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Volume XVIII, Number 338 6th Waning of Tabaung 1372 ME Friday, 25 March, 2011 Root cause of splits The root causes that underlay the rise of fractious sectarianism and the proliferation of splits are found to be the incentives that the colonialists provided to expand their sphere of influence, the wedges of instigation and incitement that they drove in a wellplanned manner among colleagues, the arrogance born of overestimating oneself, personal rivalries and underestimating others, jealousies, suspicions and grudges. Some parties looked to foreign countries for guidance and inspiration, followed the imported ideologies and directives irrationally under foreign influence and carried out purges against fellow party members, which inevitably led to their demise. There were also many others that brought misery on themselves by aping the practices of countries with divergent development and dissimilar backgrounds. Senior General Than Shwe Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services (From speech delivered at the parade of 64th Anniversary Armed Forces Day)

Senior General Than Shwe sends Four political objectives * Stability of the State, community peace and tranquil- lity, prevalence of law and order * National reconsolidation felicitations to President of Hellenic Republic * Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution * Building of a new modern developed nation in accord NAY P YI T AW, 25 March—Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and with the new State Constitution Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to His Four economic objectives Excellency Mr. Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic, on the occasion of the * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round devel- opment of other sectors of the economy as well National Day of the Hellenic Republic, which falls on 25 March 2011. * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic system MNA * Development of the economy inviting participation in terms of technical know-how and investments from sources inside the country and abroad * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept in Prime Minister U Thein Sein felicitates the hands of the State and the national peoples Four social objectives * Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation Hellenic counterpart * Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preserva- NAY PYI TAW, 25 March—U Thein Sein, Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a tion and safeguarding of cultural heritage and national character message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr. George A. Papandreou, Prime Minister of the Hellenic * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit Republic, on the occasion of the National Day of the Hellenic Republic, which falls on 25 March * Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of the entire nation 2011.—MNA First regular session of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continues for 14th day Queries raised and replied, proposal submitted, approval sought

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NAY PYI TAW, 24 March—First regular Myint, Speaker of Pyithu Hluttaw Thura U Shwe the validity and start of 14th-day first regular session of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continued for Mann, Pyithu Hluttaw representatives and session of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as 654 out of 656 14th day at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Hall of Hluttaw Amyotha Hluttaw representatives. representatives attended the session, accounting Building here at 10 am today. It was attended by After taking the position, Pyidaungsu for 99.7 per cent of attendance. Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw U Khin Aung Hluttaw Speaker U Khin Aung Myint announced (See page 6)

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 1 3/25/2011, 5:34 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Friday, 25 March, 2011 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Gear up development of * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State border areas * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy Myanmar is home to national brethren living in unity and amity. Governments has created equal opportunity for national races Myanmar Ambassador FM sends felicitations to regardless of where they reside. presents Credentials to Emphasis is being placed on uplifting Hellenic counterpart of living standard of all national races. Chinese President NAY P YI T AW, 25 March—U Nyan Win, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, has Development plans are being implemented NAY PYI TAW, 25 March—U Tin Oo, in all parts of the Union. Especially, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr. Dimitris P Droutsas, Minister of Foreign Affairs infrastructures in transport, education, the Union of Myanmar to the People’s Republic of of the Hellenic Republic, on the occasion of the health and economic sectors are being built China, presented his Credentials to His Excellency National Day of the Hellenic Republic, which falls in border areas. Mr. Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China, on 15 March 2011 in Beijing. on 25 March 2011. The State spent over K 344,273 million MNA MNA on progress of border areas and national races during the period from 1989-1990 to February 2010-2011. For example, many World TB Day 2011 observed in Nay Pyi Taw

miles of earth roads, gravel roads and asphalt NAY PYI TAW, 24 roads are being constructed and maintained March— World TB Day while small and large bridges are under organized by Ministry of construction for ensuring better transport. Health was held at the As part of efforts to create the learning meeting hall of the opportunity for children from border areas, Ministry, here this more than 800 primary schools, more than morning. 90 middle schools and more than 90 high It was attended by schools have been opened in the education Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo, sector. directors-general of the With the aim of turning out intellectuals Departments under the and intelligentsia from national race youths Ministry, deputy of border areas, two Nationalities Youth directors-general, rectors, Resource Development Degree Colleges directors, medical were established in Yangon and Mandalay superintendents, Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo observes documentary photos and that have produced over 1500 arts and presidents and officials books and publications on show to mark World TB Day 2011.—MNA science graduates and AGTI diploma from Myanmar Women’s holders. Likewise, 29 Border Areas and Affairs Federation and agencies and Social infected people since over with departments, social National Races Youth Development Myanmar Maternal and organizations and guests. the last 6,000 years. The organizations and people. Deputy Minister 24 March was designated The WHO resident Training Schools, four Border Areas and Child Welfare Association, WHO Dr Mya Oo delivered an as World TB Day since representative read out the National Races Technical Schools and 39 resident representative address on the occasion. 1996, honouring message sent by WHO Vocational Training Schools for the Women Dr H.S.B Tennakoon, He said that TB is Dr Robert Koch, German Southeast Asia Regional have been opened in border areas. representatives of the UN infectious disease and Scientist, who first found Director. At present, sound foundations can be the mycobacteria that The deputy seen in political, economic, education, health WHO Resident cause TB. 85 % of the TB minister and officials and social sectors across the Union. Representative cases and 90 % of the observed documentary Especially, the people from border areas Dr H.S.B deaths are from 22 photos and books and are enjoying fruits of peace and Tennakoon countries with the highest publications on display development. Continuous efforts are to be reads message TB outbreak. Prevention at the hall. made for gaining greater momentum of sent by WHO and treatment with ART The motto of World Southeast Asia for TB victims are being TB Day 2011 is “On the development in border areas. Regional carried out in 11 move against Tubercu- Director. Townships. To eradicate losis Transforming the MNA TB in 2050, health staff Fight Towards Elimina- Learn Engineering are to make cooperation tion.”—MNA rd (KM Golf Centre). diplomas at Tech 53 Maha Thingyan Gold Cup Golf Those interested may register PyinOoLwin Golf YANGON, 24 March—Tech Training Centre has Tournament in PyinOoLwin on 11 April Club Ph: 085-22382, Lt- been conducting courses for engineering diplomas NAY PYI TAW, 24 events at gold level (0-12 events, senior events, Col Thant Zin Ohn (Ph: of City and Guides (UK) for students who passed March— Pyin OoLwin handicap), silver level (13- women’s events will be 09-2044792), Maj Ye Htet matriculation examination since 1998. The one- Golf Club will hold its 18 handicap) and bronze held from 11 to 12 April, (Ph: 09-49265029), U Tun year courses are Civil (construction), Electrical 53rd Maha Thingyan Gold level (19-24 handicap), as silver-level and gold-level Tha Zan (Manager) Ph: Power, Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronic and Cup Golf Tournament at well as single event, events and PyinOoLwin 09-6506491, U Kyin Win Mechanical and Electrical (M&E). For more Pyin OoLwin Golf women’s event and Golf Championship from Tun (Ph: 09-2044128) and information, Tech Training centre, No.11, Course from 11 to 14 PyinOoLwin Golf 13 to 14 April. U Chit Tun (Ph: 09- Aungmyaythazi Street, Kamayut Township, Yangon April. Championship. Main sponsor is 2044715). and dial 523579 and 09-73043681.—MNA It includes team While bronze-level Kaung Myat Companies MNA

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 2 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 3 Large quake hits Myanmar near northern Thailand tremors were felt in Bangkok, central Myanmar and as far away as the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, leading to the evacuation of several tall buildings and offices. Police in Mae Sai in Thailand’s northernmost province of Chiang Rai said a woman had been killed when a wall of her house collapsed. Hospital officials said there were no other deaths or injuries reported in the province. The earthquake was shallow at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km). Witnesses in northeast Myanmar and northern Thailand said they felt the earthquake strongly and tremors caused widespread panic. Ten CHIANG M AI, 24 March—A large 6.8 aftershocks further jolted the area. magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar “In 40 years, I never felt an earthquake A policeman guards near a vehicle damaged in a rocket attack in near the border with northern Thailand on this strong. A glass broke, I had to hold on Thursday, killing a woman and shaking to a pillar,” Thanawan Sisukniyom, a retired southwest Pakistan’s Quetta on 23 March, 2011. At least 4 people were buildings in three big cities. teacher in Mae Sai, told Reuters by killed and 16 others where injured in two rocket attacks in Quetta on People fled their homes in panic and telephone. —Reuters Wednesday evening.—XINHUA

Soldiers gather at the Two NATO soldiers killed Four killed, site of a bomb attack in Afghanistan dozen injured that occurred in the KABUL, 24 March— Two soldiers with the NATO- in suicide led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) town of Kanaan, 70 km were killed Wednesday in an explosion in attack in NW Afghanistan restive southern region, the military Pakistan (43 miles) northeast of alliance on Thursday said. “Two International ISLAMABAD, 24 Security Assistance Force service members died Baghdad recently. March—Four people were following an improvised explosive device (IED) INTERNET attack in southern Afghanistan yesterday,” said a killed and a dozen others statement released here by ISAF. were injured in a suicide Greek police detonate bomb device However, the brief statement did not reveal the car bomb attack at a police nationalities of the victims, saying it is ISAF policy station Thursday morning at Tax Office in Athens to defer casualty identification procedures to the in Hangu, a city in ATHENS, 24 March— an unidentified person No group has relevant national authorities. Troops mainly from northwest Pakistan, Greek counter-terrorism had made two warning claimed responsibility US, Britain, Canada and Australia have been stationed reported local Urdu TV police squads detonated telephone calls to a for the incident yet, but in the southern region within the framework of ISAF channel Duniya, adding a bomb device at the local daily newspaper counter terrorism to fight Taleban militants. entrance of a Tax Office and a local television experts unanimously Over 90 NATO soldiers, most of them that a policeman and the in a central Athens channel a few minutes suspect local guerrilla Americans, have been killed in Afghanistan since suicide bomber were killed district on Wednesday before the bomb would groups which have the beginning of this year.—Xinhua in the blast.—Xinhua afternoon, Greek media explode. made many similar reported. Police rushed on the attacks at political, According to early spot, evacuated the area judicial, financial and Bomb alert at Eiffel Tower is false PARIS, 24 March—The “suspicious information, there were and proceeded to a police targets over the package” causing mass evacuation at no injuries, but controlled explosion of past years. the Eiffel Tower late Wednesday turned material damage, since the device. Xinhua out to be a false warning once again, according to Paris police. Before this Jerusalem bus bomb victim was British one, the most popular tourism site in Paris had already experienced several JERUSALEM, 24 bomb detonated close to condemned by the evacuations due to bomb alerts. The March—A Foreign the main bus station and Palestinian prime minister, previous three were all proved to be Office confirms 60-year- government ministries. Salam Fayyad.—Internet hoaxes. old woman killed in Most of the blast was Some 4,000 people were evacuated explosion outside absorbed by commuters Seven Jerusalem’s main bus around 18:00 local time from the Paris waiting at a bus stop, icon after an anonymous call reported station was UK national Europeans leaving three people of a “suspicious package” in the Tower. The bombing, the first seriously hurt and about kidnapped in Paris security personnel found the in the city for seven years, three dozen with minor Lebanon unclaimed package at the foot of the left the 60-year-old dead injuries. The explosion also BEIRUT, 24 March— tower, but it was apparently not a bomb. and injured dozens of Police officers take position at the broke windows in two buses Seven European tourists On 26 Feb, anonymous phone calls others. foot of the Eiffel Tower following a that were operating nearby. were kidnapped on reported of bombs in the Eiffel Tower “We can confirm the bomb threat in Paris, on Israel’s prime Wednesday in east and the Montparnasse Tower, another death of a British national,” 23 March, 2011. The “suspicious minister, Binyamin Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, landmark of Paris. Emergency said a Foreign Office Netanyahu, has vowed to when they were riding evacuations were conducted package” causing mass evacuation spokeswoman, adding act “aggressively, bicycles near Zahle City, respectively in the two sites, but nothing at the Eiffel Tower late Wednesday that the woman’s family responsibly and wisely” in a security source told was found afterward in operations by turned out to be a false warning had been informed. response to the bombing, Xinhua on condition of the security personnel. once again, according to Paris The 1-2kg suitcase which was also anonymity.—Xinhua Xinhua police.—XINHUA

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HAILING THE 66TH ANNIVERSARY ARMED FORCES DAY Tatmadaw puts national cause at the forefront Padaung Than Kywe

colonialists, thus expressing their great love of victory over the Fascists despite a great gap of Only when the Tatmadaw their motherland and nationalistic vigor. armed power. is strong, will the nation In 1939 in which the world caught the fire of Witnessing the BNA’s victory over the World War II, Myanmar youths started their Fascists and consolidated unity of the people, the be strong movements to launch armed revolts against the British colonialists had no choice, but to grant British. Myanmar youths including Thakin Aung Myanmar independence. Myanmar liberated San and Thakin Shu Maung got contact with itself from the British and became an independent Japan and left secretly for Japan. The Thirty nation again on 4 January 1948. Comrades attended a military course to undergo The 27th of March on which the Tatmadaw harsh military training at the foot of Goshi Hill of began to stand on its feet was put into the annals Hinan Island in 1941. of the Myanmar history as Armed Forces Day. The Thirty Comrades founded the Burma Nevertheless, independence was followed Independence Army (BIA) in Bangkok on 26 by internal armed insurrection. The Tatmadaw December 1941. The initial aim of the Tatmadaw remained loyal to the nation and successfully was to drive British colonialists out of the nation’s repulsed the attacks of internal armed insurgent soil. The people joined hands with the Tatmadaw groups and alien troops. The Tatmadaw born in fighting back the invaders. Although the British of the people has carried out national defence colonialists retreated from the nation, Japan failed duty constantly for safeguarding There is no sovereign country that does not to honour the pledge of declaring independence independence and sovereignty. It made have armed forces for national security and of Myanmar. political and economic reforms whenever the defence. Armed forces are necessary for national It was on 27 July 1942 when the BIA was nation was on the verge of collapse. The politics: perpetuation, peace, stability and reconstituted into the Burma Defence Army (BDA) Tatmadaw has been able to accomplish the development of the nation. to the liking of the Fascists. The strength of the duties on its shoulders. Tatmadaw is a force responsible for the BDA was only about 3000 due to the fact that the It took up State duties for the first time and task of serving national interest, which is a Fascists reduced on purpose the Myanmar’s armed served as the Caretaker Government and held an lifeblood of a sovereign country. It is also a force forces to a far lower level. Fascists declared election in 1958, thereby preventing collapse of that associates with national politics, not with independence on 1 August 1943. The Central the government into factions which could lead to party politics. Military Federation (Defence Council) held a massive bloodshed and maintaining the Some of the Tatmadaw’s primary duty is to meeting on 15 September the same year and parliamentary democracy system in the nation. ensure perpetuation of sovereignty, territorial passed a resolution to rename the BDA, the Burma The mismanagement of the ruling areas and national unity. It is also responsible to National Army (BNA). government sparked strong disagreements among civil authorities for the rule of law and restoration The independence of Myanmar Fascists had national races and the nation was standing on the of stability and peace. declared was merely sham, as evidenced by their edge of an abyss again in 1962. In great fear that Myanmar has stood tall with own inhumane treatments and torture to the people. So, the nation would lose independence, the Tatmadaw sovereignty and monarchs from time immemorial. the Tatmadaw prepared itself for attacks on Fascism. took up power on 2 March 1962 and made many British colonialists annexed the country following On 27 March 1945, entire people under the reforms in the interests of the nation. The the three aggressive wars: in 1824, 1852 and leadership of the BNA launched nationwide Anti- Revolutionary Council formed with Tatmadaw 1885. Out of anti-colonialist sentiment, Myanmar Fascist Resistance. With the support and leaders laid down Socialism to comply with the people constantly launched attacks on the cooperation of the public, the Tatmadaw won wishes of General Aung San and the people. In 1988, the people launched political With the aim of achieving economic growth of the movements to protest against the one-party system. Taking full advantage of the political nation, the Tatmadaw adhering to “Our Three Main movements, underground and aboveground insurgents provoked public outrage and revived National Causes” has been implementing the 12 anarchy. The nation was hovering on the point objectives it has laid down for national development. of collapse again, so the Tatmadaw took over State power for the third time. For over 20 years, the government, the people and the The main purpose was to prevent possible collapse of the nation and disintegration of Tatmadaw have managed to surmount a large range of national solidarity. In the course of the Myanmar history, the challenges of such as the evil legacies deliberately left Tatmadaw has taken over power and played the by the colonialists, varieties of disrupts made by internal leadership role in national politics for three times. Discharging the bounden duty was just to satisfy and external subversives, natural disasters, and the people’s wishes of laying foundations for political reforms, not because of its own accord. worldwide crises. (See page 5)

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HAILING THE 66TH ANNIVERSARY ARMED FORCES DAY Tatmadaw puts national cause at the forefront Padaung Than Kywe

(from page 4) At present also, the Tatmadaw upholds Objectives of the 66thth Anniversary Armed Forces Day national cause and preserves its fine traditions. Objectives of the 66 Anniversary Armed Forces Day Regarding Tatmadaw leaders, when the nation 1. To work in concert with the people for further burgeoning the eternal was in need of armed revolution for independence, politicians transformed principles namely justice, liberty and equality themselves into Tatmadaw members and when the nation was in need of political reforms, the 2. To participate in the leading role of State’s national politics hand in hand Tatmadaw leaders transformed themselves into with the people politicians. Therefore, the Tatmadaw is knowledgeable about both political affairs and 3. To crush internal and external subversives, who are disrupting State warfare. Inspired by patriotic fervour, Tatmadaw stability, peace and development, in collaboration with the people members defend the motherland against threats, 4. To build a strong, competent and modern patriotic Tatmadaw to safeguard risking life and limb. And they get involved in national politics whenever necessary. Our Three Main National Causes

In successive periods, the Tatmadaw has been able POEM to do all what should be done in the national interests. Ancestral heritage

Throughout its history, the Tatmadaw has put national * In jungles and on mountains of far corners All kinds of natural hazards and beasts cause at the forefront and showed loyalty to the nation. Soldiers are familiar with It has made uncountable number of sacrifices and Launching offensives for national interest Come hell or high water risked life and limb to a higher degree than any other No retreat, no surrender Dare sacrificing lives they organization in the nation. Fallen flowers numbers in thousands * Never cease fighting With the aim of achieving economic growth At the parade of the 65th Anniversary Armed Even receiving serious wounds of the nation, the Tatmadaw adhering to “Our Forces Day, Chairman of the State Peace and Glorious and virtuous ever Three Main National Causes” has been Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Terribly brave the warriors are implementing the 12 objectives it has laid down Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe said, Forever shine in history for national development. For over 20 years, the “Our Tatmadaw must be strong, efficient and Fame reaching all over the world government, the people and the Tatmadaw have modern with a strong sense of patriotism in order * Community and country managed to surmount a large range of challenges to safeguard the independence and sovereignty Soldiers safeguarding of such as the evil legacies deliberately left by the forever. Since the time of independence struggles, Bounden duty they discharge colonialists, varieties of disrupts made by internal the people have been convinced of the fact ‘Only To remain ever dutiful and external subversives, natural disasters, and when the Tatmadaw is strong, will the nation be Striving to do their best worldwide crises. strong’. Therefore, I would like to urge you to Because of these patriotic heroes In over 20 years, the government adopted constantly pursue the four tasks of strengthening High is the national dignity correct policies and prudent work programmes. the forces so that our Tatmadaw is complete with * In this world… So, the nation today is poised to practise a new the three types of prowess: military prowess, No others can rival system. Across the Union are a massive number organizing prowess and administrative prowess Our matchless Tatmadaw of infrastructural buildings due the short- and and is able to keep preserving the 12 fine Where numerous patriots Born and brought up long-term projects the government has been traditions.” Like blossoming flowers implementing for equitable development of all In successive periods, the Tatmadaw has parts of the Union. been able to do all what should be done in the * Never wane the patriots Ever vigorous they are The Tatmadaw is going to hand over power national interests. Throughout its history, the to the bodies that will exercise the legislative, Safeguarding and developing Tatmadaw has put national cause at the forefront executive and judicial powers. That indicates the Community and country and showed loyalty to the nation. It has made sense of duty of the Tatmadaw that has been Preserve ancestral heritage of courage uncountable number of sacrifices and risked life making earnest efforts to comply with the people’s And relay throughout history and limb to a higher degree than any other aspiration to a modern, developed discipline- Inheriting courage from ancestors flourishing democratic nation. organization in the nation. In conclusion, I would A true Myanmar with valor Hailed as royal Thaki race Inseparable are the government and the like to exhort the entire people to give collective Like rising sun the dignity is Tatmadaw as well as the people and the Tatmadaw. encouragement to making the Myanmar With Earth as the witness So, it is required to build the Tatmadaw into a Tatmadaw, which stands firm by bounden duties in the interest of the nation and the people, modern, strong one. Only then, will it be possible to Hailing the 66th Anniversary Armed Forces Day safeguard independence and sovereignty of the strong and efficient. Zaw Min Min Oo (Trs) nation forever. Translation: MS

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 5 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 motorway”, Amyotha Hluttaw representative Dr union-level commission in order to assist the First regular session of Banya Aung Moe of Mon State Constituency No.7 government by compiling suggestions and papers”; Pyidaungsu Hluttaw… on “multi-party democracy system”, Amyotha Amyotha Hluttaw representative Dr Myat Nyana Hluttaw representative U Khin Maung Yi of Soe of Yangon Region Constituency, “to collect (from page 1) Ayeyawady Region Constituency-6 on “electricity macroeconomic index that plays an important role Members of union level organization Minis- generation and power suppply project” and Pyithu in the country’s economic management through ter for Agriculture and Irrigation U Htay Oo, Minister Hluttaw representative U Aung Thaung of Taungtha accurate information and call on the government for Construction U Khin Maung Myint, Attorney- Constituency on “ whether there is scholarship to form national commission for economic General U Aye Maung, Minster for Electric Power programme to launch in education sector”. management in order to accurately calculate GDP No.1 U Zaw Min and Minister for Education Dr Chan Pyithu Hluttaw representative U Htay Oo of and call on the government for extension of special Nyein answered queries raised by Amyotha Hluttaw Hinthada Constituency submitted proposal on economic zones.” Pydaungsu Hluttaw sought the representatives U Sai Kyaw Zaw Than of Shan State “Pyidaungsu Hluttaw opposes economic sanction approval. Constituency No.2 on “growing summer paddy”, on Myanmar”; Pyitha Hluttaw representative U Ye The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker announced Pyithu Hluttaw representatives U Thein Tun of Tun (a) U Min Tun of Hsipaw Constituency, “to do the end of the 14th-day first regular session of Kyaunggon Constituency on “supervision for en- extensive study by forming commission including Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and the 15th-day first regular suring quality fertilizer” , Amyotha Hluttaw repre- outside scholars to carry out necessary reform in session will be held at 10 am on 25 March (friday). sentative U Zung Hlei Thang of Chin State Constitu- order to implement market-oriented economic The session came to an end at 1 pm. ency No.2 on “suspension of building Falam-Reed system and call on the government to form an MNA EP-1 Minister answers question about electricity generation, power supply projects

NAY PYI TAW, 24 March – Amyotha Hluttaw been implementing a 30-year long-term strategic power representative U Khin Maung Yi of Ayeyawady Re- project since 2001. Large-scale projects usually take gion Constituency-6 raised a question at today’s five to ten years to complete due to complicated Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session. He said it is learnt that at technology, geological conditions, mechanical require- the confluence of the Ayeyawady River, the largest ments and budgets. However, with the projects being hydropower project with 6000 megawatts of installa- implemented on a yearly basis, a project or more are tion power is being implemented. It is also found in completed every year. news that a number of hydropower projects are being With the aim of generating more electricity in implemented at Maykha-Maylikha basin, Thanlwin, a short time, the government is implementing the Chindwin, Sittoung and Rakhine State. So, he added he projects in three ways – projects implemented by believed Myanmar will enjoy adequate electricity in a related ministries, projects implemented companies of few years. He would like to know about electricity national entrepreneurs and projects jointly implemented Minister for Electric Power by ministries and foreign companies by inviting foreign No.1 U Zaw Min responding to question. Amyotha Hluttaw investments. There are altogether 68 projects with 45568 megawatts of generating capacity being under- MNA representative U taken – 15 by EP-1 Ministry, nine by national entre- drain when generators start running. Thus, preneurs and 44 by joint-venture. These projects will agricultural, economic and social matters relying on the river will not have any effects. When there is Khin Maung Yi of significantly increase electricity generation of the nation. less water flowing to rivers as they are dammed, Concerning the second question, the especially in the hot seaon, the amount of flowing Ayeyawady Region minister said the issues of natural environment and sea water increase and agricultural works can be relocation are considered as a special matter. At the affected. As Myitsone Dam is a hydropower project, constituency No.6 site of Myitsone project, there are 91 inches of generator will be running in the hot season and the annual rainfall. The average flow of water to the water from the drain will regularly flow into the raising question. river is 128.52 million acre feet per year. The dam river. When electricity is generated upon completion to be constructed is of concrete face rock-fill type of the project, the water level of Ayeyawady River MNA with 4300 feet in length, 458 feet in height and will rise 1.5 to 2 feet even in summer. That is why 9.788 million acre feet of water storage capacity. the flow of salt water can be prevented more and generation and power supply projects in detail, he said. The amount of storage is 7.6 percent of the flow into watercourse will be better. The farmers and people of Ayeyawady Region the river. So, 92.4 percent of the flow will keep Therefore, the project cannot produce any engage in agricultural, economic and social affairs flowing to the river. The water stored in Myitsone negative effects at all, the minister concluded. relying on the Ayeyawady River. He is concerned that Dam will flow to the Ayeyawady River through a MNA Ayeyawady Myitsone project may affect the areas along the downstream of the river. This is why he wanted to know what kind of loss and damage the Attorney-General replies to question on project might cause. And if so, he asked what measures would be taken and how the people would have to multi-party democracy system prepare. In response, Minister for Electric Power NAY PYI TAW, 24 March—At today’s session 7 in the Chapter-I Basic Principles of the Union in the No. 1 U Zaw Min said as for the first question, the of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ministry is mainly responsible for implementing power representative Dr Banya Aung Moe of Mon State states that the Union practices genuine, disciplined supply projects in order to generate electricity. When Constituency-7 asked whether the government’s multi-party democratic system. Section 405 in the the Tatmadaw government started assuming State duties party and opposition party will be separated in Chapter-X Political Parties states that a political party in 1988, there were two hydropower stations and seven realizing the discipline-flourishing democracy in shall accept and practise a genuine and discipline- gas-fired power stations totalling nine with 529 mega- line with the Constitution (2008) of the Republic flourishing multi-party democratic system. According watts of generating capacity in Myanmar. Now, the of the Union of Myanmar; whether all the political to the provisions, a political party must accept and country has 16 hydropower plants, one coal-fired parties should cooperate among them based on practise a genuine and discipline-flourishing multi- power plant and 14 gas-fired power plants totalling 31 same policies and goals; and whether it should party democratic system; and Hluttaw representatives with 3285 megawatts of generating capacity. There- form the multi-party government based on the from political parties of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Pyithu fore, more 22 stations have been built with more 2756 above-mentioned questions. Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw, Region and State Hluttaws megawatts of generating capacity. The government has Attorney-General U Aye Maung replied that Section (See page 7)

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 6 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 7 Attorney-General replies to National Races Development Party in Chin State; two national race representatives, eight of NUP and one of question on multi-party… CPP in Sagaing Region; one national race representative and one of NUP in Taninthayi Region, one national (from page 6) race representative, five of NUP and one of KPP in are working in concert for realizing the national politics Bago Region; one of national race representative and at respective Hluttaws, upholding Our Three Main National four of NUP in Magway Region; one national race Causes. At the respective Hluttaws, two Pyithu Hluttaw representative, one of Democratic Party (Myanmar) representatives of National Unity Party, one of Shan and one of Shan Nationalities Democratic Party in Nationalities Democratic Party, and one of Unity and Mandalay Region; three national representatives, two Democracy Party (Kachin State) (Sa Da Ka) were elected of NUP and seven of All Mon Region Democracy in Kachin State; one of Kayin Peoples Party and two of Party in Mon State; one national race representative, Phalon-Sawaw Democratic Party in Kayin State; two of one of NUP, 18 of RNDP and two of National Chin Progressive Party and two of Chin National Party in Progressive Democratic Party in Rakhine State; two Chin State; three of NUP in Sagaing Region, two of NUP national race representatives, eight of NUP, two of in Bago Region, one of NUP in Magway Region, one of Democratic Party (Myanmar), four of NDF, one of NUP and three of All Mon Region Democracy Party in KPP, one of RNDP and one of 88 Generation Student Mon State; nine of Rakhine National Development Party Youths (Union of Myanmar) in Yangon Region; Attorney-General U Aye Maung replying to in Rakhine State; eight of National Democratic Force in seven national race representatives, one of NUP, 31 of query.—MNA Yangon Region, two of NUP, 17 of Shan Nationalities SNDP, two of Kayan National Party, four of Taaung Democratic Party, three of Pa-O National Organization, (Palaung) National Party, three of Inn National constituted with U Baran Shaung of NUP, U Zung Hlei two of “Wa” Democratic Party, one of Inn National Development Party, six of Pa-O National Organiza- Thang of CPP, U Steven Thabeik of CNP, Daw Khin Development Party, one of Taaung (Palaung) National tion, one of Lahu National Development Party, three Waing Kyi of NDF and U Khin Maung of RNDP in Party and one independent representative in Shan State; of “Wa” Democratic Party and two independent addition to USDP members. The Pyithu Hluttaw Rights one of NUP in Ayeyawady Region. representatives in Shan State; two national race repre- Committee comprises U Nelson (a) U Hsaung Hsi of At the Amyotha Hluttaw, three representatives sentatives and six of NUP in Ayeyawady Region. SNDP, Daw Mi Myint Than of All Mon Region of NUP, one of SNDP, one of UDP (Kachin State) (Sa Therefore, the government’s party and opposition Democracy Party, Dr Than Win of NDF and U Saw Da Ka) and one independent representative were party are not separated at the Hluttaws. Thein Aung of Phalon (Sawaw) Democratic Party in elected in Kachin State; one of Kayin Peoples Party, In forming the Bill Committees, the Public addition to USDP members. The Amyotha Hluttaw one of Kayin State Democracy and Development Accounts Committees and the Rights Committees at Rights Committee is constituted with U J Yaw Wu of Party, one of All Mon Region Democracy Party and the respective Hluttaws, the Pyithu Hluttaw Bill Com- NUP, U Saw Taw Pale of KPP, U Hwae Yein of CPP, three of Phalon (Sawaw) Democratic Party in Kayin mittee comprises Daw Nan Wah Nu of Shan U Naing Tun Ohn of AMRDP, U Kyaw Kyaw of RNDP State; four of Chin Progressive Party and two of Chin Nationalites Democratic Party, U Thaung of NUP, U and U Nay Win Tun of PNO in addition to USDP National Party in Chin State; one of NUP in Sagaing Ba Shein of Rakhine Nationalities Development Party, members. As the government’s party and opposition Region; one of NUP and three of All Mon Region U Ngun Moung of Chin National Party and Daw Dwe party are not separated, all the political parties can Democracy Party in Mon State; three of Rakhine Bu of Unity and Democracy Party (Kachin State) (Sa realize the same policies and goals in line with the National Development Party in Rakhine State; four of Da Ka) in addition to USDP members. The Amyotha Constitution. NDF in Yangon Region; two of SNDP, one of Taaung Hluttaw Bill Committee consists of U Khet Htein Nan The Union government is an organization that (Palaung) National Party, one of Pa-O National of UDPKS (Sa Da Ka), U Mahn Aung Tin Myint of is forging the national politics in accord with the Organization and one of “Wa” Democratic Party in Kayin State Democracy and Development Party, Dr Constitution and relevant laws. According to the Con- Shan State. At the Region/State Hluttaws, four national Myat Nyana Soe of NDF, U Kyaw Tun Aung of stitution, eligible persons from Hluttaw representatives race representatives, 11 of NUP, four of SNDP, two of Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and U Hsaing and non-Hluttaw representatives can be appointed as UDP (Kachin State) (Sa Da Ka) and one independent Paung Nup of “Wa” Democratic Party in addition to Union Ministers or Region/State Ministers under the representative were elected in Kachin State; one USDP members. The Pyithu Hluttaw Public Accounts agreements of respective Hluttaws. In realizing the national race representative in Kayah State; three Committee is formed with U Sai Thiha Kyaw of SNDP, national politics, the prescription of provision is aimed national race representatives, two of KPP, one of U Mahn Maung Maung Nyan of NUP, Daw Tin Nwe at appointing not only the Hluttaw representatives but KSDDP, two of AMRDP, four of Phalon (Sawaw) Oo of NDF, U Khin Maung Thaung of PNO and U also outside scholars. According to the provisions, the Democratic Party and one independent representative Khun Lein of CPP in addition to USDP members. The President can appoint the eligible persons as ministers in Kayin State; five of CPP, five of CNP and one of Amyotha Hluttaw Public Accounts Committee is under the agreement of the Pyithu Hluttaw.—MNA Construction Minister replies to question on suspension of upgrading Reed-Falam road

NAY PYI TAW, 24 March— At Pyidaungsu There are two roads— Falam-Reed road and Hluttaw session today, Amyotha Hluttaw Falam-Tiddim— linking between Falam and Reed in Representative U Zung Hlei Thang of Chin State border area. Constituency No-2 said that Chin State and Chin Chief Secretary of Mizoram State of India nationals had the benefits from Falam-Reed motorway, and officials of Ministry of Construction held a border trade route. But the road was damaged discussions on upgrading of Falam-Reed road into beyond repair by landslide, erosion and heavy traffic. border trade road in Monywa in 1994. Indian and Myanmar governments had made Although land survey work was completed, agreement to upgrade the road as a border trade road the ministry is making coordination with India by the Indian side. government to continue road work. Road Department of India sought a road axis The downhill 64-mile and two-furlong long from Reed to Falam commencing from July 2005 and Falam-Reed road could not be used as trade route and Minister for Construction U Khin Maung the road work was completed on April 2006. But it it is being used as inter-township road. Upgrading and Myint replying to query.—MNA was a mere axis road. He said he would like to know maintenance works are being carried out by Falam the reason why the road construction was suspended. District Construction Group of the ministry. It is found that Falam-Tiddim-Reed road gives Regarding the question, Minister for Falam-Tiddim-Reed road is 107 miles and more benefits for local people than Falam-Reed border Construction U Khin Maung Myint replied that the five furlong long. The 54 miles and seven furlong trade road. Both roads have same driving time, but the government is endeavouring not only to ensure all- long road section was upgraded to tarred one and the Falam-Tiddim, Reed road with gentle slope contributes round developments in States and Regions but to remaining were gravel and earth ones. It is all-weather towards smooth and secure of transport. So priority facilitate border trade links for development of border road for jeep and mini-buses can run on the road in was given to upgrade Falam-Tiddim-Reed road. regions. open season. (See page 8)

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 7 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 Construction Minister replies collected index of the ministry. It is found that Chin State is better in index The index is based on collected data through compared with other Regions. to question on suspension… thousands of people, total length of road and number According to the index of the ministry, the of vehicles. government is carrying out for development of Chin (from page 7) With regard to the index based on figures State in all sectors. Plans are underway to upgrade the road section collected in 2010, the ratio of the population to the Plans are underway to upgrade Tiddim-Reed of Falam-Tiddim-Reed by Myanmar national races length of roads in Chin State was 1000 people:2.02 road as a first priority. As a second priority, upgrading companies in cooperation with India. Upgrading works miles of roads and the ratio of length of roads to number of Falam-Tiddim road is under coordination with the are being carried out by the ministry while paper works of vehicle was one vehicle:3.49 miles of road. Indian government. The people from Falam may travel are underway to get cash assistance from India. Road Mandalay Region has 1000 people: 0.17 miles to Reed along Falam-Tiddim-Reed road. Arrangements Maintenance groups are assigned to tackle transport of roads, and one vehicle:0.02 mile of road; and are being made to upgrade Falam-Reed road by the problems in rainy season. Yangon Region has 1000 people:0.09 mile of road, ministry depending on the fund of the ministry. He continued he would like to present yearly- and one vehicle:0.01 mile of road. MNA A&I Minister answers query on “summer paddy cultivation”

NAY PYI TAW, 24 Sai Kyaw Zaw Than of learnt that the summer difficult to extend March — At today’s Shan State Constituency- paddy cultivation is an cultivation of monsoon session of Pyidaungsu 2 asked whether or not important policy of the paddy for rice sufficiency Hluttaw, Amyotha the State is aware that government. of entire Shan State. So Hluttaw representative U farmers from almost all Minister for the cultivation of summer regions of Shan State are Agriculture and Irrigation paddy in potential bearing burden of the U Htay Oo said in farmlands in various ways cultivation of summer response to query that is focused. A total of paddy and whether or not Myanmar’s staple food is 80000 acres of to inspect real situation rice which is the important farmlands have been put by forming inspection crop of the nation. So, the under summer paddy team, stating that he State sets sight on regional now. As the weather Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation rice sufficiency as it condition in some U Htay Oo making clarification.—MNA Amyotha Hluttaw covers the entire nation. places of Shan State is representative U Sai A total of 116 million unfav-ourable for Kyaw Zaw Than of baskets of monsoon cultivation of summer It is necessary to are met in the cultivation Shan State paddy were harvested paddy, the ministry is inform respective of summer paddy. They Constituency-2 from 1.472134 million trying hard for authorities and staff of will help change the crops raising question. acres of farmlands in Shan developing cold-resistant Myanma Agriculture after in-depth analysis of MNA State in 2009-2010. It is paddy strains. Service if the difficulties success.—MNA A & I Minister replies to question Education Minister replies to about quality control of fertilizers question about scholarship NAY PYI TAW, 24 acre yield of crops, and The government estab- March—At today’s asked what the govern- lished Myaungdaga Urea NAY P YI TAW, 24 sion, Pyithu Hluttaw presents awards to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ses- ment will do to make sure Fertilizer Plant in Decem- March—At today’s representative U Aung outstanding students at sion, Pyithu Hluttaw rep- that fertilizers meet the ber 2010 and Pathein Urea Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ses- Thaung of Taungtha the higher education resentative U Thein Tun standards. Fertilizer Plant in January Constituency said that level, and provides cash of Kyaungkon Constitu- Minister for Agricul- 2011 in addition to up to 1962, Myanmar assistance for about ency said that fertilizer is ture and Irrigation U Htay Kyawswa, Sale and practised scholarship 1500 students yearly. necessary for boosting per Oo in his reply said that the Kyungyaung urea fertilizer system. At that time, The scholarship Ministry of Agriculture and plants to satisfy the domes- scholarship examina- system helps increase Irrigation enact Fertilizers tic demand. More urea fer- tions were held for 4th, the number of outstand- Law on 1 October 2002, tilizer plants will be built 7th and 10th standards. ing students. To launch and Procedures on Ferti- according to the conditions. Winners were the system calls for lizers on 1 July 2007. The Imported fertilizers granted scholarships promulgation of policy, Fertilizers Committee has and local organic and in- and came to study harder procedures and rules been formed with the organic fertilizers are ex- than ever. The system and regulations. So, the deputy minister for Agri- amined for quality con- led to competitive spirit system should be dealt culture and Irrigation as trol. The ministry is ren- among students as well with the forthcoming the chairman, and Ferti- dering assistance for pro- as among teachers. He government. lizer Technical Group. The duction of natural fertiliz- asked if the upcoming MNA government will practise ministry issues registration ers such as leaf humus Pyithu Hluttaw cards and licences for pro- fertilizer, vermicompost scholarship system or ducing, importing or ex- fertilizer, cow dung and representative U not, when it will practise Take it if it has a plan, and porting fertilizers. It also bat guano. It will take meas- Aung Thaung of examines samples of ferti- ures for taking action in why it cannot practise it Pyithu Hluttaw repre- Fire lizers on market. accordance with the law Taungtha Con- if it does not have a plan. sentative U Thein Tun Minister for The ministry is taking against those who pro- stituency raising of Kyaungkon Con- measures for designating duce substandard Education Dr Chan Preventive stituency makes the amount of fertilizers for fertilizers, imitate fertiliz- question. Nyein answered the question. queries, saying that the an acre of land and giving ers and disqualified ferti- MNA Measures MNA talks on use of fertilizers. lizers.—MNA Ministry of Education

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 8 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 9 Yangon Lifestyle Furniture Fair 2011 kicks off

YANGON, 24 March—Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe of the Ministry of Defence attended the opening of the Yangon Lifestyle Furniture Fair 2011 at the Tatmadaw Conven- tion Hall on U Wisara Road in Dagon Township this morning. Chairman of Yangon Region Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Tun Than and officials formally opened the fair. Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe, the commander and offi- cials visited the fair. Group organized the fair where a total of 36 companies Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe of the Ministry of Under the supervision of Myanmar Timber display 164 booths. The fair that will last up to 27 March Defence visits Yangon Lifestyle Furniture Entrepreneurs Association, Thousand Islands Business is being organized from 9 am to 6 pm daily.—MNA Fair 2011.—MNA

Pyidaungsu Hluttaw representatives submit proposals MYANMAR GAZETTE

NAY PYI TAW, 24 March—The State Peace Approval sought at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to discuss proposals and Development Council has confirmed the appointment of rector of University of Dental NAY PYI TAW, 24 March—The regular session of the representative was not in line with the rules. Medicine (Mandalay) Professor Dr U Thein Kyu of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw today sought approval for The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw sought the approval under the Ministry of Health on expiry of the one- accepting new proposals submitted Hluttaw repre- to discuss the submitted proposal and announced that year probation period.—MNA sentatives to discuss them. the proposal was cancelled as the Hluttaw disadgreed Pyithu Hluttaw Representative U Htay Oo of to the proposal because the proposal was not in line Hinthada Constituency submitted a proposal that this with the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw rules and the matters Two injured in KNU mine blasts Hluttaw objects the economic sanctions imposed against related to the proposal are being undertaken by the NAY PYI TAW, 24 March—Daw Than Than Myanmar. He said that all the persons wishing to serve State at present. residing at Shankyay ward, Shwegyin Township, the interest of the nation and the people do not accept the Next, Amyotha Hluttaw Representative Dr Bago Region stepped on a mine planted by KNU sanctions against Myanmar. Therefore, he opposed the Myat Nyana Soe of Yangon Region Constituency-4 insurgent group yesterday while on her way to sanctions in accord with the wishes of the people. He said submitted a proposal that “he called on the government collect rubber latex. Due to the incident, he got her that he welcomes positive activities for development of to extend special economic zones”. below right knee cut and her face and left leg hurt. social-economic status of the State and the people and all U Kyaw Kyaw of Rakhine State Constituency- The victim is under treatment at Shwegyin People’s the people are to strive for successfully overcoming the 2 seconded the proposal. Hospital. Officials concerned are providing obstacles and sanctions through collaborative efforts. In seeking the approval at the Hluttaw, the necessary assistance to her. Dr Kyaw Kyaw Htay of Launglon government has promulgated the Myanmar Special In an another incident, U Maung Daing (a) Constituency seconded the proposal. Economic Zone Law, and the Dawei Special Economic Lakhaekhaw residing at Wetgyi village, Hpa-an The Hluttaw sought the approval to discuss the Zone Law. At present, the government is undertaking Township, Kayin State stepped on a mine planted by KNU insurgent group on the same day while on submitted proposal and decided to discuss it. the tasks to extend special economic zones and has the his way to collect In leaves in Hteephonat forest The Hluttaw representatives wishing to discuss completed plans to successfully carry out the tasks. reserve. In the incident, he got his right ankle cut. the proposal are to enlist at the Director-General of the Afterwards, the Hluttaw took decision by vote with 139 The victim was rushed to Hpa-an People’s Hospital Hluttaw Office after today’s session. for, 435 against and 60 abstentions that Hluttaw declined and is receiving the treatment there. Necessary Pyithu Hluttaw Representative U Ye Tun (a) U to approve the proposal.—MNA assistances are being provided to him.—MNA Min Tun of Hsipaw Constituency said that although he wanted to submit the proposal “to urge the govern- ment for forming a Union level commission with the Thaphanseik participation of outside scholars to be able to support the government with wider observations, sugges- Multipurpose tions and papers so as to carry out necessary Dam… reformation in realizing the market-oriented eco- nomic system in conformity with the new system of (from page 16) the State”, he knew arrangements have been made for Engineer of formation of Hluttaw committees and joint committees Thaphanseik Dam U to submit executive and legislative matters, national Aung Paing and Head races affairs, economic, financial, social and foreign of Thaphanseik Hydro- affairs and others. Therefore, he said that he did not power Plant U Nyi Nyi want to submit his proposal to the Hluttaw. explained that the six- Amyotha Hluttaw Representative Dr Myat meter-diameter shores- Nyana Soe of Yangon Region Constituency-4 submit- shoe-shaped spillway is ted a proposal that “he called on the government to of reinforced concrete collect special important microeconomic index into type and is designed The hydropower plant of Thaphanseik Dam in Sagaing Region. country’s economic management through accurate both to generate information and to form a national commission for electricity and to irrigate economic management to accurately calculate GDP”. farmlands when they when farmlands urgently townships through Kindat It is, therefore, safe U Phone Myint Aung of Yangon Region need irrigation water. need water. In order to Dam and Karboe Dam. In to say that Sagaing Constituency-3 seconded the proposal. According to the two help Sagaing Region to the irrigated areas, Region is now on the After making clarification on his proposal, Dr officials, the 4738-foot- become a granary of the monsoon paddy, summer verge of becoming a Myat Nyana Soe submitted that he would like to amend long spillway is to produce nation, Thaphanseik paddy and beans and granary of the nation. his proposal. According to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hydropower and the 460- Dam supplies irrigation pulses are grown with ***** Rule 73 (a), the amendment of the proposal is to be sent foot-long spillway, to water to 500,000 acres of multiple-cropping Translation: MS to the Hluttaw at least three days ahead. So the proposal supply irrigation water farmlands in surrounding patterns. Kyemon: 27-2-2011

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 9 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011

NASA to open rocket facility in Va Satellites track

WALLOPS ISLAND, 24 March—NASA assembled and then rolled out for launch complete has unveiled a new facility in Virginia at a nearby Wallops pad. missile flight dedicated to readying commercial The first commercial customer at the LOS ANGELES, 24 rockets for space flight, with work set to facility will be Orbital Sciences, based in March—Two low-Earth- begin this month, officials said. Virginia — which is expected to use the orbiting US satellites The space agency held a ceremony new building to assemble its Taurus 2 have detected and Tuesday, attended by NASA rocket, set to begin conducting supply tracked a ballistic missile Administrator Charles Bolden and Sen. runs to the International Space Station for launch through all Barbara Mikulski, D-Md, to open the NASA in 2012. phases of flight for the new Horizontal Integration Facility at its The different stages of the Taurus 2 first time, officials said. Skiers sit on a chairlift in a village outside the Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops will be brought in and joined together in Siberian town of Kemerovo. Officials in a This birth-to-death Island, Va, SPACE.com reported. the building. Multiple rockets can be tracking of a ballistic Siberian region have announced plans to open a The six-storey facility, about 250 processed inside at the same time, using scientific institute for researchers to study yetis, missile launch had never feet long and 150 feet wide, will allow several huge cranes, officials said. been accomplished despite opposition from academics.—INTERNET multi-stage medium-class rockets to be Internet before from space and is New ‘missing link’ dinosaur discovered a significant achieve- ment for the Space in Argentina Tracking and Surve- illance System space- BUENOS AIRES, 24 Brontomerus — the largest Plateosaurus from the craft, Doug Young of March—Fossils of a land creatures ever to walk Triassic period (248-205 Northrop Grumman recently discovered on earth — are dinosaurs million years ago) to their Aerospace Systems, dinosaur species in known as sauropods. They much larger descendants, builder of the satellites, Argentina is a “missing lived some 170 million the sauropods. said. link” in the evolution of years ago. Paleontologists Leonerasaurus lived On 16 March the the long-necked giants that see the recently discovered some 10 million years Handout picture released by the Museo Paleontologico satellites tracked an roamed the earth millions Leonerasaurus Taque- before the sauropods and Trelew showing a real-size replica of the fossil of a ARAV-B short-range of years ago, transis as the connection measured a mere three Taquetrensis Leonerasaurus dinosaur being exhibited target missile launched paleontologists said. between the smaller meters (yards) long, said at the museum, in Neuquen, Argentina. Scientists in southern Argentina discovered fossils from this from the Pacific Missile Long-neck, long-tail plant- prosauropods — also Diego Pol with the Egidio Range Facility at Kauai, eaters like Diplodocus, known as near-sauropods Feruglio Museum of previously unknown species of dinosaur, a herbivore of about three metres long precursor of the great Hawaii, SPACE.com Brachiosaurus and — like Sellosaurus and Paleontology.—Internet herbivores.—INTERNET reported.—Internet

Jabra announces Yahoo Search Direct takes on Google Freeway Bluetooth Instant speakerphone NEW YORK, 24 searches before you’ve left the search box. You March—Yahoo today typed a single character. may very well be directed WASHINGTON, 24 March—If one or unveiled Yahoo Search A larger window to to Yahoo’s in-house two speakers just isn’t doing it for Direct, a new feature the right of the trending list content, but that shouldn’t your car’s Bluetooth speakerphone, similar to Google Instant displays relevant come as a surprise. And, then hold onto your steering wheel: that shows search results information as you type. of course, you can proceed Jabra has announced the Freeway, a Freeway bluetooth speakerphone. as you type. The benefit to Enter “cameras,” for to a traditional search model that boasts an industry-first INTERNET you: Less typing, fewer instance, and Search Direct results page—the usual list three speakers. clicks, and (hopefully) displays camera pricing of blue links—simply by Designed to be clipped to your through the pairing process as well as faster results. information for Yahoo tapping the Enter key. car’s visor, the Freeway boasts HD keep you updated on the device’s Search Direct starts Shopping: Is Yahoo Search Voice Ready technology that helps battery level and connection status, working as soon as you The benefit to you, Direct better than Google ensure the best voice quality on both and Caller ID, which will audibly alert click inside the query gentle searcher, is that Instant? This depends on ends of the connection. The Freeway you to who’s calling, the Freeway also window. A dropdown box Yahoo provides relevant what type of information also features Virtual Surround Sound comes with a free one-year displays the latest trending information before you’ve you’re seeking.—Internet and full support for the Bluetooth subscription to the Voice Assist app. A2DP wireless audio standard, so Voice Assist, which is compatible with Visioneer Mobility instantly you can pipe through your music or iOS devices as well as BlackBerry and digitizes documents, photos, other audio if you prefer. And it’ll Android phones, lets you make calls, plastic ID cards and more into even automatically power up when send and answer e-mails and text one of three file formats: colour you get in the car and shut off when messages, and even post to Twitter PDF, black and white PDF or your conversation is over or you and Facebook, all with just your voice. colour JPEG. Scanned items can finish your trip, all in the name of While the Jabra Freeway is already be saved to an SD memory card saving battery life. shipping in Europe and Asia, it will or a USB flash drive. After Voice commands are a big part of arrive in the US in May for a suggested scanning items, users can simply the Freeway; after all, you don’t want retail price of $129. It’s sure to be the eject the removable memory and to have to fiddle about with buttons latest and greatest option until insert it into any computer with a and switches while you’re driving. In somebody starts shipping an in-car SD or USB slot, whether addition to the built-in Voice speakerphone with four speakers. Windows, Mac, or Linux. Guidance, which will talk you Internet INTERNET

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 10 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 11 Australia to rescue hundreds stranded Hainan Island to by floods exempt taxes on imported goods MELBOURNE, 24 March— Hundreds of to boost tourism, campers stranded by consumption floods and landslides in HAIKOU, 24 March — Australia were waiting to Tourists to China’s be rescued on Wednesday southern island of Hainan after roads were washed will soon be able to claim out by freakish weather. A pharmacist fills prescriptions as generic back taxes on imported Darby Bridge, lead- diabetes medicine awaits distribution at a goods they purchase there ing to the Tidal River community health centre in Colorado in 2009. as the provincial govern- campsite on Wilsons Actos, a medicine that treats adult onset ment announced on Promontory in south- diabetes, also prevented the development of the Campers leave a helicopter as authorities evacuate at Thursday a tax refund eastern Victoria state, was disease in more than 70 percent of people who Fish Creek some 300 people stranded after storms scheme to boost tourism washed away following are considered high risk, according to findings dumped heavy rain, cutting roads and causing flash and consumption. torrential rain. flooding at Wilsons Promontory National Park, All visitors to Hainan announced Wednesday.—INTERNET It left some 300 southeast of Melbourne on 23 March, 2011.—INTERNET Province aged 18 or up campers, including 200 who depart the island by US soldier gets 24 years schoolchildren, stranded. reporters, adding that “But there is damage plane to another location for murdering Afghans Parks Victoria there were no reports of to vehicles, walking on the mainland can apply spokesman Steve Gart- injuries. tracks, bridges and the like for the refunds, but tourists TACOMA, 24 March— The first of five US soldiers land said they may have The Tidal and Darby We’ll be working to make flying to foreign charged with killing unarmed Afghan civilians last to be evacuated by rivers both burst their the road passable to get destinations can not, said year was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 years in helicopter, although first banks and crews were campers out this after- the Hainan government prison after pleading guilty to three counts of preference was to take also working to clean up noon.” at a press briefing. premeditated murder. them out by road if the mess created. Heavy rain and floods The scheme, which The guilty plea and sentencing of Army Specialist possible. “The water has have inundated parts of comes into effect on April Jeremy Morlock, 23, of Wasilla, Alaska, marked a “We can get people begun receding. It was Australia this year, with 20, covers 18 types of turning point in the most serious prosecution of out if there is a need but such a quick period of Queensland hit hard in imported items, including alleged US military atrocities during 10 years of war we need to work out the rain, and it has stopped January when more than jewelry, handicraft, wat- in Afghanistan. best way to get a lot of raining and it has started 30 people were killed. ches, perfume and co- Under questioning by the judge, Morlock people out,” Gartland told to recede,” he said. Internet smetics.—Xinhua recounted his role in the deaths of three unarmed Afghan villagers whose slayings by grenade blasts Bomb undiscovered for and rifle fire were staged to appear as legitimate combat casualties. weeks at Detroit fed “I knew what I was doing was wrong, sir,” he said, adding that, contrary to his lawyers’ suggestions, building his judgment was not impaired by drugs. He admitted DETROIT, 24 March— to X-ray the package and smoking hashish three or four times a week during A package found by a found that it might contain his deployment in Afghanistan. security guard at a federal a bomb, he said. German magazine Der Spiegel this week office building in Detroit The guards then published several photos related to the killings, one sat three weeks before notified the Federal showing Morlock crouched grinning over a bloodied someone thought to screen Protective Service and corpse as he lifted the dead man’s head by the hair it and found it was a bomb, Detroit police and the for the camera. The existence of such photos, an official who represents package was moved Google’s Matt Potter pedals Google’s new among dozens seized as evidence by investigators unionized guards said on outside the building, Street View Tricycle in a park near Google and ordered sealed from public view by the Army, Wednesday. where the police bomb headquarters in Mountain View, Calif , has drawn comparisons with the pictures of Iraqi A private contract squad recovered it, he 7 March, 2011. Google launched Street View prisoners taken by US military personnel at the Abu guard, since suspended, said. using a tricycle to reach beyond public streets Ghraib Prison in Iraq that were made public in 2004. apparently found the Detroit police said onto hiking trails, amusement parks, historical MNA/Reuter package outside in late they recovered a package landmarks, parks and gardens. Google is February, said David on Friday from the federal using a 250-pound, 9-foot-long, human- Wright, president of the building and detonated it. powered trikes with a 7-foot stalk of cameras. union that represents The FBI is INTERNET Federal Protective Service investigating the incident, Bus, train collision in China’s guards but not contract Special Agent Sandra guards. Berchtold said. Neither Xinjiang kills at least 5, dozens The building in police nor the FBI wounded downtown Detroit houses commented further on offices for the FBI, US details of the incident, URUMOI, 24 March —A bus and train collision Sen Carl Levin of Wright said it was not left at least 5 people dead and dozens injured on Michigan, the Social clear whether the guard Thursday morning in northwest China’s Xinjiang Security Administration who found the package Uygur Autonomous Region, police said. and others. initially was the one who A runaway No 531 Bus rushed onto a railway track and was hit by a running train at 9:07 am, in Customers try the latest ipad 2 at the Apple store The guard brought decided to have it Urumqi, the regional capital, said a spokesman on Fifth Avenue in New York, on the package into the screened for explosives. 11 March. Apple said Tuesday that the iPad 2, building and put it in “lost The package should with the city’s railway bureau. the latest model of the hot-selling tablet and found” without not have been moved in Passengers on the bus were mostly students computer, will go on sale in Hong Kong, having it screened, Wright either case except by on their way to school. Singapore and South Korea in April. said. It sat until 18 March, explosives experts, he At least 5 people were killed, said Wang Mingshan, Urumqi’s police chief.—MNA/Xinhua INTERNET when someone decided said.—Reuters

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 11 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011

File picture shows the entrance to a Castorama store in Paris.—INTERNET Mayan statue sold at Paris auction for $4m is ‘fake’ More women buying MEXICO CITY, 24 March carrying a shield, is genu- — A Mayan sculpture that ine and more than 1,000 shoes online fetched 2.9m euros years old. But Mexico’s NEW YORK, 24 March The survey found ($4.2m, £2.5m) at a Paris National Institute of An- — The number of US that women on average auction is a fake, Mexican thropology and History women buying shoes own 17 pairs shoes and officials believe. The says it does not match the online has increased buy three pairs a year. French auction house style of the period it was dramatically, ShopSmart The average price is Drouot maintains that the supposedly from. Another magazine says. $49, although 31 per- statue, of a masked figure 66 pieces at Monday’s The magazine, a cent say they have paid auction were also fakes, sister publication of more than $100 for a the institute said. Consumer Reports, sur- pair at least once in their The Mexican Foreign veyed female shoe- lives. Ministry has informed shopping habits. Almost Fourteen percent French authorities. “The one-third of respon- said they have concealed figure tries to recreate the dents, 29 percent, said the purchase of a new Pre-Columbian features of they have purchased pair from a husband or the Maya region in south- shoes online, up from boyfriend at least once. eastern Mexico, but the 14 percent four years “Shoes never make height, the posture and the ago. But 39 percent of your butt look big, you flexed legs and the boot those who have bought don’t have to worry The figure came from straps are not characteris- shoes on line say they about squeezing into a private collection. tic of this culture,” the in- have returned at least one them if you’ve put on a INTERNET stitute said. —Internet pair. couple of pounds, May- be that’s why, despite Venezuela makes world record with largest arepa the economy, we’re still Surfer injured in shark attack CARACAS, 24 March bia. The patties are usu- record weight for an arepa buying shoes,” said Lisa north of Sydney — Employees of Ven- ally stuffed with fillings was 440 pounds (200 ki- Lee Freeman, the ezuela’s largest food like shredded beef, SYDNEY, 24 March—A 48-year-old surfer has been los). The huge arepa was magazine’s editor-in- company cooked the cheese or black beans. injured in the second shark attack in a week north of cooked at the headquar- chief.—Internet world’s largest arepa Ralph Hannah, a rep- ters of Empresas Polar, Sydney. Ambulance service spokesman Craig Pusser said resentative of the Guin- Wednesday, producing Venezuela’s largest food Dog found in on Thursday the man was surfing on Wednesday evening a flattened corn flour ness Book of World producer. The event was off rocks near Crowdy Head when his right arm was patty weighing 1,087.31 Records, certified the burnt out flat mauled by a shark. He says the surfer was in a stable record weight after the organized to celebrate the pounds (493.2 kilos). It th condition when a rescue helicopter flew him to a hospital was 19.7 feet (6 metres) giant arepa was cooked 50 anniversary of Po- month after fire in Newcastle city. A 24-year-old woman was flown to the across. Arepas, which for hours over a heated lar’s introduction of BOSTON, 24 March — A same hospital on 16 March after she was mauled by a shark vaguely resemble Mexi- metal plate and the water precooked corn flour woman who thought her while wakeboarding behind a speed boat about 27 miles can tamales, are a tradi- used to mix the dough widely used to make beloved dachshund was (43 kilometres) south of Crowdy Head at Nelson Bay. tional favourite in this evaporated. The previous arepas.— Internet gone forever after a fire There is no information on whether the same shark could South American country destroyed her apartment a be responsible for both attacks.—Internet and neighboring Colom- Beauty queen shoots month ago has found the pet living in the wreckage Somalia hostages: Pirates ‘show Danes to reporter’ home intruder of her burned-out home. TIERRA VERDE, 24 bedroom, where her fiance, LONDON, 24 March — A Danish Terisa Acevedo moved in March—A former Miss Ronald Panthaber, tried to newspaper says that one of its reporters with relatives after the 23 Tierra Verde shot and killed pull Hill off her. Panthaber has met the Danish family being held February fire. She returned an intruder in her Florida says he managed to give hostage by Somali pirates and they to the apartment on Tues- home with a pink .38- Brown time to grab her day after her landlord asked seem to be well. An unnamed Ekstra caliber pistol she got for gun — which he had given her to turn off the alarm on Bladet reporter is said to have been Christmas, her fiance says. her for Christmas. The a vehicle in the driveway. allowed to visit the family of five and Meghan Brown told police Robbery/Homicide Unit The 24-year-old their two crew members aboard a Somali pirates usually target cargo someone knocked on the with the Pinellas County Acevedo heard scratching, hijacked Greek ship. vessels for the ransoms often paid door of the house in Tierra Sheriff’s Office is investi- pulled away the plywood The pirates are reportedly seeking out by shipping firms.— INTERNET Verde at 3 am 12 March, gating the incident, trying covering the doorway and a $5m (£3.1m) ransom for the hostages Foxnews.com reported. to find a connection be- found the year-old pup, who include three children aged 12 to with his wife Birgit Marie Johansen, When she opened the tween Hill, who had a long Lola. She says Lola 16. They were seized on 24 February their sons Rune and Hjalte, and their door, Albert Hill, 42, criminal record, and jumped into her arms and while sailing in the Indian Ocean. Jan daughter Naja, along with two adult forced his way inside and Brown or Panthaber. set off a flood of tears. Quist Johansen is being held along Danish crew members.—Internet dragged her to an upstairs Internet Internet

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 12 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 13 Autistic physics genius, 12, Man marks in college 100th birthday A 12-year-old autistic stars and planets, but as with skydive boy functioning at genius his interest in cosmology A Pennsylvania man levels in mathematics is grew so did his boredom An employee bottle-feeds celebrated his 100th studying doctorate-level in school. The Barnetts a 1-week-old Meerkat cub birthday by jumping out astrophysics at an Indiana had a number of clinical at the Royev Ruchey zoo of an airplane 13,000 feet university, his parents say. evaluations done on in the Siberian City of over the Earth. Fred Mack Jacob Barnett was “Jake” as he was known Krasnoyarsk, on 21 March, 2011. The cub is of Newtown Square said diagnosed with Asper- and decided to heed the one of a litter of three his tandem skydiving ger’s Syndrome, a form last one made by clinical Women carry goods in Stone Town’s central being handfed after they jump Sunday at Free Fall market, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 2005. The of borderline autism when neurophysiologist Carl S were rejected by their Adventures in Williams- village folk of Tanzania’s idyllic Zanzibar he was about three when Hale. mother. town, NJ, was the archipelago have hit the road; sleeping on his parents noticed it was culmination of a promise tarmac at night to cool off from the chocking difficult for him to make Woman finds frog in can he made five years ago tropical heat in their poorly ventilated houses. eye contact with them, when he made his first- show emotion and of beans ever skydiving jump to Tarmac roads are ‘cool’ in interact with other people, A Kentucky woman said she found a dead frog in mark his 95th birthday, The Indianapolis Star a can of green beans she purchased at a grocery store. KYW-TV, Philadelphia, rural Zanzibar reported. Priscilla Owens of Lexington said she made the reported Monday. “I’m The village folk of Tanzania’s idyllic Zanzibar What he did was work discovery Sunday inside the can of Wylwood Blue still alive,” Mack said after archipelago have hit the road; sleeping on tarmac at with numbers either on Lake Cut Green Beans she purchased a week or two landing Sunday. night to cool off from the chocking tropical heat in paper, a dry erase board previously at the Save-A-Lot store on North Broadway, Dr Elliot Gerber, their poorly ventilated houses. or in his head working WLEX-TV, Lexington, Ky, reported Monday. Mack’s cardiologist, said The open-sky experience is completed with a without 200 digits for fun. “I poured it in there and I was like, ‘God help me, he contacted Guinness TV set place at the roadside for added comfort, but Jacob’s parents please,’” she said, adding the frog was “the grossest World Records about the police have warned against such relaxation. noticed when they took thing I’ve ever seen.” Owens said store officials told centenarian’s accom- “We are only looking for a comfortable place to him to the planetarium her they are investigating the find. plishment. “I cleared him sleep, sometimes the temperature in our houses is so he loved looking at the high you cannot sleep,” said Mohamed Omar of “They were like, ‘well we’ll look into it, but you last time, this time they 12345678901234567890123 can come bring the can back to the store and we’ll Uzini village in the south of Zanzibar’s main isle of 12345678901234567890123 didn’t ask for me to sign 12345678901234567890123 12345678901234567890123 replace it,’ and I was like, ‘No, no, I’m going to see Unguja. 12345678901234567890123 off,” Gerber said. “Mack

12345678901234567890123 “It is dangerous to sleep on roads, but we believe 12345678901234567890123 what I can do to try and get that batch off the shelf,’” has been my patient for 12345678901234567890123 12345678901234567890123News Album the drivers are sympathetic and drive carefully not to 12345678901234567890123 Owens said. 20 years and he is in 12345678901234567890123 knock us,” he added. Residents say the roads are 12345678901234567890123 Save-A-Lot officials said they were unable to great shape. He’s an wide and there is a refreshing breeze. comment, WLEX-TV said. amazing man.” Canadian singer Bryan Lou Reed to play Japan Adams gets Hollywood star quake benefit LOS ANGELES, 24 recalled visiting NEW YORK, 24 March— Rock legend Lou Reed March— Bryan Adams is Hollywood Boulevard at and composer Philip Glass will perform next month now enshrined in 16 and marveling at the in New York at a half-day concert to benefit victims Rock legend Lou of Japan’s devastating earthquake, organizers said concrete. stars. He said he was Reed, shown here Monday. The Japan Society, a cultural institute in The Canadian singer, humbled by seeing his performing in 2010, midtown Manhattan, will play host to the 9 April songwriter, guitarist, own star. and composer Philip concert which was put together largely by John bassist and producer got Retired hockey star Glass will perform Zorn, the jazz fusion artist who has performed his Hollywood Walk of Wayne Gretzky was on next month in New extensively in Japan. Reed, the driving force behind Fame star Monday in front hand for the dedication. York at a half-day the influential 1960s-70s band The Velvet Canadian singer Bryan of the Musicians Institute. Adams sang Canada’s concert to benefit Underground, will perform a set along with Glass, Zorn and Laurie Anderson, the experimental artist Adams is honoured with a His hits included “Cut national anthem’ before victims of Japan’s star on the Hollywood who is married to Reed. Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Like a Knife,” “Summer Gretzky’s final game. The devastating Walk of Fame in Los Japanese composer known for his electropop outfit Angeles on of 69,” “Run to You,” Grammy-winning singer earthquake, organizers Yellow Magic Orchestra and his work on movies 21 March, 2011. and “(Everything I Do) I is currently on tour. said Monday. including Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor,” INTERNET Do It For You.” Adam Internet INTERNET will headline a separate evening set.—Internet South Korea sweeps Asian Film Awards Daytime Emmys show HONG KONG, 24 March—South Korea’s finest returning to Las Vegas celebrated after they blitzed the annual Asian Film LAS VEGAS, 24 March—The 38th annual Daytime Awards on Monday, bolstering the country’s growing Emmy Awards show is to be broadcast for a second reputation as the pre-eminent force in the region. South Korean movie stars and filmmakers year from the Las Vegas Hilton, CBS said Monday. dominated the glitzy ceremony in Hong Kong, now in The event honoring the best in daytime television is to take place 19 June. For the third year in a row, its fifth year, snapping up awards for best director, best Actor Ha Jung-woo Associated Television International will produce screenplay, best actor, best supporting actress and best (L) of South Korea and the telecast. “NATAS is once again delighted to editing. Lee Chang-Dong clinched best director for the actress Xu Fan of feature film “Poetry”, which also won best screenplay. work with CBS and ATI on the broadcast of the China pose with their Rachael Ray holds the The film portrays an elderly woman who falls in love Daytime Emmy Awards,” Darryl Cohen, chairman trophies after taking award for outstanding with poetry after taking literature lessons but discovers of the National Academy of Television Arts & the ‘Best Actor’ and talk show entertainment some dark facts about her grandson along the way. Sciences, said in a statement. “All of us are excited th ‘Best Actress’ awards at the 36 Annual Lee, who previously won best director and best to once again show America just how great and respectively, at the Daytime Emmy Awards in film for his movie “Secret Sunshine” in 2008, told relevant daytime television is to all of us. We look Los Angeles on 30 Asian Film Awards in reporters after the ceremony he did not expect to be forward to a fabulous evening of television that will August, 2009. Hong Kong.—INTERNET crowned best director again.—Internet delight, entertain and enlighten.”—Internet INTERNET

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 13 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 Ban on Portugal’s ex football Dortmund’s Kagawa to coach overturned S P O R T S continue recovery in club ager was suspended by Tennis star Murray ready to OSAKA, 24 March — back on the pitch next the Portuguese Football Japan and Borussia Dort- month to help his club’s Federation (FPF) for in- reverse fortunes mund midfielder Shinji title bid. “I’ve healed to a sulting officials who had MIAMI, 24 March — Donald Young. Kagawa returned to Ger- point where I’m running turned up to test his play- Andy Murray hopes a “Indian Wells was many on Wednesday as he again,” Kagawa, who un- ers at a pre-World Cup move from America’s West tough, because I didn’t feel continues to recover from derwent surgery two training camp last May. Coast to the East for the like I did myself much a foot injury, hoping to be months ago, told Kyodo Portugal’s former He was accused of Miami ATP Masters will let justice on the court. I don’t news agency before leav- football coach hindering anti-doping tests him move on from a dis- mind normally, like, if you ing from Osaka’s Kansai Carlos Queiroz on players and sacked as mal outing at Indian Wells. lose and you feel like international airport. GEBEVAM 24 March — national team coach after “I want to do well here, it’s you’ve given everything “Ideally, I want to come The Court of Arbitration being sanctioned by the obviously an important you can, you’ve left back in mid to late April. I of Sport on Wednesday Portuguese anti-doping week for me,” said the world everything on the court. want to head back and overturned a six month authority. Queiroz then ap- No. 5 from Scotland, who “That’s when it can be rejoin the team as soon as I ban imposed on Portu- pealed to the Lausanne- admits his tennis hit a low easier to get over the can. I want to help out the gal’s former football based CAS. 11 days ago when he was losses. But I was disap- team in any way I can so coach Carlos Queiroz af- However, the CAS ar- humiliated in his opening pointed in myself last Japan and Borussia we can win the champion- ter he insulted Portuguese bitrators ruled that match at Indian Wells by week.” ship,” the 22-year-old said. Internet Dortmund midfielder anti-doping officials. Queiroz’s outburst had not 128th-ranked American Shinji Kagawa Internet The former Manches- disturbed the anti-doping Andy Murray hopes a ter United assistant man- control.— Internet move from America’s Football player Milner hails West Coast to the East Nigeria await FIFA clearance for the Miami ATP captain ‘fantastic’ Terry Masters will let him WATFORD, 24 March — for Moses move on from a dismal England midfielder James LAGOS, 24 March — was reported as saying outing at Indian Milner on Wednesday in- Nigeria officials have dis- Wednesday that they are Wells.— INTERNET sisted the squad was pelled fears that Wigan yet to receive such an ap- united behind John Terry Athletic winger Victor plication from Nigeria. Mourinho says Higuain will following the Chelsea de- Moses will play against However, a top official of be back ‘very soon’ fender’s controversial re- instatement as captain. Ethiopia in a Nations Cup the Nigeria Football Fed- MADRID, 24 March — the end of the season, it’s Terry won back the Eng- qualifier without clear- eration (NFF), Emmanuel Real Madrid’s Argentine important to be able to land captaincy on Tues- John Terry ance from FIFA. Ikpeme, disclosed that striker Gonzalo Higuain count on everyone.” Real day, one year after being via newspaper reports. Nigeria risk forfeiting Nigeria had Tuesday ap- will return “very soon” have nine league matches stripped of the armband by However, Milner brushed points if they play Moses plied to FIFA for Moses from the injury he suf- still to play this season, a manager Fabio Capello off suggestions that the without clearance from to change his national sta- fered in November, coach Spanish Cup final against following lurid newspaper captaincy saga had had an FIFA in respect of his tus.— Internet Jose Mourinho said on Barcelona and a quarter- allegations about his pri- adverse affect on switch to Nigeria as he Wednesday. “For the first final meeting with vate life. England’s preparations has featured for England time he played in a little Tottenham in the Cham- The clumsy handling for Saturday’s Euro 2012 at Under-17 and U21 training match with the pions League. of the announcement is qualifier against Wales in levels. players of Real’s reserve Internet understood to have an- Cardiff. “(It’s) just busi- Nigeria would also be team,” he said. “He gered injured captain Rio ness as usual, the manag- fined over 6,000 dollars played 60 minutes. Obvi- Ferdinand, who first learnt er’s made the decision,” for fielding an ineligible Wigan Athletic winger ously he is not 100 per- of Capello’s desire to re- Milner told a press confer- player. A FIFA official Victor Moses cent, but he is on his way. turn the captaincy to Terry ence.— Internet Michelle Wie set for Kia Classic I don’t know if he will be there for the match against INDUSTRY, 24 March – and to get better,” Wie said. Nigeria to host Argentina Sporting (Gijon on April Michelle Wie has been too “I think right now I’ve been 2 or 3) but if he is not, he in June friendly busy with finals at working on everything. If will be back very soon. Real Madrid’s Argen- LAGOS, 24 March — “We can confirm this Stanford to have a prob- I work on one thing, then “With so many tine striker Gonzalo Nigeria will host Argen- match for 1 June in lem with the LPGA Tour’s another thing fails.” matches to play before Higuain tina in a friendly match on Abuja,” said event organ- light early schedule. “For The Kia endorser is 1 June in Abuja, Nigerian iser Devlin Hainsworth at me, it didn’t seem so slow playing the Industry Hills Woods goes mobile with officials announced on an elaborate event in La- because I had finals last Golf Club at Pacific Palms Wednesday. gos to announce the de- week and I’ve been going for the first time. “It’s his instruction The high-profile tails of the match.” This to school,” Wie said on pretty tough,” Wie said. ORLANDO, 24 March — — but Woods said his friendly will be financed is a time to have some of Wednesday, a day before “It’s a good golf course. Tiger Woods is now giv- share of the proceeds go by one of the team’s lead- the world’s best players the start of play in the Kia It’s tricky.” The ing lessons on mobile toward the Tiger Woods ing sponsors, Guinness. on Nigerian soil.” Classic. “So, it’s been re- tournament is the tour’s phones. Woods launched Foundation. Woods said Musa Amadu, general ally busy for me.” first in the Los Angeles a mobile application on he would not have done secretary of the Nigeria Wie won the Canadian area in six years. Last year Wednesday called, “Tiger the app except that it ben- Football Federation Women’s Open last sea- at La Costa in Carlsbad, Woods: My Swing,” for efits his foundation, specifi- (NFF), praised the match son for her second LPGA Hee Kyung Seo won her the iPhone and iPod touch cally with college scholar- organizers for bringing a Tour title. She has played first LPGA Tour title, beat- geared toward helping ships. So which swing is it? world-class team like Ar- two of the first three events ing Inbee Park by six golfers of all skill levels Woods and his foun- gentina to the country. “It this year, finishing second strokes. The top 14 play- improve through video dation came up with the will be a big event be- last month in the season- ers in the world ranking are analysis and instruction. idea six months ago, right cause the fans have been opening event in Thailand in the field, led by No. 1 The cost is $9.99, which after Woods embarked on asking for such a big and 40th the following Yani Tseng. She won in is significantly higher than his fourth swing change match since we last week in Singapore. “I Thailand and has three other such applications — as a pro and began hosted Brazil in Abuja in worked really hard this other worldwide victories Paul Azinger has an in- working with Sean Foley. 2003,” said Amadu. offseason to get healthy this year.— Internet struction app for 99 cents Internet Tiger Woods Internet

25-3-2011 NL.pmd 14 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Friday, 25 March, 2011 15 Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Rainfall on 24-3-2011 was (Nil) at Mingaladon, WEATHER Kaba-Aye and Central Yangon each . Total rainfall since Thursday, 24th March, 2011 1-1-2011 was (5.79) inches at Mingaladon, (6.89) inches at Kaba-Aye and (7.09) inches at Central Yangon. Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr. M.S.T. During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (6) mph have been widespread in Taninthayi Region, weather from Northwest at (16:30) hours MST on 23-3-2011. has been partly cloudy in Yangon Region, Kachin, Bay Inference: Weather is partly cloudy in the Rakhine, Kayin and Mon States and generally fair in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and generally fair elsewhere remaining Regions and States. Day temperatures were in the Bay of Bengal. (3°C) to (4°C) above March average temperature in Forecast valid until evening of the 25th March Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway Regions, Kachin, 2011: Rain or thundershowers are likely to be scattered (Southern) Shan and Chin States, (5°C) below March in Yangon and Taninthayi Regions, Kayin and Mon average temperature in Taninthayi Region and about states, isolated in Bago and Ayeyawady Regions, Kachin March average temperatures in the remaining Regions and Shan States and weather will be partly cloudy in the and States. The significant day temperatures were Aunglan remaining Regions and States . Degree of certainty is (42°C), Nay Pyi Taw (Yezine), Nay Pyi Taw (Pyinmana), (60%). Mandalay, Chauk, Minbu and Magway (41°C) each. The State of the sea: Squalls with moderate to rough seas noteworthy amount of rainfall recorded were Kawthoung (1.06) inches, Launglon (0.98) inch and Myeik (0.59) inch. are likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of Mottama, off and along Nay Pyi Taw Mon-Taninthayi Coast. Surface wind speed in squalls may Maximum temperature on 23-3-2011 was 106°F. reach (35)mph. Seas will be moderate in Myanmar waters. Minimum temperature on 24-3-2011 was 71°F. Relative Outlook for subsequent two days: Continuation of humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 24-3-2011 was (54%). rain or thundershowers in the Southern Myanmar areas. Rainfall on 24-3-2011 was (Nil). Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area Yangon (Kaba-Aye) for 25-3-2011: Partly cloudy. Maximum temperature on 23-3-2011 was 96°F. Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for Minimum temperature on 24-3-2011 was 74°F. Relative 25-3-2011: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers. humidity at (09:30) hours MST on 24-3-2011 was (70%). Degree of certainty is (60%). Total sunshine hours on 23-3-2011 was (7.5) hours Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area (Approx). for 25-3-2011: Partly cloudy.

“Risky” Boll converted to MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL Programme Schedule Volkswagen final (25-3-2011) (Friday) GUANGZHOU, 24 March — Germany’s world No.1 table tennis player Timo Boll moved one step Transmissions Times closer to retaining the Volkswagen Cup title here on Wednesday. Boll came back from 2 games down Local - (09:00am ~ 11:00am)MST Oversea Transmission - (25-3-11 09:30 am ~ against Japan’ s Jun Mizutani in their semi-final 26-3-11 09:30 am) MST encounter of the men’s singles event and wrapped the match 4-2. Local Transmission It was their fifteenth meeting on the international * Opening stage, where Boll got his fourteenth win in * News Guangzhou this time. Playing at full speed, Jun * Marching towards A Democratic New Nation Mizutani captured the first two games; seeking to (Roads & Bridges) execute his forehand topspin at every opportunity, * News which helped he seize the initiative. “Jun was very Newly-weds pose for photos at Taiziwan Park in * Ngapali, Unique Spot To Relax aggressive, I was really surprised how positive he Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on * News was at the start of the match” , Boll said. 24 March, 2011. Some 300,000 tulips bloom at * Sport Show (Basketball) However, after losing the first two games, Boll the park, attracting many newly-weds to take * News performed a flawless game in the third; he dominated wedding photos here.—XINHUA * Record Album from start to finish and reduced the deficit to one. * Thiri Zeya Buhmi Bagan Golden Palace and Jun Mizutani said he was a little nervous at the momentum in the German world N01, who finished Museum of King Anawarhta moment when Boll made the equalizer. “He changed his conversion with an overwhelming score of 11-4. Oversea Transmission his type of service; I was feeling a bit of a misfit.” “I have to try something and I have to be risky * Opening But this was only the start of his nightmare. A when I was trailing, that was the key to my victory.” * News convincing third game success for Boll was followed Boll Said. * Marching towards A Democratic New Nation by fourth and fifth wins. The sixth game saw the Xinhua (Roads & Bridges) 7:30 am 8:30 am 6:00 pm * News * Ngapali, Unique Spot To Relax 3. Morning News 8. Myanmar 3. Evening News * News 7:40 am Traditional 6:15 pm * Sport Show (Basketball) Cultural Performing 4. Dhamma Puja 4. Weather Report * News Arts Competitions Song 7:00 pm * Record Album 8:40 am 7:50 am 5. TV Drama Series * Thiri Zeya Buhmi Bagan Golden Palace and 9. International News 5. Nice & Sweet Song 7:50 pm Museum of King Anawarhta Friday, 8:45 am 8:00 am 6. Documentary * News 25 March 10. Musical Programme 6. Health Programme 8:00 pm * Youth and Music (Parts-2) View on today 3:15 pm 8:10 am * News 12345678901 7. News 12345678901 1. AFC Challenge * Amazing Interior Decoration 6. The Mirror Images 8. International News 7:00 am 2012 Group (A) * Music Gallery Of The Musical (Live) (Myanmar 9. Weather Report 1. Paritta By Hilly * News Oldies Vs Palestine) 10. Just For Laughs Region Missionary * Culture Stage 8:20 am 5:15 pm (Gags Asia) * News Sayadaw 7. Dance Of National 2. Yotha Phyu Sin 11. TV Drama Series * Glorious Mrauk U & Its Pagoda Festival -Uppatasanti Paritta Races Kalaydoeathwin 12. Song Lover * Myanmar Movie “Pure Love”

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25-3-2011 NL.pmd 15 3/25/2011, 5:27 AM 6th Waning of Tabaung 1372 ME Friday, 25 March, 2011 Only with stability and peace will the nation develop Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy Riots beget riots, not democracy Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire VOA, BBC-sowing hatred among the people We favour peace and stability RFA, DVB-generating public We favour development outrage We oppose unrest and violence Do not allow ourselves to be Wipe out those inciting unrest swayed by killer broadcasts and violence designed to cause troubles

Thaphanseik Multipurpose Dam in Sagaing Region Byline & photos: Pyu Myint Oo Recently, I Ngabat-ai Village, Multipurpose Dam happened to visit Bogon Village, Yaygin Project in 1996-1997, Thaphanseik Dam Village, Paukpinseik spending 8570 million which benefits 500,000 Village and kyats. The irrigation acres of farmlands in Thaphanseik Village, I facility was inaugurated many townships in was accompanied by in 2001-2002. Sagaing Region all-year Staff Officer of the From a distance, round. On my way to Township Development we saw the the multipurpose dam Affairs Department U PhaungdawU Pagoda through Tatkon Village Kyaw Kyaw. It was very and the hydropower of Inngaung Village- pleasant to view thriving plant apart from the tract, Kyigon Village- groundnut plantations large dam. The tract, Zeedawchaung stretching to the hydropower plant Village of Ywathi destination like a very attached to the dam is Village-tract, Kyigan long green carpet. installed with three 10- Village, Padaukkon Then, we got to the megawatt generators to Village, Ywathitkon Thaphanseik Dam. The produce 30 megawatts Village, Shwedaung government implemented of electric power. The control tower of Thaphanseik Dam in Sagaing Region. Village, Sanpya Village, the Thaphanseik (See page 9)

Strong earthquake jolts SPECIAL FEATURES TO HAIL 66TH Loimwe ANNIVERSARY ARMED FORCES DAY NAY PYI TAW, 24 March—The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Department Tatmadaw puts announced that a strong earthquake of magnitude (7.0) Richter Scale with its epicenter inside national cause at the Myanmar near Loimwe (35 miles Southeast of Kengtung) about (300) miles Southeast of Mandalay seismological observatory was recorded Only when the Tatmadaw is forefront at (20) hrs (29) min (30) sec M.S.T today. MNA strong, will the nation be strong PADAUNG THAN KYWE PAGES 4+5

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