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ARCHIVES	Sunday, 1 January 2006	ON LINE EDITION

It has been placed on record with many concrete and profound evidences that

Myanmars

are people who have successively inherited and preserved the pride of their origin and lineage and safeguarded their freedom with heroic spirit. In the course of their struggles for regaining national independence without letting themselves get bogged down in the quagmire of slavery in the aftermath of lawless aggression of colonial forces, Myanmars on the strength of their love of lineage and nation had fought back against the colonialists politically and militarily in various ways. We should never forget that the proud strength and prowess of Myanmars who had forged strong unity and striven in unison throughout the course of the struggle for Independence , sacrificing lots of lives, blood and sweat, is glorious in Myanmar history.

Senior General Than Shwe
Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services
(Message sent on the occasion of the 51st Anniversary Independence Day)

YANGON, 1 Jan— Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Dr Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Council of State and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba, on the anniversary of the Liberation of the Republic of Cuba which falls on 1 January 2006.

YANGON, 1 Jan— Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Lt-Gen Umar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Sudan which falls on 1 January 2006.

Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein attends meeting of Central Committee for observance of 58th Anniversary Independence Day

YANGON, 31 Dec — The Central Committee for observance of the 58th Anniversary Independence Day for 2006 held its coordination meeting at Zeyathiri Beikman, here, this afternoon.

Chairman of the Central Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein delivered an address, saying that today’s coordination meeting was the second to be held to organize the 58th Anniversary Independence Day which falls on 4 January 2006 on a grand scale in line with the Independence Day Objectives.

He added the first coordination meeting was held on 12 November 2005, and the National Objectives of the Independence Day were laid down. Furthermore, the Central Committee and 10 sub-committees have been set up. Therefore, the sub-committees are making preparations for organizing the Independence Day ceremony.

The Secretary-1 urged officials from respective sub-committees to submit their preparatory tasks, and to take part in the discussions.

Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Lt-Gen Myint Swe and chairmen of the sub-committees, deputy ministers and officials briefed the Secretary-1 on progress in making preparations for Yangon City State Flag hoisting and saluting ceremony, Independence Day Reception and Dinner, security, information, essay contests, TV quiz and computer arts contest, compilation of the message of the State Peace and Development Council Chairman, Independence Day Exhibition, entertainment, health, and sports meets.

After holding discussions related to the reports, the Secretary-1 gave the concluding remarks.

In the evening, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thein Sein inspected preparatory tasks at the 58th Anniversary Independence Day Exhibition to be organized by the exhibition sub-committee at Tatmadaw Convention Hall, here, and gave necessary instructions to officials.

YANGON, 31 Dec — The Government is seeking ways and means to save use of fuel with substitution of the oil from Jetropha curcas that can grow not only in the tropical regions but also in temperate areas, Commander of Yangon Command Lt-Gen Myint Swe said at the meeting to put 500,000 acres of land under jetropha curcas in Yangon Division, at the hall of Yangon Command Headquarters yesterday afternoon.

At present, the Supervisory Committee for Growing 500,000 acres of jetropha curcas in Yangon Division has been set up, he added. He urged all to make utmost efforts for cultivation of jetropha curcas to fulfil local needs.

Adviser to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation U Myint Oo reported on the history of jetropha curcas oil and cultivation technique.

Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for Growing 500,000 acres of Jetropha Curcas in Yangon Division Commissioner U Hla Soe of General Administration Department briefed the commander on the plan to grow 500,000 acres of jetropha curcas from 2006 to 2008. Officials presented reports on growing of jetropha curcas and use of its oil.
After the meeting, the commander and party inspected saplings, seeds, flowers and fruits of jetropha curcas and demonstration of running Leyar-16 brand power-tiller and harvester using the oil.

Government striving for equitable development of regions and development of the economy of the people

YANGON, 30 Dec — Panlaung Bridge across Panlaung River in Singu Township , Kyaukse District, Mandalay Division was inaugurated this morning.

Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Khin Zaw and Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun formally opened the bridge.

The bridge located on Paleik-TadaU Road was constructed by the Bridge Construction Special Group-14 of the Public Works under the Ministry of Construction.

Speaking on the occasion, Commander Maj-Gen Khin Zaw said he was glad to see the emergence of Panlaung Bridge that will benefit the people in the region and residents will enjoy fruits of the social and economic development.

In an effort to improve the living standard of the people, the Government has been striving for equitable development of regions and development of the economy of the people, he added.

He continued to say that thanks to the bridge, residents will be able to travel directly from Mandalay to TadaU by car and transport commodities easily to other regions.

In conclusion, he thanked the Government for construction of roads and bridges across the country and called on local people to help maintain the facility for its durability.

Next, Minister Maj-Gen Saw Tun also made an address. He said the Government has built road network and bridges for smooth transportation and for development of economic, education, health and social sectors of all regions. In his address, he called on local people to participate in implementing the development tasks while maintaining the transportation facilities for their durability.

Panlaung Bridge is 400 ft long and it is the 210th one which is 180 ft and above long built in the time of the Tatmadaw government. The bridge can withstand 60 tons of load and 24 ft wide. It has three-foot long walkways. The bridge was constructed at a cost of K 140 million and US $ 0.007 million. Before 1988, in Mandalay Division there were 18 bridges which were 180 ft and above. At present, the number of bridges the length of which are above 180 feet reaches 27 and five are under construction.

Pyay Road between Ahlon and Shin Saw Pu Roads to be closed temporarily on 4 Jan

YANGON , 31 Dec — Yangon Division Peace and Development Council today announced that the Yangon City Flag Hoisting and State Flag Saluting Ceremony in commemoration of the 58th Anniversary Independence Day will be held at the People’s Square, here, on 4 January 2006. The Pyay Road near the People’s Square between Ahlon and Shin Saw Pu Roads will be closed from 4 to 9 am on that day.

YANGON, 1 Jan— U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Felipe Perez Roque, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, on the anniversary of the Liberation of the Republic of Cuba which falls on 1 January 2006.

YANGON, 1 Jan— On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Sudan , which falls on 1 January 2006, U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Lam Akol Ajawin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan .

YANGON, 31 Dec — Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint together with Director-General Dr Tin Win Maung of Health Department, Deputy Director-General U Than Aung and officials of Medical Research Department (Upper Myanmar) made an inspection tour of hospitals in Mon State yesterday morning.

The Minister and party arrived at Thaton District General Hospital in Mon State , and inspected wards, the delivery room, the laboratory and the operation theatre and gave necessary instructions.

At Kawkareik District General Hospital , they observed the laboratory, the operation theatre, the medical store, wards, and inspected progress in construction of an annex to the hospital. In the evening, Minister Dr Kyaw Myint and party arrived at Hlaingbwe Township Hospital , and viewed round units of the hospital and inspected progress in construction of a 50-bed hospital. While in Hpa-an, the minister and party oversaw units of Hpa-an General Hospital , and gave encouragement words to patients.

This morning, the minister and party inspected Hpa-an Nurses Training School . Next, they also viewed round Mottama Station Hospital and Paung Township Hospital in Paung Township , in Mon State . The minister viewed round the hospitals and gave necessary instructions. They proceeded to Zingyaik health care centre and cordially met with staff.

The Minister enquired public health and disease control measures. Health Minister Dr Kyaw Myint and party arrived at Kyaikto General Hospital and observed wards, maternity room, laboratory, surgical ward and medical store and attended to the needs.

YANGON, 31 Dec — Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut inspected construction of the water control tower and approach road, building of the main embankment, dredging of the No 1 approach tunnel, preparation for installation of the steel pipeline, and dredging of No 2 approach tunnel at Kunchaung Hydel Power Project in Pyu Township yesterday.

In Kyaukdaga Township , the minister and party oversaw completion of the power station at Yenwe Hydel Power Project, installation of steel pipeline, dredging of the inlet water tunnel, building of the main embankment, tasks of the sluice gate and flow of water into the dam.

This morning, the minister and party proceeded to the construction project site of 230-kv Thayagon (Kyaukdaga) Sub-Power Station. The minister viewed round the completion of the station and the power control station. He instructed officials to take safety measures in supplying power to the surrounding areas. At Shwegyin Hydel Power Project site, six miles northeast of Shwegyin, the minister and party looked into construction of the water intake building, the main embankment, and the emergency spillway and progress of tasks. The minister left instructions on timely completion of the project meeting the set standard.

YANGON, 31 Dec — The opening ceremony of Wai Zeyanda Shopping Centre took place at the avenue on Wai Zeyanda Road in Thingangyun Township this morning, attended by Yangon City Development Committee Chairman Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Linn, officials of Township Peace and Development Council Office and guests.

The Yangon mayor and special guest Brig-Gen Win Myint and Sky World Construction Company Managing Director U Aung Than formally opened the shopping centre. The shopping centre will be kept opening daily from 6 am to 9 pm together with Internet Cafe and Feel Restaurant and the various kinds of cosmetic stuff, fashionable clothes, household stuff, foodstuff and kitchen utensils are available.

Communication sector witnesses sustained progress Development of communication in the time of the Tatmadaw government Development in domestic and overseas communication services

The domestic and overseas communication services play a leading role in striving for the success in economic, social and administrative sectors of the Union of Myanmar.
People can widely use not only domestic communication services but also overseas ones with the improvement of communication services in the nation. Of the communication systems, satellite communication system is the best.

Satellite links and new auto exchanges were introduced in the satellite communication system, and now the system covers 97 towns.

In overseas communication system, 1,012 telephone channels have been installed through Submarine cable system in communicating with Singapore . Besides, more overseas ground satellite stations and new channels, overseas submarine cable systems and new channels, and new international telephone channels were installed to link with other nations.

To keep pace with changes and developments in the world today, more modern satellite communication systems were installed in the time of the Tatmadaw government.

YANGON, 31 Dec— Mandalay City Develop-ment Committee Chair-man Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han and party inspected the upgrading tasks of 62nd Road for extending up to 48-foot width in Chanmya Thazi Township on 28 December morning and gave instructions on meeting the set standard of the tasks.

Afterwards, the mayor and party inspected the progress of constructing concrete block factory of Man-dalay City Development Com-mittee.

Next the mayor and party looked into the sinking of tube-well in the compound of water work on 35th Street and left necessary instructions.

YANGON , 31 Dec — Doh Kyeywa Journal, Vol 3, No 1, comes out on 1 January 2006.

The journal carries articles on agriculture and livestock breeding, use of bio-gas, other features, short story, humour, cartoon, poem and news.

The journal is available at Information and Public Relations Departments, the book stall of Sarpay Beikman, Wah Moe Aung Sarpay in Yangon and Tun Oo Literary House in Mandalay .

Manuscripts and advertisements may be sent to No 30-32, 10th Street , Lanmadaw Township , Tel: 372342, 252452 and 379768.