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Volume XIX, Number 92 7th Waning of Waso 1373 ME Friday, 22 July, 2011

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tran- * Building of modern industrialized nation through the agricultural devel- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation quillity, prevalence of law and order opment, and all-round development of other sectors of the economy * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preservation * Strengthening of national solidarity * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national char- * Building and strengthening of discipline-flourish- * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of technical acter ing democracy system know-how and investment from sources inside the country and abroad * Flourishing of Union Spirit, the true patriotism * Building of a new modern developed nation in * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the hands * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the accord with the Constitution of the State and the national peoples entire nation Speaker of receives UNICEF Resident Representative

NAY PYI TAW, 21 July—Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U received Resident Representative Dr Ramesh M Shrestha of UNICEF at the hall of the Speaker of the Hluttaw Office, here, at 1 pm today. Also present on the occasion together with Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint were Deputy Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U Mya Nyein, the director-general of the Hluttaw Office and deputy directors-general. MNA Speaker of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U Khin Aung Myint receives Resident Representative Dr Ramesh M Shrestha of UNICEF at hall of Speaker of the Hluttaw Office in Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA Rural development and poverty alleviation, one of many tasks of new government Only when socio-economic life of rural people develops, will productive capability of nation improve

NAY PYI TAW, 21 July—The Rural Socio- economic Development Subcommittee of Work Committee for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation held the work coordination meeting 2/2011 at the hall of the Ministry of Information, here, at 2 pm yesterday, with an address by Chairman of the Subcommittee Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan. Also present at the meeting were Secretary of the Subcommittee Deputy Minister for Information U Soe Win, members Deputy Minister for Construction U Kyaw Lwin, Union Minister for Information and for Culture U Kyaw Hsan addresses the coordination meeting.—MNA Deputy Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs U Tint Lwin and Deputy Action plans will be implemented with collaborative efforts of ten strengths Minister for Culture Daw Sanda Khin, ministers — (1) government, (2) banks, credit cooperative societies, (3) foundations, of regions and states, the chairman of (4) entrepreneurs, (5)NGOs, (6) United Nations and international Libraries Foundation and members, departmental heads and officials. organizations, (7) INGO s, (8) wellwishers, (9) social organizations (township (See page 8) association, religious association) and (10) local people.

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 1 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Friday, 22 July, 2011 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Improve art of traditional * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State medicine * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy The art of traditional medicine is royal medical subject. In successive eras, health Union A&I Minister care has been provided to the people with MYANMAR GAZETTE potent therapies of traditional medicines. receives Japanese guests Myanmar traditional medicine practitioners NAY PYI TAW, 21 July—Union Minister for NAY PYI TAW, 21 July—The President of the are to give health care services to the people Agriculture and Irrigation U Myint Hlaing received in accord with their fine traditions. Prof Dr Konosuke ODAKA of Hitotsubashi University Republic of the Union of Myanmar has confirmed the The government is giving encouragement of Japan and Deputy Director-General Mr Takahiro appointment of Director-General Dr Myint Than of to ensure sustainable development for SASAKI of Southeast Asia and Pacific Department Directorate of Livestock and Fisheries under the durability of Myanmar traditional medicine. of JICA Head Office at the ministry, here, yesterday Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries on expiry of the The University of Traditional Medicine is afternoon. turning out traditional medicine practitioners Their meeting focused on cooperation in agriculture one-year probation period. constantly. Researches are being conducted sector in Myanmar.—MNA to be able to produce potent traditional Union A&I Minister medicine. Herbal gardens are established to U Myint Hlaing culture and conserve rare medicinal plants. receives Prof Traditional medicine practitioners are to strive for conducting experiments on traditional Dr Konosuke medicines so as to uplift standards of traditional ODAKA of medicine arena. Standards are to be set for Hitotsubashi production of quality traditional medicines with University of Japan systematic and accurate measurement and and Deputy Director- weight. General Mr Takahiro As the international community uses SASAKI of traditional medicines respectively, strenuous Southeast Asia and efforts are to be made for enabling the people Pacific Department to use Myanmar traditional medicines on a of JICA Head wider scale. Moreover, it is necessary to Office.— MNA distribute high quality of traditional medicines to the people at fair prices. th Art of Myanmar traditional medicine is of 5 Myanmar-Bangladesh Trade Joint wide range and subtle. Original strong effectiveness and characteristics of Myanmar Commission Meeting held traditional medicine are to be handed to new NAY PYI TAW, 21 generations to be able to preserve them. All- July— The 5th Myanmar- out efforts are to be made for standardizing the Bangladesh Trade Joint Myanmar traditional medicines of international Commission Meeting was level. held at Yadana Theinga Nowadays, traditional medicine Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw practitioners and producers are to constantly Hotel Zone here this conduct researches and produce quality morning. traditional medicines on a wider scale for the It was attended by safety use of people while promoting the art of Deputy Minister for Myanmar traditional medicine to meet higher Commerce Dr Pwint Hsan, standard. Commerce Secretary Mr.

Dental treatment provided in Pobbathiri Township 5th Myanmar-Bangladesh Trade Joint Commission Meeting in progress at Yadana Theinga Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone.—MNA Dr Than Ghulam Hussain of officials concerned, and The deputy minister Naing Oo Ministry of Commerce of brother associations’ and the Bangladeshi of the People’s Republic of members of the Republic commerce secretary Myanmar Bangladesh, Bangladeshi of Union of Myanmar addressed at the meeting Dental Ambassador to Myanmar Federation of Chambers which focused on bilateral Association Major General Anup of Commerce and cooperation in promotion giving Kumar Chakma, ndc, psc, Industry. of trade.—MNA dental care to rural NAY PYI TAW, 21 July— In a bid to Village, Pobbathiri Township here on 18 people in give dental care to rural people, the July. healthcare group comprising the dentists Dental treatments were given to Kyidaungkan and health staff of Pepsodant dental 715 students and 288 locals from Village, specialist clinic headed by Dr Than Kyidaungkan, Zeegon, Letha and U-yin Pobbathiri Naing Oo of Myanmar Dental Village-tracts and arrangement for Township. Association made a field trip to the basic moluding denture were made for 20 MNA education high school in Kyidaungkan locals.—MNA

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 2 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 3 Bomb kills three employees of Pakistani Welding oil company device QUETTA, 21 July—Police say a bomb has hit a vehicle carrying employees of a national oil and gas company in southwest Pakistan, killing three people explodes in and wounding five others. Police official Mohammed Tariq says Thursday’s attack occurred on a Moscow road in the Jaaferabad area of Baluchistan Province. The people who were killed worked for the state-owned Oil and Gas Development Corporation. market, one Police said the bomb was fixed to a motorbike and parked on the roadside about 170 miles (272 kilometres) southeast of the provincial capital Quetta. injured A bomb fixed to a motorbike killed at least three “It was a remote-controlled device which hit the oil and gas officials’ MOSCOW, 21 July— vehicle,” Mohammed Tariq, a senior police official, said. people on Thursday in a remote town in the One welder was injured No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. But Baluchistan has country’s troubled southwest that borders after his device exploded experienced frequent violence from nationalist groups that want a greater Afghanistan and Iran, police and doctors said. in a market near Moscow share of the province’s natural resources.—Internet INTERNET Thursday, local media reported. Two Britons detained in Afghanistan According to police, the blast occurred when LONDON, 21 July—British forces detained in Afghanistan.” a worker hooked up the have detained two British nationals Neither ministry would confirm welding device to an in Afghanistan, authorities in reports on the BBC and in Britain’s London said Thursday, amid reports The Sun newspaper that said the electric wire. The they were suspected of fighting with pair were suspected of fighting for device’s electric the Taleban. the Taleban. insulation was broken, “We can confirm that British The Sun said two men wearing causing a short circuit forces have detained two Afghan dress were arrested in the and a blast. individuals in Afghanistan who southern Province of Helmand, Initial reports A file photograph shows British soldiers in claim to be British nationals,” the and were being held at a military suggested that a blast Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province. British forces Ministry of Defence said in a base. happened under a car have detained two British nationals in statement. Britain has about 9,500 troops parked at the market that Afghanistan, authorities in London said, amid A Foreign Office spokeswoman in Afghanistan as part of sells gardening reports they were suspected of fighting with the added: “We can confirm that two international forces fighting the equipment. Taleban.—INTERNET British nationals have been Taleban military.—Internet Xinhua US drone attack kills four in N-W Pakistan In this undated

ISLAMABAD, 21 The identities of the tribal areas, reportedly photo, a man July—At least four killed are not killing over 400 people injured in a suicide people were killed on immediately known, in total. Wednesday when a US but Washington often While most of the bombing gets drone targeted the claims the US drone people targeted by US treatment in the North Waziristan tribal strikes aim to hit drones in Pakistan are area in northwest militant hideouts in believed to be militants Kazimiyah hospital Pakistan, local sources Pakistan’s mountain- who often launch in Baghdad, Iraq. said. The pilotless ous tribal belt. Since attacks on the US- led aircraft fired two the start of 2011, the NATO troops in INTERNET missiles at a house in US drones have Afghanistan across the Mir Ali area of North launched at least 44 border, US drones do Waziristan which times (counted on daily often mistakenly kill borders Afghanistan, times) of strikes in innocent civilians. Petraeus says trusts Pakistan in fight they said. Pakistan’s northwest MNA/Xinhua vs al-Qaeda PARIS, 21 July—US General the Taleban Pakistani presence,” David Petraeus, Washington’s new Petraeus said at a news conference in intelligence chief, said on Paris, where he stopped on the way Wednesday he trusted Pakistan as an back to the United States from ally in the fight against al-Qaeda and Afghanistan. gave a cautiously upbeat overview After many in Pakistan were of the war in Afghanistan which he infuriated by a secret US raid that led for the past year. killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Petraeus, who handed over Laden in May, US-Pakistan relations command of foreign troops in were further strained this week with Afghanistan on Monday, spoke in the arrest in Virginia of a US citizen support of Pakistan’s military charged with illegally lobbying the leadership in the midst of heightened United States for the Pakistani tensions between the United States Government. and its at-times reluctant regional “It is credible they did not know” ally. Osama bin Laden had been living in “I do believe they want to a compound in the city of Abbottabod, The wrong kind of Muslim: the Shiite city of Karbala, Iraq is a frequent eliminate the al-Qaeda presence and the site of a Pakistani military school, target of attacks by Sunni Muslims.—INTERNET I do believe they want to eliminate Petraeus added.—MNA/Reuters

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 3 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011

Stone Age erotic art found in Germany Atlantis has landed, ending NASA’s shuttle era BAMBERG, 21 July— CAPE CANAVERAL, (Florida) 21 and destroyed two of NASA’s five Researchers in Germany July—The space shuttle Atlantis spaceships. have discovered Stone returned from NASA’s final shuttle The last accident investigation Age cave art in the country mission on Thursday, ending a 30- board recommended the shuttles be for the first time including year era that opened the space frontier, retired after construction was finished carvings of nude women exposed its dangers and established a on the space station, a $100 billion that may have been used toehold for future endeavors beyond project of 16 nations. That milestone in fertility rites, officials Earth. NASA workers lined the was reached this year, leaving the said Wednesday. Arc- runway at the Kennedy Space Centre orbiting research station as the shuttle haeologists working for the Archaeologists work on remains found in before dawn to greet Atlantis and its programme’s crowning legacy. Bavarian State Office for eastern Germany. Researchers in Germany have crew upon their return from a “Its job is done and we got them Historical Preservation discovered Stone Age cave art in the country for successful 13-day cargo run to the back and can put them safely in came upon the primitive the first time including carvings of nude women International Space Station and to museums and be proud of what they engravings in a cave near that may have been used in fertility rites. celebrate the conclusion of the shuttle did,” said veteran astronaut Stephen the southern City of INTERNET programme after 135 flights. Robinson, who was among those on Bamberg after decades things,” she said. The fertility rituals. “It is a place “I saw grown men and grown the runway.—Reuters searching, a spokes- ancient artists appear to full of magic,” he said. women crying today, tears of joy to woman for the authority have taken their inspiration Zarges said the exami- be sure,” said shuttle launch director said. for the erotic images from nation of the site was still Mike Leinbach. “Human emotions The spokeswoman, rock formations in the ongoing and thus closed came out the runway today. You Beate Zarges, confirmed a caves resembling breasts to the public. The world’s couldn’t suppress them.” report to appear in the and penises and then oldest cave paintings are Sailing through an unusually clear weekly newspaper Die Zeit carved the images in the believed to be the Chauvet and moonlit night, Atlantis commander that the engravings were walls of the cave, Zarges Pont d’Arc murals in Chris Ferguson gently steered the 100- In this image provided by NASA, believed to be around said. southern France, the tonne spaceship high overhead, then Space Shuttle Atlantis touches 12,000 years old, which Die Zeit quoted subject of German director nose-dived toward the swamp- down at NASA’s Kennedy Space would make them the first geologist and archaeolo- Werner Herzog’s most surrounded landing strip a few miles Centre Shuttle Landing Facility in Stone Age artwork ever gist Bernhard Haeck, a recent documentary, from where Atlantis will go on display Cape Canaveral, Fla, completing found in Germany. “They member of the discovery “Cave of Forgotten as a museum piece. its 13-day mission to the include schematic de- team, as saying that the Dreams”. Atlantis’ landing capped a three- International Space Station and the pictions of women’s five-metre-long (16-foot- The artwork is thought decade-long program that made final flight of the Space Shuttle bodies and unidentifiable long) chamber in the cave to be more than 30,000 spaceflight appear routine, despite two Programme on 21 July 2011. symbols, among other may have been used for years old.—Internet fatal accidents that killed 14 astronauts INTERNET

Fake Chinese Apple store has even staff Toyota’s new pre-crash technology fooled directs steering KUNMING, 21 July—China’s Steve Jobs. The store, in the passion for iPads and iPhones has southwestern City of Kunming, was A Toyota car stops triggered widespread cloning and uncovered by an American blogger automatically before a even brawls. Now, it has gone further who was initially fooled, before she dummy, during a pre- with a fake Apple store so convincing noticed not everything was as it collision system test in even the staff think they work for seemed. At first glance, the signs, computers and layout of the shop all the demonstration of look exactly like a genuine Apple its safety technologies store, says the blogger, who posts in Susono near Mount under the name BirdAbroad. Fuji, west of Tokyo, Photos posted by the blogger show the employees wearing Apple’s Japan, on 21 July, trademark blue T-shirts with name 2011.—INTERNET badges hanging around their necks. But a closer look reveals the SUAONO, (Japan) 21 July—Toyota detect possible crashes such as a winding stairs going up to the chill- is developing a safety technology that pedestrian crossing the road. An iPad look-a-like, using out area are poorly made, the walls takes control of the steering so the The vehicle calculates how computer parts, a touch screen and have not been painted well, and the vehicle can veer away when it isn’t braking and steering must be applied a case with a keypad, made for shopfront sign says “Apple Store” able to stop before impact. to avoid a crash, said chief safety gadget-crazy people in China who whereas the real deal just sports the Toyota Motor Corp. showed some technology officer Moritaka Yoshida. desperately want Apple’s popular now-famous fruit logo. of its up and coming safety Toyota said it was aiming for zero iPad tablet computer but cannot The Apple website lists four official innovations in a demonstration to fatalities and injuries, although it did afford it. China’s passion for iPads stores in China — two in Beijing and reporters Thursday at its facility in not say when that goal would be and iPhones has triggered two in Shanghai, and none in this town, west of Tokyo, near Mount achieved. widespread cloning and even Kunming. It has a list of approved Fuji. Fatalities have been declining in brawls. Now, it has gone further retailers that sell its products, but none In the new system, Toyota uses auto accidents, because of better safety with a fake Apple store so of those in Kunming corresponds to cameras and a super sensitive radar features, but deaths among pedestrians convincing even the staff think they the fake store’s address, according to called “millimetre-wave,” both in traffic accidents have not gone work for Steve Jobs.—INTERNET the blogger.—Internet installed in the front of the vehicle, to down in Japan.—Internet

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A health official tries to drop a polio vaccine into Chinese medicine the mouth of a child at Kaiama town, in Bayelsa could treat State, in 2005. Northern Parkinson’s: HK Nigeria has seen signs of a resurgence of polio cases, study threatening to erase gains that had led to the near BEIJING, 21 July—Chinese Traditional Chinese medicine is eradication of the disease medicine may be effective in battling prepared at a shop in Hong Kong. in the country, UNICEF certain symptoms of Parkinson’s INTERNET officials said Tuesday. disease, and lessening side effects INTERNET from the drugs used to treat the relieve the symptoms, but it can also condition, according to a new study. cause nausea and hallucinations. Researchers at Hong Kong The Baptist University study found Don’t pack a choking hazard in Baptist University said Gouteng, a that patients who took Gouteng traditional Chinese herb used to treat together with levodopa experienced kid’s lunch hypertension, helped patients better fewer side effects from the drug while DALLAS, 21 July—When packing a teenagers, too. Perhaps surprisingly, communicate and made them less showing a marked improvement in child’s lunch, parents should remember adolescents are at the highest risk for prone to depression and sleeping their communication skills. choking on food is one of the most anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reaction, difficulties. Li Min, an associate professor who common pediatric problems seen in Okada says. “There is no cure for Parkinson’s led the study, said the findings could emergency rooms, a US doctor warns. “This group tries crazy things,” right now, but the study showed also help boost the profile of Chinese Dr Pam Okada, a pediatrician at the Okada says. “One study reported that Chinese medicine can help treat the medicine. “They provide not only University of Texas Southwestern teens purposefully eat food they know disease,” a university spokesman said pharmacological proof of the efficacy Medical Centre in Dallas, says adults they’re allergic to — they think they’ve Thursday. of Gouteng in treating Parkinson’s should avoid giving small children hot outgrown their allergy or they succumb Parkinson’s is a progressive disease, but will also help promote the dogs, grapes, peanuts and chunks of to peer pressure to try foods they’re motor-system disorder which usually effectiveness and safety of Chinese apples and carrots. Toddlers lack molars allergic to.” Children and adolescents affects people over the age of 50, medicine to the international medical and the coordination necessary to chew with food allergies should always carry although it can strike earlier, often arena,” she said. and swallow hard foods, she says. an EpiPen, which contains a single dose causing severe symptoms including Li — whose team has applied for a “The pediatric anatomy is perfect of the medicine epinephrine, which they body trembling, stiffness and loss of US patent — told the South China for choking,” Okada says in a statement. can quickly inject into their outer thigh balance. Morning Post that she expects the “Their airway is approximately the to stop a severe allergic reaction. It’s not The condition is usually treated herb would start being used to treat the diameter of their pinkie finger.” fun, but it does the trick, Okada advises. with a drug called levodopa, which disease after the second phase of the Lunch can hold dangers for Internet the brain converts into dopamine to study in 2013.—Internet

June shows Microsoft profit set AMR Corp places huge first trade to rise but PC order for new planes surplus in 3 FORT WORTH, 21 July—AMR Corp said it has worries dominate placed the largest commercial aircraft order in history, months SEATTLE, 21 July—Microsoft Corp splitting a purchase of 460 planes between US and is expected to post a 9 percent increase European companies. TOKYO, 21 July— in fiscal fourth-quarter profit on In a statement released Wednesday, AMR, the Japan recorded a trade Thursday, helped by solid sales of its Microsoft Corp Chairman Gates parent company of American Airlines, said it has surplus of 70.7 billion yen Windows and Office mainstays, but speaks during a news conference in ordered 200 Boeing 737 single-aisle aircraft and 260 ($898 million) in June, investors may be distracted by Tokyo.—INTERNET planes of comparable size from Airbus. the first such positive evidence of flickering computer sales, Half of the order from Boeing is for 737 planes number in three months, which are key to its success. The number of PCs sold — 90 with a new engine that will “offer even more significant the government said The world’s largest software maker percent of which come pre-loaded with fuel-efficiency gains over today’s models,” AMR Thursday. is set to follow Google Inc , Apple Inc, Windows — directly affects Microsoft’s said in a statement. AMR said within five years it However, the June and IBM in reporting surprisingly good top and bottom line. expects “to create the youngest, most fuel-efficient surplus, still reflecting the results as technology spending holds Wall Street analysts expect fleet among US industry peers.” In addition to the effects of the 11 March up relatively well in an uncertain Microsoft to post a profit of 58 cents per order of mid-sized jets, which seat approximately earthquake and tsunami economy. share for the quarter, up from 51 cents 160, AMR said it “has plans to acquire 42 state-of-the- disaster, was down 89.5 “The mature market consumer a year ago, while sales are expected to art Boeing 787 Dreamliners, to be delivered starting percent from the same segment is still soft,” Intel Chief rise 7 pct to $17.23 billion, according in late 2014.” month of last year, Executive Paul Otellini told analysts to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. On top of that, AMR said it has “firm orders” for ministry figures showed. on a conference call on Wednesday, Microsoft’s revenue and profit have seven 777-200 wide-body aircraft, which it expects to after the company cut its 2011 PC Nonetheless, the recently slipped behind archrival Apple, be delivered between 2013 and 2016.—Internet June performance growth projection to a range of 8 which had more than $28 billion of pointed to growing signs percent to 10 percent from earlier sales last quarter, helped by its Honda of recovery, Kyodo News estimates in the low double digits. explosively popular iPhone and iPad. vehicles are reported. June exports Even that could be optimistic. PC Microsoft shares have outpaced the lined up for totaled 5,776 billion yen sales grew only 2.3 percent last tech-heavy Nasdaq over the past month, export at ($73.3 billion), down 1.6 quarter, according to research firm but still are perched around $27, a level Chiba port in percent from the same Gartner, as cash-strapped consumers they have circled since 1998, adjusted Narashino month last year, the held off buying or opted for an iPad for splits. City. ministry said.—Internet instead. Reuters INTERNET

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 5 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 Myanmar-Russia Hluttaws and Duma Maung Than Nyein At the invitation of The State of Duma of the extended greetings and expressed thanks for warm The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Russian Federation with which Myanmar has welcome to the delegation. He explained the purpose collapsed into pieces in 1991. The nation saw a maintained friendly relations for over 60 years, a of the goodwill visit, and made clarification to new constitution in the time of President Boris nine-member delegation led by Pyithu Hluttaw political development in Myanmar. Yeltsin in 1993. The State of Duma was Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann of the Republic of the The Speaker of the State of Duma said that he reconstituted for the fifth time in place of Supreme Union of Myanmar was on a goodwill visit to was a member of the Security Council of the Russian Soviet. The State of Duma is in its five-year term Moscow and St. Petersburg of the Russian Federation and always had opportunities to watch with 450 elected MPs: 315 seats from United Federation from 26 June to 1 July. Myanmar-Russian relations at the meetings; that he Russia led by Mr Putin, 57 from Communist The visit was designed to foster bilateral friendly was glad to learn the political development in Party; 40 from Liberal Democratic Party; and 38 relations, exchange views through reciprocal visits Myanmar; that he wished Myanmar a greater success from Fair Russia Party. In the December 2007 between the parliaments and boost cooperation in the political sphere; that the trade value between election, near 70 million of 109 million eligible between the two countries. the two countries was still small, but was growing citizens cast their votes, accounting for 63.7 per The global community welcomed the holding gradually; that he reckoned that the two countries cent. Eleven parties stood for election. The parties of the free and fair multiparty democracy general needed to speed up bilateral cooperation; that bilateral that won less than 7% of votes are not allowed to election in line with the new constitution of the economic cooperation was of great importance; that stand on, and join suitable parties. Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the two countries could cooperate in the geological The State of Duma is constituted with 32 formation of Hluttaws. The Russian Federation is survey and exploration of gas and minerals; and that committees, some of which are related to the one of the countries that understand the objective the State of Duma could push the Russian government functions of the ministries, and some of which are conditions of Myanmar and welcome the to boosting bilateral cooperation. separate work committees like work committee. emergence of Hluttaws. It therefore invited a The Pyithu Hluttaw speaker said that he believed Major tasks are the vetting of legislative cases and Myanmar Hluttaw delegation with the aim of that boosting Myanmar-Russia trade and economic laws, and drafting, revoking, replacing and fortifying friendly cooperation between the two cooperation; that while in service the two sides amending bills of respective sectors. parliaments. should try hard for greater success; that Myanmar We learnt a lot about the State of Duma during The delegation comprised five Pyithu Hluttaw was interested in cooperation in the oil and gas our visit. The Myanmar delegation held discussions members and four members exploration and mining; that Myanmar could sell and compared notes not only at the State of Duma who are the speaker, secretaries and members of agricultural produce, marine products, forest products but also at the luncheon hosted by the vice speaker. Hluttaw committees, the Union level bodies. The and teak; that raw rubber and garments are also The Russian ambassador to Myanmar also attended two Hluttaw members are successful entrepreneurs included; that refined oil and fertilizers could be the luncheon. in the commercial field. Being knowledgeable imported; that regarding the world tourism industry, On 28 June 2010, we called at the Federation about Hluttaw committee functions and related Myanmar had pleasant and beautiful sea beach Council of Russia. There, we received a warm subjects, delegation members are capable of resorts in which Russians took interest and invited welcome from Vice Speaker Mr. Shtyrov who pursuing the objectives of the purpose of the them to the tourist attractions; that during the visit, exchanged views with the delegation. (The post for goodwill visit. the Myanmar delegation would meet with the Russian the speaker is vacant currently.) Myanmar and Russia have maintained Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry The Federation Council of Russia and the State friendly relations with mutual understanding for at its invitation; that the Myanmar delegation also of Duma are under the Federal Assembly of Russia. a very long time. So, there have been many comprised relevant businessmen as well as Hluttaw The Russian Federation is made up of 83 Federal reciprocal visits of leaders of the two friend members who could hold discussions about trade; Subjects, from which two MPs each are elected to countries. According to the records, the two that Myanmar will work closely with Russia in the the parliament, like Amyotha Hluttaw in Myanmar countries have organized about 30 State visits to interest of the nation and the people; that the nation to which 12 representatives each are elected from each other in about 40 years. will learn the experiences of Russia; that the two Regions and States. The goodwill visits include the visits of Hluttaw countries can boost bilateral cooperation by Two MPs each to the 83 Federal Subjects are delegations. The last time a Myanmar Hluttaw exchanging views in the culture and sports fields one from the legislative body and one from the delegation visited Russia was in 1975. A delegation apart from the political, economic and science and executive body. of the State of Duma visited Myanmar in 1995, and technology sectors; and that boosting cooperation The Federation Council of Russia is the Vice Speaker of the Federation Council of between the two governments must be encouraged. composed of 16 committees and 7 commissions Russia, in 1996. The friendly relations between the In his talks, the Pyithu Hluttaw speaker said that that are responsible to it. The functions of the two countries have been strengthened to some the new government will keep exercising the Federation Council of Russia are not as many extent by the goodwill delegation of members of independent, active and non-aligned foreign policy; as that of the State of Duma. Mostly, the State Myanmar Hluttaws that have been set up according that he thanked Russia for standing on the Myanmar of Duma makes final decisions. Activities to the new system. side in the field of international relations; that he associated with party affairs are prohibited in The Myanmar delegation led by Pyithu Hluttaw praises and honours the Russian Federation for its the Federation Council of Russia. We also Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann called on Speaker leading role in world peace and security issues; that studied the functions of the Federation Council Mr. Gryzlov of Duma at the State of Duma in according to the Myanmar’s foreign policy, the of Russia. If the Federation Council of Russia Moscow on 2 June. The two sides held frank nation will participate in international affairs with does not agree with a bill approved by the State relations. The Speaker of the State of Duma said congenial countries; and that Myanmar is dealing of Duma, they form a combined committee for that on behalf of Duma of the Russian Federation, with international affairs in an honest and frank way. talks, and the case can be presented to the two he gave a warm welcome to the Myanmar Then, the two sides held frank talks about Hluttaw parliaments for voting. A bill the Federation delegation led by the speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw affairs. Council of Russia refuses to approve can be that had accepted his invitation immediately; that The State of Duma of the Russian Federation is approved if two-thirds of the MPs of the State he was pleased that Myanmar had held a multiparty part of the Federal Assembly of Russia. In Russia, of Duma vote for it. democracy general election freely and peacefully senate is called Federation Council of Russia. The St. Petersburg, a federal region of the Russian and the first sessions of the Hluttaws; that he State of Duma was formed in 1906. It is the first Federation as well as an ancient city, is a modern welcomed the goodwill visit, regarding it as a visit elected parliament in Russia. The first to fourth and developed economic hub. We visited the State for exchange of views and boosting cooperation sessions of the State of Duma were held from 1906 of Duma of St. Petersburg, which was established between the parliaments of the two countries; and to 1917. The time of Tsar Monarchy met its end in by Peter, the Great, over 300 years ago (in 1703). that the delegation could held discussions 1917. Later, Supreme Soviet was formed with two In 1917 when the rule of Tsar Monarch was over, everywhere at any time. legislative parliaments, which became the legislative the capital was moved to Moscow. Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe Mann body of highest power in the country. (See page 7)

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 6 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM THETHETHE NEWNEW NEW LIGHT LIGHTLIGHT OFOF MYANMAR Friday,Friday, 2222 July, 2011 77 Myanmar-Russia Hluttaws … As scheduled by the host country, the Myanmar reached an agreement that Myanmar with sea delegation held talks on bilateral trade. While in beach resorts and other tourist destinations should (from page 6) Moscow, we called at the Russian Merchants try to draw more attention from Russian tourists. There, Speaker of St. Petersburg State of Association. The meeting was also attended by The goodwill visit not only enhanced the Duma Mr. V. I Tyulpanou welcomed the Myanmar Russian businessmen who are dealing with Myanmar-Russia friendly relations but also delegation with open arms. The talks of the two Myanmar. The two MPs of the Myanmar delegation created good opportunities for relations and sides focused on boosting cooperation between are from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar exchange of views between the parliaments of the parliaments of the two countries. In particular, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and the two countries. The experiences of balanced they presented a proposal to boost cooperation Industry. So, we could reply to all queries raised exercise of the three powers of sovereignty: with organizations like Region Hluttaw. by the Russian side. The Pyithu Hluttaw speaker legislative power, executive power and judicial We learnt that St. Petersburg State of Duma is and members held a wide range of talks including power are invaluable. We also gained golden constituted with 50 MPs from 50 constituencies; direct air flights between the two countries, opportunity to observe many functions of their that every week, 18 offices of MPs of the State of schedules for foreign tourists, investments in the parliaments such as duties of MPs in the Duma in St. Petersburg hold talks with voters, mining sector, exploration of oil and gas, export Federation Council of Russian and the State of ascertain their wishes and hear their proposals, of agriculture produce, foreign products and Duma, relations between MPs and voters, which are then submitted to sessions of St. marine products, and investments in garment undertakings of MPs, and reciprocal relations. Petersburg State of Duma for talks. It is noteworthy factories. Similarly, some Russian entrepreneurs We also studied the functions of parliamentary that MPs meet regular with the people they have held informal meetings with Hluttaw members. committees and offices that are crucial for voted them. Russian entrepreneurs arranged a boat trip for us parliamentary proceedings. We could create With the palaces, edifices and museums built in the River niber in St. Petersburg. On the trip, we opportunities for boosting friendly relations and in the times of Russian monarchs from Tsar to held talks about bilateral trade at dinner. We economic cooperation between the two countries. Peter The Great and Queen Catherine, St. noticed signs of marked increase in bilateral trade All in all, the goodwill visit yielded fruitful Petersburg sees a large stream of European value. Holding discussions, we sought ways and results to both countries. tourists. means to sold possible problems. The meeting Translation: MS

Hluttaw for sub- government over 100 an area of 100 square Proposal for designating Inndawgyi township level days on 17 July, the MP miles standing at an administration of replied to the question altitude of 546 feet, as sub-township to be submitted to Inndawgyi in Mohnyin raised by the which is like an inland Township, Kachin State, correspondent of the sea; that in the middle of next Hluttaw session which is difficult of New Light of Myanmar the lake is historic access and lags behind if he would submit a pagoda “Shwe Myinzu”, other regions in proposal for designating and near the lake, a NAY PYI TAW, 21 development due to Inndawgyi Region as a wildlife sanctuary with July—A proposal will be natural barriers, said sub-township in order an area of 314.67 square submitted to the next Pyithu Hluttaw to expedite tasks for miles which has been session of Pyithu Representative U Kyaw speedy development. designated as an ASEAN Pyithu Hluttaw Soe Lay from Mohnyin Administrator of Heritage Park; and that Rrepresentative Township on 17 July. Inndawgyi Wildlife so, the region is a U Kyaw Soe Lay At the meeting to Sanctuary U Thein Lwin national heritage site, responding to the make further said that the region is attracting attention from queries by Mohnyin clarification to his constituted with 11 local pilgrims, foreign Township experiences from the village-tracts and 39 tourists and correspondent of the first regular session of villages and a population environmentalists and New Light of Pyithu Hluttaw and of over 50,600; that it historical researchers. Myanmar.—(001) accomplishments of the has a natural lake with (001) Sarpaybeikman manuscript prizewinning books published

NAY PYI TAW, 21 July— Five Fingers and True Stories” for Sarpaybeikman of the Printing and which Maung Soe Htaik (Thonze) Publishing Enterprise under the won the prize in the belles letters Ministry of Information has started genre. sales of Sarpaybeikman manuscript The books are available at prizewinning books for 2010 today. Sarpaybeikman Bookstore at Ta-55, The two books are “We Love Thabyegon Market, Nay Pyi Taw (067 Myanmar More Than Any Other 414681), Sarpaybeikman Bookstore Country Else and Other Short Stories” at 529/531 on Merchant Street, for which Naing Myo Thitsar (Namtu) Yangon (01 249031), and won the third prize in the genre of Sarpaybeikman Bookstore at Paung Township Women Affairs Association Chairperson Daw Aye Aye collection of short stories, and Mandalay (02 62931). Maw, social organization members and rural people assist in planting “Practice of Combined Strength of MNA shady trees, vegetable plants, teaks in monsoon growing-ceremony held in UFL (Mandalay) holds Beauty both sides of Natkyeechaung-Okkan inter-village road. —Myanma Alin Pageant Contest Dr Soe Moe Moe made Daw Kyu Kyu Win Rector In-Charge NAY P YI T AW, 21 July Yadana Hall yesterday organizing Bodybuilding an opening address and explained aim and rules Dr Zaw Lin and — University of Foreign morning. and Physical Culture and Chairman of the of the contest. officials presented Languages (Mandalay) On behalf of the Beauty Pageant Contests subcommittee Lecturer/ After the contest, the prizes and certificates organized a Beauty rector (in-charge), Patron Professor/Head of Head of International prize presentation of honour to winners of Pageant Contest at Thiri of subcommittee for Myanmarsar Department Relations Department ceremony followed. the contest.—MNA

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 7 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011

Rural development and submitted by the townships. Secretary Deputy Minister U Kyaw Lwin, Deputy Minister of Socio- poverty alleviation… U Tint Lwin and Deputy Minister Daw Sanda Khin (from page 1) reported on works of the ministries concerned for economic Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister U the rural development and poverty alleviation, and Develop- Kyaw Hsan said that the subcommittee held the officials of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry ment meeting to successfully realize the adopted plan for of Health on participation of their ministries in the development of rural socio-economy. He said that in Action Plan. Subcommi- Next, ministers and officials of Nay Pyi Taw accord with the constitution, He said that in accord ttee Deputy with the constitution, a new democratic nation is Council Area and governments of Regions and being built with the facilities of political, economic, States explained works to be done for socioeconomic Minister social, education and health sectors. Rural development of rural people, and Chairman of U Soe Win development and poverty alleviation is one of many Myanmar Libraries Foundation U Maung Maung tasks of the new government. The Rural Development elaborated tasks of the foundation which is related to makes and Poverty Alleviation Central Committee headed rural region development. clarifica- by the President has adopted eight tasks and is Regarding the reports, the chairman of the carrying out them. All walks of life are to work in subcommittee Union Minister U Kyaw Hsan attended tion.—MNA concert in their respective sectors in undertaking the to the needs and called for compilation of Action reach, to cure common diseases in rural areas by eight tasks, which are really necessary. Plans of respective regions and completion of this making field trips in cooperation with nongovernmental The Rural Socio-economic Development work within two months. organizations, social organizations and wellwishers Subcommittee is to make utmost efforts for successful The subcommittee will implement effective and to set up funds for township and station hospitals; implementation of the tasks. Only when socio- action plans in the areas of education, health, human in human resources development sector, to extend the economic life of the rural people develops, will the resources development, transport, establishment of village libraries with five productive capability of the nation improve. The telecommunications, and availability of potable characteristics and to deliver a newspaper to every subcommittee is to take responsibility for undertaking water. Action plans will be realized through village; in transport sector, to build village-to-village six wide and important fields. All the subcommittee collaborative efforts of four strengths —(1) Union road and roads linking between rural and urban areas members are to consider development of six sectors level subcommittee, (2) ministries concerned, (3) and to upgrade the roads so as to be used in every on a wider scale and to cooperate with each other. respective Region/State governments and district season; in telecommunications sector, to install suitable All ministries, respective region and state and township organizations and (4) local people. telecommunication system in every village, to open governments, district, township and Union level For availability of money and materials needed for telecommunication centers and to establish rural subcommittees are to hold coordination for the success of action plans, action plans will be information centers in order to share market, weather, implementing the tasks in the respective sectors in implemented with collaborative efforts of ten agricultural and health information; and in availability line with the Action Plans. strengths — (1) government, (2) banks, credit of potable water, to ensure underground tapping The Action Plans already adopted by the meeting cooperative societies, (3) foundations, (4) water and natural water and to educate the people in have been submitted to the Central Committee led entrepreneurs, (5) local nongovernmental use of water. by the President, and plans were drawn again at the organizations, (6) United Nations and international It is required for township subcommittees to first coordination meeting of the subcommittee with organizations, (7) international nongovernmental compile facts needed for socioeconomic development the participation of deputy ministers. organizations, (8) wellwishers, (9) social of villages in their townships by making field trips and As accomplishment plays an important role in organizations (township association, religious to fulfill the requirements immediately in township undertaking the task, more action plans in conformity association) and (10) local people. level and to report them to upper level if necessary. with the respective regions can be suggested at the The subcommittee will carry out the tasks to After scrutinizing the reports of townships and districts meeting. The subcommittee is to adopt the practical realize the full success of free compulsory primary step by step, the Union level subcommittee will and effective tasks in six fields and to make concerted education system in education sector, to reduce the develop a coordinated efforts for ensuring the help of efforts for successful implementation of the tasks. deliberate ending in education, to enable all students 10 strengths, invite wellwishers through media and Secretary of the Subcommittee Deputy Minister who passed matriculation examinations in rural areas join hands with respective township subcommittees U Soe Win explained work plan of the subcommittee to enjoy tertiary education; in health sector, to enable in distributing accepted cash and kind. and important facts to be included in the requirements rural people to receive medical treatment within MNA Victorious Pancek Silat Palace, here. Kyaw Thu (Defence). (Industry-1). Vice-President Daw Region Minister for Member of MOC athletes honoured Yup Hsai Ein of Security and Border Chairman of Zay Gabar Myanmar Martial Arts Affairs Col Tin Win Co Ltd Dr Khin Shwe, rd YANGON, 21 July— Hsan and Chief Minister athletes in the 3 SEA Federation presented K presented K 1.2 million President of MMAF Chairman of Myanmar U Myint Swe of Yangon Pancek Silat (Attack) 12 million donated by to silver medallist Ye Police Brig-Gen Thura National Sports Region yesterday Contest held in Kuala Jade Land Myanmar Thiha (Defence), Region Bo Ni and Vice-President Committee Union attended the ceremony Lumpur of Malaysia, at Group Co Ltd to the Development Affairs of MMAF Daw Yup Hsai Minister for Sports U Tint to honour victorious the hall of Karaweik Union Minister. Minister U Hla Myint, K Ein gave K 600,000 to The Chief Minister 1.2 million to silver silver mediallists each. Union awarded K 1.8 million medallist Kyaw Naing The vice-president of Sports to goal medallist SIP Tun (Commerce) and the federation recounted Minister Thein Soe (Home Region Minister for the experiences in Affairs), and the Union Transport U Aung Khin, contest. The president of U Tint Minister K 1.8 million K 1.2 million to silver the federation hosted a Hsan to goal medallist Ye medallist Hnin Thida lunch to them.—MNA presents prize to Computer, accessories handed over gold NAY PYI TAW, 21 Township by Union delivered a speech and medallist July—A ceremony to Minister for Forestry U handed over the hand over a computer Win Tun took place at donations to the school Ye Kyaw and accessories Chin State Government through the headmaster Thu donated to Khunkyon Office in Haka this and a member of the (Defence). Village Basic morning. school board of MNA Education Middle Chin State Chief trustees. School in Haka Minister U Hon Ngai MNA

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 8 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 9 Coordination meeting on buildings, airfields, roads and bridges in Regions and States held NAY PYI TAW, 21 July—Ministry and supervising use of roads and bridges of Construction held a coordination in accordance with ASEAN standards. meeting on buildings, airfield, roads and After that, Deputy Ministers U bridges in Regions and States at the Soe Tint and U Kyaw Lwin reported on ministry here on 20 July, with an address allocation of funds for maintenances of by Union Minister for Construction U roads and bridges, nature and works of Khin Maung Myint. maintenances, inspection and supervision The Union minister gave on trucks. Managing Director U Kyaw instructions on maintenances of roads Lin of Public Works and Ministers from and bridges, systematic use of funds in States/Regions also presented the line with financial regulations, supervision reports. Afterwards, the minister made Union Minister for Construction U Khin Maung Myint speaking at on use of tars and machineries, a concluding remark. assistances to be provided by the Ministry MNA coordination meeting on buildings, airfield, roads and bridges in Regions and States.—MNA Syllabuses of Newly tarred road opened NAY PYI TAW, 21 July— Union village have an easy access to Nay Pyi pre-and... in Zabuthiri Township Minister at President Office Chairman Taw Council Area through Zizawah (from page 16) of Nay Pyi Taw Council U Thein Nyunt Flower Roundabout on Pyinmana- graduate courses must this morning attended the opening Taungnyo Road, thanks to the road help fulfill the national ceremony of the tarred road at entrance measuring 3000 feet in length and 18 feet requirements in health to Pyankapyae Village in Nay Pyi Taw in width. care and prevailing Zabuthiri Township, constructed by Afterwards, the Union Minister conditions in the Nay Pyi Taw Development Committee. and party attended at opening of a tube- international community. Head U Kyaw Myint of Engineer well at Basic Education He disclosed that the Department (Road and Bridge) of the High School (branch) in Pyankapyae seminar is designed to Committee presented matters related Village. make reforms to the to the newly-opened road. After Headmaster of the school syllabuses of the pre- and Pyankapyae Villager U Win U Tin Oo and Pyankapyae Villager U post-graduate courses as Htay spoke words of thanks for Win Htay had opened the tube-well, curriculums should be commissioning the road into service. the Union Minister and party viewed improving regularly. Member of the committee U Myo the tube-well. Also present at the Union Minister U Thein Nyunt attends Aung, Zabuthiri Township It was reported the tube-well seminar were Deputy opening of tarred road of the entrance to Administrator U Yi Mon and Villager with 400 feet-depth and four inches- Ministers for Health Dr Pyankapyae Village in Nay Pyi Taw U Win Htay cut the ribbon. After that, diameter was commissioned into Myat Myat Ohn Khin and Zabuthiri Township.—MNA the Union Minister and party strolled service for the students’ sufficiency Dr Win Myint, directors- professors and guests. Zaw Myint delivered a along the road. of purified drinking water with fund of general of the departments Director-General of speech to the seminar that Residents from Pyankapyae the committee.—MNA under the ministry, rectors, the Department of continues tomorrow. deputy directors-general, Medical Science Dr Than MNA 5th Nay Pyi Taw Inter-Ministry Football Tournament-2011 continues NAY PYI TAW, 21 July— The 5th Ground, Ministry of Sports humiliated Nay Pyi Taw Inter-Ministry Football Ministry of Health 4-1. Tournament-2011 continued its first There will be tomorrow football round matches at designated places matches between Ministry of Social today. Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and In today’s events, at No. 1 Nay Ministry of Defence at No. 1 Nay Pyi Pyi Taw Sports Ground, Ministry of Taw Sports Ground, between Ministry Home Affairs beat Ministry of National of Communications, Posts and Planning and Economic Development 3- Telegraphs and Ministry of Culture at EP-2 Ministry plays against Ministry of Immigration and Population 1, at No. 2 Nay Pyi Taw Sports Ground, No.2 Nay Pyi Taw Sports Ground, in first round match of 5th Nay Pyi Taw Inter-Ministry Football Ministry of Electric Power-2 trounced between Ministry of Electric Power-1 Tournament-2011.—MNA Ministry of Immigration and Population and Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nay 3-nil, at Nay Pyi Taw Lewe Sports Pyi Taw Lewe Sports Ground.—MNA Yin Natha Library in Myaing opened NAY P YI T AW, 21 July—The opening formally opened the facility. Yatanarpon of Yin Natha Library in Kywebok Village, Daw Htay Kyi spoke on the Teleport Co offers Myotha Village-tract, Myaing Township, occasion. Documents on the building, mobile phone rental Pakokku District, Magway Region, took furniture, 242 novels, 160 books of services to tourists place at the library on 10 July morning. informative writing, 650 magazines, 500 On behalf of the donors: U Aung at Yangon publications and K 461,000 were handed Nyein-Daw Htay Yin (retired senior over to chairman U Htay Myint of the International assistant teachers), sister Daw Htay Kyi library. The 24 ft x 14 ft 12 ft building Airport starting (retired Myanmar professor), Head Daw roofed with corrugated iron sheets, brick from 20 July. Aye Aye Nwe of Township Information walls and brick foundation cost 2.5 million NLM and Public Relations Department and kyats in total. administrator U Win Shwe of Village MNA

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 9 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 Heavy rainfall floods India’s Patna Mongolia might be home for spent nuclear A rickshaw fuel: media puller ULAN BATOR, 21 July— and spent fuel disposal Mongolia had carrying a Japan, the United States, cycle, in which Mongolia contacted the United Arab passenger and Mongolia had agreed would export uranium fuel Emirates about establishing wades to establish spent nuclear and provides facilities to such an export and disposal through water fuel storage facilities in store the resulting waste. cycle, local media reported. in Patna, Mongolia, local media said The International Reports of nuclear capital of Wednesday. Atomic Energy Agency waste disposal have India’s According to a draft may play a role in providing previously aroused fierce eastern state agreement, that is likely to technical support to opposition in the country, Bihar on 20 meet strong local Mongolia in establishing despite the Mongolian opposition, Mongolia nuclear waste facilities in government having July, 2011. would set up locations for a the country, according to repeatedly denied the XINHUA nuclear fuel production the draft agreement. reports.—Xinhua 5.4-magnitude quake hits Apartment south of Panama building

BEIJING, 21 July—An earthquake measuring collapses in 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted south of Panama at NE China, 15:51:30 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey, monitored here, said. casualties The epicentre, with a depth of 17.60 km, was initially determined to be at 7.0785 degrees north unknown latitude and 82.2921 degrees west longitude. HARBIN, 21 July—A Xinhua residential building collapsed in China’s Hong Kong Observatory northeastern City of Harbin Thursday morn- says 6.2-magnitude quake ing but the casualties remain unknown. Part of A resident walks out of his house in Lonquimay, Araucania Region, hits Solomon Islands the six-storey building located 730 km (453 miles) south of Santiago July 20, 2011. The Chilean HONG KONG, 21 July—Hong Kong caved in at about 4 am government has declared Lonquimay a disaster area after heavy Observatory said an earthquake measuring 6.2 and the residents had snowfall, with some areas facing up to 2.3 meters of snow. There are on the Richter scale hit Solomon Islands on been evacuated. 16,000 people currently isolated in the area, according to government Thursday. Xinhua sources.—XINHUA The quake, occurred at 6:05 am Hong Kong time (2205 GMT, 20 July), was centered at 10.2 Nine dead, four injured Dutch police arrests four degrees south latitude and 162.2 degrees east longitude. in vehicle collision on east in FBI hacker probe Xinhua THE HAGUE, 21 July gation was focusing on China highway —Four members of the an attack upon the WENZHOU, 21 July—The death toll in a vehicle group Anonymous Internet payment system collision accident occurred on a highway section in Hackers were arrested in PayPal. east China’s Zhejiang Province Thursday morning the Netherlands in an The hacker group has risen to nine, as police found one more body investigation launched alledgedly conducted from the distorted van truck. by the US Federal attacks on PayPal after The overloaded van bumped into the rear of a Bureau of Investigation the company refused to heavy haul trailer at around 4:49 a.m. on the (FBI). channel payments to the highway linking Ningbo and Wenzhou in the Fourteen others were whistleblower website province. arrested in the Wikileaks. All of the casualties occurred on the van. The 3- meanwhile within the Anonymous clai- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (R Front) sets on seat van carried 13 people with five squeezing in United States, and one med to be respon-sible fire a bulk of contraband tusks and ivory during the driver’s cabin and eight hiding in the carriage was captured in Britain for attacks on websites the African Elephant Law Enforcement Day in compartment. in the operation, Dutch including credit card Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, on 20 July, The accident site remains cordoned off, as Press agency ANP companies Visa and 2011.Kibaki on Wednesday publicly set on fire police are clearing steel bars dropped from the reported on Wednesday. MasterCard. five tonnes of confiscated tusks and processed heavily-loaded trailer. Cause of the accident is still The FBI investi- MNA/Xinhua ivory, which were seized in Singapore in under investigation. 2002.—XINHUA Xinhua

France seizes 250 kg cocaine Bulls fight in a bullfight in Butuo County, PARIS, 21 July—French customs custody when lawmen discovered the southwest China’s have seized 250 kilogrammes of cocaine on Sunday. Sichuan Province, on 20 cocaine on a ship at the port of The value of the haul was July, 2011. Thousands of Dunkerque in northern France, local estimated between 5 to 10 million people of Yi ethnic group media reported on Wednesday. euros (7.11-14.22 million US dollars). gathered here Wednesday The drug was hidden in the hull Early this week, French customs to enjoy bullfights to of a Liberian-flagged ship, which have snapped 175 kilogrammes of celebrate the annual has been the target of the customs for cocaine in Pyrenees-Orientales, a Torch Festival in a while. According to Le Figaro, southern department near the border Butuo.—XINHUA several crewmen were taken into with Spain.—MNA/Xinhua

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 10 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 11 Hurricane Dora Mexico on high alert reaches Cat 4 strength for strengthened off Mexico hurricane

ACAPULCO, 21 July—Hurricane Dora rapidly MEXICO CITY, 21 July—Mexican authorities grew into a Category 4 storm off Mexico’s Pacific went on high alert Wednesday as Hurricane Dora coast Wednesday while keeping out to sea and upgraded into a Category 4 storm off the country’s threatening coastal areas only with rain and tropical Pacific coast. The Mexican National storm-strength winds. Meteorological Centre, citing initial reports, said The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami the hurricane had caused flooding in the southern said late Wednesday that the storm’s top sustained states of Guerrero, Oaxaca and Chiapas, resulting winds had reached 135 mph (215 kph). It said in some damage. There were no immediate reports This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Dora’s centre was about 220 miles (355 kilometres) of casualties, but local residents were urged to be Administration (NOAA) GOES-11 satellite south-southwest of Lazaro Cardenas and moving cautious, and Mexican emergency personnel had image released on 19 July shows Hurricane west-northwest at 15 mph (24 kph). been put on full alert. The Miami-based US National Dora along Mexico’s Pacific coast.—INTERNET The fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported that at 5 pm season was forecast to stay offshore as it moved In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Cindy formed local time (2200 GMT), Dora was located about parallel to the coast for the next day or so. It could well out to sea and posed no threat to land. Its 300 km southwest of Guerrero’s Ixtapa- strengthen more before weakening begins Friday, centre was 800 miles (1,290 kilometres) east- Zihuatanejo beach resort, and packed winds of forecasters said. northeast of Bermuda. over 215 km per hour. Mexican authorities issued a tropical storm Tropical Storm Bret was forecast to weaken to “Some additional strengthening is forecast watch from Lazaro Cardenas to Cabo Corrientes, a tropical depression by Thursday as it moved during the next day or so,” the NHC said, adding meaning tropical storm conditions were possible northeast away from the Bahamas and well off the the extremely dangerous major hurricane is “likely within 12 to 24 hours. US Atlantic coast. Bret’s maximum sustained winds to cause life-threatening” conditions along the The hurricane’s outer bands brought rains to were 40 mph (65 kph). Its center was about 235 coast. The current forecast did not see a landfall as much of Mexico’s southern coast, including the miles (380 kilometres) south-southeast of Cape Dora raged northwest, but the storm was already resort city of Acapulco. Police walked the beaches Hatteras, North Carolina, and 455 miles (735 whipping up waves as high as 3.96 metres off advising swimmers about the risk of strong waves. kilometres) west of Bermuda.—Internet Mexico’s southwestern shores.—Xinhua Nearly two dozen dead as US heat wave moves east CHICAGO, 21 July—A searing heat draining, physically draining,” said wave in the central and southern Chris Vaccaro, a Weather Service United States has killed at least 22 spokesman. people this week, and forecasters on The inferno moved into the mid- Wednesday said the heat was moving Atlantic states. Temperatures reached east and could last for weeks. above 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) in The National Weather Service Washington, DC and were expected said 141 million people in more than to hit 100 degrees on Thursday. two dozen states were under a heat Meteorologists said the heat wave advisory or warning because of the could last into August over much of soaring temperatures. The country’s the eastern United States. Hospitals in Workers remove midsection has been scorched off and Wichita treated 25 heat-related appliances and Saudi Arabia bans iPhones, on since late May. In Wichita, Kansas, illnesses, according to the National belongings during the Samsung tablets in security forecasters warned temperatures Weather Service. In Des Moines, Iowa, residents eviction from would hit at least 100 degrees 16 people have been hospitalized a 36,000 square metre areas Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) every because of this week’s high land at Asuncion RIYADH, 21 July— Al-Arabiya reported. day through Tuesday. “It’s just temperatures.—MNA/Reuters neighbourhood, part The Saudi interior Also, IT specialists and of the industrial ABC ministry recently an- experts reiterated the side of Sao Paulo, nounced that the iPhone ministry’s security Brazil, on 20 July, and Samsung Galaxy concerns and agreed that 2011. Last year, 380 Tab will no longer be these gadgets could families took over the allowed inside the potentially impinge on land.—XINHUA country’s security in- the privacy of people and People attend a stitutions, Al-Arabiya institutions. seminar at the Broad news channel reported Al-Arabiya said that Pavilion of World Wednesday. The Saudi Saudi Arabia is not the Expo Shanghai 2010 interior ministry cited first country that issues in east China’s concerns that these the ban, as the United Shanghai, on 20 July, gadgets may be easily States and a number of 2011.—XINHUA infiltrated via hacking, European countries have done the same at security organizations. It is not clear why the Saudi ministry think that these two gadgets in particular People wait in the rain for taxis in Beijing, capital of China, on 21 July, are more susceptible to 2011. Continuous rainfall moistened the city in recent days as Beijing an attack than any other entered a main flood season on Wednesday. smartphone or tablet. XINHUA Xinhua

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 11 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 Invitation to domestic proprietors who are willing to run Yangon local train business The domestic proprietors who are willing to run Yangon local train business are hereby invited to come and contact as per under schedule. (a) Date - 26.7.2011 (Tuesday) (b) Time - 09:00 AM (c) Place - Ministry of Railway Transportation Office No. (29), Nay Pyi Taw Myanma Railways CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Hunters and MV CTP FORTUNE VOY NO (0019) watchers battle Consignees of cargo carried on MV CTP FOR- TUNE VOY NO (0019) are hereby notified that the over whales in vessel will be arriving on 22.7.2011 and cargo will be Iceland discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will HUSAVIK, 21 July—A lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. slick black head breaks Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 the surface, drawing de- am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day lighted shrieks from whale now declared as the third day after final discharge of watchers in a growing, cargo from the Vessel. and lucrative, activity that No claims against this vessel will be admitted some say should replace after the Claims Day. Iceland's controversial SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT whale hunt. MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Since their meagre be- AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPING ginning in the 1990s, LINES whale safaris in this island Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 state have grown to attract tens of thousands of visitors each summer. But its proponents tensed up when Iceland reintro- duced commercial whal- ing in 2006, and the two sides remain uneasy bed- fellows. "Whaling is bad for our Climate change business," lamented forcing polar bears to Hoerdur Sigurbjarnarson, 58, of the family-run North swim longer distances Sailing tour company W ASHINGTON, 21 July— Whale watchers are seen on the deck of a boat based in the tiny northern Biologists are warning off the coast of the tiny northern fishing village fishing village of Husavik. that warmer temperatures of Husavik.—INTERNET Internet from climate change are forcing polar bears to Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse injures five swim longer distances to OTTAWA, 21 July —At least five peo- Chris Cobb was quoted in a news article find stable sea ice, which ple were injured, one seriously, when a as saying. "It fell backwards almost in- is proving deadly for stage collapsed amid high winds at the tact and very quickly - like a house of many of their cubs. Ottawa Bluesfest. Concert officials cards."—Internet Researchers following evacuated the stage on Sunday, mo- a group of adult polar ments before it collapsed 20 minutes Poussin took the design for the group of dancers bears found a 45 percent after the start of a performance by rock from another of his paintings.—INTERNET mortality rate among the band Cheap Trick. "Everyone is okay cubs of those adults that and we are so lucky to be alive and hope Poussin paintings vandalised at swam 30 miles (48 that all the fans are okay," the group kilometres) or more at a wrote on Facebook. National Gallery time, as compared with Canadian authorities had warned of LONDON, 21 July—Two The incident happened an 18 percent mortality winds of up to 56mph (90 km/h) ahead paintings by Nicholas just after 1700BST on Sun- rate among the cubs of of the event. "It was as if some invisible The stage collapsed during a severe Poussin have been day. The police were other polar bears. hand had pushed the entire structure thunderstorm as concert-goers ran sprayed with red paint by called shortly afterwards Internet over," Ottawa Citizen concert reviewer for cover.— INTERNET a vandal at the National and a man was arrested. Gallery in London. The The gallery said: "Prompt The seals New Zealand teen admits killing alarm was raised after a action by conservation were clubbed gallery assistant spotted a staff has ensured very lit- to death in seals for ‘being pests’ man appearing to spray tle damage was sustained what conser- WELLINGTON, 21 July—A New Zealand teenager has the works with an aerosol by the two works.". Both vation staff pleaded guilty to killing 23 seals and seal pups with a can. The Adoration of the oil paintings are part of called a metal pipe because he thought they were pests. Jason Golden Calf and The the gallery's permanent callous, Trevor Godsiff attacked the seals while he was on his way Adoration of the collection and are hung in cowardly home from work on a building site near Kaikoura on Shepherds were painted room 19. attack. South Island. He stopped at a seal colony and bludgeoned between 1633 and 1634. Internet INTERNET the animals to death.—Internet

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 12 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 13 Brother stabbed during cigar fight Man creates scarecrow royal wedding Police in Florida said they arrested a man who A British fan of the royal family said he recreated Prince allegedly stabbed his brother in the shoulder when William’s wedding to Kate Middleton with scarecrows for his he was told not to light a cigar inside their apartment. village’s scarecrow festival. St Petersburg police said Gary Williams, 53, Findlay Farmer of Abbotsley, England, said he recreated the took out a cigar just before 1 am Friday and his Buckingham Palace balcony on the wall of a building that brother, Dean, 53, threatened to set the residence formerly housed a pub and used scarecrows to recreate a on fire if he did not listen, The St Petersburg Times photograph from the day of the wedding, the BBC reported reported Wednesday. Wednesday. Investigators said Gary Williams then stabbed Farmer said his recreation is “accurate in every detail.” A handout photo released by his brother once in the shoulder with a “sharp “The only thing I had to move were the page boys as they Clarence House shows Britain’s instrument.” Dean Williams, who said he did not Prince William posing with his wife were taking up a bit too much room, so I moved them to the see the object with which he was stabbed, called Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, edge,” he said. 911 from a neighbouring apartment where another and their pageboys and Farmer said his submission to Abbotsley’s scarecrow festival brother lives. Police said they believe alcohol was bridesmaids in the Throne Room at has proved a hit with locals. involved in the incident. Gary Williams was arrested Buckingham Palace on “It’s slowing up the cars. It’s like a traffic calming measure,” and held without bail. 29 April, 2011 in London. he said. Hallucinating men called 911 Couple spot Virgin Mary in shower tile Police in Georgia said two men climbing into a boat and getting away,” An Oklahoma couple who who seemed to be hallucinating called sheriff’s spokesman David Ehsanipoor recently put new tiles in their shower 911 to report a home invasion and were said. said they discovered an image of the arrested on suspicion of making “There was no one there, and Virgin Mary on one of the tiles. methamphetamine. deputies realized the two men were Carol Burrell of Moore said she Effingham County sheriff’s hallucinating.” was skeptical when her husband, deputies said they responded to a call “They were so high they called 911 Gary, told her about the tile, but she about a home invasion at the on themselves,” the spokesman said. became a believer when she went Bloomingdale home at about 4 am He said investigators discovered a meth into the bathroom and saw the image Tuesday and were greeted by Brian lab at the residence and the men were for herself in one of the 3-inch stone Johnson, 28, and Brian Austin, 25, who arrested. Austin, who was found to be tiles, The Oklahoman reported said they could hear people in their carrying additional drugs on his person, Wednesday. The Jesus tile, via the Oklahoman. back bedroom, The Savannah (Ga.) was charged with manufacturing “It stood right out,” Burrell said. Morning News reported Wednesday. methamphetamine, possession of She said they have decided to “They pointed out to the deputies methamphetamine and crossing a guard leave the tile in place because it may News Album outside where the ‘suspects’ were, line with a controlled substance. be damaged if removed. Katy Perry notches 9 MTV ‘Grey’s’ star Eric Dane VMA Award nominations selling British diva will enters rehab compete with Perry for LOS ANGELES, 21 for a sports injury that top video with “Rolling July— Eric Dane’s he suffered over the in the Deep”. Others in publicist says the actor recent hiatus. He reports the category include the is undergoing treatment back to work next week. Beastie Boys for “Make for an addiction to Business as usual,” his Some Noise”; rapper painkillers at an representative said in a Tyler, the Creator for “Goblin”; and Bruno undisclosed Los Ange- statement issued to Mars for “Grenade”. les rehabilitation centre. People.com. Mars was nominated The “Grey’s Ana- Xinhua for four Moonman tomy” star is married to Movie star Donnie Yen (R) and his wife actress Rebecca Gay- Singer Katy Perry. trophies. Other multiple nominees include Lady Cecilia Wang Shishi (L) attend the heart, who is pregnant Gaga, Beyonce and premiere ceremony of the film “Wuxia” in with their second child. NEW YORK, 21 July— “Actor Eric Dane Katy Perry’s “Firework” Eminem. Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, 21 July, The VMAs are 2011. With an investment of 20 million US voluntarily checked had enough sparks to himself into a treatment claim a leading nine scheduled for Aug. 28 in dollars, the film “Wuxia” hit the screen facility to help him get MTV Video Music Los Angeles and will air here on Thursday. off of pain medication Award nominations, live. XINHUA that he was prescribed including video of the Internet year. Perry — who hosted Katie Couric to co-host ABC’s ‘The View’ on 3 Aug the network’s Wednes- NEW YORK, 21 July— Last month, it was and, until May, anchored day night special Katie Couric will soon get announced that ABC and the “CBS Evening News.” announcing the nomi- some practice at hosting Disney had signed Couric “The View” airs nations — was also her own daytime talk as host and producer of a weekdays at 11 am nominated for best show, thanks to “The one-hour nationally Eastern time. Its regular Actor Eric Dane of female video for View.” syndicated talk show panel of co-hosts includes “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Firework”, as well as Executive producer premiering in September Barbara Walters, Whoopi who is now best pop video for “Last Bill Geddie said 2012. She also is joining Goldberg, Joy Behar undergoing treatment Friday Night Wednesday that Couric the ABC News team. (BAY’-har), Elisabeth for an addiction to (T.G.I.F.).” Adele tied will be a guest co-host on Couric was a Hasselbeck and Sherri Kanye West with seven the ABC talk show airing longtime co-anchor of Shepherd. painkillers. nominations. The best- live on 3 Aug. Katie Couric NBC’s “Today” show Internet INTERNET

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 13 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 Ribery dreams of following in Jo quits City to return Serena Williams enters US Open Messi’s footsteps to Brazil with injury-protected ranking on football, and that I have SAO PAULO, 21 July— for a fee of around £18 NEW YORK, 21 July— a great relationship with Brazilian striker Jo has left million, although he was Serena Williams, who has the coach (Jupp Manchester City to join swiftly overtaken in that dropped to 172nd in the Heynckes), I am con- Internacional in his home- regard by his countryman world after being vinced that I can emulate land, the Premier League Robinho later the same sidelined for almost a year Messi.” club confirmed on summer. with injury and illness, has Ribery spoke glow- Wednesday. Despite expectations opted to use an injury- Serena Williams reacts Bayern Munich winger ingly of new coach The 24-year-old was Jo never adapted to life in protected ranking to gain during her match against Franck Ribery Heynckes, who is back at City’s record signing the Premier League, and entry into the US Open, Marion Bartoli of France MUNICH, 21 July— the club for a third spell in when he joined from scored only six goals in the United States Tennis at the Wimbledon tennis Bayern Munich winger charge after leading Bayer CSKA Moscow in 2008 41 appearances for City. Association (USTA) said championships in Franck Ribery has said Leverkusen to second Jo, capped three times on Wednesday. London.—INTERNET that winning the world place in the Bundesliga by Brazil, also had spells Champion Kim 2010, can use her injury- footballer of the year last season. on loan at Everton and Clijsters will also be back protected number one award currently held by “He listens and gives Galatasaray, but could not to defend her title in New ranking to enter eight Lionel Messi is his “big- the players freedom to ex- recapture the form that had York after being sidelined tournaments, including gest dream”. press themselves on the made him such an excit- during Wimbledon with a one grand slam, since she “My biggest dream is pitch.”That is what I need. ing prospect in Russia. foot injury. was sidelined over six to be recognised as the I feel free to go out there Brazilian striker Jo Internet Williams, who won the months with health issues, best player in the world, and show what I am capa- last of her 13 grand slam according to the USTA. and I think I have a chance ble of.“I feel able to try Uruguayan media laud titles at Wimbledon in Internet of fulfilling it,” the French out difficult dribbles or Celeste’s Copa run international told dangerous passes again,” AN O S P O R T S SportBild on Wednesday. said the 28-year-old, S J se, 21 July— “Now that I am com- whose last two seasons Uruguay’s media on ing back to 100 percent have been marred by in- Wednesday paid tribute Jet-lag doesn’t spoil Wambach fitness again, that my head jury. to their national team after homecoming is clear and focused fully Internet the win over Peru saw the ‘celeste’ reach the Copa ROCHEESTER, 21 July— had, after all, come to see Atletico sign Mendes from Juve America final. The stadium was packed, her on Wednesday. Coach Oscar Uruguayan forwards the “Abby! Abby! Abby!” So at halftime of the MADRID, 21 July— Tabarez’s team now stand Luis Suarez (R) and chanting fans were loud, Women’s Professional Portugal star Tiago on the verge of a historic and Abby Wambach felt Soccer league game be- Diego Forlan celebrate Mendes has signed with 15th triumph if they can everyone required an ex- tween Wambach’s after Suarez scored Atletico Madrid after ter- see off either Venezuela planation because many magicJack and the West- against Peru on minating his contract with or Paraguay in Sunday’s ern New York Flash, the Juventus, the Spanish final, and newspapers Tuesday.—INTERNET US National team star took club said Wednesday. Portugal star Tiago were full of praise. “Uruguay are in the a microphone and headed The 30-year-old Mendes, seen here in “With the dreams of a final - we want the Cup,” to midfield to provide an midfielder, who has been 2010, has signed with nation,” headlined El said Ovacion, a supple- apology as to why she — on loan at Atletico since Atletico Madrid after Observador after a tri- ment of the daily El Pais, the star of the day — wasn’t early 2010, signed a deal terminating his umph secured with two which added “we are pre- playing. to play for the club for the contract with Juventus. goals from Liverpool for- paring the window” ready “I hope I didn’t disap- next two seasons, the INTERNET ward Luis Suarez. to show off the trophy. point too many people to- Primera Liga side said in Ovacion praised night, but my body really a statement. Weir looking to break par at Suarez’s “pure talent.” needed a rest,” Wambach It did not provide fi- The player is “a machine said. “Honestly, I’m hum- nancial details.The one- Canadian Open which generates danger.” bled.” time Chelsea player VANCOUVER, 21 July— Coming off elbow sur- But the media also The magicJack’s Abby Wambach didn’t play signed for Juventus from Mike Weir has enjoyed a gery late last season and an slammed the pitch at the Wambach waves to in what was supposed to Lyon in 2007. lot of breakthroughs play- operation to drain fluid from Estadio Unico in La Plata, fans before a Women’s be her first game back — Internet ing golf in Vancouver, in- his wrist in March, Weir a venue where Brazil had Professional Soccer and in her native cluding his first profes- has yet to finish under par trouble as they first drew league match against Rochester, no less — three sional win while playing in 14 events in 2011, with Venezuela and then the Western New York days after the US lost the on the Canadian Tour in making the cut in just two slid out on penalties to Flash on 20 July, 2011 World Cup final to Japan 1997, and his first PGA while losing his status on Paraguay. in Rochester, NY. in penalty kicks. Tour victory two years later. the PGA Tour and tumbling Internet INTERNET Internet Weir has also long been down to No. 475 in the the favorite to end a Cana- world rankings. Cole wants to end career at Chelsea dian drought at his national “I was injured and de- LONDON, 21 July—Eng- guese, but the left-back said move on to other things to open that dates back to Pat veloped some bad hab- land international defender that had definite benefits. add spice to our training Fletcher winning down the its,” Weir said on the eve Ashley Cole said on “We have a young sessions. This has been road from here in 1954. In of the $5.2-million Wednesday that he wants manager who is somewhat good and we have come Canada’s Mike Weir 2004 he almost did, losing Canadian Open. “I’m to end his career at Chelsea on the same wavelength on fine so far.”— Internet hits his approach shot in a playoff to Vijay Singh fighting my way out of and was full of praise for with the players. This is on the 15th hole during just one year after becom- that. I’m trying to work my new manager Andre wonderful to the team,” a pro-am event at the ing the first Canadian to way back into form and Villas-Boas. said Cole, who is rated one Canadian Open golf win a major at the 2003 gain some momentum, just Cole, 31, who has been of the best players in the tournament at Masters. string some solid shots linked with moves abroad world in his position. Shaughnessy Golf and Now, the little lefty re- together and hopefully it’ll to escape the media lime- “When we train and if Country Club in Van- turns to Vancouver just lead to some good light, is only two years we are tired the manager England international couver.—INTERNET trying to break par. rounds.”— Internet younger than the Portu- will stop the training and defender Ashley Cole

22-7-2011 NL.pmd 14 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 22 July, 2011 15 Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas China’s telecomunication sector revenue grows 10.1 pct in H1 BEIJING, 21 July—China’s telecommuni- cations sector revenue grew 10.1 percent in the first half, surpassing that of GDP for the first time since 2007, a senior official said Thursday. “A lasting sound macro economy creates a favorable environment for rapid growth in the Visitors choose books during the telecommunications sector.” Zhang Feng, Hong Kong Book Fair in Hong director of the telecom development Kong, south China, 20 July, 2011. department of the Ministry of Industry and XINHUA Information Technology (MIIT) said at a press conference. Husbands happier in marriage Mobile phones users increased by 6.15 million and broadband Internet users by 1.55 if wives are skinnier million in the first half, he said. KNOXCILLE, 21 July—Husbands are He said Chinese people were more willing more satisfied initially and wives are to spend on telecommunications services as more satisfied over time when wives incomes of urban and rural residents increased weigh less than their husbands, a US 7.5 percent and 13.7 percent respectively in study finds. the first six months from the same period last Andrea L. Meltzer and James K. year. McNulty of the University of Upgraded information network Tennessee, Knoxville, and colleagues infrastructure and transition to an integrated say the four-year longitudinal study information service industry had also of 169 newlywed couples addressed contributed to the growth in revenue, Zhang the question of body mass index for said. the trajectory of marital satisfaction. Telecommunications providers invested Weather forecast for 22nd July, 2011 The findings suggest that a duel perspective may be more appropriate 143.1 billion yuan (about 22.2 billion US Sr. Temperature (°C/F) For Tomorrow Regions/States dollars) in upgrading infrastructures in the first No. Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent than an individual one for 1 Kachin 34/93 25/77 Widespread rain (IH) 80% understanding how partners’ qualities half, an increase of 56.5 percent year-on-year, 2 Kayah 26/79 20/68 Fairly widespread 80% shape established relationships such according to MIIT figures. 3 Kayin 27/81 23/73 Widespread rain (IH) 80% as marriage.—Xinhua Xinhua 4 Chin 22/72 15/59 Widespread rain 80% 5 Upper Sagaing 28/82 23/73 Widespread rain 80% 7:40 am 4:20 pm 5:20 pm 6 Lower Sagaing 31/88 26/79 Scattered rain 80% 4. Dhamma Puja Song 3. Dance Of National 8. Songs of Yester 7 Taninthayi 26/79 24/75 Widespread rain (IH) 80% 7:50 am Races Years 8 Bago 27/81 22/72 Widespread rain (IH) 80% 5. Nice & Sweet Song 4:25 pm 5:30 pm 9 Magway 28/82 25/77 Scattered rain 80% 8:00 am 4. Dhamma Sekka 9. Yoetha Phyu Sin 10 Mandalay 34/93 25/77 Scattered rain 80% 6. Health Programme Thutta Reciting Kalaydoeathwin 11 Mon 27/81 23/73 Widespread rain (RH) 80% 8:10 am Competition (2nd 6:00 pm 7. The Mirror Images 12 Yangon 28/82 24/75 Widespread rain 80% Prize Winner) 10. Evening News of The Musical 13 Rakhine 28/82 23/73 Widespread rain (RH) 80% (Botahtaung B.E.H.S 6:15 pm Oldies 14 Southern Shan 23/73 18/64 Fairly widespread 80% (6)) 11. Weather Report Friday, 8:20 am 15 Northern Shan 27/81 22/72 Fairly widespread 80% 4:45 pm 6:20 pm 8. Myanmar Traditional 12. Internet Garden 16 Eastern Shan 28/82 23/73 Fairly widespread 80% 22 July 5. University of Cultural Performing 17 Ayeyawady 27/81 25/77 Widespread rain 80% 7:00 pm View on today Arts Competition Distance Education 18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 28/82 24/75 One or two rain 80% 13. Documentary 12345678901 (TV Lectures)

12345678901 8:30 am 19 Neighbouring Yangon 28/82 24/75 Some rain 80% 7:10 pm 9. Documentary - First Year 14. TV Drama Series 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 34/93 25/77 Isolated rain 80% 7:00 am 8:40 am (Zoology) 8:00 pm During the past (24) hours, rains have been fairly widespread in Mandalay, Magway and Thaninthayi Regions widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavy falls in Bago, Ayeyawady, 4:55 pm Summary of 1. Paritta By Hilly 10. International News 15. News Taninthayi Regions, Rakhine and Mon States and isolated heavyfalls in Chin State. The noteworthy observations at 09:30 amounts of rainfall recorded were Tatkon (29.10)inches, Kyauktaw (13.32) inches, MraukU (7.99) inches, Regiom Missionary 8:45 am 6. Songs for 16. International News hr MST on today Thandwe (7.92) inches, Maungtaw (6.97) inches, An (6.74) inches, Kyaikmaraw (6.22) inches, Palatwa Sayadaw Upholding (6.14) inches, Kawkareik (6.02) inches, and Launglon (5.98) inches. 11. Musical Programme 17. Weather Report Bay Inference Monsoon is vigorous in the Adaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. 7:25 am 4:00 pm National Spirit 18. Just For Laughs Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experience off and along Myanmar Coasts, Surface wind speed State of the Sea in squalls may reach (40 to 45) mph. 2. Healthy Exercise 1. Martial Song 5:05 pm (Gags Asia) Outlook for Continuation of increase of rain in Southern Myanmar areas. subsequent two days 7:30 am 4:10 pm 7. Myanmar 19. TV Drama Series 3. Morning News 2. Musical Programme Language 20. Song Lover

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22-7-2011 NL.pmd 15 7/22/2011, 6:16 AM 7th Waning of Waso 1373 ME Friday, 22 July, 2011 Only with stability and peace will the nation develop Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy Riots beget riots, not democracy Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire VOA, BBC-sowing hatred among the people We favour peace and stability RFA, DVB-generating public We favour development outrage We oppose unrest and violence Do not allow ourselves to be Wipe out those inciting unrest swayed by killer broadcasts and violence designed to cause troubles

Union Health Minister Dr Pe Syllabuses of pre- and post-graduate Thet Khin makes opening speech at 9th Seminar on Medical courses to be reviewed and reformed Education. MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 21 July—To bring about more human resources in the health field is crucial for providing international health care with modern medicine and technologies, said Union Minister for Health Dr Pe Thet Khin at the opening of the 9th Seminar on Medical Education at the Ministry of Health here this morning. As of 2001, the medical and medicine-related universities under the Ministry of Health have been receiving ministry has been setting up new and Moreover, the ministry is creating The government is opening more a growing number of students with renovating old institutions, along with opportunities for students to pursue post-graduate courses at home, the opening of new universities to providing pedagogical aids, training higher subjects inside the nation and spending huge funds, so producing meet the nation’s demand for human students, replenishing lab equipment, to attend post-graduate courses and enough post-graduate experts is high resource development, he said. and e-libraries and appointing more seminars abroad with a view to in the list of priorities, he said, adding In pursuance of human resource teachers to improve the medical sharpening the abilities of medical that syllabuses of pre- and post- development in the medical field, the education, he said. professionals, he noted. (See page 9) Heavy rainfall floods India’s Patna Flood warning NAY PYI TAW, 21 July— observations today, the water level According to the 12:30 hr M.S.T of Sittoung River in Madauk is 1010 observations today, the water level cm. It may reach its danger level of Bago River in Bago is 861 cm. It (1070) cm during the next 36 hours may reach its danger level (910) cm commencing noon today, announced Chinese medicine could treat during the next 48 hours commencing the Meteorology and Hydrology Parkinson’s: HK study noon today. Department. PAGE 5 PAGE 10 According to the 12:30 hr M.S.T MNA

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