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Established 1914

4th Waning of Tawthalin 1369 ME Sunday, 30 September, 2007Volume XV, Number 167

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

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept— A cer-emony to support the National Con-vention and constitution, organized bythe townselders of the Kachin State inaccord with law was held at the peo-ple’s sports ground in Myitkyina,Kachin State this morning.

Over 100,000 people including thetownselders from four districts inKachin State, national races leaders,members of social organizations, tra-ditional cultural troupes, economic andindustrial organizations, peasants andworkers, representatives of peacegroups, service personnel, students andpeople from various mass and class

organizations attended the ceremony.Before the ceremony, starting at 7

am Myitkyina District No 1 column ledby townselder U Alaypa, MohnyinDistrict No 2 column led by townselderU Kyi Myint, Bhamo District No 3column led by townselder U Ganest andPutao District No 4 column led bytownselder U Saw Aye Ko marched tothe respective gathering points.

Rector U Soe of Myitkyina Uni-versity presided over the ceremony.Members of the panel of Chairmenwere executive member U Soe Theinof Kachin State Union Solidarity and

(See page 16)

Entire people and the government except agroup of people want to live in peace

UN delegation arriving Myanmar urged to reporton true situations and genuine desire of the peo-

ple after realizing the prevailing conditions

Ceremony to support National Conventionand constitution held in Myitkyina

Chairman Rector U Soe of Myitkyina University addresses ceremony to support the National Convention and the constitution inKachin State.—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 DesireSunday, 30 September, 2007

Provide assistance for betterlife of older persons

In our society older persons aretreated well. Taking care of parents andforefathers is a tradition of Myanmar peo-ple.

The United Nations designated Octo-ber 1 as International Day of Older Personsin order to acknowledge the life of olderpersons. The slogan of this year is “Towardsa society for all ages”.

The objective of the UN is to enablethe older persons in the nations of the worldto possess peaceful lives and to provide carefor them by Non-Governmental Organiza-tions and wellwishers.

In Myanmar the government-spon-sored ceremony in commemoration of theInternational Day of Older Persons will beheld. Cash, medicines and other gifts areprovided to the aged persons and refresh-ments are usually served to them.

Over 2,000 old and infirm personsare being cared at 52 Homes for the Aged inthe country. In 1915 Daw Oo Zun began toestablish the first home for the aged. Sincethen, care of older persons has improvedgradually.

At the homes for the aged arrange-ments are being made for the older people toprovide health care, religion and food, cloth-ing and shelter needs. Wellwishers presentmedicines, food and cash for the aged people.

We believe that all are responsiblefor providing necessary assistance enableolder persons to possess better life.

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YANGON, 29 Sept— Middle ManagementDevelopment Program

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Sept— Minister for Informa-tion Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan met with service personnelof District Information and Public Relations Depart-ment at IPRD office in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana on 27September.

Present at the meeting were Director-General UChit Naing and officials of IPRD and responsiblepersons of district and township Peace and Develop-ment Council in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana and servicepersonnel of the district IPRD.

First, the minister spoke of the need to carry outthe tasks for construction of rural libraries and he urgedservice personnel and local people to take part in theestablishment of rural libraries.

Next, the Director-General U Chit Naing re-ported on construction of five libraries with the contri-

Minister for Information inspects construction ofrural libraries in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana

bution of ACE Co, opening of libraries in 813 villagesin Nay Pyi Taw, formation of library committees andmaintenance of the libraries.

The minister inspected the library and wall maga-zines. He went to Pyinnya Alin rural library inNyaungbintha Village in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana Town-ship and inspected the construction of the library.

The minister met wellwisher Project Manager ofACE Co U Chan Tha and village people. The ministerpresented K 50,000 for construction of the library toChairman of Nyaungbintha Village Peace and Devel-opment Council U Tint Lwin.

Five rural libraries are under construction in fivevillages in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana District with thecontribution of ACE Co.

MNA

Course No. 2 conductedby Myanmar HoteliersAssociation concluded at

Yuzana Hotel this morn-ing.

Present on the

occasion were officials ofthe Ministry of Hotelsand Tourism, President ofMyanmar Hoteliers As-sociation Dr Khin Shweand officials, guests andtrainees. Dr Khin Shwedelivered a speech.

President DrKhin Shwe and SecretaryDr Nay Zin Latt pre-sented awards to out-standing trainees. EC UKyi Thein presentedcourse completion cer-tificates.

A trainee spokewords of thanks. NLM

Middle Management Development ProgramCourse No. 2 concludes

Dr Khin

Shwe

presents

award to

an out-

standing

trainee.

NLM

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan meeting with staff of Nay Pyi Taw PyinmanaDistrict Information and Public Relations Department.—MNA

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A child touches a space-bred pumpkin in asupermarket in Xining, capital of Northwest

China's Qinghai Porvince,on 27 Sept, 2007. Thegiant pumpkin, which weighs 74 kilograms,

attracted many customers to admire it.—XINHUA

Arabs criticize US Senateresolution on Iraq

CAIRO, 28 Sept — TheArab League and an IraqiVice-President criticizedon Thursday a US Senateresolution advocating thedivision of Iraq intofederal regions.

Ali al-Jaroush, thehead of the Arab relationsdepartment at the Cairo-based league, said the ideawas “hostile to Arabinterests” and the bestresponse would be to helpthe Iraqi people driveoccupying forces out ofthe country.

The non-bindingSenate amendment,sponsored by DelawareDemocrat Joe Biden andpassed on Wednesday,says the United Statesshould actively supporta political settlementamong Iraqis based on afederal system ofgovernment.

The amendment hasbeen widely interpreted asa proposal to divide Iraqalong sectarian and ethnic

lines into Sunni Arab,Shiite Arab and Kurdishregions.

Iraqi Vice-PresidentAdel Abdul-Mahdi, aShiite Muslim, toldreporters in Cairo thatit was up to Iraqis todecide the future of theircountry.

He added: “Iraq hasbeen united for thousandsof years and it has theability to preserve its unity

and its integrity... No onecan image implementingthe partition of Iraq.”

Jaroush of the ArabLeague, which representsall 22 Arab governments,said he was surprised theUS Senate had failed manytimes to pass a resolutionon withdrawing US troopsfrom Iraq, while the Bidenamendment passed at thefirst attempt.

MNA/Reuters

US says over 19,000 militants killed inIraq in past four years

WASHINGTON, 28 Sept— More than 19,000militants have been killedin Iraq since theinsurgency there beganmore than four years ago,according to newlyreleased US militarystatistics.

The statistics, reportedby USA Today onThursday, showed that4,882 militants have beenkilled so far this year, a25-per-cent increase onthe total number killed lastyear.

The increase, the reportsaid, reflects moreaggressive tactics adop-ted by the Americanforces and an additional30,000 US troops orderedby the White House thisyear.

The US and Iraqi forceshave launched severallarge offensives aimed atcrippling al-Qaeda since

the arrival of more troopsin February.

The US military said,however, there has beenan increase in suicideattacks in recent days.

The size of theinsurgency in Iraq hasbeen difficult to measureand it is fluid, makingit hard to determine what

impact the deaths havehad on the insurgency inIraq.

Last year, GeneralJohn Abizaid, thencommander of militaryforces in the region,estimated there were10,000 to 20,000 fighterstaking part in the Sunniinsurgency.

He said the Shiitemilitia members were inthe “low thousands”.

The US military hasnot provided any recentestimates.

There are 25,000detainees in US militarycustody in Iraq, accordingto the military.

MNA/Xinhua

Turkey’s Interior

Minister Besir Atalay

(R) and his Iraqi

counterpart Jawad al-

Bolani meet the Press

in Ankara, Turkey, on

28 Sept, 2007.

XINHUA

Lebanon against UNSC,US interference in internal affairs

BEIRUT, 29 Sept —Lebanese ParliamentSpeaker Nabih Berriwarned Friday ofinterference by the UNSecurity Council and theUS in the internal affairsof countries.

The Speaker said ina statement that “It is notthe place of the UNSecurity Council, muchas we respect it, to

interfere in the affairs ofthe LebaneseParliament”.

The Speaker wasinferring that UN SecurityCouncil called onThursday for holding theLebanese presidentialelections as scheduled on23 October, withoutforeign intervention orviolence.

Berri rejected the

UN statement and asimilar one by the USHouse of Represen-tatives.

He said that the“respected US Congressand Senate also have noright to decide on thedivision of Iraq, and inboth cases, these issuesare up to the Lebaneseand Iraqi people todecide”. — MNA/Xinhua

ISLAMABAD, 29 Sept — Pakistani police wield-ing batons and firing tear gas clashed on Saturdaywih lawyers and aictivists opposed to PresidentPervez Musharraf as the Election Commission ac-cepted his nomination for an Oct 6 vote.

On Friday, the Su-preme Court dismissdchallenges to army chiefMusharraf’s bid to seekre-election clearing a ma-jor handle to his securinganother term.

But despite the rulingnuclear-armed Pakistanfaces months of uncer-tainty as Musharaf facesfresh objections to his bidto control a country whosesupport is soon as crucialto US led efforts tostabilise Afghanistan andbattle al-Qaeda.

Violence erupted out-side the Election Com-mission in Islamabad af-

ter Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz arrived.Aziz officially proposedMusharraf for presidentand was at the commisionin case he needed to de-fend the nomination dur-ing scrutiny.

Musharrufs oppo-nents later raised objec-tions to his nomination,but the commission re-jected them. A lawyer forthe opposition andMusharraf’s nominationwould be challengerd incourt.

Police baton-chargeda group of about 200 law-yers and activists whotried to march from theSupreme Court across anavenue to the ElectionCommission.

Black-suited lawyerswho have been at the fore-front of opposition toMusharraf since he triedto fire the chief justice inMarch, threw stones atpolice and chanted “goMusharraf, go!” as policefired tear gas.

Police and protestersalso clashed in Karachiand Lahore.

MNA/ Reuters

Pakistan police clash withMusharraf protestors

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Russia’s Lavrov rejects sanctions on Iran

China to invest $533mon rural culture centresBEIJING, 28 Sept — The Chinese Government will

allocate almost four billion yuan (533 million USdollars) to "culture centres" in poor rural areas for the11th five-year plan period ending 2010, said StateCouncillor Chen Zhili on Thursday.

The fund would be used to build or expand 26,700rural culture centres nationwide, said Chen at a nationaltelevised conference.

“By 2010, every village in China will have a culturecentre,” he said. It has been the biggest centralgovernment investment in rural cultural infrastructureprojects since the country’s opening-up almost threedecades ago.

Chen stressed “high quality” must be ensured inbuilding rural culture centres, which usually containedlibraries, small stadiums and theatres, and should offereducation, information, recreation and sports facilities.

The culture centres should be non-profit and provide“affordable” services to the rural public, Chen said.

MNA/Xinhua

UNITED NATIONS, 28Sept — Russia opposesnew sanctions against Iranover its nuclearprogramme at this timebecause it wouldundermine a study by theUN atomic watchdog ofIran’s activities, Russiannews agencies said onThursday.

Iran last month agreedto explain the scope of itsnuclear programme to theInternational AtomicEnergy Agency, but criticssay the deal allowsTeheran to address issuesone by one in a long-drawn-out process thatcould last until December.

Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov said thatsince Iran had promised toclarify all issues,“interference by way ofnew sanctions would meanundermining” IAEAefforts, according to theITAR-TASS agency.

The United States,France and other allies wantthe UN Security Council to

agree tougher sanctionsagainst Teheran over itsrefusal to suspend uraniumenrichment, which theWest suspects is cover forbomb making. Iran saysits programme is forgenerating nuclear power.

Lavrov, in a briefing toRussian reporters in NewYork, said the Councilmight discuss toughersanctions in the future butthe time was not ripe yet.

Instead the council shouldgive Teheran anopportunity to carry outits agreement with theIAEA, the RIA-Novostinews agency reported.

Earlier, France’sForeign Minister BernardKouchner told reportersthat Lavrov had madeclear in discussions withhim that he was unlikelyto support new UNsanctions until after the

IAEA finished its surveyin December.

“I think it would verydifficult to convince theRussians and the Chinesebefore (then),” saidKouchner, who said hehad spent hours trying in vain to persuadeLavrov to join westernstates in a new round oftighter sanctions againstIran.

MNA/Reuters

WASHINGTON, 28 Sept —Setting up a veto showdownwith President George WBush, the US Congress onThursday approvedlegislation to expand apopular children’s healthcare programme and payfor it with higher taxes ontobacco products.

The Senate backed thebipartisan bill on vote of67-29. Bush has vowed to

veto it and the Democratic-led Congress lacks the votesto override him. The USHouse of Representativesearlier this week approvedthe bill on a 265-159 vote,falling well short short ofthe two-thirds majorityneeded to override apresidential veto.

The bill would renewthe childrens’ health careprogramme administeredby the states and adds anextra 35 billion US dollarsto the current 25 billion USdollars five-year fundinglevel. The programme is setto expire on 30 September,but is to be given temporarymoney through mid-November.

The measure aims toinsure more children in low-income families that cannotafford health insurance butearn too much to qualify forthe government’s Medicaidprogramme for the poor anddisabled. Thursday’s votesets the stage for Bush towield his veto for the fourthtime since moving into the

White House in January2001. The President twicerejected legislation on stemcell research. He alsovetoed an Iraq warsupplemental spending billbecause it includedtimelines for withdrawingtroops.—MNA/Reuters

UNESCO condemns killing ofEgyptian TV producer in Iraq

PARIS, 28 Sept—TheUnited Nations Education,Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO’sdirector general KoichiroMatsuura, condemned onThursday the killing in Iraqon 23 September of Jawadal-Daami, a producerworking for the EgyptianTV Al-Baghdadia based inCairo.

“I wish to condemn thekilling of Jawad al-Daami,”Matsuura said, adding“targeting journalists andwriters is an uinacceptableattack against the human

righrs of Iraqi people.“Nothing can warrant

the death of writers andpoets, and I am demandingIraqi authorities to doeverything in their powerto end this intolerablecarnage.” Jawad al-Daami,who was a producer forsocial and cultural program-mes broadcast on Al-Baghdadia TV, was shotwith a bullet in the head in

the south-western suburbof Al-Qadissiya, A renownpoet, he had travelled toBaghdad to attend a culturalevent.

According to thecommittee for the protec-tion of journalists, at least113 journalists, and 40media employees have beenkilled in Iraq since 2003,with Iraqis accounting for85 per cent.—MNA/Xinhua

US Congress defies Bush,approves kids’ health bill

UN, ASEAN agree tostrengthen cooperation

UNITED NATIONS, 28 Sept— The United Nations andthe Association of South-East Asian Nations(ASEAN) signed onThursday a Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) toestablish a partnership forcloser cooperation.

UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon and hisASEAN counterpart, OngKeng Yong, signed theMoU at a ceremonywitnessed by the foreignministers of ASEAN at theUN Headquarters in NewYork. A joint statementsaid the signing of theMoU demonstrates the“commitment of bothorganizations to worktogether to promoteregional peace and stabilityand to realize theMillennium DevelopmentGoals”.

In welcoming theconclusion of the MoU,Ong Keng Yong stated thatthe document complement-ed ASEAN’s own goal ofrealizing an ASEANCommunity by 2015.

He said the signing of

the MoU and the granting ofobserver status for ASEANat the United Nations by theGeneral Assembly in 2006had clearly recognizedASEAN's contribution toregional peace and develop-ment.

ASEAN is a regionalgrouping that comprisesIndonesia, Malaysia, Thai-land, Singapore, Vietnam,Brunei, Laos, Cambodia,Myanmar and the Philip-pines.—MNA/Xinhua

People take part in “Binary Space”, an experimental light and sound show, inValparaiso city, about 75 miles (120km) northwest of Santiago, on 27 Sept , 2007. The

show takes place inside a cylindrical-shaped room 25m long and 4m in diameter.Projectors at the ends of the room generate light and sound to form visual patterns

designed to evoke emotions and convey sensations to the audience. — XINHUA

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E C O N O M I C N E W S Vietnamese garment makers wantUS to remove import regime

HANOI, 28 Sept — Vietnam’s garment makers opposed the United States’import regime and wanted it to be quickly abolished, local newspaper VietnamNews on Friday quoted a Vietnamese deputy minister of industry and tradeas saying.

Canada launches trade disputewith EU over seals

India eases outboundinvestment limits

NEW DELHI, 28 Sept — India’s Central Bank allowed Indian companies toinvest more funds overseas without its prior permission, in a bid to ease thepressure of forex inflows on Tuesday, according to a Press Trust of India (PTI)report on Wednesday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reaches into his briefcase beforespeaking to the media in Tehran recently.— INTERNET

US Customs figuresproved that Vietnam hadnot dumped its garmentsand textiles into the UnitedStates, Deputy MinisterBui Xuan Khu said whenmeeting with visitingDavid Spooner, Assistant

Secretary for ImportAdministration, USDepartment of Commerce.

Earlier, a VietnameseIndustry and TradeMinistry delegation led byAmerican MarketDepartment directorNguyen Duy Khien metwith US CommerceDepartment officials,discussing ways to settledifficulties with the USgarment import regime.

The Reserve Bank ofIndia (RBI) raised theaggregate ceiling ofoverseas investment bymutual funds from fourbillion US dollars to fivebillion US dollars.

Besides, it doubled theoverseas investment limitby individuals to 200,000US dollars per fiscal.

The banking regulatoralso raised the limit forcompanies to prepay theirexternal loans as part ofmoves to flush out excessforeign capital and checkthe rise in rupee valueagainst other currencies.

Companies in India cannow prepay up to 500million US dollars of theirexternal commercialborrowings without RBIapproval as against theearlier limit of 400 millionUS dollars. The changesin the outbound investment

norms are aimed ataccelerating theimplementation of thethird phase of therecommendations of a

committee on fuller capitalaccount convertibility, PTIquoted the central bank assaying in a statement.

MNA/Xinhua

Commerce Departmentofficials at the meeting hadconceded the applicationof the regime had anegative impact on bothUS and Vietnamesebusinesses, Khien said.

US Customs figuresshow Vietnam’s garmentexports were worth nearlytwo billion US dollars inthe first half of this year, ayear-on-year rise of 20.7per cent. — MNA/Xinhua

China, India advanceresearch on regionaltrade arrangement

BEIJING, 28 Sept —Chinese and Indianofficials have madeprogress in jointresearch on thefeasibility of initiatinga regional tradearrangement, China’sMinistry of Commerceannounced on Thursday.

The two sides met inBeijing for a two-dayconsultation, whichended on Wednesday,and reached a basicagreement on cargo andservice trade, investmentas well as trade andinvestment facilitatingmeasures, said ministryspokesman WangXinpei.

The consultation wasthe fifth of its kind sinceMarch 2006, and the twocountries planned toconclude the research atthe sixth consultationmeeting to be held in NewDelhi by October, Wangsaid.

The two sides wouldthen decide whether tostart free trade agreement(FTA) negotiations.

MNA/Xinhua

Vietnam needs $150mto invest in tourism

manpower development GENEVA, 28 Sept —Canada launched a tradedispute with the EuropeanUnion on Wednesday overa Dutch and Belgian banon seal products.

The move seemedintended to pre-empt apossible EU-wide ban.Brussels has com-missioned two studiesinvestigating the tradefollowing a call for a banon seal products by theEuropean Parliament lastyear. Canada’s foreignaffairs and internationaltrade department said it hadrequested consultationsat the World TradeOrganization (WTO) withthe European Union, thefirst stage in a formaldispute.

“There’s no basis inscience or internationaltrade law to justify bans onthe import of sealproducts,” FrancoisJubinville, a spokesman for

Canada’s minister forinternational trade, toldReuters. Belgiumintroduced a ban on sealproducts in March and theNetherlands followed inJuly.

The EU already barsimports of furs from white-coated pups — known asthe Brigitte Bardot ban

after the animal rightscampaigner and film star— because of publicrevulsion over televisedscenes of hunters clubbingpups to death on the ice.

The Dutch and Belgianbans exempt products fromseals hunted in thetraditional way by Inuit.

MNA/Reuters

HANOI, 28 Sept —Vietnam needs 2.4 trillionVietnamese dong (VND)(150 million US dollars)to develop manpower inthe tourism sector by 2015,local newspaper VietnamEconomic Times reportedFriday. Of the total money,819 billion VND (nearly51.2 million dollars) isexpected to come from thestate budget, and 512billion VND (32 milliondollars) from internationalfunds, according to thecountry’s tourismmanpower developmentprogramme by 2015 withvision to 2020.

The country aims toensure 70-80 of its tourismmanagement officials atthe central level andgrassroots undergoingprofessional training, 60-70 per cent of managementofficials at tourism

agencies experiencingrefresher courses, and 60per cent of the tourism staffgetting training on skills,foreign languages andinformatics.

Vietnam, which isestimated to welcome 3.2million internationalarrivals in the first ninemonths of this year, a year-on-year rise of 18 per cent,expects 4.2-4.4 millionforeign visitors and 18.5million domestic visitors,and tourism revenues of2.5 billion US dollars in2007, according to theVietnamese Ministry ofCulture, Sports andTourism.

It targets 5.5-6 millioninternational arrivals and25-26 million domesticvisitors, and total tourismrevenues of 4-4.5 billiondollars in 2010.

MNA/Xinhua

Foreign tourists enjoy the view at Chobe National Park in Botswana, on 24Sept , 2007. — XINHUA

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Rights and wrongs of today’s political arena of Myanmar - IIIKyaw Min Lu (Shwepyitha)

In part two of my article, I have presented somefacts about the saboteurs of Myanmar’s politicalarena. Those saboteurs are like the weeds as theycannot exist without help. The ones who are nurturingthem to disturb Myanmar’s political stage areexpatriates and some Western powers.

After 1988, expatriate groups emerged inlarge numbers. Expatriate groups have twoworking methods. The ones including NCGUB,NCUB, DAB, NLD (LA), AAPP, ENC, FDB, NDD,FTUB and US Campaign for Burma are openlylaunching anti-government activities. They arehard cores of the inner circle, which have beensupported by advocacy groups of the outer ring.Those advocacy groups are formed under variouspurposes including human rights, health,education, women’s rights and workers affairs.Expatriate groups have two strategies. They makecontacts with nations like US and Britain, whichare willing to help any organization whether it beterrorist group or not, through the inner circle.Expatriate groups approach and organize nationsthat do not accept terrorism at all throughadvocacy groups. In reality they are birds of afeather. The ENC formed with expatriates andremnant insurgents to materialize the federalpolicy issued its report for 2006, stating to organizeEU, with humanitarian aid and IDP problems asthe base, and to compile papers on humanitarianaid and IDP and to organize US, based on the actof putting Myanmar affairs on UN SecurityCouncil agenda and the holding of tripartitemeeting. The report stands witness to the fact thatexpatriate groups are launching their activities in

accord with the said two strategies.Most of the expatriates are absconders leaving the

nation after breaking her law. Some flee to border areasbecause of their social or financial problems and areearning their living under the guise of democracyactivists. They never hesitate to give trouble to their ownnation and people. But why do those expatriates wish todestroy the National Convention? It seems that theyhave no concern with NC. A puppet government willhave the chance to get power only if the NC failed.Then expatriates will be accorded with a red carpetwelcome as benefactors. When the Tatmadaw-sponsored democratization process is gaining groundwith greater momentum, no one will give financialassistance to the Proposal Politic, which is a beggarproject. In that situation the beggar project ofexpatriates existing on aids will meet its end. Thoseexpatriates are trying to undermine the NC as theyare nervous about the successful completion of theNC and implementation of the seven-step RoadMap. The remnant insurgents who with the resolveto break up the nation with the use of federal policyare also afraid of a firm Constitution that will helpfurther strengthen national solidarity. National raceswill be able to enjoy rights that are much greater andbroader than the previous constitutions when theforthcoming Constitution comes into force.According to the proposed Constitution there is noplace for terrorists in the states, the self-administereddivision, the self-administered zones, the localgovernments and the Hluttaws. Hence, there is noother way for terrorists than to jeopardize the NC asit is too late for them.

Hence, expatriates and terrorist insurgents arescheming in collusion to send terrorists to the nation,provide cash assistance to underground perpetrationsinside the country and issue reports under the names ofvarious organizations for the international communityto see Myanmar as a nation deteriorating in all aspects.In addition, they are portraying internal traitors aschampions of democracy in the international image.All in all, they are raising funds for the given traitors tocommit underground conspiracies and terrorists tocommit terrorist acts. They are the only persons whoknow how much funds they are receiving from someforeign powers and how much assistance they areproviding to the said traitors and insurgents. But whenthere come out heated arguments among them, we areable to know about it to some extent. During lastAugust, a local in-charge of NLD (LA) nabbed prizemoney valued at more than K 3 million presented toDaw Suu Kyi by a group in a neighbouring country.Media revealed the matter. It was like a thief robbed byanother thief.

No destructive act is free from the involvementof expatriates. Bomb attacks at Maha Pasana Cavewhere Buddha’s Tooth Relic was kept and YangonTrade Centre, Junction-8 and Dagon Centre areevil perpetration of expatriates. ABSDF in 2005ran terrorism courses under the leadership of ThanKhe, Pyi Thit Nyunt Wai (a) Maung Maung ofFTUB committing terrorist acts in the name oflabour affairs, Aung Moe Zaw of Lubaungthit andTin Oo and Lwan Ni of NLD (LA) and with theassistance of NCGUB and DAB. News came outthat a certain power provided US $ 100,000 to thecourse. The result of the course is the blowing up of

bombs at three places in Yangon in which 23persons including monks were killed and 162wounded.

The government declared ABSDF, NCUGB,FTUB and NLD (LA) unlawful on 12-4-2006 withNotification (1/2006) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.Those are the perpetrations committed by expatriategroups in the name of democracy cause. Expatriategroups have been making attempts to jeopardize theseven-step Road Map in accord with their internal-external UG schemes since its adoption. With thesponsorship of NCGUB, the central mass movementcommittee was formed abroad and the legal massmovement committee in the nation with theparticipation of UGs inside the country. Besides, MinKo Naing’s overseas colleagues founded Forum forDemocracy in Burma (FDB). This group is to supportthe movements of the so-called 88 generation students.In reality, those bodies are like the NLD (LA) that wasfounded by expatriate NLDs to give support to NLDsinside the country. Ba-ka-tha, Ba-ka-tha ForeignAffairs Committee led by former Ma-kha-thamembers, ABSDF, Burmese Women’s Union,Lubaungthit Democracy Party, NDD, PDF and AAPPare included in FDB. The FDB in its project to begmoney from a power mentioned the following tasks itis going to implement in the nation:

(a) to expand the internal UG network,(b) to conduct political courses,(c) to bring about groups of activists under names

of social organizations in the public, and totransform these groups into political ones,

(d) to create a strong force of political groups,(e) to train anti-government groups to be able to

make use of opportunities of protection frominternational organizations,

Therefore, it has become apparent for what theyare making complaints to tarnish the image of thegovernment with the use of health, social, educationand labour associations following the emergence ofthe group of Min Ko Naing along with poem recitingceremonies, ICRC and ILO. The programmes toprovide funds for such activities are manifested inNotification 1/2007 of the Information Committee.

One salient point regarding the expatriates’movements is the participation of the BurmaCommunist Party (BCP). The BCP in the north-eastregion has met its end for a long time. So, there mightbe a question —Are there BCP members still inexistence? They are not in a position to follow armedstruggle line, but are still existing as an undergroundparty. All old members of the political leadershipgroup have retired. Now, BCP UG Kyin Maung whocommanded UG 4828 committee in the 1988 unrest isstill playing a leading role in the undergroundmovements. The BCP had to take a long time for itswounds to heal. So, Kyin Maung could not seize anygood opportunities to keep in touch with his oldgroups at home and abroad in 2005. He had submittedschemes designed to hinder the progress of the NationalConvention and the seven-step Road Map. In order toavert doubts about the BCP, he pledged the NLD thatthe BCP would not disturb the activities of the NLD;that it would contribute towards the activities of theNLD; that the BCP was not in a position to launchactivities by its own, so it had to present plans to a

(See page 7)

No destructive act is freefrom the involvement ofexpatriates. Bomb attacks atMaha Pasana Cave whereBuddha’s Tooth Relic was keptand Yangon Trade Centre,Junction-8 and Dagon Centreare evil perpetration ofexpatriates. ABSDF in 2005ran terrorism courses underthe leadership of Than Khe,Pyi Thit Nyunt Wai (a) MaungMaung of FTUB committingterrorist acts in the name oflabour affairs, Aung Moe Zawof Lubaungthit and Tin Ooand Lwan Ni of NLD (LA)and with the assistance ofNCGUB and DAB.

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(from page 6)capable organization; and that the BCP would do its bitwith its UG members.

In this regard, the BCP has experiences inunderground activities to rise against successivegovernments, however, other expatriate groups andinternal anti-government groups do not have suchexperiences. In the 1988 unrest, BCP 4828 committeewas behind the activities of Moe Thee Zun and Min KoNaing. So, other organizations relied on the BCP andaccepted the schemes. However, they feared that theywould not get western assistance if the BCP was in theforefront. Then, the western bloc’s lackeys andCommunists laid down the Demo 2006 Scheme designedto launch UG activities for securing talks with thegovernment, release of Daw Suu and implementation of1990 election results. According to the Scheme, theNLD had to carry out aboveground activities, andrenegade groups, underground activities. Demo 2006Scheme did not work because the NLD did not win anypublic support. So, the BCP again submitted 2007Method.

The method was intended to disrupt the seven-stepRoad Map through the activities of the Activist Front(AF) and underground elements, with Arms Struggle(AS) as reserve plan, and NLD to follow the activities.The activities of expatriate groups and anti-governmentgroups including the “88” generation student groupreveal the strategy to deal a devastation blow to theseven-step Road Map, with the intention of implementingown methods to achieve the three strategies, which Ipresented in part (II) of the article.

Nonetheless, the expatriate groups are incapableof launching various forms of activities by their own.They have to collect funds to earn their living inluxury and to provide cash assistance for local anti-government groups. Besides, they need assistance tomislead the international community into believingthat they are innocent people or helpless peopleunder the suppression of the government. They alsohave to stuff national people with their opinions. Theforeign radio stations that are taking this work areBBC, VOA, RFA and DVB. In 1988, BBC and VOAwere only foreign broadcasting stations provokingthe public outrage. The two new stations are RFAformed by the US government and the DVB formedby Norwegian government. All the stations arepursuing the common goal.

Their activities are aimed at reducing the publicadmiration for the government and deceive thepeople to think highly of axe-handles, to destablizethe nation and create public anxieties and fearthrough made-up news stories and rumours, toundermine national unity, and to create a situationthat they win public support for the US interferencein the internal affairs of Myanmar by misleading theinternational community into believing that

Myanmar situation is deteriorating severely.Occasionally, they contribute assistance to the activitiesof internal UGs. Foreign broadcasting stations’ usualworks wherever there is an unrest or protest are to airthe announcements and schedules of internal UGs.Those who did not witness the 1988 unrest can realizehow internal and external destructionists are carrying outactivities hand in glove with foreign radio stations if theylisten to the news stories and interviews aired by thesestations in the recent protests. I would like to present somefacts about the country that is seeking its own interests,manipulating domestic and foreign groups and foreignmedia.

This is none other than the US that we have knownfor its notoriety. If anyone studies the history of American-Myanmar relations written by an observer, they can learnhow the US has interfered overtly or covertly in Myanmar’sinternal affairs and trained their followers since theindependence was regained in 1948. What I would like todiscuss now is how the US is currently aiding and abettingthe internal and external destructive elements to enablethe readers to know the term of ‘ax-handles’ relying onaliens.

During Bush’s presidency, America started practisingtransformational diplomacy. Secretary of State Rice’sremarks can interpret the policy. She said the tradition ofrespecting a nation’s sovereignty that has been acceptedin the sphere of international relations for the past 350years must be killed. It means that Americans wouldopenly meddle in the affairs of any nation if it was in theirself-interest. The former American presidents also didinterfere in others’ affairs. But Bush acts more openlythan the former presidents.

American diplomats play a main role in Bush’stransformational diplomacy. According to thatdiplomacy, the American diplomats are to penetratethe communities of the nations they target in order tomake them think highly of the US. If a nation is not infavour of the US, encouragement is to be given to formactivists groups so as to apply pressure on and eventopple the government of that nation. In training theactivists, instructions have been given that Americancentres of the embassies as well as such organizationsas NED and USAID are to be used. What I am sayingabout is quoting from the speeches of Bush and Rice.There is clear evidence for that. In reality, the UStransformational diplomacy means doing anti-government activities and above- and undergroundoperations on the diplomatic pretext. As militaryinterference with Iraq failed, the Americans triedanother way to use the ax-handles inside the nationconcerned o meddle in others’ affairs in the name ofdiplomacy.

Why does the US want to interfere in the internalaffairs of Myanmar? It is questionable whether theUS is trying to install its puppet government inMyanmar is true. To say it in brief, after the collapse

Rights and wrongs of today’s … of the Soviet Union, the US has calculated that thecountry that can catch up with it would emerge onlyfrom Asia. Myanmar is a geographically strategiccountry. That geographically strategic country inAsia is very important for controlling the futureinternational affairs, a pre-emptive measure. So thisis the only reason for the US. Americans are seekingtheir own interest, not for the cause of democracyand human rights. If the seven-step Road Map hasbeen implemented, a new election will have to be held.If so, their favoured party is not sure to win. Anotherpoint is that the proposed state constitution includes thebasic principle banning the deployment of foreigntroops in Myanmar. It is unacceptable for the US as thispoint is completely contrary to its policy on Asia. Forthis reason, the US does not want the constitution tocome into force. In an attempt to install a puppetgovernment, the US embassy staff frequented theNLD Headquarters and gave instructions (theymade 18 visits in August, according to a news report);the ‘88’ group members were invited to diplomaticreceptions and put onto the stage; and varioustraining courses were conducted at the AmericanCentre in the name of political, economic andeducation affairs. These means were to helpoverthrow the ruling government and install a puppetgovernment through the transformationaldiplomacy Bush has adopted. That was why theprotests of some monks were dubbed goldenrevolutions like colour revolutions made in Europeby Americans.

Myanmar’s political scenes have been featuredby dividing them into three parts. By studying thesepolitical scenes, we can learn that a nation that istrying its utmost to install a puppet government inMyanmar, a party that will employ whichever meansif it can seize the State power through short-cut andBakatha, Makatha, the so-called ‘88’ group,expatriate terrorists and insurgent remnants areworking in collusion to incite disturbances andcreate unrest in the nation. For example, the UStransformational diplomacy depending on theactivists, the 2007 attempt of the Activists Front andBCP (UG), NLD and ‘88’ group and groups in exileaiding the activists did not come togethercoincidentally. They are working in concert tojeopardize the seven-step Road Map in order toserve their self-interests.

The reason I am identifying such groupsindividually is to enable the general people to see theoverall picture of the acts of those groups. Otherwise,they may see the recent incidents just as the cause ofstudents, the cause of monks and the cause of bringingdown commodity prices. But these are their tacticsbeing employed depending on the situation. To be ableto see their main strategy is very important for us.

We will have to continue to work for our future.It is the seven-step Road Map. The ultimate goal istowards a modern, developed and discipline-flourishing democratic nation. But terrorist acts,civil commotion, foreign reliance and attempts tograb power via short-cut cannot achieve the goal atall. There are those who have experienced the 1988unrest. Do we want to experience such a situationagain? Do we want to go back to the situation of 1948in which national solidarity broke up and the entirecountry suffered insurgencies?

I have mentioned the three-point desire of thepeople in my article Part-I. There is a way ahead of usto fulfill our desire. All in all, let’s continue implementingthe Road Map while guarding against the danger of theanti-government groups and their masters.

(Translation: TMT+MS+ST)Myanma Alin: 29-9-2007

Those expatriates are trying to undermine the NC as they are nervousabout the successful completion of the NC and implementation of the seven-step Road Map. The remnant insurgents who with the resolve to break up thenation with the use of federal policy are also afraid of a firm Constitution thatwill help further strengthen national solidarity. National races will be able toenjoy rights that are much greater and broader than the previous constitutionswhen the forthcoming Constitution comes into force. According to theproposed Constitution there is no place for terrorists in the states, the self-administered division, the self-administered zones, the local governmentsand the Hluttaws. Hence, there is no other way for terrorists than tojeopardize the NC as it is too late for them.

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(from page 16)It is totally

impossible for oneperson or an organizationor a government to draftthe constitution. It cannotbe copied from others.The constitution shouldbe based on the historicalbackground andprevailing conditions ofthe country. Our countryneeds a constitution thatserves the interest of thepeople forever andguarantees perpetuationof the State and stability,peace and development.

Fundamental prin-ciples of the constitutionare based on Our Three

Main National Causes—non-disintegration of theUnion, non-disintegrationof national solidarity andperpetuation ofsovereignty. The government haslaid down and isimplementing the seven-step Road Map for theemergence of a peacefulmodern developeddiscipline-flourishingdemocratic nation. The NationalConvention was held fordrafting the constitution.On 28 May 1992 theNational ConventionSteering Committee wasformed and duties were

assigned to it . Thecoordination meeting forholding of the firstsession of NationalConvention was held on23 June 1992. On 2 October 1992,the National ConventionConvening Commissioncomprising 18 memberswas formed. The 27-member NationalConvention WorkCommittee and 36-member NationalConvention ManagementCommittee were formedfor successful implemen-tation of the NationalConvention tasks.

The National Con-vention was not organiz-ed by the government.

The government onlyreleased necessary ordersin order to carry out thetasks by members of theSteering Committee,representatives-electfrom political parties andindependent representa-tives-elect.

The NationalConvention commencedon 9 January 1993. Itcontinued from 18 Januaryto 9 April 1994. Itadjourned from 10 April to1 September. It also beganfrom 2 September 1994 to7 April 1995. The 104basic principles anddetailed basic principles onseven chapters were laiddown. The NationalConvention resumed on 28November 1995.

On 27 November1995, the NationalLeague for Democracysent a letter ofaccusations on theNational Conventionwith negative view to theNational ConventionConvening Commission.

The NLD demanded thecommission to reply to itsletter. The NLD said itsmembers would notattend the NationalConvention insisting on adialogue and they walkedout of the NationalConvention. Therefore,the National ConventionConvening Commissionrevoked 86 NLDmembers from National

Convention represen-tatives on 30 November1995. The tasks of theNational Convention weredelayed as the NLDignoring the nationalinterest walked out of theNational Convention. Sothe National Conventionsuspended temporarily in1996.

(See page 9)

A few days ago protests took place in someregions of the country. The reason was that agroup of internal and external destructiveelements who begrudged stability and progressof the State created these with various means.

Entire people and the government…

Ceremony to support the National Convention and the constitution being held in Myitkyina, Kachin State.—MNA

Daw Nan Bauk and Daw Zone Nyaw act asMC.—MNA

Secretary U Min Kyi of Waingmaw TownshipUSDA.—MNA

Daw Soe Soe Tun of Kachin State WAO.MNA

Daw Inbran Dwe Bu of Kachin StateMCWSC.—MNA

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Entire people and the government…(from page 8)

However, the government did not lose sight of thegoal of the emergence of a democratic nation. On 17May 2004 the National Convention resumed.

He said the national races in Kachin Statehonoured all the National Convention delegates whouphold the interest of the State and the people. A few days ago protests took place in some regionsof the country. The reason was that a group of internaland external destructive elements who begrudgedstability and progress of the State created these withvarious means. They tried to undermine the NationalConvention. They were not pleased to see completionof the National Convention successfully. Self-determination and non-interference by other countrywill be included in the forthcoming constitution.Some big nations do not like this and internalelements tried to disrupt the prevailing conditions.

Now they incited some young monks inmonasteries. Some people who wrongly believed theinstigations of internal and external elements and foreignbroadcasting stations expressed political demands anddisrupted peace and tranquillity of the State. The peopleof Kachin State denounced protests.

We learned that a UN delegation would bearriving soon. The entire people and the governmentexcept a group of people wanted to live in peace. Iwould like to urge the delegation to report on truesituation and genuine desire of the people afterrealizing the prevailing conditions.

All the people are determined to march on in accordwith the seven-point Road Map. A peaceful moderndeveloped discipline-flourishing democratic nation willsurely emerge soon.

On behalf of the people in Kachin State I supportthe National Convention and the constitution.

Lisu, Rawan, Lawwaw, Lachid and Zaiwah, Shan tribessuch as Tailay, Tailon, Tailai, Taikhamti and Taihsa andBamar and other national races, he said. He continuedthat in Kachin State, the number of USDA members wasover 500,000.

Due to geographical condition, poor transportation,evil legacy of the history and lack of peace and stability,Kachin State lagged behind in development. But,nowadays, thanks to national unity and prevalence ofpeace and tranquillity in the state, basic infrastructureshave been built in all sectors and significant developmentcan be witnessed throughout the state, he said.

million baskets in 2006-2007. Rice sufficiency was 149.59per cent. As regards edible oil, there was no sufficiencyof edible oil in the past, he said. But now, over 160,000acres were put under edible oil crops which producedover 113 million viss of edible oil and oil sufficiency was127 per cent in the state.

In the livestock breeding sector, there were only 1.5million of buffalo, cow, sheep, goat, pig, chicken andduck in 1988. But now, the number stood at over fivemillion. In the past, there were only 58 acres of fish pondsbut now fish were bred in the ponds built on 1149 acres.

In the past poor transportation was common in KachinState. But due to building of new roads, repairing of theold ones, construction of river-crossing bridges includingBala Min Htin Bridge, upgrading of airstrips and extensionof railway services, transportation in the state becamesecure and smooth.

In the communication sector, auto telephoneexchanges, post offices and telegraph offices wereestablished in towns and many villages and thus peopleare now enjoying better communication services both inlocal and overseas calls.

Implementing of hydro power projects and effortsfor supplying electricity to rural areas has resulted insupplying of over 20,000 million units compared to over1,300 million units in 1988.

As regards the education sector, there were only1,178 basic education schools and one degree college in1988. But now the number increased dramatically—1,346 basic education schools, 6 universities, two collegesand one degree college which produced highly educatedyouths—he said. In the health sector, there were only 35

(See page 10)

U Min Kyi continued to present the development ofKachin State saying that in 1988, there were only 380,000acres of arable land in the state. Of them, only over270,000 acres were put under monsoon paddy whichyield only 11.6 million baskets. It was just enough forlocal rice sufficiency. But now, efforts for extension ofarable land and water supply has resulted in increasing ofarable land and farmers were able to grow summer paddyin addition to the monsoon paddy and per acre yield hasalso increased. As a result, the output of paddy was 35.42

Next, Secretary of Waingmaw Township UnionSolidarity and Development Association U Min Kyitabled a motion calling for the support of the NationalConvention.

U Min Kyi said that on behalf of the national racesresiding in Kachin State, he was going to table a motioncalling for the support of the National Convention.

Kachin State was among the 14 states and divisionsof the Union. With the area of 34379.22 square miles,Kachin State was home to Kachin tribes such as Jinghpaw,

The National Convention was not organized by thegovernment. The government only released necessaryorders in order to carry out the tasks by members of theSteering Committee, representatives-elect from politicalparties and independent representatives-elect.

Chairman and members of panel of chairmen seen at ceremony to support the NationalConvention and the constitution.—MNA

Major Aung Win (Retd) of Kachin StateWVO.—MNA

U Za Khun Tin Ring of Kachin State SpecialRegion -1.—MNA

Dr Manan Tu Ja of Kachin State SpecialRegion -2.—MNA

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(from page 9)hospitals and station hospitals whichemployed only over 700 health staff. Butnow, over 1300 health staff wereproviding health care services to peopleat 65 hospitals and station hospitals.People living in Kachin State are nowenjoying fruitful results of thesedevelopments, he said.

He continued to say that our countryis an independent and sovereign one. Thenational goal of the State and the peopleis the emergence of a peaceful, modernand developed nation with flourishing ofgenuine democracy. To meet this end,the National Convention was convenedin 1993 with the aim of drafting theenduring State Constitution. Over 1,000delegates from all walks of life acrossthe country participated in the NationalConvention. The National Conventionwas successfully completed on 3September. Fundamental principles and

country including those in Kachin Stateare very happy. At such a time, with themanipulation of a foreign power, whopractices the policy that there must be norival and who does not want to allow theprosperity of Myanmar, in collusion withtraitors in the country are trying to destroythe country employing members of theSangha in disregard of the Sasana.

People living in Kachin State doknow from where these plots come.Due to the prejudice, he forgot the fact“I am the leader of a big powernation”, and attacked Myanmar in theUnited Nations and tried to imposesanctions on her. But, we are not afraidof this, do not hesitate but instead, ournationalistic fervour becomes stronger.He seems to be unaware of our unity.Is he trying to shed blood in ourcountry through creating instability inthe region like in other countries? Weare well aware of the policy of creating

based on the above-mentioned facts he,on behalf of the people of Kachin State,would like to table a motion calling forthe support of the National Convention.

Daw Soe Soe Tun of Kachin StateWomen’s Affairs Organization said thegovernment and the people are strivingfor building a democratic state. Membersof Kachin State WAO are taking part innation building endeavours. Therefore,the people in Kachin State have enjoyedthe fruitful results of all-rounddevelopment in a short time. At present,the seven-step Road Map is beingimplemented step by step and theNational Convention was successfullycompleted on 3 September, 2007. Thatshows unity of our national races.

The National Convention wasconvened from January, 1993 to March,1996 laid down appropriate basicprinciples and detailed basic principles.The delegates from all walks of life

and morality, modern education systemthat contributes to the State will be realized.

We have heard that a UN specialdelegation will come to Myanmar. Wetrust the UN which wins the relianceof all nations and all peoples. We wouldlike to say that we want the delegationnot to convey only the message of thecurrent ugly incident instigated by agroup of internal and external traitorsat the expense of the Sasana but wishthe delegation to convey the messageof building of a new State in accordwith the seven-step Road Map,successful completion of the NationalConvention, the fruitful results andrelentless efforts to march towards anew disciplined democratic State.

The NC had been convenedsuccessfully and the basic principles anddetailed basic principles laid down. So, wesupport the National Convention and theConstitution.

detailed basic principles were laid downfor drawing the State Constitution whichguarantees the perpetuation of the Unionand keeping the sovereignty in the handsof the citizens forever.

Now is the time for all the nationalbrethren, hands held together and withstrong Union Spirit, to strive forregional and national development andperpetuation of the Union which is thelegacy of ancestors. As the first step ofthe seven-step Road Map— conveningof the National Convention—wassuccessfully completed, the brightfuture of Myanmar can be seen vividly.Therefore, all the people throughout the

instability in Asia through igniting civilwars in our country which is situatedin the middle of Asia. The entire peoplealso realize this fact. I herebycategorically declare that those who donot understand are the fistful oftraitors who are under their patronage.

People living in Kachin State whoare partaking water from the samesource together with other brethrenwill live together through thick andthin. Therefore, all of us in unity mustkeep on marching in accordance withthe seven-step Road Map which is theleading light.

In conclusion, U Min Kyi said that

attended the NC. The people thanked theNational Convention ConveningCommission is thanked for successfullycompleting the NC. The basic principlesand detailed basic principles to beincluded in writing State constitutionwere laid down in the NationalConvention. In the basic principles oneducation and health laid down by theNC, the State will give priority toimprovement of education and health ofthe entire people. Necessary laws will beenacted to enable the people to take partin the education and health sectors. Freecompulsory education system will beimplemented and with the right conception

In support of the NationalConvention and the State ConstitutionMember of Kachin State maternal andChild Welfare Association Daw InbranDwe Bu said that Myanmar has been anindependent and sovereign nation sinceyore. Myanmar had lost her independenceand sovereignty for various reasons. Butthe independence was regained throughconcerted efforts of the people who wereequipped with Union Spirit, she added.

There were two constitutions—one that was based on the ParliamentaryDemocracy and another one that wasbased on the Socialist Economy—after

(See page 11)

Local people including national race leaders, members of social organizations,delegates of Peace Groups marching towards the ceremony to support the National Convention and the constitution in Myitkyina, Kachin State.—MNA




Entire people and the government …

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Entire people and the government…(from page 10)

the independence was regained. The two constitutionswere abolished as they were not in conformity with thetime. Hence, a new constitution is a must for the nation.

Since its assumption of the State responsibilities,the Tatmadaw made relentless efforts for prevalence ofpeace and stability. It formed the National ConventionConvening Commission and held the NationalConvention from 9 January 1993 to 30 March 1996.The National Convention was adjourned in 1996. Itresumed on 17 May 2004 and completed on 3September 2007. The National Convention has laiddown fundamental principles and detailed basicprinciples for the drawing of the State constitution. Inthe detailed basic principles there are some principlescovering the welfare of mothers, children and old andinfirm persons. Those principles brought the rights ofcitizens. Therefore, the constitution soon to emergewould be in conformity with the wishes of the people,he noted.

At present, efforts are being made day in, dayout for the emergence of a peaceful, modern anddeveloped nation. In this regard, the NationalConvention was successfully completed. When theNational Convention was in session there emergedattempts made by internal and external destructiveelements to destroy the process of building apeaceful, modern and developed nation. Thedestructive elements are attempting to smear thedignity of the nation and undermine the nationalunity. That is why all the people in Kachin Statestrongly condemned the acts of the destructiveelements in line with the four people’s desires.Myanmar people are the ones with patriotic spiritready to drive out intruders when their nation isencroach upon, she disclosed.

She said that we are sure that the constitution soonto emerge would be able to give rise to the emergenceof a peaceful, modern, developed and discipline-flourishing democratic nation aspired by the people.Therefore, she seconded the National Convention andthe State Constitution tabled by U Min Kyi, she said.

In support of the National Convention and the Stateconstitution Maj Aung Win (Retd) of Kachin State WarVeterans Organization said that the national goal is theemergence of a peaceful modern and developed nation.Therefore, the government is making all-out efforts forthe emergence of an enduring State constitution whilestriving for economic development, human resourcesdevelopment and prevalence of peace and stability.Drawing lessons from the past, the government madeefforts for the emergence of a constitution that is inconformity with the nation, race and culture andcustoms. In the process, the National Convention washeld under the six objectives. One of the objectives isto ensure the Tatmadaw to participate in the nationalpolitical leadership role. The National Convention whichlaid down fundamental principles and detailed basicprinciples was successfully completed on 3 September

Like the national races throughout the nation, those inKachin State are longing for regional peace and tranquillityand development. Local national races have enjoyedunprecedented peace and rule of law in Kachin State. KachinState Special Region-1 has understood the genuine goodwillof the State and established mutual trust and peace. Wehave also carried out regional development tasks and aredelighted to enjoy regional peace and development togetherwith the people.

2007. Regarding the Tatmadaw, the NationalConvention has laid down some facts that theTatmadaw is a single Tatmadaw that is strong andmodern; that the Tatmadaw has the duty tosafeguard the State constitution; that the Tatmadawhas the duty to ensure non-disintegration of Union,non-disintegration of national solidarity andperpetuation of sovereignty; that the Tatmadaw hasthe rights to ensure the participation of the entirepeople in national security and defence; that theTatmadaw has the leadership role in safeguardingthe nation; and that the Tatmadaw is the mainarmed force to defend the nation.

The Tatmadaw plays a leading role in building apeaceful modern and developed nation. Besides, a basicprinciple which prohibits the deployment of any foreignforce in the nation is proper and appropriate for nationalsecurity and defence.

At present, there have emerged attempts ofdestructive elements to get the nation under foreignsubjugation. Hence, the entire national people withthe national awareness are to ward off the dangersof the destructive elements. Now, thanks to concertedefforts of the State and the people the nation isbeginning to take shape and the State constitution willsoon emerge. That is why he seconded the NationalConvention and the State constitution, he said.

U Za Khun Tin Ring of Kachin State SpecialRegion-1 said that we are pleased to hear that theNational Convention was successfully convened.

Like the national races throughout the nation,those in Kachin State are longing for regional peaceand tranquillity and development. Local nationalraces have enjoyed unprecedented peace and ruleof law in Kachin State. Kachin State Special Region-1 has understood the genuine goodwill of the Stateand established mutual trust and peace. We havealso carried out regional development tasks and aredelighted to enjoy regional peace and developmenttogether with the people.

To practise political, economic and social systemsthat are in conformity with current conditions, aconstitution that contributes to the interests of thepeople will be needed. The constitution is importantfor the future state. Therefore, we had supportedthe NC that drafted the constitution.

The National Convention had been convened withthe people representatives. Our delegation of KachinSpecial Region-1 frankly took part in the discussionsof the NC and the National Convention was a genuineone. The State’s three powers— Judiciary Power,Executive Power and Legislative Power— exactly hadbeen laid down. Regarding national races affairs, theState will help raise development of languages, literatureand culture of national races, and friendship and unityamong the national races, and carry out tasks fordevelopment of education, health, economic andtransport sectors of the local national races in the under-developed region. So, we are delighted at the Stateconstitution to be emerged.

We believe that the basic principles laid down

in the NC will build a peaceful modern developeddemocratic State that guarantees Our Three MainNational Causes. Therefore, we support the NationalConvention and the State Constitution.

Dr Manam Tu Ja of Kachin State Special Region(2) said that the National Convention was convened todraw an enduring State constitution. The Special Region(2) supported and attended the NC. The region alsoattended the mass rallies to support the NC and theState’s seven-step Road Map.

The region will make contribution towards thefollow-up proceedings of the NC. The nation will betransformed into a peaceful, modern and developeddiscipline-flourishing democratic one through theforthcoming constitution. So, the region supports theNC and the forthcoming State constitution.

He said that the two previous constitutions featuredchapters on fundamental rights and duties of citizens,but they were not enough. However, the NationalConvention has adopted a sufficient number offundamental rights and duties of citizens. Among the50 detailed basic principles are:

The State shall enable any citizen to enjoy equalrights before the law and shall equally provide legalprotection.

The State shall not discriminate against or in favourof any citizen based on race, birth, religion, officialposition, status, culture, gender and wealth.

Women shall be entitled to the same rights andsalaries as that received by men in respect of similarwork.

Mothers, children and expectant mothers shall enjoyrights as prescribed by law.

The right of the citizens to develop their language,literature, culture they cherish, religion they profess,and customs without prejudice to the relations betweenone national race and another, or among national racesand to other faiths.

One of the principles regarding the religious pointof view says “Every citizen is equally entitled tofreedom of conscience and the right to freely professand practise religion subject to public order, moralityor health and to the other provisions of the StateConstitution”.

These principles cover rights of all citizens,sovereignty, and national interests, and reflect the wayof life and desire of national races. So, the people ofthe region support the National Convention and theState Constitution, he said.

Then, the chairman sought the approval of thepeople and passed a resolution to support the NC andState Constitution and to uphold Our Three MainNational Causes.

The attendees chanted slogans “non-disintegrationof the Union (our cause, our cause) , non-disintegrationof national solidarity (our cause, our cause), andperpetuation of sovereignty (our cause, our cause), theState’s seven-step Road Map (must succeed, mustsucceed). The rally ended at 9.30 am.

MNA

We believe that thebasic principles laid down inthe NC will build a peacefulmodern developed demo-cratic State that guaranteesOur Three Main NationalCauses. Therefore, we sup-port the National Conven-tion and the State Constitu-tion.

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China urges investment inpollution control projects

Iran denies not helping Argentinain bomb probe

BEIJING, 28 Sept —China will encourageinvestment in pollutioncontrol projects to help thecountry meet itsenvironmental goals,according to anenvironmental policy

blueprint provisionallyapproved on Wednesday.

The State Councilapproved in principle anenvironmental plan for thefive years through 2010,urging industrial restruc-turing to conserve resourcesand requiring companies toadhere to environmentalstandards to help reduce thedamage to its water sup-plies, coast and air. "A me-chanism should be estab-lished to encourage govern-ment, enterprises and non-government forces to investin pollution control pro-jects," said the announce-ment that led the eveningradio and television newson Wednesday.

MNA/Reuters

TEHERAN, 28 Sept —Iran rejected on Thursdayremarks by the ArgentinePresident that Teheranwas not cooperating overa judicial probe into the1994 bombing of a Jewishcommunity centre inBuenos Aires, a newsagency reported.

Argentine President

Nestor Kirchner, in aspeech at the UnitedNations on Tuesday,called for morecooperation and said Iranhad “not provided all thecollaboration needed” bythe Argentine justicesystem. “Mr Kirchner'sremarks indicate thateither his information was

not up-to-date or he hadmade those commentsunder the influence of thepresent situation of hiscountry’s approachingelections and under thepressures of the Zionists,”Iranian Foreign Ministryspokesman MohammadAli Hosseini said.

MNA/Reuters

Iraqi PM rejects USCongress call for federalism

BAGHDAD, 29 Sept — Iraqi Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki said on Friday a US Senate resolution callingfor the creation of separate Sunni, Shiite and Kurdishfederal regions in Iraq would be a disaster for hiscountry.

“They should stand by Iraq to solidify its unityand its sovereignty,” Maliki told Iraqi state televisionon his flight back from the United Nations GeneralAssembly.

“They shouldn’t be proposing its division. Thatcould be a disaster not just for Iraq but for the region.”

Maliki also called on the Iraqi Parliament to meetand respond formally to the non-binding resolution,passed by the Senate on Wednesday, which called forthe creation of “a federal system of government and ...federal regions”.

Iraq’s northern Kurdish region already enjoyssignificant autonomy from Baghdad, with a separateKurdish Parliament. But Sunni Arabs and some Shiitesoppose greater federalism which they see as a steptowards dividing Iraq. — MNA/Reuters

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Miss Universe 2008 totake place in Vietnam

HANOI, 28 Sept — TheVietnamese Governmenthas agreed to let centralKhanh Hoa Province tohost Miss Universe 2008after the pageant’sorganizing committeeinvited the country to hostthe event, local mediareported Thursday.

To be eligible forhosting Miss Universe2008, Vietnam shouldhave many landscapes,good infrastructure,

especially luxury hotelsand a 7,500-seat stage, andspend some 15 million USdollars on the event,according to YoungPeople newspaper.

Of the money, sevenmillion dollars will be paidas the pageant’s royalty,and the remainder spenton covering manpowerand infrastructureexpenses, said thecommittee’s head, PaulaMary Shugart, who visited

the country recently. Vietnam will focus on

constructing the stage,upgrading the Cam RanhAirport and some hotelsin Khanh Hoa, andbeautifying the province’sNha Trang sea city, venueof the pageant slated fornext May.

In late May in Mexico,Miss Japan, Riyo Mori,was chosen as MissUniverse 2007.

MNA/Xinhua

Cambodia conductsworkshop of templeheritage protection

PHNOM PENH, 28 Sept — Cambodian police authorities have conducted aworkshop of temple heritage protection in Siem Reap Province to helppreserve the kingdom’s cultural treasures, local media reported on Thursday.

“We have to preventheritage trafficking,robbing and stealing fromtemples and ancientartifact stations acrossthe country,” said deputynational police com-mander Moa Chandaraduring the workshop,reported Cambodian-language newspaper theRaksmey Kampuchea.

“We have to promotelaw enforcement andawareness in a wide range

to preserve our culturalheritage. We have to fightagainst all kinds of illegalimporting and exportingof artifacts, digging andexploring of ancientgraves, and owning ofartifacts at home,” he saidat the workshop sponsoredby the United Nationsand foreign expertiseagencies.

Other details of theworkshop have not beendisclosed yet.

US climate talks drawworld’s biggest polluters

WASHINGTON, 28 Sept— The US-sponsored meeting of major emittingcountries is aimed at supporting and accelerating the UN process on climatechange, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted on Thursday.

In July this year, theUnited States returned toCambodia the head of alost celestial dancersculpture from the 12thCentury.

Hundreds of temples inCambodia still remainuncared after years of civilwar.

Only a small fraction ofthem has been restored toplease ever rising foreigntourists.

MNA/Xinhua

Skeptics, includingdozens of protestersgathered outside the US conference, haveexpressed concern theclimate meeting might bean attempt to circumventthe United Nationsprocess.

But in opening a two-day session at the StateDepartment, Rice said theUnited States “supportsthe goals” of a UN summiton climate earlier thisweek “and we want thisyear’s UN climate changeconference in Indonesiato succeed”.

The United Nationsmeeting on Monday drewmore than 80 heads of stateand government to focuson the problem of globalwarming.

The Washington meetingdrew ministers from theworld’s biggest greenhousegas polluters — includingthe United States and China.It was called by PresidentGeorge W Bush, whoseadministration has beencriticized for refusingto adopt mandatory limitsfor climate-warmingemissions.

The White Housefavours “aspirational”targets.

By most counts, theUnited States is the No 1emitter of greenhousegases, notably carbondioxide produced by coal-fired power plants and

p e t r o l e u m - f u e l l e dvehicles. But at least onestudy this year indicatedthat fast-developing Chinais now in the lead.

MNA/Reuters

Indonesia sees $165m loss inBengkulu after quake

JAKARTA, 28 Sept—Indonesia initially pr-edicted that its Bengkulu

province suffered over 1.5trillion rupiah (some 165million US dollars) lossdue to the 7.9-magnitudequake which hit the areatwo weeks ago, a seniorofficial of the DisasterManagement Agency saidhere Thursday.

Tabrany, a deputy of theagency, said that the valuecould change when theprovince enters the periodof reconstruction andrehabilitation.

The loss in Bengkulu isabout 1.5 trillion rupiah,”he told Xinhua.

The figure is a half of theloss predicted by theprovincial administration.

The deputy said that thegovernment had extended

one-month emergencyrelief to 26 October.

More than 48,000houses and 500 infra-structures, includingbridge, road and others,were damaged in Beng-kulu, he said.

Twenty-three peoplewere killed and dozensothers were injured inthe strong earthquakewhich hit Bengkulu,West Sumatra and Jambiprovinces in SumatraIsland.

Most of the fatalities andcasualties were in theworst-hit area of BengkuluProvince, which was theclosest to the quakeepicentre.

MNA/Xinhua

China, Russia vow to strengthen strategic trustBEIJING, 28 Sept—

China will work withRussia to enhance stra-tegic mutual trust andsubstantial cooperationto advance the China-Russian strategic partner-ship of cooperation toa new stage, ChinesePresident Hu Jintao saidhere on Thursday.

In a meeting withRussian FederationCouncil Chairman SergeiMironov, Hu saidChina and Russia hadmaintained sound re-lations and the co-operation made progress.

“The Year of China” inRussia had enriched Sino-Russian relations.

Hu said China wouldenhance mutual under-standing and friend-shipwith Russia in accor-dance with the prin-ciplesof good neighbourly andcooperativetreaty between the twocountries.

Hu also said ChineseGovernment supported

legislative exchangeswith Russia, hopingthe two sides wouldstrengthen the coopera-tion in the mul-tilateralorganizations includingthe Shanghai Coo-peration Organiza-tion.

Mironov said further-ing the relationship withChina had been common

aspiration of Russia’s allparties and politicalgroups, and the RussianFederation Councilwould like to work withthe National People’sCongress of China to pushforward cooperationof the two countries inall areas.

MNA/Xinhua

The traditional Chinese lion dance is performed during a flag raising ceremonycelebrating the 58th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic China,

which falls on 1 Oct , in Los Angeles, the United States, on 23 Sept, 2007.Hundreds of oversea Chinese attended the ceremony on Sunday. – INTERNET

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LONDON, 29 Sept —Red and White Holdings,an investment vehicle co-owned by Russian billion-aire Alisher Usmanov,said on Friday it hadbought more shares inArsenal, raising its stakeby 2 per cent to 23 percent.

Red and White —which has received a coolreception from the Eng-lish Premier League clubwho have said they do notneed a billionaire backer— has been gradually in-creasing its stake in Arse-nal Holdings Plc.

The Arsenal boardsaid in a statement lateron Friday that a construc-tive meeting had taken

Ferguson warns against writing off Chelsea

RIO DE JANEIRO, 29 Sept— Brazil’s top sporting tri-bunal is to investigate com-ments by former Corinthianspresident Alberto Dualib,who used the word “robbed”to describe the club's 2005title triumph.

“We need to clarify thecontext in which this con-versation took place,” tribu-nal member Paulo Schmidttold Brazilian television onFriday. Dualib’s remark,made in a telephone conver-sation and captured by fed-eral police investigating theclub’s partnership with Me-

Wenger worries for “heart” ofEngligh football

PARIS, 29 Sept — Arsenal manager Arsene Wengerhas voiced his fears about the wave of foreign ownersin English soccer, saying it could have “catastrophic”consequences.

“What disturbs me is that a club lives above itsmeans,” Wenger was quoted as saying in France Foot-ball magazine on Friday.

“The true danger today is that people who buy largeclubs refinance their purchase by borrowing money,”by putting the debt on the account of the club.

“Manchester United generates so much moneywhich they can use to service their loan — but theirexample, reproduced on a smaller scale, can be lethal.That is the greatest damage to English football today.”

Wenger’s comments come as Russian billionaireAlisher Usmanov increased his stake in Arsenal to 23per cent on Friday, increasing speculation of a foreigntakeover of one of the bastion’s of English football.

Arsenal are currently top of the Premier League withWenger again proving himself a master of creatingwinning teams without spending vast amounts of money.

Wenger believes that the huge injections of cashinto English football could destabilize the game, lead-ing to the downfall of clubs.— MNA/Reuters

Brazil probe “robbed” comment by former Corinthians chief

Russian billionaire buysmore Arsenal shares

place between its chair-man Peter Hill-Wood,managing director KeithEdelman and Red andWhite Holdings’ London-based co-owner FarhadMoshiri.

However, the northLondon club made it clearonce again that the boardhave no desire to sell theirshares.

MNA/Reuters

Bundesliga Top scores BERLIN, 29 Sept— Bundesliga top scorers on

Friday: 8 —Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich) 5 —Luca Toni (Bayern Munich) Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg SV) Marko Pantelic (Hertha Berlin) Mike Hanke (Hanover 96) Manasseh Ishiaku (MSV Duisburg) Artur Wichniarek (Arminia Bielefeld) Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04) Mladen Petric (Borussia Dortmund) Alexander Meier (Eintracht Frankfurt) Tommy Bechmann (VfL Bochum)3 — Boubacar Sanogo (Werder Bremen) Hamit Altintop (Bayern Munich) Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart) Tamas Hajnal (Karlsruhe SC) Diego Klimowicz (Borussia Dortmund) Christian Eigler (Arminia Bielefeld) Jacek Krzynowek (VfL Wolfsburg) Diego (Werder Bremen) Solomon Okoronkwo (Hertha Berlin) Theofanis Gekas (Bayer Leverkusen) .

MNA/Reuters

MANCHESTER (Eng-land), 29 Sept — Man-chester United managerAlex Ferguson said onFriday that he expectedChelsea to challenge forUnited's Premier Leaguecrown, despite the depar-

ture of Jose Mourinho. Chelsea’s first game

under Mourinho's succes-sor, Avram Grant, endedwith a 2-0 defeat at OldTrafford last Sunday,dropping them to sixth inthe table, three points andfour places behind United.

But Ferguson be-lieves the quality of Chel-sea's squad means theycannot be written off inthe championship race.

“They got a good re-sult on Wednesday, 4-0away from home (at HullCity in the League Cup).They played a strong team.I think Avram Grant waskeen to get a win under hisbelt and I think that willhelp him no end,”

Schalke rise tosecond with 1-0win over Hertha

BERLIN, 29 Sept —Schalke 04 moved intosecond place in theBundesliga with a 1-0home win over HerthaBerlin on Friday for theirthird league victory inseven days

Brazilian defenderRafinha scored the onlygoal from the penalty spotjust before halftime totake Schalke on to 16points, two points aheadof Bayer Leverkusen whoon Saturday host leadersBayern Munich (17points).

Schalke went aheadagainst the run of playwhen Jermaine Jones wasbrought down just insidethe area by defender Stevevon Bergen after a quickbreak started by keeperManuel Neuer.

MNA/Reuters

Record Cup defeat for Woods asInternationals hit back

MONTREAL, 29 Sept —Tiger Woods suffered hisheaviest defeat in Presi-dents Cup fourballmatches when he and JimFuryk were hammered5&4 by Vijay Singh andStuart Appleby of the In-ternationals on Friday.

Although the heavy-weight American duogathered eight birdies be-tween them in the best-ball format, they were out-classed by opponents whowere a staggering 11 un-der par after 14 holes.

“Obviously we neededto make more birdies inour match,” world numberone Woods told reporters.“We both played prettygood, I wouldn't say great,but we were playing sol-idly. “We just didn’t getenough looks at birdies on

the same hole. It seemedlike one of us was in oneach hole and was makingputts but we needed tohave both of us in there onthe same hole and we justdidn’t do that.”

Woods, comfortablythe best player of his gen-eration and arguably thegreatest of all time, hasgenerally struggled infourball matches at thePresidents Cup and theRyder Cup.

His overall win-lossrecord in that format inthe biennial team compe-titions is 6-13. In the Presi-dents Cup it stands at anunimpressive 2-7.

Fijian Singh set thetone for the day when heholed out from a greensidebunker to birdie the par-four first at Royal Mon-

treal Golf Club. The former world

number one then pitchedin from the fairway to ea-gle the par-five sixth forthe Internationals pairingto grab early control.

Appleby hit his teeshot to eight feet at thepar-three seventh andholed the birdie putt to putthe Internationals three up.

Although Furykbriefly trimmed the defi-cit by rolling in a 19-footerto birdie the eighth, Singhcountered with a birdieputt from similar range atthe 10th. Appleby coaxedin a 32-foot eagle putt atthe par-five 12th beforeSingh put the Internation-als five up with five toplay by draining a 14-footer to birdie the 13th.

MNA/Reuters

Dayron Robles (Front) of Cuba competes in themen’s 110m hurdles during the Golden Grand Prix

in Shanghai, on 28 Sept, 2007. — INTERNET

Ferguson told a news con-ference.

“I don’t think youcan dismiss Chelsea. Howcould you with the play-ers they've got?”

Arsenal lead the ta-ble after a bright start tothe season which hints ata renewal of their battlewith United which domi-nated the league beforeMourinho led Chelsea tothe title in 2005 and 2006.

“Their form has beenvery good. They have laiddown a marker. It's goingto be an interestingleague,” Ferguson added.

MNA/Reuters

dia Sports Investments(MSI), became public afterbeing made available to atelevision network.

“We finished onepoint ahead, robbed,” Dua-lib was heard to say, appar-ently referring to the one-point advantage for Cori-nthians over Internacional.

“If they hadn’t voidedthose 11 games we wouldhave missed out becausethe rightful championswould have beenInternacional,” addedDualib, who resigned ear-lier this month after 14

Mark Occhilupo of Australia falls from his surfboard ona warm-up session during the Quiksilver Pro France,

which is a part of the Foster’s ASP World Tour ofSurfing, in Hossegor on 27 Sept, 2007. — INTERNET

years at the helm. The 2005 champion-

ship was marred by amatch-fixing scandal in-volving referee Edilson

Pereira de Carvalho, whoadmitted he had takenmoney from a gamblingring to swing the results ofmatches.—MNA/Reuters

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Saturday, 29 September, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hour

MST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlaycloudy in Magway Division, rain or thundershowers havebeen isolated in Sagaing Division, scattered in Chin and KayinStates and Mandalay Division, fairly widespread in Kachin,Shan and Rakhine States and Bago Division and widespreadin the remaining States and Divisions with isolated heavyfallsin Mandalay and Bago Divisions. The noteworthy amounts ofrainfall recorded were Shwegyin (3.82) inches, Dawei (2.79)inches, Myeik (2.21) inches, Ye (2.17) inches, Myingyan(2.13) inches, Pinlaung (1.97) inches and Taunggyi (1.85)inches.

Maximum temperature on 28-9-2007 was 87ºF. Minimuntemperature on 29-9-2007 was 73ºF. Relative humidity at09:30 hour MST on 29-9-2007 was 89%. Total sunshine hourson 28-9-2007 was (4.6) hours approx.

Rainfall on 29-9-2007 was (0.36) inch at Mingaladon,(0.43) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.43) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2007 was (125.75) inches atMingaladon, (129.72) inches at Kaba-Aye and (133.74)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon(Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Southeast at (11:30) hourMST on 28-9-2007.

Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate in the AndamanSea and South Bay and weather is partly cloudy elsewhere inthe Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 30-9-2007: Rain orthundershowers will be isolated in Sagaing and MagwayDivisions, scattered in Chin, Kayin and Kayah States andMandalay Division, fairly widespread in Kachin Shan andRakhine States and Bago Divisions and widespread in theremaining States and Divisions. Degree of certainty is (80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation oflikelihood of thundery conditions in the Southern Myanmarareas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areasfor 30-9-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areas for30-9-2007: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areas for30-9-2007: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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4:30 pm3. English for

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6:30 pm9. Weather report

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17. The next day’sprogramme

Bush under pressure at climate change conference WASHINGTON, 29 Sept — US President George W Bush kicks off the second day of a conference on global

warming on Friday under pressure from the world’s major economies to accept binding limits on emissionsof greenhouse gases.

Bush called themeeting as a precursor toUnited Nations talks in Baliin December, which willaim to launch a successor tothe Kyoto Protocol, a treatythat set limits on industrialnations’ emissions.

Environmentalists saidthe conference producednothing new and was anattempt to circumvent UNefforts on climate change, acharge Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice denied.

Participants will watchBush, who favoursvoluntary targets to curbemissions, for any shift inthe US position.

“All eyes are now onPresident Bush’s speech,”said South AfricanEnvironment MinisterMarthinus van Schalkwyk

through an aide. “We hope(he) will signal a strongercommitment by the US toa multilateral solution andtheir willingness to engageon internationally agreedand binding emissionreduction targets.”

German Environ-ment Minister SigmarGabriel said the fact thatBush was speakingshowed the White Housewould not return to itsprevious skepticism aboutthe seriousness of the issue.

“This is a big step,”he told reporters. “Themore you have officialdiscussions about climatechange ... the more difficultit is to go backwards.”

White Housespokeswoman DanaPerino said the President

would talk abouteliminating tariffs so poorcountries could have betteraccess to less-pollutingenergy sources.

“He will talk about theneed for new technologiesin order to help solve thisproblem,” she told abriefing.

Europeans saytechnology is crucial butnot a substitute for bindingtargets on emissions. Bushhas long opposed suchcurbs. He rejected Kyoto,saying it unfairly excludedfast-developing nations andwould hurt the USeconomy.

The Washingtonmeeting, which followed asimilar UN conference onMonday, drew participantsfrom the EU, France,

Germany, Italy, Britain,Japan, Canada, India,Brazil, South Korea,Mexico, Russia, Australia,Indonesia, and SouthAfrica.

Delegates weregearing up for a possibleconfrontation about themeeting’s writtenconclusions. Gabriel saidGermany would notsupport them if they did notreflect the fact that most ofthe countries presentwanted binding targets.

MNA/Reuters

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4th Waning of Tawthalin 1369 ME Sunday, 30 September, 2007

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

�BBC and VOA airing skyful of lies

�Beware of BBC and VOA saboteurs

(from page 1)Development Association, Chairperson Daw Tin TinOhn of Kachin State Women’s Affairs Organization,Joint-Secretary Dr Daw Myint Myint Than of Ma-ternal and Child Welfare Supervisory Committee,Major Jan Mala (Retd) of Myanmar War VeteransOrganization, townselders U Khet Htain Nan and USai Yi Kyan. Members of Myitkyina TownshipUSDA Daw Nan Bauk and Daw Zone Nyaw actedas master of ceremonies and co-MC respectively.

First, Joint-Secretary U Soe Min of

Myitkyina District USDA and those present salutedthe State Flag.

Chairman Rector U Soe gave an openingspeech. He said there are four districts and 18 town-ships in Kachin State. Various national races with apopulation of over 1.4 million reside there. He said he was very glad to meet all the nationalraces and the people from all walks of life present atthe gathering. The ceremony represents the entirepeople of Kachin State. The National Convention successfully ended on3 September 2007 and it laid down fundamentalprinciples, detailed basic principles for drafting the

new constitution. There were two constitutions in Myanmar. The1947 constitution, which practised parliamentarydemocracy system, was prescribed under the rule ofthe imperialists. It was drafted hastily for regainingindependence.

The 1974 constitution was based on one-partysystem. The majority of the people approved andsupported it. In that constitution priority was givento the establishment of the socialist system ratherthan market economic system and the private sector.So it became defunct in 1988.

(See page 8)

Entire people and the government…The attendees chanting slogans at ceremony to support the National Convention and the constitution.—MNA

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