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Volume XVIII, Number 320 3rd Waxing of Tabaung 1372 ME Monday, 7 March, 2011 Prime Minister U Thein Sein attends opening of Lewe Township People’s Hospital

NAY PYI TAW, 6 March—Lewe Township Prime People’s Hospital (100-bed) in Nay Pyi Taw District was inaugurated this morning, attended by Prime Minister Minister U Thein Sein. Also present on the occasion were Com- U Thein mander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Brig-Gen Maung Sein Maung Aye, ministers, deputy ministers, depart- mental heads, personnel, the medical superintendent, comforts doctors, nurses and hospital staff, members of social patients at organizations, senior citizens, and guests. Secretary of Special Development Project Lewe Supervisory Committee U Kan Chun handed over relevant documents of the hospital to Director- Township General Dr Win Myint of Health Department under People’s Ministry of Health. President of Tetlan Construction Company Hospital U Shein Win presented hospital equipment worth K (100-bed). 7,180,000 and cash donation of K 5 million to the fund of the hospital through Head of Lewe Town- MNA ship Health Department Dr Soe Soe Naing. Next, Commander Brig-Gen Maung Maung The Prime Minister unveiled the signboard patients. The hospital is built on 41-acre land and Aye, Minister for Progress of Border Areas and of the hospital and then sprinkled scented water to formed with two 50-bed patient wards, outpatient National Races and Development Affairs Nay Pyi the stone plaque of the hospital together with the ward, operation theatre, labour room, dental clinic, Taw Mayor U Thein Nyunt, and Minister for Health commander and the ministers. X-ray room, lab, emergency room, and healthcare Dr Kyaw Myint formally opened the hospital. The Prime Minister and party comforted the education section.—MNA

Opening ceremony of Lewe Township People’s Hospital (100-bed) in progress.—MNA

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

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Monday, 7 March, 2011 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Improve quality and boost * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State production of crops * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Agriculture is the major contributor to economic growth of the nation. Now, farmland Commander visits Yenangyoung, Salin, utilization is on the gradual increase. So, what is needed is to boost production of quality crops. Magway stations Irrigation water is the crucial part of agricultural farming. With 200 more dams and NAY PYI TAW, 6 March — On his inspection tour where reclamation of farmlands were being carried sluice gates, over 300 river water pumping of Yenangyoung Station on 1 March, Chairman of out by Magway Station officials concerned reported stations, tube-wells, artesian wells, and small Mandalay Region Peace and Development Council to the commander on ongoing tasks. At Salin Station, the commander presented dams and lakes, mixed- and multiple-cropping Commander of Central Command Brig-Gen Ye Aung oversaw agriculture and livestock breeding of the cash assistance to servicemen and their families and patterns have become popular across the nation. battalion and presented cash assistance to their families inspected agriculture and livestock breeding of the The nation gains paddy output of over 1500 in meeting with servicemen. station. million baskets, putting about 20 acres under On his arrival at Ywakhine collective farm MNA monsoon and summer paddy. Now, crops are grown all-year round with mixed- and multiple- accomplishment of cropping patterns. F & R Minister meets officials in plans in the financial In a bid to boost export of agricultural year, and follow-up produce, Myanmar has to keep abreast of other Mandalay Region programmes. agricultural countries in terms of quality strains The minister NAY PYI TAW, 6 Region at the Internal the Myanmar Small of crops and advanced agricultural methods in assessed the reports, March—Minister for Revenue Department in Loans Department, the calling for enforcement of order that her crops are highly saleable in the Finance and Revenue U Mandalay yesterday. Budget Department, the the law, rules and international market. Hla Tun had a meeting Officials of the Customs Department, regulations and Advanced methods are indispensable for with officials of the Central Bank of the Internal Revenue procedures in carrying out boosting agricultural production. High-yield departments and Myanmar, the Myanma Department and the tasks, and speedily quality paddy strains, fertilizers and post- enterprises under the Economic Bank, the Pension Department application of IT to harvest methods are to be used in a Ministry of Finance and Myanmar Investment reported on objectives, expedite the tasks. proportionate way to achieve the goal of Revenue in Mandalay and Commercial Bank, ongoing tasks, MNA production of surpluses of crops. Now, farmers and entrepreneurs are Mayor attends closing ceremony of delivered an address at reclaiming vacant lands on a wider scale. And the monthly meeting of modern methods are applied effectively in special MCDC’s Office Work Refresher Course board of directors of agricultural zones. Thanks to assistance NAY PYI TAW, 6 mittee Mayor U Phone Work Refresher Course Yadanabon Bank Ltd at rendered by officials, broader use of farm March —Chairman of Zaw Han made opening of the committee and its meeting hall in machinery and efforts of farmers, the nation Mandalay City address at the closing presented prizes to Aungmyethazan Town- will be able to improve quality and boost Development Com- ceremony of Office outstanding trainees on ship. production of crops more than ever. 1 March. After the meeting, After the the mayor inspected Bagan publishes five ceremony, the mayor functioning of the 15021.75 acres of poppy Myanmar writers’ works cordially greeted them. bank. plantation destroyed Next, the mayor MNA NAY PYI TAW, 6 March—A total of 14260.8 acres of poppy plantation was destroyed from 1 Respect-paying of September 2010 to 20 February 2011. BEHS No.2 Hline on So far, altogether 15021.75 acres of plantation have been destroyed during 2010- 3 April 2011 poppy cultivation season, including 760.95 acres—349.65 acres in Mongton,Monghsat, YANGON, 6 March—The 12th respect-paying Mongphyat, Kengtung, Namhkam, Manton, ceremony of No.2 Basic Education High School of Kutkai and Momeik townships of Shan State and Hline (Daw Tha Htet BEHS) will be held at the 411.30 acres in Waingmaw, Tanai, Phakant school on 3 April. townships of Kachin State—in Regions and States All retired teachers and old students have from 21 to 27 February.—MNA been invited to attend the ceremony without fail. YANGON, 6 March — Bagan Publishing Those who want to donate cash and kinds may One injured in KNU mine blast House distributed five works of Myanmar writers. contact: Saya U Min Zaw (Ph-522250, ext-240), The books include “San Wa Mi Hmae short U Maung Maung (Ph-09-5019484), U Kyi Than NAY PYI TAW, 6 March—Maung Yan Lin stories (2)” by Hsinbyugyun Aung Thein, “Kyaw (Ph-512546), Daw San San Win (Ph-725608), U Aung who resides in Waegyi village, Shwegyin Swe” by Min Kyaw, “Mitta Thi Tha” by Myat Ohn Kyu (Ph-09-5101286), U Ye Naing Lin (Ph- Township, Bago Region, got his right ankle injured Nyein, “Stubborn Hunter Pae Ta Lu makes all the 09-5100393), U Shwe Thaik (Ph-512925), U on his way to cut down bamboo while stepping on forest clamorous” by Zin Aung and “Painting Still Myo Myat Thu (Ph-09-8034710), U Myo Khin a mine planted by a KNU insurgent group at about Shining at Heart” by Maung Khin Min (Danubyu). (Ph-09-5187546), U Phyo Ko (Ph-521311), U one mile east of his village yesterday morning. The Those books may be ordered from the Phyo Pyae Son (Ph-09-9042237), U Maung Maung victim was sent to Shwegyin People’s Hospital. He Bagan Publishing House at No (4) A (5), Yankin Gyi (Ph-73093932) and U Aung Thein (Ph- is now under treatment there, and provided with Centre, Sayasan Street, Yangon (Ph: 095110038 0949274873). necessary assistances.—MNA and 01-544321).—MNA MNA

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 2 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 3 Child air-strike deaths stir fury in Afghanistan ASADABAD, 6 March—Two of Nasim’s sons went counterpart Hamid Karzai. The International Security into the hills to collect firewood last week to warm the Assistance Force (ISAF) says those responsible could family’s humble home against the biting Afghan face disciplinary action. winter chill. They never returned, killed along with But that may not be enough to stem growing seven other children in a NATO air strike. Afghan anger at a time when the battle for hearts and “The Americans are wild,” said the boys’ father, minds is keener than ever, with foreign forces due to who uses only one name and whose sons were aged start handing over control of security to their Afghan 11 and 12, crying as he spoke. “They don’t value counterparts in July. The deaths in Kunar, a troubled A boy, injured during a humanity and don’t care about our children. “The northeastern province bordering Pakistan, happened NATO air strike, lies on a men who carried out the air strike and the ones who on Tuesday as troops fought back after an insurgent hospital bed in Iraq blast Afghanistan’s eastern ordered it should be brought to court.” rocket attack on their base. Civilian casualties in Kunar Province recently. The nine killings outside Asadabad in Kunar foreign military operations targeting the Taleban and Joint operations by kills six in Province have unleashed public fury over civilian other fighters have long been an issue in Afghanistan. Afghan forces and NATO- casualties at a crucial time for foreign forces in Karzai has repeatedly issued angry condemnations led foreign troops killed oil-rich Afghanistan. The accidental deaths led the US troop of foreign forces over such deaths. Last week he went 64 civilians in Kunar, including many women commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, further still, warning them they would face “huge and children, over the past Basra to issue a rare public apology, while US President problems” if the “daily killing of innocent civilians” four days, the governor of Barack Obama also voiced “deep regret” to Afghan did not stop.—Internet Kunar said.—INTERNET BASRA, 6 March— Local Iraqi officials say Bomb kills 12 civilians a roadside bomb has killed six people in the KABUL, 6 March—An Afghan official says a roadside bomb has killed southern city of Basra. 12 civilians in east Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. A police officer said A spokesman for the governor of Paktika, Mokhlis Afghan, said another the bomb targeted a bus five people were wounded Sunday when the bomb exploded next to a truck Sunday around 9 am. carrying civilians. He said the dead included two children, five men and five Twelve people were women. The truck was travelling between the towns of Turwa and Wazakhwa. wounded. The Interior Ministry confirmed the attack but said only 10 people were A morgue official killed. There was no way to immediately reconcile the difference in confirmed the death toll. numbers. A paramedic treats a civilian, injured in a explosion, at Another police a hospital in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan Paktika borders Pakistan’s lawless tribal areas, used as safe havens by officer said the bomb militants fighting US-led coalition troops in Afghanistan.—Internet recently.—INTERNET missed a passing US army patrol, but hit the One killed, 13 wounded in Iraq’s violence bus. He put the death BAGHDAD, 6 March— two people were wounded the source said. Salahudin toll at three and the A member of an anti-Qaeda in a bomb explosion at a Province, located in wounded at 11. paramilitary group, known rural area south of Baquba, northern central of Iraq, is There was no way as Awakening Council, the source said. mainly Sunni Province. Its to immediately reconcile was killed and 13 people In Iraq’s Salahudin capital city of Tikrit, some the difference in were wounded in gunfire Province, a roadside bomb 170 km north of Baghdad, numbers. Conflicting and roadside bomb attacks struck the convoy of is the hometown of the reports on casualties are in Iraq on Saturday, the Colonel Ali al-Baiyati, former president Saddam common in the police said. police chief of the town of Hussien. immediate aftermath of In Iraq’s eastern Tuz-Kurmato, some 90 km In Iraq’s Anbar attacks. Province of Diyala, east of the provincial capital Province, five policemen All officials spoke gunmen in their car shot city of Tikrit, wounding six were wounded when a File photo shows an Afghan youth, injured on condition of dead Jasim Zayd, an of his bodyguards, a roadside bomb went off during an airstrike carried out by NATO, is anonymity because they Awakening Council group provincial police source near their patrol in the visited by ISAF officials in the northern city of member in Abu Kamis told Xinhua on condition town of Amriyat al- Kunduz. The United Nations’ special were not authorized to area, south of the provincial of anonymity. Fallujah, near the city of representative for children and armed conflict, release information. capital city of Baquba, Baiyati escaped the Falluajh, some 50 km Radhika Coomaraswamy, also called for a Oil-rich Basra is 340 some 65 km northeast of attack unhurt, but two of west of Baghdad, a local “thorough review of procedures” to prevent the miles (550 kilometres) Baghdad, a Diyala’s police his convoy’s vehicles were police source told Xinhua deaths of children in the Afghan war following southeast of Baghdad. source told Xinhua on damaged by the blast, on condition of the incident.—INTERNET Internet condition of anonymity. which occurred at one of anonymity. In a separate incident, the main roads in the town, Xinhua Cuba mulls verdict for US spy suspect Afghan men inspect the HAVANA, 6 March—A Cuban tribunal “The trial is finally over, the defender damage after a is deliberating on a pending verdict for a will receive the communication with the misdirected NATO missile US contractor accused of spying after a sentence, but we do not know when,” an hit a mud-built home in trial, local radio reported on Saturday. official from the US Interests Section in Nangarhar provinced, in Khogyani district in The Board of Crimes has concluded Havana told reporters. Nangarhar Province. the two-day trial of Alan Gross for his Gross was arrested on 3 Dec, 2009, at Hamid Karzai has warned “acts against the Cuban independence an Havana Airport on charges of providing foreign forces in or territorial integrity,” the report said, satellite communication equipments to Afghanistan that they without mentioning the date of anti-government groups, but Washington would face “huge sentencing. According to Cuban laws, said Gross is an employee of the problems” if the “daily killing of innocent authorities have six days to give the “Development Alternatives company” civilians” did not stop. verdict and Gross could face 20 years in and was helping Cuban Jews to INTERNET prison. communicate with Jews abroad.—Xinhua

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A bed of branching coral shows the effects Wormholes linking stars theorized of bleaching in BISHKEK, 6 March—European physicists say some stars could contain wormholes, Indonesia’s Wakatobi tunnel-like passages connecting distant points in space-time, a concept sparking archipelago, a thriving much debate. marine paradise, Physicist Vladimir Folomeev in the Kyrgyz Republic and his colleagues suggest pairs of stars could be joined by wormholes full of an exotic material known as packing a bewildering “phantom matter,” ScienceNews.org reported Friday. abundance of life that Strictly hypothetical, phantom matter has been put forward as a possible supports 100,000 explanation for the accelerating expansion of the universe, and its exotic properties people and contributes — if it even exists — could also enable a wormhole to be kept propped open, millions of dollars to Folomeev and his colleagues say. They have come up with a preliminary Indonesia’s economy. mathematical model suggesting the possible existence of such a phenomenon but INTERNET acknowledge their analysis isn’t complete.—Internet Air Force launches space Two space crews mark one week together in orbit

plane 1 day after delay CAPE CANAVERAL, 6 March—The 12 astronauts restraints from all the equipment that was delivered CAPE CANAVERAL, 6 March—The Air Force has aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex shared by Discovery. launched a second experimental space plane that a few more maintenance chores Saturday, taking The foam encasing the humanoid robot R2 will resembles a small shuttle. out the trash and doing their part for clean air as be stuffed in as well, once the astronauts unwrap it. An Atlas 5 rocket blasted off with the unmanned their weeklong visit wound down. R2 is the first humanoid robot in space. space plane Saturday afternoon from Cape The hatches between Discovery and the It was part of the new stowage unit delivered Canaveral. Air Force officials aren’t saying much International Space Station will close Sunday last Saturday by shuttle Discovery. about the X-37B orbital test vehicle. It’s the second afternoon, and the shuttle will undock first thing Mission Control gave Discovery’s six astronauts of its type to be launched. The first rocketed into Monday. orbit last spring. It landed in California in December two extra days at the 220-mile-high lab — for a total Both crews worked to rejuvenate the space following a 270-day mission. of nine days — to help with all the unloading and station’s air system. The X-37B is 29 feet long with a wing span of repair work. 15 feet. The oxygen generator as well as the carbon Flight director Royce Renfrew said Saturday The Air Force says the newest craft will serve as dioxide removal system have been acting up. evening that he was “ecstatic” with how the mission a test platform for satellite sensors and systems. They also made sure a Japanese cargo carrier has unfolded. Officials say the voyage will build upon what was was loaded properly with garbage. The extra days were well-used; the new storage learned during the first mission, though they won’t The supply ship will be let loose at the end of compartment is now empty of shuttle-ferried cargo say what that was. this month and plunge through the atmosphere, and ready to be used as intended, he said. The ultimate purpose of the X-37B and details burning up. “I couldn’t be happier,” Renfrew told reporters. about the craft largely remain a mystery.—Internet The vessel is full of packing foam and launch Internet

A Mercedes-Benz G55 NetNewsWire 4.0 Lite debuts in Mac car with 12 volt battery engine for App Store children made by NEW YORK, 6 March—If you’ve considered dipping your toe into the world of National Products, RSS readers, but didn’t know where to start, you might want to investigate the latest Ltd. of Hong Kong on offering from NewsGator. NetNewsWire Lite 4.0, a slimmed-down version of the display at the Toy venerable news reader, is now available in the Mac App Store as a free download. Fair 2011 on 15 As developer Brent Simmons points out, this version is intended to be fast and February, 2011 at the light. There’s a redesigned user interface and a retooled code base under the hood, Javits Centre in all of it aimed at making your feed-reading experience easy and efficient. You’ll find New York. many of the basic features, such as the ability to make folders, support for importing INTERNET and exporting your feeds, and sharing integration with Instpaper, MarsEdit, VoodooPad, Twitter, and more. There are a couple of additional niceties as well, Lastfm app adds personal profile, such as support for multitouch gestures. But if you’re an existing NetNewsWire power user, many of the features you’re events features accustomed to may not be present: to wit, syncing. If you’re a Google Reader user, WASHINGTON, 6 March—Lastfm has access a Top Weekly Artist Chart to find you won’t be able to keep all your feeds in perfect harmony with this version of the released a new 3.0 upgrade for its iOS app out who’s hot and who’s not, and take app, but don’t worry: Simmons says a full version of NetNewsWire 4.0 is on its way. that includes all sorts of new features, advantage of a new Friends Radio function NetNewsWire 4.0 is a free download from the Mac App Store, and requires Mac including the ability to create your own that creates mixes of the music that your OS X 10.6 or later and a 64-bit processor. profile page based on your unique musical friends have been listening to on their Internet tastes, a local events section for concerts Lastfm accounts. and shows near you, and improved search The app has also added a local events capabilities and functions. section that can recommend shows and In this 19 Feb, 2011 The profile page works like that of a concerts in your area, with access to maps photo, a cartoonist social networking site, but with a musical of the venues. And the search function draws on a high tech twist. Not only can you show your friends also has some new abilities, including the and potential acquaintances your choice addition of artist biographies with all sorts computer during in music via a list of the songs you’ve of interesting and obscure bits of trivia, Comic Com fair in listened to, but you can also see the tunes and the ability to move through and view New Delhi, India. that your friends are pumping through similar artists during your search. INTERNET their headphones as well. You can also Internet

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An Alzheimers patient at a Health Tip: What’s behind Doctors perform rare psychiatric hospital. robotic surgery in India Speaking more than one iron deficiency language protects the brain NEW DELHI, 6 March—Doctors in Iron is an essential mineral that’s present in all against cognitive decline India have claimed to have cells. As a key component of hemoglobin in the and makes a person better successfully performed a rare robotic blood, for example, it helps carry oxygen from the at multi-tasking, heart surgery on a 23- year-old person researchers said Friday at lungs to the rest of the body. at a hospital in the southern Indian a major US science People who don’t have enough iron in the city of Chennai, local media reported conference.—INTERNET blood may have fewer-than-normal red blood cells, on Saturday. a condition called iron deficiency anemia. Dr Ravi Kumar, the Director of Potassium may be key to diabetes The US Centres for Disease Control and the Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention offers these risk factors for iron disparity at the Chettinad Health City, said the deficiency: robotically assisted procedure BALTIMORE, 6 March—Lower blood potassium levels may be * Being a baby or toddler, or a pregnant woman. involved replacing both the mitral why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with * Having lost a significant amount of blood. and the aortal valve simultaneously. type 2 diabetes than whites, US researchers say. * Eating a diet that lacks enough meat, poultry or “This research doesn’t mean people should run out and start The surgery carried out on D fish that are rich in iron. taking potassium supplements,” Hsin-Chieh “Jessica” Yeh, an Vijayakanth, an auto driver from * Being vegetarian. assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University Vellore, was done by a three armed * Taking certain medications to manage ulcers or School of Medicine, said in a statement. robot, took four hours and cost acid reflux.—Internet “But we now know lower serum potassium is an independent 225,000 rupees (4,500 US dollars). risk factor for diabetes and that African-Americans have, on “The best part about using a robot average, lower potassium levels than whites. What remains to be in cardiac surgery is that the patient’s seen is if increasing potassium levels through diet or heart need not be opened and the supplementation can prevent the most common form of diabetes.” surgery can be done using a small Yeh and colleagues analyzed data from more than 12,000 4cm incision. This is not possible participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, with normal surgeries without a collected from 1987 to 1996. robot,” Dr Ravi Kumar was quoted The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical by local daily The Times of India as Nutrition, found more than 2,000 African-Americans in the study saying. had lower average serum potassium levels — found in food such Robotic surgery, which is fairly as bananas, melons, lentils and yogurt — than the more than 9,000 Indian police constables participate in a Yoga new in the country, can be used for a whites in the study. They also were twice as likely to develop type laughing therapy to distress on the first of the New Year gamut of medical procedures, said Dr 2 diabetes. In addition, diabetes increased among study participants in Jalandhar, India, Punjab, on 1 Jan, 2011.—INTERNET Ravi Kumar.—Xinhua as potassium levels went down, the study said.—Internet

Liebherr China to expand use of RMB in cross-border refrigerators recalled trade and investment WASHINGTON, 6 March—The US BEIJING, 6 March—China will for cross-border transactions to the Consumer Product Safety Commission continue to increase the use of its entire country this year from the has announced a voluntary recall of currency renminbi in cross-border current 20 provincial regions as there Liebherr built-in refrigerators due to trade and investment this year, says a is growing market demand for the risk of injury. government work report to be business. The doors to the Liebherr built-in delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at The total value of trade settled in An employee works on a production 30-inch Wide Bottom Freezer the annual session of the national the yuan rocketed to 506.3 billion line at the Yoplait and Candia dairy Refrigerators can detach, possibly legislature on Saturday. yuan (77.1 billion US dollars) in 2010, production plant in Vienne, central injuring a consumer, the commission The country will “press ahead according to the central bank. France in 2008. China’s Bright said in a statement. with making the RMB convertible In other moves to give the yuan Food Group has said a tie-up with The refrigerators were imported under capital accounts” this year, says a bigger role, China has inked eight France’s Yoplait would bring from Austria by Liebherr-Canada of the report. bilateral currency deals worth a total expansion opportunities in the Ontario, Canada, and sold nationwide The actions are expected to of 803.5 billion yuan since the end of massive Chinese market, as it from February 2004 through January promotes a bid for a stake in the bolster the yuan’s role on international 2008. 2011 for between $4,400 and $5,000. Xinhua French company.—INTERNET About 5,700 units are involved in markets. the recall, which includes model The People’s Bank of China, the S&P trims Toyota’s credit rating numbers C 1600, CI 1600, CI 1601, C central bank, said Wednesday that it NEW YORK, 6 March—Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said will expand the trial programme 1650, CI 1650, CI 1651 and CI 1700. Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp has profits in its future but cut its allowing the use of yuan settlement Internet credit score anyway. A Chinese worker takes his After cutting its credit rating from AA to AA minus, the credit rating lunch on a construction site agency said, “The stable outlook reflects our expectation that Toyota is in Luanda central district. likely to maintain the gradual recovery occurring in its profitability, along Some 50 Chinese with its minimal financial risk profile,” The Detroit News reported on stateowned firms and 400 Saturday. private companies are Toyota surpassed General Motors as the world’s largest automaker in currently in Angola, with recent years, as the industry suffered from a prolonged slump that preceded 60,000 to 70,000 Chinese the recession that began in December 2007. expatriates are working in Last year, however, Toyota was plagued by recall issues due to troubles Angola. with unintended acceleration and gas pedal problems. US automakers INTERNET gained market share, while Toyota’s fortunes stumbled.—Internet

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 5 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 Che Guevara’s New Zealand quake to cost up to Motorcycle Diaries $11 billion companion WELLINGTON, 6 Ma- NZ$10 billion and last year as the economy rch—The earthquake NZ$15 billion - two to has struggled to pick up Granado dies which shattered the New three times the estimated momentum and house- Zealand city of Christc- NZ$5 billion cost of an holds and businesses cut HAVANG, 6 March—Alberto Alberto Granado met Che Guevara hurch on 22 February earlier earthquake to spending. Unlike many Granado, the motorcycle companion when the two were children. would cost the country strike the city last other developed nations, of Ernesto Che Guevara, has died in INTERNET Cuba at the age of 88. up to NZ$15 billion ($11 September. the economy has shown The pair’s eight-month journey Havana University. billion) and will also wipe In addition, the wider few signs of gaining around Latin America was His body is to be cremated and 1.5 percent off GDP over economic impact of the traction in recent months. immortalised in the 2004 film The according to his wishes, the ashes are five years, Finance earthquake, combined English said the Minister Bill English said with already slower government was still Motorcycle Diaries. to be spread in Cuba, Argentina and on Sunday. economic growth than working through the The journey, begun in 1951, Venezuela, Cuban television said. “Paying for the forecast, could leave potential impacts of the exposed the two medical students to Granado was born in Cordoba, earthquake will likely nominal GDP a cumu- earthquake on GDP and deep poverty and social injustice Argentina, on 8 August 1922 and involve a balanced lative NZ$15 billion the flow-through to tax and awoke Guevara’s revolutionary met Guevara as a child. combination of a bit more lower over the five years revenue. The film of their travels around convictions. borrowing in the short to 2015. But based on these Latin America on the motorcycle they After helping Fidel Castro term and reconsidering That is equivalent to early assumptions, the called La Poderosa - The Powerful - overthrow Cuban dictator Fulgencio our spending priorities,” about 1.5 percent of the total loss of tax revenue Batista in 1959, Guevara invited was based on diaries both men kept. English said in a total value of GDP over from all of these factors Granado to Cuba. In the 2004 film, Granado was statement. this period, it said. could be in a range of Cuban state media said he died played by Argentine actor Rodrigo The Treasury esti- The Reserve Bank of NZ$3 billion to NZ$5 of natural causes in Havana. De la Serna. Gael Garcia Bernal mated the total financial New Zealand has held its billion over the five After arriving in Cuba in 1961, played Che. cost of damage from the key interest rate at 3.0 years,” he said. Granado taught biochemistry at Internet earthquake at between percent since September Internet Shopping carts haul fecal bacteria TUSCON, 6 March— restroom,” lead researcher Bacteria found on US store Charles Gerba, a professor shopping carts may be of microbiology at the worse than some University of Arizona, told supermarket restrooms, a MSNBC. US researcher says. “That’s because they In a study funded by use disinfecting cleaners the Clorox Co, Charles in the restrooms. Nobody Gerba and colleagues at routinely cleans and A rescue worker walks through the rubble in the University of Arizona disinfects shopping carts.” central Christchurch 2 March, 2011. in Tuscon swabbed To reduce the amount INTERNET shopping cart handles in of bacteria, Gerba four states looking for recommends shopping Archaeologists discover bacterial and of 85 carts carts be wiped down with examined, 72 percent disinfectant. ancient rain water were positive for fecal Internet bacteria. File photo shows a farmer harvesting site In one group of 36 spraying pesticide on a AURANGABAD, 6 in this case, has been shopping carts examined crop of vegetables in March—Archaeologists carved in circular and more closely, 50 percent Yanqing, northwest of have stumbled upon an pyramidal shape, with had E coli and a host of Beijing. Increased ancient rain water steep natural ridges other types of bacteria, production of cheap harvesting site having 13 retouched to maintain File photo shows a Pulsar DTS-Fi motorcycle at Gerba says. pesticides in China and rock-cut reservoirs, in security and isolation. the Bajaj’s Probiking showroom in New Delhi. India, lax regulation and “That’s more than central Maharashtra, Located at Lohgarh- Car penetration is low, with just 13 out of every you find in a supermarket’s inadequate farmer which they say is the education are destroying Nandra village here, the 1,000 Indians owning one.—INTERNET largest one in the ecosystems around site is 38 km north-west country. Nine firefighters die battling China paddies, allowing pests to of the city, on the old thrive and multiply, The site is unique as trade route between wildfire scientists have warned. the harvesting area, a hill Aurangabad and Ajanta INTERNET caves, which are famous KUNMING, 6 March—A wildfire in southwestern China was completely subdued by Saturday morning but not before nine firefighters perished, a local fire official all over the world for said. paintings and architec- It took 1,140 firefighters to put out the deadly blaze on Jianchuan Mountain in ture. Yunnan Province, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. It was discovered in Wan Yong, deputy commander of the provincial forest fire prevention authority, one of the four hillocks said some firefighters were still monitoring the situation to guard against flare-ups. on the Lohgarh hills, Local authorities said the doomed firefighters became trapped Thursday when which have rich archaeo- winds reignited an area that had been smoldering. Several others were injured, logical evidence, in the Xinhua said. The fire started accidentally started Wednesday by a woman from form of rock-cut Jinchang village, who was burning corn stalks on some uncultivated land surrounded structures. by weeds when gusting winds pushed the flames out of control.—Internet Internet

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Prime Minister U Thein Sein unveils signboard of Lewe Township People’s Hospital (100-bed).—MNA

Prime Minister

U Thein Sein at

newly-opened Lewe

Township People’s

Hospital (100-bed).

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Interior design of Lewe Township People’s Hospital (100-bed).

MNA Images of opening of Lewe Township People’s Hospital (100-bed).

Photo shows Lewe Township People’s

Hospital (100-bed).

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7-3-2011 NL.pmd 7 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 Teachers not only to teach but also to round the students in skills Secretary-1 on inspection tour of Kyaukme District, Shan State (North)

NAY PYI TAW, 6 March—Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Thiha Thura U Secretary-1 Tin Aung Myint Oo, accompanied by Maj-Gen Aung of the State Than Htut of the Ministry of Defence, Minister for Peace and Construction U Khin Maung Myint, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs U Phone Swe, Deputy Minister for Develop- Health Dr Mya Oo, Deputy Minister for Education U ment Coun- Aung Myo Min and departmental officials, left here by cil Thiha helicopter and arrived at Kyaukme in Shan State Thura U (North) this morning. They were welcomed there by Chairman of Tin Aung Shan State (North) PDC Commander of North-East Myint Oo at Command Brig-Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw and officials. Kyaukme On arrival at Kyaukme District General District Hospital, the Secretary-1 held a meeting with the medical staff. Medical Superintendent Dr May Thin General reported on facts about the medical facility, health Hospital.

care, administrative matters and fund-raising condi- MNA tions.

Secretary-1 ducted the Secretary-1 round the hospital. of the The Secretary-1 inspected No (2) Basic Edu- State cation High School. The headmistress gave accounts Peace and of academic and administrative matters, and pass Develop- rates. ment Council He called for increasing pass rates and more Thiha attention to teaching the subjects the students are weak Thura U in, and made cash donations to the school. Tin Aung On his visit to No (1) BEHS, the Secretary-1 Myint Oo inspected classrooms and school buildings. cordially The headmaster reported on academic matters greets doctors and pass rates; and the school board of trustees, on and nurses stipends for outstanding students. at In his speech, the Secretary-1 noted that teach- Kyaukme ers have to not only teach but also round the students District in skills in order that the youth will become reliable General Hospital. intellectuals and intelligentsia. He spoke the need of MNA teachers to find out the root cause of why students are weak in particular subjects, and pay more attention to Maj-Gen Aung Than Htut and the deputy for prevention of seasonal diseases. those subjects. He urged them to preserve and promote health minister gave supplementary reports. He donated cash and an incubator to the fine traditions of the school, improve the teaching The Secretary-1 stressed the need of better hospital, and gave green light for opening an eye care methods and enforce school rules and regulations. health care and good treatment to win trust and centre in the hospital. The Secretary-1 made cash donations to the reliance from the public, and talks on health education The medical superintendent and officials con- trust funds of the school.—MNA

Fifth graduation of Commander Brig-Gen University of Traditional Maung Maung Aye, Medicine held Minister U

NAY PYI TAW, 6 March—Fifth graduation Thein Nyunt ceremony of University of Traditional Medicine and Minister took place at the convocation hall of the University Dr Kyaw in Mandalay this morning. It was attended by Myint for- Director-General of Traditional Medicine mally open Department under the Ministry of Health Professor Lewe Town- Dr Aung Myint, Rector of the University Professor ship People's Dr Than Maung, the pro-rector (Admin), members Hospital (100 of admin department, members of education board, bed). the registrar, students and faculty members. (News on At the ceremony, the rector conferred on 130 students, and made a speech. Page 1) MNA MNA

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 8 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 9 In his speech, the the nation and the people. Traffic often caused bridge, the company Secretary-1 said that the In this regard, the damage to steel girders of faced a lot of natural opening of Hsipaw government aims to fulfill the bridge, and many challenges, but it Bridge brought glory not the desire of every citizen: trucks had to wait until it managed to complete the only to Shan State (North) to enjoy higher income had been repaired, and building of the bridge and Mandalay Region but and socio-economic goods had to be which is 569 feet long also to the whole Union. status, higher living transferred. So, that cost and can withstand 60 tons With the concept that standard while doing more and caused of loads for per vehicle. smooth transport lies at business in a peaceful way hindrances to commodity So far, Hsipaw Bridge has the core of development in the framework of the flow. emerged as the sixth of a region, the law, and to enable their The situation called above-180-foot bridge on government has been country and region to for a two-way broad crest Mandalay-Lashio-Muse building roads and bridges enjoy greater type bridge for Road in Shan State in all regions and states to development. convenience of trucks. (North). form networks of Now, with cumulative Under the supervision of Asia World Co had transport facilities across development of the the Ministry of been building 102 miles the Union. regions in Shan State Construction, Asia World and three furlongs long Hsipaw Bridge is the (North), Mandalay- Co has built many above- Lashio-Muse (Mongyu) Secretary-1 of the State Peace and 259th above-180-foot Lashio-Muse Union 180-foot bridges with section of Mandalay- Development Council Thiha Thura U Tin bridge in the nation, and Highway, which helps BOT system in Shan State Lashio-Muse Union th Aung Myint Oo addresses opening ceremony of the 13 in Shan State improve the economy, (North) such as Kyinthi, Highway with BOT (North). The bridge is the social affairs and transport Sint-in, Theinni, system since 1996. Hsipaw Bridge.—MNA pride of the entire people between the People’s Namkhaing and Goktwin. It also built some sections of the Union highway with BOT system: Nawnghkio- Kyaukme section (44 miles) in 1998, Mongyu- Muse section (10 miles) and Muse-Namhkam section(22 miles) in 2000, Mandalay-PyinOoLwin- Wetwun-Nawnghkio section (71 miles) in 2002, Kyaukme-Lashio section (49 miles) in 2006, totaling as it was built by national Republic of China and In order to keep the 298 miles and three Emergence of river-crossing… experts. Myanmar, is coping with commodity flow while the furlongs. Then, it has been (from page 16) staff who have Emergence of river- a growing traffic. Old new bridge was being maintaining and repairing for Education U Aung undertaken bridge crossing bridges one after Hsipaw Bridge was a one- built, Asia World Co built the facilities in a systematic Myo Min, departmental construction, members of another reflects economic way bailey facility which a pontoon bridge for way with its experts and heads, departmental social organizations, strength, spiritual power, could withstand only 30 trucks. staff members. personnel, engineers and locals, and guests. technology and skills of tons of loads for a vehicle. In building the new (See page 10)

Photo shows newly-opened Hsipaw Bridge built by Asia World Co., Ltd.—MNA

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 9 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 development in their Construction is building socio-economic lives. roads and bridges across Under the guidance the country in cooperation of the Head of State, the with construction groups Ministry of Construction including 67 districts, five is striving to develop special groups, five special transport infrastructures. It sub-groups and 126 has opened 2943 under- groups of companies. A 180-ft bridges and 259 total of 84 roads and 5,252 over-180-ft bridges. The miles and one furlong of construction of 58 over- road are under 180-ft bridges is construction by 36 underway. Four rail-cum- companies with BOT road bridges with two-lane system. It is important to motorway and one bridge preserve it for long-term with two-lane motorway use. Roads and bridges are under construction. are to be used Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo Road transportation in systematically in line with and party stroll on Hsipaw Bridge.—MNA Regions and State with traffic rules. The bridge 13635 miles before 1988 would generate the interest Emergence of river-crossing… has now increased to of the region in relation health sectors of the local World Company Limited 21979 miles and five with nation’s interest. So, (from page 9) In conclusion, the peoples. Shan State had which funded and furlongs with the progress local residents are to Mandalay-Lashio- Secretary-1 urged benefited from emergence implemented the of 8344 miles and five maintain it for its durability Muse Union Highway not residents to improve their of large and small bridges, construction of bridge furlongs. he said. On behalf of the only contributes toward socio-economic status, and inter-district roads. since 1 May 2008. The Roads being local people, U Sai Lun regional development but using the bridge The Commander company is implementing implemented by the Tha of Hsipaw spoke also boosting export and efficiently, and to maintain added that the Mandalay-Lashio-Muse- ministry in Shan State words of thanks. import of goods from and the infrastructural Government had made Namkham road section of (North) are: After that, the to China through border buildings including the strenuous efforts for Mandalay-Lashio- (1) 30 miles and seven Secretary-1 cordially trade. bridge the government has harmonious infrastructural Bhamo-Myitkyina Union furlongs long Hsipaw- greeted those present, and Due to the bridge, there built in order that the development throughout Highway through B.O.T Panlong-Namhsan the Secretary-1 and party will be better socio- facilities are serviceable for the nation, but the system as well. Before the road took position at the front economic status of local generations. government alone could completion of new bridge, (2) 28 miles and four of the archway. Chairman people and swift In his address, not develop the nation the old one had once been furlongs long Lashio- of Shan State (North) commodity flow between Chairman of Shan State without the cooperation of severly destructed by tree Mansan-Panlong road Peace and Development the two neighbouring (North) PDC North-East the peoples. So, the local trunks which were (3) 37 miles long Mansan- Council Commander of countries. The Secretary- Command Commander peoples are to play a part brought by Dokhtawady Namtu-Mongton road North-East Command 1 praised the company for Brig-Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw in building peaceful, river water on 11 October (4) 76 miles and three Brig-Gen Aung Kyaw its brilliant role in the said that previously, the modern, discipline- 1986. The Construction furlongs long Zaw, Minister for project. vehicles faced difficulties flourishing democratic Ministry had rebuilt the Kyaukme-Mongnai- Construction U Khin Apart from laying in crossing the old bridge nation, making good use facility on 29 October Namhsan road Maung Myint and sound foundations for and were often stuck in of infrastructure built by 1986. The 25 years old (5) 37 miles long Managing Director of Asia national development, the traffic jam. The new bridge the government, he urged. bridge couldn’t afford to Namhsan-Mongton World Co., Ltd U Tun government is would bring about smooth Minister for serve well because its road Myint Naing cut the ribbon implementing the Road transportation in the Construction U Khin condition was in critical (6) 18 miles long Kutkai- to open the bridge. Map step by step to build a region, thereby Maung Myint said while area with the loaded trucks Tamonye-Tarpar- Afterwards, the peaceful, modern and contributing to swift explaining the passing every day. Thanks Nyikwan-(Tashwe- Secretary-1 and party and developed democratic commodity flow and construction of bridge that to the opening of two-lane- htan) road and 78 guests posed for nation in compliance with improvement of social, the ministry supported motorway bridge, the local miles long detour. documentary photo. The the desire of the people. economic, education and technical assistance to Asia people will see more Ministry of Secretary-1 unveiled the stone plaque of the bridge and sprinkled the scented water on it. Later on, Maj-Gen Aung Than Htut of the Ministry of Defence, the Commander, the Minister and the deputy ministers sprinkled the scented water on it. Hsipaw Bridge is located between Mile Post No.130/3 and 130/4 on Mandalay-Lashio road in Hsipaw Township, Shan State (North). It is of RC Type and steel truss bridge. It is 569 feet long and 28 feet wide and has two five-foot- wide walk-ways. And it can withstan d 60 tons of load. Hsipaw Bridge illuminated with colourful lights.—MNA MNA

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 10 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 11 More than 40 Burundian peacekeepers killed in recent Somalia fighting BUJUMBURA, 6 March—More than been the target of the attacks from the 40 Burundian peacekeepers were Somali insurgent group al Shabaab. killed and about 100 others wounded Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in the recent fighting in Somalia, in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, AFP quoted militant sources as Burundian Army Chief of Staff Major reporting. General Godefroid Niyombare said However, there is no confirmation “Burundian troops were requested by of the figure from the government of the African Union. They are there (in Burundi. Somalia) doing well their duties and Burundi and Uganda are the only they will stay there.” two African countries which have Niyombare said Burundian troops contributed peacekeepers to the serving in AMISOM will stay there African peacekeeping mission despite human losses that occurred AMISOM in Somalia. Since December last week in the Somali capital 2007, Burundi has sent four battalions Mogadishu during fierce fighting Chinese President Hu Jintao (R 3rd) joins in a to Somalia to back the transitional between AMISOM troops and panel discussion with national legislators from Road government of Somalia. Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents. eastern Jiangsu Province on 5 March, 2011. accident in AMISOM peacekeepers have Xinhua XINHUA Brazil kills at Tornado slams La town, downed tree kills mother RAYNE, 6 March—A tornado that a relative who lived nearby found least 25 slammed a southwestern Louisiana them. RIO DE JANEIRO, 6 town Saturday, killing a young mother Debris was littered throughout March—A traffic acci- who was sheltering her child and Rayne, a town of about 8,500 people, dent early Saturday in injuring 11 other people. More than after a line of violent thunderstorms southern Brazil killed at 100 homes were damaged, many of moved through the area and left behind least 25 people and them destroyed, authorities said, and a swath of damage about a quarter of injured 23 others, local about 1,500 people were evacuated a mile wide to three miles long. media reported. because of natural gas leaks. Pieces of homes were strewn about The accident during Maxine Trahan, a spokeswoman the tops of trees, and power lines were Brazil’s annual Carnival for the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, down. A US Postal Service truck was celebration occurred Residents look at damage from a suspected said 21-year-old Jalisa Granger was flipped to its side. when a truck loaded with tornado that injured at least nine people, killed when a tree fell on her house. “It’s a mess back there — a lot of wooden planks collided leveling homes and causing natural gas leaks “She sheltered the child to protect damage,” Trahan said. The community with a bus carrying some that prompted evacuations in Rayne, La, on her from the storm and a tree fell on is near Route 10 and about 70 miles 40 passengers on a 5 March, 2011. the house and it killed the mother but west of Baton Rouge. highway near Descanso INTERNET the child was OK,” Trahan said, adding Internet in southern Brazil’s Santa Visitors show interest in Catarina State. people killed, 12 injured in the displayed orchid The injured were Taipei bar fire during the 9th Orchid taken to the Regional Show Media Preview Hospital in Sao Miguel TAIPEI, 6 March—A fire broke out at a bar in opened at New York West for treatment. Taichung City, killing nine people and injuring 12, Botanical Garden on 4 Earlier reports said in the wee hours of Sunday morning. March, 2011. Thousands that 22 people, including The accident may have been caused by a dancer of orchids will be the truck driver, were when he was throwing AquaKey sticks, a kind of presented to the public at killed in the crash. Three cosmetic for keeping the moisture of skin, during his the New York Botanical others died later at an performance, according to local police. The fire was Garden from 5 March to area hospital. quickly put under control, but the cause is still being 25 April in a dazzling On 27 Feb, at least investigated by the police.—Xinhua display.—XINHUA 17 people were electro- cuted and dozens of 3 killed, 19 injured in two Six wounded in Los Angeles others wounded when a mishaps in western India party shooting power line fell on reve- llers during a precarnival NEW DELHI, 6 March—At least three persons LOS A NGELES, 6 March he is in critical condition,” transferred to local area parade in the town of Eisenman told Reuters. hospitals,” she added. were killed and 19 others sustained injuries in two —Unknown gunmen Bandeira do Sul in Minas “Five victims Eisenman said the separate road mishaps in the western Indian State of shot and wounded six Gerais state, north of Rio received gunshot wounds incident was “gang Rajasthan early Sunday morning, said police. people at a house party de Janeiro. to their legs, arms and related.” While two persons were killed when the van in in South Los Angeles Carnival is a popular buttocks and were Reuters which they were traveling collided head-on with a early on Saturday, injur- event in Brazil and Rio truck in Harmada area, a child was killed and 19 ing one critically, police de Janeiro’s parade is the others injured when a mini bus in which they were said. most famous, attracting traveling turned turtle after being hit by a speeding Officer Norma thousands of tourists truck. Eisenman of the Los from around the world The injured have been admitted to a local Angeles Police Depart- every year.—Xinhua hospital, he said, adding a probe has been ordered ment said more than one Ma Dan appears at her into both incidents. gunman opened fire at exhibition at Dialogue Road accident rate in India is among the world’s the party at around 4 am Space Gallary in Beijing, highest, with at least 100,000 people killed each local time. capital of China, on year on the road. “One of the victims 5 March, 2011. Xinhua was shot in the chest, and XINHUA

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 11 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 UK rocket test for 1,000mph car LONDON, 6 March — The first full test firing of the rocket that will power a British car to over 1,000mph (1,600km/h) will take place in the coming months. Produc- ing 122kN (27,000lb) of thrust, the hybrid Falcon motor will be the largest The rocket has been fired once already, in the rocket to be ignited in the Mojave Desert in California.— INTERNET UK for 20 years. It will not be the only power unit The team behind the no-one has gone before,” in the Bloodhound vehi- project believes this trio of said Richard Noble, the cle when it tries to break power units could secure Bloodhound project di- the land speed record next the absolute land speed rector. Several locations year. record for Britain for are being considered for There will also be a jet many years to come. “We the rocket test.—Internet from a fighter plane and are creating the ultimate the engine from an F1 car. car; we’re going where Britons are Playing music to wine really American Express finds a TV addicts! LONDON, 6 March— makes it sing Web partner Britons buy nearly twice as VIENNA, 6 March — If one Austrian’s quirky idea many television sets as their NEW YORK, 6 March—US credit card giant American continental counterparts, catches on, wine tastings could soon sound like this: Express said it had teamed up with Internet start-up Is that some Mozart in my glass? A hint of Haydn, Foursquare Labs Inc to offer discounts to consumers. says a report. maybe? Convinced that music is a key ingredient Foursquare is a social network Website geared The set of choice is for a good bottle of red or white, Markus Bachmann toward use on mobile phones, as it includes a service now the flat screen of which has invented a special speaker that exposes ferment- that revolves around global positioning systems. an astonishing 43 million ing grape juice to classical, jazz or electronic tunes. The partnership, which will be tested in a pilot were sold in Britain The sound waves, he claims, influence the maturing programme in Austin, Texas, next week, involves between 2004 and 2010, pro-cess and produce a better-tasting wine. offering consumers discounts as prizes if they register reports express.co.uk. This is the latest in a slew of weird ways to make Pedestirans walk in their American Express cards with Foursquare, The The figure far outstrips wine, some of which also have a melodic touch. front of the HSBC Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. the 28 million sold in Take Portuguese winery Jose Maria da Fonseca, headquarters in Hong Participants who check in with Foursquare Germany and 27 million in which plays classical music in its century-old Adega Kong. Britain’s biggest frequently can win “discounts or recognition,” the France, the report added. da Mata barrel hall, where it ages its well-known bank, which has been Journal said. And British viewers Periquita label wines. Or French company Henri headquartered in Merchants also need to participate in the spend many more hours in Maire, which has sent thousands of bottles of red London for 19 years, programme. Sixty businesses in Austin have signed up front of the box than they wine sailing around the world in ships to be jostled has warned key for next week’s debut, which coincides with the South realize. by waves. Then there’s Austrian Rainer Christ, who investors that it is by Southwest Interactive Festival, a conference geared The report says viewers swears by full-moon grape harvesting, saying it looking at moving to for start-ups. of all ages are embracing makes his wine more complex and gives it a longer Hong Kong due to the “It’s not just about attracting customers who are modern technology to shelf-life.—Internet levels of tax and red under 35. This is about AmEx changing the way that ensure they never miss a tape, the broadsheet we engage our customers,” said Edward Gilligan, vice minute of their favourite said.—INTERNET chairman for American Express.—Internet shows.—Internet Five policemen killed Italian police find GPS chip in in Karachi, Pakistan case of missing Swiss twins ISLAMABAD, 6 Ma-rch— local media Geo News. ROME, 6 March—Police along the tracks. Scattered Five policemen were killed According to the in southern Italy Saturday pieces of the car’s naviga- and two others injured report, the incident took found the microchip from tional device, minus the when unknown gunmen place at about 11:30 pm the navigational device in chip, had been found launched an attack late (local time) in the Baldia the car driven by the father shortly after the suicide. Saturday night at a police town area of Karachi. The of missing 6-year-old Swiss Investigators have said training station in gunmen fled the scene twins, after weeks of search- there is no indication the Bringing in the harvest at night may also benefit Pakistan’s southern port after the attack, the report ing the train tracks where the twins ever arrived in Italy the crop.— INTERNET city of Karachi, reported quoted police sources as man killed himself, an inves- with their father, who was saying, adding that no tigator said. apparently distraught over 11 militants killed in Afghanistan’s Helmand group has claimed the Teams of police and separating from his wife, responsibility for the volunteers had been although French and Swiss Province attack. combing the tracks near police have said the girls LASHKARGAH, 6 March—Eleven Taleban militants including a local In another develop- Cerignola station in Puglia could gone anywhere commander were killed Saturday when warplanes of NATO-led forces pounded ment, Geo News reported hoping the chip could be from Switzerland to their hideout in Afghanistan’ s Helmand Province, a local official said Sunday. a scholar was gunned found and yield informa- France to Italy. Asked if “Helicopters of international forces on Saturday struck a militants hideout down along with his tion about the route the microchip’s discovery in Musa Qala District. As a result, 11 militants including a local Taleban second son in New Matthias Schepp drove in could be a big break in the commander Mullah Fazil were killed,” an official with the provincial Karachi area on Saturday the days between when he case, Alfredo Fabbrocini, administration who declined to be named told Xinhua. He said formerly Mullah night. They were shot was last seen with daugh- the Foggia police official Fazil was commanding a militants group in Sangin district in the province, some dead by unknown ters Alessia and Livia in leading the Italian end of 555 km south of capital city of Kabul. Taleban militants fighting Afghan and gunmen riding on late January, and 3 Feb, the missing twins’ case, NATO-led troops have yet to make comments.—Internet motorbikes. —Internet when his body was found was cautious.— Internet

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 12 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 13 White Sox catcher ticketed in uniform Duck crashes into conference Chicago White Sox catcher AJ room Pierzynski said he was issued a speeding A Florida man said his work day was interrupted ticket in Arizona while driving to a game when a large duck crashed through a conference room in his team uniform. window and landed in the chair next to him. Todd Pierzynski said he was driving to Griffith said he was working at a computer Tuesday in Goodyear Ballpark in the city of Goodyear the conference room at Matern Professional Engineering Wednesday when he was pulled over by in south Fort Myers when he was startled by a loud an Arizona Department of Public Safety noise, the Fort Myers News-Press reported Thursday. officer and issued a ticket for driving 10 “I heard a loud boom, and I looked to my left and mph over the 65 mph limit, the Chicago there was a duck sitting next to me,” he said. “It looked Tribune reported Thursday. Chicago White Sox at me like, ‘what are you doing here?” Griffith said the “I loved it when he said, ‘Oh, you play catcher A J Pierzynski duck wandered the room for a few minutes before he for the White Sox?” Pierzynski said. “I and other workers were able to coax it back outside (L) talks with pitcher said, ‘How did you guess?’ Figure it out.” through a sliding door. John Danks during the The catcher said he will pay the ticket, fourth inning against the A sculpture made up of cans which he said was the subject of teasing Brave commuter comes to at the hands of his teammates. Chicago Cubs at US grips with peak hour is seen in Vancouver, Cellular Field in Chicago “They said in the dugout they would A resident of Canada, on 4 March, 2011. get a collection up if they let the cop taze on 27 June, 2010. The Hangzhou, capital of me,” he said. Cubs won 8-6. Zhejiang Province, re- There are 22 creations made cently jumped onto the up of more than 100,000 Firefighters remove dog from fridge back of a bus for a free ride. donated cans of foods on Firefighters in Arizona said they were called to an apartment by a family who said a small dog had taken up residence in their refrigerator. On Saturday, when display in Vancouver, Mike Erfert, spokesman for the Yuma Fire Department, said resident Cao Bin was firefighters responded Friday evening to El Encanto Apartments to driving along the road, he Canada, from 27 Feb to remove a dog from a refrigerator, The Yuma Sun reported on Thursday. was shocked to see a man hanging onto the back of 6 March, 2011. The residents told firefighters the dog had entered their apartment and snapped at them whenever they approached it. They said they planned a bus in front of his car. his brief ride. Cao to lure it out of their home with some food, but the animal jumped into The man, standing on believed the man took the refrigerator as soon as it was opened and refused to emerge. the bumper and clutching the free ride because he Firefighters wearing protective gear were able to remove the dog, the vents, stayed on the was in a hurry and it is News Album which was described as a form of terrier, from the refrigerator and place bus for one stop, passing hard to find a taxi on it in a dog crate borrowed from a family member of a firefighter. through a tunnel during that road in peak hour. British director Charles 3D “Star Wars” to hit theatre in Jarrott dies in LA at 83 LOS ANGELES, 6 March— British director Charles early 2012 Jarrott, whose career of nearly 50 years in film and BEIJING, 6 March— US film makers said television included the acclaimed British royalty The 3D version of Thursday. dramas “Anne of the Thousand Days” and “Mary, “Episode 1: The Phantom “Industrial Light & Queen of Scots,” has died, a spokeswoman said Menace” will be released Magic”, which worked on Saturday. He was 83. Jarrott, who had been suffering on 10 Feb, 2012, the effects for Avatar, will from prostate cancer, died Friday night at the according to Lucasfilm process the film, accor- Woodland Hills retirement community operated by Ltd and Twentieth ding to StarWars.com, the the Motion Picture & Television Fund, the Century Fox. official website of Star A still from “Star Actress Victoria organization’s spokeswoman Jaime Larkin said. This film is the first Wars saga. Wars” Series. The London-born Jarrott served in the Royal Justice arrives at the 3D version in “Star Wars” The visual effects XINHUA Navy during World War II and was an actor before NAACP Awards in Los saga, since Lucasfilm and supervisors said the film taking up directing in 1954. He worked mostly in Angeles, California on Fox claimed to convert is “perfectly suited to the satisfy the star wars’ fans. television, then went on to direct a prominent string 4 March, 2011. the entire series into 3D in 3D theatrical experience” “This 3D conversion of feature films in the 1960s and 1970s.—Internet XINHUA September 2010, the two and they are confident to is being done with utmost respect for the source Drugs jail term was karma, says material, and with a keen eye for both technological George Michael considerations and artistic LONDON, 6 March— Pop star George Michael said he deserved to be jailed intentions,” said John for a month for crashing his car while high on cannabis, describing his time Knoll, a visual effects inside as karma, in a BBC radio interview. supervisor.—Xinhua The former Wham! singer said he was now receiving therapy over his drug abuse issues and was “ashamed” to have broken the law repeatedly. The 47-year-old was jailed in September last year after admitting driving under the influence of drugs. Natalia Gantimurova (1st L), winner of Miss “I was assured I wasn’t going to prison but I thought I was, and Russia 2011, is crowned during the final of Miss it was much easier to take because I felt it was deserved,” he said, Russia pageant in Moscow, Russia, on 5 in an interview to be broadcast Monday. March, 2011. Natalia Gantimurova from “This was a hugely shameful thing to have done repeatedly so Moscow was titled the Miss Russia 2011 on karmically I felt like I had a bill to pay. I went to prison, I paid my George Michael (C).—INTERNET Saturday.—XINHUA bill.—Internet

7-3-2011 NL.pmd 13 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 7 March, 2011 Keita strike puts Barcelona ten Van Gaal on brink as Bayern Spain, Argentina and Sweden clear of Real hit new low advance in Davis Cup MADRID, 6 March — lona made it three league BERLIN, 6 March — PARIS, 6 March— away 3-0 winners against Mali international wins in the space of eight Louis van Gaal’s tenure Spain, Argentina and hosts Belgium at midfielder Seydou Keita days and piled the pressure as Bayern Munich coach Sweden booked their Charleroi after Fernando scored only his second on Real who travel to was on a knife-edge Sat- spots in the Davis Cup Verdasco and Feliciano goal of the season as Racing Santander on Sun- urday after the German quarter-finals on Satur- Lopez beat Steve Darcis champions Barcelona day. giants lost 3-1 to Hano- day after sealing victories and Olivier Rochus 7-6 moved ten points clear of It was a far from vin- ver and his chairman in their doubles ties to (7/0), 6-4, 6-3. —Internet Bayern Munich’s Real Madrid in the Span- tage performance, but lambasted the team’s per- give them unassailable 3- Daniel van Buyten (R) ish first division with a three points and another formance as a “low 0 leads in the World is beaten to a header hard-fought 1-0 home win clean sheet are the perfect point”. Group first round. by Hanover’s Karim over Real Zaragoza on preparation for Barcelo- This third consecutive Defending champions Haggui.—INTERNET Saturday. na’s Champions League defeat left Bayern in Serbia pulled 2-1 ahead The 31-year-old Keita, second leg showdown fourth place in the when asked afterwards of India after a thrilling a fringe player this season, with Arsenal on Tuesday league, seven points shy about his future, saying battle in Belgrade as scored the decisive goal as Barca bid to overturn a of second place and only: “I am not in a posi- France lead Austria by Spain’s Fernando on 43 minutes as Barce- 2-1 deficit. automatic Champions tion to answer this ques- the same scoreline in Vi- Verdasco (R) and “It was a difficult game League qualification and tion.” “I have always had enna and the United Feliciano Lopez (L) and we had to be careful a full 19 points behind the support of my board. States also hold a 2-1 celebrate after winning of the counter attack as runaway leaders They decide whether to advantage over Chile. against Belgian’s Zaragoza have some quick Borussia Dortmund. withdraw this support, The Rafael Nadal-in- Olivier Rochus and players,” said Barcelona Van Gaal had already not me.”—Internet spired Spaniards came Belgian’s Steve Darcis defender Gaby Milito. indicated that defeat to during the Davis Cup “We couldn’t find as Hanover could cost him first round match in Barcelona’s midfielder much space as we have his job but prevaricating S P O R T S Charleroi.— INTERNET Seydou Keita celebrates done in the past, but we after scoring a goal dur- have won and now we can Sunday, 6th March. ing their Spanish League think about the Champi- football.—INTERNET ons League.”—Internet Kuyt's hat-trick hands Kops a deserved Wolverhampton 3 - 3 Five from five as Rennes victory over arch-rivals ManU Tottenham go top LIVERPOOL, 6 March — Chris Smalling, deputising for Liverpool’s fully deserved 3-1 the suspended Nemanja Vidic LONDON, PARIS, 6 March — goal to thank for their 1-0 victory over Manchester United and injured Rio Ferdinand, 6 March— Rennes leapfrogged Lille win at Montpellier, which at Anfield may not ultimately never looked comfortable on Substitute to go top of the French lifted them up to 49 prevent their arch-rivals an afternoon when very few of Steven first division on Saturday points, as title-rivals Paris surpassing the Reds’ 18 league visiting team reached anywhere Fletcher on a day when topflight Saint Germain slipped up titles at the end of the season. near the exacting standards scored a late goal to earn struggling referees and goals were 1-0 at Auxerre.—Internet Dirk Kuyt grabbed the Ferguson demands.—Internet Wolves a valuable point against either absent or a rare headlines with a hat-trick before Tottenham. commodity. Kuyt (right) heads in Javier Hernandez headed an Kevin Doyle gave the home side Officials from the third Liverpool’s second from injury-time consolation - but the lead with a flicked header from division were called in to Nani’s poor backwards there were many more who Nenad Milijas’s cross before Jermain take charge of the week- header. deserved the plaudits. Tireless Defoe fired in the equaliser from 20 end fixtures after first di- livewire Luis Suarez had a hand yards. Defoe scored again from a similar vision referees were sus- in all three goals while Lucas range but Doyle levelled matters from pended in response to Montpellier’s Marco Leiva and Raul Meireles the spot after Alan Hutton fouled Milijas. their plans to stage a pro- Estrada (L) clashes with produced impressive midfield Roman Pavlyuchenko’s thunderbolt test to try and gain more Rennes’s Abdoulrazak performances. For United their gave Spurs the lead again only for respect. Boukari (R) during their second-choice central defensive Fletcher deny the visitors with a header. Rennes had Razak French football partnership of Wes Brown and Internet Boukari’s 27th minute match.—INTERNET Answers to yesterday’s Big-hitting Ivo Karlovic serves FIFA bans players from Crosswords Puzzle up new world record wearing neck warmers ZAGREB, 6 March— bles tie which he and NEWPORT, 6 March — ternational Football As- FA U L T Y W I N K S Big-hitting Croat Ivo teammate Ivan Dodig lost Carlos Tevez, Sami Nasri sociation Board meeting UNICEEEKarlovic set a new world 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to and others will be feeling at Celtic Manor in Wales, record with a 251km per Germany’s Christopher TUTOR REPL I ED the chill after soccer’s Blatter stressed that hour serve in his country’s Kas and Philipp rule-makers banned play- “there was not even a dis- UAEUTGADavis Cup World Group Petzschner. Germany lead ers from wearing neck cussion because this is RAM E S E S C H A T first round tie against Ger- Croatia 2-1 going into warmers. FIFA President not part of the uniform.” EE O TAP Emany, competition organ- Sunday’s reverse singles Sepp Blatter said on Sat- The ban takes effect isers said.The previous rubbers.— Internet urday that the so-called immediately.—Internet ADAM EDGE record of 249.4km per “snoods” are “dangerous P ERACRBhour was set by American — it can be like to hang somebody.” ARI D COURAGE Andy Roddick in a Davis Cup semi-final in 2004. They became popular TRCOLMRThe 2.08m Karlovic, in the Premier League HEATHER IMPEL making his return from this season, with Tevez at OT E NA U Iachilles surgery, on Satur- Manchester City and day hit the monster serve Big-hitting Nasri at Arsenal among SH E L F O R I S O N in the fourth set of his dou- Croat Ivo Karlovic the wearers. After the In-

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas 5-3-2011 was (10.0) hours (Approx). WEATHER Rainfall on 6-3-2011 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba- Sunday, 6th March, 2011 Aye and Central Yangon each. Total rainfall since 1-1-2011 was (1.97) inches at Mingaladon , (1.89) inches at Kaba- Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T. Aye and (3.82) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind During the past 24 hours, light rain have been isolated in speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Southeast Taninthayi Region and Kachin State, weather has been partly at (18:30) hours MST on 5-3-2011. cloudy over upper Sagaing, Yangon and Ayeyawady Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy over the Regions, Kayin and Mon States and generally fair in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair elsewhere remaining Regions and States. Day temperatures weere (5°C) in the Bay of Bengal. to (6°C) above March average temperatures in Mandalay and th Magway Regions, Kachin State, (3°C) to (4°C) above March Forecast valid until evening of the 7 March 2011: average temperatures in Sagaing Region, Shan and Kayah Light rain or thoundershowers are likely to be isolated in States and about March average temperatures in the remaining Taninthayi Region and Kachin State, weather will be partly Regions and States. The significant day temperatures were cloudy over Upper Sagaing, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Chauk (42°C), Mandalay, Myingyan, Nyaungoo, Magway Regions, Mon and Kayin States and generally fair in the and Theinzayat (40°C) each. The noteworthy amount of remaining Regions and States. Degree of certainty is (60%). rainfall recorded were Myeik and Kawthoung (0.12) inch each. State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmar waters. Nay Pyi Taw Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of Maximum temperature on 5-3-2011 was 101°F. continuation of isolated light rain in the extreme Southern Minimum temperature on 6-3-2011 was 69°F. Relative Myanmar areas. humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 6-3-2011 was (62%). Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for Rainfall on 6-3-2011 was (Nil). 7-3-2011: Generally fair weather. Yangon (Kaba-Aye) Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for Maximum temperature on 5-3-2011 was 99°F. Minimum 7-3-2011: Partly cloudy. temperature on 6-3-2011 was 72°F. Relative humidity at (09:30) Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area hours MST on 6-3-2011 was (64%). Total sunshine hours on for 7-3-2011: Generally fair weather.

MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL Gattuso downs Juve to Programme Schedule send Milan clear (7-3-2011) (Monday)

ROME, 6 March—A rare Gennaro Gattuso goal Transmissions Times sent leaders AC Milan eight points clear in Serie Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MST A after they dominated a poor Juventus 1-0 at Oversea Transmission - (7-3-11 09:30 am ~ the Stadio Olimpico in Turin on Saturday ahead 8-3-11 09:30 am) MST of Italy’s main programme. Local Transmission The combative midfielder, who is suspended * Opening for Wednesday’s Champions League clash * News against Tottenham, struck in the 68th minute, * Sport Show (Hokey) firing under Gianluigi Buffon to cap a splendid All together now: From left, Thiago Silva, of * News week for the Rossoneri who had beaten title-chal- Brazil, Gennaro Gattuso of Italy and Mark * VCD Centre * Current Affairs “Yangon Expo 2010” lengers Napoli 3-0 on Monday. Van Bommel, of the Netherlands join hands * News It was Juventus’ third defeat on the trot and * The contest of Myanmar Traditional leaves them languishing in seventh position, and skip to celebrate their victory Htamane Feast Festival seven points off the Champions League places over Juventus. * News with ten matches to go. * Shwedagon Exhibition (2011) Internet INTERNET * Educational Living & Health Care Exhibition Oversea Transmission * Opening 4:05 pm 5:00 pm 7:50 am * News 2. Musical Programme 8. Myanmar Language 5. Nice & Sweet Song * Sport Show (Hokey) 4:15 pm 5:15 pm 8:00 am * News 3. Dance Variety 9. Songs in honour of 6. Health Programme th * VCD Centre 4:20 pm (66) Anniversary * Current Affairs “Yangon Expo 2010” 8:05 am 4. Songs in honour of Armed Forces Day * News 7. Dance Of National (66)th Anniversary 5:30 pm 10. Myanmar Idol * The contest of Myanmar Traditonal Htamane Races Armed Forces Day Monday, 6:00 pm Feast Festival 4:30 pm 7 March 8:15 am 11. Evening News * News 5. University Of View on today 8. Cute Little Dancers 6:15 pm * Shwedagon Exhibition (2011) Distance Education 123456789012 8:25 am 12. Weather Report * News (TV Lecuters) 6:20 pm * Myanmar Movie Impact “Cho Lain” 7:00 am 9. Songs in honour of -Second Year th 13. Sing & Enjoy * News 1. Paritta By Venerable (66) Anniversary (Physics) 7:00 pm * Sightseeing around Mandalay (Mandalay) Mingun Sayadaw Armed Forces Day 4:45 pm 14. TV Drama Series * Music Gallery 7:25 am 6. Songs For 8:40 am 8:00 pm * News 2. To Be Healthy Upholding 10. International News 15. News * Educational Living & Health Care Exhibition Exercise National Spirit 16. International News 8:45 am * Youth & Music (Part-4) 7:30 am 4:50 pm 17. Weather Report 11. Musical Programme * News 3. Morning News 7. Musical Programme 18. World’s Stars * Offering 9900 Light at Prominent Pagodas 7:40 am 4:00 pm (The Radio Myanmar (Part-14) * Myanmar Movie “Dancer and Drummer” 4. Dhamma Puja Song 1. Martial Song Modern Music Troupe) 19. TV Drama Series

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7-3-2011 NL.pmd 15 3/7/2011, 4:25 AM 3rd Waxing of Tabaung 1372 ME Monday, 7 March, 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

Emergence of river-crossing bridges one after another reflects economic strength, spiritual power, technology and skills of the people SPDC Secretary-1 Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo attends opening ceremony of Hsipaw Bridge

Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo unveils stone inscription of Hsipaw Bridge.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 6 March—Hsipaw Bridge in Development Council Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Development Council Commander of North-East Hsipaw Township, Shan State (North) constructed Myint Oo addressed the opening of the bridge and Command Brig-Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw, Minister for by Asia World Co Ltd under the supervision of unveiled the stone plaque of the bridge. Construction U Khin Maung Myint, Deputy Public Works under Ministry of Construction was Also present on the occasion were Maj-Gen Minister for Home Affairs U Phone Swe, Deputy commissioned this morning. Aung Than Htut of the Ministry of Defence, Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo, Deputy Minister Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Chairman of Shan State (North) Peace and (See page 9)

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