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Volume XVII, Number 339 7th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME Sunday, 21 March, 2010 Meeting discusses money laundering Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order and illegal property control measures * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- NAY PYI TAW, 20 March—The meeting (1/ concerned totalling 39. tution 2010) of the Central Control Board on Money Laun- The meeting focused on continued cooperation * Building of a new modern developed nation dering was held at the Headquarters of Myanmar with the International Cooperation Review Group- in accord with the new State Constitution Police Force here yesterday. ICRG with the aim of encouraging global countries to Four economic objectives It was attended by Chairman of the Board protect the international monetary system and matters * Development of agriculture as the base and Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Oo, related to implementation of eleven tasks of the action all-round development of other sectors of Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Col Hla plan of FATF and the remaining six tasks adopted by the economy as well Thein Swe, the deputy chief justice, the deputy FATF plenary meeting to be carried out by Myanmar. * Proper evolution of the market-oriented attorney-general, departmental heads and officials MNA economic system * Development of the economy inviting par- ticipation in terms of technical know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples Four social objectives * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national charac- ter * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Uplift of health, fitness and education Minister Maj-Gen Maung Oo holds discussions at meeting (1/2010) of the Central Control standards of the entire nation Board on Money Laundering.—MNA TV play “Alinyaung” to be on screen Interview: Maung Maung Myint Swe; Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

The Myanma Ra- View) shot to mark the formers who played their Soe (Panmyodaw). The difficulties to act in the Actress Moe Hay Ko, dio and Television and 65th Anniversary Armed roles in the play. screenplay was written by play.” who acts as Engineer Nu the Myawady TV will Forces Day. TV play lov- Starring several Mya Myinmo. Myint Myat gave a Myat Shwe Zin in the soon broadcast a TV play ers are awaiting the work. film stars, the TV play The exciting plot brilliant performance and play. “Alinyaung” (Right So, I interviewed the per- was directed by Tin Aung portrays love affairs, the acting as the KNU leader She said, “In this life of servicemen, differ- in the play. The role he play, I act as an elder ence between peace and plays in the crucial scenes sister of an army officer instability, evil conse- is so brilliant that he is like Major Khaing Win quences of battles, sym- a KNU leader. (Hein Wai Yan), and as pathetic events and heart- He said, “Forevor the girlfriend of Major ening events. is my first Armed Forces Ye Yint (Pyay Ti Oo). In the setting, I first Day commemorative TV So far, I have acted my interviewed young actor play. It was shot last year. roles in Armed Forces Myint Myat. He said, “In The second is this play. Day commemorative this TV play, my role is Many other film stars have plays: the play “For- KNU leader Saw Hse played their roles in films ever” in 2009, and this Wah. I have never acted and plays like this one. play. Why I act my roles such a role. They let me So, in this play, I act my in such plays is that the know in advance the role role as good as I can with people can notice my art I would have to play, and a sense of duty.” of acting, and I want to I have grown my hair long The dialogues be- present a good sense to since then. I cared about tween him and Pyay Ti the viewers.” my costumes. Local peo- Oo (Major Ye Yint) are She also gave a ple helped me a lot until I realistic and the choice of brilliant performance words is excellent. as an engineer who A crucial scene of the TV play “Alinyaung” a strong accent. I had no Then, I interviewed (See page 8)

21-3-2010 NL 1 8/27/18, 9:17 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Sunday, 21 March, 2010 * 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 For sustainable improvement * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State of infrastructures * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Today, the nation’s infrastructure has been improved to a certain degree in the economic, Information Minister receives DPRK Ambassador social, education and health care sectors as a result of the earnest efforts the government NAY P YI T AW, 20 March— Minister for Information Htut, Managing Director of Printing and Publishing has been making for equitable development of Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received Ambassador of the Enterprise U Aung Nyein, Managing Director of all parts of the Union. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the Union News and Periodicals Enterprise U Soe Win, Head of For instance, the Tatmadaw government of Myanmar Mr. Kim Sok Chol at the ministry office Office of the Ministry U Myint Htwe and Chief has been working steadfastly in harmony with here yesterday evening. Editor of Myanma Alin Printing House U Tin Maung the people to construct infrastructural Also present at the call were Director-General of Than. buildings in Rakhine State, which in the past Information and Public Relations Department U Ye MNA lacked stability and peace due to natural barriers such as mountain ranges, watercourses, and the sea. So, Rakhine State has become an affluent area now. Located in the west of Myanmar, the state is bounded by Chin State in the north, Magway Division and Bago Division in the east, Bay of Bengal in the west, and Bangladesh in the north. Grappling with natural barriers, the government has constructed three highways linking Rakhine State and three divisions: western Bago Division, Magway Division, and Ayeyawady Division for smooth transport necessary for its development. It is not only constructing Sittway-An-Minbu Railroad in order that the state is accessible by train from Yangon, but also upgrading Sittway and Thandwe airports. Moreover, it has Information Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan receives DPRK Ambassador Mr. Kim Sok Chol.—MNA constructed 36 over-180-foot bridges in the state, spending 28,030.943 million kyats. Cricket promotion high on ISO courses help boom in businesses The government also has been constructing YANGON, 20 March—The MAT Professional dams for irrigation, reclaiming more vacant ACC’s agenda Training & Services and Guardian Independent lands, and boosting agricultural production. YANGON, 20 March — Asia Cricket Council Certification Ltd (UK) jointly conducted ISO 9001: It developing human resources in the state to in its meeting today with Myanmar Cricket Federation 2008 Quality Management Standards Awareness harness natural resources more expeditiously. sought means to promote the sports event in courses at MAT training school, No. 355 of MAT, At a time when the nation is being shaped Myanmar. Theinbyu Road, here on 18 March. A total of over 60 into a peaceful, modern and developed one, The agenda of ACC officials’ visit to Myanmar trainees from factories, workshops and private offices the government, the people and the Tatmadaw also included the task of observing the spread and attended the courses. After ending the courses, IRCA have to work more closely and adhere to Our development of cricket in the Southeast Asia country QMS 2008 Auditor Dr Tin Latt conferred completion Three Main National Causes for sustainable that has introduced the sports not long ago. certificates on the trainees. The MAT improvement of the infrastructures. Chief Executive Officer Mr Syed Ashraful Professional Training & Services has been conducting Huq, Development Manager Mr Bandul Wornapura monthly courses—ISO 9001: 2008, HACCP, ISO Buffet for bookworms and Country Development Officer (Myanmar) Mr 22000, Marketing and Auditing. It also offers Aminul Islam of ACC and President of MCF U Nyunt companies to get ISO certificate in line with YANGON, 20 March — Just chose a bag at the Win and CEC members were at the roundtable meeting international standards and norms.—MNA fair, put in it books you like till it is filled and you get at MCF office ,here, discussing a wide array of sectors them at a special price. Books are displayed like food from promotion of cricket to the international level at a buffet, and there are two sizes of bags to collect cricket pitch project in Dagon Myothit (North) a satellite them. The price for 12"x10"x3" bag is K 10000 and for town in the north of Yangon. 16"x10.5"x3.5" bag is K 20000. An advantage is that MCF has been striving to promote cricket to the total value of books you get there is higher than the have a place in Myanmar where football is a dominant money you pay for the bag! sports with the highest number of fans. Another way of buying books at the fair is the ACC officials arrived in Myanmar this clearance sale where you can but at 90% discount. The morning. fair will be organized by Myanmar Book Centre for MNA the second time from 28 March to 1 April. The festival will take place simultaneously at My Baby introduces its new products all MBC branches: MBC (1) at No (55), Baho Street, YANGON, 20 March—Myanmar Care Products corner of Ahlon Street and Baho Street, Ahlon Ltd has been producing Eva branded women sanitary Township, Yangon (Ph: 01221271, 212409 and 214708); MBC (2) at No (561-567), Room No (3), napkin since 1998. The DKSH Service Co Ltd is now Ground Floor, MAC Tower I, Merchant Street, corner distributing My Baby brand baby products. The introduction ceremony of My Baby’s new of Merchant Street and Maha Bandoola Garden Street, ACC delegation at Yangon International Kyauktada Township, Yangon (Ph: 01-670532 and products was held at Parkroyal Hotel here on 14 Airport.—MNA 384508); and MBC (Mandalay) at Room No (429), March. Responsible persons of the Myanmar Care Level-4, 78 Shopping Centre, Mandalay (Ph: 0271470 Products Ltd gave away gifts to the guests and GM Mr and mothers on account of quality pass by ATS to 71476 Ext: 188 and 193). Preman of DKSH. laboratory in France. MNA My Baby products are suitable for all children MNA

21-3-2010 NL 2 8/27/18, 9:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 3 World’s slums grow despite rapid economy growth

RIO DE JANEIRO, 20 March — Al- in cities, the UN’s biennial report on cit- most a quarter of a billion people ies found. moved out of slum conditions in the “The situation has improved over 10 past decade, driven by rapid economic years, but alas over the same period, the growth in emerging giants India and net increase of the urban poor is 55 mil- China, but the number of people liv- lion,” Anna Tibaijuka, the executive di- ing in them continues to rise, the rector of the UN Habitat programme, said United Nations housing agency said on in Rio de Janeiro. Friday. The Brazilian city will next week host The number of people living in the World Urban Forum, a five-day UN shantytowns increased by 55 million to conference on the state of the world’s cit- 827.6 million as population growth and ies, where more than half the global popu- migration from the countryside out- lation now lives. A man looks from inside his tent at a homeless earthquake survivors camp stripped the effect of upward mobility Internet during heavy rains in Port-au-Prince, on 19 March, 2010.—INTERNET Heavy rains swamp camps holding Haiti’s homeless PORT-AU-PRINCE, 20 March — One 82nd Airborne as a forward-operating of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti’s base. on 12 Jan earthquake swamped home- But the deluge terrified families who less camps on Friday, sweeping just two months ago survived the collapse screaming residents into eddies of wa- of their homes in the magnitude-7 earth- ter, overflowing latrines and panicking quake and are now struggling to make thousands. do in tent-and-tarp camps that officials The overnight downpour sent water have repeatedly said must be relocated. coursing down the slopes of a former “I was on one side (of the tarp), the golf course that now serves as a tempo- children were on the other side and I was rary home for about 45,000 people. trying to push the water out,” Jackquine There were no reports of deaths in Exama, a 34-year-old mother of seven, Police stand next to a trailer truck that was stolen and then used as a barri- the camp, a town-size maze of blue, said through tears. cade by gunmen in the city of San Nicolas on the outskirts of Monterrey, orange and silver tarps located behind “I’m not used to this,” she said. Mexico on 19 March, 2010.—INTERNET the country club used by the US Army Internet Army, drug gangs battle in Street children representing their respective coun- Street kids stage their own tries, South Africa in green and gold and India in Mexico amid blockades white, play football during the Street Child World World Cup in South Africa Soccer Championships held at the Durban Uni- MONTERREY, 20 March — A shootout in the northern DURBAN, 20 March— Wearing jerseys in national city of Monterrey killed two suspected drug cartel gun- versity of Technology on 15 March.—INTERNET colours, football teams from eight countries face off men and wounded a soldier on Friday. Suspected gang on a South African pitch, in full World Cup fervour. members also blocked roads in the city for the second But in this tournament, the players are all street kids. day, in a bold attempt to impede security Child welfare groups from across the globe brought patrols. to Durban teams from Brazil, England, India, Nicara- Gunmen opened fire on an army patrol outside the gua, Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania and Ukraine. gates of a prestigious private university in Monterrey, It’s the first event of its kind, aiming to grab the Mexico’s third-largest city and a major industrial hub, football spotlight to give the children a platform to the army said in a statement. Soldiers seized guns, am- speak about the poverty and violence they face on the munition and hand grenades at the scene. streets. The wounded soldier is in stable condition. “I represent most of the kids who are on the streets. Gang members blocked more than 30 roads in the Because, us street kids, our voice is not heard amongst Monterrey metropolitan area over 24 hours, including the people so, we are trying to do that,” said Ashley several leading out of the city, said Nuevo Leon Public Vincent, on the South African team. Safety Secretary Luis Carlos Trevino. He said the block- He ran away from his family in Johannesburg and ades were intended to keep the military from carrying made his way to Durban’s warm coast, where he begs out operations. on the sidewalks to survive. Most suspects fled after parking the trucks and other In Durban, street kids complain that police regu- vehicles across the roads, but at least two were arrested, larly round them up and take them to a poorly equipped he said. Authorities towed the cars away, the official centre outside the city. said.—Internet Internet German high-speed train hits man to death Russia, US likely to clinch new arms deal in April BERLIN, 20 March — A high-speed German train ran over a man on Thursday MOSCOW, 20 March — Russia and the United States are likely to sign new arms late-night when whooshing from Frankfurt to Cologne, causing the busy line to be control deal in Europe in April, Russian news agencies reported on Friday, citing deputy closed for hours, operator Deutsche Bahn and police reported on Friday. head of the Russian government office. The accident happened at late night near Idstein, a northeastern town “Most probably, the treaty will be signed in April. The signing ceremony will not take of Hesse state. Police said it is not known weather the man had commit a place in Washington DC. The most probable location is Europe,” Yuri Ushakov said after suicide. talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State Hillary The Inter City Express (ICE) train, which had 630 passengers at that time, had Clinton. to disembark and waited in the dark until a group of buses arrived to transport Clinton, who is on a two-day visit to Moscow, said earlier Friday that the United passengers to Cologne.—Xinhua States and Russia were “on the brink” of signing a new deal.—Xinhua

21-3-2010 NL 3 8/27/18, 9:17 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 Gas more important than quarrels with Russia WARSAW, 20 March— by sealing a longterm con- Tusk also reminded Gas supplies are more im- tract with Russia’s gas dis- that Poland’s gas supplies portant than ideological tributor Gazprom, accord- from Russia were unhin- quarrels with Russia, ing to the Polish news dered during last year’s Polish Prime Minister agency PA P. In his reply gas crisis. Tusk admitted Donald Tusk said on Fri- to the charges, Tusk that buying gas from Rus- day in parliament replying stressed that “the top pri- sia presented a dilemma, to criticism of his govern- ority were not ideological but argued that “gas was ment’s gas policy by quarrels with Russia but there to give heat and gov- oppositionist Law and Jus- for gas to be in Polish ernment policy was there tice (PiS). homes in winter, when the to see that this gas did not PiS caucus leader temperature outside falls fall short in critical Aleksandra Natalli-Swiat to minus 10 degrees.” times.”—Xinhua Representative of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Nepal Anil Manandhar (R) presents accused the Tusk team of flowers to newly appointed “Young Conservation Ambassador” Zenisha Moktan protracting Poland’s de- A worker is seen at the construction site of the during a programme in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on 19 March, 2010.—XINHUA pendence on Russian gas France Pavilion at the Expo Park in Shanghai, east China, on 17 March, 2010.—XINHUA China speeds up offshore wind power construction BEIJING, 20 March— ergy Department of the and exact sites in the con- China will give top prior- National Energy Bureau cession project list. ity to developing offshore at a recent seminar spon- Han Wenke, Director wind power projects to sored by Chinese Renew- of the Energy Research boost its flourishing wind able Energy Industry As- Institute of National De- power industry in 2010, sociation (CREIA). velopment and Reform according to a senior en- “We have formulated Commission (NDRC), ergy official. basic ideas and formali- said China had no choice, The government ties for the tenders,” said but to vigorously develop would put large-scale off- Shi, but he would not renewable energy, includ- shore wind power conces- elaborate on the timetable ing wind power.—Xinhua sion projects out to tender, said Shi Lishan, Deputy Chicago retail sales post Director of the New En- ergy and Renewable En- biggest drop since 1985 CHICAGO, 20 March— least 1985, when Chi- Regulators Boeing accelerates production of A deep-seated shift in cago-based Melaniphy & consumer behaviour — Associates Inc began shut seven 747, 777 models spending less and saving tracking the figures. The banks in five NEW YORK, 20 strong recovery, while im- the globe reported losses more — means the fall- dismal performance fol- March—Boeing Co will provement at US carriers in 2009 as travel demand out from 2009 will hover lows a 4.8 percent drop in states speed up production plans has lagged. The industry’s slumped. Boeing, the over the retail landscape 2008, a record decrease at for its 777 and 747 mod- leading trade group, the In- world’s second-largest in Chicago, US for years, the time, the report said. WASHINGTON, 20 according to a report due Xinhua March—Regulators on els in anticipation of ternational Air Transport aircraft maker behind Air- out next week from a lo- Friday shut down seven greater demand from Association, cut its 2010 bus, said on Friday that it cal research company. banks in five states, commercial airlines. loss forecast in half for sees the airline industry 15,000 employees Retail sales in the Chi- bringing to 37 the Both are wide-body global airlines to $2.8 bil- recovering this year, fol- cago metropolitan market dismissed due to number of bank failures planes capable of carrying lion. The group also low- lowed by a return to prof- fell 8.7 percent, to 92.9 in the US so far this year. more than 300 passengers ered its 2009 loss estimate itability in 2011. That billion US dollars, in earthquake The closings follow and flying longer routes. to $9.4 billion from $11 should lead to demand for 2009 from the year be- the 140 that succumbed Several Asian airlines billion because of the year- new aircraft in 2012 and in Chile have ordered the planes, end rally. beyond, the company fore, marking the biggest in 2009 to mounting loan SANTIAGO, 20 March— annual decline since at defaults and the reces- which are also more fuel- Many airlines across said.—Internet Around 15,000 Chilean sion. The Federal Deposit efficient than other air- employees were dis- Insurance Corp took over craft models. missed due to the 27 Feb, First Lowndes Bank, in Asian and Latin Ameri- earthquake in the country, Fort Deposit, Ala; Appa- can carriers have led the with 9,000 of them with- lachian Community Bank way for a surprisingly out compensation, a in Ellijay, Ga; Bank of In this 3 Feb, 2010 leader of the workers’ un- Hiawassee, in photo, a Boeing Co 777 ion said on Friday. Hiawassee, Ga; and Cen- jetliner is seen on the The most affected are tury Security Bank in production line in the employees of small Duluth, Ga. Everett, Wash Boeing and medium-sized enter- announced on 19 The agency also prises, Arturo Martinez, March, 2010 that it will closed down State Bank speed up production president of the Chilean of Aurora, in Aurora, plans for its 777 and Central Union of Workers Minn; Advanta Bank 747 models in anticipa- (CUT), said, noting that Corp, based in Draper, tion of greater demand the worst is in the region Utah; and American Na- from commercial of Bio Bio, one of the ar- tional Bank of Parma, airlines in a couple of eas affected by the quake. Ohio.—Internet years.—INTERNET Xinhua

21-3-2010 NL 4 8/27/18, 9:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 5 Chinese Vice President arrives in Russia to start four European nation tour VLADIVOSTOK, 20 Dmitry Medvedev, and opening of the second March—At the invitation Putin, who is also chair- round of strategic dia- of Russian Prime Minis- man of the ruling United logue between the Chi- ter Vladimir Putin, Chi- Russia party, and State nese and Russian ruling nese Vice President Xi Duma Chairman Boris parties. Jinping arrived here on Gryzlov. Chinese Foreign Min- Saturday for an official They will exchange istry spokesman Qin visit to Russia. views on bilateral rela- Gang earlier said that the During his stay in tions and other regional Year of Chinese Lan- Russia, Xi, who is also a and international issues guage in Russia will pro- member of the Standing of common concern. mote mutual understand- Committee of the Politi- Xi is also expected to ing and friendship be- cal Bureau of the Com- attend the opening cer- tween the Chinese and munist Party of China emony of the Year of Russian people and en- Central Committee, will Chinese Language in hance their cultural coop- meet Russian President Russia as well as the eration.—Xinhua Ismet Yilmaz, undersecretary of Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, tries the embroidery during an exhibition on China’s Suzhou embroidery in Ankara, capital of Turkey, on 18 March, 2010. Some 60 pieces of Suzhou All Items from Xinhua News Agency embroidery works were on show during the exhibition.—XINHUA Explosion occurs at office of far-right group in Athens, Greek Govt condemns ATHENS, 20 March offices of “Golden Left, anarchist and terror- — An explosion oc- Dawn,” at the corridor of ist groups that operate in curred at the office of the 5th floor of a build- Greece. “Golden Dawn” in the ing near the crowded The police had man- centre of Athens early on Omonia square in the aged to evacuate the area, Friday morning. centre of Athens, ex- when the bomb exploded No injuries were re- ploded at 08:46 local and windows of nearby ported, but only minor time, according to the buildings broke in rush damages, as there had police. hour. been a warning telephone Exactly 22 minutes No group has claimed call to a Greek newspa- earlier an unidentified responsibility yet, as po- per a few minutes before person had made the lice investigate, gather- the time bomb blasts. warning call to ing evidence that could Police cordone off the offices of “Golden Dawn”, where a bomb attack The bomb which had “Eleftherotypia” daily, a lead to the perpetra- occurred, in Athens, capital of Greece,on 19 March, 2010.—XINHUA been placed outside the common practice for Far- tors.—Xinhua Huge fire breaks out after explosion in WHO to send A/H1N1 flu vaccine Lagos police barracks to African countries LAGOS, 20 March — the fire are yet to know. from top police officers in GENEVA, 20 March— in the coming weeks, pandemic on the African Huge fire broke out after Security and rescue Lagos that their exhibit The World Health Organi- Gregory Hartl told a news continent. an explosion in police bar- officials at the scene told room was on fire, but we zation (WHO) will send briefing in Geneva. The A/H1N1 pan- racks in Zone II in Niger- Xinhua that the explosion are yet to ascertain the millions of doses of A/ Among the countries demic, which was an- ia’s largest city Lagos on was heard at about 11 am cause,” he said. H1N1 flu vaccine to Afri- that will receive the vac- nounced by the WHO in Friday, local police said. local time. “On getting here, we can countries to help them cine are Nigeria, June, has so far spread to Dense smoke could be An official declined to saw everyone was clearing fight the pandemic, a Cameroon, Senegal, Togo, more than 213 countries seen over Victoria Island. be identified said it might out their properties, des- spokesman said on Friday. Kenya, Namibia and South and overseas territories or Many fire engines take to get the fire under perately trying to get out At least 10 to 15 Afri- Africa, Hartl said. communities and killed at rushed to the scene and the control as they were un- before the fire spread to can countries are expected He added that the WHO least 16,813 people, the fire fighting is still going able to approach the their offices,” he added. to get vaccines for 2 to 10 was doing its best to limit UN agency said in a latest on. Casualties and cause of flame. “We received a call Xinhua percent of their population the effects of the A/H1N1 update. The most active areas Polish aircraft violates of pandemic influenza transmission are now in Turkey’s air space Southeast Asia and West over Aegean Africa.—Xinhua ANKARA, 20 March — A Polish aircraft on Friday An Afghan firefighter violated Turkey’s air space over the Aegean Sea, a gestures at a burning Turkish military statement said. fuel tanker after an Polish M-28 aircraft, which took off from Kos is- explosion caused by a land of Greece, violated Turkish air space over the bomb placed Aegean province of Aydin three times early on Fri- underneath the truck day, said the statement posted on the General Staff in Jalalabad, eastern website. Afghanistan on 19 The statement said the Polish aircraft had violated March 2010. the Turkish air space for a total of 11 minutes. Xinhua INTERNET

21-3-2010 NL 5 8/27/18, 9:17 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010

The China- Russia plans to resume space tourism made MOSCOW, 20 March — Russia says clothes are it could offer more seats than ever to sold at a space tourists when the programme be- gins again in two to three years. Marshalls Russian halted the programme last store in year because all seats aboard its space- New York, craft were needed to ferry crew to the the United International Space Station. States, on The nation’s RSC Energia now has American multimillionaire Dennis Tito, 18 March, the capability to build five Soyuz space- craft per year instead of four, which 60, waves during a ceremony in Star 2010. means one spacecraft could be desig- City, outside Moscow, on 6 May, 2001. INTERNET nated for space tourists after 2012, RIA The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the Novosti reported Friday. world’s first paying space tourist landed Shell posts huge Gulf of Mexico oil find Roscosmos, the Russian federal successfully in the Central Asian steppe AMSTERDAM, 20 March A 25,950-foot appraisal source basins in the world. space agency, began ferrying wealthy on Sunday, ending Tito’s multimillion — Royal Dutch Shell re- sidetrack encountered International explorers say tourists in 2001 with the flight of dollar cosmos adventure.—INTERNET vealed a discovery on Fri- roughly 380 feet of oil pay. offshore exploration could Dennis Tito, an US businessman. Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque du day in the deep waters of David Lawrence, ex- ease US dependence on In all, seven space tourists have Soleil, who flew to the space station in the Gulf of Mexico that en- ecutive vice president for foreign oil.—Internet made the journey, the latest, Canadian October.—Internet countered roughly 530 feet exploration at Shell, said of net oil play. his company was pleased to Mosquito would ‘vaccinate’ Scientists create tiny invisibility cloak Shell said on Friday it add the latest discoveries to LONDON, 20 March — Researchers in Britain and uncovered a “significant” its growing portfolio in the against malaria Germany say they’ve created a tiny cloak of invisibil- oil discovery in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. SHIMOTSUKI, 20 March — Scientists in Japan say ity that could someday rival the one worn by fictional deep waters of the Gulf of “Shell has the technol- they’ve genetically modified a mosquito that vacci- wizard Harry Potter. Mexico. The discovery in ogy, the expertise and a nates against malaria as it bites. “This is very exciting, because mankind has always the Appomattox prospect skilled, motivated work- The prototype mosquito produces a natural vac- thought about being invisible or having invisibility was found in 7,217 feet of force to expand oil and cine protein in its saliva that is injected into the blood- cloaks,” lead researcher Tolga Ergin said. water in Mississippi Can- natural gas production in stream when the insect stings a host, said Shigeto Scientists from Imperial College London and the yon blocks 391 and 392. the (United States) and Yoshida, a researcher at Jichi Medical University in Karlsruhe Institute of Technology bent light waves to Shell drilled a 25,000- worldwide,” he added. The Shimotsuki, Japan. conceal a bump on a gold surface that measured foot discovery well in block deep waters of the Gulf of “Following bites, protective immune responses are 0.00004 inches high by 0.00005 wide, The Daily 392 that encountered Mexico are considered one induced, just like a conventional vaccination but with Telegraph reported Friday. roughly 530 feet of oil pay. of the most promising re- no pain and no cost,” Yoshida said.—Internet Internet Study: Climate stress killed dinosaurs Five-year-old took dad’s SUV Severe climate change, and not a one of the scientists, Michael Prauss of on joyride meteorite, was the main reason behind Berlin’s Free University, told United the mass extinction of the dinosaurs Press International in a telephone inter- A 5-year-old British boy named Thomas emerged unhurt after driving his father’s sport utility vehicle 4 and other species 65 million years ago, view Friday. “The main reason for the a new study concludes. mass extinction were massive climatic miles and crashing into a wall, West Sussex police said. Even though Thomas was too short to reach the ped- Conducted by scientists from Ger- changes that began long before the me- many, Switzerland and the United teorite hit.” als, he managed to maneuver the 4x4 Mitsubishi An image of four moons States, the study takes into account cli- Shogun until it hit a brick wall at a woman’s home of Saturn passing in Dutch artist Ap Verheggen (C) stands with a in the village of Lavant, The Times of London mate, geological and paleontological group of local youngsters near a pair of metal front of their parent data collected during several drillings sculptures which he plans to erect on an ice- Online reported. Along the way, the SUV collided near Brazos River in Texas. berg near the town of Uummannaq in west- with at least three other vehicles and nearly struck a planet in seen this im- ern Greenland. Verheggen arranged two pedestrian. “We have come up with completely large sculptures on an iceberg in Greenland age taken by NASA’s new data that are poised to change the on Friday to raise awareness about climate The 4x4 was scratched and dented. A neighbor Hubble Space Tel- interpretation of this time in history,” change, and people will be able to told police Thomas’ mother was asleep when the boy monitor it online as the ice melts. took the car keys from her handbag. “Thomas is a escope 24 February, clever boy who has learnt to drive by watching his 2009 and released by mum,” the neighbour said. NASA 17 March, 2009. In this view, the giant NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows orange moon Titan Saturnian roller derby The seemingly se- solar system might casts a large shadow rene orb of Saturn is in have behaved,” said onto Saturn’s north po- fact a gas giant with ex- Linda Spilker, a plan- lar hood. Below Titan, traordinary patterns of etary scientist and the near the ring plane and charged particles and new Cassini project rough and tumble roller scientist at NASA’s Jet to the left, is the moon derbies for rings, Propulsion Laboratory Mimas, casting a much NASA’s Cassini space- in Pasadena, Califor- smaller shadow onto craft found since its ar- nia. “This kind of deep, Saturn’s equatorial rival at Saturn in 2004. rich data can only be The findings will be collected by an orbiting cloud tops. Farther to published Friday in spacecraft and we look the left, and off Saturn’s journal Science. forward to the next disk, are the bright “This rambunctious seven years around Sat- moons Dione and the system gives us a new urn bringing even more NEWS ALBUM feel for how an early surprises.” fainter Enceladus.

21-3-2010 NL 6 8/27/18, 9:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 7 Stem cells ‘seed’ transplanted windpipe LONDON, 20 March— plant surgery in the fu- the windpipe to London. A boy in Britain is doing ture, the Financial Times Birchall removed well four days after sur- reported on Friday. about two tablespoons of geons used the boy’s own Paolo Macchiarini stem cells from the boy’s stem cells and a trans- and colleagues at Careggi bone marrow and in- planted windpipe to re- University Hospital in jected them into the tra- place his trachea, doctors Florence, Italy, used en- chea and replaced it with say. zymes to strip the wind- the boy’s defective wind- Martin Birchall of pipe of a woman in Italy pipe. University College Lon- who died in an accident On friday, the boy said don said using the pa- of all living cells that he was breathing better tient’s own stem cells and might trigger immune re- than he had in years, the body as a “bioreactor” jection in the recipient. Times said. could transform trans- Macchiarini transported Internet Photo taken on 18 March, 2010 shows the Formula One automaker parking apron on the roof of the 2010 World US FDA warns about increased risk of McLaren has launched a Expo Centre in Shanghai. The Expo Centre supercar, part of a drive by the firm to shift up a severing as the operation management centre, muscle injury with Zocor WASHINGTON, 20 times death. the public as it becomes gear in its battle to cap- ceremony & conference centre, press centre March—The US Food “Review of simvas- available,” said Eric ture the high-perfor- and etc. will be opened in April. and Drug Administration tatin is part of an ongoing Colman, Deputy Director mance commercial sports car market. The MP4- XINHUA (FDA) on Friday warned FDA effort to evaluate the of the FDA’s Division of 12C will have a price tag patients and healthcare risk of statin-associated Metabolism and Endo- of 150,000 pounds Vaccine may stop cervical providers about the poten- muscle injury and to pro- crinology Products. (230,000 dollars, 170,000 tial for increased risk vide that information to Xinhua euros).—INTERNET cancer return of muscle injury from BIRMINGHAM, 20 March —US researchers said the the cholesterol-lowering vaccine to prevent cervical cancer may also protect medication Zocor against post-surgical recurrence of the disease. (simvastatin). Oncology researchers at the University of Alabama Although muscle in- in Birmingham said the Gardasil vaccine that reduces jury (called myopathy) is the likelihood of human papillomavirus-related dis- a known side effect of all eases may also protect against cervical or related can- statins, the FDA’s warn- cers or pre-cancerous changes that had been surgically ing highlights the greater removed from reoccurring. risk of developing muscle “Based on this study, the data is compelling and injury, including suggests it does help to treat virus-related changes,” rhabdomyolysis, for pa- Dr Warner Huh said in a statement. tients when they use Huh and colleagues looked at the participants who higher doses of this drug. had surgery to remove cervical or related cancer or Rhabdomyolysis is the pre-cancerous changes among the 17,622 women ages most serious form of my- 15-26 involved in two clinical trials where some were opathy and can lead to se- vaccinated with Gardasil and some were not. vere kidney damage, kid- TB booster appears promising Internet ney failure, and some- WORCESTER, 20 developed by Aeras Glo- for protection against tu- March—Researchers in bal Tuberculosis Founda- berculosis,” Hanekom Health Canada allows low-level caffeine South Africa say a booster tion and Crucell — has says in a statement. “The may help tuberculosis re- been encouraging. The world urgently needs new, in non-cola soft drinks sistance in already vacci- vaccine has proved safe in better vaccines against tu- VANCOUVER, 20 the maximum of 200 ppm mitted in the United States nated adults. healthy adults previously berculosis.” March—Synthetic caf- for cola beverages author- and Europe. Willem Hanekom, co- vaccinated with the cur- Hanekom says it is im- feine in lower concentra- ized by Canadian food Synthetic caffeine is director of the South Af- rent TB vaccine. portant to test the vaccines tion than cola drinks could and drug regulations. still not allowed to be rican Tuberculosis Vac- “Aeras-402 was able in settings where the dis- be added as a food addi- Similar levels of caf- added to other foods, cine Initiative, reports ani- to stimulate the immune ease is very common, tive in non-cola soft feine in non-cola soft Health Canada said. mal testing of the booster system in a manner such as South Africa. drinks, Health Canada drinks are currently per- Xinhua — Aeras-402 vaccine, thought to be important Internet said in a press release on Friday. Nutritional training for Based on an “exten- doctors overdue sive review of all avail- LONDON, 20 March—Nutritional training is impor- able science,” the Cana- tant to every area of clinical practice but has been long dian health agency deter- neglected, researchers in Britain said. mined that synthetic caf- Dr Penny Neild of St George’s Hospital in London feine in carbonated soft and colleagues said the profession must take advan- drinks poses no health tage of changes in medical education to ensure that all risk to users if its concen- health professionals, but especially gut specialists, are tration doesn’t exceed given adequate training in nutrition. 150 parts per million The evidence shows healthcare professionals in (ppm), according to the Team New Zealand (front) crosses in front of Italy’s Azzura during the Louis general know little about how to assess and manage release. Vuitton Trophy Series yachting best-of-three semi-finals in Auckland, on 19 poor nutrition and gastroenterologists in particular The authorized con- March. Team N.Zealand took the early honours in the final of the Louis need to be able to provide advice and expertise in gen- centration for non-cola Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta on Saturday, winning the opening race eral nutrition, artificial nutrition support, and intesti- beverages is lower than against the Italians by 12 seconds.—INTERNET nal failure, the researchers said.—Internet

21-3-2010 NL 7 8/27/18, 9:17 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Rules Enforcement Sanitation tasks in Yangon

Supervisory Committee meets YANGON, 20 March— On arrival at No.(5) healthy environment. NAY PYI TAW, 20 Patron of the delivered an address at the Chairman of Yangon Basic Education High The commander March—The committee Commander of meeting and heard reports Division Peace and School Kyimyindine, addressed 21st cash coordination meeting of Nay Pyi Taw Command on traffic rules Development Council officials reported the donation ceremony of Nay Pyi Taw Traffic Rules Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, enforcement submitted by Commander of Yangon commander on the Tamway Township All Enforcement Supervisory committee members, sub- officials. The meeting Command Maj-Gen Win progress of tasks. Bus Lines Supervisory Committee was held at the committee members and came to an end with Myint inspected He also visited east Committee (Headquar- meeting hall of Nay Pyi officials attended the concluding remarks of the sanitation and drainage ward of Makyeedan ters). The commander and Taw Command here meeting. commander. tasks in Kyimyindine (North) village and officials donated cash. yesterday evening. The commander MNA Township here today. viewed activities for MNA Energy Minister receives Micro Computer takes part in Chief Justice visits Mandalay Chinese Ambassador Myanmar ICT Exhibition Supreme Court YANGON, 20 March— The company is NAY PYI TAW, 20 concerned at room No. 1, NAY PYI TAW, 20 office here this morning. Micro Computer Co Ltd importing and distributing March—Chief Justice U Supreme Court March— Minister for They discussed matters on is participating in computer accessories, A- Aung Toe today met (Mandalay). In meeting Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi energy sectors between Myanmar ICT Exhibition- DATA Brand memory Deputy Chief Justice U with them, he called for received Chinese two countries. 2010 held at Tatmadaw devices, Genius Brand Khin Maung Latt of matters related to Ambassador to the Union Also present at the Convention Centre on computer accessories and Supreme Court judiciary, administration of Myanmar Mr. Ye Dabo call were officials Uwisara Road here from Chaungxiang Brand (Mandalay), justices, and code of ethics. and party at the ministry concerned.—MNA 19 to 21 March. computer tables.—MNA directors and officials MNA TV play “Alinyaung” to be on screen Interview: Maung Maung Myint Swe; Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

(from page 1) Ko added that she was my role in such a TV constructed a bridge satisfied because the play play.” across the Thanlwin is designed to serve the Min Htet’s cos- River. Her dialogues interest of the nation and tumes, acting and dia- are good in the scene to the people, and she had logues are very realistic, construct the bridge, an opportunity to play her and he showed a brilliant which is a dream come role. performance. true, with the art of en- Actor Min Htet He played his gineering she has (Saw Mu He), who in the role brilliantly as KNU gained from the course play becomes the KNU leader Saw Mu He in conducted by the gov- leader following Myint acting the trait of char- ernment, and in the Myat (Saw Hse Wah)’s acter with extreme con- scene in which her return to the legal fold, said, cepts and convictions. mother disapproves of “This is the first Armed Therefore, I am the romantic affair be- Forces Day commemora- confident that TV lovers tween her and her boy- tive TV play I have ever will enjoy the TV play friend army officer At the service of national defence. played my role in. I have “Alinyaung” to be Pyay Ti Oo (Major Ye never acted a role in any screened to mark the 65th Yint) because his Khaing Win) was in- you mean every service- have affairs with a serv- TV play that is related to Anniversary Armed younger brother Hein jured. Her acting is real- man will fall in a battle iceman?” the State policy. Now, I am Forces Day. Wai Yan (Major istic in the dialogue “Do one day? Am I guilty to Actress Moe Hay very glad to have played Translation: MS

At the service of national development. Moe Hay Ko and May Thinzar Oo at a crucial moment.

21-3-2010 NL 8 8/27/18, 9:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 9

Myanmar-Bangladesh Technical Level meeting held th NAY PYI TAW, 20 March— At the invitation of Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Both Objectives of 65 Anniversary Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung sides discussed the technical issues and the meeting Armed Forces Day Myint, the Bangladesh Technical Level Team led was concluded with the agreement that the next round by Rear Admiral (Rtd) Khurshed Alam, Additional of talks will be held in Bangladesh at mutually 1. To uphold Our Three Main National Causes Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the convenient date. Maj-Gen Anup Kumar Chakma, at risk to life as the national policy People’s Republic of Bangladesh, visited Myanmar Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar and U Pe Than 2. To work hard with national people for from 16 to 19 March to attend the sixth Round of Oo, Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh also Technical Level Talks on the Delimitation of attended the said meeting. successful completion of elections due to be Maritime Boundary between Myanmar and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union held in accordance with the new constitution Bangladesh. of Myanmar U Maung Myint hosted a dinner on 17 3. To crush internal and external subversive The meeting was held on 17 and 18 March at the March at the Aureum Palace Hotel in honour of the elements through the strength and Aureum Palace Hotel, here. The Myanmar Technical Additional Secretary Rear Admiral (Rtd) Khurshed consolidated unity of the people Level Team was led by Commodore Myo Myint Alam of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s 4. To build a strong, patriotic modern Than, Myanmar Navy, and the Bangladesh Technical Republic of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Technical Tatmadaw capable of safeguarding the Level Team was led by Rear Admiral (Rtd) Khurshed Team left Myanmar for Bangladesh yesterday. Alam, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign MNA sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation Where to find the best PISM Fisher Random KNU burns down machine, Notebook? Chess Tourney kicks off YANGON, 20 March—Jointly organized by vehicles in Kayin State

YANGON, 20 March—View Sonic is displaying in Myanmar Chess Federation and Pride International NAY PYI TAW, 20 March — KNU insurgents Myanmar ICT Exhibition-2010 held at Tatmadaw School Myanmar under the supervision of Sports and burnt down a grinding machine, a vehicle and a Convention Centre on Uwisara Road here from 19 to Physical Education Department of the Ministry of loader in Kayin State in the south-east of Myanmar 21 March. Sports, PISM Fisher Random Chess Tournament was at 8 pm on 14 March. Royal Ayeyawady Co Ltd has been displaying opened at Aung San Stadium here this afternoon. About ten KNUs first torched the machine and and selling View Sonic Notebook, LCD Monitor, President of MCF U Maung Maung Lwin the vehicle, which is a locally assembled car called Portable Media Player, Digital Photo Frame and addressed the opening ceremony.—MNA htawlaji at Pyataung query located on Wahboetaw- Projector. The company will import View Book Kamamaung road between Shwelu and (Notebook) of View Sonic products as main Hightech Princess’s Banthmwekon Villages in Hpa-an Township. computer accessories. The insurgents incinerated the loader in Shwelu Battery of the view book can be used till 8-hour products displaying on Village about two miles from the query. and Secondary Battery will be used in place of Optical Myanmar ICT Exhibition MNA Drive. Science justifies California During the exhibition, customers, buying the view YANGON, 20 March— Hightech Princess has sonic products will get coupon to try one’s luck of also been displaying on Myanmar ICT Exhibition water limits View Sonic Notebook. 2010 being held at Tatmadaw Convention Centre on LOS ANGELES, 20 March— Federal limits on water Interesting persons connect to 87-street, No-7 (G/ Uwisara Road here from 19 to 21 March. that can be pumped out of a major river delta for F), Mingala Taungnyunt Township, Yangon (phone: The Hightech Princess is distributing security California farmers are scientifically justified, a much- 384850, 389366 and 394494). products for offices, homes, factories, schools and anticipated report said on Friday, a finding hailed by MNA hospitals, and network devices. The company is also environmentalists in the state’s epic water wars. showcasing MASH wifi system to be developed But the National Academy of Sciences stopped cooperatively with Yatanarpon Teleport.—MNA short of handing a decisive victory to environmental Reckless driving causes interests over agricultural interests. The academy said further study was required and that threats to Chinook traffic accidents salmon, delta smelt and other endangered fish were not entirely caused by the pumping. NAY P YI T AW, 20 March—A passenger light truck “The Academy of Sciences report clearly validates en route from Pathein to Ngwehsaung ran into the the biological opinions,” Ann Hayden, a senior water right brick wall of the culvert on Pathein-Ngwehsaung resource analyst for the Environmental Defense Fund, Road in front of the monastery in Kwingalay Village said of regulations devised under court order by federal at about 11.45 am on 15 March, leaving one dead, and wildlife biologists and issued in late 2008. 13 including the driver slightly injured. “It’s time to stop pitting the economic interests of In another case, a white Hilux with passengers farmers against fishermen and move forward to find and foodstuff onboard turned over on Myitkyina- solutions,” Hayden said. “We have pushed the Bay- Sumprabum Road at about 4 pm the same day. The Delta system to the brink of collapse and saving it — seven injured are now in Sumprabum General Hospital. Peter Crouch of Tottenham competes for a header and the jobs that depend on it — is going to require A 10-wheeled Nissan bound from Tachilek to with Robert Huth and Rory Delap of Stoke. increased cooperation among all interests.” Kengtung got a broken brake and ran into the rear of Internet a running Fuso air-conditioned bus with 59 passengers onboard three times on Kengtung-Tachilek Road near Stoke City 1-2 Panlot (upper) village, about nine miles from Tottenham Hotspur Kengtung. Then, the bus turned over. The Nissan skidded off the road on the left side for about 100 STOKE, 20 March—Tottenham Hotspur yards and ran into the brick wall of a monastery. In the strengthened their grip on fourth place with victory accident, the driver, two bus conductors and nine at 10-man Stoke City. passengers of the bus, and the driver and two bus Eidur Gudjohnsen scored his first goal back in conductors of the Nissan were killed, and 50 passengers the Premier League to put the visitors in front a from the bus were injured. The injured are now in minute after the break.The home side had Dean Kengtung General Hospital. Whitehead sent off but levelled with a Matthew Now, action is being taken against the reckless Etherington penalty on 64 minutes. However Niko drivers. Kranjcar snatched a winner 13 minutes from time. Fishermen view the Sacramento River from a MNA Internet sunken barge near Rio Vista, California, recently.

21-3-2010 NL 9 8/27/18, 9:17 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 FIFA makes 196 million Photo taken on 19 March, 2010 shows dollars profit in 2009 the beachscape in Shimane-ken, a GENEVA, 20 March— ments, in Germany (2006) prefecture located in FIFA made a profit of 196 and South Korea and Ja- the Chugoku region million dollars (145 mil- pan (2002). on Honshu island in lion euros) in 2009 and in- FIFA has focused on Japan. Shimane-ken, creased its reserves to building its reserves in re- bearing the charming more than 1 billion in spite cent years to sustain it in of the global economic the event that a World Cup scene and rich history, crisis. In its annual finan- is canceled and commer- is a fascinating tourist cial report published in cial partners have to be re- attration in Japan. Zurich on Friday, soccer’s paid.—Xinhua XINHUA world governing body said it made its surplus on New threat rankles revenue of 1.059 billion dollars (780 million Hemet, Calif euros). The revenue had HEMET, 20 March—A police car would be blown topped 10 figures for the Southern California Po- up in the Hemet-San Booming tourism boosts service sector first time. lice Department plagued Jacinto area in the next 24 In the report, Julio by booby trap attacks to 48 hours, Hemet Police in south China’s Hainan Grondona, the Chairman against its officers went Chief Richard Dana said. HAIKOU, 20 March — tor, accounting for 42 per- (3 billion US dollars) in of FIFA’s finance commit- on heightened alert on The caller said the at- The booming tourism in- cent of the province’ s revenue, up 10.1 percent, tee, said the first World Friday following yet an- tack would be in retalia- dustry of south China’ s GDP. But we aim to in- according to statistics Cup in Africa had posted other threat. tion for the law enforce- Hainan Province have crease the proportion to from the provincial gov- marketing revenues that An unidentified person ment sweep against the made major contribution 60 percent,” said Tan Li, ernment. surpassed the results of the called a 911 operator at Vagos Motorcycle Club to the island’s economy Hainan’s vice governor. Driven by booming previous two tourna- about 5:45 pm and said a earlier this week. and will further bolster its Hainan received more tourism, the sales of A Riverside County service sector, a senior than 22.5 million visitors Hainan’s real estate in- First-ever French language sheriff’s spokeswoman official has said. last year, increasing by dustry grew by 25.4 per- said the department has “As Hainan’ s top pil- 9.2 percent from the pre- cent, and sales of hotel day celebrated at UN not been able to confirm lar industry, tourism has vious year. The island’ s and restaurant industry UNITED NATIONS, 20 “The United Nations prac- the threat. boosted the development tourism industry gener- reached 52.5 percent. March — The United Na- tices multilingualism as a Internet of the whole service sec- ated 21.17-billion-yuan Xinhua tions is celebrating French means of promoting, pro- language day here on Fri- tecting and preserving di- Oil settles day as part of a new initia- versity of languages and tive to raise awareness and cultures globally,” Akasaka near $80 respect for the history, cul- added. Each of the six offi- ture and achievements of cial UN languages — Ara- a barrel each of the six official lan- bic, Chinese, English, NEW YORK, 20 March– guages of the world body. French, Spanish and Rus- Oil prices slumped at the “French, as a working sian — will be honoured on end of the week, tumbling language of the UN and a relevant day for that lan- on Friday close to $80 a one that is spoken on all guage. barrel as continued uncer- continents, plays an impor- The 20 March celebra- tainty about Greece’s tant role in spreading the tion of French coincides economy helped lift the message of the United Na- with the 40th anniversary dollar higher. tions in the world,” said of the International Organi- Benchmark crude for Kiyo Akasaka, the UN zation of La Francophonie, April delivery dropped under-secretary-general a group whose members $1.52 to settle at $80.68 a for the Department of share a common tongue, as barrel on the New York Public Information (DPI) well as the humanist values A model presents a “De Beers Millennium Blue Diamond” and a Mercantile Exchange. and Coordinator for promoted by the French diamond necklace comprised of 50 DIF white diamonds during a Sotheby’s Auc- Oil is traded in US cur- Multilingualism at the UN language.—Xinhua tion press preview in Hong Kong, south China, on 18 March, 2010.—XINHUA rency, and its price tends to fall as the dollar rises FAA faulted on and makes contracts tougher to buy with for- Southwest Airlines eign currency. Investors WASHINGTON, 20 maintenance involving also will move money out March—A government rivets around the window of commodities and into watchdog faulted the Fed- frames of 55 of its Boeing the greenback as the dol- eral Aviation Administra- 737 aircraft, the paper lar rises. Crude prices ral- tion (FAA) for allowing said, citing the counsel’s lied earlier this week after Southwest Airlines Co to documents. the Fed promised to hold fly jets that had not under- Southwest voluntarily interest rates at record gone mandatory mainte- disclosed the information lows in a move that was nance work, violating to a senior FAA inspector expected to help the eco- stipulated safety rules, the who was also a supervi- nomic recovery. Prices Wall Street Journal said. sor in the local office crested on Wednesday, and The Office of Special charged with overseeing they’ve been falling since People purchase goods ahead of the Nowruz festival at a bazaar in Teheran, Counsel said on Thursday the airline, the Journal then as worries about capital of Iran, on 19 March, 2010. Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, falls that the company failed to said. Greece’s debts forced the on 21 March .—XINHUA complete certain required Internet euro lower.—Internet

21-3-2010 NL 10 8/27/18, 9:18 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 11 Landscapers see green as weary East greets spring TRENTON, 20 March — Gardeners caused nothing but trouble.” and landscapers along the Eastern sea- Seeing their snowiest winters on board are making haste — and money record were cities including Baltimore, — as spring begins and they pick up Philadelphia, Wilmington, Del, Washing- the pieces from the region’s particularly ton and Atlantic City, NJ Heavy rains in harsh winter, which toppled more than recent weeks caused major flooding snowfall records. across the mid-Atlantic region. Hurri- Marian Anderson, a 73-year-old resi- cane-strength winds joined forces with dent of Manchester, NJ, is having prob- heavy rains last month to make yards lems trying to find a crew with enough messy in New England. time to remove two old oak trees that “It has been a remarkable winter. One fell in her yard during a nor’easter last of the stormiest, if not the stormiest on weekend. record. It has impacted everyone,” New In this 15 March, 2010 file photo, pedestrians look on as a car sits crushed by “They tell me they’re swamped and Jersey state climatologist David Robinson a fallen tree in the aftermath of a storm in Larchmont, NY. The winter of will get out as soon as they can, but who said Friday, the day before the official start 2009-10 left cities up and down the East Coast with several snowfall records, knows when that will be,” she said. “I of spring. “People will be talking about and yards trashed by the cold, snow, rain and wind wreaked by a series of really hated this winter; I truly did. It this 20 years from now.”—Internet strong storms.—INTERNET Ethiopia admits jamming VOA China seizes 27.7 tonnes of radio broadcasts in Amharic drugs in 2009 ADDIS A BABA, 20 March—Ethiopia has admitted it BEIJING, 20 March — Chinese police seized 27.7 is jamming the Voice of America’s (VOA) broadcasts tonnes of drugs ranging from heroin to ketamine in 2009 in Amharic, accusing the radio station of engaging in as the country stepped up its fight against drug dealers, “destabilising propaganda”. Prime Minister Meles the National Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) said Zenawi said Ethiopia had been testing jamming Friday. equipment, although there had been no formal decision Chinese police confiscated 5.8 tonnes of heroin, 1.3 to bloc the US station. tonnes of opium, 6.6 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine, The Amharic Service has experienced interference commonly known as “ice”, 5.3 tonnes of ketamine, 8.7 since late February. Mr Meles also compared the tonnes of marijuana and 1.06 million ecstacy pills last VOA’s transmissions to broadcasts in Rwanda in the year, according to the annual report on drug control re- mid-1990s that incited genocide.—Internet leased by NNCC. Chinese police cracked down on 77,000 cases of drug- US environment satellite related crimes and detained 91,000 criminal suspects last reaches orbit year, it said.—Xinhua WASHINGTON, 20 March— Twelve days after launch, NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- Cyclone headed istration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Sat- for NE Australia ellite-P (GOES-P) reached its proper orbit and was re- TOWNSVILLE, 20 March—Northeast Australia named GOES-15, the US National Aeronautics and Space prepared on Saturday for a tropical cyclone headed Administration (NASA) said Friday in a statement. The latest weather satellite will complete its toward the coast of Queensland. checkout in mid August and be stored in-orbit, ready Mark Hentschel, a spokesman for the Weather for activation should one of the operational GOES sat- Bureau, said Cyclone Ului was expected to make The Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule carrying ellites degrade or exhaust their fuel. landfall near Townsville early Sunday morning, the NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim “The NASA team has done an excellent job and the Australian Broadcasting Corp reported. High winds spacecraft performance has been near perfect. Reach- Surayev touches down not far from the Kazakh town were expected to hit the coast between Townsville and ing the proper orbit marks a significant milestone, but of Arkalyk, on 18 March, 2010. Astronauts from the Yeppoon by late Saturday. we still have a lot of work to complete,” stated Andre United States and Russia landed safely in northern Ferry services to offshore islands were already Dress, the NASA GOES Deputy Project Manager. “We Kazakhstan’s chilly steppes on Thursday after being canceled Saturday, and harbors were crowded remain focused on the tasks at hand and look forward spending almost six months on the International with yachts as their owners sought shelter from the to complete mission success.”—Xinhua Space Station.—INTERNET coming storm.—Internet At least 200 people killed in cave-in in Sierra Leone FREETOWN, 20 reported. mine, leading to the March— At least 200 The site was in a gold accident. No further de- people were killed on Fri- mine in the south of the tails was available so far. day in a cave-in which country, less than 300 km Bordering the Atlantic took place in a mine in the from the capital of Ocean, Sierra Leone was western African country Freetown. The report said between Guinea and Libe- of Sierra Leone, media a trench collapsed in the ria in western Africa. The country covers an A diamond mine outside Freetown. Up to 200 area of about 72,000 wildcat miners were feared missing on Friday amid square km. Its natural re- reports of a gold mine collapse in southern Sierra sources included gold, Leone, which were denied by the country’s mining diamonds, bauxite and ministry.—INTERNET iron ore. Xinhua

21-3-2010 NL 11 8/27/18, 9:18 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE To Rent Polish court jails three men for MV KOTA RAJA VOY NO (213) Good Location, 2 sto- Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA RAJA reyed building(RC), 5 Auschwitz sign theft MBR, 2 BR, 6 Aircon, VOY NO (213) are here by notified that the vessel will STOCKHOLM, 20 March—A Polish cut into three pieces to ease the thieves’ be arriving on 21.3.2010 and cargo will be discharged Phone, car garage. No court has convicted three men for steal- getaway. The three convicted on Thurs- into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the broker. ing the infamous “Arbeit Macht Frei” day were named as Radoslaw M, Lukasz consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws Phone: 01- 655692 sign from the former Auschwitz death M and Pawel S. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. The authorities in Stockholm said last Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am camp last December. The trio, two of week that a Swedish former neo-Nazi, to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now Teen gets over 12 whom are brothers, were given jail sen- who allegedly instigated the theft, will declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo tences ranging from 18 months to two- years for Sydney be extradited to Poland to face trial. The from the Vessel. and-a-half years. The court in Krakow No claims against this vessel will be admitted after murder said the men had admitted the theft, and sign - which translates as “Work sets you so the case did not have to go to trial. free” — symbolises for many the atroci- the Claims Day. SYDNEY, 20 March — Two other Poles remain in custody ties of Nazi Germany.—Internet A teenager will spend SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT over the theft of the 5m (16ft) wrought- more than 12 years in jail People enjoy cherry blossom at a park MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY iron sign, which was quickly recovered. AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER over three brutal Sydney in Wuhan, capital city of central Chi- It had been half-unscrewed, half-torn LINES street attacks, including na’s Hubei Province, on 18 March, from above the memorial site’s gate and Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 the stomping murder of a 2010.—XINHUA chef. Now aged 18, he 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits claims he remembers lit- tle or nothing of the at- New Zealand’s Southland tacks because he was high WELLINGTON, 20 March—An earthquake meas- on drugs and alcohol. He uring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand’s cannot be named because Southland on Thursday night, the GNS Science he was a juvenile at the said. time of the offences. The quake occurred at 7:28 pm New Zealand Lo- The trio of bashings cal Time (0628 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 33 took place over 13 and 14 km, the New Zealand Institute of Geological and June, 2008, and included Nuclear Sciences reported. the violent robbery of ac- The quake’s epicentre was about 360 km south- tress Virginia Gay. Best west of the South Island city of Invercargill. There known for her role in tel- were no reports of any damage or injuries. GNS said evision drama All Saints, it was felt in the southern town of Riverston. Gay suffered head inju- Xinhua ries after being attacked Primark-obsessed Brits dress worse than Germans by the teen as she walked LONDON ,20 March — fixation with budget cloth- three per cent calling them Moderate quake jolts along Illawarra Road at Brits obsessed with cheap ing from stores including badly dressed. Marrickville. After being stores such as Primark Primark, fondly nick- In Germany, 58 per cent eastern Indonesia punched repeatedly and have been voted the worst named Primani. The sur- of people were said to JAKARTA, 20 March—An earthquake measuring kicked in the face while dressed in Europe. The Sun vey found 85 per cent of spend up to £200 a month 5.3 on the Richter scale struck eastern parts of In- on the ground, Gay reported consumers in British shoppers spend less on clothes, and in Spain six donesia on Thursday, the Meteorology and Geophys- flagged down a passing seven countries voted Brits than £100 ($165) a month per cent spend more than ics Agency reported here. bus which prompted her bottom—beaten even by on their wardrobes, the £500 a month. Other stats The quake took place at 3:36 pm Jakarta Time attacker to flee. the Germans. A whopping worst result of all seven showed 29 per cent of (0836 GMT) with the epicentre at 29 km southwest However, the violence 44 per cent said the Brits nations. According to the Brits considered their sun- of Central Sulawesi and with a depth of 30 km, the did not stop there, as the were worst dressed behind poll, 33 per cent thought glasses were their most agency said. teen and a juvenile co-ac- the likes of the Swedes and Germans — famed for important style accessory Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake-hit zone so cused launched an attack Dutch in the survey by their mullet hairstyles — compared with only three called “the Pacific Ring of Fire.” —Xinhua nearby on chef Daniel shopping website Ciao. were least fashionable. per cent who agreed in Owen, 31, in the drive- And the poor polling The Italians were voted France and Italy. way of the victim’s home. has been blamed on Brits’ the most stylish with only Internet Mr Owen was found dead, lying face down in Kraft to cut salt in its Boeing supports safety a pool of blood just after midnight on 14 June. 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21-3-2010 NL 12 8/27/18, 9:18 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 13 Hypnotherapy ‘can help’ irritable bowel syndrome LONDON, 20 March — Greater use of hypnotherapy in the early 1990s and has hypnotherapy to ease the symptoms of found it to be highly effective. “To be irritable bowel syndrome would help frank, I have never looked back,” he said. sufferers and might save money, says a He audited the first 100 cases he referred gastroenterologist. Dr Roland Valori, for hypnotherapy and found that the editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, symptoms stopped completely in four in said of the first 100 of his patients ten cases with typical IBS.—Internet treated, symptoms improved signifi- cantly for nine in 10. He said that although previous re- search has shown hypnotherapy is ef- fective for IBS sufferers, it is not widely used. This may be because doctors sim- Anatomist Gunther von Hagens looks at a plastinated giraffe during an ply do not believe it works. Irritable exhibition at Neunkirchen Zoo in Neunkirchen near Saarbruecken 19 bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gut March 2010.—INTERNET problem which can cause abdominal Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening pain, bloating, and sometimes diarrhoea or constipation. LONDON, 20 March— sistant TB strains were killed by the disease. But Dr Valori, of Gloucestershire Royal The World Health Organi- also seen in eastern Eu- those numbers are based Hospital, said the research evidence zation says it doesn’t have rope and central Asia, on modeling and come which shows that hypnotherapy could enough information to with up to 60 percent of with a big margin of er- help sufferers of IBS was first published A new infrared image from know if it is winning the people who already had ror. in the 1980s. He thinks it has been NASA’s Wide-field Infrared fight against drug-resist- TB in some parts of The report is based on widely ignored because many doctors Survey Explorer, or WISE, shows ant tuberculosis. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan information from 35 find it hard to believe that it does work, a cosmic rosebud blossoming with In a new report on the developing drug-resistant countries worldwide, or to comprehend how it could work. new stars. global status of drug-re- versions. About 4 percent leaving a huge gap in the He began referring IBS patients for INTERNET sistant TB based on data of all TB cases worldwide global TB picture. “The from 2008, the agency are thought to be non-re- country data reported to Study finds H1N1 flu in More US says almost half of all sponsive to the usual TB WHO make it impossible people with the disease drugs. The agency esti- at this time to conclude pregnancy is critical risk children are in China and India, mated there were between whether the (drug-resist- LONDON, 20 March — of babies died after ad- suffer from with both countries re- 390,000 and 510,000 ant TB) epidemic world- Pregnant women in Aus- mission to intensive care porting about 100,000 cases of drug-resistant TB wide is growing or shrink- tralia and New Zealand with swine flu. extreme new cases each. in 2008, including about ing,” the agency wrote in who had pandemic The findings confirm obesity High rates of drug-re- 150,000 people who were its report.—Internet H1N1 flu were 13 times earlier research that LOS ANGELES, 20 more likely to become pregnant women are at March — More and more Philippine airport police arrests US national critically ill and be ad- higher risk of serious American children are for attempting to break plane window mitted to hospital, re- complications if they get suffering from extreme searchers said on Friday. the flu. The World obesity, posing danger to MANILA, 20 March— charge of malicious mis- Jovelyn, and the flight at- The study, published Health Organization their future lives, accord- Philippine airport police- chief resulting to damage tendants were able to in the British Medical (WHO) declared last ing to a new study re- men arrested a US national to property and violation pacify Hampton. Hamp- Journal (BMJ), analyzed June that the new H1N1 leased on Thursday. Friday for attempting the of the Civil Air Regulation ton was taken into police data from the middle of virus was causing the “Children who are ex- break the glass window of for endangering the life of custody shortly after the the southern hemi- first influenza pandemic tremely obese may con- a Philippine Air Lines air- the other passengers. aircraft touched down sphere’s 2009 winter and in more than 40 years tinue to be extremely craft bound for Cebu. Salido said Hampton about 6:30 am. found that 11 percent of after it spread around the obese as adults, and all the Superintendent Joey used the cane to hit the Xinhua mothers and 12 percent world from Mexico and health problems associ- Salido, chief of the 7th glass window of the Phil- the United States in just ated with obesity are in Police Centre for Avia- ippine Air Lines aircraft six weeks. these children’s futures,” tion Security named the while on flight. He said the The H1N1 pandemic said Corinna Koebnick, a suspect as 80-year-old three-layer window glass sparked a race to develop research scientist at the Rex Maybert Hampton, of sustained cracks on the first new vaccines by drug- Los Angeles-based Kaiser Oregon, Portland. Salido layer. He added that the makers including Glaxo- Permanente, a medical in- said they are preparing a American’s Filipina wife, SmithKline and Sanofi- stitution, and lead author Aventis. of the study. West Nile virus back But the vaccines were “Without major life- not ready until later in style changes, these kids in Los Angeles the year, and then many face a 10 to 20 years LOS ANGELES, 20 March — Two dead birds have people failed to have the shorter life span and will tested positive recently for West Nile virus in Los shots because of safety develop health problems Angeles, indicating that the virus is back in the area, concerns and because in their twenties that we authorities said on Thursday. the pandemic was milder typically see in 40 to 60 “These two West Nile virus positive dead birds then feared. year olds,” Koebnick said. are evidence that West Nile virus continues to per- Internet Internet sist in Los Angeles,” said Susanne Kluh of the Vec- tor Control District, which tracks the movements of Yao Ming (R) of Houston Rockets claps with his pests. teammate before the NBA game between The cases are the first two documented in Los An- Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics in Houston, geles County this year, according to health officials. south United States of America, on 19 March, Xinhua 2010.—XINHUA

21-3-2010 NL 13 8/27/18, 9:18 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 21 March, 2010 Chelsea boss Ancelotti sets his Jermain Defoe suffers S P O R T S sights on the double hamstring tear the pace at the top of the LONDON, 20 March— Arsenal draw favourites league and are through to Tottenham striker Jermain the final four in the FA Defoe will be out for a Barcelona in Champions League Cup. And Chelsea’s defi- “few weeks” after suffer- ing a tear to his hamstring, LONDON, 20 March—Arsenal face a Champions ant manager says his play- League quarter-final with Barcelona in a mouthwa- ers have it in their power according to manager Harry Redknapp. The Jermain Defoe tering repeat of the 2006 final. And Manchester Ancelotti won the to win both competitions. United’s pairing with Bayern Munich will evoke “Our destiny is in our own news will be a blow for goals for Spurs in all com- Champions League Champions League-chas- memories of the Red Devils’ triumph in 1999. twice as AC Milan hands,” said the Italian. petitions this season. And “If we win every game, ing Spurs and England Should they progress, United will face either Lyon manager.—INTERNET he joins an already lengthy or Bordeaux while Arsenal would take on the win- we can do the double. boss Fabio Capello, with injury list at White Hart ners of Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow’s tie. LONDON, 20 March— That’s our aim.” The mid- the Italian naming his Lane with Tom The quarter-final first legs will be played on 30 Carlo Ancelotti has set his week Champions League World Cup squad on 16 Huddlestone, David Bent- and 31 March with the return fixtures on 6 and 7 sights on a Premier exit to Inter Milan had May. ley, Aaron Lennon, Ledley April.The draw pits Barcelona striker Thierry Henry League and FA Cup dou- prompted speculation that And Redknapp con- King and Jonathan against his former club for the first time since he ble as Chelsea look to put changes will be made to firmed: “It’s a grade-two Woodgate all on the side- made a £16m switch to the Catalan side in June their Champions League Chelsea’s ageing squad in tear but it will be a few lines.—Internet 2007. misery behind them. the summer. weeks. He is struggling.” Internet Chelsea are two points off Internet Defoe, 27, has netted 23 Championship cancelled after surf Nadal books semifinal with Ljubicic Wozniacki vs Jankovic in final lifesaver death INDIAN WELLS, 20 March—World at 4-4 but Nadal broke again to tie up INDIAN WELLS, 20 March—Caroline Wozniacki and number three Rafael Nadal booked his the first set. The pair swapped breaks in Jelena Jankovic won their semifinal matches on Fri- SYDNEY, 20 March— place in the semifinal at the Masters the second set before Nadal won the day to set up a championship meeting at the BNP Organizers of a national 1000 tournament at Indian Wells but he tie break 7-4 to seal his place in the semi- Paribas Open. Wozniacki, last year’s US Open run- surf lifesaving champion- was made to work hard by Czech Tomas final.—Internet ner-up and seeded second in this event, defeated ships on the Gold Coast Berdych. Nadal won 6-4 7-6 in two Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-3 to reach the 13th final have cancelled all water- hours, 11 minutes to set up a final four of her career. She has won six titles and owns a 2-1 based events following clash with Ivan Ljubicic, who beat Ar- edge in meetings with Radwanska. the death of 19-year-old gentina’s Juan Monaco in Thursday’s Jankovic, the No 6 seed, cruised past Samantha champion surfer Saxon first match. Nadal had lost three of his Stosur 6-2, 6-4. Jankovic, who once was ranked No 1 Bird. The Sydney-based previous five hard court encounters with in the world, will be appearing in her first final of the surf lifesaver got into dif- Berdych, but started well by breaking year in five tournament appearances. Jankovic has won ficulties in rough condi- his opponent in the opening game. all three of her meetings with Wozniacki. tions off Kurrawa Beach on Friday afternoon while Berdych hit back to level things up Rafael Nadal Internet competing in the under-19 Andy Murray beaten by Robin Soderling in California ironman event at the Aus- CROSSWORDS PUZZLE tralian Surf Life Saving INDIAN WELLS, 20 March—Andy Murray has been defeated in the BNP Championships. He was Paribas quarter-finals by Robin hit by his own ski and fall- Soderling in California. The sixth- ing from his craft 150m from the beach and died seeded Swede, who triumphed 6-1 7-6 in hospital later on Friday. (7-4) against number four seed Murray, On Saturday morning, will now take on Andy Roddick for a organizers of the event place in the final. cancelled all water, craft Soderling took 94 minutes to secure and boat events in all age the win. “He played very well to start Murray was overcome by the Swede at Indian Wells.— INTERNET groups for the remainder with and I didn’t,” Murray told Reuters. of the championships. “I didn’t move particularly well.” in command for the bulk of the encoun- Sand-based events would Murray forced a tie-breaker in the sec- ter after saving four break points in the continue, they said. ond set but it was the Swede who looked first game.—Internet Internet Sir Alex Ferguson calls FA ‘dysfunctional’ LONDON, 20 March — Sir Alex Ferguson has called the Football ACROSS DOWN Association “dysfunctional” for its handling of incidents involving 1 Rounded mass of rock 1 Cry of a sheep Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard. The Manchester United manager 5 Lure 2 Yorkshire river was angry after Ferdinand got a four-match ban for a challenge on 8 Plaintive poem 3 Light hours Hull’s Craig Fagan. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Gerrard was not pun- 9 Snobbish (5-2) 4 Scamp ished for an alleged V-sign or an elbow on Portsmouth’s Michael 10 Come to an end 5 Suspension of Brown, freeing him to face United on Sunday. “There is no consist- 12 Piece of sports hostilities ency,” said Ferguson. “It is a dysfunctional unit.” equipment 6 Temporary Liverpool captain Gerrard has been under scrutiny twice this month, 13 Bay tree 7 Deposit (anag.) firstly for appearing to flash a V-sign at referee Andre Marriner dur- 14 Arbiter 11 Puritan soldier ing the 1-0 defeat to Wigan on 8 March. A week later, he seemed to strike Brown with an elbow in the second half of the Reds’ 4-1 victory 17 Soft wet earth 13 Backache 15 Distinguished over Portsmouth.Both incidents were seen by the referee during the 18 Woodworker musician match, making the FA powerless to apply retrospective punishment.”I 20 Ordinary 16 Putting surfaces didn’t expect anything to happen to Steven Gerrard,” said Ferguson. 21 Complete sum 18 Seat “It [the FA disciplinary panel] is a dysfunctional unit. I don’t know Gerrard is hoping to drive 23 Command 19 Monarch what they are doing.” Liverpool to their fourth straight 24 Bung or cork 20 Gentle knock Internet win over United.— INTERNET

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Conrad Smith of the Hurricanes is tackled by Wynand Olivier (L) and Pierre Spies (2nd R) of the Bulls during their Super 14 rugby union match at Loftus Versfeldt in Pretoria, on 19 March 2010.

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MRTV-3 * News Programme Schedule * The Gok Hteik Viaduct * Hot Springs in Lashio and Nam-Kham (21-3-2010)(Sunday) * VCD Centre * News Transmissions Times * Acient Historic Mwaytaw Kakku Pagoda * Inlay Traditional Cuisine Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am) MST * Inle Traditional Dance Europe - (15:30pm ~23:30pm) MST * Unforgettable Customs of the Chins North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST * News Oversea Transmission - (21-3-10 11:30 am ~ * Ayeyawady Dolphin Expedition (Part-III) 22-3-10 11:30 am) MST * Be A Typical Myanmar Lady (Fashionable Myanmar Traditional Local Transmission Wedding Dresses) * Signature Tune * Magic of Cotton Blanket * The Ancient City of Myanmar (Bagan) * News * News * Pa-Auk Forest Monastery & Meditation * The Gok Hteik Viaduct Centre * Hot Springs in Lashio and Nam-Kham * Hninzigone Home For the Aged WEATHER * VCD Center * Shwe InnTha, Eco-friendly Resort * News * News Saturday, 20th March, 2010 * Acient Historic Mwaytaw Kakku Pagoda * A Visit to Lwe National * Inlay Traditional Cuisine * Culture Stage Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. * Inle Traditional Dance * News * Unforgettable Customs of the Chins M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers * Straw Embossed Painting * New have been isolated in Shan, Kayin and Mon States, lower * Ayeyawady Dolphin Expedition (Part-III) * Beautiful Embossed Bark Painting * Be A Typical Myanmar Lady * A DAY IN ZALUN Sagaing Mandalay, Bago and Taninthayi Divisons,weather (Fashionable Myanmar Traditional * News has been partly cloudy in Rakhine State, upper Sagaing, Wedding Dresses) * A Glimpse at the Mighty Loggers Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions and generally fair in the * Towards Pondaung Ponnya Taw Region * Magic of Cotton Blanket remaining areas. Day temperatures were (3 °C) above * News (part-II) * Pa-Auk Forest Monastery & Meditation * News March average temperatures in Chin and Mon States, upper Center * Music Gallery Sagaing, Mandalay, Yangon and Taninthayi Divisions, * Hninzigone Home For the Aged * A Day in Yangon “The National Races (6°C) above March average temperautres in Kachin State Oversea Transmission Village (part-2)” and about March average temperatures in the remaining * Signature Tune areas. The significant day temperatures was Chauk * The Ancient City of Myanmar (Bagan) Website: www.mrtv3.net.mm (40 °C).The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Shwegyin (0.40) inch, Kungtung and Sagaing (0.16) inch (nGefY0if;?rif;[dPf;?vlrif;? 8:10 am 6:35 pm each and Thaton (0.12) inch. ,Ofaus;vdr®m pkd;jrwfeE´m?tdjE´mausmfZif) 6. 6. wpfrsufESm? wpfuGufpm Maximum temperature on 19-3-2010 was 99 °F. (38)jzmr*Fvm ('g½dkufwm-armifrsdK;rif; ]]rkefYESpfyGJ}} (&JoD[udk? Minimum temperature on 20-3-2010 was 75°F. 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15(21).pmd 15 3/21/2010, 3:45 PM 7th Waxing of Tagu 1371 ME Sunday, 21 March, 2010 ★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop ★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

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

People’s Desire ★ VOA, BBC-sowing hatred among the people ■ We favour peace and stability ★ RFA, DVB-generating public ■ We favour development outrage ■ We oppose unrest and violence ★ Do not allow ourselves to be ■ Wipe out those inciting unrest swayed by killer broadcasts and violence designed to cause troubles

“Right View” series on Nano-based RFID tags could replace bar codes SEOUL, 20 March— Long lines at store checkouts computer science. The ink is used to make thin-film MRTV and MWD could be history if a new technology created in part at Rice transistors, a key element in radio-frequency identifica- NAY PYI TAW, 20 March—Hailing the 65th University comes to pass. tion (RFID) tags that can be printed on paper or plastic. Anniversary Armed Forces Day, Myanma Radio Rice researchers, in collaboration with a team led by Internet and Television and Myawady Television will broad- Gyou-jin Cho at Sunchon National University in Korea, have cast TV series “Alinyaung (Right View)” after 8 come up with an inexpensive, printable transmitter that can pm news programme from 23 to 25 March. be invisibly embedded in packaging. It would allow a MNA customer to walk a cart full of groceries or other goods past a scanner on the way to the car; the scanner would read all Earthquake report items in the cart at once, total them up and charge the customer's account while adjusting the store’s inventory. NAY PYI TAW, 20 March—A mild earthquake The technology reported in the March issue of the measuring 4.7 on Richter Scale with its epicenter near Wantang village of China-Myanmar border about 40 journal IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices is based on a carbon-nanotube-infused ink for ink-jet printers first More advanced versions could collect all the miles southeast of Mongyan, about 400 miles of Kaba- information about the contents of a store in an Aye seismological observatory was recorded at 2 hr 27 developed in the Rice lab of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry as well as a professor of instant, letting a retailer know where every min 26 sec MST today, announced the Meteorology mechanical engineering and materials science and of package is at any time. and Hydrology Department.—MNA

Bengalese Songbirds yield insight into speech production finch. With `PORTLAND, 20 March — With the help of a little one may initially think. the help of a singing bird, Penn State physicists are gaining insight “We are not only interested in birds,” Jin told little singing into how the human brain functions, which may lead to attendees on 18 March at the American Physical So- a better understanding of complex vocal behavior, ciety's March meeting in Portland, Ore. “We are bird, physi- human speech production and ultimately, speech dis- ultimately interested in studying how the human cists gains orders and related diseases. brain works and better understanding ourselves.” insight into Dezhe Jin, assistant professor of physics, is While many animals communicate vocally, looking at how songbirds transmit impulses through songbirds are among the few that learn their commu- how the nerve cells in the brain to produce a complex behavior, nication sounds in a manner similar to humans. Al- human such as singing. Songbirds are particularly well suited though human and bird brains are different, research- brain func- for studying speech production and syntax—the rules ers believe that both the speech and song learning of syllable or word sequence—because there are more processes involve similar neural mechanisms. tions. similarities between birdsong and human speech than Internet

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