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Volume XVI, Number 130 10th Waning of Wagaung 1370 ME Tuesday, 26 August, 2008

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

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

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

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

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

ards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace andtranquillity, prevalence of law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitu-

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 25Aug—Maj-Gen OhnMyint of the Ministry ofDefence together withChairman of MandalayDivision Peace and Devel-opment Council Com-mander of Central Com-mand Brig-Gen Tin NgweChairman of Magway Di-vision PDC Col PhoneMaw Shwe and officialspaid homage to Shwesigonpagoda and donated cash tothe pagoda on 23 August.

ATLANTA, 25 Aug—The tireless tongue al-ready controls taste andspeech, helps kiss andswallow and fights germs.Now scientists hope toadd one more ability tothe mouthy muscle, andturn it into a computercontrol pad.

Georgia Tech re-searchers believe a mag-netic, tongue-poweredsystem could transform adisabled person’s mouthinto a virtual computer,teeth into a keyboard—and tongue into the keythat manipulates it all.

“You could have fullcontrol over your envi-ronment by just being ableto move your tongue,”said Maysam Ghovanloo,a Georgia Tech assistantprofessor who leads theteam’s research.

Maj-Gen Ohn Myint inspects river water pumping projects

Maj-Gen Ohn Myint of Ministry of Defence looks into Bagan Golden Palace of King Anawrahta.—MNA

Research aims to put tonguesin control of devices

Next, Maj-Gen OhnMyint and party paid hom-age to Hsinmyarshin pa-goda in Bagan-NyaungU.They met townselders andlocal people at aDhammayon nearMyatheindan pagoda inWatgyi-in village ofNyaungU township andlooked into No. 19 BEPPSin the village.

They paid homage toAnanda temple and do-nated cash. They pro-

ceeded to Bagan GoldenPalace of King Anawrahtawhere they observed un-earthed historical edifices.Maj-Gen Ohn Myint laterpaid homage toLawkananda pagoda andheard reports on repair ofwalls of the pagoda andstressed the needs.

Afterwards, they wentto Lawkananda river wa-ter pumping project andheard reports on works un-dertaken for supply of irri-gation water by using elec-tric power. They inspectedthe project and paddy plan-tations along the canal andmet with peasants.

Next, they met depart-mental officials, membersof social organizations, lo-cal people andtownselders at Anawrahtahall in NyaungU townshipand heard reports on de-velopment tasks being un-dertaken by the local au-thority.

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The group’s TongueDrive System turns thetongue into a joystick ofsorts, allowing the disa-bled to manipulate wheel-chairs, manage home ap-pliances and control com-puters. The work still hasa ways to go—one poten-tial user called the design“grotesque” —but earlytests are encouraging.

The system is far fromthe first that seeks a newway to control electronics

through facial move-ments. But disabled ad-vocates have particularlyhigh hopes that the tonguecould prove the most ef-fective. “This could giveyou an almost infinitenumber of switches andoptions for communica-tion,” said Mike Jones, avice president of researchand technology at theShepherd Center, an At-lanta rehabilitation hos-pital.—Internet

Panditanañ ca sevana, to associate with the wise; this is the way to auspiciousness

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 26 August, 2008

PERSPECTIVES* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesireTuesday, 26 August, 2008

The Union of Myanmar and theKingdom of Thailand have maintainedfriendly ties since time immemorial based ona policy of good neighbourliness upholdingthe Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence.

Myanmar and Thailand share borderand leaders of the two nations have beendealing with one another on friendly terms.The diplomatic relations between Myanmarand Thailand turned 60 years on 24 August.

The friendly relations established over60 years ago are now becoming stronger andbringing common interests to peoples of thetwo nations.

Bilateral cooperation in multilateralfora, such as in ASEAN, ACMECS and GMSreflect the common resolve to improve thelives of our peoples and to ensure peacefuldevelopment and prosperity of our region asa whole.

Now global nations are being beset bymany unconventional challenges. No countrycan cope with them alone. We firmly believethat if Thailand and Myanmar work hand inhand they will be able to overcome anydifficulties.

This being so, it is our belief that throughour joint efforts, we will be able to enhancethe existing friendly relations and cooperationbetween our two countries for the commoninterests of our peoples as well as forpromoting peace, stability and prosperity inthe region.

Further strengthen existingfriendly ties betweenMyanmar and Thailand

YANGON, 25 Aug –Victorious athletes ofYangon Division werehonoured at YangonCommand on 23 August. Commander of YangonCommand Brig-Gen WinMyint delivered a speech. The winning men’st e a m s — k a r a t e d o ,taekwondo, table tennis,tennis and shooting—handed over thechampionship shields tothe commander. Thecommander presentedcash awards to the teams. The winning women’steams—table tennis,volleyball, tennis andkaratedo—handed overthe championship shieldsto patron of YangonDivision women’s sportteam Daw Kyin Myaing.

Victorious athletes of Yangon Division honoured

She also presented cashawards to the teams. The dinner was hosted

in honour of the athletes.Yangon Division sportteams have won 11championship shields in

various sport competitionsfrom January to August2008.

MNA

YANGON, 25 Aug —Wellwisher Captain ZawHein-Daw Yi Thanda

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug— Minister for EducationDr Chan Nyein on 23 August met professors of theInstitute of Economics in Meiktila. They discussedmatters on academic and management affairs anduse of pedagogical aids. He inspected the classrooms and spoke words of encouragement to thestudents.

He also inspected learning of students at No 5 andNo. 2 Basic Education High Schools in Meiktila. Healso met the principal of Meiktila Education Collage,teachers, trainees of No 10/06 On-job TeachershipCourse and fulfilled their needs.

The minister inspected learning of students ofPyawbwe No 1 BEHS and Yemethin BEHS.— MNA

Flood newsNAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug — The Department of

Meteorology and Hydrology issued a flood news thataccording to the 11.30 hr MST observation today, thewater level of Ayeyawady River at Hinthada is 1343cm. It is forecast to rise 20 cm (about 8 inches) abovethe present water level during the next four days.

According to the 11.30 hr MST observationtoday, the water level of Sittoung River at Madauk is1108 cm and it has exceeded by 38 cm (about 1.3inches) above its danger level. It is forecast to remainabove its danger level 1070 cm during the next threedays.—MNA

Special Appellate Bench deliversjudgment of five special civil

appeal casesNAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug—The Special Appellate

Bench comprising Deputy Chief Justice of SupremeCourt (Mandalay) U Khin Maung Latt, Supreme CourtJudges of Supreme Court (Mandalay) U Myint Aungand U Kyaw Win sitting at court room No. 1 of theSupreme Court (Nay Pyi Taw), delivered judgment offive special civil appeal cases, and then heard fourspecial civil appeal cases under Section 7 of theJudiciary Law, 2000.—MNA

Cash and kind donated toShwegondine Nursery

Myint and family donateduniforms worth K 200,000to the children andwellwisher U Ho Swam-Daw Aye Aye Mu(Member of Child/GirlWorking Group of theMyanmar Women’sAffairs Federation) K100,000 for servingnutritious refreshment tothe children atShwegondine Nursery ofthe Social WelfareDepartment on 22 August.

Administrator DawKhin Mar Aye of thenursery accepted thedonations and presentedcertificates of honour tothe wellwishers. — MNA

Education Minister inspectseducational institutions

Commander Brig-Gen Win Myint presents cashaward to Karatedo team that won championship shield for 13 years in a row.—MNA

U Ho Swam and wife Daw Aye Aye Mupresent K 100,000 to Shwegondine Nursery of

Social Welfare Department.MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Tuesday, 26 August, 2008 3

Nuclear power plant in Spain catchesfire, causing no casualties

A general view of the Valdellos II nuclear plant, near the northeastern cityof Tarragona on 24 August, 2008. The 1,000 megawatt Vandellos II nu-clear plant was halted on Sunday after a fire in its electrical generator,

Spain’s Nuclear Security Council said. Vandellos is 72-percent owned bySpain’s second-largest power firm Endesa and top utility Iberdrola has the

remaining 28 percent.—INTERNET

MADRID, 25 Aug— A nuclear powerplant in the northeastern Spanish pro-vince of Tarragona caught fire on Sun-day, causing no casualties and environ-mental damages, said the authorities.

The fire, beginning at 8:49 am localtime (0649 GMT) in the Vandellosplant, was extinguished at 10:30 am(0830 GMT) by the plant's firefighters,said Spain’s Nuclear Security Counselin a statement.

The plant’s operation was suspended,said the council, noting that the acci-dent “did not have any impact on the

staff or the environment.”The plant’s head, Josep Castellnou,

said the fire occurred at apart far fromthe centre of the reactor and was quicklybrought under control.

The cause of the accident was underinvestigation, and it would take weeksfor the plant to resume its electricity gen-eration, he said.

Vandellos, located some 140 kmsoutheast of Barcelona, is one of theseven nuclear power plants in Spain. Itis run by two companies, Endesa andIberdrola.—Internet

Rocket attack by Taliban kills 10in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 25 Aug—Up to ten people werekilled in a rocket attack byTaliban in northwest Pa-kistan on Monday, ac-cording to private DAWNNEWS TV channel.

The rocket attack tar-geted the house of a localmember of provincial as-sembly (MPA) in Swatvalley in North WestFrontier Province.

As a result of the at-tack, MPA WaqarAhmed’s brother andother family memberswere killed,according toDAWN NEWS.

The Bajaur chapter ofa militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Sundayunilaterally ceased firewith security forces andoffered peace talks withthe government. How-

ever, Pakistani govern-ment rejected their offer.

The Taliban have theupper hand and should beput on the list of bannedorganizations in Pakistan,said Pakistan People'sParty (PPP) Co-Chairmanand presidential candidateZardari in a interviewwith a foreign media onSunday.

Internet

DPRK vows to ensure world peace andstability as NAM member

PYONGYANG, 25 Aug—The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) willmake positive efforts to ensure peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, inAsia and the rest of the world, the official Rodong Sinmun daily said on Monday.

The DPRK, which became a member of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 33years ago, will preserve the movement’s basic idea, principle and purity, the RodongSinmun said in a signed article. The DPRK will also develop the NAM and boostits function and role and advance the cause of global independence, the articleadded.—Internet

Get to know me, Obamasays going into conventionCOLORADO, 25 Aug— Sen Barack Obama says this

week’s Democratic National Convention would helpgive voters a better “sense of who I am” — and Obamacould get some unexpected help.

Plans are in place for Sen Edward Kennedy to makea dramatic appearance Monday on opening night —subject to whether he is up to making the trip, a topObama campaign official said.

The official programme for Monday night calls fora videotaped message from Kennedy, but a Democraticsource close to the senator’s family said Sunday nightthat the 76-year-old liberal icon “is itching to go andpushing back” at those who say it is too risky a trip tomake.

Also scheduled to speak Monday night is MichelleObama, the Illinois senator’s wife.—Internet

Kennedy endorsed Obama over Sen Hillary

Clinton during the Democratic primary season.

Internet

Israel freesPalestinian prisoners

JERUSALEM, 25 Aug — Israel released nearly 200prisoners into the West Bank Monday, a move it saysis a goodwill gesture aimed at bolstering efforts to enddecades of conflict in the region.

The prisoner release is described by Israel as ameasure to build confidence with Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas.

The Israeli Cabinet approved the release a weekago, after outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertand Abbas agreed on a list of names.—Internet

Nawaz Sharif quits ruling coalitionISLAMABAD, 25 Aug—

Former Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif pulled hisparty out of Pakistan’sruling coalition onMonday, a move likely toconcentrate power withparties seeking to preservePakistan’s alliance withthe United States.

He has been in disputewith the country’s biggestparty, the PPP, over whoshould be the nextpresident.

Sharif said he iswithdrawing from the 5-month-old alliancebecause it failed to restorejudges ousted by ex-President Pervez Mu-sharraf or agree upon aneutral successor to theUS allied strongman.

He blamed the main

ruling party of Asif AliZardari for the breakup,and named a retired judgeto run against him in the6 Sept presidentialelection.

However, he vowedto play a “constructive”role while in theopposition. “We don’twant to be instrumentalin overthrowing anygovernment. We don’thave any such intentions,”Sharif told a news con-ference.

Mr Sharif toldjournalists in Islamabadthat the PPP - led byBenazir Bhutto’s widowerAsif Zardari - had brokenpromises, in particularover the issue of thejudges. “When writtendocuments are repeatedlyflouted, trust cannotremain,” he said. “Wecannot find a ray of hope.”

The PPP fears that ifall the judges sacked byMr Musharraf get theirjobs back, they mayinvalidate an amnesty thatpaved the way for MrZardari and Ms Bhutto toreturn to the country lastyear. That would leaveMr Zardari open toprosecution on long-standing corruptioncharges.—Internet

Pakistan coalition inmajor split.

Oil pushes past $115 a barrelSINGAPORE, 25 Aug —

Oil prices moved above$115 a barrel Monday asthe US dollar lost someground against the euroand the Japanese yen,making commoditiesmore attractive to

investors.By midday in Europe,

light, sweet crude forOctober delivery was up63 cents to $115.22 abarrel in electronic tradingon the New YorkMercantile Exchange.The contract tumbled$6.59 on Friday to settleat $114.59 a barrel.

In London, October

Brent crude was up 74cents to $114.66 on theICE Futures exchange.

Analysts said thisweek — with US marketsclosed Friday for theLabour Day holiday —would likely becharacterized by volatileprices and low tradingvolumes.

Internet

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All items fromXinhua News Agency

TEHERAN, 25 Aug—Iran’s Commerce Minis-ter Masoud Mirkazemidenied recent reports thatthe country has importedwheat from the UnitedStates, Iran’s English-language Press TV satel-lite channel said on Sun-day.

“We purchase wheatfrom Canada and someEuropean countries, butIran has not had any di-rect wheat imports fromthe US,” Mirkazemi wasquoted as saying.

Iran has announced

Iran denies importingwheat from US

plans to import one mil-lion tons of wheat permonth in September,October and Novemberin order to compensatefor a drop in the coun-try’s grain production.

A devastating droughtin Iran this year has ledto a 20 percent decreasein the country’s wheatoutput compared withlast year.

Iran’s wheat produc-tion this year is at its low-est level in six years,Press TV said.

Western media re-ported on Thursday thatIran has bought morethan one million tons ofhard red winter wheat di-rectly from the US sincethe 2008-09 marketingyear began on 1 June.

Xinhua

A model wears a creationduring the KERA fashion

show in Tokyo on 24August, 2008. KERA, a

Japanese fashionmagazine, hosted a

fashion show displayingdesigns by gothic fashiondesigners as part of the

Magazine Fashion Weekseries of fashion shows.

XINHUA

PARIS, 25 Aug—Rescue efforts to find eight climb-ers missing in an avalanche in the French Alps, in thecountry’s southeast, have been suspended due to wors-ening conditions, local media said.

Search for the eight, five Austrians and three Swiss,was forced to be halted for fear of another avalanchearound place where the accident occurred near west-ern Europe’s highest peak Mont Blanc, the reports said.

Eight other climbers, four Frenchmen and four Ita-lians, have been saved or escaped the calamity withinjuries, according to the reports. —Xinhua

The Notting Hillcarnival is held in

London, the host cityof the next summer

Olympic Games, on 24Aug, 2008. The carni-val with its theme of“welcome the world”showcases London’sculture with diversity

to hold the Olympics in2012.—XINHUA

DHAKA, 25 Aug—Bangladesh is expected to estab-lish a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to speed up localand foreign investments in the country, an official saidhere Sunday.

Executive member of Bangladesh’s Board of In-vestment (BoI) Abu Reza Khan told Xinhua on Sun-day that the advisory council of the country’s care-taker government led by Chief Adviser FakhruddinAhmed last month approved in principle the creationof a SEZ.

He said the office of the chief advisor is now scru-tinizing the final draft of a proposed “Special EconomicZone Ordinance-2008”, under which a Special Eco-nomic Zone Authority would be established. —Xinhua

A French Gendarmerie rescue helicopter passes in front of the Aiguille duMidi as it takes off near Chamonix during search and rescue operations on 24Aug, 2008. An avalanche hit climbers on Mont Blanc early on 24 Aug, injur-ing eight and leaving about ten others missing, according to the local rescue

officials.—XINHUA

Rescue for missing climbersin France suspended due to

bad conditions

BEIJING, 25 Aug— Shanghai Pudong DevelopmentBank Co (SPDB), partly owned by Citigroup Inc, saidon Saturday the first half net profit soared 149.62 per-cent from the same period a year earlier.

The surge in profit came on increasing loan, lowercorporate income tax rate, and greater fee income, themid-sized lender said in its half-year report.

Net profit was 6.38 billion yuan (about 933 mil-lion US dollars), or 1.126 yuan per share, in the firstsix months.

In the January to June period, the SPDB’s total busi-ness income hit 16.71 billion yuan, representing anincrease of 43.86 percent over the same period a yearearlier.

Its net interests income was 15.52 billion yuan inthe first half, an increase of 38.85 percent from a yearearlier.

This accounted for 91.11 percent of the total busi-ness income.

The lender’s total assets stood at one trillion yuanby June, representing an increase of 9.58 percent froma year earlier.

The Shanghai-listed lender saw its shares dipped3.15 percent to close at 21.23 yuan on Friday.

Xinhua

Bangladesh to establish SpecialEconomic Zone

Shanghai bank seesH1 net profit

up 149%

DHAKA, 25 Aug—South Korea has decidedto allow duty free accessof Bangladeshi goods intoits markets, aiming toaugment bilateral trades,the South Korean ambas-sador to Dhaka said onSunday. When contactedby Xinhua, South KoreanAmbassador to Bangla-desh Suk-Bum Park saidhis government has re-cently forwarded its deci-sion to Dhaka, offeringduty free access of over300 Bangladeshi productsinto its markets from thisyear.

In line with the offer,Bangladesh’s products in-cluding textile items, syn-thetic fibres, jute goods,silk items, cotton, auto-mobile parts, dry foods,etc would enjoy the ben-efits of duty free access toSouth Korean markets.

In the fiscal year 2007-08 (July 2007-June 2008),South Korea exported

South Korea to allow duty freeaccess of Bangladeshi goods

goods worth 612 million USdollars to Bangladesh, whileimported goods worth 142million US dollars, accord-ing to the data from theBangladeshi CommerceMinistry.

Xinhua

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25 survive passenger planecrash in Kyrgyzstan

ALMATY, 25 Aug—At least 25 passengers survivedthe crash of a Boeing-737 passenger jet near Bishkek,capital of Central Asia’s Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, KyrgyzEmergency Minister Kamchibek Tashiyev said.

“There were 90 people on board, 25 of themsurvived,” Tashiyev was quoted by the Interfax newsagency as saying, adding that the plane has burnt downcompletely. The Kyrgyz Civil Aviation Departmentsaid earlier that there are 25 survivors in the air crash.

Two ambulance cars took to Bishkek the first ninevictims of the crash and a headquarters has been set upto help victims, a spokesperson for the KyrgyzHealthcare Ministry said.—Internet

Venezuelan President hails China’sorganization of Olympics

At least 25 passengers survived the crash of a Boeing-737 passenger jet nearBishkek, capital of Central Asia’s Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, Kyrgyz Emergency

Minister Kamchibek Tashiyev said. — INTERNET

Mexico on alert for tropicalstorm “Julio”

MEXICO CITY, 25 Aug—Mexican authorities Sundaywarned the inhabitants of Baja California Peninsulain northwest Mexico of tropical storm “Julio,” whichwas to land in hours.

The National Meteorology Service (SMN) saidthat Julio was only50 km south of Cabo San Lucas atthe southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula andapproaching the city with a speed of 85 km per hour.

According to the National Water Commission(CNA), Julio would reach land 25 km northwest ofAgua Blanca, which is some 70 km southwest of LaPaz, capital of Baja California Sur.

Although “Julio” was labeled “moderate” at thedangerous level,authorities warned against possibleincrease in its strength.

Internet

CARACAS, 25 Aug — Venezuelan President HugoChavez on Sunday hailed the just-concluded BeijingOlympic Games as “the best Olympic Games in history.”

Speaking on his regular Sunday TV and radioprogramme “Hello President,” Chavez praised the“perfect” organization of the Games, saying it showed the“miraculous” advances China has achieved. He said“Chinese people are happy, millions of Chinese went tothe streets and venues.” He also lauded the performance ofVenezuelan athletes during the Games, saying they “havemade Venezuela big to the eyes of the world.

They wrote history and we will continue supportingthem.” Venezuela sent a delegation of 109 athletes to theBeijing Olympics, almost double the number it sent toAthens in 2004 and Sydney in 2000.—Internet

Toyota toraise prices

of two hybridmodels

TOKYO, 25, Aug—Toyota announced Mon-day that it is to raise theprices of two hybridmodels sold in Japan by 3percent in response tosoaring raw materialprices.

As of 1 September, theprice for the Prius hybridpassenger car’s S type willrise by 73,500 yen (668US dollars) to 2,383,500yen (22,000 dollars) whilethat for the HarrierHybrid S Package versionwill also increase 136,500yen (1,240 dollars) to4,756,500 yen (43,000dollars), the nation’s No1carmaker said.

Furthermore, Toyotawill also increase theprices of some com-mercial vehicles. ProboxVan’s DX ComfortPackage version, amongothers, will go up by 1percent to 1,321,950 yen(12,000 dollars).

Internet

Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez

Spanish police nabs French plasticsurgeon wanted by Paris

A crocodile catches food ata nature reserve in Costa

Rica. A crocodile killed anddevoured a 25-year-old

man in Bangladesh whowaded into a pond next to ashrine hoping to be blessed

by the animal.

Visitors look at a car-like sculpturemade of material molded in the shape

of bones during a three-day-long‘India Art Summit 2008’ in

New Delhi.

The Spanish police Tuesdayarrested French plastic surgeonMichel Maure, who had beenat large after being chargedwith disfiguring andendangering the lives of 96women in France.

Maure, 59, was detainedin Empuriabrava of thenortheastern Spanish provinceof Girona, said the police.

He was sent to the Rosespolice station in Girona wherehe would be waiting for hisextradition to France.

Maure, the self-styled "thebest (doctor) in plastic surgeryin the world," was arrested inFrance in 2004 on charges offalse advertising, cheating andcausing the deformity to 96 ofhis patients as a result of hissurgery operations from 1990to 2004.

The French prosecutor hasdemanded a four-yearimprisonment and a fine ofabout some 75,000 euros(111,000 US dollars) againstMaure. Maure, whosemovement was restrictedduring the trial, went

missing in July, two monthsbefore his verdict due inSeptember. The French police issued anarrest warrant against Maureand intensified the contact withtheir Spanish counterparts totrack the fugitive as they wereconvinced that he was hiding inSpain.

Solar plane makes record flight

Adam Martinson, from

the University of Calgary,

glues a radio transmitter

onto the back of a prairie

rattlesnake in Dinosaur

Provincial Park, Alberta.

A UK-built solar-powered plane has set anunofficial world endurancerecord for a flight by anunmanned aircraft.

The Zephyr-6, as it is

known, stayed aloft for morethan three days, runningthrough the night on batteriesit had recharged in sunlight.

The flight was ademonstration for the USmilitary, which is looking fornew types of technology tosupport its troops on theground.

Craft like Zephyr mightmake ideal platforms forreconnaissance.

They could also be used torelay battlefield commu-nications.

Chris Kelleher, from UKdefence and research firmQinetiQ, said UnmannedAerial Vehicles (UAVs) offeradvantages over traditionalaircraft and even satellites.

NEWSALBUM

Four dead, at least 21 sickenedfrom Canadian food-poisoning

outbreakPublic health officials in Canada said

they have linked a deadly bacterial outbreakthat killed four people to recalled meatproducts from Maple Leaf Foods.

The outbreak has resulted in 21confirmed cases of listeriosis, a kind offood poisoning that can be dangerous tothe elderly, newborns, pregnant womenand people with chronic medicalconditions.

Symptoms include fever, headache,stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain anddiarrhea.

Internet

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Suicide bombing kills 21in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, 25 Aug — A suicide explosion onSunday killed at least 21 people in Baghdad, anInterior Ministry source said.

The assailant detonated an explosive vest at agathering in the Abu Ghraib district, which is largelya Sunni area. The people were celebrating the releaseof prisoners from Camp Bucca, the source said oncondition of anonymity. The attack also left 32 peopleinjured, the source said, adding children, women,police and local Sunni anti-terror neighbourhoodguards were among the victims.

The suicide bombing was the most serious inBaghdad after three female attackers killed morethan 24 people and injured over 62 on 28 July duringa Shiite pilgrimage gathering.—Internet

Two people kidnappedby PKK in E Turkey

ANKARA, 25 Aug — Militants of the outlawedKurdish Worker’s Party (PKK) kidnapped two peoplein eastern Turkey, Turkish General Staff said in awritten statement on Sunday.

Two people were kidnapped in Genc town ofBingol province around 3:30 p m on Saturday, thestatement said without elaborating.

PKK, listed by the United States and Turkey as aterrorist group, took up arms in 1984 with the aim ofcreating an ethnic homeland in southeast Turkey.About 40,000 people have been killed in the over-two-decade conflict. Turkey has conducted frequentair raids on suspected PKK positions in northern Iraq,which serve as a launch pad for cross-border attackson Turkey. In February, it launched an eight-dayground incursion into Iraq to fight the PKK rebels.

Internet

Earthquake shakes centralPhilippines

MANILA, 25 Aug— A 5.7-magnitude earthquakejolted parts of the Visayas and northern Mindanao ofthe Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Instituteof Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

It said the tremor struck at 10:43 a m, with theepicentre located 40 kilometres southeast of Maasintown in Southern Leyte province with a depth of 23kilometres. Local media quoted state seismologistssaying that there might be aftershocks in the wake ofMonday morning’s tremor.

No casualty has been reported so far. —Internet

NATO soldier killed, threeothers wounded during

chopper emergency landingKABUL, 25 Aug — An Mi-8 supply helicopter

loaded with the NATO-led International SecurityAssistance Forces (ISAF) was forced to make anemergency landing shortly after taking off from anISAF base in eastern Afghan province of KunarSunday, killing one soldier and injuring three others,said an ISAF statement.

However, it did not identify the nationality of thevictims or the cause of the accident. A spokesmanwith ISAF Press department told Xinhua that the caseis under investigation. “We do not know the reasonfor the emergency landing. Investigation is underwayand we would inform the Press whenever it iscomplete,” said the official, who did not give hisname.—Internet

Acehnese youths

compete during a

traditional horse race

as part of annual

celebrations for the

anniversary of

Indonesia’s

independence in the

village of Blang

Bebangka, Central

Aceh, Aceh Province,

Indonesia, on 24 Aug,

2008.— INTERNET

Flights delayed, roadsflooded as downpours

drench Shanghai

50 households evacuatedas wildfire spreads in

Japan’s Ehime PrefectureTOKYO, 25 Aug — The municipal government of

Imabari on Monday ordered the evacuation of 50households as a wildfire spread as close as 150metres to their homes, said reports from Matsuyama,capital of Ehime Prefecture.

The conflagration, which broke out in themountainous area Sunday afternoon, had destroyedsome 75 hectares of forest by 11 am (0200 GMT)Monday, said local authorities, adding that therewere no immediate reports of casualties or damage toproperties. Firefighters, along with 10 helicoptersfrom the Self-Defence Forces and those fromneighbouring prefectures, have been fighting the firesince it was reported to the local fire departmentSunday evening. —Internet

SHANGHAI, 25 Aug—Torrential rain sweptthrough Shanghai onMonday, causing flightdelays and flooding morethan 60 downtown roads.

Thunderstorms began atabout 6 am in downtownShanghai, and localweather and flood officesissued numerous warningsof potential hazards,officials said.

The Tianli area of XuhuiDistrict had the most rain,measured at 143 mm by 8am, and average rain totalsin seven other districtsexceeded 50 mm.

The rain far exceededthe drainage capacity of27 mm to 36 mm per hour,leading to flooding of morethan 60 roads and morethan 100 homes. Severalflyovers were closedtemporarily.

More than 600 drainageworkers were dispatchedto open up the drains, andmost flooded roads were

cleared of ponding. Anofficial with the ShanghaiAirlines Co said thedownpours affectedarriving and departingflights at its two airports— Hongqiao and Pudong.At Hongqiao alone, adozen flights werepostponed or diverted.

The official added thatwith the storms persisting,it was very hard to predictwhen normal operationscould resume.

A spokesman at theShanghai MunicipalWeather Observatory saidthe excessive rain wascaused mainly by weatherphenomena known as anupper trough and a near-land stationary front.

The remnants ofTyphoon Nuri, whichmade landfall in southChina’s GuangdongProvince late last Friday,also had an indirect role,said the spokesman.

Internet

A man grieves at thesite of a bomb attack

in Baghdad on 25Aug, 2008.—INTERNET

Mexican man wanted formassacre 10 years ago

arrested in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES, 25 Aug

— A man believed to beresponsible for themassacre of 19 people ina northern Mexican state10 years ago has beenarrested while taking outhis garbage in east LosAngeles, local mediareported Sunday.

Jesus Ruben Moncadawas taken into custodyThursday night outside asmall house in a LosAngeles suburb, and washanded over to 500Mexican federal agentsmassed at a bordercrossing Friday, the USImmigration and CustomsEnforcement (ICE)announced Saturday.

Moncada, 33, was asuspect of such greatsecurity concern that

Mexican and US authoritiescleared the border crossingof its ubiquitous vendorsand taxi drivers.

The fugitive reportedlythought he was beingdeported only for beingin the United Statesillegally.

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YANGON, 25 Aug— Football FitnessCoaching Course jointlyorganized by InternationalFederation of AssociationFootball (FIFA), ASEANFootball Federation (AFF)and Myanmar FootballFederation (MFF) was

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug — Deputy Ministerfor Health Dr Mya Oo received ResidentRepresentative of UNFPA Mr Daniel B Bakerat the ministry here on 22 August.

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug—Ministerfor Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-GenHtay Oo met farmers at Kyarbatkon villagein Thazi Township on 22 August. At themeeting, the farmers reported on conditionsof cultivation and production of crops andsupply of water to the minister. The minister

YANGON, 25 Aug —The 16th MyanmarTraditional CulturalPerforming ArtsCompetitions of YangonEast District was openedat the hall of YankinEducation College inYankin Townshipyesterday morning.

Chairman ofYangon Division Peace

NAY PYI TAW, 25Aug—Nay Pyi TawTraffic RulesEnforcement SupervisoryCommittee held its 30/2008 meeting at Nay PyiTaw Command on 22August.

At the meeting,Patron of the committeeCommander of Nay PyiTaw Command Maj-GenWai Lwin made anopening speech.

He gaveinstructions after hearingreports presented by theofficials concerned of thecommittee and sub-committees on futureplans and tasks beingcarried out.

The Commandergave concluding remarks,saying that in distributingmanual books for

NAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug — ThePublic are hereby informed thatexceptionally high Spring of from 20.18feet to 20.95 feet high above the datumare expected to occur in Yangon Riverduring the period from 30th August to 4th

Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Rules EnforcementSupervisory Committee meets

pedestrians and educativepamphlets, the committeehas to revise whether thepeople understand andfollow the rules. In

addition to this, oral andwritten contests have tobe held sector-wise bypresenting prizes towinners.—MNA

Minister inspects regional development tasksattended to the needs.

Next, the minister viewed storageof water in the dam. Then the ministerinspected cultivation of physic nut andproduction of bio-diesel in Hlinebatplantation and gave necessaryinstructions.—MNA

Deputy Health Minister meets UNFPAResident Representative

At the meeting, they discussed matterson maternal and child health care andprevention against sexually transmitteddiseases.—MNA

Warning of HightideSeptember 2008. That it is not seriousbecause the high tide have reached up to21.7 feet high above datum in the year2006 and 2007, and that the warning isissued only because high tide reachesover 20 feet high above datum.—MNA

Performing Arts Competitions of YangonEast District commences

and Development CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Brig-Gen WinMyint and wife Daw KyinMyaing attended theceremony.

Yangon EastDistrict PDC Chairman UThan Aung opened theceremony. Students ofNational Culture and FineArts University performed

entertainment.The commander

and wife presented flowerbasket and cash awards tothe artistes.

A total of 65contestants are taking partin the amateur level (firstclass) and 233 in theamateur level (secondclass) contests.

MNA

Football Fitness CoachingCourse opens

opened at Goal Hotel inThuwunna here thismorning.

It was attended byGeneral Secretary ofMyanmar OlympicCommittee DirectorGeneral of Sports andPhysical Education

Institute U Thaung Htaikand officials, Chairman ofMFF U Zaw Zaw andexecutive members,coaches and trainees.

The director-general delivered anopening speech on theoccasion. Coach MrAleksandar Bozenko(Singapore) extendedgreetings. Next, thedirector general, chairmanof MFF and officials haddocumentary photos takentogether with the coachesand trainees.

The course isbeing attended by 17trainees from sevenASEAN nations includingMyanmar, Singapore,Cambodia, thePhilippines, East Timor,Malaysia and BruneiDarussalam. The coursewill be held up to 30August.

NLM

Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin givesspeech at the meeting No (30/2008) of Nay

Pyi Taw Traffic Rules EnforcementSupervisory Committee.—MNA

Officials, coaches and trainees pose for adocumentary photo.—NLM

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1. Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

2. Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

3. Keeping genuine patriotism based on nationalsolidarity alive and dynamic

4. Turning out younger generation who willcontinue to safeguard the national cultureand character

Objectives of the 16th MyanmarTraditional Cultural Performing

Arts Competitions

Vice-Presidents, general-secretary and executives of MWAF acceptyuan 500,000 worth relief items donated by Women’s Affairs

Association of PRC.—MNA

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Mr Tej Bunnag pays homageto jade Buddha image at Shwedagon Pagoda.—MNA

Maj-Gen Ohn Myint inspects river…(from page 1)

Maj-Gen Ohn Myintgave instructions on all-round development ofthe region as manytourists visit NyaungUdistrict. Next, he metTatmadaw members andtheir families at

NyaungU station andinspected Myakanreservoir nearNyaunghto village ofNyaungU township.

Next, Maj-Gen OhnMyint and party lookedinto Kyaugu,Thugaungte, and

Latpanchaepaw riverwater pumping projects.There are 5 river waterpumping projects inNyaungU district whichcan irrigate 29,700 acresof land. Maj-Gen OhnMyint and party then leftfor Myingyan.—MNA

PRC Women’s Affairs Association donatehousehold goods to storm survivors

YANGON, 25 Aug —Women’s AffairsAssociation of thePeople’s Republic ofChina presentedhousehold goods forstorm survivors ofAyeyawady Division atMyanmar Women’sAffairs Federation inBahan Township today.

Present on theoccasion were Vice-Presidents of MWAFDaw Khin Lay Myint,

Daw Khin Thet Htay,General Secretary Dr DawMyint Kyi, ExecutivesDaw Mya Theingi andDaw Ni Ni Win,Economic andCommercial Counsellorof PRC to Myanmar MrTang Hai and FirstSecretary Mrs XuQingyuan.

Economic andCommercial CounsellorMr Tang Hai and FirstSecretary Mrs Xu

Qingyun handed over 48water purifiers, 380emergency lights, clothesfor children and womenand soaps worth yuan500,000 donated byPRCWAA through thevice-presidents, thesecretary-general, theexecutives of MWAF.

After the donation,Vice-President Daw KhinLay Myint spoke wordsof thanks.

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2nd conference on technology on 31 AugustYANGON, 25 Aug —

For the development ofInformation andC o m m u n i c a t i o nTechnology, MyanmarComputer ProfessionalsAssociation will conductthe 2nd conference ontechnology to mark WorldBlogger’s Day which fallson 31 August.

It will be held atMyanmar Info-Tech inHline Townhip on 31August. At theconference, experts will

give talks on thetechniques of socialnetwork and blog, onlineethics and economicopportunities in thenetwork, impacts of blog.

President of MyanmarComputer Professionals

Thai delegation pays homage toShwedagon Pagoda

YANGON, 25 Aug—Thai delegation led byMinister for ForeignAffairs of Thailand Mr TejBunnag and wife MadamPhensri Bunnag togetherwithThai Ambassador tothe Union of Myanmar MrBansarn Bunnag and wife,officials paid homage toShwedagon pagoda here

this morning.First, the Thai Foreign

Affairs Minister and wifeoffered flowers, water,light and scented water tothe Buddha image.

Next, the Thaidelegation paid homage toShwedagon pagodaclockwise and observedreligious buildings. The

Thai delegation leftYangon for Thailand byair at 10 am this morning.

Director-General ofTraining, Languages andResearch Department UPaw Lwin Sein, ThaiAmbassador and wife,officials saw off the Thaidelegation.

MNA

The best time to plant a treewas 20 years ago.

The second best time is now.

Association U Khun Ooand Writer U Kyaw Winwill also give educativetalks.

More information isavailable at MCPA (ph-652276).

MNA

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Industry-2 Ministerinspects ThagaraIndustry RegionNAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug — Minister for Industry-

2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein inspected construction offactories for producing machinery in Thagara IndustryRegion in Yedashe Township, Bago Division, on 23August.

At the meeting with officials concerned, theminister heard reports on test-run of factories andproducing heavy machinery.

During the tour, the minister called for timelycompletion of factories and production of heavymachinery meeting the set standards.

Minister Vice-Admiral Soe Thein went toAutomobile Factory No. 1 in Yangon on 24 Augustand inspected assembling of TE trucks and productionof parts for vehicles.

During the inspection tour, the minister alsomet with employees of the factory and gaveinstructions.—MNA

YANGON, 25 Aug —A strong earthquake ofintensity 6.3 RichterScale with its epicenteroutside of Myanmar(China) about 1,200 milesNorthwest of Kaba-AyeSeismological obser-vatory was recorded at 19hrs 56 min 20 sec MSTon 25 August 2008.

MNA

YANGON, 25 Aug— Myanmar Karatedo sportteam led by President of Myanmar Karatedo FederationDr Win Zaw (Group of Lizstar Companies) left by airyesterday for Malaysia to take part in the 9th NoviceKaratedo Tournament of Asian Karatedo Federationand to attend 9th AKF Junior and Cadet Championshipand Congress-2008 of the member nations to be held atKota Kinabalu of Sabah in Malaysia from 24 to 31August.

They were seen off by General Secretary ofMKF U Soe Win, Executive U Thein Htay Aung and

YANGON, 25 Aug—A prize presentationceremony of 16th

Myanmar TraditionalCultural and PerformingArts Competitions washeld at the YankinEducation College in

CEC member meetssecretary and executives

of Sangyoung USDAYANGON, 25 Aug—CEC member of the Union

Solidarity and Development Association (SangyoungTownship-in-charge) Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe met executives of township and wardUSDA in Sangyoung township at the meeting hall ofMyanma Five Stars Line yesterday morning.

He urged them to join hands with departmentsconcerned, responsible persons, socialorganizations in carrying out the future tasks of theassociation and presented cash to Sangyoungtownship USDA.

MNA

Doe Kyeywa Journal Vol-5,No 17 comes out

YANGON , 25 Aug—Doe Kyeywa Journal Vol-5, No. 17 has been in criculation and it is available atK 200 per copy at Township Information and PublicRelations Departments, Sarpay Beikman Book Shopand Wah Moe Aung Book Shop.

Manuscripts for the journal and advertisementscan be sent to No. 228, Theinbyu Road, BotahtuangTownship, Yangon (Ph: 371340, 371342).—MNA

Prizes presented to winners of Yangon East DistrictPerforming Arts Competitions

Myanmar Karatedo sport team leaves for Malaysiaofficials at Yangon International Airport.

Myanmar Karatedo sports team comprisesdeputy leader Executive of (MKF Managing Directorof Yadanar Theingi Co Ltd) U Aik Ye, ManagerHonourary Patron of MKF Police Col Khin MaungTun (Retd), Referees U Myint Aung, U Zaw Myint, UTun Zaw and U Aung Htin Kyaw, Coach Joint-Secretaryof MKF Sports and Physical Education Department UHtein Win Myint and Junior Selected Player KyawKyaw Tun (Forestry).

MNA

Yankin Township thisevening.

First, Chairman ofLeading Committee forholding Yangon (East)District MyanmarTraditional Cultural andPerforming Arts

Competitions Chairmanof Yangon (East) DistrictPDC U Than Aung gavea speech and presentedgifts to artistes who actedas members of the panelof judges.

The chairman andmembers of the PDCand departmentalofficials presentedprizes to the winners.Prize winners and

vocalists entertained theguests with songs anddances.

The chairman ofDistrict PDC presentedfirst, second and thirdprizes to officials ofNorth Okkalapa, SouthOkkalapa andThingangyun Townshipsat the District levelcompetitions.

MNA

EarthquakeNews

Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein visits Automobile Factory No. 1in Yangon. —MNA

USDA CEC member Minister Maj-Gen

Thein Swe meets executives of township and

ward USDA in Sangyoung Township.—MNA

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The Forest Depart-ment of the Ministry ofForestry is imple-menting the Bago Yomagreening project. InBago Division,townships in Toungooand Bago districts areparticipating in theirrespective roles in theproject.

The projects coverPyu, Toungoo, Ottwinand Yedashe townshipsof Toungoo District.Under the arrangementsof Assistant Director UMyint Thein ofToungoo District ForestDepartment, togetherwith Senior Forester UKyaw Oo and party, Ihad an opportunity toview greening tasks onBago mountain range.

We went therealong five miles and fivefurlongs long route,west of Yangon-Mandalay Highway.Senior Forester U ThetNaing Oo, Forester UTin Maung Yi andForest Ranger U KyawMaung conducted usround the 200-acre teakplantation in Block XIIIof Pyukwin ProtectedPublic Forest.

We also viewedthriving teak plantationon 1,000 acres

Bago mountain range greeningproject in Toungoo District

Article & Photos: Khin Maung Than (Sethmu)

established at Block XI in2004 and 400 acres ofseparate teak plantation atBlock XIII. We alsoviewed thriving teakplantation seperatelygrown on 300-acre land in2005 in MyayabinkyawReserve Forest, 300-acremore plantation inPyukwin Protected PublicForest and 700 acresplantation in Block XI. Wewitnessed Thitseint(Belleric myrobalan) andironwood trees on 300-acre watershed area andthriving fuel wood foreston 200 acres of land atPyukwin Protected PublicForest.

A total of 400 acres ofteak and ironwoodplantations wereestablished on 400 acresof land at Block XXIV atPyu Creek Reserve Forestand 400 acres ofplantations on Block XI ofPyukwin Protected PublicForest. We saw thrivingfirewood plantation on200 acres of land andphysic nut plantation on100 acres of land at theprotected public forest.

In 2007, teakplantations on commercialscale were established inBlock XIII of PyukwinProtected Public Forest,750 acres of teak plantation

in Block XI, teak and gum-kino plantations andfirewood plantation in thewatershed area.

This year, 200 acresof teak plantation wasestablished in Block XIIIand 800 acres of similarplantation on Block XI atthe protected public forest.Moreover, 110 acres offirewood plantation and558 acres of ironwood andgum-kino plantation werenurtured in Block XIXI ofthe same forest.

We made one moretrip to Khabaung ReserveForest blocks 212-213.We witnessed thriving 500acres of teak plantationgrown on commercialscale in 2004-2005. Inaddition, we saw 100 acresof Thitseint (Bellericmyrobalan) in Block XIof Myayabin ReserveForest. We also viewed2.5 acres of plantationalong the road toKhabaung Dam.

In 2005-06, 1,000acres of teak plantationswere established oncommercial scale atBontaung Reserve Forestand Khabaung ProtectedPublic Forest. In addition,350 acres of ironwoodtree plantation in thewatershed area and 100acres of firewood

plantation at PauktawReserve Forest wereestablished. In 2006-07,1,000 acres of teakplantation wasestablished in Block XIIIof Khabaung ProtectedPublic Forest, 400 acresof ironwood treeplantation in BontaungReserve Forest and 200acres of firewoodplantation at MechaungVillage. In 2007-08,physic nut and otherplants were grown on1,000 acres of land atKhabaung ProtectedPublic Forest and 100acres of plantation inMyayabin Reserve Forestand 550 acres of ironwoodtree plantation in Blocks51-52 in BontaungReserve Forest.

Together with Town-ship Forest DepartmentStaff Officer U HtayMaung, we left OttwinTownship for YedasheTownship to observe thegreening task at BagoYoma mountain range.We viewed thriving 1,250acres of Eucalyptusplantation at MyohlaReserve Forest, west ofYeni Paper Mill-2. Wealso looked into 1,000acres of special teakplantation and 50 acres ofironwood tree plantation

in Saingya ReserveForest. In the forest, 500acres of special teakplantation was grownalong both sides ofThagaya-Koebin Yomacrossing road. A total of500 acres of special teakplantation and 900 acresof separate teak plantationestablished in 2005-06 arethriving in block 55 andblocks 70-71 in SaingyaReserve Forest. There are1,250 acres of Eucalyptusplantation in MyohlaReserve Forest.Moreover, we saw lushand green scenes withthriving 600 acres of teakplantation at SaingyaReserve Forest and 50acres of physic nutplantation at SamoeReserve Forest.

Bago Yomamountain range greeningtask commenced in 2004-05. Blocks 73/ 71 and 72of Saingya ReserveForest are covered withthick foliage of 500-acrespecial teak plantationand 800-acre separateteak plantation. As partof implementing the BagoYoma greening project inToungoo Township, 300acres of ironwood andThitseint tree plantationwas established at Pabeextended reserve forest

and 100 acres offirewood plantation atKabani Reserve Forestin 2005-06. A total of550 acres of teakplantation was grown inblock 106 of KhabaungReserve Forest oncommercial scale in2006-07. There are 100acres of firewoodplantation in block XXof Khabaung ProtectedPublic Forest.Furthermore, 100 acresof physic nut plantationand 550 acres of teakplantation were esta-blished on a commercialscale at block 8 ofKabani Reserve Forestin 2006-07. Moreover,550 acres of teakplantation and 500 acresof ironwood andThitseint plantationwere planted in blockXVIII of Pabe extendedreserve forest in 2007-08.

At present, moun-tain ranges of BagoYoma are being coveredwith a mass of greenfoliage as forestplantations have beenestablished since 2004 atthe reserve and protectedpublic forests in ToungooDistrict.

Translation: TTAKyemon: 21-8-2008

A thriving teak plantation seen at Saingya Reserve Forest in YedasheTownship.

A special teak plantation thriving on 300 acres of land in PyuTownship of Toungoo District.

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A black bear plays on a horizontal bar during an

animal sports meeting at a wildlife park in

Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan

Province, on 22 Aug, 2008.

INTERNET

Virgin Galactic’s mothership White Knight Two is shown on the tarmacduring its public roll-out in Mojave, California on 28 July, 2008. The twin

fuselage aircraft WhiteKnightTwo will carry SpaceShipTwo to launchcommercial passengers into space.—XINHUA

Russia gets tough with West inGeorgia fallout

South Ossetian walks past a bombed-out house in Tskhinvali. The RussianParliament has voted to recognize two breakaway Georgian regions as

independent nations and Moscow toughened its line on the West as the USsaid Vice President Dick Cheney would visit Georgia.—INTERNET

MOSCOW, 25 Aug— The Russian Parlia-ment voted Monday torecognize two breakawayGeorgian regions asindependent nations andMoscow toughened itsline on the West as theUnited States said VicePresident Dick Cheneywould visit Georgia.

Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev saidMoscow was ready tobreak with NATO whiletensions were under-scored by Prime MinisterVladimir Putin’s an-nouncement that Russiawould withdraw fromsome WTO trade accords.

Russia’s military inter-vention in Georgia hasparticularly worried Europeand the European Union hascalled a special summit fornext Monday, while Franceexpressed concern at reportsof looting and intimidationin the flashpoint region ofSouth Ossetia.

With Russian troops stilldeep in Georgia, both Housesof the Russian Parliamentpassed motions urgingMedvedev to recognize theindependence of SouthOssetia — where the conflictbegan this month — andAbkhazia.

The two regions areinternationally recognized as

part of Georgia, whereRussian troops rolled inon 8 August to fight off aGeorgian offensive toretake South Ossetia.

Addressing theFederation CouncilUpper House, SouthOssetian leader EduardKokoity said Russia hadsaved his region from“genocide.”

He asserted there wasmore political and legallegitimacy to recognizingSouth Ossetia’s inde-pendence than there hadbeen for Kosovo, theSerbian province whichbroke free with EU andUS backing.—Internet

JERUSALEM, 25 Aug— Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert will face the seventh round of police questioningthis week in the ongoing corruption probes that havebrought about his political downfall, local dailyJerusalem Post reported Sunday on its website.

The police are expected to recommend pressingcharges against Olmert next month, and Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz will then make a final decisionon the case, according to Jerusalem Post.

The Premier was questioned by national fraudsquad investigators at his official residence for threehours last Friday morning, which was the sixth timeOlmert has been interrogated so far since the “moneyenvelopes” scandal went public in May.

The two most recent police investigations centrearound allegations that Olmert improperly accepted fundsfrom Jewish American businessman Morris Talansky,and that the Premier double- and triple-billedorganizations for his trips abroad. The Prime Ministerdenies any wrongdoing in any of the cases, all tracingback to the period before he became Prime Minister in2006. Embroiled in the series of probes, Olmertannounced late July that he would resign as soon as a newleader of his ruling Kadima was elected.

MNA/Xinhua

BUJUMBURA,25 Aug—A man killed 19 peoplein Burundi when he hurleda grenade into his brother’swedding party in whatpolice said on Sunday wasa land dispute.

One person wasarrested after the incidenton Saturday night in thecentral Gitega Province.

“The grenade waslaunched into a crowd ofpeople at the weddingceremony,” said policespokesman Pierre Ntara-baganyi.

He said the suspect wasa brother of the groom, butthat the groom and his wifesurvived the attack.

Dozens of guests werehurt. Burundi is emergingfrom more than a decade ofethnic war that killed300,000 people.

A recent UN study saidthere are still hundreds ofthousands of illegalweapons in the country.

MNA/Reuters

KATHMANDU, 25Aug— Nepali ForeignMinister Upendra Yadavsaid Sunday the new NepaliGovernment will keep“equal distance” from itstwo neighbours, India andChina.

The dynamics ofdiplomatic ties has changedand the government willmaintain balanced re-

Nepali FM says to keep “equaldistance” from China, India

lations with the neighbours,Yadav said.

The Foreign Minister,also chairman of MadhesiPeople’s Rights Forum(MPRF), the fourth largestparty in the ConstituentAssembly (CA), wassworn in on Fridayalongside seven otherministers.

Yadav said the newgovernment will tolerate nomeddling of its policies by

foreign diplomats.He also defended

Prime Minister PushpaKamal Dahal’s ongoingChina tour, saying itwas for the closingceremony of the BeijingOlympics, and notintended to “keep Indiaat a distance”. However,he said, the visit wouldhelp consolidate tiesbetween Nepal and China.

MNA/XinhuaGrenade attackkills 19 atBurundiwedding

Olmert faces seventh policeinterrogation this week

BANGKOK, 25 Aug—Two more suspects werearrested early Sundayrelated to the deadlybombing in the Thai-land’s restive farsouthern province Nara-thiwat last week,bringing the total numberof suspects nabbed toeight, media here quotedlocal officials as saying. More than 200 per-sonnel in a combinedmilitary and police forcesearched an unnamedvillage in Sungai Kolok,one of the most restivedistricts in Narathiwat,apprehending a man withtwo pistols, 181 roundsof ammunition, a largeamount of US currency,five cell phones, five bankaccount books, fourmotorcycles and a pickuptruck, according to a reportby Thai News Agency.

MNA/Xinhua

Two more suspectsarrested in S Thailand

after bombing

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV VASCO DA GAMA VOY NO (113)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV VASCO DAGAMA VOY NO (113) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 25.8.2008 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S INTERASIA LINESPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KARANA SEMBI LAN VOY NO (EAL 14)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KARANASEMBI LAN VOY NO (EAL 14) are hereby notifiedthat the vessel will be arriving on 25.8.2008 and cargowill be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T whereit will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses andsubject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port ofYangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S EASTERN CAR LINER LTDPhone No: 256903/256914/256924

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (397)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAP

VOY NO (397) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 26.8.2008 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV OLYMPIAN RACER VOY NO (113N/S)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV OLYMPIANRACER VOY NO (113N/S) are hereby notified thatthe vessel will be arriving on 26.8.2008 and cargo willbe discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where itwill lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subjectto the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPINGLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Vietnam reports 722cholera patients

HANOI, 25 Aug—Vietnam has so far this year detected4,533 cases of acute diarrhea infections, of whom 722have been tested positive to cholera virus, localnewspaper Youth on Monday quoted statistics fromthe country’s Health Ministry as reporting.

Since the beginning of this month, up to 390people, mainly in northern provinces, have sufferedfrom acute diarrhea infections. Most of themused unhygienic foodstuffs and used substandardtoilets.

The ministry said it is difficult to completely containcholera because cholera virus strain, which has strickenVietnam since late last year, has mutated so that it canlive longer in environment.

Internet

Backgrounder: Major air accidents since 2007

Woman injured in SW China quakethat kills three, remains in danger

YINGJIANG (Yunnan), 25Aug—A woman who wasseriously injured in lastweek’s quake that haskilled three in southwestChina’s Yunnan Provincewas still in danger,hospital sources said onSunday.

The woman named CunHuidong from a village inYingjiang County, wasnow being treated inDehong Dai and JingpoAutonomous PrefectureHospital. She was crushed

by a fallen wall in thequake and suffered seriousinjuries in the abdomen.

She was in a state ofshock due to muchbleeding when beingadmitted to hospital.Doctors carried outoperation on her Sundaymorning, but she was stillin danger.

Yingjiang was hit by amagnitude-5.0 tremor at5:35 am on Wednesday,followed by quakes withmagnitudes 4.9 and 5.9 on

Thursday.Three people were

killed and 117 othersinjured. The tremorsdestroyed 11,360 housesand damaged 77,747others, forcing 125,000 tobe evacuated.

The county educationauthorities have post-poned the new school termscheduled to open onSunday to 1 Sept ashundreds of schoolbuildings were damagedin the quake.—Internet

BEIJING, 25 Aug—ABoeing 737-200 belong-ing to Kyrgyzstan’sprivate company Itek-Aircrashed shortly aftertakeoff from Bishkek’sairport Sunday evening,

leaving some 70 peopledead and 20 others injured.

The following is achronology of major airaccidents worldwide since2007.

On 1 Jan, 2007, a Boeing737-400 airplane fromIndonesia’s Adam Airwith 102 people aboardwent missing en route toManado, North Sulawesi.All the passengers andcrew members have notfound yet.

On 5 May, 2007, aBoeing 737-800 belong-ing to Kenya Airways with114 people aboard crashedin southern Cameroon,killing them all.

On 17 July, 2007, anAirbus 320 from Brazilianairline TAM lost controlwhile landing at SaoPaulo’s CongonhasAirport and hit a Shell fuelstation, causing a hugefire. More than 190 peoplewere killed, including 187aboard the plane and atleast four others on the

ground.On 16 Sept, 2007, an

MD-82 plane, operated byThai budget carrier One-Two-Go, crashed whenattempting to land at thePhuket InternationalAirport in southernThailand, killing 88 andinjuring 42 others out ofthe 130 people aboard.

On 30 Nov, 2007, aTurkish domestic airlinercrashed in the mountainsin southwestern Turkey,killing all 57 peopleaboard.

On 15 April, 2008, apassenger plane crashedinto a market in easternDemocratic Republic ofthe Congo, killing over 50people.

On 20 Aug, 2008, atleast 154 people died andonly 20 survived after a15-year-old MD-82 planeof Spanair crashed ontakeoff and burst intoflames at Madrid’sBarajas.

Internet

Venezuela oil companyPDVSA to open sports officeCARACAS, 25 Aug—Venezuelan state oil company

PDVSA will open a sports office to train athletes after alackluster Olympic performance, President Hugo Chavezsaid on Sunday, expanding PDVSA social efforts thatalready range from food sales to road repairs. PDVSAhas become the financial engine of Chavez’s self-styledsocialist revolution, financing and carrying out a broadarray of social programmes that have made the leftistleader popular among the country’s poor.

“PDVSA shall open an office of competitive sports,”Chavez instructed Energy Minister and PDVSAPresident Rafael Ramirez during a television broadcastin the company of Olympic athletes.—MNA/Reuters

APEC meeting onSMEs begins in Peru LIMA, 25 Aug—Experts and officials from 21

economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) held a meeting Sunday in Peru to promote thedevelopment of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)in the region.

“The ideas that will be shared here will help improvethe performance of the SMEs,” Peruvian official LuisQuezada said during the inauguration of the APECforum in the city of Chiclayo, 750 kilometres northwestof the country’s capital Lima.

During the meeting, issues concerning goods,services as well as simplifying the opening procedurewill be discussed, Quezada said.

Chiclayo’s meeting serves as a preparation for theAPEC leaders’ meeting on 16-23 November in Lima.

During the meeting, Canadian official Anne Pigeonpresented an APEC poll about licence obtaining.

Pigeon said the poll was not a scientific study, but itwas important because 14 of 21 APEC economiesparticipated in the survey.—MNA/Xinhua

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Study shows prostate cancer riskincreased in obese men

Former Iraqi minister sentenced todeath for murder

India will not accept conditionson US N-deal

NEW YORK, 25 Aug —Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs,especially long-term use,appears to raise the risk ofprostate cancer amongobese men, according tofindings of a new study.

“Given the epidemic ofobesity in the US and thefrequent use of statins, thepositive association weobserved raises substantialconcern as to the safety ofthese widely prescribedagents,” Dr Janet LStanford of the Fred

Hutchinson Cancer Re-search Centre in Seattle andcolleagues wrote in theAmerican Journal ofEpidemiology.

In a population-based,case-control study, theresearchers matched 1,001men with prostate cancerdiagnosed between 2002and 2005 with 942 age-matched cancer-free con-trols from King County,Washington. No overallassociation was observedbetween the risk of prostatecancer and the current or

past use of statin treatment.Duration of statin use wasalso not associated withprostate cancer risk.

“We also found noevidence that use of a statinwas associated with risk ofdeveloping more aggres-sive subtypes of prostatecaner,” Stanford said in aninterview with ReutersHealth. “Overall we foundno support for the currenthypothesis that statin usemay reduce risk of prostatecancer.”

MNA/Reuters

Angola ready forparliamentary elections

NEW DELHI, 25 Aug—India will not agree to anyconditions to get approvalfrom an atomic trade cartelnecessary for a civiliannuclear deal with theUnited States, a reportquoted India’s ForeignMinister as saying onSaturday.

A 45-nation meetingon whether to lift a ban onnuclear trade with Indiaended inconclusively on

Friday after many raisedconditions, leaving thefuture of the controversialbilateral nuclear dealunclear.

The countries in theNuclear Suppliers Group(NSG) will meet again on4-5 September when theUnited States is expectedto rework the draft takingaccount of their concernsand re-submit it, accordingto diplomats who attended

Friday’s meeting. “We have to see what

kind of amendmentscome,” Foreign MinisterPranab Mukherjee toldPress Trust of India newsagency. The nuclear cartelmust agree to allow nuclearfuel and technologyexports to India for itscivilian atomic energyprogramme to help seal the2005 US-Indian tradeaccord. — MNA/Reuters

LUANDA, 25 Aug—Angola is ready to hold the5 September parliamentaryelections, a senior electoralofficial said here onSaturday.

Caetano de Sousa,chairman of the NationalElectoral Commission(CNE), told reporters thatCNE is now testing thenational communicationnetwork linking thenational counting centrewith all the provincialcounting centres.

He added that thematerials for pollingstations across the countryhave already been handedover to the 18 provincialelectoral commissionsand the municipalelectoral offices across thecountry. Luanda Provincewhich houses the Angolancapital is Angola’s largestprovince with apopulation of some fivemillion, accounting for

one third of the country’stotal.

After an inspectionvisit to the NationalCounting Centre in Luandaon Friday, the CNE topofficial said he is satisfiedwith the preparations andvarious testing work donein the national centrelinking the provincial andmunicipal counting cen-tres. According to him,Angola’s telecom com-panies have guaranteed thatthere will not be anyproblems during theelectoral process.

The ballot counting ofthe parliamentary electionscomprises a hook-up withfour levels that will enablethe data from the pollingstations to reach themunicipal ballot countingcentres, the provincialcentres and finally to theNational Counting Centrethat will release the finalresults.— MNA/Xinhua

Somali gunmen kidnap twoWestern journalists

MOGADISHU, 25 Aug—Unidentified gunmenkidnapped two Western journalists on Saturday nearSomalia’s capital Mogadishu, residents and a securitysource said.

The pair, believed to be an Australian man andCanadian woman, were apparently seized during avisit to camps for displaced civilians at Elasha, southof the city.“We heard that unknown gunmen abductedtwo foreign journalists, a White man and a Whitewoman,” Fatuma Ali, a primary school teacher inElasha, told Reuters by telephone. Mohamed Ajos,head of security at Mogadishu’s Shamo Hotel, said thepair had been staying there. — MNA/Reuters

BAGHDAD, 25 Aug —Iraq’s former minister ofculture, a Sunni Arab, hasbeen sentenced to death inabsentia for involvementin murdering two sons ofanother Iraqi politician, a

court source said onSaturday.

“The Central CriminalCourt in Karkh (westernpart of Baghdad) handeddown a death sentence inabsentia against the formerminister of culture, AsaadKamal al-Hashimi, after hewas found guilty ofmurdering two sons ofMathal al-Alusi, the leaderof the Umma Party,” in2005, Abdul Sattar al-

Byraqdar, spokesman of thecourt told reporters.

Hashimi, also a law-maker in the Iraqi Accor-dance Front, the major Sunnibloc in the Iraqi Parliament,was tried in absentia becausehis whereabout has beenunknown since he fled inJune last year, Byraqdarsaid.“The death verdictagainst Hashimi could beappealed,” he added.

MNA/Xinhua

Early morning sunlight backlights the inside canopy of a multicoloured hot-air balloon during the Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival on 22 Aug, 2008, at

Chatfield State Park in Littleton, Colo.—INTERNET

Stranded residents are ferried out after tropical storm Fay flooded theirTimber Lake neighbourhood, on 24 Aug, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla.

INTERNET

Afghan women stand

next to the remains

of her home which

was destroyed in a

US airstrike at

Azizabad village in

Herat Province.

INTERNET

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S P O R T S

Robinho

Schuster out to keep Robinho

Vijay Singh of the Fiji Islands reachesfor his trophy after he beat SergioGarcia on the second hole of a playoffat the Ridgewood Country Club dur-ing the final round of the BarclaysPGA golf tournament in Paramus, NewJersey on 24 Aug, 2008.—INTERNET

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball during theArthur Ashe Kids’ Day before the US Open tennistournament in New York on 23 Aug, 2008.—INTERNET

Vidic backs strike duo to gel

Hammers accept Anton bidHammers board accept

Sunderland’s Ferdinand offer

Anton Ferdinand

Adebayor in Arsenal warningStriker keen for defeat to spur Gunners squad on

Chelsea beat Wigan to staytop of the table

LONDON, 25 Aug — Chelsea maintained their 100per cent start to the season when a stunning free kickfrom new signing Deco was enough to give them a1-0 Premier League win at Wigan Athletic on Sunday.

Deco, who also scored on his league debut in lastweek's 4-0 win over Portsmouth, struck with a beau-tifully executed free kick in the fourth minute afterWigan's Lee Cattermole handled the ball just outsidethe penalty area.

The win took Chelsea, who were far from their best,back to the top of the table with six points, the same asLiverpool who have also won their opening two gamesalthough Chelsea have a better goal difference.

Champions Manchester United, who opened theircampaign with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle Unitedlast week, play Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Monday(1900 GMT).

Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari told SetantaSports: "The result was far more important than theperformance today. Wigan have a very good squad,good organization and are very athletic but my playersfought hard and you must come to places like Wiganand win if you want to be involved in the title race."

MNA/Reuters

Inter beat Roma on penaltiesto seal Super Cup

Emmanuel Adebayor

Closing ceremony of Beijing Olympicsdraws world attention

BEIJING, 25 Aug —The closing ceremony of the Beijing OlympicsSunday night has drawn worldwide attention and Beijing's successfulhosting of the Games has earned global applause.

Pakistan's national TV station, and the private GEO, EXPRESS,NEWS and AAJ stations gave live coverage of the entire ceremony.

Their commentators congratulated China on its successful host-ing of the Games, saying that Pakistan is happy to see China wonmost gold medals.

The Kyodo News agency said in a story that "The Beijing Olympictheme of 'One World, One Dream' turned out a success despitepredictions of gloom and doom, including whispers of terrorist plotsand complaints of air pollution ahead of the competition in whichmore than 10,500 athletes from a record 204 national delegationsparticipated."

Japan's NHK also broadcast live the closing ceremony. Its anchorbelieved that although the Olympic flame was extinguished, thefestival seemed to continue.

Meanwhile, the Afghan private TV channel Saba, which broad-cast the closing ceremony live, said the unprecedented and impres-sive Olympics are specially meaningful to the war-torn Afghanistanas it has won a historic Olympic medal.—MNA/Xinhua

Vidic

LONDON, 25 Aug —West Ham manager AlanCurbishley has confirmedSunderland's bid forAnton Ferdinand has beenaccepted by the club'sboard.

Ferdinand, who wasabsent from West Ham's3-0 defeat to ManchesterCity on Sunday, is cur-rently on the sidelines re-covering from a ham-string injury.

Black Cats boss RoyKeane stated he was closeto adding two new play-ers to his squad in the nextweek, one of them is be-lieved to be West Hamstopper Ferdinand.

Curbishley has nowstated that with Ferdinandreluctant to renegotiateterms on a new deal the

board have decided it is inthe club's best interests ifthe 23-year-old departs.

"The board have ac-cepted the bid,"Curbishley said of thedeal which is believed tobe in the £8million region.

"Anton has not renego-tiated his contract, and thedecision was taken out ofmy hands. —Internet

MILAN, 25 Aug — InterMilan beat AS Roma 6-5on penalties to win theItalian Super Cup on Sun-day following a 2-2 drawin Jose Mourinho's first

competitive game incharge of the Italian cham-pions.

Sulley Muntari, a newsigning from Portsmouth,gave Inter the lead after18 minutes of his officialdebut after Maicon's crosshad been deflected on tothe bar by Roma defenderPhilippe Mexes.

Last season's Cup win-ners Roma, playing theirfirst game since the deathof club president FrancoSensi last Sunday, leve-lled on 59 minutes at theSan Siro when Daniele DeRossi lashed a stunningdrive into the top cornerfrom 30 metres.

MNA/Reuters

MADRID, 25 Aug —Real Madrid coach BerndSchuster admits that for"selfish" reasons he is stillhoping that Robinho willstay at the club.

Robinho announced onFriday that he wanted tojoin Chelsea - an ambitionthat appeared a step closerto becoming reality whenMadrid responded by say-ing they would not keepany player against their will.

However, Real admit they do not want the player toleave, and Schuster showed where his hopes lie byselecting Robinho in an 18-man squad for Sunday'sSupercopa second leg against Valencia - a game Ma-drid won 4-2.

The German coach ultimately decided against us-ing the Brazil international during the match but afterthe thrilling victory he reiterated that he wanted themercurial 24-year-old to stay.—Internet

LONDON, 25 Aug — Emmanuel Adebayor is hopingArsenal's defeat by Fulham will act as a wake-up callfor the team's title ambitions.

Arsenal followed up an opening day win over promotedWest Brom with a 1-0 loss at Fulham on Saturday toput an early dent in their bid for the title. Adebayor ac-knowledged the Gunners can not afford to be losing gamesat such an early stage of the Premier League season.

The Togo striker believes the setback at Craven Cot-tage will act as a reminder to any players who think theGunners are 'untouchable'. "Of course, we cannot af-ford to lose another game," said Adebayor in The Sun.

Internet

LONDON, 25 Aug —Manchester United de-fender Nemanja Vidic istipping Peter Crouch andJermain Defoe to be a po-tent partnership for Port-smouth this season.

Vidic comes up againstthe pair in Monday's Pre-mier League clash atFratton Park - a match youcan see live on Sky Sports1 from 7.30pm.

Both sides are eager toget back to winning wayswith Portsmouth stillsmarting after a four-goalhammering at Chelsea lastweekend while Unitedneed a victory after beingheld at Old Trafford byNewcastle.

And Vidic thinks Defoecan strike up a productivepartnership with £11mil-lion new boy Crouch.

"I have a lot of respectfor Crouch and Defoe," hesaid.

"They are good playersand will score a lot of

goals this year, especiallyat home.

"Crouch is tall andwins most things in the airand Defoe is very quickaround the box. He is asharp player who makesproblems for defenders.

"But as defenders weare here to deal with situ-ations like that.

"We know who we areplaying against so weneed to prepare properlybecause it is very impor-tant we get the threepoints."—Internet

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WEATHER

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hrMST: During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in Kayah State and lower Sagaing Division, rainor thundershowers have been isolated in Mon State,Mandalay and Bago Divisions, scattered in Shan, Rakhineand Kayin States, Magway, upper Sagaing and YangonDivisions, fairly widespread in Chin State. TaninthayiDivision and widespread in the remaining States and Di-visions. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded wereHkamti (2.36) inches, Aunglan (1.38) inches, Putao (1.30)inches, Myitkyina (1.19) inches, and Hinthada (1.14)inches.

Maximum temperature on 24-8-2008 was 87˚F.Minimum temperature on 25-8-2008 was 71ºF. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 25-8-2008 was 84%.Total sunshine hours on 24-8-2008 was (2.3) hours approx.

Rainfall on 25-8-2008 was (Tr) at Mingaladon, (0.24)inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.43) inch at Central Yangon.Total rainfall since 1-1-2008 was (79.92) inches atMingaladon, (89.65) inches at Kaba-Aye and (107.48)inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed atYangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from Southwest at(14:30) hours MST on 24-8-2008.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the AndamanSea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 26-8-2008: Rain orthundershowers will be fairly widespread in KachinState and upper Sagaing Division, scattered in Chin, Shan,Rakhine and Mon States, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawadyand Taninthayi Divisions and isolated in the remainingareas. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate inMyanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: General decreaseof rain in the whole country.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 26-8-2008: Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder-showers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring areafor 26-8-2008: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degreeof certainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 26-8-2008: Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder-showers. Degree of certainty is (60%).

R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministpry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press,No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 392308, Manager 392226, Circulation 392304, Advertisement 392223,Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 392369

Monday, 25 August, 2008

Visitors look at cars at the Classic Cars Show inJakarta on 25 Aug, 2008. Around a hundred

vehicles belonging to collectors are presented inthe show.—INTERNET

Senior PFLP leaderslams Rice’s visit

Georgia crisis mayease pressure on Iran

TEHERAN, 25 Aug — The conflict between Russiaand Georgia may indirectly benefit Iran by making it

RAMALLAH, 25 Aug—A senior leader of thePopular Front to Libe-rate Palestine (PFLP)slammed Sunday USSecretary of StateCondoleezza Rice'scoming visit to Israel andthe Palestinian territories.

Abdel RahimMallouh, PFLP deputychief made the denun-ciation in a writtenstatement sent to thePress, saying that "the

visit of Rice to the areaaims basically at exertingpressures on thePalestinians to give moreconcessions that serve theinterests of Israel".

Rice will arrive in theregion on Sunday to meetand hold talks with IsraeliPrime Minister EhudOlmert and PalestinianPresident Mahmoud Abbasto preview the peace talksbetween the two sides.

MNA/Xinhua

OBITUARYR Chandra Shekar (B.E Civil)

(53) yearsEx-Asst Engineer-Ministry of Construction

Youngest son of late Mr R Elliah (Retd Suptd ofMyanmar Customs Dept.) and late R Lakshmi Amma,grandson of Mr R P Naidu, beloved husband of RAnuradha, father of Usha (a) Myat Kaythi Kyaw (SHSNo. 4 Pazundaung-Grade VI), youngest brother of RNarayana Rao (a) U Khin Mg, R Subhadra, R Rajeswari,R P Rao (a) U Khin Mg Win, son-in-law of late Mr VVReddy & V Papamma expired peacefully at SSC Hospitalon 25th August 2008 (Monday) at 5:05 pm. The funeralcortege will leave No. 199, 50th St (Top Floor) at 12:30pm for Yayway Hindu Cemetery for cremation.

Friends and relatives this is the only intimation.Bereaved family

more difficult for the West to reach consensus withMoscow on new UN sanctions, Iranian newspaperssaid on Sunday.

Russia, a veto-wielding member of the UN SecurityCouncil, has long been a reluctant backer of the US-led push to pressure Iran with sanctions, althoughMoscow has eventually backed three sanctionsresolutions after watering them down.

The daily Iran News said the Georgia conflict,which has heightened tensions between Washingtonand Moscow, may now make it more difficult for theUnited States and its Western allies to secure Russianbacking for a fourth round of sanctions.

The West accuses Teheran of seeking to buildnuclear weapons. Iran says it is mastering atomictechnology to make electricity.

The English-language newspaper said there were"unintended positive consequences for Iran" from thecrisis in Georgia.

"First and foremost, it has taken the Iran nuclearcrisis off the front pages of newspapers and headlinesof the international media," it said, adding it alsoraised questions about Western charges that Iran is the"greatest threat to world peace and security" whenRussia was sending troops into Georgia.

MNA/Reuters

US forces say catched twoIraq al-Qaeda leaders

BAGHDAD, 25 Aug —US forces said on Sunday theyhad caught two prominent al-Qaeda leaders, includingone they blamed for the kidnapping of an Americanjournalist.

They said they had captured Ali Rash Nasir Jiyadal-Shammari, known as Abu Tiba, on 17 August andSalim Abdallah Ashur al-Shujayri, known as AbuUthman, on 11 August. Abu Tiba was the Sunnimilitant group's senior adviser in the Iraqi capital,while Abu Uthman was its "emir", or leader, for thecapital's eastern Rusafa District. —MNA/Reuters

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NAY PYI TAW, 25 Aug– Maj-Gen Min AungHlaing of the Ministry ofDefence arrived at milepost No 53/4 in Nampantatvillage, Kalaw Township,Shan State (South) on 23August and was wel-comed there by Chairmanof Shan State Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of EasternCommand Brig-Gen YaPyae and officials. Theynext visited the road con-struction site atWatphyuye camp milepost No 61/0 and gave in-structions on meeting theset standard and diggingof ditches during the rainyseason.

Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspectsMeiktila-Kalaw-Taunggyi road

Maj-Gen Min AungHlaing met with theTatmadaw members andtheir families of KalawStation and presented pub-lications, stationery andsports gear. Next, he vis-ited the construction sitebetween mile post Nos 75/2 and 75/3 on Meiktila-Kalaw-Taunggyi road andthe crop plantation ofKanbawza AgricultureGroup (Thamaingkham)near Thamaingkham Damin Kalaw Township. Hegave instructions to offi-cials on extended grow-ing of pine trees and shadtrees, conservation of pineforests and establishmentof highland farming in co-

operation with related de-partments. He also in-spected digging of ditchesbetween mile post Nos 90/4 and 90/6 along Meiktila-Kalaw-Taunggyi road andvisited the plantation ofMyanma AgricultureService (Heho). Next, heinspected the plantationsof paddy, soy beans andmaize.

After that, he visitedthe 145-teak tree planta-tion of the Forest Depart-ment at mile post No 107/6 and stressed the need togrow more shad trees forenvironmental conserva-tion. Maj-Gen Min AungHlaing proceeded toTaunggyi.— MNA

Labour sinks Rail Transportation,Industry-1 downs PBANRDA

NAY PYI TAW, 25Aug— The second roundmatches of Inter-MinistryFootball Tournament(AA)-2008 continued to-day in Nay Pyi Taw sportsground and Paunglaungsports ground.

In the group-AA,Ministry of Labour beatMinistry of Rail Transpor-tation 3-1 at Nay Pyi Tawsports ground while Min-istry of Industry-1 edgedout the Ministry forProgress of Border Areasand National Races andDevelopment Affairs 2-1at Paunglaung sportsground.

On 26 August, Minis-try of Information playsagainst Ministry of Cul-ture at Nay Pyi Taw sportsground while Ministry of

Sports plays against theMinistry of Livestock andFisheries in the group-BBat the Paunglaung sportsground —MNA

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Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspects paddy plantations of Myanma

Agriculture Service (Heho).—MNA

Prime Minister receives special advisor to UN Secretary-GeneralMake donations to the storm victims

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

However, wellwishers are urged to avoid unsystematic donations and acts that may tarnishthe image of the nation and its people.

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