The New Light of Myanmar 11-02-2010

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 301 13th Waning of Tabodwe 1371 ME Thursday, 11 February, 2010

To preserve national solidarity with Union Spirit

The entire national people are duty-bound to preserve the already-achieved national solidarity with Union Spirit so that the Union ofMyanmar will be able to stand tall as long as the world exists.

Senior General Than ShweChairman of the State Peace and Development Council

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services(From the message sent on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary Union Day)

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

* Development of the economy inviting participa-tion in terms of technical know-how and invest-ments from sources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must bekept in the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and pres-ervation and safeguarding of cultural heritageand national character

* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education standards

of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace and tran-quillity, prevalence of law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectivesSenior General Than Shwefelicitates Iranian President

NAY PYI TAW, 11 Feb—Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His ExcellencyMr. Mahmoud Ahmadenejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the occasion of theNational Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which falls on 11 February 2010.—MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye sendsmessage of felicitations to Iranian First Vice-President

NAY PYI TAW, 11 Feb—Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His ExcellencyMr. Mohammad Reza Rahimi, First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the occasionof the National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which falls on 11 February 2010.—MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receivesnew Military Attaché of Lao PDR

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—Vice-Chairman of theState Peace and Development Council of the Union ofMyanmar Deputy Commander-in-Chief of DefenceServices Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-SeniorGeneral Maung Aye received new Military AttachéColonel Syphanh Phanthalavong of the Lao People’sDemocratic Republic to the Union of Myanmar at

Zeyathiri Beikman, here, at 9 am today.Also present at the call were member of the

State Peace and Development Council General ThuraShwe Mann, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan Tun, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein and Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministryof Defence.—MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives

new Military Attaché Colonel SyphanhPhanthalavong of the Lao People’s

Democratic Republic to the Union ofMyanmar.—MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 11 February, 2010

Thursday, 11 February, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

Our Union, home to allnational races

* 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

A significant characteristics ofMyanmar is that it is home to all national racesincluding Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar,Mon, Rakhine and Shan. During the thousand-year-old history, the national races have beenliving in harmony and amity.

The colonialists waged aggressive warsagainst Myanmar and occupied her unjustly.The occupiers practiced the divided-and-rulepolicy in administering the plains, the states andhill regions. Thanks to the visionary nationalrace leaders, Myanmar was able to sign thePanglong Agreement, an important contributionto our independence struggle.

Deep in the soul of our national races havebeen the patriotism and Union Spirit since yore.During the independence struggle, anti-colonialist spirit was spreading in the wholecountry. All the national people with their finetradition of consolidated unity and patriotismand nationalistic fervour fought back thecolonialists and Fascists till Myanmar regainedher independence and sovereignty.

The 63rd Anniversary of the Union Daywhich was conceived in Panglong falls on 12February 2010. The mother country has seenthe passing of time and a lot of changes. We arenow building a new peaceful, modern anddeveloped democratic nation in accord with theeternal truth or the national policy – non-disintegration of the Union; non-disintegrationof national solidarity; and perpetuation ofsovereignty.

There will be peace and stability in thecountry only if there is national unity, followedby the emergence of a modern and developednation. A national race or a portion of theterritory shall not be separated from the Union.So all are duty bound to keep the Union intact.We will have to ward off all internal and externalattempts to harm peace and stability anddevelopment and modernization undertakingswith the strength of national solidarity.

Union Spirit is ever flourishing in thehearts of our national brethren. We will have topreserve our fine traditions of striving fornational peace and progress through unity andsafeguarding our Union in which we are livingin harmony for its perpetuation.

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—The ceremony to con-clude Basic English Course for Officers of the Minis-try of Religious Affairs was held at the meeting hall ofthe ministry here on 9 February afternoon.

Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen ThuraMyint Maung made an address and presented outstand-ing awards and completion certificates to trainees.

A total of 25 officers attended the three-weekcourse lectured by Retired Professor U Maung MaungLay of International Theravada Buddhist MissionaryUniversity. —MNA

Basic English Course forOfficers concludes

Myanmar, Bangladesh to boost trading of agricultural produceYANGON, 10 Feb — Chairman of Myanmar Rice

Industry Associaiton U Chit Khaing, Vice-Chairman USein Win Hlaing, General Secretary U Ye Min Aung andJoint Secretaries U Myo Thura Aye and U Zaw Oo metBangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar Major General

Anup Kumar Chakma ndc, psc and Commercial Coun-sellor Mr. Md Aftabuzzaman at the office of the associa-tion on 8 February.

They held comprehensive discussions on agricul-tural matters and agricultural produce trading.—MNA

Nibban dealers enjoy night together

Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung addresses concluding ceremony ofBasic English Course for Officers.—MNA

Chairman

U Chit

Khaing and

party receive

Bangladeshi

Ambassador

and

Commercial

Counsellor.

MNA

Managing DirectorDr Aung Thein

explains about newproducts and promo-tion packages.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 11 Feb— On the occasion ofthe National Day of the Islamic Republic of Iran,which falls on 11 February 2010, U Nyan Win,Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union ofMyanmar, has sent a message of felicitations toH.E. Mr. Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister of ForeignAffairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

MNA

FM felicitatesIranian counterpart

YANGON, 10 Feb—Dealer’s Night of NibbanElectric & Electronics tookplace at Western Park Royal

Restaurant here on 8 February.

New products andpromotion packages wereintroduced by ManagingDirector Dr Aung Thein ofNibban Group. ChairmanU Thein Kyi and officialspresented prizes of honourto the best dealers of itsproducts d dbefore the lucky

draw programme started.Products of the group

are available at its head of-fice and showroom at No.164, Bo Ywe Road, LathaTownship, Yangon and atits factory at No. 126,Matkhayar Min Thar GyiStreet, City of Industry (EastDagon) (Ph: 01-585103 and01-700470).—MNA

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US and allies kill, injureIraqi people

BAGHDAD, 10 Feb— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the US andits allies have invaded the country.

Casualties of Iraqi peopleThe total number of casualties as from the day they invaded the country to

10 February reached 700237 and the total number of seriously injured peoplereached 1264454, according to the news on the Internet.

No. Subject Number1. Death toll of Iraqi people 7002372. The total number of seriously injured people 1264454

Internet

Casualties of Afghan people in invasion ofNATO troops led by US

KABUL, 10 Feb—The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistanand they are there for a long time.

A number of Afghan people are killed and injured due to invasion of theNATO troops led by the US.

Casualties of Afghan peopleAccording to the Internet news, a total of 32571 Afghan people were killed

and 38871 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by theUS invaded Afghanistan to 10 February.

No. Subject Number1. Number of Afghan people killed 325712. Seriously injured Afghan people 38871

Internet

40th French soldierdies in Afghanistan

Hospitals under pressureby Afghan injuries

Two NATO soldiers killedin Afghanistan

KABUL, 10 Feb — Two soldiers of the NATO-ledInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF) includ-ing a service member of the United States were killedin Afghanistan’s southern and eastern restive regionson Tuesday, a Press release of the alliance issued heresaid.

“An ISAF service member from the United Statesdied following an IED (Improvised Explosive Device)strike in southern Afghanistan today,” the Press re-lease said. The second soldier was killed in a gun bat-tle in eastern region.—Xinhua

PARIS, 10 Feb —French Defence Ministryannounced this year ’sfirst death of Frenchtroops in Afghanistanon Tuesday, whichbrought French toll inthe war-zone to 40 since2001.

The soldier was killedwhen escorting the Af-ghan Army through theAlasay Valley, north-eastof the capital Kabul, and

another team member,also a French soldier,was seriously hurt, theministry said in a state-ment.

According to thestatement, Talebanrebels were the sus-pected attackers and theseverely injured Frenchserviceman has been ur-gently brought back toFrance for treatment.

Xinhua

LONDON, 10 Feb —Hospitals treating troopswounded by Afghan mili-tants are under growingpressure, a watchdogwarned on Wednesday,ahead of a major offensiveexpected to trigger a freshsurge in casualties.

Medical centres inboth Afghanistan andBritain are struggling tocope with mounting num-bers of injuries amid in-

creasingly fierce opposi-tion from Taleban-led en-emies, the public spend-ing watchdog said.

Two major treatmentcentres in Britain — themain hospital for dealingwith seriously injuredtroops, and the main reha-bilitation centre — are“under increasing pres-sure,” said the NationalAudit Office.

“Casualty numbersfrom military operationsare placing increasingdemands” on the centres,said the watchdog.

“In addition, the mainfield hospital in Afghani-stan — Camp Bastion —is currently coping withcasualty levels, butworking close to capac-ity,” it said.

Internet

Afghan soldiers arrive to search for avalanche victims in Salang Pass, some115 kilometers north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on 10 Feb, 2010. The death toll

from massive avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabulsoared, as rescuers recovered 157 bodies, while hundreds more remained

trapped in their snowbound vehicles.—INTERNET

People gather at the site of a bombing in the city of Karbala, Iraq, on 5 Feb,2010. A twin car bombing targeted a crowd of Shiite pilgrims packing ahighway as they walked to a holy city south of Baghdad for a major reli-

gious ceremony.—INTERNET

Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyedGaza airport after Israeli warplane strike

in Rafah city southern Gaza strip,on 10 Feb, 2010. —XINHUA

Map locates Baghdad, Iraq, the site of fatalfemale suicide bombing.—INTERNET

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Workers produce handsets at a factory in Shenzhen, in southern China’sGuangdong Province. The country’s exports surged 21 percent on-year in Janu-ary, the government said on Wednesday, after figures showed the Asian giant had

overtaken Germany as the world’s leading exporter in 2009.—INTERNET

BEIJING, 10 Feb—Chi-na’s exports surged 21percent in January from ayear earlier, the govern-ment said on Wednesday,a day after figures showedthe Asian giant had over-taken Germany as theworld’s leading exporterin 2009.

Shipments totalled109.475 billion dollars forthe month, solidifying aturnaround recorded inDecember, according tofigures released by theGeneral Administrationof Customs.

The figure however

LOS ANGELES, 10 Feb— Honda Motor Co said onTuesday that it is recalling over 378,758 vehicles soldin the United States, expanding a recall that began inNovember 2008 over concerns that airbag inflatorscould rupture and cause serious injuries or death.

There have been 12 incidents of airbag inflatorsdeploying with too much pressure, causing the infla-tor to break apart and sending metal fragments throughthe airbag cushion.

The problem has resulted in at least one fatality,said the American Honda based in Torrance near LosAngeles.—Xinhua

STOCKHOLM, 10 Feb—Shares in (SAS)Scandinavian Airlinesplunged on Tuesday afterit said it was planning toraise new capital and cut650 jobs as part of an ex-panded cost-reductionplan.

The airline also posteda worse-than-expectedfourth quarter net loss,losing 1.3 billion kronor(176 million dollars, 128million euros) instead ofthe 733 million expectedby analysts surveyed byDow Jones.

In 2008, the airline lost

Honda Motor Co.’s headquarters is reflected on adisplayed car in Tokyo, Japan, on 10 Feb, 2010.

INTERNET

A SAS MD-82 aircraft parked at a gate at Terminal 5 of Arlanda Airportnorth of Stockholm, Sweden. Shares in SAS Scandinavian Airlines plungedon Tuesday after it said it was planning to raise new capital and cut 650 jobs

as part of an expanded cost-reduction plan.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 10 Feb—Pri-vate sector machinery or-ders increased a season-ally adjusted 20.1 percentin December from amonth earlier to 751.2billion yen (8.3 billionUS dollars) according toa report released by theCabinet Office onWednesday.

The total value of ma-chinery orders receivedby 280 manufacturers op-erating in Japan increased

SEOUL, 10 Feb— Hyundai Mobis Co, the main auto-parts provider of South Korea’s Hyundai Motors, saidon Wednesday they have agreed with LG Chem Ltd,the country’s largest chemicals maker, to launch a jointventure to produce lithium-ion car batteries.

HL Green Power Co, the name of the new joint com-pany, is a 29 billion won (25.1 million US dollars) ven-ture that will begin production in the second half of nextyear, Hyundai Mobis said in a Press release. The fac-tory will be built in the city of Uiwang, south of Seoul,where the auto-parts maker has a plant for hybrid cars,and it plans to produce battery packs for 200,000 vehi-cles a year, which will increase to 400,000 vehicles ayear by 2014, the release said.—Xinhua

FRANKFURT, 10 Feb—Troubled automaker Opellaid its cards on the tableTuesday with details of arestructuring plan thatwill involve 8,300 jobcuts and require billionsof euros (dollars) in stateaid.

Opel boss Nick Reillydelivered a long-awaitedprogramme for the ailingGeneral Motors unit andits 50,000 employees dur-ing a Press conference

China exports surge in Januaryshowed a 16.3 percentdrop month-on-month.

China’s trade surplusreached 14.17 billion dol-lars in January, the figuresshowed.

On Tuesday, Germanyceded to China the title oftop global exporter that ithad claimed in 2003, asthe European giant’s tradesuffered its sharpestslump since 1950, accord-ing to government data.

The stronger Chinese

exports in January indi-cated growing US andEuropean demand, a signthe global economy “iscoming out of recession”said Robert Subbaraman,economist at Nomura In-ternational (HK) Ltd inHong Kong.

Meanwhile, China’simports jumped 85.5 per-cent in January comparedto the same month in2009, reaching 95.3 bil-lion dollars.—Internet

Japan’s machinery ordersrise 20.1% in December

by 21.2 percent in De-cember from the previousmonth on a seasonally ad-justed basis.

In the October to De-cember quarter the valueof orders rose 7.8 percentin comparison to the pre-ceding quarter and thevolume of orders climbed0.5 percent in the sameperiod.

In fiscal 2009, the to-tal volume of new ma-chinery orders decreasedby 31.8 percent.

Also private-sector or-ders, excluding volatileones such as those forships and from electricutilities, fell by 26.9 per-cent, the Cabinet Officesaid in the report.

However, the CabinetOffice forecast orders willrise 2 percent in the threemonths ending on 31March, meaning the gov-ernment envisions corpo-rate capital spending willrise.—Internet

Opel unveils turnaround plan, 8,300 jobs slashedthat paved the way fortalks with governments inseveral European coun-tries.

“We have no time towaste,” Reilly said inFrankfurt, near Opel’sheadquarters inRuesselsheim.

He added that, with thenew plan, “we expect tobreak even in 2011 andmake a decent profit in2012.”

GM is to contribute600 million euros (825million dollars) and isasking countries that hostOpel and its British sisterbrand Vauxhall to stumpup another 2.7 billioneuros.

Reilly said he had of-ficially submitted the planto the German authoritiesand was set to begin ne-gotiations with officials inBerlin.—Internet

Honda recalls nearly 379,000 carsover airbag defects in US

S Korea’s Hyundai, LG to launchcar-battery joint venture

SAS airline posts loss, plans job cuts2.79 billion kronor in thefourth quarter.

SAS shares closeddown 28 percent to 2.54kronor on a slightly posi-tive Stockholm Stock Ex-change.

“What we plan is 650full-time (job cuts) withinthe SAS Group,”Elisabeth Manzi, SAS di-rector of media relations,told AFP.

SAS has already axedthousands of jobs as partof its cost-cutting drive.

The airline reportedthat overall traffic de-creased by 5.1 percent

during January, with pas-senger numbers down 4.4percent.

SAS also announced arights issue to raisearound five billionkronor, which follows asix-billion-kronor issuelast year.

The airline, in whichNorway, Denmark andSweden together holdhalf the stock, has been hitby the rise of low-cost air-line Norwegian and theplunge in passenger traf-fic numbers as a result ofthe global economic cri-sis.—Internet

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Myanmar prepares compilation of Human Rights ReportNAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb— In line with the Universal

Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Security Council,the Myanmar Human Rights Committee discussed theregular matters of human rights and the compilation ofthe Human Rights Report of Myanmar to be submittedto the UN Human Rights Council, at the committee’smeeting 1/2010 taking place at the Ministry of HomeAffairs, here, this afternoon.

Judge Advocate-General Lt-Gen Soe Maung, the

deputy ministers, the Deputy Chief Justice, the DeputyAttorney-General, the Chief of MPF, representativesof UN agencies and officials took part in the discussionson compilation of the Human Rights Report ofMyanmar.

The meeting ended with concluding remarks byChairman of Myanmar Human Rights CommitteeMinister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo.

MNA

Mandalay Division emerge champion inISD Football Tournament

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—MandalayDivision emerged champion with a 2-1win over Sagaing Division in the 55th

Inter-State/Division Union Shield Men’sFootball Tournament 2010 at the People’sSports Ground in Pathein of AyeyawadyDivision yesterday afternoon.

With a view to turning outoutstanding footballers, the ISDFootball Tournament was organizedwith the participation of 16 contendingteams at Pathein, Hinthada, Maubinand Myaungmya zones.

Magway and Sagaing Divisionstied at third while Ayeyawady Divisionstood fourth. Best players in therespective places were awarded. ThetNaing (Mandalay) secured the best playeraward for the tournament.

Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe, Chairmanof Ayeyawady Division Peace andDevelopment Council Commander ofSouth-West Command, presented cashaward, Union shield and duplicate shieldto Champion Mandalay Division team.

MNA

Collegians show off brilliant tennis skills

MRTV to telecast Union Day Ceremony liveNAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—Myanma Radio and Television and Nay Pyi Taw

Myanma Radio will broadcast live the State Flag Hoisting and SalutingCeremony of 63rd Anniversary Union Day to be held in Nay Pyi Taw at 7 a.m. on12 February. The programmes will start from 6.45 a.m. the same day.—MNA

Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo speaking at meting 1/2010 of MyanmarHuman Rights Committee.—MNA

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye cordiallygreets new Military Attaché Colonel Syphanh

Phanthalavong of Lao PDR. (News on page 1)—MNA

Players of Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions tussling the ball in finalof ISD Football Tournament.—MNA

Mayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin awardswinner in Inter-

University/DegreeCollege TennisContest.—YCDC

Innocent people woundedin mine blasts in

Thandaung and MoneNAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—U Win Soe and U

Lwan Wai of Padaukkon village, Htantabin Town-ship, Bago Division, were wounded in the blast of amine planted by insurgents after stepping onto it ontheir way to Mewalan (a) Sapaingkon forest nearKanasobin village, Thandaung township in KayinState as they were loading firewood onto the bull-lock cart at about 4.30 pm on 6 February and the twowere sent to Htantabin Hospital.

Similarly, U Tin Oo and U Win Zaw ofMeikthalin village, Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Divi-sion, were injured in a mine explosion triggered byinsurgents while they were going to carry firewood bythe bull-lock cart at about 8 am on 7 February and theinjured were sent to Mone Station Hospital.—MNA

YANGON, 10 Feb—Yangon Institute ofEducation (A) men’s teamemerged champion in theInter-University/DegreeCollege Tennis Contest ofthe Department of HigherEducation (LowerMyanmar) taking place atUniversities’ Tennis Courton Thaton Road ofKamayut Township today.

Yangon In-stitute ofEducation (B) men’s teamstood second, whileYangon University andYangon University ofForeign Languages tied atthird.

In the women’sevent, Dagon Universitysecured the first prize,followed by YangonInstitute of Economics inthe second position, andYangon Institute ofEducation (A) and YangonUniversity of ForeignLanguages stood third.

Patron of MyanmarTennis FederationChairman of Yangon CityDevelopment CommitteeMayor Brig-Gen AungThein Lin and officialsawarded the respectivewinning teams andwinners.— MNA

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Our country stood tall in the internationalcommunity as a sovereign nation known as the Unionof Myanmar for thousands of years on account of theconsolidated unity of all national races. Since thetimes of monarchs, national races have worked togetherwith complete unity for perpetuation of sovereigntyand peace. However, once our nation fell under colonialyoke in consequence of the colonialists’ plots to sowhatred among national brethren, using force to bullythe nation, and invasion with armed superiority, whichwas a painful memory for the people. The nation lostmassive natural resources, and the-then people suffereduntold miseries. The nation still has to cope withinternal armed insurgency and grave threats to thesovereignty of the Union due to the evil legacydeliberately left by the colonialists.

In successive periods, national races havepreserved a fine tradition of sharing joys and sorrows.The morale and vigour of the people is the strengthof the nation. It was an extremely formidablechallenge faced by the people to build consolidatednational unity in the Union throughout the history.National races had great tenacity and resilience inbraving and tackling various forms of internal andexternal acts of sabotage, so the nation could standtall as a sovereign independent land in the world.

The people have to take invaluable lessons from

the past bitter experiences in an effort to generate aprosperous future for the nation. They are also undera national duty to make sure that the nation will neverface such evil miseries again. Today in the world it issaid to focus on peaceful coexistence. However, inpractice, the world has come under unfair treatments,invasions, and interference in internal affairs of othercountries. In particular, today’s world incidents haverevealed that certain powers are resorting to varioustactics to have domination and political hegemonyover developing countries.

Over 100 years into the colonial rule, Myanmarmanaged to regain independence, sacrificing lives ofa countless number of its people. However, theindependence was closely followed by multicolouredinsurgency with disintegration of national solidaritysparked by the evil legacy the colonialists left onpurpose. Because of the internal armed strife,successive governments were in no position to carryout national development tasks in an effective wayand had to concentrate most of their attention onState stability, community peace, and national unity.Owing to the persistence of the internal armedinsurgency, the nation faced economic slump andwas far from development.

Another point is that Myanmar is rich in naturalresources and occupies strategic location in terms ofgeopolitics, thus attracting covetous eyes from certainpowerful countries. Therefore, they have been tryingfor long to manipulate and to put our country undertheir thumb. Their schemes will never come to fruitionso long as national races remain united, and theTatmadaw and the people work together in harmony.So, the entire people have to be constantly vigilantagainst different forms of attempts internal and externalanti-government groups have been making toundermine national solidarity and to deceive them intomisunderstanding the government.

In the post-independence period, Myanmar triedthe multiparty democracy system. However, therewas no cooperation and unity between political partiesand party leaders. They focused all their efforts ontheir plans for their parties and leaders to come topower. Many profound historic evidences show thatthe people therefore had to deal with a large diversityof hardships. Their power-craving sense broke theirparties into warring factions. So, destabilization andconflicts were rampant across the nation, and thenation was standing on the edge of collapse severaltimes, which is an unforgettable lesson for youngergenerations. According to the past evidences, whateversystem the nation practises, national unity and UnionSpirit are of great importance for the future of a unioncountry.

Having a glimpse of the nation’s history, we cannotice the important role the Tatmadaw played. TheTatmadaw never failed to save the motherland andtake State responsibilities in times of emergency such

as whenever the nation was on the verge of civil warstemming from armed conflicts, the nation washovering on the point of collapse due to the attemptsto secede from the Union, and the nation cameunder the interference in the internal affairs bypowerful countries. In addition, it had to sacrificelives of its many members, to safeguard nationalinterest and ensure perpetuation of the nation as anational duty.

The Tatmadaw has been carrying out demandingtasks from dawn to dusk such as suppression ofinternal and external threats, building national unity,restoration of State stability and community peaceand ensuring perpetuation of sovereignty, and nationaldevelopment undertakings.

Without State stability and peace, nationaldevelopment is impossible. It is common knowledgethat saboteurs have been committing destructive actssuch as bomb attacks on railroads, roads, pylons, andfactories, and on busy places with the intention ofdisrupting the development tasks.

Therefore, since its assumption of State duties,the Tatmadaw has given top priority to State stability,peace, the rule of law, ensuring secure and smoothtransport, and perpetuation of sovereignty.Taking time, the Tatmadaw government has laid

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Hailing the 63rd Anniversary Union Day

Consolidated unity at core of building new nationKo Thayar

Poem

The seeds of Panglong* On that misty day of the past

In a little town called “Panglong”

All hands joined together in unity

With overwhelming courage and zeal

A clarion call with vigour and

awareness

* It was on that misty day

Signed the Panglong Agreement in

unity

Helping each other in weal or woe

And through thick and thin

United were the plains and hill regions

Warding off the colonialists

In the hearts courage and resolve

Victory flag flying high with glory

* In that misty moment

Signs of peace and tranquility

Brethren awakened with dynamism

Conviction to share joys and sorrows

Overwhelmed by smiles and joy

Whole country reverberating

With victory in unity

* In hearts the seeds of Panglong

From there to eternity

Enjoying the fruits of victory

Consolidating the strength of unity

Ever united for the future

Panglong spirit to enhance

The Myanmar glory till future

(Hailing the 63rd Anniversary Union Day)

Zaw Min Min Oo (Trs)

National unity is the only thing with which the peoplecan surmount all forms of destructive acts. In otherwords, the strength of the nation is the consolidatedunity of all the national people in the Union.

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(from page 6) strong foundations in spite of a variety of disruptions.It is easier said than done to enable the nation enjoydevelopment at that degree. Inspired by theirpessimistic attitude, anti-government groups are foundconstantly chiding the government for whatever itdoes in the national interest. They have hardlyextended a helping hand and cooperation in the tasksfor restoration of peace and stability and nationaldevelopment. To what they give top priority is theircoming to power, not national interest.

After improving the infrastructures to an extentfor national development, the government is in pursuitof the national policy of building a multipartydemocratic nation in compliance with the aspiration ofthe entire people. Now, Myanmar is in its transitionalstage, which is to be tackled with great care. The nationis poised to take a giant step towards democracy. So,the entire people on their part are to work together inthe interest of the nation, to build a new nation withconsolidated national unity, and to try with UnionSpirit so as to shape a better future for the nation.

Nonetheless, pessimists stick to their plot tohinder the drive. So, it is required of the people toconsider for whom are they doing so. The people arealso to be aware of the certain foreign countriesbehind the plots to trouble our country and to havetheir wishes fulfilled. They are trying to createopportunities, flattering subversives by praising theirobstructive acts and coercing the government inorder to interfere in the internal affairs of the nation.So, the people have to have a watchful eye on theirattempts.

The multiparty democracy election, the first stagefor democratization, is drawing near. The entirepeople are not to let their goal divert from its course.It is, therefore, important to find out the real intentionof those countries coercing and imposing economicsanctions against our country. The people also haveto beware of the acts of elements aided and abetted bythose countries. In that regard, what is the mostimportant is to elect those who will work for thenation and the people and serve the national interest.

National unity is the only thing with which thepeople can surmount all forms of destructive acts. Inother words, the strength of the nation is theconsolidated unity of all the national people in theUnion. If weak in certain points, the nation will begetting weak. The people should take a lesson that thenation can get weaker, having its parts separatedfrom it one after another, as evidenced by the untoldmiseries being faced by many other countries. Unitedwe stand, and divided we fall. If with disintegrationof national solidarity, the country may lose its future.

Thus, internal and external elements are workingin complicity in their schemes to hamperdemocratization process and destabilize the nation.They are trying to sow dissension among nationalbrethren, and drive a wedge between the Tatmadawand the people. More than that, they are resorting toall possible ways to break up the Tatmadaw. TheTatmadaw is responsible for ensuring State stability,peace and perpetuation of sovereignty. The Tatmadawdefends the nation against dangers and threats. It is anotable point that if the Tatmadaw is divided, it willno longer be able to ward off such threats, and thenation will be on the edge of abyss. Some are making


Consolidated unity at core of building new nationKo Thayar

the role of the Tatmadaw dim by putting all the blameon it, harbouring grudge and animosity. In reality,only when the Tatmadaw is strong, so will the nation.The collapse of the Tatmadaw will lead to that of thenation. Therefore, I would say those who are trying todisintegrate the Tatmadaw are disregarding the interestof the nation and the people.

More or less, every country has their internalproblems. Some deal with their internal issues withtheir own strength, while some have their internalaffairs interfered by alien countries. In many countries,the people are in great troubles due to interference ofother countries. The most appropriate and best way isthat the nations concerned address their issues on their

own. To be able to cope with such issues, the entirepeople should remain harmonious and work incollaboration. Complying with the desire of themajority is in consistence with democratic practice,and that can push the nation on track for development.Today, what the people of us should do best is to createa prosperous future for the nation by working hard fornational development, based on the present conditions.

Therefore, I would like to call on the entire peopleto continue to work steadfastly for emergence of apeaceful, modern and developed democratic nation,grappling with acts of internal and external saboteursin line with the five objectives of the 63rd AnniversaryUnion Day.

Translation: MS

National interests

A review of the last century shows that theworld nations concentrated on ideology.

NATO

WarsawIdeology

How about

today?

In the present 21st Century,they no longer stick toideology or policy.

Policy

They place nationalinterests in the fore.

Promotion ofnationalinterests is pivotal.

World nations

Hence, the nation needsstrength to foster nationalinterests.

Nationalinterests.

What kindof

strength?Do explain.

Zar

Ni

That strengthis UnionSpirit.

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National Landmarks Garden (Nay Pyi Taw) depicts national unityArticle: Myint Maung Soe; Photos: Myo Min Thein (Mayangon)

The Union ofMyanmar is home tovarious national racesincluding Kachin, Kayah,Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon,Rakhine and Shan.National races havepreserved a fine traditionof living in amity throughthick and thin in themulticultural Union fromtime immemorial. Thanksto the consolidated nationalunity, national races enjoythe sweet taste ofindependence coveringstability and communitypeace and development.

In particular, theTatmadaw government hasdone a good job ofachieving nationalreconsolidation, therebybringing about all-rounddevelopment that is

roads, and railroads.The National

Landmarks Garden (Nay PyiTaw) will be a vacationers’paradise where they canstudy a wide variety ofchanges for nationaldevelopment and thelandmarks of national racesfrom around the Union. TheNational Landmarks Garden(Nay Pyi Taw) is due to belaunched on 11 February2010 as a gesture ofhonouring the 63rd

Anniversary Union Day. Itis situated on ThaikchaungStreet near Yezin Dam inNay Pyi Taw Zeyathiri. Eightcompanies have beenconstructing it on a 400-acreplot. The itinerary first tookus to the Kachin State boothsbeing undertaken by HtooCo Ltd.

confluence of the MaykhaRiver and the Malikha River,Bala Min Htin Bridgespanning the AyeyawadyRiver and statues of Kachinnationals. Viewing thepleasant senses there, I cameto feel as though I were reallyin Kachin State.

That evoked thememories of my visit toKachin State in which Ihappened to take a strollalong Bala Min Htin Bridgeon the Ayeyawady River,linking Myitkyina on thewest bank and Waingmawon the east bank. Due to thefacility that was put intocommission on 14November 1998, KachinState has enjoyed smoothtransport in it. Also ondisplay were the booths ofPutao, and Myitkyina, along

tangible around the Union.Stability and peace restoredin the regions have led tosignificant progress of thewhole country in theeducation, health, andtransport sectors.

Moreover, thegovernment hasconstructed clusters ofhundreds of irrigationfacilities to improve thenational economy. It hasalso ensured secure andsmooth transport betweenone region and another byconstructing many moreriver-crossing bridges,

Kachin State BoothJust as we entered the

National Landmarks Garden(Nay Pyi Taw) fromThaikchaung Street, we weregreeted by a well-decoratedarchway at the entrance. Ashort distance from it wereKachin State booths of HtooCo.

Among them werebooths of Mt. Khakaborazi,Lisu residence, Rawanresidence, Kachin traditionalresidence, Jaingphawresidence, Indawgyi Pagoda,and Indawgyi Lake. Then,we enjoyed the sites of the

with restaurants.Kayah State BoothUpon arrival at Kayah

State Booth, we saw theTaunggwe Pagoda first,which was artistically built.In the Kayah State Boothwere Kayah traditionalhouses, artificial scenes ofDimawhso and Bawlakhe.

Kayin State BoothKayin State Booth and

Taninthayi Division Boothwere built by Golden FlowerCo.

The first thing we foundin Kayin State Booth waslarge wooden houses of

Kayin traditional style. Inoticed that Kayin nationalsare fond of villas. From thethanlwin Bridge (Hpa-an)one could see Mt.Zwegabin, which is soattractive that it was verypleasant for me to view itfrom far or near. TheThanlwin Bridge (Hpa-an)built by the governmentreveals the unprecedentedstability and communitypeace in Kayin State.

The elegance of theThanlwin Bridge was addedby the beautiful scenes ofMyawady, the ThanlwinRiver, and Papun-Hpa-anRoad. Surely,holidaymakers in KayinState booths somewhat feltas if they were on a visit toKayin State.

Chin State BoothOn our way back from

Kayin State Booth, wedropped in Chin State Booth.Just as I entered the booth, Iremembered my visit to Hakastanding at an altitude of over6000 feet. The booth of Hakawas found blended withTiddim-Haka-Gangaw-ChaungU Road. Near Hakawas a large Chin traditionalhouse built in an impressiveway. To the north of Hakawas Mindat. We enjoyedReed Lake that is the pride ofChin State. The lake isdecorated with elegantsurroundings.

Mon State BoothMon State Booth and

Yangon Division Boothwere undertaken by AsiaWorld Co.

In Mon State Booth wasthe sublime KyaikhtiyoPagoda, Mon traditionalresidences, and Setse BeachResort. Adding to the gloryof Mon State, ThanlwinBridge (Mawlamyine) hasensured smooth transport forlocal people.

Rakhine State BoothRakhine State Booth

and Ayeyawady DivisionBooth were built by MaxMyanmar Co.

Just beyond the entranceto Mon State Booth wasSittway booth attractivelydecorated with KissapanadiBridge, Koethaung Stupa,Shitthaung Stupa, andSittway Point Lake. Sittway

is a great location to enjoyoverviewed the scene ofRakhine State, and NgapaliBeach Resort in addition toKoethaung Stupa andShitthaung Stupa.

The stone plaque saidthat the Shitthaung Stupawas built in 879 MyanmarEra (AD 1535) by KingMaha Myat Kyi; that it wasthe most famous of its kindnot only in Myanmar butalso in the world; thatKoethaung Stupa was builtin 915 ME (AD 1553) byKing Min Teikkha, son ofMing Maha Myat Kyi; andthat it was the most famousstupa in MraukU.

In Rakhine State Booth

was the KissapanadiBridge, through whichvisitors can pass toSittway, KoethaungStupa, Shitthaung Stupa,and Sittway Point booth.

Shan State BoothShan State Booth was

to the south of KachinState Booth. Shan StateBooth and Kayah StateBooth were undertaken byEden Groups Co.

The booth comprisesInlay Lake, PhaungdawUPagoda, Kengtung,Standing Buddha Image,Pindaya Cave Pagoda, andThanlwin River-spanningbridges such as KunlongSuspension Bridge,Tarhsan Bridge, Tarkaw

Kanbawzathadi Palace seen as landmark in Bago Division Booth forforstering nationalism of national races.

Anawrahta Bridge (Chauk) as landmark of Magway Division seen atNational Landmarks Garden (Nay Pyi Taw).

Zwegabin Hill depicts beautiful landmark of Kayin State.

Paunglaung Multi-purpose Dam portrays landmark in NationalLandmarks Garden (Nay Pyi Taw).

Bridge and Tarkaw-etBridge, which were builtby the Tatmadawgovernment. Due to thosebridges, Shan State hasenjoyed smooth transport.Of them, Kunlong is asuspension bridge onHsenwi-Kunlong-Hopang-Mongmao Road, andTarkaw-et is a bailey typesteel suspension bridge onTangyan-Tonhon-Tarkaw-et Road. Gokhteik Viaduct,Tarhsan Bridge and TarkawBridge were constructedover the Thanlwin River inthe time of the Tatmadawgovernment.

(See page 9)

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National Landmarks Garden (Nay Pyi Taw) .....

(from page 8)In Shan State Booth

were Mongmao boothdecorated with pine trees,Panhsan beautified withteak, along with Kengtung,Namhsan, Lashio,Mongyan, Mongla, andTaunggyi, Loilem, Hopang,Namsang, Inlay Lake,PhaungdawU Pagoda andThibawkyo Pagoda in ShanState (South). We alsonoticed Shan, Intha, Danuand PaO traditionalresidences in the booths.

houses of Leshi and Naganationals.

Chindwin River,Chindwin Bridge andHsinbyushin Bridge at thebooth reflect thegovernment’s efforts onsmooth transportation inSagaing Division.

Thaphanseik Dam isincluded in the SagaingDivision booth. It wasinaugurated on 17 April,2001 in Kyunhla Townshipof Sagaing Division. The22587-foot long dam is the

Nay Pyi Taw BoothNay Pyi Taw

emerged in the time ofTatmadaw government andall-round development ofthe nation can be observedat the National LandmarksGarden. It is a spot for publicrecreation as Yezin Dam,Ngalike Dam andPaunglaung Reservoirtogether with playgroundswere built at the site.Original Group is buildingthe scale model of Nay PyiTaw to enjoy developmentsof Nay Pyi Taw by pressingthe button.Sagaing Division Booth

Shwedaung Co.built Sagaing Division andChin State booths. Whenwe entered SagaingDivision booth, we saw firstbeauty of Sagaing Hills,Shwebo Palace andKaunghmudaw Pagoda.Then we saw a Myanmartraditional house inMonywa and traditional

biggest one in Myanmar andthe longest one in SoutheastAsia. It can irrigate over500,000 acres of farmlandall the year round. Thanks toemergence of the facility,thriving monsoon andsummer paddy plantationcan be witnessed in Shwebo,KhinU, Kanbalu, YeU,Dabayin, Butalin, Wetletand Ayadaw Townships.

Taninthayi DivisionBooth

The magnificentmountains and archipelagosof Taninthayi alongMyanmar coastline can beseen in Nay Pyi TawNational LandmarksGarden.

We saw first theReclining Buddha Imageat the foot of thePahtawpahtet Hill on theother side of Myeik. Thevery impressive naturalscenery of Pearl Island,Maungmakan beach andbeautiful Dawei,

Bayintnaung Statue inKawthoung for forgingpatriotism and nationalisticfervor, Bayintnaung Cape,the pleasant view ofKawthoung attract visitorsto come and visit again.

Bago Division BoothBago Division and

Nay Pyi Taw Booths werebuilt by Original Group.Sittoung Bridge andKanbawzathadi Palacewelcomed visitors at theentrance to the booth.Shwemawdaw Pagoda,Shwethalyaung BuddhaImage, Nawaday Bridge,Sittoung River, the pleasantscenery of Bago, naturalbeauty of Bago Romamountain ranges andtraditional houses in additionto play ground were built atthe booth.Magway Division Booth

Magway Divisionbooth was built by Co. Wecan pay homage to MagwayMyathalun Pagoda next toAyeyawady River CrossingBridge (Magway) at the

booth. Anawrahta Bridge(Chauk) was built togetherwith Mann ShwesetawPagoda at the booth. Wewere amazed by the scalemodel of Nagapwataungnear Minbu on the other sideof Magway.

Magway, Pathein-Monywa Road, Magway-Nay Pyi Taw Road,Magway-Chauk Road withthe landscape were also builtat the booth. K Co. built notonly Magway Divisionbooth but also Four ToothRelics booth that comprisesShwzigon, Tantkyitaung,Tuyintaung andLawkananda Pagoda ofMandalay Division booth.Besides, the company builtthe magnificent BaganPalace.Mandalay Division Booth

MyanansankyawShwenanntaw, moat, NannMyint Tower, stoneinscription, scale model ofMandalay Palace, Meiktila,

Mogok and Mandalay Hillare included in MandalayDivision booth built byAyeya ShwewahConstruction Co.

The significantstructures at the booth wereAyeyawady Bridge(Yandanabon), Mt. Popa andYeywa Hydropower Project.Yeywa Hydropower Projectis located at the place, 31-mile south-east of Mandalay.It is the biggest in its kind offacility in Myanmar and itwill generate 3550 millionkwh per year.

There is a largeMyanmar traditional houseat the booth. It is learnt thatthe design of the house isvery similar to that ofKinwun Mingyi. It was builtwithout using nails andwooden pins were used inbuilding the ancient-stylehouse.Yangon Division Booth

Then we leftMandalay Division booth forYangon Division booth. CityHall and IndependenceMonument were built at thebooth. IndependenceMonument proves the unityof the national brethren inthe Union that led to signingof the Panglong agreementfor ensuring perpetualexistence of the Union.

Similarly, YangonCity Hall reflects the rapidlydeveloping Yangon since1988. Especially, Yangon

has developed in all aspects.The scenes of high buildingsin downtown and roads andstreets in suburban areasentered my head. It was thefruitful results of peace andstability. It was pleasant tosee flowery plants grown atthe Yangon Division booth.The magnificent glitteringShwedagon Pagoda wasbuilt in the west of YangonCity Hall. ShwedagonPagoda is the religiousedifice where relics of FourBuddhas were enshrined.Visitors not only can relaxbut also can gain merits asthe Shwedagon Pagoda wasbuilt at the Nay Pyi TawLandmarks Garden.

Ayeyawady DivisionBooth

It was pleasant to seeMawtinsun Pagoda,Mawtinsun Lake,Ngwehsaung Beach,Ngawun River CrossingBridge, Bo Myat Tun Bridgeand Pathein Food Shop atthe booth.

Mawtinsun Pago-daand Mawtinsun Lake issituated in HainggyikyunRegion, south-west ofPathein. It is an excellentopportunity for visitors togain merits becauseMawtinsun Pagoda can bereached by motorway andwaterway. Moreover,Ngwehsaung Beach wasbuilt at the booth for publicrelaxation. Ngawun Bridge

and Bo Myat Tun Bridgedisplayed at the booth showgovernment’s efforts forbetter transportation inAyeyawady Division.Thanks to contributions ofthe government andwellwishers, Ayeyawadydwellers hit by cycloneNargis enjoy better livingstandard than the past.Ayeyawady Division, thegranary and salt pot ofMyanmar, has beenrestored to its former glory.

We, Myanma Alinnews crew, saw landmarksof each region andremarkable progress instates and divisions at theNay Pyi Taw NationalLandmarks Garden.

Visitors can witnesslandmarks of states anddivisions and significantprogress in states anddivisions in the time ofTatmadaw government.

Nay Pyi TawNational LandmarksGarden reflects images ofnational races namelyKachin, Kayah, Kayin,Chin, Bamar, Mon,Rakhine and Shan whoreside in the Union throughamity and unity since timeimmemorial. Thus Nay PyiTaw National LandmarksGarden was built with theaim of fostering nationalspirit and strengtheningnational consolidation.Translation: MS+YM

I n d e p e n d e n c eMonument in Yangon por-trays landmark at Na-tional Landmark Garden(Nay Pyi Taw).

Shitthaung Stupa landmark at RakhineState Booth.

Glittering Taunggwe Pagoda as landmark at Kayah State Booth.

Chaungtha Beach landmark at Ayeyawady Division Booth.

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Landmark of Thaphanseik Multi-purpose Dam that benefits 500,000acres of farmlands seen at Sagaing

Division Booth.

Chin traditional house depicts landmark at ChinState Booth.

YeywaHydropowerProject that

generates 3550million kwh per

year portrayslandmark atMandalay

Division Booth.

Thanlwin Bridge(Mawlamyine)designs land-mark at MonState Booth.

Landmark of ThanlwinBridge (Tarkaw-et) cre-

ated at Shan State Booth.

Landmark of Bala Min HtinBridge displayed as symbol of

better transportation at KachinState Booth.

Scenic beauties seen at landmark of Maungmakan Beachat Taninthayi Division Booth.

Photos:Myo

Min Thein

(Mayangon)

&

Aye Min

(MNA)

Significant Booths of National Landmarks Garden (Nay Pyi Taw)

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Prime Minister GeneralThein Sein…

(from page 16)Development Council Commander of South-East Com-mand Maj-Gen Thet Naing Win, Minister for Indus-try-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Deputy Minister Maj-Gen Kyaw Swa Khaing, senior military officers andofficials.

Minister Vice-Admiral Soe Thein reported onthe history of the factory, manufacturing of tyres andproduction capacity, local demand and supply of theministry.

After attending to the needs, the Prime Ministergave instructions on operating of the machines at fullcapacity for meeting the target.

The Prime Minister presented a fruit basket tothe General Manager and the Design Institute Presi-dent of China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd and viewedthe scale model of the factory.The commander and the minister formally opened thefactory. The Prime Minister unveiled the stone plaque.

The Prime Minister looked into productionprocess and sample raw materials and visited the

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspectsNo. 2 Tyre and Rubber Product Factory

(Bilin).—MNA

production buildings, warehouses and rubber planta-tions.

The factory is located near mile post No 122 onYangon-Mawlamyine Road in Bilin Township. It canmanufacture 300,000 pieces of tyres weighing 2608tons for 11 items of motor cars yearly and penstockpipes, gloves and other industrial products.

After the opening ceremony, the Prime Ministerand party flew over thriving rubber plantations in Bilinand Kyaikto townships and reclamation of salt farms inKawa Township.

They arrived in Yangon at 11.40 am.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—MRTV-3 television pro-grammes currently broadcast by Myanma Radio andTelevision under Ministry of Information will be aired innew form and essence starting from 11 February. Thechannel named Myanmar International is aimed at lettingthe international community know true national trends,progress, beauty, nature and prevailing conditions ofMyanmar and helping Myanmar nationals abroad easethe pain of homesickness.

The channel will be aired for trial run from 11 Febru-ary to 26 March and the regular broadcasts will begin on27 March.

In trial period, well-edited television documenta-ries, programme trailers and branding trailers in thecurrent affairs, and greetings of foreigner news pre-senters will be broadcast together with regular pro-grammes. When regular broadcasting begins, TV view-ers may enjoy documentaries of international level,current affairs and news presentation of foreigner newspresenters.Steps have been taken for viewers aroundthe world to watch Myanmar International televisionprogrammes around the clock whereas local TV audi-ences can enjoy the programmes of Myanmar Interna-tional Channel from 9: 00 am to 11:00 am after MRTVmorning programmes.—MNA

Trial programmes ofMRTV-3 begin today

An aerial view of No. 2 Tyre and RubberProduct Factory (Bilin).

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—Nay PyiTaw Myanma Radio will extend its pro-grammes on national race languages asof 12 February 2010. These programmesare being aired through 50.71 metersshort wave and 5915 KHz, and 411.51meter medium wave and 729 KHz from6 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 6 pm daily.Beginning 12 February, the programmeswill be broadcast from 6 am to 12 noonand 2 pm to 8 pm by extending twohours.

The programme on Kayah lan-guage will be added with Kayan, Gekhoand Geba languages. Chin language pro-gramme will be extended with MindatChin language, while “Wa” languagewill be added with Kokang language.The plan is now underway to broadcastmore programmes in the future.

MNA

Nay Pyi TawMyanma Radio to

extend national raceprogrammes

NAY PYI TAW, Feb 10 — Four insurgents fromBattalion-22 under Brigade-7 of KNU seized four vil-lagers from Patkyaw Village in Hlaingbwe Township,Kayin State, on 6 February as the village failed toprovide extortion money to them for 2009.

Holding two AK-47 rifles, M-16 rifle and apistol, the four insurgents entered the village of Patkyawand took away four men — U Thein Nyo, 52, U AkyiPhoe, 50, U Hu Shin, 52 and U San Hae, 30. They wereeach in charge of ten households.

The insurgents released U Akyi Phoe at Tahawvillage, Lawkaw Village-tract, Paingkyone Townshipat 5 am the next day with a letter demanding K 5 million.In the letter signed by Capt Maung Me of KNU Brigade-22, and written in Kayin Language, the group de-manded to give K 5 million to them at Phaung Yar KyoVillage near Ywa Kaing Kaung Village in HlaingbweTownship on 8 February.

Though KNU insurgents have voiced the devel-opment of Kayin people and Kayin State, they haveblasted mines in towns and villages where Kayin publicwere largely populated and sabotaged power grid py-lons. As they have extorted money and forced villagersto provide provisions to them, people including Kayinpopulace have detested them.

MNA

Four villagers taken hostagesby KNU for extortion

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV SINAR BIMA VOY NO (053)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV SINAR BIMAVOY NO (053) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 11.2.2010 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 SAMUDERA SHIPPINGLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (495)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAP

VOY NO (495) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 11.2.2010 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.




AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

MYANMA PORT AUTHORITYHOLIDAY NOTICE

As the wharves warehouses and chellan Officesof Yangon Port will be closed on the 12th February2010 (Unionday) and 27th February 2010 (Fullmoon Day of Tapaung) Day being the publicHoliday Goods. Will be received shipped ordelivered on payment of Holiday Fees.

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV MILLION VOY NO (02/10)Consignees of cargo carried on MV MILLION

VOY NO (02/10) are here by notified that the vesselswill be arriving on 11.2.2010 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of S.P.W(1) where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.




AGENT FOR: M/S KM INTER TRANSPhone No: 256916/256919/256921

ENGAGEMENTIt is hereby announced that

Zin Mar Aung,B.Tech (Civil) (Pyay University of Technology),

the eldest daughter of U Nyunt Shwe (a) U Phint San (a) U Soe Aung &Daw Than Aye (Tiger Confectionery) of Phayagyi Street, Paungde

Township and No.16, Zeyawady Street, Baho Road, SanchaungTownship, Yangon and

Myo Zin Oo @ Chin, Steven,Concilator, American Transit Insurance Co., New York, son of

U Hla Aung @ Chin, Gyi Wong & Daw Tin Tin Myint @ Lee, Aie Hockof No. 21, Sabai Street, Ahlone Township, Yangon were duly engaged

before parents of both sides on (9-2-2010) by holding EngagementReception Ceremony at

Western Park I Restaurant, Yangon, Myanmar.

Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator

Bad liquor kills eight onIndonesia’s Java island

JAKARTA, 10 Feb—Indonesian police say eight peo-ple have died after drinking liquor laced with methanolon the country’s main island of Java.

Police Maj Syaiful Anwar said on Tuesday the vic-tims bought the drink from the same stall on Friday.

No one has been arrested. Police have questionedthe street vendor who sold the alcohol in the centralcity of Yogyakarta. Methanol can be used for fuel andis an ingredient in formaldehyde, plastics and paints.

Alcohol is heavily taxed in Indonesia, meaning highprices that have spawned a huge black market for wineand liquor. Last year 25 people died in two weeks afterconsuming a homemade liquor laced with methanol onIndonesia’s resort islands of Bali and Lombok.—Internet

Cook Islands residents movinginland ahead of cyclone

WELLINGTON, 10 Feb—Plans were being made tomove people inland in some parts of the south Pa-cific island nation of Cook Islands in preparation forthe arrival of Cyclone Pat. Storm conditions wereexpected to strengthen later on Wednesday. Recentforecasts put the Category two cyclone 320 km northof Aitutaki, moving slowly southwest at about six tonine knots, Radio New Zealand International reportedon Wednesday.

The Met Service said a warning system was in placeand strong winds and high seas were being felt bysome islands.—Xinhua

Workers inspect the

freestyle skiiing

moguls course on

Cypress Mountain

before the Vancouver

2010 Winter Olym-

pics on 9 Feb, 2010.

XINHUA

Somali pirates freePanama-flagged ship

MOGADISHU, 10 Feb—Somali pirates on Tuesday re-leased a Panama-flagged cargo ship with 26 crews af-ter receiving more than three million dollars in ransom,pirate sources said.

The cargo vessel, the Al Khalil, was seized late lastOctober as it plied in the Indian Ocean with a crew of26, mostly Indian nationals.

“I know that the money, more than three million USdollars, was dropped onto the ship and that almost allthe men left the ship which is now ready to leave theshore,” Muse Hagar, a pirate commander in the piratestronghold of Harardhere, told Xinhua.—Xinhua

People queuefor a refund oftheir money atthe ticket coun-

ter after theobservation deck

of the world’stallest tower,Burj Khalifa

was unexpect-edly shut down

in Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates,on 8 Feb, 2010.

INTERNET

DUBAI, 10 Feb—Visitors on the obser-vation deck of the world’s tallest towerheard a loud boom, then saw dust thatlooked like smoke seeping through acrack in an elevator door 124 floors abovethe ground. The 15 people inside weretrapped for 45 frightening minutes untilrescuers managed to pry open the doors.

Because the elevator was apparentlystuck between floors, rescuers had to dropa ladder into the shaft so those insidecould crawl out. On the observation deck,about 60 more people were stranded andsome began to panic.

Shortly after the drama unfolded on Sat-urday evening, the half-mile-high BurjKhalifa that was supposed to be one ofDubai’s proudest achievements shut downto the public just a month after its grandi-ose opening. It was the latest embarrass-ment for the once-booming Gulf city-statethat is now mired in a deep financial crisis.

Witnesses who were on the 124th floorobservation deck at the time and a Dubairescue official recounted on Tuesday thechain of events that led up to the shutdownin interviews with The Associated Press.

Internet

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NEWS ALBUM

A British woman who brought hermore than 20-year-old plate the BBC’s“Antiques Roadshow” in Wales saidappraisers told her the item is worth$156,000.

Wendy Jones said she did not thinkthe plate — which had sat upon a sup-port on the sideboard of her home for30 years — would be worth money, soshe tossed it into a single grocery bagwith no padding when she carried it tothe event in Aberglasney, Wales, TheDaily Telegraph reported on Monday.

Malaysian Chinese erect an egg onthe ground as a part of the local

custom to mark the beginning of theSpring in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia,on 4 Feb, 2010. The “beginning ofthe spring”, the first of the 24 solarterms in Chinese lunar calendar,falls on 4 Feb this year, which isobserved among the Malaysian

Chinese by erecting eggson the ground.

‘Antique’s Roadshow’ finds $156,000 plate“When I heard how much it might

be worth I was shocked,” she said. “Onthe way to the show the plate was onthe back seat of the car, but on the wayhome I kept hold of it all the way.”

Experts said the plate was made be-tween 1750 and 1755 by the PrussianEast India Company for King FrederickII of Prussia.

In this photo provided bymichaelthemaven.com, a man who

identified himself as EvansMonsigrace, 28, is attended at the

Salvation Army medical centre afterbeing brought in by two men in Port-au-Prince, on 8 Feb, 2010. University

of Miami doctors working in Haitiare treating Monsigrace, who, ac-cording to two Haitian men who

brought him, had been trapped inrubble since the 12 Jan earthquake,and he may have been provided foodand water during his reported ordeal.

The men’s account could not beconfirmed by doctors at a universityfield hospital or at a Salvation Armymedical centre where Monsigrace,

emaciated and suffering from dehy-dration, was first brought.

A Dutch-built amphibious bus entersthe Clyde River near Glasgow where itis aiming to replace an existing ferry

service. The state-of-the-art “Amfibus,”which can carry 50 passengers and

operate on water and roads.

Doctors in Port au Prince, Haiti’scapital on Tuesday assisted a 28-year-old male survivor, who spent 27 daysunder the rubble after the devastatingearthquake of 12 Jan.

The survivor is Evan Muncie, whowas selling rice at the market when theearthquake occurred. The doctors saidthat he is dehydrated and undernour-ished.

Due to Muncie’s critical health con-ditions, the doctors in Port- au-Princehad made great efforts to keep him alive.

Doctor Mil Connelley, as quoted bya US TV news channel, said that Muncieis disoriented but he does not have graveinjuries.

Meanwhile, Muncie has been able to

Doctors in Haiti assist survivor after 27 days under rubblesay that person dressed in white has beengiving him water every day since he wasrescued and his mother thanked Godbecause his son is alive.

An Italian man said he is vying forGuinness World Record fame by creat-ing a 26-foot scale model of Venice’sSt Mark’s bell tower completely out ofchocolate.

Mirco Della Vecchia said he will un-veil the 17 1/2-ton confection during theMarch 5-7 “Chocolating the Dolomites”festival in the resort town of Auronzodi Cadore, ANSA reported on Monday.

Della Vecchia, who used more than8 tons of pure chocolate from Calceta,Ecuador, said he has an eye on therecord for tallest construction in choco-late, which is currently held by a Bel-gian.

Man aims for chocolateconstruction record

WASHINGTON, 10 Feb—Another major snow-storm hits the US capitalof Washington, DC, andnearby area on Tuesday,two days after the city wascovered by the recorddownfall of snow.

The National WeatherService predicted that an-other 10 to 20 inches (25centimetres to 50 centi-metres) of snow would

A man attempts to dig his car out of the snow onCapitol Hill in Washington, on 9 February, 2010.

The federal government announced it wouldremain closed on Tuesday and most schools

planned to shut down as residents of the mid-Atlantic struggled to dig out from a blizzard that

dumped two feet (0.6 metres) of snow on theregion.—XINHUA

Another major snowstorm hitWashington, DC, area

fall on northern Virginiaand eastern Maryland, in-cluding Washington, DC,through on Tuesday after-noon to Wednesday.

Philadelphia, Pennsyl-vania, could be slammedwith 3 to 7 inches of snowon Tuesday and an addi-tional 8 to 12 inches onWednesday, and othermajor cities such as Bos-ton and New York City

also expect some snow,said the services.

Federal governmentagencies and schools areclosed on Tuesday for asecond day, and hundredsof flights were cancelledas airlines consider theimpact by the severeweather situation.

Xinhua

HAVANA, 10 Feb—India’s ambassador to Cuba saidshe wished “exceptional” relations could be establishedbetween the two countries at all levels, local mediareported on Tuesday.

Bilateral relations could be further expanded toreach the level the two countries now enjoy in the po-litical field, Indian Ambassador Mitra Vasish said.

She said the two countries could promote ties insuch areas as bio-technology, pharmacy, science andtechnology and culture.

The ambassador cited as an example the two coun-tries’ cooperation via India’s Programme of Technicaland Economic Cooperation and said much more couldbe done in this respect as part of South-South coop-eration.

Vasisht, also ambassador to the Dominican Repub-lic and Haiti, told the local Press that former Cubanleader Fidel Castro is a “very loved person” in Indiaand Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary hero Ernesto“Che” Guevara is a familiar person for millions ofpeople in her country.—Xinhua

BERLIN, 10 Feb—European governments haveagreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, asenior German coalition source said on Tuesday, inwhat would be the first rescue of a euro zone memberin the currency’s 11-year history.

“The decision on help for Greece has been taken inprinciple within the euro zone,” said a source in theGerman coalition government who has knowledge ofthe negotiations.

Various options were under consideration and nofinal decision had been taken but the most likely pos-sibility was to offer “bilateral help,” the source said.

The comments were the strongest signal so far thatEuropean Union economic heavyweight Germany maybe ready to step in to stave off a crisis of confidence inthe 16-nation currency bloc that has roiled marketsaround the globe. German government spokesmanUlrich Wilhelm called reports that a decision had al-ready in effect been taken “unfounded,” but the news-paper Financial Times Deutschland also said Germanywas preparing an aid package for Greece.—Internet

JERUSALEM, 10 Feb—Israel hopes to attract anadditional 1 million tour-ists per year by 2013,which would mean a 30percent rise in visitornumbers, Tourism Minis-ter Stas Misezhnikov saidon Tuesday.

Israel has begun itsquest for that jump innumbers on the right foot,the minister told the 16th

Israel targets 30% tourist increase in three yearsannual InternationalMediterranean TourismMarket, which waslaunched in Tel Aviv.

Figures for Januaryshow a remarkable 62percent improvement onthose for the same monthlast year and a 17 percentclimb on the equivalent2008 figure.

The enormous risewas the result of two key

factors that blighted Is-raeli tourism early lastyear: the international fi-nancial crisis and thefighting in the GazaStrip.

The minister said aspecial job fair would takeplace during the tourismexhibition, with 2,000new workplaces beingmade available.

Xinhua

India expects “exceptional”ties with Cuba at all levels

European governments agreeto help Greece

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Fourth-seeded GermanTommy Haas (picturedin January) needed atiebreaker to get past

wild card Devin Britton6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in the

first round of the ATPTour’s SAP Open.

INTERNET

Haas advances, Roddick readiesfor San Jose ATP action

Serbia’sNovak Djokovic

No sweat for tennis aceDjokovic in first round romp

Serbian star Jovanovic signsfor Liverpool

Serbian internationalattacking midfielder

Milan Jovanovic

Reja confirms hewill coach Lazio

ZAGREB, 10 Feb—Edoardo ‘Edy’ Reja, cur-rently the coach of CroatianFirst Division side HajdukSplit, on Tuesday con-firmed press reports thathe was to replace DavideBallardini as Lazio boss.

“I’ve been weighing itup for a long time, but even-tually I gave my word toLazio’s president. Yes, I’mleaving for Rome,” Rejatold journalists on a ferryto Split, on the central Adri-atic coast.

“When they’ve beencalling me from Italy dur-ing the past few months. Iwas refusing the offers, Iwas not even thinkingabout them. However,Lazio is too important achallenge,” the 64-year-oldadded.—Internet

Arsenal’s starmidfielder and captain,

Cesc Fabregas

Fabregas strikes verbal dealto join Barca

Fulham crush struggling Burnley

Fulham’s Bobby Zamora (L) vies forthe ball with Burnley’s Chris Eaglesduring a Premier League match at

Craven Cottage in London. Fulhamwon 3-0.—INTERNET

AS Roma’s Braziliandefender Cicinho

Roma’s Cicinho returns toSao Paulo on loan

Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez celebrates scoringagainst Bolton Wanderers during their EnglishPremier League soccer match in Manchester,northern England on 9 Feb, 2010. Manchester

City won 2-0.—XINHUA

Stoke still unbeaten in 2010after draw with Wigan

Stoke City’s Turkishforward Tuncay Sanli

celebrates scoringduring their English

Premier League footballmatch against WiganAthletic at The DWStadium in Wigan.

INTERNET

SAO PAULO, 10 Feb—In-form Serie A sider ASRoma’s Brazilian de-fender Cicinho has joinedhis former club Sao Pauloon loan until the end of theseason, the Brazilian clubsaid on Tuesday.

“Cicinho has agreed toreturn to the club wherehe made his name in worldfootball,” a Sao Paulo

spokeswoman said.The 29-year-old inter-

national - a member of the2006 World Cup finalssquad - will stay with thesix-time Brazilian cham-pions until June 30 withan option for a three-month extension if SaoPaolo qualify for the CopaLibertadores.

His 97,000-euro-a-month salary will beshared between Roma andthe Brazilian team.

Cicinho moved fromSao Paolo to Spanishgiants Real Madrid inDecember 2005.

Internet

SAN JOSE, 10 Feb—Fourth-seeded German TommyHaas needed a tiebreaker to get past wild card DevinBritton 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in the first round of the ATPTour’s SAP Open.

Sixth-seeded German Philipp Kohlschreiber alsoadvanced, downing American Rajeev Ram 6-7 (7/9),6-1, 6-3, and seventh-seeded American Sam Querreybeat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-3, 6-2.

Germany’s Bjorn Phau beat eighth-seeded French-man Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-1.—Internet

LONDON, 10 Feb— Fulham boostedtheir bid for a Europa League place withan emphatic 3-0 win over strugglingBurnley at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.

Roy Hodgson’s team earned a place

in the Europe’s second tier competitionlast season and the west London clubcould repeat the trick this term if they canmaintain their impressive form on hometurf.

Cottagers captain Danny Murphyopened the scoring and David Elm addeda second for the hosts before half-time.Bobby Zamora wrapped up the pointsafter the interval.

Brian Laws’s visitors had claimed acrucial win over fellow strugglers WestHam on Saturday to climb out of thebottom three. But the Clarets are just twopoints above the relegation zone afteranother dismal away-day.

Burnley were still looking for theirfirst away win of the season and anybelief that they could end that run herewere dashed before half-time.—Internet

BRUSSELS, 10 Feb—Ser-bian international attack-ing midfielder MilanJovanovic signed for Eng-lish Premier League gi-ants Liverpool on a freetransfer from Belgian FirstDivision side StandardLiege on Tuesday, hisagent confirmed.

The 28-year-old, whowill join Liverpool in Junethis year, signed a threeyear contract and will earna reported 3million eurosa year.

Jovanovic, who turneddown an offer from Span-ish side Real Madrid lastyear because he didn’tthink he would get enough

playing time, had alsobeen a target for Serie Aduo AC Milan andJuventus as well as Va-lencia.

Internet

MADRID, 10 Feb—Ar-senal’s star midfielder andcaptain, Cesc Fabregas,has struck a verbal agree-ment with ChampionsLeague holders Barcelonato return to the club nextseason, Cadena Ser radioreported on Tuesday.

“There is a firm agree-ment between Barca andCesc Fabregas even if it isonly verbal,” the Spanishstation reported withoutciting its sources.

“Several meetings havetaken place and, follow-ing those meetings, Cesctold Barca that he wantedto rejoin them from nextseason,” it added.

Cadena Ser said the dealwould be subject to agree-ing a fee with Arsenal.

The reigning Spanishchampions have neither

confirmed nor denied thereport. Fabregas, a 22-year-old Spanish interna-tional, is Arsenal’s topscorer with 14 goals in allcompetitions this seasonand is under contract withthe Gunners until 2014.

Internet

WIGAN, 10 Feb—StokeCity held on to their un-beaten record this yearaway at relegation-threat-ened Wigan on Tuesdayafter the Latics blew thelead to draw 1-1.

Roberto Martinez’smen badly needed a winafter going into the gamehovering two places abovethe drop zone and havingpicked up a meagre sixpoints from their previousnine games.

Stoke, meanwhile,stretched their unbeatenrun to five and are still tobe defeated in 2010 fol-lowing their 3-0 demoli-tion of Blackburn Roversat the weekend.

Latics’ new teenagesensation Victor Moseshad to make do with aplace on the bench, whileStoke were still withoutskipper Abdoulaye Faye

after he failed to recoverfrom the back spasm thatforced him to miss Satur-day’s game.

Wigan started thematch brightly withwinger Charles N’Zogbiaat the centre of much ofhis side’s attacking play.

Internet

ROTTERDAM, 10 Feb—Novak Djokovic beganwith a runaway win at theRotterdam Open on Tues-day, crushing SergiyStakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in hisopening match as theUkrainian had to quit af-ter 54 minutes with a kneeinjury.

The top-seeded Serb isplaying this week for thefirst time since a bout ofindigestion cost him thematch in the AustralianOpen quarter-finals to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

“I’m motivated, I wantto do well this week,” saidDjokovic, a semi-finalistin his last Rotterdam ap-pearance in 2007.

“I did well at the Openand had a good end ofseason in 2009.

“My lifetime goal isto achieve number one.I’m used to the pressurebut I’m trying to justenjoy my tennis’ I don’tthink about it and try togive my 100 percent onthe court.”

Internet

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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 Kachin, Rakhine States, Sagaing and TaninthayiDivisions and generally fair in the remaining areas. Nighttemperatures were (6 °C) below February averagetemperatures in Chin State, (3°C) to (4°C) below Februaryaverage temperatures in Mon State, (6 °C) above Februaryaverage temperatures in Taninthayi Division and aboutFebruary average temperatures in the remaining States andDivisions. The significant night temperatures wereNamhsan (-1 °C), Haka (0°C), An (1°C), Lashio and Pinlong(2°C) each.

Maximum temperature on 9-2-2010 was 96°F.Minimum temperature on 10 -2-2010 was 63°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 10-2-2010 was 48%.Total sun shine hours on 9-2-2010 was (9.8) hours approx.

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Forecast valid until evening of 11thFebruary 2010:Likelihood of isolated light rain in Kachin and Chin States,Upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions, weather will bepartly cloudy in Shan, Kayin and Mon States, Ayeyawadyand Yangon Divisions and generally fair in the remainingareas. Degree of certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofisolated light rain in the extreme Northern Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for11-2-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for11-2-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for11-2-2010: Generally fair weather.

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Haitianworkers help to

demolish theremains of aschool thatcollapsed

during a majorearthquake that

struck Haiti.INTERNET

Haiti raises earthquake’s death tollto 230,000

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 10 Feb—Haiti’s government hasraised the death toll for the 12 Jan earthquake to230,000 from 212,000 and says more bodiesremain uncounted.

The government initially estimated 150,000 deadon 24 Jan apparently from bodies being recoveredin the rubble of collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince, the capital that was near the epicentre.

Communications Minister Marie-LaurenceJocelyn Lassegue said on Tuesday the governmentnow counts 230,000 deaths.—Internet

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★ Do not allow ourselves to be swayedby killer broadcasts designed tocause troubles

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Trial programmes ofMRTV-3 begin today

No. 2 Tyre and Rubber Product Factory (Bilin) inaugurated in Bilin TownshipNAY PYI TAW, 10 Feb—Prime Minister General

Thein Sein attended the inauguration ceremony ofNo. 2 Tyre and Rubber Product Factory (Bilin) underthe Ministry of Industry-2 in Bilin Township of MonState at 9:10 am today.

At the factory, the Prime Minister, accompaniedby Lt-Gen Khin Zaw of the Ministry of Defence, theministers and departmental heads, was welcomed byChairman of Mon State Peace and (See page 11)

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspectsNo. 2 Tyre and Rubber Product Factory

(Bilin).—MNA

Nay Pyi Taw Myanma Radioto extend national race

programmes

Prime Minister General Thein Sein stresses the need to operate machines at full capacity for meeting target

The seeds of Panglong

* On that misty day of the past

In a little town called

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All hands joined together in unity

The National Landmarks Gardens (Nay Pyi Taw) will be avacationers’ paradise where they can study a wide variety of changesfor national development and the landmarks of national races fromaround the Union.

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