The New Light of Myanmar 27-02-2010

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 317 Fullmoon Day of Taboung 1371 ME Saturday, 27 February, 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, 26Feb — On his arrival atworksite of Kaunghmulonsuspension bridge span-ning Malikha River onP u t a o - H t a w a d a n -Kaunghmulon-Nagmonroad in Machanbaw Town-ship of Putao District on24 February, Prime Minis-ter General Thein Seincalled for timely comple-tion of tasks after hearing

Northern regions of Myanmarenjoying extra development

Putao will appear as tourist destination boosting tourismindustry thanks to natural sceneries and smooth transport

Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Seininspects construc-

tion ofKaunghmulon

suspension bridgeacross MalikhaRiver on Putao-

Htawadan-Kaunghmulon-Nagmon Road.

MNA

Prime MinisterGeneral Thein Sein

presents clothes,medicines and

utensils totownselders inNanyun.—MNA

reports on works being car-ried out.

Next, the PrimeMinister accompanied byLt-Gen Tha Aye of theMinistry of Defence, Com-manders Maj-Gen MyintSoe and Maj-Gen Soe Win,the ministers, the auditor-general, the deputy minis-ters and departmentalheads paid homage toKaunghmulon (Shwe-sat-minn) Pagoda in the town-ship and made cash dona-tion for all-round renova-tion of the pagoda.

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Saturday, 27 February, 2010

PERSPECTIVES

Fullmoon Day of Taboung,day of religious significance

* 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

` The Month “Taboung” falls betweenthe cold season and the hot season. In spite ofthe beginning of the summer, the northernicy wind still passes and surrounding areasare still shrouded in the mist at night and inthe morning. It is, therefore, pleasant to viewall natural features in the month.

In 103 Maha Era, King Suddhodhana,father of the Buddha, sent Kaludayi ministerfor Him, who was then preaching to theaudience at Veluvan, Rajagjo. After hearingthe teachings, the minister became an Arahat,and supplicated on the king’s request to theBuddha for an itinerary to Kapilavut, reciting64 verses that portrayed the pleasant monthTaboung and the route between two provinces.

In the month Taboung, the naturalbeauty reaches at its peak as it is addedelegance by various species of seasonal flowersin full bloom and sweet songs of birds especiallykoels. According to men of letters, it is alwaysmore pleasant in the month Taboung than inany other month.

On the First Waning of Taboung, theBuddha left Rajagjo for Kapilavut andexpounded sermons to the king and Gotami.As a gesture of honouring the extremeattributes of the Buddha, Myanmar peoplehave been building sand pagodas on sandbanks along rivers and creeks in the monthsince then.

Today, Buddha Pujaniya festivals areheld in pagodas, stupas and temples; Patthanareligious verses are recited, and alms areoffered to monks on the auspicious occasion.The government holds religious ceremonieson a grand scale on Fullmoon Day of Taboungfor promotion and propagation of the Sasana.

So, Buddhists are exhorted to performmeritorious deeds more than usual onTaboung Fullmoon Day for physical andspiritual well-beings to a greater degree.

NAY PYI TAW, 26Feb—A study group ofdiplomats comprisingDean of the DiplomaticCorps in the Union ofMyanmar, Ambassador ofSingapore Mr. RobertChua and wife,ambassador of foreignembassies, charge d’affaires, representatives ofUN Agencies and theirwives led by Minister forForeign Affairs U NyanWin and wife visitedMandalay, Mogok andPyinOoLwin from 21 to23 February.

On 21 February, thediplomats were welcomedat Mogok Ruby Land bystation commander. At thework site, the diplomatsobserved ruby andsapphire mining. Later on,the diplomats visited

Mandalay, PyinOoLwin, Mogoknever fail to fascinate

Ruby Dragon Companyand viewed the gemstoneshow room.

Dinner was hosted to

the minister and party atthe Mogok Hotel by ColWin Zaw of MogokStation.

On 22 February, theminister and party visitedMandalay and the MahaMyatmuni Buddha Image.In the afternoon, theydeparted for PyinOoLwinand visited Dat TawGyaint Waterfall resort onthe way where they werewelcomed by StationCommander Brig-GenZeyar Aung and officials.

The minister andparty on 23 February wentto Defence ServicesAcademy and DefenceServices TechnologicalAcademy inPyinOoLwin. And theyproceeded to NationalKandawgyi Gardens andPyinOoLwin market.

The study group thenconcluded their visit andwent back to Yangon onthe same day.—MNA

YANGON, 26 Feb—Yangon Division teamsecured the first prize in theteam scratch event andemerged champion in theteam event in the 32nd Inter-State/Division Team GolfChampionship yesterdayevening.

Taninthayi Divisionteam secured champion in

Yangon clinch title in 32nd ISDGolf Championship

the team handicap event.Kyaw Swa Lin of

Taninthayi Division stoodfirst in the singles handicapevent while Thet Zaw Htweof Yangon Division wonthe first prize in the singlesscratch event. The golfchampionship took placeat Myanmar Golf Club,here.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26Feb—Education andTraining Department of theMinistry for Progress ofBorder Areas and NationalRaces and DevelopmentAffairs held the ceremonyto conclude the Carpentry,Masonry and Steel FixingCourses in Pyapon, Bogaleand Mawlamyinegyun

Vocational courses provided to localsof Pyapon, Bogale, Mawlamyinegyun

Townships yesterday.It was the third batch

of the course that will lastfive weeks.

Deputy Director-General Dr Soe Thein ofthe department spoke onthe occasion in Bogale.

Altogether 50 traineeseach are attending thecourses.—MNA

Minister U Nyan Win and diplomats pose for documentary photo.MNA

YANGON, 26 Feb — The 18th Annual General Meetingof Yesagyo Township Association (Yangon) will be held inconjunction with respect-paying, honouring and prize-givingceremony at Kyarku Beikman on Shwedagon Pagoda Roadin Dagon Township here on 7 March. Members of theassociation and dwellers of Yesagyo are invited to attendthe meeting without fail.

Those who passed the matriculation examination for2008-09 and distinction winners together with mark recordsand those who want to donate cash and kind to the ceremonyto pay respects to those aged 80 and above are to contactChairman of the association Col Soe Win (Retd) (Ph:225785), Vice-Chairman U Sein Myint (Ph: 721208), Vice-Chairman Col Ye Aung (Retd) (Ph: 691615), Vice-ChairmanMajor Myint Swe (Retd) (Ph: 563665), Secretary U Win(Ph: 526249), Joint Secretary Daw Nyo Nyo (Ph: 530332),Treasurer U Paw (Ph: 680795), Joint Treasurer Daw OhnKyin (Ph: 680761) and executives.— MNA

AGM of Yesagyo TownshipAssociation (Yangon) on 7 March

Diplomats find interesting places in Mandalay Division.—MNA

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Taleban claims responsibilityfor Kabul attacks

KABUL, 26 Feb — The Taleban are claiming re-sponsibility for deadly suicide attacks that killed atleast 10 people in the heart of Kabul.Taleban spokes-man Zabiullah Mujahid said on Friday that five sui-cide bombers conducted the attacks on two build-ings used by foreigners.

Police officer Gulam Mustafa at the scene saidauthorities think two residential hotels, or guesthouses, used by foreign workers in Afghanistan werethe targets of the attacks. Residents in the area toldThe Associated Press that Indians were among thoseliving in the hotels.

Gen Ahman Zia Yaftali, an official at the De-fence Ministry, says at least 10 people have beenkilled. Afghan officials say civilians, Afghan police-men and an Indian citizen were among those killed.The director of Kabul hospitals, Sayed Kabir Amiry,says 32 were wounded.—Internet

Suicide bombings strikeAfghan capital Kabul

KABUL, 26 Feb – At least nine people have died ina series of explosions and gunfire in the Afghan capi-tal, Kabul, officials say. A suicide bomber detonatedhis explosives and two other attackers were shot dead,a government official said. A spokesman for theTaleban said the Islamist rebels claimed responsibil-ity for the attacks, carried out close to a shoppingcentre and a hotel.

Kabul has been the target of sometimes deadlymilitant attacks, but has been relatively quiet for thepast month. On 18 January, Taleban bombers andgunmen attacked government targets and shoppingmalls in Kabul, killing 12 people.

A correspondent in Kabul, says the first blast hap-pened at 0630 local time (0200 GMT) on Friday,close to a large shopping centre. Kabul police offi-cial Abdul Ghafor Sayedzada said two explosionshappened near the nine-storey Kabul City Centreshopping area, close to the Safi Landmark Hotel, theAssociated Press reported.—Internet

Afghan National Army soldiers carry a victimfrom the site of a blast in Kabul on 26 Feb, 2010.

INTERNET

The blast happened near a shopping centre inKabul— INTERNET

Israel, Palestinians likely toreceive more time for Gaza

inquiriesJERUSALEM, 26 Feb — The fighting that

r o c k e d c i v i l i a n s i n a n d a r o u n d G a z a 1 4months ago will be revisited once again onFriday when the United Nations General As-sembly is slated to discuss the roles playedby Israel and the Palestinian Islamic resist-ance movement Hamas.

While UN member states are likely to agreeto give the two sides more time to conduct in-vestigation, it’s doubted that the further probecould get any substantial result.

The upcoming par ley was preceded onWednesday by a meeting between UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Israeli Defence Min-ister Ehud Barak. Ban is expected to travel tothe Middle East soon for meetings with Pales-tinian and Israeli leaders.

While the UN chief wants to help advance a re-turn to the negotiating table, his remit also has himlooking back at the events that hit Gaza at the endof December 2008 and Israel’s military campaignthat lasted for three weeks.

Xinhua

A child walks in a puddle of water at a makeshift camp for homeless earth-quake survivors in Port-au-Prince, on 25 Feb, 2010.— INTERNET

With violence rising, US Consulatecloses office in Reynosa, Mexico

REYNOSA, 26 Feb—TheUS Consulate in the bor-der city of Matamoros,Mexico, temporarilyclosed its ConsularAgency in the nearby cityof Reynosa because ofheightened drug-relatedviolence in recent days. A“Warden Message” wasissued by the consulate “toadvise US citizens of re-cent gun battles inReynosa, Mexico, and cit-ies surrounding Reynosain the last week.”

The mayor of Reynosa,located across the borderfrom McAllen, Texas, tolda Mexican newspaper thatrecent shootings have notbeen between authoritiesand drug cartels, but be-tween two drug traffickingorganizations operating inthe region, the Gulf cartel,and the Zetas. In response,the US Consulate has re-stricted travel of Americanofficials to Reynosa andclosed its office there un-til further notice, the letter

says.“The Consulate Gen-

eral in Matamoros ad-vises US citizens to takethe above informationinto consideration whenmaking any decisionsconcerning travelling toor within Reynosa,” theletter says. Details of theconfrontations and num-bers of injured or killedare hard to come by, aslocal media often self-censor out of fear of re-taliation.— Internet

Heavy rainhits Haiti’squake-rav-aged capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 26Feb—The first heavy rainsince the earthquakebriefly doused Haiti’scapital on Thursday nightas relief officials changedtack on dealing with thehomeless, demphasizingplans to build big campsoutside Port-au-Prince.

Instead, they want thehundreds of thousands ofrefugees in this citywhere barren hillsidesand weakened buildingsthreaten to give way topack up their tents andtarps and return to de-stroyed neighbourhoods.People dashed for shelterdown streets streamingwith runoff from the driv-ing tropical rain. The 20-minute drenching swepttrash along roadside gut-ters, clogging drains andturning depressions intoponds.

Some women strippednaked and took advan-tage of the downpour totake a shower — there areno bathing facilities inovercrowded tent campsthat officials want tomove people out of.

Internet

KABUL, 26 Feb — Pakistan has agreed to hand overto Afghanistan captured Afghan Taleban number two,Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and other militants, thePresident’s office said on Thursday.

Pakistan had no immediate comment on the Afghan gov-ernment’s statement on Thursday, but late on Wednesdaysaid Mullah Baradar was being investigated for crimes inPakistan and would be tried there in the first instance.Threesenior Taleban officials were captured in Pakistan thismonth, including Mullah Baradar. His capture has beenviewed as an intelligence coup and a sign of greater Paki-stani cooperation in fighting Afghan militants.

“The government of Pakistan has accepted Afghani-stan’s proposal for extraditing Mullah Baradar and otherTaleban who are in its custody and showed readiness tohand over those prisoners ... on the basis of an agree-ment between the two countries,” a statement from Presi-dent Hamid Karzai’s office said.—Internet

Pakistan to hand over TalebanNo 2, says Afghanistan

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A Second Life avatar is pictured landing on a ‘WWF Conservation Island.’Since the release of the blockbuster 3-D film “Avatar”, interest has surged in

a Stanford University Virtual Human Interaction Lab study showing thatavatars, animated versions of people, act as powerful role models.— INTERNET

The solar powered boat “PlanerSolar” is presented at the HDW shipyard inthe northern German city of Kiel. The vessel will be able to achieve a top

speed of around 15 knots, equivalent to 25 kilometres (15 miles) per hour, andcan accommodate 50 people on its round-the-world voyage, its Swiss-based

makers say.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 26 Feb —Consumer prices in Japan,excluding volatile freshfood prices, fell 1.3 per-cent in January from ayear earlier marking the11th straight month of de-cline, the Ministry of In-ternal Affairs and Com-munications said in a re-port on Friday.

The core consumerprice index (CPI) stood at99.4 against the base of100 for 2005, down 0.2percent from December,the report said.

Additionally the coreCPI for Tokyo’s 23 wardsin February fell 1.8 per-cent from a year before to98.6, the ministry said onFriday in a preliminary re-port.

Xinhua

NEW YORK, 26 Feb —A batch of negative eco-nomic reports from theUnited States and Europehit on the market senti-ment and sent US stockslower on Thursday.

Wall Street openedsharply lower on Thurs-day after last week’s ini-tial unemployment bene-fit applications jumped

BEIJING, 26 Feb —China’s macroeconomicmanagement would beput to the test both by thedomestic and interna-tional markets in 2010,said Chairman of NationalDevelopment and ReformCommission (NDRC)Zhang Ping on Friday.The country’s fiscal andmonetary policies wouldbe tested given the uncer-tainties of 2010, Zhang

BUDAPEST, 26 Feb — Hungarian Minister for For-eign Affairs Peter Balazs announced on Thursday atthe Danube Summit intergovernmental meeting inBudapest that eight EU member states have agreed toprepare an EU Strategy for the Danube River regionby the end of 2010.

The joint declaration states that the eight countries,Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hun-gary, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, have commit-ted to increasing cooperation and making more effi-cient use of existing EU instruments and funds in or-der to accelerate the infrastructural, social, and eco-nomic development of the Danube region as well asimprove environmental protection standards.

Xinhua

OTTAWA, 26 Feb — The Canadian pork productswill be back on the Chinese market after Canada se-cured a certification agreement allowing pork exportsto China, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritzsaid on Thursday.

The minister made the announcement during hisvisit to the World Animal Health Organization (OIE)and Organization of Economic Cooperation and De-velopment (OECD) in Paris.

“When our government works to open and expandmarkets for Canadian producers around the world wealways point to the clear OIE consensus that Cana-dian pork and beef is safe,” he said.—Xinhua

Japan’sconsumerprices fall1.3% on

yearin January

Economic worries pressure on marketssurprisingly.

Stocks fluctuated atlow levels and Dow lostas much as 1.8 percent inmorning trading.

The US Labour De-partment reported thatweekly jobless claims un-

expectedly surged by22,000 to 496,000 in theweek ended on 20 Febru-ary, the highest level inmore than three months,casting further shadowson the labour market.

Xinhua

China’s economic macro-control to be tested in 2010said.

“As to monetary poli-cies, if the bank continuesto provide easy loans, in-flation may occur. But ifthe government tightensmonetary policies toosoon, the economy mayrelapse into recession.”said Li Daokui, directorof the Centre for China inthe World Economy,Tsinghua University.

Last year, Chinese

banks lent an unprec-edented 9.6 trillion yuan(1.4 trillion US dollars),nearly twice as much as2008, and nearly half of2009’s gross domesticproduct (GDP).

This year, for fear ofasset bubbles and badloans, the banking regu-lators have begun to putthe brakes on bank lend-ing.

Xinhua

Canada to resume pork exports to China

Eight EU member states to workout development strategy of

Danube River region

The aquarium boasts 30,000 species of underwater creature. INTERNET

Huge shark-filled aquariumin Dubai cracks open

DUBAI, 26 Feb —Shopping centre inDubai have been evacu-ated after water leakedfrom a massive tankholding hundreds ofsharks. afety officialssaid the “small crack”appeared in the tankwhich holds 10 millionlitres of water and morethan 33,000 underwatercreatures. he aquarium,opened in 2008, was pro-moted as being an “in-door ocean”.

The mall owners saidthe leak appeared in apanel joint in the tank

and was immediatelyfixed by engineers.

A leakage was no-ticed at one of the paneljoints of the DubaiAquarium at The DubaiMall and was immedi-ately fixed by the aquari-um’s maintenanceteam,” a spokesman forthe mall said.

“The leakage d idnot impac t theaquarium environmentor the safe ty of theaquatic animals.” hes ta tement sa id thecompany worked withexperts and “upholds

the h ighes t sa fe tystanda-rds in its man-agement .” he aqua-rium is at the foot ofthe wor ld’s l a rges tbu i ld ing - the Bur jKhalifa, also owned byEmaar Properties.

It had to shut itsviewing deck after a liftmalfunction earlier inFebruary.

Internet

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Presidents of China, Zambiapledge to elevate relationshipBEIJING, 26 Feb—Presidents of China and Zambia on

Thursday pledged joint efforts to bringing bilateral re-lationship to a new high. The pledge came out of theirhour-long summit talks in Beijing as China rolled outthe red carpet for Rupiah Banda, who was on his firststate visit to the country since becoming Zambian Presi-dent in 2008.

Banda was welcomed by Chinese President Hu Jintaoat the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing. “Ihighly appreciate your commitment to promoting prac-tical cooperation between China and Zambia since youassumed presidency,” Hu said at the start of the talks.“I believe your visit will turn a new page in the bilateralfriendship and bring the relationship to a new high,”Hu said.

Banda recalled “the historic relations that exist be-tween our two countries that go back before our inde-pendence.” China and Zambia forged diplomatic tiesin October 1964. Banda highlighted “the sacrifices manyyoung Chinese made in order to construct the first rail-way line connecting Tanzania and Zambia.”—Xinhua

Lantern riddles and guessing gameslight up the brain waves

US has fewer collegesin top global rankings

BEIJING, 26 Feb — Since 2004, the world’s top 200universities have been ranked annually by the TimesHigher Education-QS World University Rankings. Re-cently, the US has been losing representation on thelist while Asia has been gaining. In 2008, the US had37 universities in the top 100 and 58 in the top 200. In2009, that dropped to 32 and 54, respectively.

Between 2008 and 2009, Japan went from 10 uni-versities in the top 200 to 11, Hong Kong went fromfour to five, South Korea went from three to four, andChina’s Mainland maintained its position with six. Hav-ing visited nearly half of these Asian universities andhaving seen their large number of research facilities, Iam not surprised when I read about Asian nations mak-ing enormous investments in their universities.

I am surprised, however, when I read about fund-ing reductions for US universities.

XinhuaChinese President Hu Jintao (R) holds a welcom-ing ceremony for visiting Zambian PresidentRupiah Banda in Beijing, China, on 25 Feb,

2010.—XINHUA

Helicopters sent to rescue over 400 peopletrapped in deadly avalanches in Xinjiang

People crowd the corridor at Longhua Templetrying to solve the lantern riddles prior to the

Lantern Festival, which falls on Sunday.—XINHUA

BEIJING, 26 Feb—TheLantern Festival, whichfalls on Sunday this year,is a time to appreciate thenight sky filled with lan-terns, and especially toappreciate the wide-eyedchildren captivated by thelights. But there’s anotherancient aspect to the fes-tival that concludes the

Chinese Lunar New Yearcelebration — the “tigerlantern” —also known asriddle guessing.

Because ancient riddleswere so difficult and re-quired so much classicalknowledge, wisdom andwit, there was a sayingabout them: It’s as diffi-cult to kill a tiger as it is

to guess a lantern puzzle.Hence, the name tiger lan-tern. These days, how-ever, most popular puz-zles don’t require a literatito come up with the an-swer, though they can bebrain teasers, requiringknowledge of history, cul-ture and classics, puns andhomophones.—Xinhua

URUMQI, 26 Feb—Twohelicopters were sent onFriday morning to rescuethe hundreds of peoplewho were trapped bytwo deadly avalanchesin northwest China’sXinjiang Uygur Autono-mous Region, the emer-gency rescue headquarterssaid. A spokesman for theheadquarters said the heli-copters took off at 10:30am, with missions to air

drop food, medicine,equipment of communica-tions and to rescue the 129trapped in Kazak Autono-mous Prefecture of Ili, in-cluding 29 reported tohave been trapped in aniron mine in Nilka county.

Helicopters will also flyto the nearby HejingCounty of BayingolinMongolian AutonomousPrefecture to rescue 276herders trapped there.”

Children, senior citizensand women will be placedup in our rescue missions,but the exact number of thethree groups being trappedremains unknown,” said IliIsmail, vice director of thegeneral office of theXinjiang Autonomous Re-gional Government.

The official, who is alsocommander-in-chief foron-site rescue operation,said apart from saving asmany as possible the ava-lanche-trapped victims byhelicopter, air droppingplenty of food, medicine,equipment of communica-tion if conditions won’tallow transport of thetrapped residents bycopter, the rescuers woulddo aerial surveillance toprovide information fordecision-making in carry-ing out rescue operation onthe ground.—Xinhua

Ireland “very angry” for fake passports in Dubai killingGAZA, 26 Feb—Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin, who is visiting the Hamas-

controlled Gaza Strip, said on Thursday his country was “very angry” for usingfake Irish passports in the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai last month.“We are very angry at the use of information that was stolen from valid Irishpassports to make faked, forged passports,” Martin told reporters in Gaza. “Thesepeople are not Irish citizens” and those who forged the passports “also put at riskthe security of our citizens.”

On Wednesday, Dubai police said it has identified another 15 suspects in killingMahmoud al-Mabhouh, a Gaza-born Hamas commander, at his hotel room on 19Jan. The 26 suspects include six holders of Irish passports. Hamas accused Isra-el’s foreign intelligence unit, Mossad, of killing al-Mabhouh for his role in captur-ing and murdering two Israeli soldiers in 1989.—Xinhua

All Items from Xinhua News Agency

People throw colourful powder to each other, celebrating the upcomingHoli Festival inside a temple at Nandgaon village near Mathura, a city

around 200 kms from India’s capital New Delhi, on 24 Feb, 2010. This year’sHoli Festival in India falls on 1 March .—XINHUA

Somali pirates kill Yemeni fishermanoff Somali seashore

SANAA, 26 Feb — AYemeni fisherman waskilled by Somali pirateswhen the pirates tried toseize his fishing vessel offSomali coast of Bargal,Yemeni Interior Ministrysaid on Thursday.

In a statement, the min-istry quoted the CoasPguard authorities in thesouteastern province ofHadramout as saying thatthe fishing boat carriednine Yemeni fishermen

when it left Shahar port,the main harbour ofHadramout, on 20 Feb.

The accident took placeover the past two days,said the statement, addingthat it has “no further in-formation whether theYemeni vessel has beenheld by the pirates or man-aged to escape.” “An in-vestigation has beenlaunched to trace the des-tiny of the other eightYemeni fishermen,” it

added.Despite international

warships patrolling theGulf of Aden and the In-dian Ocean, piracy is stillrampant in one of theworld’s most importantand busiest shippinglanes.According to statis-tics released by the Yemenicoastguard, 41 cargo ves-sels along with 521 sailorsof different nationalitieswere seized by hijackers in2009.—Xinhua

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(from page 1)In meeting with

townselders and localpeople, the Prime Minis-ter presented clothes,medicines and utensils.

At the Theravada

Buddhist MissionarySchool of KaunghmulonMissionary Center, thePrime Minister offeredprovisions to members ofthe Sangha led by Hill Re-gion Missionary SayadawBhaddanta Tiloka andKaunghmulon SayadawBhaddanta Pannacakka.

In meeting with de-partmental officials, na-tional races and membersof social organizations atthe lounge of Putao Air-port, the Prime Minister saidthat Putao once lagged be-hind in development com-pared with other regions dueto lack of peace and stabil-ity. Nowadays, the govern-ment has placed special em-phasis on better transportthat is the fundamental re-quirement for developmentof the region while improv-ing the health and educa-

tion standard of the regionas the region sees peace andstability, he added.

With the emergenceof Putao-Myitkyina motor-way as an all-weather fa-cility, trade of the region

has become brisk to someextent thanks to swift flowof commodities. The gov-ernment is constructingroads with the aim of ena-bling the local people totravel from one place toanother in the district.

In the educationsector, apart from open-ing and upgrading of ba-sic education schools, thegovernment has openedGovernment TechnicalHigh School and Govern-ment Technical Institutefor enabling the localyouths to have easy ac-cess to basic engineering.

In the health sector,Putao District Hospitalwas upgraded to 100-bedone with specialists.

The Prime Minis-ter noted that Putao willappear as a tourist desti-nation boosting tourism

industry thanks to its natu-ral sceneries and smoothtransport.

The Prime Min-ister urged them to joinhands with the govern-ment and theTatmadaw in carryingout peace and stabilityand development of theregion and to set a tar-

get on establishment ofPutao as the city of up-per Myanmar.

Next, the PrimeMinister and party flewto Myitkyina.

At TechnologicalUniversity (Myitkyina),the Prime Minister in-spected learning of stu-dents at the computerroom and language lab,

and heard reports onplans for turning outtechnocrats presented byMinister for Science andTechnology U Thaung.

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Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects agricultural research showroom of Yuzana agri-culture and livestock breeding project near Banggaw Village in Phakant Township.—MNA

Photo shows Kaunghmulon Pagoda.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein speaking in meeting with principals, teachers and students at Technological University (Myitkyina).—MNA

* Technocrats, intellectuals and intelligentsia play amajor role in transforming the nation into modernand developed one;

* It is required to cultivate students to be well-quali-fied human resources;

* Students are to try hard to realize plan set bygovernment for emergence of well-qualified humanresources and to take the oath of allegiance to theState, upholding “Our Three Main National Causes”and working towards to meet the lofty goal ofbuilding a modern and developed nation.

Northern regions of Myanmarenjoying extra...

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(from page 6)The Prime Minister, in meeting with the princi-

pals, faculty members and students, said that techno-crats, intellectuals and intelligentsia play a major rolein transforming the nation into modern and developedone; that Arts and Science University, University ofComputer Studies and Technological University wereopened each in 24-development region with the aim ofturning out human resources in the regions; that it isrequired to cultivate the students to be well-qualifiedhuman resources; that students are to try hard to realizethe plan set by the government for emergence of well-qualified human resources and to take the oath ofallegiance to the State, upholding “Our Three MainNational Causes” and working towards to meet thelofty goal of building a modern and developed nation.

The Prime Minister stressed that teachers are to tryhard to be proficient in their respective subjects and tocontinue their learning in rapidly changing and devel-oping technology. It is also necessary to cultivate thepupils to become outstanding ones equipped with theUnion Spirit that is the genuine nationalistic fervor andgood morale. He also pointed out that Myanmar citi-zens are to take the oath of allegiance to the State.

On his arrival at Yuzana agriculture and breedingproject near Banggaw village in Phakant Township,the Prime Minister viewed factory and plant which areunder construction, tapioca plantations, tractors and

harvesters in a motorcade and looked into documen-tary photos and samples of crops.

In meeting with departmental officials, townseldersand members of social organizations at the hall inNanyun of Khamti District, Sagaing Division, thePrime Minister presented clothes, medicines and uten-

sils, a set of TV and bags of rice to responsible persons.Next, Lt-Gen Tha Aye, the commanders and Min-

ister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint presented clothes,food and sport gear to officials. The Prime Minister andparty cordially conversed with those present and leftNanyun for Tanai by helicopter.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects students learning at Technological University(Myitkyina).—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26Feb—The second daysession of the AnnualGeneral Meeting ofMyanmar Women’sAffairs Federationcontinued at its hall in NayPyi Taw Dekkhinathiriyesterday.

Present on theoccasion were PatornsDaw Ni Ni Win, Daw MyaTheingi and Daw Khin MiMi and delegates.

Meeting chairpersonPresident Dr Daw MyintKyi discussed the reportssubmitted byChairpersons of

MWAF focuses on development, securityof women; micro credit scheme

Workshops on micro credit scheme of women's affairs organizationsfrom states and divisions in progress.—MNA

President Dr Daw Myint Kyi of MWAF makes a speech at AGM of MWAF.—MNA

Taninthayi, Bago. Bago(West) and MagwayDivision Women’sAffairs Organizations.

Next, MeetingChairperson Dr Daw ThetThet Zin, GeneralSecretary of MWAF,reviewed the reportssubmitted by chairpersonsof Mandalay, Yangon andAyeyawady DivisionWAOs.

In the afternoon,President Dr Daw MyintKyi presided over themeeting.

Members of state/division WAOs discussed

implementation fordevelopment and securityof women’s life. GeneralSecretary Dr Daw ThetThet Zin presented tenfuture tasks and fiveresolutions.

President Dr DawMyint Kyi made aconcluding speech.

The third and finalday of the AGM continuedat the same venue today.

President Dr DawMyint Kyi chaired themeeting and discussedMicro Credit Scheme ofstate/division WAOs.

The delegates of the

State/Division WAOs infour groups held groupdiscussions.

The meetingchairperson reviewed the

discussions and gavenecessary instructions.

The patrons and thepresident presented K 1million each to the state/

division WAOchairpersons to be able tocarry out micro creditscheme.

MNA

Northern regions of Myanmarenjoying extra...

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(from page 16)Minister for Science

and Technology UThaung explained thatTechnological College(Mohnyin) was openedto turn out technologicalhuman resources in theregion. So, students canpursue their educationsaving costs. Thestudents are to pursueeducation and take theoath of allegiance to theState.

The PrimeMinister said thatarrangements have beenmade in 24 developmentregions for turning outtechnical andtechnological humanresources needed formodern developednation; that teachers areto nurture their studentsas technical andtechnological expertsand disciplined ones withstrong union spirit; thatteachers themselves

must be well-versed insubjects they teach andare to continue learningmodern technologies andthat the government isupgrading healthstandards for emergenceof healthy and fit humanresources.

He called forupholding “Our ThreeMain National Causes”,national policy of thecountry, joining handswith the government andTatmadaw to buildpeaceful, modern anddeveloped nation, whichis national objective andtaking the oath ofallegiance to the State.

On arrival atM a y k h a - M a l i k h aMyitson hydropowerproject, the PrimeMinister and party werewelcomed by Minister forElectric Power No.1 ColZaw Min and officials.

At the briefing hallof the project, the Prime

Minister heard a reportpresented by Minister ColZaw Min on location ofthe project, type of thedam, preliminaryengineering works, and

arrival of machinery andconstruction of powerplant system. The PrimeMinister instructed thatthe officials are to carryout the works precisely

before implementingMyitson hydropowerproject which is a big one.

The Prime Ministerthen viewed constructionof homes of villages in

wetland. The PrimeMinister then looked overMyitson HydropowerProject area from aboardthe chopper.

(See page 9)

Prime Minister General Thein Sein makes a speech in meeting with personnel of departments, townselders and members of social organizations in Mogaung.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein inspects educative booths of Hukaung valleywildlife sanctuary.—MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein views construction of homes of villages in wetland areas.—MNA

Prime Minister visits MyitsonHydropower…

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(from page 8)The Prime Minister

this morning metdepartmental personnel,townselders and socialorganizations inMyitkyina.

He then visited thePeople’s Hospital of thetown and arrived back hereat 10:30 am.

The Prime Minister,in his speech todepartmental officials,townselders and locals ofTanai, Mogaung andMyitkyina, said “It willbe difficult to makeprogress without stability.Kachin State once laggedbehind in developmentdue to lack of stability.But, peace and tranquilitynow prevail in KachinState. And locals areenjoying ever better socio-

economic life due to effortsof the government forinfrastructural develop-ment in the region. We areplanning to replace currentMyitkyina-Mandalay trainwith express. And I wantto urge you all to maintainthese infrastructures. Ourcountry is rich in naturalresources and we needhuman resources oftechnocrats andintelligentsia to exploitthem for development ofthe nation. So, thegovernment is workinghard to promote thestandard of basic educationas well as higher education.

The governmentknowing well that onlystrong and healthy humanresources can promise thefuture of nation has beenendeavouring to providethe people with wide-ranging health care. As aresult, people can nowenjoy reliable healthcarein their own regions atlow cost. You all are tostep up your efforts for

emergence of strong andefficient human resourcesmaking use of thesefoundations. Our Unionis like a home for allnational brethren and instriving for developmentof the nation, you must befree from regionalism,

racism and political cult.So, you all bearing in mindthat we are Myanmarcitizens, Myanmar is forMyanmar and you musthave firm resolve to servethe interests of the nationhand in hand with thegovernment and theTatmadaw.”

Lt-Gen Tha Aye ofMinistry of Defence whoaccompanied the PrimeMinister on his inspectiontour of Kachin Stateyesterday attended theopening of Digital Auto-Exchange and CDMA-450 MHz system in Tanai.Lt-Gen Tha Aye together

with Chairman of KachinState Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of NorthernCommand Maj-Gen SoeWin and ministers viewedequipment of CDMA-450MHz system and madetest-calls.

MNA

Prime Minister General Thein Sein meets the principal, faculty members and students at Government Technological College (Mohnyin).—MNA

Lt-Gen Tha Aye of Ministry of Defence, Commander Maj-Gen Soe Win and Minister Brig-GenThein Zaw formally open Digital Auto-Exchange and CDMA-450 MHz system in Tanai.—�MNA

Photo shows booth of Wildlife Sanctuary at Hukaung Valley inTanai.—�MNA

PrimeMinister visitsMyitsonHydropower…

An aerial view of Mogaung.—MNA

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Software & Solutions Exhibition opens

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

YANGON, 26 Feb—TheSoftware & SolutionsExhibition 2010 wasopened in conjunction withthe prize presentation ofMyanmar ICT Awards2009 at the hall of MyanmarInfo-Tech in HlineUniversity campus in HlineTownship this morning.

Lt-Gen Myint Swe ofthe Ministry of Defenceawarded winners in theMyanmar ICT Awards2009.

Commander ofYangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myint and theVice-Chairman ofMyanmar e-National TaskForce gave consolationprizes to the winners.

The President ofMyanmar ComputerFederation presented acertificate of honour to anofficial for organizing theMyanmar ICT Awards2009.

The Vice-President ofUMFCCI and theManaging Director ofMyanmar Info-TechCorporation signed theagreement on InformationNetwork System forCommodity ExchangeSystem.

Wellwishers donatedcash to the funds forconstruction of the buildingsof MCF and associations.

Later, Lt-Gen MyintSwe and party visited thebooths of the exhibition.

MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defencepresents Myanmar ICT Award 2009 to a

winner.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26Feb—Minister forAgriculture and IrrigationMaj-Gen Htay Oo on 22February visitedconstruction site ofAyeThaya Dam nearAyethaya Village inPyawbwe Township,Mandalay Division.

The dam, being builtby damming up MyinkyaCreek, will benefit 450acres of farmland. Thediversion weir of the damwill be 161 feet in lengthand feeder 3,000 feet in

Dams and lakes in Pyawbwe at the serviceof local farmers

length. Construction ofdiversion weir began inDecember, 2009 and so far,55 percent of the work hasbeen completed. The damis due to be completed inMarch, 2010.

In meeting with localfarmers of surroundingvillages, the minister saidthat double-croppingwould become accessiblein coming rainy seasonalong with the emergenceof Ayethaya Dam. Theminister then gaveinstructions on

development of the regionand boosted production ofagricultural produce.

The minister theninspected renovation ofYintaw Lake near YintawVillage in PyawbweTownship. The 24100-foot long and 20-foot highman-made lake withmaximum storage capacityof 3664 acre feet canirrigate 2,400 acres offarmland storing water ofMedi Creek whosecatchment are is 26 squaremiles.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Feb—The StatePeace and Development Council,upholding Our Three Main NationalCauses, is striving for equitabledevelopment of all regions of the Unionafter effectively making all-out effortsfor forging the national reconsolidation.Realizing the correct endeavours andgenuine goodwill of the State, remnantarmed groups exchanged arms for peacein groups and individuals in March andNovember 2009 after understandingtheir wrong acts.

Platoon commander Kya Hse, PvtKya Khaw and Shi Mon of SSA (YwetSit) armed group bringing along withtwo AK-47 automatic rifles, one M-16,one carbine, one Winchester rifle, onepistol, seven assorted magazines, 113rounds of ammunition, Pvt Kya Nyi,Kya Aye and Kya La bringing alongwith one MA-11, three magazines, 108rounds of ammunition and one grenadeand Pvt Law Ju in Triangle RegionCommand area, Pvt Lon Nya, Lon Aung,Lon Na Lein, Lon Toe and Lon Nyo ofSSA (Ywet Sit) armed group and Cpl

Remnant armed group membersexchange arms for peace

Realize correct endeavours andgenuine goodwill of government

Tin Hla of KNPP armed groupbringing along with one M-16, onemagazine and 50 rounds ofammunition in Eastern Commandarea, Pvt Yazar (a) Zar Gyi and SitKo Naing (a) Nyi Nyi Htwe ofABSDF armed group, Pvt MaungNgin, Tun Tun Win, Maung Win,Hein Zaw Win, Zaw Wan and WinHlaing of Mon split armed groupbringing along with two AK-47s,two M-16s, 10 assorted magazines,245 rounds of ammunition, threegrenades, one mine and five sets ofequipment in South-East Commandarea, and Sgt Saw Boy Gyi ofBattalion-5 of Brigade-2 of KNUarmed group in Southern Commandarea exchanged arms for peace inMarch and November 2009.

Officials of respective militarycamps warmly welcomed 22 personswho exchanged arms for peace andprovided them with necessaryassistance. There remain manypersons wishing to exchange armsfor peace, it is learnt.—MNA

YANGON, 26 Feb — Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,Daw Khin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma (a) AngeLay filed appeals at the Supreme Court (Yangon)against the judgements of Yangon Division Court asthey were dissatisfied with the judgments of thecriminal appeal cases No. 173/2009 and No. 174/2009 from Yangon Division Court which passed thejudgement and decree of the Criminal Regular Trial47/2009 from Yangon North District Court. Thesewere the criminal appeal case No. 600(b)/2009 forDaw Aung San Suu Kyi and 601(b)2009 for DawKhin Khin Win and Ma Win Ma Ma (a) Ange Lay.

The Attorney-General’s Office also lodgedappeals with the Supreme Court against the criminalappeal case No. 173/2009 and 174/2009 from YangonDivision Court. in accordance with Section 435 ofCode of Criminal Procedure as the office wasdissatisfied with the judgements. This was thecriminal appeal case 619 (b)/2009.

On 18 February, the Supreme Court heard thefinal arguments of advocates from both sides overcriminal appeal case 619(b)/2009 lodged by theAttorney-General Office and the criminal appealcases No. 600(b)/2009 and 601(b)2009 filed by DawAung San Suu Kyi, Daw Khin Khin Win and MaWin Ma Ma (a) Ange Lay.

The Supreme Court confirmed the judgementsand decree of Yangon Division Court and rejectedthe criminal appeal cases today. Daw Khin Cho Ohn,Director of the Attorney-General’s Office, thedefence Supreme Court Advocates U Kyi Win, UNyan Win, Daw Khin Htay Kywe and U Hla MyoMyint and ambassadors of embassies in Yangonwere also present at the court today.—MNA

Supreme Court confirms judgementand decree of Yangon Division Court,rejects appeals of Daw Aung San SuuKyi, Daw Khin Khin Win, Ma Win

Ma Ma (a) Ange Lay

YANGON, 26 Feb—Yangon Division HealthCommittee organized awork coordination oncontrol over epidemicsat Nursing University onBogyoke Aung SanStreet here yesterdayafternoon.

Secretary Dr HlaMyint of YDHCexplained measuresagainst epidemicdiseases. Wellwishersdonated cash to thecommittee to be used incampaigns againstepidemic.

The meeting focusedcampaigns againsthuman flu, diarrhoea,dengue fever,chikungunya, and birdflu.—MNA

Campaignsagainst

epidemics goingwell in Yangon

Div

Bewareof Fire

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Japanese touristfound dead in India

NEW DELHI, 26 Feb —A Japanese tourist wasfound dead under myste-rious circumstances insidea guest house in the north-ern Indian touristcity Varanasi on Thursdayevening, reported theIndo-Asian News Serviceon Friday. Adachi Tatsua,45, was found dead in theSankata guest house inVaranasi’s popular Chowkarea, with his body lyingin a corner of the floor, saidthe report quoting policesources.

Police did not rule outfoul play and were ques-tioning the staff of theguest house while waitingfor a post-mortem report,said the report.—Xinhua

An Afghan police-man stands at the siteof a blast in Kabul on

26 Feb, 2010. Asuicide bomber blewhimself up near theentrance to Kabul’s

biggest shoppingcentre early on Fri-day, Afghan police

said, another brazenattack in the capitaldespite a renewed

military push againstthe Taleban.

INTERNET

9/11 Hijackers' Apartment to be DemolishedFLORIDA, 26, Feb—

The nondescript buildingoff Hollywood's YoungCircle where two of theSept. 11 terrorists brieflylived is set to be demol-ished Friday.

Mohamed Atta andMarwan al-Shehhishared a second floorunit in the building at1818 Jackson St. beforecarrying out terroristplans that took downthree commercial air-lines, one that crashedinto the Pentagon andtwo others that took

was on the second planethat crashed in the iconicNew York structure.They rented the cornerapartment for one monthfrom May to June 2001.They also lived inDelray Beach and CoralSprings.

The building wasconstructed in 1962 andhas an assessed value of$589,630. Renters wholived there described theplace as a "dump" whereleaves, beer cans and oldnewspapers litter theentrance.—Internet

Suspect in consulateattack dies in strike,

A400M plane project, tieswith NATO dominate EU

defence ministers’ gatheringPALMA DE MALLORCA, 26 Feb — EU defence min-

isters concluded their first gathering on the SpanishMediterranean island of Mallorca since the LisbonTreaty took effect last year.

As Catherine Ashton, high representative of theEuropean Union for Foreign Affairs and SecurityPolicy, failed to appear, the over-budget A400M air-craft project and EU-NATO relations dominates themeeting. Her last-minute decision to attend the Thurs-day inauguration of Ukraine’s President-elect ViktorYanukovych has incurred many doubts and criticism.

At a Press conference following the meeting, Span-ish Defence Minister Carme Chacon said the negotia-tions had reached its “final stage” between the sevenbuyer nations and the European Aerospace Defenceand Space company (EADS) to salvage the over-budget A400M plane project.

She said that EADS sent a letter to the seven coun-tries about their final offer, which provides a cost in-crease of 2 billion euros as well as an additional 1.5billion euros in credit guarantees.—Xinhua

ISLAMABAD, 26 Feb —A militant wanted in con-nection with an attack ona US consulate in Paki-stan four years ago waskilled in a missile strikein the country’s tribal re-gion, a Pakistani intelli-gence official said onThursday. QariMohammad Zafar wasamong 13 people killedon Wednesday in theDargah Mandi area ofNorth Waziristan.

Authorities hadwanted Zafar for ques-tioning in connection withthe 2 March, 2006, bomb-ing near the US Consulatein Karachi, Pakistan. Theattack killed three Paki-

stanis and US diplomatDavid Foy.

Zafar was suspected ofbeing a key figure in-volved with this attack.The United States put a $5million reward on hishead.

Zafar was pro-Talebanand a member of Lashkar-e Jangvi, a banned Paki-stan-based radical Sunnimilitant group.

The group started outgoing after Shiites in sec-tarian turf and then is be-lieved to have linked upwith al Qaeda.The USState Department had noimmediate comment onthe report of Zafar’sdeath.—Internet

Argentine FM says no plan to retake Malvinas islands by forceBUENOS AIRES, 26 Feb

— Argentina said onThursday that it has noplan to retake theMalvinas islands fromBritain by military force.“Those who take weap-ons to the water of theSouth Atlantic and theMalvinas Islands arethe British occupyingforces. The one using theforce is the United King-dom,” Argentine ForeignMinister Jorge Taianasaid in a statement. Ar-gentina “will never allowthe use of forces to reoc-

cupy the islands,” hesaid. “Wewill use all the resourcesof the international law.”

After meeting UN Sec-retary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday inNew York, Taiana re-quested Britain to fulfill

the decision of the UNGeneral Assembly and theDecolonization Commit-tee, which includes a callfor negotiations betweenthe two countries on thesovereignty of theMalvinas islands.

Xinhua

A man waits for a train to pass by near a sugar mill in the village of Sitiecito,Villa Clara Province, central Cuba, some 360 km (224 miles) from Havana,

on 23 February, 2010.—INTERNET

FDA concerned about HIV drug combinationWASHINGTON, 25 Feb — The US Food and Drug Administration says preliminary

study data suggest Invirase used with Norvir in HIV therapy might have adverseeffects on the heart.

The FDA said when used together, Invirase (saquinavir) and Norvir (ritonavir)might cause a reaction in the heart that can lead to an abnormal heart rhythm, which,in turn, can progress to a life-threatening irregular heart beat known as ventricularfibrillation.

Invirase, an antiretroviral medication first approved in 1995, is used in combi-nation with Norvir and other antiretroviral medicines to treat the human immuno-deficiency virus in adults, officials said.—Internet

Study shows what leads to a science careerEA S T LA N S I N G, 25

Feb — Michigan StateUniversity researcherssay they’ve found pa-rental influence and ac-cess to math courses arelikely to guide studentsinto science careers.

Professor JonMiller , who led thestudy, said the educa-tion of more people inthe fields of science,technology, engineer-ing mathe-matics and

medicine is crucial forthe nation.

“Failure to build andmaintain a competitivescientific workforce inthe decades ahead,”Miller said, “will in-evitably lead to a de-cline in the Americanstandard of living.”

Miller used data fromthe Longitudinal Studyof American Youth,which kept track ofnearly 6,000 students

from middle schoolthrough college, at-tempting to determinewhat led them to or awayfrom science-based ca-reers.

Miller said the re-search showed the pathto a science career be-gins at home, and that isespecially true in fami-lies in which childrenwere strongly encour-aged to go to college.

Internet

down the World TradeCenter twin towers inNew York.

The building hasracked up several codeviolations in the past de-cade. Its new ownerwants to replace thestructure with a pool andparking lot. He has saidthat demolishing theformer home of the ter-rorists is "one of life'slittle treats."

Atta was the hijackeron the first plane thatcrashed into the TwinTowers and al-Shehhi

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (311)Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA

TAMPAH VOY NO (311) are here by notified that thevessels will be arriving on 27.2.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it willlie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to thebyelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV XIANG XIU VOY NO (1018)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG XIUVOY NO (1018) are here by notified that the vesselswill be arriving on 27.2.2010 and cargo will be dis-charged into the premises of A.W.P.T 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 CHINA SHIPPING(MALAYSIA) AGENCY BDN BHD

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BOHAI CHALLENGE VOY NO (25)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BOHAI CHAL-LENGE VOY NO (25) are here by notified that thevessels will be arriving on 27.2.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W.5 where it will lieat the 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: EASTERN CAR LINERSINGAPORE PTE LTD

Phone No: 256924/256914

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGKAJA VOY NO (57)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANGKAJAVOY NO (57) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 27.2.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of S.P.W.1 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 WONGSAMUT OCEANSHIPPING CO.,LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

Magnitude5.0

earthquakehits Tibet

BEIJING, 26 Feb — A5.0-magnitude earthquakehit southern Tibet onFriday noon, according tothe China Earthquake Ad-ministration (CEA).

The earthquake oc-curred at 12:42 pm.(Beijing Time) at Tingricounty in Tibet Autono-mous Region. The epicen-tre was 28.4 degrees northLatitude and 86.8 degreeseast Longitude, witha depth of 33 kilometres,said the CEA. There wasno instant report of casu-alties.

Xinhua

Calif shooting leaves one policeofficer dead, two others wounded

LOS ANGELES, 26 Feb—A gunman opened fire at police officers during an in-vestigation in a rural area of Central California on Thursday, leaving one dead andtwo others wounded, authorities said.

The shooting led to an ongoing standoff between law enforcement officials andthe shooter who barricaded himself inside his mobile home, according to the FresnoSheriff Department.

The shooter opened fire when deputies and a state fire official arrived at hismobile home to serve warrants, said Margaret Mims, spokeswoman of the SheriffDepartment. The gunman was suspected of arson and another shooting, she saidwithout identifying him.

Xinhua

Thais seize two tons of tusksBANGKOK, 26 Feb—Thailand has seized two tons of

elephant tusks from Africa hidden in pallets, in the coun-try’s largest ivory seizure. Thai Customs officials val-ued the haul at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at £2.3million as Thailand emerges as a hub for the illicit trade.

Poaching of elephants in central and eastern Africahas intensified in recent years, with much of the ille-gal ivory exported to Asia. Customs department offi-cial Seree Thaijongrak said officers acting on a tip-offhad seized two pallets containing 239 tusks of Africanelephants. The consignment, from South Africa, waslabelled as mobile phone parts destined for Laos, whichhas an agreement with neighbouring Thailand not tocheck cargo in transit.—Internet

A woman shops at a clothing store in Tokyo on 26 Feb, 2010. Japan’s keyconsumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, fell 1.3

percent from the same month last year, declining for an 11th straightmonth, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communica-

tions.—INTERNET

Drivewith care

Smoking schoolgirls sparkonline fire

B E I J I N G , 26 Feb — Photographs pos tedonline of a group of teenage girls in their schoolun i fo rms smoking on a s t ree t in Foshan ,Guangdong Province, have aroused public con-cern. The photos were published on a popular,local online forum by an Internet user, whogoes by the pseudo name “toxicwaltz”, on Tues-day afternoon.

The post on www.ttx.com.cn said the fivegirls, four of whom were seen smoking in thephotographs, are students of the Foshan No 10Middle School. The photos show two of thegirls throwing their cigarettes while two con-tinued puffing after they noticed a camerapointed in their direction.

Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUMWork of art made of

rapes.

Work of art made of pumpkins.This image provided by the National Park Service showsthe right and left views of the complete skull of the newly-discovered dinosaur Abydosaurus mcintoshi. Paleonto-logists say this new species of dinosaur was found inDinosaur National Monument, Utah hidden in slabs ofsandstone so hard they had to use explosives to free some of the fossils.

Bank robber posed on MySpaceA teenage runaway girl whose al-

leged partner in crime posed for aMySpace photo holding $50 bills hasbeen charged with robbing two Mas-sachusetts banks.

Prosecutors said Kaitlin Ingham,17, admitted the two robberies butclaimed she was forced to carry themout, The (New Bedford) Standard-Times reported. Ingham wept duringher arraignment on Tuesday as a mag-istrate ordered her held in lieu of$3,500 cash bail.

Ingham and Kristopher Santillo, 21,were arrested on Monday at theDartmouth Motor Inn.

Santillo allegedly robbed a bank inAcushnet on 6 Feb, while Ingham ischarged with robberies in Dartmouthand New Bedford last week.

Detective Robert Levinson of theDartmouth police said the suspects wereidentified and traced to the motel afterrelatives reported recognizing themfrom pictures captured by bank surveil-lance cameras. “I don’t believe the co-ercion story. She saw an opportunity andtook it,” Levinson said.

Health Tip: When Diaper RashNeeds a Doctor

Diaper rash is usually managed and treated at home with-out a doctor’s supervision. There are cases, however, whenit’s best to call a pediatrician. The American Academy ofFamily Physicians offers these warning signs that diaper rashshould be evaluated by a doctor:

* The rash breaks out when the baby is 6 weeks or younger.* The rash has small ulcers or pimples.* The rash is accompanied by fever, nodules or large

bumps.* The infant doesn’t look well or has lost weight.* The rash spreads beyond the diaper area, including to

the scalp, face or arms.* The rash doesn’t improve with treatment after a week.

Exercising in cold cantake breath away

Cold weather sports of the WinterOlympics can increase the symptomsof exercise-induced asthma but there’sno need to skip sports, a US allergistsays.

“Cold temperatures, as well as dryair, can cause excessive dryness in mu-cus-producing tissue that lines the res-piratory passages and result in moresymptoms,” Dr Indu Warrier, an aller-gist at the University of Texas South-western Medical Centre in Dallas, saysin a statement.

Symptoms of exercise-inducedasthma include coughing, wheezing andshortness of breath because of vigor-ous physical activity. However, symp-toms don’t have to interfere with exer-cise, Warrier says.

RIO DE JANEIRO, 26 Feb — A baby girl died follow-ing an alleged fight between doctors in a Brazilian hos-pital delivery room, reports say, prompting an investi-gation. The doctors were removed by security staffafter clashing over who should be responsible for thedelivery in the city of Ivinhema, local media reported.

Another doctor was eventually able to help the 32-year-old woman but her baby was born dead, the re-ports said. An official said it was not clear if the fightplayed a role in the death. The incident took place inIvinhema in Mato Grosso do Sul state. The two doc-tors have since been sacked, the Agencia Estado newsagency reported, and an investigation is being carriedout by police and medical authorities.

The pregnant woman, Gislaine de Matos Rodrigues,was said to have asked the doctor who had been re-sponsible for her pre-natal care to look after her dur-ing the birth. But just after medication was given toinduce the birth, another doctor arrived and was re-ported to have insisted that as he was on duty he shouldbe responsible for the procedure.—Internet

WASHINGTON, 26 Feb— Microsoft has woncourt approval to shutdown a global network ofcomputers which it says isresponsible for more than1.5bn spam messagesevery day. A US judgegranted the firm’s requestto shut down 277 Internetdomains, which it saidwere used to “commandand control” the so-calledWaledac botnet.

A botnet is a networkof infected computers un-

HAVANA, 26 Feb — Ar-gentine participants wonthree first awards and fourconsolation prizes at the7th annual internationalcontest Writing Love Let-

Brazil baby dies ‘as doctors fight’

Microsoft shuts down global spam networkder the control of hackers.The firm said that closingthe domains would meanthat up to 90,000 PCswould stop receiving or-ders to send out spam. Arecent analysis by the firmfound that between 3-21December “approxi-mately 651 million spame-mails attributable toWaledac were directed toHotmail accounts alone”.

It said it was one of the10 largest botnets in theUS. Machines in a botnet

have usually been in-fected by a computer vi-rus or worm. Typically,users do not know theirmachine has been hi-jacked. Microsoft saidthat although it had effec-tively shut down the net-work, thousands of com-puters would still be in-fected with malware andadvised people to run anti-virus software. The courtorder was part of whatwas called “Operationb49”.—Internet

Argentines achieve big victoryat the Int’l love letters contest

ters.The competition, spon-

sored by the EscribaniaDollz cultural project, isthe brainchild of Cubanpoetess LiudmilaQuincoses Dollz, whocreated the first scribe of-fice in Cuba, offeringservices to tongue-tiedcouples by writing per-sonalized love letters forless than the price of a cupof coffee.

Cuban Minister of Cul-ture Abel Prieto said thecontest drew large partici-pation, receiving morethan 2,700 letters fromover 20 countries, includ-ing Spain, Argentina, Rus-sia, France and someLatin American coun-tries.—Xinhua

N’DJAMENA , 26 Feb — Nearly a fifth of the popu-lation in Chad will suffer food shortages this year, partof a broader hunger problem looming in the Sahel re-gion, the United Nations said on Thursday.

“Two million Chadians, or 18 percent of the popu-lation, are in a situation of food insecurity,” saidMichele Flavigna, the UN’s representative in Chad tolda news conference. “A great deal needs to be done tocounter this grave problem,” he said.

Neighbouring Niger, who’s government was over-thrown last week in a military coup, is also facing asevere food shortage that could affect 7.8 million peo-ple, according to one estimate released in late Janu-ary. A UN official in Dakar said on Thursday Nigerneeds a stable government to address the food crisis,and urged the junta to move swiftly to set elections.

Internet

Dad charged with abandoningtoddler

NEW BRUNSWICK, 26 Feb — A New Jersey manwas charged in two states on Thursday for allegedlykidnapping his daughter and abandoning her at a Dela-ware gas station.

Dwayne Jackson, 25, of Edison was arrested inNew Jersey, where he is charged with kidnapping andendangering the welfare of a child, the MiddlesexCounty Prosecutor’s Office said in a release.

A judge ordered him held in lieu of $750,000 bail.Police in Newark, Del, filed charges of first-de-

gree reckless endangering. A customer at a Shell sta-tion near an Interstate 95 exit in Newark heard a childcrying in a locked men’s room Sunday. Police foundthe girl, who has since been identified as Jackson’s20-month-old daughter. The child was placed in a fos-ter home in Delaware while police and child welfareofficials searched for her family.—Internet

One-fifth of Chad’s populationfacing hunger

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S P O R T SCech ruled out for a month due

to injuryLONDON, 26 Feb — Chelsea’s goalkeeper Petr Cech

would be out of action for “three to four weeks” aftersuffering a calf injury during Wednesday’s 2-1 Cham-pions League loss away to Italy’s Inter Milan, saidthe English premier league club on Thursday.

The Czech veteran was taken off on a stretcherduring the second half at the San Siro after damaginghis calf fielding a cross and was replaced by HenriqueHilario.

Cech’s absence is a blow to Premier League lead-ers Chelsea, also vying for the Champions Leagueand FA Cup trophies.

He will now miss Saturday’s league clash withManchester City at Stamford Bridge and the last-16second-leg tie against Inter on 16 March.

“Chelsea Football Club can confirm scans showPetr Cech suffered a tear in a calf muscle during thesecond half against Inter, and he is expected to be outfor three to four weeks”. said Chelsea in a statement.

Cech was withdrawn earlier on Thursday from theCzech squad for next week’s friendly internationalaway to Scotland.—Xinhua

Slovenia’s Robert Koren, Australia’s Vince Grella,

Clint Dempsey of the United States, Portugal’s

Nani, England’s Jermaine Jenas, Brazil’s Pato,

Edson Braafheid of the Netherlands, South Ko-

rean Chung-Yong Lee, New Zealand’s Ryan

Nelson and Serbia’s Nenad Milijas pose for pho-

tographers at the launch of their World Cup 2010

soccer kits at Battersea Power Station in London

on 25 Feb, 2010.

XINHUA

PARIS, 26 Feb—ParisSaint Germain captainClaude Makelele onThursday hinted that hecould retire at the end ofthe season as his side pre-pared to face arch -rivals

MANCHESTER, 26 Feb— Newly installed Eng-land captain RioFerdinand will travel tohis country’s trainingbase next week despite aback injury that has ruledhim out of Sunday’sLeague Cup final.Ferdinand is receivingtreatment for the backproblem that has ruledhim out of ManchesterUnited’s Wembley clashwith Aston Villa, as well

FIFA to discuss English clubs’ debtJOHANNESBURG , 26 Feb —Football governing body

FIFA said on Thursday the debt problems of EnglishPremier League clubs would be discussed at thebody’s next executive committee meeting in mid-March. “We have an executive committee meetingon 18 March. That’s definitely something that will bediscussed, also potentially that will be discussed be-fore with (UEFA boss) Michel Platini,” FIFA secre-tary general Jerome Valcke said.

“I am sure that in his fight for financial fair playthat he has on the European market, it’s somethingthat is important to him, what is happening in the Pre-mier League,” Valcke said. “We have not sat withMichel Platini since we got this info about Portsmouthand what is happening in the English PremierLeague.”—Internet

PARIS, 26 Feb—Liver-pool survived a big scareagainst Romanian under-dogs Unirea Urziceni onThursday night before se-curing a 3-1 victory thattakes them into theEuropa League round of16. Serie A giants Roma,however, crashed out ofthe competition after los-

DELRAY BEACH, 26 Feb— Defending championMardy Fish booked hisquarter-final berth at theInternational TennisChampionships with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over MischaZverev.

Fish, whose triumphhere last year was fol-lowed by a series of inju-ries, needed less than anhour and a half to oustGermany’s Zverev onThursday, who had upseteighth-seeded Michael

Defending champion

Mardy Fish.

INTERNET

Fish keeps ATP title defence on trackternoon’s matches wereplayed in bright but windyweather.

“It was ugly tennis,”Fish said of the errorcount whipped up by thebreezes.

“The wind was a bigfactor. I think that was ahuge part of it.”

Fish next faces fourth-seeded FrenchmanJeremy Chardy, a 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 winner over San-tiago Giraldo of Colom-bia.—Internet

Russell in the first round.After rain washed out

most of on Wednesday’sschedule, on Thursday af-

SCOTTSDALE , 26 Feb –The memory of a missed3-foot putt did nothing todiminish Camilo Ville-gas’s game on Thursdayin the Phoenix Open.

The 28-year-old Co-lombian tied the tourna-ment first-round recordwith a 9-under 62 to takea one-shot lead overformer Florida teammateMatt Every.

Villegas regrouped

Camilo Villegas, of

Colombia.

INTERNET

Villegas shoots 9-under 62 to takePhoenix lead

with a bogey-free roundon Thursday after makingthe semifinals of theMatch Play Champion-

ship last weekend, butmissing the short putt thatwould have put him in thefinal.

He beat Sergio Garciain the third-place match.Justin Rose, MarkWilson, Ryuji Imada,Rickie Fowler and PatPerez were three strokesback at 65 in near-perfectconditions at TPCScottsdale.

Internet

PSG’s Makelele dropsretirement hint

Paris Saint Germaincaptain Claude

Makelele.

Marseille at the week-end. When asked by re-porters if this would behis final season as a pro-fessional the formerChelsea star said: “TodayI’m going to say yes, it’smy last season.”

The 37-year-oldformer French interna-tional midfielder added:“But that could changetomorrow.” Makelelealso played at Nantes,Marseille, Celta Vigo,Real Madrid and Chelsea,picking up 71 interna-tional caps in a career thathas spanned almost twodecades. He joined PSGfrom Chelsea in the sum-mer of 2008.—Internet

Newly installedEngland captain Rio

Ferdinand.

Ferdinand will link up withEngland despite injury

as the internationalfriendly with Egypt atWembley next Wednes-day.

Internet

S Africa winter raisesWorld Cup swine flu riskSUN CITY, 26 Feb—The World Cup kicks off at the

height of South Africa’s winter, bringing in hundredsof thousands of visitors during peak flu season andraising concerns about a resurgence of swine flu.

The H1N1 strain has killed nearly 16,000 people,proving less lethal than regular flu despite the globalalarm.

But health minister Aaron Motsoaledi said recentlythat a possible new swine flu flare-up was one of his“biggest nightmares” about the 2010 showcase to beplayed as night-time temperatures in several hostcities dip toward freezing.

Football body FIFA has advised the tournament’s32 teams to be vaccinated against the H1N1 strain,but has warned against panic.

“We are very carefully monitoring with the WHOand the health authorities in South Africa,” Jiri Dvorak,FIFA’s chief medical officer told AFP on the sidelinesof a recent pre-tournament football medicine confer-ence in the Sun City resort.

Internet

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Liverpool FC’s JavierMascherano.

Liverpool survive scare as Roma crash in Europa Leagueing 3-2 at home to Greekside Panathinaikos, whiledefending championsShakhtar Donetsk wereeliminated by EnglishPremier League sideFulham. Fulham will playJuventus in the next roundafter the Turin side drew0-0 in a drab game athome to Ajax to see out a

2-1 aggregate success.German champions Wolf-sburg thrashed Villarreal4-1 for an aggregate 6-3win, while Valencianeeded two extra-timegoals from Spain mid-fielder Pablo Hernandezto achieve a 3-1 victoryagainst Belgian side ClubBrugge.—Internet

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films “Will Excel 9, 10 Times”* The Making of a Myanmar Saung (Harp)

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forward harmoniously (Shan)”* A Glimpse at the Mighty LoggersOversea Transmission* Signature Tune

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MRTV-3Programme Schedule

(27-2-2010) (Saturday)

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30hr. M.S.T.During the past 24 hours, light rain has been isolated inKachin State and upper Sagaing Division, weather has beenpartly cloudy in Shan , Chin, Rakhine and Mon States,Mandalay, Bago and Taninthayi Divisions and generallyfair in the remaining areas. Night temperatures were (5°C)below February average temperatures in Bago Division,(3°C) to (4°C) below February average temperatures inKachin State and Taninthayi Division (5 °C) above Februaryaverage temperatures in upper Sagaing Division, (3°C)above February average temperaures in Rakhine and MonStates, Mandalay Division and about February averagetemperatures in the remaining areas. The significant nighttemperatures were Machanbaw and Namhsan(5°C) each.Thenoteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Myitkyinaand Hkamti (0.08) inch each.

Maximum temperature on 25-2-2010 was 96 °F.Minimum temperature on 26-2-2010 was 68°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 26-2-2010 was 69%.Total sun shine hours on 25-2-2010 was (8.7) hours approx.

Rainfall on 26-2-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total Since 1-1-2010 was (Tr)at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and (Nil) at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) m.p.hfrom West at (21:30) hours MST on 25-2-2010.

Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the NorthBay and West Central Bay and generally fair in the AndamanSea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 27th February 2010:Light rain are likely to be isolated in Kachin and NorthernRakhine States, upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions,weather will be partly cloudy in Shan State and MandalayDivision and generally fair in the remaining areas. Degreeof certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofcontinuation of isolated light rain in the extreme NorthernMyanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for27-2-2010: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for27-2-2010:Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for27-2-2010:Partly cloudy.

Weather outlook for first weekend of March 2010:During the coming weekend, weather will be partly cloudyin Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay Divisions.

Friday, 26th February, 2010

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“Will Excel 9, 10 Times”* The Making of a Myanmar Saung (Harp)

* Discovering Imaw Bum Area (Part-III)* Bottled Buddha Image* Alms-Food (Soon)

* The historical sites of Taung Tha Man* Traditional Dance of National Races “Let’s

march forward harmoniously (Shan)”

* A Glimpse at the Mighty Loggers* A Village of Pa-O* Straw Embossed Painting* Ornamental Jewellery of Outstanding Designs* The Art of Stone Sculpture* Music Gallery

* Culture Stage* Ayeyawady Dolphin Expedition (Part-IV)* Ayeyawady Dolphin Expedition (Part-V)* Central Glass Pavilion* Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung* Golden Mandalay Hill

* A Day in Yangon “The National Races Village(Part-II)

* Be Fashionable with Myanmar Cotton ware

Website; www.mrtv3.net.mm

Penguins drift on an ice floe beneath acathedral iceberg pictured in the Southern

Ocean in the Australian Antarctic Territory in2006. An iceberg the size of Luxembourg

knocked loose from the Antarctic continentearlier this month could disrupt the ocean

currents driving weather patterns around theglobe, researchers said Thursday.

INTERNET

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Fullmoon Day of Taboung 1371 ME Saturday, 27 February, 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 hatred amongthe people

★ RFA, DVB-generating publicoutrage

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

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

and violence

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Feb—Prime Minister GeneralThein Sein, accompanied by Lt-Gen Tha Aye of theMinistry of Defence, commanders, ministers, theauditor-general, deputy ministers and departmentalheads, visited educative booths on Hukaung valleywildlife sanctuary in Ponkhon Ward of Tanai inKachin State yesterday.

The Prime Minister inspected river eco-system,wildlife, documentary photos and fossil in Hukaungtiger conservation on display at the administrator’soffice of Hukaung valley wildlife sanctuary.

The Prime Minister instructed officialsconcerned to extensively carry out educative workfor conservation of Hukaung valley.

Plans under way to run express train on Myitkyina-Mandalay railway

At Tanai bridge, Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe reported to the Prime Minister on thewaterway and maintenance. Lt-Gen Tha Aye gave asupplementary report. The Prime Minister gavenecessary instructions.

At the Tanai Station hall, the Prime Ministermet personnel of departments, townselders andmembers of social organizations.

The Prime Minister and party proceeded toMogaung, and inspected development of the town ina motorcade.

In meeting Kachin State and townshipeducation officers, the headmistress and teachers atNo.1 Basic Education High School in Mogaung, the

Prime Minister instructed them to nurture theirstudents to be outstanding, disciplined ones of goodmoral and have strong union spirit.

While in Mogaung, the Prime Minister metpersonnel of departments, townselders, and membersof social organizations at Mogaung hall. He presentedclothes, medicines and personal goods and so did Lt-Gen Tha Aye, the commanders and the ministers.

The Prime Minister and party proceeded toMohnyin by helicopter. The Prime Minister andparty met the principal, lecturers, demonstrators andstudents at Government Technological College(Mohnyin).

(See page 8)

Photo shows Government Technological College (Mohnyin).MNA

Prime Minister visits Myitson Hydropower Project

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