Established 1914

4th Waning of Thadingyut 1369 ME Tuesday, 30 October, 2007Volume XV, Number 197

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

Established 1914

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

ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY THAUNG WIN BOPAGES 8+9

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality ofthe entire nation

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

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

standards of the entire nation

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

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State

Constitution* Building of a new modern developed

nation in accord with the new StateConstitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Oct— The 15th MyanmarTraditional Cultural Per-forming Arts Competi-tions continued for theeleventh day at the desig-nated places in Nay PyiTaw Yezin yesterday.

Present on the occa-sions were Minister forImmigration and Populat-ing Maj-Gen MaungMaung Swe, Minister forEnergy Brig-Gen Lun Thi,

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Oct — Ceremonies to holdthe 119th Buddha Pujaniya of Maha Lawka MarazeinPagoda and donate rice to members of the Sangha wereheld at the pagoda in Aungmyethasan Township ofMandalay Division on 28 October, Member of theState Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen YeMyint of the Ministry of Defence attended the ceremo-nies and then donated rice and provisions to membersof the Sangha.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint attends 119th Buddha Pujaniyaand donates rice to members of Sangha in Mandalay

Present on the occasion were State OvadacariyaSitha Kyaungtaik Moehti Sayadaw Agga MahaSaddhamajotikadhaja Bhaddanta Ñana, Monastic Edu-cation Presiding Sayadaw Agga Maha PanditaBhaddanta Kesava, East Khinmakan KyaungtaikSayadaw Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita BhaddantaSujana, State Pariyatti Sasana University RectorSayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Panditarabhivamsa, East Khinmakan Kyaungtaik Sayadaw

Bhaddanta Kusala and members of the Sangha, Chair-man of Mandalay Division PDC Commander of Cen-tral Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw, Chairman of Man-dalay City Development Committee Mayor Brig-GenPhone Zaw Han, senior military officers, departmentalheads and disciples.

First, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party donated riceand cash to members of the Sangha. Afterwards, they

(See page 7)

15th Myanmar Traditional CulturalPerforming Arts Competitions continue

Minister for ReligiousAffairs Brig-Gen ThuraMyint Maung, DeputyAttorney-General Dr TunShin, Member of the CivilService Selection andTraining Board U HlaMyint Oo, Secretary of theWork Committee Direc-tor-General of Fine ArtsDepartment U Yan NaingOo, departmental heads,officials of the leadingcommittee, the work com-

mittee and subcommit-tees, journalists from nineASEAN countries, serv-icemen and family mem-bers of regiments and unitsin Nay Pyi Taw PyinmanaStation and local peoplefrom Nay Pyi TawPyinmana District.

At University of Ag-riculture, Assistant Direc-tor (Music) (Retd) DawTin Tin Mya, musician

(See page 7)

INSIDE

Ministers Brig-Gen Lun Thi and Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung attend the basic education level (15-20 age group) boys' mandolin contest.—MNA

Dagon Bridge that indicates genuine goodwill,huge investments and Myanmar engineers’ skills

The people are proudof and satisfied with theDagon Bridge that hasemerged thanks to thegenuine goodwill of the gov-ernment, huge investmentsand skills of Myanmar en-gineers.

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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 DesireTuesday, 30 October, 2007

Towards healthyliving for all

Health is the most basic requirementfor the development of a human society.Only when a man is fit and enjoys longevitywill he be able to do everything he likes.

The Ministry of Health is establish-ing a string of infrastructures throughoutthe nation including far-flung border areasfor the development of the health sectorwhile striving for improvement of heath careservices of the people.

Keeping pace with changes and de-velopments the Ministry of Health is takingall the necessary measures for uplift of healthand fitness of the entire nation. As a result, itwas able to get rid of leprosy. In the mean-time, it is now cooperating with social or-ganizations at home and abroad in the fightagainst AIDS, TB and malaria.

Not only treatment but also preven-tion is of utmost importance in carrying outhealth care services of the people. Therefore,ceremonies to mark the National Environ-mental Sanitation Week were being heldacross the nation in order to extensivelyimpart knowledge on health to the public.

Uplift of health is a national concern.Such being the case, steps are to be taken forfulfilling the four requirements, namely, en-suring wholesome foods, making availableclean water, personal hygiene (clean hands)and environmental sanitation (clean toilets).

At a time when the government ismaking all-out efforts for the improvementof heath care services of the people, theentire national people are to strive for thedevelopment of the health sector equippedwith health awareness. Only then, willeveryone be able to enjoy longevity.

Korean Ambassador’s CupTaekwondo Championship

on 24, 25 NovYANGON, 29 Oct— Korean Ambassador’s

Cup Taekwondo Championship’s 2007 organizedby Myanmar Taekwondo Federation and KoreanInternational Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will beheld at Aung San stadium or National Indoor Sta-dium-1 from 24 to 25 November.

At the championship, ministry level compe-titions, state and division level, under 14 and under18 events will be held on a grand scale. Handsomeawards will be presented with the sponsorship ofKOICA.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29Oct— Central ExecutiveCommittee MemberU Aung Naing Oo ofMyanmar Forest Productsand Timber Merchants As-sociation and party left hereby air on 26 October toattend the 4th China-ASEAN Trade Fair to beheld from 28 to 30 Octoberin Nanning, Guangxi Prov-ince, the People’s Repub-lic of China, and to makepreparations for 19 com-panies of the association tobe able to participate in theTrade Fair. They were seenoff at Yangon Interna-tional Airport by Presi-dent U Win Myint of

Timber merchants participating in 4thChina-ASEAN Trade Fair

Union of Myanmar Fed-eration of Chambers ofCommerce and Industry,General Secretary U NayTun Min of MTFPMAand officials. —MNA

Timber merchants seen at Yangon Interna-

tional Airport before departure for PRC.

UMFCCI

NAY PYI TAW, 29 Oct — Minister for Agricultureand Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo and officials in-spected private coffee plantation in Pwekauk village,perennial crops, agriculture and livestock breedingand extended project for coffee plantation inPyinOoLwin Township, Mandalay Division, on 25October. Deputy Director U Thaung Nyunt explained factsabout the project. Over 50,000 acres of coffee are grown nationwide

Minister inspects coffee plantation in PyinOoLwin

for 2006-2007. Arrangements are being made forcultivation of over 70,000 acres of coffee for 2007-2008 and 100,000 acres by the private entrepreneurs inPyinOoLwin and Nawnghkio Townships. Shwepazun farm manager U Win Aung reported oncultivation, cost and current price of coffee. The minister and party visited Dokwin farm andinspected orchid tissue culture. They also observed orchid plantation and medicinalorchids that earn foreign exchange.—MNA

YANGON, 29 Oct — Yangon Division UnionSolidarity and Development Association provided riceand edible oil to fire victims of a shoe factory inHlinethaya Township on 24 October.

At the ceremony to provide provisions to thefire victims held at the factory, Central ExecutiveCommittee Member of USDA Mayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin handed over 12 bags of rice and a barrel ofedible oil to the victims. On behalf of 190 fire victims,two employees of the factory accepted the provisions.

Afterwards, the CEC Member met with per-sonnel of the management committee for industrialzones in Hlinethaya Township and extended to theneeds for upgrading the industrial zones in the town-ship.

Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin also in-spected a housing project in Industrial Zone-3 in thetownship and fulfilled the requirements. — MNA

Yangon Division USDA donates provisions toshoe factory fire victims

Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin provides

provisions to the fire victims of a shoe

factory in Hlinethaya Township.—YCDC

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

Putin comparesUS missile shield to

Cuban crisisMAFRA (Portugal), 28

Oct—Russia’s PresidentVladimir Putin drew aparallel on Friday betweenUS plans for a missileshield in Europe and theCuban missile crisis in1962, widely regarded as

the closest the world cameto nuclear war.

“I would remind youhow relations were deve-loping in an analogoussituation in the middle ofthe 1960s,” he said whenasked at a news conference

about Washington’s plansto station elements of amissile defence shield inEastern Europe.“Analogous actions by theSoviet Union when itdeployed rockets on Cubaprovoked the Cubanmissile crisis,” Putin saidafter an EU-Russiasummit in Portugal.

“For us, techno-logically, the situation isvery similar. On ourborders such threats to ourcountry are being created.

“Thank God, we do nothave any Cuban missilecrisis now and this is aboveall because of the funda-mental way relationsbetween Russia and theUnited States and Europehave changed,” Putin said.

MNA/Reuters

Leonardo Da Vinci’smasterpiece ‘The LastSupper’ is shown on a

giant screen at theBramante Sacristy inthe church of Santa

Maria delle Grazie, inMilan, Italy, on

27 Oct, 2007.INTERNET

One killed, 12 wounded in bombexplosion in Thai south

A damaged Scandinavian Airlines Dash 8-400 aircraft sits on the runway atCopenhagen airport on 27 Oct, 2007.—INTERNET

Four killed in bus accidentin Philippines

US soldier shot dead in Salahudinnorth of Baghdad

China rations diesel as record oil hits suppliesBEIJING, 28 Oct—China is rationing diesel at pump

stations in at least four booming coastal provinces inthe widest-scale rationing seen since 2003, as red-hotglobal oil prices hit output at loss-making Chineserefiners.

With US crude soaring to new highs above 92 USdollars a barrel on Friday the supply squeeze is a tellingsign that high oil is taking its toll on demand in theworld’s second-largest consumer by forcing refiners

to limit output.“We are rationing, Supplies are getting short,’”

said a sales executive with top refiner Sinopec Corpfrom east China’s Jiangsu Province. Truck driversreported long queues at petrol stations along a nationalhighway linking Fijian and Zhejiang provinces witheach truck getting 100 yuan (13 US dollars) worth ofdiesel, or around 20 litres, per visit at a state-run stationand 40 litres at a private kiosk.

Many in southern China’s Guangdong Province,China’s manufacturing and export hub, suspendedbusiness due to the dearth of fuel, industry officialssaid. Central Hcenan Province also saw rationing insome cities and along a main highway, a localnewspaper reported on Thursday.—MNA/Reuters

MANILA, 28 Oct—Fourpeople were killed when apassenger bus turned onits right side and skiddedsome 20 metres due touncontrollable speedSaturday morning in

southeastern Philippines,said police. Police ChiefSuperintendent JesusCallada said the driver ofthe long distance passengerbus carrying some 50 pass-engers lost control of the

vehicle as he fell asleepalong a road in SorsogonProvince. Four peoplewere killed on the spotwhile 14 others wereinjured in the incident, hesaid.—MNA/Xinhua

BAGHDAD, 28 Oct— AnAmerican soldier waskilled by small arms firein the Salahudin Provincenorth of Baghdad, the USmilitary said on Saturday.

The attack occurred onThursday during UStroops' operations in theprovince, the military saidin a statement.

Earlier, the militarysaid that another soldier

was killed and four otherswere wounded in the daywhen an armouredpiercing roadside bomb,or EFP, struck their unit insouthern Baghdad.

EFP, first developedduring World War II, is aspecial type of shapedcharge designed topenetrate armour ef-fectively.

The names of deceased

soldiers are being withheldpending notification ofrelatives, the statementssaid.

The latest death bringsthe number of US soldierswho have been killed inIraq to more than 3,835since the outbreak of theIraq war in 2003,according to media countbased on Pentagon figures.

MNA/ Xinhua

BANGKOK, 28 Oct—Awoman was killed and 12other people were wound-ed after a bomb explodedat a small restaurant infront of a railway stationin southern Thailand’stroubled province ofNarathiwat early Satur-day.

Police were quoted bythe Thai News Agency as

saying that the bomb washidden in a PVC pipewhich was placed under atable inside the restaurantand was detonated by amobile phone.

The restaurant was alsodamaged by the impactof the explosion, they

said. More than 2,600 people

have been killed in theongoing insurgency inThailand’s three Muslim-majority provinces ofPattani, Yala and Pat-tani since January 2004.

MNA/Xinhua

Howitzer artillery pieces are seen at a Turkish military camp near the Turkey-Iraq border, in the Province of Sirnak, southeast Turkey. The Turkish armykilled 15 Kurdish militants on Sunday as Ankara geared up for crucial talks

with the United States to tackle a simmering crisis over rebel bases innorthern Iraq.—INTERNET

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Police say eight killed inBaghdad bomb blast

BAGHDAD, 28 Oct — Eight people were killedand some 13 others injured by a bomb buried inrubbish in southeastern Baghdad on Saturday, localpolice said. The blast occurred at 7:30 am (04:00GMT) in Jisr Diyala just outside restaurantsfrequented by government employees andconstruction workers, said police sources.

Two policemen were among those wounded inthe blast, they added. — MNA/Xinhua

Plantation worker beheadedin Thai south

BANGKOK, 28 Oct — An unidentified man waskilled and beheaded on Saturday by suspectedinsurgents in Thailand’s southernmost province ofPattani.

Local authorities found the dead man’s corpseearly Saturday morning in front of an agriculturalproject in Pattani’s Nong Chik District, the ThaiNews Agency reported.

Police were initially unable to identify the victim,or find any evidence pointing to the killers, but itwas estimated that he was killed at least five hoursearlier. — MNA/Xinhua

Helicopter crashes into railwaytrack in Japan, two killed

TOKYO, 28 Oct — A helicopter crashed into arailway track in Osaka Prefecture of Japan onSaturday afternoon, killing the pilot and a passengeron it, Kyodo News said.

The helicopter, owned by a local aviationcompany, was making a demonstration flight whenthe accident occurred at around 3:10 pm local time(0610 GMT) near a station of the Koya Line inSakai, Osaka Prefecture, the report said.

The pilot and the passenger were taken to ahospital but were later confirmed dead, according tolocal police. — MNA/Xinhua

Afghan troops kill 18Taleban in S Afghanistan KABUL, 28 Oct— Afghan troops backed by

NATO forces in a Thursday night operation targetingan alleged insurgents’ hideout in Daychopan Districtof southern Afghanistan’s Zabul Province killed 18Taleban, the district chief Fazel Bari told Xinhuaon Friday. The troops bombed the houses wheresuspected militants were hiding and later recovered18 bodies of Taleban from the crashed compounds,Bari said. No comment is immediately availablefrom the NATO yet.— MNA/Xinhua

LAGOS, 28 Oct— Agroup of unidentifiedgunmen on early Fridayattacked an offshore oilplatform owned by Italy-based oil giant ENI’ssubsidiary in Nigeria,seized six oil workers,some of them expatriates,said a statement floatedon the company’s officialwebsite.

“Attackers managed toclimb aboard the FPSO(Floating ProductionStorage and Offloading)Mystras and seized sixworkers, whose nationa-lities are Polish, Filipinoand Nigerian,” said thestatement.

It is learnt that theattack took place at around6 am (0500 GMT) whensome speedboats carryingunidentified gunmen

Nigerian gunmen attack offshore oilplatform, abduct six workers

assaulted a supply vesselnear its offshore oilplatform Mystras locatedsome 85 kilometres off

Nigerian coast. Accordingto the release, oneNigerian worker wasslightly injured. However,

the statement did notdisclose how manyforeigners are among thecaptures. — MNA/Xinhua

OTTAWA, 29 Oct—Canadians took to thestreets across thecountry on Saturday toprotest the war inAfghanistan and urge thegovernment to withdrawtroops, media reportssaid.

Geared to coincidewith 11 anti-war protests

Canadians rally protestsAfghan war

planned in the UnitedStates, the rallies tookplace in 22 Canadiancities, including such bigcities as Toronto, Mon-treal and Ottawa.

“The people ofCanada grow ever moreupset with this war andare calling for our troopsto be brought home

alive,” said Bob Ages ofthe Canadian PeaceAlliance, which orga-nized the protests.

“The global move-ment that erupted aroundthe Iraq war is growingagain to challenge theoccupation of Afghani-stan and the so-called Waron Terror,” Ages said in astatement.

Michael Skinner, aToronto academic andanti-war activist, saidNATO and Canadianactions in Afghanistanare building resistancerather than peace.

MNA/Xinhua

Fireworks boom in thesky during the 8th

China InternationalFireworks &

Firecrackers Festival inLiuyang, centralChina’s Hunan

Province, on 27 Oct,2007.—XINHUA

Photo taken on 29 Oct, 2007 shows the champion Grace Ka Ying (C ) fromHong Kong runner-up Choi Ju Hee (R) from South Korea and the secondrunner-up, Hubei girl Sun Chen of the Miss Asia 2007 Competition which

was held in Hong Kong.—XINHUA

Photo taken on

28 Oct, 2007 shows

the snow scene of the

mountains along the

Huangya Pass of

Jixian County in

north China’s

Tianjin. The north

mountainous areas of

Jixian experienced its

first snow this year on

Sunday. The red

leaves and snow

created a beautiful

view.

XINHUA

Wu Yi urges further crackdownon substandard products

JINAN, 28 Oct —Chinese Vice-Premier WuYi urged on Friday more“solid” efforts to furthercarry out the nationwidecampaign aimed atimproving product qualityand food safety.

Wu asked localgovernments tostandardize good practicesfor securing food safetyand product quality, andordered the advancementof a crackdown onproducts in distribution aswell as in production, ata second on-the-sitemeeting held in Shandongsince the launch of thecampaign in August.

“Local governments ofeach district, county or city

should make sure thereremains no den producingor selling fake products inthe region,” Wu said.

MNA/Xinhua

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

BRUSSELS, 28 Oct —The world’s leadingproducer of polyolefinsBasell on Friday wonapproval from theEuropean Union (EU) tobuy the US chemicalcompany Lyondell forroughly 19 billion USdollars.

The European Com-mission, the EU’s antitrustwatchdog, gave its greenlight to the deal afterfinding that the proposedtransaction would notimpede effective com-petition on the market.

“The parties’ activitiesin Europe are largelycomplementary due to

BEIJING, 29 Oct— China Construction Bank (CCB),the country’s second largest commercial bank, hasposted a net profit of 57 billion yuan in the first ninemonths of this year.

The net profit for the third quarter alone was 22.8billion yuan, said the bank in a statement. It did not givecomparative figures.

The bank said its net interest revenue and net feeincome from intermediary business, includingdistribution of mutual funds and insurance policies,expanded to 139.3 billion yuan and 22.9 billion yuanrespectively in the January-September period.

By 30 September, the bank’s bad loan ratio stoodat 2.83 per cent and its total assets rose by 17.6 per centto 6.4 trillion yuan from a year ago, said the bank.

The rival Industrial and Commercial Bank of China(ICBC), the country’s largest lender, has reported a 66percent year-on-year increase in its net profit in thefirst nine months of this year. While the smaller ChinaMerchants Bank Co more than doubled third-quarterprofit to 3.9 billion yuan. — MNA/Xinhua

DETROIT, 28 Oct —Chinese Auto SupplierNetworking, hosted byDetroit Chinese BusinessAssociation and aimed tostrengthen the cooperationbetween US and Chineseauto component andequipment suppliers,kicked off here on Friday.

Several Chinese autosuppliers from Dalian,Guangzhou, Beijing,Hunan and Tianjin show-cased their products andtechnologies in the one-day networking event.

Over 100 auto professi-onals and executives fromthe United States, Chinaand Canada attended theexhibition.

Tan Mingan, presidentof Detroit ChineseBusiness Association, saidthat in the past decade,both US and Chinesegovernments and autoindustries have beenvigorously exploring

Basell wins EU approval to buyLyondell chemical company

their different productionfocuses,” the commissionsaid in a statement.

Basell, headquarteredin Hoofddorp, theNetherlands, is the globalleader in polyolefintechnology, productionand marketing.

It is the largestproducer of polyprop-ylene and advancedpolyolefin products and aleading supplier ofpolyethylene and catal-ysts. In addition, thecompany also involves inlicensing of polyolefintechnologies.

The US companyLyondell, headquartered

in Houston, Texas, isNorth America’s third-largest independent,publicly traded chemicalcompany.

Lyondell is a leadingglobal manufacturer ofchemicals and plastics, arefiner of heavy, high-sulfur crude oil and asignificant producer offuel products.

MNA/Xinhua

China’s CCB posts 57-b-yuannet profit in

first nine months

Chinese Auto SupplierNetworking kicks off

in Detroiteffective ways to coope-rate with each other andachieve mutual benefits.

The United States isincreasingly becomingone of the major marketsfor the autoparts manu-factured in China, and “theNetworking provided aplatform for US Originalequipment manufacturersand Tier suppliers to meetwith Chinese counterpartsand find alternative supplysources”, he said.

China exported nearlyseven-billion-dollar autocomponents and equip-ment in 2006 to the UnitedStates, according tostatistics released by theUS Commerce Depart-ment.

With improvement ofquality and innovation,China is becoming thesecond largest auto partssupplier for the UnitedStates after Mexico.

MNA/Xinhua

A worker is seen in the mosquito dissection room at Sanaria Inc facility inRockville, Maryland, on 26 Oct, 2007.—INTERNET

Ailo Gaup of

Norway

performs

during round

9 of the

Freestyle

Motocross

World

Championship

in Riga on 27

Oct, 2007.

INTERNET

Farmers work at their fields as the peak of Mount

Kelut is seen in the background in Blitar, on 25

Oct, 2007. The risk of eruption at an Indonesian

volcano on Java island remains high with one

scientist warning on Saturday that it is imminent,

amid increasing activity at its crater. —INTERNET

Indonesia’s Mt Krakatauincreases volcanic activity

JAKARTA, 28 Oct— Mount Krakatau’s volcanicactivity has increased over the past three days,prompting Indonesian authorities to raise its status.

The volcano had produced 20 tremors and released80-metre to 200-metre-high white-grey smoke plumesevery hour from 24 to 26 October, Antara newsagency Saturday quoted Sigin, a monitoring officer,as saying.

Normally, the volcano produced only five tremorsper hour but since last Wednesday the frequency oftremors had increased, he said. Consequently, touristsand fishermen had been warned not to come near thevolcano.

MNA/Xinhua

Afghan police seize over2.5 tons of narcotics

KABUL, 29 Oct —Afghan police have seizedmore than 2.5 tons ofnarcotics in a series ofoperations over the pastone week, a Press releaseof Afghanistan’s InteriorMinistry said on Sunday.

“The contrabandincludes 2,565 kilos ofopium poppy and one kiloof heroin and in this regardthree persons have beenarrested,” the Press release

added. It also added thatthe police would spare noefforts to eradicate poppyfrom the country.

Afghanistan with anoutput of 8,200 tons ofopium in 2007, accordingto a UN report released onAugust 27, once againtopped the biggestsuppliers of the rawmaterial used in manu-facturing heroin in theworld.—MNA/Xinhua

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Brazil to carry outdengue fever vaccine tests

Coal mine flooding traps ninein N-W China

XI’AN, 29 Oct— More than 50 people are workingat a flooded coal mine in northwest China’s ShaanxiProvince to rescue the nine miners who have beentrapped for more than 30 hours but still have chancesof survival.

The accident occurred around 11:40 am onFriday at the Yaotou Coal Mine in ChengchengCounty, Weinan City when the No 3 shaft wassuddenly flooded. Fourteen miners were workingunderground but only five escaped, said therescuers.

“The gas density is rather low in the shafts of thecoal mine, so there are still chances for the trappedminers to survive,” said a spokesman for the rescueoperation headquarters.—MNA/Xinhua

Seven killed, dozens wounded inheavy clashes in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, 29 Oct—At least seven people werekilled including threeEthiopian soldiers anddozens wounded in heavyclashes between SomaliGovernment troopsbacked by Ethiopianforces and insurgents in

the Somali capitalMogadishu, witnesses andhospital sources saidSaturday.

“I saw three deadEthiopian soldiers whowere killed when a handgrenade exploded amongthem as they were taking

positions in ourneighbourhood,” AliBulle, a resident ofWardigley, told Xinhua.

The clashes started inthe early hours ofSaturday and heavyweapons including tanks,anti-aircraft gun, mortars

and heavy machine gunswere used in the fighting,which residents saycaused heavy civiliancasualties and is stillcontinuing in certainareas of the city.

“Three people werekilled in the fighting hereand five were alsowounded,” said QalidJimale, a Hodon resident.“The injured cannot betaken to hospital as theroads are blocked.”

Hawa Isse, a kioskowner in Hamar Billeneighbourhood whereEthiopian troops have abase, said the insurgentsattacked the base withrocket propelled grenades,bombs and hand grenadesand Ethiopian tanksstarted rolling out andfiring. “One woman waskilled and three otherpeople were wounded bystray bullets near mykiosk,” said Hawa.

MNA/Xinhua

Three killed in small planecrash in western Canada

OTTAWA,29 Oct— Three people have been killedin a small plane crash in Canada’s western provinceof British Columbia, local media reported Saturday.

The Piper Malibou, a single engine aircraft,went down Friday evening, after the pilot reportedhe had lost engine power.

The plane was en route from Salem, Oregon, toSpringbank, Alberta. The nationalities and identitiesof those on board have not been released.

MNA/Xinhua

RIO DE JANEIRO, 29 Oct — Brazil will start to test adengue fever vaccine developed by the US NationalInstitutes of Health on humans in 2008, local mediareported Friday.

As tests carried out on monkeys proved to be 100per cent effective, tests on humans have now approvedby the federal government and Sao Paulo Stategovernment.

The experiments, funded by US-based PATH, willbe carried out in the districts that reported the biggestnumbers of dengue cases in the capital city of the stateand in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo’s metropolitan region.

According to the Ministry of Health, Brazil is currentlyexperiencing a dengue fever outbreak. A total of 2,349cases have been confirmed in Sao Paolo city so far this

year, four times the number of cases registered in 2006,and Guarulhos had 790. In the entire state, 78,614 caseswere registered this year.

The Butantan Institute, in charge of the tests, saidFriday that a lab will be ready by December. A plantwill also be built to produce the drug, which is expectedto be available to Brazilians in 2010. The institute willsend a report to participants of the project in order todefine how each of them will take part in theconstruction and purchase of equipment for the plant.

The Butantan Institute’s president, Isaias Raw, saidthat if the vaccine output exceeds domestic demand forthe vaccine, they will “offer it to Africa and othercountries where there are cases of dengue”.

MNA/Xinhua

Mexican Charro Jose Luis Samperio performs the ‘death step’ on the ‘FullCharro’ final at the National Charro Championship in Morelia, central

Mexico, on 28 Oct, 2007. Samperio won the title. The ‘Charreria’ or Mexicanrodeo is one of Mexico’s most famous symbols, displaying a style and macho

bravery romanticized in the nation’s folk songs, paintings and movies.INTERNET

Rainfall death toll risesto six in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, 29 Oct — Three children werekilled and one teenager was injured in a landslide inNova Brasilia, a slum area in Rio de Janeiro’s north,bringing the death toll by heavy rainfalls to six.

According to Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Defence, thefour minors were at home when a landslide causedby the heavy rainfalls knocked down their home’sconcrete wall that worked as barrier, completelydestroying their house.

Bruno Costa da Silveira, two, Erik Freitas Ferreira,three, and Vitor Hugo Freitas, three, died under therubbles, but the Civil Defence rescued Felipe Costada Silveira, 14, with a broken leg.

Civil Defence authorities reported that allegeddrug dealers in the neighbourhood prevented thefirst rescue teams from entering the neighbour-hood. The Nova Brasilia neighbourhood is locatedin the Complexo do Alemao District, among Rio’slargest slums, with some 65,000 inhabitants.

MNA/Xinhua

Rod Sams of the US Forest Service pulls on awater hose to put out hot spots at an area of

burned down homes in Lake Arrowhead, Clif, on28 Oct, 2007.—INTERNET

Students from a high

school perform

shadowboxing with

fans during the

opening ceremony of

a mass fitness

programme in

Yichang, central

China’s Hubei

Province on 29 Oct,

2007.— INTERNET

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(from page 1)U Min Naung and partysupervised the song con-test. Twelve contestantsparticipated in the highereducation level men’s old-ies and modern song con-test and 13 students in thebasic education level (5-10 age group) girls' oldiesand modern song contest.

Chairman of the panelof judges Rector U Tin Soeof Culture University andparty supervised the nar-ration of Jataka contest atthe convocation hall ofUniversity of VeterinaryScience. Six contestants

15th Myanmar Traditional Cultural…

Lt-Gen Ye Myint attends119th Buddha Pujaniya…

(from page 1)offered flowers and lightto Buddha Image and paidhomage to it.

Next, the congrega-tion opened the ceremonywith three-time recitationof Namo Tassa. After-wards, Lt-Gen Ye Myintand party received the FivePrecepts from StateOvadacariya SithaKyaungtaik MoehtiSayadaw Agga MahaSaddhamajotikadhajaBhaddanta Nañña andmembers of the Sangha re-cited Parittas.

After sharing meritsgained, Lt-Gen Ye Myintoffered cash and provisionsto the Sayadaw and so didCommander Maj-GenKhin Zaw. Next, MayorBrig-Gen Phone Zaw Handonated cash and provi-

competed in the amateurlevel men’s narration ofJataka contest.

At the hall of ForestResearch Division, leaderof the panel of judges UMaung Hmi and party su-pervised the mandolin con-test. Eight persons fromStates and Divisions tookpart in the amateur level(first class) men’s mando-lin contest and three in theamateur level (first class)women’s mandolin con-test.

In the afternoon, fivestudents competed in thebasic education level (15-

20 age group) boys’ man-dolin contest and three inthe basic education level(15-20 age group) girls'mandolin contest.

The xylophone contesttook place at the lecturehall of University of Agri-culture, supervised by UYi Nwe, leader U KhinHla and party. Five con-testants from States andDivisions took part in theamateur level (secondclass) women’s xylophonecontest and twelve studentsin the basic education level(10-15 age group) boys’xylophone contest.

The oboe contest washeld at the convocation hallof University of Agricul-ture. Ten persons partici-pated in the amateur level(second class) men’s oboecontest and two students inthe higher education leveland five in the amateurlevel (first class) oboe con-test. — MNA

sions to Monastic Educa-tion Presiding SayadawAgga Maha PanditaBhaddanta Kesava and sen-ior military officers, mem-bers of the Sangha.

Afterwards, cash andprovisions were donated to22 Ovadacariya Sayadawsof 22 monasteries and Lt-Gen Ye Myint and partyshared merits gained. Af-ter that Lt-Gen Ye Myintand party paid homage tothe pagoda.

Later, the ceremony todonate rice to members ofthe Sangha followed. De-partmental officials andwellwishers in and aroundMandalay City gathered atthe ceremony and held iton a grand scale. They of-fered rice and K 959,000to a total of 2574 monks.

MNA

Fire breaks outin Bahan Tsp

YANGON, 29 Oct —Afire broke out on DhammaPala Street at Sayan SanNorth-West Ward inBahan Township, here,yesterday, gutting elevenhouses and leaving 16families homeless. Thefire started due to negli-gence. The fire victimswere temporarily accom-modated at No 7 BEPSand provided with neces-sary help.—MNA

Shan State (South) holds workcoordination meeting

YANGON, 29 Oct —The Shan State (South)held a work coordinationmeeting on drug abusecontrol at Shan StateMeeting Hall of Taunggyion 23 October with anaddress by Chairman ofShan State Peace and De-velopment Council Com-mander of Eastern Com-mand Maj-Gen ThaungAye.

Also present at the

meeting were the deputycommander, departmentalheads, Joint-Secretary ofCentral Committee forDrug Abuse Control(CCDAC) Police ColKham Aung and chairmenof district/township PDCs,and guests.

First, the commandermade an opening speech.Next, Police Col KhamAung explained activitieson drug abuse control, the

set-up and duties ofCCDAC, opium-substi-tute plantations, medicaltreatment, giving educa-tive talks, measures of 15-year Drug EliminationPlan with the use of post-ers and projectors. Later,Head of Shan State PoliceForce Police Col NyuntWin and chairmen of dis-trict/township PDC re-ported to the commanderon control of drug abuse

in districts and townships.Then, the commander

gave necessary instructionsand presented K 1.6 mil-lion to officials concernedto be spent on opium-sub-stitute plantations. — MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe enjoys performance of contestants in basic educationlevel (5-10 age group) girls’ modern and oldies song contest.— MNA

A contestant taking part in amateur level (first class) men’s narrationof Jataka contest.— MNA

Contestants participating in amateur level (first class) men’smandolin contest.— MNA

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 30 October, 2007

Dagon Bridge that indicates genuine goodwill, hugeinvestments and Myanmar engineers’ skills

Article and Photos by Thaung Win Bo

U Tint

Lwin,

Deputy

Super-

intending

Engineer.

Dagon Bridge being seen at night.

Cargo trucks run on the six-lane motorway of Dagon Bridge.

The Dagon Bridge, the 228th among the bridges,180 feet and above long, built by the State, wasinaugurated on 27 October 2007.

Till 1988, Myanmar had only two river-spanningbridges — the Sagaing Bridge over the AyeyawadyRiver and the Sittoung Bridge over the SittoungRiver. Since its assuming of State duties, theTatmadaw government has built a large number ofbridges, large and small, across the nation. Thatreflects its benevolence towards the nation.

Plans are under way to open the 13 newly-constructed bridges including Yadanabon Bridge(Mandalay), Sittoung Bridge (Moppalin), MezaliBridge, Uru Bridge and Bwetkyi Bridge.

Very high is the number of infrastructuresnecessary for national development the governmenthas built with genuine goodwill in the interests of thepeople. In doing so, the government had to investheavily.

Secure and smooth transport is one of thefundamental requirements for economic growth andswift commodity flow that play a pivotal role inbuilding a modern and developed nation. Thegovernment, the Tatmadaw and the people areworking hard together day and night in constructingroads and bridges on self-reliant basis. Now, thepeople are enjoying fruitful results of these transportfacilities.

Yangon, the commercial hub of Myanmar, has apopulation of more than 5.5 million. Since 1988, thegovernment has been upgrading existing roads,building new ones, and constructing many roads andbridges that link Yangon Division and other statesand divisions. So far, it has constructed a largenumber of bridges, large and small, inclusive of 31facilities, 180 feet and above long, such as MahaBandoola, Thanlyin, Bayintnaung, Aungzeya,Shwepyitha, Panhlaing and Twantay bridges.

Dagon Bridge is over the Bago River. The projectwas launched on 2 May 2000. It links Dagon Myothit(Seikkan Township) and Thanlyin Township. The4540 feet long facility’s clearance area is 130 feetwide and 18 feet high. It can withstand 75 tons ofloads.

It has a 72-foot-wide motorway and two six-foot-wide walkways on it. Thanks to the facility,products of Dagon Seikkan Industrial Zone, Dagon(South) Industrial Zone, Dagon (North) IndustrialZone, Dagon (East) Industrial Zone, and HlinethayaIndustrial City on Yangon side can be exported in a

short time through Thilawa International Port Terminalon Thanlyin side.

In addition, the people in Thanlyin, Kyauktan,Kayan and Thongwa townships will enjoy developmentin the economic, trade, education, health, religious,social and transport sectors.

Regarding the Dagon Bridge, an interview wasconducted with Deputy Superintending Engineer U

Tint Lwin of Special Project (Bridge) Group-1 ofPublic Works.Q: The bridge is a splendid one. I would like to know

how much did it cost.

A: It costs more than 18,000 million (18 billion)kyats.

Q: Was all the cost on the project from the Statefunds and was there any foreign assistance?

A: All the cost on the project was from the Statefunds and there was no foreign assistance.

Q: I notice something different. For instance, pillarsof the bridge are different from other bridges’.

A: You are right. The technology used for buildingthis bridge and that for the first Thanlyin Bridgeare not the same. It is an all-concrete bridgewithout any iron beams. It has a lot of strongpoints. For instance, iron-beam bridges needregular checks. Rusty spots of such bridges are tobe removed and such areas are to be paintedagain. We also have to check the bridge to knowif there is a damaged area due to sea water.Concrete bridges do not need such maintenancework.

Q: I would also like to know the purpose of buildingall-concrete bridge and why another facility wasbuilt near the first Thanlyin Bridge.

A: The purpose of building all-concrete bridge is tobe able to withstand heavier loads. So, the facilityconsists of 19 main pillars in the river, 13 pillarsfor the approach structure on Yangon side, and 15pillars for the approach structure on Thanlyinside. Why another facility was built near the firstThanlyin Bridge is to be able to withstand loadsover two times more than the capacity of the firstThanlyin Bridge. Like the Sittoung Bridge andSagaing Bridge, the first Thanlyin Bridge has onerailroad in the middle and a one-way motor roadeach on either side on it. The two motor roads areon the protrusions of the bridge, so it has limitedcapacity to withstand loads. Now, maximumweight allowed to pass on it is 36 tons. In the past,there was no problem because the trucks weresix-wheel vehicles. Now, trucks are 10-wheeland 12-wheel vehicles. So, the Dagon Bridge issuitable for heavy trucks with 40 or 50 tons ofloads each. It has a six-lane motorway on it, sotrucks and container trucks can pass through it at

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Daw Nu

Yi, a

teacher of

Thanlyin

Township.

U Aye

Kyaw of

Thanlyin

Township.

An aerial view of Dagon Bridge.

(from page 8)the same time. If a car breaks down on the firstThanlyin Bridge, there is traffic jam on the bridge.

Q: I learnt that it took a long time to conduct a landsurvey and designate an axis for the bridge. Is itright?

A: Yes, it is. The Bago River is a little narrow. So, thefacility somewhat blocks the current of the river andthat makes the current strong with whirlpools. Wefaced difficulties to drive bore piles for the foundation.We used RCD bore piles for Dagon Bridge.

Q: You also built the Mawlamyine Bridge. So, mayI know the difference between the MawlamyineBridge and the Dagon Bridge?

A: We used different technologies for building thetwo bridges. To build the Mawlamyine Bridge,we first dug holes in the bed of the river and putconcrete into them to construct main pillars. Wehad to pump the water and earth from these holes.We had to overcome a lot of difficulties to completethis stage. We dug holes till reaching the rock

layer. The bridge was also designed to be resistantenough to earthquakes. As you know, the currentof the Thanlyin River is very swift. To build theDagon Bridge, we had to use cantilever to buildpillars so that the maximum length between twopillars is 160 feet. We used 398 105-foot-longRCD piles to build 19 pillars. We also used 240110-foot-long reinforced-concrete beams.

Q: Is the Dagon Bridge the largest one among thereinforced-concrete bridges in Myanmar?

A: Yes, it is. It can withstand 75 tons of a truck inmaximum and has a six-lane motor road on it. ThePathein Bridge also can withstand 75 tons ofloads, but it is a suspension one.

Q: I learnt that the design of the Dagon Bridge wasdrawn by Myanmar engineers. Is it right?

A: Myanmar engineers took all responsibilities fortechnology, scale model and design for the DagonBridge. We didn’t receive any foreign supervision,assistance and funds for the project. Myanmarengineers produced the scale model and built thebridge step by step by themselves.

Q: Then, the Dagon Bridge is the very pride ofMyanmar engineers. Isn’t it?

A: Yes, it is. The government provided funds andconstruction materials, and Myanmar engineerstook responsibilities for technology andinnovations. In fact, the project is due to the visionand guidance of the Head of State.

Q: How many staff and workers were used to completethe project on schedule?

A: More than 100 engineers including experts, morethan 50 permanent staff members and more than1000 night shift workers.Then, I interviewed fisherman U Aye Kyaw, 50,

of Kalarwe village in Thanlyin Township.Q: U Aye Kyaw, were you born here? And what is

your opinion about the bridge?A: Yes, Kalarwe is my native village. I have engaged in

the fishery work since I was 18. I carry marineproducts by boat to Yangon. Yangon is seen fromThanlyin, but we could not get there easily. Now, thegovernment has constructed the Dagon Bridge, soYangon is easily accessible from here in a short time.My products are now marketable. I have neverdreamt such a good opportunity. I have to say thanksto the leaders of the State. Now, the delight of all thepeople in our village for the bridge is beyond words.Next, I interviewed Junior Assistant Teacher DawNu Yee, 49, of Kalarwe village.

Q: Well, Daw Nu Yee, What benefits do you think

your village will enjoy from the Dagon Bridge?A: I am sure, due to the facility, the people in Thanlyin,

Kyauktan, Kayan and Thongwa on Thanlyin sidewill enjoy improvement in the social, education,health, and economic sectors. We are enjoying theresults of the government’s purpose of narrowingthe development gap through the Dagon Bridge. Inthe past, it was difficult for the youths in our regionto get degrees. Unlike in the past, now, we cantravel to Yangon easily due to the bridge. I am veryglad that more and more youths in our region willbe educated persons.The people are proud of and satisfied with the

Dagon Bridge that has emerged thanks to the genuinegoodwill of the government, huge investments andskills of Myanmar engineers.

Translation: MSMyanma Alin+Kyemon (29-10-2007)

Dagon Bridge that indicates…

Thanks to the facility, products ofDagon Seikkan Industrial Zone, Dagon(South) Industrial Zone, Dagon (North)Industrial Zone, Dagon (East)Industrial Zone, and HlinethayaIndustrial City on Yangon side can beexported in a short time throughThilawa International Port Terminalon Thanlyin side.

* It is the biggest among the concretebridges.

* It is the 228th among the bridges,180 feet and above long.

* The clearance area of the 4540 feetlong facility is 130 feet wide and 18feet high.

* The bridge has a 72-foot-widemotorway and two six-foot-widewalkways. It can withstand 74 tonsof loads.

* It has 19 main pillars in the river, 13pillars for approach structure onYangon side, and 15 for approachstructure on Thanlyin side. It costsover K 1800 million.

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10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 30 October, 2007

NAY PYI TAW, 29Oct—An ancient pagodain the compound ofMwaydaw Katku Pagodain Katku Village-tract inKyauktalongyi Town-ship, Shan State (South)was consecrated on 27October and Chairman ofShan State Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of theEastern Command Maj-Gen Thaung Aye attendedthe consecration ce-remony.

Ancient pagoda reconstructed in Shan State (South)First, members of

the Sangha consecratedthe pagoda which wasreconstructed with thecontribution of Ministerfor Culture Maj-Gen KhinAung Myint andChairman of PaO SpecialRegion-6 U Aung KhamHti.

At the ceremony,Minister Maj-Gen KhinAung Myint handed overK 4 million donated bythe ministry for all-roundrenovation of Mwaydaw

Katku Pagoda to U AungKham Hti.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 29Oct—The people ofKhamti of SagaingDivision, Hpa-an,Hlaingbwe of Kayin State,Waingmaw, Hsinbo ofKachin State, Kyauktada,Pabedan, Dagon Myothit(East), North Okkalapa,and Dagon Myothit(North) Townships ofYangon Division whowish to see stability of theState, the rule of law andcommunity peace andtranquillity regardedrecent protests instigatedby some monks and NLDmembers as a threat topeace and stability. Sothey walked in processionon 22, 24, 25 and 29October respectively afterseeking permission fromthe authorities concernedto denounce recentprotests.

People of Sagaing, Yangon Divisions andKayin, Kachin States condemn recent protests

In Khamti ofSagaing Division, some7,000 people walked inprocession on 22 Octobershouting slogans callingfor ‘No terrorists’, ‘Wedon’t want external andinternal destructiveelements’ and holdingplacards that read ‘Wefavour stability’, ‘Weoppose unrest andviolence’, ‘Ward offexternal and internaldestructive elements’, ‘theseven-step Road Mapmust be successful’ and‘We support the NationalConvention and theforthcoming constitution’.

Similarly, on 24October, over 25,000people of Hpa-an, over20,000 people ofHlaingbwe and over21,000 people ofMyawady on 25 October

in Kayin State walked inprocession shoutingslogans calling for ‘OurThree Main NationalCauses’ and ‘the seven-step Road Map must besuccessful’ and holdingstate flags and placardsthat read ‘We favourpeace and stability’, ‘Weoppose unrest andviolence’, We support theforthcoming constitu-tion’, ‘We cannot serveas slaves’ and ‘Ward offexternal and internaldestructive elements’.

In like manner,more than 20,000 peopleof Waingmaw, over 3,000people of Hsinbo ofKachin State walked inprocession, chantingslogans and holdingplacards on 25 October .

Similarly, over11,000 people of

Kyauktada, more than5,000 people of Pabedan,over 10,000 people ofDagon Myothit (East),about 15,000 people ofNorth Okkalapa, and morethan 10,000 people ofDagon Myothit (North)

Townships of YangonDivision walked inprocession, chantingslogans calling for ‘OurThree Main NationalCauses’ and ‘the seven-step Road Map must besuccessful’ and holding

placards that read ‘thepublic be warned of killersin the air waves—BBC,VOA and RFA’, ‘BBClying, VOA deceiving,and RFA setting uphostilities’.

MNA

Minister Maj-Gen

Khin Aung Myint

hands over K 4

million donated by

Ministry of Culture

through a

responsible person.

MNA

People marching in procession in Pabedan Township to denouncerecent protests.— MNA

Local residents of Dagon Myothit (East) Township express desire todenounce recent protests.—MNA

People marching in procession in Kyauktada Township to condemnrecent protests.—MNA

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A vehicle burns after a bomb attack in Kirkuk, 155 miles north ofBaghdad, on 28 Oct, 2007. — XINHUA

A visitor looks at a painting on an exhibitionheld in Brussels, capital of Belgium on 28 Oct,

2007. — XINHUA

Fourth China-ASEANExpo opens in NanningNANNING, 29 Oct — The Fourth China-ASEAN

Exposition (CAEXPO) opened here on Sunday morningin the southern China city of Nanning. Political figuresand business leaders of China and the ten countries ofthe Association of South-East Asian Nations, orASEAN were present at the four-day event.

Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan, CambodianPrime Minister Hun Sen, Prime Minister of LaosBouasone Bouphavamh, Vietnamese Prime MinisterNguyen Tan Dung and Crown Prince of Brunei Al-Muhatadee Billah attended the opening ceremony ofthe Expo.

Johannah Joy Phumaphi, Vice-President of WorldBank, said the CAEXPO is an effective mechanism tothe region’s continued economic success.

According to Phumaphi, emerging economies inEast Asia maintained an average GDP growth of 7 percent to 8 per cent per annum, and trade growth in theregion is faster than GAP growth.

MNA/XinhuaSmoking not linked to more

advanced breast cancerPolice chief missing after held atIraq checkpoint

BAGHDAD, 29 Oct —A senior police chief in anarea of Iraq riven bysectarian violence wasdetained at an Armycheckpoint along withseven bodyguards onSaturday and has not beenheard from since, Policeand Interior Ministrysources said.

They said ColonelAmer Nussayif Jassim,chief of police in the townof Miqdadiya northeast ofBaghdad, had beenstopped at an Armycheckpoint while drivingto work in a two-carconvoy, bundled into thetrunk of a car by soldiersand taken away.

Interior Ministrysources said Jassimmanaged to radiocolleagues as he was beingtaken away, and policelater arrested 13 people atthe checkpoint.

But there was no signof Jassim or hisbodyguards.

A team had been

Seven killed in pile-up in BrazilRIO DE JANEIRO, 29 Oct — Seven people including two children and a

teenager were killed and another injured on Saturday in an accident involvingtwo cars and a truck in western Rio, the Fire Brigade said.

Slovakianfreighter

capsizes inBaltic Sea COPENHAGEN, 29 Oct

— Danish and Germanrescuers on Sundaystruggled to liberate sevensailors believed to becaught inside the hull of acapsized freighter off thecoast of southernDenmark, the Danish navysaid.

Three of the ship’s11 all-Turkish crew wererescued by a Russian shipshortly after the incident,while a Navy helicopterhad found a fourth crewmember drowned.

The “Omer N”, aSlovakian freighter,capsized shortly after 1400GMT about 28 kilometres(17 miles) west of the townof Gedser on the southerntip of the island of Falsterfor unknown reasons.

The ship has since runaground, enabling rescuedivers to reach it, the dutyofficer from Danish navalcommand Danfleet toldReuters.

MNA/Reuters

WASHINGTON, 29 Oct— Women who developbreast cancer are no morelikely to have aggressiveor advanced tumors ifthey are cigarettesmokers than if they donot smoke, researcherssaid on Sunday.

Whether cigarettesmoking raises awoman’s chances of everdeveloping breast cancerhas remained acontroversial question,with some research

indicating a risk andother studies not.

Researchers at FoxChase Cancer Centerin Philadelphia in-vestigated whetherfemale smokers who gotbreast cancer were morelikely to have a moreserious form.

They analyzed dataon 6,162 women withbreast cancer evaluated at

the facility from 1970 to2006, and found thatwhether a womansmoked did not affectwhether her tumour wasmore advanced orparticularly aggressive atthe time of diagnosis.

Nine per cent of thebreast cancer patientswere smokers when theywere first seen.

MNA/Reuters

Seven US college students diein beach house fire

WILMINGTON, 29 Oct — SevenSouth Carolina college students werekilled and six were injured on Sundaywhen a fire swept through a beachhome in a US resort community,officials said.

Police in Ocean Isle Beach, NorthCarolina, received an emergency callat 7:01 am EDT/1101 GMT, the townsaid in a statement. When rescueservices got there two minutes later,the house was completely engulfed in

flames, according to the statement. University of South Carolina

officials said they believed the six injuredand six of the dead were students at theuniversity.

The seventh dead student was fromClemson University, Vice-President forStudent Affairs Dennis Pruitt told a newsconference.

Pruitt said the university washelping North Carolina officials identifythe dead. — MNA/Reuters

Devices explode at MexicanConsulate in New York

NEW YORK, 29 Oct —Police were investigatingthe explosion of twomakeshift explosivedevices outside theMexican Consulate inNew York on Friday,police said.

Police had cordonedoff the area outside thebuilding on the East Sideof midtown Manhattanand the bomb squad wasscouring the scene forevidence.

Police said there were

no injuries.Police sources told

Reuters two explosivedevices were thrown at thewall of the consulate inthe middle of the night,exploding and breakingwindows in the building.

Consulate workersfound broken glass andfragments of one of thedevices when they arrivedat work on Friday.

A Foreign Ministryspokeswoman in MexicoCity said it was unclear

exactly what the deviceswere.

“They threw some-thing in from outsidebreaking two windows.They had to evacuate theconsulate staff,” she said.

A New York PoliceDepartment spokesmansaid the devices weresimilar to makeshiftgrenades that explodedoutside the BritishConsulate in New York in2005.

MNA/Reuters

The crash took place on a highwayin Santissimo District, that connectsdistricts in the north and west zones todowntown Rio. Part of the road had to beinterdicted for almost two hoursfollowing the pile-up.

According to witnesses, a ChevroletCorsa involved in the collision hit the

hard shoulder that separates the two lanesafter one of its tires burst. The car flippedover and hit another passenger vehiclewith four people aboard on the oppositedriveway of the highway. Then, a truckthat transported vegetable oil crashedinto the Corsa, dragging it for about 100metres. — MNA/Xinhua

assembled to investigatethe incident, the sourcessaid.

Miqdadiya is inDiyala Province, a mixedregion of Shiites andSunnis that has seen severesectarian violence. Iraq’spolice and Army haveoften been at odds witheach other, andkidnappings by groups ofmen in police or Armyuniforms are common inIraq. — MNA/Reuters

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 30 October, 2007

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

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV GEE HONG VOY NO (718)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV GEE HONGVOY NO (718) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 30.10.2007 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm 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 SHIPPINGCO, LTD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF MYANMARMINISTRY OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION

MYANMA RAILWAYS

INVITATION TO SEALED TENDERS1. Sealed Tenders are invited by Myanma Railways, for supply of the following Stores which will be purchased in Euro;

Sr.No Tender No Description Qty

i 12(T) 29 /MR(ML) Solid Wheels for LE Rail Buses & 2-Items2007-2008 DD 51 Locomotives

ii 12 (T) 30/MR (MC) Steel Materials for New Construction of 69-Items2007-2008 Passenger Coaches; (CO

2 Welding Wire,

Electrodes, Steel Plates, Angles, Round Bars,Channels, Pipes & Accessories,Coach Wheeland Axles,Coil Springs, Axle Box Pulley, etc.)

Closing Date&Time-14-12-2007 (Friday) (12:00) Hours2. Tender documents are available at the office of the Deputy General Manager (Supply), Myanma Railways, Corner of 51st Street and Merchant Street, Bota- htaung, Yangon starting from 30.10.2007 during the office hours.3. For further details please call: 01-291982, 291985,291988 (201555 Ext 601,602,605)

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

French paper says Harry Pottera left-wing hero

Britain’s richestman of propertyworth seven bln

pounds LONDON, 28 Oct—The

Duke of Westminsterremains the wealthiestproperty man in Britaindespite the rise of self-made billionaires, a richlist showed on Saturday.

The duke, who ownslarges tracts of centralLondon including Mayfairand Belgravia, as well asestates in Lancashire,Cheshire, Scotland,Canada and around theworld, was estimated tobe worth seven billionpounds, up from 6.6billion pounds last year,Estates Gazette revealedin its latest Rich List.

The figures, compiledby Philip Beresford, whoalso produces the SundayTimes Rich List, con-firmed the status ofproperty as the biggestcontributor to wealth inthe country.

The 500 wealthiestproperty players in the UKand Ireland amassed acombined net worth of 117billion pounds.

The average fortune forthis year’s leading 500players in propertyinvestment, developmentand related areas such asestate agency, was justover 230 million poundseach — about 15 per centhigher than the 200 millionpounds average for lastyear’s 400 entrants.

MNA/Reuters

PARIS, 28 Oct—HarryPotter — left-wing hero ofthe intellectual aristocracyagainst the materialistmiddle classes? Well, yes,according to the Frenchdaily Liberation.

To mark the Frenchpublication of the finalinstalment of the adve-ntures of JK Rowling’sboy magician, France’sleading left-wing dailydevoted Friday’s frontcover and two more pages

to answering the question“Why Harry Potter is ofthe Left”.

The paper, like otherFrench national medianever afraid to seemintellectually aristocraticitself, invited philosopherJean-Claude Milner to addto the millions of words ofPotter-analysis alreadywritten the world over bystudents, critics andenthusiasts.

Milner identified a

reaction to the free-marketrevolution instigated inBritain by MargaretThatcher’s governments.

“Reading it, one has thefeeling that JK Rowlingfeels, like many cultivatedEnglish people, that therewas a real, catastrophicThatcherite revolution,and that the only chancefor culture now is tosurvive as an occultscience,” he wrote.

MNA/Reuters

Gaza explosion killsat least three

GAZA, 28 Oct—At least three Palestinians have beenkilled Saturday in a mysterious explosion that rockeda house in southeast Gaza Strip, residents and securitysources said.

A big blast has happened inside a house in al-Qarrara area to the east of Khan Younis City insouthern Gaza Strip, killing at least three people, saidthe residents.

However, the reasons behind the explosion are stillunclear.

The residents said the blast might have been causedby an Israeli ground-to-ground rocket landed on thehouse, while others said that it could be “an internalblast”. Mu’ awia Hassanein, director of local ambulancecrews, said that a two-year-old girl and a 42-year-oldwoman and a man from one family were among thedead.According to Hassanein, four people were alsowounded in the explosion which rocked the house ofAbu Sebet family.

The injured included two children, one of thewounded was critically hurt.

There has been no official comment on the incidentwhich came a day after five Palestinians were killed invarious Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip.

MNA/Xinhua

China bans hunting on“extinct” tiger land

BEIJING, 28 Oct — Allhunting has been bannedin an area in North Chinawhere an endangered tigerwas apparently sightedand a team of experts willinvestigate whether the bigcat really still exists there,the Xinhua news agencysaid on Saturday.

The young South Chinatiger, belonging to a sub-species experts had feared

was extinct in the wild,was captured on cameraearlier this month by ZhouZhenglong, a farmer fromthe mountainous Zhen-ping in central China.

Local authoritiesconfirmed the authen-ticity, but the pictures“sparked heated publicsuspicion”, Xinhua said.

In the early 1950s anestimated 4,000 of the

tiger sub-species, one ofthe world's smallest andthe only one native tocentral and southernChina, roamed thecountry, but its habitat hasbeen squeezed by thecountry’s rapid economicgrouth.

The Shaanxi ProvincialForestry Department hasset up a special protectionarea for the wild SouthChina tiger and bannedall hunting around thesite where it was firstsighted.

MNA/Reuters

Tourists walk around the Temple of Heaven on acold Autumn day in Beijing on 28 Oct, 2007. The

temple, built around 1420, is one of Beijing’s mostpopular tourists attractions and local park areascoverning an area of 273 hectares.—INTERNET

16 killed as militant group clash withal-Qaeda in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 28 Oct—Fighters from an Iraqiinsurgent group foughtsuspected al-Qaedamembers south of SamarraCity in Salahudin Pro-vince, killing 16 of them,including three foreignfighters, a provincial policesource said on Saturday.

Fighters from theIslamic Army in Iraq, oneof the largest anti-USinsurgent groups, havebattled suspected al-Qaeda fighters in theMu’tasim neighbourhoodin southern Samarraduring the past two days,the source told Xinhua on

condition of anonymity. The fierce clashes

resulted in the killing of16 gunmen believed to beaffiliated to al-Qaedaterrorist network in Iraq,including two non-IraqiArab fighters and anIranian, the source said.

MNA/Xinhua

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Latest Potter book now in Chinese, officiallyBEIJING, 29 Oct — The official Chinese version of the latest Harry Potter smash hit went on sale in

bookstores yesterday, almost two months after an unofficial version was posted on the Internet.

Fans of the Harry Potter book series pose formedia at the start of the sales of JK Rowling’s

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in Berlinon 21 July, 2007. —INTERNET

One million copiesof the book have beenprinted by the People’sLiterature PublishingHouse in Beijing, whichowns the copyright of theChinese languageversion of the bestsellingseries for the Chinesemainland.

Priced at 66 yuan($8.80), the book about aboy wizard is perhaps themost expensive children’sbook in the country, wherethe average disposableincome per month was lastyear about 1,000 yuan($133).

Nearly 10 millioncopies of the Chinese

versions of the previoussix installments havebeen sold, and thenumber is rising, PanKaixiong, vice-presidentof the publishing housesaid. Globally, the Harry

Potter series has beentranslated into morethan 60 languages and325 million copies havebeen sold, earning $6billion.

“We are ready to

print more copies of theChinese version at anytime,” said Sun Shunlin,editor of the Chineseversions, adding that morethan 180,000 copies of thelast installment weredistributed to bookstoresin Beijing on Saturdaynight.

To prevent the officialversion from being pirated,the publishing house hassigned special contractswith bookstores andprinting houses.

But there are fears thatthe unofficial translationsonline could damage salesof the official printedversion. —Internet

Mongolian acrobats perform during the openingceremony of the 11th China Wuqiao InternationalCircus Festival in Shijiazhuang, north China’s HebeiProvince, on 27 Oct, 2007. Performers from China,Russia, France, the United States, Germany, theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea, Spain andother countries and regions will present 31 repertoiresduring the festival which will last for nine days from

27 October to 4 November. —INTERNET

A framework of a dinosaur is displayed during anexihibition in the Museum of Natural Sciences inBrussels, capital of Belgium, on 28 Oct, 2007. Theexhibition, considered to be the biggest in Europe,displays some 35 dinosaur frameworks and a greatdeal of specimens of many other contemporaneousanimals and plants. At least 80, 000 people wereexpected to visit the exhibition on the free visit

period of 27 and 28 Oct. —INTERNET

China’s lunar probe completes second orbital transfer

China, ASEAN set up youthtraining campus in S-W China

Chinese Army launcheselectromagnetic

war game

Typhoon nears Tokyo area,two missing

NANNING, 29 Oct —China and the Associationof South-East AsianNations (ASEAN) onSaturday set up a youthtraining campus in south-west China’s GuangxiZhuang AutonomousRegion, as part of theefforts to enhance ex-changes and cooperationamong young people.

The China-ASEANYouth Campus wasinitiated by ChinesePremier Wen Jiabao duringthe 10th ASEAN-ChinaSummit held in thePhilippines on 14 Januarythis year.

“The campus would

provide a platform for theexchanges among youngpeople of China andASEAN and deepen theirmutual understanding andfriendship,” said He Junke,secretary of Central Com-mittee of the CommunistYouth League of China.

Over 400 repre-sentatives from China andASEAN attended theopening ceremony.

China and ASEANcountries have been takingvarious measures to up-grade cultural exchanges,including holding per-sonnel training, promotingtourism and holding artfestivals. — MNA/Xinhua

TOKYO, 29 Oct — A typhoon approached areas nearTokyo on Saturday night, bringing heavy rain andstrong winds and causing two persons missing.

As of 8 pm (1100 GMT), the typhoon was around 80kilometres southeast of Choshi, Chiba Prefecture,moving northeast at 75 kilometres per hour in thePacific. It was generating winds of up to 144 kilometresper hour, with an atmospheric pressure of 980hectopascals near its centre, according to JapanMeteorological Agency.

Two surfers were swept by waves and are stillmissing in two separate places of Kanagawa Prefectureon Saturday, according to Kyodo News.— MNA/Xinhua

ZHENGZHOU, 29 Oct —The Chinese People’sLiberation Army (PLA)started a war game incentral China’s HenanProvince on Saturday, totest its fighting capabilitiesunder electromagneticcircumstances, accordingto Army sources.

A division of the PLA’sJinan Military AreaCommand, with about10,000 soldiers andofficers and 1,000vehicles, will launchattacks on a hilly exercisesite in the coming

seven days. It is aimed to check the

results of the Army’straining for electro-magnetic battles over thepast year, so as to improveits capabilities of com-manding, long-rangemanoeuvre, firepower,integrated defending, andcomprehensive logisticwork.

The year 2007 is thefirst year for the wholeArmy to carry out trainingon electromagneticcombat.

MNA/Xinhua

BEIJING, 28 Oct —China’s lunar probeChang’e-1 had travelledmore than 389,000kilometres after com-pleting its second orbitaltransfer on Friday after-noon, according to themoon probe team.

“It still has about 1.19million kilometres to gobefore it reaches the moonorbit as planned,” Zhang

Bo, an engineer ofmonitoring and controllingbranch of the moon probeprogramme told Xinhua.

According to Zhang,the moon orbiter willexperience another twoorbital transfers before itbegins to fly to the moonin a real sense on 31October.“Chang’e-1 isexpected to enter the earth-moon transfer orbit on 31

October. Before that, it’slike a man-made satelliteof the earth since it travelson the earth orbit,” saidZhang. The BeijingAerospace Control Centre(BACC) issued theinstruction for the secondorbital transfer at around4:50 pm. The orbitaltransfer was effected at5:44 pm. The probe is nowmoving on a 24-hour orbitwith an apogee of 70,000kilometres, up from theformer 50,000 kilometres,according to informationfrom the Yuanwang IIIspace tracking ship at thesouthern Pacific.

It will stay on the orbitfor three days and thenmove further from theearth to a 48-hour orbit onOctober 29, according tothe BACC sources.

The lunar probecompleted its first orbitaltransfer Thursdayafternoon, in which it wastransferred to a 16-hourorbit with a perigee ofabout 600 kilometres from200 kilometres. The firstprobing equipment on thelunar orbiter startedThursday evening toexplore the space environ-ment between earth andmoon.—MNA/Xinhua

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S PORTSIFK Gothenburg winSwedish League title

GOTHENBURG, 29 Oct — IFK Gothenburg wontheir first Swedish championship title since 1996 onSunday, beating Trelleborg 2-0.

The league win handed Gothenburg the only Swed-ish spot in next season’s Champions League’s qualify-ing stage.

Going into the league’s final round, Gothenburgwere ahead of Djurgarden on goal difference but thecapital club lost their match with Brommapojkarna 1-0 and had to settle for third place.

Kalmar took the runners-up spot thanks to a 2-0win over AIK Stockholm.—MNA/Reuters

Inter Milan’s Swedish forward, Zlatan Ibrahimovic,background right, vies for the ball with Palermo’sAndrea Barzagli, right, and Mattia Cassani, left,during their Italian first division soccer match at the

Favorita stadium in Palermo, Italy, on Sunday.The game ended in a scoreless draw.—INTERNET

Hatem Ben Arfa (C) of Olympique Lyon celebrateswith team mates after scoring against Paris St Germainduring their French Ligue 1 soccer match at Parc desPrinces stadium in Paris on 28 Oct, 2007.—INTERNET

In this photo provided by EppicSurf,com, JimKrieg, left, of Brentwood, Calif, dressed as the

Silver Surfer and Phil Keith, of Sherman Oaks,Calif, dressed as the Human Torch Sherman, bothcharacters from the movie Fantastic Four, share a

wave while competing in the third annual ScareN’Tear halloween surf contest in Manhattan

Beach, Calif, on 28 Oct, 2007.—INTERNET

Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, leftcelebrates with Dirk Kuyt after

scoring against Arsenal during theirEnglish Premier League soccer

match at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool,England, on 28 Oct, 2007.—INTERNET

Leaders Real grab late win as Barca go second

Vucinic header sinks Milan, Inter draw 0-0

Bayern draw at Dortmund, Hamburgtake advantage

PSV beat Sparta 4-1 tomove top of Dutch League AMSTERDAM, 29 Oct — PSV Eindhoven cruised to a

4-1 win at Sparta Rotterdam to move top of the Dutchleague on Sunday.

Kenneth Perez set up Danko Lazovic for the firstgoal after 37 seconds, while Mike Zonneveld andJefferson Farfan hit the back of the net with long-distance strikes before the break to seal the victory.

Perez added a fourth in the second half before SjaakPolak converted a penalty to give the hosts theirconsolation goal. Ajax Amsterdam made an impres-sive start at Utrecht but wasted a handful of chancesand had to wait until the 68th minute for a goal whenAlberto Luque set up Klaas Jan Huntelaar on thecounter attack. PSV are top with 23 points after ninematches, two above Ajax and Feyenoord, who lost 2-0 at Twente Enschede on Saturday.

AZ Alkmaar notched a 3-2 victory at NAC Breda toend a winless streak of six matches.—MNA/Reuters

Rangers suffer spot ofbother in 2-1 defeat

MILAN, 29 Oct —A second-halfheader from Mirko Vucinic gaveAS Roma a 1-0 win at strugglingAC Milan that lifted them into sec-ond spot in Serie A on Sunday.

Roma are three points behindleaders Inter Milan, who drew 0-0at Palermo, failing to take fulladvantage of Juventus losing 3-1at Napoli on Saturday.

Fiorentina missed the chanceto move into second when theydrew 0-0 in the late game at Genoa,who almost snatched a win thanksto the trickery of forward Leon.

Striker Vucinic, playing for theinjured Francesco Totti, headed inCicinho’s cross at the near post toinflict more misery on mid-table

Milan, who have yet to win at homein the league this season.

The European champions alsohad Massimo Ambrosini sent offwhen he picked up a second yel-low for pulling Daniele De Rossi’sshirt and conceding an 80th minutepenalty.

De Rossi missed the spot kickwhen he tried to chip Dida andinstead sent the ball over the barbut Roma held on despite twoAlberto Gilardino headers goingclose. Roma captain and talismanTotti had been ruled out with anankle injury he picked up in their2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon inthe Champions League in mid-week.—MNA/Reuters

BERLIN, 29 Oct — Bayern Munichhad to settle for a goalless draw away toBorussia Dortmund on Sunday, leavingthe way clear for Hamburg SV to cuttheir lead to four points with a 1-0 win atDuisburg.

Bayern struck the bar twice in the firsthalf but were well below their best andhad to be content with extending the lastremaining unbeaten record in the league.Hamburg took advantage as a VincentKompany goal eight minutes before theend of the first half proved enough togive them victory over Duisburg.

With 11 games played, Bayern leadthe standings on 27 points, with Ham-burg moving up to second on 23. WerderBremen, who drew 1-1 away to Schalke04 on Saturday, are third on 21, withKarlsruhe fourth on 20 and Schalke fifthon 18.

Bayern had played an exhaustingUEFA Cup game away to Red Star Bel-grade on Thursday and with playmakerFranck Ribery missing through injury itwas no surprise they were short of en-ergy and ideas.

MNA/Reuters

MADRID, 29 Oct — Leaders Real Madridscored two late goals to secure a 3-1 homewin over Deportivo Coruna in the PrimeraLiga on Sunday.

Depor took a second-minute lead throughXisco in the Bernabeu, though Ruud vanNistelrooy quickly levelled from the penaltyspot.

Real improved after a poor first half but itwas not until the 79th minute when substituteRaul put the champions in front. Robinhoadded a third at the end.

“We aren’t playing that well but we arestill a new team and we are top. Imagine whatwe’ll be like when we start playing well,”Real’s Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder toldRadio Marca.

Real are top with 22 points from ninegames, two ahead of arch-rivals Barcelonawho moved up to second after they comfort-ably saw off promoted Almeria 2-0 in the NouCamp.

France striker Thierry Henry, whose recentperformances have been put under the spot-light, poached his fourth league goal justbefore the break.

Argentina’s Lionel Messi came off thebench to convert a penalty nine minutes fromtime as Barca raised their game towards theend. Valencia are third with 18 points, thesame as Villarreal, after they fell 3-0 away toa Sevilla side motivated to give new coachManuel Jimenez a winning start.

MNA/Reuters

GLASGOW, 29 Oct —Rangers stumbled to a 2-1defeat at Dundee Unitedon Sunday in a fast-flow-ing Scottish PremierLeague encounter whichwas decided by BarryRobson’s penalty.

Victory hauled Unitedlevel on 22 points withsecond place Rangers, al-though the latter enjoy a

better goal difference.Champions Celtic are topof the standings with 25points after crushing Moth-erwell 3-0 at home on Sat-urday. Rangers managerWalter Smith refused toblame the defeat on fatiguefollowing the club’s mid-week 0-0 draw with Bar-celona in the ChampionsLeague.

“People keep sayingthat, but there is no excusefor that,” Smith told theBBC. “It was on Tuesdaynight and we have had ad-equate respite and there’sno reason why that shouldbe the case.” United tookthe lead with a magnifi-cent goal from defenderLee Wilkie in the 28thminute as he guided a six-metre volley across keeperAllan McGregor and intothe left side of the net fol-lowing a deep free kick byIrish midfielder WilloFlood.—MNA/Reuters

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Monday, 29 October, 2007Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hours

MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions,scattered in Taninthayi Division and weather has beenpartly cloudy in Chin, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon Statesand Bago Division and fine weather the remaining areas.The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Myeik(1.77) inches, Pyarpon (0.83) inch, Co Co Island (0.15)inch and Kawthong (0.08) inch.

Maximum temperature on 28-10-2007 was 95ºF.Minimum temperature on 29-10-2007 was 76ºF. Rela-tive humidity at 09:30 hours MST on 29-10-2007 was85%. Total sunshine hours on 28-10-2007 was (6.8)hours approx.

Rainfall on 29-10-2007 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since1-1-2007 was (136.46) inches at Mingaladon, (140.75)inches at Kaba-Aye and (142.72) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4)mph from East at (08:30) hours MST on 29-10-2007.

Bay inference: According to the observation at(12:30) hrs MST today, low pressure areas over South-west Bay has intensified into a depression and has crossedover the North Tamil Nadu Coast near Chennai (India),weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in the Andaman Sea,South Bay and Central Bay and generally fair elsewherein the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 30-10-2007: Like-lihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in Taninthayi,Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, weather will bepartly cloudy in Mon and Kayin States, generally fair inthe remaining States and Divisions. Degree of certaintyis (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation oflikelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in theSouthern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 30-10-2007: Pratly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 30-10-2007: Possibility of rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (40%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 30-10-2007: Fair weather.

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“Storm news”(Issued at 13:00 hrs MST on 29-10-2007)

According to the observation at (12:30) hrs MSTtoday, low pressure area over Southwest Bay hasintensified into a depression and has crossed overthe North Tamil Nadu Coast near Chennai (India).

Study finds organic food more nutritiousLONDON, 29 Oct — A study into organic food has found that it is more

nutritious than ordinary produce and may help to lengthen people’s lives.

Report shows Iranians study Nuclear Physics in BritainLONDON, 29 Oct — The Foreign Office of Britain has cleared dozens of Iranians to enter British universities

to study advanced Nuclear Physics and other subjects, the Sunday Times reported.

An EU-fundedproject that cost 12 millionpounds (some 24 millionUS dollars) showed thatorganic fruit andvegetables contain asmuch as 40 per cent moreantioxidants, which arebelieved to help fend offcancer and heart disease.They also contain morebeneficial minerals suchas iron and zinc, theSunday Times reported.

Researchers grew fruitand vegetables and raisedcattle on adjacent organic

and non-organic sites on a725acre (about 290hectare) farm attached toNewcastle University, andat other sites in Europe.They found that levels ofantioxidants in milk fromorganic herds were up to90 per cent higher thanthose from conventionalherds.

Organic tomatoesfrom Greece were alsofound to have significantlyhigher levels ofantioxidants, includingflavonoids, thought to

reduce coronary heartdisease, said the report.

Professor CarloLeifert, coordinator of thefouryear project, said thedifferences were so markedthat organic produce wouldhelp to increase the nutrientintake of those people noteating the recommendedfive portions a day of fruitand vegetables.

The Food StandardsAgency confirmed over theweekend that it wasreviewing the evidencebefore deciding whether tochange its advice. Britishministers and the agencysaid earlier that there wereno significant differencesbetween organic andordinary produce.

MNA/Xinhua

In the past nine months about 60 Iranians have beenadmitted to study postgraduate courses deemed“proliferation-sensitive” by the security services, thereport said. The disciplines range from nuclear physics tosome areas of electrical and chemical engineering andmicrobiology.

Figures showed that 30 Iranians were doingpostgraduate degrees in subjects covering nuclear physicsand nuclear engineering during the year 2005 and 2006.

The Foreign Office said it was reviewing the vettingfor sensitive areas of study and planned to announce anoverhaul within the next few weeks to make proceduresmore rigorous.

Subject areas covered by the government’s vettingoverhaul include some types of metallurgy, molecularbiology, chemistry and nuclear science.

Currently, vetting is done only when a universityvoluntarily informs the government that a candidate fromoutside the EU has been offered a place to study asensitive subject.

Under the new online system monitored by thesecurity services, universities will be obliged to informthe government if any non-European intends to take acourse in such subjects. They will also be required to givedetails about what is included in the course.

MNA/Xinhua

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

� Skyful liars attempting to destroy nation� BBC lying

VOA deceivingRFA setting up hostilities

� Beware! Don’t be bought by those ill-wishers

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

killers in the air waves —RFA, VOA and BBC

Who are the winners, and who, the losers from recent violent protests?� Due to the violent protests,

The people are in a state of panicArtless persons get into bad company and run into troubleTrade and commerce hit hardVendors and shopkeepers have hard timesTourism industry in bad shape

� Due to the violent protests,Colonialists’ lackey expatriates earn dollarsTouts were provided with fundsCriminals and opportunists are happy with the unrestNational traitors from agitator media gained a lot of dollars

4th Waning of Thadingyut 1369 ME Tuesday, 30 October, 2007

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