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Volume XIX, Number 130 1st Waxing of Tawthalin 1373 ME Monday, 29 August, 2011

Agriculturalists to devote themselves to True patriotism agricultural research for development * It is very important for every- one of the nation regardless of of nation’s agricultural sector the place he lives to have strong Union Spirit. Union minister tours research rice * Only Union Spirit is the true farms, high-yield rice farms patriotism all the nationalities will have to safeguard. Union Minister for groundwork by the end of August. Agriculture The Union minister gave instructions on and Irrigation recording expenses and fuel on the groundwork, U Myint and completion of planting monsoon rice saplings Hlaing meets by the end of September. rector and He visited the 40-acre field of high-yield strain faculty rice in Chaing Village, Dekkhinathiri Township for members at educational purposes for farmers. Managing Director 100-acre rice U Kyaw Win of Myanma Agriculture Service reported farm for on process of doing research at the one-hectare plot production of for production of hybrid rice seeds. The Union high-yield minister gave instructions on keeping daily records, quality rice per hectare yield, and characteristics of the new seeds of Yezin hybrid rice strains. University of Next, he visited the 40-acre model rice field. Officer in-charge Dr San San Win reported on facts Agriculture. about the 73-day rice plants. The Union minister MNA instructed the officials to give educative talks in an NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—Union Minister for Director-General U Soe Hlaing of the effective and broader way, and inspected the field. Agriculture and Irrigation U Myint Hlaing inspected Agricultural Mechanization Department reported He inspected the 30-acre rice field of U Soe the 20-hectare mechanized farm in Ponigyi Plot near on progress in reclaiming 20 one-hectare plots with Tint and nine farmers in Aungthukha Village, Kyarbin Chaing Village, Dekkhinathiri Township here this the use of five tractors, 20 power-tillers and one Village-tract, run with good agriculture methods. morning. bulldozer, and the schedule to complete the (See page 8) Traditionally rowing Inlay boats attract tourists Article & Photo: Nyo Win Aung (Taunggyi) Those wishing to visit Inlay and its environs are to take a boat ride. Till today, traditional boats are one of the modes of transportation in Inlay Lake. Inntha, locals residing in the lake, practise a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. Their traditional boats are in various sizes as five elbows, 10 elbows, 12 elbows, 16 elbows and 20 elbows. They give order of buying boat sizes for respective works to boat-makers. Along the water courses in Inlay Lake, rowing the boat is more useful than motorized boats when they go to pagodas Tourists are very interested in rowing of boat by leg of Inntha ethnics in Inlay Lake. and monasteries, to attend donation Kachin State Government briefs Stroke is a ceremonies, to visit markets, to offer medical on peace issue emergency meals to monasteries and members of the and the third Sangha and to take water for bathing. leading cause of death in the Except Myanmar, there is no country US. It occurs across the world rowing the boats by leg. when a blood vessel in the It is amazing that Inntha in Inlay Lake of Tony Tan wins singapore brain bursts Myanmar row oars of the boat by leg. or, when a presidential election blockage (See page 8) PAGE 8 PAGE 9 PAGE 4 develops.

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 1 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 Yangon Region opens Performing Arts Competitions PERSPECTIVES YANGON, 28 Aug—The Yangon Region’s 18th Minister continued to say that the government has Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts been organizing the Performing Arts Competitions Monday, 29 August, 2011 Competitions was opened at the hall of Basic continuously. He urged the panel of judges to fairly Education High School No. 2 in Latha Township select the winners in the competitions. Maintain transport facilities this morning. At the ceremony, vocalists of Yangon Region, for posterity Yangon Region Chief Minister U Myint Swe students of National Culture and Fine Arts University delivered an address, saying that it is necessary to (Yangon) and BEHS No. 2 presented songs and Transport and regional development are build efficiency of national culture in the culture dances. interrelated. Smooth transport is fundamental and fine arts field because it cannot deter infiltration The Chief Minister and wife presented a flower to improvement of the socioeconomic life for of alien culture in all aspects. Therefore, the Chief basket and cash awards to them.—MNA local people, and helps cement amicable relations between ethnic groups. Cash assistance presented to farmers for Sagaing Region Nagapauk Bridge on DaikU-Sittoung Road Planning and Economic in Waw Township, Bago District, Bago Region, purchase of paddy seeds Minister U Sein Maung was put into commission the other day. It is the explained establishment latest among the five 180 feet and above long of Zeyar Padetha bridges inaugurated in the time of the Foundation to help government of the Republic of the Union of farmers and odd-job Myanmar. earners Managing The facility lies on the road linking Yangon- Director U Kyaw Win of Mandalay Union Highway and Yangon-Bago- Myanma Agriculture Sittoung Road. The old road is 46 miles long. Service, significant points Due to the newly-opened facility, the distance for use of quality paddy between DaikU and Sittoung is reduced by 24 crops. miles and two furlongs. The deputy minister It also contributes towards smooth and the region minister transport between upper and lower Myanmar, presented agricultural and to Mon State, Kayin State and Taninthayi loans, farming equipment, Region through the networks of transport farming equipment sand facilities. compound fertilizer to he farmers. Swift commodity flow can improve the The deputy minister economic, social, education, health and met farmers in Chipa administrative affairs of the people. Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Ohn Than Village and Seikkhun The 240 feet long broad crest type Nagapauk presents cash assistance for paddy strain to a farmer in Shwebo Village. Bridge has a 24 feet wide motorway and two Township.—MNA Later, the deputy three-foot-wide pedestrian walkways on it. It minister arranged them to can withstand 60 tons of loads per vehicle. NAY PYI TAW, 28 presented cash assistance He also presented Aug—Deputy Minister for paddy seeds to farmers cash assistance to farmers visit modern agricultural In olden days, national brethren had only mechanization model farm distant relations owing to natural barriers. As for Agriculture and at Hlataw agricultural for purchase paddy seeds Irrigation U Ohn Than on educative farm in Wetlet in Shwebo and gave in Nay Pyi Taw. a result of new roads and bridges to deal with 26 August morning Township. instructions. MNA natural barriers, we can travel by car or by train from one region to any other region else YANGON, 28 Aug — Only 10 % of total micro-credit demand met with convenience. Therefore, the people are A workshop on SS urged to maintain the transport facilities for discussing the best their durability. practices and lessons learned through the joint Myanmar tradition, culture efforts of the photo contest to be held Microfinance Working Group in Myanmar was YANGON, 27 Aug— Kodak paper. The first, British Council and second, third and some held here on 16 August. Myanmar Photographic consolation prizes will be During the work- Society have arranged to awarded to winners. shop, around 70 hold the photo show and Participants are to responsible personnel contest depicting send their contest photos including senior Myanmar Traditional to British Council at No. government officials, Culture, National races’ 78 in Strand Road (Ph: donors, UN staff, festivals, festivities, 01-254658 or 01- (lower), Kyauktada Myanma traditions. 256291 (Ext 3311, 3328, Township in Yangon (Ph: UNDP Resident Representative Akbar Usmani speaks at 2nd Workshop A photo contestant 3333) and Myanmar 01-373167), not later on Microfinance Best Practices.—NLM may submit up to 12x18 Photographic Society at than 10 October, 2011. inches ten photos on No. 27-29 in 35th Street Kogyitha international and Groupe de Recherche et the total demand for national NGOs and d’Echanges Technolo- micro-credit is met in Pregnant woman, son electrocuted when she touched her representatives from the giques (GRET), Save the Myanmar, said UNDP son. Her due date is in private sector. During Children, World Vision Resident Representative to death in Meiktila the last week of this the workshop, microfin- and UNDP shared their Akbar Usmani. NAY PYI TAW, 28 The child was August. ance practitioners in experiences on The UNDP Micro- Aug—A pregnant electrocuted when he The people should Myanmar including the improving livelihoods finance Project is woman and her two put a coil into the live use electricity former Deputy Governor through the creation of presently providing about year old son died in an electric plug in the systematically and keep of the Central Bank of sustainable microfi- 80% of this micro-credit electrocution in bedroom that evening. electrical apparatuses Myanmar, U Than Lwin, nance services for poor through PACT Myanmar, Meiktila, Mandalay The 29 year old mother out of the reach of responsible personnel of rural communities. a non-profit organization, Region, on 23 August. was also electrocuted children.—MNA the PACT Myanmar, Only 10 per cent of he added.—NLM

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 2 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 3 Gaza rocket hits southern Israel TELAVIS, 28 Aug— An army spokeswo- Palestinian and an Israeli A rocket fired by Gaza man said it was the dead. An earlier truce militants on Sunday hit fourth incidence of announced last Sunday southern Israel in what firing since the truce lasted less than 48 was the fourth projectile came into effect at 1:00 hours. The fighting lobbed across the am (2200 GMT) on erupted after a deadly border since a truce Friday morning. “The series of shooting took hold two days rocket hit an empty area attacks on a desert road earlier, Israeli officials without causing injuries just north of the Red said. The rocket landed or damage,” she said. Sea resort town of Eilat Palestinians inspect the grounds of a sporting club that was destroyed near Khatzerim, a The latest ceasefire that killed eight Israelis by an overnight Israeli air raid in Beit Lahia,on 25 Aug. A rocket fired village just west of the was put in place after a and which Israel blamed by Gaza militants on Sunday hit southern Israel in what was the fourth southern desert City of week of spiralling on the Gaza-based projectile lobbed across the border since a truce took hold two days Beersheva, a police violence in and around Popular Resistance Com- earlier, Israeli officials said.—INTERNET spokeswoman said. Gaza which left 26 mittees.—Internet

Two NATO tankers A car drives past by Palestinian relatives burning fuel tankers carry the body of torched in Pakistan carrying fuel two-year-old Malek supplies for NATO in ISLAMABAD, 28 Aug—Two NATO oil tankers Shaat, killed along were destroyed in a fire in southwest Pakistan after Logar Province, with five others gunmen opened fire at the vehicles, a media report Afghanistan, on 24 yesterday in an said. Aug, 2011. Militants Israeli airstrike, The tankers caught fire when motorcycle-borne in Afghanistan during his funeral gunmen started firing at the vehicles near Mithri in attacked tankers in the Rafah Bolan district, Daily Times reported. bringing fuel to The vehicles were on their way from Karachi to refugee camp, NATO and US forces Kandahar, and were carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan on southern Gaza, on in Afghanistan. 19 Aug, 2011. The assailants managed to escape. Wednesday. INTERNET Internet INTERNET Seven killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad BAGHDAD, 28 Aug—Seven people were killed Tarmiyah area, some 40 km north of Baghdad, and 14 others wounded in three bomb attacks in the killing two people and wounding five others, the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source source added. said on Sunday. The victims were all worshippers who just left Five policemen were killed and seven people the mosque after the night prayer of the Muslim were injured in twin roadside bomb explosions late holy month of Ramadan, he said. on Saturday near a police patrol in Baghdad’s On Sunday morning, a sticky bomb attached to eastern neighbourhood of Ghadeer, the source told the civilian car detonated in Jadriyah neighbourhood Village guard killed, Xinhua on condition of anonymity. in southern Baghdad, wounding two people aboard, Lieutenant Colonel Awad al-Fatlawi, chief of a he added. three wounded in PKK police station, was among the killed and three Violence and sporadic attacks are still common policemen were among the wounded, the source in the Iraqi cities despite the dramatic decrease of attack in southeast said. In a separate incident, a sticky bomb attached violence over the past few years. Turkey to a civilian car detonated near a Sunni mosque in Xinhua ANKARA, 28 Aug—One village guard was killed Suicide car bomb goes and three others wounded Saturday in an attack staged by the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party off near Afghan capital, (PKK) in southeastern Turkey, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported. killing the bomber A group of PKK members staged an armed KABUL, 28 Aug—A suicide bomber was killed on attack against a security post near the Senkoy Sunday morning when his explosive-laden vehicle Gendarme Station in the Midyat town of Mardin went off in the main road from capital Kabul to Province, leaving one village guard dead and three Bagram air base, some 50 km north of capital, killing others wounded, Midyat sub-governor Fatif Akkaya only the bomber, Interior Ministry said in a statement. was quoted as saying. “Today at 05:45 am local time, an explosives- A large-scale operation was launched to capture the PKK members in this region, said Akkaya. laden vehicle which was driving from Kabul to Bagram exploded prematurely before reaching his Listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the Friends and relatives mourn as they carry the potential target near to Barik Aab town, Dah Sabz United States and the European Union, the PKK coffin of Ali Saleh, 25, during his funeral District of Kabul Province,” said the statement here. took up arms in 1984 to create an ethnic homeland procession in Baghdad, Iraq, in southeastern Turkey. More than 40,000 people The suicide bomber was killed and no one was injured on 25 Aug, 2011. have been killed in conflicts involving the PKK in this explosion, it added. INTERNET during the past over two decades.—Xinhua Xinhua

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 3 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 Obesity surge in Britain ‘could cost £2bn’

NEW YORK, 28 Aug— and 3.3 million of those and Klim McPherson of A staggering 26 million will be aged over 60. Oxford University, says Britons will be obese by The resulting cost that medical costs will 2030, placing a huge strain burden on health services surge, given obesity’s on health services, could be as much as £2 links with diabetes, cancer, according to studies billion per year, according heart disease and stroke. published on Friday to the research published “The combined highlighting the growing in The Lancet medical medical costs associated global obesity pandemic. journal. with treatment of these Based on present In the US the preventable diseases are trends, obesity rates in prognosis is even worse, estimated to increase by Britain will rise from 26 with 50-51 percent of $48-66 billion per year in percent to 41-48 percent American men and 45-52 the USA and by £1.9-2 Stroke is a medical emergency and the third leading cause of death in the in men, and from 26 percent of American billion per year in the UK US. It occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or, more commonly, percent to 35-43 percent women expected to be by 2030,” it says. when a blockage develops. Without treatment, cells in the brain quickly in women over the next obese by 2030, adding as Internet begin to die. The result can be serious disability or death. If a loved one is two decades. many as 65 million to the having stroke symptoms, seek emergency medical attention without By 2030, as many as country’s population of HEALTH delay.—INTERNET 11 million more British obese adults. cardiovascular events adults will be obese — The study, led by Roche cholesterol drug “fine” seen between patients on with a body mass index Claire Wang of Columbia dalcetrapib and those on (BMI) of 30 or more — University in New York placebo. for blood pressure However, neither of PARIS, 28 Aug—An dalcetrapib saves lives in treatment, dalcetrapib the two studies was large experimental drug from heart patients will not be had increased high- enough to detect Roche raised “good” known until a large Phase density cholesterol significant differences in HDL cholesterol III trial finishes in late (HDL) levels by an such outcomes. substantially without 2012. average 31 percent and It is still early days increasing blood Dr Thomas Luescher no safety problems were for dalcetrapib, and pressure, the problem that of University Hospital seen. The study involved medical experts remain sank a rival treatment Zurich said the new drug 476 patients who wary following the high- from Pfizer, researchers was generally well received either profile failure of a similar said on Sunday. tolerated by patients and dalcetrapib or placebo. drug from Pfizer called The data from a did not impair flow in In contrast to another torcetrapib. There is also Clifford Clark, weighing 485 pounds waits in relatively small Phase II blood vessels or raise small study of the drug, a lack of evidence — so line for an open casting call for season 11 of trial may increase blood pressure, as tested details of which were far at least — that raising “The Biggest Loser” television show in confidence in the high- after four weeks of released a week ago, there HDL with drugs actually Broomfield, Colorado 17 July, 2010. risk project, although the treatment. was no difference in the stops heart attacks and INTERNET key test of whether After 36 weeks of number of adverse strokes.—Internet BUSINESS Terra Firma lands in China

Exchanges BEIJING, 28 Aug— head the operations in Citigroup Inc, which One of Europe’s largest Beijing as chief financed the deal, was expect normal private equity representative, said the settled earlier this year. companies is set to enter company is looking for It also owns stock trading the Chinese market. major investments Annington Homes Ltd, Terra Firma Capital between 300 million the largest residential despite Irene Partners Ltd, which is euros ($443 million) and landlord in the UK with NEW YORK, 28 Aug—The New based in London and 500 million euros. 60,000 properties. York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq manages $30 billion of “We tend only to do Shi said the aim of A trader looks at the path of repeated on Saturday that, despite the assets, received relatively large deals and the company is to do Hurrican Irene on the floor of the arrival of Hurricane Irene in New York, regulatory approval tend to take a control something similar in New York Stock Exchange 26 Aug, both expect to conduct a normal from the Chinese position in whoever we China, where there is a 2011.—INTERNET trading session to start the week. authorities earlier this invest in. Deals of this huge need for social With the powerful storm roaring All-electronic Nasdaq Stock month to open an office size are relatively housing. up the US East Coast, setting off Market said in a note to traders early in Beijing. difficult to come by,” he “One possible evacuations in parts of New York City Saturday evening: “NASDAQ OMX The company, said. opportunity is for us to and across the Eastern Seaboard, the is actively monitoring the progression which is chaired by Guy Terra Firma has been work with a major NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq have said of the hurricane and continues to be in Hands, one of the best- involved in a number of Chinese real estate several times that they plan to open regular contact with other exchanges known figures in the high profile deals in developer to leverage trading as usual on Monday. and regulatory agencies.” The NYSE private equity industry, Europe, including the our knowledge of social The US Securities and Exchange and the broader US marketplace are is looking to make major purchase of EMI Group, housing,” he said. Commission and exchange officials mostly automated, quietly running out investments in China, which owns The Beatles’ Internet will discuss the storm’s impact and of powerful data centers in New Jersey particularly in sectors back catalogue, for 2.9 plans for opening trading at the start of and across the country. Barring large- such as social housing, billion euros in 2007. Its the week in a conference call on Sunday scale power outages, electronic trading agriculture and new involvement in the BUSINESS afternoon at 1 pm, according to a is expected to function normally next energy. company has now ended source familiar with the plan. week.—Reuters Shi Bo, who will after a legal dispute with

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 4 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 5 Possible Biological control discovered Science for Pathogen Devastating Amphibian

NEW YORK, 28 Aug— fungus,” said Julia Buck, Zoologists at Oregon State an OSU doctoral student University have discovered in zoology and lead author that a freshwater species of on the study. “Our zooplankton will eat a laboratory experiments Customers purchase the iPhone 4 shortly after fungal pathogen which is and DNA analysis the phone went on sale with the Verizon devastating amphibian confirmed that it would eat Wireless network, in Boca Raton, Florida on 10 populations around the the zoospore, the free- February, 2011.—INTERNET Tech world. This tiny zoop- swimming stage of the lankton, called Daphnia fungus.” “We feel that Google shutting magna, could provide a biological control offers the Tech desperately needed tool for best chance to control this biological control of this fungal disease, and now down Slide deadly fungus, the scientists we have a good candidate NEW YORK, 28 including Slideshow, said, if field studies confirm for that,” she said. “Efforts Aug—Internet giant SuperPoke! Pets, its efficacy in a natural to eradicate this disease Google is shutting down Photovine, Video Inbox setting. have been unsuccessful, Slide, a developer of and Pool Party. The fungus, B. but so far no one has applications for social “While we are dendrobatidis, is referred attempted biocontrol of the networks it bought a year incredibly grateful to our to as a “chytrid” fungus, chytrid fungus. That may ago. “Most of the team users and for all of the and when it reaches high be the way to go.” from Slide will remain at wonderful feedback over levels can disrupt The chytrid fungus, Google to work on other the years, many of these electrolyte balance and lead which was only identified opportunities,” a Google products are no longer as to death from cardiac arrest Researchers have confirmed that this zooplankton, in 1998, is not always spokeswoman said in a active or haven’t caught in its amphibian hosts. One Daphni magna, will eat a deadly fungus that is deadly at low levels of statement. on as we originally researcher has called its devastating amphibian populations around the infestation, Buck said. It Slide founder Max hoped,” Slide said. impact on amphibians “the may not be necessary to Levchin, a co-founder of The San Francisco- world. It may provide a new biocontrol agent to most spectacular loss of completely eliminate it, but PayPal, has decided to based company, which help address this crisis. vertebrate biodiversity due rather just reduce its density leave Slide and Google has over 100 employees, INTERNET to disease in recorded in order to prevent to “pursue other oppor- said it would give users history.” The research, supported by the National eat some other types of mortality. Biological tunities,” she added. time to download and reported August 26 in the Science Foundation. fungi, so we wanted to controls can work well in In a blog post, Slide preserve their content journal Biodiversity and “There was evidence find out if Daphnia would that type of situation. said it will be “retiring” a from Slide products. Conservation, was that zooplankton would consume the chytrid Internet number of products Internet Sims app challenges Zynga’ss dominance NEW YORK, 28 Aug— franchise developed by The Sims Social has EA’s Sims franchise has Electronic Arts (EA) in become the fastest moved into Zynga’s 2000 and involving a growing application this territory with the launch of simulation of everyday week with over six million Facebook app The Sims tasks of one or more daily users. Social on 18 August; characters in the fictitious In terms of daily despite only being out of Sim City. active users (DAU) the beta for seven days the Data from Facebook application is now the game is already the one of app tracking service eight largest on Facebook the top apps on the social appdata.com shows that and is only just over two On the left, is an image of our simulated galaxy, with gas in red and stars in blue; on networking site. The Sims since coming out of beta million DAUs behind the right, a picture in false colours of the galaxy M74, again with gas shown in red Social is part of the Sims on Thursday, August 18, Zynga’s FarmVille and and stars in blue. The spiral arms of the gas are evident in both images.—INTERNET social gaming behemoth CityVille, which currently Falling meteor depicted in 5000- has over 14 million DAUs. The application year-old rock carving in north differs slightly from the traditional Sims gaming China Science platform in that the CPU HOHHOT, 28 Aug—A 5,000-year old returning at dusk from a hunting trip characters actually rock carving in north China’s Inner to their domed houses, as a meteor belong to the users’ Mongolia Autonomous Region depicts a falls from the sky,” Wu shared his Facebook friends. While falling meteor, said archaeologists on findings at the 6th Hongshan Cultural users’ characters don’t Saturday. A rock on the side of Dahei Forum that runs from 25 to 27 August. interact in real time, Mountain in the city of Chifeng has images He added that in the same location players can view replays of people, domed houses and a fire ball several years ago, another set of of that day’s gameplay with a long tail falling from the sky carvings were found showing people and their characters’ engraved on it, said Wu Jiacai, head of fleeing, snakes slithering and birds interactions.—Internet the Inner Mongolia rock paintings flying away, which might be what Tech protection association. happened after the meteor hit the earth. The Sims Social Facebook app.—INTERENT “I believe it shows prehistoric people Xinhua

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 5 8/29/2011, 6:40 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011

One of two people rescued Death toll from Hurricane from a sailboat, right, uses a line to make their way Irene reaches 8 onto the beach on WASHINGTON, 28 saying. Another victim was a Willoughby Spit in Norfolk Aug—Hurricane Irene- Two were killed in man who died from heart on 27 Aug, 2011 after they related deaths have separate accidents when attack while putting up and another person were amounted to eight as it their cars were struck by plywood board to the rescued from the boat that churned up the US East trees toppled by strong windows of his house to foundered in the waters of Coast with high wind, wind and heavy rain. shield it from the storm. the Chesapeake Bay. torrential rain and A driver died after In Virginia, a person INTERNET flooding, according to the losing control in standing died when a tree fell on latest CNN report. water and hitting a tree, his car, and an 11-year- where a surfer died in although a little residents on the East Five people died in and a child was killed in a old boy was killed when a New Smyrna Beach. weakened after it reached Coast have to take it North Carolina, the report car accident because the tree crashed through his US government the shores of North seriously and get quoted police and traffic lights had failed due apartment. There’s also a officials warned on Carolina, remained prepared. emergency officials as to the storm. reported death in Florida Saturday that Irene, “dangerous” and Xinhua Old men Explorer play Yuanji Passenger ship attacked by pirates in dance at Cameroon-Nigeria maritime frontier Franklin’s Arcadia County Park YAOUNDE, 28 Aug— to Calabar in eastern Monica Express, with ships in Los Unidentified pirates Nigeria at Oron Baracks, 150 passengers on board Angeles, the attacked a passenger a locality close to the to stop,” he said. As the remain lost United ship and took its captain maritime frontier of the ship halted, the pirates OTTAWA, 28 Aug— States, on hostage early Saturday two countries at 8 am, got in, seized 200,000 The latest effort to find 26 Aug, close to the maritime the witness said. CFA francs (444 US the doomed ships of 19th 2011. Many frontier between Came- “They were seven dollars) from the captain century British arctic seniors roon and Nigeria, one of well armed pirates who of the ship and asked all explorer Sir John Franklin come to the the passengers told came in on a speed boat. the passengers to ended in failure, Canadian park for Xinhua. The pirates in a They were unmasked but surrender all they money officials say. morning flying boat attacked a had beeds on their they had on them and The Canadian Broad- exercises passenger ship traveling bodies. They fired sailed off, taking the casting Corp reported everyday. from Limbe in several shots in the air captain hostage. Saturday archaeologists XINHUA southwestern Cameroon ordering the ship, Xinhua who spent six days searching an area west of Immune cells can be helpful as well as King William Island found no sign of the harmful in fighting infection, finds study shipwrecks HMS Erebus WASHINGTON, 28 Aug—Immune invaders’ disguises. But this process and HMS Terror, which cells that bacteria have exploited can takes time, and Listeria bacteria can were carrying Franklin be both helpful and harmful in take advantage of that delay to wreak and his 128-member fighting infection, according to havoc inside the spleen. expedition when they researchers at Washington University “As we’ve discovered how useful disappeared in 1845 while School of Medicine in St. Louis. these cells can be in fighting different seeking a Northwest The cells could be particularly kinds of infections, researchers have Passage from the Atlantic useful in efforts to turn the immune wondered why they’re so rare,” said Ocean to the Pacific. It system against cancers using Kenneth Murphy, MD, PhD, the Visitors watch the flower show adapted from the was the third time in four vaccines. Eugene L. Opie First Centennial Mother Holle in Tulln, Austria, on 27 Aug, 2011. years Parks Canada Scientists revealed that the cells, Professor of Pathology and With the theme of A Journey through the World archaeologists had tried known as CD8 alpha+ dendritic cells Immunology. of Fairy Tales, the 58th Tulln International Botanic to find the ships, which (CD8a+ DCs), can help the body beat “This may be why — Garden Show opens in Tulln from 25 to 29 Aug , had gotten stranded in ice back infection by a common parasite, overcommitting to any one defensive 2011—XINHUA in the High Arctic. but the same cells can be hijacked by strategy opens up opportunities for Parks Canada’s a bacterium to decimate the body’s counterstrategies that exploit it,” Kid who lost all limbs Marc-Andre Bernier said defences. added Murphy. no decision has been The trait that makes the cells both CD8a+ DCs make up about 10 named bravest in Britain made whether to renew an asset and a liability is the way they percent of all dendritic cells in the LONDON, 28Aug—A six-year-old boy who lost the hunt for the Erebus alert other immune cells, causing them body. By studying the basic functions all his limbs to meningitis - an infection of the and Terror next year. The to attack invaders. CD8a+ DCs can of these cells, scientists are laying the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord - has searchers had intended sound the alarm in a manner that is groundwork to use them to fight been named the bravest child in Britain. to use a new underwater particularly helpful for stripping away infections. —Xinhua Harley Lane will be presented with the honour robotic vehicle this year by Prince Harry at the WellChild Awards ceremony, bu they were unable to People look at a W154 the Daily Mail said. Harley, from Greater deploy it. Mercedes Benz racing Manchester, was struck by meningitis in May 2009. “We’re hoping if we car at a vintage car He was given prosthetic limbs in February 2010 continue next year, that’s show marking the and started school in September. He is now learning going to be available, but German car maker’s to use his prosthetic limbs, and accomplish everyday unfortunately for this 125 anniversary at tasks like getting dressed and brushing his teeth. year, we ran into some the former Tempelhof His mother, 25-year-old Samantha, said the technical problems at the airport in Berlin, 27 family was delighted by the award last minute, so that Aug, 2011. “Harley has been telling us that when he meets actually could not be used Prince Harry he won’t know what to say to him and on this survey,” he said. XINHUA said he is going to be a bit shy,” she said.—Internet Xinhua

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 6 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 7 Delegates attend the Belgian, German citizens injured opening ceremony in Slovenia’s train collision of the “2011 Training Program LJUBJANA, 28 Aug—Two Belgian and three German citizens on Chinese were among the 34 people injured in Friday’s collision of a Enterprises’ passenger train and a cargo train near the Jesenice train station, the Investment in Africa Kranj Police said on Saturday. & Introduction of Of all the wounded, nine people sustained severe injuries, and Africa Projects” in a woman with possible spine injury was airlifted to University Beijing, capital of Clinical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia’s largest hospital. China, on Transport Minister Patrick Vlacic, who rushed to the collision 27 Aug, 2011. site, some 65 kilometres northwest of the capital of Ljublajana, XINHUA Friday afternoon, has ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. The final stop before the border with Austria on the Ljubljana— Villach route, Jesenice railway station is 65 kilometres northwest Typhoon Nanmadol kills at least six of the capital of Ljublajana.—Internet in Philippines MANILA, 28 Aug—Typhoon Nanmadol Atmospheric, Geophysical and continued to pound the Philippines, leaving Astronomical Services Administration said at least six people dead, according to Nanmadol weakened as it continued to officials. Benito Ramos, executive director move northwestward slowly.—Xinhua of the National Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council, said the deads came from Pangasinan Province, Baguio City and Catanduanes Province. Two children were buried alive when a landslide hit San Fabian, Pangasinan. A dump facility collapsed in Baguio City, killing two and injuring two others. A barrack in a small-scale mining site in Baguio City caved in, killing a 32-year old Residents whose houses were badly miner who was seeking shelter. damaged by the breaching of the Baguio A survivor of Tuesday’s coal mine flooding receives medical Residents of Catanduanes found the City garbage dump try to retrieve treatment in hospital in Boli County of Qitaihe City, northeast body of a 68-year old fisherman who was household materials in Baguio City, in China’s Heilongjiang Province, on 27 Aug, 2011.—INTERNET earlier reported missing. The Philippine northern Philippines, on 28 Aug, 2011. Five people went missing and several Cheney’s dog banned from Camp David for houses were damaged after the retaining walls of the dumpsite collapsed and tons attacking Bush’s terrier of garbage slided and hit the houses in Baguio City of northern Philippines on LONDON, 28 Aug —Former vice president of US Dick Cheney has revealed in his new memoir that his Sunday. Typhoon Nanmadol continued labrador Dave was banned from Camp David after it attacked former President George Bush’s terrier Barney. to pound the Philippines, leaving at least Cheney revealed that Dave accompanied him to the laurel lodge, where most official meals and meetings eight people dead.—XINHUA take place. However, as soon as his dog caught sight of Barney, a “hot pursuit” followed, after which he was banned from the main lodge at Camp David. Texas court “No sooner had we walked inside did Dave catch sight of the president’s dog Barney,” the Telegraph quoted upholds ‘pole tax’ Cheney as writing in an extract of his book ‘In My Time’ that was leaked to the Daily Caller website. After the attack, the dogs ended up in the dining room, where the wives of several cabinet members were on strip clubs that enjoying breakfast. Cheney wrote that when Bush demanded to know what the chaos was all about, he couldn’t answer serve alcohol anything.—Internet NEW YORK, 28 Aug—The Texas Supreme Court has decided that the “pole tax”, a 5- Lack of free play affects kids’ dollar-per-customer fee that strip clubs, which serve alcohol, are required to pay the state, is physical, mental, and social constitutional. The court overturned the development decision of the lower court which had declared the fee as unconstitutional, saying that the fee WASHINGTON, 28 Aug—A with serious negative consequences did not violate the clubs’ free-speech rights, distinguished group of experts has for children’s physical, mental, and reports the New York Times. cautioned that hovering helicopter social development,” said Peter Gray, Justice Nathan L Hecht wrote for the parents who restrict their kids’ a research professor of psychology at court that the fee is a “minimal restriction” on unstructured play may actually Boston College. the businesses and that any establishment harm, rather than help, children. Lenore Skenazy, author of Free- seeking to avoid the fee “need only offer nude The experts also highlighted the Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self- entertainment without allowing alcohol to be consumed”. near-extinction of free play in Reliant Children, and Hara Estroff He also added that the fee was not to developed nations and its effects on Marano, former Psychology Today suppress expression in nude dancing, but was children and society. editor in chief, accuse over-protective intended at “the secondary effects of nude Mahattan is enveloped by dark “Remarkably, over the last 50 parents, over-organized sports, dancing when alcohol is being consumed.” clouds in New York, the United years, opportunities for children to overblown media hype about stranger State legislators passed the Sexually Oriented States, on 27 Aug, 2011. play freely have declined danger, and the allure of electronic Business Fee Act in 2007, which imposed the Hurricane Irene is scheduled to continuously and dramatically in the games and social media for the fee on nearly 200 establishments that feature approach New York on Saturday United States and other developed decrease of free play among today’s live nude performances and allow the evening.—XINHUA nations; and that decline continues, children.—Internet consumption of alcohol.—Internet

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 7 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 on progress in planting rice saplings in the 100- devote themselves to the agricultural research for Agriculturalists to devote acre rice farm designed for production of high- development of the nation’s agricultural sector. He themselves… yield quality rice seeds. The Union Minister viewed said that agricultural faculty members are to set the R Line plantations around the farm. ambitions for national development and keep daily (from page 1) He held a meeting with 15 agricultural records, photographic records and findings from On arrival at Yezin Institute of Agriculture in doctorate holders, 16 agricultural M.Sc Degree the 100-acre hybrid rice research farm to compile Zeyathiri Township, the Union Minister heard a holders, and 10 agricultural degree holders at the A an agricultural thesis on hybrid rice research. He report by Rector Dr Tin Htut and faculty members Line nursery of the farm. He called on them to inspected the farm.—MNA Speaker, State ministers, the State Advocate- Kachin State Government briefs on peace issue General, the State Auditor-General, members of social organizations, officials and locals. Kachin State Leader of Negotiation Team for Kachin State Chief Minister Peace and Stability State Minister for Security and U La John Border Affairs Col Than Aung explained works for Ngan Hsai peace and stability of the state, negotiation with speaking at KIO (Kachin Group) and current developments. the ceremony State Social Affairs Minister Daw Bauk Jar to clarify elaborated on accommodation of rural folks who stability and fled to urban areas at refugee camps where they are peace process provided with food, health care and education. of Kachin The chief minister, State ministers, the State State and advocate-general, the head of State Land Records reply queries. Department and the secretary of State government MNA then replied to questions of reporters. NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug — Kachin State Kachin State Chief Minister U La John Ngan The chief minister called for collaborative Government briefed on peace and stability of the Hsai addressed the briefing which was attended by efforts for all-round development of Kachin State, state at Town Hall of Myitkyina yesterday. the State Chief Justice, the State Hluttaw Deputy stability, eternal peace and ceasefire.—MNA Shwe Pyay Hein hospital gives free medical treatment

YANGON, 27 Aug— eye patients. lishment, over 50 doctors Shwe Pyay Hein free The hospital has have respectively treated clinic situated in Shwe been giving medical over 330,000 patients by Pyay Hein Monastery treatment with free of using K 300,000 per day Compound in 16 Ward, charge to patients in the from the medical funds Yankin Township has mostly townships of presented by donors. As been running since Yangon from Tuesdays a result, emergence of 2004. It has already been to Sundays by forming a such a hospital is a much transitioned into Shwe mobile eye specialist better for saving the costs Pyay Hein special clinic group since 2006. of health care of all walks and Thitagu Shwe Pyay During the seven of life. Hein Free Hospital for months after its estab- Nyunt Than-MNA Elected members of board of directors of Mandalay Region Government Employees Cooperative taking oaths at GEC office in Precious, rare edible bird-nest Mandalay on 2 August.—NLM

YANGON, 28 Aug— been thirty years that as the rent. Now, Myeik Edible nests of swiftlets swiftlets have made their has seen a number of Nutrition week activity-2011 are rare and have home of U Yan Aye’s man-made bird houses medical properties, and house on Strand Road of to attract the swiftlets. marked in Kayah State thus expensive. It has Myeik paying their nests According to a family member of U Yan NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug— An activity nutrition week, and offered vitamin- Aye, the nest of swiftlets for Nutrition Week-2011 took place at A tablets to children to take, iron is an ideal tonic for the Township People’s Hospital in Bawlake, tablets to pregnant women. He then aged and weak persons Kayah State on 17 morning. awarded the prize-winners in the essay with poor health. It is Head of Township Health contest and the model mother contest learnt that a tickle of nest Department Dr Zaw Lin gave an for activity for nutrition week-2011. is K 27000 and the nest educative talk on movement of this MNA is collected every four months. The nest has to follow the weather be purified in water Traditionally rowing Inlay… forecasts of before consumption and (from page 1) boat than sitting of experienced persons on is consumed with boiled In the past, tourists rowing and such style likelihoods of rains, water and sugar as one took documentary can control the boat heavy rains and desires.—(Ko Gyi Tha) photos on style of Inntha completely. showers before their rowing the boat with the Inlay Lake in the visits. Those who have use of oar by leg along rainy season, the travelers experiences on weather The best time to plant a tree was both upstream and are to obey the advices of of Inlay Lake can go to downstream. local boatmen who their destinations safely. 20 years ago. The second best time Moreover, the local comprehensively know ***** Inntha said that forecasts on wind speed Translation: TTA is now. standing of rowing the and waves of the lake. Kyemon: boat can speed up the The travelers are to 25-8-2011

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 8 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 9 Rural area of Dedaye gets new building at BEHS (Affiliated)

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Khun Kyaw Myint and MBEA U Nyunt Hlaing Aug—Chief Minister of Chairman of Myanmar donated K 200,000 for Ayeyawady Region U Economic Management opening ceremony of the Thein Aung yesterday Executives Association building and K 500,000 morning attended the U Myint Maung Tun to be spent on buying ceremony to open the formally opened the water pump for the new building of Basic building. school to the village Education High School The Region Chief administrator. (Affiliated) in Potok Minister delivered an The school building Village of Dedaye address. was donated by MBE Township. The Chairman of the and Saritas Switzerland Region Minister for association handed the and Associates. Union Minister for Commerce U Win Myint inspected two silos at post- Social Affairs U San documents related to the Later, the Chief harvest technology application station in Hlegu Township of Yangon Maung, Region building the DEO. Minister visited the new Region on 27 August.(News reported)—MNA Education Officer U Executive of school building.—MNA matches of Myanmar Seminar on Trade, Investment Punitive action for unruly National League, AFF U-19 Championship opportunities on 16 Sep soccer fans to be hosted by YANGON, 28 Aug— Republic of the Union of Myanmar from 8 to 20 Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce YANGON, 28 Aug— Centre in Thuwunna, preparations not to September and other and Industry and Thailand Embassy in Myanmar The football match here, on 28 July was occur similar unruly invitational football have planned to hold a Seminar on Trade and between Myanmar and suspended due to unruly behaviour that tarnish tournaments. Investment Opportunities in Myanmar for Oman, the second round fans. images of the nation Punitive action will entrepreneurs of the two countries on 16 September, qualifier of the World The Myanmar and the people, at be taken against the 2011. Cup in Asian Zone, held Football Federation has the football tourna- unruly fans. Its brother associations may register to be at Youth Training completely made ments including the Ohnma Thant-MNA present in the seminar.—MNA China factory output cools in August Tony Tan wins Singapore presidential election BEIJING, 28 Aug—

China’s factory sector is SINGAPORE, 28 Aug—Singapore’s former deputy likely to slow slightly for prime minister Tony Tan won the presidential a second consecutive election to be the country’s seventh president, the month in August as returning officer announced early Sunday morning. sluggish overseas Tan, 71, won 35.19 percent of the votes cast, demand saps new orders, in Singapore in the polls on Saturday, in the race of HSBC’s China Flash PMI four contestants. He led by a small margin of less showed on Tuesday. than 2 percent against former lawmaker Tan Cheng The listless perfor- Bock. mance attests to China’s The results were announced after a recounting gently slowing economy, of the votes on late Saturday night and early and does little to dispel Sunday morning following initial results showing market worries that that the two candidates ended up very close in the global demand is faltering race. on Europe’s persistent Tony Tan will be swom in as president on debt problems and September 1 for a term of six yerars. sluggish US growth. MNA /Xinhua The flash Purchasing Workers make shoes, which will be exported to Managers’ Index (PMI), the US, at a shoe factory in Xihua county, designed to preview Henan province on 2 April, 2011. China’s factory output INTERNET before official data is released, edged up to 49.8 Australia on relief that the emerging market in August, from July’s report did not show an countries, including final reading of 49.3. even sharper slowdown. China.” But that still left the There had been some But investors may index a touch below the market speculation that the take heart that despite a 50-point mark that reading could be mild slowdown in the pace demarcates expansion considerably weaker. of growth, all data from contraction in Chinese Vice suggests the world’s activity. HSBC publishes Commerce Minister Jiang second-largest economy its final China PMI index Yaoping said on Tuesday is still expanding robustly. for August on 1 Sept. debt crises in developed Exports hit record levels Stock markets rose in countries were “bringing in July as factory output China and in big rising pressure and grew 14 percent from a Presidential candidates run as individuals but Tan was widely commodity supplier challenges to the vast year ago.—Reuters associated with the ruling.—INTERNET

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 9 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 Kazakhstan not to ban Russian rockets from Baikonur MOSCOW, 28 Aug—Kazakhstan Space Centre. It, however, crashed has no plans to ban launches of and the wreckage fell in South Russian rockets from its space centre Siberia’s Altai Republic. No casualties in Baikonur after an accident with or any damage have been reported. Progress M-12M space freighter, the Musabayev said the spacecraft was head of the Kazakh space agency has already far away from Kazakhstan. said. “This is the first failure out of 136 Talgat Musabayev, head of launches. It is an eco-friendly rocket. Kazcosmos, said it was not right to The accident has not done any harm to immediately ban the launches as the Kazakhstan,” he said. Musabayev ruled rockets were being successfully out any possibility that parts of the launched already for more than 40 rocket might have fallen on Kazakhstan years. territory. This was the second spacecraft The space freighter failed to loss for the Russian space industry. On A chef toasts salmons at the first Finland Food Festival in Helsinki, separate from the third stage of the 18 Aug, the Express AM-4 Finland, on 26 Aug, 2011. Food merchants and chefs from all of the Soyuz-U carrier rocket on the 325th telecommunications satellite failed to country gathered at a plaza near the Central Station in Helsinki to show second of the flight. separate from the Proton-M carrier rocket various delicious foods at the first Finland Food Festival which was The Soyuz-U carrier rocket had and could not reach the designated held from 26 to 27 Aug, attracting many visitors and customers. blasted off Aug 25 from the Baikonur orbit.—Internet XINHUA Drunken Russian Iran manufactures maritime woman’s patrol aircraft erotic dance TEHERAN, 28 Aug— Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad forces flight Vahidi said Saturday that the Islamic Republic is manufacturing maritime patrol aircraft, the local satellite Press TV reported. to turn back “This product which is currently being produced by the defence industry MELBOURNE, 28 can be widely used in the military sector and maritime patrol and we hope we Aug—An erotic dance can introduce it to the armed forces in the near future,” Vahidi was quoted as by a drunken Russian saying. One woman competes in obstacle course woman in front of The aircraft is equipped with optical and radar subsystems and is capable category at the annual FemSport Women’s passengers forced the of operating for long durations, the defense minister said. Moscow to London All Strength & Fitness Challenge, that took On Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled flight to return to its base. three national defense projects, including a marine cruise missile with a range place in downtown Vancouver on According to Ria Novosti news agency, of 200 km, a torpedo system fitted with 220-kg warheads and a marine engine 27 Aug, 2011. the 7am flight from which operates with 850 horsepower and can be used in combatant and XINHUA Moscow’s main noncombatant crafts.—Internet Domodedovo airport did an about-turn 15 minutes China promotes after take-off because of News Photo calligraphy as hand- the 39-year-old woman’s antics. “The woman was writing gets sloppy in a state of insobriety, inconvenie-ncing the BEIJING, 28 Aug—China’s primary and passengers, taking off secondary schools have been ordered to increase their glasses and dancing calligraphy classes as widespread use of computer erotic dances,” the keyboard has made children’s handwriting Herald Sun quoted a “sloppy”, the government said. spokesman for transport A notice issued by the ministry of education police as saying. said elementary school students in grades three to The passenger was six will have one hour of calligraphy classes every A performer poses arrested upon landing and week, and high schools should set up calligraphy during a cosplay sent for a medical as an optional course. competition of the 5th examination. The Asian youth animation “Primary and secondary schools should also spokesman said she was and comic contest in “in a good condition, but introduce various after-school activities on Guiyang, southwest calligraphy,” the statement said. maybe a little drunk”, In this photo taken on 24 Aug, 2011, China’s Guizhou The courses will teach students to write standard adding that she may have Province, on carried alcohol on Yoandri Hernandez Garrido, 37, known as Chinese characters in a proper way, using the right 27 Aug, 2011. board.—Internet “Twenty-Four” shows his 12 fingers in gestures, it said.—Internet INTERNET Baracoa, GuantanamoProvince, Cuba. LONDON, 28 Aug—Britain’s oldest twins, who will turn 100 on Saturday, Hernandez is proud of his extra digits and World’s believe that good genes and clean living is the secret to their long and happy calls them a blessing, saying they set him life. Centenarian sisters Winifred Rippon and Marjorie Woodcock from second Withernsea, Yorkshire are believed to be the world’s second oldest set of apart and enable him to make a living by twins. scrambling up palm trees to cut coconuts oldest twins Winifred and Marjorie have never smoked a cigarette and only ever have and posing for photographs in this eastern to celebrate a tipple at Christmas. “Neither Winifred nor Marjorie have ever smoked and Cuban city popular with tourists. only have a drink at Christmas time,” the Daily Mail quoted Winifred’s son INTERNET turning 100 Stephen Rippon, 73, as saying. “People are living longer now. You could say life begins at 70.—Internet

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 10 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 11 Iran launches carbon fiber production line

TEHERAN, 28 Aug—Iran’s Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi launched Saturday the first domestically-run production line of carbon fiber, a strategic material used in defence systems as well as civilian projects, the local satellite Press TV reported. Vahidi told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony that Iran joined the 10 countries possessing the technology, said the report. The project is of high significance to Iran since all stages of the production and launch are domestically run, he said, adding that sanctions imposed against the country banned other countries from providing Iran with the material and the technology needed to produce it. The material is also used in civilian projects, including reinforcement of buildings, construction of oil and gas drilling and exploration platforms, Prize-winning pictures of the “Qomolangma photo show” are exhibited at the production of plane brakes and train carriages as well as sports equipment, he Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous was quoted as saying. Region, 28 Aug, 2011. The photo show exhibits over 700 pictures showcasing Xinhua the scenery, portraits and residents’ lives in Tibet.—XINHUA News Photo 5.5-magnitude Five killed in quake hits south of derailment in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 Aug—At least five people Fiji Islands were killed in a derailment in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday afternoon, with 54 others injured, SUVA, 28 Aug—An earthquake measuring 5.5 according to the local authorities. on the Richter scale jolted south of the Fiji Islands The cause of the accident is under at 2031 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological investigation. Survey said. Xinhua The epicentre, with a depth of 503.70 km, was initially determined to be at 24.4712 degrees south latitude and 179.9498 degrees east longitude. Xinhua This undated handout photo issued Saturday 27 Aug, 2011 by the Natural History Museum shows an Indian rhino model at the 17 killed, 17 Natural History Museum at Tring, England where rhino horn thieves staging a museum injured in rear-end break-in were foiled by staff who had replaced the 240,000 pounds ($391,000) collision in N China rare specimens with replicas. The thieves were seeking valuable rhino horns that can SHIJIAZHUANG, 28 Aug—At least 17 people were be sold in illicit markets for their purported killed and 17 others injured in north China’s Hebei aphrodisiac and medicinal use, but they left Province Sunday morning, according to the local A Brazilian contestant rides his horse during with worthless replicas instead. Officials at police the barrel racing of the first international the Natural History Museum at Tring had The accident happened at around 5 am when horsemanship festival in Erdos City, north replaced the real horns with replicas because an Iveco bus loading 34 migrant workers rear- China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, of a recent surge in rhino horn thefts at ended with a semi-trailer parking at the roadside in 27 Aug, 2011. The six-day horsemanship museums, galleries and auction houses Shangyi County of the City of Zhangjiakou. festival was opened here on Friday evening, throughout Britain and continental Rescue work is underway. involving riders from the UK, Canada, Portugal, Europe.—INTERNET Xinhua Brazil, Denmark and so on.—XINHUA Man jailed for putting Four killed, three worker in box naked injured in colliery gas

MONTEREY PARK, 28 Aug—A California store outburst in SW China owner was jailed on $10 million bail for allegedly CHENGDU, 28 Aug—A sudden gas outburst in an holding a worker in a box bound with tape and illegal coal mine in Sichuan Province has left four dressed only in an adult diaper, police say. miners killed and three injured, said local officials Robert Yachen Lee appeared in Alhambra on Sunday. Seven people were in the pit when the Superior Court Friday on kidnapping and attempted accident happened at 11:20 pm Friday in Xuanhan murder charges, the Los Angeles Times reported. County, Dazhou City. Three escaped with injuries, Prosecutors allege Lee lured the female while four others were trapped underground until employee into a soundproof storage room above O Volunteers sort garbages collected they were found dead Saturday evening, according My Yogurt in Monterey Park early Wednesday and from ocean water off the coast of to the county’s publicity officials. knocked her out. He then allegedly removed her Dalian City, northeast China’s The three injured are recovering in a local clothing, dressed her in the diaper and put a collar Liaoning Province, 27 Aug, 2011, as hospital. around her neck, bound her with tape and put her an effort to better protect marine Police have detained three people in relation to in a box. The woman later escaped and went to a environment. the accident. nearby optometrist’s office and police were notified. XINHUA An investigation into the cause of the accident Xinhua is still underway.—Xinhua

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 11 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 British police China slows train speeds, cuts ticket dealing prices in wake of accident with two BEIJING, 28 Aug—China of railways after a deadly Guangzhou, Beijing- incidents in started to implement a new train collision killed 40 Shanghai and Lianyungang- operation plan for all bullet people in the City of Lanzhou lines, according to Canterbury trains across the country on Wenzhou in east China’s the Ministry of Railways LONDON, 28 Aug — Sunday, rescheduling trains Zhejiang Province on 23 (MOR). As of earlier this Police are currently deal- to run at slower speeds over July. month, high-speed trains ing with two incidents in safety concerns. Over the The rescheduled plan traveling between Beijing Canterbury, a town of course of more than a month, involves 498 trains and major and Tianjin and between Kent county in southeast- railway authorities have rail lines such as Beijing- Shanghai and Hangzhou Samba dancers perform for Miss Universe 2011 ern England, local police readjusted the operation plan Harbin, Beijing- have been run at 300 km contestants during a samba dance class at Rosas said on Friday afternoon. per hour, down from 350 de Ouro samba school in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on One incident is about a Vitamin A pills km per hour. 26 Aug, 2011. The beauty contest will be held on suspicious package and The readjustments for 12 September. — XINHUA the other is a small fire in ‘could save thousands of children’ Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway, the town centre, accord- LONDON, 28 Aug — Giv- vitamin A for the visual UK’s atomic clock Hainan east ring line and ing to a statement on the ing vitamin A supplements and immune systems to website of Kent Police. Guang-zhou-Zhuhai ‘is world’s most accurate’ to children under the age of work properly. It is found "We received a call five in developing coun- intercity rail went into effect LONDON, 28 Aug — An ond" that keeps the world from a member of the in foods including cheese, on 16 Aug with the atomic clock at the UK's on time. tries could save 600,000 public about a suspicious eggs, liver and oily fish. numbers of bullet trains in National Physical Labo- However, the interna- lives a year, researchers package near the railway Internet service unchanged. Other ratory (NPL) has the best tional race for higher ac- claim. Writing in the British line at 4:21 pm," it added. high-speed lines adopted long-term accuracy of any curacy is always on, mean- Medical Journal, UK and "Trains have been the new plan on 28 Aug. in the world, research has ing the record may not Pakistani experts assessed stopped and police are at Internet found. Studies of the stand for long. The NPL's 43 studies involving the scene." The WHO backs vitamin A clock's performance, to be CsF2 clock is a "caesium 200,000 children, and It was unclear whether supplementation. published in the journal fountain" atomic clock, in found deaths were cut by the two incidents are INTERNET Metrologia, show it is which the "ticking" is pro- 24% if children were given linked and there have nearly twice as accurate vided by the measurement the vitamin. And they say Germ-infected mosquitos can been no reported deaths as previously thought. of the energy required to taking it would also cut or injuries so far. The clock would lose change a property of cae- rates of measles and diar- stop dengue spread Xinhua quitoes. "And if dengue or gain less than a second sium atoms known as rhoea. The body needs CANBERRA, 28 Aug — cannot grow in mosqui- in some 138 million "spin". By international Dengue transmission toes, it cannot infect peo- years.The UK is among definition, it is the electro- Soldado late show fires could be suppressed by ple," he said.Wolbachia the handful of nations pro- magnetic waves required infecting mosquitoes with Valencia to victory natural virus-blocking lives in the cytoplasm of viding a "standard sec- to accomplish this "spin flip" that are measured; VALENCIA , 28 Aug — bacteria, Australian re- cells and is passed on to when 9,192,631,770 A dramatic late double searchers said on Friday. future generations by the peaks and troughs of these strike saw Roberto Professor Ary Hoffman mother through her egg. waves go by, one standard Soldado complete a hat- from Australia's Univer- Internet second passes. trick as Valencia beat sity of Melbourne, and his Inside the clock, cae- Racing Santander 4-3 colleagues announced the Body found sium atoms are gathered having appeared to be Valencia’s forward results of their experiment, into bunches of 100 mil- heading for defeat as the Roberto Soldado in which they infected in lion or so, and passed new La Liga season Hosts Valencia are mosquitoes with a bacte- Yellowstone, through a cavity where finally got underway on aiming to consolidate rium called Wolbachia, they are exposed to these Saturday. after their third place preventing the mosquito possible electromagnetic waves. The season was sup- finish last season despite from contracting dengue The colour, or frequency, posed to start a week ago losing a key player in fever. "It's a natural agent grizzly victim that exists within insects to is adjusted until the spins but a strike of a different Juan Mata to Chelsea Y ELLOWSTONE block viruses," Hoffmann are seen to flip — then the kind — as players but they lacked shape NATIONAL PARK, 28 Aug— told ABC Science. researchers know the downed tools over and rhythm in their first The body of a hiker was "We're not genetically waves are at the right fre- wages — meant it was league game of the found along the Mary modifying the mosquito quency to define the sec- delayed for the first time season. Mountain Trail in or anything like that." ond. —Internet in 27 years. Internet Wyoming’s Yellowstone Study leader Scott O'Neill, National Park, officials of Australia's Monash Some people in LA said. An investigation to Los Angeles learns to love its river University said it is a very LOS ANGELES, 28 Aug hicles splashing through a and from the air like a wide want to save the river, determine the cause of exciting result that this — The Thames, the Seine, trickle of water in a con- concrete scar cutting death was under way after to protect it, and to strain of Wolbachia really the Danube are great riv- crete storm drain, driving through the heart of cen- a pair of hikers found the improve it. reduces the ability of den- ers running through great up the sides, dodging tral Los Angeles. But two body Friday along the gue virus to grow in mos- cities. Think of Los Ange- bridges and crashing decades after the group INTERNET eastern section of the 21- les and the riverside im- somewhere along the way. Friends of the Los Ange- mile trail that runs between age doesn't immediately That's the LA river. Think les River was founded by Hayden Valley and the spring to mind. Some peo- Grease, Terminator 2, a poet, the campaign to Lower Geyser Basin, ple in LA don't even know Transformers, and count- reclaim the river is starting localnews8.com reported. the city was founded on a less other movies and pop to make some headway, The body was found river, but it was and you'll videos by stars like Ma- and its place in the city is about 5 miles west of the probably know it when donna and Kanye West. beginning to become a Hayden Valley trailhead you see it. For much of its 50 or so treasure rather than an amid signs of grizzly bear Think of the classic miles it looks more like a eyesore. activity, park rangers said. Hollywood car chase: ve- rubbish dump or a sewer, Internet Internet

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 12 8/29/2011, 6:28 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 13 Giant rat caught, killed with Man called cops on self over pitchfork parking spot A city housing worker says he bagged a 3-foot rat with a pitchfork at a New Police in Post, Bridgeport, Kozlowsky said York apartment complex. Connecticut said they reported Friday. Andes did not comply Jose Rivera, 48, told the New York Daily News that two other giant rats arrested a man who Police Lt Robert with orders from escaped. reported himself for Kozlowsky said officers officers, who then used parking illegally in a located the car and a stun gun on him. “I hit it one time and Naomi Colon, handicapped spot, then Andes told them the Andes was charged it was still moving,” head of the allegedly became police “aren’t doing their with second-degree Rivera said of the rat he apartment comp- aggressive with officers. job.” breach of peace and stabbed at Marcy lex’s tenant Bridgeport police “Officers attempted interfering with a police Houses. “I hit it another association, told the said Michael Andes, 29, to detain him, but he officer. He was also time and that’s when it Daily News huge called police about 2 am pulled away and took an given an infraction died. I’m not scared of rats have been Thursday and told them aggressive stance at the ticket for parking in a rats but I was scared of sighted there for at he had “purposely officers,” the spokesman handicap space without being bitten.” least six years. parked his vehicle” in a said. a permit. “The residents have told me that they’ve seen it running around with other handicapped spot on rats,” she said. Howe Avenue despite Hundreds of bison bones Animal experts said based on a photo of the dead rodent — about 3 feet long not having a from its nose to the tip of its tail — it was a Gambian pouched rat, often kept handicapped parking found in lake as a pet, although imports have been outlawed for several years. permit, the Connecticut A Minnesota fishing guide who reeled in a Paul Calle of the Wildlife Conservation Society said the Gambian rat can’t bone from Lake Victoria said a pair of divers reproduce with other species of rats because they are from a different genus. helped him uncover hundreds of bison bones from The size of the Gambian rat has Marcy House residents unnerved. News Album the bottom of the water. Roger Van Surksum, 64, Authorities in Arizona responding to a report of a foul odor said they of Alexandria said he reeled in the first bone 14 Police find discovered a refrigerator full of rotting fish in a building with no power. June and he soon teamed with divers Wayne The Yuma Police Department and the Yuma Fire Department said they Wagner, 56, of Brandon and Wesley Torgrimson, fridge full responded to the building, which used to house the business Power Hobbies, 49, of Evansville to search the bottom of the lake this week and decided to enter the building because they were concerned the 9 July, the Alexandria Echo Press reported Friday. of rotting stench could be from a body or drug lab, the Yuma Sun reported Friday. The team initially found 10 bones in the area “The patrol guys responded and called investigations,” police Sgt Clint where Van Surksum was fishing in June and fish Norred said. “We were unable to get ahold of the owner, who is apparently out discovered hundreds more during additional dives of town. 17 July and 20 Aug. Arctic Monkeys to take Kim Kardashian tweets Mel Gibson break from recording ‘unusual goat traffic’ during settles with ex- LONDON, 28 Aug—British rockers Arctic Italian honeymoon girlfriend Monkeys are taking a break from recording music WASHINGTON, 28 walking across a paved LOS ANGELES, 28 until 2013. Aug—Kim street. “Not too often Aug—Mel Gibson and The band, who Kardashian has traffic looks like this!” ex-girlfriend Oksana released their fourth tweeted about People Magazine quoted Grigorieva have reached album, “Suck It And “goat traffic” that her as tweeting. “Gotta an agreement in their See” June, this year and Mel Gibson she came across love Italy!” she added. bitter child-custody are currently on the world while spending her Internet dispute, court officials tour to promote the honeymoon in in Los Angeles record, will be taking a British rockers Arctic Italy’s Amalfi Coast Madonna’s toyboy Brahim announced. The Los studio hiatus for at least Monkeys with husband Kris Angeles County Superior 18 months. Zaobat joins her on French Humphries. Court system said in a “I don’t really write on the road any more. We The newly wed family holiday written statement Friday come up with a few ideas on soundchecks and that tweeted a photo the details of the deal but I have written too many terrible lyrics touring LONDON, 28 Aug— Madonna’s toyboy lover Friday of an unusual would be revealed next around. As yet there is no plan to return to the studio Brahim Zaobat has apparently become a part roadblock that saw a week. next year, we’re keeping our heads down,” of her family, as he joined the singer, her four herd of goats “As the result of a contactmusic.com quoted Frontman Alex Turner kids and some friends for a holiday in France. multiday settlement as saying.—Internet Kim Kardashian The 53-year-old singer is enjoying a fun-filled family vacation with the 24-year-old toyboy conference, the court Aniston, Theroux rent place and her kids Lourdes, 15, Rocca, ten, David, announces that Mel five and Mercy, four, staying at the Hotel Du Gibson and Oksana in Hollywood Cap in Antibes, France. The couple even got Grigorieva have achieved a little wet and wild as they cruised the waves a settlement in their HOLLYWOOD, 28 Aug—Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend yesterday aboard a powerful looking jet ski, ongoing dispute,” the Justin Theroux have moved in together in temporary statement said. Gibson quarters in the Hollywood Hills, sources told People. reports the Daily Mail. and Grigorieva have The actors have been looking for a place to buy in the After the jet ski been battling in court Los Angeles area for some time and apparently decided session, Madonna over custody of their 1- to set up housekeeping in a two-bedroom rental in the relaxed with a friend year-old daughter, Lucia. meantime, People said. “Jen and Justin are very excited on a floating The dispute led to a about living together in their new home,” the source said. platform as her confrontation in Malibu Aniston last month moved out of her Beverly Hills home children splashed in and misdemeanor after selling it for a cool $38 million. the sea. battery charges against Jennifer Aniston Internet Internet the actor.—Internet

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 13 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 Tottenham Hotspur 1 S P O R T S Barclays Manchester City 5 Premier LONDON, 28 Aug—Nasri supplied the crosses for Gomez hat-trick sends Dzeko to score his first two goals and he also played League his part in the run-up to Sergio Aguero’s strike, which Bayern top made it 4-0 with half an hour to go. Newcastle Younes Kaboul headed home a conso-lation goal for Tottenham, who included Luka Modric in their United line-up, but the afternoon belonged to Dzeko, who 2-1 Fulham clinched his hat-trick by firing in from six yards on the ST J AMES' PARK, 28 Aug—Newcastle United earned hour before scoring his fourth - a beautiful curling a Barclays Premier League victory over Fulham at St effort-with the last kick of the match. James’ Park. Edin Dzeko scored Leon Best claimed a double as Newcastle continued four times as he their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 win over and debutant Fulham. The Republic of Ireland international, who was Samir Nasri drafted in as a replacement for the injured Shola Ameobi, helped Man City opened the scoring three minutes after the break and then A hat-trick from striker put Totten-ham MUNICH, 28 Aug — A added a 66th-minute second to secure a second successive Mario Gomez (L) gave Hotspur to the hat-trick from Germany Barclays Premier League win. Bayern Munich a 3-0 sword with a striker Mario Gomez gave However, the Magpies were indebted to three victory at Kaiserslautern ruthless display of Bayern Munich a 3-0 fine saves from keeper Tim Krul, who denied Steve on Saturday that sent attacking football victory at Kaiserslautern Sidwell, Chris Baird and Danny Murphy, although he them top of the at White Hart on Saturday that sent was finally beaten by Clint Dempsey with two minutes Bundesliga for the first Lane. them top of the Bundesliga remaining.—Internet for the first time this sea- time this season. Two years ago Tottenham beat City to fourth INTERNET West Bromwich 0 - 1 Stoke City son. place and the London side ran Mancini’s men close for Bayern have nine Saturday’s evening the majority of last season, but today’s result was a Stoke City substitute Ryan points and top the table on kick-off sees defending clear indication of how much City have progressed Shotton scored a late winner after goal difference from champions Borussia Dort- over the last 12 months. For all City’s dominance, it a mix-up between West Werder Bremen, who mund visit last season’s was Tottenham who started brighter. Aaron Lennon Bromwich Albion goalkeeper came from behind to win runners-up Bayer and Niko Kranjcar both came close to breaking the Ben Foster and centre-back Chris Brunt of 2-1 at Hoffenheim thanks Leverkusen, with both deadlock in the opening few minutes and Joe Hart had Gabriel Tamas to settle this West Bromwich to goals from Marko teams bidding to draw level to scramble to his left-hand post to prevent Rafael van Barclays Premier League clash takes a free-kick Arnautovic and Markus on points with Bayern and der Vaart from scoring.—Internet at the Hawthorns. against Stoke City. Rosenberg. Bremen.—Internet Keselowski grabs 3rd win Double-amputee Pistorius qualifies for 400 semis DAEGU, 28 Aug — had his legs amputated to run the leadoff leg of of season at Bristol Double-amputee sprinter when he was a baby, runs South Africa’s 4x400 re- BRISTOL, 28 Aug —Brad Keselowski Oscar Pistorius qualified on carbon-fiber blades. lay team next weekend. was a long shot, at best, to race for the for the semifinals of the Pistorius is also expected Internet NASCAR championship this season. Then 400 meters Sunday, fin- he turned it up a notch and became a ishing third in the final Drogba taken to hospital after legitimate contender to make the 12-driver heat at Daegu Stadium. Chase for the Sprint Cup championship The South African quali- head injury field. Now, he’s the hottest driver in fied for Monday’s semi- LONDON, 28 Aug — out in a collision with NASCAR and is forcing everyone to con- finals in 45.39 seconds. Didier Drogba was taken Norwich goalkeeper Matt Kenseth (17) leads Brad sider him a serious threat to unseat five- The final is on Tuesday. to hospital after suffering John Ruddy and was Keselowski (2), Jimmie Johnson (48) time defending champion Jimmie Johnson. Pistorius was running a horrific head injury in carried off on a stretcher and Ryan Newman (39) and the rest of Keselowski picked up his third win of the against able-bodies ath- Chelsea’s 3-1 win over wearing what appeared the field during the NASCAR Sprint season — second since breaking his ankle letes at a major champi- 10-man Norwich on Sat- to be a breathing aid after Cup Series auto race on 27 Aug, in an Aug. 3 crash — and took a huge step onships for the first time. urday. receiving treatment for 2011, in Bristol, Tenn. — INTERNET toward making the Chase. — Internet The South African, who Drogba was knocked seven minutes at Stamford Bridge. Answers to yesterday’s UCLA’s Cantlay to face Kraft Internet Crosswords Puzzle in US Amateur final C E N T R E W E I G H ERIN, 28 Aug — Patrick Cantaly’s Texas, beat England’s Jack Senior 3 and R U A S I N A impressive summer just keeps getting 2 in the other semifinal. Kraft, 22, has better. The UCLA star will face Kelly played out his eligibility at SMU but still A S C O T T I P S T E R Kraft for the US Amateur championship has a year of school left. He’ll have a VL I EE E Kafter both players won their semifinal tough test in the final against a player AN E M O N E U R G E matches at Erin Hills on Saturday. A win with Cantlay’s credentials, but says he’s Chelsea’s Ivorian in Sunday’s final would be another big up for the challenge. — Internet striker Didier Drogba is TU N PUG N step for Cantlay, a player who many are attended by paramedics AS I A ROAD pointing to as a future star in the profes- after his collision with TLEOUSAsional ranks — especially after proving Norwich’s English he belonged in an appearance at the US RO B E BL E A T E D goalkeeper John Ruddy Open. during the English A A A E S O H “It’s been very special,” Cantlay said. Premier League football VI K I NGS OVULE “Probably the most fun I’ve ever had in match between Chelsea EETEMNRmy life.” Cantlay, the world’s No 1- and Norwich City at ranked amateur, beat Jordan Russell 4 Stamford Bridge in LA R G E ME D D L E and 3 on Saturday. Kraft, of Denton, Kelly Kraft of Denton, Texas London. — INTERNET

29-8-2011 NL.pmd 14 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 29 August, 2011 15 Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Philippine gov’t assists families hit by Typhoon Nanmadol

MANILA, 28 Aug—The Philippine government has released assistance to the families affected by Typhoon Nanmadol ( local code Mina), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Sunday. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Fulham’s Bobby Zamora runs with the ball as (NDRRMC), at least eight people have died Swansea City’s Ashley Williams (right) defends and and six others went missing in the Philippines Swansea City’s Alan Tate (centre) runs after him as a result of Nanmadol. during their FA Cup fifth round replay match at About 508,912 peso (11,974 U.S. dollar) Craven Cottage in London, 2009. Tate will miss worth of relief goods has been initially several months of the Premier League campaign after released by the government from the breaking his leg in a golf buggy accident.—INTERNET combined resources of the DSWD and evacuation centers managed by social workers of concerned local government units to assists the affected local government units with the assistance 5,851 typhoon-hit families or 29,585 of DSWD social workers. persons in a number of northern Philippine DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano Soliman has regions since Nanmadol entered the country’ directed all social welfare and development teams to s area of responsibility on 21 Aug. continue to coordinate with their counterparts in the A total of 44 evacuation centers were affected local government units to ensure quick opened in the affected regions serving 1,637 provision of augmentation assistance when families with 7,961 persons. The evacuees necessary. th Weather forecast for 29 August, 2011 were given relief packs and hot meals at the Xinhua

Sr. Temperature (°C/F) For Tomorrow Regions/States No. Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent 1 Kachin 34/93 28/77 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% 7:40 am 8:40 am 5:20 pm 2 Kayah 28/82 20/68 Widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 11. International News 8. Selected Songs 4. Morning News th 3 Kayin 28/82 22/72 Widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 8:45 am for 18 Myanmar 7:50 am 4 Chin 19/66 13/55 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 12. Musical Programme Traditional 5 Upper Sagaing 32/90 22/72 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% 5. Health Programme 4:00 pm Cultural Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers Performing Arts 6 Lower Sagaing 28/82 22/72 80% 8:00 am 1. Martial Song (IH) Competitions 7. Dance of National 4:10 pm 7 Taninthayi 29/84 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers(IH) 80% (2011) (Oldies & 2. Dance Variety 8 Bago 32/90 22/72 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% Races Mono Classical) 4:20 pm 9 Magway 29/84 25/77 Scattered rain or thundershowers (IH) 80% 8:05 am (Amateur (Second) Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 3. Musical Programme Division) (Level 10 Mandalay 29/84 24/75 80% 8. Myanmar Traditional (IH) 4:30 pm Women) Cultural Performing 11 Mon 30/86 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers 80% Monday, 4. University of 5:35 pm 12 Yangon 29/84 24/75 Widespread rain or thundershowers (IH) 80% 29 August Arts Competitions Distance Education 9. Myanmar Idol 13 Rakhine 33/91 22/72 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% View on today 8:10 am (TV Lectures) 6:00 pm 14 Southern Shan 24/75 19/66 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 9. Cute Little Dancer - First Year 10. Evening News 15 Northern Shan 26/79 21/70 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 12345678901 6:15 pm 12345678901 8:20 am (Physics) 16 Eastern Shan 27/81 22/72 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 4:45 pm 11. Weather Report 17 Ayeyawady 31/88 24/75 Widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 10. Selected Songs for 6:20 pm 7:00 am 5. Songs for 18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 32/90 24/75 One or two rain or thundershowers 80% th 12. Sing & Enjoy 18 Myanmar Upholding 1. Paritta By Hilly 7:00 pm 19 Neighbouring Yangon 29/84 24/75 One or two rain or thundershowers 80% Traditional Cultural National Spirit Region Missionary 13. TV Drama Series 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 29/84 24/75 One or two rain or thundershowers 80% 5:00 pm Sayadaw Performing Arts 8:00 pm During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershower have been isolated in Kachin State, scattered in Magway 6. Musical Programme Region and Rakhine State, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Competitions (2011) 14. News Summary of Regions, Chin and Mon States and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavy 7:20 am observations at 09:30 falls in Yangon and Taninthayi Regions and Mon State. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were (The Radio 15. International hr MST on today Nay Pyi Taw (Yezin) (0.91) inches, Kawthoung (4.06) inches, Theinzayet (3.31) inches, Cocogyun (3.22) 2. Dhamma Puja Song (Oldies & Mono inches, Nyaunglaybin (2.91) inches, Pauk (2.76) inches, Hteelin (2.54) inches, Sintku (2.50) inches, Myanmar Modern News Patheingyi (2.34) inches, Shwebo (1.85) inches, Monywa (1.69) inches and Taungdwingyi (1.57) inches. Classical) (Amateur Bay Inference Monsoon is strong in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and moderate elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. 7:25 am Music Troupe) 16. Weather Report Squalls with moderate to rough sea are likely at times Gulf of Mottma, off and along Mon-Taninthayi State of the Sea Coast. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35) mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar 3. To Be Healthy (Second) Division) 5:10 pm 17. World’s Stars waters. Outlook for Continuation of increase of rain in Central Myanmar areas. (Level Men) 7. Myanmar Language 18. TV Drama Series subsequent two days Exercise

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29-8-2011 NL.pmd 15 8/29/2011, 6:02 AM 1st Waxing of Tawthalin 1373 ME Monday, 29 August, 2011 Functions of main power stations in Thazi, Union Minister for Electric Power No. 2 U Khin Maung Soe inspectsThazi main Thabyewa (Meiktila) inspected power station in Mandalay Region. MNA NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug—Union Minister for Electric Power No. 2 U Khin Maung Soe yesterday afternoon arrived at Thazi main power station in Mandalay Region. At the meeting hall, the Union minister met staff and gave instructions on supply of electricity without interruption, fulfillment of public requirements on electricity as quickly as possible, behaviors of good service personnel and efforts to be made for discharging duty without shirking. The Union minister visited the switch yard of the power station. At the control room of Thabyewa (Meiktila) main power station, the Union minister inspected control of power supply through computer system.—MNA Toungoo (625) cm has exceeded by (25) cm Flood bulletin (about 0.8-ft) above its danger level. It may Noteworthy amounts of rainfall remain above its danger level (600) cm during (28-8-2011) the next (48) hours commencing this noon. NAY PYI TAW, 28 Aug — According to the According to the (12.30) hr MST observation Nay Pyi Taw (Yezin) 0.91 inches (12.30) hr MST observation today, the water today, the water level of Thanlwin River at Hpa- level of Dokehtawady River at Myitnge (902) an (72) cm has exceeded by (22) cm (about 0.7- Kawthoung 4.06 inches cm has exceeded by (32) cm (about 1-foot) ft) above its danger level. Theinzayet 3.31 inches above its danger level. It may remain above its It may remain above its danger level (750) Cocogyun 3.22 inches danger level (870) cm during the next (48) hours cm during the next (48) hours commencing this commencing this noon. noon, announced the Meteorology and Hydrology Nyaunglaybin 2.91 inches According to the (12.30) hr MST observation Department. Pauk 2.76 inches today, the water level of Sittoung River at MNA

International Sports International Sports International Sports Yohan Blake is the Man Utd 8 Arsenal 2 Wayne Rooney scored a hat- 100-meter world champion trick as Manches- ter DAEGU, 28 Aug— old, earned instant fame Nevis, he was shocked United pummelled Arsenal. Crazy about cricket and at the Daegu Stadium a and still trying to mad about chicken few minutes after the comprehend what exactly nuggets, Yohan Blake world-record holder was happened to Bolt. surprised the world by eliminated because of a “I didn’t expect that Wayne Rooney sprinting out of the false start. from him. He’s not that scored a hat- shadow of Jamaican “I’ve been waiting type of person,” Blake trick in an teammate Usain Bolt for this moment my said. “But I had to get it unbelievable and winning the 100- whole life,” said Blake, done for Jamaica.” Blake performance meter world title who served a three- admitted that Bolt often Sunday. month false starts during MANCHESTER, 28 Bolt’s doping practice, but he said he Aug—Danny Welbeck, former training suspension in just couldn’t envision him who was later injured, with two superb free- games. partner, still 2009 for taking doing it on such a big stage. headed in Anderson’s kicks before scoring And it compoun- only 21 a banned stimulant. “I didn’t think it would pass and Robin van from the spot late on. ded a miserable after- years “I’ve been working just to come out on the world Persie’s penalty was Nani, Park Ji-sung noon for the Gunners, be a world champion and scene because he is a saved by David De Gea and Young added who could have been it’s a dream come true.” championship per- before Ashley Young further goals with Theo beaten by an even But even in his moment of former,” Blake said. struck. Wayne Rooney Walcott and Van Persie greater margin. The glory, Blake found himself Internet put United out of sight replying as Carl only sour note was a answering more questions Jenkinson was sent off hamstring injury to Jamaica’s Yohan about Bolt than his big win. on 77 minutes. Welbeck, who looks Blake celebrates Like the other medalists, Sunday, 28 August The Arsenal right- likely to be withdrawn after winning Men’s second-place Walter Dix Man Utd 8-2 Arsenal back’s second booking from the England U- 100m final at the of the United States and Newcastle 2-1 Fulham means that Arsenal have 21 squad for their Euro World Athletics bronze winner Kim Championships in had a man sent off in 2012 qualifier on Collins of Saint Kitts and Tottenham 1-5 Man City Daegu, South Korea, West Brom 0-1 Stoke each of their opening Thursday. on 28 Aug 28, 2011. three Premier League Internet

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