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Volume XV, Number 305 9th Waxing of Tabodwe 1369 ME Friday, 15 February, 2008 Four political objectives Senior General Than Shwe * Stability of the State, community peace and tran- quillity, prevalence of law and order congratulates Serbian President * National reconsolidation * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution NAY PYI TAW, 14 Feb— Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and * Building of a new modern developed nation in Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of congratulations to His accord with the new State Constitution Excellency Mr Boris Tadic, on his re-election as President of the Republic of Serbia. Four economic objectives MNA * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round development of other sectors of the economy as well * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system Senior General Than Shwe * Development of the economy inviting participa- tion in terms of technical know-how and invest- felicitates Serbian President ments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be NAY P YI T AW, 15 Feb— Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and kept in the hands of the State and the national peoples Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Boris Tadic, President of the Republic of Serbia, on the occasion of the Four social objectives National Day of the Republic of Serbia, which falls on 15 February 2008. —MNA * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and pres- ervation and safeguarding of cultural heritage Prime Minister General Thein Sein and national character * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit sends felicitations to Serbia * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the entire nation NAY P YI T AW, 15 Feb— General Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr Vojislav Kostunica, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Serbia, which INSIDE falls on 15 February 2008. —MNA On our way home, our hearts were filled with great delight because we made a great contribution towards the goal of Lt-Gen Myint Swe the Ministry of Health. If the organizers and donors were a shining moon, we inspects tax-free markets were shinning stars around the moon. PAGE 7 DR NILAR THEIN (LIN YAUNG THIT)

YANGON, 14 Feb — Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence together with Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win, Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin, Vice-Mayor Col Maung Pa and officials arrived at Shukhintha tax-free market in Thakayta Township and inspected sales of goods there this morning. Upon arrival at tax-free markets in Dagon Myothit (South), Dagon Myothit (North), Shwepyitha and Hlinethaya Townships, Lt-Gen Myint Swe and party looked into sales of varieties of goods at the shops opened by Ministry of Industry-1, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, YCDC and regiments and units of Yangon Command, Poultry Farm, Ngwepinle Breeding and Fisheries Company Ltd, District and Township PDCs and Myanmar Rice Dealers Association. In addition, they inspected sales of kitchen crops, meat and fish, vegetables, dairy products, groceries and personal goods. During the inspections, Lt-Gen Myint Swe urged officials to supervise sales of goods in accord with the purposes of opening tax-free markets and left Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence visits tax-free market in Dagon Myothit (North) necessary instructions. — MNA Township. — MNA Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

15-2-08 NL 1 8/22/18, 03:31 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Friday, 15 February, 2008 * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Manufacture quality coffee, * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State applying favourable conditions * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Coffee, a perennial plant, should be grown Foreign Minister felicitates on a commercial scale as the farmers can MYANMAR GAZETTE benefit from this business for a long period. Serbian counterpart NAY PYI TAW, 14 Feb — The State Peace The plant grows well in cold weather under NAY PYI TAW, 15 Feb— U Nyan Win, and Development Council has confirmed the shady trees. In Myanmar, coffee farming Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of appointment of Dr Tin Nyunt as Director-General of thrives in PyinOoLwin and Nawnghkio Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to the Traditional Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health on the expiry of the one-year townships. His Excellency Mr Vuk Jeremic, Minister of probationary period. PyinOoLwin Township in Mandalay Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of The State Peace and Development Council Division, northern Shan State, and Chin State Serbia, which falls on 15 February, 2008. —MNA has appointed Deputy Director-General U Wai Myint provide fertile soil for coffee species of of the Civil Service Selection and Training international quality to grow well. So, in Cash donated to build IIA building Department under the Civil Service Selection and these regions, growing suitable species of Training Board as Director-General of the same coffee is a means of boosting income for department on probation from the date he assumes farmers. charge of his duties. — MNA Using advanced agricultural methods and who presented a certificate honour to the donors. high-yield species of coffee, a farmer can of honour to the donor. Those wishing to make a healthy profit in a few years. Now, Similarly, Daw make cash donation for the the government is reclaiming vacant and Saw Hon and friends and propagation of Buddha family donated K 250,000 Abbhidhamma may contact virgin lands in PyinOoLwin and Nawnghkio for IIA through the President phone number 254102 at townships for growing the profitable crop who presented certificate of Thadu Kari Dhamayon, No extensively. 295-297, Bo Aung Kyaw Coffee sown acreage rose from more than Pro-rector of IIA U Street. —H 10,000 in 1998 to more than 50,000 in 2007. Mya Than accepts International The surplus coffee is exported. Plans are cash donated by a Institute of well under way to introduce the practice of wellwisher. — H Abhidhamma. growing coffee in other suitable states and H divisions. YANGON, 14 Feb— The government is now rendering Wellwishers made cash necessary assistance to achieve success in the donations for building of business. So, entrepreneurs and coffee International Institute of farmers on their part should work hard for Abbhidhamma. At the boosting production of quality coffee. donation ceremony held at Myanmar is blessed with favourable the Thadu Kari Dhamayon conditions to grow coffee on a commercial on Bo Aung Kyaw Street recently, United Associate scale. Therefore, entrepreneurs should make Co Ltd donated 70 KVA use of the natural and geographical favours generator worth over K 10 effectively to manufacture quality coffee with million to President and Pro- international standard so as to help bring rector of IIA Retired about the nation’s economic growth. Ambassador U Mya Than Expert gives talks on economic development

Man loses left foot in mine blast YANGON, 14 Feb — Enhancement Work of Myanmar Chambers of conducted talks on NAY PYI TAW, 14 Feb — A man got injuries in Information Tech-nology Committee of the Union Commerce and Industry economic development at a mine blast in Mone Township on 9 February. the UMFCCI office here The incident happened when Maung Aung on 2 February. Htoo, 25, son of U Aung San, dwelling in Kawpyin President of UMFCCI Village of Meetaingtaw Village-tract in Mone U Win Myint delivered an Township, went to the wood to collect In-gyin leaves. address. U Hla Maung, a The victim stepped on the insurgent-planted retired ambassador, gave mine which blasted off his left foot with injuries on the talks on the Role of Public left hand. Limited Company and The injuried was rushed to Mone People’s Capital Markets in the Hospital where necessary treatments and help were Process of Economic given to him. Development and replied The authorities are in hot pursuit of the to the queries raised by perpetrators. those present. The insurgents, undermining stability of the Next, President U Win State and peace, tranquillity and law and order, are Myint and U Sai Ba Nyan committing destructive acts causing death and of Maw Ushyaung Co destruction to the innocent people. Ambassador U Hla Maung (Retd) gives talks on economic presented gift to the retired MNA development. — UMFCCI ambassador.— MNA

15-2-08 NL 2 8/22/18, 03:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 3 Malaysian PM dissolves Parliament K UALA L UMPUR, 14 Feb coming days. mission would work on — Malaysian Prime The Prime Minister the poll date and the Minister Abdullah Ahmad said in a brief statement nomination of candidates Badawi on Wednesday that Malaysia's Supreme in the coming days, he announced to dissolve the Head has signed a royal said. Parliament to pave the way decree to dissolve the The dissolution came for general elections. country's 11th Parliament 15 months before the Speaking at a news according to the Con- expiry of its five-year term conference, Badawi said stitution. on 16 May, 2004. The All the country's local the dissolution had ruling Barisan Nasional An enormous iceberg (R) breaks off the Knox Coast in the Australian received consent from the governments had been (BN) coalition swept to a Antarctic Territory, on 11 Jan, 2008. Australia’s CSIRO’s atmospheric King and the Election informed to dissolve their landslide victory in the research unit has found the world is warming faster than predicted by the Commission would parliaments accordingly 2004 general election. United Nations’ top climate change body, with harmful emissions exceeding decide on the poll date in and the Election Com- MNA/Xinhua worst-case estimates.—XINHUA China, Russia present joint paper on I N T E R N A T I O N A L N E W S Car explodes space arms race control in Damascus GENEVA, 14 Feb—China and Russia on Tuesday Russia, India edge closer to residential submitted to a UN-sponsored disarmament conference a joint proposal for an international treaty to ban the major nuclear deal area deployment of weapons in outer space. DAMASCUS, 14 Feb—A The draft Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement NEW DELHI, 14 Feb— kulam nuclear power plant texts of the deal — had car exploded on Tuesday of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force Russia and India on in the southern Indian state taken place on 11 night in the residential Against Outer Space Objects (PPWT), was presented Tuesday edged closer to a of Tamil Nadu. February, just before a Kafer Suseh District in at a plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament, multi-billion-dollar nu- “An agreement on visit to India by Prime Syria’s capital Damascus, the world’s sole multilateral forum for disarmament clear deal to build four building additional Minister Viktor Zubkov. witnesses told Xinhua via negotiations. —MNA/Xinhua more reactors in southern reactors at the Kudan- The deal cannot be India that has been delayed kulam atomic station has finalized because of phone. Kenyan minister criticizes because of international been initialized,” Deputy restrictions on India Security personnel and restrictions against New Prime Minister Alexander imposed by the 45-nation police immediately crisis mediator Annan Delhi. Zhukov told reporters in Nuclear Suppliers Group imposed a blockade in NAIROBI, 14 Feb—The head of the government The two states have been New Delhi. (NSG) and the limits are the vicinity of the team at Kenya’s crisis talks criticized chief mediator working for more than a Russia’s atomic energy unlikely to be lifted until a explosion site after the Kofi Annan on Tuesday, complicating his efforts to year on a deal that will agency said the initiali- US-India deal on civilian incident, said the wit- bring a swift end to the country’s post-election allow Russia build the zation —which means nuclear cooperation is nesses. turmoil. reactors at the Kudan- officials agreed the final ratified.—MNA/Reuters According to the Annan told Parliament, Kenya should have a independent Syria-news political solution this week to its dispute over a 27 Undated image shows Gulf Arabs see Israel website, a silver December election that triggered clashes that killed the reconstructed skull Mitsubishi Pajero car 1,000 people and uprooted 300,000 more. He later of the newly discovered stopping Iran bomb exploded in the answered questions in a closed door session. dinosaur Velafrons LONDON, 14 Feb—Gulf states believe Israel will neighbourhood of an Justice Minister Martha Karua condemned com- coahuilensis. US, destroy Iran’s nuclear programme rather than allow it Iranian school in Kafer ments she attributed to Annan — that negotiators had Mexican and to acquire an atomic bomb, an adviser to the Kuwaiti Suseh and damaged five agreed on a transitional government for two years Canadian scientists on Government and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nearby cars and sur- before a new presidential vote. “As chair of the panel, 12 Feb announced the said on Tuesday. rounding building. you are expected to be impartial and to take every care discovery of helmet- If Iran did build the bomb, said adviser Sami Alfaraj, At least one person not to misrepresent or compromise the position of crested, duck-billed then the Jewish state might be one of the countries— was reportedly killed either party,” Karua said in a letter addressed to Annan dinosaur that lived along with the United States and Pakistan —Gulf Arab in the explosion, it and sent to media organi-zations. —MNA/Reuters about 7 million years nations would ask to provide a “nuclear umbrella” to added. ago.—XINHUA guarantee their security. —MNA/Reuters MNA/Xinhua McCain wins backing of House Republicans

WASHINGTON, 14 Feb— Maryland and the District sometimes-rocky relation- Republican House of of Columbia, the Arizona ship with his Republican Representative leaders Senator met with House colleagues in the US Con- publicly backed presi- leaders in an effort to unite gress and has struggled to dential front-runner John the party behind his all- win over conservatives McCain on Wednesday as but-certain nomination. who have been angered by he promised to campaign “I intend to campaign, his efforts to rein in con- in all 50 US states to help if I'm the nominee of the gressional spending, curb his party win back control party, to campaign in the influence of money in of the chamber. every state of the union,” politics and overhaul One day after winning McCain said. immigration laws. primaries in Virginia, McCain has had a MNA/Reuters

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MOSCOW, 13 Feb — official said. part of long-distance pat- Russia expressed surprise One of the Russian rols of the Pacific, Atlantic on Tuesday that the bombers flew over the and Arctic oceans and the United States had scram- deck of the Nimitz, said Black Sea begun in bled fighter jets at the the official, speaking on August last year. weekend to intercept condition of anonymity. It said all flights were strategic Russian bom- The US fighters escorted made over neutral waters, bers, one of which flew the Russian bombers out did not breach inter- over a US aircraft carrier of the area. national borders and all in the Pacific. “It is standard oper- concerned parties were Four US F/A-18 ating procedure for US notified in advance. fighters were launched planes to escort aircraft “We are surprised by after Russian Tu-95 Bear flying in the vicinity of all the clamour this bombers flying south of US Navy ships,” the US raised,” RIA news agency Space Shuttle Atlantis’ commander Steve Frick tosses a ball during a news Japan were detected defence official said. quoted Russian Air Force conference with mission specialists (L-R) Stanley Love, Leland Melvin and turning towards the The Russian Air Force spokesman Alexander Rex Walheim from the International Space Station’s Qwesst airlock in this Nimitz aircraft carrier and said the 9 February mis- Drobyshevsky as saying. image from NASA TV on 12 Feb, 2008.ÐXINHUA its escort, a US defence sion by four Tu-95s was MNA/Reuters US mily assessing if Russia in Cold War pose WASHINGTON, 13 Feb not see Russia’s weekend the incident and said it — Washington is trying bomber flights south of reflected Russia’s emer- to gauge whether Japan as provocative. ging naval power. Russia’s recent bomber Four US fighter jets “I think what we are mission near a US were scrambled on 9 seeing is a Russian aircraft carrier indicated February to escort Rus- military or Russian Navy Moscow’s return to a sian bombers that appro- that is emerging and, in Cold War “mind-set” ached the USS Nimitz the case of the Navy, and is considering how south of Japan. desiring to emerge as a the Pentagon should One Russian bomber global Navy,” Roughead respond, a senior US flew over the deck of the told reporters at the military officer said on aircraft carrier, escorted Pentagon. The Clark Sisters (L-R) Karen, Dorinda and Jacky, hold their 3 Grammys for Tuesday. by a US fighter jet. “I do not consider it to Best Gospel Performance for “Blessed & Highly Favoured”, for Best Gospel But other senior US Admiral Gary Roug- be provocative,” he said Song for “Blessed and Highly Favoured” and for Best Traditional Gospel defence and Navy off- head, US chief of naval of the bomber mission. Album for “Live-One Last Time” at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los icials stressed they did operations, downplayed MNA/Reuters Angeles on 10 Feb, 2008.—INTERNET UK curry houses facing Indonesian girl contracted Roadside bomb wounds “kitchen staff crisis” by bird flu NATO soldier in Afghanistan KABUL, 13 Feb— A suicide car bomber targeted a LONDON, 14 Feb— Restrictions on lower- JAKARTA, 14 Feb— A infected by the disease Immigration minis- skilled migrants from 15-year-old Indonesian girl and first developed the NATO troop convoy in Afghanistan’s Nimroz Province ters were urged on outside the EU have left from West Jakarta has been symptoms of the disease on Tuesday, wounding one soldier, a spokesman for Wednesday to ease many Bangladeshis infected by avian influenza, on 23 Jaunary, said the the alliance said. restrictions on Ban- struggling to find work in bringing the total cases to spokeswoman of the Taleban insurgents carried out more than 140 suicide gladeshi migrant workers Britain. 127 with 103 of them fatal, ministry Lily Sriwahyuni attacks last year in Afghanistan, the highest number in an attempt to help avert Limits have been Indonesian Health Ministry Sulistyowati. The girl was since they were ousted from power in 2001. a crisis in Britain’s curry tightened since eastern said here on Tuesday. now in critical condition The lastest incident took place in the southwest houses. Europeans were given The girl was a daughter at a hospital, said when the NATO-led International Security Assistance At least 27,500 extra employment rights. of a 38-year-old woman Sulistyowati. Force (ISAF) convoy was passing, ISAF said. Apart workers are needed if MNA/Reuters who was previously MNA/Xinhua some of the nation’s from the suicide bomber, no one was killed. favourite meals such as Two killed, eight injured in mortar MNA/Reuters chicken tikka masala are Iraqi journalist killed in not to disappear from attack in Baghdad the high street, the Baghdad, two missing in Basra Immigration Advisory BAGHDAD, 14 Feb— houses, killing two people whether the US patrols Service (IAS) charity Two civilians were killed and wounding eight suffered any casualties, as BAGHDAD, 13 Feb — The body of an Iraqi journalist said. and eight others wounded others,” the source told the US troops immediately was found in a Baghdad morgue on Tuesday, two days The shortage, the in a mortar attack in Xinhua on condition of cordoned off the scenes. after being kidnapped, while two journalists working result of the govern- southern Baghdad on anonymity. Sporadic attacks con- for the American television network CBS were ment’s new immigration Tuesday, an Interior Earlier, three roadside tinue in Baghdad, dealing kidnapped in the southern city of Basra. points-based system, has Ministry source said. bombs targeting Iraqi a setback blow to the “Hisham Mijowit Himdan, a journalist working for left Bangladeshi rest- “Two mortar rounds police and US patrols security situation in the an Iraqi media, disappeared on Sunday and his body aurants in serious trouble landed before noon on rocked the Iraqi capital, capital after a relative lull was found today in Baghdad’s morgue,” a local media and facing irreparable damage, IAS chief houses in the Kafa’at injuring a policeman, the of violence as a result of a watchdog, Journalistic Freedom Observatory (JFO), executive Keith Best neighbourhood in Doura source said. US military surge. said in a statement posted on its website. said. District, damaging several But he did not know MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua

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E C O N O M I C N E W S Vietnam may allow foreign-owned fund management firms HANOI, 13 Feb — World Trade Organi- now licensed in Vietnam. Vietnam is likely to permit zation (WTO) commit- These offices get foreign fund management ments only requires such around the legal restricti- firms to open branches or an opening-up within five ons on business operations establish 100-per-cent years of Vietnam’s WTO by mandating an indivi- foreign-owned fund man- membership. dual agency, usually heads agement companies in the Foreign fund managers of the offices or staff, to country in the coming currently invest in the make stock investments. time, local newspaper domestic stock market Opening the market Vietnam News reported through local represen- earlier than required by Tuesday. tative offices, although international commit- Vietnam’s Finance Vietnam’s laws regulate ments will lift the disguise Ministry plans to petition that representative offices of business activities of the government to do so, are not allowed to conduct representative offices, and in a move to heighten the business. According to create a more stable and government’s ability to the ministry’s statistics, lawful channel for indirect monitor foreign indirect there are 35 representative foreign investment, said a Investors read stocks information at a stock exchange in southwest China’s investment flows into the offices of foreign fund ministry official. Chongqing Municipality on 13 Feb, 2008. —XINHUA country. management companies MNA/Xinhua China software industry India welcomes new world reports 20% rise in revenue trade texts BEIJING, 13 Feb — China’s software sector generated NEW DELHI, 14 Feb—New negotiating texts could 580 billion yuan (about 80.8 billion US dollars) in enable regional powers to push forward global trade revenue in 2007, an annual increase of 20.8 per cent, talks in the coming weeks but a lot of hard work still the Ministry of Information Industry reported. lies ahead, Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath said on Specifically, sales of software products surged 22.5 Tuesday. per cent to 201.7 billion yuan, while system integration Last week, World Trade Organization (WTO) income rose 16 per cent to 147.8 billion yuan, the latest mediators sought to advance long-running trade talks ministry statistics said. by issuing revised drafts for agriculture and industry. The income of software and technology services hit The new texts did not make any changes to existing 97.8 billion yuan, up 24.8 per cent. Revenues of proposals for headline cuts in tariffs and subsidies but embedded system software hit 115.5 billion yuan, up narrowed the gaps on a slew of technical issues. 21.8 per cent year on year. Revenues generated from In a statement, Nath welcomed the revised texts integrated circuit design jumped 16.8 per cent year on and said a final view would be possible only after year to 17.1 billion yuan, the ministry said without consultations with various ministries, domestic giving further details. — MNA/Xinhua stakeholders and India’s partner countries. Indonesia’s non-oil, gas exports MNA/Reuters to grow by 13% in 2008 Panama Canal contracts JAKARTA, 13 Feb — The Indonesian Chamber of under investigation Commerce and Industry (KADIN) predicted the PANAMA CITY, 13 Feb — The organization that country’s exports of non-oil and gas would increase by oversees the Panama Canal said on Monday it is 13 per cent to 148.19 billion US dollars this year, its investigating how contracts worth almost 700,000 US A model displays a head MS Hidayat said here Tuesday. dollars were awarded to a firm with suspected links to creation by Jaeger Bond issues in “The prediction of exports is about 12 to 13 per cent one of its employees. The Panama Canal Authority, or during their Autumn/ (in 2008). The recession in the United States will Gulf expected to PCA, said it notified investigators last year of suspected Winter 2008 show at affect on Indonesia's exports,” he said. misconduct in connection with more than 250 contracts London Fashion Week surge in 2008 The head of the chamber said that the global awarded since 2005 to supply it with routine materials. on 10 Feb, 2008. ABU DHABI, 13 Feb — economic slowdown would decrease the demand for MNA/Reuters INTERNET Global credit rating agency commodities from Indonesia. Standard & Poor’s To counter the decrease, Hidayat said that Indonesia estimated that bond issues should diversify its export markets. —MNA/Xinhua in the oil-rich Gulf region are expected to pose a South Korea’s agricultural surge in 2008, local newspaper Gulf News exports rise 9.9% in 2007 reported on Tuesday. SEOUL, 13 Feb — South Korea’s agricultural exports There was a rose by 9.9 per cent on-year in 2007 thanks to greater significant slowdown in overseas demand for fruits and flowers, the South issues of sukuk, or Islamic Korean Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. bond, in the Gulf region According to the ministry, exports of both fresh and following the US subprime processed foods stood at 2.53 billion US dollars in mortgage crisis in the 2007, 80 million US dollars more than the export target second half of 2007, of 2.45 billion US dollars set for the year. Emmanuel Volland, South Korea’s agricultural exports have risen 6.8 Portraits of Eocarcharia (L) and Kryptops (R), two new flesh-eating director of Standard & per cent on average for the past three years, the ministry dinosaurs that hunted in the rich forests of Africa some 110 million years ago Poor’s financial services, said. and unearthed in Niger, released by the University of Chicago on 14 was quoted as saying. MNA/Xinhua February.—INTERNET MNA/Xinhua

15-2-08 NL 5 8/22/18, 03:31 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 Bolivia declares US diplomat Pakistan tests short-range undesirable person ballistic missile ISLAMABAD, 13 Feb— and scientists, said the deterrence capability. LIMA, 13 Feb— the academic year at a Fulbright Foundation Pakistan on Wednesday statement. Soomro reiterated that Bolivian President Evo school for sergeants in the scholar Alexander Van conducted a successful test Addressing troops in the Pakistan stood for peace Morales declared US Bolivian province of Schaick told Bolivian fire of Ghaznavi (Hatf III) exercise area, Soomro in the region. “Peace Embassy official Vincent Cochabamba. Foreign Minister David short-range ballistic congratulated them on comes from strength Cooper an “undesirable Morales said Cooper had Choquehuanca and a US missile, the military said achieving excellent whereas weakness invites person” Monday, citing asked scholarship holders broadcaster that during a in a statement. training standards of aggression,” he said. “The charges that Cooper was and Peace Corps November meeting at the The Ghaznavi missile professional readiness. Pakistani Government is trying to organize a spy volunteers to spy on US Embassy, he had been has a range of 290 He said Pakistan was fully committed to retain a ring, according to news Cubans and Venezuelans asked to become a spy. kilometres, according to proud of its strategic strong conventional and reaching here. living in Bolivia. “They told me to give the statement. forces and scientific unconventional deterrence “This man has not only “From the moment that them the names, The field launch ex- organizations for having and will meet all the needs violated the rights of his this mistake was dis- addresses and activities of ercise was witnessed by developed and opera- of a strong national own citizens, but is also covered, he became an any doctor or worker from Prime Minister Moham- tionalized a strong nuclear defence.— MNA/Xinhua violating, offending and undesirable person for Venezuela or Cuba that medmian Soomro, Chief attacking a nation like Bolivia and for the crosses my path during of the Army Staff General Bolivia,” Morales said Bolivian Government,” he my stay here,” Van Shaick Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, during a speech to start said. said. —MNA/Xinhua senior military officers Israel to build new EU peacekeeping force resumes homes in Jerusalem area deployment in Chad J ERUSALEM, 14 Feb — the south in what is N’DJAMENA, 14 Feb in the east Chadian town Israel’s Housing Minis- known to Israelis as Har — A European Union of Abeche. “This arrival try said on Tuesday Homa and to Palestinians peacekeeping force marks the effective restart bound for eastern Chad of the EUFOR Chad- preparations were un- as Jabal Abu Ghneim. resumed its deployment Central African Republic derway to build up to 1,100 US-backed peace in the central African deployment,” the state- new homes in and around talks between Israeli Prime country on Tuesday, after ment said. Arab East Jerusalem, Minister Ehud Olmert and a temporary suspension It added that further which Palestinians see as Palestinian President caused by fighting EUFOR deployment capital of a future state. Mahmoud Abbas bogged between the government flights to Abeche and to The ministry said down late last year after Army and rebels. the Chadian capital the municipality of Israel announced plans to The EUFOR N’Djamena in the west Jerusalem was preparing build hundreds of new mission said in a statement would follow in the tenders for 750 housing homes in Har Homa. that a military transport coming days. units in a northern area MNA/Reuters plane arrived on Tuesday MAN/Reuters known as Pisgat Zeev, and possibly for an German aid worker kidnapped in Somalia A palaeontologist shows a model of a new species additional 370 units to BOSASSO (Somalia), 13 Somaliland. Ismail, a Somali working of tiny prehistoric flying reptile (Nemicolopterus Feb—Gunmen kidnapped “They were two Ger- for German Agro Action crypticus) after a news conference in Rio de Vietnam to a German aid worker on mans who went out this (GAA), also known as Janeiro on 11 Feb, 2008. —INTERNET Tuesday in an ambush on morning to the outskirt of Deutsche Welthungerhi- allow his car in northwestern Era Gabo ... On their way lfe. Obama takes on rivals Somalia, his colleague they were ambushed by “In the confusion, the foreigners said. gunmen who opened fire gunmen only kidnapped over US economic woes The incident took place at their pick up truck the German man who JANESVILLE (Wiscon- standing on the brink of to buy flats in Era Gabo, a town in the wounding the driver,” worked for GAA.” Speak- sin), 14 Feb — Buoyed recession due to forces breakaway republic of said Mohamed Haji ing to Reuters by tele- HANOI, 14 Feb —Some by a string of eight beyond our control,” phone, he named the ab- 10,000 foreigners in Berkeley Police officers keep anti-war protesters consecutive victories, Obama said in Wiscon- ducted man as Daniel Vietnam will be, under a away from war effort supporters outside Berkeley Democratic presidential sin, which holds the next Bronkal. pilot scheme worked out City Hall in Berkeley, Calif, on 12 Feb, 2008. contender Barack Obama Democratic nominating MNA/Reuters bashed rival Hillary contest on Tuesday. by the Vietnamese Gov- INTERNET ernment, eligible for Clinton over the ailing US “It was a failure of purchasing flats in the economy on Wednesday leadership and imagi- and also took aim at nation in Washington — country in the near future, Republican front-runner the culmination of decades local newspaper New John McCain. of decisions that were Hanoi reported on Wed- The Illinois made or put off without nesday. Senator, a day after regard to the realities of a Under the scheme sweeping three more global economy.” slated for being approved Democratic presidential Obama, who would by the National Assembly contests, unveiled an be the first Black US of Vietnam, the country’s initiative to produce five president if he wins the top legislature, some million new jobs in the November election, made 10,000 foreigners living green energy sector and his remarks at a Janesville, and working in Hanoi and promised to create a Wisconsin plant that development bank that produces General Motors’ southern Ho Chi Minh would invest 60 billion popular sport utility City will be permitted to US dollars to rebuild the vehicles and has been seen buy flats, not villas. nation’s infrastructure. as vulnerable to being MNA/Xinhua “We are not closed. —MNA/Reuters

15-2-08 NL 6 8/22/18, 03:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 7 Shining moon in Danyawady Dr Nilar Thein (Lin Yaung Thit)

We again made a trip to Sittway, also known as For convenience, members of Rakhine State USDA regained his eyesight, said, “I could not find words to Danyawady, in Rakhine State under the arrangement and local health staff organized local people door-to- thank you enough. Previously, I was blind, so, I once of the Union Solidarity and Development Association door about one month ahead of the programme. The tried to commit suicide and I thought I was at a dead and in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the compound of the hospital and the entire town were end. But, now I have regained my eyesight, so I will Ministry of Transport, the Myanmar Women’s Affairs active and lively with patients and their helpers, thus have to say prayers for the well-being of my Federation and other social organizations on 28 Managing Director U Soe Tint of the Inland Water benefactors. I was not in a position to do meritorious January 2008. Transport and the wellwishers of Golden Wax Company deeds at will while I was blind. I am greatly indebted Since 2000, we have given free treatments to were amazed. to the doctors and the donors.” those with eye complaints throughout the nation. As usual, we noticed that the majority of the Dr Moe Kyaw gave talks on Do’s and Don’ts in During the 15 trips we made throughout the nation in patients were suffering from cataract. Some of the Rakhine language to the patients. Wellwishers 2007 alone, we provided health care services for a patients were suffering a hereditary disease of retinitis presented a patient each with 5000 kyats, and officials, record number of more than 40,000 patients and pigmentosa that was hardly found in other regions. a pair of sunglasses and eyedrops. performed operations on 3605 people suffering In Rakhine State, 1500 out of 100,000 people lose A large number of local residents of various cataract. eyesight due to cataract. Many of the fishermen suffer national races having problems with eyesight regained We designated Sittway Hospital as the venue. At eye complaints because they always see reflections of their eyesight, and that was all we team members each table, two each of eye specialists Dr Aye Myat sunshine in the waves while fishing in the sea. Despite gained in the trip. In the operation, we members Oo, Dr Nan Ei Shwe Sin, Dr Tin Aye Khaing, Dr Moe suffering cataract, and having sore pupils and sore achieved the common goal of helping people with Aye Lat, Dr Maung Maung Myo Win and Dr Aung coneras, they failed to go to see the doctors. poor or no eyesight to regain their eyesight. Ne Oo at the same time examined two people with At 7 am the following day, we removed the Therefore, I could not help recognizing the eyesight problems with the assistance of members of dressings, cleaned the eyes and gave eye-drops, and wellwishers for their generous donation of everything the social organizations under the supervision of Dr examined their eyesight. Then, they were found very necessary for the whole operation along with daily Khin Hsan Nwe and Dr Sandar Aung. A week before pleased with their regaining eyesight. They were pleased meals for the patients and hospital staff. our trip, two ophthalmologists of Sittway selected with the arrangements of Chairman of Rakhine State In four days, we examined 5120 local people those with cataract. So, when we arrived at the venue, Peace and Development Council Commander of with eyesight problems, performed operations on about 100 patients were ready to be operated. Dr Moe Western Command Maj-Gen Maung Shein, USDA 603 patients and provided 445 pairs of eyeglasses. Kyaw, Dr Nilar Thein, Dr Yi Lin, Dr Aung Moe Tun CEC Member (In-charge of Rakhine State USDA) On our way home, our hearts were filled with and Dr Chaw Wai Lwin carried out operations on Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe and wife great delight because we made a great contribution seven patients at the same time with the use of seven Head of Department of Disciplinary Concerns of towards the goal of the Ministry of Health. If the microscopes under the close supervision of Professor MWAF Daw Mya Theingi, Brig-Gen Than Tun Aung organizers and donors were a shining moon, we were Dr Kan Nyunt, Professor Dr Mya Aung and Dr of Sittway Station and officials. Holding the hand of shinning stars around the moon. Thuzar Han. the wellwisher, an old Rakhine national who had Translation: MS

Optometrists examining patients with eye complaints. Those responsible meet patients.

15-2-08 NL 7 8/22/18, 03:31 PM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 Commander supervises regional development tasks in Htantabin Tsp

NAY PYI TAW, 13 Feb — Chairman of Yangon of power-tillers. Division Peace and Development Council Commander At the office of Township PDC, the commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win and officials concerned went met with departmental officials, members of social on an inspection tour of Yangon University (West) in organizations and looked into progress in building Htantabin Township this afternoon. retaining wall to prevent the bank erosion in Htantabin During the inspection tour, the commander Township. inspected progress in preparing earth work with the use Next, the commander oversaw fresh water of heavy machinery, fencing and efforts for enabling prawn farm, progress in paving 12 feet wide and 1580 bamboo trees to be grown at the university. feet long Bayintnaung road, Kogyi sluice gate project, After giving necessary instructions to Kyunngu river water pumping project and the 10-acre the officials concerned, he made arrangements to fulfil paddy field. the requirements. Htantabin has already cultivated over 46000 At Hteinhnitpin village, the commander acres of summer paddy, over 5000 acres of edible oil viewed irrigation water supply to the 50-acre summer crops, over 9000 acres of pulses and beans and over paddy field that belongs to peasant U Kyi with the use 600 acres of corn. — MNA

State Peace and Development Council member Lt-Gen Tin Aye of Ministry of Defence being welcomed by Ambassador of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Mr Kim Sok Chol at the reception to mark the birthday of Chairman of the National Defence Commission Mr Kim Jong Il on 14 February 2008. — MNA Education Minister inspects universities, colleges

YANGON, 14 Feb—Minister for Education Dr Chan Nyein inspected University of Foreign Languages , Institute of Education (Yangon), Yangon Commander Maj-Gen Hla Htay Win inspects progress of Kogyi Sluice Gate in Htantabin East University, National Management Education Township. — MNA College and Yangon West University on 3 and 4 February. The minister inspected research work such as Foreign Minister receives solar power fruit drier, solar power stove, solar power water purifier jointly conducted by Renewable Energy Bangladeshi delegation Committee of Yangon Division and Physics Department of Yangon West University. Later, he NAY PYI TAW, 14 Hossain discussed the honour of the visiting for Construction U Tint proceeded to University for Distance Education and Feb — A Bangladeshi matters of mutual interests Bangladeshi Foreign Swe and Deputy Minister attended to the needs. delegation led by and ways to promote Secretary and party at for Commerce Brig-Gen On 5 February, Minister Dr Chan Nyein went Secretary of Foreign cooperation between the Thingaha Hotel here. Aung Tun at their to Bago Degree College and Hlegu Education Affairs of the People’s two countries. The Bangladeshi respective offices here on College. Republic of Bangladesh In the evening, delegation also called on 13 February and left He called for promotion of education standard Mr Md Touhid Hossain, Deputy Minister for Deputy Minister for Yangon by air this and enjoyed English language proficiency debate together with Bangladeshi Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Transport Col Nyan Tun afternoon. contest there. Ambassador to Myanmar Thu hosted dinner in Aung, Deputy Minister MNA Next, he proceeded to Dagon University. Mr Abu Roshde And he inspected lecture hall of Physics Department Rokonuddawla called on and observed learning of the students.—MNA U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar at his Products of Petchnumfah office here on 12 introduced February. The delegation YANGON, 14 Feb — Natural fertilizer produced attended the 3rd Annual by Petchnumfah Co Ltd, Thailand, was introduced at Foreign Office Consul- Thazin Naing Trading Co Ltd here yesterday. tations between Myanmar President U Thant Zin of Thazin Naing and Bangladesh Tuesday Trading Co., Ltd explained the purpose of introducing morning. Super J K A4, Double Diamond, Crown, Petchkue At the Annual brand fertilizers produced by Petchnumfah Co Ltd, Consultations, Deputy Thailand. Minister for Foreign For further information, contact Thazin Naing Affairs U Kyaw Thu and Trading Ltd at No 1,301, Level-13, Olympic Tower, Foreign Secretary of Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win receives Foreign Secretary Bo Aung Kyaw Road, Kyauktada Township, Ph Bangladesh Mr Touhid Mr Md Touhid Hossain of Bangladesh. — MNA 256619, 392534, 245608 and Fax- 392534. — MNA

15-2-08 NL 8 8/22/18, 03:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 9 Union Day delegate national Energy Minister receives Russian race cultural troupes present Ambassador, Nobel Oil Co Chairman performances NAY PYI TAW, 14 Feb — National race cultural troupes who had attended the 61st Anniversary Union Day ceremony as delegates gave performances at the open air theater in the compound of Nay Pyi Taw City Hall yesterday evening. Artistes of the Fine Arts Department, cultural troupes of Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Mon, Rakhine and Shan States and Taninthayi Division presented performances to the audience. The performance continued at the same venue up to 14 February. — MNA

Union Day delegates perform traditional dances at the open air theatre in the compound of Nay Pyi Taw City Hall. — MNA Minister Brig-Gen Lun Thi receives Russian Ambassador Mr Mikhail M Mgeladze and Nobel Oil Co Chairman Mr Grigory Gurevich. — MNA

NAY P YI T AW, 14 Feb — Minister for Energy Brig- Gen Lun Thi received Russian Ambassador Mr Mikhail M Mgeladze and Chairman of Nobel Oil Company Mr Grigory Gurevich at the ministry, here, on 11 February. The meeting focused on the energy sector. MNA USDA CEC member presents cash and books to schools in YUCS holds Sixth International Conference on Ngazun Township NAY PYI TAW, 14 Feb exercise books to the school Computer Application 2008 — CEC member of the and presented K 50,000 to Union Solidarity and ninth standard student Ma YANGON, 14 Feb — In the morning Processing For Synthesis to producing the Development Asso- Khine Khine Htoo. The opening ceremony of session, Professor Dr and Recognition of Para- international level computer ciation Deputy Minister Next, the deputy the Sixth International Yoshinori Sagisaka of linguistic Information, and professionals. Local and for Transport Col Nyan minister met with health Tun Aung looked into Conference on Computer Waseda University Global Professor Dr Jong Sou Park foreign resource persons are staff and members of social condition of Ayeyawady organizations at the Ngazun Application 2008 of Korea Aerospace scheduled to read out 52 Information and River near Ngazun and Township People’s conducted by Yangon Telecommunication University, Seoul, the research papers. The session donated K 50000 to the Hospital and presented K University of Computer Institute, Tokyo, Japan, Republic of Korea on continues tomorrow. funds of Myatheindan 100,000 each to medical Studies was held at Sedona presented paper on Virtualization Technology Yangon University Pagoda in Ngazun on 6 fund and health staff and K Hotel here this morning. Communicative Prosody and Security. In the of Computer Studies has February. 50,000 each to Women’s At Kyauktalon afternoon, the paper-reading been holding the paper Affairs Organization and village Basic Education Maternal and Child Welfare reading sessions since 2003 Union Day delegates on session continued. High School (branch), the Association of the The paper-reading and today’s session was the deputy minister and wife township. He also gave cash th study tour of Nay Pyi Taw session was held with a view 6 of its kind. —MNA handed over 50 dozens of assistance to the patients. NAY PYI TAW, 14 Feb — The delegates to the The deputy minister and wife also presented 50 61st Anniversary Union Day, accompanied by officials dozens of exercise books concerned, visited offices of the ministries, here, this to Gyo village BEHS morning. (branch) at the school. On arrival at Nay Pyi Taw National Herbal They also attended the Plants Garden, Deputy Director-General of Traditional opening of the third Col Medecine Department U Aung Myat Kyaw gave an Nyan Tun Aung Invitational Cup football account of the garden. tournament at the They also visited Nay Pyi Taw Myoma Market, playground of the township Nay Pyi Taw Hotel Zone and Nay Pyi Taw Water and opening of bio-fuel Fountain Garden. used generator at Min MNA village in Kyaungnankyay village-tract. On 7 February, the All this needs to be known CEC member and wife attended the ceremony to * Do not be frightened whenever set out mountaineering and intimidated hiking journey of youth * Do not be bolstered whenever flat- from five townships tered organized by Myingyan * Do not be softened whenever appeased Union Day delegates visit Nay Pyi Taw Myoma Market. — MNA District USDA. — MNA

15-2-08 NL 9 8/22/18, 03:31 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 Listeriosis may Rudd calls on nation have infected to turn on a new page 1,300 Bulgarian children CANBERRA, 14 Feb— In delivering a national apology to the indigenous people of the country, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday SOFIA, 14 Feb—About called on the nation to look forward and turn on a new page. 1,300 children in “Indigenous and non- “Our challenge for indigenous people who Bulgaria’s three southern indigenous Australians, the future is now to pass “might not fully under- cities may have been government and oppo- that bridge and, in so stand” the need for an infected with Listerosis sition, common-wealth doing, embrace a new apology, to put themselves after drinking conta- and state needed to turn a partnership between in the shoes of the stolen minated milk in their new page and write a new indigenous and non- generations. kindergartens, the Sofia chapter in our nation’s indigenous Austra- I ask those non- News Agency reported story together,” he said. lians”. indigenous Australians to Tuesday. Local authorities “The nation is calling Unless the symbolism imagine for a moment if said the children in the on us the politicians to of the apology was this had happened to you,” municipalities of Dupni- move beyond our infantile accompanied by greater he said. tza, Rila by Kocherinovo bickering, our point substance it was little Rudd also called for will be examined for scoring, our mindlessly more than a clanging the opposition join the Listerosis, a serious ba- partisan politics and gong, he said. government in forming the cteria infection typically elevate this one, at least “It’s not sentiment equivalent a war cabinet affecting infants, unborn this one, area of national that makes history, it’s to tackled indigenous babies, the elderly and responsibility to a rare actions,” Rudd added. issues. others with weak immune position beyond the He urged non- MNA/Xinhua systems.—MNA/Xinhua partisan divide.” A woman wipes tears from her eyes as she watches “My proposal is this: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologise to if the apology we extend Aboriginal Australians on a big screen outside today is expected in the Parliament House in Canberra on 13 Feb, 2008. spirit of reconciliation in Australia apologised on Wednesday for the historic which it is offered, we can mistreatment of Aborigines in a move indigenous today resolve together that leaders said would help end generations of pain. there be a new beginning INTERNET for Australia.” US’ ICE denies legal aid to suspected illegal workers LOS A NGELES, 14 Feb— Civil rights activists have accused US immigration officials of denying legal aid to some of the 130 suspected undocumented workers caught during a raid by federal agents in Los Angeles, local media reported on Tuesday. A cargo ship waits to be unloaded at Port In a news conference officials from the US leadership of the US Children look at a van Everglades in Florida. The US annual trade outside the Federal Immigration and Department of Homeland that was hit when a deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2007, Building in downtown Customs Enforce-ment Security, was using parked car bomb to 711.6 billion dollars from 758.5 billion, as Los Angeles Monday, (ICE) agency of not “coercion tactics” to force exploded, killing at strong exports offset record-high oil prices and a Stacy Tolchin, an attorney allowing some of the the workers into admitting least 4 people and big gap with China.—INTERNET with the National workers access to they were unlawfully in injuring 28 in a Lawyers Guild, accused attorneys for their post- the United States before popular market in Sadr city district of Bangladesh Govt to set up Clashes kill policemen, raid interviews. they could get a court Tolchin said the ICE, hearing. northeastern Baghdad, electronic registry system 7 gunmen in on 14 Feb, 2008. which is under the MNA/Xinhua DHAKA, 14 Feb— The Bangladesh Govenment INTERNET N Baghdad will set up an electronic registry system this month to TIKRIT (Iraq), 14 Feb enable Bangladesh nationals to have access to the —A policeman and seven country’s regulations, officials said on Tuesday. gunmen were killed and 18 Officials said Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed suspected insurgents were is expected to inaugurate the first ever e-registry system detained in clashes between on 20 February to lessen the hassles people face in policemen and gunmen in obtaining government orders, gazette notifications Salahudin Province on and rules. Tuesday, a provincial “Nothing will be concealed. People will be able to police source said. A fierce find any rules with just a click,” Establishment Secretary clash first erupted when Abdus Salam Khan was quoted by leading English gunmen attacked a police newspaper The Financial Express as saying on checkpoint outside the Wednesday. town of Shirqat, 280 “The initiative is part of the government’s policy kilometres north of to ensure Right to Information. If fully developed, the Baghdad, and fled the website will provide all new and old government scene, Colonel Hassan orders and gazette notifications for the intending users,” Ahimad from the he told the newspaper. Since independence, the country provincial police command has got a plethora of rules and orders, but those cannot told Xinhua. be found in books or offices much to the misery of the MNA/Xinhua public. —MNA/Xinhua

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A senior zookeeper feeds a newly-hatched Humboldt penguin chick on 12 Feb, 2008, at the Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill.—INTERNET

A close-up image shows a pair of entangled fibers that make up a microfiber nanogenerator. Both fibers are coated with zinc oxide nanowires; one fiber is additionally coated with gold. When rubbed together, they generate electrical current.—INTERNET

A chocolate fountain at a food fair. Ghana, the world’s number two cocoa producer, in a bid to boost domestic consumption of cocoa and chocolate, is celebrating its Children interact with second national a robot during the Chocolate Day annual “Campus on 14 February , Party” Internet users better known in gathering in Sao most of the world Paulo on 13 Feb, as Valentine’s 2008. Day.—INTERNET INTERNET

Manuel Uribe, the world’s fattest man, according to the Guinness Book of Records, pictured in 2006, proudly announced on Tuesday he dropped 230 kilograms (570 pounds), nearly half his original weight in less A shopkeeper setting out pots of kimchi at a time than doctors market in Seoul. A specially engineered version of had expected. kimchi, South Korea’s beloved pickle dish, has INTERNET been cleared for a historic space mission this year, officials said on Wednesday.—INTERNET

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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV GATI PRESTIGE VOY NO (30208 ) Consignees of cargo carried on MV GATI PRES- TIGE VOY NO (30208 ) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 15.2.2008 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.T.T where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. 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Aeq;sit\AK¥k\Alk\m¥a;kiu (19-2-2008)en. m ˙stc\j eAak\ePÅppå SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT lip\satc∑ \laerak\suMsm\;wy\y¨Niuc\påqv\" MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY Am˙t\(1)sk\mOwn\”k^;@an AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES PTE LTD mn\ma.eS;wå;n˙c\.Aim\quM;psßv\;lup\cn\; Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 s^mMkin\;@an HIV infection enpv\eta\-Pun\;nMpåt\ 067-408144 Hainan to start Am˙t(1)sk\ \mOwn\”k^;@an construction of rate stays high mn\ma.eS;wå;n˙c\.Aim\quM;psßv\;lup\cn\; plt\sts\sk\RuMAm˙t\(2) submarine cable project in Finland Pun\;nMpåt\ 01-661321 HAIKOU, 13 Feb— HELSINKI, 13 Feb—HIV China’s first submarine infection rate in Finland Hizbollah’s commander killed in Syria blast power cable will be laid has remained at a high through the Qiongzhou BEIRUT, 14 Feb —Hizbollah military “After a life full of jihad, sacrifices level with more than 190 Straits this year, connecting Commander Imad Moughniyah was and accomplishments … Haj Imad persons infected by the the provincial grids of killed by a car bomb in Damascus on Moughniyah … died a martyr at the deadly virus each year Guangdong and the Tuesday, the Lebanese group said, hands of the Israeli Zionists,” said since 2006, said the southernmost Hainan announcing the death of the man believed Hizbollah which fought a 34-day war in Finnish National Public Island, a China Southern to be behind Western hostage taking in 2006 with the Jewish state. Health Institute on Power Grid (CSG) spokes- Lebanon in the 1980s. Islamic Jihad, a shadowy pro-Iranian Monday. The number of man said. “Initial con- Hizbollah, which is backed by Syria group widely believed linked to HIV infection from sexual struction started early last and Iran, accused Israel of killing Hizbollah, kidnapped several Western contact grew by about 33 year, but the substantial part Moughniyah, thought to be in his late hostages, including Americans, in Beirut per cent since 2006 and of the project will be 40s. in the mid 1980s.—MNA/Reuters HIV infections among gay constructed this year at a men have increased cost of 2.1 billion yuan (280 rapidly in Finland, experts Israeli forces roll into destroyed million US dollars),” the from the institute told local Rafah airport spokesman said. A 34.7- media. kilometre benthal cable and Thanks to distribution GAZA, 14 Feb — A bulldozers took up the control tower and the a 144-kilometre trolley wire of clean needles and number of Israeli Army positions in the airport, runway. will be constructed to link education on the issues, tanks on Wednesday the only airport in the Gaza It was reported that the Gangcheng transformer the number of HIV rolled into the destroyed Strip which operated from clashes erupted between substation in Guangdong’s infection caused by using airport of Rafah Town in 1998 until it was closed Palestinian militants and Zhanjiang City and the infected needles went southern Gaza Strip after in 2001, said the wit- the Israeli troops on Fushan transformer sub- down, only eight new HIV withdrawing last night nesses. Tuesday before the station in Hainan’s Cheng- cases of this kind were following clashes, wit- In the past years, vehicles retreating at mid- mai County with a 500- found last year, they said. nesses said. Israel destroyed large parts night. kilovolt alternating current MNA/Xinhua Five tanks and two of the airport, including MNA/Xinhua grid.—MNA/Xinhua

15-2-08 NL 12 8/22/18, 03:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 13 Document on Arab satellite Cardiologist says World’s largest ferris transmission approved love good for heart wheel debuts in Singapore WASHINGTON, 14 Feb — If you are in love this SINGAPORE, 13 Feb — The world’s largest ferris CAIRO, 14 Feb — The providers must abide by Valentine’s Day, you have more than one reason to wheel, the Singapore Flyer, made its first spin on Arab information minis-ters regulations governing the Monday, offering passengers a bird’s eye view of the on Tuesday approved a media work, including celebrate as scientific theory suggests that a healthy city-state as well as parts of neighbouring Malaysia docment regulating satellite respect of human rights and and loving relationship is good for the heart. TV and radio trasmission in refraining from “incitement Research data suggests that being involved in any and Indonesia. the Arab region, said to hatred, violence or type of healthy and close relationship may have a lot of Over 700 executives from 17 corporations and their Eygptian Minister of terrorism.” positive health benefits, said Julie Damp, a cardiologist guests sipped wine and nibbled on salmon canapes Infromation Ahmad Nabih The document stipu- at the US Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, in a while soaking up the view of the Southeast Asian city- el-Fekki. E1-Fekki made the lates that satellite channels Press release on Tuesday. state by night. announcement at a Press “should not damage social “There are a couple of different theories behind The inaugural rotation cost the companies a hefty conference after the harmony, national unity, why that might be,” Damp said. 8,888 Singapore dollars (6,277 US dollars) per capsule extraordinary meeting of the public order or traditional Most of the theories seem to be related to the fact — a prosperous number according to Chinese belief. Arab information ministers values”, and calls for stations that people who are married or who are in close and “It’s different. It was very cool being able to see to in Cairo. and broadcasters “not to Singapore’s golf courses from the top and the F1 He added that Qatar offend leaders or national healthy relationships tend to be less likely to smoke, (Formula One) pit being built,” said 16-year-old Joanne expressed reservations over and religious symbols” of are more physically active and are more likely to have the document because of its Arab countries a well-developed social structure. Chong. desire to refer it to the Qatari MNA/Xinhua MNA/Xinhua Her father Winstedt Chong, a business consultant in legislative institutions. his 50s, was less impressed. The document stresses British teenagers jailed over “I have sat on the KL (Kuala Lumpur) and Tokyo the freedom of expression observation wheels, and the Singapore Flyer is not as as a pillar of the Arab- media father-of-three’s murder beautiful. work, affirming commit- LONDON, 13 Feb— another vehicle in War- murder at Chester Crown I hope they brush up on the lighting and decoration.” ment to respect each Three teenagers were rington, Cheshire last Court last month. he said. —MNA/Reuters country’s sovereignty and sentenced to a total of at August. Two other teenagers, respect of free transmission, least 44 years on Monday He died in hospital aged 17 and 15, were according to Egypt’s offical Okinawa governor seeks for murdering a father- two days later from head acquitted after a trial MENA news agency. of-three who died in an injuries after being lasting several weeks. While pressing for changes to US forces deal attack outside his home. kicked like a football, Swellings, who had guaranteeing the rights of TOKYO, 14 Feb — Okinawa’s governor called on Garry Newlove, 47, Arab citizens to follow up police said. earlier pleaded guilty to Wednesday for changes in an agreement on the status was set upon after he con- national, regional and Adam Swellings, 19, manslaughter, was sen- of US troops in Japan as diplomats flew to the island to fronted the group of you- international events through Stephen Sorton, 17, and tenced to a minimum try to soothe anger over the suspected rape of a schoolgirl ths who had vandalized a open transmission, it also Jordan Cunliffe, 16, were term of 17 years. by a US Marine. mechanical digger and stipulates that service found guilty of his MNA/Reuters “To resolve various issues concerning US bases, it is not enough to just improve the implementation of Bodybuilding the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which relies competitors in a file on US discretion,” an agency quoted Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima as telling the prefectural assembly. photo. A group of 10 “Fundamental revisions are necessary.” body-builders from a The 38-year-old Marine, Tyrone Hadnott, based German gym took a at Camp Courtney on the island, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of raping the 14-year-old girl break from their when the two were in a car on Sunday. He has denied normal training raping the girl but acknowledged forcing her to kiss him, an Okinawa police spokesman said. routine to help a “When such incidents occur, the anger of the driver whose car was Okinawan people peaks,” Nakaima told US Ambassador to Japan, Thomas Schieffer. stuck in a ditch, “This could have a big impact on the US military, police said on 11 Feb, the Okinawan people and various issues regarding the US bases in Okinawa.” 2008.—INTERNET MNA/Reuters China sets pollution reduction targets for 2008 BEIJING, 13 Feb— government would close Olympic host Beijing. The China will aim this year to many small coal-fired level of air pollution in the reduce its emissions of power plants, as well as capital and its possible sulphur dioxide by 6 per steel mills and cement effects on athletes has been cent from their 2005 levels plants, to cut emissions of one of the biggest issues as it steps up efforts to the acid rain-causing facing organizers of the fight pollution, its top pollutant. Zhou also said Games. Zhou said that environmental official the government aimed to Beijing would work with said in remarks published reduce COD, or chemical five other provinces and on Tuesday. oxygen demand, a meas- municipalities surround- The official Xinhua ure of water pollution, by ing it to control air pollu- news agency cited Zhou 5 per cent from its 2005 tion during the Olympics, Shengxian, head of the level this year. including by limiting State Environmental Many Chinese cities traffic and shutting down Protection Administration suffer from choking smog, polluting factories. People wait to cross the closed Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip (SEPA), as saying that the including this year’s MNA/Reuters on 10 Feb, 2008.—INTERNET

15-2-08 NL 13 8/22/18, 03:31 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 Bayern keepers hit by illness, S P O R T S shoelaces BERLIN, 13 Feb — Bayern Munich may be forced Ireland appoints Trapattoni to turn to 41-year-old Bernd Dreher to keep goal in as manager Thursday’s UEFA Cup game with Aberdeen after the club’s regular keepers were hit by illness and a DUBLIN, 14 Feb — Ireland have appointed Italian mysterious shoelace accident.Bayern number one Giovanni Trapattoni, one of Europe's most successful Oliver Kahn, suffering from flu symptoms, travelled coaches, as national manager, officials said on Wednes- with the Bayern team to Scotland only to be sent day. straight back on doctor’s orders.Michael Rensing, The appointment ends months of searching since Kahn’s deputy, is doubtful for the round of 32 game Steve Staunton was sacked after he failed to get the after injuring his back while bending to tie his team into Euro 2008. shoelaces. Former Italian national coach Trapattoni, 68, con- “A couple of days ago Michael hurt his back while firmed earlier on Wednesday that he would leave his tying his shoes,” coach Ottmar Hitzfeld told reporters current Austrian club Salzburg at the end of the season with the Bayern team. “I’m confident he’ll be able to to become manager of Ireland's national side. play, though. In an emergency we’ll find someone to "We had certain criteria...Trapattoni ticked (them) tie his laces for him.” all," said Irish caretaker coach Don Givens, who led If Hitzfeld does have to call on Dreher it will be the selection committee. only his third senior match in the last three seasons. "I don't think there is any doubt with this manager Bayern will be without four other first-team regu- we'll be more difficult to beat," Givens told a news lars on Thursday. conference.— MNA/Reuters Franck Ribery is out with a hamstring strain, while Argentina stays top of FIFA world fellow midfielder Mark van Bommel has a thigh prob- Chivas’ Hector Reynoso, left, fights for the ball lem. Centre-back Daniel van Buyten is still recover- with Santos’ Matias Vuoso, from Argentina, rankings for fifth straight month ing from a bout of flu, while 30-year-old full-back during a Mexico’s soccer league game in ZURICH, 13 Feb —Switzerland (AP) — Argentina Willy Sagnol is being rested.—Internet Guadalajara, on 13 Feb, 2008. stayed atop the FIFA world rankings for the fifth INTERNET straight month.With few matches played by the top teams over the past month, Greece’s rise of one place Real Madrid tops richest to 10th was the only change in the top 10 released by FIFA Wednesday.Brazil, Italy, Spain and Germany soccer club ranking rounded out the top five places, followed by the Czech LONDON, 14 Feb —Real Madrid held its position as Republic, France, Portugal, Netherlands and Greece. the world's richest soccer club as English clubs climbed Mexico stayed the highest ranked CONCACAF the rankings to claim three of the top five slots in an team at No. 16, 10 spots ahead of the United States, annual survey by accountancy firm Deloitte. which dropped six places after losing some of its older Manchester United climbed two places to second ranking points. in the latest "Football Money League" table of the There was plenty of movement lower down after world's 20 biggest soccer clubs ranked by revenue, the African Cup of Nations, with tournament host Deloitte said. London-based teams Chelsea and Arse- Ghana becoming the continent’s highest ranked team nal also climbed to fourth and fifth places, respec- by rising 29 places — the most of the 207 teams in the tively, while Barcelona dropped one place from Colombia’s Cucuta Deportivo’s Elvis Rivas, front, rankings — to 14th after reaching the semifinals. second to third, Deloitte said. fights for the ball with Brazil’s Santos’ Wesley Egypt improved to 29th from 35th after success- "This is the first time that any country has had three during a Copa Libertadores soccer game in fully defending its title, with runner-up Cameroon up clubs in the top five of the Money League," said Dan Cucuta ,Colombia, on 13 Feb, 2008. eight spots to 17th and semifinalist Ivory Coast up 14 Jones, a partner at the Sports Business Group at INTERNET to 24th.—Internet Deloitte. "Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium has transformed their revenues whilst Chelsea's revenue Egypt eye 2010 World Cup Australia rejects Premier increase sees them return to the top five." after African Cup victory League’s overseas plan MNA/Reuters DUBAI, 14 Feb —Egypt are eyeing the 2010 World SYDNEY, 14 Feb — Australia has joined the Asian Sheffield United owner to Cup finals after clinching a record sixth African Football Confederation (AFC) in rejecting a proposal Nations victory. by the English Premier League to play club matches buy into Hungary’s club "We will make it to the World Cup. Winning the overseas. BUDAPEST, 14 Feb — Sheffield United owner Kevin African Cup of Nations proved that we are able to The Premier League last week announced a pro- McCabe has won a tender to buy into Hungary's best play against and beat very strong teams," 25-year-old posal to launch an extra "International Round" of known club Ferencvaros, ending a two-year saga striker Mohamed Zidan told Reuters on the sidelines fixtures during the 2010-11 season in cities which had during which the team was relegated due to its debts. of a victory celebration in Dubai. bid for the rights to stage matches. Hungary's National Asset Management Council A throng of young girls, some with the Egyptian Sydney and Melbourne were put forward as possi- said on Wednesday that McCabe's Hungarian firm, flag painted on their faces, screamed at the top of their ble venues but the Football Federation of Australia Esplanade Kft, would buy the struggling club's real voices "Zizou" while reaching out to the player who (FFA) said it would oppose plans to play matches in estate, including its stadium in central Budapest, for set up the winning goal for teammate Mohammed Australia because it wanted to protect its own fledg- 3.035 billion forints (16.58 million US dollars). Aboutrika in the final in Accra on Sunday. ling domestic A-League. Ferencvaros have been Hungarian champions 28 The North African team retained their title by "We said when this issue first arose last week that times and won the domestic cup 20 times but the club's beating four-time champions Cameroon 1-0 but Egypt FFA's overwhelming priority is to promote the A- debts, which are estimated at over 10 million US have only reached the World Cup finals twice — in League and to continue to invest in, and grow, the dollars, have mounted in the past decade and the team Italy in 1934 and 1990. game in Australia...that remains our view," FFA was relegated to the second division in 2006. The next World Cup, in South Africa, will be the Chairman Frank Lowy said in a statement. Five failed tenders to sell the real estate and ground first played on African soil. "The bottom line is, FFA rejects the notion of have been held over the past two years. "The Egyptian team is a very strong team and another country playing a round of their domestic The deal will help Ferencvaros pay its debts and winning Africa's tournament proved that. In the next competition in Australia and intruding on the devel- upgrade its stadium to meet FIFA and UEFA require- phase, we will come closer to the World Cup," Coach opment of the A-League and the game in Australia." ments. Hassan Shehata said. — MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters MNA/Reuters

15-2-08 NL 14 8/22/18, 03:31 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 15 February, 2008 15 Turkey says in talks to Snow, bad weather damage buy Israeli spy satellite 18.6 mln ha of Chinese forest BEIJING, 14 Feb— The 19 provincial- ANKARA, 14 Feb— purchase of an Ofek satellite The extreme weather that level areas plagued by snow Turkey wants to buy an was under discussion “at hit China in recent weeks and cold weather were Israeli spy satellite, but the the technical level”. has damaged 18.6 million Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jewish state’s demand that An Israeli official hectares of forest in 19 Guangxi, Jiangxi, Guizhou, any of its sensitive military familiar with the snow-afflicted provincial Henan, Yunnan, Sichuan, facilities stay off-limits to negotiations said they have regions, the State Forestry Chongqing, Qinghai, surveillance could scupper been going on for several Administration announced Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, the deal, officials said on years, with disagreements here Wednesday. Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Tuesday. arising over cost and The total included Guangdong and Hainan. Turkish Defence Israel’s efforts to ensure a 6.83 million ha of bamboo, The administration Minister Vecdi Gonul told Turkish-owned Ofek would 11.62 million ha of woods has earmarked 4.3 million reporters after hosting his not monitor its nuclear and 15,333 ha of saplings, yuan (597,200 US dollars) Israeli counterpart Ehud facilities and some other according to the admin- as a supplement to the 30 Barak the proposed sites.— MNA/Reuters istration. million yuan designated by the central government to support forestry sector Attention to heart health good for brain relief work. NEW YORK, 14 Feb— A recent survey found that two out of three African Freaky winter storms Americans worry about developing heart disease and two out of five are have plagued southern concerned about developing Alzheimer’s disease, yet only one in 20 are aware China since mid-January, that heart health is linked to brain health. leading to widespread February is Black should be aware that there is lead to a higher risk of traffic jams, structural WEATHER History Month and building evidence that older stroke and Alzheimer’s collapse, blackouts and Thursday, 14 February, 2008 American Heart Month, and adults whose hearts are disease. Manly said African crop loss. It also killed at Summary of observations recorded at 9:30 the Alzheimer’s Asso- healthy tend to live longer Americans can help to least 80 people and affected hours MST: During the past 24 hours, rain or thun- dershowers have been isolated in Kachin State and ciation and the American with healthy brain function,” improve their heart health about 100 million residents, Taninthayi Division, weather has been partly cloudy Stroke Association, a Manly added in comments and cognitive function by according to the Ministry in Shan, Rakhine, Mon, Kayin and Kayah States, division of the American to Reuters Health. Manly is “partnering with their of Civil Affairs. Mandalay Division and generally fair in the remain- Heart Association, are with the GH Sergievsky doctor and watching their MNA/Xinhua ing States and Divisions. Night temperatures were teaming up to educate Centre and the Taub Institute numbers; keep blood (3¼C) to (4¼C) below February average temperatures African Americans on how for Research in Aging and pressure below 120/80 in Kachin and Rakhine States, Mandalay, Magway to manage heart health to Alzheimer’s Disease at millimetres of mercury, and Bago Divisions, (7¼C) to (8¼C) below February promote brain health. Columbia University, New fasting blood sugar less than average temperatures in Chin State and upper Sagaing Division,(3¼C) to (4¼C) above February average “What’s good for York. Compared to the 100 milligrammes per temperatures in Shan, Kayin and Mon States and your heart is good for your general public, African deciliter, cholesterol below Taninthayi Division and about February average tem- brain,” Dr Jennifer Manly, Americans have a higher 200 milligrammes per Friday, 15 February peratures in the remaining areas. 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15-2-08 NL 15 8/22/18, 03:31 PM 9th Waxing of Tabodwe 1369 ME Friday, 15 February, 2008 People’s Desire  We favour stability.  We favour peace.  We oppose unrest and violence.

Eye surgical equipment Objectives of the 63rd donated to Nay Pyi Taw Anniversary Armed Forces Day * To work in concert with the peo- General Hospital (300-bed) ple in building a peaceful, mod- ern, developed and discipline- NAY PYI TAW, 14 flourishing democratic nation Feb — The Vision Myanmar Project of * To realize the seven-step Road AusAID of Australia donated eye surgical Map of the State joining hands equipment to Nay Pyi Taw with the people General Hospital (300- bed) of the Health * Joining hands with the people and Department under the based on Union Spirit to crush Ministry of Health at the hall of the hospital this internal and external destructive morning. Dr James Muecke elements sabotaging stability and of AusAID explained the development of the State purpose of the donation and presented eye surgical * To build a strong, capable and equipment. Deputy modern patriotic Tatmadaw to Director-General Dr Win Myint of the Health safeguard Our Three Main Na- Department accepted the Minister for Health Dr Kyaw Myint views eye surgical equipment tional Causes donation and presented a donated by AusAID at Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (300-bed). — MNA certificate of honour to the wellwishers. the Vision Myanmar Aung performed Weather Forecast for (15-2-2008) Minister for Project were: Topcon operations on 14 patients Significant Night Operation Microscope, Silt suffering from cataract. Health Dr Kyaw Myint and Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area guests viewed the eye Lump Bio Microscope, A- The AusAID has Temperatures Partly cloudy. surgical equipment at the San & Keratometer and also donated eye surgical Yangon and neighbouring area Haka (-4¼C) operation theatre of the Microsurgical Instrument. equipment to Generally fair weather. Today, eye PyinOoLwin, Lashio and hospital and comforted the Mandalay and neighbouring area Loilem (2¼C) patients. specialist Dr San San Nwe Thingangyun General Partly cloudy. The donations of and eye surgeon Dr Yi Yi Hospitals. — MNA Namhsan (4¼C)  RFA, VOA and BBC airing skyful of lies  RFA, VOA and BBC saboteurs, watch your step!  The public be warned of killers in the air waves — RFA, VOA and BBC

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