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Volume XVIII, Number 210 11th Waxing of Tazaungmone 1372 ME Wednesday, 17 November, 2010

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop-ment of 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

Senior General Than Shwe observes preliminarydisplay of 2010 Mid-year Myanma Gems Emporium

NAY PYI TAW, 16 NOV

— Chairman of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander-in-Chief of Defence Serv-ices Senior General ThanShwe this evening ob-served the preliminarydisplay of 2010 Mid-yearMyanma Gems Empo-rium.

On his arrival at ManiYadana Jade Hall nearMyanma Gems Museumin Zabuthiri Township ofNay Pyi Taw Districtwhere 2010 Mid-yearMyanma Gems Empo-rium will take place, at4.30 pm, Senior GeneralThan Shwe waswelcomed by Vice-Chairman of the StatePeace and DevelopmentCouncil Deputy Com-mander-in-Chief of De-fence Services Com-mander-in-Chief (Army)Vice-Senior GeneralMaung Aye, Member ofthe SPDC Thura U ShweMann, Secretary-1 of theSPDC Thiha Thura U TinAung Myint Oo, Mem-ber of the SPDC U Tin

Senior General Than Shwe observes uncut jade decorated with flowery plants at Jade Garden.—MNA

Aye, Lt-Gen Min AungHlaing of the Ministry ofDefence, members of thepanel of the patrons ofcentral committee fororganizing 2010 Mid-year Myanma Gems Em-porium Commander of

Nay Pyi Taw CommandBrig-Gen Maung MaungAye, Minister for MinesU Ohn Myint, ministers,the Chief Justice, theAttorney-General, theAuditor-General, deputyministers, vice-chair-

men of the central com-mittee, secretaries andcentral committeemembers, officials ofsubcommittees, chair-man and executives ofMyanmar Gems Entre-preneurs Association.

Next, the SeniorGeneral observed uncutjade decorated with flow-ery plants at Jade Gardennear the Mani YadanaJade Hall and heardreports on progress ofconstruction of Jade

Garden presented byPatron of the CentralCommittee Minister UOhn Myint.

The Senior Generalviewed the displayof lots of jade near

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 17 November, 2010

Wednesday, 17 November, 2010

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 Desire

With networks of roads built acrossthe country for better transport fundamentalto national development, people have enjoyedeasy access to every region.

As the road transport sector isimproving, the people have used more andmore cars. So, motor roads are beingupgraded from earth ones to gravel ones,tarred ones and concrete ones.

At such a time, road users on theirpart are to strictly follow the traffic rules sothat they can use the roads in the long runand avoid traffic accidents.

Since the motorists and pedestriansdo not follow the traffic rules, traffic accidentshappen causing deaths. According to study,road accidents mostly happen due to recklessdriving, driving at breakneck speed, drunkendriving, crossing the road carelessly andmechanical failure.

All motorists must avoid drivingcompetitively, driving in the wrong trafficroute and blocking the traffic route. Now,traffic violations are being checked andexposed with the use of sophisticated devices.

Educative talks, shows and contestson traffic dangers and traffic rules are beingheld. Therefore, motorists and pedestrianswill see significant reduction in accidents bystrictly following the traffic rules andregulations.

Play a part in traffic safetymeasures

Ocean Gate to open GIStechnology courses

YANGON, 16 Nov—Ocean Gate Training Centrewill soon open GIS basic and intermediate level courses.Basic level covers Google Earth and GeospatialTechnology that is foundation for civil and miningengineers, geologist, geographers and biologists andthat can be effectively applied in marketing, distributionand transportation.

Intermediate level course is intended for thosewishing to use GIS technologies in all subjects. Thesix-week course will start on 22 November.

The training centre has arranged to open remotesensing course, project oriented geospatial technologycourse and Geospatial Technology Advanced course.For more information, contact Ocean Gate TrainingCentre No.355, Room (206), Theinbyu road, MingalaTaungnyunt Township, Yangon, and dial ph-380130and 099061325.

MNA

Hydropower projects inspected

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Nov — Minister for ElectricPower No.1 U Zaw Min visited the upper PaunglaungHydropower Project site, about 26 miles fromPyinmana in Nay Pyi Taw District yesterdaymorning. At the briefing hall, construction directorU Thaung Han reported on progress in constructionwork. The minister gave an instruction on stockpilingand systematic using of all necessary constructionmaterials.

The minister next inspected the construction

work. Upon completion, the project will be able togenerate 454 million kilowatt hours of electricityper year.

The minister also visited Namcho HydropowerProject site, 16 miles from Namcho Creek to thesoutheast of Pyinmana and looked into constructionwork. About 58.11 percent has been completed andupon completion, the project will generate 152million kilowatt hours of electricity per year.

MNA

MWJA to hold respect-paying ceremonyto mark Sasodaw Day

YANGON, 16 Nov— Myanmar Writers andJournalists Association held a meeting to hold arespect-paying ceremony to mark the SarsodawDay 1372 ME at the meeting hall of Sarpay Beikman(2nd floor) here this morning.

Chairman of Organizing Committee forholding respect paying ceremony U Tin Hlaing(Letwintha Saw Chit) extended greetings.

Secretary of the committee U Ko Ko (KoKo-Sethmu Tekkatho) presented progress ofongoing tasks, leaders of the respective committeesconditions of tasks carried out respectively. Thechairman concluded the meeting with remarks.

U Maung Myo donated K 200,000, U

Tin Hlaing, U Ko Ko, U Myat Khine, U ChitNaing, U Kyaw Win and U Maung Maung MyintAye and wife Dr Saw Yu Nwe K 100,000 each, UKo Ko Hlaing, U Nyunt Tin, Dr Tin MaungHtwe, U Khin Swe and wife Daw Nu Yin andKyimyindine and Kayan Township Writers andJournalists Associations K 50,000 each, U TheinZaw, Naing Myo Thitsar K 30,000 each andKyaw Myo Nwe K 20,000 and Wah Wah HtinLin K 10,000.

Any wellwisher may contact No 529/ 531,Sarpaybeikman (2nd floor) at the corner of MerchantRoad and 37th Street, Ph: 385273 or 252417.

MNA

KMD’s Special SalesRoad Show on 21 NovYANGON, 16 Nov—

KMD Sales Centre(Myenigon Branch) hossSpecial Sales Road Showof KMD sales andservices on 21November.

A variety of Lenovo,Acer, HP, Dell andProlinks brandednotebooks, desktopcoumputers, printer,scanner, UPS andcomputer accessories

will be sold out with 70per cent discount. KMDEducation Centre willalso accept the enrollmentof students forInternational Diploma inComputer Science atreduced fee.

For more details, onemay contact KMD Sales& Service Centre (Ph:503522, 385177, 502244and 245180).

MNA

EP-1 Minister U Zaw Min inspects upper Paunglaung Hydropower Project.— MNA

How to live 365 daysa year

Y A N G O N , 16Nov—Health educationbook “How to live 365days a year” translatedby Thatepan Soe Hla hitthe bookstands.

The book showsthe ways for passing thewhole life in physicaland mental well-beingway. The original bookwas one of the bestse l lers of The New

York Times. The bookis available at WisdomHouse a t No . 101 ,bu i ld ing No . 1191-1192, on Latwe MindinStreet in Mitta NyuntWard o f TamwayTownship, Yangon (Ph:09-5058533 , 01-545036 and 0949-288-948) with the price ofK 2000.

MNA

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NEW DELHI, 16 Nov— Rescuers using shovels,digging machines and their bare hands searched forsurvivors on Tuesday after a five-storey residentialbuilding collapsed in India’s Capital, crushing at least60 people to death.

Another 78 people were injured and at least 30more were believed to trapped in the rubble after thecollapse on Monday night, police and rescuers said.“The lanes are very narrow. It is not easy for the(rescue) team to get there,” said Sheila Dikshit, Delhi’sShief Minister. She blamed the building’s faultyconstruction for the collapse and said her governmentwould order a probe into it.

Local authorities said the building collapsed as itsbasement was waterlogged for days after heavymonsoon rains. Many Indian buildings do not confirmto safety or zoning regulations, with owners buildingadditional floors or structures without approval. Onelocal resident said he was still looking for his missingson.

MNA/Reuters

Afghan

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KABUL, 16 Nov—Five troops serving withthe NATO-led force inAfghanistan were killedon Sunday, includingthree in a clash withinsurgents in the east, thecoalition said, one of theworst daily tolls in amonth.

The NATO-ledInternational SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF)gave no other detailsabout the clash in the

Five NATO troops killed as Afghanistanviolence soarseast, including thenationalities of thosekilled. The majority oftroops serving in thevolatile east areAmerican.

Earlier on Sunday,ISAF said two of itssoldiers had been killedin separate explosions inthe south.

The deaths send asobering message toNATO leaders holding asummit later this week

in Lisbon withAfghanistan top of theagenda. Many EuropeanNATO leaders are underincreasing pressure tojustify their continuedsupport for the drawn-out war. US PresidentBarack Obama is set toreview his Afghanistanwar strategy in Decemberamid sagging publicsupport, after hisDemocratic partysuffered a mauling inmid-term elections.

Violence acrossAfghanistan is at itsworst since US-backedAfghan forces overthrewthe Taleban nine yearsago, with civilian andmilitary casualties atrecord levels despite thepresence of about150,000 foreign troops.

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Local residents look

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Building collapse kills at least60 in Indian Capital

A wounded Aghan policeman is brought to ahospital in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan

recently. Three explosions just minutes apartrocked Kandahar, killing at least two Afghanpolice officers and wounding almost a dozenothers, according to the provinces officials.

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PESHAWAR, 16 Nov—Unmanned US drone aircrafton Tuesday fired four missiles into North Waziristan,a major sanctuary for al-Qaeda and Taleban militantsin Pakistan, killing at least 20 insurgents, local officialssaid.

The missiles struck a fortress-like compound anda vehicle in Ghulam Khan Village on the Afghanborder early in the morning.

“Some of the militants were on foot. They had justreturned from Afghanistan when they were hit,” anintelligence official in the region said. “So far, thedeath toll is 20”.

There was no independent confirmation of theincident as the war zone is located in a remote part ofPakistan. Militant groups often dispute officials’account of such attacks and casualties.

North Waziristan is the main base of Afghanmilitants fighting Western forces across the border.The United States has stepped up missile strikes therein recent months as it struggles to stabilise war-ravagedAfghanistan. — MNA/Reuters

US missile strike kills 20militants in Pakistan

SHANGHAI, 16 Nov— At least 53 people have beenconfirmed killed in a fire that gutted a high-riseapartment in China’s commercial hub Shanghai, andthe Minister of Police warned on Tuesday of that suchaccidents may happen more often.

The Minister Meng Jianzhu made the warningafter inspecting the 25-storey apartment building wherethe fire broke out on Monday afternoon while in themiddle of renovations.

More than 70 people were hospitalised after theblaze, Xinhua news agency reported earlier. TheShanghai Government information office later saidthe death toll had risen to 53. Residents and relativessearched hospitals for people who lived in the apartmentin Jing’an District, many of them teachers andpensioners.—MNA/Reuters

Shanghai apartment blazedeath toll climbs to 53

Iraqi security forces inspect a damaged car at abombing site in Baghdad, Iraq recently. Police

officials say a roadside bombing has targeted theconvoy of a deputy minister in Iraq’s government,

killing and injuring several people.INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 16 Nov—Singapore’s High Courtsentenced 76-year-oldBritish writer AlanShadrake to six weeks injail on Tuesday afterfinding him guilty ofcontempt of court forcriticizing the city-state’s judiciary.

High Court JudgeQuentin Loh, who hadruled that Shadrake’sbook on the country’s useof the death penalty hadscandalized the court,also fined the author20,000 Singapore dollars(15,370 US dollars).

Shadrake will bejailed for an additionaltwo weeks if he cannotpay the fine. He also hasto pay costs of 55,000Singapore dollars .Shadrake’s lawyers hadasked the court for alenient sentence ofcensure, whileprosecutors haddemanded a 12-week jail

Singapore jails UK authorfor six weeks for contempt

term.In a wri t ten

judgment two weeksago, Loh said Shadrakehad used a “selectivebackground of truths andhalf- truths, andsometimes outr ightfalsehoods” in his book,which he said accusedSingapore judges ofbeing influenced byexecutive anddiplomatic pressures.

New York-basedHuman Rights Watchand other groups hadurged S ingapore toexonerate Shadrake.

Singapore, a smalli s l and-s ta te o f 5mi l l ion peop le ,imposes the dea thpenalty for crimes suchas murder and amanda to ry dea thsen tence fo r d rugtrafficking. It boasts ofone of the lowest crimerates in the world.

MNA/Reuters

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Illustration ofbinary code. Chinaovertook the UnitedStates at the head of

the world ofsupercomputing on

Sunday when asurvey ranked one of

its machines thefastest on the planet.

INTERNET

Chinese supercomputer namedworld’s fastest

A man watching the Mecca Metro pass through the western Saudi Cityof Mecca.—INTERNET

CANBERRA, 16 Nov—Australia’s minorityLabour government willface its biggest test sincewinning power whenParliament’s finalsession of the year openson Monday and rivalstest i ts muscle withplanned new laws onbanks andte l ecommunica t ionscompanies.

Prime Minister JuliaGillard holds a razor-thinmajority and needssupport of threeindependents and aGreen lawmaker in whatwill be a test of thegovernment’s ability tocontrol Parliament in thefinal two-week sitingsahead of a long summerbreak.

Minority Greens

Australia’s Gillard faces test over bank,telco laws

New Saudi train ready to shuttle hajjpilgrims

ARAFAT, 16 Nov—The MashairRailway, also known as Mecca Metro,rolls out on Sunday to serve pilgrimsbeginning the annual hajj rituals nearthe Muslim holy city, bringing a newsolution to crowding.

The dual-track light railway, withits initial number of nine stations,connects the three holy sites of Mina,Muzdalifah and Mount Arafat — areasthat see massive congestion during thefive-day pilgrimage.

It will replace 4,000 busespreviously used.

The first official trip will set offfrom Mina at 8:00 pm (1700 GMT), aspilgrims gather there, outside Mecca

on the Tarwiah Day to prepare for thepeak day of Arafat, when some 2.5million are expected to gather onMount Arafat and its surroundingplain.

The Chinese-built railway, onlyto be used for five days a year now,will only operate at 35 percent of itsfull final capacity in the first phase.

It will be open only to Saudi andGulf pilgrims, forecast at some130,000 Saudis, 10,000 Kuwaitis and10,000 Bahrainis, said Saeed al-Qurashi, head of the Hajj and UmraCommittee at the Mecca Chamber ofCommerce.

Internet

Australia hits back at OECDover broadband network

Detail of a cutting wheel used to lay a nationalAustralia-wide network of broadband cable is seen

in Sydney. —INTERNET

CA N B E R R A, 16 Nov—Austral ia Mondaydefended plans for a national broadband networkafter the OECD raised questions over its cost-effectiveness and said it might stifle innovation.

The National Broadband Network (NBN),which will be rolled out by a governmentcorporation and will connect 93 percent of thecountry’s population, has been described asAustralia’s biggest ever infrastructure project.

“While establishing a monopoly in this waywould protect the viability of the government’sinvestment project, it may not be optimal for costefficiency and innovation,” the Organisation forEconomic Co-operation and Development (OECD)warned in a report, which groups the world’s topeconomies.

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy saidthe government had spent 25 million dollars (24.7million US) on an implementation study thatshowed the scheme was financially viable andcould deliver fast, affordable Internet, boostingthe economy.

“If you read the entire OECD report it clearlyshows that there are significant productivity gainsto be made from going ahead with the NationalBroadband Network,” Conroy told reporters.

Conroy said i t had always been thegovernment’s objective to establish a “wholesale-only, open-access monopoly” becauseinfrastructure competition in the telecoms sectorhad historically “failed to deliver”. He added thatthe government planned eventually to sell sharesin NBN.—Internet

India telecomsminister quitsover licence

rowNEW DELHI, 16

Nov—Indian telecomsMinister Andimuthu Rajaresigned from his post onSunday, local mediareported, after allegationsthat the government hadgiven out lucrativetelecoms licences at lowprices.

Raja’s political partyDMK is one of the largestpartners in the rulingCongress-led coalitiongovernment and itssupport is crucial for thegovernment’s majority.

“In order to avoidembarrassment to thegovernment and maintainpeace and harmony inParliament, my leader(DMK chief MKarunanidhi) has advisedme to resign,” Raja wasquoted as saying by thePress Trust of India newsagency.

Raja could not bereached for comment.Janardan Dwivedi, aspokesman for CongressParty, declined tocomment.

MNA/Reuters

lawmakers will test thegovernment’s control bypushing controversiallaws to prevent banksfrom lifting mortgageinterest rates by morethan central bank rateadjustments. “The banksneed some hauling in,”Greens leader BobBrown told reporters,pointing to mountinganger after the country’sbig four banks raisedhome loan rates above a0.25 percentage pointcentral bank rise to 4.75percent earlier thismonth.

“It will give somereassurance to borrowersthat they are not going tobe gouged further likethey have been,” Brownsaid. Interest rates are amajor political faultline

in Australia, where abouttwo-thirds of voters owntheir homes, andcommercial cash ratescan swing the outcomeof elections.

Opposition Conser-vatives are unlikely tosupport the Greens laws.But mounting politicalfury has made bankingstocks more volatile.Gillard’s Labour is underintense pressure to rein-in bank profits and feesafter the four mainlenders, NationalAustralia Bank, ANZ,Commonwealth Bank ofAustralia Ltd andWestpac, booked recordearnings and lifted rateswell above the move bythe independent centralbank.

MNA/Reuters

BEIJING, 16 Nov— China overtook the United Statesat the head of the world of supercomputing on Sundaywhen a survey ranked one of its machines the fastest onthe planet. Tianhe-1, meaning Milky Way, achieved acomputing speed of 2,570 trillion calculations persecond, earning it the number one spot in the Top 500(www.top500.org) survey of supercomputers. TheJaguar computer at a US government facility inTennessee, which had held the top spot, was rankedsecond with a speed of 1,750 trillion calculations persecond.

Tianhe-1 does its warp-speed “thinking” at theNational Centre for Supercomputing in the northernport city of Tianjin — using mostly chips designed byUS companies. Another Chinese system, the Nebulaemachine at the National Supercomputing Centre in thesouthern city of Shenzhen, came in third. The UnitedStates still dominates, with more than half of the entriesin the Top 500 list, but China now boasts 42 systemsin the rankings, putting it ahead of Japan, France,Germany and Britain.

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YOKOHAMA, 16Nov— The United Statesand eight other PacificRim nations aim to forgea free-trade pact beforePresident Barack Obamahosts an APEC summit inHawaii in a year, Chile’spresident said Sunday.

Leaders of the ninenations met for the firsttime Sunday at a summitin Japan to discuss the so-called Trans-PacificPartnership (TPP) pactwhich would obligemembers to scrap tariffsand other trade barriers.

US and Asia Pacific nations plantrade pact by 2012

US President Barack Obama (C) walks with (L/R) Brunei Darussalam Sultan HajiHassanal Bolkiah, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Echenique, South Korean

President Lee Myung-Bak, and Philippines President Benigno Aquino. Pacific Rimleaders including the US and China pledged Sunday to turn their dreams of

a vast free-trade zone into reality.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 16 Nov— Japan’s economy expanded inthe third quarter as car buyers rushed to make themost of expiring subsidies and smokers scrambledto beat a tax hike, data showed Monday, but analystswarned of risks ahead.

A particularly hot summer, which saw record-breaking temperatures, also drove sales of items suchas air conditioners during the period, helping drivegrowth, analysts said.

But there were warnings of a looming paybackin the fourth quarter in the absence of such one-offfactors, amid growing fears Japan could be facing aslide back towards recession.

Japan’s economy expands in Q3, but risks remain

Toyota vehicles are lined up for sale at a cardealership. —INTERNET

RIYADH, 16 Nov—The Saudi Binladin Group haswon a 27.1-billion-riyal (7.2-billion-dollar) deal tobuild a new terminal and infrastructure at Jeddahinternational airport, the Saudi airports authorityannounced on Sunday.

The project, to be completed over 36 months, willexpand the capacity of the King Abdul AzizInternational Airport to 30 million passengers per yearfrom the current traffic of 17 million passengers, theGeneral Authority on Civil Aviation said in astatement.

The contract for the deal was signed on Saturdayby Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, the country’sdefence and aviation minister, in Agadir, Morocco,the statement said.

In the three-year project Binladin, the country’slargest builder, will construct a single 670,000-square-metre (more than seven million square feet) terminalwith 94 aircraft bays to replace the two ageing facilitiescurrently handling airport traffic.

It will also build what the statement called theworld’s tallest airport control tower at 133 metres (436feet), and infrastructure linking the terminal with roads

Binladin group wins $7.2 blnJeddah contract

People arrive at King Abdulaziz

International Airport in Jeddah last week

for the Hajj pilgrimage.

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The economy grew at an annualised pace of 3.9percent in the July-September period, compared tothe previous quarter’s revised 1.8 percent growth.Monday’s data beat market expectations of 2.5percent.

On a quarterly basis the economy grew 0.9percent, compared to 0.4 percent.

Japan’s fourth straight quarter of expansion wasdriven by a consumer rush to make the most ofgovernment subsidies for car buyers before theyexpired in September and a surge in cigarette salesbefore a new tobacco tax was levied.—Internet

Asia stocks mostly down,Japan gains on GDP report

In this 11 Nov, 2010 photo, specialist Glenn Carell,right, works at his post on the floor of the New York

Stock Exchange.—INTERNET

DIIAKA, 16 Nov— Bangladesh and Turkeyagreed on Sunday to boost bilateral trade to 3billion US dollars a year by 2015, from 600 millionUS dollars at present, a Bangladesh official said.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina andher Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, who ison a two-day visit, also agreed to launch direct airlinks late next month.

“Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan andhis Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina agreedthat the mutual trade could be boosted to 3 billionUS dollars a year within the next five years,”Hasina’s Press secretary, Abul Kalam Azad, toldReuters.

Turkey, frustrated by the slow progress of itsbid to join the European Union, has been increasingtrade ties for its expanding economy, which itforecasts will grow 6.8 percent this year. Bilateraltrade now stands at around 600 million US dollarsa year, Bangladesh commerce ministry officialssaid.—MNA/Reuters

Bangladesh, Turkey target$3b in trade by 2015

BANGKOK, 16 Nov—Asian stock markets weremostly lower Monday, shrugging off stronger-than-expected growth in Japan amid fears China will takenew steps to cool its economy.

The Nikkei 225 stock average rose 82.68 points,or 0.9 percent, to 9,807.86 as the yen weakened andafter the government said the economy expandedan annualized 3.9 percent in the July-Septemberquarter.

Stronger spending by consumers and businessesfueled the better-than-expected result but theimprovement is expected to be fleeting with someanalysts forecasting a contraction in the last quarterof the year as exports slow. China’s ShanghaiComposite Index was down 0.7 percent at 2,964.15after tumbling more than 5 percent Friday onexpectations Beijing will raise interest rates againafter inflation reached a 25-month high. The fearedinterest rate hike didn’t happen over the weekend butinvestors remained on edge.—Internet

and the planned high-speed railway that will joinJeddah with Mecca and Medina.

Jeddah is the main hub for millions of Muslimpilgrims who visit the two holy cities every year.

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The group did notinclude China — theworld’s number-twoeconomy and biggestexporter — which favoursnegotiating trade reformsin alternative forums thatinclude only Asianeconomies and not theUnited States.

“The goal we set outtoday in a meeting withPresident Obama is thatbefore the next APECmeeting in November inHonolulu we will havethe TPP in force, and thatis a very demanding

task,” said Chile’sPresident SebastianPinera. “So we’ll haverounds of negotiations,the first in New Zealandand the second in Chile,”he said, speaking on thesidelines of a widersummit of the 21-member Asia PacificEconomic Cooperation(APEC) forum. He saidthat the nine countries“will hopefully be readybefore we celebrate theupcoming APEC summitin Honolulu”.

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OSLO, 16 Nov—Less than 10 percent ofthe articles written aboutlast year’s Copenhagenclimate summit dealtprimarily with thescience of climatechange, a study showedon Monday.

Based on analysis of400 articles written aboutthe December 2009summit, the authors ofthe report for OxfordUniversity’s ReutersInstitute for the Study ofJournalism (RISJ) calledfor a re-think of reportingon future suchconferences.

Author JamesPainter concluded that“science was under-reported” as the essentialbackdrop to the dramawhen about 120 worldleaders met inCopenhagen but failed toagree a binding treaty toslow climate change.

Much coverage fromCopenhagen insteadfocused on hacked e-mails from a Britishuniversity that somesceptics took as evidenceof efforts by scientists toignore dissenting views.The scientists involvedhave since been clearedof wrongdoing.

MNA/Reuters

Taxes, inflation data to dominate week

NE W YO R K, 16Nov—Without a boostfrom Washingtonpolicymakers or datashowing buddingstrength in the economy,Wall Street’s rally maybe running out of fuel asthe S&P 500 eases offits 2010 high.

A data-heavy weekcould give investorshard evidence to justifya rally that lifted the S&P500 16.8 percent fromits on 31 August close

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to the 2010 closing highhit on 5 November.

But the index hasbeen unable to moveabove 1,228, a keyresistance level, and itschart is brewing adouble-top formation, avery bearish signal.

“We’re susceptibleto a pullback if we don’tget any clarity on fiscalpolicy and if any of thiseconomic data dis-appoints next week,”said John Lynch, chief

equity strategist at WellsFargo Funds Mana-gement in Charlotte,North Carolina.

“I would thinkyou’re going to seesome, not all, smartmoney pull theirinvestment (out ofstocks) the closer we getto 1,228. These guysrecognize we still haveabove 9 percent unem-ployment, sovereigncredit risks, a consumerdeleveraging and noclari ty as to whatbusinesses should dowith their cash.”

Last week, the DowJones industrial average(.DJI) and the Standard& Poor’s 500 index(.SPX) each fell 2.2percent. The NasdaqComposite index(.IXIC) lost 2.4 percent.

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BHP kills Potash Corp bid, revives $4.2billion buyback

MELBOURNE, 16 Nov—Top globalminer BHP Bil l i ton (BHP.AX)scrapped its $39 billion bid forCanada’s Potash Corp (POT.N), theworld’s biggest deal this year, andbowed to calls from investors toreturn cash with a $4.2 billion sharebuyback.

BHP (BLT.L), conceding defeatfor the third straight time on a majorproposed acquisition, signaled withits revived share buyback that it hadlimited opportunities for other bigbuys.

A man walks past the head office ofBHP Billiton in central Melbourne

on 18 October, 2010INTERNET

Shareholders will be eager tohear what further growth prospectsthe company will chase with its cashpile when BHP Chief ExecutiveMarius Kloppers fronts the group’sannual meeting in Australia onTuesday.

“Certainly the best investmentis probably in themselves at themoment,” said Brendan James, apar tner a t BHP shareholderPerennial Growth, referring to theprospect of a bigger buyback.

Canada blocked BHP’s bid forthe world’s largest fertilizer makeron 3 November and gave BHP amonth to prove the takeover wouldbenefit Canada.

“Unfortunately, despite havingreceived all required anti-trustclearances for the offer, we have notbeen able to obtain clearance underthe Investment Canada Act and haveaccordingly decided to withdraw theoffer,” BHP Chief Executive MariusKloppers said in a statement.

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Ireland does not rule out rescueDUBLIN, 16 Nov—Ireland did not

rule out the possibility that it mayhave to turn to Europe for help indealing with its debt crisis on Sundaybut said that no application had beenmade for assistance yet.

“Things are happening day byday,” Justice Minister Dermot Aherntold national broadcaster RTE’s “TheWeek in Politics” when asked if hewould put his reputation on the lineand say that Dublin would not applyfor aid.

In an emailed statement, aspokesman for the Department ofFinance said there were ongoingcontacts with international colleagues

“in light of current market conditions”but repeated that no application hadbeen made for assistance.

EU sources over the past two dayshave said that talks on a possiblebailout were under way and thatIreland, with borrowing costsrocketing, was unlikely to hold outwithout assistance.

The European Union is keen forIreland to accept aid, sources havesaid, to avert a Greek-style scenariowhere budget problems in one countryplunge the entire euro zone into crisis.

Ahern said reports Ireland was inaid talks were “fiction.”

Internet

A beggar sits on O’Connell Bridge in thecentre of Dublin, Ireland on 2 October,

2010.—INTERNET

Climate science“under-

reported” at2009 UNsummit

Canada to unveil investmentguidelines post-Potash

YOKOHAMA, 16 Nov— Canada, which stunnedmarkets by blocking a bid from Anglo-Australianfirm BHP Billiton for Potash Corp, will soon revealwhat kind of foreign investment it finds acceptable,Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Sunday.

The government blocked the hostile 39 billionUS dollars takeover on 3 November on the grounds itwas not of net benefit to Canada. Harper had beenunder huge pressure from political allies, who saidpotash which is used to make fertilizer — was astrategic resource and should remain in Canadianhands.

The move prompted concerns Ottawa wasreneging on promises to fight protectionism andmight effectively be creating a list of strategic firmssuch as BlackBerry maker Research in Motion thatcould not be taken over by foreigners. The InvestmentCanada Act which regulates foreign takeoversstipulated that BHP had 30 days from on 3 Novemberto submit a modified bid but few political observersbelieve the Harper administration will change itsmind.

“When the (30-day) period expires thegovernment will be in a position not only to givereasons for the decision but to give broader guidanceto the investment community on the kind of foreigninvestment it is and is not seeking within Canada,” hetold reporters after a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.

MNA/Reuters

SAP expects its co-CEO to testifyin Oracle case

SAN FRANCISCO, 16Nov—SAP AG co-ChiefExecutive Officer BillMcDermott is expected totestify on Monday as SAPkicks off its defence in ahigh stakes copyrightinfringement casebrought by Oracle Corp,according to an SAPrepresentative.

Last week, attorneysfor Oracle indicated theywould conclude their caseon Monday, meaningMcDermott would be oneof SAP’s first defencewitnesses.

SAP and Oracle,which dominate the

Bill McDermott, co-chief executive officer

of SAP AG, speaksduring the World

Business Forum in NewYork.—INTERNET

global market forsoftware that helpsbusinesses run more

efficiently, are battling incourt to determine theamount of damages forsoftware theft by SAP.

SAP has acceptedliability for its Tomor-rowNow subsidiaryhaving wrongfullydownloaded thousands ofOracle files, but argues itowes tens of millions —not billions — of dollarsin com-pensation.McDermott wasappointed SAP’s co-CEOearlier this year and wasfirst named to thecompany’s executiveboard in 2008, accordingto SAP’s website.

Internet

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Today is the Knowl-edge Age. So, the devel-opment of science andtechnology contributes agreat deal to wealth ofthe nations.

The Governmenthas been founding uni-versities and collegesacross the nation, with aview to constant emer-gence of human re-sources.

Recently, we,Myanma Alin newscrew, visited Mon Stateso as to present our read-ers progress of it. Duringour stay in Mon State,we visited local univer-sities and colleges to findout progress of its edu-cation sector.

The first place wevisited was Maw-lamyine University.Professor-in-charge DrHtay Aung said that theuniversity was firstestablished as

Pursuit of higher education no more a dream in Mon StateByline: Myo Min Thein (Mayangon), Photos: Lay Nwe (Mingaladon)

Mawlamyine Inter-Col-lege in 1953. It was thenupgraded toMawlamyine College in1963, MawlamyineDegree College in 1981and finally toMawlamyine Universityin 1986. The universityis conducting 19 under-graduate courses, 19postgraduate courses, 15postgraduate (Research)courses, and PhD coursein marine science. Stu-

dents are encourage to is-sue research journals, tohold literary discussion,and to participate in paperreading session, andshows and competitionsat university level, na-tional level as well as in-ternational level.

The university pro-duced 3326 graduates and39 master degree holdersbefore 1988 and has so farproduced 29892 gradu-ates, 799 MA holders, 104M. Research holders, andfour PhD holders, and fivepost- graduate diplomaholders totalling 30804 inthe time of TatmadawGovernment.

We then visited Tech-nological University(Mawlamyine). The uni-versity commissioned inJanuary, 2007 is conduct-ing Civil Engineeringcourse, Electronic Engi-neering course, ElectricalEngineering course, CNC

level in January 2007.Associate Professor

Dr Khin Sandar told usthat 339 students arestudying in different aca-demic years at the univer-sity. Moreover, the uni-versity opens SoftwareDevelopment course, NetDevelopment course, andSpoken English course onholidays to provide stu-dents further practical andtheoretical knowledge. Italso organizes sportsevents, essay contests,English Language Profi-ciency programmes formental and physical de-velopment of students.

University of Com-puter Studies (Thaton)was found to be in thecourse of construction atthe foot of Mt. Wunnamiin Gaw Village, Thaton

Township. The three-storey is scheduled to beopened soon.

In consequence ofthe emergence of univer-sities and colleges inMon State, students nowcan pursue highereducation in their ownregion. So, it is the dutyof students to make gooduse of this opportunity.

The State is in needof a substantial numberof intellectuals and in-telligentsia. Therefore,students are to try hardto become efficient andcapable citizens if theyreally love their coun-try, if they want theircountry to catch up withother countries.

Translation: TKKMyanma Alin:

23-10-2010

Engineering course, Plas-tic and Rubber Engineer-ing course, and Food andChemistry Engineeringcourse. Currently, 2,625students are studyingthere.

The third placewe visited as Universityof Computer studies(Mawlamyine). The uni-versity came into exist-ence as a GovernmentComputer College in thecompound of University

of Technology (Maw-lamyine). It was moved tonear MawlamyineIndustrial Zone,

Nyaungpinseik Village-tract, KyaikmayawTownship in 2001 and up-graded to a university

Students doing practical in the lab at Technological University (Mawlamyine).

Technological University (Mawlamyine).

Photo shows Mawlamyine University after renovation.

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(from page 1)Mani Yadana Jade Hallin a motorcade.

Afterwards, theSenior General viewedopening of gems shopsat the Myanma GemsMuseum.

Minister U OhnMyint reported to theSenior General onMyanma Gems Mu-seum, display of gemsin the hall of the mu-seum, construction ofMani Yadana Jade Hallwhere 2010 Mid-yearMyanma Gems Empo-rium will be held andJade Garden and ar-rangements beingmade for successfulholding of 2010 Mid-year Myanma GemsEmporium.

Next, the SeniorGeneral gave guidanceon accommodation andtransportation for thefully convenience ofgems merchants athome and abroad.

Accompanied byMinister U Ohn Myint,the Senior Generalviewed the display oflots of jade from thethird floor of the mu-seum and Myanmagems and jewellerydisplayed in the

Senior General Than Shweobserves preliminary …

museum.Senior General

Than Shwe left the mu-seum later in theevening.

MNA

Gems and jewellery displayed at Myanma Gems Museum.MNA

Senior General Than

Shwe views opening

of gems shops at

Myanma Gems

Museum.

MNA

Photo shows display of lots of jade.

Senior General Than Shwe views Myanma gems and jewellery ondisplay at Myanma Gems Museum.—MNA

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Gems and jewellery displayed at Myanma Gems Museum. (News on page 1)—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 15Nov— The closing cer-emony of Bas icComputer Course No.3/2010 and RefresherCourse fo r Off iceWorks No. 4/2010 washeld at the ministry hereon 12 November ,attended by Minister for

Courses of H & TMinistry conclude

Minister for Hotels and Tourism U Soe Naing making a speech at concluding ceremony.—MNA

Construction Ministerattends opening ofrefresher courses

Commander assists inSittoung Bridge

(Natthankwin) constructionNAY PYI TAW, 16

Nov — Chairman of BagoRegion Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of SouthernCommand Brig-Gen SoeHtut went to theconstruction site ofSittoung Bridge(Natthankwin) on 11November and assisted inconstruction of the bridge.

Afterwards, thecommander met withofficers, other ranks andtheir families and

presented cash assistanceand gifts to them.

During his tour,the commander alsoinspected construction ofhousing project for warveterans in KyaukkyiTownship.

On 13 Novem-ber, Commander Brig-Gen Soe Htut inspectedbattalions in Pyinpongyiand fulfilled therequirements of thebattalions.

MNA

Work Proficiency Coursefor MADB staff

YANGON, 16Nov— Organized byMyanma AgriculturalDevelopment Bank(Head Office) of theMinistry of Agricultureand Irrigation, WorkProficiency Course No (1/2010) for supervisorystaff was opened atthe training room of

MADB (Head Office) thismorning with an openingaddress by ActingManaging Director U WinHan of MADB.

Altogether 40trainee from head officeand branch of MADB areattending the four-weekcourse.

MNA

YANGON, 16Nov— Minister forConstruction U KhinMaung Myint attended theopening of RefresherCourses for accountant-1and junior engineer-3(civil) held at Central

Training School(Thuwunna) of the ministryhere on 15 November. Theminister made an openingspeech and cordially greetedthe trainees. The coursetakes six weeks.

MNA

2nd Japan Cup KaratedoChampionship 2010 on 14 Dec

Myanmar wins one more silver inAsian Games

YANGON, 16 NOV—Selected MyanmarWushu Athlete Sandi Ooscored silver medal inWomen’s ChangquanEvent of 16 th AsianGames being held inPeople’s Republic ofChina.

In the event ,Hong Kong stood first

and Japan and Indonesiashared third place.

MNA

YA N G O N, 16Nov—The 2nd Japan CupKaratedo Championship2010 will be held atAung San Stadiun on 14and 15 December.

T h e c h a m -p i o n s h i p i s jo i n t l ys p o n s o r ed b y t h eMinistry of Sports andJapanese Embassy inM y a n m a r a n dorganized by MyanmarKaratedo Federation.

The categoriesof the championshipare Women Kata events(Singles and Team) andKumeti events (Singlesand Team) for 50 kiloand under, 55 kilo and

under , 61 k i lo andunder and 61 kilo andover, and Men Kataevents (Singles andTeam) and Kumi teeven t s (S ing le andTeam) for 55 kilo andunder , 60 k i lo andunder , 67 k i lo andunder , 75 k i lo andunder and 75 kilo andover.

MKF hasplanned to conduct atraining course forKaratedo referees at theKaratedo Training Hall ofAung San Stadium from10 to 12 December. Thosewishing to attend thecourse must be from the

Karatedo federations instates and regions andMKF will provide foodand accommodation forthem. MKF has alsoplanned to open theCertificate Course ofKaratedo at its traininghall at Aung San Stadiumfrom 8 to 12 December.Meanwhile, MKF hasinvited those wishing tocompete in the 2nd JapanCup KaratedoChampionship 2010 toenroll at the federation notlater than 7 December.For more information isavailable at MKF, Ph:379939.

MNA

Sandi Oo, silvermedalist inWomen’s

Changquan Eventof 16th Asian

Games.—SPED

Health Minister meetsUNICEF Deputy

Resident RepresentativeNAY PYI TAW, 15

Nov—Minister forHealth Dr Kyaw Myintreceived DeputyResident Representativeof UNICEF Ms JuanitaVasquez and dean ofHealth and NutritionSection Dr MarinusGotink at the minister’soffice here this morning.At the cal l , theydiscussed future tasksfor health and nutritiondevelopment ofmaternal and child incooperat ion with

Ministry of Health andUNICEF.

Also present atthe call were DeputyMinisters Dr Mya Ooand Dr Paing Soe,departmental heads andofficials.

MNA

Hotels and Tourism USoe Naing.

The minister thenawarded the outstand-ing trainees.

The deputy ministerand officials also pre-sented completion cer-tificates to the trainees.

MNA

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In Greece’s fallow fields, solarenergy stirs

ASOPIA, 16 Nov—The son and grandson offarmers, SpyrosPapathanassiou spendsmost of the dayoverseeing his familyolive press and wineryin the outskir ts ofAsopia, a vi l lagenortheast of Athens.

But his future isinvested in a fenced-off

A worker looks on as he rests in a solar farm inThiva, some 110 kilometres north of Athens on 14

November.—INTERNET

contraption in the hillsoutside the village — a5 , 8 0 0 - s q u a r e - m e t r esolar farm on whichPapathanassiou sanknearly half a millioneuros (dollars) threeyears ago.

“ A g r i c u l t u r a lincome has beenseverely restricted inrecent years,” says the

58-year-old formervillage mayor, shoutingabove the din of the olivepress.

“Essentially, thisjob has never been veryprofitable.”

Last year , thisentrepreneur and civilservant completed the450,000-euro (618,000-dollar) solar farm in adiscarded familyvineyard, some 90kilometres (56 miles)from the capital.

Though barelyenough to power thelocal water drill, it isalready helping hisfamily supplement theirincome by sel l ingelectricity to the nationalgrid. Papathanassiouhopes to repay his bankloans and break even in4-5 years.—Internet

India eyes double-digit growthNEW DELHI, 16

Nov—India is eyeingdouble-digit growth as itpulls out of the worstglobal financial slump indecades, i ts financeminister said Sunday, butneeds greater foreigninvestment to speedgrowth.

Pranab Mukherjee’supbeat forecast to theIndia World EconomicForum, came asindustrialised economiesstruggle to emerge fromthe financial crisis.

He said India’seconomy was “on a pathto rapid recovery” withthe latest quarterly datashowing 8.8 percentexpansion.

“The challenge nowis to quickly revert to thehigh GDP growth pathof nine percent plus andeven find the means tocross the double-digit

growth barrier in thecoming year or two,” hesaid.

He avoided directcomment on the outcomeof the Group of 20summit in Seoul thatwrapped up with pledgesby global leaders to avoidcompetitive currencydevaluation and seek torebalance trade betweensurplus and deficitnations.

But speaking toaround 700 international

chief executives Muk-herjee noted India’sstrong performancecomes as the “globalfinancial architecture” istransforming withemerging nations playera much bigger role.

“We are all witnessto an emerging newworld order” thathopefully will usher in“a more equitablearrangement for globalprosperity,” he said.

Internet

A street child eats a mango in Mumbai inFebruary.—INTERNET

Sushi wars: fight looms overbluefin tuna

Fishermen haul out tuna after a catch.INTERNET

PARIS, 16 Nov—Nations gather this week todecide how many Atlantic bluefin tuna they canextract from the sea without destroying the multi-billion dollar business that keeps Japan supplied ingourmet sushi and sashimi.

The highly charged debate pits dug-in economicinterests against mounting concern that thegleaming, fatty fish is teetering close to the edge ofviability.

Industrial-scale fishing in the Mediterraneanand eastern Atlantic over the last four decades hasdepleted stocks by 85 percent, scientists say.

The reason is not hard to find: a single specimenof Thunnus thynnus, which can grow to two metres(six feet) and weigh 400 kilos (900 pounds), canfetch over 100,000 euros (137,00 dollars) inJapanese wholesale markets.

Conservationists warn that stocks will collapseunless the International Commission for theConservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), meetingin Paris for ten days from Wednesday, suspends orsharply reduces catches long enough for the speciesto recover.—Internet

Maker of Four Loko to stop shipmentsto NY state

N E W Y O R K , 16Nov—The maker of acaffeinated alcoholicdrink that has beenbanned in four stateshas agreed to s topshipments to New Yorkstate.

Gov DavidPaterson and the StateLiquor Author i tyannounced the agree-ment Sunday wi thChicago-based PhusionProjects, which makesthe drink Four Loko,and with the state’sl a rges t bee rd is t r ibu tors to s topse l l ing ca f fe ina tedalcoholic beverages.

“New Yorkers

Cans of Four Loko are seen on display at a liquorstore in Palo Alto, Calif, on 18 Oct, 2010.

INTERNET

Fire kills seven atmigrants’ residence

in FrancePARIS, 16 Nov—At

least seven people werekilled and more thanone hundred injured ina fire at a residence forimmigrant workers inthe French city of Dijonlate on Saturday, city

authorities said. Thefire began in a dustbinon the ground floor ofthe nine-storey build-ing, the mayor’s officesaid on Sunday.

“The winds wereunfavourable, blowingthe flames against thewall of the building,”an o f f i c ia l a t themayor’s office said.

Some of thevictims suffered smokeinhalation and otherswere injured trying toescape , wi th somejumping ou t o fwindows. Four were ina critical condition.

The residence, inthe Fontaine d’Ouchearea of the c i ty , i sowned by hous ingoperator Adoma andcan accommodate 180residents.

At the time of thefire, 141 people wereinside the bui lding.Twenty-one childrenwere among theinjured.

MNA/Reuters

deserve to know thatthe beverages they buyare sa fe fo rc o n s u m p t i o n , ”Paterson said.

The companyagreed to stop shippingthe drinks by19 Nov.Distributors have untilon 10 Dec to finish outtheir inventory.

The popular drinkshave been banned inWashington, Michigan,Utah and Oklahoma.

Four Loko comesin several variet ies,including fruit punchand blue raspberry. A23.5-ounce can sellsfor about $2.50 and hasan alcohol content of

1 2 p e r c e n t , c o m -parable to four beers,a c c o r d i n g t o t h ecompany’s website.

“This dr ink i s tooeasy fo r t eens to ge ta n d t o o d a n g e r o u sf o r t h e m t oconsume,” sa id s ta teSen.

J o e l K l e i n i n as ta tement . He anno-u n c e d o n S u n d a y ,a long wi th the S ta teL i q u o r A u t h o r i t y ,tha t a minor workingu n d e r c o v e r f o r t h epol ice was i l l ega l lyso ld Four Loko a t 11of 28 s to res in theBronx on 9 Nov.

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LONDON , 16 Nov — One of the widest-ranging research projects on familylife conducted in Britain has revealed that the fewer siblings children have,the happier they are — and that only children are the most contented. Thefindings suggest that “sibling bullying” could be part of the problem, with 31per cent of children saying they are hit, kicked or pushed by a brother or sister“quite a lot” or “a lot”. Others complain of belongings being stolen by siblingsand being called hurtful names.

The figures are the first to emerge from Understanding Society, a studytracking the lives of 100,000 people in 40,000 UK households. The findingsare based on 2,500 questionnaires, analysed by Gundi Knies at the Universityof Essex, where the study is based. She suggested that factors such ascompetition for the parents’ attention or the fact that toys, sweets or spaceneed to be shared could be to blame.

Ms Knies also pointed to other data within the study: 29.5 per cent ofteenagers complain of being called “nasty names” by brothers or sisters “quitea lot” or “a lot”, while 17.6 per cent say they have their belongings taken.Professor Dieter Wolke of the University of Warwick, who carried out thework on tensions between siblings, said: “More than half of all siblings (54per cent) were involved in bullying in one form or the other.” Although thereis also evidence that points to siblings supporting each other, he warned thatchildren who face bullying were particularly vulnerable to behaviour problemsand unhappiness.

Internet

A young Albanianwoman is seenwith her new

biometric passportin front of a sign

showing EuropeanCapitals in the

Albanian CapitalTirana.

INTERNET

ALEXANDRIA, 16 Nov—Twenty years ago, TaherIbrahim raced his friends across Alexandria’s beaches,now rising seas have swept over his favourite childhoodplayground.

Alexandria, with 4 million people, is Egypt’ssecond-largest city, an industrial centre and a port thathandles four-fifths of national trade.

It is also one of the Middle East’s cities most at riskfrom rising sea levels due to global warming.

“There were beaches I used to go to in my lifetime,now those beaches are gone. Is that not proof enough?”asked Ibrahim, a manager at a supermarket chain whois in his 40s.

Flooding could displace entire communities in

Children are happier the fewersiblings they have

Bosnians, Albanians rush to getvisa-free passport

SARAJEVO, 16 Nov—Thousands of Albaniansand Bosnians have beenrushing to get biometricpassports since the EU’sdecision to lift visasrestrictions for theircountries, opening accessto most of westernEurope.

“We have beenimprisoned for so long,because Bosnia was thelargest prison in Europe,”said Amir Ramic,preparing to wait forhours in front of a policestation in Sarajevo toapply for his biometricpassport.

The 37-year-oldwaiter plans to celebratethe New Year with hisbrother who has

emigrated to Sweden asthe document will allowhim to travel throughoutthe 25-nation Schengenzone from mid-December. On Mondaythe European Unionapproved a visa-freeregime for Bosnians and

Albanians who want totravel to the Schengenzone countries. But theywill need a biometricpassport for the trip,which is restricted to amaximum three-monthstay.

Internet

China wins 100 ordersfor first jetliner

Sea level rise threatens Alexandria, Nile Delta

BEIJING, 16 Nov—A new 1970s-style fashionmuse, who means business during the day but candisco the night away, dominated the recent runwaytrends in the world’s fashion capitals, Shanghai.Gone from the spring 2011 collections previewedin New York, London, Paris and Milan was theaggressive, tough woman that designers had sentout to do battle with the recession. But, it seems,the fashion world is not quite ready to embrace afull, floaty free spirit, either.

The vision falls somewhere in between, whichis the way most people live and dress. Starting thisseason, a movement is afoot toward high-waisted,trouserstyle pants, bow blouses and longerhemlines. The fabric moves away from the bodyinstead of cinching it. Still, you can find skinnyjeans and a short biker jacket if you want them.That will be a harder task in the coming months,and fashion insiders say women are ready for thechange.

With the looser silhouettes, white and tropical-hue colours, and a relaxed vibe, designers wereshowing both an optimist ic at t i tude and awil l ingness to invest in design instead ofgimmicks, they say. “This comes after manyseasons of maximalism and decoration, but no onewants to go back to 1990s minimalism,” saysStefano Tonchi, Editor-In-Chief of W magazine.“This is romantic minimalism.” —Xinhua

‘70s look largely mirrorsmodern tastes

Newly wed couples pose at a photo session during amass wedding ceremony at the Hokkien Associationbuilding in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

recently.—INTERNET

Alexandria and the low-lying Nile Delta, the fertileagricultural heartland of Egypt’s 79 million people.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) predicts that the Mediterranean will rise 30centimetres to 1 metre this century.

More than half of Egypt’s people live within 100kilometres of the coast.

A 2007 World Bank study estimated that a one-metre sea level rise could displace 10 percent of thepopulation.

Officials say salt water could submerge or soak10 to 12 percent of farmland in the world’s largestwheat importer.

MNA/Reuters

A resident cooks during the cooking section of5th neighbourhood festival in a community in

Yixing City, of east China's JiangsuProvince recently.

XINHUA

ZHUHAI , 16 Nov— China boosted its ambitions

to challenge Airbus and Boeing Co for a slice of a

global market worth 1.7 trillion US dollars with a

100-plane order for its first commercial jetliner at a

lavish ceremony on Tuesday.

State-owned manufacturer COMAC, or

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, announced the

orders at the Zhuhai Airshow, two years after

launching designs for the 150-seat C919 aircraft.

As air travel becomes increasingly common

with people jetsetting for business and leisure,

COMAC forecasts strong passenger demand and

traffic growth over the next 20 years, which will

cause the number of commercial jets to more than

double.

COMAC said orders for its jetliner came from

four Chinese airlines, which were expected to support

the strategic project, and the leasing arm of General

Electric Co, which will supply the engines together

with French partner Safran SA.

MNA/Reuters

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV RATHA BHUM VOY NO (536)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV RATHA BHUMVOY NO (536) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 17.11.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Five Canadians, two Mexicans dead inCancun resort explosion

Members of the Red Cross stand near a destroyedarea after an explosion at a hotel in Cancun

on 14 Nov, 2010.—INTERNET

ANCUN, 16 Nov — Atleast five Canadian tour-ists and two workers werekilled on Sunday in a gasexplosion that rippedthrough the restaurant ofa hotel on Mexico’s Car-ibbean coast, authoritiessaid.

A child was among thedead at the Grand RivieraPrincess hotel in the beachresort of Playa del Car-

men, Francisco Alor, theattorney general forQuintana Roo state, toldReuters by telephone.

Alor said 17 peoplewere hurt — seven Ca-nadians, two Americansand eight Mexicans.Two of the Canadianswere seriously injured,he added.

“Under no circum-stances are we talking

about an attack. It was anexplosion of gas and weare determining thecauses,” Alor said.

Officials from the Ca-nadian embassy were notimmediately available tocomment.—Internet

Sarkozy appoints right-wingcabinet with eye on 2012

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (C) shakeshand with France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (L).

INTERNET

Dad killedwoman, two

girls, then selfERIE, 16 Nov—A man

shot and killed a womanand their two daughters inhis home late Saturdaymorning before turningthe gun on himself, au-thorities said.

Erie County CoronerLyell Cook identified thedead as a 29-year-oldman, a 27-year-oldwoman and two girls, ages4 and 7. A 2-year-old boywas taken to a hospitalwith a minor injury, andpolice believe the mantried to shoot him, too, hesaid. It was not immedi-ately clear whether theman and woman weremarried. Kevin Klino, 51,who lives a block away,told The Associated Pressthat he heard gunshots butwas not sure what hadhappened.

Internet

US funds circumcision to fight AIDSin Zimbabwe

PARIS, 16 Nov —France’s President NicolasSarkozy named Prime Min-ister Francois Fillon head ofa streamlined and moreright-wing government,setting the stage for his un-declared 2012 re-electionbid. Despite months of in-trigue in the run-up to thereshuffle, Sarkozy retainedhis big hitters, while shift-ing in favour of a loyal teammore likely to fall in behindhis government’s deficit-cutting austerity agenda.

Under a strengthenedFillon, Finance Minister

Christine Lagarde and In-terior Minister BriceHortefeux remained intheir jobs, while severalother Sarkozy loyalistswere promoted or saw theirresponsibilities widened.

Meanwhile, centre-right Environment Minis-ter Jean-Louis Borloo —the number two figure inthe outgoing governmentand until recent days afrontrunner to becomeprime minister himself —announced he was step-ping down.

Internet

In this 28 Oct, 2010 picture,Tineyi Marokwe lies on a bedduring a circumcision proce-

dure at a local clinic inHarare, Zimbabwe.

INTERNET

HARARE, 16 Nov—The USranks high on President RobertMugabe’s enemies list, but atground level it is leading a waron AIDS that may help save thelife of 32-year-old TineyiMarokwe and hundreds of thou-sands of other Zimbabweans.

The weapon is cheap and sim-ple: male circumcision, consid-ered a significant reducer ofAIDS transmission.

In a 10-minute surgical opera-tion, Marokwe recently becameone of more than a million Zim-babwean men in the most sexu-ally active age group who are

being targeted for circumcisionduring the next seven years.

Dr Bill Jansen, a senior Ameri-can adviser with the US Agencyfor International Development inZimbabwe, says trials and circum-cision pilot programmes in SouthAfrica and East Africa have showna reduction in HIV infection by 60percent.—Internet

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VIENNA, 16 Nov—Baroque opera made atumultuous comeback atthe Vienna State Opera onSunday, with a brand newproduction of “Alcina” byGeorge Frideric Handel(1685-1759), which wasmet with rapturousapplause.

Baroque opera waslong banned under thehouse’s longest-servingdirector Ioan Holender,

Handel’s ‘Alcina’ storms ViennaState Opera

The Vienna Opera

House Baroque opera

made a tumultuous

comeback at the

Vienna State Opera

on Sunday.

INTERNET

French MaestroPhilippe Auguin, seen

here during arehearsal at the

Kennedy Centre inWashington, DC.

INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 16 Nov— For Philippe Auguin, whohas just been named almost simultaneously as musicdirector of both the Washington and Nice operas,distance is no object as there are no national or musicalborders.

“What interests me, is always having newhorizons,” Auguin tsaid after taking up the reins of theWashington National Opera in October, less than amonth after also assuming new duties with the OrchestrePhilharmonique de Nice.

From an early age Auguin showed a passion formusic, and especially the Austrian composers AlbanBerg, Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern. He lefthis hometown of Nice to study abroad, first in Viennaand then Florence. “Everything was pushing me toleave France,” said the 49-year-old, now billed as oneof the most sought after conductors of his generation.

Internet

Cosmopolitan French conductor says‘music has no borders’

who stepped down at theend of the last season after18 years at the helm.

And while “Alcina”,composed in 1735, is oneof Handel’s best-lovedoperas, it has never beenperformed before at theprestigious Staatsoper.

Thus, the new staging— by British directorAdrian Noble —represented a veritablerevolution by the house’s

new director, FrenchmanDominique Meyer.

All the morerevolutionary was the factthat the State Opera’s “in-house” orchestra, theVienna Philharmonic, wasnot in the pit, but Frenchperiod-instru-ment band,Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, under their chiefconductor MarcMinkowski.

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NEW YORK, 16 Nov—US regulators have proposedanti-trust conditions as they aim to complete a reviewof Comcast Corp’s proposed deal to buy NBC Universalby the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reportedon Sunday.

The Justice Department and the FederalCommunications Commission are likely to imposesignificant conditions to prevent Comcast fromwithholding NBC Universal’s programming fromcompetitors, the report said, citing people familiarwith the matter.

The combination of Comcast, the No 1 US cableoperator, and NBC Universal, which is majority ownedby General Electric Co, would create the largest USmedia company.

The two companies announced the proposed dealin December and it is widely expected to be approved

Comcast-NBC deal reviewspeeds up

The news tickeroutside the TodayShow announces

GE’s sale of NBC toComcast, inNew York.INTERNET

NEW YORK, 16 Nov—When an old friend dropsinto your life after 15 years, seeking temporary refugefrom vague, foreign-based dangers, they should atleast have plenty of exotic stories to share.

In that regard, Heidi Schreck has successfullypacked a lot of dramatic tension, some odd tales and afew hints of the supernatural, into her quirky new play“There Are No More Big Secrets,” which openedSunday night for a limited off-Broadway run atRattlestick Playwrights Theater.

Long-married couple Maxine (Christina Kirk) andCharlie (Gibson Frazier) welcome their old friendGabe and his wife into their Port Jervis, NY, home,despite not having heard from him for 16 years. Gabe,played with careless charm by Adam Rothenberg, hasjust returned from Russia with his wife, Russianjournalist Nina (Dagmara Dominczyk,) with whom hehas a 14-year-old daughter.

Nina’s job as a journalist in Russia and Chechnyahas became much too dangerous, and she’s seekingasylum in America to find a quiet life and be near theirdaughter Lana, who attends private school inConnecticut. Gabe also seems to be involved in apossibly shady “export-import” business that he doesn’tlike to discuss.

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Heidi Schreck packs manysecrets in her new play

In this undated publicity photo released by O&MCo, from left, Christina Kirk, Gibson Frazier,

Dagmara Dominczyk, and Adam Rothenberg areshown in a scene from

“There Are No More Big Secrets,” performing off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in

New York. —INTERNET

with conditions. The FCC is looking at all parts ofComcast and NBC Universal’s combined online-videodistribution chain for ways Comcast could promotecontent over its rivals, according to the report.

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‘Elf’ on Broadway — whoneeds Will Ferrell?

In this publicity imagereleased by The HartmanGroup, Sebastian Arcelus,centre and the rest of thecompany are shown in ascene from the Christmas

musical ‘Elf’, at the AlHirschfeld Theatre in New

York.—INTERNET

A Hollywood company owned by movie star BradPitt, pictured in July 2010, is in talks for film

rights.—INTERNET

SANTIAGO, 16 Nov—A Hollywood companyowned by movie star BradPitt is in talks for filmrights to the story of 33miners rescued aftersurviving two monthstrapped deepunderground in Chile,local media reported.

A lawyer for theminers told the daily ElMercurio that 46-year-oldPitt’s “Plan B”Entertainment Company,hopes also to create a filmrendering of the men’sharrowing undergroundcaptivity, which ended lastmonth. Attorney EdgardoReinoso, who representsthe men, said Pitt’scompany made a multi-

Brad Pitt company vies to filmChile miner saga

million-dollar offer to winthe rights to make the film.Several of the rescuedminers might even betapped for roles in the film,according to thenewspaper.

Plan B has producedseveral Hollywood filmsincluding the recentlyreleased, “The TimeTraveler’s Wife,” “Kick-Ass” and “Eat, Pray,Love.”

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NEW YORK, 16 Nov—Who needs Will?

That might be thetypical reaction fromtheatergoers after seeingthe Broadway musical“Elf,” a show that remains

true to the 2003 WillFerrell movie but standson its own with great setsand design, a funnyadapted script and acollection of hardwork-ing actors. It simplydoesn’t need Ferrell intights. That’s largely dueto a top-notch, behind-the-scenes team that featuressongs by Tony Award-nominees Matthew Sklarand Chad Beguelin (“TheWedding Singer”), a bookby Tony winners ThomasMeehan (“TheProducers,” “Hairspray”)and Bob Martin (“TheDrowsy Chaperone”).

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Lead is not enough, insists AC Milan coach

Ancelotti expects Terry backfor Birmingham clash

Wenger regrets Bothroyddidn’t shine for Arsenal

Higuain strike keeps Real topof Spanish league

Gomez double fires Bayernsixth in Bundesliga

Lyon beat Nice to edge closerto French summit

In-Kyung Kim wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational

Soderling defeats Monfils towin Paris Masters

Chelsea’s PauloFerreira (L) vies with

Sunderland’s AsamoahGyan (R) during their

English Premier Leguematch.— INTERNET

LONDON, 16 NOV —Carlo Ancelotti expectsJohn Terry to be back fornext weekend’s trip toface Birmingham after theChelsea captain missedthe champions’ shock 3-0home defeat toSunderland. Terry wasforced to withdraw the daybefore the game when hesuffered a recurrence of ahamstring injury that alsomeant he would miss Eng-land’s midweek friendlywith France.

The defender has suf-fered with this problem ona number of occasions al-ready this season, but Chel-sea manager Ancelotti in-sists this is not a matter forconcern.

“John had control of thisproblem,” Ancelotti said.“He never missed a train-

Arsenal manager ArseneWenger (right) argueswith the fourth officialduring their EnglishPremier League match.

INTERNET

LIVERPOOL, 16 Nov —Arsene Wenger admitsthe departure of JayBothroyd was “one of hisregrets” as Arsenal man-ager.

And he is hopingNicklas Bendtner won’tbe another after the Dan-ish striker expressed hisfrustration at a lack offirst-team football.

It was the only disap-pointment for Wenger onSunday after a 2-1 win atEverton took his sideinto second place in thePremier League, withintwo points of leadersChelsea.

Wenger said: “It isvery difficult for me for

a player to say he doesn’twant to play. There’snothing special in that.

“He was not in thesquad (against Everton)because he had a littlegroin problem and I lefthim at home.

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Real Madrid’s Argentin-ian forward GonzaloHiguain celebrates afterscoring against Sportingduring their Spanish firstleague football match atthe Molinon Stadium in Gijon.—INTERNET

MADRID, 16 Nov —Real Madrid remain top ofthe Primera Liga afterGonzalo Higuain scoredthe only goal of a hardfought battle filled withtension against SportingGijon on Sunday.

With Barcelona provi-sionally overtaking themon the top of the table onSaturday after a 3-1 winover Villarreal the onuswas on Real Madrid torespond against Sporting.

And the atmospherehad already been stokedup after Sporting coachManolo Preciado reactedangrily to quotes from hisReal counterpart JoseMourinho suggesting thathis side had not put up afight when they playedBarcelona.

Higuain hit the postwith a cross early on butReal caused little danger inthe first half while Sport-ing were a threat on thebreak down the wingsthrough Diego Castro andNacho Novo.

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ing (session), but yesterday(Saturday) the pain wasmore, so he was not ableto play. But I think he canplay the next game.

“It is an injury, but hecan control it. He has con-trolled it for 12 games. Heis doing good prevention,good treatment. Every-thing will be okay forhim.”—Internet

BERLIN, 16 Nov — Ger-many striker MarioGomez scored twice onSunday as defendingchampions Bayern Mu-nich went sixth in theBundesliga with a 3-0 winover Nuremberg.

The defending champi-ons are still 12 points be-hind league leaders Dort-mund, who have a seven-

point lead at the top of thetable after their 2-0 winover Hamburg on Friday.

Coach Louis van Gaalsaid he expects his side tobe title contenders, despitehaving a 12-point deficit tomake up.

“We have to try and getat least 30 points, then wewill have a chance,” saidthe Dutchman.

“I think Dortmund arevery lucky at the moment,but they have a good team,they are well organised,play well and have a goodcoach.

“Their players reallywant to win.”

Bayern took an earlylead in Munich whenGomez took a clever passfrom Croatia’s DanijelPranjic and fired home on10 minutes.—Internet

Bayern Munich’s strikerMario Gomez celebratesafter scoring during theGerman first division Bundesliga.—INTERNET

AC Milan’s coach MassimilianoAllegri, seen here during his team’sItalian Serie A match against InterMilan, on 14 November, in San Siro stadium.—INTERNET

MILAN, 16 Nov — AC Milan coachMassimiliano Allegri insisted his team’ssix point lead over arch rivals Inter Mi-lan won’t be enough to win the title.

Former nerazzurri Zlatan

Ibrahimovic came back to haunt hisformer team as he scored the only goalof the game to give the rossoneri derbybragging rights despite the dismissal ofIgnazio Abate.

Milan are now a point clear of Lazioat the top of Serie A with Inter down infifth, six points off the summit.

But Allegri said he won’t be settlingfor that gap.

“Having six points is quite a lot andwe’ll continue to work calmly but this sixpoints isn’t enough,” he said.

“The team did very well, they didn’tgive anything away, not even when wewere down to 10 men.

“We played well, we were aggressiveand we created many chances, I’m happywith what they did.”—Internet

In-Kyung Kim, of SouthKorea, watches her teeshot on the 9th holeduring the final round ofthe Lorena OchoaInvitational.—INTERNET

GUSDALAJARA, 16 Nov— South Korea’s In-Kyung Kim won theLorena Ochoa Invitationalon Sunday for her thirdLPGA Tour title, closingwith an 8-under 64 for athree-stroke stroke victoryover Suzann Pettersen.

Kim played the frontnine in 6-under 30 andadded three birdies and abogey on the final nine.

“I don’t know how toreally take this all in,” Kimsaid. “But it’s been a greatweek. I mean, on the golfcourse, I played very goodgolf all week. The putts

pretty much kept droppingtoday

“Yesterday, it wasmissing this way and thatway, and today, it startedgoing in, the next startedgoing in, and another one,and I’m like, wow.”

She had a tournament-record 19-under total onthe Guadalajara CountryClub course and earned$220,000, which she saidshe’s donating to charity— half to the LorenaOchoa Foundation andhalf to an American or-ganization to be deter-mined.—Internet

S P O R T S

Swedish RobinSoderling returns the

ball to his Frenchopponent Gael Monfilsduring the Paris mas-

ters.—INTERNET

PARIS, 16 Nov — Swe-den’s Robin Soderling se-cured his first ever Mas-ters title with a 6-1, 7-6(7/1) defeat of home fa-vourite Gael Monfils in

the ATP Paris Mastersfinal on Sunday.

Soderling, a two-timeFrench Open finalist,claimed his sixth careertitle to inflict a secondconsecutive Bercy finaldefeat upon 12th seedMonfils, who was beatenby Novak Djokovic instraight sets in last year’sdecider.

Victory also madeSoderling the first manfrom his country to win aMasters tournament sinceThomas Enqvist’s suc-cess in Cincinnati in 2000.

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Lyon’s French forwardBafetimbi Gomis (L)fights for the ball withNice’s French defender Francois.—INTERNET

PARIS, 16 Nov — Lyonjumped four places toeighth in the French topflight on Sunday, theirhighest position of theseason so far, after a 1-0win at home to an unad-venturous Nice side.

Young winger Jeremy

Pied put Lyon ahead in the30th minute when he vol-leyed in YoannGourcuff’s cross.

The hosts won a dubi-ous penalty shortly after-wards, after BafetimbiGomis went down easilyin the box, but MichelBastos’s spot-kick waspushed onto the post byNice goalkeeper DavidOspina.

Pied’s goal proved suf-ficient, however, and al-lowed Claude Puel’s teamto close to within threepoints of leaders Brest andmove level on points withchampions Marseille,who have a game in hand.

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, rain has been isolated inShan and Kayah States, Taninthayi Region, weather hasbeen partly cloudy in the remaining States and Regions.Night temperatures were (3°C) to(4°C) above Novemberaverage temperatures in Shan, Rakhine, Kayah and MonStates, Mandalay, Magway, Bago and Yangon Regions,(3°C) below November average temperature in Chin Stateand about November average temperatures in the remainingStates and Regions. The significant night temperatureswere Haka (5°C), Mindat and Katha (9°C) each. Thenoteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Loikaw(0.87) inch and Namhsan (0.39) inch .

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 15-11-2010 was 93°F.

Minimum temperature on 16-11-2010 was 70°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 16-11-2010 was (84%).Rainfall on 16-11-2010 was (Nil) .

Yangon (Kaba-Aye)Maximum temperature on 15-11-2010 was 96°F.

Minimum temperature on 16-11-2010 was 75°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 16-11-2010 was (71%).Total sunshine hours on 15-11-2010 was (9.2) hours.

Rainfall on 16-11-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was

WEATHERTuesday, 16th November, 2010

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas (82.20) inches at Mingaladon, (96.06) inches at Kaba-Ayeand (108.46) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum windspeed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (5) mph from East at(15:30) hours MST on 15-11-2010.

Bay Inference: According to the observations at(12:30) hrs MST today, the low pressure area overSouthwest Bay still persists. Weather is partly cloudy tocloudy over the Andaman Sea and Southwest Bay andpartly cloudy over elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of the 17thNovember2010: Light rain are likely to be isolated in Kachin, Shan,Mon and Kayin States, Taninthayi Region, weather will bepartly cloudy over Chin and Kayah States, upper Sagaingand Yangon Regions and generally fair in the remainingStates and Regions. Degree of certainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seasare likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off andalong Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed insqualls may reach (35) mph. Seas will be moderateelsewhere in Myanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofcontinuation of rain in the Southern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for17-11-2010: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for17- 11-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for17-11-2010: Generally fair weather.

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Study says bettersanitation could savetwo mln lives a year

LONDON, 16 Nov —Nearly 20 percent of theworld’s population stilldefecates in the open, andaction to improvehygiene, sanitation andwater supply couldprevent more than 2million child deaths ayear, health experts saidon Monday.

In a series of studieson sanitation published asa cholera epidemic claimshundreds of live in Haiti,public health researchers

A screenshot of the Pantheon which will be partof the backdrop for the latest instalment of the

video game phenomenon Assassin’s Creed.INTERNET

from the United Statesand Europe found thatthis year 2.6 billionpeople across the worlddo not have access to evena basic toilet.

Unsafe sanitation anddrinking water, togetherwith poor hygiene,account for at least 7percent of disease acrossthe world, they said, aswell as nearly 20 percentof all child deaths in theworld.

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Only with stability and peace will the nation developOnly with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracyRiots beget riots, not democracyDemocracy can be introduced only through constitution

VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the peopleRFA, DVB-generating publicoutrageDo not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

People’s DesireWe favour peace and stabilityWe favour developmentWe oppose unrest and violenceWipe out those inciting unrestand violence

11th Waxing of Tazaungmone 1372 ME Wednesday, 17 November, 2010

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Nov — The Union Election Commission hasinformed the political parties today that if they want to remonstrate withthe commission about the representatives-elect, they can do so in accordancewith the rules and regulations.

In the letter of UEC sent to the political parties dated November16, the commission said Myanma Radio and Television and dailies havemade public the names of the representatives-elect and numbers of votesthe candidates gain. The letter said the political parties are to send a letterof objection to the commission in accordance with the Election Rule 87and Articles 67 and 68 of the respective Election Laws if they want toobject a representative-elect or to claim the voting in the constituency isunfair.

Some political parties made allegations through foreign radiostations and print media on the grounds that their candidates were notelected in the elections, the letter said, and such allegations go against theArticle 64 of the respective Election Laws.

And the political parties are therefore advised to make the objectionin accordance with rules and regulations if they want to remonstrate thecommission with a representative- elect or to claim the voting in theconstituency is unfair, the letter said.

MNA

Region Hluttaw or State Hluttawrepresentatives-elect announced

NAY PYI TAw,16 Nov—The Union Election Commission issued Notification

No.139/2010 today. The translation of the Notification is as follows:

The Union of MyanmarUnion Election Commission

Nay Pyi TawNotification No. 139/2010

10th Waxing of Tazaungmone 1372 ME16 November, 2010

Announcement of names of Region Hluttaw or State Hluttawrepresentatives

According to the statements issued in accord with the Article 49 (b) of the RegionHluttaw or State Hluttaw Election Law by Region and State Subcommissions that thefollowing persons are representatives-elect in the Multiparty Democracy General Electionsheld on 7 November 2010, it is hereby announced that they are Region Hluttaw or StateHluttaw representatives-elect in the constituencies shown against them. Sr. Name CSC number Constituency Party/Indepen-

dent Candidate

Sd/Thein SoeChairman

Union Election Commission

Shan State(1) U Naing Win 5/RaBaNa(N)048944 Bhama national Union

Solidarityand Develop-ment Party

(2) U Win Myint 13/NyaRaNa(N)004992 Inn national Inn National Development Party

Supplement of ballot counts foreach Hluttaw candidate

The 24-page supplements carrying ballot counts for each Hluttawcandidate are attached in this daily issued today.

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Nov—The Department of Meteorology and Hydrologytoday announced that according to the observations recorded at 5:30 pm today,the low pressure area formed over the southwest of the Bay of Bengal continuesto exist there. The department is keeping an eye on progress of low pressure.

MNA

Political parties can remonstrate withUEC about representatives-elect in

accordance with rules and regulations

Low pressure area oversouthwest of Bay of Bengal

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