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Volume XVIII, Number 283 10th Waning of Pyatho 1372 ME Saturday, 29 January, 2011 Defence Ministry team clinch title in Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation Inter-Ministry Women’s Volleyball Championship * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord with the new State Constitution NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan — The final match of the Deputy Minister U Phone Swe presented individual Four economic objectives 4th Inter-Ministry Women’s Volleyball Champion- prizes to players of third prize winning Industry-1 * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel- ship for 2011 took place at the Volleyball Stadium Ministry team, second prize winning Home Affairs opment of other sectors of the economy as well here this afternoon. Ministry team and first prize winning Ministry of * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Development of the economy inviting participation in Ministry of Defence team beat Home Affairs Defence team. terms of technical know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad Ministry team 3-0 and became the champion for 2011. Deputy Minister U Phone Swe also awarded * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in Among the spectators were Chairman of best players in the respective places. the hands of the State and the national peoples Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for Sports Minister U Maung Oo presented cash awards Four social objectives Thura U Aye Myint, Minister for Home Affairs U to the first, second, third and fourth prize winning * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preserva- Maung Oo, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs U teams and Minister Thura U Aye Myint, the champi- tion and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national Phone Swe, Chief of Myanmar Police Force Brig-Gen onship shield and duplicate shield to the Ministry of character * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit Khin Yi and officials and employees from ministries. Defence team. * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the After the final match, Brig-Gen Khin Yi and MNA entire nation

100-bed Bogale People’s Hospital: Health care for local people Byline & Photos: Yan Gyi Aung

Bogale is a town sees urban develop- which is not far from ment and is Myanmar Sea. It lies at significantly different the place adjacent to from the past. A the Sea in Ayeyawady growing number of Delta region teeming new buildings emerged with rivers and creeks. one after another. In the So, the region suffered township, town hall and a lot of severe dam- gymnasium have been ages caused by storm built. Renovation of re- Nargis. Then, a great ligious buildings, number of lives and schools and roads has property lost. But the been completed. The region has restored to township now gets new its former condition in People’s Hospital (100- a short period of time. bed) put into service on I frequently vis- 13 January this year. I ited Bogale after the had a chance to attend Nargis. The township the opening ceremony New People’s Hospital (100-bed) in Bogale Township.

of it and witnessed that U Htin Kyaw. ward, OG and pediatric the hospital is splendid “During his tour of wards, Physiological and marvelous. I had the township in May and Surgical ward. In interviews with officials 2008, Head of State Sen- addition, it includes about the hospital. ior General Than Shwe two 10-foot-wide “The township with gave guidance on con- walkways built in and a population of over struction of a 100-bed out of the hospital. 0.3 million is composed hospital in the place of GP, surgeons, OG of 10 wards, 71 village- the damaged hospital,” and child specialists at tracts and 575 villages. he added. the hospital are ready In the past, the The hospital located to provide health care township had only a in Bogale Myothit ward to the public. And the 50-bed township is built on 31.9 acres of State has provided it hospital, and the Nargis land. The hospital with medicine and caused damage to the measuring 326 x326 ft modern medical equip- hospital,” said has 57,440 square feet ment,” said Medical Su- Chairman of Bogale of floor area. It consists perintendent Dr Than Township Peace and of four wards— Htay Aung. With Ambulance donated for the hospital. Development Council outpatient ward, GP (See page 8)

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Saturday, 29 January, 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 Broaden your horizons * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State through reading * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy In this age of technology, young people need to know modern science and technology so that they can serve the interests of their F&R Ministry holds work coord meeting nation and people. The real source of serving the best interests of own nation and people is to have quality rather than quantity. This is why today’s youth have to be equipped with their own qualifications. To do so is to cultivate the habit of reading for good knowledge. Literature indeed is torchlight for improving one’s own knowledge. So, young people should have a passion for reading. The majority of Myanmar people live in rural areas. Hence, widening the horizons of the rural people can contribute a great deal towards national development. With this end Minister for Finance and Revenue U Hla Tun delivers an address at coordination meeting of in view, self-reliant libraries have been set up Ministry of Finance and Revenue.—MNA in order that the rural people and the youth can seek their knowledge. NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan — The Ministry of good verbal skills. The Rural Library Foundation has been Finance and Revenue held its work coordination Next, managing directors, directors-general, and established for long-term existence of libraries meeting at the meeting hall of the ministry here on officials reported on work progress and future plans. and human resource development. It also helps 24 and 25 January. At the meeting on 25 January, Central Bank the rural people to cultivate the reading habit. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Finance of Myanmar Governor U Than Nyein reported on So that the country can be on a par with and Revenue U Hla Tun called for better works to be done on banking services and monetary the international community in this age of coordination in works to be done after reviewing matters. Deputy Minister U Hla Thein Swe made technology. The young people need to have a strength and weakness of already-implemented supplementary reports. thirst for knowledge that can come mostly tasks and fully participation in national development Later, the minister gave concluding remarks. from libraries or knowledge banks. All in all, tasks with correct vision, efficient performance and MNA they are required to have the habit of constant reading. Auditor-General’s Office, directors of States General (Duty) of the Auditor-General’s Dual Gasifier on sales and Regions meet Office gave a NAY PYI TAW, 28 morning, with an address of the State. supplementary report. Jan— A coordination by Auditor-General U Directors of States After reviewing meeting between the Lun Maung. and Regions reported on the reports, the Auditor- Auditor-General’s The Auditor- progress of works. General gave con- Office and directors of General stressed the The Director- cluding remarks.—MNA States and Regions was need to check accounts held at the hall of the in line with rules and Introduction to Future Myanmar Auditor-General’s regulations not to loss Office, here, this monetary and materials Business Report Magazine on 4 Feb YANGON, 28 Jan—The Myanmar Resources Junior Engineer-2 Proficiency Group will organize a ceremony to introduce The Future Myanmar Business Report Magazine and Course (Basic) concludes seminar on ESD 21’s “Basic principle and practical YANGON, 28 Jan— The Junior Engineer-2 advantage of Toyota Production System (TPS) / Proficiency Course (Basic) No. 2/2011 of the Lean system” at Mindon Hall of Sedona Hotel from Ministry of Electric Power No. 2 concluded at the 2 pm to 5 pm on 4 February. central training school in Hlinethaya Township this The programme of publishing The Future morning. Myanmar Business Report Magazine will be Director-General U Khin Maung Zaw of presented. Officials of Toyota: ESD 21 President Electric Power Department made a speech. Chief Mr Satoshi Kuroiwa, Managing Director Mr Isao Engineer (A) U Kyaw Kyaw of Yangon Electricity Wazawa and Director Mr Akio Suzuki will give Photo shows Dual Gasifier manufactured by Supply Board presented completion certificates to talks on advantages of Toyota Production System the trainee leader. (TPS) / Lean system. Treasure Engineering Group.—MNA The director-general gave prizes to For further details, contact Yangon Publishing YANGON, 28 Jan— Dual Gasifier manufactured outstanding trainees.—MNA House at 1203, A-3-1, Myanmar Gonyi Housing by Treasure Engineering Group is available at the Estate, at the cornor of Upper Pansodan Street and market. Besides, service center is also available. Myanmar Gonyi Street, Mingala Taungnyunt Using Dural Gasifier can halve fuel Those who want to buy dual gasifier may Township, Yangon (Ph: 393102); Sann Pwint Aung consumption and its environmentally-friendly contact No (1135), Chindwin Road in Ward-63, Myint Trading Co Ltd at No 43/45, 3rd FL (Left- design can avoid possible dangers of fire. It is Industrial Zone (2) in Dagon Myothit (South) Right Side) 27th Street, Pabedan T/S, Yangon, suitable to be used in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, Township and No (62), Tawwin Road in Bawga (374252, 374253); and Plus D Group Co Ltd at 33 hostels, factories and mess. Customers will be Ward, Kyimyindine Township, Yangon (Ph: 01 (B), Room No B2, Yaw Min Gyi Street, Dagon T/ given a practical demonstration of its function. 594318 and 09 8566190). — MNA S, Yangon (242462, 251201).—MNA

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Kabul blast hits shop popular An injured woman with westerners is escorted out of a supermarket on 28 KABUL, 28 Jan- At least eight unclear. people were killed in an explosion that A Taleban commander who oper- Jan, 2011 in rocked a grocery store frequented by ates inside Kabul city sent a text mes- central Kabul, foreigners in Kabul. sage claiming responsibility for the at- Afghanistan. Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada, chief of tack. counterterrorism at the Ministry of In- The explosion ignited a fire inside INTERNET terior, says both Afghans and foreign- the store and mounds of canned goods ers are among the dead in Friday's and other merchandise were strewn blast. across the floor of the smoke-filled American dream came to an end NATO officials said that at least building, making it difficult for police two of those killed were foreign na- officers to walk inside the building. MODESTO (Califonia), year-oldprosecute the two tionals, but their nationalities remain Internet 28 Jan—A couple shot developmentally minors as adults. and killed inside their disabled daughter Prosecutors asked the A/H1N1 market were respected hospitalized on life judge for additional time Death toll in Indonesia’s Laotian immigrants who support, the Modesto Bee to decide if they will fled their homeland 30 reported Thursday. seek the death penalty. vessel blaze rises to 17 death toll years ago and saved About an hour after The motive for enough money to buy the shooting, police Tuesday’s shooting rises to 25 the small business in arrested suspected gang remained unclear, California’s Central members Oloth Modesto police Sgt Rick in Italy Valley. Phommahaxay, 18, and Armendariz said. ROME, 28 Jan—A Their American two teenage boys from The couple wanted total of 25 people have dream came to an end, Modesto for to improve the lives of been killed by the A/ however, when gunmen investigation of murder. their three children H1N1 flu virus in Italy opened fire inside the The suspects were when they bought the since the beginning of V&V Oriental Market, arraigned Thursday in Asian goods market this year, authourities taking the lives of Vanh Stanislaus County located in a crime- said Thursday. Thammavongsa, 55, Superior Court, where the ridden neighbourhood The latest victim of and his wife, Phouvieng, district attorney’s office 15 years ago. the virus was a 51-year- 49, and leaving their 28- announced it would Internet Residents look at a ferry that caught fire off old man who died on Java island is being towed near Anyer beach The photos of Vanh Thursday. The man was in Serang, Banten Province, Indonesia, on Thammavongsa hospitalized in January 28 Jan, 2011. and Phouvieng and suffered from INTERNET Thammavongsa, respiratory problems. are displayed at the JAKARTA, 28 Jan—The number of deaths in Two other people, who Modesto, Calif Indonesia’ s burned vessel serving from Merak contracted the influenza home of port in Banten Province to Bakauheni port in virus, are being treated Douangpha Lampung Province has risen to 17. At least 16 on Thursday in Sanachay on were seriously injured and treated in Krakatau emergency units and 26 Jan, 2011. Steel hospital in Cilegon, Merak, local TV reported their conditions are INTERNET here on Friday. serious. The rescue teams were reportedly engaging A total of 14 people US citizen who killed two Pakistanis seven vessels to evacuate 103 passengers who infected by the virus are were still trapped in the ship that was engulfed by currently lying in is spy fire. It carried more than 240 people when the fire hospital beds receiving caught the ship, the Metro TV reported. medical treatment. ISLAMABAD, 28 Jan—Pakistani media reported Friday that a US official, At least 99 passengers were already evacuated Authorities expect the who shot dead two Pakistani citizens in the city of Lahore on Thursday, is a spy or working for the Blackwater. by the rescue team, many of whom were treated flu peak to hit between The American employee at the US consulate in Lahore, Raymond Davis, in Krakatau Steel hospital.—Xinhua January and February. previously reported as Steve David, shot dead two Pakistani motorcyclists, Xinhua Five killed, 27 seriously injured city police chief Aslam Tarin said. A pedestrian was also killed by a speeding car in train collision in Indonesia from the US consulate which was called to help, JAKARTA, 28 Jan—Train collision in Banjar City police said. of West Java of Indonesia earlier Friday killed five Davis had introduced himself as Technical people and seriously wounded 27 others, official Advisor to the police but major Pakistani dailies said. Head of Health Department Office in Banjar reported on Friday that he was a soldier, spy and who goes with single name Herman said that that possibly a member of the Blackwater private eleven other passengers had minor injuries. security company. “The total fatality reaches 5 people and 27 Davis, who is now charged in murder case, others must got serious treatment at hospitals, but told the police investigators that he fired in self- the eleven others can be treated in a health clinic,”he defence as the two motorcyclists had wanted to told Xinhua by phone from the city. Train Mutiara People look at blood stains at a roadside in rob him. Selatan and Kuto Jaya collided at 02:24 am Jakarta Lahore, Pakistan on 27 Jan, 2011. A US The largely circulated Urdu language Daily time, Friday (1924 GMT) near Laggen train station consular employee shot and killed two gunmen Jang reported that the police suspected Davis as in the city, spokesman of Transport Ministry as they approached his vehicle in a congested an American spy. It reported that he is not a Bambang Ervan said. street in Pakistan on Thursday, police said. diplomat and can not claim diplomatic immunity. Xinhua INTERNET Xinhua

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Humans may have left Africa earlier than Great Pyramid has two secret chambers thought PARIS, 28 Jan— A French architect in Greek, he told a press conference. campaigning for a new exploration of “I am convinced there are understand the route taken as these the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza antechambers in this pyramid. What I populations spread into Asia, the Far said on Thursday that the edifice may want is to find them,” he said. East and Europe. Previously, most In March 2007, Houdin advanced evidence has suggested humans spread contain two chambers housing funereal the theory that the Great Pyramid had along the Nile River valley and into the furniture. Jean-Pierre Houdin — who been built inside-out using an internal Middle East about 60,000 years ago. was rebuffed three years ago by Egypt in spiral ramp, as opposed to an external There are not many exits from Africa. his appeal for a probe into how the You can either exit” through Sinai north Pyramid was built — said 3-D simulation ramp as had long been suggested. of the Red Sea or across the straits at the and data from a US egyptologist, Bob He proposed mounting a joint south end of the Red Sea, explained Brier, pointed to two secret chambers in expedition of Egyptian antiquities experts and French engineers, using infrared, This undated handout photo provided by Hans-Peter Uerpmann of the Centre for the heart of the structure. the journal Science shows the Jebel Scientific Archaeology of Eberhard- The rooms would have housed radar and other non-invasive methods to Faya rockshelter from above, looking Karls University in Tuebingen, furniture for use in the afterlife by the check out the hypothesis. north, showing eboulis blocks from roof Germany.—Internet pharaoh Khufu, also known as Cheops The idea was nixed by Egypt’s collapse and the location of excavation antiquities department. trenches.—INTERNET Russia’s new Angara rocket ready for test A Canadian team from Laval University in Quebec will seek permission WASHINGTON, 28 Jan— Modern launch in 2012 this year to carry out thermal imaging humans may have left Africa thousands MOSCOW, 28 Jan— Russia will test launch its new generation Angara from outside the Pyramid to explore the of years earlier than previously thought, booster rocket in 2012, the Russian space force commander said Thursday. theory, Houdin said. Houdin said a pointer turning right and heading across the Oleg Ostapenko told local media that the Angara booster rocket is to the antechambers came from the Red Sea into Arabia rather than expected to be fully prepared for launch in 2012, adding that “everything is existence of such rooms in the pyramid following the Nile to a northern exit, an going according to plan.” international team of researchers says. Angara rockets, designed to provide lifting capabilities between 2,000 and of Snefru, Khufu’s father. It was possible Stone tools discovered in the United 40,500 kg into low earth orbit, are expected to become the core of Russia’s a similar design was retained for the Arab Emirates indicate the presence of carrier rocket fleet, replacing several existing systems. Great Pyramid. modern humans between 100,000 and The rockets have a modular design similar to the Evolved Expendable In addition, blocks in the northern 125,000 years ago, the researchers report Launch Vehicle (EELV), based on a common Universal Rocket Module wall of the king’s chamber in the Great in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. (URM). Pyramid indicate an overlooked passage While science has generally Russia in October successfully launched a military satellite by “Molniya- which led to the hypothesised chambers accepted an African origin for humans, M” carrier rocket. It was the last launch of a carrier rocket from the Molniya- and also enabled the funeral party to exit, anthropologists have long sought to M family, as the family will give way to Soyuz-2 and Angara rockets.—Xinhua he added.—Internet

Forget jetskis; Fly a Sanyo announces interactive Hot “Brink” and jetpack instead DLP projector “Rage” videogames CANADA, 28 Jan—The WASHINGTON, 28 Jan—Sanyo has announced the introduction set for release illusive jetpack has just of an interactive projector geared for the educational and corporate SAN FRANCISCO, 28 Jan—The studio become more viable and presentation markets that provides full functionality regardless behind blockbuster videogame nimble. Inventor of the surface on which the image is projected. franchise “Fallout” on Thursday Raymond Li of Canada The Sanyo PLC-WL2503, an ultra short-throw 3-LCD DLP announced that eagerly anticipated built a hydro-jetpack that projector, provides interactivity without the need for a whiteboard new “Brink” and “Rage” titles would can propel a man up to 30 or surface with built-in sensors. The projector is rated at 2,500 be unleashed by mid-year. feet into the sky. Many lumens of brightness, and provides wide XGA native resolution A first-person “Brink” shooter have tried developing the and a 500:1 contrast ratio. game, set in a near-future with a society jet-packing idea in the Conventional interactive projector systems require the use of stressed by too many people and too past, using bulky an interactive whiteboard connected to the PC. Sanyo’s interactive few resources, will debut in North gasoline-powered fans or system eliminates this need by providing two interface devices Jetpack America on 17 May and in Europe on models that “require (a pen and a pointer), each containing an infrared (IR) transmitter. 20 May, according to Bethesda extensive training” to to hit the market sometime When the tip of either device is pressed against the screen or wall Softworks. obtain. Li’s invention, later this year at a starting surface, it generates an IR signal that is detected by a camera Early kudos being heaped on however, propels the pilot value of $175,000, with module located on the front surface of the projector. This signal “Brink” include being crowned with twin streams of high- resorts and high-end allows the system to determine the relative location of the tip on “Game of Show” at the Eurogamer pressure water created in recreational facilities as the projected image, and this information is transmitted to the PC Expo where it was previewed last year. a floating engine-and- primary targets. through a USB connection for display on screen. The system is The weaponry-rich title crafted by hose pack that floats on Inventor Li foresees it compatible with virtually all software, as well as the Windows 7, Splash Damage for Bethesda boasts the surface of a body of being used practically as Vista, XP and Mac OS operating systems.—Internet water. In this manner, Li well, in “marine structure innovative controls and a smooth was able to circumvent inspection and repair, blend of single- and multi-player action the traditional jetpack’s lifesaving, firefighting, as gamers increasingly turn to playing greatest complication: and even peacekeeping”. PLC- with others using Internet connections. thrust-to-weight ratio. Peacekeeping? Ok, maybe A “Rage” first-person shooter The ride is smooth— in a post-apocalyptic 1995 WL2503. videogame made by renowned so smooth that some riders Waterworld-type- developer id Software with be scenario. But for now, it available in North America on 13 have compared it to riding INTERNET on a magic carpet. The just looks fun. September and in Europe three days hydro jetpack is supposed Internet later.—Internet

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Extra calcium, vitamin D no bone Health Tip: Possible complications booster for men of Hemophilia Hemophilia is a disorder in which the blood NEW YORK, 28 Jan—Taking extra vitamin D and calcium doesn’t seem to prevent bone-thinning in older men, according doesn’t properly clot, so stopping bleeding becomes to Australian researchers. more difficult. The US Centres for Disease Control and However, exercise did boost bone mineral density, a proxy Prevention says possible complications of for bone strength, their report shows. hemophilia include: Despite the findings, people still need to get enough calcium * Swelling in the joints that may lead to pain and Eating foods high in trans-fats and and vitamin D to reduce the risk of osteoporosis, or bone swelling in nearby muscles. saturated fats increases the risk of thinning, said Dr Mone Zaidi, an osteoporosis researcher at the * Possible brain damage from bleeding inside depression, according to a Spanish Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, who was not the brain or head. study published in the US involved in the study. * Damage to internal organs. Wednesday, confirming previous “It’s like the four legs of the stool: vitamin D and calcium, * Death from uncontrolled bleeding or bleeding studies that linked “junk food” with exercise, medications if a person is losing bone, and the fourth that causes damage to vital organs.—Internet the disease.—INTERNET leg is telling people how to prevent fractures,” Zaidi said. More than 40 million people in the US are affected by Discovery may explain why brain osteoporosis. It’s most common in older women, but about cancer is so hard to treat seven percent of white men and five percent of black men are LA JOLLA, 28 Jan—Researchers have found that affected, according to the American College of Physicians. brain cancer cells can turn themselves into blood In the new study, published in the Journal of Clinical vessel cells to counter drugs designed to cut off a Endocrinology and Metabolism, Robin M Daly from the tumor’s blood supply and deprive it of oxygen and University of Melbourne, Australia and colleagues randomly nutrients. assigned men aged 59 to 70 to an exercise programme, drinking This ensures an adequate oxygen supply, milk fortified with calcium and vitamin D, doing both, or doing Cholera patients rest in a ward in according to the researchers, and it helps explain why nothing. glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of Haiti in 2010. Cholera today is They measured the men’s bone density before and after the brain cancer, resists nearly all treatment efforts. study, which took place over 18 months, but they didn’t look at more resilient than previous types, They also said that the finding, reported online 25 fractures. At the end of the study, men who exercised had higher but as the world marks 50 years Jan in the Proceedings of the National Academy of bone density than those who had supplemented their diet with Sciences, indicates the need to rethink current since the most recent strain 1000 milligrams of calcium and 800 international units (IU) of glioblastoma therapy and perhaps develop drugs that vitamin D per day. surfaced, two studies this week take aim at new targets. “Disrupting the formation of Adding the supplements to the exercise programme provided suggest that vaccines can help even tumour blood vessels is not enough,” Inder Verma, a no extra benefit, hinting that the men already had enough genetics professor at the Salk Institute for Biological vitamin D and calcium in their diets to be able to boost their bone after an outbreak starts. Studies, in La Jolla, Calif, and the research team strength through exercise alone.—Reuters INTERNET leader, said in a Salk news release.—Internet

Microsoft’s Windows disappoints on Chinese Banks’ 2010 forex surplus tops lukewarm PC sales 397.7 bln USD system runs on 90 percent of the BEIJING, 28 Jan — China’s foreign In 2009, the annual surplus fell 42 world’s computers, is heavily exchange watchdog said Thursday that percent to 263.5 billion US dollars, dependent on PC sales, which grew the surplus of Chinese banks’ foreign according to SAFE’s data released in only 3 percent in the quarter. Now it is exchange purchases to sales in client March 2010. The statement noted the starting to feel the heat from investors transactions increased 51 percent figures did not include banks’ own forex eyeing the phenomenal take-up of through 2010 to stand at 397.7 billion transactions and interbank transactions. Apple Inc’s iPad. US dollars at year-end. The forex surplus in December 2010 “Outstanding numbers when you China’s institutional and individual totaled 51.5 billion US dollars, as clients Microsoft’s new Kinect controller for the take a first look at it, but when you clients sold 1.33 trillion US dollars in sold 146.2 billion US dollars of foreign Xbox 360 is seen on a shelf at the Best Buy delve into them, Windows missed foreign exchange to banks in 2010 exchange, up 13 percent from November, store in 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida. expectations by $300 million,” said while purchasing 932.7 billion US while purchasing 94.7 billion US dollars, dollars, said the State Administration up 12 percent, it said.—Xinhua INTERNET Brendan Barnicle, analyst at Pacific of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) in an SEATTLE, 28 Jan—Sales of Crest Securities.—Reuters online statement. Microsoft Corp’s Windows software fell short of outsized expectations, Japan’s Nissan, Mazda expand supply pact rekindling fears that the spread of TOKYO, 28 Jan—Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor mobile gadgets will erode its main agreed on Friday to supply minivans to its domestic rival PC-focused business. Nissan Motor, expanding their mutual supply accord, Microsoft surprised Wall Street the two companies said. Under the latest agreement, with a better-than-expected profit, Mazda will start supplying its Premacy to Nissan from helped by resurgent corporate May for sale under the Nissan brand, the companies said spending after the belt-tightening of Japanese carmaker in a joint statement. Mazda and Nissan have already File photo shows a bank teller counting Mazda Motor agreed on past years. But its shares stayed flat as teamed up through an Original Equipment Manufacturing 10,000 yen bank notes in Tokyo. To date, Friday to supply minivans (OEM) pact enabling them to provide each other with the Japanese government has been able investors expressed concern about the to its domestic rival Nissan weakness of overall computer sales vehicles. Mazda currently provides the Bongo van and to fund its growing fiscal gap by raising Motor, expanding their money in the domestic market, with truck to Nissan, which sells it as the Nissan Vanette van amid a faltering US recovery. mutual supply accord, the around 95 percent of the country’s huge The world’s largest software two companies said. and truck, while Nissan supplies the AD and AD Expert debt held domestically via banks and maker, whose Windows operating INTERNET to Mazda, for sale as the Mazda Familia van.—Internet pension schemes.—INTERNET

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 5 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 Chinese island province pilots in British arrests, US raids over low-altitude test flight ‘Anonymous’ cyber attacks LONDON, 28 Jan— HAIKOU 28 Jan— flights in the sky, 1,000 sector to develop world- British police arrested China’s aviation authorities metres above the ground class tourism here. five people and the FBI on Friday started to allow in Hainan in the next two China’s low-altitude launched raids across helicopters to fly in low- months. The flight test will airspace is controlled by the US as part of a probe altitude airspace over the collect data for low- the Air Force and the Civil into cyber attacks by tourist island of Hainan on altitude flying and test the Aviation Administration of online group “Ano- a trial basis for the first ground control system’s China (CAAC). Every nymous”, which last time. The aim is to response to emergencies, private aircraft flight needs year assailed websites hostile to WikiLeaks. eventually open a part of said Zou Jianming, approval, and the In a series of dawn the country’s tightly- chairman of Zhengyang procedure can take from raids in England on controlled airspace to Investment Group. Hainan one day up to a week. Thursday, three teenage British police arrested five people and the FBI private aircraft. is the first place in China to But last November, the males and two adult men launched raids across the US as part of a probe Four helicopters were conduct test flights of State Council and the were arrested on into cyber attacks by online group manned by eight pilots private aircraft in low- Central Military suspicion of breaking “Anonymous”, which last year assailed websites from Shanghai-based altitude airspace, said Jiang Commission said that part the Computer Misuse hostile to WikiLeaks.—INTERNET Zhengyang Investment Sixian, deputy governor of of the low-altitude airspace Act 1990, London’s Group, a leading domestic the province. Domestic would be opened to Metropolitan Police throughout the United being held after a series firm in the general aviation and foreign firms are both promote the country’s Service (MPS) said. States. London police of coordinated arrests said in a statement that at residential addres- industry. They are welcome to invest in general aviation sector. On the same day, the FBI executed more “five males aged 15, ses.” expected to conduct test Hainan’s general aviation Xinhua than 40 search warrants 16, 19, 20 and 26 are Internet Wounded Ore police officer expected to survive Blind orangutan gives birth PORTLAND, 28 Jan— Chief Steven Bechard to twins in Indonesia Doctors say an Oregon said. “That’s a testament JAKARTA, 28 Jan—A blind orangutan at a rescue police officer ambushed to his endurance.” centre in western Indonesia has given birth to a during a traffic stop is Dodds opened his healthy pair of twins. recovering from eyes for the first time gunshots to his pelvis and Thursday and is expected Ian Singleton, who works with the Sumatran abdomen that would to survive, doctors at Orangutan Conservation Programme, said Thursday have killed him if he Portland’s Legacy that Gober, the mother, so far appeared able to care hadn’t managed to call in Emanuel Hospital said. for the babies herself. the shooting to “He’s a strong guy “But vets and staff are ready to step in if dispatchers, then been and so stubborn,” said necessary,” he said, adding that Leuser, the father, rushed to the hospital for daughter Megan Dodds. also is blind. surgery. “I know he’s not going to There are around 50,000 orangutans left in the One of the bullets let himself down on this wild, 90 percent of them in Indonesia, with more This image taken from security video released fired by a man who’s still one.” than 2,000 others in rescue centres. by Oregon State Police on 26 Jan, 2011 shows at large severed a major Authorities are a man identified as David Durham wearing vein, giving 45-year-old scouring the area for camouflage clothing and a black beret in what Lincoln City Officer David Anthony Durham, appears to be a convenience store, about 30 Steven Dodds just 15 to 43, who they believe shot minutes before Lincoln City police officer Steven 30 minutes to live. Dodds before leading Dodds was shot during a traffic stop “He was able to call police on a chase along Sunday night.—INTERNET in,” Lincoln City Police the coast.—Internet Circular irrigated farming crops are seen flooded near the Mexican authorities town of Theodore in Australia’s state of Queensland in this 2 Jan, 2011 file photo. Devastating floods across eastern discover 219 migrants Australia will lead to a temporary 0.25 percentage point in truck spike in headline inflation in the March quarter, and lead to SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA CASAS, 28 Jan— losses of about A$1 billion ($1 billion) in the country’s farm Mexican authorities have discovered 219 Gober, an elderly female Sumatran orangutan sector, Treasurer Wayne Swan said on Friday. migrants squeezed into a trailer truck in the who is blind in both eyes due to cataracts, lies southern State of Chiapas. INTERNET down with her twin babies at a rehabilitation The Chiapas state government says in centre in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia, a statement that the driver and another on 27 Jan, 2011. The twins were born on Friday person tried to bribe police who stopped the 21 Jan, 2011 from both blind parents. truck. The statement Thursday said most of INTERNET the migrants are from Central America but six are from Sri Lanka and four are Nepalese. Some of those at centres were seized in the Thirty-three are women and nine are minors. illegal wildlife trade and others orphaned when The statement said police chased down their mothers strayed from rapidly disappearing the truck Wednesday when the driver refused rain forests in search of food. to stop for inspection at a checkpoint. The The twins — a boy named Ganteng and a girl migrants were being deported Thursday. named Ginting — were born last Friday. Hundreds of thousands of migrants “It’s hoped that both infants will eventually be travel through Mexico each year in the released to a life in the wild, something that has hopes of reaching the United States. been denied both their parents due to their Internet blindness,” Singleton said.—Internet

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 6 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 7 Venezuelan Pakistan suffering Quakes hit south Iran gov’t famine-like child malnutrition TEHERAN, 28 Jan—A series of earthquakes hit southern Iran’s Kerman confirms 37 ISLAMABAD, 28 Jan—One of the areas in Pakistan Province on Thursday, damaging dozens hit hardest by last year’s massive floods is suffering of houses in the affected villages, state cholera cases child malnutrition rates similar to those seen in television website said. African famines, according to the United Nations. CARACAS, 28 Jan—A The strongest, at 6.0-magnitude, hit The plight of children in southern Sindh Province total of 37 cholera near the town of Mohammadabad-Rigan highlights the challenges Pakistan faces as it tries to at around 12:08 pm (08:38 GMT) and patients were hospita- recover from the floods, which first struck six was followed by a 4.8-magnitude lized in Venezuela after months ago and eventually affected at least 18 A man walks past rubble in the aftershock at 12:13 pm (08:43 GMT), the they ate contaminated million people and damaged or destroyed 1.7 million village of Chah Ghanbar after an report said. food at a wedding in the homes. earthquake struck southeastern Earlier on Thursday Moham- A survey conducted after the floods by the Iran in December. Dominican Republic, madabad-Rigan was hit with jolts United Nations Children’s Fund and the Sindh INTERNET Health Minister Eugenia measuring 5.1 and 4.0. Provincial government found that almost a quarter Sader said Thursday. Local officials said the earthquakes roads to the region have been blocked,” of the children in the province suffered from acute Speaking at a Press caused no casualties. But “70 percent of town governor Mohammad Berzang malnutrition. conference, Sader called houses and gardens in the Chah Ghanbar was quoted by the state broadcaster’s “I haven’t seen levels of malnutrition this bad for calm, saying that only (rural) area have been destroyed and website as saying.—Internet since the worst famines in Ethiopia, Darfur and members of the same Chad,” said UNICEF’s deputy representative in Researchers say cholera bacterium more family who attended the Pakistan, Karen Allen, in a statement posted on the wedding last Saturday group’s website Wednesday. “It’s shocking, deadly, urge vaccination were being treated for shockingly bad.” BEIJING, 28 Jan—Researchers said case fatality rates of 1 to 5 percent in cholera. Malnutrition has long been a problem in the cholera bacterium today is more recent outbreaks as opposed to under Venezuela has taken Pakistan. A 2002 survey found a national deadly than its previous types, urging 1 percent historically accepted as the necessary measures to malnutrition rate of 13.2 percent, and the World that vaccines should be considered goal for response teams,” Ryan wrote establish epidemio- Health Organization has said that up to 35 percent even after an outbreak starts, according in an editorial.—Xinhua logical screens against of children in Pakistan had stunted growth before to media reports Friday. the floods — a sign of chronic malnutrition. the disease, which had In a package of studies reported in But the floods, which inundated about one-fifth not been seen in the the journal Public Library of Science of the country — an area the size of the United (PLoS), researchers noted that a hybrid country since 2000, Kingdom — have exacerbated the problem, said strain of cholera underwent two major Sader said. UNICEF. changes in the last 20 years, causing Xinhua Internet longer outbreaks of the disease with A boy wearing a Peking increased fatalities. Opera mask plays while The first mutation resulted in the waiting for a train with bacterium infecting patients thought his father at the Beijing to be immune because of previous Members of a rescue team inspect the West Railway Station on exposure to an older strain. The second scene of a collapsed building in Santa 28 Jan, 2011. 19 Jan made it more dangerous, according to Cruz, on 27 Jan, 2011. A building, marked the beginning of Edward Ryan, a researcher at which was under construction collapsed the annual Spring on Monday, trapping dozens of workers. Massachusetts General Hospital and Festival travel rush, with The Bolivian government had requested Harvard University in the United an expected 2.56 billion aid from neighbouring countries and passenger trips in the States. “Cholera caused by the hybrid international agencies to rescue the coming 40 days. strain may be more clinically severe workers trapped under the rubble, INTERNET and may explain why we are seeing according to local media.—INTERNET Japan volcano spews ash, flights cancelled Mexican man wrongly ID’d TOKYO, 28 Jan—Train Company also suspended Television footage police said. as drug lord and flight services to train services in the showed the volcano The Kagoshima TIJUANA, 28 Jan—A man forced to go into Miyazaki in southwestern affected area. billowing grey smoke into observatory raised its five- hiding after Mexican authorities falsely identified Japan were suspended on In Takaharu town the sky, while residents scale warning level on the him as a drug trafficker on their website wants Friday as the erupting near the volcano, 31 used shovels to clear ash volcano from two to three, justice, his attorney said Thursday. Shinmoedake volcano people spent the night at from streets. restricting access to the Industrial engineer Raul Inda Gonzalez wants spewed columns of smoke an evacuation centre on There were no reports entire mountain, officials compensation for lost earnings and damage to his and ash thousands of Thursday. of damage or injuries, said.—Internet reputation after his photo was posted on the website metres into the sky. of the Attorney General’s Office and identified as The 1,421-metre that of Tijuana drug cartel chief Fernando Sanchez (4,689-foot) volcano in the Arellano. Kirishima range between Inda Gonzalez had to miss work and hide out in Kagoshima and Miyazaki California for a week until the federal agency has been belching smoke acknowledged its error last week, said his attorney, and ash into the air since Ricardo Sanchez Camacho. The attorney also told late Wednesday, local news media that vehicles carrying armed men according to the Japan were spotted outside Inda Gonzalez’s home in Meteorological Agency. Ensenada, near the US border in Baja California The eruption State. prompted All Nippon Earlier this month, someone posted a Youtube Airways and Japan video composed of several still photos showing the Airlines to cancel a number Photo taken on 26 Jan, 2011. Ash and rocks fell across a wide swathe of southern Japan straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima on Thursday, as one of fresh-faced, brush-cut Inda Gonzalez on what of flights to and from appear to be outings or a vacation. One of the Miyazaki while JR Mount Kirishima’s many calderas erupted, prompting authorities to raise alert levels and call on for an evacuation of all residents within 2 km (1.2 miles) radius of the photos bore a caption reading “Sanchez Arrellano.” Kyushu Railway volcano.—INTERNET Internet

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 7 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 Flag of victory presented to Magway Region football team

NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan — A ceremony to present the Flag of Victory to Magway Region football team that will take part in Inter-State/Region Union Shield (Open) Football Tournament was held at the office of Magway Region Peace and Develop- ment Council on 20 January. It was attended by Chairman of Magway Region PDC U Phone Maw Shwe, departmental officials, manager, coach and footballers of the team. First, Magway Region PDC Chairman U Phone Maw Shwe spoke on the occasion. Next, an official gave accounts of formation of the team and presented the State Flag to the manager of the football team. On his arrival at the briefing hall of Special Project Group (1) of Public Works near Kyawthar village in Hsinbaungwe Township, the chairman heard reports on progress of construction of Thagara- Koebin Yoma crossing road and tarmacking of the MOC Chairman Minister for Sports Thura U Aye Myint presents championship shield to road and gave necessary instructions. Defence Ministry women’s team in 4th Inter-Ministry Women’s Volleyball Championship. Next, the chairman oversaw road works (News on page 1)—MNA along Thagara-Koebin road.—MNA Pencils, ball pens for both YANGON, 28 Jan—Salient pencil sharpener which are Respect-paying ceremony of Man- Trading Co Ltd is in pursuit designed for both left and dalay BEHS (16) on 30 Jan left- and right-handed kids of a plan to distribute right-handed children. Schwan – Stabilo Brand Students are offered 25 % YANGON, 28 Jan—Old students who learnt Left Right pencils and ball to 50 % discounts for sales education at Basic Education High School in Man- pens nationwide. of the products. For more dalay from 1962 to 2010 will organize the 13th Left Right pencils and information about special ceremony to pay respects to old teachers at the pens are specially designed offers, contact Salient Trad- school at 9 am on 30 January. for kids. Left Right Series ing Co Ltd at No. 22, Those wishing to donate cash may contact contains pencils, ball pens, Nguwah Street, Saw Yan Headmistress Daw Htwe Htwe Than and old students eraser, lead sticks and Paing (South) Ward, Ahlon and teachers (Ph: 02-32288), Daw Myat Thuzar (02- Township, Yangon (Ph: 01- Photo shows 32881), U Aung Mon Latt (Assistant Director, Mandalay 225110, 703165 and 09 Region GAD) (09-5046407), U Thein Tun Zaw (Staff Schwan-Stabilo 5013153). Salient Trading Officer, Mandalay Settlement and Land Records De- brand left right Co Ltd and STABILO Co partment) (09-2003234), Daw Pearl (Yangon) (09- pencils and ball are planning to offer 50 % 5191151), Daw Kyi Kyi Ngwe (Yangon) (01-703816), pens.—MNA assistance.—MNA and executives in Mandalay.—MNA

100-bed Bogale People’s works of health care cen- pital and Doctors and Hospital: Health care… tres in the rural areas that staff from health are difficult to have departments are (from page 1) health branches have access due to a large providing health care to three station hospitals, been opened in addition number of natural barri- the local residents. seven rural health to the 100-bed hospital. ers of rivers and creeks. What’s more, dissemi- centres and 33 rural So, there have been net- Township Hos- nation of knowledge on health, cure and preven- tion against diseases are being carried out so as to widen the horizons of local people,” he said. The hospital was built by Htoo Trading Co., Ltd. At the opening ceremony of the hospital, the company donated K 40 million worth of five Intensive care unit in the hospital. sets of IP Star system computers, a 100 KVA funds for maintenance of hospital contributes to generator worth K 12 the hospital. providing more health million, furniture, Opening the hos- care services to the local medical equipments, an pital is a landmark of residents than the past. ambulance worth K 35 rehabilitations after the Translation: MT Photo shows ultra-sound and X-ray room. million and K 30 million Nargis. Emergence of the Myanma Alin: 28-1-2011

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 8 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 9 1st tournament of ITF 14 & Under Asian Mdy Mayor tours downtown Mandalay Championships 2011 concludes NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan medicinal plants in the gar- After inspecting YANGON, 28 Jan— (Myanmar) secured the Shaema Al-Olfi (YEM) — On his arrival at den, conditions of entrance repaving of roads in The first tournament of first prize and Ang stood first and Kandawgyi Garden on 24 and exist roads and Pyigyidagun, the ITF 14 & Under Asian Geraldine (Singapore) the Kavindinya Desilva January, Chairman of Man- growing of flowery plants Mahaaungmye and Championships 2011 second in the women’s and Nethmi Waduge dalay City Development presented by officials and Aungmyethazan Town- Group (2) concluded at single event. (Sri Lanka) second in Committee Mayor U Phone inspected installation of ships, the mayor left nec- Theinbyu Tennis Court in Kareem Allaf and the women’s double Zaw Han heard reports on fiber motorized boats near essary instructions. nurturing shady, flowery and Pyigyimon Raft. MNA Mingala Taungnyunt Mohammad Azhari(Sri event. Township here yesterday. Lanka) won the first prize The second Ghassan Al-Ansi and Arkar Kyaw and tournament of the Death of over three dozens of cattle in (YEM) stood first and Win Naing Oo championships will Phakant Tsp caused by pesticide Issae Ong (Singapore) (Myanmar) the second in commence at the same second in the men’s single the men’s double event. venue tomorrow NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan— The recent eases. According to the tests, the cattle event. Nilar Win Nilar Win (Myanmar) and morning.—MNA death of 36 buffaloes in Phakant died as they drank water in ponds poi- Township, Kachin State, were caused by soned with pesticide by locals to catch pesticide as they ate crops sprayed with fish and ate crops sprayed with pesticide. Motorcycle accident leaves one dead, one type of pesticide and drank water in The team from the Phakant ponds poisoned with pesticide, said the Township LBVD has vaccinated the re- two in critical condition township Livestock Breeding and maining cattle against infectious diseases Veterinary Department. and there is no more deaths of cattle at the NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan — One People in the provinces usually As a total of 36 buffaloes died at village. was killed and two others seriously ride motorcycles without crash helmets, Warazut Village in the township this Besides, a medical team from injured after two motorcycles collided which causes deaths when the motor- month, officials from Phakant Township Kachin State LBVD went to the village with each other in front of Daung cycles fell down, said an official of LBVD went to the village on 21 January on 26 January to look into the cause of Monastery in Myawady Ward in Myanmar Police Force urging to find out the cause of the deaths. After the death of cattle and collected some Monywa of Sagaing Region at 7.30 motorcyclists to follow prescribed rules forensic tests, they said the cause of the samples from a dead buffalo to send it to p.m. on 25 January. and regulations.—MNA deaths was not related to infectious dis- forensic laboratory.— MNA

Company has first built Myanmar ICT Week… an infrastructural building —national-level (from page 16) in CDMA) in their phones internet exchange, and investment in the cyber at its booth. then equipped the main city, ICT booths of The 9th Myanmar ICT building of Yatanarpon Myanma Posts and Tel- Week was held, with a view Teleport with upgraded ecommunications, and e- to achieving progress of IP backbone, IX cinema, enjoying enter- the nation and improving (Internet Exchange) and tainment programmes. socio-economic life of the IPTV Head End for ac- During the ICT people through Informa- cess to VOIP phones. Week, MPT sold Mcwill tion and Communication With IPTV Head system with internet ac- Technology, and to keep- End, TV channels can cess in Yangon and Man- ing pace with international be enjoyed with HD dalay whereas community in ICT field. (High Definition) Yatanarpon Teleport Co The government on its quality. Furthermore Ltd sold mobile applica- part has been making all- Yatanarpon National tion software, web host- out efforts for the develop- Web Portal could be es- ing and domains. In ment of ICT industry, tablished thereby ena- addition, MPT provided realizing the importance of bling the people to make Visitors observing communication devices on display at the booths. one-stop service for ICT in transforming the use of already-built IT CDMA 800 MHz users nation into modern, infrastructure. become the source of infor- fective human resources. satellite. who wished to install developed one. With Yatanarpon mation covering wide ranges In the 9th Myanmar ICT Unlike the former EVDO (data system used Yatanarpon Teleport Web Portal having and vast areas, government Week festival, local ICT festivals that were departments, businesses, or- companies in cooperation aimed only for knowl- ganizations, and individual with respective foreign com- edge and that used to whoever can search as well as panies introduced mobile showcase ICT transfer information, photo, data communication serv- technologies and devices video, and audio files from ice like EVDO and EDGE popular in abroad, this one place to another via it like systems—systems used in year’s ICT festival was any other IT-developed coun- mobile phones for internet able to exhibit locally- tries across the world. surfing, wireless communi- made ICT devices that are The government and cation technologies like in use at home, bringing private sector have worked Mcwill (Multi-Carrier Wire- honour to the nation. cooperatively for the growth less Information Local The 9th Myanmar of ICT sector, giving priority Loop), FTTH (Fiber To The ICT Week festival was to telecommunication Home) technology—3-in- found to be more colour- infrastructures and legal 1 fiber with internet, phone ful than previous framework. Moreover, the and television access, and Myanmar ICT festivals, I emergence of Yatanarpon rural region–used advanced would like to say. Technological University will communication system— Translation: TKK Photo shows communication devices exhibited at the 9th Myanmar greatly contribute to progress MPS (Multi-Play Services) Myanma Alin ICT Week. of ICT industry providing ef- which can be used through 27-1-2011

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 9 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 NASA marks 25 years after Challenger Rosneft, Exxon ink Black Sea disaster exploration deal WASHINGTON, 28 Jan—The United DAVOS, 28 Jan— States on Thursday marked a day of Russian energy giant remembrance for astronauts who have Rosneft and US oil major died in the line of duty, particularly the Exxon Mobil struck a $1 victims in the explosion of the space billion deal Thursday to shuttle Challenger 25 years ago. hunt for oil and gas under Schoolchildren and space enthusiasts the Black Sea, and around the world watched live 28 promised more joint January, 1986 as the Challenger lifted ventures to come. off carrying seven astronauts including Rosneft president the first teacher, Christa McAuliffe, to Eduard Yurevitch Khu- embark on a mission to space. This 28 Jan, 1986 photo shows a daynatov said he hopes The shuttle exploded 73 seconds solid fuel rocket booster as it to find a billion tonnes of The Kremlin wall is reflected in a plaque at the after launch at an altitude of 14,000 oil and gas — mainly oil disappears behind the contrail of entrance of the headquarters of the state-owned metres (46,000 feet), killing everyone the explosion of the space shuttle — in the 11,200-square- on board. Engineers determined that the oil company Rosneft in Moscow. Challenger over Kennedy Space kilometre (4,320 square blast was caused by the failure of a joint mile) Tuapse Trough, in Centre.—INTERNET INTERNET seal due to cold weather. waters off the Krasnodar “We have seen that achieving great NASA missions throughout the agency’s region. its Russian partner, the platform may be things sometimes comes at great cost storied history,” President Barack Obama Using the US giant’s joint venture will survey operational by the end of and we mourn the brave astronauts who said in a statement. latest exploration tech- the seabed this year and 2012, he said. made the ultimate sacrifice in support of Internet nology, now shared with hopes the first offshore Internet Japan’s jobless rate drops, Samsung’s 4th-quarter deflation slows net profit rises 13 percent TOKYO, 28 Jan—A batch of economic indicators SEOUL, 28 Jan— said. That compares with released in Japan on Friday offered glimpses of both Samsung Electronics sales of 39.25 trillion won hope and doubt, underscoring ongoing questions said net profit rose 13 the year before. about the fate of the still-fragile recovery. percent in the fourth Investors welcomed The jobless rate and consumer prices were better quarter of 2010 amid the news, pushing up the than analysts’ expectations and suggest the economy higher sales of semi- company’s share price as is strengthening. But household spending and retail conductors and smart- much as 1.4 percent to a sales tumbled as consumers tightened budgets. phones as the technology record high 1.01 million Japan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate giant rounded out a won in morning trading Firefighters try to distinguish the fire on a bus in fell to 4.9 percent in December, the government said. record year for profits and shortly after the earnings Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, on 27 Jan, 2011. The result beat Kyodo news agency’s average market revenue. were announced. A bus was caught fire on the road while running forecast of 5.1 percent and indicates that the labour Samsung, the wor- Samsung released its from downtown Astana to the airport on market may be starting to benefit from improving ld’s largest manu- results a little more than a Thursday. Fortunately the fire was put out by corporate profits. facturer of computer half hour after the start of firefighters and no casualty was recorded. The The result marks the first time the unemployment memory chips and flat trading. cause of the accident was under investigation. rate has dropped below the 5 percent level in 10 screen televisions, earned Suwon, South XINHUA months. In a separate report, the government said 3.42 trillion won ($3.1 Korea-based Samsung consumer prices fell for the 22nd straight month, billion) in the three Electronics Co ranks as Inflation to rise in Australia though the pace of decline eased. months ended 31 Dec, the world’s biggest due to flood damage The key consumer price index, which exclude the company announced manufacturer of CANBERRA, 28 Jan—Inflation is expected to rise volatile fresh food prices, fell 0.4 percent from the Friday. It had a net profit computer memory chips, a quarter of a percentage point in the March quarter, previous year — the slowest retreat since 2009. of 3.04 trillion won the liquid crystal displays and as a result of Australia’s devastating floods, The figures come a day after Standard & Poor’s year before. flat-screen televisions. It Treasurer Wayne Swan said on Friday. cut Japan’s credit rating for the first time in almost nine Fourth-quarter sales stands No 2 in mobile Almost two months of torrential rains in the years, issuing a harsh critique of the government’s rose 7 percent to 41.87 phones behind Finland’s northeastern state of Queensland have killed as ability to control its ballooning debt.—Internet trillion won, Samsung Nokia Corp.—Internet many as 32 people, affected about 30, 000 Visitors are seen on the properties, shut coal mines, cut rail lines and Toy Fair at the damaged crops. Flood waters spread south, Olympia Exhibition affecting one quarter of Victoria state as well as Centre in London, towns in New South Wales. State Premier on Friday confirmed that Britain, on 27 Jan, Queensland’s flood disaster will cost at least 4.95 2011. Over 200 billion US dollars, and will cut the state economic exhibitors from across growth this year. the world attended the On a broader picture, Swan said the disaster 3-day fair, the only had wiped out a significant part of the country’s dedicated toy, game farming sector, meaning prices would rise across and hobby exhibition in the country. the UK, on its 58th “Based on Treasury’s numbers, the floods are expected to increase CPI (Consumer Price Index) anniversary from 25 to inflation by about a quarter of a percentage point in 27 Jan, attracting an the March quarter,” he told Australia Associated estimated 5,000 Press in an address to the CEO Institute in Brisbane visitors. —XINHUA of Australia.—Xinhua

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 10 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 11 Some US blacks protected by gene from heart disease BEIJING, 28 Jan—About a quarter two copies, one from each parent, their of black Americans carry a protective risk of heart disease is 10 times lower genetic mutation that reduces their that of other blacks, the reserachers risk for heart disease, a new study said. “What we think we have here is revealed. the first confirmed hereditary link to Black men and women who carry cardiovascular disease among African this single variation have five times Americans, and it is a protective one,” lower the risk of heart attackers blocked epidemiologist Diane Becker, a arteries and other symptoms of heart professor at the Johns Hopkins disease, according to the study University School of Medicine and published in the online issue of the Hopkin’s Bloomberg School of Public Journal of Human Genetics on Health and the study’s senior Thursday. investigator, said in a statement. If they are lucky enough to have Xinhua High rise residential Brazil’s president says 8,000 homes for buildings in Shanghai. People slide victims buying higher-end RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 Rio de Janeiro State, at a news conference. second homes in Jan—Brazil is building where floods and slides A consortium of 12 Shanghai, China’s 8,000 new, free homes killed more than 837 construction companies wealthiest city, and for survivors of the deadly people and left 541 will donate 2,000 of the Chongqing, home to mudslides that ripped missing. homes on land made 30 million people and away mountainsides near She said about available by the state. The the country’s fastest- Rio de Janeiro, President 20,000 people lost homes other 6,000 homes will growing municipality, Dilma Rousseff ann- and relatives in this be paid for by state and now have to pay a ounced on Thursday. month’s floods. federal governments, Citizens purchase New Year decorations in a The president said the “Their pain is also on land set aside by 0.4-1.2 percent market in Yuncheng, north China’s Shanxi housing initiative is a insurmountable, and their the state, according to annual tax, officials partnership between loss has no price, but this Rousseff and Rio state Province, 27 Jan, 2011. People started to said. private companies, the initiative can improve the Gov Sergio Cabral. prepare for the upcoming Chinese Spring INTERNET federal government and situation a little,” she said Internet Festival, which falls on 3 Feb. —XINHUA Chinese government extends Caffeine ‘jazzes’ engineered New Year greetings to cells DALLAS, 28 Jan— US researchers say caffeine overseas Chinese could help step up production of cells engineered to BEIJING, 28 Jan— Chinese. produce viruses in gene therapy. China’s government “Facts have proven Brian Ellis, Patrick Ryan Potts and Matthew Friday extended New and will continue to Porteus of the University of Texas Southwestern Year greetings to all prove that overseas Medical Centre in Dallas say caffeine could help overseas Chinese and Chinese and those who step up production of lentiviral vectors for use in those who have returned have returned are gene therapy. The study, published in Human Gene to settle in the mainland participants and Therapy suggests caffeine could be used to help and pledged continued contributors to China’s generate three to eight times more virus. efforts to safeguard their reform and opening- China Commerce Minister Chen Deming looks Lentiviral vectors, used in the labouratory for interests. up,” she said. on during a session untitled “China’s Impact on basic studies in virology, have been shown to be Li Haifeng, director Li extended best Global Trade and Growth’ at the World good candidates to help in gene transfer — putting of the Overseas Chinese wishes for the Lunar Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. genetic material into a cell to help cure a disease. Affairs Office of the New Year, which falls China pledged Thursday to play its part in Clinical trials for this use of lentiviral vectors have State Council, said in a on 3 Feb this year, to lifting global consumption, with Chen Deming already begun, the researchers say. Chinese New Year overseas Chinese all saying the Asian giant planned to double its “It is ironic that the ingredient in beverages like speech that the country over the world. imports over the next five years. colas and coffees that helps keep us awake and alert would continue to care Xinhua INTERNET is also useful in jazzing up cells to produce more for overseas Chinese and gene therapy vectors,” Dr James M Wilson, editor improve services to GM charges up Volt production in chief and director of the gene therapy programme them. at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine DETROIT, 28 Jan— Automaker and Washington, DC. Li hoped overseas General Motors said it would pick up Next month, it will be available in in Philadelphia, says in a statement.—Internet Chinese would support the pace with deliveries of the Chevrolet Michigan. By the end of the third quarter, In this 18 Oct, 2010 and participate in Volt, which is increasing traffic in US 11 more states will have the Volt in photo, Amazon.com China’s development, showrooms. showrooms, the company said. boxes await delivery and share the oppor- GM previously stated it would have GM Chief Executive Officer Dan in a UPS truck in Palo tunities brought about by the hybrid Volt available in all 50 states Akerson said GM would ramp up Alto, Calif. Online China’s prosperity. by mid-2012, the Detroit Free Press production from a previously announced retailer Amazon.com Hailing the social reported Thursday. The new plan is to 10,000 Volts this year to 25,000. In Inc. is set to report its and economic achieve- have it available nationwide by the end future years, the automaker is expected fourth-quarter results ments of China’s 11th of the year. to build 120,000 per year, said Rep on 27 Jan, 2011 after Five-Year Plan (2006- Currently, the Volt is available in Sander Levin, D-Mich, forwarding the the close of trading on 2010), Li praised the five states – California, New York, number after a conversation with Wall Street. contribution of overseas Connecticut, New Jersey and Texas – Akerson, the newspaper said.—Internet INTERNET

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 11 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 Airport adds ‘easy- CLAIMS DAY NOTICE refill’ water MV XIANG XIU VOY NO (1114) Consignees of cargo carried on MV XIANG XIU fountains VOY NO (1114) are hereby notified that the vessel SAN FRANCISCO, 28 Jan will be arriving on 29.1.2011 and cargo will be — San Francisco Interna- discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will tional Airport introduced lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to new water fountains on the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Thursday that officials say Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 make bottle refilling easier am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day by shooting water straight now declared as the third day after final discharge of down. The water-refill sta- cargo from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted tions — the first at any ma- after the Claims Day. jor US airport — are shaped like a question mark and SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT cost approximately $3,000 MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY each, the Bay Area News AGENT FOR: M/S CHINA SHIPPING Group reported. Users (MALAYSIA) AGENCY SDN BHD Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 place bottles under a spigot, press a button and tap water CLAIMS DAY NOTICE flows into the container, the News Group said. MV CHANA BHUM VOY NO (425) The dispensers pump Consignees of cargo carried on MV CHANA water at 20-105 pounds BHUM VOY NO (425) are hereby notified that the per square inch to a “van- vessel will be arriving on 29.1.2011 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie dal-resistant stainless steel at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the spout,” the News Group byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. said. —Internet Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 Two men charged am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of with prostituting cargo from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted teens after the Claims Day. NEW YORK, 28 Jan — SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Two New York men have MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY been charged with forcing AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINER two teenagers into prostitu- LINES tion, advertising their serv- Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 ices on the Internet. Arctic Rogers, 25, and Treymaine Songster, 26, both Brooklyn residents, face a long list of charges, including torturing animals, The New York Times reported. Kings County District Attorney Charles J Hynes announced the charges at a news con- ference on Wednesday. The parents and sister of one of Chinese musicians perform traditional Chinese the girls appeared with him. folk music in Paris, capital of France, on 27 The sister said Rogers Jan, 2011. — XINHUA prevented the teenager from going to school and kept Man fattens up for weight-loss op her out of contact with her LONDON, 28 Jan — A weight-loss surgery. family.”That was terrifying, man who weighs 20 Darin McCloud was not knowing if she’s alive or stone has said that he told he did not qualify what’s going on through intends to put on weight for a gastric bypass be- the day,” her mother said. because he is not fat cause he did not meet Internet enough to qualify for the criteria for the operation. A diver dressed in US missionary in Mexico The 45-year-old, from a rabbit costume Portsmouth, now plans is seen surrounded fatally shot to go on a get-fat-quick by fish inside an SAN FERNANDO, 28 Jan — An American missionary was diet to tip the scales at aquarium in fatally shot in Mexico on Wednesday, police said. The more than 21 stone — celebration for the preliminary investigation indicated that Nancy Davis, 59, the weight deemed nec- coming Chinese and her husband were traveling on a Mexican highway essary by his local NHS Year of Rabbit at near the city of San Fernando, Mexico, when they were primary care trust. the Manila Ocean confronted by gunmen in a black pickup, the Pharr Police He says he is eating Park in Manila, Department in Texas said in a statement. three-quarters of a loaf Philippines, 28 San Fernando is south of the border city of Reynosa in of bread, four packets of Jan, 2011. Tamaulipas state. “The gunmen were attempting to stop crisps and bacon rolls XINHUA them and the victims accelerated in efforts of getting away each day to put on the from them,” the police statement said. —Internet weight. —Internet

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 12 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 13 Missing pedigreed cat turns Prof urinated on up — neutered colleague’s door A valuable pedigreed cat that went missing from its New Zealand home turned up two days A California State University professor was later a little different — it had been surgically charged with urinating on a colleague’s office castrated. Owner Michelle Curtis said she was door after officials said a hidden camera caught furious when Buddy, her prized Siamese-Bengal him in the act. cross, came home “fixed.” Tihomir Petrov, 43, a math professor at the “I couldn’t believe someone took my cat and university’s Northridge campus in Los Angeles, got him fixed. I don’t know why they would do faces two misdemeanor charges of urinating in a that,” Curtis told Bay of Plenty Times newspaper in public place, the Los Angeles Times and the an article Thursday. “It really was quite bizarre. I university’s student newspaper, the Daily Sundial, mean, who just takes someone’s cat and gets them Residents attend a grand feast held at the Baibuting reported. neutered?” Curtis said she had owned Buddy for Community in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Petrov allegedly was caught on video in almost two years and was considering using him as Hubei Province, on 27 Jan, 2011. Community December urinating on the door of the other a stud cat. residents brought more than 8,000 self-cooked teacher’s office in Santa Susana Hall, authorities dishes to enjoy together on Thursday, to celebrate said. School officials had installed a concealed Truck stolen with owner the upcoming traditional Spring Festival. It sets a camera nearby after finding what they thought sleeping in back new Guinness World Record by showing the most were puddles of urine at the door, the Times reported. A Denver man who reported Wednesday. dishes in multiple venues. has been living in his Bannick said a man pickup truck camper started the truck, using Century-old time capsule said he was shocked keys Bannick had left in found at school when he woke up to find the ignition, and drove A San Francisco man tracing the history of his someone stealing the the vehicle around for school made a discovery that he says led to “part of vehicle with him still about 2 1/2 hours. “I tried San Francisco history” a time capsule at the school. inside. talking to him, but he The time capsule was found stashed behind the Terry Bannick, 59, wouldn’t even look at me” cornerstone at Cleveland Elementary School after said he was sleeping in through the sliding rear- John Weidinger — a Cleveland alumnus and school bed of his 1993 Ford F- view window, Bannick volunteer — found a reference to it in an old 150 when he woke up at said. “I said, ‘Why are newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. about 1:30 am MST you taking my truck? The box was opened Wednesday, just over a century Saturday to the sound Where are you going?’” of the truck’s door after Mayor PJ “Pinhead” McCarthy put it in the opening and closing, News Album wall at the school during a ceremony reported by The Denver Post Bizarre hats show the San Francisco Call in a single sentence. SAG Awards get greener with Hugh Jackman to return to paperless ballots the Academy Awards stage LOS ANGELES, 28 Sandra Bullock, Jeff Kathy Connell. Jan—Former Academy Bridges, Oprah Winfrey, But it wasn’t without risk. Though Awards host Hugh Halle Berry and Marisa members were notified of the digital Jackman is returning to Tomei. shift in the November issue of the the Oscar stage. Bullock and Bridges union’s magazine, some still expected Producers say the won the top acting the traditional paper ballot to arrive in 42-year-old actor will Oscars last year. Bridges the mail. Pundits have speculated that serve as a presenter on is a nominee this year online voting may alienate some of the 83rd Academy for his leading role in “True Grit.” Berry won SAG’s older or less tech-savvy Awards next month. the lead actress Oscar He’ll join previously In this 25 Oct, 2010 file In this 21 Jan, 2011 file photo, members. for 2001’s “Monster’s announced presenters photo, Hugh Jackman craftsman Ricardo Godinez applies a Internet Ball.” Tomei won the attends the opening night green-black patina coating to a supporting actress prize of ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ on th th statuette being finished for the 17 Prestigious line-up for 20 Enescu music for 1992’s “My Cousin Broadway in New York. Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards festival Vinny.”—Internet INTERNET at the American Fine Arts Foundry in BUCHAREST, 28 Jan—Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim, Burbank, Calif. The SAG Awards will pianist Boris Berezovski and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Chinese soprano to perform be held in Los Angeles on 30 Jan. will perform at the 20th Bucharest Enescu music festival in first charity concert in Milan INTERNET September, organizers said. “This festival of art and culture will MILAN, 28 Jan—Chinese soprano and Friendship LOS ANGELES, 28 Jan—Lots of be held in difficult times”, its director, Ioan Holender, told Ambassador of Chinese Culture Year Lu Wei will Hollywood productions celebrate reporters referring to the economic crisis hitting many countries perform the first charity concert promoted in Italy their eco-friendliness, but the Screen including Romania. by the local Chinese community, Milan authorities Actors Guild Awards has made one “But in difficult times, people appreciate even more announced at a Press conference on Thursday. of the greenest moves yet: It has all profoundly this ‘good’ we did not lose: art,” the former director Part of the events celebrating the ongoing but eliminated the paper ballot. of the Vienna State Opera added.—Internet Chinese Culture Year in Italy, the concert, titled “China red xizi venus,” will be held in the famous The union’s annual show, which Argentinian-born Israeli recognizes the best performances in Arcimboldi theater in Milan on 6 Feb, offering local conductor Daniel spectators a true taste of China’s Spring Festival TV and film, urged its 125,000 Barenboim, pictured here in celebrations, which start on 3 Feb this year. members to vote online for this year’s Buenos Aires, pianist Boris Berezovski and the Vienna Lu, together with a few Italian opera singers, winners and only sent paper ballots to will perform traditional and modern Chinese music those who specifically requested Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the 20th Bucharest as well as some of the most famous Italian opera them. Enescu music festival in arias, including “Nessun Dorma” by Giacomo The move saved three tons of September, organizers Puccini, and popular songs as Neapolitan “O sole paper, says SAG Awards producer said.—INTERNET mio” and “O surdato ‘nnammurato.”—Xinhua

29-1-2011 NL.pmd 13 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Saturday, 29 January, 2011 Wolves’ McClaren signs Buffon and Cassano back for Busquets renews with Mbokani on loan Germany friendly Barcelona until 2015 WOLFSBURG, 28 Jan — shot Dzeko to Premier ROME, 28 Jan — Goal- well as Cassano against further year depending Ex-England boss Steve League side Manchester keeper Gianluigi Buffon Germany,” said Prandelli. on the number of games McClaren has begun the City earlier this month for and playmaker Antonio Buffon, who was out he plays in the final hunt to replace Edin 37 million euros (50m US Cassano will be back for from last June to earlier season of the contract and Dzeko at Bundesliga side dollars) and Mbokani will Italy’s 9 February friendly this month with a disc it increases his buyout Wolfsburg by signing play for the Bundesliga against Germany, coach hernia, “has recovered clause to 150 million side until the end of the Congo striker Dieumerci Cesare Prandelli told and now he’s good”, said Barcelona midfielder euros from 80 million season, reported German Mbokani on loan from news agency ANSA on the coach. “I’ve always Sergio Busquets euros, the club said. Monaco, it was reported magazine Kicker. Thursday. considered him the “I’m very happy. It’s on Friday. The 25-year-old “There’ll be Buffon as number one, and so he BARCELONA, 28 Jan — the best way to start the McClaren sold hot- Mbokani has played 14 told me he’s available Barcelona midfielder New Year and great news times for the Congo DR and I think he’ll be there Sergio Busquets signed for everyone,” he told and scored eight times. in Germany.” on Thursday a contract Barca TV. Wolfsburg are also re- Cassano has not had a extension which will keep “I’m at the best club in ported to have signed call-up since his suspen- the 22-year-old at the the world and I just hope Kaiserslautern striker sion by Sampadoria at the Spanish champions until that the years to come will Srdjan Lakic until 2015, end of October, but is 2015. be like those I’ve had Ex-England boss Steve but the Croat will only join Goalkeeper now turning out for new The deal can be auto- here so far.” McClaren has begun the Wolves and McClaren Gianluigi Buffon club AC Milan.—Internet matically extended for a Internet hunt to replace Edin next season having Dzeko at Bundesliga side scored 11 goals Roma see off Juve to book Wolfsburg by signing in 17 games in the S P O R T S Congo striker Dieumerci Bundesliga this term. Italian Cup semi spot ROME, 28 Jan — AS Mbokani.—INTERNET Internet Roma booked an Italian Adebayor says Blackpool fined for fielding Cup semi-final against ‘I’m not Benzema’s rival’ Inter Milan on Thursday under-strength team after a 2-0 win at Juventus MADRID, 28 Jan — Real I have not come here to Madrid’s new striker replace him,” he said. LONDON, 28 Jan — Ian minute goal from James achieved with second-half Emmanuel Adebayor, Holloway’s controversial Collins. goals from Montenegrin The 26-year-old Togo signed from Manchester decision to make 10 After the game Mirko Vucinic and forward has been brought City, on Thursday rejected changes to his Blackpool Holloway threatened to Rodrigo Taddei. in to add urgently needed AS Roma’s forward suggestions he has come side in a Premier League resign if punished by the Vucinic bagged the firepower after Argentin- Mirko Vucinic (2nd L) to the club to replace the clash returned to haunt Premier League. opener after 65 minutes ian striker Gonzalo celebrates with out-of-favour Karim him on Thursday when Blackpool chairman after taking a pass from Higuain suffered a teammates after scor- Benzema. the club was fined 25,000 Karl Oyston played down Daniele De Rossi in his slipped disc that is ex- ing during the Italian “I’m not here to com- pounds (29,000 euros). the prospect of Holloway stride and Taddei then pected to keep him out of Cup.—INTERNET pete with him (Benzema) Holloway fielded an leaving Bloomfield produced an acrobatic fin- action for the rest of the or with anyone else. What under-strength team Road.—Internet ish for the clincher in time Antonio Cassano cel- season. I want is that all the Real against Aston Villa last added on. ebrated his return to his Internet players give their best,” he November, claiming that Palermo will face AC former club Sampdoria told a news conference as he needed to rest players Milan in the other semi on Wednesday to help he was officially unveiled during a busy week. over two legs on 20 April Milan run out 2-1 win- as a Real player at the San- Blackpool, promoted and 11 May after badboy ners.—Internet tiago Bernabeu stadium. via the play-offs last sea- “Karim is a great son, were narrowly Djokovic beats Federer for Aus player, whom I know beaten 3-2 after a last- Ian Holloway Open tennis final very well. We’re friends New Real Madrid’s Woods starts year with 69 and MELBOURNE, 28 Jan — his semi-final win over the and I respect him. We are Togolese striker Novak Djokovic signalled Swiss great when he went now at the same club and Emmanuel Adebayor trails by 5 strokes a possible new order after on win his lone major title SAN DIEGO, 28 Jan — Woods felt little stress ending Roger Federer’s ti- at the 2008 Australian Spain’s Garcia handed Tiger Woods began his Thursday in the Farmers tle defence at the Austral- Open. new season with no bo- Insurance Open with a 3- ian Open in a titanic semi- Djokovic will now play two-year doping ban geys, no birdies on the par under 69 on the North final on Thursday. the winner of Friday’s Vuelta’, took the in-com- 5s and no drama. Course that left him five The resurgent Serbian semi-final between British petition test on September Looking for a new start shots behind South Korean third seed wore down the fifth seed Andy Murray 13 after which the Madrid after a disastrous year on rookie Sunghoon Kang. 16-time Grand Slam and Spain’s seventh seed laboratory analysing his and off the golf course, If the setting was famil- champion 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, David Ferrer in Sunday’s sample detected banned iar for Woods, so was his 6-4 in three hours to repeat title match. blood booster EPO. middle-of-the-pack posi- Significantly, it will be Spanish cyclist The World Anti-Dop- tion. In four of his six wins the first Grand Slam for David Garcia ing Agency-accredited at this tournaments, he has three years without Rafael MADRID, 28 Jan — laboratory in Madrid in- been at least five shots be- Nadal or Federer. Spanish cyclist David dicated an adverse ana- hind after the opening With world number Garcia has been handed lytical finding of EPO and round. one Nadal out of the tour- a two-year doping ban found the racer had tested “I’m happy with the nament amid fresh doubts following his positive test positive for another pro- way I played, absolutely,” Novak Djokovic of over his fitness, and now at the last Tour of Spain, hibited substance, Tiger Woods hits his Woods said. “I could have Serbia celebrates his Federer vanquished, the Spanish Cycling Fed- Hydroxyethyl Starch approach to the 114th been a lot better if I took win over Roger Djokovic’s triumph may eration said Thursday. (HES), based on samples green of the North care of the par 5s a little bit Federer of Switzerland have signalled a changing Garcia, who finished in taken on 16 September in Course at Torrey more, but obviously, I in their semi-final of the guard at the top of 11th place competing with Cologne, Germany. Pines.—INTERNET didn’t do that.” —Internet men’s event.—INTERNET men’s tennis.—Internet the Xacobeo team at ‘La Internet

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Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Rainfall on 28-1-2011 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, Kaba- WEATHER Aye and Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2011 was (1.97) inches at Mingaladon, (1.42) inches at Kaba-Aye and th Friday, 28 January, 2011 (3.38) inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T. Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph from Sourtheast at (16:30) During the past 24 hours, light rain have been scattered hours MST on 27-1-2011. in Kachin State, isloated in Kayin State and Taninthayi Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the Region, weather has been partly cloudy in Northern Shan Andaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair elsewhere in the Bay of Bengal. and Mon States, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Regions th and generally fair in the remaining States and Regions. Forecast valid until evening of the 29 January 2011: Night temperatures were (3°C) below January average Light rain are likely to be isolated in Kachin State and temperature in Kachin State, (5°C) below January average Taninthayi Region, weather will be partly cloudy in temperature in Chin State and Upper Sagaing Region, Shan, Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States, Upper Sagaing, (3°C) above January average temperaptures in Eastern Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Regions and generally fair in the remaining States and Regions. Degree of Shan, Kayin and Mon States, Magway Region and about certainty is (60%). January average temperatures in the remaining States and State of the sea: Seas will be moderate in Myanmar Regions. The significant night temperatures were Haka waters. (0°C), Namhsan, Pinlaung and Heho (2°C) each and Lashio Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of (3°C) . The noteworthy amount of rainfall recorded were continuation of isolated light rain in the extreme Putao (0.08) inch and Machanbaw (0.04) inch. Southern Myanmar areas. Nay Pyi Taw Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area Maximum temperature on 27-1-2011 was 90°F. for 29-1-2011: Generally fair weather . Minimum temperature on 28-1-2011 was 58°F. Relative Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 28-1-2011 was (73%). 29-1-2011: Partly cloudy. Rainfall on 28-1-2011 was (Nil) . Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for Yangon (Kaba-Aye) 29-1-2011: Generally fair weather . Maximum temperature on 27-1-2011 was 94°F. Weather outlook for Frist weekend of Febrady 2011: Minimum temperature on 28-1-2011 was 68°F. Relative During the coming weekend, weather will be generally fair humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 28-1-2011 was (61%). Total in Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay Region, partly cloudy in sunshine hours on 27-1-2011 was (8.2) hours (Approx). Yangon Regions. Light snow brings little respite to MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL drought-plagued east China Programme Schedule province (29-1-2011) (Saturday) JINAN, 28 Jan — Light snow that fell in east China’s Shandong Province Friday morning slightly Transmissions Times eased the severe drought that has ravaged the region since September. The snow fell between 5 am and 7 Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am MST Oversea Transmission - (29-1-11 09:30 am ~ am said taxi driver Ning Tingyu who was working 30-1-11 09:30 am MST the night shift in the provincial capital, Jinan. Ning’s family, living in Tai’an City, Shandong, Local Transmission has six mu (4,000 square meters) of withered wheat * Opening fields.“When I saw the snow, I called my family to * News ask if the snow had also fallen in the wheat fields. * Aureum Place Resort Fortunately, it had. Although there was not much * News snow, I think it alleviates the drought a bit,” said Duck-shaped boats covered by snow are seen * ‘‘it’’ 4th Art Show Ning. on a frozen lake in the Quancheng Park in * Record Album The light snow fell in the cities of Jinan, Yantai, Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong * News Tai’an and Dezhou with an average depth of less Province, on 28 Jan, 2011. than one millimeter, according to the provincial * Cultural Trail from China to ASEAN meteorological observatory.—Xinhua XINHUA (Part-II) * News 8:05 am 12:55 pm 5:45 pm * Architecture of the Great Ananda Oversea Transmission 6. Poem Garden 6. TV Drama Series 2. Musical * Opening 8:15 am 1:50 pm Programme * News 7. Culture Dances 7. Mahowthada 6:00 pm * Aureum Place Resort 8:25 am 2:20 pm 3. Evening News * News 8. Teleplay (Health) 8. Song Of Natioanal 6:15 pm * ‘‘it’’ 4th Art Show 8:40 am Races 4. Weather Report * Record Album Saturday, 9. International News 2:30 pm 6:20 pm * News 29 January 8:45 am 9. Myanmar Traditional 5. Ahlashamae * Cultural Trail from China to ASEAN (Part-II) View on today 10. Musical Programme Culture Performing Hlagabawai * News 11:00 am Arts Competition 6:35 pm 7:00 am * Architecture of the Great Ananda 1. Paritta By Venerable 1. Martial Song 2:50 pm 6. Yindagomae * News Min Gun Sayadaw 11:10 am 10. International News 7:00 pm * Mural Painting (Bagan) 7:25 am 2. Musical Programme 4:00 pm 7. TV Drama Series * News 2. To Be Healthy 11:25 am 1. Myanmar National 8:00 pm * Myanmar’s Customs & 7 Days Born Exercise 3. Game For Children League MNL Grand 8. News * Music Gallery 7:30 am 11:50 am Royal (2011) 9. International News * News 3. Morning News 4. Round Up Of The Football 10. Weather Report * Secret Places for Yummy Food ‘‘Tin Tin Aye Monhinkhar 7:40 am Week’s TV Competition Live 11. Cartoon Series * News 4. Dhamma Puja Song Local News (Yangon United 12. TV Drama Series * A Visit to Htan Hsam Cave: A Miraculous 7:50 am 12:30 pm FC & Zeyar Shwe 13. Gitadagale Place 5. Nice & Sweet Song 5. Yan Can Cook Myay FC ) Phwinfbaohn * Myanmar Movies “The Director”

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29-1-2011 NL.pmd 15 1/29/2011, 2:52 AM 10th Waning of Pyatho 1372 ME Saturday, 29 January, 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

Pyithu Hluttaw representatives and Amyotha Slight earthquake hits Hluttaw representatives arrive in Nay Pyi Taw Myothit Tsp Convenient accommodation, meals and transport NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan— The Department services provided to representatives of Meteorology and Hydrology today issued an announcement that a slight earthquake of NAY PYI TAW, 28 Jan— The Pyithu Hluttaw are convenient in accommodation, meals and magnitude 4.7 Richter Scale with its epicenter representatives and Amyotha Hluttaw representa- transport matters. inside Myanmar (Myothit Township, Sagaing tives arrived here to attend the Hluttaw Meetings to The Hluttaw representatives today have Region) about 180 miles Northwest of Mandalay be commenced on 31 January 2011. contacted the authorities concerned for attending seismological observatory was recorded at 5 hrs Thanks to complete preparations of the the Hluttaw meetings. 10 min 59 sec MST today. authorities concerned, the Hluttaw representatives MNA MNA Myanmar ICT Week satisfies thirst for ICT knowledge Byline: Tin Htwe (MNA); Photos: Ko Htwe Myanmar ICT Week, a festival which can increase ICT knowledge of people, has reached ninth time this year. The 9th Myanmar ICT Week was held at Yatanarpon Cyber City in PyinOoLwin Township, Mandalay Region from 8 to 12 January for five days. The opening ceremony of the 9th Myanmar ICT Week was held at Yatanarpon Cyber Hall in Yatanarpon Cyber City. A total of local and foreign companies showcased 30 booths in the festival. Visitors observed modern hi-tech IT prod- ucts of local and foreign companies, electronics and communication devices of companies that made Yatanarpon Cyber Hall in which the 9th Myanmar ICT Week was held on a grand scale. (See page 9)

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