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Volume XVII, Number 133 8th Waxing of Tawthalin 1371 ME Thursday, 27 August, 2009

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Uplift of the morale and morality of development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from Constitution character sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Bago with variety of local products gaining development momentum Article: Reporter Singu Soe Win; Photos: Reporter Yan Naing Win (Hlaing) & Bago Township Development Affairs Committee

Our media crew from the Myanma Alin Daily recently visited Bago, the metropolis of Bago Division. Fine and clean pavements, Town Hall, Clock Tower greeted us as we entered the town. We went straight to the office of the Township Development Affairs Committee. Executive officer of Township Development Affairs Committee Deputy Director U Tun Myaing together with Assistant Director Daw Myint Myint Aye, Assistant Engineer U Lay Lwin and departmental personnel explained what we wanted to know. (See page 7) The magnificent Clock Tower, pride of Bago, seen standing at the town centre.

SCIENCE DAILY, 26Aug—New research by Scientists propose Antarctic scientists at UC Santa Barbara indicates a possible Noteworthy amount of location for ‘missing’ ice sheet Antarctic location for ice that seemed to be missing rainfall at a key point in climate history 34 million years ago. Sittway 3.03 inches The research, which has important implications for climate change, is described in a Maungtaw 2.56 inches paper published today in Geophysical Research Bhamo 1.77 inches Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. Kalay 1.65 inches “Using data from prior geological studies, we Haka 1.49 inches Maps of Antarctic topography with restorations have constructed a model for the topography of for removal of the load of modern ice only (left), West Antarctic bedrock at the time of the start of Taunggyi 1.42 inches and additionally for erosion, sedimentation, the global climate transition from warm thermal contraction, and horizontal plate motion ‘greenhouse’ earth to the current cool 'icehouse' Kyauktaw 1.42 inches in geologically active regions (right). Models earth some 34 million years ago,” explained Mawlaik 1.37 inches correcting only for ice load have been used in all Douglas S. Wilson, first author and an associate simulations of ice growth to date, but significant research geophysicist with UCSB’s Department of Kyaukpyu 1.37 inches changes result from additionally correcting for Earth Science and Marine Science Institute. Ngathaingchaung 1.37 inches other geologic processes. Internet

27-8-09 NL 1 7/30/18, 11:17 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Thursday, 27 August, 2009 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Train and nurture highly * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State qualified human resources * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The government has been building a large Development undertakings in Lwemwe inspected number of educational infrastructures NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug—Chairman of Shan State The commander visited Lwemwe MRTV Re- throughout the nation for the people to be able (East) Peace and Development Council Commander transmission station, tea plantations of farmer U Shauk to pursue both basic and higher educations. of Triangle Region Command Maj-Gen Kyaw Phyo Ti and tea nursery of Lwemwe station. Today, being the Knowledge Age, people on 18 August inspected maintenance of Kengtung- At Lwemwe Basic Education High School, the have to rely mainly on technology in such sectors Lwemwe motor road. commander met with teachers. of society as production, education, health, etc. On 19 August, the commander presented stationery, On 20 August, the commander met servicemen At such a time, the new generation school uniforms and sweaters to the trainees at the and family members at the hall of the local battalion in students are to try their utmost in their studies Border Areas National Race Youth Development Lwemwe station. School in Lwemwe. MNA of education and technology so that they can be the good sons and daughters capable of serving Prizes awarded for Commander’s Shield Shooting Tournament the interest of the State and the people. The main forces that would serve the NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug—The prize national interest to the best of their ability for presentation for the South- perpetuation of the nation are highly qualified West Command human resources. Therefore, they are to strive Commander’s Shield to be well-versed in advanced technology while Shooting Tournament was trying to become outstanding new generations. held at the parade ground In training and nurturing highly qualified of the local training depot human resources, efforts are being made to in Ingapu Township on 15 August morning. open self-reliant libraries in villages for the Chairman of people including those from rural regions to Ayeyawady Division keep pace with changes and developments and Peace and Development to cultivate the reading habit in order to be able Council Commander of to widen their scope of knowledge. South-West Command Such being the case, the new generation Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe youths are to work hard to become outstanding presented championship shields and cash awards to and well-informed ones on whom the State the respective winning Commander Maj-Gen Kyaw Swe presents championship shield to can rely at a time when all-out efforts are teams.—MNA winning team.—MNA being made for successful realization of the goals of the national education promotion Arms and drugs seized in Tachilek, six including two programmes. Thai nationals are under arrest

NAY P YI T AW, 26 Aug— brand, one STEYR M 9-41 Kwat, No. 136 in Tawkaw No.123, Ward-4, Chinshan All this needs to be known Members of Tachilek pistol with No. 058768, 108 Apyin village in Haungleik Township, Chinshan District village-tract on 24 August. and Ah Zhou, female, * Do not be frightened whenever special anti-drug squad of 9-mm lugar bullets, 964,000 intimidated Shan State (East) raided a stimulant tablets, 21 kilos of Following some further 41,daughter of U Shaung Pu, * Do not be bolstered whenever flat- residence in Wanli village heroin, 102 blocks of heroin investigations, the anti-drug No (727/9), Sanma Kaw tered of Haungleik village-tract in weighing 35.7 kilos from squad came to know that a Wan village, Pan Town, * Do not be softened whenever appeased Tachilek Township on 24 TOYOTA LUCIDA brand Thai couple lodging at Chiang Mai District of afternoon to search for illegal Town Ace with licence plate Shweyegan Hotel had Thailand who were lodging drugs and found Sai Win 2B/ 9394 parked in the garage offered to buy drugs at a at Room No.6 of Shwe Dr Daw San San Aye gives health educative Naing (a) Ah Pin, Ah Yao, of the house together with price of 40 baht per tablet. Yegan Hotel yesterday and talks at school health week ceremony held Ah Bao (a) Than Oo and Ma five motorbikes and two Then, they arrested Nai actions is being taken to at No.1 Basic Education High School in Ah Shin there. vehicles. Ancha (a) Semo, male, 28, expose more accomplices. Aungmyaythazan Township of Mandalay They seized one long Following the son of U Naing Senh, MNA barrel gun with MADSEN confession of Sai Win Naing Division on 15 August.—NLM (a) Ah Pin, 1,962,000 stimulant tablets, two blocks Talk “US Dollar, IMF and Global of heroin weighing 700 Financial Crisis” on 29 Aug grams, and 10 kilograms of ICE were also seized from YANGON, 26 Aug— Myint will give a talk “US the residence No. 212 in Under the arrangements Dollar, IMF and Global Wanlong village of by the Myanmar Fishery Financial Crisis” at the Haungleik village-tract. Federation and the federation on The special anti-drug Myanmar Prawn Bayintnaung Road in squad managed to seize 24 Entrepreneurs’ Insein Township at 2 pm grams of ICE, 11 grams of Association and with the on 29 August. Anyone Khatkhu, two vehicles and sponsorship of Han Sein interested may listen to one motorbike from the Thant Engineering & the talk. dwelling of Ai Kwat (a) Nyi Trading, Economist Dr U MNA

27-8-09 NL 2 7/30/18, 11:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 3 Canada says not NATO Invasion of US and allies kills, to contribute injures Iraqi people troops to BAGHDAD, 26 Aug— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the US and its allies have invaded the country. Afghanistan Casualties of Iraqi people OTTAWA, 26 Aug— The death toll of Iraqi people as from the day they invaded the country to 26 Canada will not contri- Aug has risen to 698,430 and the total number of serious injured people reached bute troops to Afghanistan 1,258,756, according to the news on the internet. after the scheduled No. Subject Number deadline of early 2011 and 1. Death toll of Iraqi people 698,430 NATO should press other 2. The total number of seriously injured people 1,258,756 member countries to send A wounded man leaves the scene of a massive Internet more soldiers, Defence explosion outside the foreign ministry in central Minister Peter MacKay Baghdad recently. —INTERNET said on Tuesday. There has been no any Casualties of Afghan people in invasion of direct pressure from the US government yet for NATO troops led by US Canada to extend its KABUL, 26 Aug—The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistan combat mission beyond and they are there for a long time. 2011 but even if it really A number of Afghan people are killed and injured due to invasion of the happens Canada will say NATO troops led by the US. no, the minister said at a Casualties of Afghan people press conference in According to the Internet news, a total of 31670 Afghan people were killed Quebec. and 37,274 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by the “I think there’s a US invaded Afghanistan to 26 Aug. An unidentified wounded man is treated at a hospital after five car bombs detonated simultaneously in continued call to NATO No. Subject Number allies for them to Afghanistan’s largest southern city of Kandahar, on 1. Number of Afghan people killed 31,670 25 Aug, 2009. The explosion killed tens of people contribute more,” Mac- 2. Seriously injured Afghan people 37,274 Kay said. destroying a construction company office and Internet “But there are many damaging dozens of nearby buildings.—INTERNET countries in line before Canada that should be 2009 deadliest year for foreign approached before they would come knocking troops in Afghanistan on our door, I would KABUL, 26 Aug—The number of foreign soldiers suggest to you.”—Xinhua killed in Afghanistan this year surpassed that for all of 2008 on Tuesday with the deaths of four US military An Iraqi traffic policeman personnel in a bomb blast in the country’s south. prepares to tow a damaged The soldiers operating under NATO’s International car after a bomb attack in Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed by an Baghdad on 25 Aug, 2009. improvised bomb, the Taleban’s weapon of choice, in A bomb attached to a car southern Afghanistan, the alliance force said. wounded a municipal The latest casualties bring to 63 the number of official, along with three foreign soldiers who have died in Afghanistan this of his bodyguards, in month and to 295 the death toll since January, making Baghdad’s central this the deadliest year for foreign troops since their Karrada district, police 2001 arrival. said. —INTERNET “Four International Security Assistance Force service People look at the members were killed today as a result of an improvised Clash leaves three militants, army officer destruction left in the explosive device (IED) detonation that occurred in dead in central Afghanistan wake of five car bombs southern Afghanistan,” the force said in a statement. It that detonated said only that the soldiers were killed in southern KABUL, 26 Aug— Defence Ministry said on militants were killed,” simultaneously in Afghanistan, without giving the exact location. Clash between Taleban Wednesday. the press release added. Kandahar, southern Southern Afghanistan comprises four provinces that are militants and an Afghan “Taleban rebels on Taleban militants Afghanistan, on 25 a major theatre for an increasingly bloody insurgency. army officer have left Tuesday attacked an have intensified their Aug, 2009. —INTERNET Internet four persons including the army officer Captain activities against govern- officer and three rebels Lutfullah in Wardak ment interests particularly dead in Wardak Province Province and the officer security forces to of central Afghanistan, a resisted, as a result the destabilize peace in the press release of Afghan officer and three country.—Xinhua

KANDAHAR, 26 Aug—A cluster of vehicle bombs Car bomb detonated simultaneously on Tuesday in the Taleban’s spiritual homeland near a foreign-owned construction blasts in company that had recently taken over a contract to build a road through an militants-held area. At least 41 people Afghanistan were killed, all civilians, officials said. The thundering explosion occurred just after nightfall in a district that kill at includes UN facilities and an Afghan intelligence office. The force of the blast shattered windows around the least 41 city and sent flames shooting into the sky.—Internet

27-8-09 NL 3 7/30/18, 11:17 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan concludes visit to Singapore SINGAPORE, 26 Aug— for the Tianjin Eco-City Prime Minister Lee Hsien Chinese Vice Premier with his Singapore Loong, Senior Minister Wang Qishan left counterpart Wong Kan Goh Chok Tong and Singapore for China after Seng. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan winding up his four-day They also witnessed Yew. official visit to the city the signing of Memor- During their meetings, state on Wednesday. andums of Under- both sides reaffirmed the During his stay here, standing (MoUs) related close ties between the two Wang co-chaired the 6th to educational cooper- countries and discussed China-Singapore Joint ation and science and how bilateral cooperation Council Meeting for technology, and a Proto- could be further enhanced. Bilateral Cooperation, the col to the tax treaty bet- They also exchanged 11th China-Singapore ween the two countries. views on the regional and Volador de Papantla, or flyers of Papantla, perform in front Mexico City’s Joint Steering Council Apart from co- global economy, and the Museum of Anthropology on 25 August, 2009. The ritualistic dance is a Meeting for the Suzhou chairing the meetings, challenges in the pre-Colombian tradition from Veracruz which involves five men, representing Industrial Park and the 2nd Wang also called on aftermath of the global the five elements, climbing on top of a tall pole, then four of them jumping China-Singapore Joint Singapore leaders such financial crisis. headfirst from the pole while attached to a wound-up rope which then Steering Council Meeting as President S RNathan, Xinhua unwinds as they spin towards the ground.—XINHUA Small plane Global investors look for crash lands simple, safe investment in New Jersey KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Aug—Simplicity, safety and quality are now the goals of global investors for NEW YORK, 26 Aug— making their investment, according to a latest study A small plane crash by a United States asset management organization. landed at a northern New Investors or clients were looking for simplicity that Jersey mall parking lot was defined by transparency and liquidity of the around noon on Tuesday, investment’s strategies being used, said Kirk West, local reports said. Managing Director for Asia and Japan of Principal A spokesperson for Global Investors (Singapore) Ltd, here on Tuesday. Rockaway Townsquare Kirk West said that clients were also keen on safe Mall in Rockaway, NJ investments that would provide capital protection and confirmed that a single- quality investments that was defined by consistent risk engine Cessna plane adjusted return.—Xinhua made an emergency landing in the shopping An investigator looks at a plane that crash-landed in a parking lot at the Rockaway Six persons drown, three centre’s parking lot Townsquare Mall in Rockaway Township, N.J., Tuesday, on 26, August, 2009. The around 12 pm, just several small plane made an emergency landing in the mall, slightly injuring the instructor missing as boat capsizes meters from mall’s JC and student inside but apparently hurting no one on the ground.—INTERNET Penny store, according to in northeastern Bangladesh New York’s TV channel Malaysia agrees on Indonesia’s requests to PIX News. improve labours’ working standard DHAKA, 26 Aug—Six persons, including three The plane’s pilot children, drowned and three others were still missing managed to walk away JAKARTA, 26 Aug— there, the business daily household maid as well as as a boat capsized in northeastern Bangladesh’s without any serious Malaysia agreed on Bisnis Indonesia quoted a construction and planta- Habiganj district, about 163km from capital Dhaka, injuries, officials said. Indonesia’s three of minister as saying on tion worker, among others. on Tuesday night. The condition of his only several requests to im- Wednesday. The three points are Police and local officials said a small boat carrying passenger is still un- prove working standard Informal labour refers that Malaysian govern- 16 passengers sank when it was caught in a storm late known. of the country’s “infor- to little professional ment provides one day- on Tuesday night. Seven people managed to swim Xinhua mal labours” who work skilled-workers like off for the informal ashore. workers, agrees on certain They said the local people recovered four bodies ‘salary scale’ and lets the on Tuesday night and two more bodies early on workers to hold their Wednesday morning. passports by themselves. They said the rescue operation is still going on to Xinhua search for the three missing persons.—Xinhua Iran condemns US double standards on terrorism TEHERAN, 26 Aug— obvious to us that the US treated the group as a Iran’s Parliament Speaker (on one hand) has been terrorist organization... it is Ali Larijani said on Tuesday using the group as a tool... a political scandal for that the US administration and (on the other hand) Washington,” Larijani was has taken double-standard Americans said that they quoted as saying. The stance on terrorism, the have nothing to do with Mojahedeen, a self-claimed semi-official Fars news MKO because it is a Marxist and Islamic agency reported. terrorist organization.” movement, was founded in Referring to the United “A recent report about 1965 in opposition to the States’ approach to the the US policy on the MKO, shah of Iran and has Guy Laliberte (L), Canadian billionaire owner of Cirque du Soleil and Barbara anti-Iran “terror group,” released by a research subsequently fought to oust Barrett, his back-up crew member, sit in an altitude chamber as they prepare for the Mojahedeen Khalq centre affiliated to the US the Islamic regime which exercises during a training session in the International Space Station (ISS) at Organization (MKO), Defence Ministry, declared took power in the 1979 the Star City space centre outside Moscow, on 17 August, 2009.—XINHUA Larijani said that “It was that Washington has not revolution.—Xinhua

27-8-09 NL 4 7/30/18, 11:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 5 All items from Xinhua News Agency Vietnam, Mexico vow to boost trade, tourism cooperation HANOI, 26 Aug—The Hanoi on Tuesday with chemical products, plastic director for the Asia- participation of Viet- products, fertilizers, and Pacific and the Middle namese and Mexican steel. East of Mexican Trade relevant agencies and However, a majority of Promotion and Invest- ministries. The seminar trade deals was conducted ment Agency Salomon aims to provide Viet- via the third party. Sacal said that Mexico namese businesses with This hinders business always facilitates co- information on potential performance of both operation with Vietnam, cooperation in tourism Vietnamese and Mexican especially in trade and and trade with Mexico, traders, said Sacal. tourism, the local said the newspaper. Sacal said that newspaper Vietnam Eco- Statistics showed that Mexican businesses are nomic Times reported on Vietnam exports goods eyeing cooperation with Wednesday. to Mexico including Vietnam partners in Salomon Sacal made footwear, electric pro- the food processing, Some 90 learners follow the teacher’s gesture as the first batch of employees of the statement at a seminar ducts, garment, seafood, garment and textile, local tourist spots and travel agencies in Suzhou take up their two-day study of on Vietnam-Mexico pepper, rubber and coffee. and automobile spare the basic hand language, in a bid to better serve the hear-impaired tourists, tourism and trade held by The country imports parts. in Suzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 25 Aug, 2009.—XINHUA the Mexican embassy in mainly cotton materials, Xinhua Actresses from US budget deficit projected to explode over next decade northeast WASHINGTON, 26 Aug— Nearly at the same time, the public debt is projected China’s Jilin The White House said on the Congressional Budget to double by 2019 and Province Tuesday the federal Office projected in a report reach a size that counts for perform government could face a a cumulative 7 trillion US as much as three quarters during a cumulative deficit of 9.05 dollars of deficit from of the entire US economy. singing and trillion US dollars from 2010-2019, a figure Meanwhile, the pro- dancing 2010-2019. roughly 2 trillion less than jections predicted that US performance The figure, released by the White House one. unemployment could of the Korean the White House budget The Congressional spike to as high as 10 ethnic group office, is 2 trillion dollars report said the deficit this percent this year although in Beijing, more than the estimates year will total 1.6 trillion the average is expected to China, on 25 made by the Obama dollars. The White House be 9.3 percent in 2009. Aug, 2009. administration in May. figures also showed that Xinhua XINHUA Air China shares rise on Asia’s development progress Russia says first phase of ESPO half-year profits boost weighed down by crisis pipeline to be completed by yearend OSCOW BEIJING, 26 Aug—Shares of Air China Ltd closed MANILA, 26 Aug—Asia and Pacific economies are M , 26 Aug— The construction of the East higher on Wednesday morning after the company struggling to achieve Millennium Development Goals Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) oil pipeline keeps to the reported more than doubled first-half-year profit from (MDG), such as hunger, reduction in maternal schedule, with its first phase to be completed by the a year earlier late Tuesday. mortality rates and access to sanitation as the region end of this year, the president of Russian oil pipeline Air China ended 6.25 percent higher to 7.65 yuan is feeling the pinch of global economic downturn, the monopoly Transneft said on Tuesday. in the Wednesday morning session on the Shanghai Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday. “I believe that the first phase of the ESPO pipeline Stock Exchange. “With the recent global downturn, which has led to will be concluded by the end of this year, and then the The Beijing-based airline said in a Hong Kong large declines in exports, production, and aggregate construction of the second phase will start immediately,” stock exchange statement late Tuesday that its profit demand, regional growth will continue to be under Itar-Tass quoted Nikolai Tokarev as saying at a meeting in the first half of 2009 was 2.93 billion yuan (428 severe downward pressure,” said Jong-Wha Lee, ADB with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. million US dollars), up 151 percent from a year earlier. Chief Economist. “Slower growth in the short-term A total of 2,700 km of the first stage of the pipeline The carrier attributed the fast growth to fuel hedging will make progress in achieving the Millennium has been laid and equipment is being mounted at gains which helped offset weaker demand on Development Goals difficult for many countries in pumping stations and the Kozmino seaport, Tokarev international routes and lower fuel costs which fell Asia and the Pacific.” said, adding that the second stage’s blueprints will be 42.5 percent from a year earlier.—Xinhua Xinhua ready by November.—Xinhua Workers rush to set up the Israel becomes first developed iron tower for the power transmission in an emergent economy to up interest rates repair drilling to the 110 JERUSALEM, 26 Aug—Israel was one of the world’s first kilowatts power transmission economies to cut interest rates when the world financial line, organized by the crisis reared its head last year, and on Monday it became Lianyungang City’s Power the first developed nation to subsequently increase Supply Company, in a bid to its lending rate. The Bank of Israel announced a 0.25 check up its staff’s percent rise of its overnight lending rate, to 0.75 percent, emergency-dealing and or as Israeli biggest-selling daily newspaper Yediot normalcy-restoring capability Aharonot put it, “a 50 percent rise in its interest rate.” to ensure the safe and orderly The effects of this increase will not be that strong electricity supply of the whole in actual terms, suggested Gad Lior, the senior city, in Lianyungang, east macroeconomics correspondent of Yediot Aharonot. China’s Jiangsu Province, However, it will likely have a major ripple effect on 25 Aug, 2009.—XINHUA around the world.—Xinhua

27-8-09 NL 5 7/30/18, 11:17 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 Toyota to slash world production capacity TOKYO, 26 Aug— A Toyota spokes- and by halting some Japan’s Toyota Motor woman confirmed the production lines at Corp, seeking to recover company plans to sus- factories in Britain and from its first year in the red, pend from early 2010 Japan, the reports said. plans to slash its global until late 2011 a line at its Toyota will soon production capacity by up Takaoka plant in Aichi announce a decision to to 10 percent to cope with prefecture that can shut down the California weak sales, reports said on produce 220,000 vehicles joint venture, New United Wednesday. a year, but said no other Motor Manufacturing Inc Toyota will cut its cuts had been decided. (NUMMI), which pro- output capacity by one Toyota will reduce its duces cars such as the million vehicles from the capacity by shutting Corolla compact and the current level of 10 mil- down a US joint venture Tacoma pick-up truck, lion, the Nikkei business with General Motors Co they said.—Internet daily said, while public broadcaster NHK repor- Australia approves China, Postgraduate volunteers who are to set out on their obligation as assisting ted that the reduction India gas project tutors wave their banners during the setting-off ceremony in Guiyang, would amount to 700,000 vehicles. SYDNEY, 26 Aug—Australia on Wednesday southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on 25 Aug, 2009.—XINHUA approved a massive energy project that will supply natural gas worth tens of billions of dollars to China Indonesian police capture suspect Auto theft surges in Austria and India, giving new impetus to its resources boom. of hotel bombings VIENNA, 26 Aug—Austrian police have admitted Environment Minister Peter Garrett imposed 28 that car theft has increased significantly in recent conditions to protect wildlife but said he saw no reason JAKARTA, 26 Aug—Indonesian police has arrested months, especially in Vienna, according to a report to block the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant a man suspected of collecting funds from overseas to by Austrian Television (ORF) on Tuesday. off Western Australia, allowing it to clear the final finance suicide bombings at two luxurious hotels in In the first seven months of this year, the number regulatory hurdle. The project is a joint venture by Jakarta on 17 July, which killed seven people including of stolen cars increased by 71.6 percent compared to Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil, which has signed a the two bombers and injured more than 55 others, the same period last year, while that for mini-buses record 41 billion US dollar contract with Chinese giant police spokesman Nanan Soekarna said here on and trucks increased by 49.5 percent, ORF reported. PetroChina and another worth 21 billion dollars with Wednesday. India’s Petronet. During the period, a total of 3237 vehicles were The spokesman said that the arrest was made hours “I’ve considered it very carefully, I don’t believe stolen in Austria, an average of 15 units every day. In after the police announced Muhammad Jibril alias that there will be unacceptable (environmental) impacts Vienna, 1718 cars were reported missing, 717 more Muhamad Ricky Ardhan alias Abu Jibril as suspect and, as a consequence of that, I have made my decision than the same time last year. Thieves also took 151 of the explosions on Tuesday. today,” Garrett told reporters. He said the conditions trucks and 828 motorcycles, up 50 and 43 respectively, The 30-year-old man was captured in Pamulang included measures to protect endangered turtles and the report said. town of Jakarta by the police anti-terror squad, he said. other species on nearby Barrow Island and to minimise Xinhua Xinhua noise and light emissions.—Internet

st Death rate spikes among migrating whooping cranes EWS LBUM Spain’s 1 full face A federal official says the world’s Typically about 10 percent of the N A only naturally migrating whooping flock dies off. transplant patient cranes died at about twice their Stehn says including new births, this smiles year’s flock is expected to drop by normal rate last year and will likely The first full face transplant about 20 birds from last year’s 270 see an overall drop in numbers this patient in Spain has been so when counted in the fall. The whooping year. pleased by his new appearance Tom Stehn, who oversees crane numbered just 15 in 1941 but that he smiled, according to media whooping crane conservation efforts now numbers 539 and is considered a reports. for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, success story by conservationists. The 43-year-old patient may says 21 percent of a flock of go home in about a week, said whooping cranes that migrates The balancing art of transplant specialist surgeon between northern Canada and the Bill Dan Pedro Cavadas at La Fe hospital Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in A woman customer shows her own style To those of us who find it in the eastern city of Valencia. Texas each year died off last year. chocolates for the coming Chinese impossible to balance a teaspoon on a Valentine’s Day at a handicraft He is supposed to eat and saucer, Bill Dan is a man of awe- chocolate shop in downtown speak intelligibly again after more inspiring skill. Somehow and for some Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang than a decade of not being able reason, he balances rock upon rock Province, on 18 August, 2009. These to, but he was so happy when he upon rock in a gravity-defying display fashionable women will welcome the saw himself in a mirror that he of virtuosity. Chinese Valentine’s Day on August 26, smiled. Watch as he carefully places the 2009 with their individual style Hospital officials noted that tiniest point of one rock on the roundest chocolates for their lovers. the patient is continuing to make surface of another. Bill works on the good progress. shores of San Francisco, where an Part of the patient’s face was In this on 15 Jan, 2006 file photo, a occasional seagull threatens the lost more than 10 years ago due whooping crane eats a crab at the equilibrium of his creations. to radiotherapy to treat a tumor. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, But balancing rocks isn’t restricted He received a new face from a 35- near Rockport, Texas. More than 20 to the water’s edge of northern year-old man who had died in a percent of the world’s only naturally California — it’s a worldwide pheno- traffic accident. The operation migrating flock of whooping cranes menon, with new practitioners joining was conducted at the hospital. were lost and are presumed to have the ranks every day. If you’re inspired There have been four face died from April 2008 to April 2009, to try a little stone stacking yourself, transplant operations in France, according to the US Fish and Bill offers this helpful advice, “Try to two in the United States and one Wildlife Service. place a bigger rock at the bottom.” Bill Dan’s rock balancing works in China, said media reports.

27-8-09 NL 6 7/30/18, 11:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 7 Bago with variety of local products gaining development momentum

Article: Reporter Singu Soe Win; Photos: Reporter Yan Naing Win (Hlaing) & Bago Township Development Affairs Committee

(from page 1) Myoma Market, being the “Bago Township central market of Bago, is Development Affairs selling gold jewellery, Committee of Bago clothing, cosmetics, Division is under various kinds of consumer Ministry for Progress of goods, and farming Border Areas and equipment, and also a large National Races and variety of goods just about Development Affairs. from meat and fish to gold We are working hard for jewellery are available at all-round development other markets whereas of the town, with the aim Konthaya sebesten tree of building Bago as the leaves market is the sole town of glory of the supplier of sebesten tree division. Production of leaves. bio-fertilizer from Pineapple jam of rubbish and wastages is Kyauktan and Htongyi already on the way to villages, preserved fresh success,” explained water fish of Bago, dried Executive Officer U Tun banded snakehead of Myaing showing us Pyinpongyi, edible pamphlets and photos on succulent tuber of bio-fertilizer production Pachyrhizus angulatus process. and watermelon of The committee Phayagyi market, Executive Officer U Tun Myaing of Bago Township Development Affairs Committee and targeted to collect K cauliflower, water 738.4 million as taxes convolvulus and other personnel supervising upgrading of Bayintnaung Road into tarred one. during 2009-2010 fiscal vegetables of Montaing surroundings of Bago that totaling 722 shops in the roads, two gravel roads, is carrying out tasks for year, and the total amount village are known to be about 250 tons of fish can whole town. 92 laterite roads and 293 digging of two-inch collected was K 755.931 popular local products of be produced a day in The Township earth roads have been built diameter shallow wells million, 102.4 percent Bago. There are a monsoon season. Various Development Affairs as core roads up to now, and installing of manual performance against the considerable number of kinds of meat and fish such Committee is constantly with a view to pumps in 35 villages, target. Thus, the fish paste dealers’ in Kali as beef, pork, mutton, undertaking tasks for improvement of socio- sinking of two-inch Township Development village, outskirts of Bago chicken, duck and dried beautifying and keeping economic status of locals. tube-wells, installing of Affairs Committee could on Yangon-Mandalay fish are sold in the market the township clean under Along the both manual pumps, exceed the target. Highway. with separate banana and the 16 directives of the sides of Phaya Street, constructing of A total of 10 markets As wide variety of coconut brokers’ sale Township Development Thanatbin Street, reservoir in Oak-pho- run under the supervision fish such as Labeo rohita, centres. There are 457 Affairs Committee. The Shinsawpu Street, kin-chaung and Kwe- of Bago Township Mastacembelus armatus, shops in Phayagyi market, Township Development Yangon-Mandalay tan-shae village, Development Affairs Wallago attu, Anabas 73 in Pyinpongyi market, Affairs Committee had Highway (From 77th sinking of four-inch Committee, five of which testudineus, Mystus 32 in Intagaw market, 36 planned to upgrade 24 Division to Kyauk- tube-wells, installing of are urban markets and the vittatus, Barbus spp are in in Htongyi market, and urban roads into tarred twingon), Miyahtagon, at compressors and rest are rural ones. Bago abundance in the 124 in Kyauktan market, ones and build one laterite the front of Kyunthayar constructing of road during 2009-2010 car park lie 42,800 feet facilities for supply of fiscal year, out of which long clean and pavements. water in Bawnatgyi 12 roads have been tarred A total of 220 shops village. Thus, rural and one laterite road built. in markets of Bago folks can enjoy much With respect to borrowed loans amounting more clean water soon. rural roads, seven laterite to K 364.2 million from As 12 four-inch roads and one concrete Develop-ment Affairs diameter wells, 23 two-inch road were planned to be Bank Limited mortgaging diameter wells, 140 two- built and now three laterite their shops in order to inch diameter shallow roads and one concrete expand their businesses and wells, 21 1.5 inch diameter road had been built. One are now said to be doing shallow wells have been urban bridge had been well. The Township sunk for supply of water to constructed and Development Affairs rural areas, the efforts of preparations for Committee is supervising Bago Development Com- construction of two rural daily on cleanliness of all mittee in the time of bridges are under way. markets and no fly and no Tatmadaw Govern-ment is Bago Township bad smell in places where honour for the Development Affairs meat and fish are sold. development. Committee is building In order to supply ***** Bago to become the town more water to rural areas, Translation: TKK of glory of the division. the Township Develop- Myanma Alin: Building of Bago-Taungthusu village rural laterite road in progress. After 1998, 87 tarred ment Affairs Committee 24-8-2009

27-8-09 NL 7 7/30/18, 11:17 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 Information Minister receives Charge d’Affaires ai of Chinese Embassy

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug—Minister for Informa- Enterprise, Managing Director U Aung Myo Myint of Myint Htwe of the Ministry of Information and offi- tion Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received Cultural Counsel- Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise, Head of Office U cials.—MNA lor Charge d’Affaires ai of the Chinese Embassy Mr Gao Hua at the Ministry of Information, here, yester- day afternoon. Also present at the call were Director-General U Khin Maung Htay of Myanma Radio and Television, Director-General U Ye Htut of Information and Public Relations Department, Managing Director U Aung Nyein of Printing and Publishing Enterprise, Manag- ing Director U Soe Win of News and Periodicals

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan receives Cultural Counsellor Charge d’Affaires ai of the Chinese Embassy Mr Gao Hua.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 26 After that, the minis- chairman looked round the Forestry Minister on inspection Aug—Minister for For- ter, the chairman and re- school. The new school estry Brig-Gen Thein sponsible persons asked building is 60-foot-long tour of Kayah State Aung and Chairman of after patients at and 30-foot-wide and built Kayah State Peace and Nanmekhon Station Hos- at a cost of K 10,400,000. Development Council pital and provided cash In the afternoon, the Brig-Gen Win Myint assistance to them. And minister and the chairman made speeches at the they donated oxygen ma- met local people of opening ceremony of new chine and medical fund to Phayabyu village in school building of the station hospital. Dimawhso Township. Nanmekhon Basic Educa- The minister and the They inspected new tion High School in chairman delivered ad- school building of Dimawhso Township on dresses at the opening cer- Phayabyu village BEPS 23 August and donated emony of new school and fulfilled the needs. exercise books. After that, building of OK village On 24 August, the the school headmaster BEPS in Dimawhso minister and the chairman spoke words of thanks and Township. met with local people at responsible persons After that, State Edu- Padarnyay village BEPS opened the new school cation Officer accepted in Loikaw Township. building. documents related to the After that, the minis- Afterwards, the min- school building. The chair- ter and the chairman looked ister, the chairman and man and donors donated into University of Compu- responsible persons exercise books and head- ter Studies (Loikaw), Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung donates cash assistance to looked round it. The new mistress spoke words of Nambawwan (Shan) school building is 90 feet education fund of BEPS in Padarnyay village of Loikaw Township. thanks. After that, the min- BEPS and BEPS in long and 30 feet wide and ister donated cash to buy Yaynikan village in FORESTRY built at a cost of K chairs and television. Loikaw Township. 13,400,000. The minister and the MNA Magway Div WVOSC holds Fire stations inspected in Bago preliminary conference (West) and Yangon Divs NAY PYI TAW, 26 took place at City Hall of an introductory speech, Aug—The preliminary and presented cash awards Magway on 19 August. YANGON, 26 Aug— At Taikkyi and village in Letpadan conference (2009) of Chairman of Magway to outstanding students of The Director-General of Hmawby townships, he township, of Sitkwin, Magway Division War Division Peace and De- members of Division War Fire Services Department looked into fire engines Letpankyaw, Veterans Organization velopment Council Col Veterans Organization. of the Ministry of Social and their maintenance Seinkantlant and Supervisory Committee Phone Maw Shwe gave MNA Welfare, Relief and Re- and drills of firemen. Thayettabin villages in settlement inspected fire Next, he presented light Minhla township, and stations in Thayawady, fire engines, fire hoses cash donations, exercise Books donated to self-reliant libraries Letpadan and Minhla and uniforms for auxil- books, stationery and townships in Bago Divi- iary fire brigade mem- uniforms for schools. YANGON, 26 Aug— Information and Public lations Department this sion (West) yesterday. bers of Thaikwa-chaung MNA Bagan publishing house Relations Department un- morning. Bagan is located donated 593 books of der the Ministry of Infor- in Yakin Centre on Saya knowledge and literature mation at production di- San Road, Yankin Town- REGENT to hold talks on education having price of K 600,000 vision (Yangon) of the In- ship, Yangon. to self-reliant libraries of formation and Public Re- MNA YANGON, 26 Aug— on Sule Pagoda Road at Sydney will give talks on Organized by REGENT 5 pm on 29 August (Sat- courses and academic Education, talks on edu- urday). matters. cation will be held at Mr Jeremy Histon of Any interested per- Tobacco Kills Konbaung Tagaung Curtin Singapore and Mr son may attend the talks. Hall of Traders Hotel Scott Spragg of Curtin NLM

27-8-09 NL 8 7/30/18, 11:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 9

Medicines donated to Kyaiklat Township Hospital Commander attends conclusion ceremony of training courses in Lashio NAY PYI TAW, 26 Tourism Maj-Gen Soe the wellwisher. Aug—A ceremony to Naing made a speech. The minister and party NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug Tailoring Course No (23/ Races and Development donate medicines and U Kyaw Swa Min of comforted the patients and – Chairman of Shan State 2009), Basic Tailoring Affairs, at Women’s medical equipment to Grand Lotus Co presented cash assistance (North) Peace and Course (51/2009) and Vocational Training Kyaiklat Township explained the purpose of to them. Development Council Wicker Work Course No School in Lashio on 14 People’s Hospital was donations and presented At the golden jubilee Commander of North-East (5/2009), organized by August. held at the hall of hospital medicines and medical hall of the township, the Command Maj-Gen Aung Education and Training The commander pre- on 22 August. equipment. Township minister met departmental Than Htut delivered an Department under the sented completion certi- Member of National Medical Officer Dr Daw officials and responsible address at the conclusion Ministry for Progress of ficates and viewed works Disaster Preparedness Khin May Than accepted persons of construction ceremony of Advanced Border Areas and National of the trainees. – MNA Central Committee the donations and gave a companies. Minister for Hotels and certificate of honour to MNA Industry-2 Minister inspects No.1 Machine and Machine Tools Manufacturing Factory (Nyaungchaydauk)

NAY PYI TAW, 26 tools in No.1 Machine and demand, to be efficient Aug—Minister for Machine Tools staff and to use machines Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Manufacturing Factory at full capacity. Soe Thein inspected (Nyaungchaydauk) on 23 The minister reviewed production workshops of August, and met with implementations of nine PVC wire, Enamelled staff. objectives for 2009-2010 copper wire, power cable, After that, the financial years and urged bare copper wire, copper minister urged officials to them to work harder than rod, transformer, produce the quality goods ever. Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein inspects machines on generator and machine so as to meet the market MNA display in No.1 Machine and Machine Tools Manufacturing Factory (Nyaungchaydauk).—INDUSTRY-2 th 8 Meeting of Management Committee Minister inspects sites chosen for for SEAMEO CHAT commences construction of railway stations NAY PYI TAW, 26 speeches. After the first-day th NAY PYI TAW, 26 Township. chosen for construction of Aug—The 8 Meeting of Also present at the meeting, the participants Aug—Minister for Rail At the project office Paukkhaung Station. Management Committee meeting were members to the meeting paid Transportation Maj-Gen near Ywapu Village of After inspecting the for Southeast Asian of the management homage to Upptasanti Aung Min and Deputy Paukkhaung Township, site for construction of Ministers for Education committee, officials of Pagoda and visited the Minister U Pe Than on 21 officials reported on Paungtale Station, the Organization the SEAMEO water fountain garden, August heard reports on maintenance of the road minister and party viewed (SEAMEO) Regional Secretariat, ambassadors Thabyegon Roundabout, maintenance of Pyay- and progress of the region. the level crossing of the Centre for History and of Vietnam, Brunei, the Lotus Roundabout, Raza Paukkhaung-Toungoo The deputy minister gave motor road and the Tradition was opened at Philippines and In- Thingaha Roundabout, road presented by officials a supplementary report. railroad near Shwedaga Myat Tawwin Hotel, donesia to Myanmar and Gems Museum and at the project office of The minister and station. here, this morning. Charges d’Affaires ai of Junction Centre. They Public Works in Ottwin party looked into the site MNA Minister for the embassies, directors- viewed progress of the Education Dr Chan Nyein general of departments Hluttaw Building and the and Mr Noorhaisamdin under the Ministry of Government House. Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township Association Abdullah of the Thailand- Education, the director The meeting con- based SEAMEO of the SEAMEO CHAT tinues tomorrow. (Yangon) to honour outstanding students Secretariat made and officials. MNA YANGON, 26 Aug— mayon, the southern township residing in The social group members stairway of Shwedagon Yangon have been invited of Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Pagoda, here, at 9 am on to attend the ceremony. Township Association 13 September. The list of the (Yangon) will hold the At the ceremony, distinction winning prize presentation those present will be students is to be sent to U ceremony for outstanding served with Lewe Win Myint, Tel: students of the township Monhinga. 095143176 and 537761. at Shwegyin Dham- All the dwellers of the MNA MAAS organizes talk

YANGON, 26 Aug— opening speech. took part in the Myanmar Academy of Professor Dr Daw Kyi discussion. Arts and Science Kyi Thin of Microbiology Next, President organized subject talk (4/ Department of Yangon U Than Oo spoke words 2009) at Yangon Institute University of Medicine-1 of thanks and presented Professor Dr Daw Kyi Kyi Thin of Microbiology Department of of Education this morning. gave talks on points of gift to Professor Dr Daw Yangon University of Medicine-1 gives talks on A (H1N1). President U Than Oo of New Influenza A (H1/N1) Kyi Kyi Thin. EDUCATION the academy made a virus and those present MNA

27-8-09 NL 9 7/30/18, 11:17 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 Mandalay Division WVO holds Western Command preliminary conference 2009 Commander inspects regional development tasks

NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug—Chairman of Rakhine State Peace and Development Council Commander of Western Command Maj-Gen Thaung Aye, on 16 August, met with officers and other ranks at Pardalaik Station in Sagaing and donated sports gear. Next, the commander accompanied by departmental personnel concerned inspected road works near Sin-inn-gyi village in Ponnagyun Township and Kyauktaw Township, and quarry in Ponnagyun Township. The commander then attended the ceremony to cultivate monsoon paddy held in Apaukwa village of Kyauktaw Township and there he gave necessary instructions after hearing the reports on cultivation of monsoon paddy submitted by officials. After that, the commander attended a ceremony to put fingerlings into Zeechaung Dam. Commander Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe delivers an address at Mandalay Division War Veterans The commander and party looked into Organization Preliminary Conference 2009. integrated paddy farms of farmer U Aung Shwe Mra MNA in Htaikwapyin village of MraukU Township, repairing of tarred road in Tainnyo village in MraukU NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug—Mandalay Division Development Council Commander of Central Township. War Veterans Organization Preliminary Conference Command Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe delivered an address At Okphokan village primary school in 2009 took place at the National Theatre in and presented cash assistance to the outstanding children MraukU Township, the commander and party met Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay, on 16 August of the war veterans who passed the matriculation local people and donated stationery and sports gear morning. examination. to them. Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and MNA MNA Technological University (Monywa), a source of well-qualified engineers Byline: Kyawt Maung Maung; Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

B.Tech students, 332 sec- and 49 M.E Fourth Batch est.” Power Engineering, In- ond B.Tech students, 436 students, amounting to The university dustrial Design Engi- B.E students, 54 M.E Sec- 2998. conducts courses on neering, IT Engineer- ond Batch students, 29 We also inter- Civil Engineering, Elec- ing, Industrial Electron- M.E Third Batch students viewed some students trical Communications ics Engineering and there. A male student told Engineering, Electric Textile Engineering. the Myanma Alin, “I am So far, the univer- Maung Aung Zay Phyo sity has brought about 1292 from Monywa. I am a B.Tech graduates, 889 B.E second year student, spe- graduates, and 5945 Dr Kyi Soe, Principal of Technological cializing in B.Tech. The A.G.T.I diploma holders. University (Monywa). higher grade I am in, the Technological University (from page 16) a government techno- harder I have to try to do (Monywa) stands tall, nur- He said that the logical college on 10 No- well in my studies.” turing the students to be a university came into vember 1999, and to a A female student source of well-qualified en- being as a government technological university said, “I am Ma Zarchi Seint gineers necessary for na- I think after I get my technical high school on 20 January 2007. Seint Thu. I specialize in tional development, eco- degree I will work on 30 July 1982; that it Technological B.E. I am from Myittha nomic growth and boost- with the knowledge I The higher grade I was upgraded to a gov- University (Monywa) have gained from the Village in Kyaukse. I think am in, the harder I ing production of goods. ernment technical in- has 757 first-year classes in the na- after I get my degree I will have to try to do well ***** stitute on 1 December A.G.T.I students, 670 tional interest. (Ma work with the knowledge I in my studies. Translation: MS 1986; and that and it second-year A.G.T.I stu- Zarchi Seint Seint have gained from the (Maung Aung Zay Myanma Alin: was again upgraded to dents, 671 first-year Thu from Kyaukse) classes in the national inter- Phyo from Monywa) 26-8-2009

27-8-09 NL 10 7/30/18, 11:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 11 China’s CNOOC 1H net profit falls 55% on lower crude oil prices BEIJING, 26 Aug— despite a rise in oil and gas from 102.5 U.S. dollars a China’s CNOOC Limited, output, China’s biggest barrel in the first half last the listed subsidiary of offshore oil and gas year. China National Offshore producer told the Hong Despite the profit drop, Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Kong stock exchange. Chairman Fu Chengyu said Wednesday its net The company’s expressed optimism about profit dropped 55 percent revenue fell 42 percent year the company’s future from a year ago to 12.4 on year to 40.65 billion growth. billion yuan (1.82 billion yuan. “2009 will become the U.S. dollars), or 0.28 yuan The oil producer said company’s next milestone per share, in the first half. its oil and gas output rose in its history of stable The profit decline, 15.2 percent to 105.8 growth,” Fu said. down from 27.54 billion million barrels of oil He expected the yuan a year earlier, was a equivalent in the first six company’s net output to result of lower crude oil months. increase 15 percent for the prices in the first half, as the But its average selling whole year, and announced The picea schrenkiana, a kind of coniferous evergreen, is a unique species on global financial crisis led to price of crude oil was 49.35 the beginning of 10 new Tianshan Mountains. Its needles, or leaves, are slightly bent and its pine cones are a world recession that U.S. dollars a barrel in the production projects within shaped like an eclipse. It is said to have been transferred from the Qinghai-Tibetan curbed demand for fuel, first half, down 52 percent the year.—Xinhua Plateau 40 million years ago and have evolved into a unique tree species in the northwest of China. These trees cover 90 percent of Tianshan Mountains and are Canadian scientist aims to turn chickens most luxuriant on Nalati Mountain along Yili Lake, where they grow up to 60 meters and are commonly more than 300-400 years old. Their roots grow deep into the soil into dinosaurs to absorb water, and each mature tree can store 2.5 tons of water.—INTERNET MONTREAL, 26 Aug— infancy, the research could Council of Canada, the After years spent hunting eventually lead to hatching Canada Research Chairs The raiser looks at the A/H1N1 flu cases increase for the buried remains of live prehistoric animals, program and National new tooth of the wild prehistoric animals, a but Larsson said there are Geographic. Asian elephant to 242 in Laos Canadian paleontologist no plans for that now, for The idea for the “Yongyong” at the Xishuangbanna Asian HANOI, 26 Aug—The number of A/H1N1 now plans to manipulate ethical and practical project, Larsson said, came influenza cases in Laos has risen to 242, Lao newspaper chicken embryos to show reasons — a dinosaur about during discussions elephant breeding base in Dai Autonomous the Vientiane Times reported Wednesday. he can create a dinosaur. hatchery is “too large an with renowned American Flu patients have been detected in ten Hans Larsson, the enterprise.” paleontologist Jack Prefecture of Xishuangbanna, municipalities and provinces of the country, said the Canada Research Chair in “It’s a demonstration Horner, who served as newspaper. As the flu cases continue to rise, Lao Macro Evolution at of evolution,” said Larsson, technical advisor for the southwest China’s Yunnan Province, on 3 Minister of Health Ponmek Dalaloy urged all Montreal’s McGill who has studied bird Jurassic Park films. government sectors to increase screening and Aug, 2009. —XINHUA University, said he aims to evolution for the last 10 Internet surveillance measures to deal with the influenza as a develop dinosaur traits that years. matter of priority, according to the newspaper. disappeared millions of “If I can demonstrate Various ministries should have adequate plans in years ago in birds. clearly that the potential place to respond to any potential outbreak of the Larsson believes by for dinosaur anatomical disease, particularly in rural areas of the country, said flipping certain genetic development exists in Ponmek. levers during a chicken birds, then it again proves The goals are to reduce the spread of the virus, embryo’s development, he that birds are direct decrease the number of infected people, avoid A/ can reproduce the dinosaur descendants of dinosaurs.” H1N1 related deaths and maintain socio-economic anatomy, he told AFP in The research is funded development, the newspaper quoted Ponmek as saying. an interview. by the Natural Sciences and It is also the responsibility of the general public to be Though still in its Engineering Research conscious of the symptoms of the A/H1N1 influenza and participate in general surveillance to prevent a possible outbreak, according to Ponmek. Zimbabwe reports fresh Laos has reported one death of A/H1N1 influenza cholera outbreak so far in the country. —Xinhua HARARE, 26 Aug—Twelve cholera cases have been reported at Chibuwe Clinic near Chipinge farming Hong Kong’s confirmed town, more than 180 miles southeast of Harare, A/H1N1 flu cases exceed 10,000 Zimbabwe’s Health and Child Welfare Minister Henry Madzorera said on Tuesday. HONGKONG, 26 Aug—Hong Kong has confirmed The minister confirmed the outbreak, saying “Yes, 333 cases of Influenza A/H1N1 in the 24 hours to there were reported cases of cholera at Chibuwe Clinic 02:30 p.m. Wednesday, bringing the total number and all the patients were successfully treated and of the cases to 10,089, Hong Kong health authorities discharged. The situation is now under control.” said. Ten patients were successfully treated and The new cases involved 176 males and 157 discharged while two were being held for observation. females, aged between five months and 93 years No one died of the bacterial disease, The Herald said on old, said a spokesman from the Center of Health Wednesday.—Internet Protection of Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority The euro climbed back above 1.43 dollars after said that currently, a total of 100 confirmed cases news of buoyant business confidence in Germany, are staying in public hospitals for treatment. Among Europe’s biggest economy. them, 84 cases are in stable condition, five in serious INTERNET and 11 in critical condition.—Internet

27-8-09 NL 11 7/30/18, 11:17 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV GATI MAJESTIC VOY NO ( ) MV SINAR BIMA VOY NO (038) MV FRIENDLY SEA VOY NO (31) Consignees of cargo carried on MV GATI MA- Consignees of cargo carried on MV SINAR BIMA Consignees of cargo carried on MV FRIENDLY JESTIC VOY NO ( ) are here by notified that the vessels VOY NO (038) are here by notified that the vessels will SEA VOY NO (31) are here by notified that the vessels will be arriving on 27.8.2009 and cargo will be dis- be arriving on 27.8.2009 and cargo will be discharged will be arriving on 27.8.2009 and cargo will be dis- charged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the charged into the premises of S.P.W.5 where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the and conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. from the Vessel. from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. the Claims Day. the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPING AGENT FOR: EASTERN CAR LINER (SINGA- AGENT FOR: M/S GATI COAST TO COAST LINES PORE) PTE LTD Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Phone No: 256924/256914 Seven killed in floods in eastern Nepal At least two KATHMANDU, 26 Aug—At least seven persons died, killed, 15 one went missing due to the floods that lashed the district of Jhapa in eastern Nepal last week, The Rising injured in Nepal reported on Wednesday. According to the daily, more than 180 families have Colombia been displaced after the gushing floods destructed explosion many houses in the district, some 320 km east of BOGOTA, 26 Aug—At Kathmandu. least two people were The number of people displaced by floods was killed and 15 others were recorded at 6,265, who have been living in 50 camps injured in an explosion in temporarily. The floods also damaged 415 houses, southern Colombia’s Lekha Nath Pokharel, Assistant Chief District Officer Caqueta province, was quoted by the daily as saying. authorities said on Meanwhile, owing to the continuous rainfall from Tuesday. The explosion the Monday night, Nepalgunj Holiya Village took place at 16:00 local Development Committee, three villages had been time (2100 GMT) in the submerged, while the level of the water has increased The staff of Chinese Academy of Sience observes the changes of the cave in center of the San Vicente in Rapti River has started breaching its embankment. the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. del Caguan city, media Nepal Police has helped to transfer the flood hit Affected by the Global warming, Yulong Snow Mountain’s glaciers are reports quoted the city’s victims to safe places, said the report.—Internet melting at an unprecedented rate in recent 20 years. —XINHUA mayor Hernan Cortes Villalba as saying. One killed, five injured in Mumbai building collapse Sony’s new 3G wireless e-reader to Witnesses said a group NEW DELHI, 26 Aug— of them were trapped claiming that he was of armed men on An elderly woman was inside the rubble of the renovating his shop and be powered by AT&T motorcycles attacked a killed and at least five four-storyed building had illegally dug into the BEIJING, 26 Aug—AT&T provided through AT&T’s patrolling police vehicle, others were injured when when it collapsed in foundation of the building. will provide wireless 3G mobile broadband and a man threw a an over 70-year-old Lamington Road in south “We have registered a service for Sony’s new network. The deal is grenade towards the building collapsed in Mumbai. All have been case against the shop- Reader Daily Edition, AT&T’s second step into vehicle, which exploded India’s financial capital admitted to a local hospital owner and he will be announced by the two the electronic reader and hurt passers-by. Mumbai late Tuesday where the landlady nabbed soon,” the official companies. Sony on market this summer. Just The injured had been night, a senior police succumbed to her said, adding that rescue Tuesday launched a last month, the company rushed to hospitals, and official said. injuries,” the official said. operations are still on to wireless edition of its announced it would five of them were in “The accident claimed Meanwhile, residents find out if some other electronic-book reader, provide 3G access for an serious condition, the the life of the 85-year-old have blamed a shop owner people are being trapped which closes a key feature upcoming Plastic Logic e- police said. Authorities landlady of the building on the ground floor of the inside. gap with Amazon’s reader set to debut in were investigating the Zubeida Khambati. All building for the collapse, Internet market-leading Kindle. 2010.—Internet attack. —Internet The Reader Daily Australian automobile maker Costa Rica delivers China-donated Edition, with a price of 399 US dollars, will be 17.78- Holden to cut more jobs bicycles, balls to poor youth cm wide with an aluminum CANBERRA, 26 Aug—Australian automobile maker SAN JOSE, 26 Aug—The Costa Rican government on Tuesday delivered 600 body and standard E Ink Holden is expected to cut about 200 jobs, mainly from soccer balls and 335 bikes donated by China to poor young people in rural areas. electronic touchscreen its Melbourne headquarters, the company has The delivery was part of the donation of 10,000 balls and 1,000bikes from the display. Sony said about 30 confirmed on Wednesday. Chinese government after agreements were reached between the two countries to 35 lines of text will be “We’re offering voluntary packages within some last November. visible when the device is of our functions, primarily office-based functions at “I want my first words to thank the Chinese government for this generous in portrait mode. It’ll boast our Port Melbourne headquarters,” company donation of bikes four our youth and soccer balls for our students,” Costa Rican enough built-in memory to spokesman Scott Whiffin was quoted as saying by President Oscar Arias said at the delivery ceremony. store around 1,000 Australian Associated Press. “China is an example to follow,” Arias said. “In the last 25 years it has helped standard e-books, with “Some of these functions have remained more or 300 million people out of poverty ... It is the fastest growing economy in the integrated slots for optional less untouched over the years as we’ve gone down to world.” memory expansion. The one shift out at our Elizabeth plant, as export and About 400 million people ride bikes in China, said Chinese Ambassador to wireless connection in the engineering projects have come and gone, and as our Costa Rican Wang Xiaoyuan.—Internet Reader Daily Edition is domestic markets have contracted.”—Internet

27-8-09 NL 12 7/30/18, 11:17 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 13 Sculptor Pablo creates Dominican Republic confirms a sculpture of comic three new A/H1N1 flu deaths character Mafalda in HAVANA, 26 Aug— Dominican health authorities Buenos Aires, capital reported three new deaths of A/H1N1 influenza on of Argentina, on 25 Tuesday, raising the death toll to eight in the country. Aug, 2009. The 80- The eight deaths were reported in Santiago, Bani, San Cristobaland the capital city of Santo Domingo, centimetres-high news reports quoted Health Minister Bautista Rojas sculpture is to be Gomez as saying. placed in front of the With a new school term about to begin, there could be a second outbreak, but the health ministry was house of Quino who prepared to deal with it, he said.—Xinhua created the character Mafaldain the 19603 Brazil confirms eight more XINHUA deaths of A/H1N1 flu RIO DE JANEIRO, 26 Aug— Brazilian health Breast screen in Australia helps Anti-breast cancer drug may authorities confirmed eight more deaths of A/H1N1 reduce mortality rate of cancer cause severe symptoms flu on Tuesday, raising the country’s death toll to 511. So far, Sao Paulo state has registered the highest BEIJING, 26 Aug— A research recently suggests CANBERRA, 26 Aug — Budd told Australian death toll with 179 victims, followed by southern study from a research it raises the risk of getting New figures released on Associated Press. Parana state with 154 and Rio Grande do Sul with 94. centre in Seattle recently a more aggressive cancer Wednesday show that Dr Budd says one of the According to the World Health Organization, about shows a drug which is in the healthy breast by national breast screening aims of the screening is to 20 percent of the world’s A/H1N1 flu death cases known widely to cure more than four times. has helped reduce the maximize the number of occurred in Brazil.—Xinhua proportion of women dying small cancers found breast cancer may lead to “All treatments have from the breast cancer. because early detection even severer symptoms, risks and benefits,” said Thailand’s death toll due to “It’s likely that the leads to better treatment and according to news reports Dr Christopher Li, an Breast Screen Australia improved survival. on Wednesday. associate member of the A/H1N1 virus infection rises programme has played a The report shows over Introduced in 1978, Fred Hutchinson Cancer role in this decrease the decade to 2006, the tamoxifen is used to Research Centre in to 119 certainly, but there’s also proportion of invasive prevent recurrences of Seattle. “If you consider BANGKOK, 26 Aug— Thailand’s Public Health been a lot of improvements breast cancers detected that cancer in women who the full balance, for most Ministry on Wednesday announced eight more deaths in treatment for breast were small remained above have already undergone women the benefits are due to the A/H1N1 influenza infection, bringing the cancer over this time,” 60 percent. surgery to remove their going to far outweigh the country’s death toll to 119. report co-author Alison Xinhua tumors. However, a new risks.”—Xinhua The trend of the A/H1N1 infection is seen not to decrease dramatically, the ministry said in a statement, VA photographer takes US scientists decode bats’ courtship songs the website by Bangkok Post reported. photos of a group of fish HOUSTON, 26 Aug— US were published this some cases, to warn other in the Altantic near Since the start of the outbreak, some 14,976 have scientists have decoded weekin an online journal males to stay away. Fernando de Noronha, been confirmed as the A/H1N1-infected patients, the love sounds made by of the Public Library “The sounds they make an island to the northeast ministry’s statement said.—Xinhua romantic bats after of Science, according to are very difficult for the of Brazil, on 24 Aug, spending three years the newspaper Austin human ear to pick up,” 2009. The island of Indonesia’s flu death toll listening to thousands of American-Statesman. said lead researcher Fernando de Noronha, Mexican free-tailed bat After three years’ Kirsten Bohn. surrounded by the stands at six recordings to understand study, researchers deter- “They are at a very high Atlantic with good JAKARTA, 26 Aug— A two-year-old Indonesian their meaning, local media mined that male bats have frequency range, but our quality of seawater and boy has died of swine flu, bringing the total fatality different kinds of of the H1N1 virus to six in the country, the Health reported on Tuesday. very distinguishable recording equipment beautiful fishes, attacts The findings by experts syllables and phrases that could track them very many diving fans to Ministry said here on Wednesday. Director General at the University of they use as love songs to well.” experience there. of Disease Control and Environmental Health of the Texas and Texas A&M attract females and in Internet XINHUA ministry Prof Dr Tjandra Yoga Aditama said that the boy died several days ago. Costa Rica declares “He died with suffering pneumonia and laboratory phytosanitary emergency test showed he is positive of H1N1,” Yoga told Xinhua over phone.—Xinhua over rat plague SAN JOSE, 26 Aug — The Costa Rican government A/H1N1 flu death toll climbs has declared a phytosanitary emergency in the north to 179 in Mexico and central Pacific regions of the country, where a camp rat plague known as “Sigmodon hirsutus” has MEXICO CITY, 26 Aug— The Mexican Health been raging, the Phytosanitary Service of the State Ministry on Tuesday reported a total of 179 deaths said on Tuesday. caused by the A/H1N1 epidemic and 20,860 confirmed The camp rats affect sugar cane, rice, corn and cases in the country since the virus’ breakout. pineapple harvests in the region, and the Costa Rican The ministry said in a statement that out of the authorities have issued a decree requesting the deceased, 85.5 percent showed the symptom of collaboration of local farm owners in controlling the coughing, 83.3 percent of fever, 75.4 percent of plague. respiratory problems, 52 percent of expectoration, The phytosanitary service said it would take harvest and 46.6 percent of seriously worsening health samples to determine the damage, and conduct condition. Among the victims, 49.2 percent were researches to decide the population of the rats. female, and 50.8 percent male. About 72 percent Luis Sanchez, chief of the agency’s Plague Vigilance were between 20 and 54 years old. and Control Office of the Gunacaste region, said regional Health authorities said the A/H1N1 virus was organizations and independent producers would also continuing to exist among Mexicans, so “it is join in the efforts to control the plague.—Internet important to keep preventive measures.”—Xinhua

27-8-09 NL 13 7/30/18, 11:17 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 27 August, 2009 Football star Ronaldo needs Vidic happy at Man Utd S P O R T S time to adapt to Real MANCHESTER, 26 Aug—Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic insisted Tuesday that he is not seeking a move during his side’s trounc- from Manchester United. Davydenko advances to third ing of Rosenborg on Vidic, who made his first start of the season in Sat- round at New Haven tennis Monday in the Santiago urday’s 5-0 win over Wigan after recovering from in- Bernabeu Trophy. jury, was responding to speculation that he is looking NEW HAVEN, 26 Aug— round of the Pilot Pen “Cristiano Ronaldo for a move. “I’ve never said anything about Barce- World No. 10 Fernando Tennis tournament. needs a little time to adapt lona or Real Madrid or AC Milan - or any club,” he Verdasco steamrolled The Spaniard broke to his new team’s style. said. “I never speak about my future so I don’t know over Chile’s Paul Capdeville’s serve five Every player on the squad why someone else does. I showed at Wigan on the Capdeville 6-0, 6-3 in just times from 11 opportuni- is working hard to be fit pitch how happy I am at this club. 49 minutes in the second ties and surrendered just and play well,” he said in “Any fan of United only has to see how I played to three points on his first comments published know how committed I am. I spoke with my agent serve to ease to victory in Tuesday on the Real Ma- about this and what he said. I know about all the ru- the men’s and ladies Real Madrid’s drid website. mours about me but I don’t want it to have an impact hardcourt tournament on Cristiano Ronaldo “Cristiano has experi- on the club.—Internet Tuesday. MADRID, 26 Aug—Real enced a change in style It was the pair’s first Madrid coach Manuel and now lives in a differ- Manchester United’s meeting since the 2005 Russian player Nikolay Pellegrini says Cristiano ent country. He needs a Serbian defender US Open, when Verdasco Davydenko during a Ronaldo needs more time little more time unlike Nemanja Vidic also won in straight sets. match in May. Top- to adapt to his new club those who already know Top seeded Russian pictured during a seeded Davydenko beat after the Portuguese La Liga.” Nikolay Davydenko also training session at the American Robert winger failed to impress Internet Kendrick at the Pilot got through by beating Carrington training Pen Tennis tournament American Robert Federer, Murray seeded 1-2 complex in Manches- to advance to the third Kendrick 7-6 (12-10), ter, north-west round.—INTERNET 6-3.—Internet at US Open England, in May. NEW YORK, 26 Aug— ner-up to Federer in the INTERNET Sneijder Inter signing Fifteen-time Grand Slam 2007 tournament while winner Roger Federer and Roddick won the 2003 US imminent rising Scottish star Andy Open for his only major Campbell backs County’s ROME, 26 Aug— Murray are seeded one- title so far.—Internet Premier League dream Wesley Sneijder is on the two in men’s singles re- verge of joining Inter Mi- LONDON, 26 Aug— boss Sven-Goran Eriks- spectively for the US Former England interna- son. Campbell, who has 73 lan, according to Italian Open, the United States press reports on Tuesday. tional defender Sol caps for England and Tennis Association an- Campbell believes he played in three World The Dutch attacking nounced Tuesday. could play in the Premier Cups, joins on a free trans- midfielder is surplus to re- Russian Dinara Safina League again with Notts fer from Portsmouth. quirements at Real Ma- is the No. 1 women’s seed County after signing a The defender, who turns drid following the big- for the tournament which five-year deal with the 35 next month, revealed he money signings of begins Monday at the League Two side on Tues- turned down offers from Cristiano Ronaldo and Billie Jean King National day, where he teams up Premier League clubs to Kaka and has been linked Tennis Center. Dutch midfielder again with ex-England become part of the revo- with a move to the Italian Former world No. 1 Wesley Sneijder lution at Meadow Lane champions for several Rafael Nadal follows Roger Federer of where he joins Eriksson, weeks. tion and now seems to Murray as the third seed Switzerland celebrates Notts County’s new direc- Inter coach Jose have got his man. while Serbian Novak defeating Novak tor of football. Mourinho is known to be “The agreement be- Djokovic and American Djokovic of Serbia in “If we win promotions in the market for an at- tween Inter and Sneijder Andy Roddick round out the Singles Final during it is possible that I will play tacking midfielder who is imminent,” said La the top five on the men’s day seven of the West- in the Premier League can play at the head of his Gazzetta dello Sport on its side of the draw. ern & Southern Finan- again,” said Campbell. midfield diamond forma- website.—Internet Djokovic was the run- cial Group Masters on Internet 23 August, 2009 at the Former England Dolphins’ deal with Williams sisters announced Lindner Family Tennis international defender DAVIE, 26 Aug—The Williams sisters Center in Cincinnati, stood at the edge of the Miami Dolphins’ Sol Campbell Ohio.—INTERNET practice field, easy to spot in elegant, color-coordinated beige dresses and Lisandro hat-trick underlines Lyon’s C1 credentials high heels that dug into the turf. PARIS, 26 Aug—A first-half hat-trick from new Argentinian signing Lisandro The team’s workout had ended, and crushed Anderlecht’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League group stages it was time for introductions. Joey Por- as Lyon showed their last 32 credentials in a 3-1 win in Belgium. ter, meet Serena Williams. Jason Taylor, Thanks to their 5-1 victory over the Belgian side at the Gerland stadium last meet Venus Williams. week, giving them an 8-2 aggregate result, Lyon were the most convincing team The NFL and the best of women’s of the five who qualified for the group stage on Tuesday.—Internet tennis converged Tuesday when the Williamses paid a visit to the Dolphins’ Lyon’s Lisandro reacts as he scores complex as the latest celebrities to buy a goal during the second leg of the a small stake in the franchise. Their deal Serena, left, and Venus Williams pose match RSCA Anderlecht vs with owner Stephen Ross, first reported for photo while displaying their Miami Olympique Lyon, in the first round Dolphins jerseys after it was announced last week, was confirmed at a news con- of the play offs for the UEFA ference overlooking the field. the tennis stars had become minority Champions League, in Anderlecht, Venus and Serena live in Palm Beach owners of the NFL football team, Brussels. Lyon won 3-1. Gardens, Fla, about an hour’s drive from during a news conference in Davie, INTERNET the Dolphins’ stadium.—Internet Fla, on 25 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET

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MRTV-3 Programme Schedule (27-8-2009) (Thursday)

Transmissions Times Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MST Europe - (15:30pm ~ 23:30pm) MST North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST Local Transmission The naming and launching ceremony of a new helicopter destroyer “Ise” is held at * Signature Tune Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights Yokohama Shipyard in Yokohama, Japan, on * Virtuous Women * Revive traditional Performing Arts and Promote 26 Aug, 2009.—INTERNET National Character LLNL research reveals how blast * Myanmar Rattan Furniture for the connoisseurs * A Leisure Day in Ngapali waves may cause human brain injury * Myanmar Modern Song ‘‘This Rain’’ * The glory of Maha-Muni Buddha Image, at even without direct head impacts dawn SCIENCE AND DAILY, 26 Aug—New research on * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military Europe/ North America Transmission helmet design. Using numerical hydrodynamic * Signature Tune computer simulations, Lawrence Livermore * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights WEATHER scientists Willy Moss and Michael King, along with * Virtuous Women th University of Rochester colleague Eric Blackman, * Myanmar Rattan Furniture for the connoisseurs Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 have discovered that nonlethal blasts can induce * Culture Stage‘‘Unity and Amity’’ Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST: enough skull flexure to generate potentially * A Leisure Day in Ngapali During the past 24 hours, weather has been partly cloudy damaging loads in the brain, even without direct in Kayin State and Taninthayi Division, rain or * Myanmar Modern Song ‘‘This Rain’’ thundershowers have been isolate in Mon State, scattered head impact. * The glory of Maha-Muni Buddha Image, at Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from in Mandalay Division, fairly widespread in Magway dawn Division and widespread in the remaining States and mechanical loads in the brain, often without skull * Myanmar Modern Song “Ever graceful Lady” Divisions with isolated heavyfalls in Rakhine State. The fracture, and causes complex, long-lasting * Archaeological Museum, Pakhangyi (II) noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Sittway (3.03) symptoms. TBI in civilians is usually caused by * Let’s taste ‘‘Sabuti’’ inches, Maungtaw (2.56) inches, Bhamo (1.77) inches, Kalay direct head impacts resulting from motor vehicle (1.65) inches, Hakha (1.49)inches, Taunggyi and * Culture Stage‘‘Dasagiri’s Proposal towards and sports accidents. TBI also has emerged among Kyauktaw(1.24) inches each, Meikhtila, Kyaukpyu and Thidar’’ military combat personnel exposed to blast waves. Ngathaingchaung(1.37) inches each. * Myanma Natural Spirulina (Part-III) As modern body armor has substantially reduced Maximum temperature on 25-8-2009 was 88°F. * Let’s go to the zoo (Part-I) Minimum temperature on 26-8-2009 was 68°F. Relative soldier fatalities from explosive attacks, the lower humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 26-8-2009 was 84%. mortality rates have revealed the high prevalence of * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights Website: www.mrtv3.net.mm Total sun shine hours on 25-8-2009 was (3.5) hours approx. TBI.—Internet Rainfall on 26-8-2009 was (0.51)inch at Mingaladon, (0.51)inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.39) inch at Central Yangon. 8:10 am ynmOD;pD;Xme?wwd, 6:15 pm tBudrfajrmuf? "r®pMum Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (83.38) inches at 7. Dance Variety 12. Weather Report Mingaladon, (94.53) inches at Kaba-Aye and (98.54) inches 8:20 am 0wf&GwfylaZmfyGJ(wwd,qk) 6:20 pm 2009ckESpf? (17) Budrfajrmuf (txu(1)omauw) aysmf&TifapaomaeY&ufrsm; at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon 8. 13. (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph from South at (14:30) hours MST jrefrmh½kd;&m,Ofaus;rI tqkd? (trsKd;orD;0wf&GwftzGJU) ]]puúLjrm;ypfenf;}} on 25-8-2009. tu? ta&;? twD;NydKifyGJ? 4:55 pm (tykdif;-1) ta0;oifwuúodkvfynma&; Bay inference: Monsoon is moderate in the Andaman NydKifyGJ0ifrsm;avhvmEkdifMu&ef 5. (ol&vif;? rkd;jynfhjynfharmif? Sea and South Bay and strong elsewhere in the Bay of (r[m*Dw) (tajccHynm ½kyfjrifoHMum;oifcef;pm ,kZeAkdvfjrifh) 'kwd,ESpf (jrefrmpmtxl;jyK) Bengal. 10-15ESpf) (trsKd;om;? ('g½dkufwm-atmifausmfol&) Forecast valid until evening of 27th August 2009: Thursday, 27 August (jrefrmpm) trsKd;orD;) 6:30 pm Rain or thundershowers will be isolated in Mon, Kayah and View on today 8:40 am 5:10 pm 14. xl;qef;axGvmrsm;ukd Kayin States, scattered in Mandalay ,Magway and 9. International News 6. Songs to Uphold odyÜHjzifhcsOf;uyfjcif; Taninthayi Divisions, fairly widespread in lower Sagaing, 7:00 am National Spirit 1. awmifwef;omoemjyK 8:45 am 7:00 pm Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions and widespread q&mawmfbk&m;BuD;\ 10. Islands of Dhamma 5:15 pm 15. EkdifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ in the remaining areas with likelihood of isolated heavyfall y&dwfw&m;awmf 8:50 am 7. Song of National ]]tcspfqkH;wpfa,mufwnf;}} in Rakhine State. Degree of certainty is (80%). Races 7:25 am 11. b'´EÅa&0w(t*¾r[m (tydkif;-15) State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seas yPÖdw)aiGMum&Hausmif;wdkuf? 5:20 pm 8:00 pm are likely at times Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast. 2. To be Healthy 8. em;0ifyD,HolUvufoH Exercise awmifOuúvmyNrKdUe,f? 16. News Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40) mph. Seas &efukefwkdif;xHrS 5:30 pm will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. 7:30 am 2009ckESpf? (17) Budrfajrmuf 17. International News e0*FOaygoxoDv 9. Outlook for subsequent two days: Increase of rain in 3. Morning News jrefrmh½kd;&m,Ofaus;rI tqkd? 18. Weather Report cH,laqmufwnfjcif; EkdifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ extreme Southern Myanmar ares. 7:40 am tu? ta&;? twD;NydKifyGJ? 19. 4. atmifawmfrl 4:00 pm ]]arwåmvrf;qkH}} (tykdif;-52) Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for NydKifyGJ0ifrsm;avhvmEkdifMu&ef 27-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of (apmifrif;aemif? pkdifndKrif;? 1. Martial Song (r[m*Dw) (tajccHynm 20. vGifrkd;c&D;oGm;aeonf aw;a&;- 4:10 pm ]]NrdwfuRef;pkrsm;qDokdY}} certainty is (80%). 5-10ESpf) (trsKd;om;? Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for Adkvfuav;wifhatmif) 2. tqkdNydKifyGJ trsKd;orD;) (tykdif;-8) rif;uGef;q&mawmfbk&m;BuD; 27-8-2009: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of 7:50 am 4:20 pm 5:45 pm 21. ]]av;ql"gwfpHa&Tpm&H}} 3. Cute Little Dancers t&yfq,frsufESm certainty is (80%). 5. 10. *DwoHpOftvSqif (arqGd) Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for 4:30 pm arwåmbm0emyGm;rsm;jcif; 8:00 am 6:00 pm 27-8-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of 4. &efukefwdkif;?trSwf(3)tajccH w&m;awmf 6. Nice & Sweet Song 11. Evening News certainty is (80%).

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Technological University (Monywa), a source of well-qualified engineers Byline: Kyawt Maung Maung; Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

Just as we left Monywa, we were greeted by for national development. Myanma Alin Daily conducted an interview with Technological University (Monywa). For local peo- The campus of Technological University Principal of the university Dr Kyi Soe for the ple, such a fine university is certainly an educa- (Monywa) near Thambuddhe Pagoda in Monywa, historical background and development of the edu- tional institution to be proud of as it serves as a Sagaing Division, has an area of 48.209 acres. cational facility. source of technological professionals necessary During our trip, our news crew from the (See page 10)

Technological University (Monywa). Slight earthquake jolts Twenty-third A (H1N1) patient outside Myanmar discharged from hospital

YANGON, 26 Aug—A slight earthquake of intensity 4.7 Richter Scale with Remaining three on the mend its epicenter outside Myanmar (Andaman Sea) about 280 miles South-west of NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug—A 12-year-old child undergoing medical treatment Kaba-Aye seismological observatory was recorded at 09 hr 29 min 22 sec M.S.T at Insein General Hospital was discharged from the hospital today as the child had today.—MNA fully recovered. Surveillance measures against four family members together with the patient were halted. A total of 26 persons have been infected with New Influenza A (H1N1) so Flood warning far in Myanmar and 23 out of whom were discharged from the hospital because they had fully recovered from their illness. The remaining three patients are NAY PYI TAW, 26 Aug—According to the 06:30 hr M.S.T observation undergoing treaments systematically. today, the water level of Dokhtawady River at Myitnge is 844 cm. It may reach The National Health Laboratory gave lab tests to 192 flu-suspected persons. its danger level 870 cm during the next 48 hours.—MNA Only 26 were found to have been infected with the virus.—MNA

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