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

NAY PYI TAW, 8May—Special RefresherCourse No 27 for basiceducation teachers wasopened at the Yadana Hallof the Central Institute ofCivil Service (UpperMyanmar) in Pyin-OoLwin Township, Man-dalay Division yesterdaymorning. On behalf ofChairman of MyanmarEducation CommitteeSecretary-1 of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Lt-Gen TheinSein, Minister for Educa-tion Dr Chan Nyein deliv-ered a speech.

Also present on theoccasion were the minis-ters, the deputy ministers,Chairman of MandalayCity Development Com-mittee Mayor Brig-GenPhone Zaw Han, DeputyChief Justice U KhinMaung Latt, members ofCSSTB, departmentalheads, the rector of theCICS (Upper Myanmar),instructors, officials at di-

Special Refresher Course No 27 for basic education teachers opensTeachers urged to promote individual skill,

perseverance, and learning ability of students

vision and district levelsand trainee teachers.

On behalf of Chairmanof Myanmar EducationCommittee Secretary-1of the State Peace and De-velopment Council Lt-GenThein Sein, Minister forEducation Dr Chan Nyeinsaid nowadays the govern-ment has laid downMyanmar educational

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YANGON, 8 May —Minister for Immigrationand Population Maj-GenMaung Maung Swe to-gether with Director-Gen-

Citizenship Scrutiny Cardsissued in Mon, Kayin States

eral U Maung MaungThan of Immigration andNational Registration De-partment and officials ar-rived at Thaton in Mon

State on 6 May.First, the minister met

with Thaton District Peaceand Development Coun-cil Chairman U Tin Aungand departmental heads,local authorities and mem-bers of social organiza-tions, and inspected issu-ing of CSCs to the localpeople in Thaton. Next,the minister participatedin the discussions togetherwith Deputy Commanderof South-East CommandBrig-Gen Zaw Min anddepartmental heads at statelevel on issuing of CSCsto the people as soon aspossible and made aspeech on the occasion inMawlamyine.

The following day,the minister and partylooked into progress in

issuing of CSCs to thepeople at Mon StateINRD. Upon arrival atHpa-an in Kayin State, theminister took part in thediscussions with Secretaryof Kayin State PDC UMaung Maung and offi-cials at state, district andtownship levels on meas-ures being taken for issu-ing of CSCs to the peopleas soon as possible. Afterreturning to Mon State, theminister oversaw issuingof CSCs to the local peo-ple in Bilin and Kyaikto.

A total of 452 CSCswere issued to the localpeople in Thaton on 6May, 440 in Mawlamyine,345 in Bilin, 327 inKyaikto and 617 in Hpa-an on 7 May.

MNA

Minister Dr Chan Nyein delivers an address at Special Refresher Course No 27 for basic education teachers. — MNA

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

People’s DesireWednesday, 9 May, 2007

The educational aims of present day havechanged with the passage of time. As disseminat-ing of information alone is not enough in teach-ing, it is required of students to constantly studyand learn, and of teachers to nurture their pupilsfor intellectual development.

Today intense competition is common due torapid improvement in the science and technol-ogy, so, studying in the education field calls formomentum. And teachers are to strive togetherwith students for widening the scope of the edu-cation field.

Teachers in the field of education are tonurture the youth to improve their skills and toinculcate them with a sense of observing schooldisciplines, rules and regulations promulgatedfor ward dwellers and the law, while teachingthem subjects at international level.

Simultaneously teachers should also traintheir pupils to uplift their morale and moralityand to enable them to cultivate a good habit ofhelping others, working together, and to pos-sess national characters such as hospitality andpiety.

Educated youths are major resources capa-ble of creating a prosperous future of humansociety. With this context, the government hasbeen building educational infrastructures, andhas set up modern educational networks. There-fore teachers and responsible persons have tonurture students and youth generation and tosharpen their abilities in order that they willbecome reliable human resources, and if so edu-cated human resources will continue to be pro-duced in the nation.

Continuously produceeducated youth generation

Development worksinspected

NAY PYI TAW, 8 May—Director-General U MyoMyint of Development Affairs Department and officialunder the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas andNational Races and Development Affairs inspected No 1district-to-district in Taikkyi Township road being imple-mented by Yangon Division Development Affairs Com-mittee on 2 May.

First, the executive officer of Taikkyi TownshipDAC briefed the Director-General on progress in build-ing the roads and future tasks with the help of charts.After hearing the reports, the Director-General gaveinstructions on maintenance of the roads and properflow of drainage and growing of trees on either side ofthe roads.

Next, the Director-General looked into Thayawadysection of No 1 district-to-district road in Bago Divi-sion (West), paving gravel roads, construction ofwooden bridges and conduits in Thayawady, Letpadan,Minhla, Okpo, Gyobingauk and Zigon Townships.

The following day, the Director-General and partyoversaw paving gravel roads and construction of woodenbridges on Zingon, Nattalin, Paungde and PaukkaungTownships sections of No 1 district-to-district road.Afterwards, he inspected paving gravel roads and build-ing of wooden bridges on Aunglan, Sinbaungwe andTaungdwingyi Townships road sections. —MNA

YANGON, 8 May — Minister for Forestry Brig-GenThein Aung, accompanied by officials on 27 April in-spected establishment of trees along Sagaing-Shwebo-Katha-Myitkyina District-to-District road and calledfor establishment of private tree plantations and con-servation of reserved forests.

On 28 April, the minister inspected physic nutplantations of Forest Department, Khotaung reservedforest and Pyintaung reserved forest in KhinU Town-ship, and gave instructions to the officials.

The minister also met with residents of Pantaw,Kyunchaung, Wahboe and Marathein villages.

The minister and party, on 29 April, inspected re-served forests in Katha, Sinbo and Myitkyina town-ships, and visited Manywa raft jetty. Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung met locals of Myohla and Pakein vil-

Commander, Minister inspectreserved forests in Myitkyina

lages.On 30 April, Chairman of Kachin State Peace and

Development Council Commander of Northern Com-mand Maj-Gen Ohn Myint and the minister flew byhelicopter to Chibwe and inspected forests, watershedforests at Maykha-Malikha confluence and highlandcultivation in Kachin State.

Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung and party went toMogaung nursery plantation and met with officialsthere on 1 May. The minister later inspected physicnut plantation of Moehnyin Township Forest Depart-ment, growing of teak and other trees in Nankhawinreserved forests and Phatswit reserved forest.

The minister and party visited Myitkyina timberextraction region, Nansiaung raft jetty and sawmillsin Hopin and Kawlin Townships.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 8 May—Minister for Industry -1U Aung Thaung visited pa-per mill, textile, pharmaceu-tical, ceramic and steelwarefactories in upper Myanmaron 5 May.

First, he went to No 3Paper Mill (Paleik) ofMyanmar Papers andChemical Industries inPaleik and inspected pro-duction process.

During his tour ofMyanmar PharmaceuticalFactory (Inyoung) ofMyanma PharmaceuticalIndustries, he also in-spected production of in-travenous fluid.

Afterwards, the minis-ter proceeded to Ceramicsand Steelware Factory(Minsu) of Myanma Gen-

Minister inspects paper, textile mills in upper Myanmar

eral and Maintenance In-dustries and called for pro-duction of good-qualityproducts.

On his tour of Textile

Factory (Wundwin), theminister urged officialsconcerned to create newdesigns of textile.

He also went to

Tatkon, Mandalay Divi-sion, and inspected recla-mation of 500 acres of landto grow cotton.

MNA

Minister U Aung Thaung visits No 3 Paper Mill (Paleik) in Paleik. INDUSTRY-1

Sports Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint,Myanmar Hockey Fed-eration President Brig-Gen Myint Soe, Direc-tor-General U ThaungHteik of Sports andPhysical Education De-partment and Bangla-deshi Ambassador toMyanmar Mr Moham-med Khairuzzaman for-mally open synthetichockey field on 6 May.(News Reported)—MHF

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The first “Colourful Guizhou” fashion showwrapped up in Guiyang, capital of southwest China’s

Guizhou Province, on 6 May, 2007. — XINHUA

Pride and tears over rising toll ofteenagers sent to war

DARWIN,7 May—The Northern Territory HealthDepartment says planned improvements to maternalhealth services in Darwin may not be possible if thenational shortage of midwives continues.

Researchers from Charles Darwin University willtoday launch a new study examining how existingresources can be best used, and identifying areas wheremore funding is needed.The Health Department’sChristine Connors is thrilled with the new study.

“I think this research will actually be really usefulbecause we will get a lot more details,” she said.

At the moment, many women from remoteIndigenous communities have to travel long distancesto hospitals to give birth. Dr Connors says although thestudy is bound to be successful, a shortage of midwiveswill still make improvements difficult to achieve.

“Currently we’re sourcing a lot of our midwivesfrom interstate,” she said.

“We’re competing with major centres everywherelooking for midwives and so that’s a real limitation.”

The research project will run for the next fiveyears.—Internet

An Indonesian worker stands near the mud craterin Sidoarjo in Indonesia’s East Java Province

on 7 May, 2007. Some 15,000 people have beendisplaced and entire villages flooded by mud that

has flowed since a drilling accident in May2006.— INTERNET

Indonesian woman diesfrom bird flu

SUMATRA(Indonesia),7 May—An Indonesian womanhas died from bird flu, a health ministry official says,taking the country’s human death toll to 75.

Joko Suyono said the H5N1 virus had been confirmedafter two laboratory tests on samples from the victim.

The woman, 29, who was from Pekanbaru in Riauprovince on Sumatra island, died on 3 May and hadbeen suffering from fever and respiratory problems,another health ministry official said.—Internet

Canadian musician Paul Schaffer plays with the Wild Magnolia Mardi GrasIndians at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans,

Louisiana on 6 May , 2007. — INTERNET

LONDON,7 May—Theday of her 17-year-old sonAaron’s passing out paradein Catterick last summer isa bitter-sweet memory for

Karen Lincoln. As hemarched past with hisregiment, 2nd BattalionThe Rifles, looking everyinch the professionalsoldier, she cheered andwept, overcome withmaternal pride. But it wasalso then she learned heryoungest son was about tobe sent to Iraq. On 2April—eight months afterthe passing out parade andjust five months after his18th birthday — he becameone of the youngestsoldiers to die in a conflictthat has claimed 148

British lives. Of those, 14have been teenagers.

“They shouldn’t be overthere on the front line atthat age,” Mrs Lincoln, 43,said. “It’s bad enough forhardened soldiers, butAaron was just a bairn. Henever had enough trainingin the first place, not tokill people.”

Last Thursday,the body of another 18-year-old from RiflemanLincoln’s battalion,Rifleman Paul Donnachie,was flown back to Britainfrom the Gulf. —Internet

WASHINGTON, 8 May — US President George W Bush’s approval ratinghas hit an all-time low, and he seems to be dragging every Republicanpresidential candidate down with him, a survey has found.

According to pollresults released by the14 May edition of themagazine, public approvalof Bush has sunk to 28 percent, an all-time low inthe Newsweek poll, and apoint lower than Galluprecorded for his father, theformer president Bush.

The last president tobe this unpopular wasJimmy Carter who also

scored a 28-per-centapproval in 1979.

Moreover, thisremarkably low ratingseems to be casting adark shadow over theRepublican chance forvictory in 2008.

The Newsweek pollalso finds each of theleading Democraticcontenders beating theRepublican front-runners

in head-to-head matchups,something which could beattributed to Bush’sunpopular policies.

When pollsters askedmore than 1,000 adults lastweek which Presidentshowed the greatestpolitical courage, morerespondents volunteeredRonald Reagan and BillClinton (18 per centeach) than any otherPresident.

Fourteen per cent ofadults named John FKennedy and 10 per centsaid Abraham Lincoln.Only 4 per cent mentionedBush.

MNA/Xinhua

Midwife shortageholding NT back

BAGHDAD, 7 May — Suicidebombers killed 13 people in a pair ofattacks yesterday around the Sunni Arabcity of Ramadi in what local officialssaid was part of a power struggle betweenal Qaeda and tribes that have brokenwith the terror network.

In all, at least 68 people were killedor found dead nationwide yesterday,police said.

They included the bullet-riddledbodies of 30 men found in Baghdad —the apparent victims of sectarian death

68 killed or found dead; suicidebombers target Ramadi

squads.All but two were found in west

Baghdad, including 17 in the Amilneighborhood where Sunni politicianshave complained of renewed attacksby Shiite militiamen, a police officialsaid.

The first of the Ramadi-area attackshappened about noon in a market on thenorthwest outskirts of the city, killingeight people and wounding 13, said policeCol Tariq Youssef.

Internet

Survey shows Bush ratinghits all-time low

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Artists from Musemma of Turkey perform on the last day of a Mystic Music Sufifestival in Karachi on 7 May, 2007. The five-day festival was aimed at to bring

together a diverse group of Sufi singers from around the world to showcase Sufipoetry and music that was created more than a thousand years ago.— INTERNET

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as blindfolded detainees walk in an Armyheadquarters in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad

on 7 May, 2007. — INTERNET

LONDON, 7 May — Apolice officer was shotdead on Sunday whileinvestigating a “domestic-related incident” at a housein Shrewsbury, WestMercia Police said.

Officers had beenconfronted by a man witha firearm after being calledto the house in New ParkRoad in the ShropshireTown at 6.10 am.

The shot officer wastaken to hospital where hewas pronounced dead.

A man in his 30s wasfound dead at the houseand a firearm removedfrom the scene.

Police said they werenot seeking anyone else inconnection with theshooting.

They said no one elsesuffered any injuries andappealed for any witnessesto come forward.

“The thoughts of

LAHSA, 7 May— Thecapital city Lahsa ofSouthwest China’s TibetAutonomous Region isstriving to green 45 percent of its urban areas atthe end of 2011 byafforesting the outskirts,setting up parks andincreasing green belts, thecity government annou-nced recently.

The government has

BEIJING, 7 May—China’s average tempera-ture in April this year was11.1 degrees Celsius, 0.9degrees higher than thesame period of theprevious years, said areport from the ChinaMeteorological Admin-istration on Sunday.

The monthly precipi-tation was 41.2 milli-metres, which was alsohigher than in normal

HANOI, 7 May—A rockslide killed a couple and theirthree-year-old son in central Vietnam, and severely injuredtwo of their children, Central Vietnam Television reportedSunday evening. Soil and rocks, including a rock weighing6-7 tons moved quickly downslope to hit the house ofNguyen Dinh Huong and his wife, Nguyen Thi Nu, in NghiLoc District, Nghe An Province on early Sunday morning,killing the couple and the son named Nguyen Manh Cuong,who were sleeping on the same bed. —MNA/Xinhua

CAIRO, 7 May— A plane of multi-nationalpeacekeeping force crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsularon Sunday, killing nine people on board, an official ofMultinational Force and Observers (MFO) confirmedto Xinhua.

Multinational forces spokesman Normand St Pierresaid that as many as nine foreign peacekeepers,including up to eight French soldiers, were killedSunday in the plane crash of a French transport aircraftbelonging to the Sinai’s peacekeeping force.

He said the crash took place between 9 am (0600GMT) and 10 am (0700 GMT) in the middle of the vastSinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt.

The plane being flown by the MFO Frenchcontingent was on a training mission, with the ninepassengers, including eight French soldiers and anotherforeign peacekeeper whose nationality is still beingdetermined, on board, Pierre added.

Meanwhile, Egypt’s official news agency MENAquoted spokesman for the Air Aviation CompanyCaptain Ehab Mohiyeddin as saying that the planecrashed while en route from al-Gora Airport to SaintCatherine airport.

MNA/Xinhua

April’s temperature higherthan usual in China

years, said the report. However, south China

was frequently hit byrainstorms, hailstormsand strong winds in April,with Guangdong, Guan-gxi, Sichuang, Chong-qing and Guizhou seriou-sly affected, said thereport.

Drought eased off inthe eastern part ofsouthwest China but gotworse in the north wheremonthly precipitation was30 to 80 per cent less than

the same period of lastyear.

Despite the highernational average tem-perature, Shaanxi, Shanxiand Henan were afflictedwith low temperatures,while north-west Chinasuffered from sandstorms.

Over the next 10 days,temperatures in most partsof the country are likely tobe higher than or equal tothe average level in normalyears, said the report.

MNA/Xinhua

Lahsa strives to green 45% of its urbanland by 2011set a goal of increasing theafforested land to 2,541hectares and planting2,215 hectares of shelterforest at the city’s outskirtsby 2011, said Doje Cez-hug, mayor of Lhasa.

The city plans to set upeight small parks this yearand 17 parks in 2008 andplant 536 hectares ofshelter forest in thesuburbs every year, said

Doje.The main roads, resi-

dents areas and vacant lotsin the urban areas areenlisted in the city’sgreening project, whichwill start this year and lasttill 2011.

Lhasa is expected tobecome an “ecologicalgarden city” in China withthe project completed in2011. — MNA/Xinhua

Police officer shotdead in Shrewsbury

everyone are with thefamily of our officer andothers affected by thisincident at this despe-rately sad time,” saidChief Constable PaulWest.

MNA/Reuters

Rockslide kills three familymembers in Vietnam Nine peacekeepers killed in

plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai

A woman crawls out of a wish tunnel at Yasui KonpiraguTemple in Kyoto, west of Tokyo on 7 May , 2007. At the over

800-year-old Yasui Konpiragu Temple, some 40,000 visitors ayear — mainly women — crawl into the wish tunnel, pray andmake money offerings as part of "enriki" rites to strengthen or

sever ties with their husband or lover.— INTERNET

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A man watches a Qantas passenger jet as it passes a control tower after landing atSydney Airport on 7 May, 2007. The buyout group bidding for Australia’s QantasAirways Ltd said on Monday it was considering launching a new offer for the airline following the dramatic collapse of its A$11 billion ($9 billion) bid. — INTERNET

WB staff air concern atWolfowitz controversy

China invests to improve dams and drinking water

20 m birds now onUS farms may have

had bad feed WASHINGTON, 7 May—As many as 20 million

chickens currently on US farms in several states mayhave been fed contaminated feed, the US AgricultureDepartment said on Friday.

“We have learned that larger commercial contractorspurchased and they used the (contaminated) feed,”said USDA spokesman Keith Williams.

USDA said it is in the process of notifying farmsand states where the facilities are located. However,USDA declined to release specific details, adding thedepartment is still establishing how long the contractorshad been using the bad feed, contaminated with petfood that contained the industrial chemical melamine.

US officials have said there was an “extremelylow” risk for humans who ate meat from birds thatconsumed the tainted feed and no food recalls areplanned. — MNA/Reuters

WASHINGTON, 7 May —More than 700 WorldBank staff have signed aletter expressing concernand calling for a resolutionof a crisis involving BankPresident Paul Wolfowitzas a decision over hisleadership looms.

In a rare move, the 718employees asked to addtheir names to a letter firstcirculated on 26 April by46 World Bank officialsworking to implement theBank’s anti-corruptionstrategy. The surge ofsignatures, on a publicletter on the Bank’swebsite, reflected signs ofincreasing discontent.

The next 72 hours willbe critical for the formerNo 2 Pentagon officialaccused of violating staffrules by directing a high-paid promotion for hiscompanion Shaha Riza,a World Bank MiddleEast expert, as an inves-tigating panel prepares toannounce its findings.

Among the Bank’stotal staff of about 10,000,the letter was signed byanti-corruption chiefDaniel Kaufmann andSanjay Pradhan, directorof the Bank’s public sectorgovernance board.

The letter said the crisiswas a critical test for the

Bank’s leadership — fromWolfowitz to the board ofmember countries — toshow their commitment togood governance.

It does not call forWolfowitz’ resignation,but wants “clear and deci-sive actions” to resolve theissue in a way that wouldillustrate that the institu-tion “practices what itpreaches” for good gover-nance and against cor-ruption. —MNA/Reuters

BEIJING, 7 May—Chinawill invest 29.65 billionyuan (3.85 billion USdollars) this year to rein-force dams and improverural drinking water qua-lity, Chinese media re-ported on Monday.

Among the totalinvestment, 3.2 billion yuanwould be spent on thereinforcement of reservoirbanks, the official Xinhua

news agency said, quotinga senior official from theMinistry of Water Re-sources.

Chinese media haswarned that thousands ofreservoirs in need of repairare like “time bombs” thre-atening nearby villagerswith floods in the event theyburst their banks. “Theinvestment will be put todeal with the problems that

the common people careabout the most,” the reportquoted the water resourcesofficial as saying.

More than 6 billionyuan would be used to re-solve issues concerningsafe drinking water forrural residents, a problemthat affects about 300million people, the reportsaid. Increasing industrialwaste and sewage dis-

charge, as well as heavyuse of pesticides and fer-tilizer, has resulted indrinking water beingcontaminated in manyparts of the countryside.

The investment alsoincluded money for ascheme to transfer waterfrom the south of China tothe parched north, thereport said.

MNA/Reuters

S Korea, EU to launch FTA talks SEOUL, 7 May—South

Korean Trade MinisterKim Hyun-chong and EUTrade CommissionerPeter Mandelson formallyannounced on Sunday thatthe negotiation on a freetrade agreement (FTA)between the two sides willbe launched in Seoul onMonday.

Kim told reporters that

he and Mandelson agreedto the launch of FTA talksearlier on the day and bothsides expressed their willto make meaningfulprogress during the firstround and concludeKorea-EU FTA talks asquickly as possible.

Kim said the first roundof South Korean-EU FTAnegotiation is scheduledfor five days.

“As the chief negotiatorfor South Korea, I wouldlike to conclude a deal withthe EU within a year,”South Korean DeputyTrade Minister Kim Han-soo said. He said that hisgovernment will focus onremoving tariff and non-tariff barriers on mer-chandise trade during theFTA talks. The EU sent a22-member delegation ledby Inacio Garcia Berceo,a director at the EuropeanCommission, to partici-pate in the negotiation,local media said.

The EU is the second-biggest destination for

South Korean exportsafter China and the largestforeign investor in SouthKorea with 40.4 billion USdollars by the end of 2006.The bilateral trade volumewas recorded as 79.4billion US dollars in 2006.

According to SouthKorea’s Yonhap newsagency, experts predict theFTA with EU would boostby 36 per cent SouthKorea’s exports to theregion, which totalled 43.6billion US dollars last year.The EU can also expect to

increase by 47.8 per centits shipments to SouthKorea which stood at 30.1billion US dollars last year,according to data by theEU’s governing body, theEuropean Commission.South Korea hopes that asuccessful deal with theEU would help its bigbusinesses like SamsungElectronics Co and Hy-undai Motor Co reducetheir heavy dependence onJapan for parts imports,Yonhap said.

MNA/Xinhua

Protesters chant slogans at a news conferenceagainst the South Korea-European Union free

trade agreement talks in front of a hotel in Seoul,on 7 May, 2007.— XINHUA

Dell Inc chairman Michael Dell gestures during a news conference at thenewly open Dell Philippines customer contact centre in Manila, in this 21

March , 2006 file photo. Microsoft Corp said on Monday Dell Inc had joineda business collaboration it had with Novell Inc to allow open-source Linux

software to work with Windows. — INTERNET

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BEIJING, 8 May—USastronomers reported thatthey had seen the brightestand most powerful stellarexplosion ever recorded,NASA announced onMonday.

Using a variety of Earthand space telescopes,astronomers found a giant

Segolene Royal, France’s Socialist Partypresidential candidate arrives on foot at her

headquarters in Paris on 7 May, 2007, a day afterher defeat by conservative UMP party candidateNicolas Sarkozy, who was elected as France’s

President in the runoff vote. — INTERNET

A group of Alpacas are seen near the construction site of the InteroceanicHighway in the Andean region of Cuzco, 4000 metres (13,120 feet) above sea

level, on 6 May, 2007.—INTERNET

Lebanese civilians walk past damaged buildings in Beirut suburbs on 7 May ,2007. — INTERNET

ABU DHABI, 7 May—Dubai will build theworld’s largest retail zonein its tourism projectDubailand, providingmore than 3.72 millionsquare metres of grossleasable area, localnewspaper Gulf Newsreported on Sunday.

The projected retailzone will be part ofBawadi, a hospitality andleisure zone worth 100billion dirhams (27.25billion US dollars) in thetourism project Dubailand,which will host a numberof Las Vegas-style hotels

BANGKOK, 7 May—Thai police investigatingSaturday night’s bombingnear the King’s palace inBangkok have found noclue to the identity of thebomber, but have set up84 checkpoints in risk-prone areas in the capitalnightly, senior policeofficers said Sunday.

Following a meetingSunday morning withsenior police officers onthe bombing incidentwhich wounded a youngman, Jongrak Jutanont,Assistant National PoliceChief, said the bomberwished to stir up a senseof chaos in the country.

His assumption wasbased on the fact that theexplosive was made in asimple way with theexplosion set to go off atnot more than 30 minutes.

LONDON, 7 May — ABritish soldier died onSunday from injuriessustained in an attack insouthern Iraq last week,the Ministry of Defencesaid.

The soldier from theRoyal Logistic Corps wasseriously injured in aroadside bomb attack inBasra on Thursday.

He was travelling in a

Dubai to build world’slargest retail zone

and Disneyland-typetheme parks.

Bawadi, which willhave 29,000 rooms in its31 hotels by 2016, isbeing developed by Tat-weer, a unit of DubaiHolding, a holding com-pany owned by the Dubaigovernment.

“The shopping areawill consist of malls,boutique malls, streetshopping and an under-ground shopping areaconnecting all Bawadi’selements to become thelongest shopping bou-levard,” a statement by

Dubai Holding wasquoted as saying.

The shopping areawill “accelerate our driveto develop a world-classhospitality and tourismproject in Dubai and theregion,” said Saeed AlMuntafiq, executivechairman of Tatweer.

Dubai expects thetourism sector to play akey role in Dubai StrategicPlan, which calls for an11-per-cent annual econo-mic growth to achieve aGDP of 108 billion dollarsby 2015.

MNA/Xinhua

British soldier dies from injuriessustained in Iraq

heavy equipment tran-sporter on the way to aBritish military base inthe city when it was hit bywhat was described as an“improvised explosivedevice”.

The soldier had beenflown back to Britain fortreatment but died fromhis injuries on Sundayafternoon.

Analysts say that with

British troops poised tobegin reducing their7,000-strong force inBasra to about 5,500 bythe beginning of June,Shi’ite militias areincreasing their attacks sothat they can claim victorywhen they eventually pullout.

A total of 148 Britishtroops have died in theIraq campaign since the2003 invasion.

MNA/Reuters

Astronomers reports “monstrous”star explosion

US astronomers reported that they had seen thebrightest and most powerful stellar explosion ever

recorded, NASA announced on 7 May, 2007INTERNET

exploding star that theyfigure has shined aboutfive times brighter thanany of the hundreds ofsupernovae ever seenbefore, said discoveryteam leader Nathan Smithof the University ofCalifornia at Berkeley.

The discovery was firstmade last September by agraduate student in Texas.

Smith said the star,SN2006gy, “is a specialkind of supernova that hasnever been seen before.”

The observationssuggest that the troubledand enigmatic star,thought to weigh in about120 solar masses, couldblow up sooner thantheorists had thought.

Observations from theChandra X-ray telescopehelped show that it didn'tbecome a black hole likeother supernovae andskipped a stage of stardeath.— Internet

Police find no clue ofBangkok bomber

Five witnesses hadbeen questioned but policewere still unable to find aclue to the identity of thebomber, he was quoted bythe Thai News Agency assaying.—MNA/Xinhua

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Myanmar tapestry and its ever growingdomestic and foreign markets

Article: Zaw Win (Kyemon)Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)

ONE VILLAGE, ONE PRODUCTU Sein Myint, an entrepreneur-cum-tapestry expert, has manythings to tell you about tapestry.

A craftswoman creating a beautifultapestry.A tapestry

portraying the

picture of

Lokanat

celestial being.

Two

characters

from a

religious

treatise.

“It is likely that tapestry emerged in

Myanmar about 1000 years ago”, said U

Sein Myint of Mandalay. U Sein Myint,

an entrepreneur-cum-tapestry expert, also

told me that a diplomatic mission sent by

Pyu King Maha Raja of Myanmar to

China in about AD 800 or 802 included

35 Pyu musicians who wore gem studded

tapestry hoods. According to murals of

Ananda Pagoda we can assume that

people of Bagan era wore tapastried cloths

and the art of making tapestry was

flourishing in the city.”

He contunied to say, "It is assumed

that tapestry developed in Myanmar

during the time of King Alaungphaya

(1735-1760) as tapestry works of that

period included floral designs. During

the reign of King Mindon, the founder of

Mandalay, tapestry further developed as

Myanmar was extending trade and other

relations with Western countries.

Myanmar was even weaving tapestry

fabrics decorated with gems and silver

stars in addition to traditional designs

and silk ones."

Concerning tapestry experts, he said

that they were honoured with salaries

and provisions during the ancient times.

"Tapestry needs much skill, patience and

precision as it is a delicate art and ancient

Myanmar tapestries last long and their

colours hardly fade" he told us.

"Tapestry is not included in the ten

Myanmar traditional arts and crafts, but

we can say that it is inclusive in the art of

making jewellery and gold. Tapestry is

explained in the ancient treatise on

architecture", he told me.

He also explained the art of making

tapestry which includes stretching and

tightening of fabric on square wooden

frame, making of a sketch, stitching of

coloured threads, especially gold and silver

threads, on the fabric, sewing of silver

stars, sequins, beads and seed peals on the

fabric and the process of cutting and making

embossed figures.

U Sein Myint told me that he had

received many orders to weave tapestries

large and small, with pictures of forests

and animals, characters of religious

treatises, a palace and a moat, Lokanat

celestial being or mythical birds.

Myanmar tapestry is a combination of

the art of painting, embroidery and the art

of silversmith. According to the nature of

work, most of the employees of the industry

are craftswomen. Threads, the main raw

material, come from Amarapura and silver

stars are made in Seinban ward, Mandalay.

U Sein Myint's tapestry workshop is in

Nanshe ward, Mandalay, and has over 20

workers. Mandalay still has wards whose

names represent some of the processes of

tapestry making.

The olden-day Myanmar saw

tapestries being used for the court and

religion. But now, Myanmar is providing

various kinds of tapestries.

Tapestry that has been flourishing in

Myanmar throughout the past successive

eras and till now has domestic and foreign

markets at present. Tapestries are now

entering the markets mostly as souvenirs.

Workshops in Mandalay can weave

tapestries in accord with the wish of

customers who place special orders.

Mandalay now has about ten tapestry

industries run with workers numbering

from 3000 to 5000. There are also tapestry

industries in other towns such as

Amarapura, Sagaing and Myitnge.

“We are trying to organize a grand

culture-based exhibition at which

tapestries of various types and designs

will be put on display”, U Sein Myint said.

Thanks to the market-oriented

economy our nation has adopted, we are

witnessing the ever developing tapestry

industry and the ever extending domestic

and foreign markets for its products.

(Translation: TMT)

Kyemon: 8.5.2007

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Myanmar tapestry is a combination of the art of painting,

embroidery and the art of silversmith. According to the

nature of work, most of the employees of the industry are

craftswomen.

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(from page 1)objective calling for pro-motion of the national edu-cation and emergence ofan education system thatcan create constant learn-ing society and is imple-menting programmes foreducational reforms.Every year educationalseminars are held and edu-cationalists and academi-cians from the educationsector laid down educa-tional plans, projects andwork programmes underthe guidance of the Headof State and educationalpolicy based on nationalinterest, he said.

He said after takingup the State duties, thegovernment has been im-plementing the nationaleducation promotion planat different levels with theaims of gaining equallearning and teaching op-portunity in all parts of theUnion, obtaining oppor-tunity of higher educationin the region and buildingeducational infrastruc-tures and better educa-tional environment.

He said the Head ofState had given guidanceon placing emphasis onquality rather than quan-tity as learning opportu-

Special Refresher Course No 27for basic education teachers…

YANGON, 7 May—CEC members of theUnion Solidarity andDevelopment Asso-ciation Minister forMines Brig-Gen OhnMyint and Vice-MayorCol Maung Pa discussedregional developmenttasks in meeting with theTownship joint-secretary,executives and wardorganizers of ShwepyithaTownship at theTownship USDA officeon 6 May.

The CEC memberstold the USDA membersare to cooperate withthe people for theemergence of a peaceful,morden and developednation, to stictly followrules and regulationsand policies, toparticipate in the tasksfor stability of the Stateand regionaldevelopment.

nity is available nation-wide.

The task of improvingthe quality of education isthe guidance of the Headof State and the educationalpolicy of the government,he said. The governmenthas assigned the tremendous duty to the teachers.He spoke of the need forthem to make endeavoursfor realizing the fact thatthey were given a missionby the government.

He also urged theteachers to nurture the stu-dents to possess qualityeducation in the highereducation sector.

Teachers will have toassess and teach their pu-pils individually withgoodwill for utmost im-provement of their pupilsin the subjects they areinterested in specially af-ter trying to know the stu-dents' hobbies, behav-iours, talents and degreeof perseverance.

Teachers are requiredto improve individualskill, perseverance, andlearning ability of stu-dents. And they will haveto open opportunities forstudents to use their ex-cellent skills to generategreater force and more

effective power for theeducation infrastructureand network.

In addition to adopt-ing international standardcurricula and syllabus,educators should train stu-dents to skillfully handlemodern teaching aids andtechniques, electronicteaching aids and educa-tion network. Only thenwill students be highlyeducated.

The minister also saidthat educators shouldknow their pupils' ambi-tions, desires, admirationsand prospects and to inte-grate them with the na-tional requirements in nur-turing students with good-will to become valuableresources benefiting thenation and intellectualsand intelligentsia.

Afterwards, MinisterDr Chan Nyein and partycordially greeted theteacher trainees.

The course will lastfour weeks and it is beingattended by 943 teachersfrom Kachin State, KayahState, Chin State, SagaingDivision, Magway Divi-sion, Mandalay Division,Shan State (South), ShanState (North) and ShanState (East). — MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 7May — The Myanmar

YANGON, 7 May —Chairman of YangonDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win visited theseminar on Myanma fruit,vegetables and flowers andhorticulture show beingstaged at Myepadethakyunin Kandawgyi, BahanTownship here this

Commander visits seminar onMyanma fruit, vegetables and

flowers, horticulture show

afternoon.First, the

commander viewed fruitand vegetable seeds,fertilizers, pesticides, farmequipment, nutritiousfoods, beverages,machines used inproducing food, pumps,booths on agriculturemethods, grafting, prize-winning fruits andvegetables and orchids

and flowering plants.Next, the

commander viewedMyayadana vegetationand fruits and vegetablesproduced by MyanmaAgriculture Service andBig M Group Services CoLtd and the booth onmushroom. Later, hevisited the seminar onMyanma fruit, vegetablesand flowers. — MNA

CEC members meet ShwepyithaTownship USDA members

In the afternoon, theminister and officialsvisited a salt mill inThakayta Township.

The officials of themill reported to theminister on the targetproduction ofrehydration salt anddistr ibution atreasonable price.

The minister viewedproduction process andurged the officials toproduce more Rehy-

NPED Minister arrives backfrom Brunei

delegation led byMinister for NationalPlanning and EconomicDevelopment U Soe Thaarrived back here by airthis morning afterattending the 13thInformal Meeting ofASEAN EconomicMinisters and othermeetings held on 3 and 4May in Bandar SeriBegawun, BruneiDarrassalam.

The delegationwas welcomed back atNay Pyi Taw Airport byMinister for Hotels andTourism Maj-Gen SoeNaing, Minister forCommunications, Postsand Telegraphs Brig-GenThein Zaw and officials.

On 2 May theminister attended the 13thworking dinner ofASEAN EconomicMinisters. On 3 May heattended the 13thinformal meeting andtook part in thediscussions of ASEANCharter economic issues,ASEAN economic affairsand establishment of afree trade region betweenASEAN and dialoguepartners.

Minister U SoeTha also attended theASEAN-EU coordinationmeeting and ASEAN-Japan informal meetingon multi-purposecooperation.

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dration salt yearly andto distribute it widely.

The minister andofficials also inspecteda tin smelting plant inThanlyin Township.

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Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win visits Myanmar HorticultureShow. — MNA

Minister U Soe

Tha being

welcomed back by

ministers at

Nay Pyi Taw

Airport. MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 8May — Minister forHealth Dr Kyaw Myintreceived the delegation ledby Dr Julian Bilous, SeniorAdvisor, PollioEradication & EPIImmunization Vaccineand Biological of WHOand Dr Tadashi Yasuda,Acting Chief of UNICEF,at the meeting hall of theNational Health Com-mittee at the Ministry ofHealth.

At the meeting,they discussed pollio virusfound in Maungtaw,Rakhine State, that wasspread from certain

YANGON, 8 May—At the invitation ofMinister for Livestock andFisheries Brig-GenMaung Maung Thein, thedelegation led by Ministerof Fisheries of VietnamMr Ta Quang Ngoc andwife Mrs Luong ThanhChau arrived here on 6May.

The visitingdelegation was welcomedat Yangon InternationalAirport by Minister Brig-

NAY PYI TAW, 8 May — Minister for Industry-1U Aung Thaung, Managing Director of MyanmaCeramics Industries U Soe Yi, Managing Directorof Myanma General Maintenance Industries U AyeMauk and officials inspected the site for 500-tonCement Plant Project (Nay Pyi Taw) near TegyigonVillage in Lewe Township on 6 May.

Managing Director U Soe Yi reported on landpreparation, Taungphilar limestone deposit nearAungsilar Village in Thawuthti in Lewe Township,the volume of the limestone and other arrangements.

The minister inspected the site and arrangementsfor installation of 2,600 feet conveyor fromTaungphilar limestone to the plant and civil andengineering works.

The minister and party also inspected 500-tonCement Plant Project near Aungnancho Village inLewe Township.

The cement plants will be built for supply ofcement needed in construction of Nay Pyi Taw,utilization of raw materials in the country, developmentof industries in Nay Pyi Taw and its environs andcreation of job opportunities in the regions. The minister and party inspected brown papermill, pulp factory in Yedashe Township. The ministergave instructions on systematic inspection and earlycompletion of the projects.—MNA

YANGON, 8 May —Organized by Civil AviationDepartment under theMinistry of Transport, aceremony to open the NinthMeeting of Directors-General of Civil AviationCooperation (CLMV)hosted by Myanmar washeld at Park Royal Hotelhere this morning.

Present on theoccasion were heads ofdepartments andenterprises under theministry, delegates from

Ninth Meeting of Directors-General of CivilAviation Cooperation (CLMV) commences

cooperation in the sub-region. Boosting trade andtransport among the fourcountries will contributetowards the developmentof economy in the sub-region. The minister urgedair authorities and airlinesto seek good ways tofinalize the imple-mentation of agreement onair transport of (CLMV).

Next, Myanmardelegation leaderDirector-General of CivilAviation Department U

Vietnamese delegation arrives

Gen Maung Maung Theinand wife Daw MyintMyint Aye, VietnameseAmbassador to MyanmarMr Tran Van Tung anddirectors-general andmanaging directors of thedepartment and enter-prises under the ministry.

They discussedcooperation on fisherybetween the two countriesand bilateral relations.

In the evening,Minister Brig-Gen Maung

Maung Thein hosteddinner in honour of thevisiting minister and partyat Traders Hotel.

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Minister inspects plantsand mills in Mandalay,

Bago Divisions

Health Minister receives WHOrepresentatives

neighbouring countrieswhich still have the virusaccording to theexamination of WHO’slab. As soon as theevidence was found,Myanmar’s Ministry ofHealth took preventivemeasures against the virus,they said. Next, they alsodiscussed measures to betaken in the future.

They then discussedmatters related to measuresbeing taken for preventionand combating of thedisease under theleadership of the Ministryof Health, giving oral poliovaccine as a supplement,

giving regular vaccine andacute paralysis monitoring.The participants said thatarrangements have beenmade to give polio vaccinesto the children under 5 inRakhine State and otherdesignated townships threetimes and that long-termcooperation would bemade between Myanmarand Bangladesh.

Also present on theoccasion were DeputyMinisters for Health DrMya Oo and Dr Paing Soeand directors-general andofficials of thedepartments under theministry. — MNA

Cambodia, Laos,Myanmar and Vietnam,ambassadors and guests.

First, Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe made aspeech on the occasion,saying that it is the ninthmeeting on air transportcooperation amongMyanmar, Cambodia,Laos and Vietnam. Theagreement among thedirectors-general of civilaviation departments wassigned in 1998 to set upthe air transport

Tun Hlaing extendedgreetings. Delegates fromCambodia, Laos andVietnam made speecheson the occasion.

Afterwards, theminister posed fordocumentary phototogether with delegates.The meeting continues till9 May. — MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Thein Swe delivers an address at ninth meeting of Directors-General of CivilAviation Cooperation of CLMV. — MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein welcomes Vietnamese Minister for Fisheries Mr Ta Quang Ngoc at Yangon International Airport. — L & F

Minister Dr Kyaw

Myint receives Dr

Julian Bilous of

WHO and Dr

Tadashi Yasuda of

UNICEF. MNA

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MWAF gives educative talkson HIV/AIDS, prevention of

human traffickingYANGON, 8 May — Myanmar Women’s Affairs

Federation organized an educative talks at InseinTownship Prisons Department on 6 May.

Leader of the Working Group for Prevention ofViolence against Women and Rehabilitation Daw TinTin Nwe briefed on MWAF and Leader of the WorkingGroup for Prevention of Violence against Women ProfDaw Htay Htay on advantage of psychologicalencouragement. Afterwards, personnel of MWAF gavetalks on HIV/AIDS, security of women and preventionagainst human trafficking. After the talks, Daw Tin TinNwe donated clothes, foods worth K 105,000 and riceto Insein Central Jail to distribute to female inmates inthe prison.

Female employees of the Insein PrisonsDepartment and members of the working groups underMWAF attended the talks.— MNA

CorrigendumPlease read Aungzeya

ward, Nandawgon wardand Thirimingala ward inthe news report titled"Twenty persons ofMeiktila Township resignfrom NLD party" featuredin the dailies on 8 May2007.— MNA

Two wounded in insurgentmine attack

YANGON, 8 May — Two innocent victims werewounded by insurgent-planted mines at separateincidents on 4 and 5 May.

Ko Tin Myint of Ywathaya village, HtantabinTownship, Bago Division, was hit by an insurgent-planted mine at the edge of a forest near Yetagonvillage, Thandaung Township, on 4 May, whilegathering vegetables. The blast blew off his left footfrom the ankle. He was warded at Orthopaedic Wardof Toungoo Hospital.

A vegetable collector, Maung Lin Htaik, lost hisleft foot when he was hit by an insurgent-plantedmine at a forest five miles south-east of Kawpyinvillage, Mone Township. He was warded at thehospital in Mone, his native town. — MNA

YANGON, 8 May—Water Purification Plantof Myaungmya Prison wasopened at the prison inMyaugnmya yesterday tosupply safe drinking waterto prisoners.

The plant was built ata cost of K 19.2 million

Myaungmya Prison gets WaterPurification Plant

donated by ManagingDirector U San Nyein ofKabakyaw Trading Co.

The prison was builtover 100 years ago, sincethen it had supplied waterfrom well to inmates andprisoners as drinkingwater. Director-General U

Zaw Win of the PrisonsDepartment, wellwisher USan Nyein and Director UThan Oo formally openedthe factory and sprinkledscented water on the stoneplaque.

Afterwards, thecongregation led by thedirector-general of thePrisons Departmentreceived the Five Preceptsfrom a Sayadaw. Theyoffered provisions to theSayadaw and members ofSangha and shared meritsgained.— MNA

YANGON, 8 May —Myanmar Red CrossSociety celebrated theWorld Red Cross Day-2007 in accordance withthis year's World RedCross Day motto“Together for Humanity”at University of Nursinghere today.

Chairman of YangonDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win attended thecelebration.

President of MRCS

MRCS celebrates World Red Cross Day

President of Myanmar Red Cross Society Dr Tha Hla Shwe delivers an address at celebrationto mark World Red Cross Day. — MNA

Dr Tha Hla Shwe read outthe message sent to thecelebration by Minister forHealth Dr Kyaw Myint.

Ms Bridget Gardnerof International Federationof Red Cross and RedCrescent read out themessage sent by Presidentof InternationalCommittee of Red Crossand IFRCRC.

Also present on theoccasion were Minister forSocial Welfare, Relief andResettlement Maj-GenMaung Maung Swe, Vice-President of Myanmar

Women’s AffairsFederation Daw Khin ThetHtay, Secretary ofMyanmar Maternal andChild Welfare Associ-ation Dr Daw Wai WaiTha, diplomats, executivemembers of MRCS,representatives of ICRCand IFRCRC, outstandingmembers of MIRC andguests. Dr Tha Hla Shwe,Ms Bridget Gardner andofficials concerned pre-sented awards to theoutstanding members ofMRCS and award win-ners of competitions to

mark the World Red CrossDay. — MNA

Daw Tin Tin Nwe of Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation feedsporridge to children. — MNA

Mr Peter Ong, General Manager of MyanmarBrewery Ltd, presents cash to an official of a

social organization. — MNA

YANGON, 8 May—Aceremony to present cashto social organizations byMyanmar Brewery Ltdwas held at Dusit InyaLake Hotel hereyesterday.

The ceremony wasattended by Chairman ofMyanmar Brewery LtdLt-Col Maung MaungAye (Retd), GeneralManager Mr Peter Ong,Deputy General Manager

Myanmar Brewery Ltd presentscash to social organizations

Lt-Col Maung MaungSein (Retd), theAmbassador of Singaporeto the Union of Myanmar,guests, those from socialorganizations and staff ofthe company.

Chairman of Myan-mar Brewery Ltd Lt-ColMaung Maung Aye (Retd)made an opening speechand General Manager MrPeter Ong extendedgreetings.

Next, the generalmanager and officialspresented cash award tostaff who have been in theservice of the company forten years, and had adocumentary photo takentogether.

Later, CorporateCommunication Exe-cutive Daw Win WinThant presented cash tosocial organizations tomark the tenth anniversaryof the company.

After that, the generalmanager presented K 2.5million each and kind forWoman DevelopmentCentre (Winkaba), Aung-zabu Pariyatti SarthintaikMonastic EducationSchool, schools for thedisabled, MyanmarChristian Fellowship ofthe Blind, Mental HealthHospital (Yangon), New-life Foundation Orphanage,Yadanathiri Myo UMonastic Education Schoolthrough officials.—MNA

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Bangladesh to join Trans-Asian Railway NetworkDHAKA, 8 May— Bangladesh will join the Trans-Asian Railway Network (TAR), aiming to expand its

rail communications with other Asian countries, and subsequently with Europe in the near future,Bangladeshi daily The Financial Express reported Sunday.

Study finds drug abuseby 10% of US adults

WASHINGTON, 8 May — More than 10 per centof US adults abuse or become addicted to drugssuch as marijuana, cocaine and amphetamines atsome point in their lives, but few get treatment,according to a study published on Monday.

The council ofadvisers of the Bangladeshicaretaker governmentapproved the proposalfor signing the TAR treatyat its weekly meetingSaturday.

"Bangladesh willsoon sign the TARagreement in New York,"said an official handout.

The handout alsosaid, "The main purpose ofthe TAR agreement was toestablish communicationnetwork with the Asiannations, and graduallyconnecting to otherEuropean countries."

Under the agree-ment, three railway routesfrom the West Bengal stateof India will pass throughBangladesh in the directionof Myanmar, it said.

The last date forsigning the TAR treaty byother interested countriesis 31 December, 2008.

The TAR is a projectof the United NationsEconomic and SocialCommission for Asia andthe Pacific (UNESCAP) to

The US NationalInstitutes of Healthresearchers called theirwork the first detailedaccounting of drug abuseamong US adults since theearly 1990s but did notcompare the latest numberswith drug abuse prevalencein the past.

The researchersbased their findings oninterviews with 43,093people in 2001 and 2002.They estimated 10.3 percent of US adults abuseddrugs during theirlifetimes, including 2.6per cent who becomeaddicted.

The researcherssaid 2 per cent reportedsymptoms of abuse oraddiction in the previousyear. They defined abuseas an intense desire to usedrugs to the exclusion ofother activities and

addiction as physicaldependence on a drug.

Men were muchmore likely than womento abuse drugs, the studyfound, with 13.8 per centof men and 7.1 per cent ofwomen doing so at somepoint. Drug problems alsowere more commonamong younger people,most frequently appearingaround age 20.

Whites were morelikely than blacks orHispanics to report theyhad drug problems at somepoint, the study, publishedin the Archives of GeneralPsychiatry, found. Therewas a higher-than-expected rate amongAmerican Indians.

“Drug addictionand abuse are commonproblems among adults inthe United States,”

MNA/Reuters

Saudi executes2 Thais for

drugsmuggling

RIYADH, 8 May —Saudi Arabia executed twoThai men on Monday for drugssmuggling, bringing to at least51 the number of peopleexecuted in the conservativekingdom this year. The twomen received hashish hiddenin imported consignments ofsports equipment, the officialnews agency SPA said. Theywere executed in Dammam ineastern Saudi Arabia.

The executions,usually carried out throughpublic beheadings, apply tothose convicted of drugtrafficking, rape, murder andother violent crimes.

MNA/Reuters

create an integrated freightrailway network acrossEurope and Asia.

The project wasinitiated in the 1960s, withthe objective of providing acontinuous 8,750 miles(14,000 kilometres) rail -link between Singaporeand Istanbul, Turkeywith possible further

connections to Europe andAfrica.

Progress in deve-loping the TAR washindered by political andeconomic obstaclesthroughout the 1960s,1970s and early 1980s.By the 1990's, the end ofthe cold war andnormalization of relations

between some countriesimproved the prospect forcreating a rail networkacross the Asian con-tinent.

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Cast member Mike Myers (L), who gives the voiceto "Shrek", poses with co-star Cameron Diaz, who

gives the voice to "Princess Fiona", at thepremiere of "Shrek the Third" at the Mann's

Village theatre in Los Angeles on 6 May , 2007.The movie opens in the US on 18 May .

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Eight Afghan policemen, 17Taleban militants killed in clash KABUL, 7 May—Eight Afghan policemen and 17

Taleban guerillas were killed in a conflict inAfghanistan’s western Farah Province, a statement ofthe US-led coalition forces said Sunday.

An unknown number of militants attacked the centreof Bakwa District from 3 pm (1030 GMT) on Saturday,the statement said.

Local police asked for reinforcement, it said, addingcoalition forces responded with close air support.

The NATO-led International Security AssistanceForce (ISAF) in Farah Province also arrived at thedistrict centre at 8:25 pm (1555 GMT) to assist inproviding security.

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Russian womankidnapped in

southeastern Nigeria LAGOS, May 7 — A

Russian woman has beenkidnapped by unidentifiedmilitants in Port Harcourt,the capital of Nigeria’ssoutheastern Rivers State,police said on Sunday.

Felix Ogbaudu, com-missioner of state policeof command, said that thewoman, a senior executivewith catering contractorWhassan Eurest NigeriaLimited, was abductedoutside her residence atabout 8:00 pm (1900GMT) on Saturday.

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Tea drinkers may have lower skin cancer riskNEW YORK , 4 May — People who unwind with a cup of tea every night may have a lower risk of two

common forms of skin cancer, new research suggests.In a study of nearly

2,200 adults, researchersfound that tea drinkershad a lower risk ofdeveloping squa-mouscell or basal cellcarcinoma, the two mostcommon forms of skincancer.

Men and women whohad ever been regular teadrinkers — having oneor more cups a day —were 20 percent to 30percent less likely todevelop the cancers thanthose who didn’t drinktea.

The effect was evenstronger among studyparticipants who’d beentea fans for decades, aswell as those whoregularly had at least two

cups a day, according tofindings published in theJournal of the AmericanAcademy of Dermato-logy.

However, the findingsdo not mean it’s okay tobake in the sun as long as

you have a cup of teaafterward. The researchersfound no evidence that teadrinking lowered skincancer risk in peoplewho’d accumulatedpainful sunburns in thepast.

Nor did the study lookat the relationshipbetween tea drinking andmalignant melanoma,the least common butmost deadly form of skincancer.

In particular, a teaantioxidant known asEGCG has been shownto reduce burning on UV-exposed skin.

Tea consumption waslinked to a lower skincancer risk, even withfactors such as age, skintype and history of severeburns considered.

However, tea drinkerswho’d suffered multiplepainful burns in the pastdid not have a lower riskof skin cancer.

Internet

People who unwind with a cup of tea every nightmay have a lower risk of two common forms of

skin cancer, new research suggests. — INTERNET

China closes down 3,176polluting companies

last year BEIJING,7 May— China

closed down a total of 3,176polluting enterprises amida campaign in which720,000 companies havebeen checked for theirpollution discharges lastyear, according to thecountry’s top environmentwatchdog.

In the campaign, theState Environmental Pro-tection Administration(SEPA) and other depart-ments investigated 28,000cases violating relatedenvironmental laws andregulations and settled13,000 of the total.

Threats to the sources ofdrinking water, industrialparks densely distributedwith polluting enterprisesand construction projects

likely to damage theenvironment were themajor targets in the cam-paign, according to theadministration.

“Pollution by industrialparks has been curbedeffectively,” said anofficial with the admini-stration.

A total of 1,981industrial parks across thecountry, involving 29,890enterprises, were subjectto investigation, and 4,162polluting companies gotsevere punishment, theofficial said.

Other six ministerialdepartments, including theMinistry of Supervision,participated in the cam-paign.

MNA/Xinhua

Russia’s Serebro, who will perform “Song #1” in the finals of the Eurovisionsong contest, poses during a news conference in Helsinki on 7 May, 2007. From

L-R: Elena Temnikova, Olya Serebkina and Marina Lizorkina. — INTERNET

America’s Cup challenger Victory Challenge ofSweden drops the spinnaker in their Round Robin

2 Flight 9 match race against Desafio Espanol2007 of Spain at the Louis Vuitton Cup in

Valencia on 7 May , 2007.— INTERNET

Common genetic variation linked to heart attack

Homeless man falls to death fromManhattan subway train

NEW YORK, 7 May —A homeless middle-agedman fell to his death froma subway train in upperManhattan early Saturday,police said.

It happened shortlybefore 2 am when thevictim fell between the cars

of a moving Number 1train, and died at the scene.

New statistics showeda 33-per-cent increaseover the last year in thenumber of homelesspeople living in NewYork City’s subwaysystem.

Also the safety ofsubway workers becamea serious concern aftertwo track workers werekilled on the job with-in five days in lateApril, prompting afour-day suspension ofmaintenance and con-struction work.

After the accidents, theLocal 100 Transit WorkersUnion denounced safetyprocedures for subwaytrack workers.

MNA/Xinhua

WASHINGTON , 6 May — Acommon genetic variation onchromosome 9p21 is linked to asubstantial increase in risk ofheart attack, according to a newinternational research studypublished in the latest edition ofthe Journal Science. Investigators enrolled 4,587patients over the last eight years,who suffered myocardialinfarctions, along with 12,769control individuals.Researchers found individualswith the variation have a 1.64-fold greater risk of suffering aheart attack (myocardialinfarction) and a 2.02-fold greater

risk of suffering a heart attack early inlife (before age 50 for men and beforeage 60 for women) than those withoutthe variation.The study uncovered the first commonvariant found to be consistently linked tosubstantial risk of heart attack. About 21percent of individuals of Europeandescent carry two copies of the genetic

variation (one from each parent),found on chromosome 9p21.The research project was ledby the Icelandic genomicscompany deCODE Genetics,along with US researchers atEmory University School ofMedicine, Duke University, andthe University of Pennsylvania.Myocardial infarction is thedeath of heart tissue that resultswhen the blood supply to the heartis cut off. It is the leading cause ofdeath in the industrialized world.Nearly half of men andone-thirdof women who reach the age of 40will suffer a heart attack in theirlifetime. — Internet

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S P O R T S

Roger Federer (L) ofSwitzerland talks with teammate Stanislas Wawrinka

during their Rome Mastersdoubles tennis match against

Rafael Nadal and CarlosMoya of Spain in Rome on 7

May, 2007. — INTERNET

Charlton Athletic lost toTottenham Hotspur 2-0

BEIJING, 8 May — Charlton Athletic was relegatedfrom the Premiership League after losing 2-0 toTottenham Hotspur at the Valley Stadium in Londonon Monday.

Charlton got off to the worst possible start, allow-ing an early goal from the Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatovafter 7 minutes. Their match ended unluckily whenJermain Defoe scored another point for the Spurs in thelast minute.

The loss consigned the home defender to play theChampionship league next season. All Charlton's hopesof staying in the Premiership for a seventh consecutiveseason were finally extinguished.

Tottenham Hotspur's win lifted them into sixthplace. They are also in the running for a place in theUEFA Cup, which they have a good chance of securing.

Chinese midfielder Zheng Zhi was back inCharlton’s starting line-up, but he failed to help histeam score any points. He almost contributed to apenalty at 59 minutes when he cut his right foot insidethe penalty area, but Michael Dawson blocked his shot.

The Chinese national captain was replaced withEnglish player Brian Hughes in the 84th minute.

Internet

Charlton Athletic's Marcus Bent (L) challengesMichael Dawson of Tottenham Hotspur during

their English Premier League soccer match at TheValley, London on 7 May, 2007.—INTERNET

Boca held in thriller, Newell’s win derby

AFC President says Man Utddisrespectful of Asia

New York Mets David Wright breaks his bat as hehits a single off of San Francisco Giants pitcherBarry Zito in the first inning of their NationalLeague MLB baseball game in San Francisco,

California, on 7 May, 2007.—INTERNET

Justine Henin of the Belgium holdsa trophy after winning the final ofthe J&S Cup tennis tournamentagainst Alona Bondarenko ofUkraine in Warsaw on 7 May ,2007. Henin became the first playerto win three titles this season whenshe eased to a 6-1 6-3 victory overunseeded Ukrainian AlonaBondarenko in the weather-de-layed final of the Warsaw Cup on

Monday. — INTERNET

US players hope for cashboost from Beckham effect

MIAMI (Florida), 8 May— US soccer players arehoping that the impending big-money arrival of DavidBeckham in Major League Soccer will make them alla little bit richer.

Beckham signed for MLS side LA Galaxy in Janu-ary in a deal which will earn him a reported 250 millionUS dollars over five years in overall earnings.

That is an unthinkable figure for any other playerin a league which, in financial terms, remains dwarfedby the US' traditional sports of basketball, baseball andAmerican football.

Even without the sponsorship and marketing deals,the former England captain’s basic annual salary of 5.5million US dollars is more than 50 times the averagefor the league according to salary figures released bythe MLS Players Union.

Beckham’s new team-mate LA Galaxy forwardRobbie Findley earns a salary of just 36,000 US dollarsbut the union believes overall player earnings couldrise as a result of the 31-year-old's move from Spain'sReal Madrid.—MNA/Reuters

Newcastle accept Roeder’sresignation

Johnson pulls away for 4thNASCAR win of season

LONDON, 8 May —Newcastle United have ac-cepted the resignation ofmanager Glenn Roeder, thePremier League club saidon Monday. Media reportson Sunday said Roeder, aformer club captain, hadquit after a year in chargeat St James' Park.

"Newcastle United to-day announced that GlennRoeder has offered his res-ignation as team managerwith immediate effect andthis has been accepted bythe Newcastle Unitedboard, the club said in astatement on their Web site(www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk).

Newcastle were jeeredoff by their own fans afterlosing 2-0 at home to

Blackburn Rovers on Sat-urday and are 13th of the20 teams in the PremierLeague. — MNA/Reuters

NEW YORK, 8 May —Jimmie Johnson won hisfourth NASCAR race ofthe season with victory at

Richmond, Virginia, onSunday. Johnson pulledaway from teammate KyleBusch for the win. DennyHamlin finished third withpoints leader Jeff Gor-don fourth. All droveChevrolets.

Busch had the lead on arestart at lap 380 of the400-lap race, but Johnsonpassed him two laps laterand drove to his first vic-tory at the Richmond track.

"I knew Kyle was goingto be strong on a short run.But on a long run I felt ourcar was a little better,"Johnson told reporters.

Former Formula Onedriver Juan Pablo Montoyafinished 26th.

MNA/Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 May — Man-chester United are being disrespect-ful to Asian soccer by organizing atour of the continent that clasheswith July's Asian Cup, the region'stop official said on Monday.

The English champions' plans toplay in Malaysia on July 27, just twodays before the Asian Cup final inJakarta, show no solidarity to Asiansoccer organizers, Asian FootballConfederation president MohamedBin Hammam told reporters.

"The message is, 'cancel yourtour'," Bin Hammam said on the eveof the AFC's annual congress.

"It is disrespectful to us andshows no solidarity within the foot-ball world. "Asia is giving them(United) so much money during thePremier League season, but this onemonth every four years they cannotafford to play?

"'Cancel your tour'. That is the

message from all the teams, coachesand players in Asia."

The nine-time Premier Leaguechampions are also scheduled to playmatches in Japan, South Korea andChina as part of their preparations fornext season.

Bin Hammam said the AFC haveFIFA president Sepp Blatter's back-ing in the matter and that they havecontacted the Premier League, al-though not United themselves.

"We played the game, if you like.We agreed to stage the Asian Cup inJuly so that it did not clash with anyEuropean leagues and they would nothave to release any Asian players," headded.

"These big teams are welcome tocome to Asia — they can bring muchthat we need and I welcome thembefore the Asian Cup and after, butnot during our biggest tournament.

MNA/Reuters

BUENOS AIRES, 8 May — BocaJuniors were held to a 3-3 draw byArgentinos Juniors in the Argen-tine championship on Sunday asthey failed to make the most of aslip-up by leaders San Lorenzo.

Former Argentina midfielderCristian Gonzalez missed a penaltyas Rosario Central lost 1-0 to localrivals Newell's Old Boys andGimnasia-La Plata slumped to an-other defeat under Colombian coachFrancisco Maturana.

San Lorenzo's shock 2-1 defeatat Velez Sarsfield on Saturday hadgiven Boca the chance to close thegap to one point.

But, in a thrilling match in whichthey came from 2-0 down to lead

3-2, Boca had to be content with apoint.

Uruguayan striker ChoyGonzalez headed Argentinos infront from Leonel Nunez' cross inthe 19th minute and Nunez himselfadded the second six minutes later,also from a header.

Forward Neri Cardozo began thefightback by scoring from long

range in the 31st minute, beforestriker Martin Palermo equalized justbefore the hour with a shot on theturn.

Boca went ahead in the 65thminute when right back Hugo Ibarrascored with a fierce left-foot shotbut Gonzalez had the final wordwhen he scored with another headerin the 73rd minute. —MNA/Reuters

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Tuesday, 8 May, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours

MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers havebeen widespread in Chin State, Mandalay and TaninthayiDivisions, fairly widespread in Kachin and Mon States, upperSagaing, Bago and Yangon Divisions, scattered in Shan, Rakhineand Kayin States, lower Sagaing and Magway Divisions andisolated in the remaining States and Divisions. Day temperatureswere (3ºC) to (4ºC) above May average temperature in NorthernShan State, (5ºC) to (6ºC) above May average temperature inKachin State, upper Sagaing Division (4ºC) below May averagetemperature in Southern Shan State, Magway Division, (5ºC) to(6ºC) below May average temperature in Bago, Yangon andTaninthayi Divisions and about May average temperature in theremaining areas. The significant day temperature were Bhamoand Katha (40ºC) each. The noteworth amounts of rainfallrecorded were Taungoo (2.44) inches, Gwa (1.65) inches,Thaton (1.61) inches, Dawei (1.54) inches, Myeik (1.49) inches,Pyay and Yamethin (1.18) inches each, Yangon (Kaba-Aye)(1.06) inches, Sittway (1.03) inches and Pyinmana (0.75) inch.

Maximum temperature on 7-5-2007 was 85°F. Mini-mum temperature on 8-5-2007 was 74°F. Relative humidity at09:30 hours MST on 8-5-2007 was 88%. Total sunshine hours on7-5-2007 was (1.4) hrs approx)

Rainfall on 7-5-2007 was (0.48) inch at Mingaladon,(1.06) inch Kaba-Aye and (0.04) inch at Central Yangon. Totalrainfall since 1-1-2007 was (14.61) inches at Mingaladon, (18.54)inches at Kaba-Aye and (15.87) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph fromSouthwest at (16:15) hours MST on 7-5-2007.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the AndamanSea and partly cloudy to cloudy in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 9-5-2007: Rain or thun-dershowers will be widespread in Mon State and TaninthayiDivisions, fairly widespread in Kachin, Chin, Shan, Kayin andRakhine States, Bago and Yangon Divisions, scattered in upperSagaing, Mandalay and Ayeyawady Divisions and isolated in theremaining areas. Degree of certainty is (80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation ofthundery conditions in the whole country.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areas for9-5-2007: Likelihood isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (60%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas for9-5-2007: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of cer-tainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas for9-5-2007: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

WEATHER

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An octopus named "Octi" opens a bottle using itstentacles to get to the food inside at the National

Aquarium of New Zealand in the town of Napier on2 May, 2007. The octopus was donated to the

aquarium two months ago after being found on alocal beach. –– INTERNET

Security tightened in Bangkokafter small bombing

BANGKOK, 8 May —Police stepped up securityin the Thai capital on Sundayafter a small bomb explodedat a public telephone boothlate Saturday night, slightlyinjuring a man.

Security was es-pecially tight around theChitralada Palace, residenceof Thai King BhumibolAdulyadej, near theRatchvitee Road where thebombing site is located.

The bomb exploded atabout 10:30 pm (15:30GMT) Saturday. A 22- year-

old man who was about tomake a phone call at thetime was wounded bybroken glass of the booth.

Acting national policechief Seripisut Temiyavej,Metropolitan police chiefAdisorn Nonsee, andBangkok Governor ApirakKosayothin rushed to thescene shortly after theexplosion.

News network TheNation on Sunday quotedAdisorn as saying thatpolice set up roadcheckpoints around thepalace on around-the- clockbasis, and police dogs werealso deployed to check theareas and governmentoffices around the palace.

MNA/Xinhua

Asleep in JesusAung Thet Htun

Bosun- CDC:24751Age:43 years

Ko Aung Thet Htun, resident of No.2, Meggin Street,Kyaukkone, Yankin Township, Yangon, son of U ThetHtun (deceased) and Daw Dolly, brother of Daw Lei LeiTun, U Soe Win Htun (deceased), uncle of Maung ZweZarni Htun, passed away at sea while serving as Bosun onboard the mv “Indamex Godavari” (Uniteam) on 19thApril 2007 at 01:30 hours.

The funeral service will be held at Hall No (1-B), atYay Way Cemetery at 10:00 AM on 11-5-07 and thenceto Yay Way Christian Cemetery for entombment. Buseswill leave the house at 09:30 AM.

Bereaved family

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9th Waning of Kason 1369 ME Wednesday, 9 May, 2007

NAY PYI TAW, 8 May— Minister for Rail Trans-portation Maj-Gen AungMin together with Chair-man of Magway DivisionPeace and DevelopmentCouncil Col Phone MawShwe and Deputy Minis-ter U Pe Than went on aninspection tour of Kyeeni-Chauk railroad section inChauk Township,Magway Division on 6May.

Project Engineer USein Hla Myint briefed theminister and party on tasksbeing carried out along the

Minister inspects Kyeeni-Chauk,Pyawbwe-Phayangazu railroad sections

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development of other sectors of theeconomy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco-nomic system

* Development of the economy inviting partici-pation in terms of technical know-how andinvestments from sources inside the countryand abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economymust be kept in the hands of the State and thenational peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

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

ards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace andtranquillity, prevalence of law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Consti-

tution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

INSIDE

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NAY PYI TAW 91˚F

YANGON 85˚F

MANDALAY 97˚F

BHAMO 104˚F

KATHA 104˚F

SIGNIFICANTDAY TEMPERATURES

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railroad. Upon arrival atKyeeni Station, the min-ister heard a report pre-sented by Project Engi-neer U Tin Aye. Afterhearing the report, theminister gave instructionson timely completion ofthe new railroad, stock-piling of occupationalmaterials in time.

The following day theminister met with thetrainees at the Communi-cations and Postal Train-ing Centre in Meiktila,Mandalay Division andmade a speech on the oc-

casion and cordiallygreeted the trainees.

On arrival atPyawbwe-Phayangazurailroad section, ProjectEngineer U Khin MaungThein briefed the ministeron progress in building ofthe railroad with the useof charts. After hearing the

report, the minister leftnecessary instructions.

Upon completion,Pyawbwe-Phayangazurailroad section will be15.56 miles shorter than31.75-mile-long Pyaw-bwe-Thazi-Phayangazurailroad section.

MNA

ONE VILLAGE,ONE PRODUCT

Article: Zaw Win (Kyemon)Photos: Htay Aung

(Kyemon)

Thanks to themarket-orientedeconomy ournation has adopted,we are witnessingthe ever developingtapestry industryand the everextending domesticand foreignmarkets for itsproducts.

Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min inspects laying railroads on Kyeeni-Chauk Railroad. — MNA

YANGON, 8 May—Minister for Electric Power

No (2) Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint on 6 May in-

spected the sites chosen for installation of 230 KV 41-

mile power lines to link Kamanut sub-power station

(Bago) and Myaungdaga power station passing near

Kanyinchaung Village at Mile Post No 12/5 of Yangon-

Mandalay Highway in Hlegu Township.

Electric power supply project (southern) Direc-

tor U Thein Hlaing reported on sector-wise implemen-

tation of the project; and Chief Engineer U Tun Aye,

on geographical features of the region and plans to

install power lines.

The minister called for completion of the project

on schedule and sufficient power supply to the people.

At the meeting held at Hlawga power station to

coordinate the project for setting up pylons for install-

ing 230 KV power lines between Thakayta and Thanlyin

(over Bago River), the director reported on plans to

41-mile power lines to linkKamanut sub-power station (Bago)

and Myaungdaga power stationerect 30 pylons on land and six pylons in Bago River,

and measures to be taken in cooperation with the

Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of

River System for building six pylons in the river.

Officials gave an account of arrangements for

construction of pylons in the river. The minister gave

instructions on systematic measures for the facilities

to be resistant to storms and strong current of the river.

During the inspection tour of 33 KV 10th Mile

power station in Mingaladon Township, the minister

instructed officials to ensure non-interruption of power

supply to the international airport. Experiences and

technologies are to be applied in combination, he said,

adding that sub-power stations, 66 KV, 33 KV and 11

KV power lines to be built are to meet the set stand-

ards. He called for innovations and safety measures.

He looked into 33 KV control room and 1000 KV

transformer. — MNA

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