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* Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop-ment 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 inside thecountry and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in thehands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

* Uplift of national prestige and integrity andpreservation and safeguarding of cultural her-itage and national character

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

ards of the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace andtranquillity, prevalence of law and order

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

tion* Building of a new modern developed nation in

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives Four social objectivesFour political objectives

Nation sees sound foundations in political,economic and social fields thanks to

nationalistic fervor of the entire peopleNAY PYI TAW, 23

Nov— The specialrefresher course No (39)for basic educationteachers was opened atCentral Institute of CivilService (Upper Myanmar)in PyinOoLwin Township,Mandalay Regionyesterday morning. Onbehalf of Chairman ofMyanmar EducationCommittee Secretary-1 ofthe State Peace andDevelopment CouncilThiha Thura U Tin AungMyint Oo, Minister forEducation Dr Chan Nyeindelivered an openingaddress.

Haka, a beautiful mountain resort with rhododendron flowers and pine forest

Article: Myint Maung Soe;Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

Chin State, teeming with high mountainranges and deep valleys, is located in thenorthwest of Myanmar. Flowers of rhododendronand pine trees are natural symbols of Chin State.

At 7 pm on 5 November, we, the news crew ofMyanma Alin Daily, arrived in Haka. At night,Haka was clam and peaceful on Chin mountainranges. We were shivering the whole night inHaka.

At 11 am, we saw scenic beauty of Haka inmist. Houses are built along the ring road of hills.Flowery plants are grown in front of the residences.Flowers are blossoming in the cold season.

Haka is located at an altitude of 6120 feet. Atpresent, Haka is gaining cumulative developmentin transport, health, education, agriculture andcommunication sectors.

A distance from Haka to Kalay is 120 miles to Gangaw 86 miles, Thantlang 21 miles and

(See page 7)A bird’s eye view of beautiful Haka.

It was also attendedby Minister for Financeand Revenue U Hla Tun,Chairman of Civil ServiceSelection and Training

Board U Kyaw Thu,Chairman of MandalayCity DevelopmentCommittee Mayor UPhone Zaw Han, Deputy

Minister for Hotels andTourism U Aye MyintKyu, Deputy Minister forLabour U Tin Tun Aung,Deputy Chief Justice

(Upper Myanmar) UKhin Maung Latt,members of CSSTB UNyi Tun and U KyawAung, Director-General

of Civil Service Selectionand Training DepartmentU Wai Myint,departmental heads, (See page 7)

On behalf of Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of SPDC, Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyeindelivers an address at the opening ceremony of special refresher course No (39) for basic education teachers.— MNA

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Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

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 Desire

Myanmar has established sanctuaries,and it still has vast stretches of natural forestsand large array of biodiversity thanks toprotective measures taken for many years.The Ministry of Forestry is establishingsanctuaries and national parks for protectionof biodiversity and stability of ecosystem.

Conserving natural forests can yieldtemperate climate and fertile soil. And it canprevent wildlife from extinction as well. Withthe establishment of sanctuaries, Myanmarhas been known for having the largest numberof tigers in the world.

The country has established HukaungValley Tiger Protection Area in Kachin Statesince 2004.

International wildlife protection expertsare holding a meeting to increase the numberof tigers as the global tiger population hasbeen decreasing day by day. Experts haveestimated there are only about 3200 tigers inthe wild across the world although the numberwas about 100,000 last year.

The countries where tigers can be foundare Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan,Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos,Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam andRussia. Responsible persons from thosecountries will sign an agreement on realizingthe goal of doubling the number of tigers in2022 at the tiger summit.

In this context, Myanmar’s sanctuariesare contributing a great deal to increasing thenumber of tigers in the world.

Protect and maintainsanctuaries

NAY PYI TAW, 23 Nov— A merits sharingceremony for donation of gold foils of KyimyindineTownship was held at the prayer hall of ancientBuddha images on the platform of ShwedagonPagoda yesterday, attended by Chairman of YangonRegion Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Tun

Commander attends gold foils donation ceremonyThan.

Wellwishers presented gold foils to thecommander and members of the Shwedagon PagodaBoard of Trustees who gave certificates of honourto them.

Later, the commander and officials presentedoffertories to members of the Sangha. — MNA

YANGON, 23 Nov — Those wishing to work asaudits can sit for exam to get scholarship awards forsubjects including in D.A., DMA or DCA, D.Comp.Acc (LCCI, UK) Diploma.

Those who got degrees in LCCI Level II,B.Act, B.Com, BBA, B.Econ (Eco), B.DevS, BPA,B.Econ (stats), B.P.S, B.A (Eco, BM, HE, PP), DA(Myanmar) and are taking CPA are eligible to sitfor the three-hour exam paper of LCCI Level IIfrom 9 am to noon and from 2 pm to 5 pm on 28November.

The six subjects are Accounting, ManagementAccounting, Cost Accounting, Advance BusinessCalculations and MYOB (ComputerisedAccounting).

More information are available at No. 303/5th

floor, between 41 and 42 Streets on MahabandoolaRoad, Botahtaung Township, and Building No 23,Room A-5/6), Ward-8, Hledan Road, KamayutTownship, Ph: 01-73009869, 73028433, 73013432and 095-118647.

MNA

Exam for accountingcertificate on 28 Nov

YANGON, 23 Nov — Youths from ASEAN andChina arrived here by air today to participate in theASEAN-China friendship camping under “CulturalTrail From China to ASEAN”.

To mark the 15th ASEAN-China dialoguepartnership, Myanmar will host the camping, and

ASEAN-China friendship youth delegationsarrive in Yangon

altogether 53 delegates from ASEAN, China, ASEANSecretariat arrived at Yangon International Airportwhere officials from the Ministry of Culture andMyanmar ASEAN Culture and Information Committeewelcomed them.

MNA

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Htay Oo inspects progress of Kanyin Dam Project.—MNA

Pro-RectorU Kyaw Oo and

officials ofNational Culture

and Fine ArtsUniversity

welcome membersof ASEAN-Chinayouth delegations

at YangonInternational

Airport.MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 23 Nov—Minister for Agricultureand Irrigation U Htay Oo went to Kanyin Dam project inIngapu Township, Ayeyawady Region, on 21 November,to assist in construction work of the project.

During his tour of inspection, the minister calledon officials concerned for timely completion of theproject meeting set standards.

The dam is built on Kanyin Creek, and theearthen type embankment of the dam is 194 ft high and

Minister inspects Kanyin Dam in Ingapu Tsp

3750 ft long.Upon completion, the dam can store 148,800

acre-feet of water and can irrigate 25,000 acres offarmland. Besides, the dam can be used to generate fivemegawatts.

Nearly 80 per cent of the construction of theembankment, 65 per cent of the conduit pipe and controltower and 100 per cent of the spill way and eleven canalstructure of the dam have been completed.—MNA

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Suicide bombing leaves bomberdead in E Afghanistan

KABUL, 23 Nov— A suicide bomber blew himself up in Afghanistan easternNangarhar Province on Tuesday, causing no other casualties, Interior Ministrysaid in press release.

“Today at 07:30 am local time a suicide bomber which was riding amotorbike exploded his vest in Ring Road Molawi Khales Family area,Bahsood District of Nangarhar Province,” the press release added.

“As a result, the suicide bomber was killed and no civilians were harmedin this attack,” the press release noted.

However, it did not blame any particular groups or individuals for theattack.

It is the second violent incident hit Nangahar over the past two days. Inthe previous attack in the shape of bomb blast on Monday injured two civiliansoutside Nangarhar’s provincial capital Jalalabad for which authorities put theattack on Taleban militants.

Taleban militants fighting Afghan and NATO-led troops have intensifiedtheir activities against government interests and security forces since beginningthis year.—Xinhua

An Afghan police officer directs childrenrunning from the site of a gun battle in theShar-e Naw area in the heart of the capitalKabul. Aid agencies urged NATO to put the

safety of civilians at the heart of its strategy toshift responsibility to local security forces in

Afghanistan, with casualties at a record high.INTERNET

Two brothersshot dead in

northern IraqMOSUL, 23 Nov—

Two brothers were killedby gunmen inside theirauto mechanic shop inMosul, capital city ofNineveh, a provincialpolice source said.

The attack took placearound midday (0900GMT) of Monday whenunidentified armed menstormed the workshop ofthe two brothers in WadiAghab District in westernMosul and shot them deadbefore they fled the scene,the source told Xinhua oncondition of anonymity.

Xinhua

Five killed in US drone strikein NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 23Nov—At least fivepeople were killed in aUS drone strikelaunched Mondayevening in Pakistan’snorthwest tribal areabordering Afghanistan,reported local Urdu TVchannel SAMAA.

According to thereport, the US dronefired two missiles at avehicle suspected to becarrying militants in theMir Ali area of NorthWaziristan.

North Waziristan isa stronghold of militants

in Pakistan. Militantshiding there often launchattacks at the US-ledNATO troops inAfghanistan across theborder.

Monday’s strike isthe 15th of its kind sinceNovember. Startingfrom this month, the USdrones have launchedaltogether 15 strikes inthe same above-mentioned area, killingat least 76 people.

While most of thepeople killed in USdrones strikes aremilitants, such strikes do

sometimes mistakenlykill innocent people.This had led to a stronganti-American sentimentamong the localresidents.

Xinhua

IED blast kills twoNATO soldiers

in S AfghanistanKABUL, 23 Nov— Two soldiers with

the NATO-led International SecurityAssistance Force (ISAF) were killedMonday in an improvised explosivedevice (IED) attack in Afghanistan’srestive southern region, the militaryalliance said.

“Two International SecurityAssistance Force service members diedas a result of an improvised explosivedevice attack in southern Afghanistantoday,” ISAF said in a brief statementreleased here.

However, it did not reveal thenationalities of the victims, saying it isISAF policy to defer casualtyidentification procedures to the relevantnational authorities.

Troops from US, Britain, Canadaand Australia have been stationed in thesouthern region within the framework ofISAF to fight Taleban militants. Over650 NATO soldiers with the majority ofthem Americans have been killed inAfghanistan since the beginning of thisyear.—Xinhua

Gun battleleaves threemilitants,two police

dead innorthernAfghan

Province

KUNDUZ, 23 Nov— Gun battle between Taleban militants and police in the northernKunduz Province left five people dead including two police on Monday, a local officialsaid.

“The clash happened in Quldaman Village of Imam Sahib District this morning andlasted for few hours during which three Taleban rebels and two Arbaki or local communitypolicemen were killed,” district governor Mohammad Ayub Haqyar told Xinhua.

Arbaki or local police was established a couple of months ago in some districts to defendtheir villages against Taleban attacks.

Meantime, a Taleban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, in talks with media via telephonefrom unknown locations confirmed the clash and said only one Taleban fighter was killedand three others sustained injuries.

Imam Sahib and the neighboring Chardara Districts have been considered as Talebanstronghold in Kunduz Province.—Xinhua

An Afghan vendor washes himself with stagnantwater at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 17

Nov, 2010.INTERNET

Bomb explosions wound14 people in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 23 Nov— A total of 14 people were wounded inseparate bomb attacks in Baghdad and Iraq’s eastern province ofDiyala on Monday, the police said. In Baghdad, six people,including a policeman, were wounded in a roadside bombexplosion near a police patrol in Karrada District in central thecapital, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition ofanonymity.Also in the capital, three civilians were wounded in aroadside bomb blast in Baghdad’s western district of Amiriyah,the source said.

In eastern Iraq, three farmers were wounded in a roadsidebomb explosion near their tractor in a village located some 20km northwest of Baquba, the capital city of Diyala Province, aprovincial police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The Iraqi security forces arrested four people at the scene forinterrogation, the source said.—Xinhua

A man inspects thecharred remains of acar that was targeted

by a suicide bomber inthe Shiite holy city of

Najaf recently.INTERNET

Afghan children walk on garbage

to find cartons for making fire instead of

firewood in Kabul, Afghanistan

on 22 Nov, 2010.

INTERNET

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Science

Technology

Scientists say sharks need better protectionPARIS, 23 Nov— Sharks may not be

the best poster child for animals in danger— but environmentalists say evenpredators with sharp pointy teeth needbetter protection.

Marine experts and conservationgroups hope a conference in Paris thisweek will bolster weak rules on sharkcapture.

Oceana and other conservationgroups want the InternationalCommission for the Conservation ofAtlantic Tunas to prohibit the capture ofsome threatened sharks, among othermeasures.

Right now, only one shark speciesis protected in the Atlantic — the big-eye thresher — and there are no catch

Vienna’s new panda to be called‘Happy Tiger’

VIENNA, 23 NOV—The baby panda born inAugust at Vienna’sSchoenbrunn Zoo is to becalled Fu Hu, or HappyTiger in Mandarin, thezoo announced onMonday.

The name was chosenvia an online vote inwhich more than 25,000people took part, the zoosaid in a statement. Bythe time voting closed atmidnight on Sunday, 50.1percent had voted for thename Fu Hu, while 40.8percent voted for thename Wei Xing whichmeans Vienna’s Joy.

The cub only thesecond in Europe to beconceived naturally incaptivity will be officiallynamed at a special namingceremony on 13December, which will beattended by a delegationfrom Beijing. According

to Chinese tradition,Giant Pandas are notofficially named beforethey are 100 days old,because the mortality ratein the first year is so high,at about 40 percent,according to the zoo.

Fu Hu is the babybrother of Fu Long, nowthree, who was Europe’sfirst panda to be naturally

conceived in captivity,but who has since beenreturned to China andnow lives at the Bifengxiapanda reserve in SichuanProvince. Pandas, evenwhen conceived abroad,are the property of theRepublic of China andonly loaned to foreignzoos.

Internet

Visitors take pictures of an angel sharkusing their mobile phone as it passes

above them during the public opening ofThe Manila Ocean Park, the country’s

first oceanarium, on 1 March , 2008, inManila, Philippines.—INTERNET

limits on other sharks.The tuna organization deals with

sharks because they are traditionally anaccidental catch for tuna fishermen.

Internet

Indonesia considers more nuclear plantsJAKARTA, 23 Nov— Indonesia, which currently has three nuclear reactors, has

geological conditions and enough material for reactors in “every province,” agovernment expert said.

The country’s National Nuclear Energy Agency said the country’s existingnuclear power plants have a capacity of 90 megawatts but the country has theresources to build more than 30 plants, the Antara news agency reported onMonday.

“Every province in Indonesia has potential to develop a nuclear reactor becausethere are ample material stocks and appropriate geological support,” said WawanPurwanto, an expert at the agency.

Korea, only a third the size of Java Island, has 20 nuclear reactors, and Chinahas 30 reactors, he said.—Internet

Wireless printingcome to iPad with new

software

CUPERTION, 23 Nov— Apple saysnew software available Monday willallow owners of the iPhone, iPod Touchand iPad to print wirelessly over Wi-Finetworks.

The update will also allow iPadusers to switch quickly betweenapplications for the first time, a featurethat had already been available onrecent models of the iPhone and iPod.

The update addresses one of thekey drawbacks identified by Apple Incfans.

While the company’s mobilegadgets can connect to computers fortransferring files, they don’t have portsfor hooking up with printers or USBdrives.—Internet

A girl tries out an Apple’s iPad at anApple store during the launch of the

device in Beijing.INTERNET

‘Fix’ for body scannercontroversy?

WASHINGTON, 23 Nov— One US scientist who helped developfull-body airport scanners says a simple software fix could mollifyobjections to the so-called “virtual strip search.”

Willard “Bill” Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designerat the Livermore lab involved in developing the technology, said heoffered the “fix” concept to US Department of Homeland Securityofficials four years ago but was rebuffed, The Washington Postreported on Monday.

The software fix would modify the images captured by thescanners so they resemble reflections in a fun-house mirror, but anypotentially dangerous objects would be clearly revealed, Wattenburgsaid.

As currently configured, the scanners produce clear outlines ofthe human body, and the US Transportation Security Administrationhas found itself enmeshed in controversy since installation of the newscanners started last month.

“Why not just distort the image into something grotesque so thatthere isn’t anything titillating or exciting about it?” Wattenburgasked.—Internet

A TSA screenerdemonstrates the a new

backscatter imagingdevice at O’Hare

International Airport inChicago on 15 March ,

2010. O’Hare is thesecond airport to receive

one of the 150 backscatterunits purchased in 2009with funding from the

American Recovery andReinvestment Act.

INTERNET

Brazilians broadcastingfunerals over Internet

SAO PAULO, 23 Nov—A funeral home in Brazilis broadcasting its services live over the Internet,giving some of the millions of Brazilians livingabroad the chance to say a final goodbye to theirloved ones.

The Gonzaga funeral home says it has startedstreaming video of burials, masses and funeralprocessions in real time to those who can’t make itto the ceremonies. It even provides an online chatroom.

Funeral home director Eres Gonzaga told TheAssociated Press on Monday it charges aboutUS$60 an hour, depending on the service.

The funeral home is in Governador Valadares,known as a hotbed for migration to the UnitedStates and Europe.

Some 1.5 million Brazilians live in the US andhundreds of thousands more in Europe.

Internet

This handout photo taken on 2 November and releasedby the Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo, shows a baby pandasitting in a scale at the zoo in Vienna. The baby pandais to be called Fu Hu, or Happy Tiger in Mandarin, the

zoo announced.—INTERNET

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Health

Business

Feds to investigate glasses in a report on leadLOS ANGELES, 23 Nov— Federal

regulators say they have launched aninvestigation into drinking glasses thatlab testing shows have high levels of leadin their coloured decorations.

Testing commissioned by TheAssociated Press revealed that the glasseshad lead up to 1,000 times the federallimit for children’s products. The glassesdepicted comic book and moviecharacters such as Superman, WonderWoman and the Tin Man from “TheWizard of Oz.” A spokesman for the USConsumer Product Safety Commissionsaid Monday that the agency considersthe glasses to be children’s products andis currently getting samples for its owntesting.—Internet

This on 9 Sept, 2010 photo shows anOlympus Innov-X Delta Handheld XRF

Analyzer testing glassware decoratedwith a Ronald McDonald character forcadmium, lead and other toxic elementsin Los Angeles. The device is used for

the analysis of environmental,geological, biological, industrial and

other samples.—INTERNET

Cancer drug running shortin Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, 23N o v — A n c h o r a g e ,Alaska, is running out ofa chemotherapy drug,hindering care for cancerpatients, a doctor said.Doxorubicin, a genericdrug also known asadriamycin, is a commontreatment for some breastcancers and lymphomas,

Infant car seat shortagecoming

CANADA, 23 Nov—Parents in Canada couldbe facing a shortage ofcar seats, according to areport, as new designregulat ions go intoeffect in the new year.

Car seats are aboutto get bigger because ofthe new safety regu-lations from TransportCanada. The seats willbe widened and theweight limits will rise,so that babies will stayin rear-facing infantseats until they reach 10kilogrammes (up fromthe current nine), whileweight l imits forforwardfacing seats willrise to 30 kilogrammes,up from 22.

The changes aredriven in part by thetrend of children gettingheavier over the past twodecades, TransportCanada has said.

After 1 Jan, 2011,car seat manufacturers

In this on 18 Dec, 2009 photo, Anne Eppersonunbuckles her daughter Madeline, age 3, from her

car seat at their home.INTERNET

Dr Greg Marino, directorof hematology-oncologyat Alaska Native MedicalCentre, told theAnchorage Daily News.It can cut the risk ofrecurrence, he said.

“This is terrible,”Marino said. “You don’texpect this is 2010 in theUnited States ofAmerica.” The US Foodand Drug Administrationis seeing “a recordnumber of shortages” thisyear, said Valerie Jensenof the FDA’s drugshortage programme.Most shortages are forinjectable medications,including three forcancer, she said. In arecent MSNBC onlinestory, Jensen said 40percent of the shortagesare due to manufacturingproblems, 20 percentbecause a firm stopsmaking a drug and 20percent from productiondelays.—Internet

will only be permittedto sell seats that complywith the new standards.While parents will stillbe able to use theircurrent car seats after thenew regulations takeeffect, it’s expected thatmany will choose to waitfor the new car seatsrather than use seats theymay perceive as“outdated.”

According to TheGlobe and Mail, thatbuild up in demandcould spark a shortageof car seats early nextyear.

The report says theproblem is being com-pounded by delays intesting the new car seats.Canada has only onequalified compliancetesting centre to approvenew car seat models, thereport says, and thelocation is booked untilmid March.

Internet

Malaysia’s economic growth slows inthird quarter

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Nov—Malaysia’s growth rate slowed to 5.3percent in the third quarter as exportsslipped, the central bank said Monday,but tipped the economy to expand by upto 7.0 percent over the full year.

Bank Negara governor Zeti AkhtarAziz said the more modest performancein the quarter would not seriously dentthe recovery of the export-dependenteconomy.

“The economy has continued toremain on a recovery path. We’re verylikely to have growth of six to sevenpercent this year,” she told reporters.Zeti attributed the slower growth toweaker global demand for electrical andelectronic products, particularlysemiconductors.

The economy grew at a robust 8.9percent year-on-year in the secondquarter after posting a strong 10.1 percentin the first quarter.

Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy, was hit hard by theglobal slowdown and its economy shrank1.7 percent last year.

Zeti warned there was increasinguncertainty over the sustainability ofglobal economic recovery.—Internet

Germany’s K+S to buy Potash Onein $434M deal

VA N C O U V E R, 23Nov— Junior potashminer Potash One Inc(TSX:KCL) has agreedto be taken over byGermany’s K+SAktiengesellschaft in afriendly deal worth $434million.

The board of PotashOne, which is headed by

well-known miningentrepreneur RobertFriedland, is recom-mending the deal to itsshareholders.

The company saidthe transaction amountsto $4.50 per share incash, which is a 31.3 percent premium of PotashOne’s 10-day weightedaverage price as of on 19Nov “K+S is a highlyqualified global leaderwith over 100 years ofexperience in the potashindustry and they havethe technical andoperational depth andthe proven mar-ketingand sales exper-tise tosuccessful ly bringLegacy forward.”

Demand for potash,a key component infertilizer, has risen as theglobal economy hasrebounded and farmersaround the world seek to

improve crop yields.BHP Billiton laun-

ched a hostile, US$38.6-bil l ion takeover bidearlier this year forPotash Corp of Sask-atchewan (TSX:POT),the world’s largestpotash producer, but theproposed deal wasturned down by thefederal governmentwhich ruled it would notbe of net benefit toCanada.

It was unclear whe-ther the Potash One dealwould face the samescrutiny from IndustryCanad a, though thecompany said that it didnot believe the tran-saction would undergothe same review.

Internet

China shuts down 500 undergroundbanks in eight years

BEIJING, 23 Nov— Chinese Ministry of Public Security saidMonday that the nation’s police authorities had shut down 500underground banks since 2002 in its battle against moneylaundering.

Ten crack down campaigns have be waged since 2002 whenthe ministry set up a division dedicated to anti money laundering,in which over 100 cases involving more than 200 billion yuan (30billion US dollars) have been handled, the ministry said in astatement. The ministry has trained more than 400 police officersspecialized in handling money laundering cases over the past eightyears, said the statement.

In order to promote international cooperation, China joined theMoscow-based Eurasian Group on Combating Money Launderingand Financing of Terrorism as a founding member state in October2004.—Xinhua

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New Jersey governor gets anti-bully billTRENTON, 23 Nov—

New Jersey lawmakersoverwhelmingly ap-proved the toughestpublic school andcollegiate anti-bullyinglaws in the country,advocates say.

The bipartisan“Anti-Bullying Bill ofRights” mandatestraining for most publicschool employees onhow to spot bullying, TheStar-Ledger of Newarkreported on Monday.

It also requires allschool districts todevelop “school safetyteams” to reviewcomplaints that wouldthen be forwarded to thestate Board of Educationfor assessment on how

well schools and districtsare faring.

The bill has a singleprovision requiringpublic colleges anduniversities to spell outpolicies on bullying intheir codes of conduct.

Officials say thislegislation plugs theholes left by aninadequate law passedeight years ago.

“In 2002, New Jerseyadopted its first anti-bullying legislationencouraging schooldistricts to activelycombat bullying. Somedistricts have done animpressive job inanswering that call .Others have not,” saidone of the bill’s main

sponsors, Assem-blywoman ValerieVainieri Huttle, D-Bergen. “This legislationmakes it clear thatpreventing and re-sponding to incidents ofharassment, intimidationand bullying are notoptional.”—Internet

Singapore tops in office rental growth in Asia-PacificSINGAPORE, 23 Nov— Singapore’s Grade A office rents outshone gains in other Asia-Pacific business

centres in the third quarter, local media reported on Tuesday.According to a survey by property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), Singapore shares the top

spot with Beijing with quarterly net effective rental growth of 11 percent in local currency terms, localdaily The Straits Times reported.

Singapore was ranked fourth out of 26 Asia-Pacific cities in terms of net effective rent, with landlordsgetting an average of 671 US dollars per square meter a year, JLL said.

This level is behind those of Hong Kong, Tokyo and Mumbai, but above those of other regionalbusiness centres such as Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, which ranked 6th, 21ST and 22nd

respectively.JLL said that average prime Grade A gross effective rent here in the third quarter was 8.70 Singapore

dollars (6.70 US dollars) per square foot of net lettable area per month.This puts it above levels in 2000, but is still about 16 percent, 23 percent and 52 percent below peak

levels in 1991, 1996 and 2008 respectively.—Xinhua

An Egyptian man checks his rice kernels after thehusk has been removed at a mill in

al-Ramlah village close to the town of Banha,some 50 km north of Cairo, on 13 November, 2010.Under pressure from upstream countries to use itsshare of the river’s waters more sparingly, Egypt’s

government has decided to severely restrict thefarming of this

water-intensive crop.—INTERNET

500th ‘extrasolar’ planetdiscovered

PARIS, 23 Nov— Astronomers have discoveredthe 500th exoplanet outside our solar system, adatabase maintained by a French astronomer says.

Astrobiologist Jean Schneider of the Paris-Meudon Observatory, who compiles the ExtrasolarPlanets Encyclopedia, says less than 20 years afterthe discovery of the first exoplanet he has loggedNo. 500, discovered 19 Nov, SPACE.com reported.

The 500th extrasolar planet was reported in themidst of the announcement of the discovery ofseveral others, including a planet tagged HIP13044b astronomers say was born in another galaxybefore being captured by our own Milky Waygalaxy.

Less than two months ago astronomersannounced a watershed moment, the discovery ofthe first potentially habitable exoplanet.

Meanwhile, data is pouring in from planet-hunting instruments like NASA’s Kepler spaceobservatory.

Kepler has already identified more than 700“candidate” stars worthy of further observationand confirmation, and a high percentage of thosewill probably be found to have planets, says JonJenkins of the Search for ExtraterrestrialIntelligence Institute.—Internet

East China city reformsgovernment job selection

BEIJING, 23 Nov—The government ofJiaxing City in eastChina’s ZhejiangProvince has releasedinformation about thefamilies of nominatedpublic servants with theaim of ensuring fairnessin the selection ofgovernment officials.

It is the first time inChina that a governmenthas released suchinformation duringofficial selections,Tuesday’s China Dailyquoted the Shanghai-based Oriental MorningPost as saying.

The 15 nominatedpeople concerned, whoare being nurtured as

possible officials of thefuture, not only had theirpersonal information,such as ages andpositions, disclosed butalso the employmentbackground andpositions of theirimmediate familymembers.

All the nominatedpeople were born after1975, with the youngestborn in 1980.

The release ofinformation aboutcandidates’ familymembers was seen as away of eliminatingpublic suspicion aboutunder-the table deals inselecting officials.

Xinhua

Talking sex grows onschools

BEIJING, 23 Nov—More of the capital’schildren will get thechance to learn about sex,thanks to the roll-out ofa sex educationprogramme in Feburary.

The programmestarted last year as a pilotproject but an additionalgroup of 45 primary andmiddle schools will joinit next year.

The programme,initiated by the BeijingEducation Commissionand the sex educationresearch centre at CapitalNormal University, is thefirst of its kind inBeijing. It started in 2009with the participation of10 primary schools and20 middle schools.

“We have realized

Fountain break : A house finch (CarpodacusMexicanus) is pictured in a fountain

in Mexico City.INTERNET

that without appropriateguidance, problems willappear in the children’slives and continue intoadulthood,” said ZhangMeimei, director of thesex education researchcentre.

The schools, whichapplied to join the secondround of the pilotprogramme, include 15primary and 30 middleschools. It has beensuggested by experts that6 is the most appropriateage for students to startreceiving sex education,but most Chinesechildren receive it afterage 15, if at all. Sexeducation has long beenmissing in most schoolsin the city.

Xinhua

Sofia cub : A lion cub plays at the zoo in theBulgarian capital Sofia. Twin lion cubs were born

in captivity at the zoo a month ago.INTERNET

Bristol Palin and herprofessional dance

partner Mark Ballasare shown as they

perform during theABC reality series‘Dancing with the

Stars’ finals inHollywood, on 22November, 2010.

INTERNET

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Nation sees soundfoundations in political,economic…

(from page 1)region/district-level departmental officials, Rector UAung Hsan Win of CICS (Upper Myanmar) and pro-rectors, heads of departments, deans, lecturers, assistantlecturers, demonstrators and trainees.

In his speech, Minister Dr Chan Nyein said that thegovernment has been building the nation to havedevelopment so as to keep abreast with internationalcommunity, based on the strength of people includingteachers, civil services, intellectuals, intelligentsia andentrepreneurs.

The nation sees sound foundations in political,economic and social fields thanks to already-achievedpolitical, economic and social infrastructures built withthe nationalistic fervor of the entire people.

In order to speed up development momentum of thenation, the government has been implementing the 30-year long term National Education PromotionProgramme in combination with already-achievedinfrastructural development, future prospects and higher

national education standard. The final year of the secondfive-year short-term plan, 2010-11 academic year, is inprogress.

The teachers who play the pivotal role in shapingthe future of the nation with educated human resourcesare to realize the vision and tasks of the basic educationsector of the 30-year long term National EducationPromotion Programme.

The programme is being implemented in accordwith nine visions for emergence of a basic educationsystem which is suitable for our own political, economicand social foundations and can keep abreast withinternational education standard.

In realizing the education system, the teachers are tostrive for each and every citizen to know the basiceducation and are to nurture students to be ones who arecapable of building a peaceful, modern and developednation with the use of advanced science and technology.In basic education sector of national educationdevelopment long-term project, the future society of thecountry is being shaped into a learning societyrecognizing the impacts of Life-long Learning andContinuing Education.

The government is striving to make all urban andrural regions have equal learning opportunity on

vocational basis and to help basic education schoolsbecome development engines of each region.

Trainees will have to learn the building of political,economic and social infrastructures and strives in allaspects for building a peaceful, modern and developednation which can help the nation stand shoulder toshoulder with world nations using these soundinfrastructures. The trainees will gain national, socialand administration knowledge.

The minister quoted Head of State Senior GeneralThan Shwe as saying that peace and development of thenation is concern of each and every individual of Myanmasociety; founding of peaceful developed nation needscollaboration of citizens with higher attitude; and everycitizen may have the political, economic, defence andadministration views.

In realizing the guidance of the Head of State,teachers will have to try to serve the public as theirinsightful sons and daughters and leading them to activelytake part in nation building, the minister said.

After the opening ceremony, Minister Dr ChanNyein and party cordially greeted teachers.

A total of 1500 teachers from basic education schoolsfrom States and Regions in Upper Myanmar are attendingthe course.—MNA

Haka, a beautiful mountain resortwith rhododendron flowers…

Chin State General Hospital (200-bed) seen in Haka.

Photo shows Government Technical Institute (Haka).

View point of Haka seen with pine trees.

A clock tower located in hub of Haka.

(from page 1) Matupi 170 miles.Haka is included inFalam District. Indeed,Haka is a hub for ChinState in transport sector.The roads linking withHaka were constructedby Chin State PublicWorks.

With regard toeducation sector, Haka

Township has fourBasic Education HighSchools, eight BEMSsand 77 BEPSs inaddition to one BEHSbranch and three BEMSbranches. A Govern-ment TechnicalInstitute can be seen atthe entrance to Haka.

The main buildingof Chin State GeneralHospital was built inHaka beginning 2004-2005 financial year. Itis a 200-bed facility.

Paddy is grown on

the use of high yieldpaddy strains. At present,the local farmers areengaged in cultivation oftea and rubber in ChinState. Moreover, theygrow apple, pear, orange,avocado, grape, sweetchestnut and coffee.

Before 1988, ChinState had 28 post offices,11 telegraphic offices and242 telephones. Now,there are 51 post offices,24 telegraphic offices and4436 telephones.Moreover, six microwavestations, one GSM station

and three CDMA stationsare in operation. Inaddition, the region hasbeen facilitated with 1063GSM telephones and 326CDMA telephones.

At present, not onlyHaka but also Chin Stateis enjoying fruits of peaceand stability. Haka thatlagged behind indevelopment in the pasthas achieved progress in

all aspects. Chinnationalities are heartilywelcoming the guests toHaka decorated withbeautiful scenes ofrhododendron flowersand pine plants in thebackground of mistymountain ranges.

*****Translation: TTA

Myanma Alin:21-11-2010

the terrace farms nearHaka. The town mainlyproduces potato, onionand vegetables. Up tonow, Haka buys rice fromKalay for ensuring localfood sufficiency.Beginning 2009-2010,the local farmers aremaking concerted effortsfor producing 40 basketsof paddy per acre with

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

F&R Minister on inspection tour ofMEBs in Mandalay

NAY PYI TAW, 23Nov— Minister forFinance and Revenue UHla Tun, together withDirector-General of theInternal RevenueDepartment U San Tun,on 22 Novemberinspected process ofbanking at MyanmaEconomic Bank(Mandalay Branch 1) inMandalay.

On arrival at

Myanma EconomicBank (Mandalay Branch2), the minister heardreports by the branchmanager on activities ofthe banking, and leftnecessary instructions.

He extended hisinspection tour of themanager’s office ofMandalay RegionMyanma EconomicBank. The ministerheard reports by Region

Manager and officialsconcerned on progress oftaking banking system,and attended to the needs.

The ministerproceeded to MyanmarBanking Training Schoolin which he encouragedthe trainees learning inthe Banking DiplomaCourse No. 3, and metwith Head of the schooland trainers.

MNA

Cash and kind donated for storm victimsof Rakhine State

YANGON, 23Nov—A ceremony todonate cash and kind forcyclone victims of RakhineState was held at the hall ofFire Services Department(Head Office) in MayangonTownship 19 November.

Director-GeneralU Soe Aung of Relief andResettlement Department,on behalf of Minister forSocial Welfare, Relief andResettlement U MaungMaung Swe accepted

nutritious foods worth US$50,616 donated by LOG(Wings of Help) and MCAthrough President of LOG(Wings of Help) ofGermany Mr Frank Franke,Vice-President Mrs Marie-Luise and Chairman ofMyanmar ChefsAssociation (MCA) MrOliver E Soe Thet; K150,000 by mother DawMya Kyi, son Professor DrHtay Hlaing Soe, Dr MyintKyiang Soe and wife Daw

Wai Wai Than ofKyimyindine Township inmemory of late farther UTaik Soe; K 100,000donated by PaletwaTownship SocialAssociation (Yangon) fromDawbon Township throughChairman U Tin MaungOo; 50 women’s wearsworth K 100,000 by U TinWin-Daw Tin Htay ofKayan and five bags of riceworth K 100,000 by MO-Asia Co Ltd.—MNA

Measures to prevent HIV/AIDS, to give treatment to patientsbeing taken systematically in Myanmar

MoH explains HIV/AIDS shelter in Dagon Myothit (South)about possible spread of infection from it

NAY PYI TAW, 23 Nov — The Health Departmentof the Ministry of Health has taken measures forprevention and control of HIV/AIDS under thedirective of the National Health Committee.

The department is extensively engaged inconsultation and conducting educative talks onhealth in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDSin the country.

Besides, Special Hospital (Waibargi) in NorthOkkalapa Township and Special Hospital inMingaladon Township are providing treatment toHIV/AIDS in-patients and out-patients. Moreover,Special Hospital (Thakayta) was inaugurated on 5August 2010 for HIV/AIDS patients who need toundergo follow-up treatment. At present, there are59 in-patients and 150 out-patients at SpecialHospital (Waibargi), 55 in-patients and 67 out-patients at Special Hospital (Mingaladon) and sevenin-patients and seven out-patients at Special Hospital(Thakayta).

Meanwhile, 30 other specialist hospitals underthe Ministry of Health are providing medicaltreatment to HIV/AIDS patients, and 11 NGOs and21 INGOs have been allowed to take care of thepatients in Myanmar. To be able to do so, INGOsneeds to sign MoU with the Ministry of Health and

NGOs need to register at Ministry of Home Affairs.For a clinic, the size of the building and registereddoctors set by the Ministry of Health and treatmentprovided under the recommendatin of the specialistsare required, and a monthly report from the clinic isto be presented.

A group led by Daw Phyu Phyu Thin has beenproviding shelter and medical treatment to HIV/AIDS patients at the home, No. 376, Kanbawza-2Street, Ward-18, Dagon Myothit (South) Township.With that regard, a medical team led by Head ofYangon Region Health Department Dr Hla Myintwent to the shelter on 7 July 2010 and 11 August2010 and explained the group that as there are manypatients at the shelter with a limited space for thepatients it can be the sources of drug-resistant TBcases which are the complications of HIV/AIDS.During the meeting, the medical team urged thosefrom the shelter to send the patients to SpecialHospital (Thakayta) as preparations have alreadybeen made at the facility.

Since the patients at the home did not undergotreatment at the hospital, the medical team led byDr. Hla Myint met with responsible persons of thehome again at the Dagon Myothit (South) TownshipPeople’s Hospital on 20 November. During the

meeting from 10.5 to 10.3 am, the team told themthat allowing patients with the infectious diseaselive together in such a condition could make theirhealth worse. Out of the patients at the home, 30patients are also infected with tuberculosis, and it isconcerned over the possible spread of the virus fromthe patients to neignbours, the team said. It also saidthat arrangement are to be made for the patients toundergo medical treatment at Special Hospital(Thakayta) which has already prepared for not onlytreatment but also meals for them. At the meeting,the host thanked the team for the arrangement andreplied that they will transfer the patients to thehospital when they get permission from the group.

Officials from the Ministry of Health explainedthose from the home about the possible spread ofinfectious disease from the patients for the sake ofthe patients and neighbours as the patients are livingat a home and suggested the host to follow theinstructions.—MNA

783.95 acres of poppyplantations destroyedNAY PYI TAW, 23 Nov—Poppy plantations are

being exposed and destroyed in the 2010-2011 poppycultivation season. From 1 September to 13 November2010, 523.8 acres of poppy plantations were destroyedin states and regions.

From 14 to 20 November, 260.15 acres of poppyplantations in Pekhon, Pinlaung and Loilem townshipsof Shan State (South) were destroyed. So the totalacreage poppy plantations has reached 783.95 acres,it is learnt. — MNA

Director-General U Soe Aung of Relief and Resettlement Departmentaccepts nutritious foods worth US$ 50,616 donated by LOG

(Wings of Help) and MCA.—MNA

Yangon Command Commander Brig-Gen Tun Than and wife beingwelcomed by Bangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar Maj. Gen Anup

Kumar Chakma at the reception to mark 40th Anniversary ofBangladeshi Armed Forces Day on 23 November.—MNA

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Photo shows clock tower in Loikaw.

A visit toKandayawady…

Director U Win Maung of Kayah State De-velopment Affairs Committee explains grow-

ing of flowery plants.

(from page 16)and government servants.Four bus lines run Loikaw-Yangon schedule daily andthere are daily schedules toMandalay and Shan State.Loikaw can be reached byair. Ministry of Rail Trans-portation will implement150-mile-long Toungoo-Yartho-Loikaw rail roadproject which includes innational railroad network.Loikaw will be more de-veloped in the nature fu-ture.

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Kyemon: 23-11-2010

Commander looks intoprogress of Panwa

NAY PYI TAW, 23Nov—Chairman ofKachin State Peace andDevelopment CouncilCommander of NorthernCommand Brig-GenZeyar Aung on 16 No-vember made an inspec-tion tour of thehydropower project in

Chipwe and heard re-ports on progress of theproject presented by of-ficials. On 17 Novem-ber, the commanderlooked into temporaryoffices for satellite sta-tion of Myanma Postsand Telecommunica-tions and the site cho-

sen for construction ofnew offices in Panwa.

At the hall oflocal station in Lupi Vil-lage, the commandermet servicemen andfamily members andpresented gifts, medi-cines and cash assist-ance to them.—MNA

2010 Mid-year MyanmaGems Emporium goes on

NAY PYI TAW,23 Nov—The 2010Mid-year MyanmaGems Emporium,organized by CentralCommittee for Organ-izing Myanma GemsEmporium, continuedtoday at Mani YadanaJade Hall near Myanma

Gems Museum here thismorning.

Secretary of theCentra l Commit teeManaging Director UThein Swe of MyanmaGem Enterprise andmembers supervised theemporium in which lo-cal and foreign gemsmerchants purchasedjade lots through tendersystem.

A total of 1605lots of jade were sold thisevening. Up to date, 4652lots of jade were sold.

Tender systemwill be used up to 25November morning,and jade lots will be soldthrough competi t ivebidding in the after-noon.

Patron of theCentra l Commit teeMinister for Mines U

Ohn Myint accompa-nied by the secretary ofthe central committeeand members, execu-tives of Myanmar GemsEntrepreneurs Associa-tion and officials ofsubcommittees visitedJade Garden near ManiYadana Jade Hall andgreeted local and for-eign gems merchants inthe evening.

For the conven-ience of local and for-eign gem merchants inthe emporium, trans-portation service is be-ing provided with theuse of 100 Parami taxisof Bandoola Transpor-tation Limited.

The emporiumwhich is the first timein Nay Pyi Taw will goon till 29 November.

MNAForeign and local gem merchants putting sealed tenders into tender boxes.—MNA

Foreign and local

gem merchants

observing jade lots

at 2010 Mid-year

Myanma Gems

Emporium.

MNA

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10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

STAVANGER, 23 Nov—Norwegian energycompany Statoil said Monday it found major riskswith drilling at the Gullfaks oil and gas field,echoing a government report.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway saidin its most recent report that planning and drillingoperat ions at the oi l and gas f ield wereimplemented with serious deficiencies.

Oystein Michelsen, a vice president ofexploration and production for Statoil, said thePSA findings were mainly consistent with hiscompany’s own reporting.

“The report findings are serious and show howwe must make improvements in management,compliance and risk assessment,” he said in astatement.

The company announced on 10 Nov that it shutoperations at the field to “double-check” thatoperations were proceeding according to theappropriate regulations.

Statoil in May reported that one of the wells atthe field was at risk of a major blowout. Offshoreoil work is under scrutiny after an April well failurein the Gulf of Mexico led to one of the worst oilspills in the history of the industry.

The company added, however, that in the lastdecade, the number of “serious incidents” on theNorwegian continental shelf declined by 80percent.

Internet

A model shows a cellphonedesigned for children made by

ZTE at P&T/Expo CommChina 2010 held in Beijing,capital of China, on 11 Oct,

2010. P&T/Expo Comm China2010, lasting for five days,

introduced the most advancedcommunication technology to

the visitors.XINHUA

MOSCOW, 23 Nov—The head of Russia’s Federal Space Agency(Roscosmos), Anatoly Perminov, said here on Sunday that the launch ofan unmanned lander to one of the moon of Mars, Phobos, was scheduledfor October 2011.

The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will be sent to the surface of Phobos,and then return to the Earth with soil samples.

A Chinese micro-satellite YH-1, the country’s first Mars probe, willalso be carried by the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft to the Martian orbit, theItar-Tass news agency reported.

The Chinese deep space research probe will start a Mars researchprogramme, including studying the mechanism of water evaporation onthe planet.

Also, Phobos-Grunt will carry seeds and particular species ofbacteria, fungi, maxillopoda, fish and chironomids in the mission, whichwill help resolve the problem of planetary quarantine.

The test launch of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft was originallyscheduled for 2009, but postponed due to technical reasons. The Marsmission was expected to last about 330 days.—Xinhua

Russia to launch unmanned lander toMartian moon in October 2011

Statoil finds risks atoffshore field

TEHERAN, 23 Nov—Iran hasidentified a layer of 34 billionbarrels of oil under a major gasfield in the Persian Gulf, the semi-official Fars news agency reportedon Monday.

The new layer is located underthe country’s Ferdowsi gas fieldoff the coast of the Persian Gulf,Managing Director of Iran’s ParsOil and Gas Company Ali Vakiliwas quoted by Fars as saying.

The layer is one of Iran’sbiggest, said Vakili.

Iran, a member of theOrganization of the PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC), isthe world’s fourth largest oilproducer.

Xinhua

PARIS, 23 Nov—French giant nuclear power group Areva, whichseeks to boost funds via a capital increase, was likely to postpone theoperation to next year, local business daily Les Echos reported onMonday.

According to its report, the capital increase seems to be delayedto spring 2011 as “the process’s stagnation is partly due to conditionsimposed by the Sovereign Fund of Qatar to participate in theoperation.”

“Qatar wants to eventually convert all or part of its shares in aninvestment in the mining activity of the nuclear group,” it added onits web site.

Decided in June 2009, the state-run nuclear group planned to raiseup to 3 billion euros (4.11 billion US dollars) from a capital increaseafter offering 15 percent of its stake to investors. The company pledgedto close the operation before the end of this year. Among bidders forAreva’s stake, the report cited Kuwait’s sovereign funds and Japan’sMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Areva officials were notimmediately available to comment.

The capital increase is expected to help the company to boost itsfinancial resources enough to realize its projects and investments.Areva registered a 6.4-percent rise in its turnover to 4.15 billion euros(5.69 billion dollars) over the first half in 2010 from the same periodlast year.

Its shares were in red in early trading on Monday session afterfalling by 3.57 percent to 332.15 euros (455.69 dollars). —Xinhua

Iran explores 34bln barrels of oil

French nuclear giant Areva topostpone capital increase to 2011

A resident presents flowers to mourn the victimsof the deadly blaze in front of the charred

building in Shanghai, east China, on 22 Nov,2010.—XINHUA

Hundreds die in Cambodiastampede

PHNOM PENH,23 Nov—At least 410people have been killed in a stampedeat a water festival on a small island inthe Cambodian Capital.

The crush occurred on the islandof Koh Pich following a traditionalboat race along the Tonle Sap river onMonday evening.

Speaking in a live televisionbroadcast, Hun Sen, the prime minister,said the incident was one of thecountry’s worst disasters ever.

“This is the biggest tragedy sincethe Pol Pot regime,” he said, referringto the leader of the brutal regime thatruled the country between 1975 and1979 and left up to a quarter of thepopulation dead.

Thousands of people were on the island for a concert when the crowd

panicked and ran for a bridge, where the victims were caught.

INTERNET

Hun Sen declared Thursday wouldbe a national day of mourning, andordered all government ministries to flythe flag at half-mast.

So Cheata, a soft drink vendor, saidthe trouble began when 10 people fellunconscious in the crush of the crowd.She said that caused a panic, which thenturned into a stampede. Many peoplewere trampled.

Part of the crowd pushed onto abridge, which also jammed up, withpeople falling under others and off thebridge. Some witnesses said lightingcables had come loose on the bridge,electrocuting people. So Cheata saidhundreds of hurt people were left lyingon the ground afterwards.—Internet

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China’s best treating little girl Hu

Yunxing

draws a

picture

while in

hospital.

She was

diagnosed

as suffering

from Budd-

Chiari

Syndrome.

INTERNET

BEIJING, 23 Nov— Four year search for diagnosisends as family finally given hope.

The 4 year old girl who traveled to the capitallast week desperately seeking a cure for an ailmentthat left her with a massively oversized stomach hasbeen diagnosed and is being treated by China’s topexpert.

Hu Yunxing is suffering from Budd ChiariSyndrome, said her relieved father, Hu Tianpeng, onFriday. He said he is delighted that the family’s fouryear search for a diagnosis is finally over.

“Now that we have a diagnosis, we are so happyand have great confidence that there will be a futurefor our daughter,” Hu said.

The impoverished farmer started a microblog

on Wednesday night and posted a photo of hiswistfullooking daughter. “Doctors drew about 1,000mln of liquid from her stomach,” he wrote on theblog on Sunday. “She was crying at the verybeginning but finally fell asleep. She was muchhappier today and talked more with the doctors.”The blog has already had more than 13,000 visitsand more than 300 people have offered their bestwishes.

Bian Ce, the doctor responsible for Hu Yunxing’scheckup, said the first 15 mln of liquid drawn fromher stomach on Thursday afternoon was transparentbrown. He said the colour was normal. The specificplan for the girl’s treatment will be made afterfurther tests.—Xinhua

Nikkei rises to freshfive-month high

TOKYO, 23 Nov—The Nikkei stock index rose to afresh five-month closing high Monday, boosted by export-linked shares.

The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average endedup 92.80 points, or 0.93 percent, from Friday to 10,115.19,the highest closing since on 21 June. The broader Topixindex of all First Section issues on the Tokyo StockExchange rose 5.96 points, or 0.69 percent, to 875.48.Trading volume on the main section fell to 1,745.16million shares from Friday’s 2,147.21 million. The TSE’sSecond Section index gained 12.40 points, or 0.61 percent,to 2,055.01 on a volume of 32.65 million shares. On theOsaka Securities Exchange, the near-term December Nikkei225 index futures contract rose 70 points to 10,120.

Xinhua

RAMALLAH, 23 Nov—Palestinian farmers and Jewishsettlers clashed in a West Bank Village Monday and theIsraeli army intervened to stop the conflict, witnessessaid.

The clashes erupted when a group of Israeli settlersintercepted several Palestinian farmers who werecultivating their land in Qurra Village near Nablus City,the witnesses said.

The Israeli army intervened and forced the farmers toleave their land, saying the Palestinians have got nopermission to access the field, the witnesses added.

“I don’t think anyone could only work on his ownland with a permission,” said Bashar Qarruoti, a localanti-settlement activist. Tensions remained high betweenaround 300,000 Israelis who live in settlements built onthe occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank and some2.5 million Palestinians who live in the surroundingareas.—Xinhua

Palestinians, Israeli settlersclash in West Bank

Fact file on embryonic stemcell research, including achronology of the US funding debate since 2001.Human embryonic stem cells will be tested as a

treatment for blindness, a US company announcedMonday in the second such clinical trial to examine

how the controversial process works in people.INTERNET

Indonesian military tojoin anti-terrorism drive

JAKARTA, 23 Nov—The Indonesian NationalPolice will open an anti-terrorism school for armysoldiers next year, as partof a new grand strategy todeal with extremists, localmedia reported onMonday.

The Indonesianmilitary has been involvedin the efforts to crack downterrorism recently,following the finding thatthe terror cells haddeveloped in the country.“Police are still the leadingactors in combatingterrorists but otherinstitutions should also beinvolved as stipulated inthe con-stitution and laws,”Brig Gen Boy Sala-muddin, executive director

of the Jakarta Centre forLaw Enforcement Cooperation was quoted by theJakarta Globe as saying.

Boy, who was the BaliPolice’s chief detective in2002 when the suicidebomb attacks targetingnightclubs left 202 peopledead, said the military,especially the Army, hadcomprehensive capacity todeal with chemical, bio-logical, radiological andnuclear threats.

“In 2011 we will opena class on the subject ofCrisis Response Man-agement in cases ofterrorism and we will inviteArmy officials to join,”Boy said, declining to givefurther details.

Xinhua

An eye exam isperformed at the

Remote AreaMedical (RAM)

clinic in Los Angeles,which provides freemedical care. More

than 100 millionpeople are plungedinto poverty everyyear by illness or“catastrophic”medical bills,

according to theWorld HealthOrganization.

INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 23 Nov —The Monetary Authorityof Singapore (MAS) onTuesday launched the 2011Year of the RabbitAlmanac Coins.The coinsare part of the third ChineseAlmanac Coins Seriesdesigned by Xu Yunfei ofShanghai Mint.

The image of the rabbitis integrated with ancientChinese seal characters ina design that combines

Singapore launches 2011 Year ofRabbit almanac coins

tradition with modernity.The animal is symbolizedby the Chinese charactersof the “Heavenly Stemsand Earthly Branches” toenhance the characteristicsof the animal and theoriental flavor. The designincorporates a peony whichis a symbol of blessing andfestive cheer.

The 2011 10Singapore dollars (7.7 USdollars) Silver Piedfort

Proof Coin is minted withspecial color applicationand features the rabbit infull colour. Selectedpremium sets will includean unique 8-sided floral-shaped ingot featuring apair of rabbits inspringtime. The rabbits aresurrounded by a variety offruits that symbolized aprosperous and abundantYear of the Rabbit.

Internet

SHENYANG, 23 Nov—Six people were killed andone was injured Saturdayafter a crane crashed tothe ground in DandongCity, northeast China’sLiao-ning Province,provincial authorities saidMonday. Six workerswere working on the morethan 50 metres high cranetower when it toppled at11:29 am in a constructionsite in Zhenxing District.Four workers were killedinstantly while the other

two died in hospital, theprovince’s Work SafetyInspection Bureau said ina statement. One man onthe ground was hit byfalling parts of the craneand was being treated in alocal hospital, it added.

Lufeng Construction& Engineering Ltd basedin Dandong was re-sponsible for the crane andconstruction of the site.The cause of the accidentis under investigation, itsaid.—Xinhua

An employee monitors a production line at a Yoplaitplant in 2008. The head of French dairy food companyYoplait said in a newspaper interview on Sunday that

Swiss food giant Nestle would make an “ideal”partner, with major investment planned in China and

India.—INTERNET

Six die after crane topplesin northeast China

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV THIGAYU VOY NO (10/10)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV THIGAYUVOY NO (10/10) are hereby notified that the vessel willbe arriving on 24.11.2010 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of S.P.W(2) where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S K.M INTERTRANSCO, LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANG SAOTONG VOY NO (133)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANGSAOTONG VOY NO (133) are hereby notified that thevessel will be arriving on 24.11.2010 and cargo will bedischarged into the premises of S.P.W(3) 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 WONGSAMUT OCEANSHIPPING CO, LTD

Phone No: 256916/256919/256921

A Thailand’s player thanks the awarding guestduring the awarding ceremony for the women’steam of Sepaktakraw against China at the 16th

Asian Games in Guangzhou, south China’sGuangdong Province, on 20 Nov, 2010.

Thailand beat China by 2-0 in the final andclaimed the title of the event. China took the second

place.—XINHUA

Hunter David Bradt poses with a fossil of whatpaleontologists believe is a plesiosaur, during ahunting trip in the Charles M Russell National

Wildlife Refuge, 130 miles (209 km) northwest ofBillings, Montana on 26 Sept, 2010. Bradt, a

hunter in northeast Montana, has uncovered whatpaleontologists believe is the fossil of a plesiosaur,

a carnivorous marine reptile that lived about 75million years ago during the Cretaceous Period,

officials said on Friday.—INTERNET

Italy cop on NY vacation spots stolen statue

World’s oldest wine sale entersthe Internet age

Peach the Chihuahua: Japan’s newest police dog

Donor liver survivesplane crash

An expert from the National Museum of Wales ex-amines the relics to be shown during the tour exhibi-tion at Dazu Carving Museum in Chongqing Mu-nicipality, southwest China, on 17 Nov, 2010. A totalof 48 relics of Dazu Carvings priced over 100 millionyuan altogether will be transported to Britain andstart a tour exhibition around the world on 26 Nov.The Dazu Carvings are some of the mostfamous grotto art in China. They comprise more than50,000 stone sculptures of Buddhist, Taoist andConfucian figures. The site was added to the World

Heritage list in December 1999. — XINHUA

ROME, 23 Nov—Twoancient statues stolen inthe 1980s from Italianmuseums are now backhome, thanks in part to apolice art squad expertwho spotted one of themin a New York gallerywhile window shoppingon vacation in the UnitedStates.

The bronze statue ofthe Greek god Zeus and amarble female torso, bothdating from the 1stcentury, had ended up inthe hands of a dealer anda collector in New York,officials told a news con-ference on Friday inRome.

The torso, from asmall museum inTerracina, south ofRome, was on display ina Madison Ave. art gal-lery when MicheleSperanza, a member ofthe Italian Carabinieri artsquad that hunts downstolen artifacts, strolledby when on holiday lastyear.

“I stopped to look atthe gallery window and Irecognized the statue,”Speranza, 38, told report-ers. “I thought I had seenit among the photos inour databank” of missingart, said the officer, whotook a photo of the work

LONDON, 23 Nov — Themedieval and the ultra-modern will join hands to-morrow when the world’soldest and most prestigiousannual wine auction entersthe age of Facebook andTwitter. The annual auc-tion of the Hospices deBeaune, which sells winesfrom fragments of leadingBurgundy vineyards be-queathed to charity over sixcenturies, is a key event inthe calendar of wine expertsand traders all over theworld.

In recent years, effortshave been made to open upthe auction to remote bid-ders and to ordinary wine-lovers. The auction stilltakes place by the medi-eval “candle” method,which means that biddingfor each lot ends as soonas two small candles haveburned down.

In theory, bidders mustbuy at least one pièce orlarge barrel, of wine,equivalent to 288 standard75-centilitre bottles. In re-cent years, however, theauction has been open notjust to those who travel toBeaune but to bids from theInternet. Starting last year,and even more elaboratelythis year, a system has alsobeen created to allow ordi-nary punters to bid for mini-lots of as little as six bot-tles at a time.

Internet

TOKYO, 23 Nov—MeetJapan’s newest police dog— all 3 kg (6.6 lb) of her.In what is a first for Japanand perhaps the world, along-haired Chihuahuanamed “Momo” —“Peach” — passed examsto become a police dog in

the western Japanese pre-fecture of Nara. Thebrown-and-white, perkyMomo was one of 32 suc-cessful candidates out of70 dogs, passing a searchand rescue test by findinga person in five minutesafter merely sniffingtheir cap.

“Any breed of dog canbe entered to become apolice dog in the searchand rescue division,” saida Nara police spokesman.But he admitted that newsa Chihuahua had been en-tered may still come as asurprise to many. “It’squite unusual,” he said.Television footageshowed the 7-year-oldMomo bounding acrossgrass or sitting proudly,long hair blowing in thebreeze.

Momo will be used forrescue operations in caseof disasters such as earth-quakes, in the hope thatshe may be able tosqueeze her tiny frameinto places too narrow for

more usual rescue dogs,which tend to be GermanShepherds. The public re-sponse to the news ofMomo’s selection tookpolice by surprise, thespokesman said, adding:“The phone’s been ring-ing all afternoon.”

Internet

BIRMINGHAM, 23Nov—A liver beingtransported to a Britishhospital made it to a re-cipient after the smallplane carrying it crashedon Friday at BirminghamAirport, officials said.The airport was closedafter the crash until Sat-urday morning, the Bir-mingham Mail reported.The shutdown causedmassive disruptions andtraffic jams on nearbyroads.

The pilot was attempt-ing to land in thick fog,The Independent said.Witnesses said the plane,a twin engine Cessna,burst into flames. Anemergency crew was ableto cut off the flow of fuel,preventing an explosion.

“There was a horriblenoise and it burst intoflames with a trail offlames behind it,” an air-port employee told a lo-cal radio station.

“When I ran over tothe plane all I could seewas the tail and the restwas in flames. I saw twopeople running away.”The pilot of the crashedplane was reported tobe seriously injured, andanother man was alsohurt.

A motorcycle policeofficer rushed the liver toQueen Elizabeth Hospi-tal, where doctors deter-mined it was in goodenough condition to goahead with the plannedtransplant.

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with his cell phone anddid some research whenhe returned to his job inRome.

“The statue had beengiven up for lost” after itbeing stolen in 1988,said Gen PasqualeMuggeo, head of theCarabinieri art divisionrenowned for trackingdown art treasures andartifacts stolen or ille-gally excavated fromItalian soil.

The bronze and thetorso are each valued at( E U R O ) 5 0 0 , 0 0 0($680,000), authoritiessaid.

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Fan Sijia plays with a neighbourhood boy who isabout the same age as her at home in Dongniu

Village of Yuncheng City, north China’s ShanxiProvince, on 4 Nov, 2010. Fan, a girl born in

January 2008, weighs 45 kilogrammes though triedmany ways to lose weight. Her overweight has

become a problem for her family.

Faith is a labrador-chow mix born without onefront leg and another that was severely deformed.Despite having only her two hind legs, she can still

walk on them.

Police in South Carolina say a man attempted aslow getaway by lawnmower after robbing aconvenience store.

Aiken County sheriff’s deputies told The AikenStandard the man left the store on a riding lawnmowerThursday morning but didn’t get far before he wasarrested.

Capt Troy Elwell says Ricky New has beencharged with assault and battery, first degree andarmed robbery.

Investigators say the suspect beat a store clerkwith a stick during the robbery. New was being heldat the Aiken County jail. It wasn’t yet known if hehas an attorney.

Robbery suspect tries to fleeon lawnmower

Baltimore police say two brothers aged 11 and 14have been charged as juveniles with stealing about adozen reptiles and a hissing cockroach from a city-run nature centre.

Police spokeswoman Officer Nicole Monroe saidThursday that the boys will face charges including theftand breaking and entering. They’ve been released intotheir parents’ custody.

Police said an iguana, geckos, chameleons, turtlesand a wingless insect called a Madagascar hissingcockroach were taken in separate thefts fromBaltimore’s Carrie Murray Nature Centre.

Police say the suspects entered the nature centreat night through unlocked doors or windows andspirited away the critters. All were recovered andreturned to the centre Tuesday.

Two accused of stealinghissing cockroach, reptiles

A Maryland woman is going to prison forbreaking into her neighbour’s house wearingnothing but a bridal skirt and veil.

A judge sentenced 33-year-old MelissaWagaman on Thursday to five years. A jury hadconvicted her of second-degree assault, fourth-degree burglary and reckless endangerment for theFebruary attack that injured Aaron Parrott.

Wagaman testified at trial that a combinationof cold medicine and marijuana apparently madeher hallucinate that she was getting married andthat her mother was locked in her neighbour’sbasement.

News Album

Md woman gets 5 years forbridal veil attack

South Korean actor JangDong gun (R) and

actress Kate Bosworthparticipate a previewevent of the film “The

Warrior’s Way” inSeoul, capital of South

Korea, on 22 Nov, 2010.XINHUA

As usual, Kid Rockskipped the suit andopted for jeans and acowboy hat. A furry

vest, snakeskin boots,and sunglassescompleted hisstandout look.

INTERNET

A 16 Nov, 2010 filephoto shows Keith

Urban performing afree concert for winnersof a contest conductedby his website, aboard

an Amtrak traintraveling from

Philadelphia to NewYork.

INTERNET

BEIJING, 23 Nov— US star Capri Andersonaccused the “Two and a Half Men” star CharlieSheen of abusing, assault ing and falseimprisonment, according to US media reportsTuesday.

Anderson was with Charlie Sheen the nightwhen he was found by police acting drunk andincoherent in a hotel suite last month.

“I never expected that the night would unfoldthe way it did,” Anderson told TV chat show“Good Morning America” on Monday.

Among other things, she alleged on the air thismorning that she accompanied an intoxicatedSheen back to his Plaza suite following a dinnerparty, after which he snorted “something,” put hishands around her neck, threw a lamp at her andthen yelled threats when she locked herself in thebathroom.—Xinhua

Adult film actress accusesCharlie Sheen of assault

DENVER, 23 Nov—The death last month ofEmmy-winning filmmaker George Hickenlooper wasan accidental overdose. The Colorado medicalexaminer reported Monday that the 47 year oldcousin of Colorado Gov elect John Hickenlooper diedafter taking ethanol and oxymorphone.

Los Angeles-based George Hickenlooper died 30Oct while in Denver for the premiere of his latestfilm, “Casino Jack,” starring Kevin Spacey.

George Hickenlooper won an Emmy Award in1992 for directing the documentary “Hearts ofDarkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse.”

Other films he directed include “Factory Girl,”“Mayor of the Sunset Strip” and last year’sdocumentary, “Hick Town,” based on footage shotwhile he followed his cousin around during the 2008Democratic National Convention.

The Denver Post reports that JohnHickenlooper’s office did not comment on thefinding.—Internet

Filmmaker Hickenlooper’sdeath caused by overdose

NEW YO R K, 23N o v — H o l l y w o o dheart throb LeonardoDiCaprio, s tar of“Titanic,” was amongpassengers on a DeltaAirline jet forced tomake an emergencylanding in New Yorkafter losing one engine,a report said Monday.

DiCaprio, 36,“avoided disaster at

DiCaprio in plane engine scare

Leonardo DiCaprio

30,000 feet ,” UsMagazine.com reported.

The plane, boundfor Moscow, had toreturn to John F Ken-nedy airport short lyafter take off Sundaywhen an engine sud-denly shut down.

Us Magazine.comquoted a representativesaying that the actor“wishes to commend the

actions of the pilot andflight crew in bringingthe plane to a safelanding.”

Internet

Penguins play at “Penguin Beach” on the eastcoast of Capetown, South Africa, 15 Nov, 2010.

The “Penguin Beach”, which was initiallyestablished in 1982 with less than 10 penguins,has already have more than 4000 penguins now

due to the protection of local residents andgovernment.

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Everton’s Arteta forces drawwith Sunderland

Del Bosque’s mea culpa overSpain’s defeats

Destiny is in our own hands,says Ranieri

Italian FA to investigateEto’o headbutt SFA vow to do ‘everything’

to avert ref strike

Bremen’s problems mountahead of trip to Spurs

Tennis ace Djokovic relishesMaradona’s support

Pacers get 20 from Granger,beat Miami Heat 93-77

Pacquiao to retire in 3 years,OK to fight Marquez

ROME, 23 Nov — Romacoach Claudio Ranieri in-sisted his team need fourmore points to ensure theyprogress to the knock-outstages of the ChampionsLeague.

And the former Chelsea,Valencia and Juventus bosssaid they had put matters intotheir own hands by winningaway to Basel last time out.

Roma had a disastrousstart to their Group E cam-paign when they lost two oftheir first three matches, in-cluding a 3-1 home defeat toBasel.

But by winning 3-2 awayto the Swiss outfit last timeout, they put themselves in

pole position to qualify forthe second round, givingthem a three point advan-tage over Basel and Ro-manians CFR Cluj.

Bayern have alreadybooked their place in thelast 16 and Roma can jointhem if they win on Tues-day and the other gameends in a draw.—Internet

Roma coachClaudio Ranieri

The Scottish Football As-sociation (SFA) said theywould do “everything pos-sible” to avoid a strike by referees.—INTERNET

GLOGOW, 23 Nov —The Scottish Football As-sociation (SFA) said Mon-day they would do “eve-rything possible” to avoida strike by referees thatthreatens to wipe out thisweekend’s fixture pro-gramme.

George Peat, president

of the SFA — Scottishfootball’s governing body— said the planned strikeby the country’s premier,category one officials torefuse appointments thisweekend was a “sad dayfor Scottish football”.

Peat added: “We willdo everything we possiblycan to broker a deal beforethe weekend because it’sobviously important thatofficials are on duty onSaturday and Sunday.”

If the strike goes aheadit will hit the Scottish Pre-mier League (SPL) pro-gramme featuring Celt-ic’s match against Inver-ness and leaders Rangers’visit to Dundee United.

Internet

Serbia’s Novak Djokovicreturns the ball to theCzech Republic’s Tomas Berdych.—INTERNET

LONDON, 23 Nov —Novak Djokovic hopes thesupport of Argentina leg-end Diego Maradona caninspire him to victory at theATP World Tour Finals.

Maradona is a big ten-nis fan and was cheeringon Djokovic fromcourtside at London’s O2Arena on Monday as theSerbian third seed startedhis bid to win the prestig-ious end-of-year eventwith a 6-3, 6-3 victoryover the Czech Republic’sTomas Berdych.

Djokovic revealed

Maradona will be backinghim at the tournamenthim all week after the pairfinally met in London fol-lowing a long-distanceexchanges of gifts overthe past three years.

Internet

Filipino boxing cham-pion and CongressmanManny Pacquiao, center,is bestowed the Congres-sional Medal.—INTERNET

MANILA, 23 Nov —His status as a greatfighter secure followinghis latest victory, MannyPacquiao plans to leaveboxing in three years.

Pacquiao, a congress-man, spoke in the Philip-pine House of Representa-tives on Monday. Hereceived the congressionalmedal for the second time.

Pacquiao turns 32 nextmonth and was asked at anews conference when heintends to retire.

“Not too long fromnow,” he said. “But Idon’t want to go beyond35.”

Pacquiao scored a lop-sided decision overAntonio Margarito on 13

Nov in Arlington, Texas.He is the only boxer tohold eight championshipbelts in eight differentdivisions.

Pacquiao is willing tofight Mexico’s JuanManuel Marquez again,although he understandsthat might not excite fans.

Internet

Everton’s Spanishmidfielder Mikel Arteta

celebrates scoringagainst Sunderland.

INTERNET

SUNDERLAND, 23 Nov —A late goal by Everton’sSpanish midfielder MikelArteta forced a 2-2 draw within-form Sunderland in theirPremier League clash hereon Monday.

A fine double by Sunder-land striker Danny Welbeck- taking his total to three intwo matches - had looked tobe enough for the Black Catsto build on their superb 3-0hammering of Chelsea intheir previous match.

Welbeck, on loan fromManchester United, had lev-elled the game at 1-1 afterAustralian Tim Cahill hadgiven the visitors an earlylead.

The result leaves Sunder-land with just one defeat

since August while Evertonhave won just one match intheir last seven since beatingbitter city rivalsLiverpool.Sunderlandmanager Steve Bruceregretted conceding the lateequaliser but was stillhappy to take a point whichsees his side riding high inseventh spot..—Internet

Out of form WerderBremen will have to faceTottenham in the Cham-pions League on Tues-

day.—INTERNET

BREMEN, 23 Nov — Outof form Werder Bremenwill have to face Tottenhamin the Champions Leagueon Tuesday not only with-out captain Torsten Fringsbut also missing defender

Mikael Silvestre and strikerMarko Arnautovic.

Silvestre, who joinedthe German side fromSpurs’ north London rivalsArsenal in the summer, islaid low with a back injurywhile Arnautovic missesout with a thigh problem.

Frings for his part is sus-pended for the trip to WhiteHart Lane against theGroup A leaders. Bremen,who have lost five of theirlast six games, are strug-gling in fourth with twopoints and will be knockedout unless they can pulloff a win.—Internet

Inter Milan strikerSamuel Eto’o

ROME, 23 Nov — InterMilan striker SamuelEto’o is set for an almostcertain suspension afterItalian Football Federa-tion bosses on Mondayasked to be shown TVevidence of theCameroonian headbutting

Chievo’s Bostjan Cesar.Eto’o escaped punish-

ment for the butt — remi-niscent of France legendZinedine Zidane’s attackon Marco Materazzi dur-ing the 2006 World Cupfinal — and even went onto score a consolationgoal in the champions’ 2-1 defeat.

However the striker isnow almost certain toface a two or three gameban when sporting judgeGiampaolo Tosel giveshis verdict on Tuesday.

Internet

Spain’s coach Vicente DelBosque(C), seen here on16 November, admittedMonday he was “prob-ably” the main guiltypartner.—INTERNET

MADRID, 23 Nov —Coach Vicente delBosque admitted Mondayhe was “probably” themain guilty partner inSpain’s two friendlydefeats to Argentina andPortugal this autumn.

Del Bosque’s WorldCup winners came un-stuck 4-1 to Argentina inSeptember and then suf-fered a 4-0 embarrassmentat the hands of theirIberian neighbours lastWednesday.

“The main guilty per-son, it’s probably me. Idon’t say that to comeacross as a martyr but be-cause I couldn’t find thenecessary motivation forthe players,” the Spaniard

said here Monday.Speaking at the launch

of a book, “The DelBosque method,” writtenby journalist JoaquinMaqroto, he added:“We’ve had two seriouswarnings in two interna-tional matches whichdon’t supply points orprestige.”—Internet

Indiana Pacers guardBrandon Rush, left,swats the ball from Mi-ami Heat guard DwyaneWade (3) as center Solo-mon Jones (44) looks onduring the first half of anNBA basketball gameMonday, Nov. 22, 2010 in

Miami.—INTERNET

MIAMI, 23 Nov — Allthe Miami Heat banners, re-minders of everything fromdivision titles to the 2006NBA championship, weremissing from the raftersMonday night.

Fitting, because the Heatlook nothing like champi-ons these days.

Danny Granger had 20points and 10 rebounds,Brandon Rush added 20points and the Indiana Pac-ers added to Miami’s weekof woe, beating the Heat 93-77 in the worst shootinggame of Dwyane Wade’scareer.

Wade finished with threepoints on 1-for-13 shooting.He had never shot sopoorly when taking atleast 13 tries, and the point

total was the third-lowestof his career. He has beenheld scoreless twice.

Internet

S P O R T S

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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, Union of Myanmar.

Local Transmission* Opening* News* Myanmar’s Traditions and Culture

‘‘The Mystique of Shwedagon Pagoda’’* News* Artist Myeik Win Htain & Heroes of

Myanmar* News* ‘‘Youth & Language’’ What is she talking

about?* News* Fascinating Myanma Tapestry* Myanmar Traditional Puppet TheatreOversea Transmission* Opening* News* Myanmar’s Traditions and Culture

‘‘The Mystique of Shwedagon Pagoda’’* News* Artist Myeik Win Htain & Heroes of

Myanmar* News* ‘‘Youth & Language’’ What is she talking

about?* News* Fascinating Myanma Tapestry* Myanmar Traditional Puppet Theatre* News* Youth and Music (Part-4)* News* The Divine Beverage For You!* Junction Centre Maw Tin* News* He whose Dreams have come true* Music Gallery* News* Amazing Hotel in Myanmar

‘‘The Hotel Amara’’* Myanmar Movie ‘‘New Bosom’’

7:00 am 1. Paritta By Hilly

Region MissionarySayadawUppatathandiParitta

7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy

Exercise 7:30 am 3. Morning News 7:40 am 4. Dhamma Puja Song 7:50 am 5. Nice & Sweet Song

Wednesday,24 November

View on today

8:00 am 6. Cultural Dances8:10 am 7. Myanmar

Traditional CulturalPerforming ArtsCompetition

8:25 am 8. Teleplay (Industry)8:40 am 9. International News8:45 am10. Musical Programme4:00 pm 1. Martial Song4:10 pm 2. Musical Programme4:20 pm 3. Song Of National

Races4:25 pm 4. Myanmar

Traditional CulturalPerforming ArtsCompetition

4:35 pm 5. University Of

Distance Education

(TV Lectures)

-Third Year

(Economic)

4:50 pm

6. Songs For

Upholding

National Spirit

4:55 pm

7. Classical Songs

5:00 pm

8. Musical Programme

5:15 pm

9. ‘‘ASEAN’’ Programmes

5:25 pm

10. International Science

News

5:35 pm11. Melody Tunes

(Sogya Pyawshwin

Tay Thansin)

MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL

Programme Schedule(24-11-2010)(Wednesday)

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am) MSTOversea Transmission - (24-11-10 09:30 am ~

25-11-10 09:30 am) MST

Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr.M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain has beenisolated in Taninthayi Region, weather has been partlycloudy in Kachin and Chin States, upper Sagaing andMandalay Regions and generally fair in the remainingStates and Regions. Night temperatures were (3°C) to(4°C) below November average temperatures in ChinState and upper Sagaing Region, (3°C) to (4°C) aboveNovember average temperatures in Shan State and BagoRegion, (5°C) above November average temperatures inMon State and about November average temperatures inthe remaining States and Regions. The significant nighttemperatures were Mindat (6°C), Pinlaung and Haka (7°C)each.

Nay Pyi TawMaximum temperature on 22-11-2010 was 93°F.

Minimum temperature on 23-11-2010 was 67°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 23-11-2010 was (83%).Rainfall on 23-11-2010 was (Nil) .

Yangon (Kaba-Aye)Maximum temperature on 22-11-2010 was 95°F.

Minimum temperature on 23-11-2010 was 72°F. Relative

WEATHERTuesday, 23rdNovember, 2010

Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 23-11-2010 was (70%).Total sunshine hours on 22-11-2010 was (9.3) hours.

Rainfall on 23-11-2010 was (Nil) at Mingaladon,Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2010 was (82.76) inches at Mingaladon, (96.34) inches atKaba-Aye and (108.62) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mphfrom Northwest at (10:30) hours MST on 22-11-2010.

Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy over theSouthwest Bay and partly cloudy to cloudy theAndaman Sea and elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of the 24thNovember2010: Light rain are likely to be isolated in Kachin Stateand Taninthayi Region, weather will be partly cloudyover Shan, Kayin, Mon States and upper Sagaing Regionand generally fair in the remaining States and Regions.Degree of certainty is (60%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood ofslight decrease of night temperature in the upperMyanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areafor 24-11-2010: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for24-11-2010: Generally fair weather.

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for24-11-2010: Generally fair weather.

6:00 pm12. Evening News

6:15 pm13. Weather Report6:20 pm14. Traditional Boxing6:45 pm15. Shwe Yin Chone

Than

7:15 pm16. Ratha Pawlwin

Thayotesaung LwinPyin(Character contest)

7:45 pm17. Alinka Wut Yi

Music Troupe8:00 pm18. News19. International News

20. Weather Report21. Korea NG Award22. TV Drama Series

23. Myanmar Drama

Philadelphia

Flyers’ Scott

Hartnell,

right, and

Montreal

Canadiens’

JaroslavSpacek, of

Czech

Republic,

collide in the

first period

of an NHL

hockey

game, on 22

Nov, 2010.

INTERNET

With Many ThanksThe family of Daw Kyi Kyi Htwe, who was fallen asleepin Jesus on November 3, 2010, say thank you to all thespecialist, nurses and staffs of Mahar Myaing Clinic; to theordained ministers, staffs and lay members of the churches;to relatives and friends who showed their love and help usby all means, since her death and many thanks to those whowere deserved.

Bereaved Family

14 killed as roof collapses inNW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 23 Nov — At least 14 people werekilled and 13 others injured in a roof collapse incidenton Tuesday morning in northwest Pakistan’s Swat area,local media reported.

According to local Urdu TV channel ARY, thetragedy took place in Buner early Tuesday morningwhen the roof of a house suddenly collapsed, killingmany people inside offering a funeral prayer.

The people killed in the accident included eightwomen and four children, police said.—MNA/Xinhua

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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

3rd Waning of Tazaungmone 1372 ME Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

Avisit to Kandayawady

Fifteen years ago, I got a chance to visit Loikaw ofKayah State called Kandayawady, located near theborder of eastern high land of Myanmar. But I did notreach there. Now, I got another chance to go there.Loikaw is the capital of Kayah State. In the past, it wasa mountain resort town. There exist pagodas andmonasteries in the town. Mingalar Thiri Taungkwe

Technological University (Loikaw) in Kayah State.

Article: Hsu Hnin Lè;Photos: Aung Aung Significant night

temperatures(23-11-2010)

Mindat (6º C)

Haka (7º C)

Pinlaung (7º C)

pagoda and Shwetaung pagoda are the symbols ofKayah State. It is located at an altitude of 2,950 feet.There are many water falls and lakes in Loikaw. About19 miles from Loikaw is Beluchaung hydropower station.There is no shortage of water due to the water fromBeluchaung, Ngwetaung dam and Pekhon dam. Devel-opment Affairs Department is supplying 1.56 milliongallon of water daily. Unlike other hill lands, emission ofcarbon dioxide is fewer due to little population and fewcars and motor cycles. Although Loikaw is small, it ispopulated with the migrants from surrounding areas

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