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Volume XVII, Number 81 Fullmoon Day of Waso 1371 ME Monday, 6 July, 2009

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Stability of the State, community peace * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round develop- * Uplift of the morale and morality of the and tranquillity, prevalence of law and ment of other sectors of the economy as well entire nation 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 preservation and safeguarding of cultural * Emergence of a new enduring State of technical know-how and investments from sources inside heritage and national character Constitution the country and abroad * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * Building of a new modern developed nation * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in the * Uplift of health, fitness and education in accord with the new State Constitution hands of the State and the national peoples standards of the entire nation Tasks of Uppatasanti Pagoda to Pagoda Board of Trustees for systematically carrying out tasks for long term maintenance Secretary-1 attends coordination meeting on Uppatasanti Pagoda of Nay Pyi Taw

Secretary-1SecSecretary General secreta Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo addresses the work coordination meeting on Uppatasanti Pagoda of Nay Pyi Taw.—MNA NAY PYI TAW, 5 July—A work coordination Aung Myint Oo. today’s meeting was to hand over the tasks of the pagoda meeting on Uppatasanti Pagoda of Nay Pyi Taw was Also present at the meeting were Commander of to the Pagoda Board of Trustees for systematically held at the hall of the Pagoda Board of Trustees at 2 Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Wai Lwin, carrying out the tasks of the pagoda for long term pm today, with an address by Chairman of the ministers, the Attorney-General, deputy ministers, maintenance, for finishing the remaining tasks of Leading Committee for Construction of Uppatasanti members of the leading committee and work the pagoda, for systematically putting on records Pagoda Secretary-1 of the State Peace and committee and guests. the construction tasks and architectural works and Development Council General Thiha Thura Tin Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary-1 said that (See page 8) I Waso begins Buddhist Lent Waso Memoirs N Since the time of Myanmar Kings, ordination in Waso S has been the great festive event of the month. The king The Fullmoon Day of Waso is the seasons I patronized and supported this event providing lavish finance from royal treasury. His sons and nephews and even he greeting to the beginning of the Buddhist lent D himself would be ordained for a short period and attained the and is one of the holiest days in Buddhism. E title “Sasana Dayika Min [Royal Inheritor of Buddha Sasana]. PAGE 7 DR. KHIN MAUNG NYUNT PAGE 10 MA HMWE

6-7-09 NL 1 8/13/18, 3:11 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire

Monday, 6 July, 2009 * 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 Fullmoon Day of Waso, a * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State day of extraordinary virtue * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Today, the Fullmoon Day of Waso, is a Progress of Yatanarpon Myothit Project inspected day of religious significance. Better known to the Buddhists as the Dhammacakka Day, NAY PYI TAW, 5 significance of the day can be seen in that it July—Minister for was the day on which the Lord Buddha Communications, Posts delivered His first Sermon—Dhammacakka and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Pavattana (The Wheel of the doctrine)—to Thein Zaw inspected sand Panca Vaggi (the group of the first Five filtering pond and water Monks) in the Deer Park soon after His tank being built by Enlightenment. Mandalay City In the sermon, the Lord Buddha Development Committee expounded the Middle Way (Majjhima and construction of roads Patipada) that comprises the two extremes- in the area of Yatanarpon -Kama Sukkhallikanuyoga which means Myothit Project near Minister Brig-Gen Thein Zaw inspects providing of software courses indulgence in sensual pleasures and PyinOoLwin on 4 July. of MCC Training Institute in Incubation Center in Yatanarpon Attakilamathanuyoga which means self- The minister Myothit.—COMMUNICATIONS mortification. And with those wrong paths looked into construction one cannot free oneself from the cycle of of CDMA-450 control International Day of the Cooperatives observed birth and dead. The Buddha also said that room and building of only through Majjhima Patipada or Noble factories and workshops NAY P YI T AW, 5 July— International Cooperative departmental heads of Eightfold Path, it would be possible for one in Soft Base Factories. The A ceremony to mark the Federation. Cooperative Department, to gain insight and attain Nibbana. minister gave instructions International Day of the The minister and Cottage Industries The Noble Eightfold Path consists of on timely completion of Cooperatives was held at officials presented prizes Department and right understanding, right thought, right the construction tasks. the hall of the Ministry of to 12 outstanding students Cooperative Export and speech, right action, right livelihood, right After visiting Cooperatives, here, of Cooperative Degree Import Enterprise, heads effort, right mindfulness and right Incubation Center, the yesterday morning. College and Cooperative of State/Division concentration. minister viewed provision Minister for Colleges for 2008-2009 Cooperative Depart- The Fullmoon Day of Waso, is also a of software courses at Cooperatives Maj-Gen Tin academic year and 51 ments, principals of day of extraordinary virtue as it was the day MCC Training Institute. Htut delivered an address. outstanding students of Cooperative Degree on which the Buddha-to-be Prince The minister visited the Managing Director U staff in the 2009 College and Cooperative Siddhattha was conceived and the day on training school and left Kyi Tint of Central matriculation exam- Colleges, Central which he renounced the worldly life. This necessary instructions. Cooperative Society read ination. Cooperative Society and being so, all the Buddhists usually offer Waso MNA the message sent by Also present on the Cooperative Bank Ltd. flowers to pagodas and monasteries, offer occasion were MNA Waso robes and requisites to members of the Mandalay Natural Sangha and do meritorious deeds such as keeping the Precepts and practise meditation Disaster Management on that day. Therefore, all the Buddhists are to do Committee meets constantly meritorious deeds such as making MANDALAY, 5 July — Mayor Brig-Gen Phone charity (dana), observing morality (sila) and A coordination meeting Zaw Han. undertaking meditation (bhavana) while of Mandalay Natural It was also attended practising the Noble Eightfold Path that Disaster Management by Vice-Chairman of includes in His first Sermon “Dhammacakka Committee took place at MNDMC Secretary of Pavattana”. the office of Mandalay MCDC U Maung Pu, City Development Joint-Secretary U San Committee on 24 June Maung, divisional level Mandalay Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han with an address by departmental officials, Minister Maj-Gen Tin Htut presents prize for delivers an address at Mandalay Natural Chairman of MNDMC Joint-Secretary of Disaster Management Committee in outstanding students through principal for Chairman of MCDC Mandalay Division 2008-09 academic year to mark International Mandalay.—NLM USDA U Sein Myint, Co-operatives Day.—CO-OPERATIVES heads of department of MCDC and local Well-wishers donate US$ 60000 for authorities. First, Mayor Brig- Labutta Youth Training School Gen Phone Zaw Han YANGON, 5 July—Well-wishers Mr. Zuiho delivered a speech. U San Ñakashita and wife Daw Aye Aye Khine, son Maung Maung reported on the Pyae Thuta and Shin Nyanajoati( Theravada University) formation of the donated US$ 60000 to build a Labutta Youth Training committee and duties School through Secretary of National Disaster assigned. Preparedness Central Committee Minister for Social Later, officials of Welfare and Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Maung various departments took Maung Swe at the hall of Fire Service Department in part in the discussions and Mayangon Township, here today. The Minister the mayor gave a presented the certificates of honour and spoke words of concluding remark.—NLM thanks.— MNA

6-7-09 NL 2 8/13/18, 3:12 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 3 Obama seeks new start in US-Russia relations MOSCOW, 5 July— tiny country of Georgia, at the same time, do Presidents Barack a former Soviet republic. things with the Russians Obama and Dmitry Those difficulties and that are good for them, as Medvedev end a seven- many others have soured well,” Obama’s top as- year hiatus in US-Rus- a promising linkage in sistant on Russia, sian summitry on Mon- the first years after the Michael McFaul, said in day, with both men de- Cold War and pushed ties a pre-summit briefing. claring their determina- between Moscow and He seemed to be of tion to further cut nuclear Washington to depths not one mind with the Rus- arsenals and repair a seen in more than two sian leader, Medvedev. badly damaged relation- decades. “Russia and America ship. Obama arrives here need new, common, mu- Both sides appear to Monday afternoon, the tually beneficial projects want to use progress on first stop on a weeklong in business, science and In this photo taken on 4 July, 2009, destroyed vehicles are seen at the site of a arms control as a pathway trip that will also take culture,” the Russian suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of Helmand Province into possible agreement him to Italy and Ghana. president said in his south of Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan civilian was killed and five others on other, far trickier is- “It’s not, in our view, weekly Internet address. sues ó like Iran and the a zero-sum game, that if “I hope that this sincere were wounded in the attack, Afghan police officials said.—INTERNET it’s two points for Russia desire to open a new Suicide bombing kills it’s negative two for us, chapter in Russian- but there are ways that American cooperation security guard, wounds we can cooperate to ad- will be brought into frui- four others in vance our interests and, tion.”—Internet 16 dead, about 320,000 flee S Afghanistan KABUL, 5 July—A suicide car bombing against se- homes in China floods curity guards of an Afghan private security company BEIJING, 5 July—At least 16 people have died and Saturday afternoon killed one person and injured four more than 320,000 have evacuated homes in southern others in southern Afghan province of Helmand, an and central China after heavy rains toppled houses, official said on Saturday. flooded roads and damaged a dam, news reports say. “A man, driving explosive-laden car, exploded him- In the central province of Hunan, floods have killed Smoke is seen across Ocracoke Island, NC on 4 self next to a convoy of local security firm in Kandahar- eight people and forced 140,000 to relocate since rain July, 2009 after a truckload of fireworks exploded Helmand highway, killing one guard and injuring four began pounding the region on Wednesday, the official on a remote island dock, killing one worker and more,” Mohammad Dawod Ahmadi told Xinhua. Xinhua News Agency said. injuring others preparing for an Independence No groups or individuals have claimed responsibility Five people have died in southeastern Fujian Prov- Day celebration, authorities said. The explosion for the incident so far. ince, two others were missing, and 22,000 people have shook homes and businesses and was heard across Taleban-linked insurgency and violence, mostly in been evacuated, Xinhua said Saturday. a village on the southern end of Ocracoke Island, southern and eastern region, is sharply going up in the Another three people died and four were missing which is the only inhabited part of the 15-mile country, as more than four dozen people, including in Jiangxi Province of the Guangxi region. spit of land.—INTERNET two NATO-led International Security Assistance Another 80,000 people were forced from their Forces soldiers, were killed in a single day Saturday. One killed, four wounded in homes. Internet Rains caused 287 rural houses in Guangxi to top- US fireworks truck blast ple and inundated Rongshui county causing the 17-year-old charged WASHINGTON, 5 July — The Ocracoke Island Rongjiang river to overflow its banks. More than One person died and four can be reached only by 70,000 people in the region have been moved, the news with shooting girl others were critically in- ferry, private boat or agency said. The county government estimated damage at 210 BALTIMORE, 5 July— A Baltimore teenager was jured when a truck carry- plane. After the explo- million yuan ($31 million). charged Saturday with wounding a 5-year-old girl who ing fireworks exploded on sion, ferry service to the Internet was shot in the head as she walked home with her aunt, an island in North Caro- island was suspended. police said. lina on Saturday, authori- The Federal Bureau of In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News ties said. Investigation, and the Bu- Police Commissioner Frederick H Bealefield III Agency, taken on 4 July, 2009, local people Jamie Tunnell, spokes- reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, said Lamont Davis, 17, will be charged as an adult, paddle boats through a flooded street in The Baltimore Sun reported. woman for Hyde County, Firearms and Explosives Rongshui county, southwest China’s Guangxi The charges included attempted murder, assault and North Carolina, said the will participate in the in- Zhuang Autonomous Region.—XINHUA reckless endangerment. fireworks were to be used vestigation. Internet Investigators said Davis and other teenagers were for the evening’s Fourth hanging out Thursday when they got into a fight. of July fireworks show on Davis allegedly went to get a gun, returned with a Ocracoke Island, and the semi-automatic and opened fire. dead person and the four The commissioner said the shooting was not drug wounded were members or gang-related. of a crew involved in set- “This wasn’t because people were trying to achieve ting up the display. The hierarchy in La Cosa Nostra or Bloods or Crips or truck exploded at the is- whatever. It’s just people being dumb,” Bealefeld said land’s docks. Emergency at a news conference Saturday. crews and firefighters “Two young men being insanely stupid.” The girl were called to the scene was in the pediatric intensive care unit at the Univer- and two of them were be- sity of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.— ing treated for smoke in- Internet halation and exhaustion.

6-7-09 NL 3 8/13/18, 3:12 PM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 Bleak payrolls report mauls Wall St; volume thin NEW YORK, 5 July— Stocks tumbled technology and consumer-oriented on Thursday, driving the S&P 500 down shares were among the hardest-hit sec- to its third-straight weekly loss, as a tors. steeper-than-expected slide in June non- These sectors were at the forefront of farm payrolls revived caution about eco- the broader market’s recent recovery nomic recovery prospects. from the 12-year closing lows of early News that US employers shed nearly March as investors bet that the worst of half a million jobs last month and the the economic slump was over. unemployment rate jumped to 9.5 per- All told, the jobs data served as a re- cent, the highest in nearly 26 years, ality check and signaled that any recov- dampened recent hopes that the reces- ery will not be smooth sailing, analysts Tourists enjoy the “Pineapple Tour” at sion might be abating. said. Green Room helping the “Finca Corsicana” Investors pummeled stocks across the “Quite frankly, rising unemployment in Sarapiqui, 100 km Japanese expedition board, but energy, industrials, financials, is bad for the entire economy,” said north from San Jose in MATSUDO, 5 July—The eat fresh crispy vegeta- Sasha Kostadinov, portfolio manager at 2008. Costa Rica is the head of a Japanese expe- bles,” Ushio said. “I was Shaker Investments in Cleveland, Ohio. happiest place on dition in the Antarctic says very impressed.” “It’s not positive for discretionary earth, and one of the so-called Green Room Mirai Co President stocks. It’s not positive for financials — most environmentally growth techniques have Shigeharu Shimamura because there’s a direct correlation be- friendly, according to a proved invaluable to the said the technology being tween the high unemployment rate and new survey by a British researchers. used by the Antarctic team charge-offs and delinquent payments.” non-governmental Expedition leader Shuki is based on the Green Internet group.—INTERNET Ushio said the Japanese Room plant his company agricultural breakthrough constructed in Tokyo in Late blight hits early in Northeast that uses fluorescent lights 2006. Shimamura said to grow vegetables indoors vegetables grown via ITHACA, 5 July—The disease blamed for the Irish potato famine in has allowed expedition Green Room techniques the 1840s is infecting tomato and potato plants in the eastern United members to eat more than can grow twice as fast as States, agricultural officials said. simple freeze-dried food vegetables grown through A press release from Cornell University, New York state’s land products, Kyodo News re- more traditional outdoor grant college, warned home gardeners and commercial farmers that ported Saturday. cultivation efforts. late blight is killing the tomato and potato plants. Meg McGrath, “I didn’t think we could Internet associate professor of plant pathology and plant-microbe biology said “late blight has never occurred this early and this widespread in the US.” German Thomas Spiegl carries his Another blight, basil downy mildew, is also affecting plants in wife Anke Kindlin during the wife- the Northeast. carrying World Championships in McGrath said an early symptom is brown spots on stems. As the Sonkajarvi, central Finland in 2008. spots enlarge, white fungal growth develops until a soft rot collapses Finland put an end to Estonia’s 11- the stem. year reign and took gold and bronze Since the spores are carried on the wind, McGrath said gardeners on Saturday at the annual Wife- must act quickly to make sure their plants are not the source of blight Carrying World Championships held spreading to commercial farms. She recommended gardeners spray in Sonkajaervi, central Finland, regularly with fungicides and destroy plants with severe blight. In this photo taken on 8 May, 2006, a shark bites a organiszers said.—INTERNET Internet piece of fish on a line during a shark-seeing tour three miles from the Haleiwa, Hawaii town on the Beatings spark fears North Shore of Oahu.—INTERNET for Bangladesh’s tigers Movement to shut down DHAKA, 5 July—When forest of- One of the tigers, a five-year-old ficials in southeastern Bangladesh male, had apparently got lost and hid shark tours in Hawaii grows heard that two tigers had strayed out in a shack, where he was attacked HALEIWA, 5 July—Three women donned scuba of the forest and into a remote vil- by villagers wielding sticks, spears masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu’s North lage they knew they had to act and machetes, Thakur said. Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a quickly. An 18-year-old tigress was also at- dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed Though villagers in the area were tacked and killed. into the water by a tour company. worried about their own lives, the Police have arrested one man ac- Tourist Kim Duniec said the experience of com- authorities were racing to save the cused of being the ringleader. ing eye-to-eye with sharks was exhilarating. “Their big cats after a wave of similar inci- The story is not a new one in eyes were scary, but they were still graceful, abso- dents in recent years have ended Bangladesh. There have been 14 reg- lutely beautiful,” the Beaver Dam, Wis, woman said. with the endangered animals being istered cases of tigers being killed in Shark tours like this have become a popular visi- beaten to death. similar circumstances since 2000. tor attraction in Hawaii, but a movement is gaining In this instance, the tigers were Newspaper reports suggest the real momentum to shut them down. already dead by the time the offi- figure is closer to 30 while conser- A dead Royal Bengal tiger, slain Some Native Hawaiians consider sharks to be an- cials arrived. vationists say it is even higher. by local villagers, is carried in the cestral gods and view feeding them for entertainment “Tigers go in and out of villages According to the International Khalishabunia village of to be disrespectful of their culture. Surfers and envi- in the night but if they go in during Union for Conservation of Nature’s Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira ronmentalists fear the tours will teach sharks to as- on 2 July. There have been 14 the day, they never survive. The vil- (IUCN) Red List, there are fewer sociate people with food — leading to an increase in registered cases of tigers being attacks — while disrupting the ocean’s ecological bal- lagers beat them to death,” said than 2,500 Bengal tigers left in the killed since 2000. Newspaper Aboni Bhusan Thakur, the govern- world with as few as 200 of those in reports suggest the real figure is ance. Federal fisheries regulators, meanwhile, are in- ment’s chief conservation officer for Bangladesh — the single largest closer to 30 while conservationists vestigating the tours on the grounds that they are il- the Sundarbans mangrove forest. population in the wild.—Internet say it is even higher.—INTERNET legally feeding sharks.—Internet

6-7-09 NL 4 8/13/18, 3:12 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 5 Chinese President leaves for leaders’ dialogue between G8, emerging economies BEIJING, 5 July—Chi- July at the invitation of mittee and director of nese President Hu Jintao Italian President Giorgio Policy Research Office of left Beijing on Sunday for Napolitano and to Portugal the CPC Central Commit- a meeting between the from10 to 11 July as a tee; State Councilor Dai leaders of the Group of guest of Portuguese Presi- Bingguo; Foreign Minister Eight (G8) and five dent Anibal Cavaco Yang Jiechi; Minister of the emerging economies Silva.Hu’s entourage in- National Development and (China, India, Brazil, cludes Ling Jihua, member Reform Commission South Africa and Mexico) of the Secretariat of the Zhang Ping; Minister of from 8 to 10 July in Communist Party of China Commerce Chen Deming; L’Aquila, Italy, at the in- (CPC) Central Committee Vice Foreign Minister He vitation of Italian and director of General Yafei; Director of the Presi- The groundbreaking ceremony of Japan’s corporation pavilion for the Prime Minister Silvio Office of the CPC Central dent’s Office Chen Shiju Shanghai 2010 World Expo is held in Shanghai, east China, on 4 July, 2009. Berlusconi. Committee; Wang Huning, and Assistant Foreign Min- With the theme of “Better Life from Japan”, the pavilion stresses “recycle” Hu will also pay state member of the Secretariat ister Wu Hongbo. by using the deserted site of a boatyard in Shanghai built long ago and visits to Italy from 5 to 8 of the CPC Central Com- Xinhua scaffolds which could be recycled. —XINHUA All items from Xinhua News Agency Int’l business communities China, India to become call for anti-protectionism All items from BEIJING Xinhua, 5 July—Inter- Newsclosely Agency connected and big powers in future national business com- dependent on each other, munities released a joint and protectionism could SINGAPORE, 5 July— in Africa and Latin proposal against trade only bring further disas- When the current eco- America.The minister and investment protec- ters to the world nomic crisis is over, the urged Singapore students tionism here on Saturday economy that had al- world will be a different to prepare for a different at the Global Think Tank ready been severely dam- place with many centers world. Summit.The proposal, aged, said the proposal. of political, economic and “We must prepare for a jointly issued by the In- The proposal called cultural influence, and different world in which ternational Chamber of for enhanced cooperation Asia’s two emerging gi- we make a living and Commerce in China, Eu- between political leaders ants China and India will safeguard our security,” ropean Union Chamber of major economies. become big powers in the he said, adding that “Our of Commerce in China, The world should future, said a Singapore students should anticipate Japanese Chamber of maintain an open eco- minister on Saturday. the changes so that they Commerce and Industry nomic system and coun- Speaking at the 15th are well prepared for in China and Korean tries involved in the anniversary celebrations them. Learning languages Chamber of Commerce Doha Round need to of a local secondary is an obvious example. in China, called for inter- complete the talks as school here on Saturday, But we do not only need The exterior of a new European Center for Renew- nationally-united efforts soon as possible to boost Foreign Minister George to speak different lan- able Energy plant that produces gas from wood in to fight against all kinds global trade and eco- Yeo also said that Russia guages, we must also un- Guessing, southeastern Austria, paving the way of protectionism. nomic growth, it said. and Brazil will also play derstand different cultures toward new possibilities in renewable energy. The All countries are Xinhua major roles. and political systems.” facility in Guessing, a town renowned for being The Middle East, as the The minister said that the entirely energy self-reliant, can produce some 100 major supplier of oil and current global economic cubic metres of bio-gas per hour.—INTERNET Gas pipeline in W Canada gas to the world, will be crisis will also test the important to Singapore. moral character of 13 injured in French targeted by second bomb So too emerging markets Singaporeans.—Xinhua train crash in four days PARIS, 5 July—A Friday been arrested. VANCOUVER, 5 July— EnCana-owned gas pipeline train crash near southwest- The train was carrying in the western Canadian province of British Colum- ern French city of Limoges about 450 people tra- bia was targeted by a second bomb explosion in four left 13 injured, among veling between Parisand days on Saturday, which police described as “domes- whom two were seriously Cahors when the accident tic terrorism”, according to local media reports. injured and are remained occurred, the SNCF rail The bomb went off near Dawson Creek in the in hospital on Saturday, authority said. north of the province, not far from the bombing site local officials said. Speaking on LCI news on 1 July. The recent case is the sixth pipeline at- The train which derailed channel, French Transport tack since last October. on Friday around 8:40 Secretary Dominique The explosion caused gas leak but “no harms to p.m. (1840 GMT) caused Bussereau described the ac- the worker, the public or the environment,” EnCana 13 people injured after it cident as “absolutely im- said via a statement by the Royal Canadian Mounted hit a trailer. probable,” “absurd” and Police (RCMP). Youths from different countries put the messages Five people were hos- “maybe just unpredic- “This is considered domestic terrorism. These peo- they have written into the ‘Giant Ear’, symbolizing pitalized. But only two table.”Rail traffic resumed ple, or this person, are terrorizing these communi- their right to get their word in to the G8 leaders seriously injured are still on Saturday around 10:30 ties of Pouce Coupe and Dawson Creek and inflict- during an event organized by the United Nations in hospital. An investiga- a.m. (830 GMT) after 150 ing stress on these people,” RCMP Cpl Dan Moskaluk Children’s Fund, UNICEF, near Rome’s Colos- tion is under way. The workers worked over- was quoted by the Canadian Broadcasting Company seum, on 4 July, 2009. —XINHUA owner of the trailer has night.—Xinhua as saying.—Xinhua

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In this undated photo Gunmen kidnap 16 Afghan UN demining workers supplied by Air New GARDEZ,5 July—Uni- on Saturday, Paktia’s po- with more than 640 sq km Zealand on 3 July, 2009, dentified gunmen have lice chief said. (250 sq miles) of land still its staff is seen with body kidnapped 16 Afghans “We do not know who containing mines. paint on in the airlines working for a United Na- kidnapped them and why. No group has yet latest safety video call the tions-sponsored demining We are investigating,” claimed responsibility for ‘Bare Essentials of agency in eastern Afghani- Azizullah Wardak told Saturday’s abductions, the Safety.’ stan, UN officials and po- reporters in the Paktia latest episode in an esca- INTERNET lice said on Sunday. provincial capital Gardez. lation of attacks and The Afghan deminers UNMACA official kidnappings by Taleban Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer work for the Mine Detec- Gul Agha Ahmadzai said militants and criminal tion and Dog Center they were snatched as gangs. In Gardez last year, GAFFNEY, 5 July —A linked and the search is on would not say how the (MDDC), part of the over- they drove along the 13 deminers working for teenage girl shot while for a suspected male se- deaths were linked. The all UN mine clearing Logar-Gardez road which another agency were kid- helping her father in their rial killer. An 83-year-old shootings all occurred agency in Afghanistan links with Khost. napped by a criminal family’s small furniture mother and her daughter within about 10 miles of known as UNMACA Afghanistan is one of gang. They were freed a and appliance store died were shot to death each other in Cherokee They were seized while the most heavily mined month later after media- Saturday, becoming the Wednesday, and a 63- County, a rural commu- traveling between Khost countries in the world af- tion by tribal chiefs. fifth victim of a suspected year-old peach farmer nity of 54,000 people set and Paktia Provinces late ter almost 30 years of war, Internet serial killer terrorizing a was found dead at his amid peach orchards and small South Carolina com- home a week ago. farms some 50 miles west One dead, several hurt in Fla lightning strike munity, authorities said. Blanton said all the of Charlotte, NC. LAKELAND, 5 July—A Benjamin Gonzalez, 30, friends and family, and a Abby Tyler, 15, died victims were shot, but he Internet lightning strike at a Fourth who was playing soccer, lightning strike, an act of about 11:15 am at a of July gathering in central was hit and collapsed. He God occurred, and one Spartanburg hospital after Michigan officials turn geese into food Florida killed one person was taken to a nearby person died,” Judd said. fighting for her life for ILFORD M , 5 July —Michigan officials, calling it a and 18 others were taken hospital and pronounced Authorities were called two days, Cherokee last resort, rounded up about 800 Canada geese this to hospitals, officials said dead. Eighteen others were to the Iglesia Bautista County Coroner Dennis year and turned the birds into food for soup kitchens Saturday. hospitalized and nine more Maranatha’s property at Fowler said. throughout the state. About 100 people from treated at the scene. about 4:40 pm. Prior to Tyler was wounded This is the first time in many years the state a church group were Judd said their injuries that, the afternoon had all and her father was killed Department of Natural Resources authorized the kill- outside playing soccer and were not life-threatening, the makings of a festive Thursday as they worked ing of the birds as part of its management plan, the volleyball in Lakeland, with symptoms including holiday: Men were play- to close the Tyler Home Detroit News reported this week. about 30 miles east of numbness and tingling. ing soccer; trophies, Center near downtown Animal rights groups and many residents object to Tampa, when a lightning “It’s very sad to see folks apparently soon to be Gaffney. killing geese. State officials say they have limited op- bolt or series of strikes hit just celebrating the Fourth, awarded, stood nearby. County Sheriff Bill tions for removing geese from areas where they inter- nearby, seemingly out of in a way that you would Women played volleyball Blanton said investigators act with humans and there is more interaction now nowhere, Polk County hope people would and children came with believe the killings are than in the past.—Internet Sheriff Grady Judd said. celebrate the Fourth, with their families.—Internet

Car going strong at 558,000 miles EWS LBUM A 90-year-old Florida woman said Chariot has never lied to me, never N A the Mercury Comet Caliente she pur- cheated on me, and I can always depend chased in 1964 is still going strong on it,” Veitch said. She said the secret Bus rider finds 19th 558,000 miles later. behind her car’s longevity is simply tak- century checks, old tools Rachel Veitch of Orlando, a retired ing good care of it. Some 19th century checks and old nurse who volunteers several days a week “I was never a destructive child,” she rusty tools were left months ago at a bus at an Orlando Police Department office, said. “I still have the first doll I was ever stop in Longmont, and police say no said the car, which she calls “Chariot,” given. I’ve taken care of most everything one has come forward to claim them. has lasted her through 45 years and three I’ve ever had, except for husbands.” Visitors watch stone-made The Regional Transportation District husbands, the Orlando Sentinel reported “Man-Han Banquet” at a household turned over the unusual items to police Monday. exposition in Ningbo, east China’s in March after a rider said she found “I’ll tell you something: This little Zhejiang Province. All of the 108 them at a bus stop in Longmont. The vivid dishes of the banquet are made Nearly one in five items include handwritten checks from of colorful rare stones, which 1884 mounted on mat boards, as if they'd becomes a special view of the expo. Italians trusts sorcerers been on display. Nearly 18 percent of the Italian The rider also found two rusty Woman on tracks to population —11 million people— trusts handtools. Longmont police said no one self-styled sorcerers and healers, a ‘clear her mind’ hit Contestants compete during the has claimed the antiques or reported consumer watchdog said in a report Nathan’s annual hot dog eating contest them stolen. They said that unclaimed by train Monday. in the Coney Island section of New items are usually auctioned after 60 Birmingham police said a 22-year- The group Telefono Antiplagio found York. Joey Chestnut (2nd L) from days, but that they’re publicizing the old woman has suffered a broken leg more than 16,000 cases of people being California and Takeru Kobayashi (3rd finds in hopes someone will claim them. after being hit by a train. Officer scammed by sorcerers and healers since L) of Japan won the first and second If no one does, they'll go to the Longmont Lawrence Billups said the woman told 1994. There are 155,000 sorcerers and places by eating 68 and 64 hot dogs Museum & Cultural Center. police she was lying on the tracks “to healers active in Italy. within 10 minutes during the contest clear her mind” when the train Every day, 33,000 people see on Saturday. approached around 7 am. sorcerers or astrologers in Italy, the study Billups said the CSX train was found. People take part in a beer drinking moving about 10 mph when it hit her. The top reason for seeing a sorcerer is competition in Wuhan, capital of The train’s operator told police he to soothe a broken heart (46 percent), central China’s Hubei Province. The tried to stop. followed by health problems (25 percent), winner of the competition was able to The woman was transported to violence (22 percent) and trouble at work drink three bottles of beer in one UAB Hospital. (seven percent). minute.

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Waso begins Buddhist Lent Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt

Waso the fourth month of Myanmar calendar days in the Buddhist history, because it is fourfold [Sasana Dayika]. Besides he or she receives from the ushers in the peak period of heavy rain. There is a blessed. It was on this day that four great events in Lord community an honorific title of “Shin Taka ” “Shin Myanmar rhymed couplet {wåSiu' wåeKåc\' erePåc\ePåc\} Buddha’s lifetime took place. Firstly, it was on the Ama” “Yahan Taka” “Yahan Ama” [Donor of [In Waso and Wakhaung there are billows of fullmoon day of Waso, Thursday that Prince Suddhatha Novitiation] [Donor of ordination] prefixed to his or rainwater]. The period covers three months, Waso [Bodhisatha] was conceived in the womb of Queen her name. At death his or her body is conveyed with [July], Wakhaung [August] and Tawthalin Mahamaya of King Suddhatha of Kapilavatsu. Secondly, two ceremonial gold umbrellas shading as token of [September]. It is the busy time for Myanmar farmers it was on the fullmoon night of Waso, Monday, that honour to the departed “inheritor for of Buddha for wet cultivation. It was this busy period which lord Prince Siddhatha at the age of 29, after seeing the four Sasana”. Buddha prescribed Buddhist Lent. At first monks omens, renounced his mundane life and left his family Two precedents to support and justify were free to go about in all seasons for their religious and palace for forest to become a recluse. Thirdly, it was novatation and ordination as a religious requirement mission. Green grass, plants, cultivations and insects on the fullmoon night of Waso Saturday, that Lord for the Buddhists were the novitiation of young were accidentally trodden upon by travelling monks Buddha gave his first sermon “Dhammacakya [the Prince Rahula, son of Lord Buddha and the ordination whereby damaging and destroying them. When Lord wheel of law] to five ascetics, Kondana, Vappa, of Prince Mahinda and Princess Sanghamita, son and Buddha heard of such unintentional harm, He forbade Bhaddiya, Mahanam and Assazi in the Deer Park daughter of Emperor Asoka at the request of Raja monks to go out of their residing monasteries for Migada Wun. Fourthly, it was on the fullmoon day of Guru monk Ashin Maha Mogalliputra Tisa. overnight journey during the three months of Waso that Lord Buddha under the shade of Mango Tree Since the time of Myanmar Kings, ordination in cultivating season—lent. in Savathi showed miracles to the heretics to subdue Waso has been the great festive event of the month. The There are two alternative Wa or lent. Purima them. Fullmoon day of Waso is designated King patronised and supported this event providing Wa [First lent] covers three solid months—from the “Dhammacakya Day” which is observed by group lavish finance from royal treasury. His sons and nephews first waning moon day of Waso to the fullmoon day of recitation of Dhammacakya Sutta at religious centres. and even he himself would be ordained for a short Thadingyut [October]. Pyitsima Wa [Second lent] Like other months of Myanmar calendar, Waso period and attained the title. “Sasana Dayika Min begins on the first waning moon day of Wakhaung has its astrological name Kataka [Cancer], zodiacal [Royal Inheritor of Buddha Sasana]. and ends on the fullmoon day of Tazaungmon sign, crab, designated flower Myat Lay [fragrant Ordination takes place in specially built house [November]. Monks may choose either of these two Jasminum grandi florum] and traditional festival called Sima. The candidate has to go through a series alternative lents. Monks usually choose Purima Wa. ordination. A Buddhist male on reaching the age of 20 of tests-questions by a chapter of examiner monks to In the evening or at night of the first waning [19+] is required to be ordained monk, Though the candidate, (1) He must be human male (2) He moon day of Waso, monks of the same residing ordination can take place in any month, Waso is must be an ablebodied, free from all diseases, healthy monastery assemble in the spacious hall facing the specially chosen for ordination because it was on the body and healthy mind (3) He must be free from debt, shrine of Buddha Images. After paying homage to the fullmoon night of waso that one of the five recluses crime and sin (4) He must get consent of his parents, Buddha, the abbot monk describes to the assembly the Kondana after hearing Dhammacakya Sutta , became his family, his boss, employer, if he is a serviceman boundaries of the monastery and precincts, within saint monk and the rest became saint monk in Waso, to be ordained (5) He must be prepared to abide by which the residing monks are obliged to stay during Besides, ordination in Waso is in sequence with vinaya monk’s disciplines and (6) He must be prepared lent. Starting with the most senior monk in the assembly religious examination of the previous month Nayon. to learn Pariyatti and observe religious practices, etc, [seniority in ordained years] every monk by turn, The purpose of ordination is two fold. To recruit etc. If he is found faulty, he faces immediate dismissal. recites the following Wa vow in Pali. for sangha [Priestly order] to promote and perpetuate Donors, devotees and guests gather outside the “Imasmin vihare imam temasam vassam Buddha Sasana from those who choose to remain Sima to watch with respect of the procedure of upemi” [I shall stay in this monastery during the three monk for life and to impart Buddhist culture and ordination, when the newly ordained monk and his months of raining season.] educations to those who stay in monkhood for a certain preceptor monks came out in procession after the rite Once, twice or thrice. Every time of taking Wa period. It is a religious requirment for every Buddhist of ordination is over, donors line up to give offertories vow is followed by a chorus of exclamation “Sadhu” male to become novice or ordained monk at least for to the monks. Religious music byaw drum is struck to [well done] three times as the expression of a short period. The highest religious merit one can announce that a religious merit has been performed. appreciation. attain is by becoming oneself novice or monk, if one May all sentient beings take a share in this merit. If unavoidable circumstanees require a residing is a male or by making one’s own son, or other’s son Feasts are given to the invited monks and lay guests. monk to stay away from his residing monastery during novice or monk. By virtue of this religious performance, Ceremonies of offering Waso robes to monks lent, he can make a formal request for the dispensation the performer become the inheritor of Buddha Sasana are also held in this month. from the duties of lent during his absence. If he fails to make this request and stay away from his residing monastery, he commits breach of Wa vow and he Lent period of three months provides monks fulltime suffers ''Wa Kyo'' which means losing the priestly religious learning and, observance of religious practices. character in consequence of a breach of monastic discipline and Wa vow. But there is hardly a case of Wa In Pariyatti monasteries, teaching and learning of Kyo because monks strictly observe vinaya disciplines. Tipitaka and all appertaining religious literature are Lent period of three months provides monks fulltime religious learning and, observance of religious intensively carried out by teacher and pupil monks, practices. In Pariyatti monasteries, teaching and learning of Tipitaka and all appertaining religious preparing for religious examinations. At meditation literature are intensively carried out by teacher and centres, instructor monks guide their pupils in correct pupil monks, preparing for religious examinations. At meditation centres, instructor monks guide their pupils ways of meditation. Material needs of teacher and pupil in correct ways of meditation. Material needs of teacher and pupil monks especially alms food are monks especially alms food are donated by generous donated by generous lay devotees and public. lay devotees and public. The fullmoon day of Waso is one of the auspicious

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Secretary-1 General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo views sample paintings of famous pagodas from States and Divisions and sample reliefs on 10 Jataka stories. — MNA Tasks of Uppatasanti Pagoda to Pagoda… goda history, religious affairs and greening of the (from page 1) office staff, implementation of their tasks, visits of pagoda precinct. for growing more trees in the precinct of the pagoda pilgrims, availability of cash donations and holding After giving necessary instructions, the Secre- in the rainy season. of religious ceremonies at the pagoda. tary-1 gave concluding remarks. He stressed the need to display religious affairs, Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura After the meeting, the Secretary-1 inspected the documents related to the pagoda, the Myint Maung, Minister for Progress of Border Ar- sample paintings of famous pagodas from States and Buddhological works and scale models of the famous eas and National Races and Development Affairs Divisions and sample reliefs on 10 Jataka stories to be pagodas across the nation at the museum of Col Thein Nyunt, Maj-Gen Nyan Tun of the Minis- installed in the cave of the pagpda. Uppatasanti Pagoda for the public obeisance. Moreo- try of Defence, Managing Director U Soe Win of the In-charge Head of Public Relations and Infor- ver, the Secretary-1 called for growing more shady News and Periodicals Enterprise on behalf of the mation Department of Yangon City Development trees and flowery plants in the precinct of the pagoda Minister for Information and Director-General U Committee U Hla Myint Swe and responsible per- and nurturing them. San Lwin of Forest Department on behalf of the sons of Myanmar Traditional Artists and Artisans The commander reported on duties assigned to Minister for Forestry reported on construction of the Asiayon submitted the reports on decoration works. the pagoda board of trustees and formation of the pagoda, maintenance tasks, compilation of the pa- MNA Stationery, cash provided to basic Sales of mobile phone directory on 15 July YANGON, 5 July—A of Technomation Studios upgrade the Yellow Mo- education schools in Myaing Tsp ceremony to introduce further explained use of bile Directory through Yellow Mobile software Yellow Mobile software themyanmardirectory.com. for Yangon and and replied to the queries While chatting, G-Talk Deputy themyanmardierctory.com raised by those present. user can apply Yellow Yellow Mobile soft- Mobile. Minister for to be used on the Internet and in mobile phones was ware includes address and The software of CPT Maj-Gen held at Traders Hotel on telephone numbers of hos- Yellow Mobile is avail- Sule Pagoda Road, yes- pitals and government of- able at mobile phone shops Thein Tun terday afternoon. fices (Yangon and Nay Pyi in Yangon and Mandalay Taw), township offices of starting from 15 July. For donates Executive Director U Soe Paing of Novel Light Yangon, foreign embas- more information related teaching aids Media Ltd explained pro- sies and UN agencies, to Yellow Mobile, duction of mobile phone UMFCCI, hotels and busi- themyanmardirectory- and cash to directory software and nesses in alphabetical or- com and advertisement, der. may contact Novel Light Myaing BEHS matters related to 10 years old Myanmar Industrial Yellow Mobile can be Media Co Ltd at 134 on th No. 1 through and Commercial Direc- browsed on the- 40 Street in Kyauktada tory. myanmardirectory.com. Township, Tel: 391186 officials. U Htoo Myint Naung Mobile phone users can and 252232.—MNA

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YANGON, 5 July— stationery and K 500,000 Yesterday, the Deputy Minister for Com- to Myaing Basic Educa- deputy minister donated munications, Posts and tion High School, 40 doz- K 700,000 to the funds Telegraphs Maj-Gen ens of exercise books and of three schools in Thein Tun on 3 July at- stationery and K 200,000 Wayinchanug Village- tended the computer, sta- to Myaing BEMS and 21 tract and Kunlat Village- tionery and cash to the dozens of exercise books tract and 46 dozens of funds and the third cash and K 200,000 for exercise books and sta- donation for Gaunggwe- BEPSs. tionery to Wayinchaung Thanatyin Road Section The deputy minister Village Post-Primary at the hall in Myaing. and family and friends School and 37 dozens of He presented one set donated 200 bags of ce- exercise books and sta- of computer, 200 dozens ment and K 5.5 million tionery to Kunlat Village Executive Director U Soe Paing of Novel Light Media Ltd explains of exercise books and for the road construction. BEPS.—MNA Yellow Mobile Software and themyanmardirectory.com.—MNA

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Commander Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe and MD of Myawady Bank Maj-Gen GGPhoto shows new building of Myawady Bank Ltd (Pyawbwe). Win Than open new building of Myawady Bank Ltd (Pyawbwe).—MNA MNA The chairperson of the township association New building of Myawady Bank… presented commemorative pennants to officials. (from page 16) Supervisory Committee formally opened the building. Lt-Gen Tin Aye and party visited the Township Lt-Gen Tin Aye and party attended the opening of The wife of the commander unveiled the signboard of MCWA Office and Myitta Yinkhwin delivery room. new building of Pyawbwe Township Maternal and the association. While in Pyawbwe, Lt-Gen Tin Aye viewed Child Welfare Association. The chairperson and Lt-Gen Tin Aye and party sprinkled scented water progress of Township Sasana Beikman and gave member of Division Maternal and Child Welfare on the signboard. necessary instructions.—MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min waving to passangers at new Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station.—MNA

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Taxies at new Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station to ensure smooth travel of passangers. MNA Running of trains commences… (from page 16) Arrangements have been made to ply the buses of Tawwin, Shwe Myodaw, Ahmanthit and Taungnyo- Moeswe bus lines and Nay Pyi Taw taxies along their respective routes centring at new Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station for the convenience of passengers. To mark the runs of trains from the new railway station, the Ministry of Rail Transportation held the rainy season tree growing ceremony for 2009 in front of the railway station this morning. Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min and wife Dr. Daw Wai Wai Tha, the deputy ministers and departmental heads planted star-flower saplings. Staff of the ministry today grew 3517 saplings of various tree species. MNA A train departs from new Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station.—MNA

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The skies were clear and fine on the morning of small town of Kehsi Mensam in the middle of Shan toms. It is a way of gradually and unconsciously teach- the Fullmoon Day of Waso, and as of every year we State.There, the Fullmoon Day of Waso is celebrated ing the children in their early ages in the Shan villages. went to pay our respects, pray and offer our Waso in a much more austere and stricter way than it is today. During the Lenten time children were not allowed to robes to the Shan monastery at 9th mile on the Yangon- I remember our whole family locking up the house and make loud noises near the meditation places, and they Pyay highway. The small Shan village across the road going to the monastery to offer our respects and offer- were warned not to disturb the fasting devotees. has a long history of over a hundred years. The begin- tories to the monks. Villagers gather flowers from the From that day and for three days after hunters nings of the village and the monastery are inscribed on woods and forests, and the “Waso flower” as it is called pledge to keep away from the forests and their hunt- a small marble plaque embedded on a brick platform is offered to the monastery altar and pagodas. Waso ing, and fishermen refrain from fishing in the moun- on the grounds in front of the old monastery building candles offered on the Fullmoon Day were made from tain streams. which was partially burnt during the Second World bees wax and they were all hand made. It seemed as if There is an air of calm silence in the villages War. The writing on the plaque in Shan simply de- the whole town had come. Everyone moved into the and mothers try their best to keep their babies from scribes the dates of the building of the monastery and monastery to reverently deposit their offerings in front crying lest it disturbs meditating elders. In those days the beginnings of the village. The majority of the of the seated monks. The head of the monastery raised there were little or no motor cars or trucks to spoil the inhabitants of the village are Shan, speaking the main his hand and began his sermon. The whole crowd silence, and needless to say there were no loudspeak- dialect of the language of Shan land west of the listened in hushed silence to his sermon on the signifi- ers. At night candles were lit in most of the pagodas, Thanlwin river. Their ancestors who built the village cance and holiness of Waso, and when it ended every- not in the fashion of a candle light display but in pure were part of a peripatetic group wandering in search of one went down on their knees to pay their respects. reverence offer the lamps and lanterns to the Buddha. a permanent home, and since they had now found it After that the crowd would break up, the elders to keep One day while offering alms food to the head of the had firmly embedded themselves. The present inhab- their Sabbath and meditate, and the youngers to wan- monastery I asked the abbot to explain to me the origin itants still speak the old language, but time, environ- der around the many small pagodas that seemed to fill and beginnings of the Lent the “Wa-dwin” period. He ment and education has transformed them wholly into the monastery grounds. said it is specially sacred because in the following the surrounding Myanmar society. In those days elderly persons went to the monas- days after Lord Buddha’s first teachings the monks The Fullmoon Day of Waso is the seasons greet- tery on the eve of the Fullmoon Day to go and sleep at remained totally in the monasteries in Magadha, recit- ing to the beginning of the Buddhist lent and is one of the rest houses in the monastery compound which could ing and explaining to all the sacred law and urging the holiest days in Buddhism. The Lenten period starts accommodate all the fasting devotees, passers by and them to follow the path leading to Nibbana. from the Fullmoon Day of Waso and lasts until the Full- travellers. They would stay there for about a week while Another characteristic of the Waso period as moon Day of Thadingyut. The pilgrims flocking the some stayed the whole Lenten period. The elders who far as I remember was the Noviciating ceremony at grounds of the monastery are from the village and stayed the whole Lenten period at the monastery usually the monastery. The whole village celebrated it as a various parts of Yangon, many of them in traditional served the monks at their meals. It was a daily routine for community celebration. In our villages it is the cus- Shan dress. On such a holy day even the young have put the householders to cook and bring the food for the tom and tradition for the young boys who had come aside their jean pants and blouses, the boys for the monks and the elders. For those who came from distant of age to undergo this ceremony and they don the baggy “pinne” Shan trousers and jackets, and the girls villages, the abbot of the monastery took care of all their yellow robe for the whole period in the monastery. In for Inle longyis and Myanmar dresses. Everyone is necessities. The elders usually brought their grandchil- a way the young gain experience of commune life carrying an offering, various kinds of food and edibles, dren to the monastery to stay with them simply to give and living with others. Under the strict eyes of the wax candles, medicinal drugs and other necessities to the children religious education and to get used to reli- abbot and the monks they learn the basic Buddhist sustain the monks during their long months of medita- gion and social behavior. During the whole week, apart scripts to follow the true path of a good Buddhist. tion and prayer that marks the lenten time. An air of from their prayers, the elders would discuss religious The boys are no strangers to the monastery because quietness surrounds the whole place despite the large discourses and talk about Jataka tales. As for the chil- since they learnt to speak they had been there before crowd of people talking and greeting each other for this dren they had a good time since they could play in the big to learn, to read and write. is also a social event. There are no loudspeakers broad- monastery compound and the abbot distributed surplus My annual visit to the monastery this year of casting music to spoil the mood. From some far off edible things to them. It is sort of a religious indoctrina- Waso time has rekindled all these old memories. We corner of the spacious monastery grounds there is a tion for the children. They could learn at least how to paid our respects to the abbot and left the beautiful faint sound of a Shan “ohzi ” drum. fold their hands in worship and prayer, and how to pay surroundings. The Fullmoon Day of Waso will always All these sights and sounds bring back to me far respect to the monks. They learned the basic principles be remembered in my hearts. off memories of my younger years, growing up in the in the usage of religious language and monastic cus- (As narrated to me by my mother) Vietnamese communist party major meeting At least 23 somalis killed in latest clash HANOI, 5 July—The strategy for 2001-2010, economic development MOGADISHU, 5 July — death toll to over 70 killed engage them Communist Party of Vietnam has made full use strategy for 2011-2020. At least 23 Somalis, since Wednesday as immediately,” Major- Vietnam’s (CPV) 10th of opportunities, Vietnam should continue mostly civilians, were government troops try to General Francis Okello, Central Committee closed overcome many speeding up indus- killed and more than fifty drive insurgents out of AMISOM’s commander, the 10th plenum here on difficulties and made trialization, modern- wounded in Mogadishu their Mogadishu bases. told Reuters. “That is in Saturday, the Vietnamese significant achieve- ization and sustainable on Saturday in the latest African Union our mandate, and we are Government website ments. development in order to clash between peacekeepers carefully watching reported. Nong Duc Manh, Manh said Vietnam become a modern government troops and (AMISOM) have warned them.” General Secretary of the drew out many lessons industrial country by insurgents, medics said. hardline Islamist The 4,300 Ugandan CPV Central Committee during this period and the 2020. “As of now, I can insurgents who have been and Burundian troops delivered a speech at the most vital one was to Manh said that the tell you that 23 died and advancing on Somali have been confined to close of the week-long place importance on the Political Bureau of the more then fifty injuries Government positions to their bases and are limited meeting. sustainability of CPV Central Committee were dropped at the back down or face to protecting key sites Manh said during the development. would give instructions on hospital,” retaliation. such as the presidential years of implementing The Party chief organizing the 11th Party Ali Muse, a “There is a limit, palace, airport and Vietnam’s socio- underlined the overall Congress, slated for 2011. paramedic told Reuters. when they (insurgents) seaport. economic development target of the new socio- MNA/Xinhua The attack brings the cross that line we shall MNA/Reuters

6-7-09 NL 10 8/13/18, 3:13 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 11 Canadian police probe sixth gas pipeline bombing VANCOUVER, 5 July the others,” the Royal the communities of —An explosion damaged Canadian Mounted Police Dawson Creek and a natural gas pipeline in said in a statement. Tomslake, British northeast British Pipeline owner EnCana Columbia. None of the Columbia on Saturday, Corp said 12-inch (30- attacks have caused the sixth attack on an centimetre) diameter line injuries but have produced energy facility in that area carried “sour” gas that small gas leaks. of the Canadian province contains hydrogen Investigators believe in recent months. sulphide and can be the saboteur is a resident The explosion about deadly if breathed, but of the area and that the 8 kilometres south of the none had been detected incidents are linked to a community of Dawson by monitoring equipment letter sent to media before Creek, British Columbia, and there was no threat to the first blast warning A microbiologist test samples for signs of the swine flu virus at Sydney’s Prince caused a leak but no the public. EnCana to stop drilling of Wales Hospital in April 2009. Australia has reported its 11th death linked to injuries and was heard by The incident caused for natural gas in the swine flu, as the number of cases in Asia-Pacific’s worst-hit nation soared to crews repairing wellhead pressure in the line to drop, area.—MNA/Reuters 5,298.—INTERNET equipment damaged in a which activated Suicide attack kills 32 bombing on Wednesday, emergency valves that New weapons in fight police said. immediately shut down against TB? militants in E Afghanistan “The elements of this the pipeline and stopped KABUL, 5 July —A militants, riding an explosive- incident thus far, are the leak, the company SAN DIEGO (CALIFORNIA) , 5 July —Extreme drug- resistant tuberculosis might someday meet its match in laden car, blew it up in Paktika Province east of consistent with the said. The bombings that Afghanistan Saturday morning, killing one foreign previous blast sites and began in early October two drugs now used to treat Parkinson’s disease, suggests a new study. soldier and injuring another Afghan trooper, spokesman the RCMP considers this have all targeted EnCana of provincial administration Hamidullah Zhawak said. latest bombing linked to natural gas facilities near Researchers, led by a team from the University of California, San Diego, report in the July 3 issue of “Taleban insurgents carried out this attack next to PLoS Computational Biology that commercially headquarters of Zirok District at 6:30 a.m. local time available entacapone and tolcapone have the potential (0200 GMT) killing one soldier of the US-led forces to treat the difficult-to-kill strain of TB. and injuring another Afghan trooper,” Zhawak told The discovery was made after a computational Xinhua. analysis that found the chemical structure of the two The incident triggered heavy fighting in the area, Parkinson’s drugs might work to thwart the TB enzyme during which 32 suspected insurgents were InhA, which previous research had determined to be a killed.Following the blast, a group of Taleban militants, prime target in treating the disease. A subsequent lab the spokesman added, raided the district headquarters experiment found that the active ingredient in the two when National Security Forces came for support and drugs inhibited the M. tuberculosis bacterium without encountered the rebels. being deadly to its host cells. Moreover, Zhawak said Gunships of US-led forces, Internet which were also called in, pounded militants killing 32 A sand sculpture is displayed during the international on the spot. “Eight more insurgents have been sand sculptures festival in the Bulgarian town of detained,” he stressed.—MNA/Xinhua Burgas east of the capital Sofia, Thursday, 2 July, Five die in Philippines 2009. The town holds the festival for the second bombing Teen loses hair in attack time.—INTERNET COTABATO CITY soldiers, were killed at the ELANORA (AUSTRALIA), 5 July—A teenage boy MBA student killed in ‘fake’ (PHILIPPINES), 5 July— scene, while another died lost hair and part of an eyebrow after another youth set encounter bore torture marks Five people have been of his injuries in hospital. his head on fire at Elanora, says the victim’s mother. killed and at least 34 Internet The Currumbin Waters woman contacted The DEHRA DUN, 5 July—The body of Ranbir Singh, injured in a bomb attack Bulletin during the week to express her concern over gunned down by Uttarakhand police in an alleged fake outside a Catholic church Whirling : Dancers the incident which happened near The Pines shopping encounter, bore 12 marks of bullets fired from closerange in the southern performs on the music centre on Monday night.She said her son had been at and 27 other injuries showing that he may have been a bus stop when another teenager held a lighter to the Philippines. of Mercan Dede tortured, according to an autopsy report. 14-year-old’s hair. A single suspect left a during the openning Chief minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank had The woman, who would not be named, said the home-made bomb outside show of the season of yesterday ordered a CB-CID probe into the killing of 22- flames briefly engulfed her son’s head.The incident the Immaculate Turkey in France in year-old Singh, an MBA qualified from Uttar Pradesh who was reported to police and the child protection unit is Conception cathedral in Paris. police claimed was shot dead on Friday in an encounter investigating.—Internet Cotabato city which INTERNET after he fled with a sub-inspector’s revolver, but his family exploded just as the today demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident. congregation was leaving Police sources on Sunday said a post-mortem after early morning mass. conducted at Doon hospital on Saturday revealed that The church was not Singh’s body bore deep wounds and 12 bullet marks heavily damaged but a which showed that he was fired at from close range, restaurant across the street raising questions about the police’s version of events. appeared to have absorbed The report also revealed that Singh might have been much of the impact, tortured before his death. This was corroborated by 28 witnesses said. injury marks found on his body, the sources said. Ordnance experts However, SSP Dehradun Amit Sinha, who was given searched for clues among the postmortem report by hospital authorities, was not blood-spattered debris on available for comment.Supporting the demand of Singh’s the road outside the church. father Ravindra Pal Singh for a CBI probe, the main Police said four opposition Congress also sought an inquiry by the central people, including two agency.—Internet

6-7-09 NL 11 8/13/18, 3:13 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Strong quake rocks British Airways to slash MV SIRI VOY NO (334) Consignees of cargo carried on MV BHUM VOY Panama City 3,700 more jobs NO (334) are here by notified that the vessel will be PANAMA CITY, 5 etres, said the US Geo- LONDON, 5 July — British Airways’ capital arriving on 6.7.2009 and cargo will be discharged into July— A strong earth- logical Survey (USGS) on British Airways says it is spending this year will be the premises of M.I.P. where it will lie at the consignee’s quake measuring 6.0 on its website. The USGS looking to cut 3,700 jobs slashed from $1.2 billion risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and condi- the Richter Scale rocked published a preliminary in addition to 2,500 posi- to $948 million, the news- tions of the Port of Yangon. the Panama City at 1:49 report eight minutes after tions already trimmed and paper said.The airline Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 AM am local time Saturday the quake happened, but will reduce capital spend- says it is trying to absorb to 11:20 AM and 12 noon to 4 PM up to Claims Day (0649 GMT), but there are changed its magnitude ing. hits to its revenues from now declared as the third day after final discharge of no reports of casualties so from 6.4 to 6.0 20 minutes The airline an- slackening air travel de- cargo from the vessel. far.The temblor happened later. nounced Friday it would mand, especially from No claims against this vessel will be admitted after at midnight when most On 8 May , an earth- wait up to two years to business-class travelers, the Claims Day. habitants were sleeping quake measuring 5.2 on place orders for new Air- while also reeling from SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT and lasted around 50 the Richter Scale shook bus A380 superjumbo having to sell many more MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY seconds. The buildings the Panamanian province jets, which had been en- seats at a discount. The AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINER LINES shook heavily and of Chiriqui, which borders visioned as a new flagship airline is also engaged in Phone No: 256908/378316/ 376797 windows rattled. People Costa Rica. The tremor for British Airways’ long- a stand-off with employ- wearing nightclothes was also felt in the haul fleet, the Financial ees as it seeks to cut costs Yemen airline rushed into streets, and Panamanian provinces of Times reported.The new and raise productivity, the cars on the road stopped Veraguas and Bocas del job cuts are to be carried Financial Times said. cancels route after moving. Toro and in Costa Rica, out by March 2010 and Internet The epicentre was according to the Institute Comoros crash located only 95 kilometres of Geo-Science from the Turkish police seize 500 northeast of the capital city University of Panama. SANAA , 5 July — capital, Moroni.One per- with a depth of 43.1 kilom- MNA/Xinhua Yemenia Airways is son, 13-year-old French kilos of hashish canceling all its flights girl Bahia Basari, sur- ANKARA, 5 July— farm. They opened fire between Yemen and the vived for hours in the In- Turkish police seized on the police, said the Comoros Islands after this dian Ocean clinging to the nearly 500 kilos of hashish report. week’s crash on the same debris of the downed in an anti-drug operation The wounded police route, the airline said on plane. She arrived home in southern Turkey on officer was injured in Saturday.One more flight in France on Thursday, Saturday. his chest and later taken between Sanaa and where she was reunited A police officer was to a hospital for an Moroni is scheduled for with her father. wounded in a clash with outpatient treatment, the Sunday, but all flights on She is the only the drug gang during the report cited the police as the route are canceled af- known survivor from the operation, the semi- saying. ter that, Yemenia said. crash, which killed her official Anatolia news In another operation, A Yemenia Airways mother. agency reported. police impounded 5.9 Airbus 310 went down The Airbus 310 plane The police raided a kilos of heroin in the early Tuesday, carrying tried to land at the airport farm in the Samandagi tourist town of Marmaris 142 passengers and 11 in Moroni, then made a tween the east African Bahia Bakari holds her town of the southern of the southwestern crew members. It origi- U-turn before it crashed, country of Tanzania and father’s hand as she province of Hatay on a province of Mugla nated in Yemen’s capital, Comoros Vice President the island nation of lies on a stretcher in a tip-off and arrested six and arrested two people, Sanaa, and went down Idi Nadhoim said.The Madagascar. plane after landing in people of the drug gang according to the report. just miles from Comoros’ Comoros Islands are be- Internet France.—INTERNET who raised cannabis at the MNA/Xinhua Australian dinosaur that lived 98m World’s largest underwater years ago found observatory project launched

CANBERRA, 5 July – meat-eating predator with gantic, long-necked her- VANCOUVER, 5 July — events as they occur.“At a cable winding its way over Scientists have confirmed three slashing claws on bivores weighing up to 22 The world’s largest and time when our under- the sea floor. for the first time that Aus- each of its powerful fore- tons (20 metric tons) — most advanced standing of the oceans is The modules contains tralia was once home to a limbs that stalked the Out- in Queensland state over underwater observatory clearly becoming more hundreds of observation dinosaur that was big, fast back 98 million years ago, the past three years. project was launched essential than ever, instruments that will send and terrifying, and they’ve researchers said in a report The discovery, Friday in a ceremony at Neptune Canada will play real-time data and allow named it like something published on Friday. analyzed in a 51-page re- Canadian Forces Base a leadership role in researchers around the from an Arnold Schwar- Fossilized remnants port published in the peer- Esquimalt in the western advancing our knowledge world to conduct deep-sea zenegger movie. Meet the of its limb bones, ribs, jaw reviewed online science Pacific province British of the oceans in ways not experiments. Australovenator. and fangs were found — journal PLoS ONE, was Columbia, Canadian previously possible,” Dr. At depths of up to 2.6 The beast was a 1,100 along with bones of two the first substantial find of media reported. David Turpin, UVic kilometres, the module- pound (500 kilogram) other new species of gi- large dinosaurs in Australia The 100-million- president, said in a like nodes will supply to be revealed in 28 years. dollar Neptune Canada statement. power and two-way Internet project will make it The underwater communications. possible for life beneath observatory is consisted Much of the project’s In this undated photo the ocean to go live on the of five 13-tonne module- infrastructure was supplied by Queensland Internet, giving people an like structures, which will developed by Canadian Museum, paleontologist unprecedented be lowered down to the company Alcatel-Lucent, Scott Hocknull analyses experience. Led by the sea floor off the west coast a global transmission the Diamantinasaurus University of Victoria of Vancouver Island, provider known for fossils in Winton, in (UVic), it will provide 25 where they will be developing submarine central Queensland, years of long-term connected to 800 cable networks. Australia.—INTERNET monitoring of ocean kilometers of fibre-optic MNA/Xinhua

6-7-09 NL 12 8/13/18, 3:13 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 13 Swiss develop new Bone marrow stem A/H1N1 flu cases in form of knee surgery cells may help heart Beijing school rise to 29 BEIJING, 5 July—A primary school in Beijing con- BERN, 5 July—A volves helping the pa- SAN FRANCISCO, 5 July the control group. Swiss medical team says tient’s own ACL grow — US researchers, in a The extract derived firmed seven more A/H1N1 flu cases Saturday, in- its technique for treating back by stabilizing the study in mice, found from bone marrow cells cluding six students and one teacher, the municipal torn anterior cruciate liga- knee with a spring that is bone marrow stem cells helped decrease the forma- health bureau said. ments in the knee pro- placed inside a small improve cardiac fun- tion of scar tissue and im- As of 10 pm Saturday, 28 students and one teacher vides quicker healing and screw in the shinbone. ction.Study author Dr proved cardiac pumping at the Nanhu Zhongyuan Primary School in Chaoyang more stability. The mechanism stabilizes Yerem Yeghiazarians of capacity. Both the cell and District are all in stable condition, according to the A torn anterior cruciate the torn ligament at the the University of Califor- cell extract therapies re- bureau. The school reported seven cases Wednesday, ligament, or ACL, most proper position for it to nia, San Francisco, and sulted in the presence of 10 Thursday and five Friday. The mass infection was often is treated by graft- heal, the hospital said in a colleagues administered more blood vessels and caused by a housekeeping servant, Fang Laiying, di- ing a tendon from another release Saturday. three different groups of less cardiac cell death — rector of the municipal health bureau, said late Thurs- part of the body. Replace- “You can still move mice with bone marrow apoptosis — than no day.—Internet ment tendons, however, around and walk normally cells, bone marrow cell therapy. are never as good as the and with this implant the extract, or saline for the “Peer-reviewed medical Malaysia’s flu A/H1N1 original ACL, which acts knee is not unstable control group. literature is controversial like an antenna and col- anymore,” Eggli The injections were ad- as to whether bone marrow cases rise to 326 lects information about explained.Healing of the ministered three days after cells differentiate into KUALA LUMPUR, 5 July—The total number of flu where the knee is about to ACL is boosted by clot- a heart attack. At day 28, cardiomyocytes, or car- A/H1N1cases in Malaysia rose to 326 on Saturday move, Dr Stefan Eggli of ting some of the patient’s both the bone marrow cell diac muscle cells, but there as the authorities reported 35 new confirmed cases Bern University Hospital blood and placing it group and the extract is general agreement that on the day.The Malaysian Health Ministry said that said. around the injured ACL, group had significantly stem cell therapy with 11 of the 35 new cases were local transmitted cases, Eglli’s technique in- he said.—Internet smaller heart damage than these cells results in some the highest number of such cases reported in a single level of functional im- day in the country. provement after a heart at- Malaysian Health Ministry Director-General tack,” Yeghiazarians said Ismail Merican said five of the locally transmitted in a statement.—Internet cases were participants of the Asia-Pacific Pharma- ceutical Conference held in Penang, in northwest Compound Malaysia, from 27 to 30 June. A total of 12 partici- pants at the Conference have been confirmed infected may help with the flu so far.—Internet diabetic Macao’s flu A/H1N1 retinopathy cases climb to 54 OKLAHOMA CITY, 5 MACAO, 5 July—Macao reported seven more con- July— US researchers say firmed cases of influenza A/H1N1 on Saturday, bring- a new, natural compound ing the total number of such cases to 54. may stop diabetic retinopa- The newly confirmed cases, all imported, included thy — a leading cause of three local residents who have traveled abroad recently, blindness. Project investi- a resident from the Chinese mainland and three Indo- People build use sandbags to hold back flood waters outside a restaurant in gator Jay Ma of the Okla- nesians, according to the Health Bureau. Liuzhou in south China’s Guangxi region on 4 July , 2009. Hundreds of homa University Health The Indonesian patients are mother, brother and sis- thousands have been evacuated from homes in southern and central China Sciences Center and Dean ter of an Indonesian girl who has tested positive for after heavy rains toppled houses, flooded roads and damaged a dam. A McGee Eye Institute the virus.—Internet INTERNET said when the researchers delivered the new com- Number of A/H1N1 flu cases in One in six adults admit urinating in pool pound to cells using ATLANTA, 5 July—Seventeen percent of U.S. adults say they have urinated in a nanoparticle technology, Bangladesh rises to 18 pool, but 78 percent think their fellow swimmers have urinated in pool, a survey the treatment stopped leak- DHAKA, 5 July—The Bangladeshi government has indicates. age, blocked inflammation confirmed two more A/H1N1 flu cases, bringing the The survey, conducted by the Water Quality and Health Council, reveals that and kept unwanted blood total number to 18, leading English-language news- 35 percent of pool swimmers say they don’t shower before going in a pool. Sixty- vessels from growing in paper The Independent reported on Sunday. three percent of the respondents say they are unaware of illnesses associated with research models. The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and swallowing, breathing or having contact with contaminated pool water. “There is no good treat- Research (IEDCR) under the Health Ministry on Sat- “Swimming is a fun and healthy activity for old and young alike. Proper water ment for retinopathy, urday confirmed two people in Dhaka got the infec- chlorination helps protect swimmers from germs that can make swimmers sick,” which is why we are so tion through their relatives, who had recently returned Michele Hlavsa, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- excited about this work,” from Australia and the United States, the report tion, says in a statement. “Unhygienic behavior brings germs into the pool and Ma said in a statement. said.—Internet makes it harder for chlorine to do its job.” “This opens an entirely Unclean water can lead to diarrhea, respiratory illness and ear and skin infec- new area for pharmaceuti- Thailand reports 231 new tions, Hlavsa says. cal companies to The CDC urges pool users: target.”The discovery of A/H1N1 cases — Don’t swim when you have diarrhea. the compound’s function BANGKOK, 5 July—Thailand’s Public Health Min- — Don’t swallow pool water. in inflammation and blood istry on Sunday announced 231 more patients, who — Shower with soap before swimming and wash your hands after using the vessel formation related to are confirmed to have infected with the A/H1N1 flu toilet or changing diapers. eye disease means scien- virus, bringing the country’s total number to 2,076. — Take kids on bathroom breaks and check diapers often. tists can develop new Of the total new confirmed cases, 26 are domesti- — Change diapers in a bathroom or a diaper-changing area and poolside. therapies — such as eye cally infected, said Deputy Minister Manit The survey was conducted from April 30-May 3 among a national sample of drops — to stop diabetic Nopamornbodi, the Thai News Agency reported. 1,000 US adults. The margin of error is plus/minus 3.1 percentage points. retinopathy, Ma said. The deputy minister said 205 of the total new cases Internet Internet are students.—Internet

6-7-09 NL 13 8/13/18, 3:13 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 6 July, 2009 Serena Williams beats sister Venus S P O R T S at Wimbledon WIMBLEDON, 5 July—Serena Williams kept telling herself she was I’m worth 94 millions euros, facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny insists Ronaldo her a Grand Slam title. She wasn’t facing just anyone, of course. She when he is officially un- was playing her older sister Venus. And when the latest all-Williams veiled as the Spanish gi- final finished, when Serena wrapped up a 7-6 (3), 6-2 victory for a ants’ latest signing. third Wimbledon championship and 11th major title overall, she jogged “I think it’s a fair price,” to the net with her arm extended for a handshake. Serena Williams of the US (L) holds Ronaldo told sports daily Venus pulled her close for a warm embrace, instead.”I didn’t think her winners trophy and Venus Marca. “If Manchester and about Venus at all today. I just saw her as an opponent,” said Serena, Williams of the US holds her runners- Real reached agreement who also beat her sister in the 2002 and 2003 finals at the All England up trophy after their Ladies’ Singles on this figure there’s noth- Club. “At one point, after the first set, I looked on the side of the court finals match at the Wimbledon tennis Cristiano Ronaldo ing to add. The top foot- at the stats, and it was like ‘Williams,’ ‘Williams.’ I couldn’t figure championships in London, on 4 July, 2009. Serena Williams clinched her MADRID, 5 July—Portu- ballers cost a lot and if you out which was which.” That also might have been because she was guese striker Cristiano want them you have to facing the only other woman who can equal her power and court cov- third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Ronaldo said on Saturday pay. I’m happy to be the erage on grass courts. Monday’s rankings will say Serena is No. 2, Slam crown with a 7-6 (7/3), that the 94 million euros most expensive player in and Venus No. 3 — behind No. 1 Dinara Safina, a 6-1, 6-0 loser to the 6-2 victory over sister Venus, the Real Madrid paid for him the world.” elder Williams in the semifinals — but it is clear who the best woman defending champion, on Saturday. was a “fair price” and he Real Madrid signed in the world is at the moment.—Internet INTERNET is delighted to be the most Ronaldo on a six-year deal Moreno retains WBA expensive player in the worth 94 million euros Chopra heads for Cardiff world. where he is believed to be LONDON, 5 July—Car- bantamweight title diff have completed the The former Manchester going to earn 13 million POITIERS, 5 July—Anselmo Moreno of Panama has signing of striker Michael United player will put the euros a year, becoming the retained his WBA bantamweight title with a split de- Chopra from Sunderland finishing touches to his world’s highest-paid foot- cision over Mahyar Monshipour of France.Moreno for a club-record fee. move on Monday night baller.—Internet (26-1-1) overcame Monshipour’s pressure between the Chopra, who agreed a eighth and 10th rounds, keeping his composure and three-year deal worth in the Landreau blow for Lille then holding on for the victory. region of 4 million pounds LILLE, 5 Moreno’s only loss was in 2002, when he was just (6.5 million dollars), told July—Newly- beginning his professional career.The 34-year-old Cardiff’s official website: signed Lille Monshipour (31-4) returned to boxing in December, “I’m really glad it’s all goalkeeper nearly three years after losing his super bantamweight sorted now and, like all the Mickael title to Thailand’s Somsak Sithchatchawal in a brutal other lads, I’m excited and Cardiff have completed Landreau has fight in March 2006.—Internet determined to go that extra the signing of striker been ruled out mile to gain promotion.” Michael Chopra, from for at least six Dortmund boosted by Turkish The 25-year-old is the Sunderland for a club- months with a third player to sign for Car- record fee.—INTERNET tyro’s contract extension serious knee in- diff this week after the ar- Paul Quinn is also expected ISTANBUL, 5 July— jury, the club Lille’s new goalkeeper Mickael rival of centre-backs Mark to complete his move from Young Turkish interna- confirmed on Landreau poses with his new Hudson and Anthony Motherwell in the coming tional Nuri Sahin gave Saturday. jersey during his official presen- Gerrard, while full-back days.—Internet Bundesliga side The 30-year- tation in June 2009 in Lille, Borussia Dortmund a old former northern France.—INTERNET Federer bracing for Wimbledon boost on Saturday when French international has ruptured cruciate ligaments he signed a four-year in his knee just six days after signing from Paris Saint comeback kid Roddick Young Turkish extension to his present Germain in a three-year deal. international Nuri Sahin LONDON, 5 July—Roger ing Wimbledon comeback contract. His place will be taken by Ludovic Butelle, 26, who Federer will attempt to kid Andy Roddick. The 20-year-old - who in 2005 became the young- also recently signed for three years after being on loan write a new chapter in ten- Five-time champion est player in Bundesliga history to sign a professional with the north-eastern side last season. nis history on Sunday when Federer is playing in a sev- contract when he signed for Borussia - said he had Internet he targets a record 15th enth straight Wimbledon had numerous offers but had opted to stay with the Answers to yesterday’s Grand Slam title by beat- final, and a record 20th former Champions League winners. —Internet Grand Slam title match, Crosswords Puzzle where victory will take him Woods and Kim tied for lead past Pete Sampras’s mark ST A I D B E H I ND of 14 majors he equalled at Congressional EB A SX N R with his French Open win BETHESDA, 5 July —Anthony Kim finally gets a crack in June. at Tiger Woods, and when he says he has been practicing COUNS EL CAS TE Roddick, desperate for a for a moment like this all his life, Kim isn’t kidding. US H AI U A second major to add to his As a 10-year-old growing up in Los Angeles, in those REEL TI TULAR 2003 US Open title, has final hours of twilight as he waited for his father to pick been here before, losing the up from the golf course, Kim imagined he was in the EFOEIAY 2004 and 2005 All England final pairing with Woods and had a 10-foot putt for the AREA NORM Roger Federer is seen Club finals to Federer.”I’m victory, with the world’s No. 1 player watching. AE R RUG Rplaying against Germa- very proud of all the “Man, they were going in a lot,” Kim said, DEPLETE OBOE ny’s Tommy Haas in their records I’ve achieved, be- laughing.He can only hope fantasy meets reality Sun- semi-final match during cause I never thought I day in the AT&T National.Kim kept his cool after a VRWVC OMthe 2009 Wimbledon Ten- would be that successful as couple of blunders at Congressional, saving par from ERODE ENHANCE nis Championships at the a kid,” said Federer, who 84 yards with a creative chip he had been too scared to NVLLUUDAll England Tennis Club, lost his five-year grip on the try in competition, then making birdie on the 16th that in southwest London, title to Rafael Nadal here led to a 2-under 68 and his name atop the leaderboard. TR E B L E MU S T Y on 3 July.—INTERNET last year.—Internet Internet

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ASLEEP IN JESUS MRTV-3 DAW SUNG HNIANG (85) Programme Schedule Daw Sung Hniang, wife of U Lal Bik (Supdtg (6-7-2009) (Monday) Engineer (Rtd) Public Works) residing at Bldg. 31 Rm 8 Uwisara Housing, Dagon Township Yangon, Transmissions Times mother of (Rev. Lan Thuna-Daw Ida), Daw Kip Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MST Nawn (Asst. Supervisor (Domestic) (Rtd) Education Europe - (15:30pm ~ 23:30pm) MST Dept)-U Rang Hlur (Asst. Director (Rtd Co-op: Dept), North America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST Daw Ahsui (Asst. Teacher), Daw Sui Par-U San Lwin, Daw Sui Hniar-U Henry Tin Kio Bik (Captain, Local Transmission Maersk Line), (U Van Hre)-Daw Hoi Pen (U.D.C), U Lal Tin Mang (Deputy Director. Chin State Audit * Signature Tune Dept.)-Daw Tial Tin Par, Daw Ni Siang, U Mang Tin * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights Lian, grand-mother of 20 and great-grand-mother of * Buddha’s Day in Rural Way 6, slept in the arms of Jesus on 4 July 09 at 4 pm. She * Four Greatest Places of Lord Buddha will be buried after funeral service at Yeway Christian “Mingadawun-Delivering the first Discourse” Worship Hall at 11:00 am on 9 July 09. * Pa-Auk Forest Monastery & Meditation Centre Bereaved Family. * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights Estonians sing to lift spirits Europe/ North America Transmission amid slump * Signature Tune TALLINN, ESTONIA, 5 July—More than 20,000 choir * Song of Myanma Beauty & Scenic Sights singers gathered on Sunday to fill the air with positive * Noble Month of Wazo vibes as Estonians took their minds off a crippling recession * Ever Green Songs “Loving rain as much as my in a mass celebration of folk songs. WEATHER lover” Chit Swe (Pianist) The power of music has lifted the Baltic country's spirits before. During five decades of Soviet occupation, * Progressive Images of Ayeyawady Division Sunday, 5 July, 2009 Estonians found a rare outlet for celebrating their national “A Visit to Daunt Gyi Village” Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr heritage by gathering by the thousands to sing patriotic * Welcome To Shwemyaing (Mawlamyaing) MST: During the past 24 hours, rain have been isolated in Chin State, Sagaing and Magway Divisions, scattered songs.The independence movement of the late 1980s was * Unique Biodiversity of Indawgyi Lake (Part-V) even dubbed the Singing Revolution. in Shan State and Mandalay Division, fairly widespread Now, Estonia again is hoping its Song and Dance * Learning Opportunities for Disabled Presons in Ayeyawdy Division and widespread in the remaining Celebration— a four-day event held every five years — will * Buddha’s Day in Rural Way States and Divisions with locally heavyfalls in Kachin unite the nation of 1.3 million people, which has been * Four Greatest Places of Lord Buddha State and isolated heavyfall in Rakhine State. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were severely battered by the economic downturn. “Mingadawun-Delivering the first Discourse” Estonia's economy is expected to shrink by about 15 Pharkant (14.64) inches, Moekaung (5.55) inches, * Pa-Auk Forest Monastery & Meditation Centre percent this year — neighbouring Latvia is the only European Myitkyina (4.49) inches, Sittway (3.03) inches, Union country with a worse outlook. * From Sandstones to Utensils Taunggu (2.79) inches, Thandwe (2.40) inches, "When you sing, you forget your everyday problems," * Let’s visit the under water world Hmawbi (2.20) inches and Ye (1.70) inches. said 21-year-old Saale Kreen, one of the choir singers who * Unique Biodiversity of Indawgyi Lake (Part-VI) Maximum temperature on 4-7-2009 was 86°F. Minimum temperature on 5-7-2009 was 72°F. Relative performed at the festival's first choir concert on Saturday.The * Myanma Traditional Gold Leaf Works high point will be on the festival's final day on Sunday, humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 5-7-2009 was 85%. when a chorus of 24,000 voices will sing in unison at an * Song of Myanmar Beauty & Scenic Sights Total sun shine hours on 4-7-2009 was (1.0) hour approx. outdoor stage in the capital, Tallinn.—Internet Website: www.mrtv 3.net.mm Rainfall on 5-7-2009 was (0.67) inch at Mingaladon, (0.43) inch at Kaba-Aye and (Tr) at Central Yangon. *EÅ0gpuy@dw)a[mMum; 4:20 pm 6:00 pm Total rainfall since 1-1-2009 was (41.02) inches at awmfrltyfaom]]"r®pMum Mingaladon, (45.59) inches at Kaba-Aye and (49.25) 3. Dance of National 10. Evening News w&m;awmftaMumif; inches at Central Yangon. Maximum wind speed at Races 6:30 pm odaumif;p&mw&m;awmf}} Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (5) mph from South at (16:30) 4:30 pm 11. Weather Report hours MST on 4-7-2009. 8:10 am &efukefwdkif;trSwf(3)tajc jyefMum;a&;0efBuD;Xme 4. 6:35 pm Bay inference: Monsoon is strong in the Andaman 4. cHynmOD;pD;XmeqXrtBudrf? EdkifiHawmfoHpHkwD;0kdif; 12. Sing & Enjoy Sea and Bay of Bengal. azsmfajzwifqufrItpDtpOf "r®pMum0wf&GwfylaZmfyGJ 7:15 pm Forecast valid until evening of 6th July 2009: ('kwd,qk)(t.x.u.1 Rain will be isolated in lower Sagaing, Mandalay and 8:20 am 13. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ Magway Divisions, scattered in Shan, Chin and Kayah Monday, 6 July 5. "r®ylZmaw;tpDtpOf '*Hk)(trsKd;orD;0wf&GwftzGJU) ]]oruftvdk&Sdonf}} States, fairly widespread in upper Sagaing and Bago 4:45 pm (tydkif;-19) View on today 8:30 am Divisions and widespread in the remaining States and ta0;oifwuúodkvfynma&; 7:00 am 6. International News 5. 8:00 pm Divisions. Degree of certainty is (80%). rif;uGef;q&mawmfbk&m; ½kyfjrifoHMum;oifcef;pm 1. 8:35 am 14. News State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough BuD;\y&dwfw&m;awmf 7. Island of Dhamma yxrESpf (½lyaA'? "mwkaA'? 15. International News seas are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coast. a,mq&mawmfbk&m;\ 8:45 am ocFsmtxl;jyK) (½lyaA') 16. Weather Report Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40) mph. OyÜgwoEÅdygVdawmf 8. b'´EÅukrm& (tbd"Zr[m 5:00 pm 17. EdkifiHjcm;Zmwfvrf;wGJ Outlook for subsequent two days: Strong 7:30 am &V*k½k? tbd"Zt*¾r[m 6. Song of National ]]arharwÅm}} (tydkif;-8) monsoon. 2. Morning News o'¨r®aZmwdu) r[m0dok Races 18. oDw*lq&mawmf Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area 7:40 am wm&mrwdkufopf? rauG;NrdKU for 6-7-2009: Isolated rain. Degree of certainty is (80%). EdkifiHawmfoHCr[mem,u rauG;wdkif;xHrS e0*FOaygox 5:15 pm t&SifOmPdó&\ 3. Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area tzGJU(tzGJU0if)&efukefwdkif;? oDvcH,laqmufwnfjcif; 7. 0gqdkvbGJUaw;rsm; "r®pMumw&m;awmf for 6-7-2009: One or two rain. Degree of certainty is c&rf;NrdKUudkif;ukef; ygVd rif;uGef;q&mawmfbk&m;BuD; 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 19. (80%). wuúodkvfausmif;wdkuf 1. Martial Song 8. 0gqdkrdk;qef;uefawmhyef; t&yfq,frsufESmarwÅm q&mawmfb'´EÅaZmwdu Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area 4:10 pm 5:45 pm bm0emyGm;rsm;jcif; for 6-7-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain. Degree of (t*¾r[my@dw?t*¾r[m 2. tqdkNydKifyGJ 9. plygaw;oH&Sifa&G;cs,fyGJ w&m;awmf certainty is (60%).

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Lt-Gen Tin Aye unveils the signboard of new building of Myawady Bank Ltd (Pyawbwe).—MNA Preventive and control NAY PYI TAW, 5 July—A ceremony to open the Myawady Bank Ltd and members of the BOD, chair- measures against new building of Myawady Bank Ltd (Pyawbwe) was man of Yamethin District and Township PDCs, social A(H1N1) being taken held at the bank in Myinbat Ward of Pyawbwe this organization members and guests. morning, attended by member of the State Peace and The commander and the managing director for- NAY P YI T AW, 5 July—Up to 3 July, 89921 people Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Aye. mally opened the new building. Lt-Gen Tin Aye un- have been infected with new influenza A(H1N1) Also present on the occasion were Chairman of veiled the signboard of the bank and sprinkled scented virus and 382 died in 125 countries, announces the Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council water on it together with the commander, the minister World Health Organization. Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, and officials. The deputy managing director presented At 10 am today, a coordination meeting on re- Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Khin Aung Myint, Man- commemorative pennants to officials. view of preventive and control measures against aging Director Maj-Gen Win Than of Myawady Bank After having documentary photos taken, Lt-Gen A(H1N1) took place at the Public Health University Ltd, the secretary for Mandalay Division PDC, senior Tin Aye and party visited the bank office. in Yangon under the leadership of Infectious Disease military officers, the deputy managing director of (See page 9) Control Central Committee Secretary Deputy Minis- ter for Health Dr Mya Oo. Division, district, township and station hospitals in the states and divisions have been keeping possible Running of trains commences at outbreaks of SARS and flu-like disease under sur- veillance and there has been no case of global human new Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station flu. From 28 April to date, a total of 1,763,701 people had been monitored – 76,485 at Yangon International NAY PYI TAW, 5 July—Myanma Railways of the With the aims of smoothly performing the sched- Airport, Mandalay International Airport and NyaungU Ministry of Rail Transportation launched the running ules of trains in Nay Pyi Taw, managing the conven- Airport, 6039 at seaports and 1,681,177 at border of trains from new Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station, here, ient travels of passengers and ensuring the smooth gates. Lab tests have been carried out on suspected this morning. and speedy flow of commodities, Myanma Rail- ones. At 9.10 am, Minister for Rail Transportation Maj- ways commenced the control of all the trains except In Nay Pyi Taw also, officials from the health Gen Aung Min sprinkled scented water on 8-down some mail and local trains at new Nay Pyi Taw department, school heads and responsible persons Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon train that is going to depart from Railway Station. from hotels coordinated surveillance measures. No. 1 Platform of the railway station. Tickets for Nay Pyi Taw-Yangon No. 8/32 Till today, 34 suspected persons have been screened Deputy Ministers Thura U Thaung Lwin and U Pe down train and Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay No. 25 Up and there has been only one person who is infected new Than, the managing director of Myanma Railways and train are being sold at both Nay Pyi Taw Railway influenza A(H1N1). Ministry of Health has urged the officials also sprinkled scented water on the train. Station and Pyinmana Railway Station in advance for public to cooperate in preventive and control measures When the train departed, the minister and party the convenience of the passengers. against the global human flu.—MNA waved to the passengers aboard the train. (See page 9)

The newly opened Nay Pyi Taw Railway Station.—MNA

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