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Volume XVIII, Number 263 5th Waxing of Pyatho 1372 ME Sunday, 9 January, 2011 Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire * Stability of the State, community peace and ment of other sectors of the economy as well nation tranquillity, prevalence of law and order * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and * National reconsolidation * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of preservation and safeguarding of cultural her- * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitu- technical know-how and investments from sources inside the itage and national character tion country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation in * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the * Uplift of health, fitness and education stand- accord with the new State Constitution hands of the State and the national peoples ards of the entire nation Taikkyi-Phaunggyi-Bago Road linking Taikkyi and Bago commissioned into service

YANGON, 8 Jan—Chairman of Yangon Region Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Tun Than together with Minister for Construction U Khin Maung Myint and region/district/township departmental officials attended the opening ceremony for Taikkyi- Phaunggyi-Bago tar road held at milepost No. 0/2 on the road today. Undertaken by Public Works of the Ministry of Construction, the newly constructed Taikkyi- Phaunggyi-Bago Road linking Taikkyi of Yangon Region and Bago of Bago Region is 42 miles and seven furlongs long which is the first of seven roads across Yoma mountain range. The commander and the minister made speeches. A local spoke words of thanks. Next, the commander and the minister greeted the local people in a cordial manner. The minister and officials concerned formally opened the road. Photo shows a road section of Taikkyi-Phaunggyi-Bago Road. (See page 7) MNA

th Week was held with a view to achieving progress 9 Myanmar ICT Week kicks off of the nation and improvement of socio-economic life of citizens through ICT, and enabling Myanmar NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan—The 9th Myanmar ICT Yatanarpon Teleport Co Ltd, personnel of ICT youths to keep up with latest technologies around Week kicked off today at Yatanarpon Cyber Hall in companies at home and abroad, departmental the world. Yatanarpon Cyber City, PyinOoLwin Township, personnel and members of social organizations. Next, the commander, the minister and Mandalay Region. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman of Mandalay Mayor formally opened the ceremony Present on the occasion were Chairman of Myanmar e-national Task Force Minister for and visited booths of ICT companies at home and Commander

Brig-Gen Ye Aung

and ministers view

the booths at

9th Myanmar ICT

Week in Yatanarpon

Cyber Hall.—MNA

Mandalay Region Peace and Development Council Communications, Posts and Telegraphs U Thein abroad.The 9th Myanmar ICT will be going on till Commander of Central Command Brig-Gen Ye Zaw said that modern exchange, national-level 12 January during which twenty-six companies Aung, ministers, deputy ministers, Mandalay Mayor, Yatanarpon Web Portal, and Yatanarpon are displaying communication and electronic PyinOoLwin Station Commander, executives of Technological University were opened in devices at 30 booths. Myanmar Computer Federation, directors from Yatanarpon Cyber City in 2010; that the 9th ICT (See page 8)

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Sunday, 9 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 Extend fish breeding * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State With the burgeoning global population, * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy daily food for human consumption has always been necessary. So, each and every nation is expanding their agricultural and livestock EP-1 Minister visits Kunchaung Hydropower Project breeding business to ensure food security. Rich in marine and terrestrial resources, Myanmar is extending cultivation acreage, sea and fresh water fish breeding and sea fishing. The digging of more fish ponds has resulted in domestic self-sufficiency as well as surpluses for exports. As the country is teeming with rivers and creeks, it is in a position to enjoy abundant marine products. Moreover, Myanmar with its vast stretches of coastlines engages in sea fishing on a commercial scale. Private national entrepreneurs have been granted permission to engage in onshore EP-1 Minister U Zaw Min inspects Kunchaung Hydropower Project.—MNA and offshore fishing in accord with the laws and rules. There have now been 200,000 acres NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan—Minister for Electric and called personnel concerned for minimizing of fish ponds, up from 6300 acres in 1988. Power No. 1 U Zaw Min, together with Deputy wastages, using quality materials, and timely With the extended digging of fish ponds, Director-General U Maw Tha Htwe of Hydropower completion of the project and stressed the need for the local people have enjoyed more job Implementation Project and personel, visited security and safety measures. opportunities, thereby improving their living Kunchaung Hydropower Project yesterday. Upon completion, the project, as equipped The project is located at Kunchaung Creek, 9 with three units of 20-megawatt generator, can conditions. miles to the south-west of Pyu, Bago Region and is provide 190 million kilowatts per hour a year As modern fish breeding methods are being constructed by No. 3 Construction Group. and the project has so far completed by 92.46 per being employed, more pedigree fish have The minister inspected the progress of the project cent.—MNA emerged and hatching has become more successful. In raising fish, Ngamyitchin (Labeo Cintra digital scale, AD digital gold quality assessing exhibiting period, rothita) is bred most and exported. Fish and customers are offered prawns caught from Myanmar’s waters is machine at discount discount on Cintra brand also exportable. YANGON, 8 Jan— digital scale and AD In short, Myanmar has earned more Cintra brand digital scale brand gold quality foreign exchange as it has been able to explore and AD brand digital accessing machine. gold quality assessing its marine products for local self-sufficiency Sales centre for machine are now on those products is at No. and exports. The business therefore will boom display at Living with 71, Wadan Street, if fish breeding tasks are to be extended with Technology Expo-2011, Lanmadaw Township, the use of modern techniques. Yangon at Tatmadaw Yangon (Ph: Convention Hall on U 01-73040730, 09- th Wisara Road here from 5522123, 09-5143254 MFF to hold 11 AGM on 15 Jan 8 to 10 January. and 02-91000714). During the MNA YANGON, 8 Jan—Under the leadership of Directorate of Livestock and Fisheries, Myanmar Cintra digital scale, AD digital gold quality th Fisheries Federation will hold its 11 annual general assessing machine available at Living with meeting at the federation, West Gyogon, Insein Technology Expo-2011.—MNA Township here at 9 am on 15 January. The departmental officials of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, members of the federation, Nibban and Win Welding showroom crowded maritime entrepreneurs, experts and other with customers in Living with Technology responsible persons have been invited to the 11th AGM. There will be educative booths respecting Expo-2011, Yangon. maritime products. MNA The booths will be present at 8 am on 15 comprises 32 stories of writer, poet Butalin Chitlay January. The sales programmes will start from 9 am who won literature award (poem category) by to 5 pm 15 to 17 January daily. “Dancer and other poems” for 1962. MNA The book is the collection of stories he wrote in Chindwin Journal between 1964 and “Stories for Men” comes out 1966. It is available at Sabepwint Publishing YANGON, 8 Jan—A book titled “Stories for House, No. 74, Sabechan 3rd Street, No. 11 Ward, Men” by Butalin Chitlay (1923-1994) has come Hline Township with unit price of K 2,000. out from Sabepwint Publishing House. The book MNA

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 2 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 3 Cold weather kills more in Gunmen kill five in their Iraq home BAGHDAD, 8 Jan— He then went to the a car bomb demolished northern India Gunmen shot dead five house and discovered part of a house in the LUCKNOW, 8 Jan— Nearly two dozen people, including the she and the others had Sikak neighbourhood more people have died due to cold sister of an Iraqi been killed, the official west of Nasiriyah, which weather in northern India in recent days policeman, in their beds said. is 305 kilometres (190 despite government efforts to distribute in a house northeast of The gunmen are miles) south of Baghdad, firewood and blankets to the poor. Baghdad early on suspected of having police said. Ram Mohan Srivastav, a Friday, a police official used silenced weapons The circumstances government official in worst-hit said. because no one heard of the explosion were northern Uttar Pradesh state, said The gunmen killed the shots. unclear. Saturday that at least 22 people had died the policeman’s sister, It was unclear why According to Iraq there over the past three days, pushing her husband’s mother the five were targeted, Body Count, an A worker covers himself in fabric the death toll from two weeks of near- and father, their daughter with the official saying independent Britain- meant for setting up a tent as he sits freezing temperatures to 63. and a child in their house an investigation had based group, 4,021 on the back of a truck, surrounded At least 10 people have died from in Husseiniya northeast been launched into civilians were killed in by morning fog in New Delhi, India, the cold in the capital, New Delhi, while of the capital, the official whether it was a violence in Iraq from 1 8 Jan, 2011.—INTERNET six have died in Jharkhand state. said. “criminal or terrorist” January to 30 December The temperature dipped below 37 welfare department workers distributing The policeman had act. last year, a figure down degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) blankets and medicines to the poor and called his sister, who did Also on Friday, two from 4,680 in 2009. in parts of Uttar Pradesh this week, with homeless.—Internet not answer the phone. people were killed when Internet Militancy on surge in Afghanistan US post office on alert as third package ignites

targeting Afghan border WASHINGTON, 8 Jan— police forces, blew himself An envelope ignited at a up in a public bathroom in post office in the US capital Spinboldak District of Friday, a day after suspect Kandahar Province, killing packages burst into flames 17 people including a local in state government police commander and 16 buildings in neighbouring civilians. Maryland, police said. “The enemies of peace But Washington and stability once again police chief Cathy Lanier committed a horrible and inhuman act by targeting and would not confirm reports killing one of our determined that Friday’s letter was border police commander addressed to Homeland FBI investigators gather outside a US postal A paramedic assists a man, who was injured during a Ramazan and 16 other Security Secretary Janet facility where a letter reportedly “ignited” in suicide bomb attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, after he civilians, “ a statement issued Napolitano. was brought to the District Hospital (DHQ) in Chaman Washington, DC. by provincial administration “As with yesterday, in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, along the Afghan INTERNET office said on Friday. we’re taking every border 7 Jan, 2011.—INTERNET Condemning the attack, possible precaution. Right the statement also confirmed now we don’t have any had “been described as incidents on Thursday KABUL, 8 Jan—Taliban- Kandahar province, some 23 people including two other packages, but we’re popping, smoking and when packages were sent link militancy and conflicts 450 km south of Afghan border policemen were not taking anything for with a brief flash of fire, to two Maryland have got new impetus in capital Kabul, experienced injured in the blast. granted,” she told a hastily- and then it went out, government offices. war-battered Afghanistan as a bloody Friday, as a On the other hand, convened Press con- extinguished itself.” The Federal Bureau some 20 people including powerful suicide bombing Taliban militants have ference. The post office was Investigation has already three NATO soldiers killed claimed the lives of 18 people claimed responsibility for She said the package evacuated and no one was been brought in to probe in a single day Friday. and injured 23 others. Friday’s suicide bombing in received at the post office injured, but the case has the the booby-trapped Taleban birthplace With new tactic, a militant, Kandahar.—Internet in northeast Washington been linked to similar packages.—Internet US drone attack kills four in Taleban explosive device NW Pakistan leader captured in PESHAWAR, 8 Jan—At the sources said. S Afghanistan by NATO least four people were The latest strike is KABUL, 8 Jan—Afghan and coalition forces killed and some others the fifth of its kind since detained a Taleban leader during a security operation were injured Friday the start of the new year. in Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan on when a US drone fired On 1 Jan, a string of four Thursday, according to a NATO news release here drone attacks in North missiles into northwest on Friday. The Taleban leader is an improvised Waziristan killed 19 Pakistan’s North explosive Device employer operating in Qalat district. people. Waziristan tribal region, He is responsible for employing explosive devices Since 2010, the local sources said. specifically targeting coalition-force vehicles in the United States has Four missiles were district, NATO says. apparently stepped up fired from the pilotless Recent reporting indicates he wanted a video drone strikes in North aircraft at a house and a Waziristan, a Pakistani tape of suicide bombings in order to plan future vehicle suspected of tribal region because the suicide attacks against coalition forces. carrying militants in US considers a Security forces followed leads to a targeted location in the district, where Afghan forces called Datta Khel area of North launching pad for Afghan policemen walk past a damaged police Waziristan, a place for all occupants to exit out of the buildings peacefully attacks on the foreign vehicle in their compound after a car bomb bordering Afghanistan troops across the border before a search was conducted. The security team explosion in Kandahar south of Kabul recently. and believed to be a into Afghanistan. detained the targeted Taleban leader based on initial stronghold of militants, Internet INTERNET questioning at the scene.—Xinhua

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Space shuttle Discovery’s mission Mass bird, fish deaths occur regularly WASHINGTON, 8 Jan—First, the delayed again blackbirds fell out of the sky on New Discovery’s external fuel tank. Year’s Eve in Arkansas. In recent Following a failed launch attempt in days, wildlife have mysteriously died early November, cracks were found in in big numbers: 2 million fish in the metal struts of the massive tank. More Chesapeake Bay, 150 tons of red cracks were discovered last week, after tilapia in Vietnam, 40,000 crabs in the shuttle was returned to its hangar. Britain and other places across the NASA is considering reinforcing all 108 world. Blogs connected the deadly The US Geological Survey’s struts on the central part of the tank for dots, joking about the “aflockalypse” National Wildlife Health Centre extra safety, NASA spokesman Allard while others saw real signs of keeps a log on its website with Beutel said Friday. something sinister, either biblical or reports of groups of birds dying The initial cracks were so big that the environmental. each week, averaging from dozens insulating foam on top of the damaged The reality, say biologists, is that to thousands.—INTERNET struts, or so-called stringers, split open. these mass die-offs happen all the time and usually are unrelated. That’s NASA’s main concern: Cracking don’t try to link them to each other. Federal records show they happen could cause foam to break away during “They generally fly under the on average every other day liftoff and slam into Discovery. Columbia radar,” said ornithologist John Wiens, somewhere in North America. ended up being destroyed in 2003 after a chief scientist at the California research Usually, we don’t notice them and This image provided by NASA shows space slab of foam gouged a wing.—Internet institution PRBO Conservation shuttle Discovery with it’s external fuel tank Science. being worked on and examined in the First clothing put at 170,000 years ago Since the 1970s, the US Geological Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s GAINESVLLE, 8 Jan—A US researcher says his study of the evolution of lice Survey’s National Wildlife Health Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.—INTERNET shows modern humans started wearing clothing about 170,000 years ago. Centre in Wisconsin has tracked mass CAPE C ANAVERAL, 8 Jan— Space shuttle David Reed, associate curator of mammals at the Florida Museum of deaths among birds, fish and other Discovery’s final flight keeps getting Natural History on the University of Florida campus, used DNA sequencing critters, said wildlife disease specialist delayed. to calculate when clothing lice first began to diverge genetically from human LeAnn White. At times the sky and The space station delivery mission is head lice, Science Dailycom reported Friday. the streams just turn deadly. now off until the end of February. NASA “We wanted to find another method for pinpointing when humans might Sometimes it’s disease, sometimes had been aiming for an early February have first started wearing clothing,” Reed said. “Because they are so well pollution. Other times it’s just a liftoff, but managers decided Thursday adapted to clothing, we know that body lice or clothing lice almost certainly mystery. to take more time to complete repairs to didn’t exist until clothing came about in humans.”—Internet Internet

New Dolby system looks to Fujitsu talking robot teddy bear: improve laptop sound hands-on with video WASHINGTON, 8 Jan— say, heavier bass without LAS VEGAS, 8 Jan—Fujitsu, better-known for building PCs, felt that Dolby’s new PC fiddling with the exact it was time to get into the talking teddy bear business. At CES 2011, it Entertainment Experience measurements as you showed off a robotic teddy bear that can talk and react to touch, thanks 4, or PPEv4, pushes the would in a traditional to 13 sensors placed all over its body and a “nosecam” that recognizes capacity of one of the equalizer. And both the your facial expressions. It’s very realistic, not to mention super cute, and weakest sound players on Surround Virtualizer and Entertainer Lady Gaga holds a according to Fujitsu, it’s ideal for lonely people who are allergic to the planet: the laptop. Built the Dolby Digital Output animals. Check out our hands-on, with video at the bottom of the page. into the new line of Acer help create quality Polaroid G30 digital camera with The Fujitsu Emotion Bear is about the size of my torso, not exactly Aspire Ethos computers, surround sound, even with built-in printer while introducing the kind of bear you want to take with you on a road trip. It needs a PPEv4 sounded great and audio that wasn’t made her Grey Label product line during designated spot in a home or office, close enough to a PC so you run a didn’t disappoint at CES for it. The PPEv4 is cable to it, for software mapping. “He responds to pain and touch. If you this week. featured in the new Acer the 2011 International Consumer tickle him, he’ll laugh. If you rub his nose, he can sneeze. If you grab The PPEv4 has two Aspire Ethos line, Electronics Show (CES) in his ears, he tells you to stop”, says Paul Moore, Senior Director of Product levels, the mid-range including the 8950G, Development. Las Vegas, Nevada on 6, 2011. Dolby Advanced Audio which was test-driven at There’s a camera in his nose, which focuses on your face and tracks and the high-end Dolby the show.—Internet INTERNET your expressions.—Internet Home Theater. The Home Theater is the one to watch, Amazon cloud can help hack WiFi networks as it has several new tech abilities to make the sound BOSTON, 8 Jan—A security researcher It tests 400,000 potential passwords per better on built-in computer says he has figured out a quick and second using Amazon’s high-speed speakers. First, the Dialog inexpensive way to break a commonly used computers. Enhancer makes speech form of password protection for wireless That leaves businesses as well as home clearer while removing networks using powerful computers that networks prone to attack if they use relatively excess white noise and anybody can lease from Amazoncom Inc simple passwords to secure their networks. avoiding distortion. The over the Web. Amazon leases time on computers to Intelligent Equalizer puts Thomas Roth, a computer security developers and companies that don’t have the emphasis on balancing consultant based in Cologne, Germany, says the money to buy their own equipment, or A box Amazon.com is picture on sound without requiring he can hack into protected networks using don’t use it frequently enough to justify the porch of a house in Golden, too much work— so you specialized software that he has written that doing so. Customers include individual Colorado on 23 July, 2008. can tell the system to give, runs on Amazon’s cloud-based computers. programmers and corporate users.—Reuters INTERNET

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US says too much fluoride Newer antipsychotics causing splotchy teeth overused, US study suggests CHICAGO, 8 Jan— “We’re talking Although first approved to millions of prescriptions a US says treat schizophrenia, new year for antipsychotics in too much antipsychotic medications settings where there is fluoride are increasingly being uncertain evidence to prescribed for a host of other support them,” said in water. uses, even when there is Alexander, whose study INTERNET little evidence they work, appears in the journal US researchers said on Pharmacoepidemiology This 28 Nov, 2010 photo shows black-eyed pea Friday. and Drug Safety. The drugs, known as The drugs are not and collard green soup with smoked sausage in ATLANTA, 8 Jan—In a remarkable turnabout, federal “atypical antipsychotics,” harmless, Alexander said Concord, NH Lots of vegetables and low-fat health officials say many Americans are now getting have quickly eclipsed in a telephone interview. kielbasa pack this recipe making it both filling too much fluoride because of its presence not just in older-generation or Reuters and healthy.—INTERNET drinking water but in toothpaste, mouthwash and “typical” antipsychotics other products, and it’s causing splotches on children’s and are increasingly used Breast cancer outcome: your doctor teeth and perhaps more serious problems. to treat conditions like The US Department of Health and Human bipolar disorder, depres- matters Services announced plans Friday to lower the sion and even autism. NEW YORK, 8 Jan—How doctors care,” said study author Andrew W. Dick, recommended level of fluoride in drinking water for “What we see is wide choose to treat their breast cancer patients a researcher at RAND Corp. in Pittsburgh. the first time in nearly 50 years, based on a fresh adoption for the use of these review of the science. medications far beyond the and whether those treatment choices The report is published online 3 Jan and in The announcement is likely to renew the battle evidence base to support follow established recommendations — the Jan. 19 print issue of the Journal of the over fluoridation, even though the addition of fluoride it,” said Dr Caleb Alexander may play a larger role in whether a cancer National Cancer Institute. to drinking water is considered one of the greatest of the University of returns than experts have believed. “The reason it is surprising in this case public health successes of the 20th century. The US Chicago and a consultant In a new analysis looking at 994 is that the variation is quite large, and prevalence of decay in at least one tooth among teens for IMS Health, a company women with ductal carcinoma in situ, the related to factors that are very important in has declined from about 90 percent to 60 percent. that collects data on most common type of noninvasive breast health outcomes,” Dick said. The government first began urging municipal prescription drugs. He said cancer, researchers found treatment Those factors include having “negative water systems to add fluoride in the early 1950s. Since more than half of all a variations from surgeon to surgeon are margins” meaning that cancer cells are then, it has been put in toothpaste and mouthwash. It is typical antipsychotic significant, and may account for up to 30 more than 2 millimeters away from the also in a lot of bottled water and in soda. Some kids even prescriptions written in percent of recurrences. removed tissue’s edge and getting radiation take fluoride supplements. Now, young children may 2008 were based on flimsy “Treatment variation is a troubling therapy after breast-conserving surgery. be getting too much.—Internet evidence. but well-known phenomenon in health Internet

Volkswagen says China sales hit record European stocks close lower after US in 2010 jobs data LONDON, 8 Jan— European stocks fell on Friday after the latest data SHANGHAI, 8 Jan—German automaker Volkswagen said its sales showing weak US job creation dashed in China, the world’s biggest vehicle hopes for a strong economic recovery, market, soared 37 percent year-on- dealers said. London’s FTSE 100 index of year in 2010 to an annual record of leading shares closed down 0.59 percent more than 1.9 million cars. at 5,984.33 points, while in Paris the In a statement on Friday CAC 40 dropped 1.0 percent to 3,865.58 Volkswagen Group China said it A board displays Germany’s share index German automaker Volkswagen points and in Frankfurt the DAX slid would invest 10.6 billion euros ($13.7 DAX. European stock markets fell, with said its sales in China, the world’s 0.48 percent to 6,947.84 points. billion) from 2011 to 2015 to maintain London’s FTSE 100 index of leading biggest vehicle market, soared 37 Amsterdam dipped 0.13 percent, and reinforce its position in the shares closing down 0.59 percent at Milan fell 0.46 percent, Swiss stocks 5,984.33 points.—INTERNET country. percent year-on-year in 2010 to an slid 0.54 percent and Brussels ended “In 2010, growth in the Chinese annual record of more than 1.9 down 0.77 percent. Lisbon after yields on Portuguese automobile market has exceeded million cars. Stocks plunged 3.02 percent in government bonds hit new record highs, everyone’s expectations”, Karl- INTERNET just days before the country plans to try Thomas Neumann, president and Eurozone economic growth revised down to 0.3 pct in Q3 place long-term debt for the first time chief executive of Volkswagen Group this year. BRUSSELS, 8 Jan— Eurozone’s economy grew by 0.3 percent in the third quarter China said. last year compared with the previous quarter, the European Union’s (EU) statistical European markets slid lower in “Although the growth of the car bureau Eurostat said on Friday. The figure was revised down from the previous 0.4 morning trading ahead of the release of market might cool down in 2011, we percent in the first estimate made by Eurostat. In the third quarter of 2010, export the US jobs data and fell further still expect a good performance in the continued to be the main driver of eurozone’s economy, rising by 1.9 percent afterwards. next years,” he added. compared with the previous quarter. But household spending rose only 0.1 percent. The US Labour Department released Europe’s largest car maker said The EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) remained unchanged from the its closely watched monthly the new investment to expand plants previous estimate, up by 0.5 percent in the third quarter. Among the member states, unemployment report which investors and develop new products marked its Greece’s economy contracted 1.3 percent, while Ireland’s economy grew 0.5 had hoped would confirm recent data biggest cash injection yet in China. percent. According to Eurostat’s statistics, GDP increased by 0.6 percent in the showing the US economic recovery Internet United States in the third quarter of last year and by 1.1 percent in Japan.—Xinhua was gaining speed.—Internet

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 5 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 380,000 Haitian children still live in camps Chinese GENEVA, 8 Jan—About 380,000 Haitian never perfect and Haiti is no exception,” technician children are still living in crowded camps said UNICEF spokesperson Marixie one year after the devastating earthquake Mercado, briefing the press on the killed by struck the country, announced the United anniversary report. Despite all the relieving Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) here efforts made by the United Nations falling rock in on Friday. agencies and other aid organizations, the In a report named “Children in Haiti: pre-existing conditions in Haiti before the N Philippines

One Year After - The long road from relief earthquake had made it extremely hard for MANILA, 8 Jan— A to recovery”, the UNICEF estimated over the country to rise up quickly from rubbles. Chinese technician one million people remain displaced in According to the UNICEF, prior to working for a mining camps “where livelihoods, shelter and the earthquake, more than half of the Children fly kites at an earthquake-damaged company in northern services are hardly sufficient for children Haitian population lived on less than a houses in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 7 Philippines died Thurs- to stay healthy, fulfill their right to education, dollar a day, and 29 percent of Haitian day after he was remain protected and have access to safe children were affected by chronic Jan, 2011. Almost one year has passed since the accidentally hit by a water, sanitation and hygiene”. malnutrition. Only about half of primary 12 Jan, 2010 magnitude-7.0 quake that killed falling rock due to “There is one message that UNICEF age school children were going to school, continuous rains, police more than 220,000 people and left millions wants to convey, it is that the international while less than two percent managed to said Friday. response to humanitarian emergencies are finish secondary school.—Xinhua homeless.—INTERNET The victim was identified as Chen Tehao, 43 people hospitalized for A/H1N1 flu in a technical employee of Prime Work Mining Netherlands Corp, located at THE HAGUE, 8 Jan— Since the middle in Amsterdam reported four and the Himagtocon village, of last October, at least 43 people have UMC Utrecht six cases. Camarines Sur Province, been hospitalized due to A/H1N1 flu in According to Ge Dark, project leader said Chief Supt the Netherlands, local media reported on of Nivel, the organization that registers Agrimero Cruz Jr, Friday. the number of flu cases nationally, there spokesman of the Most cases have been registered in are 5.9 cases per 10,000 inhabitants in Philippine National Nijmegen, a city in the east part of the the west, compared to 2.1 cases in the Police (PNP). Netherlands. This is probably due to the eastern part of the Netherlands. “But it is “The victim was A General Motors Electric Networked Vehicle fact that two children died in December, in its normal annual flu gradient.” brought to the nearest (EN-V) concept is driven around a course setup which caused a higher level of awareness Pharmacists organization KNMP hospital for medical outside the Las Vegas Convention Centre, in by parents, says a spokeswoman of the warned people with flu symptoms not to treatment but was hospital in Nijmegen. The hospitals of purchase medication such as Tamiflu declared dead on arrival conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show Winterswijk Zevenaar, Arnhem, over the Internet because of the poor by the attending (CES) in Las Vegas, 7 January, 2011. Doetinchem Ede didn’t report any patients quality and high prices. But there should physician, “ Cruz told XINHUA with flu Thursday, while the AMC hospital be no fear for a pandemic crisis.—Xinhua reporters.—Xinhua Northeast US endures record heat in Saab Automobile AB replaces top US 2010 executive LOS ANGELES,8 Jan — Oceanic and Atmos- The findings showed DETROIT, 8 Jan— Saab Record heat hit the pheric Administration that 23 of the 35 cities Automobile AB replaced northeastern United States (NOAA) at various sites in monitored saw the its top executive in the in 2010 amid a global cities across the average temperature for United States, naming trend of climate change, northeastern United States. 2010 rank among the 10 Matthias Seidl interim according to a new study The yearly number hottest years on record. chief operating officer for published Friday. for each city is the average Among them, five Detroit-based Saab Cars Many cities in the of daily temperatures, cities broke their own North America effective region endured their own which themselves are an record of all-time hottest immediately. all-time hottest year since average of the day’s year in 2010. Seidl replaced records began being kept, minimum and maximum Michael Colleran, who For Boston, 2010 had said the findings posted temperatures. resigned “to pursue the highest average on Live-Science.com. Then the researchers further career Saab Automobile AB replaced its top executive For the study, researc- compared each number temperature since records opportunities,” Saab said in the United States, naming Matthias Seidl hers at the Northeast with the historical record began being kept in 1872, in a statement. interim chief operating officer for Detroit-based Regional Climate Centre based on similar when The Great Fire Colleran, a former Saab Cars North America effective at Cornell University thermometer readings almost wiped the city off General Motors sales immediately.—INTERNET analyzed temperature data from those stations, the map. executive, had been to his current position as Prior to that, Seidl was collected by the National according to the report. Xinhua Saab’s top executive in executive director of global executive director sales A local folk dancing team the United States since the sales. Saab Automobile American region for perform at a site of Chinese company was acquired expects to announce a new Volkswagen and Audi,” Baroque style building in from GM by Spyker Cars chief operating officer for Daowai District of Harbin, Jonsson said. NV of the Netherlands in Saab Cars North America capital of northeast China’s “We thank Michael February, 2010 for 74 soon, Jonsson said. Heilongjiang Province, million dollars. Colleran for his service during a tourist activity “Seidl has consider- Jan Ake Jonsson, able experience in the and assistance in on 7 Jan, 2011. These old rebuilding the Saab brand architectures here feature President and CEO of Saab United States market, in North America and the both western magnificent Automobile AB, said Seidl having spent several years Baroque style and traditional temporarily takes on as chief operating officer Saab team wishes him the Chinese cultural elements responsibility for Saab Cars for Volkswagen of very best,” said Jonsson. like quadrangle. —XINHUA North America in addition America in the late 2000s. Internet

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 6 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 7 The commander Road from milepost Nos. unveiled the 18/0 to 22/3 after passing commemorative stone through Yoma mountain plaque which was range. It meets Yangon- sprinkled by the Bago Road at milepost commander, the deputy No. 42/7. There had been minister and party who then strolled on the new five district groups of road. Public Works, 10 Special Taikkyi-Phaunggyi- Construction Groups and Bago Road starts from four quality-control Taikkyi at milepost No. 0/ groups engaging in the 0 on Yangon-Pyay Road construction tasks. and joins Hlegu-Phaunggyi MNA Commander Brig-Gen Soe Htut unveils the Commander Brig-Gen Tun Than unveils the stone plaque of Taikkyi-Phaunggyi-Bago tar stone plaque of Taikkyi-Phaunggyi-Bago tar road.—MNA road.—MNA Taikkyi-Phaunggyi- Bago Road linking… (from page 1) Htut, Deputy Minister for Later, the commander Construction U Tint Swe and the minister together and departmental officials with attendees posed for attended the opening documentary photo. ceremony of new Taikkyi- Brig-Gen Tun Than Phaunggyi-Bago tar road unveiled the inscription held between milepost plaque. He then sprinkled Nos. 42/4 and 42/5 this scented water on it and so morning. did the minister and The commander made officials. a speech and the deputy Taikkyi-Phaunggyi- minister touched on the facts Bago Road is first one out of road at the ceremony of seven crossing Yoma where a local spoke words officials concerned formally mountain range. of thanks. opened the new road. Similarly, Chairman of The commander, the The commander, the Bago Region Peace and deputy minister and party deputy minister and party Development Council cordially greeted the posed for documentary Commander of Southern attendees at the ceremony. photo with attendees at the Command Brig-Gen Soe The deputy minister and arch of the new road.

Commander Brig-Gen Soe Htut and Deputy Minister U Tint Swe stroll along Taikkyi-Phaunggyi-Bago tar road.—MNA Website and Business application contests soon YANGON, 8 Jan—Myanmar participate in the contests and Computer Federation, Myanmar participants are to send two CD copies Computer Industrialist Association of their projects to MCF and MCIA in and Myanmar Computer Myanmar Info-Tech in Hline Township Professional Association will by 15 January during office hours. For organize Website of the Year 2010 more information, visit and Business Application of the Minister U Khin Maung Myint and officials concerned formally open www.myanmarictawards.org, Year 2010 contests. www.mcpamyanmar.org and Taikkyi-Phaunggyi-Bago new tar road. —MNA Any Myanmar citizens may www.mcjamyanmar.org.—MNA Pediatric nephrology seminar commences YANGON, 8 Jan—Co- Naing made an opening Association and the organized by Myanmar speech and Chairman of child health committee. Medical Association Child Health Committee At the seminar, and Mo Asia Co Ltd Prof Dr Aye Maung Han resource persons (Dumex), a pediatric and Director Dr Khin submitted and discussed nephrology seminar was Cho Htay of Mo Asia their papers and replied held at Chatrium Hotel Co Ltd (Dumex) to the queries raised by on Natmauk Street here extended greetings. those present. The this morning. Dr Daw Khin Cho seminar continues Myanmar Medical Htay donated K tomorrow at Hall-A of Association Chairman 300,000 each to MMA. MMA Chairman Prof Dr Kyaw Myint Naing speaking at pediatric Prof Dr Kyaw Myint Myanmar Medical MNA nephrology seminar.—MNA

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 7 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 th 9 Myanmar ICT… Commander (from page 1) and domain name During the ICT registration. Moreover, Brig-Gen Ye Aung, Week, Myanma Posts MPT will offer one-stop and Telegraphs will sell service for current use Minister U Thein McWill systems with CDMA 800 MHz phone Zaw and Mandalay internet access in Yangon users who wish to use and Mandalay, while EVDO (data system Mayor U Phone Zaw Yatanarpon Teleport will used in CDMA) at its sell mobile application booth. Han formally open software, web hosting MNA Myanmar ICT Minister U Thein Zaw delivers an address. MNA Week.— MNA SWRR Minister receives foreign guests NAY PYI TAW, 8 for improvement of living Jan— Minister for Social conditions for the Welfare, Relief and disabled, development of Resettlement U Maung women, and Maung Swe received preparedness against Country Director of natural disasters. Action Aid Myanmar Mr. Also present at Shihab Uddin Ahamad the call were Director- and party at the ministry General of the Social here on 6 January. Welfare Department U The meeting Soe Kyi, Director- focused on cooperation General of the Relief and Tennis court commissioned into Minister U Maung Maung Swe receives Resettlement Depart- Country Director Mr Shihab Uddin Ahamad of ment U Soe Aung, Head service in Mingala Taungnyunt Tsp of Office U Sein Aye and Action Aid Myanmar and party.— MNA YANGON, 8 Jan— An City Development and CEC members and officials.—MNA opening ceremony of Committee Mayor U invited persons. The Tennis court this Aung Thein Lin, General mayor, the director- morning took place at Secretary of Myanmar general formally opened Theinbyu Tennis Court Olympic Committee the court and, enjoyed in Mingala Taungnyunt Director-General of the friendly tennis Township here. Sports and Physical matches. It was attended Education Department U The newly-opened Patron of Myanmar Thein Htaik and officials tennis court may help Tennis Federation concerned, Chairman of athletes practise in Chairman of Yangon MTF U Aung Maw Thein all seasons.—MNA Dedaye Tsp gets new library YANGON, 8 Jan — village of Dedaye in Basic Education Middle Township Writers and Township in Pyapon School (Branch) of the Journalists Association of District in Ayeyawady village on 5 January Dagon Myothit (North) Region. morning. Officials Township in Yangon Writers Kyi Soe Tun, formally opened the KNU’s bomb hurts one civilian Region and Myanmar Nyunt Han (Kyutaw), library. In the evening, NAY P YI T AW, 8 Jan — 200 yards north-west of insurgents plotted the blast Business Executives Thura Zaw and Mya authors Kyi Soe Tun, A resident of No (2) ward Papun at about 7.30 am of improvised bomb, Network-MBE honoured Thanda (Naw Yin Hmwe) Nyunt Han (Kyutaw), in Papun in Kayin State on 6 January. targeting the civilians. The the 63rd Anniversary gave literary talks at the Maung Nyunt Hlaing and got injured as explosion U Ye Lin lost his right victim was admitted to Independence Day with village on 4 January Mya Thanda (Naw Yin happened when he wrist in the incident which Papun Township People’s literary talks and opening evening. The library Hmwe) gave talks in Toe picked up an “OSO” also torn his right shoulder Hospital with the of New Life Library in opening ceremony took model village in Dedaye detergent container while and skinned his face. It is assistance of officials. Kawetyekanchaung place at the hall of library Township.—MNA herding cattle on road learnt that KNU MNA Authentic (ATT) Trading in Living with GRP pipes. Those interested may Technology Expo-2011 in Yangon contact Authentic (ATT) YANGON, 8 Jan— and Construction Co Ltd formworks that save time Trading and Construction Authentic (ATT) Trading is participating in Living and money as it can be Co Ltd, No 304, Authentic (ATT) with Technology Expo- used over 200 times, Condominium (D), Kaba 2011 being held at Septic Tanks that are Trading & Construction Aye Villa, Kaba Aye Tatmadaw Convention instrumental for hotels, Pagoda Road in Mayangon Co Ltd displays at Living Hall in U Wisara Road, condos, hospitals, offices, Township, Yangon, Ph: with Technology Expo- here from 8 to 10 January. restaurants and high-rise 655690, 656050 and 2011 in, Yangon.— MNA Its displays are buildings, and Hobas CC- 656020. —MNA

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 8 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 9 preventive measures. ones for higher output. Industry-1 Minister visits MPCI and MTI The minister later He viewed different visited Paliek Textiles products and machines Industry under Myanmar spare parts produced at Minister Textile Industries and the industry and inspected condition of inspected the function of U Aung new machines as old ones finishing workshop. were replaced with new MNA Thaung New concrete roads in inspects Sangyoung Township Paliek opened Textiles YANGON, 8 Jan— Chairman of Yangon City Industry. Development Committee Mayor U Aung Thein Lin this morning inspected progress of paving MNA concrete on Maungmakan Kantha Street in Dagon Myothit Township (South) here. NAY PYI TAW, 8 Jan— ship, Mandalay Region Mandalay football (Paleik) under Myanma The mayor, together with officials Minister for Industry-1 U yesterday. stadium and construction Paper and Chemical concerned, formally opened the ceremonies to Aung Thaung visited The minister viewed of main stadium. The Industries of the ministry put Market Street, Kyung Street, Myaynichan Sports and Physical training of youth players minister also viewed and inspected production Street and Damayon Street in Sangyoung Education Institute at Myanmar Football football and futsal process and storage of Township, and a one-storey Damayon building (Mandalay) under Academy and observed pitches. newsprint rolls. He called measuring 40 feet length and 20 feet width in U Ministry of Sports in pre-engineering tests for The minister then for meeting production Ponnya Street in 32 Ward, Dagon Myothit Chanmyathazi Town- construction of went to No.3 Paper Mill target and taking fire Township (North) into service.—MNA

since 2005-2006. Now, thrived due to access to gyigon, and Ywesu Nweyit Village, source… every farm has underground water.” villages also grow (from page 16) four lakh and the net underground well. We Nweyit Village various kinds of villages across Sinthay profit is 10 lakh.” pump underground started to grow broccoli vegetables, totaling Creek. As we stepped Cabbage-grower U water into the farm. And last year. It is learnt that around 6,000 acres. on the bridge, in front Myit Saung explained our agriculture business 16,000 plants are On our return from of us were green and that cabbage was of the village has grown in an acre and Nweyit Village, we the cost is about four interviewed U Shwe lakh and profit is about Thein who is selling 15 lakh per acre. cabbages and “The price of big Broccoli is mostly used cauliflowers at cauliflower like this is in hotels and restaurants Thahtaygon Village. He and believed to have told us that Thahtaygon only 200 Kyats medicinal properties. Village mainly at the farm.” There are 630 transported cabbages U Pu households in Nweyit and cauliflowers as far Cauliflower-grower Village where green- as to Yangon, gram is grown at the Mawlamyine, Thaton, Now, Nweyit and beginning of monsoon Nay Pyi Taw nearby villages can and cauliflower, carrot, Ahayathukha Market, grow vegetables at any potato, salad, and onion Yamethin, Pyawbwe, time due to access to in clod season, and Meiktila from November dams and underground cabbage and cauliflower to April. The region daily water. in summer. In addition produces from 4 million ***** to Nweyit Village, to 5 million Kyat worth Translation: TKK Thahtaygon Village is the market place of cabbages Kyarthayai, Sehteik, vegetables, between 50 Myanma Alin: and cauliflowers. Thahtaygon, Zayat- and 80 carts in quantity. 8-1-2011 lush plantations— grown after Waxing of cauliflower, cabbage, Tazaungmon and maize, salad, onion reaped after 75 days and potato, really eye- from the date of pleasing green ones. cultivation; that 17,000 We first plants were grown in interviewed farmer U an acre of farm; that Pu who said one acre needed an “Cauliflower is grown investment of five lakh twice a year. I grow and profit was over 10 18,000 plants per acre. lakh; that purchasers I earn between 150 and came to the plantations 200 Kyats for one and purchased the cauliflower and the whole plantation. retail price is between Farmer U Myint 250 and 300 Kyats per Saung said, “Our unit. Growing one acre village has widely used of cauliflower costs underground water Cauliflowers being loaded onto lorries at Thahtaygon Village.

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 9 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 Arctic sea ice may be affecting weather patterns ANCHORAGE, 8 Jan—The shrunken Snow and Ice Data Centre in Boulder, Arctic ice pack could be to blame for the Colorado, said Friday. warm rains showering Alaska while Arctic ice coverage this December typically milder Georgia and Florida was the lowest for any December since freeze, experts said on Friday. satellite records began in 1979, the centre The phenomenon, called “reverse reported this week. Arctic Oscillation,” involves the But the real issue is the wide extent exchange of heat from dark-surfaced of ice melt at the summer’s end, Serreze open water to the atmosphere and the said. Arctic ice coverage in September resulting north-south movement of was the third lowest since the centre weather patterns. began keeping records, a condition that “You get a warm Arctic and you get caused heat to linger in the Arctic, cold outbreaks in the middle latitudes,” creating a lag effect probably still evident, An iceberg floats in the sea ice near the town of Uummannaq in western Mark Serreze, director of the National he said.—Reuters Greenland on 18 March, 2010.—INTERNET 33 dead in Philippines after heavy rains MANILA, 8 Jan—More “People are now evacuation centres while nine others were than a week of heavy rain more confident the water because there are still missing after the heavy has left at least 33 people level will not rise. There floods in some areas,” rains, the National dead from flashfloods are some who have she said. Disaster Risk Reduction and landslides in the returned home but others Eight people had and Management Coun- Philippines, the govern- have remained in their been injured in landslides cil said.—Internet ment said, announcing floodwaters were subsi- Residents watch as a ding in some areas. vehicle traverses a Almost 11,000 peo- flooded road ple remained in govern- in the town of Massive vats that can hold six million bottles of beer ment evacuation centres Sto Domingo, Albay begin their land journey from Hamilton Harbour to a but some had started Province, southeast Molson Coors in Toronto on 7 Jan, 2011.—INTERNET returning home as rains of Manila, Internet post frees man eased, said Lauren on 30 December, as Catedral, a civil defence heavy rains hit the confined 14 years in mental officer in the southern city province. INTERNET hospital of Butuan. WUHAN, 8 Jan—It without approval from HK records 36 mln visitor arrivals in 2010, over 60 pct from sounds like another story the county’s public mainland of a citizen being security bureau, victimized for exposing according to the post. HONG KONG, 8 Jan— 27 percent from 2009. rebound in 2010 Festival and the New misbehaviour of officials The internet posting The Hong Kong Tourism Meanwhile, the following the severe Year Countdown Celeb- and saved by the power immediately caught the Board (HKTB) number of short-haul blow dealt by the rations,” Tien said. of the Internet, as a attention of hundreds of announced on Friday arrivals (excluding the financial tsunami and Looking into 2011, controversial post freed thousands of netizens, that provisional total mainland) were 8.72 human swine influenza Tien believed that Asia a man who was confined apparently because the arrivals in 2010 reached million in 2010, up 16.5 in 2009. will be the key driver in to a mental hospital for poster, Guo Hanyun, 36.03 million, up 21.8 percent and the long- “The result could be the global tourism nearly 14 years for said she would like to percent from a year haul arrivals recorded attributed to the growth. alleged muckraking. marry or “serve as a earlier, while over 60 4.84 million, up 9.6 collaborative efforts of “The HKTB will The Internet post, slave” to whoever can percent of those were percent. the government, the local maintain our close entitled “Help! My father end her father’s ordeal. from the mainland. Commenting on the travel trade and the partnership with the was confined in mental Within just a few According to satisfactory growth, HKTB in rolling out travel trade to uphold hospital for 14 years”, by days, the post received statistics, Hong Kong HKTB Chairman James various promotions, Hong Kong’s image as Guo Hanyun, appeared more than 350,000 hits witnessed about 22.47 Tien said that Hong such as the Hong Kong an international, Saturday on a and about 6,200 million arrivals from the Kong’s tourism Dragon Boat Carnival, cosmopolitan city,” tianyaclub.com bulletin replies.—Xinhua mainland last year, up experienced a strong the Wine and Dine Tien said.—Xinhua board, China’s hottest online community. Chinese naval flotilla returns home from Guo said her father, 192-day escort mission in Gulf of Aden Guo Yuanrong, was sent to the DMC Maojian GUANGZHOU, 8 Jan—About 1,000 Chinese naval officers and soldiers Hospital in Shiyan city of Friday returned home, to south China’s Guangdong Province, after serving central China’s Hubei a 192-day tour of escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and in waters off the coast Province 14 years ago of Somalia. after he exposed Their tour of duty was China’s sixth naval escort mission in the region. corruption by his leader The flotilla escorted 615 ships — 306 Chinese vessels and 309 foreign in the Construction ones — during the mission. Bureau of Zhuxi County The previous five Chinese missions in the Gulf of Aden escorted a total in the province. of 2,248 Chinese and foreign ships. The Chinese navy’s escort work in the Guo’s family tried region began in Dec 2008. Indonesian farmer Kasmijan holds his machete many times to bring him The sixth naval escort flotilla set sail for the Gulf of Aden from Zhanjiang, as he guards his chilli plant at Menang village home from the mental Guangdong, on 30 June, 2010. The flotilla began its escort work on 16 July. in Indonesia’s city of Kediri on 7 Jan, 2011. hospital but failed Xinhua INTERNET

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 10 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 11 Ford unveils its first all-electric car LAS VEGAS, 8 Jan— before needing to be Ford unveiled its first hooked up to a power strictly electric car on outlet. Friday, a Focus which is Ford said the lithium- expected to get up to 100 ion battery in the Focus, miles (160 kilometres) on which has a top speed of a single charge and will be 84 miles per hour (136 available in North America kilometres per hour) can late this year. The brand new all-electric Ford Focus is displayed be fully charged at a home Alan Mulally, chief as Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan 240-volt charging station Mulally delivers a keynote address at the 2011 Vehicles run under the ice-covered trees in executive of the number in three to four hours, half International Consumer Electronics Show at the Guiyang, capital of southwest China’s Guizhou two US automaker, the time of the Leaf. Las Vegas Hilton in Nevada.—INTERNET Province. China’s National Meteorological introduced the four-door Mulally acknowle- Center (NMC) is continuing its second highest passenger car at the annual range or how much it “competitive” with similar dged the need for regular level alert for parts of southern China battling Consumer Electronics would cost, but a Ford electric vehicles such as charges would be seen as freezing temperatures and icy rain, as more bad Show in Las Vegas. spokesman said the Focus the Nissan Leaf. a drawback by some weather is expected. Mulally declined to Electric’s mileage on a The Nissan Leaf has customers. XINHUA detail the hatchback’s total single charge would be a range of up to 100 miles Internet Chilean miner all shook up at Graceland tour MEMPHIS, 8 Jan—The sang a few lines of Blue perseverance during the invitation for a visit after Elvis-loving Chilean miner Suede shoes at a press dramatic ordeal. the dramatic 13 October who rose to international conference on Grace- Elvis Presley Enterpr- rescue. fame after being trapped land’s rolling lawn. Edison ises sent Pena an MP3 Pena told reporters for 69 days was all shook Pena is receiving the royal player loaded with Elvis that the music brought him up Friday on a private tour treatment on a whirlwind tunes to keep his spirits up back to life when he was of Graceland, Presley’s tour of all things Elvis after while he was trapped after trapped in the cramped famed Memphis mansion. the 33 miners won the learning he was a fan. darkness of the mine. “How can I describe hearts of millions for their They extended the Internet something so amazing,” Edison Pena told reporters Rescued Chilean miner Authorities come to the rescue of victims of a plane through a translator. Edison Pena enters a crash in Cojedes on 7 Jan, 2011. Five people died after the twin-engine plane crashed, according to “To be able to see it news conference in New York City 2010. the director of Civil Protection and Disaster for myself, I feel — Holy The Elvis-loving Chilean Management of the state of Cojedes Amilcar cow!” miner who rose to Mercado.—INTERNET Pena said the international fame after collection of Elvis suits was being trapped for 69 days Stockholm bomber was his favourite part of the was all shook up Friday tour and said he loved on a private tour of trained in Iraq, says official Memphis because he could Graceland, Presley’s DUBAI, 8 Jan—Iraq informed the United States “smell Elvis.” He even famed Memphis about a plot to carry out bombings in Sweden two broke his Elvis moves and mansion.—INTERNET months before an attack in Stockholm by a man trained in Iraq, an Iraqi security official told al Arabiya television Brazil to approve More rain worsens floods on Friday. Major General Dhai Kanani, director of Iraq’s construction of four in Australia anti-terrorism unit, said the man who blew himself up BRISBANE, 8 Jan—Almost a foot (300 millimetres) in Stockholm on 11 December had received explosives nuclear plants in 2011 of rain in just a few hours renewed flood fears in training in the Iraqi city of Mosul for three months. Australia’s already waterlogged Queensland state RIO DE J ANEIRO, 8 Jan— Brazil’s Energy Minister He had entered Iraq from Turkey, he added, Saturday, sending a surging river over its banks and Edison Lobao said on Friday the government will according to al Arabiya’s website. into another large town. He said confessions by al Qaeda members detained approve this year construction of four nuclear Officials said about only 20 buildings in in Iraq had also revealed that “an Egyptian national power plants in the country. Maryborough, where about 22,000 people live, were entered Iraq at the same time and received similar “We will approve the construction of these expected to be flooded after the river burst its banks training to probably carry out another mission.” four (plants) this year,” Lobao told a news in the overnight downpour. The waters were expected Kanani said that “Iraq had information on bombings conference. to peak on Sunday. in Sweden, which it informed the Americans about There are two nuclear power plants currently “A number of businesses ... will have floodwaters before the bombing in Sweden by more than two in their basements,” Mayor Mick Kruger said. in operation in Brazil, Angra 1 and Angra 2. months,” al Arabiya reported.—Reuters But the new flooding was a reminder that the state Both are located in the small town of Angra has almost no capacity to absorb more heavy rains dos Reis, in Rio de Janeiro state, in the country’s after weeks of drenching tropical weather submerged southeastern region. an area the size of Germany and France combined. The construction of a third plant in the same Ten people have died since late November and about area, Angra 3, was suspended years ago, but is to 200,000 have been affected by the floods. Roads and be resumed and is expected to be operational by rail lines have been cut, Queensland’s big-exporting 2015. coal industry has virtually shut down, and cattle ranching and farming across a large part of the state There are still no estimates for the capacity of are at a standstill. While new rain is causing problems the four new plants or the costs. in some parts of the state, officials say a massive relief According to Lobao, the four plants will be operation has moved from emergency operations to built in different parts of the country, two in the recovery, as the city of Rockhampton and other towns A man arrives at flooded waters at Depot Hill in northeast and two in the southeast. wait for waters to drop, and dozens of others begin the Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia on 6 Jan, Xinhua mopping up of sludge.—Internet 2011.—INTERNET

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 11 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV KOTA MACHAN VOY NO (277) MV CTP EAGLE VOY NO (100N) Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA Consignees of cargo carried on MV CTP EAGLE MACHAN VOY NO (277) are hereby notified that the VOY NO (100N) are hereby notified that the vessel vessel will be arriving on 9.1.2011 and cargo will be will be arriving on 9.1.2011 and cargo will be dis- discharged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will charged into the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day The statues of the Three Kings — Melchior, Caspar and declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo now declared as the third day after final discharge of Balthazar, travel by boats along the lake of Cajititlan, from the Vessel. cargo from the Vessel. on 7 January , 2011, during Three Kings Day. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after No claims against this vessel will be admitted Thousands of devotees followed as the statues were the Claims Day. after the Claims Day. carried in a procession through the streets and lake of SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT Cajititlan city, an act they believe would bless the MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY waters for good fishing. AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPING INTERNET LINES LINES Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Wreck of USS Revenge found Man torched house by divers near Rhode Island NEW YORK, 8 Jan — in a battle near Ohio and relatives, killing five A team of divers have during a conflict in 1813. WASHINGTON, 8 Jan — A Donahue worked at said they have The ship helped 25-year-old woman from Group Health in Seattle; discovered the remains shape the war because Seattle, Washington, has Sanchez was an engineer of the USS Revenge, a Mr Perry would not have become the fifth person to at Boeing. “They are very ship commanded by the gone to Ohio if it had die from burns suffered much in love,” Donahue’s US Navy’s famed not wrecked, the divers when her fiance’s uncle in- mother, Michelle, told re- Oliver Hazard Perry that said. vited them to his house in porters when they were wrecked near Rhode Is- Sunday marks the Puerto Rico and allegedly first hospitalized. “Their The divers said they believe this submerged land in 1811. Mr Perry 200th anniversary of the set them afire. According last words before they canon may be part of the remains of the USS is known for having Revenge running to a website set up by were intubated were for Revenge.— INTERNET later defeated the British aground on a reef. The friends of the couple, Kate each other. She loves him, divers have called for the Donahue, 25, died on he loves her and the last Brazil police say footballer Somalia ‘faked’ his Navy to recover the Thursday at Jackson six months have been the kidnap ship’s remains, which is Memorial Burn Centre at happiest time of her life made up of objects like RIO DE JANEIRO, 8 Jan — A Brazilian money and jewellery stolen. the University of Miami, and the most important cannons and an anchor. football player will be charged for Officers say they became suspicious in Florida, where she and thing is love.” The couple The vessel sank near falsely reporting he had been kid- at inconsistencies in the player’s state- her fiance had been flown had travelled to Puerto the coastal village of napped as an excuse for running late ment and decided to check video foot- for treatment. Her fiance, Rico so that Sanchez Watch Hill in Rhode Is- for training, police say. Somalia, a age recorded in his building. Jesus Sanchez, died ear- could introduce Donahue land prior to the start of midfielder for the leading Rio de They say the footage showed he had lier in the week. to his relatives. — Internet the War of 1812, the Janeiro club Botafogo, said he had lied about the kidnapping. Police offi- name given to an early been abducted at gunpoint at about cials say that if he is found guilty, he military conflict fought 0700 on his way to the training ground. could face up to six months in prison. between the US and But police say CCTV footage from Internet British Empire that lasted his apartment building showed him from 1812-1815. leaving late for work at 0900. Internet Botafogo threatens its players with a 40% pay cut if they are late. Somalia said he was Somalia, whose real name is Paulo kidnapped on his way Kate Donahue, 25, died on Thursday from burns Rogerio Reis da Silva, told police he to the stadium in Rio suffered on New Year’s Eve. Her fiance, Jesus had been carjacked and driven around de Janeiro.—INTERNET Sanchez, died earlier this week.— INTERNET Rio for two hours before having his No greater antioxidants in organics ‘Kidney sisters’ leave Mississippi prison SOBORG, 8 Jan— Organically grown potatoes generally have higher contents MISSISSIPPI, 8 Jan — Two impris- onions, carrots and potatoes generally of health-promoting secondary oned sisters whose sentences were do not have higher levels of healthful metabolites in comparison with the dropped on the condition that one antioxidants than traditional produce, conventionally cultivated ones,” the donate her kidney to the other have Danish researchers say. researchers say in a statement. been released from jail in Mississippi. Pia Knuthsen of the National Food Knuthsen and colleagues point out The pair, who had been in jail for 16 Institute at the Technical University of that there are many reasons to pay a years, are moving to the US state of Denmark in Soborg, Denmark, and premium for organic food products, Florida, where their family lives. colleagues analyzed antioxidants termed including environmental protection, Jamie Scott requires daily dialysis, Jamie (bottom) and Gladys Scott (top) “polyphenols” from onions, carrots and better taste, no exposure to chemical which costs the state roughly were jailed in 1993 for taking part in potatoes grown using conventional and fertilizers and pesticides, less use of $200,000 (£129,000) per year, offi- organic methods and found no fossil fuels use to make chemical cials said. She and her sister Gladys an armed robbery .— INTERNET differences in polyphenol content for fertilizers and pesticides and possible Scott were convicted in 1994 of tak- Mississippi in 1993, on the condition organic vs. traditional growing methods health benefits. ing part in a robbery that netted a that Gladys, 36, donates a kidney to using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. “However, the health benefits of mere $11 (£7). her sister within one year. Gladys, “On the basis of the present study organic food consumption are still Mississippi Governor Haley who came up with the idea for the carried out under well controlled controversial and not considered Barbour agreed to release the sisters, transplant, volunteered to donate her conditions, it cannot be concluded that scientifically well documented,” the who were serving life sentences for kidney to 38-year-old Jamie in her organically grown onions, carrots and researchers say.—Internet leading two men into an ambush in petition for early release.— Internet

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 12 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 13 Smart US dog learns more than 1,000 words Britain facing ‘worst’ Wheelchair toys, so many that her human driving conditions user cruises handlers had to write on them in along Conn marker so that they wouldn’t forget, Britain’s automobile association said drivers in said study co-author Alliston Reid, the country are facing “the worst driving conditions highway a psychology professor at Wofford imaginable” with a record number of potholes. The older man College in South Carolina. The AA said road maintenance budgets in the cruising along Interstate With that repertoire, Chaser has country have been slashed by as much as 20 95 in Connecticut far outpaced another dog, Rico, percent amid a winter believed to be causing more could have been just found by German researchers to be potholes than last year’s record levels, The Daily another traveller — Telegraph reported on Friday. except that he was in an Chaser sits with John Pilley in this able to grasp about 200 words, according to a study published in The organization said fluctuating temperatures electric wheelchair, in undated handout photo. the breakdown lane, 2004 in the journal Science. in recent weeks caused potholes when wet weather combined with freezing temperatures to allow water while cars and trucks She just might be the smartest pooch As a border collie, Chaser comes to seep into the road and freeze, destroying the barreled along a few from a breed of herding dog known ever. A border collie has learned more asphalt. yards away. for its intelligence, energy and strong than 1,000 words, showing US A spokesman for the British Local Government The mystery of the researchers that her memory is not only work ethic. Reid said she might be Association said local officials are facing “incredibly unidentified man in the better than theirs, but that she able to learn even more words, but difficult decisions” about which roads to repair. cozy blue coat and understands quite a bit about how her keepers stopped at 1,022 after The AA said drivers are facing a “potent mixture sunglasses is leaving language works. three years of training simply of weather conditions” bringing on a “knife-edge some chuckling, Chaser learned the names for 1,022 because of time constraints. situation.” including witnesses who videotaped his Lost pet snake stops Mass commuter train unorthodox trip Thurs- day along the A Massachusetts searched, to no avail, for search, MTBA spokes- breakdown lane and off commuter train was the snake, The Boston man Joe Pesaturo said. an exit in Fairfield. halted and searched after Globe reported on Penelope’s owner put Connecticut State a woman passenger said Thursday. an ad on Craigslist Friday. Police say their troopers she had lost her pet snake When the train “She is a very mellow didn’t encounter the Penelope in a passenger reached the Braintree snake — never hisses or intrepid traveler, but car. Station six cars of the train bites and is very timid,” surely would have The Massachusetts were searched again with the posting read, warned him about what Bay Transportation no sign of the snake, The describing Penelope as “a vehicles are — and Tourists walk past two leopard models during Authority train was held (Braintree, Mass.) Patriot bit under 3 feet long with aren’t — allowed on the Yuanmingyuan Imperial Ice and Snow Festival held in highway. at the JFK/UMass station Ledger reported. a brownish, almost Yuanmingyuan, a summer resort garden for the in Boston for minutes The train was put back pinkish paisley looking emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), in Beijing, News Album while train crew into service after the pattern on her back.” capital of China, 7 Jan, 2010. ‘Jersey Shore’ premiere Anna Nicole Smith doctor highest rated for MTV subpoenaed by med board LOS ANGELES, 8 Jan—More than 8 million LOS ANGELES, 8 Jan—Anna Nicole Smith’s viewers watched Snooki and company return to primary doctor, who was acquitted in the late “Jersey Shore.” model’s high-profile drug prescription case, has The third season premiere of the MTV reality been subpoenaed in a separate investigation, his TV series was the most watched series telecast in attorney said Friday. the cable network’s history, MTV announced “It’s outrageous,” said Ellyn Garafalo, who Friday. The network said 8.45 million total viewers represents Dr Sandeep Kapoor. “This shows that tuned in to the show, which chronicles the carryings- this is a vendetta.” on of a group of hard-partying, 20- and 30- She said Kapoor was standing outside the somethings at a beach house on the Seaside Heights, From left, cast members Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, courtroom where a judge dismissed most charges NJ, boardwalk. Sammi Giancola, Paul DelVecchio, Jenni against Kapoor’s co-defendants on Thursday when The second season was set in Miami. Farley, Nicole Polizzi, and Vinny Guadagnino, he was handed a subpoena by a process server MTV announced last month that it signed a deal from the television show ‘Jersey Shore’, pose representing the California Medical Board. with Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio to star in his for a portrait in Los Angeles on 13 Sept, 2010. Garafalo said the board is investigating cases own spin-off series.—Internet INTERNET unrelated to the Smith case.—Internet Indian animation firm plans tie-up with Mark Twain remains censored, and US TV Co uncensored children’s entertainment company, NEW YORK, 8 Jan— could say in public to in the latest foray by an Indian firm Mark Twain was the kind withhold anti-religion into Hollywood. of man who might tell an essays and to forbid his The animated and visual effects off-colour joke, then autobiography from being firm said on its website Thursday grievously apologize, who published until 100 years that it had signed a memorandum of wrote stories and essays after his death. The first of understanding with A Squared he knew would offend and three planned volumes of the unexpurgated version, Entertainment for a joint venture to kept others private for the released in 2010 and create original animation and digital same reason. including harsh words for gaming. A century after his An animator renders colour to a cartoon American business and No details about the cost of the death, Mark Twain character in Munbai.—INTERNET In this undated photo, military actions, became a deal were given and a Tata Elxsi remains censored, and author Mark Twain, surprise best-seller that has MUMBAI, 8 Jan—Tata Elxsi, part of spokesman said on Friday that he uncensored. The author born Samuel Clemen, sold hundreds of thou- the giant Tata Group, has announced a was not authorised to comment on and humorist worried is shown. sands of copies. planned tie-up with a Los Angeles-based the details.—Internet enough about what he INTERNET Internet

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 13 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 The FA Cup 2010/11: Leeds hold Arsenal 1-1 in FA Cup Man City by the keeper as well. rd complete Dzeko 3 Round Leeds came back strongly in the second half, and won a penalty after signing Arsenal 1-1 Leeds Denilson brought down Max Gradel. MANCHESTER, 8 Jan— Blackburn 1-0 QPR Robert Snodgrass scored the spot kick, Leeds ahead after 54 minutes. Arsenal English Premier League Bolton 2-0 York then brought on captain Cesc Fabregas title-chasers Manchester Brighton 3-1 Portsmouth to bolster an under-strength side, and City on Friday completed the signing of Bristol City 0-3 Sheff Wed they battered their oppenents over the last half hour. Bosnia and Herzegovina Burnley 4-2 Port Vale Arsenal have a few early shots, The Gunners thought they had striker Edin Dzeko from Burton Albion 2-1 Middlesbrough just to test the nerves of Kasper won a alte penalty of their own when German club Wolfsburg. Coventry 2-1 Crystal Palace Schmeichel.—INTERNET Theo Walcott went down under a challenge from Alex Bruce, but it was Doncaster 2-2 Wolves LONDON, 8 Jan—Arsenal and Leeds United will have to replay their FA not given because Niklas Bendtner Fulham 6-2 Peterborough Cup third round tie after a 1-1 draw at was offside. They then did win a spot Huddersfield 2-0 Dover the Emirates Stadium. kick after Ben Walker brought down Theo Walcott. Fabregas calmly beat Hull 2-3 Wigan Arsenal had much the better of play in the first half against their Schmeichel in the final minute to secure Lincoln City 3-4 Hereford Championship opponents, with a replay. Arsenal could have won it, Bosnia and Millwall 1-4 Birmingham Andrei Arshavin in particular seeing but Denilson’s shot was brilliantly Herzegovina striker Norwich 0-1 Leyton Orient one solo run blocked by Kasper saved by Schmiechel in time added Edin Dzeko Schmeichel, and a rasping shot saved on.—Internet Preston 1-2 Nott’m Forest The 24-year-old, who is believed to have cost Reading 1-0 West Brom Armstrong’s team to ride Tour de Mumbai City 27 million pounds Scunthorpe 1-5 Everton MUBAI, 8 Jan—India’s (32.5 million euros) has Sheff Utd 1-3 Aston Villa first professional cycling signed a four-and-a-half race sanctioned by the Southampton 2-0 Blackpool year contract and has sport’s world governing been handed the number Stoke 1-1 Cardiff body is to become a two- 10 shirt at the Eastlands Sunderland 1-2 Notts County stage event this year and club. will include riders from Swansea 4-0 Colchester “It has been a long seven-time Tour de France time that I have been Torquay 1-0 Carlisle Participants in the inaugural Tour de Mumbai in winner Lance linked with the club go- Mumbai in 2010.— INTERNET Watford 4-1 Hartlepool Armstrong’s team. The ing back to last summer West Ham 2-0 Barnsley second edition of the Tour The first leg will cover include those from but Wolfsburg did not de Mumbai will see inter- 158 kilometres while the Armstrong’s Team Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle Utd want to sell me until to- national riders compete in second will be over 117 RadioShack, which won day,” Dzeko, who is Nashik, about 160 kilo- kilometres, the Union the team prize in the 2010 likely to make his debut CROSSWORDS PUZZLE metres (100 miles) north- Cycliste Internationale, the Tour de France, and Ita- next weekend against east of Mumbai, on 11 Cycling Federation of ly’s Liquigas, they added Wolves, told City’s February, and in Mumbai India and organisers ID in a joint statement late official website. itself two days later. Sports said. Riders will Thursday.— Internet Internet Garrigus powers his way to the top at Kapalua S P O R T S KAPALUA, 8 Jan— for eagle on the 16th hole, Weary Nadal crashes out of Robert Garrigus, the big- then finished with two big gest hitter on the PGA drives to set up easy birdies Qatar Open tennis Tour, is leading the Tour- for a 10-under 63 on Friday DOHA, 8 Jan—Rafael Nadal, who wants to win nament of Champions to take a one-shot lead at the Australian Open this month to hold all four thanks to one of the short- Kapalua going into the Grand Slam titles simultaneously, will be travelling est clubs in his bag. weekend of the season- there a day earlier than expected after a shock defeat Garrigus holed out a wedge opening tournament. in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday. The world His wedge on the 16th number one looked tired, withdrawn, and ill as he landed some 15 feet be- slumped to a 6-3, 6-2 defeat to Nikolay Davydenko, yond the hole and took the the Russian defending champion who will tackle ACROSS DOWN grain toward the Pacific Roger Federer in Saturday’s final. —Internet 1 Grave crimes 1 Cheeky, pert Ocean to trickle into the 7 Stage in growth 2 Dressed skin cup. He was excited, sure, Ex-Nigerian soccer star Okafor 8 Vanish in vapour 3 Recess but that was overdue. On kills self in Texas 9 Ship’s record 4 Wiped out two other holes, his full LITTLE ELM, 8 Jan—Uche Okafor, a defender on two 10 Sunk fence (2-2) 5 Anchor chain wedge came with inches of Nigerian World Cup teams and a stalwart player for the 11 Scanty 6 Extreme poverty going in.—Internet Kansas City Wizards in the US, committed suicide this 13 Steel beam 7 Flightless sea bird week at his Dallas-area home, authorities said on Fri- Kansas 14 Donald Duck’s 12 Meditate Robert Garrigus chips day. He was 43. City creator 13 Exalt with honour the ball up to the ninth Okafor’s body was discovered Thursday afternoon Wizards 17 Narrative poem 15 Flimsy dressing green during the second by his wife in their house in Little Elm, a town about 30 soccer 18 Terrible giant gown round of the Hyundai miles northwest of Dallas, Detective Oscar Hinojosa said. player 20 Type of whisky 16 Lodeston Tournament of Champi- The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said Fri- Uche 22 Muddling 17 Broom ons golf tournament in day that he hanged himself in an upstairs hallway. A Okafor, 23 David or Jack — 19 Two under par Kapalua, Hawaii on 7 friend who could not reach Okafor called Ifeyinwa of Nigeria 24 Olefiant gas 21 Violent rage Jan, 2011.— INTERNET Okafor, the former star’s wife, police said.— Internet

9-1-1011 NL.pmd 14 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 9 January, 2011 15 Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Rainfall on 8-1-2011 was (0.08) inch at Mingaladon, WEATHER (0.04) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.08) inch at Central Yangon. Total rainfall since 1-1-2011 was (0.08) inch at Mingaladon, Saturday, 8th January, 2011 (0.04) inch at Kaba-Aye and (0.08) inch at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mph Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. from East at (15:30) hours MST on 7-1-2011. M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, light rain has been Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy over the fairly widespread in Yangon and Ayeyawady Regions, North and West central Bay and partly cloudy to cloudy scattered in Bago and Taninthayi Regions, isolated in over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere Bay of Bengal. Shan, Rakhine, Kayah and Mon States, Mandalay and Forecast valid until evening of the 9th January Magway Regions, weather has been partly cloudy over the remaining States and Regions. Night temperatures 2011: R ain are likely to be isolated in Shan, Rakhine, were (5°C) below January average temperature in Kachin Kayin, Kayah and Mon States, Mandalay, Magway, State and Upper Sagaing Region, (3°C) to (4°C) above Bago, Yangon, Ayeyawady and Taninthayi Regions and January average temperatures in Chin and Kayin States, weather will be partly cloudy over the remaining States (5°C) to (6°C) above January average temperatures in and Regions. Degree of certainty is (60%). Shan, Rakhine, Mon and Kayah States, Lower Sagaing, State of the sea: Strong Easterly winds with moderate Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Regions and about January average temperatures in the to rough seas are likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of remaining States and Regions. The significant night Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface temperatures were Putao (2°C), Machanbaw (3°C), Haka wind speed in strong wind may reach (35) mph. Seas (4°C) and Katha (5°C). The noteworthy amount of rainfall will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. recorded were Cocogyun (2.52) inches, Myaungmya Outlook for subsequent two days: Likelihood of (0.20) inch, maubin and Kawthoung (0.02) inch each. continuation of isolated light rain in the Lower Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar areas. Maximum temperature on 7-1-2011 was 88°F. Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area Minimum temperature on 8-1-2011 was 64°F. Relative for 9-1-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 8-1-2011 was (82%). certainty is (60%). Rainfall on 8-1-2011 was (Nil) . Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area Yangon (Kaba-Aye) for 9-1-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of Maximum temperature on 7-1-2011 was 92°F. certainty is (60%). Minimum temperature on 8-1-2011 was 72°F. Relative Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 8-1-2011 was (92%). for 9-1-2011: Possibility of isolated rain. Degree of Total sunshine hours on 7-1-2011 was (3) hours. certainty is (40%).

Uzbeks spoil Qatar Asian MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL Programme Schedule Cup party (9-1-2011) (Sunday) DOHA, 8 Jan – Odil Akhmedov and Server Djeparov shattered Qatari dreams with second-half Transmissions Times goals to hand Uzbekistan a 2-0 win over the be- Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am MST low-par hosts in the opening game of the Asian Oversea Transmission - (9-1-11 09:30 am ~ Cup on Friday. 10-1-11 09:30 am MST Central defender Akhmedov bagged the first goal of the tournament when he sent a looping 30- Local Transmission yard shot crashing off the underside of the bar and * Opening into the net in the 58th minute. Uzbekistan’s goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov(L) * News Captain Djeparov sealed the win 18 minutes later makes a save in front of Qatar’s forward Sebas- * Mile of Road....Piles of Hope (Pathein-Monywa when he made the most of a sloppy back pass by tian Soria during their 2011 Asian Cup group A Motor Road) (Part-I) Ibrahim Majed, firing the ball past goalkeeper football match in Doha.— INTERNET * News Qasem Burhan. January with the opening match played at the * Anyeint Dancer Hairstyle The football festival, featuring the region’s top Khalifa Stadium, the 40,000-capacity jewel in * Easily Cooked & Tasty Dishes Chicken Curry 16 teams, runs for three weeks up to the final on 29 Qatar’s footballing crown.—Internet with Gourd * News 5:10 pm * Kid’s Talent (Playing Harp & Dancing) 8:10 am 12:50 pm * News 7. Musical Programme 6. Myanmar Movies 7. Documentary * MI People’s Celebrities ‘‘7 Hour’s with’’ 8:25 am 2:50 pm 5:25 pm * The Light of World Peace Oversea Transmission 8. Teleplay (Traffic) 7. International News 8. Sing & Enjoy * Opening 4:00 pm 8:40 am 6:00 pm * News 1. Martial Song 9. International News 9. Evening News * Mile of Road....Piles of Hope (Pathein-Monywa Sunday, 4:10 pm Motor Road) (Part-I) 8:45 am 6:15 pm 9 January 2. Musical Programme * News 10. Myanmar Traditional View on today 4:25 pm 10. Weather Report * Anyeint Dancer Hairstyle Cultural Performing 6:20 pm * Easily Cooked & Tasty Dishes Chicken Curry 7:00 am 3. Music on Winter Arts Competition with Gourd 1. Paritta By Venerable Songs 11. Cartoon Series * News 11:00 am Min Gun Sayadaw 4:40 pm 6:40 pm * Kid’s Talent (Playing Harp & Dancing) 1. Martial Song * News 7:15 am 4. Song Of National 12. Tamyethnar 11:10 am Races * MI People’s Celebrities ‘‘7 Hour’s with’’ 2. Dhamma Puja Song Takwetsar * The Light of World Peace 2. Musical Programme 4:50 pm 7:25 am 7:00 pm * News 5. University Of 3. To Be Healthy 11:20 am * Working & Living in Myanmar (Jade and Gem) Distance Education 13. TV Drama Series Exercise 3. Round Up Of The * News (TV Lectures) 8:00 pm * Myanmar DVD ‘‘Father In-Rock’’ 7:30 am Week’s Internat- -Second Year 14. News * Amazing Sculptural Works of Poe-win Hill ional News 4. Morning News (Myanmar) * Music Gallery 11:30 am 15. International News 7:40 am 5:05 pm * News 16. Weather Report 5. Nice & Sweet Song 4. TV Drama Series 6. Songs For * The Wachet Jivitadana Sanga Hospital * News 7:55 am 12:30 pm Upholding 17. Cartoon Series * The Ancient City of Myanmar (Bagan) 18. TV Drama Series 6. (38) Phyar Mingalars 5. Golf Magazine (TV) National Spirit * Myanmar Movie “Beyond Love”

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9-1-1011 NL.pmd 15 1/9/2011, 3:23 AM 5th Waxing of Pyatho 1372 ME Sunday, 9 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 Nweyit Village, source of cauliflowers and cabbages Byline: Myit Maung Soe; Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alin)

Thahtaygon Village by the side of Yangon- transported to other regions. One can see lorries Dam is one of the three dams in Tatkon Township, Mandalay Highway in Tatkon Township, Nay Pyi waiting to load vegetables from carts. Nay Pyi Taw District. Thanks to Sinthay Dam, Taw District is hustle and bustle with carts and Our news crew of Myanma Alin daily local farmers can not only grow monsoon and lorries carrying vegetables. proceeded to Nweyit Village, source of vegetables, summer paddy but practice double and multiple- Thahtaygon Village is the market place of from Thahtaygon Village. Nweyit Village is located cropping patterns. cauliflowers, cabbages, carrots and so on as well on the opposite side of Sinthay Creek, about two Myamyitta wooden bridge links the two as the place from which such vegetables are miles to the west of Thahtaygon Village. Sinthay (See page 9)

Thriving cabbage plantations seen stretching to the horizon near Nweyit Village, Tatkon Township, Nay Pyi Taw District.

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