade-3’sBattalion-8 together with a dependent; hard-core SawSaw Yi, bringing in with one rifle and one magazine;exchanged arms for peace.

A total of 27 armed group members whoexchanged arms for peace during that period were warmlywelcomed and provided with necessary assistance byofficials of the respective Tatmadaw camps. And morearmed group members will follow suit, it is learnt.

MNA

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6th Waning of Nadaw 1369 ME Sunday, 30 December, 2007

People’s Desire� We favour stability.� We favour peace.� We oppose unrest and violence.

� RFA, VOA and BBC airing skyful of lies� RFA, VOA and BBC saboteurs, watch your step!� The public be warned of

killers in the air waves —RFA, VOA and BBC

YANGON, 29 Dec —The December Mass WalkActivity for 2007 tookplace at Dagon Townshipof Yangon West Districtthis morning.

Chairman ofYangon Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win took part in the

Commander takes part inDecember Mass Walk Activity

mass walk activity to-gether with the people.

A total of 22,000people including the com-mander and wife, Direc-tor-General U ThaungHtaik of Sports and Physi-cal Education Depart-ment, Yangon City De-velopment CommitteeSecretary U Aung ThanWin and Secretary of

Yangon Division PDC UHla Soe walked fromMyoma Sports Ground tothe People’s Square.

They took physicalexercises in the People’sSquare.

Likewise, over5,000 people participatedin the mass walk activityin Aung San Stadium, over12,000 people and over3,800 people took part inthe mass walk activities inKyaikkasan SportsGround and Youth Train-ing Centre (Thuwunna).

MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min observes the demonstration of fire fighting drill of Ministry of Rail Transportation.—MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win participates in December MassWalk Activity together with the people.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Dec— The Ministry of RailTransportation gave a dem-onstration of fire preventionat the ministry, here, yester-day.

Minister for Rail Trans-portation Maj-Gen AungMin, Deputy Minister ThuraU Thaung Lwin, directors-general and managing di-rectors of the ministry werepresent on the occasion.

Deputy Director UThan Kyaw Kyaw of NayPyi Taw Fire Services De-partment and firefightersdemonstrated fire preven-tive measures to thosepresent.

Fire preventive measures demonstratedLater, Deputy Minister

Thura U Thaung Lwinbriefed on fire preventivemeasures.

Deputy Director UThan Kyaw Kyaw ex-

plained how to take fire pre-ventive measures.—MNA

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