the new light of myanmar 14-08-2009

Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 120 9th Waning of Wagaung 1371 ME Friday, 14 August, 2009

INSIDE

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

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economicsystem

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

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

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entirenation

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

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

of the entire nation

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

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

accord with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectivesLt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry ofDefence attends work coord meeting4/2009 of Supervisory Committee forGreening 30-mile Radius of YangonYANGON, 13 Aug—The work coordination

meeting (4/2009) of Supervisory Committee forGreening 30-mile Radius of Yangon was held at themeeting hall in Dagon Myothit (South) Townshipyesterday with an address by Lt-Gen Myint Swe of theMinistry of Defence.

In his address, Lt-Gen Myint Swe urged thosepresent to strive for greening the whole Yangon Divisionincluding 30-mile radius of Yangon International Airport,with the use of irrigation water from already-built dams,reservoirs, sluice gates and water pumping stations.

(See page 7)

Developing Thanbyuzayat withpeace and stability

Article: Win Shwe (Myanma Alin); Photos: Reporter Tun Zaw (Sangyoung)

Paddy plants thrive

in Thanbyuzayat

Township for local

rice sufficiency.

After collectingdata for a byline aboutdevelopments of MudonTownship, we, the newscrew of Myanma AlinDaily, proceeded toThanbyuzayat Town-ship recently.

With the thrivingrubber plantations on themountain ranges alongboth sides ofM a w l a m y i n e - Y e -Dawei-Myeik Road,Thanbyuzayat road isflanked by rubberplantations.

(See page 7)

Noteworthy amountsof rainfall

Nay Pyi Taw (Pyinmana) 1.77 inches

Kanbalu 3.49 inches

Theinzayat 3.11 inches

Lashio 2.92 inches

Myitkyina 1.10 inches

Minbu 0.31 inch

Every country has their laws, and each citizen has to

respect the judgments pronounced in accordance with

the existing law. The law treats all the people equally, and

no man is privileged in law, and that is very important.

Loving-kindness attracts loving-kindness

MAHN THA SEIN (PAPUN)

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2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 14 August, 2009

Friday, 14 August, 2009 * 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 DesirePERSPECTIVES

Extensive use of farmequipment in agriculture

Now, being the cultivation season, farmersthroughout the nation are extensively engaged inagriculture. Work is well under way to put over 17million acres under monsoon paddy nation-widein the 2009-2010 cultivation season. In that regard,cultivation of monsoon paddy in Yangon andBago Divisions has been completed meeting theset acreage and ceremonies to complete ploughingwere held in the divisions.

Yangon and Bago Divisions are enjoying thehigher per acre yield of paddy, for they are able tocultivate monsoon paddy in time yearly.Meanwhile, efforts are to be made to exceed thetarget of cultivating monsoon paddy throughcontinued cultivation of paddy in the areas wherewater receded later.

For boosting the per acre yield, the use ofhigh yield quality paddy strains is absolutelyimperative along with modern agriculturalmethods. Moreover, systematic use of fertilizer,extensive use of farm equipment and cultivationof paddy in the most suitable time areindispensable.

Myanmar Farm Equipment Factories wereestablished in Ingon, Kaukse Township, MandalayDivision, in Ywathagyi, 9th Mile and Kyaikkalo,Yangon Division for farmers to be able toextensively use farm equipment. Those factoriesare in the process of producing and distributingLeya-16 power tillers, Leya-22 power tillers, one-wheel power tillers, power tillers used on slope,long-handle power tillers, threshers and otherfarm equipment.

The extensive use of farm equipment can savetime, money and energy and minimize loss andwastage. With early completion of cultivation ofmonsoon crops, farmers will be able to engage indouble cropping in time.

At a time when the government is taking allthe possible measures for development of theagricultural sector, the onus is on farmers toactively engage in agriculture making better useof farm equipment, quality paddy, fertilizer andagricultural methods. Only then, will theagricultural output surely increase.

Energy Minister inspects Hline river-crossing naturalgas pipelines

YANGON, 13 Aug—Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi inspected thesite of laying Hline river-crossing natural gaspipelines in Ahlon gaspower plant undertakenby Myanma Oil and GasEnterprise on 10 August.

At the briefing hall,the director (Engineering)of Myanma Oil and GasEnterprise reported to the

gas pipelines with HDDfrom Ahlone bank to Hlinebon bank. The river-crossing natural gaspipeline was dug at thedepth of 42 feet underneaththe bed of Hline river with3,100 feet in length. Thework is a part of the projectin which natural gas fromYadanar offshore is pipedto Yangon with 24”pipeline. Upon completion

minister on progress ofdigging underneath thebed of Hline river withHDD (HorizontalDirectional Drilling). Theminister called forsystematic technicalsupervision of the workphase by phase andcompletion of the work onschedule.

Next, the ministeroversaw laying of natural

of the whole project,growing demand of naturalgas would be satisfied tosome extent.

On 11 August, theminister met with villagersof Ingalon village inKungyangon Township.The minister provided thevillagers with rice and oiland fulfilled therequirements of thevillage.—MNA

Regional development tasks in Yesagyo Township supervised

Tentatively selected playersmake trial performance

YANGON, 13 Aug—Executives of MyanmarHockey Federation heldthe coordination meetingto be able to successfully

host U-18 Boys Asia Cuphockey tournament andbuild stands at the meetinghall of Theinbuy TennisCourt yesterday.

It was attended byPatron of MHF Brig-GenKyaw Naing Oo,President of MHF ColHtin Zaw Win andexecutives.

After the meeting,they watched the trialperformance of two teamsthat are going toparticipate in U-18 BoysAsia Cup. After the trailperformance, the patronand, the presidentencouraged the selectedplayers to boost thesporting spirit andexplained arrangementsfor their education.

NLM

Myanma Gonyi MagazineNo 32 in circulation

YANGON, 13 Aug—Myanma Gonyi magazineNo 32 has come out today.The magazine featurespoems by Min Yu Wai,Tekkatho Myat Thu, ThuraZaw, Naung, Theitpan SoeMyint Naing, Pho YanNaing (Kyaukkyi) andMyat Lwan Naung, articlesby Maung Thway Thant,Maung Pinnyakyaw, SoeHtet Kyaw, Maung KyawHoe (MA ), Tekkatho TinKha, Ketunilar, Saw MonNyin, Min Kyawt Shein, DrHla Maung, Khin Kha(Sethmu), Prof Dr KanNyunt, Ni Nyein (AnyarTekkatho) and Aung Soe(Veterinarian), classical shortstory by San Nila Win,international affairs byLaywady Kyaw, youth sectorby Nyunt Han (Kyutaw) andHsinphyukyun Myint Thein,short stories by Khin Le Le

Chit, Bagan Mway Kyi, HtarMyat Mar, Kyi Kyi Sein,Gita Sarso Maung Myo Thuand Aung Yan Naing (B.Sc),classical short stories by ProfU Aye Maung and U AyeKo, English articles byMaung Maung San, U KhinMaung Mya (BA.BL) andTekkatho Hla Kywe,humorous readers by MaungMedia and Ko Shwe Tawtharand cartoons by Ngwe Kyi,Tin Aung Ni, Myay Zar, ThitTun and Maung Maung SanLwin.

MNA

Minister Col Zaw Min delivers a speech in meeting with locals in Sitha Village, Yesagyo Township.—MNA

Patron of MHF Brig-Gen Kyaw Naing Oo meets selected players.NLM

NAY PYI TAW, 13 Aug—Minister for ElectricPower No.1 Col Zaw Min, on 9 August, met withlocals from 24 villages of 8 village-tracts—Sitha,Pakhangyi, Sinchaung, Yattha, Zigon, Koyint,

Mokkalan, and Minkan—in Yesagyo Township atSitha village Basic Education Middle School andattended to the requirements of the region.—MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 14 August, 2009 3

The band of IndianAir Force (IAF)

practise during a full-dress rehearsal for the

country’sIndependence Daycelebrations at the

historic Red Fort inDelhi on 13 Aug,

2009. India’sIndependence Day

celebrations will takeplace on 15 August.

INTERNET

Map of Papua New Guinea showing the mountainousarea where the wreckage of a plane carrying 13people was found. Recovery workers on Thursdayretrieved the first three bodies after a plane carryingforeign tourists crashed into a Papua New Guineamountain, killing all 13 on board.—INTERNET

Three dead in attack on headof northern Mexico prison

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Mexico),13 Aug — Gunmen attackeda vehicle carrying a prison director in the northernMexico state of Chihuahua, killing three bodyguards andwounding two more seriously, authorities said onWednesday. Prison director Gerardo Hernandez wasunharmed in the attack late on Tuesday, but has beenreplaced in the post for his own safety, Chihuahua statePublic Safety Secretary Victor Valencia said. He startedthe job in June.Valencia said the two surviving guards arein serious condition at local hospitals. The attack occurredin the state capital, also known as Chihuahua.

In the border city of Nuevo Laredo, city police founda bullet-ridden sport utility vehicle belonging to thefederal Communications and Transportation Departmentcrashed into a post on a street. There was blood on theseats, and four department employees identified as cargoinspectors were reported missing.

Nuevo Laredo is a major shipping route to the UnitedStates, and drug traffickers frequently use it to smuggledrugs. More than 11,000 people have died in drug-relatedviolence since President Felipe Calderon took office inlate 2006 and began a major offensive against drugcartels.—Internet

Missile strike kills several militantsISLAMABAD, 13 Aug — A missile strike from a

suspected US drone killed several militants in Pakistan’sSouth Waziristan tribal region, officials said.Talebanspokesman Azam Tariq was quoted as saying twomissiles struck a house used as a Jihadi center in KaniKurram, near the border with Afghanistan, CNNreported. Tariq said eight Taleban and six local peopledied in the attacks on Tuesday. However, local officialstold CNN 10 Taleban militants died and three werewounded. A Pakistani intelligence official said theattacks targeted a house belonging to Pakistani Talebanchief Baitullah Mehsud, who was believed to have beenkilled in a missile attack last week, the report said. TheTaleban, however, say Mehsud is alive. The CNNreport said the United States routinely offers no commenton such suspected drone strikes launched fromAfghanistan.—Internet

Scotland to decide soon onLockerbie bomber

LONDON, 13 Aug — The Scottish government ispoised to decide whether to allow the former Libyanagent convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing to bereleased from prison and return home, a spokesmansaid on Wednesday.

An American lawyer who worked on the defenceteam of Abdel Basset al Megrahi said the Libyan, whois 57 and has terminal prostate cancer, was to bereleased imminently on compassionate grounds.

A Libyan official in Tripoli said an agreement was“in the last steps” but added that a deal had also beenstruck that neither side would make any officialannouncement about Megrahi’s release until he was onhome soil. Al Megrahi was convicted under Scottishlaw and sentenced to life in prison for blowing up a PanAm airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie as itflew from London to New York on 18 December, 1988.The bomb killed all 259 people on board, including 189Americans, and 11 people on the ground.—Internet

Kirkuk blasts kill four, woundeight policemen

BAGHDAD, 13 Aug — Two explosions stroke northernIraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday night, killing fourand wounding eight policemen, police source said.Serhed Abdul Qadir, Brigadier General of Kirkukpolice, told Xinhua that the first blast occurred near apolice station in the district of Rehim Awa, northernKirkuk. Local police was informed of a suspected carbomb and surrounded the subject, but the bomb wasdetonated immediately when an expert approached it,trying to defuse. The blast killed three policemen andwounded another three. While another roadside bombtargeting a police patrol in al-Quds street of centerKirkuk killed one and wounded five policemen. Avehicle was also damaged. Sporadic attacks havecontinued in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities and townsafter US combat forces’ pullout despite low level ofviolence compared with the previous years.— Xinhua

Bombs kill 14 civilians insouthern Afghanistan

KABUL, 13 Aug — Officials say separate roadsideblasts in southern Afghanistan have killed 14 civilians,including three children. Daud Ahmadi, a spokesmanfor the Helmand provincial government, says 11civilians were killed on Wednesday after their van hita bomb in the Gereshk district of the province. Ahmadiblamed the Taleban for planting the bomb.

Mohammad Shah Khan, a police official, saysthree children died after a bomb they found explodedwhile they were playing with it on a road west ofKandahar’s capital. Taleban regularly plant roadsidebombs to attack Afghan and foreign troops but mostvictims of such attacks have been civilians.—Internet

Residents gather around the wreckage of a car after a bomb blast in Kirkuk, 250km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, 12 Aug, 2009. Three policemen were killed andthree wounded when defusing a car bomb north in Kirkuk police said.—INTERNET

Double suicide bombing kills more than 20 in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 13 Aug—A double suicidebombing devastated a cafe packed withyoung people in northwestern Iraq onThursday, killing at least 21 people, offi-cials said, in the latest attack against a mi-nority community.

The blast occurred shortly after 5 p.m.in Sinjar, a city dominated by members of

the Kurdish-speaking Yazidi religiousgroup that is concentrated near the Syrianborder.

It came two years after a village nearSinjar was hit by one of the worst insur-gent attacks since the 2003 U.S. invasion.Four suicide truck bombers explodednearly simultaneously in Qahataniya onAug. 14, 2007, killing as many as 500Yazidis.

The Ayoub cafe that was struck Thurs-day is located in a leafy area near a springand is a popular sunset destination.

City officials imposed a curfew andsaid some of the most seriously woundedwere evacuated to hospitals in the nearbysemiautonomous Kurdish region.

Internet

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SINGAPORE,13 Aug —Singapore Telecommuni-cations Ltd, the largest tel-ephone company inSoutheast Asia, said itsprofit rose 7.7 percent inthe April-June period as agrowing subscriber baseaided income.

The company, alsoknown as SingTel, said ina statement on Thursdaythat net income for its fis-cal first quarter rose to 945million Singapore dollars($654 million), up fromSG$878 million a yearearlier.

Two Singapore Telecom-munications (SingTel)

earth satellite disks sit nextto a highway in Singapore

in May. SingTel said onThursday its regional

mobile partners drove upquarterly profits by 7.7percent despite a tough

business climate.INTERNET

SINGAPORE, 13 Aug —Premium travelers are en-joying sweet deals now asair fare in business classtravel plummet 22 per-cent, local newspaper theStraits Times reported onThursday.

From the April to Junequarter, prices for busi-ness-class air tickets outof Singapore fell by 22percent compared to threemonths before, saidAmerican Express(Amex), which regularlytracks air fares across theAsia-Pacific. Comparedto the same period lastyear, prices were alsodown by 19 percent.However, prices foreconomy fares remainedstable, with a mere 2 per-cent fall quarter-on-quar-ter.

Overall, the Asia-Pa-cific fares have only risenby 1 percent in the secondquarter over the previousquarter. India and Japanwere among some of themarkets that saw a re-bound in air-travel de-mand. Apart from Sin-gapore, travelers inChina, New Zealand andVietnam also benefitedfrom the lower fares. -

Xinhua

SANFRANCISCO , 13Aug — Web addressshortening service tr.imis back in business —just days after announc-ing it would trim itselfout of operation.

Eric Woodward, co-founder of The NambuNetwork, said his com-pany’s tr.im service hasreopened in the wake of“countless public andprivate appeals.”

“Nambu will keeptr.im operating goingforward, indefinitely,while we continue to

BEIJING, 13 Aug —Wumart Stores Inc,Beijing’s largest super-market chain, would cu-mulatively raise about1.65 billion Hong Kongdollars (around 200 mil-lion US dollars) fromstrategic investors to opennew stores and make ac-quisitions, reported onThursday’s China Daily.

According to the com-pany’s stock exchange fil-ing, TPG Asia V LP willbuy 930 million HongKong dollars of Wumart’sHong Kong-listed stockand a unit of Chinese pri-vate equity firm HonyCapital LP will buy 170million Hong Kong dol-lars of shares.

These strategic inves-tors’ shares would ac-count for 10.9 percent ofthe company’s totalshareholding equity.

HOUSTON, 13 Aug —Delta Air Lines Inc, theworld’s largest carrier,said on Wednesday it willsuspend its nonstopservice to Tokyo from SaltLake City because of theweak economy, a drop-offin air travel and fearsabout the A/H1N1 flu vi-rus.

Delta spokesmanAnthony Black said that

SEOUL, 13 Aug—SouthKorea’s Hyundai MotorCo said on Thursday it sawa 66 percent year-on-yearsales jump in China duringthe first seven-month pe-riod of 2009 thanks tostimulus packages by theChinese government.

Hyundai’s total salesof vehicles stood at300,816 units in the Janu-

Singapore’s SingTel 2Qprofit rises 7.7 percent

“The current operatingenvironment remains achallenge,” Chief Execu-tive Chua Sock Koongsaid. SingTel said incomegained 1.9 percent toSG$3.85 billion as its glo-bal subscriber basejumped by a third to 262million.

A stronger Singaporedollar undermined profitsfrom overseas units, thecompany said.

SingTel’s stakes in op-erators in Australia, Thai-land, Indonesia, India, thePhilippines, Pakistan and

Bangladesh account formore than half of the com-pany’s profits.

“If we look at the eco-nomic numbers that havebeen announced acrossthe region, we’re prob-ably quite comfortablethat the worst is over,”Chua said.

“But we see that thegrowth across sectors inthe economy is actuallystill uneven.”

Internet

Air fares dropas downturn

continues

Delta suspends Salt Lake to Tokyoflights because of A/H1N1 flu

flights will be suspendedbetween 1 Oct and 14May, when they are set toresume.

While the recessionplayed a big part in Del-ta’s decision to suspendthe Tokyo route launchedin June, analysts say theA/H1N1 scare also playeda role.

Last month, Delta an-nounced a loss of 257 mil-

lion dollars for the secondquarter.

Delta said the globalrecession, exacerbated bythe impact of the A/H1N1flu virus, has caused thecompany’s revenue to de-cline more than 3 billiondollars for the first sixmonths of the year, trans-lating to more than 40,000dollars in lost revenue peremployee.—Xinhua

Beijing’s largest supermarket chainraising cash for stores

Hony is part of LegendHoldings Ltd, parent ofPC maker Lenovo GroupLtd TPG Asia V LP hadinvested in Legend Hold-ings Ltd in 2005.

The price of the dealwas set at 10.5 HongKong dollars per share.

The Wumart stock rose

4.4 percent to 11.96 HongKong dollars on Wednes-day.

Wumart’s shares inHong Kong have morethan doubled this year,compared with a 42 per-cent gain of the bench-mark Hang Seng Index.

Xinhua

People wait for thetrain services to resumeat Tokyo station, after a

strong earthquakemeasuring 6.4 on theRichter scale struckcentral Japan on 11

August .INTERNET

Hyundai Motors’s January-Julysales in China soar

ary-July period, sharplyup from last year’s salesof 294,506 units, the com-pany said. The automakersaid its gain sprang upmainly due to China’s taxcuts on small vehicles,cars with an engine size of1.6 liters or less.

“Hyundai will con-tinue to witness its salesincrease steadily down theroad,” local analysts said.

The South Koreanleading carmaker recentlyrevised up its target salesin China for a second timethis year on the back ofstimulus measures by theChinese government tospur demand. — Xinhua

Short Web address site tr.im to stay in business

consider our options inregards to tr.im’s fu-ture,” he wrote in a blogpost on Tuesday.

Woodward had an-nounced in a Sundayblog post that tr.imwould be shutting downafter about a year in op-eration.

Because of its growingpopularity, the serviceneeded “significant devel-opment investment andserver expansion to ac-commodate,” he wrotethen.

No one would take

over the site fromNambu Network, evenfor a “token amount ofmoney,” he added.

Though the site wasshut down, Woodwardsaid existing tr.im linkswould work through theend of the year. At thatpoint, Nambu was to de-cide whether to extendthat deadline. Tr.im iscurrently back up andrunning. Services liketr.im convert super-longWeb addresses into ahandful of characters.

Internet

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Venezuela detains tanker truckswith gasoline heading to Colombia

CARACAS, 13 Aug—The Venezuelan authori-ties have detained eighttanker trucks loaded withgasoline heading to Co-lombia at the border, Ven-ezuelan businessmen saidon Wednesday. Walter Chacon, presi-dent of the corporation“General Fuel TransportCipriano Castro” which is

in charge of transportingfuel to Santander, Colom-bia, said that the tankertrucks had been stopped atthe border since Monday.Venezuelan PresidentHugo Chavez on 9 Augannounced that his coun-try would stop selling fuelto Colombia. But Chacon said the280,000 liters of fuel in

the detained tanker truckswas a part of an agree-ment between Venezuelaand Colombia.Venezuelasupplies 19 million litersof fuel per month to Co-lombia, according to theagreement between thetwo countries signed lastAugust, which expires on20 Aug this year.

Xinhua

Strong quake joltsS Philippines

COTABATO, 13 Aug—A magnitude-5.6 quake struckat the ocean near southern Philippines early on Thurs-day, the United States Geological Survey reported. Thequake, measuring at a depth of 95 kilometres, was re-corded at 4:00 am with the epicentre 81 miles east ofGeneral Santos City.

No casualties or damage were reported. There wasno tsunami alert. The Philippines sits on the Pacific“Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide caus-ing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

The worst earthquake in the country happened on16 Aug, 1976 after a tsunami caused by a quake killedbetween 5,000 and 8,000 people in the Moro Gulf re-gion in southern Philippines.—Xinhua

A hot-air balloon rises in Guyang County of BaotouCity, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Re-gion, on 12 Aug, 2009. About a hundred hot-air bal-loons from 8 countries and regions are supposed torise during the first China-Baotou-The Great Wallin the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) Hot-air BalloonFestival which opened here on Wednesday.—XINHUA

Hand grenade found in Aucklandairport mail center

WELLINGTON, 13 Aug — A package which containeda hand grenade was found at Auckland InternationalAirport’s mail center on Thursday, causing an evacu-ation, New Zealand media reported.

The bomb squad was called on Thursday morningand the package had since been removed to be examin-ed, the New Zealand Press Association reported.

The grenade was handed over to the armed forcesexplosives ordnance disposal team.It is not clearwhether a warning was received before the packagewas found. The mail center is some way away fromthe main airport and flights were not affected.

Xinhua

Man arrested overrecord jewel heist

LONDON,13 Aug — A 50-year-old man has been ar-rested over the record-breaking raid on an exclusiveLondon jewellery store.Metropolitan Police arrestedthe man outside a home in east London. He was laterreleased on bail. Detectives revealed details of yes-terday’s arrest overnight, 24 hours after making a pub-lic appeal for information on the £40 million ($79.39million) robbery at Graff Diamonds in Mayfair.

A spokesman said detectives were following up sev-eral leads based on CCTV pictures of the two armedrobbers they released in an effort to catch the pair be-hind the heist. The men, dressed in smart suits andties, made off with 43 items including valuable dia-mond earrings, necklaces and watches during the dar-ing daylight raid last Friday.—Internet

Some ethnic peoplefrom Taipei dance withthe Yao ethnic peopleof Guangxi Zhuang

Autonomous Region ata party held in

Gongcheng, southwestChina’s Guangxi

Zhuang AutonomousRegion, on 12 Aug,

2009. —XINHUA

Bank of England says Britain’seconomic recovery to be slow

Australian man arrested for worldwidecomputer virus attacks

All items from XinhuaNews Agency

LONDON, 13 Aug—TheBank of England Gover-nor Mervyn King said onWednesday that the reces-sion in Britain appeared tobe deeper than it previ-ously thought and thecountry’s economic recov-ery would be slow.

Speaking at a press con-ference on issuing thebank’s quarterly inflationreport, King said that theunprecedented monetarystimulus is taking effectbut stressed that the depthof the downturn meant thatrecovery would be pro-tracted despite recent en-couraging reports on thehousing market and con-sumer confidence.

He added that unem-ployment is likely to risefor the foreseeable future

and that there is a signifi-cant risk that inflation willundershoot its 2 percenttarget for some time. TheBritish central bank gov-ernor stressed that whilethe bank expects economicgrowth to resume over thenext few quarters, “we willfind ourselves in a difficultposition for years tocome.” The Britisheconomy shrank by 0.8percent in the second quar-ter following a steep drop

of 2.4 percent in the firstquarter, the fifth straightquarter of decline. Manyanalysts including those ofthe International MonetaryFund (IMF) and Organiza-tion for Economic Co-op-eration and Development(OECD) have predictedthat the British economywill shrink by more than 4percent this year and in-crease at a speed under 0.5percent next year.

Xinhua

Mexico, Colombia seek to promote cultural cooperationMEXICO CITY, 13 Aug — Mexico and Colombia signed an agreement on Wednes-

day to promote cultural exchanges, Mexico’s National Arts and Culture Councilsaid in a statement. This agreement formed part of Mexican President FelipeCalderon’s visit to Colombia. The memorandum of understanding includes meas-ures to promote cultural exchange in both countries. Mexico and Colombia agreedto work together in cultural management and financing, artistic training and com-munity art. They will also share information on organization and planning.

Xinhua

CANBERRA, 13 Aug—An Australian man wascharged on Thursday withinfecting 3,000 computersworldwide with virusesdesigned to capture bank-ing details. The 20-year-old man was arrested af-ter a three-month investi-

gation by electronic crimesections of South Austral-ian Police and the Austral-ian Federal Police.

“It will be alleged thatthe arrested man unlaw-fully compromised over3,000 computers through-out Australia and world-wide by infecting thosecomputers with malicioussoftware,” South Austral-ian Police said in a state-ment. The software wasdesigned to “capturebanking credentials andcredit card informationfrom compromised ma-chines”, the statement

noted.“Additionally, it is sus-

pected that this offenderhad developed capabili-ties to launch distributeddenial of service attackswith up to 74,000 world-wide.” The man has beencharged with offenses in-cluding unauthorizedmodification of computerdata, supply and posses-sion of a computer viruswith intent to commit aserious computer offense,unlawful operation of acomputer system andtheft.

Xinhua

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NEWS ALBUM

Canadian archaeologists have found the wreckage of a United States militaryseaplane that sank under the water of the St Lawrence River during the SecondWorld War, local media reported on Thursday. The US army air forces PBY 5A flying boat, also known as a Catalina, wentdown in the St Lawrence River near Anticosti Island 67 years ago. It was trying totake off in high waves when it foundered and sank. It may contain the remains of five crew members who died when it sank in1942, the report said. Four of the nine crew members were rescued. During the Second World War, the region was home to one of the airfields builtin Eastern Canada that were used to ferry aircraft and supplies to Allied forces inEurope. Canadian officials will now work with the US government to formally identifythe wreck and to explore the possibility of eventually recovering the remains ofthe missing crew members, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) said ina report.

Woman, 80, can’t standhubby’s “go Dutch”

policyAn 80-year-old woman in Fujian

province, has filed for divorce, sayingshe cannot tolerate her husband’s “goDutch” policy any longer.

Li Yimu, 80, a widow, met JiangYibo, a widower of the same age, sixyears ago and got married.

“Jiang is wealthy but he’s a miser,”Li said. “Every time we buy anything,he’d expect me to pay half the bill.”

People ride old bicycles in a paradeat the Flower Festival in Medellin,

on 8 Aug, 2009.

Second World War seaplane wreckage foundin eastern Canada

Artist uses sophisticated X-raycameras to reveal the inner workings

of his subjects.

Cooked, salted or dried, field micestrung on sticks are sold as a populardelicacy in Malawi markets and road-side stalls.

The mice are hunted in corn fieldsafter the harvest when they have grownplump on a diet of grains, fruits, grassand the odd insect. The most widelyeaten species is known locally asKapuku, gray in color and with a shortertail than the more common rat.

Young boys have to be quick as theychase the mice through the fields andcatch them. But local villagers have alsocome up with an innovative trap.

Photo mice are sorted according theirsize after being captured in a maize

field near Lilongwe, Malawi. Cooked,salted or dried, field mice are strung

on sticks and sold as a populardelicacy in Malawi in markets or at

roadside stalls.

Mice, anyone? Making a meal out of mice in Malawi

Swedish police said berry pickersworking in a forest outside the city ofVaxjo discovered at least $14,000 thathad been buried among the trees.

Police said the money, which hadapparently been dug up by an animal,was discovered by the berry pickers inJuly and immediately turned over toauthorities, Swedish news agency TTreported on Friday.

Investigators said evidence found atthe scene indicates the money may havebeen stashed in the wooded area after ahome burglary. They are asking for thepublic’s help in identifying the owneror owners of the money.

Berry pickers findthousands in woods

AMSTERDAM, 13 Aug— An 87-year-old wheel-chair-bound grandmotherwas left behind on a KLMplane for about an hour,Dutch media reports say.Sylvette Landrein wasforgotten by cabin crewafter her plane landedfrom Nantes, France, atAmsterdam airport, herfamily told De Telegraafnewspaper.

KLM called the inci-

Grandmother left behind on planedent “regrettable” and hasbeen in touch with thefamily. The airline alsolost the suitcase belong-ing to Mrs Landrein, whodoes not speak Dutch, re-ports said.

“It’s absolutely outra-geous”, the woman’sdaughter-in-law, SonjaRein Country, told deTelegraaf.”My agedmother-in-law was alonein the plane for more than

an hour... I enquired at theKLM desk, but was toldto be patient,” she added.

A spokeswoman saidthe aircraft was only atAmsterdam’s Schipholairport for 40 minutes.The family said it hadbeen reunited with theelderly woman two hoursand 15 minutes after theplane landed, Radio Neth-erlands reported.

Internet

WASHINGTON, 13 Aug— Global population willgrow from about 6.7 bil-lion at present to some 7billion in 2011, accordingto a report released onWednesday by a USnonprofit research group.

Meanwhile, a stagger-ing 97 percent of theworld’s populationgrowth over the next 40years will happen in Asia,Africa, Latin America andthe Caribbean, the Wash-ington DC-based Popula-tion Reference Bureausaid in its 2009 WorldPopulation Data Sheet.

Global population to hit7 billion in 2011

In the developedworld, it said, the UnitedStates and Canada willaccount for most of thepopulation growth duringthat period — half fromimmigration and halffrom a natural populationincrease.

High fertility rates anda young population basein the developing worldwill fuel most of thegrowth, especially in Af-rica, where women oftengive birth to six or sevenchildren over a lifetime, itsaid.

Xinhua

Controlled by onthe ground by

operators with ajoy stick,

unmannedrobots and aerialvehicles are usedby the militaries

worldwide toconduct surveil-lance and drop

bombs.INTERNET

LOS ANGELES, 13 Aug — A California man is set tobe released after serving 26 years of a life sentencefor a murder conviction that has been overturned, aprivate investigator said.

Bruce Lisker, whose conviction in the 1983 slay-ing of his mother was overturned last week in federalcourt, will be released on Thursday from Mule CreekState Prison near Sacramento, the investigator told theLos Angeles Times.

US District Judge Virginia Phillips ruled Lisker’sprosecution relied on false evidence and he did notreceive adequate counsel at his trial.

The ruling came four years after a Times investiga-tion raised questions about the prosecution and con-cluded the Los Angeles Police Department investiga-tion of the slaying of 66-year-old Dorka Lisker wassloppy and incomplete.

Internet

OTTAWA,13 Aug — Three people, including twochildren, were in critical condition on Wednesday af-ter being struck by lightning at a park in centralCanada, police said.

A woman and two boys, at five and four years oldrespectively, were struck by lightning at a park in thecity of Brampton in Ontario Province, a Peel RegionalPolice spokesman said.

One of them have been airlifted to Toronto for treat-ment while the other two remain at Brampton CivicHospital. There were no thunderstorm watches orwarnings issued for Brampton on Wednesday, butdoppler radar does show some isolated thunderstormactivity in the region, according to EnvironmentCanada.

Xinhua

Three in critical conditionafter being struck bylightning in Canada

Innocent man to gofree after 26 years

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(from page 1)After hearing the reports on works being carried

out presented by Chairman of Supervisory Committee forGreening of 30-mile Radius of Yangon Chairman ofYangon Division Peace and Development CouncilCommander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Win Myintand officials, Lt-Gen Myint Swe fulfilled the requirements.

Next, Lt-Gen Myint Swe inspected the growingof monsoon paddy in Dagon Myothit (East).— MNA

Lt-Gen Myint Swe ofMinistry of Defence…

Developing Thanbyuzayatwith peace and stability…

(from page 1)These tropical

regions receive rainfall ofover 200 inches. It waspouring with rain at thetime when we arrivedthere.

Thanbyuzayat wasnamed for a white CIsheet-roofed rest housebuilt by merchants fromthe nearby villagesincluding Wakharu andPanga villages to enabletravellers to stop overthere. Thanbyuzayat iscalled Zupbu in Monlanguage. "Zup" meansrest house and "bu" meanstin.

“Our region is dryand wet. Local peopleare engaged in rubber

farming andgardening including

paddy cultivationsuitable for our own

region.”U Maung MaungTownship PDC

Chairman

Taungnyo moun-tain ranges stretchingfrom south to north islocated in the east ofT h a n b y u z a y a tTownship. There is a

plain in the middle of thetownship and the westernpart of the township isadjacent to the Gulf ofMottama. In an interviewwith U Maung Maung,

Chairman of TownshipPeace and DevelopmentCouncil, he said, "Ourregion is dry and wet. Localpeople are engaged inrubber farming andgardening including paddycultivation suitable for ourown region. Thanbyuzayatis famous for the KyaikamiPagoda and Setse resortbeach, well-knowndestinations for travelersat home and abroad."

Owing toprevalence of peace andstability in the region,businesses have becomesuccessful. Land priceshave risen as vacant landsare being extensively usedfor growing rubber and thegardening. The income of

rubber growers can run intosix digits as an acre ofrubber fetches overK 100,000. Those whohave grown more and moreacres of rubber will enjoy

long-term economicprogress. And as a result,acreage of rubberplantations hassignificantly increased.

There are 59,500acres of rubber plantationin the region. Against thetarget cultivation of 48,060acres of monsoon paddy,38,817 acres have been putunder monsoon paddy, andefforts are being made togrow the remainingacreage of monsoon paddy

primary, middle and highschools in every ward andvillage has led to theemergence of outstandingstudents.

For the convenienceof local people in thecommunication sector,three auto-exchanges andtwo microwave stationshave been opened. Now,the local people have beenable to communicate eachother with the use ofCDMA phones.

withstand 60 tons ofloads.

We interviewedChairman U Cartoon ofvillage PDC. He said,"Construction of bridgestarted on 14 November2007. The constructionof 700-foot longapproach road on Pangabank and 650-foot longapproach road onKayokepi bank has beencompleted. Efforts arebeing made to open thebridge in 2010 as it willaid to regionaldevelopment."

Upon completion,the bridge will contributeto smooth transport andswift flow ofcommodities and it willbecome very convenientfor local people fromPanga and Welkawahvillages in Thanbyuzayatand villages such asKayokepi, Anin, andThabyaechaung on theside of Kayokepi modelvillage.

With the pre-valence of peace andregional stability, everypart of the nationincluding border areas hasdeveloped alongsidesmooth transport and easyflow of commodities.

Translation: YMMyanma Alin

11-8-2009

Lt-Gen Myint Swe delivers address at workcoord meeting of Supervisory Committee for

Greening of 30-mile Radius of Yangon(4/2009).—MNA

U CartoonChairman of Kayokepi Model Village.

Construction site of Kayokepi bridge linking Kayokepi Model Villageand Panga Village.

as scheduled.Thanbyuzayat Townshipwith a population of over200,000 is made up of 15wards, 26 village-tractsand 69 villages.

It is learnt that a 16-bed hospital in Kyaikamiand a 25-bed hospital inThanbyuzayat areproviding health care forthe local people.

The opening of

We visited theworksite of Kayokepibridge linking Panga andKayokepi villages, whichis under construction forsmooth transportation inurban and rural areas.

Kayokepi bridgeacross Kayokepi creek is300 feet long and 18 feetwide. It has two five feetwide walkways. The broadcrest type bridge can

Hole in oneYANGON, 13 Aug—U Kyaw Thet,

Senior Engineer of Public Works atMawlamyinegyun-Pyinsalu Project to-gether with his partners Lt-Col MaungPyone (Retd), U Myint Oo, DistrictSenior Engineer of Public Works, and UKyin Tun, Junior Engineer-2 of PublicWorks, scored an ace at Hole No. 1 withthe use of King Snake iron golf club No.6 at Ayeyawady Golf Club in Pathein on7 August.—MNA

253 drug-related cases exposed in July 2009NAY PYI TAW, 13 Aug—The

Tatmadaw, the Myanmar PoliceForce and the Customs Departmentexposed 253 drug-related cases inJuly 2009.

The seizures of drug-relatedcases were 46.3114 kilos of opium in45 cases, 776.5589 kilos of heroin in79 cases, 1.4102 kilos of opium oil

in 10 cases, 8.4528 kilos of low-gradeopium in seven cases, 5.8069 kilos ofmarijuana in 14 cases, 531,442 stimu-lant tablets in 71 cases, 34.1823 kilosof opium speciosa in 12 cases, threeZolan tablets in one case, 0.0394 kiloof ephedrine powder in one case, 180.5kilos of ephedrine in three cases, 4.5Ecstasy tablets in one case, 2,200 cap-

sules of tramadol in two cases,191,200 diazepam tablets in one case,0.07 litre of cough syrup, three casesof failure to register and other threecases.

Action was taken against 398persons—336 men and 62 women—in 253 drug-related cases under thelaw.—MNA

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The court pronounced the final judgment on thecase against Mr John William Yettaw and Daw AungSan Suu Kyi, which received media coverage athome and abroad. In the run-up to the final judgment,the media incited protests, generated public outrageand masterminded the schemes, claiming that anti-government groups would do something harmful tothe nation if Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was put behindbars. So, I was in fear that there might be riots againin the nation. But, the entire people now can breathea sigh of relief and the situation is acceptable to allsides as the Head of State issued a directive on thecourt pronouncing sentence to show his considera-tion and benevolent attitude to them.

In particular, all wondered what judgment thecourt would pronounce to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.The statements and arguments of the witnesses at thecourt were stated daily in the newspapers, so all couldview the nature and developments of the trial. Themajority of the people accepted that if someone isfound guilty, the court has to take action againsthim in accordance with the existing law, withoutany discrimination against or in favour of a par-ticular person, because no man is above the law.

In short, the final judgment was pronounced toDaw Aung San Suu Kyi and others on 11 August. Thecourt delivered sentences in the presence of lawyersof the accused, district law officers (publicprosecuters), ambassadors whose offices are based inYangon and Thailand, military attaches, representa-tive of UNDP, and local and foreign journalists.Yangon North District Court delivered three yearsrigourous imprisonment to the accused Daw AungSan Suu Kyi in connection with the 1975 Law Safe-guarding the State Against the Danger of SubversiveElements, Section 22.

Shortly thereafter, MRTV and MRTV-4 airedbreaking news, which relieved all the emotionalfeelings of the entire people. It was a good newswhich brought about a result acceptable to all. Oneday before the court’s final judgment to Daw AungSan Suu Kyi, the Chairman of the State Peace andDevelopment Council issued a directive to amendunder Criminal Procedure Code that half of the sen-tence to be served was remitted and the remainder ofthe sentence was to be suspended, and all suspendedsentences shall be pardoned if she abides in accord-ance with the annexed stipulations in good conductduring the suspended period. The State Peace andDevelopment Council Office gave the directive to theMinistry of Home Affairs. The news was airedpromptly by the MRTV and radio, and that reflectedthe efficiency of brilliant performance of State me-dia.

The directive said that the court constituted thecase for breach of provision against Daw Aung SanSuu Kyi and the State Peace and Development Coun-cil Office was aggrieved at the said action; thathowever, for the sake of the rule of law, judicialproceedings justly made in accordance with existinglaw shall be respected and abided by all citizens. It isan inspiring statement. Every country has their laws,and each citizen has to respect the judgments pro-nounced in accordance with the existing law. The law

Loving-kindness attracts loving-kindnessMahn Tha Sein (Papun)

treats all the people equally, and no man is privilegedin law, and that is very important.

However, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughterof General Aung San, who sacrificed his life for theindependence of Myanmar, viewing that peace,tranquility and stability will prevail, no malice shouldbe held against each other, and there should be noobstruction in the path to democracy, the Head of Stateshowed his consideration in the framework of hisauthority for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

So, whatsoever sentence was pronounced, it wasamended that the half of the sentence to be served wasremitted and the remainder of the sentence was to besuspended. During the period of suspended sentence,she shall reside in her residence with her two compan-ions. Moreover, all suspended sentence shall be par-doned if she abides in accordance with the annexedstipulations in good conduct during the suspendedperiod and not exceeding such period.

Hearing the good news, the people were all pleased,relishing the thought and hope of continuing the tran-sition to democracy smoothly without sacrificing com-munity peace and stability due to the directive thevisionary Head of State issued with benevolent attitudeand loving-kindness.

Issuing the directive, the Head of State not onlyrespected the law but also expressed considerationtowards Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to his highestdegree for her comfort and convenience. In theinternational arena, the ruling government not onlyexercised the jurisdiction skillfully, but also re-lieved the concerns of the foreign countries andregional countries that favour the interest ofMyanmar. The directive can be deemed to be animportant decision that helps avert needless conse-quence of instability, and an opportunity given forcarrying on the democratization without infringingstability and peace.

Actually, the directive indicated that the govern-ment commuted the sentence at the highest level. Inother words, the directive is designed to ensure win-win situation. Moreover, it gave anti-governmentgroups good opportunities to accept the situations andkeep on carrying out political activities.

The directive also says that should Daw Aung SanSuu Kyi abide in accordance with the annexed stipula-tions in good conduct during the suspended period andnot exceeding such period, all suspended sentencesshall be pardoned. As far as I am concerned, Daw AungSan Suu Kyi can enjoy amnesty if she abides by theannexed stipulations. Then, she can hope good oppor-tunities for her future.

The people accepted wholeheartedly the courtpronouncing sentence to her and the government’s

consideration. But, certain countries and foreign ra-dio stations, as usual, are still claiming unreasonablythat they object the sentence, they are deeply con-cerned over her, and she should be released immedi-ately. Needless to say, the government’s decision isjust, fair, and considerate, which is known to thepeople and the international community. Neverthe-less, some countries and anti-government media can-not accept the judgment and are commenting on thesituations blindly. They have no choice but to con-tinue their scheme, turning a blind eye to objectiveconditions of the nation because they are alreadylocked in the situations. They have committed them-selves in their words, so they are in no position to eattheir words.

The government permitted Daw Aung San SuuKyi to reside in her residence, but foreign media usethe expression “house arrest” to mislead the globalfamily into misunderstanding the government. Suchan expression should not be used. The decision isintended for her convenience. She can live in thecompound of her house freely; she can read allowednewspapers, journals and publications; she can watchMWD and MRTV; she can get health care from thepermitted doctor and nurses; she can make writtenrequest for her needs; she can receive her guests withrestrictions; and she can do other necessary thingsthrough permission. That depicts that the governmentcomplies with her wishes at the unprecedented level,and it is, indeed, a positive change.

Anyhow, different people have different viewson a matter. The people understand and believethat the government showed its benevolent atti-tude and consideration as possible as it could togenerate a situation that is acceptable to all sides.We also assume that the directive created somemore opportunities for a brighter future of thenation. So, we hope that the two sides turn to forgiveand forget attitude and the political forces will worktogether for successful completion of the democraticprocess.

Due to the term “change” said by PresidentObama, these days, that word is very popular allover the world. In my opinion, by issuing thedirective, the government has paced a giant steptowards change. If a person offers his hand, andthe other does the same, it will not be difficult forthem to shake hands. We should smile in returnwhen someone smiles to us, and we should showloving-kindness in return when someone showsloving-kindness for us. Only then will there be achange.

Translation: MS*********

The directive can be deemed to be an importantdecision that helps avert needless consequence ofinstability, and an opportunity given for carrying onthe democratization without infringing stability andpeace.

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A & I Minister attends opening of newschool building

NAY PYI TAW, 13 Aug— The opening of newschool building for AlesuVillage Basic EducationMiddle School (Branch)was held at the school inthe village in HinthadaTownship, AyeyawadyDivision on 9 Augustattended by Minister forAgriculture and IrrigationMaj-Gen Htay Oo.

Chairman of HinthadaTownship Peace andDevelopment Council UAung Kyaw Naing,

Township EducationOfficer Daw Ohn Nwe andChairman of School Boardof Trustees U Maung Kyiopened the new schoolbuilding.

The minister anddepartmental officialssprinkled scented water onthe stone plaque, and theminister delivered anaddress.

Ayeyawady DivisionEducation Officer(Admin) U Khin MaungYi spoke words of thanks.

Members of the board oftrustees of the schoolhanded over documentsrelated to the new schoolbuilding to the townshipeducation officer.

After the ceremony,the minister presentedcash to education fund ofthe school throughmembers of the board oftrustees and publicationsand cash to U Po KyarMemorial Thuta SwesonLibrary in Neinvanvillage.—MNA

PBANRDA Minister meets with local people inLabutta, Pantanaw and Nyaungdon

The minister delivered an address and attended to theneeds. Next, the minister inspected Ywaynadi marketand gave necessary instructions.

On 10 August, the minister inspected marketbuildings and sales of goods at newly-built YwaynadiMarket in Labutta and gave necessary instructions.

After hearing reports on progress of constructionof the market presented by MD U Thein Aung of TheinConstruction Company at the briefing hall, the ministerfulfills the requirements.

Under the supervision of township DevelopmentAffairs Committee, 160 shops have been constructedby the company so far and there remained 160 shopsto be built.

Next, the minister met with townselders, membersof social organizations and members of ward/villagePDCs at the Hall of Pantanaw Township. The ministerheard reports on requirements of respective wards andvillages presented by townselders and fulfilled therequirements.

At the hall of Nyaungdone Township, the ministermade a speech in meeting with townselder, membersof social organizations and ward PDCs and attended tothe needs.—MNA

YANGON, 13 Aug—Minister for Progress of BorderAreas and National Races and Development AffairsCol Thein Nyunt met with townselders, members of

social organizations, members of ward Peace andDevelopment Councils at the hall of Ywaynadi Hall inLabutta Township, Ayeyawady Division on 9 August.

TV Guide Volume 1, No. 6 in circulation

YANGON, 13 Aug—TV Guide Volume 1, No.6 will come out on 14August (Friday).

The book carries thehighlight stories and theprogrammes for a weekbeing broadcast throughMRTV-4 Free Channel.Moreover, the readerscan taste the forecasts forthe matches of footballclubs from the EnglishPremier League. Inaddition, the highlight

presentations on Milan,Munich, Hawaii andBarcelona cities to betelecast through Travel& Living TV channel.Furthermore, the bookpresents the programmesof other TV channelsincluding 5 Movies, 5Series, Cartoon Networkand 5 Cartoon. TV Guidecovers the programmesof Mandalay FM for aweek.

Novel Light Express

(Tel: 391186, 243893)publishes the TV Guideevery Friday.—MNA

YANGON, 13 Aug—With the sponsorship ofParami Foundation, aseminar jointly organizedby Myanmar FisheriesFederation and MyanmarPrawn Entrepreneurs’

Myanmar Fisheries Federation tohold seminar

Association, will take placeat 2 pm on 15 August(Saturday) in the buildingof Myanmar FisheriesFederation on BayintnaungRoad, West Gyogin, InseinTownship, here.

Dr Myo Thant Tin ofthe federation will givetalks on MEDIO-CreditFinancing Scheme forSME and those interestedmay attend the talk.

MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo at the opening of new building of BEMS(branch) in Alesu Village, Hinthada Township.

MNA

Minister Col Thein Nyunt inspects completion of Ywaynadi Market in Labutta.—PBANRDA

MinisterBrig-Gen

Thein Zawreceives

VietnameseAmbassador

Mr ChuChongPhung.

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NAY PYI TAW, 13Aug—Minister forCommunications, Postsand Telegraphs Brig-GenThein Zaw received

Minister receives VietnameseAmbassador

Vietnamese Ambassadorto the Union of MyanmarMr Chu Chong Phung atthe ministry hereyesterday morning.

They held discussionson cooperation incommunication sectors ofthe two countries.

MNA

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YANGON, 13 Aug —To mark the 42nd

Anniversary of ASEANDay, the ceremony todonate cash to School forBlind in Kyimyindineunder the Ministry ofSocial Welfare, Reliefand Resettlement byMyanmar ASEANWomen’s FriendshipAssociation-MAWFAwas held at the school thismorning.

It was attended bymembers of the board ofpatrons of the associationDaw Myint Myint Soe,wife of the minister forForeign Affairs, Dr DawKhin Mya Win, wife ofthe deputy minister,

MAWFA donates cash to Schoolfor the Blind (Kyimyindine) YANGON, 12 Aug—

The monthly talks No. 2/August 2009 organizedby Union of MyanmarFederation of Chambersof Commerce andIndustry and sponsoredby Myat Myittamon Cowill be held on the firstfloor of UMFCCI Office

Talks on Opportunity of Myanmar inGlobalization on 14 Aug

Tower on MinyeKyawswa Road inLanmadaw Township on14 August afternoon.

Executive Director ofSysinno Co of Germanyand ICT Consultant of T-Mobile Co of Germany,the UK and theNetherlands Dr Thein Win

will give talks entitled TheOpportunity of Myanmarin the Globalization.

The executives andmembers of UMFCCIand its affiliatedassociations andinterested persons mayattend the talks.

MNA

members of the executivecommittee, wives of theambassadors of ASEANmember countries, wivesof ambassadors of foreignembassies and members,officials of SocialWelfare Department,wellwishers and studentsof the school.

First, DeputyDirector-General U AungTun Khaing of SWDextended greetings andAssistant Director DawYu Yu Swe gave accountsof the school.

Next, Daw MyintMyint Soe explainedpurpose of the donation.

Then DeputyDirector-General U Aung

Tun Khaing accepted K800,000 donated byMAWFA and Women’sAssociation of theMOFA.

Principal U MaungMaung Tar of the Schoolaccepted K 200,000donated by the NepaliAmbassador to Myanmar,K 200,000 by Dr KhinMaung Aye and family andK 50,000 by Hman ChoTraditional MedicineHouse.

Afterwards, the deputydirector-general spokewords of thanks. Thosepresent enjoyed enter-tainment and observedlearning of students of theschool. —MNA

Thazi-Kyaukka-Bodhi Tahtaung shortcutensures smooth transport in Monywa District

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

U Win Hlaing,Chairman of MonywaTownship Peace and

Development Council.

U Min Thein Soe, Junior Assistant Engineer(2) of District Public Works.

(from page 16)Of the six miles and

one furlong long Thazi-Kyaukka road section,the Township Deve-lopment AffairsCommittee undertook a

one mile and fivefurlongs long sub-sectionbetween Kyaukka andYayganzu; DistrictPublic Works, a threemiles and one furlonglong sub-section betweenYayganzu and Indaing;and the TownshipDevelopment AffairsCommittee, a one mileand three furlongs longsub-section betweenIndaing and Thazi.

In an interview,

Junior Assistant Engineer(2) U Min Thein Soe ofDistrict Public Worksundertaking the threemiles and one furlong longsub-section betweenYayganzu and Indaing

said that the groundworkwas launched on 12 June;that the 40-foot-wide earthroad with a 10-foot-widebullock cart route on eitherside; that the geneiss roadwas 14 feet wide with athree feet wide and nineinches high shoulder oneither side; that theconstruction of the roadwas completed on 9 July;and that so the villagesalong the road such asByangyashei, Byangya-

gyi, Intoe, Yaung-dawhtone and Yayganzuvillages can be easilyaccessible at any times.

Of the six miles andfour furlongs long BodhiT a h t a u n g - K y a u k k aShweguni shortcut, onemile and one furlongsection between Bodhijunction and the KandimaCreek was undertaken asa gravel facility by theTownship DevelopmentAffairs Committee. Thetwo miles and twofurlongs section betweenthe Kanima Creek and

Nyaungbintha Villagewas built on 2 Februaryand completed on 24March. The DistrictPublic Works built it intoa gravel facility. Theremaining three milesand one furlong long partbetween Kyaukkajunction and NyaungbinVillage was built on aself-reliant basis with thecontributions made bylocal donors.

Previously, localpeople had to travel 14miles between BodhiTahtaung and Monywa

had to travel betweenBodhi Tahtaung andKyaukka Village. Now,due to the prudentproject, the route isreduced to an eight-milesection between BodhiTahtaung and KyaukkaShweguni. Therefore,local people enjoysmooth and securetransport in a short timein the region owing toThazi-Kyaukka-BodhiTahtaung shortcut.

Translation: MSMyanma Alin: 13-8-2009

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Kandima Creek bridge on Kyaukka-Bodhi Tahtaung shortcut.

and nine miles betweenMonywa and Kyaukkatotaling 23 miles if they

Member of board of Patron of MAWFA Daw Myint Myint Soe andmembers donate School for Blind (Kyimyindine).—MNA

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MANILA, 13 Aug—A major battlebetween Philippine troops and Muslimguerillas on a remote southern islandhas killed at least 45 people, a seniormilitary commander said on Thursday.

At least 22 rebels and 23 soldierswere killed in a military assault onWednesday on a base of Abu Sayyafrebels in the interior of the southernisland of Basilan, Brigadier-GeneralRustico Guerrero told reporters. “Welaunched a decisive law enforcementoperation targeting the Abu Sayyaf’smain training base on Basilan, but wewere met by heavy resistance,” Guerrerosaid.

LONDON, 13 Aug—British unemployment hitits highest rate since 1996in the three months toJune, official figuresshowed on Wednesday,while the number ofpeople claiming joblessbenefit rose broadly asexpected in July.

The Office forNational Statistics said theILO jobless rate rose to7.8 per cent in April-June,above forecasts for a riseto 7.7 per cent and thehighest since October-December 1996.

The number of peoplewithout a job on thismeasure rose to 2.435million, its highest since1995. There was littlemarket reaction to the dataas investors focused on

ATHENS, 13 Aug—Greek police said onWednesday they hadseized 500 kilos (1,102pounds) of cocaine on aboat in the country’s mainport, Piraeus, and arrestedsix members of aninternational drug-smuggling ring.

Police raided thecargo ship that was boundfor Bulgaria after a tip-offlast month by USauthorities that this boatwas suspected ofsmuggling drugs fromColombia, the world’s topcocaine producer, a policeofficial said.

“It’s one of the biggestamounts of cocaine everseized in Greece,” said theofficial who declined tobe named. Police arrestedfive men in Athens and awoman in the northernGreek city ofThessaloniki, most ofthem Greeks.

MNA/Reuters

At least 45 killed in major battle inPhilippine south

Other officials said the battle dieddown after eight hours, as the guerillasfled into the heavily wooded interior ofthe island. Rear Admiral AlexanderPama, a commander on Basilan, said anestimated 40 rebels were killed, but only22 bodies had been recovered at thescene of the conflict.

“It was close quarter combat, thetwo sides almost came into hand-to-hand battle,” Pama told Reuters, addingthe proximity meant the military couldnot call in air strikes. “What’s moreimportant for us was we’ve disruptedtheir crude bomb factory and trainingbase”.—MNA/Reuters

Greek policeseize 500kilos of

cocaine inmajor bust

UK jobless rate hits 13-year high of 7.8%the Bank of England’squarterly inflation andgrowth forecasts, due at0930 GMT.

Despite recent signsBritain may be starting toemerge from recession,unemployment is expectedto keep rising for somemonths to come. Manyanalysts reckon the joblesstotal will hit three million,bad timing for PrimeMinister Gordon Brown’sLabour government whichfaces an election next year.

“There doesn’t seemto be much sign that therate of increase (inunemployment) isslowing down,” saidStephen Lewis, chiefeconomist at MonumentSecurities. BusinessSecretary Peter

Mandelson, speakingbefore the figures werereleased, said Britain’sstimulus measures hadsaved at least 500,000 jobsduring the recession.

“The Treasuryestimates that there wouldhave been at least,probably far in excess of,500,000 more jobs lost inthe recession had it notbeen for the government’sand the Bank of England’sintervention,” he told BBCradio. The ONS said thenumber of people claimingunemployment benefitrose by 24,900 in July,broadly in line withforecasts for a rise of25,000 and after adownwardly revisedincrease of 21,500 inJune.—MNA/Reuters

Seal pup ‘Kalli’ peers out of a basket in Norddeich,Germany, on Thursday, on 6 Aug, 2009. A total of 71abandoned young common seals (Phoca vitulina)are reared at the seal station. Five seal pups will bereintroduced to their natural habitat later on

Thursday.—INTERNET

SCIENCEDAILY, 13Aug—Long known for itsantioxidants, immuneboosting and, mostrecently, antihypertensiveproperties, black tea couldhave another healthbenefit. Black tea may beused to control diabetes,according to a study in theJournal of Food Science,published by the Instituteof Food Technologists.

Next to water, tea isthe second mostconsumed beverage in theworld. Researchers fromthe Tianjin KeyLaboratory in Chinastudied thepolysaccharide levels ofgreen, oolong and blackteas and whether theycould be used to treat

Black tea may fight diabetes

A goldfinch sits atop a

thistle in a marsh in

Auburn, Ohio on

Thursday, on 13 Aug,

2009.—INTERNET

Long known for itsantioxidants, immune

boosting and, mostrecently,

antihypertensiveproperties, black teacould have another

health benefit. Blacktea may be used tocontrol diabetes.

INTERNET

diabetes. Poly-saccharides, a type ofcarbohydrate thatincludes starch andcellulose, may benefitpeople with diabetesbecause they help retardabsorption of glucose.

The researchersfound that of the threeteas, the polysaccharides

in black tea had the mostg l u c o s e - i n h i b i t i n gproperties. The black teapolysaccharides alsoshowed the highestscavenging effect on freeradicals, which areinvolved in the onset ofdiseases such as cancerand rheumatoid arthritis.

Internet

Storms In The Tropics OfSaturn’s Moon Titan Discovered

SCIENCEDAILY , 13Aug—For all itssimilarities to Earth—clouds that pour rain(albeit liquid methane notliquid water) onto thesurface producing lakesand rivers, vast dune fieldsin desert-like regions, plusa smoggy orangeatmosphere that looks likeLos Angeles’s during fireseason—Saturn’s largestmoon, Titan, is generally“a very bland place,weatherwise,” says MikeBrown of the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology

(Caltech).“We can watch for

years and see almostnothing happen. This isbad news for people tryingto understand Titan’smeteorological cycle, asnot only do things happeninfrequently, but we tendto miss them when theyDO happen, becausenobody wants to wastetime on big telescopes—which you need to studywhere the clouds are andwhat is happening tothem—looking at thingsthat don’t happen,”explains Brown, theRichard and BarbaraRosenberg Professor ofPlanetary Astronomy.

Internet

Afghan police inspect a car along a street in Herat, western Afghanistan on13 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

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CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO ( 463)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAPVOY NO (463) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 14.8.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

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

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV BANGKAJA VOY NO (51)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANGKAJAVOY NO (51) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 14.8.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

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

Australia emissionsplan rejected

SYDNEY ,13 Aug — TheAustralian Parliament hasrejected government plansto introduce an ambitiouscarbon trading scheme totackle global warming.The measure was the cen-trepiece of the govern-ment’s environment plans,and would have cut green-house gas emissions by5% over the next 10 years.

But opposition senatorswho control the upperhouse feared the legisla-tion would harm the coun-try’s mining sector. Thegovernment can re-intro-duce the legislation afterthree months.

Climate Change Minis-ter Penny Wong confirmedafter the Senate defeat by42 votes to 30 that the gov-ernment would seek to dothis. However, if the gov-ernment is defeated againit could trigger a generalelection. —Internet

Singapore may have passed peakof A/H1N1 outbreak

SINGAPORE, 13 Aug—The outbreak of flu A/H1N1may have peaked in Singapore, local newspaper theStraits Times reported on Thursday. The number ofpatients seeking help at polyclinics for upper respira-tory tract infections fell by 16.5 percent to 20,435 lastweek, compared with 24,477 the week before. This may be indicative that the A/H1N1 wave hasabated since community spread began in June, theMinistry of Health was quoted as saying. The situa-tion is expected to be clearer in the next few weeks,the ministry said. However, local doctors say that with deaths trailingnew cases by a week, people should still expect thosenumbers to go up for another week or so. A 10th pa-tient died of A/H1N1 here on Wednesday. Singaporereported its first confirmed case of A/H1N1 on 27 May.The country’s first A/H1N1 related death case was re-ported on 18 July.

Xinhua

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France prepares to closeschools for A/H1N1 flu

PARIS, 13 Aug— The French government hasprepared to close schools in the country in case thatthe A/H1N1 flu becomes a nationwide pandemic,Education Minister Luc Chatel was quoted by dailynewspaper Le Figaro as saying on Wednesday. “In case of a complete pandemic we are ready toclose all of the schools in France,” Luc Chatel said.”Nothreshold has been fixed for the closing of a school. Itwill be adapted on a case-by-case basis.” According to the minister, the government hasworked on distance learning materials for broadcast-ing public teaching on television, radioand Internet. France has so far recorded around 1,000H1N1 flu infections and one death. The governmentis worried that the spread of the virus willbe accelerated following the start of the new schoolyear.

Xinhua

Missing ship headed intoAtlantic

MOSCOW/LONDON ,13 Aug — A merchant cargo shipthat disappeared off the coast of France two weeksago is headed out into the Atlantic Ocean, maritimeofficials said on Wednesday, reinforcing the likelihoodthat it has been hijacked. Russian warships were or-dered to join the hunt for the Arctic Sea, a 4,000-tonnebulk carrier with a 15-strong Russian crew that wentmissing shortly after passing through the Dover Straitbetween France and Britain late last month.TheMaltese-registered, Finnish-chartered vessel was sail-ing from Finland to the Algerian port of Bejaia, whereit was due to have docked on 4 August with a $1.3-million (786,400 pounds) load of timber.—Internet

873 new A/H1N1 flu cases confirmed in EuropeSTOCKHOLM, 13 Aug — A European health agency said

Wednesday that 873 new A/H1N1 flu cases were re-ported in European countries within the last 24 hours.Of the new cases, 445 were confirmed in Germany, 245in France,69 in Portugal, 28 in Sweden, 23 in Malta, 22in Switzerland, eight in Poland, seven in Slovenia, sixin Liechtenstein, five in Slovakia, four respectively inFinland and Iceland, three in Romania, two in Bulgaria,one respectively in Latvia and Hungary, the EuropeanCenter for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) saidin its daily situation report.— Xinhua

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Map illustrating the annual Perseid meteorshower. The night sky will sparkle with “falling

stars” on Tuesday and Wednesday as Earth passesthrough a trail of dusty debris from the Swift-Tuttle

Comet, say scientists.—INTERNET

A collapsed section of the TomeiExpressway in Makinohara, west of

Tokyo, after a strong earthquakeleft one person dead and 120

injured on 11 August . Anotherearthquake hit central Japan,

including Tokyo, on Thursday, theJapan Meteorological Agency

said.—INTERNET

Magnitude 6.5 quake hits off eastcoast of Japan

A mobile phone user browses through a Nokiahandphone in Singapore, in June 2009. Microsoft

and Nokia announced an agreement onWednesday to make Microsoft Office softwareavailable on smartphones made by the Finnish

company.—INTERNET

TOKYO, 13 Aug – A magnitude-6.5earthquake hit off Japan’s easterncoast early Thursday, the country’sMeteorological Agency said.There wereno immediate reports of damage orcasualties. The agency said there was nodanger of damage from a tsunami.

The quake hit at 7:49 am (1049 GMT) offthe coast of Hachijo, a small island about170 miles (275 kilometers) south of Tokyo,at a depth of 25 miles (40 kilometers).

Japan is one of the world’s mostearthquake-prone countries, and expertsbelieve Tokyo has a 90 percent chance ofbeing hit by a major quake over the next 50years.In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake inthe western port city of Kobe killed 6,400people.—Internet

Anßtidepressants suicide riskage-dependent: FDA

Egyptians pay tribute to pyramids Mexico Cityrespects

traditionalmedicine,languages

MEXICO CITY,13 Aug —The government ofMexico City is promotingrespect for indigenousculture, includinglanguages and medicine,head of communityequality for the city, said ina recent interview withXinhua. Indigenous people“have been excluded (fromthe mainstream society) forcenturies because ofculture, language andhabits,” Maria RosaMarquez Cabrera said.“This has been reducing butthat does not mean it hasceased to exist.”

The Mexico City is tryingto address the issue by, amongothers, reviewing cases ofindigenous citizens in prisonsunder its jurisdiction andsupporting indigenousherbalists, she said.

Marquez explained thatsome jailed indigenouspeople are stuck in prisonbecause they miss paper-work or are unable to paysmall fines.

“Many indigenous peo-ple coming from other areasof the nation don’t have abirth certificate,” she said.

“Some have not beensubject to a fair legalprocess because of theirfinancial condition,physical condition andbecause they only speaktheir own language.”

Xinhua

Healthy diet, exercise lowerdementia risk

BEIJING, 13 Aug — Long-term lifestyle habits aseating healthy diet and increasing physical activitylevels can reduce the risk of mental decline in old age,according to reports Thursday quoting two new studiespublished this week.The first study, conducted byTaub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Diseaseand the Aging Brain at Columbia University MedicalCenter, monitored 1,880 elderly people in New YorkCity in a long term.

The study found that a Mediterranean-type diet,which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes andhealthy fats, and physical activity was linked to lessrisk for Alzheimer’s disease.The second study, ashorter-term observation of 1,410 patients in France,found some correlation between a Mediterranean dietand slower cognitive damage. “There was anassociation between both a healthy diet and physicalactivity and reducing risk for Alzheimer’s disease,”said Nikolaos Scarmeas, the lead author of the firststudy.

From 1992 through 2006, researchers at ColumbiaUniversity monitored 1,880 men and women withoutdementia every 18 months for diet, exercise and mentalhealth. Those who ate well and exercised had a 60percent reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimer’sdisease compared with those who didn’t, according tothe study. — Xinhua

Blind boy scales heights

BEIJING, 13 Aug — Thetowering pyramids are themost recognizable symbolof the country. YoungEgyptians launched acampaign to promotepreservation of the ancientmonuments last weekend.More than 400 Egyptianyouth began a march,starting at the Sphinx andending at the pyramids.They hoped the paradewould raise publicawareness on the need topreserve the ancient sites.

An Egyptian studentsaid, “We hope people canhave an understanding ofour history by seeing theseancient relics. We shouldtreasure the legacieswe inherited and enco-urage people to learnabout ancient Egyptiancivilization.” The mar-chers were mostly collegeand middle schoolstudents who are onsummer vacation. TheCultural Ministry of Egyptorganized the event,

hoping to encourage theyouth to learn more aboutthe country’s history.

Pyramids at Giza, onthe outskirts of Cairo, arethe most well known.Several of the pyramids atGiza are considered someof the largest structuresever built. The Pyramidof Khufu at Giza is thelargest pyramid in Egypt.It is the only survivingmonument of the SevenWonders of the AncientWorld.2—Xinhua

BEIJING, 13 Aug —Lang Lang called him“Master Lai” after theyperformed a piano duet atthe National Center for thePerforming Arts last year.The totally blind 12-year-old Lai Jiajun let hisfingers dance over thekeyboard, and smiled asif he had noticed thesurprise on Lang Lang’sface.

Lai has magic hands

and a memory that enableshim to precisely repeat asong on the piano afterlistening just one or twotimes. He treasures the giftand loves spending hoursat a time playing. Hishobby became his majorpreoccupation when hewas admitted in June tothe prestigious MiddleSchool Affiliated toCentral Conservatory ofMusic. Lai is now

practicing at least sixhours a day.

“I think it’s strangewhen my peers and theirparents ask me whether Iget bored practicing pianofor so many hours a day. IfI am not enthusiastic aboutmy hobby, what is the pointof doing it? “ Lai says.Lai,however, is dissatisfiedwith his magic hands. Hethinks they are too smalland not supple enough tocover some piano pieces.Even so, he is confidentthat his hands will getbigger and more flexible.

Lai was blind soonafter being born fourmonths premature. Hewas put on a ventilator,but given too muchoxygen, which cost himhis eyesight.Aged 2, hisfather, Lai Gehong,bought him a toy electricpiano. Music quicklygrabbed little Lai’sattention. He played fortwo months andmemorized the sound ofeach key.—Xinhua

BEIJING, 13 Aug —People under the age of25 have a higher riskof suicide or suicidalthoughts when they takeantidepressants and therisk declines steadily withage, according to reportsThursday quoting a newanalysis by the US Foodand Drug Administration(FDA). The FDA analysisby Dr Marc Stone, DrThomas Laughren andcolleagues involved areview of 372 trialsinvolving nearly 100,000people who tookantidepressants.

The findings showedthat the drugs increase therisk for suicide in peopleunder 25, have no effect inthose 25 to 64 and reducerisk in those 65 and older.

Since 2003, US and EUregulators have beensounding alarms on theuse of antidepressantsafter clinical trialsshowed the drugsincreased the risk ofsuicidal thoughts andbehaviors in people underage 18.In February 2005,the FDA added a blackbox warning on the useof all antidepressants in

young children.In May 2007, it extended

the warnings to youngadults aged 18 to 24.

The new researchfindings support theagency’s warnings on thedrugs labeling for peopleunder 25.

The research alsofound that antidepressantdrugs could have twodistinct effects. In somepatients, they canpromote suicidalthoughts or behavior —but this risk appears todecrease with age.

Xinhua

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S P O R T SAMSTERDAM,13 Aug –

Fabio Capello has warnedhis England stars not toget cocky again after theirover-confidence led to asloppy 2-2 friendly drawwith Holland.

A run of seven succes-sive World Cup qualify-ing wins has taken Eng-land to the brink of reach-ing next year’s finals andraised hopes of success inSouth Africa.

But Capello’s teamproduced a performancethat reeked of compla-cency in the first half atthe Amsterdam Arena onWednesday.—Internet

RIO DE JANEIRO, 13Aug — Fulfilling thewishes of his late father,Romario announced onWednesday that he wouldplay for America in thesecond division of Brazil-ian soccer champion-ships.

The second Braziliansoccer player to score1,000 goals has decidedto move from the market-ing office of America tothe field in hope of win-ning next year’s statechampionship.Romario,a member of Brazil’sWorld Cup winning teamfor three times, an-nounced that he is physi-cally fit to return to thefield.

“I am preparingmyself physically fornext year’s state champi-

Milan waive keeper Kalac tomake room for Roma

ROME,13 Aug—Italian Serie A club AC Milan an-nounced on Wednesday to let go Australian keeperZeljko Kalac and bring in Italian goalkeeper FlavioRoma from French side Monaco on a one-year deal.“Milan thank Kalac for what he did during his time atthe club and wish him the best for the future,” said astatement on the club website. Kalac, whose contract with Milan had been can-celled by mutual consent, joined Milan in 2005 but hewas rarely their first choice option. Milan have threeother keepers on their books, but only Marco Storariis fully fit, with Dida and Christian Abbiati both fight-ing to recover from injury. — Xinhua

LONDON ,13 Aug –Ahead of the new PremierLeague season and amidBritain’s deep recession,most top clubs in Englandare holding back fromspending vast sums onnew players without firstoffloading some of theirown.

Only Manchester Cityare proving the exception,freely splashing the cashon some of their Premier

MONTREAL,13 Aug –Rafael Nadal spent just 36minutes in his comebackfrom a two and a halfmonth injury absence asDavid Ferrer retired hurtwhile trailing 4-3 in theirsecond round match at theMontreal Masters.The re-sult was an anti-climax for

SKOPJE , 13 Aug – European champions Spainbagged three goals inside five second-half minutes onWednesday to come from two goals down to beatMacedonia 3-2 at Skopje in a friendly international.

Beckham ready to snubPremiership for Milan return

AMSTERDAM , 13 Aug – David Beckham has all butruled out a return to the English Premier League afterinsisting AC Milan are very much his first choice whenhe leaves LA Galaxy at the end of the Major LeagueSoccer season.

Beckham, who won his 113th cap for Englandduring Wednesday’s 2-2 draw against Holland in Am-sterdam, has been told by his national coach FabioCapello that he must move back to Europe if he wantsto be considered for next year’s World Cup finals inSouth Africa.

Capello’s comments led to speculation thatBeckham could return to the Premier League for thefirst time since leaving Manchester United for RealMadrid in 2003, with Tottenham, Portsmouth and evenChelsea reported to be interested.But the midfielder,who paid out of his own pocket to subsidise a loanmove to Milan last season, was unimpressed whenasked if he could play in England again.—Internet

Romario announces return to soccer

Former Brazilian soccerstriker Romario.

onship. I will play in someof the team’s games andrealize my father’s dreamof me playing forAmerica,” said the striker.Romario is expected touse number 11 for theteam, a number that haspreviously been retired inhomage to him.

Xinhua

English clubs mostly in frugalmood as new season starts

Manchester City’s newsignings Carlos Tevez of

Argentina (right) andParaguay striker RoqueSanta Cruz.—INTERNET

Rafael Nadal of Spainserves to David Ferrer

of Spain during theRogers Cup at Uniprix

Stadium, on 12 Aug , inMontreal, Canada.

INTERNET

Nadal opens ATP comebackwith win over ailing Ferrer

world number two Nadal,who has been restingtendinitis-plagued kneesever since losing on May31 at the French Open.

“I must be happy, be-cause I didn’t play terri-ble,” said the second seed.“In the next round, I haveanother chance to con-tinue to improve. Everymatch, every game is im-portant to feel better forme.” My knees felt OK,but I need more days tohave real test.” Nadal, thedefending champion,drew massive applause ashe went onto the courtwith his fellow Spaniardand showed few outwardsigns of rust after his longabsence.—Internet

League rivals’ biggeststars as they prepare forthe start of the 2009-10campaign on Saturday.

Bankrolled by wealthyGulf-based owners, Cityhave so far spent a com-bined 95 million pounds(110 million euros, 157million dollars) on trans-fer fees for five bignames.

It includes 25 millionpounds for Argentina for-ward Carlos Tevez fromlast season’s title winnersand local rivals Manches-ter United.

The Eastlands outfithave also spent 40 mil-lion pounds to landEmmanuel Adebayor andKolo Toure from Arse-nal, 18 million pounds onBlackburn’s Roque SantaCruz and 12 millionpounds on Gareth Barryfrom Aston Villa.

Internet

Don’t get cocky, Capellowarns England footballers

England’s coach FabioCapello leaves the pitchafter an internationalfriendly World Cup

match against Holland,on 12 Aug, in Amster-

dam. —INTERNET

Spain’s David Villa (R)

vies for the ball with

Macedonia’s Filip

Despotovski (L) during

an international

friendly football match

in Skopje.

INTERNET

Spain edge Macedonians infightback victory

Goran Pandev hadseemingly put the hosts onthe way to a shock successin a frenetic openingdominated by the easternEuropeans.

The Lazio hitman tooka pass from IlcoNaumoski to fire homethe opener on seven min-utes and then doubledthe advantage with af ine lef t - footed soloeffor t jus t a f te r thehalf-hour mark.

But the Spanishregrouped after their hor-rendous opening phaseand the second half wasan entirely different affair.

Internet

RIO DE JANEIRO, 13 Aug— Brazilian star strikerRonaldo said Wednesdaythat he would return tofield in a month after fig-ure surgery but declinedto clarify the reports overweight reducingliposuction.

“We have a period ofone month for the con-solidation of the bone,”said Ronaldo, who hadsurgery on his left handtwo weeks ago after hefell badly to be injuredduring Corinthians’ 3-0

Mexico beats US 2-1 insoccer World Cup

qualifier

Ronaldo to be back inaction in a month

defeat by Palmeiras on 26July.

Asked at a news con-ference if he had hadliposuction and if hethought it could help him,Ronaldo said: “I don’tknow, I don’t even knowif I did it. These are thingswe don’t know...What I dowith my private life is mybusiness.”Corinthianshave not won in fivematches and slipped to11th in the Brazilian soc-cer championship stand-ings.— Xinhua

MEXICO CITY, 13 Aug— Mexico beat theUnited States 2-1 inMexico City’s AztecaStadium on Wednesday,keeps the Mexican soc-cer team in the runningfor a ticket to 2010World Cup due in SouthAfrica.

The team fought backfrom an early setbackwhen the US’ CharlieDavies scored the open-ing goal after just nineminutes. However, it

took just 10 minutes forMexico’s Israel Castro toscore the equalizer, leav-ing the teams 1-1 at halftime.

The hard-fought sec-ond half saw goalscoringchances for both teamsand it was not untilminute 81 that Mexico’sMiguel Sabah scored thedecisive point, just fourminutes after coming onto substitute teammateGuillermo Franco.

Xinhua

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, rain have been isolated in KayahState, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions, scattered inMandalay, Magway and Bago Divisions, fairly widespreadin Shan and Rakhine States, lower Sagaing and TaninthayiDivisions and widespread in the remaining areas withisolated heavyfalls in Mon State, lower Sagaing andMandalay Divisions.The noteworthy amounts of rainfallrecorded were Nay Pyi Taw (Pyinmana) (1.77) inches,Kanbalu (3.49) inches, Theinzayat (3.11) inches, Lashio(2.92) inches, Myitkyina (1.10) inches and Minbu (0.31)inch.

Maximum temperature on 12-8-2009 was 89°F.Minimum temperature on 13-8-2009 was 71°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 13-8-2009 was 93%. TotalSun shine hours on 12-8-2009 was (3.8) hour approx.

Rainfall on 13-8-2009 was Nil at Mingaladon, (0.51)inch at Kaba-Aye and Nil at Central Yangon. Total rainfallsince 1-1-2009 was (78.62) inches at Mingaladon, (89.64)inches at Kaba-Aye and (92.64) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mphfrom Southwest at (15:30) hours MST on 12-8-2009.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak to moderate in theAndaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 14th August 2009: Rainor thundershowers will be isolated in Kayah State, scatteredin Chin State, lower Sagaing, Magway and MandalayDivisions, fairly widespread in Shan, Rakhine, Mon andKayin States, Yangon, Ayeyawady, Bago and TaninthayiDivisions and widespread in the remaining areas. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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

Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation ofdecrease of rain in the Coastal areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for14-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for14-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for14-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

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Extreme emotions trigger the release of a chemicalin the brain called norepinephrine, which is relatedto adrenaline. That norepinephrine somehow helpsmemories last a long time – some even a lifetime.

INTERNET

SCIENCE DAILY, 12 Aug—A new study byresearchers at Wake Forest University School ofMedicine may reveal how long-lasting memoriesform in the brain.

The researchers hope that the findings, nowavailable online and scheduled to appear in anupcoming issue of Neuroscience, may one day helpscientists develop treatments to prevent and treatconditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

“Although many things are known aboutmemories that form from repeat experiences, notmuch is known with regard to how some memoriesform with just one exposure,” said Ashok Hegde,Ph.D., an associate professor of neurobiology andanatomy and the lead investigator on the study.

Internet

Researchers Unravel MysteryBehind Long-lasting Memories

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★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

★ Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy★ Riots beget riots, not democracy★ Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire ■ VOA, BBC - sowing hatred amongthe people

■ RFA, DVB - generating public out-rage

■ Do not allow ourselves to be swayed■ By broadcasts designed to cause

troubles

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

and violence

Danger water level ofShwegyin River

NAY PYI TAW, 13 Aug—According to the12.30 hr MST observation today, the water level ofShwegyin river at Shwegyin is 754 cm and it hasexceeded by 54 cm (about 2 feet) above its dangerlevel. It may remain above its danger level 700 cmduring the next 48 hours commencing noon today.

MNA

For physicians bustmyths about insulin

SCIENCE DAILY,11 Aug— People diag-nosed with type 2 diabe-tes often resist taking in-sulin because they feargaining weight, develop-ing low blood sugar andseeing their quality of lifedecline.

A study recentlycompleted at UT South-western Medical Centersuggests that those fearsare largely unfoundedand that patients and phy-sicians should considerinsulin as a front-linedefense, as opposed to atreatment of last resortfor non-insulin-depend-ent diabetes.

"We found thatthose patients who re-ceived insulin initiallydid just as well, if not

better, than those whodidn't receive insulin,"said Dr. Ildiko Lingvay,assistant professor of in-ternal medicine at UTSouthwestern and leadauthor of the study ap-pearing online and in afuture issue of DiabetesCare. "This reinforces theidea that insulin treatmentis a viable and safe optionfor patients, even in thevery initial stages of theirdiagnoses.—Internet

Thazi-Kyaukka-Bodhi Tahtaung shortcutensures smooth transport in Monywa DistrictArticle: Kyawt Maung Maung (Myanma Alin); Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

Archway on the road to Monywa, Sagaing Division.

Under the arrangements made by officials con-cerned, we visited Thazi-Kyaukka-Bodhi Tahtaungshortcut that had been built recently under the super-vision of Sagaing Division Peace and DevelopmentCouncil for ensuring smooth transport between oneregion and another in Monywa District.

When asked about the project, Secretary U WinHlaing of Monywa Township PDC said to theMyanma Alin that Monywa District Public Works

and Monywa Township Development Affairs Com-mittee jointly built the road for the convenience oflocal people of Thazi, Kyaukka, Bodhi Tahtaung andnearby villages and pilgrims from the four corners ofthe nation.

Next, news crew members of us observed thesections of Thazi-Kyaukka-Bodhi Tahtaung shortcutone after another.

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