The New Light of Myanmar 01-04-2010

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Volume XVII, Number 350 3rd Waning of Tagu 1371 ME Thursday, 1 April, 2010

* 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

Senior General Than Shwe pays respects toremains of Ven. Monk Bhaddanta Kumara

Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe paying

respects to remains of Ven. Monk Bhaddanta Kumara. MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 31 March – Chairman of the StatePeace and Development Council Commander-in-Chiefof Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and

Senior General Than Shwe visits Magway MyathalonPagoda, studies developments of Minbu, Magway

party arrived at Magway Myathalon Pagoda at 11.30am today. The Head of State and party were welcomed

(See page 8)

Senior General Than Shwe pays homage toMagway Myathalon Pagoda.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 31 March—Chairman of the State Peace and DevelopmentCouncil Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe thismorning paid respects to the remains of late Chairman of the State Central Working

(See page 9)

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Thursday, 1 April, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

Make continued efforts forfurther development

Prime Minister General Thein Sein oversawThaukyekhat (2) Hydropower Project in Toungoo,Bago Division, and Shwegyin Hydropower Projectin Shwegyin on 29 March.

Thaukyekhat (2) Hydropower Project site,situated about 14 miles east of Toungoo, has 120megawatts installation capacity and will generate604 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. Locatedon Shwegyin creek near Kyauknaga villagenortheast of Shwegyin, Shwegyin HydropowerProject can generate 262 kilowatt hours ofelectricity.

As the government is building developmentinfrastructures, the national people on their partare to work together for promoting nationaleconomy, peace, stability and prosperity, realizingthe goodwill attitude of the State.

The Prime Minister on that day toured Hpa-an, Kayin State, and met administrative bodies,members of social organizations and townseldersat Hpa-an Station Hall.

The government has built a network ofroads all across the country so as to ensurebalanced development of all regions includingborder areas. In addition, a network of railroadshas been built to link one region and another inthe Union.

Building a peaceful, modern and developednation is the ultimate aim of the government. Forthe emergence of human resources likeintellectuals and intelligentsia, one Arts andScience University, one University of ComputerStudies, one Technological University each havebeen opened in 24 strategic regions, includingHpa-an. To enable the people to be healthy,hospitals and dispensaries have been constructedand a 200-bed hospital has been opened inHpa-an.

The national people have to make continuedefforts to improve their socio-economy, capitalizingon the development infrastructures built by theState. They also need to maintain such fruits ofdevelopment for posterity.

* 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

NAY PYI TAW, 31March—Funeral rite ofAbhidhaja Maha RatthaGuru Abhidhaja AggaMaha Saddhamma JotikaVenerable MonkBhaddanta Kumara is dueto be held in MahaWithutayama Taikthit

Funeral rite of Ven. Monk BhaddantaKumara on 12 April

Monastery in Magway on12 April, the Departmentof Religious Affairsannounced.

The venerable monk,Chairman of the CentralWorking Committee ofthe Sangha Chancellor ofState Pariyatti Sasana

Universities Chairman ofthe State Sangha MahaNayaka CommitteeAbbot of the MahaWithutayama TaikthitMonastery, had passedaway at 1.45 pm on 29March.

MNA

YANGON, 31 March—Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence delivered an address at acoordination meeting on observance of MyanmarTraditional Maha Thingyan Festival.

Next, Yangon Command Commander Maj-GenWin Myint explained disciplinary measures to betaken in the festival and Yangon City Development

Observance of Maha Thingyan Festival discussed

Committee Chairman Mayor Brig-Gen Aung TheinLin, preserving of Myanmar traditions and customand prize presenting. Lt-Gen Myint Swe gave necessaryinstructions.

Lt-Gen Myint Swe also addressed a meeting ofYangon City Beautifying and Upgrading LeadingCommittee and left necessary instructions.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 31March — DeputyMinister for Transport ColNyan Tun Aung receivedChairman Mr.SayeedHossain Chowdhury ofHRC Group ofCompanies of thePeople’s Republic ofBangladesh and party atthe ministry here thismorning.

It was also attendedby Director-General U TinNgwe of Meteorology andHydrology Department,Head of Office U WinKhant and officialsconcerned.

MNA

Deputy Transport Minister receives Bangladeshi guests

YANGON, 31 March—T.Z World opened its salecentre in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana on 19 March.

Office staff and students with low income maybuy refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners,television, EVD players and Japan-made bicycles byinstallments at the new centre at No 11/3 on BotaukhteinRoad.

The T.Z World has already opened sale centresoffering installment programme at No. (15), MinNanda Road, Dawbon Township (Ph: 09-5123465and 09-5146819); at No. (37), Yangon-Insein Road,No. (3) Ward, Mayangon Township (Ph: 01-650826and 09-5177926); and at No. (2), Bogyoke Road,Junction of Shwegyin-Madauk Road, Nyaunglebin(Ph: 052-50292 and 09-5175108). One may dial Ph:09-49204877 and 09-49203435 to contact the Nay PyiTaw Pyinmana new centre.

MNA

T.Z World in Nay Pyi TawPyinmana

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence delivering an address at a coordination meetingon observance of Myanmar Traditional Maha Thingyan Festival.

MNA

Deputy Minister for Transport Col Nyan Tun Aung receives ChairmanMr.Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury of HRC Group of Companies of the

People’s Republic of Bangladesh.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 31March—The KayinPeople’s Party todaysubmitted application tothe Union ElectionCommission for itsformation as a politicalparty.—MNA

Those wishingto form political

party submitapplication

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A vehicle makes its way through high water as a low-lying area inElmsford, NY floods on 30 March, 2010, as a large storm soaked the

Northeast.—INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 31 March— Fourpeople were killed and five othersinjured Tuesday night in what appearsto be two drive-by shootings insoutheast Washington D.C., police toldXinhua.

The shootings involved two crimescenes, one on Galveston Street SWinside D.C. Police said an 18-year-oldman was shot there. He was injuredbut the injuries were non-lifethreatening.

The other crime scene was onnearby Brandywine St SE and SCapitol St SE. The shooting thereinvolved multiple casualties. Police

Four killed in Washington areashooting

said 8 people were shot there.Local TV quoted authorities as

saying all of the victims are in their20s and 30s expect for one teenager.There were six male victims and threefemales.

The suspected shooters fled southinto Maryland after the shooting.Police recovered an AK-47 assaultrifle near the crime scene, seemed tobe tossed out of the suspects’ car.

As police chased the suspects intoMaryland, two of their patrol carscrashed in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Fivepolice officers were hurt.

Xinhua

Bicycle bomb kills eight insouthern Afghanistan

Updated map of Afghanistanlocating Helmand province,

where a bomb blast in a crowdedmarket has killed 13 people and

wounded dozens more.INTERNET

KABUL, 31 March — A bombconcealed on a bicycle killed at leasteight people Wednesday in southernAfghanistan, as the Pentagon’s topmilitary officer said NATO forces hopeto reverse the Taliban’s momentum inthe south with an upcoming offensivein Kandahar.

The bomb went off in the Nahr-e-Sarraj district just north of Lashkar Gah,the capital of Helmand province, policesaid. It exploded near people whogathered to receive free vegetable seedsprovided by the British government aspart of a program to encourage them notto plant opium poppy, provincialgovernment spokesman Daoud Ahmadisaid.

NATO said more than 35 civilianswere wounded in the blast, and its forceswere helping Afghan authorities controlthe scene. An investigation into theblast was under way, the alliance’sstatement said.

Internet

Afghan police say bomb kills Five civiliansin west

KABUL, 31 March — Five civilianshave been killed in western Afghanistanafter their van hit a bomb planted in theroad.

Police spokesman Raouf Ahmadisays the vehicle was traveling outsidethe main western city of Herat early

Tuesday. Ahmadi says two otherpassengers were wounded.

He says the explosion occurred inAdraskan district. He did not say howmany people were in the vehicle or giveany more information about the dead.

Internet

Residents inspect ablood-stained and

damaged vehicle after abomb attack in Baghdad

on 29 March, 2010. Abomb attached to a carkilled one person in the

Doura district ofsouthern Baghdad,

police said.INTERNET

Casualties of Afghan people in invasionof NATO troops led by US

KABUL, 31 March—The NATO troops led by the US have invadedAfghanistan and they are there for a long time.

Casualties of Afghan people

According to the Internet news, a total of 32723 Afghan people were killedand 39164 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by theUS invaded Afghanistan to 31 March.

No. Subject Number

1. Number of Afghan people killed 327232. Seriously injured Afghan people 39164

Internet

Many children such as this boy were among the victims injured or killed inthe car bomb blast in Peshawar.—INTERNET

US and allies kill, injureIraqi people

BAGHDAD, 31 March—There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the USand its allies have invaded the country.

Casualties of Iraqi people

The total number of casualties as from the day they invaded the country to31 March reached 700814 and the total number of seriously injured peoplereached 1265753 accroding to the news on the Internet.

No. Subject Number

1. Death toll of Iraqi people 700814

2. The total number of seriously injured people 1265753

Internet

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BEIJING, 31 March—China will continue todeepen its opening-uppolicy and strive to createfavorable investmentenvironment for foreigncompanies, Vice PremierWang Qishan said onTuesday.

Wang made theremarks while meetingwith former French PrimeMinister Jean-PierreRaffarin, who is in Beijingto attend an annual China-France economic seminaralong with a delegation of

China to create favorable investmentenvironment for foreign firms

French businessmen.China’s reform and

opening-up policy hasbrought benefits to theChinese people and madeimportant contribution tothe world economy, saidWang.

The 16th China-France economic seminaris due to open onWednesday.

“From 1995 till now,the economic seminar hasbecome a platform andwindow for China andFrance to carry out

economic cooperation,”said Wang.

Wang also hoped thetwo countries could furtherenhance exchanges andcooperation to pushforward their all-roundstrategic partnership.

Raffarin said Frenchbusiness circles wouldcooperate with the Chineseside in areas like energy,environmental protectionand aviation so as toachieve win-winoutcomes.

XinhuaVisitors view at

exhibits during a

Beijing Opera Facial

Masks exhibition at

National Center for

the Performing Arts in

Beijing, capital of

China, on March 30,

2010.—XINHUA

Strong earthquake hitsAndaman Islands, IndiaHONG KONG, March 31 (Xinhua) — An earthquake

measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hits Andaman Islands,India region early Wednesday, according to a release bythe Hong Kong Observatory.

The quake, which occurred at 1:00 am HK time(1700 GMT), was initially determined to be nearAndaman Islands, India region, 13. 6 degrees Northlatitude and 92.9 degrees East longitude, about 210kilometers north of Port Blair, India.

Xinhua

�Workers put final touches to decorations in ChinaPavilion at World Expo site in Shanghai, east

China, on 30 March, 2010.—XINHUA

BEIJING, 31 March —A new exhibition in Beijingwhere the lesser known sideof the late Chinese artmaster Li Kuchan is beingexplored. The 20th-Century master is widelyknown for his free-strokebrush paintings. But thisexhibition unveils that hewas also an avid collectorof stone inscriptions.

The more than onehundred works constitutethe majority of LiKuchan’s collection ofrubbings of stoneinscriptions. It spans theart’s full course ofdevelopment duringdifferent Chinesedynasties, from Han rightthrough to the QingDynasty.

Li Kuchan devoted a

Art master collection of epigraphs on showin Beijing

considerable amount ofenergy to the study ofinscriptions or epigraphsas forms of writingduring his lifetime.Chinese scholars havebeen paying greatattention to the study ofthe historical

significance of anepigraph as a documentor the artistic value of aliterary composition.Epigraphy is also a primetool of archaeology whendealing with literatecultures.

XinhuaBEIJING 31 March—

Scientists at the world’sbiggest atom smasher atCERN collided protonsat record power onTuesday, creating mini-versions of the Big Bangthat gave birth to the

Atom smasher achieves “Big Bang”collisions

universe. The experimentat the European Centerfor Nuclear Research(CERN) creates a recordfor the energy of particleconditions.

“This is physics in themaking, the beginning of

a new era, we havecollisions at 7 TeV(tera le -c t ronvol t s ) ,”CERN spokesman PaolaCatapano said.

“This is a majorbreakthrough. We aregoing where nobody hasbeen before. We haveopened a new territory forphysics,” OliverBuchmueller, one of thekey figures on the projectsaid.

The project, whichtakes 16 years and 10billion dollars, is

expected to lift the veil

on some of the mysteries

of the cosmos, and will

allow researchers to

examine the nature of

matter and the origin of

stars and planets.

Xinhua

Scientists discuss at the CMS experience controlroom in the European Organisation for NuclearResearch (CERN) in Meyrin, near Geneva on 30

March, 2010.—XINHUA

China’s 3G users hit 16 mln by February

All Items from Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING 31 March—The number of China’s 3Gusers has kept increa-singand rose to 16.06 millionlast month, according tofigures releasedWednesday by the Ministryof Industry and InformationTechnol-ogy (MIIT). InFebruary alone, an additional1.52 million users became 3Gservice subscribers, thestatistics showed.Of the threetelecom giants, China Mobilereported 6.86 million users byFebruary, using its self-developed TD-SCDMAnetwork; China Telecom had5.14 million people with its

CDMA-2000 service;while China Unicom had a

WCDMA user base of 4.06million.—Xinhua

MACAO, 31 March —Health Bureau of MacaoSpecial AdministrativeRegion said Tuesday thatit had received reports ofmass flu outbreak inthree classes.

According to theHealth Bureau, a total of21 children aged three tosix had developedsymptoms of cough and

Mass flu outbreak reported in threemore classes in Macao

fever. All have beentaken to hospital butreleased soon afterreceiving medicaltreatment.

The Health Bureauhas received severalmass flu reports recently,a situation that promptedthe Bureau to announceMacao has entered peakperiod of seasonal

influenza.The Health Bureau

has been collectingsample of viruses fromsome affected childrenfor analysis. It also askedschools involved toenhance preventivemeasures and students arenot allowed to school ifthey have flu symptoms.

Xinhua

A new exhibition in Beijing where the lesserknown side of the late Chinese art master Li

Kuchan is being explored.—XINHUA

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KUWAIT CITY, 31March—A court onTuesday sentenced aKuwaiti woman to deathfor starting a fire thatkilled 57 women andchildren at the weddingparty of her husband whomarried another wife.

Judge Adel al-Sagerread out the verdictagainst Nasra YussefMohammed al-Enezi, 23,at the court of firstinstance.

Death sentences inKuwait are carried out byhanging, but it would firsthave to be upheld by theappeals court.

Kuwaiti wife gets death sentence forwedding blaze

“premeditated murderand starting a fire withthe intent to kill.”

Press reports at thetime of the blaze saidEnezi had wanted toavenge her husband’s“bad treatment” of her,but in court she deniedany involvement in theincident.

Defence lawyer Zaidal-Khabbaz vowed hewould prove Enezi’sinnocence in the highercourts and said theverdict had beeninfluenced by publicopinion.

Internet

A burnt vehicle is seenat the scene of a fire at

a wedding party inJahra, west of Kuwait

City.—INTERNET

The woman who wasnot present in the courtwas found guilty of

PARIS, 31 March—Burglars tunnelled into aParisian bank vault andraided around 100 safetydeposit boxes rented byprivate customers beforemaking good their escape,investigators said onTuesday.

Police said identi-fying and putting a valueon what was missingwould be a long anddifficult task, and that thegang appeared to havebeen equipped withsophisticated tools forwhat was otherwise a verytraditional robbery.

They bust into theLCL branch on Avenuede l’Opera, between the

Burglars tunnel into French bank vault

Security guards stand outside the LCL bank

agency in Paris. Burglars tunnelled into a

Parisian bank vault and raided around 100 safety

deposit boxes rented by private customers before

making good their escape, investigators said.

INTERNET

Louvre and the Opera Garnier in the heart of touristParis, late Saturday night by passing through ventilationpipes and tunnelling in from a neighbouring cellar.

Internet

BEIJING, 30 March—People behind America’s spaceprogram will join the US government in finding outcauses of Toyota’s acceleration problems, according tomedia reports on Tuesday.

Scientists of the NASA space and aeronauticsagency were asked for help analyzing Toyota electronicthrottles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration,US Transportation Secretary said.

A total of 8.5 million Toyota and Lexus vehicleshave been recalled over the past six months for unintendedacceleration. The US Government’s decision to turn toNASA came as Toyota held the first post-crisis meetingof its new quality control committee in Japan.

NASA to help probe Toyotaacceleration problem

ROME, 31 March—Ahuge chunk of a 2,000-year-old gallery in thecomplex that includesthe infamous EmperorNero’s fabled GoldenPalace collapsedTuesday, Rome’s artofficials said.

Officials said theybelieved nobody wasinside when the collapsetook place at around 10a.m., bringing down partof a garden above, butfirefighters cordoned offthe area as they checkedno one was trapped.Nero’s Palace had beenclosed as workers weredoing repairs.

Bui l t by Romanemperor Nero in the

2,000-year-old ceilingpartially collapses in Rome

first century A.D., thesumptuous palace isknown to many by itsLat in name DomusAurea. With its frescoedhal ls and gold-encrusted ceilings, itwas meant as a fabledresidence for one ofRome’s most depravedemperors.

Umberto Broccoli ofRome’s artisticsuperintendency said thevaulted ceiling collapsedbecause of waterdamage.

“Think 2,000 yearsof history, think of allthe rain of the past coupleof months,” Broccoli toldreporters at the scene.

Internet

Sandra Bullock holds her Oscar for best actressin “The Blind Side” as she arrives with herhusband Jesse James (L) at the 2010 Vanity

Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California,recently.—XINHUA

Photo shows an engineer of a Toyota Motor Corpdealership repairs the antilock braking system(ABS) on a recalled Prius hybrid in Nagoya,

central Japan.—XINHUA

Nine NASA scientists with expertise in electronics,eletromagnetic interference, software integrity andcomplex problem solving are joining the Toyota probe,US officials said.

Xinhua

Producer Bonnie Arnold arrives at thepremiere of Dreamworks Animation’s “How

To Train Your Dragon” at GibsonAmphitheatre in Universal City, California

on 21 March. Animation adventure “How toTrain Your Dragon” roared to the top of the

North American box office in its debutweekend, beating out “Alice in Wonderland”in a battle of the 3-D blockbusters, industry

figures showed on Sunday.—INTERNET

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, 31 March—Dutch andBritish police have joined forces to revive two oldunsolved cases in which the bodies of women werefound in canals, stuffed in bags with their heads andhands hacked off, a prosecutor’s office spokeswomansaid on Tuesday.

Jeichien de Graaff said the first victim was MelissaHalstead, 33, from Dayton, Ohio.

The photographer’s body was found in 1990 inRotterdam’s Westersingel and originally buried in anameless grave before it was finally identified in 2008using new DNA techniques. Her remains have sincebeen returned home, De Graaff said.

Halstead had been living in Amsterdam at the timeof her death, but earlier had lived in London.

The second victim was Paula Fields, a 31-year-oldBritish mother of three, found in 2001 by childrenfishing in the Regent’s Canal in London.

Internet

Dutch, British police linktow grisly slayings

Beware of Fire

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NEWS ALBUM

A dentist demonstrates on a dentalpatient robot at its unveiling

ceremony at Showa University inTokyo. The humanoid female robot

was developed to give practicalexperience for dental students and

can be used for examinationpurposes. The 157 cm tall robotdisplays autonomous action of

physiological phenomenon such aseye and tongue movement and can be

controlled by either originalprogramming or an instructor using

an external touch panel, theuniversity said.

Widow takes ashes onworld tour

A British widow said she took herhusband’s ashes on the 60,000-mileworld tour he always wanted in life butnever had because of his fear of fly-ing.

Rita Munns, 63, of Exning, Eng-land, said her husband, Richard, hadregretted not traveling more during hislife but was prevented from flyingmore than twice in his lifetime becauseof his fear, the Daily Mail reportedFriday.

Munns said Richard died from can-cer in 2007 and she set out to take hisashes on a three-year vacation to coun-tries including China, Italy, Turkey,France, New Zealand and Israel. She saidshe scattered a little of his ashes in eachof the destinations.

India’s new terror weapon: hot chili peppers

The Indian military plans to de-velop a new kind of terror weaponwith the bhut jolokia, the world’s

hottest chili pepper.

US photographer Steve Shinncaptured the moment of an egret

eating a pocket mouse alive.

The Indian military plans to de-velop a new kind of terror weapon withthe bhut jolokia, the world’s hottestchili pepper, according to AssociatedPress.

The pepper known as the “ghostchili” is ranked by Guinness WorldRecords as the most piquant of pep-pers.

It, primarily found in the Bangla-desh and the northeastern states of In-dia, is rated at 1,040,000 Scoville units,almost twice the strength of the sec-ond place pepper, the red savina, andup to 20 times as hot as the averagejalapeno.

“This is definitely going to be aneffective non-toxic weapon becauseits pungent smell can choke terrorists

and force them out of their hideouts,”RB Srivastava, director of the life sci-ences department at the Defense Re-search and Development Organizationsaid.

“It will immobilize them but not killthem,” he added.

The Indian military has been testingthe chili pepper to fight militants, and itis also undergoing trials to create defen-sive sprays to be used by women andpolice.

Dare to try wrestling with crocodiles?The first “freestyle crocodile wrestlingcompetition” has been held in the HardRock Hotel and Casino at Siminole,Florida. Organizers of the event saidthey planned to make the sports a legal sports program.

Turkish PM replies to peacemessage of 9-year-old German girl

ANKARA, 31 March— Turkish PrimeMinister Recep TayyipErdogan on Tuesdaywrote back to a 9-year-old girl in Germany whohad sent a “White PeacePigeon” bibelot and apeace message to himthrough visiting GermanChancellor AngelaMerkel, Turkish mediareported.

In the letter, Erdoganpraised the girl forcontributing to peaceefforts, promising todeliver the white pigeonto students in the Turkishcity of Istanbul to spreadpeace message, the semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported.

“Your white pigeonhas passed through themountains, rivers andseas and reached methrough GermanChancellor Merkel. I wasvery pleased to get it,”

Erdogan was quoted ofwriting in the letter.

Merkel presented thegift and message fromLara, a student at theschool ofKatharinenschule inGermany’s Unna city,when meeting Erdoganduring her visit to Ankara

on Monday.In her message,

Lara said the pigeon isa symbol of peace andpart of the peacemovement of severalelementary schools inGermany, Turkey andHungary.

Xinhua

Honda to create 400 jobs in CanadaM O N T R E A L , 3 1

March — Japanese

automaker Honda

expects to create

around 400 new jobs in

early 2011 when it adds

a second work crew to

one of its two assembly

plants in Canada, the

company said Tuesday.

Once the additional

workers are in place, in

the first quarter of next

year, Honda of Canada

anticipates assembling

between 400 and 600

additional cars each

day.The jobs will be

created at Honda’s plant

in Alliston, Ontario,

some 110 kilometers

(70 miles) northwest of

Toronto, the company

said in a statement.

The plant

assembles various

models including the

Honda Civic sedan, the

Acura MDX and the

Acura ZDX.

Another plant, also

in Alliston, produces

Honda Civic coupes

and sedans, as well as

the luxury Acura CSX

sedan. Honda also has

a factory on the same

town which build

engines for the Civic.

Honda builds about

390,000 cars and

200,000 engines at its

factories in Canada.

Its first Canadian

assembly plant in

opened in 1986; the

second opened in 1998.

The Honda plant which

manufactures engines

opened in 2008.

Xinhua

China to launch new inspection ofconstruction projects

BEIJING, 31 March—Chinese authorities areto launch a month-longinspection of majorconstruction projectsand the implementationof policies to boosteconomic growth as partof a two-year campaignagainst corruption and

misconduct in theconstruction sector.

A total of 21 teamswill be sent to 31p r o v i n c e s ,municipalities andautonomous regionsacross the country forthe inspection, said anunnamed official afterofficials from theCommunist Party ofChina (CPC) CentralCommission forDiscipline Inspectionand the Ministry ofSupervision met todiscuss cleaning up theconstruction sectorTuesday.

Another threeinspection teams willfocus on low-incomehousing, waterengineering and state-funded projects.Anothermain focus of theinspection was the useof money and materials

for reconstruction afterthe May 12 earthquake.

“ S u p e r v i s i o nshould be strengthenedespecially for projectsthat are closely relatedto people’s benefits andhave considerableinfluence on thedevelopment of socialeconomy,” said HeYong, deputy secretaryof the commission, theCPC’s anti-graft body,at the meeting.

Xinhua

Popular Chinese singerFaye Wong.

XINHUA

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(from page 16)General Thein Sein

and party including Lt-GenKhin Zaw of the Ministryof Defence had also a mis-sion to facilitate functionsof the private businesscompanies in the coastalregion, visiting a 1000-toncold storage and a finishedwood product factory ofPyaephyotun Internationalin Kyunsu township, soft

Make right decision: correctlychoose people’s…

crab cultivation ofAungmyatphyo Interna-tional, Annawasoe mod-ern jetty project, the projectof Yuzana to build thethree-storey main hall ofUniversity of ComputerStudies in Myeik township,oil palm farm and a millproducing 60 tons of palmoil every hour of Yuzanacompany in Kawthaungtownship.

In addition to visit-ing Pahtet Dam, embank-ment enforcement project,the Prime Minister madearrangements for the bet-terment of the livelihoodsof the locals of TaninthayiDivision and provision ofsocial and health assist-ance.—MNA

YANGON, 31 March—The Central ExecutiveCommittee of the Myanmar Writers andJournalists Association held its meeting 3/2010 atSarpay Beikman on Merchants Street hereyesterday.

MWJA Chairman U Hla Myaing (KoHsaung) presided over the meeting.

The meeting focused on progress inmaterializing the resolutions of the previousmeeting, ongoing tasks, and programmes for thefifth literary conference due to take place in Maythis year.

MNA

MWJA CEC meets

Prime Minister General Thein Sein sprinklesscented water on the foundation laying cer-emony of the three-storey main building ofUniversity of Computer Studies (Myeik).

MNA

Photos show theScale model of thethree-storey main

hall of University ofComputer Studies

(Myeik).—MNA

Photo shows 60-ton oil palm factory of Yuzana Company.—MNA

Oil palm farm of Yuzana Co Ltd..—MNA

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Senior General Than Shwe…

Senior General Than Shwe inspects Ayeyawady Bridge (Malun) construction project.—MNA

(from page 1)there by the chairman andmembers of the pagodaboard of trustees.

The Head of Stateoffered flowers, water,lights and joss sticks tothe pagoda. Next, theSenior General madecash donations. He thensigned in the visitors’book. The Senior Gen-eral and party viewed all-round renovation of thepagoda.

The Head of Stateand party passed throughthe Ayeyawady Bridge

(Magway) by car andviewed developments ofMinbu and developmentand greening of Magway.

At the briefing hallof Magway IndustrialRegion, Minister Vice-Admiral Soe Thein re-ported on establishmentof Magway IndustrialRegion, its location andarea and matters relatedto Heavy Turbo TruckManufacturing Plantproject, gear transmis-sion factory project, ob-

jectives and data of theprojects and plans to pro-duce vehicles and trans-mission system (gearbox), car productiontechniques to be taughtin Industrial TrainingSchool (Magway) andprogress in constructiontasks.

In response to thereports, the Senior Gen-eral stressed the need formaking step-by-step ef-forts to engage in autoindustry with ownstrength. Although B-600, T-2000 and TE-11

were assembled in thepast, systematic planscould not be made to pro-duce the whole vehicle.

The Senior Generalinstructed officials forsuccessful assembling ofvehicles in Myanmarwith the truck factory asa mother department togain knowledge.

He also urged themto cooperate with otherindustrial enterprises re-lated to motor vehicleproduction in ThagaraIndustrial Region.

He said that it is im-portant to share the mo-tor vehicle production

technologies to privateindustrial zones in allregions. Encouragementshould be given to pri-vate entrepreneurs forsuccessful production ofmotor vehicles. He addedthat harmonious collabo-ration among the State,technicians and public ispivotal.

The Head of Stateviewed the map ofMagway Industrial Re-gion and the scale modelof Heavy Turbo TruckManufacturing Plant.

Later, the SeniorGeneral and party in-spected progress in con-

struction of Gear &Transmission Plant andHeavy Turbo TruckManufacturing Plant in amotorcade.

The Head of Stateand party proceeded toAyeyawady Bridge(Malun) constructionproject by helicopter.

On arrival at thebriefing hall of theproject, Minister for Con-struction Maj-Gen KhinMaung Myint explainedthe finding of the axis ofthe bridge, facts about thebridge and the use ofheavy machinery and la-bourers at the project.

Minister Maj-GenKhin Maung Myint alsogave an account of theconstruction of fiveAyeyawady River span-ning bridges.

The Senior Generalinstructed to work withgreat care to avoid anymistakes and to completethe projects on schedule.

The Head of Stateinspected the bridge con-struction from the obser-vation deck of theproject.

The Senior Generaland party arrived backhere by helicopters in theevening.

The construction siteof Ayeyawady Bridge(Malun) is located aboutone mile fromMichaungye. It will linkMagway township on theeast bank and Minhla town-ship on the west bank. It isof reinforced concrete type

at lower structure and steelgirder type at the upper

structure with the length of

3215 feet and width of 28

feet.

MNAFactories of Magway Industrial Region.—MNA

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Senior General Than Shwe… (from page 1)

Committee for the Sangha Chancellor of the State PariyattaSasana Universities Chairman of the State Sangha MahaNayaka Committee Abbot of Maha Withutayama TaikthitMonastery Veneral Monk Abhidhaja Maha Rattha GuruAbhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika BhaddantaKumara, aged 88, Vasa 68.

The Senior General, accompanied by SPDCSecretary-1 General Thiha Thura Tin Aung MyintOo, SPDC Member Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan Tun, Com-mander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Adju-

tant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung, Lt-GenTha Aye of the Ministry of Defence, ministers,deputy ministers, and departmental heads, left NayPyi Taw by helicopter and arrived at Magway Air-port at 10 am.

The Head of State and entourage received a wel-come from Chairman of Mandalay Division PDC Com-mander of Central Command Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, Chair-man of Magway Division PDC Col Phone Maw Shweand officials at the airport.

The Senior General and party paid respects to theremains of the late Venerable Monk on the ground floorof the ordination hall of the monastery.

Next, they paid homage to members of the Sangha

led by Secretary of the State Sangha Maha NayakaCommittee Abbot of Mandalay Bhamo Monastery Ven-erable Monk Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma JotikaBhaddanta Dr Kumarabhivamsa.

They offered alms to the monks. On behalf of theSenior General, the Secretary-1 presented cash donationsmade by SPDC to the committee for Final Rites.

The Secretary-1 presented cash donations of theMyanmar Economic Corporation; and Lt-Gen Tin Aye,cash donations of the Myanmar Economic HoldingsLtd.

Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi presentedcash donations made by ministries and organizations

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 31 March— The (15/2010) meet-ing of Union Election Commission took place at themeeting hall of UEC this morning. It was attended byChairman of Union Election Commission U Thein Soeand members of UEC.

The chairman instructed those present to do taskson Election, Political Parties Registration and conduct-ing courses. And the chairman heard matters reportedby responsible persons and gave concluding remarks.

MNA

Union Election Commissionmeeting (15/2010) held

NAY PYI TAW, 31 March—At the invitation ofMinister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Minister ofForeign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Mr.Marty M. Natalegawa and wife commenced a good-will visit to Myanmar today.

They were welcomed by the minister and de-partmental personnel at Nay Pyi Taw Airport today.

In a bilateral meeting between the two foreignministers held at the ministry, the both sides sharedviews on mutual cooperation between the two nationsand regional and international issues.

The visiting minister and delegates visited GemsMuseum and various prominent sites in Nay Pyi Tawand attended the dinner hosted by Minister U NyanWin at Myat Taw Win Hotel.—MNA

Myanmar, Indonesia share re-gional, international issues

NAY PYI TAW, 31March— The openingceremony of IndustrialTraining Centre(Pakokku) under the Min-istry of Industry-2 washeld at the training centrethis morning in Pakokku,Magway Division.

Chairman ofMagway Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Col Phone MawShwe, Deputy Ministerfor Industry-2 Lt- Col

Industrial Training Centre(Pakokku) opened in Magway Div

Khin Maung Kyaw andIndian Ambassador to theUnion of Myanmar Mr.Aloke San formallyopend the ceremony.

The chairman sprin-kled inscription of Indus-trial TrainingCentre with scentwater. And the handingover ceremony ofIndustrial Training Cen-tre followed with thespeeches of the deputyminister and the Indian

Ambassador.Director-General U

Myo Aung fromDirectorate of MyanmaIndustrial Planning andJoint General ManagerMr I . G. Kandarajifrom Hindustan Ma-chine Tools (Interna-tional) Ltd signed hand-ing over certificate ofIndustrial Training Cen-tre and exchangeddocumentary.

MNA

YANGON, 31 March—Myanmar Tennis Federa-tion President's TrophyInter-Club Tennis Tour-nament will be held on agrand scale at the tenniscourt in MingalaTaungnyunt Townshiphere from 8 to 14 May.

The tournament com-

Inter-Club Tennis Tourney on 8-14 Mayprises singles and doublesevents, age-wise events,and inter-club events.Contestants from statesand divisions are providedwith travelling allow-ances. Contenders ofyoung generations haveexclusive access to ex-penses for accommoda-

tions and meals.Those wishing to

join the tournament areto sign up by letter or byphone to MTF (TheinbyuTennis Court) (Ph:372360, 381991/992(Ex-1) not later than 5pm on 6 May.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 31 March—A strong earthquake of magnitude (6.4) RichterScale with its epicenter outside Myanmar (Andaman Islands, India region),about 315 miles southwest of Kaba Aye seismological observatory was recordedat 23 hrs 22 min 20 sec M.S.T on 30 March, announced the Meteorology andHydrology Department.—MNA

Strong earthquake recorded outside Myanmar

Chairman U Thein Soe addresses(15/2010) meeting of the Union Election

Commission.—MNA

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NAY PYI TAW, 31March—The Myanma Ra-dio and Television underthe Ministry of Informa-tion launched MyanmarInternational TV channelupgraded from MRTV-3,at its office in Nay Pyi TawTatkon Township thismorning.

Kyaukse troupe pre-sented elephant dance; andthe Fine Arts Departmentunder the Ministry of Cul-ture, royal drum dance towelcome Commander ofNay Pyi Taw CommandMaj-Gen Wai Lwin, min-isters, deputy ministers, anddistinguished guests.

Best way to see real Myanmar apart from first-hand visit

Myanmar International launched

The commander un-veiled the bronze plaque ofMyanmar International.

The second sessiontook place at the Audito-rium of MRTV. The StateOrchestra of the Ministryof Cultural playedMyanmar traditional tunes.Artistes from the Fine Arts

Department presented UShwe Yoe-Daw Moe dance(humorous traditionaldance).

Presenters Sophi andPeter presented facts aboutMyanmar, and a video play"Surprising Myanmar".

Next, artistes fromthe Fine Arts Department,vocalists, and students fromNational Culture and FineArts University (Mandalay)and Myanmar InternationalSchool entertained the au-dience with dances andsongs.

Minister for Infor-mation Brig-Gen KyawHsan in his speech said,

"There is a lot the worldoutside does not knowabout Myanmar, a countryprogressing and modern-izing, even as it preservesand practices its cultureand traditions. It is also apeaceful and stable coun-try, with close to 60 mil-lion people, 14 states and

divisions, and where morethan 100 national raceslive.

Myanmar has a longand rich history that can betraced to back to over 2,500years. We have snowcapped mountains, pristineforests, open plains whitesandy and unspoiledbeaches, exotic coral reefsand rivers. The story of thedevelopment of our coun-try into modern Myanmaris full of fascinating char-acters, exciting events andimportant struggles for in-dependence.

We in Myanmar areglad to show the world howwe work and live, how na-ture has blessed us with someof the best natural re-sources, and many parts ofour country will not onlycharm but will also surpriseyou.

Of course, there isno substitute to visit

Myanmar first-hand, andour tourism is growinghealthily. But MyanmarInternational is the nextbest way to experience ourhistory and heritage, andmost importantly, thewarmth and intrinsiccharm of our people. Theworld needs to know thegrowing sophistication inthe skills and expertise ofwork force.

Myanmar has an il-lustrious history. We havea glorious past and our ap-proach to the present andthe future is equally unique.We will work and live onour own terms and at ourwon pace- so that ourprogress will benefit thisdiverse country in the bestway possible, allowingevery state, every race,every individual in a waythat will fulfill our peo-ple’s fullest potential, andgiving our people the

chance to embrace changewhile keeping their tradi-tions intact.

Myanmar Interna-tional hopes that its pro-grammes in English willconnect Myanmar with theworld outside, and, simi-larly, through Myanmar In-ternational, the world out-side will know the realMyanmar and understandit.

Of course, we mustnot forget that MyanmarInternational will bewatched by the Myanmarcommunities in other coun-tries. Through Myanmar In-ternational, I hope they willfeel closer to the homelandand will have a sense ofpride in and love for theirmotherland."

The commanderformally unveiled theMyanmar InternationalLogo.

Artistes and students

sang the song "Mann TaungYeik Kho" in chorus.

Minister Brig-GenKyaw Hsan presented acommemorative gift to thecommander.

The commander andMinister Brig-Gen KyawHsan presented bouquetfruit to the entertainers.

After the ceremony,the commander, ministers,and guests visited VisualStudio, Cherry FM,Padamya FM, Audio WorkStation Room, TV NewsNetwork, News ControlRoom, and PresentationRoom.

MRTV and ShweThan Lwin Media Co Ltdjointly launched a test run-ning of Myanmar Interna-tional on 12 February 2010.

Now, they will be-gin regular airing ofMyanmar International pro-grammes as from 31 March.

(See page 11)

Nay Pyi Taw Command Commander Maj-Gen Wai Lwin presents a bouquet to performers.—MNA

Information Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsanaddresses the launching ceremony of

Myanmar International.MNA

Myanmar

International

launching ceremony

in progress in front

of the MRTV build-

ing in Nay Pyi Taw

Tatkon.

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(from page 10)The new channel com-prises internationalnews, local news, docu-mentary, current affairs,entertainments, andMyanmar movies andvideo films with Englishsubtitles.

The programmescan be received all dayround in North America,Europe, Australia, NewZealand, China, India,and Indochina and from9 am to 11 am daily inthe nation.

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Best way to seereal Myanmarapart…

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building.

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Commander Maj-Gen Wai

Lwin, ministers, deputy

ministers and guests enjoy

launching ceremony of

Myanmar International.

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Resident Olegs Krivasonoks rows a boat back tohis flooded house near Plavinas, about 130 km

(81 miles) from Riga on 29 March, 2010.�INTERNET

BRASILIA, 31 March— The BrasiliaConfucius Institute on Monday started itsfirst academic year to teach Chineselanguage and introduce Chinese culture.

It was the second such Chineseschool in Brazil.

Both were formed to promotelanguage and cultural exchanges betweenChina and Brazil.

“With the platform installed, we canadd many accessories. For example, we

First-ever single-claw dinosaurfossil found in China

Guangping Lang of China (C) stands on raw eggs,as actress Emma Thompson (L) and co-presenterMichelle Hunziker react during the German gameshow “Wetten Dass” (Bet it...?) in Salzburg, on 27

March, 2010.—INTERNET

Brazil opens second Confucius institute for youngsters

can organize cultural events,competitions on knowledge about Chinaand also we can select the best studentsto do internships in China,” said ShuJianping, cultural councilor from theChinese embassy in Brazil. Brazilianstudents are expected to take part in thisyear’s “Chinese Bridge Competition”which they participated in 2008 and 2009only as observers.

Internet

BEIJING, 31 March—Chinese scientists havefound what is believed tobe one of the oldest everfossils of the mononykus(meaning “one claw”)species of dinosaur,according to the ChineseAcademy of Sciences(CAS).

The fossil wasdiscovered at the UpperCretaceous MajiacunFormation of XixiaCounty, in central China’sHenan Province, whichdates back more than 63million years, andrepresented one of theearliest species of themononykus in the world,scientists said Monday.

Small and bird-like,

Chinese scientists have found what is believed tobe one of the oldest ever fossils of the mononykus

(meaning “one claw”) species of dinosaur,according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences

(CAS).—INTERNET

the fossil weighed lessthan 1 kg.

As one of thetheropod dinosaurspecies, the mononykushad short and single-

clawed forelimbs in sharpcontrast with its long andskinny legs, and scientistsspeculate that themononykus could run athigh speed.—Internet

BEIJING, 31March— Europe’s largestundersea volcano could“disintegrate and unleash atsunami that would engulfsouthern Italy any time,” aprominent vulcanologistwarned Monday, accordingto AFP reports. The Marsilivolcano, which is burstingwith magma, has “fragilewalls” that could collapse,Enzo Boschi told theleading daily Corriere dellaSera.

“It could even happentomorrow,” said Boschi,president of the NationalInstitute of Geophysics andVolcanology (INGV).

“Our latest researchshows that the volcano isnot structurally solid, itswalls are fragile, themagma chamber is ofsizeable dimensions,” hesaid.—Internet

Undersea volcanothreatens

southern Italy

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA RAJA VOY NO (930)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA RAJA

VOY NO (930) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 1.4.2010 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.

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 ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Baby fat not good for babyCHAPEL HILL, 31 March—Chubby infants may look

adorable, but US researchers warn baby fat may slowmotor skills development.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina atChapel Hill found infants with rolls of fat under theirskin were 2.32 times as likely as babies without fatrolls to have low scores on the Psychomotor Devel-opment Index test.

Overweight infants may have future health prob-lems, but the researchers say their study found infant-weight status may have an immediate consequence— overweight infants are more likely to take longerthan thinner babies to crawl and walk.

“This is concerning because children with motorskill delays may be less physically active and thus lesslikely to explore the environment beyond arm’s reach,”lead author Meghan Slining, a doctoral student in nu-trition, says in a statement.

The researchers visited 217 African-American first-time mothers and their babies in their homes from2003-2007 and weighed and measured the children ateach visit. They researchers also assessed the motorskills of the children at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 18 months.

The findings are published online in The Journal ofPediatrics.—Internet

A policewoman patrols a subway station with police dog in Beijing, capital ofChina, on 30 March, 2010. Fu Zhenghua, director of the Beijing Public

Security Bureau, confirmed the security in the capital city had been increasedafter the double suicide bombing in Moscow’s subway on Monday.—XINHUA

Yao Ming (L) and Shane Battier of HoustonRockets look on during the NBA game betweenHouston Rockets and Washington Wizards in

Houston, south United States of America, on 30March, 2010.—XINHUA

Somali pirates capture 120 Indian sailorsNEW DELHI, 31

March—Somali pirateshave seized eight boatswith nearly 120 Indiansailors taken hostage ontheir way from Somalia toDubai, reported local TVchannel Times Now onTuesday. The reportquoted relatives of one ofthe sailors as saying theyappealed to the govern-ment for help in securingthe release of the sailors.

The report also said thehijacked Indian vesselshave been traced near Sey-chelles in the IndianOcean.

The sailors belong tothe Saurashtra and Kutchregions of Gujarat state inwestern India, said the re-port. They had anchoredlast in the rebel territory ofKismayo in Somaliawhere they loaded cargo

into their boats. After theyleft the port, pirates cap-tured them. So far, the pi-rates have not asked forany ransom, according tothe report.

The Indian Navy haveconfirmed the hijackingand said efforts are beingmade to contact the piratesand get the Indians backsafely, said the report.

Xinhua

Congo, Qatar sign cooperationagreement in Brazzaville

BRAZZAVILLE, 31March—The Republic ofCongo and Qatar havesigned a series of agree-ments on economic, com-mercial and technical co-operation to lift bilateral

ties to a new level, the gov-ernment announced hereon Monday.

The signing of the wide-range cooperation in theCongolese capital on Sun-day marked a new era ofbilateral ties between theCentral African countryand the Gulf state, accord-ing to an official statement.

The five cooperativedocuments were signed inthe presence of SheikhHamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the emir of Qatar,who arrived in Brazzavilleon Sunday for a brief offi-cial visit, his first to the

Republic of Congo sincethe two countries estab-lished diplomatic relationson 24 April, 2000.

The two parties alsosigned agreements on thecreation of a joint commis-sion, the promotion andprotection of reciprocal in-vestments and air trans-port. Congo and Qatar,among others, signed amemorandum of under-standing on strategic coop-eration between the Con-golese National PetroleumCompany and Qatar Petro-leum International.

Xinhua

Electricity-starved Bangladeshto halt fertilizer production

DHAKA, 31 March—The Bangladeshi government, aspart of an “emergency measure” to boost power gen-eration in a bid to cope with ongoing looming electric-ity crisis in the country, will freeze fertilizer productionto divert gas to power plants, officials said on Tuesday.They said the decision was made at a high-level meet-ing of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Re-sources on Monday as electricity scarcity has alreadyplagued life all over the South Asian country with mer-cury rising to a boiling point in the recent days.

Secretary of the government’s Energy and MineralResources Division, Mohammad Mesbah Uddin, toldXinhua on Tuesday, “As part of emergency measurewe’ve decided to supply adequate gas to power plantsfor boosting electricity generation by stopping gas sup-ply to the fertilizer factories for a certain time.”

According to the power ministry officials, it wouldtake several days to stop gas supply to the fertilizerfactories and divert the same to the power plants, mostof which are failing to utilize their full capacity in gen-erating power due to inadequate gas supply.

They said around 880 million cubic feet (mmcf) gaswill be saved by stopping supply to the fertilizer fac-tories that will help generate an additional 400-450Megawatt (MW) of power, very much urgent to easethe ongoing electricity scarcity which created untoldsuffering. Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka dwellers, dur-ing the last few weeks, are experiencing at least nineto ten hours of electricity scarcity each day.

Apart from residents in Dhaka and other cities andtowns and farmers in many parts of the country, busi-ness leaders, who are also bearing the burnt, have al-ready urged the government to improve gas and powersituation, shortage of which have already affected pro-duction in export oriented apparel sector.—Xinhua

Andy Roddick of the US returns a shot to Germa-ny’s Benjamin Becker during their match at the

Sony Ericsson Open tournament in Key Biscayne,Florida, on 30 March, 2010.—XINHUA

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TOKYO, 31 March— A Marchsurvey released by the Labor Ministryin Japan on Tuesday showed that269,790 nonpermanent workers areexpected to lose their jobs from Octoberof last year to June.

The survey shows the number ofnoncontracted workers, known as“hakken” in Japanese, has increasedby 7,192 compared to the previousmonth.

Nearly 270,000 contracted workers tolose jobs by June in Japan

ALEXANDRIA , 31March— Authorities saya Virginia womanpretended to be an FBIagent and conned herneighbors into takingjobs as her assistants.

Twenty-nine-year-old Brenna Reilly ofArlington was indicted bya federal grand jury inAlexandria last week ona charge of impersonatingan FBI agent.

According to a courtaffidavit, Reilly toldneighbors in herapartment complex thatshe was the FBI’sdirector of forensics.Two of those neighborssay they agreed to workas Reilly’s assistant andput personal informationsuch as their socialsecurity numbers onphony job applications.

Internet

Woman posedas FBI agent,

‘hired’neighbors

MADRID, 31 March — Spain’s inflation rate rose 0.5 percent in March, the fifthconsecutive month of growth, the National Institute of Statistics said Tuesday.

The Inflation rate for March stood at 1.4 percent, another increase on the 0.9percent recorded for February. The increase was due to a surge in fuel prices thatalso have influenced food prices, the institute said.

The results have been hailed by the government as “moderately positive.”The government said economic conditions in Spain are “becoming morenormal.”

The government predicted that the current upward trend would continuein the coming months.

The five months of growth followed eight months of decline in Spain’sinflation rate during the worst of the economic crisis.

Internet

Inflation rate rises for fifthconsecutive month in Spain

ANKARA, 31 March— Turkey is preparing tobuild a railway in itseastern part to connectits railway network withIran, the semi-officialAnatolia news agencyreported Tuesday.

The railway will linkeastern Turkishdestinations of Kars,Igdir, Aralik and Dilucuand is part of the Istanbul-Islamabad railway

Turkey to build railway to connect with Iran

Aichi Prefecture, where the headoffice of Toyota Motor Corp. is based,is expected to see 44,525nonpermanent workers lose their jobsover the period, the highest among allthe areas of the country. Tokyo expectsto lose 15,932 noncontracted workers,and both Nagano and Shizuokaprefectures are also expect to see joblosses of more than 10,000.

Internet

project, said the agency.The Istanbul-

Islamabad project aimsto make railwaytransportation betweenPakistan, Turkey andEurope more efficient byshortening the train ridebetween Turkey andPakistan to 4 days from11 days, according to theagency.

Under the project,new rail lines will be built

while the existingrailway networks inPakistan and Iran will berehabilitated, making amassive network thatruns 6,160 km, with 2,600 km in Turkey, 2,570km in Iran and 990 kmin Pakistan, it reported.

The project isestimated to becompleted in five years,said the report.

Internet

A woman chooses goods in a clothing store at a shopping district inTokyo March 29, 2010. Japanese retail sales jumped the most in 13

years in the year to February as government incentives promptedshoppers to open their wallets, but some analysts cautioned about the

outlook as such stimulus measures taper off.—INTERNET

This undated photo released by Home Shopping

Network, HSN, shows Twiggy in one of her

designs for HSN, in London.

INTERNET

In this handout photograph released by the Indian Navy, Indian Marine

Commandos board a suspected pirate ship as its surrendering crew (left)

hold their hands above their heads in the Gulf of Aden.

INTERNET

NEW YORK , 31March— A former seniorIBM executive onMonday pleaded guilty toinsider-trading, to becomethe 11th confessedinvolvement in theGalleon case.

Robert Moffat Jr., 53,pleaded guilty to federalcharges of conspiracy andsecurities fraud in whichhe had provided

Ex-IBM executive pleads guilty to insider-trading schemeconfidential information toa hedge fund consultant.

The charges carry apotential penalty of 25years in prison.Sentencing was set for 26July.

Moffat, onceconsidered a candidate forthe IBM CEO, wasdeemed the highest-levelexecutive ever arrested ina case that resulted in 21

arrests.Moffat confessed to

the Manhattan federalcourt Monday that he hadprovided insideinformation to tip offDanielle Chiesi, a formerconsultant for the NewCastle Funds LLC, whowas also accused ofparticipating in theinsider-trading scheme.

Internet

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Lyon, Bordeaux in a memorable night for French footballLYON, 31 March—Victors and vanquished took pride in a memorable night for

French football after Lyon defeated Bordeaux 3-1 in the first leg of their Champi-ons League quarter-final here.

Early goals for both sides set the scene for a match of occasionally franticintensity and there was consolation for Bordeaux in both the quality of their foot-ball and the role they played in an engaging first ever all-French Champions Leagueknockout match.

“I saw a really good match,” said Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc after Tues-day’s game at the Stade Gerland.—Internet

Kashima first into AFCChampions League knockouts

I don’t like Italian football,says Mourinho

LONDON, 31 March—Jose Mourinho sparked specu-lation about his future on Tuesday on the eve of hisside Inter Milan’s Champions League quarter-finalclash with CSKA Moscow by declaring he was un-happy with Italian football.

The charismatic but unpredictable Portuguesecoach, who previously managed English PremierLeague giants Chelsea and guided Porto to the 2004Champions League trophy, told Sky Sports that he didnot like Italian football.

“It is a simple situation, I am very happy” said the47-year-old, who is in his second season with Inter.

“I am happy at Inter, but unhappy with Italian foot-ball. “I always speak with my heart but if I spoke withmy heart now about Serie A I would be suspended.”

Mourinho, who has not enamoured himself withthe Italian football authorities earning himself fourtouchline bans, made it clear why he was unhappy.

“Because I do not like it (Italian football) and be-cause they don’t like me.”

Mourinho - who earlier on Tuesday had held hisfirst Press conference with the Italian media for sixweeks - has made it no secret he would love a returnto English football which he left when sacked by Chel-sea in 2007 after a successful three year spell there.

Internet

Last-minute Bayern stunUnited in Champions League

Bayern Munich’sFrench midfielderFranck Ribery (R)

celebrates scoring withBayern Munich’s

Turkish midfielderHamit Altintop duringthe UEFA ChampionsLeague 1st leg quarter-final match FC BayernMunich vs ManchesterUnited at the Allianz

Arena in the southernGerman city of

Munich.—INTERNET

Lyon’s Argentinian forward LisandroLopez (R) vies with Bordeaux’s Frenchdefender Ludovic Sane (L) during the

UEFA Champion’s League quarterfinal football match Lyon vs.

Bordeaux, at the Gerland stadium inLyon, eastern France.—INTERNET

Inter Milan’s Portu-guese coach Jose

Mourinho ponders aquestion during a

Press conference at “laPinetina” in AppianoGentile on the eve of

their ChampionsLeague football match

against CSKA Mos-cow. Mourinho

sparked speculationabout his future on

Tuesday on the eve ofhis side Inter Milan’sChampions Leaguequarter-final clash

with CSKA Moscow bydeclaring he was

unhappy with Italianfootball.—INTERNET

UEFA hands Chelsea’s Didier Drogbatwo-match Europe ban

Drogba served a three-matchEuropean ban earlier this season

LONDON, 31 March—UEFA hasbanned Didier Drogba for two Euro-pean matches following his sendingoff in Chelsea’s Champions Leagueloss to Inter Milan at StamfordBridge.

The striker was shown a straightred card for a stamp on Thiago Mottain the 87th minute of the second legof the last-16 tie, which the Blues lost1-0.

UEFA also extended Drogba’s pe-riod of probation by two years untilJuly 2013.

Drogba, 32, was warned about hisfuture conduct after last season’sChampions League semi-final defeatby Barcelona.

The Ivory Coast international wasreprimanded by European football’sgoverning body for “offensive com-ments” made towards Norwegian ref-eree Tom Henning Ovrebo directly af-ter the 1-1 draw, when the Catalan gi-ants scored an injury-time equaliser

that eliminated the Blues from thecompetition in May 2009.

Although Drogba’s initial four-match ban was reduced to three on ap-peal two months later, a two-matchsuspended ban was still in place.

Internet

Alberto Goncalves daCosta (L) of Indonesia’sPersipura Jayapurafights for the ball withNakata Koji (R) of Ja-pan’s Kashima Antlersduring their AFC cham-pion’s league footballmatch at Bung Karno sta-dium in Jakarta. KashimaAntlers powered into thelast 16 of the AFC Cham-pions League on Tuesday

for the third year ina row.—INTERNET

Prandelli pledges future to FiorentinaROME, 31 March— Cesare Prandelli has dismissed

speculation over a move to Juventus next season bypledging his allegiance to Fiorentina on Tuesday in astatement on the club’s website.

Prandelli’s announcement followed on from theresignation of honorary club president Diego DellaValle earlier in the day.

The pair had been at odds since last week whenDella Valle criticised Prandelli for not openly claim-ing he would be staying in Florence.—Internet

Hamlin surges to victoryat Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, 31 March—Denny Hamlin is sched-uled for surgery on Wednesday morning, and then re-habilitation to get his left knee back into driving shapeas soon as possible.

What better way to prepare than to begin rehabili-tating his sagging season first?

The NASCAR star may have done just than in hishome state on Monday, rallying from ninth place aftergiving up the lead on a late trip to pit road and almostrecklessly bull-rushing his way through the field in apair of stirring two-lap sprints at Martinsville Speed-way.—Internet

Denny Hamlincelebrates winning

the Goody’s 500NASCAR Sprint Cup

Series auto race atMartinsville Speedway

in Martinsville, Va,on 29 March,

2010.INTERNET

Maradonabitten by dog,has lip surgery

BUENOS AIRES, 31March—Argentina coachDiego Maradona was bit-ten by one of his pet dogsand had reconstructivesurgery on his upper lip.

The Los Arcos clinicsaid the 49-year-old soc-cer great was dischargedand in good condition onTuesday. He entered theclinic earlier in the day.

Attempts by The Asso-ciated Press to reachMaradona’s personal phy-sician, Alfredo Cahe,were unsuccessful.

Internet

SINGAPORE, 31March— Japanese heavy-weights Kashima Antlerspowered into the last 16of the AFC ChampionsLeague on Tuesday forthe third year in a row andwere joined by Korea’sJeonbuk Motors.

The J-League leaderstrampled Indonesian min-nows Persipura Jayapura3-1 in Jakarta to leavethem unbeaten after fourgames and on top ofGroup F. Jeonbuk Motorsalso went through fromthe group after grindingout a 1-0 home win overChina’s Changchun Yatai.

A fine 54th minutestrike by former Middles-brough man Lee Dong-Gook was enough to se-cure a win for the Kore-ans.—Internet

MUNICH, 31 March—Bayern Munich stunnedManchester United 2-1 intheir Champions Leaguequarter-final first leg onTuesday, with an injury-time goal by Ivica Olicevoking memories of theirfamous clash in 1999.

The match was eagerlyanticipated as a re-run ofthe famous thrillingChampions League finalin 1999 when two dra-matic goals right at theend of the game took thetrophy to Old Trafford ina devastating blow to theGermans.

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, weather has been partlycloudy in Kayah, Kayin and Mon States, Bago, Yangon andAyeyarwady Divisions, rain or thundershowers have beenwidespread in Kachin, Shan and Chin States, SagaingDivision, fairly widespread in Mandalay Division, scatteredin Magway Division and isolated in the remaining States andDivisions with isolated heavyfall in Rakhine State. Daytemperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) above March averagetemperatures in Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States, Bago,Ayeyarwady, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions, (3°C) to(4°C) below March average temperatures in Shan and ChinStates, Mandalay Division, (6°C) below March averagetemperatures in Kachin State and Lower Sagaing Division,(7°C) to (9°C) below March average temperatures in UpperSagaing Division and about March average temperatures inthe remaining States and Divisions. The significant daytemperatures were Naypyitaw (Pyinmana), Minbu, Magway,Aunglan, Zaungtu and Hpa-an (40°C ) each .The noteworthyamounts of rainfall recorded were Naypyitaw (Tatkone)(0.39)inch, Kyauktaw (3.27)inches, Palatwa (1.97)inches,Hakha (1.73)inches, Myauk-oo (1.50)inches and Gangaw(1.18)inches.

Maximum temperature on 30-3-2010 was 100°F.Minimum temperature on 31-3-2010 was 77°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 31-3-2010 was 59%. Totalsun shine hours on 30-3-2010 was (9.3) hours approx.

Rainfall on 31-3-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was(Tr) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (10) mphfrom Southeast at (21:30) hours MST on 30-3-2010.

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Outlook for subsequent two days:Likelihood of slightdecrease of day temperatures in the Upper Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for1-4-2010 : Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for1-4-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for1-4-2010: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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WARWICK, 31 March—The overflowing of thePawtuxet River has caused many problems in RhodeIsland, not the least of which is the WarwickWastewater Treatment Facility.

“We’re dealing with something that’s unchartedterritory for us, unprecedented, really,” a facilityworker told NECN on Wednesday. “I’ve seennothing like it except for picture from Katrina, whenthe New Orleans wastewater treatment facility wentdown.” —Internet

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

★ Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy★ Riots beget riots, not democracy★ Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire ★ VOA, BBC-sowing hatredamong the people

★ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

★ Do not allow ourselves to beswayed by killer broadcastsdesigned to cause troubles

■ We favour peace and stability■ We favour development■ We oppose unrest and violence■ Wipe out those inciting unrest

and violence

NAY PYI TAW, 31 March– With vision, the entirepeople will have to make the right decision in choosingcorrect representatives to shape a better future, statedPrime Minister General Thein Sein during his visit toTaninthayi Division yesterday.

The government while building sound founda-tions is also implementing the seven-step Road Mapfor national democratization, he told administrativestaff, social organizations and townselders in Myeik,Bokpyin and Kawthoung of the country’s southernmostdivision yesterday and today. Laws and rules have

Make right decision: correctly choose people’srepresentatives with vision to shape nation’s better future

been enacted to hold the multiparty democracy generalelection soon he added.

The Prime Minister also elaborated on the insur-gency that hindered national development in the past,the government’s endeavours to consolidate nationalunity and enhance development in all aspects by build-ing infrastructures in multisectors.

The previous day, he was in Kyunsu fulfilling therequirements of locals of the township, speaking to themthat building and upgrading of schools are for furtherimproving the intellectual level of the people. In addi-

tion, libraries are being opened even in rural areas toencourage the constant learning society, he said. Healthfacilities and staff have been provided to the region foremergence of fit and healthy human resources, he noted.

The Prime Minister’s speech also included theduty of teachers to train students starting from the basiclevel to become intellectuals and intelligentsia pos-sessing moral conducts and strong Union Spirit and theharmonious efforts of the government, the people andthe Tatmadaw for promoting peace, stability andprogress of nation. (See page 7)

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects oil palm farm of Yuzana Company.—MNA

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