The New Light of Myanmar 20-03-2010

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 338 6th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME Saturday, 20 March, 2010

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

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

of technical know-how and investments from sources insidethe country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept inthe hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of theentire nation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of culturalheritage and national character

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

standards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peaceand tranquillity, prevalence of law andorder

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

stitution* Building of a new modern developed nation

in accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

NAY PYI TAW, 19March—Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Seinbrought honour to theopening of Max CementFactory in Nay Pyi TawLewe Township thismorning.

Commander of NayPyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, MinisterU Aung Thaung, Minis-ter Brig-Gen Ohn Myint,Minister Col TheinNyunt, and Chairman UZaw Zaw of MaxMyanmar CompaniesGroup formally openedthe factory.

The Prime Ministerunveiled the bronzeplaque of the factory, andinspected the operation ofthe machines, main con-trol room, laboratoryroom, packing section,and sewing workshop.

Max Cement Factoryis near Aung Nan Cho Vil-lage in Taungphila Region,

Max Cement Factory to produce 500tons of cement a day

about nine miles fromYangon-Mandalay High-way, east of Thawut-htiVillage in Nay Pyi TawLewe Township.

The project waslaunched on 18 June 2008.The test running of thefactory began on 1 No-vember 2009. The factoryproduces 500 tons of ce-ment a day.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein at Max Cement Factory in Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township.—MNA

Max Cement Factory seen in Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township.MNA

It should be understood that maintaining and safeguardingthe constitution does not mean it will never be amended or anyeffort will be made to amend it. Safeguarding the constitutionmeans acting in conformity with the provisions of the constitutionand preventing any attempt made in contrary to the provisions.

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PERSPECTIVES

Maintain and safeguarddevelopment infrastructures

Myanmar is a country that stands inconformity with the characteristics of thehuman society. With various national racesliving together in it, the country has forgedunity and amity.

The government is doing its utmost to developthe country in all aspects. A lot of infrastructuresare being built in the regions which have difficultaccess due to natural barriers. Now, new roadsand railroads have been built nationwide andcreek- and river-crossing bridges are beingconstructed. Projects contributing to social andeconomic improvements are being undertakenas the list of priority.

Rakhine State is already blessed withagricultural, marine and forest resources. Itlagged behind development in the past due tolack of peace and stability and because itstransport relied only on the waterway. Withprevalence of security and peace now, the regionhas seen sound development infrastructures.

As Sittway-An-Minbu-Magway road,Thandwe-Taungup-Pyay road and Gwa-Ngathaingchaung-Yekyi road have been built,Rakhine State has links with western BagoDivision, Magway Division and AyeyawadyDivision. Sittway-An-Minbu railroad is underconstruction and one can go to Yangon by train.Moreover, Pyitawtha-Yechanbyin railroadsection has been constructed for the convenienceof the people including students in Sittway.

Thahtay hydropower project and Anchaunghydropower project are being undertaken.Plans are under way to implement Saidin andLemyo hydropower projects. On completion ofthe projects, Rakhine State will enjoy fullelectricity.

A lot of development infrastructures havebeen built across the Union and progress hasbeen made in various sectors. Therefore, allthe local people are to try to maintain alreadyachieved security, peace and stability anddevelopment infrastructures with UnionSpirit.

* 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

Myanmar ICT Exhibition-2010opened

YANGON, 19 March—An opening ceremony ofMyanmar ICT Exhibition-2010, arranged by MyanmarComputer Professionals Association and MyanmarComputer Entrepreneurs Association, organized byMyanmar Computer Federation, took place atTatmadaw Convention Centre on Uwisara Street herethis morning. It was attended by Lt-Gen Myint Swe ofthe Ministry of Defence.

In the ceremony, chairman of MCF presented thepurpose of the exhibition. Chairman of YangonDivision Peace and Development Council Commanderof Yangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myint, chairman

MRCS Central Council Meeting commences

NAY PYI TAW, 19 March—The 65th CentralCouncil Meeting of Myanmar Red Cross Society wasopened at the Ministry of Health here this morning,with an opening address by Minister for Health DrKyaw Myint.

The directors-general, deputy directors-generaland officials from the ministry, President of MRCSProfessor Dr Tha Hla Shwe and MRCS membersfrom states and divisions.

The minister said in his address that the MyanmarRed Cross Society has stand as a social organizationproviding social welfare services to public for 90years since 1920. He expressed satisfaction bysaying that the society is constantly and activelytaking part in tasks of providing health care services,search and rescue missions and rehabilitationprocesses.

He recalled the memories of cyclone Nargisduring which Ayeyawady Division had facedincredible losses. MRCS members are praised evenby international organizations as they were hard-working at the frontline of rehabilitation at that time.

The minister urged the MRCS members to join

hands with the ministry in providing rural health careservices and alerting all rural health care centres andhospitals around the country for reducing disasterrisks.

The minister continued to say that in case ofemergency the CEC members are to better carry outarrangement for resource sharing than working state/division-wise. Red Cross Supervisory Committee instates and divisions are to organize to obtain newskillful Red Cross recruits. It is important to corporatewith other ministries for fighting against naturaldisaster in the world. The CEC members are to usetheir initiative and to nurture recruits to becomedynamism.

Next, President of MRCS Professor Dr Tha HlaShwe made a speech. Officials then readaccomplishment of resolutions adopted by the lastmeeting, report of executive committee and financialreport.

CEC Member Dr. Tun Myint presented matterson relief and resettlement in Nargis-ravaged regions.The meeting then paused for a moment.

In the second session, officials concernedreported on programmes carried out by eachdepartment, Red Cross Committees and policestations in states and divisions. The meeting came toan end in the evening. The second day session will beheld tomorrow.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 19 March—The State Peace and

Development Council confirmed the appointment

of U Kyee Soe as Director-General of Hydropower

Department under the Ministry of Electric Power

No (1) on expiry of one-year probationary

period.—MNA

MYANMAR GAZETTE

of MCPA and chairman of MCEA formally openedthe ceremony.

Lt-Gen Myint Swe and party looked around theexhibits.—MNA

YANGON, 19 March—The MSI has been takingpart in Myanmar ICT Exhibition-2010 held atTatmadaw Convention Centre from 19 to 21March for selling its P55-GD 65 Motherboardwith R 5870- PM2D1GB/DDR5 Graphic Cardwhich is the latest series of MSI.

The MSI has been selling its products atcheap price and luckydraw winners will be pickedout on 21 March. H55M-E33 Motherboardsatisfies gamers as it does not need graphic card.

MNA

Role of Shwe Lamin Nagar Coat ICT exhibition

YANGON, 19 March—Shwe Lamin NagarCompany, sole agent of Acer, has been showcasingits popular brand Acer products at Myanmar ICTExhibition-2010 at Tatmadaw Convention Centrefrom 19 to 21 March. The products displaying at the

MSI takes part in MyanmarICT Exhibition

exhibition are Acer 3D notebooks, Acer touch screennotebooks, Acer LCD monitors and Acer projectors.

The company has been offering luckydrawwinners who bought its products and selling itsproducts at reasonable price.—MNA

Health Minister Dr Kyaw Myint addresses the opening of the 65th Central Council Meeting of

Myanmar Red Cross Society.—MNA

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The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff, vertical landing(STOVL) stealth fighter, demonstrates the capability to hover during a testflight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on 17 March, 2010.Lockheed said the flight was a significant test ahead of the first vertical

landing of the F-35B, one of three radar-evading models in the Pentagon’scostliest acquisition programme.—XINHUA

Haiti ‘orphans’ returned to parents The 33 children were

found with the US

missionaries on a bus

on the border.

INTERNET

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 19 March — Aidworkers in Haiti have sent home all butone of the 33 children that US mission-aries tried to take out of the country af-ter the January earthquake. They saidall the children had parents to return to.Each family was given food, blanketsand $260 (£170) as they came to col-lect their children.

Some of the parents said they hadhanded them over because they thoughtthey would get better care in US hands.One of the missionaries remains in jailwhile the other nine were freed. Onechild is still waiting at the SOS Orphan-age on Port-au-Prince’s outskirts forfurther verification of her parents’ iden-tities.

The missionaries, who were arrestedon 29 January while trying to leave

Haiti after the devastating earthquakewith the children, denied any wrongdo-ing, saying they only wanted to help des-titute orphans.

Their leader, Laura Silsby, remains incustody. The earthquake in Haiti on 12January killed more than 220,000 peo-ple and left more than a million home-less.

Florence Avrilier was reunited withher eight-year-old son she had givenaway. She kept her 12-year-old daughterbecause the missionaries told her theyonly wanted children younger than 10,she is quoted as saying by the Associ-ated Press news agency. “I’m veryhappy. I had no hope I would ever getmy son back again. This has been a veryheartbreaking time for me,” she said.

Internet

Afghans inspect the site of a suicide attackin Kandahar on 14 March. The arrest of keyTaleban leaders in Pakistan stopped a secretchannel of communications with the United

Nations, the former UN special representativeto Afghanistan said on Friday.

INTERNET

Venezuela asks for details ofcharges in ETA case

CARACAS, 19 March – Venezuela has asked authori-ties in Spain to detail their accusations against an al-leged ETA operative accused of helping the Basqueseparatist group arrange explosives training with Co-lombian rebels in Venezuela. Venezuela asked Inter-pol in Madrid for details of the indictment namingArturo Cubillas Fontan, who is among a group of ETAsuspects wanted by Spanish authorities, VenezuelanJustice Minister Tareck El Aissami said on Thursday.

El Aissami expressed willingness to investigate butalso skepticism about possible political motives be-hind the case. He echoed President Hugo Chavez indismissing as “pure lies” the claims by a Spanish judgethat Venezuela has facilitated collaboration betweenETA and Colombian rebels. Cubillas is accused ofbeing ETA’s representative in Venezuela since 1999and playing a key role in deepening cooperation be-tween the Basque militants and the leftist Revolution-ary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.—Internet

Israeli army confirms air

strikes on GazaJERUSALEM, 19 March

— Israeli Defence Forces(IDF) on Friday con-firmed an air strike on theGaza strip earlier in theday as the Quartet of Mid-dle East peace mediatorswere meeting in Moscow.Israeli aircraft struck sixtargets in the Gaza stripearly Friday, in responseto a deadly Palestinianrocket attack against theJewish state one day ago,said the IDF.

Among the targets area weapons-manufacturingsite in the north of the stripand five tunnels in south-ern Gaza, two of whichare suspected of beingused for military attacksagainst Israel, the IDFsaid in a statement re-leased hours after thestrikes.—Xinhua

CHICAGO, 19 March — A US citizen has pleaded guilty to scouting targets forthe 2008 attacks on Indian city of Mumbai. David Headley, at his trial in Chicago,also admitted plotting to attack a Danish newspaper that published a cartoon manyMuslims deemed offensive.

Headley, 49, had denied the charges but changed his plea to avoid the deathpenalty or extradition to India, Pakistan or Denmark. The attacks on Mumbai inNovember 2008 left more than 170 people dead. In changing his plea, Headleyadmitted 12 counts of conspiracy.

Prosecutors will therefore ask for a lesser sentence, but US District Court JudgeHarry Leinenweber said Headley could still be jailed for life.—Internet

US citizen

admits role

in Mumbai

attacks

KABUL, 19 March — Pakistan’s re-cent arrests of top Taleban leaders havehalted the United Nation’s secret talkswith the insurgency, the UN’s formerenvoy to Afghanistan said.

Kai Eide, a Norwegian diplomat whojust stepped down from the UN post inthe Afghan capital of Kabul, told theBBC that discussions with seniorTaleban members began a year ago andincluded face-to-face conversations inDubai and elsewhere.

It was the first time that Eide pub-

licly confirmed that his contacts withsenior Taleban members had begun ayear ago.

“The first contact was probably lastspring, then of course you moved intothe (Afghan presidential) election proc-ess where there was a lull in activity,”Eide told the BBC in a report issued onFriday. “Then, communication pickedup when the election process was over,and it continued to pick up until a cer-tain moment a few weeks ago.”

Internet

Pakistan arrests halt UN contactswith Taleban

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Two killed, seven injured in bombings,shooting in Baghdad

BAGHDAD,19 March —Two people were killedand seven otherswounded in separate at-tacks in the Iraqi capitalof Baghdad on Friday,police said. A bomb ex-ploded near a mosque in

Sadr City, east of Bagh-dad, killing one civilianand wounding six others.

Meanwhile, unidenti-fied gunmen stormed thehome of a member ofIraqi police and shot himdead in Dora district,

southern Baghdad, in theearly hours on Friday.Another bomb explodedin a main street in north-ern Baghdad, leaving onecivilian injured and sev-eral buildings nearbydamaged.—Xinhua

Soyuz spacecraftleaves ISS withcrew for EarthMOSCOW, 19 March—

A Soyuz TMA-16 space-ship carrying two astro-nauts has undocked fromthe International SpaceStation (ISS), the Rus-sian space agency’s mis-sion control centre out-side Moscow said onThursday.

Russian cosmonautMaxim Surayev and USastronaut Jeff Williamsleft the ISS at 11:03Moscow Time (0803G M T )in the landing capsuleof the spaceship, saidValery Lyndin, spokes-man for the mission con-trol centre.Surayev andWilliams have been ona space mission for about169 days.

Xinhua

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BEIJING, 19 March —China’s first domesticallydeveloped civilian heli-copter has completed asuccessful maiden flightin Jingdezhen, in the east-ern province of Jiangxi.

The heavy-lift AC313helicopter, built by thestate-owned Aviation In-dustry Corporation ofChina (Avic), can carry 27

PARIS, 19 March — Aworkshop of tourismproducts related to theShanghai Expo 2010 andits emblematic ChinesePavilion put theupcoming event in thespotlight of the 2010 In-ternational TourismShow, which opened hereon Thursday.

The China NationalTourism Bureau (CNTB),an exhibitor at the show,decorated the workshopwith photos and postersfeaturing the ShanghaiExpo, while the red Chi-nese Pavilion, the largestamong the Asian repre-

People visit China’s Shanghai Expo stand during

the 2010 International Tourism Show in Paris,

capital of France, on 18 March, 2010. —XINHUA

SUNDERLAND, 19March — Nissan is tobuild its new electric car— the Leaf — at its Sun-derland plant, the Japa-nese company has an-nounced. Hundreds ofjobs are expected to besafeguarded once produc-tion begins in 2013 —part of a £420m invest-ment in electric cars. Theinvestment is backed by a£20.7m government grantand up to £220m from theEuropean InvestmentBank.

Ministers have alsobacked Ford’s planned£1.5bn investment incleaner engines with£360m in loan guaran-tees. About 50,000 NissanLeaf hatchbacks, whichrun entirely on lithium-ion batteries, will roll offthe Sunderland produc-tion line a year.

Lord Mandelson saidthe development was a“fantastic vote of confi-dence” in the plant and its“excellent workforce”.Trevor Mann at Nissan

Nissan’s Leaf is

expected to guarantee

employment for

hundreds.

INTERNET

China unveils homemadeAC313 large civilian helicopter

passengers or up to 13.8tonnes.

It is designed to beused for rescue missionsin earthquakes, typhoonsand other natural disas-ters.

It is the latest advancefor the country’s ambi-tious aerospace industry.At last month’s SingaporeAir Show, Beijing un-veiled the Comac C919aircraft — China’s answerto the Boeing 737 and Air-

bus A320, which shouldbe available commer-cially by 2016.

The AC313 has amaximum range of900km (560 miles), thestate-run China Daily re-ported on its website. Itstest flight — broadcastlive on China Central Tel-evision on Thursday —was hailed as a “break-through in domestic avia-tion technology”, itadded.—Internet

SANTIAGO, 19 March— The recent natural ca-tastrophes have worsened

WASHINGTON, 19 March—US safety officials be-lieve driver error may be behind the crash in New Yorkof a Toyota Motor Corp Prius that has been investi-gated as a possible case of unintended acceleration,federal investigators said on Thursday.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-tion (NHTSA) said that an analysis of the 2005 hy-brid’s “black box” data recorder found no braking justbefore it hit a stone wall in the Westchester Countytown of Harrison on 9 March.

The agency also said the throttle was “wide open”,prompting investigators to suspect the gas pedal mayhave been inadvertently applied instead of the brake.

Internet

TOKYO, 19 March —Japan’s Nikkei Stock Av-erage fell 0. 95 percent onThursday following theprevious day’s eight-weekclosing high with inves-tors opting to lock in prof-its as the euro fell, whilemacroeconomic data re-leased by theFinance Ministry didlittle to inspire buying.

Japan’s key bench-mark Nikkei lost 102.95points from Wednesday to10,744.03, as concernsover debt-ridden Greecealso weighed on investorsentiment.

The broader Topix in-dex of all First Section is-sues on the Tokyo StockExchange lost 6.64 points,or 0.70 percent, to 940.79.

Xinhua

Nissan Leaf electric car to bebuilt in Sunderland

Shanghai Expo shines at tourism show in Parissentatives, stood outprominently in the 1,700-square-metre exhibitionarea.

The CNTB hosted 13French travel agenciesthat sell special productsrelated to the ShanghaiExpo, which will takeplace from 1 May to 31Oct. “By inviting a dozenof French tour agencies,we are organizing theworkshop to provide in-formation exchange for

international profession-als attending this tourismshow,” Paris Office Di-rector of the CNTB, XueGuifeng, told Xinhua.

Many French agencieshave already developedspecial products for theShanghai Expo, Xue said.Guillaume, a seasonedtraveller, has visitedChina twice, and he cer-tainly won’t miss theWorld Expo this year.

Xinhua

Caribbean economy worsened by natural disastersthe already critical eco-nomic situation of someCaribbean nations, a sen-ior UN official said onThursday.

Alicia Barcena, execu-tive secretary of the UNEconomic Commissionfor Latin America and theCaribbean (ECLAC) saidmany Caribbean countrieshave now become evenmore vulnerable due tothe global economic cri-sis and natural disasterssuch as hurricanes andearthquakes over recentyears.

In 2009, the Caribbeanregion’s economy regis-tered a decrease of 2.1percent, Barcena said in astatement issued duringthe 23rd session of theDevelopment and Coop-

eration Committee of theCaribbean, held this weekin Grenade.

The average rate of thepublic debt of the mem-ber states of the Carib-bean Community was76.5 percent of the grossdomestic product (GDP)in 2009.

However, in countrieslike Barbados, Guyana,Jamaica, and St Kitts andNevis, the debt/GDP ra-tios surpassed 100 per-cent.

The restrictions set forthe growing public debtand the low internationalreserves have limited theCaribbean governments’capabilities to boost theireconomies, said the state-ment.

Xinhua

US says driver error

possible in NY Prius crash

said the government hadplayed “quite a significantrole” in the carmaker’sdecision to build the Leafin Sunderland.

“Not just in monetaryterms, but also setting itsstall out in terms of the in-frastructure [needed topower electric cars].”Sunderland had alreadybeen named as the site toproduce Nissan’s electriccar batteries, creating 350new jobs.—Internet

Tokyo stocksfall from

two-month highon poor

economic data,Greece

concerns

A girl reads a bookduring the LeipzigBook Fair 2010 in

Leipzig, Germany, on18 March, 2010. The

Leipzig Book Fairkicked off here on

Thursday, with morethan 2,000 exhibitors

from 39 countriesand regions in

attendance.XINHUA

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Fiji cyclone damage worsethan thought

WELLINGTON, 19March—The New Zea-land Defence Force saidon Thursday that it hasseen much more destruc-tion in cyclone- hit Fiji onThursday than on its firstreconaissance mission.Relief efforts were beingconcentrated on the north-ern islands and theLomaiviti and LauGroups, the most affectedareas by Cyclone Tomas,

Squadron leader KavaeTamariki said the air forcehas been delivering emer-gency supplies, includingshelters, water purifica-tion tablets and collapsiblewater containers to thenorthern group, RadioNew Zealand reported.

He said the first assess-ment was that things werebetter than expected, butThursday’s missionshowed a different story.

There appeared to be fewpeople about, he said, buta lot may still be in shel-ters. The category 4storm, bringing winds av-eraging 175 km/h, bat-tered Vanua Levu and theLau Group at the week-end. Initial reports said1500 homes were de-stroyed or damaged andup to 50 percent of facili-ties in the Lau Group wereaffected.—Xinhua

Eight people killedin avalanche in Tajikistan

ALMATY, 19 March—At least eight people were killedin an avalanche in Tajikistan late Wednesday, officialssaid on Thursday. According to Tajikistan emergenciescommittee spokesman Munira Nazarieva fromDushanbe, rescue work is under way. The avalanchenear the Anzob mountain pass about 74 km north ofDushanbe buried several vehicles on a busy road link-ing the capital city and Khodzhent, the country’s sec-ond largest city.

The exact number of people buried was still unknown,Nazarieva said, adding that rescuers were making all-out efforts to save lives and search victims. The pile ofsnow left by the avalanche was reported to be morethan 100 metres long and more than four metres high,and covered the exit of a tunnel on the road.—Xinhua

At least 18 killed,dozen missing as

bus falls into riverin Nepal

KATHMANDU, 19March— At least 18 per-sons including two chil-dren were killed and 12others went missing in abus mishap in west Nepalon Thursday morning,police said. The bus skid-ded off the road and fellsome 150 meters downinto the Karnali River inDailekh district, some 360km west of capitalKathmandu.

The bus (Na 3 Kha5868) heading forSurkhet, some 375 kmwest of Kathmandu, fromKalikot, some 400 kmwest of Kathamandu,veered off the road andfell some 150 metersdown the road intoKarnali River in Pipalbotvillage. According to thepolice, so far only eighthave been identified and10 have sustained criticalinjuries.

The police said that 33boarded the bus from sta-tion but approximately 60people were in the bus asthe accident occurred.Teams of Nepal Army,Nepal Police, Armed Po-lice Force, Red Cross andlocals have been carryingout rescue work at the ac-cident site. A helicopterhas also been sent fromSurkhet for the rescue ofinjured passengers.

Xinhua

Australian forces in Afghanistan facingmajor challenge as Dutch withdraw

CANBERRA, 19 March—Australian forces in Af-ghanistan are facing a major challenge in Afghanistanas Dutch forces withdraw, Australian Associated Pressreports on Thursday. Australian Defence Minister JohnFaulkner said on Thursday that the withdrawal of al-most 2,000 Dutch troops from August would impacton operations in Oruzgan Province.

Presenting the third ministerial update on Afghani-stan, he said NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tion) was working to identify a new senior partner forOruzgan where most of Australia’s 1,550 troops arebased.—Xinhua

Google pushing TV initiative, reportsBEIJING, 19 March—Google is to increase its efforts

to move its technology into the living room by teamingup with such companies as Intel and Sony. Althoughthe joint collaboration is in its early stage, reports sug-gest the initiative would incorporate Google’s Androidoperating system into future televisions, blue-ray play-ers and set-top boxes. The idea behind the plans is tofurther develop an interaction between the Internet andtraditional broadcast television.

Google is the latest among many entrants in a long-term race to make TVs more interactive and provide us-ers with additional content from the Internet. The searchgiant, which has already moved successfully into soft-ware for cellphones, stands to gain additional revenue ifit can move its software and services into TVs.—Xinhua

Hot air balloons fly over at the start of the Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Fiestain Putrajaya, Malaysia, on 18 March, 2010. Twenty two balloons from ten

countries participated in the annual event.—XINHUA

Wu Yulu and some local children ride on a cart pulled by a robot in Mawuvillage, suburban of Beijing, on 16 March, 2010. Wu, a local farmer who has

made 38 robots in past decades, was recently invited to make robots for theupcoming 2010 Shanghai World Expo.—XINHUA

All Items from XinhuaNews Agency

Red Cross aid worker abducted in Darfur freedKHARTOUM, 19 March —The Interna-

tional Committee for the Red Cross(ICRC) announced on Thursday that itsmember staff Gauthier Lefevre, whowas abducted in Sudan’s western regionof Darfur in October, was freed.

“Mr. Gauthier Lefevre was releasedon 18 March close to El Geneina, capi-tal of West Darfur State,” ICRC spokes-man Saleh Dabbakeh told Xinhua onThursday. “After almost five months incaptivity, he is tired but appears to be ingood health. He is now on his way toKhartoum from Al Geneina,” he said.

In the meantime, head of the ICRC

delegation in Sudan Jordi Raich said that“We are relieved and happy that Gauthierwill soon be back with his family andfriends, who have lived a painful night-mare for almost five months.” In a Pressrelease issued by the ICRC, a copy ofwhich was obtained by Xinhua, Raichsaid “Today more than ever, our thoughtsare with our colleague and his family.”

“I would like to express our profoundgratitude to all those who have workedso hard in recent months to secure the re-lease of Gauthier,” said Daniel Duvillard,ICRC’s head of operations for East Af-rica, in the Press release.—Xinhua

A woman is silhouetted as she walks past the Rolex showcase at theBaselworld in Basel on 17 March, 2010. The world’s leading watch and

jewellery show Baselworld is to be held in Basel from 18 to 25 April.XINHUA

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NEWS ALBUM A 91-year-old New York pharmacycashier refused medical attention andwent back to work after a thief punchedher. Florence Critelli grabbed the man’shand and screamed when he reachedover and grabbed cash from her cashregister at the Rite Aid in EastNorthport on Long Island. He punchedher in the chest, knocking her down,before fleeing. “He hit me good,”Critelli said.

But she refused to leave work early.She said she didn’t want to just “sitthere and be bored.”

After finishing her shift Thursday,she insisted on driving herself home.

Critelli, who has seven grandchil-dren and 13 great-grandchildren, saidif police catch the guy, she wants to“smack him.”

A pet dog performs loop-jump at apet dog fair held in the city of

Panyu, south China’s GuangdongProvince, on 13 March, 2010.

White whales perform synchronizedswimming with trainers during a showat the Hakkeijima Sea Paradiseaquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Yokohama, Japan, on 14 March, 2010.

Cashier, 91, finishesshift after being

punched

CHICAGO,19 March —US researchers using ge-netically engineered fruitflies with glowing spermhave tracked the seed’sprogress inside the fe-male, in real time. Bymaking the fly’s spermglow green or red, re-searchers from SyracuseUniversity are able to seepreviously unobservableevents unfold. Competi-tion between sperm is akey component of sexualselection.

The researchers hopetheir findings will alsooffer new insights intohuman reproductive biol-

EDINBURGH, 19 March— A new species of dino-saur with scythe-likeclaws and bad family con-nections has been discov-ered in China.

British student scien-tist Michael Pittman andan American colleaguestumbled on the near-complete fossil skeletonof Linheraptor exquisituson a field trip to InnerMongolia.

The 8ft-long creatureis related to the Velocir-aptor, one of the terrifyingstars of Jurassic Park.

Like its famous cousin,Linheraptor had a largecurved claw on each foot,which may have beenused to dispatch prey.

The dinosaur, whichlived 75 million years ago,would have been agile andswift. Mr Pittman said:“Jonah saw a claw pro-truding from the cliff face.He carefully removed it.

Internet

SANTIAGO, 19 March — 27 Chileans’ knowledgeof earthquakes, combined with the abnormally longtime it took for the February quake to reach its cre-scendo, saved thousands of lives, a leading geophysi-cist said on Thursday.

Experts have been investigating why Chile’s 8.8-magnitude quake, the world’s fifth strongest recordedearthquake since 1900, killed relatively few people— around 500, by the government’s estimate.

Internet

LONDON , 19 March —British teenagers whocannot tear themselvesaway from the Internet,computer games or theirmobile phone can gethelp from a new addictionservice, a spokeswomansaid today.

A private London hos-pital has launched Brit-ain’s first dedicated tech-nology addiction servicefor what it dubbed“screenagers,” after par-ents complained theirchildren were flying intoa rage when told to turnoff their computer.

The team made flies with sperm that glowsred and green.—INTERNET

Glowing fruit fly sperm yields real time resultsogy. In nature, monogamyis often the exception,promiscuity usually therule, the BBC’s MattMcGrath reports. Butwhenever a female of anyspecies mates with morethan one male there is abattle between the spermof the potential fathers asthey attempt to fertilizethe eggs.

Scientists regard thistype of sexual selection asa very important force forevolutionary change. Thetrick of making fly spermglow to see how theycompete was first em-ployed in 1999, by scien-

tists from the Universityof Chicago.

Now the SyracuseUniversity researchershave gone one better, bywatching the sperm racein real time, the journalScience reports. Prof ScottPitnick says it was a jaw-dropping moment whenhe saw the multicolouredsperm through the micro-scope for the first time.

Internet

British hospital to treat Internet-addicted teensHelp will be offered

through intensive in-pa-tient, daycare or grouptherapy to children asyoung as 12, although itis aimed at 15-to-17 yearolds, amid increasingconcern about theamount of time theyspend in front of a screen.

“I’ve been contactedby parents who see theirchildren going into a ragewhen they’re told to turnoff their computer,” Ri-chard Graham, lead con-sultant at Capio Nightin-gale Hospital, told theLondon Evening Stand-

ard.He said children

played some computergames for the social con-tact, adding: “It givesthem a sense of connec-tion so they end up play-ing all the time.”

Teens will be encour-aged to switch off tech-nology and interact withpeople face-to-facerather than online, a hos-pital spokeswoman said,and also helped with anyproblems caused by theirhabits, including cyber-bullying.

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Two studentsstumble on

new dinosaur

Chileans’ quake knowledgesaved thousands

of lives

A man convicted of shooting a five-year-old girl in the face has been sen-tenced to as long as 80 years behind barsby a Michigan court.

MyFox reports Keyon Timmons, 30,was found guilty of shooting JordaynaBarret in the face on 9 Sept, 2009, butmaintained his innocence in court.

Timmons went to the mobile homewhere Jordayna lived in Oxford Town-ship, a day after threatening to kill hisgirlfriend, Jordayna’s aunt, as well asher mother and two children.

A 38-year-old French woman wasjailed for 15 years yesterday for killingsix of her newborn babies. CelineLesage pleaded guilty to killing the in-fants at birth.

Lesage was suspected of killing hersix newborns between August 2000 andSeptember 2007.

She was charged with aggravatedvoluntary homicide and could have re-ceived a life sentence. “Yes, I killed thebabies,” she said under questioningyesterday.

Bursting into tears, she added: “I didit but . . . I can’t explain it.”

Man gets 80 years’ jail for shooting five-year-old girl in faceHis girlfriend was on her way to a

shelter when he arrived, so he shotJordayna instead with a .38 calibre gun.

The bullet went through her cheekand neck. Four other children were in-side the home at the time.

“How do you tell a six-year-old shewas shot by a man she knew and loved?”Jordayna’s mother De’Anne Barrettsaid.

Mother jailed for killingsix babies

Visitors take pictures next to a

dinosaur replica outside the Jurassic

park attraction on the opening day of

Resorts World Sentosa.

Acupuncture can spread serious diseases Bacterial infections, hepatitis B and

C, and possibly even HIV are being trans-mitted via acupuncture through the useof contaminated needles, cotton swabsand hot packs,experts warned on Fri-day.

In an editorial published in the BritishMedical Journal, micro-biologists at theUniversity of Hong Kong said the numberof reported acupuncture-related infectionsworldwide was the tip of an iceberg andthey called for tighter infection controlmeasures.

“To prevent infections transmitted by

acupuncture, infection control measuresshould be implemented, such as use ofdisposable needles, skin disinfection pro-cedures and aseptic techniques,” wrote theresearchers, led by Patrick Woo, microbi-ology professor at the University of HongKong. “Stricter regulation and accredita-tion requirements are also needed,” theyadded. Acupuncture is one of the mostwidely practiced strands of alternativemedicine and is based on the theory thatinserting and manipulating fine needlesat specific points in the body helps to pro-mote the flow of “Qi” or energy.

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Foreign Ministerreceives Nepalese

delegationNAY PYI TAW, 19

March— Minister forForeign Affairs U NyanWin received a delegationled by H.E. Dilli BahadurMahat, State Minister forPeace & Reconstruction ofFederal DemocraticRepublic of Nepal, who ison a visit to Myanmar, at theMinistry of Foreign Affairsin Yangon at 13:00 hourstoday.

During the call, thetwo Ministers discussedmatters relating to

celebration of the GoldenJubilee of the establishmentof the Diplomatic relationsbetween Myanmar andNepal and strengthening offriendship and bilateralrelations of both countries.

Also present at thecall were H.E. Ms. GunaLaxmi Shama Ambassadorof Nepal to Myanmar and UKyaw Tin, Director -General of PoliticalDepartment and officialsconcerned of the Ministryof Foreign Affairs.—MNA

Myanmar and Nepal

celebrate 50th anniversary

of friendship ties

NAY PYI TAW, 19March—A com-memorative reception ofthe 50th anniversary of theestablishment of diplomaticrelations between the Unionof Myanmar and theFederal DemocraticRepublic of Nepal washosted by NepaleseAmbassador to the Union

of Myanmar Ms. GunaLaxmi Shama at SedonaHotel in Yangon thisevening.

Minister for ForeignAffairs U Nyan Win andwife and visiting NepaleseState Minister for Peace andReconstruction Mr. DilliBahadur Mahat attendedthe reception.—MNA

UMFCCI to hold 19th AGM in Nay Pyi Taw

7th Myanmar-China ConsularConsultation held

NAY PYI TAW, 19March—At the invitationof the Ministry of ForeignAffairs of the Union ofMyanmar, four-memberChinese delegation led byMr Sun Dali, DeputyDirector-General, Con-sular Affairs Department,Ministry of ForeignAffairs of the People’sRepublic of China arrivedYangon on 16 March toattend the seventhMyanmar-China Consular

Refreshercourse forTransportMinistry

YANGON, 19 March—The refresher courseNo.1/2010 for staff ofnavigation division ofInland Water Transportunder the Ministry ofTransport was held atAyeyar Hall of Ahlonshipyard, Strand Roadwith an address byManaging-Director USoe Tint of Inland WaterTransport. He presentedprizes to the attendeeswho stood first, secondand third .—MNA

Consultation.The seventh

Myanmar-China ConsularConsultation was held atthe Chatrium Hotel inYangon on 17 and 18March. The Myanmardelegation led by DeputyDirector-General U WinNaing of Consular andLegal Affairs Departmentof Ministry of ForeignAffairs and the Chinesedelegation led by DeputyDirector-General Mr SunDali of Consular AffairsDepartment held fruitfuldiscussion related to theprotection of rights andinterests of Myanmarnationals in China and

Chinese nationals inMyanmar, cooperation incombating narcotic drugsand human trafficking.The representatives fromthe Ministry of Defence,Ministry of ForeignAffairs, Ministry of HomeAffairs, Ministry of SocialWelfare, Relief andResettlement and Ministryof Immigration andPopulation of the Unionof Myanmar also attendedthe meeting. The officialsfrom the Embassy of thePRC joined the Chinesedelegation.

The Chinesedelegation left Yangontoday.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein looking around Max Cement Factory. (News on page 1)—MNA

Minister U Nyan Win

being welcomed by

Nepalese Ambassador

Ms Guna Laxmi

Shama at a reception

to mark 50th

anniversary of

the establishment of

diplomatic relations

between Myanmar and

Nepal .

MNA

YANGON, 19March—Union ofMyanmar Federation ofChambers of Commerceand Industry will hold its19th Annual GeneralMeeting at the City Hallin Nay Pyi Taw on 28

March. UMFCCI mem-bers are invited to attendthe meeting without fail.One-day trip by specialexpresses is arranged forthe members in Yangon.The expresses will setforth from UMFCCI

Office in LanmadawTownship at 6 am on themeeting day. Thosewishing to board theexpresses may enlist atUMFCCI (Ph: 214344and 214349) not later than24 March.—NLM

iLedger of iNTEGRA atMyanmar ICT Exhibition

A discussion at 7th Myanmar-China Consular Consultation meeting inprogress.—MOFA

Y A N G O N , 19March—There will beno more headache forbus inessman wi thaccounting problems.iNTEGRA Sys temsCo. Ltd has developediLedger MyanmarAccounting Software.

The b i l ingua lappl ica t ion wi l lbecome an importanttoo l fo r e f fec t ivemanagement.

Those interestedmay buy the accountingsystem the companyoffice at No (42-D), New

Universi ty Avenue,Bahan Township,Yangon (Ph: 5576368and 095140716) and atMyanmar ICTExhibit ion 2010 atTatmadaw ConventionCentre from 19 to 21March.—MNA

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The right decision and choiceBanya Aung

If the main characteristic of democracy isthe elections, we will have to say that politicalparties that stand for the elections are the mainplayers. In an election, the people elect thepersons who on their behalf will exercise theexecutive and legislative functions. Politicalparties on their part stand for the election withthe promise “We are the most suitable persons toshoulder these duties”. Here, a question arises.“What kind of qualifications should the politicalparties and politicians to represent the peoplehave?” In the countries where democracy wasborn and flourished, the definitions for thosequalifications have become firmer and firmer inthe society throughout the evolution ofdemocracy. They are now like the moral ethicsof the societies in those countries. So the saidqualifications are not required to be enacted aslaws anymore.

As for the countries that freed themselvesfrom colonialism and others that changed fromfeudal monarchy system to constitutionalmonarchy system during the post-World War IIperiod, democracy practices and political partyare a rare commodity. So, there are ethicviolations even by the party and politicianswhich will have to take over the State’sresponsibilities. So, a question “Who will act asthe ombudsman?” comes out. For this reason,principles for party functions and canvassingcampaigns are systematically prescribed inwritten statements. So, for the countries thatintroduce democracy in the 21st century and arein the nation-building process in the post-conflictperiod the act of enacting laws and procedureshas become a norm. Some countries include thelaw concerning the political parties in the electionlaw and some enact the political parties lawexclusively.

Myanmar also is a country that enactspolitical parties law. On 8 March, the countryenacted laws that are required for holding theelection which is the fifth step of the seven-step Road Map. Every person who wishes tocarry out the democratization process

peacefully and in accord with the Constitutionsees enactment of the laws as a significantdevelopment.

On the other hand, those who do not acceptthe Road Map expressed disagreement soon afterthe promulgation of the laws. They have expressedtheir disagreement even before all the five lawshave been completely issued in the dailies. Thecountries that are blindly supporting those personsand groups are echoing their voices although theEnglish version of the laws has not come out yet.Actually, criticism should be made on a law onlyafter reading it thoroughly and pondering thepros and cons.

Saying the law as unacceptable based ononly one or two disagreed articles without readingthe whole of it is rather a bias act to oppose everyoutcome than a realistic act. So, criticisms onPolitical Parties Registration Law of our countryshould be reviewed as to whether they are realisticand rational.

Those who are criticizing and opposing thePolitical Parties Registration Law are pointingout the Articles 6 and 10. The Article 6 deals withthe principles to be observed by the politicalparties. Especially, they are pointing out thatSub-article (c) which states to safeguard theConstitution of the Republic of the Union ofMyanmar is against them as they are demanding

the amendment of the Constitution. But their actis rather childish even in the view of the ordinarypeople.

Actually, the 2010 elections are forimplementing the 2008 Constitution. If onecannot accept the Constitution, the best thingfor him is to stay away from setting up a politicalparty. No government will permit any personwho has already determined to abolish theConstitution instead of supporting it and toamend it through unlawful ways to set up a partyand the continued existence of his party.

It is stated in every constitution that citizensmust safeguard their constitution. At the time oftaking oath, it is required to pledge to safeguardthe constitution. Even in the US, the president,other senior government officials, congressmenhave to pledge that they will safeguard theConstitution to the best of their ability in takingthe oath. Every person who has become a UScitizenship has to take the oath of allegiance tosupport and defend the US constitution andlaws against all enemies foreign and domestic.In the Article 405 of the Constitution of Myanmarit is stated that political parties shall adhere tothe Constitution and the existing laws. It iscrystal clear that the provisions of the PoliticalParties Law are based on the provisions of theConstitution.

In reality, those demanding theconstitutional amendment are intentionallyignoring the fact that the constitutionalamendment cannot be made only with the wishof the State Peace and Development Council.So also, it cannot be amended with only the wishof the political parties. Procedures in connectionwith the amendment are stipulated in the ChapterXII of the Constitution. So, only the congressmenelected by the people to exercise legislativeaffairs on their behalf will have to hold discussionand pass resolutions at the Hluttaw foramendment.

If they want to amend the provisionsincluded in the constitution, it would be more (See page 9)

There are ethic violations even by the partyand politicians which will have to take over theState’s responsibilities. So, a question “Whowill act as the ombudsman?” comes out. Forthis reason, principles for party functions andcanvassing campaigns are systematicallyprescribed in written statements.

Saying the law as unacceptable based ononly one or two disagreed articles withoutreading the whole of it is rather a bias act tooppose every outcome than a realistic act. So,criticisms on Political Parties RegistrationLaw of our country should be reviewed as towhether they are realistic and rational.

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The right decision and choiceBanya Aung

(from page 8)pragmatic to consider whether or not it shouldbe done only after they have tried to win the trustof the people and have been elected. Moreover,it should be understood that maintaining andsafeguarding the constitution does not mean itwill never be amended or any effort will bemade to amend it. Safeguarding the constitutionmeans acting in conformity with the provisionsof the constitution and preventing any attemptmade in contrary to the provisions. There will beno difficulties for those who want to discuss andnegotiate in Hluttaws in order to amend theconstitution in accord with its provisions.

Another provision the anti-governmentgroups are criticizing in disagreement with theseven-step Road Map is the Article-10 (e) ofPolitical Parties Registration Law which statesthat a political party shall not be allowed toorganize convicts to become its members. Thatlaw states a convict is a person who is in jailaccording to the judgment of a certain court.But, pointing to this fact, some say the law isdesigned to ban a certain person from standingfor election.

If it is intended for the said person, anarticle would have been referred to a specificcrime so that the person will be banned from theelection forever. In other way, it would havebeen prescribed that a person charged under thislaw shall have to wait for a certain period evenafter being released. The article-74 of the 1947constitution in the parliamentary democracy erasaid, “Any person who whether before or afterthe commencement of this Constitution, hasbeen convicted, in any of the territories includedwithin the Union, of any other offence, and has,in either case, been sentenced to transportationor to imprisonment for not less than two years,unless a period of five years or such less periodas the President may, in his discretion, allow in

any particular case, has elapsed since his releaseshall be disqualified for being chosen as and forbeing a member of either chamber.” Above-mentioned points show that restrictions can beimposed on the rights of a person who has evenserved his jail terms till a specified period. It is clear that the fact that those servingjail terms shall not be allowed to belong topolitical parties in accord with Political PartiesRegistration Law is not concerned with aparticular person but concerned with all thoseserving their jail terms in the prisons of Myanmaraccording to court judgments.

In reality, a political party is an organizationon which the people have to rely and which ismandated to deal with legislative affairs on behalfof the people. Should those serving jail termsbelong to such an organization? People servingjail terms may include those who committedpetty crimes and those who committed seriouscrimes. Even ordinary people will know thatthose serving jail terms should not belong to aparty that will lead the nation. However,permission has been given for those serving jailterms to apply for parties as they wish when theyhave been released. Then, it is only up to a partyconcerned to decide whether an applicant shouldbelong to it after considering his committedcrime and punishment.

Now is the time when we have to start toshape democratic system. So, quality is more

important than quantity. When the permissionwas given to form political parties for the 1990election, the competencies of parties wereconsidered lightly. So, the country set worldrecord having a total of 235 parties. Out ofthem, there were only over 90 able to stand forthe election. All have known that the remainingparties had to be abolished as they committedillegal acts and did malpractices. It is necessarynot to repeat such mistakes. That was whynorms of political parties were systematicallyprescribed in the Political Parties RegistrationLaw. The limitations are not designed to causepolitical parties to be marginalized. It is requiredto see those limitations as the soil preparation toensure that a plant grows well and thrives in thelong run.

Every law carries prohibitions andrestrictions. Maybe, some people are not happywith such prohibitions and restrictions. A lawthat wins satisfaction of everyone is impossibleeven in such democracies as Britain and theUS, let alone other countries. Every time acongress promulgates a new law, it attracts awidespread criticism. In many cases, thePresident sometimes has to use veto to turndown the law promulgated by the congress.Therefore, it is not strange some people arecriticizing the newly-issued Law and Rule onRegistration of Political Parties. I would saythat such cases are common, especially inMyanmar where certain parties and personsare resorting to various means, relying onexternal elements at the expense of nationalinterest to grab power.

So, the most suitable yardstick for ourpeople in this regard is as to whether those lawsand rules serve the national interest, andcontribute towards the process to hold free andfair elections peacefully. If a person studies thelaws and rules thoroughly, he can notice thatthey guarantee in a democratic way that thepeople have the right to elect freely and form apolitical party systematically. Therefore, it isrequired of the people not to let themselves tobe swayed by broadcasts designed to causepublic outrage, but to make the right decisionand choice in order to achieve success in thedemocratization process.

Translation: TMT+ST+MS****

Even in the US, the president, other seniorgovernment officials, congressmen have topledge that they will safeguard the Constitutionto the best of their ability in taking the oath.

In reality, a political party is an organizationon which the people have to rely and which ismandated to deal with legislative affairs on behalfof the people. Should those serving jail termsbelong to such an organization? People servingjail terms may include those who committed pettycrimes and those who committed serious crimes.Even ordinary people will know that those servingjail terms should not belong to a party that willlead the nation.

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1. To uphold Our Three Main National Causesat risk to life as the national policy

2. To work hard with national people forsuccessful completion of elections due to beheld in accordance with the new constitution

3. To crush internal and external subversiveelements through the strength andconsolidated unity of the people

4. To build a strong, patriotic modernTatmadaw capable of safeguarding thesovereignty and territorial integrity of thenation

Objectives of 65th AnniversaryArmed Forces Day

Take measures against(A/ H1N1)

NAY PYI TAW, 19March— The case ofoccurring new influenza(A/H1N1) pandemic inMyanmar has been issuedin the dailies. There hasbeen still case of thepandemic in DagonMyothit (South) andBahan Townships inYangon Division,Chanmyathazi Town-ship in MandalayDivision, Kyaukme,Hsipaw and NawnghkioTownships in Shan state(North), MonywaTownship in SagaingDivision and Magway inMagway Division.

There are 36 peoplewith flu-like symptom atthe hospital duringMarch 2010. Two ofthem were dischargedand the others are inhealth care but no one isdead.

With the guidance ofMinistry of Health,Central and RegionalAuthorities takepreventive measuresagainst (AH1N1)pandemic. For notoccurring the case, thepeople should keep thewarnings of Ministry ofHealth.

MNA

Courses of Myanma Posts andTelecommunications conclude

Specialists from Mandalay Workers’Hospital provide free medical treatment

NAY PYI TAW, 19March— Specialists ledby Dr. Daw Khin PhyuWin, MedicalSuperintendent ofMandalay Workers’Hospital providedmedical treatment free toworkers and their

families at TatmadawCan Factory in Mandalayduring their work timeon 16 March.

During treatment,the medical superintend-ent made a speech on freemedical care and healthknowledge. She

presented the gifts tothree persons who cananswer the questions onmedical knowledge.

The spec ia l i s t sadmitted 24 workerpatients to MandalayWorkers’ Hospital.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 19March— To hail 65th

Anniversary ArmedForces Day, a donationceremony of one thousandbooks entitled “Internatio-nal Relations andDiplomatic Control byHenry Kissinger” writtenby Khin Maung Myint

Books donated to rural libraries(Sagaing), which is worththree million kyats, to thelibraries in the wholenation was held at Ministryof Information here today.

On behalf of authorKhin Maung Myint(Sagaing), Soe Myint(Kayan) donated thebooks. The book

published at SeinMyanmar PublishingHouse in January 2010will be distributed byMyanmar Myint andHninzihline bookshops tothe whole country. It iscost one thousand kyatsfor one.

MNA

Two dead, 11 injured in Papunmine blast

NAY PYI TAW, 19M a r c h — T w opassengers were killedand 11 others injuredin a mine explosion inPapun Township,Kayin State, at about 4pm on 14 March.

The incidentoccurred when the bus

bound for MichaungwunVillage from WinmaungVillage in PapunTownship hit the mineplanted by Kayininsurgents betweenKyunbinwin andThayetpinseik Villagesthe same township. Thebus was ravaged on its

right side by the blast.The in jured are

now in Bi l in andThaton Townshipgenera l hospi ta ls .Officials concernedare providingass is tance for thevictims.

MNA

Photo shows Okthar LED factory in Singaing Township. (News on Page 16)—MNA

Take Fire Preventive Measures

ON THE MOVE AGAINSTTUBERCULOSIS

Innovate to accelerate action

World Tuberculosis Day24 March 2010

NAY PYI TAW , 19March –Minister forTransport Maj-GenThein Swe met ChineseAmbassador to theUnion of Myanmar Mr.Ye Dabo at the ministryhere this morning. Bothsides discussed bilateralcooperation in

transportation sectors.Also present at the

meeting were DeputyMinister for TransportCol Nyan Tun Aung,Director-General U WinPe of TransportDepartm-ent and Headof office U Win Khant .

MNA

Officials meet forroad safety

YANGON, 19 March—Chairman of YangonDivision Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of YangonCommand Maj-Gen WinMyint attended workcoordination meeting ofSupervisory Committeefor Yangon Division

Secure and SmoothTransport held at theYangon Commandtoday.

After hearing reportspresented by attendees,he fulfilled the needs. Themeeting ended with hisconcluding remark.

MNA

Transport Minister meetsChinese Ambassador

NAY PYI TAW, 19March—A concludingceremony of bothComputer Program-ming Course (VisualBasic) and MultimediaWeb Content

Development Course,organized by MyanmaPosts and Telecommu-nications under theMinistry of Commu-nications, Posts andTelegraphs, took place

at the ministry officehere today.

Deputy Ministerfor Communications,Posts and TelegraphsMaj-Gen Thein Tungave certificates to

trainees after makingspeech.

The 4-week courseswere attended by 74trainees.

MNA

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The mascots of Youbaobao for the Oil Pavilion of the forthcoming ShanghaiWorld Expo 2010 make their debu, during the mobilization assembly for the 40-day countdown to the opening of the World Expo Oil Pavilion and public debutof its mascot, jointly sponsored by the PetroChina, Sinopec, and China National Offshore Oil Corp., in Beijing, on 15 March, 2010.—XINHUA

Expanding lake threatensthousands in Pakistan

In this image taken on 11 March, 2010, people wait for boats at a lake createddue to blockade of the Hunza River in Attabad, northern Pakistan. A massivelandslide early this year formed a natural dam in the Hunza River created alake that is consuming upstream as it expands. If dam breaks, a flash flood

could threaten downstream villages.—INTERNET

Pakistan, Iran ink historic gaspipeline deal

ISLAMABAD, 19 March— Pakistan and Iran havesigned the long-awaited gas pipeline project agree-ment, Pakistani officials said on Wednesday.

An official from Pakistan’s Ministry of Petroleumand Natural Resources confirmed to Xinhua that Pa-kistan and Iran have signed the heads of agreementand an operational accord in Istanbul on Tuesday.

The inter-state gas systems, a semi-autonomousbody which will take care of Pakistan’s interests inthe import of gas through the pipeline, and theNational Iranian Oil Company finalized the agree-ments, said G.A. Sabri, Special Secretary to the Min-ister of Petroleum.—Xinhua

Military forces work to clean the streets in Talcahuano, Chile, on 16 March,2010. Preliminary estimate shows Chile needs 30 billion US dollars for repair

following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake on 27 Feb, President SebastianPinera said on Tuesday.—XINHUA

ATTABAD, 19 March — The water isrising day by day in this remote part ofnorthern Pakistan, and with it, so is thefear among thousands who stand to losetheir crops, their homes and maybe eventheir lives.

A massive landslide early this yearformed a natural dam in the HunzaRiver, creating a lake that is consum-ing upstream villages as it expands. Ifthe dam breaks, a flash flood couldthreaten downstream villages too. Thelandslide also has blocked theKarakoram Highway, a vital trade linkto China, cutting off 25,000 people inthe Upper Hunza Valley.

The crisis is another headache for theweak, US-allied government in Islamabad,already struggling to contain a spreadingal-Qaeda and Taleban militancy.

“Why can’t the government removethis debris to give an outlet to the water?Doesn’t it have sufficient machinery todo away with it?” asked Ajaz Ali, whohas watched in frustration as the waterslowly submerges his village of Shishkat.

The landslide was large even by thestandards of the mountainous Hunza re-gion, whose beauty is said to have in-spired James Hilton’s novel, “Lost Hori-zon,” a tale of the mythical paradise ofShangri-La.—Internet

US, India strenghten trade relationWASHINGTON, 19 March — The United States and India signed an agreement

on Wednesday to strengthen trade and investment ties, concluding a deal that leadersof the two sides announced last year.

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Indian Minister of Commerce and In-dustry Anand Sharma signed a “Framework for Cooperation on Trade and Invest-ment” in Washington.

This agreement will encourage small businesses in both countries and boostcooperation on clean energy technologies.

“There is almost limitless potential for growth in trade between our two coun-tries,” Kirk said, “and that can contribute to economic recovery and job creationin the United States and continued economic growth in India.”—Xinhua

BEIJING, 19 March —Russia’s world renownedMoscow Bolshoi Theatretroupe will visit Chinafrom 24th April to 5th

May.The Bolshoi willtake part in the Opera Fes-tival hosted by Beijing’sNational Centre for thePerforming Arts, as wellas the annual cultural fes-tival “Meet In Beijing”.

The 200-year-oldBolshoi represents thequintessence of Russia’s

classical music heritage.And has been part ofmany monumental artpieces.

For its Beijing tour, theBolshoi will stage threeworks from its repertoire,opera “Eugene Onegin”and ballets “DonQuixote” and “The Phar-aoh’s Daughter”.

T c h a i k o v s k y ’ s“Eugene Onegin” pre-miered in 1879 and hasbroken all records for op-

era production longevity.This will be the first timethat Chinese audienceshave seen a full-lengthopera, transported en-tirely from Bolshoi.

Both “Don Quixote”and “The Pharaoh’sDaughter” are memorableundertakings of masterchoreographer Petipa.“Don Quixote” presentsRussian ballet dancing atits most powerful andvivid.—Internet

EU, L Americaagree to deepencooperation in

digital technologySANTIAGO, 19 March

— The European Union(EU) and the LatinAmerican and Caribbeancountries (LAC) signedan agreement to deepentheir cooperation on thedevelopment of an infor-mation society, local presssaid on Wednesday.

During the fifth EU-LAC ministerial forum onthe information societyheld in Spain’s Segovia,representatives from bothsides decided tostrengthen the digitalstrategies to develop theregulations of the infor-mation technologies andcommunication sectors,improve the access anduse of the Internet, en-hance privacy and net-work security, enrichdigital contents, anddeepen the Internet gov-ernance.

Internet

Haiti needs 800 mln USD torevive agriculture sector

SANTO DOMINGO, 19 March — General Director ofthe United Nations Food and Agriculture Organiza-tion (FAO) Jacques Diouf said on Wednesday that Haitineeds at least 800 million US dollars to revive its ag-riculture sector. Diouf said Haiti’s agriculture sectorcan meet only 20 percent of domestic demand. Hetherefore asked international organizations to continueaiding Haiti, which was devastated by a 7.3-magni-tude earthquake on 12 Jan.

At the Conference of Donor Countries to Haiti inSanto Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic,Diouf said that after the earthquake, Haitian authori-ties worked out a 700 million dollars rescue plan forthe agriculture sector. “But the graveness of the dam-age made us think that at least 800 million dollars willbe needed,” Diouf said.—Xinhua

Renowned Moscow theatre troupeto visit China

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KAN BAEK SAN VOY NO (01/10)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KAN BAEKSAN VOY NO (01/10) are here by notified that thevessel will be arriving on 19.3.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W.6 where it will lieat the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: VISTA OCEAN PTE LTD,SINGAPORE

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV ORIENTAL ELF VOY NO (004)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV ORIENTALELF VOY NO (004) are here by notified that the vesselwill be arriving on 21.3.2010 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie atthe consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.


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


AGENT FOR: SONGWON PCS CO., LTDKOREA

Phone No: 256924/256914123456789012345678901234123456789012345678901234123456789012345678901234

Bull Taeyang, right, runs away from its opponentAckbalri during their fighting at the BullfightingFestival in Cheongdo, southeast of Seoul, SouthKorea, on 17 March, 2010. More than 100 bulls are taking part in the five-day festival.—INTERNET

WASHINGTON, 19March —US TreasurySecretary TimothyGeithner on Tuesdaywarned jobless Ameri-cans they face a torridyear ahead, predictingcontinued high unem-ployment levels despiteadvances “sometime thisspring.”

Speaking in Congress,Geithner said some im-

Geithner warns US unemploymentwill remain high

provements in the deci-mated US job marketwould come soon, but notenough to eat into the neardouble-digit unemploy-ment that has brought thecrisis into ordinaryAmericans’ homes.

He warned that morethan 100,000 jobs need tobe created each month topush the jobless rate downfrom its current level of

9.7 percent.“Because we do not

expect job growth sub-stantially over 100,000per month over the re-mainder of the year, we donot expect substantial fur-ther declines in unem-ployment this year,” hewarned.

“Indeed, the rate mayrise slightly over the nextfew months as some work-ers return to the labourforce, before beginning asteady downward trend.”An estimated 8.4 millionAmericans have lost theirjobs since the recession be-gan in late 2007.

Losses have spreadthroughout the country —well beyond the alreadydepressed industrialheartlands — with knock-on effects for everythingfrom consumer spendingto bank lending.

At the depths of thecrisis in early 2009, some750,000 jobs were beinglost each month.

Internet

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV RATHA BHUM VOY NO (513)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV RATHA BHUMVOY NO (513) are here by notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 20.3.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.


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


AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV PDZ MAJU VOY NO (001)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV PDZ MAJUVOY NO (001) are here by notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 20.3.2010 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 PDZ LINESPhone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIANG DA VOY NO (1010)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG DAVOY NO (1010) are here by notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 20.3.2010 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 CHINA SHIPPING(MALAYSIA) AGENCY SDN BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

An outside view of theunder-construction

Shyama PrasadMukherjee Swimming

Stadium in New Delhi on16 March. With sevenmonths to go until thestart of the Common-wealth Games in New

Delhi, the partiallycompleted main stadiumis a messy building site

and the swimmmingcomplex a pile of

rubble.—INTERNET

Chinese-made wingsare installed to an

Airbus A320 plane atAirbus (Tianjin) Final

Assembly Co Ltd inTianjin, north China,on 16 March, 2010.

The first pair of wingsof Airbus A320 madein China, produced by

Aviation IndustryCorporation of China(AVIC) Xi’an AircraftIndustry Factory, wereinstalled to the AirbusA320 plane in Tianjinon Tuesday.—XINHUA

CANBERRA, 19 March—The Australian governmentis attempting to contact 17 Australian citizens miss-ing in Fiji’s north after Cyclone Tomas hit the PacificIsland nation earlier this week.

The government’s overseas aid programme,AusAID, revealed on Wednesday that 35 Australiansknown to be in the area have been accounted for andefforts are continuing to contact the others.

“Thirty-five of the 52 Australians registered in thenorth are reported as safe and well,” AusAID’s actingdirector-general, Peter Baxter, said.

“But communications are still down in the area andwe expect to make contact with the others as the nextcouple of days progress.” The lack of communication isalso hindering aid efforts, but an Australian Herculesmilitary plane carrying emergency supplies is on its wayto Fiji at the request of the interim government.—Xinhua

SANTIAGO, 19 March—The explosives washed awayby the ensuing tsunami following the 27 Feb earth-quake at the bay of Talcahuano in southern Chile aredangerous to people, said the commander of Chile’sSecond Naval Zone on Tuesday.

Admiral Roberto Macchiavello said that about 120lightning rockets and 478 hand sparklers used as sig-nals at sea were washed away by tsunami in the wakeof the earthquake.

The explosives could cause severe burns or inju-ries to people and are “a danger in case of wrong use,”said Macchiavello.

Xinhua

SINGAPORE, 19 March— A recent researchshowed that thinner smok-ers have a higher risk oflung cancer than their fat-ter counterparts, local me-dia reported on Wednes-day. Researchers from theNational University ofSingapore surveyed63,257 middle- aged andelderly Chinese Singa-poreans from 1993 on-

TUNIS, 19 March —Arab Interior Ministersmet on Tuesday to dis-cuss ways to eliminateterrorism in the regionand adequate moves tocurb crimes in Arabstates.

“It is necessary to stepup efforts so as to makesure that the securityagencies are always up to

Thinner smokers get higher riskof lung cancer

wards.It examined the rela-

tionship between smokers’body mass index (BMI) —a measure of obesity —and their chances of lungcancer, local Englishnewspaper the StraitsTimes reported.

The research found thatpack-a-day smokers with aBMI of at least 28 were sixtimes as likely to get lung

cancer as equally heavypeople who had never litup. But thinner pack-a-daysmokers, who had a BMIof less than 20, were 11times as likely to get thedisease as non-smokers ofa similar weight and BMI.

Lung cancer is the sec-ond most common cancerin men in Singapore, andthe third most common inwomen.—Xinhua

17 Australians missingafter Fiji cyclone

Arab Interior Ministersmeet in Tunisia

on anti-terrorismthe tasks entrusted tothem, adapting tochanges and in tune withmodern technologies andscientific methods,” Tu-nisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali said in astatement read on his be-half by Interior MinisterRafik Belhaj Kacem.

“This will help in-crease the efficiency offighting all types ofcrimes, and protect thesociety from all risks andscourges,” he added.

The 27th session ofthe Arab Interior Minis-ters Council kicked off inTunisia, as ministersalongside with repre-sentatives from interna-tional organizations fo-cused on strategies tofight terrorism financing,drug trafficking and or-ganized crimes.

“The phenomenon ofcrime is developing, es-pecially the terrorism-re-lated criminal acts.

Xinhua

Explosives lost afterChile quake “dangerous”

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S P O R T SNadal reaches semifinals at

Indian WellsWASHINGTON, 19 March—Defending champion

Rafael Nadal defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP ParibasOpen in his first tournament since returning from asix-week injury layoff. “I played really well, especiallythe first set,’’ Nadal said. “The first eight, nine gameswas an unbelievable level. Later the wind came and itwas more difficult to play.”

Nadal was hampered by knee injuries last summerthat continued into the Australian Open in January,when he was forced to retire in the quarterfinals. IvanLjubicic of Croatia ousted Juan Monaco of Argentina4-6, 6-2, 6-1, setting up a semifinal against Nadal.

Xinhua

LISBON, 19 March —Sergio Aguero scoredtwo first-half goalsThursday to steer AtleticoMadrid into the quarter-finals of the EuropaLeague on the away goalsin spite of a 2-2 draw oncongregate.

The Argentina strikertwice gave Atletico thelead, finding the net in thethird and 33rd minutes.

Liverpool beats Lille to reachEuropa quarters

LONDON, 19 March— Fernando Torres scored twiceto help Liverpool beat Lille 3-0, reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday by 3-1 onaggregate. Liverpool evened the first-leg deficit in theninth minute at Anfield when Adil Rami fouled LucasLeiva and Steven Gerrard stroked home a penalty.

]Torres added the second goal in the 49th minute,racing clear of the defense before chipping the ballover the goalkeeper. The Spain striker made it 3-0 inthe final minute when he fired home after Gerrard’sshot had been blocked by the goalkeeper.

“The reaction (since the first-leg defeat) over thelast two games has been superb. It was vital we didn’tlet the game go to extra time tonight because of the(Premier League) game we’ve got on Sunday (againstManchester United),” said Gerrard, Liverpool captain.

Xinhua

LONDON, 19 March—Roy Hodgson hailed thegreatest result in Fulham’shistory as the unheraldedEnglish club staged astunning fightback toknock Italian giantsJuventus out of theEuropa League. Hodg-son’s side went into thelast 16 second leg clash asheavy underdogs afterlosing 3-1 in Turin lastweek and their Europeanadventure looked almost

LIVERPOOL, 19 March– Albert Riera’s Liverpoolfuture has been plungedinto doubt after managerRafael Benitez criticisedthe Spanish internationalfor labelling Liverpool asa ‘sinking ship.’

Riera told Spain’s Ra-

MUNICH, 19 March—Bayern Munich coach Louisvan Gaal said Thursday he would not bet on the Ger-man giants winning their first Champions League ti-tle since 2001 on the eve of this season’s quarter-finaldraw. Bayern booked their berth in European football’stop competition despite a 3-2 defeat at Italian sideFiorentina 10 days ago with the draw for the last eighttaking place at 1200 on Friday (1100 GMT) in Nyon,Switzerland.

Last season’s winners Barcelona and runners-upManchester United are amongst the favourites to againreach the final in Madrid on May 22 and van Gaalsays he would not bet on Bayern lifting the trophy inSpain. “If I had to bet on the winners of the Champi-ons League, I would not bet on Bayern Munich,” saidvan Gaal, whose side top the Bundesliga. “I think Bar-celona and Manchester are the teams (to beat).”

Internet

Alves warns Barcelona againstcomplacency

MADRID, 19 March—Barcelona’s Brazilian de-fender Daniel Alves has warned against complacencyafter the Spanish side coasted into the ChampionsLeague quarter-finals after their 4-0 defeat of Stutt-gart. Argentina striker Lionel Messi scored twice onhome turf during the Spanish side’s rout on Wednes-day, which left them with an aggregate score of 5-1and as Spain’s only team in the last eight ahead ofFriday’s draw. Despite that achievement Alves saidit’s early days yet.

“We have to see ourselves as just another team inthe next stage, that is what he have to do if we want toremain alive,” the told Barcelona’s television stationBarca TV on Thursday. “It is important not to lose ourhumility, our mental strength, because in a competi-tion as tough as the Champions League, the hardestthing is keeping the level of the game high.” TheChampions League final, on 22 May, will be held atthe Santiago Bernabeu stadium of Barcelona’s arch-rivals Real Madrid.—Internet

WOLFBURG, 19 March—VfL Wolfsburg’s Swissgoalkeeper DiegoBenaglio is set to returnfor the defendingBundesliga championsthis weekend after under-going knee surgery aheadof June’s World Cup. The26-year-old had an opera-tion on his right knee atthe start of February andis hoping to be involved

Honda dreams of steering CSKA toChampions League title

MOSCOW, 19 March—Japan midfielder KeisukeHonda, who helped steer CSKA Moscow into theChampions League quarter-finals for the first time,said Thursday he had always dreamed of scoring inEurope’s elite competition. The 23-year-old grabbedthe winning goal in the last 16 win at Sevilla on Tues-day, and believes that the Russian side should fearnobody in the last eight.

“Of course, our goal is to win the (ChampionsLeague) title,” said Honda.”The first goal in the Cham-pions League is a realisation of my schoolboy dream.When I started playing I was watching TV and dream-ing that I will also score one day. I’m happy to fulfillit in just my second match.”—Internet

Atletico Madrid advance intoEuropa quarters

Sporting’s AndersonPolga (L) celebrates his

goal against AtleticoMadrid with teammateMiguel Veloso during

their Europa League last16, second leg soccer

match at Alvalade sta-dium in Lisbon.

XINHUA

Liedson and MiguelVeloso leveled for thehome team beforehalftime.

The teams drew 0-0 inthe first leg last week inMadrid.

Aguero sneaked be-tween a defender and thegoalkeeper to poke theball in from close range.

Liedson equalized inthe 19th minute, headingin at the back post for hisfourth goal in the compe-tition.

Atletico made the leadagain when Aguero took apass from Jose AntonioReyes and shook off twodefenders before firing inhis second goal.

Anderson Polgaducked out of the way ofVeloso’s free-kick in first-half injury time and theshot bounced past thegoalkeeper into the net tomake it 2-2.

Xinhua

Wolfsburg’s Benaglio eyes return

VfL Wolfsburg’s Swissgoalkeeper Diego

Benaglio.

in Sunday’s match,against the Bundesliga’sbottom side Hertha Ber-lin, for the first time thisyear.

“It is really a greatthing to train with theteam again, I am reallypleased to be back,” saidBenaglio who is hoping tobe part of OttmarHitzfeld’s Switzerlandteam for June’s WorldCup. Benaglio has notplayed for Wolves sinceDecember, but is set to bea key feature in the Swit-zerland squad for theWorld Cup where theSwiss have drawn Spain,Honduras and Chile inGroup H.—Internet

I wouldn’t bet on Bayern, sayscoach van Gaal

Benitez fumes at Riera‘sinking ship’ outburst

Liverpool’s FernandoTorres (right) chal-lenges Lille’s Rio

Mavuba during theirUEFA Europa League

match at Anfield inLiverpool.—INTERNET

dio Marca: “When thecoach says nothing to youand you are well, with nophysical problems andtraining well, you cannothelp but think it must besomething personal.”

Riera also went on tosay he felt Liverpool werea “sinking ship” after apoor season which hasseen early exits from thetitle race, ChampionsLeague and FA Cup.

But Benitez hit back atthe 27-year-old formerEspanyol player’s com-ments after Liverpoolovercame Lille at Anfieldon Thursday to reach thequarter-finals of theEuropa League.

The Liverpool man-ager said: “I think the tim-ing was not the best forthe team and we will dealwith this internally.”

Internet

Hodgson hails Fulham’s finest hourafter beating Juve

Fulham’s Zoltan Geracelebrates scoring apenalty during their

UEFA Europa Leagueround of 16 2nd leg

match against Juventusat Craven Cottage,

London.—INTERNET

over when DavidTrezeguet gave Juve anearly lead at Craven Cot-tage. But Bobby Zamora’sstrike gave the hosts hopeand, after Juve defenderFabio Cannavaro was sentoff, Zoltan Gera strucktwice to draw Fulhamlevel on aggregate.

Juventus, twice Euro-pean champions, gave adismal display and Ameri-can forward Clint Demp-sey came off the bench toscore a superb late winnerbefore Jonathan Zebinawas dismissed for kickingDamien Duff. Fulham’s4-1 win sealed a 5-4 ag-gregate triumph whichbooked a place in thequarter-finals — a previ-ously unimaginable pros-pect for a club more oftenconcerned with fighting tostay in the PremierLeague than mixing itwith Europe’s big-guns -and Hodgson admitted itwas a remarkable mo-ment.—Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours , light rain or thundershowershave been isolated in Mon State, weather has been partlycloudy in Kachin, Shan and Rakhine States, Sagaing,Mandalay, Bago, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions andgenerally fair in the remaining States and Divisions. Daytemperatures were (6 °C) above March average temperaturesin Kachin state, (3°C) to (4 °C) above March averagetemperautres in Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayin and MonStates, upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Yangon and TaninthayiDivisions, (4°C) below March average temperatures inBago Division and about March average temperatures inthe remaining areas. The significant day temperatures wereAn and Hpa-an (40°C) each.

Maximum temperature on 18-3-2010 was 100°F.Minimum temperature on 19-3-2010 was 79°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on19-3-2010 was 62%.Total sun shine hours on 18-3-2010 was (7.2) hours approx.

Rainfall on 19-3-2010 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 (5) mphfrom Northeast at (11:30) hours MST on 18-3-2010.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the AndamanSea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 20th March 2010:Light rain or thundershowers are likely to be isolated inKachin, Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayah and Kayin States,upper Sagaing, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions and weatherwill be partly cloudy in the remaining areas. Degree ofcertainty is (60%).

State of the sea: Sea will be moderate in Myanmarwaters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofisolated rain or thundershowers in the Southern Myanmarareas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for20-3-2010 : Partly cloudy to cloudy.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for20-3-2010: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for20-3-2010: Partly cloudy.

Weather outlook for fourth weekend of March 2010:During the coming weekend, isolated rain or thundershowersare possible in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and MandalayDivsions.

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which is the only survivorafter its mother and her

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6th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME Saturday, 20 March, 2010

★ 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, 19March—The opening ofVega Plastic Factory andOkthar LED Factory ofUnion of Myanmar Eco-nomic Holdings Limitedwas held at the plasticfactory in Belin Village,Singaing Township,Kyaukse District, Man-dalay Division, thismorning. Lt-Gen TinAye, Member of State

Vega Plastic and Okthar LED factories opened

Peace and DevelopmentCouncil attended the cer-emony.

Also present at theceremony were Lt-GenTha Aye of the Ministryof Defence, Chairman ofMandalay Division Peaceand Development Coun-cil Commander of Cen-tral Command Maj-GenTin Ngwe, Minister forScience and Technology

U Thaung and officials.Lt-Gen Tin Aye un-

veiled the signboards ofthe factories and viewedthe products and produc-tion processes of the fac-tory.

At the hall of theLED factory, Lt-Gen TinAye heard reports onfacts about the factoriessubmitted by officials ofthe factories. He pre-

sented a basket of fruitsto Korean technicianswho helped with the in-stallation of LED factory.

The plastic factory isproducing wood com-posite domestic appli-ances starting from Sep-tember 2007. It will pro-duce PVC pipes and re-lated items soon.

The LED factory isalso manufacturing re-chargeable lamps with so-lar cell. The use of LEDbulbs saves energy andensures durability.—MNA

Earlier butterfly emergence linked to climate change

Common Brown butterfly(Heteronympha merope).

MELBOURNE, 19 March— Butterflies areemerging in spring over 10 days earlier thanthey did 65 years ago, a shift that has beenlinked to regional human-induced climatechange in a University of Melbourne- led study.The work reveals, for the first time, a causal linkbetween increasing greenhouse gases, regionalwarming and the change in timing of a naturalevent. The study found that over a 65 yearperiod, the mean emergence date for adults ofthe Common Brown butterfly (Heteronymphamerope) has shifted 1.6 days earlier per decadein Melbourne, Australia.—Internet

Lt-Gen Tin Aye unveils signboard of Okthar LED Factory.—MNA

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