Minister for Electric Power No 2 inspects paddy husk-fired generator and gas engine factory, Yangon concrete lamppost factory
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Established 1914
Volume XV, Number 81 7th Waning of First Waso 1369 ME Friday, 6 July, 2007
Minister for Electric Power No 2 inspects
paddy husk-fired generator and gas engine
factory, Yangon concrete lamppost factory
YANGON, 5 July — Minister for Electric Power
No 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint and officials
arrived at paddy husk-fired generator and gas engine
factory of Myanmar Inventors Cooperative Ltd in
Hlinethaya Industrial Zone on 3 July.
Chairman of the Cooperative Ltd U Soe Tint
Aung reported on production process of paddy husk-
fired generators and arrangements for environmental
conservation.
The minister and party viewed machines manu-
factured at the factory.
At Hlinethaya Township Electrical Engineer’s
Office, the minister heard reports on supply of power
through six power lines and use of transformers at
industrial zones by officials.
Secretary of Yangon City Electric Power Supply
Board U Maung Maung Latt and Managing Director U
Tin Aung of Electric Power Supply Enterprise gave
supplementary reports.
At Yangon Concrete Lamppost Factory, Factory
Manager U Min Thaw and Manager of Marga Con-
crete Lamp-post Factory U Toe Hlaing reported on
endurance of the concrete lamp-posts against natural
disasters. Minister Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint inspects paddy hask-fired generators at the factory in
They proceeded to the office of South Okkalapa Hlinethaya Industrial Zone. — ELECTRIC POWER NO 2
Township Electric Power Supply Board at the corner
of Parami and Thumingala Roads, Township Officer
U Soe Kyaw Aung reported to the minister on supply Development tasks carried out
of electricity and condition of power lines.
After hearing the reports, the minister stressed
the need for meter readers to discharge their duties
in Mandalay Division
conscientiously and he urged officials to supply elec- NAY PYI TAW, 5 July —Minister for Progress of Affairs Col Thien Nyunt inspected upgrading the dis-
tricity to respective areas on schedule. — MNA Border Areas and National Races and Development trict-to-district Road No 1 in Mandalay Division on 3
July.
The road No 1 linking TadaU Township and
Kyaukpadaung Township is being upgraded by township
Development Affairs Departments in Mandalay Division.
The road section is 82 miles and three furlongs long. So far,
over 39 miles of the road have been tarred in the 2006-
2007 fiscal year. The remaining 42 miles and seven
furlongs is scheduled to upgrade in 2007-2008 fiscal year.
In the meeting with officials concerned, Minister Col
Thein Nyunt called for timely completion of the road section
meeting the set standards. He also met with residents and
members of Union Solidarity and Development Association
and called on them to participate in maintenance of the road.
Mandalay Division Development Affairs Commit-
tee constructed 21-mile and 6-furlong road section in
urban areas and 94-mile and 6-furlong road in rural
areas, and 42 bridges in urban areas and 15 bridges in
rural areas. — MNA
Minister Col Thein Nyunt inspects
upgrading No 1 district-to-district road
section in Mandalay. — DAD
Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.
6-7-07NL 1 7/30/18, 02:05 AM2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 July, 2007
PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire
Friday, 6 July, 2007 * 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
Work hard for emergence of * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State
firm gems market at home * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy
Myanmar gems earn a global reputation Commander, CEC member MYANMAR GAZETTE
for their excellent quality. Due to the im- attend physic nut growing NAY PYI TAW, 5 July — The State Peace and
provement in the gem mining and produc-
ceremony of Mon State USDA Development Council has appointed Professor/Head
tion, various kinds of Myanmar precious of Department (Child Health Education Depart-
YANGON, 5 July — Patron of Mon State Union ment) Professor Dr Aye Maung Han of University of
stones are in high demand in the interna-
Solidarity and Development Association Commander Medicine-1 (Yangon) of Medical Science Depart-
tional market, and the State and national of South-East Command Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win, ment under the Ministry of Health as Rector of the
gem entrepreneurs are benefiting from the USDA CEC member Mon State in-charge Minister same university on probation from the date he as-
for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint attended the rainy sumes charge of his duties. — MNA
gem industry. season physic nut growing ceremony of Mon State
The Central Committee for Organizing USDA at Taungwaing physic nut farm on 2 July. BEPS in Pho Hla Gyi Ward after attending the desks
Myanma Gems Emporium has launched the The CEC member also attended the ceremony to and USDA membership application presentation cer-
donate desks and present USDA membership applica- emony.
Myanma Jade, Gem and Pearl Special Sales tions at Basic Education Primary School of Zingyaik At a similar ceremony at Kyundaw Village BEPS
for 2007 since 4 July at the Myanma Gems Village in Paung Township. He also attended a similar in Kyaikto Township, the CEC member accepted mem-
ceremony at Pawdawmu Village Post-Primary School. bership applications from four village-tracts and at-
Mart on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Yangon
In Bilin, the CEC member presented 50 dozens of tended to the needs of the local people.
and at the Myanmar Convention Centre on exercise books to the Township Education Officer at MNA
Mindhamma Road in Mayangon Township,
and it continues till 16 July. Over 3,500 trees planted in
So far, more than 2900 local and foreign
gem merchants have arrived at the special
environs of H & T Ministry
sales.
Indeed, gems are natural resources that
are exhaustible based on the rate of exploita-
tion. So, gem entrepreneurs are to tap such
valuable natural resources systematically for
sustainable interests of the State and their
own. Greater benefits will be gained if gems
are sold as value-added products rather than
being sold in raw.
Now, the government is rendering all
necessary assistance to those engaging in
the gem industry. So, gem entrepreneurs
Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing delivers an
have to strictly abide by Gems Law and
address at the monsoon season tree planting
Cash donation for monastery
regulations in mining and selling their prod-
ceremony of Ministry of Hotels and in Paris on 13 July
ucts in order that the nation can see a firm YANGON, 5 July — The 5th cash donation
Tourism. — MNA
gem market. ceremony for building a monastery in Paris, France,
NAY PYI TAW, 4 July — As a gesture of hailing is scheduled to be held at Wizaya Mingala Dhamma
Myanmar Women’s Day which falls on 3 July, Min- Thabin Hall at KabaAye Cave here on 13 July.
istry of Hotels and Tourism organized a monsoon Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka
Niuc\cMeta\Asiu;r@anpiuc\ ema\eta\yaU\mquM;s∑´ren≥ season tree planting ceremony in front of the ministry Committee Abhi Dhaja Maha Rattha Guru Agga
here on 3 July. Maha Saddhamma Jotika Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Over 300 volunteers including Minister for Kumara will deliver a sermon and Sayadaw Ashin
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i pt\ (tngçeN∑en≥) N˙c.\ Nanda Siri of France will brief on condition of the
Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing and wife,
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\ n\;At∑k\ Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Aye Myint Kyu and offi- monastery which is under construction in Paris.
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the ceremony, and over 3,500 shady trees and peren- astery invited wellwishers to attend the cash dona-
yaU\m¥a; mquM;s∑´ren≥Ps\qv\"
nial trees were planted in the environs of the ministry. tion ceremony. — MNA
First, Minister Maj-Gen Soe Naing explained
the purpose of the organizing the tree planting cer-
2007 KuN˙s\ z¨liuc\l At∑k\
emony, and the minister and wife planted trees at All this needs to be known
(8-7-2007) rk\en≥ designated places.
Afterwards, the minister, the deputy minister * Do not be frightened whenever
N˙c.\ and employees of the ministry released 20,000 intimidated
fingerlings into a small dam and fish ponds of the * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered
(29-7-2007) rk\en≥
ministry. * Do not be softened whenever appeased
MNA
6-7-07NL 2 7/30/18, 02:05 AMTHE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 July, 2007 3
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Tut\kun\N˙s\S tiu;®mHc\.Âk
Heathrow terminal evacuated A general view
shows paintings
after suspect bag found from Mexican
artists Frida
L ONDON, 5 July — the airport said the whole through checks again,” a Kahlo and
Terminal 4 at London’s of the departure area of passenger said. Diego Rivera,
Heathrow Airport was Terminal 4 had been After about two hours during a
evacuated on Tuesday evacuated and passengers airport authorities began
preview tour of
after a suspicious package were being told to go to letting people back into
a new exhibition
was found, passengers the arrivals section. the terminal but continued
said. “Several thousand to carry out body searches. at the Casa Azul
Officials at the people are now out in the “It looks like they are Museum in
airport confirmed a car park and security staff looking for someone,” an Mexico City on
suspect bag had been are saying that all baggage eyewitness told Reuters. 4 July, 2007.
found and said all is going to have to go MNA/Reuters INTERNET
passengers were now
being searched. UK bomb suspect, another doctor, seized in Australia Jamaican singer
Sean Paul performs
“In response to a CANBERRA, 4 July—An Brisbane, officials said on although he was not linked started work there as an
suspect bag in Terminal eighth man — another Tuesday. to the bomb plot, Beattie emergency registrar last on stage during a
4, secondary searches are doctor—suspected of The 27-year-old man, said. September. concert in Tirana,
now being carried out on links to the suspected al- described by his Gold Coast In the four days since One of the seven held Albania on 5 July,
departing passengers,” Qaeda plot to detonate car Hospital colleagues as a two car bombs loaded with in Britain was detained in
2007.
BAA, which manages the bombs in London and “model citizen”, was seized fuel, gas canisters and Liverpool.
airport, said in a statement. Scotland was detained in by counter-terrorism police nails were found in central MNA/Reuters INTERNET
A Reuters witness at the Australian city of at Brisbane Airport late on London, seven suspects
Monday as he was trying to have been arrested in
Hamas, Jihad attack Israel leave the country, Queens-
land State Premier Peter
Britain, including at least
two doctors.
with mortars, rockets Beattie said.
“We understand that the
The nationalities of the
two men were not
GAZA, 4 July—Both the armed wings of Hamas and man that had been disclosed.
Islamic Jihad (Holy War) movements claimed detained at the airport last Beattie said the 27-
responsibility on Tuesday for firing mortars and night has some connec- year-old had trained as a
homemade rockets from Gaza into Israel. tions to the incidents in doctor in India. He was
Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed the UK,” he told reporters. recruited to Australia from
wing, said in a statement that its militants fired four A second man who was Liverpool, England, in
mortar shells at Israeli Army posts stationed on the employed at the same 2006 through an advertise-
borders between northern Gaza Strip and Israel. hospital south of Brisbane, ment in the British
Saraya al-Quds, Jihad armed wing, said in two was being questioned, Medical Journal and
separate Press statements that its militants fired three
mortar shells at Israeli Army posts to the east and south
of the Gaza Strip. The group said it militants fired three
US troops kill 23 gunmen
mortars at an Israeli Army post, which was used to fire
tank shells at central and northern Gaza Strip.
in western Iraq
It added that another group of militants had also BAGHDAD, 4 July—US Based on reports
fired a Russian-made Grad missile at the Kerem Shalom and Iraqi troops have saying that significant
border crossing on the borders between Israel and killed 23 gunmen near number of insurgents
Egypt. Saraya al-Quds said attacks on the Kerem
Shalom crossing were aimed to foil the Israeli plan to
the city of Ramadi, the
capital of Anbar Pro-
linked to al-Qaeda
network gathered on the BBC Gaza reporter
operate it while keeping close the Rafah crossing on vince in western Iraq, outskirts of Ramadi to
the borders between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. the US military said on stage a series of large- Johnston freed
MNA/Reuters Tuesday. scale attacks in the city GAZA, 4 July—Alan home of Hamas’s local
in an attempt to regain Johnston, the BBC leader in Gaza, Ismail
their presence in the journalist held hostage in Haniyeh. He was smiling
region, the military said the Gaza Strip since and looked well despite
in a statement. March, was handed over nearly four months in
The battle occurred by his Islamist captors to captivity.
on Saturday night in an ruling Hamas officials in Khaled Meshaal, the
area, some four kilo- the early hours of exiled leader of Hamas,
metres south of Ramadi Wednesday, Reuters said Johnston’s release
when insurgents attacked journalists who saw him showed his Islamist
a US position with small said. movement was bringing
arms fire from two They saw the 45-year- order to the coastal enclave
trucks, the statement old Briton being embraced since seizing control last
said. by BBC colleagues after month after fighting with
MNA/Xinhua he arrived by car at the the Western-backed Fatah
faction. The BBC in
Rescuers clean up the house damaged in a London also confirmed
tornado in Gaoyou city, East China’s Jiangsu Johnston was free.
Province, on 4 July, 2007. —XINHUA MNA/Reuters
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Two journalists killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, 5 July — Two Iraqi journalists working for a Sunni television
network were kidnapped and killed separately last month, an international
media watchdog reported on Wednesday.
The victims were internet. added.
Mohammed Hilal Karji Karji, was kidnapped Baghdad TV channel
and Sarmad Hamdi al- outside his home as he was in western Baghdad has
Hassani, both working for leaving to work on 8 June. been a favoured target for
Baghdad TV which was His body was found in the insurgents in the past few
owned by the Iraqi Islamic morgue next day, the months, in which several
Party, headed by Vice watchdog said. workers were killed or
President Tariq al- Sarmad Hamdi al- wounded.
Representatives attend the Fourth Senior Officials Meeting of China-Arab Hashimi, the Reporters Hassani, 43, was kid- The attacks had
Cooperation Forum in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on 4 July, 2007. The two-day Without Borders said in napped in Baghdad’s forced the channel to
meeting kicked off in Cairo on Wednesday. —XINHUA its report posted on the western neighbourhood of move to Sulaimaniyah
Jami’a on 27 June. His Province in Iraq’s
body was also found in the northern Kurdish region.
NASA finds hydrocarbons on Saturn’s moon Hyperion morgue the next day, it MNA/Xinhua
WASHINGTON, 4 July and carbon dioxide ices
—NASA’s Cassini were found, as well as dark
spacecraft has revealed for material that fits the
the first time surface spectral profile of
details of Saturn’s moon hydrocarbons.
Hyperion, including cup- A paper appearing in
like craters filled with the 5 July issue of Nature
hydrocarbons that may reports details of Hy-
indicate more widespread perion’s surface craters
presence in our solar and composition observed
system of basic chemicals during this flyby, in-
necessary for life. cluding keys to under-
Hyperion yielded standing the moon’s origin
some of its secrets to the and evolution over 4.5
battery of instruments This map shows the composition of a portion of billion years. This is the
aboard Cassini as the first time scientists were
spacecraft flew close by Hyperion’s surface. — INTERNET able to map the surface
in September 2005. Water material on Hyperion.
“Of special interest is
WWF says Russia gas field noise the presence on Hyperion
of hydrocarbons —
harms whales combinations of carbon
and hydrogen atoms that
SAKHALIN (Russia), 4 working near my tent. I She said the whales
are found in comets,
July — Noise from a feel the vibration and hear were disappearing from
meteorites, and the dust in
Russian gas field in the the low, hollow rumble,” the area she was
our galaxy,” said Dale
Pacific Ocean is driving said Natalia Illarionova, monitoring because of the Cruikshank, NASA’s A model presents a creation by Italian designer
the endangered grey whale who monitors the whales noise, putting more planetary scientist, and the Giorgio Armani as part of his Autumn/Winter
away from one of its few from a camp on the island pressure on other feeding paper’s lead author. 2007-2008 Haute Couture fashion show in Paris,
feeding grounds, says the of Sakhalin for the WWF. grounds.— MNA/Reuters Internet on 4 July, 2007. —XINHUA
WWF environmental
group.
The grey whale is one
School bombing in Thai south
of the largest and oldest wounds five policemen
mammals on earth—it can
BANGKOK, 4 July — A bombing at a school wounded
grow larger than a city bus
five police officers in Thailand’s far southern province
and the species is thought
of Narathiwat Tuesday morning, media here reported.
to be 30 million years old.
A remote-controlled bomb hidden in the ceiling of
But environmen-talists
a teacher’s room at the Bannamwon school in
say there are only 100 grey
Narathiwat’s Chanae District exploded, wounding five
whales left off the Asian
policemen guarding the school, according to Thai
Pacific coast, with another
News Agency.
300 off the North Ameri-
The school was closed immediately after the
can coast.
incident.
Now construction Schools and teachers have been frequently targeted
work at a Russian gas in violent attacks that have been taking place on daily
project is forcing them basis in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces —
away from their natural Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala, where insurgent violence
habitat. The 90-metre-long painting that was carried into outer space aboard the has prevailed in more than three years and claimed
“I feel that a huge Shenzhou VI that China launched in October 2005 will be on show free of over 2,300 lives.
construction bulldozer is charge in Shanghai until Thursday before heading to Singapore. —INTERNET MNA/Xinhua
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E C O N O M I C N E W S An undated
screenshot of the
Thailand unaffected by strict Yahoo
homepage.
Internet media
US rules on tuna imports company Yahoo
Inc will offer its
BANGKOK, 4 July — The contamination. The country earns 600 marketing clients
strict American rule Thailand affirmed tomillion US dollars tools to create
imposed on tuna imports the American authoritiesannually. In 2006, Thai more
will not negatively affect that food safety is parttuna exports to the US personalized
Thai tuna exporters as of Thailand’s national were recorded at 106,297 advertisements to
Thailand still maintains tons, worth 287.9 million
agenda, including agricul- Web users as it
more than half the world’s tural products to be US dollars. strives to build its
tuna export, Thira Suta- exported to the US which During the past five share of
butr, Agriculture and Co- are certified by food years, the US imported graphical display
operatives Minister said standards agencies both to
most of its tuna products advertising.
Monday. boost confidence among from Thailand. However, INTERNET
After meeting US consumers and competiti-the US tuna imports
congressman Eni Faleo-
mavaega, Thira said
veness in the world
market.
slowed in the past three
years because health
Venezuela gives MERCOSUR three
Washington focused on
food safety standards
Thailand is the world’s
largest canned tuna
conscious consumers
were afraid of mercury
months to approve membership
and harmful residues in exporter, with over 50 per
residue in canned C ARACAS , 4 July— integration has been re- already accepted Vene-
food such as mercury products.—MNA/Xinhua Venezuelan President Hugo
cent of total market share. legated to bottom priority,” zuela as a member, but Brazil
Chavez said on Tuesday that Chavez said. and Paraguay have yet to do
the Common Market of the “Until now there does so.
South (MERCOSUR) must not seem to have been a “A year has passed since
approve Venezuela’s mem- real willingness to make we signed the protocol of
bership in three months or changes in MERCOSUR’S adhesion and right now
he will withdraw the structure, and because of there is no ideological,
nation’s application. this, Venezuela does not rule political, economic or any
Speaking to the out abandoning one model other reason that prevents
government he said of integration, which is not us from being part of
Venezuela is keen to join, if real integration,” he said. MERCOSUR,” Chavez
changes can be made to the Venezuela was allowed said. Chavez said that
elites and business groups in 2006, as a member with a he did not rule out
operating within it. voice, but without a vote, Venezuela’s return to the
MERCOSUR “was until the nation could agree Andean Community of
created in the heart of neo- on the adoption of a common Nations (CAN) even
liberalism and ended up external tariff, and the though he had withdrawn
A worker sets up the stage for a Live Earth concert at Makuhari Messe, near becoming one more way for opening of its markets. the nation from the bloc in
Tokyo, on 5 July, 2007. Live Earth will be held in major cities across the elites and businesses to come Argentina and Uru- April, 2006.
world, including Tokyo, London and New York on 7 July, 2007, to raise together. The people’s guay’s legislatures have MNA/Xinhua
awareness about global warming. —INTERNET
S Korea, Vietnam to cooperate
Foreign automobile brands commercial N-reactors
penetrate French car market SEOUL, 4 July—South
Korea and Vietnam agreed
agency reported on Tues-
day.
terparts in Hanoi, the report
said. The two sides also
PARIS, 4 July — Foreign 13.5 per cent in June, while with a market share of 46.6 on establishing a joint The agreement was concurred on a plan for
automobile manufacturers its flagship Renault brand per cent, whereas the committee to push reached at a meeting South Korea to provide
sustained their assault on the recorded a decline of 15 French brands slipped by forward the building of between Minister of nuclear policy training for
French car market, whose per cent. 6.8 per cent with a market commercial nuclear Commerce, Industry and Vietnamese experts this
new car sales continued to PSA Peugeot Citroen share of 53.4 per cent. reactors in Vietnam, South Energy Kim Young-ju and year, and to carry out joint
fall in June with a new two- group lost 1.4 per cent in MNA/Xinhua Korea’s Yonhap news his Vietnamese coun- research that can help
figure decline registered by June, after having re- Vietnam build parts for
the French auto-maker gistered an impressive nuclear-related facilities, it
Renault, according to figures recovery of 4.5 per cent in said.
published on Tuesday by May. Over the first six The bilateral committee
the French Automobile months of the current year, will hold its first meeting in
Manufacturers Committee sales of foreign vehicles the later part of this year, in a
(CCFA). progressed by 2.7 per cent follow-up to the nuclear co-
In June 2007, brand operation memorandum of
new car market registered Barbados born teenage understanding(MoU)signed
a drop of 3.2 per cent singer Rihanna in 2006, the report said. In
compared with the same continues to dominate addition to the nuclear
period in 2006. Foreign the UK singles charts cooperation scheme, Seoul
brands progressed by 3.2 and Hanoi signed MoUs
spending her seventh
to expand ties in export
per cent, while the French week at number one
insurance, industrial tech-
ones had an overall decline with summer hit
nologyexchange,energyand
of 8 per cent. “Umbrella.” agriculture, the report said.
Car sales by the INTERNET MNA/Xinhua
Renault group stood at
6-7-07NL 5 7/30/18, 02:05 AM6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 July, 2007
Pakistan denies change in
nuclear scientist’s status
ISLAMABAD, July 4 — Khan has been under with Pakistan’s sov-
Pakistan on Monday house arrest since 2004 ereignty and security.
rejected a media report that after he confessed involve- “It has to be non-
restrictions on the coun- ment in nuclear techno- intrusive,” Aslam said.
try’s nuclear scientist Dr logy export. “Pakistan is open to
Abdul Qadeer Khan had The spokesperson said multilateral or bilateral
been eased. that there was no change cooperation which en-
“There is no change in in the restrictions on Dr A hances its own ability to
his status, (and) he Khan. However he was reinforce security of its
continues to live a quiet allowed to meet with his facilities and materials by
life with his family,” near ones, she added. “He inducting necessary new Richard Clayderman is seen at his concert in Beijing, China, recently.
Foreign Office spokes- meets his friends, talks to technologies and best Richard Clayderman, a famous French pianist, unveiled the curtain of a
person Tasnim Aslam told people. It has been practices,” she said. music school named after himself when he held a concert in Beijing on
a weekly media briefing. happening before this MNA/Xinhua Sunday.— XINHUA
She was commenting news report.” A
on a media report quoting
the US State Department
Answering a question,
she said Pakistan’s
Venezuelan US helicopter crashes south of
that AQ Khan network had engagement with the soccer fan Baghdad, two pilots rescued
completely vanished and United States or at any waits for
BAGHDAD, 4 July—A US helicopter crashed in an
that the Pakistan Govern- other bilateral or multi- the start of area south of Baghdad after attacked by enemy fire
ment had eased restric- lateral level on nuclear Match 11 on Monday, two pilots on board survived the attack,
tions on Dr Khan. issue has to be consistent the US military said on Tuesday.
between
Seven bomb makers nabbed Bolivia and
Peru at the
The two pilots received minor injuries in the
crash and were rescued by another AH-64 Apache
helicopter after “enemy fire brought down their OH-
in Thai Muslim south Copa
America
58D Kiowa attack helicopter south of Baghdad”, the
US military said briefly in a statement.
BANGKOK, 4 July—Thai police said on Tuesday
soccer After evacuation of the two pilots, a US warplane
they have arrested seven “top bomb makers” in the
rebellious Muslim far south and charged them with tournament dropped two large laser-guided bombs to destroyed
terrorism.“This raid has saved a lot of innocent people’s in Merida the crashed helicopter, said the statement.
lives,” said Army spokesman Colonel Atthadej The exact location of the crash was not given out
on 3 July,
Mathanom after a joint police and Army raid on a by the statement, which only said the investigation
2007. into the incident is underway.— MNA/Xinhua
religious boarding school.
XINHUA
Police said the men, aged between 16 and 34, were
“top bomb makers” responsible for attacks on 12 killed, dozens injured
infrastructure and troops in Narathiwat, one of three
provinces where more than 2,300 people have been
France suspects H5N1 in Egypt tour bus crash
killed in three years of separatist insurgency.
Five of the seven were on the wanted list, southern bird flu virus in swans ISMAILIA (Egypt), 4 July —At least 12 Egyptians
were killed and 58 others injured when a tour bus
police chief Lieutenant-General Jetnakorn PARIS, 4 July—Three statement. collided with a bus carrying labourers on a highway
Naphitabhata told Reuters by telephone. swans found dead in It had already put near the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on
The raid, involving 200 police and soldiers who eastern France may have protection measures in Tuesday, a medical source said.
took two hours to get through a cordon of 700 students
been killed by the deadly place in the surrounding The buses crashed head-on along a dangerous
around the school on Monday, found gunpowder, wrist
H5N1 bird flu virus, the area and the results of the bend in the Sinai Peninsula, the source said.
watches, batteries, mobile phones and a gas tank, the
French Agriculture Min- tests were expected by Reckless driving, lax traffic rules and poor road
likes of which are often used in bombs, police said.
istry said on Tuesday. Thursday, it said. conditions cause many road crashes in Egypt. A
The raid followed a report by a villager who found
“The first results show France, Europe’s series of road and rail accidents in the past few years
blood stains and shrapnel at his rubber plantation near
a suspicion of bird flu. biggest poultry producer, triggered a public outcry over the government’s
the school after an overnight explosion, Atthadej said.
These tests are in the had increased its handling of road and transport safety.
MNA/Reuters
process of being con- precautions against bird MNA/Reuters
firmed at the reference flu in June, saying the risk
laboratory of the French of the disease hitting the
food safety agency country had gone up after
Car bomb kills at least 16
AFSSA (...) to determine
whether it was the highly
it was found in a number
of wild birds in Germany.
in Baghdad’s market
pathogenic H5N1 strain,” The disease was also BAGHDAD, 4 July— At least 16 people were killed
the ministry said in a found in the Czech and 35 other injured when a car bomb exploded in a
Republic last month. popular market in northeastern Baghdad Tuesday
Last year, some 13 evening, a police source told Xinhua.
Hong Kong pop “A car bomb ripped through a busy market in
European Union member
singer/actress Gigi Shaab District in northeastern Baghdad, killing at
states had confirmed cases
Leung is seen in this least 16 people and wounding 35 others,” the source
of bird flu — Germany,
photo. Gigi Leung is Austria, Denmark, Italy, said on condition of anonymity, without giving
planning her first Greece, Britain, the more details.
Chinese mainland Czech Republic, Poland, Earlier Tuesday, two people were killed and 10
concert in Shanghai Slovakia, Slovenia, others injured in a car bomb attack targeted police
next month. Sweden, France and patrol in Kirkuk City, north of Baghdad, local police
INTERNET Hungary.— MNA/Reuters source said. — MNA/Xinhua
6-7-07NL 6 7/30/18, 02:05 AMTHE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 July, 2007 7
Interview with outstanding Myanmar women
Article: Ni Ni San and Mi Mi Aung (Kyemon)
Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)
Eleven outstanding Nu (Writer Yin Yin Nu- ing the leader of the gang
Myanmar women were Mandalay) who won Na- that sold over 200 Outstanding women and girls
honoured at Myanmar tional Literary Award for Myanmar young women
Women’s Day observed 2005 in the collected short in the other country. “I MWAF honoured this year
at Diamond Jubilee Hall stories category for her have been cooperating — Daw Yin Yin (Writer Saw Monnyin), winner of Life-Long National
on Pyay Road in second book “Mudita with Myanmar Women’s
Literary Award for 2005.
Kamayut, Yangon, on 3 Birds return to the nest”. Affairs Federation in curb-
— Daw Kyan, winner of National Literary Award in general knowledge
July 2007. She has been writing short ing human trafficking. I
genre (arts) for 2005.
In her interview with stories portraying the pa- thank MWAF for honour-
— Daw Yin Yin Nu (Writer Yin Yin Nu-Mandalay) who won National
Kyemon daily, Daw rental love. “I am glad to ing me,” she expressed
Literary Award for 2005 in the collected short stories category.
Kyan, one of the out- attend the ceremony as an pleasure.
standing women said, “I honoured guest. The fo- Daw Myint San and — Daw Nan Mya Kay Khaing, winner of National Literary Award in the
was conferred on Excel- cus of my works will be other Red Cross members field of general knowledge literature translation.
lent Performance in Arts on teaching young women daringly saved the lives of — Ma Ei Ei Hlaing, a first-year MB student who passed 2006 matriculation
Field in 2006. This year, to be clever and civilized,” passengers when Chit with highest marks.
I won National Literary she told Kyemon. Thaung vessel capsized in — Police Capt Mi Ni Oo, an outstanding leader of Muse Special Anti-
Award in general knowl- The third interviewee March 2007. She has been Human Trafficking Task Force, Myanmar Police Force.
edge genre (arts) for my was Daw Myint Myint with the Red Cross for 36 — Deputy Commanding Officer of a Red Cross battalion Daw Myint San,
who have actively taken part in social welfare activities.
¡ — Outstanding woman weightlifter Ma Yar Thet Pan.
— Outstanding disabled woman athlete Ma Theint Thu Thu Lin.
— Sgt Maythi Khaing, an outstanding firewoman of Central Fire Services
Training School, PyinOoLwin.
— Daw Myint Myint San, a record woman blood donor at 94 times.
Ma Ei Ei Hlaing, a six- Township, Yangon, she lion are playing their re-
distinction winner in the passed the 2006 matricu- spective roles in the task
2006 matriculation exami- lation examination with of building a modern and
nation told Kyemon. “You highest marks all over the developed nation. We are
need to learn your lessons nation. happy that outstanding
Daw Kyan, Daw Yin Yin Nu (Yin Daw Myint Myint San, whenever you arrive back By honouring the out- women will emerge
a winner of Yin Nu-Mandalay) wins a 94-time blood donor.
National Literary National Literary
Award. Award for 2005.
years since 1971. A pri-
works “Early Colonial San, the 94-time blood mary school head by pro-
Village Administration donor or the record-holder fession she is a deputy
(1886-97)”. It’s a great women blood donor. She commanding officer of a
pleasure for me to be hon- has been donating her Red Cross battalion.
oured at this Myanmar blood since she was a 17- “I joined the Red
Women’s Day com- year-old student. National Cross since I was 16. I
memorative ceremony.” Blood Bank Committee always won prizes at Red
Daw Kyan has al- honoured her at its 29th Cross courses and work-
ready won National Lit- ceremony to honour blood shops and I am now help-
Daw Myint San wishes Police Capt Mi Ni Oo Ma Ei Ei Hlaing passes
erary Award for four donors. “It is a great joy ing produce prize-winning
to serve welfare task exposes a human matriculation with six
times for her papers on for me to donate my own Red Cross trainees. I am
more. trafficking gang. distinctions gaining the
historical research. She blood to patients. I will very happy to participate highest marks.
was conferred on continue to donate blood in the Red Cross activi- home. I regularly do my standing women, the
Pakokku U Ohn Pe Life- as long as I am fit to do so. ties. I feel immense pleas- exercises and learn my les- MWAF has acknowl- every year and they will
Long Literary Award in Maybe, till over 100 ure to receive honour at sons every day. I am now edged the high proficiency be duly honoured by the
2004. times,” she said. this ceremony,” she said. a first year MB student,” of Myanmar women and MWAF annually on
Another outstanding Police Capt Mi Ni Oo “The most important she added. A former stu- girls. Women mass repre- Myanmar Women's Day.
woman Kyemon inter- has a hand in exposing 60 thing is to have full con- dent of No 2 Basic Educa- senting half the nation’s (Translation: TMT)
viewed was Daw Yin Yin human traffickers includ- centration on lectures,” tion High School, Latha population of over 55 mil- (Kyemon: 4-7-2007)
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Minister U Soe Tha receives Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe receives Ambassador of the
Mr Park Key Chong. — MNA Republic of Korea Mr Park Key Chong. — MNA
Korean Ambassador calls
on Ministers
NAY PYI TAW, 5 July — Korean Ambassador
to the Union of Myanmar Mr Park Key Chong called
on Minister for Industry-2 Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Minis-
ter for National Planning and Economic Development
U Soe Tha, Minister for Immigration and Population
Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe, Minister for Energy
Brig-Gen Lun Thi separately at the respective minis-
tries here, today, yesterday and on 3 July.
Also present at the calls were deputy minis-
ters, directors-general, managing directors and offi- Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Mr Park Key Chong calls on Minister
cials of the ministries concerned.—MNA Brig-Gen Lun Thi. — MNA
CPT, Commerce, Home Affairs easily overcome opponent teams Myanmar
hosts 8th
ASEAN
Electronic
Forum
NAY PYI TAW, 5
July — The opening cer-
emony of 8th ASEAN
Electronic Forum hosted
by Myanmar was held at
Royal Kumudra Hotel,
here this morning, at-
tended by Deputy Minis-
NAY PYI TAW, 5 July — Ministry of Communi- Chairman of CSSTB Dr Than Nyun and spectators enjoy football ter for Industry-2 Lt-Col
cations, Posts and Telegraphs ousted Civil Service Khin Maung Kyaw, de-
match of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Team and CSSTB
Selection and Training Board 13-0 in the 1st Nay Pyi partmental heads, officials
Taw Inter-Ministry Football Tournament at Paunglaung Team. — MNA of UMFCCI, Presiding
Sports Grounds in Pyinmana this morning. Chairman of the forum
While Ministry of Commerce crashed Minis- Chairman of the Board of
try of Mines 4-0 at Paunglaung Sports Ground at 4 pm Investment of the Philip-
today, Ministry of Home Affairs trounced Ministry of pines Mr Francisco I
Foreign Affairs 7-0 at Lewe Township Sports Ground. Ferrer, senior officials of
Among the spectators were Minister for Com- the ASEAN member
merce Brig-Gen Tin Naing Thein, Minister for Mines countries and guests.
Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, CSSTB Chairman Dr Than Director-General
Nyun, CSSTB members and responsible persons of Daw Myo Nwe of Foreign
Myanmar Olympic Committee and Myanmar Foot- Economic Relations
ball Federation. Department delivered an
Ministry of PBANRDA will play against Min- address and Mr Francisco
istry of Finance and Revenue, and Ministry of Hotels I Ferrer extended greet-
and Tourism against Energy at Paunglaung Sports ings at the ceremony.
Ground tomorrow morning and afternoon. In the evening,
At Lewe Township Sports Ground, Ministry Ministry of Communica-
of Defence will meet with Ministry of Information in tions, Posts and Tel-
the group match. The first round of the tournament will egraphs hosted a dinner to
conclude on 15 July. The second round matches will 8th ASEAN Electronic Forum in progress at Royal Kumudra Hotel the participants.
be held from 17 to 29 July. — MNA in Nay Pyi Taw. — MNA MNA
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3 NLD members, 1 expelled NLD member, 1 dissolved MDC member…
(from page 16) woman who he falls in love with only through the government showed its benevolent attitude towards
accord, contribute their voluntary services to all kinds approval of the chaperone. If the chaperone concerned them and gave educative talks and let them go home.
of occasions, social and funeral, held in their wards considers the man of other village to be an unreliable The government after educating the perpetrators
and villages. By nature, they lead a peaceful life and one, the man is not bestowed with any opportunities to who tried to jeopardize peace and stability released
remain unperturbed until their wards, villages and court the lady. And if a man from other village courts them with goodwill. The people who appreciate
homes are harmed by others. a lady of their village without having sought the trust government’s goodwill and have witnessed or heard
However, when their wards and villages are and approval of the chaperon, the young men of the about the release of the perpetrators are saying that
harmed and insulted, and stability and peace of their village where the lady lives would hurt and drive out they (the perpetrators) who tried to put at risk of peace
wards and villages come under threats, they protect such a man. Let alone a person of other village, local and stability are unemployed persons leading an easy
and safeguard their communities with a sense of duty people ostracize a person of the village of their own life; that they after coming from different wards and
without being urged to do so by any other person. who tries to harm community peace and tranquillity in regions gathered to heedlessly endanger national
These were evidenced by the fact that in the 1988 collusion with some people of other village. If he has peace and stability under the deception and agitation
unrest when the entire nation saw mass demonstrations gone too far, he will be driven out of the village. of saboteurs; that actually, the government should
and internal and external subversive elements were In accordance with the above-mentioned have takeen severe action against them, but it acting
attempting to break up the nation, young men set up attitude and traditions of Myanmar people, ward or like the parent has shown much patience, tolerance,
fences and gates of the ward and street concerned for village dwellers prevent anyone who attempts to understanding, forgiveness and released them; that if
security. jeopardize stability and peace of their ward or those perpetrators misuse the government’s
One of the fine traditions exercised in the rural village, and hand him over to the administrative understanding and mercy towards them and intrude
areas is that if a young man of a village wants to body concerned. into wards again with sinister aims, the people will
propose a young woman of other village, he has to Those who gathered a crowd and tried to incite a not tolerate such acts to jeopardize ward peace and
approach the female or male chaperone of the village protest would face punitive action if they were charged stability, but will give them a telling lesson.
where the woman lives. And he is allowed to court the for their acts in accordance with the law. However, the MNA
Mandalay Division WAO organizes Kyaukpadaung township, who won Agga Maha Thiri
Thudhamma Theingi titles, Daw Htay Htay Thein of
Myanmar Women’s Day for 2007 Chanayethazan township and Daw Sein Sein of
Pyigyidagun township, who won Thudhamma
Y ANGON , 5 July — Mandalay Division Division WAO Daw Kye Mon Oo made a speech on
Theingi title and Ma Thuza Win of Chanmyathazi
Women’s Affairs Organization organized a ceremony the occasion. Afterwards, member of panel of patrons
township, who won medal for excellent performance
to commemorate Myanmar Women’s Day at National Daw Moe Thida presented medals and prizes to Daw
in social field (Third Class).
Theatre in Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay Sein Sein Yi and Daw San San Tint (a) Daw Ye of
Next, the Chairperson handed prizes to second
Division on 3 July. Chanayethazan township, Daw San San Wai, Daw
year student Ma Lwin Lwin Thein of University of
First, members of Mandalay Divsion WAO Nwe Nwe San and Daw Myint Myint Nwe of
Veterinary Science (first), Ma Aye Myat Thaw of
opened the ceremony singing a song to mark Myanmar Mahaaungmye township, Daw Lone Tin of Mogok
University of Nursing (second) and third year student
Women’s Day. Next, Chairperson of Mandalay township, Daw Hsin Nu and Daw Khin Lay of
Maung Thein Zaw Moe of University of Agriculture
(third) in university/college level essay competition;
ninth standard student Ma Swe Zin Kyi of
Kyaukpadaung Township (first), Ma Ayemi Theint
of Aungmyethazan township (second) and eighth
standard student Ma Su Hnin Wai of Aungmyethazan
township (third) in the high school level essay
competition and seventh standard student Ma Khin
Thinzar Tin of Aungmyethazan township (first),
seventh standard student Ma Aye Nyein Paing of
Aungmyethazan township (second) and seventh
Chairperson of Mandalay Division WAO Daw Kye Mon Oo delivers an address at Myanmar standard student Ma Ei Mon Han of Meiktila
Women’s Day celebration organized by Mandalay Division WAO. — MNA Education College (third) in middle school level
essay competition.
Lucky Bird granted permission to open Toshiba Afterwards, officials concerned gave away
prizes to outstanding women. A total of K 1,415,200
i Shop, becomes Authorized Service Provider was awarded to 73 prize winners. — MNA
YANGON, 5 July — Lucky Bird was granted a and Service Provider of Toshiba due to its good
permission to open Toshiba i Shop and Authorized services.
Service Provider. Those wishing to buy Toshiba brand note books General Manager Mr Junichi Ishikawa of
Officials of the Lucky Bird and Toshiba and accessories may contact Lucky Bird Computer Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore Pte Ltd jointly organized a press conference Show Room No-355, Room 106 on Theinbyu Road
at Traders Hotel here yesterday. (Tel- 248167,379875).— MNA extends greetings. — MNA
Responsible personnel of Toshiba Singapore
Pte Ltd and Lucky Bird explained the services to be
provided by Lucky Bird. General Manager Mr Junichi
Ishikawa of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd and Managing
Director U Htin Aung Khine of Lucky Bird signed an
agreement on appointment of Authorized Dealer and
Service Provider.
Responsible personnel of Toshiba and Lucky
Bird replied to the queries raised by those present.
General Manager Mr Junichi Ishikawa extended
greetings and gave the appoinment of Authorized
Dealer to U Htin Aung Khine and Authorized Service
Provider to Daw May Phyu Thwe.
They explained Toshiba products and services.
Lucky Bird was appointed as Authorized Dealer
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Russia says to respond if US snubs missile offer
MOSCOW, 5 July — Russia will take steps to ensure its security if Washington
rebuffs its offer of cooperation on missile defence, local media quoted First
Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov as saying on Wednesday.
“If our proposals are been found.” Ivanov did the United States to
not accepted — and I not say what that response proceed with its plan to
cannot rule that out — involved. locate elements of a
Russia will continue to At a meeting with US planned missile shield in
persistently and patiently President George W Bush Poland and the Czech
explain its position on this this week, Russian Republic. Washington
issue,” ITAR-TASS news President Vladimir Putin says the shield is needed
agency quoted Ivanov as proposed an expanded to protect from possible
saying. plan for missile defence missile attacks from states
“But at the same time, cooperation that would such as North Korea and
we will take adequate involve Russia and NATO Iran. Moscow has argued
measures to ensure sharing data about missile the shield is a threat to its
security, we are already launches from “rogue own national security.
Woman police officers parade in formation recently. The People’s Liberation taking these measures, states”. MNA/Reuters
Army is to become a chic symbol of national pride and sophistication as an asymmetrical and Putin said his proposal
China gives its military uniforms a latest fashion upgrade. — INTERNET effective response has would remove the need for Quake hits Iran,
some buildings
Al Gore’s son busted for damaged
drugs in hybrid car TEHERAN, 5 July —
LOS ANGELES, 5 July — The 24-year-old son of A 5.1 magnitude
former vice-president Al Gore was arrested for earthquake shook the
drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped central Iranian province
for allegedly speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a of Yazd on Wednesday,
sheriff’s official said. causing the collapse of
Al Gore III — whose father is a leading advocate a few roofs but no
of policies to fight global warming — was driving his casualties, official media
environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles (160 said.
kilometres) per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles The quake struck in
when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff’s the area of Behabad, a
deputy at about 2:15 am. town of 10,000 people 160
A subsequent search yielded a small amount of kilometres (100 miles)
marijuana, along with prescription drugs including east of the city of Yazd,
Valium, Xanax, Vicodin and Adderall, said sheriff’s the IRNA news agency
spokesman Jim Amormino. There were no Smoke from a forest fire said. The area is not close
prescriptions found, he said. India, Pakistan agree billows near the city of to Iran’s main oil pro-
Gore was arrested on suspicion of drug possession Mandelieu-La-Napoule ducing areas.
and booked into the Inmate Reception Centre in Santa to fight terrorism (foreground) on 4 July , In an old neigh-
Ana, about 34 miles (55 kilometres) south of Los NEW DELHI, 5 July — India and Pakistan agreed 2007. Hundreds of bourhood of Behabad, the
Angeles, on 20,000 US dollars bail, he said. to take effective and sustained measures to combat firemen have been roofs of three houses
It was not Gore’s first brush with the law. He was
terrorism and deal effectively with terrorists and mobilized to fight blazes collapsed and cracks
arrested in 2003 for marijuana possession and in 2002criminals during the talks held between home expected in southern appeared in the walls of
for suspected drunken-driving. secretaries of the two nations here, an Indian France during the drier dozens of buildings, a
Gore was still in custody as of mid-morning and Government statement said here on Wednesday. months of the year. senior provincial official
was sharing a holding cell with an unknown number of The statement said trafficking, illegal immi- INTERNET said. — MNA/Reuters
people, said Orange County Sheriff’s spokesman Jim that during talks held on gration and counterfeit
Amormino. Tuesday, the two nations currency.
“There are no special privileges,” he told Reuters.
also agreed to enhance the The talks were held
Gore cooperated with law enforcement as soon he cooperation between in cordial atmosphere, the
was pulled over and quickly identified himself as theIndian Central Bureau statement added.
son of the former vice president, Amormino said. of Intelligence and Another issue that
A spokesman for the elder Gore said he was Pakistan’s Federal figured was that of
travelling and could not immediately be reached for Investigation Agency in fishermen. India and
comment. — MNA/Reuters the areas of human Pakistan agreed to release
fishermen captured in
Tornado kills 14, injures 146 in east China each other’s waters by
NANJING, 5 July — Altogether 14 people were killed and 146 others were 14-15 August this year.
injured in a tornado that hit two east China provinces on Tuesday, the local On the issue of
governments said. prisoners, the two sides
Seven of the deaths injured were in serious heavy rain cut off power said efforts would be
were reported in Gaoyou, condition, and estimated and telecommunications, made to reconcile the
a city in Jiangsu the city’s direct economic ripped roofs off buildings number and identities of
Province, where the losses at around 55 million and uprooted thousands of prisoners in each other’s
worst tornado in 50 years yuan (7.2 million US trees.” jails.
also injured 53 people in dollars). Sixteen local com- Prisoners who have
11 villages and toppled “The tornado ravaged panies were closed down completed their sentences Minta, the 31-year-old orangutan female, and the
715 houses, the city the Huxi areas of Gaoyou after the tornado destroyed will also be released by little six-month old Anni eating up a vegetable take
government said on for about an hour,” the their workshops and both sides by 14-15 the first walk in their new interior enclosure in
Wednesday. government said in a Press equipment. August. Munich’s zoo Hellabrunn on 4 July , 2007.
It said 12 of the release. “High winds and MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua INTERNET
6-7-07NL 10 7/30/18, 02:05 AMTHE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 6 July, 2007 11
350i/-
N-W China man killed in cell phone Circus lion, tiger roam south China
battery explosion park, one worker mauled
LANZHOU, 5 July — A young northwest China man died when the battery BEIJING, 5 July — south China park for three caused enough trouble for
in his cell phone exploded, according to local public security authority. Two circus animals, a tiger hours, mauling a park the day and returned to its
The accident, said to tigation showed the phone model of the phone and the and a lion, escaped from worker. cage at around 10:00 pm
be the first such case in battery exploded after battery, and whether they But the lion became irate
their cage on Sunday and The apparently more
China, occurred at noon being exposed to a high had any quality problems.
roamed the grounds of a docile tiger decided it had and mauled a park worker
on 19 June, when welder temperature, breaking An investigation
Xiao Jinpeng was working Xiao’s ribs which report is expected to come Xu Zhaobin who was
at the Yingpan Iron Ore penetrated his heart, out in a couple of days, standing in its way, said
Dressing Plant in Jinta according to police of- according to Bai. Lu Weijian, a director of
County, Gansu Province. ficers. Many Chinese hand- Yinxian Resort, a holiday
The cell phone, a “We haven’t ruled out set users, who are fami- resort in Dongguan City
genuine Motorola, in his quality problems with the liar with fake or low- in Guangdong Province
chest pocket suddenly battery induced the quality accessories, are that boasts acres of
exploded and Xiao, 22, tragedy, but other causes demanding an immediate parkland, hospitality
died at a local hospital after remain possible,” said Bai. reply from relative services and circus shows.
emergency treatment So far, no infor- departments and Motorola Police shot and killed
failed, said Bai Shixiong, mation about the battery about whether the the lion to prevent further
commissar with the public is available. explosion was caused by
attacks, he said.
security bureau of Jinta Local police and work battery defects or
County. safety officers are still improper use of the phone. Park worker Xu, 20,
The initial inves- trying to ascertain the MNA/Xinhua from central China’s
Henan Province, refused
Russian military helicopter crashes, one hurt to meet the Press at
Changping Hospital
MOSCOW, 5 July — A Russian saying the Mi-8 helicopter caught its where he was hospitalized
military helicopter crashed on Tuesday rotors on the ground on take-off and on Sunday night.
in north-western Russia hurting one flipped over. Doctors said Xu had
passenger, an Emergencies Ministry The Ministry of Defence was not several lacerations to his
spokeswoman said. available for comment. back but his life was not in
She said there were 13 people on In April, a military helicopter with danger.
His boss Lu Weijian
board, according to preliminary troops on board went down in the volatile
A woman sprays foam after the graduation said he suffered more of a
information. province of Chechnya. It was unclear if
ceremony in the University of Kerbala, 110 km (68 psychological than a
ITAR-TASS news agency quoted an there were casualties or what caused the physical trauma.
miles) south of Baghdad on 1 July , 2007.
Emergencies Ministry spokesman as crash. — MNA/Reuters MNA/Xinhua
INTERNET
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Russia says to blacklist TENDER NO. (IFB NO. CCS-03-07)
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some European airlines Myanmar.
M OSCOW , 4 July—
Russia is to draw up a CLOSING DATE 24th July 2007
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Myanma Airways of Ministry of Transport, The
Malaysia introduces travel
The Russian blacklist Union of Myanmar is inviting International tenders for
the sale of two SA 330J (PUMA) helicopters as
protection plan
was not intended as KUALA LUMPUR, 4 July advisably required travel-
“revenge” on the EU but followings-
1. Two Eurocopter SA 330J Puma helicopters, Manu- — The Malaysian Tou- lers to take it up, but they
a response to serious rism Ministry said here on also had the flexibility to
factured in the year of 1977.
safety problems detected Monday that it has began refuse it, Adnan said.
2. Both aircraft grounded and unserviceable.
in European aircraft, 3.Sales include all ground equipments, tools and to enforce the Basic Travel Under the plan,
Gennady Loshenov, spareparts Protection Plan, requiring travellers can expect a
deputy head of Russia's 4. Selling condition: “As is where is” condition all licensed travel agents refund in such cases as
state aviation agency, told 5. Location of Aircraft: Myanma Airways Mainte- to offer travel insurance that the participating travel
reporters. nance Hanger, Yangon International Airport, to their customers. and tour company is
“Right now we are Yangon, The Union of Myanmar Malaysian Tourism unable to render its
checking foreign carriers 6. Date for pre-bid inspection : From 12th July 2007 to Minister Adnan Tengku services, due to abrupt
more intensively. Checks 18th July 2007 during office hours
Mansor said the move was business closure, Adnan
show that there are certain 7 Tender closing date 25-7-2007 11:00 am.
8. Tender opening date 7-8-2007 12:00 am. to ensure that all travellers, said. Local media reported
complaints, and serious including inbound forei- that the plan was endorsed
9. Further details are available at : Myanma Airways
complaints ... Among 104, Kanna Road, Yangon gners and outbound locals, by the ministry to ensure
these are carriers from The Union of Myanmar are protected and covered travellers to get the basic
European countries.” Tel:+ 95-1-252002, +95-1-246452 by insurance. coverage and protection
“We need to create a Fax:+ 95-1-371120 The measure, which against travel risks.
so-called blacklist in Email: MYANMA AIRWAYS @mptmail.net.mm took effect from 1 July, It is managed via a joint
which we will include venture between Timeless
those foreign carriers that Three feared dead in Kenya plane crash Vocation Sdn Bhd and
have distinguished them- NAROK (Kenya), 5 July—A small told Reuters. “The plane was headed to Pempena Sdn Bhd, a
selves the most,” he said. plane flying to Kenya’s Masai Mara the reserve.” wholly-owned subsidiary of
“These steps are not game reserve crashed on Tuesday and Accident investigators were on their the Tourism Ministry, with
intended to take revenge three people were feared dead, police way to the scene to recover the wreckage, Tahan Insurance Malaysia
on the European Union said. he said. Bhd as the underwriter.
for halting our air pn\;mn\qs\pc\ The aircraft took off from Nairobi's Wambani said he had no details on the Local or outbound travellers
companies.” The EU’s Wilson Airport, which serves many nationalities of those aboard, nor who will need to pay 15 ringgit
executive arm, the elqn\≥sc\j tourists flying out for safaris, before owned the plane. (4.3 US dollars premium for
European Commission, disappearing from the radar shortly The road from Nairobi to the Masai coverage while inbound
on 28 June unveiled an Uy¥aU\etatn\; afterwards, police said. Mara, home of lions, cheetahs, elephants, travellers are required to pay
updated blacklist of “Three people are feared dead. The zebra and wildebeests, is in poor 15 US dollars for which
foreign carriers banned plane crashed into the Loita Hills, near condition and many tourists opt to fly coverage is for the whole
from flying in EU sit\rWc\ln\;f" the Masai Mara game reserve,” Narok there rather than drive. period of travel.
airspace. — MNA/Reuters District police boss Patrick Wambani MNA/Reuters MNA/Xinhua
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