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* It is very important for every one of the * Only Union Spirit is the true True patriotism nation regardless of the place he lives to patriotism all the nationalities will have have strong Union Spirit. to safeguard. By-election 2012 held in Nay Pyi Taw, regions, states

NAY P YI TAW, 1 April— from local and foreign news returning officers and mem- By-election 2012 for 37 agencies covered the elec- bers of the polling stations President of vacant Pyithu Hluttaw seats, tion news. opened the ballot boxes, the Republic six vacant Amyotha Hluttaw A total of 36 polling counted the ballots and re- of the Union seats and 2 Region/State stations were opened in corded the results. of Myanmar Hluttaw seats, totaling 45 Zabuthiri Township where Vice-President Thiha U Thein parliamentary seats was held eligible voters including Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo Sein casting in regions and states Union ministers, deputy min- and wife Daw Khin Saw including Nay Pyi Taw isters, and departmental Hnin cast votes at polling vote at beginning 6 am today. heads casted ballots freely. station No. 1 at Basic Educa- polling By-election 2012 was Personnel from the tion Post Primary School in station held in Zabuthiri Township, township election sub com- Nyaungbingyisu Village of opened at Nay Pyi Taw Council Area mission and returning offic- Pobbathiri Township, Nay Nay Pyi from 6 am to 4 pm today, in ers and members supervised Pyi Taw Council Area. Taw No. 5 which eligible voters cast the voting process. At 4 pm, (See page 8) Basic votes freely at respective polling stations. Education President of the High School Republic of the Union of in Zabuthiri Myanmar U Thein Sein and Township. wife Daw Khin Khin Win MNA cast votes at polling station No. 1/1 at Nay Pyi Taw No.5 Extreme weather threatens Basic Education High Daw Khin Khin Win, School in Zabuthiri wife of President of Township this morning. rich ecosystems the Republic of the Likewise,Vice-President Dr SCIENCE D AILY, 1 April—Extreme weather such Sai Mauk Kham and wife Union of Myanmar as hurricanes, torrential downpours and droughts will Daw Nan Shwe Hmon cast U Thein Sein, casting become more frequent in pace with global warming. ballots at the same polling vote at polling station Consequently, this increases the risk for species extinc- station. opened at Nay Pyi tion, especially in bio diverse ecosystems such as coral The Brunei Ambassador Taw No. 5 Basic reefs and tropical rainforests. to Myanmar, personnel from Education High Human impact means that flora and fauna be- Chinese Embassy and repre- School in Zabuthiri come extinct at a rate 100–1000 times higher than nor- sentatives from ASEAN mal. Climate change has been deemed as one of the main Township.—MNA countries observed the vot- causes of species depletion. ing process and journalists A research team in theoretical biology at Linköping University has, through the use of mathemati- YANGON, 1 April—The prize pres- Head of Region Information and Prizes entation for the raising of reading habit and Public Relations Department Assistant Di- cal modelling and simulation, studied how the dynamics book donation was held at Basic Education rector U Myint Swe explained the purpose of different types of ecosystems may be affected by awarded in Primary School in Myothit (C) Ward in of holding the ceremony. significant environment fluctuations. Insein Township of Yangon North District The region minister awarded the Linda Kaneryd, doctoral student and lead au- raising on 30 March. winners in the essay, extempore talk and thor of a study recently published in the journal, Ecology Chairman of Yangon Region Rais- poem recitation contests. and Evolution, says the results were surprising. reading ing Reading Habit and Book Donation Com- Later, officials donated K 200,000 “Several previous studies of food web struc- mittee Region Minister for Finance and for raising of reading habit and books worth tures have suggested that species-rich ecosystems are habit Revenue Daw San San Nwe made an open- K 160,000 to 10 libraries. often more robust than species-poor ecosystems. How- ing address. MNA ever at the onset of increased environmental fluctuations, such as extreme weather, we see that extreme species- rich ecosystems are the most vulnerable and this entails Tottenham 3-1 Swansea a greater risk for a so-called cascading extinction.” Internet

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P1(2).pmd 1 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 PERSPECTIVES Special Refresher Course No. 20 for lecturers concludes NAY PYI TAW, 1 April—Special Refresher Course colleges are to work hard with devotion. Although Monday, 2 April, 2012 No. 20 for lecturers was concluded at Central Institute of universities and colleges now are under the supervision of Civil Service ((Phaunggyi)) this morning, with an address ministries concerned, but measures will be taken to transform by Chairman of Union Civil Service Board U Kyaw Thu. them into autonomous institutions. It is required to set up Be proud to be a taxpayer Also present on the occasion were Deputy Minister internationally-linked online libraries in universities and Taxation is the major source of for Education U Ba Shwe, member of the UCSB U Khin colleges in addition to conventional libraries. government earning in most countries. Maung Aye and 264 trainees. The UCSB Chairman then stressed the need for It also represents the relation between Speaking on the occasion, UCSB Chairman U Kyaw research and development, calling them to join hands in the the government and the people. In democratic Thu said education lies at the heart of human resources government’s efforts for building good governance and system, the people assign the government to development. As the government is building sound clean government. He then awarded the outstanding trainees, do what they want. No one other than the economic, political and social foundations in line with presented certificates to trainees and cordially greeted to national objectives, lecturers from all the universities and them.—MNA people will have to pay for these services. To remedy tax dodge, the successive governments Summer sports courses of Kachin State wraps up demonstrated their skills in had to exploit god-given natural resources of sports events. Altogether the country to fund services to the people. NAY PYI TAW, 1 Education Committee State Women’s Affairs 500 trainees attended the Despite abundance, we should limitedly April—The summer sports State Chief Minister U La Organization wife of the track & field, Karatedo, and cautiously exploit our natural resources. courses of Kachin State John Ngan Hsai and Chief Minister Daw Kan Hsi football, aerobic, Myanmar We should not impair our environment any concluded at the State Sports Speaker of the State Hsaing Lon and wife of the martial arts, Sepak Takraw, more. It should no longer be a main source of Ground in Myitkyina Hluttaw U Rawam Jon Speaker of State Hluttaw tennis, table tennis, body the government income. It is crystal clear that yesterday morning. presented completion Daw B Nin Shin presented building and physical we need to fund the government with our taxes. Patron of Kachin certificates to the trainees. gifts to the trainers. culture. Each and every citizen is both entitled to State Sports and Physical Patron of Kachin The trainees MNA fundamental rights of citizen and obliged to pay taxes. We can ask the cabinet what to do, but Townships in Mandalay Region hold by-elections we need to understand that a government with insufficient funds will fail to satisfy our demands NAY P YI T AW, 1 April – and we must contribute our share of tax. The The Union Election President himself committed to pay taxes in his Commission held 2012 by- very recent address to the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, elections in constituencies encouraging the entire people to follow his vacant for Hluttaw way. representatives across the nation at 6 am today. Maha Public awareness initiative must be Aungmye Township in pursued. The people—quite a stranger to Mandalay District, taxation — must be informed why and how they Mandalay Region, also held should pay taxes and duties. Effective law the by-election at respective enforcement machinery must come into polling stations. operation. Study groups from The government is committed to levy India, Japan, America, more tax in this tax year while lawmakers are Singapore and ASEAN trying to pass a new tax law. nations studied the We, the people, should proudly turn systematic and free casting of votes and local and foreign ourselves into taxpayers. reporters covered election Returning officers and polling station members seal ballot boxes. news in accord with the rules MNA Men’s hockey tourney and regulations. The township opened Election sub-commissions at Likewise, Pyin- 2012 by-elections. Diplomats, continues 79 polling stations in 18 various levels also made OoLwin, TadaU, international observers and wards and the public voters necessary arrangements in Kyaukpadaung, Natogyi and reporters studied the casting YANGON, 1 April—Jointly organized by the Ministry cast their ballots for Hluttaw line with the prescribed rules Meiktila townships of of ballots and raised voters of Sports and Myanmar Hockey Federation, 2012 Myanmar candidates they liked. and regulations. Mandalay Region held the some questions. — MNA National Sports Committee Chairman’s Cup Men’s Hockey League continued today at Theinbyu turf hockey pitch. No. 11 LID team whitewashed Triangle Region By-elections take place in Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Command team 8-0 while Nay Pyi Taw Command team defeated South-West Command team 4-1 and Yangon Magway, Ayeyawady, Mon, Shan Command team beat North-West Command team 5-0. Tatmadaw (Navy) team plays Tatmadaw (Air) team, NAY P YI T AW, 1 April —2012 by-elections took place South-West Command team meets Myanmar Police Force in constituencies vacant for Hluttaw representatives across team and No. 11 LID faces Northern Command team on 2 the nation beginning 6 am today. April. The prize presentation ceremony takes place on 7 By-elections were held in Sagaing, Pale and Minkin April.—NLM townships of Sagaing Region, in Launglon and Kyunsu townships of Taninthayi Region, in Toungoo, Htantabin, Thanatpin and Letpadan townships of Bago Region, in Magway, Yesagyo, Myaing, Pakokku and Pwintbyu townships of Magway Region, in Mawlamyine township of Mon State, in Kalaw township of Shan State and in Pathein, Maubin, Myaungmya, Wakema and Myanaung townships of Ayeyawady Region and the public voters cast their ballots freely. Diplomats, international observers and local and foreign reporters studied the voting and raised the voters some questions. MNA

Match between No. 11 LID team and Triangle Voters casting votes at No. 8 Ward polling Region Command team in progress. station in Pyapon in Ayeyawady Region. NLM MNA

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Japan to support US nominee to head Venezuelan President World Bank Hugo Chavez, said emerging market countries—Nigerian Finance Saturday he was Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former travelling to Cuba for Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo—for the Washington-based a second round of institution’s top job. “We decided he is an extremely suitable candidate for the World radiation therapy as Bank presidency and we will support him,” part of his back-and- Azumi said, stressing his track record working on HIV/AIDs issues with the World Health forth cancer treatment Organization. in Havana. Azumi said that the right candidate for the Japan will support Jim Yong Kim, the US job would understand Japan’s stance as a INTERNET nominee for the next World Bank head. major contributor country and would be able I NTERNET reflect that in the World Bank’s policies. Kim, Venezuelan leader returns to Cuba for TOKYO , 1 April — Japan will support Jim a physician and anthropologist, was named Yong Kim, the US nominee for the next World by the Obama administration in March as the Bank head, Japanese Finance Minister Jun US pick to succeed Robert Zoellick when he treatment Azumi said on Sunday after meeting the steps down in June. By tradition, an American CARACAS, 1 April — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Cuba on Saturday for candidate who is in Tokyo on his world tour has headed the World Bank since its founding another round of cancer treatment, saying he will be in Havana for several days and then return to seek support for the candidacy. after World War Two, but the emerging home. Chavez boarded the presidential jet on Saturday night accompanied by one of his Kim, a Korean-American, will be economies are increasingly open about daughters. His aides and military chiefs saw him off at the airport. contesting against two nominees from challenging that convention.— Reuters He said during an earlier speech to supporters that he was travelling to Havana for a second round of radiation after recent surgery to extract a second cancerous tumour in his pelvic area. Chavez had another tumour removed from the same place in June. The 57-year-old leftist Italy police find Al Pacino The life-sized bust was president, in office since 1999, has vowed to overcome cancer to win another six-year term in discovered in a raid near the 7 Oct election. Chavez has not identified the type of cancer, nor the precise location where Scarface bust in mafia raid Naples.— INTERNET the tumours were located. He has said he is choosing to undergo treatment in Cuba because NAPLES , 1 April — Italian it’s where his cancer was originally diagnosed and where his surgeries have been carried out. police discovered a bust of Chavez said that after his second round of five daily sessions of radiation, he expects to return actor Al Pacino as the drugs to Caracas on Wednesday or Thursday. He has said he expects to be travelling to and from Cuba boss “Scarface” when they for the treatments in the next several weeks. Before departing for Havana, Chavez reiterated raided the home of a suspected claims that he believes opposition leaders might not accept the results of the October election mafia drugs boss. Al Pacino if he wins, and that “they’re making plans to try to generate violence, to try to destabilize the played the role of Cuban drug country.” He did not provide evidence to back those claims.— Internet kingpin Tony Montana in the 1983 film. Police said the model Former Iran negotiator says nuclear deal was found in the home of 34- year-old Carlo Padovani possible during a raid in Boscoreale, UNITED NATIONS, 1 near Naples. Mr Padovani is April—An end to a nearly believed to be linked to three to carry on organising the generating 17-18,000 euros decade-long nuclear standoff clans from the Camorra mafia trade from his home where he (£14,181- £15,040) per day, between Iran and major world which operates in the area. was under house arrest. He and as much as 25,000 euros powers will be possible if the Police said he was in obtained a false medical (£20,800) at weekends, United States and its European charge of managing the drugs certificate from an official who according to Italy’s TG1.com. allies recognize Teheran’s trade which took place on a has also now been arrested. Police said children as young right to enrich uranium, a former square in Boscoreale. Mr Padovani was among as six years of age were used Iranian negotiator said in an Although Mr Padovani was 33 people detained in what as lookouts for drug pushers editorial. “Talks between Iran initially arrested in July last police said was a drugs trade operating in the square. and the five permanent year, police said he was able on an almost industrial scale, Internet members of the UN Security Five killed, hundreds injured Nicaraguan businessman in Thai hotel fire accused of drug trafficking Hossein Mousavian, Iran’s former chief nuclear BANGKOK, 1 April—Five people were killed and hundreds negotiator.—INTERNET injured in a hotel fire on Saturday in Thailand’s southern MANAGUA, 1 April—Nicaraguan authorities said province Songkhla, the Bangkok Post online reported. Saturday that the apparent target of an attack that claimed the Council plus Germany (P5+1), This has led to four rounds The fire, which broke out at five star hotel in Hat Yai, was life of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral last year is being scheduled for next month, of increasingly stringent UN caused by an explosion in the gas pipeline system, not by a charged with drug trafficking. provide the best opportunity Security Council sanctions, bomb as some earlier media reports described, said Songhkla Businessman Henry Farinas and six others are accused to break the nine-year deadlock mostly focusing on its nuclear over Iran’s nuclear progra- and missile industries, but Governor Grisada. He told reporters that the victims included of trafficking, money laundering and ties to organized crime, said police spokesman Fernando Borge.Farinas was believed mme,” Hossein Mousavian, also targeting some financial four men and one woman and more than 300 guests were Iran’s former chief nuclear institutions, a few subsidiaries trapped by fire and smoke in their upper floor rooms and were to be the intended target of last year’s ambush in Guatemala that killed Cabral. The businessmen was driving the folk negotiator, wrote in an editorial of its major shipping firm, and injured. Twenty-eight of them were hospitalizd. in the Boston Globe. companies linked to the Police said foreign tourists were among the injured but no singer to the airport when their car was ambushed by gunmen. Farinas survived. Mousavian, now a Islamic Revolutionary Guard further information was available by now. Hat Yai is a major Borge said the accusations against Farinas were presented visiting scholar at Princeton Corps. For the talks, expected tourist and commercial city in southern Thailand near the to a judge by a special prosecutor from the anti-corruption University in New Jersey, had to take place in mid-April, to Malaysian border. been seen as a moderate when unit. Among the six others accused is Farinas’ brother, open the door to a resolution in the Iranian government. MNA/Xinhua Joaquin Farinas Fonseca, and a man identified as American of the standoff with Iran, Although he is not currently a Mousavian said the United Gerald James Shackelford. policymaker, such public States and its European allies Three of the suspects — the Farinas brothers and a presentations of Iranian must make clear that war and nightclub manager — are in detention while the others are thinking is rare. Iran says its coercion are not the only still being sought, Borge said. Henry Farines was detained on nuclear programme is peaceful options. They should seek Thursday. There was no immediate comment from the accused. and rejects US and European enhanced engagement with Internet allegations that it is secretly Teheran, as US President amassing the capability to Barack Obama has repeatedly Thai firemen carry an injured man after a fire at the produce atomic weapons. Iran called for. “This could work Lee Gardens Hotel in downtown Hat Yai. Five people has rejected Security Council — since 2003, Iran has been were killed and dozens injured in a fire at a hotel in Hat demands that it halt enrichment looking for a viable and and other sensitive nuclear Yai, the largest city in southern Thailand. durable solution to the work, saying it has a sovereign INTERNET diplomatic standoff,” wrote right to atomic energy. Mousavian.— Reuters

p3(2).pmd 3 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 Dead stars ‘to guide spacecraft’ LONDON , 1 April — Spacecraft could one day navigate Mysterious animal-shaped through the cosmos using a particular type of dead star as a kind of GPS. German scientists are developing a technique structures are oldest known that allows for very precise positioning anywhere in space by NEW YORK , 1 April — valleys in Peru. picking up X-ray signals from pulsars. These dense, burnt-out Manmade mounds shaped Archaeological evidence at stars rotate rapidly, sweeping their emission across the cosmos like orcas, condors and even the sites pegs some at more at rates that are so stable they rival atomic clock performance. a duck may be the oldest than 4,000 years old. This timing property is perfect for interstellar navigation, predictable that it makes such an approach really evidence of animal mounds “It’s going to shake says the team. If a spacecraft carried the means to detect the straightforward,” he told BBC News. Prof Becker has been outside of North America, everybody’s views,” Benfer pulses, it could compare their arrival times with those predicted describing his team’s research here at the UK National according to former told LiveScience. “The at a reference location. This would enable the craft to determine Astronomy Meeting in Manchester. University of Missouri previous oldest animal figures its position to an accuracy of just five kilometres anywhere in The proposed technique is very similar to that employed anthropologist.Writing in the were at Nazca and they’re 2,000 the galaxy. in the popular Global Positioning System, which broadcasts magazine Antiquity, Robert years old.” The Nazca Lines “The principle is so simple that it will definitely have timing signals to the user from a constellation of satellites in Benfer, a professor emeritus, are simple stone outlines of applications,” said Prof Werner Becker from the Max-Planck orbit. But GPS only works on, or just above, the Earth so it has describes a series of mounds, animals decorating the Nazca Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching. “These pulsars no use beyond our planet. some more than 1,300 feet (400 Desert in Peru. Like the newly are everywhere in the Universe and their flashing is so Internet metres) across, in coastal discovered mounds, they may have had ritual significance. Stellar beacons Japan experts warn of future In addition, the shapes likely coincided with the for navigation risk of giant tsunami constellations these ancient * Pulsars are a type of TOKYO , 1 April — country’s Pacific coast could people saw in the Milky Way. neutron star Revised estimates of the be inundated by a tsunami Internet * Produced in huge stellar potential impact an offshore more than 20 meters (65 feet) explosions earthquake could have on high. highest. An earlier forecast in * Remnant core is highly Japan show that much of the According to Japanese 2003 put the potential magnetised media reports on Sunday, a maximum height of such a * Radiation focused into government-commissioned tsunami at less than 20 meters intense beams panel of experts says a (66 feet). The revisions are * Beams sweep around as tsunami unleashed by a based on new research magnitude-9.0 earthquake in following last March’s China successfully sends a French-made communication dead star spins the Nankai trough, which runs magnitude-9.0 earthquake satellite “APSTAR-VII” into orbit with its Long March- * Pulsars appear like ticks east of Japan’s main island of and tsunami, which 3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite to observer Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Honshu to the southern devastated a long stretch of * Stability of ticks rivals on 31 March, 2012. island of Kyushu, could top Japan’s northeastern atomic clocks XINHUA 34 meters (112 feet) at its coast.— Internet Mobile broadband demand IPO market heats up, set to soar more startups going NEW Y ORK , 1 April — Ofcom is looking into ways to free more radio spectrum to satisfy the UK’s vast appetite for This iPhone platform will public mobile broadband. Demand for high mobile data rates could grow 800-fold between 2012 and 2030, the communications change the way you shoot NEW YORK , 1 April — The IPO market is heating up. A regulator suggests. Operators will need help to meet this growing economy and rising stock market are prompting more demand, said Ofcom, which is asking the industry about the videos startups to go public, and investors appear hungry to invest. best way to do it. It suggested that a chunk of spectrum NEW Y ORK , 1 April — A degree tilting. You can see This week, organic mac n’ cheese maker Annie’s and mobile currently used for digital TV signals could provide some of the new Kickstarter project is everything around the iPhone ad firm Millennial Media posted the biggest first-day gains needed bandwidth. aiming to redefine how you and above it, with the only since networking site LinkedIn debuted last May. And Ofcom has kicked off a consultation exercise to devise a shoot video with your unavailable angle being Facebook’s highly anticipated initial public stock offering is long-term strategy for satisfying this burgeoning demand. iPhone. The Galileo is an iOS- what’s going on below. [More just weeks away. Decisions taken will affect use of radio spectrum after 2018. In controlled robotic iPhone from Mashable: ‘Wonders of After lying largely dormant for three years, the IPO market its consultation paper, Ofcom said the rising popularity of platform that lets you the Universe’ Lets You is churning again. And it’s poised to get further lift. Congress smartphones and tablet computers would soon start to put a manipulate the angle your Explore Space On Your iPad] is loosening restrictions in an attempt to make it easier for huge strain on mobile networks. Some of this strain could be iPhone from another iOS The platform is also offering young companies to raise money. Still, high gas prices and managed by operators offloading some data requests to wi- device, giving you the ability its SDK (software developers stubborn unemployment rates continue to put a damper on fi and tiny base stations known as femtocells. They could also to adjust your iPhone to kit) for app development, growth, making it too early to tell whether an IPO recovery is turn to newer mobile technologies such as LTE, which make almost any angle you could giving app developers the here to stay. The willingness of more startups to open their more efficient use of radio spectrum. possibly want. [More from freedom to integrate Galileo books and court wider investment suggests that they are Finally, said Ofcom, operators could build lots more base Mashable: Top 10 iPhone functionality into existing optimistic about their business and the broader economy. stations. However, it said, all of these methods were unlikely Word Games] apps or create apps and And a strong IPO market could itself drive growth, as to meet that growing demand. As a result, Ofcom is considering For instance, if you were software specifically companies loaded with fresh cash injections hire workers to freeing a chunk of the UHF spectrum, the 700MHz band, video chatting with a child designed to work with the expand their operations. currently used for digital TV signals. This is seen as a good who moved out of sight of the Berkeley, Calif-based Annie’s Inc saw shares soar 89 frequency band to pick because many other nations and product. camera you could move the Galilieo has currently percent on Wednesday to close at $35.92. They rose another manufacturers are planning to use it for LTE (4G) network platform to follow her using 5.6 percent on Thursday to finish at $37.92. The shares, equipment.—Internet raised close to $270,000 on your own device. The Kickstarter, and only required originally expected to sell for $14 to $16, ended up pricing at platform could also be used Freed $100,000 to go into $19 each. Baltimore-based Millennial Media Inc, which makes in situations like meetings so software that helps games makers and media companies radio production. The project will you can can follow all the be officially funded on 21 decide what ads to push to smart phones and tablet computers, spectrum action going on in the room. April, 2012, after which the saw shares jump 92 percent from their $13 IPO price to close is The platform’s inventor device will go into mass at $25. In total, 10 companies are expected to go public this helping originally created the device production and be sent out to week, the most since December 2010. bring in order to have better chats project backers and then likely It marks an enthusiastic end to a strong quarter for IPOs. with his son while he was There have been more IPOs in the first three months of 2012 mobile general consumers. What do away on business. you think of the project? Tell than there have been since the 2011 second quarter, said broadband Galileo can be controlled us what potential uses you Richard Peterson, credit analyst at S&P Capital IQ. And on to some from another iOS device such see for Galileo in the average, stocks hitting the market in the past three months rural as an iPad or iPod touch by comments. 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p4(2).pmd 4 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 5 Two organ donor US recalls organ storage fluid over application leaflets are People stir up millions of shown in London. contamination fears INTERNET bacteria when entering a

LONDON , 1 April — A countries where the product major US pharmaceutical is distributed and will room: Study company on Thursday issued provide further updates as NEW YORK , 1 April — When people were in a wide-spanning global recall the investigation Simply by entering a room, the room, there was a of the fluid used to store organs progresses.” Spokesman Ken you can add up to 37 million substantial increase in for potential transplants over Dominski told AFP the recall bacteria to the air every hour, airborne concentrations of fears it could be contaminated. was being issued as a according to a new study. bacteria and fungus of Bristol Myers-Squibb (BMS) precautionary measure and Most of this airborne various sizes. About 18 said it is recalling the fluid, no evidence of actual bacteria is left behind by percent of fresh and called Viaspan, across much contamination had yet been previous occupants and previously deposited of Europe as a part of its found. “No evidence has stirred up from the floor when bacteria in the room came investigation into the problem been found at this point (that you enter, Yale University from people, as opposed to that was detected on 19 March this) manufacturing issue by researchers said. “We live in plants and other sources. his at a third-party manufacturing our third party manufacturer all places where there are Netherlands, and Belgium. this microbial soup, and a type of research could help facility in Austria. BMS issued could lead to a product available alternatives. The “BMS will be working with big ingredient is our own efforts to develop new ways the recall after tests found contamination and therefore company is working with the local health authorities microorganisms,” principal of improving indoor air bacteria in the solution used we are issuing the recall as a health authorities in to find alternative solutions investigator Jordan Peccia, quality, said Peccia, adding to monitor the sterility of the precautionary measure.” countries where a substitute for patients, and sending a an associate professor of that Americans spend more storage fluid. The recall applies to is not available to find Dear Healthcare Provider environmental engineering, than 90 percent of their time “We are urgently Viaspan 50mg/ml in alternate solutions — Letter to physicians which said in a Yale news release. indoors. “All those investigating the cause of this Australia, Italy, Estonia, including Croatia, Finland, includes a review of the “Mostly people are re- infectious diseases we get, issue,” the company said in a Slovenia, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Switzerland, benefit/risk for patients,” a suspending what’s been we get indoors,” he noted. statement. “BMS has notified Germany, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, statement said. deposited before. The floor The study was recently all health authorities in and the United Kingdom — Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Internet dust turns out to be the major released online in advance source of the bacteria that of print publication in an after their hospitalization. we breathe,” he upcoming issue of the Depression often follows stroke, Twelve months after explained.He and his journal Indoor Air. hospitalization, 16.4 Internet but treatment lacking percent of stroke patients and colleagues measured and analyzed biological NEW YORK ,1 April — they can work together to ischemic stroke (involving almost 13 percent of TIA While depression is common improve outcomes,” study blocked blood flow to the patients had depression, particles in a single, ground- among people who’ve co-author Dr Nada El brain) and 397 with a according to the study, floor university classroom survived a stroke, it too often Husseini, a stroke fellow in transient ischemic attack published on 29 March in over a period of eight days goes undiagnosed and the neurology division at (TIA or “mini-stroke”). The the journal Stroke. El — four days when the room untreated, research shows. Duke University Medical researchers found that about Husseini believes that “it is was periodically occupied, “Patients need to be open Centre, said in a news release 18 percent of the stroke important for physicians to and four days when it was about their symptoms of from the journal Stroke. patients and more than 14 screen for depression on continuously vacant. The depression and discuss them The study included percent of the TIA patients follow-up after both stroke windows and doors were with their physicians so that 1,450 adults survivors of were depressed three months and TIA.”—Internet kept closed for all eight days. An Airbus A-319 jet liner lands at Moscow’s US nears sanctions phase in Airbus trade spat Sheremetyevo airport European Union to end and other sources said. “I’m subsidies.That could lead to on 28 March, 2012. subsidies for Airbus by hearing that the USTR will US sanctions on exports from R EUTERS moving at the World Trade take the next step soon,” an Britain, France, Germany, industry official said, referring Spain and potentially other to the WTO process for European nations if the WTO obtaining permission to panel agrees the steps taken retaliate, referring to the to end Airbus subsidies have office of the US Trade been inadequate. Representative. Washington has already An EU plan in December said it could seek as much $7 for ending subsidies declared billion to $10 billion in illegal by the WTO had failed sanctions. The process of to satisfy either Boeing or the obtaining WTO permission A ground crew member cleans the windshield of a US government, the official could take 6 months to a year Qantas passenger plane at Adelaide airport in this 13 and other sources said. The and the amount approved Feb, 2012 file photo.— REUTERS next step in the process is for could be less than requested. the United States to ask the any analysts expect the two Qantas raising fares to tackle WTO for a “compliance sides to reach a negotiated high fuel cost WASHINGTON, 1 April — Organization toward panel” to assess whether settlement before any The United States is expected retaliation on European European governments had sanctions are imposed. SYDNEY, 1 April — and fuel prices quoting at the to ratchet up pressure on the goods, an industry official ended their illegal Internet Australia’s Qantas Airways highest level in nearly 3 years Ltd said on Friday it was has forced airlines to raise raising domestic and fares to protect profits. Rising Mobile firms bleed billions to fraud and bill errors international fares for the fuel costs are another thorn LONDON , 1 April — Mobile phone firms are losing $58bn second time in as many for global airlines, which are (£36bn) a year worldwide to billing errors and fraud, a report SIM months to partially offset already seeing slowing air says. Juniper Research found operators were “leaking” card high jet fuel prices. Domestic travel due to a soft global revenue because the complexity of networks made fraud and fares and international fuel economy. The International cloning errors harder to spot. The problem is worst in Africa and the surcharge will increase by Air Transport Association Middle East, where 15% of revenue is lost annually, compared is a big between A$7 and A$30 ($7.2 (IATA) in December cut its with 1% in Europe and about 2.8% in North America. to $30.1) a ticket depending forecast for airline industry problem. The mobile industry is estimated to have generated $920b on the sector, Qantas said in profits by a quarter to $3.5 in 2011. “The developing markets lose the highest proportion INTERNET a statement. Domestic fares billion for 2012 and warned of their revenue because they have a greater number of pre- will go up on 5 April and the industry could plunge to international fuel surcharges an $8.3 billion loss if paid customers and it is easier to control what happens on the is a “pretty diverse” amount of that going on, according to Mr network when there is a contract in place,” said Juniper on 12 April, the airline said. Europe’s debt problems Holden. The report identifies 12 different types of mobile Jet fuel is the largest trigger another banking research director Windsor Holden. “Also, developing nations fraud, including so-called interconnect bypass, where users operational cost for an airline crisis.—Reuters have put their efforts into building subscriber bases rapidly pass off a fixed to mobile international call as a local mobile and less thought has been given to how to deal with leakages.” conversation. Mobile firm MTN Ghana estimates that, over While billing errors—customers incorrectly charged— a six-month period, it lost $9m to this problem. may be recoverable for mobile firms, fraud often is not. There Internet

P5(2).pmd 5 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 Polar bear breaks into A Canadian News in Brief man and family home his son Man tried to take bomb on US plane OTTAWA, 1 April — A man has received the shock of his awoke to A Pennsylvania man has been charged with life when he leapt out of bed to his son’s cries of “Polar bear!” find a attempting to take an explosive device on to a flight from Louis Reardon said his 29-year-old son, Damien, woke up to polar Philadelphia to San Francisco. find the bear breaking open their dining room door in bear Yesterday, Joseph Picklo (29) tried to get on the Newfoundland, Canada. The 55-year-old father said he fired breaking aircraft with two homemade firecrackers, a plastic bottle two shots over the bear’s head to frighten it. “A polar bear down the wrapped in electrical tape and partially filled with a doesn’t usually back down,” he said. door to powdery mixture, and a test tube with a wick containing His cousin, Daniel Reardon, said the bear broke in doors their another substance. at three other homes and killed sheep and ducks at a nearby home in stable without stopping to eat them. The Royal Canadian New Japan bee cooks enemy in ‘hot ball’ Mounted Police said wildlife officers shot the bear, which foundland. Don’t mess with Japanese honeybees. Not only do witnesses estimate weighed at least 300lb (135kg).— Internet INTERNET they co-operate to attack their enemies, researchers now say their brains may actually be processing and Venezuelan soldiers die in responding to the threat. When confronted with their arch-enemy, the giant helicopter crash Asian hornet, the honeybees will attack it by swarming en masse around the hornet and forming what scientists CARACAS , 1 April — Seven Venezuelan soldiers have died in a helicopter crash near the Colombian border, military call a “hot defensive bee ball” — a move unique to their officials have announced. State news agency AVN reports species. that it is still unclear what caused the Superpuma helicopter China shuts down fake cop website to crash. The soldiers were deployed on anti-drug operations in the state of Apure. China has shut down a fake police website that In a statement, military officials said the bodies were offered the public help battling online crime but required recovered from the crash site early on Thursday morning a service fee for the assistance. and a full investigation was under way. Venezuela recently The site claimed to be the China Internet sent extra troops to beef up its patrols along the borders with Supervision and Investigation Authority and pledged Colombia, Brazil and Guyana in an attempt to tackle drug to recover money lost through online fraud in return for trafficking and armed groups. — Internet a service fee. Body part found in man’s bag at Bucharest airport

BUCHAREST , 1 April — Prosecutors said that baggage checking operations led to the discovery of a fragment of human lower limb. The owner of the luggage was a Chinese man, Mediafax news agency said. “All possible leads are being examined,” prosecutors added, stressing that prosecutors, police and criminologists had been sent to the scene. “The fragment of a human body was discovered during the first security check on the airport and the owner of the bag was held on the spot,” intelligence service (SRI) spokesman Sorin Sava told the AFP news agency. Several gruesome murders involving Chinese nationals have been reported in Romania, especially in the 1990s. In one case, two Chinese men killed a compatriot and boiled his body in an attempt to make it difficult to identify. Another Chinese man was killed by several of his countrymen, his body minced and the remains thrown into the sewage system. The bodies of four other Chinese were found inside suitcases, two of them in the back of a car, and two others floating in a lake in Bucharest. — Internet The man was preparing to leave Bucharest for Italy.— INTERNET Google to open online tablet store Chinese President, Cambodian King hold talks SAN FRANCISCO , 1 April — Google Inc is planning to open an online store to sell tablet PHNOM PENH, 1 April —Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao met Cambodian King PCs directly to consumers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The Norodom Sihamoni here Saturday to discuss the development of all-round cooperation online store would offer tablets made by Samsung Electronics Co and Asustek Computer Inc between China and the South-East Asian Nation. based on Google’s Android software, according to the report, which cited anonymous Before the meeting, Hu attended a welcome ceremony hosted by the Cambodian King. sources and which Reuters was not able to confirm. Google declined to comment. According to his schedule, Hu will meet Cambodian Senate President Chea Sim, National Google briefly sold a specially-designed Android smartphone — the Nexus One — Assembly President Heng Samrin and Prime Minister Hun Sen later Saturday. directly to consumers in 2010, but closed the store after four months saying it had not lived The two sides are expected to discuss ways to enhance the comprehensive strategic up to expectations. Google now relies on retail and carrier partners to sell Android smartphones partnership of cooperation, and exchange views on major world and regional issues of mutual made by a variety of handset makers and Android has become the world’s No1 smartphone concern. The two countries will sign a host of cooperation documents Saturday and issue a operating system, ahead of iPhone-maker Apple Inc. joint statement, a Chinese official said. But Apple still dominates the market for touch-screen tablet computers with its two-year The Chinese President arrived in the Cambodian capital on Friday for a state visit aimed old iPad. Amazon.com’s $199 Kindle Fire tablet is based on open-source Android computer at enhancing the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation. code, but the device features a customized interface that does not use many Google services. The two countries have enjoyed a traditional friendship as good neighbours, good Google may co-brand some of the tablets sold through the store and has considered friends and good partners. They established diplomatic ties in 1958 and the comprehensive subsidizing the cost of future tablets to make them more competitive with the Kindle Fire, strategic partnership of cooperation in 2010. according to the Journal report. It is unclear when Google plans to open the store.— Reuters MNA/Xinhua Dine just like the passengers of the doomed Titanic for $12,000 NEW Y ORK, 1 April — Want to get a taste of what it felt A 10-course like being on the Titanic, sans the part where it sunk into the meal is crafted ocean? A restaurant in Houston is offering what it calls the in honour of Titanic Experience: a 10-course meal comprised of similar the 100th dishes served to the ill-fated ship’s first class passengers anniversary of the night they met their demise. Or at least that’s what the ship’s Cullen’s, the restaurant, claims. Aside from the food itself, demise. going for the Titanic Experience means you also get to dine INTERNET at Macy’s Table, the exclusive room suspended from the Experience comes with the sky-high price tag of $12,000. ceiling of the restaurant. Thankfully, you can bring 11 friends with you, so you can The whole event lasts for four hours, from the wine and at least split the bill. But when have you last plunked down beef appetizer to the after dinner cheese. To make the $1,000 for one dinner? Cullen’s special Titanic package was Models pose with the Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone experience even more authentic, guests are given the chance created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ship’s to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a HD to sample a bottle of Armagnac brandy from the year 1900 sinking on 15 April. Check out the restaurant’s official Super AMOLED display, during a news conference in by the end of the night. Of course, a fancy dinner served with website for more info if you have $12,000 burning a hole in Hong Kong on 19 Oct, 2011. —INTERNET fancy liquor in a fancy room can’t come cheap — the Titanic your pocket.— Internet

P6(2).pmd 6 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 7

Yebok Dam in Hlaingbwe Township for producing high yield of summer paddy in multiple cropping patterns. Dams and reservoirs for supplying potable and irrigation water to local national people in Kayin and Kayah States

Dams and reservoirs across the nation help farmers produce high yield of crops in each state and region. Sein Pan Myaing Reservoir is one of the irrigation facilities in Myanmar which contributes to socio- economic development of farmers in Myainggyingu region of Kayin State. Archive: Maung Nyein Aye Translation: HKA Loinanpha Reservoir near Loinanpha village in Dimawhso Township irrigating a huge number of farms in Kayah State successfully, backing the government’s bid to agricultural development.

Ngwetaung Dam supplying irrigation water to farmlands for agricultural development in Kayah State.

Prizes awarded to readers 16 organizations permitted to run microcredit union NAY P YI T AW, 1 April—Organized representative U Stephen, Shan State NAY PYI TAW, 1 April—Myanmar unions. by Shan State (East) Information and Hluttaw representative U Ah Pha, Microfinance Supervisory Committee under Those who have received permits include one Public Relations Department, the Deputy Commissioner U Khin Win of the Finance and Revenue Ministry is focusing INGO, one NGO, three cooperative associations raising of reading habit and book Kengtung District GAD, officials and its efforts on development of brivate and 11 companies. There arestill organizations donation was held at the hall in local people. microfinance works, which is one of the eight- which have applied for permits, which are under Kengtung yesterday morning. Officials awarded outstanding point rural development and poverty alleniation scrutiny of the committees concerned. It was attended by Speaker of persons in the raising of reading habit. scheme. The meeting 1/2012 of the Supporting Organization wishing to run microfinance Shan State Hluttaw U Sai Lon Hsaing, Wellwishers donated TV, video Committee for Development of Microfinance unions says contact respective region/state and Akha National Race Affairs Minister player and radio worth K 3 million. Works on 26 March decided to issue work Nay Pyi Taw Council Microfinance Works U Peter Thaung Sein, Pyithu Hluttaw MNA permits to 16 local and foreign microcredit Supervisory Committee.—MNA

P7(2).pmd 7 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 By-election Vice-Presi- Daw Khin dent Thiha Saw Hnin, 2012 held in Thura U Tin wife of Vice- Aung Myint President Oo casting Thiha Nay Pyi Thura U Tin vote at Aung Myint Taw,… polling Oo, casting (from page 1) station vote at Union Election Com- opened at polling mission Chairman U Tin Aye Basic station opened at visited the polling station Education Post-Pri- Basic No.1 in the morning and cor- Education dially greeted the voters. A mary School Post-Pri- total of 81 polling stations in Nyaung- mary School were opened in 28 village- bingyisu in Nyaung- tracts of Pobbathiri Town- Village of bingyisu ship. Pobbathiri Village of The by-election 2012 Township. Pobbathiri was held freely and fairly MNA Township. under election law, by-laws MNA Township in Nay Pyi Taw Vice- Daw Nan Shwe Council Area today. President Hmon, Voters were queuing at Dr Sai wife of respective polling stations be- Mauk Vice- fore the dawn and cast ballots Kham President as soon as the polling stations casting Dr Sai opened. All the 49 polling vote at Mauk stations in the township were polling Kham, casting packed with voters. station vote at Among the voters at opened at polling polling station No. 1/1 in Nay Pyi station Ottarathiri Ward of Taw No. 5 opened at the township were Chief Jus- Basic Nay Pyi tice of the Union U Tun Tun Education Taw No. 5 Oo, deputy ministers, and Nay Basic High Pyi Taw Council members. Education UEC Chairman U Tin Aye School in High Zabuthiri School in also viewed voters casting Town- Zabuthiri ballots there, with local and foreign journalists covering ship.—MNA Town- ship.—MNA the news. (See page 9) Chief ers and members of polling Justice stations opened the ballot of the boxes, counted the ballots and Union U recorded the results. Free and fair multi-party Tun Tun democracy by-election 2012 Oo was also held at Ottarathiri casting vote at Chairman of Union polling Election Commission U station Tin Aye casting vote at opened polling station opened in Ottarathiri at Basic Education Ward of Post-Primary School in Ottarathiri Nyaungbingyisu Village Township. of Pobbathiri Town- MNA ship.—MNA and rules and regulations. ing stations, listed family Voters were systematically members of the illiterate and supervised in voting blind who are permitted to process to ensure the help them in voting under By- tranquility of polling stations, law 42, members of the elec- transparency of elections and tion commission and respec- easy and secret voting proc- tive sub commissions, candi- ess. dates of respective constitu- During the voting hours, encies, polling station reps except members of polling and supporting reps, no one stations, voters, ward (or) was allowed to enter the poll- village-tract election sub- ing stations. commission members as- After the voting hours signed for security of the poll- were due, the returning offic-

Returning officer and party systematically counting ballots at polling station of Nay Pyi Taw No. 5 Basic Education High School in Zabuthiri Township.—MNA

P8(2).pmd 8 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 9 Shan State Chief Minister meets departmental officials, townselders in Kunlong, Hopang

NAY PYI TAW, 1 April— In Kunlong, the State Foundation in Hopang where Shan State Chief Minister U Chief Minister donated K 6.5 he inspected construction of Sao Aung Myat on 29 March million to fire-stricken families two-storey school building met departmental officials and Relief and Resettlement of Hopang BEHS. and townselders at Than Department, robes to The State Chief Minister Lwin Oo Hall in Kunlong of monasteries. also visited Chinshwehaw Kunlong District and “Wa” He attended donation Border Checkpoint in Chin- Self-Administered Division ceremony of spectacles and shwehaw sub-township in Office in Hopang. medicines of Cherry Metta Laukkai District.—MNA

Voters

Diplomats and international observers visit polling stations in taking out Thongwa Township.—MNA ballot

Diplomats, international observers,… papers at (from page 16) reporters of international news agencies and the voters some questions. The township local journalists also observed casting and polling opened 120 polling stations. counting votes and interviewed voters at the Similarly, diplomats, observers and polls in the township. station in correspondents accompanied by Yangon Officials from United Nations Region Sub-commission member U Chit Headquarters visited the polling stations in Hlegu Naing studied the casting of the votes at Aung Mingala Street in No. 92 ward in Dagon Polling Station No.8 at Fire Services Myothit (Seikkan) Township, interviewed Township. Department in Ward-5 in Mayangon members of ward Sub-commission, returning Township of Yangon West District. The officers and members of the polling station MNA township had 117 polling stations. and viewed voters casting votes. Local people from 14 wards and four the polls in the township. Chairman U Win Aung and members The charge’ d affaires ai of Serbian villages in Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township Local people in Mingala Taungnyunt of Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township Sub- embassy and party, Brunei observers and freely cast votes at 67 polling stations. in Yangon East District cast votes freely and commission and officials viewed voters European Union observers viewed voters Chairman U Win Zaw and members of systematically at 68 polling stations in the casting votes systematically at polling casting votes at No. 2 Basic Education High Mingala Taungnyunt Township Sub- township. stations in the township. School on Gangaw Street in No. 94 ward in commission and officials viewed voters Diplomats, international observers, Diplomats, international observers, Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township. casting votes systematically at polling reporters of news agencies also observed stations in the township. counting votes by returning officers and Polling Diplomats, international observers and members of polling stations in presence of the reporters of news agencies observed casting officials and the people when the polling station and counting votes and interviewed voters at stations were closed at 4 pm.—MNA officer and staff show General Banking Services Course ballot No. 2 concludes boxes at NAY PYI TAW, 1 April— Revenue with an address by knowledge and monetary polling General Banking Services Deputy Minister U Win Than. matters. The government station in Course No. 2 of Myanmar Speaking on the was focusing its attention Bank Training School (Nay occasion, the deputy on development of domestic Kawhmu Pyi Taw) conducted by minister said Myanmar Bank banking services, trying to Township. Banks Supervisory Training School was link domestic banks with Committee was concluded conducting courses foreign banks. He then MNA yesterday morning, at the continuously to disseminate awarded the outstanding Ministry of Finance and banking services trainees.—MNA By-election 2012 held in Nay Pyi Taw,… (from page 8) voters casted ballots at 36 polling stations in At 4 pm, returning offic- polling stations in Zabuthiri Dekkhinathiri Township and ers and members of polling Township, 49 polling stations 81 polling stations in stations counted ballots in in Ottarathiri Township, 17 Pobbathiri Township.—MNA front of personnel of Nay Pyi Taw Election Sub- commission, Ottarathiri Township Election Sub- commission, reps of candi- dates, voters, chairpersons and members of ward election Sub-commissions. Over 165,000 eligible A voter casting vote at polling station in Zabuthiri Township. Voters taking out ballot papers at polling station No. 1/1 in Ottarathiri MNA Ward of Ottarathiri Township.—MNA

P9(2)---.pmd 9 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 SCHOOL HONOURED: A UMFCCI, UNDP to cooperate in development ceremony to honour basic education schools that of agriculture, trade manage canteens in YANGON, 1 April—Member of the townships of Delta region, Rakhine State, conformity with hygienic Agriculture and Development Central Chin State and Shan State, availability of rules was held at the City Executive Committee of the Republic of the cash assistance, technological assistance, Hall in Yangon on 28 Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers fulfillments of respective organizations, March morning. Chairman of Commerce and Industry U Sein Win Hlaing cultivation and production of paddy, of YCDC Mayor U Hla met Financial Consultant Mr Clay O’ Brien disbursement of loans by private Myint presents a certificate and party of United Nations Development organizations to the local people, assistance of honour to teacher Daw Program at the hall of UMFCCI in Lanmadaw of inputs, production costs, plans of Win Mar, on behalf of the Township of Yangon Region on 26 March. organizations abroad to provide assistance headmistress of Dagon At the meeting, they frankly discussed for rural development, and they coordinated BEHS No. 1. cooperation in market accessible preparations for drawing new plans. MYANMA A LIN opportunity of village households in some UMFCCI

Improvement of Myanmar football standard MEASLES VACCINATED: Age- discussed wise measles vaccination TAUNGGYI, 1 April—With Vice-Chairman of Shan State football association to hold campaign for 2012 was the aim of developing Football Federation U the football tournaments and launched at the office of Myanmar football standard, Maung Maung Lauk, General provide training courses to Ward 4 administrator of Myanmar Football Secretary U Khin Maung the youths. Botahtaung Township Federation and Shan State Nyunt and members attended Those present on 23 March. Officials Football Association held a the meeting. participated in the discussions give vaccine to children meeting at KBZ sports ground General Secretary U Tin for development of Myanmar ranging from nine in Taunggyi on 30 March Aung of MFF explained football standard. The general months to five years. afternoon. progress and reforms of the secretary of the federation MYANMA A LIN General Secretary U Tin federation since its replied to queries raised by Aung of Myanmar Football establishment and duty and those present. Federation and officials, functions for the state Myanma Alin Certificates given to monks who passed religious Traffic rules for pedestrians, vehicles talked exams in Kangyidaunt AUNGBAN, 1 April—A KANGYIDAUNT, 1 April— Township, Pathein District religious affairs. Officials talk on traffic rules was given A ceremony to confer in Ayeyawady Region on 26 presented certificates to 27 at Dhammayon of Mogaung certificates on months who March. monks who passed the Monastery in Aungban on 8 passed the fifth Pali Head of Kangyidaunt Pahtamagyi examination, March afternoon. Pahtamabyan examination Township Administrator 15 monks in the Pahtamalat Head of Aungban was held at Thiri Head of Township Religious and seven in the Township Directorate of Mingalayama Monastery in Affairs Department U Myint Pahtamange. Road Administration Daw Ward 1 of Kangyidaunt Sein supplicated on Myanma Alin Kaw Kaw Myint explained traffic rules for pedestrians Moe Pwint-2 Plan implemented in and vehicles and traffic accidents. DISTRICT Dagon Myothit (North) Township It was attended by local national races and local then distributed pamphlets chairperson of District and women of 12 wards in on traffic rules to those NEWS Township Women’s Affairs Aungban. present. Organizations and members, Officials concerned DRA Raising reading habit Measles vaccine given to organized in Hlegu Township children in Hlinethaya HLEGU, 1 April—The Major Phyo Min Thant YANGON, 1 April—The vaccination door to door on raising of reading habit was of the local station also age-wise measles Kyansittha Road in Ward 26 held in conjunction with the awarded the third prize vaccination 2012 was of the township. book donation ceremony at winners, and Staff Officer undertaken in Hlinethaya It was undertaken by the Dhammayon of Daw Khin Thida Oo of Township of Yangon North Head of Township Health Minlwingon Model Village District IPRD the consolation District. Assistant Daw Khin Yupa YANGON, 1 April—According to Moe Pwint-2 Plan, Deputy in Hlegu Township of prize winners. On 29 March, the health Soe and health staff, the ward Minister for Immigration and Population U Kyaw Kyaw Win, Yangon North District of Later, wellwishers staff injected children administrator and members Head of Yangon Region Immigration and National Yangon Region on 25 donated books and cash. arranging from nine months of social association. Registration Department U Ye Tun Oo, Head of Yangon West March. Myanma Alin to five years old with measles Myanma Alin District INRD U Yin Htwe and party inspected tasks being Yangon Region Minister undertaken by staff of the department at Dhammayon of Ngamanaung Pagoda in Ward 33 of Dagon Myothit (North) for Finance and Revenue Daw CASH FOR MEALS Township in Yangon East District in Yangon Region on 19 San San Nwe made a speech. DONATED: Chairperson March afternoon. Assistant Director U Myint of Township Maternal The officials then issued 130 citizenship scrutiny cards Swe of Yangon Region and Child Welfare and 48 household registrations to the local people. Information and Public Association Daw Poe Zar Township Immigration Relations Department Phyu Htay Aung and explained the purpose of members donated cash to raising the reading habit. the medical trust-fund MLF invites donations of cash, The Region Minister and cash for meals to books presented first prizes to the Shwe Ein Yadana Home Myanmar Libraries Foundation is giving encouragement winners in the essay, for the Aged in Einme on to broadening the horizon of the people and developing self- extempoew talks and poem 19 March. Photo shows reliant libraries across the nation. recitation contests. cash donation ceremony Those wishing to donate cash and books to the libraries The Assistant Director at Shwe Ein Yadana may contact Myanmar Libraries Foundation at No. 228 on of Yangon Region IPRD Home for the Aged. Theinbyu Street in Botahtaung Township, Yangon, Tel: 01- gave the second prizes to the MYANMA A LIN winners in the contests. 371342, 01-201936 and 01-398756.

P-10 (2).pmd 10 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 11 Richard Branson headed to ‘centre of Earth’ NEW YORK , 1 April — announcements ahead of this pursuit of ballooning and Tycoon Richard Branson may weekend. sailing records, had had his have lost his race to the An early clue that this eye on too. bottom of the ocean, but not was a joke was that a press Never mind: Cameron will his sense of humor, declaring release from Branson’s PR eat his heart out hearing that a faux plan to top his rivals by people cannot be published Branson says he’ll take trendy voyaging to the centre of the until 1 April. singer will.i.am of the Black Earth. The impossible The announcement Eyed Peas in a special capsule Billionaire Richard adventure was announced on came days after Hollywood down into a volcano and from Branson. Friday, tongue jammed in director James Cameron there to the molten center of cheek, with the seriousness grabbed headlines by making the planet. ‘Journey to the Centre of the of a real campaign. history’s first solo — and real “I have long held a Earth’ as a young boy,” “Sir Richard Branson to — trip by submarine to the fascination with volcanoes Branson said on the website. People walk past a huge bike sculpture at the launch journeys to the center deepest point of the world’s having read Jules Verne’s Internet Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 15 of the Earth through Virgin oceans: the Mariana Trench March, 2012. As part of the World Bike Tour event, the Volcanic” the website in the Pacific. Colorado wildfire 70 percent sculpture appeals for an eco-friendly lifestyle. virginvolcanic.com claims, It was an exploit that XINHUA in one of two teasingly-timed Branson, known for his contained, no sign of missing Man charged Two kids, woman killed in Saint Death ritual woman DENVER, 1 April —A wildfire burning in rugged terrain with beating HERMOSILLO, 1 April — sacrifice, were unearthed at a confirmed cases of human west of Denver that killed two people and left a woman Eight people have been ranch outside the border city sacrifices in Mexico to the missing, ignited by windblown embers from a prescribed infant to death arrested for allegedly killing of Matamoros, across from scary-looking saint, which is burn, was 70 percent contained on Friday, fire officials said. two 10-year-old boys and a Brownsville, Texas. not recognized by the Roman “That’s the good news,” incident commander Rich Harvey ORLANDO, 1 April — A 55-year-old woman in ritual While Saint Death has Catholic Church. Worship- said of the containment figure. “The bad news is that over the Florida man has been charged sacrifices by the cult of La become the focus of a cult pers usually offer candy, weekend we’re looking at the same weather conditions that with aggravated Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, among drug traffickers and cigarettes and incense to the started the fire in the first place.” manslaughter for allegedly prosecutors in northern criminals in Mexico in recent skeleton-statue. Harvey said weather forecasters were predicting fatally punching his 3- Mexico said on Friday. Jose years, there have been no Internet increased winds, lower humidity levels and higher month-old daughter to stop Larrinaga, spokesman for temperatures over the weekend, so firefighters were her crying, authorities said. Sonora state prosecutors, aggressively attacking the fire while conditions were favorable. Winter Haven police say they said the victims’ blood was The Lower North Fork Fire, which is burning through parched arrested Christopher Scott poured around an altar to the pine trees and grasses 20 miles west of the state’s most Ryon, 27, of Polk County, saint, which is depicted as a populous city, spread rapidly on Monday after sparks from after Riley Ryon’s mother, skeleton holding a scythe and the controlled burn conducted by the Colorado State Forest Kristine Bardell, 26, found clothed in flowing robes. Service jumped a containment line. Flames from the blaze have the child lying face down The grisly slayings torched 4,140 acres, destroyed 27 homes and an unknown and unresponsive in their recalled the notorious “narco- number of outbuildings. apartment bedroom when she satanicos” killings of the An elderly couple perished in the fire, and the search came home for lunch on 1980s, when 15 bodies, many continues for a woman who has not been heard from since the Tuesday about 1:15 pm, the of them with signs of ritual blaze ignited. “The search for Ann Appel continues, but Orlando Sentinel reported. In this 9 April, 2009 file there’s nothing to report,” Mark Techmeyer, spokesman for It was unclear whether Marl chemical park in Germany photo, a skeletal figure the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, said. Some 500 Ryon and Bardell are married. representing the folk saint firefighters have been battling the blaze, concentrating on Bardell called emergency rocked by huge explosion known in Mexico as “Santa building containment lines and putting out scores of spot responders who attempted, BERLIN, 1 April—A huge explosion rocked a chemical Muerte” or “Death Saint,” fires that have popped up in the burn area, fire officials said. unsuccessfully, to resuscitate industrial park in Marl, western Germany, leaving one or two sits in a vendor’s stall at a Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper this week ordered a the infant while they workers injured and three missing, police said Saturday. market in Ciudad Juarez, suspension of controlled burns on state-owned lands until an transported her to Winter Marl police confirmed a pressure vessel in the park Mexico.— INTERNET investigative panel reviews the practice.— Reuters Haven Hospital, where she blasted at 13:36 local time (1136 GMT). Three staff members was pronounced dead, were missing, police spokesman Michael Franz told Xinhua. Penguins ‘do a Daly’ in zoo’s pool WFTS-TV, Tampa, Fla, He said one was injured, although another spokesman said reported. The District 10 earlier two had been confirmed injured. LONDON , 1 April — Medical Examiner’s Office The firefighters were “fully engaged” and the flame was Penguins have put their conducted an autopsy on the “locally limited,” the police said. The accident in the park in diving skills to the test after baby, concluding she had a the Ruhr industrial region sent up a giant gas cloud, which a custom-made springboard skull fracture indicative of a moved southward and was spreading over a major east-west was installed in ZSL London blunt force trauma. “He highway, the police said. Zoo. Having been awarded wanted to take a nap,’’ police Franz said emergency crew had tested the cloud at the the London 2012 Organising said in a statement about site and found no harmful content. Police have warned local Committee’s Inspired By Ryon’s alleged motive for residents to close windows and doors and stay inside 2012 mark for its summer punching his daughter. buildings. There is no death report yet and the cause of the Animal Athletes programme, Internet explosion is under investigation.—MNA/Xinhua. London Zoo has unveiled its Faceless portrait wins Archibald

CANBERRA , 1 April — Tim Storrier has won Australia’s most presitigous art award, the Archibald prize, with a faceless portrait called ‘The histrionic wayfarer (after A Humboldt Penguin jumps from the new London 2012 Bosch)’.The artist thanked his dog, also present at the award Olympics-themed diving board at London Zoo.— INTERNET ceremony. Storrier also entered last year’s Archibald Prize with take on the 2012 Olympics’ off their diving skills and another faceless portrait —of himself. the work was called Aquatic Centre. visitors should “see them ‘Moon boy (self-portrait as a young man)’. Erected at the deepest giving Tom Daly a run for his The NSW Art Gallery website described it as a ‘suit of point of the recently built pool, money”. The ZSL London empty clothes hanging as if on a scarecrow in a barren a custom-made springboard Zoo will see more creatures landscape’. has given the four species of come down with Olympics The winner was selected from a field of 41 finalists penguin present in Penguin fever as the Animal Athletes drawn from a total entry of more than 800 works and Beach a chance to demonstrate programme continues, with announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW. their diving prowess. these belly-flopping The histrionic wayferer (after Bosch) is the second Storrier will receive a first prize of $75,000, an increase Head bird keeper Adrian penguins giving a fishy faceless portrait Storrier has entered in the Archibald of $25,000 from last year. The finalists go on public display Walls said penguins love flavour of what is to come. Prize.— INTERNET at the gallery from Saturday.— Internet nothing more than to show Internet

p11(2).pmd 11 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 Azamara cruise ship sails for Malaysia after fire repairs Man charged improved, but is still serious.” Ricafrente earlier said the with Brixton The ship is owned by the cruise ship was carrying 590 world’s second largest cruise passengers and 411 crew. He murder firm, Royal Caribbean. said the coastguard had been Azamara Club Cruises LONDON , 1 April — An alerted to the fire by a Manila- 18-year-old man has been said the blaze — in one of the based ferry and towage ship’s engine rooms — had charged with the murder of a company and that it would be 17-year-old boy in south been immediately investigating why the extinguished. “The damage London. Kwame Ofosu- Azamara Quest’s crew had Asare, of Catford, was found caused by the fire will require not issued a distress call. The us to cancel the rest of with fatal stab wounds in ship had been 139km (75 Adelaide Close, Moorlands Azamara Quest’s voyage nautical miles) south-west of once the ship arrives in Estate, in Brixton, on the the Philippines’ Tubbataha evening of 2 March. Sandakan,” it said.A Reef when the coastguard The fire on the Azamara Quest started late on 30 March , Metropolitan Police said coastguard spokesman, Lt Cdr heard of the incident. 2012 a day after the ship left Manila for Sandakan, they believed the sixth-form Algier Ricafrente, said a Internet Malaysia, and was immediately put out, said coast guard coastguard vessel was student and a friend were spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente. Five crew approaching the Azamara chased and attacked by two men. Nathaniel Okusanya, of members were injured. —INTERNET Quest. He said the ship’s captain had earlier emailed to Lambeth, is due to appear at MANILA, 1 April — A suffered smoke inhalation but say everything was “under Croydon Magistrates’ Court cruise ship disabled by a fire that no passengers were control” and that it did not on Sunday charged with has been repaired and is injured. require assistance. murder.— Internet sailing slowly from The ship was now But Cdr Ricafrente said Bieber, Berry slimed at Philippines waters to travelling at a speed of three the coastguard would Malaysia, the ship’s operator to six knots and should reach provide assistance while the Kids Choice Awards says. Fire broke out on the Sandakan, Malaysia,in two ship was “inside our area of LOS A NGELES, 1 April — Taylor Lautner (who won Azamara Quest on Friday, a days. “The crew members are responsibility”. Another At the 25th annual Kids’ favorite “buttkicker”), “Glee” day after it left Manila for being treated in our medical spokesman said a Philippine Choice Awards, the slime star Chris Colfer and male Malaysia, with 1,001 people facility. The condition of the Navy ship would escort the runneth over. Host Will Smith singer winner Justin Bieber, on board. Operator Azamara one crew member that was ship until it crossed into opened the 25th annual Kids’ who was utterly drenched Club Cruises said five crew more severely injured has Malaysian waters. Cdr Choice Awards promising a along with Smith at the end of World’s biggest Titanic attraction opens in record amount of the show’s the show. The KCAs are trademark green gunk. Nickelodeon’s annual Belfast Though some 20 awards are celebration for kids, and it’s presented at the KCAs, the often the most-watched BELFAST, 1 April — The largest Titanic visitor real suspense isn’t who will children’s programme of the attraction in the world opened take home a “Blimp” (the year. They draw a con- in the ship’s Belfast birthplace show’s Oscar), it’s when and siderable roster of stars on Saturday, some 100 years on whom the slime will spill. looking to thank their after the doomed liner was It’s like a baptism into kid- smallest fans and cater to their built in the same yards. Almost dome that can come at any youngest demographics. 100,000 tickets for Titanic moment: from a hidden “This is, like, the coolest Belfast, a striking aluminium- bucket, dumped from the award show ever,” said clad building which tells the rafters or exploded from little “Twilight” star Kristen famous ship’s story through orange blimps. Stewart, accepting the award special effects, interactive “No one is safe from the for favorite movie actress. screens and a ride, have been The world’s biggest Titanic visitor attraction opens in slime!” screamed Smith. “You Smith, himself a 10-time sold ahead of the opening. the ship’s Belfast birthplace on Saturday, 100 years to have to earn the slime! It’s an Blimp winner, started the Organizers hope the £97 the day since the doomed liner was completed in the honour.” Halle Berry was the show with an elaborate, million ($155 million, 116 same yards. Northern Ireland hopes the eye-catching first to be covered, but she digitally-animated skydive centre will kick-start its tourism economy and attract was far from alone. She was from Nickelodeon’s trade- Tribune Broadcasting says visitors from around the world. — INTERNET joined by “Twilight” star mark blimp.—Internet no DirecTV deal million euro) centre can boost launch more than a century tourism in the British province, ago, joined the province’s Tribune’s local television which was torn apart by leaders at the opening of the stations after midnight, when sectarian strife for three building, which takes the form the agreement expires. decades until the late 1990s. of four of the ship’s huge The affected markets “We want to bring people to prows. “All I saw was this big include New York, Chicago, Northern Ireland not just to thing sliding out into the New Orleans and Philadel- see what a generation 100 water,” Quigley said as he Tribune Broadcasting says phia. Tribune president Nils years ago were able to recalled watching with his there’s been no settlement Larsen called the situation achieve, but what this parents. “I was only four and with DirecTV Inc in their “extremely unfortunate.” In generation can achieve in this half.” Quigley said the new contract negotiations, its own statement, DirecTV new era of peace,” said First centre, which rose from the Justin Bieber gets slimed after accepting the award for which means DirecTV said it had hoped Tribune Minister Peter Robinson. derelict Harland and Wolff favorite male singer onstage at Nickelodeon’s 25th subscribers in 19 US would allow its programming Cyril Quigley, a 105-year- shipyard, was Annual Kids’ Choice Awards on 31 March , 2012 in Los markets will lose access to to remain up while old who watched the Titanic’s “wonderful”.— Internet Angeles. — INTERNET certain programming, negotiations continue. But as on 31 March, 2012. it struck midnight in each time Charge over mother and son murder INTERNET US time zone, Tribune LONDON , 1 April — A 42-year-old man has been charged NEW YORK, 1 April — channels carried by DirecTV Tribune Broadcasting said were set to go blank. Earlier, with the murders of a 34-year-old woman and a two-year-old there’s been no settlement DirecTV said that it had child, North Wales Police have said. The bodies of Suzanne with DirecTV Inc. in their accepted the financial terms Jones and her son William were discovered at a house near contract negotiations, which that Tribune’s management Tremadog, Gwynedd, on Friday evening. means DirecTV subscribers offered it by telephone two Police said a local man was charged with the murders in 19 US markets are losing days ago. But Tribune came following a “domestic-related incident”. Detectives have said access to certain programm- out with its own statement they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the ing. In a statement late shortly after, saying that it deaths. North Wales Police added that no formal identification Saturday, Tribune Broadcast- had not reached a deal or come had yet been made, while family members were being supported ing said that without a deal in to terms with DirecTV on any by specially trained officers.— Internet place, by federal law DirecTV aspect of the contract. Police were called to a house near Tremadog on Friday cannot carry the signal of Internet night.— I NTERNET

p12(2).pmd 12 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 13 Blind man goes for Google car drive Google this week posted a video of its self-driving Toyota Prius taking a blind man to a San Jose, Calif, dry cleaners and Taco Bell. “Look, Ma, no hands. No hands, no feet,” says Steve Mahan, who has lost 95 percent of his vision. “Where this would change my life is to give me the independence and the flexibility to go to the places I both want to go and need to go when I need to do those things,” he said. Mahan is seen chowing down on his taco as the car zips along streets. There was no traffic in evidence. A piece of the exhibition “Stone of Google said on its Google+ account the drive was pre-programmed, the Los Angeles Times Heaven Jade Civilizations” are reported. “There’s much left to design and test, but we’ve now safely completed more than displayed during a presentation to 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, gathering great experiences and an overwhelming number the media at the National Museum of of enthusiastic supporters,” Google said in the post. Anthropology and History in Mexico “Having safely completed over 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, we wanted to share City, capital of Mexico, one of our favourite moments,” Google said in the blurb accompanying the 3-minute clip on 29 March , 2012. uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday. Postal worker arrested for Meth lab found in trunk of stolen car Authorities in Florida said a father and son face charges after police pot delivery discovered a mobile methamphetamine lab in the trunk of a stolen car. Daytona Beach police said the 1995 Pontiac Firebird, which had been Authorities in Florida said they arrested a postal worker reported stolen in January, was stopped outside the Daytona Family Market who admitted to delivering marijuana for a man who paid her around 7:20 pm Tuesday. The driver, Robert Smith Jr, 37, told officers a friend Shocking! Spider preys on snake. $200 per package. from Bowling Green, Ky, where the car was reported stolen, had let him use The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the US Postal the vehicle to visit his father, the Orlando Sentinel Service received a tip about a suspicious 10-pound package reported Thursday. Police said they discovered a and it was given to Veronica Denise Johnson, 49, of Marathon, mobile meth lab in the trunk of the car and arrested Three monkeys on the loose in Fla Fla, to deliver. Smith and his father, Robert Smith Sr, 72, on charges Sheriff’s deputies in Florida are searching for three monkeys Deputies said Johnson took mail to the address on the of manufacturing and possession of who’ve been spotted roaming near Williston, Fla. package but placed the parcel itself in the trunk of her car. methamphetamine. The younger man was also The Levy County Sheriff’s Office said residents in the area of Investigators said Johnson admitted she had been charged with grand theft auto. County Road 318/335 reported seeing three monkeys Thursday and delivering packages of marijuana for a man who paid her $200 deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the animals. per delivery. She told deputies she had performed the service Deputies, however, did discover a fence post with scratches several times in the past and knew what was inside the believed to have been left by the monkeys and some hair that seems packages. to have been shed by the animals. Johnson was arrested and charged with possession of Residents said the monkeys had discovered pet food in their a felony amount of marijuana. carports and left huge messes. The sheriff’s office said Florida Fish & Wildlife officers have Foods can be fun been informed of the situation and are expected to place traps for the News Album monkeys. Florence + The Machine get Madrid film festival to “Unplugged” for MTV highlight work of NEW YORK, 1 April—Florence + the Machine kick off MTV’s new season of “Unplugged” on 8 April with a show Chinese director that singer Florence Welch called “amazing” as her powerful MADRID, 1 April—The ninth Director of DAAP voice belted out hit songs like “Dog Days Are Over” in a international documentary films festival in Galleries at the University candlelit room. Madrid “Documenta Madrid” will feature work of Cincinnati, Aaron The soulful British singer and her backing band taped by the Chinese film director Zhao Liang. Florence Welch performs with her band Cowan hangs a piece of art their “Unplugged” concert in New York’s oldest synagogue Documenta Madrid will be held in the Florence & The Machine during the Spanish capital between 4th-13th May and by art forger Mark A building back in December to become the first of eight BRIT Music Awards at the O2 Arena in will involve screenings of a total of 883 Landis, of Laurel, Miss for episodes airing across MTV and sister networks Vh1 and London on 21 Feb, 2012.—INTERNET a show called “Faux CMT. The Civil Wars and Dierks Bentley also are slated to documentary films from 81 different countries. Real” in Cincinnati, Ohio perform during the new season. typically associated with big sounding pop The documentaries will be screened at various on 27 March, 2012. MTV debuted its Emmy-winning “Unplugged” series in music and stripping them down to basic, locations throughout the city. The highlight of this years festival will INTERNET 1989, and it became an instant hit by taking singers and bands acoustic instruments and vocals. Over the years, the show has featured performances pay tribute to the career of Zhao Liang, who Museum plays April Fools’ Smiles and a from popular artists including Mariah Carey, was born in Dandong in 1971 and who has warning as Eric Clapton, Nirvana and Jay-Z on intimate, become a reference point in the world of video joke on prolific forger often unconventional stages.—Reuters and documentaries. A selection of major works, including CINCINNATI, 1 April— only way to stop him,” said Lindsay Lohan Beatles musical “Paper Plane,” “Crime and Punishment” and Fool me once, the saying goes. Mark Tullos, director of the ends probation “Petition”, a work which has been awarded But 50 times? That’s what a Paul and Lulu Hilliard prizes in both Lisbon and Hon Kong. LOS A NGELES, 1 April— planned for 50th year convincing art forger did for University Art Museum in Xinhua nearly three decades when Lafayette, La, which was A smiling Lindsay Lohan was of debut song he donated his copies of duped in 2010 with a donation released on Thursday from Picassos and other works of of a painting supposedly by almost five years of formal LONDON, 1 April—A London musical will art to unsuspecting museums American Charles Courtney probation, and told by a Los mark the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ in 20 states. Curran.—Internet Angeles judge to grow up debut single “Love Me Do”, released in Britain Mark A Landis, who has and stop clubbing. in October 1962, after full theatrical rights to dressed as a Jesuit priest or Actress Lohan, 25, who much of the Fab Four’s back catalogue were granted to a West End production for the first posed as a wealthy donor has made multiple trips to time. “Let It Be” will run at the Prince of Wales driving up in a red Cadillac, court, jail and rehab since a Theatre from 14 September until 19 January, apparently never took money 2007 drunk driving and cocaine possession arrest, 2013, and feature live performances of a string for his forgeries and has never of hits including “Twist and Shout”, been arrested. was praised for completing months of community service “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude”. Now his “works” have at a Los Angeles morgue and Described by organizers as a “theatrical been collected into their own In this still undated image taken from the Actress Lindsay Lohan court-ordered psycho- concert”, the show will combine live animated colourful Beatles movie, Yellow tongue-in-cheek exhibit, smiles during a progress therapy. “She has done performances with video footage to tell the Submarine, a surreal tale that features called Faux Real and opening report hearing in her DUI everything that this court has story of the Beatles’ journey to become the cartoon versions of members of the Beatles on April Fools’ Day at the case at Airport Branch asked of her,” Los Angeles most successful pop group in history. band, and images from some of their University of Cincinnati. Courthouse in Los Superior Court judge The rights to the music were granted by psychedelic songs has been restored frame Educating people about Angeles, California, on 29 Stephanie Sautner said. Sony/ATV, the music publishing joint venture by frame, by hand, it is announced on forgery and letting people March, 2012. “Probation terminates today. between Sony Corp and the estate of Michael 20 March, 2012. know about Landis “is the INTERNET Now.”—Internet Jackson.—Internet INTERNET

p13(2).pmd 13 4/2/2012, 10:37 AM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Monday, 2 April, 2012 Louis Ooshuizen leads Houston Open Honduras beats El Salvador to earn Olympic spot champion Phil Mickelson (70), Keegan KANSAS C ITY, 1 April — Najar said. “It’s an important Salvador. “I am proud of my Bradley (69) and Ryan Palmer (66) were 11 Second-half substitute game for us to win. I don’t guys and what they put into under. Gerson Rodas scored twice have words to describe this it,” El Salvador coach “It’s a great leaderboard behind me,” in a goal-filled overtime, moment.” Antony Lozano Mauricio Alfaro said. “They Oosthuizen said. “It’s going to be tough, but giving Honduras a 3-2 victory scored in the first minute for are a top level team, it’s a I feel like I’m ready for it.” Oosthuizen shook over El Salvador on Saturday Honduras, but Milton Molina tough loss, but I am proud of off two early bogeys on a sunny, windy in the semifinals of the equalized in the 77th for El my guys.”— Internet afternoon at Redstone. He reeled off four CONCACAF Olympic straight birdies on the back nine, and in the qualifying tournament. Conte eyes direct route midst of his streak, Oosthuizen enjoyed some Honduras earns its second of the natural scenery. “It was such a beautiful straight Olympic berth and to Champions League back nine, really, with the weather and the third since 2000. El Salvador, sun dropping,” Oosthuizen said. “Such a the surprise Group A winner, nice place out there, which was good, and (I) has not qualified since 1968. just felt when we turned on 15, I was playing “There were a lot of down the sun and the course looked doubters in our country,” spectacular.” Honduras coach Luis Mahan had a 65, which included four Fernando Suarez said. “Our birdie putts of at least 23 feet. He sank a 23- own fans were nervous and footer on No 5, a 34-footer on No 6, and 28- didn’t really trust that we Louis Oosthuizen walks off the green of footers on Nos 10 and 14. “That was a nice could accomplish the goal. the second hole during the third round of stretch there,” Mahan said. This is something to be very the Houston Open golf tournament “It easily could’ve gone through there proud of.” Rodas scored in even, instead of a couple under like I did.” the 101st minute to put on 31 March, 2012, in Humble, Texas. Juventus coach Antonio Conte, believes a victory over INTERNET Mahan doesn’t feel quite as locked in as he Honduras up 2-1, but Edwin did when he won the Match Play Sanchez— another sub- Napoli on Sunday could all but secure a direct route into HUMBLE, 1 April — Louis Oosthuizen took Championship earlier this year, but he still stitute—equalized in the 106th next season’s Champions League group stages. a moment at Redstone on Saturday to take in feels confident heading to next week’s when he snapped home a I NTERNET the view of the golf course backlit by the Masters. header from just right of the MILAN, 1 April — enough in hand to hold onto setting sun. The rest of the day, he was all But Mahan has three top-10 finishes in penalty spot on a cross from Juventus coach Antonio second spot.”Beating Napoli business. The 29-year-old South African shot Houston since 2007, and never considered Xavier Garcia. That set the Conte believes a victory over would be a good step towards his second straight 6-under 66 to reach 17 bypassing this week’s event to get to Augusta stage for Rodas’ game- Napoli on Sunday could all securing second place,” said under and take a two-shot lead over Hunter early. “I thought about it for about a second,” winner in the 115th, when he but secure a direct route into Conte. “Going straight into Mahan after the third round of the Houston Mahan said. “But this is a place I’ve played ran onto DC United midfielder next season’s Champions the Champions League group Open. well at, so I want to play well here and try to Andy Najar’s cross from the League group stages. The top stages without playing a Carl Pettersson (67) and Brian Davis (69) win here. I really didn’t want to pass this right corner and headed it two sides in Italy go straight preliminary game would be were three strokes back at 14 under. James tournament up. Augusta will take care of inside the left post. into the group stage while the amazing.” Driscoll (71) was alone at 12 under. Defending itself.”— Internet “We are real happy,” third-placed team must However, Conte doesn’t Cavani hoping to be first negotiate a qualifying round want to be just looking behind, to reach that stage. Juve he also wants to focus on to shoot down Juve currently sit second in Serie what’s ahead, notably league A, eight points ahead of third- leaders AC Milan. Juve are TURIN , 1 April — Napoli always important for placed Lazio and a further four points behind the travel to Juventus this Neapolitans to play against three ahead of Napoli. champions and although weekend with the Juve and therefore also for With just nine games left Milan have not looked like southerners’ Uruguay striker me,” said Cavani. “Juve a defeat would see Juve dropping points recently, Edinson Cavani vowing to haven’t lost but we hope to looking nervously over their Conte wants his side to be help his side become the first beat them.” shoulders but a win would able to exploit it if they do. to defeat the Old Lady of Napoli have had their first virtually ensure they have Internet Turin this season. Juve have week off in a long time having had a remarkable run this qualified for the Italian Cup Sjodin joins Tseng atop LPGA term, remaining unbeaten final — to play Juve — last Real Madrid’s forward Gonzalo Higuain (L) is over 33 games in league and week following their leaderboard congratulated by teammate Cristiano Ronaldo after cup. The have reached the Champions League RANCHO M IRAGE , 1 April scoring a goal during their Spanish La Liga match Italian Cup final and trail elimination to Chelsea the — Sweden’s Karin Sjodin against Osasuna. leaders AC Milan by five week before that. They have points in Serie A. gone off the boil a little recently steered a steady course in INTERNET Napoli have come closer having thrown away a 2-0 lead gusting winds, firing a four- than anyone to beating Juve at home to Catania last under 68 to join world number Ronaldo eyes title as Real this season as they led the weekend to draw 2-2. And one Yani Tseng atop the Kraft northern giants 3-1 in Naples Cavani says they must Nabisco Championship Karin Sjodin of Sweden smash 100-goal barrier before a late collapse saw improve on that. “We lacked leaderboard. Sjodin, who is hits her tee shot on the their opponents snatch a 3-3 the necessary experience seeking a first victory in seven third hole during the third MADRID, 1 April — Liga and I haven’t considered draw. But Cavani is confident against Catania to take the seasons on the LPGA tour, round of the Kraft Nabisco Cristiano Ronaldo took his for one moment that we could his side can see through the three points,” he said. had just one bogey as she Championship at Mission La Liga season goal tally to 37 lose it,” said Ronaldo. “But job this time around. “It’s Internet joined Tseng on nine-under Hills Country Club on 31 on Saturday as Real Madrid there are still eight games to 207 going into Sunday’s final March , in Rancho Mirage, smashed through the 100- play and we know that we round of the first women’s California.—INTERNET goal barrier to move closer to have to keep winning because major of the year. the Spanish title. Barcelona are still on our “The day was just kind Tseng, a five-time major Ronaldo, who scored heels.” of smooth,” said Sjodin, who champion, is currently the twice in the 5-1 demolition of Saturday’s win in briefly took the outright lead dominant force in the Osasuna, is now just three Pamplona took Real to 100 before Tseng rejoined her at women’s game. But she shy of his own record of 40 goals scored in 30 league the top. The Swede’s effort showed some frustration on league goals set last season games against just 27 was even more impressive her way to a one-under 71 at and there are still eight conceded. Karim Benzema set given she apparently Mission Hills. South Korea’s matches left. Real on their way with a dislocated one of her ribs on Haeji Kang, also seeking a More importantly, his delightful volley in the seventh Friday. “I never felt like I was first LPGA Tour title, was two team maintained their six- minute before Ronaldo, on 37 ever in trouble. ... 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Focus Myanmar TV Programme Weather Map of Myanmar and Neighbouring Areas Weather forecast for 2nd April, 2012

Sr. Temperature (°C/°F) For Tomorrow Regions/States MYANMAR MYANMAR TV No. Maximum Minimum Forecast Percent INTERNATIONAL 1 Kachin 32/90 11/52 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) (2-4-2012) (Monday) 2 Kayah 32/90 18/64 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 3 Kayin 38/100 20/68 (60%) (2-4-12 09:30 am ~ 7:00 am Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers 4 Chin 24/75 08/46 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 3-4-12 09:30 am) MST 1. Paritta By Venerable 5 Upper Sagaing 36/97 17/63 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Mingun Sayadaw „ News 6 Lower Sagaing 35/95 21/70 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 7:25 am 7 Taninthayi 36/97 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) „ Historic Temples 2. To Be Healthy 8 Bago 37/99 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) of Massivemess Exercise 9 Magway 35/95 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 8:05 am 10 Mandalay 36/97 24/75 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) and Unique 11 Mon 37/99 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 3. Dance Of National 12 Yangon 36/97 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Structures Races 13 Rakhine 32/90 24/75 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) „ News 8:15 am 14 Southern Shan 30/86 19/66 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 15 Northern Shan 35/95 12/54 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) „ Training On 4. Cute Little Dancers 16 Eastern Shan 33/91 21/70 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 8:30 pm successful 17 Ayeyawady 35/95 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) 5. Dance of Thin Gyan Business 18 Neighbouring Nay Pyi Taw 36/97 22/72 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Festival 19 Neighbouring Yangon 36/97 23/73 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Development- 4:20 pm 20 Neighbouring Mandalay 36/97 24/75 Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers (60%) Retail 6. Musical Programme Summary of During the past (24) hours, rain or thundershowers have been isolated in Kayin State, isolated in Bago and observations at 09:30 Yangon Regions, Mon State and weather has been partly cloudy in the remaining regions and States. Day (The Radio Myanmar temperatures were (3°C) below April average temperatures in Mandalay Regions and about April average Management hr MST on today temperatures in the remaining Regions and States. The significant day temperatures were Minbu (40°C). Morden Music The noteworthy amounts of rainfall recorded were Hpa-an (0.32) inch, Mudon and Myawady (0.16) inch „ News each. Troupe) „ A Day life of Kayan 4:30 pm Bay Inference Weather is partly cloudy in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. According to the observations at (12:30)hrs M.S.T today, the tropical storm ‘PAKHAR’ over South China Special Feature Padaung Tribe 7. University Of Sea, it’s centre at about (125) miles East-Southeast of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam). It is move to West wards „ News Distance Education slowly and forecast to cross Southern coast of Vietnam within next (12) hours commencing noon today. (TV Lectures) State of the Sea Seas will be moderate in Myanmar waters. „ 12 Sign Outlook for sub- -First Year (Botany) Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers in the Eastern Myanmar areas. Ascendants in April 4:45 pm sequent two days „ News 8. Songs For „ Song Upholding National Spirit Tottenham 3-1 Swansea „ News 4:50 pm LONDON, 1 April—Emmanuel Adebayor’s double helped „ Be A Gorgeous 9. Myanmar Language reignite Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League push with Myanmar Belle 7:50 pm a dominant Premier League win over Swansea City. (Part-I) 10. A Ngar Gat Myanmar Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring, side footing a Pyi (Rain Moe, Ko „ News Ye, Su Pan Htwa, loose ball in from 20 yards, as Spurs looked to capitalise on „ Be A Gorgeous Wine Su Kaing Arsenal’s slip-up at QPR . Myanmar Belle Thein, Su Mon) Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 25-yard stunner drew Swansea level (Part-II) 8:00 pm before Adebayor headed Spurs ahead from van der Vaart’s 11. News „ News ball. 12. A Ngar Gat Myanmar Adebayor sealed the win as he nodded in Aaron Lennon’s „ Thingyan Songs & Pyi (Rain Moe, Ko deep cross late on. Dances Ye, Su Pan Htwa, The Spurs striker’s two second-half headers ended a : The „ Myanmar Movie Wine Su Kaing REPAVED ROAD COMMISSIONED Thein, Su Mon) five-match winless league run as Harry Redknapp’s side repaved section of Bogyoke Aung San Road “Heart Broken moved level on 58 points with north London rivals and third- 13. Weather Report (Kangyidauntgon Village section) was Lady” 14. World’s Stars placed Arsenal.—Internet inaugurated in Einme Township on 18 March. Three Britons injured in Township Administrator U Yazar Win, Ayeyawady Region Hluttaw representative U Pacific in world yacht race Mya Than and Executive Officer of Township SAN JOSE , 1 April — Three Britons and one Australian Development Affairs Committee U Kyaw Soe were injured when a large wave crashed onto their vessel in formally open the repaved section. the Pacific Ocean during a round-the-world yacht race. They TOWNSHIP IPRD suffered a range of injuries, including suspected broken ribs, 400 miles off the California coast. Race organisers named the British crew as Jane Hitchens, 50, from Kent, Mark Burkes, 37, Fire preventive measures from Worcestershire and Nik Brbora, 28, from London. taken in Insein Paramedics are preparing to parachute in to provide medical assistance. Ms Hitchens has four suspected broken YANGON, 1 April—With the aim of ensuring safety of fire ribs, Mr Burkes has suffered a back injury and Mr Brbora has and electricity at markets in Insein Township of Yangon North possible pelvic sprain. The other crew member was named as Tottenham Hotspur’s Togolese striker Emmanuel District, a team comprising officials of the Yangon City Max Wilson, 62, from Queensland, Australia, who has two Adebayor scores the second goal during their English Development Committee, the township administrator and suspected cracked or broken ribs. They were taking part in the Premier League football match against Swansea City at Head of Township Fire Station (Commander) U Tun Tun Lwin biennial Clipper Round The World Yacht Race in one of 10 UK White Hart Lane in London. Tottenham go level on inspected systematic keeping of fire extinguishers such as registered 68-foot yachts, the Geraldton Western Australia. points with third-placed north London foes Arsenal and foams, hoses and tanks, and use of electricity at Danyingon The wave hit the boat in storm conditions on Saturday, five clear of both Chelsea and Newcastle after they beat Market, Aung San Market and Phawgan Market. sweeping away its steering wheel and mount and some of its Swansea 3-1 at White Hart Lane.—INTETNET FSD communications equipment. Race director Joff Bailey said: well. In a game like this, your “We are naturally concerned at the recent incident on Geraldton Mancini frustrated by Balotelli antics strikers need to do Western Australia and are in close contact with the skipper, MANCHESTER , 1 April — their game in hand at mate Kolarov as they something different, not just UK Maritime and Coastguard at Falmouth and the US coast Roberto Mancini was again Blackburn on Monday. disputed who should take a play for the last two or three guard.— Internet forced to answer questions Balotelli scored twice, free-kick. With City — now minutes - but in the end he about the erratic behaviour the first a disputed penalty with just one win from their scored two goals. of his forward Mario Balotelli and the second in the 85th last four league matches — “He and Edin Dezko as Manchester City minute, before Aleksandar already showing signs of should be scoring two or surrendered the initiative in Kolarov salvaged a point cracking under the pressure three goals in a game like the title race with a dramatic with the equaliser four of fighting United for the title, this. “They know that at the 3-3 draw with Sunderland. minutes from time on the last thing Mancini needs free-kick it should be The result — the first time a Saturday. But Balotelli is more distractions from Aleksandar and Mario on the team has taken a league point attracted far much than just Balotelli. “I only had Carlos ball, after that they decide at Eastlands in 14 months — his goals as he argued with Tevez on the bench but I who shoots. This can leaves Mancini’s team two officials, opponents and thought about subbing happen at times like this but points behind leaders even had a furious Mario after five minutes,” this is the last time.” Manchester United who play confrontation with team- Mancini said. “He didn’t play Internet

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YANGON, 1 April—The 2012 by-election Union Election Commission Chairman of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Tin Aye, together with Yangon Region Sub- started 6 am today and voters in Kawhmu, commission Chairman U Ko Ko and members, Thongwa, Hlegu, Mayangon, Dagon visited Kawhmu Township Sub-commission. (Seikkan) and Mingala Taungnyunt Next, he met chairmen and members of district townships cast their votes systematically for and township sub-commissions, two Hluttaw representatives. candidates and one election representative, The by-election of Kawhmu Township gave necessary instructions and viewed the in Yangon South District was held at respective systematic and free casting of votes by the polling stations where the local people cast local people. their votes freely and systematically. Kawhmu Diplomats from foreign embassies in Township had 129 polling stations – 7 in 7 Yangon, foreign observers, foreign reporters, wards in urban areas and 122 in 126 villages. members of Foreign Correspondents Club

Red Cross members help older persons for casting Diplomats, observers of international community and correspondents observe polling stations in Kawhmu Township.—MNA vote at and reporters from journals studied the voting the voters. The township opened 135 polling polling and covered election news. stations. station in Yangon South District Sub-commission Yangon North District Sub-commission Secretary Daw Nilar Nyunt and members Chairman U Aung Khaing and members Mayangon viewed the systematic balloting by voters at viewed the systematic casting of votes by the Township. the polling stations in Thongwa Township people. and made necessary arrangements. Diplomats, foreign observers and MNA Diplomats, foreign observers and reporters reporters visited the polling stations and asked visited the polling stations and interviewed (See page 9) reduced to 10 men. to find the target with a header Outstanding bus line staff Newcastle 2-0 Liverpool: Clinical Captain Fabricio from inside the six-yard box. awarded Cisse nets double & Reina is sent Coloccini was missing for the Then there was home side but Cheikh Tiote controversy as Andy Carroll YANGON, 1 April—Yangon Region Road Transport off on miserable day for Reds returned after missing the broke through on goal and Minister U Aung Khin delivered a speech at outstanding victory against West Brom. went down ahead of a staff award presentation ceremony of Yangon North District Jonjo Shelvey came into challenge by Newcastle All Bus Lines Supervisory Committee on 25 March. to the Liverpool starting XI goalkeeper Tim Krul. The region minister and officials presented awards to for the first time since Replays showed that the outstanding staff.—MNA January’s FA Cup victory Liverpool number nine had over Oldham whilst Jose gone down far too easily, Lunge Arman Library opened Enrique, Craig Bellamy and though, and referee Martin Andy Carroll all made returns Atkinson booked him for in Kyauktan Tsp to their former club. diving, much to the joy of the YANGON, 1 April—The opening ceremony of Lunge The first chance of the Toon faithful. Arman Library in Pantaw Model Village in Kyauktan game fell to Jonjo Shelvey Liverpool continued to Township in Yangon South District was held on 30 March. whose dipping shot took a have the better of proceedings District Information and Public Relations Department LONDON, 1 April—A The Senegalese striker wicked deflection and flew and, after a lovely ball out Staff Officer U Hla Myo Aung, Township Writers and double from Papiss Cisse saw scored a fine header and then just over the bar. wide by Luis Suarez, Craig Journalists Association Chairman U Soe Win, Village Newcastle inflict a third rounded the keeper to add a A Steven Gerrard free- Bellamy’s cross was Admnistrator U Soe Paing and townselder U Hsaung Tin straight Premier League second before Reina’s head- kick then landed on the head deflected onto the bar by Krul. formally opened the library.—MNA defeat on Liverpool. butt on Perch saw the visitors of Martin Skrtel but he failed Internet The fire on the Azamara Quest started late on 30 March , 2012 a day after the ship left Manila for Sandakan, Townships in Malaysia, and was immediately put out, said coast guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente. Five crew Mandalay Region hold members were injured. by-elections

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By-elections take place in Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago, Magway, Loinanpha Reservoir near Loinanpha village in Dimawso Township irrigating a huge number of farms in Kayah State successfully, backing Ayeyawady, Mon, Shan the government’s bid to agricultural development. PAGE 2 PAGE 7 PAGE 12

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