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Volume XVI, Number 43 12th Waning of Kason 1370 ME Saturday, 31 May, 2008

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system* Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of

technical know-how and investments from sources inside thecountry and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in thehands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of cultural her-itage 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 Constitu-

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

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YANGON, 30 May — Preserving the fine tradi-tion of friendly relations between Myanmar and thePeople’s Republic of China, the medical team of thePRC gave medical treatment to storm victims in Yangonand Ayeyawady divisions from 19 to 30 May. Beforeits departure for home, a ceremony to donate twominibuses, two ambulances, medicines and medical

PRC medical team donates vehicles,medicines and medical equipment

equipment used in the course of relief operation, washeld at Dusit Inya Lake Hotel in Mayangon townshiphere this afternoon.

Director-General U Than Oo of Relief and Re-settlement Department spoke words of thanks andaccepted documents relating to materials presented byEconomic and Commercial Attaché Mr Tang Hai of

the PRC Embassy to Myanmar.The vehicles, medicines and medical equip-

ment will be handed over to the Ministry of Health.The 50-member medical team led by Dr Xaing

Shiping, gave medical treatment to 4,000 storm vic-tims in Dedaye, Ayeyawady Division and Kungyangonand Kawhmu in Yangon Division.— MNA

Economic and Commercial Attaché Mr Tang Hai hands over documents related to donations of Chinese medical team to Director-GeneralU Than Oo of Relief and Resettlement Department. —MNA

Parents’ loving-kindness andgoodwill towards offspring-2

The images of the Senior Gen-eral, who continued the trip evenin the untoward hours and sharedjoys and sorrows with local peo-ple, will always be on the mind ofthe local people. In addition, theloving-kindness and goodwill heshowed for the people will be un-forgettable for the regions andlocal people.

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 31 May, 2008

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 DesireSaturday, 31 May, 2008

Myanmar is an agro-based country. Thegovernment is thus placing emphasis ondevelopment of the agriculture sector. Mostrecently, Myanmar was hit hard by the severecyclone which caused extensive damage tofarmland in some regions of Ayeyawady,Yangon and Bago Divisions. Now, thegovernment, the people and the Tatmadaw areengaged in the reconstruction of storm-hitregions with the contributions of well-wishers.

Departments, companies and associationsare making donations of power tillers, riceseeds and fertilizers to farmers in storm-hitregions so that they can timely start theagricultural work. For timely resumption ofthe agricultural work donated power-tillers arebeing delivered to the storm-hit regions speedily.

In the storm-hit Labutta Township, theMyanma Agriculture Service has madearrangements to provide farmers with rice seedsand fertilizers while the AgriculturalDevelopment Bank has made arrangements todisburse loans to them. The farmers, on theirpart, are to make land preparations as soon aspossible with the help of the AgriculturalMechanization Department, making better useof the power tillers.

The collective ploughing for the 2008monsoon paddy season was held inChaungphya Village, storm-devastatedDedaye Township, Ayeyawady Division on 27May. As the township is targeting to grow over100,000 acres of monsoon paddy efforts are tobe made for meeting the target with the use ofthe power tillers instead of cattle and farmequipment.

With the assistance of the governmentand well-wishers farmers are to make relentlessefforts for exceeding the cultivation target ofmain crops. Only then, will the living standardof people improve.

Strive for exceedingcultivation target ofmain crops

YANGON, 30 May —Yangon Division Maternaland Child Welfare Supervisory Committee donatedschool uniforms and stationery to students of the stormsurviving families in Thanlyin Township on 28 May.

Chairperson of Yangon Division Maternal andChild Welfare Supervisory Committee Daw Mar MarWai presented school uniforms and stationery worth

NAY PYI TAW, 30 May—SSA (Ywetsit)’sinsurgent group on 28 May evening set fire to a sawmill and a trawler-G, seized nine saw mill workers,hit and slashed to death eight of them and captured thechairman of Narhsai Village Peace and DevelopmentCouncil in Maukmai Township, Shan State (South).

At 5 pm on 28 May, the 25-member group ofSSA (Ywetsit) arrived at U Myint Oo’s saw mill inMaukmai Township and set fire to the mill and thetrawler-G. They seized nine workers including AungNaing, who were then hit and slashed to death in a

SSA insurgents slay innocent civilians, set fire tosaw mill, trawler-G in Maukmai Tsp

gorge, about a furlong from the saw mill. After theinsurgents, thinking the workers were all dead, hadleft, worker Than Zaw fled the scene and hitched aride on a bike to Maukmai Hospital. Than Zaw, whosustained multiple stab wounds and cuts, is undergoingmedical treatment at Maukmai Township People’sHospital. The remaining eight workers died at thescene.

As the insurgents held the chairman of NarhsaiVillage PDC Tatmadaw columns are in hot pursuit ofthem, it is learnt.—MNA

Yangon Division MCWSC donates uniforms,stationery to students in Thanlyin

K700,000 to school heads and students at No 1 BasicEducation High School in Thanlyin Township to markthe School Enrollment Week in Thanlyin Township.

Chairperson of Thanlyin Township Maternaland Child Welfare Association Daw Kyi Pyar Winreported on tasks which have been carried out in thetownship.—MNA

YANGON, 30May—Minister forIndustry-1 U AungThaung inspceted ThayetCement Factory ofMyanma Ceramic In-dustries in Magway on 25May.

During the tour ofMagway Division, theminister also inspectedWinthuza Shop inAunglan, a corn productfactory in TaungdwingyiTownship and a cottonginning factory ofMyanma TexitileIndusries in Taung-dwingyi and gaveinstructions.

Afterwards, the

Minister inspects factories in Magway Division

YANGON, 30 May—Myanmar Music Asiayonewill organize stage show atBahtoo Sport Grounds inMandalay at 5 pm on 7June.

The show, sponsoredby Myanmar BreweryLimited, aims to raise thefunds for the storm victims,and three well-knownbands Lazy Club, MetalZone and The Trees will

minister proceeded toPwintphyu Townshipand inspected TextileFactory (Pwintphyu) andWinthuza Shop (Pwint-

Charity stage show for storm victimsentertain together with agalaxy of star singers.

Famous singers suchas Play Boy Than Naing, JMaung Maung, ChitKaung, Harry Lin, Yin Go,Mar Rizza, Saung OoHlaing, Sithu Lwin, Alex,Graham, Bo Phyu, ZawPaing, R Zarni, Phyo Gyi,Kaung Set, Pho Kyaw,Breakie, Pho Kar, HanTun, Lin Lin, Tint Tint

Tun, She, Chaw Su Khin,Khin Phone, Yuzana, ChitThu Wai, L Sai Xi, MauSapai Nyo and Lu Lu willtake part in the show.

In addition,a ceremonyto accept the donations willbe held at City Hotel on26th Street between82rdx83rd Streets inMandalay from 2 pm to 4pm on 6 June, and artisteswill accept the donations

and present certificates ofhonour instead of theAssociation.

Those well-wishersmay contact Mandalay CityHotel and Mandalay MusicAsi-ayone.

Under the supervisionof Myanmar MusicAsiayone, the artistes willdonate the funds collectedat the show to the victims.

MNA

Chairperson of Yangon Division MCWSCDaw Mar Mar Wai presents school uniforms

and stationery to students in Thanlyin. —�MNA

Minister U AungThaung inspects a

corn product factoryin Taungdwingyi.

INDUSTRY-1

phyu) and UmbrellaFactory, Soft DrinkFactory and SoapFactory.

MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 31 May, 2008 3

Iraqi police officers inspect a crater as firefighters clean the road with waterin the al-Ghabat area of central Mosul, Iraq, on 29 May, 2008, after a

suicide bomber drove his car up to police officers and detonated hisexplosives killing 3 police officers and wounding 4 police officers and 5

civilians.—INTERNET

EU rejects US claims ofviolating WTO rules

BRUSSELS, 30 May—TheEuropean Commission onWednesday rejected USclaims that the EuropeanUnion (EU) broke WorldTrade Organization(WTO) rules on infor-mation technology pro-ducts. Earlier Wednesday,the US Government filed acase to the WTO, allegingthe EU violated WTO’sInformation TechnologyAgreement (ITA) bylevying tariffs on computerscreens and other infor-mation technology pro-ducts. “The US claim thatthe Customs classificationapplied by the EU tocertain technological

goods is not justified underthe ITA is unfounded,”the EU’s executive armsaid in a statement.

The dispute centres onwhich products are coveredunder the ITA, signed in1996 to eliminate tariffson a range of high-techgoods to boost trade.

For example, the EUargued that the ITA givesduty-free treatment tocomputer monitors, not tomonitors for consumerelectronics such as TV orDVD players. As newtechnologies emerge,problem arises when LCDcomputer monitors areequipped with a Digital

Visual Interface to allowuse with consumerelectronics.

“Where changes intechnology have given aproduct multiple functions—for example, a digitalphoto camera that alsorecords large amounts ofhigh-quality video — thenthese products in manycases are objectivelydifferent products fallingoutside of the originalproduct categories coveredby the ITA,” thecommission said.

MNA/Xinhua

Space shuttle Discovery sits ready on launch pad39a for the STS-124 mission to the internationalspace station at Kennedy Space Center in CapeCanaveral, Fla, on 29 May, 2008. Discovery isscheduled to launch on Saturday.—INTERNET

New Delhi braces forviolent quota protests

Afghan policemen andsecurity force gatherat the site of a suicide

bomb blast inAfghanistan’s

southern city ofLashkar Gah on 28

May, 2008.INTERNET

Philippines seizes hugedrugs shipment

MANILA, 30 May—Philippine police have seizedmore than 700 kilos of high-grade metham-phetamines worth nearly 100 million US dollars inwhat is believed to be the country’s biggest everdrugs haul, officials said on Wednesday.

Errol Pan, regional police chief, said the drugs werediscovered on Tuesday after two boxes, eachcontaining about 10 kilos of methamphetamines,were found floating on a river near Subic, a portnorth of Manila. The boxes were traced to a companyrenting warehouses in the Subic area.

A van inside one of the warehouses yielded 66similar boxes filled with methamphetamines. Anotherwarehouse was found to contain 88 kilos of the drug.

MNA/Reuters

Morocco seizes over 3.47tons of hashish

RABAT, 30 May—Morocco has seized 3.477 tonsof hashish on a rubber boat apparently bound forEurope on the Mediterranean coast, state MAP newsagency reported on Wednesday.

In one of the biggest hashish hauls of the NorthAfrican country, the Moroccan marine on Tuesdaynight intercepted the tons of hashish arranged in128 parcels and put in an inflatable boat with threestrong engines, local authorities was quoted assaying.

MNA/Xinhua

NEW DELHI, 30 May—An ethnic Indian groupdemanding job quotasblocked highways leadingto the national capital onWednesday, threateningto bring its protests to NewDelhi, the sixth day ofdemonstrations that killed37 people.

Violent protests haveroiled the western state ofRajasthan where at least36 members of the Gujjarcommunity were killedafter police fired to quellrioting. A policeman waslynched. The Gujjars,already considered adisadvantaged group,want to be reclassifiedfurther down the complexHindu caste and statussystem so they qualify for

government jobs anduniversity seats reservedfor such groups.

The government re-serves about half of allseats in state colleges anduniversities for lowercastes and tribal groups toflatten centuries-old socialhierarchies, in what hasbeen called the world'sbiggest affirmative actionscheme. Gujjar protestershave squatted on roads andrail tracks in Rajasthanwith bodies of some ofthose killed in the policefiring for almost a week,saying the bodies wouldnot be cremated until thegovernment relented.

MNA/Reuters

French serial killer gets life sentence

Man killed by shooting nearschool in Toronto

OTTAWA, 30 May—A man was killed during a shootingthat happened near a high school Wednesday in Canada’sbiggest city Toronto, police said. The man, about 20 yearsold, was shot several times in the chest while he wasoutside Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary Schoolin the city’s eastern end. He was rushed to hospital but waspronounced dead.— MNA/Xinhua

CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES

(France), 30 May—Self-confessed killer MichelFourniret and his wifeMonique Olivier weresentenced to life in prisonon Wednesday in one of theworst serial murder casesin recent French history.The couple showed noreaction after the court innorthern France foundFourniret, dubbed the“Ogre of the Ardennes”,guilty of killing and rapingor attempting to rape sevenwomen and girls agedbetween 12 and 22 from1987. The case, among themost gruesome seen in

France since World WarII, helped lead to a shake-up of the way Frenchpolice investigate serialmurders including bettercoordination betweendifferent authorities.

Fourniret, 66, will beable to seek a reducedsentence, according to

very strict conditions, butonly after serving 30 yearsin jail. Given his age, he isunlikely to ever walk free.

Olivier, 59, must spendat least 28 years in jail forthe part she played in someof the murders and a rape,the court said.

MNA/Reuters

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Three ASEAN nations start jointmechanism on Malacca Straits

KUALA LUMPUR , 30May — Malaysia, Sing-apore and Indonesia havestarted implementing theco-operative mechanism toprotect the Straits ofMalacca and Singapore,local newspapers reportedon Wednesday.

The implementation ofthe Cooperative Mecha-nism for the Straits ofMalacca and Singaporewas officially announcedhere at a forum on Tuesday,Nanyang Siang Pau said.

The implementation

would strengthen the rolesof the three littoral statesof the Straits insafeguarding one of themost important shippinglanes in the world, Malay-sian Transport MinisterOng Tee Keat said whenhe officiated the forum onthe mechanism.

The mechanism is saidto be an initiative underthe United NationsConvention on the Law ofthe Sea (UNCLOS) whichwas adopted 26 years agowith an aim to promote

voluntary cooperationbetween the littoral statesand users of the Straits inenhancing safety ofnavigation and environ-mental protection of theStraits.

Under the cooperativemechanism, the threelittoral states and user statesof the Straits agreed to setup the Aids to NavigationFund, which will bemanaged by Malaysia forthe next three years on arotating basis.

Xinhua

Filipinos create PC game about ASEAN cultures MANILA, 30 May —

Filipino engineering andcomputer science pro-fessors have developed acomputer game thatallows Asians tofamiliarize themselveswith countries in the

region, media reports saidon Wednesday.

Patterned after thepopular computer gameTomb Raider, the game,developed by professorsfrom the Philippines’ DeLa Salle University,

features a storyline thatwill familiarize playersabout the Association ofSouth-East Asian Nations(ASEAN), Philippine TVnetwork GMA Newsreported.

ASEAN Quest’s mainobjective is to help restoreASEAN’s power line aftera strong typhoon from thePhilippines wreakedhavoc on neighbouringSoutheast Asian countries.However, to rebuild thepower line, the playerneeds to hurdle “minigames” such as theTemple Mini Game whoseobjective is to restore atemple destroyed by asuperstorm.

Another challenge isthe Nuclear Waste MiniGame where the playerassumes the role of anagent tasked to look formissing nuclear waste.

Xinhua

Hamas says no progress in prisonersswap with Israel

GAZA, 30 May—Asenior Islamic Hamasmovement leader denied onTuesday that a progress wasmade in the indirect talkswith Israel to exchangePalestinian prisoners for acaptured Israeli soldier inGaza. “So far, nothing hasbeen changed and thesituation is as it is, “ Osamaal-Mzeini, a senior Hamasleader who is well-informedtold reporters in responseto earlier reports that aprogress of prisoners swap

has been made. Israeli corporal Gilad

Shalit was captured byHamas movement’s armedwing and two other armedgroups in Gaza in an attackon an Israeli Army base onthe border between Israeland southeastern Gaza Stripin June 2006.

Egypt has beenmediating between Israeland Hamas movement torelease Shalit for releasingseveral hundred Palestinianprisoners in addition to

Pakistan celebratesanniversary of nuclear tests

ISLAMABAD,30 May — Pakistan Wednesdaycelebrated the 10th anniversary of its nuclear tests,describing the day as “ historic in the nation’s quest forsecurity”.

“Pakistan has taken its responsibilities as a nuclearweapon state seriously. We have not relented in ourpursuit for creating a peaceful global and regionalenvironment,” a Foreign Office statement said.

Titled “A Decade of Responsibility and Restraint,”the statement said, “at all levels bilaterally andmultilaterally, we have endeavoured to promote thecause of peace, disarmament and non- proliferation”.

It also said that Pakistan had initiated additionalproposals for mutual confidence building as well aspromoting regional stability.

women, children, aged andsick prisoners from Israelijails. “Hamas movementhas presented a list prisonersit wants to free, but Israelhas rejected to release all ofthem and has only agreedon a few number of them,”said al-Mzeini.

Xinhua

Volunteers play with Peng Shanghan, a 10-month old boy from BeichuanCounty, in Jiuzhou Indoor Stadium temporary resettlement zone, in Mianyang

city of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on 28 May, 2008. Over 100volunteers from all over the country, offered psychological assistance and

organized collective activities for the children there.� —XINHUA

Rescue workers check the area where a helicopter crashed into a building inPanama City, on 29 May, 2008. —XINHUA

Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,on 28 May, 2008.INTERNET

Greek Parliament ratifiesconstitution revision

processATHENS, 30 May — The

process on the revision ofthe Constitution wasconcluded with a vote bythe Parliamentary plenumon Tuesday night leadingto the adoption of threeproposals concerningchanges.

The plenum ratifiedthree out of the 38 revisionproposals on behalf of thelarge majority of deputiesof the ruling NewDemocracy, CommunistParty of Greece (KKE),Radical Left Coalition(SYRIZA) and PopularOrthodox Rally (LAOS)parties, while the mainopposition PASOK Partywas absent. A transitionalclause contained in theprevious Constitution, thathad become unnecessarydue to its implementation,is removed from the newConstitution. Accordingto Athens News Agency,the new Constitution will

be implemented uponpublication of the relevantbill and resolution in theGovernment Gazette,during the next 10 days,while at least five yearsmust pass for a newrevision of the con-0stitutional chart to takeplace. —Xinhua

Xinhua

All items from Xinhua News Agency

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Portugal calls for EU actionagainst high oil prices

LISBON, 30 May—Portugal urged the EuropeanUnion on Tuesday to take action against record-highoil prices, warning of the “worrying impact on economicgrowth.” The Economy Ministry said in a statementthat Economy Minister Manuel Pinho had written tothe European Commission’s Vice President, GuntherVerheugen, and Slovenian Prime Minister AndrejVizjack to find measures to curb high oil prices.

“In the short term, we need to identify possibleresponses,” Pinho said in the statement.

Slovenia currently holds the rotating EU presidency. The minister urged greater efforts to create a single

European energy market, greater energy efficiencyand greater use of renewable energies. —MNA/Reuters

Calderon unveils Nat’lplan to boost eco growth

MEXICO CITY, 30 May—Mexican President FelipeCalderon announced a national plan on Tuesday toboost the country’s economic growth to 5 per cent by2012.

The National Program of Funding to Development2008-2012 is expected to stimulate investment andboost economic growth in Mexico by raising publicincome, strengthening public finances and improvingfinance systems, said Calderon.

The program, announced by the president during ameeting with his Cabinet ministers, entrepreneurs andunion leaders, will also seek to strengthen the role ofbanks in development projects.

Low economic growth in Mexico, about 3.2 per centin 2007, is largely due to insufficient growth in totalproductivity and assets, said Calderon.

The president said the programme is expected toincrease annual investment in Mexico from 21.7 percent in 2006 to more than 25 per cent by 2012.

MNA/Xinhua

Mexico’s airline openstwice-weekly flights to Shanghai

Russia raises natural gas supply to Turkey

Benelux nations torenew economic

cooperation treaty BRUSSELS, 30 May—Belgium, the Netherlands and

Luxembourg have reached an agreement on a newBenelux treaty to replace the existing one in 2010,Dutch paper Financiele Dagblad reported on Tuesday.

The new treaty, which will “modernize andstrengthen” the existing partnership, will be signed bythe government leaders of the three countries at aceremony in The Hague on June 17, Dutch ForeignMinister Maxime Verhagen said in Brussels onMonday, following talks with his Belgian andLuxembourg counterparts.

The treaty establishing the Benelux Economic Unionwas signed in 1958 and came into force in 1960. Aimedat promoting the free movement of workers, capital,services and goods in the region, the treaty expires in2010. The Benelux was the first group of countries toengage in genuine economic cooperation in Europe.Its founding contributed to the founding of the EuropeanUnion. —MNA/Xinhua

MEXICO CITY, 30 May—Aeromexico, the largestairline in Mexico, hasopened twice-weeklyflights between theMexican capital andShanghai, China, an

Aeromexico spokesmansaid Tuesday.

The flights will faci-litate bilateral economic,cultural and tourismexchanges between thetwo countries, said the

spokesman.The opening of the

flights “is very importantfor reinforcing relationsbetween Mexico andChina, especially due tothe occasion of theOlympic Games inBeijing”, he said.

MNA/Xinhua

An Air Asia Airbus A320 sits on the tarmac while another Air Asia aircraft taxisat the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. AirAsia said on 29 Mayits net profits defied spiralling fuel prices to leap 86 percent in the first quarter,but that rising costs would impact on profit margins in the future.—INTERNET

Tuna at Tokyo’s

Tsukiji fish market.

Rising fuel costs may

force one third of

ocean-going long-line

tuna fishing boats

across the world to

halt operations, an

industry group said

recently.

INTERNET

ANKARA, 30 May—Russia’s gas giantGazprom raised dailynatural gas supply toTurkey on Tuesday, thesemi-official Anatolia

news agency reported.Gazprom raised the

amount of natural gastransferred to Turkey to30 million cubic metresper day, a statement byGazprom spokesmanSergey Kupriyanov wasquoted as saying.

Kupriyanov said in thestatement that Gazpromdecided to send additionalnatural gas to Turkey aftera blast cut a Iran-Turkeypipeline on Monday.Around 22 million cubicmetres of natural gas wastransported to Turkey viathe Blue Stream pipelineper day before the blast.

Gazprom is one of theworld’s largest gas

companies basicallyfocused on geologicalexploration, production,transmission, storage,processing and marketingof gas and otherhydrocarbons. Its missionis to provide effective andwell-balanced gas supplyto Russian customers andto safely implement long-term gas export contracts.

The 1213-kilometre-longBlue Stream is a majortrans-Black Sea gas pipelinethat carries natural gas fromRussia into Turkey. By2010, Blue Stream isexpected to operate at fullcapacity, delivering 16billion cubic metres of gasper year.—MNA/Xinhua

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NAY PYI TAW, 30 May—The National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee today issued the News Release No. 9 dated 30 May 2008.The full text of the news release is as follows:-

News Release No. 91. An ASEAN-UN International Pledging Conference participated by the UN Agencies, International Organizations and donor countries was held on 25

May 2008 in Yangon to assist the victims in the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis which hit Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008 causing extensive loss of lives

and property. The Conference decided to establish the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) comprising three representatives each from the Government of the Union

of Myanmar, the ASEAN and the United Nations Organization. The TCG will assist the rehabilitation programmes for the victims of Cyclone Nargis and

coordinate among the Government of the Union of Myanmar, the ASEAN and the United Nations Organization.

2. The Tripartite Core Group representing Myanmar comprises Deputy Minister U Kyaw Thu, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; U Aung Tun Khaing, Deputy

Director-General, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement; and U Than Aye, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.

Deputy Minister U Kyaw Thu has been appointed as Chairman of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG).

Date : 30-5-2008

Place: Nay Pyi Taw The National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee

Tripartite Core Group formed to assist rehabilitation programmes

YANGON, 30 May—To reconstruct the hall forYogis at Aungthukha Dhamma Yeiktha hit by thestorm in Bogyoke Village in Thanlyin Township,member of Myanmar Gold Entrepreneurs AssociationU Hton (U Hton Gold Shop) donated K 2 million tomark his 86th birthday, on 28 May.

Moreover, he donated K 3.65 million includingK 1 million for the storm victims through the MGEA, K100,000 each to Jivitadana Sangha Hospital, OrphanageParahita Tiger School, Kandawgale Little Sisters for thePoor, Kyimyindine School for the Blind, MaryChapman’s School for the deaf and dumb and theMental Health Specialist Hospital andK 50,000 to renovation to Kyaikkasan Pagoda. — MNA

U Hton Gold Shopdonates cash tostorm victims

NAY PYI TAW, 30 May—The Special AppellateBench comprising Deputy Chief Justice of SupremeCourt (YANGON) U Thein Soe, Supreme Court Judgesof Supreme Court (YANGON) U Khin Myint and UMyint Thein sitting at court room No 1 of the SupremeCourt (Nay Pyi Taw), delivered judgment of (six)special civil appeal cases on 26 May. And then theyheard (five) special civil appeal cases under section 7of the Judicial Law, 2000.—MNA

Six special appealcases judged

YANGON, 30 May—Myanmar Women’s AffairsFederation organized a ceremony to donate stationeryand school uniforms to the school-age children at thePadamya hall of Thanlyin No 1 Basic Education HighSchool in Yangon South District on 28 May.

First, MWAF Vice-President Daw Khin ThetHtay delivered an address.

Next, the vice-president, Patron of YangonDivision Women’s Affairs Organization Daw MarMar Wai and heads of departments of MWAF presentedstationery and school uniforms to the school-agechildren.

Afterwards, Yangon South District EducationOfficer U R Mya Lwin reported on school enrollmentmatters to them. —MNA

MWAF donates stationery,school uniforms toschool-age children

YANGON, 30 May—President of the Union ofMyanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce andIndustry U Win Myint, Vice-President U Aung Lwin,General Secretary U Sein Win Hlaing, CEC membersand executives visited Hleseikgyi and Kyondat villagetracts of Dedaye Township on 25 May.

Upon their arrival, they met the storm victimsand consoled them. Next, they donated bags of rice,

UMFCCI donates relief supplies to storm victimstarpaulin, drinking water bottles, solar lamps,medicines, soaps, foodstuff and clothing to the stormvictims and robes to monasteries. The donations wereK 40.9 million in total. The UMFCCI is organizinginternal and external donors to provide cash and kindto the storm victims in Ayeyawady and YangonDivisions while making arrangement to deliver reliefitems to the storm victims.—MNA

A storm victim family enjoys meals at relief camp in Labutta Township, Ayeyawady Division.—MNA

U Hton family provides cash assistance forstorm survivors.—MNA

MWAF Vice-President Daw Khin Thet Htaypresents stationery to students.—MNA

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YANGON, 30 May —Chairman of the FinancialSubcommittee Deputy Minister for Finance andRevenue Col Hla Thein Swe accepted cash donated bywellwishers for the storm victims at the Central Bankof Myanmar (Yangon Branch) in Yankin Townshiptoday.

At the donation ceremony, U Chit Sein-DawKyin Myaing of Hline Township donated K 100,000,members of the Commission for Holding Referendum

YANGON, 30 May—IL-67 flight carrying 34.69tons of office-used equipment, tarpaulins, twogenerators, three 1000-litre oil barrels, four 1000-litrewater tanks, eight oil filling pumps, eight extinguishersand toilet-used equipment donated by Cambodia-basedWFP, five C-130 flights carrying 52.43 tons of six life-boats, medical equipment and plastic rolls donated bythe USA, DC-8 flight carrying 37.423 tons of tarpaulinsdonated by Switzerland-based Doctors Without Borders,two AN-12 flights carrying 29.59 tons of medical

Yangon Mayorinspects

sanitation taskYANGON, 30 May —

Chairman of Yangon CityDevelopment CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin inspected layingconcrete on pavementsalong Pyay road inKamayut Township anddredging of drains forproper flow of water onboth sides of Pyay roadnear junction of Paramiand Pyay roads inMayangon Township thismorning.

The mayor gaveinstructions on durabilityof pavements andconstruction of drains andattended to the needs.

MNA

More international aids arrive at YangonInternational Airport

equipment, kitchen-used equipment and waterpurifying tablets donated by WFP, two A-310 flightscarrying 73.765 tons of plastic rolls and blanketsdonated by UK and DC-8 flight carrying 39.794 tonsof medicines, mosquito nets and tarpaulins donated byDubai-based IFRC arrived at Yangon InternationalAirport today.

Relief aids donated from abroad have been sentto storm-battered regions by vessel, helicopter andvehicle.—MNA

Cash continuously donated to storm victimsK 780,000, U Tin Sein and Daw Hla Myint ofMingaladon Township K 100,000, MyanmarPrinting and Publishing Entrepreneurs AssociationK 2,115,000, U Thein Zan and family of SouthOkkalapa Township K 25,000, All StatesInternational Co Ltd K 1 million, U Tin Maung Aye-Daw Khin Mya Mu of Kyauktada Township K100,000, students of University of MedicalTechnology (Yangon) for 2007-08 K 208,000, eightentrepreneurs K 500,000, Col Kyaw Thein (Retd)and family of Ngwe Kyaryan Avenue K 110,000, UHla Shwe-Daw Thaung Han of Hline Township K50,000, Western Command K 20 million, RakhineState PDC K 10 million, Padetha Ward 8 ofPyinoLwin Township K 111,000, 63 companiesthat are carrying out joint venture tasks with UMEHLK 251.1 million, Mr Inaki R de Azua, ArtecheGroup K 8,8404,000, Lt-Col Maung Maung Shein(Retd) of Shwepyitha Township K 150,000, Mr &Mrs Tan Ti Hor and family of Tian Seng HangTrading Co Sdn Bhd 5000 FECs, S$ 100,000accepted at the Myanmar Embassy in Singapore,Italian-Thai Development Public Co Ltd of ThailandUS$ 99,500, Mitsubushi Corporation (YangonBranch) 10,000 FECs, Olam International ofThailand US$ 2,885.50, the company in joint ventureof UMEHL US$ 200,000.

Today’s donations amounted toK 395,253,000, US$ 302,385.50, FECs 15,000 and S$100,021.83. — MNA

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aids

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arrive at

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Inter-

national

Airport.

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Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin inspectsdredging of drains near junction of Parami

and Pyay roads.—MNA

Sixty-one members of Kachin State Red CrossSociety pose for a documentary photo on 28May before their departure for Pyapon andBogale townships to take part in distributionof relief supplies, rescue and rehabilitation

tasks and health care for storm victims, underthe arrangement of Myanmar Red Cross

Society.—MNA

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Parents’ loving-kindness and goodwill towards offspring-2Kyaw Ye Min

(Continued from yesterday)Senior General Than

Shwe and party leftKyonda Village in DedayeTownship for Pyapon inPyapon District, andinspected rehabilitationtasks. At Saya ZawgyiHall, Minister Maj-GenSoe Naing andCommander Brig-GenKyaw Swe gave anaccount of work progress.In response to the report,the Senior General gaveguidance on measures forexpediting the works.Next, the Senior Generalinspected the shelters ofthe victims at relief camp(1) and consoled them. Healso inspected processesfor purifying waterthrough earthen pots forsupply of safe water to thevictims, andreconstruction of PyaponPeople’s Hospital.

The Senior Generalarrived at Dedaye inPyapon District at 12.15pm and inspected theconditions of the town andrehabilitation tasks by car.On arrival at the controloffice on Bogyoke Street,the Senior General heardreports by Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi on progressof rescue works in Dedaye,and Commander Brig-GenKyaw Swe and MinisterMaj-Gen Htay Oo, onsufficiency of rice,resumption of rice mills,regeneration of farmlands,and reconstruction ofembankments. Aftergiving guidance, the SeniorGeneral inspected the reliefcamp near Dedaye Bridgeand comforted the stormvictims.

In his guidance, the

Senior General said that thegovernment alone would notbe able to build a new nation;that in the process, theconcept that the new nationcould be built only when thegovernment, the people andthe Tatmadaw workedtogether was the nation’spolicy; that since theassumption of State duties,the Tatmadaw had beenbuilding the nation incollaboration with thegovernment and the peoplein accordance with thatpolicy; that up to that day,the nation had braved andsurmounted various formsof crises and difficulties

through the might of thethree forces; that measureswere being taken throughcollaboration of the threeforces to reconstruct thenation in the aftermath ofthe natural disaster; and thatmore steps would continueto be taken in line with theconcept to build the nationin future, so it was sure thatsuccess would be achievedin the long run like at present.The guidance is worthy ofserious consideration. It isthe Head of State that hasunderstood well the natureof the people. So, his visionand concepts well deserverecognition and admiration.

They are indeed invaluablework guidelines for us.

In the afternoon on 20May, the Senior General leftYangon by specialTatmadaw aircraft andarrived at Pathein inAyeyawady Division at12.35 pm. Accompanied byCommander Brig-GenKyaw Swe, the SeniorGeneral proceeded byhelicopter and arrived atLabutta at 3.50 pm. Heinspected Yadana Diparelief camp in Yadana Dipasports grounds andcomforted the victims.

He also encouraged thedoctors and health staff of

the medical team, doctorsand nurses of the clinic, andthe Thai medical team.Next, he proceeded toLabutta People’s Hospitaland consoled the victimsreceiving medical treatmentin the outpatient departmentand male ward.

At Bayintnaung hall,Minister Maj-Gen Tin Htut,who was closelysupervising the under-takings for rehabilitatingLabutta region, gave anaccount of work progress.The Senior General gaveguidance on attending tothe needs in the relief andrehabilitation works in

accordance with therequirements of the regionconcerned.

In the evening, theSenior General leftLabutta by car forMyaungmya. In fact, itwas not convenient for himto proceed by helicopter.So, out of desire to meetall the victims, he made alot of effort to get to theregion by car. Upon arrivalat Myaungmya, he wentto relief camp No. 4 atMyanmamya BasicEducation High School-4and cordially greeted andcomforted the victims.

(See page 9)

Senior General Than Shwe comforts storm victims at a relief camp in Pyapon Township. —MNA

Senior General Than Shwe consoles a child at Mawlamyinegyun Township People’s Hospital. —MNA

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Kyaw Ye MinParents’ loving-kindness and goodwill towards offspring-2

(from page 8)He also held a meeting with officials of the relief

camp, members of social organizations and localresidents. Next, he proceeded by car and arrived backat Pathein at night. The images of the Senior General,who continued the trip even in the untoward hoursand shared joys and sorrows with local people, willalways be on the mind of the local people. In addition,the loving-kindness and goodwill he showed for thepeople will be unforgettable for the regions and localpeople.

On the morning of 21 May, Senior GeneralThan Shwe left Pathein by Tatmadaw helicopter andarrived at Mawlamyinegyun in Ayeyawady Divisionat 9.30 pm. Minister Col Thein Nyunt reported onprogress of relief and rehabilitation tasks inMawlamyinegyun, and requirements. The SeniorGeneral gave guidance in response to the report, andinspected the condition of the town by car. At thetownship people’s hospital, he comforted the victimsreceiving treatment.

The Senior General arrived at Bogale in PyaponDistrict at 11.20 am. At the control office, MinisterBrig-Gen Thein Aung reported on progress of reliefand rehabilitation undertakings in the town. TheSenior General gave guidance on stepping up thetasks after laying down programmes in accordance

Senior General Than Shwe comforts patients at Bogale Township People’s Hospital. —MNA

Senior General Than Shwe comforts storm victims at a relief camp at No. 1 BEHS in Bogale. — MNA

with the objectives for relief and rehabilitation andpreparedness against natural disasters, and soonestconstruction of roads that go to the coastal areas.Next, he inspected the sample of low-cost houses forthe storm victims under the rehabilitation andreconstruction work programme. He also consoledthe patients in Bogale Township People’s Hospital.

Next, he cordially greeted and comforted thevictims at the relief camp in No. 1 BEHS, and inspectedthe clinic. He observed the rehabilitation andreconstruction works, and measures for resumptionof fisheries and saltern enterprise by car. In theafternoon, the Senior General helicoptered to Pathein.Then, he left Pathein by special Tatmadaw flight andarrived at Nay Pyi Taw in the evening.

During the inspection tour, the Senior Generalgave guidance on compilation of lists of ravagedhouses, religious buildings, schools, hospitals anddepartmental offices and projects to be laid down forrehabilitation and development undertakingsaccording to the lists. He also instructed officialsconcerned to set up routes for transportation of rice,

edible oil and salt for the victims and gave guidanceon rendering necessary assistance for local people toresume their transport services, farming and fisheries,thus encouraging local people and winning theadmiration of the entire people.

In compliance with the guidance of Head ofState Senior General Than Shwe, three phases –relief, rehabilitation and disaster preparedness–aresystematically under way in priority. Up to date,the government has spent huge funds amounting toover 70 billion kyats. As the first phase, thegovernment gave priority to emergency suppliessuch as food, shelter and medical care for thevictims. The Senior General also gave guidance onconstruction of seasonal huts for resettlement ofthe victims in their home towns, provision ofsufficient number of plastic sheets, construction of strong buildings in the dry season, and adequatesupply of CI sheets for the existing houses. Hisloving-kindness and goodwill for the people ismuch better than that a parent has for his children.As a matter of fact, he is dedicating his life to aprosperous future of the nation’s population ofover 57 million people.

Translation: MS(To be continued)Senior General Than Shwe comforts storm victims at a relief camp in Labutta Township. —MNA

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YANGON, 30 May — Under the arrangement ofMinistry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, amedical team from Thailand and a medical team ofMyanmar provided medical care to storm victims at arelief camp set up in Yadana Dipa Sports Ground inLabutta Township on 23 May.

Afterwards, Thai medical team led by Chairmanof Thailand Red Cross Society Dr Pichit Siriwan alsoprovided medical treatment to patients at the 5th-milerelief camp and met with members of Red CrossSocieties from Ayeyawady and Magway divisionswho are volunteering at the relief camp. The medicalteam from Thailand also inspected sanitation tasks andconstruction of fly-proof latrines at the 5th-mile reliefcamp near Kyaukmaw Village in Labutta Township.

Firefighters of Myaungmya District FireServices Department volunteered for transportation of5 tons of medicines donated by Thailand to the 5th-mile relief camp on 26 May.

MNA

Thai Medical Teamprovides medical

treatment to stormsurvivors in Labutta

Relief aid donated at home and from abroadto storm victims seen at a relief camp in

Maubin Township.—MNA

(from page 16)He comforted the storm victims in Kyaiklat,

provided cash for storm-stricken staff and exercisebooks, ball pens and cash assistance to the schoolchildren of the staff.

On 27 May, he visited Pyapon auto exchange andpresented exercise books, ball pens and cash assistanceto the school children of the staff.

In Bogale and Mawlamyinegyun, he gave

Communication servicesinspected in…

instructions on reconstruction of microwave tower andrepairs to telephone lines. In meeting with the staff ofMPC of Bogale and Mawlamyinegyun, he presentedexercise books, ball pens and cash assistance to thestaff’s school children.

During the inspection tour around Dedaye,Kungyangon and Kawhmu on 28 May, he gaveinstructions on programmes to be laid down as soon aspossible to reconstruct ravaged post office, telegraphoffice and auto exchanges. He also provided exercisebooks, ball pens and cash assistance for staff’s schoolchildren.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 30 May—Maj-Gen Tha Aye ofthe Ministry of Defence during his tour of Myeik,Taninthayi Division, accompanied by Chairman ofTaninthayi Division Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Coastal Region Command Maj-GenKhin Zaw Oo and officials concerned went on aninspection tour of Kabin dam project in Myeik Myothiton 25 May.

At the briefing hall of the project, ManagingDirector U Hla Than of Pyae Phyo Tun CompanyLimited and In-Charge Engineer U Kyaw Lin briefedMaj-Gen Tha Aye and party on accomplishment of theproject tasks. Next, Maj-Gen Tha Aye, CommanderMaj-Gen Khin Zaw Oo and party inspected constructiontasks at the project.

Kabin dam was built at a cost of over K 380million. It is 35 feet in height and 470 feet in length. Itcan store 45 million gallons.

Upon arrival at University of Technology(Myeik) project, Principal U Aye Min Tun and In-Charge Engineer U Thein Tun of Civil TechConstruction Company briefed Maj-Gen Tha Aye andparty on progress in building the university. Afterhearing the reports, Maj-Gen Tha Aye gave instructionson striving for timely completion of the constructiontasks meeting the set standards and greening tasks forthe university.

At the briefing hall of Myeik Myothit Project,Secretary of Taninthayi Division PDC U Than Winbriefed Maj-Gen Tha Aye and party on constructiontasks of Myeik Myothit and company entrepreneurstasks being carried out.

Next, the commander gave a supplementaryreport on remaining construction tasks. Afterwards,Maj-Gen Tha Aye gave necessary instructions andlooked into construction tasks of Myothit, incomingand outgoing of cargo vessels and berthing of vesselsat the jetties.

Maj-Gen Tha Aye looks into regional development tasks in MyeikNext, Maj-Gen Tha Aye paid homage to Maha

Theiddhi Pagoda and donated cash. Afterwards, hevisited monasteries in Myeik and paid homage toSayadaws and donated provisions and cash to them.

Later, he inspected the 1000-ton Cold Storage ofPyae Phyo Tun Company Ltd, and rubber productionof Pho Lamin Company. And he attended the workcoordination meeting of Taninthayi DivisionAgriculture Supervisory Committee. Next, membersof Supervisory Committee briefed Maj-Gen Tha Ayeon condition of regional rice security and cultivation of500,000 acres of monsoon paddy. After hearing thereports, Maj-Gen Tha Aye attended to the needs.Myiek District held the coordination meeting of road

works. In-Charge engineers briefed Maj-Gen Tha Ayeon progress of road works while DivisionSuperintending Engineer U Hla Soe and Chief EngineerU Zaw Win of the Public Works and Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw Oo gave supplementary reports.

Next, Maj-Gen Tha Aye attended to the needsand gave instructions on ensuring smooth and securetransport and focusing on timely completion of theroad works meeting the set standards.

Afterwards, Maj-Gen Tha Aye met with servicepersonnel of Development Affairs Department atdivision, district and township levels and gave a speechon the occasion.

MNA

Repaired Basic Education High School No. 5 seen in Labutta Township.—MNA

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An aerial view ofhouses flooded by hotmud from the crater of

a mud volcano inPorong, East Java

Province on 29 May,2008.—INTERNET

The 21.5 metre-long replica of a Phoenician ship is seen in its incomplete

state in Arwad island, an ancient Phoenician city state just off the Syrian

coast on 27 May, 2008. –INTERNET

Doctorate students of University of Fine Arts of Budapest work on a project byJanos Huebler and Nemere Kerezsi entitled ‘The Concrete’ that involves asmany as some twelve thousand books embedded in concrete, in the Centralis

Gallery of Budapest, on 29 May, 2008.—INTERNET

CHICAGO, 30 May—Senator Barack Obamasaid on Wednesday heexpected to become theDemocratic US presiden-tial nominee after nextweek and he is consideringan overseas trip that mayinclude Iraq.

After a hard-foughtprimary season againstrival Democrat HillaryClinton, Obama said thegeneral election race willbegin in earnest next weekafter the last two nomi-nating contests are held

PARIS, 30 May— Thelatest report by the Inter-national Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) has con-firmed the concerns of theinternational communityregarding Iran’s nuclearprogramme, the FrenchForeign Ministry has said,at the same time urgingTeheran to suspend itsuranium enrichment acti-vities.

In a detailed report, theIAEA has described anumber of activities thatcould be construed ashaving a “possible militarydimension” within thecontext of the Iraniannuclear programme, theForeign Ministry saidTuesday, noting that the

CALGARY (Alberta), 30 May — Two small childrenand three adults were found dead in a suburbanCalgary house on Wednesday in what police arecalling a domestic homicide, without releasing detailsof how they were killed.

Officers also found a one-year-old girl alive in thehome, located in a well-kept neighborhood in theWestern Canadian city, when they entered to check onthe residents at mid-morning.

MNA/Reuters

BOSASSO, 30 May — Somali authorities said onWednesday they had sent troops to a Dutch-ownedship seized by pirates and were prepared to use forceif necessary to release the vessel.

Gunmen seized the MV Amiya Scan and its nineRussian and Filipino crew as it passed through theGulf of Aden on Sunday, the latest in a string of pirateattacks off the coast of the anarchic country.

“We will use force to release the ship if necessary.We have sent troops on two ships towards Ras Bina,470 miles east of Bosasso, where the Dutch ship isbeing held,” Adde Muse, president of the Puntland, arelatively stable Somali Region, told Reuters.

MNA/Reuters

Obama expects to clinchnomination next week

in South Dakota andMontana.

Talking to reporters onhis plane from Denver toChicago, Obama was ask-ed if the race for theNovember general electionagainst Republican JohnMcCain begins afterTuesday’s votes. “Yes,”he responded. Asked if hewill be the winner of theDemocratic nomination atthat point, he said, “Ibelieve so.”

The Illinois Senator,46, predicted he would be

in a “pretty strong posi-tion” to clinch the nomi-nation after a Saturdaymeeting by party officialsand Tuesday’s votes. OnSaturday, Democraticofficials will work on acompromise over dis-puted nominating contestsin Michigan and Florida.Obama said a resolutionon how to seat thosedelegates would beimportant to “put theMichigan/Florida issuebehind us”.

MNA/Reuters

Iran urged to reassure Int’l communityover N-programme

multi-lateral agency haddescribed these activitiesas “seriously worrying”.

The report notes thatIran has not suspended itsuranium enrichmentactivities, which is inviolation of the resolu-tions of the United NationsSecurity Council, accord-ing to a statement publi-shed by the ministry.

In contrast to thedemands of the inter-national community, “ thecountry has done theopposite by accelerating

its enrichment activities inboth quantitative andqualitative terms,” said theministry.

“This information goesto confirm the concerns ofthe international com-munity regarding Iran’snuclear programme,” saidthe statement, which onceagain called on “Iran totake all the necessarymeasures to restore confi-dence regarding the exclu-sive peaceful purpose ofits nuclear programme.”

MNA/Xinhua

Somalia sends troops to freeseized Dutch ship

Canadian police find fivedead in home, baby alive

WASHINGTON, 30May—Using NASA’sSpitzer Space Telescope,scientists have found abizarre ring of materialaround the magneticremains of a star that blastedto smithereens, NASAreported on Wednesday.

The stellar corpse,called SGR 1900+14,belongs to a class of objects

Scientists find strange ring circling dead starknown as magnetars. Theseare the cores of massive starsthat blew up in supernovaexplosions, but unlike otherdead stars, they slowlypulsate with X-rays and havetremendously strongmagnetic fields.

“I was flippingthrough archived Spitzerdata of the object, and that’swhen I noticed it was

surrounded by a ring we’dnever seen before,” saidStefanie Wachter ofNASA’s Spitzer ScienceCentre, who found the ringserendipitously. Wachter islead author of a paper aboutthe findings in this week’sNature. Wachter and hercolleagues think that thering, which is unlikeanything ever seen before,formed in 1998 when themagnetar erupted in a giantflare. They believe thecrusty surface of themagnetar cracked, sendingout a flare, or blast of energy,that excavated a nearbycloud of dust, leaving anouter, dusty ring.

This ring is oblong,with dimensions of aboutseven by three light-years.It appears to be flat, or two-dimensional, but thescientists said they can notrule out the possibility of athree-dimensional shell.

MNA/Xinhua

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV OEL EXCELLENCE VOY NO ( )

Consignees of cargo carried on MV OEL EXCEL-LENCE VOY NO ( ) are hereby notified that the vesselwill be arriving on 31.5.2008 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie atthe consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S EAGLE SHIPPING CO, LTDPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

INVITATION TO TENDERTENDER NO. 4 T (C)/PASA/PW/2008-2009

1. Sealed Tender is invited by the Public Works, Nay PyiTaw Myanmar, The Ministry of Contruction for thesupply of STRAIGHT ASPHALT 80/100 GradeMetric Ton (10,000) in Drum.2. Tender Closing Date is (13.6.2008 at 15:00 PM)3. Tender Documents and detail specification are avail-able at the Public Works, Procurement section storesDivision, No (40) Public Works, Nay Pyi Taw, (2.6.2008)on Payment of Ks. 5000/- (Five Thousand Kyats.)4. Only bid from tenderer who has purchased tenderdocuments officially from Public Works will be acceptedfor evaluation.

Managing DirectorPublic Works, Ministry of ConstructionNay Pyi Taw Ph: 067 407581, 407577

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S Four million children bornin Pakistan every year

Iraqi Sunni Arab bloc suspends government talks

New Zealand apologizes toVietnam War veterans

Hamas still awaits Israeliresponse on Egypt’s proposal

Russian children posewith a wooden figure

of Cheburashka, apopular fairy tale

character, at aMoscow kindergarten,

on 29 May, 2008.INTERNET

ISLAMABAD, 29 May—Four million children areborn in Pakistan everyyear, the study of a seminarpointed out the southerncity Karachi on Tuesday.

Organized by theDepartment of PopulationSciences and Sociology,University of Karachi atthe campus, the seminarissued an statement thateight children are born inthe country every minute.

It said that about 80 percent of the births arehandled by the traditional

birth attendants at home.Because of this a womandies in every 20 minutes,according to theAssociated Press ofPakistan.

The statement furtherpointed out that thematernal mortality rate is25,000 to 30,000 everyyear mostly because ofhigh blood pressure,infection and accidentalabortion etc.

In India and Pakistanmaternal mortality per100,000 is over 500 and

350 in Bangladesh, 41 inMalaysia, 92 in Sri Lankaand 76 in Iran. As many as160,000 to 200,000 newborn babies die every yearin the country.

According to Dr FatehMuhammad Burfat,chairman of the Depart-ment, the main causes ofdeath of women at thechildbirth are high birthrate, anemia, untrainedtraditional birth atten-dants, lack of healthfacilities, ignorance etc.

MNA/Xinhua

BAGHDAD, 29 May—Iraq’s main Sunni Arabpolitical bloc said onWednesday it hadsuspended talks to rejointhe Shiite-led governmentafter a disagreement withPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over a cabinet post.

“We have suspendednegotiations with thegovernment and pulled outour candidates,” saidSalim al-Jibouri,spokesman for TheAccordance Front. He saidthe decision was takenafter Maliki objected to

one of their proposedcandidates for a cabinetposition.

The Accordance Frontpulled out of the nationalunity government lastAugust, demanding therelease of mainly SunniArab detainees in Iraq’sjails and calling for agreater say in securitymatters.

Persuading the bloc torejoin the government hasbeen a main aim of USpolicy in Iraq and is seenas a crucial step towardsreconciling Iraq’s warringfactions. Sunni Arabs havelittle voice in a Cabinetdominated by Shiites andKurds.—MNA/Reuters

WELLINGTON, 29 May—New Zealand formallyapologized on Wednesdayto its Vietnam Warveterans for unfair andharsh treatment theyreceived on their return.

Prime Minister HelenClark, who demonstratedagainst the war as a studentin the 1970s, made astatement in Parliament thatit was time to acknowledgethe service and sacrificesmade by the soldiers.

“The Crown extends toNew Zealand VietnamVeterans and theirfamilies an apology forthe manner in which their

loyal service in the nameof New Zealand was notrecognized as it shouldhave been, when it shouldhave been, and forinadequate support ex-tended to them and theirfamilies after their returnhome from the conflict,”Clark said in a preparedstatement, agreed withveterans’ organizations.

Veterans exposed to theAgent Orange defoliantused to destroy junglecover used by NorthVietnamese and Viet

Cong have also receivedcompensation.

New Zealand, then aclose ally of the UnitedStates, became involvedin the Vietnam war from1962 with a non-combatcontingent, but later sentinfantry and artillery unitsin the mid-1960s.

Nearly 3,900 membersof New Zealand’s ArmedForces served in Vietnam.Thirty seven were killedand 187 wounded. The lasttroops were withdrawn in1972.—MNAReuters

GAZA, 29 May—TheIslamic Resistance Move-ment, or Hamas, is stillawaiting Israeli clarifi-cations on questions raisedby the Islamic movementregarding an Egyptianoffer for a ceasefire inthe Hamas-controlledGaza Strip, a spokesmansaid on Wednesday.

Taher al-Nounou,spokesman for the

deposed Hamas govern-ment, added that thequestions were deliveredto the Egyptian mediatorswhen a Hamas delegationvisited Cairo last week.

He added that Hamas’stance regarding theceasefire will not alter.“The lull is mutual,simultaneous andcomprehensive... it can notbe discussed without

ensuring the lifting of thesiege and reopening thecrossings for thePalestinian people.”

Hamas and thePalestinian factionsaccepted the Egyptianproposal on ceasefire butIsrael demanded therelease of a soldierthat Hamas kidnapped in2006.

MNA/Xinhua

FE bank accountsfor donors at home

and abroadDonors at home and abroad may deposit in

and remit foreign currencies to the following accountsat Myanma Foreign Trade Bank opened for thecyclone survivors.

Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Sub-Committee Account for US$ is 1DA06-00002;Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Sub-CommitteeAccount for Euro 1EA06-00016 and Rehabilitationand Reconstruction Sub-Committee Account forSingapore $ is 1SA 06-00002.

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A monkey named Arthur controls a robotic armusing brain signals to pluck a marshmallow from

a skewer and stuff it into his mouth during anexperiment at the University of Pittsburgh in

a file photo.—INTERNET

A view of a piece of metal from an unidentifiedflying object found by fishermen southwest of

Kampot Province near the Cambodia-Vietnamborder, 91 miles west of Phnom Penh,

on 29 May, 2008.—INTERNET

An artist impression of the 375-million-year-old placoderm fish is seen in thisundated image released by Museum Victoria. Australian scientists unveiledon 29 May, 2008, the fossilised remains of the oldest vertebrate mother ever

discovered, a 375-million-year-old placoderm fish with embryo and umbilicalcord attached.—INTERNET

ATHENS, 30 May — Anexhibition depicting theconstruction and featuresof the new AcropolisMuseum opened at AthensInternational Airport onTuesday.

Titled “The NewMuseum of the Acropolis—Soon a new desti-nation”, the exhibitiongives visitors from aroundthe world a foretaste ofthe new museum,expected to open to thepublic later this year.

OTTAWA, 30 May— Acouple has been arrestedafter allegedly offering tosell a seven-day-old babygirl on the Internet for10,000 Canadian dollars(10,000 US dollars),Canadian police saidTuesday.

Police in the westerncoast city of Vancouverwere tipped off Friday bya woman who phoned tocomplain about the ad onthe Craigslist website,which described the babyas “very cute,” and said itwas looking for a goodhome.

Through the cellphone number posted onthe website, police

YOKOHAMA, 30 May— The UNICEF calledWednesday for concerted international efforts toimprove child survival and help African children tohave adequate access to healthcare.

The world has made progress in child survivalduring recent decades, reducing global under-fivedeaths to less than 10 million in 2006 for the first timeon record, said a UNICEF report released at the FourthTokyo International Conference on AfricanDevelopment (TICAD).

But as child deaths overall have fallen, Africa hasseen rising numbers since the 1970s, said the reportentitled “The State of Africa’s Children 2008,”UNICEF’s first document on African children.

Providing data and analysis of Africa’s situation,the report proposes concrete actions and programmesto improve child survival and urges all stakeholders,including governments and international organizations,to strive for the goals of maternal, newborn and childsurvival.

The three-day TICAD conference openedWednesday in Japan’s southeastern port city ofYokohama. Representatives from 52 African countries,55 international organizations and 16 regional agenciesfrom Africa are present at the quinquennial event,under the theme “Toward a Vibrant Africa: A Continentof Hope and Opportunity.” — MNA/Xinhua

GENEVA, 30 May —An infant in Bangladeshcontracted H5N1 bird fluand survived, in the SouthAsian country’s firsthuman infection with thevirus, the World Health

WASHINGTON, 30 May—Scientists from BrownUniversity has created the smallest iron oxidenanoparticles to date for cancer detection by magneticresonance imaging (MRI), the university announcedon Tuesday.

The research team created peptide-coated iron oxidenanoparticles about 8.4 nanometres in overall diameter.Then they injected the particles into mice andsuccessfully tested their ability to locate a brain tumourcell called U87MG.

The magnetic nanoparticles operate like tiny guidedmissiles, seeking and attaching themselves to malignanttumor cells. Once they bind, the particles emit strongersignals that MRI scans can detect.

The results have been published online this week inthe Journal of the American Chemical Society.Nanoparticles are important in MRI detection becausethey enhance what scientists refer to as the “contrast”between the background, such as water molecules inthe body, and a solid mass, such as a tumour.

They plan to test the particle’s ability to bind withother tumour cells in further animal experiments.

MNA/Xinhua

Scientists createcancer detecting

nanoparticles

UNICEF eyes child survival,urges to help African children

Exhibition on new Acropolis Museumopens in Athens

Open 24-hours andaccessible to everyone atthe airport, the show willrun until February 2009,providing up-to-date in-formation on preparationwork for the museum, aswell as its exhibits andservices.

In his address duringthe inauguration cere-mony for the exhibition,Greek Culture MinisterMihalis Liapis said thenew Acropolis Museum,as a thematic museum built

within the Acropolisarchaeological area and onthe remains of ancientAthens, will be a rarelandmark on the map ofworld museums.

The museum would bean added attraction forvisitors to Athens, saidLiapis, as the governmentwants the city to becomemore than a transitdestination by presentingits cultural heritage andmodern artistic endea-vours. —MNA/Xinhua

Canadian couple arrested for selling baby on Interneteventually found the babyin a Vancouver West Endapartment, which wasoccupied by four adultsincluding a 23-year-oldmother who wasbreastfeeding the infant

when police arrived. The mother and a 26-

year-old man werearrested and initiallycharged with publicmischief.

MNA/Xinhua

Young boy in Bangladesh recovers from bird fluOrganization (WHO) saidon Wednesday.

In a statement releasedin Geneva, the UnitedNations agency said a16-month-old boy fromKomalapur, Dhaka, deve-loped symptoms in lateJanuary and then recover-ed.

“The case was exposedto live and slaughteredchickens at his home,”the WHO said.“Specimens have been

collected from his familymembers and neighbours.All remain healthy todate.”

The H5N1 virus hasinfected millions ofbirds in much of Asia,Africa, and some parts ofEurope. Public healthexperts fear it could sparka human pandemic if itmutates into a form thatpasses easily betweenpeople.

MNA/Reuters

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S P O R T S

Brazil's Jade Barbosa competes on the beamduring qualification competition at the World cup

in Artistic Gymnastics in Moscow on 29 May,2008.—INTERNET

Tunisia's Selima Sfar returns the ball to VenusWilliams at the French Open tennis tournament at

Roland Garros stadium in Paris on 29 May,2008.—INTERNET

Switzerland'sRoger

Federerreturns the

ball toSpain'sAlbert

Montanesduring their

second roundmatch at theFrench Opentennis tour-nament in

Paris on 29May, 2008.INTERNET

Uzbekistan'sOtabek

Masharipovcompetes

on theparallel

bars duringthe qualifi-

cationcompetition

at theWorld cupin Artistic

Gymnasticsin Moscowon 29 May,

2008.INTERNET

Jennie Lee of the US tees off on the 17th hole,during a practice round for the Curtis Cup, TheOld Course, St Andrews, Scotland, on 29 May,

2008.—INTERNET

Italy to stick with trusted trident

Italian champions InterMilan sack coach Mancini

MILIAN, 30 May — Inter Milan coach RobertoMancini has been sacked, the Italian champions saidon Thursday. Media reports have said Jose Mourinho,out of work since leaving Chelsea in September, ispoised to take over.

Mancini's future had been in doubt since Inter'sdefeat by Liverpool in the last 16 of the ChampionsLeague in March, when he said he would quit at theend of the season only to change his mind the next day.

"FC Internazionale have informed RobertoMancini that he has been sacked as coach, in particu-lar because of the comments made by the coach at theend of the Inter-Liverpool match," a statement on theclub website (www.inter.it) said. —MNA/Reuters

Cuca quits Botafogo for second time in eight months

FIFA lifts Iraqi FootballAssociation suspension

SYDNEY, 30 May — Iraq's World Cup qualifieragainst Australia will go ahead as planned this week-end after FIFA agreed to temporarily lift their suspen-sion.

The match had been in doubt after FIFA announcedon Monday it was suspending the reigning Asianchampions in response to their Government's decisionto dissolve their National Olympic Committee.

However, FIFA agreed to revoke the ban after theIraqi Government provided written assurances that ithad not dissolved the Iraqi Football Association (IFA).

FIFA released a statement on Thursday confirmingit had lifted the ban so Sunday's World Cup qualifierwould proceed but warned Baghdad that it was onlyprovisional and had conditions attached.

FIFA said it still had concerns over the Iraqi Gov-ernment's attempts to control its national federationsand has called for a delegation from the Asian FootballConfederation (AFC) and the IFA to join it in Zurichto discuss the issues.

"This letter is a positive step, however it does notfully answer all of FIFA's concerns about the govern-mental attempts to control the Iraqi federations and theIraqi National Olympic Committee," the FIFA state-ment said. —MNA/Reuters

Capello praises Terry afterEngland victory

LONDON, 29 May — England coach Fabio Capellosaid he was delighted with England's 2-0 win over theUnited States and praised John Terry's role in thesuccess at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.

The Italian coach, speaking to reporters in hisrapidly improving English, said: "I am very happy forJohn Terry and very happy for the way we played.

"He had a very good game. He's a leader forChelsea and a leader for the national team."

Terry was one of seven players in the starting line-up who took part in the Champions League finalbetween Manchester United and Chelsea last Wednes-day when he was left traumatized after his missedpenalty in the shootout cost Chelsea the chance ofwinning the final.—MNA/Reuters

RIO DE JANEIRO, 30 May— Cuca quit as coach ofBotafogo for the secondtime in eight months onThursday as Brazil's coach-ing merry-go-aroundclaimed its sixth victim inlittle more than two weeks.

Cuca announced hisresignation one day afterhis side lost on penalties toSecond Division

Corinthians in the CopaBrasil semi-finals.

He previously left theclub in October but re-turned only 10 days laterwhen his replacementMario Sergio himself re-signed.

"I'm leaving my home,Botafogo has been a veryimportant club in my ca-reer," Cuca told a media

conference. "I'm not goingto return in a few days likeI did last time."

The flurry of coachingchanges began on 14 Maywhen Geninho quitAtletico Mineiro. He wasfollowed by AlexandreGallo, who left Figueirenseon 18 May and replacedGeninho the following day.

MNA/Reuters

LDU hold America away inLibertadores

MEXICO CITY, 29 May— Ecuadorean championsLDU held America to a 1-1draw away from home inthe first leg of their SouthAmerican LibertadoresCup semifinal on Tuesday.

Forward Luis Bolanosgave LDU, the firstEcuadorean team to reachthe last four since 1998, thelead in the 63rd minute be-fore Enrique Esqueda lev-elled 10 minutes later.

Both teams had a playersent off in a bad-temperedgame that produced severalskirmishes and blatant time-wasting from the visitors.

Champions Boca Jun-iors host Fluminense inBuenos Aires on Wednes-day in the other tie.

Bolanos had the two bestfirst-half efforts with shotsfrom similar positions justoutside the penalty area.The first was turned awayby America goalkeeperGuillermo Ochoa and thesecond clipped the outsideof the post.—MNA/Reuters

FLORENCE (Italy), 30May — Italy will start thefriendly against Belgiumwith their usual three-pronged attack, coachRoberto Donadoni saidon Thursday, althoughchanges in formation arepossible after experimentsin training.

Friday's match in Flor-ence is Donadoni's lastchance to hone his tacticsahead of next month's Euro2008 tournament in Aus-tria and Switzerland. "Wewill start off with the tridenteven if we decide upon theactual lineup in trainingtomorrow morning,"Donadoni told reporters.

Luca Toni is expectedto be the lone frontman withAlessandro Del Piero andAntonio Cassano, both re-called to the squad afterlong absences, pushing fora start in the wide berths.

"Those two are in goodcondition and this makes

me happy. We will try tolet everyone play a little,"Donadoni said.

The trident was not al-ways effective in Euro 2008qualification and Donadonihas talked at length aboutthe need to be flexible.Media reports said thecoach experimented withthree at the back in Thurs-

day's training. Earlier, the world

champions were addressedby Italian referees' chiefand former top officialPierluigi Collina, who toldthem to especially avoiddangerous tackles, divingand insulting the refereenext month.

MNA/Reuters

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During the past 24 hours, Southwest monsoon is advancing inthe Northern Myanmar areas, rain or thundershowers havebeen widespread in Kachin, Shan and Mon States, TaninthayiDivision, fairly widespread in Rakhine and Kayin States,Bagoand Yangon Divisions and isolated in the remaining areas withisolated heavyfalls in Kayin State and weather has been partlycoludy in Chin State. Day temperatures were (5°C) above Mayaverage temperatures in Taninthayi Division, (3°C) aboveMay average temperatures in Mandalay Division, (3ºC) be-low Mayaverage temperature in Shan State and about Mayaverage temperatures in the remaining States and Divisions.The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Nay PyiTaw (0.52) inch, Hpa-an (3.03) inches, Loileim (2.01)inches, Thaton (1.96) inches, Namhsan (1.74) inches,Dawei(1.11) inches and Tounggoo (0.98) inch.

Maximum temperature on 29-5-2008 was 90ºF. Minimumtemperature on 30-5-2008 was 73ºF. Relative humidity at(09:30) hours MST on 30-5-2008 was 79%. Total sunshinehours on 29-5-2008 was (3.0) hours approx.

Rainfall on 30-5-2008 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, and Kaba-Aye and (0.12) inch at Central Yangon . Total rainfall since 1-1-2008 was (28.70) inches at Mingaladon, (33.66) inches atKaba-Aye and (40.67) inches at Central Yangon. Maximumwind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from South at(18:30) hours MST on 29-5-2008.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak to moderate in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 31-5-2008: Rain or thun-dershowers will be isolated in Kayah State, lower SagaingDivision, scattered in Chin State, upper Sagaing, Mandalayand Magway Divisions, fairly widespread in Shan State,Yangon, Bago and Ayeyawady Divisions and widespread inthe remaining States and Divisions. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seas arelikely at times Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surfacewind speed in squalls may reach (35) to (40) mph. Seas willbe moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuous onset ofSouthwest monsoon are likely in the Northern Myanmarareas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for31-5-2008: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of cer-tainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for31-5-2008: One or two rain thundershowers. Degree of cer-tainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for31-5-2008: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of cer-tainty is (80%).

Weather outlook for first weekend of April 2008:During the coming weekend, likelihood of isolated rain orthundershowers in Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay Divisions,fairly widespread in Yangon Division.

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Make donations to the storm victims

� Everybody may make donations freely.� Everybody may make donations to any person or any area.

However, wellwishers are urged to avoid unsystematic donations and acts thatmay tarnish the image of the nation and its people.

NAY PYI TAW, 30 May—Officials today ac-cepted cash and kind worth K 411,896,150 donated tothe storm victims including cash and kind worth K1,096,250 by wellwishers from Shan State (South), K12,499,000 and relief supplies worth K 10,023,000 bydepartments concerned and wellwishers from Monand Kayin States, K 22,323,888 by wellwishers fromSagaing Division, clothes and foodstuff worth K701,900 for the fifth time by wellwishers from Manda-lay Division, K 251.1 million for the fifth time by theUnion of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd and K114,153,000 by wellwishers through the FinancialSubcommittee.

So far, the wellwishers have donated cash andkind worth K 10,598,902,814. — MNA

Wellwishers from States and Divisionscontinuously making donations

YANGON, 30 May—Deputy Minister for Com-munications, Posts and Tel-egraphs Maj-Gen TheinTun held a meeting withthe staff of Myanma Postsand Telecomnunications atthe auto-exchange inMyaungmya on 25 May.

He provided exercisebooks, ball pens and cashassistance to the schoolchildren of the staff.

On arrival at Labutta inthe afternoon, he gave in-structions on soonest repairsto the town post office, tel-egraph office and auto-ex-changes. He presented ex-ercise books, ball pens andcash assistance to the schoolchildren of the staff.

(See page 10)

Communication services inspected in Ayeyawady Division

Relief camp in Kyonda Village in Dedaye

Township gets solar power.

MNA

A library

seen after

being

repaired in

Bogale.

MNA

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