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Volume XVIII, Number 347 15th Waning of Tabaung 1372 ME Sunday, 3 April, 2011

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic sys-tem

* Development of the economy inviting participation interms of technical know-how and investments fromsources inside the country and abroad

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire na-tion

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

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

the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace and tranquil-lity, prevalence of law and order

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

with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectivesMember of Standing Committee of PoliticalBureau of Communist Party of China Central

Committee and Chairman of 11th National Com-mittee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative

Conference begins goodwill visit to Myanmar

NAY PYI TAW, 2 April—A Chinese goodwilldelegation led by Member of Standing Committeeof the Political Bureau of the Communist Party ofChina Central Committee of the People’s Republicof China and Chairman of the 11th National Com-mittee of Chinese People’s Political ConsultativeConference Mr Jia Qinglin on his goodwill visit tothe Republic of the Union of Myanmar arrived inMandalay at 12.45 pm today. The delegationwas welcomed at Mandalay InternationalAirport by Mandalay Mayor and Minister forDevelopment Affairs U Phone Zaw Han, Ministerfor Education and Health of Mandalay RegionDr Win Hlaing, Secretary of Pyithu Hluttaw

(See page 7)

Best traffic rule awardpresented

YANGON, 2 April—Yangon North District AllBus-line Control Committee of Yangon Region helda ceremony to award outstanding staff of thecommittee for 2010 at the hall of Basic EducationHigh School No. 1 in Insein Township on 20 March.

Secretary of Yangon Region All Bus-lineControl Central Committee U Ba Myint and Chairmanof Yangon North District All Bus-line Control Com-mittee U Aung Win made speeches.

The Secretary, officials and the chairman ofYangon North District All Bus-line Control Commit-tee presented cash assistance to bus owners and busworkers and cash awards to outstanding bus workers.

The cash assistance and cash awardsamounted to K 37.481 million.—MYANMA ALIN

An airplane of Air KBZ seen at Yangon International Airport.—MNA

YANGON, 2 April — A new airline named AirKanbawza with its domestic flights was launched atYangon International Airport at 8 am today.

Departmental heads and officials of Depart-ment of Civil Aviation and Myanma Airways, offi-cials of Air Kanbawza, pilots, flight attendants andguests attended the launching ceremony. Director-General of Department of Civil Aviation U Tin Naing

Air Kanbawza launched withmaiden domestic flights

Tun, Managing Director of Myanma Airways U TinMaung Tun and Managing Director of Air KanbawzaU Moe Hsan Aung formally launched the airline.

Air Kanbawza starts today Yangon-NyaungU-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon route at every 8 am andYangon-Myeik-Yangon route at every 2 pm.

Sixty passengers were on board the Yangon-NyaungU-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon flight.—MNA

Significant day temperature2-4-2011

Chauk 38ºCMinbu 37ºCAunglan 37ºCTheinzayat 37ºC

Chairman of 11th National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Mr JiaQinglin meets Chief Minister of Mandalay Region U Ye Myint at Sedona Hotel in Mandalay.—MNA

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 3 April, 2011

PERSPECTIVES* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s DesireSunday, 3 April, 2011

Conserve natural environ-ment

With global climate change, the world hasseen natural disasters such as storms, floods anddraught and environmental degradation likeheat waves and ice melting. According to experts,ninety percent of the root cause of globalwarming is due to human activities.

The continued survival of all living beingscalls for sound environmental conditions. Manyglobal nations are taking measures to protecttrees, forests and wildlife as deforestation canlead to deteriorating climate conditions.

In giving his inaugural address on 30March, President U Thein Sein said “We willpay serious attention to conservation of forestsand woodlands. We will make all-out efforts toreduce air and water pollution, to controldamping of industrial wastes and to protectwildlife. In this regard, we will lay down a newpolicy in which we will work for economic growthin parallel with environmental conservation.”

Myanmar has had a long history ofconserving the natural environment. It isprotecting land, water and forest resources.Forest reserves, wildlife and natural habitatsare being conserved in accord with the forestlaw. The Ministry of Forestry is establishingregional watersheds, natural habitats and specialteak plantations with the help of other ministries.

Indiscriminate tapping of naturalresources and damping of toxic wastes can leadto soil degradation and water pollution. Carbonemissions from industries, workshops andvehicles can also contribute towards air pollution.

As trees and forests balance climatepatterns, the matter of protecting forests andbalancing ecosystem is on a priority list.Moreover, the people need to cooperate with thegovernment in the tasks for reducing air andwater pollution, controlling disposal of industrialwastes, promoting the economy and conservingthe natural environment.

YANGON, 2 April —EMP Company Limitedis displaying Boneal

EMP displays Boneal, Haicnealat Yangon Expo 2011

YANGON, 2 April —Cash donation ceremonyof Tien MeljingInternational CharityFoundations (TiensGroups) to Tahlay quakevictims was held at YangonRegion Government Officethis morning.

Yangon RegionChief Minister U MyintSwe accepted K 20million donated byofficials of Tiens MeljingInternational CharityFoundations and returnedcertificate of honour.

The ceremony wasalso attended by YangonRegion Minister forSecurity and Border AffairsCol Tin Win, Yangon

Tien Meljing International Charity Foundationsdonates cash for Tahlay quake victims

Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Sweaccepts cash donation made by officials of Tiens

Meljing International Charity Foundations.MNA

YANGON, 2 April—Aceremony to donate cashto the storm-hit victims ofPyapon Region was heldat the hall of MyanmarFisheries Federation in

Cash donated for storm-hit fishermen

Region Minister for SocialWelfare and Hotels andTourism Dr Myint Theinand officials.—MNA

Insein Township here thismorning.

Chairman of MFFWunna Kyawhtin U HtayMyint extendedgreetings. GeneralSecretary U Win Kyaingexplained circumstanceof storm-hit fishermen.

Secretary-General UHtay Oo of Union Solidarityand Development Partyexplained the purpose ofdonation.

Patron of MFF UMaung Maung Thein andresponsible personsaccepted K 108,999,200donated by 78 wellwishersincluding K 50 million byUNDP. Patron of thefederation U MaungMaung Thein spoke wordsof thanks.—MNA

Secretary-General of Union Solidarity andDevelopment Party U Htay Oo donates K 50 m

for Pyapon storm victims through MyanmarFisheries Federation Patron U Maung Maung

Thein.—MNA

YANGON, 2 April—KFuture Co Ltd opened its

K Future to distribute pharmaceuticals, personal goods

Boneal embrocation and Haicnealanti-dandruff shampoo on display at Yangon

Expo 2011.—MNA

Expo 2011 organized bySmart Business Group atTatmadaw ConventionHall here from 1 to 4 April.

Boneal em-brocation, extracted fromrare Chinese traditionalmedicines, is reliable forall types of ache. Haicnealshampoo can drive outdandruff, caused byPityrosporum which cannot be cured by normalshampoo. To orderBoneal and Haicneal, one

may contact EMP Co Ltdat No (222), Bo Myat TunStreet, PazundaungTownship, Yangon, (Ph:01-296995, 203008;Mandalay: 02-31363, 09-6500597; Taunggyi: 09-49350664; Lashio:0947301431: Monywa:09-20624198).—MNA

office at No. 3 of Building17 near Yuzana Plaza inTamway Township on 28March.

K Future Co Ltd is soleagent of pharmaceuticalsand intravenous vaccineproduced by MyanmarPharmaceuticals Factory(Yangon) and Inyaung(Kyaukse).

Moreover, thecompany imports to

distribute Keeler brand eyetest devices made byEngland, fire extinguishersand personal goods.

For information,contact K Future Co Ltdat No. 3 of Building 17near Yuzana Plaza inTamway Township,Tel:09-73096666, 09-73096555 andemail:[email protected].

MNA

embrocation andHaicneal anti-dandruffshampoo at Yangon

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KABUL, 2 April—Three militants attackeda NATO base on theoutskirts ofAfghanistan’s capitalSaturday but were killedby coalition forcesbefore they could enterthe compound, NATOand Afghan police said.

NATO told TheAssociated Press in anemail that three of itssoldiers were woundedin Saturday’s attackagainst Camp Phoenix,but that their injuries were

NATO says its forces repelattack on Kabul base

An injured man lies

in a hospital bed in

Tikrit, 80 miles (130

kilometres) north of

Baghdad, Iraq, on

30 March, 2011.

INTERNET

Thai flood toll climbs to 35

BANGKOK, 2 April—Flooding across southernThailand has killed at least 35 people, officialssaid, as unseasonably wet weather deluged thehomes and businesses of around two million people.Victims were either swept into the rising waters orburied in mudslides as the heavy rains inundatedhomes and washed roads and bridges away in whatshould be one of the hottest months of the year.

Flood waters, more than two metres deep insome places, have continued to spread despiteeasing rainfall in recent days, while waterloggedsoil has heightened the risk of landslides.—Internet

A Thai woman stands at the balcony of her floodedhouse following torrential rains in Thailand’s

southern Province of Trang.—INTERNET

HANOI, 2 April—Rescuers in Vietnam wereworking to recover the bodies of two brothersburied under huge boulders as a local official said18 people had died in a quarry rockslide.

“We will keep going until we find their bodies,”on Saturday said Nguyen Tien Loi, chairman ofYen Thanh District people’s committee, the localgovernment office, after authorities recovered 16corpses and gave up hope of finding survivors.

About 200 troops were mobilised to findtrapped workers after a massive rock fall onFriday at Len Co quarry in Nghe An province,north central Vietnam.—Internet

Vietnam rockslide kills 18

Bulldozers and rescuers try to recover bodies ofvictims after a rockslide happened at a stonequarry in Yen Thanh District, north-central

Province of Nghe An on 1 April.INTERNET

JAKARTA, 2 April—Floods in Papua of Indonesiahave killed ten people and forced at least 2,000others fleeing homes, local official of DisasterManagement and Mitigation Agency said on Friday.Heavy rains for nearly one month have raised watersurface in several rivers, ending to a lake in PaniaiDistrict of Papua, and led the waters at the lakeoverflowed and submerged hundreds hectares ofsweet potato plantation, threatening the supply ofmain foods for thousands of residence, said JulianusLayuk, official of the agency.—Xinhua

10 killed, over 2,000 flee homes asfloods hit Papua, Indonesia

Ahmed Hashiminspects his

destroyed car infront of the

provincial councilbuilding of Tikrit, 80

miles (130kilometres) north ofBaghdad, Iraq, on30 March, 2011.

INTERNET

KABUL, 2 April— An Afghan civilian waskilled Saturday morning when a bomb targetingAfghan army went off in the Afghan capitalKabul, a Xinhua photographer on the spot said. “Isaw a civilian’s body on the ground near theexplosion site,” the photographer said.

Local media quoted eyewitnesses as sayingthat two explosions were heard in the Pulicharkhiarea near an army training centre and foreignmilitary base.

The explosions were followed by gunfightbetween attackers and foreign troops.

The area is cordoned off by security forces.Hashmatullah Stanikzai, a press officer with

Kabul police department, said that the situationwas under control.

“An investigation team is sent to the areasnear the Camp Phoenix in Pulicharkhi area,”Stanikzai told Xinhua.—Xinhua

One civilian killed as bombhits Afghan army in Kabul

BAGHDAD, 2 April—A suicide bomber disguisedas a street cleaner walked up to soldiers outside amosque and blew himself up Friday, killing twoof the troops and a worshipper in a western IraqiCity that was once an al-Qaeda hotbed.

The blast wounded six other people, includingfour soldiers who were stationed outside theFallujah mosque to protect worshippers, accordingto a senior city police official.

The unit’s commander, an army colonel, wasamong the dead, the official said.

A local health official confirmed the casualties.Both officials spoke on condition of anonymitybecause they were not authorized to release theinformation.

The mosque is near a government compoundthat houses offices for Fallujah’s mayor, citycouncil, police and courts. Fallujah, 40 miles (65kilometres) west of Baghdad in the Sunni-dominated Anbar Province, was once a capital forIraq’s militancy and the site of two deadly battlesin 2004 with American forces. —Internet

Bomber kills three outsideIraqi mosque

PARACHINAR, 2 April— Islamist militants onFriday attacked a terminal in northwestern Pakistanused by trucks carrying supplies for NATO troopsin Afghanistan, killing three Pakistani guards at thesite. Elsewhere in the northwest, a child was killedin an explosion set off by a suicide bomber fleeingfrom residents who opened fire at him.

The militants killed the guards by slitting theirthroats, said government administrator Akbar Khan.The attack took place in the town of Landi Kotal,close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Much of the non-lethal supplies for the wareffort in Afghanistan come via Pakistan after beingunloaded at the Arabian Sea port of Karachi in thesouth. Taleban militants often attack NATO supplytrucks in Pakistan, though the vast majority of thegoods are untouched.—Internet

Three guards killed at NATOterminal in NW Pakistan

NEW DELHI, 2 April—Indian national carrier, AirIndia, is in a dilemma afterits pilots have expressedfears for safety in war-torn Afghanistan, localmedia reported Saturday.

Air India is the onlyIndian airline which fliesto Kabul. According toThe Times of India, IndianCommercial PilotsAssociation (ICPA)Friday sought clarificationfrom the national airlineon issues like poor

Air India pilots fear for safetyin Afghanistan

not serious.The coalition said at

least one attacker waspossibly wearing asuicide vest.

It added that theattack had ended. Kabulprovincial Police chiefGen Mohammad AyubSalangi said there werereports of three attackersinvolved and that two ofthem died when theirvests detonated.

He said a third wasshot.

The base’s gate had

scorch marks on it, andan AP reporter at thescene saw some of theremains of at least onebody belonging to a manwho had blown himselfup dangling from thegate.

Internet

runway, taxiways and airtraffic control at KabulAirport.

The pilots’ unionquestioned if overnightarrangements have beenmade if an aircraft isgrounded in Kabul. TheICPA has warned that itmay have to ask pilots tostop operations as theproblems at Kabul Airportcan endanger lives ofpassengers and crew, thereport said.

Xinhua

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HONG KONG , 2 April—Action heroJackie Chan and other Asian starsraised over HK$25 million ($3.2million) at a charity concert Friday inHong Kong for disaster-hit Japan,where over 28,000 are dead or missing.

“We’re here to tell the people ofJapan — you’re not alone,” said Chan,one of the initiators of the celebrityconcert.

“Don’t give up, hang in there.”A massive 9.0-earthquake and

tsunami hit Japan on 11 March,devastating large areas of the northeastcoast and leading to an ongoing nuclear

PRAGUE, 2 April—Anofficial says a Czechnuclear power plant isshutting down one of itsfour reactors due to apipe leaking irradiatedwater but cautions thereis no safety threat.

Petr Spilka, spokes-man for the Dukovanynuclear plant says theproblem occurred on asmall pipe that vents airfrom a water systemlocated inside thereactor’s containmentstructure. He says thewater cannot get out ofthe containmentstructure and themalfunction poses nothreat.

He said the reactorwill be shut down laterFriday. It is not clearwhen it could berestarted.—Internet

ATHENS, 2 April—An earthquake of nearly6.0 magnitude struck the southern Greek islandsof Crete and Karpathos on Friday, according toGreek media.

The epicentre was at the sea area between thetwo islands, and no injuries nor major damageshave been reported.

The Geodynamic Institute of Athens has notreleased an exact magnitude yet, but Americanseismologists estimated the quake was 5.9magnitude while the European geodynamic centreput it at around 6.2 degrees.

Crete is regularly hit by moderate earthquakes.Xinhua

Grim search for dead three weeks afterJapan quake

An aerial picture shows a view of the tsunami-devastated the town ofIshinomaki, Miyagi prefecture. Thousands of Japanese and US troops

launched an intensive air and sea operation Friday to recover bodies stillleft from the huge earthquake and tsunami three weeks ago.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 2 April—Thousands ofJapanese and US troops launched anintensive air and sea operation Friday torecover bodies still left from the hugeearthquake and tsunami three weeks ago.

The grim search came as thegovernment revealed radiation from anuclear power plant crippled by the twindisaster had been found in groundwater,with contamination already reported inthe air, ocean and food.

Japan is still struggling to cope withits worst post-war crisis three weeks afterthe seafloor quake struck on 11 March,leaving about 28,000 people dead ormissing.

In the search for bodies, Japanese

and US armed forces deployed 120aircraft and 65 ships for a three-dayoperation along the northeast coast,where houses, ships, cars and trains stilllay scattered across the muddywastelands.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan told abriefing that the radiation leaking fromthe Fukushima nuclear plant presentsno public health threat as long as peoplefollow the government’s advice.

“Japan decides on the area (ofevacuation around the plant) based onexperts’ advice and proposals,” he said.“In Japan, we ask people to follow therules because if they do, there will be nodamage to their health.”—Internet

Standard & Poor’s downgrades Japan’sTEPCO

This picture taken by Japan’s Maritime SelfDefence Force, shows the badly damaged

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) No 1 Daiichinuclear plant at Okuma town in Fukushima

prefecture.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 2 April—Standard & Poor’sdowngraded the long-term rating on TokyoElectric Power Co(TEPCO), operator of anuclear plant at thecentre of the world’sworst atomic crisis for25 years, to ‘BBB+’from ‘A+.’

The agency alsolowered the short-term

rating to ‘A-2’ from ‘A-1’, with both ratingsremaining “on Cre-ditWatch with negativeimplications”, it said,suggesting that theycould be downgradedfurther.

Standard & Poor’sdecision, announced ina statement releasedSaturday Tokyo time,followed a similar move

by ratings agencyMoody’s.

The deadly earth-quake and tsunami on11 March damagedseveral TEPCO facilities,and the company nowfaces huge costs fromthe crisis at theFukushima Daiichinuclear plant, whichcontinues to leakradiation.

The nuclear disasterhas forced evacuation ofnearby residents andcontaminated farm soils,food products andlivestock.

“As a result of theunprecedented events of11 March and theimportance of TEPCO tothe Japanese economy,we believe that theJapanese governmentmay provide some formof extraordinary supportto the company,” S&Psaid.

Internet

Malfunctionforces Czech

nuclearreactor shut

down

Jackie Chan, Asian stars raisefunds for Japan

Actor Jackie Chanperforms at a charityconcert in Hong Kong

and he other Asianstars manage to raiseover HK$25 million

($3.2 million) fordisaster-hit Japan.

INTERNET

emergency at a crippled atomicplant.

“They have a long to recoveryahead of them, but I hope they canstay strong and positive,” said Chan,who personally donated HK$4million to cover the production costsof the concert so that the proceedscould go to quake victims.

“We’re here to help in whateverway we can,” he added.

“I thank the people of HongKong — they have showntremendous generosity.”

Internet

5.5-magnitude quake hitsoff east coast of Honshu,

JapanTOKYO, 2 April—An earthquake measuring

5.5 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast ofHonshu, Japan at 17:03:46 GMT on Friday, theUS Geological Survey said. The epicentre, witha depth of 20.50 km, was initially determined tobe at 40.3563 degrees north latitude and 143.1775degrees east longitude.—Xinhua

Strong earthquake hits Greekislands of Crete, Karpathos

Ten-year-old boy Riku Takano is tested forpossible nuclear radiation exposure at an

evacuation centre in Koriyama, FukushimaPrefecture, northern Japan, 1 April, 2011,

located about 70 km (44 miles) from theearthquake and tsunami-crippled nuclear

reactor. —INTERNET

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FRIDAY, 2 April—Having a good laugh on April Fool’s Day or any otherday of the year helps relieve stress and benefits your blood vessels, an expertsays.

“Laughter increases blood flow and improves the function of bloodvessels. Reducing stress is especially beneficial for persons who havehypertension [high blood pressure],” Dr Vivienne Halpern said in a Societyfor Vascular Surgery news release. April is National Stress Awareness Monthin the United States. “Laughter reduces the level of stress hormones [cortisol,epinephrine, dopamine and growth hormone] and increases the level ofhealth-enhancing hormones [endorphins and neurotransmitters],” Halpernexplained. “This can result in a stronger immune system and fewer physicaleffects of stress.”—Internet

LOS ANGELES, 2April—A new tech-nology that temporarilyzaps away foreheadwrinkles by freezing thenerves shows promise inearly clinical trials,researchers say.

The technique, ifeventually approved bythe US Food and DrugAdministration, couldprovide an alternative toBotox and Dysport. Bothare injectable forms of

Pre-term labour occurs before the 37th week ofpregnancy. About 10 percent of babies born in theUnited States are considered pre-term, the AmericanCongress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says.

The organization says these factors may increasethe risk of pre-term labour:

* Having had pre-term labour in this or a priorpregnancy.

* Using cocaine or smoking cigarettes.* Having a multiple pregnancy (twins or more).* Having had a child born with a chromosomal

disorder.* Having an abnormality in the cervix or uterus.* Having abdominal surgery during

pregnancy.* Having an infection during pregnancy.* Bleeding during the second or third

trimester of pregnancy.* Being underweight, or having insufficient

prenatal care.* Having a mother or grandmother who took a

drug called DES (diethylstilbestrol).—Internet

Health Tip: Risk factors forpre-term labour

Laughter not only feels good, It’s good forthe heart

This 2008 Wiensfamily photo provided

by Brigham andWomen’s Hospital,shows Dallas Wiens

with his daughterScarlette prior to an

electrical accident thatdisfigured his face.

Wiens received a fullface transplant at

Brigham and Women’sHospital in Boston

during the week of 14March, 2011.

INTERNET

Freezing wrinkles a possible alternativeto Botox

Botulinum toxin type A,a neurotoxin that, wheninjected in small quanti-ties, temporarily para-lyzes facial muscles,thereby reducing wrink-les.

“It’s a toxin-freealternative to treatingunwanted lines andwrinkles, similar to whatis being done with Botoxand Dysport,” said studyco-author Francis Pal-mer, director of facial

plastic surgery at theUniversity of SouthernCalifornia School ofMedicine in LosAngeles. “From the earlyclinical trials, thisprocedure — which itsmaker callscryoneuromodulation— appears to have thesame clinical efficacyand safety comparableto the existingtechniques.”

Internet

A sign is seen outside the JPMorgan office inLos Angeles, California, 12 October, 2010.

INTERNET

AIG, Ally, GM CEOcompensation will not increase

WASHINGTON, 2 April—Compensation packagesfor the chief executives of bailed-out firms AmericanInternational Group (AIG.N), Ally Financial andGeneral Motors (GM.N) will not increase in 2011,the Treasury Department said late on Friday.

The Obama administration’s pay czar hasreviewed the packages for the top 25 executives atthe four remaining companies that have receivedexceptional government assistance and has foundthat overall, their cash compensation has decreased18.2 percent, treasury said.

To ensure that taxpayers were not rewardingexecutives at companies that received the mostgovernment help, the law required that their paypackages be subject to restrictions and approvedby Patricia Geoghegan, who is special master forexecutive compens

Reuters

Data breach hits JPMorgan,Kroger customers New York

LOS ANGELES, 2 April—Chase & Co (JPM.N)and Kroger Co (KR.N) customers was exposed aspart of a data breach at a large online marketingvendor.

The data breach included some email addressesof JPMorgan Chase customers and names andemail addresses of Kroger customers, the companiessaid in separate statements on Friday.

Epsilon, a unit of Alliance Data Systems Corp(ADS.N), said on Friday that a person outside thecompany hacked into some of its clients’ customerfiles.

The vendor sends over 40 billion email ads andoffers annually, usually to people who register fora company’s website and or give their emailaddresses while shopping. Some of Epsilon’s otherclients include Verizon (VZ.N), Blackstone GroupLP’s (BX.N) Hilton Hotels, Kraft (KFT.N), and

AstraZeneca (AZN.L).Kroger, the biggest US supermarket operator,

said it told customers on Friday that the databasestoring their names and email addresses had beenbreached. No other personal information wasexposed in the breach, Kroger said.

Reuters

Chef Celestino Drago of DragoCentro restaurant in Los Angeles

teaches Sofia Menck and her third-grade class from Larchmont Charter

School of West Hollywood thehealthy benefits of cooking authenticItalian food as Patrizia Giarratana,

Deputy Director General of theItalian Ministry of Economic

Development, looks on.—INTERNET

Mickey Mouse takespart in a show at TokyoDisneyland in January.

Construction of theworld’s sixth Disneyamusement park willstart in Shanghai next

week following years ofnegotiations between the

US company andChinese authorities, the

Wall Street Journalsays.—INTERNET

Work on Shanghai Disneyland ‘to start April 8’SHANGHAI, 2 April—Construction of the world’s

sixth Disney amusement park will start in ShanghaiFriday following years of negotiations betweenthe US company and Chinese authorities, the WallStreet Journal said.

Walt Disney Co and its local partners haveissued invitations to “a special event in Shanghai”on 8 April, the paper reported Saturday, quotingan anonymous source.

AFP could not immediately confirm the reportwith the Shanghai municipal authorities or

Disney’s Chinese partner, the Shanghai ShendiGroup Co Ltd, the consortium that will operate theproject.

Shanghai’s mayor has estimated theamusement park will cost 24.4 billion yuan ($3.7billion), the Journal said, which would make itone of the largest foreign investments in China.

The park will cover 963 acres (390 hectares),which makes it just a 26th of the size of WaltDisney World in Orlando, Florida, the businesspaper said.—Internet

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COTABATO CITY, 2 April—Gunmen kidnapped at least 16 teachers from apublic school in the restive southern Philippines on Friday, an official saidSaturday.

Alvin Magdamit, mayor of Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur Province, saidarmed men from a local clan seized 16 public teachers in the township of LaPurisima.

Magdamit said their crisis committee is negotiating for the release of theabducted victims.

“We are closely monitoring the situation. We want assurance of thevictims’ safety,” said Magdamit.

In December 2009, some 15 gunmen raided a school in Prosperidad andtook 75 people hostage who were later all released.—Xinhua

CARACAS, 2 April—The plane crash in Venezuelathat left 17 people dead and 34 others injured lastSeptember was caused by mechanic failure, andUS maintenance workers were to blame, authoritiessaid.

The hitch was a result of poor maintenancework of the ATR-42 Conviasa aircraft, the ElNacional daily quoted final findings of aninvestigation by the Air Accident InvestigationBoard as saying Friday.

The plane had received maintenance service inthe United States that cost Venezuela 1.2 millionUS dollars but proved to be “ineffective,” theinvestigators said.

Xinhua

LOS ANGELES, 2 April—Mayor AntonioVillaraigosa should pay a fine of nearly 42,000US dollars for unethical conduct of acceptingunreported tickets to sporting and other events,California Fair Political Practices Commission(FPPC) proposed Firday.

The mayor would pay 21,000 dollars to theFPPC and 20,849 dollars to the city ethics panelunder a proposed settlement that still awaits a finalapproval from the FPPC and the California EthicsCommission (CEC), according to documentsreleased by the FPPC, which will meet again 11April on the issue.

The mayor came under fire last year for failingto report tickets he accepted to attend more than

Gunmen abduct 16 teachers inS Philippines

In this 31 July, 2008file photo, customersview the menu in thedrive through line at

a Burger King inPortland, Ore, Like

it or not, manyrestaurant diners will

soon know moreabout what they areeating under menu

labellingrequirements

proposed Friday bythe Food and Drug

Administration.INTERNET

LA mayor faces fine for accepting sports tickets30 events, including Los Angeles Lakers andDodgers games, the Academy Awards, AmericanMusic Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards,Screen Actors Guild Awards and a 2009“American Idol” finale show.

The mayor’s “large number of unreportedgifts ... deprived the public of knowledge of giftsfrom groups or individuals that may have hadbusiness before the City of Los Angeles,” theFPPC said.

But the mayor’s violation of the rules was“unintentional” because he has no prior history ofviolating the rules regarding acceptance of gifts,added the FPPC.

Xinhua

Venezuela says planecrash caused by mechanic

failure

Plane makes emergency landing withhole in cabin

In this photo provided by passenger ChristineZiegler, shows an apparent hole in the cabin ona Southwest Airlines aircraft on 1 April, 2011 in

Yuma, Ariz.—INTERNET

PHOENIX, 2 April—ASouthwest Airlines planewith a gaping hole infuselage made anemergency landing at amilitary base in Arizonaon Friday after a suddendrop in cabin pressure,airline officials said.

Southwest Flight812 from Phoenix toSacramento, with 118passengers on board,landed safely at theYuma Marine Corps AirStation with a hole in thetop of the aircraft, aSouthwest spokes-woman said in astatement.

There were nopassenger injuriesreported, the statement

The Brisbanecity skyline isreflected in an

eerily calmBrisbane river,mid-January.More than 80

towns inQueensland

state, includingthe statecapital

Brisbane, werehit by once-in-

a-centuryfloods thatcovered anarea larger

than the size ofFrance and

Germanycombined.INTERNET

said. The airline said oneflight attendant wasslightly injured.

The Boeing 737landed at 4:07 pm localtime after declaring anemergency, said IanGregor, a FederalAviation Administrationspokesman.

“We do not know thecause of thedecompression,” Gre-gor said.

Passengers descri-bed the harrowing sceneto the CBS televisionaffiliate in Sacramento,detailing the damage tothe plane.

“They had just takendrink orders when Iheard a huge sound and

oxygen masks camedown and we startedmaking a rapid descent.They said we’d bemaking an emergencylanding,” a womanidentified as Cindy toldthe station.

“There was a hole inthe fuselage about threefeet long. You could seethe insulation and thewiring. You could see atear the length of one ofthe ceiling panels.”

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Workers clean thestadium as police

officers keep guardat the Wankhede

stadium a dayahead of the final

match of the CricketWorld Cup betweenIndia and Sri Lankain Mumbai, India,

Friday, 1 April,2011.

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GENEVA, 2 April— Three Germanskiers were killed by a massiveavalanche in southern Switzerland onFriday, the second deadly incidentinvolving foreign tourists in less thana week.

The victims were part of a nine-strong group of cross-country skiersfrom Friedrichshafen, Germany, saidValais cantonal state police.

They was traversing a mountainin the Anniviers valley near the borderwith Italy when the avalanche hit them,sweeping seven of the skiers away,police said.

“The avalanche was classified as

Swiss police: 3 German skiers killed byavalanche

‘gigantic’ by rescuers,” according topolice, who said it was 500 meters(1,640 feet) wide and 500 meters long.

Two of the skiers were killed onthe spot and one died later in a hospital.Another was injured, police said.

The incident happened close towhere five French snowshoers andcross-country skiers were killed in anavalanche last Saturday.

Switzerland’s national avalanchemonitoring centre warned ofconsiderable risk in the region Friday.

Warmer weather meansavalanches are common in the Alps inspring.—Internet

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(from page 1)Public AccountsCommittee U MaungToe, Chinese Ambassa-dor to Myanmar Mr LiJunhua, Consul-GeneralMr Tang Ying ofConsulate General inMandalay and officials.

Accompanied byRegion Education andHealth Minister Dr WinHlaing and officials, theChinese delegationvisited MyananSankyaw Golden Palaceand Cultural MuseumMandalay Nanmyo inthe evening. Director ofArchaeology, NationalMuseum and LibraryDepartment (Mandalay)U Myint Zaw and offi-cials welcomed themand explainedbackground history and

Member of StandingCommittee …

Maung Toe and ChineseAmbassador Mr LiJunhua.

Mandalay RegionChief Minister U YeMyint hosted a dinnerto the Chinesedelegation. MandalayRegion Ministers, theRegion HluttawSpeaker, the ChiefJustice of Region HighCourt, the Vice-Chairman of the RegionHluttaw, the RegionAdvocate-General, theRegion Auditor-General, the Secretaryof Pyithu HluttawPublic AccountsCommittee, Chairmanof Region Hluttaw BillsCommittee, RegionHluttaw National RacesAffairs Committee,judges and officials, theChinese Ambassadorand the consul-generalalso joined the dinner.

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Chairman of 11th National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference MrJia Qinglin and party at Mandalay Cultural Museum.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 2 April—, MyanmaPosts and Telecommunications of theMinistry of Communications, Postsand Telegraphs will run its deliveryand telecommunication services onAkyat Day of Maha Thingyan, 1372(15 April, Friday) and New Yearholiday (April 18, Monday) withouttaking leave. Express mail servicewill also be running during MahaThingyan holidays daily.

M PT hereby requests that nofull-dressed postman be watered dur-ing those days.—MNA

No postman besplashed duringThingyan Days

The recently opened Welaung Bridge on Yangon-Pyay-Mandalay Road contributes much to regionaldevelopment.

keeping the palaceintact.

The officials guidedMr Jia Qinglin and partyround MyananSankyaw Golden Palaceand Cultural Museum.The guests observedparaphernalia of royalcourt members andMyanma traditional cul-ture.

Mr Jia Qinglin thensigned the visitors’ bookof the museum.

The Chinesedelegation led by Mr JiaQinglin met ChiefMinister of MandalayRegion U Ye Myint atSedona Hotel inMandalay in theevening. Also present atthe meeting wereMandalay Mayor andMinister for

Development Affairs UPhone Zaw Han,Minister for EconomicU Aung Zan, Ministerfor Agriculture and

Forestry U Myint Than,Minister for Educationand Health Dr WinHlaing, Minister forTransport/Communica-

tions U Kyaw Hsan,Minister for Industry DrMyint Kyu, Secretary ofPyithu Hluttaw PublicAccounts Committee U

Chief Minister U Ye Myint of Mandalay Region hosts dinner to delegation led by Chairman of 11th National Committeeof Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Mr Jia Qinglin at Sedona Hotel in Mandalay.—MNA

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Literary awardscontributing…

Minister forInformation

and forCultureU Kyaw

Hsanpresents

medal andcash awardto MWJA

PatronU Hla

Myaing (KoHsaung)who wins

TunFoundation

life-timeliteraryaward.

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Yangon

Region

Chief

Minister

U Myint

Swe awards

Tun Oo Tin

who wins

literary

award for

his book

titled ‘The

biography

of a

diplomat’ in

the

biography

genre.

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An official awards writer Pekingbyan Win Ko(Inwa) for his works.

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An official presents prize to writer Tun Yi(Archaeologist).

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(from page 16)that has been out ofvogue for some time.Likewise, efforts shouldbe made to show offMyanmar’s valuable

cultural heritages to theworld. Indeed, theseprize-winning books andmanuscripts willcontribute a lot to thefuture of the nation. Thenation on its part holdsnatural literary awardand Sarpay Beikmanmanuscript awardceremonies every year.Fourteen national

literary awards arepresented while SarpayBeikman manuscriptawards are presented in12 genres, each of whichincludes first, second

and third prizes. But it isstill needed to presentmore awards for thedevelopment of theliterary world. So, theannual holding ofPakokku U Ohn PeLiterary Award, ThutaSwesone Literary Awardand Sayawun Tin ShweLiterary Awardceremonies and holding

of the fifth TunFoundation LiteraryAward ceremony are acontributing factor forthe development of theliterary world as well asfood for literaryenjoyment of the people.In other words, thepresenting of such

awards is part of nationalduties being carried outby the nation, concludedthe minister.

Next, Patron of TunFoundation LiteraryAward CommitteeChairman of TunFoundation Bank UThein Tun extendedgreetings. CommitteeChairman retiredambassador U Thet Tungave an account of TunFoundation LiteraryAward, and member ofTun Foundation LiteraryAward selectioncommittee Patron ofMWJA U Myint Kyweexplained the remarks ofthe committee.

Then, Minister UKyaw Hsan presented amedal and cash award toMWJA Patron U HlaMyaing (Ko Hsaung),who won TunFoundation life-timeliterary award.

Chief Minister ofYangon Region U MyintSwe awarded Tun OoTin, who won literary

award for his book titled‘The biography of adiplomat’ in thebiography genre.

Afterwards, MinisterDaw San San Nwe,Chairman of TunFoundation Bank UThein Tun andresponsible persons

awarded prize winnersin various genres suchas economy, belle-letter,reference, archeology,environmental conser-vation, culture, health,economy (Englishversion), history(English version),history, child’s literatureand ancient treatise.

Then, U Thein Tunpresented gifts to theliterary award selectioncommittee members.

After the ceremony,Minister forInformation and forCulture U Kyaw Hsanand Chief Minister ofYangon Region UMyint Swe cordiallygreeted those presentand viewed prizewinning works and thepublications of TunFoundation Bank.

Tun FoundationBank started presentingTun Foundation literaryawards in 2005 and itannually invites booksand manuscripts forpresenting awards.

A total of 17 awards– eight life-time literaryawards and Myanmarbook awards, sixMyanmar manuscriptawards, one Englishbook award and oneEnglish manuscriptaward – were presentedat the ceremony.

Tun Foundation isalso contributing toeducation, health andeconomic develop-ments. It is providing

stipends yearly formatriculated students,outstanding students andneedy students for theiruniversity education.

A total of 48 studentsare selected from sevenuniversities and collegesincluding universities ofmedicine, dental

universities. Up to 2011-2012, K 180 millionhave been provided for248 students.

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Take Fire Preventive

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16th Anniversary of Myawady TV, prize presentation for manuscripts andcolour photo contest of Myawady and Ngwetayi Magazines held

YANGON, 2 April—The 16th Anniversary ofMyawady TV and prizepresentation formanuscripts and colourphoto contest ofMyawady and NgwetayiMagazines of MyawadyLiterary House were heldat Myawady TV inHmawby this evening,attended by Maj-Gen TinNgwe of the Ministry ofDefence.

Speaking on theoccasion, Adjutant-General Maj-Gen KhinZaw Oo said that it isknown to all that since itsestablishment, MyawadyTV has been standing asa significant media in thenation by realizing itsaims to inform, entertainand educate the people.The media achievedsuccess due tocollaborative efforts ofartistes, private mediaand staff of Myawady TVin addition toencouragement of thepeople.

As today’s science

and technology isdeveloping withmomentum, the bigcountries withadvancement oftechnology and financialpower are attempting todominate the developingcountries through varioustypes of media. So, it isnecessary to safeguardthe State and the peoplethrough media not to losetraditional customs ofnational races, culturalheritage and nationalcharacters.

Myawady TV willextend six new channelsthrough digital systemfrom Nay Pyi Taw toacross the nation in thenear future. Therefore,artistes of motion picture,literary, music andphotograpy fields are tomake collaborativeefforts for successfulbroadcasting of newMyawady TV channel.

Among various kindsof media, TV andperiodicals can createalmost all the mass

communication to inform,entertain and educate thepeople. Myawady TVwon the heart of audiencedue to broadcasting ofprogress of the State andcorrect situations in timeand various programmesfor public entertainment.Moreover, efforts arebeing made to transformAnalogue system intodigital system in TVbroadcasting.

Literary has greatinfluence overbroadening the horizonsof the people, improvingtheir capability andstipulating nationalisticspirit and patriotic spirit.Today, 58 years oldMyawady Magazine andover 50 years oldNgwetayi Magazine ofMyawady LiteraryHouse are still standingas prestige magazines inthe Myanmar literaryworld. These twomagazines are producingprominent writers.

Myawady andNgwetayi magazines have

organized literary conteststo fulfill the requirementsof Myanmar literaryworld. Since 2002,winners have beenawarded for their bestmanuscripts printed in thetwo magazines within oneyear, and the prizepresentation ceremonieshave been held for tenyears.

Annual prizepresentation will be heldfor the outstanding staff

of Myawady TV. Inaddition, officers andother ranks of units andschools under Directorateof Public Relations andPsychological Warfarewho won prizes in theState level contests willbe awarded. Theintellectuals andintelligentsia whocontributed to MyawadyTV and MyawadyLiterary House will behonoured at theceremony. In conclusion,the Adjutant-Generalurged all to upliftmentality and nationalistic

spirit of the people throughmedia for enabling thenation to stand tall amongthe global countries, toconstantly scrutinize theweak points of the worksand observe developingmedia and to participatein building a peaceful,modern and developeddemocratic nationthrough media.

Maj-Gen Tin Ngweof the Ministry of Defencepresented best

programmer award toWOII (Substitute) KhinThanda Soe, bestcameraman award to WOIKyaw Hsan Tun andWOII (Substitute) AyeMin Tun and bestproducer award to WOITin Maung Nyunt and Sgt(Substitute) Hnin Ei Wint.

Adjutant-GeneralMaj-Gen Khin Zaw Oogave best news casteraward to WOII(Substitute) Win Pa PaNwe, best computerprocessing award to Sgt(Substitute) Yin MyoKhaing and artistes of

Teleplay to mark 66th

Anniversary ArmedForces Day through jointfilm script writer ChanMin Ein, Academy U NayAung and Academy MayThinza Oo.

Commander ofYangon Command Brig-Gen Tun Than, Maj-GenThan Soe of the Ministryof Defence, Commanderof Ayeyawady NavalRegion CommandCaptain Tun Lwin Oo,

Col Ye Htut (Rtd) ofMyanma EconomicCorporation, Lt-ColThan Tun (Rtd) of Unionof Myanmar EconomicHoldings Ltd andofficials also awardedoutstanding staff,intellectuals andintelligentsia and literaryand photographicscholars. After theceremony, vocalists ofMyanmar MusicAsiayon and MyawadyTV presented songs tothe accompaniment ofMyawady music troupe.

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Maj-GenTin Ngweof Ministryof Defence

awardsbest

program-mer WOII(Substitute)

KhinThanda

Soe.MNA

Adjutant-

General

Maj-Gen

Khin Zaw

Oo awards

best news

caster

WOII

(Substitute)

Win Pa Pa

Nwe.

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Director-General U Tin

Naing Tun of Department of

Civil Aviation, Managing

Director U Tin Maung Tun

of Myanma Airways and

Managing Director U Moe

Hsan Aung of Air Kanbawza

formally launch maiden

flight of Air Kanbawza.

(News on page 1)

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Concordia to introduce TensovalDuo Control on 6 April

YANGON, 2 April —Germanymade Tenso-valDuo Control pressure cuffwill be introduced by itssole agent Concordia Int’lCo Ltd at Trader Hotelhere on 6 April.

Cardiologist Profes-sor Dr Tin Latt will givetalks on heart attack andSale Director Mr ZhianZhou of Paul HartmannCompany will giveaccount on Tensoval DuoControl.

Three-year guaran-tee is provided forTensoval Duo Controlpressure cuff.

Those interested maycontact Concordia at 3/5floor, Shwegon Plaza,Kaba Aye Pagoda Road,Shwegondine Junction,Bahan Township,Yangon (Ph: 01-544824,558170; Fax: 544199)and at its Mandalay andNay Pyi Taw branches.

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PARIS, 2 April—A Soyuz launchfacil i ty at the European SpaceAgency’s spaceport in FrenchGuiana is complete and ready forits first mission, ESA officials say.

Construction of the Soyuz sitebegan in February 2007 and Russianstaff arrived in French Guiana inmid-2008 to assemble the launchtable, mobile gantry, fuel ingsystems and test benches, an ESArelease reported Friday.

Two Soyuz launchers arealready on site, having been broughtto the spaceport by sea in November2009.

The facility is virtually identical

NEW YORK,2 April—The New York PublicLibrary, which becamethe first public library tolaunch a Foursquarebadge this week, is goingone step further in mobileinnovation by inviting500 people to competein a smartphone-basedchallenge for a librarygame night.

“Find the Future:The Game,” devised by

An aerial view of theGuiana Space Centreand the Soyuz launchcomplex in Kourou,

French Guyana.Europe’s space base in

Kourou, FrenchGuiana, is now readyfor its first launch ofthe Soyuz rocket, the

Soviet-Russianworkhorse.—INTERNET

Soyuz launch site in French Guianaready

to Soyuz si tes in Russia andKazakhstan with minor modi-fication to meet European safetyregulations, ESA said.

The French space agency CNESwas the prime contractor for thefacility, which the ESA has handedover to Arianespace, which willconduct the actual launches, withthe inaugural Soyuz launchexpected in the third quarter of2011.

Soyuz launch vehicles havebeen used to ferry both crews andsupplies to the International SpaceStation.

Internet

Wind turbines arepictured in La Veleta

wind park, in Monasteriode Rodillo, near Burgos

on 27 March. Windpower became Spain’s

main source of electricityfor the first time ever this

month, the power-generating authority REE

said.INTERNET

Warming threatens Canada’s salmonVANCOUVER, 2 April—

Some of BritishColumbia’s fabledsockeye salmon may notsurvive climate warmingas temperatures rise intheir river migrationpaths, a study says.

Researchers at theUniversity of BritishColumbia warn thesalmon are so sensitiveto their environmentthey appear to suffer“cardiac collapse” whenriver temperaturesincrease too much,Postmedia Newsreported Friday.

Biologist ErikaEliason, lead author ofthe study, said peaksummer water temper-atures in the Fraser Riverare already “near lethal”for some sockeyepopulations.

Scientists reportbetween 40 percent and95 percent of somepopulations have died onthe way to theirspawning grounds.

Water temperature iscritical because salmoncannot regulate theirbody temperature,Eliason said.

“If a fish isswimming in 6 degree Cwater (43 degrees F), thefish is 6 degrees C,” shesays. “If it is swimmingin 21 degree C water (70degrees F), the fish is 21degrees C.”

“We think that fishcan’t swim at hottemperatures becausethe fish can’t providesufficient oxygen totheir swimming mu-scles,” she said. “Wethink this is because theheart can’t pumpsufficient blood.”

Internet

Google joined in the April Fool’s pranks onFriday with the release of a new product called“Gmail Motion” that supposedly lets users send

and receive emails using only gestures.INTERNET

New York Public Library invites 500 toovernight scavenger hunt

renowned game designerJane McGonigal, is aseries of “quests”delivered via an app onplayers’ mobile devicesthat can be completed atthe Library’s 42nd Streetlocation. A group of 500players will be invited toplay the game for thefirst time at 8 pm on 20May to tackle a list of100 overnight challen-ges.

Hackers infect websites to dupeInternet users

SAN FRANCISCO, 2A p r i l — C o m p u t e rsecurity firm Websenseon Friday was warningthat hackers haveinfected a huge numberof websites withmalicious code crafted todupe Internet users.

Hundreds ofthousands of legitimatewebsites have been

boobytrapped to redirectvisitors to “lizamoon”addresses where they aregreeted with boguswarnings that theircomputers have beencompromised, accordingto Websense.

The ruse is designedto frighten people intodownloading andinstalling fake anti-virus

software, referred to as“scare-ware,” portrayedas a Windows SecurityCentre.

People who fall forthe ploy, perhaps evenpaying for downloads,are actually installingmalicious software thathackers can use to theiradvantage.

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Computer user clicking a mouse. Computersecurity firm Websense on Friday was warningthat hackers have infected a huge number ofwebsites with malicious code crafted to dupe

Internet users.—INTERNET

The challenges aredesigned to encourageplayers to explore andreflect upon the objectsfrom the library’scollections. A playermight be tasked, forinstance, to scan a QRcode located at theDeclaration of Inde-pendence, and thenrespond to a creativeessay prompt. Onceenough quests have been

completed, they will be“unlocked” for thepublic, who can beginplaying the game online21May.

“There is somethingto be said for being inthe presence of rare,historic objects,” saysCaro Llewellyn, pro-ducer of the Library’sCentennial celebration.“Wikipedia and Googleare fantastic, but to seeobjects like these in theflesh has enormouspower and can trulyinspire creativity.”

To sign up tobecome one of the first500 participants, inter-ested parties are askedto go to nypl.org/gameto complete a “topsecret” quest for entry.Judges will invite theauthors of the 500 most“innovative andcreative” entries to theevent.

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BEIJING, 2 April—China has developed its first remote-controlled robots capable of detecting radiation and harmfulchemicals in special circumstances.

Measuring 88 cm and weighing 30 kg, the robot iscapable of climbing up slopes with an inclination of up to 60degrees, going down stairs, wading through water, andtaking sharp turns.

Prof Song Aiguo of Southeast University, said, “Thisrobot is capable of detecting radiation and chemicals incomplicated circumstances.”

The arm can pick up small civil radioactive sources andput them into its lead box. When it has spotted a nuclearreactor with a radiation leak, it can picture the map of theradioactive sources and measure the radiation volume. Andall the information can be transmitted to the operator in realtime.

With four “eyes”, it can detect the situation one kilometreaway from it.

Song Aiguo, Dean of the School of Instrument Scienceand Engineering of Southeast University in Nanjing, ineastern China’s Jiangsu Province, also stated, that the robotis the fifth generation of such robots developed by theuniversity.

The programme started in 2007, and the robots wereused by the anti-terrorism units in the 2008 Beijing Olympicsand 2010 Shanghai Expo.—Internet

Kumho to recall 300,000 faulty tires inChina from 15 April

BEIJING, 2 April—Kumho Tires of theRepublic of Korea saidon Saturday that thecompany will recall more

Kumho Asiana Group’s main office building isseen in Seoul 29 June, 2009.

INTERNET

than 300,000 substandardtires beginning April 15.The recalled productswere made between 2008and 2011.

Kumho, one of thelargest tire manu-facturers in China, usedexcessive amounts ofrecycled tires as rawmaterial in its manu-facturing facility in thenorthern municipality ofTianjin, China’s statetelevision CCTV report-ed in mid-March, sayingthat these tires couldrupture.

Lee Han-seop, headof Kumho’s Chinasubsidiary, publiclyapologized to Chineseconsumers on a CCTVprogramme on 21 March.

Internet

Constructionworkers clean

the windows on anewly build

office building indowntown

Beijing, 2 April,2011.

INTERNET

China develops first radiationdetecting robot

BEIJING, 2 April—US employment grewsolidly for a second month in March, and thejobless rate hit a two-year low of 8.8 percent.

The figure underscores a decisive shift inthe labour market that should help to underpinthe recovery. Nonfarm payrolls rose 216-thousand in March, the largest increase sincelast May.

But the data is likely not strong enough topush the Federal Reserve off its ultra-easymonetary policy course. Another report showsfactory activity grew strongly last month,although it backed off a nearly 7-year high hitin February.

It was still the 20th straight month ofexpansion. President Barack Obama says thepositive jobs report means the U.S. economyis showing real strength. But analysts cautionagainst too much optimism. The economyhas recovered only a fraction of the more than8 million jobs lost in the recession.

Barack Obama, US President, said,Nearly two years after one of the worstrecessions in our history — certainly theworst one in our lifetimes — our economy isshowing signs of real strength.—Xinhua

US employmentjumps in March

Smoke rises from a fire raging at a gasolinecomponent storage tank in Pertamina’s Cilacaprefinery in Central Java province 2 April, 2011.

Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina’sspokesman Mochamad Harun said Saturday therewere no casualties in the incident, and production

at the 230,000 barrels per day Cilacap refineryhas not been affected.—INTERNET

Cambodia holds Int’l expo on architecture,construction

PHNOM PENH, 2 April—A three-day world expo onarchitecture and construction kicked off here on Fridayas the country’s construction sector has been showinga sign of recovery after two-year slump.

The event has brought together 40 exhibitors fromJapan, China, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam,said Le Thanh Tam, CEO of International DigitalGroup to ASEAN, which is the organizer. “Thosecompanies are manufacturers of construction materialsand equipment, and architecture firms,”he said,adding”this event is very important for suppliers anddevelopers to meet for business cooperation.”

Im Chhun Lim, minister of land management,urban planning and construction, said that duringopening the expo that the event was held coincidedwith the recovery of the country’s construction after theimpact from the global financial crisis in 2008. “Within

the first two months of this year, the ministry hasobserved that the number of developers applied forconstruction licenses has increased 50 percent,especially mega-projects, if compared to the sameperiod last year,”he said. “This demonstrated thegradual recovery of the sector after it was hard-hit bythe crisis since 2008,”he said. One of the exhibitors isthe Guangdong Kin Long Hardware Products fromChina. “We have observed that the construction sectorin Cambodia has grown very fast in recent years,”SandyLee, regional sales manager of Kin Long to South Asia,told Xinhua, adding “the fast growth can be a goodopportunity for our company to expand our presencehere.” The company specialized in manufacturing alltypes of construction materials, so far, it has 30 branchesthroughout Asia, Middle East, and Europe, he added.

MNA/Xinhua

JAKARTA, 2 April—The number of foreign holidaymakers coming intoIndonesia in February rose by 8.59 percent to 568,100 people year on year,the National Statisitc Bureau announced here on Friday.

The number of foreign visitors visiting Bali, the center of country’s touristindustry, increased by 5.28 percent to 201,500 year on year, head of thebureau Rusman Heriawan said.

The catastrophe in Japan decreased Japanese tourists visiting Indonesiaby 7.45 percent, he said.

But he said it would not significantly affect the target of 7.7 millionforeign tourists in 2011.—MNA/Xinhua

Indonesia foreign tourist arrivals up 8%in February

A woman on a escalator looks at a 24kgold-plated Infiniti sports car on

displayed at a jewelry store in Nanjing ineast China’s Jiangsu province, on Friday,

1 April, 2011. It took five artisans overfour months to plate gold on the Infiniti

car, according to Xinhua reports.INTERNET

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Migraine heartlink in childrenLONDON, 2 April — Chil-

dren who see flashing lightsduring a migraine havetwice the normal likelihoodof having a hole-in-the-heart, a study suggests. USdoctors examined 109children over six who weremigraine sufferers. Abouthalf of those with a type ofmigraine accompanied bya visual disturbance calledan aura had the heart defect,the Journal of Pediatricsreports. The British HeartFoundation called for fur-ther research into the link.

Amy Thompson, seniorcardiac nurse at the BritishHeart Foundation, said:“There could be a numberof explanations for this linkso further research needs tobe carried out before wedraw any firm conclusions.

Internet

Chicken feathers suggested as basis for plastics

Estimates suggest that more than abillion kilos of feathers produced

each year in the US alone.—INTERNET

the US suggests feathers could lead tomore environment-friendly, lighter plas-tics. The chemical recipe requires sig-nificantly less petroleum-derived mate-rial. However, tests on a grander scalewill be necessary to establish the idea’sindustrial feasibility.

Such “biowaste” materials have beenproposed as components of plastic for-mulations before. Feathers, like hair andfingernails, are made up principally ofthe tough and chemically stable proteinkeratin, and can lend strength while re-ducing weight in the mixtures of plas-tics chemicals known as composites. Re-searchers at the US agricultural author-ity have even published research intothe possibility of incorporating chickenfeathers into plastics, as an additive incomposites that are made largely of achemical polymer.—Internet

NEW YORK, 2 April — The millionsof tonnes of chicken feathers discardedeach year could be used in plastics, re-searchers say. A study reported at theAmerican Chemical Society meeting in

Migraines cause throb-bing pain.— INTERNET

Bronx Zoo’s missing Egyptiancobra found

The Bronx Zoo’sEgyptian cobra was

found coiled in a darkcorner of the reptilehouse.— INTERNET

Ring ‘ripples’ in Saturn andJupiter linked to comets

Alternating light anddark bands in Saturn’sC ring captured by theCassini spacecraft in

2009 .— INTERNET

NEW YORK, 2 April —The Bronx Zoo’s missingdeadly Egyptian cobrahas been found “alive andwell”.The 20in (50cm)venomous snake was dis-covered in the zoo’s rep-tile house on Thursdaymorning, nearly a weekafter it escaped. Officialssay the cobra was coiledin a dark corner of thereptile house and that it is

in good health.The zoo’s reptile

house has been closedsince the snake wentmissing last Friday butofficials say they hope toreopen it soon. “When weare certain that the snakeis in good condition, wewill reopen the ReptileHouse and plan to havethe animal on exhibit,” astatement by the zoo said.The zoo spread the goodnews via Twitter, saying:“FOUND! Bronx Zoo co-bra found alive & well inReptile House in non-public area. The key waspatience.”

Zoo officials had ear-lier said they were confi-dent the adolescent Egyp-tian cobra was hiding in anon-public area of theReptile House but con-ceded that finding itwould be difficult. In thedays that it was missing,the snake became some-thing of a celebrity, gain-ing hundreds of thou-sands of followers on aTwitter account set up inits name.— Internet

LONDON, 2 April—Sci-entists say that strange rip-ples observed in the ringsystems of Saturn and Ju-piter were caused by com-ets. The ripples, which theresearchers say resemblethe undulations of corru-

gated metal, were detectedin both Saturn’s rings andin Jupiter’s lesser-knownrings.

The ripples in Jupiter’srings are believed to havebeen caused by the cometShoemaker-Levy 9, whichstruck the planet in 1994.Details are published intwo separate papers in thejournal Science.

The researchers ana-lysed images of Jupiter’srings taken by the Galileospacecraft in 1996 and2000 and by the New Ho-rizons probe in 2007. Theyalso looked at images ofSaturn’s rings taken by theCassini spacecraft during2009. —Internet

Gravity satellite yields‘Potato Earth’ view

Gravity is strongest inyellow areas; it is

weakest in blue ones. INTERNET

MUNICH, 2 April — Itlooks like a giant potato inspace. And yet, the infor-mation in this model is thesharpest view we have ofhow gravity varies acrossthe Earth. The globe hasbeen released by the teamworking on Europe’s Gocesatellite. It is a highly ex-aggerated rendering, but itneatly illustrates how thetug we feel from the massof rock under our feet isnot the same in every loca-tion. Gravity is strongest inyellow areas; it is weakestin blue ones.

Scientists say the datagathered by the super-sleekspace probe is bringing astep change in our under-standing of the force that

pulls us downwards andthe way it is shaping somekey processes on Earth.Chief among these newinsights is a clearer view ofhow the oceans are movingand how they redistributethe heat from the Sunaround the world - infor-mation that is paramount toclimate studies.—Internet

No expert birth help for millionsLONDON, 2 April — Of women giving birth each year, 48 million — or one

in three — do so without expert help, a report from UK charity Save theChildren estimates. If the global shortage of 350,000 midwives was met, morethan 1m babies could be saved every year, it said. It said 1,000 women and2,000 babies were dying every day from easily preventable birth complica-tions. The charity urged world leaders to show the political will to improveaccess to midwives and healthcare globally.

Save the Children, which is launching a campaign for more midwives,said more babies in poorer countries died from lack of oxygen at birth thanfrom malaria.—Internet

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A baby pygmy hippopotamus (R) plays with itsmother at the Zoo of Taipei in Taipei, southeast

China’s Taipei, on 29 March, 2011.

A South Korean court Tuesday passed an 18-month prison term on a baker who posted a doctoredphoto of a loaf containing a dead rat in an attemptto taint the reputation of a rival shop.

The 35-year-old baker, using an alias, hadclaimed on a popular website that he found therodent in a loaf that he bought from a leadingbakery franchise just before last Christmas.

Kim, who owned a branch of another bakeryfranchise at Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometres (45 miles)south of Seoul, admitted he fabricated the case tohurt his rival store’s reputation and boost businessat his own shop.

“A heavy sentence is unavoidable for thedefendant because he had intentionally plannedthe crime, causing losses to the rival bakery’sbusiness and spreading distrust about food safetyamong the public,” the Seoul Central District Courtsaid in a ruling quoted by Yonhap news agency.

Baker jailed after ‘rat bread’plot crumbles

A South Korean court Tuesday passed an 18-monthprison term on a baker who posted a doctored photo ofa loaf containing a dead rat in an attempt to taint the

reputation of a rival shop.

A seven-year-old girlin Germany got more thanshe bargained for whenshe opened the toilet seatto find an escaped boaconstrictor staring back ather, police said Monday.

The girl ran to hermother after herdiscovery on Saturday attheir home in Hanover,northern Germany. The39-year-old called thepolice, who took photosand alerted the animalrescue department of thefire brigade.

German girl finds boain toilet

A boa constrictor incaptivity at a zoo.

“But before thesnake could be captured,it disappeared down thesewage pipe. A searchproved fruitless,” policesaid, adding that thereptile was likely anescaped pet.

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NEW YORK, 2 April—John Travolta is set to playthe late head of New York’s infamous Gambinocrime family, John Gotti Sr, the Hollywood Reportersaid Friday.

“Gotti: Three Generations” will require theHollywood star to channel both his murderous“Pulp Fiction” persona and a bit of “Saturday NightFever” flash as he embodies a mobster who mixedruthlessness with sartorial style.

The so-called “Dapper Don” died in prison in2002 after a lengthy and bloody career at the headof one of New York’s big Italian crime families.

His son, John Gotti Jr, allegedly took over butproved even better than his father at slipping awayfrom prosecutors, escaping conviction in no lessthan four racketeering trials.—Internet

Travolta to play mafiabig Gotti

US actor JohnTravolta, seen here in2010, is set to play the

late head of NewYork’s infamous

Gambino crime family,John Gotti Sr, the

Hollywood Reportersaid Friday.

INTERNET

Colombian singer

Shakira is greeted by

students the Elie

Dubois School on 31

March, 2011 in the

Haitian capital, Port-

au-Prince.

INTERNET

PORT-AU-PRINCE, 2April—Colombian popstar Shakira has donated$400,000 to rebuild aschool that was severelydamaged in the January2010 quake that leveledmuch of the Haitiancapital.

The singer signed anagreement with the Inter-American DevelopmentBank, which will match

Shakira donates $400,000 to rebuildHaiti school

A view of Berlin’s GermanHistorical Museum

(Deutsches HistorischesMuseum). A new exhibition

opened at the museumFriday showing for the firsttime how enthusiastically

the German police under theNazis supported Hitler and

became willing perpetratorsof his crimes.

INTERNET

BERLIN, 2 April—A new exhibition opened in Berlin Friday showing forthe first time how enthusiastically the German police under the Nazissupported Hitler and became willing perpetrators of his crimes.

“Order and Annihilation” at the German Historical Museum also showshow for the most part, members of the police went unpunished after 1945,particularly in democratic West Germany.

It helps to shatter a popular myth that until relatively recently was

Hitler’s willing helpers, the police

widespread, including among the country’s modernforce, that it was just the Gestapo secret police whogot blood on their hands, organizers said.

“Many people, well into the 1990s, thought thepolice was the only institution that was ‘clean’,spending their time directing traffic,” said WolfgangSchulte from the German Police University, whichcontributed to the exhibition.

In fact, ordinary policemen — and a fewpolicewomen — helped the Nazi dictator brutallycrush his political opponents in his rise to totalpower.

They also played a decisive role in thepersecution, rounding up and mass murder of Jewsand and other “undesirables” both inside Germanyand in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe.

Internet

her contribution torebuild the Elie Duboisschool, one of theisland’s oldest, built inthe early 20th century.

“I am delighted tohave the opportunity tohelp you make yourdream come true,”Shakira told about ahundred students andnuns from the school,speaking in French.

“I would like to tellthe girls of the ElieDubois school that youshould seize theopportunity for edu-cation,” she added,saying she washeartened by the warmreception she hadreceived.

The star thenperformed a brief dance.

Internet

375-pound shark leaps intoTexas fisherman’s boat

In this photo providedMarch 29, 2011, byJason Kresse showsKresse with a 375-pound, 8-foot long

mako shark at a dockin Freeport, Texas.The shark leapt intohis boat while he and

two others werefishing for red

snapper in the Gulf ofMexico, he says.

It’s the catch of alifetime, but it’s not clearwhether a Texasfisherman landed an 8-foot shark or it landedhim.

Jason Kresse, 29,of Freeport, and twocrew members had

been fishing for redsnapper about 80kilometres into the Gulfof Mexico and weredumping fish guts intothe water about 3:45a.m. Monday whenthey heard two bigsplashes in the distance.

“All of a suddensomething hit the side ofthe boat,” Kresse toldThe Associated Press.“He ends up landing onthe back of the boat.”

The mako shark hadapparently been in a rushto feed. It beganthrashing around, andKresse said he and hiscrew couldn’t get closeto the 375-pound fish totoss it back in the water.It damaged the boatbefore dying severalhours later.

Kresse, who hasbeen fishing since he wasa child, said theunplanned catch was ashock. Just unloading itwas a challenge becauseit was so heavy.

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DOWN 1 Catlike 2 Districts 3 Twelve months 5 Briskness 6 Decorated 7 Nordic country 8 Started13 Announced15 Cost17 Card suit18 Pair19 Copper and tin alloy22 Mistake23 Dissolve

CROSSWORDS PUZZLE Djokovic to face Nadalin Miami final

Lewis extends lead in hot round at Kraft Nabisco

Guardiola believes his Barcadays are numbered

German leaguegame abandonedafter official hitBERLIN, 2 April—Fri-

day’s German Bundesligagame between St Pauliand Schalke 04 was aban-doned one minute fromtime after a linesman washit in the back by a plas-tic cup full of beer thrownfrom one of the stands.Schalke 04 had been lead-ing 2-0 against nine-manSt Pauli after 89 minutes,when assistant refereeThorsten Schiffner camein the line of fire. He fellto the ground beforequickly getting up unin-jured and after consulta-tion with the match ref-eree it was decided tosend the players off thepitch and halt proceed-ings.— InternetStacy Lewis

Novak Djokovic,of Serbia

FC Barcelona’s coachJosep Guardiola

MIAMI, 2 April—Novak Djokovic’s re-markable run continued ashe steamed into the finalof the ATP’s Miami Mas-ters 1000, where he willface world number oneRafael Nadal. Djokovicreached his fourth final inas many tournaments thisyear with a 6-3, 6-1 vic-tory over AmericanMardy Fish on Friday.

Nadal, meanwhile,notched a convincing 6-3,

6-2 victory over 16-timeGrand Slam championRoger Federer, nowranked third in the world.

Internet

RANCHO MIRAGE, 2 April—In thethree years since Stacy Lewis lost athird-round lead at the US Women’sOpen in her first pro tournament, shetraveled the globe, opened her mind andthoroughly revamped her game. A fewbad iron shots and a little desert heat just

aren’t such challenges any more. Lewispersevered through more triple-digittemperatures to shoot a 3-under 69 at theKraft Nabisco Championship on Friday,opening a three-stroke lead over YaniTseng, Brittany Lincicome and JanePark.

Michelle Wie shot a 67, matching theday’s best round and closing within sixshots in contention for her first major ti-tle. Tseng, the defending champion andthe world’s top-ranked player, shot a 68,while first-round co-leader Lincicomemustered a 72 to stay one stroke aheadof Morgan Pressel and Amy Yang.

Internet

ROME, 2 April—Barce-lona’s Josep Guardiolasaid Friday he believes hisdays as coach of theCatalan giants are num-bered. Guardiola, who hascoached the Spanish clubsince 2008, told Italiantelevision Rai Sports: “Ifeel good here but I be-lieve my time at Barce-lona is ending.” “I’ve al-ready done three years,one more will be fouryears. And in four years abig club needs a lot ofcourage to keep the samecoach. Everyone shouldknow when it’s the righttime to go, as I alwaysheard when I was aplayer,” said the 40-year-old.

Guardiola extendedhis contract with Barce-lona by a season in Feb-ruary with his new dealexpiring in June 2012. Helead the Spanish club to

two league titles in 2009and 2010, and the Cham-pions League in 2009.They are currently leadingthe league by five pointson Real Madrid.Guardiola was speakingas part of the centenarycelebrations for Italianclub Brescia where heplayed in the early2000s.— Internet

S P O R T SWest Ham United 2-4Manchester United

LONDON , 2 April —Manchester United came fromtwo down at the break to beat West Ham United.

The Hammers took the lead in the 10th minutewhen a long ball from Thomas Hitzlsperger cleared theentire defence to put Carlton Cole clean through.

As the striker tried to flick the ball over PatriceEvra, the defender handled and Mark Noble sentTomasz Kuszczak the wrong way from the spot.

The home side were awarded a second penalty on24 minutes when Nemanja Vidic tripped Cole on theedge of the area. Referee Lee Mason ruled the offencewas just inside the area and Noble blasted his secondspot-kick into the roof of the net.

Wayne Rooney gave United a lifeline on 64 minutes,curling home a sublime 20-yard free-kick.Eight minuteslater he brought the Barclays Premier League leaderslevel, controlling neatly before firing into the bottomleft corner for his 100th Premier League goal.

And the England striker completed his fourthPremier League hat-trick from the penalty spot 11minutes from time after Matthew Upson had beenpenalised for handball.Four minutes later JavierHernandez slotted home from close range to seal thepoints and complete a remarkable comeback.

Internet

Wayne Rooney,pictured at halft-time,scored a hat-trick asManchester United

beat West Ham 4-2 intheir Premier Leagueclash at Upton Park

INTERNET

Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea

LONDON , 2 April —Chelsea dropped two points inthe race for the Barclays Premier League title as theydrew with Stoke City.

Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League title defencefoundered at the Britannia Stadium where they weregiven an extensive examination by a Stoke side whowere more than worthy of their 1-1 draw.

Jon Walters put the hosts ahead with an eighth-minute breakaway goal only for Didier Drogba to headan equaliser just past the half-hour.

The action became more frenetic in the second halfwith the Potters hitting the woodwork twice and forcingseveral good saves from Petr Cech while Drogba wasalso denied by the crossbar late on.—Internet

Didier Drogba scores the first goal for ChelseaINTERNET

West Bromwich Albion2-1 Liverpool

LONDON , 2 April —West Bromwich Albion won thebattle of Liverpool managers past and present at theHawthorns.

Chris Brunt’s second-half penalty double gave WestBrom all three points.

Current Reds manager Kenny Dalglish saw MartinSkrtel head his side in front five minutes into the secondhalf.But his predecessor Roy Hodgson was indebted toBrunt initially levelling matters from the spot and scoringthe 88th minute winner.—Internet

West Bromwich

Albion’s Jerome

Thomas keeps an

eye on Liverpool’s

Dirk Kuyt

INTERNET

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R/489 Printed and published by the New Light of Myanmar press in Nay Pyi Taw, the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information.

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, rain or thunder-showers have been scattered in Magway Region, Kachin,Shan and Rakhine States, isolated in Sagaing, Mandalayand Bago Regions and weather has been partly cloudy inthe remaining Regions and States. Day temperatures were(3°C) to (4°C) below April average temperatures in UpperSagaing, Magway, Mandalay, Yangon and TaninthayiRegions, Shan and Chin States, (5°C) below April averagetemperatures in Bago Region and Kayah State and aboutApril average temperatures in the remaining Regions andStates. The significant day temperature was Chauk (38°C),Minbu, Aunglan and Theinzayat (37°C)each. Thenoteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded was PyinOoLwin(0.28).

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 1-4-2011 was 96°F.

Minimum temperature on 2-4-2011 was 71°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 2-4-2011 was (64%).Rainfall on 2-4-2011 was (Nil).

Nay Pyi Taw(Airport)Maximum temperature on 2-4-2011 was 94°F.

Minimum temperature on 2-4-2011 was 70°F. Relative

WEATHERSaturday, 2nd April, 2011

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MSTOversea Transmission - (3-4-11 09:30 am ~

4-4-11 09:30 am) MST

Local Transmission* Opening Buddha’s Life Story* News* Delta Tour* News* The Home of Colourful Sweaters* News* Paragu Shantinketan Library* News* Myanma Traditional Festival in the Month

of TabodweOversea Transmission* Opening Buddha’s Life Story* News* Delta Tour* News* The Home of Colourful Sweaters* News* Paragu Shantinketan Library* News* Myanma Traditional Festival in the Month

of Tabodwe* News* “Me N My Travel (Naungcho)”* Myanma Traditional String Puppetry* News* Me N My Travel with Maria “Night

Market of Pyay”* News* Record Album (Mya Thaye Chal)* News* Truly Magical Pindaya* Myanmar Movie “Guilt over love”

MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule(3-4-2011) (Sunday)

Sunday,3 April

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humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 2-4-2011 was (77%).Rainfall on 2-4-2011 was (Nil).

Rainfall on 2-4-2011 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2011was 4.25) inches at Mingaladon, (6.89) inches at Kaba-Aye and (1.38) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum windspeed at Nay Pyi Taw was (4) mph from Southeast at(09:30) hours MST on 2-4-2011.

Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the SouthAndaman Sea and Southeast Bay and generally fairelsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of the 3rdApril 2011:Weather will be partly cloudy in Bago, Yangon andAyayawady Regions and rain or thundershowers as likelyto be isolated in the remaining Regions and States. Degreeof certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Slight increase ofday temperatures in the Central Myanmar Areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 3-4-2011: Possibility of isolated rain orthundershowers. Degree of certainty is (40%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for3-4-2011: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring areafor 3-4-2011: Possibility isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainty is (40%).

7:00 am 1. Paritta By

Venerable MingunSayadaw

7:15 am 2. Dhamma Puja Song 7:25 am 3. To Be Healthy

Exercise 7:30 am 4. Morning News

7:40 am 5. Nice & Sweet Song7:50 am 6. Health Programme7:55 am 7. (38) Phyar Mingalars8:10 am 8. Myanmar Traditional

Cultural PerformingArts Competitions

8:20 am 9. “Teleplay” (Health)8:30 am10. Musical Programme8:40 am11. International News8:45 am11. Dance of Thin Gyan

Festival11:00 am 1. Martial Song11:10 am 2. Dance Of Thin

Gyan Festival

11:20 am 3. Round Up of the

Week’s InternationalNews

11:30 am 4. TV Drama Series12:30 pm 5. Golf Magazine(TV)12:50 pm 6. Myanmar Movies2:50 pm 7. International News3:45 pm 1. Myanmar National

League MNLGrand Royal 2011(Live) (SouthernMyanmar FC VsZwekapin UnitedFC)

5:45 pm 2. Dance Of Thin

Gyan Festival6:00 pm 3. Evening News

6:15 pm

4. Weather Report

6:20 pm

5. Cartoon Series

6:40 pm

6. Tamyethnar

Takwestsar

7:00 pm

7. TV Drama Series

8:00 pm

8. News

9. International News

10. Weather Report

11. Cartoon Series

12. TV Drama Series

13. Yinhlaingkhatthan

Taythihan(Song Competition)

14. Mytta Pawana byMingun Sayadaw

Millions of people are being pushed closer todestitution by factors beyond their control.

INTERNET

WFP reports 5 m hunger population in Horn of AfricaNAIROBI, 2 April —The UN World Food

Programme (WFP) said on Saturday the drought, highfood and fuel prices and conflict are driving over 5million people into hunger in the Horn of Africa.

WFP Executive Director Josett Sheeran said inNairobi that the number of hungry people in the Hornof Africa is growing and WFP aims to assist 5.2million people as drought, rising food and fuel pricesand conflict take their toll. “I am very pleased that inareas of abundance in the region farmers are sellingtheir produce to WFP so that it can be used to help thepoorest in drought-stricken areas,” Sheeran said in astatement issued in Nairobi.

She said in 2010 WFP bought food worth a total of139 million US dollars in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.

She said more and more people need help in theHorn and we’re now on high alert over the impact ofthe March to May long rains.

The drought began with the failure of the Octoberto December short rains last year in eastern parts ofthe Horn of Africa, pushing an additional 1.4 millionpeople into hunger.—Internet

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

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

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

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

15th Waning of Tabaung 1372 ME Sunday, 3 April, 2011

Literary awards contributing factor for developmentof literary world, food for literary enjoyment

Fifth Tun Foundation Literary Award ceremony (2010) heldYANGON, 2 April—The fifth Tun Foundation

Literary Award ceremony (2010) was held at thebuilding of Myanmar Banks Association on newSibin Street, Yankin Township here at 3 pm today.Minister for Information and for Culture U KyawHsan and Chief Minister of Yangon Region UMyint Swe attended the ceremony and awardedprizes.

Also present were Minister for Culture andReligious Affairs of Yangon Region Daw San SanNwe, departmental heads, chairmen and executivemembers of Myanmar Writers and JournalistsAssociation, Myanmar Thabin Asiayon andMyanmar Printers and Publishers Association, thepresident of Tun Foundation Bank, members ofliterary award committee, selection committee,Sayawun Tin Shwe literary award committee andThuta Swesone award committee and guests.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister U KyawHsan said it is found that the literary awards to bepresented by Tun Foundation Literary Committeeare of various genres such as economy, health,environmental conservation and culture. Now, thetasks for the wellbeing of the people promised bythe new government that emerged in accord withthe constitution have been mentioned in thePresident’s speeches. It is also found that the literaryawards are presented for books on bankingprocedures and laws and monetary matters that thepeople should know at a time when Myanmar ispractising market economy. In this age of

globalization, it is especially necessary to promotethe national character and culture. Moreover, anaward has been chosen for the book on facts about

Myanmar traditional Chinlon related to culture toexpose such a game of Myanmar traditional Chinlon (See page 8)

Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan and Yangon Region Chief Minister UMyint Swe greet attendees at Fifth Tun Foundation Literary Award ceremony (2010).—MNA

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