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Volume XV, Number 329 4th Waxing of Tabaung 1369 ME Monday, 10 March, 2008

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the and tranquillity, prevalence of law and ment of other sectors of the economy as well entire nation order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation system preservation and safeguarding of cultural * Emergence of a new enduring State Con- * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms heritage and national character stitution of technical know-how and investments from sources inside * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit the country and abroad * Uplift of health, fitness and education * Building of a new modern developed nation * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the in accord with the new State Constitution hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Minister for NPED and party meet UNSG’s Special Adviser

YANGON, 9 March — Mr Gambari, Special Minister for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Thu and party at party left NDC at 11.30 am. Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General, the Guest House of the National Defence College, In the evening, Minister for National Planning and party met with Minister for National Planning here, this morning. and Economic Development U Soe Tha hosted a din- and Economic Development U Soe Tha, Minister for They cordially discussed matters related to ner to Mr Gambari and party at Mya Yeik Nyo Royal Health Dr Kyaw Myint, Chairman of Civil Service economic and health sectors of the country and activi- Hotel. Selection and Training Board Dr Than Nyun, Deputy ties of UN agencies in Myanmar. Mr Gambari and MNA

Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General Mr Ibrahim Agboola Gambari meets Ministers U Soe Tha and Dr Kyaw Myint, and CSSTB Chairman Dr Than Nyun and Deputy Minister U Kyaw Thu at National Defence College.— MNA

I Politicians, people’s duties and nation’s future N A constitution is the fundamental factor to introduce democracy. S Political parties are to be formed according to the constitution. There will I be elections only after political parties are formed systematically. And D there will be a civilian government after elections. E

PAGE 7 KO PHYAUNT Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

10-3-08 NL 1 8/7/18, 01:10 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Monday, 10 March, 2008 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Strive for urban and rural * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State development * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The national development tasks that are USDA CEC member attends USDA Secretary-General being implemented today cover tasks for supervises rural development tasks development of border areas and rural regions. opening of rural dispensary NAY PYI TAW , 9 March —U Htay Oo, Secretary- Priority is being given to development of rural NAY PYI TAW, 9 March Afterwards, the CEC General of Union Solidarity and Development regions where the majority of the nation’s — CEC member of the member attended the Association, met with villagers of Po village of population reside. As a result, rural people are Union Solidarity and ceremony to open the Thanatkhataw village-tract in Pyawbwe Township, now enjoying peace and development like urban Development Association building of rural dispensary Mandalay Division on 1 March. residents. Minister for Transport Maj- in Zigon Village. Officials He inspected renovation of the Talai lake being The government is building more new Gen Thein Swe yesterday opened the dispensary, and carried out by Irrigation Department. He later paid roads and bridges that are indispensable for morning viewed the earth the CEC member visited homage to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kawvida and Sayadaw road stretching 11,950 feet Bhaddanta Okkansa at the monastery of Po village and rural development while striving for supply of there. Next, the CEC long and 20 feet wide member presented K offered provisions. drinking water and irrigation water. In the linking Shansulay-Zigon 100,000 to the dispensary The secretary-general also presented publications meantime, it has laid down and is implementing villages in Nay Pyi Taw and K 100,000 and books to the local residents.—MNA plans for the development of economic, Pyinmana Township. education and health sectors of rural folks. He also looked into Thanks to combined efforts of thriving summer paddy, development affairs departments and township sunflower and beans and development affairs committees over 200 miles pulses plantations. of urban roads and over 2,000 miles of rural The CEC member roads were upgraded in 2007-2008 fiscal year. donated alms to Vice- In 1988, there were over 5,000 miles of urban Chairman of Township and rural roads, and now the length of urban Sangha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw and rural roads has increased up to over 30,000 Bhaddanta Ñanavamsa of miles, thereby bringing about secure and Sasana Hitakari Monastery smooth transport between urban regions and in West Zigon Village. rural regions. Likewise, over 1,000 projects for supply Minister of water to urban and rural regions were receives guests implemented in 2007-2008 fiscal year. Projects NAY P YI T AW, 9 March for supply of drinking water to rural regions —Minister for Electric have been implemented since 2000-2001 in to the library through Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe Power No 2 Maj-Gen officials. Wellwishers also Sagaing, Magway and Mandalay Divisions. donates cash to the rural dispensary in Zigon Khin Maung Myint donated cash to the funds Village— MNA Now, the number of the projects has increased received President of of the dispensary.— MNA to more than 10,000. As a result, rural people Injynn Development Co have now access to adequate drinking water. Ltd and President Mr Visit Nowadays, a large number of district-to- Akaravinak of Electricity MNMA holds First Annual Meeting district roads and urban-to-rural roads have Generating Public Co Ltd NAY P YI T AW, 9 March Chairperson of the Chairperson-1 Daw Nwe emerged, contributing much towards the and party of Thailand here —The First Annual Myanmar Nurses and Nwe Khin of the improvement of socio-economic life of rural on 4 March. Meeting of the Myanmar Midwifery Association association made a speech. people. Thanks to concerted efforts of local Also present on the Nurses and Midwifery Prof Dr Nan Htwam Hla The meeting continued and authorities, local people and well-wishers under occasion were Deputy Association was opened at presided over the meeting adopted the future tasks. Minister for Electric the leadership of the government, urban and the meeting hall of the and gave a speech. Also present at the Power No 2 Brig-Gen Win Ministry of Health, here, The secretary and the meeting were departmental rural regions will continue to witness greater Myint and heads of peace and poregress in their areas. yesterday morning. joint treasurer submitted heads, CEC members of departments under the Deputy Minister for the annual report and the association and ministry. Health Dr Mya Oo financial statement. representatives of states The meeting dealt Vice-Mayor visits tax-free delivered an address. In the afternoon, Vice- and divisions. — MNA with matters on repair and maintenance of gas power Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo addresses the first annual markets plants.—MNA meeting of Myanmar Nurses and Midwifery Association.—MNA YANGON, 9 March—Vice Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Vice Mayor Col Maung Pa accompanied by officials concerned inspected tax- free markets in Dagon Myothit (North), Dagon Myothit (South), Thakayta and Tamway townships yesterday morning. He inspected rice shop of Myanmar Rice Dealers Association, edible oil shop of Myanmar Oil Dealers and Entrepreneurs Association, grocery shop of Bayintnaung Brokerage, consumer goods shops of Township Maternal and Child Welfare Associations and Women’s Affairs Organizations, Win Thuzar shop of Ministry of Industry 1, fish and vegetable shops in the tax-free markets. He also met with the officials at the market and gave instructions to them.—MNA

10-3-08 NL 2 8/7/18, 01:10 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 3 Castro says US a loser in South American peace

HAVANA, 9 March — by all means the only America, shook hands at the first war between Latin Cuba's ailing Fidel Castro loser,“ Castro, who retired a regional summit and American countries in praised Latin American last week after almost half ended a border dispute that more than a decade. presidents for putting their a century at Cuba’s helm, erupted with a Colombian Castro highlighted that differences aside on wrote in a column raid into Ecuador to kill a the meeting took place Friday and avoiding an distributed to the Press by guerilla leader. outside the Organization outbreak of war he said e-mail in Havana. The handshake at a Rio of American States, the had been fostered by The presidents of Group meeting in Santo hemispheric forum often “Yankee plotting” in the Ecuador, Venezuela and Domingo prevented the seen as a tool of US power region. Colombia, the United weeklong diplomatic in Latin America. “(US) imperialism was States’ top ally in South crisis from escalating into “The essential thing is that no US diplomats were present,” said Castro, 81, whose country was suspended from the OAS Anastasia Lomachenkova (L) and Anton Ploom of in 1962, three years after he Russia perform during the finals of the 5th Rudolf took power in a revolution. Nureyev international ballet competition in MNA/Reuters Budapest on 8 March, 2008.—INTERNET Putin says NATO enlargement harmful to UN

MOSCOW, 9 March — NATO’s continued enlargement is harmful to the status of the United Nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow Saturday. “You get the impression that attempts are being made to set up an organization Germany’s Meik Schlenger (R) looks at his kite during the 10th Thailand that would be a substitute for the UN Humankind is unlikely to agree with such International Kite Festival at the Thai resort beach town of Cha-Am, 160km architecture of future international relations, and I believe the potential for conflict (99 miles) southwest of Bangkok, on 8 March, 2008. The festival will take would only increase,” Putin told a joint Press conference with Merkel. place over the weekend.—INTERNET Putin said Russia will agree with Ukraine’s accession to NATO, “if this is the choice of the Ukrainian people and not of the political elite”. Armenia Constitutional Court “If the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians do not want their country to join NATO, and the country is being dragged into it by the neck, we cannot consider it rejects opposition suit a manifestation of democracy,” Putin said. —MNA/Xinhua YEREVAN, 9 March — commission. protesters who said the The Armenian Constitu- Outgoing president election was fixed to deny Malaysia police battle mob in tional Court on Saturday Robert Kocharyan the opposition a victory. rejected opposition claims declared a state of President-elect Serzh Islamist stronghold last month’s presidential emergency in Yerevan on Sarksyan, who won 53 per KUALA LUMPUR, 9 tion, police said. worst violence in the vote was rigged and stood 1 March after eight people cent of the vote, defended March—Malaysian police Police arrested 22 election so far, took place by the verdict of the were killed in clashes the emergency laws as fired tear gas and water supporters of Parti Islam in Rusila, the power base country's central election between police and necessary. His rival, cannon to disperse an se-Malaysia (PAS) after of PAS President Hadi former President Levon angry crowd of people, they were attacked with Awang. “We strongly Obama wins Wyoming Ter-Petrosyan, who won mainly supporters of an bottles, sticks and stones, condemned the police 21.5 per cent, filed a suit Islamic party, following and the windscreens of action,” PAS Deputy caucuses to the Constitutional clashes over alleged three police cars were President Nasharudin Mat WASHINGTON, 9 March nomination race. But it Court. —MNA/Reuters unregistered voters in smashed, witnesses said. Isa told Reuters. “I think — Democratic presiden- became a battlefield this Saturday’s general elec- The incident, the there must be some tial candidate Barack year since every delegate provocation.” PAS said several of Obama beat his rival, matters in such a close their supporters were Hillary Rodham Clinton race. —MNA/Xinhua hospitalised for injuries. in the Wyoming caucuses A supporter of Parti They included Hadi’s 31- on Saturday. Islam se-Malaysia year-old son Kholil, who As of 96 per cent of (PAS) throws back a sustained facial injuries. precincts reporting, tear gas canister Police said the fracas Obama led Clinton at 59 towards police during broke out after police per cent to 40 per cent. a riot in Rusila detained Kholil for The Republican- village, near Kuala questioning in a dispute over dominated state has only Terengganu in the confiscated identity cards 12 delegates who would northern Malaysian seized by men, believed to vote at the Democratic state of Terengganu be PAS supporters, from national convention, one about 70 passengers of two on 8 March, 2008. of the smallest prize in buses entering Rusila. INTERNET the party’s presidential MNA/Reuters

10-3-08 NL 3 8/7/18, 01:10 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 Chinese troops ordered to be combat-ready B EIJING, 8 March — A He urged Armed boosted to get the Army Chinese commander on Forces to provide “solid combat-ready in a Thursday called on all military backup” for the “refined” way. military officers and nation’s realization of Chen Bingde, chief of soldiers to strengthen their peaceful reunification. the PLA General Staff, sense of mission and get Chang Wanquan, head said to deepen reforms in further combat-ready. of the PLA General troops is an urgent need “Preparations for Armaments Department, for effective fulfillment of military struggle shall be said development of high- their new missions and continued, which is now tech weapons and tasks. the most important, equipment shall be Xinhua practical and imperative task”, said Jing Zhiyuan, Teenagers sample the “Guitar Hero III” video game at the CeBIT trade fair UN panel urges US to end commander of the Second in Hanover. Games consoles — of which 62 million were sold in last year — Artillery Force of the are the gas guzzlers of this industry, using huge amounts of energy to Chinese People’s racial profiling generate the necessary mindblowing graphics and sounds.—INTERNET Liberation Army (PLA). GENEVA, 9 March —A United Nations panel urged Jing, also a deputy to the United States on Friday to end racial profiling of Militants attack telecom signal the National People’s Americans of Arab, Muslim and South Asian descent, Congress (NPC), made a practice widespread in the country since the terrorist tower in S Afghanistan this remark while joining attacks on 11 September, 2001. other PLA deputies Despite measures adopted at the US federal and KABUL, 8 March — It is the third time over time. to the top legislature state levels to combat racial profiling, “such practice Taleban militants attacked the past two weeks that Armed personnel deliberating the gov- continues to be widespread, particularly against Arabs, a signal tower of a mobile the anti-government attacked and destroyed on ernment work report, Muslims and South Asians,” said the UN Committee telecommunication ser- insurgents have been 1 March two signal towers which was delivered for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in a vice company in Zabul attacking mobile phone of Roshan, another mobile Wednesday by Premier report. Province of southern towers in south telecommunication ser- Wen Jiabao at the opening The committee, composed of 18 independent Afghanistan, destroying a Afghanistan since giving vice firm, separately in meeting of the Par- experts, urged the United States to strengthen its Kandahar and Helmand liament’s annual full guards room near the ultimatum to shut down efforts to combat racial profiling by moving provinces. — Xinhua session. tower, the police said on signaling during night- expeditiously towards the adoption of the End Racial Thursday. Profiling Act, or similar federal legislation. “Armed Taleban Xinhua insurgents attacked the Israel on high alert after shooting attack tower and the guards room JERUSALEM, 8 March — ordered the Israel Defence deported in Jerusalem and Death toll from bus-truck of Areeba, a mobile phone Israeli security forces Forces (IDF) to impose a a limit was imposed service company, in Shar- across Israel were on the closure on the West Bank, Palestinian access to collision rises to 10 in N China e-Safa District of Zabul highest level of alert the spokeswoman of IDF Friday prayers at the al- SHIJIAZHUANG, 8 March — Death toll from Friday Wednesday night, des- Friday, after Thursday told Xinhua. The closure Aqsa mosque, Islam's morning's bus-truck collision has increased to 10 after troying the room and power night’s shooting attack in is set to continue until third holiest site. four seriously-injured died in hospital of north China's generator, but failed to Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in security forces re-evaluate Police fear violence in Hebei Province. The remaining four injured were in a damage the antenna,” Jerusalem, which left eight the situation in several Jerusalem’s Old City, stable condition and two were operated on later in the provincial police chief people dead. days, she added. where both Jews and day, said a provincial work safety bureau spokesman. Mohammad Yaqub told Israeli Defence Meanwhile, thousands Muslims gather for prayer The accident occurred at 4:50 am in Huanghua City Xinhua via phone. Minister Ehud Barak has of police officers were on Friday. Al-Aqsa on the expressway linking Tianjin and Shanwei of mosque overlooks the southern Guangdong Province when a mini bus, All items from Xinhua News Agency Western Wall, Judaism's carrying 14 people, collided with a truck. All the dead holiest site. —Xinhua and injured were from the mini bus. —Xinhua Baghdad bomb attacks kill 19 BAGHDAD, 8 March — shops were damaged and attributed to the surge of At least 19 people were the casualties could rise. US troops, the Sunnis' killed in two roadside The security condition uprising against al-Qaeda bomb attacks on Thursday in Iraq has improved since and the ceasefire of a major in central Baghdad, a police last summer, mainly Shiite militia. —Xinhua source said. The bombings struck Five family killed as house simultaneously at about 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) in collapses in N-W Pakistan the commercial Ataar ISLAMABAD, 8 March — A woman and her four street in the central district daughters were killed and her son was injured when of Kharada, the police their house caved in North West Frontier Province source said on condition (NWFP) due to heavy rain, the News Network of anonymity. International news agency reported on Friday. The source said 34 other All inmates of the house were sleeping when the civilians were wounded, house collapsed at Hangu District of NWFP on including four women and Thursday night. The 40-year-old Amna Jan and her seven children. four daughters died on the spot, while her son suffered A senior citizen is attracted by green dumplings at a supermarket in Suzhou, He said several cars and injuries in the accident. —Xinhua east China’s Jiangsu Province, on 7 March, 2008.—XINHUA

10-3-08 NL 4 8/7/18, 01:10 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 5 Vietnam-China trade via border gate rises in two months

HANOI, 9 March — this year, up 20.4 per cent farm products and seafood Two-way trade between year on year, local to China through the Vietnam and China via newspaper Vietnam border, and imported Mong Cai border gate in Economic Times reported mostly steel products, northern Quang Ninh Friday. steel billets, fertilizers, Province reached over In the two-month cement, machines, 344.6 million US dollars period, Vietnam exported clothes, and automobile in the first two months of mainly coal, iron ores, and motorbike parts. Trade between Gold bangles are seen inside a display case at a Vietnam and China jewellery shop in Singapore on 7 March, 2008. increased to nearly 10 Diamonds might be a girl’s best friend, but for those billion US dollars in 2006 buying jewellery at a time of record gold prices, a from 8.2 billion dollars in A girl student of the Chinese Arctic expedition team embraces the statue of new trend for lightweight pieces using semi-precious 2005, according to the miner in Longyearbyen, Norway, on 5 March, 2008. A total of 15 women stones and organic materials might be a welcome Chinese Commercial students, journalists and polar experts took part in the Chinese Arctic ally. Picture taken on 7 March, 2008.—INTERNET Ministry. — MNA/Xinhua expedition team, which conducts research and experiments in the fields of biology, physics, astronomy, climate and geography in the Norwegian part of the Arctic from 29 Feb to 12 March. —XINHUA E C O N O M I C N E W S Wen Jiabao urges S eco powerhouse to further free minds BEIJING, 9 March — Wen made the Guangdong lawmakers to Chinese Premier Wen remarks when he joined raise creativity by Jiabao on Friday urged the Guangdong delegation emancipating the mind people in Guangdong, the to the 11th National and improve innovation southern province with the People’s Congress (NPC), at work with the renewal biggest GDP in the the Parliament. of ideas. country, to further free He called on the MNA/Xinhua their mind and continue to take the lead in the February car sales in China modernization process. fall due to winter storms Turkey targets $ 20b Bulgarian women earn BEIJING, 9 March — China car sales fell 26.1 per cent in February from the previous month due to freak trade volume with Iraq nearly 30% less than men winter weather and the weeklong Lunar New Year ANKARA, 9 March — Turkish State Minister Kursad SOFIA, 9 March — Dimova said that holiday, an industry group said on Friday. Tuzmen said Saturday that his country targeted a Wages paid to women in discrimination against Despite the month-on-month decline, domestic car 20-billion-US-dollar trade volume with Iraq by the end of Bulgaria are 25 per cent to women is a frequent and makers sold 488,900 units last month, up 17.1 per cent next two years, the semi-official Anatolia news agency 30 per cent lower than visible phenomenon in from the same period in 2006, according to the China reported. Tuzmen made the remarks during his talks with wages paid to men, the terms of labour market Association of Automobile Manufacturers. visiting Iraqi Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani in president of Bulgarian accessibility. Women be- Car sales in January were 661,900 units, an increase Ankara. “We expect the bilateral trade volume to reach Social Analysis Agency Lili come victims of unemploy- of 4.2 per cent from December and up 19.8 per cent six billion dollars in 2008,” Tuzmen said. Dimova said Friday. In ment more often than men, from a year ago. Tuzmen said energy sector was a major element of other European countries and they have to make more Sedan sales in February rose 19.9 per cent year on the strategic cooperation vision between the two the difference is 15 per cent, effort to combine personal year to 357,100 units. Sport utility vehicles (SUV) countries. — MNA/Xinhua she said at a forum held in life with their career. sales jumped 47.2 per cent to 28,300, while mini vans Indonesia President to visit Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital. MNA/Xinhua sales rose 12.8 per cent to 15,400. — MNA/Xinhua Winners of the 2008 Iran for energy talks ‘Binibining Pilipinas’, Miss JAKARTA, 8 March— Indonesia's President will Philippines beauty pageant, visit Iran next week to strengthen ties in the energy wave to the media at their field and also for talks covering Teheran’s controversial coronation early on 9 March, nuclear programmes, a Jakarta official said on Thursday. 2008 at the Araneta The UN Security Council voted on Monday to Coliseum, Quezon city, introduce a third sanctions resolution against Iran over Philippines. They are, from its refusal to halt nuclear work major powers fear is left, Patricia Fernandez, who aimed at making bombs but which Teheran says is will represent the country in designed to generate electricity. the Miss International, Indonesia, a non-permanent member of the Security Janina San Miguel, who will Council, abstained in the vote on the Iran resolution. represent in the Miss World President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is due to fly contest, and Jennifer to Iran on Monday and hold talks with Iranian President Barrientos, who will Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Islamic republic’s represent the country in the supreme leader Ali Khamenei, said presidential Miss Universe.—INTERNET spokesman Dino Patti Djalal.— MNA/Reuters

10-3-08 NL 5 8/7/18, 01:10 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 Mexican soldiers make huge drug gang arms seizure TIJUANA (Mexico), 8 ther with a half tonne Drug gang members March — Soldiers made of marijuana — were often like to personalize one of the biggest ever found after a tip-off and their weapons with ex- arms seizures in Mexico gunfight. pensive details. Some after raiding a house Three suspected weapons found in the haul in this border city, members of the Tijuana had white and yellow gold uncovering grenade cartel, run by the Arellano encrustations of skulls and launchers, machine guns Felix family, were ar- others had cowboy- and other weapons rested after a two-hour themed figures. encrusted with gold shootout on Thursday Separately, soldiers figures of skulls. night at the house they caught six local police Major Justo were guarding. chiefs red-handed at a gas Buenaventura Jaime Vil- “This is the biggest station sporting luxury An employee reacts in front of Pioneer Corp’s plasma televisions at an lareal told Reuters on ever confiscation that has watches and carrying electric home appliances shop in Tokyo on 4 March, 2008. Japan’s Pioneer Friday the haul — 91 been made against the envelopes stuffed with Corp is finalizing plans to stop all production of plasma display panels in a weapons, 50,000 rounds Arellano Felix organi- wads of cash, the Army bid to turn around its loss-making flat TV operations, an industry source of ammunition, grenades zation,” said Jaime said. briefed on the plan said on Tuesday.—INTERNET and explosives, toge- Villareal. MNA/Reuters

.Britain offers up to 18 more nuclear power sites LONDON, 8 March — “Planning applications owns 18 sites including Britain said on Thursday for new plants are likely two with operational it was making 18 more to focus on areas in the reactors, issued a notice sites available for the next vicinity of existing sites asking potential deve- generation of nuclear and so it’s welcome that lopers to name the assets power stations and gave the NDA is making its they were interested in by operators four weeks to significant land and other 3 April. pick the ones they wanted. assets available to the Hutton told the “Interest in building market,” he added. Financial Times he new nuclear power Until now, the only expected the new genera- stations in the UK sites that were clearly tion of nuclear power is strong,” Business available were eight stations to supply much Secretary John Hutton belonging to British more of the country’s said in a statement Energy. electricity than the 19 per Rescue workers and local residents walk around wreckage at the crossing on the Government The UK’s Nuclear cent the existing ones where a passenger train crashed into an interprovincial bus, in the city of News Network (www.- Decommissioning Au- deliver. Dolores, Buenos Aires Province on 9 March, 2008. At least 18 people were gnn.gov.uk). thority (NDA), which MNA/Reuters killed and 45 injured in the crash, local media reported.—INTERNET Visitors gather around One dead as tornadoes rip through Florida, Georgia Kashmir rebels kill three in displayed cars during the CAPITOLA(Florida), 8 Service had reports of at City, Florida, damaging or grenade attack first weekend of the 78th least 12 tornadoes that March — Tornadoes cut destroying 50 homes and a SRINAGAR (India), 8 March — Separatist militants Geneva International through Florida and flipped cars, damaged dozen businesses, Columbia lobbed a grenade at a house in southern Kashmir Motor Show in Geneva, Georgia on Friday, homes and interrupted County emergency mana- killing three members of a family, police said on Switzerland, on 8 March, destroying homes, felling power supplies in northern gement spokesman Harvey Friday, the second such attack this week. 2008. The Motor Show trees and power lines and Florida and southern Campbell said. Sixteen The house in Reasi District belonged to a member open its gates to the public killing one person as a Georgia. people suffered minor of a government-backed vigilante group set up to help from 6 to 16 March, record series of winter A 62-year-old woman injuries and a man died when soldiers fight militants, a police officer said. Five presenting over tornadoes continued to was killed when a tree fell on he tried to hook up a power people were wounded in Thursday’s attack. international 1,000 pound the United States. her mobile home in a twister generator after the storm Violence has declined in the Himalayan state since brands.—INTERNET The National Weather that ripped through Lake knocked out electricity to as both India and Pakistan, who claim Kashmir in full but many as 16,000 people. rule in parts, initiated a slow moving peace process in MNA/Reuters 2004, officials said.— MNA/Reuters Israeli soldier, Palestinian militant killed in Gaza GAZA, 8 March — A bomb planted by than 120 people — half of them civilians, Palestinian militants killed an Israeli soldier according to medical officials. Fighting on the Gaza frontier on Thursday and an has persisted sporadically since. Israeli airstrike killed a gunman in the The Israeli military confirmed a soldier Hamas-controlled territory. was killed and three were wounded when Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a bomb blew up their jeep at the Kissufim the soldier’s death and said Israel launched border crossing in the central Gaa Strip. the air strike that killed one of its members “A group of fighters planted a bomb in the northern Gaza Strip after the group under the cover of darkness and waited for carried out a cross-border rocket attack. the jeep to arrive ... (then) two fighters Israeli forces withdrew from the northern detonated the explosives,” said Abu Gaza Strip on Monday after a sweep against Ahmed, an Islamic Jihad spokesman. Palestinian rocket crews that killed more MNA/Reuters

10-3-08 NL 6 8/7/18, 01:10 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 7

Politicians, people’s duties and nation’s future

Ko Phyaunt

I am not a politician. I am just a political observer. not in a position to stop them from doing so, but I withdrawal of economic sanctions. I do not want I have come to know that I have a lot to do for my want to remind them that they will be held to put blame on those politicians who failed to do country. So, I thought over to do something to ensure responsible for their words. I will contribute towards so due to their lack of knowledge. Those who failed national development and remind the people about the drive for approving the draft. So, I would like to to do so although they understood to call for what they should notice. It is because the people can exhort the people to weigh the situations with care. withdrawal of economic sanctions will be put on pursue the common goal in harness only when they We the people have been under the rule of the record as historic perpetrators of the nation. I have a common concept. In this regard, I believe I Tatmadaw government from 18 September 1988 to would like experienced politicians to take part in the have to present some notable points without bias date. The forthcoming constitution is the only thing processes. I wonder what they will reply. Will they against or in favour of the government or the anti- that can transform the nation from the rule of the reply that is not their concern or they will not demand government groups. I realize that only then, will it be Tatmadaw government into the democratic rule. If or they will join hands with the people? But, I would possible for me to present what I understand as it the people fail to embrace the unique opportunity like to ask the people to get ready to put their replies really is. due to ignorance, the situations will remain on record. On 9 February 2008, the evening TV news unchanged. I wish to enjoy the rights 100 per cent. Therefore, the people have to search and nurture programme carried Announcement No 1/2008 and If we refuse 75 per cent just because we cannot get qualified politicians with foresight and such politicians Announcement No 2/2008. The first announcement cent per cent, the answer will be zero. The percentage who are sympathetic towards the public and who do was about the forthcoming referendum, and the other, of the people will rise gradually to cent per cent not use the people for political purposes, or they elections. I sincerely believe that both announcements later if we accept 75 per cent at first. Here, I would should try their utmost to become reliable politicians will go down in the annals of the nation’s history, like to suggest that the people try to know what themselves if necessary. The reliability of a politician bringing down the curtain on the past events and deserves first priority and what does not deserve can be evaluated based on who call for in collaboration fulfilling the present requirements. first priority. with the people the withdrawal of economic sanctions, I have not listened to the broadcasts of foreign I wish the people would no longer keep past events and whether he disrupts the State constitution (draft). radio stations for many months. But now I again in mind and would work together for a prosperous A constitution is the fundamental factor to listen to their broadcasts to know their reaction to the future of the motherland. However, it is virtually introduce democracy. Political parties are to be government’s announcements. As I expected, through impossible for my hope to come true because the most formed according to the constitution. There will many particular broadcasts, they were dissuading the opportune time for the people to remain united has be elections only after political parties are formed people from voting for the draft constitution with the elapsed long, and the issue is a hot potato on the table. systematically. And there will be a civilian intention of disrupting the public poll. In the past, I So, the people should guess who is capable of addressing government after elections. used to switch off the radio whenever the broadcasts this issue and who is doing so, and should support the I would like to present some points about the were very bitter to my ear. However that time I capable one. I do not want to recall the past events. But, draft constitution. We people should study the draft listened carefully to the broadcast, instead of switching those who recall the past are going backwards. So, I am of the constitution to know whether it carries the off the radio. Mostly, what a politician says and what worried in case the people will go backwards. rights we should enjoy. We should not vote for or he does, in other words, their words and deeds are After the 1990 election, the burden of drawing against the draft without knowing about it different from each other. I had to listen to carefully a constitution fell on the shoulder of the thoroughly. Otherwise, we may suffer grievances. and record what they aired. Because, they are in the representatives-elect. In my opinion, they missed One will happen to go wrong if one puts trust in habit of broadcasting slanderous and unreliable news the golden opportunity due to the fact that they others’ deception although what one wants is stories without taking into consideration the interests made a demand for handing over power first to enumerated in the draft. of the people, and later denying that they broadcast draw a constitution, misusing the authority. That I do not think it is prudent to look forward to a so. had adverse effects on the people. However, it was perfect constitution. In the world, no constitution is I think the memories of the events that took place fair to say that fortunately, the nation did not come perfect, and there will never be a perfect one, either. in 1996 are still with the people. It was the Visit under the rule of the unqualified politicians. What is the most important is what the people want to Myanmar Year. A person dissuaded the international Taking advantage of internal problems of enjoy is stated in the constitution whoever has drawn community from visiting Myanmar. In consequence Myanmar, certain powerful countries tried to interfere it. According to the prevailing situation, the present of that person’s call, many foreign factories and in the internal affairs of the nation. So, Myanmar draft is the most suitable one for the nation. We companies closed down and withdrew from the people fell victim to the attacks of economic sanctions. people are obliged to assess the draft constitution country in 2003. It was part of economic sanctions. They gave a lame excuse that the economic sanctions according to the prevailing situations of the nation. If Out of the hardships stemming from the economic were targeted at the government only. In practice, the one fails to seize the unique opportunity when sanctions, the people were found expressing their whole country was hard hit by the crises. The economic opportune, one is deemed to shape one’s miserable dissatisfactions. Then, they said that they were not sanctions were at the instigation of the politicians and future. responsible for the economic sanctions. due to their power-craving attitude. Every citizen is responsible for doing many Now, they are instigating the people not to Apparently, they have no sympathy for the people. things important for the democratic transition— vote for the draft of the constitution. Now, I am Up to now, not a single politician has called for to call for removal of all forms of blockages that are against democracy, to extend a helping hand for emergence of an enduring constitution, and to Every citizen is responsible for doing many things elect reliable politicians or people’s representatives. important for the democratic transition—to call for In successive periods, reactionary politicians gained domination, so the people are not to blame for removal of all forms of blockages that are against their mistrust in the politicians. However, a nation cannot be built without politicians. The nation needs a greater number of visionary politicians who sacrifice democracy, to extend a helping hand for emergence of their self-interests with good morality. In conclusion, I would like to remind the people that they are an enduring constitution, and to elect reliable politicians responsible for emergence of and electing reliable politicians. or people’s representatives. Translation: MS Myanma Alin, Kyemon: 9-3-2008

10-3-08 NL 7 8/7/18, 01:10 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 Hninzigon Home for the Aged turns 75, new four-storey building opened for the aged

Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win unveils stone plaque and the paintings of Daw Oo Zun and Thado Thiri Thu Dhamma Myanma Alin U Tin to mark the diamond jubilee of Hninzigon Home for the Aged.— MNA YANGON, 9 March — A ceremony to mark Chairman of Board of Trustees of Hninzigon certificates of honour to the wellwishers. Certificates of diamond jubilee of Hninzigon Home for the Aged was Home for the Aged Lt-Col Kyaw Shein (Retd) honour were also presented to eight writers who compiled held in conjunction with opening of new building for explained about the purpose of the diamond jubilee magazines and books on diamand jubilee. the aged at Thiri Yadana Hall of Home for the Aged ceremony. Afterwards, the chairman presented this morning, attended by Chairman of Yangon Division Next, the commander formally unveiled the commemorative books and Dhamma books to the Peace and Development Council Commander of inscriptions and portraits of the founders of the home — commander. Next, the commander formally unveiled Yangon Command Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win and wife Daw Oo Zun and Myanma Alin U Tin., The commander the plaque of inscriptions of the commemorative new Daw Mar Mar Wai. and wife accepted cash donations and presented four-storey building for the aged.—MNA Progress of Prize presentation ceremony Deputy Health Minister visits Universities of Nay Pyi Taw of educative song contest held Medicine in Mandalay, Yangon Pyinmana- Taungnyo- YANGON, 9 March — With the purpose of Taungdwingyi ensuring attainment of healthy behavior, an awarding road, Bwetgyi ceremony of eduative song contest for the age group (5-9), organized by Myanma Motion Picture Asiayon Bridge supervised was held at Park Royal Hotel on Alanpya Pagoda YANGON, 9 March Street in Dagon Township this afternoon. —Minister for Con- First, Chairman of MMPA U Myint Thein Pe struction Maj-Gen Saw extended greetings on the occasion. Director of Central Tun inspected construction Health Education Department Dr Khin Maung Lwin of Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana- and resident representative of UNICEF Ms Rosella Taungnyo-Taungdwingyi Marelli made speeches on the occasion. road yesterday. Next, officials presented prizes to three At the briefing hall composers and judges. Afterwards, project consultant of Gwegyo camp, Senior Daw Swe Zin Htaik spoke words of thanks. — MNA Engineer U San Wai of Road Construction Special Group-5 reported to the minister on road con- Deputy Minister Dr Paing Soe meeting with rectors and professors at struction task from mile post University of Medicine in Mandalay.— HEALTH No 22 to mile post No 66. The minister YANGON, 9 4 March. The deputy Medicine in Mandalay. viewed extension of the March — Deputy minister urged them to On 5 March, the road and placing of gravel. Minster for Health Dr turn out international deputy minister inspected At mile post No Paing Soe met with the level medical departments and 211/7 on Yangon-Pyay- rectors, professors, professionals with the use construction works of Magway-Mandalay road, lecturers and faculty of new academic methods University of Dental the minister inspected members of University while the government is Medicine and University Bwetgyi Bridge and gave of Medicine, University promoting health care of Nursing in Mandalay. necessary instructions to of Dental Medicine , services for the people. Deputy Minister officials. University of Medical Next, the deputy Dr Paing Soe looked into The finishing Technology, University minister visited laboratories of University works of new Bwetgyi of Pharmacy and University of Medicine, of Pharmacy (Yangon) in Bridge are being carried University of Nursing in University of Pharmacy, North Okkalapa out. Arrangements are Mandalay at the meeting University of Medical Township this morning being made for opening the Resident Representative of UNICEF hall of the University of Technology and and gave necessary bridge soon. Ms Rosella Morelli awards a winner. Medicine (Mandalay) on University of Traditional instructions. — MNA MNA MMPA

10-3-08 NL 8 8/7/18, 01:10 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 9 Basic sports training course for 2008 commences Singapore Association of YANGON, 9 March — Myanmar holds Special Sales A ceremony to open the YANGON, 9 March — A ceremony to open the basic sports training special sales of Singapore Association of Myanmar course for 2008 was held (SAM) was held at Dusit Inya Lake Hotel here this at Aung San Stadium, morning. here, this morning, with First, President of SAM Mr Teddy Chia an address by Chairman delivered an address. Vice-President of Myanmar of Myanmar Olympic Maternal and Child Wealfare Association Dr Daw Committee Minister for Tin Lin Myint and Singaporean Ambassador to Sports Brig-Gen Thura Myanmar Mr Robert Chua Hian Kong opened the Aye Myint. special sales by cutting the ribbon. On behalf of President All profits from the special sales will be donated of Myanmar Wushu to the Myanmar Maternal and Child Wealfare Federation Dr Sai Hsam Association and other social organizations. — MNA Tun (Managing Director of Loi Hein Co), Vice- President U Kyaw Kyaw Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint accepts cash donation from presented K 3 million for Electric Power No 2 U Kyaw Kyaw of Loi Hein Company.— NLM the training course to Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myanmar Martial Arts comprised 29 sports such basketball, rowing, track Minister receives Chinese Aye Myint. Federation, Myanmar as cycling, volleyball, & field, hockey, cricket, guests Next, the minister Karate-do Federation, boxing, cane-ball, sailing, weightlifting,

gave away cash reward to Myanmar Taekwondo badminton, gymnastics, chess, body building, NAY PYI TAW, 9 March — Minister for Electric the band of Tamway Basic Federation and Myanmar archery, football, tennis, baseball and table tennis. Power No 2 Maj-Gen Khin Maung Myint received Education High School Wushu Federation Judo, Taekowndo, Sepak The training course will Chief Representative Mr Ma Shoudong of Poly No 4. demonstrated their skills Takraw, shooting, Wushu, be conducted from 3 Technologies Inc of the People’s Republic of China at Selected players and in respective sports. Karate-do, swimming, March to 10 April. the hall of the Ministry on 6 March morning. new generation players of The training course aerobics, martial arts, NLM They discussed the opportunities for cooperation in implementation of power grids and power station UDNR teachership projects. kmıa.t^B^eragåtiuk\P¥k\er;en≥ training course concludes MNA 2008 KuN˙s\' mt\l (24) rk\ NAY PYI TAW, 8 March —The University Myanmar Furniture Fair for Development of National Races held a conclusion ceremony of junior assistant 2008 concludes teachership course No 17 in conjunction with an “World TB DAY” YANGON, 9 March — A ceremony to present appointment certificates presentation for the awards to the winner companies in Myanmar Furniture 24-3-2008 graduates of BED four-year course No 39 at the Fair 2008 organized by Myanmar Timber university in Sagaing yesterday afternoon. Entrepreneurs Association was held at the Tatmadaw Rector U Zaw Min Thein of UDNR presented Convention Hall on U Wisara Road here, this evening. t^B^kc\;sc\kmıats\K∑c\ l¨tiuc\;tawn\pc\ completion certificates to 34 trainees and the First, Managing Director U Win Tun of Myanmar representatives of the states and divisions, job Timber Enterprise under the Ministry of Forestry “I AM STOPPING TB” appointment certificates to the graduates. spoke on the occasion. The managing director, Patron The rector presented prizes to the outstanding of MTEA U Aung Lwin, General Manager of MTE U k¥n\;maer;wn\”k^;@an trainees and gave a concluding speech.—MNA Htoo Aung and Chairman of MTEA U Sein Lwin presented the prize winner companies in Myanmar Industry-1 Ministry Furniture Fair 2008. The MTEA responsible persons also presented 325 houses gutted by fire organizes Special Sales the certificates of honour to the booths and Chairman of MTEA U Sein Lwin spoke words of thanks. YANGON, 9 March— household goods will be in Nay Pyi Taw Lewe MNA The first day of Special sold.—MNA NAY PYI TAW, 9 March —A fire broke out at Sales organized by the house of Daw Khin Nyo of No 5 Ward near Ministry of Industry-1 Myoma market in Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Township at took place at Bo Tayza 1:55 pm today, destroying 325 houses and injuring 2 playground in Dalla persons. Township here this Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj- morning. Gen Wai Lwin, Minister for Progress of Border Areas Colonel Win Naung and National Races and Development Affairs Col of Ministry of Indusrty 1 Thein Nyunt arrived at the scene. and chairman of Dalla A total of twenty fire engines from Nay Pyi Township Peace and Taw Pyinmana, Nay Pyi Taw Lewe and Nay Pyi Taw Development Council , U Takkon townships and Swa, Myo Hla and Thagara Khin Maung Win towns managed to put out the fire at 4:20 pm. formally opened the The relief camps were opened at Sasana special sales and looked Beikman of No 3 Ward and Inpu Basic Education around the booths Primary School in No 6 ward. The officials displayed there. provided aids to the victims. The injured persons The sales will be be were given treatment at the People’s Hospital of kept open till 18 March the township. and 358 kinds of Col Win Naung visits a shop of the Special Sales in Dalla MNA consumer goods and Township.— MNA

10-3-08 NL 9 8/7/18, 01:10 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 Obama’s top adviser resigns over offensive on Clinton WASHINGTON, 9 March— Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s top foreign policy adviser resigned on Friday for her offensive remarks on his rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton in an interview with media. Samantha Power, a statement making an caucuses in Wyoming on Pulitzer Prize winner and apology and Obama’s Saturday that would yield Harvard University campaign also decried 12 pledged delegates and professor, was caught in the remarks. However, six superdelegates. hot water after she told a Clinton’s campaign made After Clinton won Scottish newspaper that an immediate response by three primaries on New York Senator is a urging Power to resign. Tuesday, she regained the “monster.” “Senator Obama has momentum and magne- “She is a monster, too called for change, and a tism for campaign fund, — that is off the record — new kind of politics,” said but still lost to Obama in she is stooping to Clinton’s supporter, New the number of delegates anything,” The Scotsman York Representative who would vote at the quoted Power as saying in Gregory Meeks. “This is nomination convention. Photo taken on 7 March , 2008 shows the interior of newly-built No 2 terminal the report. the worst kind of politics.” MNA/Xinhua building of the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China.—XINHUA After US media The two Democratic released the abstract of the presidential contenders Researchers identify new Edison builds biggest report, Power issued a are bracing for the CRC-related genes power transmission Canadian mother saves 7 WASHINGTON, 9 identify the remaining March—Researchers from CRC- related suscepti- project in US children from fire Case Western Reserve bility genes. The team LOS ANGELES, 9 March— Electricity supplier OTTAWA, 9 March— A Canadian mother is being University have identified built on a previous study Southern California Edison said Friday that it has hailed as a hero after she threw her seven children out new genes related to which identified a specific begun to build the biggest transmission project for a second-floor window as a raging fire threatened to colorectal cancer (CRC), region on chromosome 9q wind energy in the United States. engulf them, Canadian Television (CTV) reported according to a new study that harbors a CRC The project is scheduled to be finished by 2013 Friday. published on Friday in The susceptibility gene. and will be capable of carrying 4,500 megawatts of The woman and her children, who are between American Journal of Upon review of a electricity, much of it from turbines in the windy ages two and 10, were all taken to hospital early Friday Human Genetics. whole genome scan of all Tehachapi area north of Los Angeles, according to the morning. Their injuries include third-degree burns and Because only 5 per chromosome pairs in 194 company, which provides power supply service in respiratory problems. cent of CRC cases are due families in the United much of Southern California. One child, a three-year-old girl, is in critical to known gene defects, States, the researchers That is enough to power about three million condition. —MNA/Xinhua this study is designed to were able to identify California homes, the company said in a statement. additional CRC gene California currently generates about 2,500 Indonesia to host int’l meeting regions on chromosomes megawatts of wind electricity, ranking second in the 1p, 15q, and 17p. United States after Texas with about 4,500 megawatts. on illiteracy “The goal of our It is estimated that some 17,000 megawatts of wind JAKARTA, 9 March — Cultural Organization UNESCO said these nine study is to identify the electricity were generated in the country by the end of Indonesia’s Bali Island is (UNESCO) and is aimed countries were home to 70 CRC genes in susceptible 2007. Edison’s wind energy transmission project, with set to host the 7th E-9 at decreasing the world’s per cent of the world’s patients to better an estimated cost of 1.8 billion dollars, is part of a five- Ministerial Review illiterate population. illiterate population and 40 understand who may be billion-dollar transmission expansion plan proposed Meeting on Education for The nine countries per cent of global school prone to develop CRC by the Los Angeles-based utility company. All (EFA) next week, scheduled to attend the dropouts. and why,” said Georgia L MNA/Xinhua which will focus on the meeting include Ban- UNESCO said it Wiesner, lead author of improvement of education gladesh, Brazil, China, aimed to cut 50 per cent of the study. “This study is a About 100 bodies found in and training for teachers in India, Mexico, Egypt, the world’s illiterate step towards the future of countries where illiteracy Nigeria, Pakistan and population by 2015 genetic testing for the Iraq mass grave is a national problem. Indonesia, the Jakarta Post through the EFA pro- third most commonly dia- BAGHDAD, 9 March— Iraqi security forces found The programme is run daily reported on its gramme, with a particular gnosed cancer in Ameri- about 100 badly decomposed bodies in a mass grave by the United Nations website on Friday. focus on the nine cans.” north of Baghdad, the US military said on Saturday, Educational, Scientific and A 1993 report by countries.—MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua one of the largest such finds in the country for months. US and Iraqi security forces said it was not clear Pedestrians come to who was responsible for the grave near Khalis, 80 the aid of Cleveland kilometres (50 miles) north of Baghdad, or when the Police officers who victims had been killed. managed to get their “Initial reports indicate it may contain the remains cruiser stuck in snow of approximately 100 people,” said US military and ice during a storm spokesman Major Winfield Danielson. on 8 March, 2008. A Iraqi police said they suspected those in the grave winter storm dumped were likely to have been killed some time after the more than a foot of 2003 US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein. snow across most of Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been killed in the state, closing roads, sectarian fighting between majority Shiites and minority canceling airline Sunni Arabs and in a mainly Sunni Arab insurgency flights and causing since the invasion. many Ohio counties to “The skeletal remains appear to have been in the declare snow grave for a long time, and we have not yet determined emergencies. who might be responsible for their death and burial,” INTERNET Danielson said.—MNA/Reuters

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Magdalena Neuner (L) and Kathrin Hitzer of Germany celebrate after finishing the women’s 12.5 km mass start at the 8th Biathlon World Cup Photos taken by a British photographer show a hungry lamb kicked its 2008 in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiysk, 2,000 km (1,243 miles) east mother with its forehoof to beg for milk.—XINHUA of Moscow,on 9 March, 2008.—INTERNET

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S World Bank power CLAIMS DAY NOTICE projects in Nigeria MV KOTA TAMPAN VOY NO (175) absorb $400m Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA LAGOS, 8 March — Bayo Adeniyi, the Manager, TAMPAN VOY NO (175) are hereby notified that the PHCN World Bank Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) vessel will be arriving on 10.3.2007 and cargo will be said the World Bank has spent 400 million US dollars discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will on power projects in Nigeria. lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. “This is very small when compared to the amount Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am needed to finance the power sector in Nigeria,” he said. to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now Adeniyi said in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, that the aim declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo of the power project was to entrench best practices, from the vessel. according to the News Agency of Nigeria. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after “If it can work in other countries, it will work in the Claims Day. Nigeria if the government and the people are willing to adopt it,” he said. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT He said a positive mark of success would have been MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY achieved when the power projects in Karu and Kubwa AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER were completed. LINES PTE LTD “The power supply in those areas will definitely Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 improve with a remarkable difference,” Adeniyi said. Finland donates 15m “Earlier we started by replacing the bigger transformers with the smaller ones. We have done much work in this euros to Zambia area to improve supply in Karu and its environs.” Adeniyi said there was the need to build a power sub- LUSAKA, 8 March — institutional cooperation on Findland has set side 15 knowledge transfer. station in Karu to increase the bulk of energy supply million euros for three Sinikka also said her to the area and curb the problem of load shedding. He said the design of the station had completed and sectors and direct budget country was supporting the we have placed order for the materials needed for the support for Zambia this Programme for Luapula construction of the power sub-station. year, Zambia Daily Mail Agriculture Rural Develop- MNA/Xinhua reported Friday. ment (PLARD) in Luapula Finnish Ambassador to Province under the agricul- Zambia Sinikka Antila said ture sector. Brazil bars entry of Spaniards in an interview that her MNA/Xinhua country would continue to in diplomatic spat render support to Zambia. Thatcher hospitalized BRASILIA, 8 March — immediately because they Brazil’s Foreign She said Finland was Brazil turned back eight did not have the minimum Ministry had no im- targeting the agriculture, for observation Spanish citizens at a amount of money required mediate comment on environment and natural LONDON, 9 March —Aging former British prime northeastern airport for for entry or proof of hotel Friday.Foreign Minister resources, and the private minister Margaret Thatcher has been taken into hospital not meeting entry reservations, an immi- Celso Amorim had sector reforms for support. for medical checks in central London. Thatcher, 82, requirements, police said gration officer in Salvador already complained to She said the private sector who was said to be in a stable condition, is expected to on Friday, ratcheting up a told Reuters. Spain earlier this year reforms included direct spend the night at Saint Thomas’ Hospital for diplomatic spat over Some of the Brazilians about the restrictions and budget support to the observation, the hospital said Friday. immigration. had been barred from demanded Brazilian government. “We can confirm that Baroness Thatcher has been The move follows entering Spain for the citizens be treated with Of the 15 million euros, admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital and is expected to Spain’s expulsion on same reasons, local media dignity. private sector reforms and remain in hospital overnight for observation,” the Wednesday of a group of reported. Spain’s Embassy in environment and natural hospital said in a statement. Brazilians at Madrid’s The Brazilian Brasilia said on Friday it resources would receive “Her condition is stable and she is speaking to the airport for not complying Government said on was awaiting details of the five million euros each medical staff who are caring for her,” it said. with immigration laws. Thursday it was “deeply incident in Salvador. The while the agriculture sectors Thatcher, nicknamed “the Iron Lady”, has often The Spaniards flew disturbed” by another ambassador had said on has been given four million appeared at private occasions in recent years but makes into the airport in the episode of denying its Thursday that Spain was euros. few public statements. Doctors said in March 2002 she city of Salvador late on citizens entry into Spain merely applying European The remaining one had suffered a series of strokes and ordered her not to Thursday. They were and that it was considering Union immigration million would be used for address large audiences. —MNA/Xinhua sent back to Spain measures in response. laws.—MNA/Reuters German President backs bravery medal for soldiers BERLIN, 8 March — Ministry is preparing — the old medal. Colombian forces kill another German President Horst to introduce a new Introduced by Prussia Koehler backs a plan to decoration. in 1813 during the FARC rebel leader introduce Germany’s first “The President is in Napoleonic Wars, the BOGOTA, 8 March — Raul Reyes in a raid Colombia and cut ties medal for bravery in principle in favour of this,” iron cross later became A top leader of carried out on Ecuadorean with their US-backed combat since World War said his spokesman, synonymous with the Colombia’s biggest left- territory, sparking a neighbour. II, his spokesman said on Martin Kothe. military aggression of the wing rebel group, Ivan diplomatic crisis with Rios, a member of the Thursday, but some left- The ministry has yet Nazis, who redesigned it Rios, was killed on Friday Ecuador and Venezuela seven-member secretariat wing politicians have to finalize its plans, and in 1939, inlaid with a in Colombia, the Army that threatened to escalate of the Revolutionary spoken out against the according to the swastika. said, in the second major into South America’s first Armed Forces of Co- idea. Frankfurter Allgemeine The Defence Ministry blow to insurgency’s conventional war in more lombia, or FARC, died in German soldiers have Zeitung newspaper, one has ruled out using the iron leadership in less than a than a decade. combat with soldiers in not been awarded medals conservative member of cross as the basis of the week. Ecuador and its leftist the northwest coffee- for exceptional courage Parliament suggested the new design, according to On Saturday ally Venezuela have producing part of the since the defeat of Nazi decoration could be German media reports. Colombian forces killed dispatched thousands of country. Germany, but the Defence shaped like an iron cross MNA/Reuters the FARC’s No 2 leader troops to their borders with MNA/Reuters

10-3-08 NL 12 8/7/18, 01:10 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 13 UNESCO awards 10th edition of Women in Science Award PARIS, 8 March — The five continents, according Latin America was awarded United Nations Education, to a statement issued to Ana Belen Elgoyhen from Scientific and Cultural Thursday. Argentina for her out- Organization (UNESCO) The prize for Africa and standing contribution to has conferred the 10th the Arab states was awarded the understanding of the edition of the prestigious to Lihadh Al-Gazali from molecular basis of hearing. Oreal-UNESCO 2008 for the United Arab Emirates North America recipient Women in Science Award for her contribution to the was Elizabeth Blackburn to five distinguished characterization of inherited from the United States for scientists from across the disorders, while the one for discovering the nature and Chinese women to have more maintenance of chro- mosomal ends, and their The Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher, on its mobile launch table, arrives for fuelling roles in cancer and aging. and final launch preparations at the Launch Zone (ZL-3) of Ariane Launch chances of piloting aircraft For the Asia-Pacific Complex No. 3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre on 7 March, 2008.—XINHUA BEIJING, 8 March — Chinese women will have Region, V Narry Kim from Although no Chinese the chances of becoming South Korea was nominated women will be arranged pilots,” Major-General for the prize for elucidating Singapore unveils high-tech UAF to board the Shenzhou VII Yue Xicui of the Air Force the formation of a new class spacecraft scheduled to told Xinhua on Friday. of RNA molecules involved storage facility blast off late in the year, Actually, the Air Force in gene regulation, while SINGAPORE, 8 March Underground Ammuni- the Defence Ministry said they will be offered more has begun this year’s of Europe got the award — Singapore on Friday tion Facility (UAF) is in a statement. chances of piloting selection of female pilot through Ada Yonath from commissioned its first also the first large-scale At the commissioning aircraft in the future. cadets from different parts Israel for her structural underground arms storage underground contain- of the Facility, Singapore’s Starting this year, the of the country, said Yue, studies of the protein facility, the world’s most erized facility to be de- Defence Minister Teo Air Force of the Chinese who is attending the annual biosynthesis system and its modern one of its kind. signed and developed Chee Hean highlighted its People’s Liberation Army session of China’s top disruption by antibiotics. Located at the old within a densely deve- efficient land use and space (PLA) will recruit female political advisory body as MNA/Xinhua Mandai quarry, the loped and urbanized area, management. By building pilots from senior high a member of the 11th the facility below ground, school graduates every National Committee of the Bulgaria bans smoking in it freed up about 300 three years, instead of Chinese People’s Political hectares of land, equivalent every seven or eight years Consultative Conference trains after deadly fire to 400 football fields. in the past five decades. (CPPCC). The storage needs 20 SOFIA, 9 March— baggage, informing the two carriages of the night “It means that more MNA/Xinhua per cent less manpower to Bulgarian Transport passengers about what to train travelling from Sofia to operate than an con- Minister Peter Mutafchiev do in case of fire or other the north-eastern town of ventional above-ground Regional conf on kidney has issued an order for incidents, and improving Kardam burst into flames one because it is equipped developing additional the communication be- minutes after midnight, left with the latest ammunition treatment starts in Nepal security measures in tween the train staff. nine people dead and nine storage technology and KATHMANDU, 8 Bulgaria’s trains, including The enhanced safety injured. Critics said that most in health sector should systems. It also needs March— A two-day a total ban of smoking, local measures also deal with the of these measures had be ready to take the lead half the energy for cooling conference of nephro- Press reported on Friday. evacuation ways, the use of already been in place but and work actively in view due to the natural in- logists, urologists and The order issued on the emergency break, the had not been strictly of the compulsion of sulation provided by kidney transplant sur- Thursday also includes fire-extinguishers’ spots in executed. going out of the country granite caverns.The de- geons of South Asia re- strengthening control over the train carriages, and the Mutafchiev admitted after suffering from fence minister also called it gion kicked off here on the type and the weight of door closing and opening that there was a ban of diseases. an “engineering achieve- Thursday. the train passengers’ systems. bringing flammable objects MNA/Xinhua ment” which has set Discussions at the onto the trains but that no These measures were new standards in under- meeting will focus on one controlled whether it proclaimed one week after ground storage, safety and kidney problem, its dialy- was observed. last month’s deadly train fire efficiency. sis and transplantation, tragedy. On 29 February, MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua advanced technology and devices developed in South Asia region and China recommends daily diet for citizens sharing of ideas. Inaugurating the con- BEIJING, 8 March — grammes of cereal, potato 300 to 500 grammes of ference, Nepali Minister The Chinese Nutrition and bean, together with vegetables and 200 to for Health and Population Society and the Ministry 1,200 grammes of water, 400 grammes of fruits are Giriraj Mani Pokhrel said of Health have released are at the bottom. At the placed at the fourth level. the government of Nepal a newly-revised edition top are 25 to 30 grammes CNS experts said an has been working with of “Guideline of Chinese of oil and 6 grammes of ideal daily diet should priority to the kidney A visitor views the interior of the Newspaper Residents’ Diet (2007)”. salt. include all the foods treatment sector, as House Installation in Gillett Square in London on The diet is structured The second level listed in the diet, but criminal activities are 8 March, 2008. Karen Janody was so annoyed by as a pyramid with five contains 300 grammes of there was no need to also taking place in the mounds of free newspapers blowing around levels that aim to milk and milk products, follow the suggested diet South Asia region due to the streets of London she decided to build a house introduce Chinese to a 30 to 50 grammes of daily. expensive technology with them to illustrate the degree of waste. Janody better dining habits. The beans and nuts, while on It added the average and complicated treat- and her Creative City colleagues Gillian McIver importance of and the the third level are 50 to of the total amount of ment of the kidney and artist Sumer Erek built the skeleton of the amount of different types 75 grammes of meat, 50 food eaten during a week problem. Newspaper House in East London and called for of food in a daily diet is to 100 grammes of fish should coincide with the Pokhrel further opined people to bring along their used rolled up used displayed in each level. and shrimp and 25 to 50 suggested amount. that manpower involved newspapers to build the house itself.—INTERNET For example, 250 to 400 grammes of eggs. Some MNA/Xinhua

10-3-08 NL 13 8/7/18, 01:10 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 Portsmouth in semis Ferguson blasts refereeing S P O R T S after United Cup shock Red Devils manager unhappy LONDON, 9 March — Portsmouth stunned Manches- with officiating ter United with a smash and grab 1-0 victory at Old how they lost this game Trafford on Saturday to reach the FA Cup semifinals. after hitting the post Pompey were under siege for long periods but a through Patrice Evra and penalty 12 minutes from time by Sulley Muntari after having Carlos Tevez and United keeper Tomasz Kuszczak was sent off for Michael Carrick efforts fouling Milan Baros gave them a first victory at Old cleared off the line. Trafford since 1957. Earlier replays show They can now look forward to a Wembley semifi- they had a clear-cut pen- nal, the first time they have reached the last four of the alty rejected when FA Cup since losing to Liverpool in 1992. Cristiano Ronaldo was “It was the worst draw we could have got but it was Portsmouth’s Sulley Muntari (L) scores a penalty brought down by Sylvain a great performance and a great result,” Portsmouth past Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand during Sir Alex Ferguson Distin in the seventh manager Harry Redknapp, who memorably led Bourne- their FA Cup quarter-final soccer match at Old minute but referee Mar- mouth to a 1984 Cup victory over United, told Sky LONDON, 8 March — Trafford in Manchester, northern England on 8 tin Atkinson did not Sports. “We rode our luck but United are a fantastic Manchester United boss March, 2008.—INTERNET award the spot-kick. team and we deserved our luck.” Portsmouth managed Sir Alex Ferguson hit out The South Coast side comfortably enough in the first half with Glen Johnson's at the refereeing after Liverpool cruise past then won a penalty, when headed clearance from Carlos Tevez and a loud United Portsmouth beat the Red Milan Baros was brought Keegan’s hapless Newcastle penalty appeal when Sylvain Distin barged Cristiano Devils 1-0 at Old Trafford to progress into the semi- down by substitute keeper LONDON, 9 March — “They were much better Ronaldo off the ball their most worrying moments. finals of the FA Cup. Tomasz Kuszczak, who Liverpool piled more mis- than us.” Reading, third After the break, however, they were forced into United will wonder was sent-off. —Internet ery on Newcastle United from bottom at the start, desperate defence against the Premier League champi- with a 3-0 victory at jumped five places with a ons with Sol Campbell outstanding at the heart of the Anfield in the Premier 2-0 home victory over Man- Pompey resistance. Ronaldo headed one good chance FIFA ends all goal-line League on Saturday. chester City while second- over the bar and minutes later Michael Carrick looked technology experiments First-half goals from from-bottom Fulham drew certain to score when he went past keeper David James, GLENEAGLES (Scotland), 9 March — Goal-line Jermaine Pennant and 1-1 at Blackburn Rovers. only for Distin to make an incredible last-ditch tackle. technology to determine whether a goal has been Fernando Torres, his 25th MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters scored will not be used in football for the foreseeable of the season, and Steven future, the game’s law-makers ruled on Saturday. Gerrard's effort after the Grant praise for Barnsley FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, will not break strengthened Liver- sanction any further experiments into technological pool's hold on fourth place. Chelsea boss gracious in defeat aids, and according to Brian Barwick, the chief execu- Relegation-threatened LONDON, 8 March — Chelsea manager Avram Grant admitted his side were tive of the English FA who supported the experiments, Newcastle, without a second best as they suffered a huge giant-killing at the hands of Barnsley in their “the idea is now dead in the water”. —MNA/Reuters league win since Decem- FA Cup quarter-final at Oakwell. ber, have picked up only Kayode Odejayi scored the only goal of the game just after the hour to give Raul’s 200th league goal puts two points in seven Barnsley the most unlikeliest of wins - although matches since Kevin Chelsea barely threatened at the other end. Real eight clear “We started the game well then we conceded the Keegan returned as man- MADRID, 9 March — Raul scored his 200th league goal and we couldn’t score,” he told Sky Sports ager in January and are goal to move Real Madrid eight points clear in the News. “We didn’t play well, especially in the first leaking goals at an alarm- Primera Liga after a 2-1 comeback win over Espanyol half, and all the credit to Barnsley. They won against ing rate. on Saturday. Liverpool, they won against us. All credit to them and “It was disappointing,” The visitors went ahead in the first half through I congratulate them. Keegan told Sky Sports Valdo, taking advantage of a Real side suffering a “I am very, very disappointed and sad about this. television. “The first goal hangover from their midweek Champions League exit It's an important competition. We had a chance to do was a killer but other than at AS Roma’s hands. Gonzalo Higuain levelled before something in this competition and we didn’t do it so that I didn’t think we the break and Raul converted a penalty in the second now we need to look forward for the league and showed enough courage Chelsea manager half to earn Bernd Schuster’s side a morale-boosting Champions League.” —Internet or self belief on the ball. Avram Grant three points. —MNA/Reuters Answers to yesterday’s Holders Chelsea dumped Crossword Puzzle out of FA Cup at Barnsley LONDON, 9 March — Holders Chelsea were knocked out of the FA PU R S E 8 8WA D I N G Cup in the quarterfinals on Saturday when they lost 1-0 at Cham- R8 E 8 A 8M8 R 8M8 A pionship (Second Division) side Barnsley. Kayode Odejayi’s 66th minute header clinched a victory that ANNETTE8GAMIN sparked incredible scenes at Oakwell as Barnsley fans celebrated N8 E 8 S 8 R8 U 8 E 8 N reaching the semifinals for the first time since 1912. COW L 8 8 ROMA N C E The Yorkshire side beat Liverpool at Anfield in the previous E888DAY8E8S8T round and deserved their latest upset after weathering waves of desperate Chelsea attacks in the final minutes. 8A B L E 8 88 N E E D 8 “I’m over the moon, I can’t believe it,” Barnsley manager Simon A8A8L8CUT888B Davey told the BBC. “We went to Anfield at put on a show but CO L L I E R8 8 MO O R nobody thought we could do it again. “The players were fantastic. I've never been to Wembley before A8L8C8E8S8C8U and nor have many of the players. To knock out a team like Chelsea Barnsley’s Kayode Odejayi (R) scores CL A R A 8 SA L I E N T with the millions they have got...unbelievable.” Barnsley are guar- against Chelsea during their FA Cup I8S8T8T8 I 8A8A anteed a trip to Wembley Stadium for the semifinals, along with quarter-final soccer match at Oakwell Portsmouth who had earlier stunned Manchester United 1-0 at Old in Barnsley, northern England, ANTLER88PANEL Trafford in their quarterfinal. —MNA/Reuters on 8 March, 2008.—INTERNET

10-3-08 NL 14 8/7/18, 01:10 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 10 March, 2008 15 Canadian couple have Rett syndrome patients natural, identical triplets suffer high fracture risk OTTAWA, 9 March — June, Canadian Press WASHINGTION, 9 mobility of many of these A Canadian couple have reported Friday. March — Australian children. given birth to naturally A spokesman for neo- researchers have found that “This information will conceived, identical natal services at the New girls and young women be important for doctors and triplets, the chance of what Westminster hospital where with Rett syndrome are for families in both is estimated only at one in the babies were delivered, nearly four times more identifying fractures and 200 million. said even veteran staff likely to suffer a fracture, endeavoring to find ways to The babies were born members are awe-struck. according to the latest prevent them where on 29 February, 10 weeks “The rarity, it’s amazing, edition of the US journal possible,” said Leonard.. before their expected due it’s huge. Especially babies Paediatrics. Researchers will try to date, in New Westminster of this size, born at 1.5 kilos Head of the Australian identify the mechanism that in British Columbia (3.3 pounds), only 10 per Rett Syndrome Study Helen is making the girls more Province. cent are conceived naturally. Leonard said the results had susceptible to fractures. “We They are all healthy, In other cases, 90 per cent are important implications for will look at the effect of weighing between two and (born after the use of) fertility the care of girls with the the specific gene that’s 3.3 pounds. They are drugs. This is an extremely syndrome. Many of the girls responsible for the expected to remain in rare occasion,” the had fractures of the femur syndrome,” Leonard said. hospital at least until their spokesman said. which are particularly Rett Syndrome is a original due date, in early MNA/Xinhua disabling given the limited severe childhood neurological disease that is Illegal “AK-47” rifles seized at California pawn shop the most physically disabling of the autism spectrum charges against the owner Attorney, seeking char- LOS A NGELES, 9 March disorders. The disease affects WEATHER Ð Ten AK-47 assault rifles of the weapons. ges against the owner of primarily girls, striking at Sunday, 9 March, 2008 have been seized at a pawn Police and officers these weapons while the random in early childhood Summary of observations recorded at 9:30 shop near Los Angeles and with the federal Bureau authorities are continuing and destroying speech, hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thunder- of Alcohol, Tobacco and an investigation. authorities believe the normal movement and showers have been isolated in Kachin, Shan States, up- Firearms executed the Although AK-47s are weapons were illegally functional hand use. Many per Sagaing and Taninthayi Divisions, weather has been search warrant at the shop popular in the assault rifle imported into California, children become wheelchair partly cloudy in Mon, Kayin States, Ayeyawady, Yangon Friday after having market, such weapons are officials said on Saturday. bound and those who walk and Bago Divisions and generally fair in the remaining received information that not legal for most Local and federal law display an abnormal, stiff- areas. Day temperatures were (3¼C) below March av- illegal AK-47s were Americans, say gun control enforcement officers raided legged gait. Disordered erage temperatures in Rakhine State and Mandalay being sold there, advocates who feel there is Division and about March average temperatures in the Bright Spot pawn shop in breathing patterns and according to a statement no reason for hobbyists to remaining States and Divisions. The significant day Glen Avon, about 70 Parkinson-like tremors are by police. The case will own such potentially- temperatures were Chauk (39¼C), Nay Pyi Taw, Minbu, kilometres east of Los common. — MNA/Xinhua Angeles, making no arrests, be forwarded to the destructive guns. Tharawady, Hmawbi, Yangon (Kaba-Aye), Hinthada and Pahtein (38¼C) each. The noteworthy amounts of but authorities would seek Riverside County District MNA/Xinhua rainfall recorded were Kengtung (0.12) inch and Putao 5:40 pm (0.04) inch. 8:05 am Maximum temperature on 8-3-2008 was 100¼F. 6. Cute little dancers 9. {K¥s\\l\\\ ∑∑n∑∑∑ \\;l\\\ iiuu>}iuiiuu (Piui;Pø'uiuiuiu Kc\s\\\\ iui;puiuiuiu iuicuiuiuiu \'\\\\ m¥oi;m¥oiiii i;Kiiii iuicuiuiuiu \)\\\\ Minimum temperature on 9-3-2008 was 68¼F. Rela- 8:15 am tive humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 9-3-2008 was 7. nt\\qa;etaerel\\\ ˙˙ac˙˙˙ \\tm\\\ MMMMM (dåRiiuukiuiiuu \\ta-Âkv\\\ \\s\\\ iiuu;)iuiiuu 56%. Total sunshine hours on 8-3-2008 was (8.2) 8:20 am 5:45 pm Monday, 10 March hours approx. 8. (63)N˙s˙˙ \emak\\ \tp\\ \meta\\ \en>\\ 10. Musical programme Tune in today gu%u \‘pAs\‘pAs^AsU^ \\ Rainfall on 9-3-2008 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, gu%uu \‘pAs\\‘pAs^AsU^^ \\\ (The Radio 8:30 am Brief news 8:30 am 8:35 am Music Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since Myanamr Modern 1-1-2008 was (0.67) inch at Mingaladon, (0.47 ) inch 9. International news Music Troupe) -Close to you 8:45 am 8:40 am Perspectives at Kaba-Aye and (0.35) inch at Central Yangon. 6:00 pm 10. Grammar Made Easy 8:45 am Music Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was 11. Evening news Monday, 10 March 4:00 pm -Stay (4) mph from West at (9:30) hours MST on 6:30 pm View on today 1. Martial song 8:50 am National news/ 9-3-2008. 4:15 pm 12. Weather report Slogam Bay inference: Weather is generally fair in the North 7:00 am 2. Song to uphold 6:35 pm 9:00 am Music Bay and partly cloudy in the Andaman Sea and else- 1. ek¥;z;R¨¨¨¨¨ c˙˙˙˙˙ mc\\\\\ ;k\\\\\ n∑∑∑∑∑ ;Sraeta\\\\\ \\\\\ National Spirit 13. Al˙˙R˙˙˙ ˙˙amy˙˙˙ \\'\\\ l˙˙km˙˙˙ ııawyııı \\\\\ -Everyday where in the Bay of Bengal. Buura;”kuuu ^^;'^^^ Niiuuciuiiuu \\c\\\ MMetaMMM \\q\\\ MMGMMM 4:30 pm 6:50 pm 9:05 am International Forecast valid until evening of 10-3-2008: Pos- mhanaykAP>Ak¥o∑∑´´∑´∑∑´´ ;etaiiiii \\\\\ 3. Practice in Reading 14. Musical programme news sibility of isolated rain or thundershowers in Kachin eSac\\K¥op\\\ \\'\\\ ABiiDzmhaiii 4:40 pm 7:05 pm 9:10 am Music and Eastern Shan States, upper Sagaing and Taninthayi r@guuuRuu uuu'uu ABiiiDzAgii ©©©mha©© 4. Aew;qc\\tk\\\ ˚˚q˚˚˚ iiuuliuiiuu \\\\\ 15. (63)N˙˙s˙˙˙ \\emak\\\ \\tp\\\ \\meta\\\ \\en>\\\ -I breathe Divisions, weather will be partly cloudy in Mon and qdmÎÎÎÎÎ ezatμμμμμ k'iiiii tpiiiii !kDr'iiiii pvaer; Ruupuuu \\mc\\\mc\\q\\\ MMÂka;MMMÂka; guu%uuu \\‘pAs\\\‘pAs^^AsU^^^ \\\\\ again Kayin States, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions DmμB‹agårμμμμ ik'iiii Sraeta\\\\\ qc\\Kn\\\ \\;sa_tt\\\ iiyNiii ˙˙s˙˙˙ \\\\\ 1:30 pm News/ Slogan and generally fair in the remaining areas. Degree of (rqsaepAT¨¨;‘p)¨¨¨ 7:15 pm 1:40 pm Lunch the Bd∂∂∂N ∂∂ †††w†† iiisii iiitii †††qaraB†† iiiwii MMMqfMM Ncuuuiiuuiii c\\\\\ Ka;zatMMKa;zatMMM lm\\\\\ ;t\\\\\ ´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑ certainty is (40%). (rqsaepAer;Aqa;) 16. music priitiii \\tra;eta\\\ \\\\\ {K¥s\ty\\\\ \---K¥s\\\\ \ty\\\\ }\\\\\ State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate 4:55 pm -I believe 7:25 am (Apcuuuiiuuiii ;-\\\\\ 6) in Myanmar waters. 5. Dance variety 9:00 pm Spotlight on the 2. To be healthy Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood 5:10 pm 8:00 pm stars exercise 17. News -Five of isolated rain or thundershowers in the Southern 6. tpmeta\\\\\ en>g\\\\\ %uuuuu ‘pet;q\\\‘pet;q\\ K¥c^^^^^ ;\\\\\ Myanmar areas. 7:30 am ‘p‘piiciii \\p\\\ ´´∑∑S´∑´´∑∑ uuret;m¥a;(2004Kuuu uuNuuu ˙˙s˙˙˙ \\)\\\ 18. International news 910 pm Article 3. Morning news 9:20pmDrug/W omen Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring 5:20 pm 19. Weather report 7:40 am Affairs area for 10-3-2008: Generally fair weather. 7. mnmn\\masa'\\\ mn\\maska;\\\ 20. Ncuuuiiuuiii c\\\\\ Ka;zatMMKa;zatMMM lm\\\\\ ;t\\\\\ ´´´∑∑´´∑∑∑ 4. Nice and sweet song {emt††am¥U††† \\;‘p\\\ iiciii }\\\\\ (Apcuuuuuiiiii ;-\\\\\ 10) 9:35 pmVocal gems Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area 7:50 am 5:35 pm -Heaven for 10-3-2008: Partly cloudy. 5. Song of national 8. Songs and dance of 21. The next day’s 9:45 pm News/Slogan Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area races national races programme 10:00 pm PEL for 10-3-2008: Generally fair weather. R 489 Published by the News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar. Edited and printed at The New Light of Myanmar Press, No 22/30 Strand Road at 43rd Street, Yangon. Cable Newlight, PO Box No. 43, Telephones: Editors 392308, Manager 392226, Circulation 392304, Advertisement 392223, Accounts 392224, Administration 392225, Production/Press 392369

10-3-08 NL 15 8/7/18, 01:10 PM 4th Waxing of Tabaung 1369 ME Monday, 10 March, 2008 People’s Desire  We favour stability.  We favour peace.  We oppose unrest and violence.

New locomotives handed Objectives of the 63rd over to Myanma Railways Anniversary Armed Forces Day * To work in concert with the peo- dia and accepted five lo- ple in building a peaceful, mod- comotives on 22 Septem- ber 2007 in the first batch. ern, developed and discipline- At present, 15 locomotives flourishing democratic nation were accepted as the sec- * To realize the seven-step Road ond batch. The YDM-4 lo- Map of the State joining hands comotive is installed with with the people one 1350 HP ALCO en- * Joining hands with the people and gine. It is 30-year guaran- tee Medium Speed En- based on Union Spirit to crush gine. The locomotives are internal and external destructive installed with fuel efficient kit to save the fuel. With elements sabotaging stability and modern break system, the development of the State locomotive can run 60 * To build a strong, capable and miles per hour as the maxi- Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min observes the mum speed and it can also modern patriotic Tatmadaw to locomotives purchased from India.— MNA be used on hilly railroad safeguard Our Three Main Na- sections. YANGON, 9 March Min Swe of Myanma Ltd under the Ministry of tional Causes MNA — A ceremony to hand Railways. Rail Transportation of In- over the locomotives im- Minister for Rail ported from the Republic Transportation Maj-Gen of India to the Ministry of Aung Min, Chairman of Rail Transportation was Yangon City Develop- held at No 1 Platform of ment Committee Mayor Yangon Central Railway Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, Station this afternoon. Deputy Minister Thura U General Manager Thaung Lwin and party (Mechanical and Electri- sprinkled scented water on cal) U Tun Oo reported on the locomotives and matters related to the lo- viewed them. comotives. In building a General Man- modern and developed ager Mr RP Singh of nation, Myanma Railways RITES Ltd under the built more new railroads Ministry of Rail Trans- for ensuring smooth trans- portation of India handed port of passengers and over documents related commodities. Myanma to the locomotives to Railways purchased 20 lo- Managing Director U comotives from RITES Locomotives imported from India seen at Yangon Central Railway Station.— MNA

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