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Volume XVI, Number 51 5th Waxing of Nayon 1370 ME Sunday, 8 June, 2008

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* 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, 7 June – Chairman of NationalDisaster Preparedness Central Committee Prime Min-ister General Thein Sein, accompanied by Lt-GenMyint Swe of the Ministry of Defence, Central Com-mittee member ministers, the deputy ministers, thedirector-general of the Government Office and offi-cials, left Yangon by helicopter for Myaungmya ofAyeyawady Division this morning.

At the helipad, the Prime Minister met Chair-

Plans under way for settlement of stormvictims in new places or native lands

Prime Minister visits Ayeyawady Divisionman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander of South-West Command Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe, Chairman of Myaungmya DistrictPDC U Aye Han and officials.

Next, the Prime Minister greeted members of No4 special medical team led by Lt-Col Kyaw Zin Nyuntof the Directorate of Medical Services of the Ministry ofDefence, members of the medical team led by Dr MinMin Myo Lwin of the Ministry of Health and another

medical team led by Dr Kanrom of Thailand.The Prime Minister and party viewed health

care services being given by the medical teams to thestorm victims.

They also greeted storm victims from Pyinsaluand its surrounding villages and heard reports onconditions of health and accommodation and deliveryof relief supplies.

(See page 6)

Patients transferred from Bogale Township to Yangon getting on an ambulance. —MNA

At present, some foreign broadcasting stations are making attempts to undermine thenational unity under the pretext of Nargis. Those foreign broadcasting stations that areattempting to put the nation into a state of 1948-1949 are worse than Nargis. They also cited andinstigated the people to oppose the draft constitution before the national referendum was held.But Myanmar people were able to overcome the instigation of those broadcasting stations thatare worse than Nargis.

The enemy who is more destructive than Nargis

NGAR MIN SWE

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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, 8 June, 2008

Monsoon has now set in and it is time forfarmers to prepare for cultivation and toenter their farmland.

The cyclonic storm that occurred earlierlast month severely hit seven townships inAyeyawady Division and 40 townships inYangon Division. A large number of houseswere destroyed and draught cattle were killed.Moreover, salty water entered some cultivablefarmland in the storm-affected regions andsome farmlands were flooded.

Local organizations, departments,companies and other organizations arerendering assistance for cultivation of paddyin the farmlands. Food, shelter and healthcare services for those who would like to livein their original places are being provided.

Power tillers are being delivered toNgapudaw, Labutta, Mawlamyinegyun andBogale Townships in Ayeyawady Division.Departments concerned provide farmers withfarm equipment, fuel, paddy strains,fertilizers and pesticides after opening tractorstations in the regions. They also disbursecultivation loans to farmers.

Over four million acres of monsoon andsummer paddy of Ayeyawady Division areincluded in over 19 million acres of monsoonand summer paddy grown last year in thewhole country. The amount of the loss ofcultivation acreage in the storm was just0.036 per cent of Ayeyawady Division and0.009 per cent of the whole nation.

The government, national entre-preneurs, organizations and the people arerendering necessary assistance forrehabilitation of the storm-hit regions. Bydoing so, rice-growing Ayeyawady Divisionwill reach its target of sown acreage duringthe cultivation season.

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Yangon Division Supervisory Committee for EnsuringSecure and Smooth Transport meets

YANGON, 7 June—TheYangon DivisionSupervisory Committeefor Ensuring Secure andSmooth Transport held ameeting at the hall ofYangon CommandHeadquarters, here,yesterday evening.

Chairman of theSupervisory CommitteeChairman of YangonDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen HlaHtay Win viewed citytaxies that will run indowntown Yangon at fairprices and 12 XG JAO 150-8 brand motorcycles to beused by Yangon DivisionTraffic Police Force forenforcing traffic rules.

Next, the commandergave instructions onsecure and smoothtransport.

Those present reportedon ferries for universitystudents and matters relatedto traffic rules. Afterattending to the needs, thecommander made conclud-ing remarks. —MNA

Deputy Minister views salvage workYANGON, 7 June— Deputy Minister for Transport

Col Nyan Tun Aung on 5 June heard reports onsalvage of ships and tub boats, which sank and piledonto the banks, by Managing Director U Soe Tint ofIWT at the hall of IWT.

The Deputy Minister inspected conditions of

damaged and sunk ships, Myat Thanda ship which wasswept onto the bank at Myanma Industrial Port,repairing and docking of tub boats and ships at AhlonShipyard and pulling back three ships RoRo-2, Z-105and Yaykywe into the river from Gyaungwaing Village,and left necessary instructions.— MNA

City taxies that will run in downtown Yangon at fair prices. —MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win views 12 XG JAO 150-8 brand

motorcycles to be used by Yangon Division Traffic Police Force.—MNA

Deputy Minister Col Nyan Tun Aung inspects repair of barges to be used as floating jetties inAyeyawady Division.—TRANSPORT

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Crude prices rocket morethan 10 dollars

US military deaths in Iraq warat 4,092

WASHINGTON, 7 June — As of Friday, 6 June, 2008, at least 4,092 members ofthe US military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, accordingto an Associated Press count.

The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,332 diedas a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.

The AP count is one more than the Defence Department’s tally, last updatedFriday at 10 am EDT.

The British military has reported 176 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21;Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latviaand Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; andAustralia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one death each.—Internet

Five killed, seveninjured in bomb

attack in NW Pakistan

Both Arabs, Israelis lose asconflict continues

Demonstrators display placards during a rally in Kerbala, 80 km (50 miles)

southwest of Baghdad, on 6 June, 2008. Several thousand demonstrators

attended rallies in Sadr City, Kufa and Kerbala on Friday to protest against

talks between Washington and Baghdad on keeping US troops in Iraq after

2008, responding to a call by anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The

placards read, “No agreement with the US occupiers”. —INTERNET

Cirque du Soleilacrobats performduring a media

rehearsal of the show“Quidam” in Malaga,southern Spain, on 4

June, 2008.—INTERNET

Policemen guard a parking area in Dhok Kala Khan, where security officialsrecovered three vehicles with a large quantity of explosives in Rawalpindi, nearIslamabad, on 6 June, 2008. Pakistan boosted security in the capital Islamabadand neighboring Rawalpindi on Friday where three vehicles laden with explosives

were intercepted just days after attack on the Danish Embassy.—INTERNET

AMMAN, 7 June —Jordan’s King AbdullahII said as the conflictbetween Arabs andIsraelis continues, peopleon both sides lose, localdaily The Jordanian Times

reported on Thursday. The King made the

remarks when addressingthe Oxford University onchallenges facing theMiddle East onWednesday, the report

said. Speaking on the eveof the 41th anniversarymarking the eruption ofthe 1967 Arab-Israeli war,the King said war remainsa consistent feature in theMiddle East, whileconflict has been relegatedto the annals of history formost of the developedworld. Abdullah said that“4 June, 1967 marks thelast day a Palestinian livedfree of occupation”.

“It is time to helppeople win. For Pales-stinians, justice and afuture, in an independent,sovereign and viable state.For Israelis, recognitionand security — a securitythat isolation, behind wallsand military forces cannever bring,” he said.

MNA/Xinhua

NEW YORK, 7 June— Crude prices rocketedmore than 10 US dollarsin a day on Friday,approaching 140 dollarsa barrel on weak dollar

and Morgan Stanley’sforecast.

Friday’s surge was thebiggest single-day priceincrease in the history ofthe New York Mercantile

Exchange crude contract. The dollar weakened

against other currencies ondata showing the USeconomy lost jobs for afifth straight month andthe unemployment rateshot up to its highest inmore than three years.

Crude prices alsoboosted by MorganStanley’s report, whichpredicted oil prices wouldhit 150 dollars by earlyJuly.

Light, sweet crudefor July delivery rose10.75 dollars to 138.54dollars a barrel on theNew York MercantileExchange after hitting139.12 dollars earlier.

Internet

ISLAMABAD, 7 June —At least five people,including three police-men, were killed andseven others were injuredin a bomb attack innorthwestern Pakistan onFriday night, local mediareported.

The attack occurred

in Dera Ismail Khan, a cityof North West FrontierProvince (NWFP), when aremote control bombexploded near a policemobile van, News NetworkInternational (NNI) newsagency reported. Furtherdetails are not available.

Internet

Clinton backs Obama and bows outWASHINGTON, 7 June — Democrat

Hillary Clinton on Saturday threw her“full support behind” Barack Obamato be the next US president as sheformally ended her historic bid for theWhite House.

“The way to continue our fightnow, to accomplish the goals for whichwe stand is to take our energy, ourpassions, our strengths and do all wecan to help elect Barack Obama, thenext president of the United States,”she told thousands of cheeringsupporters.

“Today, as I suspend my campaign,

I congratulate him on the victory he haswon and the extraordinary race he hasrun. I endorse him and throw my fullsupport behind him.”

INTERNET

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Palestinian Hamas supporters attend a Hamas rally calling for the end ofIsraeli sanctions, at the Rafah border in the southern Gaza Strip on 6 June,2008. Egypt deployed hundreds of riot police along the border with the GazaStrip on Friday, fearing hundreds of Palestinian protestors may try to storm

the Rafah crossing, security officials said.—INTERNET

A wildfire spanning over 20,000 acres burns on 5June, 2008, in Tyrrell, Hyde and WashingtonCounties, NC. The wildfire that started on a wildliferefuge in rural eastern North Carolina and burnedinto privately owned rural land doubled in size as itsent smoke and ash as far away as the Outer Banks and neighboring Virginia.—INTERNET

Residents walk across a damaged bridge over thePen Jiang River which connects to the Tangjiashanquake-lake in Qinglian town of earthquake-hitJiangyou county, Sichuan Province on 5 June, 2008.—INTERNET

Pakistan protests US missilestrikes in tribal areas

McCain raises $22m in May

Israeli Army halts Gaza oilsupply due to rocket attack

Two soldiers die as helicoptercrashes in S Afghanistan Turkey Army says working

with Iran on PKK strikesISTANBUL, 7 June — Turkey’s military is cooperating

with Iran by sharing information and coordinatingstrikes against PKK guerillas in northern Iraq, a seniorTurkish general said on Thursday.

“We haven’t done it (coordinated strikes) for one ortwo months but we would do it if necessary,” GeneralIlker Basbug, head of the land forces and the secondmost powerful man in the Turkish military, told reportersat a security conference.

The Turkish military has regularly attacked KurdistanWorkers Party (PKK) rebel positions this year in themountains of northern Iraq, where several thousandsare believed to be holed up. Turkish troops conducteda large-scale incursion across the border in February.

Iranian forces have often clashed in Iraqi borderareas with rebels from the Party of Free Life ofKurdistan (PJAK), an offshoot of the PKK. Analystssay PJAK has bases in northern Iraq from where theyoperate against Iran.

The European Union and the United States are keenfor NATO-member Turkey, which says it is defendingitself against a terrorist organization, to keep its attacksin northern Iraq limited to avoid destabilising Iraq andthe wider region. — MNA/Reuters

ISLAMABAD, 7 June —Pakistani Foreign MinisterShah Mahmood Qureshisaid Thursday the govern-ment had protested to theUS and NATO forces inAfghanistan over airstrikesin the country’s tribalregions.

Over 10 people werekilled and scores of othersinjured in a US missilestrike at Pakistan’s tribalregion of Bajaur lastmonth.

“A very strong protest

has been launched at everylevel including the UnitedStates and NATO,”Qureshi told the NationalAssembly.

“Even the PrimeMinister took up the issuewith (US) President Bushduring his meeting atSharm el-Sheikh lastmonth and expressedconcern and anxiety of thepeople of Pakistan,”Qureshi said.

Pakistan is aware of theinternational obligations

regarding war on terror,but Pakistan will notcompromise on its nationalinterests and sovereigntywhile curbing the menace,he said.

“The government isdetermined to re-establishits writ in the Tribal Areasthrough political meansand socio-economicdevelopment but it wouldnot shy away if it has to usepower for this purpose,”said Qureshi.

MNA/Xinhua

ST PETERSBURG

(Florida), 7 June —Republican USpresidential candidateJohn McCain raised 22million US dollars in May,beating his April amountafter a month focused onraising cash, a campaignsource said.

McCain, an Arizonasenator who has wrappedup his party's nomination

to run in November'selection, raised 18.5million US dollars and had21.8 million US dollars inthe bank at the end ofApril, according to figuresfiled with the FederalElection Commission.

The source did not sayhow much cash McCainhad at the end of May.

McCain has spent alarge chunk of his time

raising money in betweencampaign stops whileDemocrats Barack Obamaand Hillary Clinton —who have both outraisedMcCain — dueled overtheir party's presidentialnomination.

Fund-raising figuresfor May are not due to theFEC until later this monthfor all of the candidates.

Obama, who clinchedhis party’s nomination onTuesday, raised 30.7million US dollars inApril, FEC filings show.He had 46.6 million USdollars in the bank at theend of that month, withdebts of two million USdollars.— MNA/Reuters

KABUL, 7 June — Twoservice members of theUS-led Coalition forceswere killed in a helicoptercrash Thursday afternoonon a routine-maintenancemission near Kandahar ofsouthern Afghanistan, theCoalition said.

“The cause of theincident is currently underinvestigation, howeverthere were no reports ofhostile activity in relationto the crash,” the US-ledmilitary said in a Pressrelease issued fromBagram Air Field, 50kilometres north ofAfghan capital Kabul.

The Coalition did notrelease the casualties’nationalities. Around20,000 multi-nationalforces, majority US

troops, are deployed underthe flag of Coalition forcesacross Afghanistan,fighting militants andhelping with reconstruc-tion process.

MNA/Xinhua

JERUSALEM, 7 June —Israel Defence Forces(IDF) on Wednesdayceased oil transfers to theGaza Strip after a Qassamrocket hit the Nahal Ozfuel terminal.

The spokesman of IDFtold Xinhua that the rocket

fired by Palestinianmilitants hit the Gaza sideof the Nahal Oz crossing.One Palestinian workerwas severely wounded.

No Palestinian militantgroup has claimedresponsibility for theattack amid ongoing

similar home-made rocketattacks targeting Israelicommunities along theborder with the Gaza Strip.

MNA/Xinhua

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Bollywood actorAbhishek Bachchan andhis wife Aishwarya RaiBachchan arrive for theworld premiere of thefilm "Sarkar Raj"during the InternationalIndian Film Academy(IIFA) awards inBangkok, on 6 June, 2008.—INTERNET

The Hartford Police Department provided this image taken from asurveillance video showing a man, lying in the street, center frame, just aftera car hit him, on 30 May, 2008 in Hartford, Conn. The 78-year-old man wastossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver, and car after car zoomed by as

he laid motionless on the busy city street. —INTERNET

Model Sarah Brandner poses for photographersduring a presentation of a new Dirndl collection bya Munich based designer for the Euro 2008 Soccer

Championships in Munich, southern Germany,on 6 June, 2008.—INTERNET

Combined forces raid Thaisouthernmost province

Obama toughens Iran stance, backs Israel on Jerusalem

Four Polish miners killed in pit accident

Seven killed in road accident in Ukraine KIEV, 7 June — Seven persons were killed and two others were seriously injured

after a minibus and a truck collided on the highway near the Ukrainian capitalKiev, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Wednesday.

The accident took place at Wednesday noon. The minibus suddenly lost controland crashed into the truck. The injured was taken to a hospital immediately,witnesses said. The cause of the accident is under investigation. — MNA/Xinhua

Sudan bars US firms fromDarfur contracts

EL FASHER, 7 June —Sudan said on Thursday itwas banning UScompanies fro mworkingwith international peace-keepers in Darfur andwould not renew a contractheld by a unit of US defencefrom Lockheed MartinCorp.

The move deepened arift between Africa’sbiggest country and theUnited States, which thisweek suspended talks on

normalizing ties after adecade of US sanctions.

“We are not going toallow American com-panies in this country withthe mission in Darfur,” saidSudan’s Ambassador to theUN AbdalmahmoudAbdalha-leem, at the startof a visit by the UNSecurity Council of Darfur.

“There are sactions —so they can not benefit.Why are they sanctioningus?”

Abdalhaleem addedSudan would not renew anenegineering contract heldby PA&E, a 100 per centowned subsidiary ofLockheed Martin, when itfinished in July.

US, Sudan envoyRichad Williamsonsuspended talks onnormalizing relations withSudan this week, sayingnorthern and southernSudanese leaders were notserious about ending recentclahses that thave stokedfears of a return to civilwar.

Relations have beenfurther strained byWashington’s use of theword “genocide” for thedarfur conflict — adescription that Khartournrejects.

MNA/Reuters

BANGKOK, 7 June —More than 600 combinedsecurity forces on Thursdayswooped on some 60 targetsin five districts in Thailand’ssouthernmost province ofNarathiwat, detaining atleast nine suspects.

Two of the arrestedwere suspects with arrestwarrants. Three were takenfor possessing marijuana,three for further questioningand one held under thecontroversial martial law,local news network TheNation reported.

Thailand's threesouthernmost provinces --

Yala, Narathiwat andPattani have been troubledwith insurgency-relatedviolence which has claimedmore than 3,000 lives sinceit resumed in early 2004.

MNA/Xinhua

Manila to buy 10 militaryhelicopters from Singapore

MANILA, 7 June — The Philippines is negotiating tobuy 10 second-hand combat helicopters from Singaporeto beef up the military’s efforts to defeat Muslim andCommunist rebels, a senior general said on Wednesday.

The Air Force general, speaking on condition ofanonymity, told Reuters the government had allocated400 million pesos (nine million US dollars) to buy thenight-capable refurbished aircraft from Singapore in acommercial deal.

“This is not the first time we’re entering into a dealwith Singapore to acquire US-made UH-1Hhelicopters,” the general said, adding 20 similar single-engined aircraft had been transferred by Singapore in2005.

The Philippines has 40 helicopters, mostly second-hand, donated by the United States as part of militaryassistance to fight communist New People’s Armyrebels and Muslim militants with ties to JemaahIslamiah.— MNA/Reuters

WARSAW. 7 June — Atleast four miners have beenkilled and more than 20 othersinjured in an explosion insouthern Poland, officialssaid on Thursday.

Three of the injuredminers are in a seriouscondition following theaccident, which occurred

late on Wednesday nightat the Borynia mine,TVN24 reported.

Jaroslaw Zagorowski,head of the company that

runs the mine, said theaccident was probablycaused by a methaneexplosion, TVN24 webportal said. — MNA/Reuters

WASHINGTON, 7 June —Barack Obama toughenedhis terms for diplomacy withIran and backed Israel'sstance on Jerusalem onWednesday in his firstforeign policy speech sincecapturing the Democraticnomination for USpresident.

The Illinois senatorvowed to stop Iran fromacquiring a nuclear weaponand insisted Jerusalemshould be the undividedcapital of the Jewish state ina speech to the AmericanIsrael Public AffairsCommittee, a pro-Israellobby group.

Obama, who clinchedthe nomination on Tuesday,has faced wariness amongJewish voters over hiscommitment to Israel,buoyed partly by a rumourcampaign suggesting he isa Muslim and that hisadvisers have a pro-Arabbent. — MNA/Reuters

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(from page 1)Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister

said that after the storm, the government gave priorityto undertaking relief task as soon as possible. He addedthat arrangements were made for carrying out the tasksfor storm survivors. Now, more than a month hadpassed. If the victims want to live in the regions whererelief camps are being opened, arrangements will bemade for resettling them there. In addition, the govern-ment will fulfil the requirements of basic needs forthem to a certain degree for some time, he said.

The Prime Minister continued to say that ar-rangements are being made for fulfilling the require-ments of those who want to live in native regions in thetemporary and permanent settlements. Furthermore,temporary tents will be built for the victims in theirregions. After construction of the temporary tents, thevictims will be transported from the relief camps totheir native regions. If the native regions are in goodconditions to build permanent houses, the governmentwill make plans for construction of their houses, hesaid.

He said rations for one week will be providedfor those who would like to return to their places fromthe relief camps. Moreover, the nearest relief campswill make arrangements for fulfilling food requirementsin the long run. Officials concerned of the camps havefulfilled the needs such as clothing, utensils, mosquitonets and blankets.

He said arrangements will be made for thosewho are engaged in agriculture to supply power tillersand paddy strains and for fishermen fishing equipment.The government, on its part, will provide assistance forthe storm victims for more improvement of their livingstandards than ever before, he added.

Despite the supply of basic needs of the peopleincluding transport, untrue news stories regarding thegovernment’s measures are being broadcasted bysome unscrupulous persons and organizations with

Plans under way for settle-ment of storm victims…

School children being taught at make-shift tents of Thuwunna BEHS in Thingangyun Township. (News reported)— MNA

negative views, he said.The Prime Minister spoke of the need for the

victims to work hard relying on their own strength.The Prime Minister and party went to

Myaungmya Agricultural Institute and greeted theorphans. The Prime Minister gave instructions onbringing up the orphans and creating new happy life.

They went to Saluseik Village by helicopter inLabutta Township. The Prime Minister together withthe region in-charge Minister Maj-Gen Tin Htut metvillage people and asked them about supply of goodsand their living conditions and health care services.

The Prime Minister inspected the conditions ofSaluseik village, and repair to the wells into whichseawater entered.

He also inspected the temporary shelters andcomforted the victims in the village, saying that thegovernment would continue to carry out rehabilitationand reconstruction tasks including rescue works.

More roads would be built in the areas in com-pliance with the guidance of the Head of State. Theroads would contribute not only towards regionaldevelopment but also towards disaster preparednessmeasures, he said.

The government would take measures to im-prove the living standards of the storm victims, he said.

The Prime Minister presented a CDMA 450telephone of the Myanma Posts and Telecommunica-tions to the secretary of the Village USDA for bettercommunications. Then he also presented cash assist-ance to the officials of the village USDA to open afoodstuff shop for the convenience of Saluseik andMigyaungaing villages.

The Prime Minister left the village by helicopter

at 12.30 pm.On arrival at Hsincheya Village in Labutta Town-

ship, the Prime Minister cordially greeted the villag-ers, the doctors and nurses who are providing healthcare to the villagers, service personnel, and membersof social organizations.

He touched upon the programmes for rehabili-tating the storm-hit areas including Hsincheya Village,and presented a CDMA 450 telephone of the MyanmaPosts and Telecommunications to an official of theVillage USDA for the convenience of the village.

The Prime Minister proceeded to Third Milerelief camp in Labutta Township, and inspected thecamp by car.

At the control office, Director-General of theDepartment of Human Settlement and Housing Devel-opment U Aung Win reported on his survey at theplaces, 3 miles, 5 miles and 7 miles from Labutta forextension of Labutta Myothit, conditions of the places,and potential for establishing a new town.

Minister for Cooperatives Maj-Gen Tin Htutwho was supervising the tasks for enlarging Labuttareported on the lands chosen for the new town, Com-mander Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe, on the places whereoffices, departments and buildings could be built.

In response, the Prime Minister asked somequestions about the plan and fulfilled the require-ments.

He viewed the sample of school buildings forthe education of the students. Next, he viewed thesample of the temporary school building built of localproducts, and a make-shift school building built oftarpaulin and gave instructions to officials concerned.

The Prime Minister greeted the officials fromvarious organizations who are engaged in the recon-struction tasks, and doctors and health staff who aregiving health care to the victims in Labutta Township.

Prime Minister General Thein Sein cordiallygreeted the members of the Japanese medical team ledby Dr Kanai Kaname, and had a look at the medicaltreatment to the victims.

The Prime Minister and party left the Third Milerelief camp in Labutta Township by helicopter andarrived at Pathein at 2.10 pm.—MNA

Rations for one week will be provided for those who

would like to return to their places from the relief camps.

Moreover, the nearest relief camps will make arrangements

for fulfilling food requirements in the long run.

Arrangements will be made for those who are engaged

in agriculture to supply power tillers and paddy strains

and for fishermen fishing equipment.

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YANGON, 7 June —Two IL-76 and one AN-12flights carrying 75.226 tonsof milk-powder, tents,

YANGON, 7 June—Presiding NayakaSayadaw Dr BhaddantaKovida of MyitzimaGonyi Mahasi SasanaYeiktha near NationalRaces Village in Thakayta

YANGON, 7 June — Aceremony to seek theOvadakatha for all-roundrenovation and re-hoistingSeinbudaw (diamondorb), Hngetmyatnadaw(pennant-shaped vane)and Htidaw (umbrella)atop Kyaikkasan Pagodahit by the storm was heldat the pagoda inThingangyun Townshipon 5 June.

Joint Secretary ofState Sangha MahaNayaka CommitteeD v i p i t a k a d h a r aDvipitakakovida Agga

Myitzima Gonyi Sayadaw makesmore donations

Township has so fardonated cash and kindworth K 700 million to thevictims of various storm-hit regions.

On 5 June, Daw AyeYi, on behalf of the

Sayadaw, donated 100 setsof robes, 100 umbrellas, 100slippers, 70 fans and 100 CIsheets worth K 1.1 millionto storm victim monks tothe Ministry of ReligiousAffairs, here.—MNA

YANGON, 7 June —Yangon DivisionMaternal and ChildWelfare SupervisoryCommittee held aceremony to donate nunrobes and provisions tostorm-hit nunneries inYangon East and SouthDistricts at Sasana Gonyinunnery in ThingangyunTownship this morning.

Yangon Division MCWSC donates cashand kind to storm-hit nunneries

Chairperson ofYangon DivisionMCWSC Daw Mar MarWai and party presented K100,000 and 500 nun robesworth K 3.5 milliondonated by YangonDivision MCWSC, 80bags of rice worth K2,725,550, 80 viss of salt,80 viss of gram, 180 viss ofedible oil, 182 viss of onion

donated by Yangon EastDistrict and 18 bags of riceworth K 1,015,000, 50 vissof edible oil and 250 vissof salt donated by YangonSouth District to nunneriesthrough the PresidingNayaka Nun of SasanaGonyi nunnery.

Next, they asked afterthe health of the nuns in thenunnery. — MNA

Renovation of Kyaikkasan PagodacoordinatedMaha Pandita Agga MahaK a m m a t h a n a c a r i y aKalewa Tawya SayadawBhaddanta Jagarabhi-vamsa gave an openingOvadakatha. Kyaikhtih-saung Sayadaw AbhidhajaAgga Maha Saddham-majotika BhaddantaPannadipa explained thetasks for the pagoda.

O v a d a c a r i y aSayadaws of the pagodagave speeches andreviewed the supplicationof the members of thepagoda board of trusteesand officials.

Next, they viewedthe damaged Seinbudaw,Hngetmyat-nadaw andHtidaw.

Also present on theoccasion were Adviser tothe State Peace andDevelopment Council UArnt Maung, Chairman ofthe pagoda board oftrustees Thiha Thud-hamma Manijotadhara UTin Shwe (Hsinmin) andwell-wishers.

Zay Gabar Co Ltdwill sponsor the all-roundrenovation of the pagoda.

NLM

More relief aids arrive at YangonInternational Airport

office-used materials,tarpaulins, energy biscuitdonated by Thai-basedWFP arrived at Yangon

International Airport at 7.45am, 10.35 am and 3.17 pm.Jet star flight carrying 45boxes of variety medicinesdonated through MyanmarEmbassy in Singapore, fourC-130 flights carrying28.02 tons of candles,spoons, curry-pots,blankets, mosquito nets,soaps, fiber cups, plasticbuckets, fiber water-bags,two water purifiers and two10,000-litre water tanksdonated by USA, AN-12flight carrying 6 tons ofnylon robes, plastic bucketsand mosquito nets donatedby Switzarland-basedDoctors Without Borders,IL-76 flight carrying 38.67tons of tarpaulin donatedby Indonesia-based doctorswithout borders arrived atYangon InternationalAirport today.

Relief suppliesdonated from abroad havebeen sent to storm-hitregions by helicopter, carand ship.—MNA

Daw Mar Mar Wai offers alms to nuns in Yangon East and SouthDistricts.—MNA

WFP-donated items arrive at Yangon International Airport.—MNA

The congregation seeks ovadakatha from Sayadaws for all-roundrenovation of Kyaikkasan Pagoda.—NLM

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 8 June, 2008

Floating hospitals in service of storm victim patients in Bogale,Pyapon and Labutta townships of Ayeyawady Division

Article: Maung Maung Myint SwePhotos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

I have heard thenews for many days thathealth care services arebeing provided to stormvictims of AyeyawadyDivision on board floatinghospital, and that healthstaff went to the storm-hitvillages by boat for givingmedical treatments to thelocals.

However, someforeign media said that theeffective health careservices were not given tothe storm victims. To knowhow health care servicesare being providedeffectively to the victimson board floating hospital,I sought an interview withDeputy Director-GeneralDr Win Myint of theDepartment of Healthunder the Ministry ofHealth.

In the interview,Deputy Director-GeneralDr Win Myint said, “TheMinistry of Health dailysupervises medical teamsto give health care servicesto the victims in the storm-hit regions as soon aspossible going there byland and by boat.”

After the storm, theMinister for Healthorganized six emergencymedical teams comprisingspecialists, assistantsurgeons and nurses topromptly give medicaltreatments to the stormvictims of AyeyawadyDivision. The medical teamswent right down to thegrassroots-level by land andby boat.

In providing healthcare services to the victimsby boat, Dr Win Myintexplained, “Three medicalteams formed with 13members each comprisinga physician, a pediatrician,an orthopaedist, apsychiatrist, a dentist,assistant surgeons and malenurses gave medicaltreatments to the victims inBogale, Labutta and Pyapon

townships on board threeships namely Taing Aye, TaTaing Hmwe and Way ThanTayar from 19 to 25 May.”

In doing so, themedical teams carried outmedical treatments for thevictims on board the vesselsTaing Aye in BogaleTownship, Ta Taing Hmwe

in Pyapon Township andWay Than Tayar in LabuttaTownship.

Dr Win Myintcontinued to say, “In earlydays, the medical teams onthe floating hospitals weresubstituted with new teams

once a week. Later, theteams discharged theirduties for 10 days. Atpresent, the teams werechanged with new ones onlyonce in every two week.When the ships berthed atthe jetty, local storm victimsreceived medical treatmenton board the ship. Likewise,

the medical teams providedhealth care services to thestorm victims from thevillages going there byboat.”

Every floatinghospital was facilitatedwith clinic room, medicinesand dental chair forenabling the victim patientsto receive free medicaltreatment on variouscomplaints and diseases.Furthermore, theemergency patients weretransferred to the nearesthospitals or the generalhospitals in Yangon.

With regard to therequirements of medicinesfor the floating hospitals, DrWin Myint explained, “TheCentral Medical Store Depotunder the Ministry of Healthis supplying necessarymedicines to the floatinghospitals. Carrying adequatemedicines on board thefloating hospitals, the victimpatients could undergoproper medical treatment byspecialists.”

He added, “Most ofthe victim patients receivedthe treatments on dental and

other common diseases. Sofar, there has been nooutbreak of infectiousdisease, and patients withinfectious diseasecomplaint were very rare.In the works, the floatinghospital daily providedhealth care services to about1,000 victim patients in total,and these were commoncomplaints.”

Three seven-member male medical teamsincluding specialists andmale nurses went again toBogale, Labutta and Pyapontownships in three ships

namely Taing Aye, Ta TaingHmwe and Way Than Tayarfrom 22 to 28 May for givingmedical treatment. For the

third time, three seven-member medical teamsincluding male doctors,dentists and male nursesalso provided health careservices to the locals atthe same venues on boardthe same floatinghospitals from 29 May to7 June.

Likewise, an eight-member medical teamincluding one specialistpsychiatrist left forM a w l a m y i n e - g y u nTownship by ship Pa PaWin on 1 June, and they areperforming health care

“Medicaltreatmentsare being

givendaily,” said

Dr WinMyint,Deputy

Director-General of

HealthDepartment.

Floating hospital Pa Pa Win berths at the jetty in Mawlamyinegyun togive medical treatments to victim patients of villages.

Storm

victim

patients

receiving

medical

treatment

from

doctors.

Thephotoshowshealthcare

servicesbeing

providedto storm

victims ofAyeyawadyDivision.

services to the victimpatients.

Translation: TTAMyanma Alin: 7-6-2008

Various kinds of medicines are keptsystematically on board the floating hospital.

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It is more than a month Myanmar has facedthe nightmare of Nargis that rocked the country,claiming very high death toll and damage to theproperty. It moved to Thailand and then abated. Thestorm is now no more. However, the enemy that ismore destructive than Nargis has reared its ugly head.The enemy that is worse than thieves and robbers isfire. Who is the enemy that is more destructive thanNargis?

Now, foreign countries and internal andinternational organizations, and individual donors aredonating relief supplies generously to the victims.Myanmar government and the people are acceptingwith thanks the donations with no strings attached.Nevertheless, there was a broadcast aired by certainforeign radio stations. One of the regular contributorsof those radio stations said, “I don’t know whetherstorm victims get instant noodle packets or not, butthey are now available in Nyaungbinlay Market”.Foreign-made instant noodle packets have beenavailable in stores, supermarkets and markets. Maybe,some victims sold their quotas of instant noodle packetsto get some money. Then, I visited several markets tofind out whether foreign-made instant noodle packetswere on sales there. I found them, but not many. Theexaggerated news story was intended to destroy thegenerosity of donor countries and organizations.

In a broadcast, one said that he witnessed atruck loaded with CI sheets donated by foreign donorsreached in Bayintnaung Market and the products weresold to a construction materials brokerage house.However, he did not mention the number plate of thattruck. Construction materials such as cement,corrugated iron sheets and nails are transported bytruck from and to every brokerage house. Suchgroundless news stories are designed to undermine thetrust of donor countries and organizations in Myanmarand its people.

I read an article in the Kyemon dailypublished on 29-5-2008 “Storm-hit areaas will havebeen generated with thriving trees and cropplantations by next year” by Hlaing Aung. It is agood article. In it, he said that the people ofAyeyawady Division could survive with self-reliantefforts even if they were not given chocolate barsfrom international community. Ayeyawadydwellers managed to continue to survive with fishand edible frogs for dishes that were abundant inthe fields and ditches and some vegetables thatgrew naturally such as water clover and asparagus,he said. Indeed, the writer did not mean to insult thedonor countries and organizations, and he justshowed victims the ways to survive, by disclosingthe prevailing situations of the nation. He also saidthat Myanmar people were acceptingwholeheartedly the relief from the internationalcommunity. Maybe they need temporarily instantnoodle and biscuit packets. It made it clear that thewriter had no intention to insult the donor nationsand organizations. He just urged the residents ofAyeyawady Division to make self-reliant efforts in

The enemy who is more destructive than NargisNgar Min Swe

conformity with one of the Buddha’s teachings“Atthahi Atthano Natho” that means ‘the person onwhom one can rely is he himself’.

The sentence “The people of AyeyawadyDivision could survive with self-reliant efforts even ifthey were not given chocolate bars from internationalcommunity” came under the criticism of the foreignradio stations. They have come to destroy the generosityof the donor countries and organizations. They airedsimilar stories three or four days in a row. Their broadcastswill have adverse effects on the victims only.

It was very rude of him to ask what would thevictims have to eat if they did not have chocolates andbiscuits, and if they would have to eat the dead bodies,then. I am a fish and prawn breeder, so I have someknowledge of fish and prawn. In Myanmar, the month ofMay is a period when female fishes find suitable placesfor laying their eggs. This year, no one was in a positionto catch pregnant fishes. Even a spawining fish, prawn orcrab can give birth to millions of fries. Food is moreplentiful for them in their pastures this year than previousyears. So, many more fingerlings and shrimps willsurvive. So, fish and prawn will be plentiful in AyeyawadyDivision this year. I wish they would know that fish andprawn are so plentiful in Ayeyawady Division that eventhere is no need to use fishing net to catch fish and prawn,and they can be caught just by hand.

At the conference held on 25 May the PrimeMinister clarified that any donations from any nationswithout political strings attached are accepted with thanks.The statement of the Prime Minister is the attitude of thegovernment. The people of Myanmar are in onenesswith the government. It is sure that every Myanmarcitizen with nationalistic fervour will oppose anydonations made with the intention of tarnishing theimage of the nation. No parents would accept such akind of donation made by a well-to-do donor that hedid so with the intention of having sexual relationswith their young daughter. This is the pure spirit ofMyanmar people.

Some western big nations are imposing economicsanctions against Myanmar with the evil intention ofundermining national solidarity. They seem to beassuming that Myanmar would yield to them when itseconomy gets bankrupt. However, the government, thepeople and the Tatmadaw are marching toward adiscipline-flourishing democracy in unity. And now,they are nearly reaching their goal. At such a time, thenation was hit hard by the severe storm. Whatever dangermay befall the nation Myanmar people will continuemarching toward the national goal with diligence andperseverance. They approved the draft constitution enmass. The western big nations should realize that theiracts of imposing economic sanctions against Myanmarwill never work, viewing the unity and courage ofMyanmar people. At such a time, if the western bignations generously extend a helping hand to Myanmarout of goodwill the nation will be surely in a position ofgetting rid of its bitterness harbouring on them.

Every nation in the world has encountered bitterexperiences bestowed by the history. Drawing lessons

from such bitter experience some nations practiced apolitical system that is in conformity with its prevailingsituation and made progress. Myanmar hadencountered such bitter experiences. Soon after itregained independence there emerged internal armedinsurgency as the national unity was undermined byforeign nations. The internal armed insurgency thatreigned since 1948-1949 lasted for about 40 years.The impact of the 40-year long internal armedinsurgency on the nation was far greater than that ofthe severe storm Nargis. Those who triggered theinternal armed insurgency that were worse than Nargisare the ones who are more cruel and brutal than thestorm. Owing to alien instigation, the nation hadsuffered much in the past. Taking lessons from thepast incidents, the nation will in no way accept theinterference of foreign nations.

At present, some foreign broadcasting stationsare making attempts to undermine the national unityunder the pretext of Nargis. Those foreign broadcastingstations that are attempting to put the nation into a stateof 1948-1949 are worse than Nargis. They also citedand instigated the people to oppose the draft constitutionbefore the national referendum was held. But weMyanmar people were able to overcome the instigationof those broadcasting stations that are worse thanNargis.

Over 90 per cent of Myanmar people approvedthe constitution. So the foreign broadcasting stationsshould realize that their instigation would no longerwork. Here I would like them to know one of myexperiences. My father was attacked by a bull and hisbuttock bone was fractured. Operation was not effectiveenough to make him recover fully as he was old. Iprovided a digital radio for my father with one legdisabled. Since then he was in touch with foreignbroadcasting stations. He was used to switching on hisradio five minutes earlier in order not to miss scoops.Later, it is likely that my father came to realize thefabricated news of the foreign broadcasting stations.As an experienced person he has reviewed and analyzedthe fabricated news. Although he was listening to suchnews he discussed the news with his friends and saidthat he believes a piece of news only after making athorough analysis.

After the referendum, the foreign broadcastingstations were attempting to incite the people to opposethe constitution. During that period my father listenedto the news of the broadcasting stations daily. I foundout that my father and his friends debated over thefabricated news through their respective references.

On 10-5-2008, I asked my father who returnedfrom the polling station what he had cast—Yes vote orNo vote. To my surprise, he answered that he cast Yesvote. On hearing that, I was struck with an idea thatMyanmar people are usually attached to own villagesand regions and cherish own country and race.Although they are dissatisfied with the managementof some authorities they including us share commonwishes to see a prosperous and developed nation. Thishas aspired all of us to support the draft constitution.This being so, over 90 per cent of the Myanmar peopleapproved the draft constitution in the interest of thenation.

All in all, it is safe to say that it is time for theforeign broadcasting stations and their accomplicesknew that their instigation and propaganda aregood for nothing. And they should stopbroadcasting such kinds of fabricated news usingmuch money and time but broadcast fair andunbiased news in line with the media codes ofconduct.

(Translation: MS+TS)

It is time for the foreign broadcasting stations and theiraccomplices knew that their instigation and propagandaare good for nothing. And they should stop broadcastingsuch kinds of fabricated news using much money and timebut broadcast fair and unbiased news in line with themedia codes of conduct.

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YANGON, 7 June — Local and foreign well-wishers, national entrepreneurs and constructioncompanied joining hands with the government are

Farmers get power tillersYANGON, 7 June —A total of 60 drought cattle

and 198 power tillers have been sent to storm-affectedMawlamyinegyun Township up to yesterday.

Power tillers were being delivered to the farmerswithout delay.

MNA

YANGON, 7 June — Mawlamyinegyun TownshipRed Cross Society has provided clothes, householdgoods, foodstuff and water purifying tablets to stormvictims in 12 villages in the township until today.

Two blankets, two tarpaulins measuring 18ft x12ft and materials to be used in rehabilitation workshave been presented to each household in the respectivevillages.

MNA

Donations for storm victimsYANGON, 7 June —Wellwishers from abroad

and at home are donating cash and kind to stormvictims in storm-stricken regions.

Chairman of fund accepting and issuing sub-committee Deputy Minister for Finance and RevenueCol Hla Thein Swe accepted K 55 million, Euro 6390and US$ 49984.22 donated by wellwishers at CentralBank of Myanmar (Yangon Branch) in YankinTownship, here, today. —MNA

YANGON, 7 June — The measures to restoreagricultural development in Dedaye Township areclosely being supervised by Minister for RailTransportation Maj-Gen Aung Min.

A total of 196 agricultural facilities have beenprovided to the 88 villages out of 93 in the township.More facilities will continue to arrive there. Until 3June, a total of 4765 acres have been ploughed in thetownship.

Moreover, draught cattle and feedstuff arealso being provided to the region. Tasks for givingvaccines to the draught cattle are carried out in thetownship.

Agricultural facilities, feedstuff, paddystrains supplied

Schools, offices and religious buildings under repair in Dedaye Township

Myanma Agriculture Service of DedayeTownship has distributed 6520 baskets of variouskinds of paddy strains to 40 village tracts. Thetownship has had a target to grow 1,82,143 acres ofpaddy in the rainy season of 2008-2009. And plansfor supplying paddy strains from the states anddivisions to the storm-hit regions are under way.

Likewise, 30 schools and health facilitiesincluding township hospital, station hospital, ruralhealth care centre were repaired and so were theoffices and religious buildings.

The damaged drinking water lakes and therest of damaged buildings are under repair.—MNA

Construction of schools in Hainggyigyun, Ledaw,Thetkethaung completed by 100%

carrying out reconstruction of storm-hit regions withadded momentum.

Moe Kyei Sin Construction Co has completedcent per cent reconstruction of storm-hit BasicEducation High School in Hainggyigyun Township,BEPS in Ledaw Village and Basic Education Post-Primary School in Thetkethaung Village.

In addition, the company donated relief suppliesworth K 130 million to the storm victims of theregions.—MNA

YANGON, 6 June — A medical team led by DrMya Than Nwe (Infectious Disease/ Lower Myanmar)yesterday supervised health care services for the victimfamilies being provided by Dr Nan Mon Sai and partyat the relief camp in the sports ground in SeikgyiKhanungto Township, Yangon South District.

The medical team provided demonstration ofusing chlorine tablets to the health personnel andinspected putting of chlorine tablets into drinkingwater and prevention against cholera.

It also comprised Assistant-Director U HtayWin, Dr Khin San Oo of the Ministry of Health andDr Ohn Ma Aye, Head of Township HealthDepartment.—MNA

Dato Leong Kin Mun-Datin Htet Htet Aye andMalaysian entrepreneurs donate CI sheets,TV, DVD and others worth K 3.4 million to

Pantapwinttaung Missionary TawyaMonastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Paññasara of

Taikkyi Township on 7 June. —�NLM

Brig-Gen Aung Thein (Retd) and familyhands over K 300,000 of his family and K 1

million of Cetanakan Lottery Shop of Patheinto Financial Subcommittee Chairman Deputy

Minister for Finance and RevenueCol Hla Thein Swe. —�MNA

Financial Subcommittee Chairman DeputyMinister for Finance and Revenue Col Hla

Thein Swe accepts K 30 million donated by UKo Ko Htoo-Daw Sanda Aung of Myanma

Industrial Port. —�MNA

Specialist and nurses of North OkkalapaGeneral Hospital giving health care services to

storm victims on board Taing Aye vessel inBogale Township. —�HEALTH

A nurse of North Okkalapa General Hospitalgiving vaccine to a child in Bogale Township.

HEALTH

Rehabilitation materialsfor storm victims

Provision of health careservices supervised

Repair work of damaged powerlines inspected

YANGON, 7 June—Minister for Electric Power No2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint and officials inspectedrepairs of damaged power lines and maintenance ofpower lines in Kawhmu Township yesterday.

The minister and party also inspected the repairsof power lines along Kawhmu-Kungyangon motorroad and gave instructions to the officials.

At Township Electric Engineer’s� Office inKungyangon township, the minister inspected 33/11KV (2.5 MVA) transformer and 300 KVA transformer,office building and construction of new staff quartersand attended to their needs.—MNA

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Japan reimposes ban on Britishpoultry imports

Israeli killed in rocket attacknear Gaza

A giant soccer ball is placed on the roof of the Burgtheater in the officialEURO 2008 fan zone in Vienna on 6 June, 2008.—INTERNET

A Canon PowerShot digital camera is shown inthis file photo.—INTERNET

Rhythmic competition : Russian team (MargaritaAliychuk, Anna Gavrilenko, Tatiana Gorbunova,Elena Posevina, Natalia Zueva) competes in the

senior team event at European Championships inRhythmic Gymnastics in Turin. Russia won the

competition ahead of Belarus and Italy.INTERNET

TOKYO, 7 June — TheJapanese Governmentannounced on Wednesdayits decision to reimposethe ban on poultry importsfrom Britain since avianinfluenza broke out againin the country.

Japan banned importsof British poultry in

November 2007 due tothe outbreak of thedeadly H5N1 strain ofbird flu, and lifted the banon 26 May.

The newly-confirmedavian influenza inBritain belonged to themore benign H7 strain. The Japanese Agri-

culture, Forestry andFisheries Ministrydownplayed fears overthe new bird flu’s enterinto Japan because noshipment of Brit ishpoultry has reachedJapan since the previousban was lifted.

MNA/Xinhua

JERUSALEM, 7 June —An Israeli was killed andthree others were hurtwhen a rocket hit a kibbutznear the border with theHamas-controlled GazaStrip, Israel’s ambulanceservice said on Thursday.

Hamas’s armed wingsaid it fired three mortarbombs at an Israeli Armybase which it said “killeda Zionist and woundedsome others”. Police saidthe rocket hit a factory atthe Nir Oz kibbutz in

southern Israel. “We will confront the

occupier with all ourmeans and we willcontinue striking theZionist military sites andsettlements around Gazain response to thecontinued aggressionagainst our people,”Hamas said in a statement.

Israeli governmentspokesman David Bakerblamed Hamas for theattack and said it wouldbe held accountable for

salvoes into southernIsrael. “Israel cannot andwill not allow the situationto continue,” Baker said.

Palestinian militants inGaza regularly launchrockets at Israel whichrarely cause death or injurybut sow panic in bordertowns. Israel has tightenedits blockade on the GazaStrip and often conductsraids into the territorywhich it says are aimed atcurbing the attacks.

MNA/Reuters

Pentagon charges “dirty bomb”conspirator

Floods from storm“Arthur” kill 5 in

Belize BELIZE CITY, 7 June — Flash floods caused by

tropical storm Arthur have killed at least five peoplein southeastern Belize, including a toddler, thegovernment of the tiny Central American countrysaid on Wednesday.

Arthur, the first storm of the year in the Atlantic,dumped over 11 inches (28 centimetres) of rainacross Belize this week as it moved inland, alsodrenching southern Mexican states.

The body of a two-year-old boy was found onTuesday evening. His father had struggled for half anhour in turbulent floodwaters before the infant waswashed away. Two people from the southeasterndistrict of Stann Creek were still missing onWednesday. — MNA/Reuters

WASHINGTON, 7 June —Pentagon prosecutors havecharged an Ethiopian-bornprisoner with conspiringto commit terrorist attacksin the United States,including planning to usea radioactive “dirty bomb”,according to documentsreleased on Tuesday.

The charges againstGuantanamo prisonerBinyam Mohamed, whohad been a legal residentof Britain since 1994, werefiled last week and madepublic on Tuesday.

Mohamed, who wasarrested in Pakistan inApril 2002, is accused oftraining at al-Qaeda campsin Afghanistan, joining asquad of al-Qaeda bomb-makers in Pakistan andplotting to set off aradioactive bomb in theUnited States.

The charges still mustbe approved by the

Pentagon official over-seeing the Guantanamotrials.

According to thePentagon, Mohamed wastrained in warfare andbomb-making by al-Qaeda. Because he waseducated as an electricalengineer, spoke Englishwell and had refugee statusin Britain, al-Qaeda

assigned him to a“specialized terroristmission,” the Pentagondocuments said.

MNA/Reuters

Philippines forms food-energy councilMANILA, 7 June— The

Philippine Governmenton Wednesday announcedthat it has created a high-level policy-making body,or the National Food andEnergy Council (NFEC),to address the issuesrelated to food and energysupplies.

In a statement issuedby the presidential palace,the administration saidPresident Gloria

Macapagal-Arroyo willchair the freshly-formedcouncil with the secretaryof the National Economicand Development Author-ity as vice chairman.

Members of thecouncil include thesecretaries of agriculture,environment and energy,and the heads of theNational Anti-PovertyCommission, NationalSecurity Council,

National Power Corp., andNational Food Authority.

Arroyo has signed theExecutive Order 728 toenact the NFEC anddefines one of itsobligations as “advisingthe president if and whenthe exercise of emergencypowers would be requiredto address food and energyproblems,” the statementsaid.

MNA/Xinhua

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 8 June, 2008

Yangon University of Foreign LanguagesInvitations for application of MA (EFL) Course

1. The First Year academic programme leading to theMA (EFL) degree for 2008-2009 academic yearwill be opened in June 2008.

2. Those who wishes to attend the course should(a) be Myanmar citizens(b) fulfil the requirements for admission to the First Year academic programme leading to the MA (EFL) degree.

3. Applications should be submitted by 18 June 2008at the latest. Enquiries on admission may be madeduring office hours at Student Affairs Department,Yangon University of Foreign Languages.

Ph: 514371, Ext 202.

One-time Obamafundraiser guilty in

corruption trial

Brazil arrests suspectin torture of journalists

RIO DE JANEIRO, 7 June — Brazilian police arrestedon Wednesday one of two suspected leaders of aparamilitary group believed to have tortured journalistswith beatings and electric shocks in a Rio de Janeiroslum.

The journalists made the allegation on Sunday intheir O Dia newspaper, saying they, along with theirdriver and a local resident, were captured and torturedby the group on May 14 while reporting undercover inthe slum in the west of the city.

“We got to these people through the testimony ofthe victims,” police commander Claudio Ferraz toldreporters.

The two suspects were identified as Davi Leberatode Araujo, 32, and Odinei Fernando da Silva, 35, whopolice said were the leaders of the paramilitary groupin the slum.

De Araujo, a prisoner serving time in a semi-openjail, was arrested. Da Silva, a police officer, is still atlarge, Ferraz said. — MNA/Reuters

Chile diesel demand spikes amidnatural gas cuts

China launchesmassive quake zone

reconstruction

ROK, Finland agree towiden industrial coop SEOUL, 7 June —

South Korea and Finlandon Thursday agreed toexpand practical co-operation in informationtechnology, shipbuilding,machinery and otherindustrial fields duringsummit talks betweenPresident Lee Myung-bakand Finland’s PrimeMinister Matti Vanhanen.

Lee and Vanhanenalso agreed to widenpersonnel exchanges anddeepen cooperation for anearly conclusion of theongoing free tradeagreement negotiationsbetween South Korea andthe European Union.

“Lee expressed deepinterest in Finland’s highglobal rankings innational competitiveness

and various transparencyindices. In addition, thetwo leaders agreed toclosely cooperate onglobal issues,” said apresidential secretary.

Vanhanen arrived hereThursday for a three-dayvisit designed to celebratethe opening of regularcommercial flightsbetween South Korea andFinland. Earlier thisweek, Finnair, Finland’sflagship carrier, startedoffering five weeklyflights between Seoul’sIncheon InternationalAirport and Helsinki,becoming the fourthEuropean carrier to flydirectly to South Koreaafter Air France,Lufthansa and KLM.

MNA/Xinhua

CHICAGO, 7 June — Aday after Barack Obamaclaimed the Democraticparty’s presidentialnomination, his one-time fundraiser wasfound guilty of cor-ruption on Wednes-day,a development theRepublican Party saidraises serious concernsabout his fitness for theWhite House.

Antoin “Tony”Rezko, a Chicago realestate developer andone-time fundraiser forseveral politiciansincluding Obama, wasfound guilty of fraud,attempted bribery andmoney laundering.

Obama figured only

briefly in the trial andhad severed hisconnections with Rezko.But the RepublicanNational Committeeimmediately issued astatement noting theverdict came right afterObama came “wheezingover the finish line” tobeat party rival HillaryClinton.

“This is further proofthat Obama’s high-flyingrhetoric is just that ...today’s verdict andObama’s friendship withRezko raise seriousquestions about whetherhe has the judgment toserve as president,” itsaid.

MNA/Reuters

Earthquake survivors dig out useful things from the ruins of destroyedhouses in Leigu town of earthquake-hit Beichuan county, Sichuan Province,

on 6 June, 2008.—INTERNET

CHENGDU, 7 June —China, facing emer-gencies ranging fromswollen lakes to rehousingmillions after last month’sdevastating earthquake, islooking to the future,planning a huge re-construction of schools,homes and hospitalsreduced to rubble.

The 12 May quakecentred in southwestChina’s Sichuan Provincekilled 69,122 people with17,991 more missing andlikely dead, according tothe latest official figures.

More than 15 millionresidents have beendisplaced and tent citieshave been going up acrossthe ravaged region as theusually swelteringsummer settles in, makinglife far from comfortableand raising fears ofepidemics.

Only 25 per cent ofdamaged shops havemanaged to reopen overthree weeks after the

disaster, the CommerceMinistry said.

The government hassaid reconstruction wouldtake up to three years.

MNA/Xinhua

VALPARAISO (Chile), 7June — Demand for dieselin Chile is skyrocketingas the energy-poor countryenters the SouthernHemisphere winter amidcuts in natural gas importsfrom sole supplierArgentina.

ENAP ChiefExecutive Enrique Davilasaid after a meeting withCongress in Chile’s porttown of Valaparaiso onWednesday that averagediesel consumption spiked50 per cent in 2007 over2006 and was rising at thesame rate this year.

“Last year the rise in

diesel demand was 50 percent and in the first fivemonths of this year therise has been the sameagain or a little more,”said Davila. “We’ll haveto wait and see whathappens in the secondsemester.”

Argentina has limitednatural gas supplies toChile since 2004, and cutshave grown more acute.Last week it cut exportsto central Chilecompletely onWednesday and Sunday.

Shortages have forcedChilean electricitygenerators to shift todiesel, dirtier and moreexpensive than natural gas.

During 2007, dieseldemand in Chile was about1.2 million cubic metresper month, up sharply fromabout 500,000 cubicmetres per month in 2006.

ENAP produces about350,000 cubic metres permonth of diesel, meaningit has to import theremainder.

MNA/Reuters

Israeli Army arrests13 Palestinians in

West Bank RAMALLAH, 7 June —

The Israeli Army arrested13 Palestinians all overthe West Bank onThursday, Israeli andPalestinian securitysources said. Palestiniansecurity sources saidIsraeli soldiers stormedhouses in the town ofNablus, searched thecontents inside andarrested seven Pales-tinians for questioning.

The sources said theIsraeli Army forceserected new roadblocks

around the town, stoppedcars and searched them,noting that all over theWest Bank, Israel set upover 600 checkpointswhich blocked thepeople’s movement.

In Bethlehem, theIsraeli soldiers arrestedfour Palestinians, in-cluding a Palestinianwoman, said the sources,adding that two morePalestinians were arrestednear Tulkarem in thenorthern West Bank.

MNA/Xinhua

Nicaragua destroysillegal weaponsMANAGUA, 7 June—

The National Police ofNicaragua on Thursdaydestroyed almost 2,000firearms seized from illegalowners or voluntarilyhanded over by citizens,official sources said.

The destroyed wea-pons included 492 AKassault rifles, 993handguns, 70 revolvers,200 sub-machine guns, 71BZM52 fusils, and two81-mm and 79 home-mademortar launchers.

MNA/Xinhua

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UN tips to cut car, ditch electrictooth brush

Jordan to cut Internet sales taxfor boosting users

Calif county votes to banmarijuana cultivation

A doctor scans a barcode on the bracelet of a patient to call up medicalinformation. African-Americans suffering from diabetes are five times as likelyto lose a limb to amputation than whites, according to a study on health care

inequities released on Thursday by Dartmouth University.—INTERNET

Egypt’s chief archeologist Zahi Hawass, front, walks next to a gray graniteslab, part of a sarcophagus, at the site of a so-called ‘missing’ pyramid,

currently only a heap of rocks at the bottom of a dugout pit shown to mediaon 5 June, 2008, at Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt.—INTERNET

ROME, 7 June —Better insulation at home,less use of the car andeven giving up an electrictoothbrush can helppeople in rich nationshalve emissions ofgreenhouse gases, a UNreport said on Thursday.

“Adopting a climate-friendly lifestyle needn’trequire drastic changesor major sacrifices,”according to the 202-pageUN Environment Pro-gramme (UNEP) bookentitled “Kick the CO2Habit: the UN Guide toClimate Neutrality”.

Issued to mark theUN’s annual WorldEnvironment Day on 5

June, it outlines ways forpeople to combat globalwarming with measuressuch as packing lightersuitcases when flying orgoing jogging in a parkrather than on an electrictreadmill.

World emissions ofgreenhouse gases blamedby the UN Climate Panelfor heating the globe totalabout 4.5 tons per personfor all of the world’s 6.7billion population.

The guide outlinesways for people in Europe,Australasia and NorthAmerica — the majorcontributors to globalwarming historically —to halve their emissions.

Among examples andtheir savings of carbondioxide (CO2):

— Use a wind-upalarm clock rather than anelectric one: 48 grammesCO2 a day

— Dry clothes on awashing line rather thanin a tumble dryer: 2.3kilos each load.

— Pack lightersuitcases. It says thatworld savings would be 2million tons a year if everyairline passenger cut theweight of baggage tobelow 20 kilos and boughtduty free goods on arrival.

— Use a non-electrictoothbrush: 48 grammesa day. — MNA/Reuters

AMMAN, 7 June —Jordan planed to largelyslash the Internet sales taxon household user in a bidto increase the number ofInternet user, local dailyJordan Times reported onWednesday.

The Ministry ofFinance is finalizing adecision to reduce the taxfrom currently 16 per centto between 5 and 8 percent, said a senior official.

The decision, which isexpected to be releasedsoon, will help expand theInternet penetration inJordan, which currentlystands at about 20 per-cent, and acceleratethe implementation of

its Information and Com-municationTechnology(ICT) strategy. Jordancharges relatively highInternet sales tax, onlysecond to Morocco in theregion which imposes a20-per-cent sales tax,while the tax in mostother regional statesranges from zero to 5 per

Astronauts float intoJapan’s space lab

HOUSTON, 7 June —Japan’s space lab is nowopen for business, science— and art.

Astronauts aboard theInternational SpaceStation floated into the labmodule on Wednesdayafter power was activated,kick-starting Japan’spermanent place in space.

“The Kibo module isnow open,” said Japaneseastronaut AkihikoHoshide, before theopening of the hatch.

Hoshide, brandishinga sign that said“Welcome” in Englishand Japanese, then floatedin with his crewmates.

Dubbed “Kibo” or“Hope,” the lab wasdelivered by the shuttle

Discovery, which blastedoff from the KennedySpace Center in Floridaon Saturday for a two-week mission that hasincluded a plumbing callto the orbital outpost.

MNA/Reuters

A painted bus is seen at the Woodstock

museum at Bethel Woods in an undated

handout photo. The Museum at Bethel Woods

brings the Age of Aquarius into the age of the

Internet for $13 a ticket. Seniors over

65 — which would account for many of those

who attended the August 1969 Woodstock

Music and Art Fair — pay $11.— INTERNET

cent.The national strategy

seeks to increase thenumber of Internet usersto 50 per cent by theyear 2012, Ministerof Information and Com-munications TechnologyBassem Roussan said.

MNA/Xinhua

Blood sugar levelimportant in

diabetes-free peopleNEW YORK, 7 June —

Elevated blood sugar inpeople without a priordiagnosis of diabetesraises the risk ofpremature death, resultsof a study show.

Only a few prospectivestudies have looked atassociations betweenblood sugar levels amongsubjects initially free ofdiabetes and subsequentrisk of death, Dr NaomiBrewer, of MasseyUniversity, Wellington,New Zealand, andcolleagues point out in

the journal Diabetes Care.Hemoglobin A1C

testing — a standard wayto measure blood sugar— was offered to peoplewithout diabetes during ascreening program forhepatitis B in a region ofNew Zealand from 1999to 2001. Mortality risk wasexamined to the end of2004 in these subjects.

Among a total of 47,904individuals, whoseaverage age was 38 years,815 died during themedian follow-up of 4.4years. —MNA/Reuters

LOS ANGELS, 7 June —Mendocino County’sreputation as a marijuanahaven of California maybe going up in smoke.

Voters on Tuesdayleaned toward repealing alaw allowing homemarijuana growing,according to preliminaryresults of a ballot measure

vote released onWednesday.

Critics say a cottageindustry had grown out ofcontrol. California in 1996voted to allow possessionand cultivation byresidents of marijuana formedical purposes, despitefederal law which declaresit illegal.—MNA/Reuters

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S P O R T S

ACROSS 1 Insolence 4 Mistake10 Undertaking11 Hinder12 Collector’s item13 Strip of bacon15 Cooking box17 Roofing stone19 Irritable22 Tip25 Lame person27 Small wood29 Cosmetic paste30 Untidy state31 Banquet32 Cold dessert

DOWN 2 Love affair 3 Cigar 5 Condition 6 Distant settlement 7 Tiny particle 8 Lady’s wrap 9 Beverage14 Card stake16 Calf meat18 Rest20 Keep out21 Oak seed23 Fruit24 Jolly26 Squeeze28 Part of flower

CROSSWORDS PUZZLE

Robin Ammerlaan of the Netherlandsreturns the ball to Shingo Kunieda ofJapan during their wheelchair final

match at the French Open tennistournament at Roland Garros in

Paris on 6 June, 2008.—INTERNET

Italy’s Valentino Rossi lifts the frontwheel of his Yamaha during free

practice at the Catalonian racetrackin Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain,on 6 June, 2008. The Moto GP racetakes place on Sunday.—INTERNET

Japan’s national soccer team attends a trainingsession in Muscat on 6 June, 2008, ahead of their

World Cup qualifying soccer match againstOman.—INTERNET

Captain Ljungberg fully fit for Swedish assault

Kaka ruled out ofArgentina clash

RIO DE JANEIRO, 7 June — Kaka has been ruled outof Brazil’s World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay andArgentina this month after undergoing surgery on hisknee two weeks ago, the Brazilian Football Confed-eration (CBF) said Wednesday.

The AC Milan playmaker had the operation on hisleft knee on May 23 and coach Dunga has decided thatit would be too soon for him to play in the two games,the CBF said.

Brazil visit Paraguay, leaders of the South Ameri-can World Cup qualifying group, on June 15 and hostarch-rivals Argentina three days later.

The CBF said that Milan had sent a documentsetting June 10 as the day the World Player of the Yearcould resume training. —MNA/Reuters

Pele weighs in on altitude debateSANTIAGO, 7 June — Brazil’s Pele has criticized

FIFA’s recent decision to lift a ban on playing WorldCup qualifiers at more than 2,750 metres above sealevel.

“If we are thinking about equality and protecting theplayers, if there’s a chance to play in a lower city in thesame country it would be better for the protection of theplayers,” he told reporters on Wednesday during a visitto Santiago.

FIFA last month reversed a ruling that bannedmatches at high altitude. Their decision will allowBolivia to stage games in their traditional venue LaPaz, 3,600 metres above sea level, and for Ecuador tohost matches in the capital Quito at 2,800 metres.

MNA/Reuters

Italy coachDonadoni signstwo year dealVIENNA, 7 June — Italy

coach Roberto Donadonisigned a new two-yearcontract on Wednesday toend a drawn-out sagawhich had threatened tocloud the team's Euro 2008campaign. He agreed thecontract with the Italiansoccer federation on May20 but has taken his timeputting pen to paper, withthe world champions fac-ing Netherlands in theirGroup C opener in Berneon Monday.

The deal runs until the2010 World Cup but in-cludes an escape clausefor both parties shouldEuro 2008 go badly.

“Roberto Donadoni hastoday signed a contract fortwo more years,” said afederation statement. InMarch a decision overDonadoni’s contract,which was due to run outin July, was postponed untilafter the tournament inAustria and Switzerland.However, talks werebrought forward follow-ing constant media specu

“Olympic Pandas” makedebut at Beijing Zoo

BEIJING, 7 June — Eight “OlympicPandas” nominated by netizens to addcheer to the games this summer met thepublic on Thursday morning at theBeijing Zoo.

The display featuring the endangeredanimals was launched in a specialceremony. Enthusiastic visitors queuedto buy tickets to the renovated pandahall and took pictures from outside thenewly expanded glass enclosure, wherewooden toy trees, a mural and swim-ming pools create a homey environ-ment. The pandas live in three pens heldat a constant temperature, similar totheir natural habitat.

MNA/Reuters

Poland’s Blaszczykowskiout of finals

Romanian clubs dockedpoints for corruption

BUCHAREST, 7 June — The RomanianSoccer Federation (FRF) docked SteauaBucharest seven points and UniversitateaCluj six on Wednesday after findingsome officials and players guilty ofbribery.

FRF started a parallel investigationinto the clubs after Romania’s anti-corruption prosecutors launched a crimi-nal inquiry into Steaua owner Gigi Becaliand Universitatea president Anton Doboslast month.

MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters

LUGANO (Switzerland), 7 June — Swe-den captain Fredrik Ljungberg said onWednesday he was back to full fitnessafter a rib injury had threatened his Euro2008 participation.

“I am 100 per cent healthy now and I'mready to go full speed,” the midfieldertold reporters after his team’s first workoutat their lakeside training base in the SwissAlps.

Ljungberg, whose season was doggedby injury at West Ham United, came offduring Sunday’s friendly defeat byUkraine. “I tried it against Ukraine, 45minutes just to feel if I could run properly.I could have gone much further than that,”he said.

“Everyone who knows me knows whenthings get serious I go full throttle.”

Striker Johan Elmander is also ex-pected to be available for Sweden's open-ing Group D match against Greece onTuesday despite missing training afterlimping off against Ukraine when anopponent stood on his right foot.

MNA/Reuters

BAD WALTERSDORF

(Austria), 7 June — Po-land winger JakubBlaszczy-kowski willmiss Euro 2008 after ag-

gravating a hamstring in-jury in training on Thurs-day.

“A medical examina-tion and a consequent di-agnosis showed it wouldbe impossible for theplayer to be fit for the groupstage,” team spokes-woman Marta Alf said in astatement.

“Therefore a decisionwas made to request (or-ganizers) UEFA to ap-prove the replacement ofBlaszczykowski withHertha Berlin playerLukasz Piszczek.”

The 23-year-old Pisz-czek made his debut in afriendly against Estonia inFebruary and has threecaps.—MNA/Reuters

EURO - 2008(7 June, 2008)

Switzerland 0—1 Czech Republic

Portugal 2—0 Turkey

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hrMST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in Magway Division, rain or thundershowershave been scattered in Kayah State and lower SagaingDivision, fairly widespread in Kayin State and Manda-lay Division and widespread in the remaining areas. Thenoteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Katha (2.56)inches, Mawlamyine (1.97) inches, Mawlaik (2.73)inches, Homalin (2.37) inches, Pinlaung (1.38) inches,Sittwe (1.34) inches, Kengtung and Thandwe (1.10) incheseach and Myeik (1.02) inches.

Maximum temperature on 6-6-2008 was 89ºF. Mini-mum temperature on 7-6-2008 was 72ºF. Relative humidi-ty at (09:30) hours MST on 7-6-2008 was 100%. Totalsunshine hours on 6-6-2008 was (1.9) hours (approx).

Rainfall on 7-6-2008 was (0.15) inch at Mingaladon,(0.51) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.44) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2008 was (31.57) inches atMingaladon, (38.82) inches at Kaba-Aye and (51.50)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon(Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from Southwest at (18:30) hoursMST on 6-6-2008.

Bay inference: According to the observation at (06.30)hrs MST today, the low pressure area over NorthwestBay and adjoining West Central Bay has to SouthwestBay and still persists. Monsoon is moderate in theAndaman Sea and Southeast Bay and strong elsewhere inthe Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 8-6-2008: Rain orthundershowers will be isolated to scattered in Kayah State,lower Sagaing and Magway Divisions, fairly widespreadin Shan State and Mandalay Division and widespread inthe remaining areas with likelihood of isolated heavyfallin Rakhine State, Bago, Ayeyawady and Yangon Divi-sions. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seaare likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottma off and RakhineCoasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35) to(40) mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Generally strongmonsoon.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 8-6-2008: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for8-6-2008: Some rains. Degree of certainty is (80%).

Forecast forMandalay and neighbouring area for8-6-2008: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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5th Waxing of Nayon 1370 ME Sunday, 8 June, 2008

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 that

may tarnish the image of the nation and its people.

� Certain internal and external anti-government elements, self-centered persons

and unscrupulous elements are now seeking their self-interests by sending to the

foreign news agencies the stories about relief and rehabilitation work they have

made up and shot on video.

� Storm victims are hereby warned to remain vigilant with nationalistic spirit

against the deceptions of the self-centered persons and unscrupulous elements.

YANGON, 7 June —A medical team compris-ing specialists, doctors andnurses led by Professor DrKyaw Swa Lin of NorthOkkalapa General Hospi-tal on borad Taing Ayefloating hospital are pro-viding health care to stormvictims at the villages inBogale Township.

On 5 June, the medi-cal team gave medical treat-ments to 175 general pa-

Medical teams provide healthcare to storm victims

tients and 22 dental patientsat Ywathit and Kyeechaungvillages provided pre-natalcare to 21 pregnant womenand inoculated 40 children.

Similarly, a special-ist team led by Professor DrThein Nyunt of ToungooPeople’s Hospital providedhealth care to 200 out-pa-tients and some in-patientsat Bogale People’s Hospitaland performed surgicaltreatment to needy patients.

They also opened clinics inthe wards and gave vaccinesto the children.

Doctors and thehealth assistant trainees ofUniversity of CommunityHealth in Magway led byDr Khin Maung Lin chlo-rinated drinking water,gave health knowledge tosocial organizations in theregion and took preven-tive measures againstDHF. – MNA

YANGON, 7 June—The Myanmar Red CrossSociety joining hands withthe International Commit-tee of the Red Cross is sup-plying drinking water proc-essed by LMS water puri-fiers that were donated bythe France Red Cross So-ciety to urban and ruralareas of Dadeye Townshipin Ayeyawady Division.

No. 1 Water Puri-

MRCS, ICRC supply drinkingwater to Dedaye Township

fier can produce 10,000 li-tres of drinking water perhour and it can run 10 hoursa day. Ten litres bags ofwater are being deliveredto 80 villages of 23 vil-lage-tracts on Sukalut andKyonda islands in DadeyeTownship.

Likewise, No. 2

Water Purifier can pro-duce 40,000 litres of drink-ing water per hour and itcan operate 10 hours perday. At present, the drink-ing water is being sup-plied to the villages oneither side of Dadeye-Pyapon-Kyaiklat Road.

MNA

Specialists giving medical treatment to storm victims at Bogale People's Hospital. —MNA

MRCS President Prof Dr Tha Hla Shwepresents relief aid to storm victims. —MNA

Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area:One or two rain or thundershowers.

Degree of certainty is (80%).Yangon and neighbouring area:

Some rain. Degree of certainty is (80%).Mandalay and neighbouring area:

Isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (80%).

Weather Forecast for (8-6-2008)

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