Established 1914

Volume XVII, Number 8 1st Waxing of Kason 1371 ME Friday, 24 April, 2009

Four political objectives Hsintet, Pyawtywa river water pumping stations to * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation irrigate 11,500 acres in Sagaing Division * Emergence of a new enduring State Consti- tution YANGON, 23 April—Chairman of Sagaing water pumping project near Pyawtywa Village in * Building of a new modern developed nation in Division Peace and Development Council Commander Myinmu Township. At the briefing hall, officials briefed accord with the new State Constitution of North-West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soe on 20 the commander on progress of the project. The April arrived at Hsintet river water pumping project commander gave instructions on implementation of Four economic objectives near Hsintet Village in Sagaing Township. the project as soon as possible and rice sufficiency in * Development of agriculture as the base and all- At the briefing hall, project in-charge Assistant Sagaing District. After looking into the project, the round development of other sectors of the Director U Khin Latt and officials reported on commander attended to the needs. economy as well completion of the project and cultivation of summer On completion, Hsintet river water pumping * Proper evolution of the market-oriented eco- paddy for 2008-2009 cultivation season. After hearing project will irrigate 6,500 acres of farmlands and nomic system the reports, the commander gave instructions on Pyawtywa river water pumping project, 5,000 acres of * Development of the economy inviting partici- growing of summer paddy meeting the target and farmlands all the year round. Now, Hsintet river water pation in terms of technical know-how and inspected supply of water to summer paddy fields from pumping project supplies water to 540 acres of summer investments from sources inside the country the river water pumping station. paddy and Pyawtywa river water pumping project, 500 and abroad Next, the commander went to Pyawtywa river acres of summer paddy plantation.—MNA * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples Kunchaung Hydropower Project in Pyu Township to yearly Four social objectives generate 190 million kwh, to irrigate 110,000 acres of farmlands * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation Article & Photos: Photographer Maung Maung * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation and safeguarding of cultural Nowadays, the government is striving for the agro-based industry since the time of its heritage and national character development of the Union of Myanmar in all ancestors and most of the work force in the entire * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit aspects on a self-reliant basis to be able to keep nation are farmers. In accord with an economic * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- abreast of global countries. objective “development of agriculture as the base ards of the entire nation Indeed, Myanmar has been engaging in (See page 10)

Main embankment and spillway (water intake canal) are under construction in Kunchaung Hydropower Project in Pyu Township of Bago Division.

24-4-09 NL 1 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Friday, 24 April, 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 Upper Hsedawgyi Dam Project to * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State be completed on schedule * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Member of the State Peace and Golden umbrella hoisting Development Council General Thura Shwe MYANMAR GAZETTE Mann made an inspection tour of the Upper ceremony held at Hsedawgyi Multipurpose Supporting Dam NAY P YI T AW, 23 April—The State Peace and Project in Madaya Township, Mandalay Kyaikwaing pagoda Development Council has transferred Rector U Tin Soe of National Culture and Fine Arts University Division, on 19 April. YANGON, 23 April— Win Myint and members, The project is designed to generate A ceremony to hoist a new members of pagoda board (Yangon) of the Fine Arts Department under the hydroelectricity and irrigate the farmlands. golden umbrella at historic of trustees and the Ministry of Culture to National Culture and Fine So, the project, on completion, will be able to Kyaikwaing pagoda was congregation received Arts University (Mandalay) under the same department as Rector from the date he assumes contribute towards the generation of held at the pagoda in Nine Precepts from Aung Mayangon township, Beikmankyaung Presi- charge of his duties.—MNA electricity and supply of water to the irrigated here, this morning. ding Sayadaw Bhaddanta areas. Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Arsara. to members of the Sangha. scented water on the bell, The project is being jointly undertaken the Ministry of Defence, Next, Lt-Gen Myint Afterwards, the cone, lotus bud, jeweled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Chairman of Yangon Swe of the Ministry of congregation shared the vane and diamond the Ministry of Electric Power (1) and the Division Peace and Defence and party offered merits gained. orb. Afterwards, the Ministry of Electric Power (2). Development Council diamond orb, jeweled Next, Lt-Gen Myint consecration ceremony With 60-megawatt generating capacity, Commander Brig-Gen vane, lotus bud and alms Swe and party sprinkled was held.—MNA Upper Hsedawgyi Multipurpose Supporting Dam Project will generate 315 million MYF gets new building kilowatt hours a year and support the YANGON, 23 April— The new building for hydropower generating functions of the Myanmar Yachting present Hsedawgyi Dam. Federation was inaugurated Due to the project, the generating power at Inya Lake on 19 April. of the Hsedawgyi Dam will reach 194 million Chairman of Myanmar kwh, up 60 million kwh from 134 million Olympic Committee kwh. In future, upper and lower Hsedawgyi Minister for Sports Brig- dams will produce 509 million kwh in total Gen Thura Aye Myint, General Secretary of yearly. Myanmar Olympic Com- The earthen type dam will have a 3,200 mittee Director-General of feet long and 240 feet high embankment. the Sports and Physical Upper Hsedawgyi Multipurpose Supporting Education Department U Dam Project will supply water to the Thaung Htaik and President Hsedawgyi Dam, which will result in the of Myanmar Yachting cultivation of 10,000 more acres of summer Federation U Moe Myint paddy. formally opened the Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Brig- building. Gen Thura Aye Myint presents trophy to Sithu Moe Myint and Zaw All those responsible are, therefore, to The opening ceremony Wan at rater class of National Yachting Championship 2009.—MNA work hard in concert for ensuring completion was followed by the prize of the Upper Hsedawgyi Multipurpose presentation for the Minister Brig-Gen Thura Committee of Myanmar of MYF U Moe Myint, Supporting Dam Project on schedule. National Yachting Aye Myint, Deputy Women’s Sports Federation Vice-President U Maung Championship for 2009. Minister for Education Daw Aye Aye, Patron of Win and Chairman of Brig-Gen Aung Myo Min, MWSF Daw Thazin Nwe, Yangon Boat Club U Min Director-General U Thaung Director-General of No. 3 Sein presented prizes to the Htaik, Chairperson of the Basic Education Depart- respective winners in the Central Working ment U Aye Kyu, President championship.—MNA Social Security Board provides disability pension, cash assistance for the injured

YANGON, 23 April— assistant for nurse-aid and who got injured in his Assistant Director Dr Hla a wheel chair to injured lower hips after his Moe of Medical worker U Than Zaw, who motorbike had turned over, Department of Social was injured at the worksite was presented K 645,520 Security Board under the of Asia Metal Private Co in for medical expenses and Ministry of Labour and Shwepyitha Myothit here, K 92,999 for medical Manager in-charge U Chit at his house on 4 April. benefits through social Ko Ko of Nay Pyi Taw Similarly, Assistant security representative Social Security Board Director U Than Htut Aung Daw Than Than Win of (Branch) presented a of Myanma Electric Power his department at Nay Pyi Social Security Board presents permanent disability pension and cash permanent disability Enterprise of the Ministry Taw Security Board Office assistance to a disabled person.—MNA pension including cash of Electric Power No. 2, (Branch).—MNA

24-4-09 NL 2 18/7/29, 12:11 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 3 Iraq: Suicide bombs kill scores BAGHDAD, 23 April— were among the dead and arrested Abu Omar al- Scores of people have more than 50 people were Baghdadi, the purported been killed in two suicide wounded, police say. leader of the al-Qaeda in bombings in Iraq. At least One man, injured by Iraq network. 48 people, died when a shrapnel from the blast, However, defence suicide bomber blew up a said a fire erupted as he ministry spokesman Maj restaurant in Baquba, in waited for a bus. Gen Mohammed al Askari the north-east, officials Meanwhile, Iraqi said: “we’re not sure” say. media quoted security when asked about the In Baghdad, a suicide officials saying they had arrest.—Internet bomber killed at least 28 people - detonating a belt of explosives as police distributed aid to a crowd of homeless families. The deaths in Baquba, An Afghan boy looks at his young brother as he is treated for leg injury at the Diyala Province, hospital in Kabul on 22 April , 2009.—INTERNET happened when a suicide bomber struck a roadside Chinese FM urges resumption of Military says US restaurant packed with people, military officials Israeli-Palestinian peace talks soldier killed in said. About 63 people RAMALLAH, 23 April— Visiting Chinese Foreign Baghdad were also injured, and the Minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday urged for the re- restaurant demolished. sumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks to proceed the BAGHDAD, 23 April— The people had been Middle East peace process. The US military says an made homeless by the “We call upon all parties involved in the issue to American soldier has sectarian conflict which take positive and trust-building measures to stabilize been killed in Iraq. erupted following the the situation, and pave the way for the resumption of A statement released 2003 US-led invasion of the Israeli-Palestinian talks,” said Yang at a press con- by the military says the Iraq. At least five children ference after meeting with the Palestinian National Multi-National Division Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. — Baghdad soldier died Two women react to the Referring to the restart of the Israeli-Palestinian on Wednesday from com- suicide bombing in peace talks after the Annapolis conference held at the bat related injuries sus- Baghdad, on 23 April end of 2007 in the United States, Yang said that the tained during a patrol in an 2009.—INTERNET peace process should not stop or backtrack, which eastern section of the capi- could went against achieving peace and stability in tal. It doesn’t identify the Iran says West tries to US military the Middle East. soldier or give more de- deaths in Iraq Meanwhile, he said the Middle East issue should tails but says the incident muzzle criticism of Israel be handled in a comprehensive way. “We would like is under investigation. The TEHRAN, 23 April— rainbow-colored wigs war at 4,275 to see the resumption of the Israeli-Palestinian peace death raises to at least Iran’s President on lobbed red clown noses at WASHINGTON, 23 talks at an early date, at the same time, we would also 4,275 members of the US Wednesday accused him and EU representa- April—As of Wednesday, like to see the launching of the Israel-Lebanon, Is- military who have died in European diplomats and tives walked out of the April 22, 2009, at least rael-Syria peace negotiation as soon as possible,” he the Iraq war since it began protesters who disrupted speech when he called 4,275 members of the US added.—Internet in March 2003. —Internet his recent attack on Israel Israel the “most cruel and military had died in the at a UN conference of repressive racist regime.” Iraq war since it began in Obama ‘misinterpreted’ Raul’s words trying to muzzle anyone Ahmadinejad, who is March 2003. who says “a word against running for another term The figure includes HAVANA, 23 April— Raul Castro touched “everything, everything, the racism of the Zionist in Iran’s June 12 eight military civilians Fidel Castro says Presi- off a whirlwind of specu- everything,” including regime.” presidential election, is a killed in action. At least dent Barack Obama lation last week that the human rights, freedom President Mahmoud deeply polarizing figure 3,433 military personnel “misinterpreted” his US and Cuba could be of the press and expres- Ahmadinejad reiterated who has called for Israel died as a result of hostile brother Raul’s remarks headed toward a thaw af- sion, and political pris- the criticism of Israel in to be wiped off the map, action, according to the regarding the United ter nearly a half-century oners. his first comments on the denied the Holocaust and military’s numbers. States and bristled at the of chilly relations. The Obama responded at incident at a racism insists Iran will never give The British military suggestion that Cuba speculation began when the Summit of the conference in Geneva on up uranium has reported 179 deaths; should free political pris- the Cuban president said Americas by saying Monday. Protesters in enrichment.—Internet Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Po- oners or cut taxes on dol- leaders would be willing Washington seeks a new land, 21; Bulgaria, 13; lars people send to the to sit down with their US beginning with Cuba. Spain, 11; Denmark, island. counterparts and discuss But as he prepared to seven; El Salvador, five; leave the summit Sun- Slovakia, four; Latvia and day, Obama also called Georgia, three each; Esto- on Cuba to release politi- nia, Netherlands, Thai- cal prisoners and reduce land and Romania, two taxes on remittances each; and Australia, Hun- from the US.That ap- gary, Kazakhstan and peared to enrage Fidel South Korea, one death Castro, 82, who wrote in each.—Internet an essay published former detainee kisses the Wednesday that Obama forehead of his father after “without a doubt misin- his release in Baghdad’s terpreted Raul’s declara- Doura District on 20 April, Cuba’s President Raul Castro. tions.”—Internet 2009.—INTERNET

24-4-09 NL 3 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 Oil prices to reach $60 if OPEC members cooperate TEHERAN, 23 April — crude production, warning to meet that level. Iranian Oil Minister that “If the members do “The current oil mar- Gholam Hossein Nozari not comply fully with ket situation has had said oil prices will reach their output reduction lev- negative impacts on Iran’s 60 US dollars a barrel if els, the (recent) output cut industry and economy,” OPEC members cooper- by OPEC will not help the he added. ate, local Press TV re- market situation.” On Thursday, Iran’s ported on Wednesday. “OPEC’s recent moves representative to OPEC “Cooperation and co- to reduce output have not Seyyed Mohammad-Ali ordination between been effective,” he added. Khatibi said that his coun- OPEC members can raise Iran’s oil minister also try would support OPEC This undated photo, Hyundai Motor says first oil prices to 60 dollars a said that Teheran favors output slash in its provided by Hyundai, barrel in the third quarter oil prices of 80 dollars per upcoming meeting “if shows the 2010 quarter net profit slumps of 2009,” Nozari said in barrel, since the country there is an oversupply of Hyundai Genesis SEOUL, 23 April — Hyundai Motor said on Thurs- an interview. cannot continue its oil oil (in the market).” Coupe. INTERNET day that net profit dived 42.7 percent in the first quar- He called on the OPEC projects if the prices fail Internet ter as sales fell amid the global auto slump. member states to fully South Korea’s largest automaker earned 225 bil- stick to their share of lion won ($166.7 million) in the three months ended Yahoo Inc to cut 31 March, down from 392.7 billion won a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing and statement. 5% of jobs after Sales fell 26.4 percent to 6.03 trillion won from 8.20 trillion won the year before. drop in results Hyundai said it sold 621,718 vehicles worldwide BEIJING, 23 April — during the period, down 13.3 percent amid falling glo- Yahoo Inc will lay off bal demand. more than 600 workers as One bright spot: Hyundai’s global market share rose the global Internet com- to 4.7 percent during the first quarter from 4 percent pany reported a 78 per- the year before. cent decrease in first- The company attributed the gain to stepped up sales quarter profit on Tuesday. efforts in existing markets and increased activity in Yahoo said economic emerging ones. conditions remained chal- Hyundai and affiliate Kia Motors Corp form the lenging, as revenue on its world’s fifth-largest automotive group. Both companies have been expanding aggressively websites from both dis- Palestinian boys look at a one-week-old calf which was born with two noses at overseas. Shares in Hyundai Motor, which released play ads and search ads their farm in the West Bank village of Dhahiriya, near Hebron, on 22 April, earnings results about one hour before the stock mar- fell during the first quar- 2009.—XINHUA ter. ket closed, rose 2.7 percent to 67,800 won with about The Sunnyvale, Cali- GM employees may get shutdown details this week 25 minutes left in the trading session.—Internet fornia-based company DETROIT, 23 April — lysts and dealers fear the had net income of 117.6 Thousands of GM work- plant closings could fur- An auto transport million US dollars, or 8 ers could learn as early as ther scare car buyers al- worker loads a General cents a share, compared to Thursday that they will be ready made nervous by Motors Buick Lucerne 536.8 million dollars, or idle for up to nine weeks talk of a GM bankruptcy. for transport at the 37 cents a share in the this summer as the General Motors Corp same quarter last year. automaker’s plants stop is planning to temporar- Detroit/Hamtramck The company’s rev- making all but its most ily close most of its US Assembly in enue was 1.58 billion dol- popular cars and trucks. factories for up to nine Hamtramck, Mich, on lars, a decrease of 13 per- The move is a result of weeks, three people 22 April , 2009. cent from the first quarter slumping sales and grow- briefed on the plan said of 2008. ing inventories of unsold on Wednesday. INTERNET Internet vehicles, but some ana- Internet EBay 1st-quarter profit, sales fall on Turkey calls back ambassador to Canada ANKARA, 23 April – Ozugergin said, without as genocide. weak economy Turkey recalled its am- saying why Akgunay The official said Ca- NEW Y ORK, 23 April— trading, after they ended down 22 percent from bassador to Canada, the was recalled or for how nadian Prime Minister — EBay Inc said the regular session up 49 $459.7 million, or 34 Foreign Ministry said on long. Stephen Harper sent a Wednesday the weak cents, or 3.4 percent, at cents per share, in the Wednesday, after gov- Another government message to the cer- economy led to lower $14.78. year-ago period. ernment ministers there official, who spoke on emony, which angered earnings and revenue for The quarterly results, When excluding reportedly took part in condition of anonymity Turkey. Turkish news the second consecutive however, show the San items, eBay said it earned an event that labeled the in line with government reports said Canadian quarter, but the online Jose, Calif-based company 39 cents per share. Ottoman-era killings of rules, said the ambassa- government officials marketplace operator’s is still struggling, though Analysts polled by Armenians as genocide. dor was being with- took part in the event. results still beat analysts’ — both with the recession Thomson Reuters ex- Ambassador Rafet drawn temporarily to A spokeswoman for expectations. and its efforts to improve pected 33 cents per share. Akgunay was called protest an event earlier Canadian Foreign Af- The first-quarter num- its online marketplace. Revenue fell 8 percent to back for “thorough this week in Canada fairs Minister Lawrence bers helped eBay shares EBay earned $357.1 $2.02 billion, just above evaluations and consul- commemorating the Cannon defended the shoot up 79 cents, or 5.4 million, or 28 cents per analysts expectations of tations,” Foreign Minis- deaths of Armenians at country’s position. percent, in after-hours share, in the first quarter, $1.94 billion.—Internet try spokesman Burak the end of World War I Internet

24-4-09 NL 4 18/7/29, 12:11 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 5 Chinese President Hu meets foreign Chinese telco giant Huawei navy commanders to invest in PNG QINGDAO, 23 April— Adm Gary Roughead, tion of one or more air- Chinese President Hu chief of naval operations, craft carriers to the fleet WELLINGTON, 23 April—The decision by China’s leading telecommunications Jintao on Thursday met is representing the US over the coming years, company, Huawei Technologies, to invest in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a dem- with US and other foreign Navy at the events. possibly emboldening onstration of confidence in the Pacific island country’s economy, a leading PNG naval commanders ahead Held to formally mark China in enforcing its ter- daily reported on Wednesday. of a display of ships the 60th anniversary of the ritorial claims in the South PNG’s Prime Minister Michael Somare said this after visiting the company broadcasting Beijing’s in- founding of the People’s China Sea and elsewhere. during his recent trip to China, The National newspaper reported. tentions of becoming a Liberation Army Navy, China deployed its Somare said telecommunications involved cutting-edge technology and required major sea power. the gathering is being por- anti-piracy patrol last De- high capital costs. Therefore, the decision by Huawei to enter into a partnership In its brief report, the trayed by state media as a cember to Somalia in a with Telikom PNG to improve its telecommunications infrastructure was very official Xinhua News signal of China’s inten- rare joint operation with much appreciated, he said. Agency gave no details of tions to develop its navy navies from other coun- Huawei, set up in 1988, is said to be the third-largest telecommunications com- the meeting in the north- into a force able to con- tries. It was the first time pany in the world. ern port of Qingdao, duct operations far from the communist state dis- It is a high-tech enterprise that specializes in research and development (R&D), which was to be followed home ports in defence of patched ships abroad on a production and marketing of communications equipment, and providing custom- by an international fleet the country’s maritime combat mission. ized network solutions for telecom carriers in optical, fixed, mobile and data com- review featuring ships trade. Xinhua munication networks. —Xinhua from China and 14 other Those plans are be- nations. lieved to include the addi- More homes slipping toward Indian Left-wing rebels foreclosures in Los Angeles release hijacked train LOS A NGELES, 23 April—The number of homes slip- NEW DELHI, 23 April—Indian Left-wing rebels have ping toward foreclosure in the Los Angeles area in- released the hijacked train with over 400 passengers creased by 37.6 percent in the first quarter of the year, after 5 hours in the Latehar district of eastern Indian compared to the same period in 2008, a real estate state of Jharkh on Wednesday. information service reported on Wednesday. The train was on its way from Barkakana to Meanwhile, lenders sent a record number of mort- Mughalsarai at around 7:30 am when it was taken over gage default notices to 27,981 homeowners in the area by at least 200 rebels. The passengers and crew were in the first quarter, up from the previous year’s first- said to be safe. Security forces have been rushed to quarter total of 20,339, according to the agency, MDA the area. Data Quick. The incident came a day ahead of the second phase Across California, default notices were sent to of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) polls. Left-wing 135,431 homeowners in the first quarter of the year, rebels have engaged in large scale anti-polling activi- an 80-percent increase from the previous quarter and ties since March when the 15th Lok Sabha election up 19 percent from the same quarter in 2008, when arrangements were announced. 113,809 default notices were sent, said Data Quick. Local media reported earlier that over 50 left-wing The statewide total was an all-time high for any rebels bombed Utari Road railway station and also quarter in Data Quick’s statistics, which go back to destroyed a nearby track in Palamau district, about 190 1992. km from Ranchi, capital city of Jharkhand, late Tues- “The nastiest batch of California home loans ap- day. pears to have been made in mid to late 2006 and the Police said the militants had planned to target the foreclosure process is working its way through those,” New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, which was to pass said Data Quick President John Walsh. “Back then dif- through the station 30 minutes after the blast. ferent risk factors were getting piled on top of each The route of the train was diverted after the inci- other. Adjustable-rate mortgages can be good loans. dent. Railway services were disrupted on the Dehri Two visitors watch the wonder of geothermal seracs So can low-down-payment loans, interest-only loans, Onson and Barkakana route. at the foot of Mt Nyainqentanglha, 150 km from stated-income loans, et cetera. But if you combine The rebels also blew up a school and health center Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet, on 20 these elements into one loan, it’s toxic.” in Narayanpur village in Chatra district of Jharkhand April, 2009. —XINHUA Xinhua Tuesday night. —Xinhua All items from Xinhua News Agency Cholera infection continues to slow in southern Africa UNITED NATIONS, 23 April—The chol- Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozam- era epidemic in southern Africa contin- bique, Namibia, South Africa, ues to abate, but international and local Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe — health authorities stress the need to re- affected by the often fatal disease since main vigilant, the United Nations re- August 2008. ported here on Wednesday. During the two weeks preceding 3 “Overall, the duration and magnitude April, 6,460 new cases were reported, of the epidemic underscores the need for OCHA said. strengthening surveillance, preparedness Authorities warn, however, that chol- and underscores plans in all countries,” era could re-appear in the coming one to according to the UN Office for the Co- three weeks, when waters from flooding ordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the region, which has affected more (OCHA). than 1.2 million people, subside and be- Models leading dogs wait for performance during a pet costume show held by There were a total of 4,579 new cases come stagnant. Wenzhou Vocational and Technical College in Wenzhou City, east China’s on 3-17 April in the nine countries — Xinhua Zhejiang Province, on 22 April, 2009. —XINHUA

24-4-09 NL 5 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 More people live with paralysis BEIJING, 23 April — A and roughly four million, over three years. new study shows 40 per- respectively. “Paralysis is not rare,” cent more Americans live The study was initiated said Dr Edwin Trevathan, with paralysis and five by the Christopher & disabilities chief at the US times more people are liv- Dana Reeve Foundation Centers for Disease Con- ing with a spinal-cord in- and conducted by the Uni- trol and Prevention, jury. versity of New Mexico’s which helped design the The survey released Centre for Development study. The data shows that Tuesday, involving over and Disability. More than one in 50 Americans is 33,000 households, 30 experts from 14 lead- living with some form of showed that 1.275 million ing universities and medi- paralysis, whether caused people have had a spinal cal centers and the US by disease, spinal cord in- cord injury and over 5.6 Centers for Disease Con- jury or neurological dam- million Americans live trol and Prevention set the age,” said Peter T with some form of paraly- parameters for the survey. Wilderotter, President and sis. The development of the CEO of the Christopher & The highest previous survey, acquisition and Dana Reeve Foundation. This undated hand out picture released on 21 April, 2009, by Egypt’s Su- estimates were 250,000 analysis of the data took Internet preme Council of Antiquities shows Pharaonic King Ramses II, right and Geb, god of earth, carved on a wall at one of four recently unearthed new Wind-whipped SC wildfire chars 3,000 acres temples in Qantara amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified MYRTLE BEACH, 23 fighters expected it to gulfed restaurant row, a city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt, April — A rapidly spread- burn through the night, collection of spots that antiquities authorities announced on 21 April, 2009.—INTERNET ing coastal wildfire de- said state Forestry Com- lure tourists between Myr- stroyed one home and mission spokesman Scott tle Beach and North Myr- Minn surgeon needs two tries to remove appendix forced dozens of people to Hawkins. Low humidity tle Beach. It looked like a SHAKOPEE , 23 April — pital pathologist reported plications from the sec- flee their houses on and high winds expected winter fog, with car head- A state investigative report what was removed was ond surgery. Wednesday as high winds Thursday may send the lights and neon signs said a surgeon performed “not an appendix.” The Health Depart- fanned the flames and blew flames even closer to peeking through the haze. an appendectomy on the The patient had been ment found no evidence walls of smoke over some neighborhoods, golf Tourists watched the same patient twice after he complaining of pain and the hospital did anything of the busiest tourists spots courses and businesses smoke move over the tree mistakenly removed a fever and was ordered wrong. Complaints in South Carolina. that have eaten away at line at the Cane Patch piece of fatty tissue instead back for a second surgery. against doctors are han- The blaze had charred hundreds of thousands of driving range, where one the first time. The Star The by now ruptured dled by a separate state 3,000 acres, which is al- acres of dense woods and of the holes on the par-3 Tribune reported that the appendix was removed, agency. The Board of most five square miles, swamps in the past few course was on fire surgeon realized his after which the unidenti- Medical Practice isn’t and was not under con- decades, officials said. Wednesday night, said mistake two days after the fied patient spent 11 days commenting on the trol. Officials said no one By early evening, a cashier John Paulhus. first operation after a hos- in the hospital with com- case.—Internet had been injured. Fire- gray-white smoke had en- Internet Box of “scorpions” failed to shield smuggler A US Border Patrol agent who tried to in endangered species, the tortoises are import rare tortoises in a box labeled considered potentially threatened and “scorpions” pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cannot be traded without an export animal-trafficking charges, the Justice permit. Department said. It turns out that scorpions But they are often sold as pets and also draw an extra look from federal carry a market value of about $50 each, agents. Justice Department spokesman Andrew Rene Soliz faces a maximum one- Ames said. Two giant mechanical spiders, year sentence and will resign from the Soliz in 2006 contacted a leopard operated by French production Border Patrol after entering his guilty tortoise dealer in Tanzania and asked to company La Machine, walks along plea in Texas on charges that he illegally buy eight of the animals as the first deal the waterfront in Yokohama, south attempted to receive 15 Tanzanian leopard in a long-term relationship. of Tokyo. The 37 tonne spider which A Wiesmann MF4 GT is on display tortoises, the department said. In April of that year, however, a US stands at 12 metres tall is in during an auto show in north China’s Under an international treaty on trade Customs inspector at New York’s Yokohama as part of the events Tianjin Municipality on 18 April, 2009. Kennedy Airport intercepted a package Burglar drilled hole in celebrating the 150th anniversary of NH burglar apologizes, bound for Soliz, the department said, the opening of the Port of pharmacy roof citing court statements. Yokohama. turns over stolen goods Police in northeast Ohio said a man Fla baseball team kills Police in southern New Hampshire who cut a hole in a ceiling and lowered are searching for a burglar who says he’s himself into a pharmacy with a television snake to stop losing sorry. cable foiled his plan to steal drugs when A Tampa Bay area high school Pelham police say a resident who he unknowingly set off a motion detector. baseball coach has been temporarily pulled into his driveway Friday afternoon Sheffield Lake police Capt Tony relieved of his duties while authorities caught a burglar coming out of the house Campo said a 32-year-old man came investigate the killing and burial of a with jewelry boxes and electronic items. prepared for the early Tuesday morning snake on his team’s field. A Palm Harbor The homeowner told police that when burglary with an extension ladder and a University High School second baseman he approached the burglar, the man backpack filled with about 25 tools. said the coach told the team last week Tiki, a 2 year old Pomeranian, wets apologized, then put the stolen goods Campo said the man spent a that they were “snake-bitten” and needed his nose during the first Show and back. considerable amount of time drilling a to stop their losing streak. Shine at the Carson City Harley- Police say the homeowner tried to hole in the roof large enough for him to So, the student said, the team bought Davidson in Carson City, Nev. detain the burglar by engaging him in slip through. Police arrived minutes after and killed a snake, then buried it on the conversation, but the suspect fled by the he tripped the silent alarm at about 4:30 field during the school’s spring break. time officers arrived. am. The coach wasn’t present. NEWS ALBUM

24-4-09 NL 6 18/7/29, 12:11 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 7

It is high time to prohibit sale of satellite receivers Ko Gyi Ngwe Zin Yaw

Since I became a pensioner, I have been in the of code of press ethics between one country and another habit of holding random talks with some friends of based on the geographical features, climate patterns, Of the satellite channels, mine in a tea shop as a daily routine. Our rambling economic strength, and social, culture, education and some can hurt the self- talks comprise a large range of topics such as financial affairs of the country concerned. commodity prices, motor vehicle prices, world cup Our discussions inspired me to write an article discipline of the people, some football tournament, international football matches, about the pros and cons of satellite receivers for public local and international news, motion pictures, knowledge. hurt social norms, culture, literature, music, code of press ethics, articles, national Newspapers reflect the history of a nation. With and characters, some hurt politics and party politics and so on. Of us, some are the help of the National Library, I read old daily senior pensioners, and some are junior ones. newspapers, and found Announcement (1/93) issued nationalistic fervour and Sometimes, we are in an intense debate over a specific in 1993 by the Ministry of Communications, Posts and topic, but in general, we hold informal conversations, Telegraphs regarding illegally holding satellite patriotic spirit of the people, having green tea. receivers in possession without permission. Then, I and some instigate the viewers One morning, our topic focused on satellite found Order (1/93) on Satellite Receivers issued by receivers. Based on the experiences I had gained on the Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs to commit crimes. my official tours of some ASEAN countries while in on 29 September 1993. In fact, satellite programmers are specially service, I presented my personal views regarding the After the Tatmadaw took up State duties, it granted designed by major nations to wield influence over article "We should not continue to allow decadent permission for printing and distribution of publications. the international community in the sphere of the satellite programmes" that had been stated in the Then, journals were mushrooming, one of which was media using the media weapons and the art of newspapers recently. "Satellite News Journal". If my memory serves me entertainment. Today, certain powerful countries Personally, media control shall be a must in any correct, that journal was in circulation from 2001 to are brazenly interfering in the affairs of their country. Media control is, indeed, a proper policy, 2004/2005. It boasted that if a person bought and read targeted countries by inciting political problems, so any drive for media control deserves public the journal, he did not need to get any satellite receiver. instigating mass demonstrations, and demoralizing support. Media control is intended to ensure Some people do not notice that attachment to the characters and undermining nationalistic sense releasing only authentic news for public information, satellite receivers is harmful to the morality of the of the people through decadent and X-rated entertaining the people in line with the culture of the viewers. In many countries, the governments enforce programmes. Watching satellite programmes nation, and educating the people without hurting the restrictions in order to prohibit the people from means the people spend much money on improper, any mundane and supramundane affairs. In other using satellite receivers directly. Most of the fabricated and decadent programmes. words, it is designed to enable the people to enhance countries have media development authority to Of the satellite channels, some can hurt the their spiritual and intellectual nourishment and read control media, and the people have access to satellite self-discipline of the people, some hurt social norms, news stories that do not cause immorality, and to programmes only through Community Antenna culture, and characters, some hurt nationalistic protect the people against dangers and harms associated (CA) system. The following table shows the restrictions fervour and patriotic spirit of the people, and with news. In that regard, there is difference on practice on public use of satellite receivers in some countries:— some instigate the viewers to commit crimes. So, Sr many countries have taken measures on their own Country Restrictions on satellite receivers No. to prohibit the use of satellite receivers. That is the 1. Singapore The public are not allowed to use satellite receivers legally. Banks, economic national duty of every sovereign nation to protect organizations,diplomatic corps, international level hotels, institutes of foreign languages the interests of the people and the nation. and universities are privileged with restrictions and taxes. The Tatmadaw government has launched the 2. Malaysia The public are not allowed to use satellite receivers legally, with the exception of rural analog and digital systems to many other townships development. Specific organizations are privileged with restrictions and taxes. in broadcasting television programmes. So, now the 3. Indonesia The public are not allowed to use satellite receivers legally. people can enjoy the programmes, which previously 4. China The public are not allowed to use satellite receivers legally. Diplomatic corps, international were available only though satellite receivers, MRTV- level hotels, and the residential areas for foreigners are privileged with restrictions and 4 and related channels and Pay TV programmes. So taxes. far, the people can view the programmes of over 20 5. Pakistan Sales, installation and use of satellite receivers are prohibited. channels, and the authorities concerned are working 6. Iran The public are not allowed to use satellite receivers legally. to launch more channels. The Paragraph (17) of Order (1/93) on Satellite Receivers says that no one shall produce or distribute The Tatmadaw government has launched the analog and digital any of cordless apparatuses on satellite receivers systems to many other townships in broadcasting television without licence. I have learnt that the Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs and related programmes. So, now the people can enjoy the programmes, which departments have not issued licence to any individual or organization to do so. previously were available only though satellite receivers, MRTV-4 I thank my friends for sharing their knowledge and related channels, and Pay TV programmes. So far, the people can about satellite receivers with me at the tea shop. I would like to make a positive suggestion that it is high view the programmes of over 20 channels, and the authorities concerned time to prohibit free sales of satellite receivers in are working to launch more channels. Myanmar. Translation: MS

24-4-09 NL 7 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009

Minister Col Thein Nyunt attends inauguration of Byantgyi-Taiktan road section on Innma-Indakaw- Khayaykan-Danaw Road in Pantanaw Township.

PBANRDA

Repaving of Maubin-Pantaput Rakhine State sees road inspected infrastructural development NAY PYI TAW, 23 minister attended opening Pantanaw Township. April—Chairman of of tarred Lanmadaw road The former road, which NAY PYI TAW, 23 together with officials construction of Pyidawtha Ayeyawady Division in Nyaungdon, and viewed links Pathein-Yangon motor April — Chairman of visited water-throwing railway station in Peace and Development along the road. road and Danaw village tract Rakhine State Peace and pavilions and presented Pyidawtha ward, Sittway Council Commander of The tarred road is 2,700 and runs 12 miles, is an earth Development Council cash awards. and gave necessary South-West Command feet long and 16 feet wide road on which Pantanaw Commander of Western They also instructions. Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe and and is constructed by Township Development Command Maj-Gen attended the closing Next, the Minister for Progress of Nyaungdon Township Affairs Committee has Thaung Aye attended the ceremony of water- commander inspected Border Areas and National Development Affairs constructed 3-mile-long and ceremony to pay respects throwing pandal of progress in repairing Basic Races and Development Committee with funds of 12-foot-wide gravel road to the elder persons at Wah Rakhine State PDC and Education Primary School Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Nyaungdon Township with the funds of the Bo village on 15 April. presented cash awards to in Pyidawtha ward, chosen on 20 April, inspected Development Affairs Development Affairs The commander winners. On 17 April, the site for construction of repaving of Maubin- Committee in 2008-2009 Department. Upon com- and family and commander, wife and Sittway Railway Station Pantaput village road in fiscal year. pletion, the road will promise wellwishers presented departmental officials and placing of rail tracks Ayeyawady Division The minister then easy access for people of cash and paid respects to presented cash and kind near Waithali Stadium in undertaken by Maubin attended opening of Innma- four village tracts of Innma, the elder persons. to the aged at respect Bumay ward and Township Development Indakaw-Khayaykan- Indakaw, Khayaykan and Next, the paying ceremony held at construction of overpass Affairs Committee. Danaw road and Byantgyi- Danaw, and 39 villages in commander met with local U Ottama Hall. at the entrance to On 21 April, the Taiktan road section in the township.—MNA people and provided them On 18 April, the Yaychanbyin Railway with lanterns, clothes, commander heard reports Station which is food and toys. on works being carried out designated to be built near On 16 April, the presented by officials at Sittway Technological commander and wife the site chosen for University. — MNA Patrons of MAWFA visit Post- Nargis Myanma Arts and Crafts Exhibition and Sales Fair

YANGON, 23 and deputy directors- Central Cooperative April—Members of the general of the Ministry of Society Ltd conducted the Panel of Patrons of the Foreign Affairs—and guests round the exhibition Myanmar ASEAN members of the and sales fair and Women’s Friendship association visited the explained the purpose of Association—Daw Myint Post-Nargis Myanma Arts holding it on the third floor Myint Soe, wife of and Crafts Exhibition and of the plaza. Next, the Minister for Foreign Sales Fair of Central guests were entertained Affairs U Nyan Win, and Cooperative Society Ltd with the variety of songs. Patrons and members of Myanmar ASEAN Women’s Friendship wives of the ambassadors at Saya San Plaza, here, The fair was temporarily Association visiting Post-Nargis Myanma Arts and Crafts Exhibition of ASEAN countries, this morning. closed during the period and Sales Fair. — MNA wives of directors-general Officials of of Maha Thingyan Festival and it is reopened from 9 Grapes help lower blood blood pressure-lowering impact that can come am to 9 pm daily from 18 from a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. The April to 7 May. pressure, reduce heart damage benefits may be the result of the phytochemicals On the ground LANSING, 23 April—Can a grape- – naturally occurring antioxidants – turning on floor, paintings and enriched diet prevent the downhill sequence a protective process in the genes that reduces sculpture works, jade and of heart failure after years of high blood damage to the heart muscle. gems, furniture, ready pressure? The study, performed in laboratory made garments, University of Michigan Cardio- rats, was presented at the 2009 Experimental foodstuffs, rare books and vascular Center study suggests grapes may Biology convention in New Orleans. consumer goods are being prevent heart health risks beyond the simple Internet sold to the guests.—MNA

24-4-09 NL 8 18/7/29, 12:11 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 9 Commander inspects repairing of Pyay-Paukkhaung-Ottwin road NAY PYI TAW, 23 Township, the com- growing the private teak April—Chairman of mander met with plantation in Bago Division Peace and officials concerned of Paukkhaung Township. Development Council road construction project After hearing the reports Commander of Southern special group No.7, presented by officials Command Brig-Gen Hla Forest Department and concerned on the work Min, on 11 April, timber extraction, and being done, the inspected the paving of coordinated the needs. commander gave the Pyay-Paukkhaung- The commander necessary instruction. Ottwin tarred road in inspected teak plantation Afterwards, the Ottwin Township and left in Khabounggyipyin commander inspected necessary instructions. protected forest in the teak nursery and left At Pawlangyi forest Ottwin Township and necessary instruction. camp in Paukkhaung land preparation for MNA

Deputy Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Aung Tun views generation Ultrasound imaging now possible with smartphone of electricity from paddy husk-powered generator to supply power to SCIENCE DAILY, 23 April — Computer Ohndaw village (North).—MNA engineers at Washington Pauk Township making progress University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist NAY PYI TAW, 23 lopment tasks including to Ohndaw Village approach to medical care April — Deputy Minister construction of road, (North) and viewed and computing by for Commerce Brig-Gen renovation of the school generating of electricity coupling USB-based Aung Tun met with and development of the from paddy husk- ultrasound probe townselders in Yinnauk library in the village. powered generator to technology with a Village in Pauk Township He also met with supply power to the smartphone, enabling a on 19 April and discussed townselders in village and met with compact, mobile matters related to regional Thamadaw Village and departmental officials at computational platform development tasks. gave instructions on the meeting hall of Pauk and a medical imaging William D. Richard (left) takes an ultrasound During the meeting, regional development Township Peace and device that fits in the palm probe of colleague David Zar’s carotid artery with the deputy minister gave tasks. Development Council. of a hand. a low-power imaging device he designed. instructions on deve- Afterwards, he went MNA William D. Richard, compatible with with smartphones, the Fossil evidence of missing link in origin of PhD., WUSTL associate Microsoft Windows researchers had to professor of computer mobile-based smart- optimize every aspect of seals, walruses found science and engineering, phones, thanks to a probe design and described in the 23 April and David Zar, research $100,000 grant Microsoft operation, from power issue of the journal Nature. associate in computer awarded the two in 2008. consumption and data Modern seals, sea science and engineering, In order to make transfer rate to image lions, and walruses all have made commercial commercial USB formation algorithms. have flippers—limb USB ultrasound probes ultrasound probes work Internet adaptations for swimming in water. These Secret to night vision found adaptations evolved over MUNICH, 23 April — Munich. “On the other the optical properties of time, as some terrestrial Researchers have hand, the unique inverted those cells, added Jochen animals moved to a semi- discovered an important architecture is universally Guck of the University of aquatic lifestyle. Until element for making night present in nocturnal Cambridge. “Diurnal now, the morphological vision possible in mammals,” for instance, nuclei are basically evidence for this transition nocturnal mammals: the mice, cats and deer. scattering obstacles,” he from land to water was DNA within the That architecture has said. weak. photoreceptor rod cells important ramifications for Internet “The remarkably responsible for low light preserved skeleton of vision is packaged in a Puijila had heavy limbs, very unconventional way, indicative of well according to a report in developed muscles, and the 17 April issue of Cell. flattened phalanges which That special DNA suggests that the feet were architecture turns the rod webbed, but not flippers. cell nuclei themselves into Life reconstruction of Puijila darwini swimming in This animal was likely tiny light-collecting lenses, adept at both swimming with millions of them in crater lake.—INTERNET and walking on land. For every nocturnal eye. OTTAWA, 23 April — in the evolution of the swimming it paddled with “The conventional Researchers from the group that today includes both front and hind limbs. architecture seen in almost United States and Canada seals, sea lions, and the Puijila is the evolutionary all nuclei is invariably In nocturnal to low light active mammals (eg the have found a fossil walrus. evidence we have been present in the rod cells of cat) the rod photoreceptors of the eye have nuclei skeleton of a newly The analysis of the lacking for so long,” says diurnal mammals, with an inverted architecture, whereas the rods of discovered carnivorous skeleton and support for Mary Dawson, curator including primates, pigs diurnal mammals (eg the crab-eating macaque) animal, Puijila darwini. the hypotheses that emeritus of Carnegie and squirrels,” said Boris have a conventional nuclear architecture. The New research suggests pinniped origins can be Museum of Natural Joffe of Ludwig- inverted architecture improves nocturnal vision. Puijila is a “missing link” found in the Arctic will be History.—Internet Maximilians University INTERNET

24-4-09 NL 9 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009

Kunchaung Hydropower Project in Pyu Township to yearly generate 190 million kwh, to irrigate 110,000 acres of farmlands Article & Photos: Photographer Maung Maung

(from page 1) was not easy. It is be, engineers and workers and all-round develop- necessary to conduct the of the Ministry of Electric ment of other sectors of all-round feasibility study Power No. 1 are the economy as well”, on the potential water implementing the utmost efforts are being power of the water hydropower projects in made for exploring the sources from the thick the woods and hilly land and water resources forests and hilly regions, regions with diligence across the nation and the rainfall, the seasonal laid down by the State extending the sown flow of water, the Peace and Development acreage in full swing. geographical conditions, Council under super- In line with the the location for the whole visions of Minister Col

97 per cent completion of main embankment.

District in Bago Division. for restoring 1,190,000 the power grid. At At present, the acre feet of water at 220 present, the project has department is building the feet deep of water for the completed by 73 per dam, the spillway, the largest storage capacity cent. conduit and water control of the dam. Moreover, the tower and the power To drain out the dam of the project will intake structure, the surplus water, a RC irrigate 110,000 acres laying and installation of spillway with the type of of farmlands in penstock pipes and the ogee crest and chute with Kanyutkwin and construction of the power flip bucket that can Penwegon regions of plant. release 4,500 cubic feet Sittoung River Valley The region for the of water per second and as a drive for 96 per cent completed surge tank at Kunchaung Hydropower Plant. project has about 100 60 feet wide will be built development of the inches of rainfall yearly. at the dam. region and the nation. A total of 763,000 acre In generating 60 Up to now, guidance of the Head of project, the Zaw Min, Deputy feet of water flows into megawatts, water will be concerted efforts are State, the development transportation, the Minister U Myo Myint, Kun Creek annually and piped to three 20- being made in tasks are being carried construction of approach directors-general and its catchment area is 338 megawatt vertical type implementing the out in all regions of the roads to the project site officials. square miles. Francis turbines through multi-purpose project nation. In this regard, and the transport of Of these hydro- In implementing three 16.5 feet diameter for serving the interest Kunchaung Hydropower construction materials power projects, the the project, a rock-filled and 500 feet long pre- of the State by storing Project, one of the and heavy machinery. Hydropower Imple- dam with earth core will stressed steel pipes. water from Kun Creek development projects in Moreover, the mentation Department is be built for storing water. On completion, for cultivation of Sittoung River Valley of preliminary tasks are to undertaking the imple- It is necessary to Kunchaung Hydropower summer paddy and for Bago Division, is being be carried out on the mentation of Kunchaung store 800,370 acre feet of Project will generate generating hydropower. implemented as a multi- weather condition at the Hydropower Project that water for agriculture about 190 million ***** purpose project with the project site and conditions is located nine miles purpose and operating the kilowatt hours yearly and Translation: TTA aims of of rivers, creeks and southwest from Pyu turbines. In reality, the supply hydroelectricity to Myanma Alin: - irrigating the waterfalls before the Township of Toungoo dam will be constructed the entire nation through 23-4-2009 farmlands of project implementation to Kanyutkwin and find out if there is Penwegon potential water power. It regions of usually takes at least three Sittoung River to four years in making Valley to be able preparations. to grow double Although over- and mixed crops, flowing is common in the - taking preventive rainy season, some rivers measures against and creeks in the country floods in Sittoung are dry in the summer. River Valley, and Therefore, the - supplying power hydropower projects are from Kunchaung to be implemented by Hydropower taking four to five years, Plant to the entire and as such it will be in nation through the possible to expect clean power grid. water soon after a well In reality, the has been dug as the saying implementation of goes. Land preparation has completed by 29 per cent for construction of power plant on 31 March. hydropower projects Whatever it may

24-4-09 NL 10 18/7/29, 12:11 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 11 NATO, Russia to resume formal political contacts at end of April BRUSSELS, 23 April—NATO and NATO will also hold open invitation Russia will resume formal political to Moscow for a chief of defense contacts at the end of April with a meet- meeting scheduled for the beginning of ing of the NATO-Russia Council at am- May, he said. bassadorial level, said the alliance on NATO decided to suspend high- Wednesday. level contacts with Russia in August The Russians have indicated that 2008 following the Russia-Georgia they wish to restart formal relations at military conflict. NATO foreign the NATO-Russia Council at the end of ministers in December 2008 agreed to April and that there will be a meeting of gradually resume political contacts with foreign ministers during the last two Moscow. weeks of May, NATO spokesman James The alliance on Wednesday also Appathurai told reporters. sought to address Moscow’s concerns “If that’s the way they wish to do it, over two military exercises in Georgia then that is the way it will be done,” he said. in May and June.—Internet A boat transports people Rivers receding due to Cloned baby may come within a year or two along flooded streets at the Manaquiri river in BEIJING, 23 April —A Dr Zavos’s work is widely of three dead people, climate change: Study the Amazon basin of US-based fertility doctor condemned by including a 10-year-old northeastern Brazil on BEIJING, 23 April—A new research finds that rivers has claimed to have cloned mainstream fertility girl called Cady who died 22 April, 2009. Heavy in some of the world’s most populous regions are 14 human embryos and experts, who question in a car crash in the U.S.. rains last night have losing water due to changes in climatic conditions. transferred 11 of them into whether the technique, The child’s blood cells Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric the wombs of four women, which also raises complex were frozen and sent to flooded many cities. Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., suggests that the revealing he can have a ethical questions, is safe. Zavos.—Internet INTERNET reduced flows in many cases are associated with climate cloned baby within a year Although other scientists change, and could potentially threaten future supplies or two. have created human China calls for int’l co-op of food and water. Panayiotis Zavos told cloned embryos in test The Colorado River in the southwestern United Britain’s Independent tubes to extract stem cells in fighting racism States and northwestern Mexico, the Yellow River in newspaper that although for research, Dr Zavos has GENEVA, 23 April—Close international cooperation northern China, the Ganges in India and the Niger in none of the women had broken a taboo by actually is needed to fight all forms of racism and racial West Africa are losing water, says the study. had a viable pregnancy as putting them inside discrimination, which is the enemy of the whole human The study examined stream flow in 925 of Earth’s a result, the first cloned women’s wombs. society, a senior Chinese diplomat said here on largest rivers, and found significant change in about baby could now be born He said he has also Wednesday. one third of them over the past 50 years. These rivers, within a couple of years. produced cloned embryos “China proposes that the international community all key sources of water for the regions they flow work closely together to form a strong united front in through, were found to be funneling less water through the fight against racism,” said Li Baodong, Chinese their channels. ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, in “Reduced runoff is increasing the pressure on an address to the ongoing Durban Review Conference. freshwater resources in much of the world, especially Governments should fully recognize the huge with more demand for water as population increases,” damage that racism has caused to various human says NCAR scientist Aiguo Dai, the lead author of the rights, international security and human development, study. “Freshwater being a vital resource, the downward and pursue actively the policy of “zero tolerance” at trends are a great concern.” both the national and international level, Li told more Internet than 100 delegations participating at the anti-racism conference. Photo taken on 15 April, 2009 shows an artwork The five-day conference, which opened on Monday, made of a discarded doll in a community of is a follow-up meeting to the World Conference against Detroit, the United States. Discarded items were Racism held in Durban, South Africa in 2001. transformed by the local artists into art works in According to the Chinese ambassador, countries One of the Top 10 strange statues in the world, a bid to express their hope for life and call for should enhance dialog and communications to resolve located in Seoul, Korea, in front of the Bukcheon people to revive the declining auto city. political differences and refrain from creating a breeding Museum.—INTERNET ground for hatred.—Internet INTERNET Missing Russian helicopter found, all aboard safe MOSCOW, 23 April—A Mi-2 helicopter with two crew members and five passengers aboard, reported missing earlier in Russia’s Tomsk region, has been found with all aboard safe and sound, officials and the media said on Wednesday. The helicopter was found some 240 kilometres from the village of Kolpashevo, Interfax news agency reported. “It’s been found. Everybody is safe and sound. The helicopter does not seem to have any visible damage,” the Russian Federal Air Navigation Service’s Siberian regional department said. It was reported earlier that the helicopter took off at 7:01 am Moscow time (0301 GMT) near the town of Strezhevoi and was due to arrive near the town of Kedrovy at 8:17 am Moscow time (0417 GMT), but did not reach its destination. The last radio contact was 11 minutes after its take-off. A Mi-8 helicopter was sent to search for the missing aircraft, with two doctors, three rescuers, a prosecutor and two police officers on board.—MNA/Xinhua

24-4-09 NL 11 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Egypt reports MV BANGPAKAEW VOY NO (V.167) Consignees of cargo carried on MV BANGPA- 25th death of KAEW VOY NO (V.167 ) are hereby notified that the bird flu vessel will be arriving on 24.4.2009 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will CAIRO, 23 April—A 25 lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the year-old Egyptian woman byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. has died of the H5N1 bird Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am flu virus on Wednesday, to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now bringing the number of declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo such deaths to 25 in the from the vessel. populous country, said the No claims against this vessel will be admitted after Health Ministry. the Claims Day. Health Ministry spokesman Abdel- SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Rahman Shahine said that AGENT FOR: M/S WONGSAMUT OCEAN HadiyaSalah Ragab, who SHIPPING CO., LTD comes from Al-Murg Phone No: 256919/256916/256912 neighborhood in Cairo, was admitted to the hos- CLAIMS DAY NOTICE pital earlier this month and MV KOTA TABAH VOY NO (281) treated with the drug Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TABAH Tamiflu but remained in VOY NO (281) are hereby notified that the vessel has critical condition until she arrived on 16.4.2009 and cargo will be discharged into died on Wednesday. On the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consign- Tuesday, the ministry said ee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and that Ali Mahmoud Ali, conditions of the Port of Yangon. who comes from northern Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Egyptian governorate of to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now Qalyubiya, some 40 km declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo north of Cairo, was admit- from the vessel. ted to hospital on March No claims against this vessel will be admitted after 28, and died on Tuesday. the Claims Day. Meanwhile, another of- SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT ficial from the Health MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Ministry said on Tuesday AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER that another four-year-old LINES boy Ahmed Ramadan Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Kamal Adean, from Sohag CLAIMS DAY NOTICE in south of Cairo, con- tracted the virus, bringing MV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (443) the human cases of the fa- Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAP tal avian influenza to 67. VOY NO (443) are hereby notified that the vessel will Internet be arriving on 24.4.2009 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws No evidence against father in ‘Slumdog’ row and conditions of the Port of Yangon. MUMBAI, 23 April—Indian police said on Thursday they had not Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am found any evidence so far to substantiate claims that the father of to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now “Slumdog Millionaire” child actress Rubina Qureshi tried to sell her declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo for adoption.”We have not registered a case against Rubina Qureshi’s from the vessel. father and are still continuing with investigations,” senior police of- No claims against this vessel will be admitted after ficer Nisar Tamboli was quoted as saying by the domestic Press Trust the Claims Day. of India news agency. Police opened an investigation into whether SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Child actress from the Oscar-winning Rafiq Qureshi tried to sell his nine-year-old daughter after a report MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Rubina this weekend in a British tabloid newspaper. The News of World AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER Qureshi (R) is pictured with her father alleged that Qureshi demanded 20 million rupees (400,000 dollars, LINES Rafique Qureshi outside their home in 310,000 euros) for Rubina during a meeting with an undercover news- Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Mumbai on 19 April.—INTERNET paper reporter posing as a wealthy Arab sheikh.—Internet Deep blue lakes become Afghanistan’s first park Civilian deaths in Afghanistan KABUL, 23 April—A country signed a decree to cascading collection of create Band-e-Amir Na- significantly down in 2009 deep-blue high-mountain tional Park, encompassing BRUSSELS, 23 April—The number of civilian deaths lakes became Afghani- six mountain-fed lakes in Afghanistan went down by 39 percent in the first stan’s first provisional na- held back by natural cal- three months of 2009 compared to the same period a tional park Wednesday, as cified dams. Located in the year before, NATO said on Wednesday. the violence-plagued na- country’s peaceful central NATO spokesman James Appathurai said 81 per- tion took a big first step highlands, the lakes were cent of the civilian deaths were caused by the Taleban- toward protecting one of its a popular tourist destina- Band-e-Amir is seen in this undated photo in Bamiyan led insurgents and 19 percent by international troops finest natural treasures. tion before the Taleban’s Province of Afghanistan. The cascading collection of in the first three months of 2009. Coinciding with Earth 1996-2001 rule, and offi- deep-blue high-mountain lakes became Afghanistan’s He did not give the overall number of civilian Day, celebrated worldwide cial hopes they can attract first provisional national park on 22 April, 2009 as the deaths, nor the breakdown between the deaths caused every year on April 22, of- tourists from around the violence-plagued nation took a big first step toward by international forces and the insurgents. ficials in the Central Asian world.—Internet protecting one of its finest natural treasures.—INTERNET Internet

24-4-09 NL 12 18/7/29, 12:11 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 13 Nintendo’s Game Boy turns 20 and Chinese students were just starting to mass on Tiananmen Square.Video games had recently moved from the arcades into family homes. In Japan children were playing Nintendo’s Family Computer or “Famicom” games on their television sets, and simple handheld games called Game and Watch. But the Game Boy — sold at 8,000 yen (80 dollars at today’s exchange rate) — was the first portable console Nintendo’s portable game console with changeable game cartridges and “Game Boy Advance” with a video marketed as “35 hours of games in your phone unit “Campho Advance” (cam- pocket with just four batteries.” era-phone), allowing game users to “Children were so happy they could enjoy real-time chat services. play on the train after school and before INTERNET A view of the lights show organized by Krizia with German designer Ingo the inevitable evening crash courses,” Maurer as part of the design week, featuring events all over the city and in the TOKYO ,23 April —Twenty years ago recalled Hirokazu Hamamura, head of fair located in the outskirts, in Milan, Italy, on 22 April, 2009. The Milan Japan’s Nintendo Co launched the Game Enterbrain, a publishing company on the Furniture Fair opened today and will close on April 27, hosting designers and Boy, the iconic handheld video game gaming industry. their creations from all over the world.—INTERNET player that spawned characters from Super “If Nintendo beat its rivals in this field, Mario to Pokemon and sold 200 million it’s because the company has spent decades Live shark left outside office puzzles police units worldwide. in the universe of social gaming,” he said. CANBERRA, 23 April — office at Warrnambool, on then drove it down to the When the Game Boy was first launched Kyoto-based Nintendo started off in A live shark dumped on the coast of southeast breakwater and released it this week in 1989, Japan was enjoying its 1889 as a maker of card games the doorstep of an Victoria state. “We back into the water,” he economic “bubble years,” Madonna’s and moved into toys in Australian country arrived and poured some said.Port Jackson sharks “Like a Prayer” topped international charts, the early 1900s.—Internet newspaper office had water on it just to see if it can grow up to 1.6 metres local police puzzled on was still breathing and it long (5.5 ft) and typically Mexico steps up patrols after two soldiers killed Thursday, with authorities kicked around for a little feed on crustaceans, sea MEXICO CITY, 23 April that Sinaloa cartel leader duty when they were vowing to charge the while,” Constable Jarrod urchins, and fish. They are — The army said Joaquin “El Chapo” killed, and that it had person who left it with Dwyer told state radio. nocturnal and common Wednesday it has stepped Guzman lives near the increased patrols in the animal cruelty.The “I walked over to across Australia’s up patrols in a remote, town of Guanacevi, in area to look for the juvenile Port Jackson McDonalds and borrowed southeast coast. Dwyer mountainous drug hotspot Durango state, and that assailants. shark, which measured a bucket off them and said the newspaper was in northern Mexico, after “everybody knows it Local news media around 70 centimetres in filled it up with water, and unaware why anyone gunmen killed two army except the reported that the bodies length, was left in we picked the shark up would leave a shark to die lieutenants in the region. authorities.”The bullet- were found with a sign darkness outside the and put it inside it and outside.—Internet The grisly discovery riddled bodies of the two that read “neither the happened days after army officers were found government nor priests IBM says world piracy doubles in Q1 2009 Roman Catholic in the Durango township can handle El Chapo,” an due to Somalia Archbishop Hector of Tepehuanes, about 30 apparent reference to the LONDON, 23 April— off the Somali coast, the incidents in the fourth Gonzalez Martinez miles (50 kms) south of archbishop’s comments created a stir by saying Piracy incidents nearly International Maritime quarter of 2008. The IBM Guanacevi. and the government’s doubled across the globe Bureau (IBM) said on said 41 incidents were Painkillers The army said in a posting of a $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2009 Tuesday. reported in the Gulf of statement Wednesday that reward for Guzman in almost entirely due to an The London-based Aden region and five may not the two officers were off March.—Internet upsurge in attacks by gangs watchdog recorded 102 vessels hijacked. A total protect attacks worldwide in the of 34 vessels were boarded, French women, thinnest in Europe, first three months of 2009 29 ships fired upon and against compared with 53 in that nine hijacked worldwide, think they’re fat period a year ago, with 61 the IBM said. dementia PARIS, 23 April – France has by far the attacks in the Gulf of Aden “In the majority of SEATTLE, 23 April — highest proportion of clinically and off the east coast of incidents the attackers were Research has suggested underweight women in Europe, but only Somalia compared with 6 heavily armed with guns or that older people who want half of them think they are too thin, in the first quarter of 2008. knives,” the watchdog said. to avoid Alzheimer’s according to a new study.In other Somali pirates have “Violence against crew disease might want to take European countries the opposite is true: made millions of dollars member continues to daily doses of painkillers the number of women in Britain, Spain France has by far the highest in ransoms hijacking increase. Given the current such as ibuprofen and and Portugal, for example, who see proportion of clinically underweight commercial vessels in the state of the global economy, naproxen, but a new study themselves as seriously skinny easily women in Europe, but only half of busy shipping lanes of the there are concerns that suggests that might not be outstrips the number who actually are. them think they are too thin, Gulf of Aden and Indian piracy may increase. the best idea. “This shows that what people consider Ocean, despite patrols by Navies and Coast Guards according to a new study.—INTERNET “If people are thinking, an ideal weight in France is lower than in foreign navies of the must continue to maintain ‘Should I take these to other countries,” said the study’s author told AFP in an interview.The study also Somali coast, disrupting their physical presence,” it prevent dementia?’, the Thibaut de Saint Pol, a researcher at reveals a big gap, both objective and aid supplies and trade said. The IBM said apart answer based on our study France’s National Institute of subjective, between sexes.In western routes. from Somalia, Nigeria would be no,” said study Demographic studies, which published the Europe, the mean weight of men in every Twenty attacks were continued to be a high risk author Dr Eric B Larson, study on Wednesday. country except France and The Ne- recorded off Somali’s east area with nearly all attacks executive director of the “If a French person who feels fat were therlands tips the scales into the coast with 18 of those in related to vessels Group Health Center for to go to the United States,” — which has “overweight” category, according to March alone, which supporting and connected Health Studies in much higher rate of obesity — “he World Health Organization (WHO) included four hijackings. to the oil industry. Seattle.—Internet probably wouldn’t feel fat anymore,” he standards.—Internet That compared with seven MNA/Reuters

24-4-09 NL 13 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 Barcelona cruise to Sevilla rout Three-star Wiese puts S P O R T S MADRID , 23 April – Bremen in German Cup final Barcelona turned on the style again at Camp Nou BERLIN, 23 April – Ferguson tells United title on Wednesday, crushing Goalkeeper Tim Wiese race is not yet run Sevilla 4-0 to restore their held his nerve to make three six-point lead at the La consecutive saves as MANCHESTER, 23 April – Sir Alex Ferguson has Liga summit.Real Madrid Werder Bremen beat 10- warned his Manchester United players they still have had closed to within three man Hamburg 3-1 on pen- work to do to win the Premier League title despite points with a morale- alties in their German Cup enjoying some breathing space at the semi-final on Wednesday. boosting, late 3-2 win Barcelona’s summit.Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Portsmouth here Goals by Bremen’s Ger- over Getafe on Tuesday Belarussian midfielder at Old Trafford moved United three points clear of many defender Per but Barcelona show no Aleksandr Hleb (L) second-placed Liverpool with a game in hand. Mertesacker and Ham- Udinese’s foward Fabio signs of cracking under vies with Sevilla´s Rafael Benitez’s team lost ground with a 4-4 draw burg’s Bayern Munich- Quagliarella (L) beats the pressure and de- Sebastien Squillaci with Arsenal on Tuesday and Wednesday saw Chel- bound striker Ivan Olic had Werder Bremen’s stroyed third-placed and Ndri Romaric (C) sea also fail to keep the pressure on after their goal- meant it was 1-1 at the end goalkeeper Tim Wiese Sevilla even without tal- during their Spanish less stalemate against Everton.United have six league of 90 minutes, but home to score during their isman Lionel Messi. League football match games left, starting with Saturday’s match at home to side Hamburg had captain quarter-final UEFA cup Real have been the ex- at the Camp Nou Tottenham Hotspur and they also have to contend with David Jarolim sent off deep match on 16 April, 2009 perts of late goals this sea- stadium in Barcelona. a Champions League semi-final against Premier in injury time.—Internet in Udine. —INTERNET son, but Barcelona prefer Barcelona won 4-0. League rivals Arsenal on Wednesday.—Internet seeing off teams with INTERNET Last-minute goal puts 10-man early goals and scored opener after just two min- twice in the first 16 min- utes before Samuel Eto’o Guingamp in final utes to seize struck his 27th goal of the control.Andres Iniesta campaign. scored a sensational Internet Lazio oust Juventus to reach final ROME, 23 April – Lazio beat Juventus 2-1 at Tu- rin’s Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday to reach their first Coppa Italia final Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney (right) vies since 2004 with a 4-2 ag- with Portsmouth’s Glen Johnson during their gregate victory.A stunning English Premiership match at Old Trafford, Guingamp’s midfielder Edouardo (R) vies with strike from on-loan Ar- Toulouse’s defender Mauro Cetto during their Manchester. —INTERNET gentina forward Mauro French Cup semifinal football match in Toulouse. Chelsea’s Premiership title Zarate and a deflected ef- Guingamp won 2-1.—INTERNET fort from Serbian full- PARIS , 23 April – A last-minute goal from Senega- hopes are over: Hiddink back Aleksandar Kolarov lese substitute Badara Sene gave 10-man Guingamp LONDON , 23 April – Guus Hiddink admits Chel- put Lazio in the driving of the second division a 2-1 win over top flight Tou- Juventus’ defender sea’s title challenge is over after the Blues were held seat before Alessandro louse on Wednesday and a place in the French Cup Paolo De Ceglie (L) to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Everton.Hiddink’s side Del Piero’s late consola- final.Guingamp will meet Rennes, who defeated jumps for the ball are six points behind leaders Manchester United fol- tion. Grenoble 1-0 on Tuesday, in the final. against Lazio’s for- lowing on Wednesday’s Stamford Bridge stalemate and The match finished on They took the lead in the 28th minute through Dos Sir Alex Ferguson’s team can extend that advantage a sour note for Juve as ward Mauro Matias Zarate during their Santos Eduardo before Andre-Pierre Gignac equalised to nine points with a victory in their game in hand. Mauro Camoranesi was in the 74th minute.Richard Soumah had already been It would take a remarkable collapse from the reign- sent off late on and the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) semi-final sent-off for Guingamp in the 52nd minute for a sec- ing champions for Chelsea to get back in the race and game was also marred by football match at ond yellow card, but the red-card only served to drive Hiddink conceded the west London club’s hopes of more ugly chanting by Olympic Stadium in the outsiders ahead and grab the winner in the last silverware now lie with next week’s Champions some Juve fans against Turin. Lazio beat minute.—Internet League semi-final first leg against Barcelona and the Inter Milan’s black striker Juventus 2-1. FA Cup final against Everton next month.—Internet Mario Balotelli. Nadal leads top ten through in Barcelona INTERNET Internet BARCELONA, 23 April — World number one Japan on top in AFC Rafael Nadal overpow- ered Portugal’s Federico Champions League Gil to lead the top seeds SINGAPORE , 23 April – into the Barcelona Open Japan remains firmly on third round on Wednesday. Nadal set the perfect Rafael Nadal tuned up track to have four teams in for a tilt at a fifth winning example with his the last 16 of the AFC straight trophy at his Champions League after 6-2, 6-2 opening victory home Barcelona Open decisive victories Wednes- over Gil, the number 75 as he won his 22nd day for Kashima Antlers whom he beat last month in match at the venue 6-2, and Nagoya Grampus.The Japan’s Kashima Miami.Despite now own- 6-2 over Federico Gil Antlers thrashed Singapore Antlers forward Shinzo ing a 22-1 record at his on Wednesday.— Armed Forces 5-0 at home Koroki (L) and Singa- “home” event, the phenom- INTERNET Everton’s Joao Alves de Assis Silva (left) fights for while Nagoya grabbed a pore Armed Forces enon from across the water nis is also a sport of the ball with Chelsea’s John Terry during their valuable three points with defender Daniel Mark in Mallorca said it was not losses, someone wins Premiership match at Stamford Bridge in London. a 1-0 win over Newcastle Bennett clash during as easy as it looked. every week - but not al- Chelsea’s league title challenge is fading after the Jets in Australia. their match in Kashima “Winning has not be- ways the same player,” Blues were held to a 0-0 draw.—INTERNET Internet city.—INTERNET come routine for me. Ten- said Nadal.”—Internet

24-4-09 NL 14 18/7/29, 12:11 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 24 April, 2009 15

MRTV-3 Programme Schedule (24.4.2009) (Friday)

Transmissions Times Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MST Europe - (15:30pm ~ 23:30pm) MST North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST

Local Transmission * Signature Tune * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights Joeys-baby kangaroos-are cared for at the home of * The Hilly Town ( Namhsan) animal care Annie Williams in Gisborne, near * Dawei Traditional Longyi weaving Art Melbourne, after being rescued from the recent * Myanma Pharmaceutical Factory (PyinOoLwin) bushfire in south-east Australia.—INTERNET * Marvel of a Pagoda with Uncountable Buddha Images Susilo launches home * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights made products campaign Europe/ North America Transmission * Signature Tune JAKARTA, 23 April— Marking the opening of an * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights international handicraft fair, Indonesian President * Traditional Matrimony of Rawan National Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched a campaign * Myanmar Traditional Pavilion Painting programme for Indonesian people to only use home * Pa-O Traditional Bag made products here Wednesday. WEATHER * Modernized Myanmar Fashion Designs Accompanied by a number of his ministers, the * Sagaing Pagoda-studded Hills Thursday, 23 April, 2009 First Lady and his daughter-in-law, Susilo launched * Water Hyacinth Furniture Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST: the government’s programmes aimed at encouraging * Leisurely Cruise Along The Coast (Yangon to During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy in people to love domestic products and service. Kayah and Kayin States, Ayeyawady and Yangon Divisions, Mawlamyine) The programme, which is initially marked with rain or thundershowers have been scattered in Mon State and * Myanmar Traditional Food..... Soya Bean the launching of “I Love Indonesia” logo, is inline Taninthayi Division and isolated in the remaining States and * The Hilly Town ( Namhsan) with the government’s efforts to improve creative Divisions. Day temperatures were (6°C) above April average * Dawei Traditional Longyi weaving Art goods production among the Indonesian people. Earlier temperatures in Kachin State, (3°C) above April average tem- * Myanma Pharmaceutical Factory (Pyin Oo Lwin) reports said that Indonesian Trade Minister Mari peratures in Rakhine State, Mandalay, Ayeyawady and * Marvel of a Pagoda with Uncountable Buddha Taninthayi Divisions, (3°C) to (4°C) below April average Pnagestu denied the assumption saying that the Images temperatures in upper Sagaing and Bago Divisions and about programme is an application of protectionism. * Leisurely Cruise Along The Coast (Mawlamyine April average temperatures in the remaining areas.The signifi- She said that creative products production is a to Myeik) cant day temperatures were NyaungU and Minbu (42˚C) each, solution to overcome the impact of economy crisis * Satellite Tracking System for Sea Turtle Myingyan and Chauk (41˚C) each. The noteworthy amounts that has been hitting Indonesian people since late last of rainfall recorded were NayPyiTaw (Thapyaygone) (0.20) * Better Homes, Better Decorations year. She pointed out that creative products productions inch, NayPyiTaw (Lewe) (0.16) inch, Mudon (1.65) inches, * Coffee Production in Myanmar would ease down the rising unemployment number in Kawthoung (1.18) inches, Katha (0.90) inch,Dawei (0.51) inch * Hukaung Valley Rattan Survey (Part-III) the country. Government initially initiated 2009 as the and Taunggu (0.40) inch. * Song of Myanma Beauty and Scenic Sights ‘year of creativity’. Maximum temperature on 22-4-2009 was 98°F. Website: MNA/Xinhua www.mrtv3.net.mm Minimum temperature on 23-4-2009 was 74°F. Relative humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 23-4-2009 was 85%. Total sunshine hours on 22-4-2009 was (8.6) hrs approx. 8:10 am 4:25 pm 6:00 pm Rainfall on 23-4-2009 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba- 6. At;“p^^^^^^^^^^ ociiociii p\\\\\ ´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑ 3. skøN˚˚˚˚˚ c˙˙˙˙˙ ep¥a.....\\\\\ Pt..... sk\\\\\ R\\\\\ (qaepåcuuuuMuMMMM ;)\\\\\ 9. Evening news Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was 8:30 am 4:40 pm 6:30 pm (1.06) inches at Mingaladon, (1.58) inches at Kaba-Aye and (2.83) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at 7. International news 4. Musical programme 10. Weather report Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (8) mph from Northwest at (18:30) 8:40 am 4:55 pm 6:35 pm hours MST on 22-4-2009. 5. Aew;qc\\tk\\\ ˚˚q˚˚˚ iiuuiluiiuu \\pvaer;\\\ 11. qtsuuuuu lcMMMuuMMuuu er\\\\\ √a%WWWWW r\\\\\ c˙˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ Bay inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the Andaman 8. The mirror images of Sea and Bay of Bengal. Rpuuuuu mc\\mc\\\ q\\\\\ Âka;qcMMÂka;qcMMM Kn\\\\\ ;sa\\\\\ 7:05 pm the musical oldies Forecast valid until evening of 24th April 2009: Rain Friday, 24 April dtuuuuu yNiiiii s˙˙˙˙˙ \\\\\ (qtebdAT††††† ;po)¨¨¨¨¨ 12. Apn;ePl\\\\\ v˙˙˙˙˙ >påms\\\\\ km\\\\\ ;eK\\\\\ View on today 8:50 am or thundershowers are likely to be scattered in Kachin, Chin (qtebd)††††† qaya and Rakhine States, upper Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions, 7:00 am 9. {eS;lpiiiii kc\\\\\ ;k\\\\\ a∑∑∑∑∑ 5:15 pm 7:10 pm isolated in Shan and Mon States, Mandalay and Yangon Di- 1. etactn\\\\\ ;qaqnapoSraeta\\\\\ \\\\\ ANpvakmuuu a}ııı visions and weather will be partly cloudy in the remaining 6. Songs to uphold 13. Ncuuuiiuuiii c\\\\\ Ka;zatMMKa;zatMMM lm\\\\\ ;t\\\\\ ´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑∑∑∑∑∑ Bra;”kuuuuu ;fpr^^^^^ tiiiii tra;eta\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\ (lc∑∑∑∑∑ m\\\\\ ;'uuuiiuuiii mc;ema\\\\\ k\\\\\ n∑∑∑∑∑ ;'\\\\\ zanv'\\\\\ areas. Degree of certainty is (60%). National Spirit {na;Krarcuuuiiuuiii K\\\\\ c∑∑∑∑∑ }\\\\\ State of the sea: Seas will be moderated in Myanmar waters. kc\\\\\;ekac\\\\\' siiiiiuuuuu;mt\\\\\nN∂∂∂∂∂a' 7:25 am 5:20 pm (Apcuuuiiuuiii ;-4)\\\\\ Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of iso- 2. To be healthy exercise ÂkvÂkvÂkv\\Âkv\\\ l\\\\\ l...´´..´´´ √...´´..´´´ ;'^^^^^ {eceÂk;k∑∑∑∑∑ siiiii mßßßßß n˙˙˙˙˙ qmYB%\\\\\ k\\\\\ uuuiiuuiii lated rain or thundershowers in the Southern Myanmar areas. 7. 8:00 pm Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area lA◊˙˙˙˙˙ lΩΩΩΩΩ tc^^^^^ '...\\..\\\ gm∑∑∑∑∑ ;p\\\\\ 'uuuMMuuMMM Era) 7:30 am qaAa;k;Âk}uuuiiuuiii 14. News for 24-4-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. 3. Morning news 4:00 pm (Kn\\>sv\\\ \\q\\\ ¨¨¨¨'¨¨¨¨¨¨ “Piio;eciiio;ec∑∑s∑∑∑ iiuu;'iuiiuu w^^^^r^^^^^^ 15. International news Degree of certainty is (60%). 7:45 am 1. Martial song pluuuuu wc´´´´´´´´´´ ;'\\\\\ P;s¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 'MMMuuMMuuu qzc)\\\\\ Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area 16. Weather report for 24-4-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. 4. lpOOOOO r\\\\\ a;p˙˙˙˙˙ pcMMpcMuuMMuuu s\\\\\ tiiiii ep¥a\\\\\ r\\\\\ cWWWWW \\\\\ 4:10 pm [dåRkuuuiiuuiii ta-mc\\\\\ s...\\..\\\ ;uuuiiuuiii (w/q)] 17. Ncuuuiiuuiii c\\\\\ Ka;zatMMKa;zatMMM lm\\\\\ ;t\\\\\ ´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑∑∑∑∑∑ Degree of certainty is (60%). 8:00 am 2. Dance of national 5:45 pm {emtalm††††† ;S\\\\\ }uuuMMuuMMM Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for 24-4-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. 8. Songs of yesteryears (Apcuuuiiuuiii ;-17)\\\\\ 5. Nice and sweet song races Degree of certainty is (60%).

R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 392308, Manager 392226, Circulation 392304, Advertisement 392223, Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 392369

24-4-09 NL 15 18/7/29, 12:11 PM 1st Waxing of Kason 1371 ME Friday, 24 April, 2009 North Yama Creek Bridge linking Salingyi and Yinmabin townships Article & Photo: Maung Htein Lin (Monywa-IPRD)

Nowadays, the Division are maintain- assistance of the local people. in agriculture, education, bin townships of the townships of Monywa ing development government and har- Remarkable pro- health and social sectors district. In this regard, District in Sagaing momentum due to monious efforts of the gress can be witnessed in Salingyi and Yinma- North Yama Creek Bridge linking Salingyi and Yinmabin town- ships is one of the development facilities for enabling the local people to have easy access to other regions. The bridge was inaugurated in 2004, and it links Gondaw Village of Salingyi Township and Aungchantha Village of Yinmabin Township. The bridge is of wooden steel cable suspension facility. The bridge can withstand passing of a 30-ton load vehicle at a time. Thanks to con- struction of the bridge, the local people of two townships can travel to each other and the bridge contributes to smooth flow of commodities and passengers. ***** Translation: TTA The wooden steel cable suspension bridge lies across North Yama Creek. Kyemon: 10-4-2009

Our penchant for rarity could Blues could sell Ballack "The squad is packed with top from Université de Paris-Sud, have found stars. To establish yourself as a leading threaten conservation efforts that people are more attracted to species MUNICH, 23 April — Michael player there is hard. Ballack has not labeled "rare" than those labeled PARIS, 23 April — Rare plant "common" even when they do not know Ballack is no more than a peripheral managed it. and animal species are like rare stamps which species are involved. player at Chelsea, according to Lothar "He is always in the first team. or coins: they are perceived to be The study shows that this Matthaus. The question is only: For how much inherently more valuable to people, irrational value conferred to unknown The Germany captain moved longer?" whatever they look like. Researchers items only for the sake of rarity is both to Stamford Bridge on a free transfer Internet Elena Angulo and Franck Courchamp, an asset and a threat for conservation. from Bayern Munich in 2006, but has It has been recently suggested struggled to replicate the form he that the value people place on rarity showed in the Bundesliga for the Blues. could lead to the extinction of rare species And Matthaus, who won 150 caps in a as we are willing to pay the high costs of 20-year international career for exploiting the last individuals. Many Germany, believes Ballack could soon hobbies, such as ecotourism or the keeping of exotic pets, may cause this be discarded by Chelsea. effect, known as the anthropogenic Allee "At Chelsea Ballack is just effect. However, this theory relies on present rather than right in the thick of the untested assumption that people do things. He is a nominal player at the big White tiger. Rare plant and animal indeed value rarity. London club - that is not an insult," species are like rare stamps or coins. Internet Matthaus wrote in Sport Bild. Ballack - not backed by Matthaus.

24-4-09 NL 16 18/7/29, 12:11 PM