First Pyithu Hluttaw in Session for Second Day Seven Questions Asked and Answered, Two New Proposals Submitted, One Bill Discussed at Today’S Session

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Volume XIX, Number 282 5th Waxing of Tabodwe 1373 ME Saturday, 28 January, 2012 Appointment of Chief Minister for Taninthayi Region Government True patriotism NAY PYI TAW, 27 Jan—The President Office issued Order No. 5/2012 today. The translation of the order is as follows:- * It is very important for every one Republic of the Union of Myanmar of the nation regardless of the place President Office he lives to have strong Union Spirit. Order No. 5/2012 4th Waxing of Tabodwe, 1373 ME * Only Union Spirit is the true (27 January, 2012) patriotism all the nationalities will Appointment of Chief Minister for Taninthayi Region Government have to safeguard. In accord with the Section 264, Subsection (c) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Section 82, Subsection (a) of the Union Government Law; and Section 56, Subsection (a) of Region or State Government Law, Region Minister for Finance and Revenue U Myat Ko of Taninthayi Region Government, who has been approved by the Taninthayi Region Hluttaw, was assigned duty as Chief Minister of Taninthayi Region Government. Pinlaung (0º C) Significant night Namhsam (1º C) temperature Heho (1º C) Sd/Thein Sein Haka (3º C) President (27-1-2012) Mogok (3º C) Republic of the Union of Myanmar First Pyithu Hluttaw in session for second day Seven questions asked and answered, two new proposals submitted, one bill discussed at today’s session

NAY PYI TAW, 27 Jan—The third regular session of the First Pyithu Hluttaw continued for the second day at Pyithu Hluttaw Hall of Hluttaw Building here, attended by Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann and 377 Pyithu Hluttaw representatives. Seven questions were asked and answered, two new proposals submitted and one bill discussed during the today’s session. U Tha Win from Yankin Constituency asked if there is lowest fixed price for paddy and other crops in advance of the harvest to help farmers avert price manipulation of purchasers and Union Commerce Minister U Win Myint replied that Reserve Rice Supervisory Committee was formed with ten members. The price offer of the committee will be changing depending on time and place. Currently, the committee is purchasing Emahta rice directly from farmers at the regions where the rice price is low, offering K 330,000 for hundred baskets of Emahta rice weighing 46 pounds. Purchase of beans and pulses at fixed price is also on the agenda of the committee. U Sai Aung Kyi of Mongton Constituency asked if there is a plan to open BP. 1 Gate on Mongton- Pungpahkyem BP. 1 route linking Mongton and Zhenloung of Thailand when the regional stability prevails and the Union Commerce Minister replied that Taunggyi-Loilem- Namhsan-Mongnai-Mongpan-Tahsan-Mongton- Pungpahkyem route is 298 miles long and Taunggyi- Kengtung-Tachilek-Monghsat-Mongton-Pungpahkyem Pyithu Hluttaw representatives sign attendance book.—MNA route is 346 miles long. Both of the routes are in need of major repair to deal with heavy trucks and are not serviceable Mongton in Shan State (East) sharing border with Thai- U Kyi Maung of Myittha Constituency asked to for smooth commodity flow. Currently, villagers from BP. land, it will be reported to the Union government for reconstruct Panlaung river-crossing bridge in Nwagugyi 1 Gate go to the neighbouring country to receive medical further measures. Village-tract of Myittha Township and the deputy minister treatment and there is no trade. Opening of border check- U Than Soe of Thazi Constituency asked to repair replied that Panlaung wooden bridge was swept away in the point calls for bilateral agreement in addition to security, wooden bridge across Nyankan Creek in Thazi Township water release from Kinta Dam in 2006. In 2007, local smooth transportation and opening of related departments and Deputy Border Affairs Minister Maj-Gen Zaw Win villagers themselves built a 235-ft long and 4-ft wide bridge and currently there is no such agreement to start border trade replied that a total of K 22.99 million was spent on repair 150 feet downstream from the original place. or open border check-point. of that bridge until 2011-2012 fiscal year. A total of K There is no enough fund to build a new bridge as With peace negotiations in progress to ensure lasting 103.73 million will be needed to reconstruct the bridge with 315x14x15 feet one with wooden piers, steel truss and peace, upon completion of the infrastructures required concrete foundation, wooden beams and floors, which will wooden floor which is estimated to cost K 110.25 million, for border trade camp that is proposed to open at BP 1Gate be done in 2011-2012 fiscal year with the additional fund but it will be started commencing 2012-2013 fiscal year. on Mongton-Pungpahkyem BP 1 route linked with of Mandalay Region. (See page 8)

P1(28).pmd 1 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 PERSPECTIVES Union FM arrives back from India NAY P YI T AW, 27 Jan—A Saturday, 28 January, 2012 Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Living alive Lwin arrived back in According to the Buddha, it is extremely Myanmar by air after paying rare for us to be born as human beings. Our a goodwill visit to India from 22 to 26 January. lifespan is very short. During this short period Accompanied by of time, we should do good deeds and serve the Myanmar Ambassador to interests of our own as well as of others. A India U Zin Yaw and person who does not serve his or her interest Myanmar delegation, the Union Minister called on and other interests is like one who is living Indian Prime Minister Dr without being alive. Such kind of person is not Manmohan Singh at the said to be alive. “It’s a very short trip, while Prime Minister Office on 24 alive, live,” said a US world famous author and January. They discussed promotion of bilateral publisher Malcolm Forbers. People of different relations and exchanged age would have to sail our life ship. Every views on regional and youth has to spend their life by perusing their international issues. education. While learning different kinds of The Union Minister also met Minister for External subjects, they should serve the others’ interests. Affairs of India Mr SM But the life of middle-age people is much busier Krishna at Hyderabad House than youths. They are busy dealing with in New Delhi in the afternoon Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna Maung Lwin calls on economic, prosperity, social and religious and attended the Myanmar- India bilateral talks. They Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at Prime Minister Office. affairs. Serving the people’s interest is a exchanged views on further MNA milestone in the short period of lifetime. Even strengthening the existing when we become older, we are not out of the good neighbourly relations energy, agriculture, human The Indian Minister for the Indian Council of World boundary of being alive. We could run out of and promotion of the multi- resource development and External Affairs hosted a Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi. faceted cooperation capacity building, luncheon in honour of the In the evening, the economic boundary. But we have to continue between the two countries. promotion of trade, finance Union Minister and party. Union Minister met embassy engaging in religious and social affairs as long They touched on a wide and investment, On 25 January, the staff at the residence of as we are still alive. We all would have to stay range of issues concerning cooperation in maintenance Union Minister talked about Myanmar Ambassador in alive by serving own interest as well as others infrastructure development, of security, peace and Myanmar: A Country in New Delhi. cooperation in the areas of stability in the border areas. Transition to Democracy at MNA till the end of our life. Workshop on Public Private Partnership Readiness held DISTRICT NEWS Danger of drugs talked

MYITKYINA, 27 Jan—Myitkyina Special Anti-Drug Squad is expediting its works to eradicate drug addicts and possessors in Kachin State. On 6 January, a talk on narcotic drug elimination was held at Mohnyin Degree College. IP Khin Maung Yi of Myitkyina Special Anti-Drug Squad explained disadvantage of drug addicts and seizures of drugs by the squad in 2011. The deputy commissioner and officials viewed round the posters on drug elimination displayed at the hall. Township IPRD Fire drill demonstrated

MANDALAY, 27 Jan—A demonstration on fire fighting th was held at Kaung Zaw Hein fuel station on 84 Street Public Private Partnership Readiness Workshop in progress.—MNA between 38th and 39th streets in Mahaaungmye Township on 18 January. YANGON, 27 Jan— Public Private Partnership Readiness Anup Kumar Chakma, diplomats from embassies of Indonesia Officials of Mandalay Region Fire Services Department Workshop, jointly organized by Republic of the Union of and Laos, Secretary General Mr Toshihiro Mizutani of JETRO inspected oil tanks and fire extinguishers. Head of District Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Yangon, Chairman Mr Shiro Asahina of JCCY in Yangon, FSD U Mya Kyaing explained fire preventive measures to and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Economic Advisor to the President Dr U Myint and Myanmar members of Auxiliary Fire Brigade. Later, they demonstrated Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP), took place at UMFCCI here experts , UMFCCI President U Win Aung and vice-presidents, use of fire fighting. yesterday. CEC members, executives, departmental heads, officers and Myanma Alin It was attended by Union Minister for Industry U Soe guests. Thein, Deputy Minister U Myo Aung, Deputy Minister for At the ceremony, UMFCCI President U Win Aung and Rail Transportation Thura U Thaung Lwin, Yangon Region Dr Noelenn Heyzer and Union Minister U Soe Thein delivered Minister for Electricity and Industry U Nyan Tun Oo, Under speeches. Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Four resource person—two from UNESCAP, one from Secretary of ESCAP Dr Noeleen Heyzer of UNESCAP and Myanmar Investment Commission and one entrepreneur— experts, Bangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar Maj-Gen submitted papers.—MNA provided to the trainees from Sports training courses 12 March-6 April 12 March to 6 April. Those wishing to attend YANGON, 27 Jan—Sports The sports courses Takraw, badminton, cycling, the courses may take out and Physical Education namely football, volleyball, tennis, chess, rowing, karate- applications at respective Department under the track & field, weightlifting, do, body-building/physical sports federations and dial Ministry of Sports will boxing, judo, table tennis, culture, sailing, hockey, 400431 and 400893 of SPED conduct the sports training basketball, martial arts, cane- archery, swimming, baseball, (Public Sports and Education courses in Nay Pyi Taw, ball, aerobics, Taekwondo, cricket, shooting, golf, Branch-Yangon) at Kyaik- Regions and States. gymnastics, Wushu, Sepak billiards and bowling will be kasan Grounds.—MNA

p2(28).pmd 2 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 3 Security forces inspect the IMF sees Myanmar as Asia’s next economic scene of a car bright spot bomb attack in Sadr City WASHINGTON, 27 Jan— this week after a consultation that Myanmar’s recent The International Monetary with Myanmar. reform efforts “go in the right eastern of Fund (IMF) has recently “Myanmar has a high direction.” The Asian Baghdad, Iraq, commended Myanmar’s growth potential and could country “would benefit from on 24 Jan, economic reform efforts, become the next economic broader consultation with 2012. saying that the nation has frontier in Asia, if it can turn stakeholders and using the Two separate the potential to become the its rich natural resources, best international practices car bombs next economic bright spot young labour force, and distilled from other exploded in the in Asia. “The new proximity to some of the most countries’ experiences”, the Shiite district government is facing a dynamic economies in the mission head said. The IMF of Sadr City historic opportunity to world, into its advantage,” has projected Myanmar’s killing and jump-start the development the global lender said. real gross domestic product wounding process and lift living An IMF mission headed to grow about 5.5 percent several people, standards,” the Washington- by Meral Karasulu visited Nay this fiscal year and 6 percent police said. based body said in a Pyi Taw and Yangon between next fiscal year. INTERNET statement released earlier 9 and 25 Jan. Karasulu noted MNA/Xinhua Obama, Gov Brewer exchange words in Ariz Ahmadinejad says Iran

PHOENIX, 27 Jan— Arizona Gov Jan said she offered to give Obama lunch on the ready for nuclear talks Brewer greeted President Barack Obama in trip. “He was a little disturbed about my TEHERAN, 27 Jan— President Mahmoud Phoenix Wednesday with a letter and what book, ‘Scorpions for Breakfast.’ I said to him Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready for nuclear talks political analysts said appeared to be a piece that I have all the respect in the world for the with the world powers amid toughening sanctions of her mind. Observers who could not hear office of the president,” Brewer said. “The aimed at forcing Teheran to sharply scale back what the two were saying said the president book is what the book is. I asked him if he read its nuclear programme. Ahmadinejad, however, and the governor appeared to be talking at the book. He said he read the excerpt. So.” An says sanctions won’t force Iran to capitulate to the same time, a pool reporter traveling with Obama spokesman released a statement on Western demands. The United States and allies the president said. At one point, Brewer, a the exchange: “The governor handed the want Iran to halt uranium enrichment, which Republican and advocate of cracking down President a letter and said she was inviting they worry could lead to weapons-grade material. on illegal immigrants, pointed her index figure him to meet with her. The President said he’d Iran says it only seeks reactors for energy and at Obama. Obama apparently walked away be glad to meet with her again, but did note research. Ahmadinejad made the remarks in from the governor while she was talking. She that after their last meeting, a cordial Kerman, southeastern Iran on Thursday. Iran later told reporters the president left while discussion in the Oval Office, the governor had previously indicated that it is ready for a new she was in the middle of a sentence. inaccurately described the meeting in her US President Barack Obama speaks at round of talks with the five permanent Security Brewer said the letter was a handwritten book. The President looks forward to Conveyor Engineering and Council members plus Germany. A senior UN invitation to discuss the “Arizona comeback” continuing taking steps to help Arizona’s Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nuclear agency team is expected to visit Teheran and to visit the Mexican border with her. She economy grow.”—Internet on 25 Jan, 2012.—INTERNET on Saturday.—Internet Abbas: Palestinians to Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attack BAGHDAD, 27 Jan—A suicide bomber detonated his leave peace talks explosive-filled taxi near a Shi’ite funeral procession in Baghdad on Friday, killing 31 people and bringing the death toll from violence since an Iraqi political crisis erupted in RAMALLAH, 27 Jan— Palestinian President Mahmoud December to more than 400. The bomber exploded his Abbas said his side would walk away from deadlocked vehicle near the group of mourners passing by a small market exploratory peace talks with Israel Thursday and weigh its street in the mainly Shi’ite Zaafaraniya neighborhood in the next moves. south of the Iraqi capital, police officials and hospitals said. “If we demarcate the borders, we can return to The Shi’ite-led government often blames Sunni Islamist negotiations, but the Israelis do not want demarcation of insurgents for attacks targeting Shi’ites, saying they are borders,” Palestine news agency WAFA quoted Abbas as trying to stoke the kind of sectarian slaughter which killed saying. tens of thousands of Iraqis at the peak of the war in 2006- The Palestinian National Authority says it wants Israel 2007. “I was in the old Zaafaraniya market when a funeral to accept, as a basis for negotiations, Israel’s borders before came by and just as it passed, a car bomb exploded,” said Ali A resident inspects the site of a bomb attack inside a the 1967 Six-Day War that led to Israel’s West Bank and Gaza Mohsen. “I helped evacuating the dead and injured people, coffee shop in Baghdad today.—INTERNET occupation. It also wants Israel to halt Jewish settlement their blood covered the ground.” But the suicide car bomber appeared to target the funeral construction — deemed illegal under international law — in The funeral was for a Shi’ite real estate agent who was near Zaafaraniya police station, blowing himself up close to the West Bank and East Jerusalem. killed by gunmen in Baghdad a day earlier, police said. The shops and the market, said an official at the office of Baghdad US President Barack Obama called last May for a resolution motive for his murder was not clear. security spokesman Qassim al-Moussawi.—MNA/Reuters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the creation of a non-militarized Palestinian State based on Israel’s prewar borders, modified by land swaps — a proposal Israeli Prime Nigeria arrests 200 after attacks Minister Binyamin Netanyahu immediately rejected, calling KANO, 27 Jan— Nigeria has arrested 200 people, mostly Coordinated gun and bomb attacks in the northern the borders “indefensible’’ and counter to earlier US Chadian “mercenaries,” after last week’s attacks in the City of Kano last Friday killed at least 185 people, the commitments. north, a police source said Thursday, as pressure mounts on deadliest ever assault claimed by the shadowy Islamist sect Netanyahu urged Palestinian negotiators to return to the the security forces to stem the violence. Boko Haram. talks without preconditions, rejecting the Palestinian demand They have been blamed for scores of other attacks to halt settlement building. across northern Nigeria. “Many arrests have been made “They would be making a mistake if they are looking for since the attacks,” the police source said on condition of excuses to leave the table,” an Israeli official quoted by the anonymity. British newspaper The Independent said. “Walking away ... “We have arrested around 200 attackers and 80 percent is not going to solve anything.” of them are Chadians. They came in as mercenaries.” Israeli and Palestinian representatives met five times this There were indications the Chadians had been paid to month in Amman as part of a Jordanian effort to advance a plan participate in the recent attacks attributed to Boko Haram, by international mediators to resume formal peace talks. the source added. The plan, presented in September by the Quartet — the Nigerian security forces have long suspected Boko United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia — Haram of smuggling arms into the country through the set a Thursday deadline for both sides to present proposals porous northeastern border with Chad and Niger. on borders and security. Internet Israel said the Palestinian-approved deadline was “artificial” to create an “artificial crisis,” The Independent Residents inspect a police patrol van outside Sheka said. “Israel chose to [promote] settlements over peace,” a police station in northern Nigerian City of Kano Palestinian official quoted by The Independent said. following coordinated gun and bomb attacks in the city. Internet INTERNET

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Health Tip: Faulty heart drugs toll nears 100 in Pakistan LAHORE, 27 Jan—Around heart drugs,” said Shahbaz admitted to hospitals in Create the 100 Pakistani heart patients Sharif, the head of the Lahore, Pakistan’s second have died after taking faulty government in central Punjab largest city, after taking the medicine made locally and Province. The victims were drugs. Police have arrested right dozens more are in a critical mostly poor patients who owners of three pharmaceu- condition in hospital, received free drugs from the tical companies suspected of environment government officials said state run Punjab Institute of supplying the medicine. Thursday. Cardiology (PIC), he said. “Police registered a case for sleep “Nearly 100 patients The government said on Tuesday after reports of have died due to a reaction to another 287 people had been deaths of people due to It’s important to create Pakistani heart patients arrive at the Punjab Institute the right environment to Cosmetic surgery unaffected by French implant scare of Cardiology in Lahore. Around 100 Pakistani heart help you fall asleep and patients have died after taking faulty medicine made stay asleep. between 3.2 to 3.8 billion locally and dozens more are in a critical condition in The National Sleep euros ($4.1 to 4.9 billion). hospital, government officials said.—INTERNET The figure this year is set Foundation offers these reaction of drugs for Government official guidelines: to grow 11.12 percent, said cardiovascular diseases,” Khwaja Salman Rafiq said * Keep your room quiet the study, “demonstrating the police spokesman Haroon most of the deaths were due or use earplugs or a sector’s dynamism.” IMCAS, Rashid told AFP. to “at least one of five white noise machine. or the International Master Initial investigations medicines which PIC had * Keep your room at the Course on Ageing Skin, is show that drugs supplied by been prescribing”. right temperature — starting its annual conference local manufacturers were The medicine has not too hot and on the in Paris on Friday. “sub-standard,” police said. since been removed from cooler side. More than 400,000 The patients died due to hospitals and stores, he told * Make sure the room is Cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide and women around the world are a sudden drop in white blood AFP. Doctor Javed Akram, dark. unaffected by the health scare prompted by a French believed to have received cells, platelets and bone involved in the investi- * Allow plenty of room breast implant company that used substandard implants made by now- marrow damage. The gation, said 46,000 patients in your bed to stretch silicone, a global body of plastic surgeons said defunct French firm Poly problem was first detected in receive drugs from PIC out and get Friday.—INTERNET Implant Prothese (PIP) which December when contamin- every month.—Internet comfortable. Choose a PARIS, 27 Jan—Cosmetic The Paris-based IMCAS was found to have been using ated drugs in at least one batch comfortable mattress surgery is booming which represents plastic industrial-grade silicone gel of medicine caused 23 deaths. and pillow. worldwide and unaffected by surgeons and dermatologists, that caused abnormally high Sharif said samples of * Address issues that the health scare prompted by said in a new study that beauty rupture rates. the suspect drugs have been affect your sleep, such a French breast implant procedures worldwide “One thinks that the PIP sent to laboratories for tests as snoring or television company that used including liposuctions, affair will have short-term in Pakistan, London and watching, with your substandard silicone, a breast implants, and botox impact,” said Laurent Brones, Paris. “Action will be taken partner. global body of plastic injections grew 10.1 percent one of the authors of the study. against those found guilty,” Internet surgeons said Friday. year-on-year in 2011 to Internet he said.

Starbucks profit beats, Europe weakness Kia Motors 2011 earnings up 30.4 percent hurts SEOUL, 27 Jan—South Korea’s second largest chiefly from the United States. automaker, Kia Motors, said Chief Financial Officer on Friday it posted a record Troy Alstead said on a profit last year thanks to brisk webcast that Starbucks has overseas sales and increased been underperforming returns in investment in internal targets in Europe — affiliated firms. where debt worries and high Net profit surged 30.4 unemployment weigh heavily percent from the previous on consumers — and that the year to 3.5 trillion won ($3.1 company has taken steps to billion) in 2011, the company improve results there. said in a statement. Sales Operating margin for the jumped 20.6 percent on-year Kia Motors’ Naimo concept car, pictured at the 2012 EMEA unit was 6.5 percent in to 43.2 trillion won in 2011, International Consumer Electronics Show in Las the first quarter, down from with operating profit up 41.6 Vegas, Nevada, on 11 Jan.—INTERNET An empty cup is left on a table outside a Starbucks 9.7 percent a year earlier. percent to 3.5 trillion won. particularly brisk despite the Sales in China surged coffee shop in London on 1 Dec, 2011.—INTERNET Starbucks said the It sold 2.48 million cars eurozone crisis and the global 29.9 percent to 433,000, LONDON, 27 Jan— Sales from cafes open at margin contraction was last year, up 18.6 percent, economic slowdown, it said. while those in the European Starbucks Corp reported a least 13 months were up just primarily due to higher thanks to solid sales of new Sales in the United States market increased 12.2 quarterly profit that topped 2 percent for the Europe, distribution costs related to models and the company’s surged 36.3 percent to percent to 290,000. Sales Wall Street’s view, but its Middle East and Africa region, moving to a consolidated improved brand image, the 485,000 cars last year while in other regions rose 18.4 shares fell as investors in versus the 9 percent gain for distribution center in its UK automaker said. domestic sales crept up a mere percent to 778,000. the world’s biggest coffee the much larger America unit, market.—Reuters Overseas sales were 1.7 percent to 492,000. Internet chain focused on softness in Europe rather than Samsung 4Q profit rises 17 pct on smartphone sales strength in the United SEOUL, 27 Jan—Samsung Electronics Co reported a 17 percent jump in fourth quarter States. profit on the strength of smartphone sales even as the company battled claims it had copied The company’s Apple’s iPhone. Samsung said Friday in a regulatory filing that its net profit reached 4 trillion shares, up roughly 45 won ($3.5 billion) in the three months that ended in December. The company earned 3.4 percent from a year ago and trillion won in the same quarter a year earlier. hovering near all-time highs, The Suwon, South Korea-based company said its operating profit jumped 75.8 were off 2.2 percent at $47.26 percent to 5.3 trillion won in the fourth quarter. The figure was closely in line with the in extended trading after company’s estimate earlier this month of a 73 percent rise. closing at $48.34. The company, however, posted an operating loss of 220 billion won in its display Starbucks and other division in the fourth quarter despite a sales increase of 19 percent from the previous year. top-performing restaurant Shoppers look at Samsung Electronics devices at the “If profit in handsets continues to stream in, this year will also likely be a solid one chains like McDonald’s company’s showroom in Seoul, South Korea, on 27 for Samsung,” said Jae Lee, an analyst at Daiwa Securities in Seoul. “The biggest threat Corp have been on a tear Jan, 2012.—INTERNET would be if the global economy worsens.” Samsung, the world’s biggest manufacturer of and their stocks often sell memory chips and liquid crystal displays, said demand for semiconductors in mobile off on anything but products and servers remained solid despite weakness in personal computers, which face absolutely pristine results. stiff competition from the rising popularity of tablets.—Internet

P4(28).pmd 4 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 5 Medical sensor is powered First ‘cloaking’ of a 3D by music object announced WEST L A F AYETTE, 27 Jan—A new type of implantable AUSTIN, (Texas), 27 to incoming microwave medical sensor can be powered by external sounds like Jan—US researchers say they light. music — and rap music works best, its US inventors say. have “cloaked” a three- The success with the Researchers at Purdue University say the miniature dimensional object, making cylinder suggests further medical sensor is powered by acoustic waves, including it invisible from all angles for work with different those found in music such as rap, blues, jazz and rock. the first time. wavelengths of light is The sensor contains a vibrating cantilever, a thin beam The process uses a shell worth pursuing, Alu said. attached at one end like a miniature diving board. Music of what are known as “It’s a real object within a certain range of frequencies, from 200-500 hertz, plasmonic materials that standing in our lab, and it causes the cantilever to vibrate, generating electricity and create a “photo negative” of basically disappears,” he storing a charge in a capacitor, Purdue engineering professor the object being cloaked, told BBC News. A new type of miniature pressure sensor designed to be Babak Ziaie said in a university release Thursday. effectively canceling it out. While the technique is implanted in the body is powered by acoustic waves from “The music reaches the correct frequency only at However, the demon- unlikely to work at the music.—INTERNET certain times, for example, when there is a strong bass stration has only been visible light part of the component,” he said. “The acoustic energy from the music minutes every hour or so to monitor either blood pressure or achieved for waves in the spectrum, Alu said, the can pass through body tissue, causing the cantilever to pressure of urine in the bladder,” Ziaie said. “It doesn’t take microwave region of the approach could be applied vibrate.” long to do the measurement.” Playing simple tones within a electromagnetic spectrum, to the tips of scanning When the music stops or the frequency falls outside of certain frequency range also can be used. not for visible light. microscopes to yield an the proper range, the cantilever stops vibrating, “But a plain tone is a very annoying sound,” Ziaie said. “We Andrea Alu and coll- improved view of even automatically sending the electrical charge to the sensor, thought it would be novel and also more aesthetically pleasing eagues at the University of smaller wavelengths of which takes a pressure reading and transmits data as radio to use music.” “Rap is the best because it contains a lot of low Texas at Austin have made a light. signals. “You would only need to do this for a couple of frequency sound, notably the bass,” Ziaie said.—Internet 7-inch-long cylinder invisible Internet Life in ocean ‘blue holes’ studied

GALVESTON, (Texas), 27 Jan—Life found in underwater caves in the Bahamas could give clues to what types of marine life might be found on distant planets and moons, researchers say. Discoveries made in so-called blue holes by Texas A&M University at Galveston researchers include specialized forms of bacteria life at different depths, suggesting that microbial life in such caves is continually adapting to changes in available light, water chemistry and food sources. “These bacterial forms of life may be similar to microbes that existed on early Earth and thus provide a glimpse of how life evolved on this planet,” marine biologist Tom Iliffe said in a Texas A&M release Thursday. A near-field mapping of “These caves are natural laboratories where we can study life existing under conditions the disruption in the analogous to what was present many millions of years ago.” There are tens of thousands of electric field distribution underwater caves scattered around the world, but less than 5 percent have ever been explored during the testing. and scientifically investigated, Iliffe said. “We know more about the far side of the moon than Courtesy of The we do about these caves right here on Earth,” he said. “There is no telling what remains to University of Texas at Blue hole off the coast of Belize.—INTERNET be discovered in the many thousands of caves that no one has ever entered.—Internet Austin.—INTERNET Nokia profits dive as new

phones slow to take off November. “It is more than some were expecting, but it’s not HELSINKI, 27 Jan—Nokia Oyj reported a 73 percent fall going to worry Apple or Google,” said analyst Nick Dillon in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows from research firm Ovum. Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple Inc’s iPhone Nokia said it expected its phone business’ underlying or compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones. earnings to be around breakeven in the first quarter, well The world’s largest cellphone maker by volume below analysts’ forecasts, with sales falling more than usual unveiled a year ago a major strategy shift to Microsoft Corp in the seasonally weaker quarter. “The report highlights that software for its smartphones in an attempt to challenge the start of the Windows strategy is slow, and we have very Apple and Google Inc’s Android. But Apple’s phones in little concrete data to predict its success at this point,” said particular have proved far more popular. analyst Michael Schroder from FIM Securities. A text message of the Q4 Nokia results is seen on the Apple reported earlier this week sales of 37 million “There are a lot of uncertainties. These are critical times screen of an early Nokia mobile phone in this photo iPhones for the December quarter. Nokia has sold over 1 for the future of the whole company. The next months will be illustration taken in Paris on 26 January, 2012. million Windows ‘Lumia’ Phones, since its launch in mid- extremely important.”—Reuters INTERNET Google Earth 6.2 released, gives our planet Twitter may censor tweets in individual a makeover countries SAN FRANCISCO, 27 Jan—Google rolled SAN F RANCISCO, 27 Jan— broaden its audience and tweet containing content out its latest version of Google Earth on Twitter has refined its make more money. breaking a law in one Thursday. Calling it “the most beautiful technology so it can censor But Twitter sees the country can be taken down Google Earth yet,” the update has managed messages on a country-by- censorship tool as a way to there and still be seen to eliminate the “patchy” look of some of its country basis. The additional ensure individual messages, elsewhere. Twitter will post images and now presents users with a more flexibility announced or “tweets,” remain available a censorship notice realistic depiction of how our planet really Thursday is likely to raise fears to as many people as possible whenever a tweet is looks from up high. that Twitter’s commitment to while it navigates a gauntlet removed. That’s similar to In a post on the official Google blog, free speech may be weakening of different laws around the what Internet search leader Google Earth product manager Peter Birch The third rock from the sun looks a little as the short-messaging world. Before, when Twitter Google Inc has been doing explained the new, smoother look: “We’re more beautiful today—that’s if you’re company expands into new erased a tweet it disappeared for years when a law in a introducing a new way of rendering imagery looking at it using Google Earth. countries in an attempt to throughout the world. Now, a country where its service that smooths out this quilt of images. The end INTERNET This screen shot shows a operates requires a search result is a beautiful new Earth-viewing latest version—Thursday’s 6.2 release— portion of the Twitter result to be removed. experience that preserves the unique textures promises the optimum viewing experience blog post of 26 Jan, Like Google, Twitter of the world’s most defining geographic using the new data. 2012, in which the com- also plans to the share the landscapes—without the quilt effect.” It comes as little surprise to see that the pany announced it has removal requests it receives Both mobile and desktop versions of new version of Google Earth now integrates refined its technology so from governments, com- the software will utilize the improved Google+, with the option to, for example, it can censor messages panies and individuals at imagery, and while previous releases of share a screenshot through its social on a country-by-country the chillingeffects.org Google Earth will also incorporate it, the networking service.—Internet basis.—INTERNET website.—Internet

P5(28).pmd 5 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 S Korean troops to join US-led Pakistan, France must drill in Thailand cooperate in defence, energy: SEOUL, 27 Jan—South exercise, a command post Korean Navy and Marines exercise and a humanitarian Gilani Corps will take part in a US led and civic assistance action ISLAMABAD, 27 Jan— on bilateral relations with the multinational military exercise project, the Navy said in a Prime Minister Yousuf Raza commitment that the to be held next month in statement. Gilani has emphasised the cooperation between the two Thailand, the Navy said here The annual joint drill, in need for more cooperation countries should be further Thursday. which South Korea served as between Pakistan and France enhanced during the years Some 320 South Korean an observer member state in the fields of energy, trade to come, reported Associated troops, an armored am- between 2002-2009, is and defence. Press of Pakistan. phibious vehicle and a 2,600- designed to help improve Gilani made the remark Gilani spoke of the ton landing ship tank will join multinational interoperability A 22-metre-high giant dragon and phenix lantern is seen Tuesday while talking to support of the French six other countries, including and strengthen military in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong newly appointed am- government within the fold the United States, Thailand partnerships among the Province, on 25 Jan, 2012, to celebrate the traditional bassador of France to of the European Union for and Japan, for the Cobra Gold participants. Among the nine Chinese lunar Year of the Dragon. The lantern was Pakistan Philippe Thieband pro-actively pursuing the exercise slated for 5 to 17 Feb. observers this year are China, made of 1,000 red lanterns and a pair of 15-metre-high here. grant of waiver to Pakistani The troops will Russia and New Zealand. dragon and phenix lantern.—XINHUA They exchanged views exports to the EU market. participate in a field training Xinhua He said that Pakistan has India, Thailand to carry out cooperation at the will, capacity and resolve to defeat the scourges of strategic level militancy and extremism. NEW DELHI, 27 Jan— began a visit to the country cooperation and amending The French ambassador India and Thailand have Wednesday, the two the framework agreement for said that Pakistan’s agreed to elevate their ties to countries agreed to expedite establishing FTA. The two contributions for peace- strategic partnership by their negotiations on a free countries will promote keeping were commendable. signing six pacts in the fields trade area agreement in cooperation in science and French investors were of defence, security, trade, goods, services and technology, cultural ex- keen to invest in Pakistan in combating terrorism and investments by July. change and cooperation the sector of energy, he said, piracy, local media reported Six agreements were between Thailand’s Chula- adding that trade between Thursday. During talks signed after the talks, which longkorn University and the the two countries had been between Indian Prime included transfer of Indian Council for Cultural showing positive trends and Minister Manmohan Singh sentenced persons, a Relations (ICCR) at the India both the countries should and his Thai counterpart memorandum of under- Studies Centre of the Thai endeavour to keep up this Yingluck Shinawatra, who standing on defence university.—Xinhua trend.—Internet Visitors watch a porcelain jar with dragon decoration Hackers crash Israeli hospital website of the Qing Dynasty (1644- JERUSALEM, 27 Jan— million page requests hit the elsewhere, and Israeli 1911) in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Unknown hackers on site at 2:00 am local time (GMT counterattacks at banking Province, on 25 Jan, 2012. Wednesday morning 0000), crashing its servers. As and commercial sites in Saudi To celebrate Chinese succeeded in downing the of noon, the site was still Arabia, Afghanistan and Lunar New Year of the website of a major Israeli unavailable. Meanwhile, other Arab countries. Dragon, Nanjing Museum hospital via a Denial of Service Israel’s National Cyber Officials, however, said the held exhibitions with the (DNS) attack, local media Command (NCC) and Counter drill had been planned prior theme of dragon during reported. Officials at Sheba Terror Bureau (CTB) on to the attacks. The multi-day the Spring Festival Hospital at the Tel Hashomer Wednesday launched their “Lights Out” drill will holiday. Medical Centre near Tel Aviv first combined official simulate a series of hacker told Army Radio that over a emergency exercise, the Ynet attacks on national XINHUA news site reported. infrastructure sites, like the UN launches web portal to The attack and drill took Israel Electric Corporation place against an increasing and the Water Authority, in help young women number of tit-for-tat cyber order to test their readiness A resident takes photos of ice lanterns in a park in NEW YORK, 27 Jan —The United Nations launched a new attacks in recent weeks and ability to foil DNS and Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, web portal on Tuesday focusing on helping girls and women between reportedly Pale- other attempts to damage and on 24 Jan, 2012, the second day of the Chinese lunar access job opportunities, training and career advice in the stinian-supporting Arab corrupt operating systems. New Year.— INHUA information and communication technology (ICT) sector. hackers in Saudi Arabia and Xinhua X The website – girlsinict.org – was designed to inspire and help young women between the ages of 11 and 25 prepare for Iranian lawmakers to approve a Religion gives people more and pursue careers in technology by providing them with useful resources such as links to scholarships, internships, ICT plan to cut oil exports self-control contests and awards, tech camps and online networks where LONDON, 27 Jan—People muster greater self-control when they can interact with other women working in an industry that to Europe they are given unrelated tasks, especially after thinking about is largely male-dominated. “It’s a little-known fact that women TEHERAN, 27 Jan—An buy even one drop of oil from religion. For instance, participants, given a sentence containing were the original programmers of ENIAC, the US Government’s Iranian lawmaker said Iran,” Nasser Soudani, a five words to unscramble, with some containing religious first ever computer. But while teenage girls now use computers Wednesday that in a member of Iran’s Majlis themes and others not, exercised more restraint. and the Internet at rates similar to boys, they are five times less preemptive move, Iranian Energy Commission was “After unscrambling sentences containing religiously likely to consider a technology-related career,” the UN parliament is mulling over a quoted as saying. oriented words, participants in our studies exercised International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said in a news plan to cut oil exports to the Foreign ministers of the significantly more self-control,” says psychology graduate release. “Research consistently shows that girls tend to choose European Union (EU) member EU countries on Monday student Kevin Rounding from the Queen’s University, who led careers where they feel they can ‘make a difference’ – healthcare, states, the local English- decided to ban the oil and oil the study. Self-control involved tasks that included enduring discomfort, delaying gratification, exerting patience, and edu-cation, medicine. With this new portal, we’re trying to show language Tehran Times daily products from Iran. Although refraining from impulsive responses, adds Rounding, according them that there’s much more to ICTs than writing computer reported. the embargo will be started to a Queen’s statement. “Our most interesting finding was that code,” said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré.—Internet “Majlis (parliament) from 1 July to allow major EU religious concepts were able to refuel self-control after it had representatives are seeking to importers like Greece, Italy been depleted by another unrelated task,” says Rounding. approve a plan, according to and Spain to find alternative “In other words, even when we would predict people to which all European countries suppliers, investors were still be unable to exert self-control, after completing the religiously that have imposed sanctions worried about the security of themed task they defied logic and were able to muster self- against Iran will not be able to global oil supply as Iranian control.” “Until now, I believed religion was a matter of faith; authorities have threatened people had little ‘practical’ use for religion,” Rounding explains. A Bugatti Veyron, Grand to close the Strait of Hormuz, “This research actually suggests that religion can serve a very Sport, is on display during a key shipping lane for the oil useful function in society.” the 6-day Qatar Motor Show, trade, and disrupt oil supplies “People can turn to religion not just for transcendence and in Doha, capital of Qatar, on in retaliation against the fears regarding death and an after-life but also for practical 25 Jan, 2012.—XINHUA ban.—Xinhua purposes,” Rounding concluded.—Internet

p6(28).pmd 6 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 7 Union Ministers U Kyaw Hsan and U Myint Farmers get pre-payment for selling high-yield rice Hlaing view farm equipment on sale near Alyinlo Village in Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana Township.—MNA. NAY P YI T AW, 27 Jan— A for prosperity”. private company has made He also called for active pre-payment to farmers as part participation of the private of efforts for purchasing sector in providing Palethwe high-yield hybrid assistance such as capital, strain rice at the rate of farming methods, farming K400,000 for 100 baskets. machinery and inputs to The ceremony to make farmers. the pre-payment to farmers Union Minister U Kyaw was held at the 368.80-acre Hsan called on businessmen rice plantation near Alyinlo and ricer traders to invest in Village in Nay Pyi Taw the farming sector along with Pyinmana Township today. the government, and urged It was attended by Union the farmers to work hard to Minister for Information and achieve an agricultural for Culture U Kyaw Hsan, system which can supply rice Union Minister for to international market Agriculture and Irrigation U regularly. He also called for Myint Hlaing and Union encouraging the scientific Minister for Commerce U cultivation of rice across the over 34 million tons in a year growing quality strains of machinery to the farmers at visited the high-yield Win Myint. country. because about half of the 7000 rice as part of efforts for special price. Palethwe hybrid plantation. An official of The opportunity to million population of the transition to the scientific After the ceremony, they MNA Ayeyahintha Co Ltd made boost the rice production and world has consumed rice as a cultivation system. payment to farmers in Alyinlo to reach the global rice market staple food, he said. The rice trading Village in Nay Pyi Taw is within the reach of the He also stressed the need company made payments to Union A & I Minister U Myint Hlaing making Pyinmana Township at the farmers as the global rice for utilization of soil and 203 farmers from the village a speech at the payment making by rate of K200,000 per acre trading volume has reached water effectively and for of Alyinlo and sold farming Ayeyahintha Co Ltd at Alyinlo Village.—MNA today at the presence of union ministers. During the ceremony to make payment to farmers, Union Minister U Win Myint said the ministry would buy rice from farmers at rate of price which can guarantee reasonable profit to farmers. Union Minister U Myint Hlaing stressed the need for providing assistance to farmers to transform the situation of “paddy for poverty” caused by low profits from rice to the “paddy Long, magnificent Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku)

Facts and Figures is 262 feet (80 meters) in width and 52 feet (16 meters) in height. countries. The rail-cum-road bridge has now been Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku), the longest bridge in The railroad is 7.91 miles long in total and the tracks 9.28 miles. completely constructed across Ayeyawady River meeting Myanmar lies between NyaungU in NyaungU District of The bridge is located on India-Myanmar-Thai Tripartite the set standards, facilitating smooth travelling and Mandalay Region on the eastern bank of Ayeyawady River Highway. It was built as major bridge for the Tripartite commodity flow. and Pakokku in Pakokku District of Magway Region on the Highway. The bridge will connect Taungdwingyi-Bagan- western bank of Ayeyawady River. Benefits Myingyan railroad in service on eastern bank of Ayeyawady The main bridge is 11431 feet (2.16 miles) long and the The benefits of the bridge are enormous as it is situated River and Kyangin-Pakokku railroad under construction motor road 13537 feet (2.16 miles) and the railroad 20597 on Kalaywa-Myoma-Chaungma-Yinmabin-Linkataw- on the western bank of Ayeyawady River, aiding (3.90 miles). Letsekan-Pakokku-Letpanchepaw-Bagan-Kyaukpadaung- development of regions on western bank. The railroad of the Its foundation is of RC type bored piles with steel truss. Pyawbwe-Oattwin-Htantabin-Kyaukkyi-Shwekyin- bridge is also linked with Thithtaung Station on Bagan- It can withstand 75 tons of loads per vehicle. The approach Donzayit-Theinzayat-Thaton-Mawlamyine-Mudon- Myingyan railroad and Pakokku University Station on railroad is 5420 feet long on Pakokku bank and 3746 feet Kawkareik road from Tamu at India-Myanmar border to Kyangin-Pakokku railroad. long on Letpanchepaw bank, totaling 9166 feet. The approach Myawady at Myanmar-Thai border, 1360 kilometers or 845 Moreover, continuous rail travel has become available motor road is 1378 feet on Pakokku bank and 728 feet on miles in total length. The route has become the major highway between Pathein, Kyangin, Pakokku, Kalay, Minbu, An and Letpanchepaw bank, 2106 feet in total length. Its clearance in linking India and ASEAN nations, contributing to regional (See page 8)

P7(28)---.pmd 7 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 His ministry has asked gov- ministry is trying to ensure First Pyithu Hluttaw in ernment’s subsidy to repair proper flow of water by Deputy the 86 dykes in urgent need dredging those two creeks session for second day of repair. Of those 86, 14 are earlier opening of sluice gates Minister for (from page 1) in 2012-2013 fiscal year. from Pauktaw Township and in Inma Diversion Weir while U Aye Mauk of U Tun Aung Khaing of repair works will be started personnel of Irrigation De- Border Mahlaing Constituency asked Pauktaw Constituency asked soon to complete before rainy partment are surveying for season. details. Only after the survey about “water supply to “if the Ministry of Affairs urban areas and water- Agriculture and Irrigation U Soe Aung of Thaegon decision will be made whether scare rural villages within has plans to reconstruct Constituency asked to to remove the embankment Mahlaing Township” and anti-tide farmers dykes in “remove the embankment dam or build more sluice gates Maj-Gen the deputy minister replied Pauktaw Township as dam in Inma Lake in or take other necessary that tube-wells were dug part of embankment Thaegon Township or to instructions. Zaw Win in three out of nine villages construction project” build more sluice gates oth- U Thein Zaw of facing water shortage and Union Minister for erwise” and the Union min- Myitkyina Constituency pro- replies to and between 2012 and Agriculture and Irrigation ister replied that his ministry posed to “form leading com- 2015, tube-wells will be dug U Myint Hlaing replied has asked funds from the mittee for enhancing socio- for the remaining six villages. that there are 394 farmers government to dredge economic life of nationali- queries. The water demand of dykes in Rakhine State that Milaung Creek and Aungkon ties and preserving and Mahlaing with 15392 people need to be built big and strong. Creek. For the time being, the promoting cultural MNA in four wards is 0.3 million gallons per day. The water heritages in regions and development of Chin State.” supply coverage is about 80 states.” The proposal will be per cent as urbanites have Daw Dwebu Ingyanyan discussed on 30 January and dug 256 tube-wells and 10 Constituency, U Than Oo of representatives interested in wells on self-reliance basis. Myawady Constituency, U the proposal registered at the If gravity flow system is used Zaung Khaung of Hsawlaw Hluttaw Office for discussion. for water supply after digging Constituency and U Sai Tun The Bill Committee, of a new tube-well at the water Sein of Mongpyin Constitu- Agriculture, Livestock and resource in use, building ency seconded the proposal Fishery Development Com- 50000-gallon capacity water and the Hluttaw passed the mittee and Hluttaw repre- tank and piping, it is expected proposal. sentatives discussed the to supply additional quantity U Tin Hlaing of Kalay amendments made to the of up to 120,000 gallons of Constituency proposed for Virgin, Vacant and Fellow water per day, reaching total Pyithu Hluttaw repre- Pyithu Hluttaw repre- Pyithu Hluttaw repre- “special farming of cattle of land Management Bill by water supply coverage of the Amyotha Hluttaw and sought sentative U Thein Zaw sentative from Myittha sentative from pedigree mythun, a township. Mahlaing for approval of Hluttaw. Constituency Mongton Constituency precious commodity of Township Development of Myitkyina Chin State, through The third regular session Affairs Committee will Constituency. U Kyi Maung shoots U Sai Aung Kyi shoots artificial insemination for of the Hluttaw continues at handle the construction work MNA queries.—MNA questions.—MNA poverty alleviation and 10 am 30 January.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 27 Jan —Taninthayi Region Hluttaw held its first special meeting 1/2012 at the Taninthayi Taninthayi Region Hluttaw holds Region Hluttaw Office today. It was attended by Acting Chief Minister of special meeting 1/2012 Taninthayi Region U Myat Ko, Speaker of Taninthayi Region Hluttaw U Htin Aung Kyaw and 25 representatives of the Hluttaw. The message sent by the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the special meeting was read out by the Speaker of the Hluttaw and it was put on record. A proposal of the President to assign Region Minister for Finance and Revenue U Myat Ko as Chief Minister of Taninthayi Region Government according to the Section 261, subsection (b), para (1) and para (2) of the Constitution was sought for the approval at the Hluttaw. The Hluttaw announced the agreement to the proposal as there was no rejection to the proposal. The Chief Minister of Taninthayi Region took an oath First special meeting 1/2012 of Taninthayi Region Hluttaw in progress.—MNA before the Speaker of the Hluttaw when the meeting resumed at 1 pm. Long, magnificent Ayeyawady Industry Ministry secures The meeting ended with an address of the Chief Min- ister of Taninthayi Region. Bridge (Pakokku)… champion in Inter- MNA (from page 7) Ministry Men’s Volleyball Education of displaced Sittway on the western bank of Ayeyawady River and to Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, Myitkyina, Taunggyi, Yangon, Tournament Mawlamyine and Dawei across the nation. students in Myitkyina NAY PYI TAW, 27 Jan—In the final of the 5th Nay Pyi Responses “Previously, Z-craft was the Hobson’s choice for us to Taw Inter-Ministry Men’s Volleyball Tournament at discussed go to the other bank. So, hardly ever I went to Bagan- Zabuthiri Township volleyball ground this afternoon, NAY PYI TAW, 27 Jan — Head of schools in NyaungU. Now there is the bridge and I can pay homage to Ministry of Industry beat Ministry of Border Affairs 3-1. Myitkyina and Kachin State Minister for Social Affairs held pagodas in Bagan everyday.” Deputy Minister for Industry U Thein Aung, Deputy a coordination meeting today on education of students from Ma Nyein Nyein, Pakokku local Minister for Border Affairs Maj-Gen Zaw Win and Deputy “In the past, we, villagers in Pakokku Township, had to Minister for Sports U Aye Myint Kyu presented prizes to displaced families due to current conflict in Myitkyina. cross the river by boat or powered schooner or Z-craft in the respective winning teams. During the meeting at Myitkyina No.1 Basic Edu- going to NyaungU. And it took a very long time sailing Chairman of Myanmar National Sports Committee cation High School No.1, Kachin State Minister for Social across. I am happy.” Union Minister for Sports U Tint Hsan gave championship Affairs Daw Bauk Jar discussed matters on education of the Ko Soe Min Naing, Pakokku local shield and duplicate shield to Ministry of Industry.—MNA students and conducting the examination for them. “The short distance between my home town and Kachin State Education Officer U Khin Maung Pakokku and surrounding townships was lengthened Myanmar will not only contribute to economy, social Htway and head of schools reported on teaching the students much by Ayeyawady River. I had witnessed tragedies- affairs, education and health of people in Magway in Myitkyina. causalities and loss of properties as the crafts capsized Region but also makes transportation much better.” Daw Bauk Jar has assisted in education of the due to terrible weather in rainy season. I believe U Phone Kyaw, NyaunU local students. Ayeyawady Bridge (Pakokku) the longest bridge in Translation:TKK MNA

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First Amyotha Hluttaw in year. Due to the overloading Ministry is effectively Union of less than 100000 vehicle enforcing overloaded session for second day owners, roads and bridges vehicles in coordination Minister built to serve over 60 million with these ministries. for (From page 16) along the highway to emerge people were damaged much According to the National earlier before its lifespan. The highway laws, the Ministry Monywa-YeU-Kalewa- bailey, iron frame and Planning Kalay road, Monywa- wooden bridges. The 350 feet Construction Ministry has of Construction is the most Yinmabin-Pale-Gangaw- long Nantkhwin RV Bridge successfully enforced on responsible ministry for and Kalay Road, Monywa- was opened in March 2011. various kinds of overloaded preservation of Union Economic vehicles. And that drivers, highways. Yagyi-Kalay Road and Five bridges are being Develop- Myittha Bridge (Kalay) have upgraded to the RC facilities vehicle owners and The toll has changed been built along the road from by spending the maintenance brokerages are taking anti- from 60 pyas per mile about ment Monywa to Kalay. Monywa- fund in 2011-2012 fiscal year overload movement as reason 14 years ago to 2 kyats per U Tin for high commodity prices is mile now and BOT toll rate Yagyi-Kalewa Road will be and these bridges will be Naing upgraded to be used all the completed in this fiscal year. just because they want to get from 4 kyats 13 pyas to five year round. The Ministry of the same profits when they kyats per mile following the Thein The Ministry of Construction will upgrade overloaded. changes in basic prices of 16 submits It is found that trucks kinds of commodities. The Construction supervises the bridges in Kachin State proposal. construction of Monywa- depending on the allotted only carry limited amount of meeting 18/2011 of the YeU section through BOT annual funds. loads in neighbouring Union government on 18 MNA system on Monywa-YeU- Encouragement is being ASEAN countries. Myanmar August, 2011 agreed re-fix Taze-Mahamyaing-Kalewa given to private companies also signed the ASEAN the weights of loads allowed for the second time during from 5-10-2011 to 18-10- Road. There is no plan to to upgrade the roads and vehicle standard and thus in compliance with ASEAN which the Ministry of 2011. build a bridge across bridges meeting set standards standardization here was Standardization, which Construction itself will BOT companies Chindwin River on Monywa- through BOT System. introduced in line with rules came into effect on 1 charge the toll and working in partnership with YeU-Kalewa Road and the U Tun Lwin of Kachin and regulations. Vehicles are October, 2011. The meeting invalidation of the contract the Construction Ministry project will be included in State Constituency No. 9 re-assembled illegally, 24/2011 of the Union for the whole financial year have to pay 5 to 10 percent of the future long-term plan. asked matters related to which are used for over- government on 29 for the third time. their bridge/ admission fees U Pe Thaung of Kachin upgrading Hante Bridge at loading. Vehicles that break September, 2011 passed the However, some toll gates and overload fines yearly. In State Constituency No. 6 the exit of Bhamo in Kachin the regulations are fined as new toll rates of private overcharged and thus actions addition, those companies asked whether there is a plan State. The Union Minister announced and it is legal companies undertaking were taken against 16 toll have to upgrade and repair to seek better ways for replied that Hante Bridge is action. with BOT system, which gates in Mandalay Region, the roads they are responsible improvement of roads and located between mile posts Especially, it is came into effect on 1 four toll gates in Sagaing for. The more money the BOT bridges on Shwebo- 368/3 and 368/4 on entrepreneurs make, the more Myitkyina Union Highway Mandalay-Lashio-Bhamo- taxes have to be paid to the in Kachin State. The Union Myitkyina Road, south of State. Minister replied that the 121 Bhamo in Bhamo District. Measures for banning miles long section of Shwebo- The 86 feet long and 12 overloaded cars on roads, Myitkyina Road is located feet wide bridge was built bridges and toll gates in Kachin State and it is an with the use of iron beams installed with scales asphalt facility. Taukpa and wooden floor in 1959. It according to BOT permit are Kyetthayay Zartimyay can withstand 13-ton loads. being taken in accord with Construction Co Ltd is Along Mandalay-Lashio- the law enacted by the Union allowed to upgrade roads and Bhamo-Myitkyina Road and Government and ASEAN bridges along the 88 miles Shwegu-Bhamo Section, norms and standards laid and one furlong long section Special Project Group No. 2 down by Directorate of Road from mile posts No. 169/0 to that is building Ayeyawady Transport. As it is serving the 256/0 and Ledo Highway Co Bridge (Sinkhan) has public interests, it is not possible to adjust the Ltd, that of the 32 miles and upgraded 16 wooden bridges Representative Dr Win Representative U Thein Representative U Tun seven furlongs long section to RC facilities in 2011-2012 permitted tons of loads Myint Aung of Sagaing Hlaing of Sagaing Lwin of Kachin State according to the type of from mile posts 256/1 to fiscal year. A plan is underway Region Constituency 289/0 through BOT system. to upgrade Hante Bridge to Region Constituency Constituency No (9) vehicle. Such measures have Road Construction an RC facility in 2012-2013 No (4) asking No (8) asking question. asking question. to continue in the interests of Project Special Group No. 14 fiscal year. question.—MNA MNA MNA the majority of disciplined is undertaking maintenance Dr Win Myint Aung of car owners rather than of the damaged road sections Sagaing Region unacceptable that industrial October, 2011. Thanks to the Region, five toll gates in undisciplined ones. under the arrangements of the Constituency No. 4 asked zone-produced vehicles are fine for breaching regulations Magway Region, one toll There were cases in state government while whether there is a plan to assembled as necessary for system, 95 per cent of trucks gate in Shan State (South) which taking advantage of Mohnyin District Public consider the allowed tons overloading and they have follow the rules. totaling 26 toll gates. permitted 0.9 ton of Works is also maintaining of respective vehicles at toll to be manufactured in Fining ten times more Road and bridge secure overloads, some vehicles the roads. Road Construction gates and to supervise accordance with the set than original amount to and enforcement committee carried 0.9 ton of overloads Project Special Group No. 15 collection of fines under the standard. These vehicles overloaded vehicles is not started measures for banning in advance. Overload fines is trying utmost for law. The Union Minister should be checked whether aimed at making profits but overloaded cars in March, are just temporary and action completion of building RC replied that the Ministry of they meet the set standards or reducing the number of 2009 with the use of educative will be taken against bridges namely 60 feet long Construction allows the not and action should be running overloaded talks, pamphlets and the overloaded vehicles later in Bawdi Creek Bridge, 60 feet trucks with loads in taken against illegal acts. vehicles and in notices in state-run accordance with the law. In each long Nweni Creek conformity with the When checked on the consideration of the longer newspapers. Before October, some nations, overloaded cars Bridge and Hsahmaw Creek prescribed weights based on day of license application, lifespan of roads and bridges 2011, Directorate of Road are only allowed to pass Bridge and 120 feet long Bilu ASEAN standards so as to vehicles are found to have set as well. There are 261 toll Transport under the Ministry through a restricted area with Bridge by March 2012. minimize the damages on structure. But then, axles and gates auctioned to the of Rail Transportation a fence by the roadside and The Ministry of the highways and bridges frames are added to, with body private companies by the permitted light trucks with action is taken against them. Construction supervises the and to use them in long run. structure and tyre sizes Ministry of Construction for less than 15 feet in length to In neighbouring Laos, a car construction companies of So far, a total of 29187 under changed for overloading. toll service in regions and carry 2 to 5.5 tons of loads was allowed to carry 8.1 tons national entrepreneurs to 3-ton trucks, 37988 above The Ministry of states. Region/State according to ASEAN of excel loads and now 9.1 upgrade the roads and bridges 3-ton trucks, 15269 timber Transport has signed the governments have standards. So, trucks with tons can be carried in accord meeting set standards trucks, container carriers and ASEAN vehicle standard auctioned them in March more than 15 tons of loads with ASEAN standards. As through BOT system. concrete mixers, 266236 agreement, Ministry of Rail 2011 for 2011-2012 fiscal have to pay a fine tenfold. vehicles are using the roads A total of 420 bridges of saloons and 19927 Transportation has fixed the year. The scales at toll gates carrying the limited loads, under 50 feet long, 10 bridges passenger buses, totalling weight of loads, Ministry of In the contracts, the rates also allow up to 0.9 ton of roads still seem to be in good of 50-100 feet long, six 368,697 vehicles have been Commerce allows of toll were clearly defined loads. Although 33 scales condition. It is learnt that bridges of 100-180 feet long registered up to 30 importation of vehicles that along with actions against were repaired to ensure overloaded vehicles can be and six bridges of above 180 November 2011. are in line with ASEAN overloading. On 12-5-2011, smooth flow of vehicles on seized in the State’s feet long are located on Because of heavily norms, and Ministry of the ministry summoned the Union roads in March, 2011, possession, owners will be Shwebo-Myitkyina Road overloaded vehicles, the Industry ensures vehicles eligible bidders and warned malfunctions happened in blacklisted. The ministry’s Section in Kachin State. Union highway with manufactured at industrial them that overcharging some scales due to large action to fine cars tenfold for Priority was given to estimated lifespan of 10 years zones are made as standard. would face warning for the trucks. So, 43 scales were overloading is temporary for construction of many bridges was damaged within one And the Construction first time, one-month closure repaired for the second time (See page 10)

P9(28).pmd 9 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 changed into metric system. The Standardization State Constituency No. 12 Civil Service” Maternal leave First Amyotha Hluttaw in With respect to the Department is giving discussed the proposal will be put into Section 15 (f). session for second day proposal, Deputy Minister educative talks on changing submitted by Daw Khin When “Union Law and for Science and Technology the use of metric system in Waing Kyi of Yangon Region Rule of Civil Service” are (From page 9) Amyotha Hluttaw to decide Dr Ko Ko Oo replied that trading, manufacturing and Constituency No. 1. enacted, it is required to set the convenience of carrying the foreign investment bill of parallel units system being production, at brokerage, With regard to the the law whether maternal leave commodities. the Republic of the Union of used in Myanmar is Myanmar merchants associations and discussion, Chairman of period for pregnant staff Answering the question Myanmar, and the Hluttaw traditional unit system which industrial zones. Metric Union Civil Service Board U should be three months or raised by U Saw Ohn of Mon approved it. Then, it was have been used since system is to be used officially Kyaw Thu said that the not, or whether maternal leave State Constituency-9 announced that any name list Myanmar Kings, English unit at a time when law is passed. researches on civil service period should be extended or ‘whether there is any plan to can be submitted to discuss system which have been used According to ASEAN laws of bordering countries, not. If needed to extend the build a bypass in Thaton, Mon the bill. Regarding the since English colonial rule and standard, label put on packed ASEAN countries and period, necessary State, the responder said that proposal, Hluttaw metric system for packed goods must be SI Unit. Giving regional countries conducted arrangements for female Sittoung-Mawlamyine road representatives U Win goods. educative talks, compilation by UCSB show that maternal service personnel will be made section in Mon State is 102 Maung of Mandalay Region In using the parallel units of papers, writing articles on leave of Lao People’s in coordination with Health miles long. The Ministry of Constituency No.2, Dr Myint systems together, Myanmar change in use of metric Democratic Republic, Ministry, Labour Ministry, Construction permitted Shwe Kyi of Yangon Region traditional unit system has system have been made since Bangladesh, Cambodia and Immigration and Population Thanlwin Co to build it with Constituency No.8, U Steven no fixed multiples. So it has to 2007. the Republic of Korea is 90 Ministry, Myanmar Maternal BOT system and construction Tha Bikes of Chin State face difficulties such as not The aim of change to days the same as maternal and Child Welfare is supervised by Public Constituency No.4 and Daw being easy to make metric system is to boost the leave of Myanmar. Association and other Works and the Mon State Nan Ni Ni Aye of Kayin State calculation, regional variance country’s export sector and The Philippines sets scholars to know of how government. Constituency No.6 discussed in counting, differences in to easily make integration with maternal leave as two months many days should be This road section passes and approved the proposal weight of different goods the world’s economy. (60 days), and Singapore as increased. through Thaton about four submitted by U Myo Myint having same masses and Although most of the country eight weeks with pay (56 Hluttaw approved the miles and measures are being of Mandalay Region differences in weight of same worldwide is now using days). Although the maternal said proposal. taken to reduce road accidents constituency No. 6 on asking goods having same masses. metric system as an official leave of Vietnam is allowed to U Tin Maung Win of as it is in the busy downtown for Union government to Standardization unit, traditional units are still get four months or six months Mandalay Region area. There can be two routes change imperial unit system department under Central in use as parallel unit. more than that of Myanmar, Constituency No. 3 submitted if a road is to be built to bypass to metric system. Research Department formed It can be seen that there is an exception a proposal urging that the Thaton. The first is 24-mile Nowadays, the govern- research team since the 1970s change to metric system according to nature of work Union Government should Inter-district Road No.2 ment is making strenuous and studied the change to becomes in the form of and no exact description. amend restrictions and linking Yangon-Myeik Road efforts in all aspects to keep metric system and complied evolution rather than Paragraph (88, 89, 90) of school admission rules Mile Post No.153/0 and the abreast of international Weight and Measurement revolution. The majority of excerpt from Civil Service looking forward to brighter villages of Kyapan, community with added Act (bill). country in the world takes Rules issued by State Council future of graduate general Weshawsha and Theinseik. momentum. Metric Unit In 1996, Ministry of long time to make change to Office in 1984 currently workers who have been The second route is 5-mile System that has been used Science and Technology was the metric system. SI unit and exercised in Myanmar and assigned duty by Education Thaton bypass starting from since colonial era should be established. The accurate conversion of old paragraph (10,11) of Ministry to attend Teacher Yangon-Myeik Road Mile changed with internationally- standardization department unit to SI unit would be jointly provisions for leave case Training School and then to Post No.153/0 to the fields to accepted Imperial Unit of the Myanma Science and used in Legal metrology law prescribed by Union Civil assign them as PAT. Hluttaw the western part of the two. System. Change in the system Technology Research being drafted by the Ministry Service Board say that a approved the proposal to be Permission to construct could face few difficulties. To Department has made of Science and Technology. pregnant woman is allowed discussed. Thaton bypass has to be get used to it would take time cooperation with ASEAN- At a time when people become to take three months of Dr Myint Kyi of Yangon submitted to departments to a certain extent. Countries New Zealand aid programme. accustomed to it, metric maternal leave which is still Region Constituency No. 8 concerned and the Ministry in the world are now using An expert from New Zealand system will be used. Only after being used until now. submitted a proposal urging of Construction needs to metric system. This system is conducted survey in 2007 and the law is passed, emphasis At present, new the Union Government to coordinate with Shwe put in the school syllabus. submitted draft form of Legal would be placed on management mechanism of review and reform education Thanlwin Co. This system is being used by Metrology Law being drafted supervision and spreading the State had been reformed. system of Myanmar. Hluttaw Then, Union Minister for engineers and in big Markets. in Cambodia and Laos with knowledge on measurement So, in order to accurately fix approved the proposal to be Labour U Aung Kyi tabled a Engineers and Departments the help of United Nations tools. After that, supervision duty and rights of civil service discussed. motion to Amyotha Hluttaw and organizations dealing Industrial Development will be made whether it meets agreeable to current situation, Second day of third to decide the social security with foreign countries and Organization (UNIDO), which the set standards or not. “Bill on Union Civil Service” regular session of first bill of the Republic of the ASEAN countries should has been adapted for use in Prescriptions regarding had been submitted to Amyotha Hluttaw ended at Union of Myanmar, and the start using this system. This Myanmar. Coordination is manufactures and users of Attorney-General’s Office on 2.40 pm and third day of third Hluttaw approved it. Then, it system should be used across being made in accord with measurement tools will 13-10-2011. When the session starts at 10 am on 30 was announced that any the country. Nowadays, the prevailing laws in order that it include in it no so as to have Attorney-General’s Office January. name list can be submitted to country has to deal with Asian can be passed as a law malpractices in making gives advices, the bill At today session, seven discuss the bill. countries as well as European because it includes detailed measurement. approved by the President will question were answered by Secretary of Myanmar countries and other countries. technologies and has to deal Hluttaw representatives be sent to Hluttaw and come Union ministers, two bills Investment Commission It would be appropriate only with so many departments. Dr Myint Kyi of Yangon into force with the permission were submitted, and two Union Minister for National when the measurement According to that law, Region Constituency No. 8, of the Union Government. proposals presented Planning and Economic system being used in the fields international System Units (SI Dr Myat Nyana Soe of Yangon Concerning rights for yesterday were discussed Development U Tin Naing of education, science and unit) would be used as official Region Constituency No. 4 taking leave prescribed in and two proposals were Thein tabled a motion to technology and economy are unit. and U Sai Paung Nat of Shan Chapter 6 of “Bill on Union submitted.—MNA Hong Kong suspended its Icy trip for tourists as HK cable car stalls popular cable car on Smoking, hypertension the HONG KONG, 27 Jan— smoothly”. Passengers were The company spokes- Thursday after a Hong Kong suspended its stranded in the gondolas for woman said operations malfunction left hundreds biggest killers in Japan popular cable car on more than 30 minutes. “It was would be suspended for 10 of tourists dangling in icy TOKYO, 27 Jan—Even though the Japanese have the Thursday after a freezing cold up there, and days from Thursday while weather during the world’s highest life expectancy, smoking and high blood malfunction left hundreds the wind was blowing hard. checks were carried out to Chinese New Year pressure (BP) still remain the biggest health hazards, reveals of tourists dangling in icy We did not know what remedy the recurring holiday. a study. An analytical study, led by Nayu Ikeda from the weather during the Chinese happened and there was no problem.—Internet INTERNET University of Tokyo, found that in 2007, tobacco smoking New Year holiday. Around announcement or anything,” and high BP among adults aged 30 years and above 800 passengers were left one furious passenger was accounted for 129,000 and 104,000 deaths respectively in hanging in the air in quoted as saying by The Japan. temperatures below three Standard newspaper. Physical inactivity took 52,000 lives, high blood degrees Celsius (37 degrees Another told the South glucose and high dietary salt intake accounted for 34,000 Fahrenheit) after the cable China Morning Post: “It was lives, and alcohol use reported 31,000 deaths, the journal car broke down Wednesday like we were sitting in a Public Library of Science-Medicine reported. for the fourth time in six fridge, not knowing what was Furthermore, the authors found that life expectancy at weeks, an official said. going on. All we could see age 40 would have been extended by 1.4 years for both A spokeswoman for the was fog and rain. Our holiday sexes if exposure to multiple cardiovascular risk factors had state-run Ngong Ping 360 has been spoiled now.” been reduced to an optimal level, said a university statement. said a decision was made to The company refunded In order to sustain the trend of longevity in Japan in the stop the 5.7-kilometre (3.5- ticket holders. An adult 21st century, additional efforts in a variety of fields are mile) system because the haul round-trip fare costs $HK125 required for decreasing adult mortality from chronic diseases rope was “not operating ($15). and injuries.—Internet

P10(28).pmd 10 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 11 Prisoner at hospital freed at gunpoint

BURY ST EDMUNDS, 27 Jan— A prison The gunman and Farndon ran from the hospital inmate was freed at gunpoint Wednesday across the parking lot and are believed to have during a visit to a hospital in eastern England, left by car. police said. Andrew Farndon, 26, was being Farndon is the second prisoner to be freed escorted by two prison officers on the trip to at gunpoint this week in England. John Anslow, West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, the a suspect in a gang murder, escaped after an Norfolk Eastern Daily Press reported. Farndon attack on the prison van driving him to a court needed treatment after being stabbed at appearance in Stafford. A judge gave Farndon Highpoint Prison. an indefinite sentence with a three-year Staff at the hospital and the prison officers minimum in 2007. He was convicted of grievous said they were approached by a man with a gun bodily harm, dangerous driving and aggravated in the emergency department just before 7 pm. vehicle theft.—Internet Iran fighter plane crashes in south, two pilots die TEHERAN, 27 Jan— Iran’s semi-official recovered the wreckage outside Bushehr, a Fars news agency says a US-made F-14 port city with the same name as the province. Iranian fighter jet has crashed in Bushehr Bushehr is known as the location of Iran’s Province in southern Iran. first nuclear power plant. Provincial governor Mohammad Hossein Iran purchased many US-made planes, Jahanbakhsh says both the pilot and the co- including F-14s before the 1979 Islamic Cars damaged in a fireworks accident are seen in Suphan Buri, Thailand, on 24 Jan, pilot were killed in Thursday’s crash. The Revolution and during the rule of the late pro- 2012. At least four people were killed and more than 50 people were injured Tuesday Fars report says the fighter plane crashed due Western Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. night after sparks from a fireworks display for the Chinese New Year set wooden houses to technical failure and that authorities have Internet on fire in a residential area in central Thailand’s Suphan Buri Province.—XINHUA Two buildings collapse in Rio, injuring New York ranks 13th in nation at least four for teacher quality RIO DE J ANEIRO, 27 Jan— Four subway stations collapses remains unknown. NEW Y ORK, 27 Jan—The evaluations to student At least four people were have been closed due to the Neighbours reported National Council on Teacher achievement mark an injured when two buildings accident. The area has been that three floors of one of the Quality released a report on important advance in teacher collapsed in Rio on closed off, and electricity has collapsed buildings were Wednesday that ranked New effectiveness policy,” said Wednesday evening after been cut off to prevent fires. undergoing renovations. York State 13th out of all US Kate Walsh, president of the office hours. Technicians are trying to Witnesses said there was an 50 states. It gave New York council, a non-partisan The two buildings, one close the underground pipes explosion, and the larger teachers a “C,” up from a “D+” group supported by with 17 storeys, the other with which supply gas to the building came down as if it two years ago. Florida was Microsoft founder Bill Gates. 11, were located in Rio’s buildings. had imploded. ranked highest with a B while The report came as the downtown area, a com- Rio’s Mayor Eduardo There may also have Montana was lowest with an state and New York City are mercial district full of Paes and Health Secretary been a gas leak, which was F No state got an A in the wrangling with the issue of A firefighter searches for pedestrians. Sergio Cortes are both at the the cause of a major report for 2011. teacher evaluations. New survivors in a building that According to the local site, and the mayor is explosion which hit another The study ranks states York Governor Andrew collapsed in downtown Rio Civil Defence, 60 firefighters expected to make a statement building in downtown Rio by criteria including how well Cuomo told school districts de Janeiro, Brazil, on 25 are now working on the scene, in the next hours. last year, killing three people. prepared teachers are, what early January that they must Jan, 2012.—INTERNET trying to find more victims. The cause of the Xinhua measures are in place to retain settle on a new teacher good teachers and how easy evaluation system or lose Bill Gates pledges $750 million to troubled AIDS fund it is to dismiss bad teachers. their share of a proposed 4 DAVOS, 27 Jan—Microsoft chairman and philanthropist “Rethinking how teac- percent increase in Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global her performance is evaluated education spending. AIDS fund on Thursday and urged governments to continue and tying teacher Xinhua their support to save lives. “These are tough economic times, but that is no excuse for cutting aid to the world’s poorest,” Cuban Communist Party to he said in Davos at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and hold National Conference Malaria announced two days ago that its executive director, Michel Kazatchkine, was stepping down early following HAVANA, 27 Jan— The The psychological barrier criticism over misuse of funds and cuts in funding. Cuban Communist Party created for decades is the The public-private organization, based in Geneva, (CCP) is to hold a national hardest obstacle to accounts for around a quarter of international financing to conference on Saturday in overcome,” Raul Castro said fight HIV and AIDS, as well as the majority of funds to fight Havana to promote reforms at the opening of a CCP TB and malaria. But it has been forced to cut back and said last Microsoft founder Bill Gates addresses the European that will “update” the congress last April. In the run- year it would make no new grants or funding until 2014. Parliament in Brussels on 24 January, 2012.—INTERNET country’s socialist model. up to the congress, Cubans The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $750 According to top CCP held discussions over some million through a promissory note — a fresh injection in contributed since the fund was launched 10 years ago. addition to the $650 million that the Gates charity has Reuters officials, the national 300 reforms designed to shape conference will be held under the future political and the watchword of former economic model of the island Britain’ debt Search underway for missing Indian leader Fidel Castro that country.—Xinhua “Revolution is to change all reaches one troopers in avalanche what must be changed.” The concept coincides trillion pounds in Indian-controlled Kashmir with current leader Raul LONDON, 27 Jan—Britain’s debt SRINAGAR, 27 Jan—The search for missing six Indian troopers hit by a snow Castro’s call to “banish the mountain has risen to one trillion avalanche near line-of-control (LoC) in Indian-controlled Kashmir continued for the mentality of inertia, in order to pounds (over USD 1.5 trillion) for second day, officials said Wednesday. The avalanche hit the troopers and swept them preserve the socialist future the first time, The Sun reported Tuesday morning at Farkiyan Gali of Machil sector in frontier Kupwara District, 140 of Cuba.” Top on the Wednesday. km northwest of Srinagar City, the summer capital of Indian- controlled Kashmir. meeting’s agenda are Ministers have confirmed the Body of an officer of India’s border guards, Border Security Force (BSF), changing the working method long-expected milestone is retrieved from the sound bound area, was brought to Srinagar for wreath laying and style of the CCP and Thailand PM Yingluck equivalent to 16,400 pounds per ceremony. Top officials of BSF were present on the occasion. updating its structures and citizen of the country. “The body of the officer was retrieved after hectic efforts,” said a spokesman of Shinawatra (L) talks to the leadership policy, including Government debt now stands at BSF. “Search for other missing personnel is underway.” media as Indian PM expanding and revamping the 1,003.9 billion pounds — 64 percent Five Indian army soldiers and two Border Security Force personnel were hit by Manmohan Singh looks on of Britain’s GDP. It is up from 883 the snow avalanche while they were clearing the track for movement. Massive rescue CCP Central Committee. during a ceremonial billion pounds a year ago and the operation involving helicopters and sniffer dogs were launched to the missing “We have to transform reception at the highest since records began in 1993. troopers, who by now are feared to be killed. Indian -controlled Kashmir experienced the mentality of our Presidential Palace in New Internet heavy snowfall in the past two weeks. —Xinhua government and party officials. Delhi.—INTERNET

P11(28).pmd 11 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 INVITATION TO OPEN TENDER INVITATION TO OPEN TENDER TENDER NO.(1) (ADM:) AMD (2011-2012) TENDER NO.(2) (ADM:) AMD (2011-2012) 1. Open Tenders are invited by Agricultural Mechanization Department, Ministry of 1. Open Tenders are invited by Agricultural Mechanization Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, for the supply of the following stores (in Myanmar Kyats.) Sr. No Description Quantity Agriculture and Irrigation, for the supply of the following vehicle (in Myanmar Kyats.) 1. Tyre, Tube & Flap 4 Items Sr. No Description Quantity 2. Battery 3 Items 1. Super Custom 1 Unit 3. Hino 4D, TE 11/21 Spare Parts 82 Items 2. Tender Closing date: 3-2-2012, 12:00 hrs 4. Nissan Condor Spare Parts 23 Items 2. Tender Closing date: 3-2-2012, 16:00 hrs 3. Tender documents are available at Equipment & Stores Branch of Agricultural 3. Tender documents are available at Equipment & Stores Branch of Agricultural Mechanization Department (Head Office), AMD office No. 50, Nay P yi Taw, during office Mechanization Department (Head Office), AMD office No. 50, Nay Pyi Taw, during office hours. Only Tenders Purchased from AMD will be accepted. hours. Only Tenders Purchased from AMD will be accepted. 4. For more details, Contact; 067-431219, 067-431243 4. For more details, Contact; 067-431219, 067-431243 Director General Director General Agricultural Mechanization Department Agricultural Mechanization Department INVITATION TO OPEN TENDER INVITATION TO TENDER TENDER NO.(4)(T)AMD-FR(2011-2012) TENDER NO(5) (ES) A.M.D (2011-2012) 1. Opened Tender are invited by Agricultural Mechanization Department, the Ministry 1. Sealed Tender are invited by Agricultural Mechanization Department, Ministry of of Agriculture and Irrigation for the supply of the following stores which will be purchased Agriculture and Irrigation, for the supply of the following stores (in Myanmar Kyats.) in Myanmar Kyats. LOT: No Description Quantity Sr; No Description Quantity 1. Tractor Tyre & Tube 5 Items 1. Raw Material 1 Lot 2. Battery 1 Item 2. Paint 1 Lot 2. Tender Closing date: 3-2-2012, 16:00 hrs 2. Tender Closing date: (3-2-2012) (Friday) (16:00 HR) 3. Tender documents are available at Equipment & Stores Branch of Agricultural 3. Tender documents are available at the Factory & Research Section of Agricultural Mechanization Department (Head Office), AMD office No. 50, Nay Pyi Taw, during office Mechanization Department, Building No.(50), Nay Pyi Taw, during the office hours. hours from (26-1-2012). Only Tenders Purchased from AMD will be accepted. 4. For further details please call 067-431242 4. For more details, Contact; 067-431243 Director General Director General Agricultural Mechanization Department Agricultural Mechanization Department CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV ORA BHUM VOY NO (292) MV SINAR BIMA VOY NO (107) Consignees of cargo carried on MV ORA BHUM Consignees of cargo carried on MV SINAR BIMA VOY NO (292) are hereby notified that the vessel will VOY NO (107) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 28.1.2012 and cargo will be discharged be arriving on 28.1.2012 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at the into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo A view of the iconic Tower Bridge over the river Thames, from the Vessel. from the Vessel. right, and The Shard, left, a newly-constructed high-rise building in London, on 17 Jan, 2012. The Shard is the No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted after tallest building in western Europe and looks like a slice the Claims Day. the Claims Day. of glass balancing on the edge of the city’s financial SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT district. The 310 metre (1,016 ft) building is designed by MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Italian architect Renzo Piano and financed by the Qatar AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINER AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPING government. It will be also the biggest mixed use LINES LINES building, filled with offices, upmarket restaurants, a Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 hotel and viewing platforms.—INTERNET Indian Border Security Force IED attacks up in Afghanistan soldiers ride KABUL, 27 Jan— The number of a new record. The high number of civilian camels down improvised bombs used in Afghanistan last casualties suggests that Mullah Omar and Rajpath during year increased 9 percent with civilians other top Taleban leaders have less control the Republic Day increasingly likely targets, the military says. over a group that is becoming decentralized, parade in New The International Security Assistance an ISAF spokesman said. Delhi on 26 Force, the NATO operation in Afghanistan, “Despite orders from Mullah Omar to January, 2012. said 16,554 improvised explosive devices quit harming civilians, we saw increased use India celebrated detonated or were cleared in 2011, up from of IEDs harming Afghan adults and children,” its 63rd Republic 15,225 in 2010 and 9,304 in 2009, USA Today Lt Col Jimmie Cummings said. Day under heavy reported. The number of Afghans who were One big problem in Afghanistan is security and a wounded or killed by IED explosions was up militants’ ability to get bomb-making material large military 10 percent. from Pakistan. parade.—INTERNET The number of IED “events” in 2011 was Internet Cyber threats looming high over Australian spy agencies

SYDNEY, 27 Jan—The Independent Review of the counter the growing threat of cyber world, The Age reports. Intelligence Community (IRIC) has revealed that a riding “While recognizing that terrorism, espionage, wave of information on the internet has been observed. proliferation and people smuggling remain clear and present This was first of such review in Australia over seven dangers, we need to build a stronger national capability to years and the unclassified report was released on Wednesday meet the challenges of the multi-polar and cyber worlds,” by the government. report added. The recommendations are confidential but It has said that six key agencies have entered a new mostly circle around geo-political and technological change, epoch with cyber communications stretched to all corners of and the necessity to uphold the performance of the agencies. the globe. The six agencies, which are mentioned in the report, are “All of these changes are taking place in what has now Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), A government veterinarian worker sprays anti-bird flu become an age of information abundance. There is a rising Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), Defence Imagery disinfectant over birds and fowls at Medan City market ocean of open source information and yet, at the same time, and Geospatial Organization (DIGO), Defence Intelligence in North Sumatra Province on 26 January, 2012. covert intelligence is increasingly difficult to obtain,” the Organization (DIO), the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) Indonesia on 20 January, 2012 reported its second report stated. The review specifically stressed on the need to and the Office of National Assessments (ONA).—Internet human death from bird flu this year. —INTERNET

P12(28).pmd 12 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 13 Snakes, gator seized from Police officer totals car apartment on test drive Authorities in Florida said they seized five snakes and Police in a British City December but said the a small alligator from the apartment of a man who did not have said they are considering new department is “reviewing its permits for the reptiles. The Florida Fish and Wildlife driving rules after an officer policy on officers test Conservation Commission said officers seized a red-spitting totaled an unmarked car driving cars,” the BBC cobra, a puff adder, a uracoan rattlesnake, two false cobras during a test drive. reported Wednesday. and the alligator from the Boca Raton apartment of Tyler A spokesman for the The spokesman said Nolan, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Wednesday. Greater Manchester Police no other vehicles were The snakes were turned over to a licensed facility and declined to give specifics on involved in the crash and the alligator was released back into the wild, the commission how the officer crashed the the incident is under said. Officials said Nolan told officers he was in the process Volkswagen Golf R in investigation. of obtaining licenses for the animals. He was cited on Police in a British City said they are considering new violations including possession of venomous reptiles driving rules after an officer totaled an unmarked car without a permit. during a test drive. News Album Purse snatched from back of toilet Fla motorist arrested after five crashes

Police in Florida said a Tuesday and a woman reached Investigators said a man Authorities in Florida and the vehicle finally came including the patrol car, woman reported her purse over from the next stall and and a woman were seen fleeing said they arrested a man who to a stop when it struck a before it stopped. was stolen from the back of a grabbed her purse from the the area on bicycles and a man crashed his sport utility parked patrol car while a No serious injuries restaurant toilet when another back of the toilet, the South was later apprehended when vehicle into other vehicles in deputy was putting out a were reported. woman reached over from a Florida Sun Sentinel reported he was found to be in five separate incidents on a spike strip in an attempt to Curtis Gunter, 47, of neighbouring stall. The Wednesday. possession of the stolen purse. single day. stop the motorist, the Fort Meade was arrested on woman told Boynton Beach Police said the purse Police did not reveal the The Polk County Orlando Sentinel reported charges of leaving the scene police she was using the contained a cellphone, $500 suspect’s name or whether the Sheriff’s Office said deputies Tuesday. of a crash with property restroom at Two Georges cash, a $2,000 check, check contents of the purse were received reports of a Kia Deputies said the Kia damage and reckless restaurant just prior to 8 pm books and credit cards. intact. Sorrento driving erratically struck five vehicles, driving.

Hammer Adkins plans Meryl Streep arrives for the New arrested for ‘Songs & Stories’ stage tour York Film Critics Cicle Awards at NASHVILLE, 27 Jan— life,” Adkins said in a pot cookies, Country music star Trace statement . “The right song at the Crimson Club Adkins says he plans to bring the right time has been my in New York on 9 brownie his “Songs & Stories” concert saving grace and that’s January, 2012. tour to theaters around the something I have in common INTERNET SIERRA BLANCA , 27 United States this spring. with the audience. Sharing Jan—Actor Armie Hammer The series of stage meaningful songs, stories and spent a day in a Texas jail after shows is to kick off 8 March some laughs ‘around the Streep to narrate Arctic police said they caught him Trace Adkins sings the in Des Moines, Iowa, and wrap campfire’ is the country with three medicinal marijuana up 17 May in Atlanta. So far, music tradition and I’m IMAX movie cookies and a brownie. national anthem before game 2 of the World Series 21 shows have been looking forward to it.” LOS ANGELES, 27 Jan— chairman and president of Hammer, 25, starred in th between the Texas Rangers scheduled, but more dates are Adkins released his 10 Actress Meryl Streep, who IMAX Filmed Entertainment, “The Social Network” and “J expected to be added. studio album, “Proud to Be Edgar.” His upcoming and the St Louis Cardinals received her 17th Oscar in a statement. “‘To the Arctic’ in St Louis on 20 October , “I’ve had many narrow Here,” last summer. nomination this week, is to was filmed entirely in 15/70mm projects include the high- escapes and blessings in my Internet profile movies “The Lone 2011.—INTERNET narrate “To the Arctic 3D,” the with spectacular shots Ranger” and “Mirror Mirror.” documentary’s producers designed to take full TMZ said the actor was Ne-Yo to handle A&R at Motown said. The film is to open advantage of the IMAX 3D released from jail after posting exclusively in IMAX theaters format, and the story and NEW YORK, 27 Jan— commitment to the very best starting 20 April, IMAX Corp, setting will be made even more $1,000 bail a day after his 30 Grammy Award-winning in R&B.” “I’m a combination Nov, 2011, arrest for alleged MacGillivray Freeman Films powerful by Meryl Streep’s recording star Ne-Yo has been of excited, honored and and Warner Bros Pictures unmatched artistry,” said Greg pot possession at a border made an executive of Motown terrified all at once!” said Ne- patrol checkpoint in Sierra announced. The documentary MacGillivray, president of Records, the US label said. Yo. “Excited about a new follows the lives of a mother MacGillivray Freeman Films Blanca. Ne-Yo is to serve as senior beginning here at Motown, Willie Nelson and Snoop polar bear and her two 7- and director of “To the Arctic.” vice president of Motown’s honored that I’ve been given month-old cubs as they Streep most recently Dogg were previously Artists and Repertoire such a prestigious title and arrested on the same charge navigate the changing Arctic earned a Golden Globe Award division, serving as a producer trusted with such re- wilderness they call home, a and Oscar nod for her leading in Sierra Blanca. and mentor to the company’s sponsibility, terrified because Internet synopsis said. role as Margaret Thatcher in artists, and seeking out and I know that playing this role, “The most enduring Phyllida Lloyd’s film “The Iron signing new talent to the label, in the fashion of one of my relationship is that between a Lady.” said Barry Weiss, chairman American singer Ne-Yo idols and career role models, performs at the mother and child, which is Streep has won Oscars and chief executive officer of Mr. Smokey Robinson, these powerfully portrayed through for her work in “Sophie’s Universal Republic and Millennium Stadium in are big shoes to fill.... but trust, Cardiff on 8 October, the polar bear family in ‘To the Choice” and “Kramer vs Island Def Jam Motown, and I can handle it.”—Internet Arctic,’” said Greg Foster, Kramer.”—Internet Ethiopia Habtemariam, 2011.—INTERNET senior vice president of form at the label in 2012.” Cannabis turned Pitt into Motown Records. “We are honoured and “Ne-Yo is an humbled to have Ne-Yo as a ‘doughnut’ enormously talented artist, part of the Motown family, as LOS ANGELES, 27 Jan— quoted Pitt as saying. songwriter, and producer,” both a recording artist and in Actor Brad Pitt admits that Last year, the 48-year- Weiss said in a statement. “In an A&R role,” said addiction to cannabis had old star, who was nominated fact, he’s one of the greatest Habtemariam. “We are turned him into a recluse. “I for the best actor Oscar, even songwriters of our times. committed to discovering, got really sick of myself at the quit smoking cigarettes His track record of developing and nurturing end of the 1990s. I was hiding regularly after he was caught Film actor Armie Hammer success at Def Jam will always R&B/soul superstars here at out from the celebrity thing, I puffing by two of his children spent a day in a Texas jail be a benchmark. But this move Motown and in Ne-Yo we have was smoking way too much — daughters Zahara and after police said they to Motown will provide new both a global superstar and dope, I was sitting on the Shiloh. Pitt currently raises Actor Brad Pitt arrives at caught him with three and inspiring challenges for arguably one of the best couch and just turning into a six kids with partner Angelina the 23rd Annual Producers medicinal marijuana Ne-Yo, as both an artist and a songwriters in music. His doughnut and I really got Jolie, who is reportedly Guild Awards in Beverly cookies and a brownie. key member of the new senior presence on the executive irritated with myself,” pregnant with another of their Hills, Calif on 21 Jan, INTERNET management team that is taking team only strengthens our hollywoodreporter.com child.—Internet 2012.—INTERNET

P13 (28).pmd 13 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 Rooney signs for team Rafael Nadal: Happy with his progress in Florida (honest!) in the 2012 Season Transfer MELBOURNE, 27 Jan— fantastic. I don’t know if it’s Gossip World No 2 Rafael Nadal is going to be enough against very happy with his progress Novak or against Andy. I’m in the 2012 season, so far. going to try my best to play Liverpool boss The Spaniard meets Novak a fantastic final, and Kenny Dalglish is plotting Djokovic in the 2012 hopefully I will have my a move to bring Napoli’s Australian Open final on chances.” Uruguayan striker Edinson Sunday. Spaniard Rafael Nadal is gunning for Cavani, 24, to Anfield Nadal once again proved World No 2 his eleventh Grand Slam before the end of the trans- that he saves the best for the Rafael Nadal title. When asked about fer window. LONDON, 27 Jan—John Rooney, the younger brother Grand Slam, as he beat his working. I played not bad in whom does he want to face Tottenham are of England and Manchester United striker Wayne, today greatest rival Roger Federer the second half of the season in the Aussie Open final? holding talks with Sao signed for Orlando City following his release by the New at the Australian Open on in 2011. Not bad, but not very The Spaniard chuckled, “I Paulo over Brazil Under- York Red Bulls. Former Macclesfield midfielder Rooney, 21, Thursday and made it to his well. So I really need to win would prefer the player who 20 defender Bruno Uvini. was on New York’s books last season but did not secure a fifteenth Grand Slam points to stay in the top is going to play worse that West Brom want regular first-team place and moves on to join a team in the championship final. positions of the Rankings.” day. But if my opponent Russia striker Pavel third tier of professional football in the United States, Nadal looked quite Nadal played fan- plays better than me and he Pogrebnyak, 28, on loan managed by former Everton favourite Adrian Heath. satisfied and happy after the tastically against Federer on beats me, I’m going to go from Stuttgart with a view The deal is pending approval from the United States win, as he quoted “To start Thursday and registered a home very happy about my to a permanent move. Soccer Federation. Heath said on Orlando’s official website: the season with the final here came from behind victory. tournament. I’m going to go Fulham manager is a fantastic start and that The Spaniard asserted that “I home knowing that the way “I’ve known John for a long time, from the early days in Martin Jol is looking to gives me a lot of confidence. am happy about how I am I am working is working very England. We’re delighted to have him. He’ll be a really good bolster his midfield with a “He further added that “At doing. When I am able to play well... and it will give me piece for us. He can play multiple positions in the midfield, move for the 25-year-old which is a very good thing for us.”—Internet the same time, it gives me inside, to play aggressively, I good success in the months confidence about how I am think my game is working to come.”—Internet Colombian Carlos Sanchez from French side Roger Federer: Eying future challenges after Valenciennes. Chelsea have not Aussie Open loss given up in their attempts to sign Ajax’s 23-year-old MELBOURNE, 27 Jan— what’s important is the defender Gregory van der Sixteen Grand Slam titles reaction from now... ‘Where winner Roger Federer of do I go from here?’ I need to Wiel. Switzerland lost to Rafael have a good reaction like I Fulham striker Andy Nadal in the semi-final of the showed after the US Open.” Johnson, 30, has attracted 2012 Australian Open on With this win, Nadal attention from Russian Chelsea ready to snap up Thursday. Federer has urged improved his record to 18-9 club Rubin Kazan and his fans not to feel too bad against Federer. When asked Turkish side Galatasaray. Man United starlet about this loss, as he is eying about it the Swiss said, “I Sunderland are considering offering LONDON, 27 Jan—Chelsea are plotting a deadline raid substantial success in future. respect it. I think he’s doing on rivals Manchester United for midfield rebel Paul Pogba. In an epic semi-final great against me. It is what it Bolton Wanderers’ 34- Andre Villas-Boas sent a top two-man delegation to encounter of the 2012 is. At the end I care about my year-old striker Kevin watch the star in action on Thursday night ahead of Australian Open on titles, if I’m happy or not as a Davies a permanent deal Sixteen Grand Slam titles making an offer of around £3million. Pogba is refusing to Thursday, World No. 2 Rafael person. Head to heads for me in order to clinch his move winner Roger Federer of sign a new deal with the champions, who may cash in on Nadal registered a came from are not the most important. If to the Stadium of Light. Switzerland. him now rather than see him quit for less when his contract behind victory over World I beat Andre Agassi 10 times David Moyes’s INTERNET expires. No. 3 Roger Federer with a in a row or Lleyton Hewitt search for a striker to United boss Alex Ferguson is fuming at the Pogba 6(5)-7 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 scoreline I would have loved to have many times in a row, at the revive Everton’s season camp’s decision to reject new terms and has left the young and secured his berth in the come through and gotten a end of the day I don’t care.” has led to an inquiry about Frenchman out of his side, despite ongoing injury problems final. This loss came as a big crack, a chance, at winning the When asked about his taking 27-year-old in midfield. Chelsea rate Pogaba highly and think they can shock for the ever-swelling title here again. It’s been one shattered Aussie Open Guillaume Hoarau on loan tempt him to stay in England despite big interest from Inter fan base of Roger Federer. of the most successful dream this time around, the from Paris St-Germain. Milan. An added attraction with Pogba is that he would be After the loss to his tournaments in my life here. Swiss admitted “I was slightly Swiss international free to play for the Stamford Bridge side in the Champions greatest rival Rafael Nadal, It’s the ninth straight time I am disappointed, obviously, right back Scott Sutter, 25, in the semi-finals.” League this season.—Internet the Swiss Maestro quoted, leaving centre court, because is closing in on a move Like a true gentleman of “Don’t feel too sorry for me. I felt like my game was good from Young Boys of Bern this game, Roger Federer You look at that I haven’t lost and I could have done to Blackburn Rovers. in five months or something asserted, “clearly I’m something in the final International Sports Internet - it’s not that bad. Obviously disappointed. But then again, potentially.—Internet Levin, Stanley opens with 62s to lead at Torrey Mickelson dumbfounded after woeful SAN DIEGO, 27 Jan—Spencer Levin and Kyle Stanley Torrey Pines start knew they had to post low scores on the easier North Course SAN D IEGO, 27 Jan—Phil foot putt at the par-five 18th at Torrey Pines to get off to a good start Thursday in the Mickelson, an unabashed fan to match his second highest Farmers Insurance Open. It went even better than they of Torrey Pines where he has score at an event he has played expected. Stanley made eagle on his final hole for a 10-under triumphed three times, was 23 times. 62, his best score in two years on the PGA Tour. Levin shot totally perplexed after battling “I had some good days 29 on the back nine and had a 62, matching his career best on to a five-over-par 77 in the of practice and I was ready to tour. “I played the pro-am on the North Course yesterday. opening round of the Farmers play,” a dumfounded There were just a lot of birdie opportunities out there, so I knew Mickelson told reporters. “I Phil Mickelson hits a there was a good score — maybe not 10 (under), but I’ll take Insurance Open on Thursday. don’t know what happened. I driver off the fifth tee of it,” Stanley said. They were a shot ahead of FedEx Cup In near-perfect scoring just wasn’t able to focus. the south course at champion Bill Haas, who had a double bogey on his 15th hole conditions on the South “Obviously, I made some Torrey Pines during first and still managed a 63. The top 12 on the leaderboard played Course picturesquely laid out bad swings just in the wrong round play at the the North, which played slightly more than 3 1/2 strokes easier on bluffs above the Pacific coastline, Mickelson mixed spots and so forth, but I felt Farmers Invitational than the South Course, which hosted the US Open four years PGA golf tournament in ago. The best score from the South was Marc Turnesa at 66. seven bogeys with two birdies like my game was ready Spencer Levin reads the to end a glorious day of heading in. I don’t know what San Diego on 26 Jan, Phil Mickelson, meanwhile, went south on the South. The 2012.—INTERNET three-time champion and San Diego favorite thought his game green on his last hole of sunshine a distant 15 strokes to say about the score was rounding into form when he came home from the Humana the first round inthe off the lead. because it was pathetic.” wanted to and see it clearly. Challenge. Instead, he hit into 11 bunkers, missed a 3-foot Farmers Insurance Open He had a golden Asked why he had I ended up making a lot of birdie putt on the final hole and signed for a 77. It was his golf tournament on 26 opportunity to finish his difficulty in focusing, swings where I missed the highest score at Torrey Pines since a 78 in the third round of Jan, 2012, in San Diego. round with two consecutive Mickelson replied: “I just ball in the wrong spot.” 2005.—Internet INTERNET birdies but missed a three- didn’t put the ball where I Reuters

p14(28).pmd 14 1/28/2012, 9:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 28 January, 2012 15 Djokovic edges Murray, sets up final vs Nadal Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas MELBOURNE, 27 Jan—Defending champion Novak Djokovic has moved into an Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal after edging Andy Murray in a five-set, almost five-hour semifinal late Friday night. Despite appearing tired and sore from the second set, Djokovic rallied to beat Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 in a rematch of the 2011 final at Melbourne Park to reach his third consecutive Grand Slam final. The 24-year-old Serb finished last year at No. 1 after winning three of the four majors, with his only loss at a Grand Slam coming against Roger Federer in the French Open semifinals. He beat Nadal in six tournament finals last year. Nadal, the 2009 Australian Open winner, beat four-time champion Federer to advance. Internet

Russians win Australian Focus Myanmar TV Programme MYANMAR MYANMAR TV Open women’s doubles INTERNATIONAL Russia’s Svetlana (28-1-2012) (Saturday) 7:00 am Kuznetsova, left, and (28-1-12 09:30 am ~ 29-1-12 09:30 am) MST 1. Paritta By Venerable compatriot Vera Mingun Sayadaw Zvonareva, right, hold Overseas Transmission * News 7:30 am Weather for 28th January, 2012 the trophy after * Fortune of Human 2. Morning News winning their women’s 7:40 am Correlated with Astro Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow doubles final against Sr. Science 3. Nice & Sweet Song Regions/States Maximu Minimum No. Forecast Percent Italy’s Sara Errani * "Motion and constitution 8:40 am m and Roberta Vinci at of Planets and Stars" 4. International News 1 Kachin 27/81 10/50 Partly cloudy the Australian Open * News 11:00 am 2 Kayah 28/82 06/43 Generally fair weather tennis championship, * Graduation Ceremony of 5. Martial Song 3 Kayin 35/95 14/57 Partly cloudy 4 Chin 19/66 02/36 Generally fair weather in Melbourne, Austra- New Fashion Designer 1:00 pm Group 5 Upper Sagaing 26/79 12/54 Generally fair weather lia on 27 Jan, 2012. 6. Delicious Dishes 6 Lower Sagaing 31/88 12/54 Generally fair weather * News INTERNET 1:15 pm 7 Taninthayi 34/93 20/68 (60%) * Today's Efficient Youth Likelihood of isolated light rain 7. TV Drama Series 8 Bago 32/90 15/59 Generally fair weather MELBOURNE, 27 Jan—Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera "Brighter Future" 2:05 pm 9 Magway 32/90 14/57 Generally fair weather * News Zvonareva of Russia captured the Australian Open 8. Song Of National Races 10 Mandalay 30/86 14/57 Generally fair weather * Music Gallery 11 Mon 35/95 16/61 Partly cloudy women’s doubles title on Friday, beating Italian duo Sara 2:40 pm * Taxidermy for Eternity 12 Yangon 34/93 15/59 Partly cloudy Errani and Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. 9. One Village & One * News 13 Rakhine 28/82 12/54 Partly cloudy Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, Product 14 Southern Shan 25/77 Generally fair weather * Photography: The Art of 05/41 and Zvonareva are both known primarily for their singles 15 Northern Shan 25/77 04/39 Generally fair weather Framing the Nature 4:25 pm play, although each has one previous Grand Slam doubles 16 Eastern Shan 27/81 07/45 Generally fair weather * News 10. Cultural Dances title with a different partner. 5:05 pm 17 Ayeyawady 30/86 16/61 Generally fair weather * A Simple and Peaceful Life Neighbouring Nay Pyi 18 34/93 12/54 The unseeded duo hadn’t played together since the * VCD Centre 11. Songs For Upholding Taw Generally fair weather French Open last year. “We were a last-moment sign-up for * News National Spirit 19 Neighbouring Yangon 34/93 15/59 Partly cloudy doubles and I think we were pretty good at it,” Kuznetsova * Secrect Places for Yummy 5:15 pm 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 30/86 14/57 Generally fair weather During the past (24) hours, weather have been partly cloudy in Yangon and Taninthayi Summary of said to the crowd at Rod Laver Arena after the match. Errani Food "Milihku Cuisine" 12. Beautiful “ASEAN” Regions, Kachin, Shan, Rakhine and Mon States and generally fair in the remaining 6:45 pm observations at Regions and States. Night temperatures were (3°C) to (4°C) below January average and Vinci were playing in their first Grand Slam final * Welcome to Ngwe Hsaung temperatures in Upper Sagaing, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Regions, Shan, 09:30 hr MST on Beach Resort 13. Teleplay (Health) Rakhine, Kayah, Kayin and Mon States and about January average temperatures in the together. Their previous best result was reaching the today remaining Regions and States. The significant night temperature were Pinlaung (0°C), quarterfinals of the US Open last year. * News 7:00 pm Namhsam and Heho (1°C) each, Haka and Mogok(3°C) each. * Ancient Shwe San Taw 14. TV Drama Series Bay Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy in the South Bay and partly cloudy in the Andaman Russia’s Svetlana Kuz- Inference Sea and elsewhere Bay of Bengal. Pagoda (Taungoo) 8:00 pm State of the Sea Seas will be moderate in Myanmar waters. netsova, left, and compat- * Versatile Toddy Palms 15. News Outlook for sub- Likelihood of slight decrease of night temperatures in the Eastern Myanmar Areas. riot Vera Zvonareva, right, * Myanmar Movies 16. Cartoon Series sequent two days pose with the trophy, ‘‘Miss Arrogant” 17. TV Drama Series surrounded by ball boys after winning their Health care for mother and women’s doubles final DISTRICT NEWS against Italy’s Sara Errani children explained and Roberta Vinci at the Sowing of Palethwe paddy strain Australian Open tennis NEWS demonstrated championship, in Mel- KYAUKME, 27 bourne, Australia on 27 Jan—A Jan, 2012.—INTERNET demonstration on The Italians started off strongly, breaking the Russians sowing of Palethwe four times to win the opening set. But they only converted strain summer paddy one of 13 break chances the rest of the match, wasting five was held in Webu break points in the final game of the third set alone. “I think YANGON, 27 Jan—The family organizing and disciplinary Village of Kyaukme we had chances in the beginning of the second set. committee of Shwepyitha Township Police Force held an Township on 24 We lost three games with 15-40 when they were educative talk on health knowledge at its office on 22 January. serving. Also in the last game, we had some balls to make January. Additional Manager of Shan State Myanma Agriculture the break but we didn’t make it. It happens,” Errani said. Chairperson of Township Maternal and Child Welfare Service U Myint Thein explained matters related to good Kuznetsova and Zvonareva are the first unseeded pair to Association Daw Khin Soe Moe made a speech. Head of agriculture pattern. win the Australian Open women’s doubles title since Township Health Department Dr Mi Mi Khaing talked about Township Manager Daw Nan Lwin Lwin Sein of MAS Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko did it in 2008. Zvonareva health care for mothers and children. demonstrated transplanting of Palethwe paddy strain. previously won the 2006 US Open with Nathalie Dechy, Altogether 150 family members of Township Police Kyaukme Township set a plan to put 892 acres of farmlands and Kuznetsova captured the 2005 Australian Open with Force attended the talk and participated in the discussions. under Palethwe strain summer paddy. Alicia Molik.—Internet Myanma Alin Myanma Alin

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NAY PYI TAW, 27 Jan—The third regular session of the first Amyotha Hluttaw continued for the second day at Amyotha Hluttaw Hall of Hluttaw Building, here, at 10 am today, attended by Speaker of Amyotha Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint and 209 Amyotha Hluttaw representatives. Union Minister for Construction U Khin Maung Myint replied to queries on roads and bridges raised by seven Hluttaw representatives. U Sai Tin Aung of Kachin State Constituency No. 5 asked for matters related to upgrading of Mohnyin- Nantmon-Nyaungbin-Whekha motor road in Kachin State to the all-season facility for smooth transport of passengers and commodities. The Union Minister replied that the Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Border Affairs are taking responsibilities of construction for sections on Mohnyin-Nantmon-Nyaungbin-Whekha road to link Mohnyin, Mogaung and Phakant townships of Mohnyin District in Kachin State. The Ministry of Construction is building Mohnyin-Zigon Village section and the section from Taungchay to Nantmon-Nyaungbin while the Ministry of Border Affairs is taking charge of building two road sections. The section from Mohnyin to Zigon is 12 miles long asphalt road and the section from Taungchay to Nantmon-Nyaungbin, 32 miles long gravel road, totalling 74 miles and six furlongs. Taukpa Kyetthayay Zartimyay Co Ltd was allowed to upgrade the Mohnyin-Zigon section which is a part of Mandalay-Shwebo-Myitkyina Road and Jade Land Construction Co Ltd to upgrade the section from Taungchay to Nantmon-Nyaungbin through BOT system. The ministry is encouraging the companies to undertake Amyotha Hluttaw representatives sign attendance book.—MNA upgrading of roads and bridges meeting the set standards. Under the supervisions at various superior levels, Yangon-Pyay-Mandalay Highway between Kyaukpadaung to construct the alignment for temporary timber extraction Mohnyin Township Development Affairs Committee will and Taungtha townships in coming fiscal year. road along Chindwin River during the timber extraction submit the fund to be spent on upgrading the Zigon- U Thein Hlaing of Sagaing Region Constituency No. period and then the timbers are to be transported along the Taungchay section and Nyaungbin-Whekha section in 8 asked whether there is a plan to upgrade Kalewa- course of Chindwin River. After that, the timbers are to be 2012-2013 fiscal year. Mahamyaing-YeU-Monywa Road for the first phase to transported by train. They discussed that if timber is to be With regard to the questions raised by U Myo Myint of ensure better transport in Kalay region, northern Chin transported by car, a temporary timber extraction road is to Mandalay Region Constituency No. 6 on construction of State and Tamu-Kabaw region and a Chindwin River be constructed along the road of Ministry of Construction. bridges crossing Chaungma Creek (Kyaukpadaung bridge near Kalewa Township for the second phase to be As such, the road works can be undertaken meeting the set Township), Hsimeegan Creek (Taungtha Township) and able to fulfill the requirements of the local people. The standards. Kaing Creek (Taungtha Township), the Union Minister Union Minister replied that Monywa-YeU-Mahamyaing- The maintenance funds allotted in 2011-2012 fiscal replied that 70 feet wide Chaungma Creek, 300 feet wide Kalewa Road in Sagaing Region comprises Monywa-YeU year is being spent on maintenance of roads, construction Welaung Creek, 450 feet wide Hsimeegan Creek and 600 section and YeU-Taze-Kalewa section. Monywa-YeU road of concrete culverts and retaining walls, and building of feet wide Kaing Creek on Yangon-Pyay-Mandalay Highway is 54 miles long all-season used asphalt facility. wooden bridges. between Kyaukpadaung and Taungtha Townships. YeU-Taze-Kalewa section is 105 miles and four A plan was adopted to complete these tasks in coming The 300 feet long reinforced concrete bridge was built furlongs long. Up to 31-5-2011, the road comprises 17 March. Moreover, the tasks of smooth transport will be in the place of former bailey bridge across Welaung Creek miles and six furlongs long asphalt section, 40 miles and carried out on YeU-Taze asphalt section and the gravel and it was opened on 20-3-2011. Due to yearly flow of water five furlongs long gravel section, 36 miles and four furlongs section from Taze to Kanhtuma Village in open season. and speedy current rate in the rainy season, the bridge was long hard road section and 10 miles and five furlongs long In 2012-2013 fiscal year, the 20 miles long earth road built across Welanug Creek in the past. earth section. section will be upgraded to the hard road section by spending Vehicles could pass through the remaining three creeks Although YeU-Taze-Kalewa section is in a good the capital fund. The Ministry of Construction has built 21 at lowest level of water, but they waited for passing it at a condition, from mile post No. 13/0 (Taze) to mile post No. bridges of above 180 feet long in Sagaing Region after time when the water level was high. As there was heavy 83/0 (Thekkekyin) was degraded to the earth section due 1988. Two Chindwin River bridges namely Chindwin rainfall and effectiveness of dams upstream of the creek, the to use of timber trucks. The road section becomes worse in River Bridge (Hsinbyushin) and Chindwin River Bridge vehicles waited for the chances to pass through the creek the rainy season. Thus, the road is repaired by roller in open (Monywa) have been commissioned into service. from 1 day to five days in heavy rains. season for smooth transport of vehicles as much as possible. At present, Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadanatheinga) and The Ministry of Construction gives priority to build With regard to damage of the road, the Sagaing Region 11 bridge of under-180 feet long are under construction. bridges on Chaungma, Hsimeegan and Kaing creeks on Government and Myanma Timber Enterprise held a meeting (See page 9) Cosmetic surgery Rooney unaffected by signs for team French implant in Florida scare (honest!) Medical sensor is PAGE 14 powered by music Roger PAGE 5 Federer: Life in ocean Eying future Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Wunna challenges Maung Lwin calls on Indian Prime Minister ‘blue holes’ after Aussie Open loss Dr Manmohan Singh at Prime Minister Office. studied PAGE 2 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 14

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