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Volume XIX, Number 136 7th Waxing of Tawthalin 1373 ME Sunday, 4 September, 2011 Judges to follow judicial principles True patriotism in accord with constitution and * It is very important for every one of the nation Union judicature regardless of the place he lives to have strong Union YANGON, 3 Sept—Judges are to follow judicial The Union Chief Justice attended the opening principles in accord with the constitution and the ceremony of Deputy Township Judge Refresher Spirit. Union judicature, said Union Chief Justice U Tun Tun Course No. 1 at the training school in Hlinethaya * Only Union Spirit is the Oo in meeting with judges and law officers of Yangon Township and made a speech. He said that the Region at the Yangon Region High Court this noon. training courses were conducted for uplifting true patriotism all the He noted that the primary responsibility of judgment proficiency of the Deputy Township Judges in nationalities will have to is to seek the truth. After realizing the truth, correct legal affairs, judgment affairs and court management decision can be made in accord with the laws, he work and enabling them to conduct judicial tasks safeguard. added. Facts and laws are decisive for the cases, he in line with law and regulations correctly and said. Judges are urged to pledge that their judgments quickly. He urged the trainees to keep in mind the duties can be assigned reliably. must be correct. He stressed the need to always subjects of training course to become highly- The 8-week course is being attended by 50 supervise subordinates to be free from corruption. qualified judicial officers on whom the judicial trainees.—MNA Paddy thriving in farmer educative Union Minister U Myint Hlaing inspects worksite for reclamation of 20-hectare farms in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area mechanized farm in Bonigyi field of Chaing Village.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—Union Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Myint Hlaing heard reports on thriving paddy plantations of 84 days old presented by the farm in-charge Dr San San Win at the 40-acre farmer educative special farm near Chaing Village in Dekkhinathiri Township this morning. The Union Minister visited the 20-hectare mechanized farm in Bonigyi field of the village. Director-General U Soe Hlaing of Agriculture Mechanization Department reported on completion of the 20-hectare farmland reclamation from 10 August to 2 September. The Union Minister stressed the need to make cost analysis in transforming conventional small farmlands to the new farmlands of hectare measurements with that of short and long term At 20-acre paddy farm in Nyaungbingyisu term of plants, production and eating quality benefits of farmers and to attract the private Village of Pobbathiri Township, Managing through research work.— MNA sector to participate in mechanized farming. Director U Kyaw Win of Myanma Agriculture After viewing transplanting of paddy saplings Service reported on Hsanhmway paddy Talks on traffic at 10-acre paddy farm near Aungthukha Village, plantation of 73 days old at the research farm. the Union Minister gave instructions on organizing The Union Minister instructed officials to knowledge held the farmers to apply good cultivation methods. submit a report on characteristics of the paddy, YANGON, 3 Sept—Police Colonel Myint Kyi of Yangon Region Wireless and Traffic Police Core NATO kills ex-Gitmo and party gave educative talks on traffic rules to departmental staff at Hmawby Township General detainee in Administration Department and to departmental Afghanistan staff and members of NGOs at Taikkyi Township General Administration Department on 1 September. Likewise, Police Inspector Kyaw Tun Win Domino’s plans to of Yangon Region Wireless and Traffic Police Aung Thiri hands over newly Core and party disseminated traffic knowledge built and repaired schools in open first pizza place at Thanlyin Township Basic Education High Pobbathiri Township on the Moon School No. 1 and Thanlyin Township Cooperatives Degree College yesterday. PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 5 MNA

p1(4).pmd 1 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 PERSPECTIVES Aung Thiri hands over newly built and repaired Sunday, 4 September, 2011 schools in Pobbathiri Township

Conserve nation’s natural Union Minister for heritage Inlay Lake Education Inlay region in Shan State (South) is a Dr Mya Aye and favourite spot for both local holidaymakers party view learning of and tourists. The surface of Inlay Lake, the second largest lake in Myanmar after the students at two-storey largest Indawgyi Lake in Kachin State, has building donated by been shrinked to 24 square miles from 100 square miles. Aung Thiri Inlay Lake is either a natural heritage of Foundation at the State or a landmark of Shan State. The Kyitaungkan Village invaluable lake is contributing towards socio- economic development of local people and the BEHS in Pobbathiri nation’s generation of electricity. Township. ASEAN recognized the Inlay Lake as ASEAN Cultural Heritage because the lake MNA has claimed a role as ancient natural heritage in Myanmar. Sustainability, proper drainage, NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—Union Minister for Nay Pyi Taw Council member U Than Aung, conservation of its ecosystem and watershed Education Dr Mya Aye and Union Minister for Director-General of Education Planning and areas, reforestation and survivability of Hotels and Tourism and for Sports U Tint Hsan Training Department U Bo Win and Chairman of biodiversity of the lake are being realized in attended the ceremony to hand over school buildings Aung Thiri Foundation U Tha Htay formally opened systematic manner. by Aung Thiri Foundation at Basic Education High the 20-classroom two-storey school building. The Inlay Lake with water flowing properly School in Kyitaungkan Village of Pobbathiri The Union ministers and party opened Yepya helps local people develop their socio-economic Township, here, this morning. Village No. 4 Basic Education Middle School in status. Lawpita Hydropower Plant which Also present on the occasion were Commander Pobbathiri Township, Koeywa Thabyaygon Village depends on the Inlay Lake and Bilu creek for of Nay Pyi Taw Command Maj-Gen Maung Maung No. 54 Basic Education Post-Primary School and water inflow is the key to accelerating socio- Aye, Deputy Minister for Information U Soe Win, Seiknanton Village No. 5 BEMS repaired and extended economic development of the country. Among Deputy Minister for Health Dr Daw Myat Myat Ohn by the foundation. The foundation today handed 29 creeks flowing into the Inlay Lake, four are Khin, Nay Pyi Taw Council member U Than Aung, over three other schools in Pobbathiri Township to of all-season ones. departmental heads, the chairman of Aung Thiri the Ministry of Education and also furnished the Plans are underway as it is needed to take Foundation and local people. seven schools with desks and furniture.—MNA measures for greening the Inlay Lake and its Aux brand air-conditioners 20-mile environs and conservation of Visitors seen at showroom of Aux brand environment and biodiversity. for customers Local people are to join hands with the air-conditioners. State in conserving the Inlay Lake which is one YANGON, 3 Sept—Aux Four-year guarantee NLM of priceless natural resources handed down by brand air-conditioners and 5% discount will be our ancestors. installed with Rotor offered to buyers. Compressor gives cold Customers may service to customers by contact United Asia Co KENBO Junior Golf saving energy. Ltd, No. 225 on Anawra- The air-conditioners hta street at the corner of Championship 8 Sept are equipped with auto 11th street and Hledan YANGON, 3 Sept—Under the arrangement of restart system, digital street, Lanmadaw Town- Myanmar Golf Federation, the second match of HAN display, 4 ways system air- ship, Tel: 01-218021, Fax- Golf Masters Junior Golf Series 2011, KENBO Junior flow, Japanese branded 009512300245 and No. 11 Golf Championship, sponsored by HAN Golf Masters compressor and circuit. at Thabyegon Market Pte Ltd and Aung Kan Bo Trading Co Ltd, will be held Thus, the facility can give Road, Nay Pyi Taw, Tel: at Myanmar Golf Club on 8 September. services of speedy cold 09-49208367 and There are four class of age—8-12 aged, 13-15 rate and wide cold area as 095157172. aged, 16-18 aged and 19-21 aged in the competition. It long time quality. NLM is to be held in accord with St Andaru and local golf rules. Police Captain Pyae Golfers may register with the citizenship scrutiny card (or) household registration list at the corner of Sone of Mandalay Okkala Road and Airport Road in Mayangon Township Region Traffic Police and at Myanma Golf Club not later than 1 pm on 6 September. Dial 09-2037671, 0973130474 and Force giving talks on 01-651374. traffic rules at MNA Aungyaza Hall of All this needs to be known BEHS No. 1 in Aungmyaythazan * Do not be frightened whenever intimidated Township, Mandalay * Do not be bolstered whenever flattered on 29 August.

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p2(4).pmd 2 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 3 NATO kills ex-Gitmo detainee in Afghanistan KABUL, 3 Sept— NATO and Afghan forces killed a former Guantanamo detainee who had become a key al-Qaeda affiliate after returning to Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Sabar Lal Melma, who was released from Guantanamo in 2007 after five years of detention, had been organizing attacks in eastern Kunar Province and funding insurgent operations, NATO Remains of a burned down taxi is seen in spokesman Capt. Justin Brockhoff said. Xalapa city, Veracruz, Mexico, on A NATO statement described Melma as a “key 2 Sept, 2011.—XINHUA affiliate of the al-Qaeda network” who was in contact with senior al-Qaida members in both Afghans stand at the scene where Sabar Lal Afghanistan and Pakistan. Two killed in violence, 20 Troops surrounded Melma’s house in Jalalabad Melma, a former Guantanamo detainee was city on Friday night and shot him dead when he poisoned by chlorine gas allegedly killed in a NATO and Afghan forces emerged from the building holding an AK-47 raid in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, east of in Iraq’s Diyala assault rifle. Several other people were detained. Kabul, Afghanistan, on 3 Sept, 2011. NATO A guard at the house, Mohammad Gul, said a BAQUBA, 3 Sept— Saturday, while some 20 and Afghan forces killed the man who had group of American soldiers scaled the walls of the Two people were killed people poisoned by become a key al-Qaida affiliate after returning compound around 11 p.m. and stormed the house, in a blast of an explosive chlorine gas in a to Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. shooting Melma in the assault. Three others were vest in Iraq’s eastern residential area in the INTERNET detained, Gul said.—Internet Province of Diyala on Province, a provincial police source said. Two gunmen were NATO soldier killed in Taleban killed when an explosive vest detonated in their attack in Afghanistan hideout in an under- construction house in KABUL, 3 Sept—A soldier with the NATO-led International Security Gatoon area, just west of Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed as anti- government militants attacked the Diyala’s capital city of troops in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a Press release of the military Baquba, some 65 km alliance said. northeast of Baghdad, a “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following source from the an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today,” the press release said. Iraq has seen countless suicide bomb attacks provincial operations However, it did not identify the nationality of the victim and the exact command told Xinhua like this one in Baghdad recent years, which place of the incident, only saying it is the ISAF’s policy to defer casualty on condition of have cost thousands of civilians their lives. identification procedures to the relevant national authorities. anonymity. Troops mostly from the US, Britain and Australia have been stationed in INTERNET Xinhua southern Afghan Provinces where Taleban insurgents are active. Meantime, locals say that militants loyal to the Taleban outfit attacked a convoy of NATO-led troops in southern Kandahar province, the former Five insurgents killed, 24 stronghold of Taleban, Saturday morning, killing a soldier. More than 410 soldiers with NATO-led troops, with the majority of them Americans, have been killed in the militancy-plagued Afghanistan since the captured in Afghanistan beginning of this year.—Internet KABUL, 3 Sept—The Afghan army, backed by NATO-led forces, have eliminated five insurgents and detained 24 others in the country over the past 13 killed in raid against 24 hours, the Afghan Defence Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. “Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel killed five terrorists and captured 24 others during several joint operations in Nangarhar, Wardak, rebel guerrillas in Colombia Khost, Ghazni, Helmand and Herat Provinces over the past 24 hours,” said the BOGOTA, 3 Sept—At dangerous figure from and narco-terrorism,” statement here. least 13 were killed the Revolutionary the head of state added. During the raids, troops also found and defused three Improvised Explosive during an operation in Armed Forces of The operation was Device (IED) besides seizing two machine guns and six motorbikes, it said. which the authorities Colombia (FARC). conducted in a rural area It also said in two separate incidents an army soldier was killed and four captured a rebel leader “This was a well-aimed of the municipality of ANA personnel were injured as a result of enemy fire and an IED blast in the known as “Tereco” in a blow against the FARC Buga.—Xinhua country’s southern Helmand and eastern Paktia Provinces in the same rural area in southern timeframe. Colombia, President In a separate incident, a man was killed when troops conducted a night raid Juan Manuel Santos said operation overnight in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar Province, Friday. a spokesman for the provincial administration said on Saturday. “The operation was “Troops carried out the operation to capture a suspect in Angur Bagh launched, was repelled neighbourhood but a man named Sabir Lal, who might have been the target by the criminals, then of the raid, was killed,” Ahmad Zia Abdulzai told Xinhua. the Air Force However, according to locals, Sabir Lal, who formerly served as a entered...managed to commander with Mujahidin or anti-Taleban fighters, was captured by the capture this leader, this NATO and Afghan forces a couple of weeks ago but was released later. bandit and his partners,” The Taleban-led insurgency has been rampant since the militant group Santos told reporters. Afghan soldiers run for cover as bomb announced to launch a spring offensive from 1 May against Afghan and According to the NATO-led troops stationed in Afghanistan. explodes.—INTERNET president, “Tereco” is a Taleban insurgents have yet to make comments.—Xinhua

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BofA job cuts could reach An ATM machine at a Bank of Business America office is 30,000 pictured in Burbank, WASHINGTON, 3 Sept— 10,000 jobs, the Charlotte The bank, part of a California on Bank of America Corp Observer reported, citing growing list of large banks 19 Aug, 2011. executives are discussing sources familiar with the that have been slashing INTERNET plans to potentially shed matter. their workforce, is 25,000 to 30,000 jobs Job cuts at the biggest expected to cut 3,500 jobs over the next several years, US bank, which the Wall in the next few weeks as it quarterly losses over the business and staff Observer said. the Charlotte Observer Street Journal had continues to cope with its past two years, including a functions. On a conference call said. reported could rise to $1 trillion pile of problem record $8.8 billion loss in In the fourth quarter with investors last month, Bank of America 10,000 in the coming home mortgages. its latest quarter. of this year and the first Bank of America Chief executives are still months, come on the heels Bank of America, In the first phase of the quarter of next year, they Executive Brian Moyni- working on the final plans of the bank’s stock which recently received a programme, the bank’s will tackle capital markets, han said the bank could regarding the workforce plunging over 40 percent $5 billion investment from executives are examining wealth management and cut as much as $1.5 billion reduction, which could since the beginning of this Warren Buffett, has the consumer side of the commercial banking in quarterly expenses. reach much more than year. suffered a series of bank, the mortgage operations, the Charlotte Internet Gold jumps as US jobs report jolts investors Business

NEW YORK, 3 Sept—Gold approached another record high Friday as a bleak jobs report added to fears that the US economy is weakening. Gold jumped $47.80, or 2.6 percent, to end at $1,876.90 an ounce. That’s just $15 shy of the closing high of $1,891.90 an ounce reached 22 Aug. Investors were jolted by the jobs report. The Labor Department said no jobs were added in the US economy last month and the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent. The report was far weaker than analysts had expected and renewed concerns that the US might be headed for another slowdown or recession. Europe’s debt problems are still dragging on, and China’s economy is showing signs of slower growth. Those problems could weaken global demand for many kinds of In this 30 Aug, 2011 photo a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee commodities including oil, metals and agricultural products such as corn, soybeans and wheat. (right) is on display at a car dealership in San Jose, Calif. As a result, investors having been buying gold, sending its price up 50 percent over the past year. Chrysler Group’s 31 percent sales increase was well above Gold, which isn’t tied to any particular currency, is seen by investors as a relatively stable store of the industry average in August.—INTERNET value during times of economic weakness and turbulence in financial markets.—Internet

Health Eat dark chocolate, Is breast reduction watch funny movies, avoid stressful jobs, after weight loss and pedal hard when biking are all ingredients in the surgery best? recipe for a healthy ROCHESTER, 3 Sept—Having weight loss surgery heart, according to We all know that before breast reduction surgery is best for severely experts meeting in raw, scratchy obese women who have both procedures, according Paris this week. feeling in the back to a small new study. INTERNET of the throat. The While there are some benefits to having breast cause may be as reduction surgery first — including reduced pain Heart experts say work simple as dry and increased ability to exercise — women may be winter air, disappointed with the appearance of their breasts seasonal allergies, after they lose large amounts of weight, Dr. Jeffrey less and eat more or a developing Gusenoff and colleagues at the University of cold. But Rochester Medical Center said in a journal news Health sometimes the release. chocolate culprit is strep, a The investigators looked at patient satisfaction PARIS, 3 Sept—Eat dark chocolate, watch funny movies, avoid stressful bacterial infection and other outcomes among 29 severely obese jobs, and pedal hard when biking are all ingredients in the recipe for a healthy that can be women (average body mass index, or BMI, of heart, according to experts meeting in Paris this week. dangerous if about 54) who lost more than 50 pounds. BMI is a Whether one is afflicted by a heart attack, high blood pressure or untreated. Only measurement that takes into account height and constricted arteries depends in large measure on a host of lifestyle choices. your health care weight, and a BMI over 30 is considered obese. But the ideal formula for avoiding heart problems remains elusive: it is provider can make All but one of the women in the study had hard to tease apart the factors that impact cardiovascular health, and the right a firm diagnosis, weight loss (bariatric) surgery, according to the mix of things to do — or not do — can vary from person to person. but there are signs report published in the September issue of the The study, led by Danish cardiologist Peter Schnohr, showed that men that may provide journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. who regularly cycled at a fast clip survive 5.3 years longer than men who clues that you have Fifteen of the women had breast reduction pedalled at a much slower pace. Exerting “average intensity” was enough to strep rather than a surgery before their weight loss. earn an extra 2.9 years. common sore Internet “A greater part of the daily physical activity in leisure time should be throat. vigorous, based on the individual’s own perception of intensity,” Schnohr INTERNET Health said in a statement.—Internet

p4(4).pmd 4 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 5 Domino’ss plans to open first pizza place on the Moon Science space. More recently, Domino’s hired construction firm Maeda Corp to draw up plans for a moon- based Domino’s restaurant, and the company is finally ready to show it off. The lunar eatery will cost an estimated $22 billion to complete, and will require 15 rocket trips to deliver supplies to our planetary neighbor’s rocky surface. Staff would be required to live at the restaurant, Google gives Blogger a fresh new look which might not be such a bad gig considering the company plans to have a huge recreation area inside Google gives NEW YORK, 3 Sept—Plan to live on the Moon the complex. Domino’s employees would grow someday? You may be eating a lot of pizza once everything on-site in state-of-the-art lunar gardens. Blogger a fresh thereWhat happens when competing pizza chains Customers will be able to chose to come in for a bite go all-out in an attempt to outdo each other? to eat, or have their pizza brought to them by new look Tech Apparently some big, ridiculous promises are made. spacesuit-clad delivery boys. WASHINGTON, 3 Sept——Since the launch of At least that seems to be the case as the Japanese Despite the ridiculous nature of these plans, Google+ Beta, Google has slowly been rolling arms of both Domino’s and Pizza Hut face off in the Domino’s officials are keeping a straight face. out new designs for a number of its popular first ever restaurant space race. Spokesman Tomohide Matsunaga notes, “In the products including Docs, Calendar and Gmail.The It all started back in 2001 when Japan’s Pizza future, we anticipate there will be many people latest Google product to get a makeover is the Hut chain sent along some pies for the crew of the living on the Moon, astronauts who are working company’s blogging platform, Blogger. International Space Station during a routine supply there and, in the future, citizens of the moon.” “It’s been a few years since we made major run. It was officially the first pizza delivery in Internet updates to Blogger’s look and feel, and there’s a lot more to these changes than just shiny new Sony to release tablet computer graphics,” said Blogger Prod-uct Mana-ger Chang Kim. “We’ve rewritten the entire editing this month Tech and managem-ent experience from scratch so TOKYO, 3 Sept—— touchscreen display is April last year, but Sony’s it’s faster and more efficient for you — and Sony’s first tablet expected to have a price devices will arrive well easier for us to update and improve over time.” computer will hit the tag of 45,000 yen ($580) behind those of its rivals. The redesign includes a streamlined blogging Japanese market on 17 for a 16-gigabyte data The devices will have The foldable Sony experience and a new Overview section where September as the storage model and access to Sony’s cloud of tablet “P” is displayed users can find traffic analytics, comment activity company looks to take 53,000 yen for the 32- online content such as after its presentation and follower statistics.—Internet gigabyte version. on Apple’s popular iPad, movies, music, digital at the 51st edition of The product will also the “IFA” trade fair the electronics giant said become available in US books, PlayStation games Thursday. and European markets and other entertainment. in Berlin. Sony’s first The Sony Tablet will later this month, with a Sony has focused tablet computer will be powered by Google’s price tag of $499 and more on pushing its hit the Japanese Android software, 479 euros for the 16- content such as games market on September allowing users to and music through download content such gigabyte model. 17 as the company as books, movies and Competitors have rushed hardware platforms looks to take on to cash in on soaring including game consoles, games. The Sony Tablet Apple’s popular iPad. “S” series with a 9.4-inch demand for tablets since smartphones and tablet INTERNET (23.8 centimetre) the iPad was released in computers.—Internet Secretive private This image provided on 1 Science Sept, 2011 by NASA shows spaceship builder NASA’s Mars Exploration A view of Eberswalde crater containing a Rover Opportunity using rare case of a martian delta, with well reports rocket failure its camera to take this preserved channels which fed the lake in the picture showing the rover’s crater, located in the southern highlands of NEW YORK, 3 Sept——Blue Origin, the private arm extended toward a Mars, seen in this handout photograph entrepreneurial space group backed by light-toned rock, “Tisdale Amazon.com mogul Jeff Bezos, has reported a acquired by Mars Express at approximately 2,” during the 2,695th 25 / 326 during orbit 7208 on 15 Aug, 2009 failure in its suborbital rocket development plans. Martian day, on 23 Aug, and released on 2 Sept, 2011.—INTERNET “Three months ago, we successfully flew our 2011.—INTERNET second test vehicle in a short hop mission, and then last week we lost the vehicle during a developmental test at Mach 1.2 and an altitude of 45,000 feet,” Bezos Mars rover Opportunity studying wrote in a statement posted to the Blue Origin website on (2 Sept). Science According to Bezos, a “flight instability” drove new surroundings an angle of attack that triggered the Blue Origin range LOS ANGELES, 3 Sept—The Mars rover Opportunity is snapping pictures like a tourist since arriving safety team to terminate thrust on the vehicle. The at its latest crater destination, much to the delight of scientists many millions of miles away. The solar- vehicle roared skyward from the Blue Origin powered workhorse beamed back images of the horizon, soil and nearby rocks that are unlike any it has spaceport, located roughly 25 miles (40 kilometres) seen during its seven years roaming the Martian plains. north of tiny Van Horn, Texas, before the failure. Opportunity is doing more than just sightseeing. It recently spent a chunk of time using its robotic The tight-lipped Blue Origin space company arm to investigate a flat-topped boulder that likely formed in a hydrothermal environment. After a three- has been focused on suborbital spaceflight, first year drive, the six-wheel rover finally rolled up to the western rim of Endeavour Crater in early August using its Goddard vehicle and then migrating to the New Shepard spacecraft design at its facility in to begin a new chapter of exploration. Opportunity is showing typical wear for its age. It has to drive Culberson County, Texas.—Internet backward to prevent one of its wheels from freezing up and has arthritis in its arm.—Internet

P5(4).pmd 5 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 Typhoon Talas dumps rain Texas or Oklahoma may record hottest summer on southern Japan in US OKYO T , 3 Sept— HOUSTON, 3 Sept— Fahrenheit, which was set for the same period Slow-moving Typhoon The US states of Texas by Oklahoma in 1934, should be about 30.44 Talas dumped heavy rain and Oklahoma are in a according to a report by degrees Celsius, or 86.8 across a wide swath of race for the hottest the local newspaper San degrees Fahrenheit. Japan on Saturday, summer recorded in the Antonio Express on The National Climate reportedly killing one US history, climate Friday. According to Data Center will release person and leaving five officials have said. climatologists, Texas’ official weather data next others missing. Preliminary estima- temperature for June week, according to the The Japan tes for both Texas and through August is newspaper. Apart from Meteorological Agency Oklahoma suggest they expected to be about the extreme heat, Texas said the center of the A local rescuer rows a rubber boat on have broken the warmest 30.39 degrees Celsius, or is also enduring the typhoon, the 12th of the floodwaters brought about by Typhoon Talas in summer temperature 86.7 degrees Fahrenheit, worst-ever one-year season, was moving Tanabe city, Wakayama prefecture, central record, 29.56 degrees on average, and drought in the state’s north across the southern Japan, on 3 Sept, 2011.—INTERNET Celsius, or 85.2 degrees Oklahoma’s temperature history.—Internet island of Shikoku at less than 6 miles (10 said 3,200 people were They also said a kilometres) per hour. evacuated in 16 75-year-old woman was Venezuela’s Chavez finishes Because of the storm’s prefectures. missing after she was slow speed, the agency A woman who swept away in a swollen warned of heavy rain and appeared to be in her 30s river in Shikoku’s 3rd round of chemo strong winds centered in died after she was found Tokushima prefecture, with the hemoglobin south-central Japan that in a river in Ehime but police could not tests, white blood cells,” could lead to flooding prefecture, in southern immediately confirm said the Venezuelan and landslides. Japan, public broadcaster either report. president, who was Kyodo News agency NHK and Kyodo said. Internet wearing an olive green military uniform and his trademark red beret. He Tropical Storm Lee inches added that his condition “couldn’t be better.” northward in US gulf Hospital director Col. Earle Siso said miles per hour (75 km/ A woman sings to Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was released in h). “Gradual Chavez upon his arrival to the Miraflores “top condition not only strengthening is forecast presidential palace after his third round of in spirit but physically.” during the next 48 chemotherapy, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Standing in the open hours,” the NHC said. 2 Sept, 2011. —INTERNET sunroof of a sport-utility Nearly half of the CARACAS, 3 Sept— Venezuelan state vehicle, Chavez waved US Gulf of Mexico Venezuelan President television that during the to supporters as he led a crude oil production and Hugo Chavez said he felt week of treatment he had caravan to the 33 percent of its natural great and playfully gained “more than a presidential palace. In a gas output were shut boxed for television kilo” and now weighs televised speech to down on Friday as cameras on Friday as he 88½ kilograms (195 supporters at the palace, Tropical Storm Lee emerged from his third pounds). “At the end the Chavez said “this third Tropical Storm Lee is seen in a handout satellite formed off the Louisiana round of chemotherapy chemotherapy is cycle (of chemotherapy) image taken on 2 September, 2011. Coast, the US for cancer. softer.” ended without INTERNET government said. The 57-year-old “Today we finished problems.”—Internet BANGALORE, 3 Sept— National Hurricane Tropical cyclones president, who shaved Tropical Storm Lee was Centre said in its report become named tropical his head after he started inching northward in on Friday. storms when their winds losing hair due to the the oil-rich Gulf of The latest alert from exceed 39 miles per treatments, did jumping Mexico and its center is the NHC said the storm hour (63 km/h) and jacks and sparred as he expected to approach was located about 170 develop into hurricanes left the Carlos Arvelo the coast of southern miles southeast of when their winds reach Military Hospital in Louisiana during the Cameron, Louisiana, more than 74 mph (119 Venezuela’s capital. weekend, the US packing winds of 45 km/h).—Internet Chavez told Bad weather diverts Obama helicopter WASHINGTON, 3 Sept—US President Barack alternate landing area and the president motorcaded Photo taken on 12 Aug, 2011 shows a view in Obama’s helicopter had to be diverted on its flight the rest of the way to Camp David,” Earnest said.— a hotel in Sanya, south China’s Hainan to Camp David, Md, Friday because of bad weather, The helicopter, with Obama’s daughter, Sasha, Province. Statistics issued by Hainan the White House said. aboard with him, landed in Frederick, Md, 42 miles Commodity Price Bureau shows the average Josh Earnest, deputy press secretary, said in a from Camp David, CBS News reported. room rate of 196 hotels in Sanya will reach statement Obama was en route from Washington to The president is scheduled to stay at Camp 1,490 yuan (230 US dollars) a day during the the presidential retreat aboard Marine One, the David until Sunday, when he is to travel to Paterson, National day holiday which lasts from 1 to 7 presidential helicopter, for a two-day break, The NJ, to tour areas damaged by Hurricane Irene. Oct this year, climbing 9.3% Washington Post reported. He is scheduled to go to Detroit to speak from the year earlier. “Due to a last-minute bad weather call made Monday to labor groups at a Labor Day parade. XINHUA prior to his departure, Marine One diverted to an Internet

p6 (4).pmd 6 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 7 Chinese President calls on artists to create more excellent works BEIJING, 3 Sept—President Hu Jintao Friday called has worked more than 15,000 hours of overtime over on artists to create more excellent works to better the past 15 years. serve the people. Xinhua Hu made the remarks when meeting the cast and crew of modern drama “Guo Mingyi” in Beijing before he and some other senior officials watched it. The Villagers observe the wreckage of a crashed drama, created by Liaoning People’s Art Theater, tells helicopter, in dense forest of Sao Sebastiao, Guo’s virtue of devotion to his work and selfless help north coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 2 Sept, for others. 2011. Three people died in the helicopter crash Hu spoke highly of the efforts of the artists in that left Campinas bound Angra dos Reis, in Rio creating the drama, urging all people in the country to de Janeiro, on Tuesday. learn from Guo, who he said is “a model of virtue”. XINHUA Guo, 52, donated half of his salary over the past 16 years to support 180 poor students in school. He has also donated blood for the past 20 years, with the 6.2-magnitude quake amount extracted coming to about 10 times the amount Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd L) talks with in his body. performers of the stage play Guo Mingyi before hits S Sandwich Guo has worked in an iron mine in Anshan City in he watches the performance in Beijing, capital northeast China’s Liaoning Province since 1982. He of China, 2 Sept, 2011.—INTERNET Islands region At least 20 missing WASHINGTON, 3 Sept—An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted South Sandwich Islands region at 04:49:00 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological in trawler capsize Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 106.00 km, was initially determined to be at 56.5509 degrees south in Bangladesh latitude and 27.0393 degrees west longitude. DHAKA, 3 Sept—At least 20 people including women Xinhua A rescue diver of the and children went missing as an overloaded trawler Tokyo Metropolitan capsized in the Padma River in southern Bangladesh Brush fire prompts Police Department Saturday morning. carries a man during an Police and survivors said the trawler with more earthquake disaster than 100 passengers on board sank in the river after evacuations, highway drill in Tokyo on 1 Sept, being hit by a cargo at about 9 am local time near 2011. Emergency drills Dularchar ferry terminal in Vedorganj sub-district of were held on Thursday Shariatpur district, 101 km south of capital Dhaka. closure in S California across Japan involving Most of the passengers could swim ashore as the some 517,000 trawler capsized near the ferry terminal while at least LOS ANGELES, 3 Sept—A massive Poole, a US Forest Service spokesman participants in 35 20 people were missing, local police said. brush fire which started around noon told the Los Angeles Times. prefectures, the first of Shariatpur district Deputy Commissioner Sarwar Friday and developed quickly has One fireman suffered injuries and such annual exercises Hossain visited the spot and said fire brigade divers prompted evacuations in a residential had been airlifted to Loma Linda since the earthquake were called to salvage the sunken trawler. Locals area along a major highway between University Medical Center in unknown and tsunami which hit the country’s northeast feared that the chance of survival of the missing Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and caused condition. in March, Kyodo news passengers is bleak due to strong current of the mighty delays for motorists as the fire-fighting Flames were threatening as many agency reported. river. effort has been underway, local media as 1,500 homes in a nearby community, INTERNET Xinhua outlets reported. prompting mandatory evacuations. An The fire, dubbed “Hill Fire,” broke evacuation center had been set up. out around 12:30 pm local time, in the One structure was burnt down by At least three dead in center divider of Interstate-15, a major the fire, but authorities did not know highway which runs through Cajon Pass, whether it was a home or an outbuilding. Chilean military plane crash near Hesperia in Southern California. The northbound highway has three The fire developed very quickly, and lanes open with one lane closed until SANTIAGO, 3 Sept—At before heading for an military aircraft, including has grown to about 800 acre (324 further notice. Some motorists who tried least three people were emergency meeting with a crew from the TV hectare) by the time this story is filed. to drive through a thick screen of smoke killed Friday when a Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. channel TVN which Around 200 firefighters, backed up had overcome by smoke inhalation, and air force plane crashed, He was referring to the wanted to cover the by 18 water-dropping aircraft including a were sent to hospitals for treatment. Chile’s Ministry of unpredictable weather and archipelago’s rebuilding DC-10, were battling the blaze, Bob Xinhua Defense confirmed in a geographical conditions efforts after the massive statement. which might hamper search earthquake that hit Chile in Defense Minister and rescue efforts. February 2010, TVN A woman and a Andres Allamand said on Allamand said the reported. child sit on a public national television that the Defense Ministry had sent Juan Fernandez’s bench amid crash occurred in the late an aircraft and a frigate Mayor Leopoldo Gonzalez floodwater on afternoon near the remote equipped with a specialized told local media that Rockway Beach Juan Fernandez archi- rescue helicopter to the aviation authorities lost after Hurricane pelago, located some 700 crash site to help search for communication with the Irene swept through km off the Pacific coast. survivors. plane as it approached the New York City, “The scenario which Between 18 and 21 islands. “It’s regrettable,” INTERNET we are facing is particularly passengers were traveling Gonzalez said on national adverse,” the minister said aboard the CASA 212 television.—Xinhua

p7(4).pmd 7 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 Union Religious Affairs Minister receives Director- Ayeyawady Region General of Religious Bureau of PRC government meets fishery Bureau of the People’s entrepreneurs Republic of China Mr Shu NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—Chief Minister U Thein Yunjie, accompanied by Aung of Ayeyawady Region yesterday met fishery Cultural Counsellor Mr entrepreneurs in Pathein. Gao Hua of the Embassy In the meeting, the Chief Minister said that efforts of the People’s Republic are being made for development of agricultural, meat of China to Myanmar at and fish, beans and pulses and salt industries in the the ministry, here, at 8 am region under the policies of the State. The region today. government will make permission for the actual They discussed entrepreneurs in the fishery industry, he said. The necessary plans for entrepreneurs are to strive for improvement of fish and conveying sacred Buddha meat sector while seeking international market, he Tooth Relic from the PRC added. At present, he said, rice is being exported from to Myanmar and future Wedaunt Port, and strenuous efforts are being made tasks. for exporting other products. Also present at the Departmental officials reported on lake fishery work, call were Deputy Minister fresh and sea prawn farming work and taxation.—MNA for Home Affairs Brig- Union Minister for Religious Affairs Thura U Myint Maung receives a Gen Kyaw Zan Myint, Township engineer office building, delegation led by Director-General of Religious Bureau of People’s member of Nay Pyi Taw Council U Than Htay and staff quarters in Lewe inspected Republic of China Mr Shu Yunjie.—MNA officials of the Ministry of NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—Deputy Minister for NAY PYI TAW, 3 Religious Affairs Thura U delegation led by Director- Religious Affairs. Construction U Soe Tint inspected township engineer Sept—Union Minister for Myint Maung received a General of the Religious MNA office building and staff quarters in Lewe Township here yesterday. Rakhine Chief Minister The deputy minister also inspected the toll gate of Asia World Co taking road and bridge works through calls for economic boom BOT system, near milepost No. 213/1 on Yangon- NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—Chief Minister of Rakhine Mandalay Road. He then met engineers and staff at State U Hla Maung Tin stressed economic boom in the office of Toungoo District Superintending Engineer. the region, boosting of quality products at fair price He also oversaw the toll gates of Kambawza, and value-added exports, urging entrepreneurs to Hight Star and Shwe Thanlwin companies and strive for mitigating illegal trade, at the meeting on construction of guesthouse in Kanyutkwin. Rakhine State border trade promotion held at In meeting with staff members at Bago District Rakhine State Federation of Chambers of Superintending Engineer in Bago Region, the deputy Commerce and Industry in Sittway on 31 August. minister expounded on State policy and ministry’s State Planning and Economics Minister U Mya undertakings and urged them to work hard for road- Aung gave account on border trade and trade repairing works in the rainy season.—MNA promotion plans. The attendees also took part in Kachin State Chief Minister U La John Ngan the meeting.—MNA Hsai presented relief aids to victims in Lekon New library building put into Theatrical drama troupes to Ward of Myitkyina on 31 August. (News Reported)—MNA commission in Pwintbyu come back Yangon soon NAY PYI TAW, 2 Sept—A ceremony to open (Shwemann Thabin), planned to visit townships Thutapadaythar new library was held in conjunction with YANGON, 3 Sept— are widespread rains in Arzani San San (Circus) of Mandalay and Magway the donation of publications and cash to the library at Theatrical drama troupes lower Myanmar. and so on are wondering regions. In the months of Anoutlayein village, Pwintbyu township, Magway region in Yangon perform their The troupes namely the regions in upper Tazaungmone and Nadaw on 30 August. entertainments in upper Po Chit, Hanza Moe Win, Myanmar beginning when the rainy season is Region / District / Township Information & Public Myanmar because there Swan Zarni, Chan Tha Kason this year. They over, they will come back Relations Departments, Township Administrators, Yangon Region. Township Maternal and Child Welfare Association, Some troupes perfor- Myanmar Women Affairs Organization and well-wishers med entertainments donated 1500 publications, those from the village, abroad. The remaining K 600,000, and Child Care Society, K 500,000. ones are taking rehearsals The 22 feet long, 18 feet wide and 13 feet high one for their entertainments by storey-facility was built at a cost of K 4.3 million the end of rainy season. contributed by the villagers. Nyunt Than-MNA MNA Earthquake rocks northern Argentina, no casualties reported

BUENOS AIRES, 3 Sept—A 6.8 Santiago del Estero, 805 kilometres north magnitude earthquake rocked northern of Buenos Aires. Argentina on Friday, but there were no The earthquake also affected the Opening of Thaegon Village Basic Education Middle School (Branch) damage or casualties because the provinces of Mendoza, Cordoba and in Thaegon Village Thazi Township, Meiktila District, Mandalay epicenter was 592 kilometres Santa Fe, local media reported. Region on 22 August in progress.—MNA underground, officials said. Earlier Friday, the China Earthquake Argentina’s National Institute of Networks Centre said that the earthquake The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. Seismic Prevention (INPRES) said the measured 6.5 on the Richter Scale and quake occurred at 10:47 local time (1347 jolted Argentina at 9:47 pm Beijing Time The second best time is now. GMT) about 150 kilometres south of (1347 GMT) on Friday.—MNA/Xinhua

P8(4).pmd 8 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 9 First Nay Pyi Taw Champion Challenge Cup Tournament-2011 commences

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Sept—Union Minister for Sports atheletes from 16 regions and states will take part in U Tint Hsan attended opening of First Nay Pyi Taw them. Today’s first event comprised Sepak Takaraw, Champion Challenge Cup Tournament-2011 at billiard and snooker, and tennis. Second phase includes Paunglaung gymnasium in Pyinmana here today. weightlifting, chess and boxing contests from 12 to 18 The tournament consists of nine prioritized September, and third phase, traditional boxing, cycling sports events that will be held from 2 to 28 September and track and field contests from 22 to 28 September. as three phases and 279 male atheletes and 117 female MNA

Union Minister for Sports U Tint Hsan addresses opening of First Nay Pyi Taw Champion Challenge Cup Tournament-

2011.—MNA Herbal dragon fruits from Hsipaw Township streaming into market By Maung Yin Kyay (Tachilek) Everybody may see of fruits can be seen with genus of the species of dragon fruits with the very small black seeds. aloe plant. One of two crest shape of dragon. The flesh is delicious. dragon fruit plants bears After peeling, the flesh Dragon fruit is one white fruits with small black seeds and another one with purplish flesh and black seeds. White fruit may be bigger that purplish one. The flesh of fruit is mixed taste with sweet and sour. The potency of fruit can be used in treatment of hypertension, diabetes and cardiac diseases in addition to cancer disease. A large acre of lands are now put under dragon fruit plantations in Shan State (North). On my visit of Photo shows thriving dragon fruit plants in Hsipaw Township. Hsipaw recently, I had an opportunity to visit plants. number of fruits. Most of in Hsipaw Township of BMG agricultural farm. I saw thriving dragon the consumers prefer it. Shan State (North). It is located near Hsulan fruit plants with many Retail price for the fruit is Thus, everybody can see Village at mile post No. branches at the farm like set at K 2500 per kilo and a large number of dragon 137 on Mandalay-Lashio aloe plants. These plants the wholesale price at K fruits at the market daily. Highway. Most of the bore flowers. I have learnt 2000 per kilo. Translation: TTA Branches of dragon fruit plants bearing people can see dragon that purplish dragon fruit This season, dragon Myanma Alin: flowers. fruits only, but not its plants can yield a large fruits are produced much 2-9-2011 Cambodia, Laos vow to boost economic, trade ties PHNOM PENH, 3 Sept—Cambodia peoples. will encourage more investors to do Meanwhile, Pany Yathotou hailed businesses in Laos in a bid to build Cambodia for sound economic closer cooperation between the two development and political stability. neighbours, said Cambodian Prime She said now it was the time to boost Minister Hun Sen on Friday. trade and investment ties between the The Premier made the promise two countries and ASEAN members. during a meeting with visiting Lao Pany said that the bilateral trade President of National Assembly Pany and investment were still relatively Yathotou. Hun Sen said Cambodia small at the moment. Cambodia’s and Laos were good friends and investment in Laos was only 10 million neighbours and Cambodia was willing US dollars, while the bilateral trade to boost cooperation with Laos in the was almost zero. Fingerling being put into paddy plantation in Eaiwaing Village of mutual interest of both countries and MNA/Xinhua Maubin Township.—MNA

P9(3).pmd 9 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 Freed nurse describes ‘living hell’ STOCKPORT, 3 Sept— “My life has been A nurse who spent more turned upside down. All I than six weeks in custody ever wanted to do was accused of pursue a profession in contaminating saline said nursing, and care for my she had been “living in patients. hell”. “I think it un- The case against believable that anyone in Rebecca Leighton was the medical profession dropped by prosecutors, would ever put their who said on Friday it was patients’ lives at risk.” “no longer appro-priate” Leighton remains to continue the suspended from working proceedings”. A general view of the Stepping Hill Hospital in as a nurse. Leighton, 27, was Stockport, north-west England.—INTERNET Greater Manchester arrested at her home on Police are now investi- 20 July over a string of upside down. on her behalf after her gating the deaths of suspicious deaths at a “I have been living release. seven patients, and hospital in Stockport, in hell and was locked “It was so frustrating potentially 40 victims of A group of yachts which drag traditional near Manchester. up in prison for for me knowing that the contamination at Chinese kites sail on the Mass river near the After her release something I had not person who actually Stockport’s Stepping Hill port of Rotterdam, celebrating the opening of from jail, Leighton said done,” Leighton’s soli- carried out these terrible Hospital. the annual festival “World Harbor Day” on 2 her life had been turned citor Carl Richmond said acts is still out there. Internet Sept, 2011.—XINHUA

Technicians install Van Gogh masterpiece wind turbines in a factory of CS Windpower Co, Ltd. comes to China in Tongliao City, BEIJING, 3 Sept—Vincent Van end of the 19th century, a period of time north China’s Inner Gogh’s iconic Self-Portrait is wowing also known as the Second Golden Age Mongolia art lovers at the Capital Museum. The of the Netherlands. Autonomous Region, show, which opened Thursday, is called All the exhibits are on loan from the 2 Sept, 2011. “Van Gogh and the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, in conjunction with the INTERNET Impressionists,” and it’s being held to Municipality of Amsterdam. The show coincide with a trade mission from The opened to coincide with the Dutch Netherlands. representatives’ visit to Beijing. The Int’l airlines add flights to Apart from Van Gogh’s timeless delegation is planing a series of exchange Self-Portrait masterpiece, also on display programmes between China and the are 11 other paintings by well established Netherlands. Amsterdam Mayor Van Nepal for peak tourist season Dutch contemporaries, including Isaac der Laan, along with the Director of the Israels, George Breitner, Willem Witsen, Rijksmuseum and their Chinese KATHMANDU, 3 Sept—International are operating additional flights with a Eduard Karsen and Willem de Zwart. counterparts, were in attendance at the airlines have been adding flights or temporary operating permit (TOP). The exhibition demonstrates how opening ceremony of the exhibition. increasing flight frequency to Nepal to The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Dutch paintings flourished greatly at the Xinhua handle the anticipated swell in tourist Aviation has allowed international airlines inflow with the autumn season serving Nepal to operate additional flights approaching. during 2011 under the TOP scheme due Cuban scientists develop oil Thai Airways, Qatar Airways, to expected surge in tourist arrivals during Dragonair, Air China, China Southern Nepal Tourism Year. waste treatment with bacteria Airlines and Fly Dubai have received Bhutan’s national carrier Druk Air, permission to operate extra flights to which currently operates daily flights HAVANA, 3 Sept—Two said CEAC Director Alain Munoz said the work Kathmandu while Etihad Airways, Gulf between Kathmandu and Paro, has Cuban research centres Munoz. carried out is adjusted to the Air and Silk Air are planning to increase applied for six additional flights weekly have started using bacteria Munoz said the two physical, chemical and geo- their frequency, according to Saturday’s under the TOP from Sept. 29. to treat the oil wastewaters research centres expect the morphological chara- eKantipur.com report. “We are processing the application in several parts of the treatment procedures will cteristics of the area and Officials of the Civil Aviation of Druk Air,” said Ram Dinesh Lal Karna, Caribbean island in order to also be soon introduced in that before inoculating the Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said that Air manager of CAAN’s flight permission reduce the presence of the southern Isle of Youth bacteria in the damaged China, China Southern and Fly Dubai section.—Xinhua hydrocarbons in soil and and the southern Province area, it is subjected to a waters of the country, an of Holguin. process of growth called expert said Friday. The process, which is Bioil-fc prepared by the A man affected with The Centre for known as bioremediation, CBM. dengue virus Environmental Studies of consists of applying The Cuban authorities receives medical Cienfuegos (CEAC), in bacterias over the damaged are actively enhancing its treatment at a collaboration with the area to eliminate the national oil industry in a bid hospital in eastern Center for Bioactive Marine chemical components of oil to achieve national Pakistan’s Lahore (CBM) in Havana, is in a maximum of 180 days, autonomy in its energy on 3 Sept, 2011. carrying out the process in he said, adding the treatment needs while taking all XINHUA the Provinces of Cienfuegos, can be developed both in- measures to protect Pinar del Rio and Matanzas, land as in off-shore waters. environment.—Xinhua

p10 (4).pmd 10 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 11 Ryan Reynolds, San- Princess Sophie of Isenburg’s dra Bullock reunite for wedding dress: all the details POTSDAM, 3 Sept—When Princess Sophie walked TV comedy down the aisle to wed Prince Georg Friedrich Ferdinand of Prussia outside of Potsdam, Germany, LOS ANGELES, 3 Sept—Hollywood star last weekend, all eyes were on her. Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock are go- It was a task she pulled off seamles- ing to team up once again - but this time it sly by wearing an elaborate tiered dress will be for a small screen project. The pair, by top German designer Wolfgang Joop. which was seen together in the ’Propo- sal’ is expected to make a comeback to- The dress, which was created using 180 gether to lend their voice to an animated comedy feet of fabric, was accessorized with a titled,’And Then There Was Gordon’, reported The upcoming 100-year-old family veil, reported Ger- AceShowbiz. project is being man newsweekly Bunte. produced by Reynolds, According to Bunte, the princess also Mila Kunis wants to be 34, and Allan Loeb’s wore a coat made of transparent organiz- production shingle, Dark ation over her dress – complete with a 12 a food traveller Fire, and the 20th Century foot-long train. The colour of the dress was Fox TV. called whispering white, a colour meant to Bullock, 47, is look antique. Sophie polished the look with her additionally in talks to hair swept into an up-do, and accessorized join Reynolds, Loeb, with a family heirloom diamond tiara dating Steven Pearl and back to 1860 in Paris. The piece is reserved Jonathon Komack for the members of the royal family’s we- Martin as executive dding day.—Internet producers. Ayumi Hamasaki attends Prince Georg The ‘Green Lantern’ Friedrich hunk meanwhile will premiere of 3-D digital Ferdinand and write the script of the cinema concert Princess Sophie of project along with Prussia. Loeb.—Internet usually does not allow fans to take pictures of About 600 fans LONDON, 3 Sept— her; however, it has been attended the event and ‘Black Swan’ star Mila Moe Yamaguchi two years since she last posed for photos with Kunis wants to be a food announces divorce attended such an event the singer. The 3-D taveller and would love TOKYO,3 Sept—TV personality Moe Yamagu- and she said that it was a digital cinema concert to eat her way around chi, 34, has divorced husband Shigeo Ozeki, 36. rare opportunity for her will open on Saturday. the world. Sources close to the couple say the cause of the to interact with her fans. Internet The 28-year-old breakup was a growingsense of distrust that began actress, who was born in in June, when Ozeki was arrested and fined Ukraine but moved to Orlando Bloom wants 500,000 yen for alle- gedly running an the US aged seven, is unlicensed hostess bar. The same keen to experience as to play Joe Strummer sources were quo- ted by Sankei much of the globe as she Shimbun as saying that the decision LONDON, 3 Sept— Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom can in a bid to improve Pop singer Ayumi was made espe- cially difficult wants to play The Clash singer Joe Strummer in a herself, reported Stylist Hamasaki. for Yamaguchi, as the couple have a biopic of the late frontman. magazine. four-year-old daughter aswell The 34-year-old is a huge fan of the singer, who “I hope I can TOKYO, 3 Sept—Pop as a son born in March of died in 2002, and says he is one of the most iconic improve myself. I love singer Ayumi this year. Yama- guchi figures of the British punk movement, reported learning If I could go to Hamasaki, 32, attended married her IT indu- strialist Contactmusic. school and just take the premiere of her 3-D husband in 2005 at a lavish,star- “The life has the highs and lows and lectures, I would. digital cinema concert, studded ceremony.—Internet complexities to make for a feature film and a great Internet “ayumi hamasaki TV personality Rock’n’ Roll Tour soundtrack. I’d need to brush up my vocal and guitar skills,” said Bloom. Moe Yamaguchi FINAL~7days Special~” King Khan to launch this week. Hamasaki The actor recently Ganesh Hegde album NEW DELHI, 3 Sept—The launch of Ganesh said how Hegde’s forthcoming album—‘Let’s Party’ is going Strummer to be a star studded evening as Shah Rukh Khan was one of ‘Let’s Party’ will make his presence felt there. SRK himself will his inspira- be launching singer/choreographer and close friend tions when he play- Ganesh Hegde’s forthcoming album. SRK has ed egomaniacal punk Bollywood been associated with Ganesh for a very long time. band leader in ‘Sym- actor He has taken time out from his busy schedule to pathy for Delicious’. Shah Rukh lend his support at the launch of the album, in spite “Actually, you Khan of being tied up with his professional commitments. know, I was a bit m- With his album ‘Lets’s Party’, Ganesh Hegde hopes ore of the Ian Br- to revive the dying Indian pop industry. own, from The Stone Roses, school of thought and also Shah Rukh Khan and Ganesh Hegde go back a the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, from Oasis. I long way, apart from choreographing plenty of the just thought that Northern-I mean, I didn’t do a star’s songs and touring with him for shows, Ganesh Manchester accent, I did a broad Northern, because a has also sung the rap song ‘Ek Sawaal Ka Sawaal lot of the great British bands, even the Beatles, they all Hai’, for the third season of the Kaun Banega came from the north of England,” he said. Crorepati show hosted by King Khan.—Internet Internet

p11(4).pmd 11 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 CLAIMS DAY NOTICE Pizzeria MV SUPA BHUM VOY NO (193) Consignees of cargo carried on MV SUPA BHUM owner VOY NO (193) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 4.9.2011 and cargo will be discharged accused of into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws pot and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am trafficking to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo MEDFORD, 3 Sept—A Massachusetts pizzeria from the Vessel. Creators, cast members and guests pose on the red carpet for the premiere of owner was arrested on a No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Chinese Hong Kong film "Bai She Chuan Shuo" ("The Sorcerer and the trafficking charge after the Claims Day. White Snake") at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, authorities allegedly found on 2 Sept, 2011. — XINHUA SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT 250 pounds of marijuana MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY in 11 boxes in his pickup AGENT FOR: M/S REGIONAL CONTAINER truck. China donates $30,000 to help LINES Middlesex District Phone No: 256908/378316/376797 Attorney Gerry Leone’s Laos fight floods office said Nikita VIENTIANE, 3 Sept— capital of Vientiane, will help alleviate the Yanakopulos, 34, owner The Chinese Government attended by Lao Deputy suffering of people in Laos’ of Pinky’s Famous Pizza donated 30,000 US dollars Minister of Foreign Affairs disaster areas,” Bu said, in Medford, was charged to Laos on Friday to help adding “we believe that the with trafficking marijuana Sounthone Xayachak. Bu Lao people will overcome after police saw him load repair damage caused by said the donation was the natural disaster and 11 boxes into the back of recent flooding in the wake entrusted by Chinese rebuild their homes and his pickup truck Friday that of tropical storms Haima Minister of Foreign Affairs lives.” Sounthone express- turned out to contain “high- and Nock-Ten. Yang Jiechi, on behalf of ed appreciation for the grade” marijuana worth Chinese Ambassador the Red Cross Society of Chinese side’s generous an estimated $750,000, the to Laos Bu Jianguo made China to the Red Cross support, saying the donation Boston Herald reported the donation at a ceremony Society of Laos, to assist represented the deepening Thursday. Police said held at the Lao Ministry of flood victims in Laos. Twin Local residents and Lao-Chinese friendly ties. Yanakopulos’ truck, three Foreign Affairs in Laos’ “We hope the donation army personnel try to She explained that the impostor cellphones and $2,366 donation would assist in help a wild elephant in cash were also seized won’t get recovery efforts throughout come out of a water during his arrest in the flood-affected areas in tank after its falling Everett, The Boston Globe hockey shot Laos. at Bengdubi Army reported. Yanakopulos, cash who pleaded not guilty Tropical storms Haima area near Siliguri in FARIBAULT, 3 Sept—A Monday, was released and Nock-Ten, which swept Minnesota 11-year-old West Bengal, India, after posting $15,000 bail Laos on June 24 and July 30 who made a $50,000- on 2 Sept, 2011. and he is due back in respectively, killed 27 people winning hockey shot and caused combined XINHUA court 29 Sept. while posing as his twin Internet damage of over 240 billion brother will not receive kip (around 30 million US the money, the event’s Three patients died because of dollars).—MNA/Xinhua insurance company said. Tourists are seen at the Odds on Promotions hospital bacterium in Rotterdam amphitheatre of Red “Zorro” will slice its way said it spent three weeks THE HAGUE, 3 Sept — named Klebsiella Oxa-48. Rocks Park in Denver, to Shanghai considering whether Nate The Klebsiella bacterium The number of contami- Colorado State, the BEIJING, 3 Sept — Bat- staged in the United States, Smith, 11, would receive was most probably the nations has increased from United States, on 31 Aug, man, Spider-Man and Iron Israel, Russia, Brazil and the money for making the death cause of three out of nine cases to 88 within 2011. The open-air am- Man are all well-known Spain. shot Aug. 11 at Shattuck- 27 patients at the Maasstad only a few weeks. phitheatre is a rock struc- superheroes who seek jus- The version coming to St. Mary’s School in hospital in Rotterdam, the The former director ture at the Red Rocks tice while hiding behind a Shanghai is said to be the Faribault, Minn., and interim director Leon who resigned in early Park that is located about mask. Broadway version with officials decided not to give Eijsman said at a Press August was highly criti- 20 kilometres west of him the cash due to conference on Friday. cized for his role in the Denver. The seating area One of the earliest splendid sets. Elements contractual breaches and Out of the total 27 outbreak of the multire- of the amphitheatre could masked heroes, Zorro, is like aerobatics, fencing, legal implications, NBC deaths that have been re- sistant bacterium in the accommodate for up to coming to Shanghai in the fireworks and magic and, “Today” reported searched by University hospital, which was al- 9846 people. —XINHUA form of a musical this of course, passionate Latin Thursday. Pat Smith, Medical Center in Leiden, ready detected in October October as part of the music and flamenco danc- father of Nate and his two there proved no relation of last year, but action was Insects looking like Shanghai International Art ing will help spectators brother, Nick, said Nick between the bacterium and only taken in May 2011. alien creatures. Festival. "Zorro the Musi- feel like a part of Zorro's Xinhua won a $10 raffle for the the death cause in 14 cases, XINHUA cal" will be staged at world.Ricky Nur, general chance to attempt the shot while the death cause of Shanghai Oriental Art producer of the show, says during the charity hockey ten deceased could not yet Center from 26 October the show was carefully game, but the boy was been determined. The to 29 November. chosen for China. out of the stadium so he Maassstad hospital would "Zorro" debuted on the "We chose 'Zorro' af- encouraged Nate to take financially compensate London West End with ter a survey found that his place. Nate Smith relatives of the three pa- music by the Gypsy Kings Chinese audiences love made the shot, but the tients. and John Cameron, who Latin music, flamenco and father encouraged the The hospital came to had written the music for the wonderful story of the boys to tell organizers the spotlight since June this "Les Miserables." The hero behind the mask," truth the following day. year after the outbreak of musical was later adapted Nur says. Internet the antibiotic bacterium into different versions and Internet

P12(4).pmd 12 9/4/2011, 6:34 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 13 Woman punches bear to save dog Store An Alaskan woman said she punched a black bear in the face when she spotted it attacking her dachshund in her yard. Brooke Collins, 22, of Juneau, said she let her dogs outside at about 7:30 pm Sunday and she ran gives free outside when she heard her dachshund, Fudge, barking frantically, the Juneau Empire reported Thursday. clothes to Collins said she saw the bear carrying Fudge “like a salmon” and she was operating on instinct when she ran up to the bear and punched it in the face. “It was all so fast. All I could think about was my dog was going to die,” Collins said. first 100 “It was a stupid thing but I couldn’t help it,” she said. “I know you’re not supposed to do that but I didn’t want my dog to be killed.” Collins said she grabbed the dog when the bear dropped it. A Santa Monica, Regan O’Toole, Collins’ boyfriend, said he ran outside when he heard Collins screaming and Calif, clothing store the bear appeared to be stunned from the punch. He said the animal ran off when he chased awarded a free top and it, the newspaper reported. Collins said Fudge was not badly hurt. a free bottom to its first “I wasn’t in my right mind at the moment but I would never think of doing it again,” she 100 customers, many said of punching the bear. of whom waited in line in their underwear. Man brings grenades to Desigual’s new Third Street Promenade store offered the grand gun buy back opening promotion Detroit police conducting a gun Wednesday. Tuesday and shoppers buyback event said they gave out Sgt. Eren Stephens said the man began lining up at 7 am to cash for 739 guns, but one guy got was paid for some guns he brought get their free outfits, nothing for a pair of grenades he in, “but we don’t buy grenades.” KTLA-TV, Los An- brought in. Stephens said the event was so geles, reported Wednes- The Detroit Police Department successful that event partner day. said the Tuesday event at Second Continental Management used up the The store said Roger Allsopp, the oldest person to swim the Channel, Ebenezer Church collected 339 long $20,000 it brought for the exchanges. customers who lined up receives a Guinness World Records certificate in before the 9 am opening Dover. The 70-year-old grandfather on Wednesday guns, 376 handguns, 24 assault He said $8,175 in vouchers will be became the oldest person to swim across the English rifles and two grenades, which were paid out in the coming weeks. received a 50 percent Channel, eventually making it to France after a promptly detonated by authorities, discount on their marathon slog of almost 18 hours less.—INTERNET The Detroit News reported News Album purchases. Potato blight found in fields in US state Alaska SAN FRANCISCO, 3 the Fairbanks Daily asked to kill all affected created an ideal Sept—A late-season News-Miner, Alaska’s plants within 100 feet, environment for the potato blight has been second largest daily and plant samples from disease to spread. detected on farms in newspaper. both sites will be Although Alaska’s Alaska, only the fourth time Farmers in both examined to identify what potato crop is tiny the disease appear in the fields are working to type of late blight is compared to other US US state since 1995, local prevent the spread of the involved. states, it has been viewed media reported on Friday. blight, a fungus-like Experts said that as a possible global Marvelous fireworks are seen above the The disease was disease that can kill plants blight can be controlled source of seed potatoes Olympic Stadium during the Pyronale Fireworks found this week in the in the field or cause through the use of in recent years because World Championship in Berlin, Germany, fields of potato producers potatoes to rot in storage, fungicides, but the cool, it is largely free of on 2 Sept, 2011. Six teams would compete in in cities of Delta Junction the newspaper reported. damp weather this disease. presenting the international fireworks show. and Palmer, according to Growers have been summer in the areas has Xinhua XINHUA A woman visits Visa Pour Man claimed he was shooting l’Image 2011 Perpignan Sword swallower, 76, International Festival of Photojournalism in performs for seniors at UFOs Perpignan, south France, HEDEMORA, 3 Sept—A Swedish man accused of firing a gun from his 31 Aug, 2011. The 16-day WASILLA, 3 Sept—A 76-year-old Kansas man apartment window told police he was fighting against a fleet of UFOs. festival, one of the most who claims to be the world’s oldest practicing sword The 23-year-old Hedemora man, whose name was not released, allegedly important photo festivals, swallower put on a show for residents of an Alaska began shooting the pistol out of his apartment on the evening of July 15 and was opened on 27Aug. senior center. Jimmy Ball, who has been swallowing the mother of his child called police, The Local reported Thursday. XINHUA swords for crowds since he was 12 years old, said he Police said it took several hours to convince the took time out from his Alaska vacation to swallow two man to stop shooting at the sky. They said he told swords and a stretched-out coat hanger for residents them he was shooting down UFOs that exploded of the Wasilla Senior Center, KTUU-TV, Anchorage, when hit. The man was charged with illegal weapon Alaska, reported Thursday. “I love doing it and I love possession and threatening a police officer, but the people,” Ball said after his performance. officers said they did not feel threatened by the The senior center visitors said they were grateful man. for the entertainment. “Something different for the “We do not believe that the threats voiced were people here and they all enjoyed it,” resident Carl anything other than the desperation of a confused Tinley said. person,” the police report stated.—Internet Internet

p13(4).pmd 13 9/4/2011, 6:35 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September, 2011 Germany routs Austria to Italy sneak past brave Faroes Ferguson picks up Barclays award tory against Arsenal .Sir reach Euro 2012 finals to close on Euro Alex Ferguson is no GELSENKIRCHEN, 3 Sept Mario Gotze sealed the TORSHAVN, 3 Sept — qualification for the 2012 stranger to the award and — Germany routed Aus- free-scoring Germans' Italy rode their luck to European Champion- becomes Barclays Man- tria 6-2 to become the first eighth straight win in snatch a 1-0 victory over ships. Antonio Cassano ager of the Month for an team to qualify for Euro qualifying, giving them an the Faroes Islands here on scored the only goal of the unprecedented 26th time 2012. Top-ranked Nether- insurmountable lead in Friday and close in on game from a suspiciously in his distinguished career. lands routed San Marino Group A. offside looking position to To kick-off the club's 11-0 in its biggest win to The Dutch are on the leave the 2006 world Sir Alex Ferguson has title defence the side move a step closer to the brink of joining them in champions needing to beat been named Barclays achieved a victory away to finals on Friday. the field in Ukraine and Slovenia on Tuesday in Manager of the Month. West Bromwich Albion, Real Madrid playmaker Poland. Arsenal striker Florence to ensure their INTERNET and scored three goals Mesut Oezil's two goals Robin van Persie's four- place in Poland and LONDON, 3 Sept — against Tottenham Hotspur and further scored by goal haul and two each Ukraine next year. But it Manchester United's Sir to secure a 3-0 win at Old Miroslav Klose, Lukas from Wesley Sneijder was anything but easy Alex Ferguson has won Trafford. The phenomenal Podolski, and Klaas Jan Huntelaar going in the remote island the Barclays Manager of 8-2 win against Arsenal Andre Schurrle and preserved the team's per- as the Faroes twice hit the the Month for August. The cemented the club's place fect record and pulled woodwork on a nervy title holders won all three at the top of the table along- it six points ahead in night for the Italians. Barclays Premier League side rivals Manchester Group E. Johan Troest Davidsen Even so, coach Cesare matches, including the re- City, who also have a 100 Two more European of the Faroe Islands (R) Prandelli's team need only markable 8-2 home vic- per cent record. —Internet heavyweights also moved vise for the ball with two more points from their into strong positions to Antonio Cassano of Italy final three games or for Dzeko named Barclays Player Germany's Mesut Oezil, secure qualification. during their UEFA Serbia to fail to win all of of the Month Wayne Rooney scored EURO 2012 qualification their final three to secure right, passes Austrian LONDON , 3 Sept — twice in England's 3-0 vic- football match at Faroe top spot in qualifying goal keeper Christian Manchester City striker tory at Bulgaria, and Italy Islands Stadium in group C. Gratzei to score his Edin Dzeko has been squeezed past Faeroe Is- Torshavn.—INTERNET Internet side's 2nd goal during named Barclays Player of lands 1-0 thanks to the Euro 2012 Group A the Month for August.The Antonio Cassano's early qualifying soccer match Bakulin of Russia wins men's Bosnian scored in both of strike. between Germany and Manchester City's open- Internet 50km race walk at Daegu worlds Austria —INTERNET ing fixtures against Swan- DAEGU, 3 Sept— Sergey Bakulin of Russia, at 25, Edin Dzeko has been sea City and Bolton Wan- claimed his first world title in the men's 50km race walk named Barclays Player Nadal, Murray, Del Potro and derers leading the club to in 3 hours, 41 minutes and 24 seconds on Saturday of the Month for Au- 4-0 and 3-2 victories Roddick reach US Open third round morning at the Daegu World Championships. His gust.—INTERNET respectively.Dzeko then NEW YORK, 3 Sept — teammate and two-time Olmypic medalist Denis Rafael Nadal breezed into Nizhegorodov finished second in 3:42:45, which is his bagged four of his team's rivals Manchester United the third round of the US season best in 2011. five goals in a memorable on goal difference. The Open, as the defending Jared Tallent of Australia took bronze in 3:43:36, 5-1 away victory against decision was made by the champion was two sets to also his personal best of 2011. Si Tianfeng of China Tottenham Hotspur last Barclays Awards Panel the good when Nicolas finished fourth in 3:44:40. Saturday's race walk was weekend. that includes representa- Mahut retired on Friday. held in favorable weather conditions-- cool and cloudy City are now second in tives from football's gov- ahut elected to serve and with breezes in downtown Daegu. — Xinhua the Barclays Premier erning bodies, the media Rafael Nadal of Spain hits volley, offering Nadal a League table only below and fans.— Internet balls in the crowd after different challenge to what after his opponent Nicolas Mickelson makes news with he normally faces, but it S P O R T S Mahut of France retired made no difference as the pinstripes and putter with an injury at the US Zvonareva battles into 4th round, Frenchman only turned Open tennis tournament NORTON, 3 Sept — Phil players on opposite ends himself into a target at the Sharapova out of US Open of the world ranking — in New York.—XINHUA Mickelson caused a minor net for Nadal to pass. NEW YORK, 3 Sept — earned a 6-4, 7-5 victory commotion with his pants Luke Donald at No. 1, The Spaniard, who has since 2008, having been World No 2 Vera over Spain's Anabel Me- and his putter. The Troy Matteson at No. 207 not been at his best this denied the chance to de- Zvonareva squeezed into dina Garrigues. Italy's Deutsche Bank Champion — having their lowest season, crunched 24 win- fend the title he won in the fourth round after a Flavia Pennetta took began Friday with two opening round of the year ners and broke serve on 2009 on account of injury, hard fight, while 2006 down the third-seeded on the PGA Tour that was four occasions as he se- and it could be some time champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. important to both of them cured safe passage into before he is beaten again Sharapova suffered a sur- Sharapova was the run- for different reasons. round three in a shade over judged on his 6-2, 6-1, prising defeat at Flushing ner-up at Wimbledon ear- Matteson, facing elimi- an hour and a 7-5 win. Meadow on Friday. lier this summer and was nation from the FedEx quarter.Andy Murray Andy Roddick, seeded The second-seeded coming off a title in Cup playoffs, overcame a overcame a two-set defi- 21, proved still a worthy Zvonareva, last year's run- Cincinnati last month. The bogey on the first hole for cit to defeat Robin Haase veteran and too much for ner-up to Kim Clijsters, 26th-seeded Pennetta will a 6-under 65 and the out- and advance to the third the rising American Jack follow her hard-earned right lead after the first round with a 6-7(5), 2-6, Sock in the second round upset with a fourth-round round. Donald, struggling 6-2, 6-0, 6-4 victory. of U.S. Open clash hap- match against Peng Shuai of late to get off to a good Former champion Juan pening between two fel- of China, who ousted Ger- start, had a 66 and was Martin Del Potro backed low Nebraskan on Friday man Julia Goerges 6-4, 7- among those one shot be- up his impressive first- night. The 29-year-old 6 (1). A two-time winner Phil Mickelson makes a hind. round win over Filippo Roddick, the declining this year, Zvonareva will putt for par on the ninth Through it all, Volandri with a mauling former U.S. number one, next take on Sabine Lisicki hole during the first round Mickelson brought atten- of fellow Argentine Di- defeated the 18-year-old of Germany, who earned of the Deutsche Bank tion to himself for two ego Jungueira. The 18th Sock in straight sets of 6- a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Championship golf tour- items that looked out of seed has not been beaten 3, 6-3, 6-4. Vera Zvonareva of American Irina Falconi. nament at TPC Boston, place. at Flushing Meadows Xinhua Russia Xinhua on Friday .— INTERNET Internet

P14(4).pmd 14 9/4/2011, 6:35 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Sunday, 4 September 2011 15 Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Ten dead in China mine accident BEIJING, 3 Sept—The bodies of 10 miners have been pulled from a flooded mine in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, state media reported Saturday, adding two more remain trapped underground. Rescuers are trying to reach the pair, who have been trapped since the mine shaft in the city of Dazhou flooded on Monday when 30 miners were working underground, Xinhua said quoting local authorities. Eighteen miners escaped the flood. The mine’s owner and the manager in charge of safety have been arrested, the Chinese rescue workers make their way into a mine report said citing a spokesman. It is the shaft after it was flooded in July 2011. The bodies of latest fatal incident in China’s notoriously 10 miners have been pulled from a flooded mine in dangerous mines and follows a report by China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, state media state media on Friday saying that three has reported, adding two more remain trapped underground.—INTERNET workers trapped in a mine in the country’s northeast were unlikely to survive. demand for energy has spiked. Last year, 2,433 China’s coal mines, which have a people died in coal mine accidents in China, dismal safety record, have been hit by a according to official statistics—a rate of more than series of accidents in recent years as six workers per day.—Internet

7:50 am Week’s 3:45 pm Weather forecast for 4th September, 2011 6. Nice & Sweet International News 1. Myanmar Song 11:35 am National League Sr. Temperature (°C/F) For Tomorrow Regions/States 8:00 am MNL Grand No. Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent 4. TV Dramma 1 Kachin 35/95 26/79 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% 7. Health Programme Series Royal Cup 2011 2 Kayah 29/84 20/68 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% 8:10 am 12:35 pm (Live) (Southern 3 Kayin 31/88 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 8. (38) Phyar 5. Myanmar Movies Myanmar & 4 Chin 22/72 13/55 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% Mingalar 2:15 pm Yadanarbon) 5 Upper Sagaing 36/97 24/75 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% 8:25 am 6. Selected Songs for 5:45 pm 6 Lower Sagaing 36/97 26/79 Isolated rain or thundershowers 80% Sunday, 9. Selected Songs 18th Myanmar 2. Musical 7 Taninthayi 28/82 23/73 Widespread rain or thundershowers (IH) 80% for 18th Myanmar Programme Traditional 8 Bago 32/90 22/72 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 4 September Traditional 6:00 pm 9 Magway 33/91 25/77 Isolated rain or thundershowers 80% Performing Arts View on today Performing Arts 3. Evening News 10 Mandalay 35/95 26/79 Isolated rain or thundershowers 80% Competitions Competitions 6:15 pm 11 Mon 29/84 24/75 Widespread rain or thundershowers (IH) 80% 12345678901 (2011) (MahaGita 12 Yangon 32/90 24/75 Scattered rain or thundershowers 80% (2011) (MahaGita 4. Weather Report Classical) (Busic Classical) (Basic 6:20 pm 13 Rakhine 30/86 22/23 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 7:00 am Education) Education) (Level 5. Cartoon Series 14 Southern Shan 26/79 18/64 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 1. Paritta By (Level Women) Women) 6:40 pm 15 Northern Shan 32/90 20/68 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% Venerable Mingun 2:25 pm 16 Eastern Shan 32/90 21/70 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 8:40 am 6. Tamyaethnar Sayadaw 7. Dance Of 17 Ayeyawady 31/88 24/75 Fairly widespread rain or thundershowers 80% 10. International News Takwetsar 7:15 am National Races 18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 33/91 24/75 Isolated rain or thundershowers 80% 8:45 am 7:00 pm 2. Dhamma Puja 11. Musical 2:30 pm 7. TV Drama 19 Neighbouring Yangon 32/90 24/75 Isolated rain or thundershowers 80% Song Programme 8. Myanmar Series 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 35/95 26/79 Isolated rain or thundershowers 60% 7:25 am 11:00 am Traditional 8:00 pm During the past (24) hours, weather have been partly cloudy in Lower Sagaing Region, rain or thundershowers have been isolated in Upper Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway and Yangon Regions, Rakhine 3. To be Healthy 1. Martial Song Cultural 8. News Summary of and Kayah States and Scattered in Bago Region and Shan State, fairly widespread in Kachin and Mon observations at 09:30 States and widespread in the remaining Regions and States with regionally heavy falls in Mon State and Exercise 11:10 am Performing Arts 9. International hr MST on today isolated heavy falls in Taninthayi Region. The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Kyaikmayaw (7.29) inches, Paung and Mudon (4.65) inches each, Longlon (4.02) inches, Mawlamyine (3.58) inches, 7:30 am Kyaikkhame (3.16) inches, Myaungmya (2.24) inches and Coco island (2.14) inches. 2. Musical Competitions News Monsoon is strong in the Andaman Sea and South Bay and generally moderate elsewhere in the Bay of Bay Inference 4. Morning News Bengal. Programme 2:50 pm 10. Weather Report Squalls with moderate to rough seas are likely at times Deltaic, Gulf of and along Mon-Taninthayi Coast, State of the Sea 7:40 am 11:25 am 11. Cartoon series Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35) mph. Seas will be moderate elsewhere in Myanmar waters. 9. International Outlook for Lilelihood of slight increase of rains in Eastem Myanmar area 5. Documentary 3. Round Up of the 12. TV Drama Series subsequent two days News

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New generation youths organized to be qualified youth cooperators

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—Union Minister for technology and market information. Chief Minister U La John Ngan Hsai expressed Cooperatives U Ohn Myint and Chief Minister of In his address, Union Minister for Cooperatives thanks to rural development and poverty alleviation Kachin State U La John Ngan Hsai yesterday U Ohn Myint said that the ministry is aimed at subcommittee and cooperative development committee afternoon attended the seminar on rural development establishing the cooperatives with the persons of same for sharing knowledge about cooperatives to the local and poverty alleviation at the city hall in Myitkyina with goals to be able to undertake rural development and people and providing technology and capital to them. participation of 600 local people including departmental poverty alleviation tasks. Efforts are being made for In the morning, the Union minister inspected officials, GEC members, cooperative society members, enabling all national races in Kachin State to enjoy teak plantations in Letwayang region of Waingmaw vendors, tri-shawl workers and farmers. equal rights in carrying out rural development and Township and reclamation of farmlands. Adviser at the President Office Dr U Sein Hla poverty alleviation tasks. The local people are to At the Basic Education Middle School in Gwehtu Bo gave suggestions on change in cultivation of quality systematically set up cooperative societies on livestock Village, he viewed peaceful learning of students and strain crops, extension of livestock breeding on a breeding tasks so as to increase meat and fish production met local people. He also met local people at Post- manageable scale for increasing more incomes, and after understanding benevolent attitude of the Union Primary School in Naungchein Village. establishment of strong cooperative societies. government. The Ministry of Cooperatives formed 32 ward/ Deputy Director-General U Aung Phyu of He stressed the need to organize new generation village cooperative societies in Myitkyina and Cooperative Department and Deputy Director-General youths to have health, fitness and high-qualification in Waingmaw townships from 29 August to 2 September U Mya Than of Small Industries Department U Mya the regional development tasks and form the associations and provided K 166.8 million for social-economic Than explained formation of ward/village cooperative to become youth cooperators for serving the interests development of the local national races. societies, assistance of capital investment and of the state and the nation. MNA

Union Construction Minister U Khin Maung Myint inspects roadworks Union Construction Minister inspects Pyay- on Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo Road. Paukkaung-Toungoo road section MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—Union Minister for Construction U Khin Maung Myint inspected repairing of Pyay-Paukkaung-Toungoo road section which was damaged by heavy rains yesterday. The Union Minister called for construction of stone filling retaining walls where necessary and ditches for proper flow of water and making the foundation strong before upgrading it into a tarred facility. The road is being repaired by five special construction groups, two groups of District Public Works, altogether by seven groups with the use of labour and machinery. The Union Minister then oversaw repair works along the road and met staff at Paukkaung Township Engineer’s Office and special construction groups, staff of District and Township Public Works at District Superintending Engineer’s office of Public Works in Pyay.—MNA Work coord meeting of Shan Chicherova wins women’s high jump at worlds th DAEGU, 3 Sept—Becoming a mother was worth earned bronze by jumping 2.00 meters. State 18 Myanma Traditional gold to Anna Chicherova. The 29-year-old Vlasic had been the favorite in the event Cultural Performing Arts Russian credited the birth of her daughter until an injury — a partial muscle tear in her last year for a change in attitude that allo- left leg — nearly forced her to Competition held wed her to win a world cham- withdraw. But she said she pionship title Saturday after could not bear watching the clearing 2.03 meters. worlds on television. NAY PYI TAW, 3 Sept—The work coordination “I had big motiv- Even before Vlasic th meeting of 18 Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing ation after my baby was decided to compete, Arts Competition was held at state Hluttaw Hall in born. It changed my th- Chicherova emerged Taunggyi yesterday. inking,” said Chicher- as her greatest threat Patron of Observance Committee for Shan State ova, who edged two- when she 18th Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing Arts time defending champ- ion Blanka jumped 2.07 in July—equaling Competition Chief Minister U Sao Aung Myat made a Vlasic of Croatia. “I feel free. I’m free deep the third highest jump of all time. speech. Chairman of the committee State Minister for inside. I don’t have any bad things in my Vlasic has the second best with a head. I’m really happy for everything. I understand jump of 2.08. “There is nothing to Development Affairs U Too Maung explained work that she is my big win in my life.” say,” Di Martino said. “She was procedures. Vlasic cleared the same height but took silver perfect. She demonstrated she was the The officials also reported on tasks to be carried on the countback. Antonietta Di Martino of Italy absolute No 1.”—Internet out by related sub-committees.—MNA

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